Spring Concert Sunday, May 23, 2021 Central Park Doylestown, PA Presented by: Bucks County Commissioners
The Youth Orchestra of Bucks County (YOBC) is a 501(c )3 nonprofit organization that creates opportunities for young musicians to achieve artistic excellence through enriching classical music experiences. Founded in 1991, YOBC offers exceptional music education programs for students in grades 3-12 including large performing ensembles, distinguished guest artists, a master class series, scholarships, chamber music groups, a concerto soloist competition, student internships, and international music tours. YOBC supports school music programs. As a signatory of the League of American Orchestra’s “Statement of Common Cause: Orchestras Support In-School Music Education” we recognize the value of music education and strive for partnerships with local school systems, and responsiveness to local, state, and national arts and academic standards. YOBC requires members to participate in their school music programs where such programs exist. YOBC’s Students-In-Concert program is dedicated to making the benefits of instrumental music education available to all students, including those from school districts that have had to eliminate or make cuts to their music programs. To learn more about YOBC and how you can help, visit yobc.org Bucks County Community College Arts Department supports YOBC generously by providing the use of rehearsal facilities and equipment throughout the academic year.
YOBC 2021 Spring Concert Performance Schedule Sunday, May 23, 2021 Prima Strings & Concertino ......................12:00 pm
Ripieno.......................................................1:00 pm Wind Symphony .........................................3:00 pm Fanfare Winds & Wind Ensemble ...............4:00 pm Philharmonia .............................................5:30 pm Symphony Orchestra ..................................6:30 pm
Please remember to silence all electronic devices prior to each performance. We thank you for staying appropriately masked and socially distant, as per Pennsylvania guidelines, while at the concert venue.
Professionally produced CD’s of all performances may be ordered online at yobc.org/concert-cd 3
Prima Strings Emily Anastasi, Conductor
March of the Meistersingers ............ Richard Wagner arr. Sandra Dackow
Excerpt from Autumn, from “The Four Seasons” Antonio Vivaldi arr. Deborah Baker Monday
Star Dancer ........................................ Mark Williams
Violin Dean Austin
Cello Christopher Blouch
Poojitha Medi
Natalia Tarampi
Erik Muller
Ezra Greenberg *
Sadhana Sureshkumar Jennifer Wang * Anna Kim * Coco Brown *
* guest from Symphony Orchestra
Concertino Hannah Pak, Conductor
Molly On The Shore—Irish Reel Percy Aldridge Grainger arr. Deborah Sandra Dackow Dies Irae: Fantasia................ Deborah Baker Monday
Symphony No.1 ................................. William Boyce arr. Brian Folus III. Con spirito
Violin Naima Doraiswamy Stella Evanini Alyce Zhang Emily Gelok *
Viola Philip Krinke
Cello Derek Bednarz - Lynn Fergusson Principal Cello Chair Sarah Cain Zara Clark-Schecter
Jane Reifsneider Jillian Smith Alex Wang Grace Zheng
Kyle Cramer Abhinav Medi
* Guest from Philharmonia
Victoria Vazquez 5
Ripieno Noelle Casella Grand, Conductor
Symphony No.4 in F Minor, Op. 36 .........Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky III. Scherzo - Pizzicato ostinato
Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 ............ Edward Elgar I. Allegro piacevole
Symphony no. 3 in D Minor ........................... Gustav Mahler VI. Langsam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden.
