Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Program

Violin I

Xavi Morato Garcia

Courtney Pinsky

Eddie Venegas

Drew Youmans

Darryl Kubian *

Bryan Hernandez-Luch *

Fatima Aaziza *

Violin II

Naxo Laro

Joe Deninzon

Jennifer Axelson

Milly Mustelier-Charadan

Vincent Novellino

John Connelly *

Viola

Lourdes Rosales

Jennifer Frantz

Martha Mooke

Lucy Corwin *

Chris Terhune *

Cello

Tom Valdez

Leo Grinhauz

Bryan Wilson

Hyewon Kim *

Double Bass

Alex Jenkins

Rich Messbauer

Flutes

McKenna Blair

Brianna Stackhouse

Oboes

Nick Gatto

Mackenzie Conroy

Clarinets

Tessa O’Boyle

Alejandro Yumiguano

Bassoons

Connor Babos

Jeffrey Frias

Contrabassoon

Bob Gray

Horns

Lauren Olivola

Sergio Gomez

Jeison Campoverde

Alejandro Castillo

Trumpets

Kevin Alarcon-Garcia

Flor Haro

Trombones

Starlyn Lopez

Oscar Mendez

Djorkaeff Zentla

Timpani

Raymond Piñeda

Bass Drum/Cymbals

Emmanuel Solano

Triangle

Daemen Den Bleyker

 *Member of New Jersey Symphony

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Dr. Robert Prowse, Director

Soprano

Maximilian del Rosario

Brianna Esteves

Ivana Estime

October Gomes

Gabrielle Sammarone

Kaileen Santiago

Olivia Ventura

Soprano II/Alto

Simone Briscoe

Mariane Frances Capio

Hailun Chen

Ja’Mirah Davis

Danielly Garcia

Jessica Garcia

Qawiyya Haqq

Katie Harrigan

Lexylee Martinez

Melanie Mora

Sarina Rizzo

Janine Salinas

Danette Sheppard-Vaughn

Gabrielle Stanowski

Emily Tunney

Tenor

Mateo Acosta

Jeison Campoverde-Yunganaula

Jalen Garraway

William Guerrero

Jackie Logan

Sebastian Mendes

Logan Mirthes

Kevin Pintor

Joshua Rosenthal

Bass

Jabel E. Abreu

David Castillo

Jaime Chirinos

Daemen Den Bleyker

Marlon Dominguez

Manuel Encarnacion

Leonardo Ferradino

Byron Flores, Jr.

Moses Garcia

Peter Grater

Jordan Owens

Damon Porter

Erik Proaño

Cruz Roger Romero

Delvante Roseburgh

Anthony Tavarez

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Deborah Holden-Holloway, Minister of Music

Soprano

Deborah Holden-Holloway

Diana Perog

Alicia Prowse

Kathy Whalen

Alto

Eve LoCastro

Cheryl Mensing

Elizabeth Osgood

Tenor

Mathew Tartza

Bass

John Hahn

Robert Holloway

David Osgood

Walter Perog

Sam Moscella

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Born in Poland, soprano Justyna Giermola brings a traditional European flavored classical music with a layered, luxuriant voice, and striking beauty. Ms. Giermola’s voice has been described as “rich and velvety” which has led her to sing many of Puccini’s heroines. She has sung both Musetta and Mimi in La Boheme and the title roles in Tosca, Manon Lescaut and Suor Angelica. Other roles include Micaela in Carmen, Nedda in I Pagliacci, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana, Mother and Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, Jadwiga in the Polish Opera Straszny Dwor (Haunted Manor), Aldonza in Man of La Mancha, Auretta in Mozart’s L’oca del Cairo, and Violetta in La Traviata. Her performances have led her to sing on national stages such as Carnegie Hall in NYC and internationally in Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria and Poland.

