Morse Summer Music Academy Final Concert, July 21, 2023

Robert Blocker, Dean

music in schools initiative

Morse Summer Music Academy 2023

Final Concert

Friday, July 21, 2023 | 5:30 p.m. | Woolsey Hall

Johann Sebastian Bach

1685–1750

arr. John O'Reilly

pre-camerata

A Joyful Chorale

Cristofer Zunun, conductor

Soon Hee Newbold

b. 1974

camerata

Gaelic Castle (2009)

Natalie Jimenez-Lara, conductor

Kirt N. Mosier

b. 1963

morse string orchestra

Scherzo Dance (2007)

Natalie Jimenez-Lara, conductor

Brian Balmages

b. 1975

Celtica (2006)

Natalie Jimenez-Lara, conductor

Mikayla DeLeon, violin soloist

Fallon Williams, violin soloist

Eden Levy-Roginsky, violin soloist

Cristofer Zunun, violin soloist

Program cont.

American Traditionals

arr. Roy Phillipe

string orchestra

Shenandoah/Simple Gifts

Henry Lugo, conductor

Paul Desmond

1924–1977

arr. Bob Cerulli

Take Five (1959)

Samuel Walter, conductor

Soon Hee Newbold

b. 1974

Lion City (2009)

Natalie Jimenez-Lara, conductor

Isaac Albéniz

1860–1909

arr. Harry Conn

morse guitar ensemble

Asturias (1892)

Harry Conn, conductor

morse chorale

Anyi Cai, piano

Makana Medeiros, percussion

Jose Lara, percussion

Lauren Bond, guitar

Henry Lugo, bass

Ileana Cabra Joglar & Ismael Cancel

arr. Alex Whittington

Ian Tamblyn

b. 1947

arr. Rebecca Campbell

Curandera (2019)

Joglar & Cancel

Woodsmoke and Oranges (2014)

Lauren Bond, conductor

Tamblyn

Marques L. A. Garrett

b. 1984

My Heart Be Brave (2022)

James Weldon

Ivette Herryman

b. 1982

Ryan Rogers, conductor Sigue (2020)

Stephanie Tubiolo, conductor

Johnson Nicolás Guillén

Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez

arr. Roger Emerson

Leonard Bernstein

1918–1990

arr. Mac Huff

"Recuérdame" from Coco (2017)

Gabriella Xavier, conductor

"Somewhere" from West Side Story (1957)

Danielle Storey-Carson, conductor

Anderson-Lopez & Lopez

Stephen Sondheim

Rosephanye Powell

b. 1962

Still I Rise (2005)

Steven A. Fasano, conductor

David Frazier

arr. Rollo Dilworth

I Need You to Survive (1995)

Stephanie Tubiolo, conductor

Powell Frazier

Terry Riley

b. 1935

morse percussion group

In C (1964)

Drum circle improvisation

Program cont.

Robert W. Smith

b. 1958

concert band

Scaling The Mountains Of Time (2022)

Bryan Carrera, conductor

Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell

arr. Michael Brown

"No Time to Die" from No Time To Die (2021)

Jose Lara, conductor

Michael Sweeney

b. 1952

Imperium (1992)

Jesús Cortés-Sanchez, conductor

Robert W. Smith

wind ensemble

The Great Locomotive Chase (2000)

Jesús Cortés-Sanchez, conductor

Various

arr. Paul Murtha

Epic Gaming Themes

Jose Lara, conductor

José Padilla

1889–1960

arr. Robert Longfield

El Relicario (1989)

Rubén Rodríguez, conductor

Joe Arroyo

morse salsa collective

En Baranquilla Me Quedo (1988)

Jose Lara, conductor

Gabriella Xavier, vocal soloist general choir

Joshuah Campbell & Cynthia Echeumuna-Erivo

arr. Rollo Dilworth

"Stand Up" from Harriet (2019)

Ryan Rogers, conductor

Campbell & Echeumuna-Erivo

Elton John

b. 1947

arr. Keith Christopher

"Circle of Life" from The Lion King (1994)

Steven A. Fasano, conductor

Tim Rice

American Traditionals

arr. Rollo Dilworth

Take Me to the Water

Stephanie Tubiolo, conductor

As a courtesy to others, please silence all devices. Photography and recording of any kind is strictly prohibited. Please do not leave the hall during musical selections. Thank you.

