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The Gift of MusicGood afternoon and welcome to our first concert of the season and our first concert as the Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras (GCTYO). It has been an exciting few months of rehearsals. I have been listening and watching each of the ensembles as they’ve progressed since September.I have been thinking about the fact that this concert falls on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, and in that light, I share the following thoughts.For as long as I can remember, music has been something that I’ve been drawn to. My mom te lls me that when I was 6 months old, I started flapping my arms to classical music in the car...I guess not much has changed.As I began to learn the piano, and later the viola, I became aware that music is powerful. I knew that it stirred feelings within me and that I enjoyed the time I spent with it. What I hadn’t yet learned was the power that music has to connect people. In fact, it wasn’t until I was much older that I realized that the true gift of music and being a musician is being able to share music with others. Sharing music doesn’t only occur in concerts and recitals, but also in rehearsals, lessons and coaching sessions.I see this every time I come to GCTYO. I see the joy our students share as they play with each other, as they talk about their weeks and the things they have experienced. There is always conversation about the music they are learning, too. I see the care that they take during rehearsals, making sure that they are trying to do everything we ask of them. I see the sense of accomplishment they feel when a rehearsal goes really well, and yes, I see the frustration that occurs when things don’t go quite as they expected.I’ve seen the overwhelming emotion that happens when a piece of music speaks to someone in a very personal way. I must say that I experience this myself all the time, especially when I’m with my orchestra here. It is at these times that we are able to witness the gift of music.At GCTYO, we believe in the value and importance of sharing these gifts. It is at the very heart of what we do. Not only do we focus on learning to play music and learning what makes it work, but we ask each and every one of our students to put themselves out there and share their music with us, with those around them, and with you - their parents, relatives and friends.This year, we started a program that will allow our students to share their gifts outside the walls of our own rehearsal and concert spaces. Students
THE CONDUCTORS
Christopher HiseyMusic Director, Principal Orchestra Conductor
& Chamber Orchestra ConductorMusic Director and Alumnus of the Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras (GCTYO), Christopher James Hisey, has conducted concerts throughout the United States, Europe, Mexico and China with such notable musicians as Sir James Galway, Tim Janis, Jackie Evancho, James Dunham, Chris Finckel and Deborah Wong.
In addition to his duties with GCTYO, Maestro Hisey serves as Music Director of the American Chamber Orchestra and is Co-founder and Music Director of the Connecticut Philharmonic. He has also served as Music Director of the Civic Orchestra of New Haven, Connecticut Valley Chamber Orchestra, Troupers Light Opera Company, and Perrysburg Symphony Chorale, and as Associate Conductor of the Perrysburg Symphony, Bowling Green Philharmonia and Opera Theater Orchestras.
Maestro Hisey has been a guest and cover conductor of the Greater Bridgeport Symphony and has made appearances with the Ruse Philharmonic and Pleven Philharmonic in Bulgaria, and the St. Petersburg
can volunteer to give lessons to other students who might not otherwise have the opportunity to take them. We are running two trial programs: a strings program at Assumption School in Fairfield and a winds and brass program after our rehearsals at Tomlinson Middle School with students from Project Music. Programs like these allow our students to give back to the community. As we enter this season of Thanksgiving, I am thankful for the opportunity to share music with your children. I ask each of you to reflect on the following as you sit back and listen to this concert: What does music mean to you; what brought you to this place; and who first gave you the gift of music? I’m sure you will feel as grateful as I do for the connections we make through music.I wish you all a very safe, healthy and happy Thanksgiving.
- Christopher Hisey, November 2019
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“Klassika” Symphony, formerly the Leningrad State Philharmonic, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
A champion of new music, Maestro Hisey frequently premieres new works. Emmy award-winning composer Rex Cadwallader recently said of Maestro Hisey’s work, “He is an advocate for new music, and a caring and careful medium through whom my music has been brought gracefully and powerfully to life.“
A passionate and sought after music educator, Maestro Hisey frequently appears as guest adjudicator and clinician at schools and festivals throughout the region. His student orchestras have won top prizes in competition and have been invited to appear at Carnegie Hall, NAFME Eastern Music Festival and other festivals and concerts in the United States and abroad. He has served as Professor of Conducting, Orchestration and Music Director of the Orchestra at Manhattanville College and Professor of Conducting and Music Director of the Orchestra at Fairfield University. Maestro Hisey has been Director of Orchestras and Chamber Music at Greens Farms Academy in Westport, CT for 20 years.
