featuring the Sinfonia Philharmonic, Wind Ensemble, and Percussion Ensemble

Sunday, May 17, 2026 | 3:00 pm

Shattuck Music Center Auditorium, Carroll University

Percussion Ensemble

Tobie Wilkinson, Music Director

Guatemalan Traditional | arr. by William L. Cahn

Un Misterio

Michael Ptacin

Dark Filaments

Ivan Trevino

Catching Shadows

Kyler Katanik and Mason Clendenning, Marimba Soloists

Wind Ensemble

Andrew Hacker, Music Director

Satoshi Yagisawa

Fanfare: Hayabusa

TRAVIS J. CROSS

Be Thou My Vision

BRAYDEN SCHNEIDER, Fellow, John Downey Creation Project

Sunlight in Passing (World Premiere)

Frank Stemper, Teaching Artist

RON NELSON

Courtly Airs and Dances

1. Intrada
2. Basse Danse (France)
3. Pavane (England)
4. Saltarello (Italy)
5. Sarabande (Spain)
6. Allemande (Germany)

WILLIAM WALTON | arr. by Jay Bocook

Crown Imperial

Sinfonia Philharmonic

Lauren Roznowski Hayden, Music Director
Amanda Koch, Coach
carter Simmons, Conductor | Artistic and Music Director

Soon Hee Newbold

Warrior Legacy

Ms. Roznowski

Antonín Dvořák | arr. by Brendan McBrien

Selections from American Suite

  I. Andante con moto
III. Allegro

Mr. Simmons

Aaron Copland

Variations on a Shaker Melody, from Appalachian Spring

Ms. Roznowski

Percussion Ensemble

Abdiel Avila (Wind Ensemble)
Mason Clendenning (Senior Symphony)
Kayla Cockerham (Metropolitan)
Zoe Johnson (Senior Symphony)
Kyler Katanik (Senior Symphony)
Evelyn Roach (Metropolitan)
Nina Sugiyama Carter (Wind Ensemble)
Sophia Weisenburger (Philharmonia)

Wind Ensemble

FLUTE
Ayan Iyengar, Principal
Olivia Johnson
Ella Saunders Vinson, Piccolo
Adra Hensersky
Sarahi Torres
Joshua Coletti
Kyla Hatchett
Olivia Wiese

OBOE
Ariadna Ochoa, Principal
Rose Furman

CLARINET
Jordan Keplin, Principal
Elsa Oldenburg
Liam Flanagan
Daniel White
Samuel Tian
Bailey Sandri
Max Cave
Neftaly Luna-Rangel
Jayden Thompson
Lileth Gayle
Ridley Vacca
Riley Scott
Kaisyn Miller
Paige Plahna
Harper Faber
Coraline Betette

BASS CLARINET
Benjamin Byers

BASSOON
Jackson Dantzler

ALTO SAXOPHONE
Taylor Keplin, Principal
Andrew Graham
Ava Choudhary
David Perez
Dorothy Greene
Somaiya Greene

TENOR SAXOPHONE
Oliver Pape
Logan Spiering

BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Brooks Lowery

FRENCH HORN
Eleanor Hooper, Principal
Samantha Tearney
Adrianna Elliott
Fox Krafttakacs
Linus Haworth
Margot Chirillo
Ezra Rosploch
Desmond Sarnowski
Bennett Hoffmann
Ellie Prager

TRUMPET
Cortez Sutton, Principal
Elias Hoban
Jacob Bailey
James Edwards
Will Pezewski
Adam Raskiewicz
Dominic Pizarro-DeRose
Finn Rogers

TROMBONE
Mateo Arciniega
Liam Reifenberg
Oliver Michaud
Liam Mahaffy
Abbot Hoban
Javier Hernandez
Ciara Meyers

EUPHONIUM
Everett Gottschalk
Mason Clendenning*

TUBA
Bruce Friedli, Principal
Milan Cwalina Brylow

PERCUSSION
Nina Sugiyama Carter, Principal
Myhree Rosploch
Abdiel Avila
Hazel Bonds-Coffey
Genesis Albarran Cruz
Kenya Hoffman

