METROPOLITAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF NEW YORK
25th Anniversary
Sunday, March 4 and 11, 2018
THE METROPOLITAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF NEW YORK
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 3 PM
NASSAU TREBLE CHOIR Craig B. Knapp, Music Director | Naomi Aomori, Pianist
Four White Horses...... Caribbean Folk Song . arr. Cristi Cary Miller Alexander Appel and Michelle Quigg, Percussion Old Joe Clark...... American Folk Song . arr. Mary Goetze Éamonn an Chnoic (Ned of the Hill)...... Traditional Irish Folk Song No. 1 from “Planxty Kelly” arr. Lori-Anne Dolloff Small Group 1: Norah Davison, Keeley Fitzpatrick, Madeleine Fryling, Maria Gaztanaga, Caroline Winchester Small Group 2: Colleen Barcelona, Nicole Gallagher, Hannah Islas, Isabella Shulman, Emery Viscovich Nana Aomori, Flute
J’entend le Moulin...... Traditional French Folk Song arr. Ruth E. Dwyer and Martin L. Ellis
Pete, Pete!...... Ghanaian Folk Song arr. Victor C. Johnson Alexander Appel and Michelle Quigg, Percussion
NASSAU CONCERT CHOIR Doreen Fryling, Music Director | Jeong-Hwa Park, Pianist
The Nightingale...... Thomas Weelkes (1576–1623) Away from the Roll of the Sea...... Allister MacGillivray (b. 1948) . arr. Stuart Calvert Hotaru Koi (Ho, Firefly)...... Japanese Children’s Song arr. Ro- Ogura Swingin’ with the Saints...... Traditional African-American Spiritual . arr. Mark Hayes
The cover art features a design from the 2017-2018 MYO T-Shirt Design Contest, created by Nassau Symphony Orchestra member Elizabeth Son. 3 4 THE METROPOLITAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF NEW YORK
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 7 PM
NASSAU SYMPHONIC CHOIR Louise O’Hanlon, Music Director Naomi Aomori, Pianist
Ave verum corpus...... Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) Gartan Mother’s Lullaby...... Traditional Irish Folk Song arr. Neil Ginsberg Molly Madigan, Soprano Sierra Hall, Alto Enzo Cupani, Tenor Ubi Caritas...... Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978) Featuring Nassau Symphonic Choir Pianist Naomi Aomori All Too Soon...... Stephen Hatfield (b. 1956) Sean Quinn, Fiddle Alexander Appel, Bodhrán Bridge Over Troubled Water...... Paul Simon (b. 1941) arr. Kirby Shaw Combined Nassau Symphonic Choir and Nassau Chamber Chorale
NASSAU CHAMBER CHORALE Edward P. Norris III, Music Director Cara Brown, Pianist
There Will Be Rest...... Frank Ticheli (b. 1958) - Stars...... Eriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977) Frè O (O Brother)...... Traditional Haitian Folk Song arr. Sten Källman Where Your Bare Foot Walks...... David N. Childs (b. 1969) All My Trials...... Bohemian Spiritual . arr. Stacey V. Gibbs
5 THE METROPOLITAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF NEW YORK
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 3 PM
NASSAU FLUTE CHOIR Nana Aomori, Music Director
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550...... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) I. Molto allegro arr. Shaul Ben-Meir III. Minuetto. Allegretto-Trio IV. Finale. Allegro assai Tomoya Aomori, Cello
Radetzky March, Op. 228...... Johann Strauss I (1804–1849) arr. Shaul Ben-Meir Tomoya Aomori, Cello
NASSAU STRING ORCHESTRA Michelina Sobolewski, Music Director
Rhythm Dances...... Brian Balmages (b. 1975)
Shenandoah...... American Folk Song . arr. Bob Krogstad
Concerto for Two Trumpets in C Major, RV 537...... Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) Allegro arr. Michel Rondeau Largo Allegro Thomas Pang, Piccolo Trumpet I • Aaron Langenauer, Piccolo Trumpet II
NASSAU CONCERT ORCHESTRA Peggy Ho, Music Director
Dubinushka, Op. 62...... Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908) arr. Victor López
Song Without Words...... Gustav Holst (1874–1934) arr. Roy Phillippe
Overture to The Barber of Seville...... Gioacchino Rossini (1792–1868) arr. Merle J. Isaac
6 THE METROPOLITAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF NEW YORK
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 7 PM
NASSAU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Patricia Koppeis, Music Director
Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream...... Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) In the Steppes of Central Asia...... Alexander Borodin (1833–1887) Funeral March of a Marionette...... Charles Gounod (1818–1893) Academic Festival Overture...... Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) Raiders March from Raiders of the Lost Ark...... John Williams (b. 1932)
NASSAU PRINCIPAL ORCHESTRA Scott Stickley, Music Director
Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9...... Hector Berlioz (1803–1869) Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun...... Claude Debussy (1862–1918) Pictures at an Exhibition...... Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881) Promenade arr. Maurice Ravel The Gnome Promenade The Old Castle Promenade Tuileries Cattle Promenade Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle Promenade Limoges. The Market Catacombs The Hut on Hen’s Legs The Great Gate of Kiev
7 About the Nassau String Orchestra Soloists
Aaron Langenauer is a proud MYO alumnus and was a member of the Nassau Principal Orchestra from 2007- 2009. He now works in the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District as a middle school band teacher and instructional technology coach. Aaron continues to perform as a trumpet player throughout the Long Island area and in recent years has performed with such groups as the New Inlet Chamber Orchestra, South Shore Symphony Orchestra, and North Shore Symphony Orchestra, and is an occasional freelance church musician. He has additionally been a guest brass coach with the Metropolitan Youth Orchestras and serves on the Board of Directors for the New Inlet Chamber Orchestra. Aaron holds a Master of Science degree in Curriculum Development & Instructional Technology from SUNY Albany and a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education and Trumpet Performance with a Minor in Jazz Studies from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam.
Thomas Pang was born in Ronkonkoma, New York, and currently serves as a substitute teacher in Suffolk County. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from Ithaca College where he was a member and founder of the Ithaca College Trumpet Ensemble, which placed fourth in the National Trumpet Competition in 2013. He earned his Master of Music degree from Stony Brook University, while maintaining an active teaching and performing schedule. He has advanced to the final and semi-final rounds of auditions for premier service bands such as the United States Air Force Band. Pang has been selected for the Aspen Music Festival, the Bar Harbor Brass Week, and the Colorado College Summer Music Festival in the last several years. His brass quintet, Anima Brass, was selected as the sole recipient of the American Brass Quintet Fellowship at the Aspen Music Festival and worked closely with the American Brass Quintet during their residency. He has studied with Kevin Cobb, Peter Bond, Dennis Edelbrock, Kim Dunnick, Michael Blutman, and Frank Campos.
8 About the March 4th Music Directors
Doreen Fryling, Ed.D. (Nassau Concert Choir) is in her twenty-second year as a public school music educator. She currently teaches IB Music and chorus classes at South Side High School in Rockville Centre, NY, and has previously taught K-5 general music and middle school chorus. Doreen has presented on topics including differentiation, the boy’s changing voice, vocal health, curriculum, and politics in education. She is an outspoken critic of high-stakes testing and its negative effect on music education opportunities for students. Doreen is an active and founding member of the eVoco Voice Collective and teaches eVoco’s Open Door Ensemble (ODE), which aims to help people learn to sing better (even if they think they can’t!). Her singing experience includes solos in oratorios, stage work in operetta and musical theatre, and performance in song recitals. In addition to her school choirs, Doreen has conducted the Hofstra University Chorale and Chorus. She also maintains an active schedule as a collaborative pianist. Doreen recently completed a Doctorate of Education in Learning and Teaching at Hofstra University. Her dissertation is on the psychological and sociological factors that influence persistence in choral singing. She also holds degrees from Susquehanna University and the University of Michigan. In 2015 Doreen was recognized as a semifinalist for the Grammy Music Educator Award. She has been published several times on the NAfME Music in a Minuet Blog and featured in their Member Spotlight Interviews. Doreen shares her love of music making with her husband, David, and their two children.
