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Heritage in Harmony
June 7, 2026 - 3pm
The Gem Theater
1615 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108
Rags, Jazz and the Negro Folk Symphony
Treemonisha Overture, Scott Joplin arr. Schuller
Sophisticated Lady, Duke Ellington arr. Morton Gould
Negro Folk Symphony, William Dawson
I. The Bond of Africa
II. Hope in the Night
III. O, Le' Me Shine, Shine Like a Morning Star!
What’s Going On, Marvin Gaye arr. Marcus Lewis
Ensemble Musicians
Winds & Percussion
Flute and Piccolo
Maren Tims
Sara Atwell
Jennifer Coleman##
Oboe
Amelia Stern
Laura Woolsey (English Horn)
Pat Ketter
Clarinet
Sean Jones
Valerie Reese (bass clarinet)
Bailee Young
Evelynn Esquivel
Bassoon
John Bennet
Amy Knudsen
Rob Gray (contra)
French Horn
Micaela Barber
Riley Swaffar
Stacy Lendt##
Angelica Sandry##
Trumpet
Jon Ward
Kim Harrison
Kegan Rascoe##
Trombone
Tyler Thomason
Fred Zimmerman
Josue Molina
Tuba
Adrian Gutierrez, Jr
Percussion
Jonathan Huhn (timpani, drum set)
Mitch Shulfer (timpani)
Matt Shoaf
Trevor Terrill
Garrett Greathouse
Strings
Violin I
Nathaniel Quiroz*
Beth Presler
Kristin Davies
Erin Daffer
Kat Forster Parks
Robyn Tuster
Rebekah Hillyer (harp)
Violin II
Caroline Epp*
Carter Vleisides
Denise Garcia
Jill Turner
Tiffany Truster
Caitlyn Davis
Viola
Beth Macleod*
Jacob Price
Heather Franklin
Lynette Fonner
Reni Karanevich
Cello
Samantha Bianculli*
David Pira##
Daphne Brandt
KJ Murphy
Bass
Barron Weir*
Dante Stokes
Leo Hovey
Courney Boutwell
*section leader
##new to WE
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