Coronation March from Le Prophète
Giacomo Meyerbeer
(1791-1864)

Hunter Wilburn, conductor

Madamina, il catalogo è questo from Don Giovanni  
Wolfgang A. Mozart
(1756-1791)

James Robinson, bass-baritone

Piano Concerto in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 20
Alexander Scriabin
(1872-1915)

1. Allegro

Wanqi He, piano

INTERMISSION

Concierto pastorale
Joaquín Rodrigo
(1901-1999)

Whitney Applewhite, flute

Violin Concerto No. 2
Béla Bartók
(1881-1945)

1. Allegro non troppo

Mike Perroud, violin

Maria Castillo, flute
Phylis Secrist, oboe
Victor Chavez, clarinet
Zach Millwood, bassoon
Allison Adams, saxophone
Katie Johnson-Webb, horn
Arthur Zanin, trumpet
Alexander van Duuren, trombone
Alexander Lapins, tuba
Andrew Bliss, percussion
Miroslav Hristov, violin
Evie Chen, violin
Hillary Herndon, viola
Wesley Baldwin, violoncello
Jon Hamar, contrabass

Flutist Whitney Applewhite strives to offer meaningful instruction and performances that can inspire others and contribute to the overall support and success of the arts. As first-year masters student and graduate teaching assistant of the University of Tennessee Flute Studio, Whitney has found her passion in music through collaboration and teaching.

During her undergraduate studies, Whitney served as the principal flute of the University Wind Ensemble and the University Symphony Orchestra, where she played as a featured soloist following the Orchestral Concerto Competition in 2020. She has played in various masterclasses, most notable being the Louisiana Flute Society’s masterclass competition with Sharon Sparrow, assistant principal flute of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. She currently serves as principal flute for the Symphony Orchestra as well as the Wind Ensemble at the University of Tennessee in addition to chamber music experiences with Flute Choir and the Graduate Woodwind Trio.

As an avid supporter of the community, Whitney served as the first ambassador for the College of the Arts at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where she proposed ideas for projects to better support the School of Music and Performing Arts and was a recipient of an award for philanthropy and community service.

Throughout her career, Whitney has been invited to play with various ensembles, including the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, the Iberia Performing Arts League, the Amadeus Chamber Ensemble, and the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. As the recipient of the Beth Hansen Guilbeaux Memorial Flute Scholarship from 2018-2022, she earned a B.M. in Flute Performance from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and is currently pursuing a M.M. in Flute Performance from the University of Tennessee. Her prior teachers include Amy Williams and Dr. Andrea Kapell Loewy.

Whitney Applewhite is a student of Professor Maria Fernanda Castillo.

Wanqi He was born in Xiangyang, China and began his piano studies at the age of 4. He entered Wuhan Conservatory of Music High School at the age of 15 with excellent grades and then started his undergraduate studies at Wuhan Conservatory of Music in 2018. During his college years, he won several first prizes in piano competitions in Hubei Province, and also successfully participated in planning large campus events. He also worked as a music therapy volunteer at the Wuhan Children's Welfare Institution. He is currently completing his Master of Music in Piano Performance degree at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Wanqi He is a student of Professor Chih-Long Hu.

Mike Perroud decided to start the violin after seeing this innocent instrument hanging on the living room wall as a decoration. One year later, he was accepted at the Conservatoire de Neuchâtel (Switzerland).

Along with his high school education, he continued his musical studies in Bulgaria with Prof. Evgenia-Maria Popova from the National Academy of Music in Sofia, where he obtained his Bachelor's degree as a student of Prof. Ginka Gichkova. After this long stay in Sofia, he went on to earn his Master’s degree in interpretation at the University of Music in Nuremberg, Germany, in the class of Prof. Dr. Reto Kuppel.  He also took part in masterclasses of renowned teachers and performers such as Shlomo Mintz, Zachar Bron, Detlef Hahn, Albert Markov, Pierre Amoyal, and Mincho Minchev.

He has been rewarded with various prizes in Switzerland, Germany, and Bulgaria (Swiss Youth Music Competition, The National Music Academy of Sofia Competition among others) and has performed as a soloist in Switzerland and Bulgaria (Orchestre des Jeunes de la Suisse Romande, La Concordia Harmonie, Fribourg CH, Sofia Philharmonic).

In addition to his musical education, he has been involved in the realization of musical projects with his chamber ensemble "Les Pinsons Divers", performing in festivals or giving small concert tours in Switzerland since 2017.

Mike Perroud is a student of Professor Miroslav Hristov.

James JJ Robinson is a first-year master's student at the University of Tennessee. JJ is from Landis, North Carolina and completed his undergraduate degree at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC with a degree in voice performance. Upcoming projects include Vater in UT Opera Theatre's production of Hänsel und Gretel, and a world premiere role of Calixtos in Hayley Turner's Firelight. Past roles include Grandpa Moss in Appalachian Opera Theatre's The Tender Land, and Frank in Die Fledermaus.

James Robinson is a student of Professor Andrew Skoog.

Violin
Lydia Anderson, co-principal
Elizabeth Burch, co-concertmaster
Sarah Buzalewski
Mason Crowder, co-concertmaster
Ryan Dixon
Salina Fang, co-concertmaster
Ethan Hess
Autumn Larmee
Kara McNutt
Diego Nunez, co-concertmaster
Jackson Presnell
Millie Runion, co-concertmaster
Rachel Seo
Mei Lia White, co-principal
Emma Woodward

Concertmasters sit in the Katherine D. Moore Endowed Concertmaster Chair

Viola
Jackson Guthrie
Wenlong Huang, co-principal
Rachel Huffer
Emma Kincaid
Emily Martinez-Perez
Julien Riviere, co-principal
Jeremy Simmons
Ian Skelly, co-principal
Emily Wankerl

Cello
Stephen Arthur
Rebecca Hearn, co-principal
Elijah Parsley
Hannah Paulus, co-principal
Joel Rosen, co-principal
Jackson Sharp

Bass
Daniel Bates, principal
Lauren Harnetty
Halinnah Muhammad

Flute
Parrel Appolis, co-principal
Alan Cook, co-principal

Piccolo
Alan Cook

Oboe
Jessie Wilson, principal 
Nathan Ebbs

English horn
Jessie Wilson

Clarinet
Alberto Martinez, principal
Lillian Smith

Bassoon
James Carnal, principal
Austin Hill

Horn
James Roddy, principal
Rose Capooth
Caleb DeLong
Nichole Hollenbeck

Trumpet
Nathan Coffman, principal
Alexis Kilgore
Ian Krueger
Carver Whitson

Trombone
Jarod Schafer, principal
Hugh Lindsay
Bryce McCracken, bass

Tuba
AJ Johnson

Percussion
Ian Alward, principal
Ethan Booher
Siena Fulton
Chang Gao
Julia Laroque

Harp
Cindy Emory*

Celeste
Tzu-Jung Peng

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