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AMERICAN FESTIVAL POPS ORCHESTRA Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season Anthony J. Maiello, Conductor and Artistic Director Bryan Kidd, Arranger/Composer in Residence with Guest Artists Friday, December 10, 2021 at 8 p.m.
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PROGRAM Christmas in Washington
Dennis Edelbrock Orchestrated by Edward P Wisniewski
A Christmas Festival
Leroy Anderson
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm Darden Purcell, Vocalist
Irving Berlin Arr. Bryan Kidd
Do You Hear What I Hear? Lyrics by Noël Regney Music by Gloria Shayne Arr. Michele Weir Mason Jazz Vocal Ensemble Mary Did You Know? Lyrics by Mark Lowry Music by Buddy Green Arr. Jack Schrader Mason Jazz Vocal Ensemble Selections from The Nutcracker Suite Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky “Danses Characteristiques” “March” “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” “Peanut Brittle Brigade” (Arr. Edward “Duke” Ellington) “Sugar Rum Cherry” (Arr. Edward “Duke” Ellington) Jingle Bells Forever Arr. Robert W. Smith Captain Brian Lewis, Guest Conductor I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Kim Gannon, Walter Kent Arr. Sammy Nestico/Edited by Peter Wilson
Five Christmas Carols
Arr. David Willcocks
Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus Text by Nicholas Hooper Music by Vincent Oppido Rick Davis, Narrator; Sylvia London, Voice of Child
Intermisison
Olympic Fanfare
John Williams
A Canadian Brass Christmas “Ding Dong Merrily on High” “I Saw Three Ships” “The Huron Carol” “Here We Come A-Wassailing”
Arr. Luther Henderson Adapted for Orchestra by Calvin Custer
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Edward Pola and George Wyle Arr. Bryan Kidd Jim Van Slyke, Vocalist A Hannukkah Festival
Vincent Oppido
Silent Night Franz Xaver Gruber Arr. Bryan Kidd Darden Purcell, Jim VanSlyke, Vocalists Shawn Purcell, Guitar Walking in a Winter Wonderland Lyrics by Richard B. Smith Music by Felix Bernard Arr. Bryan Kidd Mason Jazz Vocal Ensemble O Holy Night You’re a Mean One
Courtney Williams, Vocalist
Adolph Adam Arr. Bryan Kidd
Lyrics by Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel Music by Albert Hague Arr. Scott Silbert Adapted for orchestra by Bryan Kidd Courtney Williams, Vocalist
THE AMERICAN FESTIVAL POPS ORCHESTRA Anthony J. Maiello, Conductor and Artistic Director
Violin I Peter Wilson, Concertmaster Margaret Whiteside Chen Shaundra Culatta Anna Kong Michelle Milligan Maliya Pereyra Jennifer Rickard Bill Tortolano Violin II Pamela Lassell* Billy Cramer Alex Fisher May Ing Rami Kanaan Nicole Springer Mary Ann Tortolano Viola Elizabeth O’Hara Stahr* Margie Bassman Ben Pereyra Amanda Scheetz Kregg Stovner Holly Taylor Cello Kathy Thompson* Jihea Choi Bomin Collins Erin Eberly Gilstrap Robert Park Anne Rupert String Bass Glenn Dewey* Kyle Augustine Wendy Hellman Kim Parillo
Harp Savoia Francesca Flute Julianna Nickel* Eduardo Fajardo Ardyth Scott, piccolo Oboe Lorrie Brown,* English Horn Janice Kim Clarinet Dennis Strawley* Marty Nau Tom Puwalsky, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Sax Bassoon Max Wharton* Lisa Eckstein Saxophone Jim Carroll* Dave Brown Rick Parrell Bryan Kidd French Horn Rick Lee Amy Horn Max Cripe, Co-Principal Shawn Hagan, Co-Principal Trumpet Dennis Edelbrock, Co-Principal David Detwiler, Co-Principal Curt Christensen Thomas Eby
Trombone Matt Niess* Aaron Eckert Alan Carr Dave Perkel Tuba David Porter Timpani Chris DeChiara* Percussion Michael Barranco, Section Leader Elliott Godinez Josh Sheppard Hunter Wirt Rhythm Section Wade Beach, piano Glenn Dewey, bass Harold Summey, drums Guitar Shawn Purcell Piano John Healey *Principal Chair
THE AMERICAN FESTIVAL POPS ORCHESTRA The American Festival Pops Orchestra (AFPO), under the baton of Conductor and Artistic Director Anthony Maiello, offers year-round performances dedicated to the finest in popular music. Through lively programming and repertoire, this dynamic ensemble treats audiences to a festive Pops experience that pays tribute to the celebrated musical genre that is a cherished part of American pop culture. A gathering of extraordinary musical talent, AFPO makes its home at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts in Fairfax and the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, Virginia. Comprising more than 60 professional musicians from and around the D.C. metro area, AFPO includes members of George Mason University’s music faculty, United States military ensembles, and regional symphonies. The orchestra is also proud to include a select group of talented young musicians from George Mason University’s Sid and Reva Dewberry Family School of Music. AFPO is committed to its mission to present the best of a treasured musical genre employing some of the country’s most distinguished performing artists. Whether performing Broadway hits, legendary film scores, or light classics, AFPO will strike a nostalgic chord with fans young and old.
