2016-2017 SEASON WINTER CONCERT FEB. 13, 2017 • 7 … · dearest Lei Cao. ELLIE LAI Ellie Lai, ... VIOLIN II Alex Robertson, principal Grace Im Nithya Chilukuri Bonnie Claire Phillips

YOUTH ORCHESTRA • YOUTH CHAMBER ORCHESTRASINFONIA • PHILHARMONIA • PRELUDIUM

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WINTER CONCERT FEB. 13, 2017 • 7 P.M. • TENNESSEE THEATRE

CONCERTO CONCERTFEB. 20, 2017 • 7 P.M. • TENNESSEE THEATRE

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message from the music director and youth orchestra conductor

Dear KSYOA parents and friends,

It is my pleasure to welcome you to our Winter Concerts, where we once again offer two concerts: Monday, February 13th, featuring the Preludium, Philharmonia, Sinfonia, and Youth Chamber Orchestra, and Monday, February 20th, featuring the Youth Orchestra.

We welcome three outstanding soloists over the course of these two Winter Concerts, beginning with KSO violinist Ruth Bacon, who will perform with the Youth Chamber Orchestra. The Youth Orchestra concert features the two winners of the annual KSYOA Concerto Competition, both of whom are pianists: Elianna Z. Lai, and Henry Shen, who played violin with the Youth Orchestra last year! This year’s KSYOA Concerto Competition was one of the most competitive ever, complete with our first-ever live Final Round!

And, for just the fourth time in the history of the KSYOA (but the second time in the past three years!), a complete, four-movement symphonic work will be performed, in concert, by the Youth Orchestra. As the Youth Orchestra continues to grow and develop – especially this year – it is my pleasure to present Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s epic Scheherazade, Op. 35, one of the truly great orchestral works of all time.

Our final concert will be May 1st, and we look forward to seeing all of you as we bring our 43rd season to a close!

A very special thanks to Rick Fox and Ralph Cianelli, the sponsors of these February concerts, as well as the Knoxville Symphony League for all of the superb work they contribute to our young musicians!

And many, many thanks to the parents, relatives, directors, and teachers who are here tonight to enjoy the concert. We couldn’t do this without you!

On behalf of the KSYOA, I thank you for your continued support of our organization, of your children’s musical endeavors, and for attending our concerts. The Arts have never been more important than they are now, and it is a tremendous feeling to know – and to see – how much hope and joy there is for the future of Music!

James Fellenbaum, Music Director and Youth Orchestra Conductor



featured performer

RUTH BACONRuth Bacon is in her sixth season as a core violinist with the Knoxville Symphony. She began her violin studies at the age of four in her native New Mexico. Some of her best musical memories were made in the

Albuquerque Youth Symphony program, which toured in Europe and Mexico when she was in high school. Ms. Bacon went on to study Suzuki Pedagogy in undergrad and violin performance in graduate school, receiving her Master’s of Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music in 2010. She was a Tanglewood Music Center Fellow for two summers, and she toured internationally with Star Wars in Concert. In addition to orchestral playing and teaching private students, Ruth loves chamber music and is a member of Inner Voices String Quartet in Knoxville. She spends her summers teaching as a guest clinician for summer violin camps and playing Principal Second violin with Ash Lawn Opera in Charlottesville, Virginia. She and her husband, Dr. Ace Edewards, live near Downtown Knoxville, where they enjoy drinking good coffee, exploring historic neighborhoods, hiking in the Smokey Mountains, and cuddling with their two orange tabbies, Hastings and Poirot.

Special thanks to the sponsors of the

KSYO Winter Concert and Concerto Concert:

Richard Fox & Ralph Cianelli

Thank you for supporting the education of our young musicians!


PRELUDIUM ORCHESTRAErin Archer, conductorMarch of the Meistersingers(from “Die Meistersinger”) ............................ Richard Wagner/arr. Sandra DackowEine Kleine Nachtsmusik(First Movement) .......................................W.A. Mozart/arr. Robert D. McCashin

PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRANina Mikos, conductorThe Hunger Games ..................................................Arranged by Robert LongfieldCellos Olé ....................................................................................... Richard Meyer Russian Sailors Dance...................................... Reinhold Gliere/arr. Andrew Balent

SINFONIA ORCHESTRAKathy Hart, conductorInverno, scenes from Vivaldi’s Winter ..............................Arranged by Todd ParrishShe Will Hang the Night With Stars ............................................ William HofeldtA Pirate’s Legend ......................................................................Soon Hee Newbold

