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Concert Bands & Concert Winds Mission: Impossible Theme…..Lalo Schifrin, arr. Johnnie Vinson Alice In Wonderland…………Danny Elfman, arr. Michael Brown Avatar Soundtrack Highlights……………………….James Horner arr. Jay Bocook The Music Man………………....Meredith Wilson, arr. Philip Lang

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Help us to preserve this historic theater; no eating,

drinking or chewing gum inside Barnum Hall.

Please remain in your seats, while the performance is

in progress.

Kindly turn OFF or SILENCE cell phones and other

noisemaking devices.

The use of flash photography is prohibited, while the

show is in progress. Flashes are distracting and

potentially hazardous to performers.

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Symphonic Winds Transcendent Journey…………………….…….Rossano Galante Music From The Incredibles…………………..Michael Giacchino arr. Jay Bocook The Free Lance………………………………….John Philip Sousa arr. Keith Brion & Loras Schissel Overture to Candide…………………………..Leonard Bernstein trans. Clare Grundman Wind Ensemble Festive Overture, Op. 96…………………….Dmitri Shostakovich trans. Donald Hunsberger The Penny-Whistle Song……………………….Leroy Anderson My Fair Lady………….……………………..……Frederick Lowe arr. Robert Russell Bennett Blue Shades…………………………………………..Frank Ticheli


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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE—This 1966-1973 TV series chronicled the missions of a team of secret American government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. A hallmark of the series shows team leader Jim Phelps receiving his instructions on a tape that then explodes or dissolves, accompanied by the iconic theme music by Argentine composer Lalo Schifrin. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to applaud loudly and cheer vociferously. As always, should you or any member of the audience be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This program will self-destruct in five seconds.

ALICE IN WONDERLAND—The score for this film was created by director Tim Burton's long-time collaborator Danny Elfman, who has been nominated for 4 Academy Awards and 10 Grammy Awards. Elfman lends a magical, whimsical and imaginative twist to the 150-year-old story about a girl who falls down a rabbit hole and into a fantasy world that grows ―curiouser and curiouser.‖ Danny Elfman has written close to 50 film scores, including The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, Batman,

Spider-Man, Edward Scissorhands, and Men in Black.

AVATAR—James Horner is an American composer noted for employing choral and Celtic musical elements in his film scores. His score to the 1997 film Titanic remains the best selling orchestral film soundtrack of all time. When director James Cameron began work on

his 2009 film about a paraplegic Marine sent to the moon Pandora to interact with a race of 10-foot tall blue-skinned humanoids, he turned again to James Horner. About the film, Horner said, ―Avatar has been the most difficult film I have worked on... When you see for the first time the [alien] world, you get right away the scale of what‘s

going on. It is like the difference between hi-def and listening to a mono cassette.‖ To accommodate this depth in his music, Horner created ―a world that uses a tremendous amount of color—colors that we haven‘t heard before… For example, you‘ll hear a small bit of orchestral music, then three or four ethnic instruments will play, and then some-body will sing, and then the orchestra will do something, and it has to all be seamless.‖

THE MUSIC MAN—When snake oil salesman ―Professor‖ Harold Hill arrives in fictional River City, Iowa, the town‘s got ―Trouble with a Captial T.‖ Hill promises to teach the local boys to play in band, by means of his ―Think Method.‖ Although Marian Paroo (―Marian the Librarian‖) sees through his act, Harold wins her over by helping her little brother Tommy, whose lisp keeps him from playing with the other children. Just as Hill‘s angry pursuers arrive to denounce him at a meeting in the high school gym, Tommy enters as a drum major, followed by the River City Boys‘ Band. Despite the band‘s complete lack of musical training, the townsfolk hear the fanfare of a full brass and woodwind band, with ―Seventy-Six Trombones.‖ The Music Man was a Broadway smash and ran for 1,375 performances. It won 5 Tony Awards, including Best Author, Composer and Lyricist for creator Meredith Willson.

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TRANSCENDENT JOURNEY—About this piece by American composer Rossano Galante, one piccoloist wrote, ―For Musicians out there, ever get that feeling when you‘re playing—tingles all over and the weird flutter in your heart—like you just can‘t believe you‘re involved in a song with so much emotion? Yep. That‘s this piece.‖ Galante is primarily a film score composer whose credits as composer or orchestrator include Big Fat Liar, Scary Movie 2, The Tuxedo, and Tuesdays With Morrie.

