Did you know?

Music is a science It is exact, specific; and it demands exact acoustics. A conductor's full score is a chart, a graph which indicates frequencies, intensities, volume changes, melody and harmony all at once and with the most exact control of time.

Music is mathematical It is rhythmically based on the subdivision of time into fractions which must be demonstrated instantaneously, not worked out on paper.

Music is a foreign language Most of the terms are in Italian, German or French; and the notation is certainly not English - but a highly developed kind of shorthand that uses symbols to represent ideas. The semantics of music is the most complete and universal language.

Music is history Music usually reflects the environment and times of its creation, often even the country of origin.

Music is physical education It requires fantastic coordination of fingers, hands, arms, lip, cheek and facial muscles, in addition to extraordinary control of the diaphragmatic, back, stomach and chest muscles, which respond instantly to the sound the ear hears and the mind interprets.

Music is all of these things, but most of all, Music is an art It allows a human being to take all these techniques and use them to create emotion. That is one thing science cannot duplicate: humanism, feeling, emotion, call it what you will.

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind,

flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” ~Plato~

PRINCIPAL’S WELCOME

Tonight’s concert represents the culmination of many hours of hard work, dedication, and true grit. The fourth and fifth grade students of the Upper Moreland Intermediate School are proud to perform and share their musical talents. The students who will play for you tonight have practiced in music rehearsals before school, lessons during the school day, and independently at home in order to prepare for tonight’s event. These amazing musicians are proud to display their musical talents and we hope that you enjoy their performance. On behalf of Upper Moreland Intermediate School, Ms. Brann, Mrs. Pezzi-Burns, and staff, we hope that you enjoy “Music Fest II.” Sincerely, Principal Upper Moreland Intermediate School “Music fills the spirit with a panoply of emotions.”

- Anonymous -

DIRECTORS’ NOTE Mrs. Kimberly Pezzi-Burns

Ms. Laurie Brann

It is our belief that music is an integral part of a complete education. It engages students in individual and group activity, promotes creativity and problem solving, and develops evaluative ability. It draws from multiple disciplines and leads to an improved self-concept, broader cultural awareness, and development of life-long skills.

Upper Moreland Intermediate School’s Music program offers all students in grades four and five the opportunity to learn how to play a musical instrument. In grade five, all students are given the opportunity to experience singing in a choral setting. Students discover and develop their potential through varied musical experiences in listening, performing, and creating. The program’s primary goal is to foster and promote an appreciation and understanding of music. Through a comprehensive appreciation and understanding of music, students learn how to set, strategize, and meet goals. Ultimately, it is our belief when students musically achieve, it teaches them how to become compassionate, independent thinkers as well as life-long learners. The best current practices and techniques taught are regularly researched and updated which will enable students to develop the proper skills and knowledge needed for musical achievement.

Welcome to “Music Fest II.” The performers that you will see here tonight represent the hard work and dedication of the music students at Upper Moreland Intermediate School. Many of the instrumentalists that you will hear have only been playing their instrument for nine months. We are extremely proud of what they have accomplished in such a short amount of time. We would like to thank all of the parents and our Upper Moreland Intermediate School teachers and staff for their patience and unyielding support that they give to these talented young individuals in their quest for musical excellence. Their achievements would not be possible without you.

Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for giving us the opportunity to share one of our true passions in life; music. These young musicians, who we have tremendously enjoyed getting to know and care for, have worked hard for tonight’s performance. “They have come a long way” and we are very proud of them. We hope that you enjoy this memorable musical experience! Mrs. Kimberly Pezzi-Burns Ms. Laurie A. Brann

UPPER MORELAND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 2017 MUSIC FEST II

Celebration of Performers

SPACE RACE………………………..…………….Ralph Gingery Featuring: Wind and Percussion Ensemble

Concert Band Symphonic Band

THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER…………….….Key/Pezzi-Burns

Featuring: Wind and Percussion Ensemble

Symphonic Band Under the Direction of: Mrs. Kimberly Pezzi-Burns

Assistant to the Director: Ms. Laurie Brann

MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC!…………….......................Weiss/Higgins MAJESTIC MARCH…………..………….…….…...Paul Lavender LATIN MAGIC……………...................................…John Higgins

Lesson Group

Featuring violin students of: Mrs. Kim Pezzi-Burns

HOW TO SAVE A LIFE…………………........…The Fray Featuring: Melissa Afanador, Veronica Evans, Brooke Lobban

