Symphony of Northwest Arkansas
A Very SoNA Christmas
Jack Cleghorn, Guest Conductor
December 6, 2025
A Very SoNA Christmas
Saturday, December 6, 2025 – 2PM & 7:30PM / Walton Arts Center
Jack Cleghorn, Guest Conductor
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Sleigh Ride
Winter from The Four Seasons
Mvt. I (Allegro non molto)
The Nutcracker Suite
Overture
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Trepak
Waltz of the Flowers
Noél Ayisyen (A Haitian Noël)
’Twas the Night Before Christmas
Christmas Overture
O Holy Night
arr. John Rutter
SoNA Singers
Leroy Anderson
Antonio Vivaldi
Nathan Ma, violin
Sarah Pearson, Conductor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Émile Desamours
SoNA Singers
Terry Hicks, Director
arr. Bill Holcombe
Fayetteville Mayor Molly Rawn, Narrator
INTERMISSION
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, arr. Sydney Baynes
Featuring student musicians from the SoNA Mentors program
arr. Donald Fraser
Caroline Spurlin, soprano
SoNA Singers
A Musicological Journey Through the Craig Courtney Twelve Days of Christmas
Christmas at the Movies
Overture from Miracle on 34th Street
The Polar Express from The Polar Express
Somewhere in My Memory from Home Alone
Making Christmas from The Nightmare Before Christmas
SoNA Singers
arr. Bob Krogstad
Where are You Christmas? from How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Christmas Pops Sing-Along
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Winter Wonderland
Frosty the Snowman
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
White Christmas
The Place Where Lost Things Go
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
arr. Lee Norris
SoNA Singers
Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman, arr. Garrett Breeze
BHS Chamber Choir, Guest Ensemble
Natalia Korenchuk, violin
Lisa Auten, piano
George Frideric Handel
SoNA Singers
BHS Chamber Choir, Guest Ensemble
This concert is generously sponsored by Bob & Becky Alexander Flowers are given by the Greenwood family in honor of Mary Ann Greenwood
SoNA Board & Staff
Board of Directors
Marti Sudduth, Chair
Holly Johnson, Vice Chair
Kim Hadley, Treasurer
Laura Wilkins, Secretary
Monique Carswell
Grant Davis
Al Dominguez
Malcolm Hayward, M.D.
Tom King, Ph. D.
Juan Rodriguez
Tod Yeslow
Min Yoo, M.D.
Board of Advisors
Ed Clifford
Cynthia Coughlin
Reed Greenwood
Susan Hui
Jill King
Peter B. Lane
Bill Mitchell
Frank Sharp
Dick Trammel
Staff
Ben Harris, Executive Director
Natalie Fernandez, Education Director/Personnel Manager
Ben Glodowski, Operations & Production Manager
Dr. Hannah Monk Truehart, Development Manager
Terry Hicks, SoNA Singers Director
Sarah Pearson, Assistant Conductor
Luke Pearson, Accounting
Elizabeth Bainbridge, Chorus Manager
Richard Bobo, Music Librarian
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The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas
Jack Cleghorn
Guest Conductor
Bob & Becky Alexander Chair
FIRST VIOLIN
Natalia Korenchuk, Acting Concertmaster
Sandy Edwards Chair
Andrew Chu, Acting Assistant Concertmaster
Thad & Melanie Beck Chair
