The Southern Miss Symphony Orchestra
Hattiesburg Choral Union
Southern Miss Gulf Coast Civic Chorale and
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Harrison County Campus
This concert is presented with the generous support of
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 – 7:30 p.m.
Immersive Media Performing Arts Center (iMPAC) 409 Debuys Rd., Gulfport, Miss.
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The University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra Gregory Wolynec, music director
John Stafford Smith (1750-1836) orchestrated Luigi Zaninelli (b. 1932) The Star-Spangled Banner (1814)
Randall Thompson (1899-1984) Frostiana (1959)
I. The Road Not Taken
II. The Pasture
III. Come In
IV. The Telephone
V. A Girl’s Garden
VII. Choose Something Like a Star
Traditional
arranged Mack Wilberg (b. 1955) Cindy (1959)
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 - 7:30 p.m. Immersive Media Performing Arts Center Gulfport, Mississippi
VI. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Presented with the generous support of
Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Symphony No. 3 (1946)
Hattiesburg Choral Union Gregory Fuller, conductor
I. Molto moderato, with simple expression
II. Allegro molto
III. Andantino quasi allegretto
IV. Molto deliberato [fanfare] – allegro risoluto
This program is presented in part by a generous grant from Partners for the Arts.
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Choose Something Like a Star
O Star (the fairest one in sight), We grant your loftiness the right To some obscurity of cloud— It will not do to say of night, Since dark is what brings out your light. Some mystery becomes the proud. But to be wholly taciturn In your reserve is not allowed. Say something to us we can learn By heart and when alone repeat. Say something! And it says, ‘I burn.’ But say with what degree of heat. Talk Fahrenheit, talk Centigrade. Use language we can comprehend. Tell us what elements you blend. It gives us strangely little aid, But does tell something in the end. And steadfast as Keats’ Eremite, Not even stooping from its sphere, It asks a little of us here. It asks of us a certain height, So when at times the mob is swayed To carry praise or blame too far, We may choose something like a star To stay our minds on and be staid.
Violin 1
Kevin Andre Zerrate Aria*
Juan Lincango
Allyson Gomes
Bass
Daniel Magalhaes*
Marcus Silva
Matheus Ferreira de Souza
Horn
Abby Loftin*
Chance Rootes
Dexter Rodkey
Keyu Zheng
Katarzyna Gwiazda
João Vitor Gonzaga
Amelia Brencick
Paul Armijos Yambay
Christian Onyewuche
Violin 2
Carlos Suarez*
Ethne Killgore
Paulo Victor Alves
Lucas Gonzalez
Sofia Araujo
Paloma Vieira Guillory
Elizabeth Brown
Veronica Morales
Grace Pineda
Katelynn Ferguson
Viola
Rene Espinal Reyna*
Christian Avila
Adelle Paltin Panella
Renata Andrade
Natalia Escobedo
Jordan Wayne
Violoncello
Cristian Sanchez*
Evelin Lopez
Gabriel Barros
Mauricio Unzueta Salas
Vivian Herring
Itzel Orellana
Kassandra Henriquez
Frank Palomino
Jose Cuellar
Manuel Jara
JaLaan Dubose
Harp
Kristina Finch*
Tess Fullerton
Flute
Hallie Ward*
David Reyes
Erin Russell
Gracie McDonald
Piccolo
David Reyes
Gracie McDonald
Oboe
Geordie Nabors*
Joshua Strobel
English Horn
Juan Carlos Piedra Carvajal*
Clarinet
Brad Pilcher*
Nicole Johnston
Eb Clarinet
Matt Barron
Bass Clarinet
Cameron Nix
Bassoon
Zachary Howell*
Gabe Flores
Nancy Diaz
Contrabassoon
Osvaldo Redondo Alfaro
* denotes principal players
Gracie Bridges
Eli Wright
Kallie Olivarez
Trumpet
Mariah Atwood*
Rob Smith
Anthony Leggio
Clayton Jacocks*
Kyle Matthees
Trombone
Brandon Domingue*
Belle Tadlock
Alex Handley
Bass Trombone
Jonathan Henneveld
Tuba
Clenon Hartzog*
Timpani
Nathan Wright*
Percussion
Yu Chih Cherry Chen*
Malachi Collins
George Walker
Conner Counts
Piano
Margaleth Espinoza
Fernandez*
Celesta
Erick Diaz Quispe
Sopranos
Sophia Adams
Morgan Anderson
Jilli Grace Asa
Morgan Burroughs
Brynna Carpenter
Tristen Coleman
Jaynie Darby
Danielle Gray
Suzanna Haddox
Aliah Hammack
Rhiannon Harris
Kathryn Hasenkampf
Jo Huff
AnneMarie Jeffers
Paetyn Johnson
Alyssa Kindhart
Bonnie Littlejohn
Leah Lott
Bitsy Browne Miller
Amanda Moreira
Kailey Owen
Amber Ozbun
Marietta Paterson
Lily Purvis
Lila Reed
Avery Smith
Rachael Smith
Zoey Smith
Kennedi Sparkman
Ellie Spencer
Nykenah Stallworth
Hallie Stavinoha
Amelia Sutherland
Allison Tharp
Abigail Thiele
JosEllen Turrentine
Reese Walker
Carlyn White
Grace Wilbourn
Altos
Christine Banes
Emily Beall
Lici Beveridge
Cleo Bourne
Abi Bouzigard
Judith Collins
Nakayla Cornelius
Kaylee Cripple
Jayla Davis
Deja Gatlin
Christine Heath
Katelynn Langley
Mijan Magar
Patrick Martin Jr.
