ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSSanta Monica Malibu Unified School District

Department of Performing Arts Music Instructors

Santa Monica High School Music DepartmentTerry Sakow - Director of BandsKathleen Janert - Associate Director of BandsTom Whaley - Jazz Band DirectorJeffe Huls - Director of Vocal MusicJoni Swenson - Director of OrchestrasWilliam Wishart - Audio/Visual, Running w/Speakers Jason Aiello - Orchestra and Piano InstructorInna Ganelis - AccompanistLuis Villegas - Guitar InstructorJeremy Miller - Percussion InstructorPeter Gomez - Colorguard InstructorKyle Miller - Colorguard InstructorJames Altuner - Director of Theatre ArtsCary Upton - Director of TheatresDavid McCrum - Theatre Technical CoordinatorJan Strnad - House Manager Malibu High SchoolBill Bixler - Director of Instrumental MusicJohn Kibler - OrchestrasArian Khaefi - Choirs John Adams Middle SchoolAngela Woo - Director of Instrumental MusicApryl Hardisty - Associate Director of Instrumental MusicCecile Blanchard - Director of Choral MusicMartha Shaw - Principal Lincoln Middle SchoolMark Hunt - Director of BandsPeter Park - Director of OrchestrasVanessa Ventre - Director of Choral MusicSuzanne Webb - Principal Elementary SchoolsKirsten Bersch, Kathryn Cavallaro, Deanna France, Jessi Gravelle, Susan Justin, Bonnie Lockrem, Allen Loyd, Kevin McKeown, Steven Ravaglioli, Bruce Tellier

Santa Monica High School Administration Dr. Hugo A. Pedroza - PrincipalCatherine Baxter - Dean of StudentsGregory Runyon - S House Principal Wendy Wax Gellis - A House Principal Mr. Larry Boone - M House PrincipalDr. Jose Iniguez - O House PrincipalLeslie Wells - H House Principal Eva Mayoral - I House Principal Santa Monica Malibu School DistrictTom Whaley - Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator Chandra Narain - Visual and Performing Arts AssistantCindy Rosmann - VAPA DAC Committee ChairZina Josephs - VAPA DAC Committee SecretaryTim Cuneo - Superintendent of SchoolsJan Maez - Assistant Superintendent Dr. Michael Matthews - Assistant SuperintendentDr. Sally Chou - Chief Academic OfficerPeggy Harris - Director, Educational ServicesMaureen Bradford - Director, Educational Services

For The Arts and Santa Monica-Malibu Education FoundationLinda Gross - Executive Director

Santa Monica-Malibu School District Board of EducationRalph Mechur - PresidentBarry Snell - Vice President Kelly Pye, Oscar de la Torre, Jose Escarce, Ben Allen, Maria Leon VazquezStudents: Roya Sahafi, Jaime Black, Isis Enriquez

Santa Monica City CouncilKen Genser - MayorPam O’Connor - Mayor Pro Tempore Robert Holbrook, Bobby Shriver, Gleam Davis,Richard Bloom, Kevin McKeown

SANTAMONICAHOMES.NETJIM BRUNET

REAL ESTATE310 -508 - 6878jimbrunet@earthlink.net

BEST OF LUCK TO THE SAMOHI BAND, BAND MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

This Concert Program is made possible by our friends in the community. Please patronize these supportive

local businesses who have so generously contributed to our Viking Bands.

Special thanks goes out to our hardworking and dedicated 2008-09 Band Executive Committee, Admin. Team,

and Parent Coordinators who make the band program hum! Leah Moore and Helen Weary: Co-Presidents

Jennifer Hammer: Vice President

Syd Bennion: Treasurer

Ellen Rennell: Fundraising and Concert Recording

Keiko Kuyama: Uniform and Concert Dress

Susie and Bob Gunter: Parades and Competitions

Christina Miller and Mike Smith: London Trip

Debra Silverman: Program Advertising

Anne Sletto: Concert Programs

Diane Arnold: Communications

Amy Van Pelt: Spring Bookkeeper

Lynn Leavitt: Spring Volunteers

LiAnne Hall: Secretary

Ishara Bailis and Tim Bowler: E-Scrip and Thank You notes

Yougang Xiao: Photography

Jan Kravets: Food and Hospitality

to our Generous Supporters

Composers Circle $1000 +British Embassy Brooke & Steve GiannettiAnat & Shaul Kuba

