St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute Presents
Better Days A Prayer for Peace and the Celebration of the Birth of Our Lord
Rockwell Hall Performing Arts Center Buffalo State College December 13th, 2023 7:00 pm
Production Staff DR. CHRISTOPHER FULCO, ED. D
President
MR. JAMES SPILLMAN ’95
Principal
MR. MICHAEL FOLTS ’98
Vice-Principal for Students
MS. ANN MARIE SPITZER
Vice-Principal for Academics
MR. MICHAEL HOOKER ’06
Producer, Choral Music Director
MR. JEFF WALLING
Instrumental Music Director
MRS. NADEJDA NIGRIN
String Ensemble Director
MS. ELIZABETH POLITO (Swing Alum ’91)
Swing Choir Choreographer
MR. KIERAN DEYELL ’16
Swing Choir Moderator
MR. CHARLES DEROSE ’18
Swing Choir Band Leader/Arranger
MRS. KATHERINE DEYELL
Varsity Singers Moderator, Usher Coordinator
MRS. JESSICA SCIBETTA
Dept. Chair, Visual Art Teacher
MR. STEVEN HARTER ’03
Technical Director
MR. DOMINIC CAPPOLA ’12 MR. DAN “PETE” HAYDEN ‘10 THE DEYELL FAMILY
Technical Assistants
CHARLIE SIRIANNO,VINCENT ABRAMAITYS, CUBBY WEIL, MARIA MIS, JACOB RICHARDS, CHRIS FRANCO
Student Assistants
*Special Thanks to all Rockwell Hall PAC Staff*
Program graphic artwork by Nicole Carocci.
String Ensemble Directed by Mrs. Nadejda Nigrin, Artist in Residence
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (Exerpt from Movement 1) A Charlie Brown Christmas Deck the Halls - Sing Along! VIOLIN Angel Hernandez Jr. Maceo Rodriguez Daniel Roehmholdt Charles Salvati Joel Silva
J.S. Bach V. Guaraldi, arr. Moore Traditional, arr. Pearson CELLO Clara Meyer (Williamsville East HS)
Percussion Ensemble Directed by Mr. Jeff Walling
The Elves Go Marching In Matthew Curley
Jazz Lab Band Directed by Mr. Jeff Walling
Jingle Bell Rock This Christmas Holly Jolly Christmas A Charlie Brown Christmas Alto Saxophone Dylan Cavarello Michael Brown Caleb Walker Tenor Saxophone Michael Helfrich Salvatore Ortolano Nathan Reimann Baritone Saxophone Ekene Ezenwa
Beal/Boothe arr. Warrington Hathaway /McKinnor J. Marks V. Guaraldi
Trumpet Owen Roberts Caleb Parisi Alex Cabral Keean Patel Joey Piwko Jack Ernst Trombone Ben Mazurkiewicz Jackson Blum Justin Maloney Griffin Rao Tuba Peyton Brock Piano Michael Hershenov
Guitar Luca SanFilippo Vibraphone Sam Napoli Drums Matthew Thorne Braun Borgese Bass Zach Petroski
Swing Choir Mr. Michael Hooker, Director Ms. Elizabeth Polito, Choreographer Mr. Kieran Deyell, Moderator Mr. Charles DeRose, Swing Band Leader/Arranger
Build Me Up Buttercup ^
T. McCauley/M.D’Abo, arr. Anderson
Prayer (Come From Away)
I. Sankoff, D. Hein
A Choral Fanfare
L. Spevacek
A Celtic Christmas
Trad. Welch & Irish Carol, arr. Snyder
’40s Big Band (Medley) ^
BASS-BARITONE Max Benz Nate Gomez Aidan Nitsche Michael Romance Timothy Whipple*
TENOR John Brodnick Joseph DiMaio Eddie Fritz Gabe Gomez Justin Maloney Matteo Mancini Maceo Rodriguez~* Ben Spillman Josh Weil
BAND Dylan Cavarello, Key I Michael Hershenov, Key II Caleb Walker, Sax/Flute Joey Piwko, Trumpet Nick Wesley, Guitar Lily Cook, Bass Matthew Thorne, Drums
Warren, Tobias, Brown, Stept, Sherman, Raye, arr. Brymer, Billingsley ALTO Ekene Ezenwa* Adelaide Garvey Madelyn Harter Mags Hassett Lourdes Johnson Lola McVige Tess Sorrels * Section Leader ~ Dance Captain
Officers Josh Weil, President Dylan Cavarello, Band President Maeve Garvey, Vice-President Ben Spillman, Secretary Natalie Pellicano, Goodwill Ambassador
SOPRANO Lily Flammer* Maeve Garvey Eden Gibson Georgia MacKinnon Natalie Pellicano Brenna Ring~ Helena Roaldi ^ Band arrangement by Charles DeRose ‘18
