This presentation is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Iowa Arts Council and the Crane Group.

Peter H. and E. Lucille Gaass Kuyper Foundation

CONCERTSPONSORS

WELCOME 2017 is slated to be an excellent year for NISO. The symphony has been performing for thirty years and is thriving. It is so exciting for everyone involved in NISO to celebrate our 30th year anniversary. The NISO board is planning several special events in celebration of our anniversary, including our 30th anniversary CD which celebrates concerts over the past thirty years. This CD is on sale this evening and on our website. I welcome you to our concert this evening. We are thrilled to have the Lark Quartet perform. They are noted for their multicultural performances so there will be something for everyone’s musical tastes. We are in for a treat tonight. Please remember to support NISO by buying gourmet coffee and sumptuous truffles during intermission this evening. In addition, I would also encourage you to support the candidate of your choice for the upcoming celebrity conductor contest. More details are forthcoming. We thank you for your contributions in the past and look forward to your continued support.

Best regards, Rhonda Pennings Chairperson of NISO board

PROGRAM

THE NORTHWEST IOWA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Lark Quartet Deborah Buck Basia Danilow Kathryn Lockwood Caroline Stinson

4 February 2017

ZHOU LONG Chinese Folk Songs for String Quartet

Driving the Mule

Leaving Home

A Horseherd’s Mountain Song

CLAUDE DEBUSSY String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 (1893)

I. Animé et très décidé

II. Assez vif et bien rythmé

III. Andantino, doucement expressif

IV. Très modéré

Intermission

ANTONIN DVORAK String Quartet in G Major, Op. 106

I. Allegro moderato

II. Adagio ma non troppo

III. Molto vivace

IV. Finale

GEORGE GERSHWIN Five Songs for String Quartet,

"He Loves and She Loves" from Funny Face (1927)

"Fascinating Rhythm" from Lady Be Good (1924)

"Do It Again" from The French Doll (1922)

"Clap Yo' Hands" from Oh, Kay! (1926)

"Sweet and Low Down" from Tip-Toes (1925)

Featuring students of area schools “Side by Side with the Lark Quartet”

Please Note: Flash photography and the use of recording devices is prohibited during NISO concerts.

Please disable all cell phones and pagers.

arranged by Stanley Silverman

CREDITS___________________________THANK YOU TO:

DORDT COLLEGE for its generous provision of rehearsal and performance space, support staff, and office accommodations. CONTRIBUTORS for their sustaining appreciation of fine music and their continuing support of the Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra. FRIENDS OF THE SYMPHONY for ushering, ticket sales, and refreshments at our rehearsals.

NISO’s guest artists stay at the Holiday Inn Express, Sioux Center, IA.

THE STAFF: Christopher Stanichar, Conductor Bradley Miedema, Music Director Timothy McGarvey, Assistant Conductor Karen De Mol, General Manager Mary Hulstein, Administrative Assistant

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Daniel Finley – Sioux Center Sally Jongsma - Sioux Center Bonnie Meier, Vice-Chairperson – Orange City Rhonda Pennings, Chairperson - Orange City Lee Schneider – Hull T.J. Speer – Sioux Center Bert Van Batavia - Boyden Herm Van Den Hul – Sioux Center Brian Van Engen, Treasurer – Sioux Center Nancy Vermeer, Secretary - Sioux Center

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRPERSONS: Norma Snyder Jones Bernie Weidenaar Yette Te Paske

Musical Gems Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra Concerts

Christopher Stanichar, Conductor

WINTER POPS - Saturday, February 25, 2017 – 7:30pm SPRING CONCERT - Tuesday, April 11, 2017 – 7:00pm

Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra 498 4th Ave NE, Sioux Center, IA 51250

712.722.6230 - niso@dordt.edu - http://niso.dordt.edu

Northwest Io wa Symphony Youth Orche stra Concerts

Christopher Stanichar, Conductor

Saturday, April 8, 2017, 3:00pm

WELCOME________________________ 2017 is slated to be an excellent year for NISO. The symphony has been performing for thirty years

and is thriving. It is so exciting for everyone involved in NISO to celebrate our 30th year anniversary. The NISO board is planning several special events in celebration of our anniversary, including our 30th anniversary CD which celebrates concerts over the past thirty years. This CD is on sale this evening and on our website.

