The Symphony's
Concerto & Aria Competition
The Southeast Kansas Symphony Orchestra has,
for many years, provided an opportunity to advance student musicians from within Pittsburg
State University's Department of Music into the role of soloist.
Historically, three or more students were selected to perform a vocal selection or
movement of a concerto on each season's "Conterto & Aria" concert. In recent years, the experience
as been expanded to allow three students the opportunity perform a work in its
entirity on a program built around their vocal or instrumental selection.
2000 - 2009
Andrea Dinkel, flute
Concerto in D minor for flute and orchestra (1968) [Opus 46B: Arrangement of Violin]
by Aram Il'ich Khachaturian
Debra Snodgrass, piano
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
by Frédéric Chopin
Jonathan Gayman, violin
Concerto No. 1 in G minor for violin and orchestra, op. 26
by Max Bruch
A. J. Metzger, trumpet
Trumpet Concerto in A flat major (1950)
by Alexander Grigori Arutiunian
Erman Turkili, violin
Violin Concerto No. 2, op. 7, B minor
by Nicolo Paganini
This performance was the first to allow our soloist to play all
movements of a concerto.
Jessica Dold, soprano
"Si, mi chimano Mimi" (La Bohème)
by Giacomo Puccini
Zia Ryu, piano
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
by Sergei Prokofiev
Catalin Lari, viola
Viola Concerto, Sz. 120, BB 128
by Béla Bartók
April 6th, 2003
Aline Carnes, soprano
"Csàrdas" (Die Fledermaus)
by Strauss, Johann II (jr)
XiaoGuo Zhu, violin
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
April 14th, 2002
Candice Coffey, mezzo-soprano
"Parto" (La Clemenza di Tito)
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Lucas Warford, trombone
Trombone Concerto
by Gordon Jacob
Ni Mei, violin
Poèm for Violin and Orchestra
by Amedee Ernest Chausson
April 8th, 2001
Scott Sternberger, piano
Piano Concerto in D Major
by Franz Joseph Haydn
Laurie Bell-Adams, mezzo soprano
"Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix" (Samson et Dalilah)
by Camille Saint-Saens
Amanda Christen, clarinet
Concertino for Clarinet, Op. 26
by Carl Maria von Weber
Aline Carnes, soprano
"Ain't It a Pretty Night" (Susannah)
by Carlisle Floyd
XiaoGuo Zhu, violin
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Eric Haag, baritone
"Long Time Ago" (Old American Songs. Set I)
by Aaron Copland
Kevin Miller, trumpet
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, H. 7e/1
by Franz Joseph Haydn
Kelsey McDaniel, oboe
Oboe concerto No. 2 in C. Kv314 / Kv285
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
John Womeldorff, baritone
"Non più andrai" (Marriage of Figaro)
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ni Mei, violin
Violin Concerto No. 2 in d minor, Op. 63
by Sergei Prokofiev
1990 - 1999
Laurie Bell-Adams, mezzo-soprano
"Dido's Lament" (Dido and Aeneas)
by Henry Purcell
Josh Dempster, trombone
Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
by Nino Rota
David Chamberlain, bass-baritone
"Madamina! (The Catalog Aria)" (Don Giovanni)
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Michael Oglesby, trumpet
Trumpet Concerto in A flat major (1950)
by Alexander Grigori Arutiunian
Josh Simpson, tenor
"La Donna e Mobile" (Rigoletto)
by Guiseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi
Xiao-Guo Zhu, violin
Concert No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61
by Camille Saint-Saëns
Jason S. Dunn, bassoon
Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat Major, K. 191
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Karen Reeves, mezzo-soprano
"Voi, che sapete" (Marriage of Figaro)
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Joel Dodd, tuba
Concerto for Bass Tuba and Orchestra
by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Louise Glen, soprano
"Dove Sono" (Marriage of Figaro)
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Josh D. Dempster, trombone
Trombone Concerto
by Gordon Jacob
Brenna Osterdyk, soprano
"Oh, del mio dolce ardor" (Paride ed Elena)
by Christoph Willibald von Gluck
Roger Scantlin, clarinet
Introduction, Theme & Variations for Clarinet & Orchestra in B Flat Major
by Gioacchino Antonio Rossini
Michael Brandel, tenor
"Una Furtive Lagrima" (Elixir of Love)
by Gaetano Donizetti
Jennifer Sager, trumpet
Trumpet Concerto in A flat major (1950)
by Alexander Grigori Arutiunian
Joann Warford, mezzo-soprano
"Nacqui all'affanno"..."Non Piu mesta" (La Cenerentola)
by Gioacchino Antonio Rossini
Angela Shoup, soprano
"Una Voce Poco Fa" (The Barber of Seville [Il barbiere di Siviglia])
by Gioacchino Antonio Rossini
Bella Yi-Heng Liu, piano
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Angela Sisk, saxophone
Concerto in E Flat, Op. 109 for Saxophone and String Orchestra
by Alexander Glazounov
Beth Freholm, soprano
"Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion" (The Messiah)
by George Frederic Handel
Jennifer Holman, flute
Flute Concerto, K. 313
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Angela Shoup, soprano
"Laurie's Song" (The Tenderland)
by Aaron Copland
Peter Acosta, trumpet
Concerto for Trumpet
by Vittorio Giannini
Glynnis Norwood, mezzo-soprano
"Adieu Fôrets" (Jeanne d'Arc)
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Elizabeth Li-Chun Kuo, cello
Elegie, Op. 24
by Gabriel Urbain Faure
Joy Khoo Saw Kim, piano
Piano Concerto in D major, H. 18/11
by Franz Joseph Haydn
1980 - 1989
Gary Mitchell, oboe
Concerto in C Minor for Oboe & Strings
by Benedetto Marcello
Deborah Stark, soprano
"Depois le jour" (Louise)
by Gustave Charpentier
Richard Wang, violin
Violin Concert in D Major
by Giuseppe Tartini
Orchestra parts arr. by Carolann Martin
Kim Simmons, flute
Flute Concerto in G Major, K. 313
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mark Appier, cello
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33
by Camille Saint-Saens
Steven Edmund, piano
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Keching Tang, violin
Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
by Jean Sibelius
Julianne Rivera, soprano
"Clavelitos"
by Joaquin Valverde
