CONCERT PROGRAMME
Programme
Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne*
Bailèro
Lou coucut
Pastorale
Chut, chut
La delaissado
Uno jionto pasturo
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
Midori Marsh, Soprano
Adam Johnson, Conductor
Special Guests: Choristers from the University of Guelph Symphonic Chorus, Marta McCarthy, Artistic Director
Adam Johnson, Conductor
Award-winning conductor Adam Johnson has been
hailed as “an exciting talent” and for his
“charismatic and commanding presence” on the
podium. He completed his tenure as assistant
conductor of the Orchestre Symphonique de
Montréal (OSM) in 2018, and was named conductor-
in-residence for the 2018-2019 season. He has
conducted over 70 concerts with the OSM and is
frequently reengaged as a guest conductor.
Internationally, Adam Johnson has conducted at
the Opéra National de Paris as well as in Spain,
Germany and the United States. Prior to his tenure
in Montreal, Mr. Johnson worked for three seasons
with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and
continues to regularly guest conduct orchestras
across Canada. He also serves as
the Music Director of the Baton Rouge Symphony
Orchestra.
Midori Marsh, Soprano
A “polished and poised performer” with “a truly gorgeous,
expressive sound,” Midori Marsh is well known in the
Canadian opera scene, performing with Tapestry Opera,
Against the Grain Theatre, the Toronto Symphony
Orchestra, the NAC Orchestra, and more. While at the COC,
Midori was seen as Nella in Gianni Schicchi, the soprano
soloist in Mozart’s Requiem, Annina in La traviata,
Papagena in The Magic Flute, and Frasquita in Carmen.
In 2020, Midori was named one of the CBC’s “30 hot
classical musicians under 30” and in 2022 she was
nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for her portrayal
of Papagena in the COC’s 2022 production of The Magic
Flute. She took first prize at the 2023 Quilico awards, was a
semifinalist in the Metropolitan Opera’s 2023 Laffont
competition, and a 2023 Lotte Lenya finalist.
Our Orchestra
First Violins
Jose Molina, Concertmaster*
Margaret Zak
Paul Macnaughton
Valerie Sylvester
Yonhee Chang
Roza Ushkanova
Jef ten Kortenaar
Second Violins
Elayne Ras*
Philipp Samutin
Veronica Kroess
Anne-Louise Flynn
Janine Smith
Janet Takata
Alison Feuerwerker
* Principal Player
Violas
Catherine Molina*
Sheila Smyth
Ron Dolynchuk
Linda Umbrico
Cello
Marlena Tureski*
John Trembath
Keren Canche
Janusz Borowiec
Stephanie Lai
Double Basses
George Greer*
Peter Pavlovsky
Art Lang
Flutes
*Madison Depp
Bruce Gremo
Rachel Rae-Wu
Oboes
David Vanbiesbrouck*
Paul Goeglein
Clarinets
Larry Moser*
Ka Hei Chan
Bassoons
Simion Ciobanu*
Iulia Tiba
Horns
Tony Snyder*
Kim Christensen
Dylon Pastoor
Jeryl Phillips
Trumpets
Todd Holland*
Dorothy Vreeswyk-Kidd
Trombones
Bob Phillips*
Leila Mehkeri
Hanna Wilson
Tuba
Al Carter*
Timpani
Richard Burrows*
Percussion
Madison Keats
Ryan MacKinnon
Jonathan Huard
Harp
Nikki Chang*
Piano
Sam Domzella*
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Special Thanks to our Donors!
PLATINUM BATON $10,000+
Theresa Wall
GOLD BATON $1,000
Friends of the Guelph Symphony (FOGS)
Dorothy Bakker & Danny Lui
Frank & Janet Brewster
Peter Hannam
Adam Johnson
Lisa Kohlmeier
Marilyn Kuhn & Zoltan Petrany
Theresa Lammer
Gerry & Suzanne Meinzer
Catherine & Jose Molina
Harold & Marilyn Quinn
Stephen Salt
Dr. Dan Schwarz, CV Medicine
Friends of the Guelph Symphony
SILVER BATON $500-$999
June Cauthers
Knarr Jewellry
David & Janet Knight
Harry & Maryjane Ousseren
Joe Ringhofer
Robert Tims
BRONZE BATON $250-$499
Barbara Alderson
Ian & Carol Blain
Jane Caspers
Dorthy & Ken Fisher
Simon and Janice Irving
Heather Moore
Carol Reid
Karen Slatkovsky
Janet Takata
Sylvia & Glen Tarlin
Butch & Judy Waldrum
Special Thanks to:
Joe Carere
Dorothy & Ken Fisher
our wonderful ushers
Dorothy Baker & Danny Lui
Sonny Yuen & Annette Frassen
Shane Fernandes
Reist Photography
The Guelph Concert Band (for the loan of percussion instruments)
All of our patrons and supporters!
FRIEND $100-$249
Heather Beecroft
Irene Berry
Aileen & John Campbell
Edwina & Neil Carson
David & Wilma Churchill
Malcolm & Marta Coutts
Jeanne Forsythe
Paul, Rebecca & Sandra Forte
Nicole deFrancesco
Collin & Marjorie Jutzi
Judy Kingdon
Rosanne Morris & Duncan MacKenzie
Anne Mattheson
And to the
GSO Board of Directors
Lisa Kohlmeier, Chair
Danny Lui, Treasurer
Shane Fernandes, Corporate Secretary
Frank Brewster
Cynthia Davis
Roger Garriock
Adam Johnson, ex-officio
Catherine Molina, ex-officio
