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
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.
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
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
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.
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