Craig B. Knapp (Nassau Treble Choir) ) is a graduate of the Crane School of Music and has been teaching Classroom Music and Chorus, grades 3 through 5, in the Rocky Point School District since 1998. With his innovative and energetic approach to music education, Mr. Knapp directs The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York’s Children’s Treble Choirs. Craig is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Hofstra University. He is also the director of the Early Childhood Community Music Program at Stony Brook University, where he instructs children in Pre-K through 3rd grade. Craig is the co-author of the book, “First Steps in Music with Orff Schulwerk: Sing, Say, Dance, Play.” Craig is a sought-after clinician and choral conductor and has guest conducted for the Connecticut Music Educators’ Association Elementary Honors Choir, KONY (Kodály Organization of New York) “Voices United” Festival, Pennsylvania Music Educators’ Association Elementary ChorusFest and various All-County chorus groups throughout New York. Craig has presented elementary classroom music and choral workshops at various music education conferences, including
9 About the March 4th Music Directors national conferences for NAfME (National Association for Music Education), ACDA (American Choral Directors Association), OAKE (Organization of American Kodály Educators), and FAME (Feierabend Association for Music Education). Mr. Knapp is the Program Coordinator for the Orff-Schulwerk Summer Studies at Hofstra University. Craig is a Past-President of SCMEA (Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association) and is actively involved with NYSSMA (New York State School Music Association), currently serving on their Curriculum Committee. Craig is the only educator to simultaneously hold Lifetime Memberships in ACDA, FAME and OAKE.
Edward P. Norris III (Nassau Chamber Chorale) is the director of Choral Music at Glen Cove High School. He conducts the Mixed Chorus and Select Chorale. Mr. Norris also teaches courses in Music Theory, and AP Music Theory. He serves as the districts ‘music team leader’ for music grades 6-12. During Mr. Norris’ tenure at Glen Cove High School, the Mixed Chorus and Select Chorale have only received Gold Medals and Gold Medals with Distinction at the NYSSMA Major Ensemble festivals. In 2013, the Select Chorale was invited to perform at the White House for the President and Mrs. Obama, as well as other invited guests. In January of 2016, Mr. Norris and the Select Chorale performed in a concert tour of Italy which included performances at St. Peter’s Basilica, the Church of San Lorenzo, and the Basilica of St. Francis. While on tour, the Chorale had the distinct honor to perform for His Holiness; Pope Francis at the Feast of the Epiphany at St. Peters. Mr. Norris is also an adjunct professor at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. Mr. Norris is extremely proud to be the director of The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra (MYO) Chamber Chorale. In recent years, this group has performed some of the world’s finest choral literature. Last season the Chamber Chorale joined forces with Mr. Norris’ Glen Cove Select Chorale to perform a special concert in Lincoln Center featuring the music of Ola Gjeilo with the composer at the piano. Mr. Norris is extremely grateful for the opportunity to work with these fine young vocalists!
Louise O’Hanlon (Nassau Symphonic Choir) has been an educator for the past 28 years. She is proud to have spent 24 of those years in the Herricks School District. Ms. O’Hanlon holds a Bachelor of Music and a Higher Diploma in Education from University College in Cork, Ireland; a Master’s Degree in Education from Lehman College (City University of New York); and certificates in both Orff (Hofstra University) and Kodaly (New York University). Louise has been studying choral conducting and taking further choral studies at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey during the summer
10 About the March 4th Music Directors months. At Herricks High School, Louise teaches Treble Choir, Chamber Choir, and Mixed Chorus. Under Ms. O’Hanlon’s directorship, Herricks Chamber Choir has consistently received ratings of Gold and Gold with Distinction for Level VI performance at NYSSMA. Chamber Choir has performed at the ACDA All Eastern Conference (American Choral Director Association) in 2012 and at the NYACDA Conference in October 2016. Her choirs have also performed at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, Queens College, Adelphi University, Hofstra University, and Westminster Choir College. Professionally, Ms. O’Hanlon has been a guest conductor for several All County festivals in Suffolk County. Ms. O’Hanlon’s passion for World Music has led to reading sessions at Westminster Choir College and a presentation at the Crane School of Music. In the fall of 2017, Ms. O’Hanlon presented World Music workshops at the Balanced Mind Conference and the NYACDA Conference. As the conductor of Symphonic Choir she loves to expose her students to a wide variety of ethnically diverse music.
About the March 4th Pianists
Naomi Aomori (Nassau Treble Choir and Nassau Symphonic Choir) has been an active soloist, chamber musician, and accompanist for over 40 years. As a performing artist, she has worked with both young musicians and professionals, performing in halls throughout the New York area including Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, LeFrak Concert Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Tilles Center, Madison Theater, Flushing Town Hall and Kaufmann Concert Hall at the 92nd Street Y. She has accompanied groups such as the All-County HS Women’s Chorus, Division 3 Chorus, Mineola Choral Society, Queens College Orchestra, and has worked with over 150 singers and instrumentalists for various auditions, competitions, college entrance exams and NYSSMA events. She has also performed with many school choral groups, school musicals, and ballet dancers, playing a wide range of repertoire from classical to jazz. She also remains an active educator, teaching private piano lessons. Previously, she taught ear training and music theory lessons at the Children’s Orchestra Society and at the Yamaha School of Music in Tokyo, Japan. Some of her students have gone on to study at prestigious conservatories around the country. Ms. Aomori graduated from the Senzoku Gakuen University in Japan majoring in Music Education, and completed her Master of Arts degree at the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College under the direction of Ms. Morey Ritt.
11 About the March 4th Pianists
Cara Brown (Nassau Chamber Chorale) received her Bachelor of Music Degree from Butler University and her Master’s Degree in Music Education from Hofstra University. She currently serves as Music and Drama teacher at East Woods School in Oyster Bay. At East Woods, Ms. Brown teaches General and Vocal Music to Pre-Nursery through 4th grade as well as various Upper School electives including Choir, Drama, and Musical Theatre. In addition to her work at East Woods, Ms. Brown maintains an active practice teaching private piano and voice lessons and also serves as Director of the Theater Education Program at the Smithtown Performing Arts Center. Previously the Associate Artistic Director and Resident Musical Director for the Smithtown Performing Arts Council, she has received multiple Broadway World nominations for Best Musical Direction and her private students are regularly selected to attend All-County and All-State festivals. Ms. Brown has served as accompanist and assistant conductor for the Nassau Youth Chorale (now Nassau Chamber Chorale) since 2007.
