WINTER POPS CONCERT Saturday, January 18, 2020 7:30pm ... · Christopher Stanichar, Principal Conductor Richard Steinbach, Piano 10 April 2018 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Russian Easter Overture

in concert with the Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra

WINTER POPS CONCERT

Saturday, January 18, 20207:30pm Christopher Stanichar, Principal Conductor

Steve Connell Orange City

Lyle Van RavenswaayHull

Dan Vanden Bosch Sioux Center

CELEBRITY CONDUCTOR CONTEST

VOTE for YourFavorite Conductor!

$1=1 Vote

GRANT SPONSORS: The project is supported, in part, by the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs.

WELCOMENISO friends,Welcome to the Winter Pops Concert. We are delighted to have The Texas Tenors join us tonight. They were a top four finalist in the fourth season of America’s Got Talent, making them the third highest selling vocal group in the show’s history. They have performed more than 1,400 concerts in over 20 countries and are a 3-time Emmy award winning group. The Texas Tenors are celebrating their 10th anniversary! We look forward to a spectacular concert this evening.

Enjoy truffles and coffee during intermission and continue to “vote” for your favorite candidate for Celebrity Conductor ($1.00 equals 1 vote). After intermission, we will announce the winner of the Celebrity Conductor Contest, who will then conduct the orchestra to open the second half.

A big thank you goes to the Celebrity Conductor candidates for their time and effort in raising money for NISO. Your generosity is greatly appreciated and will make a difference in providing the necessary funding for this season.

For the latest information about NISO, be sure to “like us” on Facebook, “follow us” on Instagram, read about the orchestra in NISO NOTES, and check out NISO’s webpage (https://niso.dordt.edu/) for upcoming events. Enjoy the concert tonight and safe travels home. Best Regards,Rhonda PenningsChair of the NISO board

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 in the NISO office; requests for mail orders can be submitted by e-mail. The CD costs $15.00, with proceeds going toward 2019-2020 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.

Concert Sponsor

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

Please Note: Flash photography and the use of recording devices is prohibited during NISO concerts.

Please disable all cell phones and pagers.

PROGRAM__________________ THE NORTHWEST IOWA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Christopher Stanichar, Principal Conductor The Texas Tenors

Marcus Collins JC Fisher John Hagen

“The 3 Bottle Band” Ryan Hurn, drums Josh Hanlon, piano Mitch Keirsey, electric guitar & mandolin Larry Hanson, bass

January 18, 2020

Program selected from the following

Amazing Grace Boot Daddy

Bring Him Home from Les Miserables Coming To America

Country Boy/Country Roads Galveston

God Bless The USA Hoe-Down from Rodeo

Music of the Night for The Texas Tenors

My Way Phantom of the Opera Overture

‘o Sole mio Rise

The Magnificent Seven Unchained Melody You Raise Me Up

You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’

Celebrity Conductor Contest

Bugler’s Holiday Anderson

ARTISTS__________________PROGRAM__________________ THE NORTHWEST IOWA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Christopher Stanichar, Principal Conductor The Texas Tenors

Marcus Collins JC Fisher John Hagen

“The 3 Bottle Band” Ryan Hurn, drums Josh Hanlon, piano Mitch Keirsey, electric guitar & mandolin Larry Hanson, bass

January 18, 2020

Program selected from the following

Amazing Grace Boot Daddy

Bring Him Home from Les Miserables Coming To America

Country Boy/Country Roads Galveston

God Bless The USA Hoe-Down from Rodeo

Music of the Night for The Texas Tenors

My Way Phantom of the Opera Overture

‘o Sole mio Rise

The Magnificent Seven Unchained Melody You Raise Me Up

You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’

