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Sunday, July 4, 2021
5-6:30pm
on Levis Commons Blvd
Perrysburg Symphony Orchestra
Violin I
Bogdon Berindean
Sarah Magoun
Shalem Loritsch
Elaine Moore
Randy Workman
Janell Preheim
Violin II
Yuka Yokoi
Mike Sieberg
Sonsoles Llondra
Adam Murphy
Connie Roberts
Jake Magoun
Viola
Melissa Burke
Bernal Koch
Diane Ayers
Linda Rouillard
McKenna Burke
Kelsea Gorsha
Cello
Jim Anderson
Elizabeth Hamaker
Abby Miles
James Corbo
Gloria Heacock
Bass
Rod Sroufe
Sam Zachel
Keyboard
Justin Murray
Flute
Coreisa Lee
Connie Alleshouse
Oboe
Amanda Pochatko
Andrew Phillips
Clarinet
John Georgeson
Jeremy Gdaniec
Bassoon
Mikaela Kroyer
Jack Smolenski
Horn
Pete Vavrinek
Michael Goss
David McClellan
Ronald Koch
Trumpet
Alysia Geiger
Roger Short
Trombone
Lainie Roper
Aaron Poling
Bruce Heuring
Tuba
Sean Baker
Percussion
Nick Dian
Jacob Hargrove
Benjamin Hellert
Today’s Music
Intermission
orch. Stokowski
Claude-Michel Schonberg
arr. Lowden
Bernstein
arr. Mason
Gustav Holst
Richard Hayman
arr. Robert Lowden
Star Spangled Banner, G major
Sonia Perez, solo vocalist
Selections from Les Miserables
Sonia Perez, solo vocalist
At the End of the Day
I Dreamed a Dream
Master of the House
On My Own
Do You Hear the People Sing?
West Side Story Selections
Sonia Perez, solo vocalist
I Feel Pretty
Maria
Somthing’s Coming
Tonight
One Hand One Heart
Cool, America
“Juipter” from The Planets
“Pops” Hoe-Down
Armed Forces Salute
Aaron Copland
John Williams
arr. Burden
John Williams
arr. Whitney
John Williams
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Samuel Ward
arr. Harry Robert Wilson
Irving Berlin
arr. Roy Rigwald
John Philip Sousa
An Outdoor Overture
Star Wars Medley
Harry Potter and the
Chamber of Secrets
Highlights from Jurassic Park
1812 Overture
Orchestra begins with drum roll at m.307
America the Beautiful
Sonia Perez, solo vocalist
God Bless America
Sonia Perez, solo vocalist
Stars and Stripes Forever
About The Orchestra
The Perrysburg Symphony was founded in 1961 under the guidance of Juliet Beckand its first conductor, Frank Menichetti.
Under the direction of conductor Joseph Morin, the orchestra began performing throughout the Toledo area, offering music in many genres at varying levels ofdifficulty.
Achieving symphony status by 1970, the late conductor Samuel Szor guided thePerrysburg Symphony Orchestra for the next twenty years. During Szor’s tenure,he brought a higher level of sophistication and performanceship to the orchestraprogram. The concerts had central themes and often featured soloists and ensembles.Szor’s contributions were innovative and included the Community Messiah Sing-A-Longand the Valentine’s Dinner Concert.
John DiCostanzo joined the Symphony in 1990, and proved to be a remarkable musicdirector during his five years of leadership. He enriched the concert music, which rangedfrom classical to pops and monumental classics. In addition, DiCostanzo helped form thePerrysburg Symphony Chorale in 1994.
Thanks to Emily Freeman Brown (1997-2000), Santos Perez (2001-2005), BarbaraSpecht (2005-2011), Robert Mirakian (2012-2016), and Patrick Barrett (2017-2018),the PSO has grown in membership, community outreach, and quality performanceswhich brings us to today’s first (and hopefully not last) performance at Levis Commonsunder the direction of Travis Jurgens.
About today’s Soloist
Sonia Perez
Sonia Perez is a singer and actor and has performed both nationally and internationally in various
concerts, musicals, plays, and operas. She has been a soloist with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra,
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra,
and Fredonia Chamber Players. She performed on Broadway in the ensemble of the
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids’ production of Broadway Backwards as well as off-Broadway
in Hazel Flagg with Musicals Tonight.
