Martin HS Winter Concert 2024

MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRAS

Winter NV CONCERT SERIES

MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2024

Directors

JAMIE OVALLE is Director of Orchestras at Martin High School in Arlington, TX. She has been teaching since 2009, with 12 of those years at Martin High School.

Mrs. Ovalle began her music endeavors as a student in Arlington ISD with cello as her primary instrument. She graduated from Texas Christian University in 2009 with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education. While at TCU, she studied cello under Dr. Jesus Castro-Balbi and performed with the TCU Symphony under Dr. Germán Gutiérrez.

Prior to Martin High School, Mrs. Ovalle spent one year teaching middle school in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. She then spent three years in Fort Worth ISD as the sole director at Meacham Middle School and Diamond Hill–Jarvis High School. Under her direction, these programs tripled in size and earned their first Sweepstakes ratings in recent school history.

Mrs. Ovalle joined the Martin Orchestra team in 2013 as an assistant with the late Jennifer Lemin under the leadership of Michael Stringer. During her time as an assistant, she conducted the Martin High School Symphony Orchestra at the Texas Music Educators Convention in 2015 & 2017. When she became the Director of Orchestras in 2017, Mrs. Ovalle conducted the MHS Symphony at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago. The following year, the 2019 MHS Symphony Orchestra was named the High School Honor Full Orchestra and performed at the TMEA Convention for the 3rd time in 5 years. During the same year, the string orchestra was invited to perform in London, England alongside the MHS choir on an international tour. Most recently, the MHS Symphony String Orchestra was invited to perform in Banff, Alberta, Canada in March 2023. She credits all of these honors to the work ethic & heart of the outstanding Martin Orchestra musicians.

Mrs. Ovalle has an incredible husband, Dallas, beautiful daughter, Landry Belle, and a handsome son, Jett Ace. When not on the podium, she enjoys spending time with Dallas, Landry and Jett, participating in church activities, cooking and watching sports.

SAMMY BRANCH is an Associate Director of Orchestras at Martin High School in Arlington, Texas. Since 2006 he has also been the conductor of the String Orchestra at the Fort Worth Youth Orchestra. Prior to his position at Martin, he served as the Head Orchestra Director at Gunn Junior High School in Arlington, Texas for 13 years. He is a product of the Arlington ISD from Martin High School, then under the direction of Mr. Bill Huff.

Mr. Branch is a graduate of TCU with Departmental Honors, where he earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree Cum Laude, with violin as his primary instrument. He studied conducting under the direction of Dr. Germán Gutiérrez and violin under the direction of Dr. Curt Thompson.

Mr. Branch began his teaching career in 2001, and his groups consistently receive Sweepstakes ratings at UIL music contests and superior ratings at spring festivals. Three times at different festivals his groups have earned Best in Class and Grand Champion awards.

Mr. Branch is also an active member of the Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Orchestra Directors Association, and Mu Phi Epsilon. He is also on staff at The University of Texas at Arlington Summer Strings Camp and the Sam Houston State University Orchestra Summer Camp.

Fluent in Spanish, Mr. Branch was born in Mexico City, Mexico and immigrated to the United States at the age of 5 and began studying violin at the age of 10. When not conducting or teaching, Mr. Branch enjoys golf, road biking, and spending time with his family.

KATRINA ESCOVEDO is an Associate Director of Orchestras at Martin High School in Arlington, TX. Mrs. Escovedo earned a Bachelor of Music with Teaching Certification from the University of Texas at Arlington, graduating Magna Cum Laude. She studied violin with Dr. Martha Walvoord and performed in the UT Arlington Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Clifton Evans. She is a product of Arlington ISD and is excited to teach at Martin High School where she began her educational journey as a student teacher with the former Director of Orchestras, Michael Stringer.

Prior to her position at Martin HS, Mrs. Escovedo taught at McLean Middle School where she was the Director of Orchestras for four years.