Miranda Burns, Acting Assistant Concertmaster
Will Bush
Carolyn Smart Chair
Allison Steiner
Faith Flurry
Albert Garcia
Austin Rice
Dayton Strick
Ben Weir
Lester Lewis Endowed Chair
SECOND VIOLIN
Miho Oda Sakon, Principal
Mt. Sequoyah Women of Music Chair*
Jill Woodhouse, Acting
Associate Principal
Marshall & Beth Saviers
Chair Chair
Karol Rulli
Harrison & Rhonda
French Chair
Cristian Vega
Isabella Adams
Rebecca Cutler-Metzger
Santiago Posada Marin
Lucy-Mae Rosseau
VIOLA
Jesse Collett, Principal
Bob & Becky Alexander Chair
Grace Clark, Acting Associate Principal
Mt. Sequoyah Women of Music Chair*
Anne Wenzel
Ricardo Cavalcante
Calvin & Shawna Jarrett Chair
Luna Fennell
The Dancing Rabbit Chair
Logan Mabry
Tim & Deborah Ogg Chair
Molly Sharp
CELLO
Grace Whitton, Acting Principal
Min Yoo Chair
Michael Puryear, Acting
Associate Principal
Mike & Mary Russell Chair
Ron Juzeler
Pecos Singer
The Nichols Family Chair
Carrington Truehart
Elle & Raymond
Etheredge Chair
Michael Warrick
Carol Sue & Alan Wooten Chair
BASS
Jarrett Bastow, Principal
Peter Lane & Barbara Putman Chair
Will Coppoc, Acting Associate Principal
Jeff Pugh & Rebecca Levy Chair
Carter Buckner
Daniel & Chauna Ellis Chair
Joshua Gebhard
FLUTE
Gabriel Vega, Acting Principal
Bob & Becky Alexander Chair
Ginny Hudson, Acting Associate Principal
Min Yoo Chair
Cristina Ballatori
OBOE
Lauren White, Acting Principal
Beau G. Reynolds Chair
Emily Foltz
Neil & Katie Paine Chair
Andrew Baker, English Horn
CLARINET
Jasper Hensley, Acting Principal
Laura & Bruce Wilkins Chair
Mason Sangster
David & Holly Johnson Chair
Orlando Scalia, bass
BASSOON
Richard Bobo, Acting Principal
Malcolm & Ellen
Hayward Chair
Kay Brusca
Jennifer & Dr. Kenton
Ross Chair
HORN
Jake Rensink, Acting Principal
Kim & Kelly Hadley Chair
Joe Falvey
Tod Yeslow & Jackie
Telfair Chair
Justin Mohling
Brooke Brander Chair
Katey Jahnke
Anonymous Donor Chair
TRUMPET
Richard Rulli, Principal
Todd & Melissa Hall
Simmons Chair
Ben Hay
Martha & Drew Frits Chair
Doug Lindsey
TROMBONE
Cory Mixdorf, Principal Tenor
Michael Hollomon & Eric Wailes Chair
Justin Cook
Bud & Mary Storey Chair
Jason Hausback, Principal Bass
TUBA
Gabe Cowles, Acting Principal
TIMPANI
Chris Scherer, Acting Principal
Thad & Melanie Beck Chair
PERCUSSION
Fernando Valencia, Acting Principal
Micheal Barnes
Amy Hearting
Carson Vanduch
HARP
Devanee Williams, Acting Principal
Bob & Becky Alexander Chair
KEYBOARD
Tomoko Kashiwagi, Acting Principal
Marti & Kelly Sudduth Chair
*Mt. Sequoyah Women of Music: Jenny Coogan, Karolyn Farrell, Linda Kelly, Jill King, Lynn Rogers, Jane Scroggs, Jackie Telfair, Laura Wilkins, and Ann Marie Ziegler
Jack Cleghorn Guest Conductor
Equally at home in front of orchestras, choirs, and at the keyboard, Jack A. Cleghorn serves as Choirmaster and Organist of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville, Arkansas. There he leads a vibrant music program that includes multiple youth choirs, an adult choir, a professional schola, and a handbell ensemble. Under his direction, the St. Paul’s choirs have recently served as Choir-in-Residence at Exeter and Wells Cathedrals in England.
