SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2021 Paul Austin, horn Wendy Rose, basson Stephanie Hovnanian, clarinet Michael Hovnanian, double bass Andrew Plaisier, cello Haijin Choi, violin

Cello Suite No.4, BWV 1010 J. S. Bach (1685-1750) III. Courante

Serenata In Vano, CNW 69 Carl Nielson(1865-1931)

Fragments Svante Henryson (b.1963 - )

Selections from 12 Armenian Folk Songs, Op 43 Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)

Selections from Tangos Astor Piazzolla(1921-1992) arranged by A. Wiebecke-Gottstein J’attends La misma Pena Adios Nonino

Till Eulenspiegel Einmal Anders!, Op.28 Richard Strauss(1864-1949), arranged by Franz Hasenohrl Paul Austin enjoys a multifaceted career as orchestral player, chamber musician, and pedagogue. He holds degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Tennessee Tech University. Post-graduate training includes the Resident Artist program at the Banff Centre for the Arts as well as being the recipient of a Gilmore Emerging Artist grant from the Kalamazoo Arts Council, allowing him to study in London. He became a member of the Grand Rapids Symphony horn section in 1999. Paul was instrumental in the drive for the GRS to join the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM) in 2013 and is proud to have served as their first ICSOM Delegate. In 2015, Paul was elected to ICSOM’s Governing Board as a Member-at-Large, and he became ICSOM President in 2017. For twenty years Paul was active with the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck as Resident Horn Player, Education Director, and Board Member. Currently he is Wind Area Coordinator and Instructor of Horn for Interlochen’s Adult Chamber Music Camp. Paul actively promotes historical instruments and is the author of A Modern Valve Horn Player’s Guide to the Natural Horn. Professor of Bassoon at Western University, Gwendolynn (Wendy) Rose teaches bassoon, chamber music, and music theory, and has served as Woodwind Area Chair. Rose was recently awarded the WMU College of Fine Arts prestigious Dean’s Teaching Award and has mentored many students who have gone on to prominent graduate programs and positions in schools, colleges and orchestras. Rose is widely recognized as an accomplished chamber, solo and orchestral musician. She has been a member of the Western Wind Quintet since 1993, performing recitals throughout the USA, Canada, Belgium, Honduras, Colombia and China. With hornist Paul Austin, she is a member of RAD (Rose/Austin Duo) and is heard throughout the Great Lakes region. A former member of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra and The National Ballet Orchestra of Canada, she has also performed as a guest in the symphony orchestras of Grand Rapids, Detroit, Toronto, Vancouver and Winnipeg. Stephanie Hovnanian is an active orchestral musician, chamber music enthusiast, and educator. She is a member of the West Michigan Symphony Orchestra and performs regularly with the Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo Symphonies. She was adjunct instructor of clarinet at Western Michigan University from 2010-2019, and taught at Grand Rapids Community College for many years. In 2006 Stephanie completed a three year fellowship with the New World Symphony under the direction of Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas. During her time at New World the orchestra completed two tours, which included performances in Rome, Italy and in Carnegie Hall in New York. Prior to playing with the New World Symphony, Stephanie was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago for three seasons. Stephanie enjoys performing chamber music and has performed at the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck, the Sunday Classical Concert Series, and on recitals at Aquinas College and . She also performs with the Grand Rapids Symphony Woodwind Quintet that performs educational concerts at elementary schools throughout the Grand Rapids area. Stephanie earned her Master’s Degree in Clarinet Performance from DePaul University, where she studied with Larry Combs. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from the Eastman School of Music where she studied with Kenneth Grant. Michael Aram Hovnanian is the assistant principal bassist of the Grand Rapids Symphony. In addition, he performs frequently on the electric bass with the GR Pops, is member of a GRS Educational Ensemble, and participates in the Grand Rapids Symphony’s Music or Health program. Michael was born and raised in the metro Detroit area. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees under the instruction of Jack Budrow at Michigan State University, and Bachelor degrees in both Music and Music Education from Central Michigan University. He has also studied with Stephen Molina and Larry Hutchinson of the Detroit Symphony, Robert Goodlett of the Indianapolis Symphony, and Lawrence Angell, formerly of the Cleveland Orchestra. Michael Hovnanian is also an active double bass educator, serving on faculty at Western Michigan University, Grand Valley State University, and Calvin University. When away from the bass, Michael enjoys spending time with his wife Stephanie and son Armen, cooking, TV/movies, and playing video games. Andrew Plaisier is a Grand Rapids based cellist and teacher. He grew up in Hudsonville and, after acquiring two graduate degrees in music from the University of Michigan, now has a studio of over 20 students from all over West Michigan. He is a member of the Grand Rapids Symphony as well as a regular performer in many area chamber ensembles. In his free time, Andrew enjoys watersports, mountain biking, and traveling. Haijin Choi is a section violinist of Grand Rapids Symphony and a faculty member at Calvin University. Originally from South Korea, she moved to the United States in 2000 to continue her post graduate program at Northwestern University after finishing her BM and MM from Seoul National University. STEVEN E. GROSS Inspired by her teacher and mentor Blair Milton, she continued her interest in orchestral experience by participating in National Repertoire Orchestra and Civic Orchestra of Chicago working with Daniel Barenboim, David Robertson, Bill Eddins and Pinchas Zukerman. While playing with Charleston Symphony, SC in 2002—2003, she performed a recital for Piccolo Spoleto Festival. She has been a member of Grand Rapids Symphony since 2003. You can find Haijin Choi’s performances from the Grand Rapids Symphony, the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck in summer, the Sunday Classical Concert Series for the Grand Rapids Art Museum, a bi-annual house concert and private events. She has orchestrated a chamber music series at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park beginning in the summer of 2020.