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THE INCREDIBLES—

Michael Giacchino is one of today‘s most prolific and successful TV & film composers. His scores have earned

him many music awards, including an Academy Award for Best Original Score for Up, in 2010. His score for the 2004 animated feature The Incredibles earned him two Grammy nominations, including a Best Instrumental Composition award for ―The Incredits,‖ which prompted movie-goers worldwide to remain in their seats, until the screen went dark. The film follows the adventures of a family of super-heroes living incognito as part of the government‘s Superhero Relocation Program… until a supervillain forces them to don a new set of skin-tight costumes and save the world, this time without capes: ―Stratogale, April 23rd, ‗57: cape caught in a jet turbine! Meta-Man: express elevator! Dynaguy: snagged on takeoff! Splashdown: sucked into a vortex! No capes!‖ The film was a huge hit for Walt Disney and the Pixar Animation Studios. The soundtrack‘s upbeat jazz sound was a departure in style not only for Giacchino but for Pixar, which had previously relied on Randy and Thomas Newman for all of its films. THE FREE LANCE—Famed composer/conductor John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) is best known for his many military and patriotic marches; he wrote 136 of them. However, he also wrote several light, cheerful operettas. Tonight‘s selection was based on themes from his 1906 operetta about antihero Sigmund Lump, a clever goatherd who hires himself out as a ―free lance‖ for the opposing armies of fictional Braggadocia and Graftiana. Lump maneuvers his forces so that neither side can win, and then declares himself emperor of both nations. The trio section of the march is from the operetta‘s song ―On to Victory;‖ the Free Lance march is also known by that name.

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OVERTURE TO CANDIDE—Leonard Bernstein‘s operetta Candide is based on the novella by French Enlightenment writer Voltaire. The Overture incorporates tunes from the operetta‘s songs "The Best of All Possible Worlds," "Battle Music," "Oh, Happy We," and "Glitter and Be Gay," as well as melodies composed specifically for the overture. The music captures the spirit of Voltaire‘s work, which concerns a young man, Candide (or ―Naïve‖) living a sheltered life and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor, Pangloss (―All-talk‖). The novella follows Candide's slow, painful disillusionment, as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. Voltaire concludes with Candide advocating an enigmatic precept: "We must tend our own garden." It took the genius of Bernstein to set music to this heady mix of comedy and philosophy. In his Candide overture‘s ―Battle Music‖ section, one hears echoes of Voltaire‘s words: "Nothing could be smarter, more splendid, more brilliant, better drawn up than two armies. Trumpets, fifes, oboes, drums, cannons formed a harmony such as has never been heard in inferno."

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FESTIVE OVERTURE, Op. 96—The Festive Overture in A major was written by Dmitri Shostakovich in 1954 for a concert commemorating the 37th anniversary of the Bolshevik Socialist revolution known as Red October. Shostakovich was contacted shortly before the concert and, amazingly, finished the composition in three days, just in time for the performance. A challenging and exciting piece that finishes with a rousing coda, the Festive Overture was featured in the 1980 Summer Olympics, the Olympiad better known as the games boycotted by the USA.

THE PENNY-WHISTLE SONG—A favorite of Pops concerts across the globe, Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) was an American composer of short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. Renowned film composer and 19th Boston Pops Conductor John Williams described Leroy Anderson as "one of the great American masters of light orchestral music.‖ Anderson‘s Penny Whistle Song was an immensely popular tune in the 1950s, and it has made its way into modern playlists as a cell phone ringtone.

MY FAIR LADY is a musical based on playwright George Bernard Shaw‘s Pygmalion, written in 1912. In it Professor Henry Higgins bets that he can train Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle in manners and elocution, and pass her off as a proper lady. After Shaw‘s death, prolific songwriters Rodgers and Hammerstein tried converting the play into a musical, but declared the project impossible. Not until the 1950s did lyricist Alan Jay Lerner and composer Frederick Loewe take on the challenge. Their collaboration resulted in one of the most successful musicals ever, plus several Billboard Top 100 hits, including On the Street Where You Live, I Could Have Danced All Night, Wouldn’t It Be Loverly, and Get Me to the Church on Time.

BLUE SHADES—Frank Ticheli‘s Blue Shades is a fun, jazzy piece that is very popular with wind bands. Ticheli is a Louisiana native now working as a Professor of Composition at USC. His music has been described as being ―optimistic and thoughtful‖ (Los Angeles Times), ―lean and muscular‖ (New York Times), and ―crafted with impressive flair and an ear for striking instrumental colors‖ (South Florida Sun-Sentinel).

Program Notes

Audry Hepburn in My Fair Lady, 1964.