YOUTH CHAMBER ORCHESTRAWesley Baldwin, conductorNocturne from “Shylock” .................................................................. Gabriel FauréViolin Concerto No. 1, in C major .................................................. Joseph Haydn Allegro moderato

Ruth Bacon, violin

Suite “Aus Holbergs Zeit”, Opus 40 ...................................................Edvard Grieg Allegro vivace

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2016-2017 • Forty-Third Season

WINTER CONCERTMonday Evening, February 13, 20177:00 PM • Tennessee Theatre

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EDVARD GRIEG Huldigungsmarsh from Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56, No. 3

WOLFGANG A. MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 III. Allegro vivace assai

Henry Shen, piano

SERGEI PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 25 I. Andante-Allegro

Elianna Z. Lai, piano

I N T E R M I S S I O N

NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade, Op. 35 I. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship II. The Kalendar Prince III. The Young Prince and The Young Princess IV. Festival at Baghdad. The Sea. The Ship Breaks against a Cliff Surmounted by a Bronze Horseman

Salina Fang, Elizabeth Joo, Daniel Choo, violins

KNOXVILLE SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION

2016-2017 • Forty-Third Season

CONCERTO CONCERTMonday Evening, February 20, 20177:00 PM • Tennessee Theatre

featuring the Youth Orchestra and the winners of the 2016-2017 Concerto Competition


featured performers

HENRY SHENHenry Shen is a sophomore at Oak Ridge High School. He has been playing piano for eleven years and is currently studying with Dr. David Brunell, professor of piano at the University of Tennessee. Henry has participated in the Tennessee Music Teachers’ Association’s piano solo and piano concerto categories, most recently winning a prize in the junior piano concerto category. Henry is also a longtime participant and has received multiple prizes in the National Federation of Music Club’s festivals and competitions. In addition to piano, Henry studies violin with Bingkuang Fang.

When not jamming on his piano, Henry enjoys running track and cross country, honing his buzzer skills for science bowl, and keeping hydrated. Henry would like to acknowledge he could not have come so far without the love and support from his family and friends, especially from mommy dearest Lei Cao.

ELLIE LAI Ellie Lai, daughter of Khai and Sara Lai, is a senior at Webb School of Knoxville. Ellie began piano lessons at the age of five. She studies piano with Ms. Fay Adams, Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee. Ellie is the Tennessee Music Teachers Association (TMTA) piano solo winner for 9th, 10th and 11th grades. She is the TMTA Piano Ensemble winner for 11th grade. She is also the Music Teacher National Association (MTNA) Junior Piano state winner in 9th grade, and MTNA senior piano ensemble state winner in 11th grade. Ellie performed with the Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra in 7th grade as a concerto winner, and with the Orchestra at Maryville College as the concerto winner of Showcase of Area Artists in 9th grade. She also was named the piano solo winner at the 2015 Governor’s School Honors Recital at MTSU. Ellie was the prize winner of the Tennessee Tech Young Artist Piano Competition in 2014 and the Tuesday Morning Musical Club’s scholarship in 2015. In addition, Ellie plays on the worship band at Farragut Christian Church.

Outside of her music pursuits, Ellie enjoys art-related activities, traveling, reading, hanging out with her friends, and playing with her pet rabbits.



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YOUTH ORCHESTRAJames Fellenbaum, music director/conductor

VIOLIN IGarren AndersonLydia AndersonAutumn ArsenaultDaniel Choo, co-concertmasterSalina Fang, co-concertmasterKate HausladenSehee HwangElizabeth Joo, co-concertmasterMichael MaElla MarstonSidney MatlockKelty OringderffNathan PaceDhilan RamaprasadEric WangEric Zhang

VIOLIN IIZiyue ChenWill EakinRory GlattLindsey HedrickWill HongWilson HuangMichael LinKristina McCuneBlake MerrittZachary Miller, co-principalAnna PartonMillie RunionAmy ShuIshani SpanierMei Lia White, co-principalMichelle Zhong

VIOLAAaron Beavin, principalSarah JohnsonMiles KredichHannah LeeAlmaa NenseyKatelyn SmithEmily WeathersAlek Wereszczak

CELLOZachary AdkissonEunice BaekSamuel CalvertSarah CauxPriscilla ChoBrandon ChuKatelyn HedrickJessica HyunMatthew KeeverJerry Zhou, principal

