2021 UPPER SCHOOLSPRING SHOWCASE

VIRTUAL PREMIERE | MAY 21, 2021 AT 7 P.M.

ON-DEMAND STREAMING | BEGINNING MAY 22, 2021

2021 UPPER SCHOOL SPRING SHOWCASE

DIRECTORS

Almut Engelhardt - Director of Orchestras

Randy Reid - Director of Jazz Bands and Orchestra Winds

Anne Klus - Director of Choral Activities

Tim Kraack - Vocal Collaborative Pianist and Choral Audio/Video Editing

Stefanie Motta - Video Arts Faculty Advisor

EMCEES

Rylan Hefner ’21, Grace Krasny ’21, Elizabeth Kristal ’21, Liam Lynch ’21, Maren Ostrem ’21

ACADEMY SYMPHONY AND HONORS SINFONIA

Orpheus In the Underworld……………................................................................................................ Jacques Offenbach

Arranged by Sandra Dackow

Video created by Video Arts students Freya Brokken, Naci Konar-Steenberg, and Harry Mahmic.

SUMMIT SINGERS, ACADEMY CHORALE, AND THE SPA COMMUNITY CHORALE

I Love You/What a Wonderful World.................................................................... Arranged by Craig Hella Johnson

I Love You: Words and Music by Norman and Stonehill

What a Wonderful World: Words and Music by Weiss and Thiele

Vocal soloists: Gavin Kimmel, Garrett Pauly, Olivia Szaj, Grace Krasny, Melina Kannankutty, Katya Sjaastad, Maggie Fried, Parisa Ghavami and Sara Browne

ASL: Gracie Tilney-Kaemmer, Sara Browne and Jane Christakos ASL Consultant: Erika Wickre A.A.S., Sign Language Interpretation and Transliteration, St. Paul College

We are grateful to the Ellie Citron Fine Arts Fund for providing support for the virtual choir’s video recording of “I Love You/What a Wonderful World.”

ACADEMY SYMPHONY WINDS AND HONORS SINFONIA WINDS

Simple Gifts……………................................................................................ Arranged for woodwinds by Frank Halferty

UPPER SCHOOL JAZZ BAND

Haven’t Met You Yet.................................................................................................................................….. Micheal Bublé

Featuring Maggie Fried and Anja Trierweiler on vocals

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SUMMIT SINGERS

The Birds’ Lullaby…………….......................................................................................................... Music by Sarah Quartel

Words by E. Pauline Johnson (1861-1913)

ACADEMY SYMPHONY AND HONORS SINFONIA

Rhapsody in Blue…………........................................................................................................................ George Gershwin

Arranged by Bob Cerulli

Featuring: Rylan Hefner, violin, and Isabelle Wolpert, piano

Video created by Video Arts students Freya Brokken, Naci Konar-Steenberg, and Harry Mahmic.

We are grateful to the Ellie Citron Fine Arts Fund for providing support for the Academy Symphony’s audio recording of “Rhapsody in Blue.”

ACADEMY CHORALE

The Wellerman…….............................................................................................….. Traditional New Zealand Folk Song

Arranged by Jacob Narverud

Vocal soloists: Mina Mandic and Nathan Mann Violin: Rylan Hefner

UPPER SCHOOL JAZZ BAND

Locked Out Of Heaven.....................................................................................................….. Bruno Mars and Ari Levine

Featuring solos by John Hall on alto saxophone and Maren Ostrem on trumpet

HONORS SINFONIA

Waltzing Together........................................................................................................................................... Rylan Hefner

We are grateful to Jack and Linda Hoeschler for providing support for the Honors Sinfonia’s audio recording of “Waltzing Together.”

