2020 VIRTUAL SEASON PROGRAM
Welcome!
Dear TFO Family, Welcome to the first-ever Virtual Taneycomo Festival Orchestra! We’re thrilled that you’re joining us in spite of all the crazy stuff happening right now. Of course, we wish we were all in Branson making music together, but we’re happy to bring some wonderful music to you nonetheless! As you enjoy the free, virtual concert series, I hope that you will consider making a contribution to the in-person future of the TFO. Next year (2021) will be our 10th anniversary season, and we are planning something big. As you can imagine, we’ll need all the help we can get, and every contribution helps! Donations to the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra are tax-deductible, and they allow us to bring high-quality classical music to your community year after year. We miss you all this year but thank you for joining us online. We can’t wait to see you all in-person in 2021 for our 10th Anniversary Season! Larkin & Patti Co-Directors
Larkin Sanders EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Meet the Staff Dr. Larkin Sanders is a native of Branson, Missouri and currently lives in Kansas City, Missouri where she owns The Clever Clarinetist, is the clarinet instructor at Washburn University, maintains a private studio, performs with Xiphias Trio and other various ensembles, and is the Vice President of the American Single Reed Summit. Most notably, Larkin is the founder, executive artistic director, and a clarinetist of the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra, a summer music festival in Branson, Missouri. Dr. Sanders is also a Woodwind Method Clinician for D’Addario Woodwinds, for which she frequently gives masterclasses and lectures. She is also a Selmer Paris Artist and performs on Selmer Présence clarinets in addition to D’Addario Reserve mouthpieces and Reserve Classic reeds. In addition to her activities as a clarinetist, teacher, and administrator, Dr. Sanders is also a composer and author who has a fondness for songs and unique chamber ensembles. Larkin has had her works performed in a variety of settings. Her works are inspired by the talents of her friends and colleagues, and the genres of her works span from chamber operettas, art songs, children’s music, and more. She is also the author of The Creation of the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra: The Performer’s Field Guide to Music Festival Foundation and The Olympic Clarinetist Daily Scale Method: Scales and Exercises for Everyday Use, used by The Florida State University and other studios as their official fundamental method.
Patti Sanders DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Born and raised in Stuttgart, Arkansas, Patti Sanders graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in Marketing. Currently she is surrounded by the Arts and is responsible for securing funding, venues, housing, and meals for the traveling musicians of TFO. Her husband, Sandy, is a drummer and professor of English; daughter, Dr. Larkin Sanders, is a free lance musician in Kansas City; and son, Hart, is an architect in Seattle with Olson Kundig Architects. The Sanders family has resided in Branson since 1992.
Neal Postma ORCHESTRA MANAGER
MARKETING DIRECTOR
Dutilly Peter PRODUCTION MANAGER
A Southern California native, Dr. Neal Postma has served in a variety of capacities in the music industry around the US and abroad. As an educator, he holds adjunct positions at Winthrop and Claflin Universities where he teaches applied lessons on saxophone and clarinet, chamber music, and music appreciation. Active in the realm of arts administration, Neal serves as the Orchestra Manager for the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra and is the President of the American Single Reed Summit. Additionally, Neal is a D’Addario Woodwinds endorsing artist and clinician in their Woodwind Method Program.
Jonathan Martin is excited to be joining an all-star team at the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra! A Music Education Major at Evangel University in Springfield, Jonathan studies Trumpet and Voice with an emphasis in composition. Although he enjoys performance, many of his passions remain offstage in the administrative side of the arts. Before joining TFO as the marketing director, he served for a year and a half as the Online Technology and Marketing coordinator for His Way Broadway, a homeschool performing arts organization, where he also served as a choreographer for two semesters. He served on the band staff at Galena High School for a year and a half as the artistic designer and program coordinator where he designed marching band and indoor drumline shows. Currently he owns his own marching band music publishing company: Jonathan Martin Music, and works for the music department at Nixa First Assembly Church in Nixa, Missouri.
Peter Dutilly returns to TFO for the first time since 2014, when he joined the Orlando Philharmonic where he has also been Assistant Music Librarian since 2017. In 2019, Peter was appointed as section viola with the Louisiana Philharmonic in New Orleans. In addition to being a vocational orchestral musician, Peter has a passion for chamber music, composing, cooking, fishing, and travel. Peter holds degrees from Jacksonville University (BM Viola Performance, BM Music Composition) and Florida State University (MM, Viola Performance). He performs on a 1950s Frederick Haenel viola crafted in Connecticut.
Joe Peters CONDUCTOR
Minnesota native Joseph Peters, Associate Principal Oboe and English horn with the North Carolina Symphony, previously held Principal Oboe chairs with the Minnesota Orchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. He has performed as guest principal with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Florida Orchestra, and the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, and he has also played with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Marlboro Music Festival, Oregon Bach Festival, Lakes Area Music Festival, National Repertory Orchestra and the National Orchestral Institute. For three years he was a member of the New World Symphony in Florida. Peters first appeared with the Minnesota Orchestra at age 18 as a finalist in the Minnesota Idol competition, performing Mozart’s Oboe Concerto. As a soloist, he has also appeared with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Saint Paul Civic Symphony, Wayzata Symphony Orchestra, and the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies, of which he is an alumnus.
