MSU Music

PRESENTS:

Michigan State University

Symphony Orchestra

Kevin Noe, Conductor

Weimar Arancibia, Guest Conductor

University Chorale, State Singers, MSU

Children’s Choir, Women’s Chamber Ensemble

Angela Lee, Soloist

Schyler Sheltrown, Soloist

Seventh Concert in the 2015-2016 Symphony Orchestra Series

Saturday, April 30th, 2016

8:00 pm

Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center

Program

Sensemayá (1938) Silvestre Revueltas

(1840-1893)

La Damoiselle Élue (1888) Claude Debussy

(1862-1918)

Symphony of Psalms (1930) Igor Stravinsky

(1882-1971)

Late-comers will be seated only at the first convenient pause in the program. Members of

the audience who must leave the hall before the end of the concert are earnestly requested

to do so between selections. Before the concert begins, please switch off your cell phone

and other electronic devices.

Angela Lee

Angela Lee, a junior music education student, studies under the

tutelage of Melanie Helton at Michigan State University. While at MSU,

Angela has sung as a soprano soloist in the Messiah Sing-a-long under

Dr. David Rayl and was the soprano soloist in the Mozart Missa Brevis

in D Major with State Singers under Dr. Jonathon Reed. She has also

performed with MSU Opera Theatre as a tavern girl in Puccini’s La

boheme, as well as Miss Alan 2 in Robert Nelson’s A Room with a

View. She received first place at the 2013 Michigan National

Association for Teachers of Singing Competition Districts, third place

at the 2014 Michigan National Association for Teachers of Singing

Competition Districts, and third place at the 2015 Kalamazoo Bach

Festival’s Young Vocalists Competition. Outside of MSU, Angela enjoys

singing in the music ministry at St. John’s Student Center and St.

Thomas Aquinas Church.

Schyler Sheltrown

Schyler Sheltrown, soprano, studies under the tutelage of Melanie

Helton at Michigan State University. There, she has received her

Bachelor of Music and will receive her Master of Music this spring. In

her time at MSU, she has had the opportunity to perform in many MSU

Opera Theatre productions, which include the roles of Pamina in The

Magic Flute, Musetta in La bohème, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte,

Romilda in Xerxes, and Jin Zi in The Savage Land. She was also

selected as the soprano soloist for The Messiah in December.

Recently, Ms. Sheltrown was awarded an encouragement award from

the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She was also a

first prize recipient of the Scholarship Division of the National Opera

Association's Carolyn Bailey and Dominick Argento Vocal Competition.

In her future, Ms. Sheltrown intends to continue the pursuing a career

in music as well as her studies.

