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Sheldon Bair Sheldon Bair
Director & Founder

RWC

Rehoboth Welsh
Choir


Brian Folus Brian Folus
Conductor

Anna Kostrzynska Anna Kostrzynska
Soprano

George Corbett George Corbett
Oboe

Janus Sporek Janus Sporek
Conductor

Musicians

Sheldon Bair
Sheldon Bair
Sheldon Bair is the founder and Music Director of the Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra. He holds a Bachelor's degree from Elizabethtown College and a Master's degree from Towson State University. In addition, his graduate work includes Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. Sheldon Bair has studied with Witold Rowicki in Vienna, and Marc Mostovoy, William Hudson, and Leonid Grin. Bair is listed in various Who's Who publications on both sides of the Atlantic and has served on the Maryland State Arts Council's Music Panel.

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RWC
Rehoboth Welsh Choir
Côr Cymraeg Rehoboth (Rehoboth Welsh Choir) is a performance choir in the great tradition of choirs from the valleys of Wales. The choir sings music of the faith and culture of Wales employing primarily four-part harmony, which is believed to have originated in Wales. Classical, folk, and modern music from around the world is all part of the choir repertoire performed in both Welsh and English. The choir is directed by David Tramontana, with choir accompanist Jenny Anderson.

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Brian Folus
Brian Folus
Mr. Folus assumed the podium of the Harford Youth Orchestra starting Fall 2005. Mr. Folus has been a Harford County Instrumental Music teacher since 1985. He is currently teaching at Bel Air Elementary School in Bel Air, Maryland. Mr. Folus is also on the Music Faculty of Harford Community College where he teaches string lessons. Mr. Folus is the founding conductor of the Harford String Orchestra.

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Anna Kostrzynska
Anna Kostrzynska
Anna Kostrzynska, soprano was born in Warsaw, Poland. In 1982 she started to study piano at Szymanowski State School of Music. In 1988 she began to take harp and voice lessons. In 1995 she graduated from K. Szymanowski State School of Music and concentrated on attaining her dream of becoming an opera singer. She passed a final examination at the F. Chopin State Music School to obtain a diploma as vocalist studying with Professor Hanna Rejmer.

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George Corbett
George Corbett
George Corbett traverses the eastern United States and beyond to meet the demands for his services as oboist, English hornist and clinician.

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Janus Sporek
Janus Sporek
Born in Rajcza near Zywiec, South of Poland, Mr. Sporek graduated from the College of Pedagogy, Department of Music in Kielce, where he studied conducting under Prof. Henryk Gostomski, and piano with professor Wlodzimierz Kutrzeba. He earned his Master's Degree under the guidance of Prof. Jozef Swider at the Silesian University in Katowice, Department of Music Education, majoring in Piano under Prof. Marian Preiss and in Conducting under Prof. Helena Danel. Mr. Sporek worked at Music School in Rybnik, (State of Katowice, Poland) and with several artistic groups.

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Musicians

Violins

Wendy Bohdel
Andrew Nowakowski
Christine Robbins
Anne Pape
Sara Parks
Kara Klein
Elizabeth Caughey
Mary Folus
Kristina Powell
Shannon Eaton
Robert Aaserude
William Spencer
Gwendolyn Clemens
Lily Wang
Rachel Lane
Kelly Richards
Manfred Reek
Laura Bohdel
Martha Schmidt
Nikki Lancellotti
Anthony J. Belcastro
Amy Wilkinson
Jennifer Doetsch
Colleen Grotke
Beverly Caswell
Betty Schafer
George Cowman
Davis Reek
Shannon Lund
Jessica Hall
Sam Choi

Trumpets

David Stauffer
Kelly Hall
Karl Tracy

Harp

Monika Vasey
Sara Magill

Personnel Managers

Gwendolyn Clemens
Anne Pape

Violas

Edna Rainey
Jessica Conklin
Enid McClure
Mary Beth Skruch
Carmen DiCarlo
Melissa Wittnebel
Noreen Hiltz
Caitlin Norman
Sharita Greene
Matthew Peterson

Basses

Christina Harris
Carol Benck
Richard Schlecker
Kelly Mills
Karen Shearman
Brittany Bowen

Oboes

Barbara Bair
Jan Stauffer

Bassoons

Judith Brand
Elizabeth Fetters
Benjamin Schuhart
Alicia Bourassa

Trombones

Liz Antwarg
Chris Klimchak
Donald Raff (bass)

Timpani

Allan Andreycak

Librarian

Laura Ruth

Violoncellos

Laura Ruth
Fred Gehris
Julia Dather
Carrie Price
Greg Hendrickson
Carol Scanlan
Helen Shanahan
Barbara Hill
Elaine Bundy
Shannon Raum
Arash Shahry
Hilary McConkey
Kim Keir

Flutes

Doris Reinhardt
Carol Thompson
Marjorie Roberts

Clarinets

Fiona Sparks
Kelly Rhodes
Sara Egner
Margaret Holmes (bass)

Horns

Tim Byrnes
Michael DeZearn.
Susan Zollers
Kara Rowley
Rachel Mordente
Ariyo Shahry

Tuba

Donald McClure

Percussion

Rick Broomfield
Welles Still
Bess Scheid
Stefanie Powell