The Taylor High School Orchestraproudly presentsSpring Concert

Wednesday, May 15, 2019Seven o’clock in the evening

at the THS PAC

ProgramCONCERT ORCHESTRA

Regal Overture by Michael Hopkins

JOUST by Richard Meyer

COMBINED SINFONIA BLUE and WHITE ORCHESTRASEverything is Awesome (from The LEGO Movie) byPatterson/Ford

One Foot (as performed by Walk the Moon) arr. Victor Lopez

SENIOR SOLOS with PianoSerenade melancolique, Op. 26 (1875) by Peter Tchaikovsky

Angela Fan, Violin; Edlira Bardeli, Piano

Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68 by David Popper Dale Kang, Cello: Edlira Bardeli, Piano

SENIOR SOLOS with theTaylor High School Symphony Orchestra

Concerto for Oboe, H. 353 (1955) by Bohuslav MartinuII. Poco andante

Sunny Tang, Oboe

Concertino in E-flat Major (1811) by Carl Maria Von WeberEllen Sarre, Clarinet

Violin Concerto No. 3, Op. 61 (1879) by Camille Saint-SaensI. Allegro non troppoKristine Yuan, Violin

TAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRASelections from LES MISERABLES by Schonberg/Lowden

Special ThanksVolunteers enhance and enrich our orchestra program in many ways. Our volunteers provide valuable assistance with uniforms, chaperoning, planning, BP volunteers, office work, accounting, baking, and donating food items.

We offer kudos to our TOPA and TOSA boards for their outstanding commitment and involvement in the orchestra program this year especially in preparation for our Spring Trip to South Padre and all of our special events throughout the year. Additional thanks to all of the parents who assisted with the ongoing tasks such as uniforms, baking, donating food and beverages, webmaster, clerical assistance, driving, refreshments, chaperoning and moral support.

Many of our special events would not be possible without the parent involvement such as the Poster Painting, Newcomer Breakfast, AD Sales Fundraiser, Masquerade Serenade, Winter Ball, Decorations, Secret Santa, Picnic, and our annual Awards Banquet. Bravo to the numerous parents that made these events possible for our students.

Our gratitude to all of the students and parents who helped make the Region 23 Area and All-State Auditions at Taylor a success by working a shift, baking, sending in food or beverages, hospitality, and clean up. This event would not have been a success without the tremendous dedicated support of all of our parents. We also appreciate all the parents that chaperoned the San Antonio. We could not have made this trip without your help.

A standing ovation is deserved for Amy Williams, MMJH Carlene Behmer, MPJH Orchestra Director; Mike Ary, THS Band Director and TIFFANY WEBB THS Assistant Orchestra Director for preparing our students so well.

Angela Fan

As a passionate violinist and four-year member of the Taylor Orchestra, Angie

feels beyond grateful for this opportunity to perform a senior solo tonight.

Angie has been a member of the Chamber Orchestra for three years and the Taylor HS Symphony Orchestra (THSSO) for four years. She has earned top ratings in both the UIL Solo & Ensemble contest as well as KYAC, qualifying for competition at the state level all four years. This past winter, Angie has also had the privilege of playing with the Chamber

Orchestra in Les Miserables, a performance which merited them the prestigious Tommy Tune Award nomination.

Apart from orchestra, she is dedicated to Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) as Executive Vice-President and Area Reporter/Historian, Model UN as President, and her church, Katy Christian Community Church (KCCC), as a youth group leader. In her free time, Angie enjoys running, reading, creating, and exploring all the diverse wonders Houston has to offer. Recently, this exploration of Houston’s wonders has elicited new “foodie” discoveries and reviews on Yelp, which she also greatly enjoys writing.

More importantly, Angie would like to thank the people who have encouraged her throughout the years: Mr. Capshaw and Ms. Webb, her teachers, her family, and her friends. She is eternally appreciative for her time here within this community. It has truly been life-changing. Angie will be attending Rice University in the fall, and she is looking forward to visiting Taylor Orchestra as a proud alum.

Senior Solo Spotlight

Sunny Tang

Sunny Tang is a 17-year-old oboist who studies with Dr. Anne Leek (Associate

Principal Oboe, Houston Symphony). In Summer 2018, she attended the Interlochen Arts Camp on a full scholarship; making her an Interlochen Orchestral Scholar. She played principal oboe in the 2018 World Youth Symphony Orchestra. Sunny has also served as the principal oboist of the Houston Youth Symphony for the past three years; in 2016, she won the Houston Youth Symphony Concerto Competition,

in addition to the Clear Lake Concerto Competition, and she performed as a featured soloist with both orchestras. At Taylor, Sunny is a member of the marching band, wind ensemble, and symphony orchestra. She is a four-year Texas All-State Oboist and performed with the Texas All-State Symphony Orchestra this past February. Sunny will attend Harvard University in the fall.

