FALL CONCERT: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 7:30Pm ELCOME______In the BJ Haan Auditorium on the Campus Ofw Dordt College Dear NISO Friends

NORTHWEST IOWA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS 2017-2018 CONCERT SERIES

FALL CONCERT: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 7:30pm ELCOME______in the BJ Haan Auditorium on the campus ofW Dordt College Dear NISO friends,

“B is for Bravo!” Welcome to the opening concert of our 2017-2018 season, “Symphonic Treasures." Tonight we hear music with the theme “B is for Bravo!” which features well-known music by Beethoven, Brahms, Bartók, Guest Artist: Douglas Yeo, bass trombone Bernstein, and Borodin. We look forward to hearing segments by guest artist Douglas Yeo, bass Also featuring Dordt College Choirs trombone, and the Dordt College choirs. This is just the beginning of our outstanding season with wonderful treasures from the orchestra and guest artists. Beethoven: Overture to Egmont We are excited to once again have the Celebrity Conductor Contest during our Winter Pops Concert on January 27. Each contestant will be asking for your support (one dollar = one vote) as a way to raise Bernstein: Selections from West Side Story money for NISO. The person with the most votes will be named the 2018 NISO Celebrity Conductor and Eric Ewazen: Concerto for Bass Trombone will have the honor of conducting a musical piece after intermission. The Winter Pops Concert will center on “Romancing the Violin,” featuring Jessica Mathaes on violin. It will be an evening of inspiration and Brahms: Academic Festival Overture romance. Bartók: Rumanian Folk Dances Please enjoy coffee and truffles at intermission and consider purchasing the NISO 30th Anniversary Borodin: Polovetsian Dances CD. Thank you for your support of NISO. We appreciate your generosity.

BestDouglas Regards, Yeo, bass trombone Rhonda Pennings NISO Board Chairperson

NISO 30th Anniversary CD NISO is excited to present our very first CD produced as part of last year’s celebration of our 30th Anniversary. The CD is a sampler of performance highlights from past years. It includes twelve pieces by twelve different composers from eleven different concerts conducted by Henry Duitman, Tim Christopher McGarvey,Stanichar, Henry Charles Smith, Jungho Kim, and Christopher Stanichar. The Principal Conductorcompositions include the lovely Pavane by Fauré, the “Triumphal March” from Aida by Verdi, the dramatic Pines of Rome by Respighi, and nine other concert favorites. The CD will be for sale at all NISO concerts this season. It is also available in the NISO office; requests for mail orders can be submitted by e-mail. The CD costs $15.00, with proceeds going toward 2017-2018 season expenses. Further information, including a complete listing of the titles and ordering information, is available at niso.dordt.edu.

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WELCOME PROGRAM Dear NISO friends, PROGRAM______THE NORTHWEST IOWA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Welcome to the opening concert of ChristopherROGRAM Stanichar, Principal Conductor our 2017-2018 season, “Symphonic PDouglas Yeo, Bass Trombone______Treasures.” Tonight we hear music with THEDordt NORTHWESTCollege Choirs IOWA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Christopher Stanichar, Principal Conductor the theme “B is for Bravo!” which features Douglas Yeo, Bass Trombone well-known music by Beethoven, Dordt14 November College Choirs 2017 Brahms, Bartók, Bernstein, and Borodin. We look forward to hearing segments by 14 NovemberBEETHOVEN 2017 Overture to “Egmont” guest artist Douglas Yeo, bass trombone, and the Dordt College choirs. This is ROGRAM BERP NSTEINBEETHOVEN (arr. Mason)______OvertureSelections to from “Egmont” “West Side Story” just the beginning of our outstanding THE NORTHWEST IOWA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA season with wonderful treasures from Christopher Stanichar, Principal Conductor the orchestra and guest artists. BERDouglasNSTEIN YeoERIC (arr., Bass EWAZEN Mason) Trombone SelectionsConcerto for from Bass “West Trombone Side Story & Orchestra” Dordt College Choirs

We are excited to once again have the 14 NovemberERIC EWAZEN 2017 ConcertoIntermissio for Bassn Trombone & Orchestra Celebrity Conductor Contest during our Winter Pops Concert on January 27. Each contestant will be asking for your BEETHOVENBRAHMS AcademicOvertureIntermissio Festivalto “Egmont”n Overture support (one dollar = one vote) as a way to raise money for NISO. The person BERNSTEIN (arr.BRAHMSBARTÓK Mason) AcademicRumanianSelections Festival Dances from “ WestOverture Side Story” with the most votes will be named the 2018 NISO Celebrity Conductor and I. Jocul cu bâtă (Stick Dance) ERICBARTÓK EWAZENII. BrâulRumanianConcerto (Sash Dance) Dancesfor Bass Trombone & Orchestra will have the honor of conducting a III. Pe loc (In One Spot) musical piece after intermission. The IV.I. JoculBuciumeana cu bâtă (Dance(Stick Dance) from Bucsum) II. Brâul (Sash Dance) Winter Pops Concert will center on V. Poarga RomâneascIntermissioăn (Romanian Polka) “Romancing the Violin,” featuring III.VI. PeM ălocrun (Ințel One(Fast Spot) Dance) IV. Buciumeana (Dance from Bucsum) Jessica Mathaes on violin. It will be an V. Poarga Românească (Romanian Polka) evening of inspiration and romance. BRAHMS Academic Festival Overture BORODINVI. MăPolovetsianrunțel (Fast DancesDance) from “Prince Igor”

Please enjoy coffee and truffles at BARTÓK Rumanian Dances intermission and consider purchasing BORODIN Polovetsian Dances from “Prince Igor” I. PleaseJocul N cuote: bât ă (Stick Dance) the NISO 30th Anniversary CD. Thank Flash photographyII. Brâul and the(Sash use ofDance) recording devices is prohibited during NISO concerts. you for your support of NISO. We Please disableIII. allPe cell loc phones (In One and Spot)pagers. IV. PleaseBuciumeana Note: (Dance from Bucsum) appreciate your generosity. Flash photography and the use of recording devices is prohibiteV. Poargad durin Româneascg NISO concerts.ă (Romanian Polka) VI. Mărunțel (Fast Dance) Best Regards, Please disable all cell phones and pagers. Rhonda Pennings NISO Board Chairperson BORODIN Polovetsian Dances from “Prince Igor”

Please Note: Flash photography and the use of recording devices is prohibited during NISO concerts. Please disable all cell phones and pagers. PROGRAMPROGRAM NOTES NOTES______

