Three Worlds

Yaniv Dinur, conductor
Sydney Lee, cello

James Lee III: Sukkot through Orion’s Nebula
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 7
Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto

American composer James Lee III’s opening piece invokes the Hebrew holiday of Sukkot and draws inspiration from passages in the Book of Job and Revelations, creating a world both old and new. Sibelius’ Symphony No. 7 is in one movement and is only 20 minutes long, but in that compact space, he defies the inherited world of the symphonic tradition to create his own personal vision of the possibilities of orchestral music. The evolution of his melodies throughout the piece and the harmonic soundscape he conjures is like nothing before or after him. It is one of the most beautiful and moving works ever written for symphony orchestra. Elgar’s Cello Concerto lives (and flourishes) firmly within the Romantic world. Elgar harnesses all that that musical world has to offer in a masterpiece for cello and orchestra, which will be performed by acclaimed cellist Sydney Lee.

 

Violin I
Jesse Holstein, Concertmaster
  Milan A. Heath Jr. Memorial Chair
Ethan Wood, Assistant Concertmaster
  Dr. Clinton Levin Memorial Chair
Ealain McMullin
Jennifer Memoli
Kyra Davies
Travis Rapoza
Melody Albanese Kelly
Linda Scenna
Benjamin Carson
Tessa Sacramone
Jae Cosmos Lee
Meghan O’Connor

Violin II
Ralucca Dumitrache, Principal
  Geoff and Judy Swett Chair
Ryan Shannon
Fariba Hunold
Leah Zelnick
Amy Sims
Viktoria Tchertchian
Justin Ouellet
Justus Ross
Emily Mullaney
Melissa Carter

Viola
Anna Griffis, Principal
  George Grimshaw Memorial Chair
Maureen Heflinger
Elisa Birdseye
Kevonna Shuford
Jessica Cooper
Madeline Stewart
Ken Allen
Harold Lieberman

Cello
Shay Rudolph, Principal
  Patricia Plum Wylde Chair
Peter Zay
  Pamela M. Hoffer Chair, endowed in perpetuity
Bonnie Harlow
Stefan Gabriel
Jacob MacKay
Holly Dyer
Alex Fowler
Nancy Hair

Bass
Nate Varga, Guest Principal
  Irene Gudewicz Memorial Chair
Bronek Suchanek
Rod McCaulley
Joe Bentley
Caroline Samuels

Flute
Timothy Macri, Guest Principal
  Josef N. Cobert Memorial Chair,  endowed in perpetuity
Caitlyn Schmidt
  Heather Parsons and Anrew Kotsatos Chair, endowed in perpetuity
Nicholas Fitton

Oboe
Laura Shamu, Principal
Nancy and Jack Braitmayer Chair, endowed in perpetuity
Laura Pardee Schaefer
Andrea Heyboer

Clarinet
Hunter Bennett,  Principal
  Charles Parsons Memorial Chair
Margo McGowan
Max Reed

Bassoon
Stephanie Busby, Principal
Gabe Ramey
Sam Childers

Horn
Nick Auer, Guest Principal
  Dorothy Malone and Rhoda Gayle Memorial Chair
Nick Rubenstein
  Cile and Bill Hicks Chair, endowed in perpetuity
Marina Krickler
Neil Godwin

Trumpet
Mark Emery, Guest Principal
Geoff Shamu
Kyle Spraker