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University Symphony Orchestra
Chamber Orchestra
with Concert of Soloists Winners
Wednesday, March 4, 7:30 p.m. ASU Gammage
Timothy Russell, conductor
Jason Caslor and Catherine O’Shaughnessy, guest conductors
Free Admission
Chamber Orchestra
ASU Sinfonietta
The French Connection
Tuesday, April 21, 7:30 p.m. ASU Gammage
Timothy Russell, Catherine O’Shaughnessy, & Brian St. John, conductors
Free Admission
Combined ASU Choirs & ASU Symphony Orchestra
Mendelssohn’s Elijah
(honoring the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth)
Thursday April 30, 7:30 p.m. ASU Gammage
David Schildkret, conductor
Carole FitzPatrick, soprano; Judy May, mezzo-soprano
David Britton, tenor; Robert Barefield, baritone
Free Admission

Sinfonietta
A Sonic Feast
Catherine O’Shaughnessy and
Brian St. John, conductors

School of Music
Herberger College of the Arts
Arizona State University

Monday, March 2, 2009
7:30 p.m.
ASU Gammage

Program

Sinfonietta

Coriolan Overture, op. 62………………………………….Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827)
Catherine O’Shaughnessy, conductor
The Walk to the Paradise Garden…………………………………Frederick Delius
(1862-1934)
Danse Bacchanale from Samson & Delilah…………………..Camille Saint-Saëns
(1835-1921)
Intermission
Symphony No. 2, op. 30, “Romantic”…………………………….Howard Hanson
(1896-1981)
Adagio - Allegro moderato
Andante con tenerezza
Allegro con brio
Brian St. John, conductor
Out of respect for the performers and those audience members around you,
please turn all pagers, cell phones, and watches to silent mode. Thank you.

Biographies
A native of San Jose, California, Catherine O'Shaughnessy holds a Bachelor's
Degree in Music Theory from the University of Michigan and a Master's Degree
in Orchestral Conducting from Bowling Green State University. While in Ann
Arbor, she formed a chamber orchestra, the Young Artists Ensemble, and was the
music director of several shows for The Comic Opera Guild and MUSKET.
Catherine studies orchestral conducting with Dr. Timothy Russell while
pursuing a Doctorate in Orchestral Conducting at Arizona State University. She is
a conductor of the ASU Sinfonietta Orchestra and an assistant conductor for the
ASU Symphony and Chamber Orchestras.
Brian St. John comes to Arizona after spending 1995-2008 in Boulder County,
Colorado. During those thirteen seasons, Brian was Resident Conductor for the
Longmont Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the Longmont Youth
Symphony, and Music Director for the Niwot Timberline Symphony. In addition
to conducting hundreds of concerts in that span, St. John has written and
premiered seven original ballets, a piano concerto, a concertino for String Bass
and Orchestra and a double concerto for Mandolin, Mandola and Strings.
Brian studies orchestral conducting with Dr. Timothy Russell while pursuing
a Doctorate in Orchestral Conducting at Arizona State University. He is a
conductor of the ASU Sinfonietta Orchestra and an assistant conductor for the
ASU Symphony and Chamber Orchestras.

Brian St. John and Catherine O’Shaughnessy, conductors
Violin I
Jean Ahn**
Emylda Kuac*
Rosemary Vallecillos
Amirah Ismail
Rafael Fontes
Aram Akhavan
Hansa Thompson
Warner Weber
Sarah Henderson
Lauren Sanders
Violin II
James Hutchins++
YunJoo Park+
Travis Clement
Erin Eldridge
Kimberly Marin
Heather McCoy
Su Bin Lee
Kim Kieu
Katherine Smith
Sarah Seales
Kristin Garcia
Jordan Smith
Jayson Coppo
Viola
Nicole Steffensmeier++
Arya Akhavan
Christine Kuo
Linndsy Jean Curtis
Katlyn Witherspoon
Jana Christensen
Adrienne Driggs
Cello
Courtney Rieck++
Beatrice Velázquez
Katryn Boerner
Gerald Byrnes
Jennifer Ben

Bass
Nina Witt++
Aaron Frisbie
Ovidiu Lucian
Manolache
Flute/Piccolo#
Sherry Lowry++
Min Hye Kim
Kevin Kolden
Oboe
Laura Arganbright^
Taylor Welshimer^
Robert McCarthy
English Horn
Robert McCarthy++
Taylor Welshimer
Clarinet
Vincent Dominguez++
Leslie MacWillie
Bassoon
Tyler Avnet^
Martin J.
VanKlompenberg^
Megan Wilcox
Contra Bassoon
Megan Wilcox
Horn#
Michele Predmore
Kaci Watkins
DeAnna Rene Uranga
Michael Neal
Trumpet
Luca Giupponi^
Christopher Coughlin^
Jacob Campos

Trombone
Ben Negley++
Paul Collier
Bass Trombone
Nick Martin
Tuba
Andrew Draper
Harp
Stephanie Miller
Timpani/Percussion
Josh Morin++
Daniel Carr
Titu Colceri
Steven Quintana
** Concertmaster
* Assistant Principal
++ Principal
+ Assistant Principal
^ Co-principals
# For this concert,
this section is
using a rotating
seating plan.

Orchestra Assistants
Jacob Harrison
Catherine O’Shaughnessy
Brian St. John
Orchestra Librarian
Jacob Harrison
Orchestra Office
Specialist
Linda Bennett