LCSO Junior and Youth Orchestras Fall 2023

Youth Orchestra Founders Circle: Caryl Kotulak Jennifer Taylor Richard & Joy Pearce Ann Carlson Larry & Connie Candelaria Youth Orchestra Sponsors: Marlene Mayfield Gordon Butler & Martha Ludeman Jim Maxon Lydia Evans Thomas & Joan Dormody Edward Aylesworth James Gerwels & Tiffini Reimann Karen Billings Henry & Marti Taylor Ilse Pokorny Susan Williams Kennan Newtson Juliana Boxer Richard Hiss Shirley Cruse Glennis L. Adam Frank & Cally Williams Peter & Dael Goodman

Leora Zeitlin Mary Ann Willson Lois Grant Grant & Tenya Price Ellen Michnovicz Jeffrey Brown Lucia Greene Ann Goldsberry Philip & Louise Silano Lee Beatty Emroy Shannon Kathryn Treat Gay Lenzo Barbara C. Davis Arturo & Maria Elena Jurado Don & Pat Johnson Ellie Chalekian Doug & Tina Bailey Roger C. Young Shevek Barnhart

A special thank you to Larry and Kathleen Hill for their efforts to start both the Las Cruces Symphony Junior and Youth Orchestras. None of this would be possible without their help and support. We appreciate what you are doing for music education in the Southwest!

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presents

The Las Cruces Symphony Junior Orchestra and The Las Cruces Symphony Youth Orchestra Fall Concert

December 2, 2023

FALL CONCERT PROGRAMMING

The Las Cruces Symphony Junior Orchestra Douglas Poff — Conductor •

Celebration — Art Sheinberg

•

Flight of the Furies — August Nolck & Stephen Chin

•

Someday — Owen Goldsmith

•

Featuring Esequiel Meza, piano A Celtic Christmas Fantasy — Arr. Brian Balmages

15 minute Intermission

The Las Cruces Symphony Youth Orchestra Jorge Martinez-Rios — Conductor •

St. Paul’s Suite, Op. 29 No. 2 — Gustave Holst I. Jig III. Intermezzo IV. Finale (The Dargason)

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JORGE MARTINEZ-RIOS BIOGRAPHY A G ramm y A wa rd win ni ng a rti st s an d nomi nate d f or t w o oth er Lati n Gramm y s, Jo rge Ma rti nez -Ri o s s tu die d vi ola an d pia no at t he Co n ser vat or io de la s R o sa s in Mo reli a, Mex ico whe re he g ra duate d with h o no r s un der t he tut ela ge o f pr ofe ssor Gela Du b r ova . In 20 03 , he com plete d hi s Ma ste r of Mu sic d eg ree in Vio la Pe r fo rma nce at We ste rn Mic hig an U n ive r sit y. I n 20 0 7, h e c om plete d an oth er M as ter o f Mu si c De gree i n Ch am ber Mu si c a nd st udie d co nd uct in g un de r t he in st ruc tio n o f Dr . Fra nk Wile y.

H e ha s pe rf or med i n Ger man y, Un ited Ki ng d om, Mex ico , C hile , Co lom bia , Co st a Rica , Aru ba , E l Sa lv ad or , an d a ll of t he Un ited Sta te s. Re cent ap pea ra nce s inc lu de, C ar neg ie Ha ll, Me rki n Ha ll an d Sym p h on y Space , NY; Mea ny Hall Wo rl d - Se rie s , Sea ttle W A; C hica go C ente r f o r t he Art s , IL; UCL A C once rt Se rie s, CA ; Fe st ival I nte rn aci onal Chi huah ua , Me xi c o; Palaci o de Be lla s Arte s an d Na tio nal C ent er f or t he A rt s, Me xico City ; Sa n M ig uel de Alle nde Mu si c Fe sti val a nd Fe sti val I nte rnac io nal Ce rvan ti no , Guan aju ato Mex ico ; j u st t o m ent io n bu t a fe w.

