District 12
7/8 String Fest
Mrs. Laura Kerr Hill
Guest Conductor
Antoinette Lyons
Host Director
Springton Lake Middle School
Friday, March 1, 2013
7:30 PM
Superintendent’s Welcome
Dear Students, Faculty Members, Parents and Guests:
The Rose Tree Media School District is honored to host the
PMEA, District 12, 7th & 8th Grades String Fest. We are so
fortunate to be gathered in this beautiful auditorium of the
Springton Lake Middle School. What a fantastic day this has
been as we have had with us 112 students and their directors
from school districts located in Delaware, Chester, and
Philadelphia Counties.
Usually, when middle school students come together from
different schools they do so to compete. They wear uniforms
made of their school colors and they do all they can to leave
the field of play victorious over their opponents. Not this
evening! This evening these students come together to pool
their respective talents. We have the good fortune to hear the
result of the synergy that will allow them to make music like
never before. But we really hope that these students have
learned just a little more than lessons in music. We hope that
through this rich experience of musical participation they have
broadened their horizons, gained a new appreciation for
teamwork and made a few new friends along the way.
I would like to thank everyone responsible for making this day
possible and offer my sincere congratulations to each and every
one of the participating musicians.
Sincerely,
James M. Wigo, Sr.
Superintendent of Schools
Rose Tree Media School District
Program
The Star Spangled Banner…………………..…Smith/Dackow
Antoinette Lyons, Conductor
Welcome Messages
James Wigo Sr., Superintendent, Rose Tree Media School District
N. Ralph Harrison, Principal, Springton Lake Middle School
Musical Selections Chosen From The Following:
Folk Tune and Fiddle Dance……………….Percey E. Fletcher
Serenade For String Orchestra…………….....Norman Leyden
1.Prelude
2.Fugue
3. Nocturne
4.Cakewalk
A Quiet Music…………………….………Douglas E. Wagner
Concerto in G…………...…Antonio Vivaldi/arr. Frackenpohl
Allegro
Reverie for String Orchestra………………....James Corigliano
Selections from
“Fiddler On The Roof”………...….Harnick/Bock arr. Baumel
I.
Tradition
II. Anatevka
III. If I Were a Rich Man
IV. Matchmaker
V. Sunrise, Sunset
VI. To Life
Remarks
Kathleen Boyer, President of PMEA District 12
2013 PMEA District 12 7/8 String Fest Personnel
Listed Alphabetically
Violin I
Helena Bryant
Luke Carstens
Eric Choi
Bruno Coletta
Alyssa Decker
Daniel DiMarino
Ian Dong
Abbie Duckworth
Sylvia Durian
Devon Else
Daniel Gao
Emma Hall
Caroline Hosier
Samantha Hug
Jerry Lan
Tanya Li
Annabelle Lint
Alina Litvinko
Abigail Liu
Sophia Maloney
Shannon McTaggart
Ramya Muthnukrishnan
Siddharth Parameswar
Zoe Peyton-Jones
Tyler Phillips
Gabrielle Rubin
Nariyuki Shinagawa
Elaine Tierney
Cristopher Villicana
Jon Wu
Megan Yaur
Episcopal
Downingtown
Haverford
Garnet Valley
E.T. Richardson
Owen J. Roberts
Springton Lake
Kennett
Strath Haven
Springton Lake
Lionville
Springton Lake
Springton Lake
Downingtown
Fugett
Garnet Valley
Haverford
E.T. Richardson
Drexel Hill
Charles F. Patton
Downingtown
Peirce
Peirce
Strath Haven
Fred S. Engle
Springton Lake
Lionville
Charles F. Patton
Kennett
Lionville
Fugett
Violin II
Emma Ahlgren
Isabella Bobo
Kaylen Bond
Analiese Bush
Alvin Chen
Shakti Das
Kathleen Enderle
Thy-Lan Gale
Hannah Garnace
Alyssa Greenstein
Karthik Imayavaramban
Shannon Keller
Katharine-Thi Koethe
Michael Lee
Jackie Loeliger
Julie Lu
Caitlyn McClennen
Yujin No
Alexi Peters
Joshua Schaaf
