10:05 AM: SLAM Chamber Class

Selections from Les Miserables, arr Johnnie Vinson

Adolorido, William Grant Still, Arr. Robbins

Megan Robbins, Chamber Coach

10:18 AM: Back of The Yards Discover Wind Ensemble

The Tempest

Alex Piela, Conductor 

10:24 AM: Back of The Yards Discover Orchestra

Frere Jacques

Los Elefantes

Anthony Oviedo, Conductor 

10:31 AM: SLAM String Quintet

Libertango, Astor Piazolla

Dvorak String Quintet Op. 77 in G Major

Istvan Loga, Chamber Coach

10:43 AM: Uptown Academy Discover String Ensemble 2

Improvisation / Kalimba Lullaby, Lauren Bernofsky

Felipe Tobar Blanco, Conductor

10:50 AM: Uptown Academy Transform String Ensemble 

Improvisation / Lakota Courting Song, Traditional, arr. Devon Morales

Felipe Tobar Blanco, Conductor

10:58 AM: Back of The Yards Transform Wind Ensemble

Soul Bossa Nova

Alex Piela, Conductor 

11:04 AM: Uptown Academy Transform Band

Michael Jackson Hit Mix, Arr. Johnnie Vinson

Miro Hernandez, Conductor 

11:09 AM: Back of The Yards + Uptown Academy Transform Symphony Orchestra

Mambo Amable

Alex Piela, Conductor

New World Symphony

Miro Hernandez, Conductor

11:18 AM: SLAM Woodwind Quartet

Woodwind Quartet No. 2, M Hedien

Megan Robbins, Chamber Coach

11:26 AM: SLAM Jazz Ensemble

Tenor Madness, Sonny Rollins arr. Michael Sweeney

Blue Moon, Richard Rodgers arr. Victor Lopez

Felix Ponce, Conductor

12:05 PM: Uptown Academy Discover Harp Ensemble 

Solas, Jamie Duffy, arr. Kirk

Ellie Kirk, Conductor

12:18 PM: Combined Choir

Pure Imagination, Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley

Kaitlin Foley, Conductor

12:21 PM: Uptown Academy Choir

Rach’uli nana, Traditional Gregorian

J’entends le moulin, Traditional French Canadian, arr Emily Crocker

Rockin’ Robin, Jimmie Thomas, arr Andy Beck

Kaitiln Foley, Conductor

12:34 PM: Greater South Side Piano Students

Alana,  Ode to Joy
Delaney, Come See the Parade
Carter Caldwell, A Hiding Game
Amber, Ode to Joy: Day 2
Isaac, Grandmother
Levi, Rock Anywhere
Matias, Sailing in the Sun
Matthew, Horse Sense
Ethan, The Bubble
Zach, I Believe
Roberto, Rush E

