Spring Band Concert 2023

5/12/2023

The 2023 Spring Band Concert, held on Wednesday, May 10, 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 composers including George Gershwin, Claude Debussy, and Gustav Holst.

To watch a recording of the band concert, click here.

The concert proceeded as follows:

Beginning Instrumental (with Concert Band)

Air Force One arr. Chris Bernotas

Jazz Ensemble

Corner Pocket by Freddie Greene

Summertime by Geroge Gershwin arr. Dave Wolpe

Featuring: Valentina Iusco '23

Cantaloupe Island by Herbie Hanock arr. Mike Kamuf

Caravan

Concert Band

Kentucky 1800 by Clare Grundman

Rain by Brian Balmages

The Magic of Harry Potter arr. Michael Story

Percussion Ensemble

Blinker by Chuck Ricotta

Symphonic Band

Minnesota March by John Phillip Sousa

Reverie by Claude Debussy arr. Erik Morales

Molly Shores by Percy Grainger

First Suite in E-Flat by Gustav Holst

I. Chaconne

ii. Intermezzo

iii. March

Congratulations to the following student musicians on a beautiful performance!

Symphonic Band

Piccolo

Kaitlynn Hollbach

Flutes

Lianna Francisco

Ethan Guttschow

Kaitlynn Holbach

Dulce Jimenez

Lia Nafe

Brooke Nagy

Allie Powers

Alexandra Silva

Oboes

Julia Dziekan

Sophie Monterola

Clarinets

Maggie Bielinski

JP Carrikk

Addison Lundgren

Alexa Nagy

Xavi Trevino-Kniffin

Bass Clarinet

Ryan McKinney

Alto Saxophone

Eamon Ryan

Sophie Monterola

Tenor Saxophone

Antuan Nguyen

Baritone Saxophone

Carissa Cochico

Yafet Fissehaye

Josh Geoly

Karol Kaluzny

Rebecca Myslinski

French Horn

Michael Dziekan

Trombone

Ryan Kunitzer

Tuba

Tristan Bernard

String Bass

Zach Roth

Percussion

Lucas Christopolous

Mark Ditka

Evan Myers

Josie Shaffer

Claude Strnad

Ian Vedder

Piano

Sean Vanegas

Jazz Ensemble

Saxophone

Julia Dziekan

Antuan Nguyen

Raquel Velasquez

Trumpet

Michael Dziekan

Joshua Geoly

Karol Kaluzny

Rebecca Myslinski

Trombones

Ryan Kunitzer

Bass/Guitar

Zachariah Roth

Ian Vedder

Lucas Yordan

Drums

Ian Vedder

Piano

Sean Vanegas

Vocals

Valentina Iusco

Percussion Ensemble (in alphabetical order)

Kiemaar Augustine

Jacob Buscaglia

Lucas Christopoulos

Mark Ditka

Henry Farris

Mateo Gil

Adam Guttschow

Oscar Moffitt

Evan Meyers

Josie Shaffer

Michael Singh

Lucas Smith

Mazeed Soyege

Claude Strnad

Ian Vedder

Rebecca Virgen

Chihiro Yoshino

Beginning Band

Ruby Coria

Henrik Djuvik

Nancy Elizondo

Olivia Galiano

Ryan Horn

Concert Band

Flute

Fallon Burke

Anjalee Fernando

Elizabeth Xanos

Clarinet

Devion Johnson

Trumpets

Michael Dziekan

Riley Prince

JD Rodriguez

Trombone

Clark Lundgren

Tuba

Darryl Toney

Bass

Lucas Yordan

Percussion

Kiemaar Augustine

Jacob Buscaglia

Oscar Moffitt

Evan Meyers

Josie Shaffer

Michael Singh

Claude Strnad

Mazeed Soyege

Chihiro Yoshino

Additional Musicians

Maggie Bielinski

Xavier Trevino-Kniffin

Eamon Ryan

Antuan Nguyen
Raquel Velasquez

Ryan Kunitzer

Zach Roth

To view the complete program, click here.

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Spring Band Concert 2023