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Williamsport Symphony Orchestra 1220 West Fourth Street,Third Floor 1 Williamsport, PA 17701-61021570.322.02271 www.williamsportsymphony.org Andrew Rammon, principal cellist of the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra, was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, and raised in a family of American musicians in Germany. He began his formal studies at the Frankfurt Musikhochschule while in high school, and continued at Pepperdine University and The Cleveland Institute of Music. His teachers include Ronald Leonard and Stephen Geber. Currently Mr. Rammon is the cellist of the Grammy-nominated Eaken Piano Trio. The trio has performed extensively in the United States, Europe and China. Their twelve commercial recordings have been heard on National Public Radio's Performance Today and All Things Considered and have been broadcast on many local radio stations including WVIA. The trio's upcoming projects include the recording of a CD of arrangements and original music by Mike Garson, a featured soloist with the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra in 2009. -~- SPRING 2011 VOL. 23 i NO.4 A Newsletter for Supporters and Friends of the Symphony o t e 5 While living in Los Angeles, Mr. Rammon appeared in Steven Spielberg's movie Amistad and in a music video by Puff Daddy. During the summer Mr. Rammon performs and teaches in Heidelberg, Germany as part of Pepperdine University's summer music program. Past performances as soloist with the WSO include Shostakovich Cello Concerto (2004), and Richard Strauss, Don Quixote (2008). Mr. Rammon teaches cello at Bucknell, Susquehanna and Mansfield Universities, and Lycoming College. In Williamsport he maintains a private studio of talented young cello students with whom he plays in the biannual event called Cellobration. Concen Sponsor LYCOMING COLLEGE Guest Artist Sponsor AITORNEYS FOR THE ARTS

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Williamsport Symphony Orchestra 1220 West Fourth Street,Third Floor 1 Williamsport, PA 17701-61021570.322.02271 www.williamsportsymphony.org

Andrew Rammon, principal cellist of the Williamsport Symphony

Orchestra, was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, and raised in a family of

American musicians in Germany. He began his formal studies at the

Frankfurt Musikhochschule while in high school, and continued at

Pepperdine University and The Cleveland Institute of Music. His

teachers include Ronald Leonard and Stephen Geber. Currently

Mr. Rammon is the cellist of the Grammy-nominated Eaken Piano Trio.

The trio has performed extensively in the United States, Europe and

China. Their twelve commercial recordings have been heard on

National Public Radio's Performance Today and All Things Consideredand have been broadcast on many local radio stations including WVIA.

The trio's upcoming projects include the recording of a CD of

arrangements and original music by Mike Garson, a featured soloist

with the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra in 2009.

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A Newsletter for Supporters and Friends of the Symphony

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While living in Los Angeles, Mr. Rammon appeared in Steven

Spielberg's movie Amistad and in a music video by Puff Daddy. During

the summer Mr. Rammon performs and teaches in Heidelberg,

Germany as part of Pepperdine University's summer music program.

Past performances as soloist with the WSO include Shostakovich CelloConcerto (2004), and Richard Strauss, Don Quixote (2008).

Mr. Rammon teaches cello at Bucknell, Susquehanna and Mansfield

Universities, and Lycoming College. In Williamsport he maintains a

private studio of talented young cello students with whom he plays in

the biannual event called Cellobration.

Concen Sponsor LYCOMING COLLEGE Guest Artist Sponsor AITORNEYS FOR THE ARTS

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to conduct a full

symphony orchestra? At the WSO "Hollywood Connections" concert

this past March, Jeanette Winner finally got her chance to find out!

She was the lucky winner of WSO's first "Be the Maestro" raffle. Her

winning ticket provided the opportunity to have coaching sessions with

Maestro Edelstein and finally the chance to lead our symphony in

concert. After about a month of practice and preparations, Jeanette

provided an artful presentation of Chariot's of Fire. Having no previous

conducting experience, she promptly rose to the challenge. She

carefully chose a video from youtube and got immediately to work on

her baton technique. Maestro Edelstein was duly impressed with how

well she prepared for her first coaching session, and the orchestra was

able to easily follow her interpretation in performance. Was it a

success? Her picture says it all! Congratulations, Jeanette!

