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2011-2012 Season
Oct 12 "It's Harvest Time" 
It’s Harvest Time
October 22, 2011Guest Conductor: Yaniv Dinur
Preconcert Discussion 6:30 pm
Concert 7:30 pm
Program
| Arturo Márquez Bela Bartók Coca Bochonko |
Danzón no. 2 Viola Concerto Principal Viola |
Intermission
Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2
A Celtic Holiday
December 10, 2011,
3:30 pm
Daniel O’Bryant, Assistant Conductor
Featuring Ring of Kerry
| Nicoloai Rimsky-Korsakov | Dance of the Tumblers from “The Snow Maiden” |
| J.S. Bach | Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring |
| Richard Hayman(arr.) | Carol of the Bells |
| Leroy Anderson | Sleigh Ride |
| G.F. Handel | Three Dances from Water Music |
| P.I. Tchaikovsky | Scenes from the Nutcracker |
Intermission
| George Bizet | Carillon from “L’Arlesienne Suite No. 1” |
Ring of Kerry accompanied by the St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra
Holiday Sing-a-long
A Shakespeare Celebration
March 31, 2012Guest Conductor: Keitaro Harada
Preconcert Discussion 6:30 pm
Concert 7:30 pm
Program
| P. I. Tchaikovsky | Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture Winner of the 2011 Young Performers Competition |
Intermission
| Sergei Prokofiev | Selections from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 |
| Leonard Bernstein | Symphonic Dances from West Side Story |
A Night at the Opera
May 12, 2012
Guest Conductor: Clinton Smith
Preconcert Discussion 6:30 pm
Concert 7:30 pm
Program
| Gioachino Rossini | Overture from The Barber of Seville |
| Gioachino Rossini | Opening Scene from Cinderella |
| Georges Bizet | Friendship Duet from Pearl Fishers |
| Georges Bizet | Suite No. 1 from Carmen |
Intermission
Benjamin Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Leo Delibes Flower Duet from Lakmé (again marking over e in LEO)
Giacomo Puccini "O soave fanciulla" Act I duet from La bohème
Giuseppe Verdi "Libiamo" from La traviata Verdi
Mark your calendars for the 2011-2012
St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra Season
- October 22, 2011 at 7:30 pm in Ritsche Auditorium, St. Cloud State University
- December 10, 2011 at 3:30 pm in Ritsche Auditorium, St. Cloud State University
- March 31, 2012 at 7:30 pm in Ritsche Auditorium, St. Cloud State University
- May 12, 2012 at 7:30 pm in Ritsche Auditorium, St. Cloud State University
Winner of the 2011 St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra Young Performers Competition
Sedra Bistodeau
Violinist Sedra Bistodeau is in the 10th grade and attends Princeton High School in Princeton, Minnesota. Sedra started playing the violin age three and her teachers include Margaret Haviland, Mary West, Laurel Green, Alex DePue and Professor Sally O'Reilly with whom she is currently studying.
Sedra is a four -time recipient of the Mary Wesy Violin Scholarship and has performed, via audition in four Honors Recitals held at MacPhail Center for Music.
In 2009, Sedra was selected as a soloist in the MacPhail Concerto Competition and in 2010 selected for the Civic Concerto Competition. Other performance honors include first prize in the 2007 Junior Division Little Falls Concerto Competition, 2008 Sinfonia Competition, 2008 Thursday Musical Scholarship Competition, 2009 Grand Prize MNSOTA Mary West Scholarship, including a solo performance with the Bloomington Symphony. In 2009, Sedra won the Open Division in the Minnesota State Fair Talent Contest with her rendition of the famous piano concerto Hungarian Rhapsody no.2. In 2010, Sedra was pleased to be selected as the first place winner in the Schubert Club Scholarships Junior Division. Sedra has also performed on the "Salon se Le've” series, a program for young artists inspired by Paul Wirth.
Also an avid and experienced fiddler, Sedra's honors in this musical genre include two 1st place awards in the Junior National Fiddling Championship (2006-2007) and at age 13, she brought home top honors in the “Gone to Texas" National Fiddling Championships held in Hallettsville, Texas. She is the youngest and the only female to ever win this competition. In 2010, Sedra placed 4th in the nation in the Grand Championship Division held at Weiser National Fiddling Championships. Sedra and Alex DePue currently hold the National title for the "Twin Fiddle” Division.
Sedra enjoys Art, Photography, Buck Tapping (an American form of clogging) and playing music with her family in the Bistodeau Family Band. She is honored to be selected as the Grand Prize Winner of the St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra Young Performers Competition
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