Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 • 7:30 p.m.
The Ohio State University School of Music
Mershon Auditorium
WELCOME
Season’s greetings and a warm welcome to the 30th Annual Music Celebration Concert!
It brings us great pleasure to host this beloved event once again on our campus. This unique concert provides an opportunity for our students, the heart of the School of Music, to showcase their passion. We come together to share, express and celebrate joy together. Your presence makes it all the more meaningful and delightful.
This evening's program is a vibrant tapestry of music, illustrated with broad strokes of diverse musical expressions and emotions. From love to laughter, from melancholy to optimism, and from festivity to contemplation, each piece is intricately woven in the spirit of the season.
I extend my deepest gratitude to the dedicated students, faculty and staff whose collective talents have made this evening's performance possible. A special thanks to Dr. Robert Ward, whose coordination has seamlessly blended elegance and efficiency. To all of you gracing us with your presence, your friendship and support of the School of Music continues to inspire us. We eagerly look forward to your next visit and wish you a holiday season brimming with cheer.
Sincerely,
Michael Ibrahim
Director, School of Music
PROGRAM
Russian Christmas Music
Alfred Reed
Wind Symphony
Russel C. Mikkelson, conductor
A Quiet Moment
Jennifer Higdon
Women’s Glee Club
Jordan Saul, conductor
Merry Christmas, Baby
Johnny Moore and Lou Baxter
arr. Oliver Nelson
Jazz Ensemble
Michael Smith, conductor/director
There's a Meeting Here Tonight
arr. Cantus
Men’s Glee Club
Robert J. Ward, conductor
Promenade: "Walking the Dog"
George Gershwin
transcribed by Sandro Tognatti
Clarinet Choir
Caroline Hartig, conductor
March from The Nutcracker
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
arr. Peter Damm
Horn Studio
Bruce Henniss, conductor
Alleluia
Eurydice V. Osterman
Chorale
Robert J. Ward, conductor
From El Camino Real
Alfred Reed
Symphonic Band
John Climer, guest conductor
O Saya
arr. Ethan Sperry
Men’s Glee Club
Robert J. Ward, conductor
Buggy Ride
Wynton Marsalis
Art Blakey Jazz Combo
Kevin Turner, director
Thresher
Susan K. Powell
Percussion Ensemble
Susan Powell and Joseph Krygier, directors
Reflection and Celebration
David Wilborn
Trombone Ensemble
Elisabeth Shafer, conductor
Indodana
Traditional isiXhosa
arr. Michael Barrett and Ralf Schmitt
Women’s Glee Club
Jordan Saul, conductor
"Winter" from The Four Seasons
Astor Piazzola
Ge Ding and Dantong Feng, piano duet
Miniyama Nayo
Paul John Rudoi
Chorale
Robert J. Ward, conductor
Night on Bald Mountain
Modest Mussorgsky
Symphony Orchestra
Miriam Burns, conductor
Personnel
ART BLAKEY JAZZ COMBO
Kevin Turner, director
Imaya Perera, vocals
Quentin Gopal, alto sax
Izaiah Steenrod, tenor sax
Ivan Murray, trumpet
Levi Steenrod, trombone
Victor Madelaine, guitar
Nathan Snyder, piano
Kindall Benjamin, bass
Andrew Haines, drums
Julien Brandon, drums
CHORALE
Robert J. Ward, conductor
Casey L. Cook, associate conductor and collaborative pianist
