NC State Orchestras & Choirs - What Divine Instrument by Christopher Cerrone

The NC State Department of Music presents the world premiere of

What Divine Instrument
Composed by Chris Cerrone
Text by Matsuo Bashō

Performed by
NC State's Raleigh Civic Symphony and Chamber Orchestra
Peter Askim, Conductor
The NC State Chorale and University Singers
Nathan Leaf, Conductor

Video directed by Danie Harris

Audio edited and mixed by Mike Tierney

Dancers
Mikaela Fenton
Joe González
Jhelan Gordon-salaam

What Divine Instrument was commissioned by the NC State University Department of Music and the Raleigh Civic Symphony Association.

Raleigh Civic Symphony and Chamber Orchestra

FLUTE
Cindy Chastang
Taylor James
Mary Mitchell
Ellie Murray
Beth O'Reilly
Molly Smith

OBOE
Jarrett Glass
Daniel Haller
Shannon Neu
David Reiner

CLARINET
Victoria Alston
Lecia Cecconi-Roberts
Laura Dugan
Shirley Violand-Jones

BASSOON
Brenda Balazs-Reylek
BIll Coye
Mary Merchant
Benjamin Wehtje

FRENCH HORN
Matt Behrhorst
Michael Grimes
Evan Kane
Vince Waters

TRUMPET
Abby Dewey
Ganesh Om
Kathy Silbiger

TROMBONE
Bryan Coley
Sean Holly
Jordan Key
Mauricio Soto

PERCUSSION
Logan Merchant
Ryan Johnson

HARP
Winifred Garrett

PIANO
Luke Knudsen
Anna Luking

VIOLIN
Macie Benge
Dadan Chavis
Cayla Cooke
Natalie Cotton
Tyler Edwards
Harrison Evans
Jenny Greer
Catherine Hall
Emma Harver
Rae Heinzerling
Ethan Huang
Megan Huber
Byron Huff
Francine Hunter
Jenna Hutenksy
Eli Kerstein
Rachel Lloyd
Mara Lowry
Rosemary Maloney
Kea McKibben
Molly Puente
Jennie Rambo
Lindi Wang, Concertmaster
Kristopher Wilson

VIOLA
Steven Berger
Michael Castelo, Principal
Jose Garcia
Rajani Guditi
Katie Hicks
Catherine Morrison
Hannah Payunk
Kaitlin Stanford

CELLO
Bryant Cox
Sanford Enslen, Principal
Sarah Fletcher
Charlotte Frazier
Hannah Maier
Regan Wang

BASS
Gianni Absillis
Will Hitchcock
Margot Holloman

The NC State Chorale and University Singers

SOPRANO
Andrea Aguirre Salazar
Sharanya Ananth
Grace Brown
Jane Coons
Noelle DeFelice
Rebecca Douthart
Cas Futrell
Simone Georgy Sam
AnnaMaria Hester
Mariah Kidd
Lucy Kimbell
Ashley Kimble
Nina Kudlak
Megan Maiorano
Alicia Marrero
Maddie Martin
Clara Mellows
Emma Messina
Mary Schrader
Emily Vera
Marisa Vitrano
Lydia Wonderly

ALTO
Francesca Balestrieri
Mityl Biswas
Lily Campbell
Olivia Chiott
Riki Dows
Sonia Dubiansky
Doris Enochs
Rachel Harris
Nizhoni Henry
Troi Jones
Alexi McNabb
Charmaine Pereira
Cailin Peterson
Anjella Joy Poblete
Tsedey Pretto
Morgan Pyrtle
Juliet Santos
Day Steed
Trinity Taylor
Georgia Westwood
Iris Wright

TENOR
Cade Bushee
Michael Clark
Isaiah Cox
Ryan Faucette
Dylan Magistrado
Parker Klinck
Adam Malik
Lanz Santiaguel
Will Skinner
Samuel Tucker
Danny Wang

BASS
Kevin Ballesteros
Jack Bishop
Coltan Compton
Declan Crowe
Collin Dail
Ian McGregor
Duncan McSorley
Carlos Molina
Jay Nauman
Noel Osagie
Jonathan Pelletier
Bryan Pyrtle
Bryan Smyth
Riley Stephenson

Produced by the NC State University Department of Music

This program is funded in part by the City of Raleigh based on recommendations of the Raleigh Arts Commission, and by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. www.NCArts.org

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