I welcome you to our concert this evening. We are thrilled to have the Lark Quartet perform. They are noted for their multicultural performances so there will be something for everyone’s musical tastes. We are in for a treat tonight. Please remember to support NISO by buying gourmet coffee and sumptuous truffles during intermission this evening. In addition, I would also encourage you to support the candidate of your choice for the upcoming celebrity conductor contest. More details are forthcoming. We thank you for your contributions in the past and look forward to your continued support. Best regards, Rhonda Pennings Chairperson of NISO board

NISO 30th Anniversary CD

NISO is excited to present our very first CD as part of the celebration of our 30th Anniversary. The CD is a sampler of performance highlights from past years. It includes twelve pieces by twelve different composers from eleven different concerts conducted by Henry Duitman, Tim McGarvey, Henry Charles Smith, Jungho Kim, and Christopher Stanichar. The compositions include the lovely Pavane by Fauré, the “Triumphal March” from Aida by Verdi, the dramatic Pines of Rome by Respighi, and nine other concert favorites.

The CD will be for sale at all NISO concerts this season. It will also be available in the NISO office; requests for mail orders can be submitted by e-mail. The CD costs $15.00, with proceeds going toward 2016-2017 season expenses.

Further information, including a complete listing of the titles and ordering information, is available at www.niso.dordt.edu.

Concert Sponsors

This presentation is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the

Iowa Arts Council and the Crane Group.

Peter H. and E. Lucille Gaass Kuyper Foundation

Good evening and welcome to the 2017 Guest Concert. We are excited to welcome the Lark Quartet. It is my pleasure, on behalf of American State Bank, to thank you for your continued support of NISO. Sincerely, Stanley W. Speer President, American State Bank

Good evening and welcome to the 2017 Guest Concert. We are excited to welcome the Lark Quartet. It is my pleasure, on behalf of American State Bank, to thank you for your continued support of NISO. Sincerely, Stanley W. SpeerPresident, American State Bank

PROGRAM NOTES__________________PROGRAM NOTES_________________Chinese Folk Songs By Zhou Long

This work, in eight short movements, is based upon Chinese mountain songs, work songs, and popular tunes. Folk songs mirror people’s daily lives, their thoughts and sentiments, local customs and manners. In China, folk music and songs have traditionally crisscrossed the established boundaries between high and low culture. Folk songs were historically valued by China's officialdom as expressions of regional culture andtransmitters of timeless value. Early dynasties promoted the collection and study of such songs. The Book of Songs, a Confucian classic datingback to ancient times, is a comprehensive anthology of songs and poems that has profoundly influenced Chinese literature for more than 2000 years. There are three main forms of Chinese folk songs: shan ge, or mountain songs, are sung in the open air, often with long trills that can carry over great distances; hao zi, or working songs, are simple tunes with strong rhythms sung by workmen to accompany their labour; xiao diao, more structured and sophisticated, are arranged and performed by professional and semi-professional musicians for entertainment. The eight Chinese folk songs arranged for string quartet are from different regions in various styles.

In Driving the Mule (Shaanxi) a young girl searches for her boyfriend among a team of mule drivers passing by; the melody is typical of the Shaanxi style with many fourth and minor seventh intervals. In the sentimental Leaving Home (Shanxi), a wife bids farewell to her husband who is going westward to seek his livelihood. In A Horseherds Mountain Song (Yunnan) a horseherd sings about the mundane occurrences of daily life — horses needing grass to feed, and the grass needing the morning dew to grow.

