Music In Our Schools Month Concert

Featuring the Birchland Park Middle School

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East Longmeadow High School Music Departments
East Longmeadow High School
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POSITIVE EFFECTS OF MUSIC INSTRUCTION:
IMPROVED READING SKILLS
The combined results of 30 studies indicate that music instruction has a
significant positive effect on reading.
(pdate' )pplications o* +esearch in Music Education !##,
HIGHER GRADE POINT AVERAGES
High school music students have better grades than non-musicians in the same
school.
-ational Educational Longitudinal Study $.,,/
STAYING FOCUSED
Studies have shown that diligent instrument training from an early age can help
the brain remain focused when absorbing other subjects, from literature to tensor
calculus.
Scienti*ic )merican !#$#/
IMPROVING CONGNITION
The cognitive structures developed through music instruction help to epose and
illuminate more general organi!ing structures relevant for other disciplines.
+esearch in Music Education !##./
TRANSCENDING SOCIOECONOMIC LEVELS
Students in high-"uality school music programs score higher on standardi!ed tests
compared to students in schools with deficient music education programs,
regardless of the socioeconomic level of the school or school district.
0ournal o* +esearch in Music Education !##&/
1When 2 hear people asking how do we *i3 the education
system 2 tell them we need to do the opposite o* what is
happening cutting 4udgets 4y cutting music programs5/
-othing could 4e stupider than remo6ing the a4ility *or the
le*t and right 4rains to *unction/ )sk a 7E8 what they are
looking *or in an employee and they say they need people
who understand teamwork people who are disciplined
people who understand the 4ig picture/ 9ou know what
they need: ;hey need musicians/< = Former )rkansas
>o6ernor Mike Hucka4ee ME-7 7entennial 7ongress
8rlando Florida 0une !##&
2 ha6e made a career doing things that weren?t e6en
in6ented when 2 graduated *rom high school %# years ago/
2t will 4e the same *or today?s graduates only on a sharply
accelerating timeline/ Much o* what 2 learned in the
classroom is o4solete or at 4est only marginally use*ul/
What has made a di**erence in my li*e has 4een the a4ility
to learn as 2 go to adapt to new ideas to ha6e the courage
to take risks and to *eel con*ident 2 will 4e a4le to per*orm
and success*ully meet the challenges o* new situations/
;hese skills 2 learned through participation in 4and and
drama/ @ Fred Behning retired *rom 2BM 7orporation
a*ter a A!@year career that included assignments in
systems engineering product de6elopment management
and customer technology 4rie*ings and is still an 2BM
consultant/ ) li*e@long musician Fred plays o4oe and
English horn in the Williamson 7ounty Symphony
8rchestra and the )ustin Symphonic Band/
Birchland Par Middle School and East !on"#eado$ %i"h School Orchestra
0/P/ Biernan = Director
Bristen Flanagan = )ccompanist
#ohemian Stomp Traditional
arr/ Sandra Dackow
$rpheus %n The &nderworld 'ac"ues $ffenbach
arr/ Sandra Dackow
The #est of (reen )ay #illie 'oe *rmstrong + (reen )ay
arr/ Douglas Wagner
Birchland Par Middle School Si&th 'rade Chorus
De4ra -imetC = Director
)44y ;homsen = )ccompanist
'oy in ,y Heart )dapted and )rranged 4y
+ollo Dilworth
-lijah .oc/0 Traditional Spiritual
arr/ +oger Emerson
Birchland Par Middle School Se(enth and Ei"hth 'rade Chorus
De4ra -imetC = Director
)44y ;homsen = )ccompanist
The Shenandoah #lues )avid '. -lliott
Small -nsemble 1 Theresa 2ervic/, 2aitlyn 3erman, -mily .ou, *llison Stevens and ,arina 4il/ins
*-Tis/et, *-Tas/et -lla 5it!gerald and *l 5eldman
arr/ Da6id 0/ Elliott
Birchland Par Middle School Si&th throu"h Ei"hth 'rade Co#)ined Choruses
De4ra -imetC = Director
)44y ;homsen = )ccompanist
#oogie 4oogie #ugle #oy )on .aye and Hughie 3rince
