Letter from the Director
Jonathan Maerkl Director of Bands
Thank you for joining us this evening for our 2026 Spring Band Concert. This year’s Spring Band Concert, “Take Me Out To The Concert”, was inspired by my recent trip to see the Savannah Bananas’ 2026 season opener at Doak Campbell Stadium. One thing I noticed while watching the Bananas was that there was always something interesting happening either on the video board or on the field. We always strive to give you performances coming from different angles at our spring concerts, and this year will be no different. But tonight, we will also sprinkle in a bit of the fun you might expect to see more often at a ballpark than a band concert.
• We are, of course, featuring baseball themed music. You will hear Baseball March (a march style arrangement of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”), John Philip Sousa’s The National Game (a march commissioned in 1925 by baseball’s high commissioner for the National League’s fiftieth anniversary), Play at the Plate, and Batter-Up! (A Sandlot Symphony for Beginning Band and Narrator).
• You will also hear some popular songs we normally play at sporting events including Hey! Baby! (which the Banana Band also performs), The Avengers, Cold-Hearted, and our school’s fight song, Let’s Go Stallions!
• And finally, you will hear some fun music that we enjoy playing, such as Irish Jig for Young Feet (because we have to have some dancing at a concert like this), a Jazz Ensemble arrangement of selections from The Incredibles, and the ridiculous but not-easy Great Rubber Chicken Galop.
It is going to be an entertaining evening celebrating the talent, growth, and hard work of our Providence instrumental musicians. Thank you, students, for your dedication. Thank you, parents, for your support and encouragement. Thank you to the administration, staff, and faculty at Providence for creating a space where we can do this work and flourish.
Praise be to Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior who has brought us together and allowed us to share in the creative activity of music making. May this program glorify Him and prepare the students for service to Him through music and in all parts of their lives.
Jonathan Maerkl Director of Bands,
Providence School of Jacksonville
“Play skillfully” – Psalm 33:3
Welcome & Prayer
Concert Band
Mr. Maerkl
Baseball March John McCallister
Accolade .............................................................................................................. William Himes
Irish Jig For Young Feet ...................................................................................... Travis J. Weller
Stella Vizzini performing Five Bagatelles, Mvt. IV and I by Gerald Finzi
Wind Ensemble
The National Game ........................................................................................ John Philip Sousa
Songs of Old Kentucky ......................................................................................... Brant Karrick
National Emblem...................................................................... E. E. Bagley/arr. Loras Schissel
The Great Rubber Chicken Galop ..............................................................Randall Standridge
Jazz Ensemble
Play at the Plate ..............................................................................................................Kris Berg
Poco Loco ............................................................................................................ Carl Strommen
The Incredibles ..............................................................Michael Giacchino/arr. Stephen Bulla
5th and 6th Grade Band Students
Night Fury ............................................................................................. Carol Brittin Chambers
Robby Rivera performing 7 Days & 7 Nights by James Corcoran
Exploratory Band
Rainforest
Robert Buckley
Batter Up! David Shaffer
Drumline
Jig 2 ................................................................................................. Oak Mountain High School
