MASTERCLASSES & OPEN REHEARSALS

JUNE–JULY 2024

at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

CLARICE PRESENTS

MASTERCLASSES &

OPEN REHEARSALS

ABOUT NOI+F

Assembled every year from the country’s most talented emerging

orchestral musicians, the NOI Philharmonic performs works by today’s

foremost compositional voices and brings fresh perspectives to the

classics. Led by Music Director Marin Alsop, and joined by a cast of

extraordinary guest conductors, this summer’s concerts explore riveting

works ranging from Jennifer Higdon’s blue cathedral and Gabriela Ortiz’s

Antrópolis to Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Berlioz’s Symphonie

fantastique. In 2019, the NOI Philharmonic’s album “Ruggles, Stucky,

Harbison” received a Grammy nomination in the “Best Orchestral

Performance” category. The orchestra is regularly heard by millions of

listeners through broadcasts on Performance Today, WETA and WQXR.

SPARK! Lounge conversations take place at 6:30PM before most NOI

Philharmonic performances. Join us for in-depth and lively discussions!

NOI+F Music Director Marin Alsop leads the NOI Philharmonic at The Clarice.

Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27

Largo–Allegro moderato

Allegro molto

Adagio

Allegro vivace

OPEN REHEARSAL WITH

MANUEL LÓPEZ-GÓMEZ

FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2024 • 9:30AM

DEKELBOUM CONCERT HALL

Welcome to our open rehearsals! As a courtesy to the musicians, please arrive

early and be seated prior to the start of the rehearsal. Late seating will occur

during orchestra breaks and at the discretion of the ushers. All open rehearsals

are “working” rehearsals and therefore the program may not be played in its

entirety. Rehearsal selections to be made from:

To assist the learning process, we’ve established the following guidelines for our guests:

• Remain in your seat until a break.

• Do not distract the conductor or musicians.

• Refrain from eating or drinking.

• Do not use any electronics:

- Turn off the alarms on your phones, watches and other devices.

- Refrain from photographing, videotaping or recording.

- Turn off your phones.

- Do not send text messages or update social media accounts.

Thank you for helping us make this rehearsal a success.

Experience the full performance! Join us Saturday, June 8 at 7:30PM to experience this NOI

Philharmonic performance. Purchase tickets by visiting go.umd.edu/noilopezgomez24,

calling 301.405.ARTS or stopping by our ticket office in the Grand Pavilion.

Evencio Castellanos

(1915–1984)

Astor Piazzolla

(1921–1992)

Sergei Rachmaninoff

(1873–1943)

Santa Cruz de Pacairigua

Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires)

Primavera (Spring)

Verano (Summer)

Invierno (Winter)

Otoño (Autumn)

Juliana Athayde, violin

MASTERCLASS BY

AMY OSHIRO-MORALES, VIOLIN

ABOUT AMY OSHIRO-MORALES

Amy Oshiro-Morales joined The Philadelphia

Orchestra’s second violin section in January 2008; she

was previously assistant concertmaster of the Saint

Louis Symphony. She also previously held the associate

concertmaster chair of the Colorado Symphony and

was assistant concertmaster of the Grant Park (IL)

Orchestra. She has also performed as a guest musician

with the New York Philharmonic.

Oshiro-Morales made her debut with the Chicago

Symphony at the age of 12 and has appeared numerous

times as a soloist with the Saint Louis Symphony, the Napa Valley Symphony, the

Minnesota Sinfonia, and others. She has collaborated with such artists as Vadim Repin,

Alban Gerhardt, Jason Vieaux and Gil Shaham. She began violin studies when she was

three years old. She studied with Almita and Roland Vamos at Oberlin Conservatory,

where she received the Dean’s Talent Award scholarship. She continued her studies

at the Juilliard School with Robert Mann, the founder and former first violinist of the

Juilliard Quartet.

In the summers Oshiro-Morales has been a guest artist at the Sun Valley Summer

Symphony, the Cactus Pear Music Festival, the Grand Teton Music Festival, the National

Orchestral Institute + Festival and the Innsbrook Institute, among others.

Aside from music Ms. Oshiro-Morales enjoys hiking and running and has completed the

Chicago Marathon and the New York City Marathon

MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2024 • 7PM

GILDENHORN RECITAL HALL

Welcome to our public masterclasses! As a courtesy to the musicians, please

arrive early and be seated prior to the start of the class. Late seating will occur

during breaks and at the discretion of the ushers.

OPEN REHEARSAL WITH

JOANN FALLETTA

To assist the learning process, we’ve established the following guidelines for our guests:

• Remain in your seat until a break.

• Do not distract the conductor or musicians.

• Refrain from eating or drinking.

• Do not use any electronics:

- Turn off the alarms on your phones, watches and other devices.

- Refrain from photographing, videotaping or recording.

- Turn off your phones.

- Do not send text messages or update social media accounts.

Thank you for helping us make this rehearsal a success.

Experience the full performance! Join us Saturday, June 15 at 7:30PM to experience this NOI

Philharmonic performance. Purchase tickets by visiting go.umd.edu/noifalletta24, calling

301.405.ARTS or stopping by our ticket office in the Grand Pavilion.