While at McLean, her groups earned consistent Sweepstakes ratings at UIL contest and superior ratings at festivals. Mrs. Escovedo also taught at Creekview High School in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, Arlington High School in Arlington ISD and at both Adams Middle School and Fannin Middle School in Grand Prairie ISD. Mrs. Escovedo has served on the curriculum committee for orchestral instruction in Fort Worth ISD. She has also coached at the University of Texas at Arlington’s Summer Strings Camp, and served as TMEA Orchestra Division Secretary. She holds an active membership in the Texas Music Educators Association and Texas Orchestra Directors Association.

When she is not teaching or conducting, Mrs. Escovedo enjoys gardening, reading, and watching Gordon Ramsey cooking shows. Most of all she appreciates spending time with her amazing husband, Fabian, and adorable children Leo and Roman.

LESLY GALEANA is an Associate Director of Orchestras at Martin High School in Arlington, TX. Prior to her position at Martin she served as associate director of orchestras at Young Junior High, the orchestra teacher at Ditto Elementary and Wood Elementary (2019-2022) in Arlington ISD for 5 years. Ms. Galeana's groups have consistently received Sweepstakes ratings at UIL, music contests and superior ratings at winter festivals.

She was born and raised in Pasadena, California. Ms. Galeana came to Texas to study music education at Texas Christian University. She was part of the TCU Horned Frog Band for two years and was a part of the TCU Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Germán Gutiérrez.

Ms. Galeana had the privilege to study violin with Dr. Elisabeth Adkins and music education with her mentor, Amanda Musser. Ms. Galeana is a graduate of TCU, where she earned a Bachelor of Music Education, with violin as her primary instrument.

Ms. Galeana is also an active member of the Texas Music Educators Association and Mu Phi Epsilon. She has also served as a chamber coach and sectional coach for Fort Worth Youth Orchestra-Jr. String Orchestra. When not conducting or teaching, Ms. Galeana enjoys watching college football, traveling, and kickboxing. Go Frogs!

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Concert Etiquette In order to enhance our students’ education in Fine Arts, we teach both performance skills and audience etiquette. Proper audience etiquette shows respect for the talents of the composers, the performers, and for the others in the audience.

Unfortunately, young people in today’s society are seldom exposed to formal concert situations and may be unfamiliar with audience etiquette.

We would like to explain some points of this etiquette to you this evening. By following these guidelines, each of us can contribute to an enjoyable and successful evening for everyone.

All electronic devices should be turned off before entering the performance hall.

All patrons in the audience should be seated before the performance begins if at all possible. Please avoid entering or leaving the room during the performance. If it does become necessary, please move only between musical selections.

Talking, whispering, and movement should be avoided during the performance so that performers will not be distracted and those seated around you can enjoy the performance to the fullest.

We love children and are pleased when families attend our concerts together.

However, if small children become fussy or loud, they should be removed from the performance area as quickly and quietly as possible to avoid disrupting the performance. We would also ask that children not be allowed to stand on the seats.

Attention should be directed to the performers during the performance.

Applause is welcomed and appreciated. Whistling and cheering are not appropriate in a formal concert setting.

Concert II

LESLY GALEANA, KATRINA ESCOVEDO– CONDUCTORS

AMERICAN LANDSCAPE SOON HEE NEWBOLD

AMERICAN GAELIC SHIRL JAE ATWELL

CHRISTMAS IN THE CARIBBEAN ARR. VICTOR LOPEZ

VIOLIN I: Laura Arteaga Pearce Carlton Eliana Ceja Orine Chisi-Moruri Chloe Herrera Annabelle Hill Simran Jassal* Jaelynn Perez Wynona Walden Eva Warren VIOLIN II: Jaxxon Barton Olga Chandler Yaretzi Chavez Rohen Hoy Noah Jian Savannah Kwezani Marily Munoz-Arambula Mai Nguyen Maddy Perez Imran Rasul Jonathan Rios Aiden Rose Braylen Syas Jacob Zavala

