StoriesofMusic The
Sunday, February 12, 2023 | 3pm
Symphony Hall at the DECC | Duluth, Minnesota
Andrew Roemhildt, Master of Ceremonies
58th
Sinfonia
Teresa Aho, Kevin Hoeschen, and Byron Klimek, Co-Conductors
Crossing Pirates’ Cove
Deborah Baker Monday (b. 1953)
Hornpipe from Water Music Georg Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Under the Sea - from Howard Ashman (1950-1999) and Walt Disney’s The Little Mermaid Alan Menken (b. 1949)
Arranged by Calvin Custer
Itasca String Orchestra Pedro Oviedo, Director
Deep Sea Fandango
Deborah Baker Monday (b. 1953)
Fiddles on Fire Mark Williams (1955-2008)
Percussion Ensemble
Jeremy Craycraft, Director
Shock Factor
Nathan Daughtrey (b. 1975)
Concert Orchestra
Melanie Sever, Conductor
Radetzky March, Opus 228
Johann Strauss, Sr. (1825-1899)
Arranged by Merle J. Isaac
Slavonic Dance No. 8 Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
Arranged by Merle J. Isaac
The Second Storm: Ivan Robert W. Smith (b. 1958)
Youth Symphony
Pedro Oviedo, Conductor
Star Wars Suite for Orchestra
I. Main Title
IV. Yoda’s Theme
John Williams (b. 1932)
II. The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme)
V. Throne Room and End Title
Combined Orchestras
Youth Symphony, Concert Orchestra, Sinfonia, Percussion Ensemble, Itasca String Orchestra
Pedro Oviedo, Conductor
Jupiter – Bringer of Jollity, Gustav Holst (1874-1934) from The Planets Arranged By Vernon Leidig (1919-2013)
Itasca String Orchestra Personnel | Pedro Oviedo, Director
1st Violin
Adelyn Holsman
James Downing
Leo Miltich
Hannah Pfeiffer
Elia Maki
2nd Violin
Kayla Jenkins
Avery Schultz
Viola
Jocelyn Bouchie
Elijah Schafbuch
Violoncello
Lauren Bouchie
Evo Miltich
Kennedy Swanson
Blake Nielsen
Contrabass
Abigail Bouchie
Marvin Lemm
Sinfonia Personnel | Teresa Aho, Kevin Hoeschen, Byron Klimek, Co-Conductors
Violin
Ethan Adams
Amelia Allen
Gigi Calland
Milaina Hansen
Kangchen Liang
Karena Loban
Alice Loons
Sovay Nick
Cayllum Olson
Jenny Phu
Mya Ramirez
Ansel Reller
Julia Shamla
Oscar Thompson
Maeylin Urshan
Annabelle Wu
Viola
Khloe Hanson
Natalie Rasch
Violoncello
Cian James
Logan Madsen
Frank Robbins
Piano
Teresa Aho
Contrabass
Jayda Bellefeuille
Margaret Bergen
Winry Johnson
Anna Schiller
Percussion Ensemble Personnel | Jeremy Craycraft, Director
Elliot Hamilton
*Section Leader
Grace Matvey
Tyler Stark *
Concert Orchestra Personnel | Melanie Sever, Conductor
1st Violin
Haven Anderson
Eugene Kim
Gemma Kim
Elisa Lushine
Jacob Nephew #
Madeleine Swanson
Joshua Tang
Zachary Wu
2nd Violin
Mallory Allen
Yupeng Chen
Lauren Fuchs *
Amelia Gilbert
Maddie Hall
Beatrice Javaherian
Annika Saur
Viola
Greta Harrison
Oli Hirt
Matthew Hokanson
Piper Linn
Isaiah Mason *
Tirzah McGill
Non Moen
Violoncello
Campbell Amundson
Chase Anderson
Lincoln Angradi
Liv Caine *
Contrabass
Truman Moore *
Lyla Ronkainen *
Flute
Abigail Froehle *
Matilda Johnson *
Giada Poggio
Oboe
Brett Linski +
Clarinet
Callia Karr
Sadie Mozenter*