String Quartet, Op. 10 By Claude Debussy

Claude Debussy sought a new kind of musical language, something that would both build upon and go beyond all that had come before. His only string quartet was revolutionary for its time, and had a profound effect on the future of musical composition. In the first movement, Animé et très decide (lively and very firmly), he immediately introduces the short series of notes that will become a seed for material in each movement. After one of Debussy’s signature dreamlike passages, a second, more lyrical theme is added, and each instrument plays each theme with varying accompaniments. In the second movement, Assez vif et bien rhythmé (quite spiritedly and rhythmically), the viola plays the motif as an ostinato (a repeated pattern of notes) with the other parts playing pizzicato (plucked strings). A new melody is added, but the germ of the motif remains throughout the movement up to the pianissimo cadence. All four instruments play with mutes in the third movement, Andantino doucement expressif (somewhat slow, gently and expressively). The motif has been turned into a sweet lullaby with Eastern overtones. It is interrupted briefly by a louder and more passionate section, but returns to the peaceful calm and ends with a heavenly chord. The finale, Très modéré-Très movementé et avec passion (very moderate, then very lively and with passion) starts with a slow introduction that gives a rearranged version of the original theme to the cello. Passages full of dissonances are contrasted with perfect cadences. The final section is very fast, and ends with a violin flourish and a dramatic full chord.

String Quartet, Op. 106 By Antonin Dvorak

Dvorak composed this last of his string quartets after his return to Prague in 1895. The quartet is more classical and exhibits more Czech flavor than the preceding compositions in the American style. The thematic material of the first movement is not complex -- two themes and one transitional motif. The first theme is more rhythmic than melodic: three incisive upward leaps, the last prolonged by a quick fluttering, followed by a descending passage in triplets. The second theme bears traces of a folk tune. Throughout the movement Dvorak ingeniously weaves the two themes together to create a rich texture in which the movement dances in the ears and in the imagination. The Adagio grows out of an extraordinarily beautiful and poignant song characterized by a deeply Slavic sentiment. Dark-hued and melancholy, the song is introduced by the violin, and although the movement is not a theme and variations, Dvorak casts a variety of lights on his subject by moving it through the colors of various keys. The Molto Vivace is a jaunty scherzo with two trios; it contains an unexpected element -- a lyrical interlude that carries a whiff of Dvorak's New World melodicism. The structure of the movement may be represented as A-B-AC-A. The pentatonic melody of the main section has immense dancelike verve in its balanced phrases. The violin and viola sing a gentle duet in the first trio (B); following a short return of A, a quiet second trio is reminiscent of a rocking Czech song. A final statement of the A theme ends the movement. A short introduction in moderate tempo opens the last movement, which becomes exuberantly joyful with the arrival of the Allegro con fuoco. The principal surprise is the appearance, midway through, of the dancing melody from the first movement. It disappears and reappears in nostalgic snatches as the movement advances through its cyclical rondo form (A-B-A-C-A-D-C-B-D-C-A), but the Czech exuberance wins out, bringing Dvorak's last string quartet to a rousing conclusion.

Program notes by John Noelle Moore

Five Songs for String Quartet arranged by Stanley Silverman By George Gershwin

Gershwin’s admirers included the likes of Schoenberg, Ravel, and Poulenc, to say nothing of the general European public who treasures his work. The songs themselves, except perhaps for “Fascinating Rhythm” are not the most familiar Gershwin, although they come from his classic Broadway shows that represent a purely American art form that is honored worldwide. Skepticism of string quartet arrangements becomes moot, as indicated by Washington Post critic Tim Page when he commented on the Lark’s performance at the National Academy of Sciences: “Silverman’s renditions were so deft and sympathetic and the Lark’s performances so smart and urgent that the hybrid took. “Do It Again” bubbled up with Dvorák-like schmaltz while ‘Sweet and Low Down’ swung out with such vigor and strength that the Quartet sounded like a jazz orchestra in full sway.”

