Lubbock
Youth Orchestras
would like to express gratitude to our partners:
This concert was made possible in part through a grant from the City of Lubbock, as recommended by Civic Lubbock, Inc.
LSO Staff
Galen Wixson
Kea Beasley
Jamie Shipp
Molly Ramirez
Callie Watson
Corey Dolter
Nia’ Threatt
Suzanne Rasco
Courtney Jordan
Amelia Jamieson
Israel Mello
Reception to immediately follow the concert, with food and refreshments provided by:
Additional support
Toni Wallingford, LSO Board Chair
Leslie Huckabee, LSO Education Chair
David Cho, LSO Music Director
Douglas Young, Lubbock High School
Greta Guilliams
LYO Parents
Felipe Madrid Memorial Scholarship Fund
Andres Madrid, Angelica Vasquez, & Felipe Madrid
Felipe Marcelo Madrid (June 10, 2004 - October 26, 2022)
On October 26th, 2022, the LYO family tragically lost two of its members: Angelica Vasquez and Felipe Madrid. Angelica was a Prelude Orchestra Manager and Felipe was a senior trumpet player for the Symphony Orchestra.
Angelica was incredibly kind and a joy to work with. Felipe was sweet, funny, and remarkably talented. On October 25th, 2022, Felipe sent an email to LYO expressing an interest in joining Lubbock Symphony. We know he would have been successful in achieving that goal.
We are truly grateful to have had Felipe and Angelica as a part of our LYO family. The scholarship in Felipe’s name honors his legacy by supporting students who embody the same dedication to musicianship that he had.
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Heather Griffin
John Griffin
Lee Schrader
Violin
Catherine Olivier
CJ Goodyear
Cassidy Forehand
Felicia Rojas
Viola
CJ Goodyear
Israel Mello
Cello
Madeline Garcia
Daria Miskiewicz
Bass
Nodier Garcia
Flute
Kim Hudson
Oboe
Angeli Mari Nicolas
Jami Givens
Mike Givens
Jeremy Haggard
Clarinet
Hamed Shadad
Bassoon
Taylor Gambill
French Horn
John Stacy
Trumpet
Jonathon Allgeyer
Trombone
Haotian Quan
Tuba
Bruno Brandlise Leonardi
Harp
Jenny Miller
Percussion
Javi Garza
alejos anaya Symphony
orchestra
Alejos Anaya is honored to serve as the conductor for the LYO Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Anaya is a proud alumnus of Texas Tech University, where he received his Bachelors degree in 2003. He has teaching experience with both middle school and high school students, having taught at Covington Middle School in Austin, TX for 5 years and teaching at Lubbock High, his high school alma mater, for over a decade.
Mr. Anaya has had the pleasure of serving as both a clinician and conductor multiple times in both Texas and Alaska and is an active cellist, performing with the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, Big Spring Orchestra, and Lubbock Moonlight Musicals as well as appearing with many other orchestras in the region.
Dr. Joshua Allen
Philharmonic Orchestra
Dr. Joshua Allen is honored to serve as the conductor for the LYO Philharmonic Orchestra. He has taught middle and high school orchestra here in Lubbock since 2009 as the Director of Orchestras at the Talkington School for Young Women Leaders. Dr. Allen received his DMA in Music Education from Boston University in 2020, a Master’s Degree in Music Composition from Texas Tech University in 2011, and a Bachelor of Music Education from Wayland Baptist University in 2009.
Dr. Allen received the Newton Excellence in Education award from the Beaumont Foundation in 2015 and was named an Educator of Excellence in 2019 by the Young Women’s Preparatory Network. Although his primary instrument is alto saxophone, Dr. Allen is a self-taught violinist and violist and performs viola in several orchestras in the surrounding area, including the Roswell Symphony Orchestra, the Big Spring Symphony Orchestra, the Southwest Symphony Orchestra, and the Lubbock Civic Orchestra. As an aspiring composer, his published original works and arrangements have been performed by his orchestras and performers across the country. When he is not working with students or performing, Dr. Allen spends as much time as possible with his wife, Rachel, and son, Larry Jack.
Natalie Gschwend
Prelude String Orchestra
Natalie Gschwend is an alumna of Texas Tech University, where she received her Bachelors degree in Music Education in 2021. She taught elementary music at Stewart Elementary in Lubbock ISD and now serves the Orchestra/Mariachi Director at Mackenzie Middle School.
Mrs. Gschwend is a Lubbock native, born and raised here. She is excited to return to her roots in the Lubbock Youth Orchestras.