Nico Carter, Piano Studio Teaching Artist

12:44 PM:  Uptown Academy Discover Piano Ensemble 1

Rain, Rain Go Away

An Phan, Piano Ensemble Teaching Artist

12:47 PM:  Uptown Academy Discover Piano Ensemble 3

Fresh Start

An Phan, Piano Ensemble Teaching Artist

12:50 PM:  Uptown Academy Discover Piano Ensemble 4

Painted Rocking Horse

An Phan, Piano Ensemble Teaching Artist

12:53 PM:  Uptown Academy Discover Piano Ensemble 2

Go for the Gold, Phillip Keberen

Bethany McKnight, Piano Ensemble Teaching Artist

12:56 PM:  Uptown Academy Transform Piano Ensemble 5

Ragtime Man, Willard Palmer

Bethany McKnight, Piano Ensemble Teaching Artist

1:00 PM:  Uptown Academy Transform Piano Ensemble 6

Mini Mashup, Antti Hakkarainen

Bethany McKnight, Piano Ensemble Teaching Artist

1:07 PM:  Uptown Academy Discover Guitar Ensemble 1

Row Row Row Your Boat, Traditional

Ross Palfrey, Guitar Ensemble Teaching Artist

1:10 PM: Uptown Academy Discover Guitar Ensemble 2

Villancico, Traditional arr Eythor Thorlaksson

Ross Palfrey, Guitar Ensemble Teaching Artist

1:13 PM: Uptown Academy Transform Guitar Ensemble

Las Mananitas, Mexican Folk arr Palfrey

Ross Palfrey, Guitar Ensemble Teaching Artist

1:15 PM: SLAM Guitar Ensemble

Margarideta, Traditional arr. Eythor Thorlaksson

Ross Palfrey, Guitar Ensemble Teaching Artist

1:35 PM: Uptown Academy Discover String Ensemble 1

Cuerdas al Aire, Frost

Frere Jacques, Traditional

Lena Vidulich, Conductor

1:42 PM: Greater South Side Discover Wind Ensemble

Champions, Gary Gazlay

Natalie Butler, Conductor

1:46 PM: Uptown Academy + Greater South Side Discover Wind Ensemble

Star Wars, John Williams arr Carl Strommenn

Miro Hernandez, Conductor

1:52 PM: Greater South Side Discover Orchestra

The Cricket

Lightly Row

Anthony Oviedo, Conductor

2:00 PM: SLAM Saxophone Duet

Blues Combo

Persona Five

Shoji Meguro

Natalie Butler, Coach

2:13 PM: Uptown Academy Discover String Ensemble 3

Lakota Courting Song, Traditional arr Devon Morales

Dragonhunter, Richard Meyer

Lena Vidulich

2:21 PM: Greater South Side Transform Wind Ensemble

Kill Bill, SZA arr. Joel Block

Nyle Taylor

2:28 PM: Greater South Side Symphony Orchestra

Mambo Amable

Nyle Taylor, Conductor

New World Symphony

Anthony Oviedo, Conductor

3:05 PM: SLAM Wind Ensemble

Chaconne from First Suite in Eb, Gustav Hoslt, arr Scott Stanton

Luz Y Sombra, Jorge Vargas

Megan Robbins, Chamber Coach

3:15 PM: Albany Park Discover Orchestra 2

Ode to Joy, Beethoven arr. Jekel

El Grillito, Hector Gutierrez arr. J.A. Escalona

Felipe Tobar Blanco, Conductor

3:32 PM: Albany Park Discover Wind Ensemble 2

Ode to Joy, Beethoven

Kathryn Cederborg, Conductor

3:37 PM: Special Performance by Third Coast Percussion

3:41 PM: Albany Park General Music

Lightly Row

Dulce, Ducle

Allison Rye, Conductor

3:44 PM: Uptown Academy Discover Band 2

Rain, Brian Balmages

Miro Hernandez, Conductor

3:51 PM: Albany Park Discover Orchestra 1

Dragonhunter, Richard Meyer

Anna Perkins, Conductor

3:58 PM: Albany Park Discover Wind Ensemble 1

March for Freedom, James Swearingen

Avengers, arr. Robert Longfield

Nyle Taylor, Conductor

4:05 PM: Albany Park Transform String Quartet

Spring for Violin Quartet, Vivaldi

Laura Duggan, Chamber Coach

4:13 PM: Albany Park Transform Orchestra

El Condor Pasa, Daniel Alomia Robles, arr. Janelle Zook

Cunalata

Felipe Tobar Blanco, Conductor

4:18 PM: Albany Park Transform Wind Ensemble

Sails, Vince Gassi

Kathryn Cederborg, Conductor

4:21 PM: Albany Park Combined Transform Ensemble

Mambo Amable

Kathryn Cederborg, Conductor

New World Symphony

Felipe Tobar Blanco, Conductor

4:33 PM: SLAM Chamber Orchestra

Danzas de Panama, William Grant Still

Mejorana, William Grant Still

David Sands, Chamber Coach

4:41 PM: SLAM Brass Ensemble

Danny Boy, Percy Grainger

Just the Two of Us, Bill Withers arr. Seb Skelly

Kelly Dennis, Ensemble Coach

OUR MISSION

The People’s Music School delivers access to the benefits of high-quality, tuition-free music education. Through intensive instruction and performance, our students achieve excellence in music that transfers to other areas in life. They grow musically, socially, emotionally and intellectually, and develop a foundation of responsibility, self-esteem, resilience and purpose.

OUR IMPACT

• 750 students enrolled
• 90%+ students of color
• 21 instruments taught
• 65 teaching artists
• 4 hours on average of weekly programming per student
• 2,900 learning hours per year

Our goal is to create the conditions that give every student that joins TPMS an opportunity to persist in a long-term journey of growth and progress in our program.

