Thursday, August  10 • 8:15 p.m.
Chautauqua Amphitheater

Carolyn Kuan, conductor 

Program

Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884): Vltava (The Moldau) from Ma Vlast [12']

Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847): A Midsummer Night’s Dream Incidental Music, op. 61 (1826; 1842) [20'] 

Scherzo 
Intermezzo 
Nocturne 
Wedding March  

Huang Ruo (b. 1976): Folk Songs for Orchestra [12'] 

Flower Drum Song from Feng Yang 
Love Song from Kang Ding 
Girls from the Da Ban City

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908): Capriccio espagnol, op. 34 (1887) [15'] 

Alborada: Vivo e strepitoso— 
Variazioni: Andante con moto 
Alborada: Vivo e strepitoso— 
Scene and Gypsy Song: Allegro— 
Fandango of the Asturias 

This evening's performance is funded in part by The Kathryn A. and David B. Levy Fund for the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. 

First Violin 
*Vahn Armstrong, 6/29, 7/1, 8/22
*Sharon Roffman, 7/4, 7/6, 7/8
*Timothy Peters, 7/11, 7/13
*Felicity James, 7/15, 7/25, 8/8
*Eoin Anderson, 7/18, 7/20, 7/22
*Eliot Heaton, 7/27, 7/29
*Hannah Ji, 8/3, 8/5, 8/6
*Joanna Frankel, 8/10, 8/12
*Angela Fuller Heyde, 8/15, 8/17, 8/19

Guest Concertmasters 
Mischakoff Taylor Concertmaster Chair 

Vahn Armstrong, Associate—30 
Adrienne Finet—7 
Amanda Gates—22 
Ming Gao—29 
David Hult—44 
Olga D. Kaler—29 
Lenelle Morse—31 
Erica Robinson—35 
Anton Shelepov—7 
Marian Tanau—30 
*Emilia Mettenbrink  

Second Violin 
Diane Bruce, Principal—43 
Simon Lapointe, Assistant—13 
Liana K. Kirvan—5 
Karen Lord-Powell—13 
Jonathan Richards—7 
Lara Sipols—21 
*Leslie Anderegg  
*Patricia Quintero Garcia 
*Lindi Wang  

Viola 
Christopher Fischer, Principal—8 
Karl Pedersen, Assistant—7 
Cynthia Frank—27 
Javier Otalora—1 
Jennifer Stahl—27 
Eva Stern—22 
Carrie Fischer—2 

Cello 
Jolyon Pegis, Principal—30 
Lars Kirvan, Assistant—7 
Igor Gefter—6 
Daryl Goldberg—37 
*Si-Cheng Liu 
*Donna Davis 6/29-8/12 

Bass 
Owen Lee, Principal—11 
P.J. Cinque, Assistant— 4 
Kieran Hanlon—4 
Caitlyn Kamminga—27 
Bernard Lieberman—47 
David Rosi—29 

Flute 
Richard Sherman, Principal—34 
    Rita and Dunbar VanDerveer Symphony Principal Chair for Flute 
Luke Fitzpatrick—0 
Kathryn Levy (piccolo)—47 

 Oboe 
*Noah Kay (Principal 6/29-7/8; 7/20-7/29) 
*Jaren Atherholt (Principal 7/1-7/15, 8/8, 8/10, 8/15) 
*Hugo Souza (Principal 8/3, 8/5, 8/6, 8/12, 8/17-8/22) 
*Anna Mattix  
Adam Dinitz (English Horn)—0 

Clarinet 
Eli Eban, Principal—30 
*Allan Kolsky (6/23-7/15) 
*JJ Koh (7/18-8/6) 
*George Klaas (8/8-8/22) 
Daniel Spitzer (bass)—9 

Bassoon 
Jeffrey Robinson, Principal—19 
Benjamin Atherholt—7 

Horn 
Roger Kaza, Principal—21  
William Bernatis, Assistant—25 
Donna Dolson—39 
Mark Robbins—39 

Trumpet 
Micah Wilkinson, Principal—0 
Peter Lindblom, Assistant—31 
Leslie Linn—25 

Trombone 
Christopher Wolf, Principal—7 
*Aidan Chamberlain 
 Eric Lindblom (bass)—16 

Tuba 
*Brett Stemple, Principal 6/29-7/22 
*Dennis Nulty, Principal 7/25-8/22 

Percussion 
Brian Kushmaul, Principal—29 
Thomas Blanchard, Assistant—26 
Pedro Fernandez—5 

Timpani 
*Jeremy Levine, Principal 

Harp 
Beth Robinson, Principal—50 

Keyboard 
*Susan Schuman, 6/29-8/5 
*Rodrigo Ojeda, 8/19 

Fellows  

Violins 
Jordan Curry 
Maalik Glover 
Gabriela Lara 
Jesus Linarez 

Violas 
Camila Berg 
Pedro Mendez 

Cello 
Diana Flores 
Max Oppeltz 

Bass 
Michael Martin 
Amy Nickler 

Members on Leave  
Sean Gordon 
John Marcellus 
Peter Anderegg 

Substitute and Extra Musicians 
The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra would like to acknowledge and thank its many substitute and extra musicians for their service. 

Manager 
Amanda Gates, Personnel Manager 

Librarians 
Lara Sipols, Principal 
Adrienne Finet, Associate Principal  
Margaret Cooper, assistant 
Leslie Frey Anderegg, assistant 
Javier Otalora, assistant 
Fontine Pedersen, assistant 

Administration 
Kimberly Schuette, Managing Director 
Matt Hart, Operations Manager 

Notes 
Numbers after names indicate years as members of the CSO prior to 2023. 

*Indicates guest musician for 2023 

These permanent endowment funds held by the Chautauqua Foundation are used in support of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra ensuring the continuation of classical music at Chautauqua.

Additional support for the 2023 Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra season is provided by:

Diane M. Carlson in loving memory of her husband, William Freyd

Jamestown Local Development Corporation

The Watters Family