Rylan Virnig and Daren Weissfisch lead the Campus Philharmonia Orchestra, performing music by Moszkowski, Barber, Coleridge-Taylor, and Brahms
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Program
Campus Philharmonia Orchestras
Daren Weissfisch and Rylan Virnig, conductors
Campus Philharmonia Section B
Prelude and Fugue, op.85............................................................................ Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925)
Adagio for Strings................................................................................................. Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Novelette no.1, A major, op.52......................................................... Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)
INTERMISSION
Daren Weissfisch, conductor
Campus Philharmonia Section A
S
erenade No.1, D major, op.11..................................................................... Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)I. Allegro molto
II. Scherzo
III. Rondo
University of Washington Campus Philharmonia Orchestras
Rylan Virnig and Daren Weissfisch, Conductors
David Alexander Rahbee, founder
Campus Philharmonia Orchestra Section A
Flute
Katherine He- Microbiology
Emily Lee- Music
Oboe
Kamil Tarnawczyk- Music
Marrakesh Beaner- Anthropology
Clarinet
Leander Vandefen- Environmental Studies
Cameron Lee- Design, Informatics
Bassoon
Lukasz Kowalski- Math
Morgan Collings- Biology
Horn
Sydney Jackson- Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering
Jacob Angerman- Electrical Enineering
Ethan Fang- Business Administration
Levi Sy- Alumnus; Biochemistry, Russian
Trumpet
Riley Huston- Industrial Design
McKenna Sweet- Biology, IPIC
Violin I
Constance Aguocha- Violin Performance
Steven Li- Marine Biology
Sydney Kim- Biochemistry
Paige Monsod - Cell, developmental, molecular Biology
Heidi Resing- Mechanical Engineering
Sam You- Informatics
Kevin Lu- Computer Science
Anthony McKeirnan- Engineering Undeclared
Brett Hazama Lum- Mechanical Engineering
Sasha Gilster- Pre-sciences
Phoenix Davis - Biology
Kiyana Middleswart- Communication
Abigail Hu- Biology
Asher Hicks- Art History
Amrutha Srikanth- Computer Science
Violin II
John Paul Custodio- Biochemistry
Chloe Elwell- Biology
Sage Jacobs- Engineering
Emma Wong- Anthropology
Ellie Anderson- Global Studies
Delaney Wilde- Bioengineering
Miguel Martinez- Public Health
Abigayle Carino- Environmental Science
Sandy Huang- Piano
Theo Favour- Computer Science
Visali Sethuraman- Physiology
Koto Durkee- Chemical Engineering
Marisa Brunelli- Statistics
Jillian Reyes- Psychology
Viola
Skeie Liddle- Anthropology
Denby Frank- Physics
Allison Fron- Masters of Science
Shea Lee- Biology
Andrew Fan- Neuroscience
Pranathi Ramesh- Chemistry
Thao Nguyen- Computer Science
Davi Kim- Art
Cello
Cameron Ray- Nursing
Victoria Chen- Biochemistry, Psychology
Jason Teh- Mechanical Engineering
Sophie Heeter- Undeclared
Callum Keddie - Mechanical Engineering
Aileen Laubach- Engineering undeclared
Gina Dickson- Engineering undeclared
Lyle Zoumut- Alumnus Business Administration
Lilah Favour- Biology
Bass
Miah Robert- Linguistics, Speach and Hearing Science, Germanics
Campus Philharmonia Orchestra Section B
First Violin
Zephyr Tao- Computer Science
Terra Bronson- ENGRUD
Stuart Crawford- East Asian Studies
Simar Khanuja- ENGRUD
Naomi Kern- ENGRUD
Angela Wei- ENGRUD
Abby Reed- Pre-Sciences
Nikki Privat- Marine Biology
Jacob Berg- Computer Science
Jonah Kern- Bioengineering
Colin Lau- Environmental Science
Ziao Yin- Biochemistry
Kohei Tamura- Pre-Sciences
Klae Howard- Biochemistry
Grace Davis- Marine Biology
Namrata Harish- Engineering
Second Violin
Scott Li- Electrical Engineering
Thea Higgins- ENGRUD
Ty Driskill- LSJ
Allyssa Vandi- MCD Biology
Felicia Poynter- Chemical Engineering
Theo Barr- Undeclared
Cora Taylor- Mathematics
Sam Lindsay- Mathematics
Sahiti Peddibhotla- Pre-Sciences
Joy Jung- Electrical Engineering
Yang Xu- Industrial Engineering
Gary Guo- Computer Engineering
Winnie Tan- MCDE Biology
Jacob Zhang- Computer Science
NaEun Kim- Mathematics
Chenyue Cao- Public Administration
Viola
Lucy Lajtha- Psychology
Alison Van Shaar- Linguistics
Alek Curless- Computer Science
Dennise Aguilar Cano- Pre-Sciences
Josephine Meier- Plant Biology and ESRM
Anna Feit- Global and Regional Studies
Hailey Peterson- Biochemistry and Music Minor
Cello
Austin Kamin- Synthetic Chemistry (Graduate)
