VYOA 2022-2023 PROGRAM GROWING UP

3 PROGRAM Vermont Youth Orchestra - Dr. Mark Alpízar Piano Concerto No. 5, “Egyptian,” op. 103 Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–192I) I. Allegro Animato Miles Glover, piano, 2022–2023 Senior Soloist Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, op. 40 Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) II. Adagio Laura Zhou-Hackett, piano, 2022–2023 Senior Soloist Cold Mountain Suite Jennifer Higdon* (1962) INTERMISSION Vermont Youth Orchestra & Vermont Symphony Orchestra Side-by-Side Performance Huapango José Pablo Moncayo (1912–1958) Danzón No. 2 Arturo Márquez (b. 1950) Featuring designed video from Champlain College Emergent Media Center Marisa Kono, concertmaster Emmerson Stapleton, assistant concertmaster Scarlett Cannizzaro, principal 2nd violin Greer Kennedy, principal viola Samuel Kunin, principal cello Lillian Greenwood, principal bass *Jennifer Higdon is one of America’s most acclaimed figures in contemporary classical music, receiving the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Music for her Violin Concerto, a 2010 Grammy for her Percussion Concerto, a 2018 Grammy for her Viola Concerto and, most recently, a 2020 Grammy for her Harp Concerto. Higdon’s first opera, Cold Mountain, won the International Opera Award for Best World Premiere and the opera recording was nominated for 2 Grammy awards. Most recently, she was inducted into membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Higdon enjoys several hundred performances a year of her works and her works have been recorded on more than seventy CDs. Her music is published exclusively by Lawdon Press. CONCERT 3 Vermont Youth Orchestra’s MidWinter Concert is generously sponsored by:

59TH SEASON! THANK YOU WELCOME Every VYOA season is special! We fondly remember past senior soloists, moving Palooza speeches, and nervous and excited young students entering the building for the first time with their junior-sized instruments. As we reflect on these musicians and who they were, we often wonder where they are now. While each season is memorable, there is something truly remarkable about this, our 59th season. Our orchestras are teeming with excitement over the music they’ll be playing this year— the classics are there, of course, but also names like Florence Price and Scott Joplin mix with contemporary names like Jennifer Higdon, John Williams, and even one of their own peers: Maaike Dam. We are thrilled to highlight two celebrated Mexican composers Arturo Márquez and José Pablo Moncayo in our side-by-side concert with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra in February. All of the VYOA programs reflect the beautiful communities of the North Country. Musicians come to our orchestras from counties across the region—from Chittenden County to the Northeast Kingdom, from Southern Vermont to communities across the lake in New York. Each year, we see the power that music has in developing our unique orchestral communities by connecting each orchestra member to music. By playing diverse kinds of music from silent film scores and music from video games to classical compositions, these young musicians learn that a love of music can underscore their paths in school and beyond. They are truly growing up VYOA. Thank you for joining us for this incredible season. We can’t wait to see where it takes us! Rosina Cannizzaro Dr. Mark Alpízar 4 BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR: Lisa Shelkrot VICE CHAIR: Renee Stapleton TREASURER: David Webster SECRETARY: Bruce Wyatt Teresa Bazán Niels Huisman Monica Hutt Bridgette Parascando Victor Prussack Rebecca Walsh ARTISTIC STAFF Mark Alpízar VYOA Music Director Vermont Youth Orchestra, conductor Yutaka Kono Vermont Youth Philharmonia, conductor Asiat (Ace) Ali Vermont Youth Strings, conductor Kathleen Kono Presto & Prelude, conductor Ed Owens Da Capo, conductor Nicola Cannizzaro Percussion Ensemble, conductor ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Rosina Cannizzaro, Executive Director Art DeQuasie, Director of Operations Mia Fritze, Operations Assistant Brea Landberg, Office Manager Eddy Malave, Lesson & Community Programs Manager TEACHING STAFF Katie Oprea, Oboe Elisabeth LeBlanc, Clarinet Max Grube, Bassoon Mia Fritze, French Horn Brandon Jones, Trumpet Jesse Metzler, Trombone Nic Cannizzaro, Percussion Holly Thistle, Violin Michael Close, Cello Bill Tilley, Double Bass PERSONNEL SPONSORS