AFPO Administrative Staff Matt Dannan, Librarian Carol M. DeVany, General Manager Dennis Edelbrock, Personnel Manager Bryan Kidd, Composer/Arranger-in-Residence Pam Lassell, Contractor, Orchestra Strings
AFPO ARTISTS ANTHONY J. MAIELLO (Conductor and Artistic Director) makes professional appearances both nationally and abroad conducting music festivals, adjudicating ensembles, and presenting clinics, lectures, and workshops throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Bahamas, and Europe. He conducted musical activities for the Gold Medal Ceremonies at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York; served as Musical Director for Music Festivals International; was selected as President of International Association of Jazz Educators, New York State Chapter; and is a guest clinician for Yamaha Corporation and Warner Bros. Publications. In 2010, he was inducted into the Bands of America Hall of Fame at Music for All’s Indianapolis headquarters. Professional recording credits include conducting the American Wind Symphony and additional studio ensembles for Alfred/Belwin Publications. Locally, Maiello has served as Associate Conductor of The McLean Orchestra, McLean, Virginia; been appointed an Honorary Conductor of The United States Navy Band, Washington, D.C.; and was a participant in the National Conducting Institute with Leonard Slatkin and the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., to which he has provided his services as a cover conductor. Maiello received his Bachelor and Master degrees in Music Education from Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York, in 1965 and 1967 respectively, and has extensive experience teaching in the public schools and at the university level. While at the Crane School of Music, Potsdam College of SUNY, Potsdam, New York, he served as a Professor of Music and Chairman of Performance, teaching Advanced Instrumental Conducting, Applied Clarinet, Woodwind Techniques, and Percussion Techniques, and conducted the Crane Wind Ensemble. Presently a Professor of Music with George Mason University’s School of Music, Maiello teaches Graduate Conducting and all levels of Aural Skills. He has served as Associate Director of the School of Music and founded and conducted the Mason Wind Ensemble and Mason Chamber Orchestra. Additionally, he has served as Conductor of the Mason Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Band and Director of the Mason Jazz Ensemble. Under his direction, the ensembles at both Crane and George Mason commissioned new works, made numerous recordings, and appeared at national and international conferences.
Throughout his career, Maiello has published musical compositions for string orchestra and is the author of Conducting Nuances (GIA Publications, Inc.) and Conducting: A Hands-On-Approach (Warner Bros./ Alfred Publications) and the co-author of The 21st Century Band Method (Warner Bros./Alfred Publications). In 2007, Maiello was awarded the title of University Professor by the Mason Board of Visitors, the highest rank given to Mason faculty members. In 2012, he was presented with the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Signature Award for promoting music in America, and in 2013 was nominated for a GRAMMY Music Educator Award, a category created by The Recording Academy in partnership with the GRAMMY Foundation in recognition of music educators. In 2015, Maiello received the Bandmaster of the Year Award from Tau Beta Sigma International Band Fraternity at the International Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago. In spring 2019, Maiello was invited to serve as Honorary Chairperson for the 2019 Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts festival. Maestro Maiello is the founder and Conductor/Artistic Director of the American Festival Pops Orchestra, a professional ensemble in the greater D.C. metropolitan area dedicated to promoting and performing the finest in American popular music. BRYAN KIDD (Composer/Arranger-in-Residence) While primarily known as a big band arranger, Bryan Kidd’s 26 years with the U.S. Navy Band, Washington, D.C., was an all-encompassing experience of arranging and composing in a wide variety of styles for the band’s various ensembles: Concert and Ceremonial Bands, Commodores (jazz ensemble), Sea Chanters (chorus), Fair Winds (jazz vocal quartet), Country Current (county-western and Bluegrass), and Cruisers (rock band). Mr. Kidd’s composing, arranging, conducting, and teaching, which range from the elementary through collegiate and professional levels, began in 1971 as a band director teaching grades 7 through 12 at Hayfield Secondary School in Fairfax County, Virginia. In 1976, he joined the Navy Band as a Staff Arranger, retiring as Chief Composer and Arranger in 2002. Navy Band performances of his music through concerts, recordings, television, and internet appearances have spanned the globe from the White House to Carnegie Hall to St. Petersburg, Russia.
