GPYO Fall 2025 Concert

Greeley Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Fall 2025 Concert

November 15, 2025 l 2:00 PM l First Congregational Church - 2101 16th St, Greeley, CO 80631

Doran Azari, GPYO Director l Chaeli Fischer, Asst. Director

Program

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Movement 1

Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann Jacques Offenbach

arr. by Sandra Dackow

Small Group Performances

The Entrance of the Queen of Sheba George Frideric Handel

from Solomon, Act III

Kathy Azari, oboe

Katie Hughes, organ

Rebecca Hunget, oboe

Overture from William Tell Giacomo Rossini

arr. by Sandra Dackow

Doran Azari retired from teaching orchestra in Greeley-Evans School District 6 in 2020 after more than 30 years of service in just about every secondary school in Greeley. He was primarily the director of orchestras at Greeley Central High School. Mr. Azari also taught violin with the Union Colony Children's Music Academy and with the UNC String Project. Starting his music career as a violist, Mr. Azari has performed professionally for over 30 years with many orchestras throughout the region. Mr. Azari has performed many times as a pit musician and conducted in various operas and musicals. He also served for 10 years in the Colorado Army National Guard. He lives in Greeley with his wife Kathy who plays oboe in the Greeley Chamber Orchestra and who herself has had a long and distinguished music career both as a performer and educator.

Chaeili Fisher is a musician and educator in the Northern colorado Area. She received her Master of Music in Music Education and Bachelor of arts in Music degrees from the University of Northern Colorado in 2017 and 2015.Mrs. Fischer is currently in her 9th year of teaching at Harold S. Winograd K-8 school where she teaches elementary music and choir, directs middle school orchestras, and recently started a Mariachi program. Chaeli plays violin in the Elevation String quartet, regularly performs with local churches and schools, and previously performed as principal Viola with the Loveland Orchestra and section viola with the Longmont Symphony. She is now the assistant director of the Greeley Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, and hopes to start a youth Mariachi program for the area very soon.

1st Violin

Casey Burns-Meza

Reyah Donohoue

Keli Driscoll

Amerilia Flores

Olivia Kilpatrick

Riley Moore

Natalie Morehead, Concertmaster

Lily Riegel

2nd Violin

Savannah Carreon

Kiara Chavez

Brayden Lopez

Quan Nguyen, Principal

Kayden Rivard

Abigail Stone

Viola

Melanie Covarrubias

Keira Osterlund

Shannon Parrish, Principal

Cello

Conrad Brosky, Principal

Corbin Brown, Prinicpal

Audrey Green

Emma Wuestenberg

Bass

Rae Alexander

Patick Fulks

Calvin Long, Principal

AJ Riehl, Co-Principal

Rylee Wellmann

Harp

Maureen Donelson

Program Notes

Eine kleine Nachtmusik

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) is a classical Austrian composer often recognized as one of the greatest composers of western music. A child prodigy, Mozart began composing at around age five and went on to write for all styles of the era. By the end of his life Mozart had became not only as the greatest composer of his time but was also known for writing complex and dissonant works. Eine kleine Nachtmusik translates to “a little night music” and is the the 13th and most famous of Mozart’s serenades. The first movement is a quick and bright allegro that features lively, joyful and memorable melodies. Eine kleine Nachtmusik around 1787 in Vienna, but was originally published after Mozart’s death. The piece gained popularity in the 20th century and today remains one of Mozart’s most popular, admired, and recognizable works.

Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) was a German born French Romantic era composer known for being the main founder of the operetta, a light opera with dialogue. Known for producing lively and witty melodies Offenbach’s final work The Tales of Hoffmann which is based on three short stories by E.T.A Hoffman is recognized as being his most serious work and often regarded as his greatest. The term barcarolle originated as early as 1710 in France. The style of music evolved from Venetian gondolier’s songs and can be characterized by rocking rhythms typically in a 6/8 or 12/8 time signature. The barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach is one of the most famous works in this style. It opens the third act and helps to establish the Venetian setting. While originally written for soprano and mezzo-soprano, it is often orchestrated instrumentally as well.

The Entrance of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon, Act III

Born in Germany George Frideric Handel (1685-1758) was an English composer of the late Baroque period known for writing oratorios and instrumental works. An oratorio is a large scale work that features solo voices, a chorus, and an orchestra that is based on a sacred or partially sacred subject. Written in 1748 Solomon is takes inspiration from the biblical stories of Solomon in the Book of Kings and the Book of Chronicles. The full oratorio is not often performed in its entirety unlike some of Handel’s other works. The Entrance of the Queen of Sheba opens the third act and is written for two oboes and strings. A bright and lively processional piece this work is often played for weddings and other events today.

Overture from William Tell

An Italian Romantic Era composer, Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) was best known for his operas. Of his 39 operas, Guillaume Tell (William Tell) may be his most well known due to it’s overture. Twelve minutes long this overture was not intended for this opera originally, as Rossini borrowed material from one of his prior operas, Elisabeth, Queen of England. Written in four sections, the iconic melody that came to serve as the theme music in the “Lone Ranger” programs in movies, on radio, and on television can be found in the final three minutes of this work. Beginning with solo cello, instruments are slowly added to build and expand upon the main melody and eventually moves to other thematic material including, a pastorale suggesting an alpine valley. The orchestra then moves to a galloping section filled with brass and the final iconic melody that many have come to associate with western heroes.

The GPYO is sponsored by Phyllis Eaton and Allo Fiber.