ARTISTS__________________

NISO RELEASES 30TH ANNIVERSARY CDNISO is excited to present our very first CD as part of the celebration of our 30th Anniversary. The CD is a sampler of performance highlights from past years. It includes twelve pieces by twelve different composers from eleven different concerts conducted by Henry Duitman, Tim McGarvey, Henry Charles Smith, Jungho Kim, and Christopher Stanichar. The compositions include the lovely Pavane by Fauré, the “Triumphal March” from Aida by Verdi, the dramatic Pines of Rome by Respighi, and nine other concert favorites.

The CD will be for sale at all NISO concerts this season. It will also be available in the NISO office; requests for mail orders can be submitted by e-mail. The CD costs $15.00, with proceeds going toward 2016-2017 season expenses.

Further information, including a complete listing of the titles and ordering information, is available at www.niso.dordt.edu.

WELCOME________________________ Dear NISO friends, Celebrating 30 years: Welcome to the opening concert of our 30th Anniversary season, "Musical Gems." Tonight we hear music telling stories and creating visual images, music considered some of the most well-known and well-liked program music. This is just the beginning of our celebratory season with outstanding guest artists, reunion of former players and board members, and welcoming back to the stage the NISO founder, Dr. Henry Duitman conducting Rachmaninoff. Tonight I also say farewell as my fourth term on the Board of Directors concludes January 1, 2017; of those twelve years, I have served seven years as board chair. What an amazing experience and outstanding organization to lead! I'm convinced the next 30 years will be filled with strong players, fabulous music, and joy that only the arts can contribute. Thank you to so many who have helped me, thank you for all the generous financial support, and thank you to the players and conductors for sharing their talents. Enjoy the Friends' truffles at intermission and look into purchasing the new (don't miss it!) NISO 30th Anniversary CD. Musically yours, Norma Snyder Jones, Board Chairperson

NISO releases 30th Anniversary CD

NISO is excited to present our very first CD as part of the celebration of our 30th Anniversary. The CD is a sampler of performance highlights from past years. It includes twelve pieces by twelve different composers from eleven different concerts conducted by Henry Duitman, Tim McGarvey, Henry Charles Smith, Jungho Kim, and Christopher Stanichar. The compositions include the lovely Pavane by Fauré, the “Triumphal March” from Aida by Verdi, the dramatic Pines of Rome by Respighi, and nine other concert favorites.

The CD will debut TONIGHT and will be for sale at all NISO concerts this season. It will also be available in the NISO office; requests for mail orders can be submitted by e-mail. The CD costs $15.00, with proceeds going toward 2016-2017 season expenses.

Further information, including a complete listing of the titles and ordering information, is available at www.niso.dordt.edu.

