Virginia Symphony Orchestra
&
Peninsula Youth Orchestra
March 5, 2025
Conducted by Morihiko Nakahara
Order of the Program
Fidelio Overture by Ludwig van Beethoven, and arranged by Merle J. Isaac
On the Beautiful Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II
March from Swan Lake Act III: Allegro Giusto by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Pavane for a Dead Princess by Maurice Ravel
Serenade by William Grant Still*
Gershwin by George! by George Gershwin and arranged by Jerry Brubaker
*Conducted by Peninsula Youth Orchestra’s Paul Kim
Tonight’s Musicians
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Violin
Vahn Armstrong, Concertmaster Emeritus
Dorothy Redwood Cooke
Sutherland Concertmaster Chair
Yun Zhang, Associate Concertmaster
Fanny Pointet, Assistant Concertmaster
Elizabeth Coulter Vonderheide, Principal Second
Jonathan Richards, Assistant Principal Second Violin
Omari Abdul-Alim +
Jorge Aguirre
Anna Bishop
Lesa McCoy Bishop
Mayu Cipriano
Eugenia Cho
Jeanne DeDominick
Brendon Elliott
Amanda Gates
Kirsty B. Green
Allegra Tortolano Havens
Yu-Chia Hsiao
Linda Hurwitz
Camille Jones +
Christine Allison Kilbride
Allison Kim
Simon Lapointe
Hsiang-Yu Meng
Madalyn Navis
Seiko Syvertsen
Viola
Celia Daggy, Principal
Alexander Antonio
Adrian Jackson +
Jane Lanz
Anastasia Migliozzi
Satoko Rickenbacker
Alexandra Takasugi
Matthew Umlauf
Cello
Michael Daniels, Principal
Elise Nusbaum Hofheimer Principal Cello Chair
Rebecca Gilmore, Assistant Principal
Lui Berz
Isabel Dimoff
Nancy Keevan
J. Carter Melin
Eva Roebuck
Zhillin Wang
Bass
Christopher White, Principal
Scott Harris, Assistant Principal
William McPeters
Brandon Smith
Samuel Zagnit
Harp
Alexis Colner, Principal
The Benton Family Principal Harp Chair
Harpsichord
Gift of the Chrysler Museum of Art from Newell H. Porter in Honor of his wife Anetha L. Porter
Flute
Minha Kim, Principal
H. Lee Kanter Principal Flute Chair
Joanne Meyer White
Rachel Ordaz
Piccolo
Rachel Ordaz
Oboe
Alexander Mayer, Principal
Virginia Symphony League Principal Oboe Chair
George Corbett
David Garcia
English Horn
George Corbett
Clarinet
Michael Byerly, Principal
Ann Lee Van Buren Principal Clarinet Chair
Scott Boyer
E-flat Clarinet
Scott Boyer
Bass Clarinet
Margaret Albrecht
Bassoon
Laura Leisring, Principal
David Savige
Contrabassoon
Elizabeth Roberts
Horn
Jacob Wilder, Principal
Lauren Avery Staples, Associate Principal
Helen Wargelin
Hirofumi Tanaka
Stephen Slater
Trumpet
David Vonderheide, Principal
Jeremy Garnett
Jafet Diaz Martin +
John Vitale
Trombone
R. Scott McElroy, Principal *
Tanner Antonetti, Principal
David Kidd
Bass Trombone
Rodney Martell
Tuba
Peter DuDeau
Timpani
Michael Laubach, Principal
Percussion
Robert W. Cross, Principal
J. Scott Jackson
William McVay
* denotes Leave of Absence
+ denotes African American Fellowship
Peninsula Youth Orchestra
Violin I
Tyler Pickett
Chloe Park
Angelina Christie
Yousif Thiab
Kaitlynn Nguyen
April Lin
Irmari Sanchez
Violin II
Elissa Winkels
Alexander Mandez
Kennedy Munn
Jacqueline Loper
Kawtar Ajlani
Catherine Park
Esther Lynard
McKenzie Nguyen
Felix Lin
Viola
Aidan Dreyer
Nevaeh Starks
Cello
Valentina Huayhualla
LaFrederick Conley
Sashara Vishwanathan
Bailei Davis
Maddox Hagood
Double Bass
Denise McCoy
Nicholas Kostin
Flute
Raelyn Flanagan (Fl 1, Picc)
Claire Park (Fl 1)
Scarlett Hobart (Fl 2)
Oboe
Claire Helmick (Ob 1)
Clarinet
Shyota Smith (Cl 1)
Eddie Choi (Cl 2)
Trip Doggett (Cl 2)
French Horn
Liam Barnstead (Hn 1)
Colin Smallridge (Hn 2 & 3)
Amira Ajlani (Hn 2 & 4)
Trumpet
Caden Parker (Tpt 1)
Trombone
Jemon Windham (Tbn 1)
Tuba
Jayden Bunch
Percussion
Lance Fox
William Sprakties
Caileigh Agett
Tonight’s Conductors
Morihiko Nakahara
The 2024-2025 season marks Morihiko Nakahara’s 17th season as Music Director of the South Carolina Philharmonic. He is also Resident Conductor of the Spokane Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, Nakahara serves as Director of Orchestral Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Added to his wide-ranging activities with these orchestras, Nakahara also guest conducts with other orchestras throughout the country.
Known for his charismatic presence on and off the podium, innovative and audience-friendly programming skills, and thoughtful interpretations of both standard and contemporary repertoire, recent guest conducting engagements include appearances with the Buffalo Philharmonic, symphonies of Oregon, Jacksonville, Charleston, Chattanooga, Stockton, Lansing, Peoria, and Green Bay, as well as with the Chicago Pro Musica.
Equally at home in a wide variety of musical styles and concert formats, Nakahara has collaborated with Chris Botti, Béla Fleck & the Flecktones, Edgar Meyer, Brandi Carlile, Pink Martini, Sergio Mendes, and Roby Lakatos to name a few. A tireless champion for the music of our times, Nakahara recently led world premieres of works by Joan Tower, Dan Visconti, and John Fitz Rogers, and has led numerous U.S. premieres of works by Japanese composers. A passionate believer in audience development and music education for all, Nakahara is a popular clinician, guest conductor, and lecturer at various educational institutions. As a personable ambassador for classical music, he is regularly featured on local media outlets and speaks about wide-ranging topics including arts advocacy, leadership and management, and economic development at local businesses and service organizations.
A native of Kagoshima, Japan, Nakahara holds degrees from Andrews University and the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music. He previously served as Associate Conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the Holland Symphony Orchestra (Michigan), and served on the faculty at Eastern Washington University and Andrews University. Nakahara, his wife Lesley Hogg, and their cats Rosina and Figaro reside in Northampton, MA.
Paul Sanho Kim
Paul Sanho Kim teaches violin and conducting at Old Dominion University and directs the ODU Symphony Orchestra. Named the Virginia Music Teachers Association’s 2022 Commissioned Composer, Kim’s music has been featured on NPR and by the Virginia Symphony and Symphonicity. He was formerly a violinist with the Roanoke Symphony and also a U.S. Marine.
Performance Sponsored in Part by
Hampton Roads Community Foundation – F. Ludwig Diehn Fund
