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presents
THEMES & VARIATIONS
Jan Wagner, artistic director and conductor
Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.
Armstrong Concert Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory
I’m troubled in mind
Anonymous
MiKayla Hatfield, soprano
Symphonic Variations on an African Air, op. 63
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875–1912)
Caprice No. 24, Theme
Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840)
Rachel Zhao, violin
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Alexander Bernstein,* piano
- intermission -
Video Introduction to Elgar’s “Enigma” Variations by David Owen Norris
Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra, op. 36 (“Enigma” - “For My Friends Pictured Within”)
Theme
I. Caroline Alice Elgar
II. Hew David Steuart-Powell
III. Richard Baxter Townshend
IV. William Meath Baker
V. Richard Penrose Arnold
VI. Ysobel
VII. Troyte
VIII. Winifred Norbury
IX. Nimrod
X. Dorabella
XI. George Robertson Sinclair
XII. Basil G. Nevinson
XIII. ***
XIV. E.D.U.
Edward Elgar (1857–1934)
*denotes Shenandoah Conservatory faculty
FLUTE
Sheila DuMont^+
Dane Frandsen*
Rosalee Discenza (piccolo^)
Khepesh Imhotep (piccolo*)
OBOE
Mathuin Smith+ (English horn^)
Zachary Gnall
Lillian Mathews*^
CLARINET
Erin Eady+
Peter Mattson*
Jalen Mims
Yu Wang^
BASSOON
Clair Cangialosi*^ (contrabassoon+)
Brenda Herrera
Kaelin Walton+
HORN
Scout Kirkham^
Addison Ashley
Ethan Hahn+
Nicholas Peretti*
TRUMPET
Duncan Moore^+
Noah Van Deventer*
Jacob Ford
TROMBONE
Sarah Thompson^+
Talbot Jennings*
Gabriel Stachour (Bass Trombone*^+)
TUBA
Mark Swortzel*^+
HARP
Brynn Olden
Serenity Flores*^+
PERCUSSION
Jacob Ruthier
Sam Bradshaw
Austin Dettor
Alex Gamboa
Jack Kerness
Chance Morris
VIOLIN I
Rachel Zhao^+*
Ashley Crawford
Bryan Pabellon
Elena Ross
Ethan Hemmings
Tajai Shorter
Nicholas Whitley
Emmeline Pasquerette
VIOLIN II
Emily Ilyes*^+
Kyrie Beiler
Douglas Brown
Danielle Lopez
Meredith Kennedy
Conor Cook
Luna Love-Hoffmann
Kailbeth Chacin#
VIOLA
Jaylon Hayes-Keller +
Jacob Adamson*^
Alyssa Cabassa
Hannah "Sky" Hill
Gavin Barricklow
Charles Robertello
Franchezka Lynn Matundan
Sara Corrieri
Niyah Gransbury
CELLO
Edward Cho+
John Keane*^
Alex Corley
Matthew Reffner
Bethany Hovermale
Kristian Dillon
Sophia Alvini-Moore
Benjamin Figgs
Kalysta Bryant
BASS
Brooke Rittner*^+
Raegan Fisher
Logan Unger
Michael Daly
Jack Penland
Charles Perry
* principal Coleridge-Taylor
^ principal Rachmaninoff
+ principal Elgar
# Shenandoah University alumnus
SCSO Staff
Gonzalo Hidalgo, assistant conductor
Tajai Shorter, orchestra librarian
Kyrie Beiler, orchestra librarian
Megan Frederick, orchestra librarian
Matthew Reffner, orchestra librarian
The Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra (SCSO) is planning to embark on its next international tour to Chile in May 2022! Under the leadership of Conductor, Director of Orchestral Studies and Professor of Conducting Jan Wagner, the orchestra has been reinvited by the Beethoven Foundation, Chile’s largest and most prestigious performing arts organization, to perform in Santiago, Chile’s capital.
Additional performances in the cities of Valparaiso, Talca and Chillán; outreach opportunities; cultural visits and more are in the works.
Assistant Professor of Piano Alexander Bernstein ’16, one of the newest additions to Shenandoah Conservatory’s esteemed faculty, will be the featured soloist during the tour.
Support the Tour
Although SCSO members commit to cover a large portion of the expenses to fund this project, additional financial support is needed to offset the extraordinary costs involved in international travel. Visit www.su.edu/chiletour to donate today. Add “Chile Tour” in the comments section under “Additional Information” to designate your gift.
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Contact Shenandoah Conservatory Director of Development Melanie L. Mathewes to explore additional ways to support the Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming tour.
Melanie L. Mathewes
Shenandoah Conservatory Director of Development
mmathewe@su.edu | (540) 665-4733
Thank you for supporting the members of the SCSO and their 2022 Chile Tour!
Shenandoah University is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All gifts are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.
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Shenandoah Conservatory is grateful to the 2021/22 Dean's Circle members for supporting our creative community of artists, scholars and educators.
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To learn more about joining the Dean’s Circle and the other ways you can make a transformative gift to Shenandoah Conservatory visit www.su.edu/performs/support or contact:
Melanie L. Mathewes
Shenandoah Conservatory Director of Development
mmathewe@su.edu | (540) 665-4733
Shenandoah University is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All gifts are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.