TECH Vincent Abramaitys Charlie Sirianno Cubby Weil
— INTERMISSION — **Be sure to view the artwork in the lobby from students in Mrs. Scibetta’s Studio 1 class**
Concert Band, Percussion Ensemble, Varsity Singers, Glee Club, Freshman Singers & Swing Choir Better Days Combined Ensembles
J. Rzeznik, arr. Jeff Walling
Carol of the Bells Varsity Singers Percussion Ensemble
M. Leontovich arr. Wilhousky arr. Gackstatter
A Garland of Carols Varsity Singers, Glee Club Maranatha (Come, Lord Jesus) Varsity Singers, Glee Club Lo How a Rose ‘Er Blooming Concert Band
Traditional, arr. L. Spevacek-Avery J.S. Whitaker Praetorius, arr. Kerchner
What Child is This? Varsity Singers
Traditional, arr. H. Helvey
Christmas Celebration Concert Band
Traditional, arr. Standridge
Silent Night Varsity Singers, Glee Club Joy to the World All Vocal Ensembles Do You Hear What I Hear? Combined Ensembles
F. Gruber / J. Mohr G.F. Handel, arr. Proulx N. Regney / G. Shayne, arr. Crocker/Moss
Varsity Singers Directed by Mr. Michael Hooker
TENOR I John Brodnick Gabe Gomez Derek Gottler Jayce Johnson Maceo Rodriguez Risal Singh Josh Weil
TENOR II Sean Baldi Landon Bova Joseph DiMaio Lucas Drawdy Eddie Frtiz George Kunz Matteo Mancini George Richardson Ben Spillman
BARITONE Max Benz Dylan Capone Jake Crozier Jackson Grande Daniel Marinaro Noah Roshong Charlie Sirianno Timothy Whipple
OFFICERS President: Joe DiMaio Vice President: Timothy Whipple
Glee Club TENOR Owen Brinkworth John Calahan Gavin Collard Will Moore Patrick Ryan Devre Sanders
BARITONE Elias Croom Tristan Lewis Jacob Moser Peter Noonan Marco Potter
Freshman Singers Kidus Afeworki Michael Christopher Cameron Eason Chase Floss William Genau Leonardo Giancola Santana Hoskins Owen Kathke Corbin Monnin
BASS William Gorbach Brady Mazur Michael Romance Nate Gomez
Lucio Moscati Nolan Peiper Jack Porterfield Benjamin Sander Colin Sweeney Logan Swisher Tanner Tevens John Zimmerman
Concert Band Directed by Mr. Jeff Walling Flute Caleb Walker Christian Cuneo Gabriel Pawelczyk Clarinet Dylan Cavarello LaDarrian Sherman Quinn McKendry Christopher Franco Nathan Reimann Bass Clarinet Chase Lipps
Alto Sax Michael Brown Brennan Frazier Aiden Dickerson Matthew Hudi Christian Koeller Liam Sokolik Tenor Sax Michael Helfrich Salvatore Ortolano Baritone Sax Henry Voelkl Caleb Bonner
Trumpet Owen Roberts Jonathan Becker Michael Berger John Cianciosa Jack Ernst Patrick Frazier Luke Jarka Billy Kennedy Luke Kopacz Caleb Parisi Joey Piwko Wylie Pottle French Horn Alex Cabral Caleb Parisi
Trombone Jackson Blum Ben Mazurkiewicz Conner Carr Justin Maloney Xander Sterlace Henry Uhl Bass Trombone Griffin Rao Baritone Horn Keean Patel Colin Fulco Dillon McMahon
Tuba Peyton Brock Ben DiPasquale Percussion Joshua Elliott Ryan Barstys Emmanuel Guerrero Holdin Henderson Samuel Napoli Matthew Thorne Piano Dylan Cavarello
Percussion Ensemble Giancarlo Augello Braun Borgese Chris Bove Joseph Commisso Brian Driscoll
Ondre Foster Carter Redmond Jacob Richards Jayden Stewart William Wagner
Visual and Performing Arts Department Calendar of Upcoming Events Christmas Eve Midnight Mass Spring Musical - “Guys & Dolls” St. Michael’s Church 651 Washington St. March 7-10, 2024 Midnight, Christmas Eve at SJCI Cullen Center for the Arts **Current students and alumni welcome to sing. Mandatory rehearsal 12/23 6:30-8:30pm** Jazz Band Dinner Dance Friday February 9, 2024 Swing Choir Dessert Show January 26 & 27, 2024 Fine Arts Wall of Honor Induction at SJCI Cullen Center for the Arts Sunday May 5, 2024