In addition to AFPO, Kidd’s music was featured by the Mason Jazz Vocal Ensemble at the 2018 Jazz Educators Network (JEN) Conference and at several all-state honor bands and orchestras (most recently Virginia and Central Oklahoma). He also had an original composition commissioned by the Virginia Music Educators Association for the 2017-2018 AllVirginia Jazz Ensemble. A graduate of Shenandoah University, Kidd holds degrees in music education (B.M.E., 1971) and composition (M.M., 2010). Consistently endorsed as an “Editor’s Choice” by J.W. Pepper & Co., his compositions and arrangements are published by FJH Music Co., Curnow Music Press, and Alfred Publications. Mr. Kidd serves on the board of directors of the Zeiders American Dream Theatre in Virginia Beach, and the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society in Clifton Forge.
GUEST ARTISTS DARDEN PURCELL (Vocalist) is a Washington D.C.-based jazz vocalist. A multi-faceted musician, Purcell is an active featured soloist with symphony orchestras, big bands, and small ensembles and a bandleader and vocal instructor. She has shared the stage with top jazz artists, including Eric Alexander, Terell Stafford, Chip McNeill, and Jim Pugh, as well as the ensembles The Airmen of Note, The Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra, The Navy Commodores, American Festival Pops Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra, and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. She has performed at concert halls and clubs throughout the nation, including Blues Alley, Pops for Champagne, The Jazz Kitchen, The Blue Wisp, Hylton Performing Arts Center, Center for the Arts, Krannert Center, Wolf Trap, and The Kennedy Center (back-up vocals for George Benson). She is the Director of Jazz Studies, Jazz Voice Instructor, and director of the Mason Jazz Vocal Ensemble at George Mason University. Purcell is a former Washington, D.C., Air Force Band vocalist, performing nationally and internationally. She performed back-up vocals for nationally renowned recording artists Chaka Khan, Bryan White, Janie Frickie, Freda Payne, Sherrie Payne, Gloria Loring, Melba Moore, BeBe Winans, Lari White, and Rita Coolidge, as well on as a televised performance behind Darlene Love on The Late Show with David Letterman.
Purcell received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Jazz Performance at Virginia Tech and both a Master of Music in Jazz Performance and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Jazz Performance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her new CD, Where the Blue Begins, was produced by Doc Severinsen’s drummer, Stockton Helbing, with musical arrangements by Shawn Purcell. The MASON JAZZ VOCAL ENSEMBLE, directed by Darden Purcell, is the award-winning vocal jazz group of George Mason University. Founded in 2014, this group has performed at Jazz 4 Justice™ concerts, Mason Jazz Vocal Nights, the Go Green Gala (for Representative Don Byer), Law Day (for Virginia State Bar president Ed Weiner), and Mason Men’s basketball games. They have also performed at the Kansas City Jazz Summit and the JENerations Jazz Festival (New Orleans) and were a featured group at the 2018 Jazz Education Network (JEN) conference in Dallas. Members of the Mason Jazz Vocal Ensemble have had the privilege of being featured with the American Festival Pops Orchestra, directed by Tony Maiello, and the Mason Jazz Ensemble and Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra, directed by Jim Carroll, and singing back-up vocals for Indie pop star Ben Folds with the National Symphony Orchestra (Wolf Trap), Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (Myerhoff Center), and Virginia Beach Symphony (Sandler Center). Ensemble vocalists: Dominique Bianco, Emily Davies, Timothy Despard, Despina Hatzakos, Kyla Larkin, Tia Maxfield, Charles Murdock, Eric Neff, Sandy Nguyen, Caroline Whichard CAPTAIN (CAPT) BRIAN LEWIS (Guest Conductor) has served as Principal Conductor for the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Concert Band “The Surgeon General’s Own” since 2017. The all-volunteer ensemble includes officers throughout the U.S. specializing in all disciplines of public health, including physicians, nurses, dentists, engineers, and therapists. He has served as Chief Medical Officer of the over 200-yearold service under two U.S. Surgeons General. In his medical specialty, cardiology, he serves at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and provides care for veterans at the Washington, D.C., Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He has led deployments for USPHS to care for underserved populations affected by hurricanes, pandemics, and emigration at our national borders. CAPT Lewis and his commander – his wife Kakki – and three children live in Bethesda, Maryland. He thanks the George Mason University music community for the chance be a part of this
evening’s performance, continuing a long partnership of learning under Maestro Anthony Maiello. RICK DAVIS (Guest Narrator) Rick is the Dean of Mason’s College of Visual and Performing Arts and the Executive Director of the Hylton Performing Arts Center. He joined Mason in 1991 as Artistic Director of Theater of the First Amendment (TFA) and a member of the theater faculty. TFA, which presented its final programs in 2012, was nominated for 38 Helen Hayes Awards, winning 12, and originated numerous works that went on to other regional theaters, television, radio, and publication. Prior to coming to Mason, Rick was Resident Dramaturg and Associate Artistic Director of Baltimore’s Center Stage (1986-1991), Associate Director and co-founder of the American Ibsen Theater in Pittsburgh (1983-1985), and taught drama at Washington College. Rick has directed a broad range of professional theater and opera productions (more than 40 to date) in venues such as Center Stage, TFA, the Kennedy Center, American Ibsen Theater, Unseam’d Shakespeare Company in Pittsburgh, and other companies and venues. He also has worked as dramaturg on more than 30 professional productions, and has directed dozens of plays, musicals, and operas for college and university programs, including the Mason Players. From 2007 to 2011, Rick served as Mason’s Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education, working primarily on issues of general and liberal education, international programs, and student academic life. As Executive Director of the Hylton Performing Arts Center since August 2011, Rick oversees a state-of-the-art venue presenting national and international touring artists annually and serving as home to several resident arts organizations as well as providing a major resource for Mason students and faculty and community, educational, business, and social events. In May 2015, Rick was appointed Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts. In this capacity he oversees the college’s seven academic programs, its creative, research, and community arts education arms, and its several performance and exhibition venues. He continues to teach in the School of Theater and work on various directing projects both on and off campus.
