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Special Thanks

Michael Stanley, Music Director Burbank High School You’ve been a great mentor and it has been an honor to have your students

play in this ensemble. And For being so supportive of this new ensemble and for giving us a space to

rehearse and perform!

Taylor Arakelian, Band Director John Burroughs High School Thank you for your support and for the work you do at JBHS!

Mrs. Kim, LBMS Director & Mrs. Snell, JMMS Director Thank you for taking a chance on me and letting me borrow your kids! They are

excellent musicians!

BYM Members For giving up your Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays and making this first yeara

huge success!

Sharon Wu Coffey Thank you so much for taking lead on parent coordinating and concessions!

Tech Crew Thanks for all the magic done backstage!

Friends, Family, and Fans Thank you for coming and supporting the Premiere of the…

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Burbank Young Musicians Presents:

Burbank Spring Pops

BYM Concert Band (Featuring Members of the Luther Burbank & John Muir Middle School Bands)

Activity March H. Bennett

Wicked Highlights arr. Michael Brown

Phantom of the Opera arr. Johnnie Vinson (Highlights from)

Spring Wind Symphony

(Featuring Members of the BHS & JBHS IMA)

Grease (Selections From) arr. Ted Ricketts Spencer Brown, Guest Conductor

Nintendo Power Paul Lavender Juan Rodriguez, Jr. Conductor

Les Miserables arr. Johnnie Vinson Cyron Jed Bejasa, Asst. Conductor

Abba on Broadway arr. Michael Brown Estefania Velasco, Guest Conductor

~~~~~Intermission~~~~~ Enjoy a treat in the lobby!

Assistant Conductor

Cyron Jed Bejasa, aka C.J. ,a flutist that has been studying

under the tuition of Hungarian Flutist, Dr. Boglárka Kiss. Having

been awarded the John Philip Sousa Award in 2015, C.J. has been

recognized by his community for his superior musicianship and

enthusiasm for music education. Along with being an active

soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician, C.J. has taken

mentorship in conducting under the renowned conductor, Henry

Shin. (YASO, HYO,PCO) Cyron Jed has taken principle position

in various orchestras, such as the Los Angeles Youth Concert

Orchestra, Burbank Summer Symphony, and the Pasadena

Community Symphony Orchestra. Cyron has recently performed

three sold-out recitals in the newly built, Westerbeck Recital Hall,

in Pasadena, CA. Cyron has also played in various performances

and recordings collaborating with guitarist USC guitarist, Dr. Ines

Thomé, and pianist Mikaella Nam; currently he is working on a

composition of flute recordings in collaboration with visual artist,

Andrew Mac Tavish. As he moves forward in his journey, Cyron

Jed Bejasa, will always identify his roots within the Burbank

Community.

Autographs

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How?! One day, I decided to launch a Youth Orchestra. After working

with Burbank High School director Mike Stanley & JBHS Band

Director Taylor Arakelian, the Summer Symphony was born.

Both directors offered old library music, and their band rooms for

practice space. I reached out to the IMA kids at BHS and JBHS

and created a 55 piece Symphony Orchestra.

On August 2nd, 2015, The Burbank Summer Symphony premiered

with a fantastic performance of Rhapsody in Blue, featuring pianist

Kurt Jordan.

After a short break, the Summer Symphony evolved into the

Winter Symphony. And the Season of Symphonies would very

quickly be confusing, right? So Burbank Young Musicians (BYM)

was born!

I borrowed Winter Symphony members and started visiting Luther

Burbank Middle School (Thank you Cathy Kim). Our intention

was to help them with their music. Turns out they’re super pro!

Which led to the birth of the BYM Concert band. They performed

alongside the Winter Symphony Orchestra on December 20, 2015

at our BYM Holiday Concert.

I knew I needed more members if I wanted to put together a

marching band, so I pitched at Muir (thank you Suzie Snell). In