At home on both operatic and theatrical stages, some of her favorite shows are: City of Angels,
The Full Monty, Carousel, The Sound of Music, Swingtime Canteen, A Funny Thing Happened
on the Way to the Forum, Two by Two, Man of La Mancha, My Way: A Musical Tribute to
Frank Sinatra, I Love You You’re Perfect Now Change, Broadway Bound, Brighton Beach Memoirs,
Le Nozze di Figaro, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Attila, and La Boheme.
She premiered the leading roles of Heron, Raven, and Eagle in the operatic trilogy Our Earth
with Seattle Opera. She has performed in national tours of Carmen and H.M.S. Pinafore
and internationally in Phantom of the Opera. Sonia greatly enjoys singing music from the
Great American Songbook and has performed extensively throughout the United States
with her husband Omaldo Perez at the piano. Locally, they have performed at the
Toledo Museum of Art as a part of the It’s Friday music series in both the Art Glass Pavilion
and the Cloisters. For more information, please visit www.soniaperez.net
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About the Conductor
Conductor Travis Jürgens won 2nd Prize and the President of the Jury Award at the
2019 Bucharest Music Institute International Conducting Competition. He has conducted the Rochester Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony, Alabama Symphony
Orchestra, Boulder Philharmonic, and Denver Philharmonic, among others. He has worked with esteemed conductors, including Michael Tilson Thomas and Marin
Alsop, who invited Travis to attend the Conductors Guild Composer/Conductor Workshop at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music.
Jürgens has performed in the United States, Europe, and Japan. He has been praised as "a superior conductor" and "well on his way to becoming a major conductor
in the world of symphony orchestras" (Opus Colorado). Musicians who have played under his baton have commented on his exceptional talent, dynamic
musicianship, efficient rehearsals, and strong leadership.
The fully professional Perrysburg Symphony Orchestra appointed Jürgens as their next Music Director and Conductor in July 2018. Previously, he was the Music Director and
Conductor of the Ohio Northern Symphony for five seasons, the Lima Area Youth Orchestra for three seasons, the Philharmonia of Kansas City for six seasons,
the Associate Conductor of the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, and a cover conductor for the Colorado Symphony. He also held the position of Associate Conductor of the
Lamont Symphony Orchestra and Opera Theatre in Denver, where he received the Leon Guide Outstanding Conductor Award. Jürgens currently serves as Director of Music
Ministry at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Brunswick, Ohio.
During his tenure with the Philharmonia of Kansas City, Jürgens raised the artistic level of the orchestra and helped to increase the audience base, which led to the
organization's first sold-out concert. In collaboration with the board and staff, he expanded the education programs to include new outreach programs, competitions, and
a mentorship program. He also conducted many world premieres and organized a video shoot with ESPN for a 2011 Halloween Special that was aired on Monday Night Football.
As an active fundraiser, he participated in numerous fundraising activities, including book fairs, silent auctions, and the recruiting of board and staff members who created
the organization's first annual fund drive. Jürgens formed new collaborations with the Kansas City Children's Chorus, public and private schools, and local choruses; he also
continued a partnership with the Kansas City Youth Ballet.
Jürgens' opera and musical theatre credits include Faust, Le Nozze di Figaro, Suor Angelica & Gianni Schicchi, The Drowsy Chaperone, How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying, The Pirates of Penzance, Cats, A Chorus Line, and Beauty and
the Beast. He also performed in a Japan tour of Blast II: MIX.
Travis' former teachers have praised him for his expressive conducting technique, tremendous energy, thorough preparation, and omnipresent passion for music. He
earned his Bachelor’s in Piano Performance with High Distinction from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, his Master’s in Orchestral Conducting from the
University of Illinois, and an Artist Diploma in Orchestral Conducting from the University
of Denver Lamont School of Music. Additionally, he studied at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien and the Institut für Europäishe Studien in Vienna, Austria.
He also made his Viennese debut as guest conductor of the IES Vienna Chamber Orchestra. He has served as Graduate Assistant Conductor at the University of Illinois,
and Assistant Conductor for the University of Illinois Opera Theater. His primary conducting teachers include Donald Schleicher, Lawrence Golan, and David Effron.
Additionally, he has received instruction from Michael Tilson Thomas, Marin Alsop, Gustav Meier, Larry Rachleff, Jorma Panula, Jin Wang, and many others. As an
advocate of new music, Jürgens has performed many world premieres by emerging composers, and works to create innovative programs to engage communities. More info
at www.travisjuergens.com
ConductorTravis Jurgens
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