Adolphus Hailstork

(b. 1941)

Max Bruch

(1838–1920)

Hector Berlioz

(1803–1869)

Fanfare on Amazing Grace

Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor

Vorspiel

Adagio

Finale

Nikki Chooi, violin

Symphonie fantastique

Rêveries–Passions

Un bal

Scène aux champs

Marche au supplice

Songe d’une nuit du Sabbat

FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2024 • 9:30AM

DEKELBOUM CONCERT HALL

Welcome to our open rehearsals! As a courtesy to the musicians, please arrive

early and be seated prior to the start of the rehearsal. Late seating will occur

during orchestra breaks and at the discretion of the ushers. All open rehearsals

are “working” rehearsals and therefore the program may not be played in its

entirety. Rehearsal selections to be made from:

Ethan Bensdorf joined the New York Philharmonic’s

trumpet section in June 2008, after spending the

2007–2008 Season as Acting Assistant Principal

Trumpet with the Naples Philharmonic in Naples,

FL. He received his bachelor of music degree from

Northwestern University in 2007, where he studied

with Barbara Butler, Charles Geyer and Christopher

Martin. While a student at Northwestern, Bensdorf

spent two years performing with the Civic Orchestra

of Chicago, the training orchestra for the Chicago

Symphony Orchestra and also performed with

the New World Symphony and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s contemporary

ensemble, MusicNOW. In May 2005, Bensdorf was selected to perform at The John

F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts representing Northwestern University as

part of “The Conservatory Project” recital series.

Bensdorf has served on faculty at Manhattan School of Music since 2014, and has

given coachings and masterclasses internationally at some of the most renowned

educational institutions, including the National Youth Orchestra of the USA, New

World Symphony, Australian National Academy of Music and Shanghai Orchestra

Academy. He had the prestigious honor of performing during President Biden’s

inauguration in January 2021 as part of the virtual “Parade Across America”

segment, after getting recognition for performing nightly serenades for the frontline

workers from his rooftop during the early parts of the COVID-19 lockdowns in

New York City.

MASTERCLASS BY

ETHAN BENSDORF, TRUMPET

ABOUT ETHAN BENSDORF

MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2024 • 7PM

GILDENHORN RECITAL HALL

Welcome to our public masterclasses! As a courtesy to the musicians, please

arrive early and be seated prior to the start of the class. Late seating will occur

during breaks and at the discretion of the ushers.

OPEN REHEARSAL WITH

MEI-ANN CHEN

Anna Clyne

(b. 1980)

Claude Debussy

(1862–1918)

Michael Abels

(b. 1962)

Béla Bartók

(1881–1945)

Restless Oceans

La mer

De l’aube à midi sur la mer

Jeux de vagues

Dialogue du vent et de la mer

Outburst

Concerto for Orchestra

Introduzione

Giuoco delle coppie

Elegia

Intermezzo interrotto

Finale

To assist the learning process, we’ve established the following guidelines for our guests:

• Remain in your seat until a break.

• Do not distract the conductor or musicians.

• Refrain from eating or drinking.

• Do not use any electronics:

- Turn off the alarms on your phones, watches and other devices.

- Refrain from photographing, videotaping or recording.

- Turn off your phones.

- Do not send text messages or update social media accounts.

Thank you for helping us make this rehearsal a success.

Experience the full performance! Join us Saturday, June 15 at 7:30PM to experience this

NOI Philharmonic performance. Purchase tickets by visiting go.umd.edu/noichen24, calling

301.405.ARTS or stopping by our ticket office in the Grand Pavilion.

FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2024 • 9:30AM

DEKELBOUM CONCERT HALL

Welcome to our open rehearsals! As a courtesy to the musicians, please arrive

early and be seated prior to the start of the rehearsal. Late seating will occur

during orchestra breaks and at the discretion of the ushers. All open rehearsals

are “working” rehearsals and therefore the program may not be played in its

entirety. Rehearsal selections to be made from:

William Welter was appointed principal oboe

of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra by Music

Director Riccardo Muti in June 2018. Prior to his

appointment to the CSO, Welter performed as

a guest musician with The Cleveland Orchestra,

Pittsburgh Symphony, New York Philharmonic

and as guest principal oboe of the Saint Paul

Chamber Orchestra. Welter was a fellow at the

Tanglewood Music Center and participated in

several esteemed music festivals including Aspen

Music Festival, Bravo Vail Festival and Music

Academy of the West. He also participated in Music from Angelfire by invitation of

acclaimed violinist Ida Kavafian.

A native of Omaha, NE and raised in Crescent, IA, William Welter is a 2016

graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Richard

Woodhams, the longtime Principal Oboe of The Philadelphia Orchestra. Welter

completed an Artist Diploma at the Oberlin Conservatory under the instruction

of Robert Walters. His other teachers include Eugene Izotov, former Principal

Oboe of the CSO and current Principal Oboe of the San Francisco Symphony

and Christopher Philpotts, Principal English Horn of the Cincinnati Symphony

Orchestra. Welter is an alumnus of the Interlochen Arts Academy, where he

studied with Daniel Stolper.

MASTERCLASS BY

WILLIAM WELTER, OBOE

ABOUT WILLIAM WELTER

MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2024 • 7PM

GILDENHORN RECITAL HALL

Welcome to our public masterclasses! As a courtesy to the musicians, please

arrive early and be seated prior to the start of the class. Late seating will occur

during breaks and at the discretion of the ushers.

OPEN REHEARSAL WITH

MARIN ALSOP

Jennifer Higdon

(b. 1962)

Ludwig van Beethoven

(1770–1827)

blue cathedral

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor

Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso

Molto vivace

Adagio molto e cantabile–Andante moderato

Finale

Adia Evans, soprano

Jazmine Olwalia, mezzo soprano

Lawrence Barasa Kiharangwa, tenor

Kevin Short, bass

Heritage Signature Chorale

Stanley J. Thurston, artistic director

To assist the learning process, we’ve established the following guidelines for our guests:

• Remain in your seat until a break.

• Do not distract the conductor or musicians.

• Refrain from eating or drinking.

• Do not use any electronics:

- Turn off the alarms on your phones, watches and other devices.

- Refrain from photographing, videotaping or recording.

- Turn off your phones.

- Do not send text messages or update social media accounts.

Thank you for helping us make this rehearsal a success.