Celebrity Conductor Contest

Bugler’s Holiday Anderson

ARTISTS_________________________ THE TEXAS TENORS is the most successful music group and third highest selling artist in the history of America's Got Talent! Since

appearing on the show in 2009, JC, Marcus, and John have released 4 studio albums, 2 PBS Specials, 4 DVDs, multiple singles, and a children's book that have earned them impressive recognition including 3 Emmy Awards, The Gelett Burgess Award for Excellence in Children's Literature, and the distinction of being Billboard Magazine's 2019 #10 Classical Artist in the World. Their most recent albums "Rise" and "A Collection of Broadway and American Classics" both debuted at #1 on the Billboard Classical Chart. These classically trained, versatile tenors have performed more than 1,400 concerts around the world including headline shows in Las Vegas, China, and a 24-city tour in the United Kingdom. With several different live concerts including rousingly patriotic "Let Freedom Sing" and holiday favorite "Deep in the Heart of Christmas," their concerts appeal to all ages and have been wildly successful from performing arts centers, casinos, and symphony halls to outdoor festivals and corporate events. In addition to collaborations with some of the most prestigious symphonies in the world including the Houston Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, and The City of Prague Orchestra, The Texas Tenors have performed at The White House National Tree Lighting, Congressional Medal of Honor Ceremonies, numerous charity events, NBA games, and The PBR World Finals in Las Vegas. In 2019, they were honored to be included among the top 50 acts in the world and the only vocal group from the United States invited to compete on NBC’s primetime series America’s Got Talent: The Champions. The Texas Tenors are celebrating 10 years together with their "10th Anniversary Tour" now through fall of 2020 featuring the hits you know and love and some brand-new music.

MARCUS COLLINS was born in a small town and began to sing at the age of 4. He first learned how to sing by emulating his favorite radio

artists like Garth Brooks and George Michael before training classically in college. Along with numerous talent shows, fairs, and cruise ships, Marcus has also performed in New York City with the cast of Hairspray, Off-Broadway’s Altar Boyz as Matthew, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and as Jinx in Forever Plaid. Beyond music he has worked extensively as an actor with appearances in over 100 episodes of network television, 25 films, and numerous commercials including P.S. I Love You, Across the Universe, 30 Rock, Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles, Sex and the City, recurring roles on One Life To Live and As The World Turns, and the lead character in the video game Alone in the Dark. Marcus is proud to bring a contemporary element to The Texas Tenors and would like to thank everyone who voted for the group, America’s Got Talent, and his family for their love and support.

JOHN HAGEN has been described as “astonishing… a superb tenor of deep musicality,” making his Lincoln Center debut in New York City

in Teatro Grattacielo’s mounting of Mascagni’s Gulglielmo Ratcliff. Mr. Hagen created 3 tenor roles in the world premiere of The Lost Dauphane for Pamiro Opera airing on PBS. John has performed a vast array of operatic roles ranging from Alfredo in La Traviata to the title role of Otello for Cleveland Opera on tour. His favorite Broadway roles include Billy Bigelow in Carousel and Che in Evita. John has received many awards and accolades throughout his career including finalist in the New Jersey Opera Association of Verismo Opera Competition held at Carnegie Hall, Metropolitan Opera Auditions Regional Finalist, and winner of numerous competitions mounted by the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Mr. Hagen is highly regarded for his performances of the Verdi Requiem and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, performing these works with more than a dozen symphonies including the Austin, Corpus Christi, Omaha, Nebraska and Cedar Rapids Symphonies. John has taught voice and vocal pedagogy at Wartburg College and at his alma mater, the University of Northern Iowa.

JC FISHER has entertained audiences around the world for the past 15 years. In high school, he had a passion for sports and also enjoyed

singing in church. He discovered a deeper love of singing at Wichita State University where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music. JC performed various roles including Rodolfo in La Boheme, Tamino in The Magic Flute, Ernesto in Don Pasquale, Henrick in A Little Night Music and even Miss America’s duet partner at the 1997 Miss Kansas Pageant. After college, JC traveled to Lucca, Italy where he sang in the Puccini Festival under the direction of acclaimed Italian maestro Lorenzo Malfatti. He then created a home base in Katy, TX before sailing the high seas aboard over 75 cruise ships worldwide with his one man show. This allowed JC to create a program with many different genres of music and world class arrangements which eventually led to his idea of forming The Texas Tenors with his two best friends. His most memorable performance, though, turned out to be from college where he found the young woman who would become his wife. Jennifer Vannatta, Miss Kansas 1998, married JC in 2004. They have three children; Jackson, Jenson, and Jennings.