Also active as a conductor, Peters conducts the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra in Branson, Missouri. He was music director of the SUNY Buffalo State Philharmonia Orchestra and the Saybrook College Orchestra of Yale. He has led a variety of programs at the New World Symphony, including a collaboration with the Miami City Ballet, and he recently conducted a performance of Henze’s Kammermusik 1958 at Marlboro Music Festival. His conducting mentors include Michael Tilson Thomas, James Patrick Miller and Toshiyuki Shimada. Peters has been on the oboe or conducting faculty of various institutions including the SoBe Institute of the Arts, National Youth Orchestra of the USA, SUNY Buffalo State, and has conducted side-by-side concerts for New World Symphony’s MusicLab program. An advocate of contemporary music, he premiered Aaron Jay Kernis’ On Distant Shores with New York’s RIOULT Dance Company, and he has been involved in numerous other premieres by composers including Jocelyn Hagen and Samuel Carl Adams. Peters received a bachelor of music degree from the University of Minnesota and a master of music from Yale University. His teachers include Stephen Taylor, John Snow, Julie Madura and Marilyn Zupnik.
Staff & Board
The Taneycomo Festival Orchestra has a “working board.” This means that everyone on the board also has a job within the organization beyond their duties in governing the organization. Larkin Sanders, Executive Artistic Director Neal Postma, Orchestra Manager Allyson Koplen, Marketing Director Peter Duttily, Production Manager Nate Bliton, Recording Engineer Steven Smith, Graphic Designer and Photographer Pete Marcellus, Board President Patti Sanders, Director of Development, Housing and Board Treasurer
Gail Lennon, Board Amanda Marcellus Miles, Board Alzora Hooker, Board Marcia Schemper Carlock, Board Crystal Wolfe, Board Joseph Peters, Artistic Advisor Victoria Lee, Artistic Advisor and Wind Coordinator Daron Kirsch, Artistic Advisor and String Coordinator Steve James, Artistic Advisor and Brass Coordinator Jim Bartelt, Artistic Advisor and Percussion Coordinator
Meet the Orchestra
At the TFO, our orchestra members come from all over the world. Most of our members are graduate students in music performance at prestigious institutions and are destined to have bright futures and big careers. You won’t want to miss them as they take the stage this summer!
CONDUCTOR
Joe Peters, Raleigh, NC
VIOLIN
Catalina Barraza-Gerardino, East Lansing, MI Tim Daucher, Mount Vernon, MO Pam Davis, Branson, MO Kyle Dickson, Chicago, IL Caitlin Edwards, Chicago, IL Karolina Fraczak, Springfield, MO Erik Hassell, Kansas City, MO Roshelle Pekarek, Kansas City, MO Gus Weaver, Norman, OK Aleksis Zarins, Springfield, MO
VIOLA
Nate Bliton, Grand Rapids, MI Tyler Chen, Spring, TX Peter Dutilly, Orlando, FL Dilek Engin-Stolarchuk, East Lansing, MI
CELLO
Andrew Cavazos, Richmond, TX Liz Copeland, Overland Park, KS Amy Fear, Grandview, MO Roxanne Kieme, Chicago, IL Daron Kirsch, Houston, TX Daniel Yung, Kansas City, MO
DOUBLE BASS
Adam Bernstein, Atlanta, GA Sam Copeland, Overland Park, KS Robert Johnson, Redwing MN Blaine Rister, Stanford CA Evan Spieker, Kansas City, MO
FLUTE
Gregory Bardwell, Collinsville, IL Chelsea Koziatek, Oak Park, MI Lucy Rubin, Highland Park, IL Steven Smith, Springfield, MO
OBOE
Victoria Lee, Huntington Beach, CA Jenna Sehmann, Iowa City, IA Amy Selkirk, New Baltimore, NY Aaron Woodman, East Lansing, MI
CLARINET
Dunia Andreu, Weston, FL Alexandra Doyle, Cincinnati, OH Larkin Sanders, Kansas City, MO
BASSOON
Andi Bragiel, Cincinnati, OH Albert Carter, Cincinnati, OH Josh Draves-Kellerman, Kansas City, MO Shawn Karson, Tallahassee, FL Mark Lauer, Tallahassee, FL
HORN
Lauren Harris, Kansas City, MO Caroline Harrod, Conway, AR Andrew Sehmann, Athens, GA Amanda Stout, Kalamazoo, MI
TRUMPET
Steve James, Conway, AR Seth Marshall, Ankeny, IA Zoe Ronen, Monterey, MA
TROMBONE
Loudon Cunningham, Dallas, TX Stefan Stolarchuk, East Lansing, MI Dan Stull, Clarksville, TN
TUBA
Dwight Davis, Branson, MO
HARP
Abigail Brower, Bloomington, IN
PERCUSSION
Jim Bartelt, San Antonio, TX Joshua Bohl, Summerville, SC Kyle Denton, Branson, MO Daniel Jarrett, Branson, MO Eric Rodis, Houston, TX Jamie Whitmarsh, Oklahoma City, OK
GUITAR
Jesse Garcia, Tallahassee, FL
VOICE
Kyra Sims, New York, NY
Violin
Catalina Barraza-Gerardino holds a doctorate in violin performance from Michigan State University and have worked as a freelance musician in Michigan since 2014, teaching at Jackson Community Music School, Sphinx Organization, and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. In addition to violin performances, Catalina is the director/conductor of the Mason Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. Originally from Bogota, Colombia, Catalina performed as a violinist tutti for six years with the Colombia National Symphony Orchestra. She has performed in festivals in across the United States, Spain, and Israel, and served as guest faculty at the Music Conservatory of Valdivia, Chile.