BASSNick Caux, principalZeb McReynoldsAustin Thomas

FLUTEHwangyu BaekMelody GuoEmily Nixon, principal

OBOEAmanda HenningSamantha Raymond, principal

ENGLISH HORN Claire Chenette, KSO

CLARINETRenae Dishman, principalJacob Hickman

BASSOONMarcus LeeAlex Levi, principal

HORNDrake GaddyAbbey ListKieran ScruggsChloe Sodonis, principal

TRUMPETNathaniel CollinsPaul Hancock, principalLawford HatcherJosh Hickman

TROMBONEJareth BeelerCaden Z. Dyer, principalJessie Wall

TUBATrystan Fritts, principal

PERCUSSIONKevin ChenJulian DanielBrock FreelandClark Harrell, KSO Benjamin WardAlexander Wilaniskis

HARPKorenna HodgeKari Novilla, principal



YOUTH CHAMBER ORCHESTRAWesley Baldwin, conductor

VIOLIN IDavid Lee, ConcertmasterHannah Shipstad, Assistant CMAbby ArsenaultCaleb ChoHayle KimAlex ChambersOlivia MahathyKatherine SpannAlissa NamSimon JollyColleen FengBrooklyn AllisonJordan Thomas

VIOLIN IIAbby Hausladen, principalDaniel LeeCharlotte StarkElla ParkMedb GlattAlex TanCaroline PopeSavannah TruanHannah WaldrepCiana WhiteHannah YoonLindsey YoungTara ConwayMargaret HollowJeffrey Cheng

VIOLANathan McFall, principalMicah RobertsKelsie EdieJooik LeeAndrew LeathamAshley ConserJeremy SimmonsAdrian GellertRachel Cheek

CELLOJackson Sharp, principalAnna AndersonEthan SharpDakota JohnsonJack BaldwinPatrick LuchukBecca Dailey

BASSKieran Maben, principalBlake HurstBrandon Eaton



SINFONIA ORCHESTRAKathy Hart, conductor

VIOLIN IEyrin Kim, ConcertmasterMichelle LinKasey MooreStephanie ChoKarlyn SimcoxCeleste LaudermilkMadeleine RoweCamryn KimAnnalise SmithElla BaldwinAlex KirkseyEthan HessCampbell MabenAutumn LarmeeAudrey MoranIris LamourRebecca CollinsClaire BlankenshipEmma StarkMarianne Bryan

VIOLIN IILily Hale, principalChris KeumHannah HickersonKara McNuttAria CollinsTerah ThomasJohanna RiserKelen LuKate RobertsElizabeth MorrisRulan GuKimber NyenhuisReina CoffeeBobby MoranTaylor StilesIsabelle MecherleEsther McFallSarah WoodAshley DaiNatalie Szwarc

VIOLIN IIIMason Crowder, principalHannah GreenwoodRicha NathanTy SmithNoel ChenCaleb Han

VIOLACarly Slough, principalLydia RobertsLevi ParishSelena PiercySanam Patel

CELLOMadeline Maben, principalVarsha BabuCarlene SoderbergNicholas ThompsonAutumn ThamesSamaya BaljepallyEli FergusonNatalya SmithLayla SmithJoplyn ClemmerJeremy DriverNate Richardson

BASSKasey Thomas, principalLuke Bryant



PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRANina Mikos, conductor

VIOLIN IKatie Ray, concertmasterAddison KimIsabelle WangAnna DaileyEmma FreelandSophie LuJake RuffnerJocelyn ChangKate BlackstonRaina DesaiRosie LueckeMoshe LiebermanDominique RomainZarek SchadeReecey GrubbsAbigail TardyKaylene LetsingerMeira DesaiAnna TothCaroline TothMagdalena OhstromHenry HollowKevin LiZachary Ribble

VIOLIN II Alex Robertson, principalGrace ImNithya ChilukuriBonnie Claire PhillipsMiles HauckSiwoo JungSamantha CheekAvery ShellistKaitlyn GensamerSydney ChanMadalyn KasefangEvie BraudeRhea CharlesJackson PresnellPeach TaylorNaomi MantheyPaul Minjun ShinKarenna ThurmanSophie CooleySean StocktonLily BagwellSarah StocktonDevon SowaGrace Liebenow

VIOLIN III Seonhui Park, principalAnna PyleRia EdaMatthew DuncanCamilla ThurmanDella PowellCorinne FreelandFaith EscobarAnna HudsonZoey SchadeJasmine EdrosolanoLeonie MantheyGarrett Fox

VIOLAMadison Romain, principalNia GrubbsEthan TothSamantha Luhn

CELLOSTaylor Pagodin, principal Abigail LiuJuliana LoaizaNicole DaileyTyler ChenMadelyn HedrickDaniel Moon

