A Very SoNA Christmas 21-22 Program

2021-22 Season

A Very SoNA Christmas December 11, 2021

A Very SoNA Christmas Saturday, December 11, 2021 — 2PM & 7:30PM Baum Walker Hall / Walton Arts Center Paul Haas, conductor SoNA Singers, Terry Hicks, director

Arr. John Rutter

O Come, All Ye Faithful, SoNA Singers

Leroy Anderson

Sleigh Ride

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn

Nutcracker Selections

Andrea Ramsey

In the Bleak Midwinter, SoNA Singers

Morton Gould

Serenade of Carols

Movement I Movement II

Sugarplum (Tchaikovsky) Trepak (Tchaikovsky) Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Ellington/Strayhorn, Arr. Jeff Tyzik) Dance of the Floreadores (Ellington/Strayhorn, Arr. Jeff Tyzik)

George Frideric Handel Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah, SoNA Singers INTERMISSION Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Christmas Overture

John Rutter

Rejoice and Sing, SoNA Singers

Sergei Prokofiev

Troika from Lieutenant Kije

Craig Courtney

A Musicological Journey Through the 12 Days of Christmas, SoNA Singers

Antonio Vivaldi

Winter from the Four Seasons, Zsolt Eder, violin

Arr. Arthur Harris

Silent Night, SoNA Singers, conducted by Sarah Pearson

Randol Alan Bass

Fanfare: Joy to the World, SoNA Singers

Concert sponsored by Bogle Family Foundation 2

Symphony of Northwest Arkansas

SoNA Board and Staff

The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas

Board of Directors Mike Russell, Chair Jack Cleghorn, Vice Chair Drew Hutchison, Treasurer Marti Sudduth, Secretary Hannah Breden Julianne Brown, Ph.D. Monique Carswell Lynda Coon, Ph.D. Kimberly Hadley, D.B.A., C.P.A. Malcolm Hayward, M.D. Carl Frazier-Sparks Anthony Sumlin Laura Wilkins Tod Yeslow

Paul Haas Music Director & Conductor

Board of Advisors Ed Clifford Cynthia Coughlin Mary Ann Greenwood, Ph.D. Reed Greenwood, Ed.D. Michele Harrington, Esq. Susan Hui Jill King Tom King, Ph.D. Peter B. Lane Bill Mitchell Frank Sharp Dick Trammel Staff D. Riley Nicholson, Executive Director Paul Haas, Music Director Terry Hicks, SoNA Singers Director Sarah Pearson, Assistant Conductor Jarrett Bastow, Personnel Manager Ben Harris, Director of Operations & Annual Giving David Ewing, Music Librarian Marti and Kelly Sudduth Chair Luke Pearson, Accounting Marti and Kelly Sudduth Chair

Contact PO Box 1243 / Fayetteville, AR 72702 479.521.4166 info@sonamusic.org Connect www.sonamusic.org facebook.com/sonafan twitter.com/SoNAinfo Join our email list Email us at info@sonamusic.org to receive the latest updates.

FIRST VIOLIN Zsolt Eder, Acting Concertmaster Maestro’s Circle Chair Natalia Korenchuk, Acting Associate Concertmaster Evgeny Zvonnikov, Acting Assistant Concertmaster Rebecca Cutler-Metzger Faith Guidry Thane Isaac Rachel Orth Eun Seo Park Rodrigo Quintana Alla Wijnands SECOND VIOLIN Miho Oda Sakon, Principal Mt. Sequoyah Women of

Music Chair*

Cristian Martinez Vega, Acting Associate Principal Andrew Chu Mary Haley Martha Mattes Raul Munguia Isaac Orvin Karol Rulli VIOLA Pedro Oviedo, Acting Principal

Thompson and Brett

Burch Chair

Gloria Britez-Scolari, Acting Associate Principal Grace Clark Rachel Daniels Logan Mabry Hailey Treas Anne Wenzel

