quabbin valley music educators association

Proudly Presents

Forty-Fourth Annual

Junior/Senior High School

Festival Concert

February 27, 2016

Palmer High School

2016 Participating Schools

Athol High School (A) Ryan CasterAthol-Royalston Middle School (Ar) Alecia PiscitelloAuburn High School (Au) Virginia Bailey Charles PietrelloAuburn Middle School (Am) Julianna Ducheaneau Collin MyersBaird Middle School (Bm) Taryn SmithBelchertown High School (B) Brian Messier Sue ComstockCentral Tree Middle School (CT) Evan LattimoreConverse Middle School (C) Tracey Kida Matthew SypekFrontier Regional School (F) Max Sherrill Katie TollesJabish Brook Middle School (J) Corrina Smith Amanda JohnsonLudlow High School (L) Kevin McAvoy Daniel HenryMinnechaug Regional High School (Mi) Margaret Reidy Anita Cooper Mountview Middle School (Mt) Jessica Parsons Rich DayNarragansett Middle School (NM) Lauran C. Witts Tom SalvadoreNarragansett Regional High School (N) Dave BaerPalmer High School (P) Christopher Beaudry Margaret PashPaxton Center School (PC) William BeckQuabbin Regional Middle/High School (Q) Toni Brown Laura Guilbault Peter LewisQuaboag Regional Middle/High School (Qb) James JoinvilleRalph C. Mahar Regional School (Ma) William Choe Tom RandallTantasqua Regional Senior High School (T) Robert RaymondTantasqua Regional Junior High School (Tj) Eric von Bleicken Lucy Colwell-SnyderWachusett Regional High School (W) Sherri Der Kazarian Miriam Jensen Ryan BrownWare Junior/Senior High School (Wa) Jill MongeauWilbraham Middle School (WM) Andy Villamaino

History of the QVMEA Music Festival

The QUABBIN VALLEY MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION was begun in 1972 when music teachers representing the Quabbin Regional School District, Tantasqua Regional School District, and the Palmer Public Schools met to organize some type of event that would provide a musical experience of a more challenging nature for their students- an experience which their own school programs could not offer.

It was decided to organize a concert festival which would combine the best student musicians from each of the schools into four musical ensembles: the Junior High Concert Band, Junior High Concert Chorus, Senior High Concert Choir, and Senior High Symphonic Band. After much deliberation, the Quab-bin Valley Music Educators Association was formed and other schools in the region between Springfield and Worcester were invited to participate.

The organization grew quickly to include twelve school systems by 1974. The festival concert has become a very popular event for young musicians in the rural area which borders both Western and Central Massachusetts. Students are selected upon recommendation of their own music teachers. The compe-tition for selection to the festival is very keen and the result is the creation of four musical performing groups which are able to perform both a demanding and enjoyable concert with very limited rehearsal time. In recent years, the Q.V.M.E.A. has been able to hire either college or high school level conductors from outside our region to help ensure that the students receive a fresh point of view about performing music.

The Q.V.M.E.A. and festival are completely non-profit and self-funding with all monies being used solely for the operation of the rehearsals and the concert festival.

Finally, it should be noted that the success of the festival depends upon many key factors, such as the commitment and efforts of the students, the coopera-tion and support of their parents, the contribution of many hours for prepara-tion and organization by the individual school directors, the talent and skill of each group’s conductor, and the support of faculty and administration of the participating schools; in particular, our hosting school system. It is these people who work together to provide the best educational and musical experiencepossible for the many students involved in the Quabbin Valley Music Festival.

Junior ChorusConductor: Nicholas LaPete

accompanist: James Joinville

A Choral Flourish: Linda Spevacek

Bonse Aba: Traditional Zambian- Arr. Victor Johnson

Perhaps They Are Not Stars: Steven Sametz

O Mary Don’t You Weep- Rollo Dilworth

Nick LaPete graduated cum laude from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2008 with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education. Since then, Nick has had the opportunity to teach music and theatre at all levels K-12 in a variety of ensemble and classroom settings. From 2008-2013 he was the music director at Uxbridge High School, where he directed the concert choir as well as the concert band, jazz band, and started the school’s first A Cappella group “The Spartones”. While in Uxbridge, Nick resurrected the school’s drama program, directing, music directing, and choreographing