BASSLogan Franklin, principalSarah BorchardtWilliam CarterEli Lyttle



PRELUDIUM ORCHESTRAErin Archer, conductor

VIOLIN IPeggy Feng, concertmasterDing Ding TanAndrew CoffeeEmerson BrownAbraham JonesJanna EvansPoppy BaldwinBen ClarkVivian WangAdelle FoxLalitha TadikondaLilian MarcumMaya Wright

VIOLIN 2Brooklynn Miles, principalIris ChenEden AldermanMax JohnstonYeonwoo ShimCaroline MillerMallory KerleyHope TichonGrace MorrisSamuel LeeJacob Cho

VIOLIN 3Sophia Chen, principalRachel CaldwellLauren GimbelAnna Kosten

Margy GrubbsLucy CooperWilliam GreenwoodWyatt NoeAudrey AikenEvelyn KilesPreston ZoderElayna Gibson

CELLOGabriel Reiman, principalGresham SowaAaron SharpKailey BostickJoshua ImMatthew PrimmKate Cho

OVERTURE ENSEMBLECynthia Wright, Director

VIOLINOwen BrownCasey MabenJackson McNuttNathan Murrell

Anders SmithSimone YorkElliot YorkAshley ZhengClaire Zoder

CELLONolan SharpKitely ShermanNicholas TothLydia Toth


It is with much gratitude that we recognize

For sponsoring the Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Association

and

For their support and facilities

Mark your calendar!

Summer String Camp June 19 - 23

String Camp provides an opportunity for new orchestra players to become oriented

with ensemble playing and gives players with experience a week of great music making and

fun during the summer off-season. Visit www.knoxvillesymphony.com/Youth

Orchestra for more information.

Available in the lobby this evening:• CDs of tonight’s performance • Remaining KSYO 2016-2017 Merchandise


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conductor biographies

JAMES FELLENBAUM

James Fellenbaum is in his sixth year as the Music Director and Conductor of the Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra. He joined the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra during the 2006-2007 season as a guest conductor, before becoming Resident Conductor in 2008. His duties with the KSO include serving as cover conductor for the KSO’s classical subscription series, and conducting community, Pops and Young People’s Concerts. Also, Maestro Fellenbaum has been the Director of Orchestras at the University of Tennessee since the Fall of 2003. The UT Orchestra Program includes the Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra (founded in 2004), Opera Orchestra, Studio Orchestra and the Contemporary Music Ensemble (founded in 2006).

Maestro Fellenbaum has conducted orchestras nationally and internationally, including recent guest conducting engagements with the Ashevi l le Symphony, Por t l and Columbia S y m p h o n y O r c h e s t r a , O r a n g e County Symphony, American Youth Philharmonic, the Symphony of the Mountains, the Satu-Mare State

Philharmonic and Sinfonia Bucharest Orchestra of Romania, and the Russe Philharmonic and Vidin Philharmonic of Bulgaria. Maestro Fellenbaum was invited to the 2006 First International Gennady Rozhdestvensky Conductors Competition, where he was a top 5 Finalist out of 112 conductors from 26 countries around the world.

Maestro Fellenbaum holds a Bachelor o f Music degree in v io lonce l lo performance from James Madison University in Virginia, and holds a double Masters degree in violoncello performance and orchestral conducting from Northwestern University.


conductor biographies

WESLEY BALDWIN

Cellist Wesley Baldwin performs throughout the United States and Europe as soloist and chamber musician. As a soloist he has appeared with the Laredo Philharmonic, the Oregon Mozart Players, the Symphony of the Mountains, and the Aberdeen, Bemidji, Bryan, Chattanooga, Florence, Hot Springs, Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Manchester, New River Valley, Salisbury, Wintergreen, a n d B i s m a r c k - M a n d a n S y m p h o n y Orchestras, among others. His passionate and charismatic performances have garnered much critical acclaim.

Wesley was the founder of the Plymouth String Quartet, with whom he was a top prize-winner in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and a finalist in the Paolo Borciani International String Quartet Competition. He was also cellist of the James Piano Quartet for five years, with residencies at both Sweet Briar College and the Wintergreen Festival. Solo and chamber music performing honors Baldwin has received include the Prix Mercure, Homer Ulrich Awards, and a Tennessee Arts Commission Individual Performing Artist Fellowship. He has recorded for the Albany, Centaur, Naxos, Zyode, and Innova labels.

As a member and principal cellist of the New World Symphony, Baldwin performed with

many of the world’s great conductors and toured Japan, Scotland, England, Argentina, and Brazil. His orchestral colleagues there selected him as the recipient of the New World Symphony’s Community Board Award for artistic integrity and leadership. He continues his long association with the NWS now as a member of panel for that orchestra in regional auditions throughout the United States each year.