Experience the full performance! Join us Saturday, June 15 at 7:30PM to experience this NOI

Philharmonic performance. Purchase tickets by visiting go.umd.edu/noialsopbeeth24, calling

301.405.ARTS or stopping by our ticket office in the Grand Pavilion.

FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2024 • 10AM

DEKELBOUM CONCERT HALL

Welcome to our open rehearsals! As a courtesy to the musicians, please arrive

early and be seated prior to the start of the rehearsal. Late seating will occur

during orchestra breaks and at the discretion of the ushers. All open rehearsals

are “working” rehearsals and therefore the program may not be played in its

entirety. Rehearsal selections to be made from:

OUR FELLOWS & FACULTY

Taki Salameh, 20

BM, University of

Southern California

Skokie, IL

SUPPORTED BY THE MARINUS &

MINNA B. KOSTER FOUNDATION

HORN

Aiden Call, 22

BM, Baldwin Wallace University

Wooster, OH

Grace Clarke, 23

MM, New England Conservatory

Groton, CT

Simon Field, 22

BA, Indiana University

Bloomington, IN

Erin Harrigan, 22

BM, SUNY Fredonia

Trumansburg, NY

Blake Moreland, 22

BM, Baylor University

San Antonio, TX

Iona Pay, 25

BA, University of California,

Los Angeles

San Marcos, CA

TRUMPET

Dasara Beta, 19

BM, Curtis Institute of Music

Cleveland, OH

Benjamin D’Haiti, 21

BM, Rice University

Washington, D.C.

Giulia Rath, 25

Artist Diploma,

The Orchestra Now

Vienna, Austria

Sophie Urban, 19

BM, Rice University

Colorado Springs, CO

TROMBONE

Spencer Schaffer, 26

MM, Colburn Conservatory

Portland, OR

Jihong Son, 27

MM, Rice University

Seoul, Republic of Korea

SUPPORTED BY THE MARINUS &

MINNA B. KOSTER FOUNDATION

BASS TROMBONE

Aimen Hashish, 20

BM, Carnegie Mellon University

Philadelphia, PA

SUPPORTED BY

DR. JACK G. HEHN

TUBA

Aiden Keiser, 20

BM, Indiana University

Fulshear, TX

PERCUSSION

Tristan Bouyer, 19

BM, Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Daniel Cline, 21

BM, Southern Methodist

University

Wylie, TX

Kaden Smutz, 21

BM, Cleveland Institute

of Music

Oviedo, FL

Tristan Toma, 19

BM, Cleveland Institute

of Music

Kailua, HI

SUPPORTED BY

MRS. MARY ANNE HAKES

Jay Walton, 20

BM, Manhattan School of Music

East Lansing, MI

HARP

Zora Dickson, 21

BM, Temple University

San Antonio, TX

SUPPORTED BY THE MARINUS &

MINNA B. KOSTER FOUNDATION

VIOLIN

Ava Andrews, 21

BM, Indiana University

St. Louis, MO

Aviva Bock, 21

BA, Eastman School of Music

Philadelphia, PA

Yueci “Grace” Chen, 23

MM, Manhattan School of Music

Johns Creek, GA

Katherine Chernyak, 20

BM, Bard Conservatory

Windsor, OH

SUPPORTED BY DR. CARL

FICHTEL & MRS. CAROLYN

HEADLEE FICHTEL

Jenny Choi, 23

MM, Northwestern University

Marietta, GA

SUPPORTED BY

MR. JACK WITTMANN &

MRS. JO ANN B. WITTMANN

Adam Davis, 24

MM, University of Delaware

Newark, DE

SUPPORTED BY

MR. RICHARD BOURNE &

MRS. SARAH R. BOURNE

FLUTE

Helen Freeman, 20

BM, Eastman School of Music

Springfield, VA

Honor Hickman, 22

BM, New England Conservatory

Belmont, MA

Saeyeong Kim, 23

MM, Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Maya Stock, 20

BM, Eastman School of Music

San Anselmo, CA

OBOE

Christopher Correa, 22

BM, Curtis Institute of Music

Long Beach, CA

Aaron Haettenschwiller, 23

MM, Manhattan School of Music

Baltimore, MD

Jasper Igusa, 28

PDPL, Mannes School of Music

Baltimore, MD

Michelle Moeller, 25

DMA, University of Georgia

Dallas, TX

CLARINET

Solomon Sigmon, 20

BM, University of Michigan

Huntsville, AL

Yoomin Sung, 24

MM, University of

Southern California

Seoul, Republic of Korea

Craig Swink, 23

Artist Diploma, The Royal

Conservatory of Music

Washington, D.C.