Overture to “Egmont” - Ludwig van Beethoven Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522-1568), was a Flemish nobleman and cousin to the Spanish king who ruled the Netherlands. His position gave him high rank in society and he served the crown faithfully, winning decisive military victories against the French. The reformation, however, brought society crashing down around him, leaving him torn between allegiance to his homeland and his catholic faith. Amid violent iconoclasm by Protestants and the heavy hand of the Inquisition, Egmont traveled to Spain in 1565 to appeal directly to King Phillip II for peace. In response, the king sent Don Fernando de Toledo, Duke of Alva to the Netherlands with an army of 12,000 men and carte blanche to root out heretics. Nicknamed "The Iron Duke" for his brutal repression of Protestants, Don Fernando had Egmont arrested. Despite the intercessions of his wife, Sabina of Bavaria, he was summarily decapitated for treason. Goethe dramatized Egmont's life in a neo-Shakespearean tragedy in 1788. Notwithstanding a liberal reworking of the story (Egmont's wife is replaced by a mistress, Klärchen, who commits suicide when she cannot convince Alva to spare her lover) the play makes a clear political statement, with strong overtones of justice and national liberty evident in the hero's refusal to submit to tyranny. Egmont accepts his fatal destiny and his death as a martyr stands as an ultimate victory against oppression. Beethoven, a great admirer of Goethe, composed incidental music for a Vienna revival of the play in 1809. Of the nine works he composed for the play, the overture remains as a beloved staple of the orchestral canon. Academic Festival Overture - Johannes Brahms "Gaudeamus igitur juvenes dum sumus. Post jucundam juventutem post molestam senectutem Nos habebit humus" (Let us rejoice therefore while we are young. After a pleasant youth, after the troubles of old age, the earth will have us.) - De Brevitate Vitae ("On the shortness of life"), Bologna, 1287 - In 1853, Robert Schumann opined that the young Johannes Brahms was "destined to give ideal expression to the times." By the 1870s, this had clearly come to pass. Starting with the successful premiere of his Deutsches Requiem in 1868 and continuing in a string of successful compositions, Brahms was an acknowledged master in Europe. Small wonder then that the University of Breslau awarded Johannes Brahms an honorary doctorate in 1879. In appreciation (and with tongue firmly planted in cheek) Brahms marked the occasion with an ideal composition. His Akademisches Festouvertüre includes a masterful demonstration of that most "academic" of musical disciplines: counterpoint. Blending multiple horizontal lines of music was, by this time, a rite of passage inflicted on young music students. Brahms, however, brings this thoroughly professorial technique to bear on a medley of student drinking songs, including the celebrated Gaudeamus igitur. Still sung in some European schools today, Gaudeamus is a rollicking hymn to ribaldry that includes a generous mix of dog latin and an ode to "easy and shapely virgins...and mature women, too." Concerto for Bass Trombone & Orchestra - Eric Ewazen “His music is unabashedly tonal, yet sprinkled with touches and glimpses of many other styles.” Bruce Duffie, interview with Eric Ewazen (1998) Cleveland native Eric Ewazen teaches composition at the Julliard School of Music. He holds degrees from Julliard and the Eastman School of Music, and has served as composer-in-residence for the New York City’s Orchestra of St. Luke, lecturer for the New York Philharmonic's Musical Encounters Series, and Vice-President of the League of Composers. With the present work, composed in 1997 for tubist Karl Kramer, Ewazen welcomes the listener into an expansive world of neo-tonal fantasy. Glimpses of styles pass by on parade: film scores, folk songs, video games. All are mustered in an admirable showpiece for the tuba or, in tonight’s performance, the bass trombone. Rumanian Dances - Bela Bartók I. Jocul cu bâtă (Stick Dance) II. Brâul (Sash Dance) III. Pe loc (In One Spot) IV. Buciumeana (Dance from Bucsum) V. Poarga Românească (Romanian Polka) VI. Mărunțel (Fast Dance)

A child prodigy said to have discerned dance rhythms before speech, Bela Bartok entered the Budapest Conservatory at age 18 as a student in piano and composition. Strongly influenced by Richard Strauss and Johannes Brahms, his initial trajectory seemed pointed towards a conventional career in art music. Two key events changed this: Age 25, Bartok heard a Transylvanian caregiver, Lidi Dósa, singing folk songs to the children in her care. At age 30, he composed an opera (Bluebeard’s Castle) only to see it rejected by state authorities. Disillusioned with convention, Bartok pursued a lifelong dedication to folk music. With his colleague Zoltan Kodaly, he began travelling the Romanian countryside, documenting traditional Magyar folk melodies and finding in them parallels to traditional melodies of Anatolia, central Asia, and the far east. The outbreak of World War I forced Bartok to return from the countryside. He began working his newfound material into his composition, writing the present work for piano in 1915 and revising it for orchestra in 1917. Here, Bartok rejects the studied and genteel conventions of the conservatory, instead offering the listener a series of richly colored miniatures from the countryside. Selections from ‘West Side Story’ - Leonard Bernstein (arr. Jack Mason) “The radioactive fallout from ‘West Side Story’ must still be descending on Broadway this morning.” - Walter Kerr, New York Herald Tribune (September 27th, 1957) - The classic tale of star-crossed lovers, translated to the grit and poverty of a racially balkanized New York City. Arthur Laurents’s novel, reworked by Stephen Sondheim, choreographed by Jerome Robbins and scored by Leonard Bernstein, reigns today as a pure classic. West Side Story has run and continues to run in thousands of productions for audiences all across the globe. Close on the heels of its Broadway debut in 1957, West Side Story opened in Europe (1958), went on a national tour (1959), played in Australia (1960), was made into a feature length film (1961), won a Grammy award for its score and spent a record 54 weeks at the top of Billboard magazine’s chart. Bernstein himself would later go on to create a standalone orchestral score entitled “Symphonic Dances from West Side Story”. Prior to this, however, orchestras could already perform the present arrangement by Jack Mason. AP staffROGRAM arranger active during N theOTES 1950’s with ______Vic Schoen (arranger for the Andrews Sisters) and Johnny Warrington, Mason assembled the present arrangement in 1958 while the original production was still playing on Broadway. After an initial cry of “Maria”, Mason’s arrangement gives the listener a tour of six popular tunes: “I Feel Pretty”, “Something’s Coming”, “Tonight”, “One Hand, One Heart”, “Cool”, and concluding with a jubilant rendition of “America”. Polovetsian Dances - Alexander Borodin “Let us begin this narration, brethren, from the old times of Vladimir to this present time of Igor, who strengthened his mind with courage, who quickened his heart with valor and, thus imbued with martial spirit, led his valiant regiments against the Kuman land in defense of the Russian land.” “The Lay of Igor’s Campaign” Illegitimate son of a Georgian prince, Alexander Borodin was discretely named for one of his father's servants. His mother saw to it that he received a good education and he showed talent in both music and science. Borodin obtained a doctorate in chemistry and toured Europe as a lecturer noted for his work with aldehydes. In 1862, he took a professorship at the Saint Petersburg Academy of Medicine. Settled in his teaching duties, Borodin could devote some (though never much) time to music. He joined with a group of four other musicians in Saint Petersburg known today as the "Mighty Handful" and began composing. Following the success of Borodin’s first symphony in 1869, a friend suggested he write an opera based on the epic, "Prince Igor." Borodin started but, frustrated that he couldn't produce a workable libretto, ultimately gave up and left the opera unfinished. His colleague Rimsky-Korsakov worked out a passable conclusion after Borodin's death, but the opera as a whole never entirely came together. Rimsky-Korsakov extracted what he could from the first and second acts, arranging the present work as a concert piece for orchestra with or without choir. “Prince Igor” is a popular tale in Russian culture and describes a fateful battle between Igor Svyatoslavich, a 12th century prince of the Rus people in what is today Ukraine, and Khan Konchak who had united the Polovtsi (also known as the Cumans) to the east. With the Khan’s raiding parties devastating local villages, Svyatoslavich mustered an army to meet Konchak in battle near the Donets River. The Khan’s archers rained arrows on the Prince’s forces for three days. In the end, Igor’s men were slaughtered and the prince himself was taken captive. Accordingly, much of Borodin’s opera—and all of the dances in the present work—takes place in the camp of Khan’s Polovtsi. Polovetsian maidens glide through the camp to a melody later immortalized in the popular song “Stranger in Paradise.” Polovetsian warriors follow with a wild chorus and Polovetsian boys lend a raucous, thumping dance of their own. When performed with a chorus, the camp thunders with a hymn to their triumphant leader:

