Symphony of Northwest Arkansas
Behind the Mask: Romeo and Juliet
Tamara Dworetz, Guest Conductor
March 7, 2026
Behind the Mask: Romeo and Juliet
Saturday, March 7, 2026 – 7:30PM
Walton Arts Center
Tamara Dworetz, Guest Conductor
Antonín Dvořák
Carnival Overture
Op. 92
Carl Nielsen Maskarade Overture
Anna Clyne Masquerade
Aram Khachaturian Masquerade Suite
I. Waltz
V. Galop
INTERMISSION
Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo and Juilet
Selections from Suite No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3
Montagues and Capulets
The Child Juliet
Masks
Romeo and Juliet (Balcony Scene)
Death of Tybalt
Romeo at Juliet’s Tomb & The Death of Juliet
This concert is generously sponsored by
Flowers are given by the Greenwood family in honor of Mary Ann Greenwood
SoNA Board & Staff
Board of Directors
Marti Sudduth, Chair
Holly Johnson, Vice Chair
Kim Hadley, Treasurer
Laura Wilkins, Secretary
Monique Carswell
Grant Davis
Al Dominguez
Malcolm Hayward, M.D.
Tom King, Ph. D.
Juan Rodriguez
Tod Yeslow
Min Yoo, M.D.
Board of Advisors
Ed Clifford
Cynthia Coughlin
Reed Greenwood
Susan Hui
Jill King
Peter B. Lane
Bill Mitchell
Frank Sharp
Dick Trammel
Staff
Ben Harris, Executive Director
Natalie Fernandez, Education Director/Personnel Manager
Ben Glodowski, Operations & Production Manager
Dr. Hannah Monk Truehart, Development Manager
Terry Hicks, SoNA Singers Director
Sarah Pearson, Assistant Conductor
Luke Pearson, Accounting
Elizabeth Bainbridge, Chorus Manager
Richard Bobo, Music Librarian
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The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas
Tamara Dworetz
Guest Conductor
Bob & Becky Alexander Chair
FIRST VIOLIN
Ronnamarie Jensen, Acting Concertmaster
Sandy Edwards Chair
Paulo Eskitch, Acting Associate Concertmaster
Thad & Melanie Beck Chair
Jennifer Sherman, Acting Assistant Concertmaster
Andrew Chu
Pour Jon’s Coffee Chair
Will Bush
Michael E. Hill Chair
Allison Steiner
Miranda Burns
Albert Garcia
Yida Hu
Santiago Posada Marin
Hannah Truehart
Carolyn Smart Chair
Ben Weir
Lester Lewis Endowed Chair
SECOND VIOLIN
Miho Oda Sakon, Principal
Mt. Sequoyah Women of Music Chair*
Sara Sasaki Lam, Acting
Associate Principal
Marshall & Beth Saviers
Chair
Cristian Martinez-Vega
Karol Rulli
Harrison & Rhonda
French Chair
Isabella Adams
Matt Bennett
Hannah Marienski
Joanna Metsker
Mariah Murphy
Alla Wijnands
VIOLA
Molly Sharp, Acting Principal
Bob & Becky Alexander Chair
Grace Clark, Acting
Associate Principal
Mt. Sequoyah Women of Music Chair*
Anne Wenzel
Rosie Barney
Tim & Deborah Ogg Chair
Ricardo Cavalcante
Calvin & Shawna Jarrett Chair
Luna Fennell
The Dancing Rabbit Chair
Logan Mabry
Vesko Todorov
CELLO
Kari Caldwell, Principal Min Yoo Chair
Grace Whitton, Associate Principal
Mike & Mary Russell Chair
Amelia Ivory
Michael Puryear
Elle & Raymond Etheredge Chair
Lauren Green
The Nichols Family Chair
Pecos Singer
Carol Sue & Alan Wooten Chair
BASS
Jarrett Bastow, Principal
Peter Lane & Barbara Putman Chair
Christine Craddock, Associate Principal
Jeff Pugh & Rebecca Levy Chair
Marc Facci
Daniel & Chauna Ellis Chair
Kassie Ferrero
FLUTE
Virginia Broffitt-Kunzer, Principal
Bob & Becky Alexander Chair
Kristen Salinas, Associate Principal
Min Yoo Chair
Carley Flowers
OBOE
Kristin Weber, Principal
Beau G. Reynolds Chair
Andrew Baker
Neil & Katie Paine Chair
Margaret Marco, English Horn
CLARINET
Jasper Hensley, Acting Principal
Laura & Bruce Wilkins Chair
David Carter
David & Holly Johnson Chair
Angela Carter, bass
SAXOPHONE
Michael Hanna, Acting Principal
BASSOON
Austin Way, Acting Principal
Malcolm & Ellen Hayward Chair
Romy Ftaiti
Jennifer & Dr. Kenton
Ross Chair
Richard Bobo
HORN
Zach Monroe, Principal
Kim & Kelly Hadley Chair
Michael Gale
Tod Yeslow & Jackie Telfair Chair
Jeremy Ulm
Brooke Brander Chair
Katey Jahnke
Anonymous Donor Chair
Colton Privette, assistant
TRUMPET
Richard Rulli, Principal
Todd & Melissa Hall
Simmons Chair
Andrew Stadler
Martha & Drew Frits Chair
Grant Peters
TROMBONE
Cory Mixdorf, Principal Tenor
Michael Hollomon & Eric Wailes Chair
Doug Fletcher
Bud & Mary Storey Chair
Jason Hausback, Principal Bass
TUBA
Ryan Robinson, Principal
Justice David Newbern Chair
TIMPANI
Steve Craft, Principal
Thad & Melanie Beck Chair
PERCUSSION
Fernando Valencia, Acting Principal
Amy Hearting
Michael E. Hill Chair
Connor Stevens
Carson Vanduch
HARP
Devanee Williams, Acting Principal
Bob & Becky Alexander Chair
KEYBOARD
Tomoko Kashiwagi, Acting Principal
Marti & Kelly Sudduth Chair
*Mt. Sequoyah Women of Music: Jenny Coogan, Karolyn Farrell, Linda Kelly, Jill King, Lynn Rogers, Jane Scroggs, Jackie Telfair, Laura Wilkins, and Ann Marie Ziegler
Tamara Dworetz
Guest
Conductor
American conductor Tamara Dworetz is driven by her belief in the power of classical music to inspire, spread joy, and enrich the human experience. Dworetz’s 2025-26 season includes debuts with the Las Vegas Philharmonic, Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA), and Wintergreen Music Festival. Tamara is in her third season as Artistic Director & Conductor of the Georgia Philharmonic.