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Composers Circle $1,000-4,999 The Rossellini Family Patron of Music $500-999 The Arvesen Family The Bergeron Bailey Family Margie Carroll & Cindy Futter The Family of Cyrus Chun The Gelfand Family The Giannetti Family Jake Gold Family The Kendall Family The Kuba Family The Won Family The Yehia Family Supporter of Music $250-499 The Ferrara Family Velinda Paranal & Michael Kent M. Nagata Family Brandon Pearl Family Roll International Corporation Kevin & Birgit Roberts The Rotberg Family The Sardo Family Armando Sepulveda The Soohoo Family Alan & Judy Stocker The Warshauer Family

Associate of Music to $99 Ofelia & Edwin Aragon Allgood Youngs Family The Berger Family Pamela Cain The Dastur Family Laura De Pablo Doolan Family Lynn & Jonathan Fleck Grace Gordon Greystone/Pomerantz Family Aemoni Harris & Family Fatima Hashim Ruth Horwitz & Joshua Hirsch Matthew Howard Family The Jacobius Family Penny & Kelson Kaisaki Debra Kennedy Phoebe & Rachel Kiekhofer Family The Kivnick Family Anita Landecker & Gary Squire Lewin Family Lopez-Luna Family The Lopez-Zubiri Family The Maccoby Family The Mahler Family Malina-Boehm Family Paula Mazur & Robert Mickelson The McCreight Family Anna Medina The Norris Family Krister & Sheri Olmon The Pak Family Eusebio Palma Emily Persinko‘s Family Prada Family Pomerantz Family Qi Family The Ricard Family Rene Ross & Family Rotberg Family The Scotty Santo Family David Searfoss Guity Sedighan Taub-Gordon Family Taylor Weary Family The Wittells Family Xiao Family

The Samohi Band could not survive without the support of generous donors.

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Companion of Music $100-249 Susan & Victor Bracey Leslie Cohen & Family The Cruz-Rodriguez Family Sophie Crowley‘s Family The Danielson Family The Deese Family Dobeck Family Joan & Bruce Edwards Forsander Family Alexandra Gillespie & Family The Gregge Family Gomer-Nagata Family The Hino Family Amy & Randy Holland Daniel Katz Family La Mori Family The Legagnoux Family Jason McBride & Iris Raz-McBride Janet McCreight Schoen Monagan Family Roshan & Ardeshir Nozari Oyakawa Family Rosenberg Family The Ross Family The Sharf Family Rob Sweeney & Barbara Mathews Tan Family Craig & Karen Tomita The Weiller Family The West-Capron Family Westheimer-Nemzer Family Holly & Harry Wiland The Winship Family Wood-Schwartz-Sassoon


Superior with Command Performance—Solos: Rachel Moore, Oboe Scott Operman, Clarinet Taylor Weary, Flute Rebecca Asoulin, Flute Anja Block, Flute Eli Brown, Trumpet Spencer Danielson, Clarinet Mayu Isom, Oboe Sarah Ohanian, Flute Ryan Roberts, Oboe Justin Sardo, Bassoon Superior with Command Performance—Ensembles: Woodwind Duet: Esme Levy & Scott Operman Woodwind Duet: Maura Monagan & Scott Operman Brass Quintet: Pieter Block, Eli Brown, Cary Dobeck, Jonathan Forsander & Steven Harmon Clarinet/ Viola Duet: Spencer Danielson & Sydney Howard Woodwind Trio: Sarah Ohanian, Ryan Roberts & Justin Sardo

Superior—Solos: Ben Deese, Oboe Christopher Hino, Trombone Melissa Kravets, French Horn Mollie Bernstein, Oboe Pieter Block, Trumpet Hanyu Chwe, Marimba Spencer Danielson, Alto Saxophone Francesca Ferrara, Flute Jonathan Forsander, Tuba Kevin Guh, Clarinet Steven Harmon, French Horn Sophie Horwitz-Hirsch, Clarinet Mari LeGagnoux, Harp Abby Mahler, Bass Clarinet Julian Mickelson, Marimba Ava Pomerantz, Clarinet Tomas Prada, Trumpet Jenny White, Flute Superior—Ensembles: Woodwind Trio: Anja Block, Rene Ross & Winona Wiland Woodwind Trio: Sarah Ohanian, Ryan Roberts & Justin Sardo Marimba/violin Duet: Natasha Janfaza & Brandon Pearl Trumpet Duet: Pieter Block & Daniel Chenevert Percussion Duet: Luke Bencivengo & Aziz Yehia Flute Ensemble: Linda Gordon, Chelsea Harmon, Adrienne Hino, Sarah Ohanian, Rachel Ricard & Hannah Squier Excellent—Solos: Ethan Barrett, Harp Julia Blanchard, French Horn Jessica Deese, Alto Saxophone Ben Gelfand, Marimba Jake Gold, French Horn Jake Gold, Trumpet Elijah Kravets, Trumpet Winona Wiland, Clarinet Madeleine Youngs, French Horn

Congratulations to the Samohi Band students who participated in the SCSBOA Solo and Small Ensemble Festival on Saturday, May 7th. The following students received Excellent, Superior, or Superior with Command Performance ratings:

