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The Georgia Symphony Orchestra is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. The GCA also receives support from its partner agency – the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Sponsors and Supporters

It is through the sustained generosity of our supporters that the Georgia Symphony Orchestra is able to continue delivering quality enrichment, entertainment and education throughout our community and greater region, encompassing music and arts lovers of all ages.

Our growing list of programs supports a wide range of needs in the community. Just a small sampling of the diverse options includes young musician education, inclusiveness in the concert hall, veterans’ support, free and affordable concert tickets, community presentations, and collaborative promotion of other outstanding nonprofit organizations.

Combining your giving with a musically infused GSO program doubles your impact in the community. Donating to the GSO is easy. Visit us at georgiasymphony.org/donate. Or call 770-615-2908.

The Georgia Symphony Orchestra is Supported by

Special Thanks to the Bobbie Bailey Foundation

for their gift of a $1 Million Dollar Endowment Fund

The GSO is sincerely grateful for the substantial support of our youth education program given by:

Platinum Baton Circle $25,000+

Bobbie Bailey Foundation
Dr. John and Linda Cooke
David, Helen and Marian Woodward Foundation

Gold Baton Circle $15,000-$24,999

Cobb Travel and Tourism
Georgia Council for the Arts
Marietta Tourism Grant
National Endowment for the Arts
The Imlay Foundation

Silver Baton Circle $10,000-$14,999

Bob and Linda Bonstein
Kimberly Gresh
Susan Traendly
Walton Communities

Bronze Baton Circle $5,000-$9,999

Mary Kay Howard
Pamela Hubby
McMaster-Carr Supply
Moore Colson CPAs
John and Shirley Morgan
Publix Supermarkets
Bruce and Pam Rhyne
Jeffrey and Louise Tharp
United Contractor Services
Jeff and Rose Whittingham

Conductor’s Circle $2,500-$4,999

Cobb Community Foundation
Cobb EMC Community Foundation
Indian Hills Country Club
Tutt and Debra Mc Cracken
Valencia McCrimmon
Gregory and Christine Mishkin
Randy and Judy Ribarsky
Sydnee Trew
The Vaughn Foundation

Principal Circle $1,000-$2,499

Anonymous
Anonymous
Daniel Barker
Bright Wings
Marilyn Brooks
Dr. Bruce Gillett
Chris and Lisa Greenwood
Greystone Power
Lee and Gail Herring
Ann Hixson
Sally Jobe
Kimberly-Clark Foundation
Michael and Pauline Knowles
Berna and Noah Levine
The Manely Firm
Lydia Mayes
Valencia McCrimmon
Mighty Cause Foundation
Robert Kent Galleries
Ronna Ruppelt
Baker and Debby Smith
David and R.J. Starnes
Erica Stein
Adam and Mallory Stensland
Alan and Susan Stensland
Wahid Tawfik
Richard and Pollyann Thompson
Patricia Torres
Jeffrey and Suzanne Tucker
Todd Youngblood

Musicians Circle $500-$999

Anonymous
Anonymous
Dane Bamburry
David and Leta Barry
Cindy and Henry Bohn
Regina Brown
William and Kim Dyer
Frank Harris
Marianne Holdzkom
Wendy Lerner
Regina Malloy
Joanne Mazula
Yvonne and Michael Perrino
Carlo Purefoy
Dwight Shoemaker Family
Lily WhiteRose
Wallace Ziprik

Friend of the Orchestra V
David and Leta Barry
Chandra Brown
Regina Brown
Robert Herring
Home Depot
Kimberly-Clark Foundation
Carlyn and Ron Krieger
Regina Malloy
Clifford McCune
North Cobb Rotary Club
Kate Pfirman
Carlo Purefoy
Georgia Rambo
Ronna Ruppelt
Sandra Schell
Alberto Sapoznik
R. J. Starnes
Alan and Susan Stensland
Lily WhiteRose