Patron of Music $500 - $999Yvette Bergeron & Dean BaileyCarolyn Lagerfelt

Supporters of Music $100 - $499Jean BellmanRichard BencivengoSyd & Bob BennionKathleen West & Alex Capron Cruz FamilyChristi & Dan DanielsonBruce & Joan EdwardsRobert & Nancy FerraraHilda GarciaBarbara & Gary GreggeWendy Bishop & David KendallRichard J. Kim DDSThe Kivnick FamilySeth & Amy Kivnick

Supporters of Music cont. Kravets Family The LeGagnouxChristine & Gerald LegagnouxLaMori FamilyManno FamilyBarbara MathewsTatyana Gurlo & Igor MurokhRoshan & Ardeshin NozariMiriam & Denis OyakawaStephen Rennell The Sardo FamilyPatrie SardoThe Silverman FamilyAnita Landecker & Gary SquierMimi WinshipThe Winship FamilyYougang Xiao & Qiao FengStephanie Tuttle & Dimitri Zafiris

Friends of Music $10 - $99Paulina ArredondoTim Bowler & Ishara BailisLeslie Berliant

Special thanks

Please forgive us for any misspellings and delitions, - to err is human.

2009 Band Concert Series Circle Ticket Holders PLATINUM: Bennion Family Charlie Giannetti & Family Anita Lampert Thomas Nagata & Family Oyakawa Famliy The Yehia Family

GOLD: The Deese Family

SILVER: Berger Famliy The Deese Family Michael & Karen Four The Guh Family Geoffray Muray Family Miriam Oyakawa Jamie Tsai The Yehia Family

Friends of Music cont. Beatriz BlancoAlison & Christopher BradyBristol FamilyNanlee Lee & Michael ChweRachel & Frank DeeseAnne & William DoolanWendy FrandellLogan Gallardo Family Grace Gordon and Family Jennifer Wen & Jeff GuhRicky Lopez-LunaMasatani Famliy Ian & Anissa Mc CullenThe Monagan FamilyMoore FamliyJason Pitts and FamilySanta Monica Alumni AssociationKanzo & Sayuri Jennifer Bennett & Oliver SimonsenMike SmithTakemori FamilyHelen S. Weary

Concert Grams

Hooray for the 09’ers!

keep on playingBeautiful

music whereveryou go!!

POPS Grams

Diane Arnold - our e-mail messenger

KEEPS US IN THE KNOW!Keiko Kuyama -

our uniform and dress coordinator is BEYOND MEASURE!

Plumed hats off to them both!

Thank you to my amazing co-chair, Anna Sletto, who worked tirelessly for the past two years on the beautiful, creative and souvenir-worthy concert booklets. Your talent is astounding!Many thanks to all board and committee members who helped to sell ads and raise funds for our bands. Your time and energy is appreciated and we could not have done it without your support!Go Class of ‘09Charlie’s Mom : )

“What we play is life.”

- Louis Armstrong

Mr. Sakow, we have thoroughly

enjoyed watching and listening

to your bands for the last four

years. As our son progressed

from concert band to marching

band to wind ensemble, we have

marveled at the magic.

What a wonderful ride.

Thank you from the Latzke Family

Ben, We are so proud of your accomplishments this year. Keep the momentum going. Love, Mom, Dad, and Jessica

Anthony,We are so proud of you and your music. We love you, Mom and Dad

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FluteCaitlin Nelson

Jonathan Ortiz *

ClarinetZane Dufour

Maura Monagan

Alto SaxophoneJake Gridley

Ben Grifka

TrumpetLeonel Gracida

TromboneGerardo Colmenares

Robert Sanchez

Miguel Vasquez

EuphoniumPyoung Kim

TubaRonaldo Cyprian

Ivan Gallegos s

PercussionElizabeth Armanto

Alnoor Bhamani

Will Bonner

Emily Davies s

Gabriel Griffen

Lily Jacobius s

Erin O’Flynn s

Nicolas Reichle

* Class of 2009

s Percussion Ensemble

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Concert Winds

SENIOR BABIES on page 8 and 9

A Drew LatzkeB Lily BernsteinC Charlie Silverman D Katy Schorr E Karin Schung F Omri Kuba G Michael Masatani H Josh Harling I Nathalie KohanzadehJ Max Majdecki K Yassaman Sarvian