Rosters

Pre-Camerata

violin

Ash Hernandez | 9th | WC

Isabella Baez | 5th | BJM

cello

Cheniel Beniquez | 4th | ER

Amiel Johnson | 4th | NHS

Tatsiana Zotava | 5th | RW

Paulina Borowski | 5th | WH

Camerata

violin

Selah Ufott | 6th | RW

Gael Munoz | 6th | ESUM

Joseph Foran-Cruz | 4th | ECM

Tahlia Glover | 6th | DS

Kelly Mendez | 6th | FH

Kayla Pinkard | 5th | WH

viola

Yetzael Luque Rodriguez | 6th | RW

Emily Rodriguez | 7th | RW

Stephanie Pallo | 6th | RW

cello

Marcus Bartoo | 7th | BRAM

Ornpicha Likitranusorn | 5th | BW

Morse String Orchestra

violin

Ash Hernandez | 9th | WC

Isabella Baez | 5th | BJS

Selah Ufott | 6th | RW

Gael Munoz | 6th | ESUM

Joseph Foran-Cruz | 4th | ECM

Tahlia Glover | 6th | DS

Kelly Mendez | 6th | FH

Kayla Pinkard | 5th | WH

viola

Yetzael Luque Rodriguez | 6th | RW

Emily Rodriguez | 7th | RW

Stephanie Pallo | 6th | RW

cello

Cheniel Beniquez | 4th | ER

Amiel Johnson | 4th | NHS

Tatsiana Zotava | 5th | RW

Paulina Borowski | 5th | WH

Marcus Bartoo | 7th | BRAM

Ornpicha Likitranusorn | 5th | BW

String Orchestra

violin

Fallon Williams | 9th | CAH

Eden Levy-Roginsky | 6th | WH

Mikayla De Leon | 10th | CAH

viola

Isaiah Correia | 10th | ESUM

cello

Megan Corcoran | 8th | BRAM

Morse Guitar Ensemble

Dhruva Garani | 7th | ESUM

Cyra Osler | 4th | WH

Sanchita Dollin | 6th | WH

Morse Chorale

Christianne Charles | 8th | RW

Clara Darr | 3rd | ECM

Reina Dormevil | 5th | BRAM

Bethany Edwards | 10th | JH

Lucas Faraone Nogelo| 9th | NHA

Ximena Gonzalez Hernandez | 6th | WG

Jordan Housen | 3rd | ALT

Alice Likitranusorn | 3rd | BW

Wesley McBride | 5th | WH

MarriAna Melillo | 7th | BRAM

Nadia Okwuosa | 9th | CAH

Landon Salkey | 4th | NHS

Tiffany Scott | 6th | DS

Melanie Tohom Cruz | 5th | BRAM

Génesis Torrealba | 7th | FH

Jahnae Whitaker-Guest | 10th | HSC

Meylin Rivera | 4th | FH

Concert Band

flute

Mariana Bello | 8th | JSM

Belen Meneses | 10th | HRC

Adayanara Lopez | 8th | JSM

Briana Morales | 7th | JSM

clarinet

Emma Bowles | 5th | WH

Yamileth Silva | 7th | JSM

Jovelyn Villa | 7th | JSM

Gilnibeth Montes | 8th | JSM

Jovelyn Villa | 7th | JSM

Karita Asael | 7th | WH

Dhaniellie Freeman Santaella | 8th | JCD

trumpet

Irving Ortiz | 5th | FH

Christian Ayapantecatl | 6th | JSM

Calliope-Ann Brashears | 6th | BRAM

trombone

Emanuel Figueroa | 5th | JSM

Nolee Evans | 7th | RW

Lorenzo Maldonado-Suero | 6th | BJM

Samira Kamara | 5th | MS

Christopher Robinson | 5th | FH

tuba

Alister Tsao | 7th | WH

percussion

Bianca Gonzalez | 5th | JSM

Gael Arias | 8th | WH

Braydon Foster | 5th | RW

Wind Ensemble

flute

Keyla Gordillo | 9th | CAH

Joseph Pallo | 8th | RW

Navia Yun | 9th | ESUMS

oboe

Lyanna Baez | 10th | CAH

clarinet

Oscar Tlacomulco | 9th | MBA

Anna Zempoaltecatl | 6th | RW

horn

Emmy Rosario | 10th | WC

Lucas Abbott | 10th | CAH

saxophone

Jeremiah Hicks | 5th | JSM

Sebastian Corichi | 8th | JSM

Joshua Flores | 7th | JCD

saxophone

Lyanna Baez | 10th | CAH

Dontae James | 9th | WC

Rosters cont.

