MUSIC SELECTIONS
The Impresario - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Overture and Schlussgesang
Pauline Huey-Fen Hsu, soprano
Zixuan Guo, soprano
Leo Dworsky, tenor
Haozhen Wen, baritone
“Vainement, ma bien-aimée” from Le roi d'Ys - Édouard Lalo
Leo Dworsky, tenor
Pavane for a Dead Princess - Maurice Ravel
Mayila Variations (瑪依拉變奏曲) - Xinjiang Folk Song, Arr. Hu Tingjiang
Zixuan Guo, soprano
INTERMISSION
Tres Sonetos - Silvestre Revueltas
I. Vuelvo a ti, soledad, agua vacía
II. Junio me dio la voz, la silenciosa música de callar un sentimiento
III. Era mi corazón piedra de rio
Prelude to act III of La Traviata - Giuseppe Verdi
“Per me giunto… Io Morro” from Don Carlo - Giuseppe Verdi
Haozhen Wen, baritone
Thunder and Lightning Polka from Die Fledermaus - Johann Strauss, Jr.
“Glitter and be Gay” from Candide - Leonard Bernstein
Pauline Huey-Fen Hsu, soprano
THE DETAILS
WINTER CONCERT
Musical Snow Tracks
Will Samorey, Violin
David Carrillo, Artistic Director and Conductor
Sunday, February 9, 2025 – 3:00 PM
Calvary Lutheran Church
7520 Golden Valley Rd - Golden Valley 55427
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.
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.