“Sing songs of praise to the Khan! Sing!” Notes by Robert Horton, 2017

PROGRAM NOTES______listener a tour of six popular tunes: “I Feel Pretty”, “Something’s Coming”, “Tonight”, “One Hand, One Heart”, “Cool”, and concluding with a jubilant rendition of “America”. Polovetsian Dances - Alexander Borodin “Let us begin this narration, brethren, from the old times of Vladimir to this present time of Igor, who strengthened his mind with courage, who quickened his heart with valor and, thus imbued with martial spirit, led his valiant regiments against the Kuman land in defense of the Russian land.” “The Lay of Igor’s Campaign” Illegitimate son of a Georgian prince, Alexander Borodin was discretely named for one of his father's servants. His mother saw to it that he received a good education and he showed talent in both music and science. Borodin obtained a doctorate in chemistry and toured Europe as a lecturer noted for his work with aldehydes. In 1862, he took a professorship at the Saint Petersburg Academy of Medicine. Settled in his teaching duties, Borodin could devote some (though never much) time to music. He joined with a group of four other musicians in Saint Petersburg known today as the "Mighty Handful" and began composing. Following the success of Borodin’s first symphony in 1869, a friend suggested he write an opera based on the epic, "Prince Igor." Borodin started but, frustrated that he couldn't produce a workable libretto, ultimately gave up and left the opera unfinished. His colleague Rimsky-Korsakov worked out a passable conclusion after Borodin's death, but the opera as a whole never entirely came together. Rimsky-Korsakov extracted what he could from the first and second acts, arranging the present work as a concert piece for orchestra with or without choir. “Prince Igor” is a popular tale in Russian culture and describes a fateful battle between Igor Svyatoslavich, a 12th century prince of the Rus people in what is today Ukraine, and Khan Konchak who had united the Polovtsi (also known as the Cumans) to the east. With the Khan’s raiding parties devastating local villages, Svyatoslavich mustered an army to meet Konchak in battle near the Donets River. The Khan’s archers rained arrows on the Prince’s forces for three days. In the end, Igor’s men were slaughtered and the prince himself was taken captive. Accordingly, much of Borodin’s opera—and all of the dances in the present work—takes place in the camp of Khan’s Polovtsi. Polovetsian maidens glide through the camp to a melody later immortalized in the popular song “Stranger in Paradise.” Polovetsian warriors follow with a wild chorus and Polovetsian boys lend a raucous, thumping dance of their own. When performed with a chorus, the camp thunders with a hymn to their triumphant leader:

“Sing songs of praise to the Khan! Sing!” Notes by Robert Horton, 2017

ARTISTS______ARTISTS______DOUGLAS YEO was Professor of Trombone at Arizona State University from 2012-2016, a position he assumed after a 27-year career as bass trombonist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1985-2012. Upon his retirement from ASU, he was given the title of Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Music in recognition of his service to the University. Before coming to Boston, he was a member of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, a free-lance musician in New York City where he was a member of the Goldman Band, and a high school band director. A graduate of Wheaton College, Illinois–where he studied trombone with Edward Kleinhammer (Bass Trombonist of the Chicago Symphony, 1940- 1985)–and New York University, Douglas Yeo was the recipient of the International Trombone Association’s highest honor, the 2014 ITA Award, given to him “in recognition of his distinguished career and in acknowledgement of his impact on the world of trombone performance.” He has written dozens of articles for many publications including the Historic Brass Society Journal, The Galpin Society Journal, the International Trombone Association Journal and The Brass Herald. He is the author of “The One Hundred: Essential Works for the Symphonic Bass Trombonist” (Encore Music Publishers) and co-author (with Edward Kleinhammer) of “Mastering the Trombone” (Ensemble Publications). Presently, he is at work on books to be published by Oxford University Press and University of Illinois Press. International Music, G. Schirmer, Southern Music, Ensemble Publications, De Haske Music and Sarastro Music publish his many arrangements of music for trombones and other brass instruments. As a teacher, Douglas Yeo has given trombone master classes on five continents and has held residencies around the world including the Hamamatsu International Wind Instrument Academy and Festival (Japan), the International Trombone and Tuba Festival (China), the Banff Center (Canada), and the Dutch Bass Trombone Open (Netherlands). He has been a frequent guest artist at the International Trombone Festival (International Trombone Association) and has been soloist with the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops Orchestras on many occasions, playing solo works of Alan Hovhannes, Christopher Brubeck, and John Williams among others. He is a recognized authority on historical low brass instruments including the sackbut, buccin, serpent, and ophicleide, and has championed these instruments as a performer, scholar, and author. His website, yeodoug.com (1996), was the first website on the Internet devoted to the trombone, and his blog, thelasttrombone.com, was launched in 2016. Douglas Yeo is an International YAMAHA Performing artist and has worked closely with YAMAHA in the design of the YAMAHA 822-G bass trombone and mouthpiece that he plays.

CHRISTOPHER STANICHAR is the Principal Conductor of the Northwest Iowa Symphony, an ensemble of some of the finest musicians in northwest Iowa and southeast South Dakota. Stanichar was appointed to this position in 2011, following a number of guest appearances. Stanichar has continued NISO’s tradition of artistic excellence, innovative programming, and collaborations with guest artists from the region and beyond. Stanichar leads NISO in three concerts per season, in addition to the annual Concert for Children. He has been praised for “his obvious energy, great joy directing, and outright enthusiasm.” (Peter Wagner, Northwest Iowa Review). In addition to his position with Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra, Stanichar conducts the Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra in Minnesota. Stanichar has conducted professional orchestras in Europe, Russia, Mexico, and the United States, including the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra (Russia), Sochi Symphony Orchestra (Russia), Orquesta Sinfónico Juvenil del Estado de Veracruze (Mexico), and many orchestras in the United States. Stanichar earned his Doctorate of Musical Arts in conducting at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music where he was a student of Gerard Samuel. In 1996 he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study conducting in Slovakia, where he appeared as a guest conductor of many top orchestras in that country. In 1997 he was appointed Conducting Assistant for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, where he was mentored by maestros Jesús López-Cobos and Erich Kunzel. Stanichar is an active composer; his works have been commissioned and performed throughout the world. His Trisagion was used in the Ric Burns’ PBS documentary, Andy Warhol. More recent projects include a full-length cantata, St. Mark Passion, written as part of a Granskou grant for the 150th anniversary of Augustana College. His Variations on a Theme by Handel for string orchestra is featured in the independent film, Dust of War. TrevCo- Varner Music has published several of his works for English horn.