Jeong-Hwa Park (Nassau Concert Choir) has been actively teaching and performing as a soloist and chamber musician in South Korea and the United States. Ms. Park holds Master of Arts and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in piano performance from Arizona State University (ASU). She has won numerous awards including first prize in The Joseph and Ida Klatzkin Contemporary Solo Keyboard Music Competition and the ASU Piano Concerto Competition, and a Special Presentation Award from Artists International Presentations. Her concerto performance with the ASU Symphony Orchestra was broadcast on public radio, KBAQ, in Arizona. Her major performances include a New York debut recital at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Old First Concert Series in San Francisco, Gammage Auditorium in Arizona, Museum of Arts in Arizona, London Piano Festival, and Master Works Festival at Houghton College, New York. In South Korea, she performed her solo recital at Dajeon Arts and Cultural Center, and a lecture recital at Buam Art Hall in Seoul. She also gave a performance at the College Music Society International Conference in Seoul as a collaborative pianist. As an accompanist, she performed for World Vision Korea Children’s Choir and was invited to accompany the National Choir of Korea on tour, resulting in several concerts which were broadcast on Korean national television. Currently, Ms. Park is an adjunct faculty member at Nassau Community College; serves on the piano faculty at Center for Preparatory Studies in Music at Queens College and Brooklyn Conservatory of Music.
12 About the March 11th Music Directors
Nana Aomori (Nassau Flute Choir) is a freelance musician and teacher residing in New York. While residing in Tokyo, Japan, she was principal flutist with the Yokohama Symphony Orchestra and a founding member of the Funf Woodwind Quintet. Ms. Aomori won the NEC Honors Chamber Music competition for two consecutive years and was appointed artist-in-residence at the Virginia Arts Festival. As an educator, she has presented clinics and master classes for young flutists, has been invited to work with musicians in the El Sistema Music Program in Venezuela, and has collaborated with the New York Philharmonic Educational Department. Ms. Aomori is proud to be the founding conductor of MYO’s Nassau Flute Choir, which debuted in 2013. She is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, where she received her Bachelor of Music in Flute performance studying with Jeanne Baxtresser and Fenwick Smith. Later, she received her Master of Music in Music Education from The Boston Conservatory of Music. Ms. Aomori is the co-founder of Music Beyond, Inc., a not-for-profit organization that trains musicians to become music teachers in developing countries.
Peggy Ho (Nassau Concert Orchestra) began her musical training on clarinet, piano and violin in grade school. She continued her education at Ithaca College with a Bachelor of Music in education and clarinet performance, and completed two Masters degrees in music history from LI University and conducting from Hofstra University. Most recently, she received her Doctorate in music education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Having traveled extensively throughout the world, Dr. Ho has performed with the North American Elite Youth Orchestra, the Long Island Youth Orchestra and the Rome Music Festival. She has been invited to guest conduct regional and district orchestras in New York, presented at the Winter NYSSMA conference, NAfME All-Eastern Conference and was a featured educator in NYSSMA’s DVD, “Music Views.” Dr. Ho is currently the director of bands at the Wheatley School in the East Williston school district.
Patricia Koppeis (Nassau Symphony Orchestra) a native of North Carolina, attended UNC-Chapel Hill, received her Bachelor of Music from New England Conservatory, and completed her graduate degree from Teacher’s College Columbia University. Prior to her teaching career, she was a first violinist in the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and also freelanced in New York. During her thirty-five years of being a professional educator, Ms. Koppeis taught all levels of strings in the Syosset Central School District. Her inspiration for teaching was influenced by her training and 13 About the March 11th Music Directors
professional performing. Conductors Claude Monteux, Sir Neville Marriner, Russell Stanger, and Benjamin Zander, and teachers Lilo Glick and Eric Rosenblith have inspired her to guide her students to the highest musical levels. While at Syosset, her orchestras consistently achieved the highest NYSSMA Major Ensemble ratings and were invited to perform at state and national music conferences. Her students performed with Dr. Bert Konowitz, Dr. Billy Taylor, and Dave Brubeck, and have worked with Metropolitan Opera conductor Paul Nadler. Ms. Koppeis began conducting with the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra (MYO) in 1997 and continues to serve as musical director and conductor of the Nassau Symphony Orchestra. For many summers, Ms. Koppeis served as String Orchestra conductor for the New York State Summer School of Orchestral Studies Program in Saratoga, NY. A frequent clinician and guest conductor, Ms. Koppeis has conducted several area All-State, All-County, and LISFA orchestras. Her professional memberships include NYSSMA, MENC, NMEA, LISFA, and ASTA, and she has served as Tri-M chairperson on both the state and national level for NYSSMA and MENC.
Michelina Sobolewski (Nassau String Orchestra) received her Bachelor of Music Education at the Crane School of Music where she studied viola with Dr. Peter Bucknell and Dr. Shelly Tramposh. She received her Master’s degree from Stony Brook University, and Suzuki certification from the Hartt School of Music under the guidance of Carrie Reuning-Hummel, one of the first Suzuki students in the United States. Mrs. Sobolewski is an active member of the music community, having served as a chairperson for Nassau County Music Educators Association (NMEA) and newsletter editor of the Long Island String Festival Association (LISFA). She has performed with Sound Symphony Orchestra and a variety of pit orchestras in Nassau County. As a clinician, Mrs. Sobolewski has presented workshops at the Balanced Mind Conference relating to programming and curriculum development. In addition to her passion for music, she is a certified yoga instructor for kids and adults focusing on how breathing and mindful movements can help to improve musicians. Mrs. Sobolewski is currently an elementary orchestra teacher in the Herricks School District. Her orchestras perform regularly at the NYSSMA Major Organization Evaluation Festival, consistently receiving “Gold” and “Gold With Distinction” ratings.
14 About the March 11th Music Directors
Scott Stickley (Nassau Principal Orchestra) begins this twenty-fifth anniversary as one of The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York’s longest-tenured conductors. Since MYO’s inception, Mr. Stickley has seen the organization become one of the largest youth orchestra and choir programs in the country. Highlights of Maestro Stickley’s tenure include an audience-acclaimed tour of Spain in 2016 featuring members of the MYO Orchestra in performance at the Granada International Festival of Music and Dance; a 2014 Carnegie Hall premiere of Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo’s choral masterwork “To the East and To the West”; a dynamic 2007 performance at the New York State School Music Association Conference; a first-time MYO performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at David Geffen Hall in 2006; and a 2004 performance of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Paul Moravec’s MYO commission and world premiere, “New York Dances.” Soloists featured with MYO under his direction include the New York Philharmonic’s clarinetist Stanley Drucker and horn player Philip Myers, Metropolitan Opera soprano Danielle de Niese, and international piano soloist Gilles Vonsattel. Scott Stickley teaches instrumental music for the Herricks Schools, has served as interim director for the Adelphi University orchestra, and guest conducted the orchestra at the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam. Hailing from Oregon, he holds degrees from the University of Oregon and the University of Michigan. He studied conducting at the Tanglewood Music Center and attended conducting seminars with Gustav Meier, Michael Tilson Thomas and Roger Norrington. Mr. Stickley tours extensively with MYO, and will lead MYO on tour to Austria, Germany, Hungary, and the Czech Republic in July, 2018.
We would like to thank the following music educators for leading Nassau Orchestra seating auditions and sectionals in the 2017-2018 season: Levana Cohen, Woodwind, Brass, Percussion Julietta Curenton, Flute Brittany Dagro, Viola, Cello, Bass Jason Domingo, Viola, Cello, Bass Joshua Koppeis, Woodwind, Brass, Percussion Catherine Fish, Violin Michael Lee, Guest Conductor, Viola, Cello, Bass Robin Maddox, Violin Cynthia Smith, Violin
15 Musicians
NASSAU TREBLE CHOIR
Samuel Adler, Long Beach MS Liya Madhok, Munsey Park Elementary Cooper Arbisi, Berner MS Chamille Malcolm, James A. Dever Elementary # Colleen Barcelona, Munsey Park Elementary Isabella Marsh, Covert Avenue School Joshua Chung, Homeschool Delana Martinez, Berner MS Luciana Ciccone, Stratford School Isabella Martinez, West End Elementary Abigail Colfer, Berner MS Eleni Misetic, Munsey Park Elementary Katherine Collard, Shelter Rock Elementary Sophia Oliveri, Shelter Rock Elementary Tamara Compass Crawford, Eden Pang, Denton Avenue Elementary Caroline G. Atkinson Intermediate Sahana Passaro, Charles Campagne Elementary Kerry Cullen, Lynbrook North MS Hannah Paul, Denton Avenue Elementary Avery Davis, Friends Academy Kate Pogozelski, Garden City MS Brinley Davis, Friends Academy # Ashley Retzlaff, Caroline G. Atkinson Norah Davison, Sea Cliff Elementary Intermediate # Christian Diaz, North Shore MS Silvana Scalise, Garden City MS Carlie DiMartino, New Hyde Park Rd School Will Sellerberg, Willetts Road Julia Duffy, Berner MS Isabella Shulman, James A. Dever Elementary Keeley FitzPatrick, Shelter Rock Elementary Madilyn Silverman, Herricks MS Anaelle Fleurant, Woodmere MS Priscayah Singh, Glen Morris School Lily Francois, James A. Dever Elementary Silvanah Singh, Glen Morris School Veronica Frank, Sea Cliff Elementary Sara Strassberg, Shelter Rock Elementary Lila Freifeld, Roslyn MS Mariel Tucker, Friends Academy Madeleine Fryling, William L. Buck School # Emery Viscovich, North Shore MS # Nicole Gallagher, Herricks MS Caralina Volz, Sea Cliff Elementary # Erin Garnier, James A. Dever Miles Ward, P.S. 89Q Sofia Garnier, James A. Dever Madison Williams, Caroline G. Atkinson IS # Priscilla Gaspari, Stewart School Caroline Winchester, Sea Cliff Elementary # Maria Gaztanaga, Garden City MS Alyssa Wong, Lakeville Elementary Maiko Giannakis, Sea Cliff Elementary Melissa Wynne, Plainview-Old Bethpage MS Ava Gibstein, Glen Head Elementary # Kjell Goldstein, Long Island School for the Gifted Emily Gregori, Plainview-Old Bethpage MS # American Choral Directors Association Rania Gupta, Denton Avenue Elementary Honors Choir Hailey Hartmann, Charles Campagne Elementary Emily Hoffmann, Shelter Rock Elementary Lauryn Holzkamp, Stratford Elementary Hannah Islas, Harold D. Fayette School Soraya Jabir, Dinkelmeyer Elementary Pia Jauhar, Green Vale School Anjali Johal, Denton Avenue Elementary Benjamin Lee, East Hills Elementary Joaquin Lopez, Baldwin MS
16 Musicians
NASSAU CONCERT CHOIR
Kayla An, John F. Kennedy MS Natalie Masters, Seaford MS Kristina Apostolatos, Herricks MS Eva Misetic, Manhasset MS Christina Baris, Weber MS Victoria O’Shea, Grand Avenue MS Rebecca Barry, Garden City MS # Mackenzie Olitsky, North Shore MS # Jason Basile, North Shore MS Sophia Passaro, Bethpage JFK MS Reese Baxter, Merrick Avenue MS Ayesha Patel, Herricks MS Kate Cardona, Valley Stream North HS Gianna Petruccelli, Marie Curie MS 158Q Leila Carnevale, Friends Academy Daniella Procaccini, South Side MS # Jamie Chan, Herricks MS # Logan Rein, Herricks MS Leah Cherenfant, Friends Academy Brelyn Rivers, Hicksville MS Hunter Cohen, Harry B. Thompson MS Avery Ross, Garden City MS Catherine Collins, Weber MS Owen Roubeni, Great Neck North MS Amber Corbett, Hicksville MS Orlando Salinas, Herricks MS Antonio Cruz, J. W. Dodd MS Avani Schwartz, Manhasset MS # Michelle Cuocci, Joseph C. Fox Latin School Lucile Sellerberg, Saint Aidan School Lauren Davidson, Garden City MS Sara Sholander, Bethpage JFK MS Sofia DeSanctis, Manhasset MS Elise Smith, J.W. Dodd MS Madelyn Dusel, Valley Stream North HS Lola Sokolskiy, South MS Rebecca Epstein, LI School for the Gifted Abigaille St. Fort, Valley Stream North HS Amanda Falls, Grand Avenue MS # Abigail Stein, Grand Avenue MS # Aviv Fetaya, UNIS Sofia Tsahalis, Merrick Avenue MS Jesse Findling, Berner MS Sofia Valdebenito, East Rockaway Jr/Sr HS # Rhiannon Frisone, South Side MS Julia Froese, Wantagh MS Disha Goyal, South Woods MS # American Choral Directors Association Pearl Guilbert, Merrick Avenue MS Honors Choir Abigail Hannula, Newbridge Rd School Roselyn Ho, Manhasset MS Samantha Horowitz, Merrick Ave MS Maxwell Jervis, Manhasset MS # Nicoletta Karras, Herricks MS Emily Kim, Harry B. Thompson MS Tessa Kurtzman, Wantagh MS Dimitra Lagamjis, Herricks MS Madeleine Lasala, Herricks MS Vivian Laskowski, Valley Stream North HS Angelina LaVolpe, Seaford MS Abigail Lee, South Woods MS Sonya Li Calzi, Herricks MS # Raelyn Luft, Seaford MS # Annalisa Madonia, Wantagh MS
17 Musicians
NASSAU SYMPHONIC CHOIR
