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Honors Concerts 2019 Presented By The St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association in conjunction with EducationPlus and Arts and Education Council St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association Affiliated With EducationPlus Arts and Education Council Missouri Music Educators Association MENC - The National Association for Music Education www.slsmea.com EXECUTIVE BOARD – 2018-2020 President HS Orchestra VP Lisa McMahon, Mehlville Ed Sandheinrich, Parkway President-Elect MS Orchestra VP Chelsea Silvermintz, Lindbergh Steve Patton, Rockwood Past President 6th Grade Orchestra VP Aaron Lehde, Ladue Carolyn Day, Clayton Secretary/Treasurer/Scheduler HS Vocal VP James Waechter, Retired-Ladue Maggie Olson, Mehlville HS Band VP MS Vocal VP Brad Balog, Rockwood Kim Carson, Ritenour Stephanie Ruggles, Ritenour MS Band VP Mike Kanaan, Clayton Elementary Vocal VP Katy Moehlman, Orchard Farm HS Jazz Band VP Denny McFarland, Pattonville MS Large Ensemble/Solo Ensemble Festival Director MS Jazz Band VP David Meador, St. Louis Lucas Alberts, Mehlville St. Louis Suburban District hhh Honor Groups PRODUCTIONS Performances January 5,6 & 12, 2019 3691S Paulina Drive Arnold, MO 63010 636-464-6099 * [email protected] Please Allow 4-5 weeks for delivery shhhaudioproductions.com All Packages will be delivered by FIRST CLASS MAIL. Please place or indicate quantity in boxes provided CD DVD/CD BluRay/CD ORCHESTRA / BAND (Jan 5,6 2019) $15.00 $25.00 $30.00 Honor Orchestras (ALL ensembles) High School Honor Concert and Jazz Bands Middle School Honor Concert and Jazz Bands CD DVD/CD BluRay/CD CHOIR (Jan 12, 2019) $15.00 $25.00 $30.00 MS Treble and Mixed Honor Choirs Make CHECKS Payable to Shhh Productions Name Mailing Address City State Zip HOME Phone Number ( ) Cash Check Money Order Credit Card PO Method of Payment: ON-LINE ORDERING AT www.shhhaudioproductions.com Total # of Packages Ordered SCAN Sub-Total $ QR Code Shipping $ 4.00 OR with your Smartphone Total Amount Paid $ Order a recording of today’s concert in the lobby of the auditorium or Online at www.shhhaudioproductions.com St. Louis Suburban Sixth Grade Honor Orchestra Kathryn Lakiotis, Conductor January 5, 2019 Ritenour High School 2:00 p.m. PROGRAM TO BE SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING: Burst! . Brian Balmages Conquistador! . Deborah Baker Monday For the Star of County Down; The Gallagher Girl. arr. Deborah Baker Monday Stone Mountain Stomp . Carl Strommen Winter from The Four Seasons . Antonio Vivaldi, arr. Tim McCarrick ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR Kathryn Lakiotis retired to Collinsville, Illinois after forty years of performing and teaching in Iowa, New York, Michigan, Montana, and Illinois. Born in Iowa, Kathryn began her violin studies with her grandfather and in the public school program. Knowing from a young age that she wanted to be an orchestra teacher, Kathryn studied music education and violin performance at the University of Iowa and the University of Michigan. Her studies also included several summers at the Suzuki Institute of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Through her teaching career, Kathryn has guided her students to love music and to strive for excellence in music and in their lives. Her orchestra programs have received numerous awards, and, under her direction, her orchestras have performed at state conferences in Iowa and in Illinois. Presently, Kathryn is teaching violin part time at the St. Paul Lutheran School in Hamel, Illinois, and performing with the Belleville, Illinois, Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Belle Noche String Quartet. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, thank you to Jeffrey Marker, Principal of Ritenour High School, and the staff here for the use of these beautiful facilities in order to host this event. A huge thank you to Twinda Murray and the staff at the Ladue 5th Grade Center for allowing us to hold our rehearsals in their space every week. Another big thank you to the orchestra directors of all participating schools for nominating their students for this unique opportunity, and for helping with rehearsals and tuning. Last but not least, thank you to all of the parents of these wonderful students! I truly appreciate your support and the amount of time and money you spend encouraging their love of music. SLSMEA 6th Grade Orchestra Vice President – Carolyn Day, Clayton PERSONNEL FIRST VIOLIN VIOLA Paul Castleman - Steger Lily Boyer - LaSalle Springs Leyna Davis - North Kirkwood Chase Burgard - Rockwood Valley Madeline Dickinson - Nipher James Colombo - Rockwood South Lucas Finnerty - Nipher Jenna Cubbage - Wildwood Grace Fu - Parkway Southwest Carter Gray - Holman Arti Jain - Ladue Gia Grillo - Ladue Trent Knittel - Parkway West Kate Jesperson - Crestview Grace Li - Parkway Central Anna McAndrew - Wydown