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Kevin Noe - Music Director

Violin

Samvel Arakelyan

Catalina Barraza

Austin Burket

Daniela Diaz

Young Dokko

Andrew Hatfield

Ashley Heska

Saikat Karmakar

Piaras Kent

Anna Khalikova

Hadiya Adaego Knight

Davit Kosemyan

Eun Sol Lee

I-Pei Lin

Liz Loayza

Diana Moisejenkaite

Yulia Orlova

Yingli Pan

Abdula Saidov

Kyle Venlet

Megan Wixom

Viola

Alexis Berry

Stefanie Bilidas

Howard Jones

Kyle Krause

Alexander Kruchoski

Alyssa Moskowitz

Nicholas Mowry

Yury Ozhegov

Matthew Pickart

Isaac Sarver

Cello

Hakob Atyan

Min Hsuan Chu

Mark Dupere

Stephanie Hong

Man Ling Hsieh

Wan-Jou Hsu

Shih-Fan Liu

Eunkyung Noh

Jennifer Pittman

Sandro Sidamonidze

Yu-Chieh Tsou

Double Bass

Matthew Boothe

Matthew Gibson

Adam Olszewski

Billy Poulos

Zach Suttner

Nicholas Taylor

Sam Thomas

Max Verhagen

Nathan Walker

Harp

Emily Henley

Alisa Hickox

Flute/Piccolo

Nicholas Buonanni

Alex Hoelzen

Alex Kindel

Chelsea Koziatek

Emily Roberts

Oboe/English Horn

Ben Buergel

Toshiyasu Fujita

Jason Kennedy

Youjin Roh

Aaron Woodman

Clarinet

Anastasia Cetverikova

Cassandra O’Brien

Lauren Patterson

Molly Waxman

Bassoon

Matthew Caister

Adam Farmer

Walter VanGieson

Kaylee Whitfield

Horn

Andrew Dodson

Samantha Gowen

Chandler Nadig

Claire Ross

Timothy Wright

Trumpet

Eduardo Farias

Matthew Forte

Perry Holmes

Martin Malfroid

Thomas Vieira

Trombone

Andrew Allmon

Nathaniel Geiger

Adam Graham

Tuba

Chance Trottman-Huiet

Percussion

Joshua Flynn

Daniel Gerhardt

Elizabeth Karney

Kevin Keith

Emilio Monreal

Zuri Wells

Piano

Cwen Homa

Celeste

Stephanie Simone

Orchestra Librarians &

Staff

Katherine Denler

Daniela Diaz

Dilek Engin

Liz Loayza

Zach Sutton

Chance Trottman-Huiet

University Chorale David Rayl, conductor

Alyssa Cossey, assistant conductor

SOPRANO

Leah Brzyski

Anna Doering

Catherine Goode

Angela Lee

Caite Lenahan

Jennifer Sengin

Alina Tamborini

Andrea Van Deusen

SOPRANO II

Kalli Allen

Sarah Brzyski

Alyssa Cossey

Amy Hall

Elizabeth Pasichnyk

ALTO

Katie Bethel

Katherine DeYoung

Suzanna Feldkamp

Holly Lewis

Becky Marsh

Katharine Nunn

Christine Roberts

Rachel Schaunessy

TENOR

Mark Adams

David Anderson

Zack Coles

Keane Garcelon

Carl Hengen

Jon Oakley

Kris Schave

Jonathan Walker-VanKuren

Brandon Williams

BASS

Tyler Frisbie

Stuart Hill

Nick Kreider

Tyler Martin

Andrew Minear

Josh Palkki

Aaron Petrovich

Logan Raney

Zaikuan Song

Kyle White

State Singers Jonathan Reed, conductor

Zachary Coles, assistant conductor

Holly Lewis Pemberton, assistant conductor

Soprano

Anna Bolton

Charlotte Darr

Carter Goldstein

Melissa Houghton

Julia Janowski

MyKenzie Miller

Colleen Morence

Annalise Poco

Sarah Reed

Sydney Rostar

Alexis Sargent

Bailey Shepherd

Amanda Zlotoff

Alto

Nicole Cloutier

Mary Garner

Maggie Grace

Logan Jones

Holly Lewis Pemberton

Emma Parravano

Annika Pell

Quinn Rulison

Erika Senecal

Tenor

Austin Borst

Zachary Coles

Edward Czarnecki

Quentin Fettig

Michael Garnett

Nathan Hartges

Isaiah Hawkins

John Henrikson

Ryan Jones

Eric Locker

Steffen Mammen

Bass

Mitchell Collins

Cody Davis

Derek Dignan

Tom Elliott

Anthony Garvert

Bryan Gilbey

Curtis Hsiung

Alex Prince

Sawyer Schlarf

MSU Children’s Choir Kyle Zeuch, conductor

Susan Stinson, Rehearsal Pianist

Soprano

Erin Brynn

Ainsley Coty

Sophie Dennis

Lillian Droscha

Abigail Ely

Eryn Fleener

Alyssa Ghose

Si Yun Kimball

Natalie Mackson

Isabella Olivo

Rebecca Ridenour

Samantha Smelser

Olivia Terry

Jacklyn VanderPloeg

Annemarie Whorf

Alto

Olivia Berding

Isabella Dailey

Julia Droscha

Jenna Ellis

Maya Ellis

Abe Frank

