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Beethoven’s 9th
Saturday, April 29, 2023 – 7:30 PM
Program

April 29, 2023 at 7:30pm
Washington Pavilion
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra

Delta David Gier, Music Director
South Dakota Symphony Chorus
Dr. Timothy J. Campbell, Chorus Director
Saili Oak, Hindustani soprano
Yunah Lee, soprano
Cassandra Velasquez, mezzo-soprano
Rodrick Dixon, tenor
Ashraf Sewailam, bass-baritone

Also joined by:
Jefferson High School Concert Choir, John Parezo, Director
Lincoln High School Concert Choir, Kathy Ferguson, Director
Roosevelt High School Concert Choir, Robyn Starks Holcomb, Director
Washington High School Concert Choir, Jeff Spencer, Director


Niloufar Iravani
(b. 1990)
  Reflections (world premiere)
Reena Esmail
(b. 1983)
  Meri Sakhi ki Avaaz ("My Sister’s Voice")
Saili Oak, Hindustani soprano
Yunah Lee, soprano


INTERMISSION

Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770 – 1827)
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (“Choral”)
I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
II. Molto vivace
III. Adagio molto e cantabile
IV. Finale: An die Freude

This concert generously sponsored by Avera

South Dakota Symphony Orchestra Chorus

SOPRANO

Katie Arndt
Katie Brown
Anna Cox
Ivory DenHoed
Nancy Durajczyk
Taylor Elmer
Heather Engberg
Michelle Friesen
Rachel Friez
Gretchen Hofstad Starnes
Becky Hollan
Katherine Howard
Angela Loftesness
Ana Olivier
Diane Rahn
Courtney Renner
Rebecca Salmen Huberg
Michelle Sawyer
Catherine Schlimgen
Susan Schrader
Jaclyn Talsma


ALTO

Lonna Beshai
Megan DeBoer
Colleen Desmond
Mary DeVany
Katie Eliason
Kathryn Friesen
Dawn Gutnik
Elise Hasche
Sarah Heckmann
Araylla Hennigar
Kris Herbst
Karen Jepperson
Miranda Mack
Clara Meyer
Hannah Moravec
Janet Nash
RAchel Pierson
Mary Reiter
Catherine Scandrett
Lindsay Smith
Susan Thie
Lindsay Tjarks
Coral Winter

TENOR

Jon Callies
Joshua Guenther
Matthew Gustafson
Tony Leggett
Alan Luense
Leslie Olive
Nicholas Petersen
Andrew Ridder
Rita Schwab-Parcel
Joel Tjarks
Brandon Varilek
Michael Vlach
Eric Wicks


BASS

Joel Brejda
Carl Bruxvoort
Aaron De Boer
Taite Heinz
Chase Kramer
Josh Lewis
Frederick Matthews
James Moore
Shawn Stemsrud
Liam Swart
Ryan Wilkison
Tim Worthington
Shane Wuebben
Tyler Youngquist

High School Choirs

JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT CHOIR
John Parezo, Director

Allen Aldrich
Morgan Anderson
Samantha Anderson
Keren Arevalo
Claire Behm
Aniya Butler
Taylor Chesley
Ndayikeza Ester
Kaylee Frodermann
Alexis Gross
Charlotte Hatt
Lenee Kranz
Morgan Kruggel
Carlie Lorenzen
Brenden Matthews
Isaiah Moe
Moriah Mulamba
Kelsey Newell
Cameron Renken
Cassandra Schultz
Lainey Vandewater
Grace Weaver
Kamryn Whiting
Sebastian Wilson
Emma Yellow Bird
Hannah Zeman
Kira Zuiderhof



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT CHOIR
Kathy Ferguson, Director

Max Altena
Ian Blair
Adam Boyens
Sadie Brown
Makea Buchanan
Aydn Calhoun
Ryan Calhoun
Noelie Cole
Olivia Day
Trinity Endsley
Jonathon Falconer
Elsa Friesen
Madison Halleen
Lucas Hendricks Leuning
Luke Henrichs
Shelby Hicks
Ember Hodgins
Katherine Jones
Zachary Kemnitz
Josie Kimball
Brooklyn Kimmel
Eva Knudtson
Autumn Kruger
Ben Kvale
Morgan Leslie
Anna Leuning
Curran Littel-Jensen
Hallie Luther
Rwoan Murphy
Bina Nelsen
Atong Nhomot
Lily Ralston-Perreault
Justin Roach
Cheyenne Sanger
Lucase Schreck
Gabriel Sherley
Isaac Smith
Natalie Stevens
Ahna Walling
Audrey Weiss
Mia Wentzel
Maxwell Wetsch
Brea Williams
Raquel Yoder



 

 

ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT CHOIR
Robyn Starks Holcomb, Director

Tyson Anema
Paris Bauer
Karter Benson Garr
Kennedy Blechinger
Aubree Boerema
Brody Bohnet
Elexandra Brenner
Alexa Brockmueller
Carson Cisneros
Trayven Cooper-Dumke
Emerald Day
Caire Deilke
Aeriel Eitreim
Landan Erickson
Lucas Ewing
William Ewing
Lena Folsland
Arica Gukeisen
Brynlee Hanson
Alyssa Harmeier
Mason Hazlett
Jaymisen Hirsch
Josephine Johnson
Madilynn Johnson
Zachary Kafka
Ryan Kost
Alayna Kreger
Brock Kruger
Joshua Kusler
Emma Lebert
Emma Lottman
Brianne Meyer
Riley Nelson
Linus Ng
Jessalynn Olsen
Jaiden Parish
Michael Parish
Camille Pederson
Grayden Peterson
Alyza Pike
Kaleb Schroeder
Kynleigh Smith
Sophia Somchaleun
Brynn Sommervold
Gabriel Stevens
Paige Stevens
Payton Stevens
Emma Swanson
Dashawn Sykes
Ayden Ver Steeg

WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT CHOIR
Jeff Spencer, Director

Isaiah Ackerman
Kaliyah Athey
Aiden DeWit
Ariana Edwards
Grace Fromknecht
Madison Hagen
Joseph Hammond
Coralee Hawley
Tia Jensen
Tynaia Jensen
Tyrell Jensen
Austin Jones
Joshua Kringen
Abigail Kutilek
Jayden Lewis
Ayden Luecke
Olivia Mack
Charles Mayer
Keiren Michalove
Claire Miller
Duyen Nguyen
Amber Oakland
Arianna Person
Mallory Peterson
Jasmine Polzin
Esther Rabenberg
Alexis Schmidt
Lillian Shelburg
Kaitlin Sibson
Alanna Smith
Raelyn Stovall
Alexander Strawn
Destiny Taylor
Alexa Ward
Wilson Makayla
Collin Winkleman















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