Prelude Strings, Sinfonia, Philharmonia, Youth Orchestra
March 16, 2025 at 4:00pm
Washington Pavilion
Nicholas Sharma, Music Director
Jeffrey Paul, Philharmonia Conductor
PRELUDE STRINGS
Traditional | Hot Cross Buns | |
Traditional | Mary Had a Little Lamb |
SINFONIA
Carl Maria von Weber | Hunters' Chorus | |
Harold Arlen | If I Only Had a Brain | |
Kirsa Sumey, violin | ||
Soon Hee Newbold | Dragon Dances |
PHILHARMONIA
Leroy Anderson | The Girl I Left Behind Me | |
Connor Gibbs | Spring Daydreams | |
John Powell | How to Train Your Dragon | |
Patrick Doyle | Music from Brave |
YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Johann Strauss II | Thunder and Lightning Polka | |
Antonín Dvořák | Symphony No. 9 | |
Kevin Day | Lightspeed | |
Felix Mendelssohn | The Hebrides (Die Hebriden) | |
Aaron Copland | "Hoe-Down" from Rodeo |
This season generously sponsored by Journey Group
PRELUDE STRINGS
VIOLIN
Sarah Arguetta
Camilla Baumberger
Junia Henson
Elyes Loukil
Clara Otto
Holly Tjarks
Elizabeth Van Dam
Kennedy Williams
Eleni Wright
VIOLA
Isaac Marshall
Raymond Zhou
CELLO
Michael Tjarks
BASS
Tavyn Beek
SINFONIA
VIOLIN I
June Olinger
Marie Rislov
August Gray
VIOLIN II
Solomon Seruyange
Emma Rislov
VIOLA
Nicolas Wilds
Bentley Carlisle
CELLO
Julia McCrary
Kirstin Van Zee
Riley Leamons
PHILHARMONIA
VIOLIN I
Kirsa Sumey**
John Dickes
Elsa Bisschop
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
Jeremiah Borgum
VIOLA
Elsa Nesheim*
Sam Murray
Joyce McCrary
Luca Moberg Jackson
Lydia Henson
CELLO
Alex Spanos*
Caleb Machado
Seth Tiradani
Hanalei Barrett
Eva Linton
Owen Spanos
Alex Wilds
Alex Wu
FLUTE
Amelia Fisher*
Averyl White
OBOE
Luke Bell, oboe I*
Layla Egan, oboe II
CLARINET
Katie Yoon, clarinet I*
Olive Saenz, clarinet II / bass clarinet
Nora Rislov, clarinet III
HORN
Benjamin Tjarks*
Ingrid Sumey
Halle Bidus
TRUMPET
Ava Fisher
TROMBONE
Leland Fisher
TUBA
Jack Marshall
* = principal
** = concertmaster
YOUTH ORCHESTRA
VIOLIN I
Kyra Gurath**
Eva Hernandez
Xaria Gurath
Tessa Letham
Josiah Holder
Sarah Jamous
Oliver VanRuler
Sophia Lucero
VIOLIN II
Giyun Seo*
Charli Fickbohm
Lily Yan
Rheanna Petersen
Alahna Noble
Anna Spanos
Sophie Schott
Christian Jerstad
VIOLA
Mauricio Flores Gomez*
Phoebe Veerman
Melanie Nyberg
David-Elijah Rivera
Israel Eekhoff
CELLO
Landon Sohre*
Brennan Day
Katherine Spencer
Elijah Helm
Sam Reckling
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
Lander Bell, clarinet II / bass clarinet
HORN
Chloe Attema, horn I*
Tessa Blom, horn II
Allison Brost, horn III / assistant
TRUMPET
Elijah Sumey, trumpet I
TROMBONE
Alexis Lawrence, trombone I
TUBA
Austin Lawrence
PERCUSSION
Bella Rivero
Elias Erickson
Riley Williams
PIANO
El Spencer
* = principal
** = concertmaster
Anne Sullivan Elementary School
Ben Reifel Middle School
Brandon Valley High School
Canistota High School
Edison Middle School
Hanson High School
Harvey Dunn Elementary 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
R.F. Pettigrew Elementary 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
St. Mary Elementary School
Tea Area High School
Vermillion High School
Washington High School
West Central High School
Shannon Abels
Michael Andersen
Louisa Biteler
Kim Bogart
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
Matt Wellert
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