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The Southeast Kansas Symphony Orchestra
Selim Giray - Artistic Director & Conductor

2011-12 Season
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2011 - 2012 Concert season

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"Bluegrass Crossover"
3:00 p.m., Sep. 25th, 2011,
Memorial Auditorium
Guest Artists ~ Tim May, guitar & Gretchen Priest-May, fiddle

~1~ Bluegrass returns! With music by Steve Mauldin. [More ~ 1 ~ ]

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"The Magic Flute"
Nov. 18 & 20, 2011,
Memorial Auditorium
Friday at 7:30 and Sunday matinee at 3:00

~2~ Mozart misdirection and mayhem
... and matinee! [More ~ 2 ~ ]

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"Holiday Concert"
3:00 p.m., Dec. 4th, 2011
Memorial Auditorium
Holiday music for all tastes.

~3~ The PSU Community Band joins the Symphony for this holiday treat. [More ~ 3 ~ ]

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"Four Solos & a Symphony"
3:00 p.m., Feb. 19th, 2012,
McCray Recital Hall
Guest Artists to be announced

~4~ Featuring the 2011 Concerto and Aria Competition Winners [More ~ 4 ~ ]

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"Flying White"
3:00 p.m., Apr. 22nd, 2012,
McCray Recital Hall
Guest Soloist - Mary Fukushima

~5~ World premiere of "Flying White, by Forrest Pierce [More ~ 5 ~ ]

Orchestra Personnel

Names are repeated if musicians perform in multiple sections.

~ Winds ~

  • Flute ~ Piccolo
    • Andrea Dinkle
    • Kathy DeGrave
    • Tim McVey
    • Christa Weber
  • Oboe
    • David Hurley
    • Charlotte Evans
    • Russell Jones
    • Megan Gabehart
  • English Horn
    • Megan Gabehart
  • Clarinet
    • Clayton Dunaway
    • Joanne Britz
    • Alaina Pritz
    • James Ryals
    • Tiffany Shaffer
  • Bass Clarinet
    • James Ryals
  • Bassoon
    • Megan Gabehart
    • Russell Jones
    • Danica Gibson

~ Brass ~

  • French Horn
    • Carol Deats
    • A.J. Beu
    • Sarah Arnold
    • Michael Gilliland
    • Seth Harley
    • Jean Klassen
  • Trumpet
    • Erin Smith
    • Matt Carter
    • Will Koehler
    • A. J. Metzger
  • Trombone
    • Christine Lovell
    • Amanda Damewood
    • Robert Kehle
  • Tuba
    • A. J. Beu

~ Percussion ~

  • General
    • James Clanton
    • Matt Esau
    • Jason Lord
    • Kenny McDougle
    • Salvador Prado
    • Daniel Warlop
  • Timpani
    • Jason Lord
    • Zach Trosper
  • Organ
    • Susan Marchant
  • Piano
    • Susan Marchant
  • Harp
    • Tabitha Steiner (Washburn University)

~ Strings ~

  • Violin I
    • Selim Giray, Concertmaster - (NAS)
    • Eren Tuncer, Concertmaster
    • Rebecca Cutler, Asst. Concertmaster - (NAS)
    • Ryan Cockerham
    • Jonathan Gayman
    • Miranda Grimmer
    • Judy Jones
    • Marilyn Layden
    • Scott Nelson
    • Amanda Reehl
    • Linda Vollen
  • Violin II
    • Eren Tuncer, Principal Second
    • Jonathan Gayman, Principal Second
    • Adam Bentley
    • Erynn Brown
    • Paul Carlson
    • Carol Cook
    • Ben Davis (NAS)
    • Selim Giray
    • Sarah Gray
    • Miranda Grimmer
    • Mary Jo Harper
    • Hannah Keener
    • Marilyn Layden
    • Amanda Reehl
    • Linda Vollen
  • Viola
    • Luiz Reyes Duarte
    • Paul Carlson
    • Kirt Duffy
    • Samantha Hightower
    • Gene Vollen
  • Cello
    • Carson Felt
    • Martha Baxter
    • Jessica Bjorgaard
    • Martin Burke
    • Kirt Duffy
    • Jon Eastman
    • Stacey Light
    • Carolann Martin
    • Megan McCoy
    • Paul Smith
  • Double Bass
    • Cameron Schmitz (NAS)
    • Sallie Lupis
    • Sam Cortright
    • Richard Samford

~ Guests ~

Board of the Friends of the Symphony:

The members of the board of the Friends of the Southeast Kansas Symphony Orchestra for the 2011-2012 season are:

  • Terry Calloway - President
  • [open] - Treasurer
  • Richard Samford - Secretary/Webmaster
  • Selim Giray - Artistic Director & Conductor
  • John Ross - Contemporary Music Editor
  • Paul Carlson
  • Ellen Carter
  • David Hurley
  • Russell Jones
  • Carol Cook
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