L Shirin Bhagwagar M Michael LagerfeltN Tyler OyakawaO Logan BornP Aaron SquierQ Robinson SchulzeR Brody DanielsonS Peter Bennion T Lily MartinezU Aaron FriedmanV Richard Dobeck

Program Notes continued...

and after a brief development section, the two themes recur in reverse order. Near the end, they are com-bined with a quotation (proclaimed by the ubiquitous trombones) from the Coronation Scene of Moussorg-sky’s “Boris Goudonov”, where the chorus sings the Russian word slava!, meaning, glory! In this way, the composer is paying homage to his friend Mistislav Rostropovich, called “Slava” by his friends and to whom the overture is fondly dedicated. The overture was written to celebrate Rostropovich’s inauguration as music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., in 1977. Leonard Bernstein, the son of a Russian immigrant, was born near Boston, Mass., and studied composition at Harvard. Called “an authentic American hero, an arts hero,” Bernstein had a distinguished career as composer and conductor.

Someone to Watch Over Me / arranged by Warren Barker“Someone to Watch Over Me” is a song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin from the musical Oh, Kay! (1926), where it was introduced by Gertrude Lawrence. It has been performed by numerous artists since its debut and is a jazz standard as well as a key work in the Great American Songbook.

Jurassic Park Soundtrack Highlights / arranged by Paul LavenderThis long-awaited film from Stephen Spielberg was a huge hit. Once again, the majestic and memorable score from John Williams gives the film a bigger-than-life aura that brings the film’s drama, emotion, and imagination to the forefront. Paul Lavender’s adaptation for band includes many of the score’s themes - a wonderful way to delight an audience. Songs include: End Credits, Journey To The Island, Opening Titles, Theme From ‘Jurassic Park’.

FluteLizeth AntonioElisa AquinoAdina BerliantRachel BristolChelsea CarterMelissa EtehadChelsea HarmonSarah HorowitzJane Kim *Seung-Joo KimJin Hee KimMonteserrat LlosaMichelle MannoKatie PorterRaha TajrishiClaire Trinh * s

Danielle Worthy *Ali Zafiris

OboeJake FagenDaniel KatzAbby Southam

BassoonNathan AttarazdehCiobha Scott s

Bass ClarinetSam Bailey s John Randolph

ClarinetNatalie AbelEduardo Castillo *Christopher ChappellAlexis CruzJennifer Garcia-Ramirez *Kelsey GreggBrenda HernandezAndrew OhanianJulian Yapkowitz

Alto SaxophoneLuis AquinoHannah FalterMatthew FrancoAlistair NevellJake Squier s

Tenor SaxophoneHaley Hill

Baritone SaxophoneCarlos Llamas

TrumpetAndrew BrownRay FreedmanSpencer GrohMiles LeavittRicardo Lopez-LunaEdgar MiguelMatthew ParkMaciej RosaRicky SotojGeoffrey Winship

TromboneGiovanni AragonRobert BoguslawskiPablo GomezRoberto Jines

POPS Concert - June 6th 2009Concert BandEuphoniumAli AlliyaniMorgan StanphilOlexander Tretyak

TubaGreg BoehmVincente Ochoa

PercussionTawny Arredondo *Kendal BlumDaniel Hernandez s Angelica Malone s

Emory Mulligan s

James Ward s

Matt Wizan *

* Class of 2009

s Percussion Ensemble

s Addtl. Percussion Ensemble Members: Raquel Hernandez-Solis, Samantha Casale, Niall Ferguson

Flute cont. Yassaman Sarvian *Emily SchefkeNatasha SimmondsHannah SquierKyra Sweeney

OboeMayu IsomSammy Sassoon

BassoonSofia BernsteinMax Vilim-Brozyna

ClarinetLily CainChristopher CapronSpencer DanielsonJulie EdwardsAlexandra GomezGrace GordonKevin GuhZach Johnston *Marissa KeislingGeffen KubaNicolas La MoriJake NovekKian NozariReva SantoDavid Xiao

Bass ClarinetAbby Mahler

Alto SaxophoneJenna PerelmanCoby Schoffman

Tenor SaxophoneCaitlin Thompson

TrumpetBen AsoulinAlvin BuiAndrew CapronClea DeCraneMitchell EbyKirk FolletteLogan GallardoCharlie GiannettiSkye Menzies- LangabeerNicholas SardoChristian Tomita

