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Independence Day Celebration
July 02, 2021
Independence Day Celebration with the Music School Festival Orchestra and School of Voice

Saturday, July 3

William Eddins, conductor
Amanda Batista, soprano
Nicole Koh, soprano
Lucy Baker, mezzo-soprano
Alex Mathews, bass-baritone


Repertoire

J.S. Smith/Damrosch: The Star-Spangled Banner 

Gershwin/Arr. Whitney: Strike Up The Band 

Rodgers & Hammerstein: Main Title from The Sound of Music

Nichole Koh, soprano

Rodgers & Hammerstein: "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" from The Sound of Music 

Amanda Batista, soprano

Jasmine Barnes: Before Dawn 

Richard Rodgers: "Some Enchanted Evening" from South Pacific

Alex Mathews, bass-baritone

Bernstein/Arr. Mason: West Side Story Selection for Orchestra

Frances Pollock: My Dad Was A Solider

Amanda Batista, soprano
Nicole Koh, soprano
Lucy Baker, mezzo-soprano

Williams, Paul/Arr. Moore: The Rainbow Connection

Lucy Baker, mezzo-soprano

Leroy Anderson: Fiddle Faddle

Lowden: Armed Forces Salute 

Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever 

About the MSFO

Independence Day celebrations at Chautauqua reflect America at its best, with the core of intergenerational festivities being this concert full of patriotic and inspirational music. This year’s concert features the return of conductor William Eddins to the Amphitheater as he leads the stunning young talent found in Chautauqua’s Music School Festival Orchestra and the School of Music Voice program. Come celebrate with traditions such as the Armed Forces Salute and Stars and Stripes Forever, while discovering new favorites from a diverse and talented group of young people from around the country.

MSFO Personnel
VIOLIN

Matthew Adams
Stephanie Bonk
Spencer Day
Diego Diaz
Laura Herrera
Jason Hurlbut
Vikram Iyer
Bright Johnston
Natasha Kubit
Gabriela Lara
Jesus Alejandro Linarez Delfines
Emily Monroe
Katherine Morris
Alexandria Ott
Olivia Taylor
Justine Teo

VIOLA

Ruisi Du
Amelia Eckloff
Sydney Link
Pedro Mendez
Alexis Mitrushi
John Ryan
Lukas Shrout
Kaitlyn Walker

CELLO

Katsuaki Arakawa
Catherine Choi
Omkara Gil Guaraco
Hee Won Jeon
Emma Osterrieder
Rachel Rice
Tanner Rodriguez
Andrew Shinn

DOUBLE BASS

Payton Dziekan
Broner McCoy
Cruise Myers
Jose Saavedra Diaz
Danny Sesi
Corey Watzek

FLUTE

Lauren Scanio
Sunju Kim

OBOE

Donovan Bown
Mia Fasanello

CLARINET

Ellé Crowhurst
Olivia Hamilton

BASSOON

Carlos Clark
Christopher Witt

TRUMPET

Joseph Brozek
Aaron DuBois

HORN

Aidan Alcocer
Gretchen Bonnema
Alex Daiker
Rachel Lauson

TROMBONE

Zongxi Li
Felix Regalado
Marco Gomez (Bass)

PERCUSSION

Liam McManus
David Wang

2021 DAVID EFFRON CONDUCTING FELLOW

Joshua Hong

2021 Faculty and Staff
Manager, Chautauqua Schools of Performing and Visual Arts

Sarah Malinoski-Umberger

School of Music Operations Manager and Director of Arts Education

Suzanne Fassett-Wright

Administration

Megan Stefanik, Office Assistant
Igor Gersh, Resident Luthier

Instrumental Faculty

Timothy Muffitt, Artistic and Music Director
Aaron Berofsky, Chair of Strings & Violin Faculty
Kathryn Votapek, Chair of Chamber Music
Richard Sherman, Chair of Winds, Brass and Percussion & Flute Faculty
Curtis Burris, Bass
William Caballero, Horn
Eli Eban, Clarinet
Pedro Fernandez, Percussion
Shannon Hesse, Collaborative Pianist
Jan Eberle Kanui, Oboe
Roger Kaza, Horn
Akiko Konishi, Collaborative Pianist
Brian Kushmaul, Percussion
Owen Lee, Bass
Eric Lindblom, Bass Trombone
John Marcellus, Trombone
Anna Mattix, Oboe
Karen Ritscher, viola
Beth Robinson, Harp
Jeff Robinson, Bassoon
Almita Vamos, Violin

Instrumental Guest Faculty

Michael Burritt, Percussion

Voice Faculty

Marlena Malas, Chair
Jonathan Beyer, Instructor
Elizabeth Bishop, Instructor
John Giampietro, Stage Director
Donna Gill, Coordinator of Voice Scheduling
Rhoslyn Jones, Instructor
Jaye Simmons, Assistant to the Stage Director

Voice Coaches

Donna Gill, Head Coach
Julius Abrahams
Michał Biel
Travis Bloom
Martin Dubé
Kanae Matsumoto
Jinhee Park
Katelan Terrell

Voice Guest Faculty

Claudia Catania
Maxine Davis
Mikael Eliasen
Reneé Fleming
Susan Graham
Ben Moore
Craig Rutenberg
Brian Zeger

