Outdoor Concert

Saturday, November 7

2:00 pm New Jersey Youth Symphony

New Providence

NEW JERSEY YOUTH SYMPHONY PRESENTS:

Clarinet Ensemble

Youth Orchestra Wind Ensemble

Youth Orchestra Borodin I Strings

Youth Orchestra Borodin III Strings

Youth Symphony Bartók Strings

Youth Symphony Dvořák Strings

Youth Symphony Bloch Strings and Piano

Bryan Rudderow, Helen H. Cha-Pyo, Conductors

Marie Trudeau, Warren Cohen, Guest Conductors

PROGRAM

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750) Air on the G String

GEORGE GERSHWIN (1898-1937) Liza

ARR. JERRY SEARS

NJYS Clarinet Ensemble

Bryan Rudderow, Conductor

GORDON JACOB (1895-1984) Old Wine in New Bottles

I. The Wraggle Taggle Gipsies

II. The Three Ravens

NJYS Youth Orchestra Wind Ensemble

Marie Trudeau, Guest Conductor

ALEXANDER BORODIN (1833-1887) String Quartet No. 2 in D Major

I. Allegro Moderato

NJYS Youth Orchestra Borodin I Strings

ALEXANDER BORODIN (1833-1887) String Quartet No. 2 in D Major

III. Notturno

NJYS Youth Orchestra Borodin III Strings

Warren Cohen, Guest Conductor

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BÉLA BARTÓK (1881-1945) Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113

I. Allegro non troppo

III. Allegro assai

NJYS Youth Symphony Bartók Strings

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) Serenade for Strings, Op. 22 in E minor

I. Moderato

V. Allegro vivace

NJYS Youth Symphony Dvořák Strings

ERNEST BLOCH (1880-1959) Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra

with Piano Obbligato

I. Prelude

IV. Fugue

NJYS Youth Symphony Bloch Strings and Piano

Helen H. Cha-Pyo, conductor

NJYS CLARINET ENSEMBLE

Bryan Rudderow, conductor

David Anthony Candari, Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS

Benjamin Chee, Ridge HS

James A. Eck III, Delbarton School

Gia Ghosh, Governor Livingston HS

Christopher Nelson, Roselle Park HS

Sanjiv S. Raghupathy, Ridge HS

Craig Raskin, Chatham HS

Chyi Ricketts, North Hunterdon HS

Ian Ritter, Summit HS

Kevin Shao, Union County Vocational T.S.