Maestro Hisey holds a bachelor’s degree in Viola Performance from the Eastman School of Music and master’s degree in Conducting from Bowling Green State University. He has been fortunate to study conducting with Emily Freeman Brown, David Effron, Gustav Meier, Donald Portnoy, and Donald Hunsberger.
Gjorgj KroqiBravura Orchestra Conductor
Gjorgj Kroqi started playing cello at the age of six. He attended the music school “Prenk Jakova” in his native town of Shkoder, Albania. Mr. Kroqi earned his degree in cello performance and teaching from the “Academy of Fine Arts” in Tirana (Albania). From 1994-1998, he studied in Graz (Austria). During that time he was an active performer with various groups in the region including the orchestra of the Cathedral of Graz. Since arriving in Connecticut, Mr. Kroqi has performed with many orchestras including Waterbury Symphony, Bridgeport Symphony, Wallingford Symphony, New Britain Symphony and many other groups. From 2001-2016, Mr. Kroqi was the Music Director, Chamber Orchestra Conductor and Cello Coach of the Greater Waterbury Youth Symphony. Currently Mr. Kroqi is the orchestra director at Roger Ludlowe Middle School in Fairfield. He is also the cello teacher at The Taft School in
Watertown, CT. Mr. Kroqi also teaches cello privately in the Fairfield and Cheshire areas. He joined GCTYO in the 2018-19 season as a String Coach. This is his first year as Bravura Orchestra Conductor.
Lynda SmithSymphony Orchestra Conductor
Lynda Smith joined GCTYO in 2018. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Montana State University and a Master’s Degree in Music Education from Central Connecticut State University. She has been a member of the Fairfield Public Schools music faculty since 1986 where she has taught strings at the elementary, middle and high school levels. She is a member of the American String Teachers Association, Fairfield County String Teachers, the National Association for Music Education and the Connecticut Music Educators Association for which she has served as Western Region Orchestra Chair. She is currently the Orchestra Director at Fairfield Ludlowe High School with 130 students in the orchestra program.
Erica MessinaConcert Orchestra Conductor
Erica Messina earned her Bachelor’s Degree from the Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music, and a Master’s Degree in Music Education from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College/CUNY. Mrs. Messina began playing violin in elementary school, but in college discovered a new passion for viola. She had the opportunity to study viola with Patinka Kopec, Naoko Tanaka, and Katherine Greene. Mrs. Messina taught music in the New York City Public School system, and played violin and viola in various musical groups around the city. For three years she served as principal viola for the Brooklyn Camerata Chamber Orchestra, which performed in various venues around New York, such as Bargemusic and the Brooklyn Museum.
Mrs. Messina and her family moved to Connecticut in 1997 and she became a member of the Westport Public Schools music faculty in 1998. She taught elementary, middle, and high school level music, and was most recently Orchestra Director at Saugatuck Elementary School, where she regularly had between 120 and 140 fourth and fifth graders in her orchestra program each year. Mrs. Messina retired from Westport Schools in 2019.
Mrs. Messina is in her 10th season with the Greater Connecticut Youth
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Orchestras where she conducts the Concert Orchestra and has travelled with GCTYO on its overseas trips. In addition to all her teaching responsibilities, she plays viola with the American Chamber Orchestra.
Bruce SloatString Orchestra Conductor
Bruce Sloat, a GCTYO alumnus, graduated from Western Connecticut State University with a Bachelor of Music Degree in Viola Performance. There he was a recipient of the James Furman Memorial Chamber Music Award. Mr. Sloat is a violinist in the Donn Trenner Orchestra and has performed at Mohegan Sun with Josh Groban, Celtic Woman, and Earth, Wind & Fire. He currently performs in the Danbury Symphony where he has served as Principal Violinist and Principal Violist. He is also a member of the Ives Festival Orchestra and American Chamber Orchestra. As the violist of the Barber String Quartet, he performed concerts throughout Poland on a U.S. Embassy endorsed tour. An active chamber musician, Mr. Sloat is a member of Trio Dolce and the Ives Chamber Players. He has performed regularly throughout New York and Connecticut, including venues such as St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Stamford’s Rich Forum, Danbury Music Centre and benefit performances for OXFAM and the Kosciusko Foundation. Mr. Sloat has taught in the Fairfield County area for nearly 20 years, and currently serves on the string faculties of Fairfield University, Greens Farms Academy, Westport School of Music, Enchanted Garden and Music & Arts. He has also served as a strings coach for the Western Connecticut State University Summer Strings Camp and conducted at the Monroe Music Enrichment Program.
