Music From Middle-Earth Program

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Hello and Welcome to Music From Middle-Earth!

Twenty-five years ago The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was released in theaters, and over the next few years an astonishing cultural phenomenon unfolded. Grossing nearly $3 billion and earning a staggering 17 Academy Awards (including three in the various music categories), The Lord of the Rings trilogy is widely acknowledged as one of the most ambitious and decorated achievements in cinema history.

Weaving the characters, vistas, stories, and emotions together as the powerful thread that unites almost 12 hours of film is Howard Shore‘s unforgettable score. It is a complex and massive accomplishment on a scale rarely seen before.

But despite the music’s raw, expressive freshness and beauty, there is an unmistakable grandeur and almost operatic familiarity. No matter how brilliant a composer is, we are all influenced by ideas, motifs, and works that have come before. Tonight, we are going to perform music from all three Lord of the Rings films and pair it with music from a range of classical composers who profoundly shaped Howard Shore’s cinematic sound.

Perhaps most prominently, Richard Wagner pioneered the expressive use of leitmotifs on a massive scale more than a century earlier. Edward Elgar‘s stately and pastoral compositions helped to provide Shore with a clear sense of ‘place.’ Anton Bruckner, Gustav Mahler, and others showed how to stack strings and winds and brass into powerful, heroic, and tense chords that evoke the epic struggles of the main characters.

Yes, you’ll hear music from the stunning film scores that you love, but you’ll also discover the beauty, power, and astonishing compositions that paved the way to Middle-earth over the past 150 years.

We are so glad you’re here. This orchestra is a reflection of our community – diverse, talented, passionate, kind, creative, generous – and we love being able to share experiences like this with you. Thank you for choosing live music, your community, and a concert like this!

Enjoy!

Justin Muchoney
Artistic Director, Big Band and Symphony Orchestra
Conductor, Music From Middle-Earth

Hello and Welcome to Music From Middle-Earth!

Twenty-five years ago The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was released in theaters, and over the next few years an astonishing cultural phenomenon unfolded. Grossing nearly $3 billion and earning a staggering 17 Academy Awards (including three in the various music categories), The Lord of the Rings trilogy is widely acknowledged as one of the most ambitious and decorated achievements in cinema history.

Weaving the characters, vistas, stories, and emotions together as the powerful thread that unites almost 12 hours of film is Howard Shore‘s unforgettable score. It is a complex and massive accomplishment on a scale rarely seen before.

But despite the music’s raw, expressive freshness and beauty, there is an unmistakable grandeur and almost operatic familiarity. No matter how brilliant a composer is, we are all influenced by ideas, motifs, and works that have come before. Tonight, we are going to perform music from all three Lord of the Rings films and pair it with music from a range of classical composers who profoundly shaped Howard Shore’s cinematic sound.

Perhaps most prominently, Richard Wagner pioneered the expressive use of leitmotifs on a massive scale more than a century earlier. Edward Elgar‘s stately and pastoral compositions helped to provide Shore with a clear sense of ‘place.’ Anton Bruckner, Gustav Mahler, and others showed how to stack strings and winds and brass into powerful, heroic, and tense chords that evoke the epic struggles of the main characters.

Yes, you’ll hear music from the stunning film scores that you love, but you’ll also discover the beauty, power, and astonishing compositions that paved the way to Middle-earth over the past 150 years.

We are so glad you’re here. This orchestra is a reflection of our community – diverse, talented, passionate, kind, creative, generous – and we love being able to share experiences like this with you. Thank you for choosing live music, your community, and a concert like this!

Enjoy!

Justin Muchoney
Artistic Director, Big Band and Symphony Orchestra
Conductor, Music From Middle-Earth

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Symphony Orchestra Members

Upcoming Events

The People Behind CFCArts

Sponsors & CFCArts Giving Society

The CFCArts Symphony Orchestra presents

Music From Middle-Earth

Justin Muchoney, Music Director and Conductor

Symphonic Suite from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Howard Shore
arr. John Whitney

Nimrod from Enigma Variations (1899)

Edward Elgar
arr. Mark Barnard

Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op. 52 (1907)

Jean Sibelius

I. Allegro Moderato

Symphonic Suite from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Howard Shore
arr. Jerry Brubaker

Finale from Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1896)

Gustav Mahler

VI. Adagio: Langsam-Ruhevoll-Empfunden

Intermission

Prelude in E-flat minor, Op. 34, No. 14 (1951)

Dmitri Shostakovich
trans. H. Robert Reynolds

Symphony No. 1 for Wind Orchestra: ‘ The Lord of the Rings’ (1988)

Johan de Meij

I. Gandalf (The Wizard)

Götterdämmerung [Twilight of the Gods] (1876)

Richard Wagner

Act III. Orchestral Interlude: Siegfrieds Trauermusik [Siegfried’s Funeral March]

Excerpts from Symphony No. 8 (1890)

Anton Bruckner

Symphonic Suite from The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003)

Howard Shore
arr. Victor Lopez

Symphony Orchestra

* indicates section leader

Violin 1
Victor Aguiar
Renae Anastasiadis
Danny Aybar
Reid Baris
Jackson Boyce
Talia Britton
Bryden Burright
Kerri Byrd *
Sandra Carbone
Lori Crocker *
Julie Evans
Leny Fralicker
Matthew Haak
Orietta Hermoso
Danielle Hogue
Richard Klinger
Micah Knight *
Bryan Komoff
Olivia Lee
Catherine Lewis
Eowyn Livingston
Danna Loaiza
Josiah Myers
Amanda Percentie
Ellie Ross
Chantel Sauvao
Kaylie Savitz
Kara Semmen
Peter Sieviec
Camille Vargas
Diane Vazquez
Sarah Wheeler
Daniel Yee

Violin 2
Rachael Babcock
Zil Bastos
Hyrum Berrett
Keith Blackman
Isis Brown
Susie Cheatham
Bethany Connell
Hannah Correa
Arielle Courtney
Anika Daniel
Ryen DeToro
Denise Dupree
Kristofer Farris
LiNa Fitzhugh
Teresa Hudgens
Maranda Huntoon
Sydney Hutchison
Benjamine Joseph
Bethany Kelly
Christina Liu *
Jeniva Louis
Samantha Majumder
Patricia Maloney
Jordan Mann
Natalie Markley
Julianne Mazzaro
Sarah McLennan
Genesis Mendez
Michelle Moore
David A Mote *
Ahna O’Shaughnessy
Cassandra Poertner
Ariana Rosario
Timofey Rusakov
Laila Schulz
Becki Stauber
Amanda Vidal *
Aaron Westrick

Viola
Tracy Ainslie
Carlos Aquino
Dariel Barrios
Marcy Bastien
Sarah Carter
Melissa Deschamps
Ryan Dodich
Justin Dourado
Chantel Eubanks
Anna Guidubaldi
Julian Hietala-Daleiden
Jill Hughes
Lora Kirkpatrick
Sarah Klinger
Michael Laager
Qiana Lamb *
Kristin Lepore
Leslie Lyons
Kerri Martin
Reagan McCray
Kaley Morrow
Rachel Reinhardt *
Alanna Reynolds *
Mossimo Reynolds
Rachel Schenkel
Victoria Serrano
Rita Sotolongo
Madison Weinberg

Production Team

Producer, Director – Justin Muchoney
Production Manager – Sara Myers
Director of Production – Juan Torres
Personnel Managers – Erisan Awaya, Sara Breitfelder, Lindsay Samuels
Stage Manager – Stefany Sosa
Assistant Stage Managers – Erisan Awaya, Lucia Chan
Lighting Designer – John Murray III
Audio Designer/Engineer – Steve Groves
Audio Assistant – Katelyn Elkins
Front of House Manager – Tommy Mendoza

Special Thanks

Lauren Travers, Jacob Bowers, and the team at Northland Church
Joel Caban, Nancy Alford, and the team at Calvary Orlando
Harry Aaron for production photography
The remarkable team of section leaders and volunteers who provide such consistent presence, heart, and care for our musicians
David Mote for tireless volunteerism and taking such personal responsibility for transporting our instruments and equipment
The 430+ musicians of the CFCArts Symphony Orchestra who share their time and talent so freely with each other and our community and without whom none of this would be possible
Thank you to Nestlé Crunch Napier for years of smiles, belly rubs, and unwavering support on stage, in the wings, and now with your wings. “Because I knew you, I have been changed for good.”

Up Next With CFCArts

CFCArts Board of Directors

Chad Faulkenberry, Chair, Hightower Signature Wealth
Dr. Meghan Frederick, Vice Chair, AdventHealth
Sara Osborne, Secretary, Orlando Health
Tom Clements, Treasurer, Katmai Government Services and Ouzinkie Native Corporation

Brian Bennett, Kimray, Inc.
Carol Cowan, Marketing Executive and Non-Profit Advocate
Dr. Glenn Dym, Florida Cardiology, P.A.
Jack Feivou, High Angle Productions
Frances Guthrie, Siemens Energy, Inc.
Ken Ingraham, Interactor Simulation Systems
Dr. Briyanna Jenkins, Seminole State College
Arum Lee Lansel, ALL-in 4 Impact
Andria LaRocco, Baker Barrios Architects
Jason Locker, Orange County Public Schools
Esu Ma’at, Community Leader
Jeffrey Moore, University of Central Florida
Mark Morales, Attorney, State of Florida, Dept of Children & Family Services
Dr. Jeffery Redding, University of Central Florida

CFCArts 2025-2026 Member Ambassadors

Elijah Allred, Youth Theatre
Marlana Antifit, Big Band
Lauren Blake, Community Choir
Courtney Verna Burns, Community Choir
Courtney Coil, UpBeat! Theatre Troupe
Stephanie A. Daugherty, Community Choir
Chantel Eubanks, Symphony Orchestra
Elaine Evans, Symphony Orchestra
Diane Giordano, Community Choir
Leo Holzenthal, Stage 55
Ken Ingraham, Symphony Orchestra
Deklan Jacobi, Youth Theatre
Rachel Reinhardt, Symphony Orchestra
AuBryahnna Sherrod, Youth Theatre
Jamaal K. Solomon, Community Choir
Jessica Stein, Symphony Orchestra
Jenny Summers, Stage 55
David Theisen, Big Band
Judy Thomas, Community Choir
Amanda Vidal, Symphony Orchestra
Keith Walls, Symphony Orchestra
Mackenzie Wood, UpBeat! Theatre Troupe
Kyle Young, Big Band

CFCArts Staff

Erisan Awaya, Community Choir Program Manager
Sara Breitfelder, Stage 55 and UpBeat! Program Manager
Randi Clark, Operations Administrator
Brandon Fender, Community Choir Artistic Director
Christine Hicks, Stage 55 Associate Artistic Director
Olivia Knight, Director of Marketing & Communications
Christopher Lynch, Social Media Manager
Justin Muchoney, Instrumental Programs Artistic Director
Sara Myers, Managing & Artistic Director
Leah Porrata, Youth Theatre Artistic Director
Rose Purdy, Manager of Donor & Patron Services
Ashley Samuels, CFRE, Grants Administrator
Lindsay Samuels, Instrumental Program Manager
Juan Torres, Production Director

Thank You to Our Funding Partners!

Central Florida Community Arts is funded in part by Orange County, Florida through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program and United Arts of Central Florida, your local agency for the arts.
Sponsored in part by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Thank You to Our Funding Partners!

Central Florida Community Arts is funded in part by Orange County Government through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program and United Arts of Central Florida, your local agency for the arts.
Sponsored in part by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Thank You to Our Funding Partners!

Central Florida Community Arts is funded in part by Orange County Government through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program and United Arts of Central Florida, your local agency for the arts.
Sponsored in part by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts.

CFCArts Giving Society Members

This list includes all individual donations from 11/1/25 through 11/3/26. We value your gifts, but sometimes mistakes happen – if your name is not listed the way you’d like to see it or you notice any other errors, please let us know so we can update it!