Concert Band

Under the Direction of: Ms. Laurie Brann Assistant to the Director: Mrs. Kimberly Pezzi-Burns

STARSPLITTER FANFARE…...…....………..... …Brian Balmages STRIKE FORCE…………..……………….….…... Michael Sweeney ZOMBIE STOMP……………..................................Rob Grice

Media Feature Featuring The 3rd Grade General Music Students of :

Ms. Laurie Brann

UPPER MORELAND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 2017 MUSIC FEST II

Purple and Gold String Ensemble Under the Direction of: Ms. Laurie Brann

Piano Accompanist: Ms. Rachel Burzi

CLOG DANCE……………………………………………......Elliot A. Del Borgo Featuring: Gold String Ensemble

ROYAL PROMENADE……………………….………………Don Brubaker

Featuring: Purple String Ensemble THE CHERRY TREE CAROL…..……………….…………...Traditional/Smith

Featuring: Gold String Ensemble CABBAGE SHOO……………………….…………….…….…Traditional/Woods

Featuring: Purple String Ensemble STORM……………...…………………………………………Soon Hee Newbold

Featuring: Gold String Ensemble INDIAN CHANT AND DANCE.……………………………...Niehaus/Leidig

Featuring: Combined Purple and Gold String Ensembles Guest Percussionists: Gabriel Cruz, Domenic Giordano, Sir Dominic Jones

Media Feature Featuring The Students of: Mrs. Kimberly Pezzi-Burns

Ms. Laurie Brann

“There is practical reason for music education: it teaches people to think, to solve problems, to take risks, to think independently, to be an

entrepreneur and innovator. The virtues of music education are the virtues of free enterprise in general and of a high tech, knowledge based society in

particular: flexibility, adaptability, inventiveness, even playfulness.“

- William E. LaMothe (C.E.O., Xerox Company)

UPPER MORELAND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 2017 MUSIC FEST II

Wind & Percussion Ensemble

Under the direction of: Mrs. Kimberly Pezzi-Burns

ASTURIAS……………………………………………….....Albeniz/Story CAMEROON…..………………….……………………......Robert W. Smith NEW ORLEANS JAZZ……………...……………………..Gerald Sebesky

Closing Feature

SCHOOL SUPPLIES ROCK………………....……...….....Victor Lopez Featuring: Combined Bands & Gold String Ensemble

Special Musicians:

Pencil/Pencil Cup Mrs. Gretchen Elfreth, Mrs. Mrs. Jeanne Gheen,

Mrs. Edel McPeak, Ms. Jackie Rosenbaum, Mrs. Beth Sobolefski, Mrs. Tina Madison, Mrs. Amanda Sirine

Notebook/Ruler/Pencil Cup Mr. Joseph Greim, Mr. Daniel Monaghan, Mr. Daniel Sullivan,

Mr. Phillip DeCrescente, Mr. Kevin Black

Clipboard Mrs. Karen Ackley, Mr. Mark Curtis, Mr. Glenn Dolton

Go Buckets Mr. Jon DeMinico and Mrs. Julie Mazurek

“A grounding in the arts will help our children to see; to bring a uniquely human perspective to science and technology. In

short, it will help them as they grow smarter to also grow wiser.”

- Robert E. Allen – Chairman and CEO, AT&T Corporation

“Music gives us a language that cuts across the disciplines, helps us to see connections and brings a more coherent meaning to our world.”

– Ernest Boyer, President, Carnegie Foundation

UPPER MORELAND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 2017 MUSIC FEST II

Symphonic Band Under the direction of Mrs. Kimberly Pezzi-Burns

Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories. And the

longer a song has existed in our lives, the more memories we have of it.

~Stevie Wonder

Flutes Magdalen Stahl 4-1 Marabelle Banks 4-3 Abigail Conrad 4-4 Sydney Polzin 4-5 Molly Dancer 4-6 Ethan Roedig 4-8 Mackenzie Hermann 4-10 Abigail McKeever 4-10 Ava Cleary 5-4 Abigale Bilotta 5-8

Clarinets Addison Hurley 4-1 Arabella Lytle 4-1 Angela Manila 4-1 Ava Butterworth 4-8 Alyssa Cartagena 4-8 Esther Voshchilo 4-8 Avery Adamski 4-9 Jana Makahleh 4-9 Addison DiProspero 4-10 Paul Popescu 5-6

