Music School Festival Orchestra
Monday July 7, 2025
Amphitheater at 8:15pm
Join the Chautauqua School of Music's Festival Orchestra for an evening of Debussy, Barber, and Tchaikovsky
Timothy Muffitt, artistic and music director
Hannah Schendel, 2025 david effron conducting fellow
Sean Yang, 2024 SAI concerto competition winner
Pavlo Kyryliuk, concert master
Evan Schuman, principal second violin
Josh Corwin, principal viola
Myla Wyrick, principal cello
Stan Legan, principal double bass
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb Minor, Op. 23 (32’)
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893)
I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito
II. Andantino simplice – Prestissino – Tempo Primo
III. Allegro con fuoco – Molto meno mosso – Allegro vivo
Sean Yang, piano
Intermission
Second Essay for Orchestra, Op. 17 (10’)
- Samuel Barber (1910 – 1981)
Hannah Schendel, conductor
La Mer (The Sea), L 109 (23’)
- Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918)
No 1. De l’aube a midi sur la mer (Down ‘til Noon on the Sea)
No 2. Jeux de vagues (Play of the Waves)
No 3. Dialogue du vent et de la mer (Dialogue of the Wind and the Sea)
Violin I
Pavlo Kyryliuk, concertmaster
Jamily Lee
Noah Ghosh
Zihua Ma
Kana Aihara
Maxwell Fairman
Caleb Frailey
Rebekah Geller
Ian Jenson
Tianyu Liu
Cecelia Santiago
Frances Norton
Violin II
Evan Schuman, principal
Yvonne Lee
Blake Armstrong
Jameson Darcy
Rhianna Lingle
Paula Sastre
Byron Laing
Charlotte Fong
Ophir Dahari
Veronica Rokicki
Cade Carter
Anna Sykes
Viola
Josh Corwin, principal
Martha Mulcahy
Alison Wang
Ariana Mascari
Chloe Kitzmiller
Kamilah Brown
Daniel Castorena
Mira Vaughn
Alondra Damian-Noyola
Kate MacKenzie
Cello
Myla Wyrick, principal
Mila Klise
Layla Morris
Benjamin Smith
Ethan Hess
Alexandra Dillulio
Nathaniel Stone
Ewan Manalo
Noah Vin
Lekai Li
Double Bass
Stan Legan, principal
Paolo Garcia
Carson Fast
Aidan Lobenstein
Sunny Lin
Austin Beck
Zoe Harris
Flute
Alex Lehmann
Carter Reynolds
Emma Westerfield
Oboe
Kearsen Erwin
Celia Wojcik
Erin Yun
Clarinet
Lauren Enos
Hongbo Liang
Bassoon
Jason Capozucca
Noah Eastman
Heather Hippchen
James Smelley
Horn
Lilah Costanzo
Jordan Petan
Louis Roy
Amir Sharipov
Cristina Vieytez
Trumpet
Dasara Beta
Jordan Ku
Elijah Leonard
Kirk Morrison
Jamie Walton Jr.
Trombone
Griffin Rupp
Elijah Van Camp-Goh
Bass Trombone
Iris Liu
Tuba
Parker Burkey
Percussion
Jose Diaz
Will Morgan
Connor Speakman
Patrick Sorah
Harp
Beth Henson
Each summer we enroll 81 of the most promising young instrumentalists from here and abroad to join us for an exciting summer of music making. Our students are typically 18 to 28 and enrolled in (or recently graduated from) undergraduate or graduate studies.
The School of Music at Chautauqua considers orchestral work, private study, and chamber music each to be vital components of the program. The orchestra rehearses daily for the majority of the summer and performs its concerts in Chautauqua’s 4,400-seat outdoor Amphitheater. Other facets of orchestral study include sectionals, repertoire classes and mock auditions all run by our professional faculty. Topics covered include the psychology of auditioning, performance issues/anxiety, and instant feedback providing priceless insight into the professional road ahead.
The chamber music program runs throughout the festival. Students receive regular coaching from our distinguished faculty and have multiple performance opportunities. Percussionists participate in a two-week chamber music residency with Michael Burritt, concluding with a percussion ensemble concert. Many of the ensembles mix with the opera conservatory, piano and even theater and dance programs to provide a wide and diverse offering of performing experiences.
Private study rounds out the curriculum with each student receiving six private lessons with a member of Chautauqua’s world-renowned faculty. Master classes from both resident and guest faculty are part of the program as well. Climate-controlled practice cabins provide an ideal environment for the personal work that goes into a summer of artistic growth.
MSFO Student Librarians
Dasara Beta
Caleb Frailey
MSFO Manager
Paola Garcia
MSFO Percussion Manager
Jose Diaz
Instrumental 2025 Faculty
Jaren Atherholt, oboe
Alicja Basinska, collaborative pianist
Aaron Berofsky, violin and chair of strings
Bill Bernatis, horn
Curtis Burris, bass
Michael Burritt, percussion
Cristina Cutts, tuba
Eli Eban, clarinet
Pedro Frenandez, chair of percussion
Shannon Hesse, collaborative pianist
Roger Kaza, horn
Akiko Konishi, collaborative pianist
Brian Kushmaul, percussion
Owen Lee, bass
Eric Lindblom, bass trombone
Madeleine Olson, harp
Nurit Pacht, violin
Lynne Ramsey, viola
Mark Robbins, horn
Jeff Robinson, bassoon
Richard Sherman, flute and chair of winds
Matt Strauss, percussion
Almita Vamos, violin
Kathryn Votapek, chair of chamber music
Felix Wang, cello
Micah Wilkinson, trumpet and chair of brass
Chris Wolf, trombone
School of Music Administration
Sarah Malinoski, Director, Chautauqua Schools of Performing and Visual Arts
Samantha Minardi-Lopez, Manager of Student Services & Arts Education Business Coordinator
Alyssa Shimmel, Administrative Assistant
Becky Mack, Head Librarian
Mariana Mathewson Bernstein, Connections Coordinator
Robert Bussell, Piano Technician
Igor Gersh, Resident Luthier
Constance M. Barton
Evie and Stacey Berger
The Chautauqua Amateur Musicians Program (C.A.M.P) Scholarship
Elaine and Erroll Davis Scholarship for MSFO
David Effron Conducting Fellowship
Jeffrey and Norma Glazer
The Arlene Hajinlian Music Scholarship
Hebrew Congregation Music Award
James Heegeman
The Hultquist Foundation
The Teresa M. Joyce. Ph. D., Scholarship
Rebecca McCrea Kamen Cello Scholarship
Ernie Mahaffey
Sal and Kay Marranca
Hilda Jo Anne Milham Scholarship
MSFO Scholarship in memory of Allen and Elizabeth Wood
Music School Festival Orchestra Chairs
Music School Festival Orchestra Scholarship
The William F. Northrop Memorial Music Scholarship
The Penrose Scholarship Fund
Robert and Mary Pickens Scholarship
Av and Janet Posner
The Rotary Club of Jamestown Community Service Fund (RCJCSF) Scholarship
Stephen Still and Terrie Tucker
Robert and Joan Spirtas Scholarship
Dan and Ann Sullivan
Elaine Wolfe and Barry Silverman
Jeffrey and Claudia Wood
We are grateful for the generous support of the MSFO from the following donors and organizations, scholarship funds, and permanent endowment funds held by the Chautauqua Foundation, ensuring the continuation of classical music training at Chautauqua