Spring Concert
May 11, 2026
CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH
Youth Ensemble is a training group designed to bridge early music education with our more advanced orchestras.
Students will practice...
• fundamentals to improve individual playing
• reading notes and rhythms
• playing their instrument in a group setting
No audition required!
Students should have at least one year of previous instrumental instruction.
*A typical age range for this group is 10-14 years old.
To
Spring Concert
Monday, May 11, 2026, at 6:30 pm
Christ Lutheran Church - Charlotte
Concert Program
DEBORAH BAKER MONDAY
KATHRYN GRIESINGER
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Digital Dash!
Popcorn
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Played by Select Strings Students
MARK WILLIAMS
Pirates’ Cave
Played by Select Winds Students
BRUCE W. TIPPETTE
The Lair at Midnight
Aarya Dutta
Aidan Fiorentino
Aila Kosa
Alexandria Dunbar
Alivia Morales
Amadea Solomon
Amaya Johnson
Amiyah Means
Amy Mayorga
Andre Kelly
Anhlinh Nguyen
Anjali Gondha
Annika Gesota
Antonia Pena
Anya Goron
Arielle Downie
Ateeksh Gupta
Aubrey Takeo
Ava Watson
Cali Williams
Carina Minton
Charan Badugu
Charlee Ransom
Chelsea Le
Chloe Dulin
Christian Salmeron
Cora Mooney
David Huntley
Devina Singh
Eera Goron
Eleanor Cunningham
Student Musicians
Eleanor Williams
Ella Renz
Elliette Mayorga
Emily Barrantes
Evan Byers
Ezana Hailu
Francisco Vargas-Machuca
Gabriel Rodriguez
Genesis Innocent
Grace Mejia
Hannah Lott
Hannah Thompson
Harmony Connor
Isabella Bruce
Jack Mooney
Jaimian Blanks
Jasmin Salazar
Jayceon Chappell
Joshua Jiménez Eslava
Joshua Thompson
Juniper Bacot
Kaiden Stitt
Kauai Flanigen
Kawhi Crawford
Kelyn Hernandez Mejia
Leah Pinales
Liam Kosa
Lillian Dulin
Lorraine Gall oway
Maelyn Alarcon
Marco Farfan Castro
Maximus Johnson
Maxwell Graham
Mick Lott
Nalani Wilson
Noah Barber
Nohemy Suarez Morales
Odelia Ahovi
Ofelia Ahovi
Olivia Beck
Olsen Beck
Paityn Bross
Palmer Womble
Phoenix Moore
Raphael Elmokashfi
Rickey Jones
Rylan Alexander
Saharika Singu
Samantha Yanes
Santiago Cabrera
Sarah Lott
Sebastian Vasquez
Skyland McFadden
Tejas Badugu
Teralyn James
Virgilio Briones
Walter Trueh
William Hogan
William Brown
Yanna Silva
Yareli Perez Cohuoj
Zaniah Williams
TEACHERS
Deborah Chandler
Ashleigh Cook
Dr. Anne Grady
Demeka Kimpson
Michael Sanders
Beth Brown
STAFF
David J.L. Fisk
Devlin McNeil
Aram Kim Bryan
Wes Smith
Kinsey Fournier
Michaela Sciacca
Amanda Simmons
Dayna Hagstedt
Melissa Hagstedt
Bria Alexander
President & CEO, Charlotte Symphony
President & Executive Director, Arts+
CSO Vice President of Community Relations & Learning
Arts+ Director of Music Programs & Artistic Director Charlotte Youth Choir
Arts+ Associate Director of Music Programs
CSO Senior Manager of Youth Programs
Site Coordinator, Winterfield
Site Coordinator, Winterfield & Montclaire
Site Coordinator, Montclaire
Site Coordinator, West Boulevard
Ginger Maness Volunteer, Montclaire
Alisha Kamath Volunteer, Winterfield
Beatrice Tobin Volunteer, Winterfield
Supporters & Thanks
Arts+ and the Charlotte Symphony are supported, in part, by the following generous donors:
Special Thanks Supporters
Lenora Leggatt, Kirsten Allen, Brian Garcia Mejia, Christ Lutheran Church, Amity Presbyterian Church, Greater Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church