CHRISTOPHER STANICHAR (b. 1969) is an active conductor, composer, and educator, having directed some of the finest orchestras in

Europe, Russia, Mexico, and the United States. Dr. Stanichar is skilled at conducting all styles of music, whether it is classical, new music, or pops repertoire. He has collaborated with a wide variety of artists, including Mark O’Connor, the rock band Kansas, members of St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and many other world-class musicians. He is also an educator, working with ensembles of all ages, and using his passion for music as a catalyst to draw the best work from the orchestras he conducts. Dr. Stanichar celebrates his ninth season as Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra, one of the area’s finest semi-professional orchestras, which rehearses and performs at the B.J. Haan Auditorium on the campus of Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa. The ensemble includes some of the finest musicians from Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Nebraska. Appointed to this position in 2011, Stanichar has continued NISO’s tradition of artistic excellence, innovative programming, and collaborations with international guest artists. Stanichar leads NISO in three concerts per season in addition to the annual Concert for Children where the orchestra plays for over 1,000 school children from the area. He has been praised for “his obvious energy, great joy directing, and outright enthusiasm.” (Peter Wagner, Northwest Iowa Review). Dr. Stanichar is Assistant Professor at Northern State University where he is also the Director of the Aberdeen University-Civic Symphony. He is also Music Director of the Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra in Southwest Minnesota (since 2010), which has been broadcast regionally in a Holiday special with the Native American band Brulé on Pioneer Television (Minnesota PBS). Most recently he was chosen as a finalist and guest conductor for Knox-Galesburg Symphony (Illinois) in a national search for a new music director, opening the season in October 2018. Christopher served as the Conducting Assistant for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in the 1990s, working closely with Maestros Jesus Lopez-Cobos and Erich Kunzel. He received a Fulbright Scholarship to the Slovak Republic, allowing him to study and conduct professional orchestras in the homeland of his ancestors. Christopher is a proud student of Maestro Gerhard Samuel (now deceased) and

CELEBRITY CONDUCTORS_____________ Celebrity Conductor Contest NISO’s ninth Celebrity Conductor Contest is being held tonight in conjunction with NISO’s Winter Pops Concert. Prominent local individuals have been invited to compete by soliciting support from family and friends. Each dollar donated to NISO will constitute one vote, with results tabulated during intermission. After intermission, all the candidates will be recognized and thanked for their willingness to support NISO in this fundraiser. The winner, with attire and baton of choice, will then have the distinct and well-earned privilege of conducting the orchestra in a special selection.

Steve Connell – Orange City After graduating from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa with a degree in music education, Steve Connell began his career as Director of Bands at Maurice-Orange City Schools and MOC-Floyd Valley High School. During his 42-year tenure he directed the high school orchestra, pit orchestra, jazz band, pep band, concert bands, and the Pride of the Dutchmen Marching Band. He has led the Pride of the Dutchmen Marching Band in performances at some of the most famous televised parades around the United States. Steve and his wife Cindy are the parents of three sons, Steve Jr., Peter, and Paul, and nine grandchildren. Shortly after he announced his retirement in the spring of 2017, Connell was hired by Northwestern College in Orange City to form the Red Raider Athletic Band. The Red Raider Athletic Band performs at Northwestern football, volleyball, and basketball games. If selected, Connell hopes that his right arm still has some conducting left in it!

Lyle Van Raveswaay – Hull Lyle Van Ravenswaay is a native of Sioux Center, attending Dordt College and the University of South Dakota. For the past 23 years, Van Ravenswaay has been teaching instrumental music at Western Christian High School in Hull, Iowa. He and his wife, Mary, have two daughters, Erin Hoekstra and Jenna Potjer, and two sons, Jon and Levi. Van Ravenswaay was connected to NISO, then Sioux County Orchestra, already as an eighth grader, when he played in the trombone section. He distinctly remembers ending one song one beat BEHIND everyone else. As a competitor in the Celebrity Conductor Contest, Van Ravenswaay is planning to finish one beat AHEAD of the competition.

Dan Vanden Bosch – Sioux Center Dan Vanden Bosch is a family physician with Sioux Center Health. Growing up in Sioux Center, Vanden Bosch was involved in music from elementary school through college, including playing in the Dordt College Concert Band and singing in Concert Choir. After living for nearly 30 years in Eastern Iowa, Vanden Bosch, along with his wife, Sandy, moved back to Sioux Center in 2017. He joined the Campus-Community Band last year, working hard to get his trumpet lips in shape after playing only occasionally for 30 years. His only conducting experience occurred in junior high when his music teacher Gary Vander Hart had him direct the band during practice when he had to go to the office for something. As Vanden Bosch remembers it, the band never sounded better! Today, he frequently air-directs classical music at home or in his car. Vanden Bosch and his wife have two daughters, a son-in-law, and one (soon to be two) grandsons.