Tim Daucher joined the Springfield Symphony in 2008 and is a former violin student of Dr. David Hays. Tim began his violin studies at an early age with Carlton Herrett a member of the National Symphony Orchestra. Tim received his undergraduate degree in music from Shenandoah College and Conservatory and master’s degree in music from Missouri State University. Tim has had master classes with notable violinists such as Charles Castleman, Joel Krosnick, Roman Totenberg and David Kim. Tim has been a member of the Maryland Symphony, Roanoke Symphony, Arlington Symphony, Alexandria Symphony, Valdosta Symphony, and Albany Symphony. Tim is also an active adjudicator for the Springfield Youth Symphony, and the Missouri Federation of Music Clubs. A graduate of Indiana University and Missouri State University, Pam Davis is Assistant Concertmaster of the Springfield Symphony, Concertmaster of the Springfield Regional Opera, a member of the Missouri Philharmonic, and a retired school administrator. She has performed in the Florida Symphony, the Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico, the Midland Symphony, the Traverse Symphony, the Las Vegas Symphony, the Nevada Chamber Orchestra, the Serenata Trio, and the White River Trio. Pam spent several years playing in Las Vegas, highlights of which were opportunities to perform with Luciano Pavarotti, Aaron Copland, and Frank Sinatra, but she is happiest in TFO. Born and raised in Detroit, Kyle Dickson was recently appointed Music Director of the South Loop Symphony and was selected to be Assistant Conductor of Spoleto Festival USA for the 2020/2021 seasons. He is a Freeman Conducting Fellow with Chicago Sinfonietta and studies orchestral conducting at Northwestern University. In addition to teaching violin and chamber music at New Music School, Kyle is a busy freelancer and is a member of the Chicago-based string quartet D-Composed. He serves as Concertmaster of the Chicago Composers Orchestra and was named Artist-In-Residence with the Hyde Park Youth Symphony for the 2018-2019 season. He has worked extensively with young musicians across the as an adjudicator, clinician, teacher and guest artist. Caitlin Edwards began studying the violin at the age of eight, through the Music Opportunity Program in Birmingham, Alabama. In 2018, she was awarded the Rising Star award from the Gateways Music Festival and helped lead the Nairobi Philharmonic in Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, the first live ballet/orchestra production in Kenyan history. She also recorded the movie score for Disney movie, “The Lion King”, in April 2019. She’s performed and recorded behind artists such as John Legend, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Common, Yolanda Adams, India Arie, and etc. Caitlin holds her Masters in Violin Performance from DePaul University. Karolina Frączak started her career in violin at age 6 in Poland. She competed and performed from an early age, which continued after she moved to the United States. Karolina currently holds a bachelor as well as a masters in music performance from Missouri State University. She is an active performer in a number of groups. Karolina currently holds the position of Assistant Principal of the Second Violin section in the Springfield Symphony and continues expanding her musical horizons with different styles of music, specifically Irish and Folk.
Violin
Native to Kansas City, Erik Hassell received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music from Mizzou while studying violin with Eva Szekely. Since completing his studies, Mr. Hassell has built a thriving violin and viola studio in the KC area. During the school day, he teaches in the Musical Bridges program where private instruction is provided for talented students in need and runs sectionals in the local school string programs. Hassell has performed with the Springfield (MO) Symphony, Topeka Symphony, and Missouri Symphony. He currently performs with the Odyssey Chamber Ensemble, Lee’s Summit Symphony, and Xiphias Trio. He’s enjoyed playing in ensembles for such artists as Evanescence, Lindsey Sterling, and the Transiberian Orchestra. Roshelle Pekarek is a Springfield native; she holds a B.M. in Violin Performance from Missouri State University and has played professionally with groups such as the Springfield and Topeka Symphonies. Gus Weaver performs in the Fort Smith Symphony, the Oklahoma Composers Orchestra, Mariachi Orgullo de America, and Norman Classical Strings. He also teaches privately in the Oklahoma City area. In his free time he enjoys learning to play the guitar, reading, and gardening. Aleksis Zarins is currently the Operations Manager at the Springfield Symphony Association. Aleksis performs with numerous artistic organizations in the Ozarks including Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Springfield Drury Community Orchestra, Springfield Regional Opera, The Fort Smith Symphony, Springfield Little Theatre, Symphony of Northwest Arkansas and multiple venues in Branson. He is most passionate about chamber music and is a founding member of the string quartet St. Marks2. In his free time, Aleksis loves to explore art in nature and is thankful to be in an area rich with such opportunities. He is devoted to his family and craft in pursuing a future full of musical experience in the Springfield metro area.
