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SUMMER CONCERT: CAZENOVIA
About
July 25, 2024 @ 7:30 pm Lorenzo State Historic Site 17 Rippleton Road Cazenovia , 13035
Program
JOHN STAFFORD SMITH
Star Spangled Banner
BEDŘICH SMETANA
The Bartered Bride, Overture
AARON COPLAND
Variations on a Shaker Melody
WILLIAM GRANT STILL
Symphony No. 1 “Afro-American”
III. Animato
LEROY ANDERSON
Blue Tango
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
West Side Story, Overture
BOB LOWDEN
Armed Forces Salute
INTERMISSION
JOHN WILLIAMS
Summon The Heroes
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA
Presidential Polonaise
JIMMY VAN HEUSEN/MIKE LEWIS
Swinging on a Star
CALVIN CUSTER
Salute to the Big Bands
KOJI KONDO
Legend of Zelda
JOHN WILLIAMS
Harry’s Wonderous World
Thanks to our Summer Concert Series sponsors!
Featured Artists
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Hailed by Kurt Masur as “One of the most talented young conductors of his generations,” THOMAS HONG enjoys the privilege of being one of many successful protégés of the great Maestro. Having won titled positions with the Dallas, Pittsburgh and Seattle Symphony Orchestras as well as Orchestre ...
Hailed by Kurt Masur as “One of the most talented young conductors of his generations,” THOMAS HONG enjoys the privilege of being one of many successful protégés of the great Maestro. Having won titled positions with the Dallas, Pittsburgh and Seattle Symphony Orchestras as well as Orchestre National de France, Hong has conducted countless concerts with those orchestras, ranging from classical, community, education and pops concerts.
Presently, he is the artistic director and conductor of the University of Pennsylvania Orchestras. Recent activities include being principal conductor for the inaugural season of the DSO on the GO series with the Dallas Symphony, performing in neighboring venues of the North Texas area, and a re-engagement with the Utah Symphony, where he was the conductor for the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition in Salt Lake City.
Orchestras that Hong has conducted in the past include the Utah, Fort Worth, Virginia, Richmond, Spokane and Winnepeg Symphonies as well as the Seoul, Buffalo and Lutosławski Philharmonics. More recent invitations include the Berlin Symphony, North Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica di Siciliana and Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Among his operatic and vocal performances are Copland’s The Tenderland, Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde, Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress and Donizetti’s L’exisir d’Amore at the Wortham Opera Theatre in Houston. Awards that Hong has received include the Leopold Stokowski Fellowship, the Whitaker Opera Prize and a residency award by the Brahms society of Baden-Baden. His latest recording was from the show “From the Top” with pianist/host Christopher O’Riley and the DSO at the Meyerson Symphony Center.
Hong was born in Incheon, Korea and immigrated to the United States with his family. He began his musical training as a pianist with Dr. Samuel Hsu at Cairn University. Later, he went on to earn a masters degree in choral conducting at Temple University and an artist diploma in orchestral conducting from The Curtis Institute of Music, studying with Maestros Alan Harler and Otto Werner Mueller, respectively. He concluded his artistic training with Maestro Larry Rachleff at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. Currently, Hong lives in Philadelphia with his wife Rachel Ku and their daughter Esther.
The Orchestra
VIOLIN I
Peter Rovit, Concertmaster
Supported by Robert & Vicki Lieberman
Sonya Stith Williams, Associate Concertmaster
Supported by Virginia Parker, in memory of Frederick B. Parker, M.D.
Edgar Tumajyan, Assistant Concertmaster
Supported by David A. A. Ridings
Noemi Miloradovic
Liviu Dobrota
Asher Wulfman
Laura Smith
Yoojin Lee
Bin Gui
VIOLIN II
Amy Christian, Principal
Anita Gustafson, Assistant Principal
Yurie Mitsuhashi
Sara Silva
Linda Carmona
Minjoo Moon
Adam Jeffreys
VIOLA
Heejung Yang, Principal
Supported by an Anonymous Friend
Carol Sasson
Arvilla Wendland
William Ford-Smith
CELLO
Heidi Hoffman, Principal
Lindsay Groves, Assistant Principal
Gregory Wood, Assistant Principal
Walden Bass
George Macero
Supported by William & Nancy Byrne
BASS
Spencer Phillips, Principal
Supported by Lou & Kathy Lemos
Michael Fittipaldi, Assistant Principal
Supported by Barbara Davis, in memory of Leslie Davis
Joshua Kerr
Marshall Henry
FLUTE
Xue Su, Principal*
Supported by Dr. Paul E. Phillips & Sharon P. Sullivan, in memory of Frederick B. Parker, M.D.
