April 14, 2025
7:00 p.m.
Hurricane High School Auditorium
Tonight’s Program
Conductors: Nick Lanners and Ruth Batt
The Star-Spangled Banner
Please Stand
John Stafford Smith/Peter Breiner
American Landscape
Soon See Newbold
Ashokan Farewell
Jay Ungar/Bob Cerulli
American Cameos
Jay Dawson
Westward Motion
Doug Spata
Hope is the Thing with Feathers
Steven Liotta
“Hope” is the thing with feathers –
~Emily Dickinson
That perches in the soul –
And sings the tune without the words –
And never stops – at all –
And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard –
And sore must be the storm –
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm –
I’ve heard it in the chillest land –
And on the strangest Sea –
Yet – never – in Extremity,
It asked a crumb – of me.
Hoedown from “RODEO”
Aaron Copland
Song of the Prairie
William Holfeldt
Go West!
Ralph Ford
View a PDF version of tonight’s program here.
Musicians
*Principal Player
Violin I
*Teya Applegate
Marie Cazier
Ashley Higbee
Ruth Luck
Amber Stout
Debbie Thornton
Violin II
*Julianne Beecher
Nancy Crowley
Anita Parry
Janelle Ruesch
Viola
Melissa Nay
Gerrod Nelson
*Krystin Richardson
Cello
*Ethan Allen
Nick Jeppson
Katelyn Johnson
Emily Wilson
Nataly Wixom-Burdick
Bass
*William Ruesch
Harp
*Savanna Krogh
Piano
*Lorraine Wixom
Flute/Piccolo
Ruth Batt
*Cari Bennion
Amber Bodell
Meridy Reeve
Oboe
*Robin Adkins
Clarinet
Nathan Bennion
Joan Howell
David Stapleton
*Jacob Stewart
Bass Clarinet
Rebecca Collins
*David Stapleton
Horn
Julie Curtis
*Sabrina Leavenworth
Ann Wright
Trumpet
*Jenny Campbell
Nick Lanners
Scott Munson
Trombone
Jacob Hardy
Brian Thompson
*Heber White
Percussion
Corban Beutler
Kyrah Evin
Savanna Krogh
Anthony Nelson
Zach Stapleton
*William Wixom-Burdick
Musician Spotlight
Acknowledgements
Hurricane Valley Symphony gratefully acknowledges the following for their financial donations:
Washington County RAP Tax
Anonymous Donor
Anonymous Donor
Hurricane Valley Symphony gratefully acknowledges the following for their support:
Hurricane City
Hurricane High School
Future Concerts
Please join us for our next concert
Concert in the Park
Thursday, August 28, 2025
8:00 p.m.
Pioneer Park (200 N Main Street, Hurricane)
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