THE WIZARD OF OZ IN CONCERT
FILM WITH ORCHESTRA
Friday, November 7, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 2:30 pm
ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL
David Glover, conductor
Film courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Judy Garland Dorthy Gale
Frank Morgan .................... Prof. Marvel / Emerald City doorman / The cabbie / The Wizard’s guard / The Wizard of Oz
Ray Bolger ........................................................... Hunk / The Scarecrow
Bert Lahr ....................................................... Zeke / The Cowardly Lion
Jack Haley ............................................................ Hickory / The Tin Man
Billie Burke ....................................................... Glinda, the Good Witch
Margaret Hamilton ......................... Miss Gulch / The Wicked Witch
Charley Grapewin ........................ Uncle Henry and The Munchkins
Clara Blandick ........................................................................... Auntie Em A SYMPHONIC NIGHT AT THE MOVIES
SCREENPLAY BY
Noel Langley
Florence Ryerson
Edgar Allan Woolf
DIRECTED BY
Victor Fleming
PRODUCED BY
Mervyn LeRoy
MUSIC BY
Harold Arlen (songs)
E.Y. Harburg (lyrics)
Herbert Stothart
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Producer: John Goberman
Original orchestrations reconstructed by John Wilson and Andrew Cottee
The producer wishes to acknowledge the contributions and extraordinary support of John Waxman (Themes & Variations)
A Symphonic Night at the Movies is a production of PGM Productions, Inc. (New York) and appears by arrangement with IMG Artists.
Today’s performance lasts approximately 2 hours, including a 20-minute intermission. The performance is a presentation of the feature film The Wizard of Oz with a live performance of the film’s score. Out of respect for the musicians and your fellow audience members, please remain seated until the conclusion of the end credits.
Film projectors generously donated by MARCUS CORPORATION. This weekend’s media sponsor is ONMILWAUKEE
Guest Artist Biographies
DAVID GLOVER
Conductor David Glover is in his fourth season as music director of the Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra and his fifth season as artistic director of Triangle Youth Music. Known for his captivating interpretations and engaging presence on the podium, Glover is in demand as a conductor across many genres, including classical, pops, and opera. He recently concluded his tenure as the associate conductor of the North Carolina Symphony, where he led over 250 concerts, including performances of major choral repertoire such as Carmina Burana, the opening classical concert at the symphony’s new hall in Wilmington, North Carolina, and two state-wide tours. He continues to maintain a close relationship with the North Carolina Symphony and conducts numerous performances with them throughout the year.
Glover has guest conducted numerous orchestras, including the Ensemble orchestral de Paris, Minneapolis Pops Orchestra, Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra, South Bend Symphony Orchestra, Muncie Symphony Orchestra, and the North Czech Philharmonic. In the past few years, he has returned numerous times to the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, including this season for their annual performances of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker with the Charlotte Ballet.
Prior to his position with the North Carolina Symphony, Glover served as the associate conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and as the artistic director of the Wabash Valley Youth Symphony in West Lafayette, Indiana. In addition to his work with Triangle Youth Music, Glover has lectured at North Carolina State University, where he conducts the Raleigh Civic Symphony.
His passion for cultivating a love of classical music in younger generations is evident in both his work with youth orchestras and his creation of a series of successful school-day educational programs, which have reached over 250,000 elementary school children.