SUMMIT SINGERS, ACADEMY CHORALE, AND THE SPA COMMUNITY CHORALE

How Can I Keep From Singing?…....................................................……. Words/Music by Rev. Robert Lowry, 1869

Arranged by Adam and Matt Podd

Instrumental Ensemble: Rylan Hefner, Karla Garcia and Elaina Parsons, violin; Gregory Forsberg, viola;

Julia Scott, Gabriella Thompson and Adeline DeHarpporte, cello; Sam Konstan, electric bass and guitar;

Elizabeth Kristal, flute; Alex Moore, oboe; John Hall, alto saxophone;

Eleanor Smith, trombone; Maren Ostrem and Randy Reid, trumpet; Alice Duncan, percussion.

We are grateful to the Ellie Citron Fine Arts Fund for providing support for the virtual choir’s video recording of “How Can I Keep From Singing?”

STUDENT PERSONNEL

Violin 1

Pilar Saavedra-Weis u

concert mistress Rylan Hefner u

assistant concert masterKarla Garcia uHannah Lorenz-MeyeruElaina Parsons uRashmi Raveendran uJennifer Ries uWill Anderson

Maggie Baxter

Spencer Bubula

Alexandra Cardwell

Henry Choi

Solvej Eversoll

Olivia Fenlon

Andrea Gist

Lilith Greene-Friedman

Ray Guo

Ingrid Johnson

Jack O’Brien

Sonia Ross

Violin 2

Isle Graupman u lEugene Tunney u wCooper Bollinger Danielson

Maggie Fields

Samantha Gilats

ACADEMY SYMPHONY

Dante Gilbert

Michael Goodman

Aryun Nemani

George Peltier

Mukeil Rizvi

Max Shaffer

Quinn Williams

Leo Benson

Annie Hlavka

Humza Murad

Audrey Leatham

Clara McKoy

Humza Murad

Wafa Naqvi

Kylie Ringness

Ayla Rivers

Viola

Anthony Chen u l

Maya Choi u w

Lara Cayci uGabriel Bangoura

Gregory Forsberg

Claire Kim

Maik Nguyen

Ford Reedy

KK Welsh

Shobin Ansite

Katharine Hanf

Nadia Degnan

Cello

Adeline DeHarpporte u l

Liam Lynch u w

Harrison Jones uNikolas Liepins u

Julia Scott u

Gabriella Thompson uDivya Bhargava

Clara Garner

Henry Giles

Henry Wertkin

Dev Kharbanda

Theo Bonin

McKinley Garner

Connor Overgaard

Henri Peltier

Elijah Peres

Bass

Sam Konstan u l

Will Schavee u w

Becca Richman

Ceci Watson

Flutes:

Elizabeth Kristal u l

Annie Bai

Anisa Deo

Anna Krebsbach

Annika Lillegard

Audrey Senaratna

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Oboe

Eliza Farley

Clarinet

Aman Rahman u l

Sandro Fusco

William Painter

Horn

William Steinhacker

Bassoon

Fiona Rucker u

Keyboard

Isabelle Wolpert u l

Isak Bildtsen

Will Sedo

Anja Seifert

Nolan Wagner

Percussion

Rio Cox

Alice Duncan

Andy Rose

HONORS SINFONIA

Violin 1

Rashmi Raveendran u

concert mistress Jennifer Ries u

assistant concert mistress Karla Garcia uRylan Hefner uHannah Lorenz-Meyer uElaina Parsons uPilar Saavedra-Weis uWill Anderson