Andrea Martinez is excited to serve as conductor for the inaugural season of the LYO Wind Orchestra. Ms. Martinez is the Director of Bands at Hutchinson Middle School where she has taught for the past 10 years, after her first year of teaching at Lincoln Middle School in San Angelo.
Born and raised in Garland, TX, Ms. Martinez first moved to Lubbock to attend Texas Tech and graduated in 2014 with a Bachelor’s of Music. Her primary instrument is horn and she has been a member of the Lubbock Civic Orchestra since 2018, but she is also an active performer on percussion and drum set with community groups such as Moonlight Musicals, Lubbock Community Theatre, and TTU Theatre.
Winds Ensemble
Andrea Martinez
LYO students who made 2024-25 tmea ensembles
All-Region 16
Philharmonic
Levi Rogers
Grace Bak
Gabrielle Scherpereel
Ashlynn Bunnell
Quinn Sauer
Noble Nguyen
Simon Hollers
Maxwell Cummins
All-Region 16 symphony
Kevin Zhao
Abby Shipp
Carice Chen
Esther Spiegel
Makayla Cassity
Isaac Martens
Sarah Chen
Ulysses Padilla
Travis Rogers
Jarrett Berridge
Ella Bruning
Ezra Britton
Evyn Lewis
Thomas Bruning
Noah Herrera
Nathan Herrera
Christopher Hammons
Isaiah DeLeon
Summer Wright
Ryder Day
Kritika Gautam
Lilly Cantu
Mikayla Roberts
Denham Niño
Andrew Hull
Rachel Burgos
Tristan Duran
Ritodoy Bhattacharya
Caleb Dent
Gracie Salazar
Reagan Horst
Hayden Lewallen
All-state qualifiers
Sinfonietta Orchestra
Kevin Zhao
6A Symphonic Band
Ryder Day
Caleb Dent
6A Concert Band
Jace Alger
Kritika Gautam
Reagan Horst
Abby Shipp
Viking Soon Hee Newbold
Storm Soon Hee Newbold
“Kingdom Dance” from Tangled Alan Menken
FEATURING: Joy Anderson Fiddle
String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 “Harp”: I. Poco Adagio - Allegro Ludwig Van Beethoven
Russian Sailor’s Dance Reinhold Gliere
“Bounty Hunter” from Advent Rising Suite Tallarico, Plowman, Fratianni & Robinson
Leroy Anderson’s Irish Suite “Part 2” Leroy Anderson
Origins Brian Balmages
FEATURING: Jeff Ramey Didgeridoo
Petite Symphonie Charles Gounod
Festive Overture Dimitri Shostakovich
Concerto for Flute Jacques Ibert
FEATURING: Ryder Day Flute
Danzón No. 2 Arturo Marquez
CLASS OF 2025
C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s o n y o u r g r a d u a t i o n N o a h ! Y o u a r e
d e s t i n e d f o r g r e a t n e s s . W e l o v e y o u a n d a r e p r o u d o f y o u . - Y o u r f a m i l y .
2024-2025 Seniors
CONCERTO COMPETITION WINNER
Ryder Day Flute/Piccolo
Frenship High School
No. of years playing: 5
No. of years in LYO: 5
When did you know that flute was the instrument for you? I knew that the flute was for me when I heard its sound floating above everyone in the finale to The Firebird.
What inspires you about the piece you are performing? The collaboration, emotion, and brilliance behind it all.
Do you plan to continue music after high school? Yes! I plan on still playing, even though I will not be a music major.
Post-Graduation Plans: I would like to study either neuroscience or biomedical engineering and go into medical reasearch.
Favorite LYO memory: When I found out I won the concerto competition after working on the Ibert for over a year.
Jarrett Berridge Viola
Monterey High School
No. of years playing: 10
No. of years in LYO: 2
Post-Graduation Plans: Major in Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University.
Favorite LYO memory: Playing Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings.
Ella Bruning Viola Lubbock High School
No. of years playing: 7
No. of years in LYO: 2
Post-Graduation Plans: Attend Michigan Tech to major in Sound Design.
Favorite LYO memory: Getting to play with Prelude.
Addyson Buescher
Clarinet | Frenship High School
No. of years playing: 7
No. of years in LYO: 4
Post-Graduation Plans: I plan to attend Texas Tech University.
Favorite LYO memory: Learning and performing Danzón No. 2.
Ashlynn Bunnell Violin
Talkington SYWL
No. of years playing: 7
No. of years in LYO: 2
Post-Graduation Plans: Study Chemical Engineering in college, with minors in Business & Spanish. Continue music lessons & join local music groups.
Favorite LYO memory: Getting to socialize & laugh with the friends I’ve made!
