The Muppet Show (Words and Music by Jim Henson & Sam Pottle, Arranged by Paul Murtha)

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Words & Music by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, Arranged by Robert Longfield)

Forrest Gump (Alan Silvestri, Arranged by John Moss)

How to Train your Dragon (John Powell, Arranged by Sean O’Loughlin)

Pops Concert 2013Concert Winds & Concert Band

Symphonic WindsBohemian Rhapsody (Words and Music by Freddy Mercury, Arranged by Darrol Barry)

Mulan (Music by Matthew Wilder, Lyrics by David Zippel, Arranged by Johnnie Vinson)

The Dark Knight (Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard, Arranged by Victor Lopez)

The Beatles: Love (Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Arranged by Jay Bocook)

The Penny Whistle Song (Leroy Anderson)

Cartoon (Paul Hart)

Channel Surfing (Transcribed and Arranged by Mike Hyziak)

Raider’s of the Lost Ark March(John Williams)

Wind Ensemble

FluteFrancis Luke AbastillasYanjun LiValerie Yong

OboeJackson Kennedy

ClarinetRyan FragomeniRonald Harris-GavinJennifer Lopez L

Jacob PinkXochitl RamirezDaniel Smith

Alto SaxophoneRaisha AsumaPaul CougillMiguel Hernandez

Tenor SaxophoneChristopher MarinJennifer Recendez

French HornSamantha GillespieTed KumagaiSusana RamosCameron Rappaport

TrumpetNicholas AragonNicholas FrancoJustin Golden

TromboneChristian DoddDiego Hughes-ReyesAnanya MadirajuBrandon RiggsBenjamin Spillman

EuphoniumOmeed Partovi

TubaJoseph Staraci

PercussionNiko AbeMichael AboutboulJakob BarnerAjani Bryant GysiEaston DeleonBrandon GainesAlfredo GonzalezFelix HoranLaila KaddouraOliver KonopekBryce JohnsonGriffin MittlemanSherryn Pattarawuttiwong

Concert Winds

Concert BandFluteAishwarya BhallaTab ChapmanHeidi ChoiAdam GorenKaitlyn HayesAriana HernandezLauren LaBordeJonathan MassachiXimena MedinaAnett SzczepanekDaria Yaari

OboeIden Amiri

ClarinetEmily Arvesen S

Audrey BenacerrafIvan EstevezElliot FrankZahra HashimMiles HollandBrian KanjoEric ManningStella MilinichGabriel MugalianHarrison SalingScott Santo L

Jonah SharfLisa TakahashiJonathan Trester

Bass ClarinetZain DelawallaMehak DelawallaHenry Felstiner S

Jacob NikolauChristopher Rosa L

Edgar Santiago L

Alexander Soohoo

Alto SaxophoneNicholas ElekJake GuyetteAdnan Virani

Tenor SaxophoneAlexandra GillespieBisrat Moges

French HornFarhan AzamEmma EncinasKiley McGillNikolas NahassCarol SotojSamuel Youngs

TrumpetCaleb GarbuioMatthew HowardChristian Joy-ItoMaddie Lo MonacoTomas Prada

Daniel Rotberg L

Timothy SouthamJessi ThixtonMollie Wittels

TrombonePedro FlackNipunjeet GujralJolene HauckMonai Hicks L

Samuel RiettaFrederick RiggsFrancine Rios-FetchkoJack SadlerHenry Schlessinger

EuphoniumSean ChunAemoni HarrisDavid MijaresJesus Palma

TubaMatthew BrandIsmael De PabloJacob GainesAustin GomezMalcolm RoddyChristopher Schlierman

PercussionNiko AbeMichael AboutboulJakob BarnerAjani Bryant GysiEaston DeleonBrandon GainesAlfredo GonzalezFelix HoranLaila KaddouraOliver KonopekBryce JohnsonGriffin MittlemanSherryn Pattarawuttiwong