THE NORTHWEST IOWA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA comprises the finest musicians in the tri-state area. Teaching principals are of a professional caliber and function as first chair players and teachers in sectional rehearsals. The orchestra’s 80 members include adults of all ages as well as gifted music students from area high schools, middle schools, and colleges. Five of the middle school and high school students are recipients of scholarships from Friends of the Symphony for the purpose of continuing their private music instruction. NISO presents three concerts each season in addition to the annual Concert for Children, which is given each November for over 1,000 area 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students.

PROGRAM NOTES______listener a tour of six popular tunes: “I Feel Pretty”, “Something’s Coming”, “Tonight”, “One Hand, One Heart”, “Cool”, and concluding with a jubilant rendition of “America”. Polovetsian Dances - Alexander Borodin “Let us begin this narration, brethren, from the old times of Vladimir to this present time of Igor, who strengthened his mind with courage, who quickened his heart with valor and, thus imbued with martial spirit, led his valiant regiments against the Kuman land in defense of the Russian land.” POLOVETSIAN DANCES______“The Lay of Igor’s Campaign” Dance of the Young Girls Illegitimate son of a Georgian prince, Alexander Borodin was discretely named for one of his father's servants. His mother saw to it that he received a Choir text good education and he showed talent in both music and science. Borodin obtained a doctorate in chemistry and toured Europe as a lecturer noted for On the wings of gentle zephyrs, his work with aldehydes. In 1862, he took a professorship at the Saint Petersburg Academy of Medicine. Settled in his teaching duties, Borodin could devote some (though never much) time to music. He joined with a group of four other musicians in Saint Petersburg known today as the "Mighty Dance of Young Girls seek thou, O tender song, my native country, Handful" and began composing. On the wings of gentle zephyrs, where once I heard the songs that fell so sweetly, Following the success of Borodin’s first symphony in 1869, a friend suggested he write an opera based on the epic, "Prince Igor." Borodin started but, frustrated that he couldn't produce a workable libretto, ultimately gave up and left the opera unfinished. His colleague Rimsky-Korsakov worked out a seek thou, O tender song, my native country, so dear to freeborn maidens that would sing thee. passable conclusion after Borodin's death, but the opera as a whole never entirely came together. Rimsky-Korsakov extracted what he could from the Where soft airs around us were so gently wafted, first and second acts, arranging the present work as a concert piece for orchestra with or without choir. the land where many a time I used to listen “Prince Igor” is a popular tale in Russian culture and describes a fateful battle between Igor Svyatoslavich, a 12th century prince of the Rus people in to songs most sweet and dear to freeborn maidens. where the mountains slumber by the sea, enwrapped in what is today Ukraine, and Khan Konchak who had united the Polovtsi (also known as the Cumans) to the east. With the Khan’s raiding parties clouds, devastating local villages, Svyatoslavich mustered an army to meet Konchak in battle near the Donets River. The Khan’s archers rained arrows on the Where soft airs around us were so gently wafted, Prince’s forces for three days. In the end, Igor’s men were slaughtered and the prince himself was taken captive. where in the leafy woods the birds are singing, or in turn greenclad the mountains, Accordingly, much of Borodin’s opera—and all of the dances in the present work—takes place in the camp of Khan’s Polovtsi. Polovetsian maidens where berries sweet are early ripe. glowing in waves of light, are bathed in sunshine; glide through the camp to a melody later immortalized in the popular song “Stranger in Paradise.” Polovetsian warriors follow with a wild chorus and Polovetsian boys lend a raucous, thumping dance of their own. When performed with a chorus, the camp thunders with a hymn to their triumphant To that land, haste thee, my song! where roses blow and scent the air around them, leader: and in the woods the nightingales are singing,

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“Sing songs of praise to the Khan! Sing!” General Dance Dance of the Little Boys Notes by Robert Horton, 2017 [No choir] Glory, honor to our chieftain, hail! ARTISTS______Glory, honor to our master, hail! Hail our chief, Khan! Hail, all hail, hail him! Dance of the Men DOUGLAS YEO was Professor of Trombone at Arizona State University from 2012-2016, a position he assumed after a 27-year career as bass trombonist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1985-2012. Upon his retirement from ASU, he was given the title of Distinguished Adjunct Bright as sunlight is his mighty power! Like thy forefathers art thou noble, Professor of Music in recognition of his service to the University. Before coming to Boston, he was a member of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, a Nowhere shall you find his equal! Hail! Khan Kontchak! free-lance musician in New York City where he was a member of the Goldman Band, and a high school band director. Like thy forefathers art thou strong, A graduate of Wheaton College, Illinois–where he studied trombone with Edward Kleinhammer (Bass Trombonist of the Chicago Symphony, 1940- 1985)–and New York University, Douglas Yeo was the recipient of the International Trombone Association’s highest honor, the 2014 ITA Award, given Dance of the Female Slaves our great Khan, Khan Kontchak! to him “in recognition of his distinguished career and in acknowledgement of his impact on the world of trombone performance.” He has written dozens of articles for many publications including the Historic Brass Society Journal, The Galpin Society Journal, the International Trombone Association Sire, thy maidens hail thee, praise thee Journal and The Brass Herald. He is the author of “The One Hundred: Essential Works for the Symphonic Bass Trombonist” (Encore Music Publishers) Dance of the Little Boys and co-author (with Edward Kleinhammer) of “Mastering the Trombone” (Ensemble Publications). Presently, he is at work on books to be published as their master, hail thee as their mighty lord! by Oxford University Press and University of Illinois Press. International Music, G. Schirmer, Southern Music, Ensemble Publications, De Haske Glory! Honor! [No choir] Music and Sarastro Music publish his many arrangements of music for trombones and other brass instruments. Glory, honor to our master! Hail! As a teacher, Douglas Yeo has given trombone master classes on five continents and has held residencies around the world including the Hamamatsu International Wind Instrument Academy and Festival (Japan), the International Trombone and Tuba Festival (China), the Banff Center (Canada), and Comes the Khan, far flies the foe! Dance of the Men the Dutch Bass Trombone Open (Netherlands). He has been a frequent guest artist at the International Trombone Festival (International Trombone Association) and has been soloist with the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops Orchestras on many occasions, playing solo works of Alan Hovhannes, Nowhere shall you find his equal! Hail! Hail, our Khan! Khan Kontchak! Christopher Brubeck, and John Williams among others. He is a recognized authority on historical low brass instruments including the sackbut, Bright as sunlight is our mighty Khan! buccin, serpent, and ophicleide, and has championed these instruments as a performer, scholar, and author. His website, yeodoug.com (1996), was the first website on the Internet devoted to the trombone, and his blog, thelasttrombone.com, was launched in 2016. Douglas Yeo is an International General Dance YAMAHA Performing artist and has worked closely with YAMAHA in the design of the YAMAHA 822-G bass trombone and mouthpiece that he For the pleasure of your master plays. Dance of the Little Boys [No choir] dance ye maidens, sing ye maidens! CHRISTOPHER STANICHAR is the Principal Conductor of the Northwest Iowa Symphony, an ensemble of some of the finest musicians in For your master’s pleasure, maidens, northwest Iowa and southeast South Dakota. Stanichar was appointed to this position in 2011, following a number of guest appearances. Stanichar has continued NISO’s tradition of artistic excellence, innovative programming, and collaborations with guest artists from the region and beyond. Dance of the Men sing and dance and all be joyful! Stanichar leads NISO in three concerts per season, in addition to the annual Concert for Children. He has been praised for “his obvious energy, great joy directing, and outright enthusiasm.” (Peter Wagner, Northwest Iowa Review). Like thy forefathers art thou famous, Dance ye sprightly maidens, dance now In addition to his position with Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra, Stanichar conducts the Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra in Minnesota. great, mighty Khan! Khan Kontchak! for your noble prince! Stanichar has conducted professional orchestras in Europe, Russia, Mexico, and the United States, including the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Dance ye sprightly maidens, gayly St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra (Russia), Sochi Symphony Orchestra (Russia), Orquesta Sinfónico Juvenil del Estado de Veracruze (Mexico), and many orchestras in the United States. Dance of the Little Boys for your master’s pleasure, gayly Stanichar earned his Doctorate of Musical Arts in conducting at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music where he was a student of Gerard [No choir] dance ye now before him, lovely maidens! Samuel. In 1996 he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study conducting in Slovakia, where he appeared as a guest conductor of many top orchestras in that country. In 1997 he was appointed Conducting Assistant for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, where he was mentored by Sing and dance for the Khan! maestros Jesús López-Cobos and Erich Kunzel. Dance of the Men For the pleasure of your master Stanichar is an active composer; his works have been commissioned and performed throughout the world. His Trisagion was used in the Ric Burns’ PBS documentary, Andy Warhol. More recent projects include a full-length cantata, St. Mark Passion, written as part of a Granskou grant for the 150th Hail, O Khan! Khan Kontchak! dance ye maidens, anniversary of Augustana College. His Variations on a Theme by Handel for string orchestra is featured in the independent film, Dust of War. TrevCo- all hail, O Khan! Varner Music has published several of his works for English horn.

