2026 Elementary Music Showcase

BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PRESENTS OUR SECOND ANNUAL

ELEMENTARY MUSIC SHOWCASE 2026

March 27, 2026 Charles W. Flanagan High School Broward County Public Schools 7:00 PM

In Appreciation In Appreciation Dr. Howard Hepburn, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Angela Fulton, Deputy Superintendent Dr. Fabian Cone, Chief Academic Officer Dr. Valerie S. Wanza, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer Susan M. Cantrick, Director, Applied Learning Dr. Jermaine Fleming, North Regional Superintendent Dr. Ted Toomer, Central Regional Superintendent Alan Strauss, South Regional Superintendent Patty Brown, Director, Athletics and Student Activities Brad Fatout, Principal Charles W. Flanagan High School

Special Thanks Special Thanks

Joseph Luechauer, Music & Performing Arts Supervisor, Applied Learning Donna Haynes-DeGraaf, Visual Arts Supervisor, Applied Learning

Pauline Latorre, Broward Music Education Association President, Stephen Foster Elementary

Debera Thompson, President Broward Elementary Music Education Association Jessica Gronberg, Elementary Music Showcase Committee Member Emerson Oliver, Elementary Music Showcase Committee Member Sahamaris Orta-Perez, Elementary Music Showcase Committee Member Shelby DeVore, Charles. W. Flanagan High School, Host School Hernan Bustamante, Charles. W. Flanagan High School, Host School Kimberly Annis, Music & Performing Arts Instructional Facilitator, Applied Learning Chantal Bandoni, Visual Arts Instructional Facilitator, Applied Learning Participating School Principals

School Board School Board Members Members Sarah Leonardi, Chair Dr. Jeff Holness, Vice Chair Lori Alhadeff Maura McCarthy Bulman Adam Cervera, Esq. Debra Hixon Nora Rupert Rebecca Thompson Dr. Allen Zeman

TONIGHT’S TONIGHT’S PROGRAM PROGRAM

ELEMENTARY MUSIC ELEMENTARY MUSIC RECORDER RECORDER ENSEMBLES ENSEMBLES Under the direction of Dr. Kathy Kerstetter

Full Ensemble March #2.............................................................................................Stephanie Colman Hot Cross Buns Hymn....................................................Traditional/arr. Artie Almeida By the Rivers of Babylon......................Traditional Jamaican Melody/arr. John Pitts Small Group Choirs Ode to Joy..............................................................Ludwig van Beethovan/arr. Gagne Chopsticks.....................................................................................Traditional/arr.

Gagne This Little Light of Mine...............................................................Traditional/arr. Gagne Tango Chabucco........................................................Traditional Argentinian/att. Pitts Sur le Pont D'Avignon..................................Traditional French Meloday/arr. Froseth Full Ensemble Cats' Meow..........................................................................Brad Keller & Bonnie Rossa

ELEMENTARY MUSIC ELEMENTARY MUSIC ORFF ORFF ENESEMBLE ENESEMBLE Under the direction of Denise Mills

Rhythmic Rondo No. 69..................................................................................arr. D. Mills Shake the Papaya Down......................................................................arr. Sarah Fairfield Tranquillo, MFC Vol. 1, pg. 106 #20........................................................Orff/Keetman Canten Cantores Peruvian Folk Melody...........................................arr. Dupont/Hiller Vol IV, Pg. 69, #31 Dance..........................................................................Orff/Keetman

TONIGHT’S TONIGHT’S CONDUCTORS CONDUCTORS ELEMENTARY RECORDER ELEMENTARY RECORDER ENSEMBLE ENSEMBLE under the direction of Dr. Kathy Kerstetter

CONDUCTOR BIO CONDUCTOR BIO Dr. Kathy Kerstetter currently teaches Pre K - 5 general music at Sheridan Park Elementary in Hollywood, Florida. She has served music education in many areas, including as the President of the South Florida Orff Chapter, President of Broward County Elementary Music Teachers Association, and the FMEA College Educators Chairperson. In 2023, Local Channel 10 (WPLG) selected her for the Tribute to Teachers award for her contributions to her school and the community.

Dr. Kerstetter has been a music educator for 30 years, teaching everything from music for children younger than 4, middle school band and, and college courses for music education. She was the founder of the Creative Music Project, non-profit music camp focusing on musical creativity in the Cayman Islands. In 2014, Teaching Music Magazine featured Dr. Kerstetter's original songwriting activities with elementary school children.

She earned her Master's of Music and Doctorate of Music Education from the University of Miami and is happy to share her love of recorder playing with you all tonight.

ELEMENTARY ORFF ELEMENTARY ORFF ENSEMBLE ENSEMBLE under the direction of Denise Mills

CONDUCTOR BIO CONDUCTOR BIO Denise Mills is a dynamic and accomplished Music Educator currently celebrating her fifteenth year at Lake Whitney Elementary in Orange County, FL. A proud doublebachelor's recipient in Music Education and Vocal Performance from the University of Central Florida (UCF), she has built a distinguished career dedicated to student performance and music pedagogy.

She currently leads three high-caliber performance ensembles: an 80-student Choir, an Advanced Orff Ensemble, and a Musical Troupe preparing for their upcoming production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast Jr. in April.