Symphonic WindsPiccoloDorothy DeBiasse

FluteSara ArvesenKalon CheungGabrielle ClouseDorothy DeBaisse S

Lauren FleckAbigail Wisen

OboePhoebe KiekhoferSadie SaltzmanElla Warshauer

ClarinetMira Baum S

Mary GuirguisSamuel Guyette S

Tomoki IshizukaHayden Kirschbaum S

Alaleh MokhtariDalí Nemecio L

Olivia Sherman S

Jillian Sonderegger S

Theresa StewartTom Tan

Bass ClarinetDylan MeekMonica NorrisAndrej PervanShayda Yazdani

Contra-Alto ClarinetJillian Sonderegger

BassoonFrancesca BillingtonMaya Gorgas

Alto SaxophoneJessica Deese Gianna Ferrarin Alex Kahan Max Levenson Frederic Norris William Tomita

Tenor SaxophoneDaisy GarciaAndres Orellana

Baritone SaxophoneJacob Irvin Kyle Schwartz

French HornManuel Beltran Amancai Biraben Steven Harmon

Maclaine Kennedy Alexander Kinsinger Peter Pak Ella Ponthier Kathryn Rusk-Kosa

TrumpetJack Aron S Carruth Cull S Enrique Ipina Christopher Pak S Jakub PreisBrandon Searfoss

TromboneGlennon Davalos Stanton S Matthew Hawkins L Patrick Hu S Andrew Lewis L Liam McBride Daniel Murokh Sumner Schwartz

EuphoniumCyrus Chun L

Tess King

TubaFrancisco Gutierrez Mikey LaBorde Zoe Moench

PercussionJack BonnerBradley FinkelsteinRachel IsrailevichMatilda LoughmillerBenjamin RichmanNima ShajarianBenjamin StackelElias ValladaresBennett Zemke

Wind EnsemblePiccoloRachel Ricard

FluteSophie CrowleyLinda GordonAdrienne Hino S

Sarah Ohanian uy S

Emily Persinko S

Rachel Ricard w L S

Jennifer White-Phalan

OboeMollie Bernstein uw S

Ryan Roberts v

ClarinetNicholas Charchut Clelia Davis Del PiccoloElliot FleckSophia Horwitz-Hirsch wy S L

Gregory MelickMadison Miller uy S

Jason OyakawaAva Pomerantz y S L

Jerry Qi L

Noah RosenbergRaphael Rossellini

Preston SearfossWinona Wiland wy S

Chris Yang

Bass ClarinetRachel KiekhoferJames McFarlandLauren Villero w S

BassoonFrancesca BillingtonRene Ross y L

Alto SaxophoneAdam Kummer S

Jose Sepulveda

Tenor SaxophoneTucker MoodyStephanie Soohoo

Baritone SaxophoneVictoria Hatakeyama

French HornMegan EdwardsJake Gold u S L

Steven Harmon uvy S

Joshua Maccoby uvy S

Skyler MuldaurHarper Olmon

TrumpetEli Brown ux S

Daniel Chenevert u L

Spencer CramerElijah Kravets S

Benjamin RosenbergAlejandro Sepulveda

TromboneElias Batalla S L

Andrew Brown S

Ha KlannLiam McBride S

Kyle McCreight xIsaac Nemzer

EuphoniumJonah Krop w S

Eric StockerMitchell Won

TubaDaniel BottittaJonathan Forsander S

Jacob Levine L

PercussionIsley BrockBenjamin Canales L

Bradley FinkelsteinBen GelfandZachary GotlerAmira KaddouraMichael KentJulian Mickelson S

Sherryn PattarwuttiwongBrandon Pearl S

L Samohi Varsity LetterS SCSBOA Solo & Small

Ensemble Festival

Honor Group Participantsu California Orchestra Directors Association (CODA)

Honors Symphony, December 7-8, 2012v CODA High School All-State Orchestra,

February 21-24, 2013w California Band Directors Association (CBDA)

All-State Honor Band, February 21-24, 2013x CBDA All-State Honor Jazz Band,

February 21-24, 2013ySouthern California School Band & Orchestra

Association Honor Groups (SCSBOA High School Honor Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band or other), February 8-10, 2013

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4 5 6

8 9

10 11

It’s time to play the musicIt’s time to light the lights

It’s time to meet the SeniorsIn the Bands of Samohi!

Numbers match names on Senior recognition pages.

12

7

3

13

19

24

30

36

14

25

31

18

23

35 37

Numbers match nameson the next 3 pages.

