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FALL ORCHESTRA CONCERT #1:
Wednesday, November 13th at 7:00PM. EPAC Auditorium
Featuring Varsity and Concert Orchestras
Fall ORCHESTRA CONCERT #2:
Thursday, November 14th at 7:00PM. EPAC Auditorium
Featuring 9th grade Repertory, Chamber, Sinfonia, and Concert Orchestras
Concert Ticket Price: Free with a $5 suggested donations to the Edina Orchestra Boosters
Student Ensembles
Seven Nation Army
by the White Stripes
The Valley View Middle School Orchestra
Crabrave
music by Noisestorm
Collaboration with EHS Robotics and Edina Concert Orchestra Students
SARABANDE
from the 1st Cello Suite
By J.S. Bach
Ben Wehr - Cello
Send in the Clowns
music by Stephan Sondheim
The Edina Concert Orchestra
Featuring Rose Broich - vocals
Love Story
music by Taylor Swift
The Edina Concert Orchestra
Featuring Matthew Smith - guitar
And Bennet Smalley - drums
Mr. Blue Sky
Electric Light Orchestra
The Edina Concert Orchestra
Featuring Matthew Smith - guitar
And Bennet Smalley - drums
La La Land
music by Damien Chazelle
The Edina Concert Orchestra
Featuring Elena Loucks - Piano
18th Variation
Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini by Rachmaninoff
Arrange by Kevin Zhao - Piano
THE COALITION
Kevin Zhao - Piano
Yuna Agastya, Manu Santos, Charlie Green - Violin
Oli Ni, John Jerny, Jacqu Gregoire - Cello
Eric Zhao - Bass
Magnum Onus
Composed by Yuna Agastya
Jacques Gregoires- cello
Yuna Agastya - electric guitar
Passacaglia
Duo for Violin and Viola
G.F. Handel
Kobe Thou - Violin
Matthew Mollison - Viola
Make You Feel My Love
music by Adele
Mariam Khemakhem- vocal
Lana Fuentes - piano
Let The Light In
music by Lana Del Rey
Arranged by Tenny & Elena
Tenny Schermer- cello
Elena Loucks - piano
Bruno Mars Medley
Arranged by Elena Loucks
MARS BARS
Elena Loucks - Piano
Kobe Thou - Violin
Erek Seldon, Tenny Shermer - Cello
Untitled
By Svea Rundman
SVEA & CO
Svea Rundman - guitar
Derrick Siu, Anna Schenck - violin
Joseph Vaccaro, Jacqu Gregoire - cello
Nobody Gets Me
music by SZA
THE HALF DOZEN
Pedro, Indra, Lexi, Zach - Violin
Bea and Inga - cello
Mama Mia
music by ABBA
Svea Rundman, Helen Chu, Hannah Nickly - violin
Will Irwin, Devon Brandel, Laurel, Lulu Chin - violin
Amelia Johnson - viola
Sonja Holtey, Ben Wehr - cello
Meditation
by Thais
The Edina Concert Orchestra
Featuring Derrick Siu - violin
Oblivion
by Astor Piazzolla
Arr. Nick Gaudette
The Edina Concert Orchestra
Hoedown
by Aaron Copland
The Edina Concert Orchestra
Thank you to our incredible 2024 Coacello Supporters!
The Edina Orchestra Boosters
Red Cow
Schermer
Minnesota Youth Symphonies
Punch Pizza
Milio’s
Westmark Productions
River Bottom Productions
The Edina Art's & Culture Commissions
And to the families who continue to support the Edina Orchestra Boosters!
Concert Ticket Price: $7 Adult / $5 Students & Seniors.
All district orchestra students FREE!
directed by Jack Reynertson
Habanera: by Georges Bizet, arr. Parrish
Slane: by Traditional, arr. Soon Hee Newbold
A-Flat: by Wilner Baptiste, Keven Marcus Sylvester, and Marco Antonio Rodriguez Diaz jr., arr. Larry Moore
Brandenburg Concerto V: by J.S Bach, arr. Merle J. Isaac
Shyla’s Grace: by Nick Gaudette
Going Home - Largo: theme by Anton Dvorak’s New World Symphony. arr. Sinfonia Orchestra
directed by Jack Reynertson
Cordoba: by Issac Albeniz, arr. Bob Lipton
Peasant Dances: by Elliot Del Borgo
Young and Beautiful: made famous by Lana Del Rey, arr. Kathryn Griesinger
directed by Nick Gaudette
The Evil Eye and the Hideous Heart: by Alan Lee Silva
Brahms Hungarian Dance IV: arr. James “Red” McLeod
Brahms Hungarian Dance V: arr. Merle J. Isaac
Brahms Hungarian Dance VI: arr. Merle J. Isaac
Thanks for a great year!