Bassoon
Karl Kubiak +
Michael Roemhildt +
Horn
Deborah Rausch +
Trumpet
Ethan Lavan*
Steven Siegel +
Baritone
Raina Thomas *
Trombone
Derek Bromme +
Tuba
Daniel Eaton +
# Concert Master
*(Co)Principal/Section Leader
+Guest Performer
Youth Symphony Personnel | Pedro Oviedo, Conductor
1st Violin
Yoko Nakajima #
Hannah Deng
Olya Wright
Hannah Mason
Rachel Hjort
Martyn Dahl
2nd Violin
Zinnia Kraker *
Kunchen Liang
Kiersten Loban
Lily Norman
Gabriella Schlueter
Tuuli Rova
Viola
Melody Young *
Hannah Vincent
Kevin Hoeschen +
Clare Chopp+
Violoncello
Lydia Kraker *
Toko Nakajima
Jonas Drayna
Eleanor Harrison
Sylvia Reller
Grace Wightman
Jackson Hagen
Contrabass
Ella Wightman *
Paavo Rova
Gray Gustafson
Thea Kramer
Flute
Naomi Sandstrom *
Mateo Stauffenecker
Melanie Sever +
Piccolo
Mateo Stauffenecker
Oboe
Jenny Shamla +
Brett Linski +
Clarinet
Isabel Kirkeby *
Brita Wourms
Bass Clarinet
Theodore Schoen +
Bassoon
Michael Roemhildt +
Karl Kubiak
Horn
Saige Mattson *
Dylan Paquette
Grace Lavan
Deborah Rausch +
Trumpet
Josiah Schwetman
Andrew Osborne *
Steven Siegel +
Trombone
Luke Hilliard *
Derek Bromme +
Bass Trombone
Sophia Huf +
Tuba
Daniel Eaton +
Piano
Faith Matvey
Harp
Janell Lemire +
#Concert Master
*Principal/Section Leader +Guest Performer
Acknowledgments
The College of St. Scholastica for rehearsal and retreat venue:
Jeremy Craycraft, Music Department Chair; Derek Bromme, Director of Bands; Jessica Schroeder, Director of String Orchestra; Michelle Runberg, Mitchell Auditorium; Emily Valine, Fine Arts Department Administrative Assistant.
Christian Eggert Violins for providing music folders to the DSSYO program
Area band and Orchestra Directors and Private Teachers
Parents of Duluth Superior Symphony Youth Orchestras Members
DSSYO Sectional Coaches: Teresa Aho, Laurie Bastian, Jenna Mattson, Lian
Ojakangas, violin; David Arnott, Kevin Hoeschen, Pedro Oviedo, viola; Betsy Husby, Byron Klimek, cello; Vincent Osborn, Pedro Oviedo, bass; Melanie
Sever, flute; Selma Artang, Theodore Schoen, clarinet; Deborah Rausch, horn; Earl Salemink, trumpet; David Leslie, trombone.
Dirk Meyer, DSSO Music Director
Brandon VanWaeyenberghe, DSSO Executive Director
David Arnott, DSSO Manager of Orchestra Operations
Kelly Katzmarek, DSSO Marketing Director
Karen Blais, Program Layout
Jean Larson, DSSO Patron Services Manager
Kristin Sande, DSSO Music Librarian
Ginger Dallin, DSSO Box Office Associate
Rebecca Adickes, Stage Manager
Maureen Breemeersch, Assistant Stage Manager
Pedro Oviedo, Youth Symphony Conductor
Melanie Sever, DSSYO Administrative Director and Concert Orchestra Conductor
Kevin Hoeschen, Sinfonia Coordinator and Conductor, Substitute Youth Symphony Conductor
Teresa Aho, Sinfonia Conductor and Coach
Byron Klimek, Sinfonia Conductor and Coach
Jeremy Craycraft, Percussion Coordinator and Coach
Ronald Kari, DSSYO Coordinator
Kristin Sande, DSSYO Administrative Assistant
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