Viola
Nate Bliton plays the viola and loves making recordings of wonderful music. While his primary education is in music composition (holding M.M. and B.M. degrees in Music Composition from Michigan State University) he is equally passionate about circus arts, extreme sports, and designing interactive electronics for music, theater, dance, and other installations. These days he works at Grand Valley State University on the West side of Michigan for their department of Music, Theatre, and Dance. Nate is a founding member of TFO and works as the Recording Engineer for the orchestra. A native Texan raised in the greater Houston area, Tyler Chen started playing viola at the age of ten and eventually developed a passion for orchestral music and the community around his music program. He eventually arrived at Baylor University, where he is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music Education. After graduation, Tyler is considering several options which include becoming a school ensemble director, freelance performer/teacher, or graduate student in conducting. In his free time, Tyler likes to read, cook, run, and watch movies. Peter Dutilly, viola and TFO performer in 2013, 2014, and 2019, is currently completing a oneyear appointment with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. For the previous five seasons he has been a core member of the Orlando Philharmonic and performs regularly with the orchestras in Naples (FL), Memphis, Brevard (FL), Valdosta (GA), and numerous other ensembles throughout the southeast. Also an educator and composer, Peter has recently become more serious about
orchestral librarianism, and has served as Assistant Librarian with the Orlando and Louisiana philharmonics and worked in the libraries of the Jacksonville and Memphis symphonies. Dr. Dilek Engin-Stolarchuk is from Istanbul, Turkey and is playing with the TFO for the fifth time since 2014. Dr. Engin earned her B.A. Degree from Istanbul University State Conservatory and her MM from Marshall University. Her primary instrument is viola and minor violin. She is an adjunct professor at the College of Music at Michigan State University in Summer semester. She teaches multiple instruments violin, cello, mountain dulcimer Tcymbal/hammered dulcimer, mandolin and piano accompaniment. As a chamber musician, she has been performing with the California Guitar Trio as a guest artist since 2007. Dr. Engin has a string groups call Nexus 3&4 with World Artist Chamber Series since 2014. She also recently performs with Sarah Wallace, singer and Liudmila Bondar, pianist at local places in Lansing, MI. She performs with eleven different orchestras in Michigan and in Ohio. She is currently teaching at Flint School of Performing Arts as a Violin and Viola Instructor in Flint, MI since September 2018.
Cello
Liz Copeland currently serves as the orchestra director at Leawood Middle School and Leawood Elementary School. She performs regularly in Kansas City with the KU Medical Arts Symphony and Midwest Chamber Ensemble. She also substitutes with Springfield Symphony and Symphony of Northwest Arkansas. During the summer, she enjoys playing with and has served as principal cello with Taneycomo Festival Orchestra in Branson, MO. She holds her bachelors and masters degree in cello performance from the University of Missouri - Columbia. When not playing or teaching music, she enjoys cooking with her husband, Sam, and taking walks with her dog, Banjo. Amy Fear is a cellist, and a recreational bassist, a fan of aged gouda, shishito peppers, and red wine, and a previous TFO participant. Her years as an orchestra teacher, high school Director of Orchestras, and regular orchestra and ensemble performer did nothing to prepare her for the current absence of audiences and collaborators. Amy’s been diving into cello and bass practice (when she’s not renovating a gourmet kitchen, tending garden and orchard, riding mountain bikes, flirting with guitar and fiddle, and playing with her German Shepherd, Gretchen). She’s thrilled and curious about the possibilities in the new TFO format. A cellist and teacher in Chicago, Roxanne Kieme has enjoyed making music in many different spheres. An active educator and performer in the Chicago area, she currently teaches with Park Ridge Public School District, Merit School of Music, and maintains a private studio. An active performer in the area, she also plays with the 5th Wave Ensemble, an ensemble dedicated to playing works by female composers. She holds a masters in cello performance from California State University and a bachelor’s in music education from Michigan State University. A Texas native, Daron Kirsch is active as a cellist and educator throughout the country, and this is year eight at TFO! Since last year, he has completed #100DaysOfPractice, made some really amazing tacos, performed half a great season of chamber music with the Westheimer String Quartet, and played a lot (like, a LOT) of video games. Daron has terrible luck with cars, six toes, a way with words that allows him to pad this bio to exactly one hundred words, four more toes, and the preternatural ability at restaurants to order exactly the thing they’re out of. Wash your hands!
Viola
Cello
Daniel Yung is a cellist and pianist living in Kansas City where he is the principal cellist of the Westwood Ensemble and a full-time accompanist for the choirs of the Pleadant Hill School District. He can also be found freelancing in other groups all around the area on either of these instruments or sometimes even percussion. Daniel holds a BM in Cello Performance and BA in Piano from Truman State University as well as a MM in Cello Performance from UMKC’s Conservatory.
Double Bass
Bassist Sam Copeland is “bassed” in Kansas City. When he is not busy writing puns, Sam is equally active in the jazz and classical music scenes in Kansas City. Recent available recordings include “Joy To The World” with Matt Baldwin and “Places to Go” with Nate Nall Quintet, both available on all the streaming platforms and on CD Baby. This is Sam’s fourth year at TFO. Blaine Rister is a bassist, composer and audio engineer residing in the San Francisco Bay Area. His musical pursuits are extremely broad, including classical, jazz, musical theater, and pop music, and he has taken part in hundreds of concerts spanning almost every genre. He has performed in a variety of classical music ensembles, including the Stanford Philharmonia, Stanford Symphony Orchestra, and the St. Lawrence String Quartet Chamber Music Program. He also has given solo recitals and plays various freelance engagements. His primary bass instructors are Bruce Moyer at Stanford University, and Daniel Smith of the San Francisco Symphony. Evan Spieker is happy to participate in the TFO for his 5th summer season. In the last year, he moved to Kansas City and began working on several projects. In addition to Frolf, Golf, gardening, ukulele, guitar, euphonium, ghost cubes, kendama, and cowboy bebop, Evan was also able to start performing in a Gypsy Jazz quartet for which he is stoked!! “I want to express my thanks to the TFO; and for all the hard work they put into this summer, and spreading musical enrichment to the music community.”