Brian MillerWind Orchestra Conductor
Brian Miller is the Wind Orchestra Conductor for the Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras and also teaches at King School in Stamford, Connecticut. After earning his Master’s degree in Trumpet Performance from the University of Michigan, Mr. Miller spent 8 years teaching and performing in Atlanta, where he was one of the most sought after trumpet and brass instructors in the area. Outside of his duties at King, Mr. Miller is on the marching band staff at Arlington High School and was the 2013 Honor Band of America Trumpet Judge and Band Manager. He has previously worked for: Kennesaw State University, Grand Valley State University, Goshen College, the Interlochen Arts Academy Michigan All State Program, the Debut Orchestra of Los
Angeles Summer Program, the Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra, and the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra of Atlanta. Locally, Mr. Miller has performed with the East Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, Ridgefield Symphony, and Waterbury Symphony.
Dr. Rex CadwalladerJazz I Orchestra Director
Currently Chairman of the Performing Arts Department at Greens Farms Academy in Westport, Connecticut, Dr. Cadwallader has served as Assistant Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Texas in Arlington and Associate Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Northern Colorado. He has taught at the Royal Academy of Music in London, England, Marlborough College in Marlborough, England, Southern Connecticut State University, and the Neighborhood Music School in New Haven. He received his Doctor of Arts Degree in Composition and Music Theory from the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, and his Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music in Composition degrees from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.
Dr. Cadwallader has played with such jazz luminaries as Rufus Reid, Bob Mintzer, Eddie Daniels, Ed Shaunessey, Bill Watrous, Don Menza, Clark Terry, Ali Ryerson, Joe Beck, Giacomo Gates, and many others. He appears as performer or composer on over twenty-five albums including his most recent cds, “A Balm in Gilead,” featuring Tiffany Jackson. Thate was preceded by “Sweet Perfume In An Alabaster Jar,” and “Quicker Than The Eye,” with bassist Mike Asetta and drummer Artie Dixson, “Broadway – West Side Story,” with flutist Ali Ryerson, bassist Mike Asetta and drummer Artie Dixson, and “The Art Of Trio,” with bassist David Chevan. The cd, “Repartee,” also with David Chevan was released in January 2000. A CD of original contemporary jazz with drummer Rich MacDonald entitled “The Cadwallader/MacDonald Project – YOUR SMILE” was released in 1998 on Jaybird Records. Two other recordings, “Christmas In The Neighborhood” with bassist Mike Asetta, and “In A Mellow Tone,” a tribute to the music of Duke Ellington with bassist David Chevan and drummer Jesse Hameen II, were released in 2002 and 2003, respectively. Dr. Cadwallader has also composed several works that have been debuted by the Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras under the baton of Christopher Hisey, including Citizen in March 2018.
Dr. Cadwallader’s compositions for jazz band have been performed and
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recorded worldwide. With more than 100 published in the U.S., Japan and England, he is the recipient of awards from downbeat magazine, the NEA and the NEH. The newly-formed Rex Cadwallader Jazz Orchestra is making its first appearance at the December 2019 GCTYO Jazz Orchestra concert, playing a set of compositions from an upcoming album entitled “A Hundred Wild Horses,” through which he hopes to call even greater attention to the plight of the environment.
Geoffrey BrookesJazz II Orchestra Director
Geoffrey Brookes joined GCTYO in the 2017-18 season. He has been directing both middle school and high school level jazz ensembles since 2006. He is passionate about teaching young musicians to develop their creativity through the jazz idiom.
Mr. Brookes completed his undergraduate studies in music education at the University of Connecticut in 2006, receiving a BA in Music and a BS in Education. At UConn, he studied jazz with Earl MacDonald and Kenny Davis, as well as trumpet with James Ackley. He earned an MA in conducting through the American Band College of Sam Houston State University in 2013. Mr. Brookes started his teaching career in the Litchfield Public Schools in 2006 and joined the Fairfield Woods Middle School faculty in 2010. Mr. Brookes has composed many jazz audition etudes for the Western Region Music Festival. He currently teaches music in New London, CT.