Vanessa Yang- Medical Laboratory Sciences
Charlie Nesser- Nursing Technician at Harborview MC
Phyllis Chen- Informatics
Anderson Yuan- Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics
Laura Schladetzky- Global and Regional Studies
Jackson Porterfield- Undeclared
Edward Qin- Computer Science
Andrea Kelsh- Public Health
Freya Salsbury- Undeclared
Bass
Wren Bui- Medical Laboratory Sciences
Summer Hollingsworth- Sociocultural Anthropology
Conductor Bios
Daren Weissfisch has conducted professional and student ensembles in the United States, Mexico, and Europe for over a decade. He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Orchestral Conducting at the University of Washington under the tutelage of Dr. David Alexander Rahbee where he is the conductor of the Campus Philharmonia Orchestras, the assistant conductor of the University of Washington Symphony Orchestra, and conductor of the University of Washington Modern Music Ensemble and Opera Theater Works Orchestra. Daren was recently named House Conductor of the Tacoma Opera and he previously conducted the University of Washington’s opera production of Vinkensport by David T. Little and Joseph Haydn’s opera Philemon und Baucis. Daren has also served as cover conductor for the Harmonia Orchestra Seattle and the Issaquah Philharmonic Orchestra. From 2013 to 2019 Daren was the Artistic Director of the Orquesta Sinfónica Esperanza Azteca Sinaloa, which is an El Sistema based youth orchestra and choir in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. While in Mexico he was the assistant director for the 2016 production of Charles Gounod’s opera Romeo and Juliet with the Orquesta Sinfónica Sinaloa de las Artes under Sinaloense conductor Enrique Patrón de Rueda and the same year he collaborated with French guitarist Jean Bruno Dautaner to record the guitar concerto Tres en Raya by Spanish composer Antonio Ruíz Pipó under the AdLib MusicMX record label. In 2017 Daren conducted the Sinaloa premier of Horizontes, a work by Mexican composer Samuel Zyman, again with the Orquesta Sinfónica Sinaloa de las Artes, and for the 2017 Sinaloa Cultural Festival Daren founded the ensemble Sinaloa Players which presented Stravinsky’s masterpiece Histoire du Soldat in collaboration with renowned Mexican choreographer Mauricio Nava. Daren was a conducting student of Michael Jinbo at the Pierre Monteux Festival and School for several summers and he also studied with many notable conductors including Ludovic Morlot, Donald Schleicher, Kensho Watanabe, Lior Shambadal, Edward Cumming, Charles Olivieri-Munroe, Gábor Hollerung, Linus Lerner, Carlos Spierer, Sandro Gorli, Glen Adsit and Timothy Salzman among others.
Daren is also an oboist and was the second/assistant principal oboist of the Orquesta Sinfónica Sinaloa de las Artes in Sinaloa, Mexico from 2010-2019 as well as soloist playing oboe concertos by Mozart, Strauss and Bach. He is also a substitute player in the Seattle area with the Bainbridge Island Symphony Orchestra, Harmonia Orchestra Seattle and the Lake Union Civic Orchestra among others.
Rylan Virnig recently completed a Master’s degree in Orchestral Conducting under the direction of Dr. David Alexander Rahbee. A passionate educator, Rylan began his formal conducting studies with Robert Spittal and Timothy Westerhaus at Gonzaga University, where he received degrees in Violin Performance and Economics. In addition to winning the University’s Concerto Competition during his third year, Rylan was awarded the Undergraduate Music Award as well as the Jo Merwin Music Award for outstanding musical accomplishments and contributions. Rylan also served as concertmaster of the Gonzaga Symphony Orchestra, who hosted internationally recognized soloists such as Midori Goto and Lynn Harrell.
In addition to his duties as conductor of the Campus Philharmonia Orchestra and assistant conductor of the University of Washington Symphony Orchestra, Rylan is also the conductor of the Snoqualmie Strings Youth Chamber Orchestra. Rylan has appeared as substitute violinist for the Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra, and Helena Symphony Orchestra, and remains an active instructor of music at various institutions, such as the Community Music Center, and the Chamber Music Camp of Portland. Rylan has also participated in the Pierre Monteux School and Music Festival Orchestra and the InterHarmony International Music festival in Italy.