BASS Jarrett Bastow, Principal Marybeth and Rick Hays Chair Christine Craddock, Associate Principal Kassandra Ferrero

TUBA Ryan Robinson, Principal

FLUTE Kristen Salinas, Principal Greenwood Gearhart Chair Gabriel Vega, Acting Associate Principal Mt. Sequoyah Women of

PERCUSSION James Harris, Principal Fernando Valencia Amy Hearting Micheal Barnes

HARP Devanee Williams, Acting Principal

Music Chair*

Carley Flowers, piccolo OBOE Theresa Delaplain, Principal Andrew Parker Andrew Baker, English horn CLARINET Jasper Hensley, Acting Principal Angela Carter Orlando Scalia, bass clarinet

*Mt. Sequoyah Women of Music: Jenny Coogan, Karolyn Farrell, Phoebe Goodwin, Jill King, Melinda Nickle, Natalie Olsen, Lynn Rogers, Jane Scroggs,

BASSOON Lia Uribe, Principal Leigh Muñoz

Jackie Telfair, Laura Wilkins, and Ann Marie Ziegler

HORN Lanette Compton, Acting Principal Jason Hofmeister Benjamin Bacni Evan Mino Ashley Walla, Assistant Horn TRUMPET Richard Rulli, Principal

Ed and Carol Clifford Chair

Andrew Stadler Tim Wootton

TROMBONE Cory Mixdorf, Principal Tenor

Starr Foundation Chair

KEYBOARD Tomoko Kashiwagi, Acting Principal Garrison Financial Chair

Liz Allen, Carol Barnett,

SAXOPHONE Thomas Poole, Acting Principal

CELLO Eman Chalshotori, Acting Principal Cheyenne Rain, Acting Associate Principal Diane Bucchaneri Lauren Green Jayne Jostad

TIMPANI Elizabeth Kosko, Acting Principal

Hollomon Wailes Chair

Brent Mead Jason Hausback, Principal Bass www.sonamusic.org

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Paul Haas Music Director & Conductor SoNA Music Director Paul Haas enjoys a distinctive career as conductor, composer and installation artist. His guest conducting engagements have included performances with Orchestra of St. Luke’s, San Antonio Symphony, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, and the New World Symphony, among others, as well as festival appearances.

the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Over the last decade, he has written commissions for a wide variety of iconic venues, including the Park Avenue Armory and Rubin Museum of Art in New York, Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, the Anchorage Museum of Art in Alaska, and

Haas is a graduate of Yale University and The Juilliard School.

He resides in Germantown, New York, with his wife and three children. Find out more at paulhaas.com.

In addition to his positions as Music Director of SoNA and the Thunder Bay Symphony in Ontario, Canada, Haas is the founder and Artistic Director of Sympho, a trailblazing concert production company that creates powerful and emotional musical experiences, collaborating with leading artists and using unexpected performance methods and unorthodox venues.

SoNA Singers Terry Hicks, director Lisa Auten, collaborative pianist Soprano Gabriela Blotor Kandace Bowen Samanthe Burrow Regina Elizabeth Claire Eugenio Cheri Headrick Vickie Hilliard Shiloh Jones, section leader Erin Jorgenson Amy Joyce Savannah Krause Amy Locke Talina Madonna Diane Morrison Callie Skembo Cathy Suazo Cameron Suchy Kaitlyn Wyre 4

Symphony of Northwest Arkansas

Alto Elizabeth Bainbridge, chorus manager Marcie Bayles Erin Cain Novak Christina Hacala Peggy Hicks Cassie Holder Robyn Holt Maria Jones Sarah Matteri, section leader Barbara Miller Sarah Nickerson Laurie Reh Laura Shatkus April Taylor Kristen Taylor Holly White

Tenor Caity Church Lucus DeBuhr Karen Harris Blaine Hill, section leader Jennifer Shaver Corey Swann Jules Taylor Michael Upton Alex Wayne Laura Welkey Ryan Widen

Bass Chris Amezcua Gabriel Blotor Ryan Bradburn Dennis Brewer John Curtis Ken Griggs Jim Loyd, section leader Zak Morris Justin Stewart Jeramy Upton

Support SoNA Overture Society

A gift to the Overture Society (our annual fund) provides general operating support for concerts, education programs, outreach, collaborations and administrative expenses.