SCHOOLS Burlington High School Champlain Valley Union High School Colchester High School Edmunds Middle School Essex High School Homeschool Lake Region Union High School Middlebury Union High School Missisquoi Valley Union High School Montpelier High School Mount Mansfield Union High School Peru High School Rice Memorial High School Saint Johnsbury Academy South Burlington High School U-32 Middle & High School Vermont Commons School The Vermont Youth Orchestra Association applauds the school music educators who provide music learning opportunities that instruct, engage, and inspire our musicians on a daily basis. We also salute private lesson teachers who give young musicians the musical instruction and mentorship that promotes their success at the VYOA and beyond. Please join us in thanking our community’s outstanding school music educators and private lesson teachers for their partnership and support! 6 7 VIOLIN Isa Bazán, grade 12 Camila Blanco, grade 12 Alexandra Botten, grade 10 Marisa Botti, grade 10 Mia Cannizzaro, grade 11 Scarlett Cannizzaro, grade 9 VYO Madeleine Connery, grade 12 Maaike Dam, grade 11 Elena Dragon Krajac, grade 11 Leah Eells, grade 11 Maya Girard, grade 9 Annika Gruber, grade 12 Benjamin Haddock, grade 10 Robin Halvorsen, grade 10 Richard Jiang, grade 9 Mary Johnson, grade 12 Marisa Kono, grade 12 Samuel Kyle, grade 11 Abigail Lee, grade 12 Carter Lee, grade 12 Stella Makay, grade 11 Kayla McIntyre, grade 12 Elizabeth Poulin, grade 10 Mia Reynolds, grade 10 Theodore Rosenau, grade 11 Maddie Saunders, grade 12 Jonah Sayler, grade 12 Winslow Solomon, grade 10 Emmerson Stapleton, grade 11 Lily Wong, grade 12 Emma Xia, grade 10 Laura Zhou-Hackett, grade 12 Lisa Zhou-Hackett, grade 9 VIOLA Lily Kim Besaw, grade 11 Elizabeth Cunningham, grade 10 Greer Kennedy, grade 11 Maria Oprea, grade 10 Cecilia Scriver, grade 9 Aniela Thompson, grade 12 CELLO Molly Davey, grade 11 Theodore Herrin, grade 11 Asher Kelly, grade 12 Samuel Kunin, grade 12 Jay Leuschner, grade 11 Dylan Mauro, grade 11 Ethan Neimark, grade 11 Ariel Toohey, grade 10 DOUBLE BASS Lilly Greenwood, grade 12 Lincoln Schweers, grade 11 FLUTE Molly Billings, grade 11 Avery Cochran, grade 11 Heidi Prevost, grade 12 OBOE Lillian Collins, grade 9 Isaac Commichau, grade 10 CLARINET Ann Bingel, grade 12 Lila Cook Yoder, grade 10 Estella Peterson, grade 10 BASSOON Lorelei Austin, grade 12 Miles Glover, grade 12 Hailey Messier, grade 10 HORN Juliette Chant, grade 12 Gabriel Nelson, grade 12 Soitmatua Ole Musa, grade 12 Naomi Shpaner, grade 9 TRUMPET Simon Cafiero, grade 12 Devon Ellicock, grade 11 Iola Parry, grade 11 Anthony Rizvanov, grade 12 Thomas Roberts, grade 12 TROMBONE Jillian Angell, grade 12 Olivia Dalla Mura, grade 12 Parrish Gelhar-Pacht, grade 12 Graham Resmer, grade 11 TUBA Fisher Irwin, grade 11 PERCUSSION Max Couture, grade 12 Megan Mentzer, grade 10 This list is current as of September 2022. Please refer to the concert program page for additions to the roster and for concert principals. VERMONT YOUTH ORCHESTRA

8 9 MILES GLOVER (he/him), 17, a senior at Champlain Valley Union High School, began his music education with piano at age 7 followed by bassoon at age 10. He is currently studying piano with Professor Paul Orgel and bassoon with Dr. Maxwell Grube. Miles joined the Vermont Youth Philharmonia in seventh grade and the Vermont Youth Orchestra in eighth grade. He has participated in District, All State, and New England Music Festivals. At CVU, he performs in the Symphonic Winds and in pit orchestra for the school theater. Miles would like to thank his early music teachers Cindy Fay, Gale Hansen-Patenaude, and Julie Wolf, and his grandmother, Nancy Doss, for fostering his love of playing. In addition to music, Miles plays soccer and creates artwork in diverse media including pastels, ceramics, metal, and wood. An aspiring designer, he is frequently found at his sewing machine completing one-of-a-kind apparel. LAURA ZHOU-HACKETT (she/her), 17, is a senior at Burlington High School, where she participates in orchestra and chamber orchestra. She began playing piano at the age of 7 and began violin at age 11. She has studied piano with Barbara Williams and Lilly Ramsey, and currently studies with Paul Orgel. Laura joined Presto in 2016, and she now serves on the VYOA’s Orchestra Advisory Committee. She is a member of Vermont Suzuki Violins, where she plays in a string quartet coached by Ira Morris. She has also performed in the St. Paul’s Cathedral Young Artist Recital. Laura has participated in the All State Music Festival and received an honorable mention for her scholarship audition, and has been