featuring Chamber Orchestra, and String Orchestra South/West

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 7:00 pm

Shattuck Music Center Auditorium, Carroll University

String Orchestras South and West

Lynn Trinkl, String Orchestra South Music Director
Mary Pat Michels, String Orchestra West Music Director

Riana Henderson, Coach
Alexa Zakutansky-Clark, Coach

PERCY GRAINGER | arr. by Harry Alshin

Shepherd's Hey

Mrs. Trinkl

RICHARD MEYER

River Song

Mrs. Michels

Jean Gabriel-Marie

La Cinquantaine

Sylvia Hodges, Cello
Winner, 2026 String Orchestra Concerto Competition

Mrs. Michels

LEONARD BERNSTEIN | arr. by John Moss

Themes from West Side Story

Mrs. Michels

BRIAN BALMAGES

Forever Joyful!

Mrs. Michels

Chamber Orchestra

carter Simmons, Artistic and Music Director

COLETTE WIERING, Fellow, John Downey Creation Project

The Myth of Cu Chulainn (World Premiere)

1. 1. Prologue
   2. Cu Chulainn (Culann’s Hound)
   3. Tochmarc Emire (The Wooing of Emer)
   4. Táin Bó Cúailnge (The Cattle Raid at Cooley)
   5. Serglige Con Culainn (The Wasting Sickness of Cu Chulainn)
   6. Epilogue

Frank Stemper, Teaching Artist

Ottorino Respighi

Trittico botticelliano

1. 1. "La Primavera" ("Spring")
   2. "L'adorazione dei Magi" ("The Adoration of the Magi")
   3. "La Nascita di Venere" ("The Birth of Venus")

String Orchestra South

FIRST VIOLIN
Adeline Budde, Co-Concertmaster
Jordan Imediegwu, Co-Concertmaster
Mariana Anton
Adam Zodrow
Evelyn Bowe

SECOND VIOLIN
Violet Van Sistine, Principal
Lincoln Gard
Shieyee Li
Markie Hart
Penelope Sullivan

VIOLA
Karmen Long, Principal
Ryan Sullivan

CELLO
Payson Daum, Principal
Aiden Franklin
Andre Williams
Olive Sullivan

BASS
Ravi Weiland, Co-Principal
Ariana Wunderlich, Co-Principal 

String Orchestra West

FIRST VIOLIN
Hayden Lin, Co- Concertmaster*
Kellan Kalman, Co- Concertmaster*
Emma Jansson*
Alex Rieger*
Araiah Starasinich*
Olivia Olbrot
Angel Gonzalez
Divya Ramkumar
Angelina Wang*
Lyla Gallagher
Liam Tang
Maggie Devlin
Payton Heins

SECOND VIOLIN
Lucas Manalo, Principal*
Alison Williams, Co-Principal*
Adela Zhang*
Rio Shimada*
Sophia DiCicco
Violet Tarczynski
Lucille Keen
Lacey Bruger
Madelyn Greene
Hadley Holsen
Caleb Diderrich
Manasvi Pulluru

VIOLA
Sara Kumar, Principal*
Elle Cirillo*
Atticus Lowe*

CELLO
Sylvia Hodges, Principal
Kenli Winkelmann*
Luke Goehner*
Xavier Rodriguez*
Nora Ayala*
Vita Thompson*
John Plutz*
Mia Auclair

BASS
Gavin Bong, Principal
Ruby Bushman

HARP
Atticus Lowe, Principal

PERCUSSION
Nico Strichartz

* = Concerto Orchestra Member

Chamber Orchestra

FIRST VIOLIN
Colette Wiering
Christianna Ebel
Stephanie Neely
Milo Elliott
Monroe Emling

SECOND VIOLIN
Sophia Collins
Lexi Mabini
Ilina Joshi
Ishani Joshi
Karina Mae Goyette

