Program

Saturday, March 22, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Hope College

Johannes Müller Stosch, Music Director and Conductor

Hebrides Overture, Op. 26,  “Fingal’s Cave”
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1932)

Letitia Jap, violin

“Andante moderato” from String Quartet in G major
Florence Price (1887-1953)

Symphony No.3 in A major, op.56 “Scottish”
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitato
Vivace non troppo
Adagio
Allegro vivacissimo — Allegro maestoso assai

The "Scottish Influence" concert will be performed on Saturday, March 22, 2025, 7:30 p.m. at the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Hope College, conducted by Johannes Müller Stosch, Music Director. The concert open's with Felix Mendelssohn's musical depiction of The Hebrides and concludes with his Scottish Symphony will be Florence Price's beautiful Andante Moderato for strings will be followed Camille Saint-Saëns's Introduction and Rondo and Capriccioso, performed by Letitia Jap, violinist.

Tickets are $29 for adults and $10 for students through college.

Learn more about the music…

We will be hosting not only the Classical Chat series at Freedom Village, but also Pre-Concert Talks!  Details below:

Classical Chats at Freedom Village:  These informative and fun talks are led by Johannes Müller-Stosch and take place at 3:00pm on the Thursday before each Classics concert.  (Freedom Village, 6th Floor Auditorium, 145 Columbia Ave.)

Pre-Concert Talks:  These talks, led by Johannes Müller-Stosch and Amanda Dykhouse, are online under the "Pre-Concert Talk" Tab.  

New to the Symphony?  Check out the Frequently Asked Question page…

Parking Map at the Miller Center

Holland Symphony Orchestra will reserve and monitor Lot 40 for handicapped parking.  The faculty parking lots are available for parking after 5pm

Program notes coming soon!

Letitia Jap, violinist, enjoys a career as a performer and educator. She finds most joy using music to connect with people and makes it her life mission to create programs or platforms that will help people engage with music in fun and accessible ways.

Winning numerous concerto competitions, Letitia has been a featured soloist with orchestras like the Seattle Symphony, Austin Civic Orchestra, Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra, and has performed solo recitals at festivals such as the Chelsea Music Festival, Lake George Music Festival, and the 21st Century Artist Initiative.

Additionally, Letitia has served as concertmaster with the Seoul International Community Orchestra in 2017, the Boston Chamber Orchestra from 2015-2016, Masterworks Music Festival in 2013, and various other orchestras since 2008. She also performed with orchestras such as Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, and Masterworks Festival Orchestra. 

Letitia also maintains an active schedule as an educator, hoping to inspire the next generation of musicians. Her experience draws on years spent teaching at the University of Texas String Project Program in Austin, Texas and at the New England Conservatory Preparatory School in Boston, Massachusetts. In Boston, she was an ensemble coach for the Greater Boston Asian American Symphony Orchestra and served on faculty for Youth and Family Enrichment Services Inc., teaching music to children from a lower-income, Haitian community. Currently, Letitia is a member of the Suzuki Association of the Americans. Letitia was Head Chamber Ensemble Coach at the University of Rochester, held two teaching assistant positions at the Eastman School of Music, faculty at the Eastman Community Music School, was Music History Lecturer at Nazareth College, and Artist in Residence at Hong Kong Baptist University. She is currently Affiliate Professor of Violin at Grand Valley State University.

Letitia received her Bachelor of Music from the University of Texas at Austin, her Master of Music from the New England Conservatory, and her Doctorate of Musical Arts at the Eastman School of Music.

In her free time, she enjoys reading, playing on her ukulele, eating good food, exploring different cities, and watching Shark Tank. 

To learn more, visit https://www.letitiajap.com/

The pre-concert talk will be available here approximately two weeks before the concert.