FIRST VIOLIN
Robyn Bollinger
CONCERTMASTER
Katherine Tuck Chair
Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy
ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER
Schwartz and Shapero Family Chair
Hai-Xin Wu
ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER
Walker L. Cisler/Detroit Edison
Foundation Chair
Jennifer Wey Fang
ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER
Marguerite Deslippe*
Laurie Goldman*
Rachel Harding Klaus*
Eun Park Lee*
Adrienne Rönmark*
Alexandros Sakarellos*
Drs. Doris Tong and Teck Soo Chair
Laura Soto*
Greg Staples*
Jiamin Wang*
Mingzhao Zhou*
SECOND VIOLIN
Adam Stepniewski
ACTING PRINCIPAL
The Devereaux Family Chair
Will Haapaniemi*
David and Valerie McCammon Chairs
Hae Jeong Heidi Han*
David and Valerie McCammon Chairs
Elizabeth Furuta*
Sheryl Hwangbo Yu*
Daniel Kim*
Sujin Lim*
Hong-Yi Mo *
Marian Tanau*
Alexander Volkov*
Jing Zhang*
VIOLA
Eric Nowlin
PRINCIPAL
Julie and Ed Levy, Jr. Chair
James VanValkenburg
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Caroline Coade
Henry and Patricia Nickol Chair
Glenn Mellow
Hang Su
Hart Hollman
Han Zheng
Mike Chen
CELLO
Wei Yu PRINCIPAL
Abraham Feder
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Dorothy and Herbert Graebner Chair
Robert Bergman*
Jeremy Crosmer*
Victor and Gale Girolami Cello Chair
David LeDoux*
Peter McCaffrey*
Joanne Deanto and Arnold Weingarden Chair
Una O’Riordan*
Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin Chair
Cole Randolph*
BASS
Kevin Brown
PRINCIPAL
Van Dusen Family Chair
Stephen Molina
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Christopher Hamlen
Brandon Mason
Nicholas Myers^
HARP OPEN
PRINCIPAL
Winifred E. Polk Chair
FLUTE
Hannah Hammel Maser
PRINCIPAL
Alan J. and Sue Kaufman and Family Chair
Amanda Blaikie
Morton and Brigitte Harris Chair
Sharon Sparrow
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Bernard and Eleanor Robertson Chair
Jeffery Zook
Shantanique Moore §
PICCOLO
Jeffery Zook
Shari and Craig Morgan Chair
OBOE
Alexander Kinmonth
PRINCIPAL
Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Chair
Sarah Lewis
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Monica Fosnaugh
ENGLISH HORN
Monica Fosnaugh
Shari and Craig Morgan Chair
CLARINET
Ralph Skiano
PRINCIPAL
Robert B. Semple Chair
Jack Walters
PVS Chemicals Inc./
Jim and Ann Nicholson Chair
Shannon Orme
E-FLAT CLARINET OPEN
BASS CLARINET
Shannon Orme
Barbara Frankel and Ronald Michalak Chair
BASSOON
Conrad Cornelison
PRINCIPAL
Byron and Dorothy Gerson Chair
Michael Ke Ma
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Marcus Schoon
Jaquain Sloan §
CONTRABASSOON
Marcus Schoon
HORN
Karl Pituch
PRINCIPAL
Johanna Yarbrough
Scott Strong
Ric and Carola Huttenlocher Chair
David Everson
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Mark Abbott
TRUMPET
Hunter Eberly
PRINCIPAL
Lee and Floy Barthel Chair
Stephen Anderson
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
William Lucas
TROMBONE
Kenneth Thompkins
PRINCIPAL
David Binder
Adam Rainey
BASS TROMBONE
Adam Rainey
TUBA
Dennis Nulty
PRINCIPAL
TIMPANI
Jeremy Epp
PRINCIPAL
Richard and Mona Alonzo Chair
James Ritchie
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
PERCUSSION
Joseph Becker
PRINCIPAL
Ruth Roby and Alfred R. Glancy III Chair
Andrés Pichardo-Rosenthal
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
William Cody Knicely Chair
James Ritchie
LIBRARIANS
Robert Stiles
PRINCIPAL
Ethan Allen
LEGACY CHAIRS
Principal Flute
Women’s Association for the DSO
Principal Cello
James C. Gordon
Personnel Managers
Patrick Peterson
DIRECTOR OF ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL
Benjamin Tisherman
MANAGER OF ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL
Nolan Cardenas AUDITION AND OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
Stage Personnel
Dennis Rottell STAGE MANAGER
William Dailing
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Ryan DeMarco DEPARTMENT HEAD
Kurt Henry
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Steven Kemp
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Matthew Pons
