Ramona Abbott, Narrator
December 4, 2021 @ 7:30 PM
December 5, 2021 @ 3:00 PM
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | Eddie Pola & George Wyle, arr. Bob Cerulli
Silver Bells | Jay Livingston & Ray Evans, arr. John Moss
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane, arr. Calvin Custer
A Dickens Christmas Carol Suite | Story by Charles Dickens, arr. by Andrew H. Dabczynski
A Christmas Medley | Trad, arr. Matthew Naughtin
Chanukah Festival Overture | Trad, arr. Calvin Custer, ed. Sean O'Loughlin
Silent Night | Franz Xaver Gruber, arr. Paul Clark
Auld Lang Syne | Trad, poem by Robert Burns
Winter Wonderland / Let It Snow! | Felix Bernard & Richard Bernhard Smith / Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne, arr. Bob Cerulli
Family fun with holiday classics from around the world make this a joyful celebration! From Dickens to Auld Lang Syne, we have a range of seasonal favorites for you and your loved ones to enjoy over the holidays.
Ramona Abbott is our narrator for A Dickens Christmas Carol Suite. Not only is she a local artist, actor, and improviser, she’s our Marketing & Communications Manager as well. Many of us grew up with some form of A Christmas Carol, and this orchestral version with narration is a very special one.
Members of our orchestra will keep your toes tapping and your memories coming, as well as the kids entertained, in this afternoon of holiday delights.
There is no pre-concert lecture for this concert.
Musicians performing in this concert are in bold.
Music Director
Yaniv Attar (bio)
The Jack & Marybeth Campbell Music Director
Violin I
Dawn Posey (bio)
The Garland Richmond & Richard Stattelman Concertmaster
Shu-Hsin Ko
Assistant Concertmaster
Emily Bailey
Laura Barnes
David Bean
Gaye Davis
Joanne Donnellan
Irene Fadden
Matt Gudakov
Madeline Massey
Yelena Nelson
Sandra Payton
Krissy Snyder
John Tilley
Karen Visser
Bill Watts
Violin II
Yuko Watanabe
The Debbie & Steve Adelstein Principal 2nd Violin
Heather Ray
Assistant Principal 2nd Violin (Acting Principal 2nd Violin)
Audrey Negro
(Acting Assistant Principal 2nd Violin)
Linnea Arntson
Liza Beshara
Judy Diamond
Kathy Diaz
Geneva Faulkner
Ben Morgan
Lenelle Morse
Cecile Pendleton
Carla Rutschman
Tara Kaiyala Weaver
Joy Westermann
Viola
Morgan Schwab
The Byron & Becky Elmendorf Principal Viola
Elizabeth Stuen-Walker §
(Acting Principal Viola)
Kacey Bradt
(Acting Assistant Principal Viola)
Jo Anne Dudley
Natalie Louia
Valerie McWhorter
Michael Neville
Jim Quist
Corey Welch
Cello
Nick Strobel
The Phyllis Allport Principal Cello
Tallie Jones
The John W. Tilley Jr. Assistant Principal Cello (Acting Principal Cello)
Coral Marchant
(Acting Assistant Principal Cello)
Brian Coyne
Erin Esses Lusk
Noel Evans
Omar Firestone
Jeremy Heaven
Rebekah Hood-Sava
Barb Hunter
Mary Passmore
Bette Ann Schwede
Samantha Sinai
Daniel Watterson
Bass
Mark Tomko
The Charli Daniels Principal Bass
Eirik Haugbro
Assistant Principal Bass (Acting Principal Bass)
Amiko Mantha
(Acting Assistant Principal Bass)
Faye Hong
Anna Jull
Flute
Deborah Arthur
The Marcela Berg & Michael Addison Principal Flute
Gena Mikkelsen
Piccolo
Gena Mikkelsen
The Carol & Dennis Comeau Piccolo
Oboe
Kristen Fairbank
Co-Principal
Gail Ridenour
The Ridenour Family Co-Principal Oboe
Ken Bronstein
English Horn
Ken Bronstein
The Dick & Sherry Nelson English Horn
Clarinet
Erika Block
The Gordon & Rosalie Nast Principal Clarinet
Emily Prestbo
David Kappele
Bassoon
Phillip Thomas
The Brian and Marya Griffin Principal Bassoon
Jackson Stewart-DeBelly
Assistant Principal Bassoon
Terhi Miikki-Broersma
Horn
Brad Bigelow
The George and Crystal Mills Principal Horn
Jack Champagne
Greg Verbarendse
Kristi Kilgore
Trumpet
Karolyn Labes
The Bill & Leslie McRoberts Principal Trumpet
Del Vande Kerk
Steve Sperry
Assistant Principal/3rd Trumpet
Trombone
Phil Heft
The Wendy Bohlke & Brian Hanson Principal Trombone
Brian Thomson
Bass Trombone
Bob Gray
Tuba
Mark Lindenbaum
The Marty & Gail Haines Principal Tuba
Timpani
Stephanie L. Straight
Principal Timpani
Percussion
Kay Reilly
The Valerie McWhorter & Dean Altschuler Co-Principal Percussion
Melanie Sehman
The Barbara & Michael Ryan Co-Principal Percussion
Jamie Ihler
Harp
Jill Whitman
The Cinda & Stuart Zemel Principal Harp
Keyboard
Andrea Rackl
The Sibyl Sanford Principal Keyboard
§ Substitute
We are so grateful for our generous sponsors!
Season: Peoples Bank & Bellingham Porsche/Audi
Concert: Bruce Cox Imports
Guest Artist: Elder Law Offices of Meyers, Neubeck & Hulford
For a full list of BSO's sponsors, please visit our website sponsor page.
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Welcome to the Bellingham Symphony Orchestra’s 46th Season. I am very excited to be serving as the President of the Board during this time, as we return to making music in person at the beautiful Mount Baker Theatre.
While the global pandemic presented many challenges, the resilience and creativity of our musicians, staff and Board have allowed us to safely move forward this season and resume live performances. The support that we have received from our community during this time made it possible for us to present performances remotely last season, and your ongoing support allows us to continue presenting live performances. Thank you so very much.
We still have a long way to go to get back to pre-pandemic levels of performances and attendance, and I hope we can count on your continued support. Your gift at any level will make a significant impact on our ability to continue to move forward with our plans for the remainder of this season, and to perform for you music that is powerful, beautiful, and inspiring.
Ken Bronstein
President, Bellingham Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors