Project Harmony Spring 2024 - program 05-13-24

The Charlotte Symphony Youth Ensemble is a training ensemble designed to bridge early music education with the Intermediate and Advanced Youth Orchestras. If you play an instrument and are looking for an introduction to ensemble playing with world-class conductors and coaches, then come play with us!

Who can participate? We recommend our String musicians to have progressed to Suzuki Book 2 or higher. Winds and Brass musicians are recommended to have completed at least one year of instrumental instruction.

Do I have to audition? Auditions are not necessary to join the ensemble.

How do I register? Visit charlottesymphony.org/csyo/ charlotte-symphony-youth-orchestrasregistration or use the QR code.

Have more questions? Call 704.714.5131 or email csyo@charlottesymphony.org

SPRING CONCERT

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 6:30 pm Christ Lutheran Church Charlotte

This year’s concert includes a collaboration with Ana Lucia Divins and Jorge “Luichi” Martinez as part of the Arts+ Performance Series, which is supported, in part, by the Infusion Fund and its generous donors.

D String Boogie

A. DIVINS, J. MARTÍNEZ

M. SWEENEY (songs announced from stage)

SPANISH FOLK SONG (arr. D.E. Wagner)

L. BERNOFSKY De Colores returning students only

Salamander Samba

Aakarsha Varanasi

Aaradhya Varanasi

Aditya Vaishnav

Ah’bree Daniels

Alberto Dominguez

Alexa Ruiz

Alexandra Levren

Alexandra Diaz

Alexandra Ayala Rubio

Alivia Morales

Amber Daniels

Amy Mayorga

Anabella Castejon

Anastasia Faliy

Anna Sung

Anvita Santosh

Betiel Negasi

Brandon Martinez

Brianna Levren

Brinley Young

Bryan Sanchez

Caleb Matheu

Camilla Coello-Baptiste

Carter Hailey

Charlotte Muñoz-Cativo

Chelsey Espana Bonilla

Claudia Pai

Dan Joel Danda

Daniel Jimenez

Davey Argabrite

Dia Jha

Dulce Urbina

Dylan Ramirez

Dylan Mejia Alas

Elia Cook

Ellie Gonzalez

Emanuel Salazar

Emilio Zacaria

Emmanuel Faliy

Enrique Lujano Ramirez

Francis Maung

Frank Munguia

Gael Torres-Isais

Gia Brito

Gregory Simpson

Ian Hernández

Isley White

Jack Mooney

Jaxon Taylor

Jordyn Beiring

Joshua Jiménez Eslava

Kahiry Harley

Katheryn Affouf

Kathiravan Krishnan

Kayla Reyes

Kaylee Cleveland

Kayson Morris

Kelyn Hernandez Mejia

Kenya Gonzalez Guzman

Khalea Taylor

Kimberly Benavidez

Kimora Samson

Kirthick Saravanan

Klaudia Dyszkiewicz

Kori Turner

Kritikk Selvaraj Kalaiselvi

Leah Amaya

Leah Pinales

Leandro Vicente

Leonardo Orea Dubon

Leonardo Faliy

Liam Kosa

Lilith Shokes

Lina Fiorentino

Linda Urbina

Logan Sydnor

Lohitha Chamarthi

Loukya Chamarthi

Lovena Nyanforh

Marco Farfan

Maria Victoria Suarez

Maxwell Graham

Mayli Campusano

Medhasvi Macha

Mia Alexandra Antunez

Mohak Joshi

Monica Bernal-Arroyo

Nafthanael Paulino

Nalani Wilson

Natalia Pierson

Nyomi Samson

Oliver Cooper

Paityn Bross

Piper Etienne

Poojitha Reddy Bojja

Ronrico Berry

Ruth Contreras Castellanos

Sachin Mehta

Sadiyya Johnson

Samantha Campuzano

Sara Franco

Sergio Cortes Oviedo

Sofia Avariano

Sofia Alexandra Mejia Gonzalez

Tiffany Gutierrez Lopez

Tristen Meadows

Victor Amador

Vihaan Mani

Vihaan Reddy Meedinti

Ximena Velasco

Yaeydi Cruz

Zaniah Williams

Zoi Brooks

De Colores

SPANISH FOLK SONG (arr. D.E. Wagner)

All the colors, all the colors

They brighten the hills and fields in the springtime

All the colors, all the colors

We see on the birdies that fly from afar

All the colors, all the colors

They brighten the rainbow that lights up the sky

It’s these colors that much like our love

Fill our hearts and make everything oh so alive

It’s these colors that much like our love

Fill our hearts and make everything oh so alive

De colores, de colores

Se visten los campos en la primavera.

De colores, de colores

Son los pajaritos que vienen de afuera

De colores, de colores

Es el arcoiris que vemos lucir.

Y por eso los grandes amores

De muchos colores me gustan a mí

Y por eso los grandes amores

De muchos colores me gustan a mí

Adam Collins

Deborah Chandler

Dr. Jessica Lindsey

STAFF TEACHERS

David J. L. Fisk

Devlin McNeil

Aram Kim Bryan

Wes Smith

Kinsey Fournier

Michaela Sciacca

Amanda Simmons

Bria Alexander

Gavin Fulker

John Pickett

Sara Terrell

Lily Moore

Wyatt Stocks

Jessie Hart

Michael Sanders

Ruth Petersen

President & CEO, Charlotte Symphony

President & Executive Director, Arts+

CSO Vice President of Learning & Community Engagement

Arts+ Director of Music Programs & Artistic Director Charlotte Youth Choir

Arts+ Music Programs Manager

CSO Project Harmony Manager

Site Coordinator - Winterfield

Site Coordinator - Winterfield & West

Site Coordinator - West Boulevard

Site Coordinator - West Sugar Creek

Site Coordinator - Montclaire

Assistant Site Coordinator - Montclaire

UNCC Intern

Ana Lucía Divins

Ana Lucia Divins is a Colombian-American singer, a therapeutic musician and a community connector.

