Sinfonia, Philharmonia, Youth Orchestra
November 17, 2024 at 4:00pm
Washington Pavilion

Nicholas Sharma, Music Director
Jeffrey Paul, Philharmonia Conductor

SINFONIA

PHILHARMONIA

YOUTH ORCHESTRA

This season generously sponsored by Journey Group

No audition is required. Register on SDSO's website at sdsymphony.org, starting in late November.

Prelude Strings is an entry-level string ensemble designed to introduce young musicians to cooperative musicianship and a life-long appreciation of music.  Prelude Strings is directed by Maestro Nicholas Sharma, and rehearsals take place on Mondays from 5:30pm to 6:15pm at Augustana University's Humanities Building.

SINFONIA

VIOLIN I
Solomon Seruyange
Emma Rislov
June Olinger

VIOLIN II
Marie Rislov
August Gray

VIOLA
Bentley Carlisle
Nicolas Wilds

CELLO 
Hanalei Barrett
Riley Leamons
Julia McCrary

PHILHARMONIA

VIOLIN I 
Kirsa Sumey**
John Dickes
Caleb Tiradani
Micaiah Tews
Dylan Xian
Vihaan Pawariya
Elena Olinger

VIOLIN II 
Ella McCrary*
Benjamin Bogart
Ian Schillerstrom
Simeon Seruyange
Iken Spanos
Marie Van Dam
Naomi Foster

VIOLA 
Elsa Nesheim*
David-Elijah Rivera
Joyce McCrary
Luca Moberg Jackson
Lydia Henson

CELLO
Alex Spanos*
Caleb Machado
Seth Tiradani
Eva Linton
Owen Spanos
Alex Wilds

FLUTE
Amelia Fisher*
Averyl White

OBOE
Luke Bell, oboe I*
Layla Egan, oboe II

CLARINET
Katie Yoon, clarinet I*
Olive Saenz, clarinet II
Nora Rislov, clarinet III

HORN
Benjamin Tjarks*
Ingrid Sumey

TRUMPET
Ava Fisher

TROMBONE
Leland Fisher

TUBA
Jack Marshall

* = principal
** = concertmaster

YOUTH ORCHESTRA

VIOLIN I
Kyra Gurath**
Giyun Seo
Tessa Letham
Lily Yan
Charli Fickbohm
Rheanna Petersen
Josiah Holder
Sophia Lucero

VIOLIN 2
Oliver VanRuler*
Eva Hernandez
Xaria Gurath
Sophie Schott
Sarah Jamous
Alahna Noble
Christian Jerstad
Anna Spanos

VIOLA 
Mauricio Flores Gomez*
Melanie Nyberg
Phoebe Veerman

CELLO
Brennan Day*
Elijah Helm
Landon Sohre

FLUTE 
Whitney Pageler, flute I*
Liam Havlin, flute II

OBOE 
Jacob Pagone, oboe I*
Tabitha Choate, oboe II

CLARINET 
Brenen Brandenburg, clarinet I*
Irelynn White, clarinet I / II
Lillian Dirksen, clarinet I / bass clarinet
Lander Bell, clarinet II / bass clarinet

HORN 
Chloe Attema, horn I*
Tessa Blom, horn II
Allison Brost, horn III

TRUMPET 
Elijah Sumey, trumpet I

TROMBONE
Alexis Lawrence, trombone I

TUBA
Austin Lawrence

PERCUSSION
Bella Rivero
Elias Erickson
Riley Williams

* = principal
** = concertmaster

Ben Reifel Middle School
Brandon Valley High School
Canistota High School
Edison Middle School
Hanson High School
Home School
Jefferson High School
John Harris Elementary School
Liberty Elementary School
Lincoln High School
McCrary Homeschool
Meadowlark Music Academy
Memorial Middle School
Mitchell Middle School
O'Gorman High School
O'Gorman Junior High School
Patrick Henry Middle School
Robert Frost Elementary School Challenge Center
Roosevelt High School
Sioux Falls Christian School
Sonia Sotomayor Elementary School
South Middle School
South West Christian High School
Tea Area High School
Vermillion High School
Washington High School
West Central High School

Shannon Abels
Michael Andersen
Louisa Biteler
Rachel Bozonie
Amy Carlisle
Gideon Carlisle
Andrea Carlson
Marian Casey
Irina Chang
Ali Dunbar
Claire Dvorak
Christine Egan
Robert Erhard
Matthew Erickson
Marjorie Garry
Beverly Gibson
Brielle Hardy
Andrew Hayward
Dan Heier
Emma Jensen
Jossalyn Jensen
Harvey Jewell
Emera Kandybin
Doosook Kim
Sonja Kraus
Penny Thompson Kruse
Yi-Chun Lin
Magdalena Modzelewska
Katie Overvaag
Jeffrey Paul
Maria Peters
Jay Reeve
Deborah Reeves
Lon Semansky
Sue Sidoti
Leo Taylor
Aimee Toner
Andrew Travers
Brooke Van Zee

The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra thanks these generous donors for their support of the South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra.  The SDSYO is able to transform live through music.

FORTISSIMO $1,000+
Norman and Melanie Bliss
Citi
Mark and Mary Kay Fausch
Journey Group
Don and Ann Platt
Sanford Health
Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation
South Dakota Community Foundation
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra League
Christopher and Catherine Sumey

VIVACE $500-$999
Jeanette Stowsand

ESPRESSIVO $1-$249
Sheryl Faber
Popper’s Music *

*indicates an in-kind gift

Thank you to a special group of people who are investing in making the SDSYO accessible to all students by providing scholarship opportunities for students in need.

Jason and Kathie Douma
Mark and Mary Kay Fausch
Jeff and Rosy Griffin
The Paul and Marilyn Fialkowski Memorial Scholarship Fund
Andrew and Laura Figura
Nicholas and Kristen Dowliing
Ryan and Pam Konz
William and Dana Spanos
Christopher and Catherine Sumey