Omaha Area Youth Orchestras
Aviva Segall, Music Director and Principal Conductor
Chamber Music Concert
Sunday, February 16, 2015
7:00 PM
Presbyterian Church of the Cross
YOUTH SYMPHONY STRING QUARTET
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
SONATA NO. 2 IN A MAJOR
ALLEGRO
PHARRELL WILLIAMS
(ARR. C. HAKE)
“HAPPY”
CHRIS HAKE, COACH
HANNAH GROVE, VIOLIN
CAROLINE HILGERT, VIOLIN
SARA COHEN, CELLO
BEATRICE HAMMEL, BASS
YOUTH SYMPHONY/YOUTH PHILHARMONIC WOODWIND ENSEMBLE
ZDENKO FIBICH
(ARR. V.C. ANZALONE)
POEM
GEORGES BIZET
(ARR. V.C. ANZALONE)
ENTR’ACTE FROM CARMEN
J.S. BACH
(ARR. V.C. ANZALONE)
VIOLIN SONATA NO. 2
BOURÉE
JOE WEBER, COACH
SAVANNAH BAKER, CLARINET
ELLEY LAWSON, CLARINET
ASHLEY MOHLING, CLARINET
COLTON RECKER, BASSOON
YOUTH CHAMBER STRINGS STRING ENSEMBLE
SHIN'ICHI SUZUKI
MAY SONG
JOHANN PACHELBEL
(ARR. RK DEVERICH)
THEME FROM CANON IN D
DANI MEIER, COACH
FRANCESCA KERKHOFS, VIOLIN
OONA NEBESNIAK, VIOLIN
GRACIE SCHWEERS, VIOLIN
ALEXUS CROWELL, BASS
YOUTH CHAMBER STRINGS VIOLIN QUARTET
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
(ARR. W. WALLACE)
SEVENTH SYMPHONY THEME
JEAN-JOSEPH MOURET
RONDEAU
WENDY PERRY, COACH
HANNAH GROVE, VIOLIN
BOBBY LINDAU, VIOLIN
LUKE SKRABAL, VIOLIN
LIAM SWEET, VIOLIN
YOUTH CHAMBER STRINGS STRING QUARTET
CHRIS HAKE
FOLIA
TRADITIONAL
(ARR. C. HAKE)
SWEDISH POLKA
CHRIS HAKE, COACH
ETHAN ENGLISH, VIOLIN
CRYSTAL HUANG, VIOLIN
PRANAY NEELAKANTA, VIOLIN
BEATRICE HAMMEL, BASS
YOUTH CONSERVATORY ORCHESTRA VIOLIN/CELLO QUINTET
WILLIAM BRADE
CANZONA IN G MAJOR
CHRISTINA ALLRED, COACH
SAMANTHA ALVAREZ-OLVERA, VIOLIN
MADISON BREWER, VIOLIN
ANNA KOTULA, VIOLIN
JANIE XU, VIOLIN
CHELLA RAGHAVAN, CELLO
YOUTH CHAMBER STRINGS VIOLIN QUARTET
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
VIOLIN QUARTET IN D MAJOR
ADAGIO
ALLEGRO
JEANNE DYMOND, COACH
ELIZABETH GRAMS, VIOLIN
OLIVIA GUO, VIOLIN
MAIA MERRITT, VIOLIN
NOELLE WHITBECK, VIOLIN
YOUTH CONSERVATORY ORCHESTRA STRING ENSEMBLE
JOHANN PACHELBEL
(ARR. J. CAPONEGRO)
THEME FROM CANON IN D
NESTOR HERSZBAUM, COACH
MICHELLE LARSON, VIOLIN
KERRENA SHU, VIOLIN
ROSANA KILIAN, CELLO
INTERMISSION
YOUTH PHILHARMONIC STRING QUARTET
MATTHEW NAUGHTIN
MEDITATION
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
DIVERTIMENTO IN F MAJOR K. 138
ALLEGRO
PATTY RITCHIE, COACH
ELLA GRACE POLLARD, VIOLIN
ARIANA RUIZ, VIOLIN
ILANA MCNAMARA, VIOLA
ANASTASIA WILSON, CELLO
YOUTH PHILHARMONIC BRASS TRIO
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
(ARR. D. MARLATT)
WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE
REBECCA STROMQUIST, COACH
RYAN TIEMANN, TRUMPET
EVAN KILIAN, HORN
KILEY CARROLL, TROMBONE
YOUTH SYMPHONY/ YOUTH PHILHARMONIC PIANO TRIO
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
PIANO TRIO OP. 11 IN B-FLAT
ALLEGRO CON BRIO
GREG CLINTON, COACH
ASHLEY MOHLING, CLARINET
ANASTASIA WILSON, CELLO
ANITA ZHOU, PIANO
YOUTH SYMPHONY WOODWIND QUINTET
PAUL NAGLE AND BILL HOLCOMBE
VAUDEVILLE SPECTACULAR (1990)
BLAS MARIA DE COLOMER
MENUET
ROSS SNYDER, COACH
EMMA FISHER, FLUTE
SHAYNA HANSEN, OBOE
BEN RECKMEYER, CLARINET
TAYLOR WOOD, BASSOON
SAMUEL SIMMONS, HORN
YOUTH SYMPHONY/YOUTH PHILHARMONIC STRING QUARTET
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
STRING QUARTET NO. 6
IN B-FLAT MAJOR K.159
RONDO
GIULIO CACCINI
(ARR. C. HAKE)
AVE MARIA
ISAAC ALBÉNIZ
(ARR. M. NAUGHTIN)
TANGO IN D
MARY PERKINSON, COACH
NORA BARKER, VIOLIN
STEVEN PRUSS, VIOLIN
HEATHER SLOVUT, VIOLIN
ALEXANDER SMITH, CELLO