Dworetz has conducted the Cincinnati Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Boston Pops, Sarasota Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Atlanta Ballet Orchestra, Arkansas Symphony, Amarillo Symphony, Paris Mozart Orchestra, Dallas Opera Orchestra, Boulder Philharmonic, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, and Mankato Symphony. Recently, Tamara conducted her first staged opera, Bizet’s Carmen. She has served as an assistant and/or cover conductor for the Orchestre de Paris (Klaus Mäkelä), Gürzenich Orchestre Cologne (François-Xavier Roth), BBC Concert Orchestra (Bramwell Tovey), Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Nathalie Stutzmann), and Minnesota Orchestra (Johnathon Heyward & Marta Gardolińska). She won 2nd prize in the Boston Pops’ Leonard Bernstein Conducting Competition, and was a recipient of the Bruno Walter Conducting Fellowship at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music selected by Cristian Măcelaru.
Tamara is featured in a Netflix documentary Maestra, directed by Maggie Contreras and produced by David Letterman. The
film centers around five conducting participants in the 2022 La Maestra Conducting Competition and Academy for Women Conductors in Paris, France and has been highlighted by the New York Times, LA Times and CBS National News, as well as international film festivals including Tribeca, where it was premiered. In the 2022 competition, Tamara was the only USborn conductor and earned a spot as one of six semi-finalists.
A devoted music educator, Tamara’s musical beginnings took place in the Atlanta public school system and she is passionate about fostering enriching musical experiences for K-12 and pre-professional musicians. She serves as Associate Conductor of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestras, NYOUSA & NYO2, and has traveled on their South American Tour, assisting Marin Alsop and Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Tamara is Director of Orchestral Studies at Georgia State University and Charles Thomas Wurm Distinguished Professor in Instrumental Music. She has served guest conducting residencies at University of Texas Butler School of Music, Boston University School of Music, SUNY Fredonia School of Music, and the Longy Conservatory Orchestra at Bard College. She has guest conducted All-State Orchestras in Texas, Virginia, Indiana, Colorado, Georgia and Washington (All-Northwest), as well as the Atlanta Music Project, and has worked with the Atlanta, Austin, Emory and Boston Youth Orchestras. She maintains a graduate conducting studio at Georgia State University and has led conducting workshops for music educators and young musicians.
Tamara and her husband, Stephen, live in Chamblee, Georgia with their daughter and pup.
“In my humble opinion, the music from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet suites is some of the most beautiful, haunting and open-hearted music ever written. While the concert title Behind the Mask points towards the secrecy in these stories’ narratives, the music itself wears its emotions ‘on its sleeve,’ completely unmasked; the power of Prokofiev’s writing will take you on an emotional rollercoaster ride.”
–Tamara Dworetz
Ways to support SoNA
Overture Society
Gifts of any size to the Overture Society provide general operating support for concerts, education programs, community outreach, and administrative expenses.
Chair Sponsorships
Chair Sponsorships support the musicians in the orchestra and help SoNA attract and retain the best talent in the region. A gift of $2,500 will support a Principal musician for a season. A gift of $1,750 will support an Associate Principal position, and a gift of $1,000 will support a section musician.
The Maestro’s Circle
Members of the Maestro’s Circle are donors who have committed to multi-year gifts of $5,000 or more annually. Contributions to the Maestro’s Circle help support the financial stability and long-term growth of SoNA.
Legacy Gifts
Planned charitable bequests to SoNA help to ensure that our mission of bringing great music to life in Northwest Arkansas will continue for generations to come. For assistance with bequests, including gifts of stock, please contact Greenwood Gearhart, Inc. at (479) 521-5353.
The Maestro’s Circle
Bob & Becky Alexander
George & Mary Benjamin
The James Burton Blair Family Foundation
Bob Bogle (in memoriam)
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Nick & Carolyn Cole
Cynthia Coughlin
Sandra K. Edwards
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Mary Ann Greenwood (in memoriam)
Reed Greenwood
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Greg Lee
Hannah Lee (in memoriam)
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David H. Stiegler Trust
Kelly & Marti Sudduth
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$5,000 - $9,999
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Joel & Lynn Carver
Cynthia Coughlin
Support for the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas is provided, in part, by the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Matching Gifts
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
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In-Kind Support
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