THE MIRA MESA HIGH SCHOOL

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS DEPARTMENT PRESENTS

Boundless Spr i n g Orche st r a Conce rt (2015)

Art i s t : Makay l a Osbo r n e

Featuring the Mira Mesa Orchestras Wednesday, May 27th

Mira Mesa Auditorium, 7:00 pm

TONIGHT ’S program

Un Bel di Vedremo, from Madame Butterfly Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924)

Betsy Podsiadlo, Voice Woodwind Quintet

CONCERT ORCHESTRA

To Tame the Raging Rapids (2008) Brian Balmages (b. 1975)

Appalachian Sunrise (1995) Doris Gazda Lion City (2009) Soon Hee Newbold

(b. 1974)

Batman: The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Hans Zimmer (b. 1957)

arr. Ralph Ford

Ted Foster, Conductor

~ INTERMISSION ~

Darkness (2012) Martin Torch-Ishii

Allison Huynh, Viola Patrick Hizon, Cello

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra with Piano – I. Allegro enegerico (1924) Ernest Bloch (1880 – 1959)

Brianne Herbilla, Piano

Rumanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68 (1917) Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945)

I. Joc Cu Bâtâ (Stick Dance) II. Brâul (Sash Dance)

III. Pe Loc (In One Spot) IV. Buciumeana (Dance from Bucsum) V. Poargâ Romnescâ (Romanian Polka)

VI. Mârunțel (Fast Dance) VII. Mârunțel (Fast Dance)

Music from Up (2009) Michael Giacchino (b. 1967)

Age of Dragons, from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) Paul Dinletir orch. Jake Boring

Jake Boring, Conductor

EDUCATIONAL influences A significant number of individuals have been on campus to assist in offering guidance to our young student-musicians. These professionals have attended some incredibly prestigious conservatories and universities. The educational institutions noted below, without question, influence the instruction and guidance provided to our musicians. Individuals, who this year alone, have worked hand in hand with our students, have studied at the following institutions of higher education:

• Carnegie Mellon University • Cedarville University • Eastman School of Music • Florida State University • George Mason University • Ithaca College • Kent State University • Manhattan School of Music • Rice University • San Diego State University • Tianjin Conservatory of Music (China) • University of California (San Diego)

• University of California (Santa Barbara) • University of Houston • University of Miami • University of Michigan • University of Northern Colorado • University of San Diego • University of Southern California • University of Wisconsin • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee • U.S. International University • VanderCook College of Music

A YEAR I N REVIEW | musical opportunities Orchestra Performances

• Seattle Orchestra Trip: includes collaborative concert at Garfield High School and workshop at the University of Washington

• Inaugural Summer String Camp with coaching, master classes, and special guests

• Winter Concert at Mira Mesa High School • Festival Concert with Concert Orchestra, String

Orchestra, Concert Band, & Wind Ensemble • Solo & Ensemble Recital • Multiple High School Orchestra Exchanges • Honor Orchestra & Band Concert at Copley

Symphony Hall • SCSBOA Festival with both the String Orchestra &

Concert Orchestra • Thoroughly Modern Millie (Six Performances) • Area Orchestra Concert with Community Schools • String Quartet Performance at the Taste of Mira

Mesa

Celebrity Orchestra Concerts

& Guest Performances

• Czech Philharmonic Orchestra • Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra • London Symphony Orchestra • Quartet Nouveau Concert (On Campus) • Jory Herman Solo Bass Recitals

Clinics & Coaching Opportunit ies

• Weekly string coaching sessions with Batya McAdam-Somer, Kimberly Hain, Allison Roush, Annabelle Terbetski, Bing Yan, Jory Herman, & Charles Ermer

• String clinic with San Diego State University Viola Professor and Coordinator of Strings Travis Maril

HONOR musiciansStrings

Jeric Baga, Violin Melina Diaz, Cello

Madeline Do, Violin Jolyne Duong, Bass

Adam Guzzardo, Bass Christina Hilley, Violin Patrick Hizon, Cello Allison Huynh, Viola Kayla Iniguez, Violin Angela Molina, Bass