Senior Solo Spotlight

Ellen Sarre

Ellen Sarre moved to Germany in 2002, where she began her music education in

preschool. Growing up with a composer as a father, Ellen was surrounded with music from a young age and was enrolled in music schools, guitar lessons, piano lessons and theater. In fifth grade, she started playing the clarinet with the school wind and Jazz Bands. Upon return to Texas in 2013, Ellen continued her music education as a member of the McMeans Junior High band and the Effortless Clarinet studio, under the

direction of Mr. Richard Nunemaker, former member of the Houston Symphony. In eighth grade, Ellen also had the privilege of attending the midwest clinic with the MMJH symphony orchestra. During her high school years, she attended region band and solo and ensemble all four years, was a part of the JET band wind ensemble for three, and a member of THSSO for two years. Ellen is currently taking lessons with Sean Krissman, principal clarinet of the Houston Grand Opera, and plans to continue with music in university in the coming years.

Senior Solo Spotlight

Dale Kang

Dale Kang is a senior orchestra member who began high school as a member

of the Sinfonia orchestra and practiced his way into Chamber orchestra. He auditioned successfully into the 2017 Region Honor Orchestra and has previously earn a superior score at State UIL Solo and Ensemble. He attributes this success in orchestra to his excellent teachers and would particularly like to thank Mr. Artan Zhuri. Outside of orchestra, Dale competes in Academic Decathlon in the Honors Division and

competed in Academic Octathlon as well. He also enjoys participating in events for FBLA, such as creating an award-winning Community Service Project with his best buds. Dale’s hobbies include playing Super Smash Bros, playing the piano, and serving as the face in the orchestra room on certain occasions. In the fall he will be attending the University of Texas at Austin as a Computer Science major and hopes to see the same Taylor passion on the stage should when he returns to a concert as an alumni.

Senior Solo Spotlight

Kristine Yuan

Kristine Yuan is a native of Texas, a bubbly personality, pursuer of medical

education, and most importantly, a lover of classical music. She has played the violin for the past nine years of her life and found music to be a wonderful enjoyment. Being a part of the Taylor Orchestra for the past four years has helped her develop musicality, ambition, and humility, invaluable attributes which she will be carrying with her into the future.

Senior Solo Spotlight

Conductors’ CornerClinton L. Capshaw

Director THS

Clint Capshaw graduated from James E. Taylor High School in 1999 and was a

former student of director emeritus George Engelmann. He received both his Bachelors degree, magna cum laude, and Masters degree from the University of North Texas. Orchestras under the direction of Mr. Capshaw have consistently earned UIL “sweepstakes” and best-in-class awards. The THS Chamber Orchestra (2015, 2016

& 2017) and Symphony Orchestra (2016) placed in the finales for TMEA Honor Orchestra. Also, The Chamber Orchestra (2016 & 2017) and Symphony Orchestra (2016) earned a “National” award, and the Chamber Orchestra (2014-2015) earned a “Commended” award through the Mark of Excellence/National Orchestra Honors Project. The THS Orchestra also performed at Carnegie Hall in New York in April of 2014 & 2018.In spring 2003 Mr. Capshaw was the solo recipient of the University of North Texas Honors Award for most outstanding undergraduate music education major for the 2002-2003 school year. Proficient on the viola, baroque viola and viola da gamba, his teachers have included Dr. Susan Dubois (modern viola), Cynthia Roberts (baroque viola), Patricia Adams Nordstrom (viola da gamba), Karrell Johnson (string education) and Dr. Lyle Nordstom (early music). In addition, Mr. Capshaw has extensive early music performance experience with the UNT Baroque Orchestra, the Dallas Bach Society and the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra and currently subs with the Abilene Philharmonic.Mr. Capshaw enjoyed teaching middle school and elementary orchestra in Denton for five years and high school orchestra in Round Rock for two years before returning home to Katy and Taylor High School in 2012. Clint resides in Katy with his supportive wife Jessica and his three amazing children, twin boys Daniel and Nicholas (age 8) and daughter Emma (age 7).