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FIRST VIOLIN CELLO FRENCH HORN Daniel Amin, Dordt College Matthew Boer, Dordt College Michael Digatono, Sioux Falls Kinza Brue, Dordt College♩ Jack Bonnecroy, Orange City Sharon McGarvey, Alton♯ + Erika Buiter, Unity Christian HS Jaren Brue, Dordt College * Tim McGarvey, Alton♯ Holly Hiemstra, Dordt College + Max Foster, Akron-Westfield HS * Rebekah McLaughlin, USD Dasol Kim, Dordt College Dane Hibma, Sioux Center♬ Melanie Witt, Orange City♯ ** Lisa Miedema, Sioux Center♮ Haley Moss, Dordt College♩ Kirbee Nykamp, Sioux Center♪ Jonathan Nyman, Dordt College TRUMPET Tim Rylaarsdam, Sioux Center♯ Jessica Setiawan, Dordt College * Richard Bogenrief, Merrill♮ + Heather Shih, Boyden-Hull HS Joseph Slegers, Orange City♪ Dan Mangold, Orange City♩ Tara Tilstra, Dordt College Cathie Tien, Orange City♩ Karissa Van Surksum, Dordt College Kylie Van Wyhe, Dordt College * Andrew Travers, Sioux Falls♩ p Jill Wigton, Merrill TROMBONE STRING BASS Matt Honken, Orange City SECOND VIOLIN Colin Attema, Canton♪ * Vance Shoemaker, Hawarden♯ Matt Augustine, Dordt College * John Casey, Sioux Falls♩ Jason Roseth, Sioux Falls Corinne Efflandt, Dordt College Marian Casey, Sioux Falls♩ Emily Wehde, Sioux Falls * Jennifer Frens, Sioux Center♮ Nicholas Grossmann, MOC-FV HS Miranda Hulstein, Dordt College + Hannah Hulstein, MOC-FV MS TUBA Rebecca Mangold, Orange City * Peter Boerema, Sioux Falls♪ Rebecca Nymeyer, Dordt College FLUTE/PICCOLO Katrina Regnerus, Dordt College Shannon Abels, Sioux Falls♩ PERCUSSION McKenzie Roselle, Dordt College * Anna Davis, Spencer♩ * Jason Domonkos, Omaha Stan Spaulding, Sioux Center Sue De Haan, Orange City♬ Sabrina Fox, Alton Janelle Van Der Zwaag, Hospers♪ Ellen Podhajsky, Northwestern College Becca Nelson, Dordt College Ashley Verhoef, Dordt College Cody Tucker, Sioux City OBOE/ENGLISH HORN VIOLA Ronja Jung, Sioux City HARP + Marissa Beaty, MOC-FV HS * Kristi Stanichar, Sioux Falls♩ Anna Blauw, Dordt College Kristin Buskohl, Sioux Falls Joe Vannatta, Cherokee Maggie Burgsma, Dordt College * Fei Chen, Sioux Falls DORDT COLLEGE CHOIRDORDT COLLEGE C HOIRMEMBERS______MEMBERS P ERSONNEL______Meagan DeGraaf, Dordt College CLARINET CELESTE/PIANO ♩ Katie Fictorie, Dordt College * Beverly Gibson, Sioux Falls Ranita Badudu, Dordt College Caleb Herman, Dordt College Shirley Van Engen, Boyden♪ John MacInnis, Sioux Center SOPRANO I ALTO I TENOR I BASS I FIRST VIOLIN CELLO BASSOON/CONTRABASSOON WELCOME______RachelDaniel Louwerse,Amin, Dordt Dordt College College KatyJack Wilson,Bonnecroy, Dordt Orange College City♩ Mindy Braithwaite, Sioux Falls♪ Yovela Belicia Katie Bousema Rainanda Badudu Benjamin Bouwkamp ♯ Gary Vander Hart, Sioux Center♩ Dareen Christabel Derek De Vries Kinza Brue, Dordt College Jaren Brue, Dordt College Adam Curry, Sioux Falls Jessica Cheney Jacob Brouwer BASSOON ♩ Michael Howe Erika Buiter, Dordt College Nic Herman, Dordt College * Chris Haak, Sioux Falls Anna Christians Andrea De Bruin Brandyn Brummel ** Jennifer Frens, Sioux Center♮ MindyDane Hibma, Braithwaite, Sioux Sioux Center Falls♬ Destiny De Hoogh Kade Krosschell ♩ Elizabeth Helmkamp Ethan Brummel Dear NISO friends, Holly Hiemstra, Dordt College LoisNicole Estell, Kaemingk Orange, DordtCity College FRENCH HORN ♩ Sarah Krysl Morgan De Ruyter Mason Buwalda Dylan Runia Brianna Miedema, Unity Christian HS * ChrisSam KimHaak,, Dordt Sioux College Falls Ben Jacobsma, Dordt College Kendra Nydam Elizabeth Eckels Joseph Bylsma Youseob Shin Kirbee Nykamp, Sioux Center♪ Haley Moss, Dordt College Xiola Koile-Paxton, Vermillion