Christopher R. Dent, doctoral conducting student
Soprano/Alto
Kya Angle
Alana Becker
Maria DiPaolo
Alex Ensign
Ava Gilley
Sophia Haws
Maddie Herzog
Lydia Ilg
Skye Johnson
Adelaide Kawakami
Emma Kelley
Savanna Lenze
Natalie Mahalla
Sammi Mannan
Marissa Maxwell
Lauren Meadows
Evelyn Mignanou
Bri Nutter
Imaya Perera
Helena Radford
Samantha Sayar
Alana Sayat
Tenor/Bass
Kellan Behrens
Surendra Bhandari
Ryan Bieryla
Henry Byrne
Coshel Caudill
Riley Christopher
Nathan DeRodes
Shaan Desai
Geoffrey Gear
Marlon Haughton
Mathew Hebert
William Hughes
Wyatt Kerns
Luis Mendez
Alessandro Nocera
James Rheinfrank
David Ricci
Greg Smith
Hayden Smith
Julius Tabery
Roman Wentzel
CLARINET CHOIR
Caroline Hartig, conductor
Solo Clarinet
Kaleigh McGee
Eb Clarinet
Bernadette John
Soprano Bb Clarinet
Jacob Behrend
Joseph DeCillis
Chen Du
Landen Gedeon
Zach Grant
Natalie Hall
Jenna Harkin
Rohit Kolluri
Sam Langer
Christopher Larsen
Asa Mattson
Evan Milam
Aoi Nishiyama
Favius Peña-Amaya
Noah Reilly
Lily Tropple
Ethan White
Joseph Zishka
Bass Clarinets
Leah Henning
Quinn Jensen
Matthew Watson
Eb Contra Clarinet
Sonny Day
Contrabass Clarinet
Rachel Weinstein
HORN STUDIO
Bruce Henniss, conductor
Nicolas Blum
Olivia Boden
Theresa Deevers
Shawnta Hunter
Nora Lemmon
John McLaughlin
Annie Moon
Mirai Nawa
Cheng Peng
Andrew Waite
JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Michael Smith, conductor/director
Vocals
Geoffrey Gear
Saxophone
Tito Leong, alto 1
Brady Stewart, alto 2
Izaiah Steenrod, tenor 1
Nathan Lucero, tenor 2
Chris Cofer, baritone
Trumpets
Joung Min Oh, lead
Ivan Murray
Ben Dickson
Elisabeth Lewis
Jordan Steinbrook
Trombones
Lilly Kent, lead
Levi Steenrod
Brianna Heath
Davis Aho
Andric McNabb
Rhythm Section
Victor Madelaine, guitar
Drew Powell, piano
Alexis Cunningham, bass
Andrew Theiss and Philip Baturin,
drums and percussion
MEN'S GLEE CLUB
Robert J. Ward, conductor
Casey L. Cook, associate conductor and collaborative pianist
Christopher Dent, doctoral student conductor
Tenor I
Evan Boyers
Kevin Campbell II
Andrew Dalke
Jesse Decipeda
Jacob Eyink
Joze Ivancic
Jonathan Kessler
Ethan McCoy
Paul Renner
Sam Rosen
Aiden Toler
Tenor II
Ryan Bieryla
Micah Bradshaw
Shaan Desai
Ian Dimaano
Jhon Fajardo Arguello
Raul Garcia-Fernandez
Matthew Hebert
William Hughes
Sarthak Krishna
Jude Kutay
Hayden Longbottom
Hrishi Rawat
Nathan Sedlmeier
Hayden Smith
Blake Steele
Andrew Vannorsdall
Roman Wentzel
Bass I
Corbin Baker
Robbie Bennett
Josh Bodner
Jon Cade
Connor Davis
Rhys Davis
Grant Ekstrom
Nathaniel Gailey
Wesley Giles
Darien Kulchytsky
Joel Lazarow
Mason Melvin
Sebastian Otero-Rolon
David Ricci
Charlie Thacker
Brayden Williams
Mason Williams
Luke Yamane
Bass II
Kellan Behrens
Surendra Bhandari
Brent Campbell
Andrew Carter
Coshel Caudill
Riley Christopher
Nate Johnson
Josh Kerner
David Laurence
Brandon Newbright
Curtis Nutter
Zachary Seaver
Colton Sterling
Jordan Updegrove
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Susan Powell and Joseph Krygier, directors
Stephen Alexander
Brody Fogle
Josh Green
Matt Hanson
Peter Kindt
Haydn Veith
SYMPHONIC BAND
John Climer, guest conductor
Musicians are listed alphabetically by section.
