2023 Festival Program
$10 Suggested Donation for all Concerts
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Friday, June 30
7:00 pm (Central)
Chapel of St. Edward the Confessor
Casady School
Oklahoma City
7:00 pm (Central)
Chapel of St. Edward the Confessor
Casady School
Oklahoma City
Symphony No. 18 (1762)
I. Andante moderato
II. Allegro molto
III. Tempo di Menuet
Overture to La vera costanza (1778)
Symphony No. 87 (1786)
I. Vivace
II. Adagio
III. Minuet—Trio
IV. Finale: Vivace
Biographies
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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2023 Oklahoma Haydn Festival Musicians
Conductor, Jim Waddelow
Conductor, Jim Waddelow
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Flute
Kaitlin Lee Oboe Devon Crain Jaylen Diller Bassoon Dustin Seay Horn Joe Charlton Jan Bost Continuo Chelsea Waddelow |
Violin I
Jose Batty Maria Marcos Heather Wickersham Johnnie West Corbin Mace Ryan Kyker Violin II Chazlen Rook Danielle Szabo Elizabeth Crisman Austin Rice Kevin Taylor Andrea Breakfield Theresa Kluge |
Viola
Scotty Scott Robbie Hanlin Florence Thompson Emily Ramsey Joseph Messick Cello Madeline Garcia Jenn Bounds Chayln Edson Cheyenne Rain Bass Kane Hiser Mady Hendryx |