ARTISTS_________________________

THE LARK QUARTET continues to delight audiences with its energy, passionate commitment and artistry since its inception in 1985. The Lark has performed in many of the world’s great cultural centers including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Library of Congress, London’s Wigmore Hall, L’Opéra de la Bastille in Paris, and appeared at international festivals including Lockenhaus, the Schleswig-Holstein Festival, Mostly Mozart, Istanbul Festival, Wolftrap and the Beethoven Festival in Moscow. Promising to deliver “a performance of grace, proportion and burnished brilliance” (The Washington Post), The Lark Quartet offers audiences new insights into the art of chamber music through programs that begin with the ensemble virtuosity of the western tradition and continue into recent music from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, all while regularly sharing the stage with dynamic collaborators. The Lark has a distinguished tradition of working closely with the country’s most celebrated composers and commissioning new works, many of which have become mainstays of the chamber music repertoire. This history includes works such as Billy in the Darbies by William Bolcom with Stephen Salters, baritone; Scenes from the Poet’s Dreams by Jennifer Higdon with Gary Graffman, piano; Quartet no. 1 Musica celestis and Quartet no. 2 Musica instrumentalis (winning the 1997 Pulitzer Prize) by Aaron Jay Kernis; Piano Quintet by Paul Moravec with Jeremy Denk, Quartet no. 2 In Memoriam and Piano Quintet no. 2, by Peter Schickele; Early That Summer by Julia Wolfe; Viaggio in Italia by Giovanni Sollima; Intarsio by Glen Velez and Big Time by Nico Muhly (commissioned by the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival) for Lark and Yousif Sheronick, percussion. The Quartet continues to build on its commitment to providing free concerts of great music presented with intelligence and vitality through its series Lark About Town. These family concerts, free to all and open to the public, are held throughout the city of New York, Westchester and New Jersey. With a discography comprising more than a dozen CDs, the Lark has recorded for the Decca/Argo, Arabesque, Bridge, ERI, Endeavor, Koch, Point and New World labels. Lark Quartet: Composing America, comprising works by Adams, Bolcom, Moravec and Copland, was released on Bridge Records in 2014 to international acclaim. WQXR of New York said of the quartet’s 2013 release of An Exaltation of Larks: Music of Jennifer Higdon: “the strings soar as a single entity” and chose it as Album of the Week upon its release in March of 2013. The Lark served as Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst from 2004-08 and has performed and taught as part of residencies across the United States. The Lark Quartet members, Deborah Buck and Basia Danilow, violins, Kathryn Lockwood, viola, and Caroline Stinson, cello, all live in the New York City area with their families.

THE NORTHWEST IOWA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA comprises the finest musicians in the tri-state area. Teaching principals are of a professional caliber and function as first chair players and teachers in sectional rehearsals. The orchestra’s 80 members include adults of all ages as well as gifted music students from area high schools, middle schools and colleges. Five of the middle school and high school students are recipients of scholarships from Friends of the Symphony for the purpose of continuing their private music instruction. NISO presents three concerts each season in addition to the annual Concert for Children, which is given each November for over 1,000 area 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students.

OFFICERS: Katie Lynn Haan, Deb & Daryl Hib-ma, Sally Jongsma, Joanne &Cliff Soodsma, Emily Sybesma, and Beth Vanden Berg

MEMBERS: Curt & Patricia AhrenholzJoanne AlberdaDallas & Carol ApolArt & Phyllis AttemaHoward & Marge BeerninkDave BloemendaalGert BoerJim & Lavonne BolkemaJim & Glenda BosDel & Annafeen BroekMark & Miriam BussJim & Marilyn Dean

Dale & Karen Den HerderBernie & Kathy De Wit George & Jo Faber Diana GonzalezKatie Lynn HaanHoward & Vicki HallGreg & Laura HaverdinkDaryl & Deb HibmaGregg & Brenda Hooyer Gerald & Shirley IsaksonCalvin & Sally JongsmaCarl & Ellen KlompienArnold & Carol Koekkoek James & Sally KoldenhovenBen & Pat KornelisHenry & Dee KramerJohn & Betty KreykesShirley MatheisRockne & Joan McCarthy

Darlene MouwDave & Phyllis Netz Dennis & Carla NibbelinkLee & Audrey PlasierEric & Lora RankinDean & Darlene ReichertDennis & Susan Rockhill Cornie & Dolores RylaarsdamRon & Karen RyndersJohn & Sheryl SlegersCliff & Joanne SoodsmaMark & Emily Sybesma Shirley Sybesma Yette Te PaskeBarbara TopBert & Sandra Van BataviaRon & LuAnn Van Den Berg Herm & Dawn Van Den Hul Louis & Tina Van Dyke

Jerry & Kim Van EsNolan & Dorenda Van Gaalen Perry & Jo Van Gorp Lyle & Mary Van RavenswaayMarvin & Audrey Van VuurenKyle & Cindy Van WyheJake & Trena Van Wyk Joan Van’t HofOrv & Arlene Van’t HulStan & Beth Vanden BergNancy Vanden BoschKen & Dorothy Vanden BrinkJoan Vander HartDennis Vander PlaatsDelmar & Lois Vander Zee David & Janis Versluis Elaine Wassink Bev Zwart

FRIENDS of NISO__________________

Tonight’s Intermission Feature: Gourmet coffee and truffles. Consider joining Friends and helping with rehearsal refreshments, ushering, serving coffee/truffles,

and selling tickets to benefit the orchestra.