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This year the Kiwanis Club of Santa Monica sponsored their 62nd annual solo competition each year for middle and high school student musicians. Students perform a solo piece of their choosing for judges, who select up to eight young instrumentalists to compete for awards and scholarships. Please join us in congratulating Samohi 9th/10th Grade Finalists Eli Brown, Ilana Greenberg, Jeff Ho, Julian Mickelson, Harry Rayner, Rachel Ricard, Joey Rishik & Aaron Tsai, and 11th/12th Grade Finalists Caitlin Brady Sydney Howard, Michelle Hwang, Mayu Isom, Evan Kahn, Yvonne Lu, Nicholas Sardo & Taylor Weary. And the winners are… Upper Division 1st Place: Mayu Isom 2nd Place: Evan Kahn 3rd Place: Taylor Weary 4th Place: Nick Sardo Lower Division 1st Place: Eli Brown 2nd Place: Julian Mickelson 3rd Place: Aaron Tsai 4th Place: Jeffrey Ho

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Congratulations to our Graduating Seniors!

Oh, the places they’ll go!

Erika Aquino—Otis College of Art and Design

Giovanni Aragon—UC Santa Cruz

Sam Bailey—Arizona State University

David Berger—University of Texas in Austin

Robert Boguslawski—Santa Monica College

Chris Capron—Swarthmore College

Faviola Carrillo—UC Santa Cruz

Samantha Casale—Santa Monica College

Christopher Chapell—Santa Monica College

David Cline—UC Berkeley

Jack Cramer—UCLA

Alex Cruz—Loyola Marymount University

Benjamin Deese—University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Cary Dobeck—Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

Elizabeth Doolan—UC Davis

Oscar Duenas—UC Davis

Mitchell Eby—Chapman University

Julie Edwards—UCLA

Layne Faler—Santa Monica College

Hannah Falter—University of Washington

Miyu Fujita—Georgetown University

Steven Gordon—New England Conservatory in Boston

Kelsey Gregge—Santa Monica College

Chelsea Harmon—UC Berkeley

Daniel Hernandez—Berklee College of Music

Madeline Hero—Mills College

Haley Hill—Washington University in St. Louis

Christopher Hino—Occidental University

Lily Jacobius—UC Santa Cruz

Marissa Keisling—University of the Pacific

Pyoung Kim—UCLA

Melissa Kravets—Oberlin Conservatory

Geffen Kuba—University of Southern California (USC)

Esme Levy—Columbia University

Angelica Malone—CSU Northridge

Tracy Martinez—CSU Northridge

Edgar Miguel—CSU Bakersfield

Maura Monagan—Boston University

Rachel Moore—UC Santa Barbara

Emory Mugalian—Traveling to Europe, studying in Germany

Thomas Nagata—Wheaton College in Massachusetts

Caitlin Nelson—UC Santa Cruz

Jake Noveck—USC

Kian Nozari—UC Los Angeles

Erin O'Flynn—UC Santa Cruz

Scott Operman—UCLA

Karina Ortiz—CSU Northridge

Sarah Peña—Santa Fe University of Art and Design

Jason Pitts—UCLA

Maria Reyes—CSU Northridge

Maciej Rosa—Cal Poly, Pomona

Miles Rusch—UC Berkeley

Natasha Simmonds—Santa Monica College

Evan Simonsen—USC

Ricardo Sotoj—CSU Northridge

Hannah Squier—-UC Berkeley

Jacob Squier—American University in Washington, D.C.

Caitlin Thompson—Santa Monica College

Christina Tsai—Yale University

Taylor Weary—Harvard University 2012

Julian Yapkowitz—Santa Monica College

Madeleine Youngs—Cal Tech


Flute Sara Arvesen Amancai Biraben Chelsea Carter Kalon Cheung Samantha Garcia Alex Gillespie Kaitlyn Hayes Jinhee Kim Lauren LaBorde Samantha Lewin Mia Lopez-Zubiri Jonathan Massachi Alexandra Zafiris Oboe Phoebe Kiekhofer Abby Southam Ella Warshauer Timothy Won Bassoon Nathaniel Attarzadeh

Clarinet Chris Chappell* Alex Cruz* Cooper Faber Mary Guirguis Zahra Hashim Jolene Hauck Kelson Kaisaki Jennifer Lopez Dali Nemecio Jerry Qi Xochitl Ramirez Chris Rosa Edgar Santiago Scott Santo Jonah Sharf Omead Soumi Theresa Stewart Tom Tan Christopher Yang

Bass Clarinet Mehak Delawalla Monica Norris Alto Saxophone Jessica Deese Leo Dastur Matthew Franco Nick Gianetti Ben Grifka Jennifer La Mori Adnan Virani Christopher Yuan Tenor Saxophone Daisy Garcia Baritone Saxophone Jacob Irvin Taylor Weary*

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Lewis “Armstrong” Bracey,

We are proud of you!

