ANCHOR BAY BAND BOOSTER EXECUTIVE BOARD The Anchor Bay High School Eileen Zelenak, President Instrumental Music Department Chris Worton, Vice President - Fundraising Kathy Simpson, Vice President - Special Event Fundraising proudly presents the Rhonda Schehr, Treasurer Duane Behrens, Financial Secretary Lynnette O’Brien, Secretary CONCERT BAND Molly J. Dee, Instrumental Music Director P. David Visnaw II, Instrumental Music Director and the ANCHOR BAY HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION SYMPHONIC BAND Ms. Judy Stefanac, Principal Mr. Hank Anderson, Assistant Principal Mr. Vic Balaj, Assistant Principal in a Mrs. Sherry Kenwood, Assistant Principal WINTER CONCERT UPCOMING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC EVENTS 1/7/07 — MGM Casino Fundraiser (adults only) 1/8/07 — Band Booster Meeting (7:00PM, ABHS Band Room) 1/23/07 — Jazz Ensemble Concert (7:30PM, ABHS) 2/14/07 — AB Pre-Festival Concert (TBA, ABHS) 2/15/07 - 2/17/07 — CMU Jazz Festival (Mt. Pleasant, MI) 3/2/07 - 3/3/07 — MSBOA District 16 Band Festival (TBA) 4/4/07 — Band Booster Meeting (7:00PM, ABHS) 5/3/07 — Band Booster Meeting (7:00PM. ABHS) Wednesday, December 6, 2006 5/8/07 — Spring Instrumental Music Concert (7:30PM, ABHS) 7:30 P.M. 5/9/07 — Spring Instrumental Music Concert (7:30PM, ABHS) 5/16/07 - 5/20/07 — New York Trip Anchor Bay High School Auditorium 5/29/07 — Instrumental Music Banquet Molly J. Dee, Instrumental Music Director WWW.ANCHORBAYBANDS.ORG P. David Visnaw II, Instrumental Music Director PROGRAM SYMPHONIC BAND CONCERT BAND PICCOLO OBOE FRENCH HORN Amanda Gallant Bethany Phillips* Elizabeth Buckner Shannon Rowe Kristina Croes* Elizabeth Fraley Miss Liberty March.......…………...……..……………....K. King FLUTE Natalie Maddock Tina Gastmeier BASSOON Kevin O’Bryan* Margaret Gnesda Laura Chirio Nicole Sciortino Sierra Kemp Dayna Keuhn Jessica Krol ALTO SAXOPHONE TROMBONE The Road Unknown.......…..………….………….........H. Meyer Kaitlin LaFeve Ryan Matthews Jonathon Holderbaum Katie Rick Chad Mazei Sandra Hromek* Brittany Rutland* Philip Olivares* Glenn Hutcheson Emily Schmeisl* Kelsey Parsons Maggie Kennedy* Ed Pohl Brandon O’Bryan Mike Quinn Alex Price CLARINET Dennis Simpson* Steve Salmen Winter Holiday………....………………………….J. Swearingen Krysta Buzynski Jessica Sims Alexis Collica Ashleigh Dahl TENOR SAXOPHONE Amy Demick Sam Fisher* EUPHONIUM Vanessa Gibson* Sam Gargulinski David Cuff* Jennifer Heide Jackie Piper* Shannon Eaton Cassie Hinderliter Lisa Roland Brittany Jury Nick Sabella* SYMPHONIC BAND Taylor Miller BARITONE SAXOPHONE Emma Orczykowski Joe Behrens* Sarah Plebanski* Adam Coppa* TUBA Linda Reed Harold Reintjes Stephany Cardillo The Washington Greys March....………….…….....C. Grafulla Rebecca Saelens Sam Munro* Courtneay Smith Steven Ostrander* Sierra Stacey TRUMPET Randy Schehr Greg Cluney Kyle Croes*+ ALTO CLARINET Casey Fraley* PERCUSSION The Witch and the Saint…………………......……....S. Reineke Gabrielle Duda Alicia Haydamack Daniel Bowron Matthew Johnson Mary Holderbaum* Hope Legg Tony Klaus BASS CLARINET Lauren Reintjes Evan LaPensee Alyssa Gaglio Eric Root Michael McMillan Angelo Gutierriez* Evan O’Hearn Lauren Vardon Ashley Zacharski* A Christmas Celebration…………….….….…...K. Bierschenk Rachel Vredevoogd* * Denotes Section Leader + Denotes Detroit Symphonic Youth Ensemble Immediately following tonight’s concert, please join us in the cafeteria for an afterglow and a performance by the ABHS Jazz Ensemble. CONCERT ETIQUETTE DID YOU KNOW... A performer's intense concentration can be interrupted by little things that may seem trivial to audience members. The following suggestions will help audience members In a 1999 Columbia University study, students in the arts are found to be show respect to the performers on stage as well as other members of the audience. more cooperative with teachers and peers, more self-confident, and better This will help the performers to do their best. able to express their ideas. These benefits exist across socioeconomic levels. When To Applaud - Performers always appreciate applause, but there are appropriate moments to applaud. In a multi-movement work, applaud after all movements are completed. This allows the continuity of the piece to flow from one movement to the The Arts Education Partnership, 1999. next. “Hooting and hollering” is not appropriate in the concert setting. Arrival Time - Leave early and allow enough time for parking and traffic. If you do Students who are rhythmically skilled also tend to better plan, sequence, arrive late, wait by the doors until the first piece (not just a movement) is finished, then and coordinate actions in their daily lives. discreetly take the nearest seat available. “Cassily Column,” TCAMS Professional Resource Center, 2000. Entering and Exiting the Auditorium - Never enter or exit the auditorium during a performance. If you must enter or exit, please wait until the performance on stage has been completed. The most appropriate times to move about are during audience applause or set changes. CONCERT BAND Talking - Talking should not be tolerated. It is not only distracting to the performer, but