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FiddlersAisha Ivey, Director

Oh Susanna Stephen Foster

Orchestra FundamentalsColleen Mansau, Director

Little Chorale and March Lucas BrownCounty Cookin Elliot del Borgo

TYO String QuartetKim Jones, Director

An Irish Melody-Londonderry Air Frank Bridge

Orchestra Fundamentals and Intermezzo Strings

Land of the Silver Birch arr. Virginia Croft

String TrioAllyson Royal, Director

Trio No. 2 in D minor Ladislao Gabrielli Allegro Appassionato

Intermezzo StringsAshley Hagadorn, Director

March of the Czar Susan DayHiyoko Dances Keiko Yamada

Acoustic EnsembleMickey Abraham, Director

Pneumonia David GrismanCazadero John Reischman

Spring Concert Program Teacher Spotlight~Intermission~

Chamber OrchestraChris Miller, Director

Promenade and Old Castle Modest Mussorgsky / arr. McCallisterShenandoah Traditional / arr. England and WilsonLayla Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon/ arr. FordBaby Elephant Walk Henry Mancini/ arr. Moore

TYO Woodwind QuintetAshley Geer Hendrick, Director

Trois Pieces Breves Jacques Ibert Andanta Allegro

String DuoLucas Brown, Director

24 Duets for Strings W.A. Mozart (1755 - 91) Number 3 Allegro Number 4 Andante

TYO Symphony Orchestra Alexander Jiménez, Director

Overture for Orchestra David PegelConducted by Rachel Grubb

Variations on a Shaker Melody Aaron Copland

Danced by members of the Tallahassee Ballet SchoolChoreography by Tyrone Brooks and Lauren Owen

Triumphal March from Aida Giuseppe Verdi

Colleen Manseau has been teaching privately in the Tallahassee area since 2003. With a studio of over forty violin and viola students, Colleen helps prepare her students with competitions and college entrance auditions, several recitals during the school year as well as community performance participation at local nursing homes and the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital at Halloween and during winter break. During summer break Ms. Manseau arranges popular music for and directs her own string orchestra

camp. As an official coach for the Chamber Music Festival in Tallahassee for the past four years, Colleen also works with middle and high school string quartets. Ms. Manseau is an official member of and plays regularly with the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra and several other orchestras in the panhandle area as well as being a founding member of the Torreya String Quartet. Colleen Manseau is currently the director of the Orchestra Fundamentals Ensemble at the Tallahassee Youth Orchestra as well as finishing her Doctoral Degree in the FSU College of Music.

Mr. Mike German, a trumpet player, established the Chiles Band Program in the fall of 1999. The Chiles Band consists of 2 concert bands, a jazz band, a marching band, and a percussion ensemble. Band members are regularly selected to perform with the Chiles Orchestra and Choral Programs, All-State Bands and various regional honor bands. Mr. German believes students’ participation in the TSYO is a great musical experience for his band members. Under his direction, the Chiles Band has earned numerous

Superior ratings in the areas of Marching, Concert and Jazz Assessments. Mr. German was recognized as Florida’s representative in an article titled “50 Directors that Make a Difference in Students’ Lives” for the December 2006 issue of School Band and Orchestra Magazine. In 2011, the Chiles Band earned the prestigious Otto J. Kraushaar Award from the Florida Bandmasters Association. Mr. German holds a Bachelor of Music degree in School Music from Georgia Southern University, a Master of Music Education Degree, and a Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership with a Major in Ed. Leadership/Administration both from The Florida State University. He has completed additional coursework in Music Theory Pedagogy and is certified in Level II Guitar Instruction by NAMM/GAMA. Mr. German is also an active adjudicator for the FBA and other regional competitions.

