All-City Honors Bands, May 12, 2018

welcomes

may 12, 2018

Morse Recital Hall Saturday at 4 pm

featuring

Intermediate Morse Brass Ensemble Advanced Morse Brass Ensemble Morse Clarinet Ensemble Beginning Band Intermediate Band Advanced Band

In collaboration with

New Haven Public Schools

Yale School of Music

Robert Smith

Ceremonium

Sean O'Loughlin

Supremacy

Joseph Compello

Inception all-city honors beginning band José Lara, conductor (Smith) Andrew Maust, conductor (O'Loughlin) Nick Drabik, conductor (Compello)

Roland Barrett

Zydeco Cajun Crawdad Dance

Ernesto Lecuona arr. Michael Sweeney Adele Adkins arr. Johnnie Vinson Tito Puente arr. Michael Brown

Malagueña Skyfall Oye Como Va all-city honors intermediate band Andrew Maust, conductor (Barrett) Nick Drabik, conductor (Sweeney) José Lara, conductor (Adkins, Puente)

New Haven Public Schools

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

"Allegro" from Divertimento No. 1 morse clarinet ensemble Richard Adger, conductor

John Williams arr. Julio Carrillo

Star Wars Medley combined morse brass ensemble Eliud Garcia, conductor

Rubén Fuentes arr. Julio Carrillo Modest Mussorgsky arr. Julio Carrillo

La Bikina The Great Gate of Kiev advanced morse brass ensemble Eliud Garcia, conductor

Jaime Texidor arr. James Curnow Antonin Dvorak arr. Larry Daehn Moises Simons arr. John J. Morrissey

Amparito Roca Symphony No. 9 (Finale Excerpts) The Peanut Vendor all-city honors advanced band Rubén Rodríguez, conductor (Texidor) Matthew Fried, conductor (Dvorak) Marissa Iezza, conductor (Simons)

As a courtesy to others, please silence all phones and devices.

Please do not leave the hall during musical selections. Thank you.

Yale School of Music

All-City Honors Beginning Band flute Isabella Brown Elizabeth Gonzalez Nayomi Marciano Daisy Perez Brookie Throm Okman Vargas clarinet Sheyla Cabrera Sebastian DiBenedetto Rocio Hogan-Perez Keyli Mijangos-Bueno Angelisse Rivera Adonai Roberlo Rose Rodriguez

oboe Mason Porras alto saxophone Claudia Campbell Ayo Engel-Halfke Aliza Herrera Gian Llorente Stephanie Velazquez Emerson Zecena baritone sax Brayan Perez trumpet Jonathan Depaz Khiana Espada Jeffery Flores

Giada Garofalo Sam Wilkin Sara Wilkin trombone Jalexis Barnes Jayla Barrett Carlos Flores Joseph Gonzalez Jashua Gonzalez Trenton Hannah Angel Rivera Nataly Vinan percussion Khalil Antoine

All-City Honors Intermediate Band flute Natalie Gonzalez Amanda Lima Diana Perez Vanessa Ramos Angelina Roman Johanna Sampedro Allison Santiago Jeniyla Simuel Emilie Stefanovics Ethan Velez clarinet Natasha Arvelo Alexis Gervacio Marlen Islas Matthew Jacobs Jennifer Morales Jose Sarango oboe Lyanna Baez Birdie Chernova

saxophone Mariano Burgos Alberto Curnow Denzel Daley Jr. Sam Fox Natalie Garcia Youngsu Kim Denise Ramirez Zuleyka Roque baritone sax Brayan Perez trumpet Michael Atemiz Mark Congacha Christopher Jimenez Serina Julien Marco Leite Kourtney Martin Caleb Nierenberg Micah Wong

euphonium Antoine Pittman Xavier Smith trombone Cullen Cox Jayla Barrett Carlos Flores Deamonte Godley Jashua Gonzalez Trenton Hannah Angel Rivera Nataly Vinan tuba Joshua Ferreira Anthony Santizo percussion Matthew Judd Jude Morrison Reginald Reid Adrian Sampedro

New Haven Public Schools

All-City Honors Advanced Band flute Arya Bairat Alissa Boutviseth Donte Brown Gillian D'Costa Alanna Edwards Jacob Fox Nicole Hernandez Yashaira Leguisamon Maria Lopez Johanna Perez Caleb Wong clarinet Alexander Atemiz Karla Campos Kiana Flores Ashley Gomez JJ Kim Lesly Melendez Ashley Perez Diaz Natalie Quiroz Duran Vanessa Rivkin Jillian Valeta

Miles Wazni Charlotte Wilcox bassoon Carlos Lopez

trumpet Denayjah Bradley Eli Holton Gabriel Rodríguez

oboe Julie Francois Aixa Padilla

euphonium Domingo Torres

saxophone Elliot Faulkner Christian Guaman Tiago Leite Joseph Lampo Federico Lora Sophia McDermott Keely RussellThornton Thomas Sabin horn Jason Lampo

trombone Donald Dinkins Diego Padilla Jose Resto tuba Asher Holton Aaron Sutherland percussion Juan Boone David Rodríguez Juan Pablo Rodríguez Julia Rosado

Intermediate Morse Brass Ensemble trumpet Marco Leite Caleb Nierenberg Serina Sulven

euphonium Antoine Pittman Xavier Smith

trombone Cullen Cox Donald Dinkins Jose Resto

Advanced Morse Brass Ensemble trumpet Gabriel Rodríguez Juan Pablo Rodríguez

trombone Diego Padilla David Rodríguez

euphonium Domingo Torres

horn Jason Lampo

tuba Bryan Carrera Aaron Sutherland

Yale School of Music

All-City Honors Ensembles Band Conductors Nick Drabik is the band director at Mauro Sheridan Interdistrict Magnet School in New Haven, Connecticut, where he teaches 4th-8th grade band and strings. Mr. Drabik is enjoying his second year directing All-City Beginning and Intermediate bands as well as directing bands at both Spring and Winter festivals. At the end of the day he loves to go home to his beautiful newborn baby girl, Olivia, his wife, cat and dog.