• 80% year-over-year student retention
• 100% high school graduation 
• 100% college acceptance

Excellence in music transforms lives. Research shows that intensive music education leads to higher graduation rates, higher salaries, higher rates of voting and volunteering, lower rates of crime, and more.  Students are:

• 2x more likely to complete college
• 5x less likely to drop out of school 
• 20% more likely to have gainful employment
• 45% more likely to vote

Nuestro objetivo es crear las condiciones que brinden a cada estudiante que se une a TPMS la oportunidad de persistir en un viaje a largo plazo de crecimiento y progreso en nuestro programa.

• 80% de retención de estudiantes año tras año
• 100% graduación de secundaria
• 100% de aceptación universitaria

La excelencia en la música transforma vidas. Las investigaciones muestran que la educación musical intensiva conduce a tasas más altas de graduación, salarios más altos, tasas más altas de votación y voluntariado, tasas más bajas de criminalidad y más. Estudiantes son:

• 2 veces más probabilidades de terminar la universidad
• 5 veces menos probabilidades de abandonar la escuela
• 20% más de probabilidades de tener un empleo remunerado
• 45% más probabilidades de votar

John Acero
Julianna Adame
Griselda Aliposa
Stephen Altamirano
Jimena Alvarez
Aleah Ariza
Kahlya Avila
Iker Avila
Jovany Avila
Jaida Avila
Nicolas Ayala
Erick Ayol
Ayriana Barragan
Lia Barrera
Marisol Barrera
Matteo Barrera
Omar gabriel Barrera
Gabriel Barrera
Theo Bateson
Liam Bravo
Anna Bravos
Anderson Caguana Guama
Manuel Calle
Dylan Carreto
Jaylen Carreto
Neve Cline
Nikole Cruz
Siomara De la Cruz
Joshua DeLeon
Eliza Delgado
Allison Delgado
Sophie Diaz
Maxim Djakovic
Esme Erazo
Areli Fernandez
Matilda Fischer
Samantha Franco
Ashley Fuentes
Arizbeth Gallegos
Quetzally Garcia
Tanya Gomez
Diana Gomez
Gabriel Gomez Dale
Dakota Gougis
Brigith Guartan
Shimshone Haden
Mary Jamarolin
Leonardo Landeros
Malih Larson
Jacob Llivisaca
Emily Llivisaca
Aileen Lopez
Ashley Lopez
Cecilia MacLeod Martinez
Jack MacLeod Martinez
Alonso Martinez
Elissa Martinez
David Martinez
Vayolet Martos
Luciana Matamoros Sanchez
Gracelyn McCracken
Selena Mejia
Carlos Meza
Odelix Miranda
Dayana Miranda
Daniela Miranda
Ares Rafael Montesinos Baca
Jayden Montoya
Angely Morales
Xitlalli Moreno
Melanie Morocho
Olivia Morocho
Penelope Mulhearn
Jorge Najarro
Kimberly Najarro
Elodie Nangle
Jose Nicolas
Andy Joel Niola
Lorraine Ocampo
Gregorio Ochoa
Sarahi Olivares
Daniela Orozco
Yarilis Osterling
James Pena
Tatiana Penaloza
Juniper Pingolt
Marcel Quellos Rodriguez
Fernando Quizhpi
Manolo Rahate
Ayelen Ramirez Vasquez
Leslie Victoria Reyes
Rosemary Rojas
Armando Rojas
Ramsey Romero
Roselyn Romero
Samuel Salgado
Maria Ysabella Salvatera
Tina Samardzic
Alan Sanchez
Scarlett Sanmartin
Alan Josue Segarra
Natalia Sepulveda
Amparo Soberanis
Anais Stanley
Audrey Staszko
Miles Staszko
Maximiliano Tapia
Sayri Tenezaca
Dana Tinizhanay
David Tobar
Abigail Tolentino
Renata Torres
Christopher Tucto
Mia Uribe
Alexa Villegas
Daniel Villegas
Jessica Villegas
Lucas Viloria Prieton
Seriya Woods
Xiaobo Yang
Amir Yumbla
Eileen Yupa
Aldo Zhagui