SYLVIA LONDON (Voice of Child in “Yes, Virginia”) Sylvia London is seven years old and is in second grade. She gleefully attends Two Rivers Public Charter School at Young Elementary School in person, after a year of virtual school in which she had to read the same books over and over. She resides in Washington, D.C., with her parents, her brother, and a plethora of art supplies. In her spare time, she enjoys ice skating and singing. Sylvia will be listening intently to see if Santa is, indeed, real. VINCENT OPPIDO (Composer) A rising talent in Hollywood, Vincent Oppido’s music has been performed and recorded in Europe and Japan and across the United States from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood scoring stages of Warner Brothers and Sony Pictures Studios. His recent scoring credits include the indie films Alien Code (Archstone/ Sony Home Pictures, starring Kyle Gallner and Richard Schiff ), Watch the Sky (Breaking Glass Pictures, starring Renee O’Connor), and the CollegeHumor series Troopers: Rise of the Budget. He has also composed additional music for various projects, including Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Star Wars: Squadrons, Jedi Temple Challenge, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, and TruTV’s Adam Ruins Everything: Reanimated History. Other writing credits include original music for Sinclair Oil’s 2017 commercial advertisements and musical source arrangements for projects such as It Happened in LA (Sundance Selected) and the Paramount Pictures film What Men Want. He also provided musical arrangements for the 2021 Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular and the 2021 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Also an orchestrator and conductor, Oppido has worked on projects such as Fortnite, Cobra Kai, The Suicide Squad, League of Legends, Age of Empires, Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2, and NBC’s Timeless. His first job in Hollywood, as a music proofreader, enabled him to work on dozens of motion pictures and television shows, including Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Frozen, Family Guy, and The 2013 Oscars. In addition to work in film and television, he has received numerous commissions for the concert hall, garnering performances in such prestigious venues as The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Symphony Hall in Boston, and Carnegie Hall. In December 2018, his work, Cosmic Escapades, was premiered by The U.S. Army Band at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago. Past commissions include Fanfare to an American Heritage for the United States
Army Bugle Corps, An American Expedition for the Montana All-State Orchestra, and New York, New York: Postcards for Home for the Nassau Music Educators Association Division V All-County Band. He also composed Patriot Pride, George Mason University’s alma mater, and arranged an overture for Brian Stokes Mitchell’s concert show. His most recent commission for Alto Saxophone Solo and Wind Ensemble, Three Happenings While Walking Down Main Street, will receive its premiere by the U.S. Air Force Band in 2022. Upcoming commissions include a new work for the U.S. Air Force Band of the West (a collaboration with Neil deGrasse Tyson), to premiere in 2022. Originally from Long Island, New York, Vincent studied conducting and composition at George Mason University with Anthony Maiello and Mark Camphouse, and was invited to attend the Scoring for Motion Picture and Television program at the University of Southern California. He was selected as a 2012 participant in the ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop with Richard Bellis and also spent a summer studying at the Aspen Music Festival. Oppido is a member of ASCAP. JIM VAN SLYKE (Guest Vocalist) is a nationally recognized vocal coach and performing artist with successful studios in the Washington, D.C., area and New York City. He has taught applied voice-musical theater at Ithaca College, The Catholic University of America, and Shenandoah University. He is in high demand as a teacher, clinician, and guest speaker and has been endorsed by The Johns Hopkins University Department of Otolaryngology as well as other renowned otolaryngologists. Van Slyke is an Adjunct Applied Faculty member of George Mason University. Professional student credits include Broadway (Miss Saigon, Bandstand, Wicked, Kinky Boots, Mama Mia, School of Rock, Finding Neverland, La Cage, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Fiddler on the Roof, Rent, Evita, Hairspray, The Radio City Rockettes), national tours (Book of Mormon, Mama Mia, The King and I, Sister Act, Thoroughly Modern Milly, Cinderella, Legally Blonde, Saturday Night Fever, Pippin), and regional theater (Signature Theatre, Arena Stage, NextStop Theatre, Creative Cauldron, Ford’s Theatre, Toby’s, Olney Theatre, Goodspeed, Westchester Broadway Theatre, Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, The Muny, Papermill Playhouse, MTWichita). Other student honors and credits include performances with the Metropolitan Opera, Washington National Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Off Broadway, and with award-winning/critically acclaimed concert and recording artists.
