WVHS Orchestra Winter Concert program + photo gallery

The Warwick Valley High School Orchestra program presented its Winter Concert on Wednesday evening, December 11. The concert was entitled Many Shades of Winter and included performances by the Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Combined Orchestra and Wire Choir. All ensembles were under the direction of Ms. Elissa Maynard.

The students and Ms. Maynard would like to thank the following individuals and groups for their contributions to the success of the performances: the WVCSD Board of Education, Dr. Leach, Ms. Leandro, Ms. McGourty, Mr. Holmes, Ms. Diopoulos, Ms. Erin Hill-Lewis, Mr. Fiorentino, Mr. Emanuele, and all of our high school teachers, secretaries, custodians and staff. Very special thank yous to Mr. Cecconie and the Video Production students, Studio Music Club, Ms. Leporati, Mika Leonard, orchestra alumni for volunteering tonight, and to all of the Warwick Valley music faculty for their support. Last but not least, to the parents without whose support we wouldn’t be as great as we are, THANK YOU!  

View/download the WVHS Orchestra Winter Concert 2024 Program.

WVHS Orchestra Winter Concert 2024 Program

Senior Feature: Sydney Stirpe, violin
Alison Echevarria, piano accompaniment
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto 2nd Movement – Canzonetta (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)

WVHS Symphony Orchestra

• Christmas Time (arr. Bob Cerulli)
  Andy Chen, piano/Jude Gawronski, drumset
• Inverno (Vivaldi, arr. Todd Perrish)
• Fire in the Forge (Ted Allen)

Senior Feature: Elaina Schlesinger, violin
Sande Schlesinger, piano accompaniment
Meditation from Thais (Jules Massenet)

WVHS Wire Choir

• My Girl (The Temptations)

Senior Feature: Andrew Redling, violin

• Allemande from Partita no. 2 D Minor (JS Bach)

Chamber Orchestra

• Convergence (Carold Nunez)
  Andrew Redling, violin solo
• Symphony Concertante (arr. Sandra Dackow)
• Symphonie Espagnole (arr. Todd Parrish)
  Andrew Redling, violin solo; Jude Gawronski, timpani

Combined Orchestras

• Shalom Chaverim/Last Christmas (arr. Chris Bernotas)
  Angelina Nguyen, viola solo; Jude Gawronski, drum set

Enjoy this gallery of images taken during the performances.

Senior Soloists

Sydney Stripe

Sydney has been playing violin for 6 years, with a small hiatus in between. Starting her musical journey at a young age, she picked up the violin in 3rd grade and played all throughout fifth grade. Not having her own instrument, throughout middle school she always wondered if she’d play ever again. After moving to Warwick, she had revived her musicianship her Freshman year of high school, all thanks to Mrs. Maynard. She started out last chair in the WVHS Symphony Orchestra, not knowing what an octave was, and moved up to the Chamber Orchestra within a year. By her Junior year in High School, she held the position of Assistant Concertmaster. She had the opportunity to play at Carnegie Hall several times, and participated in Senior High All County, Area All-State and NYSSMA festivals. Alongside playing the violin, she is a Wildcat Ambassador and is a member of NHS. Sydney would specifically like to thank Mrs. Maynard for bringing her out of her comfort zone many times and pushing her to always see the brighter side of things. Additionally, she would like to thank her family, friends, and past music teachers, for all their support, and specifically her parents for building her appreciation for good music since she was very little.

Elaina Schlesinger

Elaina has been playing violin for 9 years and has been a member of the Chamber Orchestra for 4. She has also participated in All-County and NYSSMA for the past four years, including Area-All State her senior year, and has been a member of both Wire Choir and Fiddle Frenzy since Middle School. She plans on majoring in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Environmental Science in the fall, however she hopes to continue playing and performing in college. She would like to thank her middle school and high school music directors, Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Maynard, for fueling her love of music, as well as her family and friends for their endless support.

Andrew Redling

Andrew has been playing violin for the last 9 years, serving as Concertmaster of the Symphony Orchestra, as well as Concertmaster, Assistant Concertmaster, and principal second violin of the Chamber Orchestra over the course of the last two years. Additionally, he sings in the meistersingers honors choir and plays viola on the side. He has participated in many music festivals as well as ensembles, such as Area All-State, All-County, NYSSMA, the William Paterson College Orchestra, and the Hudson Valley Performing Arts Foundation Youth Orchestra. Andrew is currently the President of the Orchestra Department, but has also been the department Secretary in past years, as well as being Vice President of the Wire Choir Pops Orchestra club for the last two years. Academically speaking, he is a member of the National Honor Society, has made Cum Laude and Magna Cum Laude all four years of High School, and has been awarded the Senator James Skoufis Award for outstanding volunteerism in his community. Andrew is passionate about his goal of becoming a music educator, where he hopes to follow in the footsteps of his music teacher, Mrs. Maynard. He would like to thank the Music Department for all of their support, as well his family and friends who have encouraged him over the years!

Symphony Orchestra Personnel

Violin 1

• Sydney Becker
• Grace Carter
• Zoe Ham
• Jayden Myruski
• Angelina Nguyen
• Olivia Peconie
• Andrew Redling
• Isabelle Redling
• Gabriella Romero
• Sophia Sanzone
• Maeve Sutliff
• Mia Trinceri
• Hermia Yang

Violin 2

• Andy Chen
• Olivia Conklin
• Lilyana Gallone
• Jordynn Guy
• Kurtis Langone
• Denis McAteer
• Madison Murtagh
• Abigail O’Brien
• Emma Oelofse
• Willow Reid
• Analin Rodiles
• Gabriella Romero
• Kathryn Ronan
• Stella Serafin
• Lea Shostal
• Lea Sit
• Grace Stough

Viola

• Anna Biondi
• Caitlin Coyle
• Alyssa Cruz
• Clyde Demke
• Tony Grigalunas
• Jaden Klausner
• Autumn Levine
• Aliyah Montgomery
• Ayana Montgomery
• Matthew Peacock
• Anna Rukiqi
• Emerson Ryle
• Samantha Santiago
• Tristan Sasse
• Amanda Sit
• Oliver Tomich
• Christopher Tyler
• Tyler Vega

Cello

• Cora Colin-Green
• Holden Corday
• Carter Daciuk
• Juely Duran
• Carly Kunisch
• Juliana Masker
• Kayla Sit
• Marios Veloudos
• Ashlyn West

Bass

• Carly Freet
• Michael Hansen
• Jaxsen Mita

7th/8th Grade Guests

• Avery Chuckran
• Eva Chuckran
• Jayden Maynard
• Juliet Pulido
• Luca Schuler

Chamber Orchestra Personnel

Violin 1

• Dania Barillas
• Anika Brezina
• Cavan Byrne
• Nina Cirillo
• Caitlin Moser
• Andrew Redling
• Elaina Schlesinger
• Grace Stough
• Sydney Stripe
• Violin 2
• Ava Cauda
• Isabella Costanza
• Grace Cornelius
• Jane Cornelius
• Jolene Hernandez
• Charlene Petreshock
• Zach Polsky
• Arielle Seid

Viola

• Sophia Amato
• Lilly Burrows
• Lillybeth Kurosz
• Madison Lijoi
• Victoria Martinez
• Lucia Meehan
• Angelina Nguyen
• Conner Price
• Alexander Rodrigues
• Jake Tannar

Cello

• Zachary Brescia
• Ashlyn Brown
• Logan Conley
• Gianna Crescimanno
• Hailey Foust
• Olivia Samberg
• Jakob Yon

Bass

• Madison Buliung
• Anya Campbell