Concertmaster Circle $250-$499

Anonymous
Anonymous
Alenia Baxter
Judith F. Bullard
Buddy and Lillian Darden
Nancy Hodges
Clifford McCune
Clifton Gil Moor
Vijay & Carolyn Srinivasan
Gerry Stephens Jr
Burt and Sharon Stills

Prelude Circle $100-$249

Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Janet Adams
Jordan Bonar
Kim Bonstein
Katherine and James Chester
Elizabeth Collier
Katherine Dater
James Dubsky
Monica Fambrough
Joe Ferst
Barbara Hammond
Annie Harris-Gunter
Carlyn and Ron Krieger
Emily Lembeck
Dennis Loubiere
Beverly Martin
Margaret Menz
Lee and Sandra Miller
The Money Family
Martha Moore
Bill and Sara Needs
Mary Nimsgern
Jane Redwine
Janelle Runge
Mark Eric Schilke
Peter and Marian Sebel
Veronica Smith
Eric Swanson
Jo Tucker
Laurie Washington
Rebecca Weaver

Ovation Circle $50-$99

Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Ken Sabo
Marshall and Patty Smitherman
Dr. Cyndy Stephens
Topaz Wong

In-Kind Supporters

ARTS of Cobb
Atlanta Marriott Northwest at the Galleria Hotel
Carriage House Catering
Chris Savas Photography
Cobb Travel and Tourism
Frank Harris Law
Gift of Music Foundation
Moore Colson CPAs and Advisors
Sercante
Six Flags Over Georgia
Timothy Verville

Daniel Barker
Barbara Hammond
Marianne Holdzkom
Mary Kay Howard
Michael and Pauline Knowles
Dennis Loubiere
Tutt and Debra McCracken
Jeffrey and Suzanne Tucker
Jeff and Rose Whittingham

In Memoriam

Allan Cheshire in memory of Susan Cheshire
Brenda Rhodes in memory of Joanna Cox
Debra McCracken in memory of Frances M. Keith
Debra McCracken in memory of Joanna Cox
Eileen Paulin in memory of Jeff Kotzan
Frank Harris in memory of Polly Anna Harris
Grace Johnson in memory of Frances M. Keith
Jeff and Rose Whittingham in memory of their parents
Joseph Yorio in memory of JoAnn Mary Yorio
Linda Acevedo in memory of Jeff Kotzan
Mary Kay Howard in memory of the Grandfather of Sydney Trew
Ron & Staci Martinez in memory of Frances M. Keith
Sharon Stills in memory of Helen Mackey, Theresa Ireland, Betty Knautz, Sylvia Peters
Susan Stensland in memory of Joanna Cox
Tish Fricks in memory of Jennifer Whitley

In Honorarium

Alenia Baxter in honor of Mary Kay Howard and Susan Traendly
Annonymous in honor of Kate Pfirman
Barbara Hammond in honor of Susan Stensland
Belisa Urbina in honor of Stephen Hall
Brenda Rhodes in honor of Susan Stensland
Brendan Knoblauch in honor of Mary Kay Howard
Dane Bamburry in honor of Valencia McCrimmon
Emily Lembeck in honor of Debbie McCracken
George Darden in honor of Amy and Bryan Black
Ira Pittman in honor of Suzanne Tucker
Jane McGuigan in honor of Mary Kay Howard
Joan Harrell in honor of Susan Stensland
John Morgan in support of Bryan Black, JG Morgan Choral Director
Katherine Dater in honor of Mary Kay Howard
Kim Bonstein in honor of Linda and Bob Bonstein
Kristen Bonstein in honor of Bob and Linda Bonstein
Linda Moore Connor in honor of Timothy Verville
Marian Sebel in honor of Bryan Black
Marie Boatright in honor of Mary Kay Howard
Martha and Dennis Moore in honor of Susan Stensland
Mary Argent in honor of Mary Kay Howard
Nancy O’Neill in honor of Bob and Linda Bonstein
Noah Levine in honor of the GSO Chorus
Valencia McCrimmon to the Julie Whitehead Memorial Library
Paula & Grainger Morrison in honor of Frank Harris & Abby Avery
Phillip O’Brien and Allison Fichter in honor of John and Linda Cooke
Rhea Pridgen in honor of Linda Cooke
Sharon Stills in honor of Susan Stensland
Richard and Pollyann Thompson in memoy of Margaret Curry
Susan Traendly in honor of Beth Johnson
Susan Traendly in honor of Mary Kay Howard
Susan Traendly in honor of Pat Torres
Sydney Trew in honor of Susan Stensland and Mary Kay Howard