Brittany Alvarez
Evanee Arzate
Leslie Avila
Eddie Cabanas Fuentes
Clotilde Camarena
Emily Campos
Jonathan Chavez
Melanie Cisneros
Sophia Cruz
Alexander Cruz
Januel Cruz
Aylin Cruz
Eliana Gama Lazaro
Sofia Garcia
Raphael Gomez
Melanie Gutierrez
Yaritza Hernandez
Yow-Ehl Islas Cadena
Justin Johnson
Valeria Leon
Milly Leonardo
Josue Lope Perez
Damian Joel Martinez
Kalani Morales
Luke Nieto
Efren Nunez
Elisa Palma
Thaily Pardina
Vincent Perez
Maya Perez
Blue Perez
Emma Perez
Nathan Perez
Ella Peterson
Noelle Peterson
Simeon Peterson
Isaac Peterson
Isaac Quintana
Dylan Ramirez
Sophia Rascon
Geovanny Rico
Sofia Rivera Granado
SoliMar Rivera Granado
Emma Rodriguez
Diego Rodriguez
Emily Sanchez
Stephanie Sanchez
Jessica Sanchez
Ericson A. Sandoval
Joseph Serralde
Adam Trusty
Nathan Trusty
Isis Valentin
Lionel Venegas
Jonathan Watkins
Jadon Watkins
Yulian Zamora
Ivan Bail
Giovanni Medina
Gerardo Martinez Ocampo

Sayofunwa Adefulu
Olumayowa Adefulu
Huda Alkhayat
Ruby Anderson
Virginia Anderson
Tomiwa Awosika
Keir Baker
Gabrielle Baker
Gianna Baker
Ari Barraza
Isa Barraza
Charles Barron
Dalyn Barron
Caleb Bonsu
Mickaela Bradley
Thurl Bradley
Raydale Brooks
Aria Brown
Atticus Burk
Savannah Bynum
Carter Caldwell
Oliver Cannon
Harper Carlton
Tonantzin Carrillo
Cecilia Carrillo
Leia Carrington
Luke Carrington
Isabella Catullo
Levi Childs
Devon Cook
Amir Covington
Ameris Craig
Lorenzo Craig
Addison Crowder
Romero Durand Dailey
Roberto Dailey
Rodrigo Dailey
Jhordyn Davis
Gavin Dupart
Alana Durham
Christopher Edwards
Aleena Faisal
Nailah Faisal
Zoey Faisal
Marquis Flowers
Serenity George
Kennedy Gilkes
Juliana Godwin
Hadassah Gonzalez
James Gonzalez
Matias Gonzalez
Matthew Gonzalez
Landen Goosby
McNair Grant IV
Makiyah Hamer
Nina Henderson
Delaney Hubbard
Avery Hubbard
Douglass-DuBois Isaiah
Jada Isreal
Matias Jaime
Jacob Jiang
Lucas Jiang
Langston Jones
India Jordan
Laila Jordan
Camden Joseph
Alaiya King
Xolani Kippers
Xoe Kippers
David Ladner
Daniela Lopez-Garcia
Akhmose Manning
Mason Maragh
Diego Martinez
George Martinez
Gabriella McEwen
Carolena McEwen
Aiden McMorris
Anna Milam
Abigail Milam
Mikayla Miles
Ethan Miller
Mason Miller
Ethan Mitchell
Kingston Moore
Brooklyn Moore
Vision Moseley
Naomi Oliver
Olivia Oliver
Ibiezayo Onwueme
Isaac Oseguera
Natalia Oseguera
Matías Oviedo-Fong
Christopher Pizarro
Isaiah Ponder
Kameron Porter
Alonso Ramirez
Kolbi Ramirez
Jesus Rangel
Noe Rangel
DeNyla Robinson
Nathanael Robinson
Joshua Robinson
Jeremiah Robinson
Zechariah Robinson
Gabriella Robinson
Gabriel Robinson
Immanuel Robinson
Julia Robinson
Malia Robinson
Mila Robinson
Christopher Rodriguez
Leia Royston
Amari Sanders
Addison Seals
Naomi Shannon
Caleb Shokunbi
Gabriel Shokunbi
Benjamin Shokunbi
Kingston Sims
Izan Smith
Tyler Smith
Preston Starks
Pierre Starks
TyFayn Steward
Penelope Thompson
Frank Vaickus
Lucca Velasquez
Malakai Wade
Makhayla Williams
Garrett Williams
Joshua Williams
Ja’sanja Willis
Jordin Parker Wilson
Amber Lauryn Young

