Prestwick STEM Academy 2018 Winter Concert 6:30 Wednesday December 12, 2018 Little Elm High School Auditorium

Concert Band Beginner Band Kaleen Hernandez, Conductor

Exploration Choir Elementary Choir 8 O’clock Guitar Ensemble 3 O’clock Guitar Ensemble Mariano Aguirre, Conductor

Christine Gibson, Principal

Mrs. Kaleen R. Hernandez Kaleen R. Hernandez is the Director of Bands for Prestwick STEM Academy. She received her Bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of North Texas. She studied under notable professors such as Christopher Deane, Ed Smith, Paul Rennick, and Jose Aponte. Mrs. Hernandez is Orff Level 1 Certified and taught elementary music for 7 years in Garland ISD. She directed choir, recorder, and Orff/percussion ensembles on her campus that received many first division and best in class awards.

From 2013-16, Mrs. Hernandez taught private percussion and piano lessons in Little Elm and surrounding north Texas areas. She continues to serve as a bass line marching tech, UIL region clinician, and UIL All- Region judge.

Mrs. Hernandez graduated with her Master’s degree in music education from Texas A&M University- Commerce. She had the privilege of studying under Mrs. Darla Meek, Dr. Randall Hooper, Dr. Norman Wick, and Dr. David Scott. In 2016, she had the honor of presenting at a music educator’s workshop for A&M Commerce as well as a TMEA workshop in Richardson.

Mrs. Hernandez is a member of Texas Bandmasters Association, Texas Music Educators Association, Percussive Arts Society, and American Orff-Schulwerk Association. She is married with two adorable sons and a spunky Maltese poodle. Aside from music, her hobbies include playing golf and being an avid TX Rangers fan!

Mr. Mariano Aguirre 2018-2019 is my fifth year in LEISD at Prestwick STEM Academy, and 13th year teaching music. I am from Farmers Branch, graduating from R.L.Turner in 1996. I began college at Oklahoma State University and transferred as an undergrad to The University of Texas at Arlington where I completed my bachelor of music. I taught for six years at Maple Lawn Elementary in Dallas ISD, then two years at Freeman Elementary in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD.

I moved my family to Little Elm six years ago and we love it here! My wife and I have six children including two graduates and two children from LEHS, one child at Prestwick, and one four-year-old.

After college, I was able to pursue and become Level III Certified in American Orff-Schulwerk Association, completing the courses at Southern Methodist University continuing education courses. He writes his bio in first person, except for the last sentence.

Matt Neal Matt Neal is currently the percussion director/assistant director at Little Elm High School in Little Elm ISD. He coordinates all aspects of the high school percussion program, as well as instruction of the beginning percussion classes, middle school percussion sections and percussion ensembles. Mr. Neal held the same position at Creekview High School in Carrollton-Farmers Branch from 2013-2017, Rockwall-Heath High School in Rockwall, Texas, for the 2012-2013 school year and North Lamar High School in Paris, Texas, from 2005-2012. Mr. Neal’s students have been recognized at the state and national level in all areas of performance, including concert and marching percussion ensemble, and in their solo endeavors.

Since 2004 Mr. Neal has been a percussion instructor and the music coordinator for the Red River Drum and Auxiliary Camp, an annual summer camp providing instruction for marching percussion, color guard and drum majors. It is one of the largest and most successful summer camps of its kind in the country. From 2007 to 2010 Mr. Neal was the percussion arranger/writer for the Southeastern Oklahoma State University Marching Band in Durant, Oklahoma.

Mr. Neal graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma, with a degree in Instrumental Music Performance in 2003. Following his time at SOSU, he earned a Master’s degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in Percussion Performance in 2005. Mr. Neal currently resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife Angela, an Orff specialist and the elementary music teacher in Frisco ISD.

Mrs. Christine Gibson, Principal Ms. Christine Gibson serves the students of Little Elm ISD as the principal at Prestwick STEM Academy. Most recently, she served as assistant principal of Hackberry Elementary School. Gibson joined Little Elm ISD in 2004 as Bilingual Pre-Kindergarten 3-year-old teacher at King Early Learning Academy. She later served at Hackberry Elementary as a Bilingual Kindergarten teacher.

Prior to joining Little Elm ISD, Ms. Gibson worked with El Paso Independent School District as a kindergarten teacher at Milam Elementary School located on Biggs Army Airfield. She then moved to Dallas/Fort Worth and earned her Master's Degree in Behavioral Sciences from the University of Texas at Dallas. Prior to joining the district, Gibson worked with children with disabilities, birth to three years, as an Early Intervention Specialist.

