Prelude Strings, Sinfonia, Philharmonia, Youth Orchestra
March 16, 2025 at 4:00pm
Washington Pavilion

Nicholas Sharma, Music Director
Jeffrey Paul, Philharmonia Conductor

PRELUDE STRINGS

SINFONIA

PHILHARMONIA

YOUTH ORCHESTRA

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