The Shaker Heights Bands present
The Annual Evening of Jazz
Featuring High School Jazz Band April 11, 2022 7:00 P.M. Shaker Heights High School Auditorium Directors Bill Hughes Dan Crain
Program
Directors: Mr. Dan Crain and Mr. Bill Hughes To be selected from: In the Stone.............................Maurice White, arr. Paul Murtha Hurricane Season...................Troy Andrews, arr. John Wasson Superstition........................... Stevie Wonder, arr. Mike Tomaro Fun Time...............................................................Sammy Nestico Jeannine....................................................................Duke Pearson Land of Make Believe....... Chuck Mangione, arr. Victor Lopez Children of Sanchez.......... Chuck Mangione, arr. Victor Lopez
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High School Jazz Band Alto Sax Jessica Glenn Kevin Xiao Luca Sakiewicz Annabelle Malone
Bass River Sadowsky Bronwyn Harmon Guitar Max McDonald Athan White
Tenor Sax Jayden Rahmon Natalie Horstman
Set/ Vibes Darren Moskowitz Mateo Polanco Jack Landever Will Lang
Bari Sax Max Henderson Trombones Zersha Mallard-McNeil Justin Pieper Eric Pieper
Piano Zoe Stiefel Isabel Mearini
Trumpets Nolan James Wilson Mauch
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Shaker Band Boosters Overview What do the Shaker Band Boosters Do? •
We make annual grants to the Woodbury, Middle School and High School band programs to supplement their instrumental needs.
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We provided funding for the new recording and sound system for the Middle School and Woodbury band room.
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We organize the distribution and collection of the 400+ High School band uniforms.
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We chaperone away football games.
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We maintain the band website: www.shakerbands.org
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We create the Band Boosters newsletters.
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We promote band spirit through selling band merchandise.
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We recognize graduating band seniors with a reception and gift.
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We provide volunteers for various band events throughout the year.
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We provide a pizza lunch for the high school summer marching band camp.
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We sponsor the annual fundraisers, with all proceeds going directly to students saving for band trips.
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We provide financial support for our fourth-grade instrument trials.
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BAND BOOSTERS PATRON LISTING as of 2/15/2022
VIRTUOSO
Ann and Kevin Malone
Mr and Mrs Robert Berick
The Watkins Family
The Gimbel Family
The Roeder Family
The Khatri Family
Jenny Kidd and Gerard Isenberg
The Augustine Family
Julianne and Doug McKinzie
The Farkas Family
Katz/Malone Family
The Stiefel Family
The Gomez-PerezFamily
The Hurley Family
Laurie and Rich Silver
The Mauch Family
Irene and Trent Meyerhoefer
Tanya Tate and Ben Scharp
The Colusssi Family
Anne Borchert and Jeff Isaacs
Karen and David Nejedlik
The Liston Dykema Family
MAESTOSO
The Kaelber Family
Cathy Grieshop
The Mendelshon Family
The Fraser Family
The Huang Family
The Sadowsky/Steinberg Family
The Gurshman Srivastava Family
The Sakiewicz Family
The Blaszak Family
FORTISSIMO
The Thome Family
Heather Bang and Tom Bauer
Marc and Missy Pelletier
The Milgram Family
Chris and Meg Furey
Mr and Mrs Panigrahi
The Landever Family
Ms. Amy Geisler
The Kimmel Family
Richard A. Sax, Ph.D.
