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2026 FESTIVAL

2026 Festival Program
Friday, June 19
​​7:00 pm
St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral
127 NW 7TH STREET, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102

​All works by Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

In loving memory of fellow musician Jan Wilson Bost
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Symphony No. 26 in d minor, “Lamentatione”
       I. Allegro assai con spirito
       II. Adagio
        III. Minuet—Trio

Missa Sancti Nicolai, Hob. XXII:6
Kyrie
Gloria
       Gloria in excelsis
       Quouniam
Credo
       Credo in unum Deum
       Et incarnatus
       Et resurrexit
Sanctus
Benedictus
Agnus
       Agnus Dei
       Dona
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Conductor Bio

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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