Guest Artist: Deborah Greenblatt, nyckelharpa

Humperdinck: Prelude to Hansel and GretelStanichar: Hans Christian Andersen SuiteGrieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1Sibelius: Finlandia

Christopher Stanichar, Principal Conductor

FALL CONCERT: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 7:30pmin the BJ Haan Auditorium on the campus of Dordt College

Nordic Notes

WELCOMEDear NISO friends,

Welcome to the opening concert of our 2018-2019 season, “Orchestral Celebration.” Tonight we hear music telling stories and creating visual images under the theme of “Nordic Notes.” The guest artist is Deborah Greenblatt, playing the nyckelharpa, which is a traditional Swedish folk instrument. Sit back and enjoy the stirring music.

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Be sure to buy coffee and truffles during intermission. Your contribution to NISO is greatly appreciated. Best Regards,Rhonda PenningsNISO Board Chairperson

PROGRAM

NISO 30th Anniversary CDNISO is excited to present our very first CD, produced as part of the celebration of our 30th Anniversary. The CD is a sampler of performance highlights from past years. It includes twelve pieces by twelve different composers from eleven different concerts conducted by Henry Duitman, Tim McGarvey, Henry Charles Smith, Jungho Kim, and Christopher Stanichar. The compositions include the lovely Pavane by Fauré, the “Triumphal March” from Aida by Verdi, the dramatic Pines of Rome by Respighi, and nine other concert favorites.

The CD will be for sale at all NISO concerts this season. It is also available inthe NISO office; requests for mail orders can be submitted by e-mail. The CD costs $15.00, with proceeds going toward 2018-2019 season expenses.

Further information, including a complete listing of the titles and ordering information, is available at niso.dordt.edu.

WELCOME________________________ Dear NISO friends, Welcome to the opening concert of our 2017-2018 season, “Symphonic Treasures." Tonight we hear music with the theme “B is for Bravo!” which features well-known music by Beethoven, Brahms, Bartók, Bernstein, and Borodin. We look forward to hearing segments by guest artist Douglas Yeo, bass trombone, and the Dordt College choirs. This is just the beginning of our outstanding season with wonderful treasures from the orchestra and guest artists. We are excited to once again have the Celebrity Conductor Contest during our Winter Pops Concert on January 27. Each contestant will be asking for your support (one dollar = one vote) as a way to raise money for NISO. The person with the most votes will be named the 2018 NISO Celebrity Conductor and will have the honor of conducting a musical piece after intermission. The Winter Pops Concert will center on “Romancing the Violin,” featuring Jessica Mathaes on violin. It will be an evening of inspiration and romance. Please enjoy coffee and truffles at intermission and consider purchasing the NISO 30th Anniversary CD. Thank you for your support of NISO. We appreciate your generosity. Best Regards, Rhonda Pennings NISO Board Chairperson

NISO 30th Anniversary CD

NISO is excited to present our very first CD produced as part of last year’s celebration of our 30th Anniversary. The CD is a sampler of performance highlights from past years. It includes twelve pieces by twelve different composers from eleven different concerts conducted by Henry Duitman, Tim McGarvey, Henry Charles Smith, Jungho Kim, and Christopher Stanichar. The compositions include the lovely Pavane by Fauré, the “Triumphal March” from Aida by Verdi, the dramatic Pines of Rome by Respighi, and nine other concert favorites.

The CD will be for sale at all NISO concerts this season. It is also available in the NISO office; requests for mail orders can be submitted by e-mail. The CD costs $15.00, with proceeds going toward 2017-2018 season expenses.

Further information, including a complete listing of the titles and ordering information, is available at niso.dordt.edu.

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PROGRAM__________________

THE NORTHWEST IOWA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Christopher Stanichar, Principal Conductor Richard Steinbach, Piano 10 April 2018

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Russian Easter Overture

SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No. 2

I. Allegro

II. Andante

III. Allegro

Presentation of 2018-2019 NISO Concert Season

Intermission

MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 5, “Reformation”

I. Andante – Allegro con fuoco

II. Allegro vivace

III. Andante

IV. Andante con moto – Allegro vivace – Allegro maestoso

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PROGRAM NOTES_________________Prelude to Hansel and Gretel - Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921)

"When the need is greatest, God the Lord puts out His hand." -Gretel, Act 1, Scene 1Engelbert Humperdinck began his musical studies early, completing his first compositions at age seven. While his parents encouraged him to study architecture, he pursued a career in music. His musical journeys took him to Cologne and Berlin, and later through Italy, France, and Spain. Returning to Germany in 1887, he began teaching in Frankfurt. Humperdinck began sketching the present work in 1890 as a set of songs to accompany puppet shows being staged by his niece. By 1891, the work had begun to acquire orchestration; and by 1893, it was premiered as a full opera in Weimar under the direction of Richard Strauss. The work was such a success that, to this day, it dwarfs all of Humperdinck’s other works for the stage. The naiveté of the opening chorale gives way to sweeping, childlike wonder, ably setting the stage for the Grimm Brothers’ tale of adventure, cannibalism, and ingenious escapes.

Hans Christian Andersen Suite - Christopher Stanichar “...a very romantic and sincere composer, whose works disprove the notion that the avant-garde aesthetic is the major musical trend in the United States.”

