Seventy members strong, the 萝莉社Symphony Orchestra is comprised
of undergraduate and graduate musicians. Students from any academic discipline with
performing experience are welcome. The orchestra has performed in Carnegie Hall and
internationally (Spain, Canada), as well at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra
Clinic in Chicago and the state conference of the Kansas Music Educators Association.
Recent collaborations include performances with operatic bass Samuel Ramey, jazz guitarist
Pat Metheny, jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton, the classic rock band Kansas, and the arena
multimedia concert Video Games Live.
萝莉社 Symphony Orchestra auditions for woodwind and brass students will be held Friday,
August 18. Auditions for string students will be held Monday, August 21. All students,
regardless of major, are welcome.
Eric Crawford, string bass 鈥rchestra Director, Wichita East High School 鈥rchestra Curriculum Coach, Wichita Public Schools 鈥onductor, Wichita Symphony Repertory Orchestra
Jonathan Dozois, horn 鈥econd horn, Symphoira 鈥econd horn and personnel manager, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra 鈥orn professor, Roberts Weleyan College
Edwin Livingston, double bass 鈥os Angeles-based studio musician 鈥azz studies faculty, USC Thornton School of Music 鈥rammy-nominated bassist for Los Hombres Calientes
Susan Spector, oboe 鈥econd Oboist, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, New York City
Daniel Whistler, horn 鈥irector of Orchestras, Youth Performing Arts School, Louisville, Kentucky 鈥irst Prizewinner, The American Prize in Conducting, High School Orchestra Division
