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“There is nothing like hearing great music performed with the energy and excitement which our young performers bring to our concerts! Listen and share in the excitement!” John Varineau, Conductor
John Varineau Farewell Concert Sunday, May 16, 2021 2:00 pm – DeVos Hall
John Varineau is retiring after 33 seasons with the Youth Symphony and Classical Orchestra. This concert will be streamed live by WKTV for all to enjoy. Audience is limited.
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4 John Varineau, Conductor Maggie Coleman Chair Now in his fourth decade on the podium for the Grand Rapids Symphony, John Varineau conducts concerts on nearly all of its series including the Fox Motors Pops, the Gerber Symphonic Boom, the DTE Energy Foundation Family, and the PNC Lollipop as well as the D&W Fresh Market Picnic Pops and a wide variety of educational and outreach concerts throughout the area. The 2020-21 season marks his 36th anniversary season as a conductor with the Grand Rapids Symphony and his 33nd as conductor of the Grand Rapids Youth Symphony and Classical Orchestra. Additionally, he conducts the Grand Rapids Symphony in performances with the Grand Rapids Ballet. Varineau’s guest conducting appearances have included the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Phoenix Symphony, the San Antonio Symphony, the Lansing Symphony Orchestra, the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, and the Traverse City Symphony Orchestra as well as the Fort Wayne Philharmonic and Oklahoma City Philharmonic. He formerly served as music director of the Holland Symphony Orchestra. A clarinetist, John Varineau presents solo recitals and plays in the contemporary music group, Ensemble Montage, and the woodwind trio, ma non troppo. For 38 years he taught at the college level at Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids Community College, Aquinas College, and Grand Valley State University. Most recently he was on the faculty at Calvin University where he conducted the college orchestra, taught academic courses and clarinet and also conducted the Calvin Community Symphony. He is now retired from college teaching. Committed to nurturing the next generation of classical music lovers, Varineau is a frequent visitor to area schools and shares an infectious enthusiasm with students throughout West Michigan. A native of Laramie, Wyoming, Varineau attended Michigan State University and the University of Wyoming for his clarinet training and earned his master’s degree at Yale School of Music. He has made three recordings with the Grand Rapids Symphony and three with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. He married his wife, Gwen, in the same year that he joined the Grand Rapids Symphony. They have a daughter, Jade, and son Justin.
5 MISSION STATEMENT To bring the enjoyment and rewards of great music to increasing numbers of qualifying musicians between the ages of 12-21 and to enrich the West Michigan community through regular performances and outreach opportunities.
OUR HISTORY In 1959 Robert Zeller, Conductor and Musical Director of the Grand Rapids Symphony, recommended that a Youth Orchestra be organized. With the combined efforts of Mrs. Philip Anderson, Grand Rapids Symphony Board member, and her husband, the President of Grand Rapids-South Rotary Club, and the financial support from both organizations, the Grand Rapids Youth Symphony was formed. In the fall of 1959 a Youth Orchestra under the direction of Dan Kovats began its first season. Under Daniel Kovats, the orchestra has played in a number of cities in Michigan. In 1966 they performed in Manistee for the Rotary District conference. In May of 1977 on the invitation of Sen. Robert Griffin a concert was given in the Grand Foyer of the Kennedy Center in Washington. In 1978 they were selected to represent youth symphonies at the National Convention of the American Symphony Orchestra League in Chicago. GRYSO was also involved in an international exchange with the Youth Symphony from London, Ontario, and, has hosted other orchestras, including the Youth Orchestra of Hamburg, Germany in 1979. David C. McCoy became the Youth Symphony Director and Conductor in 1980. Highlights during the 80’s included the formation of chamber music groups within the GRYSO, and a combined concert with Grand Rapids Symphony, Grand Rapids Symphony Choir, and Youth Symphony under the direction of Catherine Comet. In 1987-88 John Varineau was appointed to the position of Youth Symphony Conductor. Under his direction, the Youth Symphony has performed a three concert series with highlights including a trip to Chicago in 1989 performing at a Midwest Competition Festival, a concert combining area choirs and the Youth Symphony in DeVos Hall, and performances in the Family Series with the Grand Rapids Symphony. In the fall of 2000, the Classical Orchestra conducted by John Varineau was formed. This group was started to focus on music literature from the Classical music period. This orchestra is an exciting addition. In the summer of 2016 the Youth Symphony Orchestra embarked on the first ever European tour. A group of 50 students performed concerts in St. Stephens Cathedral in Vienna, along with venues in Salzburg, and Prague. Performing works of revered composers in the cities in which they lived and wrote only served to deepen the students’ appreciation of the music of the masters.
