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with the Pennsbury Education Foundation, to reach Across the DISTRICT every type of learner across the lifespan and to touch people’s lives by focusing on education, health and family safety in the 21st century. We understand that UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN RAISES education does not begin or end in the classroom. FUNDS FOR LOCAL AGENCIES Visit www.thinkfinity.org to learn more.” The 2011 Pennsbury United THANKSGIVING-RELATED GENEROSITY Way campaign concluded on ABOUNDS IN PENNSBURY November 30th. Gratitude is extended to the new Pennsbury Holiday giving initiatives within our own school donors who contributed this communities begin in earnest each year in November, year for the first time, as well as to our continuing and this year was no exception. While great care donors who, year after year, provide critical support is taken to maintain confidentiality, nurses and for the work of important local agencies here in counselors in each school work with other professional Bucks County. Thanks also to the 2011 United Way staff, administrators, and students to enhance the committee members – Beth Brody, Tammy Leimer, holidays for the neediest families in our schools, as well and Jennifer Schlosberg – and to Pennsbury Social as for others in our community and around the world. Workers Kelly White and Stacey Gerstenblith for stepping up in support of the campaign this year. Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School conducted a two-week Thanksgiving food drive for 24 needy VERIZON FOUNDATION FUNDS CYBER-BULLYING PREVENTION

A $10,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation was recently awarded to the Pennsbury Education Foundation to fund a comprehensive cyber-bullying prevention program at the middle school level. The newly-developed program, to be piloted at William Penn Middle School, will be executed in partnership with the Bucks County Peace Center. “Verizon is proud to improve the quality of life for youth and families in Lower Bucks County by empowering the community with innovative tools and resources,” said Daniel J. Reavy, Director of The families and staff of Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School External Affairs for Verizon . “We’re offered generous donations of food supplies to brighten the investing in programs, such as our partnership Thanksgiving holiday for local families in need.

PENNSBURY SCHOOL DISTRICT • FALLSINGTON, PA • DECEMBER 2011 1 Superintendent’s Report • KEVIN J. McHUGH, Ed.D. families in the Roosevelt school community. PTO Committee held special events to collect money to community service chairperson, Kim Michalak, supplement Thanksgiving baskets and Christmas worked with Student Council teacher advisors, gifts. Food baskets were distributed to more than 30 Donna Horner and Liz Seitz, and school nurse, Pat Walt Disney families in need at Thanksgiving time. Marseglia, to coordinate this effort. The Charles Boehm Middle School Student Edgewood Elementary School’s Thanksgiving Council conducts a Thanksgiving food drive each food drive was organized on behalf of the year for about 25 of the school’s neediest families. Children’s Home Society. This year, Edgewood This year, students, teachers and parents donated a was able to provide full Thanksgiving dinners variety of food items, and teachers Michelle Meehan for 60 families, twice the number of families fed and Lynn Gordon, with the assistance of the Charles last year. In addition, the Edgewood Student Boehm Student Council, gathered the items, Council donated $500 for the purchase of turkeys to shopped for necessary supplements, and created complete the baskets. Thanksgiving food baskets for these families.

Quarry Hill Elementary nurse Nancy Kazanjian Pennwood Middle School students, faculty, and coordinated a similar effort for 15 families in Quarry staff celebrated their thanks and “paid it forward” Hill’s school community. While the teachers, PTO to others in the community again this year. The parents, and Student Council provided turkeys, Student Council organized a food drive to assist each grade level contributed a different type of families in need, while faculty and staff collected food to ensure a variety in the food baskets. Ms. money for gift cards to help families purchase Kazanjian also included Thanksgiving-related word turkeys and other perishable goods for the holidays. search puzzles and children’s games in each basket. In mid-November, Student Council representatives, along with teachers Jacquie Medaglia and Michelle The staff of Walt Disney Elementary School has Becknell, organized the food donations and gift been collecting money, food, and other items to cards into baskets to be picked up by the families. make the holidays a bit more joyful for some of their “This was the second food drive organized by families. Members of the school’s Holiday Giving Pennwood this fall, and we saw an overwhelming outpouring of generosity from our students, faculty, and staff,” said Principal Patricia Steckroat.