Dr. Baldwin has performed chamber music at the Aspen, Cazenovia, Hot Springs, Ojai, Sandpoint, Mainly Mozart, May in Miami, Skaneateles, and Sub-tropics Music Festivals, and internationally in Italy, France, Monte Carlo, Spain, Austria, Brazil, Argentina, the United Kingdom and Costa Rica.

In the summers he performs and teaches at the Michigan City Chamber Music Festival, the ARIA International Academy, and at the Wintergreen Festival, where he holds the Leonard Rose Memorial chair as principal cellist of the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra, and serves as both Associate Director and cello faculty member of the Wintergreen Summer Music Academy.

A passionate teacher, Wesley has taught at the University of Maryland and Florida International University, where he was artist in residence with the Plymouth Quartet. He currently serves as Professor of Cello at the University of Tennessee, where he received the Chancellor’s Award for Professional Promise. His former students play and teach throughout the United States.

Dr. Baldwin founded and directs the Tennessee Cello Workshop, an annual three-day gathering of more than 170 cellists of all ages from throughout the United States held each February. 2016-17 will be his 12th year conducting with the KYSOA. He is honored to have been leading the YCO for the last 11 years, and relishes the opportunity to explore shared musical aspirations with this amazing group of young musicians.

Wesley lives in Knoxville with his wife (soprano Melisa Barrick Baldwin), and three great children.


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KATHY HART

This is Kathy Hart’s twenty-first season as the conductor for the Sinfonia Orchestra. She is also the General Manager for the Youth Orchestra Association. During her tenure, the ensembles have grown from three orchestras serving 120 students to six orchestras serving over 320 students. As a high school student, she was a violinist in the KSYO when her family moved to Knoxville in the 1980’s.

Kathy began her music connection with the Suzuki Method as a violin student in Western New York State. Her environment was filled with a great deal of love and support from family and teachers. She graduated from the University of Tennessee with a concentration in Suzuki Pedagogy. Her long-term teacher training was under the direction of Debbie Goolsby. Kathy also trained with teacher- trainers William Starr, Louise Wear, Linda Fiore, Hiroko Driver and James Mauer. She’s been active in teacher enrichment courses offered by master teachers, Sandy Reuning, Lorraine Fink, Alice Joy Lewis, Mark Bjork, Kay Collier-Stone, Terry Durbin, Joanne Bath and Mary Kay Neal.

Kathy directs Hart-Strings, a violin ensemble with students 4 through 18 years old who perform several times throughout the community each year. 51 Hart-String violinists are members in the Youth Orchestra Association.

She created the youth orchestra’s annual string camp program in 1997 with 15 string students and one assistant. This past summer, there were 260 students and staff members.

Kathy teaches String Methods at the University of Tennessee and assists string education majors in field experience and observat ion, she a lso helps organize the annual Violin Festival through the School of Music. She has volunteered with several public school string programs, and was instrumental in bringing the string program back to Bearden High School in 1998. Kathy has had a student selected to be in the National Youth Orchestra of the USA and has been recognized five times with an Outstanding Teacher Award from the state of Tennessee Governor’s School of the Arts. This year she was a guest conductor for the East Tennessee Junior Orchestra Clinic.


featured performers

NINA MIKOS

Nina Mikos found her calling for viola performance and music education at an early age. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education with a concentration in Suzuki Pedagogy from Ithaca College, a Master’s Degree in Viola Performance with an emphasis in chamber music from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and a Master’s Degree in Music Education from the University of North Carolina-

Greensboro. Since 2005, Nina has taught in a large private violin and viola studio and piloted an elementary string program for at-risk students in North Carolina. Upon completion of her Master’s Degree in 2009, she has been the orchestra director and strings instructor at Maryville Middle School and Montgomery Ridge Intermediate School in Maryville, TN. She is also a viola instructor at the Florida State University Summer Orchestra Camp.

In addition to her music education background, Nina is an active performer, entering her fifth year as violist with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, the Symphony of the Mountains, and the Asheville Symphony Orchestra. She has also performed with the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and Winston-Salem Symphony Orchestra.

Nina and her husband, Matthew, live in Maryville with their wonderful sons, Hugh and Henri, and enjoy hiking and camping in the mountains.


featured performers

ERIN ARCHER

Violinist and violist Erin Archer is a performer of many genres as well as an enthusiastic string educator. After graduating from the University of Tennessee in 2000, Erin trained under Master Suzuki Violin teachers Mary Cay Neal, Nancy Jackson and Linda Fiore. Ms. Archer has taught in a private studio for over 15 years. She has traveled all around the country to further her training as a Suzuki violin and viola instructor. A Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra alumna, Ms. Archer’s greatest joy is working with the KSO youth orchestras, especially the Preludium. She is excited to share her 11th year as conductor with this talented orchestra.

