Concert Program
Ensemble Recital Series
NIU PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Concerto Competition Winners Concert
Dr. Silas Huff, Director
Zihan Zhou, Assistant Conductor
Isabella Rodriguez, Trombone
Concerto Competition Winner
Emily Montelongo, Soprano
Concerto Competition Winner
Sunday, February 16, 2025
3:00 pm
Boutell Memorial Concert Hall
Concert Program
Program
| Symphony No. 8, D 759 (“Unfinished”) I. Allegro moderato II. Andante con moto |
Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) |
INTERMISSION
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| William Tell Overture | Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) |
Zihan Zhou, conductor
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Concertino for Trombone and String Orchestra, Op. 45 III. Finale: Allegro giocoso |
Lars-Erik Larsson (1908-1986) |
Isabella Rodriguez, Trombone
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| “Les oiseaux dans la charmille” from The Tales of Hoffman |
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) |
Emily Montelongo, Soprano
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| “Can-Can” from Orpheus in the Underworld |
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) |
NIU Philharmonic Roster
Silas Huff, Director – Zihan Zhou, Assistant Conductor
Flute
Jake Santini*
Angel Salas Marcano
Kaelyn Witt
Oboe
Fernando Marroquin*
Amanda Fujii
English Horn
Amanda Fujii
Clarinet
Eduardo Zamudio*
Katelyn Ackland
Bassoon
Dianne Ryan* (guest)
Jason Hanna (guest)
Horn
Shae McCabe*
Les Stark
Liam Weber
Carmen Houde
Trumpet
Jackson Vandebleek*
Bianca Zhinin
Trombone
Spencer Mackey*
Hunter Otgontseren (guest)
Bass Trombone
Tanner Jackson
Tuba
Logan Yugo
Timpani
Evan Miller
Percussion
Delaney Jacobi*
Jenna Brown
Harp
Fiona Hunt
First Violin
Javier Polania Cleves**
Jordan Weiss
Jacob Kukielka
Christian Balgeman
Abby Edwards
Vanessa Felix
Second Violin
Sally Waterhouse**
Reilly Farrell
Keira Specht
Mei Lin McDermott
Aditi Venkatesh
Myshona Philips
Viola
Jacob Seabrook*
Baxter Brown
Emily Bychowski
Tim Liu
Chloe McKendry
Vivian Munoz
Savannah Lisner
Cello
Sofia Vrettou*
Chris Mendez
Oskar Kaut
James Zih-Cian Yu
Ben Gilbert
Hannah Schwarz
Bass
Ronnie Gorka*
William Letterman
Frederick Melki
* Principal player