2011-12 WPS PERSONNEL

1st Violins
Dmitri Pogorelov, Concert Master
Lauren Eastman, Associate Concert Master
Rachael Kistler, Assistant Concert Master
R.J. Wohlman
Galina Johnson
Alicia Eshleman
George Figueroa
Erica Henkins
Jonathan Sullivan

2nd Violins
François Henkins, Principal
Allison Willet, Associate
Molly Barret, Assistant
Luke Benton
Mary Ellen Watson
Donna Nestor
Laura Coston
Nan Feeman

Viola
Ai Ishida, Principal
Timothy Gudger, Assistant
Michelle Davidson
Kathryn Estes
Diana Stone
Nakeela Richmond
Eva Mowry
Allen Fitzpatrick

Cello (7)
Jean Hatmaker, Principal
Sally Ross, Assistant
Mary Sinski
John Hunsucker
Kimberly Pfleeger
Becky Hutchins
Allison Bormuth

Bass (5)
Jonathan Rouse, Principal
Phil Barringer, Assistant
Aaron Craven
Adriel Lyles
Tonya Steward

Flute
Laura Stevens
Lissie Okopny

Piccolo
John Peragine

Oboe
Anna Morris
Kandace Stephenson

English Horn
Jennifer Roberts

Clarinet
Doug Miller
David Kirby

Bass Clarinet
Kyra Zhang

Bassoon
Paige West-Smith
Stephanie Lipka

Horn
Frank Merritt
Eddie Little
Carolyn Whitener
Christopher Griffin

Trumpet
Mark Dulin
Bill Lawing
Tim Phillips

Trombone
Chris Nigrelli
Mark Stephens

Bass Trombone
TBD

Tuba
Edward L. Baity, Jr.

Timpani
Charles Smith

Percussion
Shawn Roberts
Mike Filip
Rick Cline

Harp
Helen Rifas

Piano
Beth Young

Musical Director and Conductor
John Gordon Ross

Personnel Manager
Laura Stevens

Properties Manager
Phil Barringer

2011-12 REHEARSAL AND CONCERT SCHEDULE

Masterworks Concert #1  
October 15, 2011   Broyhill Center in Lenoir  
Mikhail Glinka.........Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila
Edvard Grieg...........Piano Concerto in A minor
Cesar Franck..........Symphony in D minor
1. Monday, October 3, 2011 | Full Orchestra | 7:30-10 p.m. | WPS RR
2. Thursday, October 6, 2011 | Strings Only | 7:30-10 p.m. | WPS RR
3. Monday, October 10, 2011 | Full Orchestra | 7:30-10 p.m. | WPS RR
4. Thursday, October 13, 2011 | Full Orchestra | 7:30-10 p.m. | JE Broyhill
5. Saturday, October 15, 2011 | Dress Rehearsal | 2:00-4:30 p.m. | JE Broyhill
6. Saturday, October 15, 2011Concert | 7:30 p.m. | JE Broyhill

Masterworks Concert #2 
November 12, 2011  P.E. Monroe Auditorium
Coleridge-Taylor……..”Danse Negre” from African Suite (6’)
Tchaikovsky/Ellington…Nutcracker Suite (20’)
Gershwin…..…...Concerto in F (32’)
1. Thursday, November 3, 2011 | Full Orchestra | 7:30-10 p.m. | WPS RR
2. Monday, November  7, 2011 | Full Orchestra | 7:30-10 p.m. | WPS RR
3. Thursday, November 10, 2011 | Full Orchestra | 7:30-10 p.m. | PE Monroe
4. Saturday, November 12, 2011 | Dress Rehearsal | 2:00-4:30 p.m. |  PE Monroe
5. Saturday, November 12, 2011 | Concert | 7:30 p.m. | PE Monroe

Masterworks Concert #3 
February 4, 2012   SALT Block Auditorium
Franz Josef Haydn….....Symphony #6 in D “Le Matin” (24’)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart…...Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364 (30’)
Ludwig van Beethoven..........Symphony #8 in F Major, Op. 93 (26’)
1. Monday, January 23, 2012 | Full Orchestra | 7:30-10 p.m. | West Wing RR
2. Thursday, January 26, 2012 | Strings Only | 7:30-10 p.m. | West Wing RR
3. Monday, January 30, 2012 | Full Orchestra | 7:30-10 p.m. | SALT Blk Aud
4. Thursday, February 2, 2012 | Full Orchestra | 7:30-10 p.m. | SAL TBlk Aud
5. Saturday, February 4, 2012 | Dress Rehearsal | 2:00-4:30 p.m. | SALT Blk Aud
6. Saturday, February 4, 2012 | Concert | 7:30 p.m. | SALT Blk Aud

Masterworks Concert #4
March 3, 2012   P.E. Monroe Auditorium
Liszt..............Les Preludes (16’)
Tchaikovsky.........Piano Concerto #1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 (32’)
Debussy.............La Mer (23’)
1. Monday, February 20, 2011 | Full Orchestra | 7:30-10 p.m. | West Wing RR
2. Thursday, February 23, 2012 | Strings Only | 7:30-10 p.m. |  West Wing RR
3. Monday, February 27, 2012 | Full Orchestra | 7:30-10 p.m. | West Wing RR
4. Thursday, March 1, 2012 | Full Orchestra | 7:30-10 p.m. | PE Monroe
5. Saturday, March 3, 2012 | Dress Rehearsal | 2:00-4:30 p.m. | PE Monroe
6. Saturday, March 3, 2012 | Concert | 7:30 p.m. | PE Monroe

Masterworks #5   
April 28, 2012  P.E. Monroe Auditorium 
John Williams…. Star Wars Suite (25’)
Holst……………The Planets (51’)
1. Monday, April 16, 2012 | Full Orchestra | 7:30-10 p.m. | West Wing RR
2. Thursday, April 19, 2012 | Strings Only | 7:30-10 p.m. | West Wing RR
3. Monday, April 23, 2012 | Full Orchestra | 7:30-10 p.m. | West Wing RR
4. Thursday April 26, 2012 | Full Orchestra | 7:30-10 p.m. | PE Monroe
5. Saturday, April 28, 2012 | Dress Rehearsal | 2:00-4:30 p.m. | PE Monroe
6. Saturday, April 28, 2012 | Concert | 7:30 p.m. | PE Monroe

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