The students of the William Penn Middle School National Junior Honor Society held their annual Food for Friends Thanksgiving food drive in November. Through the combined efforts of the students, faculty and staff, along with the PTO, enough food was collected to feed each of 25 William Penn families a complete Thanksgiving dinner. The teacher coordinators for this initiative included Denise Dugan, Isabel Latch, and Barbara Handloff. In addition, extra food donations were delivered to the food pantry in Fairless Hills to help other families. The William Penn Kindness Club, Walt Disney Elementary teacher Joe Michelin and many of with sponsors Patti Kinard and Carol Kelly, helped his colleagues assisted with gathering Thanksgiving dinner to prepare the baskets with the NJHS students. supplies for families in the school community.

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self worth and community, although many of them are either homeless, or working poor who cannot make ends meet, or the elderly who don’t have enough retirement funds to afford necessities. So we not only help in November, but also every month through the year!”

PENNSBURY HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS A WONDERFUL LIFE

A Wonderful Life will be presented at the PHS East Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, December 16 and Saturday, December 17. This is a musical version of William Penn Middle School students in the NJHS partnered with Frank Capra’s holiday film classic,It’s a Wonderful students in the school’s Kindness Club to pack Thanksgiving Life, and the plot is faithful to the original storyline. dinner supplies for families in the William Penn community. The musical version is set in the mid-1940s and the costumes, make-up and set design will reflect this Pennsbury High School foreign language teacher time period. Make merry with this surprisingly Debbie Weston shares that the high school’s Bible stirring musical featuring over 75 cast members, the Fellowship Club headed up the annual creation of PHS theater orchestra, and a complete technical crew generous Thanksgiving baskets for more than 25 of over 200 people (comprised of students, teachers Pennsbury families in need, with help from the Red and parents), as they take a trip to Bedford Falls to Cross Club, led by teacher Anthony Barth. “We present Raposo and Harnick’s musical production, A provide food for an entire dinner for each family, Wonderful Life. Pennsbury’s East campus is located with home-made desserts created by the Catering at 705 Hood Boulevard in Fairless Hills. Ticket Club, with teacher Randa Martenis. The FCCLA, prices are $15, $10 and $7. To reserve tickets, contact: working with advisors Peggy Lehnen and Gayle [email protected]. Gould, also provided games, centerpieces and toys for the families.” Many students reported that they felt very good about this volunteer effort, according to Ms. Weston, who also extended “a huge thanks” to all of the clubs and teachers who assisted.

PHS Family and Consumer Sciences teacher Gayle Gould shares that FCCLA has undertaken a project with St Paul’s Episcopal Church in the Pinewood section of Levittown. The students are providing support for a program called Food With Friends on the second Tuesday of each month. “About 12 of our members signed up to go out and help set up, serve and clean up after the meals at the church,” said Ms. Gould. “All of the food that is served has been donated by businesses in the community; nothing is paid for. But the best part of this event is that the PHS students Chris McHugh (left) and Kelsey Hubsch students are encouraged to sit, eat and converse with play lead characters in this year’s musical theater the guests. This helps to give the guests a sense of production, A Wonderful Life.