Grease, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Footloose, and Seussical. In 2013, he began working in the Mendon-Upton Regional School District, where he currently directs two jazz bands and the 7th and 8th grade concert bands at Miscoe Hill Middle School, and is the Drama Director at Nipmuc Regional High School. Currently, Nick is active as an actor in the community theatre scene, and has performed roles in several musicals such as Avenue Q(Nicky/Trekkie Monster), Spamalot (Sir Robin), Sweeney Todd (Pirelli), The Wedding Singer (George), and Company(David). While at UMass, Nick served as the Drum Major of the Minuteman Marching Band, and also toured for two summers with the Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps. Nick is currently completing a Master’s in Music Education from The Boston Conservatory

Soprano 1Emily Bobka (Q) Haille Brooks (P) Kady Cairns (C) Emily Coleman (Nm) Kayla Ebbeling (P) Eftihia Fotos (Am) Emmalen Gallant (Nm) Martha Howell (C) Kelly Kilcoyne (Ct) Krista Naoum (Am) Elise Newman (Mt) Olivia Pascale (Q) Emily Pease (Qb) Ava Potts (Mt) Jasmin Powers (Am)Cayleigh Proulx (Ct) Antonia Sacramone (Q) Mary-Elizabeth Scott (Mt) Alena Sierra (Mt) Shannon Sweeney (Mt) Morgan Sylvester (Mt) Michaela Valley (Mt) Abigail Williams (Mt) Elysia Witts (Nm)

AltoChantalle Benoit (Ct) Lexie Buzzell (C) Ashley Deneault (Am)Tori Edwards (C) Julia Farber (Ct) Lilly Fontaine (C) Julianna Heyes (P) Rane Jackson (Qb) Kearsten Kane (C) Emily Lifson (Tj) Garrett Liston (Mt) Emma McGrillen (Am) Tabitha Membrino (Nm)Alexis Paquette (Ct) Jordyn Poirier (Am) Allison Rivard (Q) Madison Senecal (Ct) Taylor Senecal (Ct)

Manager: James Joinville

Soprano 2Jylian Auger (C) Sasha Bernard (C) Caroline Buchman (C) Adrianna Buzzell (Ar) Nadia Champagne (C) Adrianna Durand (Ar) Rachel Eovacious (Ct) Emily Etwaroo (Mt) Sauana Giurleo (Am) Kelly Halstead (Jb)Emily Healy (Am) Ariel Johnson (Mt) Paige Lamoureux (Ct) Samantha Latino (Am) Olivia Mayette (Tj) Teresa McAndrew (Mt) Katie McCarthy (Mt) Erika Meehan (Jb) Trinity Pirrone (Jb) Maren Riordon (Ar) Ashley Rivest (C) Elizabeth Russell (Ct) Emma Sterndale (Tj) Cierra Table (C) Stephanie Warden (Mt)

Alto (Cont)Jacob Whitcomb (Q)Jonathan Whitehead (Mt) Logan Wornham (Ar) Nicole Yang (Ct) Ryan Young (Ar)

Kevin Plouffe is currently in his 5th year as band director at Killingly Inter-mediate School in Killingly, CT. There he directs the grade 6 band and grade 7 & 8 combined bands, as well as the grade 7 & 8 jazz band. Prior to teaching in Connecticut, he was a high school band director for 17 years in RI. His high school jazz bands have won top awards at various music festivals at both the state and national level. He has been an adjudicator for Rhode Island Music Educators Association junior concert band and jazz band festivals and will have the honor of conducting this year’s

RIMEA Junior All-State Jazz Band. Kevin organizes the annual RI Percussive Arts Society’s Percussion Ensemble Festival, which has been held for the last 15 years at the University of Rhode Island. He also serves as teaching associate of percussion and director of the percussion ensemble at Brown University; a position he has held for the last 17 years.

Junior BandConductor: Kevin Plouffe

Declaration and Dance: Larry Clark

Castles and Dragons: Todd Stalter

The Haunted Carousel: Erika Svanoe

Americans We: Fillmore: Arr. Andrew Balent

Manager: Evan lattimore Asst. Rich Day

OboeElizabeth Pereira (BM)

FluteKatelyn Lepard (Am)Charlotte Naosin (Wa)Abigail Bennett (NM)Ryan Dillon (CT)Brooke Laplante (Am)Lia Vichi (F)Carlie Smith (BM)Maddison Willigar (Qb)Sarah Jordan (CT)Courtney Farrell (Tj)Taylor Masser (Qb)Madelyn Blattenberger (Ma)Claire Winston (F)Ethan Ducey (WM)Madeleine Leone (F)Trinity Skutnik (Wa)

