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Daniel R. Martin Masterworks Series | Beethoven's Ninth

Sunday, June 11, 2023
William Saroyan Theatre

Karen Slack, soprano
Sarah Mesko, mezzo-soprano
Adam Diegel, tenor
Damien Geter,
bass-baritone
Fresno Master Chorale
Anna Hamre, director
Rei Hotoda, conductor


Damien Geter

Symphony No. 1, The Justice Symphony

  1. Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
  2. Precious Lord, Take My Hand
  3. Ego Trippin’
   
Intermission  
   
Beethoven

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (Choral)

  1. Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso
  2. Molto vivace
  3. Adagio molto e cantabile
  4. Finale

 


2022-23 Season Major Support provided by

Daniel R. Martin Family Foundation, California Arts Council, Bonner Family Foundation, Coke and James Hallowell, Dr. & Mrs. Bernard K. Karian, J.P. Lamborn Co., Dr. J.D. Northway,  Leon S. Peters Foundation and Sahm Family Foundation

Orchestra Roster

VIOLIN I
Stephanie Sant‘Ambrogio, Concertmaster
Jay Zhong
Calvin Lewis
Lianna Elmore
Amy Lindsey
Rudolfina Sjostrand
Erin Adams
Yuliya Hess
Luke Santonastaso
Matt Oshida
Brandon Morris
Ivelina Kofler

VIOLIN II
Caitlin McSherry, Principal
Cynthia Stuart
Darren Sagawa
Joseph Galamba
Chinh Le
Barbara Schaefer
Akiko Kojima
William Chen
Lisa Lhee
Juan Gutierrez

VIOLA
Dustin Budish, Acting Principal
Rosalind Gratz
Lynn Grants
Martha Brody
Tianna Heppner
Alex Navarro
Charlotte Goode
Wayland Whitney

CELLO
David Rosen, Acting Principal
Alicja Blanquart
Judith Robinson
Alana Shannon
Melinda Mack
Boris Nixon
Emma Hill
Constantine Janello

BASS
Andy Butler, Principal
Harry Dearman
Keith Biondi
Benjamin Green
Sheldon Schlesinger
Nicholas Vegas

