The St. Croix Valley Symphony Orchestra presents

Holiday ExtravaganzaSunday, December 13, 2015 4:00 PMShepherd of the Valley Lutheran ChurchAfton, Minnesota

Worship Services Saturday: 5:30 p.m.

Sundays: 8:45, 10:00 & 11:00 a.m.

Christmas Worship ServicesDec. 24: 2:30, 3:30, 5:00 & 10:30 p.m.

December 25: 10:00 a.m.

SelectionsA Christmas Festival .......................................................Leroy Anderson

For the Beauty of the Earth ........................... Setting by John Rutter/arr. Martha Mathewson

I Wonder As I Wander ............................... Setting by Michael Hassell/arr. Martha Mathewson

The Christmas Story - Luke 2:1-20Pastor Steve Kramer

O Holy Night ............................... Adolphe Adam/arr. Keith Christopher

Gary Bird, tuba

Away in a Manger .............................................Setting by Paul Sjolund

Laurie Wyland, flute

This Little Child ...............................Harriet L. Fisher/orch. Dana Mathewson

Still, Still, Still ...........................................................................Austrian CarolSetting by Norman Luboff/orch. Dana Mathewson

Ding Dong! Merrily on High ................................16-century French carol Setting by Stephen Mager

Go, Tell it on the Mountain .......................African-American Spiritualarr. John Rutter

Christmas Music for Orchestra ................................... John Cacavas

Selections from “The Nutcracker” ................... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

March TrépakWaltz of the Flowers

Christmas, A Medley of Well-Known Carols .............arr. Arthur Harris

Audience Sing-a-long: Joy to the World, The First Noel

Gesu Bambino ......................................Pietro Yon/arr. Martha Mathewson

I’ll Be Home For Christmas ............................................... Kent & Gannonarr. Michael Hassell & Martha Mathewson

Cool Yule .............................................Steven Allen/arr. Martha Mathewson

Bugler’s Holiday ..................................................................... Leroy Anderson

Christopher Tank, Alan Jernigan, Brian Hallermann, trumpets

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year .........................................Pola & Wylearr. Jerry Rubino & Martha Mathewson

All is Well .......................................................Smith & Kirkpatrick/arr. Ronn Huff

Sleigh Ride ................................................................................ Leroy Anderson

Kristin Tjornehojis the Director of Band and Orchestra at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls where she is also department chair. Dr. Tjornehoj founded the Three Rivers Concert Band, a group of adult musicians from Minnesota and Wisconsin, who collaborate and participate in international outreach tours. She co-founded the Composers Conference at UWRF that brings chamber music composers together for a 3-day workshop with concerts and seminars. Dr. Tjornehoj has taught courses in wind conducting, history, music

appreciation, world music and literature.

An active guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator, Dr. Tjornehoj has served in these capacities throughout the United States and Canada, and in China, The Czech Republic, England, France, Iceland, Scotland and Spain. She has led performance tours throughout the United States and abroad. In April, Dr. Tjornehoj served as the guest conductor for the Prague Castle Spanish Hall Concert with Hradní stráze a Policie CR (Václav Blahunek, director).

Recent experiences include bi-annual World Music and Music Appreciation study tours in Scotland, England and France, plus the Three Rivers Concert tour of Spain (2014) with plans for Hungary, Austria and The Czech Republic slated for 2016. Dr. Tjornehoj has served on the Shell Lake Arts Center faculty for over 15 years where she is the program leader and director of the Band and Ensemble Camps.

A participating member in several professional scholarly and community organizations, she currently serves on boards/committees of ArtReach St. Croix, Phipps Center for the Arts, St. Croix Valley Community Foundation in addition to the Wisconsin and Minnesota Music Educators Conferences. She is also a member of the League of American Orchestras, National Association for Music Education, National Band Association and the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles. Dr. Tjornehoj is active in church music as a saxophone player, pianist and choir director.

From the Heart QuartetMartha Mathewson, piano; Dana Mathewson, woodwinds; Melissa O’Neill, soprano; Tom Witry, baritone

From the Heart specializes in custom-designed programs, performing classics from the Great American Songbook in a fresh and tasteful style.

