PERFORMAPALOOZATHON DIGITAL PROGRAM / PROGRAMA DIGITAL DE PERFORMAPALOOZATHON

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TIME BLOCK ONE / BLOQUE DE TIEMPO UNO

10:00AM - 12:00PM

program order subject to change / orden de programa sujeta a cambios

Back of the Yards & Greater South Side Discover String Orchestra

Fiesta Time

Victor López

Conductor: Amber Gilllani

Instructors: Ethan Clay, Amber Gillani, Israel Grande

Greater South Side Discover Piano Ensemble #1

Christopher Columbus

Willard Palmer/Morton Manus/Amanda Lethco

Instructor: Nico Carter

Greater South Side Discover Piano Ensemble #2

Robin Hood

Willard Palmer/Morton Manus/Amanda Lethco

Instructor: Nico Carter

Greater South Side Discover Piano Ensemble #3

Quiet River

Willard Palmer/Morton Manus/Amanda Lethco

Instructor: Nico Carter

Back of the Yards & Greater South Side Discover Wind Ensemble

A Spanish Lullaby

Traditional Spanish melody
arr. Victor Lopez

Jerusalema

Nocembo Nothule Nkwanyana & Kgaogelo Moagi
arr. Michael Brown

Conductors:

Alex Piela – Spanish Lullaby
Natalie Butler – Jerusalema

Instructors: Alex Piela, Natalie Butler

Greater South Side General Music

Siyahamba

Traditional Zulu Folk Song

El Milagro de Tus Ojos

Donald Clifton McCluskey

Instructor: Israel Grande

Back of the Yards & Uptown Academy Discover Guitar Ensemble

Maria Bonita

Agustín Lara, arr Fabricio Lock Sotomayor

Menuette

Johann Kreiger, arr. Rossman Palfrey

Conductor: Fabricio Lock Sotomayor

Instructors: Fabricio Lock Sotomayor, Rossman Palfrey

Uptown Academy Explore General Music 2

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Traditional

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Traditional

Instructor: Bryan Tamayo

SLAM @ Uptown Academy String Chamber Ensemble

Viola Quintet

Johannes Brahms

Serenade for String Orchestra in E minor, Op. 20

Edward Elgar

Instructor: Istvan Loga

The People's Music School Awards

Congratulations to all of our award recipients!

Uptown Academy Transform Harp Ensemble

A Sunny Day at Marina Bay

Willi Maerz

Instructor: Raquel Coleman

Back of the Yards & Greater South Side Transform Symphony Orchestra

The Best of Bruno Mars

arr. Victor Lopez

Conductor: Alex Piela

Instructors: Amber Gillani, Israel Grande, Alex Piela, Nyle Taylor

Back of the Yards & Greater South Side Transform Wind Ensembles

Great Movie Adventures

John Williams
arr. Michael Sweeney

Conductor: Nyle Taylor

Instructors: Alex Piela, Nyle Taylor

SLAM @ Uptown Academy String Ensemble

with musicians Brandi Berry and Kiyoe Matsuura from the Bach & Beethoven Experience

Overture from L’Amant Anonime

Joseph de Bologne, Chevalier de St. George

Violin Concerto in A minor – Mvt 1

Featuring Joaquin Cordero, Violin

Antonio Vivaldi

Conductor: David Sands

Uptown Academy Discover Piano Ensemble #1

Lullaby and Goodnight

Nancy and Randall Faber

Instructor: Nico Carter

Uptown Academy Discover Piano Ensemble #2

Dancing With Frankenstein

Nancy and Randall Faber

Instructor: Nico Carter

SLAM @ Back of the Yards Wind Ensemble

Kinetic Dances

Randall Standridge

Conductor: Megan Robbins

SLAM @ Back of the Yards & Uptown Academy Wind Ensemble

Amparito Roca

Jaime Texidor, arr. James Curnow

Conductor: Megan Robbins

SLAM @ Greater South Side & Uptown Academy Wind Ensemble

Salvation is Created

Pavel Chesnokov, arr. Michael Brwon

Conductor: Natalie Butler

Instructors: Natalie Butler, Megan Robbins

SLAM @ Greater South Side Chamber Wind Ensemble

Strasbourg St. Denis

Roy Hargrove, arr. Daniel

Conductor: Natalie Butler

END OF TIME BLOCK ONE / FIN DEL TIEMPO BLOQUE UNO

TIME BLOCK TWO BEGINS AT 2:00PM. 