Matthew Fried holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from the State University of New York College at Fredonia and Master of Music from Yale University. He has been involved in Yale's Music in Schools Initiative since 2006 and continues to work with students in the All-City Ensembles and Morse Summer Music Academy. Mr. Fried teaches instrumental music at Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School as well as coaching brass at The Independent Day School. He has performed with the Yale Philharmonia in Beijing, Shanghai, and Seoul, as well as recorded with the American indie rock band San Fermin.

Marissa Iezzi began her musical training in Wallingford, Connecticut with Jean Wahl, David Giardina, and Fred Rossomondo. She received her music education training at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA. There she studied under Robin Kani and Tony Gairo on flute and received her Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education in 2007.

She received her Master of Education degree at Cabrini College in Radnor, PA. Ms. Iezzi is currently the band director at James Hillhouse High School (2018 Grammy Enterprise Award Winner) and she teaches private flute lessons each week at a studio in Hamden.

José Lara currently holds a Master of Science in Music Education from the University of Bridgeport and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music with a concentration in World Traditions from the Southern Connecticut State University. He has been a music educator and ensemble director for over 12 years in the New Haven Public Schools and is currently the instrumental music teacher for John S. Martinez Sea and Sky STEM Magnet School. Mr. Lara has worked closely with Yale’s Morse Summer Music Academy and the Yale Music in Schools All-City Honors Ensembles, and has been a guest artist and ensemble coach at the Neighborhood Music School Summer Jazz Intensive as well as an active instructor for the NMS Jazz department. He has performed both locally and internationally with ensembles from a variety of genres including classical, jazz, Latin jazz, salsa, merengue, funk, and rhythm and blues.

Andrew Maust is a proud New Haven music educator in his tenth year of teaching in the district. Currently, he is the music and band teacher at John C. Daniels School of International Communication. Andy is also the conductor of the ACCCB Community Band in Meriden, Connecticut. Andy enjoys working with students, as well as bowling and watching cheesy horror movies and criminal dramas. He wishes all of the students good luck today!

A native of Colombia (South America), Rubén Rodríguez studied music at the Conservatoire National Supérieur Musique et Danse de Lyon, Conservatoire National de Region de Paris, and the Yale School of Music. For more than 20 years he has been performing, teaching, coaching, conducting ensembles, and promoting music as a tool of social change in South America, Europe, and the US. He has created and coordinated several artistic projects in underprivileged communities, bringing music into the lives of thousands of children. Currently, he is the Director of the Music in Schools Initiative of the Yale School of Music.

New Haven Public Schools

All-City Honors Band Teaching Artists Richard Adger, ysm ’19, clarinet Giovanni Bertoni, ysm ’18, clarinet Patrick Broder, ysm ’18, bassoon Jake Fewx, ysm ’18, tuba Eliud Garcia, ysm ’17, trombone Esteban Garcia, ysm ’19, french horn Ashley Hale, ysm ’18, trumpet Graeme Steele Johnson, ysm ’18, clarinet Jordan Lampo, yc ’20, percussion Ingram Lee, ysm ’19, trombone Scott Leger, ysm ’18, french horn Oscar Mason, ysm ’19, trumpet Michael Moy, ysm ’19, clarinet Dmitri Nilov, ysm ’18, percussion Lucas Oliviera, ysm ’19, flute Helen Park, ysm ’18, flute Eric Rizzo, ysm ’19, trumpet Leo Sussman, ysm ’18, flute Chloe Swindler, ysm ’19, trumpet Lauren Williams, ysm ’18, oboe Elisha Willinger, ysm ’18, clarinet William Wortley, ysm ’18, trombone Ziqi Yue, ysm ’19, clarinet

Participating Schools Augusta Lewis Troup School Barnard Environmental Studies School Benjamin Jepson School Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School Bishop Woods School Brennan-Rogers School Celentano Museum Academy Clinton Avenue School Columbus Family Academy Conte-West Hills School Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School Davis Street Arts & Academics East Rock School Edgewood School Engineering & Science School

Fair Haven School High School in the Community Hill Regional Career High School James Hillhouse High School John C. Daniels Magnet School John S. Martinez School King-Robinson Magnet School Lincoln-Bassett School Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School Metropolitan Business Academy Nathan Hale School New Haven Academy Ross Woodward School Sound School Truman School Wilbur Cross High School Worthington Hooker School

Acknowledgements Robert Blocker The Henry and Lucy Moses Dean Yale School of Music Michael Yaffe Associate Dean Yale School of Music Ellen P. Maust Supervisor of Performing and Visual Arts New Haven Public Schools Rubén Rodríguez Director, Music in Schools Initiative Yale School of Music Eliud Garcia Postgraduate Morse Fellow, Music in Schools Initiative Yale School of Music Rachel Glodo Assistant to the Associate Dean Yale School of Music Jonathan Shao Music Administrator, Music in Schools Initiative Yale School of Music Carol D. Birks Superintendent New Haven Public Schools Yale College Class of 1957 whose generosity and support make the All-City Honors Ensembles possible. concert programs & box office Krista Johnson, Kate Gonzales communications Mackenzie Dilbeck, Katie Kelley, David Brensilver operations Tara Deming, Chris Melillo piano curators Barbara Renner, Robert Crowson, Brian Daley, William Harold media production Matthew LeFevre, Travis Wurges

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