A Fayetteville native, Cleghorn earned his Bachelor of Arts in Music from the College of Charleston and his Master of Music from Westminster Choir College, Princeton, where he studied choral conducting and organ performance. He continued advanced conducting study at the University of Oxford (England), the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, the Gstaad Menuhin Festival Academy in
SoNA Singers
Terry Hicks, Director
Lisa Auten, Pianist
Soprano
Arlene Biebesheimer
Gabriela Blotor
Greta Blotor
Kandace Bowen
Samanthe Burrow
Ashlyn Calderon
Claire Eugenio
Juli Goss
Rebecca Grear
Michelle Higuera
Vickie Hilliard
Shiloh Jones*
Erin Jorgenson
Molly Klintworth
Rosezita Morrison
Lauren Moser
Wendy Neill
Hailey Palmer
Jordan Tyler
Laura Welkey
Kaitlyn Wyre
Brinley Young
Emily Young
Alto
Elizabeth Bainbridge
Marcie Bayles
Kaci Berry
Peggy Hicks
Christina Hacala
Amy Harris
Cassandra Hernandez
Katie Hicks
Peggy Hicks
Cassie Holder
Robyn Holt
Sarah Matteri*
Jenny McBride
Barbara Miller
Diane Morrison
Sarah Nickerson
Rachael Osborne
Cassidy Rapert
Becky Seidl
Jenni Self
Laura Shatkus
Jennifer Shaver
Mary Louise Smith
April Taylor
Holly White
Switzerland under Jaap van Zweden, and the Eastman School of Music.
Cleghorn has appeared in performance at Carnegie Hall under the batons of Sir Roger Norrington and Michael Tilson Thomas, and has collaborated with ensembles including the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Spoleto Festival USA, and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Formerly Music and Artistic Director of the Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra, he has also served on the artistic staff of the Princeton Girlchoir and as accompanist for the American Boychoir School.
A frequent collaborator with the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA), Cleghorn has appeared with the orchestra as harpsichordist and conducted Kindred: A Chamber Exploration of Family. He currently serves as the National Lifelong Choirs Coordinator for the American Choral Directors Association, overseeing Music in Worship, Community, and Professional Choir activities throughout the United States.
Tenor
Henry Aggus
Linda Bachman
Chris Brown*
Caity Church
Will Connolly
Kyle Cornelison
Tony Dutton
Tyler Hoover
Daniel Jordan
Thor Kennedy
Ellen Langley
Edwin Mayes
Benjamin Sasine
Ronald Sasine
Micah Smukler
Steve Strohl
Blake Vetetoe
Shannon Wicker
Bass
Conor Alexander
Ben Baldwin
Josh Baxter
Josh Bernards
Max Bernards
Jerry Biebesheimer
Gabriel Blotor
Ryan Bradburn
Mark Dingler
Patrick Dougherty
Ken Griggs*
David Hernandez
Kyle McKinnis
Steve Meehan
Zak Morris
Leo Norton
Joshua Segraves
Valdimar Sigurdsson
Michael Upton
Jeramy Upton
*Section Leader
Ways to support SoNA
Overture Society
Gifts of any size to the Overture Society provide general operating support for concerts, education programs, community outreach, and administrative expenses.
Chair Sponsorships
Chair Sponsorships support the musicians in the orchestra and help SoNA attract and retain the best talent in the region. A gift of $2,500 will support a Principal musician for a season, and a gift of $1,000 will support a section musician.
The Maestro’s Circle
Members of the Maestro’s Circle are donors who have committed to multi-year gifts of $5,000 or more annually. Contributions to the Maestro’s Circle help support the financial stability and long-term growth of SoNA.
Legacy Gifts
Planned charitable bequests to SoNA help to ensure that our mission of bringing great music to life in Northwest Arkansas will continue for generations to come. For assistance with bequests, including gifts of stock, please contact Greenwood Gearhart, Inc. at (479) 521-5353.
The Maestro’s Circle
Bob & Becky Alexander
George & Mary Benjamin
The James Burton Blair Family Foundation
Bob Bogle (in memoriam)
Joel & Lynn Carver
Nick & Carolyn Cole
Cynthia Coughlin
Sandra K. Edwards
Daniel & Chauna Ellis
Mary Ann Greenwood (in memoriam)
Reed Greenwood
Susan & Orville Hall
Malcolm & Ellen Hayward
Tom & Jill King
Greg Lee
Hannah Lee (in memoriam)
Rebecca Levy & Jeff Pugh
Ellis & Kay Melton
Robert T. Murphy III
Beau G. Reynolds
David & Pam Parks
Mary Lynn Reese
Mark & Diane Simmons
Kelly & Marti Sudduth
Walton Family Foundation
Corporate, Foundation & Government Partners
Overture Society
Gifts listed below have been received or pledged between July 1, 2024 through November 1, 2025, and do not include corporate matches. We make every effort to maintain accurate records. If we have omitted or misspelled your name, please let us know.