Administrative Staff Cathy Maxfield, Concerts Barbara Hammond, General Manager Mary Ellen Logan, Cathy Maxfield, Competitions Anna Sackrison, Assistant Ted Lausman, Amy Gootjes, WKTV Parent Association Officers John & Rose Mills, Home/Garden Show Mary Ellen Logan, President Mike Evans, Media Cathy Maxfield, Vice President Mickey Bechill, 200 Practice Project Sara Zielinski, Retreat Stage and Rehearsal Managers TBA, Social Coordinator Mary Ellen Logan Eve Clayton, Website content Parent Association Committees Pete Clayton, David Miller, Website Mary Ellen Logan, Auditions
6 7 GRS Youth Symphony May Ad.indd 1 5/11/21 10:39 AM Youth Symphony
First Violin Cello Clarinet *Milo DeVries Co-Concert +Kay J. Shannon Co-Principal Benno Alderink, Homeschool+ Master Chair Cello Chair Devin Jobson, Cedar Springs HS Lola Bryce, Grandville Chr MS Aiden Armstrong, Byron Center HS+ Jacob McLeod, Big Rapids HS Grace Erne, North Muskegon HS Alina Balance, Northpointe Chr. HS Jackson Erne, North Muskegon HS Paul Brown, Libertas Classical Chr. HS Bassoon Jonathan Lachajewski, Homeschool Alex Bruce, East GR HS Luke Balcer, West Ottawa HS+ Jasmine Lenz, Homeschool Savoie Bryce, Calvin Chr. HS Eliana Cook, Homeschool Martha Maxfield, Homeschool Larson Bukowski, Rockford HS Cora Evele, Grandville HS Helen Maxfield, Homeschool Aaron Chen, City High School Tara Maycroft, Reeths Puffer HS Robin Meyer, City High School* Matthew Chen, GR Christian HS David Mom, Homeschool Peter Falb, City High School+ Horn Kate Witvliet, Grandville Chr MS Collin Gootjes, Caledonia HS Caden Dennie, Lowell HS Cara Wunder, GR Christian HS* Allison Groenenboom, GR Christian HS Paige Hahn, Forest Hills N. HS Sophie Yang, City High School Grace Jenkins, Grandville HS Lauren Jackson, Rockford HS Alex Logan, Homeschool+ Elijah Pletcher, Homeschool Second Violin Grace Miller, Homeschool Landon Smelker, Homeschool+ +Diane Burgess Co-Principal Noelle Schwarz, Lowell HS 2nd Violin Chair Trumpet Gabriella Bennetts, Jenison HS String Bass Tate Szilagyi, GVSU+ Emma Boersma, Homeschool Hannah Bechill, Lowell HS Jonathan Thompson, Northview HS Lilliana Broberg, City High School+ Henry Case, Northpointe Chr. HS Alexander Hudson, Lowell HS+ Joshua Fabis, Lowell HS Trombone Vishnu Mano, Forest Hills E. HS Anne Falk, Homeschool+ +In honor of Keith Goodman Chair Sarah Mechan, Forest Hills E. HS Evan Fitzjohn, Forest Hills N. HS Eli Tinholt, East GR HS+ Madelyn Mill, Rockford HS Ellie Gardner, Rockford HS Marcus Myers, City High School Maile Prater, Rockford HS+ Tuba Emma Peng, Forest Hills N. HS Gabriela Sanchez, East GR HS Trey Kliewer, Rockford HS+ Brennan Phebus, Forest Hills E. HS+ Hannah Schlett, Caledonia HS Jinxiang Shi, City High School Percusson Ceavon Smith, Wayland Union HS Flute +Firlik Family Chair Kate Boutell, Jenison HS Emalee Anderson, Forest Hills N. HS Viola Aleia Lenz, Homeschool Trenton Brink, Forest Hills E. HS+ +Wiersma Family Co-Principal Lorelei Moxon, City High School Hania Timek, East GR HS Viola Chair Megan Vaandrager, City High