Love, Mom and Dad

Theresahhh!

We love you!

- your crazy

family


French Horn Lizeth Antonio Mackie Kennedy Caitlin Nelson* Harper Olmon Peter Pak Trumpet Lewis Bracey Cyrus Chun Matthew Howard Ricardo Lopez Tommy Prada Maciej Rosa* Daniel Rotberg Ricardo Sotoj* Mollie Wittels Euphonium Aemoni Harris David Mijares Jesus Palma

Percussion Kane Bailey Alykhan Bhamani Isley Brock Ben Canales Andrew Futter-Carroll Kalea Gaudry Jake Gridley Felix Horan Amira Kaddoura Marissa Keisling* Angelica Malone* Haily Malone Kiley McGill Nima Shajarian Grace Williams

Trombone Riley Byrne Nipun Gujral Matthew Hawkins Monai Hicks Patrick Hu Harrison Klann Andrew Lewis Liam McBride Frederick Riggs Arturo Santos Sumner Schwartz Miguel Vasquez Tuba Greg Boehm Daniel Bottitta Ishdorj Dashdulam Ismael DePablo Austin Gomez Erin O‘Flynn* David Rojas Malcolm Roddy Christopher Schlierman

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Bass Clarinet Kelsey Gregge* Rachel Kiekhofer James McFarland Alto Saxophone Elisa Aquino Hannah Falter Freddie Norris Jacob Squier* Ben Weiller Tenor Saxophone Tucker Moody Stephanie Soohoo

Bassoon Sofia Bernstein Michael Kent Rene Ross Clarinet Lillian Cain Christopher Capron Clelia Davis Del Piccolo Elliot Fleck Zoe Giosa-Hirsch Sophia Horwitz-Hirsch Katherine Leavitt Jason Oyakawa Ava Pomerantz Raphael Rossellini Preston Searfoss Winona Wiland David Xiao Julian Yapkowitz*

Flute Anja Block Caitlin Brady Sophie Crowley Linda Gordon Chelsea Harmon* Adrienne Hino Eve Kendall Sophie Lai Mackenzie Moody Sarah Ohanian Emily Persinko Rachel Ricard Emily Schefke Hannah Squier* Jennifer White-Phelan Oboe Mollie Bernstein Daniel Katz Ryan Roberts

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Well done, SOPHIE CROWLEY!

from Mom, Eric and Cesca XOXO

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Baritone Saxophone Vicky Hatakeyama French Horn Manuel Beltran Adina Berliant Rachel Bristol Jake Gold Miles Rusch* Alex Kinsinger Trumpet Daniel Chenevert Spencer Cramer Cole Holland Elijah Kravets Edgar Miguel* Ben Rosenberg

Trombone Giovanni Aragon* Elias Batalla Robert Boguslowski* Layne Faler* David Newton Evan Simonsen* Euphonium Ali Alliyani Pyoung Kim* Eric Stocker Mitchell Won Tuba Sam Clark Jacob Levine Geoffrey Winship

Introducing for the 2011 Season

Heather Klenk (310) 633-0662 [email protected] www.Summerwindsla.com

Nicole Elliott (509) 293-0862 [email protected] www.Summerstringsla.com

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A Summer Band & Orchestra Program

Percussion Sam Bailey* David Berger* Emily Davies Noah Garber Ben Gelfand Daniel Hernandez* Lily Jacobius* Emory Mugalian* Natasha Simmonds*

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Flute Rebecca Asoulin Francesca Ferrara Miyu Fujita* Kyra Sweeney Christina Tsai* Taylor Weary* Oboe Benjamin Deese* Mayu Isom Rachel Moore* Bassoon Elsie Doolan* Justin Sardo Clarinet David Cline* Spencer Danielson Julie Edwards* Grace Gordon Steven Gordon* Kevin Guh Esme Levy* Maura Monagan* Jake Noveck* Kian Nozari* Scott Operman* Noah Rosenberg

Bass Clarinet Geffen Kuba* Abby Mahler Contra Alto Clarinet Thomas Nagata* Alto Saxophone Haley Hill* Jose Sepulveda Tenor Saxophone Caitlin Thompson* Baritone Saxophone Carlos Llamas French Horn Julia Blanchard Megan Edwards Steven Harmon Melissa Kravets* Joshua Maccoby Madeleine Youngs* Harp Mari LeGagnoux

Trumpet Pieter Block Eli Brown Mitchell Eby* Skye Menzies- Langabeer Nicholas Sardo Alex Sepulveda Christian Tomita Trombone Chris Hino* Kyle McCreight Isaac Nemzer Euphonium Matt Corrigan Ben Rotberg Tuba Cary Dobeck* Oscar Duenas* Jonathan Forsander Percussion Luke Bencivengo Hanyu Chwe Jack Cramer* Julian Mickelson Brandon Pearl Jason Pitts* Aziz Yehia * Denotes Samohi Class of 2011

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Madeleine,

Congratulations

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We are so proud

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Love, Mom, Dad,

Tessa and Sam

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Many thanks to the local businesses, Band families, students and teachers who donated cakes to tonight‘s Cake Walk fundraiser!