Tiffany WebbDirector THS

Tiffany Webb is a 1995 graduate of South Houston High School where she was

an orchestra student of Charlotte Eads. In 2000, Ms. Webb graduated Summa Cum Laude from Sam Houston State University. While attending SHSU, she studied with cello professor Peter Kempter and played in the Sam Houston State University Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Carol Smith. In addition, Ms. Webb

was an officer of the Sigma Alpha Iota music fraternity for women, and was consecutively named to the university’s President’s List for academic achievement. Upon graduating from SHSU, Ms. Webb taught ten years at Kleb Intermediate in Klein ISD. While head director at Kleb Intermediate, Ms. Webb’s students earned consecutive UIL Sweepstakes Awards, were named Best In Class at the Galveston Isle Orchestra Festival, were invited to perform various events in the greater Houston area, ranked among the best in the state in the Texas Music Educators’ Association Honor Orchestra competition for Texas, and the majority continued to play in the Klein High School Orchestra which was named TMEA Honor Orchestra. In 2007, Ms. Webb graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Masters’ in Educational Administration from the University of St. Thomas. Following Ms. Webb’s years in Klein ISD, she served as an Educational Service Representative at Fishburn Violin Shop where she learned much about instrument repair, instrument making and various instrument makers, the “business side” of music, and was provided the opportunity to work with many orchestra directors around the state. In addition, Ms. Webb is an active adjudicator, around the state, for UIL Concert and Sight-reading Contests and UIL Solo and Ensemble Contests. Ms. Webb resides in Spring, TX with her husband, and is looking forward to her third year at Taylor HS! GO MUSTANGS!

Conductors’ Corner

Conductors’ CornerMike Ary

Director THSBorn and raised in Broken Arrow, OK,

Director of Bands Mike Ary holds a Bachelor degree in Music Education from Oklahoma State University.Currently in his 4th year at James E. Taylor, Mr. Ary conducts the Wind Ensemble and Cadet Band, directs all aspects of the marching band, and co-conducts the Symphony Orchestra. Prior to coming to Taylor, Mr. Ary spent 10 years at Clear Brook High School in Friendswood, TX,

and one year each at Elkins High School in Missouri City, TX and Holliday High School in Holliday, TX.Under Mr. Ary’s direction, the JET Band has been a consistent UIL sweepstakes winner, was a Finalist at the 2016 & 2018 Bands of America Conroe Regional Contest, advanced the 2018 UIL State Marching Band Contest, was a Finalists at the 2016 UIL Area F Marching Band Contest, was a Finalist at the 2018 UIL Area I Marching Band Contest, was a Finalist in the 2016 TMEA Area Honor Band competition, was the first recipient of the KISD Superintendent’s Cup at the 2017 KISD Marching Festival, and was a 2018 TMEA State Honor Band Finalist. During his 3.5 year Assistant Director and 6.5 year Head Director tenure at Clear Brook, Mr. Ary lead the band to 7 BOA Regional Finals, 3 BOA Super-Regional Finals, BOA Grand Nationals Semifinals, WGI Guard Semifinals, WGI Percussion Finals, twice to the UIL State Marching Contest Semifinals, and had many UIL Sweepstakes. At Holliday, he helped lead the band to a BOA regional class championship and a performance at the 2002 Midwest Clinic in Chicago.Mr. Ary performed on contrabass bugle with the 1995 and 1996 Nite Express Drum and Bugle Corps from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and the 1998 and 1999 Colts Drum and Bugle Corps from Dubuque, Iowa. He was on the brass staff for the 2001-2004 Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps from Bergenfield, New Jersey. In 2016 he joined the brass staff of the 18-time World Champion Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps from Concord, CA.Mr. Ary’s music performance and music education mentors include Tom Bennett, Randy Vaughn, Philip Geiger, Jack Farris, Scott Lang, Dr. Joseph Missal, James Morrison, and Joe Exley. His professional affiliations include the Texas Music Educators Association and the Texas Bandmasters Association.Mr. Ary resides in Katy with his wife, Blair Ary (Taylor’s Girls Basketball Head Coach), and their awesome daughters Skylar and Sutton.

