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Administration
Katy ISD Board of Trustees
Victor Perez - President
Amy Thieme - Vice President
Mary Ellen Cuzela - Secretary
Rebecca Fox - Member
Morgan Calhoun - Member
Dawn Champagne - Member
Lance Redmond - Member
Central Administration
Dr. Ken Gregorski, Superintendent
Leslie Haack, Deputy Superintendent
Dr. Christine Caskey, Chief Academic Officer
G. Damon Archer, Executive Director of Fine Arts
Susan Chiboroski, Assistant Director of Fine Arts
LaKeisha McGowen, Assistant Director of Fine Arts
Laura Simoneaux, Assistant Director of Fine Arts
Jordan High School Administration
Dr. Ethan Crowell, Head Principal
David Calfee, Associate Principal
Robyn Davis, Student Support Principal
Dustin Schmeits, 12th Grade Assistant Principal
Derek Johnk, 11th Grade Assistant Principal
Eddie Jenkins, 10th Grade Assistant Principal
Stacey Grayson, 9th Grade Assistant Principal
Jordan High School Music Faculty
Kyle Davis, Head Orchestra Director
Sunny Yam, Assistant Orchestra Director
Nicole McNeal, Adams JH Head Orchestra Director
Christopher Koter, Adams JH Assistant Orchestra Director
Klayton Hoefler, Seven Lakes JH Head Orchestra Director
Madison Welch, Seven Lakes JH Assistant Orchestra Director
Samantha VanVoorhis, Seven Lakes JH Assistant Orchestra Director
Dear Parents and Patrons,
A Note From Dr. Crowell
Jordan High School
Thank you for your support of the Jordan High School orchestra! On behalf of the faculty, staff, and administrative team, I would like to welcome you to this year’s concert season. The orchestra has prepared an exceptional concert, and you are sure to be pleased.
The fine arts department is a source of artistic pride for Jordan High School and our community. The performance opportunities given to our students are nothing short of remarkable. It is with great excitement and anticipation that we congratulate the Jordan High School Symphony on their invitation to the 78th Annual Midwest Clinic this December in Chicago, Illinois. We have no doubt that they will represent Jordan High School well on yet another national stage. We are particularly proud of those students who have represented our school beyond our performing arts center, whether it be a TMEA All-State ensemble or the Houston Youth Symphony. From earning Sweepstakes Awards at UIL Concert & Sightreading Evaluation to being named Outstanding Performer at the UIL State Solo & Ensemble contest, these students truly are extraordinary.
I am extremely proud of the student musicians who work so hard to practice and prepare for every rehearsal, audition, and performance. Special thanks go to Mr. Davis and Mr. Yam for their dedication to the students at Jordan High School.
Enjoy the performance!
Sincerely,
Dr. Ethan Crowell Head Principal
2024-2025 Upcoming Season
4th Annual Hauntcert October 29, 2024 6&7:30p Midwest Parent Preview #1 November 21, 2024 7p Winter Concert December 5, 2024 7p Midwest Parent Preview #2 December 16, 2024 7p Chamber Music Coffee House (JHS Rotunda) January 24, 2025 6p Concerto Competition February 6, 2025
All performances will take place at the JHS PAC unless otherwise noted.
About the Orchestra
chestras. In its short existence, the orchestra has set a high standard of artistic achievement.
As individual performers, students in the orchestra have reached great heights. Members of the orchestra have performed with the TMEA All-State Orchestras at the annual Clinic and Convention in San Antonio, TX, TMEA All-Region Orchestras and the Houston Youth Symphony! March 2023, the Symphony Orchestra placed 1st in the Full Orchestra division of the National Orchestra Festival held in conjunction with the American String Teacher’s Association National Conference in Orlando, FL. In the fall of 2023 the Jordan High School Symphony Orchestra and the Jordan High School Sinfonia Orchestra were both named National Winners in the Mark of Excellence National Orchestra Honors project and the Jordan High School Sinfonia Orchestra was named 1st Runner-Up in the TMEA Honor String Orchestra Competition. All six of our string orchestras received Sweepstakes at UIL Concert and Sightreading Evaluation in Spring of 2024. And the Jordan High School Symphony has been invited to perform at the 2024 Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago this upcoming December.