Soprano Francesca Ciccone, Garden City HS Jaimie Abraham, Our Lady of Mercy Tali Gekhman, Calhoun HS Deirdre Ambrosi, Kellenberg HS Sierra Hall, Hicksville HS Kaya Amin, Wheatley HS Olivia Hanna, Sacred Heart Academy Udita Bhuniya, Herricks HS Nicolina Hirschfeld, Herricks HS Elizabeth Byrne, Syosset HS Madeline Irish, Mineola HS Mairead Colby, North Shore HS # Amritha Jacob, Calhoun HS Lindsay Collins, Schreiber HS Pavneet Johal, Herricks HS Madison Cross, Bethpage HS Grace Kenny, Huntington HS Alexis Dolores, East Rockaway Jr/Sr HS Alissa Kopsidas, Manhasset HS Julie Fine, Friends Academy Camille McCalla, East Meadow HS Julia Gaberlavage, Garden City HS Alexandra Mercaldo, General Douglas Christine Garcia, Hicksville HS MacArthur HS Radha Gupta, Herricks HS Julia Morrissey, North Shore HS Anna Haig, Herricks HS Hayley Paul, Herricks HS Ava Kulka, Manhasset HS Isabella Reardon, Our Lady of Mercy Eleni Lampeas, Cold Spring Harbor Jr/Sr HS Michela Richards, Herricks HS Molly Madigan, Garden City HS *Crystal Richardson, East Meadow HS # Gabriella Maresco, Plainedge HS Tanya Shah, Syosset HS Rebecca Melkonian, Garden City HS Ryan Skoros, East Meadow HS Valenni Passaro, Bethpage HS Emma Sorensen, North Shore HS Sabrina Raichoudhury, Locust Valley HS Brianna Taylor, Friends Academy Catherine Schexnayder, Calhoun HS Irene Zachariadis, North Shore HS Rachel Schlesinger, North Shore Melina Zarboulas, Manhasset HS Hebrew Academy Ashley Schlusselberg, Great Neck North HS # Tenor Rachel Schlusselberg, Great Neck North HS Enzo Cupani, Garden City HS Nicole Sciarrino, Manhasset HS Lawson Everitt, Herricks HS Esha Sharma, Syosset HS Sofia Gardner, Friends Academy Riya Subbaiah, Friends Academy Erik Lyngstad-Hughes, Great Neck South HS Paige Theodosopoulos, Manhasset HS Benjamin Truncale, Kellenberg HS Barbara Timmerman, Manhasset HS *Aaron Zhang, Manhasset MS Kelly Torborg, Manhasset HS Vanessa Urbina, Sewanhaka HS Bass Shiva Ward, Friends Academy Jonathan Abraham, Herricks HS Zara Ward, Friends Academy Kevin Chan, Herricks HS Julia Williams, North Babylon HS Shrey Gulati, Herricks MS Sarah Winkler, Herricks HS Ayyat Khan, Herricks HS *Ashley Yu, Great Neck South HS Stavros Lampeas, Cold Spring Harbor Jr/Sr HS *Brian Wang, Friends Academy Alto Kavina Amin, Wheatley HS *Section Leader Sofia Bertolotti, East Rockaway HS # American Choral Directors Association Jasmine Carnevale, Friends Academy Honors Choir Kelly Chee, Friends Academy
18 19 Musicians NASSAU CHAMBER CHORALE
Soprano I Tenor I Maria Leonardi, Massapequa HS Kevin Brown, Freeport HS Deborah Meirowitz, Jericho HS ++ Brandon Park, Herricks HS Malaya Press, Baldwin HS ++ Zaccariah Wright, Half Hollow Hills HS West Jessica Staiano, Sewanhaka HS ++ Kyla Surajbali, Herricks MS Tenor II Devashish Basnet, Hicksville HS Soprano II Evan Batsford, Baldwin HS Courtney Dunn, H. Frank Carey HS Jeffrey Fulcher, Baldwin HS Charlotte Goss, Floral Park Memorial HS Daniel Salazar, East Rockaway HS Fiona Lyngstad-Hughes, Great Neck South HS ++ Pauline Taylor, Kellenberg Memorial HS Bass I Adja Thomas, Baldwin HS Andrew Batteria, Manhasset HS Myles Carter, Freeport HS Alto I Dean Cooper, Kellenberg Memorial HS ++ Madison Buttice, Bethpage HS Cole Mastacciuola, Portledge School Rosie DeVito, Calhoun HS Angelina Magin, Portledge School # Bass II Katrina Shapiro, John F. Kennedy HS Michael Desir, Freeport HS ++ Shruthi Shekar, Jericho HS Mark Reali, North Shore HS Avary Trump, South Side HS Eric Schess, Syosset HS ^
Alto II ++ All-State Participant Shifa Ali, Herricks HS ^ All-National Participant Samantha Crichton, Bellmore JFK HS + # American Choral Directors Association Molly Katz, Bellmore JFK HS Honors Choir Danielle Rallis, Manhasset HS Kayla Sorensen, North Shore HS ++ # Luna Tomaszewski, Herricks HS
20 Musicians
NASSAU FLUTE CHOIR
Keralyn Lener, New Hyde Park Memorial HS Piccolo Olivia Berg, Herricks MS *Angelyn Loh, Herricks HS Aliza Mirza, Herricks HS Sung Eun Oh, Island Trees HS Flute Olivia Berg, Herricks MS Roshni Patel, Herricks MS Hana Cheng, Denton Avenue School Vera Peng, Herricks MS *Megan Cheng, Herricks MS *Lia Seo, Great Neck South HS Caitlin Chheda, Herricks MS Brandon Wai, Herricks HS *Margaret Chiang, Garden City HS ++ Jessica Zanoni, Island Trees HS *Diana Chu, Great Neck South HS Jenny Zheng, Garden City MS Sophia Chung, Herricks MS Tyler Chung, Herricks HS Alto Flute Gabriella D’Angelo, Manhasset HS Caitlin Chheda, Herricks MS Ved Dattaray, Herricks MS Ved Dattaray, Herricks MS Taylor Fox, Manhasset HS Erika Franco, Herricks HS Bass Flute Ellen Gaine, Garden City HS Gabriella D’Angelo, Manhasset HS April Garnock, The Wheatley School Gabrielle Garra, Cold Spring Harbor Jr/Sr HS * Section Leader Brooke Gonzalez, Herricks HS ++ All-State Participant Meaghan Haller, Herricks MS Jaimee Huang, Herricks MS *Kayla Huang, Herricks HS Melissa Khoury, West Islip HS Prashanti Kodali, Herricks HS Shazmin Lakhani, Herricks HS ++
21 Musicians
NASSAU STRING ORCHESTRA
Violin Viola Katherine Cha, Herricks MS Dennis Baboomian, Carle Place MS Kyra Chan, Herricks MS Tyler Bissoondial, Grand Avenue MS Michael Chan, Great Neck North MS *Sonia Cherpelis, Garden City MS Stephanie Chan, Herricks MS Jordan Collinson, Long Beach MS **Aaron Chu, Herricks MS George Gaspari, Garden City MS Giselle Fernandez, Long Beach MS Luca Guillon, Roslyn MS Alex Frangopoulos, Searingtown School Milan John, Carrie Palmer Weber MS Natalia Hakimzadeh, Long Beach MS Christian Kim, Shelter Rock School Ian Huang, JHS 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne Katelyn Lee, Southwoods MS Julia Huang, Great Neck North MS Jake Mallen, Harry B. Thompson MS Kattie Huang, Elizabeth M. Baker Elementary Kai Rodger, Merrick Avenue MS Elaine Hung, MS 158Q Isadora Turbek, Long Beach MS Julia Inayan, Wantagh MS Teran Jafari, Jericho MS Cello Dylan Kim, Lakeville Elementary Declan Brady, The Wheatley School Fiona Kuo, Herricks MS *Preston Chan, Herricks MS Justin Lau, Herricks MS Claire Chen, Jericho MS Cecile Lessard, Kellenberg HS William Dai, Herricks MS Megan Liu, South Woods MS Albert Kuo, Denton Avenue School Neola Low, Shelter Rock Elementary Evan Lam, Herricks MS Kaylee Luo, Herricks MS Natalie Lessard, Kellenberg HS Jason Mei, Great Neck North MS Ryan Lo, Herricks MS Elinor Ott, Bell Academy Yvette Park, Herricks MS Kristina Romano, W.T. Clarke HS Nicholas Yang, Harry B. Thompson MS Ashley Sieloff, Smithtown HS West Ryan Yen, Searingtown School Andrew Simons, Denton Avenue School Matthew Zhang, South Woods MS Loretta Wang, North Shore MS Catalin Wong, Herricks MS Bass Russel Wong, Village Elementary Dylan Baltes, Lynbrook South MS Winston Zhou, Berry Hill Elementary Jared Glassman, Woodmere MS *Kevin Zhu, Herricks MS Ashlee Katz, Herricks MS Richard Zhuang, Great Neck South MS *Ruby Mattes, Grand Avenue MS Yixi Zou, Friends Academy Oliver Rieger, Long Beach MS