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Roosevelt, Physical Education teachers Maryanne AN IMPORTANT SAFETY MESSAGE Sprout and Bryan Rittler have initiated an FROM PENNDOT intramural flag football program for students during recess. Through these teachers’ volunteer efforts, In an effort to enhance safety on Pennsylvania students are able to participate in structured athletic roads, Governor Tom Corbett recently signed two games during the school day. measures into law that affect drivers of all ages. One law changes the Vehicle Code involving graduated MAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL driver licensing requirements, passenger restrictions for junior drivers, and passenger restraint laws. The This fall, a total of 15 Makefield girls in grades other law prohibits drivers from using an Interactive three through five elected to attend an after-school Wireless Communication Device (IWCD) to send, activity called Girls on the Run. Participants were read or write a text-based communication while his divided into two teams. One team was coached or her vehicle is in motion. The new teen driver by School Counselor Laurie Bloom and teachers and seat-belt rules take effect on Dec. 24, 2011 and Alison Majikas and Staci Northrup. The other the law prohibiting text-based communication team was coached by volunteer parents. The girls while driving goes into effect March 8, 2012. For met twice each week to train for a 5K run and they more information on both of these laws, visit the also conducted community service projects. Each PennDOT website at www.dot.state.pa.us and look session included a lesson on building self confidence at the fact sheets under “News & Media.” and an activity. The girls learned how to recognize bullying and stop it, and also how to appreciate others. “I think that the Girls on the Run program In the SCHOOLS is extremely beneficial for those who participate,” said Principal Donna McCormick-Miller. “The program focuses on building self confidence and ELEANOR ROOSEVELT self-esteem. It encourages the girls to feel good ELEMENTARY SCHOOL about themselves and develop healthy lifestyles by adding the exercise part of the program. I really Principal Elizabeth Aldridge writes that despite rainy weather and ongoing construction at Eleanor

Thanks to their Physical Education teachers, students at Makefield Elementary has a new after-school Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary are enjoying organized games program called Girls on the Run. of intramural flag football during their recess periods.

4 DECEMBER 2011 • PENNSBURY SCHOOL DISTRICT • FALLSINGTON, PA Superintendent’s Report • KEVIN J. McHUGH, Ed.D. think it’s terrific that members of the Makefield staff volunteered to be coaches. It sends a very positive CHARLES BOEHM MIDDLE SCHOOL message to the girls.” Reading Specialist Stacey Marburger and the Charles Boehm Literacy Team are pleased to OXFORD VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL announce the return of the Word Patrol. “The Word Patrol is a group of seventh and eighth graders Principal Fran Nitkin reports that students who help spread the love for literacy around the recently participated in the America4RMarines school,” explains Ms. Marburger. “The Word Patrol Holiday campaign. This is a community effort introduces new vocabulary words every week. that assembles Christmas stockings to send They also choreograph vocabulary skits during overseas. Among the items requested are socks for the WCHB morning broadcasts. Each week, a new the Marines. Oxford Valley students, under the word is introduced with a cartoon to go along with direction of the Student Council, created over 250 the word. The vocabulary cartoon combines a holiday cards to be sent to Marines overseas. They rhyming mnemonic and a visual mnemonic, making also collected over $500 to be used to purchase socks. it twice as easy to remember the new word. The Teachers Ashley Juno and Jen Stephens coordinated goal of the Word Patrol is to increase, extend, and these efforts. enrich vocabulary in order to assist students in communicating more effectively and reading with Heather Ryan’s fourth grade class will be more understanding.” attempting to make a difference in the lives of some animals. The students are entering the Unless… contest at the Zoo. The purpose of this contest is to create public awareness about the destruction of the orangutan’s habitat due to deforestation. In class, students learned that the rainforest habitat of the orangutan is being destroyed in order to create palm oil plantations. “Unless” people take action, the orangutan may soon be an extinct species due to deforestation. The fourth grade students have been studying the orangutan, and they are about to launch a campaign to encourage people to use products from companies that are members of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil. The members of the Roundtable have committed to using sustainable sources for palm oil. The students are looking forward to writing books about the plight of the orangutan, presenting information about how small hands can make a big Seventh and eighth grade students at Charles Boehm Middle difference, and creating artwork to be submitted School enjoy sharing their knowledge of new vocabulary to the zoo contest. “We hope the efforts of these words as members of the school’s Word Patrol. students will inspire others to make positive choices when purchasing products,” said Ms. Ryan. “Unless Recently, Charles Boehm Middle School launched someone takes action, this amazing animal will a reading program called Be a Phanatic About become a mere memory.” Reading. This program is designed to motivate students to read a piece of literature for a minimum

