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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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