** Concertmaster * Principal / Section Leader
22 Musicians
NASSAU CONCERT ORCHESTRA Bass Emily Bergin, Lynbrook HS Violin *Katie O’Brien, Bellmore JFK HS Laura An, Great Neck South MS Joyce Chen, The Wheatley School Flute Kelvin Cheng, George W. Hewlett HS Carolyn Lau, Herricks MS Kathryn Choi, MS 158 Marie Curie Edona Mehmeti, Seaford HS Chloe Chu, Herricks HS Angela Shedlow, Stimson MS Giuliana Fusco, Herricks MS Ella Wesson, Manhasset HS Alex He, South Woods MS *Drew Kim, Great Neck South MS Oboe Stella Kim, Harry B. Thompson MS Tyler Hawkins, Freeport HS Ian Kim, The Wheatley School Michael Lan, South Woods MS Derek Lee, Manhasset HS Jovana Lau, Herricks MS Allison Lee, JHS 67 Louis Pasteur Clarinet Christopher Lee, Jericho HS Layla Hakimzadeh, Long Beach HS Ethan Liu, Syosset HS Hannah Ikawa, North Shore MS Cerelia Low, Manhasset HS Daniel Lee, Jonas E. Salk MS Grace Mun, Harry B. Thompson MS Catherine Madden, North Shore HS Bridget Paddock, MacArthur HS Ella Serfaty, Solomon Schechter School of LI Kaylee Park, Jericho MS **Nina Phillips, Great Neck North HS Bassoon Kailey Simons, Herricks MS Massimo Marino, Grand Avenue MS Kaylin Tephly, Lynbrook HS Richard Perez, North Shore HS Sophia Wong, Great Neck South MS Emma Yen, Herricks MS Horn James Decker, South Woods MS Gianna Ingersoll, H. Frank Carey HS Viola Adam Wilbur, Guest Performer *Patrick Brady, The Wheatley School Sophia Chen, Jericho HS Trumpet Sarah Conway, Long Beach HS Marco Ali, St. Anthony’s HS Hersh Joshi, Jericho HS Anthony Doall, Long Beach HS Brigid Lamaze, Bellmore JFK HS Jacob Serfaty, Solomon Schechter School of LI Jeylin Lee, Herricks MS Shreya Motaganahalli, Harry B. Thompson MS Trombone Rhea Sharma, Harry B. Thompson MS Corey Heinlein, Calhoun HS Avantika Uppal, East Meadow HS Thomas Valle, Willets Road School Ashley Vincenzo, The Wheatley School Joshua Koppeis, Guest Performer
Cello Tuba *Camilla Bahri, Lynbrook HS Walter Brown, Chaminade HS Christopher Frangopoulos, Herricks MS Sierra Hiner, North Shore HS Percussion Jordan Abraham, Herricks MS Evelyn Hwang, South Woods MS Tomoya Aomori, Guest Performer Clay Jeon, Harry B. Thompson MS Michelle Cozzi, Guest Performer Michelle Liu, Syosset HS Isabelle Lu, South Side MS Sean Park, Harry B. Thompson MS ** Concertmaster Jynnie Yang, Harry B. Thompson MS * Principal / Section Leader
23 Musicians
NASSAU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Violin Cello Sara Bahri, Lynbrook HS Daniel Chung, Homeschool Alex Chang, H. Frank Carey HS Kacey Green, Syosset HS Abigail de Reyna, Paul D. Schreiber HS Adriana Kamor, Massapequa HS Talia Fernandez, Long Beach HS Esther Min, Herricks MS Alexander Hom, Syosset HS Giselle Rasquinha, Syosset HS Amanda Huang, Harry B. Thompson MS *Judge Samuel Sanchez, Nina Inayan, Wantagh HS The Bronx HS of Science Jimin Jun, Syosset HS Alexa Schwartz, Farmingdale HS Justin Kim, Bethpage JFK HS Justin Shen, Jericho HS **Ryan Kim, Bethpage JFK HS Julia Sohl, Farmingdale HS Timothy Kim, Herricks HS David Wang, Harry B. Thompson MS Brian Lee, Bethpage JFK HS Raffaella Zanetti, Herricks HS Hannah Lee, Herricks HS Wesley Zhou, South Woods MS Eliana Li, The Wheatley School Yanjun Lin, The Wheatley School Bass Izzah Nazir, Herricks HS *Ethan Feng, Herricks HS Alicia Nguyen, Farmingdale HS Owen Gettenberg, Valley Stream North HS *Katherene Qi, W.T. Clarke MS Daniel Navy, Herricks HS Minjun Seo, Stuyvesant HS Nicholas Siconolfi, Locust Valley HS ++ Flute Elizabeth Son, East Rockaway Jr/Sr HS Tiffany Chuang, Bethpage JFK HS Angelina Torre, Wantagh HS Taylor Fitzgerald, East Meadow HS Rachel Wu, Half Hollow Hills HS East Kathleen Peknic, Kellenberg Memorial HS Katherine Yee, Herricks MS *Abby Von Ohlen, East Meadow HS Yican Zhang, H. Frank Carey HS Eileen Zhao, North Shore MS Piccolo Kathleen Peknic, Kellenberg Memorial HS
Viola Saajan Gandhi, Jericho HS Oboe Elizabeth Duchan, Townsend Harris HS Suneri Gandhi, Syosset HS *Naomi Komatsu, Jericho HS *Ally Keller, The Wheatley School Ryan Krieger, Wantagh HS Danny Li, Jericho HS English Horn Naomi Komatsu, Jericho HS Sanjna Puri, Syosset HS Rachel Sakol, Great Neck South HS Jason Suh, Jericho HS Clarinet James Chang, Manhasset HS Tiffany Vu, Bellmore JFK HS Prerit Chaudhary, Herricks HS Andrew Woska, Glen Cove HS Emily Fong, Jericho HS *Kenny Kim, Roslyn HS
Bassoon Hongyi Li, Jericho HS *Harrison Phillips, Long Beach HS Mitchell Wong, Herricks HS
24 Musicians
Horn Percussion Jack Dubyn, Massapequa HS Leah Lalwani, New Hyde Park HS Erin Gallagher, Kellenberg HS Tomoya Aomori, Guest Performer Emily Howell, Bethpage JFK HS Michelle Cozzi, Guest Performer Chandler Rosenzweig, Long Beach HS Luiza Raab-Pontecorvo, Guest Performer Harp Margery Fitts, Guest Performer Trumpet *Luke Chan, Manhasset HS Piano / Celeste Jeremy Lau, Herricks HS Christian Cang cuesta, Matthew Moschitta, Manhasset HS East Meadow HS / NPO Jaehyeon Song, Bethpage JFK HS ** Concertmaster * Principal / Section Leader Trombone *Christopher Engle, Huntington HS ++ All-State Participant Michael Paciullo, Herricks HS / NPO Nassau Principal Orchestra Member Joshua Koppeis, Guest Performer
Tuba Mitchell Schwartz, Roslyn HS
Proudly supports The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York!
