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WIU Major Works Concert: Coronation Mass, April 18

April 15, 2009

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MACOMB, IL - - The Western Illinois University Symphony Orchestra, featuring guest German violinist Stephan Schardt, Western's University Singers and Concert Choir, will present their Major Works Concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 18 in the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) Recital Hall, located in Simpkins Hall.

Under the direction of Richard Hughey, the Symphony Orchestra will open with the "Oberon Overture" by Carl Maria von Weber. Violinist Schardt will be featured in the second selection, a Niels Gade composition, "Violin Concerto in D Minor Op. 56."

Schardt, a versatile musician, is a concertmaster, chamber musician and soloist who has worked in symphony and opera orchestras and ensembles for new music and recently in early music. He studied violin and historical performance practice at the Musikhochschule in Köln (Conservatory of Music in Cologne, Germany), and he was a scholarship recipient of the Deutscher Akademische Austausch Dienst (German Academic Exchange Service) at the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst (Conservatory of Music and Performing Arts) in Vienna. He performed new music with chamber orchestras and ensembles, including the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and the Musikfabrik NRW (Music factory of North Rhine Westphalia), according to Hughey.

Schardt was the first concertmaster (1995-1999) at the Landesbühnen Sachsen in Radebeul (State Theater of Saxony) and performed as a soloist with various orchestras. He also routinely played in the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden as well as the WDR-Sinfonieorchester (West German Radio Symphony Orchestra) in Cologne. In 2000 he traveled the world as a soloist, chamber member and concertmaster of Musica Antiqua Köln. Schardt is He is an adjunct professor for baroque violin, modern violin performance practice and chamber music at the Folkwang-Hochschule (Folkwang Conservatory) in Essen. He lives in Cologne and works as a concertmaster, chamber musician and teacher.

Following intermission, Western's Symphony Orchestra, along with University Singers and Concert Choir, under the direction of James Stegall, professor and director of choral activities; will present Wolfgang Mozart's Mass in C Major KV 327, the "Coronation Mass." The program includes Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei.

Soloists will be soprano Lacey Phillips, a graduate music student from Quincy (IL); mezzo soprano Sarah Walker, a senior music major from Rock Island, IL; tenor Matt Brown, a graduate music student from Macomb; and baritone Dan Reem, a senior music major from Macomb.

Symphony Orchestra personnel include the following, by instrument:

FLUTE
Brookfield, IL – Kristen Barnett, sophomore, music major
Nauvoo, IL – Karen Sanders, sophomore, music major

OBOE
Peoria, IL – Abby Chien, freshman, music major
Springfield, IL— Rebecca McGuire, sophomore, music major

CLARINET
Moline, IL –Yvonne Dean, junior, music major
Naperville, IL—Michael Kociolek, junior, law enforcement and justice administration major, music minor

BASSOON
Joliet, IL – Allison Marcum, senior, music major
Naperville, IL—Ariana Danley, sophomore, music major

HORN
Macomb, IL – Justin Davis, graduate music student; John Reem, senior, music major
Moline, IL – Amber Dean, junior, music major
Woodridge, IL – Katy Massa, senior, music major

TRUMPET
Charles Town, WV – Mike Scheck, graduate music student
Zelienople, PA – Diana Miller, graduate music student

TROMBONE
Lakeland, FL – Ashley Crosby, graduate music student
Bridgeview, IL – Kevin Bressanelli, junior, music major
Macomb, IL – Kathleen McGowan, sophomore, music and English double major

TIMPANI
Lombard, IL – Michael Schraft, senior, music and history double major
Silvas, IL – Jacob Eastman, sophomore, music major

I VIOLIN
Austria – Daniela Holbling, Concert Mistress, graduate music student
Bolivia – Javier Escalera, sophomore, music major
Malaysia – Jia Rong Gan, freshman, music major
Macomb, IL – Harrison Graham, high school student
Minooka, IL – Juliene Soltwisch, senior, music major
Orland Park, IL – Melissa Nee, freshman, music major

II VIOLIN
Batavia, IL – Alise Svoboda, Principla, junior, pre-physical therapy major
Macomb, IL – Stephen Lane, high school student; Wang Momo, grade school student; Joseph Rabchuk, high school student
Naperville, IL – Chris Pappalardo, junior, music major; Caitlin Edwards, freshman, music major
St. Charles, IL – Felicia Jurkovic, sophomore, music major

VIOLA
Equador – Ignacio Moreno, Principal, sophomore, music major
Carbondale, IL – Victoria Moore, junior, music major
Downers Grove, IL – Renée Douglas, sophomore, art major
Macomb, IL – Hannah Lee, high school student

VIOLONCELLO
Peru – Andrea Beltran, freshman, music major
Arlington Heights, IL – Aamil Sulaiman, Principal, senior, music major
Bolingbrook, IL – Victor Gall, junior, music major
Colchester, IL – Gretchen Harrison, senior, music major
Des Plaines, IL – Pablo Tinajero, senior, music and Spanish major
Naperville, IL – Brian Lucas, freshman, forensic chemistry major

STRING BASS
Bloomingdale, IL – Louis Giacobbe, sophomore, music major
Cary, IL – Busty Carlson, Principal, senior, music major
Rock Island, IL – Andrew Geyssens, junior, music major

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