The Arts

Spring Band Concert 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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