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FACULTY & STAFF
Jay S. Gephart.....................................................................................................Director and AI G. Wright Chair
Matthew R. Conaway......................................Professor, Director of “All-American” Marching Band
Dr. Pamela J. Nave................................................................Associate Professor, Director of Percussion
Adam Bodony..........................................................................Associate Professor, Director of Orchestras
Bethany Robinson...............................................Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of Jazz Bands
Jarrard Harris..............................................................................................................Clinical Assistant Professor
Dr. David M. Blon.......................................................................................................Clinical Assistant Professor
Dr. Lucas H. Petersen.............................................................................................Clinical Assistant Professor
Douglas R. Fletcher.............................................................................................................Director of Operations
Amy Brandfonbrener................................................................................................Chamber Music Instructor
Esther Kirgiss........................................................................................................Director of External Relations
Caitlin Cotten........................................................................Manager of Recruitment & Student Success
Humza Nasir..............................................................................................................................Multimedia Designer
Susan Lipscomb.............................................................................................Senior Administrative Assistant
Kim Delks.........................................................................................................................................Business Assistant
Adisyn Nichols..................................................................................................................Student Office Assistant
Elora Ifeguni............................................................................................................................Graphic Design Intern
Udochukwu Akorah...................................................................................................Social Media Ambassador
PROGRAM
CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Jay S. Gephart, conductor
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3.....................................................................................Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Merle J. Isaac
I. Moderato
II. Allegro
Rosamunde, Ballet Music No. 1...................................................................................................Franz Schubert arr. Sandra Dackow
Two Brazilian Tangos....................................................................................................................Ernesto Nazareth arr. Carrie Lane Gruselle
Iditarod.............................................................................................................................................
Soon Hee Newbold
PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Adam Bodony, conductor
Overture to Die Fledermaus......................................................................................................Johann Strauss II
Jiannan Cheng, guest conductor
Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39.................................................................................................Jean Sibelius
1. Andante, ma non troppo – Allegro energico
2. Andante
3. Scherzo: Allegro
4. Finale
VIOLIN 1
Ethan Li
CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Christopher Holmquist
Augusto Butkewitsch
Joshua Spangler
Susan Davis
Yazan Nabhan
Biak Par
William Lian
Mieko Harding
Kaitlyn Yost
Jenna Boewe
Kylie Kleven
Joseph Janicek
VIOLIN 2
Ava Bunch
Jackson Zimmer
Sandilya Kambhampati
Arjun Badwal
Maria Vawter
Biak Lo
Naomi Scott
Melissa Tilden
Lenart Jessa
Alex Rizsk
Natalia Delgado
Trisha Desai
Zoe Nicolaidis
Adam Murray
VIOLA
Molly Dye
Jamie Brown
Madeline Bond
Evie Chambers
Matthew Emmons
Erika Denker
Anish Kambhampati
Paul Sheridan
Stacie Chan
William Sila
Srinidhi Tammana
Krisha Valicha
CELLO
Kereon McCall
Fintan French
Nathan Lee
Annie Bonnett
Fatima Llanos
Madison Flowers
Lilly Goewey
Claire Dominski
Biddyclair Moore
Evan McBride
Sarah Steffey
Gabriel Hammond
Christopher Wei
Rui Dong
Peyton Day
BASS
Noah Lone
Annalycia Melendez
Azamat Eshmuratov
PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
VIOLIN 1
Matthew Tian
Rohan Eapen
Norkia Oya
Amanda Schuler
Erica Yang
Mei Mei Rossi
Alex Zhou
Joyce Chen
Akirin Au
Vaishnavi Sharma
Jiayu Liu
Bryant Liu