Alto Saxophones Zen Arwynn Ang 4-2 Andrew Yoon 4-2 Lucy Heffernan 4-4 Anthony Carson 4-7 Thomas Molnar 4-7 Colson Campbell 4-8 Abigail Toth 4-10

Trumpets Sarah Gheen 4-1 Levi Brennan 4-2 Tyler Andreas 4-5 Brody Hutti 4-7 Danny Mason 4-7 Andrew Brown 4-8 Owen O'Sullivan 4-8 Dylan Schumack 4-9 Keira Ritts 4-10

Trombones Luke Bujno 4-4 Hunter Badey 4-8 Zachary Trigg 5-3

Percussion Hope Tolliver 4-1 Anthony Pasinato 4-3 Jake Pettit 4-3 Luke Garbutt 4-4 Mirya Smith 4-4 Aidan Berboth 4-8 Mason Neely 5-4 Michael Brown 5-5

Baritones Nicholas Ley 4-2 Aidan Leighty 4-3

UPPER MORELAND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 2017 MUSIC FEST II

Concert Band Under the direction of: Ms. Laurie Brann

Assistant to the Director: Mrs. Kimberly Pezzi-Burns

*Denotes Assistant to the Directors

Purple String Ensemble

Under the Direction of: Ms. Laurie Brann Accompanist: Mrs. Rachel Burzi

Flutes Julianne Rudgunas 4-2 Kelly Bates 4-5 Kaylei Rossell 4-8 Emily Meyers 5-2 Laura Wisa 5-2

Clarinets Joslyn McCellan 4-2 Annalise Messina 4-2 Amanda Deleone 5-2 Damien Kalinowsky 5-4

Alto Saxophones Alexander Costanzo 4-6 Zachary Depew 5-3 Tanner Sharp 5-6

Trumpets Jarlath McPeak 4-1 Asher Jacob 4-2 Samuel Lobbenberg 4-3 James Rupp 4-5 Benjamin Dalske 5-6 Zackery Blondo 5-9

Trombones James Bradley 4-2 Erin Distel 4-2 Ethan Claude 4-4 Ella Marie Regan 5-2 Madison Fisher 5-8*

Percussion Christen Gemzik 4-1 Morgan Russo 4-5 Cameron Arbuckle 4-6 Anthony Wharton 4-7 Ella Wheeler 5-3* Shannon Delmar 5-6 Christian Cole 5-7 Aidan Ferello 5-9*

Violin I Jaelynn Aponte 5-3 Gloria DeOliveira 5-3 Kaylee Brown 5-6 Charlotte Smyth 5-7 Sophia Perry 5-8 Emma Weiss 5-8 Kaylee Curnell 5-9

Violin II Savannah Brown 4-1 Charleis Fayall 4-1 Taryn Carson 4-2 Rigney Kowal 4-2 Emily Praediger 4-4 Shannon Truesdale 4-6 Ava Deer 4-9 Matthew Gonzalez 4-9 Adam Seezox 4-9 Sofia DiSandro 5-9 Luis Guerra 5-9

Violin III Vivianne Regan 4-1 Gianna Brown 4-2 Lana Checkovage 4-3 Michaela Greiman 4-3 Kelly Darreff 4-5 Gillian Fiala 4-5 Logan Rollinson 4-5 Matthew Schernecke 4-5 Conor Hodum 5-2 Jaiden Cintron 5-3 Ryan Conway 5-5 Kyra Favors 5-8 Fernando TeJeda 5-8

Cellos Erin Payne 4-2 Jared Previte 4-5 Megha John 4-6

UPPER MORELAND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 2017 MUSIC FEST II

Gold String Ensemble

Under the Direction of: Ms. Laurie Brann Accompanist: Mrs. Rachel Burzi

Percussionists: Gabriel Cruz, Domenic Giordano, Sir Dominic Jones

Wind & Percussion Ensemble Under the direction of : Mrs. Kimberly Pezzi-Burns

"The future belongs to young people with an education and the imagination to create."

