VALENTINES DAY WITH
KORTLAND WHALUM

Friday, February 14, 2025
8:00 p.m. | Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center
Kyle Dickson, conductor
Kortland Whalum, vocalist

arr. John Moss
Salute to Ol’ Blue Eyes

RAY NOBLE
arr. Nelson Riddle

The Very Thought of You

COLE PORTER
arr. Jason Goldman

I Concentrate on You

BERT KAEMPFERT AND MILT GABLER
arr. Matt Amy

L.O.V.E.

VICTOR YOUNG
arr. Gordon Jenkins

When I Fall In Love

RICHARD RODGERS AND LORENZ HART
arr. David Shotsberger

My Funny Valentine

COLE PORTER
arr. Steven L. Rosenhaus

Night and Day

CY COLEMAN
arr. Matt Amy

Witchcraft

OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II AND RICHARD RODGERS
arr. James Richens

Some Enchanted Evening

JIMMY VAN HEUSEN AND SAMMY CAHN
arr. Matt Amy

Come Fly with Me

ARAM KHACHATURIAN
“Romance” from Masquerade

GEORGE GERSHWIN AND IRA GERSHWIN
arr. Nelson Riddle

Our Love Is Here to Stay

MARVIN TARPLIN AND WILLIAM “SMOKEY’ ROBINSON
arr. Jim Farley

Cruisin’

RALPH MACDONALD, WILLIAM SALER, AND WILLIAM WITHERS
arr. John Wasson

Just The Two of Us

ENNIO MORRICONE
arr. Angela Morley

Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso

JEROME KERN
arr. Nelson Riddle

The Way You Look Tonight

IRVING GORDON
arr. Nelson Riddle

Unforgettable

NICKOLAS ASHFORD AND VALERIE SIMPSON
arr. Lucas Waldin

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

On Stage

Memphis Symphony Orchestra

CONDUCTOR
Kyle Dickson,
Madeleine Luce Moore Assistant Conductor Chair

VIOLIN I
Barrie Cooper, Concertmaster
The Joy Brown Wiener Chair
Marisa Polesky, Assistant Concertmaster
Diane Zelickman Cohen, Assistant Principal
Wen-Yih Yu,  Assistant Principal
Jessica Munson,  Assistant Principal

VIOLIN II
Gaylon Patterson, Principal
The Dunbar and Constance Abston Chair

Erin Kaste, Assistant Principal
Lenore McIntyre, Assistant Principal
Yennifer Correia

VIOLA
Jennifer Puckett, Principal
The Corinne Falls Murrah Chair

Michelle Pellay-Walker, Assistant Principal
Aaron Tubergen, Assistant Principal
Beth Luscombe

CELLO
Ruth Valente Burgess, Principal
The Vincent de Frank Chair
Iren Zombor, Assistant Principal
Jonathan Kirkscey, Assistant Principal

BASS
Scott Best, Principal
Sean O’Hara, Assistant Principal

Flute
Shantanique Moore, Principal
The Marion Dugdale McClure Chair
Delara Hashemi
Mari Kamikura

OBOE
Saundra D’Amato, Principal
The Paul and Linnea Bert Chair
Shelly Sublett, Assistant Principal

CLARINET
Andre Dyachenko, Principal
The Gayle S. Rose Chair
Rena Feller
Andrew Clark

SAXOPHONE
Carl Wolfe
Gary Buss
Kirk Smothers
Gary Topper
Michael Scott

BASSOON
Susanna Whitney, Principal
Michael Scott

HORN
Caroline Kinsey, Principal
The Morrie A. Moss Chair
Robert Patterson
Wilker Augustus
Brittany Cooper

TRUMPET
Scott Moore, Principal
The Smith & Nephew Chair
Elizabeth Carter
J. Michael McKenzie
Alex Schuetrumpf

TROMBONE
Greg Luscombe, Principal 
Ken Spain
Victor Sawyer
Mark Vail

TUBA
Joe Sellsmangerer, Principal
The Charles and Sharen Schulz Chair

TIMPANI
Ed Murray, Principal

PERCUSSION
David Carlisle, Principal
Mike Karcz

HARP
Frances Cobb Kenney, Principal
The Ruth Marie Moore Cobb Chair

KEYBOARD
Adrienne Park, Principal
The Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Chair

GUITAR
Aidan Mills

RHYTHM BASS
Chris Butler

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