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Winter Camerata Recitals
January 30 & 31, 2024 | 7:00 PM
Program - January 31

Camerata Winter Recital
January 31, 2024 at 7:00pm
Hamre Recital Hall, Augustana University

Sue Sidoti, Drew Carlson, and Beverly Gibson, Camerata Coaches


JANUARY 31

Ralph Raymond Hays

 

Divertimento
III. Tranquillo
IV. Scherzando

Brenen Brandenburg, clarinet
Kate Preheim, clarinet
Lillian Dirksen, clarinet
Nathan Loaeza, bass clarinet

Coach—Beverly Gibson

 

Felix Mendelssohn

 

Drei Lieder ohne Worte
I. Allegro molto

Kate Preheim, clarinet
Brenen Brandenburg, clarinet, 
Nathan Loaeza, clarinet,
Lillian Dirksen, clarinet

Coach—Beverly Gibson

 

Claude Debussy

 

 

String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10
I. Animé et très décidé
II. Assez vif et bien rythmé

Kyra Gurath, violin
Xaria Gurath, violin
Andrew Carlson, viola
Luke Jerstad, cello

Coach—Andrew Carlson

 

Paul de Wailly
Ed. Matt Johnston

Oscar Bohme

 

Aubade

Prelude and Fugue

Abrianna Doppenberg, flute
Jacob Pagone, oboe
Sadee Webster, clarinet

Coach—Beverly Gibson

 

Daniel Dorff

 

The Year of the Rabbit

Abrianna Doppenberg, flute
Liam Havlin, flute
Whitney Pageler, flute
Jacob Pagone, alto flute

Coach—Beverly Gibson

 

This season generously sponsored by Journey Group

Student Roster - Camerata

CAMERATA 2023-2024

Aastha Angal, violin
Brenen Brandenburg, clarinet
Meena Broveleit, tenor saxophone
Lillian Dirksen, clarinet
Abrianna Doppenberg, flute
Samantha Fonder, alto saxophone
Kyra Gurath, violin
Xaria Gurath, violin
Adam Hammer, cello and baritone saxophone
Kayen Hammer, violin
Liam Havlin, flute
Josiah Holder, violin
Luke Jerstad, cello
Tessa Letham, piano
Natalia Loaeza, soprano saxophone
Nathan Loaeza, clarinet and bass clarinet
Sophia Lucero, violin
James McCartney, drums
Henry Oppenheimer, soprano and alto saxophone
Whitney Pageler, flute
Jacob Pagone, oboe and alto flute
Topher Post, bass
Kate Preheim, clarinet
Chloe Reeves, tenor and baritone saxophone
Cameryn Schepel, violin
Madison Schepel, violin
Giyun Seo, violin
Shahid Shaik, viola
Cooper Thone, clarinet
Ernest Ting, violin
Sadee Webster, clarinet

Welcome
Prelude Strings Registration
Registration for Prelude Strings opens soon!

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.

Conductors
Students
Youth Orchestra

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

Represented Schools
Represented Schools

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

Private Instructors
Private Instructors

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

Donors
SDSYO Donors

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

SDSYO Scholarship Funds

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