Ms. Gibson earned her Bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a specialization in Early Childhood Education from the University of Texas at El Paso.

Program

On the Day Before Christmas (and the Day Before That!) ...... Amy F. Bernon Combined Choirs

You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch ...... Lyrics by Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel (1904-1991) Music by Albert Hague (1920-2001) Arranged for guitar 3 O’clock Guitar Ensemble

Pie Jesu ...... Victor C. Johnson Elementary Choir

Say it Ain’t So ...... Rivers Cuomo (b. 1970) 8 O’clock Guitar Ensemble

Past Three O’clock ...... Traditional Words by George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848-1934) Exploration Choir

The Nutcracker ...... Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Overture (1840-1893) Trepak arr. by Brian Balmages (b. 1975) Beginner Band

One Man Shall Mow My Meadow ...... Traditional English Carol arr. by Susan Brumfield Elementary Choir

Deck the Holidays - A Holiday Flourish for Band ...... Rob Romeyn (b. 1961) Beginner Band

Ballad of the Winter Trees ...... Amy F. Bernon Exploration Choir

Perfect ...... Ed Sheeran Arranged for Guitar 3 O’clock Guitar Ensemble

The Night Before Christmas (Chop Stix Style) ...... Poem by Clement C. Moore (1779-1863) Original music by Euphemia Allen (1861-1948) Adapted and arranged by Ruth Artman (1919-2010) Elementary Choir

My Favorite Things ...... Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) arr. by Eric Osterling (1926-2005) Concert Band

Hallelujah ...... Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) Arranged for guitar 8 O’clock Guitar Ensemble

Ukrainian Bell Carol ...... Traditional arr. by Richard L. Saucedo Concert Band

Dona Nobis Pacem ...... Traditional Exploration Choir

Sleigh Ride ...... Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) arr. by Michael Story Concert Band

The Little Drummer Boy ...... Katherine Kennicott Davis (1892-1980) arr. by Harry Moses Simeone (1910-2005) Exploration Choir

Hallelujah! ...... George Frederic Handel (1685-1759) arr. by Paul Jennings Combined Performing Arts Groups of Prestwick STEM Academy along with Parents and Faculty

Special Thanks Matt Neal for directing percussion. Private teachers Camille Cordova, Danielle Janos, Heather Johnson, Michael Kelly, Michael Laughlin, Seth Shaffer, and Kevin Swain. LEHS Performing Arts Faculty Frank Felice, LeAndre Benton, Hailey Vail, Bryce Lewis, Rachel Carothers, and Cooper Foutz for their assistance and support. Prestwick STEM Academy Principals Christine Gibson, Marina Matus de Garcia, and Marnie Richardson for their guidance and support. Prestwick Parents for supporting their children’s music endeavors.

Exploration Choir Exploration meets every day for 6th period and includes students from each grade in middle school. The primary focus of Exploration Choir is to continue to develop the voice through performance and performs several times through throughout the school year. Students are encouraged to participate in choir each year of middle school in preparation for the rigors of high school choir. Exploration Choir performed student-chosen popular repertoire in September, followed by a performance at Victoria Gardens of Frisco Retirement Home and The Community Nativity in Carrollton.

Natalee Afolayan-7, Anna Almeida-6, Jaden Crandall-6, Kylie Daker-7, Paisley Davis-7, Trinity East-6, Kali Garza-Liva-7, Mia Henington-8, Sydney Jackson-6, Natalia Jimenez-6, Jovia John-7, Rebekah LaMarch-6, Terika Landers-7, Alexia Lara-6, Lauren Lindsey-7, Brianna Mallary-8, Isabelle Martin-7, Vanessa Mbugua-7, Rachel McNamee-7, Sequoia Metz-7, Brenna Moore-6, Emma Oakley-8, Ann Claire Palmer-7, Addison Phifer-7, Sylvia Rai-7, Nicholette Salazar-6, Alyssa Slocum-7, Clara Stone-6, Yadira Villanueva Vera-7

Elementary Choir Elementary Choir rehearses weekly on Wednesday’s after school. This group of dedicated young musicians has the opportunity to grow through the challenge of one- and two-part singing. The Elementary Choir recently performed alongside the Exploration Choir at Victoria Gardens of Frisco Retirement Home and The Community Nativity in Carrollton.

