Academy Orchestra 2022-23 Season Finale

LAST ACADEMY ORCHESTRA CONCERT OF THE YEAR!
Join us for a special graduation ceremony and commencement speech

You are warmly invited to celebrate the final concert of the Academy Orchestra and honor the seniors who will be matriculating to the finest conservatories and colleges in the country.

Academy Orchestra Concert

Saturday, May 20 at 7:30 pm

Nichols Concert Hall

1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston

Free and open to the public

The 2023 Senior Commencement Speech will be give by violinist Sameer Agrawal, class valedictorian. Sameer, a student of Sang Mee Lee, has been in the Academy for five years. In the fall, he will attend the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, PA, to study with the renowned pedagogue, Midori.

PROGRAM

James Setapen, conductor

Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92……………………….Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 -1827)
      I.  Poco sostenuto – Vivace
     II.  Allegretto
    III.  Presto-Assai meno presto
    IV.  Allegro con brio

ACADEMY ORCHESTRA

FIRST VIOLIN                
Clark Snavely

Sameer Agrawal
Ellen Zhou
Tristan Zhu

Kana Aihara

Pavlo Kyryliuk

Naomi Culp*

                        
SECOND VIOLIN                                          
Lily Sullivan

Zak Chen                
Elle Cho                                                         
Emily Chen                                                    
Leo Zupko

Neal Eisfeldt                
                                                                       
VIOLA                                                              
Vivian Van de Sype-Cucu

Lauren Kim                                 
Julia Perekhozhuk     

Mingshi Xia         
Willie McLellan*                  

CELLO                    
Serge Kalinovsky

Jan Vargas Nedvetsky                                   
Lucy Wu

Simon Updegraff

Xavier Miyazaki

Ma’ayan Kertcher
Amelia Zitoun

Hope de Celle*

Bianca d'Avila Do Prado*

BASS
Luke Reaume
Eric Snoza*

FLUTE

Maria Schwartz*

Gaby Vargas*

OBOE

Erica Anderson*

Gwen Goodman*

CLARINET

Barbara Drapcho*

Jennifer Woodrum*

BASSOON

Collin Anderson*

Matthew Kowalczyk*

FRENCH HORN

Joanna Schultz*

Liz Deitemyer*

TRUMPET
William Baxtresser*

John Burson*

TIMPANI

Kyle Flens*

ORCHESTRA MANAGER
Naomi Culp

* Guest Artist

ABOUT THE ACADEMY  

The Academy of the Music Institute of Chicago is a nationally recognized training center for highly gifted pre-college pianists and string players. Members of this award-winning chamber orchestra, under the baton of esteemed Academy Music Director James Setapen, matriculate to the finest conservatories in the country and are recipients of national and international awards.