The Montgomery/Sekeres Family
Kim, Gary, Max and Nate Cowan
The Schattinger Family
Elizabeth Hall
The Jolly Family
The Colussi Family
Barb and Dave McDonald
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Previous “Evening of Jazz” Guest Artists 1987
Howie Smith, Alto Saxophone
2002
Joe Miller, Trumpet
1988
Kenny Davis, Trumpet
2003
Chas Baker, Euphonium, Trombone
1989
Jack Schantz, Trumpet
2004
1990
Paul Ferguson, Trombone
Bobby Selvaggio, Alto Saxophone
2005
Andy Hunter, Trombone
1991
The Cleveland Jazz Revival Orchestra
2006
Joe Miller, Trumpet
1992
Howie Smith, Alto Saxophone
2007
Burny Pelsmajer, Tenor Sax
1993
Neal Creque, Piano Robert Hoffman, Alto Saxophone
2008
Chris Anderson, Trombone
2009
John Klayman, Tenor Saxophone
2010
Kenny Davis, Trumpet, Flugel Horn
2011
Jason Smith, Trombone
2012
Dave Banks, Trumpet
2013
Dominic Farinacci, Trumpet
2014
Chris Burge, Tenor Sax
Maury Epstein, Guitar (1993 Shaker Alumnus) Paul Ferguson, Composer/Arranger/ Performer
2015
Mark Maudlin, Trombone
2016
John Klayman, Tenor Saxophone
1999
Paul Ferguson, Trombone
2017
Joe Miller, Trumpet
2018
2000
Chris Anderson, Trombone
Christopher Coles, Saxophone
2019
2001
Bill Ransom, Drums
Chris Anderson, Trombone
1994
Robert Gonder, Drums
1995
Robert Feldbush, Composer/Conductor
1996
Ken LeeGrand, Alto Saxophone
1997
Steve Enos, Trumpet (1992 Shaker Student Teacher)
1998
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Shaker’s Recipients of the “Louis Armstrong Jazz Award” 1991
David Conner, Drums
2006
Ian Bardenstein, Bari Saxophone
1992
Ted Folkman, Trumpet
1993
Maury Epstein, Guitar
2007
Carter Wang, Tenor Saxophone
1994
Rod Carter, Trombone
2008
Dean Pohlman, Bass
1995
Mara Levi, Trumpet
2009
1996
Max Hoffman, Trombone Ethan Rider, Bass Guitar Eric Stout, Tenor Saxophone
Daniel Bardenstein, Drum set
2010
Brian Plautz, Saxophone
2011
Leo Katz, Trombone
1997
Jonathan La Guardia, Trumpet
2012
Jack Laskey, Piano Brian Benton, Bass
1998
Justin Erkins, Tenor Saxophone Dinesh Joseph, Drums
2013
Josh Schultheiss, Drums
2014
Brian Kirby, Trumpet
1999
David Pearson, Alto Saxophone
2015
Caleb Smith, Trombone Ari Smith, Bass
2000
Austin Frank, Baritone Saxophone
2016
Anav Sood, Piano
2017
Max Schlenk, Tenor Saxophone
2018
Gautam Apte, Bass
2001
Luke Rinderknecht, Vibes
2002
Matt LeSueur, Alto Saxophone
2003
Bryan Ray, Tenor Sax Blair Scott, Trombone
2004
Mike Amaddio, Tenor Saxophone
2005
David Frisof, Piano
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Shaker Heights High School Band Concerts & Events Band Senior Recognition Night April 18, 2022, 7 p.m. Ice Cream Social and Band Concert April 25, 2022, 6:30 p.m. Memorial Day Parade May 30, 2022
JAZZ & The Shaker Schools Foundation The Deep Hughes Bardenstein Family Fund of the Shaker Schools Foundation was established in 2016 by David Bardenstein and his sons, Ian (SHHS 2006) and Daniel (SHHS 2009), to honor the work of Bill Hughes and Tom Deep is establishing and nurturing Shaker’s jazz program. David and Daniel Bardenstein are drummers, and Ian plays saxophone. This special purpose endowment fund will provide a guest artist to work with and coach the High School jazz students weekly prior to performing at the annual Evening of Jazz at Shaker Heights High School. The artist will be selected by the jazz faculty, in consultation with David Bardenstein. If you would like to contribute to this fund, please call the Shaker Schools Foundation at 295-4329 or visit us at shakerschoolsfoundation.org 8
Keep informed!! Visit our website:
www.shakerbands.org or like “The Official Shaker Bands” Group on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @TheShakerBands
… for tip sheets, concert information, forms, photos, sound files, and many more surprises!