-Petersburg Chronicle of Culture and Arts, 2004Principal conductor of the Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra since 2011, Dr. Christopher Stanichar studied at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and later as a Fulbright student in Slovakia. Equally gifted as a composer and a conductor, his musical travels have taken him across the United States, Russia, and Mexico. The present work dates from 2013-14 and evokes scenes from three popular fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen. I. The Brave Tin SoldierSome 150 years before Pixar’s celebrated movie Toy Story, H.C. Andersen gave us a secret romance of toys come to life. A misshapen tin soldier has his eye on a beautiful paper ballerina. He falls from a window (or was he pushed?) and the soldier must brave his way home. Lost at sea in a paper boat, he is eventually swallowed by a fish. The fish is in turn caught, filleted, and served for dinner at the soldier’s home. Alas, the soldier’s homecoming is all for naught: A spiteful child throws both the soldier and the ballerina into the stove. The following morning, a servant cleans the ashes from the stove and finds the tin soldier melted into the shape of a small heart. II. The Ugly DucklingIt was a fine summer day on the farm...until that last, oversized egg hatched to reveal an outsized and revolting chick entirely out of sorts with the other lovely ducklings in the nest. Pecked by hens, kicked by children, shot at by hunters, scorned by even his own kin (“Ah, you ugly creature, I wish the cat would get you…”) the ugly duckling runs away from home. After a bitter winter during which his pond freezes over, he spies a trio of royal swans. Convinced that his life is forfeit and can be no worse, he swims to them, prepared to ask that they kill him and end his misery. To his surprise, the swans welcome him! Seeing his reflection in the water, the ugly duckling finds that he himself has matured into a glorious and beautiful swan. III. The Emperor’s New SuitTwo charlatans arrive in town, hoping to take advantage of the emperor’s vanity. They promise to spin fabric of such perfection that only the greatest among us are even capable of seeing it. The emperor agrees and the charlatans set up shop. Day and night, their looms spin. Day and night, the charlatans requisition the finest gold and silk thread they can obtain. (Fabric of such perfection must begin with the best materials, of course.) Thrilled, the emperor sends emissaries to inspect the work in progress. Each sees nothing but empty spinning wheels and who knows where all that gold went? Yet each is too terrified to admit that they cannot see the new fabric. At last, the day arrives for the emperor to try on his new suit. Believing himself to be dressed in the finest garment imaginable, he parades through the town wearing nothing at all. Dr. Stanichar penned this work in collaboration with Deborah Greenblatt, a musician and educator based in Avoca, Nebraska. It features the unique sound of the nyckelharpa, a Swedish keyed fiddle popularized by Eric Sahlström (1912–1986) during the 20th century. Following the folk music revival of the 1960’s, the rasping, homely voice of the nyckelharpa has found its way into the soundtracks for the video games World of Warcraft and League of Legends, as well as into Mark Korven’s terrifying score for the 2016 horror film “The Witch.”

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Playwright Henrik Ibsen penned the story of Peer Gynt as a "dramatic poem" in 1867. Mildly philosophical and bitingly satiric, its premiere in 1876 was a success, in no small part due to 90 minutes of incidental music by Edvard Grieg. The brilliance of Grieg's writing, coupled with challenges inherent in the play (viz. a less-than-lovable antihero, several impossibly sudden scene changes, and one entire act cast in complete darkness), led the composer to extract two concert suites, the first of which features the following movements: Morgenstemning ("Morning Mood") Act II, Scene 1: Peer has absconded with Ingrid, the bride from a local wedding, and run off into the mountains for a night of debauchery. The two will soon awake and part company angrily; but for the moment, dawn breaks in peace over the mountain. Åses død ("Aase's Death") Act III, Scene 4: Peer returns from life as an outlaw to find his mother, Åse on her deathbed, incoherent and hallucinating. As death closes over her, Peer places a chair at the foot of the bed, fashions a pretend horsewhip and assures her that she's in a carriage arriving at the gates of Saint Peter. Peer becomes so involved in his narration that he fails to hear Åse murmur her final words: Jeg vil ligge og lukke øjne, og lide på dig, min gut! ("I'll lie back, close my eyes and trust you, my boy.") When he finally turns around to find her dead, he gently kisses her cheek and announces that he will have to seek his fortune far across the sea. Anitras Dans ("Anitra's Dance") Act IV, Scene 6: Peer's travels have brought him alone and penniless to Egypt. Dressed in stolen bedouin garb, he passes himself as a prophet among a local tribe. The tribe's chieftain regales him with a troupe of dancing girls, among them his daughter, Anitra. Peer attempts to seduce her and fails. I Dovregubbens hall ("In the Hall of the Mountain King") Act II, Scene 6: Having disgraced himself with Ingrid, Peer is banished to the wilderness and falls into the company of three lascivious milkmaids who are searching for trolls. (What, precisely, a lascivious milkmaid would do with a troll is left to the imagination.) The foursome drinks itself into oblivion and Peer crashes headfirst into a rock. The scene slips into unconsciousness as Peer imagines himself in the company of the daughter of the troll king. The two travel deep into the mountain caves where the king proposes that Peer may join the trolls if he marries his daughter. Peer considers the offer but refuses. Whereupon the king points out that she is already carrying Peer's child, begotten by his sinful thoughts.

Finlandia, op.26 - Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) By the close of the 19th century, Finland was a pawn in the Russian empire. The press was censored, acts of the Finnish legislature were subject to Russian veto, and Russian was replacing the Finnish language. Predictably, the result was a backlash of Finnish nationalism, eventually leading to independence from Russia in 1917. In November of 1899, a Press Pension Celebration was staged in Helsinki in support of the staff of the Päivälehti

PROGRAM__________________

THE NORTHWEST IOWA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Christopher Stanichar, Principal Conductor Deborah Greenblatt, nyckelharpa

13 November 2018

HUMPERDINCK Prelude to Hansel and Gretel

STANICHAR Hans Christian Andersen Suite

I. The Brave Tin Soldier II. The Ugly Duckling

III. The Emperor’s New Clothes

Intermission

GRIEG Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46

I. Morning Mood II. The Death of Aase

III. Anitra’s Dance IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King

SIBELIUS Finlandia, Op. 26, No. 7

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PROGRAM NOTES__________________PROGRAM NOTES_________________Prelude to Hansel and Gretel - Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921)

"When the need is greatest, God the Lord puts out His hand." -Gretel, Act 1, Scene 1Engelbert Humperdinck began his musical studies early, completing his first compositions at age seven. While his parents encouraged him to study architecture, he pursued a career in music. His musical journeys took him to Cologne and Berlin, and later through Italy, France, and Spain. Returning to Germany in 1887, he began teaching in Frankfurt. Humperdinck began sketching the present work in 1890 as a set of songs to accompany puppet shows being staged by his niece. By 1891, the work had begun to acquire orchestration; and by 1893, it was premiered as a full opera in Weimar under the direction of Richard Strauss. The work was such a success that, to this day, it dwarfs all of Humperdinck’s other works for the stage. The naiveté of the opening chorale gives way to sweeping, childlike wonder, ably setting the stage for the Grimm Brothers’ tale of adventure, cannibalism, and ingenious escapes.

