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Join the orchestra for its concert season opener!

THE PROGRAM

Star Spangled Banner - John Stafford Smith

Slavonic Dances No. 1 - Antonin Dvořák

Menuet & Ballet from Petite Suite - Claude Debussy, arr., Henri Busser

"Choro" from Suite Latinoamericana - Vinicio Meza

Hungarian Dances No. 1 & 5 - Johannes Brahms

INTERMISSION

Symphony No. 5 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
II. Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza

Valse Triste - Jean Sibelius

Pizzicato Polka - Johann Strauss Jr.

Thunder and Lightning Polka - Johann Strauss Jr.

Programming subject to change

THE DETAILS

SEASON OPENING CONCERT

Fall Leaves of Music

featuring
The Golden Vallery Orchestra
Will Samorey,
Concertmaster
David Carrillo, Artistic Director and Conductor

Sunday, October 8th – 3:00 PM
Pre-concert chat with the conductor (2:35 PM)

Golden Valley Lutheran Church
5501 Glenwood Avenue - Golden Valley

Adults $20 | Children/Students 18 and under Free
(Tickets available online and at the door)

Seniors 65 or older | $15*
*Senior citizen tickets available at the door only.

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Will Samorey, Violin

A native of Des Moines, Iowa Will Samorey began playing piano at the age of four and began studying violin in elementary school. While still in high school he was asked to be the Assistant Concertmaster of the Buena Vista University Orchestra Festival in California. While attending the University of Iowa and studying with Annette-Barbara Vogel, Will chose to follow her to the University of Western Ontario (UWO) to continue his studies. Will held various principal violin and concertmaster positions with UWO's symphony orchestra, opera and musical programs and graduated with a B.A. in Music with honors in Violin Performance. Other teachers included Won-Bin Yim, Yehonatan Berick, Vasile Beluska, Stacey Woolley and Jonathan Sturm.

Professionally, Will has performed with numerous professional and community orchestras, including concertmaster positions with Jersey Productions, Seven Hills Symphonietta and engagements with the Clermont Philharmonic; International Symphony Orchestra; Middletown Symphony Orchestra; and Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra. Currently, Will is the concertmaster for the Golden Valley Orchestra and is a frequent substitute with the Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra, Sioux City Symphony Orchestra and the Des Moines Symphony.

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David Carrillo, Artistic Director and Conductor

Born and raised in Costa Rica, Jose David Carrillo Silliezar comes from a musical family. Starting on the violin at the age of four under his mother's instruction, he was also shaped early as a conductor by his father, a choral conductor himself.

While finishing schooling in Costa Rica and working for the Universidad de Costa Rica, David was also an active performer, giving solo and chamber recitals in Costa Rica, Italy, El Salvador, Peru, Panama, Nicaragua, and across the United States.

David holds an undergraduate degree in violin performance from the University of Minnesota and is currently finishing his doctoral degree in orchestral conducting and violin performance at the same institution. David is currently studying with Dr. Mark Russell Smith and Sally O’Reilly.

When David is not busy conducting or playing his violin he enjoys cooking, playing chess and hiking around the many lakes in the Twin Cities area.

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