Apr 30, 2016 - Before the concert begins, please switch off your cell phone and other electronic ... Magic Flute, Musett
MSU Music PRESENTS:
Michigan State University
Symphony Orchestra Kevin Noe, Conductor Weimar Arancibia, Guest Conductor University Chorale, State Singers, MSU Children’s Choir, Women’s Chamber Ensemble Angela Lee, Soloist Schyler Sheltrown, Soloist Seventh Concert in the 2015-2016 Symphony Orchestra Series Saturday, April 30th, 2016 8:00 pm Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center
Program Sensemayá (1938)
La Damoiselle Élue (1888)
Symphony of Psalms (1930)
Silvestre Revueltas (1840-1893) Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Late-comers will be seated only at the first convenient pause in the program. Members of the audience who must leave the hall before the end of the concert are earnestly requested to do so between selections. Before the concert begins, please switch off your cell phone and other electronic devices.
Angela Lee Angela Lee, a junior music education student, studies under the tutelage of Melanie Helton at Michigan State University. While at MSU, Angela has sung as a soprano soloist in the Messiah Sing-a-long under Dr. David Rayl and was the soprano soloist in the Mozart Missa Brevis in D Major with State Singers under Dr. Jonathon Reed. She has also performed with MSU Opera Theatre as a tavern girl in Puccini’s La boheme, as well as Miss Alan 2 in Robert Nelson’s A Room with a View. She received first place at the 2013 Michigan National Association for Teachers of Singing Competition Districts, third place at the 2014 Michigan National Association for Teachers of Singing Competition Districts, and third place at the 2015 Kalamazoo Bach Festival’s Young Vocalists Competition. Outside of MSU, Angela enjoys singing in the music ministry at St. John’s Student Center and St. Thomas Aquinas Church.
Schyler Sheltrown Schyler Sheltrown, soprano, studies under the tutelage of Melanie Helton at Michigan State University. There, she has received her Bachelor of Music and will receive her Master of Music this spring. In her time at MSU, she has had the opportunity to perform in many MSU Opera Theatre productions, which include the roles of Pamina in The Magic Flute, Musetta in La bohème, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, Romilda in Xerxes, and Jin Zi in The Savage Land. She was also selected as the soprano soloist for The Messiah in December. Recently, Ms. Sheltrown was awarded an encouragement award from the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She was also a first prize recipient of the Scholarship Division of the National Opera Association's Carolyn Bailey and Dominick Argento Vocal Competition. In her future, Ms. Sheltrown intends to continue the pursuing a career in music as well as her studies.
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Kevin Noe - Music Director Violin Samvel Arakelyan Catalina Barraza Austin Burket Daniela Diaz Young Dokko Andrew Hatfield Ashley Heska Saikat Karmakar Piaras Kent Anna Khalikova Hadiya Adaego Knight Davit Kosemyan Eun Sol Lee I-Pei Lin Liz Loayza Diana Moisejenkaite Yulia Orlova Yingli Pan Abdula Saidov Kyle Venlet Megan Wixom Viola Alexis Berry Stefanie Bilidas Howard Jones Kyle Krause Alexander Kruchoski Alyssa Moskowitz Nicholas Mowry Yury Ozhegov Matthew Pickart Isaac Sarver Cello Hakob Atyan Min Hsuan Chu Mark Dupere Stephanie Hong Man Ling Hsieh Wan-Jou Hsu Shih-Fan Liu Eunkyung Noh Jennifer Pittman Sandro Sidamonidze Yu-Chieh Tsou
Double Bass Matthew Boothe Matthew Gibson Adam Olszewski Billy Poulos Zach Suttner Nicholas Taylor Sam Thomas Max Verhagen Nathan Walker Harp Emily Henley Alisa Hickox Flute/Piccolo Nicholas Buonanni Alex Hoelzen Alex Kindel Chelsea Koziatek Emily Roberts Oboe/English Horn Ben Buergel Toshiyasu Fujita Jason Kennedy Youjin Roh Aaron Woodman Clarinet Anastasia Cetverikova Cassandra O’Brien Lauren Patterson Molly Waxman Bassoon Matthew Caister Adam Farmer Walter VanGieson Kaylee Whitfield Horn Andrew Dodson Samantha Gowen Chandler Nadig Claire Ross Timothy Wright