Brian Ente with Jim RoylePercussion Orchestra Directors
The Jim Royle Drum Studio Faculty is made up entirely of former students from the Drum Studio with college degrees in music performance or education. They all share the same philosophies and curriculum that have been passed down to them, continuing a 30-year tradition of excellence. James L. Royle is a native of Connecticut and former president of the state chapter of the Percussive Arts Society’s for sixteen years, and 2000 Chapter President of the Year. Jim attended the University of Bridgeport as a percussion and education major under the direction of Howard Zwickler, Arthur Lipner, and Bill Finegan. Jim has also studied various aspects of percussion with world recognized masters such as Max Roach, Alan Dawson, Keith Copeland, Akira Tana, Norbert Goldberg, Vernal
Fournier and Pan Master Professor Philmore. Although Jim enjoys his own performance career, his love of music and the pleasure of passing this love onto future musicians are equally important to him. His studio now in its 20th year, is well known for turning out remarkable performers and all of his students are exposed to many aspects of percussion.Brian Ente, a GCTYO alumnus, is a musician and composer who studied at Ithaca College with Gordon Stout and Conrad Alexander. A Connecticut native, he is a former vice president of the state’s chapter of the Percussive Arts Society, and works to improve the performance standards and education of percussion both in his local area of Bridgeport/Fairfield, and across the state, taking part as a composer and judge for the Western Region Music Festival on both the middle school and high school levels. Mr. Ente coaches Percussion Ensemble at weekly rehearsals and conducts at concerts and teaches at the Jim Royle Drum Studio.
THE COACHESGreg Hoyt, Wind Coach Greg Hoyt has taught elementary, middle and high school band and is currently the Band Director at East Hartford High School, CT. He currently performs with the Capital Symphonic Winds and has performed with Classic Brass Band Connecticut Valley Chamber Orchestra, Wallingford and Ridgefield Symphony Orchestras. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Western Connecticut State University.
Enkelejda Nani, String CoachMs. Nani was born in Fier, Albania. She attended the Academy of Art in Fier, where she began studying cello. She subsequently studied at the conservatory in Tirana, the capital of Albania, where she received a diploma in cello performance, equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in the United States. Ms. Nani has performed with numerous chamber ensembles in Albania and was a member of the Opera Tirana Orchestra. She is currently the Cello and Bass Coach for the GCTYO Symphony and Concert Orchestras.
Michele Prizio, String CoachMichele Prizio is a cello performer and teacher with over 20 years of professional experience. She began her musical studies on the piano
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at age 6 and took up the cello when she was 8. Michele studied cello performance at the University of Connecticut and went on to complete her Master of Music degree at Wichita State University. She is a former member of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra and the Whittier Faculty Piano Trio at Friends University, where Michele was the cello instructor for five years. In addition to teaching at Friends, Michele served on the faculties of Bethany College and Southwestern University. While at Southwestern, she developed and taught a string methods course for music education majors and a summer camp for middle and high school orchestra students. Currently, Michele is teaching strings at Gideon Welles School in Glastonbury. She is also an active orchestral musician, having performed locally with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra, and the New Britain Symphony Orchestra.
Jennifer Trahan, String CoachJennifer Trahan has a life-long history of violin playing and teaching. She began her violin studies at the age of 5 in the Suzuki program in Columbus, Ohio. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Violin Performance from Ohio University, under the tutelage of Howard Beebe, graduating with the honors of summa cum laude, second in her class, and Most Outstanding Performer. Ms. Trahan also began her teaching career at Ohio University, teaching Suzuki in the Athens Community Music School. She then went on to the Manhattan School of Music, where she received a Master’s of Music in Violin Performance, under the tutelage of Patinka Kopec. Ms. Trahan began teaching at the Suzuki Music School of Westport in 1999, where she was the Assistant Music Director. In 2005, she left SMSW to create the Talent Education Suzuki School in Norwalk, where she taught all ages and levels, with a focus on developing her teaching philosophy for the advanced student. She currently has a private studio in Milford, Ms. Jen’s Violin Studio, and is a sectional coach with the Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras. In addition to teaching privately, Ms. Trahan developed and directs a school strings program for elementary and middle school students. Her students have gone on to study violin and music in pre-conservatory programs as well as college, such as Manhattan School of Music, University of Maryland, American University, UCONN, Northwestern University, University of Rochester and Wake Forest. Ms. Trahan has performed with the Bridgeport Symphony, Wallingford Symphony and Orchestra New England, is a member of the Magnolia String Quartet and freelances throughout Connecticut.
Ian Taylor, Wind CoachIan Taylor is a Wind Coach with GCTYO and teaches instrumental music at the King School in Stamford, CT. In addition to his work as a teacher, Ian serves as Executive Director of Project Music, an El Sistema-inspired organization founded in 2014 to provide access to high quality music education to underprivileged children. Mr. Taylor began playing trumpet in his elementary school band program in LaGrange, NY and continues to perform frequently with local theatre orchestras and jazz bands. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the State University of New York College at Fredonia with supplementary studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. Mr. Taylor has pursued a vision of music education as a vehicle for social change with various projects around the United States and internationally, particularly through affiliations with El Sistema USA and the Global Leaders Program.
