Greetings and welcome to our annual traditionthe Holiday Choral Spectacular. On behalf of my colleague, Dr. Gregory Fuller, we invite you to sit back and enjoy the sounds of the holidays with a vast array of musical styles and genres. The Southern Miss Symphony is proud to combine two celebrations this evening.
Our country is poised to turn 250 as we cross into the new year. In addition, the “Waltz King” Johann Strauss II turned 200 at the end of October, as we presented his operetta Die Fledermaus. Strauss himself created the perfect work for the occasion, so we will open our program with a waltz he used to great acclaim during his American tour of 1872.
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all!
“Each voice singing carols is a note of peace in the American choir.” – Langston Hughes (adapted)
PROGRAM
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES SCHOOL OF MUSIC present
Holiday Choral Spectacular
The University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra
Gregory Wolynec, music director
Southern Miss Choral Activities
Gregory Fuller, director
Featuring choirs from Central Baptist School, Jefferson Middle School, Laurel High School, Pearl River Central Middle School and Pearl River Central High School
December 2 and 4, 2025 - 7:30 p.m.
Main Street Baptist Church
Greeting to America Waltz (1872)
Joy to the World (2024)
Johann Strauss II (1825 – 1899)
Lowell Mason (1792 – 1872) Taylor Scott Davis, arranger
In Dulci Jubilo (2012) Traditional Matthew Culloton, arranger
Pizzicato Polka (1870)
Johann Strauss II
Lux Aeterna (1997)
Morten Lauridsen O Nata Lux (b. 1943)
Veni, Sancte Spiritus
Agnus Dei - Lux Aeterna
O Nata Lux
O nata lux de lumine, Jesu redemptor saeculi, dignare clemens supplicum laudes preces que sumere. Qui carne quondam contegi dignatus es pro perditis. Nos membra confer effici, tui beati corporis.
O born light of light, Jesus, redeemer of the world, mercifully deem worthy and accept the praises and prayers of your supplicants. Thou who once deigned to be clothed in flesh for the sake of the lost ones, grant us to be made members of your holy body.
Veni, Sancte Spiritus
Veni, Sancte Spiritus, Et emitte coelitus
Lucis tuae radium. Veni, pater pauperum, Veni, dator munerum, Veni, lumen cordium.
Consolator optime,
Dulcis hospes animae,
Dulce refrigerium.
In labore requies,
In aestu temperies, In fletu solatium.
O lux beatissima,
Reple cordis intima
Tuorum fidelium.
Sine tuo numine, Nihil est in homine, Nihil est innoxium.
Lava quod est sordidum, Riga quod est aridum, Sana quod est saucium.
Flecte quod est rigidum,
Fove quod est frigidum, Rege quod est devium.
Da tuis fidelibus,
In te cofidentibus, Sacrum septenarium.
Da virtutis meritum,
Da salutis exitum,
Da perenne gaudium.
Come, Holy Spirit,
Send forth from heaven
The ray of thy light.
Come, Father of the poor, Come, giver of gifts,
Come, light of hearts.
Thou best of Consolers,
Sweet guest of the soul,
Sweet refreshment.
In labor, thou art rest,
In heat, the tempering,
In grief, the consolation.
O Light most blessed,
Fill the inmost heart
Of all thy faithful.
Without your grace,
There is nothing in us,
Nothing that is not harmful.
Cleanse what is sordid, Moisten what is arid,
Heal what is hurt.
Flex what is rigid,
Fire what is frigid,
Correct what goes astray.
Grant to thy faithful,
Those trusting in thee,
Thy sacred seven-fold gifts.
Grant the reward of virtue,
Grant the deliverance of salvation,
Grant everlasting joy.
Agnus Dei - Lux Aeterna
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem sempiternam.
Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine: Cum sanctis tuis in aeternum: quia pius es.
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Alleluia. Amen.
Egyptian March (1869)
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, grant them rest.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, grant them rest everlasting.
May light eternal shine upon them, O Lord, in the company of thy Saints for ever and ever; for thou art merciful.
Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
Alleluia. Amen.
Johann Strauss II
Ave Maria (2025) Richard Burchard (b. 1960)
Santa Tell Me (2013) opb Ariana Grande (b. 1993) Rob Dietz, arranger
The Snow Lay on the Ground (2015) Leo Sowerby (1895 – 1968)
Julian Wachner, arranger
Please stand and sing as you are able. Angels We Have Heard on High (2015) James Chadwick (1891 – 1974)
Julian Wachner, arranger
Angels We Have Heard on High
Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o’er the plains, And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strains.
Refrain
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong? What the gladsome tidings be Which inspire your heav’nly song?
Refrain
Come to Bethlehem and see Him Whose birth the angels sing; Come, adore on bended knee, Christ the Lord, the newborn King.