Sinfonia Blue Orchestra

Arman Karimaghaei EGKayan Patel EG

Bass

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Joshua Balajadia EGUkyo Honjo DEFG

Callum LeeThy Nguyen

Caitlin Bernadas DEGEsben EgholmDaniel Hwang E

Namson Pham EGDaniel Suh EGMarco Syme E

Philip Tanev EG

Sammy KhalilDylan Lee

Maghan Sadeghi

Timothy Choi EGDaphne Estoesta EMatthew Goshu EG

Lingyi Han EG

CelloItzel Aguirre

Justin Feng EGDaniel Lee EG

Jordan Tran EGRishi Wale E

Dallin Siebert DEGDuy Tran ELeslie Tran

Ben Lee ETrishla Nair E

Alexandar Newcomb ESanjeev Patel

Alex Womack ESophie Yang E

Dylan Mariano EGDiego Soto

Daniel Vossoughi E

Alexander Weideman DEG

Sinfonia White Orchestra

Kristian DuddridgeQuinton Och EG

Bass

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Mary Abebe EGLorenzo BardonKaira Blancett

Angelie Cordero E

Isabella Banks DMackenzie Carothers

Nicole Carrasco ESofia Cruz-Montes E

Zachary DarbyHailey Kallis E

Kristina Krecek EGNicole Huang DF

John Park ENicolas Park EG

David KimHaley Nguyen E

Radin Nourafshan EEduardo Porras Aguilar E

Palmer Savage EDahye Seo DE

Sydney Blanchard EGDayaa Franklin EGDiana Gonzalo

CelloDavid Borges EGThalia CarvajalJachin Choi E

Layan Samandar EGHannah Yi D

Sogol Soudjani ENatalie Tran

Amanda Underwood EClayton Xu E

Hannah Hwang EKonstantine Igniamre E

Grace Wakim D

Jean Yoo

Brent Leo ECollin Liles

Rosemary McClelland

Eric Nelson EGDaniel Underwood E

Concert Orchestra

Joshua BartlettJayden Blakley

Siming CaiNathaniel EliasRosa Gamez

Jameson Hartgraves

ViolinIsaiah Hinze

Natalie HuynhNesrine KartobiGrace Monroe

Anjolina NguyenKhoa Nguyen

Gabriel AguirreMira Barrow D

Elizabeth Batchelor

Ziang DengAndres AlmazanCello Bass

ViolaKayla Burse DMisty Chavira

Diego Guzman

Leen Nimer DRidha TejaniVivian Ton

Caleb Vickery

Brandon SurberConnor Vickery

Jonathan Choi DEFGKatherine Hopkins DEG

Patrick Hwang EGCharles Jang DEFGShaad Kabir DFG

Cello

Violin I

Violin II

THSSO

Isaac Choi ACBenjamin Chong EG

Angela Fan DFAnthony Hong D

Christina Jones EGErin Kang BDF

Joseph Kim BEGJenna Lee DF

Seoyoung Chung EGOscar Cortes DEFG

Jiho Im EGShayan Karimaghaei

Olivia Kim EG

ViolaJathin Belede EG

Abdelmadjid Dahmani EGEmma Hopkins DEFG

Hannah Kang B

Kirsten Leo DFSofia Murillo D

Cliff Xu DKristine Yuan ACDEFGH

Jason Lee DEGDavid Li ADEFG

Ian Ortin EGElena Porras Aguilar EG

Sterling Rosen EG

Jenny Wang DEGPatrick White DEFGLucy Zeng DDEFG

Spencer Le EGNayoung Lee ADFRachael Lee EG

Allison Paquette ACEGH

Paolo Syme EGGabriela Walter DEG

Jed Wang DFJia Yun Zhang EG

Nethra Venkatayogi Eric Wang 6 9 10

Lena Wigger 1 3 6 7 9

Rochelle Cortes 2 3Angela Guan 1 2 6

Maggie HicksIsaiah Murdick 1 2 3 6

Ellen Sarre 1 2 6 9

Caleb Blumber Hunter Chan BEGTaylor Mojtahed D

Flute ClarinetBass

Dale Kang EGJuan Pablo Lara DEFGSo-Jeong Lee DEFG

Rosalyn Lu EGZachary Rivera EG

Matthew Schaefer DEFGElizabeth Wang DEGKaren Wang DEFG

Juan-Pablo Zapata EG

THSSO

Brice LinTimothy Minor 2 4

Daniel Nugroho 1 3 6 8 9

Rebecca Bailey 1 3 6 7Eric Hyche

Lorrell O’Neill 1 6 Emmie Siebert 1

Andrew GuzmanKevin Mo

Zach SumrallKiran Wheat

Natalie Zequeira

Caroline MashaSunny Tang 1 3 6 7 9 10

John Lu

Grant Bennett 4Caleb Hattier

Christopher Shaw 1 4 8

Hannah Mitchell

Trombone

French Horn

Percussion

Oboe

Tuba

Trumpet

Bass Clarinet

Band Honor Key1. 1st division solo2. 1st division ensemble3. State Certified UIL Winner4. Freshman Region Band5. District Band6. Region Band7. Region Orchestra8. Region Jazz Band9. Area Band/Orchestra/Jazz10. All-State Band