arr/ Ed LoDeski
*ul+ Noted ,o#ens- Select Chorus
7arol L/ Forward = Director
)44y ;homsen = )ccompanist
The *pril .ainbow 6aura 5arnell
The O..)eats Mens- Chorus
7arol L/ Forward = Director
)44y ;homsen = )ccompanist
The 6ion Sleeps Tonight (eorge 4eiss, 6uigi 7reatore
arr/ 0e** Funk
-very 6ittle Thing She )oes %s ,agic Sting
arr/ >reg >ilpin
E!%S /d(anced Chorus
7arol L/ Forward = Director
)44y ;homsen = )ccompanist
Har/, % Hear the Harp8s -ternal Traditional Hymn
arr/ )lice Parker
7hopin 3relude 5rederic 7hopin
arr/ Michael Scott
4itness )ic/ #ol/s
arr/ 0ack Halloran
E!%S Concert Chorus
7arol L/ Forward = Director
)44y ;homsen = )ccompanist
Sing a ,ighty Song (reg (ilpin
,y Heart8s in the Highlands 6on #eery
% *m the .iver *my #ernon

The Birchland Par Middle School and E!%S Co#)ined Choruses
De4ra -imetC and 7arol L/ Forward = Directors
)44y ;homsen @ )ccompanist
6i/e a ,ighty Stream ,oses Hogan + 'ohn 'acobson
2ntermission
Birchland Par Middle School Si&th 'rade Band
Larry Humason = Director
,arch .oyale ,ar/ 4illiams
*lpha S"uadron (reg Hills
Birchland Par Middle School 'rades Si& Throu"h Ei"ht Co#)ined Bands
Larry Humason = Director
)ar/ *dventure .alph 5ord
Birchland Par Middle School Se(enth and Ei"hth 'rade Band
Larry Humason = Director
'oy 5ran/ Ticheli
3rimeval Stormfront ,att 7onaway
E!%S Concert Band
0/P/ Biernan @ Director
*mparito .oca 'aime Teidor
arr/ )u4rey Winter
,usic from The %ncredibles ,ichael (iacchino
arr/ 0ay Bocook
The Birchland Par Middle School and East !on"#eado$ %i"h School
'rades Se(en throu"h T$el(e Co#)ined Bands
Larry Humason and 0/P/ Biernan = Directors
-icole >ousy and )llison Hayes @ 7onductors
9ueen %n 7oncert arr/ 0ay Bocook
adapted 4y 0/P/ Biernan
Personnel
Birchland Par Middle School Orchestra
Violin
*bigail #rown
*llison
7arrington
2aylie 7assidy
*bigail )onaghue
*very )unais/y
(race 5ilippi
4yatt (arber:
'oseph (elin
%sabella (omes
;adia (omes
*idan (urule
%sabel Hansmann
Violin cont.
2atelyn 'ohnston
Samuel 6eone
6eah ,orabito
,adison
3anniello
)ylan .ushford
)avid Sand
Viola
-douard #eau!ile
(lenna (arber
#enjamin 3han
*nthony 9uinn
6indsay .obinson
7asandra Smith
Cello
Samuel #eau!ile
(illian #utler
Timothy 2ir/
%ris 3ar/:
,artin .yan:
-mily 4ing
Bass
'ocelyn ,aillou
East !on"#eado$ %i"h School Orchestra
Piccolo
*llison Hayes:<
Flute
*leandra
-stanislau
O)oe
,adelyn *ustin
Clarinet
-rin )emarest
*rnab Sar/er :;
Violin
6oryn 7rutchfield
Sara 6areau
Sarah ,c7andlish
)evin 3ere!
7harlotte .oss
Sadie Shaw
;atalie Thibodeau
Samantha
4rin/le
Cello
'ulia *damo
7olin #liss
;icole Howell
'ose =arela
Bass
,ar/ 6areau
Percussion
*very Singh:<
;ic/ .aschilla
Piano
2risten 5lanagan
Si&th 'rade Chorus
=iolet #arney 7aroline #ocwins/i
(illian #utler
2aylie 7assidy *very )unais/y
,ia -c/ert
Samantha -ger #ailey 5oley
,argaret 2uhn
2ayla ,aylor *mber ,iracle
,adison 3anniello
-mily 4ing
Se(enth and Ei"hth 'rade Chorus
,arjorie #ec/er *begail #rown
*bby )onaghue
Hannah )ube 'ordan (allagher
=ictoria 2elliher
Theresa 2ervic/ %relis 6oren!i
'ocelyn ,aillou
,egan ,iracle -li!abeth ,onteiro
>oie $uellette
2aitlyn 3erman 6indsay .obinson
-mily .ou
)ylan .ushford 7asandra Smith
*llison Stevens
'ulianne Surrette ,arina 4il/ins
E!%S Concert Chorus
=ictoria *uthier-
3ietrucci:
2arly #ednar!y/
7arlie )aggett
*shley )owd
Samantha (odfrey
;aomi Hill
*lana 6a3orte
2evin 6em/e
2arla ,artin
,itchell ,c2ittric/
7atherine ,erton:<
#renna ,orrison
'oshua ,orrison:
7hristopher ,ullins
#renna ;ichols
(abrielle $sborne
)ylan 3ereira:
7hristine 3erry
-mily 3lourde
Hunter .aub
%sabel .eis
'asmine Sabadosa
>achary Seyler:
*manda Spear
*melia Spear
'ase Snyder
,ya )owling
Sydney $liver
'eadon ?elle
E!%S /d(anced Chorus
=ictoria *uthier-
3ietrucci:
2imberly #onac/er
,ya )owling
2ayla -bner:<
Samantha (odfrey
7ody ,inahan:
'oshua ,orrison:
#renna ;ichols
#enjamin
$87onnor:
%saac 3ys!
