Schedule of the Event:

June 20, 2025

Orchestra

7:30 p.m. - White Concert Hall

Opening Celebration - "Back for Seconds"

Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Hob. l:2
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809)
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Presto

Viola Concerto in D Major, Op. 1
Carl Phillip Stamitz (1745-1801)
I. Allegro
II. Andante moderato
III. Rondo: Allegretto

Basil Vendryes, Viola

Intermission

Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
I. Sostenuto assai
II. Scherzo
III. Adagio espressivo
IV. Allegro molto vivace

June 21, 2025

Chamber Ensembles

7:30 p.m. - White Concert Hall

Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp, L. 137
Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918)
I. Pastorale: Lent
II. Interlude: Tempo di minuetto
III. Finale: Allegro moderato ma risoluto

Flute: Karen Bogardus
Viola: Orlando Wells
Harp: Rita Costanzi

String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 11
Samuel Barber (1910 – 1981)
I. Molto allegro e appassionato
II. Molto adagio
III. Molto allegro

Violin 1: Eric Tanner
Violin 2: Alexander Mandl
Viola: Jonathan Moerschel
Cello: Claudio Jaffé

Intermission

Clarinet Quintet in B Minor for Clarinet and Strings, Op. 115
Johannes Brahms (1883 – 1897)
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Andantino – Presto non assai, ma con sentimento
IV. Con moto

Clarinet: Jonathan Gunn
Violin 1: Charles Stegeman
Violin 2: Rachel Stegeman
Viola: Basil Vendryes
Cello: John Walz

June 23, 2025

Liz Stratton Jazz Night

7:30 p.m. - White Concert Hall

June 24, 2025

Chamber Ensembles

7:30 p.m. - White Concert Hall

Quintet in G Minor, Op. 39
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953)
I. Moderato – Andante
II. Tema con variazioni
III. Allegro sostenuto, ma con brio
IV. Adagio pesante
V. Allegro precipitato, ma non troppo presto
VI. Andante

Oboe: Alex Klein
Clarinet: Jonathan Gunn
Violin: Eric Tanner
Viola: Orlando Wells
Double Bass: John Moore

Intermission

String Quintet No. 20 in D Minor, Op. 45
George Onslow (1784 – 1853)
I. Allegro grandioso
II. Menuetto. Presto
III. Andante cantabile
IV. Finale: Allegro innocente

Violin 1: Jeanyi Kim
Violin 2: Jesse Thompson
Viola: Craig Mumm
Cello: Paula Hochhalter
Double Bass: Nicolas Tsolainos

June 25, 2025

Chamber Orchestra

7:30 p.m. - White Concert Hall

The Marriage of Figaro Overture, K. 491
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major, Hob:Vlle:1
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809)
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro

David Ammer, Trumpet

Intermission

Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
II. Larghetto
III. Scherzo: Allegro
IV. Allegro molto

June 27, 2025

Chamber Ensembles

7:30 p.m. | White Concert Hall

Tzigane for Woodwind Quintet
Valerie Coleman (b. 1970)

Flute: Karen Bogardus
Oboe: Alex Klein
Clarinet: Jonathan Gunn
French Horn: Jim Thatcher
Bassoon: Joe Merchant

Elegiac Trio for Flute, Harp, and Viola
Arnold Bax (1883 – 1953)

Flute: Karen Bogardus
Viola: Orlando Wells
Harp: Rita Costanzi

Tango Ballet for String Quartet
Astor Piazzola (1921 – 1992)
I. Introducción – Títulos
II. La Calle
III. Encuentro – Olvido
IV. Cabaret
V. Soledad
VI. La Calle Final – Allegro

Violin 1: Sean Elliott
Violin 2: Mary Ann Mumm
Viola: Craig Mumm
Cello: Claudio Jaffé

Intermission

Serenade for Winds in D Minor, Op. 44
Antonín Dvo?ák (1841 – 1904)
I. Moderato, quasi marcia
II. Minuetto – Tempo di minuetto
III. Andante con moto
IV. Finale: Allegro molto

Oboe 1: Alex Klein
Oboe 2: Margaret Marco
Clarinet 1: Jonathan Gunn
Clarinet 2: Hank Landrum
Bassoon 1: Joe Merchant
Bassoon 2: Ryan Turano
Horn 1: Jim Thatcher
Horn 2: Luiz Garcia
Horn 3: Greg Miller
Cello: Paula Hochhalter
Double Bass: Nicolas Tsolainos

June 28, 2025

FESTIVAL FINALE: Chamber Orchestra

7:30 p.m. | White Concert Hall

St. Paul’s Suite in C Major, Op. 29, No. 2
Gustav Holst (1874 – 1934)
I. Jig: Vivace
II. Ostinato: Presto
III. Intermezzo: Andante con moto
IV. Finale (The Dargason): Allegro

Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Bassoon, Violin, and Cello
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809)

Alex Klein, Oboe
Joe Merchant, Bassoon
Rachel Stegeman, Violin
Claudio Jaffé, Cello

Intermission

Symphony No. 4 in C minor, D. 417 “Tragic”
Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)
I. Adagio molto – Allegro vivace
II. Andante
III. Menuetto: Allegro vivace
IV. Allegro

Date: June 20-28, 2025

Time: 7:30pm

Location: White Concert Hall, 1700 SW Jewell Ave, Topeka, KS 66621

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