Flute
Gregory Bardwell recently earned his BM in Flute Performance from the University of Iowa where he studied with Nicole Esposito. He will remain at University of Iowa for his masters serving as the Teaching Assistant for the Flute Studio. Gregory has been a performer at many festivals including the Aruba Symphony Festival, the Iowa Flute Intensive, and many National Flute Association Conventions. Dr. Chelsea Koziatek is a music teacher for the Detroit Public Schools Community District where she teaches grades 1-7. Since the cancellation of traditional classroom teaching, she has been experimenting even more fervently in her kitchen by brewing beer, cooking an octopus, and making various infusions with wild violet flowers. She is looking forward to spending time cooking her garden produce and continuing to make music whenever possible, maybe even in the kitchen. Lucy Rubin is from Highland Park, Illinois, and studied with both Julie Koidin and Hideko Amano. She is currently a rising second-year student studying music performance under Angela Jones-Reus at the University of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School of Music. She has placed in numerous competitions, including the Chicago Flute Club Student Competition and the Society
Flute
of American Musicians. In high school, Lucy sat principal chair at the Illinois All-State Festival, and she has also been the recipient of many scholarships. In her free time, Lucy enjoys reading, arranging music, and watching Broadway shows.
Steven Smith is originally from Branson, MO and currently resides in Springfield, MO where he is an adjunct instructor in the Graphic Design and Technology Department at Ozarks Technical Community College. In his spare time, he works as the screen printer for the campus print shop and is a freelance graphic designer. Steven currently attends Drury University where he is in his last year working to complete a degree in Graphic Design. As a musician, Steven plays contrabass clarinet with the Missouri State University Community Band where he has been a member for the last 9 years. This year also makes his 9th season playing flute with the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra. As well as being a founding member of TFO, Steven has dedicated much of his time as the graphic designer and photographer for the orchestra over the last 6 years.
Oboe
Oboist Victoria Lee is a Southern California native returning for her seventh consecutive season with the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra. A dedicated educator, Ms. Lee is on the faculty of the Orange County School of the Arts, and the Orange Coast, Irvine Valley, and Fullerton Colleges. This fall she will enter her sixth season as principal chair of the Santa Monica Symphony. She holds BM and MM degrees from the Orchestral Performance program at the Manhattan School of Music, where she studied with Liang Wang. Ms. Lee currently resides in Huntington Beach, maintaining her career as an in-demand performer and instructor. Oboist Jenna Sehmann is a performer and teacher currently located in Iowa City, IA. Recently, she was named the Double Reeds and Music History professor at Southeast Missouri State University, and plans to move to Cape Girardeau, MO at the end of summer. Ms. Sehmann has previously served as oboe faculty at Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA) and Mount Mercy University (Cedar Rapids, IA). This spring she finished her Doctoral coursework at the University of Iowa and hopes to complete her capstone recording project in the coming year. Amy Selkirk currently resides in New Baltimore, NY where she maintains an active career as a freelance performer and teacher. She is also the Adjunct Instructor of Oboe at Ocean County College in Toms River, New Jersey. Selkirk was awarded the Doctor of Music degree in Woodwind Performance from Florida State University in May of 2019. She has a Master of Music degree in Oboe Performance from Kent State University and a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from the State University of New York at Fredonia. While studying at Fredonia she was also awarded the coveted Performer’s Certificate. Nebraska native Aaron Woodman is currently in the final stages of doctoral studies at Michigan State University. He has been involved with numerous projects including recent recordings with the MSU Wind Symphony under the direction of Kevin Sedatole. Aaron maintains a small, but might private studio and has performed in many of the orchestras around Michigan. Aaron also holds a Master’s degree from Michigan State University and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he studied with Jan Eberle and William McMullen, respectively.
Clarinet
Cuban clarinetist Dunia Andreu pursued a chamber music career while earning the Bachelors Degree in the University of the Arts in Havana. She won the 1st Prize in the National Woodwind Performance Competition and 3rd Prize and Best Contemporary Music Performance Award in the First National Clarinet Competition. Dunia earned a scholarship to study with Yevgeny Dokshansky in the University of Trinidad & Tobago and later came to the US to earn her Master Degree in the studio of Jon Manasse at Lynn University. Dunia runs the clarinet studio at Lynn Preparatory School, and as freelancer, she has performed in Florida and California. Alexandra Doyle is a doctoral student at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where she studies clarinet with Ron Aufmann. She regularly performs with the Queen City Chamber Orchestra and Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, among others. Alexandra is also the Adjunct Instructor of Clarinet at the Stivers School for the Arts in Dayton, Ohio. Originally from Houston, Alexandra earned her bachelor’s degrees at the University of Houston and her master’s degree at CCM. Dr. Larkin Sanders is a native of Branson, Missouri and currently lives in Kansas City, Missouri where she works as the Director of Marketing and Community Engagement for the Friends of Chamber Music, is the Secretary of the American Single Reed Summit, maintains a private studio (teaching clarinet, chalumeau, and recorder), and performs with Xiphias Trio and other various ensembles. Most notably, Larkin is the founder, executive artistic director, and a clarinetist of the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra, a summer music festival in Branson, Missouri. Dr. Sanders is also a Woodwind Method Clinician for D’Addario Woodwinds, for which she frequently gives masterclasses and lectures. She is also a Selmer Paris Artist and performs on Selmer Présence clarinets in addition to D’Addario Reserve mouthpieces and Reserve Classic reeds.