ClarinetIssabel Cardona (Ma)Joshua Pratt (Mt)Emily Hughes (NM)Kayla Nordman (Am)Sydney Lamoureux (Ct)Marianne Burke (Qb)Adelaide Mangum (CT)Amelie Morrissey (NM)Emily Locke (Tj)Brendan LaFleur (BM)Nolah Lee (WM)Sara Carbonello (Qb)Siobhan Davis (Ma)Caroline Lambert (Mt)Justin TerVeen (Mt)Tarryn Warrington (AR)Emma Sotiropoulos (BM)Cole Baranoski (F)Mike Kurtz (Mt)Emily Favreau (Tj)Marta Szemiot (CT)Sarah McMenemy (Qb)Bass ClarinetEryn Witts (NM)Leah Cooney (WM)Niya Carrasquillo (WM)Alicia Isham (J)

Alto SaxophoneAndrew Wade (Tj)Mason Rousseau (Tj)Matthew Cormier (NM)Tyler Locke (Tj)Nick Froes (Mt)Andrea Comeau (AR)Sofia Hickson (WM)Aaron Zheng (Am)Brandon Figueroa (Mt)Sydney Harrison (WM)

Tenor SaxophoneJulia O’Keefe (WM)Ronald Premo (Mt)Matthew Charron-Smith (P)Duncan Jarvi (CT)

Baritone SaxophoneMadeleine Wilson (WM)Deven Thomas (Qb)Evan Selvey (Tj)Morgan Hastain (WM)

TrumpetAda Cheng (WM)Olivia George (Tj)Nina Ellison (Tj)Hunter Bond (NM)Maya Weiderman (Qb)Brendan Shaw (CT)Theodora Onwubueke (Tj)Andrew Cowles (J)Andrew Colson (CT)Thomas Doyle (Qb)Jake Beando (CT)Aaron Turgeon (BM)Chris Cloutier (Wa)James Peel (J)Abigail Tandy (Ma)Austin Paine (Ma)Sam McNerney (J)Maeve Herlihy (Mt)Jacob Dias (BM)Grace Almstrom (CT)Ethan Robbins (Mt)Erik Saarela (WM)

French HornHaley Norris (Am)Adam Helfenbein (Qb)Isabelle Brown (F)Liam Silva (Am)Eli Currier (Tj)Tyler Bishop (CT)

BassoonSophia Giza (BM)Shannon Tweraser (Tj)Emily Spier (Qb)

TromboneAlyssa Wood (P)Melanie Siefert (Qb)Emily Singleton (BM)Avery LeBlanc (NM)Taye Giwa (Mt)Ty Lacey (Tj)Nathan Mukasa (Wa)Thomas Tayler (WM)Chris Cowles (J)Faith Campos (NM)Michael Gardner (Am)Alexa Norquist (CT)

EuphoniumKaileigh Latourneau (WM)Cassandra Florence (P)

TubaAshley Haryasz (BM)Ashanti Pelletier (Wa)

Mallet PercussionJoseph Cook (Am)Alexis Bragga (BM)

TimpaniMatthew Tibbitts (BM)

PercussionDominic Barroso (CT)Shea Lindley (Qb)Rianna Massoni-Nesman (Mt)Joshua Haz (CT)Ward Holloway (Qb)

Senior Chorus

Conductor: Jane Hansonaccompanist: Virginia Bailey

Russian Picnic: Harvey Enders

Polegnala e Todoro: Trad. Bulgarian arr. Hanson

Va Pensiero: Giuseppe Verdi

Weep O Mine Eyes: John Bennet

Amani: Trad. African- Arr. Hanson

Jane Hanson has a singular mission: Joy and Excellence through the Performing Arts. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in voice and choral conducting from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (UMass) and the Cin-cinnati College–Conservatory of Music, respec-tively. After serving on the faculty of the Dept. Of Music and Dance at UMass from 1999-2001, she went on to found her own company, The Proficient Musician (now part of Jane Hanson Productions), which is dedicated to providing exceptional skills-based professional devel-opment opportunities to music educators and performers of all ages and abilities. Her students can be found at top music conservatories across the country, on national Broadway tours, and on album covers featured by Rolling Stone Maga-

zine. Ms. Hanson studied voice and vocal pedagogy for more than a decade with the internationally renowned (late) Dr. Oren Brown, Juilliard professor emeritus, and has been a featured mezzo-soprano soloist with Commonwealth Opera, The Keene Chorale, The Pioneer Valley Symphony, The Tuesday Morning Mu-sic Club of Springfield, Wistaria Chamber Music Society, and through her own concert series.From 2004-2010, Ms. Hanson served as conductor and director of the Keene Chorale, a ninety-voice community choir in Keene, New Hampshire. Ms. Han-son has been fortunate to music direct and conduct many meaningful projects, including Paula Kimper’s opera The Captivation of Eunice Williams at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., PACE Theater’s hip-hop-in-flected version of West Side Story, Pioneer Valley Ballet’s 40th Anniversary Concert A Night of Cole Porter, Keene Chorale’s 30th anniversary celebration concert, featuring Beethoven’s Mass in C and Choral Fantasy, and others. She has enjoyed a long and fruitful collaboration with the Northampton Commu-nity Music Center (www.ncmc.net), through which she has been able to offer Solo Vocal Performance Classes for teens. Ms. Hanson is an alumna of the Quabbin Valley Festival and is thrilled to be part of today’s program!

