Collaborations Concert IISunday, May 27, 2018, 8:00 PM • Hilton Minneapolis Ballroom

The Carnival of the Animals

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Gold Sponsors · Kawai America and Schmitt Music

The Carnival of the Animals(Le carnaval des animaux)

Camille Saint-Saënswith verses by

Ogden Nash

Piano Ensemble with OrchestraEmmett Drake, Conductor

Malgosia Lis, Coach/Coordinator

Introduction and Royal March of the Lion . . . . . . . . . . Gianna Weidman, Laura Piotrowski

Hens and Roosters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayden Kim, Alan Becker

Wild Donkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayden Kim, Alan Becker

Tortoises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liya Tang, Monica Weidman

The Elephant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Ho, Andrew Carratu

Kangaroos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arista Sullivan, Meredith Sullivan

Aquarium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arista Sullivan, Meredith Sullivan

The Cuckoo in the Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liya Tang, Monica Weidman

Pianists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fossils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Ho, Andrew Carratu

The Swan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Finale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Carnival of the Animals Orchestra

The Orchestra accompanying the piano students includes past or current Hartt Suzuki faculty, former Hartt Community

Division students, Hartt graduate and pedagogy students, Hartt Institute faculty, and other “friends of Hartt.”

Violin 1

Michelle Abraham

Susan Baer

Jessica Foskitt

Lillie Manis

Kirsten Marshall

Annalise Ohse

Jesse Snoke

Diane Slone

Ann Montzka Smelser

David Strom

Ben Van Vliet

Violin 2

Luciana Arraes

Ruth Bergman

Alicia Casey

Samantha Hiller Drake

Christie Felsing

Megan van Gomple

Calida Jones

Christa Muller HendricksSheryl Shohet

Viola

Katherine Almquist

Eugenio FigueroaCasey Calebaugh

Molly Gebrian

Lisa Humphrey

Sigred Karlstrom

Julie Roubik

Rafael Videira

Cello

Blake Brasch

Donna Davis

Chris Fiore

Rebecca Hood

Pablo Issa

Carlynn Savot

Harmon Steiner

Bass

Dennis Whittaker

Flute

Elizabeth Shuhan

Clarinet

Tobi Okwabi

Piano/Percussion

Malgosia Lis

Winifred Crock, Narrator

Kavin Dhanasekaran, Ayush Maini

Kavin Dhanasekaran, Ayush Maini

Gianna Weidman, Monica Weidman

Abigail Sunde, Laura Piotrowski