Concert Program
Ensemble Recital Series
NIU PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Hooray for Hollywood!
Silas Huff, Director – Zihan Zhou, Assistant Conductor
Friday, October 18, 2024
7:00 pm
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall
Concert Program
Program
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Salute to Cinema “Hooray for Hollywood” “Singin’ In the Rain” “Over the Rainbow” “As Time Goes By” “A Day in the Life of a Fool”
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Carl Strommen (b. 1939) |
| “Morning Music” from Peer Gynt Suite. No. 1 | Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) |
Zihan Zhou, conductor
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The Sea Hawk Overture
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Erich Korngold (1897-1957) |
| “Death of Aese” from Peer Gynt Suite. No. 1 | Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) |
Zihan Zhou, conductor
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“Parade of the Ewoks” from Return of the Jedi
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John Williams (b. 1932) |
| Joker: Bathroom Dance | Hildur Guðnadóttir (b. 1982) |
Sofia Vrettou, cello |
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| Music from “Wicked” | Stephen Schwartz (b. 1948) (arr. Ted Rickets) |
Featuring Guest Artists from the DeKalb High School OrchestraSheila Felder, conductor
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| “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Peer Gynt Suite. No. 1 | Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) |
Featuring Guest Artists from the DeKalb High School Orchestra (Sheila Felder, Director) and Sycamore High School Orchestra (Ken Tonaki, Director)Zihan Zhou, conductor
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| How to Train Your Dragon | John Powell (b. 1963) |
Featuring Guest Artists from the DeKalb High School Orchestra (Sheila Felder, Director) and Sycamore High School Orchestra (Ken Tonaki, Director) |
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| Theme from Jurassic Park | John Williams (b. 1932) |
Featuring Guest Artists from the DeKalb High School Orchestra (Sheila Felder, Director) and Sycamore High School Orchestra (Ken Tonaki, Director)
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NIU Philharmonic Roster
Silas Huff, Director – Zihan Zhou, Assistant Conductor
Flute/piccolo
Chanel Antoshin*
Angel Salas Marcano
Segun Owele
Oboe
Fernando Marroquin*
Amanda Fujii
Clarinet
Eduardo Zamudio*
Kelly Nelson
Bass Clarinet
Mitchell Lucas
Bassoon
Martha Jacobson*|
Dianne Ryan
Horn
Brooks Wallace*
Noah Kocsis
Shaelynn McCabe
Liam Weber
Trumpet
Nick Anderson*
AJ Sullivan
Dr. Megan Bailey (faculty guest)
Trombone
Spencer Mackey*
Isabella Rodriguez
Bass Trombone
Tanner Jackson
Tuba
Cody Toth
Timpani
Michael Speziale
Percussion
Karl Olsen*
Will Carr
Delaney Jacobi
Rose Malcome
Abagail Vokoun
Harp
Anya Pasowicz
Violin
Sally Waterhouse**
Javier Polania Cleves**
Christian Balgeman
Reilly Farrell
Vanessa Felix
Ella Feuersthaler
Jacob Kukielka
Mei Lin McDermott
Myshona Philips
Keira Specht
Aditi Venkatesh
Jordan Weiss
Viola
Jacob Seabrook*
Baxter Brown
Emily Bychowski
Mac Heelein
Savannah Lisner
Tim Liu
Chloe McKendry
Vivian Munoz
Cello
Sofia Vrettou*
William Colangelo
Ben Gilbert
Oskar Kaut
Chris Mendez
Hannah Schwarz
Hannah Sheridan
James Zih-Cian Yu
Basses
Ronnie Gorka*
William Letterman
Frederick Melki
Special thanks to the students, faculty, administration, and parents of the DeKalb High School Orchestra and Sycamore High School Orchestra, and especially to Ms. Sheila Felder and Mr. Ken Tonaki, for their cooperation and collaboration.