Violin (Huberman) Liam Resnick *
Violin (Joachim) Emily Auslander *
Francesca Baumeister
Sia Abrol
Patrick Crotty
Madeline Eid
Jude Listanowsky
Aarya Parekh
Soumil Sharma
Anna Tsemekhman
Albert Xu
Adelene Vijayarangam
Viola Teresa Pieslak * Cello Lauren McClure * Emma Kanyi
Carter Milhollen Oliver Peruzzi Sofia Vazquez Lillian Whittemore Sarah Zweitzig
Bass JP Tomlinson *, **
* section principal ** guest from Philharmonia
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Wind Symphony Erin Sweetsir-Mills, Conductor
Raiders March..................................... John Williams arr. John Edmondson
Chorale from Jupiter (from The Planets) Gustav Holst arr. James Curnow
Shadow Cove March ............... Randall D. Standridge
Flute Jonathan Grunde-McLaughlin
French Horn Charlotte Mills
Sara Miksiewicz
Aidan Lewis *
Uma Padmanabhan **
Zachary Kubanoff **
Oboe Simon Couchoud
Trumpet Bradley Montoya-Long Ravi Padmanabhan
Clarinet Sierra Kim Lily Mittleman
Alto Saxophone Emmett Blum
Trombone Micah Miles *
Percussion Molly Cregar *
Marcus Horenstein Brandon Montoya-Long Evan Miller *
Baritone Saxophone Steven Grace ***
* guest from Fanfare Winds ** guest from Wind Ensemble *** YOBC Alumnus 9
Wind Ensemble
Fanfare Winds
Karl Krelove, Conductor
Steven B. Sweetsir, Conductor
La Péri Fanfare .................................................... Paul Dukas arr. Robert Longfield Karl Krelove, Conductor
Concerto for Horn, in B-flat, Op. 91 ............. Reinhold Glière arr. Simon Schweiwiller I. Allegro Steven B. Sweetsir, Conductor Jonathan Bywater, French Horn
The Legend of Danny Boy................... Frederic E. Weatherly James Swearingen Karl Krelove, Conductor Sean O’Neill, Trumpet
Star Wars - the Marches ................................ John Williams arr. Jerry Brubaker Main Theme Parade of the Ewoks The Imperial March Augie's Great Municipal Band The Throne Room Karl Krelove, Conductor
First Suite in E-flat for Military Band ................. Gustav Holst 1. Chaconne 2. Intermezzo 3. March Steven B. Sweetsir, Conductor
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Flute Charlotte Avril
Alto Saxophone Lucas Knappenberger
Sam Hoffman
Cyrus Patel
Novalee Mills
Evan Miller
Uma Padmanabhan
Oboe Andrew GrundeMcLaughlin Everett Haas
Tenor Saxophone Brandon Bergin Luke McShane Rudis Jatnieks Thomas Manning
Maria Kesisoglou Steven Liu Connor McPartland
Clarinet Joseph Fan - Steven B. Sweetsir Principal Clarinet Chair Andrew Battaglia Juliana Davila Cymberly Tsai Anna Ye Roy Zhao
Baritone Saxophone Steven Grace *
Trumpet Joshua Enders Alexander Manning
Matthew Schneider Nathaniel Smith Kent Bergin **
French Horn Jonathan Bywater - Colleen Sweetsir Principal Horn Chair Daivik Bewtra
Percussion Molly Cregar Dhruv Parekh Ethan Ulrich
William Czartoryski
Benjamin Daniel
Harp Anna Eckert
Nicholas Feng Zachary Kubanoff Aidan Lewis
Baritone Salvatore Ezzo Trombone Mitchell Beatch Aimen Hashish Micah Miles Kevin Bergin * Tuba Lydia Ermer * YOBC Alumnus ** Guest musician
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Philharmonia Sebastian Grand, Conductor
Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila ................... Mikhail Glinka
Symphony no. 8 in G major, Op. 88 .............. Antonin Dvořák I. Allegro con brio
The Planets ..................................................... Gustav Holst Extracts from ‘Mars’ and ‘Jupiter’
Violin (Huberman) Emily Gelok *
Violin (Joachim) Abby Kaufman *
Emilia Carbajal
Ankita Achanta
Muhammad Adam Dombrowski
Alexis Fingerman
Lucy Ke
Zowie Krzywonos
Brayden Mackey
Molly Pean
Andrew Wetherill
Emily Tian Nick Travisano
Viola Diya Parekh *
Flute Sam Hoffman Uma Padmanabhan
Cello Eva Houlton *
Trumpet Alexander Manning Nathaniel Smith Kent Bergin ***
Eric Burton
Oboe Everett Haas
Trombone Mitchell Beatch
Maximilian Lin
Maria Kesisoglou
Kevin Bergin **
Joanna Wu
Clarinet Juliana Davila
Tuba Lydia Ermer
Yubin Wu
Cymberly Tsai
Avery Mackey Julio Martin-Navas
Anna Ye String Bass JP Tomlinson * Ian Zwall
Harp Abigail Greenberg
French Horn Benjamin Daniel Nicholas Feng Zachary Kubanoff
* section principal ** YOBC Alumnus *** Guest musician 15
Symphony Orchestra Robert H. Loughran, Conductor
Cole Porter Salute .............................................. Cole Porter arr. John Whitney
Downton Abbey - The Suite ................................. John Lunn arr. Douglas E. Wagner