Yeimi Alday
Maria Alvarez
Emely Alvarez
Jose Alvarez
Youssef Assrour
Juliette Barac
Tanner Bell
Mannix Boland
Melvin Carmona
Marcus Cheeks
Cheyanne Contreras
Joaquin Tomás Cordero
Emily Cubas
Margaret Dinh
Chloe Eason
Jaylin Easton
Olivia Eichenseer
Marlen Esparza
Nicolas Espinoza
Camila Fadragas
Kevin Fernandez
Rubi Figueroa
Tamara Gallegos
Dede Gbikpi-Benissan
Bennett Gonzalez
Liliana Gonzalez
Morgan Holley
Aleksandar Sasha Ilickovic
Isaac Infante
Francisco Infante
Freya Javier
Evan Jin
George Kolodziej
Brandon Lopez
Guadalupe Lopez
Rosamaria Lopez
Amy J. Martinez
Fernando Martinez
Xiadani Melissa Mendoza
Jacqueline Mendoza
Nathan Montoya
Chibueze Nwankwo
Titobioluwa Olusanya
Zachary Oporto
Vanessa Pamasa
Omar Polsky
Luca Psora
Stephanie Quinonez
Michelle Ramirez
Annya Reyes
Audrey Ringle
Elijah “Hudson” Ringle
Lesly Rivera
Sally Roman
Ezequiel Ruiz
Andrik Sanchez
Dante Shalaveyus
Michal Skiba
Kevin Soto
Daniel Tambornino
Nallely Torres
Yair Valdes
Eduardo Valle
Lyla Vidal
Gabriel Warden
Peyton Womack
Daniel Yunda