Chris Wilson, Percussion CoachChris began playing and studying drums at a very young age. After receiving his first drum set at the age of 8, Chris began taking lessons with Jim Royle until he graduated from high school in 2014. Chris slowly worked his way up from a novice drum set player to a well-rounded percussionist and a skilled drum set player. Chris played in school bands and Jim Royle’s various percussion ensembles. Chris has traveled to China, Virginia Beach, and various locations across New England to perform with these groups. After graduating from Fairfield Warde High School in 2014, Chris went on to study Music Performance at the University of New Hampshire, where he performed in the wind ensemble and percussion ensemble.
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THE PROGRAMConcert 1, 1pm
Percussion Orchestra Brian Ente, Conductor
Game Piece Larry Lawless
Bach to Basics Larry Lawless
String OrchestraBruce Sloat, Conductor
A Gypsy Tale Soon Hee Newbold
Allison’s Waltz Bob Phillips
Burst! Brian Balmages
Wind OrchestraBrian Miller, Conductor
Aces of the Air Karl King arr. Jim Swearingen
On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss David Holsinger
Tempest Robert W. Smith
Concert OrchestraErica Messina, Conductor
Cumberland Cross Carl Strommen
Grand March from “Tannhauser” R. Wagner arr. Vernon F. Ledig
Handelmania G.F. Handel arr. John Whitney
Symphony OrchestraLynda Smith, Conductor
March to the Scaffold H. Berlioz arr. Anthony Carter
An American Rhapsody Richard Meyer
Overture to Egmont, Op. 84 L.V. Beethoven
THE PROGRAMConcert 2, 5:30pm
Percussion Orchestra Brian Ente, Conductor
Dunna Ken Larry Lawless
Bravura OrchestraGjorgj Kroqi, Conductor
Passacaglia G.F. Handel arr. Robert Frost
Fandango from Quintet in D, G. 488 L. Boccherini arr. Clark McAllister
Intermezzo Sinfonico from Cavaleria Rusticana P. Mascagni
Preludio to La Traviata G. Verdi arr. Robert D. McCashin
St. Paul’s Suite for String Orchestra G. Holst
Principal OrchestraChristopher Hisey, Conductor
Supermaximum Kenji Bunch
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 J. Sibelius 1. Allegro moderato 2. Adagio di molto 3. Allegro ma non tanto
Lara St. John, Violin
Symphony #5 in D major, Op. 107 “The Reformation” F. Mendelssohn 1. Andante-Allegro con fuoco 2. Allegro vivace 3. Andante 4. Andante con moto-Allegro vivace-Allegro maestoso
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About the Soloist - Lara St. JohnCanadian-born violinist Lara St. John has been described as “something of a phenomenon” by The Strad and as a “high-powered soloist” by The New York Times. She has performed as a soloist with the orchestras of Cleveland, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, and with the Boston Pops, the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, NDR Symphony, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Camerata Ireland, Amsterdam Symphony, Brazilian Symphony, Sao Paulo Symphony, China Philharmonic, Hong Kong Symphony, Tokyo Symphony, Kyoto Symphony, and the orchestras of Brisbane, Adelaide, and Auckland, among many others. St. John has traveled to Latin America for appearances with the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, the Sao Paulo Symphony, Rio de Janeiro’s Orquestra Sinfonica Brasileira, SODRE in Montevideo, and the Sociedad Filarmónica de Lima in Peru. The Los Angeles Times wrote “Lara St. John happens to be a volcanic violinist with a huge, fabulous tone that pours out of her like molten lava. She has technique to burn and plays at a constant high heat.” St. John created her own label, Ancalagon, in 1999, and has recorded with the Royal Philharmonic, the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, and The Knights, for which she won the Juno award in 2011 for her Mozart album. Her Bach: The Six Sonatas and Partitas album was the best-selling double album on iTunes in 2007. In 2014, her Schubert album with Berlin Philharmonic harpist Marie-Pierre Langlamet, cellist Ludwig Quandt, and soprano Anna Prohaska was chosen as one of The Best CDs of Spring by Der Tagsesspiegel. MDR Figaro recommended the album for its “boundless enchantment.” Her 2015 album: Shiksa, had All About Jazz saying “Music like this is beyond imagination and talent. It exists only in the loosely-held molecules found on the razor’s edge of Creation.”St. John began playing the violin when she was two years old. She made her first appearance as soloist with orchestra at age four, and her European debut with the Gulbenkian Orchestra when she was 10. She toured Spain, France, Portugal, and Hungary at ages 12 and 13, entered the Curtis Institute at 13, and spent her first summer at Marlboro three years later. Her teachers have included Felix Galimir and Joey Corpus. She performs on the 1779 “Salabue” Guadagnini thanks to an anonymous donor and records for Ancalagon Records.