$10,000 +

Anonymous
Jim and Barbara Caldwell
Tom Clements
David Greene
Arne Haak
Carol Ann Pohl
John and Anne Pucci
Frank and Winn Merritt Fund within the GiveWell Community Foundation

$5,000 – $9,999

Steve and Arum Lansel
Jessica and Vance Guthrie
Doug Whitehead

$2,500 – $4,999

Anette and Randall Boughner
Don Chancy
Carol and David Cowan
Angela Divjak
Lettie Myers
Clark and Carol Morris
Nancy Shutts

$1,000 – $2,499

Russ and Cindy Airington
David Andrade
Tessa Anodide
Carlos and Cathy Barrios
Scott Baumer
Gary, Dana, and Joel Baumgarten
David and Lynn Berelsman
Shelley Bond
Bridget Brevard
Marcia Buie
Susie Cheatham
Carolyn Christena
Kelly Davis
Marcia Enos
Chad Faulkenberry
Christine Gagliardi
Matt Gay
Chad Goote
Chris and Carolyn Grant
Edmund and Barbara Greenwell
Grant Gribble
Susan Hamilton
Paul Harmon
Laverne Herzog
Sara Hurst
Heiko Kallenbach
Deb McCrary
Deborah Mead
Jeffrey Moore
Julie Muchoney
Ted and Linnea Nelson
Louise Orum
Diane Rinkes
Maria Rubin
Kathleen Sanborn
Christopher Scocco
Catherine Scott
Richard Stevenson
Mary Van de Houten
Hardy Vaughn
Peggy Vives-Austin
Tracy Ann Weiss
Katy Reinsel Willis
Bickley Wilson

$500 – $999

Carlos Aquino
Danny Aybar
Andrew Ayoob
Kimberly Bailes
Tameem Bakkar
Steven & Nikki Botwinik
Robert Brown
Karen Buchan
Ryan Cheek
Nancy Deskins
Vicky Diaz
Eric and Mary Beth Eliason
Jack Feivou
Laura Firtel
Courtenay Gallon
James Goodrich
Priscilla Greenough
Jay Hood
Fraser Howe
Jill K Hughes
Miriam Hull
Kenneth Ingraham
Gerald Keane
Michelle Klein
Micah Knight
Shelly Lanham
Margaret Lawrence
Olivia Lee
Mary Lo
Rob and Kate Lott
Matthew Markopoulos
Nancy Matherly
Andrea Menendez-Aponte
Toby Myers
Jessica Needham
Ted Nelson
Sherry O’Leary
Daniele Pagenkopf
Susan Palma
Alex Pearson
DW Perkins
Cindy Price
Jayne Reynolds
Christine Rieck
David and Meredith Sauls
Adam Scheinberg
Nancy Schuehler-Harris
Catherine Scott
Jeana Smith
Kimberly Soto
Pamela Spears
Richard and Marcia Starcher
Stephen Summers
Andrew and Shannon Thompson
Lizzie Tricker
Karen van Caulil
Haylee van Dalen
Junius Walton
Larry Watchorn
Charna Wiese
William Zoon

$250 – $499

Michael Alvarez
Nancy Barnette Rapport
Susan Boucher
Dale Burket
David Chivers
Randi Clark
Cheryl Collins
Val Cronk
Joseph DiMaio
Lisa Doolittle
Robert Ern
Martin Folk
Mark Gage
Linda Griffith
Frances and John Guthrie
David and Joanne Halloran
Larry Henrichs
Chelsea Johnson
Etta Jean Juge
Vicki Landon
Ross Leisten
Gary Lipsey
Jason Locker
Marilyn Logan
Sandra M Miller
Mimi Michels
Michelle Moore
Sibyl Morgan
Sherry Mulvaney
Elmer Nagy
Angela Nicholson
Robert Radovich
Christine Rieck
Richard Sandler
Chris Shepherd
Joyce Stefancic
Jenny Summers
Mark Thomason
Tony Wagoner
Charna Wiese
Pamela Yarrington
Molly Yuska