Piccolo
Katelyn Cheng
Grace Reven *
Flute
Melanie Ahn ^
Karis Brennan
Katelyn Cheng
Nic Digena
Sunny Jiang
Laurinda Lan ^
Danica Lipp
Grace Reven *
Haley Svec
Oboe
Claire Rottman
Briele Vollmuth *
Maddie Wittman
English Horn
Maddie Wittman
Bassoon
Bobby Schwartz *
Lucas Swiderski
E-flat Clarinet
Jacob Behrend
Clarinet
Jacob Behrend
Sonny Day
Landen Gideon
Zach Grant ^
Adam Lee
Aoi Nishiyama
Noah Reilly *
Nicholas Ritchey
Logan Sturgeon
Lily Tropple
Joseph Young
Bass Clarinet
Leah Henning
Quinn Jensen *
Matthew Watson
Contra Clarinet
Quinn Jensen
Alto Saxophone
Alyssa Hartman*
Tito Leong
Willow Mauldin
Sammy Smith ^
Tenor Saxophone
Katia de Jong ^
Baritone Saxophone
Kyle Buchwalter
Trumpet
Jude Abuzeide*
Graham Bentley
Connor Caviness
Ben Dickson
Ava Diederich
Gaby Hardisky ^
John Heino
Connor Milner
Allison Morris
Horn
Caleb Anderson
Nicholas Blum
Margaret Carter
Theresa Deevers*
Jared Giovannone
Katherine Indyk
Mirai Nawa
Allie Polzin
Benjamin Wainwright
Trombone
Nolan Call
Lucia Cherok * ^
Jackson Fortner
Ashleigh Mastilak
Jacob Myers
Bass Trombone
Anthony Frankowski
Jonathan Kessler
Euphonium
Sayaka Iimura *
Clayton Messinger
Hannah Lyons
Tuba
Adam Johnson
Lucas Snouffer
Zane Tekaucic *
Percussion
Logan Crawford
Wesley Giles ^
Josh Green
Peter Kindt
Mary Paydock * ^
Hayden Techter
* principal player
^ board member
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Miriam Burns, conductor
Violin I
Nathan Jeoung, concertmaster
Yiyi Suo
Sidd Figurov
Mara Seppala
D.
Martin Fihe
Zoe Wolfe
Melanie Owen
Clara Rudy
Violin II
Sam Golik, principal
Hana Mazak
Kelsey Chen
Declan Alford
Anastasia Anikina
Owen Waller
Maggie Gu
Adam Whitman
Viola
Aaron Pearson, principal
Nicolo Moulthrop
Brandon Waite
Lee Davis
Erica Lopez
Avery Temple
Jade Diaz Nolasco
Cello
Lucy Reed, principal
Anyu Gu
Aidan Sullivan
Nathaniel Tyler
Nick Degroff
Anne Bartos
Owen Summers
Jacob Schwengler
Aidan Dever
Jake Eyink
Jacob Myers
Double Bass
Saoirse Hurley, principal
Samantha Marcrum
Carson Wolf
Owen Lutz
Jojo Schweitzer
Jordan Evans
Flute
Sofia Geelhood
Jonathan Mitchell
Katie Sharp
Braden Stewart
Oboe
Briele Vollmuth
Lauren Kowal
Laura Pitner
Clarinet
Chen Du
Bernadette John
Rohit Kolluri
Sam Langer
Kayleigh McGee, bass clarinet
Bassoon
Brandon Golpe
Laila Elhamri
Bobby Schwartz
Isaiah Heyman, contrabassoon
Horn
Annie Moon
Cheng Peng
John McLaughlin
Theresa Deevers
Andrew Waite
Trumpet
Luke Bingham
Will Fisher
Jude Abuzeide
Connor Milner
Trombone
Jackson Fortner, principal
Nolan Call
Jonathan Kessler, bass trombone
Tuba
Justin White
Timpani
Sam Sherer
Nathan Smith
Adam Quinn
Percussion
Matt Hanson
Mary Paydock
Harpsichord
Conor Smyth-Small
Harp
Abigail Bachelor
TROMBONE ENSEMBLE
Elisabeth Shafer, conductor
Gavin Abrams
Nolan Call
Lucia Cherok
Anthony Cohen
Clarissa Cousart
Shawn Davern
Fernando Flores IV
Jackson Fortner
Jackson Hammond
Brianna Heath
Nik Henderson