WSO PERSONNELGerardo Edelstein, Music Director/ ConductorReuben Councill, Executive Director,Hind Jabbour, Executive Assistant / Marketing CoordinatorRebecca Clark, Operations Manager / Ubrarian

CONDUCTOR'S CORNERDear Friends,

It is hard to believe that our final concert of

the season is a month away! At the Symphony

we are all having a fantastic time and the season

finale is one not to be missed. The Austro-German

tradition in classical music has inspired generations of musicians and

audiences alike, and we would like to share with you in this concert the

great works of three outstanding composers.

Commemorating the lOath anniversary of Mahler's death, I picked one of

his most beloved slow movements, the Adagietto from his Symphony No.5,a love song dedicated to his wife Alma. We will continue with an early

piece by Haydn, the Cello Concerto No. I in C Major played by our

fabulous principal cellist Andrew Rammon. This music is noble, fresh and

delightful like all of Haydn's compositions. Without a doubt he is one of

the most respected and prolific composers from the classical period, and

not by chance Beethoven choose him as a teacher!

We will close our program with perhaps one of the most well-known

pieces of all time: The Symphony No.9 "Ode to Joy" by Beethoven.

Four guest soloists and the

Lycoming College Choir

and the State College

Choral Society will join-'-:"---~.forces to perform the epic

work by this immortal master.

I was very lucky to have the chan

to sing this piece with choirs in

Argentina at the Teatro Colon

and later in Israel by the walls of

the old city with the legendary

conductor, Zubin Mehta. I was

even luckier to have the opportuni

to conduct this amazing work on

several occasions, but this one is

very special to me because I believe

it is going to be the highlight

of an amazing year of wonderful

music making with the

Williamsport Symphony Orchestra.

Like Beethoven asks, let's all

rejoice and celebrate life every day!

See you at the concert,

GERALD GRAHAME-SOLOISTA musician of many talents, tenor

Gerald Grahame is known as a gifted

conductor and voice teacher in

addition to being a notable opera

and concert soloist. After completing

his Bachelor of Music Education at

SUNY/Fredonia, he received his Master

of Music in Opera Performance from

Binghamton University in conjunction

with the Tri-Cities Opera, a company

with which he has performed over

twenty lead roles, including Rodolfo in

La Boheme, Afred in Die Fledermaus, the title

role in Faust, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor,as well as the Interrogator in the world premiere

of Ezra Laderman's Galileo Galilei. When he debuted

with the New York City Opera, he was the recipient of that company's

Rita and Herbert Z. Gold Debut Award. He went on to sing other roles

with the company including Count Alrnaviva in /I Barbiere di Siviglia, Alfred

in Die Fledermaus, and Tamino in The Magic Flute under the baton of

Julius Rudel. Since then, Mr. Grahame has appeared with orchestras and

opera companies throughout the country including the Binghamton

Philharmonic, the Utica Symphony, the Syracuse Symphony, the Virginia

Symphony, the Rochester Oratorio Society, and the National Symphony

under Eric Leinsdorf, as well as the Syracuse Opera, the Tulsa Opera, the

Cleveland Opera, Opera/Omaha, the Lake George Opera Festival and

the Opera Company of Boston with Sarah Caldwell conducting.

Proud Supporter of

The Williamsport Symphony

Mr. Grahame has been an adjudicator for choral festivals around upstate

New York, a choral clinician for the Dennis Keane Choral Festival, and

has participated in choral workshops in Carnegie Hall with Robert Shaw,

and Helmut Rilling. Recently Mr. Grahame performed as tenor soloist

with the Ithaca Community Chorus in Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, and in

Haydn's The Creation with the Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society in

Los Vegas. Currently, Mr. Grahame is a Professor of Music at Broome

Community College where teaches voice and other music courses in

addition to his duties as Director of the College Choir.

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WINNER OF MARCH'S MYSTERY PIECEThis Mystery Piece was a real hit! Out of 54 correct entries, Eleanor

Laver was selected our winner for the March concert. The Mystery Piece

was "Chariots of Fire", the theme from the award-winning 1981 movie of

the same name. The music was composed by Evangelos Odysseas

Papathanassiou, a composer in many genres who wrote

under the name Vangelis. Although he is best known for

his Academy Award winning score for Chariots of Fire,he also composed music for the films Blade Runner,1492: Conquest of Paradise, and Alexander.His largely electronic score was arranged

for orchestra by Jim Riley.