Yvonne Wang, 20

BM, The Juilliard School

Princeton, NJ

BASSOON

Alton French, 20

BM, Cleveland Institute of Music

Loveland, OH

Abigail Heyrich, 24

MM, New England Conservatory

Seattle, WA

Jason Huang, 23

MM, DePaul University

Plano, TX

FELLOWS

Leila Fanien, 22

BM, Eastman School of Music

Pittsburgh, PA

SUPPORTED BY

MR. JAMES M. HAWLEY, III &

MRS. JANET MOORE HAWLEY

Adriana Fernandez, 21

BM, Lynn Conservatory

Landsdale, PA

SUPPORTED BY

MS. LOUISE M. HUDDLESTON

Karen Ferry, 23

MM, Cleveland Institute of Music

Corinne, UT

SUPPORTED BY

MRS. MARY ANNE HAKES

Alexandra Fitzgerald, 24

MM, University of Maryland

Norwalk, CT

Linnea Geenen, 20

BM, University of Michigan

Columbia, MO

Sofia Grimes,18

BM, Eastman School of Music

Glen Ellyn, IL

Morgen Heissenbuettel, 24

MM, Boston University

Ann Arbor, MI

Yun Kang, 30

DMA, Catholic University

of America

Taiwan

SUPPORTED BY THE NICOLAE

BRETAN MUSIC FOUNDATION

Kiran Kaur, 20

BM, University of Maryland

Potomac, MD

Suwon Kim, 23

MM, Northwestern University

Lexington, MA

Evangelina Maeda, 21

BM, Baylor University

Mead, CO

Nian Men, 26

Graduate Diploma, Mannes

School of Music

China

SUPPORTED BY THE NICOLAE

BRETAN MUSIC FOUNDATION

Zoriana Myliavska, 21

Master 1, Conservatoire

Royal de Bruxelles

Kyiv, Ukraine

Madeleine Nysetvold, 22

BM, Eastman School of Music

Calgary, Canada

Angelina Phillips, 22

BM, Eastman School of Music

Downington, PA

SUPPORTED BY DR. CARL

FICHTEL & MRS. CAROLYN

HEADLEE FICHTEL

Luke Pisani, 19

BM, University of Michigan

Rochester, NY

Sultan Rakhmatullin, 22

BA, MUK Vienna/Conservatoire

Royal de Bruxelles

Brussels, Belgium

SUPPORTED BY THE NICOLAE

BRETAN MUSIC FOUNDATION

Elin Schlichting, 24

MM, Eastman School of Music

Eugene, OR

Jackie Shim, 20

BM, University of Texas, Austin

Kerrville, TX

Kalli Sobania, 24

MM, University of Cincinnati

College-Conservatory of Music

Little Falls, MN

Nicholas Whitley, 21

BA, Shenandoah University

Conservatory

Stafford, VA

Liang-Yu “Charlotte” Yao, 24

MM, Peabody Conservatory

Tainan, Taiwan

Kailai Zhang, 25

MM, Peabody Conservatory

Baotou, China

VIOLA

Ian Aistrup, 20

BFA, Boston University

Sudbury, MA

Benjamin Duke, 21

BM, Roosevelt University

Alton, IL

SUPPORTED BY

MS. DONNA L. SCHNEIDER

Lorenna Garcia, 22

MM, San Francisco Conservatory

of Music

Los Angeles, CA

Seth Goodman, 22

BM, University of Maryland

Lexington, MA

SUPPORTED BY

MR. JACK WITTMANN &

MRS. JO ANN B. WITTMANN

Daniel Guevara, 26

New World Symphony

Miami, FL

SUPPORTED BY

DR. RICHARD E. LAWRENCE

Nathan Hoffman, 22

BM, University of Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Mack Jones, 20