trombone

Carlos Flores | 10th | CAH

Leehahn Namgoong | 6th | WH

tuba

Angel Corichi | 9th | WC

Akshay Dalal | 8th | ESUM

percussion

Jennifer Sebastian | 8th | RW

Vincent Foster| 6th | RW

Julian Wilson | 7th | RW

Morse Salsa Collective

singers

Génesis Torrealba | 7th | FH

Lauren Bond†

Natalie Jimenez-Lara*

Gabriella Xavier†

double bass

Henry Lugo*

piano

Rubén Rodríguez†

cello

Samuel Walter†

drums

Makana Medeiros†

conga

Jose Lara*

saxophone

Kenny Georges

Lyanna Baez | 10th | CAH

Dontae James | 9th | WC

trumpet

Chris Chervet†

Emmy Rosario | 10th | WC

trombone

Carlos Flores | 10th | CAH

Bryan Carrera†

guitar

Eliel Martinez†

Harry Conn†

General Choir

[all students]

* NHPS Educator

† Teaching Artist

Morse Staff & Faculty

Rubén Rodríguez

Director, Music in Schools Initiative

Yale School of Music, MM ’11

MISI-affiliated since 2009

Alexandra Green Coordinator, Music in Schools Initiative

Liberty University, B.A. ’20

Yale Divinity School, M.Div. ’23

Teachers & Teaching Artists

Strings

Serena Hsu, viola

Yale School of Music, MM ’23

MISI Teacher since 2021

Natalie Jimenez-Lara, violin

NHPS Instrumental Music Teacher | Ross

Woodward Classical Studies Magnet School

MS (Music Education), University of Bridgeport ’16

MISI Teacher since 2015

Henry Lugo, double bass

NHPS Strings Instructor | Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School

BM Western Connecticut State University

MM University of Texas Austin

MS (Music Education) University of Bridgeport

MISI Teacher since 2022

Samuel Walter, cello

Yale School of Music, MM ’20 MMA ’21

MISI Teacher/Teaching Artist since 2018

Cristofer Zunun, violin

University of Connecticut, BA (Music) ’23

MISI Alum, New Haven Promise Intern

Guitar

Harry Conn, guitar

University of North Carolina School of the Arts, BM (Music) ’22

Yale School of Music, MM ’24

MISI Teaching Artist since 2022

Eliel Martinez, guitar

Band Teacher | Fair Haven School

University of Bridgeport, MA (Music Education) ’21

MISI Teacher since 2023

Choir

Lauren Bond, voice

Yale Glee Club Service Through Music Fellow

Yale College, BA ’22

MISI Teaching Artist since 2020

Anyi Cai, piano

Millersville University, BA (Piano) ’20

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MM (Harpsichord) ’22

Yale School of Music, MMA (Harpsichord) ’24

MISI Teaching Artist since 2022

Teachers & Teaching Artists cont.

Steven Fasano, voice

General Music Teacher, Choir Conductor, and Administrative Intern | Ross Woodward

Classical Magnet School

Westminster Choir College of Rider University, BM (Voice Performance & Music Education) ’01