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String OrchestraViolin IEva Ortiz, Stratford –
ConcertmasterGabriel Aca Rojas, Trumbull Sarah Bogdan, Westport Isabel Cheng, WestonSaanvi Chintapalli , TrumbullCharlotte Cooper, New CanaanSuzuran Draper, FairfieldIsabella Grimm, Westport Andrea Hendley, Westport Kyleigh Higgins, StratfordGiunie Rene, MilfordAnne Taylor, FairfieldMaya Zinkerman, Fairfield
Violin IINathaniel Thomas, Fairfield –
PrincipalInara Catanesi, FairfieldVaanya Dhir, TrumbullEvan Doyle, TrumbullAnaya Dsouza, FairfieldJosh Gibson, BridgeportConor Glynn, TrumbullGabriella Gonzalez, Milford Ali Hassan, BridgeportVivian Huang, OrangeSophia Li, OrangeSalman Memom, NorwalkKayla Mirochnik, Trumbull
Haley Nguyen, BridgeportRiya Patel, Orange Monika Principal, DanburyKatya Reilly, MonroeMaximilian Rutkowski, WestonPeyton Schleef, WestonZaha Sheikh, FairfieldMahin Sheikh, FairfieldDealrich Syvilay, FairfieldJustin Wang, FairfieldAvery Zhang, FairfieldJayden Zhang, Weston
ViolaHannah Kwok, Fairfield –
PrincipalJomana Ali, Fairfield Gemma Byrne, StratfordCyndi Chen, WestonPranav Quarve, Fairfield
CelloTeagan Weber, Southport –
PrincipalEliza Choi, FairfieldRikto Draper, FairfieldEmma Drought, SouthportShaili Haria, FairfieldElsie Hodson, Stamford Kobi Oraedu, TrumbullAdam Plager, Fairfield
Wind OrchestraFluteHarini Gosukonda, MonroeEmily Iniguez, StamfordAnya Muktavaram, WestportJulia Van Der Aue, WestportKamrinWilson, Stamford
ClarinetJoshua Alexandre, StamfordNathaly Baretto, StamfordIsaac Pleasure-Kranowitz, FairfieldCharlotte Primo, StamfordSara Velasquez, Stamford
Saxophone - AltoBodhi Chiravuri, BridgeportFrancisco Espina, StamfordPhillip Kim, FairfieldHenry King, FairfieldEvan Marshall, FairfieldSumanyu Pinjala, FairfieldSebastian Rodriguez, Bridgeport
Saxophone - Tenor Selin Agurcia, Stamford Timothy Taylor, Fairfield
Wind Orchestra, cont.TrumpetJunior Juarez, StamfordCristopher Lemus, StamfordBlake O’Looney, WestportHilton Rodriguez , Norwalk
A’meara Shelley-Barbier, StamfordLuke Simon, Trumbull
TromboneChristopher St-Louis, Stamford
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Concert OrchestraViolin IAmy Chervansky, Fairfield –
ConcertmasterManushri Anand, MonroeSophia Ayoub, MilfordAmelie Bazile, WestportLilly Cameron, MonroeSofia Dillabough, FairfieldGrace English, FairfieldAnanya Garg, FairfieldLucas Jessee, MilfordAnya Mahajan, WoodbridgeSom Nene, FairfieldVictoria Pelton, WoodbridgeKaterin Pineda, BridgeportNicholas Ramos, BridgeportGayathri Sarath, WiltonTiffany Serrano, BridgeportLandon Smith, WoodbridgeRishi Vaddiraju, Wilton
Violin IIPranav Sundararajan, Orange –
PrincipalAmelia Bragg-Phillips, StratfordAnne Codd, TrumbullJulia Cooper, New CanaanAustin Fecke, FairfieldJason Guevara. BridgeportKeeley Haughie, SheltonDylan Huber, MonroeLily Mickiewicz, TrumbullOlivia Ortiz, StratfordBianca Romero, Bridgeport Nataly Valencia, BridgeportMason Yeoh, Fairfield
ViolaMatthew Pan, Sandy Hook –
Principal
William Hanington, FairfieldKhushi Haria, FairfieldIsabelle Huewe, WestonHannah Makmale, WestonSreya Mothukuri, FairfieldMatthew Romero, Southbury Nicholas Spencer, Weston
CelloVirginia Grabovsky, Monroe –
PrincipalJack Hong, WestportJun Huh, East LymeAva Scholl, MilfordClaire Zhang, Weston