Michael J. Corrigan, Cake Donation Terry Sakow, Cake Donation Kyle Miller, Cake Donation

Julie Allgood, Brownie Donation Debbie Arveson, Cake Donation

Kathy Clark, Red Velvet Cake & Apple Walnut Cake Mariana Davanzo, 2 Dozen Capuccino Chip Cookies

Aemoni Harris, German Chocolate Cake Allison Leong/Kent Moody, Tray of Cookies

Joi Morris, Fruit Pie Patrie Sardo, Cake Donation

Laurie Yehia - Chocolate Cake with Espresso Icing

Cake and Gift Card

Core Foods, Certificate for Case of Core Meals (Vegan/Organic) Lisette Gold, Chocolate Cake with 1" Chocolate Frosting from

tray of Cupcakes and $25 gift certificate

PIONEER BOULANGERIE Large Red Velvet Cheesecake

Cake Donation

Special thanks to Ellen Rennell for organizing the Cake Walk, and to Jan Kravets for her assistance!

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We asked a few long-time volunteers to share their thoughts on the Samohi Band.

Vitamin Anita Squier, the Food Goddess: ―I have been involved in the marching band for six years, with three kids...and I have two seniors, Hannah and Jake Squier. The music program at Samo is amazing.‖

Vitamin Bob Keisling: I have enjoyed the privilege of participating as a volunteer for the Marching Band, Concert Band and Percussion Ensemble at SAMO. It was especially gratifying for me to be part of the Percussion Ensemble's 1st year's season and watch the unit soar. Thanks to Terry Sakow, Mike Corrigan, Jeremy and Andy I got to be part of the incredible music program at SAMO for four years and leave with fond memories that will last me a lifetime. Nothing can compare to the teamwork and leadership qualities that my daughter Marissa learned as part of the SAMO Music program and the friendships and memories she will take with her as she heads off to college.

Vitamin Dobecks (Chuck & Sharon): ―After three students each participating all four years in the band, starting in 1999, it is time to graduate. We‘ve attended as many competitions and foot-ball games as our work schedule and energy would allow. The highlights were serving pizza, pluming and de-pluming the hats, collecting and boxing the hats, pushing equipment on and off the field, and of course, enjoying endless renditions of the field show music, football game standards and band versions of pop tunes. We even followed the band to London as ―parent add-ons‖ and enjoyed our last trip to Disneyland as bus chaperones and the chosen back stage crew. Behind the scenes, we put in many, many hours accounting for all of the funds, and look forward to passing the baton to the new treasurer. We enjoyed launching the band buttons and hope they promote spirit and humor and help commemorate the field shows and bandisms. We will miss the camaraderie with our fellow band parents and instructors doing shared work for common goals. We salute all of the other hard-working current, graduating and post-graduate parents who continue to donate their time, talent and expertise to keep the band playing.‖

Vitamin Leah Moore, Co-President, Communications, Marching Band Chair, and proud Mom!: ―My daughter has followed the music since the 4th grade, and I have been close behind figuring it out, as we went along. When she hit Samo she grew wings and flew. The music program has given more back to us than I could ever give. My participation in the leadership of the Band Parents Association has been an amazing experience that I will always cherish.

Vitamin Helen Weary: ―My daughter Taylor took up the flute in 3rd grade, and has been auditioning and participating in every honor group, festival, and competition ever since, with me cheering her on and savoring the music. When Taylor entered Samohi as a freshman in 2007, I threw myself into the Samohi Band program with gusto. The people were friendly, funny, hard-working, and a joy to be with. When no one stepped up to be President in 2008, Leah and I warily took on the responsibility of Co-Presidents, and we haven't stopped since. It has been a wild ride. That was the year the Marching Band made the trip to London to march in the New Year's Day Parade, and we raised over $100,000. During 2008-'09 the Band also underwent a major reorganization, and the old ship had to be steered to new shores. I participated in all the meetings with the administration, directors, other arts groups, and music parents to create a new vision for all the arts groups at Samohi. I was also on the hiring committee over the summer that interviewed Band Director candidates and ultimately hired Mike Corrigan, our wonderful new Lead Band Director. Along with Terry Sakow, who has led the Band for over 20 years, his mandate from Dr. Pedroza was to "bring the Band to the next level," and we are definitely on our way! The awards and trophies for all the groups are testimony. The Band itself has new bylaws and mission statement also, and had some birthing pains to get to its new ideation. We have been the Bridge between the Old and the New during our 3 year tenure of leadership. We drew upon the vast reservoir of experience and knowledge to deal with the practicalities of running the various aspects of the band program, and had a vision of our own. We made it our mission to be more inclusive and informative to all band families and parents: Marching Band, Concert Bands, Jazz Bands, Color Guard, and Percussion. I hope I have left the Band in good shape to succeed and thrive in the future, and I look forward to watching its progress. It has been an amazing and fulfilling experience being a part of a great institution and working with all of you: parents, students, directors. Thank you for allowing me this opportunity to lead and shape this premier band program, while enjoying your company and the beautiful music.