PENNSBURY SCHOOL DISTRICT • FALLSINGTON, PA • DECEMBER 2011 5 Superintendent’s Report • KEVIN J. McHUGH, Ed.D. of 15 minutes a day. Students are required to report at the high school who allowed their students out their progress on reading logs to keep track of their of class to assist with the drive.” Ms. Lyons also reading. All forms will be sent in to the Phillies expressed gratitude to the PHS West custodial staff, baseball team to have an opportunity to win a led by Howard McGee and Dave Evans. “We could special visit from the Phillie Phanatic for the entire not hold this event without them!” she added. school. Students who are nominated for “most outstanding” reader and “most improved” reader Holiday gift-giving continues at the high school will be entered in a drawing to be honored prior to throughout December, according to teacher Debbie a Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park during Be a Weston at PHS West, who coordinates multiple Phanatic about Reading Literacy Night. efforts with teacher Karen Birgel at East. Thanks to the generous donations of students and teachers at PENNSBURY HIGH SCHOOL the high school, gifts were assembled for a special program administered by the Salvation Army. The annual fall blood drive, which is coordinated “There were 100 Little Angel gifts and 100 stockings by the PHS chapter of the National Honor Society for teens put together,” said Ms. Weston. “Each class (NHS), was another huge success this year. The was given the opportunity to participate, so there NHS faculty advisors are Natalie Lyons and Celia were hundreds of kids involved. About 25 students Wood. “We ended the day with 185 usable pints organized the project. They made and posted signs, of blood,” reports Ms. Lyons. “Our officers were a and collected and coordinated the gifts before they huge help. They are Maggie Morlath, President; went over to the Salvation Army.” Ms. Weston also Andrew Walker, Vice President; Jenn Boone, reports that her “B, C and D period classes took up Secretary; Rhama Gurunathan, Treasurer; Emily a collection for a project known as AdoptaPlatoon Kearn, Historian; Bryan Welch, Parliamentarian; and raised $300. This is a project that sends holiday and Brooks Mershon and Priyanka Solanki, Tech stockings to all the soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Liasions. We would also like to thank all of the I am so very proud of my classes for doing this.” other NHS members and of course, the teachers Pennsbury High School nurses Dorothy Duffy and Ann Pyzik-Colduvell report that donations from faculty and staff for the WE CARE fund helped to provide about 60 Visa gift cards during the holidays for high school teens who are from needy families.

Art teachers Tony Napoli and Curtis May once again joined with talented student artists to create an exciting in-store holiday display for Team Toyota in Langhorne. As in past years, the young artists cover the showroom windows with colorful, original paintings of the season.

Teacher Maryann Daley writes that during the month of December, the Strawberry Fields Club will be collecting middle school-level books to donate to School Director Kathleen Zawacki (seated at right) is shown here Danville Middle School in mid-Pennsylvania. “Their preparing to make a donation during a blood drive held at PHS. Mrs. school library was completely destroyed during Zawacki’s daughter, Lauren (standing), volunteered as a member of the September flooding,” said Ms. Daley. “We are the National Honor Society, which organized the annual event. working in conjunction with Holland Middle School

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Frank Mazzeo. Several area businesses also provide door prizes for the evening, with food and beverages donated by Metz and Pat Deon Beverages.

Family and Consumer Sciences teacher Barb Brunermer shares that Assistant Superintendent Dr. W. David Bowman paid a recent visit to the morning nursery school class at PHS East. “We would like to thank Dr. Bowman for taking time out of his busy day to come and read to us,” said Ms. Brunermer. “This is the 39th year of operation for the nursery school, which is sponsored by the PHS Art Department Chairman Tony Napoli (center, in orange) and Family and Consumer Sciences Department and the art teacher Curtis May (not pictured) led students at Team Toyota Pennsbury School District.” locations to create festive window displays for this Pennsbury Partner. in Council Rock School District on this initiative.” Ms. Daley’s father, a retired educator, will deliver the books to the school for the group.