POPS Concert - June 6th 2009Symphonic Wind EnsembleHornMorgan FineSayana HallalSam ReynoldsMiles RuschMax StiversMadeleine Youngs

TromboneAndrew BlancoAli ChamasLane FalerRahim HashimChris HinoNick KatkovEvan Simonsen

EuphoniumZane FourBen RotbergRobinson Schulze *David Teetz

TubaCary DobeckOscar Duenas

PercussionLuke Bencivengo s

David BergerBritney BlandHanyu Chwe s

Gyasi Jackson s

Jamie LevinsonAvila Santo s

Aziz Yehia s

* Class of 2009

s Percussion Ensemble

FluteRebecca AsoulinCaitlin BradyKaty CainSara Falter *Francesca FerraraMiyu FujitaSamantha GarciaJessie GeoffrayEve KendallElena KivnickSophie LaiMari LeGagnouxAndrea LinaresMackenzie MoodyDina MurokhJessica RoJulia Rodriguez

Program Notesing Prologue, Belle, Gaston, Be Our Guest, Beauty and the Beast and the Transformation.

Bohemian Rhapsody “Bohemian Rhapsody” is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band’s 1975 album A Night at the Opera. “Bohemian Rhapsody” is in the style of a stream-of-consciousness nightmare that has unusual song structure, especially for popular music. The song has no chorus, instead consisting of seemingly disjointed sections including operatic segments, an a cappella passage, and a heavy rock solo. Although critical reaction was initially mixed, especially in America, “Bohemian Rhapsody” is often considered to be Queen’s magnum opus and one of their all-time greatest songs. Mercury refused to explain his composition other than saying it was about rela-tionships; the band is still protective of the song’s secret. Following the single’s release, Mercury said:It’s one of those songs which has such a fantasy feel about it. I think people should just listen to it, think about it, and then make up their own minds as to what it says to them...’Bohemian Rhapsody’ didn’t just come out of thin air.

Selections from Porgy and Bess arranged by Calvin CusterPorgy and Bess is an opera, first performed in 1935, with music by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose Heyward, and lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward. It was based on DuBose Hey-

ward’s novel Porgy and the play of the same name which he co-wrote with his wife Dorothy Heyward. All three works deal with African American life in the fictitious Catfish Row (based on the real-life Cabbage Row) in Charleston, South Carolina, in the early 1920s.Originally conceived by Gershwin as an “American folk opera”, Porgy and Bess premiered in New York in the fall of 1935 and featured an entire cast of classically trained African-American singers – a daring and visionary artistic choice at the time. Gershwin chose African American Eva Jessye as the choral director for the opera. Incorporating a wealth of blues and jazz idioms into the classical art form of opera, Gershwin considered it his finest work.

Young Person’s Guide to John Williams arranged by Jay BocookYoung-at-heart moviegoers of all ages have been treated to the masterful movie themes of John Williams for decades. A magnificent collection of some of his most memorable melodies from the silver screen; Prologue from Hook, Theme from E.T., Hedwig’s Theme, and Raiders March.

Slava! by Leonard Bernstein transcribed by Clare GrundmanThe first theme of Slava! is a vaudevillian razz-ma-tazz tune filled with side-slipping modulations and sliding trombones. The second theme is a canon,

Program NotesTechnology This piece was written in 1998 by Jim Casella. He wanted to challenge the concert percussion ensemble with the “techno” style groove as well as give the studetns something they can relate to.

Equinox Equinox is a piece inspired by the equal parts of dark and light that happen during an equinox. Its dark melodies and drum interludes make it an exciting piece that ends with incredible force. I’m A Believer arranged by Johnnie Vinson“I’m a Believer” is a song composed by Neil Diamond and recorded by the band The Monkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. The single, produced by Jeff Barry, hit the number one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on December 31, 1966 and remained there for seven weeks, becoming the biggest-selling record for all of 1967, and one of the biggest of all time. This song was also covered by Smash Mouth and Eddie Murphy in 2001, as part of the soundtrack to the movie Shrek (the band also released the song on its self-titled album).

Legend of Fort Apache by Jerry WilliamsVery bold and powerful, yet playable with young groups and with limited instrumentations, this over-ture-like piece is a perfect concert piece. Bands and audiences love the big, energetic sound - a truely ‘tribal feel’. Jerry Williams was blessed with

delightful sense of humor which was reflected in many of his compositions. His first publication came in 1985 with his popular “Free Spirit Overture.” He was also co-writer of the “Command Performance Band Book” and he composed over 50 popular band compositions.