Administrative Staff

Suzanne Tucker

Executive Director

Bio

Kim Ellet

Development Director

Ann Stoskopf

Business & Patron Manager

Stephen Hall

Operations and Personnel Manager

Artistic Staff

Timothy Verville Timothy Verville
Music Director and Conductor
Bryan Black Bryan Black
JG Morgan GSO Chorus Director
Sam Skelton Sam Skelton
GSO Jazz! Director & GYSO Jazz Director
Nathaniel F. Parker Nathaniel F. Parker
Associate Conductor, Dr. Bobbie Bailey GYSO Artistic & Executive Director & GYSO Symphony Director
Dr. David Doke Dr. David Doke
GYSO Philharmonic Director
Dr. Vera Ilyushina Dr. Vera Ilyushina
GYSO String Symposium and Honors String Quartet Coach
Whitney Tinley Whitney Tinley
GYSO Harmonia and Concertino Director
Dr. William "Will" Whitehead Dr. William "Will" Whitehead
GYSO Camerata Director
Veronica Del Castillo Veronica Del Castillo
GYSO Flute Choir Director
Vincent Rose Vincent Rose
GYSO Camerata Winds Coach

Board of Directors

For information about joining our Board of Directors or Advisory Board, please click here.

Rebecca Strojan Weaver, Chair

Collective Insights

Pam Hubby, Vice Chair

Ret. Artsbridge Foundation

Adam Stensland, Secretary

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Michael Knowles

Fifth Third Bank

Greg Mishkin

Escalent

Sydney Trew, Treasurer

Moore Colson CPAs and Advisors

Bob Bonstein

Ret. / Cotiviti

Frank Harris

Frank Harris Law

Pam Hubby

Ret. ArtsBridge Foundation

Debbie McCracken

Ret. Educator/ Administrator

Kathryn Smith

Walton Birch

R.J. Starnes

CDH Partners

Erica Stein

KPMG

Lew Henry

Mauldin & Jenkins

Amy Drabant

Atlanta Design Solutions

Adam Stensland

PWC

Rebecca Strojan Weaver

Collective Insights

Amanda Williams

Cobb County School System

Suzanne Tucker, Ex officio

Georgia Symphony Orchestra

Timothy Verville, Ex officio

Georgia Symphony Orchestra

Advisory Board

Jim Glover

Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty

Chad Hagan

Hagan Capital

Mary Kay Howard

Past-Interim Co-Executive Director GSO

Cheryl Richardson

Marietta Councilwoman, Ward 1

Susan Stensland

Past Executive Director GSO

Patricia Torres

Ret. Development Director GSO

Dr. Jeffrey Tharp

Wellstar Medical Group

Gustavo De la Torre Martinez | Allen Yun | Eduardo Maduro | Allie King

MPAC Interns
John Stagmeier | Ellis Dill

GYSO Jazz! Intern
Evan Skrip

GSO Chorus Site Coordinator
Simri Martinez Chantaca

GSO/GYSO Library Intern
Alyssa McBride

 

 
 

About Us

 

Founded in 1951, the Georgia Symphony Orchestra has engaged audiences through imaginative programming, visionary leadership, and critically acclaimed performances.