You can relive the concert performances from the past year on our Edina Orchestra YouTube Channel! If you'd like to support their endeavors, including making virtual concerts accessible, please consider making a donation to the Edina Orchestra Boosters. Every contribution, no matter the amount, helps sustain their efforts to share their musical talents with the community.
The 3rd Ro-So-Vo featuring Repertory, Sinfonia, and Varsity Orchestra concert will feature song selections chosen by the students in each ensemble. This fun and engaging concert is produced and run by the students in each ensemble! This years elemental theme will feature songs of water, selections from Moana, and various styles of popular pirate sea shanties!
Date: Thursday, April 4th
Star Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Fick Auditorium at EHS
Tickets for the Ro-So-Vo are $7 Adults / $5 students & seniors.
Read MoreThe CRESCENDO CONCERT is a celebration of the Edina Public Schools Orchestra Program. On this concert, beginning 5th grade string students perform alongside students in our top auditioned Concert Orchestra directed by their future and past middle school orchestra director. This concert will also feature a joint performance by our middle school 8th Grade South View and Valley View Orchestras as well as a joint performance of EHS 9th grade Repertory and Concert Orchestras. The entire performance gives audience members a chance to see a snapshot of the scope of our program and how students progress through elementary, middle, and high school orchestra!
Read More2023 Fall Orchestra Festival at Edina High School!
Read MoreConcert Ticket Price: Free with a $5 suggested donations to the Edina Orchestra Boosters
Student Ensembles
Pirates of the Caribbean: Bob Zhang, Gavin Sendar (violins), Jorgen Halstensen (viola & aux percussion), Paul Villafana (viola), Joseph Vaccaro (cello)
As It Was: 16 Strings - Derrick Siu (violin), Kobe Thou (violin), Matthew Mollison (viola), Erek Seldon (cello)
Ratatouille: 16 Strings - Derrick Siu (violin), Kobe Thou (violin), Matthew Mollison (viola), Erek Seldon (cello)
Piano Man: Leo Mellum (piano)
Over the Garden Wall: Tenny Schermer (cello), Elena Loucks (piano)
Wildest Dreams: Sarah Heineke, Nora Banker, Anna Schenck, Laurel Nascene (violins), Sonja Holtey (cello)
Cinema Paradiso: Annika Onstad (cello), Mika Kanasara (violin)
Bad Guy: Lexi Han, Indra Khariwala, Zach Danielson (violins), Pedro Pacheco (viola), Inga Kunze-Williams, Beatrix Wood (cellos)
Popper’s Polonaise: Rowan Ungerman (cello), Sophie Klein - Alumni (piano)
High School Musical: Kelcie Meitz, Rohit Aralikar, Owen Sanderson (violins), John Wilson (viola), Mariam Khemakhem (cello), Bjorn Snyder (bass), Leo Mellum (piano), Cole (drums)
La La Land: Mika Kansara, Lia Tabor (violins), Ella Flood (viola), Maria Hadjiyanis, Danielle Schmitt, Rowan Ungerman (cellos)
Moonlight: Matthew Smith (vocals), Max Froelich (bass), Jorgen Halstensen (piano), Nick Nielsen (drums)
Hey There Delilah: Music by the band Tom Higgenson, arranged by Nick Gaudette
Mika Kansara (vocals & guitar), Maria Hadjiyanas (vocals), Rowan Ungerman (solo cello)
Love in the Dark: Music by the Adele, arranged by Nick Gaudette
Sophia Azmi (guest vocalist)
Moonage Daydream: Music by David Bowie, arranged and performed by Carpet Mode
Lizzie Semington (vocals), Max Froehlich (piano), Mathew Smith (bass), Bennet Smalley (drums)
Serenade For Strings, Finale: by Pytor Tchaikovsky
With or Without You: Music by the band U2, arranged by Chuck Krenner
Thanks for a great year! Students, please stick around and assist with tear down if possible!
Thank you to our incredible 2023 Coacello Sponsors!
The Edina Orchestra Boosters
Red Cow
Murphys Automotive (Grandview Tire & Auto)
McCannel Eye Clinic
MacPail Center of the Arts
Kodiak Furniture
Lunds and Byerlys
Edina Mann Theaters
Scheels
Pizza Planet
And to the families who continue to support the Edina Orchestra Boosters!
Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
Edina Country Club, 6:30PM-9:00PM
Dinner at 7:00PM Program at 7:15PM
Directors Welcome!