Ethan Adams-4, Chloe Bennett-5, Samvit Bhavanam-4, Jake Brierton-4, Ethan Decker-5, Olivia Elliott-4, Karol Flores-Vega-3, Stella Frey-3, Elise Gomez-4, Nikhil Gutti-4, Avery Hanti-4, Imani Irabor-4, Tanisha Jain-3, Joshua Johns-4, Neha Kalluvilayil-3, Zoe Korfiatis-4, Chase Lemmon-3, Hank Mo-3, Samara Moffatt-4, Lexie Munson-5, Loralei Myers-3, Aiden Newman-3, Zaryn Niemi-4, Grace O’Hare-5, Sage Outhouse-5, Charllotte Pitts-3, Cambria Richardson-3, Ali Sage-5, Beckham Semancik-5, Cameron Semancik-5, Julian Stone-3, Aize Uzamere-4, Isabel Varela-4, Lindzey Villa-5, Ella Wildoner-4, Brandon Williams-3, Halle Woehler-3, Clare Woehler-3

Concert Band Concert Band meets in sections throughout each school day. The whole concert band meets once a week on Wednesdays after school. Concert band builds upon the foundational skills students learned in Beginner Band. Concert Band prepares students to continue their band careers in High School through exciting, engaging, challenging, and rewarding repertoire. The Concert Band recently played for retirement homes in Frisco, bringing joy and pleasure to the residents.

Summer Orr, Kylie Caldwell, Landon Draayer, Jacob Sollars, Josh Hernandez, Addison Phifer, Matthew Baril, Alex Cunningham, Owen Wildoner, James Kang'oroti, Rayhan Arfah, Diego Rios, Natalia Cabrera, Xander Thomas, Bailey Balladares, Alex Inocan, Diego Alcala, Eklavya Handa, Daniel Alcala, Noah Fillebrown, Sasha Glauser, Elena Aguirre, Melody Tran, Christian Fry, Emilia Vulpo, Sofia Inocan, Christopher Espanol, Anthony Florentino, Kevin Sumpon, Kiara Sipan, Cari Lieberson, Landon Aksteter, Joshua Bocardo

Beginner Band Beginner Band meets each day by instrument. Many students come in with no more knowledge about playing instruments than when they tried the instruments before the year began. They begin intensive study of the techniques of performance on their specific instrument, along with a strong dose of music theory and literacy. They rehearse as a band once a week. Many of the students take private lessons to enrich their instrumental studies.

Danielle Carothers, Ben Perez, Lawson Oblad, JJ Eygnor, Timothy Teo, Ethan Cohen, Sawyer Thomas, Jenica Swantek, Serenity Smith, Francisco Miranda, Haley Rountree, Jake Rolfe, Logan Gulbis, Blade Martinez, Katelyn Henderson, Audrey Kuhns, Aeson Hopkins, Catherine Kang'oroti, Riane Harley, Emma Bernier, Lillian Williams, Yasmine Bakkali, Valerie Sipan, Fox Geiser, Brenna Moore, Trinity East, Ingrid Mercado, Haein Shon, Christopher O'Keefe, Earl Brown, Lauren Ko, Sara Credeur, Adalyn Draayer, Emily Miran

Guitar Ensemble There are two Guitar Ensembles and they meet daily. 1st Period (8 o’clock Guitar Ensemble) and 7th Period (3 o’clock Guitar Ensemble). Each of the guitar ensembles are equal in that they are composed of both beginners and students with up to two years of guitar instruction. They learn to hold and play the classical guitar (nylon string) in the classical manner. This includes plucking the strings with ‘pima’ fingers, playing with a footstool, and in the proper seated position. The Guitar Ensembles perform on stage once per semester.

8 O’clock Guitar Ensemble Bryley Bloom-7, Leilah Castilleja-7, Caiden Givens-Crome, Jun Hur, Serenity Johnson-6, Alexa McCamey-7, Alexander Mills-7, Gauge Niemi-6, Mia Roach-6, Nicholas Seymour-7, Tristan Shelhorse-6, Ben Terry-7, Esohe Uzamere-6, Eri Velazquez-6

3 O’clock Guitar Ensemble Elena Aguirre-7, Rebekah April-7, Matthew Baril-7, Brittyn Bloom-7, Angel Castro Hernandez-8, Kevin Chavez-7, Jair Garcia-8, Ethan Halsey-8, Jacob Halsey-8, Gavin Havel-8, Taryn Heffernan-8, Chance Horn, Besnik Hysenaj-7, Anthony Ibidapo-7, Gigi Nguyen-8, Allana Sanders Prince-7, Jack Shields-8, Jordan Turner-7, Camila Villarroel Garcia-7, Lilia Weaver-7