Jaiden McGloster
Jamari McGloster
Bianca Ingraham
Christine King
Lorinda Krhut
Kayla Mason
Anna Kate Long
Jordyn Nellum
Briley Nelson
Bailey O’Boyle-Shambra
Luisa Ortega
Connie Payne
Tara Piggott
Lacey Prater
Rebekah Presswood
Ruthie Ramsey
Natalie Raybourn
Kennedy Richardson
Kennedi Robinson
Madeline Russell
Grace Salmon
Rebecca Sanderson
Amiee Schacherer
Ashawndra Simmons
Lauryn Spell
Liz Sudduth
Alvia Walker
Emma Walker
Dakota Westbrook
Kelby Wingo
Jaylah Woodson
Helen Yang
Riley Young
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Russell Bearden
Noah Brand
Cameron Broome
Parker Burns
Bo Campbell
Reese Carothers
Paul Clark
Paul Dunn
Tanner Green
Caden Keith
Mark Keyl
Jay Koozer
Bob Mendel
John Meyer
Jack Moeller
Chase Moore
Shervon Moore
Nick Perez
Ty Rogers
Omari Thigpen
Blake Tolbert
Omari “Momo” Walker
Casey Wood
Bass
Asa Aylor
Rodger Banes
Alvon Brown
Mark Castracane
Jaylan Clay
Lucien Coker
Sam Crump
Gavin Davis
Remy Davis
August Duncan
Faizon Ellis
Fhoenix Ellis
Colorado Fultz
Joshua Garmon
Aubrey Glenn
Tyrese Hardy
Bob Heath
Julian Herr
Jerry Johnson
Devin Jones
Hayden Ketchum
Aiden Luttrell
Katon Maurice
Marvin Miller
Sean Murphy
Lucus Orndorff
Jarvis Russell
Blaise Taylor
Justin Thompson
Van Voorhies
Southern Miss Gulf Coast Civic Chorale
Dr. Jonathan C. Kilgore, conductor
Morgan Burroughs and Tara Piggott, assistant conductors
Susan Lofton Landry, piano
Theresa Anoskey
Martin Austin
Kalyn Bales
Katie Boyd
Fred Campbell
Renee Campbell
Jon Caridad
Leffi Cewe-Malloy
Brian Dabbs
Megan Doscher
Ken Dropco
David Fornes
Logan Graham
Lucille Harrington
Marianne Higginbotham
Sally Kappus
Janet Keith
Barbara Knapstein
Victoria Kolath
Buddy Landry
Haley Littlefield
Cindy LoPresto
Andi Moore
Christena Nizialek
Madeline Ott
Timothy Pascua
Jennifer Peterson
David Reeves
Marilyn Rishel
Ted Rishel
Tom Rishel
Geri Roberts
Chuck Rollins
James Rorabaugh
Joel Smith
Jennifer Walker
Rodger Wilder
Ruthie Wilder
Annette Williams
Jerald Williams
Alta Wood
Ginny Woodruff
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Harrison County Campus
Dr. Jennifer Bruton, director of choral activities
Dr. Chris Dixon, piano
First Soprano
Gabrielle Bourgeois
Annalise Hoeg
Jada Oliver
Second Soprano
Imcyl Abanto
April Carlquist
Abigail Jenkins
Alysa Jenkins
La'Terriana Moore
First Alto
Ella Bishop
Ysabelle DeCiesare
Second Alto
Violet Acosta Stewart
Mileigh Barrois
Sari Hopkins
Second Tenor
Terence Moore
Akira Smith
Jadon Tate Bass
Gonzalo Escobedo
Nathaniel Owens
Dr. Borislava Iltcheva, violin
Dr. Hsiaopei Lee, viola
Dr. Alexander Russakovsky, cello
Dr. Marcos Machado, bass
Dr. Nicholas Ciraldo, guitar
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Dr. Danilo Mezzadri, flute
Dr. Pablo Hernandez, oboe
Dr. Jackie McIlwain, clarinet
Dr. Kim Woolly, bassoon
Dr. Dannel Espinoza, saxophone
BRASS
Dr. Rob Detjen, horn
Dr. T.J. Tesh, trumpet
Dr. Ben McIlwain, trombone
Dr. Richard Perry, tuba
PERCUSSION
Dr. John Wooton, percussion
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Dr. Michael Bunchman, piano
Dr. Ellen Elder, piano
Dr. Hongzuo Guo, staff pianist
Dr. Elizabeth Moak, piano
Zhaolei Xie, staff pianist
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Dr. Gregory Wolynec
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Dr. Gregory Fuller
Dr. Jonathan Kilgore
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Dr. Taylor Hightower
Dr. Meredith Johnson
Dr. Jonathan Yarrington
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Dr. Melody Causby
Dr. Ian Cicco
Dr. Kellie Clark
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Dr. Travis Higa
Dr. Cody Edgerton
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Larry Panella
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Dr. Edward Hafer
Dr. Joseph Jones
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Dr. Joseph Brumbeloe
Dr. Douglas Rust
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Symphony Patrons,
This past fall, we launched a series of ambitious new projects and an annual fundraising campaign to support them. Through the generosity and vision of several donors, we are hard at work “Bringing Mississippi to the World.” This season, our talented musicians already shared the stage with internationally acclaimed jazz pianist, Aaron Diehl, and his trio in a program featuring Mary Lou Williams’ Zodiac Suite. Our livestream programs now feature sound produced by a GRAMMY-winning engineer.
This is the first performance out of Hattiesburg in several years. We are just getting started. In the months ahead, we will announce plans for new touring and recording activities that will educate our students while celebrating the cultural vitality of our wonderful community.
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