Why is the first page of my memoir document blank? [on hold]

Why is the first page of my memoir document blank? [on hold]

I have a XeLaTeX memoir document which starts with a chapter instead of
the ToC. How can I get rid of the blank page at the beginning of the
document? The openanycommand doesn't change anything.
MWE:
\documentclass[10pt, a4paper, openany, oldfontcommands]{memoir}
\usepackage{geometry} % to change the page dimensions
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{makeidx}
\usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames,svgnames,table,cmyk]{xcolor}
\usepackage{microtype}
%% HYPERREF
\makeindex
\begin{document}
%% TYPEFACES
\setmainfont{Minion Pro}
\newfontfamily\idfont{Helvetica Neue}
\newfontfamily\authorfont{Helvetica Neue Light}
\newfontfamily\affilfont{Helvetica Neue Light}
\newfontfamily\headfont{Helvetica Neue Condensed Bold}
\newfontfamily\sectionfont{Helvetica Neue Bold}
\renewcommand*{\chaptitlefont}{\Huge\headfont}
% TOC
\renewcommand{\cftchapterfont}{\large\sectionfont}
\renewcommand{\cftchapterpagefont}{\large\sectionfont}
\setlength{\cftparskip}{0.3\parskip} % More readable TOC
%%%%% DOCUMENT
\chapter*{Scientific Program}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Scientific Program}
\markboth{Scientific Program}{}
\newpage
\tableofcontents*
\end{document}