Bassoon
Dr. Andi Bragiel is a music educator and freelance bassoonist based in Cincinnati, OH. She has performed with the Dayton Philharmonic, Queen City Chamber Orchestra, Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, and the Altoona Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Bragiel is a lifetime member of Delta Omicron International Music Fraternity, and was a featured soloist at the 2015 and 2018 Triennial Conferences. She currently serves as President of the Alpha North Province and oversees chapters in central and northern Ohio. Albert Carter is a recent graduate of the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he obtained both an Artist Diploma and Master’s Degree in music performance on the bassoon. And previously, he studied at the University of South Carolina for his undergrad. Albert has played in a variety of orchestras and ensembles in both the greater Cincinnati area and South Carolina, and is a frequent performer with the Colour of Music festival in Charleston, SC. Currently, Albert is living and freelancing in Cincinnati. He also acts as the bassoon instructor at Sunman-Dearborn Middle School and East Central High School in Southeast Indiana. Joshua Draves-Kellerman is a bassoonist, personal chef, and poet living in Kansas City, Missouri. He holds degrees from the University of Iowa (B.M.), and the Conservatory of Music and Dance at UMKC (M.M., A.C.). When not making words, sounds, or flavors, he loves to spend his time playing tennis, reading, and enjoying the fresh air. 2020 will be his 4th season with TFO, and as always he is so happy to be here.
Bassoon
Shawn Karson will begin his MM in Bassoon Performance at the University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music this fall where he will study with Kristen Wolfe Jensen. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Bassoon Performance from Florida State University where he studied with Jeff Keesecker. In addition to being is the former Second Bassoonist with the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and Panama City Pops, Shawn has performed with numerous orchestras around Florida and Georgia such as Savannah Philharmonic, Space Coast Symphony, Punta Gorda Symphony, and Gulf Coast Symphony. Mark Lauer Is the principal bassoonist of the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and the second bassoon in the Columbus (GA) Symphony Orchestra. He frequently performs with orchestras throughout the Southeast. He has also participated in the Texas Music Festival, National Music Festival, and Brevard Music Center festival and institute. Mark is completing doctoral coursework at the Florida State University College of Music where he also received his masters degree. He has a Performer’s Certificate and Bachelors degree from the University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory of Music. His teachers are Jeff Keesecker, Marita Abner, and Steven Houser.
Horn
Lauren Harris recently received a Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Missouri- Kansas City where she studied with Martin Hackleman. Lauren has held positions with the Kansas City Civic Orchestra and Saint Joseph Symphony Orchestra. Her awards include the 2014 Southeastern Horn Workshop Collegiate Solo Competition winner, Chancellor’s Award for Extraordinary Professional Promise from the University of Tennessee, West Virginia University’s Horn Studio Assistantship, College of Creative Arts Young Artists’ Competition, and winner of the Graduate Solo Competition at the 2018 Midwest Horn Workshop. She currently lives in Kingsport, TN where she is freelancing and teaching lessons. Caroline Harrod is currently a senior at the University of Central Arkansas, where she is pursuing degrees in Music Performance and Professional Writing. Horn player Andrew Sehmann is a musician based in the South-East United States where he is a member with the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra and the Augusta Symphony. He received his Masters and Doctorate from the University of Georgia, in addition to receiving Diplomas in Horn and Orchestral Performance from the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. In addition to performance he is also on faculty at Young Harris College. Here he teaches horn, ear training, and brass pedagogy. He is glad to be coming back to TFO this year! Amanda Stout is a horn graduate assistant at Western Michigan University. She attended the University of Iowa for her undergraduate degree. She has been playing horn for 13 years. Amanda particularly enjoys playing in musical pit orchestras.
Trumpet
Stephen James is an Orchestra Director in the Conway (AR) Public Schools. Additionally he serves as Adjunct Professor of Trumpet at Arkansas Tech University and Hendrix College. Steve earned Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees in Trumpet Performance from Virginia Tech, Western Michigan, and Michigan State. He also holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Central Arkansas. Steve is proud to be a founding member of TFO.
Seth Marshall is a student at Missouri Southern State University. He was born and raised in Iowa, then decided to go to school to pursue music. After his undergrad, Seth plans to go to graduate school, which has yet to be determined. He enjoy exercising, cycling, hiking, and spending time with his two dogs. Zoe Ronen recently graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Trumpet Performance from Boston University. He received his early music education in northern Israel with members of the Israeli Philharmonic, Haifa Symphony, and Netanya Kibbutz Orchestra. In the US, he studied trumpet with Terry Everson, as well as occasional lessons and masterclasses with Allan Dean and David Krauss. Zoe participated in TFO’s 2016 and 2017 seasons in person, and is excited to come back for the 2020 virtual season. Besides music, Zoe enjoys agriculture, cooking, biking and yoga.
Trombone
Bass trombonist Stefan Stolarchuk lives in East Lansing with his wife, Dilek. A Michigan native, he teaches trombone and low bass at the Flint School for Performing Arts, and has also taught music history at Jackson College. He makes frequent appearances with orchestras throughout Michigan, including the Saginaw Bay, West Michigan, Flint, and Midland Symphony Orchestras. Dr. Daniel Stull currently hails from Clarksville, Tennessee, where he teaches tuba and euphonium at Austin Peay State University. He has also taught at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Tennessee State University, the Michigan State University Community Music School, and Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan. In addition to college and private teaching, Dr. Stull regularly appears with various orchestras, brass groups, and jazz ensembles across Tennessee and Kentucky. Dan is a founding member of TFO, and is excited to be participating in his ninth consecutive festival.