A recognized leader in music pedagogy, Denise is a member and Past President of the Central Florida Orff Chapter. Her dedication is underscored by her Orff certification, attendance at the prestigious Salzburg Summer Course in 2023, and her recognition as an American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA) Barbara Potter Scholarship recipient in 2020. She regularly shares her expertise, presenting at the local and state level, and had the pleasure of presenting at the National AOSA Conference in Kentucky this November. Furthermore, she has had the distinct honor of conducting All-County Orff and Chorus ensembles throughout Florida.

Outside of the classroom, Denise loves spending time with her husband and her adorable five-year-old daughter. She has an obsession with all things pink and sparkly and is thrilled to get the opportunity to work with and create amazing music with the students of Broward County this year!

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS School Bayview Elementary School Dania Elementary School Davie Elementary School Gator Run Elementary School Harbordale Elementary School Hawkes Bluff Elementary School Norcrest Elementary School Pines Lakes Elementary School Sheridan Park Elementary School Stephen Foster Elementary School Tamarac Elementary School

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Director Debera Thompson Giovanni Bonelli Sahamaris Orta-Perez Eric Kattes Anthony Ciotti Jessica Gronberg Emerson Oliver Christine Antmann Dr. Kathy Kerstetter Pauline Latorre Antonio Williams

Principal Mr. Michael Breslaw Mr. Michael V. Billins Ms. Delicia Joyce Collins Mr. Keith Peters Ms. Jennifer Kashdin Mrs. Melinda Cunningham Mr. Max Castillo Dr. Tracy Jackson Ms. Jacqueline Carro Mr. Ricardo Grimaldo Mr. Richard Garrick

ELEMENTARY MUSIC ELEMENTARY MUSIC SHOWCASE SHOWCASE STUDENT PERFORMERS STUDENT PERFORMERS Eimy Alcantara

Sheridan Park Elementary School

Olivia Alers

Hawkes Bluff Elementary School

Hannah Batta Maiuzzo

Sheridan Park Elementary School

Melody BigMan

Sheridan Park Elementary School

Payton Bonnafe

Norcrest Elementary School

Madison Borges

Hawkes Bluff Elementary School

Jayden Brenes

Sheridan Park Elementary School

Zuriel Brown

Tamarac Elementary School

Jett Causey

Hawkes Bluff Elementary School

Katie Colon

Pines Lakes Elementary School

Audrey Criscuolo

Hawkes Bluff Elementary School

Dallice DeSouza

Dania Elementary School

Kathryn Eltringham Aiden Forestal

Harbordale Elementary School Davie Elementary School

Iriel Fretwell

Pines Lakes Elementary School

Anelim Garcia

Norcrest Elementary School

Marcos Gil Jemina Guerilus

Davie Elementary School Norcrest Elementary School

Daniel Guerra Ramirez

Stephen Foster Elementary School

Layla Harris

Stephen Foster Elementary School

Ivan He

Pines Lakes Elementary School

Nate Hett

Hawkes Bluff Elementary School

Kyle Hilaire

Harbordale Elementary School

Isabella Jauregui

Davie Elementary School

Courtney Jimenez

Sheridan Park Elementary School

Nasthacia Joseph

Tamarac Elementary School

Victoria Juarez-Arias

Gator Run Elementary School

Mackenzie Kertesz

Pines Lakes Elementary School

Malik Khakimov

Harbordale Elementary School

Maxime Kocenski

Harbordale Elementary School

Olivia Levy

Hawkes Bluff Elementary School

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ELEMENTARY MUSIC ELEMENTARY MUSIC SHOWCASE SHOWCASE STUDENT PERFORMERS STUDENT PERFORMERS (con’t) (con’t) Kabrio Logie

Dania Elementary School

Isabella Maldonado

Davie Elementary School

Luis Manuel

Dania Elementary School

Mikaela Martins

Gator Run Elementary School

Anaiah McSwain

Pines Lakes Elementary School

Gracie Mercado

Sheridan Park Elementary School

Gabriella Monteith

Sheridan Park Elementary School

Lucia Ortiz Velarde

Harbordale Elementary School

Alison Paguada

Stephen Foster Elementary School

Kamden Paul

Tamarac Elementary School

Victoria Prado

Tamarac Elementary School

Allyson Provedo

Pines Lakes Elementary School

Xavier Rodriguez

Dania Elementary School

Evelyn Rudner Victoria Saul

Bayview Elementary School Davie Elementary School

Leila Sayre Calanda

Pines Lakes Elementary School

Jewell Segal

Harbordale Elementary School

Elizabeth Thebeau

Stephen Foster Elementary School

Josh Tincher

Hawkes Bluff Elementary School

Colin Tuttle

Hawkes Bluff Elementary School

Isabella Vargas

Sheridan Park Elementary School

Jayla Velez Emma Vernego

Davie Elementary School Harbordale Elementary School

Jack Vickers

Hawkes Bluff Elementary School

Josslynn Vigil

Sheridan Park Elementary School

BriaMarie Wallace

Davie Elementary School

Gary Yeates

Sheridan Park Elementary School

Sophia Yee-White

Sheridan Park Elementary School

Matthew Zhang Brenda Zhu

Bayview Elementary School Gator Run Elementary School

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