Orchestra Honor KeyA. 2018 Region Symphony OrchestraB. 2018 Region Philharmonic OrchestraC. 2018 Area OrchestraD. 2019 Region UIL Solo Superior Medal WinnerE. 2019 Region UIL Ensemble Superior Medal WinnerF. 2019 State Certified UIL Solo WinnerG. 2019 State Certified UIL Ensemble WinnerH. 2019 All-State Orchestra

UIL Concert and Sight-Reading ResultsTuesday, March 3, 2019Symphony Orchestra

Sweepstakes Award Winners!

Tuesday, April 16, 2019Chamber Orchestra

Sweepstakes Award Winners!

Wednesday, April 17, 2019Sinfonia Blue Orchestra

Sweepstakes Award Winners!

Wednesday, April 17, 2019Sinfonia White Orchestra

Sweepstakes Award Winners!

Thursday, April 18, 2019Philharmonic Orchestra

Sweepstakes Award Winners!

AcknowledgementsBoard of Trustees

Courtney Doyle, PresidentBilly Lacy, Vice PresidentAshley Vann, SecretaryRebecca Fox, MemberGeorge Scott, MemberSusan Gesoff, Member

Dawn Champagne, Member

Central Administration Dr. Lance Hindt, Superintendent

Dr. Christine Caskey, Chief Academic Officer Rhonda Ward, Assistant Superintendent, Student Support Services

Dr. Steve Robertson, Assistant Superintendent for Leadership and Support, SecondaryMichael Ouellette, Executive Director of Fine Arts G. Damon Archer, Assistant Director of Fine Arts

Mitzi Jones, Assistant Director of Fine Arts

Taylor High School AdministrationChris Morgan, Principal

Karlyn Fuquay, Associate PrincipalImelda Medrano, Assistant Principal: Student Support

Shannon Smith, Assistant Principal: SeniorsKelly Stroud, Assistant Principal: Juniors

Kathy Steen, Assistant Principal: Sophomores Chad Williamson, Assistant Principal: Freshman

Private TeachersLois Geertz, Violin/ViolaShawn Head, Violin/ViolaLaura Jacobs, Violin/ViolaQuan Jiang, Violin/Viola

Jenny Huang, CelloTrevor Rybicki, CelloNatalie Linares, Bass

AcknowledgementsTaylor Orchestra Parent Association Board

Cherie Duddridge, PresidentClaudia Walter, Vice-President/Fundraising

Sara Blumber, TreasurerTeresa Jones, Secretary

Shannon Hopkins, UniformsChris Och, Uniforms

Synthia Chan, Member Lisa White, Member

Ian Duddridge, Web Manager

Taylor Orchestra Student Officer AssociationGabriela Walter & Kristine Yuan, Co-President

Angie Fan, Vice-PresidentCliff Xu, Secretary

Jathin Belede, TreasurerHunter Chan, HistorianBen Chong, HistorianKirsten Leo, Historian

Patrick White, HistorianJoseph Kim, Member

Congratulations!James E. Taylor High School Chamber Orchestra

2018 Mark of Excellence National Winner

Director’s CirclePlatinum Circle Members

$1000 and aboveMr. & Mrs. Clint Capshaw Sr.

Dino Rivera, MD

Gold Circle Members$500-$999

Silver Circle Members$250-$500

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Bronze Circle Members$100-$249

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The Lee FamilyMeat Masters

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Patrons$50-$99

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Support our Seniors!Each year, the THS Orchestra bids farewell to our graduating seniors. Most of our seniors have committed seven or more years to the study of their instrument. These students have dedicated countless hours to practice and rehearsal, balancing academics and their love of music.

Seniors who wish to apply for the THS Orchestra scholarship write an essay on the significance of the orchestra experience and their music. These reflections are inspirational to our rising students, and a tribute to the seniors’ years in the THS Orchestra

Please help support our students and their music by contributing to the scholarship fund. Students will be collecting donations as you exit the auditorium.

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