*nyjah Santiago-
-rilus
>achary Seyler:
Sadie Shaw
The O..)eats Men-s 'rou0
'a/e ;ichols
>achary Seyler:
)ylan 3ereira:
'oshua ,orrison:
'ose =arela
'oe 3iemonte
7ody ,inahan:
%saac 3ys!
#en $87onnor:
Hunter .aab

*ul+ Noted ,o#en-s Choir
*mani *burub
=ictoria *uthier-
3ietrucci:
2imberly #onac/er
Samantha #outin
7arlie )aggett
,ya )owling
2ayla -bner:<
'ennifer 5onseca
Samantha
(odfrey
2imberly 'oyce
2elsey ,ancuso
7atherine
,erton:<
(abrielle
$sborne
%sabel .eis
*nyjah
Santiago
Sadie Shaw
*melia Spear
,aya Spruell
: @ Selected to 4estern ,ass. Senior )istrict ,usic 5estival
< @ Selected to ,,-* *ll-State ,usic 5estival
; @ Selected to ;ational Honors -nsemble
Si&th 'rade Band
Flte
2ha!ire *hmad
'ulianna *iello
(abrielle #erthiaume
'amie #ilton
$livia 7al/ins
Samantha -ger
2irsten )ieni
Samantha (utierre!
.eina 'acobs
6ina 2elly
6eah ,orabita
O!oe
'ason 7hartier
Percssion
6iam Harper
-mily ,c,anus
Cl"rinet
'a/e #erry
5ai! 5aroo"ui
*shley 5onte
,argaret 2uhn
*mber ,iracle
6ynisa $rti!
Auan Tu
,adison 4ajda
Alto S"#o$%one
.ic/y (ao
*nna Hugney
2ayla ,aylor
#randon ;guyen
Hunter Sweeney
3eter =an #uren
Tr&$et
)aniel #iggins
(illian #utler
2aylie 7assidy
,att 5is/
'ac/ 5risbie
,egan Holmes
*nthony ,eccia
%an 3ahl
)evan 3atry
)ylan Twining
#radley =oight
Tro&!one
2atelyn 'oyce
2yle 2orhonen
(ianna 6i"uori
$livia Taylor
*leis 3fal!graff
'oseph Smith
Se(enth and Ei"hth 'rade Band
Flte
*licia 7ochran
7aitlin Hogan
*lea 'arvis
7arolyn 2ennedy
Tim 2ir/
*lanna 6o,ascolo
Siena ,c*doo
*ndrew Sarnelli
'"ssoon
2elsey 7hartier
Cl"rinet
Hannah #lac/
%rene )imitroglou
,aria )imitroglou
2ristina 5ran/lin
'enny (ao
7hristina (ebo
,ary 6avallee
,egan 3hillips
Hannah Sterling
-rin Thibodeau
'"ss Cl"rinet
*begail #rown
*ngelica ,ushen/o
Alto S"#o$%one
,ichael *dam
Sydney *ppel
*rturo 7andelaria
2aitlin )enno
*manda ,unson
;igel $gelsby
6aurel 4ildfong
.achel 4ood
Tenor S"#o$%one
=inson )uong
3hillip 5ran/lin
'"ritone S"#o$%one
Sajen 3levya/
'"ritone
3hilip )imitroglou
Tr&$et
Teagan #oucher
,amerto 7ru!
*leander ,aserati
'ordan ,iller
,eghan ,iracle
>ach .obidou
,artin .yan :
;athan Santos
Tro&!one
-mily 7hapdelaine
7aitlin Tedeschi
T!"