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op.36 Franz Krommer III. Rondo Joseph Fan, Clarinet Suite from Hamilton ............................. Lin-Manuel Miranda arr. Jerry Brubaker
I Knew I Loved You ..................................... Ennio Morricone arr. Roy Phillippe from the film score for 'Once Upon A Time in America'
Duke Ellington!...............................................Duke Ellington arr. Calvin Custer
Gabriel's Oboe ........................................... Ennio Morricone arr. Robert Longfield from the film score for 'The Mission' Connor McPartland, Oboe
Berceuse and Finale ...................................... Igor Stravinsky from 'The Firebird Suite’ arr. Merle Isaac
Violin I Christjian Brown - Robert H. Loughran Concertmaster Chair Donovan Dolan
Nathan Hoffman Anna Kim Theo Shultz
Maggie Earle Danielle Gershman 17
Violin II Lea Rubenstein - Dori Clough Principal Violin II Chair Sebastian Godun Janki Namboodiripad
Nicholas Puerto Richard Ridpath Samay Ruparelia Liam Tapp
Emilie Ulrich
String Bass Alexis Gonzales - David Warren Brubeck Principal Bass Chair
Jennifer Wang
Nicole Ruepp
Viola Lilly Johannan - Carol Beth Gimbel Principal Viola Chair
Flute
Anya Nirschl Peter Proenca
Cello Ezra Greenberg - Becky Hutto Principal Cello Chair Matthew Enders
Charlotte Avril *
Oboe Connor McPartland - Sarah Longsworth Principal Oboe Chair Andrew Grunde-McLaughlin
Alexander Fiszer
Clarinet Joseph Fan *
Levi McFall
Andrew Battaglia
Collin Parker-Szekely
French Horn Jonathan Bywater * Aidan Lewis Daivik Bewtra William Czartoryski
Trumpet Josh Enders Matthew Schneider
Trombone Aimen Hashish Micah Miles
Percussion Molly Cregar Ethan Ulrich
Harp Anna Eckert
* section principal
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Concerto Soloists Two YOBC students were selected as soloists, from six highly qualified contenders in this year’s Concerto Competition which was held in June 2020. Congratulations to Jonathan Bywater (French horn) and Joseph Fan (clarinet) .
Fanfare Winds / Wind Ensemble Jonathan Bywater (French horn) Concerto for Horn in B-flat major Op. 91 (movement 1) by Reinhold Glière Jonathan Bywater is a senior at Pennsbury High School. He began playing the horn in fourth grade at age nine, and he joined YOBC’s Wind Symphony two years later under the baton of Colleen Sweetsir. Since then, Jonathan has played with Pennsbury High School’s Symphonic Winds, the Delaware Valley Wind Symphony, and Philadelphia Sinfonia. He has also participated in the bands and orchestras of various Music Educators Association festivals such as PMEA’s District 11, Region VI, and All-State ensembles in 2019 and 2020, as well as the NAfME All-National Symphony Orchestra in November 2019. His teachers have included Colleen Sweetsir and Jonathan Clark. This year marks Jonathan’s seventh year with YOBC, where he currently plays with Fanfare Winds and Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Steve Sweetsir and Robert Loughran, respectively. He plans to attend Temple University in the Fall where he will major in music performance.
Symphony Orchestra Joseph Fan (clarinet) Concerto for Clarinet in E-flat major Op. 36 (movement III) by Franz Krommer Joseph Fan is a homeschooled senior who joined YOBC as a clarinetist in 2018. He started playing the B-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, and baritone saxophone in 2013 for Dayton Christian School’s concert band and jazz band in Dayton, Ohio. He played clarinet solos in the Association of Christian Schools International Music Festival in 2016 and 2017, and received a superior rating in both events. In February 2017, he was invited to play in the Ohio State University Middle School Honor Band Festival. After moving to Pennsylvania in 2017, he played in the Philadelphia Young Musician’s Orchestra for the 2017-2018 Season. In December 2019, Joseph participated in the Crescendo International Music Competition winning a first place rating and performing at Carnegie Hall in January 2020. Joseph is currently taking lessons with Mr. David C. Blumberg. Joseph also plays the piano, guitar, and bass guitar. He enjoys biking, kayaking, and model building. He is also a black belt student in Taekwondo. He would like to thank God, his parents, Mr. Blumberg, and YOBC for helping him to become a better clarinet player.
