Minnesota Sinfonia Concert

Program

Tales from the Vienna Woods Johann Strauss

On Christmas Night (Sussex Carol) Luke Wadding

Cello Concerto No. 1, op. 33, mvt. 3 Camille Saent-Saëns
Anahit Bashir, cello
Winner, Minnesota Sinfonia Young Artist Competition (Junior Division)

Soft Shoe Sally Dennis Alexander

Christmas Bells, Ukrainian Christmas Songs Traditional

Skater’s Waltz Emile Waldteufel

Chanukah! Jay Fishman

Symphony No. 92, “Oxford”, mvt. 4 Franz Joseph Haydn

White Christmas Irving Berlin

Aria from Cantata No. 78 Johann Sebastian Bach

Chanukah in the Old Style Jay Fishman

Pasquinade Louis Moreau Gottschalk

Chit-Chat Polka Johann Strauss

A Christmas Festival Overture Leroy Anderson

Anahit Bashir (Aeon, as he likes to be called) is a seventh grader at Stanford Online High School. He started his cello journey at age four and currently studies with Dr. David Holmes and Teresa Richardson. Aeon is a member of the Minnesota Youth Symphonies Orchestra and has won awards in several competitions including the Crescendo International Competition, Elite International Music Competition, Golden Classical Competition, Mary West Competition, and the American Protégé Competition. He has had the honor of performing at Carnegie Hall, and also enjoys music composition and piano. Aside from music, Aeon loves traveling, reading and playing tennis.