Timothy J. Robblee, artistic director, conductor

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Armstrong Concert Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

Coincident Dances

Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981)

Unifier

Ruby Fulton (b. 1981)

Waves Toward the Pebbled Shore

Peter Meechan (b. 1980)

Land’s End

Michael Gilbertson (b. 1987)

Candide Suite

I. The Best of All Possible Worlds
II. Westphalia Chorale and Battle Scene
III. Auto-da-fé
IV. Glitter and Be Gay
V. Make Our Garden Grow

Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) 
ad. Clare Grundman

Coincident Dances is inspired by the sounds found in New York’s various cultures, capturing the frenetic energy and multicultural aural palette one hears even in a short walk through a New York City neighborhood. The work is a fusion of several different sound-worlds: English consort, samba, mbira dance music from Ghana, swing, and techno.

My reason for choosing these styles sometimes stemmed from an actual experience of accidentally hearing a pair simultaneously, which happens most days of the week walking down the streets of New York, or one time when I heard a parked car playing Latin jazz while I had rhythm and blues in my headphones. Some of the pairings are merely experiments. Working in this mode, the orchestra takes on the role of a DJ of a multicultural dance track.

– Jessie Montgomery

Flute

Chris Claudio-Segovia
Megan Hawthorne
Jaylan Jones
Katarina Sams
Samuel Roberto Soste-Taffur
Peter Wood
Brienna Yates

Oboe

Emma Shields
Brendan Shirk

Clarinet

Darian Angel
Veronica Cooker
Jesse Eagle
Renae Flood
Timothy Johnson
Daniel Lee
Peter Mattson
Brenden Rafferty
Caitlyn Rose
Fabiola Vazquez Becerra

Bassoon

Megan Frederick
Addison Meek
Emily Seelinger
Emma Shockey

Saxophone

Beau Baldassari
Jamie Harris
Cliff Hernandez
Patrick Rippeon
Aidan Robbins

Horn

Addison Ashley
Sarah Berry
Juniper Jones
Phoebe O'Kelly
Gabby Pocaro
Ryan Wezner

Trumpet

Connor Eldredge
Alexander Ferrari
Aidan Murray
Bret Paul
Vanessa Rivera
Phia Tevault

Trombone

Rebecca Acolatse
Brandon DuBritton
Andrew Hiebert
Jackson Smith
Trey Strosnider
Jaylinn Vanegas

Euphonium

Cedric Allder
Reeve Thomas

Tuba

Jonas Cairns
Luke Demers

String Bass

Jack Penland

Percussion

Chris Boxall
Lukas Dannenberg
Jacob Derges
Ethan Fox
Alex Gamboa
AJ Guarino
Luka Mendoza-Felix
Brodie Meyers
Anneliese Walrath

Piano

Sarah Morris

Harp

Serenity Flores
Brynn Olden

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