VIOLA
Jennifer Raychel
Lance Westmore
Iris Thoreson

CELLO
Anderson Brewer
Aurnob Ghose
Kate Steele
Kyra Jester

BASS
Kasen Menke

PIANO
Charlie Plante

CELESTE
Sampson Hackett

HARP
Emmaline Strong

FLUTE & PICCOLO
Lilly Talbot

OBOE
Alan Bennett

CLARINET
Nikola Sindjelic

BASSOON
Gavin Hansen

HORN
Cameron Coraggio

TRUMPET
Sean Gaez

PERCUSSION
Evelyn Roach
Nico Strichartz

Dr. John Downey

The John Downey Creation Project gives select MYSO students the opportunity to compose their own piece with the guidance of a professional composer. The composition is given its world premiere by a MYSO ensemble.

John Downey served as Director of Music Theory and Composition for Music For Youth/MYSO for more than 40 years and was an important and beloved member of the MYSO family until his passing in 2004. A Distinguished Professor of Music at UW-Milwaukee, he was an internationally-renowned composer who collaborated with the great artists of his time and, among many honors, was knighted by the French government.

Dr. Downey played a critically important role in the lives of thousands of students, several of whom have become noted composers, and was central to our organization and mission for many years. His students were an essential and joyous part of his storied career. He would be thrilled by the enthusiasm, creativity, and the seriousness of purpose displayed by the young composers of the John Downey Creation Project, to whom he would have referred as “my geniuses.”

Donations to MYSO are the crucial funding source that allow us to nurture, challenge, and inspire young minds, profoundly changing lives and our community for the better. We are tremendously grateful for these important gifts.

This list recognizes gifts of $250 or more that were received from July 1, 2025, through April 15, 2026. We encourage you to contact Maria Fuller, Individual Giving and Stewardship Manager, at 414-267-2958, with questions or corrections—or to learn how to make a much-appreciated gift to MYSO.

Appassionato ($100,000 - $399,000)

Robert W. Heine Revocable Trust
United Performing Arts Fund

Maestoso ($20,000 - $99,999)

Anonymous
Bader Philanthropies, Inc.
Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust
Bertha Surlow and Maurice S. Surlow Donor Advised Fund
The Burke Foundation
Francie Luke Silverman Foundation
The Frank and Lucille Puncer Foundation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Adelaide F. Banaszynski Memorial Fund
Harri Hoffmann Family Foundation
Johnson Controls
Krause Family Foundation
Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
Milwaukee Recreation Partnership for the Arts and Humanities
Erik & Carol Moeser
Olive and Eunice Toussaint Foundation
The Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation
Richard P Walters Revocable Trust
The ROS Foundation
Volo Consulting LLC
Windhover Foundation
Michael Zucker

Con Fuoco ($10,000 - $19,999)

Anon Charitable Trust
Anthony Petullo Foundation, Inc.
John & Marilyn Breidster
Patricia Calvy
Charles D. Jacobus Family Foundation
Dorothy Inbusch Foundation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Margaret E. Sheehan Memorial Fund
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Milwaukee Music Scholarship Fund
Jewish Women's Endowment Fund
Joan G. and Michael R. Potter Foundation
Constance Kling
Gerald Mainman
The Mike Van Handel Foundation
Scott & Lynn Molitor
PNC Foundation
Ralph Evinrude Foundation, Inc.
Michael Schmitz and Ginny Bolger
We Energies Foundation
William N. and Janice V. Godfrey Family Foundation
Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts

Vivace ($5,000 - $9,999)

Anonymous
Bob Balderson
Donald & Donna Baumgartner
Drs. Brian & Laurel Bear
Ken & Kris Best
Anthony & Jodi Consiglio
Rick and Kay Cozatt
Dr. Jeff Edelstein
Einhorn Family Foundation
George & Jill Fahr
Greater Milwaukee Foundation- Judith A. Keyes Family Fund
Margarete & David R. Harvey
Laskin Family Foundation
John & Linda Lewenauer
Madeleine & David Lubar
Maihaugen Foundation
Milwaukee County Cultural Artistic and Musical Programming Advisory Council
Nancy M. and Douglas M. Yeager Family Foundaton
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Dudley Palmer & Katherine Brooks
Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD
Marsha Sehler
Tim and Sue Frautschi Charitable Fund at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Inc.
Zilber Family Foundation

