2020 UPPER SCHOOL WINTER SHOWCASE
VIRTUAL PREMIERE | DECEMBER 18, 2020 AT 7 P.M. ON-DEMAND STREAMING | BEGINNING ON DECEMBER 19, 2020 2020 UPPER SCHOOL WINTER SHOWCASE
DIRECTORS Almut Engelhardt Director of Orchestras Randy Reid Director of Bands Anne Klus Director of Choral Activities Tim Kraack Interim Director of Choral Activities
ACADEMY CHORALE AND SUMMIT SINGERS Don’t Start Now...... Words and Music by Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin, Emily Warren and Ian Kirkpatrick arr. Tim Kraack Video was produced and edited by Tim Kraack
JAZZ BAND
Children of Sanchez...... Chuck Mangione arr. Victor Lopez Featuring: Ellie Sandeen, flugel horn; Will Shrestha, tenor saxophone; Bridget Keel, trumpet; Ryan Spangler, trombone; Baasit Mahmood, alto saxophone
Video was produced and edited by Randy Reid
ACADEMY SYMPHONY Hallelujah...... Words and Music by Leonard Cohen arr. Robert Longfield Adapted by JJ Gisselquist ’18 Video was produced and edited by Brandt Baskerville, Kevin Chen, Aman Rahman, and Lucas Schanno
SUMMIT SINGERS Like A Girl...... Written by Lizzo, Sean Douglas and Warren Oak Felder arr. Tim Kraack Vocal soloists: Anja Trierweiler and Hannah Brass
Instrumental soloists: Ellie Sandeen, trumpet; Bridget Keel, trumpet; Maren Ostrem, trumpet; Eleanor Smith, trombone
Video was produced and edited by Tim Kraack 1
ORCHESTRA WINDS Trepak...... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky From The Nutcracker ballet Video was produced and edited by Randy Reid
JAZZ BAND Everything...... Michael Buble arr. Scott Ragsdale Featured vocalists: Nathan Mann and Jayden Jones
Video was produced and edited by Randy Reid
ACADEMY CHORALE When the Party’s Over...... Written by Finneas O’Connell arr. Tim Kraack Soloists: Jayden Jones and Jane Christakos
Video was produced and edited by Tim Kraack
HONORS SINFONIA All I Want for Christmas Is You...... Words and Music by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff arr. Larry Moore Video was produced and edited by Leo Benson, Natalie Vogenthaler, and Quinn Williams
2 STUDENT PERSONNEL ACADEMY SYMPHONY
Violin 1 Aryun Nemani Cello Percussion Elaina Parsons, George Peltier Gabriella Thompson ##+ Rio Cox Concert Mistress + Mukeil Rizvi Liam Lynch #+ Alice Duncan Jennifer Ries, Max Shaffer Adeline DeHarpporte + Asst. Concert Mistress + Quinn Williams Harrison Jones + Flute Karla Garcia + Carlos Andres Adams ## Nikolas Liepins + Annie Bai Rashmi Raveendran + Leo Benson Divya Bhargava Anisa Deo Pilar Saavedra-Weis + Annie Hlavka Clara Garner Naomi Kempcke Rylan Hefner + Audrey Leatham Henry Giles Anna Krebsbach Hannah Lorenz-Meyer + Clara McKoy Henry Wertkin Elizabeth Kristal + Maggie Baxter Humza Murad Dev Kharbanda ## Annika Lillegard Spencer Bubula Wafa Naqvi Theo Bonin Audrey Senaratna Alexandra Cardwell Kylie Ringness McKinley Garner Autumn Spaulding Henry Choi Ayla Rivers Connor Overgaard Solvej Eversoll Henri Peltier Oboe Olivia Fenlon Viola Elijah Peres Eliza Farley Andrea Gist Anthony Chen ##+ Lilith Greene-Friedman Gregory Forsberg # Bass Clarinet Ray Guo Ruby Fields Will Schavee ##+ Sandro Fusco Ingrid Johnson Claire Kim Sam Konstan #+ William Painter Jack O’Brien Maik Nguyen Rishi Bhargava Aman Rahman + Sonia Ross Ford Reedy Clare Kimmel Ceci Watson KK Welsh Justin Troth French Horn Shobin Ansite ## Will Steinhacker Violin 2 Nadia Degnan Keyboard Eugene Tunney ##+ Katharine Hanf Isabelle Wolpert ##+ Isle Graupman #+ Isak Bildtsen Maggie Fields Will Sedo Samantha Gilats Anja Seifert Dante Gilbert Nolan Wagner Michael Goodman
HONORS SINFONIA
Violin 1 Violin 2 Cello Keyboard Karla Garcia, Isle Graupman ##+ Gabriella Thompson ##+ Isabelle Wolpert ##+ Concert Mistress + Eugene Tunney #+ Harrison Jones #+ Isak Bildtsen Hannah Lorenz-Meyer, Maggie Fields Adeline DeHarpporte + Will Sedo Asst. Concert Mistress + Samantha Gilats Nikolas Liepins + Anja Seifert Elaina Parsons + Dante Gilbert Liam Lynch + Nolan Wagner Rylan Hefner + Michael Goodman Henry Giles Rashmi Raveendran + Aryun Nemani Divya Bhargava Percussion Jennifer Ries + George Peltier Clara Garner Rio Cox Pilar Saavedra-Weis + Mukeil Rizvi Henry Wertkin Alice Duncan Maggie Baxter Max Shaffer Andy Rose Spencer Bubula Quinn Williams Bass Alexandra Cardwell Sam Konstan ##+ Henry Choi Viola Will Schavee #+ Solvej Eversoll Anthony Chen ##+ Rishi Bhargava Olivia Fenlon KK Welsh # Clare Kimmel Andrea Gist Gregory Forsberg Justin Troth Lilith Greene-Friedman Ruby Fields Ray Guo Claire Kim Ingrid Johnson Maik Nguyen Jack O’Brien Ford Reedy Sonia Ross Ceci Watson ## Section leader + Class of 2021 # Assistant section leader