Concert Etiquette
Thank you for joining us this evening! As the audience, you are an important part of tonight’s concert. The students of the Jordan High School Orchestra have worked hard to prepare for tonight’s performance. The audience’s responsibility at formal concerts is to honor the efforts of the performers by providing a listening atmosphere in which all can appreciate their performance.
To that end, we ask your cooperation:
• Please make sure all cell phones and electronic devices are turned off. Cell phones can interfere with wireless microphones and recording equipment, as well as creating unwanted noise.
• Please refrain from flash photography. This is very distracting to the performers and other audience members.
• While the performance is in progress, please remain seated and quiet. (If it becomes necessary to leave the auditorium, please do so between musical selections.)
• If very young children become restless and disrupt others' ability to listen, please take them from the auditorium until they are quiet.
• Please do not hum or clap along with the performers, unless specifically invited to do so.
• Show your appreciation for the performance by clapping after each selection.
We have all worked very hard to prepare an exceptional evening of music for everyone to enjoy. Thank you in advance for your assistance in helping this to be a wonderful experience for all of us!
A Note from the Directors
Dear Parents and Patrons,
Welcome to this evening’s concert and thank you for joining us! We are excited to present our 2025 UIL String Orchestra Concert programs. Each orchestra has been working extremely hard and you are sure to be pleased.
The UIL process is one that both challenges and encourages. Students are given the opportunity to present their very best musical performances to a panel of three experienced orchestra directors from around the state of Texas. These adjudicators then assign a rating to the performance on a scale of I to V with a Division I (Superior) rating being the highest score.
Once the ensemble performs its concert portion of the evaluation the students travel to the Sightreading Room to perform for a second panel of judges. This time the orchestra is given 8-10 minutes to learn a piece they have never seen. After this brief practice period, the orchestra must perform the piece for a rating just as in the concert portion.
If the orchestra receives composite scores of Division I in concert and sightreading, the orchestra earns the coveted “Sweepstakes” award. While the process is extensive and the hours of preparation are demanding, the reward for a job-well-done is tremendous. We are excited to share our hard work with you and hope you enjoy the concert!
Warm regards,
Mr. Davis and Mr. Yam
Photo credit: Jessie Jia
Photo credit Jessie Jia
Program
PHILHARMONIA & CAMERATA ORCHESTRA
Kyle Davis & Sunny Yam, Conductors
WILLIAMS North Country Legend
NUNEZ Little Symphony
O’LOUGHLIN Intensity
CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Kyle Davis & Sunny Yam, Conductors
BARTOK/ARR. LIPTON Allegro Barbaro
DAY Autumn Vows
TRAD./ARR. STEPHAN
Variations on a Well-known Sea Chantey
LYRICA ORCHESTRA
Kyle Davis & Sunny Yam, Conductors
HANDEL
HOFELDT
PARRISH
Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No1 in G Major
I. Tempo Giusto
II. Allegro
Nocturne
Ancient Wonders Suite
I. Temple Artemis at Ephesus
IV. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Concert Orchestra Schedule
Lyrica Orchestra UIL Schedule
Violin
Camerata & Philharmonia Personnel
Hannah Bermudez
Madalynn Dolezal
Sharon Ekeng
Paulina Ibarra
Tanya Kotturi
Uriri Onosu
Siddharth Pawar
Novella Stalis
Nefertiti Torgerson
Dalila Tran
Dihanna Williams
Edwin Zhou
Jose Beltran
Paula Brito
Jason Chang
Lisseth Garcia
Lala Mammadova
Ibrahim Navarrete
Ezinwa Okoronkwo
Viola
Nicole Adeyemi
Kamila Altamirano
Aahana Bollianda
Ella Cheung
Violoncello
German Barreno
Vivan Godbole
Isabella Medina Sanchez
Gracious Simbabure
Piano
Michelle Phillips
Concert Personnel
Violin
Elena Arguelles
Abril Avila
Oluwanifemi Badaru
Jade Batiste
Vaishnavi Bellamkonda
Pablo Cervantes Vasquez
Danica Domingo
Valerie Franco Morales
Shristi Gupta
Taeyun Kim
Sammi Lee
Michelle Lemoine
Harrison Mathias
Francisca Olivares
Sergio Pradella
Diego Sanchez
Esha Shah
Nanditha Shankar
Ishita Surve
Alex Sutherland
Samvith Thamayya
Vishal Vishnu Vardhanan
Viola
Elizabeth Mai
Angel Millan
Imani Mwiti
Matthew Sadler
Michael Teng
Alwyn Thomas
Violoncello
Davis Allen
Zoey Brown
Leonardo Celis Tolentino
Miguel Gonzalez
Jay Larson
Elijah Ortiz
Pico Rivera
Carter Rutz
Carolina Trevino
Ayah Zewail
Double Bass
Chase Darger
Vladislav Klimushin
Rowan Ruach
Violin
Tanvi Arunchander
Jeffrey Au
Shreyas Bharath
Naria Chao
Helen Chen
Gabriella Diaz
Ethan Francisco
Valentina Gil
Saga Johansson
Ali Moualla
Ivana Ojeiduma
Sebastian Pacheco
Stavya Palassery
Sophia Perez
Amanda Perez Nunez
Shwetha Prakash
Asmita Ramalingam
Joseph Rosenberger
Smrithi Sathish
Adam Smith
Sudhiksha Todupunoori
Sudhanva Vasista
Lars Zhang
Viola
Lyrica Personnel
Connor Dieu
Aarnna Sachdev
Moreblessing Simbabure
Hugo Tejeda
Violoncello
Maeko Cheung
Ian Chun
Juan Colmenares
Devsashank Mugundhan
Anna Perez
Gautam Phadke
Sahil Virani
Jannah Zewail
Double Bass
Aaryan Arunchander
Hemanth Ineni
Sinfonietta Personnel
Violin
Jackie An
Prisha Dheer
Isabella Diaz
Sophia Doringuez
Angeli Fetizanan
Jasper Guo
Siddhi Hajra
Sophia Huang
Luke Johnson
Braden Kaiser
Brighton Liu
William Lu
Erika Pradella
Nishith Sadu
Gina Shim
Ellen Shim
Rheya Shrestha
Hayden Tran
William Wang
Keying Xia
Catherine Xu
Carly Yang
Viola
Apoorva Haveri
Rohan Kishore
Valerie Mendez
Sara Nguyen
Vani Padmanaban
Diego Salazar
Charlotte Siddall
Arian Joshi
Violoncello
Juan Colmenares
Emma Gao
Lucian Garcia
Kunsh Kalra
Nghi Nguyen
Daniel Otchere-Daflagbe
Lyla Rogers
Amara Subramanian
Alejandro Torres Reyes
Rafael Martyn Tulalian
Jeffery Zhao
Double Bass
Violin
Miyo Fujiwara
Michael Guo
Daniel Hribik
Yuelin Hu
Megan Huang
Chichi Hung
Julian Lee
Kristina Lei
Zachary Lim
Kenneth Liu
Elaine Qu
Timothy Shim
Kelvin Sun
Truman Sun
Maxwell Tang
Cheryl Wang
Nathan Xu
Huanran Yu
Sinfonia Personnel
Viola
Iretomiwa Amao
Brian Rhee
Sumanth Sivakumar
Jaiden Suh
Eric Sun
Migz Villero
Ella Ngu
Violoncello
Samantha Cui
Jeweet Fang
Jacob Jang
Grace Jiang
Winston Jin
Sean Mei
Double Bass
Finnlay Cross
Pranav Kelwada
Sarah Matheson
Piano
Emma Chung
Jordan Orchestra Student Council
Executive Council
Co-Presidents
Elaine Qu
Brian Rhee
Vice Presidents