Refrain
See Him in a manger laid, Whom the choirs of angels praise; Mary, Joseph, lend your aid, While our hearts in love we raise.
Refrain
Silent Night (2024)
O Come, All Ye Faithful (2024)
Franz Xaver Gruber (1787 – 1863)
Taylor Scott Davis, arranger
John Francis Wade (1711 – 1786)
Taylor Scott Davis, arranger
This program is presented in part by a generous grant from Partners for the Arts.
ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL
Violin 1
Kevin Andre Zerrate Aria*
Carlos Suarez*
Allyson Gomes
Keyu Zheng
Sofia Araujo
Dexter Rodkey
Katarzyna Gwiazda
Ameila Brencick
João Vitor Gonzaga
Lucas Gonzalez
Violin 2
Ethne Killgore*
Juan Lincango
Paul Armijos Yambay
Paulo Victor Alves
Oliver Galagher
Grace Pineda
Elizabeth Brown
Veronica Morales
Paloma Vieira Guillory
Katelynn Ferguson
Viola
Christian Avila*
Adelle Paltin Panella
Rene Espinal Reyna
Renata Andrade
Natalia Escobedo
Nicole Herrera
Violoncello
Brian Lorett*
Mauricio Unzueta Salas
Evelin Lopez
Cristian Sanchez
Kassandra Henriquez
Vivian Herring
Gabriel Barros
Bass
Marcus Silva*
Matheus Ferreira de Souza
Daniel Magalhaes
Raegan Fisher
Jose Cuellar
Nick Shellenberg
Daniel LaMere
JaLaan Dubose
Manuel Jara
Harp
Tess Fullerton*
Flute
David Reyes*
Hallie Ward
Piccolo
Ally Odom
Oboe
Juan Carlos Piedra*
Zack Kahl
Clarinet
Cameron Nix*
Nicole Johnston
Eva Matson
Bassoon
Nancy Diaz*
Osvaldo Redondo Alfaro
* denotes principal players
Horn
Abby Loftin*
Andrew Cooke
Chance Rootes
Eli Wright
Gracie Bridges
Trumpet
Mariah Atwood*
Rob Smith*
Clayton Jacocks*
Anthony Leggio
Trombone
David Bretz*
Lilly Moore
Bass Trombone
Jonathan Henneveld
Tuba
Ember Evans*
Timpani
Nathan Wright*
Percussion
Yu Chih Cherry Chen*
Conner Counts
Michael Golles
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STRINGS
Dr. Borislava Iltcheva, violin
Dr. Hsiaopei Lee, viola
Dr. Alexander Russakovsky, cello
Dr. Marcos Machado, bass
Dr. Nicholas Ciraldo, guitar
WOODWINDS
Dr. Danilo Mezzadri, flute
Dr. Pablo Hernandez, oboe
Dr. Jackie McIlwain, clarinet
Dr. Kim Woolly, bassoon
Dr. Dannel Espinoza, saxophone
BRASS
Dr. Rob Detjen, horn
Dr. Tim Tesh, trumpet
Dr. Ben McIlwain, trombone
Dr. Richard Perry, tuba
PERCUSSION
Dr. John Wooton, percussion
PIANO
Dr. Michael Bunchman, piano
Dr. Ellen Elder, piano
Dr. Hongzuo Guo, staff pianist
Dr. Elizabeth Moak, piano
Dr. Zhaolei Xie, staff pianist
ORCHESTRAL ACTIVITIES
Dr. Gregory Wolynec
CHORAL ACTIVITIES
Dr. Gregory Fuller
Dr. Jonathan Kilgore
VOICE
Dr. Kimberley Davis
Dr. Taylor Hightower
Dr. Meredith Johnson
Dr. Jonathan Yarrington
MUSIC EDUCATION
Dr. Ashley Allen
Dr. Melody Causby
Dr. Ian Cicco
Dr. Kelli Clark
UNIVERSITY BANDS
Dr. Catherine Rand
Dr. Travis Higa
Dr. Cody Edgerton
JAZZ STUDIES
Larry Panella
MUSIC HISTORY
Dr. Vanessa Tonelli
Dr. Edward Hafer
Dr. Joseph Jones
MUSIC THEORY
Dr. Danny Beard
Dr. Joseph Brumbeloe
Dr. Douglas Rust
DIRECTOR
Dr. Colin McKenzie
ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS
Dr. Joseph Jones
Dr. Timothy Tesh
ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR Laurie Rinko
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION SPECIALIST
Jennifer Knue
ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALISTS
Sinetta Bolton
Dr. Kevin Ledgewood
ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT COORDINATOR Kristin Sheppard
GRADUATE COORDINATOR
Dr. Melody Causby
PR/MARKETING AND EVENT COORDINATOR
Dr. Mike Lopinto
PIANO TECHNICIAN
Carlos Boza
HATTIESBURG CHORAL UNION
SOPRANO
Sophia Adams
Morgan Anderson
Jilli Grace Asa
Morgan Burroughs
Tristan Carnley
Brynna Carpenter
Tristen Coleman
Elizabeth Corrin
Jaynie Darby
Lilli Diamond
Danielle Gray
Jocelyn Guedry
Suzanna Haddox
Norma Hallberg
Aliah Hammack
Rhiannon Harris
Kathryn Hasenkampf
Jo Huff
AnneMarie Jeffers
Paetyn Johnson
Alyssa Kindhart
Bonnie Littlejohn
Leah Lott
Bitsy Browne Miller
Amanda Moreira
Kailey Owen
Amber Ozbun
Marietta Paterson
Lexie Patterson
Lily Purvis
Lila Reed
Nadyn Samara
Avery Smith
Rachael Smith
Zoey Smith
Kennedi Sparkman
Ellie Spencer
Nykenah Stallworth
Hallie Stavinoha
Amelia Sutherland
Allison Tharp
Abigail Thiele
JosEllen Turrentine
Avery Umbdenstock
Reese Walker
Carlyn White
Grace Wilbourn
ALTO
Bayleigh Batchelor
Emily Beall
Lici Beveridge
Cleo Bourne
Abi Bouzigard
Judith Collins
Nakayla Cornelius
Kaylee Cripple
Jayla Davis
Deja Gatlin
Audrey Griffin
Valensia Hill
Christine Heath
Bianca Ingraham
Cece Johnson
Christine King
Lorinda Krhut
Sarah Kwas
Anna Kate Long
Kayla Mason
Jen McClarron
Jordyn Nellum
Briley Nelson
Bailey O’BoyleShambra
Luisa Ortega
Ella Grace Parish
Tara Piggott
Jakala Pittman
Lacey Prater
Rebekah Presswood
Layla Price
Ruthie Ramsey
Natalie Raybourn
Katy Reeves
Kennedy Richardson
Kennedi Robinson
Madeline Russell
Grace Salmon
Ashleigh Sanderson
Rebecca Sanderson
Amiee Schacherer
Ashawndra Simmons
Lauryn Spell
Liz Sudduth
Leighla Thompson
Alvia Walker
Emma Walker
Dakota Westbrook
Kelby Wingo
Jaylah Woodson
Helen Yang
Riley Young
TENOR
Russell Bearden
Noah Brand
Rodney Bridgeforth
Cameron Broome
Parker Burns
Bo Campbell
Reese Carothers
Paul Clark
Paul Dunn
Alyas Franks
Tanner Green
Caden Keith
Mark Keyl
Jay Koozer
Katelynn Langley
Peipei Liang
Mijan Magar
Patrick Martin Jr.
Jaiden McGloster
Jamari McGloster
Bob Mendel
John Meyer
Jack Moeller
Chase Moore
Shervon Moore
LaDarrien Paten
Nick Perez
Ty Rogers
Hutson Rollins
Krys Taylor
Omari Thigpen
Blake Tolbert
Omari “Momo”
Walker
Jeremiah Williams
Casey Wood
BASS
Asa Aylor
Rodger Banes
Alvon Brown
Mark Castracane
Jaylan Clay
Lucien Coker
Sam Crump
Gavin Davis
Remy Davis
August Duncan
Faizon Ellis
Fhoenix Ellis
Colorado Fultz
Joshua Garmon
Aubrey Glenn
Hunter Hammond
Tyrese Hardy
Bob Heath
Julian Herr
Jerry Johnson
Devin Jones
Joseph Jones
Hayden Ketchum
Aiden Luttrell
Katon Maurice
Holden McGee
Marvin Miller
Preston Moore
Sean Murphy
Lucus Orndorff
Clark Piercy
Jarvis Russell
Blaise Taylor
Kenolbe Taylor
Justin Thompson
Van Voorhies
Brayden Willoughby
Eli Wright
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
Dr. Gregory Fuller is a professor of music and the director of Choral Activities at The University of Southern Mississippi. He conducts the Southern Chorale and the Hattiesburg Choral Union, teaches graduate conducting courses, and supervises candidates in the master’s and doctoral conducting program. Previously, Professor Fuller held conducting appointments at The University of Missouri in Columbia and Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa.
