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Symphony Under the Stars

June 27 @ 7:00 PM

Great Woods Symphony Orchestra performs a concert of classical and pops favorites led by Professor Delvyn Case, Conductor.

Bring your blanket or lawn chair and relax.

The President’s Garden is located behind the President’s House.  Parking is available in Lot 1, enter from Mansfield Ave. (Rte. 140)

If you would like to make a donation to Cupboard of Kindness Food Pantry, we will be collecting canned goods before the start of the event.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations or information on accessibility should contact Pam Vaz at [email protected] by June 24.

In the event of rain, the performance will be moved to the Cole Memorial Chapel.


Program

Professor Delvyn Case, Conductor
Professor Ethan Wood, Violin
Natan Chalem ’23, Tenor
Kammeron Frost, Singer-Songwriter
Emma Bradshaw ’25, Singer-Songwriter


America, the Beautiful — Samuel A. Ward (1847-1903)

Deep River — Trad., Arr. H.T. Burleigh (1866-1941), Orch. D. Case

Danzas da Panama — William Grant Still (1895-1978)

II. Mejoran y Socarn
IV. Cumbia y Congo

The Old Boatman  — Florence Price (1887-1953)

You’re Gone — Emma Bradshaw ’25 (b. 2002)

“Hoe-Down” from Rodeo — Aaron Copland (1900-1990), Arr. Bulla

“Summer” from the Four Seasons — Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

II. Allegro non molto

“My Shot” from Hamilton — Lin-Manuel Miranda (b. 1980)

Bite Back — Kammeron Frost (b.2002)

Sweet Caroline — Neil Diamond (b. 1941)

John Williams Trilogy — John Williams (b. 1932)

Great Woods Symphony Orchestra

Violin I
Prof. Ethan Wood, concertmaster
Gigi Turgeon, guest musician
Sangeetha Kavety, Mansfield
Brittany Comfrey, Somerset

Violin II
Prof. John Biatowas
Kimberly Fang, guest musician
Ross Nelson, Mansfield
Colleen McHugh, Foxborough

Viola
Hannah Ross, guest musician
Jeremy Tonelli-Sippel, guest musician
Jackson Reed ’21

Cello
Miguel Vasquez, guest musician
Cherry Kim, guest musician
Ping Kerber, Sharon

Bass
Robert Hoffman, guest musician
Rene Fontaine, Cumberland, RI

Percussion
Jackson Reed ’21

Keyboard
Conor Fergus ’23

Professor of Music Delvyn Case P22 conducts the Great Woods Symphony Orchestra and teaches courses in composition, popular music, and songwriting. He is a composer of concert, educational, and pops music, including the holiday overture Rocket Sleigh, which has been performed by the Boston Pops and more than 100 orchestras across the US, Europe, UK and Canada. His two “musical storybook” compositions, “Lighthouse Keeper” and “Fire in the Big-Top!”, have been performed for thousands of children in Maine, Massachusetts, New York City, California, and Australia. In 2022, he was named Distinguished Composer of the Year by the Music Teachers National Association. He spent the first half of 2024 as a Visiting Fellow at Oxford, where he worked on projects exploring the intersections of music and theology.

Ethan Wood, Assistant Professor of Music in Performance, serves as Concertmaster of the Great Woods Symphony. As a violinist and violist, he has appeared around the United States and abroad as a guest artist, recitalist, and chamber and orchestral musician. Also a pianist, mandolinist, and composer, he has collaborated with dozens of ensembles in New England and beyond. A graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, Prof. Wood earned a Grammy nomination as part of the Boston-based string orchestra A Far Cry.

Born in Paris, France, Natan Chalem graduated from Wheaton in 2023 with a B.A. in music and mathematics. While at Wheaton, he studied voice with Joanne Mouradjian. He is currently studying for his master’s degree in vocal performance at UMass Amherst with William Hite. This summer, Chalem will be performing the title role in Mozart’s final opera, La Clemenza di Tito as a student in the AAMA 2024 program. He has been featured with the Great Woods Symphony Orchestra in three previous performances, including the 2022 and 2023 Symphony Under the Stars concerts and as the winner of the 2023 Concerto Aria Competition at Wheaton.

Kammeron Frost is a writer and singer originally from Dayton, Ohio. A 2024 graduate of the Berklee College of Music, Kammeron received Berklee’s “Public Service Music Scholarship” in 2023 for her outstanding work bringing music classes to the Kroc Community Center in Dorchester. She ended her senior year as a featured soloist at Berklee’s Commencement Concert of 2024, where she performed a setlist of hip-hop legend QTip’s discography as part of the ceremony honoring him with an honorary doctorate. Kammeron has recently released her debut album “Goodbye Old Friends,” which blends hip-hop elements with R&B soul vocals. Kammeron Frost’s website.

Emma Bradshaw is a rising senior at Wheaton College who discovered the scope of her passion for songwriting in her freshman year. As a sophomore, Emma spent the fall semester in Professor Case’s songwriting class, followed by an independent study with him that spring. In addition to songwriting, she is also a versatile musical theatre performer who was recently seen at Wheaton in a starring role in Rent. Emma loves how versatile music can be, from an aid in working through difficult situations, to making others laugh. She is very grateful for the connections and memories that music has created in her life and looks forward to where it will bring her next!

Join Us for the Fall Semester!

Members of the general public are welcome to join the Great Woods Symphony Orchestra for the Fall 2024 semester. All musicians are welcome to audition, including talented high school students. Rehearsals are held Monday evenings at 7 p.m., starting September 9th.

No orchestral experience is necessary and membership is free.

Visit the Great Woods Symphony Orchestra website for more information.

Details

Date:
June 27
Time:
7:00 PM
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Venue

Cole Memorial Chapel
Norton, MA 02766 United States
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Organizer

Office of the President
Email
president@wheatoncollege.edu