February, we started marching basics with the hopes of bringing

these two schools together for Burbank on Parade. Well, on April

23, 2016, we did exactly that.

Thanks to the strings program at John Muir Middle School, we

proudly welcome our newest addition, the BYM String Orchestra.

We hope you enjoy the BYM Spring Pops.

Will Alvarado Director, Burbank Young Musicians

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BYM Concert Band Flute Lindsey Houlemarde Katya Ulrich*

Adam Czeranko* Clarinet Amanda Sanchez Izzy Bowman Ashley Figueroa Jacob Wetzel* Kyle Lin* B. Clarinet Brandon Cordoba

Bassoon Kai S. Lee

Evelyn Coffey* Saxes Alto Alyssa Paniagua Dylan Mesina Andy Alvarez Billy Mansoorian Tenor Matthew Bonilla BARI Dylan Beverly Trumpets Andrew Uhm Mariana Valadez Karina Sanchez Alex Serrano Ryan Jalalizadeh*

F. Horn Jami Anne Calimlim

Trombone Joseph Zimmerman

Noreen Fischer*

Euphonium Yulissa Garcia* Ryann Thomas Tuba Zachary Arnold Val Pallini

Percussion Heather Bautista Isabela Mejia Stephanie Wilson Danny Fierro* Anthony Alvizures* * High School Student Mentor

Spring Wind Symphony Piccolo Katya Ulrich

Flute Adam Czeranko Ana Pineda Stefy Velasco

Clarinet Casey Grimm Jacob Wetzel Ashley London

Bass Clarinet Ben La France

Bassoon Evelyn Coffey

Alto Sax Robert Flemming Spencer Brown Tenor Sax Kayla Rios

Bari Sax Austin Gardemann-Snider

Trumpet Ryan Jalalizadeh Drew Noren Aldo Granada French Horn Jared Mendoza Jennifer Serda

Trombone Evan Fiol Nathan Harounian Evelyn Coffey Noreen Fischer Alexis Rodriguez

Tuba Raul Arenas Jr.

BYM String Orchestra Violin I Samantha Malla Amira Timani Jessica Smith Violin II Robert Flemming Sarah Andrews Viola Ophelia Morris Camilla Meir Justine Escontro Samantha Heintz Cello Elijah Parrott Daniel Gushchyan Alex Bass Akira Pimenov Savannah Rosenblum Julieta Salas

Spring Symphony Orchestra Strings

Violin I Samantha Malla Robert Flemming Violin II Madison Leinster Sarah Andrews Naphtali Avalos Viola Amira Timani Samantha Heintz Justine Escontro Cello Elijah Parrott Bass Akira Pimenov Winds Flute/Piccolo* Katya Ulrich* Kayla Rios Adam Czeranko Ana Pineda Will Alvarado Clarinet/B. Clar Casey Grimm Juan Rodriguez Jacob Wetzel Ben La France* Bassoon Evelyn Coffey Trumpet Drew Noren Dylan Richman Aldo Granada French Horn Jared Mendoza Jennifer Serda Trombone Evan Fiol Nathan Harounian Noreen Fischer Alexis Rodriguez Tuba Raul Arenas Jr.

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Will Alvarado a flutist, has studied with Sandy Kipp, Jo Stoup, and

Dr. Jenni Olson. Will is currently studying flute performance at the

Pasadena Conservatory of music, where he

performed in four honor recitals this year, with Kurt Jordan as his

accompanist. Besides his solo work, he has performed with such

groups as, The Idyllwild Festival Wind Ensemble at Disney Concert

Hall, The Valley Symphony Orchestra, and Valley Wind Ensemble.

Will has

been a music instructor with the Burbank Unified School District for

over 9 years and is now currently the Assistant Director of Music at

Burbank High School, as well as a Woodwind Coach for the John

Burroughs High School IMA. Besides teaching at the High Schools,

Will is also on faculty with the Children’s Music Workshop and with

UCLA’s Sunset Recreation Center as a general music teacher.

Will plans on putting his time and energy into continuing the great

work that BYM is providing our community for years to come!

Burbank Young Musicians

Marching Band

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Our Ensembles

Burbank Young Musicians Presents:

Burbank Spring Pops

BYM String Orchestra (Featuring Members of the JMMS and BHS Strings)

Disney Classsics

arr. Charles Sayr

Akira Pimenov, John Muir Bass Mentor

Beatlemania for Strings

arr. Muller

Juan Rodriguez, Jr. Conductor

Spring Symphony Orchestra (Featuring Members of the BHS & JBHS IMA)

Mission Impossible Theme

arr. Calvin Custer

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

arr. Jerry Brubaker

Cyron Jed Bejasa, Asst. Conductor

The Lord of The Rings: Return of the King Suite

arr. Victor Lopez