PERSONNEL__________________Student Ensemble Members

Violin I Lauren Geerlings, Sioux City East Middle Brianna Miedema, Unity Christian Janna Vanden Brink, Unity Christian

Violin II Gloria Bai, Unity Christian Anna Marburger, Sioux City East Middle Abby Vander Werf, Western Christian

Viola Marissa Beaty, MOC-FV Leai Britton, Sioux City East Philip De Groot, Unity Christian

Cello Max Foster, Abraham Lincoln AcademyJessica Setiawan, Dordt College

THANK YOU TO: DORDT COLLEGE for its generous provision of rehearsal and performance space, support staff, and office accommodations.CONTRIBUTORS for their sustaining appreciation of fine music and their continuing support of the Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra.FRIENDS OF THE SYMPHONY for ushering, ticket sales, and refreshments at our rehearsals. NISO’s guest artists stay at the Holiday Inn Express, Sioux Center, IA.

THE STAFF: Christopher Stanichar, Conductor Bradley Miedema, Music Director Timothy McGarvey, Assistant Conductor Karen De Mol, General Manager Mary Hulstein, Administrative Assistant

CREDITS__________________

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Daniel Finley – Sioux CenterSally Jongsma - Sioux CenterBonnie Meier, Vice-Chairperson – Orange CityRhonda Pennings, Chairperson - Orange CityLee Schneider – HullT.J. Speer – Sioux CenterBert Van Batavia - Boyden

Herm Van Den Hul – Sioux CenterBrian Van Engen, Treasurer – Sioux CenterNancy Vermeer, Secretary - Sioux Center

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRPERSONS: Norma Snyder Jones Bernie WeidenaarYette Te Paske

MEDIA SPONSORS Color FXKDCR FM 88.5KWIT FM 90.3/KOJI FM 90.7Iowa Information Publications

MAESTRO ($1000+) Lloyd & Dianne BiermaJim & Marilyn DeanW. Dale & Karen Den HerderNorma Snyder JonesYette Te Paske

SOLOIST ($500 to $999) Beaver EyecareCenter Fresh GroupCitizens State Bank of Sheldon & BoydenKaren A. DeMolBill & Ila Jean MouwNorthwest BankPeople’s BankLee & Audrey PlasierSioux Center HealthThomas A. SnyderDr. Christopher Stanichar

Van Den Hul Asset ManagementMarvin & Joy Vogel

CONCERTMASTER ($250 to $499) Howard & Marge BeerninkMartin DekkengaGolden CrispFarmers Mutual Insurance, Hull, IAFormosa Food Co.Katie Lynn HaanHi-Way Chevrolet-Buick Inc.Drs. Erik & Barb HoekstraCarl & Ellen KlompienJohn R. & Betty KreykesMarion & Darlene MouwEric & Lora RankinKevin SchmidtJohn & Sheryl SlegersMarvin & Audrey Van Vuuren Ken & Dorothy Vanden BrinkDoug & Janet Vander BergDale & Eileen Vander WiltOrville & Arlene Van’t HulEvan & Nancy Vermeer

Harold & Emily VonkDennis & Donna WalstraWalstra Plumbing & Heating, Inc.Judy Winkel