accepted into the New England Music Festival. This summer, Laura attended the Traditional Session of the Adamant Music School. Laura shares her love of music through the Back to Bach project, where she is the Regional Director for the Burlington, VT branch, and she plays piano for the Faith United Methodist Church. Laura enjoys being active in the community as a student liaison for the Fletcher Free Library Commission and as a social media ambassador for Masks4Missions VT. In her free time, Laura enjoys reading, writing, and going on walks in the woods. SAM KUNIN (he/him) is a 17-year-old senior at Champlain Valley Union High School. Sam has been playing with the VYOA for 12 seasons, and has been a member of the VYO for four years. He has participated in the Vermont All States and New England Music Festival and will be performing with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra as a member of the cello section May 2023. Sam performs locally as a member of the Red Clover Ensemble, and he is a licensed performer on Church Street. Additionally, he is interested in music production and he e njoys hiking. MARISA KONO (she/her) is an 18-year-old violinist who is currently in her senior year at Champlain Valley Union High School. Marisa began playing the violin at age 3, studying with her mother, Kathleen Kono. Through elementary and middle school, Marisa played in the Vermont Suzuki Violins organization. A Vermont Youth Orchestra member since 2012, Marisa has played in Presto, Vermont Youth Strings, Vermont Youth Philharmonia, and Vermont Youth Orchestra. Marisa has also been part of the New England Music Festival Orchestra, she served as concertmaster of the Vermont All State Music Festival Orchestra, and she’s been a University of Vermont Symphony Orchestra for the past 4 years. In 2022, she was awarded the All State String Scholarship. In 2021, Marisa founded the Red Clover Ensemble, a chamber group with rotating members that performs at nonprofit events, senior homes, and elementary schools. Marisa is also passionate about dance because it allows her to channel her musicality into movement—she is currently a dance instructor at Unity Dance Complex. Marisa plans to study Music Business/Arts Administration in college. Marisa would like to thank her parents, Yutaka and Kathleen Kono; her teachers, Pam Reit and Ira Morris; and the VYOA. SENIOR SOLOISTS

10 Southern California native DR. MARK ALPÍZAR is in his third season as the Music Director for the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association. A celebrated conductor, clarinetist, and music educator, he was previously the assistant conductor of the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, the American Youth Symphony, the National Repertory Orchestra, and the Long Beach Symphony. His professional career continues as a regular guest conductor of the Holland Symphony in Michigan. Committed to music education, Dr. Alpízar was instrumental faculty at Lake Erie College in Ohio, and conducting faculty at CSU Long Beach’s Bob Cole Conservatory of Music. He was the music director of the Four Seasons Youth Orchestra in Orange County for seven seasons where he commissioned over a dozen new works and toured internationally. Dr. Alpízar received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Arizona State University where he created the orchestra’s first video game concert and conducted an award-winning production of Poulenc’s Les Mamelles de Tirésias. He holds a masters degree and two bachelor’s degrees from the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music. DR. YUTAKA KONO is the Director of Orchestra/Associate Professor of Music at the University of Vermont and the recently-appointed Music Director of the Orchestra of Central Tokyo. Previously, he was the Artistic Director of the Burlington Chamber Orchestra, and the Assistant Conductor of the Kingsville Symphony Orchestra in Texas. Dr. Kono has taught at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and the University of Mary HardinBaylor in Belton, Texas. In 2018, he was selected by Maestra Diane Wittry to be a conducting fellow for the Allentown Symphony Orchestra. He was a Third Place Winner of The American Prize for orchestral conducting in the College/ University Division. Dr. Kono has studied conducting with Jerry Junkin, Mark Kelly, Eugene Dowdy, Peter Bay, and Silas Huff. He studied with Maestro Neil Varon at the Summer Conductors Institute at the Eastman School of Music, where he conducted the Rochester Philharmonic. He received a Bachelor