Stephanie Yaur
Sabrina Zhang
Springton Lake
Owen J. Roberts
Fugett
Springton Lake
Fugett
Kennett
E.T. Richardson
Springton Lake
Downingtown
Collegium Charter
Downingtown
Peirce
Springton Lake
Strath Haven
Drexel Hill
Haverford
Springton Lake
Paxon Hollow
Paxon Hollow
Paxon Hollow
Fugett
Garnet Valley
Viola
Aliyah Asel
Matthew Boraske
Melissa Bratun
Lydia Carlson
Victoria Childs
Sarah Codd
Caroline Cuetara
Ian Dath
Chloe Datner
Matthew DiSanto
Kennett
Lionville
Collegium Charter
Collegium Charter
Charles F. Patton
Downingtown
Lionville
E.T. Richardson
Haverford
E.T. Richardson
Morgan Elmore
Adam Kimmel
Benjamin Klucznik
Kevin Kulp
Eli Manaker
Darius Olega
Haley Phillips
Emily Pifer
Sarah Ploener
Kayla Quinn
Jacob Siegerman
Erin Stoops
Sarah Sweeney
Matthew Tang
Katie Wenger
Downingtown
Charles F. Patton
Fugett
Peirce
Strath Haven
Drexel Hill
Fred S. Engle
Downingtown
Kennett
Peirce
Fugett
Garnet Valley
Springton Lake
Springton Lake
Strath Haven
Cello
Rick Archambault
Lillian Baumann
Sophia Borgesi
Nico Christianson
Chloe Clark
David DeMarco
Zachary DiNardo
Noah Dusseau
Alex Fain
John Fordyce
Lia Gramo
Benjamin Grossman
Amy Hannum
Isabel Hunt
Renée Koma
Victoria Liyi Pan
Jen Marks
Maria Meyer
Episcopal
Lionville
E.T. Richardson
Episcopal
Kennett
Charles F. Patton
Strath Haven
Fred S. Engle
Peirce
Fugett
Springton Lake
Fugett
Fred S. Engle
Drexel Hill
Haverford
Lionville
Haverford
Lionville
Edan Mobed
Kristina Semenyuk
Emma Shields
Hannah Si
Maddie Simmons
Jacob Vershinski
Joshua Wang
Annelise Wanner
Fugett
Springton Lake
E.T. Richardson
Paxon Hollow
Owen J. Roberts
Garnet Valley
Episcopal
Lionville
Bass
Jagmeet Ashta
Malek Blalock
Alexander Carr
Jack Conway
Jarryd Featherman
Nathan Kozel
Emma Schilling
Jack Swartzentruber
Stetson
Haverford
Fugett
Charles F. Patton
Lionville
Fred S. Engle
Stetson
Strath Haven
NOTICE
THE UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT LAW
PROHIBITS THE RECORDING OF
FESTIVAL CONCERTS. IT IS UNLAWFUL
TO USE ANY RECORDING DEVICE
DURING THIS PROGRAM. PMEA
REGULATIONS ALSO FORBID THE USE OF
CAMERAS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
COOPERATION.
An official color photograph of the orchestra and
official compact disc recording of the concert can
be ordered in the lobby before and after the
concert.
Our Fest Conductor, Mrs. Laura Kerr Hill
Laura Kerr Hill, is a second year PhD student in Music
Education specializing in String Pedagogy at The Ohio State
University, Columbus as a Graduate Teaching Associate. She
taught music in public schools for 3 years in Indiana and then
joined the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra as the Education
Coordinator for several years. After moving with her husband
to Kentucky, she built the only public school orchestra
program in western Kentucky from scratch. Three years later,
the program had over 330 students. In 2009, six years after the
inception of the program, the top high school ensemble was
declared via competition, the KMEA Honor Orchestra. A
frequent guest conductor, Mrs. Hill has led honor ensembles in
five states including Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and
Pennsylvania. She has received many awards for her teaching
including the John R. Wooden Leadership Award for
Excellence in Education in 2002, a top ten finalist for the
Kentucky Teacher of the Year in 2006, and in 2012 she earned
the Leeder Award for Outstanding Graduate Student at The
Ohio State University School of Music. Mrs. Hill is married to
Dr. John Hill, Professor of Percussion at Murray State
University.