Betsy Podsiadlo, Violin Amy Songvilay, Violin

Laura Tafolla, Viola Raven Tomas, Viola Kendrake Tsui, Violin

Winds Cesar Bautista, Bari Saxophone

Davis Boring, Clarinet Jake Boring, Alto Saxophone

Joey Diaz, Clarinet Steven Drooz, Clarinet Andrew Fineman, Alto

Saxophone Nikki Gonzales, Clarinet

Giannela Gonzales, Flute Victoria Holmes, Oboe Seth Nakanishi, Flute

Paul Nguyen, Bari Saxophone Riddhi Patel, Flute Natalie Sitzer, Flute Janet Ta, Clarinet

Brass & Percussion Connall Barrett, Trumpet Liam Barrett, Trombone Mark Caro, Percussion

Jordan Coy, Euphonium Garrett Fair, Trombone Austin Gardner, Horn

Emilio Haro-Pallares, Trumpet Trevor McCoy, Trombone Jasmine Pascual, Horn

Angelo Pereyra, Percussion Elanor Sievers, Trombone

CONCERT orchestraViolin I Jody Dang Mariah Dinglasan Julie Doan + Brandon Giang + Nathaniel Guba Angelyn King # Anneliese Nguyen Makayla Osborne # Josh Payne Stephanie Rodriguez Kim Sadangsal Dominic Smith Andrew Thongrivong Gavin Tran

Violin I I Kevin Banco Hernandez Abigaile Caaway * Hailey Cutolo Jayron Diosomito # Adrienne Gapuz Krishan Gonzales # Joe Huynh Alvin Lang # Danielene Llaban Theodore Lu # William Luu Rian Maldonado Jamie Mangubat Andrew Nguyen Brian Nguyen Carolyn Obdianela Kimberly Obdianela Cara Perez Lynn Pham Leann Recio # Ashley Sevilla Alkynna Ticsay Brian Vu * Nathaniel Williams

Viola Lester Balaoing Christine Camacho Alex Donaldson Janelle Foronda Jaymee Frazier Buckley* Thao Hoang Rosa Porcadilla Trystin Reid Brittnie Tu Cello Samantha Buenavides Adrian Chen Timothy Fang * Rut Fuentes Elizabeth Gonzalez * Christopher Landingin Kenzie Nguyen Tuan Nguyen Victoria Oberts Ryan Ramirez * Erica Sisouphanthong Carmela Solano Max Weber

String Bass Gabriel Concepcion Jolyne Duong * ^ Angela Molina * ^ Elija Moore Michael Sabeh + – Co-Concertmasters * – Principal ^ – SDUSD Honor Group # – Senior (’15)

SYMPHONY orchestraViolin I Jeric Baga ^ Madeline Do ^ Ryan Doan Aaliyah Flournoy # Isaac Lemus # Janae Lowary Betsy Podsiadlo + ^ Amy Songvilay ^ Thy Ton Nu Kendrake Tsui ^ Violin I I Brighid Buckman # Ethan Chong # Helen Giang Christina Hilley * ^ Kayla Iniguez ^ Brian Khuu # Mary Catherine Melevo Allison Moua Rhoda Pasamonte Victor Reyes Aaron Tran # Lydia Truong

Viola Linh Ho # Peter Hoang Allison Huynh * ^ # Lan Ngo Laura Tafolla ^ Raven Tomas ^ Cello Niko Anderson # Roselynn Conrady Dylan Dagdag Melina Diaz ^ Isaac Gallardo # Sara-Bess Graham Patrick Hizon * ^ Jack Johnson # Katie Lim George Sabalboro # String Bass Melarie Cardenas Adam Guzzardo * ^ # Thomas Huang Nina Mariscal

Flute & Piccolo Giannela Gonzales ^ Megan Nguyen * Riddhi Patel ^ Oboe & English Horn Victoria Holmes * ^ Kenneth Oldan Bassoon Sirex Vasquez * Clarinet Davis Boring ^ ! $ Brian Giang * # Bass Clarinet Katherine Boticano Janet Ta ^ # Alto Saxophone Jake Boring * ^ ! $ # Tenor Saxophone Andrew Fineman ^ Baritone Saxophone Paul Nguyen ^ # Horn Austin Gardner * ^ # Jasmine Pascual ^ Jacob Paules # Kevin Khuu

Trumpet Erica DePerio Emilio Pallares * ^ # Amanda Henderling Trombone Liam Barrett * ^ # Theresa DeGuzman Garrett Fair ^ Percussion Deshawn Burke Mark Caro ^ # Jonah Gonzales Angelo Pereyra ^ # Rallen Patricio Nina Vo Piano Brianne Herbilla + – Concertmaster * – Principal ^ – SDUSD Honor Group ! – SCSBOA Honor Band $ – CA All-State Band # – Senior (’15)