29

15

20

26

32

38

16

21

27

33

39

34

28

22

17

Congratulations to all of the Concert Band, Marching Band and Color Guard students in the

Samohi Class of 2013!Numbers refer to baby photos.

Sophie CrowleyRhode Island School of Design

29

Manuel BeltranSanta Monica College

20

Daniel BottittaUC Santa Barbara

Jessica DeeseUniversity of Michigan

30

Isley BrockSanta BarbaraCity College

16

Mehak DelawallaSanta Monica College

1

Eli BrownYale University

13

Megan EdwardsHope College

37

Kalon CheungUC Berkeley

39

Jonathan ForsanderCarleton College

23

Steven HarmonSan Francisco Conservatory of Music

35

Spencer CramerUC Santa Cruz

18

Sara ArvesenUniversity of Oregon

24

Victoria HatakeyamaUC Davis

38

Chloe MeisnerUniversity of Washington

4

Kaitlyn HayesSanta Monica College

28

Julian MickelsonUniversity of Pennsylvania

33

Adrienne HinoScripps College

17

David MijaresSanta Monica College

31

Amira KaddouraSanta Monica College

Tucker MoodyUC Irvine

3

Harrison KlannSanta Monica College

2

Isaac NemzerJohns Hopkins University

6

Elijah KravetsUCLA

27

Monica NorrisUC Davis

21

Teddy McFarlandGeorgetown University

25

Brandon PearlUC Berkeley

15

Emily PersinkoSan Francisco State University

26

Alex SepulvedaUniversity of Chicago

8

Rachel RicardUC Santa Barbara

14

Jose SepulvedaUniversity of Chicago

19

Ben RosenbergUC Berkeley

9

Stephanie SoohooUniversity of Chicago

10

Noah RosenbergUC Davis

22

Theresa StewartCal PolySan Luis Obispo

34

Raphael RosselliniUniversity of Chicago

11

Tom TanUC Irvine

36

Christopher SchliermanSanta Monica College

32

Ella WarshauerBrown University

5

Preston SearfossUC Santa Barbara

7

JenniferWhite-PhalenSkidmore College

12

The Samohi Bands would especially like to thank the following parents of graduating seniors for their years of service to the program. As far as we know, they have no younger students returning to the Bands, and we will miss them very much!

Frank DeeseRachel DeeseKarl Edwards

Sheri EdwardsMariana Davanzo

Jim HarmonJan KravetsLynn Leavitt

Allison LeongStu MeisnerKent Moody

Steve NemzerLisa Pearl

Roy PersinkoVictoria Rossellini

David SearfossJanet SearfossAlyson Symons

Peggy TonkonagyPing Yan

Maura Zagor

Graduating Parents!!

Fermata Fellowship$5,000+

City Council & Citizens of Santa Monica

Composer’s Circle$1,000-4,999

Dr. Lee G. & Mrs. Ann S. Cooper in memory of

Daniel Cooper, Samohi ‘04The Felstiner FamilyThe Ishizuka FamilyThe Rosselini FamilyThe Stocker Family