Concerto
$10,000+
Bob & Becky Alexander
Mary & George Benjamin
Nick & Carolyn Cole
Reed Greenwood
Malcolm & Ellen Hayward
Thomas & Jill King
Jim & Ann McKenzie
Robert T. Murphy III
Beau G. Reynolds
Mark & Diane Simmons
The Starr Foundation
David H. Stiegler Trust
Kelly & Marti Sudduth
Bravissimo
$5,000 - $9,999
The James Burton Blair Family Foundation
North Arkansas Symphony Guild
Nadine L. Baum Charitable Trust Foundation
Support for the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas is provided, in part, by the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Media Partners
Drew & Martha Frits
Morton Gitelman & Nancy Garner
Lyle & Sue Gohn
Ann Henry
Michael Hill
Art Hobson
Anthony & Susan Hui
Calvin & Shawna Jarrett
David & Holly Johnson
David Jolliffe & Gwynne Gertz
Jerre Jouett
Elana Kahaykin
Diane & Edward Knight
Peter Lane & Barbara Putman
Sabra & William Martin
Marshall McKenzie
Jeffrey Metzner
Lindsey & Rita Miller
Bill & Deeg Mitchell
The Nichols Family
Joel & Lynn Carver
Cynthia Coughlin
Sandra K. Edwards
Daniel & Chauna Ellis
Susan & Orville Hall
Dr. Alan & Sherri Lamb
Lester Lewis Endowment
Rebecca Levy & Jeff Pugh
Ellis & Kay Melton
Francis Spencer Millett
David & Pam Parks
Mike & Mary Russell
Todd & Melissa Hall Simmons
Joyce Stafford
Ashley & Dusty Wardlow
Tod Yeslow & Jackie Telfair
Min Yoo
Bravo
$2,500 - $4,999
Thad & Melanie Beck
Virginia Ann Coogan
Hershey & Denise Garner
Kimberly & Kelly Hadley
Michael Hollomon & Eric Wailes
Bob & Linda Kelly
Greg Lee
David & Deborah Malone
Mike Necessary
Doug & Barbara Prichard
Mary Lynn Reese
Laura & Bruce Wilkins
Encore
$1,000 - $2,499
Anonymous
Phyllis Black
Brooke Brander
Wendy Brant
Anita Bukey
Ed & Carol Clifford
Thomas & Susette Cole
Natallia Collins
Lance & Wendy de la Rosa
Al Dominguez
John & Kay DuVal
Trae & Elle Etheredge
William & Joyce Feldman
Tim & Deborah Ogg
Neil & Katie Paine
Jennifer & Dr. Kenton Ross
Margaret & Dick Rutherford
Marshall & Beth Saviers
Ken & Celia Shireman
Carolyn Smart
Cynthia & Dewitt Smith
Arnold Smith & Kathleen Wong
Diane Standefer & Tom O’Neal
Sally Stone (in memoriam)
O.H. & Mary Storey
Cheryl & Jeff Thomas
Walton Arts Center
Alan & Carol Sue Wooten
Linda Wray
Ann Marie Ziegler
Prestissimo
$500 - $999
Anonymous
Jacquelyn Brandli
Lori Bremer & Wayne Stout
Phil & Margie Bullock
Peter & Tara Elzer
Donald & Karolyn Farrell
Howard & Treva Hamilton
Matthew Herren & David Fedele
Tom & Karen Kapella
Bill & Missy Kincaid
Bill & Judy Kramer
Lisa Mahlum
Stephen & Cathy Marak
Jana & Mac Mayfield
Lee & Lynn Moore