Animato ($2,500 - $4,999)

Anonymous
Baird Foundation
Ted & Janice Blum
James and Diane Brown
Croen Foundation, Inc.
Sue & Curt Culver
Tom & Lynda Curl
Davidson and Harley Fund, Inc.
Dal & Jackie Drummer
Abert & Storm Elser
Ernest and Sally Micek Family Foundation
Lisa A. Froemming
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Anonymous Fund
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Brian A. McCarty Charitable Fund
Jayne J. Jordan
Ted & Mary Kellner
Dr. Karin Kultgen & Mr. Mark Kultgen
Chistine Krueger
Milwaukee Arts Board and Wisconsin Arts Board, with funds from the State of Wisconsin
National of Federation of Music Clubs
Mark & Julie Steinhafel
Lauren Vollrath
Weiss Family Foundation
Don & Kate Wilson

Cantabile ($1,000 - $2,499)

Anonymous
Helmut & Sandy Ammon
Karen Arbit
Rose Bice
Erin Casper Borissov
Bostik, Inc.
Camille A. Lonstorf Trust
Jennifer Chang
Robert Coletti and Karen Chung Hung Charitable Fund
Joe & Lisamarie Collins
Maelynn Colinco, M.D.
Kenneth & Sue Copp
Angie & Mark Cotteleer
Victor Delgado & Patricia McGovern
Delta Omicron Foundation
Linda Edelstein
Myra L. Edwards
Rachel & Tim Enright
Brian & Janet Enters
Wendy & David Enters
Paula Fong
Barbara D. Froemming
Michael & Beth Giacobassi
Gustav and Gladys Kindt Foundation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Eleanor N. Wilson Scholarship
HH Camp Foundation
Patty Hanz & David Feiss
Susan Hulce Cerletty
John and Marci Hunzinger
Amy S. Jensen
Jewish Community Foundation - Richman Family Donor Advised Fund
Mike & Mary Jordan
Arthur & Jackie Josetti
Judith Ford's Fund
Greg & Linda Kliebhan
Joseph Kutchera & Lulu Garcia
Jay & Betty Lauck
Jun Li
Jim & Sandy Metzger
Ron Oshima & Kari Oshima Gunderson
Craig & Mary Robyn Peotter
Prescient Financial Solutions
Robert W. Baird Inc.
Shirely & Denise Roma
Roger & Sally Ruggeri
Steve Russ
William Scanlon
Liga Schubach
Stephanie Seymour
John Shannon and Jan Serr
Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
The SBS Group - Baird
Carlton Stansbury
Mark Stein
Kent & Marna Tess-Mattner
Mark & Penny Vance
Barbara Wanless
Sarah Wendorf
Judith Wenzel & Thomas Ristow
White House of Music
Dr. D.F. Yoder

Con Espressione ($500 - $999)