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Orchestra FundamentalsVIOLIN

Chloe ChapmanClaire Kim

Kennedy JacksonAlyssa JiménezKatelynn Large

Eunseo LeeClaire Pope

Yimo Wu

CELLOMarina EdwardsMaggie Gaitanis

Intermezzo StringsVIOLIN

Alicia Abraham*Ailleen Bae

Jasmine BrooksAnanda Chatterjee*

Peter FennemaChristina Hubbard*Lajhada HubbardMeghan KaschakMichael Kaschak

Katie LarsonDavid LeeLudong LiSheena Lu

Abby McKayCatherine McKay

Leo Rutledge

Everett SanzoBella StoddartImani Walker

Orie White

CELLOAnna Miller

Connor Ridgway*Desiree Robinson

Jaden SanzoKatie Sciba

*Principal

Abby EdwardsClaudia EdwardsMarlee Gaitanis

Mira Gaitanis Connor Ridgway

Jordyn RidgwayLeo RutledgeJaden SanzoEverett Sanzo

Tallahassee Fiddlers

Chamber OrchestraVIOLIN I

Filippo Aldrovandi-ReinaSarah Jones

Erin KangJoshua Kim*Bryan Park

Jordyn RidgwayFranz Roeder

Elena Scaringe-Peene

VIOLIN IIGrace Boggs

Adriana Fortier*Mackenzie Goddard

Nadaley JonesPorschia Robinson

Isabella St. Pierre-CharlesEmma TrammelMichael Yagami

VIOLAMira GaitanisJacob Hardy

Julia Hernandez*Kiran Mital

Aaron PutrimentLily Rogers

Hannah Yang

CELLOLauryn Brown

Alison GreenhillHaeun KimJonny Kim

Victoria LongKyle Putriment

Madeline SutherlandAnna Taylor

Quinn VeaseyJames Wi*

BASSSean Norton*

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Grace BoggsAmelia Bunnell

Max BreyAnna Bridges

Cameron HiraiRyan MeadowsJean-Paul Recht

Zac SchroepferGenevieve ShaftelVeronique Shaftel

Will TaylorKalon WilliamsKayla Williams

Noah Wise

Acoustic Ensemble

VIOLIN IElise Ashburn

Nicholas BatinaMara Eichin

Kassidy HopkinsErin Kim

David LaBarreLina Ma

Helei Gomariz-RobertsonGenevieve ShaftelVeronique Shaftel*

Claire Thaler

VIOLIN IIClaudia Edwards*

Mallory EichenNancy Engel*

Mackenzie JanesTekla MendezMallika MisraBrian Ranner

Julianne SalancyLevyen Saunders

Brittany ScanameoKalon Williams

Michelle Yagami

VIOLATiffany Lee

Sarah LiljestrandMariah MillerJoella Mosley

James SpearingRaiden Thaler

Moriah TreadwellMichelle WhiteKayla Williams*

CELLOAnna Bridges*

Abigail ClevelandCarson JonesLauren Mosley

Will RogersBen RushinWill Taylor

Delaney WatsonKennedy Williams

Charlie Wright

BASSLuke JohnstoneRyan Lambert*

Symphony Orchestra

*Principal

TYO Woodwind QuintetStephen Barton, Flute

Kevin Kim, OboeDylan Johnson, Clarinet

Foster Tempson, French HornJoshua Buchanan, Bassoon

TYO String QuartetVeronique Shaftel, Violin

Claire Thaler, ViolinKayla Williams, Viola

Delany Watson, Cello

FLUTEMaggie AmatoStephen BartonJamie JeffersonJoanna Wang

OBOEKevin Kim

Erin Mulrooney

BASSOONJoshua Buchanan

Alex Shaftel

CLARINETDylan Johnson

Michelle WaldmanDorothy Williams

SAxOPHONEJoel Ferst, soprano

Zachary McAlpin, altoAustin Coates, baritone

TrUMPETMatthew GoodsonSamuel IngermanKevin Waldman

HORNKathryn BoydJacob Nelson

Jean-Paul RechtFoster Tempson

TROMBONERiley Hirai

Theodore WaltzCoy White

PErCUSSionZachary Arledge

Rafel FortierJustin Golabek

Carter Singletary Chase Vaughn*

PIANOTekla Mendez

Tallahassee BalletString TrioNancy Engel, Violin

Kassidy Hopkins, ViolinBen Rushin, Cello

String DuoEmma Trammel, Violin

Mira Giatanis, Viola

Elizabeth BrooksJamie BotelEllie Casteel

Camryn CasselmanSidney EwingCheala MorrisKenley Nelson

Caroline StevensKate Stone

Mikaela Tang

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Directors’ Biographies2014-2015