Claire Kaiser

Kirstin Kribs

Nina Largey

Jillian Rowan

Mara Roznowski

Emma Sturm

Katherine Sundeen

Grace Townley

Noelle Whorf

Women’s Chamber Ensemble Sandra Snow, conductor

Jennifer Sengin, assistant conductor

Soprano 1

Anna Doering

Carter Goldstein

Natalie Snay

Katie Step

Meredith Bowen

Leah Brzyski

Catherine Goode

Soprano 2

Kalli Allen

Anna Bolton

Alyssa Cossey

Carrie Dudewicz

Logan Jones

Lillian Marshall

Elena Petrovich

Jennifer Sengin

Andrea Van Deusen

Alto 1

Gabrielle Barron

Suzanna Feldkamp

Amy Hall

Melissa Houghton

Julia Janowski

Katie Marrison

Claire Montgomery

Bailey Shepherd

Elizabeth White-Hatton

Alto 2

Emily Boswell

Jessica Donahue

Holly Lewis Pemberton

Abigail Schmid

Erika Senecal

IN APPRECIATION

Thank you to those who generously support the College of Music. Private gifts play a vital role in our ability to maintain and enhance the quality of the programs we offer.

Donations support student scholarships, fellowships, program endowment, instrument acquisitions, guest

artists, outreach activities, operations, and many other crucial areas that make the College of Music an

exemplary place of learning.

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS 2015-16 SPONSORS Sam and Mary Austin (Musique 21, April 25, 2016)

Ken and Sandy Beall (Billy Childs’ Residency)

Martha L. and John R. Brick (Happy Birthday Mozart!)

William David Brohn (Music of Antonín Dvořák)

Joanne and Bill Church (Church West Circle Series)

April Clobes and Glen Brough (Magic of Mendelssohn)

Byron and Dee Cook (Music of Antonín Dvořák)

Sanjay and Kiran Gupta (Zhihua Tang, piano) Belle and Julius Harris Visiting Artist Fund established by Lauren Julius Harris (Mozart for Five)

Stanley and Selma Hollander (From Haydn to…Prutsman)

Taylor Johnston (Taylor Johnston Early Music Series)

Hari Kern and the late Ralph R. Edminster, M.D. (Beethoven!)

Patrick and Victoria McPharlin (MSU Professors of Jazz, September 25, 2015)

Michigan State University Federal Credit Union (Showcase Series and Spartan Spectacular)

Dr. James M. Miller and Dr. Rebecca H. Lehto (Yuri Gandelsman, viola and Johnny Gandelsman, violin)

Beth and the late Dr. Milton Muelder (Chamber Music Favorites)

Craig and Lisa Murray (A Jazzy Little Christmas)

Jim and Geri Potchen (International Chamber Soloists with violinist Dmitri Berlinsky)

Jim and Elaine Rauschert (MSU Professors of Jazz, February 26, 2016)

Charlie and Nancy Seebeck (Romantic Masterpieces)

Drs. Lou A. and Roy J. Simon (A Spanish Serenade)

Linn Van Dyne and Mike Knox (Symphony Orchestra – Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 4)

Loren and Carol Wall (10th anniversary of MSU/China Vocal Arts Collaboration)

Jeff Williams and Joy Whitten (Jazz Spectacular)

Jack and Dottie Withrow (Fall Opera – A Room with a View)

WKAR (Artist-Faculty Recital Series) Wolverine Development Corporation, Joseph Maguire (Jazz on the Grand and A Jazzy Little Christmas)

The Worthington Family Foundation (Opera Season)

Greg and Pam Zbasnik (Ralph Votapek, piano)

MAKE A GIFT If you are interested in making a gift to the College of Music in support of our faculty and students, or to learn

more about sponsoring a concert series or individual concert, please call 517-353-9872, or e-mail Rebecca

Surian, senior director of development, at surian@msu.edu.

If you prefer, you can mail your gift to:

MSU College of Music Advancement Office Music Building

333 W Circle Drive, Room 105

East Lansing, MI 48824

Please make checks payable to Michigan State University and include the name of the fund or the area you wish

to support in the memo line. To make a contribution online, please visit www.givingto.msu.edu.