Outside of classical music Ms. Archer enjoys creating original music. Her unique viola sound has graced music television and several radio stations around the country. During her touring she opened up for Macy Gray, James Blunt, Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, Heart, the Goo Goo Dolls and many others as well as played at major music festivals and theaters such as the Ryman Auditorium and the Tennessee Theatre. She currently performs with her chamber ensemble, The Lake Terrace Trio, and occasionally with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.

Erin spends most of her day raising her 4 year old triplets and has enjoyed the chaos that kids can create. In her free time she loves spending time outdoors with her family and loves fitness.

CYNTHIA WRIGHT

Mrs. Cynthia Wright is in her third year working with the Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Association and is currently the conductor of the Overture Ensemble. She is the Orchestra Director at Bearden High School and Assistant Director at West Valley Middle School. Mrs. Wright attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and received Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees, both in music education. In 2004, she began her teaching career at Karns High School and West Valley Middle School. After two years of teaching in Knox County, Mrs. Wright moved to Wilmington, NC where she taught Orchestra at Roland-Grise Middle School for 8 years. She returned to Knoxville and resumed teaching in Knox County Schools in 2014. Mrs. Wright is a member of NAfME, and TMEA and has served as a mentor teacher, clinician, and adjudicator.




conductor ’s circleyouth orchestra association staff

KSYOA CONDUCTORS/ADMINISTRATION:

James FellenbaumYouth Orchestra Music Director & Conductor

Wesley BaldwinYouth Chamber Orchestra Conductor

Kathy HartSinfonia Conductor; Association Manager

Nina MikosPhilharmonia Conductor

Erin ArcherPreludium Conductor

Cynthia WrightOverture Ensemble Conductor

Katie MiddletonRehearsal Coordinator/Stage Manager

KSO ADMINISTRATION:

Rachel FordKSO Executive Director

Jennifer HarrellKSO Director of Education and Community Partnerships

Eileen WeberKSO Education and Community Partnerships Assistant

ASSISTANTS, COACHES & VOLUNTEERS:

Jennifer BlochKSO Viola

Daniel ChooViolin

Ryan EcholsUT Cello

Caroline FarmerUT Violin

Clark HarrellKSO Percussion

Sehee HwangViolin

Erin MurphyUT Cello

Benjamin PartonUT Violin

Millie RunionViolin

Akilah ScottUT Viola

Kristen ThamesUT Violin

Daniel ThompsonKSO Bass/West Valley MS Orchestra Director

Rachel WetzUT Violin

Jeffery WhaleyKSO Horn

YOUTH ORCHESTRA REFRESHMENT COMMITTEE:

Tamie PartonLorie HedrickKelly MarstonLesa Anderson

YOUTH ORCHESTRA STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE:

Brandon Chu, celloRenae Dishman, clarinetJosh Hickman, trumpetSehee Hwang, violinSarah Johnson, violaElla Marston, violinKari Novilla, harpKelty Oringderff, violinDhilan Ramaprasad, violin


the knoxville symphony society

The Knoxville Symphony Society, Inc.Operating the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and the Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Association.

Mrs. Robert Lawrence Ashe*Mrs. Howard H. Baker, Jr.*Mr. Wallace W. Baumann*

Dr. Edward J. Boling*Mr. Joseph P. CongletonMr. James A. Dick*Dr. John H. Dougherty, Sr.Mr. Ross N. Faires*

Mrs. W. N. Garrett*Dr. G. Turner Howard*Mrs. E. Jay MoungerMr. Richard E. RayMr. James F. Smith, Jr.