ARTISTS_________________________ graduated with a doctorate degree (D.M.A.) from Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He has been appointed as music director to several exceptional orchestras: Seven Hills Sinfonietta (Cincinnati), Orchestra Omaha, Heartland Philharmonic Orchestra (Omaha), and the Tri-City Symphony Youth Orchestra, and he is the founding music director of the South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra, to name a few. Christopher is an active composer; his works have been commissioned and performed throughout the world. You may have heard his original work, Trisagion, that was used in Ric Burns’ PBS documentary, Andy Warhol. More recent projects include a full-length cantata, St. Mark Passion, written for the 150th anniversary of Augustana University as part of a Granskou grant. He also composed Pink Ribbon for Susan for clarinetist Christopher Hill in honor of his wife Susan who fought a courageous battle with stage-4 cancer. TrevCo-Varner Music publishes several of his works for English horn. His composition, Tales of Hans Christian Anderson, is the first concerto for nyckelharpa, a Swedish folk instrument, which premiered with the Hastings Symphony Orchestra in Nebraska. This work was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2014. This past season, Orchestra Omaha and Sioux Falls Municipal Band performed his work, Independence Overture. In his free time, some of Christopher’s interests outside of music include foreign languages, biking, and Russian icons, and he is an avid pinball player (he has owned two machines). The most important thing to Christopher is his family; all of his children are active in music. He and his wife Kris like to play duets on piano and viola, watch old episodes of The Amazing Race, cook together, and just enjoy life. For more information about Christopher and a catalogue of his compositions, please visit christopherstanichar.com.

THE NORTHWEST IOWA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA is comprised of 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 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.

OFFICERS: Katie Lynn Haan, Sally Jongsma, Joanne & Cliff Soodsma, Emily Sybesma, Char Ten Clay, and Beth Vanden Berg

MEMBERS: Curt & Patricia AhrenholzJoanne AlberdaDallas & Carol ApolArt & Phyllis AttemaHoward & Marge BeerninkDave BloemendaalGert BoerJim & Lavonne BolkemaJim & Leanne BonnecroyJim & Glenda BosDel & Annafeen BroekJon & Eileen BuiterMark & Miriam Buss

Jim & Marilyn DeanDale & Karen Den HerderTwila De GrootBernie & Kathy De Wit Verlyn & June De WitGeorge & Jo Faber Diana GonzalezKatie Lynn HaanGreg & Laura HaverdinkDaryl & Deb HibmaGregg & Brenda Hooyer Brent & Mary HulsteinGerald & Shirley IsaksonCalvin & Sally JongsmaCarl & Ellen KlompienArnold & Carol Koekkoek James & Sally KoldenhovenHenry & Dee KramerJohn & Betty KreykesNancy Landegent

Shirley MatheisRockne & Joan McCarthy Darlene MouwDave & Phyllis Netz Dennis & Carla NibbelinkLee & Audrey PlasierEric & Lora RankinDean & Darlene ReichertDennis & Susan Rockhill Cornie & Dolores RylaarsdamRon & Karen RyndersJohn & Sheryl SlegersCliff & Joanne SoodsmaMark & Emily Sybesma Shirley Sybesma Barbara TopBert & Sandra Van BataviaRon & LuAnn Van Den Berg Dawn Van Den BoschHerm & Dawn Van Den Hul

Jerry & Kim Van EsNolan & Dorenda Van Gaalen Perry & Jo Van Gorp Lyle & Mary Van RavenswaayMarvin & Audrey Van VuurenKyle & Cindy Van WyheJoan Van’t HofOrv & Arlene Van’t HulAnne Vande HoefStan & Beth Vanden BergNancy Vanden BoschKen & Dorothy Vanden BrinkJoan Vander HartDennis Vander PlaatsDave & Rebecca Vander WerfDelmar & Lois Vander Zee Elaine Wassink Bev Zwart

FRIENDS of NISO__________________

Tonight’s Intermission Feature: Gourmet coffee and truffles ($1 each). Consider joining Friends and helping with rehearsal refreshments, ushering, serving coffee/truffles,

and selling tickets to benefit the orchestra.