Rohit Agarwal, City High School School+ Harp Ian Berrington, Lowell HS Olivia Peter, Homeschool+ Sam Bryant, Rockford HS Piccolo Elena Casemier, Unity Chr. HS Lorelei Moxon, City High School Luke Fermin, Forest Hills E. HS *Co-Concertmaster Karl Kepler, Grandville HS Oboe +Principal or Co-principal Morgan Lake, Rockford HS +Nancy Summers Meeusen Principal Sophia Meyer, Homeschool Oboe Chair Elizabeth Parker, GR Christian HS+ Grace Evans, Unity Chr HS Ellie Silva, Forest Hills N. HS Ariella VanderLaan, Spring Lake HS+ Aaron Taher, Homeschool+ Judith Visser, Cedar Springs HS Ella Todd, Lowell HS Abigail VandenBosch, Homeschool English Horn Lillian Zielinski, Hudsonville HS Grace Evans, Unity Chr HS
8 Classical Orchestra
Violin Alexander Byrnes, City High School Calvin Cater, Forest Hills E. HS Cameron Cater, Forest Hills E. HS Yewon Choi, Jenison Junior HS Alexa Fauson, Forest Hills C. HS Eliana Gonzalez, Grandville HS GraceAna Hoorn, Byron Center HS Julia Mann, Rockford HS Alyssa Rethman, Homeschool Auburn Schnelker, Forest Hills C. MS Annelise Witcher, Northpointe Chr. HS
Viola Ben Brinks, City High School Alexander Gobbel, WM Aviation Acad.
Cello Keira Mei Harrell, City High School Madelyn St. Charles, Rockford HS
Jacob McLeod Jacob McLeod, 16, grew up in the small community of Reed City, MI, a hometown with a fitting name considering his main instrument. Later in life, Jacob moved to Big Rapids, and has since been a proud member of the prestigious Big Rapids Middle and High School Bands, the very same groups his grandfather played in as a student in the 1930s. Having his dad, Jamie, as his clarinet teacher since the fifth grade, Jacob has been learning and performing the great masterworks for clarinet. A fan of jazz and swing music, Jacob also delights in the clarinet stylings of Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Pete Fountain, and his friend, Michigan’s own clarinet phenom, Dave Bennett. Besides the clarinet, Jacob enjoys playing guitar, piano, saxophone, and harmonica, covering songs from some of his favorite artists such as Billy Joel, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, and Elvis Presley. As an athlete, Jacob plays varsity baseball and tennis for the Cardinals, and enjoys watching any team from the University of Michigan play. When he graduates in 2022, Jacob plans to study music in college with hopes of becoming a recording artist/producer.
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10 2020-2021 Season ❧ ❧ ❧ John Varineau, Conductor Maggie Coleman Chair
Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. DeVos Performance Hall
2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Reduced Combined Classical Orchestra and Youth Symphony
Rossini Overture to “La Gazza Ladra”
Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88 IV. Allegro non troppo
Saint-Saens Bacchanale from “Samson and Delilah”
There will be an intermission between all performances. Audience members are kindly requested to use the same seat assignments for all concerts.