Our Mission

The mission of the Georgia Symphony Orchestra is to break down access barriers to ensure that the transformative power of music serves all members of our community. The GSO enriches lives and creates impact far beyond the concert hall through innovative and engaging performances, world-class educational programs, and intentional community engagement.

Our Vision

Our vision is to be the cultural heartbeat of our community. We envision a world where every voice resonates, is celebrated and is valued through the unique power of music.

Our Values

We value high quality musical performances and we prioritize quality musicianship in our productions.

We value the accessibility of our programs to the community, we prioritize making venues, times, and cost fit the needs of the community, and we make sure no one will be left behind.

We embrace diversity and innovation in our programming to inspire the widest possible audience with our musical experiences.

We value the importance of volunteers across our organization.

We value the support of our donors and audience members and continually manage our resources effectively and efficiently.

We recognize the vital contributions of our musicians and educators and we strive to maintain relationships that create a positive environment for all.

We strive to provide a variety of high-quality musical education opportunities for youth and for life-long learning.

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Timothy Verville, Music Director and Conductor

Born in western Oklahoma, the award-winning Timothy Verville spent part of his youth growing up about as far as one can from the concert hall: on a farm where his family raised and trained show horses. Eventually, they moved to “the city” where he was exposed to music education in public schools. And from there, his interest and drive in creating and sharing music propelled him to stages and acclaim around the world.

Verville is a uniquely multifaceted and multi-talented conductor of the modern orchestral sphere. His unbound creativity, innovation, and desire to share the power of the arts unite in creating performances and musical experiences that engage and captivate audiences. His work is hailed as “awe-inspiring” and for “bringing down the house” (Atlanta Arts Scene.) He is praised for “finely focused conducting, (in which) the energy and pace of the music never sagged” (The Tulsa World.)

Verville’s international engagements include the inaugural Kyushu International Festival in Japan, the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra, the Hita Civic Orchestra, the Chikushi Jogakuen Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kyushu Philharmonic Orchestra, in Russia with the Far Eastern Symphony, Opera Panama, and the National Symphony Orchestra of Panama. In the U.S., his appearances include the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, Hendersonville Symphony, Signature Symphony (Tulsa), Symphonicity (Virginia Beach,) and the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra.

As a leader of orchestras, he fosters growth in every organization he serves. In 2016, he was appointed Music Director and Conductor of the Georgia Symphony Orchestra. His focus on audience engagement and outreach has been recognized throughout the community and in the League of American Orchestra’s Symphony magazine. In 2023, the Georgia Secretary of State proclaimed him an Outstanding Georgia Citizen for his service. 

Through his imaginative and collaborative programming and visionary leadership, the Georgia Symphony has expanded its performance footprint and built bridges to underrepresented populations. His organizational partnerships foster a mission of inclusiveness, opportunity, and transformation. Collaborating with Girls Who Conduct, Verville created a fellowship for women conductors with the Georgia Symphony. A special partnership with Make a Wish Georgia fulfilled a young person’s wish to conduct an orchestra. Verville also designs the Georgia Symphony’s “Sensory Friendly” concerts, which are supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.

In Phoenix, he served from 2010 to 2017 as founding Artistic Director and Conductor of Arizona Pro Arte. His presentations of unique and highly anticipated collaborative events resulted in exponential organizational and audience growth. During his tenure, the orchestra grew to include a full classics season, a summer series, educational performances, a chamber music program, and a dance ensemble. He established a composer in residence and instituted an annual “Call for Scores” competition that received over a thousand applicants from forty countries.

In 2007, Verville began a relationship with the Boston Chamber Orchestra encompassing over a decade of music-making. First performing as an instrumentalist in the orchestra, he was invited to become Associate Conductor and later Principal Guest Conductor. He toured internationally with the ensemble and recorded music for their first CD release.

Additional previous engagements include Music Director and Conductor of the North Valley Chamber Orchestra (AZ), Scottsdale Baroque Orchestra (AZ), and Conductor of the Pollard Theatre (OK).

