Symphony Orchestra Concerto Concert

February 25, 2020

PROGRAM

Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor

I.  Allegro moderato

Giovanni Bottesini (1821–1889)

Dallas Carpenter, double bass

Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, op. 74

III. Alla Polacca

Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826)

Erin Dowler, clarinet
Xin Su, guest conductor

Double Bass Concerto in E minor, op. 3

I.   Allegro
II.  Andante

Serge Koussevitsky (1874–1951)

Jimmy Perera, double bass

. . . of the light

Cooper Wood (b. 1999)

World premiere performance

. . . of the light (2019) is a joyous exploration of orchestral color and texture. United by the material of the opening fanfare, the music undergoes various transformations in a manner analogous to the ever-changing nature of light. As light passes through or around an object, it adopts new observable characteristics (i.e. shape, brightness, color). Likewise, the principal material of the work is refracted, reflected and subjected to permutations which alter its initial visage. Diatonic harmony is employed to represent the canvas of nature upon which the light may play, and frequently changing time signatures symbolize the arbitrary and dynamic state of its manifestations. —  Note by the composer

— INTERMISSION —

School for Scandal Overture

Samuel Barber (1910–1981)

"Avant de quitter ces lieux" from Faust

Charles Gounod (1818–1893)

Nic Watkins, baritone
Daniel Farr, guest conductor

Fantaisie for Flute and Orchestra

Georges Hüe (1858–1948)

Daniel Zipin, flute

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, op. 102

I. Allegro

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)

Yushan Ying, piano

The Ohio State University Symphony Orchestra would like to express their sincere appreciation to the entire distinguished School of Music faculty and particularly the applied instrumental faculty for their invaluable and greatly appreciated instruction, guidance and dedication to the Ohio State Orchestra program and students.

Student Artists

DALLAS CARPENTER is a first-year master’s student in double bass performance. He is originally from Tucson, AZ where he received his Bachelor of Music in bass performance from the University of Arizona. During the summer months he plays in the pit orchestra for Opera in the Ozarks. He currently studies with Prof. Barry Green.

ERIN DOWLER is currently completing her first year of graduate study in clarinet performance at Ohio State. Originally from Syracuse, NY, Erin completed her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College, studying music education and clarinet performance. She would like to give special thanks to her former and current teachers, including Mr. Gerry Zampino, Dr. Richard Faria, Dr. Caroline Hartig and Dr. Elsa Ludwig-Verdehr, who was especially helpful in the preparation of this concerto.

DANIEL K. FARR, a first-year DMA student in wind conducting, serves as a graduate teaching associate. He grew up in Lakeland, FL and earned his Bachelor and Master of Music Education degrees from Florida State University. Farr spent ten years as a high school band director in Florida. Bands under Mr. Farr’s direction have consistently earned Superior ratings at District and State Music Performance Assessments. Mr. Farr is actively sought after as a clarinetist, conductor and clinician.

JIMMY PERERA is a first-year undergraduate student majoring in double bass performance. A resident of Upper Arlington, he has played bass since the 4th grade throughout his years at Barrington Elementary, Jones Middle School and Upper Arlington High School. He studied privately with Garry Wasserman through middle and high school and currently studies with Prof. Barry Green at Ohio State. Motivated by these experiences to continually improve his bass playing and his enthusiasm for performing, Jimmy states, “It's an amazing opportunity to perform with the Symphony Orchestra as a soloist and be able to share with an audience as well as my family and friends.”

XIN SU is a first-year DMA student in choral conducting. Originally from Xiamen, China, Xin enjoys sharing her passion, energy and love through music. As a conductor, Xin is the current artistic director of Clintonville Community Choir and music director of the a cappella group Ohio Afternoon. Previously, she has conducted the Chinese Folk Music Orchestra at Ohio State; before coming to the United States, she was the assistant conductor of University Choir at Beijing Normal University, China.

NIC WATKINS, vocal performance, is a graduating senior from Delaware, Ohio. Last year Nic performed multiple operatic roles including Marullo in Rigoletto with Opera Project Columbus, Il Conte in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro with Ohio State, and Masetto in Don GIovanni with Prague Summer Nights where he performed in the Estates theater, in which Mozart premiered the work. Nic plans to pursue a career singing opera after receiving his Bachelor of Music degree this spring.