Contact us locally at: 570-204-2000

www.viamediatv.comCongratulations to our new winner, and thank you to all who participated.

FROM REUBEN'S DESK...Wow! It's hard to believe I've already

completed my first 3 months as

Executive Director. I am proud of the

achievements our office has already

made in such a short amount of time.

The office is working well together to

make this organization run as smoothly

as possible. From a funding perspective

we've had a successful launch of our

annual campaign (you received

your letter, yes?), heard positiv

from some past grant initiatives,

and have several new ones in the

works. Things look well on

track to bring back Pops in the Park this summer,

and the Family Concert in 20 12!

We will be ready to announce our 20 I 1/2012

season at the concert on May I st! Make sure you

come to hear our last regular season concert with

plans to save your seats for next fall!

Next year promises to build on all of the excitement that we've created

in our season of "Connections." Get ready to "Celebrate" with a series

of concerts next season that will impress, inspire, and entertain you.

I can't wait for Beethoven's

9th! It will be my first

performance of this

masterwork. We have

four amazing soloists

and over 200 voices

in a combined choir

that are ready to make

this an epic conclusion to

our 20 I 0/20 II concert seas

I remain truly proud

of my association

with the WSO.

Thank you for all

you do as patrons,

audience members,

and musicians to make this organization flourish!

MEREDITH MECUM-SOPRANOSoprano Meredith Mecum was recently awarded Second Place in the first

annual Ades Vocal Competition at MSM, as well as an Encouragement

Award from the Gerda Lissner Foundation Competition. She has covered

the role of Donna Anna in Don Giovanni as a Young Artist with Ash Lawn

Opera, appeared as Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus with Martina Arroyo's

Prelude to Performance, as Frau Fluth in scenes from Nicolai's Die lustigeWeiber von Windsor, and as Rose Segal in the New York premiere of John

Musto's Later the Same Evening at Manhattan School of Music. She can

be heard on the recording of Musto's work, which was released by

Albany Records. Other performances include scenes from Le Nozze diFigaro, Der Rosenkavalier and Madama Butterfly, and excerpts from Clara:Images from the Life of Clara Schumann by Victoria Bond, in which she

premiered the role of Clara Schumann. As a recitalist, she has performed

at the Third Street Music School Settlement in NYC, and at the State

Street Academy in Harrisburg, PA.

Ms. Mecum recently completed

her Master of Music degree

at Manhattan School of

Music in the studio of Joan

Patenaude-Yarnell. She received

her Bachelor of Musical Arts

from The Pennsylvania State

University in voice performance

and art history. She has

participated in such programs

as the Opera Theatre and Music

Festival of Lucca, the Chautauqua

Institution School of Music, and Martina Arroyo's Prelude to Performance.

TIMOTHY LEFEBVRE-SOLOISTNationally acclaimed baritone Timothy LeFebvre has wide-ranging

experience from the operatic stage to the concert hall. 2009-2010

appearances include Faure's Requiem with Syracuse Symphony,

Mendelssohn's Elijah with Hamilton College, a solo recital at Hamilton

College, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the Orchestra of the Southern

Finger Lakes and Vaughan-Williams' Dona nobis pacem with the

Binghamton Downtown Singers. His 2008-2009 appearances included

the title role in Rigoletto with Tri-Cities Opera, Messiah with Jacksonville

Symphony, Ping in Turandot with Jacksonville

Symphony, the Brahms Requiem with the

Binghamton Philharmonic, Vaughan-Williams'

Five Mystical Songs and Liszt's Christus

with the New Dominion Chorale in

Washington, DC, Purcell's Dido and Aeneasand Mozart's Solemn Vesper Mass with the

Berkshire Choral Festival. In the 2007-2008

season, LeFebvre made his debut with

Opera Delaware, and had return

engagements with Berkshire Choral

Festival, Jacksonville Symphony, Chattanooga

Symphony and Opera, and Cornell University.

MAY NOTESFROM DR. GARY BOERCKEl

Thank you, Oldrich Pulkert!

Haydn's Cello Concerto in C is

one of the mainstays of the cello

literature, but it was unknown

until a musicologist named

Oldrich Pulkert found it in the

Czech Museum of Music in 1961,

almost two hundred years after it

was composed. Haydn wrote the

concerto during his early years as court composer and music director

for the fabulously wealthy Hungarian prince, Nicholas Esterhazy.