Tuba
Dwight Davis, tuba, graduated from Indiana University, and later was a graduate assistant there. Tuba instructor at Evangel University and tubist in the faculty brass quintet and the Branson Brass Quintet, he has also taught at Missouri State University and Nevada School of the Arts, and in Florida, Michigan, and Nevada. He has performed with Elvis Presley and Johnny Mathis, and with symphonies in Florida, Mexico, Michigan, Nevada, and Missouri, where he is currently tubist with the Missouri Philharmonic, the Springfield Regional Opera, and on-call with the Springfield Symphony. Dwight and Pam have made Branson their home for 25 years.
Abigail Brower is an active ensemble and solo harpist in Southern Indiana where she regularly performs with local ensembles and has a growing studio where she offers lessons for students of all ages. A recent graduate of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Abigail performed regularly with the university’s orchestras and other ensembles while maintaining an active gig schedule and competing in local instrumental competitions. She enjoys performing lesser known works and is excited by the new and innovative music being composed for the harp.
Percussion
Jim Bartelt retired from Air Force Bands in 2014. He has performed with the San Antonio, Alabama (Birmingham), Richmond (VA) and Corpus Christi Symphonies, among others, and been a scholarship participant at summer music festivals in Aspen and at AIMS in Graz, Austria. Jim holds a Master of Music in Percussion Performance from Florida State. He maintains an active teaching and freelance schedule, and his students have earned acceptances at many top US music schools. Daniel Jarrett is in his 4th year as the Director of Bands of Branson Public Schools, where he oversees the Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Jazz Ensembles, and 7th-12th grade Percussion Program. He graduated from the Conservatory of Music and Dance at University of Missouri Kansas City with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education in 2015. He enjoys performing with and hosting the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra every summer at Branson High School! Kyle Denton is the Director of Worship Arts at First Presbyterian Church and the Director of the Branson Chorale. Kyle has been a percussionist most of his life, but he studied Vocal Music Performance and Music Education in college. Kyle is most known for directing choirs and also for putting on large scale concerts combining community and church choirs and professional orchestra’s together. Kyle was able to experience TFO for the first time last year and is very excited to be back this year. Eric Rodis has been playing percussion for 20+ years in a variety of bands, orchestras, and pit orchestras. He earned his undergraduate from the University of North Texas where he focused on percussion performance and composition and then settled into performing, writing, and teaching in the San Antonio area. Eric relocated to Houston in 2012 and is currently a data analyst for an energy company by day and writes and performs music by night. Jamie Wind Whitmarsh is excited to participate in TFO’s 2020 season. As Principal Timpanist of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, playing orchestrally is such an important aspect of Jamie’s life. His composition and performance activities collide in his work as the Founder of the Oklahoma Modern Music Collective, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to bringing the music of living composers to audiences everywhere through performances by Duo Rodinia and Great Plains Percussion Group, with whom he performs, and the Oklahoma Composer’s Orchestra, which he conducts. As a faculty member at Oklahoma City University, he enjoys inspiring the future musical leaders of the world. When Jamie is not working he can be found enjoying time with his amazing wife Lisa and his adorable cats Mario and Bowser.
Harp
Voice
Kyra Sims is a performing artist and writer living in NYC. She works actively as a Broadway sub, and has held chairs on Off-Broadway shows Carmen Jones and Superhero. Sims has worked as a backing musician for notable artists such as Lizzo, Roomful of Teeth, Frank Ocean, and Taylor Mac, and has performed the world over as both a soloist and a collaborative musician. She writes, directs, and performs with experimental theatre company The New York Neo-Futurists; her sound design work for the company has earned her a nomination for a NY Innovative Theatre Award.
2020 Virtual Schedule
Watch live at Facebook.com/TaneycomoFestivalOrchestra or YouTube.com/TaneycomoFestivalOrchestra/live
TFO All Stars Live WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 7:30 PM
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Dante Yenque CPE Bach arr. Mordechai Rechtman Missouri Volunteers - H.J.M. Holtzermann arr. Clark Kimberling Holy Manna - Southern Harmony, 1835 arr. Clark Kimberling Crawdad - American Traditional arr. Clark Kimberling
Tanguito
Lauren Harris - horn
Sonata for bassoon alone I., II.
Joshua Draves-Kellerman - bassoon
Trio of Americana for Solo Flute I. Missouri Volunteers II. Holy Manna III. Crawdad Chelsea Koziatek - flute
Libby Larsen (b. 1950) Philippe Hersant (b. 1948) Johanne Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Dancing Solo
Alexandra Doyle - clarinet
Hopi, for Solo Bassoon
Albert Carter - bassoon
Suite No. 1 for Cello
Live Porch Music FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 7:30 PM
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Steve James - trumpet Amanda Stout - horn Liz Copeland - cello & Sam Copeland - bass Chelsea Koziatek - flute Pam Davis - violin & Dwight Davis - tuba Tim Daucher - violin Larkin Sanders - clarinet/recorder, Roshelle Pekarek - violin & Erik Hassell - violin
Sam Copeland - bass
SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 7:30 PM
WATCH LIVE ON FACEBOOK OR YOUTUBE You’re sure to recognize some of the pieces chosen for our orchestra projects as they reflect some of the significant works from our history, with a few selections from our earliest seasons.
