Spring 2021 Festival Concert
May 1, 2021 | 6 PM PDT
Premiered on May 1st, 2021 at 6 PM PDT
Featuring world premieres by…
Joe Jaxson
Fanfare and Overture
JOE JAXSON is a student at James Madison University studying for his B.M. in Composition. Joe pursues versatility in writing within numerous styles and genres ranging from Contemporary Classical to Cinematic Film Scoring.
Joe was named an honorable mention in the Young Composers Competition – JMU 37th Contemporary Music Festival at the high school division in 2017 for his brass quartet, “Tranquil, Pulse, and Drive!”. In 2018, his wind ensemble piece, “Fanfare and Celebration” was selected for recognition at the VMEA (Virginia Music Educators Association) Composition Festival during its annual conference. Joe's piece, "Fanfare and Overture for Orchestra" was recently selected by the USC Student Symphony Orchestra 2020 Call for Scores as one of its winners for their upcoming season. Joe was also selected as one of its winners for their upcoming season. Joe was also selected as one of the ten composers for the modern chamber group "Five by Five's" 2020 Call for Scores and Ideas.
Aidan Gold
Percussion Concerto on Songs from Turkmenistan
AIDAN GOLD is currently a graduate student at the USC Thornton School of Music pursing a Master of Music in Composition. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Washington in 2019 with a Bachelor of Music in Composition and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. He studied composition with Huck Hodge and Frank Ticheli, and currently studies with Nina Young. Aidan’s music explores ideas of narrative, musical ‘characters’, sonic/textural landscapes, and performer agency. He has written for a wide variety of ensembles including orchestra, wind ensemble, string quartet, percussion ensemble, fixed and interactive electronics, and many others.
His music has been played by the Seattle Symphony, the UW Wind Ensemble, the Turkmen State Symphony Orchestra, the UW Percussion/Modern Ensembles, the Talea Ensemble, the Inverted Space Ensemble, the Mivos Quartet, and others. Aidan plays percussion and has played extensively with various Seattle community orchestras as well as UW ensembles. He also enjoys conducting and is currently Assistant Music Director for the Student Symphony Orchestra of USC. Aidan studies conducting at USC with Larry Livingston, and he has also conducted the UW Percussion Ensemble and Modern Ensemble in concert.
Program
Joe Jaxson
Fanfare and Overture
Ensemble
Piccolo
Linda Diaz
Flute
Courtney Badura*
Erica Lee
Alana MacMahon
Dorothy Pan
Theodore Strich
Tianyi Yan
Oboe/English Horn
Lisa Read*
Clarinet
Javier Morales-Martinez*
Kathryn Dullerud
Divya Vasireddy
Baron Zhu
Bassoon
Jadon Schuler
Horn
Will Grace*
Brayden Armes
Rachel Kim
Killian Mulrooney
Trumpet
Eddy Lanois*
Lucca Cidale
Aaron Ghrist
Trombone
Stephen Hannan
Adam Karelin
Tuba
Errol Rhoden III*
Percussion
Aidan Gold
Shihan Jin
Timpani
Shihan Jin
Harp
Sarah Hsiao
Violin I
Emily Hsu**
Elaine Huang
Justin Kim
Ethan Park
Tim Zeng
Violin II
Elise Haukenes*
Jingxuan He
Tricia Saputera
Viola
Trinity Yang
Cello
Matias Pachalian*
Justin Shin
Bass
Mark Stephenson*
Marcoantonio Muniz
Production
Audio Production
Linda Diaz
Elliott Herbst
Simon Lee
Video Production
Linda Diaz
Cécile Chaminade
Duo Symphonique Op. 117
Ensemble
Piano
Sang Won (David) Park
Jacqueline Rasmussen
Production
Audio and Video Production
Adam Karelin
Zoom Ensemble
Listen
Ensemble
Flute
Linda Diaz
Alana MacMahon
Violin
Elaine Huang
Cello
Matias Pachalian
Percussion
Aidan Gold
Keyboard
Adam Karelin
Vocals
Niven Jayanthi
Production
Audio Production
Aidan Gold
Video Production
Adam Karelin
Le Rouban Dénoué: I
Reynaldo Hahn
Ensemble
Piano
Ankur Mukhopadhyay
An Hoang
Production
Audio and Video Production
Adam Karelin
April in Paris
Vernon Duke & E. Y. Harburg
Ensemble
Thornton Jazz Orchestra
Director
Bob Mintzer
Saxes
Altos: Nicole McCabe*
Branden Brown
Tenors: Barclay Moffit*
Ben Lindenburg
Bari: Jordan DeTeige
Trombones
Michael Neufeld*
Ethan Santos
Ryan Kieran
Bass: Kevin Bryson
Trumpets
Landon Grigsby*
Grady Flamm
Aman Cowell
Ethan Chilton
Rhythm Section
Piano: Dalton Hayse
Guitar: Andy Brems
Bass: Dario Bizio
Drums: Lauren Ellis
Featured Solos
Piano: Dalton Hayse
Tenor Sax: Bob Mintzer
Student Symphony Orchestra
Violin I
Shelby Wong**
Bradley Bascon
Elaine Huang