FLUTE
Janette Erickson, Principal
Pam Ellzey
Colleen Fernandez

OBOE
Rong Huey- Liu, Principal
Cathy Del Russo

CLARINET
Peter Nevin, Principal
Lea Steffens

BASSOON
Kris King, Acting Principal
Katherine Oliver
Wendy LaTouche

HORN
Lauren Varley, Acting Principal
Jennie Blomster
Alex Camphouse
Elisha Wells

TRUMPET
Jonah Levy, Acting Principal
Nathan Sobieralski

TROMBONE
Phil Keen, Acting Principal
Dillon MacIntyre
Wayne Solomon

TUBA
Rod Mathews, Acting Principal

TIMPANI
Justin Gingrich, Principal

PERCUSSION
Corey Ritter, Principal
Tammy van der Paardt

Craig Cory

Chorus Roster
Ken Aldag
Margaret Arguelles
Janet Baker
Jeanne Behnke
Linda Bennett
Mary Benotti
Roger Bergman
Sarah Bernthal
Christine Billingsley
John Billingsley
David Boyd
Sarah Brickey
Courtney Bridges
Renata Briones
Keith Brown
Aaron Burdick
Sherah Moore Burdick
Darla Bussey
Joe Camaquin-Vigil
Gabriele Case
Cheryl R. Chandler
Joan Claassen
Cameron Clarno
Tom Colvin
A. Daniel Comelli*
Mary Comelli
Laverne Cottet
Roxanne Cousins
Jason Cruz
Carol de Vries
Celeste DeMonte
Jim Doe
David Dull
Hyaesun Esler
Chase Fernandez
Valerie Fiala
Jan Flanagan
Ron Fletcher
Jan Forbes
Delores Friesen
Carlos Gamboa
Riley Garcia
Chad Gifford
Linda Gillis
Jasmine Green
Rachael Groeneweg
Michael Gutierrez
Matthew Haltom
Pamela Heiman
Ben Hensley
David Hensley
Tami Hensley
Tom Holyoke
Sheilagh Hughes Luna
Holly Jamison
Eloise Janzen
Susan McQuirk Jensen
Susan Juliusson
Julie Kaiser
Marion Karian
Steve Lam
Vivian Lam
Morgan Lari
Elizabeth Layous*
Jerry Lee
Claire Leong
Gina Leong
Josh Leong
Leslie Liles
Tom Lindstrom
Terry Long
Juan Lucero
Brian Lummis
Gary Lynn
Rod Lyon
Rebecca Mabe
Rachel MacAgy
Sharon Matson
Anne McGrath
Katharine McGregor
MaryLou McGuckin
Deric McQueen
Laura Mendes Moore
Ramiro Merino
Cheryl Montgomery
John Montgomery
Tony Mowrer*
Debbie Nagy*
Matthew Nannini-Hei
Kelly Nielsen
Richard Nielsen
Bob Olcott
Nick Olson
Robert Pankratz
Marianne Pansa
Jacob Pasalakis
Viktor Perez
Alan Peters
Carol Presley
John Presley
Jonathan Presley
Nancy Price
Floyd Quenzer
Laurita Rasmussen
Jean Raymond
Janyce Regier
David Reitzel
Reilly Rix
Sharon Robert
Kirsten Rocha
Terry Rommereim
Joan Rubinstein
Glady Ruiz
Ida Ruiz
Clare Ann Ruth-Heffelbower
Duane Ruth-Heffelbower
Christie Sartor
Nicole Saunders
Sabrina Schick
Ximena Schimpf
Scott Silveira
Chris Simmons
Theresa Souza
Joungmin Sur
Jasmine Swalef
Valerie Swalef
Linda Sward
Chanda Taylor
Cynthia Tilghman
Valerie Uhrig
Danny Valdez
Gaonoucci Belle Vang
Henry Vasquez
Ernie Villalas
Donald Yamakawa
 
*Section Leader
Beethoven's 9th, Choral | Text (adapted from Schiller)
Image for Beethoven's Ninth
Daniel R. Martin Masterworks Series | Beethoven's Ninth

Sunday, June 11, 2023
William Saroyan Theatre

Karen Slack, soprano
Sarah Mesko, mezzo-soprano
Adam Diegel, tenor
Damien Geter,
bass-baritone
Fresno Master Chorale
Anna Hamre, director
Rei Hotoda, conductor


Damien Geter

Symphony No. 1, The Justice Symphony

  1. Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
  2. Precious Lord, Take My Hand
  3. Ego Trippin’
   
Intermission  
   
Beethoven

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (Choral)

  1. Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso
  2. Molto vivace
  3. Adagio molto e cantabile
  4. Finale

 


2022-23 Season Major Support provided by

Daniel R. Martin Family Foundation, California Arts Council, Bonner Family Foundation, Coke and James Hallowell, Dr. & Mrs. Bernard K. Karian, J.P. Lamborn Co., Dr. J.D. Northway,  Leon S. Peters Foundation and Sahm Family Foundation

Orchestra Roster

VIOLIN I
Stephanie Sant‘Ambrogio, Concertmaster
Jay Zhong
Calvin Lewis
Lianna Elmore
Amy Lindsey
Rudolfina Sjostrand
Erin Adams
Yuliya Hess
Luke Santonastaso
Matt Oshida
Brandon Morris
Ivelina Kofler

VIOLIN II
Caitlin McSherry, Principal
Cynthia Stuart
Darren Sagawa
Joseph Galamba
Chinh Le
Barbara Schaefer
Akiko Kojima
William Chen
Lisa Lhee
Juan Gutierrez

VIOLA
Dustin Budish, Acting Principal
Rosalind Gratz
Lynn Grants
Martha Brody
Tianna Heppner
Alex Navarro
Charlotte Goode
Wayland Whitney

CELLO
David Rosen, Acting Principal
Alicja Blanquart
Judith Robinson
Alana Shannon
Melinda Mack
Boris Nixon
Emma Hill
Constantine Janello