EL BLOQUE DE HORARIO DOS COMIENZA A LAS 2:00 PM.

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TIME BLOCK TWO / BLOQUE DE TIEMPO DOS

2:00PM - 4:00PM

program order subject to change / orden de programa sujeta a cambios

SLAM @ Uptown Academy & Greater South Side Jazz Ensemble

Saint James Infirmary

arr. Mike Colins-Dowden

Conductor: Felix Ponce

Instructors: Felix Ponce, Natalie Butler

SLAM @ Uptown Academy Jazz Ensemble

Chucho

Chucho Valdés

Conductor: Felix Ponce

AP & UA Discover Wind Ensemble

A Spanish Lullaby

Traditional Spanish melody, arr. Victor Lopez

Conductor: John Wambach

Jerusalema

Nocembo Nothule Nkwanyana & Kgaogelo Moagi
arr. Michael Brown

Conductor: Miro Hernandez 

 

Instructors: Kathryn Cederborg, Miro Hernandez, John Wambach

Uptown Academy Discover Piano Ensemble #3

My Dream

Instructor: Evgenia Alekseeva

Uptown Academy Discover Piano Ensemble #4

Little Flower Girl of Paris

Instructor: Evgenia Alekseeva

Uptown Academy General Music Class #1

Mary’s Dream

Original composition by the class

Instructor: Miro Hernandez

Uptown Academy Transform Guitar

The Greenwood Tree

anonymous Irish folksong

Instructor: Rossman Palfrey

Uptown Academy & Greater South Side Combined Discover Choirs

O Music

Lowell Mason

Conductor: Sarah Jenkins

Bhombela

Traditional Zulu, arr. Will Skaff

Conductor: Gabrielle Lochard

Instructors: Sarah Jenkins, Gabrielle Lochard

Uptown Academy Discover Piano Ensemble #5

Fresh Start

Fred Kern

Scherzo

Anton Diabelli

Instructor: An Phan

SLAM @ Uptown Academy Guitar Trio

La Rossignol

Anonymous, Arr. Rossman Palfrey

Instructor: Rossman Palfrey

Albany Park & Uptown Academy Discover String Orchestra #1

Fiesta Time

Victor López

Conductor: Felipe Tobar Blanco

Instructors: Amber Gillani, Felipe Tobar Blanco

The People's Music School Awards

Congratulations to all of our award recipients!

SLAM Brass Quintet

Second Waltz from Suite no. 2 for Jazz Orchestra

Dimitri Shostakovich arr. Richard Kula

You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman

Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler arr. Seb Skelly

with vocalist Stephanie Londoño, Uptown Academy Program Manager & Voice Teaching Artist

Conductor/Instructor: Kelly Dennis

Uptown Academy Discover Piano Ensemble #6

Tribute to John Williams

Instructor: Bethany McKnight

Uptown Academy Transform Choir

Esto les digo

Kinley Lange

Wade in the Water

African American Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan

Conductor: Stephanie Londoño

Uptown Academy Transform Piano Ensemble

Vivir mi vida

Instructor: Bethany McKnight

Albany Park & Uptown Academy Discover String Orchestra #2

Over the Rainbow

Harold Arlen, arr. Bob Phillips and Andy Beck

Conductor: David Sands

The Mandalorian

Ludwig Goransson, arr. Robert Longfield

Conductor: Lena Vidulich

Instructors: Amber Gillani, David Sands, Lena Vidulich

SLAM @ Uptown Academy Piano Chamber

Little Rhapsody on Hungarian Themes

D. Agay

Instructor: Bethany McKnight

Albany Park Transform String Ensemble

Champa Battambang

Cambodian song, arr. Rasa Mahmoudian

Punisa Pov, playing the roneat aek (Cambodian xylophone)
Caroline Jesalva and Sarah Kim, violins
Wilfred Farquharson, viola
Tom Clowes, cello

Conductor/Instructor: Felipe Tobar Blanco

Albany Park & Uptown Academy Transform Symphony Orchestra

The Best of Bruno Mars

arr. Victor Lopez

Conductor: Miro Hernandez

Great Movie Adventures

John Williams
arr. Michael Sweeney

Conductor: Kathryn Cederborg

Thank you for an amazing Performapaloozathon!

We thank you for a fantastic school year. Have a great summer, and we can’t wait to see you again in the fall!

¡Gracias por un Performapaloozathon increíble!

Les agradecemos por un fantástico año escolar. ¡Que tengan un excelente verano y esperamos verlos de nuevo en otoño!

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