SHAWN PURCELL (Jazz Guitar), a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a jazz guitarist, educator, arranger, and composer in the Washington, D.C., region. Purcell has shared the stage with, recorded with, and/or toured with some of the world’s most renowned jazz artists and can be heard on nearly 30 recordings. He has spent over 15 years as a member of the military big bands in Washington, D.C. From 1996 to 2004, Purcell was the guitarist in the U.S. Air Force premier jazz ensemble, The Airmen of Note. During his time with “The Note,” he performed across the globe. He is currently the guitarist with the Washington, D.C.- based U.S. Navy Band Commodores jazz ensemble. Symmetricity, released on Dallas-based Armored Records and Purcell’s first recording as a leader, features nine original compositions and one standard. In addition to featuring a dynamic group of world-class musicians, Symmetricity showcases Purcell’s fluid guitar technique and “take no prisoners” approach to improvisation. His finely-honed compositional style on the recording blends straight ahead jazz with a more modern aesthetic. As an educator, Purcell currently serves as Adjunct Professor of Jazz Studies at George Mason University. He has served on the jazz faculty at Towson University and Middle Tennessee State University and was a Visiting Lecturer in Jazz Studies at Indiana University Bloomington under the direction of David Baker. He has led master classes at major universities throughout the country and has served on the faculty for The National Jazz Workshop, Maryland Summer Jazz Camp, and The National Guitar Workshop. He has also penned educational articles for Jazz Guitar Life, Premier Guitar, and DownBeat Magazine. As a composer/arranger, Purcell’s works have been commissioned by The Chicago Jazz Ensemble, Tito Carillo, Joan Hickey, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Texas Tech University, and are published by Pro Jazz Charts, Really Good Music, and 3-2 Music. His compositions and arrangements have been performed by The Airmen of Note, The U.S. Army Blues, The U.S. Navy Band Commodores, Chicago Jazz Ensemble, the Steve Fidyk Parlour Project, the University of Illinois Concert Jazz Band, and the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra to name a few. Purcell earned a Bachelor of Science from Duquesne University, a Master of Arts in Music from Middle Tennessee State University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Jazz Performance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
COURTNEY WILLIAMS (Guest Vocalist) Senior Chief Williams is the concert moderator for the U.S. Navy Band, having joined the U.S. Navy in 1996. He attended the University of Tennessee (Knoxville) and was winner of the Freshman Men category of the Tennessee National Association of Teachers of Singing competition in 1994. Prior to moving to Washington, Williams performed as a bass soloist with the Lake Junaluska Singers in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina. Williams spent eight years as a bass vocalist in the Sea Chanters before joining the Concert Band in 2004, and has been a featured vocalist at the White House for many distinguished military and public events. He sang at the memorial service for Rear Adm. Alan Shepard and participated in memorial services for the victims of the USS Cole (DDG 67) and the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. In 2002, he was part of an interservice ensemble that performed at the presidential wreath laying ceremony in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Williams has the proud distinction of being the “Voice of the Navy.” His commanding and resonant voice has been featured in hundreds of high-profile concerts and ceremonies, and he is a featured soloist with the Concert Band. He was the narrator at the 2004 opening of the Clinton Presidential Library and has been heard world-wide as the announcer at the last four presidential inauguration ceremonies. Additionally, he had the pleasure of announcing the Halftime Show, featuring Beyonce, for the 2013 Super Bowl. Currently, he is a proud team member with Level Up Homes, based in Ashburn, Virginia.
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GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS HYLTON EXECUTIVE BOARD Jason Hickman, Chair Amy Tanner, Vice Chair René Stewart O’Neal, Secretary Jatin Ambegaonkar Heather S. Aram Sheryl Bass Phillip Bongiorno Sheyna Burt, Esq.