Hans Christian Andersen Suite - Christopher Stanichar “...a very romantic and sincere composer, whose works disprove the notion that the avant-garde aesthetic is the major musical trend in the United States.”

-Petersburg Chronicle of Culture and Arts, 2004Principal conductor of the Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra since 2011, Dr. Christopher Stanichar studied at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and later as a Fulbright student in Slovakia. Equally gifted as a composer and a conductor, his musical travels have taken him across the United States, Russia, and Mexico. The present work dates from 2013-14 and evokes scenes from three popular fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen. I. The Brave Tin SoldierSome 150 years before Pixar’s celebrated movie Toy Story, H.C. Andersen gave us a secret romance of toys come to life. A misshapen tin soldier has his eye on a beautiful paper ballerina. He falls from a window (or was he pushed?) and the soldier must brave his way home. Lost at sea in a paper boat, he is eventually swallowed by a fish. The fish is in turn caught, filleted, and served for dinner at the soldier’s home. Alas, the soldier’s homecoming is all for naught: A spiteful child throws both the soldier and the ballerina into the stove. The following morning, a servant cleans the ashes from the stove and finds the tin soldier melted into the shape of a small heart. II. The Ugly DucklingIt was a fine summer day on the farm...until that last, oversized egg hatched to reveal an outsized and revolting chick entirely out of sorts with the other lovely ducklings in the nest. Pecked by hens, kicked by children, shot at by hunters, scorned by even his own kin (“Ah, you ugly creature, I wish the cat would get you…”) the ugly duckling runs away from home. After a bitter winter during which his pond freezes over, he spies a trio of royal swans. Convinced that his life is forfeit and can be no worse, he swims to them, prepared to ask that they kill him and end his misery. To his surprise, the swans welcome him! Seeing his reflection in the water, the ugly duckling finds that he himself has matured into a glorious and beautiful swan. III. The Emperor’s New SuitTwo charlatans arrive in town, hoping to take advantage of the emperor’s vanity. They promise to spin fabric of such perfection that only the greatest among us are even capable of seeing it. The emperor agrees and the charlatans set up shop. Day and night, their looms spin. Day and night, the charlatans requisition the finest gold and silk thread they can obtain. (Fabric of such perfection must begin with the best materials, of course.) Thrilled, the emperor sends emissaries to inspect the work in progress. Each sees nothing but empty spinning wheels and who knows where all that gold went? Yet each is too terrified to admit that they cannot see the new fabric. At last, the day arrives for the emperor to try on his new suit. Believing himself to be dressed in the finest garment imaginable, he parades through the town wearing nothing at all. Dr. Stanichar penned this work in collaboration with Deborah Greenblatt, a musician and educator based in Avoca, Nebraska. It features the unique sound of the nyckelharpa, a Swedish keyed fiddle popularized by Eric Sahlström (1912–1986) during the 20th century. Following the folk music revival of the 1960’s, the rasping, homely voice of the nyckelharpa has found its way into the soundtracks for the video games World of Warcraft and League of Legends, as well as into Mark Korven’s terrifying score for the 2016 horror film “The Witch.”

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Playwright Henrik Ibsen penned the story of Peer Gynt as a "dramatic poem" in 1867. Mildly philosophical and bitingly satiric, its premiere in 1876 was a success, in no small part due to 90 minutes of incidental music by Edvard Grieg. The brilliance of Grieg's writing, coupled with challenges inherent in the play (viz. a less-than-lovable antihero, several impossibly sudden scene changes, and one entire act cast in complete darkness), led the composer to extract two concert suites, the first of which features the following movements: Morgenstemning ("Morning Mood") Act II, Scene 1: Peer has absconded with Ingrid, the bride from a local wedding, and run off into the mountains for a night of debauchery. The two will soon awake and part company angrily; but for the moment, dawn breaks in peace over the mountain. Åses død ("Aase's Death") Act III, Scene 4: Peer returns from life as an outlaw to find his mother, Åse on her deathbed, incoherent and hallucinating. As death closes over her, Peer places a chair at the foot of the bed, fashions a pretend horsewhip and assures her that she's in a carriage arriving at the gates of Saint Peter. Peer becomes so involved in his narration that he fails to hear Åse murmur her final words: Jeg vil ligge og lukke øjne, og lide på dig, min gut! ("I'll lie back, close my eyes and trust you, my boy.") When he finally turns around to find her dead, he gently kisses her cheek and announces that he will have to seek his fortune far across the sea. Anitras Dans ("Anitra's Dance") Act IV, Scene 6: Peer's travels have brought him alone and penniless to Egypt. Dressed in stolen bedouin garb, he passes himself as a prophet among a local tribe. The tribe's chieftain regales him with a troupe of dancing girls, among them his daughter, Anitra. Peer attempts to seduce her and fails. I Dovregubbens hall ("In the Hall of the Mountain King") Act II, Scene 6: Having disgraced himself with Ingrid, Peer is banished to the wilderness and falls into the company of three lascivious milkmaids who are searching for trolls. (What, precisely, a lascivious milkmaid would do with a troll is left to the imagination.) The foursome drinks itself into oblivion and Peer crashes headfirst into a rock. The scene slips into unconsciousness as Peer imagines himself in the company of the daughter of the troll king. The two travel deep into the mountain caves where the king proposes that Peer may join the trolls if he marries his daughter. Peer considers the offer but refuses. Whereupon the king points out that she is already carrying Peer's child, begotten by his sinful thoughts.