BM, Eastman School of Music

Greenville, NC

Ragnhild Margrethe Cover, 27

MM, Columbus State University

Oslo, Norway

Brandon Morrison, 21

BM, Southern Methodist

University

Austin, TX

Rachel Smith, 26

BM, Eastman School of Music

Stuttgart, Germany

Iris Yang, 23

MM, Peabody Conservatory

Beijing, China

Damon Zavala, 23

MM, University of California,

Los Angeles

Salem, OR

SUPPORTED BY DR. CARL

FICHTEL & MRS. CAROLYN

HEADLEE FICHTEL

CELLO

Andres Arturo Celis Avila, 21

BM, Boston Conservatory

at Berklee

Marcaibo, Venezuela

Joseph Cracolici, 23

MM, Bard College

Pittsfield, MA

Owen Cummings, 23

BM, Eastman School of Music

Ithaca, NY

Elvira Hoyos Malagon, 26

SUPPORTED BY

DR. WILLARD D. LARKIN &

MRS. CAROLYN D. LARKIN

Henry Lin, 23

BM, Indiana University

Taipei, Taiwan

SUPPORTED BY

DR. WILLARD D. LARKIN &

MRS. CAROLYN D. LARKIN

Layla Morris, 21

BM, Oberlin Conservatory

Hinesburg, VT

Nancy Olivares, 23

MM, University of Rhode Island

Monterrey, Mexico

Simone Pierpaoli, 22

BM, University of Maryland

Bethesda, MD

Bryan Ping, 22

MM, Cleveland Institute of Music

San Diego, CA

SUPPORTED BY

MR. RICHARD BOURNE &

MRS. SARAH R. BOURNE

Eleanor Pompa, 19

BM, Cleveland Institute of Music

Cleveland, OH

Manuel Papale Schwarz, 26

Artist Diploma, University of

Cincinnati College-Conservatory

of Music

Buenos Aires, Argentina

SUPPORTED BY THE MARINUS &

MINNA B. KOSTER FOUNDATION

Somyong Shin, 27

Performance Diploma,

Indiana University

Seoul, Republic of Korea

SUPPORTED BY THE MARINUS &

MINNA B. KOSTER FOUNDATION

Jin Wang, 29

DMA, University of North Texas

China

BASS

Devin Ascioti, 20

BM, Indiana University

Carmel, IN

Alexander Carroll, 22

MM, Cleveland Institute of Music

Saint Charles, IL

Jasper Chambreau, 18

BM, Indiana University

Madison, WI

Jason Chen, 24

Graduate Diploma, Cleveland

Institute of Music

Taoyuan, Taiwan

Javier Hernandez, 22

BM, Indiana University

San Antonio, TX

Stephen Kilpatrick, 20

BM, DePaul University

Maumee, OH

Enzo Nigro, 21

BM, Oberlin Conservatory

Aurora, IL

Holdan Arbey Silva Acosta, 27

The Orchestra Now

Colombia

SUPPORTED BY

MRS. MARY ANNE HAKES

COMPOSITION

Hansol Choi, 32

MM, Manhattan School of Music

New York City, New York

Xinyuan Deng, 27

DMA, Indiana University

Zhengzhou, China

Jaylin Vinson, 21

BM, Rice University

Oklahoma City, OK

CONDUCTING

Jessica Altarriba, 30

MM, Peabody Institute

Baltimore, MD

Quinton Folks, 28

Graduate Diploma, Peabody

Institute

Woodbridge, VA

Benoit Gauthier, 28

Graduate Diploma, Curtis

Institute of Music

Quebec, Canada

Gabriela Mora-Fallas, 44

DMA, University of Texas, Austin

San Jose, Costa Rica

Valentina Paolucci, 23

MM, The Juilliard School

West Palm Beach, FL

Pablo Pegalajar, 29

DMA, University of Cincinnati

College-Conservatory of Music

Granada, Spain

CONDUCTING

AUDITORS

Sebastian Ayala, 34

DMA, University of Cincinnati

College - Conservatory of Music

Medellin, Colombia

Ariadna Benitez Talavera, 37

MM, Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Wei-Chung Chen, 32

DMA, Indiana University

Bloomington, IN

Jiaying Ding, 29

MM, Juilliard School

Shanghai, China

Cheng Xin Ip, 27

MM, University of British

Columbia

Hong Kong, China

Jolie Masmela, 35

DMA, University of Northern

Colorado

Greeley, CO

Emily Monroe, 31

MM, University of South Florida

Tampa Bay, FL

MUSIC LIBRARY

Zachary Strickland

Library Assistant,

New Jersey Symphony

Philadelphia, PA

FLUTE

Bart Feller

Principal, New Jersey Symphony

& Santa Fe Opera

Rutgers University

Christina Smith

Principal, Atlanta Symphony

John Thorne

Assoc. Principal, Houston

Symphony (Ret.)

Northwestern University

OBOE

Erik Behr*

Principal, Rochester Philharmonic

Nathan Hughes*

Principal, Minnesota Orchestra

Juilliard School

Jamie Roberts

Asst. Principal, National

Symphony Orchestra

William Welter*

Principal, Chicago Symphony

Orchestra

CLARINET

Yehuda Gilad

Colburn School & University of

Southern California

Lin Ma

Principal, National Symphony

Orchestra

Ricardo Morales

Principal, The Philadelphia

Orchestra

Temple University

BASSOON

William Buchman

Asst. Principal, Chicago

Symphony Orchestra

DePaul University

Sue Heineman

Principal, National Symphony

Orchestra

Frank Morelli

Emeritus Member, Orpheus

Chamber Orchestra

Yale School of Music, Manhattan

School of Music & Aaron Copland

School of Music

FACULTY

HORN

Oto Carrillo*

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

DePaul University

Gregory Miller

Empire Brass

University of Maryland

Denise Tryon

Indiana University

Gail Williams

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

(Ret.) & Chicago Chamber

Musicians

Northwestern University

TRUMPET

Ethan Bensdorf*

New York Philharmonic

Manhattan School of Music

David Bilger

Principal, The Philadelphia

Orchestra (Ret.)

Northwestern University

Chris Gekker

Principal, National Philharmonic

University of Maryland

Michael Harper*

Assoc. Principal, National

Symphony Orchestra

Amy McCabe

Principal, “The President’s Own”

United States Marine Band

TROMBONE

Matthew Guilford

Bass Trombone, National

Symphony Orchestra

Megumi Kanda

Principal, Milwaukee Symphony

Orchestra

Larry Zalkind

Eastman School of Music

Craig Mulcahy

Principal, National Symphony

Orchestra

TUBA

Willie Clark

The United States Air Force Band

Ceremonial Brass Quintet &

Principal, National Philharmonic

University of Maryland

David Fedderly

Principal, Baltimore Symphony

Orchestra (Ret.)

Craig Knox

Principal, Pittsburgh

Symphony Orchestra

Curtis Institute of Music &

Carnegie Mellon University

PERCUSSION

Eric Shin*

Principal, National Symphony

Orchestra

Jauvon Gilliam

Principal, National Symphony

Orchestra

James Ross

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Eastman School of Music

John Tafoya

Indiana University

Alana Wiesing*

Principal, Tucson Symphony

Orchestra

HARP

Sarah Fuller

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

VIOLIN

Jennifer Ross

Principal Second Violin,

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

(Ret.)

Paul Arnold

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Juliana Athayde

Concertmaster, Rochester

Philharmonic

Eastman School of Music

Nikki Chooi

Concertmaster, Buffalo

Philharmonic

Qing Li

Principal Second Violin,

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Peabody Institute

Amy Oshiro-Morales

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Marc Rovetti

Asst. Concertmaster, The

Philadelphia Orchestra

Yuan-Qing Yu

Asst. Concertmaster, Chicago

Symphony Orchestra

Northwestern University and

Roosevelt University

VIOLA

Karin Brown

Asst. Principal, Baltimore

Symphony Orchestra

Choong-Jin Chang

Principal, The Philadelphia

Orchestra

Peabody Institute

Joan DerHovsepian

Principal, Houston Symphony

Rice University

Wei-Ting Kuo

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

DePaul University

CELLO

Ilya Finkelshteyn

Principal, Cincinnati Symphony

University of Cincinnati College-

Conservatory of Music

Yumi Kendall*

Asst. Principal, The Philadelphia

Orchestra

Kenneth Olsen

Asst. Principal, Chicago

Symphony Orchestra

BASS

Nina DeCesare

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Ian Hallas

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Northwestern University

Braizahn Jones*

Asst. Principal, Oregon Symphony

Jeffrey Turner

Assoc. Principal, Pittsburgh

Symphony Orchestra (Ret.)