Coyle Mosley – North Kirkwood Austen McKee - Nipher Jessie Pai - Parkway Northwest Logan Monroe - Holman Mary Romer - Truman Stella Moore - Ladue Ella Shockley - Parkway Central Liam Mueller - Sperreng Noelle St. John - LaSalle Springs Hershita Prabhu - Rockwood South Matthew Wehling - Parkway West Matthew Singer - Parkway West Leonardo Zhu - Wydown Jessica Wheatley - Truman SECOND VIOLIN CELLO Emmett Besson - LaSalle Springs Shivan Bisram - Hazelwood North Karlee Bishop - Rockwood South Everett Cui - Parkway Northeast Stephan Bosnjak - Selvidge Spencer Daniel - Selvidge Luke Buehler - Jefferson Miles Deck - North Kirkwood Marcus Collins II - Parkway Northeast Abigail Deeter - Sperreng Matthew Cutrell - Holman Andrew Dillard - Rockwood Valley Audrey Dallape - Pattonville Isabel Hernandez - Hazelwood North Traditional Isaac Kurz - Parkway Northeast Addison Gutschenritter - Holman Hannah Mathew - Parkway Central Geoffray Lee - Wildwood Junyoung Park - Truman Lydia Lehmann - Rockwood Valley Addison Simpson - Steger Tristan Reddin - Jefferson Ava Steele - Wildwood Andrew Stewart - Steger Connor Teska - Parkway Southwest Eliot Wheeler - Pattonville Traditional Max Xu - Crestview Adam Zhang – Parkway Southwest BASS Ava Smith - Crestview Emma Williamson - Jefferson Ellie Wilson - Truman St. Louis Suburban Middle School Honor Orchestra Daniel Henderson, Conductor January 5, 2019 Ritenour High School 3:00 P.M. PROGRAM TO BE SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING: Symphony no. 1 in B-flat Major . .William Boyce III. Allegro Brook Green Suite . Gustav Holst I. Prelude II. Air III. Dance Capriccio Espagnol . Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Sandra Dackow I. Alborada II. Variazoni III. Scena e Canto Gitano IV. Fandango Asturiano Lion City . Soon Hee Newbold ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR Daniel Henderson began his cello studies at the age of 10 in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. He received his Bachelor’s degree in cello performance from the HARID Conservatory of music where he studied with Johanne Perron. He received his Master of Music degree in cello performance from the University of Florida where he studied with Mark Tanner. Mr. Henderson was twice the recipient of the Cello Fellowship Award for the Banff Centre for the Arts in Alberta, Canada. During his time in Banff, Daniel studied with legendary cellist Aldo Parisot. Mr. Henderson currently serves as the Director of Orchestras for the School District of Clayton. Last year, the Clayton High School Symphonic Orchestra was invited to perform at the Missouri Music Educators In-Service Workshop/Conference under Mr. Henderson’s direction. Prior to accepting the position in Clayton, Mr. Henderson taught secondary orchestra in the Fairfax County, Parkway, and Pattonville School districts. Mr. Henderson is an active free-lance musician and he also maintains a private cello studio. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A huge thanks to the Ladue School District’s faculty, administration, and especially Twinda Murray for hosting the auditions and rehearsals for the orchestra this year. Thank you to the Ritenour School District for hosting our concerts again this year. Thank you to the following string professionals for their assistance with auditions and sectionals: Eve Flowers, Lucy Mosier, Adrianna Mittler, Kim Jackson, Jacquie Sheehan, Michael Dunsmoor, Ann Geiler, Clay McKinney, Emily Pankratz, Jennifer Husky, Ruth Panhorst, Kyla Herbert, Michelle Howard, Andrew Nowicki, Steve Wasko, Sarah Klevorn, Rebecca Pantano, Kyle Alexander, and Peggy Craig. The SLSMEA MS Orchestra Vice President is Steve Patton, Orchestra Director for Rockwood Valley Middle School in the Rockwood School District. PERSONNEL FIRST VIOLIN VIOLA Julia Crowe - Principal - Truman Refah Reza - Principal - Parkway Central Matthew Jing - Assistant Principal - Ladue Josie Robinson - Assistant Principal - Elaine Yoo - Wydown Parkway Central Celia Alexander - Hixon Camille Wise - Ladue Karen Lee - Parkway Central Norah Rutkowski - Parkway West Emily Huang - Parkway Central Nora Lee Brown - Nipher Shashank Mani - Crestview Mallory Mihm - North Kirkwood Suzanna Shockley - Parkway Central Hannah Moon - Wydown Lindsay Lee - Crestview Aaron Wolz - Holman Sydney Studer - Truman Josh Denckhoff - North Kirkwood Rohit Sayeeganesh - LaSalle Springs Bridget Sisul - Nipher Nyla McDaniel - Hazelwood North Quinn Sells - Nipher Anusurya Gupta - Parkway West Jeffrey Liu - Parkway Central Lilly Schelinski - Truman Hanna An - Parkway Northeast Emily Wang - Parkway Central Isabella Pantano - Hixon Medha Narayan - Wydown Ava Lamb - Wildwood CELLO Rachael Lin - Ladue Max Yang - Principal - Ladue Michelle Ho - Parkway Northeast Will Stark - Assistant Principal - Nipher Akshaj Variath - Parkway Central Christopher Liu - Parkway Central Emma Cheng - Parkway Southwest SECOND VIOLIN Ananta Sharma - Parkway