With a varied background, his musical interests extend beyond the classical canon. For many years you were just as likely to find him on stage performing classics, in the pit conducting music theatre, or playing electric bass in a blues or rock band. He has performed on orchestral and commercial recordings for regional airplay and worldwide releases. 

Additionally, Verville occasionally composes and has had several premieres in the U.S. His Requiem Americano received an honorable mention in the American Prize for Composition. The collaborative work Liminal: an Atlanta Concerto for Amplified Looping Cello and Orchestra is a genre-blending piece co-written with Okorie “OkCello” Johnson. His creative output includes choral and symphonic works, electronic music, and background tracks for a video game.

Verville regularly commissions and conducts regional, national, and world premiere compositions ranging from operatic and symphonic to dance music. He has counseled young and emerging composers and worked with the Tucson Symphony’s Young Composers Project.

Also an award winner in the American Prize for Orchestral Performance, Verville was mentored by esteemed conductors Bruce Hangen, Timothy Russell, and James DePreist. He performed in masterclasses with David Effron, Markand Thakar, and Neil Varon. At the renowned Monteux School and Music Festival, he was selected as an orchestral assistant while studying with Michael Jinbo. Verville earned degrees in music from the Boston Conservatory, the University of Oklahoma, and Arizona State University.

Nathaniel F. Parker​, Associate Conductor, Dr. Bobbie Bailey GYSO Artistic Director & GYSO Symphony Director​

A talented and versatile musician, Nathaniel F. Parker has conducted orchestras in the United States, Peru, Russia, Poland, England, and the Czech Republic. Equally at home working with professionals and training future generations of musicians, Dr. Parker is Director of Orchestral Studies at the Kennesaw State University School of Music—serving as Music Director and Conductor of the Kennesaw State University Symphony Orchestra and Conductor of the Kennesaw State University Opera Program—and Associate Conductor of the Georgia Symphony Orchestra. His recent guest conducting engagements include appearances with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra (Michigan), the Connecticut Music Educators Association (CMEA) All-State Orchestra, the Fulton County High School Honor Orchestra (Georgia), and the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) District 9 High School Honor Orchestra.

Dr. Parker is the recipient of numerous honors, awards, and scholarships. He was named a finalist for a Conducting Fellowship with the New World Symphony, a semi-finalist for a Conducting Fellowship at Tanglewood, and a Candidate for the Respighi Prize in Conducting; he also received a Citation of Excellence in Teaching from the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association. An active scholar, Dr. Parker’s writings have been published by the Conductors Guild and the College Orchestra Directors Association (CODA). He has presented research at the College Orchestra Directors Association’s national and international conferences and is Editor of the Journal of the Conductors Guild.

Dr. Parker has served as Music Director and Conductor of the Concert Orchestra and faculty at New England Music Camp (Maine), and Interim Music Director and Conductor of the Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra’s (GYSO) Symphony and Camerata orchestras. Before relocating to Georgia, he was Director of Orchestral Activities and Assistant Professor of Music at Marywood University (Pennsylvania) where he was Music Director and Conductor of the Marywood University Orchestra and taught courses in conducting, instrumental methods, musicology, and analytical techniques. Other previous positions include Associate Conductor and Production Manager of the Jackson Symphony Orchestra (Michigan), Music Director and Conductor of the Jackson Youth Symphony Orchestra, Director of the Jackson Symphony Orchestra Community Music School, Graduate Conducting Intern at Michigan State University, Music Director and Conductor of the Mason Orchestral Society’s Community Orchestra and Youth Symphony (Michigan), Assistant Director of Music at Xaverian High School (New York), Conductor of the New Music Festival of Sandusky Orchestra (Ohio), and Graduate Assistant Conductor and Teaching Assistant at Bowling Green State University (Ohio).

