BG Philharmonia

Emily Freeman Brown, conductor

 

Sunday, November 19, 2023

3 P.M. Kobacker Hall
Moore Musical Arts Center

Nature, Weird and Wonderful!

Program

Symphony No. 6 in F major "Pastoral" | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
         III. Joyful fellowship of country folk
         IV. Thunder and Storm
          V. Beneficent feeling after the storm joined with thanks to the deity

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 23 in A Major, KV. 488 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
          I. Allegro
         II. Adagio
        III. Allegro assai
                                              Laura Melton, piano 

Carnival Overture, Op. 92 | Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904)

Hungarian March from The Damnation of Faust | Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

BG Philharmonia Personnel – Fall 2023
Dr. Emily Freeman Brown, Director of Orchestral Activities
Eden Treado, Kyle Wendling, Allana Bogan, Master’s Assistant Conductors
Sujin Kim, Eunha Kim, Orchestra Librarians

Orchestra Personnel
Malika Brower, concertmaster Berlioz/Dvorak. Principal Vln II, Beethoven. Vln I 2nd chair Mozart.
Federico Orlando, concertmaster Mozart. Principal Vln II, Berlioz/Dvorak. Vln I 2nd chair Beethoven.
Autumn Kuntz, concertmaster Beethoven. Principal Vln II Mozart. Vln I 2nd chair Berlioz/Dvorak

Violin I
Rotating Concertmasters
Autumn Kuntz*
Malika Brower*
Federico Orlando*

Jessica Pytel
Sarah Munson
Leah Mellinger
Mahlia Proctor
Clarissa Yanke
Antonia Suarez Gomez
Gracie Hayes
Kyndal Davison
Rose Fedan

Violin II
Rotating Principals
Autumn Kuntz*
Malika Brower*
Federico Orlando*

Meredith Post
Celeste Uhl
Jacob Greenawalt
Avery Chambers
Yeonsuk Jung
Ayanna Grant
Ryley Amos
Corban Hutchins
Courtney Spencer
Rachel Moeller
Diego Ortiz

Viola
Jaylon Hayes-Keller*
Samuel Atkinson
Sujin Kim
Christopher Cecere
Jake Weil
Natalie Holstine
Madison Estep
Bryce Kline
Sierra Wood

Cello
Rafael da Silva
Liz Mathiesen
Ben Jenkins
Caitlin Slusarski
Josh Lyphout
Joey Miller
Hayley Currin
Jacob Burger
Sam Gibb-Randall
Katie Alcorn
Sophia Milbrand
Serenity Young

Bass
Eliana Kornowa*
Natalie Fry
Nina Petersheim
Donald Noble
Robert Rohwer+

Flute/Piccolo
Eunha Kim*
Halie O’Loughlin
Rebekah Walker*

Oboe/English Horn
Martha Hudson*
Spencer Jacob~
David Munro

Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
Ricky Latham*
Justin Brown*
Matthew Weger

Bassoon/Contrabassoon
Owen Polkinghorn*
Annie Lombard*
Cruz Stock

Horn
Ethan Hupp
Cherylyn Lamphear
Kyle Olsen*
Hannah Oprea
Nathan Stricker*

Trumpet
Danielle Consolo
Alexander Marbach
Brandon Ising*
Tyrone Williamson*

Trombone
Benjamin Sallard*
Jackson Kuphal
Arryn Meeker, bass

Tuba
Noah Laabs

Percussion/Timpani 
Jacob Koch*
Cadence Miller
Nick Bahr
Emma Zemancik

Harp
Julie Buzzelli+
Holly Maxx

*section principal or co-principal
+Faculty
~Guest Artist

Melton

Laura Melton, Professor of Piano at Bowling Green State University, has performed in Asia, Europe, South America and throughout the US.  A prizewinner in several major international competitions, Melton has appeared as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, the Freiburg Musikhochschulorchester in Germany, the San Francisco Chamber Players, and the International Chamber Orchestra in California. She has been featured on Südwestfunk Radio (Germany), Kol Israel, Radio Nacional de España and National Public Radio's Performance Today in celebration of the birthday of composers, John Corigliano and Samuel Adler.

Melton received rave reviews for her Naxos American Classics Series CD, Solo Piano Works of Sebastian Currier.  Gramophone hails her as “an artist who can tame formidable technical beasts and bring colorful delineation to a multiplicity of moods and textures.  The New York Times praises her playing as “expressive and with dexterous flair.” Additional recordings include solo piano and chamber music works by Samuel Adler for Naxos, and Currier’s violin and piano works for Albany Records with violinist, Yehonatan Berick.

Melton is an avid chamber musician and has appeared in several US summer festivals including Ravinia, Aspen, and Sarasota, as well as European festivals in Holland, Switzerland, Germany and Greece.  She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland, where she was a student of Nelita True; a master's degree from the University of Southern California, under John Perry; and a doctorate from Rice University, where she was a graduate fellow and teaching assistant to John Perry. As a student of Robert Levin, she spent three years in Germany as a Fulbright Scholar, earning the Solistendiplom while studying at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg.

Melton’s students have won numerous competitions and awards, and have been accepted into such prestigious programs as the Curtis Institute, Juilliard, Eastman, Oberlin, Peabody and the New England Conservatory. A graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy and student of Michael Coonrod, Melton taught at the Interlochen Arts Camp for 12 summers. Prior to her BGSU appointment in 1999, Melton was on the faculty of the Idyllwild Arts Academy in California.

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Updated: 09/18/2024 03:31PM