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Holberg Suite I. Prelude Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) String Quartet No. 2 I. Moderato
Erik Hassell - violin Peter Dutilly - viola
Roshelle Pekarek - violin Liz Copeland - cello
Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Enigma Variations - In Memory of Americanna Magness IX. Nimrod Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Brandenberg TFO strings
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Symphony No. 5 IV. Allegro
Our Favorite Pieces WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 7:30 PM
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Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
String Quartet in F Major, M.35 I. Allegro Moderato. Tres doux Caitlin Edwards - violin Tyler Chen - viola
Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889)
Gran Duetto
Francisco Mignone (1897-1986)
16 Waltzes for Solo Bassoon 6. Valsa Choro 7. Valsa Improvisada
Sam Copeland - bass
Kyle Dickson - violin Daron Kirsch - cello
Evan Spieker - bass
Albert carter - bassoon
Manuel Ponce
Duo Sonata
Catalina Barraza-Gerardino - violin Dilek Engin-Stolarchuck - viola
THURSDAY, JUNE 18 , 7:30 PM
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Daniel Schnyder adapted by Stefan Stolarchuk Peter Dutilly
Duo Concertante
Kerry Turner (b. 1960)
Fanfare for Barcs
Justino Perez
Larkin Sanders (b. 1987)
David Wndel Nelson
Dilek Engin-Stolarchuk - viola
Viola Quartet
Peter Dutilly - viola Tyler Chen - viola
Stefan Stolarchuk - bass trombone
Dilek Engin - viola Nate Bliton - viola
Lauren Harris - horn Andrew Sehmann - horn
Amanda Stout - horn Caroline Harrod - horn
Rituals of the 2 Headed Reptilian Pam Davis - violin Dilek Engin - viola Daron Kirsch - cello Evan Spieker - bass
Erik Hassell - violin Tyler Chen - viola Daron Kirsch - cello Blaine Rister - bass
Greyday
Kyra Sims - voice Jesse Garcia - guitar
Larkin Sanders - clarinet Andrew Cavazos - cello Robert Johnson - bass
Incantation for Woodwind Quintet Lucy Rubin - flute Dunia Andreu - clarinet
Vicki Lee - oboe Andi Bragiel - bassoon
Live Porch Music FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 7:30 PM
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Caitlin Edwards - violin
Joshua Bohl - percussion
Dan Stull - trombone/euphonium
Kyle Dickson - violin
Alexandra Doyle - clarinet
Amy Selkirk - oboe
Gregory Bardwell - flute
Andrew Sehman - horn
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 7:30 PM
WATCH LIVE ON FACEBOOK OR YOUTUBE You’re sure to recognize some of the pieces chosen for our orchestra projects as they reflect some of the significant works from our history, with a few selections from our earliest seasons.
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) Overture to William Tell Gallop arr. by Rhett Barnwell Be Thou My Vision - In Memory of Nancy Dygert Abigail Brower - Harp
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Octet I. Adagio--Allegro
Larkin Sanders - clarinet Shawn Karson - bassoon Roshelle Pekarek - violin Roxanne Kieme - cello
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) Karelia Suite II. Ballade Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Symphony No. 2 IV. Allegro con spirito
Andrew Sehmann - horn Tim Daucher - violin Nate Bliton - viola Evan Spieker - bass
In Memory Of Americanna Magness Americanna Magness was one of the TFO’s best friends. She was one of the first community members that we reached out to when the TFO was just an idea, and she served as a board member for 9 years. We’ll always be grateful to Americanna for helping us make TFO a reality.
Nancy Dygert
Nancy Dygert played harp for the orchestra during its first two seasons and was a faithful host family for all of the previous 8 seasons of the TFO. We were lucky to have a friend and musician like Nancy Dygert.
Sponsor
SPONSOR TFO MUSICIANS OR CONCERT PRODUCTION
As you know, our concerts are free and open to the public. We want to keep it that way, but concerts are expensive! Chair and Production Sponsorship will help us compensate our musicians who travel from all over the country and the world for their hard work. Do you have a favorite instrument or an aspect of musical production that is near and dear to your heart? Is your business looking for the perfect 501(c)(3) organization to make a donation? Check out our many options for sponsorship, and thank you for helping us bring beautiful music to our beautiful Ozark Mountains! Thank you to our generous sponsors for making it possible for the TFO to bring classical music to the area! INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Cheryl Campbell Pete Marcellus - for Connie James Lestrund Sheryl Schiller Peg Welte Pollye Tharp Sal and Susan Arriata Ramona Kanne Lisa DeGraff - In memory of Jean Cantwell RaeAnne and Steve Presley Nina Greyson
Karyn Bueker Wisener Dwight and Pan Davis - for Gregory Davis Robert and Leslie Strickland Roslyn Westley and the Red Garter - for Harold T. Westley Shirley Bueker Jeanine Brennan Helen Campbell Kenton and Pat Olson Cynthia and Dick Heider
Contribute
At the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra, we always appreciate donations and other contributions.
LOOKING FOR WAYS TO HELP OUT? CONSIDER THESE OPTIONS: Host a Musician Have the Orchestra Over for Dinner Provide Snacks Sponsor a Musician Sponsor a Production
For more information visit our website at: www.taneycomofestivalorchestra.org
Mission & Vision The TFO provides free classical music concerts and educational programs that serve the central Ozarks. We believe that anyone can enjoy classical music performances when programs are presented in casual, educational, and accessible atmospheres.
Special Thanks to: Thank you to Nate Bliton, Jonathan Martin and Steven Smith for going above-and-beyond for this year’s virtual festival! Thank you to all of the host families and dedicated patrons who hosted viewing parties this year. Our 2020 season would not be a success without you! Thank you to the musicians for their undying commitment to music, even when we can’t perform in person.
Taneycomo Festival Orchestra Branson, MO www.taneycomofestivalorchestra.org taneycomofestivalorchestra@gmail.com