Boosters Address & Volunteer Recognition
Repertory Orchestra Address
Solo & Ensemble Recognition
Student Duet Performance
Sinfonia Orchestra Address
Crescendo Award
Standing Ovation Award
Varsity Orchestra Address
Lettering Award
Tour “The .5 Orchestra” Address
Concert Orchestra Address
Student Ensemble Performance
All State Recognition
Virtuoso Award
Senior Address
Concert Orchestra Senior Awards
Directors Awards
Directors Closing
Banquet End 9:00PM
Ticket sales are online credit cards only. There will be no cash sales day of the concert.
Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door using our ticketing system
Concert Ticket Price: $7 Adult / $5 Students & Seniors. All district orchestra students FREE!
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7:00PM - 8:00PM
Conducted Kevin Zhao conducting and the official Repertory Gymnastics Team
Conducted by Illyas Omar, Choreography by Kayla Thomas and the official Sinfonia Dance Troupe
Conducted by Jahdiel Cervantas-Guzman. Additional Media provided by Team Thomas & Buzar Barua
Cued Mariam Khemakhem
Conducted by Preston Blakesley
Costume Props by Rose Broich, Special Bow Effects Design by George Rerat
Minecraft world created by Lynda Garza
Ro-So-Vo poster design by Lilly Saxton and Arshi Buzar Barua
***Concert End***
Forgot to participate in the Gertens Fundraiser? There’s still time! Our fundraiser closes on April 6th. Here’s how to place a Spring Plant order:
Enter the Store ID code 136 and click 'Enter ID to Continue'
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Store ID code for Edina Orchestra Boosters: 136
Concert Ticket Price: $10 General Admission, Limit 2 per family until February 3rd
Did you buy your raffle ticket? We’ll be raffling off an exciting assortment of gifts from local vendors including a Mark Wood 5 string Stingray Violin/Viola complimentary of Schmitt Music, $300 gift card to House of Note, a $300 gift card to All Strings Attached, and more!
We Will Rock You - 5th grade
String Thang - 6th & 7th grade combined
Viva La Vida - 8th 9th grade combined
Stairway to Heaven - 8th-12th grade combined
Cant Stop the Feeling - 10th-12th grade combined
Tom Sawyer - Concert Orchestra
Raffle! Sponsored by the Edina Orchestra Boosters
Hoedown, arr. Wood - All 5th-12th grade combined
Can’t make the concert? You can watch our YouTube live stream during the scheduled concert through the end of the weekend! If you intend to watch the live stream only, consider donating to the cost of a ticket using our Venmo & PayPal links below!
BECOME A BOOSTER TODAY!
This event would not be possible without the very generous funds provided by our Edina Orchestra Boosters. If you’d like to support the Edina Orchestra Boosters, consider giving through the following vendors. It’s never too late to donate!
MARK WOOD
Recording artist, performer, producer, inventor, Emmy Award-winning composer and Juilliard trained music education advocate, Mark Wood has spent the past four decades electrifying the orchestra industry – literally.
Wood is a world-renowned performer who rose to fame as string master and original member of the internationally acclaimed Trans Siberian Orchestra. A successful solo artist in his own right, Wood writes and records original music for film and television, has released six solo albums, and tours with his band The Mark Wood Experience (MWE) which features his wife, vocalist Laura Kaye. His commission credits include The Juilliard School and extensive TV broadcast music including The Winter Olympics and The Tour de France (for which he won an Emmy).
But his true passion is music education. His program Electrify Your Symphony (EYS) – celebrating its 23rd year in 2023 – is an intensive rock and roll workshop for school music education departments that boosts student self-esteem and motivation and helps raise money for music education. Today EYS visits upwards of 60 schools per year and there is a waiting list of schools wanting to participate. The organization has been featured on The Today Show and CBS Evening News and in countless local media outlets.
But for Wood, it’s all about the kids. He’s dedicated to providing educators with the opportunity to ignite their students’ passions and to inspire students to open their minds and unlock their potential. His book “Electrify Your Strings: The Mark Wood Improvisational Violin Method” (published by Cherry Lane/Hal Leonard) is regarded as the definitive electric violin method book. Wood is passionate about providing educators and students with the tools they need to succeed in the classroom and beyond.
GREG BYERS
Throughout his lifelong pursuit of music, Greg has overcome countless obstacles in order to become an idiosyncratic performer, composer, educator, and producer. Greg started playing cello at The Family Suzuki School of Rochester, NY at the uncharacteristically young age of 2 1/2.
