A Christmas FestivalLeroy Anderson

This Little Child Harriet Fisher/arr. Dana Mathewson

FROM THE HEART Quartet

O Holy Night arr. Keith Christopher

Tim Swanson, baritone; Gary Bird, tuba

Selections from “The Nutcracker” Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

I. March II.Trepak III. Waltz of the Flowers

Slumber Song of The Madonna Michael Head/arr. Martha Mathewson

FROM THE HEART Quartet

Christmas Music for Orchestra arr. John Cacavas

Jen Burleigh Bentz, soprano

The Christmas Song Torme & Wells

Tim Swanson, baritone; Kris Tjornehoj, piano

Still, Still, Still Setting by Norman Luboff/arr. Dana Mathewson

FROM THE HEART Quartet

Jingle Bells J. Pierpont/trans. Cy Payne

Jen Burleigh Bentz, soprano

All I Want for Christmas is You Carey &Afanasieff/trans. Cy Payne

Jen Burleigh Bentz, soprano

- Intermission -

Selections

St. Croix Valley Symphony OrchestraKristin Tjornehoj, director

Christmas ExtravaganzaSaturday, December 19, 2015 | 7:30 p.m.

Phipps Center for the Arts | Hudson, Wisconsin

Bugler’s Holiday Leroy Anderson

Santa Claus is Coming to TownGillespie & Coots/trans. Cy Payne

Jen Burleigh Bentz, soprano

Boar’s Head Carol Setting by Michael Hassell/arr. Martha Mathewson

FROM THE HEART Quartet

You’re All I Want for Christmas Moore & Ellis

Jen Burleigh Bentz, soprano; Kris Tjornehoj, piano

Twelve Days After ChristmasFrederick Silver/orch. Dana Mathewson

FROM THE HEART Quartet

Merry Christmas DarlingCarpenter & Pooler

Jen Burleigh Bentz, soprano; Kris Tjornehoj, piano

Holiday Weather MedleyAnderson, DeRose, Sigman & Evans/arr. Martha Mathewson

FROM THE HEART Quartet

Sleigh Ride Leroy Anderson

White Christmas Irving Berlin/arr. Michael Brown

Tim Swanson, baritone

Kristin Tjornehoj is the Director of Band and Orchestra at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls where she is also department chair. Dr. Tjornehoj founded the Three Rivers Concert Band, a group of adult musicians from Minnesota and Wisconsin, who collaborate and participate in international outreach tours. She co-founded the Composers Conference at UWRF that brings chamber music composers together for a 3-day workshop with concerts and seminars. Dr. Tjornehoj has taught courses in wind conducting, history, music appreciation, world music and literature.

An active guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator, Dr. Tjornehoj has served in these capacities throughout the United States and Canada, and in China, The Czech Republic, England, France, Iceland, Scotland and Spain. She has led performance tours throughout the United States and abroad. In April,

Dr. Tjornehoj served as the guest conductor for the Prague Castle Spanish Hall Concert with Hradní stráze a Policie CR (Václav Blahunek, director).

A participating member in several professional scholarly and community organizations, she currently serves on boards/committees of ArtReach St. Croix, Phipps Center for the Arts, St. Croix Valley Community Foundation in addition to the Wisconsin and Minnesota Music Educators Conferences. She is also a member of the League of American Orchestras, National Association for Music Education, National Band Association and the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles. Dr. Tjornehoj is dedicated to church music and has lead the SOV Choir for over 30 years.

From the Heart Quartet specializes in custom-designed programs, performing classics from the Great American Songbook in a fresh and tasteful style.

Martha Mathewson, piano; Dana Mathewson, woodwinds; Melissa O’Neill, soprano; Tom Witry, baritone

Tim Swanson grew up in Ellsworth, WI and has lived in Stillwater, MN for the past 20 years. He graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 1985 and was commissioned as an Air Force Officer through their ROTC program. While attending St. Thomas, he studied private voice. Tim has performed in several church and community choirs, as well as soloing for civic and military events, and with Stillwater Community Theater. He has been a member of Stillwater’s Valley Chamber Chorale since 1996. Tim served 23 years as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserve, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2008. He is currently the Chief Pilot for Cargill’s Corporate Aviation Department. Tim is honored by the invitation to perform tonight with the St. Croix Valley Orchestra at The Phipps

Jen Burleigh-Bentz feels blessed to be in the Christmas Spirit with the SCVSO. Jen is the co-owner and operator of Brickhouse Music, a “Mom and Pop Pro-Shop”, full line Music Store and Lesson Academy in River Falls.

Broadway: Tanya, Mamma Mia. National tours: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story. Regional: Maud Dunlop, Music Man, Guthrie Theatre; Muriel, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Old Log; Snow White, Disenchanted, Casting Spells Productions; Laverne Andrews, Christmas of Swing; Mrs. Winter, Working Boys’ Band; Judy Garland, Beyond the Rainbow, History Theatre, St. Paul; Queenie, Wild Party (Lippa), Fitzgerald Theatre; Patsy, Bingo!, Into the Woods, Ordway Theatre; Annie Get your Gun, 9 to 5, Hello Dolly!, Sound of Music, Minnetonka Civic; Legendary Ladies, Buffalo Gal Productions; 1940’s Radio Hour, 8 Ball Productions; Velma, Chicago, Mary Magdalene, JCSS, etc.

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Upcoming SCVSO Events | scvsymphony.org

SCVSO with “Skip” James, harpsichord and Natalia Moiseeva, violinSunday, March 6 | 3:00 p.m. | William Abbott Concert Hall, Kleinpell Fine Arts Building | UW–River Falls CampusTickets available at the door: Adults $5, Seniors $3, Students $2

SCVSO Goes Bluegrass with Tim May, guitarSunday, May 1 | 3:00 p.m. | Hastings Arts CenterTickets available at the door - $15