–Former President Barack Obama

Flutes Joshua Kanak 5-8 Emily Kress 5-4 Moira McNicholas 5-8

Clarinets Emily Fay 5-5 Mackenzie Mason 5-7 Michelina Soroka 5-5

Trumpets Daniel Bogart 5-3 Keira Cornish 5-6 Charles Cribb 5-7 Thomas Hermann 5-1 JohnaMarie Przychowicz 5-7

Alto Saxophones Maxwell Molnar 5-5 Luke Seedes 5-4 Semaj Robichaw 5-2 Samuel Radaszkiewicz 5-4

Percussion Gabriel Cruz 5-2 Domenic Giordano 5-6 Sir Dominic Jones 5-3 Benjamin Kelly 5-8 Dominic McLaughlin 5-3 Robert Moffett 5-7 Jacob Richards 5-5 Christopher Scurry 5-9 Dylan Wood 5-4

Trombones Joshua Cannad 5-7 Chris D'Souza 5-4 Madison Fisher 5-8

Violin I Melissa Afanador 5-1 Brooke Lobban 5-1 Veronica Evans 5-5

Violin II Cambrie Richmond 5-1 Colin Teefy 5-5 Mikayla Hefner 5-5

Violin III Eowyn Stainback 5-4 Devin Bush 5-6

Viola Emily McLaughlin 5-5

Mallet Percussion Magdalen Stahl 4-1

Summer Arts Camp at UMSD Get all the info and registration form at

umtsd.org

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF UPPER MORELAND TOWNSHIP

2017

Where: Upper Moreland Intermediate School,

3990 Orangemans Rd., Hatboro, PA 19040 When: Monday, June 19 – Thursday, July 27, 2017

(See descriptions for days & times of each offering)

Tuition: Each student pays the full amount for the first course and takes $10.00 off each additional paid course Each participant receives a free Arts Camp T-Shirt.

Instrumental/Voice lessons $145.00 (plus free admission to Band, Chorus, or Orchestra)

Jazz Band $145.00 (plus free admission to Band or Orchestra)

Musical Show $145.00 (plus free admission to Band, Chorus, or Orchestra)

Band, Chorus, Orchestra $100.00 (or free with any of the above)

*Theatrical Show Tickets are $5.00.

Registration: Please send the attached form and payment to:

Mr. Brian Stahl Upper Moreland Middle School

4000 Orangemans Road Hatboro, PA 19040

***Make checks payable to

School District of Upper Moreland Township***

*Questions? Contact Brian Stahl…bstahl@umtsd.org

*Please note: All activities are held at Upper Moreland Middle School

Acknowledgements

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert Milrod Building Principal Dr. Michael Bair Assistant Building Principal Mrs. Dina Davis Management Assistant Mr. John Burke Principal Secretary Mrs. Grace Brotman Attendance Secretary Mrs. Marianne Direso Nurse Mrs. Ann Abbott Mrs. Donna Woywood

Custodians Ms. Barbara Robbins/Mr. Dave Forcellini U.M.I.S. School Night Crew

U.M.I.S. Music Department Ms. Laurie Brann (Instrumental/General) Mrs. Rachel Burzi (Vocal/General)

Mrs. Kim Pezzi-Burns (Instrumental)

Special Thanks To:

Fifth Grade Teachers

Fourth Grade Teachers

Technology Assistants Mrs. Karen Ackley Mrs. Stephanie Metheny

U.M.I.S. Home and School Association Sound Systems, Drum Set, Stand Racks, Percussion Cabinet, Music Binders, Cummerbund and Bowties, Blacklights, and Amplifier.

U.M.M.S. Music Department Mr. Brian Stahl

Mrs. Amber Williams Mrs. Rachel Burzi

Mrs. Catherine Keech U.M.H.S. Music Department Mr. Glenn Cowen Mrs. Catherine Keech

Mrs. Amber Williams

Mrs. Sheri Young Mrs. Megan Dougherty Mrs. Jeanne Gheen Mr. Dan Monaghan Mr. Dan Sullivan Ms. Jacquelyn Rosenbaum

Mr. Joseph Greim Mrs. Karen Rhodes Mrs. Danielle Terry Mr. Jon DeMinico Ms. Krystin Baron

Ms. Lisa Dudek Mrs. Tina Madison Mrs. Marlajean Fay Mr. Bruce Bloome Mrs. Gretchen Elfreth

Ms. Sandra Fedele Mrs. Valorie Hawkins Mrs. Holly Zanine Mrs. Susan Coram Mrs. Kathie Beck Mrs. Maureen Lesher

“Music expresses that which cannot be said on which it is impossible to be silent.”

~ Victor Hugo ~

2015

“We need people who think with the creative side of their brains—people who have played in a band, who have painted…it enhances

symbiotic thinking capabilities, not always thinking in the same paradigm, learning how to kick-start a new idea, or how to get a job

done better, less expensively.”

–Annette Byrd, Glaxo Smith Kline

“It is in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough - it’s

technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the results that make our heart sing.”

–Steve Jobs

2017