Chair Sponsorships

Chair Sponsorships — whether individual, group or corporate — provide much needed support and can create a personal relationship with a SoNA musician. Your gift will help attract and retain the best musicians, ensuring our continued artistic growth and regional stature. A gift of $2,500 will support a SoNA principal musician chair.

Leave a Legacy

Your planned charitable bequest to SoNA can make a significant impact by helping to ensure that our mission will thrive far into the future. Gifts of all sizes make it possible for us to build financial strength and maintain our tradition of excellence and community outreach for generations to come.

For assistance with bequests, including gifts of stock, please contact Jett Moore with Greenwood Gearhart, Inc. at jtmoore@greenwoodgearhart.com or 479.521.5353.

The Maestro’s Circle

SoNA wishes to thank the donors who have contributed to our Endowment Fund through the Maestro’s Circle. If you would like to learn more about multi-year gifts that help ensure SoNA’s future, please contact D. Riley Nicholson, Executive Director, at riley@sonamusic.org or 479.521.4166.

Anonymous Bob & Becky Alexander The James Burton Blair Family Foundation Bob Bogle Benjamin, George & Mary Carver, Joel & Lynn Cole, Nick & Carolyn Coughlin, Cynthia Edwards, Sandra K. Esch, Pete & Shirley Garrison, Tom Garner, Hershey & Denise Greenwood, Reed & Mary Ann Hall, Susan & Orville

Hays, Mary Beth & Rick Hayward, Malcolm & Ellen Hui, Tony & Susan Kapella, Karen & Tom King, Tom & Jill Lee, Hannah & Greg McKenzie, Jim & Ann Melton, Ellis & Kay Parks, David & Pamela Parks, Peggy Reese, Mary Lynn Russell, Mary & Mike Scott, Frances Lee Sharp, Frank

Shaw, Bob & Diane Simmons, Diane & Mark Smith, Dewitt & Cindy Starr, Billie Starr Sudduth, Marti & Kelly Telfair, Jackie & Yeslow, Tod Thompson, Kirk The Walton Family Foundation

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Corporate, Foundation & Government Partners

Friends of SoNA Contributions to SoNA’s annual fund and special events enable us to continue to bring great music and innovative music education to life in Northwest Arkansas. Gifts listed below have been received or pledged as of November 1, 2021. We make every effort to maintain accurate records. If we have inadvertently omitted your name, please let us know so that we may correct our error. Gifts listed below do not include corporate matches.

Concerto $10,000+ Anonymous Bob Bogle Nick & Carolyn Cole Cynthia Coughlin Reed & Mary Ann Greenwood Marybeth & Rick Hays Malcolm & Ellen Hayward Jim & Ann McKenzie Mary Lynn Reese Frank Sharp Mark & Diane Simmons Dewitt H. Smith III & Cynthia B. Smith Billie Starr Marti & Kelly Sudduth Kirk Thompson & Brett Burch Bravissimo $5,000 - $9,999 Bob & Becky Alexander George & Mary Benjamin The James Burton Blair Family Foundation Joel & Lynn Carver Sandra K. Edwards Pete & Shirley Esch Orville & Susan Hall Bruce & Joan Johnson Hannah & Greg Lee Tom & Jill King Ellis & Kay Melton David & Pam Parks Mike & Mary Russell Bob & Diane Shaw Jackie Telfair & Tod Yeslow Eric Wailes & Michael Hollomon The Walton Family Foundation

Baum Charitable Foundation Trust 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.

