University Symphony Orchestra, 4/16/22

University Symphony Orchestra Saturday I April 16, 2022 Faye Spanos Concert Hall

I 7:30 pm

University Symphony Orchestra and Conservatory Concerto Competition Winners Joshua Porter, baritone Arturo Garcia, saxophone Nicolas Waldvogel, conductor

87th Performance I 2021–22 Academic Year I Conservatory of Music I University of the Pacific

CONCERT PROGRAM I APRIL 16, 2022 I 7:30 PM D’un Soir Triste (1918)

Lili Boulanger (1893 - 1918)

“When the Air Sings of Summer,” from The Old Maid and the Thief (1939)

Gian Carlo Menotti (1911 -2007)

“Bella Siccome un Angelo,” from Don Pasquale (1843) Joshua Porter, baritone

Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)

Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (1949) Andante - Allegro Arturo Garcia, saxophone

Henri Tomasi (1901 - 1971)

Intermission Scheherazade, Symphonic Suite, Op.35 (1888)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Largo e maestoso - Allegro non troppo

(1844 - 1908)

Lento - Andantino Andantino quasi allegretto Allegro molto

The University Symphony Orchestra is open to all students by audition. The orchestra performs a range of repertoire including Mahler’s Symphonies, new music, and works by underrepresented composers. It has collaborated with Composers Inc. in San Francisco, giving the premiere of three new major works by young American composers. Over the years, it has performed Charles Ives’s immense Fourth Symphony, Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony, and a concert version of Verdi’s La Traviata. Each year, the University Symphony Orchestra accompanies the winners of the Conservatory Concerto Competition.

PERFORMERS AND BIOS Joshua Porter is an aspiring and accomplished baritone at the University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music. He has performed a wide range of styles and genres, but is currently pursuing a career in opera, as well as developing his own virtual vocal studio. Joshua has studied with many great teachers, including famed conductor Michel Singher, and professors James Haffner, and Cheryl Anderson. While dedicated to his music, Joshua also enjoys long hikes, reading, and playing with his kitties. Josh is currently studying voice with Professor Daniel Ebbers and is pursuing the Bachelors of Music degree in Vocal Performance Arturo Garcia is a fourth-year Music Education Major at the University of the Pacific, studying saxophone with Dr. Ricardo Martinez. During his time at Pacific, Arturo has had the opportunity to take several secondary instrument lessons with faculty, including oboe with Professor Jesse Barrett, clarinet with Dr. Shands, and bassoon with Professor Kuster. He has also performed with various ensembles at Pacific, including the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, University Concert Band, University Symphonic Orchestra, Pacific Heavy Metal Ensemble, 28/78 New Music Ensemble, and Pep Band. Arturo is also a member of the jRat Saxophone Quartet, which you can follow on Instagram at @jRatSaxQuartet.

Dr. Nicolas Waldvogel conducts the University Symphony Orchestra and teaches conducting and music history at the University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music since 2001. He has guest conducted the Orchestra de la Suisse Romande (Switzerland) and the State Philharmonic “Dinu Lipatti” (Romania). He was a Conducting Fellow at the Tanglewood Festival, where he studied with Gustav Meier, Seiji Ozawa, and John Nelson. He also assisted Horst Stein in a production of Wagner’s Der Ring der Nibelungen at the Deutsche Oper, in Berlin. Dr. Waldvogel has performed with Yo-Yo Ma, with Anonymous 4, and with Alan Gilbert. His recent credits include a performance of Ives’s immense Fourth Symphony, Verdi’s La traviata, Mozart’s Così fan Tutte, Richard Einhorn’s Voices of Light, Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony and the

PERFORMERS AND BIOS Violin 1

Cello

Emma Northcutt, concertmaster *

Hasina Torres, principal

Charlotte Han

Jane Damon

Elizabeth Aquino

Bailey LaBrie

Mereth Niemoeller

Jordan Hendrickson

Liam Shaughnessy

Amy Wheeler

Jamie Lue

Josephine Kim

Emma Young

Frances Florentino

Magdalene Myint

Double Bass

Violin 2

Noah Gonzales, principal

Aubrey Williams, principal

Logan Adams

Isabelle Knittle

Julianna Meneses

Lauren Huen

Miguel Velarde

Marcella Stone-Fox

Joshua Gutierrez

Caroline Burke-Baker

Bailey Bertao

Lena Tang Maisie Stollard Arianna Duarte Cody Nguyen Viola Marissa Staffero, principal Samantha Tse Abby Van De Water Cierra Evelyn Gavin Downing Kylie Trenhaile

PERFORMERS AND BIOS Flute Natalie Kowalski (flute and piccolo) * Phoenix Farris (flute and piccolo) Marcus Loya +^#~ Oboe Apollo Parish Mitchell *+^#~ Hannah Estrella Alelih Galvadores (oboe and English horn) Clarinet Vanessa Lopez * Edgard Gonzales+^#~ Marcus Romero (bass clarinet)

Trumpet Andrew Marcopulos * Cristina O’Brien +^# Jack Chivers ~ Trombone Rebecca Growcott *+#~ Seth Neves Brooke Farrar ^ Tuba Robert Huntington Timpani Jonathan Herbers Robin Bisho

Percussion Robin Bisho Bassoon Jonathan Herbers Ealaph Tabbaa * Leonard Cox Tyler Van Zuiden (bassoon and Mallory Norman contrabassoon) ~^# Emily Winsatt Ella Hebrard (bassoon and contra- Sam Sanchez bassoon) + Piano and Celesta Horn Joseph Kruse Reese Romero * Braydon Ross Harp Jada Ramos +^# Candace LiVolsi Skylar Warren ~ Edgar Leyva * Principal in Rimsky-Korsakov + Principal in Boulanger ^ Principal in Menotti # Principal in Donizetti ~ Principal in Tomasi

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