Middle and High School Band Students
Hey! Baby! ............................................................... M. Cobb & B. Channel/arr. Tom Wallace
The Avengers ............................................. Alan Silvestri/arr. Michael Brown and Will Rapp
Cold-Hearted ........................................................................ Paula Abdul/arr. Raymond Rolle
Let’s Go Stallions! ......................................................................................... David Champagne
Flute
Emily Carrothers
Savannah Means
Josh Riley
Clarinet
Luke Burnette
Mia Droogsma
Maria Fahdi
Cade Owens
Alto Saxophone
Nathan Attia
Luke Norton
- CONCERT BAND -
Baritone Saxophone
Matthew Durden
Trumpet
Caroline Garner
Lucas Ingram
Noah Riley
Horn
Anthony Piantone
Trombone
Christian Hint
JJ Melesky
Euphonium
Jonah Burdine
Tuba
Kenzie Miller
Percussion
Callen DeValerio
Eli Mann
Noah Riley
Luke Ringer
Carter Scott
- 5TH GRADE EXPLORATORY -
Flute
Emily Ducusin
Maisey Fowler
Amelia Ray
Shelby Reedy
Leighton Thibeault
Clarinet
Mary Attia
Gabriel Cox
Addilyn Dodge
Colin Hastings
Sally Henley
Ellie Janssen
Taylor Grace Jones
Kelly Kretzman
Ethan Lowe
Claire Mack
Lucas Popwell
Camille Sanders
Caroline Sherrill
Hudson Stancil
Bass Clarinet
Jenna Pshichenko
Alto Saxophone
Perla Fahdi
Jude Baird
Blake Mitchell
Everett Ross
Trumpet
Aidan Ireland
Luke Hawkins
Hagan Haynes
Ariana Francois
Darby Altenbach
Henley Stancil
Kason Ellis
Joshua Sheldon
Jaxon Myers
Barrett Onorato
Baritone
Noah Murphy
Luke Stottman
Trombone
Ethan Beulah
Jackson Bruner
James Chenkov
Cameron Humphrey
Levi Marsh
William Palmer
Arthur Sushinskiy
Colin Keefe
Tuba
Finn Sermons
James Appler
Percussion
Audrey Alfano
Bryant Crist
Maddie Gilliland
David Joyce
Della Theiss
Jari Trapp
CJ Wright
Flute and Piccolo
Gabby Lopes+
Flute
Olivia Rogina
Clarinet
Gavin Cox*+
Breezy Jackson
Jave Jocelin+
Bass Clarinet
Gracie Cox
Alto Saxophone
Stella Vizzini+
- WIND ENSEMBLE
Tenor Saxophone
Jeddah Allen+
Baritone Saxophone
Warren Garner
Trumpet
Everett Eggen+
Noah Yokitis+
Horn
Gizé Leighton+
Trombone
Lucas Ghali+
Bianca Solano*+
Elizabeth Hint
- JAZZ ENSEMBLE -
Alto Saxophone
Stella Vizzini+
Breezy Jackson
Tenor Saxophone
Cade Owens
Luke Burnette
Baritone Saxophone
Matthew Durden
Trombones
Bianca Solano*+
Lucas Ghali+
Elizabeth Hint
Trumpets
Noah Yokitis+
Gizé Leighton+
Grayson Boll
Jonah Burdine
Piano
Christian Hint
Bass
Robby Rivera+
Euphonium
Grayson Boll
Maya Rosado
Tuba
Elijah Shaw
Percussion
Farrah Ansart
Haley Pacacha+
Robby Rivera+
Micah Trapp
Eli Vogelsang
Thanks
The Music Department would like to personally thank the following people for all they have done to make our night so special! First, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for without His creative gifts being poured out on the Body of Christ, none of this would have been possible. To all those listed below who worked so hard to make this production a meaningful experience for our students and their families, we are extremely grateful. “THANK YOU!” to our founding church, New Life Christian Fellowship, and their talented production staff! We are forever grateful for the use of their sanctuary.
Founders
Bishop Paul and Sharon Zink School Board Rick Jones, Kathryn Fonville, Ken Jefferson, Jimmy Johns, Ginger Soud, Sarah Andres, Lenny Wright, Paul Zink II New Life Staff
Pastor Paul & Wendy Zink, Glenn Wilkes, Jeff Alford
Drum Set/Percussion
Farrah Ansart
Haley Pacacha+
Eli Vogelsang
Providence School
Administration
Dr� Tim Anderson, Michael Gray, Dr� Cary Brown, DeShuan Mills, Lori Benson, Robyn Reeves, Becky Grant, Melodee Nobles, Lourdes Smith, Joy Robertson, Blair Chambers, Jessica Ray, Tom Cantrell, Ron Pompeo, Jason Trapp, Glenn Wilkes, Esther Wright, Dale Zink, Nathan Zink
Providence Fine Arts
Maddie Firestone, Jessica Gartner, Scott Giddens, Jonathan Maerkl
Thank you to the parents and grandparents of our students who have supported us throughout the year�
*denotes graduating Senior, + denotes 2025-2026 Duval/Nassau Honor Band Member
