Saturday, July 25th, 2026
Amphitheater
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Carmina Burana
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Featuring the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus and
Aubry Ballarò, soprano
Nick Nestorak, tenor
Hugh Russell, baritone
- Concert Order - approx. 75 minutes
Carl Orff (1895-1982): Carmina Burana (1936)
Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi (Fortune, Empress of the World)
1. O Fortuna
2. Fortune plango vulnera
I. Primo vere (In Springtime)
3. Veris leta facies
4. Omnia sol temperat
5. Ecce gratum
Uf dem anger (On the Lawn)
6. Tanz
7. Floret silva nobilis
8. Chramer, gip die varwe mir
9. Reie
10. Were diu werlt alle min
II. In Taberna (In the Tavern)
11. Estuans interius
12. Olim lacus colueram
13. Ego sum abbas
14. In taberna quando sumus
III. Cour d'amours (The Court of Love)
15. Amor volat undique
16. Dies, nox et omnia
17. Stetit puella
18. Circa mea pectora
19. Si puer cum puellula
20. Veni, veni, venias
21. In truitina
22. Tempus est iocundum
23. Dulcissime
Blanziflor et Helena (Blanziflor and Helena)
24. Ave formosissima
Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi (Fortune, Empress of the World)
25. O Fortuna (Fortune, Empress of the World)
This program is sponsored by The Mary E. Whitaker Symphony Endowment Fund and The David B. and Barbara Barrett Orr Music Fund.
First Violin
Sharon Roffman, Concertmaster—1
Mischakoff Taylor Concertmaster Chair
Vahn Armstrong, Associate—33
Leslie Frey Anderegg—4
Adrienne Finet—10
Amanda Gates—25
Ming Gao—32
David Hult—47
Olga Dubossarskaya Kaler—33
Molly McDonald—1
Lenelle Morse—34
Kurt Münstedt—1
Erica Robinson—38
Anton Shelepov—10
Second Violin
Diane Bruce, Principal—46
Simon Lapointe, Assistant—16
Zhe Deng—1
Liana Koteva Kirvan—7
Zhen Liu—1
Karen Lord-Powell—16
Jonathan Richards—10
Lara Sipols—24
Marian Tanau—33
Viola
Christopher Fischer, Principal—11
Richard Garney Pedersen Principal Chair for Viola
Karl Pedersen, Assistant—10
Cynthia Frank—30
Javier Otalora—4
Jennifer Stahl—30
Eva Stern—25
Carrie Fischer—5
Erik Rynearson—0
Cello
Jolyon Pegis, Principal—33
Lars Kirvan, Assistant—10
Igor Gefter—9
Daryl Goldberg—40
Daniel Kaler—2
Maximillian Oppeltz—2
Samuel Pierce-Ruhland—2
Bass
Owen Lee, Principal—14
Caitlyn Kamminga, Assistant—30
Kieran Hanlon—7
Kaleb Collins*
Wendell Rosa*
Corey Watzek*
Flute
Richard Sherman, Principal—37
Rita and Dunbar VanDerveer Principal Flute Chair
Luke Fitzpatrick—3
Kathryn Levy (piccolo)—50
Oboe
Jaren Atherholt, Principal—2
Noah Kay—2
Adam Dinitz (English Horn)—3
Clarinet
Stanislav Chernyshev, Principal—0
Olivia Hamilton—2
Daniel Spitzer (bass)—11
Bassoon
Jeffrey Robinson, Principal—22
Ben Atherholt—9
Horn
Roger Kaza, Principal—24
William Bernatis, Assistant—28
Donna Dolson—42
Daniel Kerdelewicz—2
Mark Robbins—42
Trumpet
Micah Wilkinson, Principal—3
Peter Lindblom, Assistant—34
Leslie Linn—28
Trombone
Vladislav Petrachev, Principal—0
James Seymour—0
Eric Lindblom (bass)—19
Tuba
Cristina Cutts Dougherty, Principal—1
Percussion
Brian Kushmaul, Principal—32
Thomas Blanchard, Assistant—29
Pedro Fernandez—8
Timpani
Matthew Strauss, Principal—1
Harp
Madeline Olson, Principal—0
Av and Janet Posner Principal Chair for Harp, In Memory of Beth Robinson, Principal Harpist for 52 Years
Fellows
Violin
Laura Herrera
Gabrielle Monachino
Viola
Pedro Mendez
Bass
Caleb Edwards
Members on Leave
Timothy Peters
Substitute and Extra Musicians
The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
would like to acknowledge and thank its
many substitute and extra musicians for
their service.
Librarians
Lara Sipols, Principal
Adrienne Finet, Associate
Administration
Shruthi Kattumenu, Managing Director
Amanda Gates, Personnel Manager
Cole Maddux, Stage Manager
Notes
Numbers after names indicate years as
members of the CSO prior to 2026.
*Indicates guest musician for 2026