YOUTH SYMPHONY WOODWIND QUINTET
GYÖRGY LIGETI
SIX BAGATELLES
ALLEGRO CON SPIRITO
FERENC FARKAS
ANTIQUE HUNGARIAN DANCE
(UGRÓS) ALLEGRO
FRANZ DANZI
QUINTET OP. 56 NO. 2
IN G MINOR
MENUETTO
ALLREGRETTO
NESTOR HERSZBAUM, COACH
LUKAS MCILHANEY, FLUTE
AARON DELAY, OBOE
JACKSON BROWN, CLARINET
DALTON VAN STRATTEN, BASSOON
BENJAMIN BATTAFARANO, HORN
YOUTH SYMPHONY BRASS QUINTET
GIOVANNI GABRIELLI
CANZONA PER SONARE NO.2
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
(ARR. BILL HOLCOMBE)
THE GIRL WITH THE FLAXEN HAIR
JOHN CHEETHAM
SCHERZO
JASON JOHNSON, COACH
RYAN ANDERSON, TRUMPET
JONATHAN THOW, TRUMPET
JACKSON HARDIN, TROMBONE
WILLIAM WHITE, TROMBONE
SAMUEL BABE, TUBA
PLEASE PLAN TO STAY FOR THE ENTIRE CONCERT. LEAVING AFTER YOUR CHILD PLAYS DENIES THEM THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM OTHERS AND TO LEARN THE VALUE OF SUPPORTING OTHER PLAYERS.
OAYO is grateful to the Nebraska Arts Council, Nebraska Cultural Endowment and
Iowa West Foundation for their generous support of our work.
The Chamber Music Program at OAYO
Funding the program
1. Grant application to Chamber Music organizations which offer funding to youth musicians such as the
ACMP-The Chamber Music Network. Pending request for underwriting of 36% of the cost of the
coaches.
2. Integrated the Chamber Music Program into grant applications submitted to the Nebraska Arts Council,
private foundations and funders providing operational support to OAYO.
3. Dedicate support from OAYO operating budget to cover all amounts not underwritten by funders or
supported by chamber music tuition.
4. Striving to identify potential funders, partners and best practices to further support and grow a
sustainable program.
Key program facts
The 2014-2015 season marks the 16th year of OAYO’s growth under Ms. Aviva Segall’s artistic leadership as
Music Director and Principal Conductor. Developing Chamber musicians and enthusiasts is important to the
artistic staff and administration of OAYO. The Chamber Music program is in its 20th year and an integral part
of our organizational strategic plan and key to our mission.
15 ensembles containing 63 musicians from ages 9 to 18.
In the past 16 years, OAYO developed our chamber music program to include musicians from each of our fourtiered orchestras, professional coaches to instruct and mentor each ensemble individually, and performance
opportunities. Our chamber music program started rehearsals on September 28th with 60 musicians in 15
ensembles. Each ensemble is led by a coach who is a professional musician with specific expertise in music
education. OAYO is committed to chamber music.
Program innovations in the current season – Chamber Ensemble Coordinators.
Chamber music ensembles challenge operations and artistic staffing. Coordination of 15 coaches, repertoire,
and the staging of rehearsal spaces during a 13-rehearsal period is not a small task. According to our
timekeeping, Aviva Segall devoted 25 hours to formulation of the individual ensembles based upon the skill
level, instrumentation and available coaches and repertoire. Selection and hiring of coaches required
approximately 8 hours and music preparation for the opening of the season another 12 hours. OAYO commits
funding from the operations and artistic budgets to address these components. This summarizes only the
staffing needs to begin the program and does not include administrative, clerical and accounting support.