Dr. William T. SnyderMr. David M. TraverMr. Harry Wiersema*Mr. H. D. Wynn*Mr. Lindsay Young*

Honorary Directors

*Deceased

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Officers and Executive Committee, 2016-2017President ............................................................................................................ Ms. Cynthia MoxleyPresident-Elect ........................................................................................................Mr. Russ WatkinsPast President ................................................................................................Mr. A. Richard JohnsonVice President – Artistic Affairs ............................................................................... Mrs. Bette BryanVice President – Development ..........................................................................Mr. Marshall W. StairVice President – Education...................................................................................... Mrs. Betsey BushVice President – Government Relations....................................................Mr. Arthur G. Seymour, Jr.Vice President – Marketing ....................................................................................Mr. Jeffrey H. LeeVice President – Nominating .......................................................................Mr. G. Mark MamantovVice President – Planned Giving .............................................................................. Ms. Jenny HinesVice President – Strategic Planning .............................................Mr. John T. Winemiller, PhD., J.D.Chairman of KSO Endowment Foundation .............................................................Mr. Herb SangerTreasurer ...................................................................................................................... .Mr. Bill RileySecretary .........................................................................................................................Mr. Rick Fox

Mr. Peter AclyMr. Jim BroganMrs. Gordon J. ChalmersMr. David Colquitt Ms. Pamela P. FanslerMrs. Ruth FieldenMrs. William Haslam

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Board of Directors

Rachel Ford, Executive DirectorRachel Dellinger, Director of CommunicationsSarah Edwards, Customer Service Representative/ Administrative Assistant Morgan Fleming, Data CoordinatorMary Sue Greiner, Director of DevelopmentMike Greiner, Director of FinanceJennifer Barnett Harrell, Director of Education and Community Partnerships

Christy Harris, Box Office ManagerKathy Hart, Youth Orchestra ManagerJeffrey J. Taylor, Development Manager Mark Tucker, Orchestra Personnel Manager/LibrarianRose Sampley, Director of OperationsEileen Weber, Education and Community Partnerships Assistant

Mrs. Jenny BoydMr. James L. ClaytonDr. Frank B. Gray

Mrs. James A. Haslam II Mr. Tom L. Shaw, Jr.Mr. Jon Lawler

Members-at-Large

President, Knoxville Symphony League ............................................................Mrs. Rhonda WebsterPresident-Elect, Knoxville Symphony League ...............................................Mrs. Charleene EdwardsPast President, Knoxville Symphony League ................................................................Mrs. Edie Volk



The Aiken Family AnonymousErin & Carey ArcherEunice BaekWesley & Melisa Barrick BaldwinThe Blankenship FamilyBokkee Baek The Braude FamilyThe Bryant FamilyThe Chen FamilyKevin, Iris and Sophia ChenSrilatha and Sarma ChilukuriThe Cho familyDaniel ChooChan-man & Sally Chu Jonathan and Lisa CooperJames & Sarah FellenbaumBing FengHong FengMr. & Mrs. Michael FoltzPaul and Rinta GellertKathy Hart and Greg BaileyPeg HartThe Hausladen familyThe Family of Korenna HodgeThe Hong familyThe Hwang FamilyThe Larry Johnson FamilyCraig and Pamela KallioThe Kerley FamilyJaewoo & Keonhee Kim Daniel, David and Hannah LeeDean and Regina LeeThe Family of Michael and Michelle LinSergio LoaizaThe Family of Kelen Lu

Gaelan and Amber LuhnMichael Ma and FamilyPaul & Ellie Maben Dieter MantheyThe Family of Kristina McCuneNina & Matthew MikosChris and Stephanie MilesThe Family of Ella Park Perceptics FoundationThe Phillips FamilyQi QiThe Ramaprasad FamilyJoshua and Kim RayRon & Lynn Raymond The Family of Millie RunionThe Sherman FamilyHyungjin ShimThe Simmons Family The Family of Chloe SodonisThe Family of Ishani SpanierThe Wall FamilyThe Family of Vivian and Eric WangThe Wang familyFrank and Julienne WeathersThe Wilaniskis FamilyCynthia WrightThe Family of Eric Zhang

In Memory of Janice Cheek The Family of Rachel & Samantha Cheek

TRAVEL FUND CONTRIBUTORS:Delpha K. Bradley & Robert A. Tannert, Jr.Twana & B. B. BradleyAbel & Leah Cushing

Names on the Patron List reflect gifts received as of December 31, 2016. Donations to the Fund Drive help maintain a low membership fee for Youth Orchestra participants and allow us to perform free of charge to the public. Donations can be made payable to KSO Youth Orchestras, PO Box 360, Knoxville, TN 37901 or contact Kathy Hart: [email protected].

