featuring the Senior Symphony, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, and Brass Choir
Sunday, May 3, 2026 | 1:00 pm
Bradley Symphony Center
SENIOR SYMPHONY BRASS CHOIR
Donald Sipe, Brass Studies Director
Paul Dukas (1865–1935)
Fanfare to the Ballet La Peri
METROPOLITAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
John W. Emanuelson, Music Director
Jonathan Winkle, Music Director
William Schuman (1910–1992)
New England Triptych: Three Pieces for Orchestra after William Billings
III. Chester
Mr. Winkle
SARAH DEMAR (b. 2008), Fellow, John Downey Creation Project
Dreams of Each Other for Orchestra (World Premiere)
Sam Ecoff, Teaching Artist
Mr. Winkle
DmitrY Kabalevsky (1904-1987)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 48
- Allegro molto e con brio
Alaina Wu, Violin
Winner, 2026 Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition
Mr. Emanuelson
Jean Sibelius (1865–1957)
Finlandia, Op. 26, No. 7
Mr. Emanuelson
Star Trek Through the Years (arr. by Calvin Custer)
Mr. Winkle
JOHN WILLIAMS (b. 1932)
Imperial March
Mr. Emanuelson
SENIOR SYMPHONY
Carter Simmons, Artistic and Music Director
ZEQUINHA de ABREU (1880-1935) | arr. Cliff Colnot
Tico Tico
Edouard Lalo (1823-1892)
Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21
- Allegro non troppo
Anna Lena Derocher, Violin
Winner, 2026 Senior Symphony Concerto Competition and Carrie Rondeau Memorial Scholarship
Charlie Plante (b. 2008), Fellow, John Downey Creation Project
Metanoia (World Premiere)
Frank Stemper, Teaching Artist
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Suite from The Firebird (1919)
"Introduction"
"L'Oiseau de feu et sa danse" & "Variation de l'oiseau de feu"
"Ronde des Princesses"
"Danse infernale du roi Kastchei"
"Berceuse"
"Final"
Carrie Rondeau Memorial Scholarship
We are pleased again this season to present the Carrie Rondeau Memorial Scholarship.This award goes to the winner of the Senior Symphony Concerto Competition, involving many of the finest young musicians in southeastern Wisconsin. As a result of generous contributions from her family and friends, this scholarship was established to memorialize Carrie and to provide support for the musical excellence she so admired and exemplified. Continued support from family and friends has perpetuated this memorial.
METROPOLITAN SYMPHONY
FIRST VIOLIN
Karina Mae Goyette, Co-Concertmaster
Joshua Lin, Co-Concertmaster
Brooklyn Becker, Co-Concertmaster
Alaina Wu, Co-Concertmaster
Mariana Lopez
Ava Lalk
Charlotte DeLadurantey
Olivia Nelson
Alessandro Counts
Anthony Boettcher
Zodibella Rodriguez
Sabine Nolte
Nuoci Li
Carla Pisani
Andrew Llanas
Lily Bingenheimer
SECOND VIOLIN
Violet Nelson, Co-Principal
Asel Kosgolla, Co-Principal
Alexis Champagne
Leila Jenks
Zoe Taylor
Emily Honigman
Bharat Nambisan
Nina Oftedahl
Preston McCullough
Matthew Vasilyev
Brook Peterson
Ashok Nambisan
Elia Gallaher
Jonathan Lee
Tessa Yga Zertuche
Nolan Gabor
Matthew Wieler
Alejandra Salazar
Snehi Viradia
Srinidhi Chitluri
VIOLA
Alynne Lara-Carrera, Co-Principal
James Malcom, Co-Principal
Ananya Ebenezer
Caleb Wakefield
Claramae Hill
Jackson Smith
Peter Barry
Luke Enright
Eisley Gallun
Kennedy Bostrom
Cecilia Ryan
Reese Fischer
Santiago Rodriguez Curiel
CELLO
Tom Stilp, Co-Principal
Charlotte Creagh, Co-Principal
Amalia Lehn
Alejandro Vargas
Andrew Bergeson
Jackson Slabach
Blaise Dalianis
Nia McCloskey
Aubrey Rosemond
Summer Hart
Joelle Askew
Adelle Frederick
Kara Berquist
Laurel Zei
BASS
Lauren Schmitt, Principal
Silas Nerad
Oliver Andrews