Leanna Ginsburg, Principal^
Kelly Covert
PICCOLO
Kelly Covert
OBOE
Eduardo Sepúlveda, Principal
The Philip R. MacArthur Chair
Patricia Sharpe
CLARINET
Allan Kolsky, Principal
John Friedrichs, Assistant First Chair
BASS CLARINET
John Friedrichs
BASSOON
Rachel Koeth, Principal
Jessica Wooldridge King
CONTRABASSOON
Jessica Wooldridge King
HORN
Jon Garland, Principal
Nancy & David Ridings Chair
Jonathan Dozois
Supported by Paul Brown & Susan Loevenguth
Julie Bridge, Associate Principal
Tyler Ogilvie
TRUMPET
John Raschella, Principal
Robert C. Soderberg Chair
Roy Smith
TROMBONE
Benjamin Dettelback, Principal
David Seder
Gabriel Ramos
Bass Trombone supported by an Anonymous Friend
TUBA
John Caughman
TIMPANI
Patrick Shrieves
Supported by Mary Ann Tyszko
PERCUSSION
Michael W. Bull, Principal
Supported by Alice & Michael Kendrick
Ernest Muzquiz
Laurance Luttinger
PERSONNEL MANAGER
Arvilla Wendland
LIBRARIAN
Ben Dettelback
*On Leave
^One-Year
Board of Directors
Mary Ann Tyszko, President
President & CEO, SRCTec (retired)
Anna Putintseva, Secretary
Partner, Bousquet Holstein
Caragh Fahy, Treasurer
Owner & President, Madison Financial Planning Group
Violet Bundi
Attorney, Interfaith Works
Amy Christian
Symphoria Musician (Violin)
Kelly Covert
Symphoria Musician (Flute/Piccolo) & Corporate Giving & Annual Fund Manager
Vicki Feldman
Community volunteer and expert volunteer fundraiser
Kimberly Flomerfelt-Puc
Certified Legal Nurse Consultant
Jon Garland
Symphoria Musician (Horn) & Director of Operations
George Kilpatrick
Host, Inspiration for the Nation
Allan Kolsky
Symphoria Musician (clarinet)
Robert Lieberman
Managing Partner, RAV Properties
Frank Messere
Dean Emeritus, School of Communication, Media and the Arts, SUNY Oswego
Shelly Thompson-Liedka
Vice President & Commercial Banking Manager, M&T Bank
Wale Oguntola
Nephrologist, St. Joseph’s Health Hospital & Crouse Hospital
Jackie Penfield
Senior HR Consultant, OneGroup
Mike Ratner
Surgeon, Upstate Medical Center, retired
Martha Sutter
Interim Associate Dean of Academic Affairs & Teaching Professor of Voice, Syracuse University
Gwen Sykes
Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, SRC, Inc.
Marcus Webb
Program Manager, Entrepreneurship at Columbia Technology Ventures
Gregory Wood
Symphoria Musician (Cello)
Symphoria Staff
Pamela Murchison ✉
Executive Director
Jon Garland ✉
Director of Operations
Ergo Blydenburgh ✉
Orchestra Manager
Nicky Radford ✉
Education & Youth Orchestra Manager
Arvilla Wendland ✉
Personnel Manager
Ben Dettelback ✉
Librarian
Lara Mosby ✉
Senior Manager for Advancement and Community Engagement
Kelly Covert ✉
Corporate Giving and Annual Fund Manager
Andrew Teller ✉
Stage Manager
Brian Pope ✉
Marketing and Data Manager
Paul McShee ✉
Youth Orchestra Music Director
Jessica Tumajyan
Youth Strings Conductor