2025.26 SEASON
KEN-DAVID MASUR
Music Director
Polly and Bill Van Dyke Music Director Chair
EDO DE WAART
Music Director Laureate
BYRON STRIPLING
Principal Pops Conductor
Stein Family Foundation Principal Pops Conductor Chair
RYAN TANI
Associate Conductor
CHERYL FRAZES HILL
Chorus Director
Margaret Hawkins Chorus Director Chair
TIMOTHY J. BENSON
Assistant Chorus Director
FIRST VIOLINS
Jinwoo Lee, Concertmaster, Charles and Marie Caestecker Concertmaster Chair
Ilana Setapen, First Associate Concertmaster, Thora M. Vervoren First Associate Concertmaster Chair
Jeanyi Kim, Associate Concertmaster
Alexander Ayers
Autumn Chodorowski
Yuka Kadota
Elliot Lee
Dylana Leung
Kyung Ah Oh
Lijia Phang
Vinícius Sant’Ana**
Yuanhui Fiona Zheng
SECOND VIOLINS
Jennifer Startt, Principal, Andrea and Woodrow Leung Principal Second Violin Chair
Ji-Yeon Lee, Assistant Principal (2nd chair)
Hyewon Kim, Acting Assistant Principal (3rd chair)
Heejeon Ahn
Lisa Johnson Fuller
Clay Hancock
Paul Hauer
Sheena Lan**
Janis Sakai**
Yiran Yao
VIOLAS
Victor de Almeida, Principal, Richard O. and Judith A. Wagner Family Principal Viola Chair
Samantha Rodriguez, Acting Assistant Principal (2nd chair), Friends of Janet F. Ruggeri Assistant Principal Viola Chair
Alejandro Duque, Acting Assistant Principal (3rd chair)
Elizabeth Breslin
Georgi Dimitrov
Nathan Hackett
Michael Lieberman**
Erin H. Pipal
CELLOS
Susan Babini, Principal, Dorothea C. Mayer Principal Cello Chair
Shinae Ra, Assistant Principal (2nd chair)
Scott Tisdel, Associate Principal Emeritus
Madeleine Kabat
Peter Szczepanek
Peter J. Thomas
Adrien Zitoun
BASSES
Principal, Donald B. Abert Principal Bass Chair
Andrew Raciti, Acting Principal
Nash Tomey, Acting Assistant Principal (2nd chair)
Brittany Conrad Broner McCoy
Paris Myers
HARP
Julia Coronelli, Principal, Walter Schroeder Principal Harp Chair
FLUTES
Sonora Slocum, Principal, Margaret and Roy Butter Principal Flute Chair
Heather Zinninger, Assistant Principal
Jennifer Bouton Schaub
PICCOLO
Jennifer Bouton Schaub
OBOES
Katherine Young Steele, Principal, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra League Principal Oboe Chair
Kevin Pearl, Assistant Principal
Margaret Butler
ENGLISH HORN
Margaret Butler, Philip and Beatrice Blank English Horn Chair in memoriam to John Martin
CLARINETS
Todd Levy, Principal, Franklyn Esenberg Principal Clarinet Chair
Jay Shankar, Assistant Principal, Donald and Ruth P. Taylor Assistant Principal Clarinet Chair
Besnik Abrashi
E-FLAT CLARINET
Jay Shankar
BASS CLARINET
Besnik Abrashi
BASSOONS
Catherine Van Handel, Principal, Muriel C. and John D. Silbar Family
Principal Bassoon Chair
Rudi Heinrich, Assistant Principal
Matthew Melillo
CONTRABASSOON
Matthew Melillo
HORNS
Matthew Annin, Principal, Krause Family Principal
French Horn Chair
Krystof Pipal, Associate Principal
Dietrich Hemann, Andy Nunemaker French Horn Chair
Darcy Hamlin
Dawson Hartman
TRUMPETS
Matthew Ernst, Principal, Walter L. Robb Family Principal Trumpet Chair
David Cohen, Associate Principal, Martin J. Krebs Associate Principal Trumpet Chair
Tim McCarthy, Fred Fuller Trumpet Chair
TROMBONES
Megumi Kanda, Principal, Marjorie Tiefenthaler Principal Trombone Chair
Kirk Ferguson, Assistant Principal
BASS TROMBONE
John Thevenet, Richard M. Kimball
Bass Trombone Chair
TUBA
Robyn Black, Principal, John and Judith Simonitsch Tuba Chair
TIMPANI
Dean Borghesani, Principal
Chris Riggs, Assistant Principal
PERCUSSION
Robert Klieger, Principal
Chris Riggs
PIANO
Melitta S. Pick Endowed Piano Chair
PERSONNEL
Antonio Padilla Denis, Director of Orchestra Personnel
Paris Myers, Assistant Manager of Orchestra Personnel
LIBRARIANS
Paul Beck, Principal Librarian, James E. Van Ess Principal Librarian Chair
Matthew Geise, Assistant Librarian & Media Archivist
PRODUCTION
Tristan Wallace, Production Manager/Live Audio
Lisa Sottile, Production Stage Manager
* Leave of Absence 2025.26 Season
** Acting member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2025.26 Season