Maggie Baxter

Spencer Bubula

Alexandra Cardwell

Henry Choi

Solvej Eversoll

Olivia Fenlon

Andrea Gist

Lilith Greene-Friedman

Ray Guo

Ingrid Johnson

Jack O’Brien

Sonia Ross

Violin 2

Eugene Tunney u l H

Isle Graupman u w H

Cooper Bollinger Danielson

Maggie Fields

Samantha Gilats

Dante Gilbert

Michael Goodman

Evan McCarthy

Aryun Nemani

George Peltier

Mukeil Rizvi

Max Shaffer

Quinn Williams

Viola

Maya Choi u l

Anthony Chen u w

Lara Cayci uGabriel Bangoura

Gregory Forsberg

Claire Kim

Maik Nguyen

Ford Reedy

KK Welsh

Cello

Nikolas Liepins u l H

Julia Scott u w H

Adeline DeHarpporte uHarrison Jones uLiam Lynch u

Gabriella Thompson uDivya Bhargava

Clara Garner

Henry Giles

Henry Wertkin

Bass

Will Schaveeu l

Sam Konstan u w

Becca RichmanCeci Watson

FluteElizabeth Kristal u lAnna KrebsbachAnnika LillegardAudrey Senaratna

Oboe:Eliza Farley

Clarinet:Aman Rahman u lSandro Fusco

Horn:William Steinhacker

Bassoon: Fiona Rucker u

KeyboardIsabelle Wolpert u lIsak BildtsenWill SedoAnja SeifertNolan Wagner

Percussion

Rio Cox

Alice Duncan

Andy Rose

u Class of 2021 l Section Leader w Assistant Section Leader

Sila Liljedahl

Isabel Lutgen

Mina Mandic uNathan Mann

Zadie Martin

Johnna Melk-Johnson

Soren Miller

Eleanor Murphy

Garrett Pauly uCayenne Ramirez

Mikkel Rawdon

Bri Rucker

Griffin Schwab-Mahoney

Lucy Shaffer

Nora Shaughnessy

SUMMIT SINGERS

Millicent Benson

Annabelle Bond uHannah Brass

Alison Browne

Elle Chen

Linnea Cooley

Ganga Corsaro

Jamuna Corsaro

Hannah Davis-Jacobs uAdeline DeHarpporte uRiley Erben

Solvej Eversoll

Raina Fawcett

Isobel Alm uClara Ann Bagnoli

Drew Barker

Nikola Barkwell

Millicent Benson

Violet Benson

Hannah Brass

Lindsay Browne

Sara Browne u Ethan Carter

Jane Christakos uJohn Christakos

Bridget Commers

Delaney Devine

Raina Fawcett

ACADEMY CHORALE

Maggie Fried

Clea Gaitas Sur

Parisa Ghavami

Emily Gisser

Zelda Harmoning

Tysen Hayes

Rylan Hefner uLukas Hembre

Jayden Jones

Melina Kannankutty

Naomi Kempcke

Gavin Kimmel uNaci Konar-Steenberg

Grace Krasny uAmalia Laguna

Karla Garcia uAdrienne Gaylord uSolvej Graff

Sevona Hayes

Ruby Hoeschen uCatherine Hooley

Grace Krasny uElizabeth Kristal uEvelyn Lillemoe uErin Magnuson uGreta Magnuson

Eliana Mann

Clara McKoy

Maxanne Millerhaller uElaina Parsons uPoppy Ploen

Lynn Reynolds uBri Rucker

Eve Sampsell-Jones

Julia Scott uAudrey Senaratna

Lucy Shaffer

Eleanor Smith

Olivia Stitt

Olivia Szaj

Gabriella Thompson u

Elena Sjaastad

Katya Sjaastad uJameson Slusarek

Gracie Tilney-Kaemmer uLela Tilney-Kaemmer

Isabel Toghramadjian uAnja Trierweiler uAndy Wells

Sam Zakaib

Theo Zimmerman

Isabel Toghramadjian uIsabella Tunney

Natalie Vogenthaler

Valerie Wick

Quenby Wilson

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Alto Saxophone

John Hall uRusheek Kolan

Yash Kshirsagar

Baasit Mahmood

Ivan Starchook uJasper Weissbach

Tenor Saxophone

Tuco Dixon

Henry Hilton

Will Shrestha u

Trombone