Music has always been part of her life: From winning remarkable music contests in her native country to becoming an award winning artist featured in many cultural events and museums in the US. Ana Lucia performs regularly with Café Amaretto, a group she formed in 2010, playing smooth Latin American tunes incorporating a unique mixture of jazz, blues and folk music. You will also see her performing in museums and libraries with Criss Cross Mangosauce, a project she co-founded in 2007 to introduce Spanish and Latin culture to children through music, games and stories.

She is passionate about inspiring a greater awareness of the Latino culture and sharing it through music and art in community. Aligned with this passion, she creates and shares a series of cultural programs aiming to entertain, educate and connect the community, serving as Cultural Consultant to organizations like the Mint Museum of Art, as well as an ASC Cultural Blocks Program provider. Cultural Blocks is a program funded by the City of Charlotte that connects communities with responsive art experiences close to where residents live. Throughout the years of performing, she witnessed the healing power of music and community connections, and this process led her to a transformative path of exploration into sound and therapeutic music studies. In 2022, she journeyed out of her career as corporate marketer in the financial industry and became a certified Therapeutic Singer (Certified Music Practitioner); since then (and in addition to her other performing projects) she has been singing to patients by the bedside, as well as sharing therapeutic music in community for restoration and relaxation purposes.

Ana Lucía Divins

Jorge “Luichi” Martínez

Jorge “Luichi” Martínez

Jorge “Luichi” Martínez is a versatile percussionist. He has been creating music and has been intrigued by percussion sounds and instruments since he was a kid growing up in Santiago de Los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.

He has been performing and recording professionally for over 30 years, starting with his local band

Carengue to joining an international touring band “Grupo Mamajuana” and the band of a well known bachata artist Elvis Martínez.

Luichi traveled through several countries with these and many other projects until he landed in Charlotte, where he connected with the artistic community with the same artistic drive and interests and in Charlotte he has been performing with local bands such as: Ultima Nota, Furia Tropical and Café Amaretto, among others.

Upcoming performances by Café Amaretto:

Saturday, May 18 3:00 pm | South Boulevard Library Saturday, May 25 2:30 pm | Pineville Library Saturday, June 15 2:30 pm | Matthews Town Hall Library

ADMISSION IS FREE!

Ana Lucía Divins

Ana Lucia Divins es una cantante colombiana, quien se dedica a compartir música para propósitos terapéuticos y educativos en la comunidad. La música siempre ha sido parte de su vida, desde recibir reconocimientos en competencias de canto en su país de origen a convertirse en una artista galardonada por su labor e invitada a participar en un sin número de eventos culturales en los Estados Unidos. Su voz transmite fortaleza combinado con un tono único suave y dulce. Ella canta frecuentemente con Café Amaretto, un grupo musical que formó en el 2010, con el grupo presentan ritmos Latinoamericanos mezclados con jazz y blues. También, comparte su música en museos, colegios y bibliotecas con Criss Cross MangoSauce, un proyecto que co-fundó en el 2007 para mantener vivo el Español y la cultura Latina entre los niños a través de la música, juegos e historias.

Ya que una de sus pasiones es la de resaltar la riqueza de la cultura Latinoamericana por medio de la música y el arte, ella crea y comparte programas culturales con el propósito de entretener, educar y conectar a la comunidad.

A través de su trayectoria como cantante, fue testigo del poder que la música tiene para apoyar procesos de sanación y para fomentar conexiones comunitarias. Este proceso la condujo a un camino de exploración profunda del sonido y la llevo a sus estudios de música terapéutica. En el 2022 recibió el titulo de Cantante Terapéutica Certificada (Certified Music Practitioner) y desde entonces, además de sus otros proyectos artísticos, canta al lado de la cama de los enfermos y comparte música terapéutica en la comunidad con propósitos de relajación.

Ana Lucía Divins Jorge “Luichi” Martínez

Jorge “Luichi” Martínez

Jorge “Luichi” Martínez es un versátil percusionista. Desde que era un niño creciendo en su ciudad natal Santiago de Los Caballeros, República Dominicana, ha explorado y creado música, específicamente los instrumentos y sonidos de percusión.

Ha tocado música y grabado profesionalmente por más de 30 años. Una carrera que inició con un grupo local “Carengue”, y lo llevó a giras internacionales con el grupo “Mamajuana”, así como con el grupo de bachata del artista Elvis Martínez.

Luichi viajó a muchos países con todos sus proyectos musicales, hasta que llegó a Charlotte, donde se ha venido trabajando y presentándose frecuentemente con varios artistas y grupos locales con sus mismos intereses musicales: Ultima Nota, Furia Tropical y Café Amaretto entre otros.

Próximas presentaciones de Café Amaretto:

el sábado 18 de mayo 3:00 pm | biblioteca de South Blvd. el sábado 25 de mayo 2:30 pm | biblioteca de Pineville el sábado 15 de junio 2:30 pm | biblioteca de Matthews Town Hall

¡LA ENTRADA ES GRATUITA!