By age sixteen, he was a talented cellist but was frustrated with the lack of personal expression found in youth orchestras. Thanks to several mentors, Greg began to explore the possibilities of the cello in a jazz context. After beginning the undergraduate program at University of Miami, Greg wanted to officially switch his major to Studio Music & Jazz, which was initially denied because he was a cellist. Shelly Berg, the current Dean of the Frost School of Music, took over in 2007 and saw Greg’s perseverance. In the end Greg became the first person to double major in Instrumental Performance/ Studio Music & Jazz on cello and bass, Summa Cum Laude.
In 2010 he appeared in The Weird World of Blowfly, a documentary about the aging Clarence Reid; this included footage from several tours in Europe where Greg played bass guitar for over 15,000 people. After working in the Miami music scene, Greg decided to explore opportunities in Los Angeles. LA taught the importance of viewing music from the perspective of not only the performer but also the composer, music engineer, and business person, so he applied these skills to his debut EP, Some Dark, Beautiful Morning.
Greg then decided to continue his higher learning at McNally Smith College of Music in Saint Paul where he graduated a Master of Music Performance.
Since 2015 he has performed on BBC Two (Later...with Jools Holland) and Univision (Latin GRAMMYs); been a featured artist/clinician at New Directions Cello Festival, Creative Strings Workshop and Eclectic Strings Day; arranged strings for Omar Rodriguez Lopez’s latest solo project; and received the Artist’s Initiative Grant through the Minnesota State Arts Board.
Now a resident of the historic A-Mill Artist Lofts of Minneapolis, Greg maintains a busy schedule, juggling original and freelance performances, a private cello/bass studio and recording & production services.
Matt Pearson - Bass
Years in the district: 20
South View Middle School - Grades 6-8
Kyrsten Darby - Violin
Years in the district: 12
Normandale, Concord, Highlands, Countryside, Cornelia - Grade 5
Dan Mollick - Cello
Years in the district: 9
Valley View Middle School - Grades 6-8
Years in the district: 7
Edina High School - Grades 10-12
Years in the district: 2
Edina High School - Grade 9
Max Voda - Bass
Years in the district: 1
Creek Valley - Grade 5
Sponsored by the Edina Orchestra Boosters and Local Vendors.
The following items will be raffled from the stage to be collected after the concert
Wood Violins Stingray Electric Violin (5 string, can work for violin and viola Sponsored by Schmitt Music)
$300 Gift Card to All Strings Attached
$300 Gift Card to House of Note
Additional items to be raffled and claimed the following week
$20 gift cards to Schmitt Music
Violin, Viola, Cello, or Bass Bow future re-hairs from House of Note
Snark Tuners from All Strings Attached
Boveda Instrument humidification device from All Strings Attached
Thanks to the following local businesses for sponsoring this event!
THANK YOU…
To the Custodial Staff at Edina High School.
To the EHS Choir for lending us their stage platforms.
To the EHS Phy Ed department for lending us the Activities Center space for the day.
To Josh Barnd and Riverbottom Productions for providing sound and lights at this event.
To Doug Geston with Westmark Productions provided the YouTube live stream.
To the incredible roster of Music Teachers across the Edina Public School District.
To EPS Superintendent Dr. Stacie Stanley for her prerecorded words of encouragement!
To the principals, assistant principals, and the building administration from each location across the district.
To Samantha Odonnell for expert skills setting up our ticketing this event!
To Deb Wyant and the EYS team for helping us launch this amazing concert!
To Mark Wood and Greg Byers for their time and energy working with our students!
To Nathan Blake for his EYS movement workshop!
To Schmitt Music for sponsoring the Electric Woods Violin for the raffle.
To Jeff Anderson at House of Note for their generous raffle donation.
To All Strings Attached for their generous raffle donation.
Thank you to GTCYS for supporting the Edina Orchestra Program and all orchestra programs around the state of Minnesota.
To Shelly Fayard for taking on the task of organizing the volunteers for this event!
To Lisa Mellum and team for running the raffle and Edina Orchestra Boosters merch table.
To the many volunteers who came early today, who stayed late, and who are donating their time and energy into make this concert possible!
To the Edina Orchestra Boosters for their very generous donation making this concert possible!
To the Parents, Families, and Students who make this program amazing! Thank you for all your effort to keep music and art alive in todays world!
President: Andrew Flood
Past President: David Mashaal
Treasurer: Jeremy Seldon
Secretary: Anne Holtey
Membership Coordinator: Lisa Mellum
EYS Concert Coordinator: Shelly Fayard
Student Accounts: Lynn Schmitt
Event Coordinator: Tricia Rubenstein
South View Coordinator: ***OPEN***
Vally View Coordinator: ***OPEN***
President Elect: ***OPEN***
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