of Music magna cum laude from Bowling Green State University and a Master of Music from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. He was the first person to receive a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Tuba Performance from the University of Texas at Austin. DR. MARK ALPÍZAR (HE/HIM) Music Director, Vermont Youth Orchestra Association The John Fife Music Director Chair YUTAKA KONO (HE/HIM) Conductor, Vermont Youth Philharmonia 11 ASIAT ALI is the String Instructor for the Essex Junction Public Schools where he teaches beginning through middle school strings and conducts the Essex High School Orchestra. A member of the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association’s artistic staff, he currently directs the Vermont Youth Strings, and he is the former director of the beginning string ensemble Presto. He also served as interim conductor of the Vermont Youth Sinfonia. He has guest conducted district string orchestras in Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York. In addition, he teaches a private studio of violin and viola students. As a violinist, Asiat is a former member of the Burlington Chamber Orchestra and has performed with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, the Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra, the Vermont Philharmonic Orchestra, the University of Vermont Orchestra and the Burlington Choral Society. Asiat began his violin instruction in the third grade with Melissa Brown in the same school system where he now teaches. At the University of Vermont, he earned his Violin Performance Degree as a student of Thomas and Evelyn Read. He then continued his violin studies for two years with Phillipe Quesnel at the Conservatoire National de Region in Rouen, France. KATHLEEN KONO is a dedicated music educator in the Burlington area. She teaches strings to all third, fourth and fifth graders at the Integrated Arts Academy in Burlington, and is the Orchestra Director at Burlington High School. She holds a private Suzuki violin and viola studio and she conducts the Presto and Prelude! Orchestras at the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association. Previously, she was the Director of Orchestras at Deerpark Middle School in Round Rock, Texas, where she was named Teacher of the Year. Kathleen also taught at Hamlin Middle School and Ray High School in Corpus Christi, Texas, where she was named Teacher of the Year. She is a parent of two VYOA musicians and has been an active parent in the Vermont Suzuki Violin Program. Kathleen is a former member of the Burlington Chamber Orchestra where she served on the Musician’s Committee. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Kathleen attended Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music where she received a Bachelor of Music degree, and then attended The University of Texas at Austin graduating with a Master of Music degree. ASIAT (ACE) ALI (HE/HIM) Conductor, Vermont Youth Strings KATHLEEN KONO (SHE/HER) Conductor, Presto & Prelude! ARTISTIC BIOS ARTISTIC BIOS

indicates current VYOA musician VYOA DONORS Music embodies our hopes for a better world. Hope can inspire young people to show up for rehearsal throughout a pandemic— on zoom and in masks, no matter what obstacles are in the way. Hope helps our music teachers find new teaching methods and technology, and hope helps us find new ways to connect our musicians with the music that is so important to each of them. Every lesson, concert, and creation is inspired by hope. We are so grateful to our audiences and donors who make our hopes a lived reality. VYOA is committed to helping each member realize their potential, find their unique voice, and to foster lifelong relationships with their peers. ARTISTIC BIOS

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ENDOWED FUNDS The Vermont Youth Orchestra Association is grateful for the support received through the following endowed funds: Tom Barber Fund Janice Hallock Brown Memorial Fund Corinne & Jocelyn Crawford Scholarship Fund Cummings Fund Damrosch Fund Harry Hermance Memorial Prize Fund Sara London-Hinman Scholarship Fund Julian Lamb Orgel Inspiration Fund Carolyn Long Fund Eliot & Ann Weathers Scholarship Fund Aaron Xue Friendship Fund Financial aid and scholarship support given in honor of: Tom Barber Janice Brown Corinne Crawford & Jocelyn Crawford Carr Stephen T. Cummings Damrosch Family Harry Hermance Julian Lamb Orgel Sara London-Hinman Catharine M. Rogers Eliot & Ann Weathers VYOA ENCORE SOCIETY The VYOA’s Encore