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A Fond Farewell to our Graduating Seniors Charlotte Avril Abington Friends School, Flute and Piccolo, 6 years with YOBC Future plans: This fall I'm going to Amherst College up in Massachusetts! I'll be playing flute there with the Amherst College Orchestra. Favorite YOBC memory: My favorite YOBC memory was our final outdoor concert on the 2019 Spain tour, when multiple audience members stood up to dance as we played. It was bittersweet since it was our last time playing together as a group, but it was so so fun. I think that tour was the first time I got chills from hearing an orchestra I was playing with. I kept thinking, "wow, is this really us?" A sillier memory of mine was the Wind Ensemble concert when I was in eighth grade. A baby cried during the grand pause of one of our songs, and Mr. Krelove made a face. We all had to hold in laughter so that we could keep playing! What YOBC opportunities helped you the most: Just the chance to get to play with others in rehearsal was really great practice. Playing in a group is very different from solo music in terms of intonation and phrasing. The conductors really push us to listen to each other and add life to the notes.
Andrew Battaglia Hatboro-Horsham High School, Clarinet, 3 years with YOBC Future plans: Clarinet Performance/Music Education Boston University Favorite YOBC memory: Performing Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture. What YOBC opportunities helped you the most: Rehearsals/Mentoring Younger Students
Jonathan Bywater Pennsbury High School, Horn, 7 years with YOBC Future plans: Music Performance major at Temple University Favorite YOBC memory: Spain tour What YOBC opportunities helped you the most: Rehearsals and masterclass with Jen Montone
Donovan Dolan Council Rock North, Violin, 8 years with YOBC Future plans: Study engineering in college while participating in my college's orchestra Favorite YOBC memory: David Kim's master classes What YOBC opportunities helped you the most: Rehearsals
Joseph Fan Clarinet, 3 years with YOBC Future plans: Go to college and study engineering. Favorite YOBC memory: My favorite memory was when I got to meet Socrates Villegas at the clarinet masterclass. 23
What YOBC opportunities helped you the most: Playing in rehearsals helped me to improve in playing together as a group.
Danielle Gershman Pennsbury High School, Violin, 6 years with YOBC Future plans: I will attend the University of Maryland-College Park in the International Studies Scholars Program and majoring in Government and Politics. Favorite YOBC memory: A few years ago Mr. Grand was conducting for my ensemble, and he was trying to help us play a certain section the way he wanted it. He told us, “Play it like you’re buying a car.” After we all laughed he admitted even he had no idea what it meant, but he made us try anyway and it was somehow perfect. What YOBC opportunities helped you the most: Rehearsals and master classes
Nathan Hoffman Neshaminy High School, Violin, 7 years with YOBC Future plans: Attending Penn State in the fall to major in physics Favorite YOBC memory: Making music with my friends What YOBC opportunities helped you the most: The rehearsals helped me the most.
Anna Kim George Washington University Online High School (GWUOHS), Violin, 4 years with YOBC Future plans: Attending the University of Rochester for Biological Sciences Favorite YOBC memory: Chi gong with Mr. Loughran outside in the sun (pre-covid) :) What YOBC opportunities helped you the most: Masterclass with David Kim.
Aidan Lewis Neshaminy High School , French Horn, 2 years with YOBC Future plans: I plan to attend Temple University in the fall to pursue a double major of French Horn Performance and Music Education Favorite YOBC memory: I can say my favorite memory from YOBC could be when Mr. Loughran and Mr. Sweetsir made everyone stand up and introduce themselves to my new ensemble members. I can just remember being so nervous about what my first impression would be like, I wound up saying something so embarrassing for what I like and everyone laughed at me, yet somehow it calmed me down! If I’m being honest though, my truly favorite memory would have to be when we, in the Symphony Orchestra finished the final chord of Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet. I can remember how it was so silent that you could hear a pin drop and that was the moment I fell in love! The rush hasn’t left me since and I’m constantly searching for that wonderful feeling once again!
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What YOBC opportunities helped you the most: YOBC has brought me many opportunities like my first experience with a youth orchestra to my first experience of playing with an all horn ensemble! YOBC has allowed me to become a closer member in the music community in the surrounding areas. YOBC has given me opportunity after opportunity to perform for those in our community and has allowed me to get my name out in the professional community, allowing me to perform smaller gigs more and more often! YOBC has and always will be the starting point of my professional career and I’m grateful for every moment of it.
