BG Philharmonia
Sunday, September 20, 2026
4 p.m.
Kobacker Hall
Overture to The Magic Flute | W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Christopher Hutras, MM conductor
Concerto for Violin & Cello, Mvt. 1 | Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Caroline Chin, violin
Brian Snow, cello
Sinfonia Concertante for Violin & Viola, Mvt. 2. | Mozart
Benjamin Hoffman, violin
Hannah Levinson, viola
The Flock Double Concerto, Mvt. I, Jays | Jacob Warren/Grant Flick
Jacob Warren, bass & Grant Flick, multiple
Jared Beu, DMA conductor
How to Train your Dragon, Suite | Powell
Hungarian Dance in G minor | Johannes Brahms
with High School Honors String Festival players
Personnel
BGPhilharmonia Personnel – Opening Concert Fall 2026
Dr. Emily Freeman Brown, Director of Orchestral Activities
Jared Beu, DMA Assistant Conductor
Christopher Hutras, Emily Cromwell, MM Assistant Conductors
Orchestra Librarians: Majid Javdani, Emily Cromwell
Orchestra Personnel
Rotating Concertmasters:
Mozart Overture & Brahms Concerto, Brayan Cabeza concertmaster, Eric Funk principal II
Flock, & Sinfonia, Eric Funk concertmaster, Brayan Cabeza, principal II
Rotating Principal Violas:
Mozart Overture & Flock, Natalia Velasquez
Brahms Concerto, Melissa Peraza
Mozart Sinfonia, Cruz Alejandro Pena
Violin I
Brayan Cabeza* co-concertmaster
Eric Funk* co-concertmaster
Marley Crane
Maia Loiacono
Alexandra Jones
Mahlia Proctor
Matthew Kujaha
Carlos Reverol Olivares
Benjamin Christiaansen
Trevor Achtyes
Violin II
Eric Funk* co-section leader
Brayan Cabeza* co-section leader
Gabriel Manisco
Priscilla Bloomer
Quincy McCormick
Courtney Spencer
Katherine Tyson
Caylee Farley
Ryley Amos
Leah Davis Bristley
Viola
Natalia Velasquez*
Melissa Peraza*
Cruz Alejandro Pena*
Jake Weil
Natalie Holstine
Matthew Meyers
Zion Spencer
Sierra Wood
Halima Wood
Lexam Andersen
Cello
Che Dixon*
Nicholas Callcut*
Jack Cook
James Reed
Calem Nagy
Emily Ward
Samuel Johnson II
Benjamin Jenkins
Eddie Kruse
Dominic Gomez
Matthew Stewart
Bass
Eliana Kornowa*
Natalie Fry
Leon Bautista
Mitchell Iwinski
Kayden Moore
Flute/piccolo
Ashley Busch*
Lauren Davis*
Kiersten Lowry
Eliseo Hernandez
Oboe
Wesley Barton*
Jaden Bowers
Johannah Dickenson
Clarinet
Michael Hudzik
Ryan Moore
Seth Rupp*
Bassoon
Jordan Wier*
Cameron Brinker
Eleanor Margraf
Horn
Nicholas Evener*
Ella Jobe
Mitchelle Hemme*
John Hennessy
Patrick Scully
Trumpet
Trace Coulter*
Eliana Peron
Matthew Pileski*
Trombone
Caleb Lindsey*
Jeremy Skeels
Xander Soural, bs
Tuba
Alyssa Shimmel*
Percussion/Timpani
Jacob Kendall, prinicpal
Jude Crawford
Matthew Graves
Zion Bateman
subs: Cahaya Drucilla, Jacob Koch, Sarah Hertenstein
Harp
Bianca Bares
Julie Buzzelli+
Piano/Celeste
Nathanial Brown
*Section principal or co-principal
+Faculty
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Updated: 09/02/2026 01:04PM