Prelude Strings, Sinfonia, Philharmonia, Youth Orchestra
March 24, 2024 at 4:00pm
Washington Pavilion

Thomas Fortner, Music Director
Jeffrey Paul, Philharmonia Conductor

PRELUDE STRINGS

Scale Demonstration

SINFONIA

PHILHARMONIA

YOUTH ORCHESTRA

This season generously sponsored by Journey Group

PRELUDE STRINGS

VIOLIN
Sarah Argueta
Keyla Barrera-Zavala
Hazel Heckman
Hailey Henning
Rhayn Medrano
Ruby Miller
Mason Rey
Zoey Weber
Eleni Wright

VIOLA
Rafe Burggraff
Bentley Carlisle

CELLO
Hosea Barrett
Jared Heggeseth
Riley Leamons
Colton Schettler
Michael Tjarks
Marcus Wrightson

SINFONIA

VIOLIN I
Marie Van Dam
Benjamin Bogart
Dylan Xian
Iken Spanos

VIOLIN II
Micaiah Tews
June Olinger
Solomon Seruyange
Mason Noy

VIOLA
Nicolas Wilds
Lydia Henson

CELLO
Hanalei Barrett
Alexander Wilds
Owen Spanos
Brody Rohr
Eva Linton
Hale Thompson

PHILHARMONIA

VIOLIN I 
Kirsa Sumey**
Sophia Lucero
Josiah Holder
John Dickes
Sarah Jamous
Isaac Bunkers
Alahna Noble

VIOLIN II 
Soobin Seo*
Caleb Tiradani
Ella McCrary
Ian Schillerstrom
Simeon Seruyange
Elena Olinger
Jeremiah Borgum
Naomi Foster

VIOLA
Phoebe Veerman*
Elsa Nesheim
Luca Moberg Jackson
Joyce McCrary

CELLO
Benjamin Johnson*
Brennan Day
Spencer Hernes
Adam Hammer
Seth Tiradani
Alex Spanos
Caleb Machado

BASS
Kayen Hammer

FLUTE
Averyl White

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

CLARINET
Catherine Danielson, clarinet I*
Lander Bell, clarinet II
Katie Yoon, clarinet III

HORN
Benjamin Tjarks

TRUMPET
William Dunlap, trumpet I
Noah Oien, trumpet II

PERCUSSION
Harper Heier
Kenadi O'Neill

* = principal
** = concertmaster

YOUTH ORCHESTRA

VIOLIN I
Kyra Gurath**
Xaria Gurath
Giyun Seo
Tessa Letham
Eva Hernandez

VIOLIN 2
Oliver VanRuler*
Charli Fickbohm
Rheanna Petersen
Moriah Nyberg
Sophie Schott

VIOLA
Celia Kucker*
Mauricio Flores
Melanie Nyberg

CELLO
Luke Jerstad*
Henry Jones
Landon Sohre
Elijah Helm
Sarah Ulin

FLUTE
Abrianna Doppenberg, flute I*, piccolo
Whitney Pageler, flute II
Liam Havlin, flute III

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

CLARINET
Irelynn White, clarinet I*
Brenen Brandenburg, clarinet I, bass clarinet
Lillian Dirksen, clarinet II
Nathan Loaeza, bass clarinet

SAXOPHONE
Natalia Loaeza, alto saxophone
Miles Broveleit, tenor saxophone
Joseph Bond, baritone saxophone

HORN
Kyan Carlson, horn I*
Jenna Olson, horn II / IV
Tessa Blom, horn III

TRUMPET
Ellie Erbentraut, trumpet I*
Brielle Clapp, trumpet I
Elijah Sumey, trumpet II
William Johnson, trumpet II
Vivian Dyk, trumpet III

TROMBONE
Alexis Lawrence, trombone I*
Topher Post, bass trombone

TUBA
Austin Lawrence*

PERCUSSION
Grant Masek
Bella Rivero
Elias Erickson

* = principal
** = concertmaster

Shannon Abels 
Rolyn Beaird 
Louisa Biteler 
Andrea Carlson 
Bob Carlson 
Marian Casey
Christine Egan
Sonja Eiseland
Robert Erhard
Matthew Erickson
Thomas Fortner
Marjorie Garry
Beverly Gibson
Dan Heier
Chris Hill
Emma Jensen
Jossalyn Jensen
Harvey Jewell
Corliss Johnson
Emera Kandybin
Daniel Kitchens
Sonja Kraus
Yi-Chun Lin
Darren Mathis
Charlotte Miller
Magdalena Modzelewska
Katie Overvaag
Jeffrey Paul
Maria Peters
Jay Reeve
Adam Schechter
Lon Semansky
Sue Sidoti
Leo Taylor
Aimee Toner
Andrew Travers
Vicky VanEssen

Creativity Club is a weekly meeting of young composers and those interested in uncovering the mysterious process of musical creativity. Within a supportive environment, students nurture their skills in music composition and other innovative approaches to problem-solving. Creativity Club culminates annually in a performance of new orchestral compositions performed by the South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra.

Students involved in any of the SDSYO ensembles are able to attend. Meetings are held on Sundays at 2:15pm at Augustana University, room 145.

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