University of Connecticut, MM (Voice Performance) ’11

MISI Teacher since 2023

Ryan Rogers, voice

University of Houston, BM (Piano

Performance, Choral Music Education) ’18

Yale School of Music, MM (Choral Conducting) ’23

Indiana University, DM (Choral Conducting) ’27

MISI Teaching Artist since 2021

Danielle Storey-Carson, voice

Choral and Music Theory Teacher | Wilbur Cross High School

Oakwood University, BM (Vocal Performance & Pedagogy) ’03

University of Bridgeport, MS (Music Education) ’09

MISI Teacher since 2016

Dr. Stephanie Tubiolo, voice

Rutgers University, Conductor and Lecturer

Yale College, BA (Music, Intensive) ’14

Yale School of Music, MM (Choral Conducting) ’16

Rutgers University, DMA (Choral Conducting) ’23

MISI Teacher since 2011

Alex Whittington, voice

Yale College, BA (Music) ’22

Yale Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, MA (Music History) ’23

Yale School of Music, MM (Choral Conducting) ’25

MISI Teaching Artist since 2019

Gabriella Xavier, voice

University of Connecticut, BA (Music) ’26

MISI Alum | New Haven Promise Intern

Percussion

Makana Medeiros, percussion

Yale School of Music, MM ’23, MMA ’24

MISI Teaching Artist since 2022

Chad Beebe, percussion

Yale School of Music, MMA ’25

MISI Teaching Artist since 2023

Brass

Bryan Carrera, tuba/trombone

University of Connecticut, BA (Music) ’22, BS (Music Education) ’22, MA (Instruction and Curriculum) ’23

MISI Alum; MISI Teaching Artist since 2022

Chris Chervet, trumpet

University of California, Los Angeles, BA (Music Education) ’21

MISI Teaching Artist since 2023

Vivian Kung, tuba

Yale School of Music, MM ’22

MISI Teaching Artist since 2021

Jose Lara, brass

NHPS Instrumental Music Director and Band |

John S. Martinez School

University of Bridgeport, M.A. (K-12 Music Education, Concentration in World Traditions) ’16

MISI Teacher since 2015

Jaimee Reynolds, horn

Yale School of Music, MM’ 22, MMA ’23

MISI Teaching Artist since 2020

Woodwinds

Jesús Cortés-Sanchez, woodwinds

Elementary Instrumental Teacher | West Hartford Public Schools

University of Connecticut, B.A. (Music) & B.S. (Education) ’18

M.M. (Curriculum and Instruction) ’19

MISI Alum; MISI Teacher since 2022

Amer Hasan, clarinet

Yale School of Music | MM ’24

MISI Teaching Artist since 2022

Connor Holland, flute

Yale School of Music, MM ’23

MISI Teaching Artist since 2019

Emily Liushen, clarinet & composition

Yale School of Music, MM ’24

MISI Teaching Artist since 2022

Will Stevens, oboe & flute

Yale School of Music, MM ’22, DMA ’28

MISI Teaching Artist since 2023

Schools Represented

ALT | Augusta Lewis Troup School

BJM | Benjamin Jepson Magnet School

BRAM | Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School

BW | Bishop Woods School

CAH | Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School

DS | Davis Street Academy for Arts & Design Innovation Magnet School

ECM | Elm City Montessori School

ER | East Rock School

ESU | Engineering and Science University Magnet School

FH | Fair Haven School

HRC | Hill Regional Career High School

HSC | High School in the Community

JH | James Hillhouse High School

JCD | John C. Daniels School of International Communication

JSM | John S. Martinez Sea & Sky STEM School

MS | Mauro-Sheridan Science, Technology & Communications School

MBA | Metropolitan Business Academy

NHS | Nathan Hale School

NHA | New Haven Academy

RW | Ross Woodward Classical Studies

Magnet School

WC | Wilbur Cross High School

WG | Wexler-Grant School

WH | Worthington Hooker School

Robert Blocker

The Henry and Lucy Moses Dean Yale School of Music

Rubén Rodríguez Director, Music in Schools Initiative Yale School of Music

Dr. Madeline Negrón Superintendent New Haven Public Schools

Ellen P. Maust Supervisor of Performing and Visual Arts New Haven Public Schools

Alexandra Green Program Coordinator, Music in Schools Initiative Yale School of Music

Vivian Kung

Yaffe Postgraduate Fellow, Music in Schools Initiative Yale School of Music

Connor Holland

Morse Postgraduate Fellow, Music in Schools Initiative Yale School of Music

Lauren Bond Yale Glee Club Service Through Music Fellow

Yale College Class of 1957 whose generosity and support make the Music in Schools Initiative possible.

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