Santa Monica Palisades Lodge

PATRON OF MUSIC$500-999

The Gelfand FamilyLeong/Moody Family

Karen Melick and Clare Thomas

The Pearl FamilyCraig & Jeanine Peterson on behalf of Heather &

Ethan PetersonThe Soohoo Family

The Spillman FamilyThe Won Family

Wood-Schwartz-SassonYang Family

Supporter of Music$250-499

AnonymousThe Arvesen Family

Sydney BennionThe Bernstein Family

Laurie & Tom CharchutLeslie Cohen

Jack Gold FamilyThe Hernandez Family

Cydney & Kenneth Kirschbaum & Family

The Kravets Family The Kummer Family

Family of Eric Manning

The Meisner FamilyScott & Lynn Newhart

The Roberts FamilyThe Schlessinger Family

Peggy TonkonogyHolly and Harry Wiland

Companion of Music$100-249

Anonymous (2)The Benacerraf Family

The Brown FamilyMark Brown & Lisa Melchior

The Chenvert FamilyThe Cheung FamilyThe Chun Family

CODA Music ServicesMark Cosby

The Cramer FamilyThe Cull Family

Davalos Stanton FamilyThe Del Piccolo Family

The Deese FamilyThe Flack FamilyThe Fleck Family

The Garbuio FamilyThe Gillespie FamilyThe Golden FamilyThe Goren Family

The Guyette FamilyThe Hino FamilyRuth Horwitz/ Joshua Hirsch

Christian Joy-Ito FamilyAmy and Ted Kanan

The Kubicz-Preis FamilyThe Klann Family

Frank Kosa & Julie RuskIn Memory of Kady Kosa

The Krop FamilyThe Levenson Family

The Lewis FamilyThe Madiraju Family

Karen MannAlaleh Mokhtari

& FamilyThe Muldaur FamilyThe Murokh Family

The Gregg Nahass FamilyThe Norris FamilyMarjorie Faulstich

OrellanaThe Oyakawa Family

The Pak FamilyThe Rappaport FamilyMichael Rosenberg &

Maura ZagorThe Ross Family

The Raz-McBride FamilyMargot & Bill Sadler

Sage Scotty Santo Family

The Sharf FamilyHannah Shaw

The Sonderegger FamilyThe Stackel Family

The Taub-Gordon FamilyThe Trester FamilyTorreey N. Webb

Caroline Westheimer & Steven Nemzer

Friend of Music$10-99

AnonymousThe Barner FamilyDaniel Chapman &

Liz SotoDorothy Biasse FamilyMarjorie Grace-Sayers

Dongmei HonMatthew Howard Family

The Johnson FamilyDeb & Drew KennedyThe Kennedy Family

Ted KumagaiThe Lomonaco Family

The Medina FamilyKrister and Sheri OlmonThe Schlessinger Family

The Staraci FamilyThe Szczepanek Family

The Wittels FamilyThe Yang Family

The Yazdani FamilySamuel Youngs

Thank You to our Donors!

Santa Monica High School AdministrationLaurel Fretz, PrincipalCatherine Baxter, Dean of StudentsJason Kurtenbach, S House PrincipalSteve Franklin, M House PrincipalClara Herran, O House PrincipalLeslie Wells, H House PrincipalRenée Semik, I House Principal

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Senior CabinetSandra Lyon, SuperintendentJanece Maez, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant SuperintendentDebra Moore Washington, Assistant Superinten-dent, Human ResourcesTerry Deloria, Assistant Superintendent, Educa-tional ServicesBoard of EducationLaurie Lieberman, PresidentMaria Leon-Vazquez, Vice PresidentBen Allen, Oscar de la Torre, Jose Escarce, Ralph Mechur & Nimish Patel, MembersVisual & Performing Arts DepartmentTom Whaley, VAPA CoordinatorBrenda Carrillo, VAPA AssistantCary Upton, Director of Theatre OperationsVAPA District Advisory CommitteeJanis Gabbert, ChairAlisa F. Stewart, Vice ChairZina Josephs, Secretary

Santa Monica-Malibu Education FoundationLinda Greenberg Gross, Executive Director

The Gail Dorin Music FoundationThe Ella Fitzgerald Charitable FoundationThe Santa Monica City Council

Santa Monica High School Visual & Perform-ing Arts DepartmentKevin McKeown, Director of BandsTerry Sakow, Director of BandsTom Whaley, Jazz Band DirectorJessica Swift, Jazz Band II DirectorJulia Barnett, Instructional AideAndy Bill, Percussion InstructorJuan Gonzalez, Color Guard Caption Head

Jody Anderson, Color Guard TechYosuke Miyoshi, Marching TechJeffe Huls, Dept. Chair; Director of Vocal MusicJoni Swenson, Director of OrchestraJason Aiello, Assistant Orchestra DirectorKate Soller, Director of TheatreNate Hodges, Director of DanceLuis Villegas, Guitar InstructorMark Harris, Guitar InstructorDavid McCrum, Theatre Technical CoordinatorJan Strnad, Barnum Hall House ManagerBill Wishart, Audio/Visual , Speaker RunningNaomi Sato, Instructional AideLucas Capra, Stage TechnicianCarolin James, Facility Use Administrative Assistant