Indiana University

COMPOSITION

Jennifer Higdon

Nathan Lincoln-DeCusatis

Fordham University

Gabriela Ortiz

Universidad Nacional Autónoma

de México

CONDUCTING

Marin Alsop

Music Director, National

Orchestral Institute + Festival;

Chief Conductor, ORF Vienna

Radio Symphony Orchestra;

Chief Conductor and Curator,

Ravinia Festival;

Music Director Laureate,

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra;

Principal Guest Conductor,

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Peabody Institute

Mei-Ann Chen

Music Director, Chicago

Sinfonietta; Chief Conductor,

Grosses Orchester Graz at

Styriarte

* DENOTES NOI+F ALUMNI

OUR PARTNERS

Equity Arc is committed to building equity

and dismantling discriminatory practices in

classical music. NOI+F works with Equity Arc

to simplify the summer program application

process, allowing rising musicians to have

access to more options for study.

Howard County Youth Orchestras and

NOI join together for an annual partnership

starting this summer. HCYO students will

spend a day at NOI working side-by-side

with NOI musicians in rehearsals, sectionals

and a special side-by-side performance.

Continuing their artistic partnership, NOI+F

will partner with the Maryland Opera

Studio in a performance of Beethoven’s

Ninth Symphony led by NOI+F Music

Director Marin Alsop.

In partnership with the National Gallery of

Art, members of the NOI Philharmonic will

present a chamber music experience for

gallery visitors during the 2024 Festival.

MARYLAND

OPERA STUDIO

Through this multi-year partnership

with Naxos Records, the world’s leading

classical musical label, NOI+F musicians

record a yearly album of American music

that is released in over 40 countries. They

recently earned a Grammy nomination

in the “Best Orchestral Performance”

category for 2019 recording “Ruggles,

Stucky, Harbison.”

The Network for Diversity in Concert

Percussion (NDCP)

supports aspiring professional

percussionists from underrepresented and

underserved communities. Through this

collaboration, the NDCP sponsors their

Emerging Artists to apply and audition

for NOI+F. Upon admission, one student

will receive a full tuition scholarship,

transportation, food stipends and

complimentary housing.

The National Orchestral Institute +

Festival and Hawaii Youth Symphony

partnered in 2019 to create the Orchestral

Learning Alliance (OLA) at the Pacific

Music Institute to take NOI+F students,

faculty and alumni to Honolulu to serve as

teachers and mentors to Hawaii’s young

orchestral musicians.

The Smithsonian Chamber Music Society

partners with NOI+F to create access for

select orchestral fellows to receive

access to and perform with historically

significant musical instruments from

the past 400 years.

Sound Mind, formerly known as Classical

Musicians Roundtable, cultivates mental

wellness in classical music. Through

seminars, conversations and workshops,

they empower musicians to be vulnerable

and hold space for one another.

In partnership with the National

Philharmonic and The Sphinx

Organization, NOI+F hosts an annual

fellowship and residency program that

combines arts administration, orchestral

performance, music curation and

community engagement—culminating

in an annual engagement project in

the community and a professional

residency with the National

Philharmonic at Strathmore.

The Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship

mentors, supports and promotes women

conductors through intensive coaching,

mentorship and financial support. Today, 19

out of 30 recipients hold music director or

chief conductor positions. As part of NOI+F,

a Taki Alsop recipient will be in residence

during the summer.

AIE partners with NOI+F to provide space

for design thinkers and musicians to

collaborate in pushing the margins of what

the symphony might become.

NOI+F is the Orchestra Partner for 2024’s

National Seminario Ravinia: Orchestras

for All. This summer, NOI+F fellows will

work with and perform alongside students

from El Sistema-inspired youth orchestras

at Ravinia Festival

, conducted by

NOI+F Music Director and Ravinia’s Chief

Conductor Marin Alsop.

As part of the 2024 Festival, the NOI

Philharmonic will perform Beethoven’s

Ninth Symphony and Jennifer Higdon’s

blue cathedral under the direction of NOI+F

Music Director Marin Alsop.

Wolf Trap Opera’s UNTRAPPED series, in

partnership with NOI+F, takes thrilling vocal

music to spaces beyond the company’s

Northern Virginia home. With the NOI

Philharmonic, these talented vocalists

have performed Maurice Ravel’s L’h e u re

espagnole, George Gershwin’s Porgy and

Bess and Leonard Bernstein’s Songfest.

OUR DONORS

THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS!

The support of the following generous patrons of NOI+F will provide

vital student sponsorships and programmatic support this year. For

more information about giving, visit go.umd.edu/supportnoi or contact

Norah Quinn McCormick at 301.405.6485 or [email protected].

Institutional Sponsors

IGNITE

IGNITE is the exciting volunteer and friends group of NOI+F. This group gathers during

the festival and throughout the year to work on projects to bring energy, excitement and

support. This group ignites the passion for educating the next generation of orchestra

professionals by cultivating relationships, creating community and having fun! For more

information, or to join IGNITE, contact Richard Scerbo at rs[email protected].

THE MARINUS AND MINNA B. KOSTER

FOUNDATION

Founders Legacy Society

The Founders Legacy Society at the University of Maryland honors donors whose

legacy support through their will, trust or other planned gifts will help to ensure the

excellence of the University and its programs. We would like to recognize the following

Founders Legacy Society members for their foresight and commitment to the National

Orchestral Institute + Festival. For more information about making a planned gift to

NOI, contact Norah Quinn McCormick at 301.405.6485 or [email protected].

Mrs. Mary Anne Hakes

Dr. Jack G. Hehn

Mr. Jack Wittmann and Mrs. Jo Ann B. Wittmann

Ms. Mira Azarm

Ms. Clarissa Balmaseda

Dr. James A. Barnes

Mr. Richard Bourne

Mrs. Sarah R. Bourne

Mr. James B. Coppess

Mr. Terry Dwyer

Ms. Lisa M. Fischer

Mr. Robert W. Gammon

Mrs. Mary Anne Hakes

Ms. Jean M. Hampton

Mr. James M. Hawley, III

Mrs. Janet Moore Hawley

Ms. Margaret Hayeslip

Jane Hirshberg

Ms. Christina L. Hnatov

Mrs. Ann S. Matteson

Mrs. Bonnie L. McClellan

Mr. Michael T. McClellan

Jennifer Papp Newlin

Thomas J. Newlin

Mrs. Dianne G. Niedner

Dr. Malcolm B. Niedner, Jr.

