Trine chamber orchestra presents ‘Folk Dances’

March 31, 2025

The Trine University Chamber Orchestra, directed by Music Department Director Brad Jopek, DMA, will hold its spring concert on Sunday, April 13, at 3 p.m. in the Ryan Concert Hall of the T. Furth Center for Performing Arts.

The concert is free and open to the public.

Titled “Folk Dances,” the concert will feature:

  • “Overture in the Classical Style” by L. C. Harnsberger
  • “Adoration” by Florence Price, arranged by Jordan Roberts
  • Selections from “Norwegian Dances, Op. 35” by Edvard Grieg, arranged by Merle Isaac
  • “Planxty” by Shirl Jae Atwell
  • “Apollo-Marsch” by Josephine Lang, arranged by Josh Trentadue
  • “Down a Country Lane” by Aaron Copland
  • “City Nights” by Bob Cerulli

Chamber orchestra members are:

Violin I: Keira Wilson, an exercise science major from Elkhart, Indiana; Mallory Wood, a psychology major from Goshen, Indiana; and community member Jonathan Rupp.

Violin II: Allayna Gue, an elementary education major from Portage, Indiana; John Hermann, a mechatronics and robotics engineering major from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; Sudeep Iyer, a chemical engineering major from India; Landon Murdock, a mechanical engineering major from Fort Wayne, Indiana; and community member Megan Knowlton.

Viola: Micaela Downs, a biology major from Westport, Indiana; and Makena Kretz, a forensic science major from Portage, Indiana.

Cello: Cheyanne O’Dell, a general studies major from Angola, Indiana; Hannah Slagle, a biology major from Powell, Ohio; and community members Rebecca Rupp and Richard Rupp.

Flute: Madysen Collins, a forensic science major from Kouts, Indiana; Mykah Garrison, a psychology major from Wauseon, Ohio; Holly Laney, a chemical engineering major from Butler, Indiana; and Abigail Schrock, a civil engineering major from Goshen, Indiana.

Clarinet: Alyssa Jones, a psychology major from Angola, Indiana.

Trumpet: Breanna Kennedy, a criminal justice major from Columbia City, Indiana; and community member Nick Treat.

Horn: Olivia Ward, a computer engineering major from Alexandria, Indiana; and community member Jessica Jopek.

Trombone: Reid Deneve, an exercise science major from Claypool, Indiana; TJ Marsalek, a biology major from Toledo, Ohio; and Ryan Sederstrom, an electrical engineering major from Cedar Lake, Indiana.

Tuba: Caden Daffron, a computer engineering major from Granger, Indiana; and Evan Holman, a civil engineering major from Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Percussion: Ryan Hoak, a civil engineering major from Warsaw, Indiana; Evan Holman, a civil engineering major from Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Ryan Sederstrom, an electrical engineering major from Cedar Lake, Indiana.

Piano: Ryan Hoak, a civil engineering major from Warsaw, Indiana.

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