Emanuele Andrizzi, artistic director, conductor

Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Armstrong Concert Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

Blow It Up, Start Again

Jonathan Newman (b. 1972)

Jordan Wright, conductor

Violin Concerto, op. 35

I. Moderato nobile

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957)

Winner of the Student Soloists Competition

Gabby Gans, violin

Piano Concerto No. 3, op. 26

I. Andante. Allegro

Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)

Winner of the Student Soloists Competition

Noah Alden Hardaway, piano

- intermission -

Meridian

Jonathan Newman (b. 1972)

Variaciones Concertantes

Alberto Ginastera (1916–1983)

Flute & Piccolo

Jaylan Jones, principal
Samuel Soste-Taffur, principal
Jimmy Walter, principal
Lizzie Pearson

Oboe

Brendan Shirk, principal
Emma Shields

Clarinet

Jesse Eagle, principal
Peter Mattson, principal
Brenden Raffety, principal
Darian Angel, principal
Daniel Lee, principal

Bassoon

Megan Frederick, principal
Emily Seelinger
Amelia Newman

Horn

Addison Ashley
Sarah Berry
Gabby Pocaro
Ryan Wezner, principal
Juniper Jones

Trumpets

Mark Barr, principal
Vanessa Rivera, principal
Bret Paul
Imer Ramirez

Trombone

Ian Elick, principal
Maggie Plosch, principal
Trey Strosnider, principal
Jackson Smith

Percussion

Alex Gamboa
Anneliese Walrath
Chris Boxall
Ethan Fox

Tuba

Luke Demers 

Harp

Anna Smith

Celesta/Piano

Juan Dominguez

Violin I

Johnathan Toomer, concertmaster
Gabrielle Gans
Elena Ross
Kate Job
Nicholas Whitley
Ben Bleam
Raquel Anongos
Bryan Pabellon
Emily Ilyes 

Violin II

Kyrie Beiler, principal
Emily Mullen
Kaysea Calvert
London Diggs
Abbi Beall
Nina McDonald
Piper Anderson
Hector Zavala

Viola

Steven Gestrich, principal
Hannah Hill
Joseph Goduto
Haley Whitelaw
Brian Morillo
Jordan Wright
Darek Garcia
Ryan Snyder

Cello

Christopher Gilley, principal
Andrew Stewart
Emma Scofield
Bethany Hovernale
Paolo Chiavaroli
Joshua Pryor
Matthew Reffner
Eugene Bartholomew III
Ben Figgs

Double Bass

Logan Unger, principal
Raegan Fisher
Jack Penland
Alexander Parello
Yevgeny Dodzin
Oliver Duarte

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