Dr. Carol A. Rowe

Mr. Richard A. Scerbo

Mr. Alan J. Turnbull, II

Mr. Paul A. Van Akkeren

Ms. Sharon Williams-Matthews

Dr. William E. Wright

Donor Roll

$10,000+

Mr. Richard Bourne &

Mrs. Sarah R. Bourne

Dr. Carl Fichtel &

Mrs. Carolyn Headlee Fichtel

Mrs. Mary Anne Hakes

In Memory of Mr. Richard J. Hakes

Dr. Willard D. Larkin &

Mrs. Carolyn D. Larkin

Thomas J. Newlin &

Jennifer Papp Newlin

In Honor of Mr. Richard A. Scerbo

$5,000–$9,999

Mr. James M. Hawley, III &

Mrs. Janet Moore Hawley

Dr. Jack G. Hehn

Ms. Louise M. Huddleston

Dr. Richard E. Lawrence

Ms. Donna L. Schneider

Mr. Jack Wittmann &

Mrs. Jo Ann B. Wittmann

$1,000–$4,999

Dr. James A. Barnes

In Memory of Mrs. Helen S. Barnes

Mrs. Belle N. Davis

Mrs. Adele F. Ellis

Mr. Kevin J. Fallis

Monna Kauppinen &

Charlie Reiher

Mr. Michael T. McClellan &

Mrs. Bonnie L. McClellan

Dr. Thomas S. Statler &

Dr. Mangala Sharma

Mr. Carl E. Tretter &

Mrs. Beryl S. Tretter

Mr. James Undercofler &

Mrs. Wendy Undercofler

Mr. John Warshawsky &

Mrs. Susan Warshawsky

Ms. Sharon Williams-Matthews &

Mr. Robert W. Gammon

Mrs. Suzan Fischer Wynne

$500–$999

Ms. Clarissa Balmaseda &

Ms. Lisa M. Fischer

Ms. Jean M. Hampton

Dr. John Stephen Hanson &

Mrs. Melinda M. Hanson

Dr. Malcolm B. Niedner, Jr. &

Mrs. Dianne G. Niedner

Mr. Donald F. Reinhold, Jr. &

Mrs. Patricia Reinhold

Mr. Richard A. Scerbo

Dr. William B. Walters &

Mrs. Barbara S. Walters

$250–$499

Mr. Wallace K. Bailey, Jr.