Sarah Chen Violin
Talkington SYWL
No. of years playing: 10
No. of years in LYO: 8
Post-Graduation Plans: I’ve been accepted to multiple Neuroscience & Engineering university programs, still deciding. I plan to continue piano & join a non-majors orchestra.
Favorite LYO memory:
My #1 memory is playing games with the other 1st Violins back in Prelude. #2 is playing with the orchestra as last year’s piano soloist!
2024-2025 Seniors
Rachel Burgos Clarinet
Frenship High School
No. of years playing: 7 No. of years in LYO: 4
Post-Graduation Plans: I plan on majoring in biochemistry and prepharmacy at Texas tech!
Favorite LYO memory: Playing Scheherazade!
Isaiah DeLeon Bass
Frenship High School
No. of years playing: 2
No. of years in LYO: 1
Post-Graduation Plans: Attend college and major in Chemistry.
Favorite LYO memory: Meeting new people.
Kristian Castillo Horn
Frenship High School
No. of years playing: 7
No. of years in LYO: 2
Post-Graduation Plans: Go to Texas Tech University for Engineering.
Favorite LYO memory: Going on a chocolate milk run during the Fall Workshop break and downing half a gallon in under an hour.
Cesar Garcia Cello
Coronado High School
No. of years playing: 7
No. of years in LYO: 4
Post-Graduation Plans: Attend the University of Texas at Austin, majoring in Government.
Favorite LYO memory: Talking to my friend Teema!
Lauren Garlington Tuba
Southcrest Christian School
No. of years playing: 7
No. of years in LYO: 1
Post-Graduation Plans:
Attend South Plains College and then Radiology School. I will continue to particpate in band at SPC.
Favorite LYO memory: Making new friends & meeting new amazing band directors!
Hayden Lewallen
Percussion | LubbockCooper High School
No. of years playing: 7
No. of years in LYO: 1
Post-Graduation Plans: Music major at Texas Tech.
Favorite LYO memory: Performing the pieces.
2024-2025 Seniors
Kritika Gautam Flute Frenship High School
No. of years playing: 6
No. of years in LYO: 4
Post-Graduation Plans:
To major in psychology with a minor in music at Texas Tech University!
Favorite LYO memory: Hanging out with my friends before and after concerts. The connections I’ve made are irreplaceable.
Ian Lochbaum Violin Homeschool
No. of years playing: 13
No. of years in LYO: 11
Post-Graduation Plans: I plan to attend Texas Tech University in the Fall.
Favorite LYO memory: Competing in the LYO Concerto Competition.
Noah Herrera Cello Lubbock High School
No. of years playing: 10
No. of years in LYO: 10
Post-Graduation Plans: Attend Dartmouth College, where I plan to major in Astronomy/Astrophysics.
Favorite LYO memory: Playing with Sarah Chen during her concerto.
TJ Nelson Trumpet Frenship High School
No. of years playing: 7
No. of years in LYO: 4
Post-Graduation Plans: United States Marine Corps.
Favorite LYO memory: Playing fun music.
Gabby Scherpereel Violin
Lubbock High School
No. of years playing: 8
No. of years in LYO: 1
Post-Graduation Plans:
2024-2025 Seniors
Teema Sharif Violin
Lubbock High School
No. of years playing: 11
No. of years in LYO: 9
Post-Graduation Plans:
Evangeline Witt Viola
Lubbock High School
No. of years playing: 4 - Violin, 6.5 - Viola
No. of years in LYO: 7
Post-Graduation Plans:
JOIN US! Audition for the 2025-26 Season
LYO provides a fun and challenging musical education experience for students of various ages. We have four ensembles: Prelude String Orchestra, Philharmonic, Symphony, and the Winds Ensemble. From beginning to advanced players, all levels are welcome!
Auditions will be held on May 17-18 and July 12-13 at the Lubbock Symphony office, located at 601 Ave K, Lubbock, TX 79401.
For more information, please visit lubbockyouthorchestras.org or contact Kea Beasley, LSO Education Director, at education@lubbocksymphony.org.