Emily Schuiteman Lisa Gordon Adam De Boer Mitchell Siebersma Tara Tilstra, Dordt College Daniel Munson, Dordt College Amy Laursen, Vermillion Mary Van Wyk Katie Kooiman Joshua Dorsett Welcome toCody the Speh opening concert of+ ourJanna Vanden 2017 Brink,-2018 Unity Christian season, HS “Symphonic Jonathan Nyman, DordtTreasures." College Tonight * Rebekah we McLaughlin, hear Vermillion music♩ Anna Vander Griend Sheridan Moss Noah Krommendyk Zach Steensma Kylie Van Wyhe, Dordt College Jessica Setiawan, Dordt College Joseph Mullin, Alton with the theme “B is for Bravo!” p which features well-known music by♪ Beethoven, Brahms, Bart♯ ók, Jalyn Vander Wal Selena Munson Nicolas Kuperus Cory Van Gilst Jill Wigton, Merrill Joseph Slegers, Orange City Melanie Witt, Orange City Amy Spoelstra Nate Muyskens Tristan Van Leeuwen Cathie Tien, Orange City♩ Bernstein, and Borodin. We lookSECOND forward VIOLIN to hearing segments* Andrew Travers, by Sioux guest Falls♩ artist DouglasTRUMPET Yeo, bass Ellie Steensma Jesse Richards Jon Van Ravenswaay Miranda Hulstein, Dordt College Jeshua Witt, Dordt College * Richard Bogenrief, Merrill♯ Jenna Van Ravenswaay Joshua Van Eps Hayden Veurink SOPRANO II trombone, and the Dordt College Rebeccachoirs. Mangold, This Orange City is just the beginning of our outstanding Dan Mangold, season Orange City with♩ Tairin Van Tol Bailey Braaksma + Lexie Merley, Sheldon HS STRING BASS Karissa Van Surksum, Dordt College Janelle Cammenga Rachel Ver Meer wonderful treasures from the orchestra * Lisa Miedema, and Sioux guest Center♮ artists. Trevor Carlson, Sioux Falls♩ Ellie Jasper Allison Visser TENOR II BASS II Rebecca Nymeyer, Dordt College * John Casey, Sioux Falls♪ TROMBONE Rebecca Nelson Heath Brower Dale De Jong Katrina Regnerus, Dordt College Marian Casey, Sioux Falls♪ Matt Honken, Orange City♩ Alexandra Rexford Zach Dirksen We are excitedEli Dykstra to once again have theMcKenzie Celebrity Roselle, Dordt College Conductor + ContestHannah Hulstein, during MOC-FV MS our WinterJason Pops Roseth, Concert Sioux Falls on Annika Rick ALTO II Joshua Fopma January 27.Aaron Each Lenz contestant will p beAmie asking Smit, Sioux Centerfor♩ your support Hud (oneson Nitzel, dollar Dordt College = one vote) * asVance a Shoemaker, way Hawardento raise♯ Brianna Schueller Hannah Bonnema Damon Groen Nathan Mulder Stan Spaulding, Sioux Center Noah Pollema, Dordt College Emily Wehde, Sioux Falls♩ Connor Kemink Adri Tilstra, Dordt College Staci Seaman Shianne Borchers Jamesdavid Ryan Foster Popken money for NISO. The person with theAbby Vandermost Werf, votes Dordt College will be namedFLUTE/PICCOLO the 2018 NISO CelebrityTUBA Conductor and Kourtney Te Brake Abbey Bos Trey Schemper Kaylee Dykstra Nate Pryor Garth Servis Jr. Kendra Wieringa, Dordt College Shannon Abels, Sioux Falls♩ * Peter Boerema, Sioux Falls♪ Amanda Van Tol will have the honor of conducting a musical piece after intermission. * Anna Davis, Spencer The♩ Winter Pops Concert will center Caitie Fagen Nicholas Schnell Jordan Severson Kathryn Van Weelden VIOLA Sue De Haan, Orange City♬ PERCUSSION Olivia Vande Polder Inioluwa Junaid Daniel Seaman on “RomancingKent Te Velde the Violin,” featuring Jessica Mathaes on violin. It will be an evening of inspiration and Morgan Spoelstra + Marissa Beaty, MOC-FV HS * Jason Domonkos, Omaha DaNae Van’t Hul Kenedie Kats Aaron Van Beek ♩ Erik Vander Laan * Fei Chen, Sioux Falls OBOE/ENGLISH HORN Josh Dykstra, Dordt College Kate Lodewyk romance. Michael Vander Wal Meagan DeGraaf, Dordt College Ronja Jung, Sioux City Sabrina Fox, Alton Bethany Van Eps Dylan Van’t Hul Ashton Veenstra Caleb Herman, Dordt College Ashley Lamfers, Dordt College + Caleb Smit, Unity Christian HS Amanda Vander Ploeg Kenden Veenstra Adrian Visser David Riadi, Dordt College * Brandy Trucke, Bronson Noah Woolston,th Dordt College Hayley Visser Nicholas Zylstra Please enjoy coffee and truffles atKr istintermissionin Stanichar, Sioux Falls and consider purchasing the NISO 30 Anniversary Jenna Veenstra Gary Vander Hart, Sioux Center♯ CLARINET/BASS CLARINET HARP Josie Venhuizen CD. Thank you for your support of NISO. We appreciate your * Beverly generosity. Gibson, Sioux Falls♪ Anna Blauw, Dordt College Allison Wordes Amanda Long, Orange City Maggie Burgsma, Dordt College

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NISO Board Chairperson NISO 30th Anniversary CD NISO is excited to present our very first CD produced as part of last NISO 30th Anniversary CD year’s celebration of our 30th Anniversary. The CD is a sampler of performance highlights from past years. It includes twelve pieces by NISO is excited to present our very first CD produced as part of last year’s twelve different composers from eleven different concerts conducted th by Henry Duitman, Tim McGarvey, Henry Charles Smith, Jungho Kim, celebration of our 30 Anniversary. The CD is a sampler of performance and Christopher Stanichar. The compositions include the lovely Pavane highlights from past years. It includes twelve pieces by twelve different by Fauré, the “Triumphal March” from Aida by Verdi, the dramatic Pines composers from eleven different concerts conducted by Henry Duitman, Tim of Rome by Respighi, and nine other concert favorites. McGarvey, Henry Charles Smith, Jungho Kim, and Christopher Stanichar. The

The CD will be for sale at all NISO concerts this season. It is also compositions include the lovely Pavane by Fauré, the “Triumphal March” from available in the NISO office; requests for mail orders can be submitted Aida by Verdi, the dramatic Pines of Rome by Respighi, and nine other concert by e-mail. The CD costs $15.00, with proceeds going toward 2017-2018 favorites. season expenses. The CD will be for sale at all NISO concerts this season. It is also available in the NISO office; requests Further information, including a complete listing of the titles and for mail orders can be submitted by e-mail. The CD costs $15.00, with proceeds going toward 2017-2018