3 ORCHESTRA WINDS
Flutes Annika Lillegard Clarinet French Horn Annie Bai Audrey Senaratna Sandro Fusco William Steinhacker Anisa Deo Autumn Spaulding William Painter Naomi Kempcke Aman Rahman + Anna Krebsback Oboe Elizabeth Kristal + Eliza Farley
JAZZ BAND
Alto Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Trombone Electric Guitar John Hall + Owen Barker Jack Bogdan Josh Harrison Rusheek Kolan Calvin He Quinn Devine Yash Kshirsagar Awaale Osman Percussion Baasit Mahmood Flute Eleanor Smith Luca Endorf Ivan Starchook + Ivan Starchook + Ryan Spangler Josh Harrison Jasper Weissbach Judah Thomas Samuel Murphy Trumpet Jacob Therien Tenor Saxophone Andrew Drake Piano Tuco Dixon Bridget Keel Clea Gaitas Sur Henry Hilton Maren Ostrem + Cooper McKinnon Ellie Sandeen Bass Guitar Will Shrestha + Autumn Spaulding Dylan Zimmerman Christian Worrall Henry Whelan
SUMMIT SINGERS
Millicent Benson Raina Fawcett Greta Magnuson Audrey Senaratna Annabelle Bond + Karla Garcia + Lily Malloy Lucy Shaffer Hannah Brass Adrienne Gaylord + Eliana Mann Eleanor Smith Alison Browne Solvej Graff Clara McKoy Olivia Stitt Eleanor Chen Lucia Granja + Maxanne Millerhaller + Olivia Szaj Linnea Cooley Katharine Hanf Wafa Naqvi Gabriella Thompson + Ganga Corsaro Sevona Hayes Elaina Parsons + Isabel Toghramadjian + Jamuna Corsaro Ruby Hoeschen + Poppy Ploen Isabella Tunney Hannah Davis-Jacobs + Grace Krasny + Ivy Raya Natalie Vogenthaler Adeline DeHarpporte + Emma Krienke Lynn Reynolds + Quenby Wilson Eloise Duncan + Elizabeth Kristal + Brianna Rucker Riley Erben Evelyn Lillemoe + Eve Sampsell-Jones Solvej Eversoll Erin Magnuson + Julia Scott +
ACADEMY CHORALE
Isobel Alm + Maggie Fried Isabel Lutgen Nora Shaughnessy Drew Barker Clea Gaitas Sur Mina Mandic + Elena Sjaastad Nikola Barkwell Parisa Ghavami Nathan Mann Katya Sjaastad + Henry Batson Emily Gisser Zadie Martin Maxwell Spencer Millicent Benson Tysen Hayes Maddie McConnell Gracie Tilney-Kaemmer + Violet Benson Rylan Hefner + Johnna Melk-Johnson Lela Tilney-Kaemmer Hannah Brass Lukas Hembre Soren Miller Anja Trierweiler + Lindsay Browne Catherine Hooley Eleanor Murphy Andy Wells Sara Browne + Jayden Jones Garrett Pauly + Valerie Wick Spencer Burris-Brown Melina Kannankutty Cayenne Ramirez Sam Zakaib Ethan Carter Gavin Kimmel + Mikkel Rawdon Theo Zimmerman Jane Christakos + Naci Konar-Steenberg Ivy Raya John Christakos Grace Krasny + Eve Sampsell-Jones Bridget Commers Amalia Laguna Griffin Schwab-Mahoney Raina Fawcett Sila Liljedahl Lucy Shaffer + Class of 2021
4 VIDEO PRODUCTION TEAM
Emcee Video Production Director...... David Matenaer (Mojo Solo) Videographer and Editor...... Nick Michael (Mojo Solo) Video Production Assistant...... Per Johnson Band and Orchestra Winds Video Producer...... Randy Reid Choral Video Producer...... Tim Kraack Orchestra Video Production Manager...... Stefanie Motta Orchestra Video Production Team...... Upper School Video Arts Class: Brandt Baskerville, Leo Benson, Kevin Chen, Aman Rahman, Lucas Schanno, Natalie Vogenthaler, Quinn Williams Emcee Script Writer...... Anne Klus Senior Emcees...... John Hall, Rylan Hefner, Gavin Kimmel, Grace Krasny, Niko Liepins, Maren Ostrem, Aman Rahman, Rashmi Raveendran, Ivan Starchook, Gracie Tilney-Kaemmer, Isabelle Wolpert
STREAMING INFORMATION
Join us on Friday, December 18 at 7 p.m. for a virtual livestream premiere (view here) of the 2020 Upper School Winter Showcase. You can also view the Showcase on your own time via on-demand streaming beginning on Saturday, December 19 (view here).
SPECIAL THANKS
SPA Administration and Faculty, Eric Severson, Pete Kilibarda and SPA Facilities Staff, Daryn Lowman, Garry Clum and SPA Technical Staff, Matt Edens, Gene Swanson, Ami Berger, Alex Loveland, JJ Gisselquist ’18, and SPA Safety and Security.
We would also like to thank Jack and Linda Hoeschler, grandparents of Jack O’Brien ’23 and William O’Brien ’27, for providing support for the Academy Symphony’s audio recording of “Hallelujah,” and the Ellie Citron Fine Arts Fund for providing support for the Honors Sinfonia’s audio recording of “All I Want for Christmas is You.”
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