TYO PersonnelAlexander Jiménez – Music Director, Symphony OrchestraChris Miller – Associate Music Director, Chamber OrchestraCaitlin L. Bishop – Executive DirectorRachel Grubb – Librarian Rebecca Fleminger - Alumni CoordinatorGarrett Lefkowitz – Chamber Music Coordinator; Rehearsal Room Staff

Mickey Abraham – Director, TYO Acoustic EnsembleLucas Brown – Violin CoachAshley Hagadorn – Director, Intermezzo Strings Ashley Geer Hendrick – Woodwind CoachAlex Horton – Bass CoachAisha Ivey – Director, Tallahassee Fiddlers Evan Jones – Cello CoachKim Jones – Cello CoachColleen Manseau – Director, Orchestra Fundamentals; Viola CoachAlexandra Matloff – Violin CoachAllyson Royal – Viola CoachNick Stevens – Percussion Coach Kristin Woodward – Brass Coach

Matthew Shaftel, PresidentRhonda Wilson, Immediate Past President

Ellen Amato, Vice PresidentMichael Mendez, Treasurer

Kim Jones, SecretaryJeanette Edwards, Executive Member-at Large

Gregory BaconKari Batina

Donna CallawayJihye ChangLeslie Eckhart

Daniel FarrCandice Janes

Stephen MastersonDotti Ridgway

Nancy RossRob Rushin

Robert ThalerDenise Williams

TYO Board Of Directors

ALEXANDER JIMÉNEZ (Music Director, Symphony Orchestra Director) Music Director of the Tallahassee Youth Orchestras since 2000, Dr. Jimenez serves as Professor of Conducting, Director of Orchestral Activities, and String Area Coordinator at The Florida State University College of Music. He has served on the faculties of San Francisco State University and Palm Beach Atlantic University. Dr. Jiménez is the recipient of The Florida

State University Teaching Award, the Transformation Through Teaching Award from the FSU Spiritual Life Project, and has been nominated for a University Distinguished Teaching Award.

Under his direction the FSU orchestras have continued their long tradition of excellence. Both the undergraduate University Philharmonia and the University Symphony orchestra under Dr. Jiménez have championed new music and collaborated with such composers as Krzysztof Penderecki, Martin Bresnick, Anthony Iannaconne, Christopher Theofanidis, Ellen Taafe Zwilich, Chen Yi, Zhou Long, and Ladislav Kubik.

Jiménez is active as a guest conductor, teacher, and adjudicator throughout the United States and Europe where he has appeared in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Italy. Since 2009 he has served on the international jury panel of the European Festival of Music for Young People in Neerpelt, Belgium, and in 2013 was named International Festival Ambassador.

Dr. Jiménez is a past president of the College Orchestra Directors Association. He holds memberships in the College Orchestra Directors Association, the National Association for Music Education, the Florida Orchestra Association, and the League of American Orchestras.

