ORCHESTRA INDIANA
Celebrate America
Monday, July 4, 2022 - Yorktown Civic Green
Kermit Poling, conductor
Natalie Cordone, soprano
Keron Jackson, bass-baritone
CURNOW Olympic Fanfare
GERSHWIN '"Swonderful"
BERNSTEIN Selections from West Side Story
ROGERS "Some Enchanted Evening"
KERN "Old Man River"
ANDERSON-LOPEZ
Selections from Frozen
GERSHWIN "The Man I Love"
WILLIAMS "Imperial March"
Intermission
SOUSA Washington Post March
HORNER Hollywood Blockbusters
GREENWOOD "God Bless the USA"
GRUBER, MILES & ZIMMERMAN
Armed Forces Salute
BERLIN "God Bless America"
TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture
Violin 1
Jennifer Powell
Alfred Abel
Gert Kumi
Emily Thompson
Sarah Paine
Christine Savidge
Hannah Williams
William Stanley
Elizabeth Smith
Violin 2
David Blakely
Adele Maxfield
Sandra Neel
Matt Spieker
Tanya Fribley
Sarah Hersey
Tiffany Arnold
Viola
Colette Abel
Kati Harrison
Muning Wang
Laurie Williams
Priscille Michel
Amy Edmonds
Cello
Robert Lynn
Kara Mozina
Eliza Bracken
Ryan Wombles
Eric Lakanen
Bass
Darrel Fiene
Christian Starnes
Sarah Grant
Flute
Mihoko Watanabe
Trudy Whitford
Sabina White - piccolo
Oboe
Camber Flick
Jessica Myers
Clarinet
Becky Chappell
Erin Roesch
Bassoon
Jackie Royce
Sam Peters
Horn
Gene Berger
John Higgins
Matthew Weidner
Tristan Bell
Shawn Knapp
Trumpet
Dan Golando
John Clark
Keith Whitford
Eric Rodriguez
Trombone
Caleb Ketcham
Aron Callard
Bass Trombone
Stuart Mackenzie Sitka
Tuba
Megan Corkey
Harp
Annie King
Keyboard
Audra Ridener
Timpani
Cheryl Guise
Percussion
Greg Wolff
Rebekah Weaver
Ben Taubert
Lorianne Dougall
Kate Lane
Orchestra Indiana began in March 2022 when the Muncie Symphony Orchestra and Marion Philharmonic Orchestra merged into one organization. Both the MSO and MPO have rich histories in our region, and Orchestra Indiana is fortunate to continue their legacies.
The Muncie Symphony Orchestra began when Dr. Robert Hargreaves was hired by the Ball State Teachers College to lead the college’s music program in the 1940s. He thought Muncie needed an autonomous orchestra. Hargreaves led the first professional orchestra with two concerts in the spring of 1948. By January 1950, more than 50 musicians met and approved a constitution for the Muncie Civic and College Symphony Association. For more than 70 years, the Muncie Symphony Orchestra flourished thanks to a strong relationship with Ball State University, with BSU music faculty and talented music students making up a large portion of the orchestra.
The Marion Philharmonic was formed in 1969 under the direction of Benjamin G. Del Vecchio. The orchestra was comprised of students and local area musicians until it became a semi-professional ensemble within a five year period. Mr. Del Vecchio was an Indiana University doctoral student when he joined the music faculty at Taylor University. Little did he know founding an orchestra would become a major priority. With the assistance of Dr. Edward Hermanson of Taylor University and a group of committed Marion businessmen, the orchestra quickly became a passion of Del Vecchio and together they developed the MPO.
The musicians of Orchestra Indiana include musicians from both the former MSO and MPO. They are professors, students, and professional musicians who hail from east central Indiana, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and Cincinnati. Many of our musicians also have “day jobs” as farmers, teachers, EMTs, and executive directors. All are passionate about bringing live orchestral music to you!
Enjoy 6 concerts for the price of 5!
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THE PLANETS HD
Saturday, September 18 - Emens Auditorium, Muncie
Sunday, September 19 - Marion High School
UNFORGETTABLE - A Tribute to Nat & Natalie Cole
Saturday, October 8 - Emens Auditorium, Muncie
THE THREE PHANTOMS
Friday, November 11- Phillippe Performing Arts Center, Marion
Saturday, November 12 - Emens Auditorium, Muncie
A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION!
Saturday, December 3- Emens Auditorium, Muncie
Saturday, December 4 - Marion High School
EAST MEETS WEST - Scheherazade and more!
Friday, February 24 - Honeywell Center, Wabash
Saturday, February 25 - Emens Auditorium, Muncie
GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD
Friday, April 28 - Rediger Chapel, Taylor University
Saturday, April 29 - Emens Auditorium, Muncie