Sopranos

Siobhan Collins (Au)Elizabeth Hastings (Au)Serena Kelly (Au)Kathleen Lasley (Au)Renee Morin (Au)Maya Bastien (W)Chase Cook (W)Diana Dillon (W)Jaylynn Finnegan (W)Karin Fredericksen (W)Ciara Kelly (W)Margaret Maloney (W)Ehlaura Mann (W)Isabelle McNamara (W)Annalise Poole (W) Hana Aubin (P)Cassie Lubid (P)Emma Howell (P)Autumn Rhodes (P)Emily Prouty (P)Harmony Andre (Mi)Emily Grenier (Mi)Rebekah Sherman (Mi)Sarah Sherman (Mi)Skylar Kolisko (Mi)Jamie Bergmann (Qb)Mary LePage (Qb)Samantha Lacey (Qb)Erin Burns (B)Alison Bourdeau (B)Michelle Dominique (B)Clara Witty (Ma)Alyssa Rollins (Q)Ashley Scott-Sandagato (Q)Samantha Aremburg (Q)Deanna Boulette (Q)

MANAGER: VIRGINIA BAILEY

Altos

Teresa Chapdelaine (Au)Emily Eldridge (Au)Alisaundra Carrasquillo (W)Alicia Eddy (W)Meghan Guittar (W)Hallie Lane (W)Yanniode Peri-Okonny (W)Rebecca Ramsey (W)Kelsey Denley (W)Maygen James (P)Alyssa Marciniec (P)Alycia Tierney (P)Kayli Philibotte (P)Zoe Przybycien (P)Abigail Shea (P) Elizabeth Dunsmoor (Mi)AJ McCormick (Mi)Cassandra Champagne (Qb)Kamber Sorel (Qb) Olivia Dufour (A)Autumn McKnight (A)Tatianna LaCroix (A)Misty Rogers (A) Claire Orr (B)Megan Mileski (B)Suzanne Black (B)Faith Lawless (B) Leah Stiles (Wa)Jazmin Toutant (Wa) Kayla Lafrennie (Ma)Kiersten Samalis (Ma) Isabel Pitney (Q)Hannah Bonefant (Q) Katherine Rodriguez (Q)Cailyn Beamenderfer (Q)Lauren Baker (L)Larissa Diaz (L)

Tenors

William Erickson (Au)Samuel Benoit (Au)André Rodriguez (W)Tanner Wenzel (P)Kyle Silva (P)Maria Matys (Qb)Cabot Lacey (Qb)Hunter Lynch (Qb)Joshua Bronson (B)Eric Olivera (Wa)Dylan Cornell (Q)Ryan Caron (Jb)Joshua True (L)

Basses

Stephen Galvinhill (W)Aubrey Otchere (W)Eleonore Rivera (W)Austin Smith (W)Frank Perry (P)Sam Berthel (Qb)Andrew Abely (B)Aiden Cote (Q)Mason Blakely (Tj)Abel Lidonde (Tj)

ASST ERIC VON BLEICKEN

Senior Band

Conductor: Michael LaCava

Whiplash: Randall D. Standridge

Above the Clouds: Chris Bernotas

Nimrod: Elgar Arr. Reed

Havendance: David Holsinger

Michael M. LaCava has been an educator and administrator in Massachusetts since 1992. He started his career in Gardner, Massachusetts where he served as the Director of Music and High School/Middle School Band Director. His Marching Band, Concert Band and Jazz Bands consistently achieved Superior Ratings at State Festival such as MICCA and IAJE. The Gardner Music Department was recognized by the Grammy Foundation as a Grammy “Signature School” during his tenure as the K-12 Director of Music. In 2005, Mr. LaCava moved to the Chelmsford Public

Schools in Chelmsford, MA where he became the Fine and Performing Arts Coordinator overseeing all Art and Music Programs and Faculty throughout the district. After several years in the district as the Coordinator, Mr. LaCava moved into Building Administration and currently is the Principal of the Harrington Elementary School (Grades K-4) in Chelmsford.