Galen Lee Boddie Stewart, Montclair HS

Colin Yip, Morristown HS

NJYS YOUTH ORCHESTRA WIND ENSEMBLE

Simon Lipskar, conductor

FLUTE Isabella Cash, Wardlaw Hartridge

Allison Leonard, Ridge HS

Audrey Schneider, Morristown HS

Conor Hampton, YS Guest

CLARINET Jay Fu, Watchung Hills Regional HS

Molly McPoland, New Providence HS

Andrew Zhang, Newark Academy

BASSOON Maxine Kim, West Morris Mendham HS

Lucas Wang, Ridgewood HS

Samhita Tatavarty, YS Guest

FRENCH HORN Chris Juan, Woodrow Wilson MS

Paula Sefia, Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child

NJYS YOUTH ORCHESTRA

BORODIN I STRINGS

Simon Lipskar, conductor

VIOLIN I Sophia Tsioulcas-Sherman, Concertmaster,

Columbia HS

Chang Yoon Kim, Tenafly MS

Kaitlin Knipe, Lawton C. Johnson Summit MS

Christine Lee, Tenafly HS

Clara Lee, Tenafly HS

Jacqueline Lee, Montclair HS

Claire Qin, Edison Intermediate School

Valmik Nahata,

Union County Vocational Technical School

Robyn Song, Fieldstone MS

Emily Wang, Warren MS

Samuel Zhang, Union County Magnet HS

VIOLIN II Edward Mendel, Principal,

Academy for Allied Health Sciences

Marco Cardozo, Summit HS

Hanna Chee, William Annin MS

Elena Du, Columbia MS

Jingyi Han, Kent Place School

Layla Hurwitz, Montclair HS

Subin Pyo, Tenafly HS

Lillian Qin, Westfield HS

Trinity Williamson, Glenfield MS

Amy Zhou, Mountain Lakes HS

VIOLA Lily Platte, Principal, Montclair HS

Benjamin Hanselman, Columbia HS

Rishi Shroff, Westfield HS

Rayan Jawa, YS Guest

CELLO Bryanna Liu, Principal, Villa Walsh Academy

Kevin Dai, Millburn HS

Sarah Lee, Tenafly HS

Austin Lin, Watchung Hills Regional HS

Lukas Kebuladze, YS Guest

NJYS YOUTH ORCHESTRA

BORODIN III STRINGS

Simon Lipskar, conductor

VIOLIN I Claudia Mejia-Sydenstricker, Concertmaster,

Madison HS

Matthew A. Bonarti, Montclair Kimberly Academy

Sophia Fu, Summit HS

Chloe W. Kim, Union County Magnet HS

Jacqueline Lee, Montclair HS

Jack Alexander Sicat, Oratory Preparatory School

Melody Xu, Union County Magnet HS

Brooks Wang, Chatham MS

VIOLIN II Angela Mo, Principal, Livingston HS

Adelene Chan, Union County Magnet HS

Sophia Posy, Madison HS

Raphael Rivera, Watchung Hills Regional HS

Diana Severineanu, The Pingry School

Chen Yang, Westfield HS

Maya Yie, Kent Place School

Andrew Zhu, Watchung Hills Regional HS

VIOLA Mira Mukadam, Principal, Ridge HS

Adrian Flores, Clifton HS

Annabella Gao, Ridge HS

Andrew Li, Chatham HS

Brian Zhang, Morris Hills HS

Lily Platte, Montclair HS

Rayan Jawa, YS Guest

CELLO Arjun Khanna, Principal, Bridgewater-Raritan HS

Elizabeth Eck, Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child

Samantha Schuchman, Ridge HS

Sarah Szalus, Governor Livingston HS

Derek Wang, Hillsborough HS

Lukas Kebuladze, YS Guest

NJYS MUSICIANS

NJYS YOUTH SYMPHONY

BARTÓK STRINGS

Helen Cha-Pyo, conductor

VIOLIN I James Song, Concertmaster,

Union County Magnet HS

Charles McGrath, Asst. Concertmaster,

Princeton HS

Samuel Lederman, Newark Academy

Serena Li, Rutgers Preparatory School

Kristin Tsay, Newark Academy

Brian Zhang, Morris Hills HS

VIOLIN II Cory Zhou, Principal,

Academy for Information Technology

Juliet Bu, Asst. Principal, Newark Academy

Lindsey Ahn, Bergen Tech HS

Christina L. Bonarti, Montclair Kimberly Academy

Katherine Zhou, Livingston HS

VIOLA Georgia Post-Lipnick, Principal, Kent Place School

Dylan McCann, Asst. Principal,

Union County Magnet School

Ayush Narain, West Orange HS

Kyle Zhao, Ridge HS

CELLO Lukas Kebuladze, Principal, Franklin HS

Stephen Andrews, Asst. Principal, Chatham HS

Caleb Suh, Ridgedale MS

Matthew Suh, Ridgedale MS

BASS David Mead, Principal, Bridgewater-Raritan HS

Julia Li, Asst. Principal, Newark Academy

Aidan To, Parsippany Hills HS

NJYS YOUTH SYMPHONY

DVOŘÁK STRINGS

Helen Cha-Pyo, conductor

VIOLIN I Priscilla Peters, Concertmaster, Randolph HS

Samantha Liu, Asst. Concertmaster, Ridge HS

Angel Guanga, Clifton HS

Clare Nowik, Homeschool

Joanna Peters, Randolph HS

Daniel Song, Pascack Hill HS

VIOLIN II Pamela Davidson, Principal, Newark Academy

