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2025 FESTIVAL

2025 Festival Program
Friday, June 27
​​7:00 pm
Fee Auditorium
Casady School
9500 N. PENNSYLVANIA AVE.,
​OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73120
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Symphony No. 34 in d minor
       I. Adagio
       II. Allegro
       III. Minuet—Trio
       IV. Presto assai

Notturno VI in G Major 
       I. Presto
       II. Andante

Symphony No. 75 in D major
       I. Grave—Presto
       II. Poco adagio
       III. Minuet—Trio
       IV. Finale—Vivace
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2025 Oklahoma Haydn Festival Musicians
Conductor, Jim Waddelow​

Flute
Naomi Tamko

Oboe
Devon Crain
Jaylen Crain

Bassoon
Dustin Seay

Horn
Sara Riester

Timpani
Jenna Howard

Continuo
Chelsea Waddelow
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Violin 1
Chandler Fadero
Chazlen Rook
Miguel Moreno
Giang Vo
Ryan Kyker
Noshin Rahman
Kevin Taylor

Violin 2
Jose Batty
Maria Marcos
Liz Chrisman
Sarah Sturgis
Dustin Borjas
Johnnie West
Jessica Tilos
Lauren Patton

Viola
Robbie Hanlin
Joseph Messick
Matt Baier
Sharif Soliman
Hannah Lusby
Grace Fox

Cello
Madeline Garcia
Chalyn Edson
Ruth Fadero
Chelsea Banks
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Bass
Kangwa Mundende
Mady Hendryx
​Alan Murphy

Bios

A native of Ponca City, Jim Waddelow, is Music Director and Conductor of the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra, White iris Light Opera, and Artistic Director of the Oklahoma Haydn Festival. Jim also serves Meredith College as Director of Instrumental Activities, conducting the Meredith Philharmonic, Sinfonietta, Opera, and musical theater productions for Meredith Ensemble Theater. Guest appearances have included theater companies and symphonies in Oklahoma, Texas, North Carolina, Arkansas, Kansas, Virginia, Missouri, Oregon, and numerous all-state and all-region orchestras. Jim has conducted over 300 performances of more than 70 musicals and operas at the professional and college level. Previous conducting affiliations include the Oklahoma Youth Symphony, Lubbock Youth Symphony, Texas Tech University, Next Generation Performing Arts Camp in Joplin, Missouri, Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony in Eureka Springs Arkansas, and the University of Central Oklahoma. A strong advocate of music education, he has conducted over 200 guest appearances and clinics in public schools. A passionate proponent of the new music of younger composers, he is known for his innovative programming. Press reviews have referred to performances as “bright, articulate, and beautifully balanced”, and “astonishing precision and polish; a joy from start to finish.” He holds a doctorate in orchestral conducting from Texas Tech University.

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Thank you for joining us tonight!
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