Bollinger
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*
William and Story John Chair
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
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
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
LEGEND
* These members may voluntarily revolve seating within the section on a regular basis
^ Extended Leave
§ African American Orchestra Fellow
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
YOUNG PEOPLE’S FAMILY CONCERT SERIES YOUNG PERSON’S GUIDE TO THE ORCHESTRA
Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 11 a.m. in Orchestra Hall
NA’ZIR MCFADDEN
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, PNC Pops Series, and DTE Community Concerts. McFadden also serves as Music Director of the Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra.
Henry Purcell “Rondeau” from Suite from Abdelazar (1659 - 1695)
Peter Warlock “Basse Danse” from Capriol Suite (1894 - 1930)
Paul Dukas Fanfare from La Péri (1865 - 1935)
Felix Mendelssohn “Scherzo” from Four Pieces (1809 - 1847) from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
Benjamin Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (1913 - 1976) (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell)
Theme: Allegro maestoso e largamente
Variation A (flutes and piccolo): Presto
Variation B (oboes): Lento
Variation C (clarinets): Moderato
Variation D (bassoons): Allegro alla marcia
Variation E (violins): Brillante - Alla polacca
Variation F (violas): Meno mosso
Variation G (cellos): [L’istesso tempo]
Variation H (basses): Comminciando lento ma poco
a poco accelerando al Allegro
Variation I (harp): Maestoso
Variation J (horns): L’istesso tempo
Variation K (trumpets): Vivace
Variation L (trombones): Allegro pomposo
Variation M (percussion): Moderato
Fugue: Allegro molto
Michael Boudewyns, narrator
An advocate for arts education, McFadden strives to provide access to the arts for students in underserved communities. This season, McFadden makes appearances with youth ensembles in Salt Lake City and with the Philadelphia AllCity Music Festival.
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 and served as the Robert L. Poster Conducting Apprentice of the New York Youth
Symphony from 2020 to 2021.
Upcoming engagements include a series of commissions with Orchestra 2001 and appearances with the Utah Symphony and the Philadelphia Ballet.
MICHAEL BOUDEWYNS
Actor Michael Boudewyns is co-founder of Really Inventive Stuff, a vaudeville-inspired production company committed to sharing inspiring, memorable experiences with audiences of all ages. The company was founded in 2004 and has performed family concerts with symphony orchestras around the world.
Boudewyns is also co-creator and host of taphotopia.com, a YouTube series that visits cemeteries and shares stories of historical figures who have inspired curiosity, creativity, and joy.
In the 22-23 season, Boudewyns returns to the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Music Festival, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra, and Symphony in C. His many orchestra performances also include Beyond the Score presentations with The Philadelphia Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra.
Boudewyns studied theatre at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls and is a graduate of the Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP) at the University of Delaware.