PRINCIPAL ($100 to $249) Curt & Pat AhrenholzWillis & Joanne AlberdaClarice AlonsDoug & Joan AndersonMatt & Bethany BosmaDel & Ann BroekJonathan & Eileen BuiterJerry & Carol ButeynJohn & Marian CaseyCasey’s General Store, Sioux CenterGarold & Donna Den HerderBob & Rebecca De SmithBernie & Kathy De WitVerlyn & June De WitDriesen Eye CenterGeorge & Jo FaberLee & Eleanor FeenstraGreenworld, Inc.Howard & Vicki HallBrent & Mary HulsteinNanci Jahn

Gerald JansenArnold & Carol KoekkoekFran KoetsJim & Sally KoldenhovenHenry & Dee KramerKroese & Kroese, PCRoger & Jerilyn LuedersShirley MatheisRockne & Joan McCarthyLee & Bonnie MeierDr. Verne & Gidge MeyerAndy & Joan MiedemaBradley & Lisa MiedemaMouw Motor Company, Inc.Henrietta MuilenburgNeal Chase Lumber Co.Northwestern BankNo Streaking, Inc.Don & Joyce OosteninkKenneth E. SabersSavings Bank – Primghar, Hartley, Lake ParkCliff & Joanne SoodsmaGreg & Dawn SteggerdaJack & Alethea StubbeMark & Emily SybesmaTeam Realty Services, Inc.John & Loretta ThomasBert & Sandra Van Batavia

Todd & Jennifer Van BruggenRon & LuAnn Van Den BergHerm & Dawn Van Den HulLou & Tina Van DykeThe Van Engelenhoven AgencyBrian & Stephanie Van EngenJerry & Kim Van EsArlin & Janene Van GorpPerry & Jo Van GorpMarion & Jan Van SoelenStan & Beth Vanden BergMike & Nancy Vanden BoschVander Berg Homes/ FurnitureGary & Joan Vander HartBill & Jo Vander WerfGlen & Betty VermeerDrew & Jean VogelVogel FoundationBernie & Marilyn WeidenaarPiet & Nelene WesterbeekWest Rock Construction Op. Inc.

CONTRIBUTORS __________________

CREDITS___________________________ THANK YOU TO:

ELIZABETH SOLADAY for the use of the Celeste. DORDT COLLEGE for its generous provision of rehearsal and performance space, support staff, and office accommodations. CONTRIBUTORS for their sustaining appreciation of fine music and their continuing support of the Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra. FRIENDS OF THE SYMPHONY for ushering, ticket sales, and refreshments at our rehearsals.

THE STAFF: Christopher Stanichar, Conductor Bradley Miedema, Music Director Timothy McGarvey, Assistant Conductor Karen De Mol, General Manager Mary Hulstein, Administrative Assistant

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Norma Snyder Jones, Chairperson - Sheldon Carol Buteyn – Sanborn Daniel Finley – Sioux Center Bonnie Meier – Orange City Rhonda Pennings, Secretary - Orange City Lee Schneider – Hull T.J. Speer – Sioux Center Bert Van Batavia - Boyden Herm Van Den Hul – Sioux Center Beth Vanden Berg - Sioux Center Brian Van Engen, Treasurer – Sioux Center Nancy Vermeer, Vice-Chairperson - Sioux Center

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRPERSONS:

Bernie Weidenaar Yette Te Paske

Musical Gems Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra Concerts

Christopher Stanichar, conductor

GUEST CONCERT - Saturday, February 4, 2017 – 7:30pm WINTER POPS - Saturday, February 25, 2017 – 7:30pm SPRING CONCERT - Tuesday, April 11, 2017 – 7:00PM

Northwest Iowa Symphony Youth Orchestra Concerts

Christopher Stanichar, Conductor

Saturday, December 3, 2016, 3:00pm Saturday, April 8, 2017, 3:00pm

Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra 498 4th Ave NE, Sioux Center, IA 51250