Michael & Kathy Moss
David & Carolyn Newbern
Nancy Preis
Mary Purvis
Lynn Rogers & Jerry Jones
Kathryn Rubenstein
Jane Scroggs
Bob & Diane Shaw
Mark Smidt
Brad Vester
Mr. & Mrs. William Waitsman
Pattie Williams
Presto
$250 - $499
Robert Adair
Karen Anderson
Ashley Appling
Max & Margaret Barron
Ted Belden
Kim Bennett
Susan Bristow
Judy Brittenum
Terrye & Patric Brosh
Ann & Jack Butt
Monique Carswell
June Carter
Jack & Grace Cleghorn
Kelly Coughlin
Gaye Cypert
Sid & Kay Davis
Karen Dobbs
Tom & Dana Dykman
Adrienne Elrod
Tommy & Rebecca Free
Gail & Randy Goodrum
Theo, Emmett, & Eric Jackson
Joan & Bruce Johnson
Sandy Luetjen
Micky & Marybeth Mayfield
Bill & Kim McComas
Jeanette Millar
Dwight & Brandy Mitchell
D. Riley Nicholson
Jeffrey O’Dea & Ellen Byars
Sallie & Thomas Overbey
Charles & Carey Pollard
William Prettyman & Judy Dunleavy
John & Frances Rankin
William Rosenaur
Charles & Ann Rye
James & Buffy Scherer
Barbara Sieger
Rebecca Summerlin
Julia Thorn
Dick & Nancy Trammel
Margaret Whillock
Carrie & Chris Wolf
Allegro
$100 - $249
C.L. Abercrombie
Louis & Patricia Beland
Thomas A. Beller
Arlene & Jerry Biebesheimer
Holly Childs
Jason Clark
Roy Clinton
Marsha R. Daniel
Tommy & Kathy Deweese
Suzanne Dickey
Dianne & Ted Dreher
Charity Dye
Alan Ellstrand & Karen Byers
Heath England
Debbie Evans
Joel Freund & Carla Crawley
Michael & Mary Green
Sarah Greer
Lowell & Kathy Grisham
Ian & Donna Hanson
Betty Harrison
Dr. Jacob & Michelle Hayward
Peter & Margo Heinzelmann
Terry L. Held
Vickie Hilliard
Caitlyn Hutchison
Stephen Johnson
Marsha Jones
Tomoko Kashiwagi
Hugh Kincaid
Jacqueline King
John King & Sally Kelley-King
Kari Larson
Christopher Lavagnino
Molly Longstreth
Bill Mandrell
Heather Mayo
Bob & Linda McMath
Rob & Kathy Merry-ship
Mike & Debbi Mohler
Brandon Moore
James & Mary Ellen Moore
William & Jennifer Murry
Sarah & Miles Myers
Joseph O’Connell
J.P. Peters
Julia Peters
John Pianowski & Kate
Mamiseishvili
Deborah Sabo
Martha Ragar
Anita Scism
David & Jerilyn Renfroe
Ann Rosso
Christopher Schaechtel
Robert Schur
Carl & Rita Sewald
Jordan Smith
Zach & Rachel Strickland
Lynn Tatum
Mark Tocco & Colleen McCarthy
Sandi Villinski
Cody Vineyard
Mary Walters-Ford
Tara Weaver
Dale & Roselle Williams
Dina Wood
Debut
$20 - $99
Tom & Linda Bacon
Carole & John Ball
Myra Bolinger
Becky Brink
Sara Brown
Erin Burke
Kimberly Duhamel
Cathleen Faircloth
Julie & Dennis Fellers
Susan Garriss
Grimsley & Carol Graham
Rebecca Harrison
Ruth Hustead
Terri Mahaffey
Nancy Koonce & David Marshall
Sharon Kavanagh
Leslie C. Krusen, Jr.