to every person in the audience. It is just plain rude to talk (even whispering can be heard) during a musical performance. If someone around you is talking, ask them PICCCOLO BASS CLARINET FRENCH HORN nicely to please stop. Keelie Cottick Lorin Hornibrook Teresa Abila Michaela Kincaid-Sargent Courtney Batchelder Other Noises - Avoid rustling your program, tapping your foot, bouncing your legs, etc. Julia Kinter* Rachel Kuss Pagers and cell phones should be turned off. Watches set to beep on the hour should FLUTE Darcy O’Hearn* also be turned off. These high-pitched beeps are distracting to the performers and Jovanna Distefano audience members. Elizabeth June* ALTO SAX Stacey Ochtinsky Nick Gettleson TROMBONE Coughing - It is hard to avoid a spontaneous cough. Be prepared with some type of Patricia Rowley David Kirtley Cory Juresich cough drops or candies. Avoid cellophane wrappers. Many come with a soft wax- Sami Schlais Johua Makar Madison McClintock* paper wrapping that will be much less noisy. Angela Scott Zack Murray Michael Sintebin Katie Wrobel Tyler White* Nathan Swisher Taking Pictures - Refrain from taking any photographs during a performance. The Michea Worton click of a camera and especially the flash are very distracting. Pictures should be taken after the performance. OBOE TENOR SAX Anthony Petix Steven Hromek EUPHONIUM Children - Children need exposure to good music and live performances. If your Jennifer Kensicki* Josh Beck* young child begins to get restless in the middle of a performance, it may be best that Ariel Gostovich you exit the auditorium until calmer times prevail. CLARINET Shane Baksh BARITONE SAX By following basic edicts of respect and consideration, performers and the audience Katie Bartholomew Becki Logsdon* TUBA will have a more pleasurable and meaningful experience as they perform and attend Nicholas DeJarnette Kristina Croes Ashley Boyles live concerts. Because they have worked so hard for their performance, the students Sarah DeRita* Chris Buckner* on stage deserve to be treated with respect. Ashley Martin Alyssa Ranilovich TRUMPET Vicki Schwager Jennifer Kowalski PERCUSSION Jessica Taylor Abraham Lewis Tylor Good* Ashlie Tipton Brittany Martin Jacob Hannawi Ben Parenteau* Mike Ingrao Paul White Justin Martin PROGRAM NOTES Anchor Bay Knights of Columbus 5981 Sponsors THE WITCH AND THE SAINT The Witch and the Saint is a programmatic tone poem for symphonic band and is constructed of five distinct sections. The opening depicts the birth of twin sisters born in 1588 in Ellwangen, Germany. In those times, the birth of twins was considered a bad MGM CASINO TRIP omen and as the sisters grew up, it became clear that they had the gift of second sight and could predict future events. The thematic material representing both sisters is first Sunday - January 7, 2007 introduced in this section along with a medieval Gregorian chant-type motif. The second section is the development of Sibylla’s theme. This sister led a horrible life and her gift was looked down upon. Many townspeople feared Sibylla and considered her to be a $30.00 per person witch. After a brief transition, the theme representing the other sister, Helena, is introduced in its entirety. The third section is the development of Helena’s theme. This sister was sent away to a convent when she was a child. While at the convent, Helena Receive $30.00 in reward play upon arrival is revered as a saint because of her visions. The forth section is a turbulent section representing the struggle both sisters had in their lives. Eventually, Sibylla is LUXURY CHARTER BUS: imprisoned and Helena returns to the town to save her sister. The fifth section and finale of the piece depicts the return of Helena and the rescue of her sister, Sibylla. As they are trying to escape, the sisters are captured once again, and this time, for fear of Departs from ABHS north parking lot @ 1:00pm being burnt at the stake, the saint, Helena, drinks some poison. She dies in her sisters Leaving MGM @ 7:00pm arms and Sibylla, the witch, rides off in sorrow. Returning to ABHS @ 8:00pm Born in 1970 and raised in Tipp City, Ohio, Steven Reineke focused his youthful musical pursuits on learning to play the trumpet. At age fifteen, he taught himself how to play the piano. He continued his trumpet studies at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE Receiving two bachelor of music degrees with honors in both trumpet performance and music composition. After graduation from Miami in 1993, Mr. ANCHOR BAY Reineke moved to Los Angeles with the assistance of the Miami University Johanna Jackson Goldman Memorial INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC Prize. He was the first recipient for this award. He participated in the ASCAP (American Society of Composers, PROGRAM Authors, and Publishers) Film Composers Workshop led by Fred Karlin. As a This fundraiser was made possible by: composer in the workshop, Mr. Reineke conducted the Warner Brothers Studio AIRPORT BUS & LIMO SERVICE Orchestra in recording sessions of his own Roseville, Michigan music. The Los Angeles Composers Guild Orchestra, conducted by Mr.