Dr. Fuller has appeared as a conductor or clinician in 25 different countries and 30 states. His performance record includes 16 refereed (blind audition) invitations, including podium appearances at the national conventions of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), Music Educators National Conference (MENC), and the National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO), along with numerous state and regional convention appearances. Dr. Fuller has organized and executed over 60 tours, including more than 30 international trips to three continents. Included in that travel portfolio are many concert tours, study groups, pilgrimages, and four conducting symposiums for his choral graduate students in Estonia, Salt Lake City, Russia, and Sweden. He has served the Mississippi Chapter of American Choral Directors Association as college and university chair, convention site coordinator, and President. In summer of 2026, Fuller will appear with the Southern Chorale at FestivalSouth in Hattiesburg, in Italy at Incanto Varese and at the White Nights Music Festival in Haapsalu, Estonia.
Dr. Fuller has remained active as a conductor in orchestral and wind settings. To date, he has appeared with professional or university instrumental ensembles on over 100 occasions. He is known as a champion of new extended works. He has conducted national or world premieres of 11 new extended works in the last two decades, including recent performances of St. Michael Songs and Skysongs by Tõnu Kõrvits and Et Lux In Tenebris Lucet: Requieum for the Forgotten by Richard Burchard. Fuller has helped prepare orchestral choruses for more than 50 important performances, including presentations with the St. Louis Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Mobile Symphony, Pensacola Symphony, Sioux City Symphony, Mississippi Symphony, Gulf Coast Symphony, and the outstanding orchestras and wind ensembles at the University of Missouri and The University of Southern Mississippi. In five seasons as conductor of the Sioux City Municipal Band (formerly the Monahan Post Band, a 100-year tradition), he hosted many successful artists, including internationally acclaimed horn player, Michael Thompson.
Fuller has served a variety of different roles with community choruses and in churches, starting as a graduate assistant with the Choral Union in Columbia at the University of Missouri, where he eventually premiered Phropheta Lucis by John Cheetham, a choral-orchestral work commissioned for the University’s Sesquicentennial Gala Concert. In Sioux City, he quickly expanded the resources, membership, and audience of the Siouxland Master Chorale, culminating in several tours and a short residency in Yamanashi City, Japan, which included a performance on Japanese National Public Television. The Choral Union at Southern Miss is the primary orchestral chorus for The University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. Among regular performances of substantive oratorio, in 2007, they were a partner with the Mississippi Arts Commission presenting state-wide performances honoring Mississippi composer William Grant Still. In addition, the Choral Union performed The Prodigal, a Southern Miss-commissioned oratorio by Mack Wilberg at the American Choral Directors Association State Convention in 2015. While in Iowa, Fuller worked closely with the Catholic Diocese of Northwest Iowa in planning and executing music for Episcopal liturgies. This included the rededication of the Cathedral of the Epiphany and the ordination of Bishop Daniel DiNardo, now Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop of the Galveston-Houston Diocese. Fuller is currently the choirmaster at Parkway Heights United Methodist in Hattiesburg.
Currently serving as associate professor of music and associate director of Choral Activities at The University of Southern Mississippi, Dr. Jonathan C. Kilgore conducts Concert Choir, Spirit of Southern, and the Southern Miss Gulf Coast Civic Chorale. Additionally, he advises and teaches courses in the undergraduate and graduate music education curriculum. Dr. Kilgore came to Southern Miss after eight years as director of Choral Activities and Fine Arts Department chair at the Jackson County Campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
Dr. Kilgore has conducted a variety of ensembles, including concert choirs, vocal jazz and contemporary a cappella ensembles, and show choirs. He has planned and led concert tours to Brazil, Canada, Hawaii, California, Puerto Rico, and Texas, as well as many trips in the Southeast region. In addition, choirs under his leadership have performed in Austria, the Czech Republic, and throughout Italy. Concert Choir is proud to have had four state ACDA Conference performances in Mississippi and Louisiana since 2019, and Spirit of Southern was privileged to perform at the Southern Region ACDA Biannual Conference in Louisville, Ky.
Active as an adjudicator and clinician in the southeast, Dr. Kilgore has served as president of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association and maintains membership in the College Music Society, the National Association for Music Education, and the National Collegiate Choral Organization. He holds the Doctor of Musical Arts and the Master of Music in choral conducting performance & pedagogy from The University of Southern Mississippi and the Bachelor of Science in music from Millsaps College.
Gregory Wolynec is in his second year as director of Orchestral Activities at The University of Southern Mississippi. He directs the Symphony Orchestra, oversees the graduate program in orchestral conducting, and conducts performances of the Southern Opera and Musical Theatre Company. He is also the founder and music director emeritus of Middle Tennessee’s acclaimed Gateway Chamber Orchestra (GCO), which he directed for 17 years. Wolynec previously served as director of instrumental ensembles at Austin Peay State University (APSU) in Clarksville, Tenn., from 2003-24.