Although the original score was lost, a copy found its way into a

Bohemian castle library. It remained there until after World War II, when

the Czech government collected manuscripts from monastic and

aristocratic holdings to be archived in the national library. When he first

discovered the concerto, Pulkert was not certain that it was really by

Haydn. The first performance in 1962 convinced him and the rest of the

musical world that the Concerto in C Major was not only authentic, but

one of the best of all Haydn's concertos.

... and you, too, Henrietta Sontag!

In 1823, Beethoven was only 53 years old, but he was already perceived

to be an old man in the twilight of his career. Universally regarded as the

greatest musician alive, Beethoven knew that, while his fame was

undiminished, his popularity had fallen far below that of the public's

current hero, Rossini, the master of Italian comic opera. Despite his

near-total deafness, Beethoven labored for years on his two late

masterworks, the ninth symphony and the Missa Sofemnis. Finally

completed in 1823, Beethoven's last symphony owed its first

performance to a pretty, seventeen year-old soprano who had just come

from her triumphant operatic debut as the heroine of Carl Maria von

Weber's last opera, Euryanthe. Henrietta Sontag knew that Beethoven

had composed a magnificent choral symphony, and that she might be

asked to perform the part for soprano solo, but she also knew that the

irascible composer was refusing all requests to

have it performed in Vienna. She paid

Beethoven a visit, he invited her to dinner,

she assured him that the musical world

eagerly awaited his new symphony, and

Beethoven agreed to a performance with

Henrietta Sontag as soprano soloist.

Beethoven acted wisely! The concert was one

of the greatest triumphs of his career ... and Henrietta Sontag went on to

become the leading operatic soprano of her generation.

JOIN US FOR A FREE PRE-CONCERTLECTURE WITH GARY BOERCKELMay I, 2:30pm in the Capitol Lounge at the CAC before the

Austro-German Connections concert. Open to the public.

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Continued from page 4 I Timothy Lefebvre

Mr. LeFebvre has appeared in concert with the Jacksonville Symphony,

Pensacola Symphony, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Vermont

Symphony, Minnesota Symphony, Syracuse Symphony, American

Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Spokane Symphony,

Binghamton Philharmonic, Rochester Bach Festival, Berkshire Choral

Festival, New Dominion Chorale, Williamsport Symphony, Syracuse

Chamber Music Society, the Skaneateles Festival and the Marlboro

Music Festival. He has also appeared in concert at New York's Carnegie

Hall and Alice Tully Hall. His operatic experience includes leading roles

with Central City Opera, Tri-Cities Opera, Sarasota Opera, Chattanooga

Symphony and Opera, Syracuse Opera, Indianapolis Opera,

Opera Delaware, and Opera Theater of Pittsburgh.~;;'::1iiIII..aIIrR:""J'"

Mr. LeFebvre is a winner of the New York

Liederkranz Vocal Competition, and other

awards include the Richard F.Gold Career

Grant, an Opera Fellowship at Binghamton

University and Regional Finalist in several

Metropolitan Opera Competitions.

Mr. LeFebvre is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon

University and Binghamton University and is currently Assistant Professor

of Voice at Binghamton University. Future performances include Brahms

Requiem with Syracuse Symphony, and two concerts at Binghamton

University in the fall.

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LORIE GRATIS-SOLOISTLorie Gratis (Mezzo Soprano) is active as a recitalist, chamber music and

oratorio singer, and has made solo oratorio debuts in New York's Avery

Fisher Hall and Carnegie Hall, and Washington's National Cathedral.

Recent seasons include Ms. Gratis joining Philadelphia's premiere baroque

orchestra Tempesta di Mare for performances of Handel's Aci Galateaand Polifemo and Zalenka's Lamentations; The Mendelssohn Club of

Philadelphia and Coro Allegro in Wilmington, DE for their performance

of Elijah; the Chester County Chorale and the Delaware Symphony for

Messiah performances; with the North Penn Symphony for the

VerdiRequiem; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Bernstein's Jeremiah

Symphony and Mozart's Coronation Mass; Beethoven's Ninth Symphonywith the Penn State Orchestra and Choirs; with the Brandywine

Baroque for two Bach concerts; and concerts presented by LyricFest in

Philadelphia. Ms. Gratis has also sung with the National Symphony

Orchestra at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C; The Maryland

Handel Festival (Theorora, Solomon, Joshua,

and Alexander Balus.), The Cathedral

Choral Society of Washington, D.C.;

solo appearance with Amor Artis

and St. Luke's Orchestra in New

York City; The Ama Deus Ensemble

of Philadelphia; The Bach Choir of

Pittsburgh; the Dryden Early

Music Ensemble of Princeton;

and performances of the

VerdiRequiem and Beethoven's

Ninth Symphony at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia with the Temple

University Orchestra and Chorus and also with the Reading Symphony

and Choral Society; and Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with

Luis Biava and the Temple University Orchestra.