PERSONNEL__________________

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 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

PERSONNEL_______________________

** Concertmistress * Teaching Principal p Assistant Principal + Scholarship recipient

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

FIRST VIOLIN p Jill Bogenrief, Merrill♩ Erika Buiter, Dordt University Elyse Kuperus, Dordt University Brianna Miedema, Dordt University

** Lisa Miedema, Sioux Center♯ Kirbee Nykamp, Sioux Center♬

Tim Rylaarsdam, Sioux Center♯ + Belle Schiermeyer, Trinity Christian HS Janna Vanden Brink, Dordt University + Karli Vanden Brink, Unity Christian HS SECOND VIOLIN Kelsey Bartels, Dordt University Rebecca De Haan, Sioux Falls * Jennifer Frens, Sioux Center♯ Mika Kooistra, Dordt University Carmen Lodewyk, Sioux Center Emily Meyer, Dordt Univeristy + Joya Schreurs, Unity Christian HS Stan Spaulding, Sioux Center Abby Vander Werf, Dordt University Kendra Wieringa, Dordt University VIOLA Parks Brawand, Dordt University * Fei Chen, Sioux Falls♩ Alyssa Kraft, Dordt University Sophia Marcus, Dordt University David Riadi, Dordt University Kristin Stanichar, Sioux Falls♩ Adri Tilstra, Dordt University Gary Vander Hart, Sioux Center♯ Spencer Van Ravenswaay, Dordt University

CELLO Jaren Brue, Dordt University Nic Herman, Dordt University Dane Hibma, Sioux Center♬ Nicole Kaemingk, Dordt University Joseph Slegers, Orange City♪ * Andrew Travers, Sioux Falls♩ Jeshua Witt, Dordt University Joseph Yannie, Dordt University STRING BASS * John Casey, Sioux Falls♪ David Laurenti, Dordt University Hudson Nitzel, Dordt University Cameron Steenhoek, Dordt University Noah Pollema, Dordt University FLUTE/PICCOLO Shannon Abels, Sioux Falls♪ * Anna Davis, Spencer♩ Sue DeHaan, Orange City♮

OBOE * Chris Haak, Sioux Falls♩ Ronja Jung, Sioux City

CLARINET/BASS CLARINET Shirley Van Engen, Boyden♪ * Beverly Gibson, Sioux Falls♪ Amanda Long, Orange City BASSOON/CONTRABASSOON * Cindy Mickens, Storm Lake Ashton Veenstra, Dordt University

FRENCH HORN Ben Jacobsma, Augustana University Hope Knedler, Vermillion

* Amy Laursen, Vermillion Melanie Witt, Orange City♯

TRUMPET * Richard Bogenrief, Merrill♯ Dan Mangold, Orange City♪ Nate Van Holland, Dordt University

TROMBONE Matt Honken, Orange City♩

Onsby Rose, Sioux Center * Vance Shoemaker, Hawarden♯

TUBA * Peter Boerema, Sioux Falls♬

PERCUSSION Marian Casey, Sioux Falls♪ Esther Ost, Sioux Falls * Dan Sailer, Sioux Falls Heydon Strope, Northwestern College Lizzie Van Es, Sioux Falls PIANO Evan Schroeder, Sioux Center HARP Hannah Burgsma, Dordt University Maggie Burgsma, Dordt University

CELEBRITY CONDUCTORS_____________ Celebrity Conductor Contest NISO’s ninth Celebrity Conductor Contest is being held tonight in conjunction with NISO’s Winter Pops Concert. Prominent local individuals have been invited to compete by soliciting support from family and friends. Each dollar donated to NISO will constitute one vote, with results tabulated during intermission. After intermission, all the candidates will be recognized and thanked for their willingness to support NISO in this fundraiser. The winner, with attire and baton of choice, will then have the distinct and well-earned privilege of conducting the orchestra in a special selection.

