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Spring Band Concert Features Classic and Contemporary Works

The 2022 Spring Band Concert, held on Thursday, April 28, featured all of Loyola’s concert ensembles, including Symphonic Band, Percussion Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble and Beginning Instrumental students. The program included classic and contemporary works written by significant wind ensemble composers, including Gustav Holst, Brian Balmages, Frank Ticheli and more.

To watch a recording of the band concert, click here. 
The concert proceeded as follows:

Beginning Instrumental (with Concert Band)
Theme From Jurassic Park by John Williams arr. M. Sweeney

Star Wars (Main Theme) by John Williams arr. C. Strommen

Concert Band
Electricity by Brian Balmages

Mosswood Lullaby by Brian Beck

Great Locomotive Chase by Robert W. Smith

Percussion Ensemble
Aboriginal Dreams by Roland Barrett
i. Ritual
v. Fire

Jazz Ensemble
My Favorite Things by Rodgers-Hammerstein

Blue Skies by Irving Berlin arr. Mark Taylor

Combined Bands
Pixar Movie Favorites arr. Michael Brown

Symphonic Band
Second Suite in F by Gustav Holst
i. March
iii. Song of the Blacksmith
iv. Fantasia on the Dargason

Shenandoah by Frank Ticheli

“Mambo” from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein arr. Michael Sweeney

Ensemble Rosters

Beginning Instrumental Students

Alto Saxophone
Cal Chamliss
Kendall Chin

Clarinets
Aaron Appiah-Kubi
Dana Chun
Sophia Trevino-Kniffin
Ebenezer Ogbolu
Sienna Murphy

Trumpets
Francis Corrigan
JD Rodriguez
Natnael Tewelde 

Tuba
Darryl Toney

Concert Band (by section, alphabetical order)

Flute
Kiet (Ken) Lam*
Lianna Francisco
Brooke Nagy
Allie Powers

Clarinet
Maggie Bielinski
JP Carroll 
Addison Lundgren
Alexa Nagy

Alto Saxophone
Raquel Velasquez

Trumpet
Josh Geoly
Yafet Fissehaye

Tuba
Tristan Bernard

Percussion
Lucas Christopolous 
Enoch Appiah-Kubi
Josie Shaffer
Mateo Gil
Oscar Moffitt
Mazeed Soyege
Luke Smith
Ian Vedder

Additional Musicians
Daniel Damasco
Karol Kaluzny
Sam Monterola
Sophie Monterola
Rebecca Myslinski
Antuan Nguyen
Eamon Ryan
Zach Roth

Symphonic Band

Flute/Piccolo
Julia Antar*
Ethan Guttschow
Kaitlynn Holbach
Dulce Jimenez
Alexandra Silva

Clarinets
Claire Chilla*
Meghan O’Donoghue*
Xavi Trevino-Kniffin
Hannah Sachs*

Bass Clarinet
Ryan McKinney

Alto Saxophone
Nicolette Giamarusti*
Rosa Lurigio*
Antuan Nguyen

Tenor Saxophone
Eamon Ryan

Trumpets
Jack Bartholomew*
Liam Carroll*
Carissa Cochico
Daniel Damasco
Ryan Hajdu*
Karol Kaluzny
Rebecca Myslinski

Trombones
Ryan Kunitzer
Sam Monterola*

Euphonium
Tristan Bernard

Electric Bass
Zach Roth

Percussion
Sean Carroll
Lucas Christopolous
Mark Ditka
Matthew Gryl
Aidan King
Oscar Moffitt
Andrew Sheedy
Claude Strnad

Percussion Ensemble
Sean Carroll*
Lucas Chrisopolous
Mark Ditka
Mateo Gil
Matthew Gryl*
Aidan King*
Luke Smith
Josie Shaffer
Andrew Sheedy*
Mazeed Soyege
Claude Strnad
Ian Vedder

Jazz Ensemble

Alto Saxophone
Julia Dziekan

Tenor Saxophone
Eamon Ryan
Antuan Nguyen

Trumpets
Jack Bartholomew
Ryan Hajdu
Rebecca Myslkinski

Trombones
Sam Monterola
Ryan Kunitzer
Assisted by Mr. Byron Allen and Mr. Cesar Mendoza

Electric Bass
Zach Roth
Peter Shceidt

Guitar
Gavin Velasco

Drum Set
Ian Vedder

*Indicates Seniors
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      Spring Band Concert

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