Susquehanna University Symphony Orchestra

SU’s Premiere Orchestral Ensemble

The Susquehanna University Symphony Orchestra is SU’s premiere orchestral ensemble. Featuring music for strings, winds, and percussion, SUSO presents annual concerts spanning 400 years of orchestral music and collaborates with faculty, student, and guest soloists, as well as composers on campus and off. The orchestra is an auditioned ensemble that frequently performs tours and run-out concerts in collaboration with area high school programs. Student members include music majors (BA, Music Education, Performance) and non-majors from first year students through seniors.

Recognized for its commitment to diversity in concert programming, SUSO was recently awarded a grant from Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy.

The orchestra has collaborated with a wide variety of guest artists including Alondra de la Parra, Naomi Niskala, Frederick McKee, David Steinau, Giora Schmidt, Marcos Krieger, Gregory Fulkerson, Eric Hinton, Tim Deighton, Gail Levinsky, Carol lei Breckenridge, Kevin Henry, Vic Rislow, Nina Tober, and Denise Dillenbeck. Guest conductors have included Kevin Noe, Robin Fountain, Jonathan Green, and Amy Voorhees.

Personnel

Spring 2023

Flute

McKenna Mowry

Rae Carroll

Oboe

Michelle Pretsch

Emily Henning

Clarinet

Spencer Cook

Ayanna Anthony

Bassoon

Emma Swartz

Horn

Fred Mourad

Hunter Horne

Trumpet

Liam Nyce

Lydia Stefanik

Daniella Walker

Trombone

Gwen Chandler

Evan Finkbeiner

Timothy Bortner

Tuba

Vincent Checco

Percussion

Jacob Craig

Katherine Gruver

Clayton Maxwell

Vincent Checco

Violin I

Rebecca Gideon

Emily Everett

Noelani O’Connell

Alayna McEvoy

Abigail Blaney

Violin II

Julia Dudek

Sophia Sullivan

Hannah Saylor

Madeline Gorski

Elizabeth Axler

Ella Baker

Emma Lovaglio

Kendyll Ward

Mackenzie Bross

Viola

Madelyn DeMatt

Emily Kirsch

Chelsea Cirillo

Tyler Turner

Gracie White

Cello

Preston Isom

Emma Dickinson

Cyanea Sloan

Alaina Fry

Micah Campbell

Bass

Ethan Lineburger

Melissa Logan

Catherine Chandler

Kendall Montney

Euphonium

Joseph Rode

Bass Clarinet

Violet Campbell