Finlandia, op.26 - Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) By the close of the 19th century, Finland was a pawn in the Russian empire. The press was censored, acts of the Finnish legislature were subject to Russian veto, and Russian was replacing the Finnish language. Predictably, the result was a backlash of Finnish nationalism, eventually leading to independence from Russia in 1917. In November of 1899, a Press Pension Celebration was staged in Helsinki in support of the staff of the Päivälehti

ARTISTS__________________ARTISTS_________________________

DEBORAH GREENBLATT, has been teaching, performing, composing, recording, and writing professionally since 1971. She is a Master Artist with the Nebraska Arts Council’s Artist-in-the-Schools/Communities Program, and with her husband, David Seay (Greenblatt & Seay), performs (on over ten instruments) through the Nebraska Arts Council Touring Program. Deborah also participates in the Humanities Nebraska Speakers Bureau. Deborah was the first woman to win the Nebraska State Fiddling Championship, the first woman to win the Mid-America Fiddle Championship, and is a member of the Mid-America Old-Time Fiddler’s Hall of Fame. She has served as Co-Concertmaster of the Hastings (Nebraska) Symphony, and is Past-President of the Nebraska American String Teachers Association. Deborah is also music reviewer for the American String Teacher journal. Ms. Greenblatt received her degree in violin performance from Boston University School of Fine Arts in 1973. She is a member of the American Nyckelharpa Association, the American String Teachers Association, and the American Recorder Society. Deborah and David live, learn, teach, and make beautiful music together in The Old Schoolhouse in Avoca, Nebraska.

CHRISTOPHER STANICHAR is the Principal Conductor of the Northwest Iowa Symphony, an ensemble of some of the finest musicians in northwest Iowa and southeast South Dakota. Stanichar was appointed to this position in 2011, following a number of guest appearances. Stanichar has continued NISO’s tradition of artistic excellence, innovative programming, and collaborations with guest artists from the region and beyond. Stanichar leads NISO in three concerts per season, in addition to the annual Concert for Children. He has been praised for “his obvious energy, great joy directing, and outright enthusiasm” (Peter Wagner, Northwest Iowa Review). In addition to his position with Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra, Stanichar conducts the Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra in Minnesota. He is also serving as Visiting Professor at Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. As part of his duties, he is the Director of the Aberdeen University/Civic Symphony, the oldest continuous orchestra in South Dakota. Recently, Christopher has been selected as one of four finalists for the Music Director search for the Knox-Galesburg Symphony (a part-time professional orchestra in Western Illinois) following an international search that included more than 50 applicants. Dr. Stanichar appeared with the orchestra on October 20, 2018, as the opener for the KGS subscription season. Stanichar has conducted professional orchestras in Europe, Russia, Mexico, and the United States, including the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra (Russia), Sochi Symphony Orchestra (Russia), Orquesta Sinfónico Juvenil del Estado de Veracruze (Mexico), and many orchestras in the United States. Stanichar earned his Doctorate of Musical Arts in conducting at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music where he was a student of Gerard Samuel. In 1996 he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study conducting in Slovakia, where he appeared as a guest conductor of many top orchestras in that country. In 1997 he was appointed Conducting Assistant for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, where maestros Jesús López-Cobos and Erich Kunzel mentored him. Stanichar is an active composer; his works have been commissioned and performed throughout the world. His Trisagion was used in the Ric Burns’ PBS documentary, Andy Warhol. More recent projects include a full-length cantata, St. Mark Passion, written as part of a Granskou grant for the 150th anniversary of Augustana College. His Variations on a Theme by Handel for string orchestra is featured in the independent film, Dust of War. TrevCo-Varner Music has published several of his works for English horn.

THE NORTHWEST IOWA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA comprises the finest musicians in the tri-state area. Teaching principals are of a professional caliber and function as first chair players and teachers in sectional rehearsals. The orchestra’s 80 members include adults of all ages as well as gifted music students from area high schools, middle schools, and colleges. Several of the high school students are recipients of scholarships from Friends of the Symphony for the purpose of continuing their private music instruction. NISO presents three concerts each season in addition to the annual Concert for Children, which is given each November for over 1,000 area 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students.

PROGRAM NOTES_________________newspaper, which had been suspended after criticizing Russian rule. Ostensibly a benign fundraiser, the event was a thinly-veiled rally for anti-Russian sentiment. Jean Sibelius, coming off the successful premier of his first symphony, contributed a multi-movement suite entitled “Press Celebration Music”.

The following year, he revised the final movement, “Finland Awakes,” for separate publication as the present “Finlandia.” With its threatening snarls, stirring chorale, and trumpet klaxons, the work has enjoyed lasting acclaim. Of particular note is the central chorale melody: This acquired Finnish words 1941, it acquired Christian hymn texts in English and Italian, and it served (briefly) as the national anthem of the short-lived African nation of Biafra in the late 1960’s.

Notes by Robert Horton, 2018

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NISO Members Years of Service: ♩5+ years ♪10+ years ♬15+ years ♮20+ years ♯25+ years

FIRST VIOLIN Daniel Amin, Dordt College Kinza Brue, Dordt College♩ Erika Buiter, Dordt College Holly Hiemstra, Dordt College Brianna Miedema, Unity Christian HS

** Lisa Miedema, Sioux Center♮ Kirbee Nykamp, Sioux Center♪ Tim Rylaarsdam, Sioux Center♯ Tara Tilstra, Dordt College

+ Janna Vanden Brink, Unity Christian HS p Jill Wigton, Merrill

SECOND VIOLIN Rebecca De Haan, Sioux Falls

* Jennifer Frens, Sioux Center♮+ Lexie Merley, Sheldon HS

Rebecca Nymeyer, Dordt CollegeKatrina Regnerus, Dordt College

p Amie Smit, Sioux Center♩ Stan Spaulding, Sioux CenterAdri Tilstra, Dordt CollegeAbby Vander Werf, Dordt CollegeKendra Wieringa, Dordt College