Season Partners

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Symphony of Northwest Arkansas

Bravo $2,500 - $4,999 Anonymous Ed & Carol Clifford Bob & Barbara Costrell Hershey & Denise Garner Michael Hill Doug & Barbara Prichard Todd Simmons Bruce & Laura Wilkins Encore $1,000 - $2,499 Anonymous Janet Baker Carol Barnett Thad & Melanie Beck Ted & Leslie Belden

Julianne Brown Patric & Terrye Brosh Anne Butt Monique Carswell Jack & Grace Cleghorn Virginia Ann Coogan Lynda Coon Don Deweese John & Kay DuVal John Elrod Don & Karolyn Farrell David Fedele & Matthew Herren Carl & Josh Frazier-Sparks Martha & Drew Frits Nancy Garner & Mort Gitelman David & Jane Gearhart Sue & Lyle Gohn Josh & Melissa Hagerman Morriss & Ann Henry Tony & Susan Hui Drew Hutchison David Jolliffe & Gwynne Gertz Jim & Suza Jordan Bob & Linda Kelly Cheryl Kester Thomas Peter Lane & Barbara Putman David Malone & Deborah Thomas Malone Bill & Sabra Martin Marshall McKenzie Mike & Kathy Moss Melinda & Bob Nickle Bill & Natalie Olsen Carolyn Smart Joyce Stafford & Jack Cole Sally Stone Bud & Mary Storey Anthony & Chantal Sumlin Donald & Sheroll Walker John & Kitten Weiss Kathy & Bob Welsh Alan & Carol Sue Wooten Ann Marie Ziegler Prestissimo $500 - $999 Ken & Liz Allen Max & Margaret Barron Dr. Megan & Joe Baureis Jacqui Brandli & Doug Cummins Cora Davis Sid & Kay Davis Joyce & Bill Feldman Jeannie Fleeman Albert Gray Phoebe J. Goodwin Kimberly & Kelly Hadley Howard & Treva Hamilton Rebecca Newth Harrison Pete & Margo Heinzelmann

Bob & Carol Hodges Calvin & Shawna Jarrett The Christopher Lavagnino Charitable Trust Mike & Eileen Lieber Linda & Bob McMath Rita & Lindsey Miller Robert & Susan Patton Russell & Sylvia Riggs Lynn Rogers & Jerry Jones Joe & Sue Schultz William & Judy Schwab Eloise Jane Scroggs Ken & Celia Shireman Mark Smidt Dr. & Mrs. Arnold Smith Janice Stanesic Paul & Linda Swaim Tucker Taylor Zack & Kellie Taylor Dick & Nancy Trammel LeAnn & Bill Underwood Brad Vester Margaret M. Whillock Pattie & David Williams Presto $250 - $499 Anonymous Kathryn Birkhead Hannah Breden Susan Bristow June M. Carter Jonathan Deweese Tommy & Kathy Deweese James & Betty Ezell Rebecca & Tommy Free Dr. Robert & Brenda Gullett Paul & Suzette Haas Al & Dorothy Hanby Walt & Millie Heyne James & Mary Hurley Barbara Jackson Karen & Ken Kolls Sandra Luetjen Alice Martinson Mack & Jana Mayfield Bill & Kim McComas Dennis McKinnie David McNabb Jeanette & Jim Millar Kristene Miller Brandy & Dwight Mitchell Lee & Lynn Moore Stanley & Peggy Mott Vivian & Charles Nicholson Tim & Debbie Ogg Loria & Kent Oliver Chip & Carey Pollard Danielle Pribbernow Hoyt & Mary Purvis Martin & Cookie Redfern Rick & Janet Roessler David Russell Ann & Charles Rye Dr. & Mrs. James Scherer Steve & Cynthia Schneider Phillip & Mary Alice Serafini Steve Skoch & Robin Skochova Curt Stamp Rebecca Summerlin