Shepherd of the Valley ChoirSoprano Deb BollomJackie BurichDianne EricksonDiane HessDiane JohnsonGloria KellerMelissa LuedersCheryl MartinJean MeyersJocelyn RichardtBev Stenlund

AltoJan DickesLee EngebrethTess GreenNadine KuhlemeierVicki LeeElaine MurrayMary Ann O’BrianJane Schwartz

Vicki SieboldDeb SpottsLaurie WylandDori Zazzetta

TenorRoger ChristiansonDenny MarchelJean MeyersDave SchootDavid WitzelJerry WickboldtDick Turner

BassZane BollomTim ClausonRoger PetersonJohn GrzybekMark JarrettSteve Johnson

Accompanist Judy Wachholz

Technical SupportDewey WachholzJon Madsen

Pastors Steve KramerJohan HinderlieChristian Huntley

Reception CoordinatorsKeith & Carmen Pickney

St. Croix Valley Symphony OrchestraViolin INatalia Moiseeva, St. Paul, Minn.Max Vitullo, Hudson, Wisc.Josh Paavola, New Hope, Minn.Jackson Searle, Hudson, Wisc.Amy Cornish, Eden Prairie, Minn.Caitlin Barrett, Roseville, Minn.Lois Wolfe-Steiner, River Falls, Wisc.Sheila Scheele, Prescott, Wisc.Payton Knuth, Hudson, Wisc.

Violin IITravis Lockwood, Hastings, Minn.Alissa Bethke, Green Bay, Wisc.Yejin Ahn, Seoul, KoreaAnnette Lokkesmoe, Lakeville, Minn.Kasey Hedrington, Stevens Point, Wisc.Lisa Roloff, Hudson, Wisc.Helen Spasojevich, River Falls, Wisc.Rebecca Tank, Hudson, Wisc.Shannon Parkhurst, Brooklyn Park, Minn.Han-seul Lee, Seoul, Korea

ViolaRonald Larson, Stillwater, Minn.Summer Waits, West St. Paul, Minn.

CelloPolly McCormack, Hopkins, Minn.Jim Wainwright, Hudson, Wisc.Maiti McGinn, Afton, Minn.Rachel Knipfer, River Falls, Wisc.

BassScott Halberg, Hudson, Wisc.Jenica Georgeson, Minnetonka, Minn.

PiccoloPiper Beck, Woodbury, Minn.

FluteLaurie Wyland, Hudson, Wisc.Justine Pearson, Shoreview, Minn.

OboeTina James, Bloomington, Minn.Caroline Schmitter, Minneapolis, Minn.

BassoonGeoffrey Maiden Müller, Luck, WI

ClarinetSarah Sielbeck, Red Wing, Minn.Lynn Johnson, Oakdale, Minn.

Bass ClarinetAshley Hawk, Rosemount, Minn.

HornNathan Sielbeck, New Braunfels, TexasDennis McGinn, Afton, Minn.Matt Krych, Champlin, Minn.Jason Bystrom, Ellsworth, Wisc.

TrumpetChristopher Tank, Hudson, Wisc.Alan Jernigan, Stillwater, Minn.Brian Hallermann, St. Paul, Minn.

TromboneRoss Fugl, Fridley, Minn.Marsha Pearson, River Falls, Wisc.Carl Meincke, Hudson, Wisc.

TubaNick Peters, Pepin, Wisc.

PercussionNick Fox, River Falls, Wisc. Dakota Walters, Bruce, Wisc.Keith Richardson, Spooner, Wisc.

PianoDeborah Fristad, Hudson, Wisc.

LibrarianMaria Monturiol, Hudson, Wisc.Maria Olson, Red Wing, Minn.

You Make the DifferenceThe success and longevity of the St. Croix Valley Symphony Orchestra is dependent upon the generous patronage of

our audience members and the surrounding community to bring exciting musical experiences to the St. Croix Valley.

To be part of the legacy, please visit www.scvsymphony.org or call Kris Tjornehoj at 715.410.7416.

Upcoming SCVSO Events | scvsymphony.org

Christmas Extravaganza at the Phippsfeaturing From the Heart Quartet, Jen Burleigh-Bentz & Tim SwansonSaturday, Dec. 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Phipps Center for the Arts Tickets: Adults $22, Students & Youth $15 (*Limited seating - order tickets now! 715-386-2305)

SCVSO with “Skip” James, harpsichord and Natalia Moiseeva, violinSunday, March 6 | 3:00 p.m. | William Abbott Concert Hall, Kleinpell Fine Arts Building | UW–River Falls CampusTickets available at the door: Adults $5, Seniors $3, Students $2

SCVSO Goes Bluegrass with Tim May, guitarSunday, May 1 | 3:00 p.m. | Hastings Arts CenterTickets available at the door - $15