C u rre ntl y, h e i s Associ ate Pro fe sso r in t he New Mex ico Stat e Unive rs it y De pa rtme nt o f Mu s ic, a rti sti c dir ect or o f Ne w Ho riz on s Sy mp ho ny , Ne w Me xi c o St ate Phil ha rmo nic Orc he st ra a nd ma inta in s a b u sy per fo rmi ng , co nd uct in g, a nd rec or di ng a gen da f o r t he com in g sea s on s .

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FALL CONCERT PROGRAMMING

The Las Cruces Symphony Junior Orchestra Douglas Poff — Conductor •

Celebration — Art Sheinberg

•

Flight of the Furies — August Nolck & Stephen Chin

•

Someday — Owen Goldsmith

•

Featuring Esequiel Meza, piano A Celtic Christmas Fantasy — Arr. Brian Balmages

15 minute Intermission

The Las Cruces Symphony Youth Orchestra Jorge Martinez-Rios — Conductor •

St. Paul’s Suite, Op. 29 No. 2 — Gustave Holst I. Jig III. Intermezzo IV. Finale (The Dargason)

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JORGE MARTINEZ-RIOS BIOGRAPHY A G ramm y A wa rd win ni ng a rti st s an d nomi nate d f or t w o oth er Lati n Gramm y s, Jo rge Ma rti nez -Ri o s s tu die d vi ola an d pia no at t he Co n ser vat or io de la s R o sa s in Mo reli a, Mex ico whe re he g ra duate d with h o no r s un der t he tut ela ge o f pr ofe ssor Gela Du b r ova . In 20 03 , he com plete d hi s Ma ste r of Mu sic d eg ree in Vio la Pe r fo rma nce at We ste rn Mic hig an U n ive r sit y. I n 20 0 7, h e c om plete d an oth er M as ter o f Mu si c De gree i n Ch am ber Mu si c a nd st udie d co nd uct in g un de r t he in st ruc tio n o f Dr . Fra nk Wile y.

H e ha s pe rf or med i n Ger man y, Un ited Ki ng d om, Mex ico , C hile , Co lom bia , Co st a Rica , Aru ba , E l Sa lv ad or , an d a ll of t he Un ited Sta te s. Re cent ap pea ra nce s inc lu de, C ar neg ie Ha ll, Me rki n Ha ll an d Sym p h on y Space , NY; Mea ny Hall Wo rl d - Se rie s , Sea ttle W A; C hica go C ente r f o r t he Art s , IL; UCL A C once rt Se rie s, CA ; Fe st ival I nte rn aci onal Chi huah ua , Me xi c o; Palaci o de Be lla s Arte s an d Na tio nal C ent er f or t he A rt s, Me xico City ; Sa n M ig uel de Alle nde Mu si c Fe sti val a nd Fe sti val I nte rnac io nal Ce rvan ti no , Guan aju ato Mex ico ; j u st t o m ent io n bu t a fe w.

C u rre ntl y, h e i s Associ ate Pro fe sso r in t he New Mex ico Stat e Unive rs it y De pa rtme nt o f Mu s ic, a rti sti c dir ect or o f Ne w Ho riz on s Sy mp ho ny , Ne w Me xi c o St ate Phil ha rmo nic Orc he st ra a nd ma inta in s a b u sy per fo rmi ng , co nd uct in g, a nd rec or di ng a gen da f o r t he com in g sea s on s .

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DOUGLAS POFF BIOGRAPHY

LCS JUNIOR ORCHESTRA

Douglas Poff, pronouns he/him, is a longtime music educator in New Mexico. He holds a BME from Baylor Universi-

The Las Cruces Symphony Junior Orchestra

ty and a MME from University of Colorado, Boulder with

concentrations in music technology and viola. His teaching area of expertise is in middle school strings instruction. As a clinician, he has traveled to California, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas.

He is a member of the New Music Educators Hall of Fame.