BassLillian Gamma, Trumbull –
PrincipalAmelia Munoz, Fairfield
FluteSzofia Imre-Seres, Orange –
PrincipalJuliet Amadeo, WiltonRyder Levine (Piccolo), WestportAnoushka Mukherjee, TrumbullAnusha Ragupathy, TrumbullSophie Rutkowski, WestonCarsen Schick, Easton
OboeMcKenzie Forte, Milford –
Principal
ClarinetGrace Coyne, Fairfield –
PrincipalAdriel Lemus, Stamford
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Symphony Orchestra
Violin I Zuriel Guerra, Bridgeport –
ConcertmasterAnabel Guerreiro, Fairfield –
Assistant Concertmaster Sydney Chan, StamfordAlicia Cheng, OrangePeyton Chiriatti, NewtownNeha Devineni, FairfieldEvan Grzeda, FairfieldIsaiah Johnson, StratfordNeya Kidambi, TrumbullElena Kim, SouthburyRhea Koyambreth, SeymourMia Larkin, EastonJennifer Li, OrangeEmily Nguyen, BridgeportLara Thaner, TrumbullEmily Walsh, FairfieldLydia Wilson-Taylor, FairfieldVeronica Yi, Stratford
Violin IIApril Park, Trumbull –
PrincipalMaya Albright, WestonJeorie Brockenberry, BridgeportJaeden Campbell, BridgeportLuke Chang, OrangeSage Franklin, WestportSamantha Hatcher , Sandy HookSparsh Koyambreth, SeymourBrendan Li, East LymeSasha Manzione, StratfordJeremy Mao, Milford
Avantika Prabakaran, StratfordCristian Rodriguez, Monroe
ViolaSophia Malek, Fairfield –
PrincipalJulia Berg, WestportCharlotte Berner, WestportWilliam Forrester, TrumbullAriel Guerra, Bridgeport Srilekha Kadimi, OrangeLeif Madison, BethanyMaeve McMullan, SouthportChaitanya Pinjala, FairfieldRohan Quarve, FairfieldJessica Vora, Fairfield
CelloWilliam Goater, Principal –
PrincipalLillian Albright, WestonChristina Cao, TrumbullGrace Chiriatti, NewtownMartha Dorvil, BridgeportAlexa Fass, WestportRebecca Filiato, NewtownTrajan Keane, EastonHenry Klain, TrumbullJohn Leo , TrumbullBrian Li, East LymeAngelia Loo, MilfordMcKenna Mercurio Morse, FairfieldLucy Olbrys, StratfordJulia Plager, FairfieldJessica Zhang, Sandy Hook
Symphony Orchestra, cont.Flute Devin Triano, Easton – Principal Katie Cimmino, FairfieldElizabeth Clark, TrumbullChaitanya Garg, FairfieldOlivia Huewe, WestonSeungmin Lee, SheltonSylvie Olbrys, StratfordLaila Sarezky, Fairfield Ella Tibbals, Stratford
Oboe Jathaved Pasham, Trumbull – Principal Nolan Medalla, Wilton
Clarinet Elliott Bello, Trumbull – Principal Oliver Harrigan, MilfordLyah Muktavaram, WestportKeona Patel, Weston
French Horn George Maddaloni, Westport – Principal Elliott Schunk, Fairfield
Trumpet Gabriel Paknia, Weston – Principal Sean Ayoub, MilfordMatthew Batterton, SeymourJames Liu, OrangeMatthew Schreder, Weston
TromboneBrynn Graham, Fairfield – Principal
TubaSamantha Miller, Trumbull – Principal
Percussion Jackson Brentson, West Haven – Principal Terry Carroll, Fairfield Danny Cho, Fairfield
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Bravura Orchestra
Violin I Kate Friedman, Fairfield –
ConcertmasterKendra Cheng, WestportKaylee Granfield, MilfordElla Chun, New HavenEmily Larkin, Easton
Violin IISanjana Vakacherla, Newtown –
PrincipalSuja Srinivasan, MonroeJane Ding, MonroeAndy Zhang, Sandy HookMax Spencer, WestonAlejandro Ramos, Bridgeport
ViolaEmma Grimsey, Waterford –
PrincipalKeerthi Kongani, OrangeMark Jalkut, Fairfield
CelloSara Dombroski, Waterford –
PrincipalElena Lim, WestportJulian Fiore, WestportSimon Weber, SouthportAdi Garg , Weston