VIOLA + Marissa Beaty, MOC-FV HS

Marian Casey, Sioux Falls♪ * Fei Chen, Sioux Falls♩

Caleb Herman, Dordt CollegeDavid Riadi, Dordt CollegeKristin Stanichar, Sioux FallsGary Vander Hart, Sioux Center♯

CELLO Jaren Brue, Dordt College Nic Herman, Dordt College Dane Hibma, Sioux Center♬ Nicole Kaemingk, Dordt College Sam Kim, Dordt College Daniel Munson, Dordt College Jessica Setiawan, Dordt College Joseph Slegers, Orange City♪ Cathie Tien, Orange City♩

* Andrew Travers, Sioux Falls♩ Jeshua Witt, Dordt College

STRING BASS Trevor Carlson, Sioux Falls♩

* John Casey, Sioux Falls♪+ Hannah Hulstein, MOC-FV MS

Hudson Nitzel, Dordt CollegeNoah Pollema, Dordt College

FLUTE/PICCOLO Shannon Abels, Sioux Falls♩

* Anna Davis, Spencer♩ Sue De Haan, Orange City♬

OBOE Ronja Jung, Sioux City

* Brandy Trucke, Bronson

CLARINET Susan De Jong, Orange City♩ * Beverly Gibson, Sioux Falls♪

BASSOON/CONTRABASSOON Mindy Braithwaite, Sioux Falls♪ Adam Curry, Le Mars

* Chris Haak, Sioux Falls♩

FRENCH HORN Ben Jacobsma, Dordt College Xiola Koile-Paxton, Vermillion Amy Laursen, Vermillion

* Rebekah McLaughlin, Vermillion♩ Joseph Mullin, AltonMelanie Witt, Orange City♯

TRUMPET * Richard Bogenrief, Merrill♯

Dan Mangold, Orange City♩

TROMBONE Matt Honken, Orange City♩ Jason Roseth, Sioux Falls

* Vance Shoemaker, Hawarden♯ Emily Wehde, Sioux Falls♩

TUBA * Peter Boerema, Sioux Falls♪

PERCUSSION * Jason Domonkos, Omaha

Josh Dykstra, Dordt CollegeSabrina Fox, AltonCaleb Smit, Unity Christian HSNoah Woolston, Dordt College

HARP Anna Blauw, Dordt College Maggie Burgsma, Dordt College

ARTISTS_________________________

DEBORAH GREENBLATT, has been teaching, performing, composing, recording, and writing professionally since 1971. She is a Master Artist with the Nebraska Arts Council’s Artist-in-the-Schools/Communities Program, and with her husband, David Seay (Greenblatt & Seay), performs (on over ten instruments) through the Nebraska Arts Council Touring Program. Deborah also participates in the Humanities Nebraska Speakers Bureau. Deborah was the first woman to win the Nebraska State Fiddling Championship, the first woman to win the Mid-America Fiddle Championship, and is a member of the Mid-America Old-Time Fiddler’s Hall of Fame. She has served as Co-Concertmaster of the Hastings (Nebraska) Symphony, and is Past-President of the Nebraska American String Teachers Association. Deborah is also music reviewer for the American String Teacher journal. Ms. Greenblatt received her degree in violin performance from Boston University School of Fine Arts in 1973. She is a member of the American Nyckelharpa Association, the American String Teachers Association, and the American Recorder Society. Deborah and David live, learn, teach, and make beautiful music together in The Old Schoolhouse in Avoca, Nebraska.

CHRISTOPHER STANICHAR is the Principal Conductor of the Northwest Iowa Symphony, an ensemble of some of the finest musicians in northwest Iowa and southeast South Dakota. Stanichar was appointed to this position in 2011, following a number of guest appearances. Stanichar has continued NISO’s tradition of artistic excellence, innovative programming, and collaborations with guest artists from the region and beyond. Stanichar leads NISO in three concerts per season, in addition to the annual Concert for Children. He has been praised for “his obvious energy, great joy directing, and outright enthusiasm” (Peter Wagner, Northwest Iowa Review). In addition to his position with Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra, Stanichar conducts the Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra in Minnesota. He is also serving as Visiting Professor at Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. As part of his duties, he is the Director of the Aberdeen University/Civic Symphony, the oldest continuous orchestra in South Dakota. Recently, Christopher has been selected as one of four finalists for the Music Director search for the Knox-Galesburg Symphony (a part-time professional orchestra in Western Illinois) following an international search that included more than 50 applicants. Dr. Stanichar appeared with the orchestra on October 20, 2018, as the opener for the KGS subscription season. Stanichar has conducted professional orchestras in Europe, Russia, Mexico, and the United States, including the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra (Russia), Sochi Symphony Orchestra (Russia), Orquesta Sinfónico Juvenil del Estado de Veracruze (Mexico), and many orchestras in the United States. Stanichar earned his Doctorate of Musical Arts in conducting at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music where he was a student of Gerard Samuel. In 1996 he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study conducting in Slovakia, where he appeared as a guest conductor of many top orchestras in that country. In 1997 he was appointed Conducting Assistant for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, where maestros Jesús López-Cobos and Erich Kunzel mentored him. Stanichar is an active composer; his works have been commissioned and performed throughout the world. His Trisagion was used in the Ric Burns’ PBS documentary, Andy Warhol. More recent projects include a full-length cantata, St. Mark Passion, written as part of a Granskou grant for the 150th anniversary of Augustana College. His Variations on a Theme by Handel for string orchestra is featured in the independent film, Dust of War. TrevCo-Varner Music has published several of his works for English horn.

THE NORTHWEST IOWA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA comprises the finest musicians in the tri-state area. Teaching principals are of a professional caliber and function as first chair players and teachers in sectional rehearsals. The orchestra’s 80 members include adults of all ages as well as gifted music students from area high schools, middle schools, and colleges. Several of the high school students are recipients of scholarships from Friends of the Symphony for the purpose of continuing their private music instruction. NISO presents three concerts each season in addition to the annual Concert for Children, which is given each November for over 1,000 area 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students.