Wolynec has sought to revolutionize the potential of the 21st century orchestra. His unique programming philosophy received national attention with GCO producer Blanton Alspaugh receiving two GRAMMY nominations and a win as Classical Producer of the Year. Ambitious multi-media family concerts have been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts and the League of American Orchestras. He spearheaded pandemic projects, including the Magical Music & Timeless Tales video series, the YouTube broadcast of the Beethoven @250: Humanity in 2020 concert, and America’s Haydn Festival in May of 2021, featuring performances by GCO, as well as the St. Lawrence String Quartet, pianist Henry Kramer and hosted by Bill McGlaughlin. In 2021, Wolynec also worked with composer Cristina Spinei to successfully launch the first NFT of a musical work commissioned by an American orchestra. This was profiled on NPR’s Marketplace Money. He also oversaw a multi-year project in collaboration with Nashville Ballet to create a new Nutcracker employing the music of Tchaikovsky, Duke Ellington and Vinico Meza. In 2025, Wolynec oversaw the groundbreaking release of recordings of Osvaldo Golijov’s massive La Pasión según San Marcos in audio, video and virtual reality formats.
Wolynec holds a BM in music education and clarinet performance from SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music, as well as the MM and DMA in instrumental conducting from Michigan State University. He was a recipient of a Fulbright Grant to Prague, Czech Republic, where he studied conducting at the Prague Conservatory. There, he also worked with the Karlovy Vary Symphony.
For Carlos E. Tello Herrera, conducting is more than leading an orchestra—it is about channeling music’s profound ability to inspire and transform. A native of Cali, Colombia, he currently serves as the Symphony Orchestra conducting graduate assistant and co-conductor of the new Hattiesburg Civic Orchestra.
Carlos is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in orchestral conducting at Southern Miss with Dr. Gregory Wolynec, where he also received his master’s degree in orchestral conducting studying with Dr. Michael Miles. His musical foundation began with a bachelor’s degree in double bass performance from the Conservatorio Antonio María Valencia in Cali, Colombia, and a Master of Music Research from the International University of La Rioja, Spain.
Previous conducting experiences include leading the Bolívar Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra Tito Sangiorgi, where he served as chief conductor. Carlos’ artistic vision emphasizes music’s transformative power, bridging cultures and ideas through performance.
Erick Diaz Quispe is a conductor, pianist, and educator originally from Lima, Peru. He currently serves as graduate assistant of the University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and co-conductor of the Hattiesburg Civic Orchestra.
Erick is pursuing a Master of Music degree in orchestral conducting at USM under the guidance of Dr. Gregory Wolynec, further expanding his artistic focus on the podium. He previously completed both his Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees in piano performance at USM under the mentorship of Dr. Ellen Elder. Originally trained as a pianist, he earned his Bachelor of Music in piano performance and the professional degree of Licentiate in piano performance from the National Conservatory of Music in Lima, studying with Carlota Bravo.
In addition to his orchestral work, Erick has developed meaningful experience in the choral conducting field, working with beginning and intermediate choirs in both Peru and the United States. His broad musical background and growing leadership experience reflect his commitment to developing a dynamic and versatile career as a conductor. Since 2022, Erick has been an active member of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), the Mississippi Music Teachers Association (MMTA), and the Hattiesburg Music Teachers League (HMTL), through which he continues to promote excellence in music education and community engagement.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 – 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 26, 2026 – 7:30 p.m. The Thomas V. Fraschillo Stage at the Mannoni Performing Arts Center
Thursday, May 7, 2026 – 7:30 p.m. Main St. Baptist Church
With these funds, we’ll be able to
(1) professionally livestream our worldclass performances so that they’ll be available anywhere the Internet can be accessed,
(2) record these incredible musicians’ concerts for commercial release, and
(3) take this show on the road with touring ensembles playing in prestigious concert halls throughout the country and eventually the world.
I can think of no better cultural ambassadors for our great state than our own gem here in Hattiesburg, and we invite you to join us on this adventure with a one-time or multi-year gift to the USM Foundation’s “Bringing Mississippi to the World” fund. Details for doing so can be found on the back of this insert.