Asha Toolsidas, Asst. Principal, Newark Academy

Yenjay Hu, Westfield HS

Oliver Kahng, St. Cassian School

Natasha Wan, Kent Place School

VIOLA Meredith Shepherd, Principal, Westfield HS

Syon Lee, Asst. Principal, Millburn HS

Jack Foley, Chatham HS

CELLO Sarah Ouyang, Principal, Ridge HS

Benjamin Chang, Asst. Principal, Ridge HS

Caleb Park, The Pingry School

Jonathan Wey, Ridge HS

Gracie Wood, Wood Academy

BASS David Mead, Principal, Bridgewater-Raritan HS

Julia Li, Asst. Principal, Newark Academy

Aidan To, Parsippany Hills HS

NJYS YOUTH SYMPHONY

BLOCH STRINGS AND PIANO

Helen Cha-Pyo, conductor

VIOLIN I Priscilla Tam, Co-Concertmaster, Parsippany Hills HS

Nicholas H. Chen, Co-Concertmaster, Livingston HS

Amy Xiao, Asst. Concertmaster, Westfield HS

Sedong Kim, Northern Valley Regional HS at Demarest

Jeffrey Li, Ridge HS

Andrew Qian, Livingston HS

Peter Shih, Academy of Allied Health Sciences

VIOLIN II Sonia Ingrid Macalalag Sorvik, Principal, Summit HS

Enoch Lue, Asst. Principal, The Wilberforce School

Catherine Schoenfeld, Ridge HS

Jordan Altom, Hunterdon Central Regional HS

Samuel Huang, Bridgewater-Raritan HS

Seth Jahnke, Academy of Allied Health Sciences

Matthew Stryszak, Chatham HS

VIOLA Rayan Jawa, Principal, Holmdel HS

Athena Thai, Asst. Principal, Livingston HS

Elise Ruggiero, Chatham HS

William R. Walker, Glen Ridge HS

CELLO Christopher Cheng, Principal, John P. Stevens HS

James Liao, Asst. Principal, Chatham HS

Ethan Hong, Livingston HS

Madeline Huang, Madison HS

Joie Kuo, Bridgewater-Raritan MS

Rachel Sweet, Cranford HS

BASS David Mead, Principal, Bridgewater-Raritan HS

Julia Li, Asst. Principal, Newark Academy

Aidan To, Parsippany Hills HS

PIANO Joie Kuan, Franklin HS

Board of Trustees Robert Hamburger, President

Grace Park, Esq., Vice President

Dr. Jacqueline Phillips, Vice President

Dr. Charissa Wong Horton, Secretary

Helen Ahn, Trustee

Helen H. Cha-Pyo, Ex Officio

Libby J. Corydon-Apicella, Trustee

Lenore Davis, Trustee

Peter H. Gistelinck, Ex Officio

Levi Kelman, Trustee

Jennifer Brown Stone, Trustee

Dacil Tilos, Trustee

Judith G. Wharton, Founder and Trustee Emeritus

Artistic Staff Helen H. Cha-Pyo,

Artistic Director and Principal Conductor

Dr. Mesia Austin, Percussion Director and

Percussion Ensemble Conductor

Nevena Bojovic, Sinfonia Conductor

Mark Gunderman, Philharmonia Conductor

Michelle Hatcher, Primo Strings and

Concertino Strings Conductor

Simon Lipskar, Youth Orchestra Conductor

Diana Charos Reilly, Flute Choir, Flute Forum

and Fortissimo Flutes Conductor

Shamie Royston, Director of Big Band

Bryan Rudderow, Concertino Winds, CL4tet

and Clarinet Ensemble Conductor

David Schumacher, Director of Jazz Workshop

Julius Tolentino, Director of Jazz Orchestra

Administrative Staff Peter H. Gistelinck, Executive Director

Andrew Nitkin, Director of Office Administration

Programs Stacy Square, Manager of Orchestras, NJYS

Alyssa Horne, Assistant Manager of Orchestras, NJYS

Elizabeth Moulthrop, Director, PMP

Shanna Lin, Director of Education & Strings, PMP

Dana Nix, Band Site Coordinator, PMP

Andrew Nitkin, Director of Education, PAS

Timothy Maureen Cole, Director of Musical

Theater Arts, PAS

Pilar Zorro, Program Coordinator, PMP

Development and Marketing Elizabeth Piercey, Director of Development

Alice Hamlet, Director of Marketing

Brenda Kohn, Development & Marketing Associate

Operations Susan Peterson, Director of Operations

Adrienne Ostrander, Operations Manager

Cedric Sanders, Custodian

Student Services Kristen Wuest, Director of Student Services

Finance Jillian Lyons, Director

Nancy Janker, Accountant

WHARTON ARTS BOARD AND STAFF

New Jersey Youth Symphony 570 Central Avenue

New Providence, NJ 07974

www.NJYS.org

908-771-5544

Performing Arts School 60 Locust Avenue

Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

www.WhartonArts.org

908-790-0700

Paterson Music Project 8 Mill Street

Paterson, NJ 07501

www.PatersonMusicProject.org

973-341-7959

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