PROGRAM NOTES_________________newspaper, which had been suspended after criticizing Russian rule. Ostensibly a benign fundraiser, the event was a thinly-veiled rally for anti-Russian sentiment. Jean Sibelius, coming off the successful premier of his first symphony, contributed a multi-movement suite entitled “Press Celebration Music”.

The following year, he revised the final movement, “Finland Awakes,” for separate publication as the present “Finlandia.” With its threatening snarls, stirring chorale, and trumpet klaxons, the work has enjoyed lasting acclaim. Of particular note is the central chorale melody: This acquired Finnish words 1941, it acquired Christian hymn texts in English and Italian, and it served (briefly) as the national anthem of the short-lived African nation of Biafra in the late 1960’s.

Notes by Robert Horton, 2018

PERSONNEL_______________________

** Concertmistress * Teaching Principal pAssistant Principal + Scholarship recipient

NISO Members Years of Service: ♩5+ years ♪10+ years ♬15+ years ♮20+ years ♯25+ years

FIRST VIOLIN p Jill Bogenrief, Merrill♩

Parks Brawand, Dordt College Erika Buiter, Dordt College Holly Hiemstra, Dordt College Elyse Kuperus, Dordt College Brianna Miedema, Dordt College

** Lisa Miedema, Sioux Center♮ Kirbee Nykamp, Sioux Center♬ Katrina Regnerus, Dordt College Tim Rylaarsdam, Sioux Center♯ Tara Tilstra, Dordt College Janna Vanden Brink, Dordt College Kylie Van Wyhe, Dordt College

SECOND VIOLIN Kelsey Bartels, Dordt College Rebecca De Haan, Sioux Falls

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+ p

Jennifer Frens, Sioux Center♯ Olivia Helmus, Dordt College Mika Kooistra, Dordt College Carmen Lodewyk, Sioux Center Rebecca Mangold, Orange City Rebecca Nymeyer, Dordt College Joya Schreurs, Unity Christian HS Amie Smit, Sioux Center♩Stan Spaulding, Sioux Center Abby Vander Werf, Dordt College Kendra Wieringa, Dordt College

VIOLA

Marian Casey, Sioux Falls♪ * Fei Chen, Sioux Falls♩

Alyssa Kraft, Dordt CollegeDavid Riadi, Dordt CollegeKristin Stanichar, Sioux FallsAdri Tilstra, Dordt CollegeGary Vander Hart, Sioux Center♯Spencer Van Ravenswaay, Dordt College

CELLO Jack Bonnecroy, Orange City Jaren Brue, Dordt College Max Foster, Hawarden Carissa Geels, Dordt College Nic Herman, Dordt College Dane Hibma, Sioux Center♬ Nicole Kaemingk, Dordt College Juhun Kim, Dordt College Daniel Munson, Dordt College Jonathan Nyman, Dordt College Joseph Wright Slegers, Orange City♪ Cathie Tien, Orange City♩

* Andrew Travers, Sioux Falls♩ Jeshua Witt, Dordt CollegeJoseph Yannie, Dordt College

STRING BASS + Josh Beltman, Unity Christian HS

Trevor Carlson, Sioux Falls♩* John Casey, Sioux Falls♪

David Laurenti, Dordt CollegeHudson Nitzel, Dordt CollegeCameron Steenhoek, Dordt CollegeNoah Pollema, Dordt College

FLUTE/PICCOLO Shannon Abels, Sioux Falls♪

* Anna Davis, Spencer♩ Ellen Podhajsky, Northwestern College

OBOE * Chris Haak, Sioux Falls♩

Ronja Jung, Sioux City

CLARINET Shirley Van Engen, Boyden♪ * Beverly Gibson, Sioux Falls♪

BASSOON/CONTRABASSOON Adam Curry, Sioux Falls * Cindy Mickens, Storm Lake

FRENCH HORN Xiola Etherington, Vermillion Ben Jacobsma, Sibley

* Amy Laursen, Vermillion+ Anna Van Holland, MOC-FV HS

Melanie Witt, Orange City♯

TRUMPET * Richard Bogenrief, Merrill♯

Dan Mangold, Orange City♪Karissa Van Surksum, Dordt College

TROMBONE Matt Honken, Orange City♩ Jason Roseth, Sioux Falls

* Vance Shoemaker, Hawarden♯ Emily Wehde, Sioux Falls♩

TUBA * Peter Boerema, Sioux Falls♬

PERCUSSION * Damon Lamberty, Vermillion

Hannah Dagel, Dordt CollegeLizzie Van Es, Sioux Center HS

HARP Anna Blauw, Dordt College Maggie Burgsma, Dordt College

THANK YOU TO: DORDT COLLEGE for its generous provision of rehearsal and performance space, support staff, and office accommodations.CONTRIBUTORS for their sustaining appreciation of fine music and their continuing support of the Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra.FRIENDS OF THE SYMPHONY for ushering, ticket sales, and refreshments at our rehearsals.

