Winter Concert 2023

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Winter Concert Friday, December 15, 2023 7:00 PM MEMORIAL CHAPEL Featuring: Jazz Band, Concert Band and Advanced Concert Band, String Ensemble and Advanced String Ensemble, Concert Choir and Advanced Concert Choir, Harmonics, Blue Notes, A Cappella, and Young and Tower Singers

The following students featured in tonight’s performance are members of the Excellence in Arts Certificate Program: Class of ’24: Andrey Bakulev, Junie Blaise, Anjali Budhram, Jasmine Donald, Jessica Dosik, Genevieve Fitzpatrick, Jasmine Grant-Phillips, Tristan Kelley, Mary Hongtin Lin, Lulu McDonald, Elena Piquet, Noah Saivetz, Owen Samra, Maia Steiner, Zachary Udin, Ezekiel Wise, Alex Xiao Class of ’25: Griffin Allen, Ava Buckley, Catherine Ferreira, Gabrielle Flinn-Beane, Stavroula Gabriel, Ryan Geisler, Isabelle Gerling, Leo Mullin, Jason Rodino, Sadie Schoenberger, Donald Shields, Drew Waldman, Wendy Shuhan Zhou

A Note from the Performing Arts Department The night is darkening round me, The wild winds coldly blow; But a tyrant spell has bound me And I cannot, cannot go.

The giant trees are bending Their bare boughs weighed with snow.

And the storm is fast descending, And yet I cannot go.

Clouds beyond clouds above me, Wastes beyond wastes below; But nothing drear can move me; I will not, cannot go.

The poem above, “Spellbound” by Emily Brontë, is a favorite of mine. Each time I read it, I am transported back to childhood and the wonder of a snowstorm.

The excitement and awe of watching beautiful showers of unique flakes fall while snuggling into a cozy blanket by my parents’ woodstove, knowing the roads are untravelable for some time and the air is quiet, still brings me peace.

Similarly, every year when we arrive in December and everyone is feeling the need for break, it’s the Winter Concert that brings me the feeling of peace.

Watching the nervous energy, seeing how the students always shine, and being a part of the celebration of their continued work is a winter tradition I am grateful to have. And without it, “I will not, cannot go” into break.

Welcome to this joyous evening. Please enjoy; I hope the concert adds to the warmth of your holiday celebrations.

Ashley Hacker Performing Arts Department Chair

Perfect 5th Let It Snow

By Jule Styne/Sammy Cahn Arranged by Perfect 5th Lulu McDonald, Jasmine Donald, Ezekiel Wise, Tristan Kelly, Donald Shields

Concert Band Sleigh Ride

By Leroy Anderson Arranged by James D. Ployhar Live And Let Die

By Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney Arranged by Paul Murtha Directed by Chris Benvegna Ava Barbiere, Naomi Bobbitt, Leo Cheng, Eliana Cochrane, Jack Collier, Christopher Espinosa Perez Nunez, Akiyomi, Fields, Rose Filippazzo, Logan Geisler, Lowie Giles, Emilio Gittens, Sam Harris, Grover Howell, Julian Miravete, Grace Moore, Elan Ofshtein, Christopher Paidarakis, Gregory Povetko, Lucas Powers Wojtowicz, Jason Rodino, Ryan Speaker, Aiden Yang SPECIAL GUEST: Chris Zang............................................................................................................................. Oboe

Advanced Concert Band Viennese Sonatina

By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Arranged by Larry Clark Directed by Chris Benvegna Andrey Bakulev, Arthur Dieme, Sylvie Dorsch, Jessica Dosik, Eve Harris

A Cappella Last Christmas

By George Michael Arranged by Maddy Wyatt Directed by Maddy Wyatt Griffin Allen, Junie Blaise, Isabella Carire, Jasmine Donald,* Catherine Ferreira, Gabrielle Flinn-Beane, Stavroula Gabriel, Ryan Geisler, Charles Jaffe, Isabelle Kelley, Tristan Kelley,* Kiera Kinnane, Mary Hongting Lin, Elena Piquet, Donald Shields, Spencer Udin, Ezekiel Wise, Wendy Shuhan Zhou *A Cappella Co-Presidents

