featuring the participants in MYSO's Winter Chamber Ensemble Program
Sunday, March 17, 2024
2:00 pm | 6:00 pm
Youth Arts Hall, Milwaukee Youth Arts Center
The Croissants
Sacia Jerome, Coach
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Air
ARCANGELO CORELLI
Corrente
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
La Rejouissance
Emma Thomas, Violin I
Ernest Brusubardis, Violin II
James Malcolm, Viola
Sacia Jerome, Cello
Marisa Thomas, Parent Coordinator
The Chamber Ensemble
Tiffany Chang, Coach
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Concerto for Four Violins, in D Major, TWV40:202
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- Adagio
- Allegro
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Duet No. 12 from Twelve Easy Duets for Two Violins, K. 487
Allegro
Rowan Young, Violin I
Krithi Chanjeevaram, Violin II
Gissel Hernandez, Violin III
Tiffany Chang, Violin IV
Anusha Gopalakrishnan, Parent Coordinator
Quarter Note Quartet
Ann Wood, Coach
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Quartet No. 2, in C Major
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- Allegro
Quartet No. 4, in C Major
II. Andante con moto
Zoe Taylor, Violin I
Kayla Brennan, Violin II
Cecilia Ryan, Viola
Kara Berquist, Cello
Julie Berquist, Parent Coordinator
The Frolicking Bassoons
Marta Troicki, Coach
LOREN GLICKMAN
A Vivaldi Frolic for Three Bassoons
Andie Wisniewski, Bassoon I
Gavin Hansen, Bassoon II
Anabelle Rook, Bassoon III
Val Wisniewski, Parent Coordinator
Haydn's Three
Frank Almond, Coach
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
String Trio, Op. 53, No. 1, in G Major
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- Allegretto e innocente
- Presto
Colette Wiering, Violin
Jennifer Raychel, Viola
Ava Larsen, Cello
The MET Quartet
Samantha Rodriguez, Coach
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK
Quartet No. 12, in F Major, Op. 96, “American”
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- Allegro ma non troppo
Mayouel Viviano Terando, Violin I
Giovanna Hughes, Violin II
Connor Murphy, Viola
Luke Field, Cello
Esme Hughes, Parent Coordinator
LUKE FIELD, Fellow, John Downey Creation Project
Rick Walters, Teaching Artist
Frontier (World Premiere)
The Mockingbird Quartet
Amanda Koch, Coach
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
String Quartet No. 2, in D Major, K. 155
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- Allegro
Stephanie Neely, Violin I
Ariel Quinn, Violin II
CJ Jacobsen, Viola
Felix Pipal, Cello
Tiffany Jacobsen, Parent Coordinator
TITUS VELDHOUSE, Fellow, John Downey Creation Project
Dr. Christian Ellenwood, Teaching Artist
Hop, Skip, and a Leap: Themes and Variations (World Premiere)
Bach Ensemble
Ravenna Helson, Coach
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
BWV 21: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis (I had very much trouble in my heart); Weimar, 1714
No. 1 - Sinfonia
Claire Fifarek, Oboe
Henry Snavely, Colette Wiering, Violins
Brae Bigelow, Viola
Adela Ramirez, Elsa Xu, Basso continuo
BWV 243: The Magnificat (The Song of Mary); Leipzig, 1728
No. 4 - Aria, Quia Fecit
Eric Hanna, Bass
Adela Ramirez, Faith Weigand, Elsa Xu, Basso continuo
No. 2 - Aria, Et Exsultavit
Tyndall Talley, Soprano
Colette Wiering, Henry Snavely, Violins
Brae Bigelow, Viola
Adela Ramirez, Elsa Xu, Basso continuo
BWV 51: Jauchzet Gott in allen landen! (Rejoice in God in all lands); Leipzig, 1730
No. 4 - Chorale, Sei lob und preis
Tyndall Talley, Sophie Hanna, Sopranos
Serena Ball, Oboe
Colette Wiering, Henry Snavely, Violins
Gabrielle Peck, Elsa Xu, Basso continuo
BWV 106: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (God’s time is the very best of times); Muhlhausen, 1707
No. 3 - Aria, In deine Hände
Tyndall Talley, Soprano
Gabrielle Peck, Elsa Xu, Basso continuo
BWV 94: Was frag ich nach der welt (What should I ask of the world?); Leipzig, 1724
No. 2 - Aria, Die welt ist wie ein rauch und schatten
Eric Hanna, Bass
Maryveth Ochoa, Cello obligato
Elsa Xu, Basso continuo
BWV 163: Nur jedem das Seine! (To each only his due!); Weimar, 1715
No. 3 - Aria, Lass meine herz die münze sein
Eric Hanna, Bass
Gabrielle Peck, Maryveth Ochoa, Cellos
Faith Weigand, Elsa Xu, Basso continuo
BWV 42: Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats (The Sunday after Easter); Leipzig, 1725
No. 1 - Sinfonia
Claire Fifarek, Serena Ball, Oboes
Faith Weigand, Bassoon
Henry Snavely, Colette Wiering, Violins
Brae Bigelow, Viola
Maryveth Ochoa, Elsa Xu, Basso continuo
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, 2023, through January 16, 2024. We encourage you to call Emma Kunz, Philanthropy Operations Manager, at 414-267-2943, with questions or corrections—or to learn how to make a much-appreciated gift to MYSO.
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Laura & Mike Arnow
Bader Philanthropies, Inc.
Clair and Mary Baum
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Harri Hoffmann Family Foundation
Johnson Controls
Milwaukee Recreation Partnership for the Arts and Humanities
National Endowment for the Arts
The Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation
Con Fuoco ($10,000 - $19,999)
Anonymous
Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust
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Digicorp, Inc.
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Firefly Family Dentistry
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Bostik, Inc.
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Clover Collins
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Grandpa Chuck Collins
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Drumming by Bob!
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'nalytix LLC
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