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CVPA Faculty/Staff Board Members Appointed by the Dean Djola Branner, Director, School of Theater Elizabeth (Libby) Curtis, Director, Mason Community Arts Academy Rick Davis, Dean, CVPA; Executive Director, Hylton Performing Arts Center Niyati Dhokai, Program Manager, Veterans and the Arts Initiative Hasan Elahi, Director, School of Art Cynthia Fuchs, Director, Film and Video Studies Adrienne Bryant Godwin, Director of Programming Susan Graziano, Director, CVPA Development Lisa Kahn, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs Dennis Layendecker, Heritage Chair Professor, School of Music Mary Lechter, Associate Director, Mason Community Arts
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The Parr Family Performing Arts for Kids The Reeder Family Jack and Arlene Rinker Science and Technology Campus — George Mason University Sentara Healthcare The Seraydarian Family Stanley Martin Peter Stearns and Donna Kidd United Bank Wall Foundation Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh, P.C. John and Ann Wheeler
The Hylton Performing Arts Center expresses its gratitude to the 2021–2022 Hylton Presents sponsor. F.H. Furr Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning & Electrical Hylton Presents Season Sponsor Alliant Wealth Advisors Friends of the Hylton Center Hospitality Sponsor
FRIENDS OF THE HYLTON CENTER Includes $100+ gifts to the Hylton Performing Arts Center (as of October 29, 2021) $5,000+ John H. Foote and Rosamond Tompkins Bill and Theresa Karlson Carol Merchant Kirby and Peter Kirby Jacqueline Badger Mars Mary Ballard Postma Kathryn J. Van Der Kamp Buck and Julie Waters $2,500–$4,999 KT and Jerry Archer Donald E. Coulter and Rosemary Enright, M.D. Peter Dickinson and Katie Largent Randall and Anna Edwards Alan and Mary Beth Hemer Alice Mergler Shirley B. Rice Steven and Dru Ann Rolander Mary Sherman Mark and Andrea Silverman Leo and Linda Stoltz Daniel Tucciarone and Thomas Sabal Michael and Janice Ward Doug Whipple and Gabriella Kardos $1,000–$2,499 Helen and Bill Ackerman Jan and Peter Alten Mr. Robert Anderson III
Brad Antle Debra Atkinson Dee and Kathy Bailey Penny Barrows Dr. Robert L. Bass and Mrs. Sheryl L. Bass Nadine Bishop Bill and Leah Brogdon Craig and Kris Campesi Steve and Kate Danziger Michael and Alison Dixon Steve O. Dixon and Vandy S. Dixon Marla and Dennis DuBois Robert and Elizabeth Fini Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Fleming Ron Harris Sam and Lillian Hill Donna Kidd and Peter Stearns Ronald Knecht Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Leet Claire Machosky-Ullman and Al Ullman Jim and Betty Mast Glen and Suzy McCarthy Alice Mergler Sharon Pandak W. Patrick and Sandra Pate Robert and Carol Perry Ed and Marilyn Pratt Charles and Eileen Ricks Eileen and Kara Roberts
William and Pamela Sebesky Sheron and Richard Seraydarian Robert and Marcia Settle Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Smith Judith and Donald Smith John and Heidi Stirrup David and Kimberly Strand Martha R. Sullivan Michael and Rhonda Troutman Kathryn J. Van Der Kamp Buck and Julie Waters Durie and Donald White Rachel and Jon Wist Thomas and Nancy Zacharczyk $500–$999 Bennett, Atkinson and Associates, P.C. Dee Brown and Glen Macdonald Leanna Giancarlo and Joseph Magalski, Jr. Jule Jewell Mr. and Mrs. Rexford G. Parr Ed and Susan Powell Bethany Richard Sydrus Aerospace Tai Chi Manassas Diane C. Wilson
$250–$499 Jesus Andino-Aquino Aldo and Karla Anzzolin Stephen and Allyn Bamberger Ann and David Baylor Bob and Peggie Bogstie Bert Boyd Dave, Jacque, Alana, and Garrett Connor James and Mary Cooper Dorsey and Cathy Drummond Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Dwyer Jeanene Ebert Marlene Epstein Geoff and Kristen Federmeier Megan Gallagher Amelia Garcia-LaMarche and Donald LaMarche Geanine Garcia-Poindexter Russell and Kathy Harrison George and Kathryn Hart Stephen D. Hersch Jay P. Hochstaine Pierce J. Johnson The Honorable and Mrs. Craig D. Johnston Eileen E. Kennedy Raelene Knieriem Gay Koerber Carolyn and Bert Kriebel James E. and Traute Langmesser Elizabeth and Larry Laverty Andy and Claire Loerch In Memory of Helen Majeske Bob and Kathy Marsh Greg and Sherry Mason James Miller and Ben Bernstein Jeffrey and Patricia Miller Nancy Miller Sherman and Caroline Mills George and Susan Parker Mike Riley and Mickie Krause John and Emily Robinson George and Sarah Rudy Dr. James and Mrs. Judith Schornick Don and Helen Taylor Eric and Karen Ullman