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Extended Leave
§ African American Orchestra Fellow
YOUNG PEOPLE’S FAMILY CONCERT SERIES SYMPHONIC SUPERHEROES March 11,
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ORCHESTRA JADER BIGNAMINI , Music Director Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation TERENCE BLANCHARD Fred A. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair NEEME JÄRVI Music Director Emeritus LEONARD SLATKIN Music Director Laureate NA’ZIR MCFADDEN Assistant Conductor Phillip and Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador JEFF TYZIK Principal Pops Conductor LEGEND * These members may voluntarily revolve seating within the section on a regular basis ^
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SYMPHONY
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
YOUNG PEOPLE’S FAMILY CONCERT SERIES SYMPHONIC
SUPERHEROES
Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 11 a.m. in Orchestra Hall
NA’ZIR McFADDEN , conductor
Michael Giacchino Music from The Incredibles (b. 1967)
arr. Bill Holcombe
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik (1756 - 1791)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture to Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (1756 - 1791) (The Magic Flute)
Joseph Bologne, Symphony No. 2, Overture to L’Amant anonyme Chevalier de Saint-Georges (La Chevardière, Op. 11, No. 2) (1745 - 1799)
I. Allegro Presto
II. Andante
III. Presto
Gabriela Lena Frank Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout (b. 1972)
IV. Chasqui
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (1770 - 1827)
I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat major, Op. 55, “Eroica” (1770 - 1827)
III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
Valerie Coleman Seven O’Clock Shout (b. 1970)
Danny Elfman Main Title and Farewell from Spiderman (b. 1953)
arr. John Wasson
American conductor Na’Zir McFadden is the newly appointed Assistant Conductor and Phillip & Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
In this position, he works closely with Music Director Jader Bignamini and guest conductors on both the PVS Classical Series and William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series. Additionally, he leads pre-concert lectures at Orchestra Hall, and conducts a variety of programs on the Educational Concert Series, Young People’s Family Concert Series, and PNC Pops Series, as well as DTE Community Concerts.
Also commencing in the 2022-23 season, McFadden begins his tenure as Music Director of the Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra. This season, they will present three programs—exploring the symphonies of Dvořák, Tchaikovsky, and Florence Price.
An advocate for arts education, McFadden strives to provide access to the arts for students in underserved communities. This season, McFadden will make appearances with youth ensembles in Salt Lake City and with the Philadelphia All-City Music Festival. In the past, he’s worked with youth ensembles in Chicago, New York City, St. Louis, and Los Angeles.
Recent engagements include a recording project with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago as part of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s “Notes for Peace” initiative— which featured Hilary Hahn as guest soloist.
McFadden was the inaugural Apprentice Conductor of the Philadelphia Ballet Orchestra from 2020 to 2022, where he worked with Music Director Beatrice Jona Affron. He also served as the Robert L. Poster Conducting Apprentice of the New York Youth Symphony from 2020 to 2021. McFadden conducted his hometown orchestra—The Philadelphia Orchestra— in their “Pop-Up” series in 2017, where he met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who has been a mentor ever since. The Philadelphia Inquirer praised his “great stick [baton] technique and energetic presence on the podium” in their review of the concert.
Recent and upcoming engagements include a series of commissions with Orchestra 2001 and appearances with the Utah Symphony and the Philadelphia Ballet.
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