Band Boosters Officers 2021-2022 (full list of entire board in Band Boosters Newsletter)
Elizabeth Roeder - President Meg Furey - Secretary Anita Miller - Treasurer
Band Boosters meetings are open to all band families. The final meeting is at 7 p.m. in the High School band room on May 11.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Shaker Schools Administration Shaker Band Boosters Shaker Schools Foundation Shaker High School Maintenance Staff Charles Tisdale, Auditorium Manager 9
Welcome to the Shaker Heights High School Bands Concert ! Shaker Band Boosters Board 2021-2022 President: Elizabeth Roeder Treasurer: Anita Miller Secretary: Meg Furey Volunteers: Anastasia White Patrons: Molly Ritts Alumni Mailing: Toni Farkas Uniforms: Jennifer Bourdeaux Rachel Gurshman Megan Hanger Hannah Mendelsohn Mary Ellen Miller Camp Meals: Ann Malone Chaperones: Lynda Sax Marching Band Hospitality: Linda Bertsch Barb Fox Senior Marching Show: Elinor Danford Gina Willis Senior Recognition Night: Keely O’Brien Ice Cream Social: Ursula Rossman Merchandise: Anita Miller Amy Neiman Website: Joshua Bourdrez Newsletters: Middle School Rep: Nicole Coxon Woodbury Rep: Stacey Hren
I have so many people to thank: from our dedicated band directors (at all levels) during the almost 2 years to our steadfast volunteers. The Marching Season was especially crazy not only due to our emergence out of Covid, but to the new scheduling and director assignments, which added additional challenges. Our amazing committee chairs and their army of volunteers kept the band marching forward, fed and clothed! We are so grateful and appreciative of the time and energy everyone has devoted to keeping the Shaker Heights Band Program strong! This year was especially hard without the guidance of previous chairs since we had a “1.5 year break”. Band Camp Meals: Organized by Ann Malone. Boosters provided a luncheon to the percussionists and Raiderettes during their first week of camp, a special luncheon to the band camp directors, a pizza lunch to the entire marching band the last week of band camp and a last minute pizza dinner before our twilight game. Uniform Distribution: Coordinated by Hannah Mendelsohn, Rachel Gurshman and Jen Bourdeaux. Volunteers helped to fit over 250 band members for uniforms during Marching Band Camp week. What a huge volunteer effort it is to fit the students and then track the uniforms distributed, all while following Covid protocols and dealing with a power outage!. Hospitality: Organized by Barb Fox and Linda Bertsch. Volunteers donated snacks and then distributed them to the visiting marching band AND our band at every home game! They also kept water jugs filled. Merchandise: Amy Neiman and volunteers helped promote band spirit by selling band merchandise at home football games. They will continue to sell band merchandise into the concert season. Bus Chaperones: Managed by Linda Sax. Volunteers supervised on each of the 8 busses for away games, made sure our host’s stands were clean by collecting any garbage that might have been overlooked by our band students and supplied fan support during the games! Senior Day: Orchestrated by Elinor Danford and Gina Willis. They worked with the band directors to recognize each senior band member and Raiderette. With the volunteers, they provided carnations and made sure each senior and their escort(s) were photographed to commemorate this special day. Uniform Collection: Coordinated by Megan Hangar -collected and tracked uniforms at the end of marching band season, then sent them off to be mended and cleaned for next year. Uniform Repairs: Headed by Mary Ellen Miller. She supervised uniform repairs throughout the marching band season and will be organizing volunteers to repair returned uniforms during the spring. Anyone who sews out there and would like to be added to their volunteer list please contact us! Patrons: Molly Ritts collected much needed donations to help us support all our school band programs. Behind the Scenes help - a group of dedicated volunteers who work behind the scenes: Meg Furey (Secretary and VP!), Toni Farkas (Alumni Mailing), Anita Miller (Treasurer), Josh Bourdrez (Webmaster), Anastasia White (Volunteers), Nicol Coxon (Middle School rep) and Stacey Hren (Woodbury rep). Keely O’Brien (Senior Recognition Night) and Ursula Rossman (Ice Cream Social) will be coordinating Spring events. Thanks to the athletic department and the custodians who eagerly helped us at every opportunity during the marching band season. Finally, thanks to all of you for