Sunday, March 24 at 3:00pm

Zeeland East High School

HOLLAND AREA JUNIOR STRINGS

Kyle Nester, Music Director and Conductor
Tori Zokoe, General Manager
Jaclyn Klinger, Manager
Katie Rae Hayduk, Rehearsal Manager

Salisbury Overture by Terry McQuilkin

Pastoral Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven/arr. Christina Hans

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, 1st movement by Johann Sebastian Bach/arr. Merle J. Isaac

HOLLAND AREA CONCERT STRINGS

Kyle Nester, Music Director and Conductor
Tori Zokoe, General Manager
Jaclyn Klinger, Manager
Katie Rae Hayduk, Rehearsal Manager

Ancient Wonders Suite by Todd Parrish

I. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
II. The Great Lighthouse at Alexandria
III. The Great Pyramid at Giza
IV. Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Lullaby by William Hofeldt

Jupiter from The Planets by Gustav Holst/arr. Deborah Baker Monday

COMBINED STRINGS

Fantasia Española by Soon Hee Newbold

HOLLAND AREA YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Christopher Fashun, Music Director and Conductor
Tori Zokoe, General Manager
Jaclyn Klinger, Manager
Katie Rae Hayduk, Rehearsal Manager

Symphony No. 8 in G Major, by Antonín Dvořák
Allegro con brio
Adagio
Allegro ma non troppo

Libertango, by Astor Piazzolla/arr. Lito Valle

Tickets will be available for purchase at dress rehearsal and at the door - $10 for adults and $5 for students ages 6-college. Children under 6 are free.

Kyle Nester

Kyle Nester graduated from Alma College in 2004 with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree.  While in college, he participated in orchestra, marching band, jazz band, percussion ensemble, and choir.  Mr. Nester spent a term in Vienna, Austria and studied violin with Maeve Auer from the Universitat fur Musik und Darstellende Kunst.  After college, he was a soloist in the Baroque on Beaver Music Festival and performed with Josh Groban a few times.  After a long-term substitute teacher position in Fremont, Michigan, he taught 5th - 12th grade orchestra at Chippewa Hills School District for seven years.  After his wife Andrea finished her law degree at Michigan State University, the couple moved to West Michigan. He started teaching at Holland Christian in 2012 and Andrea was employed in a law firm in downtown Grand Rapids.  Recently, Mr. Nester has been interested in fiddling and started the Michigan Academy of Folk Music with Nate Roberts from Hope College.  

Mr. Nester enjoys running races, enjoying nature, playing music, and traveling.  They have three “interesting” cats and a planted freshwater fish tank.  

Christopher H. Fashun

Christopher H. Fashun is an incredibly diverse and versatile conductor, performer, and educator. He brings over two decades of experience as a music educator leading middle school, high school and collegiate band and orchestra programs in addition to directing jazz and percussion ensembles.

A 2018 recipient of a U.S. Postdoctoral Fulbright Award in All Disciplines, Dr. Fashun will be living and researching Afro-Brazilian music in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil during the summer of 2019.  His project will focus on the dissemination of Afro-Brazilian music and culture in the city of Salvador. 

An accomplished percussionist and violist, he has several years of orchestral and chamber music experience and has enjoyed success in both areas as a soloist by winning three concerto competitions, one on viola and two on marimba.

Dr. Fashun is an active guest conductor, clinician, adjudicator, and percussionist.  He is a frequent presenter at music education conferences and is a highly sought after clinician and conductor.  Notable engagements include the La Porte County Symphony Orchestra, Holland Symphony Orchestra, Elkhart Symphony Orchestra, St. Ambrose University Community Symphony Orchestra, the University of Iowa Philharmonia and All-University Orchestras.  Dr. Fashun has conducted the Symphony String Orchestra at the Iowa IMEA Conference for the All-State Iowa Junior Honors String Orchestra Festival Concert and the Midwest Mennonite Festival Orchestra and Concert Band.  He has served on the music faculties at St. Ambrose University, Goshen College, and Hope College. 

His research in conducting combines developing musicianship from the podium and health and wellness for music educators. 

When he’s not making music, he is either cycling, paddle boarding, or practicing Pilates and enjoying the fabulous beaches in Holland (in the summer, of course) with his wife and daughter.