A Great Source of Engergy...


Vitamin MD Mike Nagata: ―I've been coming along for band comp's and other events as the Team Doctor since Jonathan started as a freshman in 2004. He was the Viking Band Drum Major his senior year and ended up graduating a few weeks ago from UC Berkeley after being the Drum Major for the Cal Band this past year. Thomas started the year after Jonathan graduated. Through the years I've taken care of flus, colds, sore throats, cramps, blisters, headaches, dizziness, dehydration, blood clots under the fingernail, and all assorted mood fluctuations. The highlight was spending a week in London for the 2010 New Year's Day Parade. Such fun and pride seeing the Viking Band marching through the streets of a historic city. They've been great groups of students over the years, usually well-mannered and intelligent, sometimes silly and careless like many teens. It's great to see them as little timid freshmen, graduate as high school seniors, and see them when they come home years later after college as young adults. I like the think that being in the Viking Band had something to do about them growing up as good citizens and succeeding. It's been a blast watching them.‖ The Samohi Bands are extremely grateful for the contributions of these and many other volunteers. Best of luck to those who are leaving the program, and to those who will be back again and hard at work this summer!

Congratulations to our “Graduating” Parents!

On April 16-17 the Santa Monica High School Winter Guard attended the Winter Guard Association of Southern California Championships in Orange County. Over 350 groups from all over Southern California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona competed at 6 different sites. The Samo Guard had their best performance of the season on Saturday and took home the SILVER MEDAL in their division, only 0.6 points out of first place. Their score also qualified them for the finals competition on Sunday at the

Bren Events Center on the UC-Irvine campus. Samo ended the season placing 7th overall, out of a field of FIFTY-TWO competing groups. Their finals score of a 79.95 was only 1.2 points away from taking home the bronze medal, and the nearest competitor below them was 1.8 points away, meaning those 3rd-7th place spots were in very tight competition. Congratulations to the Samohi Winter Guard and Manager Kyle Miller on their highest-ever placement at the WGASC Championships!

In their 2nd season, the Santa Monica High School Indoor Percussion continues to surprise and delight the judges. On Saturday, April 30th they competed in the American Drum Line Association Championships at Mission Hills High School in San Marcos. Under the direction of Percussion Instructor Jeremy Miller, Samohi had the highest total scores in Snare, Tenor and Bass drumming, and they scored a whopping 89.26 points overall, finishing in 2ND PLACE in the Scholastic Open Division. Way to go, Samo!

Winter Guard and Indoor Percussion


The Samohi Bands* gratefully recognize the contributions of music instructors, administrators, and their supporting community. Santa Monica High School Administration Dr. Hugo A. Pedroza – Principal Catherine Baxter – Dean of Students Greg Runyon – S House Principal Larry Boone – M House Principal Clara Herran – O House Principal Leslie Wells – H House Principal Renee Semik – I House Principal Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Senior Cabinet Tim Cuneo – Superintendent of Schools Janece Maez – CFO, Assistant Superintendent Debra Moore Washington – HR, Asst. Super. Dr. Sally Chou – Chief Academic Officer Board of Education Jose Escarce – President Ben Allen – Vice President Oscar de la Torre, Maria Leon-Vazquez, Laure Lieberman, Ralph Mechur & Nimish Patel – Members Tanya Choo, Billy Foran & Elizabeth Wilson – Student Members Visual & Performing Arts Department Tom Whaley – VAPA Coordinator Chandra Narain – VAPA Admin. Assistant Carey Upton – Director of Theatre Operations VAPA District Advisory Committee Cindy Rosmann – VAPA DAC Chair Zina Josephs – VAPA DAC Secretary Janis Gabbert, Zina Joesphs, Susan Justin, Cheryl Mollicone, Cindy Rosmann, Terry Sakow, Jean Sedillos, Angela Woo & Teri Zakzook – Music Subcommitttee Members Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation / For the Arts Linda Gross – Executive Director Naomi Garcia – Administrative Assistant Jody Brooks, Deb Love, Kathleen Rawson, Chris Thornton, Ted Kahan, Marilyn Speakman, Nadya Scott, Marty Smith & Josie Walace – Board of Directors The Gail Dorin Music Foundation The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation Santa Monica City Council Richard Bloom – Mayor Gleam Davis – Mayor Pro Tempore Robert Holbrook, Kevin McKeown, Pam O‘Connor, Terry O‘Day & Bobby Shriver – Councilmembers

