THE SUNDERMAN

CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
AT GETTYSBURG COLLEGE

and THE SUNDERMAN

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

us
CÉSAR LEAL, Conductor
present

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2021 • 8:00 P.M.

MAJESTIC THEATER
GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
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 Program

Piccolo Concerto in C major, RV 443........................................................ Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Bryn Werley ‘22, piccolo
from the studio of Dr. Sarah McIver

I. Allegro
II. Largo
III. Allegro molto

Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 (unfinished)......................................Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Concerto for Bass Tuba and Orchestra.......................................Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Justin Mitch ‘23, Tuba
from the studio of Mr. John Cradler

I. Prelude
II. Romanza
III. Finale--Rondo alla Tedesca

Dabke................................................................................................................................. Kareem Roustom

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 Biographies

César Leal, Conductor

A Colombian-born conductor and musicologist, Leal’s scholarly and creative activities
often intersect across a diverse array of interests, including music and culture during
fin-de-siècle Paris, Franco-American artistic interactions, soundscapes, Jewish
patronage and modernism, Latin American cultural identities in the U.S., and race,
class, gender relations in music.

As a conductor, Leal has led professional ensembles across the U.S., Panama, Colombia,
France, Bulgaria, and Ukraine. The program for his debut with the Panama National
Symphony Orchestra in July 2014 featured works from the fin-de-siècle (1880-1913) that bridged European
and Latin American musical traditions. He returned to Panama during the summer of 2019 as director
of the Alfredo de Saint-Malo International Music Festival. His program included the national premiere
of Gavilan’s Guaguancó.

Leal’s work is frequently interdisciplinary and collaborative. He is the founder and director of The Ensemble
of Variable Geometry, a music performance/research organization that has featured projects, such as a
full-staged ballet production of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, Debussy’s Afternoon of a Faun, and Chopin’s
Les Syplhides (in collaboration with Lexington Ballet), Carreño’s Golpe en el Diafragma, Berio’s O king,
and Mahler’s Symphony 4. Other interdisciplinary projects have included Guncotton, a collaboration with
visual artist Greg Pond, choreographer Banning Bouldin, and soprano Jessica Usherwood that received
a 2018 ArtPrize award.

While pursuing his musicologist career, Leal has presented scholarly papers in the U.S., Canada, Greece,
Japan, Italy, France, England, Peru, Colombia, and Switzerland. In 2018, Leal was invited by Musikproduktion
Hoeflich to join the project Repertoire Explorer Series, for which he produces introductory essays for new
editions of works by Parisian composers of fin-de-siècle Paris such as Camille Saint-Saëns, Gabriel Pierné,
and Camille Chevillard. His scholarly contributions include “Écouter le Scandale et la Transgression: Les
Modèles Révisionnistes de l’Histriographie Musicale Basés sur l’Étude Du Paysage Sonore” (Nîmes: Lucie
Éditions, 2015), and “Sponsoring and Constructing Modernism: Jewish Patronage, Entrepreneurs, and
Cultural Mediation in Paris during Fin-de-siècle” (forthcoming—Ad Parnasum). Currently, Leal is co-
editing a collection of essays entitled “America in the French Imaginary” with musicologist Diana Hallman.

Leal holds a Ph.D. in Musicology from the University of Kentucky, M.M. in instrumental conducting
from Florida International University, and a B.M. in Music Performance from Universidad Javeriana in
Bogotá. Prior to Gettysburg, Leal served as artistic director and conductor of the Sewanee Symphony
Orchestra at the University of the South in Sewanee, TN, where he also served as a member of both the
faculty and the artistic advisory committee of the internationally recognized Sewanee Summer Music
Festival.
 Bryn Werley (Class of 2023) is a flutist and piccoloist from Wernersville, Pennsylvania.
She is a current Music B.A. student at the Sunderman Conservatory of Music. The
2021 Winner of the Flute Society of Washington’s Collegiate Soloist Competition,
Bryn has performed in numerous world-renowned venues, including Carnegie Hall
and the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. A current student of
Dr. Sarah McIver, Bryn has also studied flute and piccolo with Dr. Teresa Bowers and
Donnasue Thompson. Outside of performance, Bryn’s musicological research has
explored themes of nationalism and folk music in Eastern European instrumental
compositions, viewing them through the lenses of acculturation, appropriation, and
appreciation. Apart from her studies in music, Bryn is also a Chemistry B.S. student at Gettysburg
College; her chemical research focuses on the synthesis and reaction mechanisms of sustainable iron-
based catalysts. A member of the neurodivergent and hidden disability communities, Bryn aims to
cultivate neurodiversity in both music and chemistry. After obtaining her Ph.D. in Chemistry, Bryn
plans to work as a professor of organic chemistry and oversee a pharmaceutical synthesis lab.​​

Justin Mitch (Class of 2023) is a Bachelor of Music in Tuba Performance student from
Damascus, Maryland. He is the principal tuba of the Sunderman Conservatory Wind
Symphony and Symphony Orchestra. Justin also performs in the Bullets Marching
band, the tuba-euphonium ensemble Haulin’ Brass, and is a founding member of
the Battlefield Brass Quintet. He is currently studying under Professor John Cradler,
former Principal Tuba of the U.S. Marine Band, “The President’s Own.”