Acting Assistant Principal Rich Fry reports that PHS is set to host the 15th annual holiday dinner for seniors on Friday, December 16th. Invitees include guests from five local senior centers. Students from the M.O.S.T. program created and delivered posters to these senior facilities to promote the event. “Last year’s dinner was the biggest year ever, with a total of about 200 seniors served,” said Mr. Fry. “There are 15-20 faculty members who volunteer to work at this annual event. Teachers and staff work with Metz Culinary Management to assist with the food W. David Bowman, Ed.D., Asst. Superintendent, Administration K-12 line as students deliver the food to the seniors (center, rear), paid a recent visit to the children of the nursery school program at PHS. Also pictured are high school students Emily Shain at their tables. The PHS chapter of the National (standing, left) and Tiann Pae (standing, right). Honor Society sends about 20-25 students to act as servers, and the girls’ basketball team, with coach Donna Nicholson, also assists. The German Club and the Humanity in Progress Club use their EOP Commendable time to create festive placemats, while Dr. Kevin O’Meara works with students to grow and package ACCOMPLISHMENTS 70 geraniums to be used as gifts and decorations. This year, the entertainment for the evening will MATT RAUEN COMPETES IN CHINESE be provided by The Pennsbury Strings under the direction of Felicia Reilly, The Pennsbury Dance MATHEMATICS COMPETITION Team, sponsored by Patricia Merrick, The Steppers, sponsored by Millicent Brown, and small band PHS Senior Matt Rauen is headed to the ensembles with Instrumental Music Coordinator week before Christmas. Matt entered the Shing

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Tung Yau Math High School Competition with a sophomore, for the 18th annual Kids Care Project. his summer research paper, which will ultimately Kids Care allows hundreds of young artists the become his graduation project. He became a opportunity to brighten the lives of elders in our semi-finalist in the United States and flew to Los community and is a collaborative project between Angeles recently to present his research paper at Kids Corner and The Woodmere Art Museum. UCLA. There, Matt was named a finalist, and he is now scheduled to fly to China on December 16th for the finals. This is the second time Matt will visit China. He and his brother, Nick, were both in last year to represent the United States in another math competition.

TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SHINE AT DREXEL UNIVERSITY

Congratulations to Zach Barrett, a Pennsbury student at the Bucks County Technical High School (BCTHS), and his Mechatronics team for winning first place in Drexel University’s Model Car Race Competition. Additional congratulations to Pennsbury BCTHS student, Zach Cumberland, and his team, for winning third place in the same event. Both students received recognition from Dr. Leon PHS sophomore artist Chelsea Miller created the eye-catching work that was selected by WXPN Radio for their holiday card. Poeske, Administrative Director of the Technical High School. Well done! ROB CARIOLA WINS PHS STUDENT EARNS DISTINGUISHED SCOUT AWARD EXEMPLARY HONORS Congratulations to PHS Mary-Margaret Pannick, Supervisor of Assessment senior, Rob Cariola, an for Pennsbury, announced that the Graduation Project Eagle Scout from Troop 10, Review Committee has granted the graduation project who was recently awarded of Adam Sokol, titled La Voz de PHS, the appellation the Distinguished Scout Exemplary Graduation Project. Adam will be Award. Since 2007, the recognized for this achievement at the senior awards Distinguished Scout Award ceremony in the spring of 2012. Congratulations! has been bestowed annually to a scout for his outstanding STUDENT ART WORK CHOSEN service to the community in BY WXPN RADIO addition to his level of Troop activity. He is nominated Pennsbury High School art teacher, Danyelle by the Scoutmaster, and is Rob Cariola Lala, is proud to announce that Pennsbury student voted upon by the Troop’s art work was selected for the WXPN Radio holiday chartering organization, the Lower Makefield card. The cover art was created by Chelsea Miller, Citizens for Scouting. Congratulations, Rob!