6ily .usso :
Percssion
Sebastien *louidor
Seth #racci
;elson #runette
'anelle 7avanaugh
,aya )ave
6iam Harper
-mily ,c,anus
>achary 3ahl
: @ Selected to 4estern ,ass. 'unior )istricts
E!%S Concert Band
Piccolo
*llison Hayes:
Flute
*shlee #elden
,aria #oucher
'aney 7honmany
-lisabeth 7oo/e
*manda )rumheller
*leandra -stanislau
'ennifer 5onseca
=ictoria (our
;icole (ousy
*llison Hayes:
'ulia 6acopo
*bigayle 3olane/
*maliya 3olane/
7harlotte .oss
;atalie Thibodeau
O)oe
,adeline *ustin
Sierra #ur/e
Samantha Surrette
Bassoon
7arolyn 4elch
Clarinet
%ndia #aren
Theo 7hoi
2aylen 7ianfarani
-rin )emarest
,adelyn Hayes
7atherine ,erton:<
6auren ;ichols
*lison 3hillips
*rnab Sar/er:;
*ndreia Singh
7olin Sirard
Bass Clarinet
7olin Sirard
/lto Sa&o0hone
;athan *rnt!
'ustin #arnes
,ichael #eau!ile
*bygail 7hapdelaine
*aron 7ochran
*nthony 5ederici
2risten 5lanagan
'oshua Heropoulos
Sarah ,c7andlish
'enna 3appas
3aige Suse
Tenor Sa&o0hone
2athleen #ur/e
#enjamin (uilmette
#randon St. )enis
'ames 4hite
Baritone Sa&o0hone
,atthew #oucher
Tru#0et
7olin #liss
Hannah 7hoi
7arter 5erranti
7hristopher 2oestch
,atthew 3ahl
Baritone
5rancesca Tarbell
Tanner 4ildfong
Tro#)one
,atthew )onovan
2abir 2hurana
,ichael Holman
*ndrew 2at!
6ouis ,unson
7hristopher
?eomans
Tu)a
Sara 6areau
#ryanna 4elch
Percussion
Sierra #ur/e
7ameron 7oo/
)avid 7onnors
'ohn )iSabito
.yan 5oley
,ohit ,ali:
#ryan ,eara
'acob ;ichols:
,atthew $8#rien
;icholas .aschilla
*very Singh:
'essica Sleator
Samantha Surrette
'ose =arela
7arolyn 4elch
: @ Selected to 4estern ,ass. Senior )istrict ,usic 5estival
< @ Selected to ,ass. *ll State ,usic 5estival
; @ Selected to ;ational Honors -nsemble
/cno$led"e#ents
,r. (ordon Smith Superintendent
)r. (ina 5lanagan 3rincipal -6HS
,r. .yan 2elly *ssistant 3rincipal -6HS
,r. 5ran/ 3aige *ssistant 3rincipal -6HS
)r. Tim *llen 3rincipal #3,S
,r. 7onor ,artin *ssistant 3rincipal #3,S
,r. ,ar/ (reene (raphic *rts *dvisor -6HS
%ouse Mana"ers Ticet Sales Mana"er Tech Mana"ers
Sarah ,c7andlish #enjamin $87onnor Sarah =enn
=ictoria (our 7hristopher ?eomans #enjamin (uilmette
S0ecial Thans
The music department would li/e to than/ the -ast 6ongmeadow -ducational -ndowment 5und, %nc. The
office staffB Terry Hellyer, 6inda #ushey and 6ouise )isa, 'ac/ S!yn/aru/ and the entire custodial staff
for their daily help and support. $ur students receive a comprehensive music education than/s to the hard
wor/ and dedication of their elementary and middle school music teachersB *my (rossi, =eronica .ichter,
'eanne ,ar/er, )ebra ;imet! and 6arry Humason. Special than/s to the -6HS faculty, parents,
guardians, friends and family members for their support and assistance.
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En/o( *oo) "n) !e0er"-es otsi)e t%e ")itori&.
U0co#in" Musical E(ents:
E!%S Cha#)er Music Concert 1 4ednesday, *pril C
th
at DB00 3, - *ree/
Featuring solos and small groups *rom the ELHS Eocal Ensem4les 8rchestra and 7oncert Band/
E!%S S0rin" Concert 1 4ednesday, ,ay D
th
at DB00 3, - EF.00 7hildren under $! *ree/
Featuring the ELHS Eocal Ensem4les 0aCC Ensem4le 8rchestra and 7oncert Band/
Me#orial *a+ Ser(ice 3 Monda+4 Ma+ 56
th
at 77:88 /M
) memorial ceremony to honor those who ha6e gi6en their li6es in the ser6ice o* their countryF held on the
lawn at ELHS and concluding in the ELHS auditorium with music 4y the ELHS 7oncert Band/
BPMS S0rin" Concert - 4ed. ,ay GH
th
at DB00 3, - EF.00 7hildren under $! *ree/
Featuring the BPMS 7oncert Bands 8rchestra and Eocal Ensem4les/
Ele#entar+ Music Ni"ht - 4ed. 'une I
th
at DB00 3,- EF.00 - 7hildren under $! *ree/