All-City Honors Bands, December 16, 2019

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december 16, 2019

Morse Recital Hall Monday at 8 pm featuring

All-City Reed Quintet Small Brass Ensemble Advanced Saxophone Ensemble All-City Jazz Band Beginning Band Concert Band

In collaboration with

New Haven Public Schools

Yale School of Music

Edvard Grieg 1843—1907 arr. Ethan Lippert

In the Hall of the Mountain King, Op. 46

all-city reed quintet Ethan Lippert, coach

Pietro Francesco Cavalli 1602—1676 arr. Michel Rondeau

Quattro Sinfonie, from the opera La Calisto (1651) I. Sinfonia 1 IV. Sinfonia 4

Johann Pachelbel 1653—1706 arr. Michel Rondeau

Sonata in F major from Musicalische Ergötzung, PWC 370a-375 I. Gigue II. Allegro

small brass ensemble Ashley Hale, coach

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

New Haven Public Schools

W. C. Handy 1873—1958 arr. Jerry Nowak

St. Louis Blues (1914)

advanced saxophone ensemble Perry Roth, coach

Victor Lopez b. 1950

Caribbean Delight (2001)

John Edmondson 1993—2016

Bells, Bells, Bells (1997)

Traditional Russian arr. Michael Story

Korobushka (2013)

John Williams b. 1932 arr. Michael Story

Highlights from Harry Potter (2001)

Toshio Masuda b. 1959 arr. Michael Brown

Sadness and Sorrow, from Naruto (2002)

John Powell b. 1963 arr. Johnnie Vinson

Highlights from How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

beginning band Jesús Cortés-Sanchez, conductor (Lopez and Edmondson) Myles Ross, conductor (Traditional/Story and Williams) Jose Lara, conductor (Masuda and Powell)

Yale School of Music

Chick Corea b. 1941 arr. Paul Jennings

Spain (1971)

Nat Adderly 1931—2000 arr. Erick Morales

Work Song (1960)

all-city jazz band Ashley Hale, conductor

Hector Berlioz 1803—1869 arr. Michael Story

Suite from Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 I. A Ball II. March to the Scaffold

Michael Sweeney b. 1952

On Joyful Wing (2018)

Luther Henderson 1919—2003 adapted by Howard Cable

A Canadian Brass Christmas (1990)

concert band Aidan Zimmerman, conductor (Berlioz) Rubén Rodríguez, conductor (Sweeney and Henderson)

New Haven Public Schools

Participating Schools Benjamin Jepson School Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School Brennan-Rogers School Clemente Leadership Academy Conte-West Hills School Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School Davis Street Arts & Academics Engineering & Science School Fair Haven School Hill Regional Career High School James Hillhouse High School

John C. Daniels Magnet School John S. Martinez School Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School Metropolitan Business Academy Nathan Hale School New Haven Academy Ross Woodward School Sound School Truman School Wexler-Grant School Wilbur Cross High School Worthington Hooker School

All-City Strings & Choirs Teaching Artists Richard Adger, ysm ’20, clarinet Danny Alford, ysm ’20, trombone Griffin Botts, ysm ’20, horn Kenny Chauby, ysm ’20, trumpet Jordan Crimminger, ysm ’20, bass trombone Linda Dallimore, ysm ’21, composition Russell Fisher, ysm ’20, percussion Lucas Guedes Oliveira, ysm ’20, flute Derek Hartman, ysm ’21, piano Connor Holland, ysm ’21, trumpet William Karceski, ysm ’21, trombone Jordan Lampo, yc ’20, percussion David Lassila, ysm ’21, flute Juan Martinez, ysm ’21, clarinet Olivia Martinez, ysm ’21, horn Gabriel Mininberg, yc ’20, saxophone Melissa Muñoz, ysm ’20, trumpet Claudia Ng, ysm ’21, clarinet Nathan Peebles, ysm ’21, horn Perry Roth, saxophone Arlo Shultis, ysm ’20, percussion Kyle Thompson, ysm ’21, horn Laurel Wellman, ysm ’21, oboe Samantha Wolf, ysm ’21, composition Aidan Zimmermann, ysm ’20, tuba