Reece Davis
FLUTE
Gaia Marshal, Principal
Jordin Sun
Audrey Barrett
Tonatzin Viviano Terando
Prasunaa Priya Kalyanaraman
PICCOLO
Jordin Sun
OBOE
Derek Liu
Lydia Morency
CLARINET
Charlie Frohna, Principal
Riley Sandri
Sam Schultz
Cathy Zhang
Layla Cramer
BASSOON
Mabel Kovars, Principal
Cassandra Jerich
Joshua Fleming
FRENCH HORN
Margaret Italiano, Principal
Marla Turecek
Eli Drews
Rachel Jacobson
TRUMPET
Chinmayi Swaminathan, Principal
Nolan Henderson
Alexander Hahn
Bennett Hahn
TROMBONE
Olamina Keller, Principal
Zoe Hemmerling
BASS TROMBONE
Chase Samuelson
TUBA
William Finley, Principal
Chase Samuelson
PERCUSSION / TIMPANI
Evelyn Roach, Principal
Josephine Mellowes
Kayla Cockerham
Brayden Schneider
SENIOR SYMPHONY
VIOLIN
Concertmasters listed in alphabetical order
Anna Lena Derocher, Concertmaster
Christianna Ebel, Concertmaster
Stephanie Neely, Concertmaster
Henry Snavely, Concertmaster
Colette Wiering, Concertmaster
Andrew Behring
Yiwen Ma
Rosie Kojis
Milo Elliott
Sophia Collins
Leif Young
Joy Zhao
Chloe Chen
Lexi Mabini
Nishanth Suthan
Carl Gauslow
Samuel Botshtein
Bode Li
Akshay Bhavathuaj
Ilina Joshi
Simon Doerr
José Ortiz
Bianca Enriquez
Elina Cheng
Sarah Harkavy
Shervin Ghanbari
Daniel Li
Sloan Becker
Ishani Joshi
Vera Le Fort
Willa Grimm
Harvey Whitney
Monroe Emling
Rayna Jellish
Lawton Schick
Ellasyn Korb
Tess Ganski
James Pienkos
Nathaniel Bunn
Sophia Ball
Anna Koney
Lilah Dunlop
Julia Bell
Benjamin De Torre
Alexandra Wang
Adelaide Davis
Viola
Jennifer Raychel, Principal
Max Hemann, Associate Principal
Lance Westmore, Associate Principal
Grace Pett
Iris Thoreson
Elly Froelich
Evelyn Kenny
Levi Stein
Zev Stein
Anya Prakash
Jonathan Del Razo
Ruby Tilapa
CELLO
Anderson Brewer, Principal
Josiah Chu
Aurnob Ghose
Katherine Steele
Brandon Liao
Lanting Shi
Carolina Kasymova
Mariana Welsh
Charlie Johnson
Josiah Anderson
Kyra Jester
Joanee Rosploch
BASS
Ania Kurowski, Principal
Kasen Menke, Associate Principal
Lillian Warnes
Abraham Prusha
Luke Nora
Harp
Lauren Rottier
Emmaline Strong
PIANO
Charlie Plante
CELESTE
Simon Doerr
Charlie Plante
FLUTE
Maribel Cortez
Carli Hannes
Johana Kim
Lucy Merrill
Lilly Talbot
PICCOLO
Maribel Cortez
Johana Kim
Lucy Merrill
OBOE
Serena Ball
Alan Bennett
Kelly Li
ENGLISH HORN
Alan Bennett
CLARINET
Hanh Bui
Madeline Makarewicz
Nikola Sindjelic
Emily Thill
BASS CLARINET
Madeline Makarewicz
BASSOON
Elise Brown
Gavin Hansen
Annabelle Rook
CONTRA BASSOON
Elise Brown
HORN
Cameron Coraggio
Sarah Demar
Simon Field
Emma Manion
Leah Shatzer
TRUMPET
Evelyn Brandel
Andrew Elliott
Max Marshal
Redding Mortwedt
Katharine Wilhelm
TROMBONE
Kayli Abbott
James Duong
Louis Gones
TUBA
Lane Wendorf
TIMPANI
Kyler Katanik
Charlie Plante
PERCUSSION
Mason Clendenning
Zoe Johnson
Kyler Katanik
Charlie Plante
Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion musicians listed in alphabetical order
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.”
We are grateful to these teaching artists who have worked with the orchestras this season:
Frank Almond, Johnston Family Artist-in-Residence
Alex Ayers
Margaret Butler
Samantha Carr
Brittany Conrad
Nicole Gabriel, Music Librarian
Beth Giacobassi
Clayton Hancock
Paul Hauer
Ravenna Helson
Dietrich Hemann
Megumi Kanda
Stefan Kartman
Amanda Koch
Ji-Yeon Lee
Jon McCullough-Benner
Paris Myers
Colin O’Day
Pamela Simmons
Don Sipe, Brass Studies Director
Ryan Tani
Olga Tuzhilkov
Tobie Wilkinson
Adrien Zitoun
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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