25 Musicians
NASSAU PRINCIPAL ORCHESTRA
Violin Cello Jason Caballes, Floral Park HS *Claire Ezratty, Long Beach HS Christian Cang cuesta, East Meadow HS Austin Kim, Herricks HS Rachel Chang, Manhasset HS Yuna (Jiyoon) Kim, Manhasset HS ++ *Evan Cheng, Syosset HS John Krendel, Lynbrook HS ++ Sara Choi, Herricks HS Hanah Leventhal, North Shore HS ++ Sam Cohen, Lynbrook HS Matthew Rhee, Syosset HS Kailyn Fan, Valley Stream North HS Minsu Seo, Bronx HS of Science ++ Lindsey Fitzgerald, East Meadow HS Eric Fok, Herricks HS Bass Ethan Forman, F.H. LaGuardia HS *Leo Glassman, Lynbrook HS Emma Iadanza, Roslyn HS Jonathan Kim, Manhasset HS Cally Issidoridis, Lynbrook HS Andrew Schwarzman, Jihoon Jun, Syosset HS East Rockaway Jr/Sr HS ++ Daniel Karpf, Floral Park HS Tommy Wu, Guest Performer Christina Kim, Herricks HS ++ Lois Kim, Paul D. Schreiber HS Flute **Serene Lee, Manhasset HS *Ashley Kim, Jericho HS ++ ^ Maya Leong, Paul D. Schreiber HS Rachel Kim, Paul D. Schreiber HS Victoria Lu, South Side HS Maya Mehta, Locust Valley HS Kaithlyn Massiah, Valley Stream Central HS Rachel Stempler, South Side HS ++ Chloe Metz, Great Neck South HS Nicole Pellman, Valley Stream South HS Oboe Henry Qi, W.T. Clarke HS *Ilana Duchan, The Bronx HS of Science ++ Christine Ramirez, North Shore HS ++ Christiana Santoro, Riverhead HS Faith Sanchez, Stuyvesant HS Derek Warshauer, Syosset HS ++ Jonathan Sheng, Jericho HS ++ Austen Yan, Syosset HS English Horn Derek Warshauer, Syosset HS ++ Viola Lillian Chu, Jericho HS Clarinet Jeremy Flyer, Solomon Schechter School of LI Elin Hu, Manhasset HS Elizabeth Kim, Manhasset HS Alan Jian, Garden City HS *Stanley Kim, Bethpage JFK HS ++ Fayfay Ning, Manhasset HS ++ Antonia Lee, George W. Hewlett HS *Ju Young Yi, Herricks HS ++ Olivia Lee, George W. Hewlett HS ++ Caitlin Rinaldi, Bellmore JFK HS Bass Clarinet Christopher Shin, Bethpage JFK HS ++ Meryl Abt Greenfield, Guest Performer Shaya Tousi, Cold Spring Harbor HS Hanna Yen, Herricks HS ++ Bassoon Faith Agolia, Kellenberg HS *Fred Chu, Manhasset HS Piper Conner, Baldwin HS Ronit Dhulia, Syosset HS
26 Musicians
NASSAU PRINCIPAL ORCHESTRA CONTINUED
Saxophone Tuba Matthew Cosola, Guest Performer / Jesse Hirshon, W.T. Clarke HS ++ Herricks HS Percussion Horn Elizabeth Jacobs, Commack HS *Emmett Conway, Valley Stream Central HS Liam McDonald, Seaford HS Daniel Itzkowitz, Great Neck North HS Liam Reilly, Sanford H. Calhoun HS Victoria McGuigan, New Hyde Park HS Michelle Cozzi, Guest Performer Spencer Ng, Herricks HS ++ Patrick Kennedy, Guest Performer Sophia Tashjian, Manhasset HS ++ Harp Trumpet Margery Fitts, Guest Performer Kevin Barrett, Chaminade HS ++ Sean Murphy, Chaminade HS ++ ** Concertmaster *Samuel Taylor, Chaminade HS ++ * Principal / Section Leader ++ All-State Participant Trombone ^ All-National Participant Antonio Bulzomi, Syosset SeniorAUTO HS HOME LIFE BUSINESS Theodore Tourneux, George W. Hewlett HS *Brandon Weiss, George W. Hewlett HS
AUTO HOME LIFE BUSINESS Folks Insurance Group Folks Insurance Group is dedicated to superb customer service and exceptional rates for all your insurance needs. AUTO HOME LIFE BUSINESS Call For Your Free Quote Today! Tel: 631-589-5100 • Fax: 631-589-3335 www.folksinsgrp.com • [email protected] FolksTEL: 631-589-5100 • FAX: 631-589-3335 Insurance Group WWW.FOLKSINSGRP.COM Folks Insurance Group is dedicated to superb customer service and exceptional [email protected] for all your insurance needs. Call For Your Free Quote Today! Tel: 631-589-5100 • Fax: 631-589-3335 27 Folkswww.folksinsgrp.com • [email protected] Insurance Group Folks Insurance Group is dedicated to superb customer service and exceptional rates for all your insurance needs. Call For Your Free Quote Today! Tel: 631-589-5100 • Fax: 631-589-3335 www.folksinsgrp.com • [email protected] Congratulations to all of our Nassau Seniors in the MYO Class of 2018! It has been such a pleasure getting to know all of you and we are so grateful to you for sharing your time, talent, and dedication with us.
Faith Agolia, Bassoon, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Kellenberg HS Kevin Barrett, Trumpet, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Chaminade HS Devashish Basnet, Tenor, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Hicksville HS Andrew Batteria, Bass, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Manhasset HS Kevin Brown, Tenor, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Freeport HS Jason Caballes, Violin, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Floral Park HS Myles Carter, Bass, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Freeport HS Rachel Chang, Violin, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Manhasset HS Margaret Chiang, Flute, Nassau Flute Choir, Garden City HS Sara Choi, Violin, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Herricks HS Fred Chu, Bassoon, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Manhasset HS Lillian Chu, Viola, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Jericho HS Dean Cooper, Bass, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Kellenberg Memorial HS Samantha Crichton, Alto, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Bellmore JFK HS Abigail de Reyna, Violin, Nassau Symphony Orchestra, Paul D. Schreiber HS Michael Desir, Bass, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Freeport HS Rosie DeVito, Alto, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Calhoun High School Ilana Duchan, Oboe, Nassau Principal Orchestra, The Bronx HS of Science Claire Ezratty, Cello, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Long Beach HS Lindsey Fitzgerald, Violin, Nassau Principal Orchestra, East Meadow HS Ethan Forman, Violin, Nassau Principal Orchestra, F.H. LaGuardia HS Erika Franco, Flute, Nassau Flute Choir, Herricks HS Jeffrey Fulcher, Tenor, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Baldwin HS Julia Gaberlavage, Soprano, Nassau Symphonic Choir, Garden City HS Ellen Gaine, Flute, Nassau Flute Choir, Garden City HS Erin Gallagher, Horn, Nassau Symphony Orchestra, Kellenberg HS Brooke Gonzalez, Flute, Nassau Flute Choir, Herricks HS Elin Hu, Clarinet, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Manhasset HS Emma Iadanza, Violin, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Roslyn HS Nina Inayan, Violin, Nassau Symphony Orchestra, Wantagh HS Cally Issidoridis, Violin, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Lynbrook HS Alan Jian, Clarinet, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Garden City HS Molly Katz, Alto, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Bellmore JFK Ashley Kim, Flute, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Jericho HS 28 Elizabeth Kim, Viola, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Manhasset HS Yuna (Jiyoon) Kim, Cello, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Manhasset HS Prashanti Kodali, Flute, Nassau Flute Choir, Herricks HS John Krendel, Cello, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Lynbrook HS Ryan Krieger, Viola, Nassau Symphony Orchestra, Wantagh HS Serene Lee, Violin, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Manhasset HS Angelyn Loh, Flute, Nassau Flute Choir, Herricks HS Cole Mastacciuola, Bass, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Portledge School Maya Mehta, Flute, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Locust Valley HS Deborah Meirowitz, Soprano, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Jericho HS Spencer Ng, Horn, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Herricks HS Sung Eun Oh, Flute, Nassau Flute Choir, Island Trees HS Brandon Park, Tenor, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Herricks HS Kathleen Peknic, Flute, Nassau Symphony Orchestra, Kellenberg Memorial HS Nicole Pellman, Violin, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Valley Stream South HS Malaya Press, Soprano, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Baldwin HS Danielle Rallis, Alto, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Manhasset HS Liam Reilly, Percussion, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Sanford H. Calhoun HS Matthew Rhee, Cello, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Syosset HS Daniel Salazar, Tenor, Nassau Chamber Chorale, East Rockaway HS Faith Sanchez, Violin, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Stuyvesant HS Christiana Santoro, Oboe, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Riverhead HS Eric Schess, Bass, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Syosset HS Andrew Schwarzman, Double Bass, Nassau Principal Orchestra, East Rockaway Jr/Sr HS Minsu Seo, Cello, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Bronx HS of Science Katrina Shapiro, Alto, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Bellmore JFK HS Jessica Staiano, Soprano, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Sewanhaka HS Rachel Stempler, Flute, Nassau Principal Orchestra, South Side HS Sophia Tashjian, Horn, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Manhasset HS Pauline Taylor, Soprano, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Kellenberg Memorial HS Adja Thomas, Soprano, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Baldwin HS Luna Tomaszewski, Alto, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Herricks HS Shaya Tousi, Viola, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Cold Spring Harbor HS Brandon Wai, Flute, Nassau Flute Choir, Herricks HS Derek Warshauer, Oboe, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Syosset HS Zaccariah Wright, Tenor, Nassau Chamber Chorale, Half Hollow Hills HS West Austen Yan, Violin, Nassau Principal Orchestra, Syosset HS 29 Musicians Discover School of the Arts Your Conservatory of Music Sound Fall 2018 Admissions Classical Music Instrumental Performance Voice and Opera Studies Composition Jazz Studies Music and Technology Studio Composition Studio Production
Pre-screening audition deadline is January 1 www.purchase.edu/music
Philadelphia International Music Camp & Festival Study with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra this summer!
