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SUMMARY:Symphony Under the Stars
DESCRIPTION:Great Woods Symphony Orchestra performs a concert of Classical Pops favorites\, led by Professor Delvyn Case\, Conductor. \nThe concert will be held on Thursday\, July 24th\, 2025 at 7pm in the President’s Garden. This is a relaxing\, free\, community event open to all. \nParking will be available in Lot 1\, and we strongly encourage you to bring your own chairs or picnic blankets for seating in the garden. In the event of inclement weather\, the concert will be moved inside to Cole Memorial Chapel. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations or information on accessibility should contact Pam Vaz at vaz_pamela@wheatoncollege.edu by July 17th\, 2025. \nWe will also be collecting non-perishable donations for the Cupboard of Kindness food pantry\, and they have expressed a greater need for the following items: cereal\, soup\, pasta\, jarred pasta sauce\, juice boxes\, rice\, potato\, and pasta mixes\, canned pasta such as Chef Boyardee\, and granola bars. If you are able to\, your contribution is greatly appreciated! \nProgram\n\n\nAmerica\, the Beautiful – Samuel A. Ward (1847- 1903)\, Arr. Dragon \nThe Entertainer — Scott Joplin (1868-1917) \nDeep River — Trad.\, Arr. H.T. Burleigh (1866-1941)\, Orch.\nCase \nThree Little Dances — Florence Price (1887-1953)\, Arr. Hart\nI. Hoe Cake\nII. Rabbit Foot\nIII. Ticklin’ Toes \nRiverside Ceilidh — Mary VanHoozer (b. 1985) \n\nLibertango — Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) \nDanzas Latinoamericanas: III. Atardecer Tapatio — Jose Elizondo (b. 1972) \n“America” from West Side Story — Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) \nAshokan Farewell — Jay Ungar (b. 1946) \n“Hoe-Down” from Rodeo — Aaron Copland (1900-1990)\, Arr. Bulla \nEverything Sucks — Emma Bradshaw ‘25 (b. 2002) \nJohn Williams Trilogy — John Williams (b. 1932) \n\n\nGreat Woods Symphony Orchestra\n\nViolin I\nKimberly Fang\, guest musician\nJustin Ouellet\, guest musician\nRoss Nelson\, Mansfield\nSangeetha Kavety\, Mansfield \nViolin II\nChristopher Nelson\, guest musician\nNandini Agarwala\, guest musician\nLeah Lacross ’25\nColleen McHugh\, Foxborough \nViola\nProf. John Biatowas\nJeremy Tonelli-Sippel\, guest musician\nBeth Ashman\nJackson Reed ’21 \n\nCello\nRob Bethel\, guest musician\nYoonJung Lee\, guest musician \nBass\nJoe Bentley\, guest musician\nRene Fontaine\, Cumberland\, RI \nPercussion\nJackson Reed ’21 \nKeyboard\nBrianna Sheldon ’19 \n\n\nAbout the Performers\nEmma Bradshaw ’25 discovered the scope of her passion for songwriting in her freshman year. Her sophomore Fall\, Emma spent a 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. \nSoprano George Lane ’26 is a rising senior at Wheaton College. Their hometown is East Montpelier\, Vermont. They major in early childhood education and music\, and study voice with Joanne Mouradjian. They are a recipient of a Chaminade Music Club scholarship (2024) and participate in the Wheaton College Chorale and Chamber Singers\, most recently singing as a soloist in the group’s staged adaptation of Fauré’s Requiem. Last summer\, they sang in the chorus of the Opera Company of Middlebury’s production of La fille du régiment. Following their graduation in the spring of 2026\, George hopes to become an elementary school teacher and pass on their love of music to a new generation of learners. \nDuring his time at Wheaton\, Sean Perez ’25 played in many ensembles including the Orchestra\, Wind Symphony\, World Music Ensemble and took Flute and Piano Lessons. Additionally\, he was the Co-President of the Flute Choir\, President of both the Archery and Ping Pong Clubs\, and a senior delegate on the Model United Nations Travel Team. As a Biochemistry Major and Music Performance Minor he was awarded the Howard A. Meneely prize for the highest GPA in the graduating class as well as the Elita-Pastra Landis prize in Biochemistry. Additionally\, he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa and Tri Beta honors societies. After college\, Sean plans to continue volunteering at the Emergency Department at Sturdy Memorial Hospital while working as an EMT before applying to medical school. \nProfessor of Music Delvyn Case P’22 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 other 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. \nHe spent the first half of 2024 as a Visiting Fellow at Oxford\, where he worked on projects exploring the intersections of music and theology. \nText and Lyrics\nDeep River (traditional)\nDeep river\, my home is over Jordan.\nDeep river\, Lord\, I want to cross over into campground.\nOh\, don’t you want to go to that gospel feast?\nThat promised land\, where all is peace? \nEverything Sucks\nMusic and lyrics by Emma Bradshaw \nI thought that every suitors’ aim\,\nwas just to claim me\, break me\,\nmake me theirs to mold\nBut for the first time I have found\nsomeone who’s reaching out his hand for me to hold\nI wish you could see all of the haunting\nRadiance I see in you\nBut you can’t see your reflection\nSo I guess my little song\nWill have to do \n[Chorus]\nSo sink your teeth in baby\nWherever you’re going take me\nOh what wonders the undead can do\nCause you have made my life anew\nOh the world is always crumbling\nBut that don’t mean I have nothing\nCause everything sucks baby\nIncluding you\nThey say that you can read our minds\nBut I’m inclined to say\nThat simply can’t be true\nCause just one second spent in mine\nYou’ll find there’s no denying\nI’m so in love with you \n[Chorus]\nNot even death can do us part\nCause you walked straight to my heart\nAnd gladly I let you in\nAnd I thank the stars that garlic things not true\nCause to give it up’d be so hard to do\nBut I’d do it for you \n\nThe Great Woods Symphony is a college-community orchestra that includes Wheaton students\, faculty\, and staff\, as well as members of the general public. Recent performances have included symphonies by Tchaikovsky\, Dvorak\, and Beethoven\, Holst’s “The Planets” (with the Smith College Orchestra)\, and concerto performances featuring Grammy-winner Richard Stoltzmann\, Boston Symphony violinist Victor Romanul\, Canadian Brass trombonist Achilles Liarmakopoulos and many Wheaton students. Along with masterworks of the Western tradition\, the GWSO has a deep commitment to performing a broadly multi-cultural repertoire. Past concerts have been dedicated to the music of Latin American and African-American composers\, plus collaborations with multi-media artist DJ Spooky and hip-hop composer/violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain. \n\n\nJoin us for the Fall 2025 semester!\nMembers of the general public are welcome to join the Great Woods Symphony Orchestra for the Fall 2025 semester. All musicians are welcome to audition\, including talented high school students. Rehearsals are held Monday evenings at 7 p.m.\, starting Sept. 8. No orchestral experience is necessary and membership is free. Visit www.great-woods-symphony.org for more information.
URL:https://wheatoncollege.edu/event/symphony-under-the-stars-2025/
LOCATION:President’s Garden\, Norton\, MA\, 02766
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