Justin is eternally thankful to his parents, Michael and Karen Mitch, as well as his
grandparents, George and Henrietta Mitch and Gloria and Donald Cornell, for their
unwavering support of his musical pursuits. He would like to specifically thank Dr. Leal, Dr. McCutcheon,
and Professor Cradler for their guidance and mentorship throughout his college experience, and extends
a warm thanks to all of his friends, professors, and former teachers for all of their support and inspiration
that has allowed him to continue doing what he loves – making music.

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 Symphony Orchestra Personnel

Violin 1 Major Hometown

Zachary Brooks ’25 Undeclared Hegerstown, MD
Jamie Dinella ’24 Music Performance Hailey, ID
Janaa Eborn ’24 Music Education Upper Marlboro, MD
Jenny Jordan ’24 (P) Music Performance Hailey, ID
Leah McCann ’24 † Music and Spanish Northampton, PA
Nicholas Schwentker ’23 Psychology and Music Middletown, VA
Marjory Serrano Δ Guest Artist Leesburg, PA
Dr. Elly Toyoda Δ Faculty Member Osaka, Japan

Violin 2
Elizabeth Bishop ’23 † Music and Biology Delphi Falls, NY
Natalie Dolan ’23 Music Lansdale, PA 
Maggie Halpin ’22 (P) Religious Studies + Political Science Poughquag, NY
Sarah Hong ’22 Biology Wyncote, PA
Emily Jumba ’24 History and Anthropology North Huntingdon, PA
Grace Kenny Δ Guest Artist  Gettysburg, PA 
Krista Kriel Δ Guest Artist Gettysburg, PA 
Hera Molina ’22 † Music and LACLS Los Angeles, CA
Lianne Morrell ’25 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Boyertown, PA

Viola
Adam Cordle Δ Faculty Member Gettysburg, PA
Ryan Kozak Δ Guest Artist Gettysburg, PA
Elizabeth Li ’25 Biology and Classics East Cyme, CT
Lucian Lytel ’25 Music  Cooperstown, NY
Micah Smith ’25 (P) Undeclared Rochester, NY

Cello
Alex Bloom ’25  Music Sudbary, MA
Dylan Hewett ’24 Music Performance Sag Harbor, NY
Isaac Master ’25 (P) Music Voorhees, NJ
Alicia Method ’23 Music and English Bordentown, NJ
James Nackley Δ Music Performer Perry Hall, MD
Double Bass
Duane Botterbusch Δ Guest Artist Gettysburg, PA
Scott Kaliszak Δ Guest Artist Dallastown, PA
Ella Natter (P) High School Student Gettysburg, PA
Flute
Amanda Herold ’22 (P) Music Education Waymart, PA
Bryn Werley ’23  Music & Chemistry Wernersville, PA

Oboe
Isabella Jensen ’24 (P) Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Wrightsville, PA
Veysel Yilmaz ’24  Computer Science & Music Istanbul, Turkey

Clarinet
Christa Calderwood ’24 Music Performance Dunkirk, MD
Jason Cebulski ’24 Music Education Hampstead, MD
Chloe Dougherty ’21 (P) Music Performance Hershey, PA

Bassoon 
Lynn Moncilovich Δ Faculty Member Johnstown, PA 

Trumpet
Will Esposito ’22 Music & History Lancaster, PA
Jacob Hunkins ’24 Music & History Glendore, CA
Ethan Tessier ’22 (P) Music Performance Concord, NH

Trombone
Ethan Fielding ’22 Music Cheshire, CT
Owen McGowan ’23 Music Education New Hartford, CT
Michael Tropp ’25 (P) Music Education Bernardsville, NJ

French Horn
Mary Grace Friedell Δ Music Educator Mechanicsburg, PA
Abigail Jemison ’24 Health Sciences  Hanover, PA

Tuba
Justin Mitch ’23 Music Performance Gaithersburg, MD

Percussion
Jacob Kennell ’24 Music York, PA
Owen MacDonald ’25 Political Science & Public Policy Ayer, MA
Kai Saunders ’22 (P) Music Bowie, MD

Orchestra Staff = † Principal Player = P Guest Artist = Δ

 THE SUNDERMAN CONSERVATORY
UPCOMING EVENTS

December 4 • 8:00pm Winter Choral Concert, Christ Chapel

December 5 • 2:30pm Sr. Recital: Eric Gabriel, percussion, Paul Recital Hall

December 6 • 7:30pm Woodwinds Unite! Concert, Paul Recital Hall

December 10 • 4:30pm Gamelan Gita Semara Concert, Paul Recital Hall

December 10 • 6:00pm Chamber Music Showcase, Paul Recital Hall

January 28 • 7:00pm Piano Citizens Winter Recital, Paul Recital Hall

February 4 • 7:00pm Hr Jr Recital: Owen McGowan, euphonium, Paul Recital Hall

February 12 • 2:30pm Jr. Recital: Sophia Low, soprano, Paul Recital Hall

February 13 • 3:00pm Wind Symphony Family Pops Concert, Majestic Theater

February 18 • 8:00pm Symphony Orchestra Concert, Majestic Theater

February 25 • 3:30pm Jr. Recital: Justin Mitch, tuba, Paul Recital Hall

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