Parker earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Orchestral Conducting from Michigan State University, where his primary instructors were Leon Gregorian and Raphael Jiménez. During his time at MSU he regularly appeared with all the university orchestras and focused his doctoral research on Leonard Bernstein, specifically the composer’s Symphony No. 2, “The Age of Anxiety.” He earned a Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting from Bowling Green State University, where he studied with Emily Freeman Brown. His other conducting mentors include Stephen Osmond, Gary W. Hill, and Timothy Russell. In addition to his training in academia, Dr. Parker participated in numerous conducting master classes and workshops, conducting orchestras under the tutelage of nationally and internationally renowned conductors and conducting pedagogues including Christoph Eschenbach, George Hurst, Arthur Fagen, Markand Thakar, Mark Gibson, David Itkin, and Paul Vermel. Parker began his collegiate education at Arizona State University, where he studied bassoon with Jeffrey G. Lyman and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Music in Bassoon Performance.

Nat resides in Kennesaw with his wife, Melody, their son, Jacob, and their dog, Sammy.

For more information, please visit www.nathanielfparker.com


May 4, 2025 | 3:30 p.m.
Morgan Concert Hall | Bailey Performance Center

GYSO Concertino
Whitney Tinley, Director, Director 

Brian Balmages
INTO THE SKY

Deborah Baker Monday
BOW HUNTERS

Jeffrey Frizzi
ATTACK!

Ensemble Musicians

Violin I
Ada Kwiatkowski
Lily Mason
Aarya Saxena
Ella Frank
Aviva Edwards-Garman
Rachel Bean

Violin II
Daniel Oppenheim
Matthew Daniel
Emma Grogan
Shilin Ran
Cole Kongere
Margaretta Sobeck
Gentri Abramson
Ryland Ma
Coraline Belknap
Austin Mills

Cello
Parker White
Colby Walsh
Zachary Coral

GYSO Harmonia
Whitney Tinley, Director

Chris Thomas
BATTLE OF THE BOWS

Susan H. Day
DRAGON FIRE

Deborah Baker Monday
CHASING THE STORM

Ensemble Musicians

Violin I
Saterah Hunt
Jonathan Thompson
Terreah Womack
Victoria Lavine
Emily Crowder
Aiden Rayman
Mariah Pena
Orion Leger
Arinjoy Sarkar

Violin II
Julian Cokley
Lucy Kim
Christina Wen
Annie Chaffin
Abby Marek
Rachel Abraham
Divya Rajaram
Rory Reagan

Viola
Miranda Garner
Amelia Rivera

Cello
Kyle Chabukswar
Sage Gassman
Preston Jacobs
Siyeon Kim
Dylan Chande
Anna Wen
Jillian Brodie
Suhas Kommareddi
Neel Yadav
Ain Baek
Harris Rogers

GYSO Camerata
Julia Bullard, Director

Antonin Dvořák (1891-1904), arr. Richard Meyer
NEW WORLD SYMPHONY
     IV. Allegro con fuoco

Traditional, arr. Merle J. Isaac 
TWO SOUTH AMERICAN TANGO
     I. El Choclo
     II. La Comparsita

John Williams (b. 1932), arr. Charles Sayre
THEME from STAR WARS 

Gustav Holst (1874-1934), arr. Vernon Leidig
“JUPITER” from THE PLANETS

Ensemble Musicians

Violin I
Charlie Tommasello
Ruben Barrientos
Lana Hamilton
Kanav Ganguly
Maia Teo
Ankita Daniel
Siddhant Mahapatra
Courtney Clancy
Lincoln Durity
Aaron Chow
Elizabeth Reida
Lucas Richey
Oliver Mason
Terrence Ma
Neil Aiyer
Evelyn Porter

Violin II
Thenulya Jayasinghe
Amelia Verville
Simran Melinamani
Gideon George
Hephzibah Akinmowo
Xavier D’Elia-Gordon
Arabella Whitley
Ava Madill
Teniola Morgan
Anahelle Villefranche
Vani Sivaramakrishnan
Kayla Teo
Alex Muñoz
Falak Upadhyay
Chloe Okoth