Udo Akorah
Andrew Lu
Ering Yang
Zishan Hyder
Riley TerBush
Allen Tan
VIOLIN 2
Amy Guo
Isaac Jung
Ryan Lin
Timothy Anderson
Erik Midkiff
Jessica Zhou
Aimee Yang
Daigo Mimuro
Yinxiao Zhang
Kira Zolner
Kylie Kim
Kevin Feng
Kyle Frank
Celina Liu
Caden Schroeder
Grace Cassidy
Andrew Strawhacker
Olivia Liu
VIOLA
Loxea Hipsky
Milo Chrudimsky
Hrishikesh Venkatesh
Jun Ahn
Aeneas Hoffman
Christine Liu
Zachary Gaefke
Arya Choudhuri
Nehemeiah Boyd
Miya Yoon
CELLO
Tiana Lin
John Rose
Maria Bryan
Ephram Chun
Emerson Shelby
Tayla Koenig
Victor Li
Max Chen
Mia Chapman
Therese Malinowski
Simon Leonard
Aiden Tian
BASS
Pranav Chitiveli
Travis Hastreiter
Ben Hinz
Dhruva Orugunty
Logan Searle
Julian Troy
Julian Wang
FLUTE/PICCOLO
Yara Hijaz
Anita Dinakar
Sara Marina Parks
OBOE
Rosalyn Chu
Michael Wong
Yul Kim
CLARINET
Bryan Yoo
Simon Xu
Megan Melton
BASSOON
Bernadette Slattery
Alissa Wiegand
HORN
Christopher Dunlap
Owen Grass
Jack Kelster
Calvin Wendling
Daniel Eppler
Trevor Brumbaugh
TRUMPET
Alison Okuno
Sarah Bauer
Calvin Hodor
TROMBONE
Karna Gajjar
Jacob Vales
Niko Tharaldson
TUBA
Diego Garcia
TIMPANI
Matt Fragapane
PERCUSSION
Matthew Vaughan
Jude Siddiqui
Aaron Perrault
HARP
Kate McGrath
GUEST CONDUCTOR
Praised as “a rare combination of technical skill, intense musicality, and a genuine passion,” conductor Jiannan Cheng has rapidly distinguished herself as one of the most exciting conductors of her generation. Winner of the 1st Prize, Orchestra Prize, and Audience Prize at the 2024 Hugo Alfvén International Conducting Competition in Sweden and 2nd Prize at the Orchestra’s Conductor Competition in Romania, she is recognized for her artistry that combines technical precision with illuminating musical insight and powerful emotional depth.
Jiannan is the newly appointed Assistant Conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and also serves as Music Director of Orchestra Concordia. She has appeared with ensembles across Europe, North America, and Asia, including Les Violons du Roy (Canada), Filarmonica de Stat Oradea (Romania), the Stuttgart Philharmonic, Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini (Italy), Georgian Chamber Orchestra Ingolstadt, the Tianjin Juilliard Orchestra (China), and the Dallas Opera Orchestra, among others. In the 2025–26 season, she will make her debut with the Dalasinfoniettan in Sweden and will lead the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in a wide range of education, family, holiday, and summer concerts.
Equally passionate about symphonic and operatic repertoire, Jiannan has held positions as Repetiteur and Assistant Conductor at Opernfestspiele Heidenheim (Germany), City Lyric Opera (New York), and the Vienna Summer Music Festival. She also participated in The Dallas Opera’s Hart Institute for Women Conductors in the 2024–25 season and was previously mentored by Riccardo Muti at the Italian Opera Academy 2019 in Ravenna.
Born in China, Jiannan’s musical journey began at the China Conservatory of Music in Beijing. She holds additional degrees in conducting from the University of Washington, studying under Timothy Salzman, the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music under Mark Gibson, and the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Munich under Markus Bosch and Alexander Liebreich. Jiannan has also received mentorship from worldrenowned conductors such as Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Marin Alsop, Mei-Ann Chen, Kurt Masur, Riccardo Muti, Nicolás Pasquet, and Johannes Schlaefli.
UPCOMING CONCERTS
FEBRUARY
28 | Orchestras | 7:30 PM | Long Center for the Performing Arts
Featuring University Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra
APRIL
2 | Jazz Bands | 7:30 PM | Loeb Playhouse
Featuring Purdue Jazz Band, AMRE, Concert Jazz II, and Jazz Lab II
3 | Jazz Bands | 7:30 PM | Loeb Playhouse
Featuring Tower of Power Band, Concert Jazz I, and Jazz Lab I
17 | Spring Showcase I | 7:30 PM | Elliott Hall of Music
Featuring Campus Band and Collegiate Band I
18 | Spring Showcase II | 2:30 PM | Elliott Hall of Music
Featuring Alumni Concert Band, University Band, and Collegiate Band II
18 | Spring Showcase III | 7:30 PM | Elliott Hall of Music
Featuring Varsity Band and Symphonic Band
19 | Spring Showcase IV | 2:00 PM | Elliott Hall of Music
Featuring McCutcheon HS Band, Purdue Concert Band, and Purdue Wind Ensemble
19 | Percussion Ensemble | 7:30 PM | Elliott Hall of Music
21 | Chamber Recital I | 7:00 PM | St. John’s Episcopal Church
22 | Chamber Recital II | 7:00 PM | St. John’s Episcopal Church
23 | Chamber Recital III | 7:00 PM | St. John’s Episcopal Church
MAY
1 | Orchestras | 7:00 PM | Long Center for the Performing Arts
Featuring Concert Orchestra and Philharmonic Orchestra
2 | Orchestras | 7:00 PM | Long Center for the Performing Arts
Featuring University Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra
3 | Jazz on the Hill | 2:30 PM | Slayter Center of Performing Arts
Featuring all Purdue Jazz Ensembles
EVENTS
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