Trumpet Eduardo Farias Matthew Forte Perry Holmes Martin Malfroid Thomas Vieira Trombone Andrew Allmon Nathaniel Geiger Adam Graham Tuba Chance Trottman-Huiet Percussion Joshua Flynn Daniel Gerhardt Elizabeth Karney Kevin Keith Emilio Monreal Zuri Wells Piano Cwen Homa Celeste Stephanie Simone Orchestra Librarians & Staff Katherine Denler Daniela Diaz Dilek Engin Liz Loayza Zach Sutton Chance Trottman-Huiet
University Chorale David Rayl, conductor Alyssa Cossey, assistant conductor
SOPRANO
TENOR
Leah Brzyski Anna Doering Catherine Goode Angela Lee Caite Lenahan Jennifer Sengin Alina Tamborini Andrea Van Deusen
Mark Adams David Anderson Zack Coles Keane Garcelon Carl Hengen Jon Oakley Kris Schave Jonathan Walker-VanKuren Brandon Williams
SOPRANO II Kalli Allen Sarah Brzyski Alyssa Cossey Amy Hall Elizabeth Pasichnyk ALTO Katie Bethel Katherine DeYoung Suzanna Feldkamp Holly Lewis Becky Marsh Katharine Nunn Christine Roberts Rachel Schaunessy
BASS Tyler Frisbie Stuart Hill Nick Kreider Tyler Martin Andrew Minear Josh Palkki Aaron Petrovich Logan Raney Zaikuan Song Kyle White
State Singers Jonathan Reed, conductor Zachary Coles, assistant conductor Holly Lewis Pemberton, assistant conductor
Soprano
Tenor
Anna Bolton Charlotte Darr Carter Goldstein Melissa Houghton Julia Janowski MyKenzie Miller Colleen Morence Annalise Poco Sarah Reed Sydney Rostar Alexis Sargent Bailey Shepherd Amanda Zlotoff
Austin Borst Zachary Coles Edward Czarnecki Quentin Fettig Michael Garnett Nathan Hartges Isaiah Hawkins John Henrikson Ryan Jones Eric Locker Steffen Mammen
Alto Nicole Cloutier Mary Garner Maggie Grace Logan Jones Holly Lewis Pemberton Emma Parravano Annika Pell Quinn Rulison Erika Senecal
Bass Mitchell Collins Cody Davis Derek Dignan Tom Elliott Anthony Garvert Bryan Gilbey Curtis Hsiung Alex Prince Sawyer Schlarf
MSU Children’s Choir Kyle Zeuch, conductor Susan Stinson, Rehearsal Pianist Soprano
Alto
Erin Brynn Ainsley Coty Sophie Dennis Lillian Droscha Abigail Ely Eryn Fleener Alyssa Ghose Si Yun Kimball Natalie Mackson Isabella Olivo Rebecca Ridenour Samantha Smelser Olivia Terry Jacklyn VanderPloeg Annemarie Whorf
Olivia Berding Isabella Dailey Julia Droscha Jenna Ellis Maya Ellis Abe Frank Claire Kaiser Kirstin Kribs Nina Largey Jillian Rowan Mara Roznowski Emma Sturm Katherine Sundeen Grace Townley Noelle Whorf
Women’s Chamber Ensemble Sandra Snow, conductor Jennifer Sengin, assistant conductor Soprano 1
Alto 1
Anna Doering Carter Goldstein Natalie Snay Katie Step Meredith Bowen Leah Brzyski Catherine Goode
Gabrielle Barron Suzanna Feldkamp Amy Hall Melissa Houghton Julia Janowski Katie Marrison Claire Montgomery Bailey Shepherd Elizabeth White-Hatton
Soprano 2 Kalli Allen Anna Bolton Alyssa Cossey Carrie Dudewicz Logan Jones Lillian Marshall Elena Petrovich Jennifer Sengin Andrea Van Deusen
Alto 2 Emily Boswell Jessica Donahue Holly Lewis Pemberton Abigail Schmid Erika Senecal
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THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS 2015-16 SPONSORS Sam and Mary Austin (Musique 21, April 25, 2016) Ken and Sandy Beall (Billy Childs’ Residency) Martha L. and John R. Brick (Happy Birthday Mozart!) William David Brohn (Music of Antonín Dvořák) Joanne and Bill Church (Church West Circle Series) April Clobes and Glen Brough (Magic of Mendelssohn) Byron and Dee Cook (Music of Antonín Dvořák) Sanjay and Kiran Gupta (Zhihua Tang, piano) Belle and Julius Harris Visiting Artist Fund established by Lauren Julius Harris (Mozart for Five)
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