Hailing from Madison, Ohio, COOPER WOOD is a third-year music composition major at Ohio State; he is a student of Dr. Thomas Wells and Dr. Jan Radzynski. Cooper is recipient of The Marilyn and Donald Harris Scholarship for 2020–2021. Prior to graduating high school, he studied composition and theory with alumnus Dr. Matthew Saunders at Lakeland Community College. His work has been performed all across Ohio, and in addition to receiving a commission for a new work by the Lakeland Civic Orchestra in 2016, his piano trio Ghost Interlude was selected as the winner of the Cleveland Composers Guild Young Composers Contest in 2017. From 2014 to 2017, Cooper served as the Resident Youth Musical Director for the nationally-awarded Mercury Theater Company at Notre Dame College, and currently serves as composer-in-residence with the Ohio State Symphony Orchestra and as pit orchestra director for Off The Lake Productions.

YUSHAN YING is a first-year graduate student pursuing both the MA in piano pedagogy and MM in piano performance. She is from Kunming, China — a beautiful city also known as the “Spring City.” Currently a student of Dr. Caroline Hong, Yushan has been studying in the United States for eight years.

DANIEL ZIPIN is a third-year undergraduate student from Baltimore, Maryland. A music education major and scholarship student of Katherine Borst Jones, Daniel has served on the board of Ohio State’s NAfME Chapter and performed in the Ohio State Wind Symphony, Symphony Orchestra and Flute Troupe. A conducting student of Miriam Burns, Daniel serves as associate conductor of the Buckeye Philharmonic, where he enjoys the unique experience of leading a student-run college music ensemble. Daniel has served on the staff of the annual High School Flute Workshop and has completed various teaching placements throughout Columbus-area schools.

Symphony Orchestra

Miriam Burns, conductor

All Symphony Orchestra musicians rotate seats and parts assignments throughout the season.
 
VIOLIN I
Anita Chiu, concertmaster
Nora Dukart, associate
  concertmaster
Mathew Kinnear,
  associate concertmaster
Noah Cisneros
Samantha Burgess
Jiaxu Du
John Li
Megan Wang
Vani Shukla,
  assistant concertmaster

VIOLIN II
Nia Dewberry, principal
Liam Botos
Nohemi Perez,
  assistant principal
Luke Stange
Emily Chen
Cindy Liao
Vincent Brausch
Mike Miller
Xingyu Zhu

VIOLA
Zee Perry, principal
Logan McFall
Colton Haas
Meredith Reber
Ivy Leibner
Makenna Burke
William Ayres

CELLO
Boris Chalakov, principal
Thomas LaMon,
  assistant principal
Anna Miller,
  associate principal
James McDermott
Sungmin Park
Aubrey Liston
Drew Speas
Patrick Park
Vincent Quach
Andrew Scott
Paige Holinsworth
Kimleng Sok
Alexander Britt

DOUBLE BASS
Dallas Carpenter, principal
James Perera
Drew Postel
Casey Bauchmoyer

FLUTE
Alex Goad
Grace Forrai
Jiwoon Choi

OBOE
Jade Robertson
Jerrin Wofford
Suzanne Jennison, English horn
 
CLARINET
Logan Howe
Mickey Blaha
Noah Wise, bass clarinet

BASSOON
Dustin Gourley
Nate Centa
Dylan Tharp, contrabassoon

HORN
Benjamin Hottensmith
Anna Dorey
Greg Eberwine
Trevor Healy

TRUMPET
Alexander Sanso
Carson Coldren
Spencer Whitnell
 
TROMBONE
Alexander Goldman
Zach Irwin
C. J. McGhee, bass trombone

TUBA
Austin Crumrine

TIMPANI
Hannah Moore

PERCUSSION
Clay Schneider
Michael Mayer
Joseph Spearman
Alex Brudnicki

HARP
Jillian Davis

PIANO
Harrison Walsh

LIBRARIAN
Dallas Carpenter

School of Music ​Instrumental Faculty