your continued support and patronage of our Shaker Bands! The spring brings us all more opportunities to celebrate and volunteer, including Uniform Repair, Senior Recognition Night and the Ice Cream Social. To sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b054ba4a62da3fc1-shaker Exciting news for next year: all band students will have band during the same period so students will not need to be pulled out of classes and we are going on an International trip in March 2023! The directors (& your students!) will update you as things develop. If you have any questions about the Shaker Band Boosters, please contact me. Lastly, there is always a need for funding, especially after losing 1.5 years of programming. Become a band patron – We are pleased to announce multiple ways to donate to the Band Boosters. You can now Venmo to donate to Band Boosters and pay for merchandise. The account is: @ShakerBandBoosters. For Donations, please note your email address and the name you would like us to use to be recognized (The Roeder Family). We have also set up a link to pay with a Credit Card or your PayPal account. Click here. **** So that we can acknowledge your donation, please leave your email and how you would like to be acknowledged in the comment/Note box under your donation amount (For example: roedere2001@yahoo.com, The Roeder family). Your Band Booster President, Elizabeth Roeder roedere2001@yahoo.com 216-280-3383
Shaker Band Boosters Tips and Patron Form Shaker Band Boosters Board 2021-2022 President: Elizabeth Roeder Treasurer: Anita Miller Secretary: Meg Furey Volunteers: Anastasia White Patrons: Molly Ritts Alumni Mailing: Toni Farkas Uniforms: Jennifer Bourdeaux Rachel Gurshman Megan Hanger Hannah Mendelsohn Mary Ellen Miller Camp Meals: Ann Malone Chaperones: Lynda Sax Marching Band Hospitality: Linda Bertsch Barb Fox Senior Marching Show: Elinor Danford Gina Willis Senior Recognition Night: Keely O’Brien Ice Cream Social: Ursula Rossman Merchandise: Amy Neiman Website: Joshua Bourdrez Newsletters: Middle School Rep: Nicole Coxon Woodbury Rep: Stacey Hren
The Shaker Band Boosters volunteers and patrons support the success of “The Pride of Shaker Heights”. Who are the Band Boosters? YOU ARE – because your child is in the BAND! 1. 2. 3. 4.
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Be a volunteer throughout the year– There are many ways that you can help. Look at the signup genius for an opportunity you may enjoy :https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054BA4A62DA3FC1-shaker Check out the band webpage at www.shakerbands.org Like “The Official Shaker Bands Group” on Facebook; Follow “TheShakerBands” on Twitter; Become a band patron – We are pleased to announce multiple ways to donate to the Band Boosters. You can now Venmo to donate to Band Boosters and pay for merchandise. The account is: @ShakerBandBoosters. For Donations, please note your email address and the name you would like us to use to be recognized (The Roeder Family). We have also set up a link to
pay with a Credit Card or your PayPal account. Click here. **** So that we can acknowledge your donation, please leave your email and how you would like to be acknowledged in the comment/Note box under your donation amount (For example: roedere2001@yahoo.com, The Roeder family). OR fill out the form below and pay by check. Come to the Band Boosters meetings: Monday March 14 and Wednesday May 11 at 7 pm in the High School band room. These are working meetings and everyone is welcome.
I look forward to seeing you all for a musically wonderful 2021-22 school year! Let’s play!!
Elizabeth Roeder 216-280-3383 roedere2001@yahoo.com _______________________________________________________________________________________
2021-2022 BAND PATRON FORM Patron Levels: Fortissimo Maestoso Virtuoso
(up to $50) ($51 - $99) ($100 and up)
Donate online via the PTO website or by Check. If paying by Check: Check #____________; Check amount________________.
Make checks payable to: Shaker Band Boosters Return to HS band office OR Mail to: Molly Ritts 32 Lyman Circle Shaker Heights, OH 44122 Please print your name as you would like it to appear in concert programs (for example Mr. & Mrs. Band Patron or - The McGillicuddy Family, etc.) Name: __________________________________________________________________________ Address:_________________________________________________________________________ Email address and phone:___________________________________________________________
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!