Society recognizes individuals who have designated the VYOA as a beneficiary of their will, trust, life insurance, or life income program. By including the VYOA in your estate plan, you ensure that the VYOA is a possibility for future generations of young musicians. If you have included the VYOA in your will or have made a planned gift to the VYOA, please let us know so that we may acknowledge your gift. For more information on planned giving, talk to your financial advisor or contact, Rosina Cannizzaro, Executive Director. We are grateful to the following individuals for their thoughtful support through a planned gift. Anonymous (2) Jean Anderson David & Meredith Babbott Thomas Geno John W. Heisse, Jr. *Dr. Colin D. Hennessy & Dr. Jeremy S. Cohen Donna McCullough Jay Powell Michael & *Ellen Rock Catherine Satula *VYOA alumni In memory of Allen Church Nina Church In memory of Mike Kupnicki Dianne & Gordon Clements In memory of *Julian Lamb Orgel The Andersons Diane and Brad Anstadt Emily Anstadt Lutz Gonzalo Bacigalupe Joseph Berger Lawrence Blum Madeline Brodt Anne S. Brown Grant Brown William & Lara Calfee Maureen Cannon Al & Nadine Carpenter Alice Carter Martin Chang Phyllis Curtis-Tweed Deborah Dameron Jeremy Day-O’Connell Rit and Nancy DiVenere *Charles Edwards-Kuhn Sivan Etedgee Mindy Evnin Emory & Diana Fanning David & Annelies Feurzeig - McVoy Deborah Flanders Debra Fong Mark Goodman Amy Gwilliam Sara Hanf Alison Harte Helen Haste Laura Hayman Sharon Horne Graeme & Carol Hutcheon John Izzi Don Jamison & Christina Root Lucie Jarkovská Paul Jefferiss Linda E Johnson Emily Keener *Ross Kelley Robert P. Kenny Barbara Kessel Marc & Judith Kessler Karen Kevra Nancy Keyes Ari Kirshenbaum Harvey J. & Debra Cohen Klein Kevin Koch Robin Koestner Kevin Korsyn Julie Koven Jane Kunin Gary Lamb Kevin and Barbara Lawrence Boaz Levy Nathaniel Lew Mary and Ron Lewis Marny Lichtenstein Amy Lilly Buff Lindau Julie List Cynthia Livingston Joan Madison Janet Marcus Theodore W. Marcy & Kimberly Hornung-Marcy Jennifer Martinez Bruce Maxwell Sheri McGinnis Angelica McLennan John and Teresa Meyer John William Meyer Debra Mollen Lois Morse Francis Nicosia Erik Nielsen Frederick Noonan Steven Nuzzo Laura Orgel Paul Orgel & Sharon Lamb Ellen Oxfeld Sylvia & Gary Parker Candis Perrault Physician’s Computer Company *Christine Plunkett Julie Pogachefsky Evan Premo & Mary Bonhag Edie Raskin Bill Reed & Susan Walker Elizabeth Reid Barbara F. Rippa Lisa Schamberg & Pat Robins Rakhshanda Saleem Kate Schenck Cornelia Schutz Peter Seka David Shengold Nina Shengold Diane Sherman Susan Shull & Tom Simone Lorrie Smith Robert Snapp Cynthia Stauffer Michael Strauss Tom and Leslie Sullivan Yan Sun Patricia A. Suozzi Joan Stepenske & Robert Troester Michele Tulis Marc & Dana vanderHeyden Yan Wang Janie Ward Gigi Weisman & Jane Van Buren Sarah & Stuart Williams The Wittrup and Rhodes Family Charitable Fund In memory of *Sara London-Hinman Pat Waterman & Barbara Maltby In memory of Carolyn Long Anonymous Bob & Mary Ann Chaffee Margaret Smith In memory of William Metcalfe Anonymous Harris & Jan Abbott Marcia Cassidy & Paul Horak Roger & Catherine Cooke Ann & Fred Curran John & Emily Gennari Amy Golodetz William Gonzalez Gravel & Shea Ned & Jackie MacCarty William & Elizabeth Metcalfe Kevin J. Morris & Shelly Lafleur-Morris Sylvia & Gary Parker Michael Roth Karin Schumann Cynthia Seybolt Susan Shull & Tom Simone Lois Svard Anne Welch Judith Yarnall In memory of Jonathan Milne *The Dombek/MacKulin Family In memory of Tom Simone Connell & Nancy Gallagher Roger & Catherine Cooke Isabelle Dow VYOA DONORS VYOA DONORS 18 19

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VYO FALL PROGRAM Drama! Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 2:00pm Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center ORCHESTRAPALOOZA December 11, 2022 at 4:00pm The Flynn Featuring three VYOA Orchestras in concert at The Flynn. VYO WINTER PROGRAM ¡La fiesta! Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 3:00pm The Flynn COMMUNITY PLAY-ALONG April 30, 2023 at 4:00pm Elley-Long Music Center VYO SPRING PROGRAM The Lost World Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 3:00pm The Flynn VERMONT YOUTH PHILHARMONIA FALL CONCERT Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 5:30pm Elley-Long Music Center VERMONT YOUTH PHILHARMONIA SPRING CONCERT Friday, April 7, 2023 at 7:00pm Elley-Long Music Center VERMONT YOUTH STRINGS SPRING CONCERT Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 1:00 PM Elley-Long Music Center CONCERTS