VIOLA: Darius Davis Ava Gallegos Amber Gazdicki Christopher Gonzales Mily Mendoza Angel Perez Katherine Vongnarath CELLO: Posi Akintoye Rosco Barnett Zoe Canon Carly Cook Richard Firmin Ava Hoang Lyla McIntosh Kat Obremsky Jude Valadez Weston Weise

BASS: Jay Peterson

* CONCERTMASTER

Concert I

JAMIE OVALLE – CONDUCTOR

CONCERTO GROSSO IN G MINOR, OP. 6, NO. 8 ARCANGELO CORELLI SOLOIST: MARGOT SHAFFER, NICOLE WAGNER, ELISE POLING

A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL LEROY ANDERSON, ARR. MICHAEL STORY

VIOLIN I: Carlee Bills Maximillian Bolduc Esteban Jimenez Daniel Mann Perry Middleton Linh Nguyen Margot Shaffer* Kayla Tran Aidamari Tran Nicole Wagner VIOLIN II: Sapphire Bolen Emanuel Calzada Ava Davila Sara Hiatt Pons Carmen Hurtado Safi Ijaq Chloe Lacy Sofia Martinez Karen Nguyen Baylie Oaxaca Riloh Olivares Teresa Truong

VIOLA: Nick Anthony Kayla Baines Adalyn Bewley Zane Cronin Vi Doan Nguyen Quinn Forbes Natalie Hoang Myanah Lewis Emily Lusk Soul Peachy-Smith Amaya Todd Sophia Wu CELLO: Ava Bell Alexis Crabbe Amielee Erickson Joshua Hunsucker Connor Jackson Ashton Kelley Jaida Newman Elise Poling Asdyn Reichenbach Zoe Smith Isabella Story Ethan Tran

BASS: Linda Jensen Malik Mason Cillian Stanford

* CONCERTMASTER

Philharmonia

LESLY GALEANA, SAMMY BRANCH – CONDUCTORS

DRAGONFLY DOUG SPATA

A HERO’S JOURNEY SOON HEE NEWBOLD

HO, HO, HOEDOWN ARR. JOHN MOSS

VIOLIN I: Kash Coffman Brooke Haney Davy Huynh* Ashlynn Martin Lamar Ossman Jamal Williams VIOLIN II: Nathan Brown Eduardo Mata Frishta Rasul Tatyanna Valdez Osvaldo Valle

VIOLA: Franco Alvarado Lynnette Betancourt Madison Boring Joslyn Bryant Abishikth Chirayath Milton Mejia Mia Migueles Logan Schmitz Bryant Tran CELLO: Alayna Chavera Jaden Garcia Kayden Hudson Lane Russ Uriah Sargent Katelyn Ward Kyle Ye

BASS: AnnElise Martin Payton Swann

* CONCERTMASTER

Symphonic KATRINA ESCOVEDO, JAMIE OVALLE – CONDUCTORS

BRANDENBURG CONCERTO NO. 3 MVT. I J.S. BACH, ARR. ISAAC

CARPE DIEM RICHARD MEYER SOLOIST: LORELYE NORTH, AUDREY WEST, VIVIEN HUNT, JESSE SANCHEZ, GEORGE ROSALES

VIOLIN I: Zaira Arredondo Journey Barrow Angelynn Betancourt Alisson Espinoza Jacob Garcia Caleb Hamilton Armando Lopez Mena Newkirk LoreLye North* VIOLIN II: Amari Brazell Ava Canup Matthew Chong Cora Howell Vivien Hunt Elina Nemati Ethan Ostrander Jessica Sanchez Kathleen Sanders Erich Warren Audrey West Dallas Wiesel

