University Symphony Orchestra 2/12/22

University Symphony Orchestra Saturday I February 12, 2022 Faye Spanos Concert Hall

I 7:30 pm

University Symphony Orchestra and Conservatory Concerto Competition Winners Jun Lee, piano Marissa Staffero, viola Nicolas Waldvogel, conductor

35th Performance I 2021–22 Academic Year I Conservatory of Music I University of the Pacific

CONCERT PROGRAM I FEBRUARY 12, 2022 I 7:30 PM Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor (1901)

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Moderato

(1873 - 1943)

Jun Lee, piano Concerto for Viola (1945) Moderato

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)

Marissa Staffero, viola

Intermission Symphony no. 5 in E minor (1888)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Andante - Allegro con anima Andante Cantabile, con alcuna licenza Valse: Allegro moderato Final: Andante maestoso - Allegro Vivace 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 complete symphonies by Jean Sibelius. He also wrote “Symphony”, an article for Oxford Bibliographies Online.

PERFORMERS AND BIOS Jun Lee is a senior at University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music, studying piano performance with Dr. Sonia Leong. During her studies at University of the Pacific, she was selected to perform on multiple concerts, including the Honor’s Recital and Prism Concert. In 2017, Jun was the second prize winner of Inaugural Pittsburgh International Piano Competition, giving her the honor to perform at Carnegie Hall for the Winner’s Concert. Outside of school, Jun currently works with Stockton Master Chorale as an accompanist, and she also enjoys teaching piano to children. After she graduates from University of the Pacific, Jun is planning on furthering her music studies as a graduate student.

Marissa Staffero is a fourth year music education major at University of the Pacific where she studies viola with Igor Veligan. Marissa has been in many ensembles throughout her time at Pacific including the University Symphony Orchestra, Pacific Heavy Metal Orchestra, Contemporary Ensemble 28/78, and many different chamber groups. She is the Assistant Music Director/ Fraternity Education of the professional music fraternity, Sigma Alpha Iota.

PERFORMERS AND BIOS Violin 1

Cello

Aubrey Williams, concertmaster

Hasina Torres, principal

Emma Northcutt

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

Charlotte Han, 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 Samantha Tse, principal Abby Van De Water Cierra Evelyn Gavin Downing Kylie Trenhaile Marissa Staffero

PERFORMERS AND BIOS

Flute Natalie Kowalski (flute and piccolo)+ Phoenix Farris (flute and piccolo) *^ Marcus Loya

Trumpet

Oboe Alelih Galvadores + Apollo Parish Mitchell *^ Hannah Estrella

Matthew Miramontes

Clarinet Molly Westlake + Vanessa Lopez *^

Cristina O’Brien + Andrew Marcopulos *^ Trombone Rebecca Growcott *^+ Brooke Farrar Tuba Robert Huntington Timpani Jonathan Herbers

Bassoon Tyler Van Zuiden + Ealaph Tabbaa ^ Ella Hebrard * Horn Braydon Ross + Jada Ramos *^ Olivia Gideon Reese Romero Edgar Leyva

Percussion Robin Bisho Leonard Cox * principal, Rachmaninoff ^ principal, Bartók + principal, Tchaikovsky

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UPCOMING CONSERVATORY EVENTS Feb. 13 | 2:30pm Pacific Choral Concert Faye Spanos Concert Hall

Feb. 14 | 7:30pm Conservatory Honors Recital Recital Hall

Feb. 14 | 3:30pm Conservatory Concert Hour Faye Spanos Concert Hall

Feb. 27 | 2:30pm FOCM: Winds of Frisson Faye Spanos Concert Hall

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