MONTGOMERY, MENDELSSOHN & BACH

SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021
7:30 PM (MST)
LIVESTREAM CONCERT
Conductor: Norman Huynh
Featuring: Sue Makeever, Principal Flute

The final free livestream concert of the season features our very own principal flute Sue Makeever, sharing her interpretation of J.S. Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 2. Opening this program is a contemporary work, Strum, by composer Jessie Montgomery. Her piece was described by The Washington Post as “…wildly colorful and exploding with life.” To conclude the concert, we explore the genius of a young Felix Mendelssohn who wrote twelve string symphonies between 1821-1822. You will listen in awe to his Sinfonia No. 7 when the realization hits that he was only 13 years of age at the completion of this work.

The Symphony wishes to thank David Ross and Risi for their season sponsorship along with Thomas J. Scanlin and Stephen Schachman and Ritva Porter for sponsoring this performance.

Press Release

CONCERT PROGRAM

                                    MONTGOMERY                                        Strum

                                     J.S. BACH                                                  Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
                                                                                                                                I. Ouverture
                                                                                                                                II. Rondeau
                                                                                                                                III. Sarabande
                                                                                                                                IV. Bourrée I & II
                                                                                                                                V. Polonaise & Double
                                                                                                                                VI. Menuet
                                                                                                                                VII. Badinerie

                                    MENDELSSOHN                                           Sinfonia No. 7 in D minor                                                                              
                                                                                                                                I. Allegro
                                                                                                                                II. Andante amorevole
                                                                                                                                III. Menuetto
                                                                                                                                IV. Allegro molto                                                                                  

SUE MAKEEVER, FLUTE

Sue Makeever is the principal flute of the Bozeman Symphony, the Intermountain Opera, and the Montana Ballet Orchestra. She retired as the principal flute of the Billings Symphony in 2017, after 22 years of employment. She is a member of many chamber groups, including the Yellowstone Chamber Players, and the Bozeman Far Afield ensembles. The highlight of her chamber music experience included a tour of Brazil, with the Kreutzer Trio, through a United States Department grant. Sue teaches part-time at Montana State University. Prior to moving to Montana, she was an Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas. She has taught at MSU - Billings, the Red Lodge Music Festival, Rushmore, Northwest, Illinois, and Northwestern Music Camps. Sue earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education from the University of Illinois, a Master of Music Performance from Northwestern University, and completed all her course work and recitals toward a Doctor of Music from Florida State University. She has studied with Geoffrey Gilbert, Walfrid Kujala, Charles DeLaney, Kenton Terry, and Jacob Berg. Sue has also had the privilege to attend master classes with James Galway, at the Royal Irish Conservatory in Dublin, Ireland, and Jean-Pierre Rampal, at the Academie d'Ete in Nice, France. Sue is married to retired MSU music professor, Jerry Makeever, and they have two talented children, Matthew and Megan.

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BOZEMAN SYMPHONY MUSICIANS

VIOLIN I
Stephen Cepeda, acting concertmaster
Megan Karls, acting associate concertmaster
Megan McFadden
Sharon Eversman
Claudia Albrecht
Sarah Church
Ali A Schultz Levesque

VIOLIN II
Natalie Padilla, acting principal
​Jill McJunkin
Yu-Ting Huang
Cherí Ladd LeCain
Athena Carson
Kaitlin Shaw

VIOLA
Amy Letson, acting principal
Nathan Hallauer
Kristina Otfinoski
Ashleigh Snider
Sara Schultz Levesque

CELLO
Julia Slovarp, acting principal
Cayley Hunt
Lisa Woidtke
David Heinzen

BASS
Chris Kim, acting principal
Tristyn Fleming
Samantha Vetter

HARPSICHORD
Laurel Yost, principal