Holland Symphony Orchestra

Night at the Opera
2024-04-27 19:30 - 21:30 UTC | Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, 221 Columbia Ave., Holland, MI, 49423, United States
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ProgramInformationArtist biosCelebrate the SeasonSaturday, December 9, 20233:30 & 7:30 p.m.Dimnent Memorial Chapel, Hope College Johannes Müller Stosch, Music Director and ConductorAllison and Steven Martin, soloists Program On Christmas Day Steven Amundson The Snowman OvertureErich Wolfgang Korngold Jesu Joy of Man’s DesiringJohann Sebastian Bach, arr. Arthur Luck Ave MariaJohann Sebastian Bach & Charles Gounod The Nutcracker Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky March Arabian Dance Trepak Waltz of the Flowers Fantasia on GreensleevesRalph Vaughan Williams Have Yourself A Merry Little ChristmasHugh Martin, arr. Calvin Custer Christmas SingalongJohn Finnegan O Holy NightAdolphe Adam, arr. René Clausen Dona Nobis Pacem from Silent NightKevin Puts Sleigh RideLeroy Anderson The PrayerCarole Bayer-Sager & David Foster, arr. Larry Goss StraussianaErich Wolfgang Korngold HSO presents two traditional holiday concerts of seasonal classics and carols as we celebrate the season. Local favorites Steve & Allison Martin join HSO to share their gifts with us. Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 3:30 & 7:30 p.m. Dimnent Memorial Chapel, Hope College Tickets are $28 for adults and $5 for students through college. Parking is available on the streets or in Faculty/Staff parking lots (not during regular business hours). Allison Martin received her Masters of Music in Vocal Performance from Michigan State University and Bachelors of Arts in Music Performance from Goshen College. She has performed throughout the U.S. and in Italy singing both opera and musical theater. She has performed roles such as Annina in Verdi’s La Traviata, Countess Charlotte in Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, Casilda in Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Gondoliers, Laetitia in Menotti’s The Old Maid and the Thief, and Catherine in Schwartz’s Pippin with companies such as Opera in the Rock, Opera Grand Rapids, and The Other Mirror Production Company. On the oratorio stage, she was the soprano soloist for Mozart's Missa Brevis in Fmajor in Vienna and Saltzburg, Austria, Handel's Messiah with the Mennonite Choral Society, Brahms’ Ein Deutches Requiem with the St. Joseph Valley Camerata, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 at Goshen College where she was also an invited masterclass clinician. Martin currently serves as Interim Managing Director for the Next Festival of Emerging Artists (www.next-fest.org). Stephen Martin has enjoyed engagements spanning throughout Italy, China, Austria, and the United States singing leading roles in staged works such as La Traviata, La Bohème, The Tales of Hoffmann, Gianni Schicchi, The Grapes of Wrath, Les Misérables, and many more. He has performed with companies such as The Santa Fe Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival Opera, Sarasota Opera, Minnesota Opera, Opera in the Rock, Chicago Summer Opera Festival, Kenosha Opera, The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Motor City Brass Band, Flint Symphony Orchestra, Saginaw Symphony, and others. Stephen has twice won the East Tennessee District Metropolitan Opera Competition and is the recipient of an Encouragement Award at the Mid-South Regional Metropolitan Opera competition. He was a grand finalist in the Rochester International Voice Competition, a semi-finalist in the Mildred Miller International Voice Competition, Opera Index Competition, and Birmingham Opera competitions, was awarded the Mandelker/Harris Award for Outstanding Returning Studio Artist at Sarasota Opera, and won the Charlotte Ruppel Memorial Voice Competition. In 2019 Stephen took a step back from full-time performing and became an Assistant Professor of Voice at the University of Central Arkansas where he served for two years until transitioning into full time music ministry. He currently serves as the Director of Music and Fine Arts at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas. Stephen holds a Doctorate in Voice Performance, Masters Degrees in Voice Performance and Music Theory Pedagogy, and a Bachelor's degree in Voice Performance all from Michigan State University. You can learn more about Stephen at StephenMartinTenor.com

HSYO Spring Concert
2024-03-24 15:00 - 17:00 | DeWitt Auditorium, Zeeland East High School, 3333 96th Ave., Zeeland, 49464, United States

Link Up - The Orchestra Moves
2024-03-11 09:00 - 12:00 | Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, 221 Columbia Ave., Holland, MI, 49423, United States

Surprise Symphony
2024-03-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, 221 Columbia Ave., Holland, MI, 49423, United States

Young Artists Competition Public Recital
2024-01-27 13:00 - 15:00 | Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, 221 Columbia Ave., Holland, MI, 49423, United States

Celebrate the Season
2023-12-09 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-12-09 15:30 - 17:00 | Dimnent Chapel, 277 College Ave., Holland, MI, 49423, United States

HSYO Fall Concert
2023-11-19 15:00 - 17:00, 2022-11-13 15:00 - 17:00 | MI

Brahms 3
2023-10-28 19:30 - 21:30 | Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, 221 Columbia Ave., Holland, MI, 49423, United States

The Planets
2023-09-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, 221 Columbia Ave., Holland, MI, 49423, United States

Community Concert: Our Wonderful World
2023-08-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Kollen Park Henry VanderLinde Bandshell, 240 Kollen Park Dr., Holland, MI, 49423, United States

Pops at the Pier
2023-06-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Eldean’s Boat Shed, 2150 S. Shore Drive, Holland, 49423, United States

Romantic Masterpieces
2023-04-22 19:30 - 21:30 | Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, 221 Columbia Ave., Holland, MI, 49423, United States

HSYO Spring Concert
2023-03-26 15:00 - 17:00 | West Ottawa Harbor Lights Middle School, 1024 136th Ave, Holland, MI, 49424, United States

Dance into Spring!
2023-03-19 15:30 - 17:00 | Holland Civic Center Place, 150 W. 8TH STREET, Holland, 49423, United States

Holiday: Celebrate the Season
2022-12-10 15:30 - 17:00 | Dimnent Chapel, 277 College Ave., Holland, MI, 49423, United States

Symphonie Fantastique
2022-10-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, 221 Columbia Ave., Holland, MI, 49423, United States

Pulling Out the Stops
2022-09-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, 221 Columbia Ave., Holland, MI, 49423, United States

Onstage with HSO
2022-09-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, 221 Columbia Ave., Holland, MI, 49423, United States

Classics III: Beethoven 9 (3:30pm) sponsored by University of Michigan Health-West
2022-04-30 15:30 - 17:30 | Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, 221 Columbia Ave., Holland, MI, 49423, United States

Link Up: The Orchestra Rocks! School Fourth Grade Concert
2022-04-13 08:00 - 17:00 | DeWitt Auditorium, Zeeland East High School, 3333 96th Ave., Zeeland, 49464, United States

Classics Discovery: Out of this World
2022-03-20 15:30 - 17:00 | DeWitt Auditorium, Zeeland East High School, 3333 96th Ave., Zeeland, 49464, United States

HSYO Spring Concert
2022-03-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Lokers Auditorium, Cityside Middle School, 320 East Main, Zeeland, MI, 49464, United States

Holiday Concert: Home for the Holidays (7:30pm)
2021-12-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Dimnent Chapel, 277 College Ave., Holland, MI, 49423, United States