Jonathan Kessler
Lily Kent
Keven Li
Ashleigh Mastilak
Tristan Miller
Alex Myers
Jacob Myers
Ellis Neuman
Ben Ochsenfeld
Jenny Speidel
Charlotte Stefani
Amara Suchy
Jordan Updegrove
Nick Zahniser
WIND SYMPHONY
Russel C. Mikkelson, conductor
Piccolo
Braden Stewart
Katie Sharp
Sofia Geelhood
Flute
Katie Sharp *
Jonathan Mitchell
Braden Stewart
Sofia Geelhood
Lance Korte
Shreeya Yampati
Allie Gerckens
Oboe
Lauren Kowal *
Sophie Craciun
Laura Pitner
English Horn
Laura Pitner
Bassoon
Brandon Golpe *
Isaiah Heyman
Bitania Petros
Contrabassoon
Isaiah Heyman
Eb Clarinet
Bernadette John
Clarinet
Kaleigh McGee *
Xinchen Du
Bernadette John
Samuel Langer
Joseph Zishka
Asa Mattson
Joseph DeCillis
Christopher Larsen
Favius Peña-Amaya
Bass Clarinet
Rachel Weinstein *
Mason Williams
Alto Saxophone
Lucinda Dunne *
Cooper Greenlees
Tenor Saxophone
Sean Bauman
Baritone Saxophone
Colin Fogerty
Horn
Annie Moon *
Cheng Peng
Olivia Boden
Andrew Waite
Paul Bissler
Nora Lemmon
Trumpet
Luke Bingham *
Nick Schnitzspahn
Zach Heffner
Bobby Petty
Connor McMullen
Will Fisher
Abbey Zunic
Trombone
Tristan Miller *
Charlotte Stefani
Gavin Abrams
Alex Myers
Nik Henderson
Bass Trombone
Shawn Davern
Euphonium
Davis Aho *
Ayden Casa
Andrew Eynon
Tuba
Justin White *
Patrick Woo
Will Roesch
Percussion
Haydn Veith *
Matt Hanson
Brody Fogle
Noah Landrum
Stephen Alexander
Kye Pyeatt
Piano/Celeste
CJ Smyth-Small
Double Bass
Dallas Carpenter (faculty)
Harp
Abigail Bachelor (faculty)
* principal
WOMEN'S GLEE CLUB
Jordan Saul, conductor
Casey L. Cook, collaborative pianist
Sarah Baker, associate conductor
Soprano
Reva Baste-Bania
Grace Bete
Caitlin Bock
Wei Tzu Chiu
Paola Crespo Román
Danielle Crittenden
Lucy Dennis
Alex Ensign *
Hailee Franklin ^
Olivia Haines
Alison Hamm
Holly Hamilton
Maddy Herzog ^
Claire Holdren
Gemma Huber
Kay Huvler *
Adelaide Kawakami ^
Zoe Leasure
Xiao Liu
Sarah London
Sophia Mapes
Marissa Maxwell
Sophie O’Leary
Helena Radford
Evie Richards
Meghan Rogozinski
Neila Sarkis
Abby Schneider *
Taylor Small
Evy Todd
Donnie Whitman
Lily Wiford
Xinyu Xu
Alto
Jasmine Acuña
Kya Angle ^
Veronica Ball
Molly Beetem
Julia Biller
Alice Coneglio
Macie Egbert
Jordan Evans
Lillian Felkner *
Ciera Feucht
Crystal Finzer
Vivienne Garner
Liz Gilbert
Ava Gilley ^
Lillian Hahn
Maddie Highfield
Mary Ann Hoelzel
Molly Hornberger
Katherine Jones
Riley Lane
Aubrey Liming *
Linnaea Long
Sam Lowe
Christine Massa *
Evelyn Mignanou ^
Molly Molina
Jessie Murray
Alana Paixao-Becker #
Makenna Peterson
Ella Rosenblatt
Carolyn Sagel
Hayden Smith
Abby Spatt
Abi Traverse
Chelsea Westenberger
Katelyn White
Grace Wright
Greta Zender
# President
* Executive Board member
^ Section leader
Indodana small ensemble
Caitlin Bock
Ciera Feucht
Claire Holdren
Adelaide Kawakami
Evelyn Mignanou
Elle Rosenblatt
Carolyn Sagel
Taylor Small
Evy Todd
Tina Xu
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