Saturday, August 12 • 8:15 p.m.
Amphitheater

Rossen Milanov, conductor
Joanna Frankel, violin 
Jolyon Pegis, cello
Hugo Souza, oboe

This evening's performance is funded in part by The Dan and Linda Silverberg Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Endowment and The Carnahan-Jackson Dance Endowment.

J.S. Bach (1685-1750): “Air” from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

A TIME TO DANCE 

Choreography by Stanton Welch AM, for Mark 
Music by Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904) 
Slavonic Dances Op.46 Nos 1, 2, 3, and 7
Slavonic Dances Op.72 Nos 3, 4, and 7
Costume Design by Stanton Welch AM  

OPENING 
Remie Goins, Yeva Hrytsak, Amelia McGravey, Layla Porter, Macy Richter, Saela Rivera-Martinez, Natalia Scheinson 

Quinton Brooks, Eli Go, Hart Isaacoff, Keaton Linzau, Jordan Long, Zachary Mench, Sam Stampleman  

PAS DE TROIS 
Eli Go 
Remie Goins                               Amelia McGravey  

RED GIRL 
Tyler Donatelli*  

CIRCLE DANCE 
Eric Best*  

Students of the Chautauqua School of Dance: 
Catherine Ball, Caroline Cochrane, Lilah Davis, Sydney Gerstein, Abigail Goldberg, Phoebe Gray, Ava Hajdu, Fayelinn Poplawski, Sophia Rochios, Sofia Elene Rodrigues, Johanna Skehan, Nicole Solomon, Eliana Wade, Kate Waters, Ashlyn Wood, Natalie Yohrling  

PAS DE DEUX 
Natalia Scheinson 
Jordan Long  

PAS DE HUIT 
Layla Porter  

Quinton Brooks, Eli Go, Hart Isaacoff, Keaton Linzau, Jordan Long, Zachary Mench, Sam Stampleman  

FINALE 
Remie Goins, Yeva Hrytsak, Amelia McGravey, Layla Porter, Macy Richter, Saela Rivera-Martinez, Natalia Scheinson  

Quinton Brooks, Eli Go, Hart Isaacoff, Keaton Linzau, Jordan Long, Zachary Mench, Sam Stampleman  

SWAN LAKE 
ACT I PAS DE DEUX 

Choreography by Stanton Welch AM, after Marius Petipa (1818-1910) and Lev Ivanov (1834-1901) 
For Mark 
Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) 
Costume and Scenic Design by Kristian Fredrikson (1940-2005) 
Lighting by Lisa J. Pinkham  

YURIKO KAJIYA* and NAAZIR MUHAMMAD* 

CLEAR 

Choreography by Stanton Welch AM, for Mark 
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) 
Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor 
And the 1st and 2nd movements from the 
Violin Concerto in G minor 
Costume Design by Michael Kors 
Lighting Design by Lisa J. Pinkham  

ERIC BEST* 
KEATON LINZAU       JORDAN LONG 
YURIKO KAJIYA*  

Eli Go                               Hart Issacoff
Sam Stampleman              Garrett Yut
Remie Goins               Quinton Brooks 

*notates Houston Ballet Company Dancer 

Houston Ballet II is the second company of Houston Ballet, America’s fourth-largest ballet company. Comprised of a stellar array of ballet students from around the world, Houston Ballet II members perform a diverse range of works, including excerpts from great classics like The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker to contemporary works by Houston Ballet Artistic Director, Stanton Welch AM. 

The mission of Houston Ballet II is three-fold; to provide students the opportunity to dance leading roles in varied repertoire, to allow dancers to develop technically and artistically through performance experience, and to serve the greater Houston community by providing quality, professional performances. The visibility of the excellent training in Houston Ballet II supports the growth of the professional company at large. 

Under the direction of Stanton Welch AM, Artistic Director, and Jennifer Sommers, Director of the Academy, Houston Ballet II dancers are led by internationally acclaimed coach and teacher Claudio Muñoz, Ballet Master for Houston Ballet II and Houston Ballet’s artistic staff. Houston Ballet II tours nationally and internationally. Most recently, students were invited to participate in Assemblée Internationale 2023, a seven-day festival hosted by Canada’s National Ballet School, along with students and artistic staff from 36 schools from around the globe. 

Artistic Directors 
Julie Kent & Stanton Welch AM

Director of the Academy 
Jennifer Sommers 

Academy Artistic Associate Director 
Yahudi Castañeda  

Houston Ballet II Ballet Master 
Claudio Muñoz 

Principal Academy Instructors 
Christopher Coomer & Kelly Myernick Kubin 

Artists of Houston Ballet II 
Quinton Brooks, Eli Go, Remie Goins, Yeva Hrytsak, Hart Isaacoff, Pavel Kulev, Keaton Linzau, Isabella Long, Jordan Long, Kaito Matsuoka, Olivia McBain, Amelia McGravey, Layla Porter, Macy Richter, Saela Rivera-Martinez, Natalia Scheinson, Sam Stampleman 

Artists of Houston Ballet Academy 
Zachary Mench, Garrett Yut 

Artists of Houston Ballet 
Yuriko Kajiya 
Tyler Donatelli 
Naazir Muhammad
Eric Best 

Stage Manager 
Morgan Brochu 

Lighting Supervisor  
Robert Eubanks  

Costume Shop Manager- Academy 
Alexa Carlson 

Touring Sponsors 
Houston Methodist  
The Fayez Sarofim Touring Fund   

Acknowledgements

General Counsel: Vinson & Elkins, LLP 

Immigration Attorneys: Foster, LLP 

The Dancers of Houston Ballet are represented by The American Guild of Musical Artists, AFL-CIO. 

Houston Ballet is a member of Dance/USA 

Touring Representation: IMG Artists 

CONTACT 
Houston Ballet Academy 
601 Preston 
Houston, Texas 77002 
houstonballetacademy.org 
@houstonballetacademy 

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