WVHS winter band concert hits holiday high note
On Tuesday evening, the WVHS Music Department presented its annual Winter Band Concert, featuring performances by the Jazz Ensemble, Concert Band, and Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Ms. Megan Shafer.
Warwick Valley High School Winter Band Concert (Dec. 13, 2022)
See a gallery of images & video from the performance below this story.
The Jazz Ensemble opened the concert with the song Nostalgia in Times Square, which featured solos by Henry Gaydos, Jack Kaminski, Lionel Wolfe, and Alex Pack. They followed that up with Trouble in Taipei by Michael Mossman. That song included solos by Caitlin Emanuel, Kevin De Los Santos, and Ben Poka.
The Concert Band took the stage next and their set included the songs Beginning Anew, Declaration in Blue, and Christmas Festival. They were followed by the Wind Ensemble. They played Ambush, a holiday medley entitled Themes from the Nutcracker Suite , and Havana Night, which featured Lionel Wolfe on saxophone.
Ms. Shafer and the band students would like to thank the WVCSD Board of Education, Superintendent Leach and district administration, as well as the High School administration for its support — Principal Marguerite Fusco, and Assistant Principals Kris Arvanites, Erin Hill-Lewis, and Chris Fiorentino. Thank you to Mr. Dan Cecconie and his fantastic video production students for filming our performance, and to our awesome custodial staff for having the auditorium ready to go!
See a gallery of images & video from the performance below this story.
And finally, thank you to the entire WVCSD music faculty Noreen Hanson, Elissa Maynard, Shane Peters, Pete VandeWater, Ashley Head, Ryan Muehlbaur, Alison Echevarria, Christy Brown, Katlyn Chester, Tamara Moser, and Keely Blaikner!
Jazz Ensemble
Alto Saxophones
Caitlin Emanuel
Nicole Klein
Anthony Peconie
Holly Purta
Guitar
Alex Pack
Bass
Dylan Page
Tenor Saxophone
Hailey Wishnia
Baritone Saxophone
Ryan Fernandez
Trumpets
Liam Feragola
Henry Gaydos
Kayla Ludovicy
Elliot Quicke
Tristan Weaver
Percussion
Ben Poka ( ! )
Piano
Jack Kaminski
Lionel Wolfe
! = All-County Jazz Ensemble selection
Concert Band
Flutes
Celine Arizpe Benitez
Kate Castellano
Holly Frischknecht
Lisandra Gurda
Bianca Kron
Angie Ortiz
Alexa Pellino
Victoria Rivas
Maggy Smith
Rachel Venter
Piccolo
Holly Frischknecht
Oboe
Sam Paul
Clarinets
Danny Castillo
Zoe Dimartino
Matthew Freedman
Breeia Jaeckel
Chelsea Liang
Finn Maxcy
Bass Clarinet
Asa Garner
Alto Saxophones
Ryan Fernandez
Grant Harvey
Dexter Hudspeth
Alex Paraschiv
Holly Purta
Jackson Spivak
Maleah Young
Tenor Saxophone
Lukas Carrillo
Baritone Saxophone
Asher Morgenstern
Trumpets
Michael Aloia
Stephen Barillas
William Boller
Liam Feragola
Alexa Milazzo
Trombones
Kevin De Los Santos
Daniel Felker
Flora Gilley
Abigail Kane
Euphonium
Joshua Rodrigues
Percussion
Owen Durgin
Zackery Felker
Jack Kaminski
Tino Kron
Mark Wishnia
Wind Ensemble
Flutes
Nathalia Evelyn
Anthony Gomez
Sofia Hafeez
Talia Hartigan ( * ^ )
Allie Ross
Piccolo
Talia Hartigan
Oboe
Kayla Ludovicy ( – * ^ )
Clarinets
Eamon Comiskey ( * )
Megan Forman ( ^ )
Leila Horn
Shiwoo Lee ( ! )
Hailey Wishnia
Bass Clarinet
Ella Ludmerer
Alto Saxophones
Caitlin Emanuel
Nicole Klein ( ! )
Anthony Peconie ( ! )
Ella Sussner
Lionel Wolfe ( * )
Tenor Saxophone
Hank Wendell
Trumpets
Henry Gaydos
Brady Judd
Kaitlyn Peconie
Elliot Quicke
Tristan Weaver
Trombones
Daniel Svoboda
Conrad Wendell ( ^ )
Euphonium
Collin Freet
Alex Pack ( ! )
Tuba
Angelika Quadrino
Percussion
Abigail Gatdula ( ^ )
Jude Gawronski
Ben Poka ( – * ^ )
Joey Rodrigues ( ^ )
– = All State Alternate
* = Area All State
^ = All County
! = All County Alternate