Steve Connell – Orange City After graduating from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa with a degree in music education, Steve Connell began his career as Director of Bands at Maurice-Orange City Schools and MOC-Floyd Valley High School. During his 42-year tenure he directed the high school orchestra, pit orchestra, jazz band, pep band, concert bands, and the Pride of the Dutchmen Marching Band. He has led the Pride of the Dutchmen Marching Band in performances at some of the most famous televised parades around the United States. Steve and his wife Cindy are the parents of three sons, Steve Jr., Peter, and Paul, and nine grandchildren. Shortly after he announced his retirement in the spring of 2017, Connell was hired by Northwestern College in Orange City to form the Red Raider Athletic Band. The Red Raider Athletic Band performs at Northwestern football, volleyball, and basketball games. If selected, Connell hopes that his right arm still has some conducting left in it!

Lyle Van Raveswaay – Hull Lyle Van Ravenswaay is a native of Sioux Center, attending Dordt College and the University of South Dakota. For the past 23 years, Van Ravenswaay has been teaching instrumental music at Western Christian High School in Hull, Iowa. He and his wife, Mary, have two daughters, Erin Hoekstra and Jenna Potjer, and two sons, Jon and Levi. Van Ravenswaay was connected to NISO, then Sioux County Orchestra, already as an eighth grader, when he played in the trombone section. He distinctly remembers ending one song one beat BEHIND everyone else. As a competitor in the Celebrity Conductor Contest, Van Ravenswaay is planning to finish one beat AHEAD of the competition.

Dan Vanden Bosch – Sioux Center Dan Vanden Bosch is a family physician with Sioux Center Health. Growing up in Sioux Center, Vanden Bosch was involved in music from elementary school through college, including playing in the Dordt College Concert Band and singing in Concert Choir. After living for nearly 30 years in Eastern Iowa, Vanden Bosch, along with his wife, Sandy, moved back to Sioux Center in 2017. He joined the Campus-Community Band last year, working hard to get his trumpet lips in shape after playing only occasionally for 30 years. His only conducting experience occurred in junior high when his music teacher Gary Vander Hart had him direct the band during practice when he had to go to the office for something. As Vanden Bosch remembers it, the band never sounded better! Today, he frequently air-directs classical music at home or in his car. Vanden Bosch and his wife have two daughters, a son-in-law, and one (soon to be two) grandsons.

NISO Foundation Info

NISO Foundation InfoPlease see a NISO Foundation Board member in the lobby with your questions.

For NISO Foundation charitable giving, contributions should be sent to:NISO Foundation, 700 7th Street NE, Sioux Center, IA 51250Questions can be directed to: Eric Rankin, (712) 722-0618 or [email protected] Van Engen, (712) 722-2424 or [email protected]

THANK YOU TO: DORDT UNIVERSITY 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.RAY’S MID-BELL MUSIC for use of acoustic guitar.

THE STAFF: Christopher Stanichar, ConductorAngela Holt, Assistant ConductorOnsby Rose, Executive Director/ General ManagerMary Hulstein, Administrative Assistant

CREDITS__________________

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Daniel Finley, Vice-Chairperson – Sioux CenterSally Jongsma – Sioux CenterJohn MacInnis – Sioux CenterBonnie Meier – Orange CityRhonda Pennings, Chairperson – Orange CityNancy Speer – Sioux CenterT.J. Speer, Treasurer – Sioux CenterBert Van Batavia – BoydenHerm Van Den Hul – Sioux Center

Jake Van Den Hul – Orange CityBrian Van Engen – Sioux CenterLyle Van Ravenswaay, Secretary – Hull

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRPERSONS: Norma Snyder JonesBernie Weidenaar

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MAESTRO ($1000+) Jim & Marilyn DeanDale & Karen Den Herder Smithfield FoodsNorma Snyder JonesStan & Nancy Speer

SOLOIST ($500 to $999) Beaver Eye CareCenter Fresh Egg FarmCitizens State BankDrs. Erik & Barb HoekstraNorthwest BankPeople’s BankThomas A. Snyder

Van Den Hul Asset ManagementJudy Winkel

CONCERTMASTER ($250 to $499) Howard & Marge BeerninkFarmers Mutual Insurance, HullEric & Kim ForsethInterstatesIowa State BankCarl & Ellen KlompienJohn R. & Betty KreykesMarion & Darlene MouwPremier BankJohn & Sheryl SlegersTJ & Lisa SpeerDr. Christopher & Kristin StanicharGreg & Dawn SteggerdaKen & Dorothy Vanden Brink