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Valentine, Rie Sinclair, and NSFW production Distinguished ALUMNI partner Danny McCarthy. He has also written various songs for many NFL, NBA, and collegiate Following are brief biographies of three sports teams. Pennsbury graduates who are enjoying successful careers in the music profession: Mr. Perez-Daple is known for bringing live elements to his compositions for film by playing Ryan Perez-Daple (Class of woodwinds, guitar, bass, and keys on his 2000) is a producer, song-writer, recordings. Most recently, he scored original and film composer who has the music for the What Happens In Vegas movie trailer. incredible ability to create original Additional film credits include the feature film, Dr. music across a broad range of Fugazzi, starring Faye Dunaway, and compositions genres including rock, pop, for various short films, notably with the comedians R&B, country, jazz, classical, and Andy Dick and Jimmy Shubert. Other clients various hybrids. Mr. Perez-Daple include Universal, BMG, EMI, APM, Music Junkies, Ryan Perez-Daple is currently working with artists Silkscreen Productions, and IE Effects. Elize Van Der Horst, Leah Turner and Emily Valentine (The Voice) and recently A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Mr. finished working with Tim Myers (formerly of One Perez-Daple was the first saxophonist to major Republic) on a song for his upcoming album. in both Classical and Jazz Performance. While he studied saxophone under Walt Weiskopf and In film, Mr. Perez-Daple worked on dance Chien-Kwan Lin, he also studied clarinet and flute, remixes and original music for the Will Gluck in addition to earning his composition and arranging film starring Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis, stripes under Bill Dobbins and Fred Sturm. In Friends with Benefits. Previous work with Will addition to various freelance gigs, Mr. Perez-Daple Gluck includes a remake of We Go Together for the is currently the bassist for The Jane Does. film Easy A, as well as two songs, Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah performed by Public Parking, and I Jim Barto (Class of 1976) has Want Candy performed by Danger Vaccuum, for had a varied career in music as the Sony Pictures film, Fired Up! Additional film a performer, composer, arranger credits include multiple tracks produced for Andy and educator. A lifelong trumpet Dick’s Danny Roane: First Time Director, as well as player, he is a graduate of Berklee co-producing Andy Dick’s most recent album, The College of Music in Boston, MA Darkest Day of the Year. Additional clients include where he studied composition and arranging with an emphasis Bicycle Music, Sony/ATV, Oglio Records, Ella Jim Barto Records, Banshee Music, and Tekspacular. on film music. Shortly after graduating from Berklee, he An executive producer for Killer Tracks, a joined the faculty as an Instructor of Film Scoring division of Universal Music Publishing Group, and held that position for eight years. During Mr. Perez-Daple has produced over 15 albums for this time, he also arranged music for Boston TV and film licensing from concept to delivery. recording sessions and scored music for nationally- As a song-writer, Mr. Perez-Daple has been in televised documentary films. Following his time the studio recently working with award-winning in academia, Mr. Barto concentrated on music songwriter Matthew Puckett, Aidan Hawken, Lee technology in the form of arranging and recording Anna James, Jasmine Ash (Oh Darling), Emily music with computers in his own commercial studios. He currently operates www.bartomusic.

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Drew Gress (Class of 1977) is a bassist and composer known for performing extensively with artists on the cutting edge of contemporary improvised music. His latest project, The Irrational Numbers (Premonition), features his original compositions for Drew Gress quintet. Earlier releases include the critically-acclaimed 7 Black Upcoming MEETINGS Butterflies (2005), Spin & Drift (2001), and Heyday (1997). Upcoming plans include a new quintet Board Facilities Committee project, a solo bass recording, and an electronics 7:30 p.m., January 10, 2012 project soon to be unveiled. Superintendent’s Conference Room

Mr. Gress can also be heard within the ensembles Board Agenda Meeting of John Abercrombie, Ralph Alessi, Tim Berne, Don 8:00 p.m., January 12, 2012 Byron, Uri Caine, Bill Carrothers, Ravi Coltrane, Marc Copland, Mark Feldman, Fred Hersch, John Fallsington Elementary School Hollenbeck, Steve Lehman, Tony Malaby, and John Surman. To date, he has appeared on over 250 Board Revenue Development Committee recordings. In “an altogether previous musical 7:30 p.m., January 17, 2012 life,” Mr. Gress “grounded the performances” Superintendent’s Conference Room of Buddy Hackett, Phyllis Diller, Zoot Sims, Cab Calloway, and Pia Zadora). Regular Board Meeting 8:00 p.m., January 19, 2012 Mr. Gress has toured North and South Fallsington Elementary School America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia and has served as Artist-in-Residence at the St. Petersburg Conservatory in Russia, and the Paris Conservatoire. He has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Meet the Composer, and Chamber Music America organizations, and currently resides in New York.

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