Peter Proenca William Penn Charter School, Violin, 2 years with YOBC Future plans: I'll be attending the University of Pennsylvania in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. I hope to play in the Penn Band and Symphony Orchestra. Favorite YOBC memory: I liked interacting with musicians in my section on a weekly basis and being able to rely on them for any questions that I had. What YOBC opportunities helped you the most: Sectionals were very helpful because of the smaller group setting with the conductor. This also allowed more time for each section to get to know each other even better.
Matt Schneider Hatboro Horsham High School, Trumpet, 3 years with YOBC Future plans: Montgomery County Community College for two years for cheap general courses, and then figuring out where I want to go next. Favorite YOBC memory: My second concert with the program What YOBC opportunities helped you the most: Rehearsals
Theo Shultz Central Bucks High School South, Violin, 5 years with YOBC Future plans: Get a Masters in Musical Performance at Temple University, and play in Symphonies/Orchestras Favorite YOBC memory: My favorite memory is on stage when I was in the Philharmonia orchestra, there was a bee on my music while I played. What YOBC opportunities helped you the most: The Master class with David Kim was extremely helpful, rehearsals in general, and the Collective Conservatory.
Liam Tapp George School, Cello, 8 years with YOBC Future plans: Going to Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Favorite YOBC memory: The Spain trip summer of 2018 What YOBC opportunities helped you the most: Rehearsals and sectional practice
Ian Zwall Holy Ghost Prep, Upright Bass, 3 years with YOBC Future plans: Electrical Engineer Favorite YOBC memory: The collaboration of all the instruments to an amazing musical piece! That always thrilled me! What YOBC opportunities helped you the most: Mentoring younger students and chamber groups
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YOBC Artistic Staff Robert Loughran, YOBC Music Director Conductor, Symphony Orchestra ROBERT LOUGHRAN is currently a member of the Arts Faculty of Princeton High School, where he serves as Music Director of the orchestra program. He is a former member of the music faculties of Westminster Choir College of Rider University and Bucks County Community College. Holding a Bachelor of Arts from Gettysburg College and a Master of Music from Northwestern University, Mr. Loughran has studied conducting with Dr. Joseph Barone, founder of l’École Monteux, and Herbert Blomstedt, Honorary Conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhausorchester. He has conducted the Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra, Temple University’s Gifted Young Musicians Baroque Orchestra, the Main Line Symphony, and the Orchestra Society of Philadelphia.
Steven B. Sweetsir Assistant Music Director Conductor, Fanfare Winds STEVEN B. SWEETSIR has a distinguished career as a conductor and performer. Mr. Sweetsir received a Bachelor of Music Performance degree from New England Conservatory of Music and earned a Master of Music degree from Ithaca College. As a French horn player, he has performed with the US Coast Guard
Band, the Portland Symphony, the Elmira Symphony, the Corning Philharmonic, and many other performing organizations. He is currently active in the area as a performer and conductor. He is a member of the Delaware Valley Philharmonic and Bucks County Symphony, performs frequently with chamber ensembles, and is an active soloist. He is also the Associate Conductor of the Delaware Valley Wind Symphony. Mr. Sweetsir was the founding conductor of the YOBC Wind Ensemble.
Emily Anastasi Conductor, Prima Strings EMILY ANASTASI is forever grateful to her mom for starting her down her musical path with piano lessons at the age of 4 and violin lessons at the age of 8. She is a proud YOBC alum, a past coach of the YOBC String Ensemble, and a former teacher in the YOBC Morrisville Students in Concert Program. Ms. Anastasi currently teaches music at Bensalem High School, working with the school’s Symphonic Winds, Concert Band, Orchestra, piano students, and Select String Ensemble. A West Chester University graduate in music education, Ms. Anastasi previously worked for The Philadelphia Orchestra, where she oversaw the Orchestra’s education and community engagement programs as Manager of Collaborative Learning. She was a guest mentor for the North Brunswick Township High School Orchestra in its Carnegie Hall debut, and she performed in “The Gonzales Cantata” debut at the Philly Fringe Festival. A frequent performer in the Philadelphia region, Ms. Anastasi continues to play professionally at weddings and other events and has per29
formed with the Bucks County Symphony Orchestra, the Main Line Symphony Orchestra, and the Lower Merion Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Anastasi holds a Master of Education degree from Cairn University and is a recipient of the Yale Distinguished Music Educator Award. She resides in Langhorne with her husband, John and their two children, Luke and Violet.