Ms. Gratis has been the first prize winner of several national competitions

including The Bodky Early Music Competition, Musica Sacra's Bach Vocal

Competition, The National Artist Award presented by the National

Association of Teachers of Singing, and the Young Artist Award from

The National Federation of Music Clubs. She has presented numerous

solo recitals under the auspices of, and in conjunction with The National

Federation of Music Clubs, NATS, and the Boston Early Music Festival.

She was the mezzo soprano Soloist at the Marlboro Music Festival for two

seasons and has also studied German Oratorio repertoire at the Britten

Pears School in England as well as with the Bach Aria Group in

Stonybrook, NY. Among the hightlights of her career to date are solo

oratorio debuts in New York's Avery Fisher Hall and Carnegie Hall, and

a solo recital appearance at the United Nations. Ms. Gratis has also been

a guest judge at several national voice competitions. She can be heard

on the VOX Classics label on recordings of J.S. Bach's B Minor Mass and

Magnificat; A European Christmas; and as a guest artist on Julianne

Baird's recording of Rossini Songs as well as The Jane Austin Songbook.

She holds degrees from West Chester University, The Eastman School

of Music, The Curtis Institute of Music, and a doctoral degree in

performance from Temple University. Ms. Gratis presently teaches voice

and voice-related courses at Temple University.

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~~ ;)<A7~PAIGE ROBINSONPaige Robinson is a 2010 graduate

of the WSYO. She continues to play

her violin as a member of the

Franklin & Marshall Orchestra

and Phil harmonia. She just

recently performed a concert

very similar to WSO's

"Hollywood Connections"

with many movie themes and,

surprisingly enough, Pines of

Rome which the WSO performed I

in February. She enjoyed her time with Zthe WSYO and particularly Dr. Jennifer Sacher Wiley /

as conductor very much. A quote from Paige: "I really miss Dr. acher

Wiley, especially her fun moments with 'I'm so very sad sad' and her

endless buckets of positivity."

She is also letting the creative juices flow by forming her own trio. They

are working together arranging pieces to perform which continues to be

a new exciting experience for her.

YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITIONSUNDAY MAY 15

2PM IN CLARKE CHAPELLYCOMING COLLEGE

The Williamsport Symphony will host its 38th annual Young Artist

Competition on Sunday May 15. Young musicians through grade 12who

live in north central Pennsylvania may compete for cash

awards and the opportunity to perform with the WSO!

The preliminary round will

require a high quality

recording of the piece

to be performed in a

final round with piano

accompaniment. Applications

must be submitted to WSO

office by April 27,20 II.

For more information, please

visit the WSO website

www.williamsportsymphony.org

or call the WSO office at 570.322.0227.

_L--__COLBY AND MICHAEL KOLBWilliamsport Youth Symphony Orchestra provides

many young adults a rare opportunity to join

with other students from local schools to play

in an orchestral setting. Michael & Colby Kolb

not only enhanced their musical experiences

through WYSO, but also discovered more than

just the love of music.

Colby (Reeser) Kolb, a Montoursville violinist, appreciated the opportunity

to meet students from other schools as they played together in the

WYSO. She studied privately with Jennifer Sacher Wiley, the present

conductor of WYSO. A graduate of LockHaven University, Colby is very

grateful for the opportunitiesy£, 44~provided her through WYSO. ~~~ ifMichael Kolb, a graduate of

Loyalsock High School and I

Houghton College, was a percussionist ~

who came to WYSO to broaden his percussion experience and learn the art

of timpani playing from Robert Leidhecker. He also used it as an opportunity

to invite other Loyalsock students who otherwise wouldn't have had

orchestral playing experience. As a member of the Loyalsock music scene,

Michael participated in marching, concert, and jazz bands, musicals, choir,

as well as several appearances in District and Regional choir and band.