Emma Chung
Timothy Shim
Cheryl Wang
Secretaries
Maeko Cheung
Eric Sun
Head Historians
Devsashank Mugundhan
Nghi Nguyen
Head Librarians
Megan Huang
Truman Sun
Crew Captains
Juan Colmenares Baptista
Daniel Otchere-Daflagbe
Front-of-House Manager
Anna Perez
Members-At-Large
Events Committee
Siddhi Hajra
Julian Lee
Nishith Sadu
Sumanth Sivakumar
Jaiden Suh
Calendar Committee
Vani Padmanaban
Anna Perez
Library Committee
Miyo Fujiwara
Michael Guo
Zachary Lim
Historian Committee
Kristina Lei
Smrithi Sathish
Rheya Shrestha
Carly Yang
Crew Committee
German Barreno Gutierrez
Jacob Jang
Sean Mei
Alejandro Torres Reyes
Friends of Jordan HS Orchestra Executive Board
Anna Chen, President
Yuanyuan Jiang, Vice-President
Sumit Kalra, Secretary
Daisy Fujiwara, Treasurer
Maggie Zhang, Assistant Treasurer
Andres Matheson, Historian
Jessie Jia, Assistant Historian
Kyle Davis, Director
Sunny Yam, Assistant Director
Members-At-Large
Debbie Smith, Spirit Night Chair
Lisa Siddall & Gracie Tran, Banquet Co-Chairs
Sharlene Matheson, Uniform Chair
Donor Circle
Friend $25-$49
The Gonzalez Valencia Family
Davis Allen
Contributor $50-$99
The Ballay-Raspberry Family
The Ellen Shim Family
The Lee Family
The Rogers Family
Sponsor $100-$249
Anonymous
The J. Guo Family
The Hu Family
The Ibarra Family
The Rutz Family
The Sivakumar Family
The Virani Family
The Zhao Family
Patron $250-$499
The Chun Family
The Chung Family
The Dolezal Family
The Fujiwara Family
The Hribik Family
James and Piipar Rivera
The Jang Family
The Matheson Family
The Mei Family
The Phillips Family
The Qu Family
The Rhee Family
The Siddall Family
The Suh Family
The Tran Family
The Xu Family
The Yu Family
Benefactor $500-$999
The Cross Family
The Larson Family
The Sanchez Family
Crum & Forster
Maestro’s Circle $1000 and above
The Colmenares Family
Hours of Operation
Monday: 7AM-7PM
Tuesday: 7AM-7PM
Wednesday: 7AM-7PM
Thursday: 7AM-7PM
Friday: 7AM-7PM
Saturday: 9AM-4PM
Sunday: Closed
Friends of the Jordan HS Orchestra Donor Circle
Membership Levels
Friend $25-$49 One vote per family, plus name in all programs and scrolling announcements under “Friend” Level
Contributor $50-$99 Friend Benefits, plus name in all programs and scrolling announcements under “Contributor” level
Sponsor $100-$249 Contributor Benefits, plus name in all programs, scrolling announcements under “Sponsor” level , plus access to orchestra photo gallery (includes group photos, concert pictures and more), and a Certificate of Appreciation
Patron $250-$499—Sponsor Benefits, name in all programs and scrolling announcements under “Patron” level plus 2 Reserved Seats to all performances
Benefactor $500-$999 Patron Benefits, name in all programs and scrolling announcements under “Benefactor” level, 3 additional (5 total) Reserved Seats to all performances and a performance from a string quartet of the Jordan Orchestras
Maestro’s Circle $1000 and above Benefactor benefits, name in all programs and scrolling announcements under “Maestro’s Circle” level,3 additional (8 total) Reserved Seats to all performances, plus Appreciation plaque with presentation at spring concert reflecting “Maestro’s Circle” Donor Level
Friends of the Jordan HS Orchestra
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