Gregory Wolynec, DMA Director of Orchestral Activities
ENDOWMENTS
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BAND/DIXIE DARLING
Dewey W. Camp Scholarship Endowment – Fund 0846
Billie and Homer Sullivan Jr. Pride Scholarship – Fund 1237
Martha and Noobar Odjakjian Memorial Scholarship Endowment –Fund 1250
Margaret and Warren Dunn Pride Scholarship – Fund 1426
Drs. Mark and Martha Stevens and Anna Stevens Swann Pride Endowment – Fund 1463
Barnes-Manning Scholarship Endowment – Fund 1716
Janet Sims Band Scholarship Endowment – Fund 1727
Band Scholarship Endowment –Fund 2482
Kappa Kappa Psi Gamma Chi Chapter Alumni Scholarship Endowment – Fund 2515
Charles and Diane Thomas Endowment in the School of Music –Fund 0511
Anita Joe “Butch” McDonald Endowed Dixie Darling Scholarship – Fund 0667
Carl and Margaret Alesio Dixie Darling Scholarship Endowment –Fund 1421
Kristen Margaret Warren Memorial Scholarship – Fund 1591
Linda Smith Abner Dixie Darling Scholarship Endowment – Fund 2108
Alma Murphy Dixie Darlings Scholarship Endowment – Fund 2155
Sherman and Mildred Hong Percussion Scholarship Endowment –Fund 2419
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CHOIR
Charles and Diane Thomas Choral Tour Endowment – Fund 1465
Steffan Myers Spirit of Southern FFE – Fund 2366
Drs. Mark and Martha Stevens and Anna Stevens Swann Choir Endowment – Fund 1463
CHOIR/VOCAL
Tennessee Ernie Ford Music Scholarship Endowment – Fund 1218
GUITAR
Elmo and Mary Glenn Harrison Guitar Scholarship Endowment –Fund 0931
Pat and Brett McKenzie Music Scholarship Endowment – Fund 2564
JAZZ
M. Ashley DuBoise Scholarship Endowment in Jazz Studies – Fund 0570
Jerald S. and Christine B. Hughes Jazz Studies Scholarship Endowment – Fund 1273
MUSIC
Frank Earl Marsh Scholarship Endowment – Fund 0690
Raymond and Karen Mannoni Music Scholarship Endowment – Fund 0737
Kathryn Swetman Page Scholarship Endowment – Fund 0821
Mabel Ve. Shannon Silver Memorial Scholarship Endowment – Fund 0864
Joe Barry Mullins Scholarship – Fund 0905
Mary Lillian Peters Whitten Music Endowment – Fund 0968
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Dr. Nancy O’Neal Tatum Music Scholarship Endowment – Fund 0982
Edna and Dave Perkins Music Faculty Enhancement Endowment –Fund 1261
Lorena Bessey Mangin Music Scholarship Endowment – Fund 1270
Zackery Music Scholarship Endowment – Fund 1750
James O. and Mary Ann Schnur Lower Brass Scholarship – Fund 1278
J. Larry and Linda B. Smith Music Scholarship Endowment – Fund 2063
Jim and Jamie Self Tuba Scholarship Endowment – Fund 2488
Dr. Patricia Ann Sharpe Malone Memorial Scholarship Endowment –Fund 2526
Pat and Brett McKenzie Music
Scholarship Endowment – Fund 2564
MUSIC EDUCATION
Dr. Jack P. Donovan Memorial Scholarship – Fund 1153
Charles and Carolyn Elliott Endowed Scholarship in Music Education – Fund 1162
Dorothy and Laurance Cunningham Endowment in Music Education –Fund 1167
Mississippi Orchestra Teachers Association/Sara Dean Music Scholarship Endowment – Fund 1608
Agnes and Joseph “Bud” Hillman Scholarship Endowment – Fund 2127
ORCHESTRA
Edna and Dave Perkins Endowed Scholarship in Strings – Fund 0515
Harry Wells McCraw Violin Scholarship Endowment – Fund 0629
Harold Luce Orchestra Scholarship Endowment – Fund 0659
June Ross Vardaman Violin Chair Orchestra Endowment – Fund 0669
John P. and Ellene C. Moseley Scholarship Endowment – Fund 0966
Hilda and George McGee Endowed Music Scholarship – Fund 0979
Tom and Claire Brantley Trombone Scholarship – Fund 1364
William T. Gower Orchestra Scholarship Endowment – Fund 1499
Thomas D. and Lorraine Smith Ott Wind Scholarship – Fund 1539
Jaime Jiménez Endowed Cellist Scholarship – Fund 1638
Beau Rivage Orchestral Chair Scholarship – Fund 1688
Beau Rivage Endowment for the Mississippi Gulf Coast – Fund 1689
Mary Jordan Symphony Orchestra Scholarship Endowment – Fund 1702
Gertrude C. Ford Orchestral Scholars Endowment – Fund 1735
Chisholm-Lindsey Orchestral Chair Scholarship Endowment – Fund 1747
Garland and Sally Sullivan Symphony Orchestra Brass Scholarship Endowment – Fund 1764
Herbert Allen Hart Symphony Percussion Scholarship Endowment –Fund 1765
Allen Hale Southern Mississippi Symphony String Scholarship Endowment – Fund 1766
Jay Dean USM Symphony