CHRIS MILLER (Associate Music Director, Chamber Orchestra Director) is the orchestra director at Chiles High School. He is a national Board Certified Teacher and the 2005 recipient of the Wiley Housewright Award for excellence in music education. In March of 2009 he led the Chiles Chamber Orchestra to a First Place at the National Orchestra Festival in Atlanta. An active performer, he has been principal second violin in the Tallahassee Symphony for ten years and is also

Directors’ Biographies Directors’ Biographies

COLLEEN MANSEAU (Director, Fundamentals; Viola Coach) is from Detroit, Michigan. She studied violin and viola at a young age and performed with the Detroit Civic Orchestra. She began her undergraduate studies at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She received her Bachelor of Music from San Francisco State University and holds a Masters in viola performance. Ms. Manseau has performed with the Albany Symphony Orchestra, Valdosta Symphony orchestra, Penfield Symphony orchestra, Walnut

Creek Orchestra, and the North West Florida Symphony. She is currently a member of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra. For the past few years she has been the director for her own summer music camps for string players and has been the primary viola instructor at the Florida State University Summer orchestra camps. She has been the director of the TSYo Symphonic Strings and the Philharmonia. She teaches fifth grade string classes in Leon County Schools. Ms. Manseau is currently seeking a Doctorate in viola performance at Florida State University.

ASHLEY HAGADORN (Director, Intermezzo Strings) is the orchestra director at Montford Middle School. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Instrumental Music Education and a Certificate in Viola Performance under the tutelage of Dr. Pamela ryan from the Florida State University. A South Florida native, Ms. Hagadorn has a vast amount of orchestral and chamber music experience. She was a member of the Aurora Sting Quartet for 5 years which performed throughout the tri-county

area and has played in Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center as a member of the Florida Youth Orchestra. Ms. Hagadorn hopes to inspire the next generation of musicians just as her teachers have inspired her.

a member of the red Hills String Quartet. Mr. Miller has five children who represent the sixth generation of direct descendants to occupy their home in Lloyd.

AISHA IVEY (Director, Tallahassee Fiddlers) is an award-winning fiddler, having won the Southeastern United States Scottish Fiddle Championship for nine years in a row along with awards and ribbons for her Irish, Old-Time, and Scandinavian fiddling. She won the award for ‘Best March’ at the 2010 National Scottish Fiddle Competition in Williamsburg,

Virginia. Several of Aisha’s fiddle students have won awards at state, regional and national fiddle contests as well. Aisha has studied with some of the world’s best fiddlers including Mark o’Connor, Eileen ivers, Bonnie Rideout, Laura Risk, Brian Conway, James Kelly, Elke Baker and many others. She has taught privately and with music schools in Florida, North Carolina, and Tennessee and she also teaches workshops and clinics around the region. She has recorded several CD’s of traditional fiddle music with different musicians and she performs regularly at area festivals and concert venues. Aisha is the president of The Florida Fiddlers Association (elected from 2012-2015) and she is an active researcher of fiddle styles. The Aisha ivey Collection, a series of video interviews with prominent fiddlers from Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia, is located in the Special Collections of Berea College in Kentucky.

MICKEY ABRAHAM (Director, Acoustic Ensemble) has emerged as one of Florida’s most recognized acoustic musicians and instructors. He is a youth orchestra director, a performer, and a writer for Flatpicking Guitar Magazine. Mickey’s creative methods of teaching, playing, and promoting acoustic music have earned respect from acoustic legends David Grisman and Joe Craven, who comments, “Mickey’s enthusiasm for sharing music inspires his students, that’s the hallmark of a great teacher.” Apart from recording and performing

with some of Florida’s first-rate musicians (Larry rice, Gabe Valla, Aaron O’Rourke) perhaps most appreciable is Mickey’s work with his Acoustic Ensemble. These talented high school students, under Mickey’s direction, travel to music festivals performing bluegrass, new-grass, tango, and even acoustic pop!

Directors’ BiographiesCAITLIN L. BISHOP (Executive Director) holds a Masters in Arts Administration from Florida State University, as well as Bachelors in Piano Performance from Furman University and a Masters in Piano Performance/Pedagogy from FSU. in addition to serving as Executive Director of the TYO, Mrs. Bishop is the owner and an instructor at the Bishop Piano Studio in Tallahassee. Prior to joining the TYO staff, she worked at the Gadsden Arts Center in Quincy, FL.

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