2024-2025
Oakwood Middle School & GlenOak High School Strings
Spring Student Recognition Concert
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Oakwood Strings
Eventide Voyage.................................Marc Allison
An English Folksong..............Arr. Terry McQuilkin
El Toro................................................Don Brubaker
Viva La Vida...................................Arr. Larry Moore
GlenOak Symphonic Strings
Allegro............................J.C. Bach, Arr. McCashin
GlenOak String Orchestra
Libertango...............................Piazzolla, Arr .Kazik
How Far I’ll Go.........................Miranda, Arr. Kazik
Ashokan Farewell.....................................Jay Ungar
Distribution of Student Awards
Pirates of the Caribbean.......Badelt, Arr. Ricketts
Students
7thGradeStrings
Violins:ReeseBaldwin,JennaBunner,ElahnaBury,BrooklynByrd,LilianaCunningham,MasonDavis,JoelDunnivan, JoselynFederkeil,SamanthaGarrison,MakenaGatts,LandonGreiner,AnoraMessner,AlexusPettis,AnnaReed,Aria Rodriguez,JenaSchafrath,EvanScheetz,AlannaSimon,LeviStidd,GiaStubbs,GaganSubba
Violas:MorganDavis,NolaDempsey,DominicOsborne,AryaSterling
Cellos:ZackCook,EmmaDetchon,SimonGayhart,LandonKraft,LouisMarchion,JoshMiller
Bass:XavierSmith
8thGradeStrings
Violins:NoelleBagnoli,EliBoggs,ClaireBohon,CorbinDavis,AverieHughes,ArielleJackson,KensliePine,Jamey Pollock,EdwardPralea,JaydaSams,AlessandraShorb,AddilynnSmith,CaitlynSproul,CharlesStephan,Maci Thompson
Violas:JoeyLowery,GiannaMack-Emory,MiaRamos,ZariaTuck
Cellos:JaredHurlock,JoshuaJohnson,CordaeMills,KateSees
GlenOakConcertOrchestra
Violins:TabithaOwens,DuaNasir,AvaSwift,MichaelPapadopoulos,KennethSheridan,JillianLouden,JadenStarks, LaurenThomas,MichaelStidd,BrennaLeon,JoanHendricks,EliseMoseley,IllahPine,BellaOsborne,AlexisDurben, BayleeMarcinko,AnnabelleRamsey,EvelynBeach,MarcusMarshall,JessicaJohns,NateFink,AhlaiaSimon,Cedrick Hicks,GemmaTemple
Violas:MalloryStraley,BellaGreathouse,DaZarionPride,RaissaPolnik,KevinEspinoza
Cellos:TonyJeffries,MollySevin,EthanJohnson
Basses:BrandonSimon,LokiRouse
GlenOakSymphonicStrings
Violin1:ShishirTallada*,AngelPerdomo**,ZoeyZimmerman,PhoenixSantos,MadelynBriggs,GraceMcKenna, AnnaSeneften,SydneyHarbour,LondynWilliams,AbiCaldwell,NeveaWinn,ZariaFink
Violin2:KelciEdinger*,KendalEdinger**,CheyenneWorrell,ZachMcGregor,AndraeHooks,JuliusCantera,Alayah Person,MollyKlein,CaliTaber,AndreaPyles,BellaPalmer,KyndraJones
Viola:VincentTilenni*,MalloryStraley**,LillaSmith,NealaYerian,RicardoMartinez
Cellos:TonyJeffries*,HalleSpeelman**,LouisJeffries,LillyWightman,RachelTallbott,MelissaMcCormick,Vincent Jeffries,KristionStokes
Basses:BrendenHandfield*,JackWolters**,JameeHoffman,DemonteMiller,BrandonSimon
*SectionLeader
**AssistantSectionLeader
+GuestPercussionists:CaydenFloyd,RiversGayhart
Graduating Seniors
Kelci Edinger: Kelci has played the violin for 8 years, and has been a member of Symphonic Strings for the past 4 years. She has been the section leader of the second violins for the past year, and after high school she plans to attend Bowling Green State University to pursue a career in chemistry!
Kendal Edinger: Kendal has has been in strings for eight years, and she is currently the assistant section leader for the second violin section. Next year she will be majoring in chemistry at Bowling Green State University.
Kevin Espinoza: Kevin has played the viola in our Plain Local strings programs for 8 years. We wish him all the best in his future endeavours!
Zaria Fink: Zaria has played the violin for the past 8 years, and has been a member of Symphonic Strings 1st violin section. She plans to plan to attend Kent State University and be in their arts and science program, where she will be taking pre-vet/zoology to make her way of becoming a vet tech and or veterinarian. Zaria wants to have a career making animals feel ok and provided them with love.
Sydney Harbour: Sydney Harbour is a member of the GOHS Symphonic Strings First Violin section. She has been a part of Plain Local's Strings program for 8 years. After high school Sydney will be attending Baldwin Wallace University where she will major in Nursing and continue her athletic career as part of the Swim Team.
Tony Jeffries: Tony has played the Cello for 8 years, and has been the cello section leader for Symphonic Strings for the past couple seasons. Tony plans to attend the University of Cincinnati to study Cellular Biology next year.
Class of 2025
Graduating Seniors
Mallory Straley: Mallory has been a dedicated member of the Glenoak Orchestra for 4 years (after trandering from Lake Local) playing the Viola. Throughout her time in the program, she has participated in Solo and Ensemble, both strings ensemble. Music has been a huge part of her high school journey, and she is grateful for the friendships, memories, and lessons she has gained along the way. Outside of orchestra, Mallory enjoys playing volleyball, softball, playing with the Alliance Symphony, and participating in the Tuscarawas Philharmonic summer camp each year. She would like to thank her directors, and her family and friends for their continued support and encouragement. After graduation, Mallory plans to major in Nursing at Walsh University, and to continue on performing with the Alliance Symphony.
Shishir Tallada: Shishir Tallada: Shishir is the concertmaster of the Symphonic Strings orchestra and has been part of the Plain Local Strings Program for eight years. In addition, he has performed in the Canton Youth Symphony for four years, including two years within the Canton Youth Symphony Advanced Orchestra. Academically, Shishir is a student in the full IB Diploma Programme. Outside of school, he has competed in Speech and Debate, Academic Challenge, and the high school boys’ tennis team alongside readily participating in Mu Alpha Theta, Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica, and National Honor Society. In the future, he will attend Johns Hopkins University with a major in Biomedical Engineering as a minor in Music as a part of the Peabody at Homewood program. After undergrad, Shishir plans to go to medical school or get a career in the biomedical engineering field.
Nevesa Winn: Nevea has plyed the violin for the past 9 years, and has been a member of the Symphonic Strings 1st violin section for the past 4 years. After graduation, she plans on taking a gap year from school to travel and gain new experiences before pursuing her dream of becoming an Adolescent Therapist at Kent State University.
Jack Wolters: Jack has been in strings since the fifth grade. 8 years strings (3 years symphonic strings),2 years Jazz band and 2 years Canton youth symphony. Jack will be attending Ohio University and plans to major in marine, freshwater, and environmental biology. Thank you Mr. Nauss and the strings program for helping bring so much music into all our lives.