Michael & Eileen Lieber
John & Harriet Mack
Catherine McGowan
Patrick & Peggy Moriarity
Linda Ward Partridge
Tom & Crystal Perry
Chalon & Dell Ragsdale
Sue Richardson
Bill & Mildred Rogers
Doris Schuldt
Becky & David Seidl
Winifred Shanor (in memoriam)
Sherry Singh
Irina Tantchou
Gene Tweraser
Bruno Valdes
Michael & Martha Ward
James Wentworth
Sarah & Chandler Wrampe
In Honor of Ben Harris
Lori Bremer
Hershey & Denise Garner
In Honor of Ben Harris, Paul Haas, & Terry Hicks
Vickie Hilliard
In Honor of Miho Oda Sakon & the Sequoyah Strings
Lori Bremer
In Honor of Dr. Malcolm & Ellen Hayward
Tod Yeslow & Jackie Telfair
Roy Clinton
In Honor of D. Riley Nicholson
Mary & George Benjamin
Kimberly & Kelly Hadley
David & Holly Johnson
In Honor of Miho Oda Sakon and the Sequoyah Strings
Lori Bremer
In Honor of Marti & Kelly Sudduth
Tim & Deborah Ogg
In Honor of Reed Greenwood
Dina Wood
Billie’s Friends
Bob & Becky Alexander
Ted Belden
Mary & George Benjamin
Phil & Margie Bullock
Ann & Jack Butt
Nick & Carolyn Cole
Virginia Ann Coogan
Cynthia Coughlin
Sid & Kay Davis
Don Deweese
Tommy & Kathy Deweese
Karen Dobbs
Susan & Orville Hall
David Fedele & Matthew Herren
Reed Greenwood
Howard & Treva Hamilton
Malcolm & Ellen Hayward
Michelle & Jacob Hayward
Morriss & Ann Henry
Anthony & Susan Hui
Stephen Johnson
Bob & Linda Kelly
Bill & Missy Kincaid
Hugh Kincaid
John King & Sally Kelley-King
Tom & Jill King
Kari Larson
Peter Lane & Barbara Putman
Bill Mandrell
Sabra & William Martin
Rob & Kathy Merry-ship
Bill & Deeg Mitchell
Mike & Debbi Mohler
Sarah & Miles Myers
D. Riley Nicholson
Sallie & Thomas Overbey
David & Pam Parks
Doug & Barbara Prichard
Chalon & Dell Ragsdale
Mary Lynn Reese
Bill & Mildred Rogers
Faith A. Sawyer-Tindle
William Rosenaur
Jennifer & Dr. Kenton Ross
Margaret & Dick Rutherford
Anita Scism
Bob & Diane Shaw
Ken & Celia Shireman
Carolyn Smart
Joyce Stafford
Starr Family Foundation
Kelly & Marti Sudduth
Margaret Whillock
David & Pattie Williams
Linda Wray
Ann Marie Ziegler
In Memory of Doug Cummins
Tom & Jill King
Virginia Ann Coogen
In Memory of Don Deweese
Tom & Jill King
In Memory of Michael Lieber
Tom & Jill King
In Memory of Phoebe Goodwin
Meredith Abel
Nancy Dadigan
Virginia Coogan
Billie Emert
Tom & Jill King
Joao Santa-Rita
Ann Marie Ziegler
In Memory of Mary Ann Greenwood
Betty Harrison
Nancy Koonce & David Marshall
Tom & Jill King
In Memory of Sally McLemore Hennis
Linda Ward Partridge
Michael & Martha Ward
In Memory of Sara Sharp
Betty Harrison
Matching Gifts
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
Eli Lilly & Company Foundation
The Walmart Foundation
In-Kind Support
Mary & George Benjamin
Catering Concepts
Common Dwellings
Lindsay Cook
DOXA / VANTAGE Eventures
Garrison Financial Corporation
Glass Soul Creations
ReBecca Graham Arts
Reed Greenwood
Malcolm & Ellen Hayward
Heroncrest Event Center
Anthony & Susan Hui
Joan & Bruce Johnson
The Kester Group
Jill King
Jana Mayfield
Mint 2 Mix
Romance Diamond Co.
Bill & Judy Schwab
SoNA Board of Directors
Marti & Kelly Sudduth
Akiko Fujimoto, Guest Conductor
Featuring works by Mozart, Borodin, Ravel, and Rimsky-Korsakov
Featuring
Dvořák, Nielsen, Clyne, Khachaturian, and Prokofiev
