The concert, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Johnson Fine Arts Center auditorium, opens the 50-member symphony’s 2012-13 season, “Musical Passions.”
The program includes Mozart’s “Jupiter Symphony” and Debussy’s tone poem, “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun,” performed in honor of the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth. The program will open with “Superman Returns” by John Williams and conclude with the 1919 Suite from Igor Stravinsky’s ballet “The Firebird.”
Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors. All students are admitted free. Season tickets for the orchestra’s three concerts are also available. Single and subscription tickets are available in advance at Engel Music in downtown Aberdeen. The box office opens at 6 p.m. Saturday.
A pre-concert conversation begins at 6 p.m. in Berggren Recital Hall.
Listed below are the members of the University/Civic Symphony.
Violin I: Lindsey Fluharty, Prior Lake, Minn.; Nancy Ohnstad, Aberdeen; Katarzyna Jedeluk, Chicago; Andy Johnson, Aberdeen; Gregg Magera, Aberdeen; Beth Neitzert, Huron; Everaldo Martinez, Bismarck, N.D., Hans Peterson, Huron.
Violin II: Teresa Witteman, Aberdeen; Joseph Weseloh, Watertown; Nathan Droege, Aberdeen; Kallyn Jerde, Aberdeen; Alexis Doerr, Aberdeen; Timothy Woods, Aberdeen; Shari Theroux, Aberdeen; Xin Wang, Beijing, China; Sookyoung Park, Seoul, South Korea.
Viola: Brady Haar, Aberdeen; Meagan Teply, Aberdeen; Jamie Stadel, Aberdeen; Liz Soladay, Fulton; Pat Pickard, Sioux Falls.
Cello: Stuart Davidson, Crocker; Natasha Tharp, Watertown; Karen Anderson, Aberdeen; Taylor Johnson, Aberdeen; Ian Whillock, Aberdeen; John Wieland, Aberdeen.
Bass: Josh Kimball, Aberdeen; Zachary Smith, Pierre; Carl Hjelmen, Sioux Falls.
Flute and Piccolo: Charity Ost, Aberdeen; Steve Zimoski, Mobridge.
Oboe and English horn: Christel Kellar, Aberdeen; Frederic J.B. Hemke, Aberdeen.
Clarinet: Charlotte Mallard, Huron; John Patzlaff, Platte.
Bass clarinet: Rebecca Fahey, Spearfish.
Bassoon: Anna Dzieweczynski, Inver Grove Heights, Minn; Michelle Mennis, Wahpeton, N.D.
Horn: Ginny Lewis, Aberdeen; Jaime Kessler, Jamestown; Brandon Sieck, Onida; Gretchen Sharp, Bath.
Trumpet: Amanda Wentz, Bismarck, N.D.; Hillary Sward, Dell Rapids; Calvin Cramer, Buffalo; Alec Nelson, Jamestown, N.D.
Trombone: Justin Kones, Aberdeen; Delayna LaBelle, Sturgis; Tyler Schwan, Minot, N.D.
Tuba: Robert Conrad, Sioux Falls.
Timpani and Percussion: Anthony Morrissey, Aberdeen; Dan Brown, Huron; Paul Dutt, Aberdeen; Megan Case, Scranton, N.D.
Harp: Anna Vorhes, Sioux Falls; Callie Berg Stadem, Sioux Falls
Piano: William Wieland.