Jack Bogdan

Quinn Devine

Awaale Osman

Eleanor Smith

Ryan Spangler

Judah Thomas

Piano

Clea Gaitas Sur

Baritone Saxophone

Owen Barker

Calvin He

Trumpet

Andrew Drake

Bridget Keel

Maren Ostrem uEllie Sandeen

Autumn Spaulding

Max Spencer

Henry Whelan

Bass Guitar

Dylan Zimmerman

Electric Guitar

Josh Harrison

Percussion

Luca Endorf

Josh Harrison

Samuel Murphy

Jacob Therien

JAZZ BAND

French Horn

William Steinhacker

Bassoon

Fiona Rucker u

Flutes

Annie Bai

Anisa Deo

Anna Krebsback

Elizabeth Kristal uAnnika Lillegard

Audrey Senaratna

ORCHESTRA WINDS

Oboe

Eliza Farley

Clarinet

Sandro Fusco

William Painter

Aman Rahman u

u Class of 2021

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STREAMING INFORMATION

Join us on Friday, May, 21 at 7 p.m. for a virtual livestream premiere of the 2021 Upper School Spring

Showcase at SPASpringShowcase.com. The Showcase will be available for on-demand streaming

beginning on Saturday, May 22 at the same link.

SPECIAL THANKS

Upper School Administration and Faculty

Randolph Campus Facilities Staff

Matt Edens

Gene Swanson

Chuck Andres

Tami Brass

Chris Jenkyns

Ami Berger

David Matenaer

Eric Severson

George Klus

Weld Ransom, Parent

Marcia Roeder, Parent

Mary Roetzel, ’87

Ilse Rolf, Parent

Nissa Rolf, ’16

Sara Rottunda, Friend of SPA

Ruth Sheldon, ’13

Timothy Sheldon, Parent

Dana Skoglund, Friend of SPA

Clara Stahlmann Roeder, ’13

Susan Schultz, Parent

Laura O’Brien Smith, Parent

Andrew Staab, Parent

Lisa Stein, ’99

Valerie Stitt, Parent

Rick Sutherland, ’85

Norm Tiedemann, Parent

Annie Walli ‘10

Melissa Weisman ‘86

Maura O’Brien Whelan ‘10

Amy Sue Zakaib, Parent

Barbara Zimmerman, Grandparent

Jason Zimmerman, Parent

Virginia Andres, SPA Administration

and Parent

James Ashe, Parent

Paula Beck, Parent

Deb Broberg, Friend of SPA

Delaney Broberg, Friend of SPA

Christy Carter, SPA Staff

Joan Cleary, Parent

Debra Cohen, Parent

Robert Cooley, Parent

Dorothy Elion, Parent

Liz Elliott, Friend of SPA

Peter Findell, ’20

Laura Findlay, Parent

Claire Flom Staab, ’13

Linda Forsberg, Grandparent

Ellie Fuelling, ’13

Caleb Klitzke, Friend of SPA

Emily Kraack Chad, 01

Bethany Gladhill, ’85 and Parent

Merle Greene, Friend of SPA

Jean Gregg, Parent

Susan Heegaard, Parent

Jeanne Herzog, ’72 and Parent

SPA VIRTUAL COMMUNITY CHORALE 2021

Linnea Herzog, ’08

Mary Hill, SPA Staff and Administration

Elisabeth Johnson Holod, Parent and Staff

Christine Hottinger, ’06

Clayton Hottinger, ’04

Rick Juliusson, Parent

Anna Stark Kirkness, ’99

Cindy Kraack, Parent

Tim Kraack, ’05, SPA Faculty

Tom Kraack, Parent

Peggy Ladner, Parent

Buzz Lagos, Parent and Grandparent

Brad Lis, Parent

Meredith Lis, ’08

Zoe Liu, Friend of SPA

Rochelle Lockridge, Parent

John Mischke, Parent

Tracy Nordstrom, Parent

Caragh O’Brien, ’80

Claire O’Brien, ’13

Francine O’Brien, Parent

Patrick O’Connor, Friend of SPA

Elaine Powell, Friend of SPA

George Power, ’63, Parent