March 15, 2025 Concert Program


Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra

Marshunda Smith, Music Director

March 15, 2025 | Fusion Church, Lowell, MA

Dan Brown’s Wild Symphony

Wild Symphony
Dan Brown
narrator - Owen Kelly

Allegro Presto from Symphony No. 2
arr. by Michael Hopkins


Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra Musicians

VIOLIN I
Ann Irza +
Sarah Martin
Susan Uhl-Miller
Matthew Sheehan
Jennifer Winiarski

VIOLIN II
Tinson Lam *
Shannon Kolmeister
Ward Rosenberry
Quillyn Smith
Kathryn J. Weal

VIOLA
Matthew Sasaki *
Mary Barba
PaulaMahon-d'Entremont
Carly Rockenhauser
Wendy Keyes

CELLO
Julia Harmon *
Charles Needles
Edith Parekh
Hannah Syndergaard
Lynda Warwick
Carl Witthoft

BASS
Eric Pantalone

FLUTE / PICCOLO
Paula Bingham *
Nick Betty-Neagle

OBOE / ENGLISH HORN
Diane Fallier *
Connie Marcotte

CLARINET Matthew Gellar *
Christina Hollibaugh

BASSOON
Todd Sanders *
Dana Anstey

FRENCH HORN
Annalisa Peterson*
Shawn Foti
William Harrer
Laura Tempesta

TRUMPET
Michael Greenberg *
Will Andrews

TROMBONE
Mark Vincenzes *
Cameron Anstey

TUBA
David Tweed

PERCUSSION
Heidi de Leon
Laura Jordan

HARP
Sorana Scarlat

PIANO
Julian Drummond

+ Denotes concertmaster

* Denotes principal


String Play-In Musicians

VIOLIN I
Avery Jenson
Jasmine Lin
Nadja Starcevic

VIOLIN II
Adriana Cordova
Teresa Hudelson
Penelope Ririe
Celina Vo
Jack Wilkinson

VIOLA
Roderick MacDonald
Haylee Merrill
Nhan Nguyen
Vivian Ragsdale
Marie Syndergaard
Angelina Vo

CELLO
Eyad Mokhtar
Mia Martins
Sophie Patterson
Eleanor Wilkinson
Naomi Starcevic
Rui Yang

BASS
Joseph Hudelson

Owen Kelly

Owen M. Kelly is a music educator, nonprofit leader, and arts advocate with over a decade of experience in music education, community outreach, and program development. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and a Master’s Degree in Music Education (specializing in Community Outreach and Engagement) from UMass Lowell.

Owen is the Founder and Executive Director of Allies in Music Education, Inc. (AME), a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to high-quality music and arts programs in the Greater Lowell area. Under his leadership, AME has served over 1,800 community members through innovative programming and outreach. 

He has held roles as program coordinator, director, and instructor at Lowell High School, North Andover High School, and Westford Academy, as well as in community-based programs, focusing on ensemble direction, curriculum development, and inclusive arts education. As a Community Outreach Consultant at UMass Lowell, he has helped develop and implement community-driven music and arts initiatives, strengthening partnerships between the university and the broader Lowell community.

With expertise in strategic planning, nonprofit management, and arts advocacy, Owen is committed to developing sustainable arts initiatives and seeks to unite historic preservation with a forward-thinking cultural institution, ensuring that Lowell’s creative community continues to thrive for generations to come.

Marianne Rosa

Marianne (Marz) is a local artist from Lowell, MA. She studied art at UMass Lowell, and now works at Lowell Makes, part of Western Ave Studios, a big mill in Lowell, MA renovated to be a community of artists. She has painted for a variety of different events. This includes plays, orchestras, and music festivals. Her medium becomes a way to participate in the performance. She says about live painting,

“There is so much momentum and flow to working to a performance, working in time. Time becomes the biggest and funnest challenge for live painting. Acting as a bridge between the audience and the musicians, or performers. I get to interact with that space uniquely, and try to capture that essence with paint.”

While she has only been live painting for a couple years now, she has been painting and creating for performances for a long time. More recently she’s had the opportunity to collaborate, and perform her art with orchestras, plays, art markets, and music festivals. She looks forward to seeing what kind of performances she gets to be part of next!

Follow her @marz_.art to stay connected, check out her art, and be on the lookout for future projects! 

Special Thanks to the Pollard Memorial Library for collaborating with us!