712.722.6230 - niso@dordt.edu - http://niso.dordt.edu

CONTRIBUTORS___________________ CORPORATE SPONSORS

American State Bank Premier Communications Foundation

GRANT SPONSORS Sioux Center Recreation & Arts Council

Arts Midwest Touring Fund

Peter H. and E. Lucille Gaass Kuyper Foundation Fa Walmart, Sioux Center

MEDIA SPONSORS Color FX KDCR FM 88.5

KWIT FM 90.3/KOJI FM 90.7 Iowa Information Publications

MAESTRO ($1000+) Lloyd & Dianne Bierma Jim & Marilyn Dean

W. Dale & Karen Den Herder Norma Snyder Jones

Yette Te Paske

SOLOIST ($500 to $999) Beaver Eyecare Center Fresh Group Citizens State Bank of Sheldon & Boyden Karen A. DeMol Bill & Ila Jean Mouw

Northwest Bank People’s Bank Lee & Audrey Plasier Sioux Center Health Thomas A. Snyder

Dr. Christopher Stanichar Van Den Hul Asset Management Marvin & Joy Vogel

CONCERTMASTER ($250 to $499) Howard & Marge Beernink Martin Dekkenga Golden Crisp Farmers Mutual Insurance, Hull, IA Formosa Food Co. Katie Lynn Haan Hi-Way Chevrolet-Buick Inc. Drs. Erik & Barb Hoekstra

Carl & Ellen Klompien John R. & Betty Kreykes Marion & Darlene Mouw Eric & Lora Rankin Kevin Schmidt John & Sheryl Slegers Marvin & Audrey Van Vuuren Ken & Dorothy Vanden Brink

Doug & Janet Vander Berg Dale & Eileen Vander Wilt Orville & Arlene Van’t Hul Evan & Nancy Vermeer Harold & Emily Vonk Dennis & Donna Walstra Walstra Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Judy Winkel

PRINCIPAL ($100 to $249) Curt & Pat Ahrenholz Willis & Joanne Alberda Clarice Alons Doug & Joan Anderson Matt & Bethany Bosma Del & Ann Broek Jonathan & Eileen Buiter Jerry & Carol Buteyn John & Marian Casey Casey’s General Store, Sioux Center Garold & Donna Den Herder Bob & Rebecca De Smith Bernie & Kathy De Wit Verlyn & June De Wit Driesen Eye Center George & Jo Faber Lee & Eleanor Feenstra Greenworld, Inc. Howard & Vicki Hall Brent & Mary Hulstein Nanci Jahn Gerald Jansen Arnold & Carol Koekkoek Fran Koets

Jim & Sally Koldenhoven Henry & Dee Kramer Kroese & Kroese, PC Roger & Jerilyn Lueders Shirley Matheis Rockne & Joan McCarthy Lee & Bonnie Meier Dr. Verne & Gidge Meyer Andy & Joan Miedema Bradley & Lisa Miedema Mouw Motor Company, Inc. Henrietta Muilenburg Neal Chase Lumber Co. Northwestern Bank No Streaking, Inc. Don & Joyce Oostenink Kenneth E. Sabers Savings Bank – Primghar, Hartley, Lake

Park Cliff & Joanne Soodsma Greg & Dawn Steggerda Jack & Alethea Stubbe Mark & Emily Sybesma Team Realty Services, Inc.

John & Loretta Thomas Bert & Sandra Van Batavia Todd & Jennifer Van Bruggen Ron & LuAnn Van Den Berg Herm & Dawn Van Den Hul Lou & Tina Van Dyke The Van Engelenhoven Agency Brian & Stephanie Van Engen Jerry & Kim Van Es Arlin & Janene Van Gorp Perry & Jo Van Gorp Marion & Jan Van Soelen Stan & Beth Vanden Berg Mike & Nancy Vanden Bosch Vander Berg Homes/Furniture Gary & Joan Vander Hart Bill & Jo Vander Werf Glen & Betty Vermeer Drew & Jean Vogel Vogel Foundation Bernie & Marilyn Weidenaar Piet & Nelene Westerbeek West Rock Construction Op. Inc.

Farney R. Wurlitzer Foundation Fund