Kokomo arranged by Michael Sweeney“Kokomo” is a song written by John Phillips, Scott McKenzie, Mike Love and Terry Melcher and re-corded by The Beach Boys in 1988. It was released as a single in 1988 at Elektra Records and became a No. 1 Hit in the United States and Australia. The single was released to coincide with the release of the Tom Cruise movie Cocktail, and its subsequent soundtrack.

Highlights from Beauty and The Beast arranged by John Moss composers Menken & Ashman Beauty and the Beast is a traditional French fairy tale, and the story was first published in 1740. The best-known written version was published in 1756 by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, and an English translation appeared in 1757. The story involves Belle (a girl who is dissatisfied with life in a small, provincial French town, constantly trying to fend off the misplaced “affections” of conceited Gaston), and the Beast (a prince who was placed under a spell because he could not love). Highlights from Beauty and the Beast features songs from the 1991 Disney animated film includ

PiccoloTaylor Weary

FluteShirin Bhagwagar *Young Wook Kang *Natasha Kohanzadeh *Lily Martinez *Andrew OhanianRebecca SteinbergChristina TsaiTaylor Weary

OboeBen DeeseAlex FrumkinMichael KaplanRachel Moore

English HornRachel Moore

BassoonElsie DoolanClaire Perelman

ClarinetGarrett CheungKarin Chung *David ClineRichard Dobeck *Steven GordonAli KivnickEsme LevyScott OpermanTyler Oyakawa *Katy Schorr *Shiori TakemoriRoland Templeman

Bass ClarinetJonathon BergerAaron Squier *

Contra Alto ClarinetThomas Nagata

SopranoSaxophoneBrody Danielson *

Alto SaxophoneLily Bernstein *Gigi LakeAdriana Wong

Tenor SaxophoneBrody Danielson *Aaron Friedman *

Baritone SaxophoneColin Rush

TrumpetZoe BillingtonAnthony Fertino *Omri Kuba *Drew Latzke *Aaron RennellJake SchmidtGreg Stearns

HornJulia BlanchardSky CraneMelissa KravetsSteven Luis

Wind EnsembleTromboneLogan Born *Matthew FranceJared HammerMichael Masatani *Darren Morris *

Bass TromboneJosh Harling *Robinson Schulze *

EuphoniumAli Chamas

TubaPeter Bennion *Cameron LampartMax Majdecki *

PercussionJack CramerMariam Kaddoura s

Michael Lagerfelt * s

Andrew LockeJason PittsJoseph Yu

* Class of 2009

s Percussion Ensemble

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SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE

GEORGE GERSHWIN Selections from Porgy and Bess arranged by Calvin Custer conducted by Terry Sakow

JOHN WILLIAMS Young Person’s Guide to John Williams arranged by Jay Bocookconducted by Michael Kiyoi

WIND ENSEMBLE

LEONARD BERNSTEIN SLAVA! transcribed by Clare Grundmanconducted by Kevin McKeown

GEORGE GERSHWIN Someone to Watch Over Me arranged by Warren Barkerconducted by Jeffe Huls

JOHN WILLIAMS Jurassic Park Soundtrack Highlightsarranged by Paul Lavenderconducted by Kathleen Janert

PROGRAM POPS Concert - Saturday, June 6th 2009

PLEASE Respect Barnum Hall by not eating, drinking or chewing gum inside the auditorium.

Respect the musicians by turning off all cell phones and pagers.

Remain in your seats while performance is in progress.

Santa Monica High School is a smoke-free facility.

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE I

JIM CASELLA Technology conducted by Jeremy Miller

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE II

MICHAEL TOMPKINS Equinoxconducted by Jeremy Miller

CONCERT WINDS

NEIL DIAMOND I’m A Believer arr. by Jonnie Vinson Conducted by Kathleen Janert

JERRY WILLIAMS Legend of Fort Apache Conducted by Michael Kiyoi

PHILLIPS, MCKENZIE, LOVE, MELCHER Kokomo arr. by Michael Sweeney Conducted by Kathleen Janert

CONCERT BAND

A. MENKEN, H. ASHMAN Highlights from Beauty and The Beast arr. by John Moss Conducted by Terry Sakow

FREDDIE MERCURY Bohemian Rhapsodyarr. by John BerryConducted by Michael Kiyoi