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17cҳ Tech 17cҳ Presents:
The Nutcracker and More!

17cҳ Tech 17cҳ Presents:
The Nutcracker and More!

Wednesday, November 19th, 2025
7:30pm
Ferst Center for the Arts

17cҳ Tech Concert Orchestra

Dr. Timothy Verville, Conductor

The GTCO presents an evening of music setting scenes of wintertime. The performance opens with music inspired by ice skaters, followed by a suite of music from Tchaikovsky’s iconic Nutcracker ballet. “Wrapping” up the concert is Leroy Anderson’s seasonal favorite Sleigh Ride conducted by 17cҳ Tech student Sophia Anderson.

Program

Les Patineurs, Op.183 ("The Skaters' Waltz")
Émile Waldteufel (1837–1915)
The Nutcracker Suite
I. Miniature Overture
II. March
III. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
IV. Russian Dance (Trepak)
V. Arabian Dance
VI. Chinese Dance
VII. Dance of the Reed Flutes
VIII. Waltz of the Flowers
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Sleigh Ride
Leroy Anderson (1908–1975)
Sophia Anderson, conductor

Ensemble Members

Violin 1

Major

Ethan Yap, Concertmaster

Industrial Engineering

Sophia Foisy, Assistant Concertmaster

International Affairs

Michael Wei

Computer Science

William Lu

Electrical Engineering

Joshua Kinoshita

Music

John Auckly

Aerospace Engineering

Norah Spanbauer

Biomedical Engineering

Lydia Wilheln

Industrial Design

Pablo Sobreviela

Mathematics

Logan Nguyen Hammel

Computer Engineering

Rodrigo Ramirez

Biomedical Engineering

Cheng Che (Tommy) Lu

Computer Engineering

Violin 2

 

Ava Hosfield, Principal

Aerospace Engineering

Saanvi Sundaram

Neuroscience

Cecilia Pate

Electrical Engineering

Zachary Liebeskind

Aerospace Engineering

Neha Chimakurthy

Industrial Design

Yuxuan (Richard) Xun

Computer Science

Angela Edelson

Chemistry

Anika Sahoo Sahoo

Biomedical Engineering

Jeslyn Kitti

Mathematics

Harlow Babic

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Aditi Satghare

Business Administration

Aishani Bal

Computer Science

Anderson He

Computer Engineering

Jaya Shah

Civil Engineering

Viola

 

Zoura Chan, Principal

Materials Science and Engineering

Ella Camacho

Aerospace Engineering

Shay Hendrickson

Biology

Raymond Xue

Computational Media

Joseph Kahn

Mechanical Engineering

Amogh Kondaji

Computer Engineering

Davin Meggers

Aerospace Engineering

Denzel Marizcal

Computer Science

Lillian Morris

Industrial Design

Amanda Seligman

Electrical Engineering

Ivan Sanchez

Chemical Engineering

Louis Harney

Environmental Engineering

Venura Jayaratne

Physics

Cello

 

Hailey Hackbarth, Principal

Civil Engineering

Sophia Wang

Computer Science

Daniel Luo

Aerospace Engineering

Roy Mazor

Mechanical Engineering

Noel Park

Music

Sophia Anderson

Materials Science and Engineering

Kevin Park

Mechanical Engineering

Aiden Allison

Materials Science and Engineering

Chloe Hendrixson

Economics and International Affairs

Bass

 

Vivien Panturu, Principal

Biochemistry

 

Flute

Major

Shachi Deo

Biomedical Engineering

Jayan Fernandes

Aerospace Engineering

Sean Ladinsky

Materials Science and Engineering

Zed Liang

Computational Media

Oboe

 

Patrick Del Rio

Computer Science

Michael Zhou

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Clarinet

 

Kevin Li

Mechanical Engineering

Emily McGowan

Architecture

Bassoon

 

Rowan (Eva) Porteous

Music

Horn

 

David Garcia-Ramos

Civil Engineering

Trumpet

 

Jensen Stahr

Aerospace Engineering

Alana Tylman

TBD

Elijah Remington

TBD

Trombone

 

Austin Johnson

Computer Engineering

Eric Sher

Civil Engineering

Rudra Goel

Computer Engineering

Percussion

 

Jennefer Bennet

Music

Benjamin Badinger

Materials Science and Engineering

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