Zoe Rodriguez
Violin II
Elise Haukenes*
Judith Gauriau
Tricia Saputera
Tim Zeng
Viola
Trinity Yang
Cello
Matias Pachalian*
Dominick Adunagow
Bass
Mark Stephenson*
Marcoantonio Muniz
Production
Audio Production
Aidan Gold
Adam Karelin
Simon Lee
Video Production
Linda Diaz
Michael Haggerty
Producer
Justin Gilmore-Gresham
Arr. Bob Mintzer & Ethan Chilton
Caravan
Duke Ellington & Juan Tizol
Arr. Bob Mintzer & Branden Brown
Ensemble
Thornton Jazz Orchestra
Director
Bob Mintzer
Saxes
Altos: Nicole McCabe*
Branden Brown
Tenors: Barclay Moffit*
Ben Lindenburg
Bari: Jordan DeTeige
Trombones
Michael Neufeld*
Ethan Santos
Ryan Kieran
Bass: Kevin Bryson
Trumpets
Landon Grigsby*
Grady Flamm
Aman Cowell
Ethan Chilton
Rhythm Section
Piano: Dalton Hayse
Guitar: Andy Brems
Bass: Dario Bizio
Drums: Lauren Ellis
Featured Solos
Alto Sax: Nicole McCabe
Student Symphony Orchestra
Flute
Theodore Strich
Oboe
Lisa Read
Clarinet
Javier Morales-Martinez*
Baron Zhu
Bass Clarinet
Max Opferkuch
Bassoon
Jadon Schuler
Horn
Daniel Seaman
Tuba
Errol Rhoden III
Vibraphone
Shihan Jin
Violin I
Shelby Wong**
Elaine Huang
Justin Kim
Tim Zeng
Violin II
Elise Haukenes*
Judith Gauriau
Viola
Trinity Yang
Cello
Matias Pachalian*
Dominick Adunagow
Justin Shin
Production
Audio Production
Aidan Gold
William Hu
Adam Karelin
Video Production
Brayden Armes
Producer
Justin Gilmore-Gresham
Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No. 2: Andante
Ensemble
Solo Piano
Wayne Yang
Violin I
Elaine Huang**
Daniel Hakimi
Emily Hsu
Violin II
Elise Haukenes*
Tricia Saputera
Shelby Wong
Viola
Celka Ojakangas*
Michael Gribbon
Trinity Yang
Cello
Matias Pachalian*
Justin Shin
Double Bass
Mark Stephenson*
Marcoantonio Muniz
Horn
Sophia Barnard
Production
Animation
Tracey Muy
Audio Production
Wayne Yang
Video Production
Brayden Armes
Adam Karelin
Percussion Concerto on Songs from Turkmenistan
Aidan Gold
Ensemble
Solo Percussion
Aidan Gold
Whistling
Linda Diaz
Piccolo
Linda Diaz
Flute
Jaime Kim*
Erica Lee
Alana MacMahon
Dorothy Pan
Theodore Strich
Tianyi Yan
Oboe/English Horn
Lisa Read*
Clarinet
Javier Morales-Martinez*
Kathryn Dullerud
Jaja Tong
Divya Vasireddy
Baron Zhu
Bass Clarinet
Max Opferkuch
Bassoon
Samantha Epp
Horn
Sophia Barnard*
Will Grace
Rachel Kim
Susan Kishi
Trumpet
Eddy Lanois*
Lucca Cidale
Aaron Ghrist
Trombone
Dominic Diaz
Joseph Erwin
Stephen Hannan
Adam Karelin
Tuba
Errol Rhoden III*
Saxophone
Hari Sridhara
Timpani
Sophie Schmidt
Harp
Sarah Hsiao
Piano
Ankur Mukhopadhyay
Sang Won (David) Park
Jaci Rasmussen
Violin I
Elise Haukenes**
Daniel Hakimi
Emily Hsu
Ethan Park
Tricia Saputera
Violin II
Elaine Huang*
Jingxuan He
Jorge Padrón
Sarah Salisbury
Akansha Singh
Lilly Tung
Viola
Trinity Yang*
Michael Gribbon
Cello
Matias Pachalian*
Dominick Adunagow
Justin Shin
Bass
Mark Stephenson*
Marcoantonio Muniz
Production
Audio and Video Production
Aidan Gold
Acknowledgements
2020-2021 Board, Staff, and Committees
Music Director
Adam Karelin
President
Elaine Huang
Vice President
Linda Diaz
Orchestra Manager
Aaron Ghrist
Representative for Non-Music Majors
Niven Jayanthi
Representative for Music Majors
Assistant Music Director
Aidan Gold
Treasurer
Divya Vasireddy
Public Relations Officer
Trinity Yang
Head Librarian
Justin Shin
Social Events Chair
Therry Malone
Competitions Coordinator
Kathryn Dullerud
Stage Manager
Ethan Park
Artistic Planning Committee
Adam Karelin, Chair
Aidan Gold
Elaine Huang
Niven Jayanthi
Matias Pachalian
Errol Rhoden III
Production Committee
Linda Diaz, Chair
William Hu
Simon Lee
Jorge Padrón
Public Relations Committee
Trinity Yang, Chair
Lucca Cidale
Kathryn Dullerud
Elaine Huang
Shriya Jayanthi
Marcoantonio Muniz
Tricia Saputera
Recruitment Committee
Aaron Ghrist, Chair
Aidan Gold
Daniel Hakimi
Niven Jayanthi
Library Staff
Justin Shin, Chair
Frank Lee
Matias Pachalian
Zoe Rodriguez
Social Events Committee
Therry Malone, Chair
Alana MacMahon
Ethan Park
Thomas York
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who has contributed to the Student Symphony Orchestra of USC, including:
Lina Bahn, Faculty Advisor
Larry Livingston
Donald Crockett
Veronika Krausas
Nina Young
Richard and Michelle Ghrist
Sandra Disner
USC Undergraduate Student Government
USC Thornton School of Music
Dean Robert Cutietta
Thank you to our wonderful audiences for supporting our musicians!
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