Sebastian Grand Conductor, Philharmonia SEBASTIAN GRAND is a Director of the Grand School of Music in Pennsylvania and active as a conductor and educator both throughout Europe and in the United States. He is a First-class graduate of the Joint Course between the University of Manchester and the Royal Northern College of Music and has received a Masters with Distinction from the Royal Academy of Music in London. Mr. Grand is Assistant Conductor of the Bucks County Symphony Orchestra, Conductor of the Youth Orchestra of Bucks County’s Philharmonia, a faculty member at Lafayette College and a coach and accompanist for the Philadelphia International Music Festival. Mr. Grand studied on the Orkney International Conductors Course and received a full scholarship to conduct the Orchestra of the Swan in a public masterclass. He was Principal Conductor of the Guernsey Sinfonietta for seven years, co-founded the Odyssey Symphony Orchestra and has worked with numerous professional orchestras including the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Trondheim Soloists and Baltimore
Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Grand is a prizewinning pianist and has performed at major venues throughout Europe, including several appearances as concerto soloist. He has also worked as an adjudicator for several competitions, including the Bart Pitman Memorial Scholarship and the Caprio Competition.
Noelle Casella Grand Conductor, Ripieno NOELLE CASELLA GRAND, an American born cellist and conductor, is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she received a Master of Arts and accompanying LRAM Diploma with Distinction. Prior to her years at the Academy, Noelle studied in New York at Sarah Lawrence College and at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Regularly in demand as soloist and orchestral musician, Noelle’s recent performances include Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations with the Old York Road Symphony, Vivaldi’s Double Cello Concerto with the Bach Festival Orchestra, and the Korngold Cello Concerto with the Guernsey Sinfonietta. Noelle has performed with such ensembles as the Philadelphia International Music Festival (PIMF) Piano Trio, Bach Festival Orchestra (Principal), Riverside Symphonia, La Fiocco (soloist), Pennsylvania Sinfonia (Asst. Principal), L’Offerta Musicale Venezia and the New York Consort of Viols. Upcoming engagements include a series of concerti with Amici Strings. As an internationally active pedagogue, Noelle is currently a Director of the Grand School of Music (New Hope, 31
PA) and a member of the string faculty at George School (Newtown, PA). Noelle also recently participated as an orchestral coach at ECSOC (Elizabeth College Summer Orchestral Course) in Guernsey, U.K.
Karl Krelove Conductor, Wind Ensemble KARL KRELOVE is a life-long resident of the Philadelphia area. After graduating from Hatboro-Horsham High School he earned a Bachelor of Music degree in clarinet performance from Temple University. In 1969 he joined the US Army Field Band with which he performed for three years as first clarinetist and clarinet soloist. On leaving the army he spent the next 35 years teaching and performing as a freelance clarinetist in the Philadelphia area. Retired in 2007 after 30 years of teaching music in the Neshaminy School District, Mr. Krelove, who still performs with several area orchestras, has continued teaching and coaching clarinetists in Lower Bucks County and is proud to have the opportunity to work with students in the YOBC program.
Hannah Pak Conductor, Concertino HANNAH PAK, born in South Korea and grew up in Philadelphia, has benefited from its public school Philly Music programs, receiving free weekly lessons on the violin, clarinet, and the harp. In addition to the school orchestral and choral ensembles, she participated in the Phila All-City Orchestra and Phil-
adelphia Youth Orchestra, and went to Settlement Music School and Summer Camp. It is through these experiences that she desired to become a music teacher. She received her Bachelor in Music Education with emphasis on Violin Performance from Cairn University, where she studied with Bernie Berman, and his father, the late Louis Berman (original member of the Curtis Quartet), and Xiao-fu Zhao. She also studied with Helen Kwalwasser while pursuing her Masters degree in Music History at Temple University. She studied conducting with the late Maestro Dale Shepfer, David Shockey and Maestro Thomas Hong. Currently, she is the Orchestra Director at Unami Middle School in Central Bucks School District, teaching grades 7-9 since 2005. She has conducted church youth orchestras for over 20 years, and has been a guest conductor for BCMEA String Day. Hannah is an active freelance violinist in the Greater Philadelphia area, including Bucks County Symphony Orchestra, Lower Merion Symphony, Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra, University of Pennsylvania Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, Cairn University Symphony Orchestra, Academy Choral and Chamber Society, Upper Dublin Choristers, Philly Camerata, Bach and Handel Chorale, and local churches. In the past, she performed with the Delaware Symphony and Bay -Atlantic Symphony. She also teaches violin and viola privately at the Pak Studio.