THE STAFF: Christopher Stanichar, ConductorAngela Holt, Assistant ConductorKaren De Mol, General ManagerMary Hulstein, Administrative Assistant

CREDITS__________________

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Daniel Finley – Sioux CenterSally Jongsma – Sioux CenterBonnie Meier, Vice-Chairperson – Orange CityRhonda Pennings, Chairperson – Orange CityLee Schneider – HullT.J. Speer – Sioux CenterBert Van Batavia – BoydenHerm Van Den Hul – Sioux Center

Brian Van Engen, Treasurer – Sioux CenterLyle Van Ravenswaay – HullNancy Vermeer, Secretary – Sioux CenterAnita Vogel – Orange City

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRPERSONS: Norma Snyder JonesBernie WeidenaarYette Te Paske

MEDIA SPONSORS Dordt CollegeKDCR FM 88.5KWIT FM 90.3/KOJI FM 90.7Iowa Information PublicationsEvie’s Hallmark

MAESTRO ($1000+) Beaver Eye Care Center Fresh Egg Farm Jim & Marilyn Dean

SOLOIST ($500 to $999) Karen A. DeMolErik & Barb HoekstraInterstates FoundationNorthwest BankPeople’s BankLee & Audrey PlasierDr. Christopher & Kristin StanicharPaul & Barb Truesdell

Van Den Hul Asset ManagementJudy Winkel

CONCERTMASTER ($250 to $499) Howard & Marge BeerninkFarmers Mutual Insurance, HullThe Foreign Candy Company, Inc.Drs. Eric & Kim ForsethKatie Lynn HaanIowa State BankDick & Pat JongewaardCarl & Ellen KlompienJohn R. & Betty KreykesMarion & Darlene MouwMouw Motor Company, Inc.Premier BankJohn & Sheryl SlegersGreg & Dawn SteggerdaMarvin & Audrey Van Vuuren

Ken & Dorothy Vanden BrinkDale & Eileen Vander WiltThe Van Engelenhoven AgencyOrv & Arlene Van’t HulEvan & Nancy VermeerHarold & Emily VonkDennis & Donna Walstra

PRINCIPAL ($100 to $249) Curt & Pat AhrenholzWillis & Joanne AlberdaDel & Ann BroekDavid & Susan BrueJonathan & Eileen BuiterJerry & Carol ButeynCasey’s General Store, Sioux CenterMartin DekkengaBob & Rebecca De SmithBernie & Kathy De WitVerlyn & June De WitDriesen Eye Center

George & Jo FaberDiana GonzalezDr. King & Kecia HickmanBrent & Mary HulsteinNanci JahnGerald JansenArnold & Carolyn KoekkoekJim & Sally KoldenhovenHenry & Dee KramerKroese & Kroese, P.C.Roger & Jerilyn LuedersRockne & Joan McCarthyDr. Verne & Gidge MeyerNeal Chase Lumber Co.Northwestern BankNo Streaking, Inc.Don & Joyce OosteninkKenneth E. SabersSavings Bank – Primghar, Hartley, Lake ParkCliff & Joanne SoodsmaMark & Emily SybesmaTeam Realty Services, Inc.John & Loretta Thomas

Bert & Sandra Van BataviaBrian & Stephanie Van EngenJerry & Kim Van EsNolan & Dorenda Van GaalenArlin & Janene Van GorpLyle & Mary Van RavenswaayMarion & Jan Van SoelenStan & Beth Vanden BergJanet & Doug Vander BergGary & Joan Vander HartBill & Jo Vander WerfValley Machining Co.Glen & Betty VermeerVogel FoundationDrew & Jean VogelPiet & Nelene WesterbeekKenton & Melanie Witt

CONTRIBUTORS __________________CONTRIBUTORS___________________ CONCERT SPONSORS

American State Bank

GRANT SPONSORS

MEDIA SPONSORS Color FX KDCR FM 88.5

KWIT FM 90.3/KOJI FM 90.7 Iowa Information Publications

Evie’s Hallmark Jubon Juweelen

MAESTRO ($1000+) Jim & Marilyn Dean W. Dale & Karen Den Herder

Norma Snyder Jones Yette Te Paske

SOLOIST ($500 to $999) Beaver Eye Care Citizens State Bank of Sheldon & Boyden Karen A. DeMol Farmers Mutual Insurance, Hull, IA Erik & Barb Hoekstra Dick & Pat Jongewaard

Bill & Ila Jean Mouw Northwest Bank People’s Bank Lee & Audrey Plasier Smithfield Foods Thomas A. Snyder

Dr. Christopher & Kris Stanichar Van Den Hul Asset Management Marvin & Joy Vogel Judy Winkel

CONCERTMASTER ($250 to $499) Howard & Marge Beernink Formosa Food Co. Drs. Eric & Kim Forseth Katie Lynn Haan Carl & Ellen Klompien John R. & Betty Kreykes Marion & Darlene Mouw

Henrietta Muilenburg John & Sheryl Slegers TJ & Lisa Speer Marvin & Audrey Van Vuuren Ken & Dorothy Vanden Brink Dale & Eileen Vander Wilt The Van Engelenhoven Agency

Orv & Arlene Van’t Hul Evan & Nancy Vermeer Scott A. Visser Harold & Emily Vonk Dennis & Donna Walstra Walstra Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

PRINCIPAL ($100 to $249) Curt & Pat Ahrenholz Willis & Joanne Alberda Clarice Alons B & B Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Del & Ann Broek Jerry & Carol Buteyn John & Marian Casey Casey’s General Store, Sioux Center Martin Dekkenga Garold & Donna Den Herder Bob & Rebecca De Smith Bernie & Kathy De Wit Verlyn & June De Wit Driesen Eye Center George & Jo Faber Lee & Eleanor Feenstra Greenworld, Inc. Howard & Vicki Hall Dr. King & Kecia Hickman Hi-Way Chevrolet-Buick Inc. Brent & Mary Hulstein Nanci Jahn

Fran Koets Jim & Sally Koldenhoven Henry & Dee Kramer Roger & Jerilyn Lueders Rockne & Joan McCarthy Lee & Bonnie Meier Dr. Verne & Gidge Meyer Andy & Joan Miedema Bradley & Lisa Miedema Mouw Motor Company, Inc. Neal Chase Lumber Co. Northwestern Bank No Streaking, Inc. Don & Joyce Oostenink Kenneth E. Sabers Savings Bank – Primghar, Hartley, Lake

Park Cliff & Joanne Soodsma Greg & Dawn Steggerda Jack & Alethea Stubbe Mark & Emily Sybesma Team Realty Services, Inc.