Anonymous (3)
Veronica Ariens
Patricia Bice
Michael Becker
Mike & Sandy Blegen
Martha Brown & Tony Lam
Michael Cleary
Charter Manufacturing Company Foundation
Linda Czestler
Steven & Elizabeth Duback
Bryan and Marilou Davido & Kids
Walter S. Dryburgh III
Ted & Beth Durant
Peter Eash-Scott
Dr. Kenneth Fabric
Dean Fitzgerald
Galaxy Foundation, Inc.
Mary Gerbig
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - MacDowell Club of Milwaukee Fund
Jason & Diep Graham
Margaret Hader
Linda Heesch
Nels & Kathy Jacobsen
JM Brennan, Inc
William Johnstone
Robin Johnson
William & Ruth Jones
Travis Kern
Steffany Kaminski
John Kannenberg and David Jacob
David & Sarah Kolo
Eric Larson & Susan Lewis
Lincoln Property Company
Michael & Deb Linley
Randolph Lipchik & Ravenna Helson
Jennifer Mattes
Mark & Evonne Zalewski Charitable Fund
Mr. Daniel Neely & Ms. Xiaoting Hao
Kathleen Newell
Victor & Gladys O'Mahen
Mr. & Mrs. Pethke
J.A. Pipkorn
Jan Pirozzolo-Mellowes
Mark & Anne Plichta
Carol Pohl
Caran Quadracci
Sid Rao
Barton Reames
Wendy Richman & Tim Feeney
Ritsema & Howley Charitable Fund
Thomas J. Russell, MD
Jeffrey & Diane Roznowski
Jim and Susan Sajdak
William and Annemarie Scobey Polacheck
Allan Selig
Skycom Avionics Inc
Solventum
Joan Spector
Tera Stamm
Kenneth & Diana Stein
Erik & Erin Stilp
Jack Sutte & Audra Zarlenga
Margie Vehrenkamp
Wauwatosa-Mayfair Rotary Club
Jill & Mike Weinshel
WISN TV
Whalen/Burke Family Fund
Nancy Zeit

Grazioso ($250 - $499)

Anonymous (15)
Frank Almond
Barbara & Paul Ahlf
Jayne Ayers
Paul Baerwald
Linda Bachowski
Lucy Bahn
Shana Baldassi
Doung & Molly Bell
Terry Bellinger
William and Laura Beltrame
Boquist Family Fund
Scott Bowe
Joseph & Karen Branch
Janine Brzezinski
Buelow Vetter Buikema Olson & Vliet, LLC
Burton & Audrey Strnad Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Mark & Linda Carlson
Jim & Tricia Chirillo
Krista D'amore
Drs. Nancy Debbink & Carol Tsao
Anna De La Pena
Trisha Dulka
Thomas & Linda Dvorak
Nestor Dyhdalo & Diane Signatur
Eileen and Howard Dubner Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation
Kurt & Cynthia Eisenmann
Brenda Engel
Tim and Sue Frautschi
Michael Gauger
Sigrid Gullickson Jablonka & Roy H. Jablonka
Jen Graetz
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Enerpac Tool Group Community Outreach Fund
Marta & Doyne Haas
Paul & Kathy Hartke
Ed & Doris Heiser
Dietrich Hemann & Megumi Kanda
Carole Herbstreit
Dane Hoechst
The Home Depot Foundation
Bunny & Joel Honigman
Jewish Community Foundation - Marshall Zarem Donor Advised Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Kastrup
Dan & Becky Kennedy
Jacqueline Kern
Joseph Kmoch
Davd & Diane Knox
Bev Kraemer
Beth Krippendorf
Charles & Holly Krull
Christopher and Milagros LaBeau
Paul and Eileen LeFort
Sarah Lerand
Darren Luke
Madnek Family Giving Fund
Lois Malawsky
Vincent Martin
Christine McGee
Amina Merchant
Matthew & Leslie Michelic
Richard & Sharon Moore
Meilyn Nelson
Jody Newby
Thomas Norton
Laura Oldenburg
Brian Perkins
Michael Perrone
Jennifer Peterson
John & Jill Peterson
Matt & Katie Phillips
Johua Putnam
Ginny Quin
Steve & Fran Richman
Steven & Rona Rindt
Chris & Angie Roloff
Valentina Sales
Andrew & Natalie Sajdak
Russ & Barb Simpson
Tony Snell
Soik Family
Michael & Julie Sonnenberg
Kevin Stathus
Valerie Stein
Ellen Sternig
Jack Stewart
Jason Talbot
Thomas W. and Nancy A. Florsheim Trust
Paul Thorgaard
Gile & Linda Tojek
Philip Vacca
Nina Vitek & Jake Spitz
Gerald Washington
Anatole Wiering
Del & Kim Wilson
M. Darlene Wilson
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Amy Zientek
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