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Best wishes,

Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra1904 Thomes Avenue

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001307-778-8561

www.CheyenneSymphony.org

Volume 8, Issue 5 • April 24, 2010

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Welcome to our final Masterworks concert of the 2009-2010 Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra concert season.

Tonight we give you a taste of the world of opera. We’ve selected certain opera choruses, arias, and orchestral works that are very popular, yet the works on this program represent just a small sampling of the great, memorable, and moving music that one finds in opera.

The Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra always brings you music of great passion and intensity, music that we hope will inspire and affect you when you hear it in performance. Opera takes that to the next level: with the combination of plot, drama, beautiful words and great music—especially great singing—opera is perhaps the most passionate of all music.

It has been a wonderful experience to work with the many singers and choirs that make up the massed chorus you hear tonight. These singers will thrill you with their musicianship and the sheer power of their sound. Tonight they get to sing in characters ranging from bullfight spectators, Hebrew slaves in exile, gypsies, witches, pilgrims, and Egyptian commoners and priests.

We have many people to thank for making this large chorus possible; so many people worked hard to make this dream a reality: from the dedication of the individual singers to the great work of the choir directors, and even our Civic Center crew who found creative ways to fit us all on stage!

We are also thrilled to welcome Amy Johnson and Marc Schreiner as opera soloists singing Puccini. I admit it…they are singing many of my personal favorites. I feel, as many do, that Puccini’s music—as well as his dramatic scenarios and poetic librettos—stir us and resonate more deeply within us than almost any other opera music. Amy and Marc are singing roles of lovers, and their musical selections are so poetic, tender, and passionate.

And, of course, who can forget the great talents of our Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra players. There are so many juicy orchestral highlights from the world of opera, and I am pleased to feature these musicians in such works by Bizet, Saint-Saens, and Wagner. Again, this is just a fraction of all the great choices we had to choose from. For instance, it’s a shame we didn’t have time to include the Intermezzo from Mascagni’s Cavalliera rusticana.

Please join us in May at the Wyoming Hereford Ranch for our final event of the 2009-2010 concert season: Baroque in the Barn. This concert will feature primarily the leaders of our CSO string sections in works by Bach, sons of Bach, Handel, and others. As you know, the Hales treat concert-goers to a Western chuck wagon-style beef dinner before the concert. Such fun. And only in Cheyenne would you find beef and Bach in a barn!

We hope you enjoy tonight’s concert, and we thank you for your attendance and ongoing support of this orchestra. Be on the look out for your season membership renewal forms: next season will be spectacular!

Violin 1Stacy Lesartre, ConcertmasterHee-Jung Kim, Assistant ConcertmasterJennifer Lyford, Principal Myroslava Bartels, Assistant PrincipalNicole MichaelHannah Barton Stephanie Garvey Jean Farley Cynthia Katsarelis Brent Davis Marci PilonTeresa Lundgren

Violin 2Christine Short, PrincipalMary Gindulis, Assistant PrincipalAlison Konopka Barbara Owens Jaylene WillhiteKathy MurphySharon Elman Cheryl Fox Jean Denney Renee Beri

ViolaJames Przygocki, PrincipalDon Schumacher, Acting Assistant PrincipalLauren JaapQuentin OliverChue Vue Ana Gutierrez Ben Gauss Molly O’Brien David Swiss Robyn Curtis

CelloRichard von Foerster, PrincipalHeidi Mausbach, Assistant PrincipalNorman SavigMary KieslingDavid Short Suzy Wagner Jack HansenCamilla Bonzo

BassDavid Rutherford, Acting Principal Joel Bonzo, Assistant PrincipalDennis GriffingJames Vaughn Kate McKeage Roger Barnhart Danielle Crisman

FluteYsmael Reyes, PrincipalD. Birch Unfug, PiccoloKristin Sommer, Piccolo

OboeGina Johnson, PrincipalMarilyn Johnson, English HornJason Paschall

ClarinetDebra Wilbur, Principal Linda Shea April Johannesen, Bass Clarinet

BassoonThomas Bittinger, Co-PrincipalMelanie Fisher, Co-PrincipalKirsten Boldt-Neurohr, Contrabassoon

French HornDavid Hay, PrincipalDavid Wood Jennifer Swanson Jason Johnston

TrumpetDavid Shaner, PrincipalDon Williams Corry Petersen Mark Mangus

TromboneJohn Neurohr, PrincipalMurray Oliver William Runyan

TubaRobert Brewer, Principal

Timpani/CelesteDavid Johnson, Acting Principal

PercussionThomas VanSchoick, Acting PrincipalSteven Barnhart Leo Canale

HarpTonya Jilling

Steward Jeffrey Hickman

Cover ConductorSean Ambrose

Orchestra ManagerJason Johnston

Librarian D. Birch Unfug

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with Dr. William Intriligator

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Gwen Van BaalenAnna Dailey

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AltoKathleen Brown

Amy DeibertJoLynn Fletcher

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Christina PezzarossiNancy Willie

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Tenor Devin BowmanBrady CarrollJeffrey GondaWestin GrabowKarl HeimbuckBen KesslerErik Stratton

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Jacob HumphreyBen Kessler

Tyrell KircheferBarry LongdenPhilip MartinErik Mitchell

Rory MulliganBen Munson Troy Ramsey

Hermon RussomTom Schambow

Erik StrattonJohn Wilhelm

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Jacob BorchertAdam Boyd

Christopher CameronBrian Degenfelder

Kyle HarrisMichael JaycoxMichael MorganThomas OakleyDaniel Peterson

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Cody LesterJC McCann

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Carissa DemingJoseph DobsonJazmine DudleySelena DudleyJessica ErnstSarah Falen

Hannah GreenBrooke GrenierEthen GrenierZachary Hall

Bailey HamannKinsey Hein

Francesca HinkleShari Johnson

Jacklynn KelseyMaddy Kirkbride

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Mackenzie LazerJordanne Lesher

Hannah LewisKatie McVickerHannah MeierDakota Merritt

Emily NicholsonMiranda OliveriusAddison PerrymanCassidy PomerleauJayden Poulignot

Abby RichKathy RiedlErica Sall

Ryann SchoeneKatie SchulzKay SeidelAlexa Trees

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Breanna WalshBridger White

Kathryn WhitmanAbigail Wilkins

Megan WilliamsHeidi Willis

Janelle WiltseJonni WiltseEmily Woods

All-City Children’s Chorusdirected by Diane Hultgren

Choral Groups

This Newsletter is Sponsored by the Cheyenne Symphony Business Partners

Gold Business Partners sponsor Classic Conversations Silver and Bronze Business Partners sponsor the HighNotes and Musical Notes Newsletters

The Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra asks you to join us in thanking those community-minded businesses who are members of the Cheyenne Symphony Business Partner Program for the 2009-2010 concert season. These valued Business Partners provide funding to sponsor Classic Conversations, the HighNotes and Musical Notes newsletters, and other activities that help us communicate with you. The contributions of the Cheyenne Symphony Business Partners are a critical part of the continuing success of your symphony.

There are three levels of donations available to businesses interested in being a Cheyenne Symphony Business Partner. Gold Business Partners contribute $1,000 and sponsor Classic Conversations, a one-half hour informal conversation with the Maestro before each masterpiece concert; Silver Business Partners contribute $750; and Bronze Business Partners contribute $500. All partners receive varying proposal rewards based on their level of support. Business Partners receive a profile of their organization in the HighNotes newsletter and recognition as a sponsor in the season program. To become a Cheyenne Symphony Business Partner, please contact the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra office at 307-778-8561.

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Cheyenne Symphony Foundation

This concert is sponsored in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.