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FIRST VIOLIN CELLO FRENCH HORN Daniel Amin, Dordt College Matthew Boer, Dordt College Michael Digatono, Sioux Falls Kinza Brue, Dordt College♩ Jack Bonnecroy, Orange City Sharon McGarvey, Alton♯ + Erika Buiter, Unity Christian HS Jaren Brue, Dordt College * Tim McGarvey, Alton♯ Holly Hiemstra, Dordt College + Max Foster, Akron-Westfield HS * Rebekah McLaughlin, USD Dasol Kim, Dordt College Dane Hibma, Sioux Center♬ Melanie Witt, Orange City♯ ** Lisa Miedema, Sioux Center♮ Haley Moss, Dordt College♩ Kirbee Nykamp, Sioux Center♪ Jonathan Nyman, Dordt College TRUMPET Tim Rylaarsdam, Sioux Center♯ Jessica Setiawan, Dordt College * Richard Bogenrief, Merrill♮ + Heather Shih, Boyden-Hull HS Joseph Slegers, Orange City♪ Dan Mangold, Orange City♩ Tara Tilstra, Dordt College Cathie Tien, Orange City♩ Karissa Van Surksum, Dordt College Kylie Van Wyhe, Dordt College * Andrew Travers, Sioux Falls♩ p Jill Wigton, Merrill TROMBONE STRING BASS Matt Honken, Orange City SECOND VIOLIN Colin Attema, Canton♪ * Vance Shoemaker, Hawarden♯ Matt Augustine, Dordt College * John Casey, Sioux Falls♩ Jason Roseth, Sioux Falls Corinne Efflandt, Dordt College Marian Casey, Sioux Falls♩ Emily Wehde, Sioux Falls * Jennifer Frens, Sioux Center♮ Nicholas Grossmann, MOC-FV HS Miranda Hulstein, Dordt College + Hannah Hulstein, MOC-FV MS TUBA Rebecca Mangold, Orange City * Peter Boerema, Sioux Falls♪ Rebecca Nymeyer, Dordt College FLUTE/PICCOLO Katrina Regnerus, Dordt College Shannon Abels, Sioux Falls♩ PERCUSSION McKenzie Roselle, Dordt College * Anna Davis, Spencer♩ * Jason Domonkos, Omaha Stan Spaulding, Sioux Center Sue De Haan, Orange City♬ Sabrina Fox, Alton Janelle Van Der Zwaag, Hospers♪ Ellen Podhajsky, Northwestern College Becca Nelson, Dordt College Ashley Verhoef, Dordt College Cody Tucker, Sioux City OBOE/ENGLISH HORN VIOLA Ronja Jung, Sioux City HARP + Marissa Beaty, MOC-FV HS * Kristi Stanichar, Sioux Falls♩ Anna Blauw, Dordt College Kristin Buskohl, Sioux Falls Joe Vannatta, Cherokee Maggie Burgsma, Dordt College * Fei Chen, Sioux Falls DORDT COLLEGE CHOIR MEMBERS______PERSONNEL______P ERSONNEL______Meagan DeGraaf, Dordt College CLARINET CELESTE/PIANO Katie Fictorie, Dordt College * Beverly Gibson, Sioux Falls♩ Ranita Badudu, Dordt College ♪ FIRST Caleb VIOLIN Herman, Dordt College CELLO Shirley Van Engen, Boyden BASSOONJohn MacInnis,/CONTRABASSOON Sioux Center RachelDaniel Louwerse,Amin, Dordt Dordt College College KatyJack Wilson,Bonnecroy, Dordt Orange College City♩ Mindy Braithwaite, Sioux Falls♪ ♯ GaryKinza Vander Brue, Dordt Hart, CollegeSioux Center♩ Jaren Brue, Dordt College Adam Curry, Sioux Falls Erika Buiter, Dordt College BASSOON Nic Herman, Dordt College * Chris Haak, Sioux Falls♩ ** Jennifer Frens, Sioux Center♮ MindyDane Hibma, Braithwaite, Sioux Sioux Center Falls♬ ♩ Holly Hiemstra, Dordt College LoisNicole Estell, Kaemingk Orange, DordtCity College FRENCH HORN ♩ Brianna Miedema, Unity Christian HS * ChrisSam KimHaak,, Dordt Sioux College 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Speer –Ken Sioux & Dorothy DriesenCenter Eye Vanden CenterT.J.PRINCIPAL Brink Speer – CurtSioux ($100Jack & Center&toPat Alethea $249) Ahrenholz StubbeDennis & Donna Walstra Fran Koets Bert & Sandra Van Batavia BOARDJohnNorthwest OF DIRECTORS:R. & BettyBank Kreykes Dale & EileenBert Vander Van WiltBataDalevia & -GeorgeEileen Boyden Vander& Jo Faber BertWiltCurt Van& Pat Bata AhrenholzWillisviaMark -& Boyden& Joanne Emily AlberdaSybesmaWalstra Plumbing & Heating,Fran Koets Inc. Jim & Sally Koldenhoven Bert & SandraRon Van & LuABataviann Van Den Berg MarionDaniel & Finley Darlene – Sioux Mouw Center Herm Van TheDen Van Hul Engelenhoven – Sioux CenterHermWillis Agency &Van Joanne DenClarice AlberdaHul Alons – Sioux Center Jim & Sally KoldenhovenHenry & Dee Kramer Ron & LuAnnHerm Van & Den Dawn Berg Van Den Hul Sally Jongsma - Sioux Center Brian Van Engen, Treasurer – SiouxBrianClarice Center Van Alons EngenB & B ,Plumbing Treasurer & – Heating, Sioux Center Inc. Henry & DeeRoger Kramer & Jerilyn Lueders Herm & DawnLou Van & Tina Den Van Hul Dyke CREDITS______PRINCIPALBonnie Mei er($100, Vice to -$249)Chairperson – OrangeLyle Van City Ravenswaay - Hull LyleB & B Van Plumbing RavenswaayDel & & Ann Heating, Broek - Hull Inc. Roger & JerilynRock Luedersne & Joan McCarthy Lou & Tina BrianVan Dyke & Stephanie Van Engen CurtRhonda & Pat Pennings, Ahrenholz Chairperson - OrangeNancy City Vermeer, Fran Koets Secretary - SiouxNancyDel Center & Ann Vermeer, BroekJerry &Secretary Carol Buteyn -Bert Sioux & SandraCenter Van BataviaRock ne & JoanLee McCarthy & Bonnie Meier Brian & StephanieJerry & Van Kim Engen Van Es Willis & Joanne Alberda Jim & Sally Koldenhoven Ron & LuAnn Van Den Berg THANKLee Schneider YOU TO: – Hull Jerry & CarolJohn Buteyn & Marian Casey Lee & BonnieDr. Meier Verne & Gidge Meyer Jerry & KimArlin Van Es& Janene Van Gorp Clarice Alons Henry & Dee Kramer Herm & Dawn Van Den Hul DORDTT.J. Speer COLLEGE – Sioux Centerfor its generousIMMEDIATE provision PAST of rehearsal CHAIRPERSONS: andIMMEDIATE performance John &PAST space, Marian Casey’sCHAIRPERSONS: support Casey General staff, Store,and officeSioux Center accommodations. Dr. Verne &Andy Gidge & Meyer Joan M iedema Arlin & JanenePerry Van & GorpJo Van Gorp