Dale & Eileen Vander WiltThe Van Engelenhoven AgencyOrv & Arlene Van’t HulHarold & Emily VonkTodd & Leah Zuidema

PRINCIPAL ($100 to $249) Curt & Pat AhrenholzWillis & Joanne AlberdaDel & Ann BroekJonathan & Eileen BuiterCasey’s General Store, Sioux CenterCreative Living CenterBob & Rebecca De SmithBernie & Kathy De WitDriesen Eye CenterGeorge & Jo FaberLee & Eleanor FeenstraDiana GonzalezKatie Lynn HaanNanci Jahn

Arnold & Carolyn KoekkoekJim & Sadie KoldenhovenJohn & Sheryl KooikerHenry & Dee KramerKroese & Kroese, P.C.Roger & Jerilyn LuedersJohn & Victoria MacInnisRockne & Joan McCarthyDr. Verne & Gidge MeyerNeal Chase Lumber Co.Northwestern BankNo Streaking, Inc.Savings Bank – Primghar, Hartley, Lake ParkSteven & Donna SchaapCliff & Joanne SoodsmaAlethea & Jack StubbeMark & Emily SybesmaChar TenClayJohn & Loretta ThomasBert & Sandra Van BataviaHerm & Dawn Van Den Hul

Brian & Stephanie Van EngenJerry & Kim Van EsArlin & Janene Van Gorp – Countryside Body ShopLyle & Mary Van RavenswaayMarion & Jan Van SoelenMarvin & Audrey Van Vuuren Stan & Beth Vanden BergGary & Joan Vander HartDennis Vander PlaatsGezena Vander WerfValley Machining Co.Glen & Betty VermeerVogel FoundationJack & Anita VogelGreg & Beth WestraKenton & Melanie WittDr. Ronald Zoutendam

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American State Bank

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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 UNIVERSITY 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. RAY’S MID-BELL MUSIC for use of acoustic guitar.

THE STAFF: Christopher Stanichar, Conductor Angela Holt, Assistant Conductor Onsby Rose, Executive Director/General Manager Mary Hulstein, Administrative Assistant

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

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRPERSONS: Norma Snyder Jones Bernie Weidenaar

Symphonic Vision Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra Concert

Dr. Christopher Stanichar, conductor

SPRING CONCERT Tuesday, April 7, 2020 – 7:30PM

___________________________________ Northwest Iowa Symphony Youth Orchestra Concert

Dr. Angela Holt, conductor

Saturday, March 28, 2020, 3:00PM

Contributions can be sent to: Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra

700 7th Street NE, Sioux Center, IA 51250712.722.6230 - [email protected] - https://niso.dordt.edu



























CONTRIBUTORS___________________ CONCERT SPONSORS

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

Smithfield Foods Norma Snyder Jones

Stan & Nancy Speer

SOLOIST ($500 to $999) Beaver Eye Care Center Fresh Egg Farm Citizens State Bank

Drs. Erik & Barb Hoekstra Northwest Bank People’s Bank

Thomas A. Snyder Van Den Hul Asset Management Judy Winkel

CONCERTMASTER ($250 to $499) Howard & Marge Beernink Farmers Mutual Insurance, Hull Eric & Kim Forseth Interstates Iowa State Bank Carl & Ellen Klompien John R. & Betty Kreykes

Marion & Darlene Mouw Premier Bank John & Sheryl Slegers TJ & Lisa Speer Dr. Christopher & Kristin Stanichar Greg & Dawn Steggerda Ken & Dorothy Vanden Brink

Dale & Eileen Vander Wilt The Van Engelenhoven Agency Orv & Arlene Van’t Hul Harold & Emily Vonk Todd & Leah Zuidema

PRINCIPAL ($100 to $249) Curt & Pat Ahrenholz Willis & Joanne Alberda Del & Ann Broek Jonathan & Eileen Buiter Casey’s General Store, Sioux Center Creative Living Center Bob & Rebecca De Smith Bernie & Kathy De Wit Driesen Eye Center George & Jo Faber Lee & Eleanor Feenstra Diana Gonzalez Katie Lynn Haan Nanci Jahn Arnold & Carolyn Koekkoek Jim & Sadie Koldenhoven John & Sheryl Kooiker Henry & Dee Kramer