String Rays Crazy Train

By Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads & Bob Daisley Arranged by Mark Wood Christmas Eve/Sarajevo

By Paul O’Neill and Robert Kinkel Arranged by Bob Phillips Directed by Carrie Dowell Assisted by Kristen Drymala, Andrew Hall, Audrey Lo, and Robert Garcia Harper Baillie, Lucas Basham, Ally DiPietra, Jasmine Grant-Phillips, Jasper Inamoto, Diangely Llano, Layla Lloyd, Dean Mcknight, Jack Pfeifer, Charlie Rice, Lila Rice, Chioma Stanley, Maia Steiner, Brianna Sylvain, Marisa Triola, Brandon Willabus, Alex Xiao

Blue Notes Sh-Boom

By James Keyes, Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd McRae, James Edwards Directed by Daniel Doughty Griff Allen, Alex Amorosino, Jack Collier, Quinn Foley, Khari Freeman, Shane Goldberg, Christopher Howell, Charles Jaffe, Sam Kagen, Hutch Karp, Tristan Kelley,* Zack Pelson, Leo Mullin, Ben Robb, Hank Schilling, Jedi Scott, Lester Shamos, Donald Shields, Sam Swartz, Zach Udin, Ezekiel Wise* *Blue Notes Co-Presidents

Jazz Band Peppermint Patty

By Vince Guaraldi Arranged by Mark Taylor Gertrude’s Bounce

By Richie “Bud” Powell Arranged by Mark Taylor Directed by Dr. Orrin Wilson Eshaan Dangayach............................................................................................Electric Guitar Maximilian Mackler................................................................................................ Vibraphone Jasper Mulligan................................................................................................................. Drums Zachary Ramseur...................................................................................................Double Bass Noah Saivetz.................................................................................................Tenor Saxophone Owen Samra........................................................................................................... Electric Bass Zachary Udin........................................................................................................................ Piano Ellen Zwerling.................................................................................................. Alto Saxophone

Young Singers Cold Snap!

By Mark Hayes Directed by Vincent Iannelli Serena Anderson, Sophia Crath, Aminata Diagne, Mireya Grasso, Fiona Jaffe, Poppy Johnson, Reeves Kaitano, Sameer Kalhans, Henry Kempf, Emerson Khanna, Dayreni Llano, Sloane Millar, Rory Muldrow, Azula Partee, Jaden Pelson, Liliana Ruiz, Mischa Stein, Josephine Stoehr, Claire Tejani, Madison Ulloa, Circe Weber, Dylan Whitenack

Tower Singers Daylight

By David Kushner Directed by Vincent Iannelli GRADE 7 Alex Arniotis, Leo Arons-Labaton, Jackson Arrington, Olive Baird, Jon Balikci, Drew Brandmeyer, Cooper Brenner, Holly Byrne, Siya Cann, Livia Coppola, Zoe Del Valle, Simon Kardos Dull, Sarah Etienne, Grace Garner, Josie George, Martina Gerardino Galarraga, Hayden Glaser-Lin, Smith Glaser-Lin, Dalia Golomb, Lila Sage Gray, Olivia Harris, Zoey Hawthorne, Romy Heller, Bailey Hill, Elle King, Charlotte Langlais, Alessandra Lisk, Roxy Londoner, Caitlin McGovern, Jo-Lee Mckenzie, Esteban Mierisch, Sylvia Milstein, Liv Nesdale, Ava O’Connor, Marley Parikh, Emma Perez, Charlie Plosser, Lucy Plosser, Lily Retman, Jenna Reyfman, Skyler Reyfman, Eva Rosen, Audrey Scherquist, Mera Schoenburg, Sadie Schwartz, Maddie Shields, Rosie Sollitto, Zoe Steele, Max Stein, Kitty Unis, Gemma Vitolo, Simone Ward, Ana Wisk, Lillian Ziff, Katherine Zimmer GRADE 8 Layla Adediran, Phoebe Allen, Isa Anderson, Kaleb Asamoah, Barzel Ben-Dov, Owen Berkley, Sonia Bogomolova, Samara Charles, Logan Chaudoir, Magnus Coleman, Levi Drucker-Mann, Lila Dubin, Nahla Esmaeilzadeh, Lucy Fleishhacker, Kiana Freeman, Edward Gao, Mackenzie Hinckson Grant-Hinckson, Hart Hicks, Silas Hoffman, Lalitha Jayaram, Avery Kelly, Anissa LeBlanc, Josh Lippert, Lucas McKenzie, Alex Mezhburd, Nyla Moise, Caroline Nemeth, Mia Pasquariello, Gabby Pipitone, Anisah Rahman, Kara Shum, Genevieve Simmons, Gracie Smetana, Stella Taendler, Aviva Treister, Tochi Ugboajah, Mick Waldman, Isabel Warwick, Desmond Weber