$100 – $249

Anonymous
Zac Alfson
Judy Alper
Katrina Anarumo
Susan Anderson
Candice Bailey
Susan Barack
Mark Barker
Johan Bergh
Joanne Bolemon
David Boungard
Valli Boungard
Tad Branham
J. Joseph Brann
Ben Brenner
Stephen Brook
Shayne Budin
Shelley Bullion
Elisabeth Butler
Candice Calhoon
Sandra Carbone
David Chau
Paul Chisholm
Jake Coke
Kent Cooper
Karen Cooper
Gary Cowan
Melissa Cowan
Diane Culler
Fish Daleiden
Lisa and Josh Davidson
Kayla Davidson
Alan and Susan Davis
Glenda Day-Cummings
Janet Denniston
Gerald Dooley
Richard Dreggors
Mary Edwards
Greg Elam
Andrea Ellis
Terry Ern
Anna Eskamani
Kalex Espinosa
Jennifer Evins
Lisbeth Fernandez
Maria Frasca
Lindsay Fraser
Scott Galbraith
John Gehrig
Emily Glickstein
Michael Gore
Aaron Greven
Keith Gridley
Carisa Groomes
Adam Gruler
Mike Guidice
Anna Guidubaldi
Daniel Hall
Christina Hammock
Gregg Harkness
Nathan Harris
Suzanne Herin
Bradford Hewitt
Brian Hill
Patricia Houlihan
Bonnie Hubbard
Nancy Janisz
Barbara Jarvis
Lynda Jobman
Vicki Katsarakes
RK Kelley
Robert Kennedy
Robert Kirby
Mark Kirchner
Emily Kirk
Sylvia Kirkendoll
Vadim Klochko
Travis Lefke
Liza Lergier
Laurie Lesher-Lockcuff
Leo Lipsey
Kathleen Londergan
Randy Lord
Teresa Lucchese
Grace M
Heather Mahoney
Wendy Mammino
Mary Dell Mattingly
Lisa McCoy
Scott Meltz
Pamela Midboe Penn
Carolyn Minear
Erin Miner
Deborah Mork
Gary Moss
Jacqueline Munoz
Bruce Mylrea
David Nash
Joseph Noble
Annika Norris
Arty Pagan
Barbara Parks
Brian Paster
Karen Payton
Emily Peterson
LuAnn Pfeiffer
Stephanie Philips
Debra Pierce
Eddie Pipkin
Whitney Price
Michelle Purdy
Yusila Ramirez
Helene Rasmussen
Jeffery Redding
Rachel Reinhardt
Victor Retterath
Jim and Karen Ripperger
Wideline Rislin
Phillip Robbins
Susan Robertson
Thomas Roten
Aaron Rowe
Melanie Rowe
Patricia Russell
Mark and Laura Sajeski
Ashley Samuels
Azela Santana
Jill Schubert
Matthew Schubert
Eric Schwab
Peggy Scott
Bob and Janet Scott
Robert Scott
Danny Seigler
Linda Selby
Edmund Short
Lynne Singletary
John Sirounis
Marion Skilling
Donna Smith
Diana Smith
Kevin Smith
William Smitherman
Alice Southworth
Kim Spradlin
Becki Stauber
David and Dawn Staymates
Amber Steckel
Jessica Stein
Lisa Stuart
Charyl Tabscott
Nancy Tassos
Linda Taylor
Mary and Craig Tench
Breanna Thomas
John and Nancy-Lee Thompson
Mary Thurston
Amy Trewin
Laura Turner
Jennifer and Kenneth Tyndall
Brooke Van de Houten
Linda Van Der Heyden
Steve Vanamburg
Ian Vanness
Laura Walda
Adam Walker
Keith Walls
Lisa Walters
Sharisse Walton
Jen Weaver
Blake Weber
Madison Weinberg
Elizabeth Welker
Tyler Whipple
Robert White
Ariane Williams
Bickley Wilson
Michael Wilson
Alan Wilson
Paula Wingo
Thomas Winter
Marilyn Withrow
Julie Wolf
Linda Wolf
Christine Wright
Daniel and Carolyn Yee
Todd Zimmerman

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