Concert Program: Symphony Orchestra & Opera Theatre
November 13, 2022
Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts
5:30 p.m.
Program
Featuring the Missouri State University Symphony Orchestra and Opera Theatre.
"Hansel and Gretel"
Engelbert Humperdinck
Sung in English, Abridged
We are recording this concert for archival purposes.
Please note the following requests:
- Silence all phones and electronic devices.
- No flash photography or audio/video recording during the performance.
- Children under 5 years old must be accompanied and maintained by an adult.
Thank you for helping create an environment for maximum artistry from our guests and student performers.
Missouri State Opera Theatre Cast
Gretel — Madalyn Kiewiet
Hansel — Emily Owings
Mother — Lexi Smith
Father — Jan Veljak
Sandman — Yiru Chen
Dew Fairy — Margaret Jordahl
Witch (Rosina Dainty Mouth) — Zoë Meier
Gingerbreak children: Peyton Adams, Molly Sellers, Anna Bracciano, Marylynn Grant, Alandra Hutchens, Toni Rainey, Quincy Brown
Trees and offstage chorus: Theron LePage, Maddox McClain, Gavin Phillips, Miles Stamper, Dylan Brott, Bailey Freeman, Emma Gulovsen, Matthew Juhlin, Jesenia Marron, Emma Cerovich, Brendan Sienko, William Scarrow
MUSIC DIRECTOR
STAGE DIRECTOR
Rehearsal Pianist
Ethan Stahl
Graduate Assistants
Emma Cerovich, Jan Veljak, Toni Rainey, and Madalyn Kiewiet
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Missouri State University Symphony Orchestra
MUSIC DIRECTOR
FIRST VIOLIN
Joelle Manns, concertmaster
Leianna Pavon
Nathan Price
SECOND VIOLIN
Adam Barker, principal
Kaylea Bryan
Anna Arms
Sarah Le
VIOLA
Zoe Barnes, principal
Allyson Ly
Megan Skala
Matthew Pavon
CELLO
Elise Thierbach, principal
Ender Loya
Jessica Smith
Audrey Elliot
DOUBLE BASS
Julian Pacheco, principal
Ellen Anderson
Nikki Clark
HARP/KEYBOARD
Juhyun Hwang
FLUTE/PICCOLO
Kristina Happel, principal
Kaitlyn Kelly Gonzalez
OBOE/ENGLISH HORN
Austin Edwards, principal
Autumn Shotwell
CLARINET
Bailee Schobert, principal
Delaney Sloan
BASS CLARINET
April Skahan, principal
BASSOON
Connor Jones, principal
Hannah Arter
HORN
Charles Wolfe, principal
Vincent Tosatto
Jackson Jobe
Loren Broaddus
TRUMPET
Kennedy Ryan, principal
Emmitt Rieffer
Michael Ladage
TROMBONE
Drew Robertson, principal
Michael Saiz
Wyatt King
BASS TROMBONE
Darwin Gist, principal
TUBA
Zane Price, principal
TIMPANI
Alex Sharkey, principal
PERCUSSION
Anthony Ragusa, principal
Colton Bunkley
JJ Collister
GRADUATE CONDUCTOR
Nathaniel Quiroz
GRADUATE ASSISTANTS
Joelle Manns
Zoe Barnes
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Special Thanks
Payton Jackson from Springfield Contemporary Theatre; Music Staff Devonna Rains and Alex Smith; the Voice Faculty: Carol Chapman, Paula Patterson, Richard Todd Payne, Jena Cantrell, Traci Pritchard, Amanda Taylor, and Grace St. Pierre; HHPA Staff: Ed Carson and Patrick Wilson; Music Department Head John Prescott; RCOAL Dean Shawn Wahl; and OP Domestic & Exotic Lumber for donating labor and wood scraps.