Harmonics Mr. Sandman

By Pat Ballard Arranged by Bertha Bradley Anjali Budhram, Margaret Cochran, Tessa Cooper, Jasmine Donald,* Catherine Ferreira, Genevieve Fitzpatrick, Stavroula Gabriel, Ryan Geisler, Isabelle Gerling, Alexandra Gilyadoff, Madeline Gross, Kailynn Hernandez, Isabelle Kelley, Mary Hongting Lin, Sasha Londoner, Lulu McDonald,* Juliet Michaelis, Elena Piquet, Sadie Schoenberger, Drew Waldman *Harmonics Co-Presidents

Advanced String Ensemble The Hebrides Overture

By Felix Mendelssohn Arranged by Jeff Manookian Directed by Carrie Dowell Lucas Basham, Jasper Inamoto, Jasmine Grant-Phillips, Jack Pfeifer, Marisa Triola, Alex Xiao

Concert Choir California Dreaming

By John/Michelle Phillips Arranged by Roger Emerson Piano Accompaniment: Sebastian Ferre The Sleigh

By Richard Kountz Arranged by Gerald Nash Piano Accompaniment: Niko Thanopoulos Directed by Vincent Iannelli Lulit Adefris-Yaxley, Alex Amorosino, Ava Buckley, Othello Ghartey, Jacob Gil, Sasha Gilyadoff, Harper Giskan, Briyana Hart, Alex Hill, Christopher Howell, Charles Jaffe, Devan Jiang, Holyn Karp, Meena Kodali, Emma Lattinelli, Landon Lipton, Piper Lipton, Maya Magnus, Nili Maltzman, Sydney McFarlane, Carlyle Muldrow, Emmanuel Nikitiades, Benicio Quinones, Kate Rapaport, Sabrina Rapaport, Tea Sabbagh, Jedi Scott, Lester Shamos, Zaire Spencer, Adelaide Swartz, Sam Swartz, Ellie Warwick

Advanced Concert Choir Noel

By Todd Smith Arranged by Brad Holmes And So It Goes

By Billy Joel Arranged by Bob Chilcott Northern Lights

By Ola Gjeilo Directed by Vincent Iannelli Griff Allen, Anjali Budhram, Jasmine Donald, Catherine Ferreira, Genevieve Fitzpatrick, Stavroula Gabriel, Ryan Geisler, Isabelle Gerling, Tristan Kelley, Izzy Leyton, Mary Hongtin Lin, Zoe McCullough, Lulu McDonald, Leo Mullin, Reese Roaman, Donald Shields, Sophia Taylor, Drew Waldman, Ezekiel Wise

Our Production Would Not Be Possible without the Generous Support of: John Rankin Interim Head of School Michal Hershkovitz P’16, ’18 Assistant Head of School, Academics Sarah Bates Head of Upper School Daniel Doughty Head of Middle School Michael S. Robinson Head of Arts Ashley Hacker Performing Arts Department Chair Vincent Iannelli Music Programs Coordinator The members of the Performing Arts faculty, the Engagement & Communications Department, the Admissions Department, the Poly Prep IT Staff, the Facilities and Maintenance Department, the Security Staff, the Kitchen Staff, and the MS and US Deans.

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