3:00 p.m Combined Strings from the Classical Orchestra and Youth Symphony Reduced combined orchestras from the Classical Orchestra and Youth Symphony
J.S. Bach Concerto in A Minor for Violin, BWV 1041 I. Allegro Yewon Choi, violin
Vaughn Williams Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
Mozart Concerto in A Major for Clarinet, K. 622 I. Allegro Jacob McLeod, clarinet
The Grand Rapids Youth Symphony and Classical Orchestra is profoundly grateful to ASM Global and their staff for the use of the Recital Hall, Meeting Rooms and DeVos Performance Hall during the COVID-19 closures. Our ability to rehearse and perform in person would not be possible without their generosity and flexibility. THANK YOU!
11 The Grand Rapids Youth Symphony & Classical Orchestra extends its grateful appreciation to the following individuals for their generous support. We give a special thanks for all those who have supported this fine organization throughout the years. These are gifts received as of April 1, 2021.
CORPORATE CIRCLE Carl & Sandy VerBeek Daniel & Betsey Tinkham ($1000 & above) John & Elizabeth VanderLaan Rick & Jacquelyn Watson Ken & Cindy Coviak Charles & Patricia Wilkinson Milo & Abby DeVries CONDUCTOR’S CLUB In Memory of Grandma Peilan Xu Don & Carol Firlik Family ($100-199) Karl & Kerri Zeinstra Matthew Firlik Sara & Thomas Akers Paul & Sara Zielinski James & Mary Nelson Samuel & Donna Anema Michael Shannon Alan & Nancy Bedell FRIEND’S CLUB Steve & Cathy Best ($50-99) BENEFACTOR Jan Bennett Joel & Barbara Adams ($500 & above) Eric & Anita Bennett Dave & Jean Campbell Alan & Karen DeVries Bev & Ken Block Jean & Ralph Clayson MaryBeth Tupper/Brent Spoelstra Matthew & Acissia Boutell Peter R Daniels Richard Wiersma Anne Claire Brown Steve & Connie Dieleman Brandon & Elizabeth Burnette Michael & Nancy Dodge PRESIDENT’S CLUB Peter Daniels Maurice & Sara Fetty ($200 & above) Richard Erne & Heidi Stansell Tiffany Jackson Bill & Pam Armstrong Kim & Kevin Groenenboom Steven Jantz Michael & Martha Bowman Robert & Susan Gould Charlotte Kovats James & Tina Bratt Betty Hall James & Virginia LaGrand James & Anne Brown Megan Haviland Marylin Leprich Gord & Ruth Bylsma Marilyn Heiss Terri & Larry Mulligan Tony & Christy Case Richard & Ruth Huisman Stone & Nancy Peng Trudy Chiaravalli Douglas & Vera Humphries Mark & Mary Pestana Bob & Julie Connors John & Norma Knox John & Martha Roy Janet Krueger & Bruce Goodman Paul & Janet Kudirka Mary Scanlan Robert & Gayle Grove David & Melissa LaGrand Karl & Jean VanderLaan Gregory & Susan Hahn Kristen & Bryan Meyer Bernard & Helen Hoogland John & Roselyn Mill PATRON’S CLUB Derick & Diane Lenters Janis & Velga Plate ($30-49) Tao Yang & Julia Lia Rev. Ralph & Lynnore Robrahn Maurice & Sara Fetty Joe & June Nelson Guillermo & Bridget Sanchez Michael & Nancy Dodge Dr. Larry & Sally Robson John & Judy Schneider Roger & Susan Griffioen Jason & Wendy Schnelker Steven & Elizabeth Schultz Amy & Duane Heeringa Grant & Dinah Sutton Karl & Laurie Seper Susan Marschall Stuart & Nel VanderHeide Janice Snyder Russ & Patricia Reid Karl & Connie VanDyke Laura Jane Tay
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The Grand Rapids Youth Symphony & Classical Orchestra express their sincere appreciation to the private music teachers and to the school instrumental teachers whose dedication is a vital factor in the development of our young musicians.