Join students from throughout the U.S. & around the world. Ages 13-19 | One & two-week sessions in June & July PIMF.org | 856.875.6816
30 31 32 Congratulations to
The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York as it celebrates its 25th Year of service
From your friends at
Almar Plumbing & Heating Corp. 50 Bethpage Road Hicksville, NY 11801 (516) 740-5900
33 ABOUT THE METROPOLITAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF NEW YORK The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York (MYO) is committed to fostering a community of talented young musicians from Long Island and providing them with an opportunity to rehearse and perform choral and orchestral masterworks at the highest possible level with recognized leaders in music education and performance. Founded in 1993 by John C. McNeur, MYO has grown from a 15-piece orchestra to seven orchestras, a flute choir, and seven choral ensembles, serving over 1,000 musicians between the ages of 8 and 18. MYO enjoys a rich tradition of international summer performance tours, beginning with the 1997 tour to Germany, France, and Austria through the most recent tour to Spain in 2016. MYO is thrilled to announce our 12th international performance tour to Berlin, Dresden, Prague, Vienna, and Budapest in July 2018.
Board of Directors Sandra Baskin, President Ramon Guerrero, Trustee Stephanie Temple, Vice President Jerome Leventhal, Trustee Ken Davis, Treasurer Debbie Madonna, Trustee Omid Tousi, Secretary Robert McDermott, Trustee Robert Condemi, Trustee Gene O’Brien, Trustee Marian Fourman, Trustee Anthea Jackson, Executive Director Anissa Arnold, Executive Liaison
Administration Anthea Jackson, Executive Director Adam Birke, Nassau Rehearsal Supervisor Anissa Arnold, Executive Liaison Patrick Bruno, Nassau Rehearsal Supervisor Mark Carr, Music Librarian and Media Specialist Todd Greenstein, Suffolk Rehearsal Supervisor Emily Fischer, Membership Coordinator Mary Vaeth, Suffolk Rehearsal Supervisor Leslie Ratner, Administrative Assistant
MYO is profoundly grateful for our partnership with the Herricks Middle School, Herricks High School, Patchogue-Medford High School, and Connetquot High School. These four schools are providing MYO with rehearsal space in 2017-2018
Herricks Middle School Patchogue-Medford High School 7 Hilldale Drive 181 Buffalo Avenue Albertson, NY 11507 Medford, NY 11763
Herricks High School Connetquot High School 100 Shelter Rock Road 190 Seventh Street New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Bohemia, NY 11716
34 The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York Acknowledges the Following Generous Supporters
The Nassim Family The Gucciardo Family DI($1,000RECTOR or more) S The Ning Family The Guerrero Family The Abrie Family The Pollizatto Family The Gullo Family Sandra and Neal Baskin The Quatrale Family The Harmon Family The Dervan Family Jay and Heather Rand The Hummel Family The Donofrio Family The Ross Family The Jauhar Family The Iadanza Family Stephanie Sheng Yuna (Jiyoon) Kim Anthea Jackson Kevin Solomowitz The Lagamjis Family The Koppeis Family The Wilhelm Family The Majewski Family The Leung Family The Zarboulas-Vavetsi Family The Malcolm Family The Taney Family The Morrissey Family Stephanie and Bruce Temple DONORS The Notrica Family The Torborg Family ($50 to $99) The Oliveros Family The Arya Family The O’Brien Family The Bahri Family The Peknic Family ($500BENE to $999)FACTORS The Barrett Family The Pushnick Family Dr. Jiong-Ming Hu & Judy Chen The Raymond Beers Family The Rice Family The Holmquist Family The Brosnan Family Ray and Susanna Saltini The Leventhal Family The Colby Family Diana Santos The Petropoulos Family The Cronan Family The Schmitt Family The Duspiva Family The Fiola Family SUPPORTERS ($250PATRON to $499) S The Gicquel Family (up to $24) The Campbell Retzlaff Family The Hanauer Family The Albano Family The Ceccoli Family The Heintzelman Family The Buonanno Family The Kim Family The Holm Family The Coelho Family Long Island School of Chinese Nina Horenstein Amparo Fernandez The Reali Family Audrey Itzkowitz The Hall Family The Sheng Family The Ilardi Family The Herman Family The Tashjian Family The Mihalek Family The Huynh Family The Tousi Family The Montalbano Family The Jackson Family The Tucker Family The Polokoff Family The Lai Family Amy Satchell The Laskowski Family The Schaeffer Family The Lang Family ($100SPON to $249)SORS Heather Schwartz Kevin Lawrence The Abbatiello Family The Sreter Family The Lee Family Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Ali The Wu Family The Liang Family Anonymous The Loh Family The Baboomian Family FRIENDS The Mignone Family The Baris Family ($25 to $49) Joseph Pergola The Curran Family The Apostolatos Family The Petrides Family The Chu Family The Araque Family The Pompa Family The Davis Family The Betancourt Family The Ransom Family The Fan Family The Brunner Family The Ross Family The Green Family Michael and Melissa Bussewitz The Salke Family The Henderson Family The Buttice Family The Schomberg Family The Kurtzman Family The Collard Family The Schwab Family Michael and Wendy Lee The Daniels Family The Stone Family The Liu Family The D’Orazi Family The Venero Family The Madonna Family The Flem Family Sandra Wagner The Mak Family Nicole and Robert Fox The Weiler Family Barbara Marcus The Giacoia Family The Zhang Family The Gibstein Family Manhattan School of Music MSMNYC.EDU
LEONARD SLATKIN CONDUCTS THE MSM SYMPHONY AT MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID . MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC it all happens here 120 CLAREMONT AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10027 917 493 4436 | [email protected]