Bert & Sandra Van Batavia Ron & LuAnn Van Den Berg Herm & Dawn Van Den Hul Lou & Tina Van Dyke Brian & Stephanie Van Engen Jerry & Kim Van Es Arlin & Janene Van Gorp Perry & Jo Van Gorp Marion & Jan Van Soelen Stan & Beth Vanden Berg Janet & Doug Vander Berg Dr. Dennis Vander Plaats Gary & Joan Vander Hart Loretta Vander Linden Bill & Jo Vander Werf Valley Machining Co. Glen & Betty Vermeer Drew & Jean Vogel Piet & Nelene Westerbeek West Rock Construction Op. Inc.; Tim & Carrie Maassen

Walmart Sioux Center

Premier Communications Foundation

Sioux Center Recreation & Arts Council

CONTRIBUTORS___________________ CONCERT SPONSORS

American State Bank

GRANT SPONSORS

MEDIA SPONSORS Color FX KDCR FM 88.5

KWIT FM 90.3/KOJI FM 90.7 Iowa Information Publications

Evie’s Hallmark Jubon Juweelen

MAESTRO ($1000+) Jim & Marilyn Dean W. Dale & Karen Den Herder

Norma Snyder Jones Yette Te Paske

SOLOIST ($500 to $999) Beaver Eye Care Citizens State Bank of Sheldon & Boyden Karen A. DeMol Farmers Mutual Insurance, Hull, IA Erik & Barb Hoekstra Dick & Pat Jongewaard

Bill & Ila Jean Mouw Northwest Bank People’s Bank Lee & Audrey Plasier Smithfield Foods Thomas A. Snyder

Dr. Christopher & Kris Stanichar Van Den Hul Asset Management Marvin & Joy Vogel Judy Winkel

CONCERTMASTER ($250 to $499) Howard & Marge Beernink Formosa Food Co. Drs. Eric & Kim Forseth Katie Lynn Haan Carl & Ellen Klompien John R. & Betty Kreykes Marion & Darlene Mouw

Henrietta Muilenburg John & Sheryl Slegers TJ & Lisa Speer Marvin & Audrey Van Vuuren Ken & Dorothy Vanden Brink Dale & Eileen Vander Wilt The Van Engelenhoven Agency

Orv & Arlene Van’t Hul Evan & Nancy Vermeer Scott A. Visser Harold & Emily Vonk Dennis & Donna Walstra Walstra Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

PRINCIPAL ($100 to $249) Curt & Pat Ahrenholz Willis & Joanne Alberda Clarice Alons B & B Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Del & Ann Broek Jerry & Carol Buteyn John & Marian Casey Casey’s General Store, Sioux Center Martin Dekkenga Garold & Donna Den Herder Bob & Rebecca De Smith Bernie & Kathy De Wit Verlyn & June De Wit Driesen Eye Center George & Jo Faber Lee & Eleanor Feenstra Greenworld, Inc. Howard & Vicki Hall Dr. King & Kecia Hickman Hi-Way Chevrolet-Buick Inc. Brent & Mary Hulstein Nanci Jahn

Fran Koets Jim & Sally Koldenhoven Henry & Dee Kramer Roger & Jerilyn Lueders Rockne & Joan McCarthy Lee & Bonnie Meier Dr. Verne & Gidge Meyer Andy & Joan Miedema Bradley & Lisa Miedema Mouw Motor Company, Inc. Neal Chase Lumber Co. Northwestern Bank No Streaking, Inc. Don & Joyce Oostenink Kenneth E. Sabers Savings Bank – Primghar, Hartley, Lake

Park Cliff & Joanne Soodsma Greg & Dawn Steggerda Jack & Alethea Stubbe Mark & Emily Sybesma Team Realty Services, Inc.

Bert & Sandra Van Batavia Ron & LuAnn Van Den Berg Herm & Dawn Van Den Hul Lou & Tina Van Dyke Brian & Stephanie Van Engen Jerry & Kim Van Es Arlin & Janene Van Gorp Perry & Jo Van Gorp Marion & Jan Van Soelen Stan & Beth Vanden Berg Janet & Doug Vander Berg Dr. Dennis Vander Plaats Gary & Joan Vander Hart Loretta Vander Linden Bill & Jo Vander Werf Valley Machining Co. Glen & Betty Vermeer Drew & Jean Vogel Piet & Nelene Westerbeek West Rock Construction Op. Inc.; Tim & Carrie Maassen

Walmart Sioux Center

Premier Communications Foundation

Sioux Center Recreation & Arts Council

CREDITS___________________________ THANK YOU TO:

DORDT COLLEGE for its generous provision of rehearsal and performance space, support staff, and office accommodations. CONTRIBUTORS for their sustaining appreciation of fine music and their continuing support of the Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra. FRIENDS OF THE SYMPHONY for ushering, ticket sales, and refreshments at our rehearsals.

THE STAFF: Christopher Stanichar, Conductor Angela Holt, Assistant Conductor Karen De Mol, General Manager Mary Hulstein, Administrative Assistant

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Daniel Finley – Sioux Center Sally Jongsma – Sioux Center Bonnie Meier, Vice-Chairperson – Orange City Rhonda Pennings, Chairperson – Orange City Lee Schneider – Hull T.J. Speer – Sioux Center Bert Van Batavia – Boyden Herm Van Den Hul – Sioux Center Brian Van Engen, Treasurer – Sioux Center Lyle Van Ravenswaay – Hull Nancy Vermeer, Secretary – Sioux Center Anita Vogel – Orange City

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRPERSONS:

Norma Snyder Jones Bernie Weidenaar Yette Te Paske

Orchestral Celebration Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra Concerts

Christopher Stanichar, Conductor

WINTER POPS - Saturday, January 26, 2019 – 7:30PM SPRING CONCERT - Tuesday, April 2, 2019 – 7:30PM GUEST CONCERT - Saturday, April 13, 2019 – 7:30PM

Northwest Iowa Symphony Youth Orchestra Concerts

Saturday, December 8, 2018, 3:00pm Saturday, April 6, 2019, 3:00pm

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