Yale School of Music

All-City Reed Quintet oboe Lyanna Baez

tenor saxophone Denise Ramirez

clarinet Janay Anderson

bass clarinet Alison Rivas

bassoon Ethan Lippert*

Small Brass Ensemble Members trumpet Ashley Hale* euphonium Domingo Torres tuba Aaron Sutherland

Advanced Saxophone Ensemble Members Alexander Atemiz Sam Fox Daniela Flores Christian Guaman Tiago Leite Carlos Lopez Gabriel Mininberg* Denise Ramirez Perry Roth*

*YSM Teaching Artist

New Haven Public Schools

Beginning Band Members flute Dalayna Bromell Iris-Clara Chalmin Linda Dallimore* Lucas Guedes Oliveira* Keyla Gordillo Belen Meneses Julitza Perez Angelina Roman clarinet Joelissa Abreu Richard Adger* Janay Anderson Sheyla Cabrera LaDanian Epps Ignacio Granda Zujeiry Hernandez Rocio Hogan-Perez Juan Martinez* Angel Mendoza Keyli Mijangos Bueno Gisselle Morales Claudia Ng* Gabriella Rivas Harrison Seaberg

Oscar Tlacomulco Kayla Valdez-Flores bass clarinet Alison Rivas alto saxophone Bruno Chuva Vikram Dalal Natalie Garcia Gian Llorente Jennifer Morales John Tlacomulco Samantha Wolf* baritone saxophone Omar Bello tenor saxophone Denise Ramirez Allison Santiago trumpet Kenny Chauby* Yovahni Cruz Connor Holland*

Gabriel RodrĂ­guez Jorge RodrĂ­guez Lulu Tang Nicholas Velez Alexander Walker french horn Griffin Botts* Anna Kim Olivia Martinez* Kyle Thompson* trombone Danny Alford* Jordan Crimminger* Angel Rivera percussion Elijah Cross Russell Fisher* Jack Grindley Nicole Hernandez Jordan Lampo* Fernando Molina Melendez Arlo Shultis* Gavin Teague

All-City Jazz Band Members alto saxophone Christian Guaman Tiago Leite Carlos Lopez tenor saxophone Daniela Flores Gabriel Mininberg* baritone saxophone Alexander Atemiz Sam Fox

trumpet Michael Atemiz Christopher Jimenez Jason Lampo Caleb Nierenberg trombone Danny Alford* Donald Dinkins euphonium Domingo Torres

piano Derek Hartman* drums Russell Fisher*

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Concert Band Members flute Aleena Chaudry Isaiah Cross Linda Dallimore* Alanna-Marie Edwards Lucas Guedes Oliveira* Nicole Hernandez Amanda Lima Erin Newlan Sophia Zhang

bass clarinet Alison Rivas

oboe Lyanna Baez Laurel Wellman*

tenor saxophone Daniela Flores

bassoon Ethan Lippert* Carlos Lopez Alanis Rios clarinet Richard Adger* Karla Campos Ashley Gomez Marlen Islaw Juan Martinez* Angel Mendoza Claudia Ng*

alto saxophone Alexander Atemiz Christian Guaman Samantha Wolf* baritone saxophone Sam Fox

trumpet Michael Atemiz Austin Aurioso Kenny Chauby* Jeffery Flores Connor Holland* Christopher Jimenez Gabriel RodrĂ­guez Caleb Nierenberg french horn Lucas Abbott Griffin Botts* Olivia Martinez* Eva Rosario Kyle Thompson*

*YSM Teaching Artist

trombone Danny Alford* Donald Dinkins Carlos Flores Israel Ortiz euphonium Jordan Crimminger* Xavier Smith tuba Mitchell Dinkins Aidan Lyons Aaron Sutherland Aidan Zimmerman* percussion Russell Fisher* Jordan Lampo* Fernando Molina Melendez Julia Rosado Arlo Shultis*

new haven public schools

All-City Bands Conductors Jesús Cortés-Sanchez is a 2018 and 2019 alumnus of the five-year Integrated Bachelor’s/ Master’s program at UConn’s Neag School of Education, where he focused on music education.