Leia Abarca
Andy Adiboshi
Joyce Adiboshi
Mia Marie Adraneda
Sofia Adraneda
Fawziyah (Titomi) Agoro
Lateefat (Tami) Agoro
Eyobe Aimro
Kalkidan Aimro
Santiago Bucio
Pascale Alvear Vargas
Christopher Arellano
Michelle Arellano
Miguel Arellano
Nathanael Avila
Vivien Aviles
Elizabeth (Lily) Castillo
Linda Mulualem Desta
Jackson Badagliacco
Xavier Badagliacco
Penelope Flores-Segovia
Isabella Bains
Sarah Balza
Zoe Jurado
Andre Barac
Amran Baraki
Jesus Benitez
Joseph Benitez
Sophia Benitez
Anton Blocher
Leonardo Blocher
Dimitar Bratovanov
Emely Bravo
Ezra Brown
William Bucio
Everett Butler
Felipe Cabrera
Dali Calambas
Anthony Calderon
Matias Campos
Joaquin Castellanos
Daniela Castillo
Isaias Eliel Navarro
Soraya Castillo
Pablo Castro Osorio
Emi Chan
Alma Chan
Neal Chandran
Shreya Chandran
Grace Cubas
Noi Curtidor
Braja Curtidor
Emma Daikumachi
Jessica Danquah
Joseph Danquah
Kaleab Dawit
Isabella De La Vega
Olivia De La Vega
Sofia Ramos
Habacuc Diaz Ramos
Guillermo Diaz-Ramos
Gianna Dinh
Elianna Doerksen
Asier Dominguez Gibson
Axel Dominguez Gibson
Diego Dorado-Pinzón
Efrén Dorado-Pinzón
Magdalene Endale
Nebyu Endale
Xiorro Erenberg Morales
Semon Eskinder
Camila Espinosa-Galarza
Ariel Ferka
Eyob Fisseha
Sara Fisseha
Emily Flores
Mila Flores
Janelle Samiano
Liam Flynn
Dylan Franco
Melanie Franco
Felix Funston
Magnus Funston
Jacqueline Garcia
Koko Gbikpi-Benissan
Mable Gbikpi-Benissan
Tobias Gebrehiwot
Betaniya Getahun
Joseph Ghebrehiwot
Cillian Glynn
Ainhoa Gorosabel
Andrea Gorosabel
Andrea Guzhnay
Daniela Guzhnay
Joaquin Guzman
Jacob Hacman
Zachary Hacman
Alayit Hadish
David Hanson-Evans
Alexander Hernandez
Citlali Hernandez
Johanna Hernandez
Valentina Hernandez
Urmanni Herrera
Maximilian Howard
Xavier Howard
Michael Hubka
RJ Hubka
Grace Jasiel Huet
Joanna Mary Huet
Stefan Ilickovic
Arseny Ivankin
Bruno Jaramillo
Ruhi Shah
Anieli Jimenez
Aymar Jimenez
Jayden Jones
Santiago Juarez
Alexander St-Jean
Lukas Kaisner
Aristea Kalantzis-Jimenez
Leonidas Kalantzis-Jimenez
Darren Kesse
Emmanuel Kesse
Princess Kesse
Ezana Kidane
Molly Kolodziej
Sophie Kolodziej
Juan Landaeta Torrealba
Andrea Lopez
Dariana Lopez
David Lopez
Bella Luo
Natalie Luo
Victoria Machado Villasmil
Cesar Aiden Maldonado
Emma Maldonado
Olivia Maldonado
Alice Marcillo
Arianna Marquez
Maximus Marquez
Anthony Martinez
Isabella Martinez
Jimmy Martinez
Sophia Martinez
Liam Martinez-Crussi
Miguel Tello
Leonardo Matanguihan
Finnegan Mattson
Jonathan Winn
Leandro Gabriel Maxi Quito
Andrea Medina
Nicole Michael
Noah Micheal
Lielt Mikias
Boaz Misurac
Ezekiel Misurac
Matthew Mlope
Ava Mohill
Santiago Mondragon
Brandon Morales
Natalie Morris
Kendrick Morrow
Caroline (Ellie) Mortel
Samantha Moya
Sofia Moya
Nahom Desta
Juan Munive
Gelila Aimro
Andrea Navarrete
Ruby Nellis
Amir Orazbek
Damir Orazbek
Patrick Pamula
Charlie Parada
Donna Parada
Matthew Parada
Celine Paz
Christopher Paz
Naomi Pedro Ayomide
Miguel Alejandro Penalver Campos
Edilberto Perez
Mia Perilla
Nicolas Perilla
Meron Petros
Miriam Petros
Megan Phan
Sophia Phan
Elian Planchardt
Yaray Planchardt
Braden Quach
Erick Mateo Quezada Ortiz
Richard Steve Quezada Ortiz
Christopher Quinonez
Yaretzi Ramirez Rios
Ethan Ramos
Julian Ramos Camacho
Avram Reyes
Jeremy Badmos
Isabella Marie Rico
Joseph ‘Henry’ Ringle
Flavia Rivas
Justin Rivas
Daniel Rizzo
Gabriella Rizzo
Leonardo Rizzo
Valeria Rodriguez
Lucas Rojas
Michelle Rojas
Isabella Rubio
Zoe Rush
Jacqueline Samiano
Adele Barac
Andrea Santillan
Fatima Santillan
Mariana Santillan
Rebeca Santillan
Camila Jaramillo
Troy Shalaveyus
Xiomara Martinez-Crussi
Juan Diego Mavare
Justice Smith
Mikhael Somuah-Boateng
Alejandro Sosa
Anya Reznikova
Santiago Sosa
Iyla Siemens
Evan St-Jean
Maya Sutherlin
Yasmyn Sutherlin
Richard Taone
Diego Tello
Adrian Sledge Baboorian
Ifinaaf Tolina
Aurelia Torres
Carlo Torres
Julian Torres
Luis Torres
Jennifer Tran
Francesca Traughber-Smith
Jane Traughber-Smith
Itzel Sofia Ugarte-Roman
Duru Nıl Uygun
Lourdes Valdes
Bianca Valdivia Figueredo
Aron Valle
Gabriel Valle
Grace Vallin
Michelle Vallin
Raaga Vashisht
Itzel Vazquez
Xitlali Velazquez
Nicolas Velev
Velika Velev
Finley Warden
Keletso Washington
Harmony White
Maliik Williams
Emilio Sosa
Rayana Wood-Brooks
Aimia Yang
Aletheia Yuen
Kennedy Zaleiski
Guadalupe Zarate