ORGAN
Rhonda Kwiecien, Guest Artist 

* = Assisting musician, Senior Symphony

Sinfonia Philharmonic

FIRST VIOLIN
Luna Wu, Concertmaster*
Zsofia Cox, Associate Concertmaster*
Elliot Bice*
Summer Chen*
Evan Wang*
Jack Rivera*
Nolan Gdowski*
Daniel Chen*
Allison Lu*
Lilly Furman*
Emma Badley*
Anya Larson*
Joshua Bolha*
Bennett Kroll
Nolan Engel
Danica McCullough
Keerthi Mudindi
Diana Mejia
Priscilla Skyberg Greer
Rose Perrone
Jacob Harris
Isabella Salazar
Paula Wang
Xavier Cerda
Samuel Freeman
Max Yu
Lydia Ziemann
Meredith Rodriguez Curiel
Sophia Powidel
Evelyn Bannon
Leeya Tang
Bailey Korol
Liam Millar
Sanjay Balaji

SECOND VIOLIN
Aria Kasberger, Principal*
Ernest Brusubardis, Assistant Principal*
Bryce Chen*
Yannia Aquino*
Abby Schultz*
Nikita Uppu*
Sophia Merker*
Santi Roman Areizaga*
Eleanor Kastrup*
Connor Leider*
Romen Castillo*
Lily Wellskopf*
Sara Israel
Francisco Aranda
Nandana Pramod
Manushri Samantaray
Valerie Li
Maddox Stein
Keelin Moloney
Kaleah Hatchett
Audrey Newman
Ishaan Singh
Avrilynn Mattek
Eleanor Gabor
Eriks Klavins
Abigail Veasley
Bria Rutherford
Simone Womack
Ivy Timm
Sophie Pacheco
Lauren Tadych
Walter Millar
Andrew Whilby
Gissel Hernandez
Aiden Franklin
Adiyah Alexander-Kern
Ahngelle Alexander-Kern
Avah Alexander-Kern

VIOLA
Ella Kaiser, Principal*
Logan Radmer, Assistant Principal*
Joel Engbers*
Parker Shields*
Mia Mathy*
Kissinger Vang*
Jeremy Whilby*
Dakota Engebregtsen*
Isaiah Morales*
Emilie Bruns*
Sofia Gomeniouk
Natalia Patraca Guziewicz
Molly Goodness
Gemma Manley

CELLO
Daniel Cooper, Principal*
Ethan Enters, Assistant Principal*
Talitha Schneider*
Penelope Fleischer*
Maximus Hassell*
Rocco Onorato*
Aiden Hollander*
Lola Guardado Bryan*
Emaluna Cardenas Delgado*
Trenton Godshaw*
Timothy Kieckhafer*
Miles Jenquine*
Thomas Stith
Bryce Nett
Silas Wells-Tomjanovich
Brandon Li
Connor McIntosh
Everest Gallun
Calder Lucas
Miriam Patraca-Guziewicz
Taylor Rutkowski
Jameson Walcheske
Kayden Emery-Schwemer
Henry Johnson

BASS
April Malcom, Principal*
Jacob Badley, Assistant Principal*
Annalise Nordstrom*
Kaydence Piechowski
Laurel Martens
Joshua Martin
James Gipson

FLUTE
Ayan Iyengar
Olivia Johnson
Ella Saunders Vinson
Adra Hensersky
Joshua Coletti

OBOE
Ariadna Ochoa
Rose Furman

CLARINET
Elsa Oldenburg
Daniel White

BASSOON
Lilly Furman
Jackson Dantzler

FRENCH HORN
Eleanor Hooper
Samantha Tearney
Adrianna Elliott
Fox Krafttakacs
Desmond Sarnowski

TRUMPET
Cortez Sutton
Elias Hoban
Jacob Bailey
Will Pezewski

TROMBONE
Mateo Arciniega
Liam Reifenberg
Oliver Michaud
Liam Mahaffy

TUBA
Bruce Friedli

PERCUSSION
Nina Sugiyama Carter
Myhree Rosploch
Abdiel Avila

PIANO
Jacob Harris

* = Concerto Orchestra members

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.

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