Welcome to Symphony in the Gardens, a progressive concert experience! Here you can find all the information you need about this event, including: 

• Schedule of Events
• Event Map
• Information on WSO Ensembles
• Pieces being performed
• Food & drink stations throughout the Gardens

7:00pm - Gates to Botanica open (event entrance located on the south side of Botanica). Click Here for a Parking Map

7:00pm - 8:30pm - Enjoy the beautiful gardens of Botanica while ensembles of WSO musicians perform throughout. Sample heavy hors d'oeuvres and drinks throughout the gardens. See the Event Map below. 

8:30pm - Start making your way to the Dr. David and Mickie Brown Grand Lawn & Stage for the finale concert. Simply collect a chair and find a place on the lawn to view the full Wichita Symphony Orchestra under the direction of WSO Music Director and Conductor Daniel Hege. 

9:00pm - Finale Concert followed by fireworks! 

Thank you for joining us!

The Wichita Symphony and Botanica would like to extend their sincerest thanks to the sponsors of Symphony in the Gardens:

Presenting Sponsor:
DeVore Family Foundation

Founding Partners:
Intrust Bank
Koch Family Foundation 
Stev Overstreet
Shoko Kato Sevart 
Tim & Gail Buchanan
Don & Janice Zerbe 
BKD
Ted A. & Betty Vlamis
James Garvey Family Charitable Trust
Anna Anderson & Chris Shank
Jo Ann Pottorff
Rodney Miller
Chris Kubik
Anita Jones
Sally Robson
Ken & Jan Shannon Foundation
Berry Foundation
The Spice Merchant
Cargill
The Annie Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Delmar Klocke
Bonavia Family Charitable Trust
Guy & Carol Glidden
Sondra Langel
Sandy Remsberg
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Shaw

Daniel Hege, Music Director & Conductor

Dr. David and Mickie Brown Grand Lawn and Stage

ROBERT WENDEL (b. 1951)
The Tall Ships

BEDŘICH SMETANA (1824 - 1884)
The Moldau

JOHANN STRAUSS II (1825 - 1899)
The Blue Danube Waltz

JOHANN STRAUSS II (1825 - 1899)
Thunder and Lightning Polka

JAMES HORNER Arr. Moss (1953 - 2015)
Titanic Medley

JOHN WILLIAMS (b. 1932)
Jaws

JOHN PHILIP SOUSA (1854 - 1932)
Hands Across the Sea

followed by a fireworks display over the Koch Carousel Gardens

PERSONNEL

VIOLIN 1
Holly Mulcahy, Concertmaster
    Bobbie and Marvin Bastian Endowed Chair
Timothy Jones, Associate Concertmaster
Laura Hammes Black
Michelle Gawith
Rebecca Schloneger
Joan Griffing
Chelley A. Graves
Linette Gordon
Marta Prugar-James

VIOLIN 2
Nancy Johnson, Principal
Dominique Corbeil
Ann Samuelson
Shelley Closson
Virginia Brungardt
Cindy Dantic-Watson
Judy Naillon
Elizabeth Wallace

VIOLA
Catherine Consiglio, Principal
     Larry and Anita Jones Endowed Chair
Lillian Green
Cynthia L Cook
Kay N. Buskirk
Kristen Smaglik
Emily Baldridge

CELLO

Leonid Shukaev, Principal
     Lois Kay Walls Foundation Endowed Chair
Camille M. Burrow
Susan Mayo
Laura Clark Martinez
Quinn Lake
Patricia Kathleen Hart 

BASS
Mark Foley, Principal
Eric Crawford
Marcia Hatfield
Kirsten Moler

FLUTE
Christina Webster, Principal
    Mitchell A. Berman Endowed Chair
Kathy Ensey^
Chastity Pawloski

OBOE
Kristin Weber, Principal
Aaron Robinson

CLARINET
Trevor Stewart, Principal
Rachelle Goter

BASSOON
Zachary Hague, Principal
Maya Grossman

FRENCH HORN
Jeb Wallace, Principal
Kenshi Miyatani
Derek Matheson^
Maggie Conway

TRUMPET
David Hunsicker, Principal
    Daniel J. and Shoko Kato Sevart Endowed Chair
Henry Zimmermann
Dana Hamant

TROMBONE
Matt Blauer, Principal
Lucas Hulett^
David Muehl

TUBA
Phillip C. Black, Principal

TIMPANI
Gerald Scholl, Principal

PERCUSSION
Andy C. Slater
Joe Mikelait
I-Cheng Che
Luc Brust^

PRODUCTION STAFF
Matt Blauer, Personnel Manager
Nancy Johnson, Librarian
Urza Silverwind, Technical Director
Gehrig Hett, Assistant Stage Manager

^Denotes substitute musician