Although Mr. LaCava is now working Building Administration, he continues to be active in the Music Education Field. In addition to being involved in various roles on the Executive Board of the Massachusetts Music Educators Association (MMEA), including the MMEA President from 2007-2009, Mr. LaCava continues to be an active adjudicator and clinician in Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Massachusetts as well as a guest conductor for several state festivals. In 2000, Mrs. LaCava was appointed as a visiting lecturer and conductor of the Fitchburg State University Concert Band, a position he continues to hold today

Manager: Andrew Villamaino Asst. Taryn Smith

PiccoloNicole Thornton (B)FluteJessica Dwelly (Q) Tea Belog (A) Kyle LaFleur (L) Emily Stamm (P) Danielle Mullin (L) Rachel Sullivan (Au) Frasier Vachon (Mi) Zachary Surette (A) Sophia Wetherbee (Ma) Caroline Moreau (F) Maija Santos (T) Ellina Chen (Mi) Laura Cruz (W) Jennifer Saloio (L)

Oboes Caroline Shaper (W)

ClarinetsFinleigh Riendeau (Q) Samantha Shea (T) Julia Rouillard (L) Morgan Bezio (Ma) Justin Vitale (B) Henry Domnarski (P) Lillian Brown (L) Sally Zhi (W) Amanda Poulin(P) Eleanor Klitzke (F) Rebecca Engel(Au) Abigail Castriotta (Q) Emma Bushway (W) Hannah Cherry (Au) Sara Koprek (L) Sarah Almstrom (W)Kodwo Ampiah-Bonney (B) Emma Frost (Q) Christopher Van Liew (W) Paige Eddy (F)

BassoonsRebecca Carmosino (Q) Madeleine Pereira (L) Emily Mullin (L)

Bass ClarinetAbegail Brown (B) Hudson Carlson (A) Sara Arenburg (Q) Ellie Shea (Q)

Alto SaxesAlexis Wilson (Au) Maura Shea (Q) Kyle Grondalski (L) Jacob Downey (W) Nicholas Wornham (A) Sylvia Coleman (W) Patrick McGranaghan (F) Kylie Hickson (Q)

Tenor SaxesLucas Graham (Mi) Tim Canning (P) Hannah Birch (Ma) Aniya Lawson (Mi) Kyle Upchurch (P)

Bari SaxesSierra Charron-Smith (P) Annalee Clough (Wa) Collin Tremblay (P)

CornetMargaret Krause (T) Catarina Ferreira (L) Tim Zych (B) Savannah Finney (Qb) Alexander Watson (T) Ian Kenneally (B) Anna Wetherbee (Ma) Rebecca Fitton (Au) Heather Scott (Wa) Tyler Finney (Qb)

TrumpetZachary Taylor (Au) Alex Adamsky (Q) Chase Garvey (Mi) Devin Lyden (Q) Tarran Salavardos (Q)

French HornsZachary Bergquist (A) Ethan Lafleur (B)

TrombonesThomas Roberts (P) John DeWitt (Ma) Jordan Adadevoh (B) Emma Zlody (Mi) Bryan Dean (Wa) Emily Laus (F) Caitlyn Pelletier (Mi) Abigail Greene (Ma) Dennis St. Jean (A)

EuphoniumsAaron Morgan (Qb) William Landry (Q)

TubasGarret Maggio (Q) Cole Motes (Q) Gabriel Roberts (A) Timothy Saloio (L)

PercussionErik Bastos (L) Josiah Mangum (W) Charles Krause (T) Madison Boulay (Au) Celia Neveu (L) Abigail Mayer (W)

MalletsSarah Vincent (Au) Beck Sjostedt (W)

TimpaniShiloh Trudeau (Mi)

Special Thanks

Palmer Public Schools

Superintendent: Ms. Patricia Gardner

Palmer High SchoolPrincipal: Mrs. Mary Lou Callahan

Assistant Principal: Mr. Gregory Runyan

Converse Middle SchoolPrincipal: Mr. David Stetkiewicz

Assistant Principal: Ms. Jeanne Hackney

Director of Music: Mr. Christopher Beaudry

QVMEA Officers 2015-2016

President: Christopher BeaudrySecretary: Matthew Sypek

Treasurer: David BaerConcert Chairperson: Andrew VillamainoHost Chairperson: Christopher BeaudryRecording Chairperson: Margaret Reidy

Ticket Chairperson: Meg PashProgram Chairperson: Virginia Bailey

Today’s performance is being recorded by James Legrand of Legrandice Audio. Please

use the order form included with this program, or go to www.legrandice.com to

place an on-line order for your professional CD of the concert.