Viola
Amrit Sivaramakrishnan
Easton Almond
Ryan Gokul
Phillip Gaston
Tori Purefoy
Dacota Jordan
Josh Orso

Cello
Jeet Kohli
Robert Franqui
Advithi Maddineni
Isaac Cotton
Mackenna Duke
Liberty Ringenberg
Abigail Russell
Ethan Briseno

Bass
Isaac Trzecieski

Flute
Jaclyn Moore
Arya Thomas
Nitya Thomas

Oboe
Rowan Witham
Anna Wang
Michelle Xu

Clarinet
Miley Otobe

Bassoon
Allen Scanling

Horn
Cecilia Hydo

Trumpet
Abraham Holcombe Pomerance
Elenore Hydo

May 4, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Morgan Concert Hall | Bailey Performance Center

GYSO Honors String Quartet
Vera Ilyushina, Director 

Alexander Borodin
STRING QUARTET NO. 2 IN D MAJOR
     II. Scherzo: Allegro
     III. Nocturne: Andante

Ensemble Musicians

Helen Becker
Neil Daniel
Elena Baumgartner
Isaac Zenn

GYSO Philharmonic
David Metrio, Director

Pascual Marquina Narro, arr. Albert Wang
ESPAÑA CANI 

Soon Hee Newbold
EGYPTIAN LEGACY 

Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov arr. Sandra Dackow
RUSSIAN EASTER OVERTURE

Ensemble Musicians

Flute
Isabella Torres
Charlotte Rogers
Haoyon Kim
Isabella Henao
Chloe Bae
Anisha Singh
Kaitlyn Park

Oboe
Zuriel Fear
Josiah Crenshaw
Olivia Kim
William Denoziere
Ellyn Topa

Clarinet
Rebecca Stifel
Joshua Paik
Abigail Paik
French Horn
Otto Sabo
Jacob Rabanal
Camila Balboa
Aidan Schechtman

Trumpet
Olivia Young
Malcolm Nichols

Trombone
Tommy Parrish
Rory Bertelson

Tuba
Gregory Chang
Ryan Deguire

Violin I
Caleb Kiernan
Josie Tompkins
Parker Menard
Romanya Watson
Eileen Han
Evelyn Cotton
Olivia Powers
Andrew Soltani
Maddic Jordan
Hiruni Manawadu
Arnav Nimmagadda
Christopher Gonzalez Pina
Sophia Morris
Haleigh Jarrells
Keegan Richardson
Alexa Nava
Maya Rowe
Aditi Rajaram

Violin II
Mia Money
Claire Naranjo
Abbie Hocutt
Vidya Sivaramakrishnan
Elise Watton
Samantha Schubert
Madison Carlsen
Lilah Fish
Grace Wu
Lottie-Monroe Warren
Abigail Daniel
Alex Janney
Jolie Charles
Apala Banerjee
Anjannaa Jagdish Ramkumar
Savannah Walsh
Isabell Mattox
Jameson Glasgow

Viola
Ryan Chung
Nicholas Chan
Victoria Avila Zerpa
William Morgan
Ian Murner
Allen Baingern
Zack Knightly
Sara Bynum
Gabrielle Miller
Kanesha Ekthamwongsa
Ananya Manibushan
Sophia Ramson
Aanya Srinivasan
Eisha Vaidya

Cello
Marc Concha
Adara Harris
Antonia Patel
Zowie Villefranche
Benjamin Gomez Valades Panya
Madeleine Sugimoto
Jordan Crain-Hurst
Box Patrick
Christina Edwards
Owen Sebel

Bass
Robert Stenzel

May 11, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Morgan Concert Hall | Bailey Performance Center

GYSO String Symposium
Vera Ilyushina, Coach 

Antonio Vivaldi, arr. by Matt Naughtin
CONCERTO GROSSO IN D MINOR, OP. 3, NO. 11
     I. Allegro-Adagio-Allegro