Throughout his time at UConn, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music, Bachelor of Science in Education, and a Master's in Curriculum and Instruction. A summertime teaching artist at Yale School of Music’s Morse Summer Music Academy, Cortés-Sanchez also performed on two tracks of the album American Dreamers (Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom), which this past year won three Grammy Awards. In the spring of 2019, he also served as a featured speaker at the UConn Neag School of Education Undergraduate Commencement ceremony. He currently teaches elementary instrumental music in West Hartford Public Schools. He teaches 4th and 5th grade band as well as 4th and 5th grade strings. Learn more about Cortés-Sanchez in the Neag School’s recent “Celebrating Scholarships” video and via a special episode of the UConn 360 podcast.

Ashley Hale was a Morse Postgraduate Fellow (2018—19) for the Music in Schools Initiative at the Yale School of Music, and was actively involved in the program since her first year at Yale. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music, and most recently graduated from the Yale School of Music with her Master’s.

Hale plays all kinds of music, and even double-majored in both Classical and Jazz at Oberlin. She has studied with some of the greats, including Roy Poper, Allan Dean, Eddie Henderson, and Sean Jones. Hale has 8 years of teaching experience and is also on the faculty at the Neighborhood Music School, where she teaches trumpet students from beginning to advanced players and looks forward to continuing her teaching career.

José Lara holds an M.S. in Music Education from the University of Bridgeport and earned a B.A. in Music with a concentration in World Traditions from 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 Morse Summer Music Academy, the 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.

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Rubén Rodríguez is a native of Colombia and has 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 (in chamber groups, concert bands, and symphonic orchestras; as a soloist and recording artist), teaching, coaching, conducting ensembles, and promoting music as a tool of social change in South America, Europe, and the United States. 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, which partners with New Haven Public Schools to support music educators as they develop broader and more robust programs in their schools. Music in Schools Initiative is serving around 650 New Haven Public School students each year, most of them on a weekly basis, through the In-School Mentorship program, All-City Ensembles, Workshops, the Yale/New Haven Solo Showcase, and the Morse Summer Music Academy.

Myles Ross is the band and chorus director at Worthington Hooker School in New Haven.

He teaches band, chorus, and general music for grades 5–8 as well as the jazz band and select choir at the school. He is also the musical director for their annual school musical.

Growing up, he participated in band since the 4th grade through high school, and went on to study music education at Central Connecticut State University. As a classically trained pianist, he enjoys practicing the piano regularly, accompanying and directing his choirs, and learning new pieces. In his free time, he enjoys reading, learning new languages, singing with the Moniuszko Choir of Hartford, and practicing a wide variety of instruments.

Aidan Zimmermann maintains a diverse career as a chamber musician, orchestral performer, and music educator. He has been awarded the Henry and Lucy Moses Fellowship to study tuba performance at the Yale School of Music. Before coming to Yale, Aidan completed an Advanced Performance Studies certificate from Bard College Conservatory of Music in New York and received his Bachelor of Music degree with a minor in Music Business from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami where he graduated with honors.

Having been raised in a fostering music community, Aidan aspires to bring a fiery passion and excellence to his teaching. During his time at the Frost School of Music, Zimmermann held an assistantship with the Shalala Music Reach Program. His duties included teach private lessons and group lessons to students in Miami Dade county and South Miami schools, as well as conducting after school ensembles at Mays Conservatory. During his summers, Aidan has worked with nationally recognized marching band programs in Texas, Florida, and New York. His private lesson students have advanced in regional and district honor band competitions as well as state solo and ensembles. This February, Aidan Zimmermann will attend the Sphinx Connect 2020 Convention in Detroit, MI, as a recipient of the Bank of America Fellowship in education and performance. Sphinx Connect empowers and celebrates diverse leadership in the evolving world of classical music.

Acknowledgements Robert Blocker The Henry and Lucy Moses Dean Yale School of Music Michael Yaffe Associate Dean Yale School of Music Iline P. Tracey Interim Superintendent New Haven Public Schools Ellen P. Maust Supervisor of Performing and Visual Arts New Haven Public Schools Rubén Rodríguez Director, Music in Schools Initiative—New Haven Yale School of Music Ethan Lippert Postgraduate Morse Fellow, Music in Schools Initiative Yale School of Music Rachel Glodo Assistant to the Associate Dean Yale School of Music Esther Woo Administrative Assistant, Music in Schools Initiative Yale School of Music Yale College Class of 1957 whose generosity and support make the All-City Honors Ensembles possible.

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