Woodwind Scholarship Endowment – Fund 1767
Hattiesburg Civic Association Orchestra Scholarship Endowment –Fund 1778
Partners for the Arts Orchestra
Scholarship Endowment – Fund 1779
Elizabeth M. Irby Orchestral Chair Scholarship Endowment – Fund 1780
John N. Palmer Foundation Orchestral Scholarship Endowment –Fund 1794
Richard Fabian and Katherine
Smith McCarthy Violin Scholarship Endowment – Fund 1799
Orpheus Orchestral Scholarship Endowment – Fund 1869
The University of Southern Mississippi Opera Endowment –Fund 1939
Voice of the Century Centennial Orchestra Scholarship Endowment –Fund 1945
Rebecca Smart Montague Symphony Scholarship Endowment – Fund 1975
Sonya Rebecca Jordan Fox Symphony Orchestra and Opera Endowment –Fund 2099
Jay Dean International Music Scholarship Endowment – Fund 2281
Joe B. Price Horn Scholarship Endowment – Fund 2291
Dr. Toxey Micheal and Mrs. Virginia
Wicke Morris Orchestra Symphony Endowment – Fund 2602
PIANO
Dr. Trelles Glenn Case Piano Performance Scholarship Endowment – Fund 2601
Fannie Godbold Ginn Piano Scholarship Endowment – Fund 0584
Melba Ough Ragsdale Memorial Piano Scholarship Endowment –Fund 2073
George Imbragulio Piano Memorial Scholarship Endowment – Fund 2240
PIANO/VOICE
Patricia Graham Gable Endowment in Music – Fund 0517
VOICE
Angela Stevens Wallace Voice Scholarship Endowment – Fund 0697
The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation is a nonprofit organization committed to serving the University community by overseeing fundraising efforts to raise private support for scholarships and other academic needs at Southern Miss. The Foundation manages donor dollars to provide the most advanced educational opportunities available to students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of Southern Miss.
LEGACY LIFETIME MEMBERS
Gold Legacy Society - $25,000
Gail and Larry Albert
Becky and Doug Montague
Dr. Steven Moser
Ms. Sandra and Dr. R. Greer Whitacre
Silver Legacy Society - $12,500
Dr. Shannon Campbell
Tammy and Arthur Martin
Pam and Doug Rouse
Bronze Legacy Society - $5,000
Alexander Brady Foundation
Linda Boutwell-Griffith and John Griffith
Jennifer Brannock and Dr. David R. Davies
Dr. Amy Chasteen
Iris Easterling
Erin and Dennis Granberry
Lt. Col. Jason Hillman in honor of Carole Marshall
Amy and Don Hinton
Carole Marshall in memory of John Ivany Marshall
Stace and Andy Mercier
Drs. Stacey and Michael Miles
Dr. and Mrs. Joe Paul
Dee and Toddy Tatum in memory of Dr. and Mrs. A.T. Tatum
Becky and Doug Vinzant
ANNUAL MEMBERS
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE - $5,000+ Cadence Bank
College of Arts and Sciences
GRAND BENEFACTOR - $2,500
Beltone Hearing Care Centers
Catherine and Donald Cotten
Beverly Dale in honor of Colin McKenzie
Iris Easterling
Chad and Catherine Edmonson
Dr. Stella Elakovich in memory of Drs. Dana Ragsdale and Karen O. Austin
Gulf South Productions
Hancock Whitney
Lincoln Road Package Store
The Linda Becker Smith Trust
Dr. and Mrs. Jiménez
Kate Smith and Hank Mazaleski
Dr. and Mrs. J. Larry Smith
in memory of Mrs. Jane Becker Heidelberg
Southern Oaks Venue & Catering
Dr. and Mrs. Chris Winstead
BENEFACTOR - $1,000
Anonymous
Myrle-Marie Bongiovanni
Diane and Peter Ciurczak in memory of Lillian, Helen and Regina Gwen and Perry Combs
Mo and Dick Conville
Cooperative Energy
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Heath in honor of Sarah K. Heath
Drs. Sabine Heinhorst and Gordon Cannon
Jane and Charles Lewis
Carole Marshall
Cody and Joan McKeller
Dr. Keith and Carolyn McLarnan
Dr. Steven and Anita Murphey
Lance and Ruthie Nail
Dr. and Mrs. Tom Puckett
Dr. Edward Sayre
Signature Magazine
Southern Miss Alumni Association
William L. Thames in memory of Lou Rackoff
Dr. Virginia Angelico Tatum DDS
Charitable Fund
Mrs. Sandra and Dr. R. Greer Whitacre
PATRON - $500
Albert Architects
Dixie and Dennis Baum
Dr. Shannon Campbell
Coca-Cola
Dr. Chris and Missy Crenshaw
Dr. J.P. Culpepper and Lisa Bushardt
Drs. Jeremy Deans and Alyson Brink
Lee M. Davenport
Allyson Easterwood
Forrest General Hospital
Lt. Col. Jason Hillman
Amy and Don Hinton
Chem and Wayne A. Hughes
Althea and Raoul Jerome in memory of Dr. Patricia Malone
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Leader
Robert Lochhead
John M. and Carolyn Lopinto Sr.