Enrique Granados, arr. by Matt Naughtin
DANZAS ESPANOLAS NO. 5 “ANDALUZA”

Ensemble Musicians

Violin I
Dennis Grice- Concertmaster
Aidan Patel
Aidan Park
Veniamin Duarte
Zehari Williams

Violin II
Peter Ulitin – principal
Seraphim Duarte
Kennadi Holewinski
Hiruni Manawadu
Addyson Sherwood

Viola
Amelia Powell – principal
Elena Baumgartner

Cello
Taya Park -Principal
Box Patrick

Double Bass
William Peters- principal

GYSO Jazz
Sam Skelton, Director 

Vernon Duke & E.Y. Harburg, arr. Bob Mintzer
APRIL IN PARIS

Howard Dietz & Arthur Schwartz, arr. Gerry Mulligan
DANCING IN THE DARK

Duke Ellington, arr. Bill Holman
IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD

Duke Ellington
KO-KO

Ensemble Musicians

Alto Sax
Ewan Jacobs
Harim Kim
Ella Ugwuadu
Tenor Sax
Liam Munji
Caroline Pierson
Joey Somerlot
Baritone Sax
Jaylin Barrau

Trumpet
Mattie Ramsey

Trombone
Nicholas Ambery
Tommy Parrish
Vedad Tajar
Elden Towler

Piano
Alyssa Dinh

Guitar
Ethan Shealy

Drumset
Nhenze De Jesus

GYSO Symphony
Nathaniel F. Parker, Music Director and Conductor 

Paul Dukas (1865-1935)
FANFARE for the opera LA PÉRI (1912)

GYSO Symphony Brass Section

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA IN E MINOR, OP. 64 (1845)
     I. Allegro molto appassionato

Helen Becker, violin
Winner, 2025 GYSO Concerto Competition

Aleksandr Borodin (1833-1887)
SYMPHONY NO. 2 IN B MINOR (1877)
     I. Allegro
     III. Andante
     IV. Finale: Allegro

Ensemble Musicians

Flute
Tomas Koch
Aaron Mok
Chase Steinacher
Abigail Buchanan
Aaliyah Ferguson
Habin Kwon
Sam Gallant

Oboe
Maya Srinivasan
Noah Abu-Aquel
Yul Kim
Liz Somerlot
Rosa Cho

Clarinet
Kai Huber
Fredrick Wu
Samantha Kim
Maya West

Horn
Audrey McKey
Edward Schilke
Ricardo Espinoza
Priya Srinivasan

Trumpet
Owen Boyette
Nicholas Danford
Charlie Suggs

Trombone
Andrew Chastain
Isaac Robson
Eli Dudziak
Inara Stewart

Violin 1
Seraphim Duarte
Neil Daniel
Eduardo Lima
Veniamin Duarte
Aidan Park
Dennis Grice
Akshay Rao
Peter Ulitin
Kevin Reyes
Avery Lawson
Jada Francis
Santiago Ochoa
Natalia Fontanillas
Kennadi Holewinski
Helen Becker

Violin 2
Jalon Wang
Addyson Sherwood
Charles Kopkas
Ella Hayes
Bella Xie
Caroline DePeter
Aidan Patel
Ethan Jiang
Sophia Foisey
Zehari Williams
Aiden Chae
Rohan Gazula
Andrew Lao
Chelsea Daniel

Viola
Ethan Ackerman
Keefer Lin
Elena Baumgartner
Irene Hwang
Amelia Powell
Elias Kim

Cello
Tyler Benko
Isaac Zenn
Bronwyn Becker
Gabrielle Tompkins
Isaiah Villegas
Taya Park
Ishan Chande
Matthew Jones
Roberto Fontanillas
Nicolas Gomez Valades
Grace Sullivan
Kamari Adrien

Double Bass
Autumn Smith
William Peters