He enjoyed the symphonic music of WYSO, not available elsewhere.

At a spontaneous youth symphony reunion in 2006, a group of former

WYSO participants gathered to catch up and discuss where their lives

had taken them since high school. Becoming reacquainted, Michael and

Colby saw something new in each other that they hadn't recognized in

their high school years. A relationship formed not too long after, which

eventually lead to a wedding in August of 2008.

The conductor at the time, Richard Coulter, kept them excited about

the WYSO, and helped them to grow in the knowledge of music and

their instruments. Not only did WYSO provide a venue to meet others

who shared their passion for music, but it also provided a social venue

which brought two people together who may have never met otherwise.

Michael and Colby Kolb currently reside in Williamsport and hope their

story will inspire other young adults to pursue their passion for music as

well. They are grateful that WYSO is still around to celebrate its 25th

anniversary, and will keep supporting its efforts in the years to come.

WSO Februry Newsletter corrections, article Meet the Carpenters:Kayla Carpenter graduated from Montoursville not Loyalsock. It is also

important to note that Kayla was a member of the first ever PMEA State

Vocal Jazz Ensemble and studied with WSO 2nd Horn and Operations

Manager, Rebecca Clark from 5th to 12th grade. Korinne Carpenter is a

trumpet major rather than a minor at Grove City College.

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Dancing Under the Summer Stars

Be the Maestro

WSO Personnel

Conductor's Corner

Jerry Grahme-Soloist

Mystery Piece Winner

From Reuben's Desk

Meredith Mecum - Soloist

Timothy Lefebvre - Soloist

May Notes from Dr. Boerkel

Lorie Gratis - Soloist

Please help us add to the Roster

Meet The Maestro Luncheon

WSYO-Where are they now?

Young Artist Competition

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RAFFLETO BENEFIT THE WSOTREBECCA at 600 Cemetery Street in Williamsport has been in business since 1998. Once

the store opened, the owner Paul Hendricks claims, they never looked back. "We strive to

set TREBECCA apart from what already exists in the area with price points to fit all occasions."

Entering the store off Cemetery Street, the customer will notice the extreme contrast between the circa 1895 exterior

and the modern neo-classical interior which defines the character of the store. There is really no store quite like

TREBECCA with gifts anyone can be proud to give and receive, American hand-crafted, internationally hand-crafted and

"live" items make for a unique shopping experience. "We are always looking for new and engaging items that normally

one would not expect to be available in this area," Mr. Hendricks explains. A wide variety of customers comes from

Pennsylvania and the surrounding states to enjoy the ever-expanding selection of gifts,

TREBECCA is proud of its gold and silver-smiths who come from serious training schools. Jennifer Parks, the gold-smith,

has a BA in Fine Arts and from Edinboro, 2003. David Baker from Lycoming College with an Economics and Philosophy

degree is also a metal- smith. They both work in 14K gold and sterling silver, also with precious stones and semi-precious

stones. Both are very proud of their workmanship. From the initial concept to the finished product, their skills shine.

They are meticulous in every aspect of their work and it shows, Both Jen and David excel at designing custom-made gold

pieces for that special occasion, Greeting every customer with courteous and dedicated commitment, the staff also includes

Ms.Alison Moser, Chris Case and Kristen Miller who keep the front end of the store alive and pleasant for easy browsing.

To demonstrate its very generous style of business, TREBECCA has donated a one-of-a kind pendant by Jennifer Parks

exclusively for the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra's "Dancing Under the Summer Stars" June 11,20 II fund raiser. In

keeping with the event's theme, the pendant of 14K yellow and white gold with a green 2.13ct trillion Peridot stone

and a sprinkle of .23tcw diamonds sparkles like the stars in a summer evening. Thank you Trebecca!

Symphony Notes A publication of the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra, 220W Fourth St .. Third Floor, Williamsport, PA 17701·6102 Phone: 570.322.0227 Ernail: [email protected] Visit us at: www.williomsportsymphony.orgWSO Personnel Gerardo Edelstein. Music Directorl Conductor I Reuben Councill. Executive Director I Hind Jabbour, Executive Assistant and Marketing Coordinator I Rebecca Clark. Operations Manager and Ubrarian I Lee Saville-Andree. Stage Manager

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