Concert Orchestra, cont. French HornChip Chase, Trumbull –
Principal
TrumpetSpencer Greiss, Westport –
PrincipalSean Martin, WestonAaron Monterroso , Stamford
TubaFranklin Zapata, Stamford –
Principal
PercussionCorey Conway, Fairfield –
PrincipalEdwin Rodriguez, Stamford
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Principal Orchestra
Violin I Alison Shively, Trumbull –
Concertmaster Gerald Kim, FairfieldMeghai Choudhury, FairfieldSofia Nangle, FairfieldClara Meier, MiddleburyEmerson Lyons, SouthportTyler Park, TrumbullColin Zhang, Sandy HookFreya Nangle, FairfieldKaitlyn Yoon, FairfieldOlivia Kiss, FairfieldKatie Nguyen, TrumbullJanise Park, BridgeportAvyay Menon, TrumbullAileen Aizenshtat, TrumbullGaileen Andal, MilfordAliza Creel, MiddleburyBenjamin Short, RidgefieldAlexandra Gu, Woodbridge
Violin IIJulia Herlyn, Westport –
PrincipalSneha Sunder, FairfieldAdarsh Kongani, OrangeMaya Faber, WestportLaurel Pham, FairfieldDaniel Cao, TrumbullSamuel Bustamante, BridgeportMargaret Luo, WoodbridgeLauren Ji, FairfieldAlejandra Garcia, NorwalkRishika Sau, FairfieldLillian Solz, FairfieldKathleen Robinson, WaterburyGayathri Kaimal, Wilton
ViolaRyan Dombroski, Waterford –
PrincipalNeha Navrange, WestportLena Kufferman, FairfieldPatrick McGovern , MonroeArmaan Ajoomal, FairfieldGian Dupitas, Fairfield
Zach Bishop, WestportJenny Moore, FairfieldAllison Telesz, FairfieldBeza Tessema, BridgeportJoseph Castaldo, TrumbullJason Stein, WestportSarah Roberts, WestonJason Kwon, OrangeMark Carlson, Southport
CelloAnna Thérèse Mehra, New Canaan –
PrincipalJack Campbell, Monroe
Co-PrincipalMichael Jensen, FairfieldLianna Wagner, StratfordHarrison Bernstein, WestportAnanya Chaudhuri, SouthportJack Spencer, WestonCharlotte Delmonico, BridgeportCate McNamara, FairfieldAaron Irish-Donini, MonroeSion Moon, FairfieldMatthew Chiang, WestportSophia Vellotti, WestportErin Kiley, FairfieldAlex Parent, FairfieldOwen Galt, Stratford
Bass Ben Martin, Fairfield – Principal Ryan Durrell, FairfieldHarrison Moy, WestonAndy Corbett, FairfieldMichael Hyland, Trumbull
Flute Emily Simpkins, Monroe –
Principal Caroline Russell, WestportDaniel Vash, FairfieldKarina Friend (Piccolo), SheltonMadison Chueka, Southport
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Principal Orchestra, cont.Oboe Michelle Bookas, Southport –
PrincipalSean Lynch, Southbury
Clarinet Logan Seaburg, Stratford –
PrincipalAaron Pleasure-Kranowitz, FairfieldKate Vasquez, Trumbull
BassoonNathaniel Epstein, Fairfield –
PrincipalDarby Pethrick, StratfordMichael McAleese, Fairfield
French HornHenry Friedman, Fairfield –
Principal
TrumpetHannah Ulman, Fairfield –
PrincipalKevin Tzanetis, FairfieldTyler Harris, EastonPaul Sussman, Fairfield
TromboneAidan Jacobson, New Fairfield – PrincipalSami Omaish, FairfieldKunal Mehta, FairfieldTallula Goldberg, WestportSerena Ta, Fairfield
PercussionAlexy Berson, Fairfield–
PrincipalAndrew Holms, TrumbullMatthew Robinson, Shelton
Percussion OrchestraAlexy Berson, Fairfield –
Principal Jackson Brentson, West HavenTerry Carroll, FairfieldDanny Cho, FairfieldCorey Conway, Fairfield
Andrew Holms, TrumbullMatthew Robinson, SheltonEdwin Rodriguez, Stamford
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