Program
Jessica Lara, Violin
Ben Spivey, Violin
Victoria Schneider, Viola
Natalie Esquivel, Cello
Brandon Davis, Flute
Jared Worman, Bassoon
Matthew Aceves, Percussion
Ben Spivey, Violin
LJ Lepovitz, Violin
Isabella Villalobos, Cello
Gabe Durand-Hollis, Timpani
Macy Harmison, French Horn
Antonio Zubillaga, Bass
Valeria Hernandez, Kick Drum
Keith Beene, Violin
Isabella Villalobos, Cello
Xavier Contreras, Trumpet
Sam Bownman, Alto Saxophone
Gabe Durand-Hollis, Drumset
Ben Spivey, Violin
Karyl De Guzman, Violin
Heri Ayma, Double Bass
Brandon Davis, Flute
Gabe Durand-Hollis, Percussion
Keith Beene, Violin
Heri Ayma, Double Bass
Program Notes
R a d i a n c e R i s i n g - A p i e c e a b o u t h e r o i s m t h a t i s m e a n t t o f e e l m o r e l i k e a p o p s o n g t h a n a t r a d i t i o n a l q u a r t e t p i e c e . W i n d o f t h e F o r e s t - A l o s t s o u l ( v i o l i n ) f i n d s a f o r e s t ( f l u t e a n d b a s s o o n ) t h a t s e e m s b e a u t i f u l a t f i r s t g l a n c e . S c o r c h e d E a r t h - S o m e o n e g o e s t o o f a r w h e n t r y i n g t o a v e n g e t h o s e h e l o s t .
C l a s h f o r t h e U n s u n g I n n o c e n t s - A w a r r i o r ( v i o l i n ) l o s t t h e i r h o m e l a n d t o a t y r a n t ( h o r n ) , a n d t h e s o u l s o f t h e i r f a m i l y ( b a s s ) u r g e t h e m t o f i g h t o n .
T e n s i o n i n T w i l i g h t - A d a n c e b e t w e e n t h e v i o l i n a n d s a x o p h o n e .
T h e L o n e S t a g - A g e n t l e m o n s t e r d w e l l s i n t h e f o r e s t . H i s d a y s f e e l m o n o t o n o u s a n d h e w a n t s t o v e n t u r e o u t , b u t h e k n o w s t h a t i f a n y o n e s a w h i m t h e y ’ d b e t e r r i f i e d o f h i m a n d l i k e l y a t t a c k .
Special Thanks:
T h e r e h a v e b e e n a l o t o f p e o p l e w h o h a v e h e l p e d m e g e t t o t h i s p o i n t i n m y l i f e w h o I ’ m i n c r e d i b l y g r a t e f u l f o r , b u t n a m i n g t h e m a l l w o u l d t a k e t o o m u c h s p a c e , s o I w i l l n a m e a s m a n y a s I c a n . T h a n k y o u t o m y f a m i l y w h o h a v e a l w a y s s u p p o r t e d m e a n d l o v e m e e v e n w h e n I c o m e h o m e t o o t i r e d t o s a y o r d o a n y t h i n g . E s p e c i a l l y t o m y p a r e n t s , w h o w h e n I t o l d t h e m I w a n t e d t o p u r s u e m u s i c d i d n ’ t q u e s t i o n i t a n d j u s t h e l p e d m e i n e v e r y w a y t h e y c o u l d . T h a n k y o u t o D r . N i c o l e C h e r r y , w h o t a u g h t m e n o t o n l y h o w t o p l a y v i o l i n w i t h m u c h m o r e p r o f e s s i o n a l i s m , b u t s h o w e d m e h o w t o a p p r e c i a t e m u s i c m o r e a n d b e m y o w n m u s i c i a n , a n d a l w a y s b r o u g h t j o y t o m y d a y i n a l l o u r l e s s o n s , a n d w a s v e r y a c c o m m o d a t i n g t o m y p e r s o n a l s t r u g g l e s . T h a n k y o u t o m y c o m p o s i t i o n p r o f e s s o r s , w h o h e l p e d e x p a n d m y m u s i c a l m i n d a n d b e m o r e o p e n t o d i f f e r e n t w a y s o f w r i t i n g a n d b r e a k o u t o f m y s h e l l . T h a n k y o u t o e v e r y s i n g l e o n e o f m y f r i e n d s h e r e w h o a l w a y s p u t u p w i t h m y w e i r d q u e s t i o n s , r a n d o m c o m p l a i n i n g a b o u t c l a s s e s , a n d d u m b j o k e s . Y o u ’ v e a l w a y s b e e n t h e r e f o r m e a n d I w i l l a l w a y s b e t h e r e f o r y o u .