Malibu High School VAPA - MusicAmy Loch, Choir DirectorBill Bixler, Band & WindsMaia Zander, Orchestra

John Adams Middle School VAPA - MusicAngela Woo, Director of Instrumental Music, VAPA ChairApryl Garcia, Asst Director of Instrumental MusicCecile Blanchard, Director of Choral MusicRuss Mullen, Instructional AssistantAlina Baskina, AccompanistKelly Flickinger, Dr. Justin Hageman, Grace Hsu, Dr. Josephine Liu Moerschel, Jennifer Roth & Peter Senchuck, Coaches

Lincoln Middle School VAPA - MusicMark Hunt, Director of Bands, VAPA ChairJim Wang, Director of OrchestrasVanessa Ventre, Director of Choral MusicHeather Klenk, Instructional Asst., BandsColleen Ruddy, Instructional Asst., OrchestrasStephen Dress, Karolina Naziemiec, Teag Reaves, Peter Senchuck & Kelly Weaver, Coaches

SMMUSD Elementary General Music & SMASH Middle School InstructorsRobbie Anderson, Kirsten Bersch, Susan Justin, Bon-nie Lockrem, Allen Loyd, Jar-el MIki Cruz, Salvador Muñoz, Lindsay Quiroz, Steven Ravaglioli, Jessi Spike-Gravelle, and Bruce Tellier.

Acknowledgments

Executive Board OfficersPresident - Alisa F. StewartExec. VP/Communications - Sherry SantoTreasurer - Felicia TorrenceSecretary - Debbie Arvesen1st VP / Fundraising - Robb Brown2nd VP / Concert Bands - Birgit Roberts3rd VP / Marching Band - Mimi Winship4th VP / Jazz Bands - Janet McCreightMembership Coordinator - Holly WilandSMAPA Representative - Mort Bernstein

Principal VounteersColorguard/Winterguard Chair - Tava TheisDirect Donation Chair - Clare BaumBand Merchandize Sales - Sabrina ChunBand Logo Wear Design - John LaBorde

eScrip Chair - Mark ChoiConcert Formal Wear - Tracy SaltzmanConcert Program Chair - Karl EdwardsProgram Ad Sales - Mandy StackelProgram & Poster Artwork - Mel HoranConcert Cafe Chair - Jan KravetsAwards & Honors Chair - Joi MorrisWind Ensemble/Special Trip Chair - Laurie CharchutBand Photographer - Roy PersinkoVolunteer Coordinator & First Aid - Rachel DeeseMedical Coordinator - Allison LeongUniform Chair - Pat MahlerCompetition & Football Game Coordi-nators - Bob & Susie GunterChow Line Chair - Shelly Hawkins

SMAPA-Samohi Bands 2012-2013 Officers & Principal Volunteers

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind,flight to the imagination and life to everything.” — Plato Eli...Your talent, intelligence, curiosity, kindness and passion are inspiration to us all. Bravo!

Theresa & Claire

We will miss watching you

share the stage. We love you!– Mom, Dad,

Bonnie & Luca

Brandon Pearl,

Congratulations on all your personal & academic achievements. We love the terrific person you are and that you haven’t lost sight of your goals. You have always set the bar high for yourself. It’s been an amazing journey with you thus far, and we look forward to seeing where your continued life’s journey takes you!

We are always here for you, Much Love and Best Wishes,

Mom, Dad, Chloe, Gracie & Barney

Ps. Thanks for being an awesome big brother to Chloe. xox

Hayden,Thank you for giving us another wonderful year filled with beautiful music!

Love, Mom + Dad + Avery + Nonnie

Jessica,4 years of flute and 4 years of sax = 8 years of great

music-making.Congratulations

on your achievement!Love Mom, Dad, & Ben

Adam - You sound great!Keep up the good work.Love, Dad, Mom & Hannah

David Mijares Congrats!

We are so proud of all you have achieved during your 4 years in Samohi bands.

May you continue your music in your next phase of life. We love you!!

Mom & Dad

Sophie,We’re so proud of you, and all you’ve achieved at Samohi.Love, Mum, Eric and Cesca. XOXO

Aémoni Harris,We are so proud of the young lady you are becoming! We love & support your contnued sucess!Love, Mommy