Kroese & Kroese, P.C. Roger & Jerilyn Lueders John & Victoria MacInnis Rockne & Joan McCarthy Dr. Verne & Gidge Meyer Neal Chase Lumber Co. Northwestern Bank No Streaking, Inc. Savings Bank – Primghar, Hartley, Lake Park Steven & Donna Schaap Cliff & Joanne Soodsma Alethea & Jack Stubbe Mark & Emily Sybesma Char TenClay John & Loretta Thomas Bert & Sandra Van Batavia Herm & Dawn Van Den Hul

Brian & Stephanie Van Engen Jerry & Kim Van Es Arlin & Janene Van Gorp – Countryside

Body Shop Lyle & Mary Van Ravenswaay Marion & Jan Van Soelen Marvin & Audrey Van Vuuren Stan & Beth Vanden Berg Gary & Joan Vander Hart Dennis Vander Plaats Gezena Vander Werf Valley Machining Co. Glen & Betty Vermeer Vogel Foundation Jack & Anita Vogel Greg & Beth Westra Kenton & Melanie Witt Dr. Ronald Zoutendam

CONTRIBUTORS___________________ CONCERT SPONSORS

GRANT SPONSORS

MEDIA SPONSORS Dordt Univeristy KDCR FM 88.5


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

Smithfield Foods Norma Snyder Jones

Stan & Nancy Speer

SOLOIST ($500 to $999) Beaver Eye Care Center Fresh Egg Farm Citizens State Bank

Drs. Erik & Barb Hoekstra Northwest Bank People’s Bank

Thomas A. Snyder Van Den Hul Asset Management Judy Winkel

CONCERTMASTER ($250 to $499) Howard & Marge Beernink Farmers Mutual Insurance, Hull Eric & Kim Forseth Interstates Iowa State Bank Carl & Ellen Klompien John R. & Betty Kreykes

Marion & Darlene Mouw Premier Bank John & Sheryl Slegers TJ & Lisa Speer Dr. Christopher & Kristin Stanichar Greg & Dawn Steggerda Ken & Dorothy Vanden Brink

Dale & Eileen Vander Wilt The Van Engelenhoven Agency Orv & Arlene Van’t Hul Harold & Emily Vonk Todd & Leah Zuidema

PRINCIPAL ($100 to $249) Curt & Pat Ahrenholz Willis & Joanne Alberda Del & Ann Broek Jonathan & Eileen Buiter Casey’s General Store, Sioux Center Creative Living Center Bob & Rebecca De Smith Bernie & Kathy De Wit Driesen Eye Center George & Jo Faber Lee & Eleanor Feenstra Diana Gonzalez Katie Lynn Haan Nanci Jahn Arnold & Carolyn Koekkoek Jim & Sadie Koldenhoven John & Sheryl Kooiker Henry & Dee Kramer

Kroese & Kroese, P.C. Roger & Jerilyn Lueders John & Victoria MacInnis Rockne & Joan McCarthy Dr. Verne & Gidge Meyer Neal Chase Lumber Co. Northwestern Bank No Streaking, Inc. Savings Bank – Primghar, Hartley, Lake Park Steven & Donna Schaap Cliff & Joanne Soodsma Alethea & Jack Stubbe Mark & Emily Sybesma Char TenClay John & Loretta Thomas Bert & Sandra Van Batavia Herm & Dawn Van Den Hul

Brian & Stephanie Van Engen Jerry & Kim Van Es Arlin & Janene Van Gorp – Countryside

Body Shop Lyle & Mary Van Ravenswaay Marion & Jan Van Soelen Marvin & Audrey Van Vuuren Stan & Beth Vanden Berg Gary & Joan Vander Hart Dennis Vander Plaats Gezena Vander Werf Valley Machining Co. Glen & Betty Vermeer Vogel Foundation Jack & Anita Vogel Greg & Beth Westra Kenton & Melanie Witt Dr. Ronald Zoutendam

WINTER POPS CONCERT Saturday, January 18, 2020 7:30pm ... · Christopher Stanichar, Principal Conductor Richard Steinbach, Piano 10 April 2018 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Russian Easter Overture

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