Coordinators are parents of the musicians whom arrive at the rehearsal early in order to set up the room with
chairs, stands, take attendance, and re-set the room following the rehearsal. OAYO chamber musicians
rehearsal in classrooms at either Lewis & Clark Middle School or the Strauss Performing Arts Center on the
campus of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Classrooms do not contain music stands and need to be re-set
for a traditional class following the rehearsal. The task is time-consuming and important. Coordinators
contribute about 1 hour of labor per chamber music ensemble during each weekly rehearsal. OAYO offers a
25% reduction in the chamber music tuition for the service (25% of $235.00 = $58.75). Seven of the fifteen
ensembles have Coordinators. The $411.25 in tuition discounts is absorbed by the OAYO operating budget.
Parent Coordinators are a huge success and the program will be evaluated and continued next season.
Next season – Music for nontraditional chamber groups.
In a perfect world, instrumentation and skill levels would be an easy match with available repertoire and the
musicians’ schedules. That is not typically the case and unusual instrumentation requires additional repertoire,
arranging and organizational work. OAYO is exploring means to increase the chamber music library to meet
our focused needs. This progression is dependent upon obtaining financial support.
Next season –Summer CM Coordinator and Repertoire Advisor
We plan to create a Chamber Music Coordinator opportunity in the form of a need-based tuition scholarship for
a parent during the off-season (June and July). The Summer Chamber Music Coordinator would handle clerical
and communication aspects of lining up parent Coordinators for the season, confirming ranges of time
availability from the musicians, and collecting the more detailed contact information needed from the chamber
musicians. The Summer Coordinator would compile the audition information so it could be supplied to a
Repertoire Advisor.
The Repertoire Advisor would consider the ensemble groupings, the musicians and make recommendations on
music selection to the Music Director. Adding these positions to the OAYO chamber music program is
essential. We anticipate 14 chamber ensembles for the 2015-2016 season.
Let us know what you think can be done to develop and
strengthen the program!
Guide to the 2015-2016
OAYO Chamber Music Program
General Information
A chamber music ensemble is a small ensemble without a conductor where every musician is on an individual part.
Musicians must listen to each other carefully for balance, articulation, tuning and rhythm. Working as a small group fosters
a great amount of confidence and independence while at the same time forms great interpersonal communication and
teamwork skills.
Our Chamber Music Program consists of ensembles between 4 and 5 musicians. These ensembles are coached by local
professional musicians such as members of the Omaha Symphony and UNO faculty. We traditionally offer three types of
chamber music ensembles:
 String Quartet: two violins, one viola, one cello

Woodwind Quintet: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn

Brass Quintet: horn, two trumpets, trombone, tuba
For our Youth Symphony and Youth Philharmonic Orchestras we offer two string quartets, one woodwind quintet, and one
brass quintet.
For our Chamber Strings and Youth Conservatory we offer three string quartets for each group. If there is high interest
from wind and brass players we may be able to accommodate additional chamber groups, however this depends not only
on interest but on other factors such as the availability of instrumentally and ability level appropriate repertoire.
Note that should there be interest in forming nontraditional chamber groups students should feel free to approach our
Music Director Aviva Segall with their proposal. Ms. Segall will use discretion in approving the groups based on factors
that include, but are not limited to, instrumentation, available repertoire, demands on staff, etc.
How to indicate your interest in the Chamber Music Program at OAYO
Chamber Music is one of the most satisfying musical experiences you can have! OAYO musicians must sign up for
consideration in the program by checking the chamber music box on your Audition Application. Below you will find general
information about chamber groups and our program, how the selection process works, logistics, and our cancellation
policy.
Selection Process
As our Music Director Aviva Segall listens auditions she will determine where the best fit for each student is in one of our
chamber music ensembles. Spots in these ensembles are somewhat competitive given that we will only create additional
ensembles if there is appropriate instrumentation.
Rehearsals/Logistics
All Chamber Music rehearsals are one hour long and will either take place before or after Youth Symphony (at UNO),
before Youth Philharmonic (at UNO), or before Youth Conservatory Orchestra (at Lewis and Clark Middle) rehearsals on
Sunday afternoons. Blocked off time slots on Sundays include 12:15-1:15pm, 2:15-3:15pm, and 4:45-5:45pm. Additionally
there is a rehearsal slot before Youth Chamber Strings Monday evenings from 5:45-6:45pm.
Cancellation Policy
A lot of work goes into preparing our Chamber Music Ensemble program between our Music Director, our Office Staff, and
our Coaches. Important to remember is that by signing up to be in a chamber group you are making a commitment to your
colleagues and their musical pursuits and to your coach. If you cannot follow through on your commitment to the Chamber
Ensemble Program please let us know as soon as possible but no later than April 30, 2015. If you cancel after this point
but before August 1, 2015 you will be charged a $75 fee.