Pennsylvania Music Educators Association
PMEA is a statewide nonprofit organization of over 5,000
members, dedicated to promoting the musical development of
all Pennsylvanians. The present membership evolved from a
small group of band directors dating from 1933. Today, the
organization includes those engaged in music instruction at all
levels, from preschool through college and university, as well as
those in the music industry, merchandising and publishing.
The organization promotes and supports quality music
education, learning and performance as well as promoting and
supporting music education in schools and communities.
PMEA is affiliated with The National Association for Music
Education, NAfME.
PMEA Vision:
Continue to be the most authoritative, influential voice for
music as an essential part of education throughout the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
PMEA Mission:
To advance music education by encouraging excellence in the
study, teaching and making of music.
PMEA Objectives:
Promote and support quality music education, learning and
performance. Promote and support music education in schools
and communities.
PMEA District 12 Executive Board
President……………………………...………Kathleen Boyer
Past President…………………………………….Scott Cullen
Vice President………………………….…….Henry Pearlberg
Secretary/Treasurer………………………...…..Kevin Cooper
Professional Development Chair…………………...Jim Morris
Advocacy Chair………………………….....William Wenglicki
Adjudication Chair…………………………...Scott Litzenberg
Webmaster…………………………………..……Ryan Fegley
Liaison to the Archdiocese……...Sister Lauretta Linsalata,
IHM
Professional Development Committee
Elementary………………………………...…..Danielle Cullen
Middle School…………………………………..….Jim Morris
High School………………………………….....Erin Kauppila
Higher Education………………………….....Alison Reynolds
Acknowledgements
James Wigo, Sr., Superintendent
Steven Taylor, Ph. D., Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum
and Instruction
N. Ralph Harrison, Principal-Springton Lake M.S.
Anthony Jackowski, Assistant Principal – Springton Lake M.S.
Katherine White, Assistant Principal – Springton Lake M.S.
Board of School Directors, Rose Tree Media School District
Springton Lake Music Department:
Susan Knipel, Alan Reno, Joseph Fisher
Parent Committee:
Heidi Pflug, Meal Coordinator
Sue Nolen, T-shirt and Snack Coordinator
Ahalya Patnaik, Registration Coordinator
Catherine Monte, Flower and Decorations Coordinator
Liz Schneider, Conductor Transportation
Student Helpers:
Grace Allen, Brielle McQuiston, Sheila Malone, Sammi Vuong
Jonah Lourie, Reeti Patnaik
Steve Mescanti, T-Shirt Production
Dan Rottenberk, Certificate and Program Printing
Woojin Jung, Student T-Shirt Design
Springton Lake Custodial Staff
Taylors Music
AMP Recording
Participating Directors
Joy Meade………………..…..Charles F. Patton Middle School
Sara Stell……………………..……..Collegium Charter School
Sherry Weaver……....…………..Downingtown Middle School
Jim Morris………………………….Drexel Hill Middle School
Kathleen Boyer……………….E.T. Richardson Middle School
Kevin Cooper………….....…....E.T.Richardson Middle School
Katherine Bechtold…………………..The Episcopal Academy
Krista Umile……………………..Fred S. Engle Middle School
Katrina Kelly………………………...JR Fugett Middle School
Erick Wunder………….............…Garnet Valley Middle School
Joseph Brennan……………………..Haverford Middle School
Martin Beech…………………...............Kennett Middle School
Carrie Thorpe………………………...Lionville Middle School
Martin Prescod……………….Owen J. Roberts Middle School
Laura Wooden……………….…Paxon Hollow Middle School
Timothy Celfo……….GA Stetson/ EN Peirce Middle Schools
Antoinette Lyons…………...….Springton Lake Middle School
Lyn Van Druff……………............Strath Haven Middle School
Jeffrey Shaull……………………..Strath Haven Middle School