2016-17 PATRONS

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Jocelyn Aldmon, violinEvie Andrus, violinMeade Armstrong, violinKristen Bakke, violinWesley Baldwin, celloAnileys Bermudez, violinElizabeth Berry, violinJennifer Bloch, violaKeith Brown, percussionMary-Elizabeth Brown, violinAndy Bryenton, celloHelen Bryenton, violinBetsy Castleberry, violinWarren Clark, trumpetJames Clemons, percussionStephen Collins, trumpetEunsoon Corliss, violin/violaStewart Cox, trumpetLeah Cushing, violinShannon Daniel, violinPreston Davis, bassSean Donovan, hornSusan Eddlemon, violinBing Kuang Fang, violinElizabeth Farr, violinMary Ann Fennell, violinJohn Fox, violinBen Franklin, bassAndrew Hale, percussionBethany Hankins, violinClark Harrell, percussionKathy Hart, violinHillary Herndon, violaAbbie Hoerner, violinDon Hough, tromboneMiroslav Hristov, violinHannah Irwin, violaKatie Johnson, hornTravis Jones, bassoonJoy of Music SchoolIhsan Kartal, cello

Karen Kartal, violinIldar Khuziakhmetov, celloCindy Kim, fluteGabriel Lefkowitz, violinJay Locke, percussionRachel Loeske, violinAdam Loo, violaWilliam Lovelace, harpSande MacMorran, tubaKeith McClelland, bassoonEmily McCoy, violinStacy Nickell, celloAlicia Petrone, violinEdward Pulgar, violinMary Pulgar, violinJeff Ramey, tromboneAlicia Randisi-Hooker, celloLee Richey, celloRoann Romines, clarinetPhylis Secrist, oboeDaniel Schifflet, bassSusan Shor, violin/violaKimberly Simpkins, violinStan Smith, violinChris Sotelo, trumpetPenka Spaulding, violinIlia Steinschneider, violinJulie Swenson, violinKristen Thames, violinDan Thompson, bassMegan Tipton, violin/violaJennifer Van Tol, violinJanice Veal, fluteJon Walton, tromboneMatt Weyer, percussionLois White, fluteJeanine Wilkinson, celloJamie Wilson, percussionTim Worman, violinKathryn York, celloMark Zelmanovich, violin

2016-17 PRIVATE INSTRUCTORS

Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Association recognizes and appreciates the music instructors and school ensemble programs of our members:



Alcoa High School Bryant Adler, Band DirectorAnderson County High School Brock Jones, Band Director Jon Larmoyeux, Asst. Band DirectorBearden High School Megan Christian, Band Director Jamie Wilson, Band Director Cynthia Wright, Orchestra DirectorBerean Christian School Jonathan Leichman, Band DirectorCedar Bluff Middle School Abigail Hatala, Orchestra DirectorClayton-Bradley Academy Bill Robinson, Orchestra DirectorConcord Christian School Matt Stephens, Ensemble DirectorDobyns-Bennett High School Ross Bader, Orchestra DirectorFarragut High School Keith Clupper, Band Director Michelle Clupper, Band & Orchestra DirectorFarragut Middle School Debra Patterson, Orchestra DirectorGrace Christian Academy Joe Perrock, Band DirectorHardin Valley Academy Peggy Jones, Orchestra Director Alex Rector, Band DirectorHeritage High School John Gallagher, Band DirectorJefferson County High School Greg Jones, Band DirectorJefferson Middle School Martha Damiano, Orchestra DirectorKarns High School Preston Davis, Orchestra DirectorKarns Middle School Preston Davis, Orchestra Director

Knoxville Catholic High School Jay Romines, Band DirectorKnoxville Central High School Lisa Burden, Band DirectorL & N Stem Academy Jeremiah Gibson, Band & Orchestra DirectorLenior City High School Adam Huff, Band DirectorMaryville High School Mathew Wilkinson, Orchestra DirectorMaryville Junior High School Allyson Finck, Orchestra DirectorMaury Middle School Jeff Smith, Band DirectorMontgomery Ridge Intermediate School Nina Mikos, Orchestra DirectorMorristown-East High School Brandon Tilley, Band DirectorMorristown-Hamblen High School Michael Thomas, Band DirectorOak Ridge High School Doug Phillips, Orchestra DirectorPowell High School Richard Shaw, Band Director M.J. Robinson, Band Director Janet Roach, Band DirectorRobertsville Middle School Abbie Hoerner, Orchestra DirectorSouth Doyle High School Steve Taylor, Band DirectorSweetwater High School Kayla Avery, Band DirectorWebb School of Knoxville Bethany Cantrell, Orchestra DirectorWest Valley Middle School Daniel Thompson, Orchestra Director Cynthia Wright, Orchestra DirectorWilliam Blount High School Ron Rogers, Band Director

2016-17 ENSEMBLE DIRECTORS

The KSYOA extends a special thank you to Al and Kelly Marston and Perceptics Foundation

for their generous donation toward the Youth Orchestra Association



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May 15, 2017 | 7:00 PM West Valley Middle School Gymnasium

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