Mr. Poff has held teaching positions on the Navajo Reser-

vation, in Farmington, NM, at Seoul International School in Seoul, South Korea, in Las Cruces, NM and is currently the orchestra director at Brown Middle School in El Paso, Texas.

As a performer in the viola section, this will be his nineteenth season with the Las Cruces Symphony. His hobbies

include traveling, cooking, gardening, working out and playing with his dog, Diego.

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Violin I

Viola

Elena Ramirez Adalynn Rodriguez Abigail Talamantes Mia Torres Eithan Vega

Amaya Hassman Devin Carillo Analisa Parra Jonathan Sparks Cello

Violin II

Ava Basaldua Thomas Ball Lu IncendioVanTongeren Jenna McGinley

Bella Clarke Bria Duga Gideon Comer Faye Gentle Archie Greenwood Lulu Greenwood Jason Pack Olivia Skinner Roma Subedi

Bass Lukas Montoya

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DOUGLAS POFF BIOGRAPHY

LCS JUNIOR ORCHESTRA

Douglas Poff, pronouns he/him, is a longtime music educator in New Mexico. He holds a BME from Baylor Universi-

The Las Cruces Symphony Junior Orchestra

ty and a MME from University of Colorado, Boulder with

concentrations in music technology and viola. His teaching area of expertise is in middle school strings instruction. As a clinician, he has traveled to California, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas.

He is a member of the New Music Educators Hall of Fame.

Mr. Poff has held teaching positions on the Navajo Reser-

vation, in Farmington, NM, at Seoul International School in Seoul, South Korea, in Las Cruces, NM and is currently the orchestra director at Brown Middle School in El Paso, Texas.

As a performer in the viola section, this will be his nineteenth season with the Las Cruces Symphony. His hobbies

include traveling, cooking, gardening, working out and playing with his dog, Diego.

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Violin I

Viola

Elena Ramirez Adalynn Rodriguez Abigail Talamantes Mia Torres Eithan Vega

Amaya Hassman Devin Carillo Analisa Parra Jonathan Sparks Cello

Violin II

Ava Basaldua Thomas Ball Lu IncendioVanTongeren Jenna McGinley

Bella Clarke Bria Duga Gideon Comer Faye Gentle Archie Greenwood Lulu Greenwood Jason Pack Olivia Skinner Roma Subedi

Bass Lukas Montoya

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LCS YOUTH ORCHESTRA

THANK YOU!

The Las Cruces Symphony Youth Orchestra Violin I

Viola

Chloe Morris

Camila Cardona

Abbigail Soulsby

Lia Rushton

Faris Aswad Caleb Rey

We woul d l i ke t o t hank t he Yout h Or chest r a Founder s Ci r cl e, as wel l as t he Yout h Or chest r a sponsor s f or t hei r gener ous cont r i but i ons. We t r ul y appr eci at e your suppor t i n our eff or t s t o pr ovi de hi gh qual i t y m usi c educat i on i n t he Las Cr uces and sur roundi ng ar ea.

Cello Sunny Ellsworth

Violin II

Aneirin Hanan

Sophia Garcia

Christopher Walker

Ella Gamache

Justin Shim

Victoria Wilson

Las Cruces Symphony Junior & Youth Orchestra Coaches

Jennifer Rogers—Violin Hyerim Mapp—Cello Barbara Crieder—Viola Tyler Valade z—Bass

Thank you t o our Juni or and Yout h Or chest ra conduct or s and coaches f or al l your har d wor k. We coul d not do t hi s wi t hout you! We gr eat l y appr eci at e al l you do f or t he yout h or chest ras, we ar e so l ucky t o have such an am azi ng team of musi c educat ors wor ki ng wi t h our yout h or chest r a st udent s.