Santa Monica High School Visual & Performing Arts (VAPA) Department Mike J. Corrigan – Lead Band Director Terry Sakow – Band Director Jeremy Miller – Percussion Instructor Kyle Miller – Color Guard Manager Jeremy Miller – Percussion Instructor Jeffe Huls – Dept. Chair, Dir. of Vocal Music Darryl Hovis – Director of Theatre Nate Hodges – Director of Dance Joni Swenson – Director of Orchestra Jason Aiello – Orchestra & Piano Instructor William Wishart – A/V, Running w/ Speakers Inna Ganelis – Accompanist Luis Villegas – Guitar Instructor David McCrum – Theatre Tech. Coordinator Jan Strnad – House Manager Malibu High School VAPA – Music Bill Bixler & Maia Zander – Instrumental Music Sarah Reichenthal & Joellen Friedkin – Instructional Assistantss Amy Loch – Choir Director Olympic High School – Music Mark Harris – Guitar & Drum Instructor John Adams Middle School VAPA – Music Angela Woo – Director of Instrumental Music Apryl Garcia – Assistant Director of Instrumental Music, VAPA Chair Cecile Blanchard – Director of Choral Music Jessica Swift & Russ Mullen – Instr. Assts Galina Baskina – Accompanist Dream Winds & Dream Strings Clinicians Jennifer Roth, Dr. Justin Hageman, Kelly Flickinger, William Plenk, Josephine Liu Moerschel & Grace Hsu Lincoln Middle School VAPA – Music Mark Hunt – Director of Bands, VAPA Chair Anna Komandyan – Director of Orchestras Vanessa Ventre – Director of Choral Music Heather Klenk – Instructional Assistant Dream Winds & Dream Strings Coaches Stephen Dress, & Karolina Naziemiec, Teag Reaves, Penter Senchuk & Kelly Weaver SMMUSD VAPA Elementary General Music/ SMASH Middle School Music Instructors Kirsten Bersch, Deborah Cha, Deanna France, Susan Justin, Bonnie Lockrem, Allen Loyd, Kevin McKeown, Steven Ravaglioli, Jessi Spike-Gravelle & Bruce Tellier Dream Winds & Dream Strings Coaches Lydia Tseng, Jody Rubin, Elleni Maureas & Meghan Turner *part of a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

Making Beautiful Music Together


Family of Lewis Bracey

Leslie Cohen and Family Aldo & Teresa Davanzo

Longino Garcia The Gelfand Family

―Just Me!‖ Patricia Lewis

M. Nagata Family

The Noveck Family

Roshan & Ardeshir Nozari Dr and Mrs Peter H. Pak

The Riggs Family The Rossellini Family

The Scotty Santo Family The Yehia Family

Silver Circle

Manuel Beltran Family The Berger Family

Berliant Family Mort & Ricki Bernstein

Block Family The Family of Cyrus Chun

The Giannetti Family The Guh Family

Ruth Horwitz & Joshua Hirsch The Kinsinger Family

La Mori Family The Norris Family

Family of Jason Oyakawa Squier Family

The Weiller Family Holly and Harry Wiland

Wood-Schwartz-Sassoon

Gold Circle

Gregory & Deborah Arvesen Denis & Miriam Oyakawa

Platinum Circle

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Did you guess them all? The following Band 2011 Seniors are pictured on Pages 14-16.

1 Miyu Fujita 2 Jake Noveck 3 Rachel Moore 4 Jack Cramer 5 Lily Jacobius 6 Madeleine Youngs 7 Julie Edwards 8 Maciej Rosa 9 Chelsea Harmon 10 Daniel Hernandez 11 Kelsey Gregge 12 Cary Dobeck 13 Taylor Weary 14 Mitchell Eby 15 Jake Squier 16 Hannah Squier 17 Steven Gordon 18 Scott Operman 19 Ben Deese 20 Caitlin Thompson 21 Chris Hino 22 Elsie Doolan 23 Natasha Simmonds 24 Evan Simonsen 25 Haley Hill 26 Sam Bailey 27 Christina Tsai 28 Thomas Nagata 29 David Cline 30 Caitlin Nelson 31 Angelica Malone 32 Jason Pitts 33 Melissa Kravets 34 David Berger 35 Kian Nozari 36 Marissa Keisling 37 Alex Cruz 38 Erin Jane O‘Flynn 39 Chris Capron

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