SHAKER
Winter Concert
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HEIGHTS HIGH
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Shaker Heights High School Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Donna Jelen, Conductor
SCHOOL ORCHESTRAS
Program
String Orchestra
Winter Solstice .......................................................... Todd Parish
Autumn Harvest
Chris Thomas
Carol of the Bells ....................................... arr. Michael Hopkins Rayne James, Drumset Chamber Orchestra
Sinfonia No. 8 in D Major ............................ Felix Mendelssohn IV. Allegro Molto
Simple Symphony ............................................. Benjamin Britten III. Sentimental Saraband
Tango: Por Una Cabeza ........................................ Carlos Gardel, .................................................................. arr. Matthew Naughtin
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Violin I
Zuri Bagakas
Liat Browner, Concertmaster
Miranda Burrell Alexa Carpenter Ari Feinberg
Luke Grube
Hannah Hanley Nia Martin Elliot Miller Molly Milligan Caroline Niess Thomas Okoben Breanna Pierce Brendan Smith Julius Whatley
Violin II Maysun AbdushShaheed
String Orchestra
Jacquelin Anzo
Simon BrueningWright
Katie Escobedo* Willian Gainford Abigail Haffke
Tyrone Hite Bost Sarah Holbrook Jack Lamb Del Sanders Chase Smith-Carter Ayn Wallace
Viola Larae Alexander David Hackney Adelaide Millar Angel Rosales* Kameron Walls Sage WoodsCooper
Cello Seth Fields
Amora Harrison Adrien Kirkpatrick Sophie Marblestone Delaney Miller Amara Nickerson Kaia Sharma Robin Ritley Patrick Smith Kiran Warrier* Bass Michael Better* Roberto BigioGonzalez Dennis Brown
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Chamber Orchestra
Violin I
Lizzy Huang, Concertmaster
Emily Boron
Linnea Koops Duncan Lockwood
Emily Liu
Nora von der Heydt Abby Hahnenberg
Asha Jha
Tomas Halldorsson Rahil Rizvi Helen Zhu Nate Milgram Maria Pitas
Violin II
Veronika Weyer*
Laila Christian Harrison Lauritsen Sophie Grimes Annelise Lytle Parisa Tendulkar Hope Sun James Rhodes
Vivian Megenhardt Mariaeleonora Milella
Sofia Zucca Ryan Stewart Melanie Fogerty Nadiyah Marshall
Viola Nico Moulthrop* Taye Ziv Juliette Meckes Julius Maximo John Butler Jonah Paponetti Cello Matthew Huang* Ruth Wilson Ashlyn Inouye Nathan Ballman Cole Lauritsen Chumby Rhodes Anna Helwig Jacob Zeng
Gavin Christian Lukas Verhage Rayne James Iris von der Heydt Bass Jonathan Jacques* Sullivan Wiggins Johnathan Kallergis
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2022-23 CALENDAR
*all dates and events are tentative
OMEA State Orchestra Contest (String Orchestra Only) February 24, 2023
Brown Bag Concert (Chamber Orchestra Only) March 1, 2023, 12:00 p.m. Trinity Cathedral
Orchestra Cup Competition (Chamber Orchestra Only) March 2-5, 2023 New York City Spring Orchestra Concert May 4, 2023, 7:00 p.m. SHHS Large Auditorium
Music in the Parks Competition (String Orchestra Only) May 20, 2023 Cedar Point
Choir & Chamber Orchestra Banquet & Senior Showcase Concert May 22, 2023, 6 p.m. SHHS Large Auditorium & Lower Cafeteria
Commencement (Chamber Orchestra Only) June 2, 2023, call time TBD
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Announcements: Fundraisers
The Butter Braids fundraising orders will be delivered to the High School this Friday, December 16th. Please come to Room 135 on Friday between 2:00 and 3:30pm for your order (and prizes for those who sold 5 items or more!). Remember that these items arrive frozen and need to be picked up same-day. Please see Ms. Jelen if you have any questions.
Chamber Orchestra NYC trip payments
Thanks to all Chamber Orchestra families for helping us stay on top of our payments for the March 2023 Orchestra Cup trip. The final payment, which may be adjusted to reflect fall fundraising profits, will be due at the end of January. Please see Ms. Jelen if you have any questions.
Acknowledgments
The Shaker Orchestras would like to extend special thanks to: Chuck Tisdale for his valuable stage expertise CHORD (Choir and Orchestra Devotees), for their enthusiastic and generous support
The Madeline and Dennis Block Fund
The Shaker Schools Foundation
Eric Juli and the entire SHHS administrative team
The Shaker choir and band faculty, for being supportive, collegial, and inspiring
All parents and private teachers of Shaker Orchestra students –you have made this performance possible!
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NAME(S)________________________________________________________ Alums: Please indicate your graduation year and ensemble. ADDRESS ________________________________________ZIP ___________ PHONE ______________________ E-MAIL ___________________________ DONATION LEVELS: _____ Virtuoso ($500 and up) _____ Conductor ($50-99) _____ Diva ($150- 499) _____ Concertmaster ($25-49) _____ Impresario ($100-149) _____ Soloist ($10-24) Please contact me/us to volunteer for the following: ____ Hospitality Committee (concert help) ____ Fundraising Comm ____ General Volunteer ____ Community/Business Sponsorship ____ Artist performances for private events (orchestra and or vocal) ____ Other: _____________________________________ Please make your check payable to “Shaker Heights City Schools - ChOrD” and send it with this form to: ChOrD, c/o Donna Jelen, Orchestra Director, SHHS 15911 Aldersyde Road Shaker Heights, OH 44120 Support ChOrD (Choir and Orchestra Devotees), a support group to enhance & enrich the Choir and Orchestral programs at Shaker Schools.
Shaker Schools Foundation
During the 2022-2023 school year, the Shaker Schools Foundation’s focus is: “Excellence is inclusive - providing opportunities for all Shaker students.” The support of alumni, families and community members helps the Foundation provide programs and resources for all Shaker students, including mentoring and career pathways, handson learning, travel and opportunity assistance, and more.
By including the Shaker Schools Foundation in your philanthropic support, you make it possible for the Foundation to support Shaker students, teachers and programs in all school buildings and at all grade levels throughout the District. For more information about the Shaker Schools Foundation or to support our work, please visit shakerschoolsfoundation.org.
How to Donate
• Send a check made payable to the Shaker Schools Foundation, 15600 Parkland Drive, Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120.
• Make a donation by visiting shakerschoolsfoundation.org/donationform or scan the QR code.
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Start a Shaker Student Travel Savings Fund Today!
At the high school level, a great number of travel opportunities exist for students–whether touring in Europe with fellow students from the band, choir or orchestra, engaging in a language immersion program to Chile or Germany, or participating in a service project in Southeast Asia.
While all student travel experiences have fundraising opportunities to support the trips, we know these costs are great. The time to start saving is NOW! Our partnership with Huntington will allow you to start a Student Travel Savings Fund now.
Your savings today will give your student the experience of a life time in high school! To start your student’s travel fund, contact Bran don Tufts at Huntington’s Fairmount Circle branch at 216-515-0285.