Ms. Chi T. Basile

Mr. Roman Czujko &

Mrs. Nancy Czujko

Ms. Nellie C. Fain

Mr. Tadeo A. Grodzki &

Mrs. Lynn J. Grodzki

Bill Grossman Fund of the

Isidore Grossman Foundation

Jane Hirshberg &

Scott Schmidt

Dr. Judith A. Lichtenberg &

Dr. David Luban

Mr. Alan J. Turnbull, II

Dr. Peter Wolfe

$100–$249

Ms. Mira Azarm

Dr. Patrick F. Cunniff &

Dr. Patricia A. Cunniff

Ms. Helen E. Gaul

Mr. Eugene H. Herman &

Mrs. Esther C. Herman

Mr. Jared S. Garelick &

Mrs. Ellen Kramarow

Mr. Richard A. Levy &

Ms. Mary Marshall Levy

Mr. Mark L. Montroll &

Mrs. Leslie S. Montroll

In Honor of Mrs. Mary Anne Hakes

Performing Arts Council

of Riderwood

University Park Woman’s Club

$1–$99

Mr. Jon E. Barnes &

Mrs. Marsha K. Barnes

Susan D. Berkun

Ms. Susan Brooks

Yarina Conners

Mr. Brian Cox

Ms. Tonya Duke

Mr. Shalom Fisher

Mr. William Ford

Ms. Mary E. Hansen

Mr. David C. Hartmann &

Mrs. Michele Nadeau Hartmann

Ms. Vyoma V. Jani

Ms. Valerie Jo Kaplan

Mrs. Norah Quinn McCormick

Mr. Chaz Miller &

Ms. Arlene Gottlieb

Ms. Patricia E. Myers

Mr. Jerry Nedelman

Miss Pamela J. Nelson

Mr. Juey C. Ong

Mr. Billy W. Patterson

Mr. Thomas A. Peters &

Mrs. Mary F. Peters

Ms. Elisabeth A. Ribar

Ms. Margaret Ryan

Ms. Sarah K. Snyder

Ms. Ceceil B. Somerville

Mr. George D. Thomas

Ms. Helen R. Weems

Mrs. Rika White

This list reflects contributions

made between July 1, 2023 and

May 20, 2024

OUR STAFF

NATIONAL ORCHESTRAL

INSTITUTE + FESTIVAL

Richard Scerbo

Co-Director, Artistic Programming

Director of National Orchestral

Institute + Festival

Jeannette-Marie Lewis

Artistic Administrator

Chelsea Walsh

Assistant Manager, Artist Services

Jack Holland

Artistic Planning Coordinator

Anna Harris

Artistic Operations Manager

Erica Spear

Personnel Manager

Olivia Ren

Music Librarian

Patrick Bain

Percussion Coordinator

Ricardo Evans

Christina Henderson

Artist Services Associates

Joshua Rhodes

Graduate Assistant

Henrique Carvalho

Alfonso Hernandez

Clare Hofheinz

Nick Lopez

Senior Operations Assistants

Courtney Adams

Meghan Freer

Liv Makofsky

Ksenia Mezhenny

Nitya Vempaty

Operations Assistants

THE CLARICE

MANAGEMENT STAFF

Terry Dwyer

Executive Director

Cara Fleck Plewinski

Senior Director, General

Management and Strategic

Initiatives

ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING

Tyler Clifford

Senior Artistic

Planning Coordinator

Jane Hirshberg

Program Director, Development

& Community Engagement

Jennifer Osborn

Administrative Coordinator for

Rentals, Community Engagement &

Development

Megan Pagado Wells

Co-Director, Artistic Programming

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

Lauren Johannesson-McCoy

Director of Finance & Administration

Lori Fraser

Business Manager

Jacquelyn Gutrick

Finance & Administration Specialist

LeeAnn Serrant

Administrative Services Manager

Kimberly Turner

HR Business Services

Specialist in F&A

OPERATIONS

Ryan Knapp

Director of Operations

COSTUME SHOP

Jen Daszczyszak

Costume Shop Manager

Lisa Burgess

Assistant Costume Shop Manager

MJ Hromek

Costume Shop Specialist

Tessa Lew

Costume Draper/Tailor

Steven Simon

Costume Shop Coordinator

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

Bill Brandwein

Operations & Facilities Manager

GUEST EXPERIENCE

Sara Gordon

Manager of Guest Experience

Colin Brooks

Guest Experience Coordinator

Kristen Olsen

Senior Guest Experience Coordinator

Emily Shallbetter

Guest Experience Coordinator

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

Kara Wharton

Production Manager

Didi Fields

Production Coordinator

Nate Fuerst

Production Coordinator

Ari Higley

Production Coordinator

Ilana Simon-Rusinowitz

Production Management Specialist

SCENIC SHOPS

Michael Driggers

Technical Director

Ann Chismar

Scenic Charge Coordinator

Earl Z. Browne

Scenic Shop Technician

Reuven Goren

Scene Shop Coordinator

Timothy Jones

Prop Shop Manager

Fred Thomas Via III

Scenic Shop Technician

SCHEDULING

Kaitlyn Sakry

Scheduling Manager

TECHNOLOGY SHOP

Jeffrey Reckeweg

Technology Shop Manager

Carrie Barton

Lighting Coordinator

Cameron Smith

Technology Shop Technician

James O’Connell

Assistant Manager of Audio

Zachary Rupp

Projections Coordinator

UMD COLLEGE OF

ARTS & HUMANITIES

Stephanie Shonekan

Dean

DEVELOPMENT

Laura Brown

Assistant Dean for Development

Susan Berkun

Assistant Director of I

nstitutional Giving

Norah Quinn McCormick

Assistant Director of Development

MARKETING &

COMMUNICATIONS

Kelly E. Blake

Assistant Dean for Marketing &

Communications

Rika Dixon White

Director of Marketing &

Communications

Carlos M. Howard Gomez

Marketing Communications

Coordinator, The Clarice

Mary Kacsur

Senior Graphic Designer

Mary Loutsch

Digital Experience Coordinator

Sarah Snyder

Associate Director,

Communications

C.T. Unonu

Digital Marketing Coordinator

Jessica Weiss

Writer/Editor

Visit NOI.UMD.EDU

or call 301.405.ARTS to learn more!

Your Guide to NOI+F!

NOI+F IN THE COMMUNITY

BEYOND PERFORMANCES AT THE CLARICE SMITH

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, THE NOI PHILHARMONIC TAKES

THEIR MAGIC TO VENUES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY

Community Concert

(6/9 @ St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church)

Alsop Conducts Beethoven’s Ninth

(6/30 @ Washington National Cathedral)

Chamber Music Takeover

(7/3 @ National Gallery of Art)

NOI+F UNBOUND

IN ADDITION TO THEIR SYMPHONIC PERFORMANCES,

MEMBERS OF THE NOI PHILHARMONIC PERFORM IN VARIOUS

SMALLER ENSEMBLES

Take the Reins

(6/7 • 7:30PM)

Community Concert

(6/9 • 5PM @ St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church)

Chamber Music 2.0

(6/21 • 7:30PM)

New Directions

(6/28 • 7:30PM)

Chamber Music Takeover

(7/3 @ National Gallery of Art)

THE NOI PHILHARMONIC

ON STAGE

THRILLING PERFORMANCES AT THE CLARICE BY

THE GRAMMY-NOMINATED NOI PHILHARMONIC AND A

STAR-STUDDED CAST OF CONDUCTORS

Kurt Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins

with Wolf Trap Opera

(6/1 • 7:30PM)

López-Gómez Conducts

Piazzolla & Rachmaninoff

(6/8 • 7:30PM)

Falletta Conducts Symphonie fantastique

(6/15 • 7:30PM)

Mei-Ann Chen Conducts Debussy & Bartók

(6/22 • 7:30PM)

Alsop Conducts Mahler’s “Titan”

(6/27 • 7:30PM)

Alsop Conducts Beethoven’s Ninth

(6/29 • 7:30PM)

Cinematic Music of John Williams

(7/6 • 7:30PM)

EXPERIENCE THE PROCESS

SEE NOI+F FACULTY AND CONDUCTORS IN ACTION AS THEY

COLLABORATE WITH NOI ORCHESTRAL, COMPOSITION AND

CONDUCTING FELLOWS ON STAGE AND IN CONVERSATION

Open Masterclasses

Open Rehearsals

New Directions

(6/28 • 7:30PM)

SPARK! Conversations

Visit NOI.UMD.EDU

or call 301.405.ARTS to learn more!

CLARICE PRESENTS

JUNE–JULY 2024

at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

SAFETY FIRST!

Your safety is paramount! For your own safety, look for

your nearest exit. In case of an emergency, walk, do not

run, to that exit. Please follow all instructions provided

by Clarice staff and emergency first responders.

PHOTO & VIDEO

Please note, photo and video recording of this

performance is strictly prohibited.