I f you ar e i nt er est ed in j oi ni ng t he Las Cr uces Sym phony Juni or or Yout h or chest r a, f eel f r ee to em ai l Jesse Gal i ndo at pr ogram coor di nat or @l ascr ucessym phony.com or go t o l ascrucessym phony.com / j oi n - us/

Kendra Kimball-Gutierrez — Assistant Coach

Las Cruces Symphony Junior & Youth Orchestra Manager

Jesse Galindo

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I f you woul d l i ke t o donat e di r ect l y t o t he yout h or chest r a, or sponsor a yout h or chest r a st udent , pl ease cont act Jesse Gal i ndo at pr ogr amcoor di nat or @l ascr ucessym phony.com or go t o l ascrucessm phony.com / suppor t -us/

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LCS YOUTH ORCHESTRA

THANK YOU!

The Las Cruces Symphony Youth Orchestra Violin I

Viola

Chloe Morris

Camila Cardona

Abbigail Soulsby

Lia Rushton

Faris Aswad Caleb Rey

We woul d l i ke t o t hank t he Yout h Or chest r a Founder s Ci r cl e, as wel l as t he Yout h Or chest r a sponsor s f or t hei r gener ous cont r i but i ons. We t r ul y appr eci at e your suppor t i n our eff or t s t o pr ovi de hi gh qual i t y m usi c educat i on i n t he Las Cr uces and sur roundi ng ar ea.

Cello Sunny Ellsworth

Violin II

Aneirin Hanan

Sophia Garcia

Christopher Walker

Ella Gamache

Justin Shim

Victoria Wilson

Las Cruces Symphony Junior & Youth Orchestra Coaches

Jennifer Rogers—Violin Hyerim Mapp—Cello Barbara Crieder—Viola Tyler Valade z—Bass

Thank you t o our Juni or and Yout h Or chest ra conduct or s and coaches f or al l your har d wor k. We coul d not do t hi s wi t hout you! We gr eat l y appr eci at e al l you do f or t he yout h or chest ras, we ar e so l ucky t o have such an am azi ng team of musi c educat ors wor ki ng wi t h our yout h or chest r a st udent s.

I f you ar e i nt er est ed in j oi ni ng t he Las Cr uces Sym phony Juni or or Yout h or chest r a, f eel f r ee to em ai l Jesse Gal i ndo at pr ogram coor di nat or @l ascr ucessym phony.com or go t o l ascrucessym phony.com / j oi n - us/

Kendra Kimball-Gutierrez — Assistant Coach

Las Cruces Symphony Junior & Youth Orchestra Manager

Jesse Galindo

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I f you woul d l i ke t o donat e di r ect l y t o t he yout h or chest r a, or sponsor a yout h or chest r a st udent , pl ease cont act Jesse Gal i ndo at pr ogr amcoor di nat or @l ascr ucessym phony.com or go t o l ascrucessm phony.com / suppor t -us/

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Youth Orchestra Founders Circle: Caryl Kotulak Jennifer Taylor Richard & Joy Pearce Ann Carlson Larry & Connie Candelaria Youth Orchestra Sponsors: Marlene Mayfield Gordon Butler & Martha Ludeman Jim Maxon Lydia Evans Thomas & Joan Dormody Edward Aylesworth James Gerwels & Tiffini Reimann Karen Billings Henry & Marti Taylor Ilse Pokorny Susan Williams Kennan Newtson Juliana Boxer Richard Hiss Shirley Cruse Glennis L. Adam Frank & Cally Williams Peter & Dael Goodman

Leora Zeitlin Mary Ann Willson Lois Grant Grant & Tenya Price Ellen Michnovicz Jeffrey Brown Lucia Greene Ann Goldsberry Philip & Louise Silano Lee Beatty Emroy Shannon Kathryn Treat Gay Lenzo Barbara C. Davis Arturo & Maria Elena Jurado Don & Pat Johnson Ellie Chalekian Doug & Tina Bailey Roger C. Young Shevek Barnhart

A special thank you to Larry and Kathleen Hill for their efforts to start both the Las Cruces Symphony Junior and Youth Orchestras. None of this would be possible without their help and support. We appreciate what you are doing for music education in the Southwest!

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presents

The Las Cruces Symphony Junior Orchestra and The Las Cruces Symphony Youth Orchestra Fall Concert

December 2, 2023