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Dave Stockton, Director of Percussion Ensemble DAVE STOCKTON is a dedicated and passionate music educator with an extensive background in concert percussion. In addition to more than 15 years of teaching experience, he has performed with numerous musical ensembles including the Capital Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Wind Symphony, the Butler Symphony, and the Keystone Wind Ensemble.
Erin Sweetsir-Mills Conductor, Wind Symphony ERIN SWEETSIR-MILLS, a YOBC alumna, is a graduate of Temple University and holds a Bachelor of Arts in music education. She is an adjunct music faculty member at the Kimberton Waldorf School, where she teaches the French horn studio, and a faculty member of the Community School of Music in Collegeville. She taught general music, choral music, and handbell choir at Haverford Middle School and St. Michael the Archangel Elementary School. She has been a frequent guest conductor with the Youth Orchestra of Bucks County and is an active French hornist playing in ensembles including Bucks County Symphony, Delaware Valley Wind Symphony, Pottsgrove Community Band, and Warminster Symphony.
Isaac Ashton Service Award
This season, the Youth Orchestra of Bucks County was deeply saddened by Isaac Ashton’s passing. Isaac was a longtime YOBC member who always brought great joy and love to us in his roles as student, leader, and intern. Isaac was a member of YOBC from 2013 – 2017, and a YOBC intern from 2017-2020. He will be greatly missed by our YOBC family. In honor of Isaac, we have renamed the YOBC Service Scholarship as the Isaac Ashton Service Award. This spring will be the first time this award is presented to selected YOBC students who have generously given back to YOBC by exemplary service, the way that Isaac did for many years.
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YOBC Administrative Staff Erica Cherry, YOBC Executive Director Robert Glatzer, Administrative Coordinator Jane Ward, Development Director Vickie Brunozzi, Executive Assistant Sue Busch, Volunteer Coordinator Kathleen Loudon, Head Librarian Dreya Cherry, Social Media Coordinator Steve Kyle, Students in Concert Director Gerardo & Monica Konig, Tour Directors Dawn Karlyn, Bookkeeper
YOBC Student Interns Jennifer Wang, Prima Strings Intern Ezra Greenberg, Concertino Intern
YOBC Ensemble Liaisons Carlee and Robert Shultz Potter Earle Ross Enders Mara Jatnieks Erin Pean Tara Grunde-McLaughlin Louis and Jenn Auslander Pam Reifsneider Jennifer Muller
Program Information AUDITIONS To request an audition for YOBC or to learn more about our educational programs, visit yobc.org SCHOLARSHIPS YOBC is committed to making it possible for students with financial need to reach their musical goals through our scholarship programs. Visit yobc.org for more information about the YOBC President’s Scholarship and full or partial tuition waivers. SERVICES IN-KIND Videographer Recording Grant Writing Support Benefit Emcee
John Buhr Rudy Chalupa Colleen Sweetsir and Lori Goldstein David Goodman
Thank you to the Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce for providing PPE that YOBC used during outdoor rehearsals. PARENT VOLUNTEERS We are thankful for the many parent volunteers who, over the years, have contributed their time and talents to helping YOBC achieve its mission. YOBC gratefully acknowledges all of our volunteers who help to make YOBC a life-changing opportunity for children. Especially this year, we are grateful for your support. PRIVATE INSTRUCTIONS AND SCHOOL MUSIC EDUCATORS YOBC recognizes the critical role that private teachers and school music educators play in fostering the talent of young musicians. Their support is vital to the success of these students. THANK YOU to YOBC Students Eric Burton, Molly Cregar, Ezra Greenberg, and Uma Padmanabhan for their assistance in special projects this season. 37
YOBC Board of Directors Paul Clough, President Joseph Hochreiter, Vice President Fred Powell, Treasurer Robert Loughran, Music Director Steve Sweetsir, Assistant Music Director Potter Earle
Steven Kyle
Andrew States
Joe Erckert
Elliot Kolodny
Veronica Wetherill
Alex Godun
Ray Mallari
Charlie Walker
Terri Grace
Jonathan Solomons
YOBC Student Advisory Board Andrew Battaglia
Anna Eckert
Eric Burton
Danielle Gershman
Molly Cregar
Anya Nirschl
Maggie Earle
Theo Shultz
Interested in joining our Student Advisory Board for the upcoming 2021-2022 season? Please contact Erica Cherry at echerry.yobc@gmail.com
YOBC Advisory Board Quincy Hilliard Associate Professor of Music Theory and Composition University of Louisiana at Lafayette Don Liuzzi Principal Timpanist, Philadelphia Orchestra Past Music Director of Philadelphia’s All-City Orchestra Joseph Conyers Assistant Principal Bass, Philadelphia Orchestra Music Director, Philadelphia’s All City Orchestra Executive Director and Founder of Project 440 Diane Ellis-Marseglia Licensed Clinical Social Worker Bucks County Commissioner Ted Dorand External Affairs Manager PECO Troy Peters Music Director Youth Orchestras of San Antonio
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Creating Harmony for Young Musicians The Board of Directors of the Youth Orchestra of Bucks County gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the following individuals, businesses, foundations, and government agencies whose support of YOBC is essential. Contributions to YOBC are tax deductible. Donations fund scholarships and educational programs that benefit our students. Donations may be made online at yobc.org or by mailing a check (payable to YOBC) to: YOBC, 111 Pheasant Run, Suite 100, Newtown PA 18940.