CONTRIBUTORSB & B Plumbing & Heating,for their Inc.sustaining appreciationRoger of fine & Jerilyn music Lueders and their continuing support of Louthe &Northwest Tina Van IowaDyke Symphony Bert Van Batavia - Boyden Norma Snyder Jones NormaCasey’s SnyderGeneralMartin Jones Store, Dekkenga Sioux Center Andy & JoanBrad Miedemaley & Lisa Miedema Perry & Jo VanMarion Gorp & Jan Van Soelen Orchestra.DelHerm & Ann Van Broek Den Hul – Sioux Center Rockne & Joan McCarthyBernieMartin WeidenaarDekkengaGarold & Donna BrianDen Herder & Stephanie VanBrad Engenley & LisaMouw Miedema Motor Company, Inc. Marion & JanStan Van & SoelenBeth Vanden Berg Jerry & Carol Buteyn Bernie WeidenaarLee & Bonnie Meier Jerry & Kim Van Es FRIENDSBrian Van OF Engen THE ,SYMPHONY Treasurer – Sioux for ushering, Center ticket sales, and refreshmentsYetteGarold Te at & Paske ourDonnaBob rehearsals. & Den Rebecca Herder De Smith Mouw MotorNeal Company Chase Lumber, Inc. Co. Stan & Beth JanetVanden & Doug Berg Vander Berg John & Marian Casey Yette Te PaskeDr. Verne & Gidge Meyer Arlin & Janene Van Gorp Lyle Van Ravenswaay - Hull Bob & RebeccaBernie De Smith& Kathy De Wit Neal Chase NorthwesternLumber Co. Bank Janet & DougDr. Vander Dennis Berg Vander Plaats Casey’s General Store, Sioux Center Andy & Joan Miedema Perry & Jo Van Gorp THENancy STAFF: Vermeer, Secretary - Sioux Center BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Bernie & KathyVerlyn De &Wit June Brian De Wit Van Engen, TreasurerNorthwestern – Sioux CenterNo Bank Streaking, Inc. Dr. Dennis VanderGary & PlaatsJoan Vander Hart Martin Dekkenga Bradley & Lisa MiedemaVerlyn & June De Wit Marion & Jan Van SoelenNo Streaking, Inc. Gary & Joan Vander Hart Christopher Stanichar, Conductor Daniel Finley – Sioux Center Driesen Eye CenterLyle Van Ravenswaay - Hull Don & Joyce Oostenink Loretta Vander Linden Garold & Donna Den Herder Mouw Motor CompanyDriesen, Inc. Eye Center Stan & Beth Vanden BergDon & Joyce Oostenink Loretta Vander Linden IMMEDIATEBradley PAST Miedema, CHAIRPERSONS: Music Director Sally Jongsma - Sioux Center George & Jo FaberNancy Vermeer, Secretary - Sioux CenterKenneth E. Sabers Bill & Jo Vander Werf Bob & Rebecca De Smith Neal Chase Lumber Co.George & JoLee Faber & Eleanor FeenstraJanet & Doug Vander BergKenneth E. SabersSavings Bank – Primghar, Hartley, LakeBill & Jo VanderValley Werf Machining Co. Norma Snyder Jones AngelaBernie & Holt, Kathy Assistant De Wit Conductor BonnieNorthwestern Meier, Vice-Chairperson Bank Lee & Eleanor – OrangeGreenworld, Feenstra City Inc.Dr. Dennis Vander PlaatsSavings Bank – Primghar,Park Hartley, Lake Valley MachiningGlen & Co. Betty Vermeer KarenVerlynBernie De & Weidenaar JuneMol, De General Wit Manager RhondaNo Streaking, Pennings, Inc. Chairperson Greenworld, - OrangeHoward Inc. City & VickiIMMEDIATE GaryHall & Joan PAST Vander CHAIRPERSONS: Hart ParkCliff & Joanne Soodsma Glen & BettyDrew Vermeer & Jean Vogel MaryDriesenYette Hulstein, Te Eye Paske Center Administrative Assistant SymphonicLeeDon Schneider & Joyce – OosteninkHull Howard TreSymphonic & VickiasureDr. King Hall & KeciaNormas Loretta Hickman Snyder TreVander Jones LindenasureCliff & Joannes Greg Soodsma & Dawn Steggerda Drew & JeanPiet Vogel & Nelene Westerbeek George & Jo Faber T.J. KennethSpeer – Sioux E. Sabers Center Dr.Northwest King & KeciaHi-Way IowaHickman Chevrolet SymphonyBernie Bill-Buick Weidenaar& Jo Inc.Vander Orchestra Werf Greg Concerts & DawnJack Steggerda & Alethe a Stubbe Piet & NeleneWest Westerbeek Rock Constru ction Op. Inc.; Tim & Lee & Eleanor Feenstra NorthwestSavings Iowa Bank Symphony– Primghar, Hartley, Orchestra Lake ConcertsValley Machining Co. Bert Van Batavia - BoydenHi-Way ChevroletBrent &-ChristopherBuick Mary YetteInc. Hulstein Stanichar, Te Paske C onductor Jack & AletheMarka Stubbe & Emily Sybesma West Rock Constru Carriection Maassen Op. Inc. ; Tim & Greenworld, Inc. ParkChristopher Stanichar, Conductor Glen & Betty Vermeer Brent & MaryNanci Hulstein Jahn Mark & EmilyTeam Sybesma Realty Services, Inc. Carrie Maassen Howard & Vicki Hall HermCliff Van & JoanneDen Hul Soodsma – Sioux Center Drew & Jean Vogel WINTER POPS - Saturday,Nanci JanuaryWIN JahnTER 27, 2018 POPS – 7:30PM - Saturday, January 27, 2018Team – 7:30PM Realty Services, Inc. Dr. King & Kecia Hickman Greg & Dawn Steggerda Piet & Nelene Westerbeek GUEST CONCERT - Tuesday, GUESTMarch 20, CONCERT 2018 – 7:30PM - Tuesday, March 20, 2018 – 7:30PM Hi-Way Chevrolet-Buick Inc. Jack & Alethea Stubbe SPRING CONCERT - Tuesday,West Rock April Constru 10, ction2018 Op.– 7:3 Inc.0PM; Tim & SPRING CONCERT - Tuesday, April 10, 2018 – 7:30PM Carrie Maassen Brent &Symphonic Mary Hulstein TreasureMark & Emilys Sybesma Nanci Jahn Team Realty Services, Inc. Northwest Iowa SymphonyNorthwest Orchestra Iowa Concerts Symphon Northwesty Youth Orchestra Iowa Symphon Concertsy Youth Orchestra Concerts Christopher Stanichar, Conductor Christopher Stanichar, Conductor Christopher Stanichar, Conductor

WINTER POPS - Saturday, January 27, 2018 –Saturday, 7:30PM December 9, 2017, 3:00pmSaturday, December 9, 2017, 3:00pm GUEST CONCERT - Tuesday, March 20, 2018 –Saturday, 7:30PM April 14, 2018, 3:00pmSaturday, April 14, 2018, 3:00pm SPRING CONCERT - Tuesday, April 10, 2018 – 7:30PM

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