Loyd & Carol Swope Marv & Donna Wiseman Allegro $100 - $249 C.L. Abercrombie Karen Anderson Thomas & Diane Beckett John Van & Rosemary Brahana John Brewer John E. Brown, III Robert & Vicky Bruce Holly Childs Margaret Clark Tyler Clark Thomas & Roxanna Cole Drew & Nancy Collom Rosemary Conrad Paul Corlett Patricia A. Cornish David & Marsha Crittenden John & Patricia Czuba Nancy Dodson Ted & Dianne Dreher Mary Droho Alan Ellstrand & Karen Byers Peter & Tara Elzer Lewis Epley Jr. & Donna Epley Debbie Evans Cindy Farrell Norma & John Farthing Boyd Fisher Michael & Catherine Fothergill Scott & Florence Galbraith Ian Hanson Gemzel Hernandez Gary Charles Hertweck Vickie Hilliard Linda Jones Bob Johnston Ann Kabanuck Jennifer Kaley Jacqueline King Peter & Judy Kohler Priscilla Kumpe Burnis Leavens Garry & Marilyn Lee Lorraine Lorne Don & JoAnn Lyall Nancy Mays John & Ann Marie McAuley James & Patricia McClelland Lana McDonald William McGowan & Kelly Carithers Bill & Deeg Mitchell Pat Morrison Steve & Linda Nelson Tom O’Neal Steve & Rosemary Petruconis Joe Randel Frances Rankin Gary Reich & Keith Floyd James R. Roe Kitty & Bill Rubenstein Barbara Rutledge Faith Sawyer-Tindle James Sawyer & Mary Charlton Doris Schuldt Michael & Lara Shepherd Harold Shute

Jerri & John Skaggs Jacquelyn Smith Jason Smith Tara Smith Norma Staley Joe & Jennifer Thompson Mark Tocco & Colleen McCarthy Craig & Laura Underwood Mark Weaver Gary & Shea Weidner Sandra Womack Nick & Sallie Zazal Debut $20 - $99 Anonymous Elizabeth Bainbridge Lisa Bowman Stanley & Kimberly Bradley James E. Durham Rosemary Elizabeth French Susan Garriss Rachel & Adam Golden Jonathan Heintz Walt & Sudie Henderson Will Huff Bill & Missy Darwin Kincaid Hugh & Brenda Kincaid John E. & Sally Kelley King Aaron Kohn Julie Long Molly Longstreth John & Harriet Mack Tim Mccausland Sheila & Larry Morgan J.P. Peters Kathy Pettigrew Wilbur Rankin Stuart Reaves George & Deborah Sabo Andrew Schick Ms. Ethel Simpson David Sloan Terra Stephenson Ms. Sunny Turner Kurt & Gene Tweraser Michelle Utterson Claire Williams Tom Zhang In Memory of Eugene “Kayo” Harris Buddy & Mary Whiteaker In Memory of Sara Sharp Terry Vaughn & Tim Gilster Robert Ritschel David Fedele & Matthew Herren John Savage & Julie Crawford Bill & Joyce Feldman Josh & Margo Hale Elizabeth Davis Joyce Stafford & Jack Cole Don Deweese Phyllis Gasser Virginia Ann Coogan Marianne Woods Don & Sheroll Walker Tom & Jill King

Matching Gifts

In-Kind Support 28 Springs Arkansas Alumni Association Atlas The Restaurant Bordinos Restaurant

By Request Carol Haut Craig Underwood Diane Stinebaugh Dog Party USA Don Dewese DOXA / VANTAGE East Side Grill Eventures Garrison Financial Corporation Gloss Nail Lounge The Kester Group Jana Mayfield Jill King In Motion Apparel John Elrod Lanuti’s Glass LaVida Massage & Med Spa Lee Anne Dodson Liquor World Lululemon Malcolm & Ellen Hayward Marti & Kelly Sudduth Mary Benjamin Mary & O.H. Storey Premier Dermatology Romance Diamond Co. Ropa Boutique SBS Properties Siloam Springs Flowers & Gifts So Inviting State Beauty Supply The Gift House Theo’s Restaurant Uptown Eyes Vetro 1925 Ristorante Walker Brothers Zuzu’s Petals & Gifts

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Symphony of Northwest Arkansas Paul Haas, Music Director

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