University Symphony Orchestra 2.29.20

UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Saturday I February 29, 2020 Faye Spanos Concert Hall

I 7:30 pm

Winners of the Conservatory Concerto Competition: ELLIE ROSE flute TANYA HARRIS soprano KATIE ELSON mezzo soprano THOMAS HUBEL trumpet UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Nicolas Waldvogel, conductor

88th Performance I 2019–20 Academic Year I Conservatory of Music I University of the Pacific

CONCERT PROGRAM I FEBRUARY 29, 2020 I 7:30 PM Violin Concerto for Flute

Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978)

III. Ellie Rose, flute

Ah! je ris de me voir si belle from Faust

Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

Tanya Harris, soprano

The Miller’s Son from A Little Night Music

Stephen Sondheim (b. 1930)

Katie Elson, mezzo soprano

Trumpet Concerto

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)

III. Thomas Hubel, trumpet

Intermission

Macbeth

An American in Paris

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

George Gershwin (1898-1937)

UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The University Symphony Orchestra provides a full range of performance experiences. In addition to the standard repertoire, the orchestra performs literature from the Baroque through the twenty-first century. It collaborates with the Pacific Opera Theatre in fully-staged operas and musical theater, and performs major choral and orchestral works with the University choral ensembles. The orchestra also performs concertos with faculty and guest artists, and with students in the annual Concerto Competition Concert.

Violin 1 Anne Plescia, principal Maya Balachandran Aubrey Williams Charlotte Han Ellie Aquino Andrew Phan Marcella Stone-Fox Lauren Huen Tabitha Machabie Violin 2 Emily Waters, principal Lotan Yeung Manuel Manriquez Liam Shaughnessy Celeste Carranza Caroline Burke-Baker Malaika Elahi Viola Ayocuan Pacheco, principal Zachary Zumstein Marissa Staffero Samantha Tse Gabriel Agno Cello Malcolm King, principal Amy Wheeler Laura Robb Martin Ethan Liu Danna Schilling †

Bass Yuki Nagase, principal Antonio Sarzi Charles Leonard Jasmine Melendez Bailey Bertao Trinitie Wood Noah Gonzales

Trumpet Thomas Hubel Kevin Hee Cristina Rodriguez Andrew Marcopulos

Flute Monica Mendoza Natalie Kowalski Carrie Asai

Trombone/Tuba Rebecca Growcott Nico Peruzzi Felix Diaz-Contreras Robert Huntington

Oboe Apollo Parish † Alelih Galvadores Arturo Garcia Clarinet Scott Pastor Molly Westlake Ashlynn Sima Bassoon Tyler Van Zuiden Tristen Collinsworth Ealaph Tabbaa Horn Reese Romero Braydon Ross Olivia Gideon Wren Buse Rory O’Regan †

Bass Trumpet Josh Lopez

Saxophone Mitch Beck Zach Grenig Kyle Lesh Percussion Vincent Lei Kyle Bossert Jonathan Herbers Ben Nguyen Harp/Celesta Candace LiVolsi † Hector Alejandres

† Community member

SOLOISTS - WINNERS OF THE CONSERVATORY CONCERTO COMPETITION Ellie Rose ‘20 is majoring in in Music Performance, Flute. She studies with Professor Mathew Krejci.

Ellie went from playing in veterans’ homes to performing in the Mozarteum. She has appeared on stage since she was seven years old. She performs frequently at Pacific, whether in solo, chamber or orchestral settings. In addition to being very involved in the Conservatory’s classical music scene, she loves to jam to indie covers from bands like Mumford & Sons and Passenger. She is accompanied then by her partner, Ty, and their Husky-German Shepherd mix, Luna, who does back-up vocals. As an aspiring young artist, the stage is where Rose thrives and it is where she is always looking to for her next opportunity.

Tanya Harris ‘20 is majoring in Music Performance, Voice. She studies with Dr. LynelleWiens and Professor Burr C. Phillips.

Tanya has yet to scratch the surface of the professional operatic world but has had the privilege of learning and performing principal roles in her undergraduate studies. This spring she will perform as Amiam in the production of The New Mikado under the baton of Nicolas Waldvogel with Pacific Opera Theatre.

Her notable operatic and musical performances at Pacific include Fiona in Brigadoon, Polly in The Beggar’s Opera and Belinda in Dido and Aeneas. Recently, Tanya received the first place in the Stockton Opera Guild Competition.

Tanya would like to thank her family, Dr. Lynelle Wiens, Professor James Haffner and Professor Burr C. Phillips for their patience, support and guidance.

SOLOISTS - WINNERS OF THE CONSERVATORY CONCERTO COMPETITION Katie Elson ‘20 is a senior Music Education major and a student of Dr. Lynelle Wiens.

Katie is a recipient of the Kathe Underwood Stockton Opera Guild Scholarship, the Kristina Townsend Memorial Scholarship, and is the 2019 Presser Scholar. She appeared in Pacific Opera Theatre’s production of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas as “Summer/Ensemble,” Lucy Lockit in John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera, and as Meg Brockie in Brigadoon. She performed as Juliet in selections from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in collaboration with the Stockton Symphony, and has completed her Module One Training through the Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium. In spring 2020, she will sing the role of Pizzi in the Pacific Opera Theatre’s production of The New Mikado.

Thomas Hubel ‘20 is a senior Music Education major and studies trumpet with Professor Leonard Ott. Originally from Mountain View, CA, Thomas is extremely grateful for his four years at Pacific. While performing with every major ensemble on campus during that time, he has also become a strong advocate for student-run projects and ensembles. When Thomas is not working on his EdTPA lesson plans, he can be found teaching with the Vanguard Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps, drinking coffee through all hours of the day, and attending Pacific baseball games.

After graduating from Pacific, Thomas hopes to pursue a master’s degree in trumpet performance.

UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR Nicolas Waldvogel conducts the University Symphony Orchestra and has tought conducting and music history at University of the Pacific’s Conservatory of Music since 2001.

He has guest conducted the Orchestra de la Suisse Romande (Switzerland) and the State Philharmonic “Dinu Lipatti” (Romania). He was a Conducting Fellow at the Tanglewood Festival where he studied with Gustav Meier, Seiji Ozawa, and John Nelson. He also assisted Horst Stein in a production of Wagner’s Der Ring der Nibelungen at the Deutsche Oper, in Berlin.

Dr. Waldvogel has performed with Yo-Yo Ma, with Anonymous 4, and with Alan Gilbert. His recent credits include a performance of Ives’s immense Fourth Symphony, Verdi’s La traviata, Mozart’s Così fan Tutte, Richard Einhorn’s Voices of Light, Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony and the complete symphonies by Jean Sibelius.

He also contributed to the “Symphony” article for Oxford Bibliographies Online.

Dr. Waldvogel holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Harvard University, a Master of Arts in Music from Harvard University, a Master of Music in Conducting and a Graduate Performance Diploma in Conducting from Peabody Conservatory, and a Ph.D. in Music History from Yale University. His primary conducting teacher was Frederik Prausnitz.

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UPCOMING CONSERVATORY EVENTS Mar. 2 I 7:30 pm Patricia Shands, clarinet Igor Veligan, violin Natsuki Fukasawa, piano Recital Hall

Mar. 26-28 I 7:30 pm Mar. 29 I 2:30 pm The New Mikado

Mar. 24 I 5 pm Master Class with Christopher Costanza, cello Recital Hall

Faye Spanos Concert Hall

A retelling of the classic operetta in a new version by Lamplighters Music Theatre

Apr. 1 I 7:30 pm Pacific Percussion Ensemble Faye Spanos Concert Hall

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