BASS
Andy Butler, Principal
Harry Dearman
Keith Biondi
Benjamin Green
Sheldon Schlesinger
Nicholas Vegas

FLUTE
Janette Erickson, Principal
Pam Ellzey
Colleen Fernandez

OBOE
Rong Huey- Liu, Principal
Cathy Del Russo

CLARINET
Peter Nevin, Principal
Lea Steffens

BASSOON
Kris King, Acting Principal
Katherine Oliver
Wendy LaTouche

HORN
Lauren Varley, Acting Principal
Jennie Blomster
Alex Camphouse
Elisha Wells

TRUMPET
Jonah Levy, Acting Principal
Nathan Sobieralski

TROMBONE
Phil Keen, Acting Principal
Dillon MacIntyre
Wayne Solomon

TUBA
Rod Mathews, Acting Principal

TIMPANI
Justin Gingrich, Principal

PERCUSSION
Corey Ritter, Principal
Tammy van der Paardt

Craig Cory

Chorus Roster
Ken Aldag
Margaret Arguelles
Janet Baker
Jeanne Behnke
Linda Bennett
Mary Benotti
Roger Bergman
Sarah Bernthal
Christine Billingsley
John Billingsley
David Boyd
Sarah Brickey
Courtney Bridges
Renata Briones
Keith Brown
Aaron Burdick
Sherah Moore Burdick
Darla Bussey
Joe Camaquin-Vigil
Gabriele Case
Cheryl R. Chandler
Joan Claassen
Cameron Clarno
Tom Colvin
A. Daniel Comelli*
Mary Comelli
Laverne Cottet
Roxanne Cousins
Jason Cruz
Carol de Vries
Celeste DeMonte
Jim Doe
David Dull
Hyaesun Esler
Chase Fernandez
Valerie Fiala
Jan Flanagan
Ron Fletcher
Jan Forbes
Delores Friesen
Carlos Gamboa
Riley Garcia
Chad Gifford
Linda Gillis
Jasmine Green
Rachael Groeneweg
Michael Gutierrez
Matthew Haltom
Pamela Heiman
Ben Hensley
David Hensley
Tami Hensley
Tom Holyoke
Sheilagh Hughes Luna
Holly Jamison
Eloise Janzen
Susan McQuirk Jensen
Susan Juliusson
Julie Kaiser
Marion Karian
Steve Lam
Vivian Lam
Morgan Lari
Elizabeth Layous*
Jerry Lee
Claire Leong
Gina Leong
Josh Leong
Leslie Liles
Tom Lindstrom
Terry Long
Juan Lucero
Brian Lummis
Gary Lynn
Rod Lyon
Rebecca Mabe
Rachel MacAgy
Sharon Matson
Anne McGrath
Katharine McGregor
MaryLou McGuckin
Deric McQueen
Laura Mendes Moore
Ramiro Merino
Cheryl Montgomery
John Montgomery
Tony Mowrer*
Debbie Nagy*
Matthew Nannini-Hei
Kelly Nielsen
Richard Nielsen
Bob Olcott
Nick Olson
Robert Pankratz
Marianne Pansa
Jacob Pasalakis
Viktor Perez
Alan Peters
Carol Presley
John Presley
Jonathan Presley
Nancy Price
Floyd Quenzer
Laurita Rasmussen
Jean Raymond
Janyce Regier
David Reitzel
Reilly Rix
Sharon Robert
Kirsten Rocha
Terry Rommereim
Joan Rubinstein
Glady Ruiz
Ida Ruiz
Clare Ann Ruth-Heffelbower
Duane Ruth-Heffelbower
Christie Sartor
Nicole Saunders
Sabrina Schick
Ximena Schimpf
Scott Silveira
Chris Simmons
Theresa Souza
Joungmin Sur
Jasmine Swalef
Valerie Swalef
Linda Sward
Chanda Taylor
Cynthia Tilghman
Valerie Uhrig
Danny Valdez
Gaonoucci Belle Vang
Henry Vasquez
Ernie Villalas
Donald Yamakawa
 
*Section Leader
Beethoven's 9th, Choral | Text (adapted from Schiller)