Piano Faculty

Alexander Gavrylyuk, Heintzelman Family Artistic Advisor and Artist-in-Residence
Nicola Melville, Co-Chair
John Milbauer, Co-Chair

Piano Guest Faculty

Natalya Antonova
Malcolm Bilson
Alexander Kobrin
Jerome Lowenthal
Jon Nakamatsu
Ursula Oppens
Boris Slutsky

Piano Technicians

Robert Bussell, Concert Piano Technician
Bruce Fellows, Service Coordinator and Tuner

Underwriters

The Hultquist Foundation of Jamestown, New York

New York State Council on the Arts
The Music School Festival Orchestra is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

Scholarships

The Chautauqua Amateur Musicians Program (C.A.M.P) Scholarship (Thursday Morning Brass and Chautauqua Brass Ensemble)

Alexander W. Bouchal Memorial Scholarship

Ann and Isidor Saslav Violin Scholarship in Honor of Mischa Mischakoff

Anna Mary and Richard M. Maddy Music Scholarship Fund

Barton Family Scholarship

Bennett and Mary Jo Burgoon Memorial Scholarship

Beverly and Bruce Conner Scholarship Fund

Burden-Staples Music Scholarship

Charles John Petre Memorial Fund Trombone Award

Chautauqua - NFMC Dorothy Dann Bullock Award

Chautauqua General - NFMC Directors

Chautauqua General Scholarship

Chautauqua Women's Club Scholarship for MSFO

Dave and Diana Bower Scholarship

David Effron Conducting Fellowship

Dietrich Family Endowment for Music at Chautauqua

Dr. Stephen Fudell Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Elmer S. and H. Lorraine Sachse Scholarship Fund

Everett and Sarah Holden McLaren Scholarship

Frederick Percival Boynton Scholarship

G. Thomas & Kathleen Harrick Music Scholarship

General Chautauqua Scholarship for MSFO

George E. and Susan Moran Murphy Scholarship

Glenn G. Vance Music Scholarship Fund

Harris Scholarship for Performing Arts

Hebrew Congregation Music Award

Hilda Jo Anne Milham Scholarship

Jack I. and Barbara J. Morris Memorial Cello Scholarship

Joseph Clarke Scholarship Fund

Konneker Scholarship

Marianne Elser Markham Endowment Fund

Milks Family Scholarship for Brass Music

Morton and Natalie Abramson Scholarship for Cello

Morton and Natalie Abramson Scholarship for Viola

Morton and Natalie Abramson Scholarship for Violin

Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Nobel Scholarship

Ms. Izumi Hara and Mr. David Koschik Scholarship

MSFO Brass scholarship in memory of Robert Vitkowsky

MSFO Scholarship in memory of Allen and Elizabeth Wood

Mu Phi Epsilon Scholarship

NFMC-New York Federation Award

NFMC-Ohio Federation Award

Peggy and Andy Anderson Family Scholarship Fund

Rebecca M. and Dr. Alan Kamen Cello Scholarship

Robert and Joan Spirtas Scholarship

Robert and Mary Pickens Scholarship

Robert D. Hiller Scholarship Fund

Robert D. Redington Memorial Scholarship

Ronald Perry Smith Scholarship Fund

Ruth Higby Haver and Della and David Higby Music Scholarship

Ruth M. Skinner Hutchins Scholarship Fund

Samuel R. McClure II Brass Scholarship

Shreveport Friends' Music Scholarship

The Arlene Hajinlian Music Scholarship

The Bettsy and Ellis Cowling Scholarship for Music

The Chuck Berginc Scholarship

The Craig J. Luchsinger Memorial Scholarship for Violin

The Daley Family Fund

The Teresa M. Joyce Ph.D. Scholarship

The Dr. William T. and Virginia W. Smyth Fund

The Edna Posner Music Scholarship 

The Elizabeth & Jack Gellman and Deborah & Allen Zaretsky Scholarship Fund

The Ernest W. and Jeannette McClure Polley Scholarship

The Erroll & Elaine Davis Scholarship

The Fayette S. Olmstead Foundation and Pittsburgh National Bank Charitable Trust Fund

The Henrietta W. Schlager Scholarship

The Honorable and Mrs. W.F. Clinger Scholarship

The Howard G. Gibbs Scholarship Fund

The John B. Yoder Music Scholarship

The Kaylor Family Scholarship

The LaPenna-Koch Scholarship

The Lucille J. McClure Memorial Music Scholarship Fund

The Marilyn G. Levinson and Nathan Gottschalk First Chair Award for MSFO Endowment

The Marsha J. Alico Memorial Music Scholarship

The Michael L. Barnett Scholarship Fund

The Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Ivers Music Scholarship

The Nancy and Norman Karp Scholarship Fund

The Penrose-Mahaffey Scholarship Fund

The Ralph J. Miller and Florence L. Miller Memorial Scholarship in Music

The Reed Family Scholarship

The Richard and Eleanor Aron MSFO Scholarship

The Robert Hunt and Mary Campbell Eckhardt Memorial Scholarship

The Sal & Kay Marranca Music Scholarship

The William Cole/King Scholarship

The William F. Northrop Memorial Music Scholarship

Thomas E. Kaufman Memorial Music Scholarship

Virginia Cox Scholarship for MSFO

Ward T. Bower Memorial Scholarship

William and Jane Pfefferkorn Scholarship for Music

William and Pauline Higie School of Music Scholarship