Program: May 1997

Program Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra

Felix Mendelssohn Franz Joseph Haydn

Allegro Andante Allegro

David Kjar, Trumpet Intermission Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Movements 1,3,4, and 5 Allegro ma non troppo (Awakening of Happy Feelings on getting out into the country) Allegro (Merry Gathering of the Country Folk) Allegro (Thunderstorm) Allegretto (Shepherd’s Song. Happy and Thankful Feelings after the Storm) * * * The mission of the Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra is to present orchestral and wind concerts to audiences in the region and to provide performance opportunities for trained musicians. Membership is open to any player in the area with a successful high school or college level musical background, subject to seasonal vacancies. Interested performers should contact the Northfield Arts Guild at 645-8877 for membership information. Acknowledgments We are grateful to the First United Church of Christ for the use of its sanctuary and to the Northfield Arts Guild for its support. This concert is made possible in part by grants provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the McKnight Foundation and the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature.

David Kjar returns to his native Northfield today to be our soloist in the Haydn Trumpet Concerto. He is a member of Skyline Brass, now serving a residency in Oregon under the sponsorship of the National Endowment for the Arts and Chamber Music America. The quintet has toured nationally and is rapidly distinguishing itself in the chamber music field. Kjar is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa and an active performer of orchestral, chamber and jazz music. He has been featured in a concert series, performed in schools, organized jazz and chamber groups, and coached musicians of all ages. Kjar has performed with the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Symphony, the Chamber Orchestra of Iowa, the Ohio Light Opera Orchestra, and the American Wind Symphony. In addition to performing, he also has been awarded a graduate teaching fellowship at the University of Oregon, where he is pursuing a master of music degree. Paul Niemisto, conductor and founder of the CVRO in 1979, is a member of the St. Olaf College music faculty. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and received additional conducting training at the Mozarteum International Summer Academy in Salzburg and at the American Symphony Orchestra League Institute. While in Canada during the 1970s he was a conductor of the Prince Edward Island Symphony and the South Shore Orchestra and was a playing member of the CBC Halifax Orchestra. Recently, he has been a regular summer traveler to Finland, where he teaches courses in conducting, performs in brass festivals, and conducts bands and orchestras. Since 1991 he has directed a Finnish-American brass ensemble, “Boys of America,” which has traveled widely and made recordings in the U.S. and Scandinavia. * * * The Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the contributions made by the following individuals and businesses during the 1996-97 season: Carl and Joan Behr Robert and Carole Kriesel Jon and Grace Buck Mark and Kathy Mellstrom Paul and Mary Carson Danette Olsen Gary and Lila Corbel Dennis and Jane Rinehart Norman Engh Clint and Marie Sathrum H.G. and Joan Hoger M.T. Sirek, Jr. Joseph and Barbara Hopwood Ralph and Amy Strand Jacobsen’s Department Store Judy and Steve Swanson Roland and Sharlene Jacobsen Kay and Michael Wilcox Kevin and Vicki Kanne Eileen Young

Personnel Violin Gerry Casper Virginia Culhane Sophie Dahle Robert Hanson Petraya Juelfs Deb Knutson Pam Mount Lisa Olson Holly Rohr Vanessa Rotchadl

Cello Andora Barvir Kristi Knecht Jane Rinehart Mary Zoe Scott Robert Weinstock-Collins Barb Wornson

Bassoon William Child Leigh Racette

Bass Kevin Clements Bruce Jensen

Trumpet James Anderson Craig Jensen Noel Johnson

Viola Anna Niemisto Paul Tarabek

Flute Regina Zakrajsek Julie Wolner Oboe Cindy Breederland Elizabeth Olson

Horn Joan Vance Behr Trish Culbert

Trombone Mary Dunnewold Todd Harvey Percussion John Martinez

TheNorthfieldArts Guild presentsThe

Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra Paul Niemisto,Conductor

Spring Concert with David Kjar, soloist, in Haydn’s Concerto for Trumpet and featuring also Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony

Clarinet Carrie Patterson Kathy Szydlo

You can help support the Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra in 1997 Although the members and players of the CVRO are not paid performers, we have costs for printing, music rentals, transportation, and sound systems. Support from the Northfield Arts Guild is supplemented with contributions from the public, and we invite contributions from anyone inspired by our mission. You may send your tax-deductible contribution to: Northfield Arts Guild Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra 304 Division Street Northfield, MN 55057

First United Church of Christ Northfield Sunday, May 18, 1997 at 7:30 p.m.