The Honorable and Mrs. Rollin Van Broekhoven Gregory and Tonya Wassenberg Janet Wheatcraft John D. Whittington, Esq. John and Laurene Wilkin Michael and DiAnne Wood $150–$249 Michael Ahern Tom and Joyce Andrew The Baca Family Christopher and Mary Bates Andrew Bryden Bob and Lorraine Busey Edward Cameron Mark Camphouse and Libby Curtis Maria D. Cataneo Beverly and Norman Cherkis Belinda and Tony Collins Robert and Janet Conrad Arthur and Anna May Davis Thomas M. Deputy Kay and John Ferguson In Memory of Judy Fisher Sandra Fox Maura and Matthew Gardner Jeffrey Garrison Audrey C. Guarino Paula and Michael Jakub Beth Johnson Mary Lou Johnson Cynthia Kacer Kathleen Fink Kestenbaum Karen L. King Gloria Krause Daniel F. Leahy Michael and Eileen Lee Michael and Evelyn Long Ken and Nancy McDowell John and Nancy McInerney Sandra Mills James and Barbara Mongold Richard and Patricia Moore Charley and Jean Motter Victoria Nohelty John and Janice Overman Dale and Ellen Owens Cheryl and Jessie Purdy
Raymond and Karen Roberson Jessica Schick Bob and Peggy Schilpp Christopher Sexton and Brian Pace Patricia Simon Dan and Kathy Sobrio JoAnn Spall Richard L. Stanert Troy and Amy Tanner Carl and Patricia Thompson Irma Estela Viale Bob and Pat Warakomsky Heidi Whitesel Sally Yankee Jane and Bruce Zatkowsky $100–$149 Charles and Eileen Atwood Michael and Mary Bassis Nancy J. Bean Fred and Lois Beauchamp Kathleen C. Bentz Adrianna and Steven Berk Daniel and Kirsten Bray Lucille Brewer Carol Brown Russell and Jannell Bryant, Jr. Tom and Mary Beth Cox Anthony Cucciardo, Sr. James A. Dickson Robert and Karen Dryden Lawrence and Nancy Dulong Mr. and Mrs. Edmundson Ellen Fajfar Trish and Randy Freed Leigh and Carol French Colleen Ganoe Patrick Gilhuly Adrienne Bryant Godwin Kenneth and Helen Goodrum Patricia Hansen and Virginia Kelly William and Debrah Hanson James and Mary Harris Diana Hobbs Mack and Margaret Holt Doris Jones
Mrs. Clare Keating John and Carol Kirlin Ronald Knowles Mr. and Mrs. John M. Langknecht Ben and Celia LaPlaca Charlie and Liz Martorana Donna McDonald Maggie McElhone In Memory of Robert Merkle and David Farmer Charles and Cindy Meyers George and Mary Moniuszko Dorothy Moore Hannah and Allan Nixon Helen Noyes Paula Olejarz
Kelli Lynn O’Loughlin David and Mary Pace Jack and Bonita Parrack Donna Petruska Cheryl and Mark Piper Bruce and JoAnn Potter Bob and Sue Proseus Dan and Margie Riley Curtis and Lynn Robb Emily J. Russell John Schmeelk William and Lucille Selfridge Hannah M. Senft Audrey Short Dr. Sheryl S. Solow Mary Sprouse Annabelle and David Stone
William and Nancy Stragand Charlotte Vedeler James and Katherine Villani The Villegoureix-Ritaud Family The Wallace Family Karen Waltman Dr. Steven Walts Dr. and Mrs. James L. White Jean White Bettie Williams Edwyna M. Wingo Jennifer Woolard and William Jarvis Connie Young
We greatly appreciate our supporters at all levels and strive to ensure that all are acknowledged correctly. For corrections, please contact Jacqueline Connor, (703) 993-7150 or jconnor8@gmu.edu.
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY BOARD OF VISITORS James W. Hazel, Rector Horace Blackman, Vice Rector Simmi Bhuller, Secretary Anjan Chimaladinne Juan Carlos Iturregui Mehmood S. Kazmi Wendy Marquez Ignacia S. Moreno Carolyn J. Moss Dolly Oberoi Jon M. Peterson Nancy Gibson Prowitt Paul J. Reagan Edward H. Rice Denise Turner Roth Bob Witeck
Faculty Representative Melissa A. Broeckelman-Post
Staff Liaison Erin Iacangelo Rogers
Faculty Committee Representative Edward B. Douthett, Jr.