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Apryl Helder, mezzo-soprano, is in high demand as a performer and voice teacher. She has performed throughout the United States in opera, concert, and musical theater. Some favorite opera and oratorio soloist credits include Cherubino in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Carmen in Bizet’s Carmen, Charlotte in Werther, Bach’s St. Matthew’s Passion, Honegger’s King David, and Mendelssohn’s Elijah, to name a few. She performs regularly throughout the tri-state area. Apryl has been teaching throughout Bergen County since 2005. She currently maintains a full private voice studio, and has over fifty musicals to her credit as a Music Director in various community and children’s theater programs. Her love of vocal pedagogy keeps her active in teacher training workshops throughout the United States. For more information, check out her website at heldermusic.com.

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Adam Laurence Herskowitz, is known internationally for his work as a dramatic tenor.  His favorite roles include Calaf, Otello, and Bacchus.  He sang multiple seasons at the Metropolitan Opera with highlights including the Capitano in Simon Boccanegra, Messenger in Aida, Don Riccardo in Ernani, First Armed Man in Magic Flute, Harry in La Fanciulla del West, and on the Met’s Japan tour as the Herald in Don Carlo. His performances have been broadcast in HD movie theaters, on PBS, WQXR Radio, Satellite Radio, and sold on DVD and ITunes. He has also performed with Minnesota Opera, Toledo Opera, Winter Opera of St. Louis, Southold Opera, Union Avenue Opera, Chautauqua Opera, and New Jersey Opera Theater.  He won awards from The Wagner Society of N.Y., Liederkranz Competition, Gerda Lissner Foundation, and The Metropolitan Opera National Council.  He earned a bachelor's degree in Music Education from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree in Vocal Performance from the Manhattan School of Music

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David Langan’s professional operatic repertoire spans many of the major bass-baritone roles, among them Mephistopheles in Faust, Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte, Colline in La Bohème, Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Don Alfonso in Cosi Fan Tutte, and many others. He has appeared as a principal singer in close to a thousand performances with major opera companies throughout North and Central America, as well as Europe. San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, New York City Opera, Washington National Opera, Vancouver Opera, On Site Opera,Theater Hansestadt Lübeck, Osnabrück Stadttheater, Wolf Trap, Sarasota Opera, Opera Colorado, as well as the opera companies of Guatemala City, Dallas, Atlanta, Austin, Chautauqua and New Orleans, among others, have all been beneficiaries of Mr. Langan's work. He also appeared as the King in Verdi's Aida on the PBS Great Performance series opposite Plaçido Domingo. He has shared the stage as principal singer with many of today's finest performers including Plaçido Domingo, Renee Fleming, Stephanie Blythe, Joyce DiDonato, Eric Owens, Mirella Freni, and Lawrence Brownlee. Among his faculty appointments were posts at Westminster Choir College, Indiana University, Shenandoah Conservatory as well as Kean University where he currently teaches voice, diction and performance. Mr. Langan grew up in Middletown, NJ, has vocal performance degrees from Rowan University (BA) and Indiana University (MM), He currently resides in Ridgewood, NJ and is the father of 13 yr old twins Sophie, who regularly appears as a supernumerary at The Metropolitan Opera, and Jamie, a budding cellist.

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Robert Prowse, DMA is Coordinator of Choral Studies and Classical Voice at New Jersey City University. With 32 years teaching in higher education, 22 of them at NJCU, Dr. Prowse has led groups on national tours and his students have performed at Carnegie Hall. Under his direction, the NJCU Concert Chorale has performed many works with orchestra, including requiems by Mozart, Fauré and Durufle, Haydn’s Creation and Lord Nelson Mass, and Orff’s Carmina Burana. As a baritone soloist, Prowse has sung over 45 opera and musical theater roles with local and regional companies. His favorite opera roles include the title role in Don Giovanni, Wotan in Die Walkűre, the Count, in The Marriage of Figaro, and Valentin in Faust. Please visit his home page at www.robertprowse.net.

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