MIRA MESA COMMUNIT Y | acknowledgementsSan Diego Unif ied School Distr ict

Cindy Marten, Superintendent San Diego Unified School District Board of Education

San Diego Unif ied School Distr ict

Visual and Performing Arts Department Dr. Karen Childress-Evans, Director (Retired)

Mark Nicholson, Instrumental Music Coordinator

Mira Mesa Administrat ion, Faculty, and Staff Scott Giusti, Principal

Francisca Del Carmen-Aguilar, Vice Principal Jeffrey Sabins, Vice Principal

Virginia Sturgeon, Vice Principal Rosalie Cuff, Administrative Aid

Christine Hight, Attendance Clerk Rosi Susalla, Operations Specialist Shirley Lemmon, Site Technician JoAnn Schmidt, Office Assistant Veronica Esparza, Financial Clerk

Stacey Seiders, ASB Advisor Daniel Kriley, Theatre/VAPA Department Chair Art Spurlock, Screen Printing & Graphic Design Laura Williams, Choir/English/Musical Theatre

Jeanne Christensen, Band & Orchestra

Partner Music Programs Ted Foster, Challenger Middle School

Stuart Holmes, Wangenheim Middle School Cassandra Brown, Wangenheim Middle School

Mira Mesa Instrumental Music Boosters

Amy Fallon, President Sarah Barrett, Vice President

Aileen Berthume, Vice President Jane Chambers, Secretary Jeniene Knight, Treasurer Yuki Nakanishi, Treasurer Mary Jo Boring, Treasurer

Orchestra Council Adam Guzzardo, President

Aaliyah Flournoy, Vice President Sara-Bess Graham, Secretary

Kayla Iniguez, Historian Madeline Do, Treasurer

Christina Hilley, Symphony Representative Elizabeth Gonzalez, Concert Representative Makayla Osborne, Concert Representative

Coaches & Support Staff

Allison Chilton, Violin Batya MacAdam-Somer, Violin

Kimberly Hain, Violin Annabelle Terbetski, Viola

Bing Yan, Cello Jory Herman, String Bass Charles Ermer, String Bass

Counseling Department Kim George, Head Counselor

Belen Bahena, Counselor Debbie Blanchard, Counselor

Felicia Jones, Counselor Sandi Rice, Counselor

Shauna VanBemmel, Counselor Barbara Lauriano, Counseling Secretary

Addit ional Thanks

Elena Mulvaney Sofia Mulvaney

Karen Marsh Holly Hilley

Suzanne Guzzardo Jaime Mariscal

Marlin Christensen JoAnn Schmidt

Ann Marie Haney, CCMS La Jolla Music Society San Diego Symphony

San Diego State University Technical Theatre Students

SPECIAL thanks Special thanks are in order to the numerous families and institutions that have helped make music education opportunities here at Mira Mesa High School a continuing reality.

To our orchestra families and friends, whose financial support is not only essential, but appreciated…

To the parents for driving to and from rehearsal… and encouraging your students to practice…

To the Community Council for Music in the Schools (CCMS) and Ms. Ann Marie Haney for helping us meet our instrumental needs when our enrollment far exceeds our inventory…

For All Your Support – “Thank You”

Thank You – English Gracias – Spanish

Maraming Salamat – Filipino (Tagalog) ありがとうございます。– Japanese

감사합니다 – Korean 谢谢你 – Chinese

Dankeschön – German Aw Khun – Cambodian (Khmer)

Cảm ơn – Vietnamese Merci – French

Ua Tsaug – Hmong Gam-Xia – Taiwanese (Hokkien)

Obrigado – Portuguese

UPCOMING opportunities Dates & Organizations to Consider: Mira Mesa Summer String Camp – August 17 – 21 | miramesaorchestras.org San Diego Youth Symphony Auditions – June 6 – 19 | sdys.org San Diego Summer Music Institute – July 5 – 11 at SDSU | sdsmi.sdsu.edu San Diego Civic Youth Orchestra | civicyouthorchestra.org The New Youth Orchestra San Diego | thenewyouthorchestra.com Mainly Mozart Youth Orchestra | mainlymozart.org All About Music San Diego Auditions | allaboutmusicsd.org Band at the Beach & Beach Orchestra – August 3 – 7 | bandatthebeach.org

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