Violin I
Yarden Dryer Concertmaster
Jason Elder
Olivia Rogers
Ayonna Bhattacharya
Jacques Mistrot
Ava Nyugen
Gavin Kruk
Whitney Hamilton
Olivia Forrest
Whitby Burrows
Violin II
Louis Nicolas Principal
Alaina McGrew
Tye Terrell
Jett Irlbeck
Shaylynn Duncan
VIOLIN 1
Aditya Ramkumar
Concertmaster
Katie Bubany
Assistant Concertmaster
Eve Rogers
Davis Burrows
Vincent Huang
Sarvaesh Deveraja
VIOLIN 2
Alexandre Ganze Principal
Everett Cochran
Assistant Principal
Cana Dalton
Adamarie Crawford
Benicio Ramirez
Madeline Nichols
Harper Morris
Henry Burrows
Juan Lee
Viola
Benjamin Haggard
Cello
Pablo del Pino Herrero Principal
Jude Walker
Katherine Hamilton
Holden Gill
Devyn Norris
Liam Devet
Caroline Prather
Lian Lee
Chau Ha
Zachary Sheng
VIOLA
Soren Neumann Principal
Robin Satterwhite
Amaya Cotton
CELLO
Hudson James Principal
Aubrie Romo
Aaron Weiss
Elijah Crider
BASS
Charlotte Fischenich Principal
Gabrielle Outsey
Assistant Principal
Londyn Ellis
FLUTE
Leah Makowsky
OBOE
Andrew Hull Principal
Mick Kern
Millie Murley
CLARINET
Aryana De Los Santos Principal
Andrew Massie
Heather Weatherly
BASSOON
Archer Johnson Principal
Angel Ruiz
HORN
Lizzy Gore
Violin I
Ian Lochbaum Concertmaster
Kevin Zhao*
Isaac Martens*
Carice Chen
Esther Spiegel
Ulysses Padilla
Makayla Cassity
Ashlynn Bunnell
Gabby Scherpereel
Teema Sharif
Violin II
Sarah Chen Principal
Ellie Bak
Joy Anderson Prelude Soloist
TRUMPET
Hopper Luna
ALTO SAX
James Pekowski
TROMBONE
Kate Nelson
TUBA
Connor Roberts
PERCUSSION
Kellen Meredith Principal
Ezekiel Ramirez
HARP
Thomis Duncan
Brendan Lewis
Mia Pamperin
Quinn Sauer
Arpan Ojha
Levi Rogers
Travis Rogers
Viola
Jarrett Berridge* Principal
Ella Bruning
Evangeline Witt
Azra Gul Balcioglu
Cello
Noah Herrera Principal
Ezra Britton*
Nathan Herrera
Evyn Lewis
Thomas Bruning
Morgan Denison
Simon Hollers
Cesar Garcia
Bass
Chris Hammons Principal
Isaiah DeLeon
Summer Wright
Flute
Kritika Gautam Principal
Lily Cantu
Karson Eleuterius
Madison Moreno
Oboe
Mikayla Roberts Principal
Denham Niño
Clarinet
Rachel Burgos Principal
Addyson Buescher
Jace Alger
Alyssa Thompson
Carson Hickman
Bass Clarinet
Tristan Duran
Bassoon
Ritodoy Bhattacharya Principal
Sean Bobb
Horn
Kristian Castillo Principal
Caleb Dent
Gracie Salazar
Miguel Rocha
Trumpet
TJ Nelson Principal
Kylin Kerr
Camden Dodd Trombone
Reagan Horst Principal
Logan Uziel
Clover Cate
Tuba
Caden Flowers Principal
Lauren Garlington
Taylor Wollenburg
Percussion
Geoffrey Wallace Principal
Hayden Lewallen
Barrett Urlaub * String quartet
Piccolo
Ryder Day
Flute
Lily Cantu
Karson Eleuterius
Kritika Goutam*
Madison Moreno
Leah Makowsky
Oboe
Andrew Hull
Mick Kern
Denham Niño*
Mikayla Roberts*
Millie Murley
Clarinet
Jace Alger*
Addyson Buescher
Rachel Burgos*
Aryana De Los Santos
Andrew Massie
Alyssa Thompson
Heather Weatherly
Bass Clarinet
Tristan Duran
Bassoon
Ritodoy Bhattacharya*
Sean Bobb*
Jenni Hammons
Archer Johnson
Angel Ruiz
Horn
Kristian Castillo*
Caleb Dent
Lizzy Gore
Miguel Rocha
Gracie Salazar*
Trumpet
Kylin Kerr
Hopper Luna
TJ Nelson
Alto Sax
James Pekowski
Trombone
Clover Cate
Reagan Horst
Kate Nelson
Logan Uziel
Jack White
Tuba
Lauren Garlington
Caden Flowers
Connor Roberts
Taylor Wollenburg
Percussion
Hayden Lewallen
Kellen Meredith
Ezekiel Ramirez
Barrett Urlaub
Geoffrey Wallace
* chamber ensemble
MUSIC EDUCATION CHANGES LIVES AND MAKES US SMILE!