Mason and Magnolia Real Estate
Tina and Douglas Masterson
Dr. Colin and Mandie McKenzie
Mrs. Virginia M. Morris
Drs. Jeanne and William Morrison
Signs First
Michelle and Mike Smith
Walnut Gifts and Stationery
Russ Willis
DONOR - $250
Paula and Allen Anderson
Drs. Katie Anthony and Daniel Smith
Dr. Angela Ball
Linda and Larry Basden
Lt. Col. Raylawni Branch
Card My Yard
Peg and Bob Ciraldo
Rachel and Nicholas Ciraldo
Dr. David Cochran
Joelle Crook in memory of George T. Crook
Kimberley Davis
Beejee and Andy Dickson
DeAnna Douglas
Katherine and Chad Driskell
Andrea and Hunter Ford
Kim Gallaspy
Melinda and Bob Gholson
LBJ Properties LLC
Dr. Mike Lopinto in honor of Carolyn and John Lopinto
Maureen K. Martin in honor of Dr. and Mrs.
Aubrey K. Lucas
Missy McGee
Drs. Bitsy Browne and Marvin Miller
Drs. Suzanna and Andrew Nida
LTC and Mrs. E. Walker Nordan
Brad and Jacquelyne Pittman
Betty and Bob Press
Dr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Rust
Mary and Eric Sumrall
Addison Tatum
Debra and Richard Topp
Mr. and Mrs. Ric Voss
Diane and Jerry Waltman
Sharmon and John Wichman
CONTRIBUTOR - $150
Area Development Partnership
Drs. Diana and Joshua Bernstein
Mary Glenn and Todd Bradley
Jennifer and Sam Bruton
Jennifer Courts
LuAnn Knight Crenshaw
Dr. and Mrs. Randall Currie
Bethanie and Jerry DeFatta
Patricia Faler
Barbara Jane Foote
Racheal Fowler
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Garbee
Lauren and James Gerhart
Julie Hammond
Gene Hortman
Kate Howard
Wanda J. Howard in memory of Mrs. Beth Curlee
Elizabeth Hughes
Nicolle
Jordan and Tom O’Brien
Ivonne Kawas
Vicki R. Leggett
Kelly Ferris Lester
Marcos Machado
Jackie and Milo
Jackie and Ben McIlwain
Louise and John Meyer
Danilo Mezzadri
Dr. Mark Miller
John and Mary Mullins in honor of Jim Meade
Astrid Mussiett
In memory of Gladys S. Mussiett
Ellen Price-Elder
Julie P. Ratliff
Sherrie Mitchell Richmond
Mark Rigsby and Melanie Eubanks
Dr. Jae-Hwa Shin and Dr. Richard Lewis
Carol and Ken Simpson
David Sliman
Nancy Steen
Lorraine A. Stuart
Dr. Timothy J. Tesh
Alison and Rocky Thornton
Jennifer Torres
Sharon and Carey Varnado
Brittney Westbrook
FRIEND - $50
Caroline Abney
Dr. Jenna and Mr. Daniel Barton
Russell Beardon
Elizabeth and Chris Bedenbaugh
Lauren Bridges
Joe Brumbeloe
Margaret Buttross-Brinegar in memory of Roger D. Brinegar
Claudie and Troy Cartee
Stephanie and Matthew Casey in memory of Anna Marie Pousson
Marcia and Mitch Cochran
Darcie Conrad
Josh Cromwell
Brooke Cruthirds
Diane Dobson
Carol and Gardner Fletcher
Olivia Clare Friedman
Jennifer and John Garriga
Heather and Ken Graves in memory of Jeremy Lespi
Brenda Hesselgrave
Emily and Dale Holmes
Dr. Luis A. Iglesias
Jane W. Jones
Cynthia and Charles Junek
Linda and Mike Kuykendall
Karen LeBeau
Hsiaopei Lee
Linde and Jeff Lynn
Danny McKenzie
Medley Law Group
Leigh Beth and Ted Munter
Christa Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Christer Olsson
Mallory Powell
Lt. Col. Sheena Puleali’i and Dr. Katlyn Woods
Jackie and Eric Ray
Julie Reid
Dr. Alexander Russakovsky
Elizabeth and Scott Schwartz
Erin Sessions
Joseph Steadman
Katie and David Sullivan
Sally and Garland Sullivan in memory of Garland H. Williams