VIOLA: Andres Aguayo Richard Bingham Phong Cao Dessie Hoskins Ariana Jones Nathan Quinones George Rosales Keira Sams Jesse Sanchez Ethan Valadez Noah Valadez Zayd Yunus CELLO: Evy Ahlstrand Quin Best Evelyn Ceja Julien Darnell Patrick Krumm Gabriel Migueles Eileen Nguyen Emma Osorio Zion Petty Dylan Powers Julion Reagan Liliana Vargas Mckenzie Witherwax Pamela Zuniga

BASS: Jazzmin Cary Gehrig Church Alyric Douglass Zackary Smith Brianna Wheeler

* CONCERTMASTER

Chamber

SAMMY BRANCH, KATRINA ESCOVEDO – CONDUCTORS

SIMPLE SYMPHONY MVT IV FROLICSOME FINALE BENJAMIN BRITTEN

A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS ARR. LARRY MOORE

HEART OF FIRE LAUREN BERNOFSKY SOLOIST: ALEXIS ROBERTS, JOCELYN TOSTADO, ISABELLE DIAZ, LIMARA MONSIVAIS

VIOLIN I: Wyatt Annen John Ghannoum Kristopher Hernandez Bryan Meneses Trinity Mizelle Mel Provence Alexis Roberts Quill Thomas* Peter Torres Leah Wren VIOLIN II: Lily Cardenas Anna Elise Coronado-Meyer Madelyn Gonzales Christian Gonzalez Tyler Ngo Adrian Torres Jocelyn Tostado Alondra Vargas Danika Villanueva

VIOLA: Evangeline Blanco-Viator Ozzy Brogdon Zadie McDaniel Limara Monsivais Abigail Nguyen Megan O'Dell Bryant Oaxaca Lynsey Russ Kaylee Savoie Benton Van Duzee Lillian Walters Elliott Wicks

CELLO: Preston Baker Logan Blume Kaden Bombita Isabelle Diaz Fatima Garcia Megan Goble Kaitlyn Pyles Lucille Quedensley Kasey Russell Ellie Savell

BASS: Wyatt Nall

* CONCERTMASTER

Philharmonic

SAMUEL BRANCH, MCKENZIE CAMPO, LESLY GALEANA CONDUCTORS

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY SUITE, OP. 66A: MVMT. V - WALTZ TCHAIKOVSKY

STILLE NACHT, BY MANHEIM STEAMROLLER GRUBER, ARR. CUSTER SOLOIST: THOMAS SHAW(CELLO), LAURA FARNELL (PIANO)

MUSIC FROM GLADIATOR ZIMMER, ARR. WASSON

WIZARDS IN WINTER, BY TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA ARR. PHILLIPS

VIOLIN I: Daniel Chao Edee Dillard Robert Fletcher Holly Gamble Dax Johnston* Joseph Martin Liliana Martinez Owen McGinney Jayson Romero Christina Tran VIOLIN II: Calise Beasley Han Hoang Kai Jerkins Isabela Martinez Carlie Nguyen Jorge Salazar Yahel Silva Nhi Pham Gavin Ye

VIOLA: Emma Borgerding Kevin Chen Abigail Haferkamp Alex Jensen Maddox Morgan An Nguyen Andrew Robertson Clarissa Staehle Thienan Vu Emma Winchester Amr Yousif CELLO: Timothy Brimacombe Esther Darr Blake Dellenbaugh Ryan Farnell Christopher Foster Andrew Lim Baylee Mitchell Indra Saigal Julia Upchurch

BASS: Preslee Barnett Nathan Biles Logan Hawkins Miles Lewis

* CONCERTMASTER

Maddox Morgan

Maddox, We are so proud of you and all you have accomplished and the maturity you have shown at just 17. We have been front row for all your concerts since 5th grade and seen you grow into an excellent viola player and could not be prouder.

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We are SO proud of you! Have an amazing senior year!

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Kelly McCollough, Dean of Instruction Dr. Gregg Cartwright II, Assistant Principal Oluchi Igbokwe, Assistant Principal Austin Nuce, Assistant Principal Landon Smith, Assistant Principal

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