PRIVATE TEACHERS
Violin Viola String Bass Horn Jenna Anderson Buchner Barb Corbato Mark Buchner Paul Austin Teresa Bellamy Mary Kladder Joe Oprea Richard Britsch Linda Blakemore Susan Mora Aaron Tenney Megan Crawford Kristen Shoup Gerald Torres Trumpet Diane Duryee Rachele Torres Greg Good Caroline Friehofer Leslie VanBecker Flute Krista Knight Ruth VandenBos Jill Brown Trombone Diane Lewis Nick Vanderlaan Christy Kliewer David Well David Lisker Elizabeth VanZytveld Jan Hankamp Grace Kim Olga Ziabrikova Gay Landstrom Tuba Sherese Bultman Mom Matthew Palmeri Susan Mora Cello Oboe Judy Palac Heather Alexander Kathleen Gomez Percussion Lori Plaisier Carrie Brannen Andrea Oosterhouse David Hall Josh Schlachter Alicia Eppinga Sarah Southard John Nowak Rachele Torres Pablo Mahave-Veglia Marilyn Slenk Anna Townsend Andrew Plaisier Clarinet Ruth Vanden Bos Will Preece Suzy Bratton Harp Betsy VanZytveld Stephen Redmon Lisa Shatney Brittany DeYoung Olga Ziabrikova Alicia Sawyers James McLeod Maria Stapert Stacey Tanner Bassoon Wendy Tenney Josh Kurchinski Patricia Tergerson Victoria Olson Ruth Wilson
SCHOOL INSTRUMENTAL TEACHERS
Brian Balch Mark Grevengoed Jared March Dan Scott Cyndi Betts Mike Hamann Breana Mitchell Kristen Shoup Paul Boelkins Tim Haan Sherese Bultman Mom Aaron Tenney Matthew Bridges Sean Harris Karen Nofsinger Wendy Tenney Anne Brown Mary Hillyard Brian Knot Anne Thompson Jake Castillo Sara Jager Kim Owens Katie Vermeer Angela Corbin Samer Jeroudi Brian Phillips Alexander Wilson Adam Davies Mary Kladder Madison Peters Greg Wells Erin DeYoung Mark Kotchenruther Andrew Pool Mark Wells Charles Fallis Jesse Liker Steven Redmon Josh Zallar Eduardo Garcia Karel Malefyt Jeff Robke Dave Zamborsky
15 Yewon Choi Yewon Choi is an 8th grader at Jenison Junior High School. Yewon started violin when she was six years old as she participated in the Suzuki violin program in Connecticut. Since Yewon moved to Michigan in 2017, she has been studying violin with Rachele Torres, violinist in the West Michigan Symphony Orchestra. Yewon has been an active member of the Jenison High School Orchestra, she played in the Sinfonia orchestra last year and will be playing in the Symphony Orchestra in the following year. Yewon’s musical mentor includes her private teacher, Mrs. Torres, her orchestra teachers, and her GRCO conductors, Mr. Varineau and Mrs. Shoup. Yewon is active in tennis and soccer and she enjoys reading, walking her doggy sibling, and playing board games with her family.
Kristen Shoup, Classical Orchestra Assistant Director Kristen is a member of the Grand Rapids Symphony viola section where she has played for the past nine years. She also teaches for the West Michigan Home School Orchestra. Mrs. Shoup received her Bachelors Degree in Music Education from Western Michigan University and a Masters degree in Music Performance and Literature from The Eastman School of Music. In January 2003 she conducted a specialized clinic for the Viola sponsored by the American String Teacher Association at the Midwest Music Conference in Ann Arbor. Mrs. Shoup has conducted a variety of orchestras in the Fall String Clinics sponsored by M.S.B.O.A. and continues to teach private violin and viola in her studio. She has lived in Grand Rapids since 1992 with her husband, Ted, and her daughters Anna, and Elizabeth.
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