CONCERT PROGRAMME
Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, Op. 67
Allegro con Brio
Haydn, Surprise Symphony, No. 94
Andante
Prokofiev, Classical Symphony, No. 1, Op. 25
Gavotta
Mozart, Symphony No. 40, K.550
Allegro Assai
Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61*
Allegro, ma non troppo
Larghetto
Allegro
Conductor, Adam Johnson
Violin, Jennifer Armor*
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. Adam also holds the position of Music Director of the Baton Rouge Symphony
Orchestra.
Violinist and violist, Jennifer Armor, has a passion
for telling stories and performing joyfully. She was
the winner of the 2024 Guelph Symphony’s Under 23
Concerto Competition.
Jennifer shares a deep love of chamber music and
in 2019 won the silver medal at the Fischoff National
Chamber Competition with her string quartet.
Jennifer recently graduated from her undergraduate
degree at the Glenn Gould School of Music in
Toronto, studying with Paul Kantor and Barry
Shiffman. She previously studied with Kurt
Sassmanshaus in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has had
masterclasses with renowned faculty such as Noah
Bendix-Balgley, David Kim, and Barnabas Kelemen.
In addition to her love of classical music, Jennifer is an avid improviser and jazz vocalist/violinist. You can often find her in a stairwell making up chords and singing. Jennifer is currently pursuing her masters degree in performance with a minor in jazz, in Basel, Switzerland at The Academy of Music, studying with Alina Pogostkin.
Our Orchestra
First Violins
Jose Molina, Concertmaster*
Margaret Zak
Carol Sammut
Paul Macnaughton
Yonhee Chang
Roza Ushkanova
Jef ten Korenaar
Second Violins
Elayne Ras*
Alexis Brett
Janine Smith
Alison Feuerwerker
Veronica Kroess
Janet Takata
Jay Samuel
Anne-Louise Flynn
Violas
Catherine Molina*
Sheila Smyth
Ron Dolynchuk
Linda Umbrico
Cello
Marlena Tureski*
Keren Cache
John Helmers
Stephanie Lai
Double Basses
Mac Vanduzer*
Ralph Blackman
Art Lang
Flutes
*Esther Choi
Christoph Kessel
Oboes
David Vanbiesbrouck*
Paul Goeglein
Clarinets
Larry Moser*
Anita Brooks Kirkland
Bassoons
Simion Ciobanu*
Zachary Senick
Horns
Tony Snyder*
Kim Christensen
Trumpets
Andras Molnar*
Dorothy Vreeswyk-Kidd
Timpani
Richard Burrows*
* Principal Player
.
Special Thanks to our Donors!
PLATINUM BATON $10,000+
Dr. Jennifer Caspers & Dr. Bob Friendship
Theresa Wall
GOLD BATON $1,000
Anonymous
Dorothy Bakker & Danny Lui
Frank & Janet Brewster
June Cauthers
Jason Evans
Peter Hannam
Ron Hearnden & Grace
Lloyd Hicks & Hilda MacLean
Adam Johnson
Lisa Kohlmeier
Marilyn Kuhn & Zoltan Petrany
Theresa Lammer
Gerry & Suzanne Meinzer
Catherine & Jose Molina
Heather Moore
Rosanne Morris & Duncan MacKenzie
Harold & Marilyn Quinn
Stephen Salt
Dr. Dan Schwarz, CV Medicine
VBA, Friends of the Guelph Symphony
SILVER BATON $500-$999
Knarr Jewellry
David & Janet Knight
Harry & Maryjane Ousseren
Joe Ringhofer
Robert Tims
BRONZE BATON $250-$499
Barbara Alderson
Jane Caspers
Dorthy & Ken Fisher
Simon and Janice Irving
Carol Reid
Karen Slatkovsky
Graham & Sharon Smith
Marion Steele
Janet Takata
Sylvia & Glen Tarlin
Butch & Judy Waldrum
Special Thanks to:
Dorothy & Ken Fisher
the wonderful ushers and crew at River Run
Kween Company
Dorothy Baker & Danny Lui
Sonny Yuen & Annette Frassen
Shane Fernandes
Carol Sammut
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
Amy Cousineau
Malcolm & Marta Coutts
Jeanne Forsythe
Paul, Rebecca & Sandra Forte
Nicole deFrancesco
Collin & Marjorie Jutzi
Judy Kingdon
Laurinda Lang
Anne Mattheson
Sonny Yuen & Annette Frassen
Andree ZerIitsch
And to the
GSO Board of Directors
Danny Lui, Chair
Lisa Kohlmeier, Treasurer
Shane Fernandes, Corporate Secretary
Frank Brewster
Roger Garriock
Derek Matisz
Pamela Young
Adam Johnson, ex-officio
Catherine Molina, ex-officio