Student Representatives Natalia Kanos Steven Zhou Faculty Committee Representatives Alan J. Abramson David Gallay Lisa Gring-Pemble Amy Hutchison Christy Pichichero June Tangney Mohan M. Venigalla Ali Weinstein
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Ann B. Wheeler, Chair At-Large Victor S. Angry, Vice Chair, Neabsco District Supervisor Jeanine M. Lawson, Brentsville District Supervisor Yesli Vega, Coles District Supervisor Pete K. Candland, Gainesville District Supervisor
Kenny A. Boddye, Occoquan District Supervisor Andrea O. Bailey, Potomac District Supervisor Margaret Angela Franklin, Chair Pro-Tem, Woodbridge District Supervisor
MANASSAS CITY COUNCIL Michelle Davis-Younger, Mayor Pamela J. Sebesky, Vice Mayor Theresa Coaste Ellis, Council Member David Farajollahi, Council Member
Tom Osina, Council Member Ralph J. Smith, Council Member Mark D. Wolfe, Council Member Pat Pate, City Manager
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS ADVISORY BOARD Zuzana Steen, Chair Wayne Jakubowski, Vice Chair Jim Bounds, Secretary George Nossaman, Chair, Research Committee Debbie Jones, Chair, Membership & Nominating Committee Ronald Carmichael, Director of Administration and Operations, SciTech Campus Molly Grove, Liaison to the Board; Director, Campus Relations Heather Aram Muneer Baig Sheryl Bass James H. Bennett Delegate Lee Carter Annie Chamberlain Lesa M. Combs
Steven Danziger Mayor Michelle Davis-Younger Randall Edwards Antonio Fabrizi David Feldman Stan Feuerberg Lovey Hammel William “Bill” Hazel Todd Hewitt Sam Hill Troy Hill Megan Hollywood Todd House Keith Imon Nancy Ingram Alex Jivotovski Kathie Johnson Patrick King Jackie Krick Supervisor Jeanine Lawson Dr. Molly Lynch Chris Martino Ian McDonald
Senator Jeremy McPike Jackson H. Miller Susan Mittereder Andrea Money Diane Mucci Brenda L. Mulac Dr. Kevin D. Newman Rick Nishanian Jay Norman Rexford G. Parr Pat Pate Matt Pierce Delegate Danica Roem Kay Sarathy Melissa Saunders Richard Seraydarian Teri Sellars Brendon Shaw Erika Spalding Mike Vanderpool Marion Wall Tom Warner Bill Washington Christina Winn
Colby Grant John Hollis Carol Kissal Paul Liberty
Fermina Mejia-Green Olga O’Brien Lori Scher Tobi Anne Walsh
Mason Attendees Amy Adams Jason Calhoun Rick Davis Liza Wilson Durant
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION AND HYLTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER STAFF Gregory Washington, President Mark Ginsberg, Provost Rick Davis, Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts and Executive Director, Hylton Performing Arts Center Administration Niyati Dhokai, Veterans and the Arts Initiative Program Director Emily Fasick, Veterans and the Arts Initiative Program Assistant Susan Landess, Sales and Community Relations Manager Marit Majeske, Education Coordinator Operations David Baylor, General Manager Chris Burrell, Production and Facilities Manager Diane Burrell, Operations Coordinator Nicole Decker, Artist Services Assistant Zach Duane, Audio Engineer Sarah Kleppinger, Head Fly Operator Liz McClendon, Operations and Production Associate Mark Ormesher, Lead Audio Engineer Kevin Smith, Technical Director Stephen Winkler, Master Electrician
Development Eileen Kennedy, Director of Development Jacqueline Connor, Development Manager and Corporate Relations Officer Elizabeth “Mimi” Glass, Development Assistant Maryanne T. Hill, Development Event Coordinator Emily Robinson, Associate Director of Development Ticket Office Jeremy Stern, Ticket Office Manager Britanni Hall, Ticket Office Supervisor Karen Parowski, Assistant Ticket Office Supervisor Ruth Cope, Lead Ticket Seller Aliyah Jacobs, Lead Ticket Seller Cindy Martin, Lead Ticket Seller Alex Perez, Lead Ticket Seller Richard Carlson, Ticket Seller Tyler Parowski, Ticket Seller
Hylton Center Front of House Staff Sandra Adams, Assistant Front of House Manager Erin Beckman, Front of House Coordinator Arlene Higgins, Front of House Coordinator Joe MacFarlane, Front of House Coordinator Ruth Cope, Usher Supervisor John Higgins, Usher Supervisor Nancy Hopson, Usher Supervisor Marian Ludlow, Usher Supervisor Nancy Ortiz, Usher Supervisor Marketing Carol M. DeVany, Marketing Manager Tionge Johnson, Marketing Assistant College of Visual and Performing Arts staff that assist in the Operation of the Hylton Center Meghan Blydenburgh, HR and Payroll Coordinator Crystal Broomall, Finance Specialist Jennifer Butler, Payroll and HR Assistant Julia Decker, Creative and Project Manager Kirstin Franko, Associate Director of Communications and Content Adrienne Bryant Godwin, Director of Programming Teri Grass, Finance Assistant Delia Johnson, Accountant Peggy Kamin, Finance/Budget Analyst Hyla London, Director of Marketing and Communications Caitlyn Loweth, Event and Contract Coordinator Stacey Schwartz, Web and Digital Marketing Manager Julie Thompson, Executive Director, Center for the Arts Azriel Towner, Graphic Designer John Wilkin, Director of Finance and Administration/CFO, College of Visual and Performing Arts Catherine Winkert, Associate Director of Finance and Administration Iris Zhou, Marketing Coordinator