2021—2021 Contributors Fortissimo: $8,000+ Bucks County Courier Times / The Intelligencer
Forte: $5,000 - $7,999 The Presser Foundation
Allegro: $2,500 - $4,999 County of Bucks - Office of the Commissioners Foundations Community Partnership Penn Community Bank Community Foundation PECO
Crescendo: $1,000 - $2,499
Alex Godun
Kathy Beveridge
Thomas Gould
Paul Clough
Linda Greenberg
Joseph & Irene Erckert
Elliot Kolodny
Joe Hochreiter
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Roy Zhao
Good job Roy! Keep playing and enjoy the music.
Thank you to all our students. You were amazing in a very “interesting” year. We are so very proud of all of you.
The Conductors
Nate, your talent amazes us! We love you!
Mom and Dad Nate Hoffman
Ravi Padmanabhan
We are so proud of you Ravi! With love, Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom, Pradeep, Uma Carter Milhollen
Keep the toot on your flute Uma! We are so proud of you!
We're so
proud of you, Carter! Love from Mom and Dad Love, Mom & Dad Uma Padmanabhan Simon, We are proud Jonathan of you, your hard I am so proud of you! work, & dedication! Love, Mom Love: Mom, Dad, & Wyatt Jonathan Bywater Simon Couchoud 45
Nick, Enjoy every moment! We love you! Mom, Dad, & Chelsea Nick Travisano Coco Brown
Reach for the stars William! We are so proud of you! Love, Moms William Czartoryski Ezra Greenberg
Ezra, Coco, May you keep So proud of all your adding music accomplishments to the world. Mom and Dad Love, Mom & Dad Christopher, We are so proud of all your accomplishments our Cello Fello! Love, Your Fans Christopher Blouch
Jillian, we are so proud of you! Love, Mom and Dad Jillian Smith
Lilly, you make Team Viola a very special place! May God bless you. Lilly Johannan
We are so PROUD of YOU Andrew! Happy Senior Year! Love, Mom, Dad & Cecily Andrew Battaglia Lilly Mittleman
We are so proud of you, Lily!
Abigail, May your music continue to lift our spirits. Love, Mom & Dad 47 Abigail Greenberg
Albert Xu
Keep playing your own tune Albert. Love and Blessings! Mom, Dad and Belle Congrats Liam. We are so proud of you. Good luck at CWRU Nan and Pop Liam Tapp Liam Tapp
Liam, Create Your Own Song, Play With Passion, Inspire Others Love, Mom and Dad
Emily, we are so proud of you. Love Mum, Dad, Hannah, Issy & Nanny
Emily Auslander
Everett Haas and then the eagle… the sun... and the MOON collide inspirational Avi, Jaiden with Love, Mom and Dad Daivik Bewtra
Thank you, Student Advisory Board, for your work and dedication this year! Ms. Cherry So so proud of you Erik, today and everyday Love, Mom and Dad Erik Muller Congratulations Donovan on 10 years of musicianship! Love, Mom, Dad & Brothers Donovan Dolan
Everett, you are a jewel in our crowns Love, Mom, Dad Everett Haas & Eva
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YOBC appreciates the extraordinary on-going support that we receive from
The Bucks County Board of Commissioners. This year, their financial gift and assistance in securing rehearsal spaces were instrumental in ensuring the success of our season. We are grateful for their commitment and support of YOBC.
Gene DiGirolamo
Diane M. Ellis-Marseglia Chair
Robert J. Harvie Jr. Vice Chair
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