2024 Festival Program

$10 Suggested Donation for all Concerts

Friday, June 28
​​7:00 pm (Central)
Fee Auditorium
Casady School
​9500 N. PENNSYLVANIA AVE.,
​OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73120
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Symphony No. 58 in F Major (1767)
I.               Allegro
II.             Andante
III.           Minuet alla zoppa—Un poco allegretto
IV.          Finale—Presto


Horn Concerto No. 2 in D Major, H.VIId:4 (1781)
      Joe Charlton, Horn
I.               Allegro Moderato
II.             Adagio
III.           Allegro 
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Symphony No. 85 in B-flat Major, “La reine” (1785)
I.               Adagio—Vivace
II.             Romance—Allegretto
III.           Minuet—Trio
IV.          Finale—Presto

2024 Oklahoma Haydn Festival Musicians
Conductor, Jim Waddelow​

Flute
Naomi Tamko

Oboe
Devon Crain
Jaylen Crain

Bassoon
Dustin Seay
Kate Sekula

Horn
Sara Riester
Sam Brady
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Continuo
Chelsea Waddelow

Violin 1
Maria Marcos
Jose Batty
Miguel Moreno
Abbygail Tai
Chazlen Rook
Hannah Yoon
Sarah Sturgis
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Violin 2
Chandler Fadero
Austin Rice
Meagan McCrary
Sara McKean
Kevin Taylor
Johnnie West
Ryan Kyker
Nosin Rahman​

Viola
Orlando Ramirez
Joseph Messick
Robbie Hanlin
Emily Ramsey

Cello
Madeline Garcia
Steven Stark
Chalyn Edson
Ruthie Martin
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Bass
Kangwa Mundende
Mady Hendryx

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Biography

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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