THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Music presents
University Sinfonia
Tian Sanchez-Ballado, Director and University Campus Band
Keith Griffis and Kaleb Switanek, Graduate Associate Conductors
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 7:30 p.m. | Opperman Music Hall
To Ensure An Enjoyable Concert Experience For All…
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Suite from Tannhäuser
University Sinfonia
Richard Wagner (1813–1883)
arr. Merle J. Isaac (b. 1954)
Goodbye… Shane O’Sullivan (b. 2006)
— World Premiere —
Symphony No. 8 in B minor (D. 759)
Franz Schubert I. Allegro moderato (1797–1828)
Danzas Cubanas
Robert Sheldon (b. 1954)
INTERMISSION
University Campus Band
Zero to Sixty (2017)
Kaleb Switanek, conductor
Tight Squeeze (2012)
Keith Griffis, conductor
The Haunted Carousel (2009)
Kaleb Switanek, conductor
Tyler S. Grant (b. 1989)
Alex Shapiro (b. 1962)
Erika Svanoe (b. 1976)
Skyward Spirits (2019) JaRod Hall Takeoff (b. 1990)
Under the Wing Cloudburst
Blue Skies
Yorkshire Ballad (1984)
Kaleb Switanek, conductor
James Barnes (b. 1949)
Keith Griffis, conductor
The National Game (1922)
Selections from Carmen (2020)
Keith Griffis, conductor
John Philip Sousa (1854–1932)
Georges Bizet
Fanfare and Prologue (1838–1875)
Entrance and Habanera arr. Dunnigan
Entr’acte
Les Toréadors
Interlude
Finale
Star Wars: The Marches (2015)
Keith Griffis, conductor
Kaleb Switanek, conductor
John Williams (b. 1932) arr. Brubaker
Violin I
Elena Beggs
Gabrielle Daley
Eric Carvalho Ubarana
Anzlee Gray
Rose Hellmers**
Alexis Hobbs
Max Jones
Emma Kerly
Daniela Martinez
Christopher McDonald
Nigel-Ginola “N-G” Njok Esong
Vasili Sotiropoulos
Violin II
Sarah Clark
Kate Deviney
Aidan Finn
Michael Flynn
Sydney Gass
Shayane Guerrier
Max Jones
Michael Kaschak*
Reagan Kelly
Kai McGalla
Megan Swanson
University Sinfonia Personnel
Tian Sanchez-Ballado, Director
Viola
Riley Curls
Callen Cole
Shannon Colin
Tristyn DeHerrera
Monica Hahn
Johnny Robinson
Jeffrey Lu
Natalie McKenna
Monica Hahn
Evan Peterson*
Lucy Miller
Johnny Robinson
Cello
Daniel Coggeshall*
Nicholas Grande
Deni Kulcsar
Matthew MacDonald
Matthew Millican
Cosmina-Ankita Milescu-Brahmbhatt
Connor O’Brien
Emma Shoemaker
Orest Shpata
Bass
Christopher McDuffie
Piano
Lucy Miller
Flute
Lexi Brookshire
Celia Rayman
Senanu Simpson
Oboe
Kathryn Heisey
Liz Somerlot
Clarinet
Ian Aman
Roxanne Johnson
Bass Clarinet
Mekhi Watkins
Bassoon
Mikael Paige
Horn
Allie Del Rio
Trombone
Shane O’Sullivan
Ethan Sauvé
Zussy Jacob Percussion
Tori Joyce
Carlos Cordero-Mendez
Noah Johnson
Ryan Wolff
Julian Vazquez
Flute
Sofia Carrera
Naomi Churchill
Zachary Costea
Anna Denoy
Colleen Fink
Isabela Fry
Cam Glymph
Rachel Keever
Lucas Kirst
Storm Lamb
Lauren Logan
Nick MacDonald
Audrey Mila
Katherine Miller
Kattian Ortega
Anvitaa Pottigari
Lizzie Saunders
Chau Tran
Ashley Wasson
Kennedy Wharton
Emily Yeh
Oboe
Chase Ballweg
Isabella Masson
Lucas Schwerdtfeger
B-flat Clarinet
Erin Bedenbaugh
Peyton Brown
Logan Campbell
Jordan Dillera
Griffith Howard
Roxanne Hummel
Peter Kinakin
Diego Luengo
Lauren Naccarato
Daniela Pafumi
Samantha Redding
Wren Wankelman
Kuan-Yu Yang
University Campus Band Personnel
Keith Griffis and Kaleb Switanek, Graduate Associate Conductors
Bass Clarinet
Erin Bedenbaugh
Peyton Brown
Logan Campbell
Jordan Dillera
Griffith Howard
Roxanne Hummel
Peter Kinakin
Diego Luengo
Lauren Naccarato
Daniela Pafumi
Samantha Redding
Wren Wankelman
Kuan-Yu Yang
Alto Saxophone
Ryan Balbi
Maddie Davidson
Kortnee Kophamer
Althea Keren Medenilla
Jalen Miller
Brenda Penaloza
Andy Pierre-Louis
Caden Sessions
Ava Sheffield
Rebecca Spainhour
Katie Strom
Tenor Saxophone
Sean Norris
Jennifer Scheckowitz
Chrislin Voltaire
Mekhi Watkins
Baritone Saxophone
Andras Karpathy
Sebastian Perez Gonzalez
Trumpet
Martha Baxley
Anna Cheng
Dakota Conaway-Ellis
Elijah Gardiner
Jacob Gooding
Collin Jenness
Sean Jessee
Audrey Livingston
Adam Lyn
Mila Medina
Elizabeth O’Meara
Alex Rodriguez
Catherine Rosenfeld
Lara Sgouridis
Cameron Solomon
Charlotte Spinks
Erika Unterholzner
Emma Willadsen
Horn
Natalie Batista
Kate Baxley
Audra Cantrell
McKinley Cassels
Sean Cavanaugh
Eliana Gold
Clarris Henry
Brodie Hill
Lily Hill
Alexandria Kielbasa
David Marr
Anna Riehl
Nathaniel Ruszczyk
Isabella Stross
Braden Tan
Lora Thaxton
Mario Thomas
Star Thomas
Trombone
Christian Alea
Thomas Cholakov
Austin Church
Hudson Knapp
Grace Leali
Giulianna Leon
Christina Park
Nicolas Repiedad
Rachel Rivers
William Schoenfeld
Julia Stephens
Tyrell Varnado
Robert Watt
Bass Trombone
Valerie Cobb
Samuel Isenberg
Paul Van Damme
Euphonium
Skylar David
Alyssa Giampapa
Willy Gonzalez Campa
Camila Jones
Gavin Khemtong
Lucy King
Case Lamont
Jaydan Sumser
Cade Swanson
William Wagner
Tuba
Leo Jackson
Alexander Russ
Katelyn Smith
Percussion
Cayman Johnson
Addison DePaula
Nicolas Hancock
Elizabeth Mitchell
Mikey Moore
Charles Stacks
Petra Tanczos
Sean Thompson
Michelle Torres
Imani Victory
Connor Wivholm