Concert Program
Large Ensemble Concert Series
NIU Philharmonic
Maria Kurochkina, Conductor
Special Guests:
2025 NIU Concerto Competition Winners
Sofia Vrettou, cello
Eduardo Zamudio, clarinet
Daniël Smith, alto saxophone
Friday, February 13, 2026
7:00 p.m.
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall
Program
| Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major I. Allegro Moderato |
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) |
| Sofia Vrettou, cello | |
| Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95 | Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) |
| Concert Fantasia on Motives from ‘Rigoletto’ | Luigi Bassi (1833-1871) arr. for orchestra by John Glenesk Mortimer |
| Eduardo Zamudio, clarinet | |
| INTERMISSION | |
| Suite for Orchestra in B minor I. Andante |
Vasily Kalinnikov (1866-1901) |
| Concerto after Glière for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra I. Andantino – Allegro spirito II. Tranquillo e piacevole III. Tempo di Tarantella |
David DeBoor Canfield |
| Daniël Smith, alto saxophone | |