2021 Pinecrest High School Orchestra Winter Concert Program

Pinecrest High School Orchestra Spring Concert & Senior Recognition May 15, 2021 Artwork by: Maya McLeod

Pinecrest High School Orchestra Winter Concert Madeline Birk, Director Freshman Orchestra Winter Wonderland/Let It Snow………………………………Arr. Bob Cerulli Jennifer Moss, piano Ice Sculptures…………………………………………………..Brian Balmages Jennifer Moss, piano Concert Orchestra All I Want for Christmas is You……...…..Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff arr. Larry Moore Connor Derusseau, percussion Dueling Jingle Strings………………………………………..….James Pierpont arr. Andrew Dabczynski Sinfonietta Orchestra St. Paul’s Suite…………………………………………….………Gustav Holst III. Intermezzo March of the Toys……………………………………...…..….….Victor Hebert arr. Bob Lipton -Pause-

December 14, 2021 Solo & Ensemble The Real Hero…………………………………...……………...….Alan Silvestri arr. Ethan Hammerschmidt and Maya McLeod Ethan Hammerschmidt - violin, Melissa Salazar - viola, Maya McLeod - cello Prelude from Cello Suite No.2.................................................................J.S. Bach Kacey Seifer, cello Shostakovich Prelude……………………...………………..Dmitri Shostakovich arr. Unknown Melissa Salazar - viola, Maya McLeod - cello Berceuse from Huit Morceaux, Op. 39 No. 3……………….…...Reinhold Gliere Macy McLeod - violin, Elizabeth Rubin - cello Bohemian Rhapsody…………………………………..…………………..Queen arr. Zach Blanchet Ethan Hammerschidt, Shion Strickland - violin, Samantha Dixon - viola Leah Watson - cello, Zach Blanchet - bass -Pause- Finale A Mad Russian’s Christmas………………………Tchaikovsky, O’Neill, Kinkel arr. Bob Phillips Ben Creed - electric violin, Zach Blanchet - electric guitar, Erin Haralson - electric bass, Connor Derusseau - percussion

Message from the Director: Thank you all for joining the Pinecrest Orchestras for our 2021 Winter Concert. We are excited to share our holiday program with you all as well as to recognize many of our students' major achievements this semester. Students went above and beyond with participation in music outside of orchestra class. We had 34 students in All County, 12 students in Solo and Ensemble, and various student made groups to perform beyond school grounds in our community. After being deprived of many performance opportunities last year, this semester has proven that students are hungry to take their musicianship beyond the classroom and perform at whatever capacity they can. I am grateful for these driven students and those that support them. Thank you to all parents, MCS staff, and community members for your continued support this year as it does not go unnoticed. I hope you all have a happy holiday and fantastic new year! Sincerely, Madeline Birk

Fall 2021 Semester Awards Most Improved & Most Outstanding Awarded Fall & Spring Awards are peer voted for each orchestra. Freshman Concert Sinfonietta Most Outstanding Most Outstanding Most Outstanding Miranda Waggoner Marian Yeboah Shion Strickland Most Improved Most Improved Most Improved Jocelyn Blakely Porter Stout Chloe Beane All County Orchestra Festival 2021 Awarded in Fall Medals are awarded for 1st year participation, all additional years stars are awarded.* Freshman Concert Valerie Hernandez-Cruz Yasmin Bowden* Liam Morgan Byrum Burgin Dante Salazar Isaiah Chambers Anaya Bryant Miranda Waggoner Erin Haralson Maya Wills Macey Steiby Gavin Greim Liz Wilson Marian Yeboah Sinfonietta Lydia Ball * Katelyn Dubose Maya McLeod Ben Creed * Anna Kathryn Foster Elizabeth Rubin * Connor Basinger Allison Salazar * Chloe Beane Jackson Girard * Melissa Salazar Zach Blanchet Ethan Hammerschimdt Charlton Dallimore Kacey Seifer * Samantha Dixon Lydia Jones Shion Strickland * Matthew Leonard * Leah Watson Macy McLeod Ben Creed - top overall score in all of Moore County Public Schools Orchestras. Congratulations!!! Solo & Ensemble Festival 2021 Opportunity for students to perform in front of an adjudicator, provided comments along with rating at UNCW. Quintet– Shion Strickland, Ethan Hammerschimdt, Zach Blanchet, Leah Watson & Samantha Dixon. - Superior - Medal Awarded Trio- Maya McLeod, Melissa Salazar, & Ethan Hammerschimdt Superior - Medal Awarded Duet– Maya Wills & Miranda Waggoner - Superior - Medal Awarded Duet– Macy McLeod & Elizabeth Rubin - Superior - Medal Awarded Solo– Kacey Seifer - Superior - Star Awarded

Freshman Orchestra Violin 1 Violin 2 *Miranda Waggoner *Jocelyn Blakely Maya Wills Jack Elliot Savannah Durham Madison Reynolds Gabrielle Hooper Madison Thornberg Sophia Rach Viola Cello *Liam Morgan Valerie Hernandez-Cruz *Dante Salazar Ireland Roberts Bass *Alexandra Deanes *Section Leader All County

Concert Orchestra Violin 1 Viola *Marian Yeboah *Byrum Burgin Bridger Rasmussen Averi Mclain Jillian Mann Macey Stieby Isaiah Chambers Marissa Nance Chloe Derusseau Annora Rach Luke Aria Violin 2 Cello *Anaya Bryant Ella Boals *Elizabeth Wilson Asia Dang Porter Stout Layla Eifert Hagan Pace Yasmin Bowden Lucas Hundley Bass *Erin Haralson Layla Gardner *Section Leader All County Senior

Sinfonietta Orchestra Violin 1 Violin 2 *Lydia Ball *Macy McLeod Connor Bassinger Shion Strickland Ben Creed Allison Salazar Ethan Hammerschimdt Chloe Beane Katelyn Dubose Matthew Leonard Viola Cello *Jackson Girard *Elizabeth Rubin Lydia Jones Kacey Seifer Samantha Dixon Leah Watson Melissa Salazar Maya McLeod Anna Kathryn Foster Bass *Zach Blanchet Charlton Dallimore *Section Leader Senior All County All Sinfonietta students

Solo & Ensemble Festival 2021 Maya M, Melissa, Miranda, Maya W, Kacey, Ethan, Shion, Ms. Birk, Zach, Macy M, Elizabeth, Sammi & Leah

2021-2022 Season Sponsors Maestro The Creed Family The Jones Family Penny McClary The Blakely Family The Dallimore Family The Morgan Family The Wills Family The Boals Family Whole Note Susan & John Johnstone John Griffies DDS Mike & Nancy Thompson Half Note The Dubose Family The Basinger Family The McGee Family Special Thanks To: Agio Specialties Jellison Printing, LLC Parish Sign & Service Incorporated Jennifer Moss Connor Derusseau

Become a Season Sponsor/Purchase Ad Pinecrest Orchestra is a 501 c (3) organization. The orchestra directors salary is paid for by Moore County. All other orchestra expenses are on us. Season Sponsors along with fundraisers help pay for orchestra concerts, music, instrument repairs, competition fees, awards, quarterly treats for students, uniform fittings, transportation and any other necessary items. 100% of sponsorships, donations and program ads go directly to Pinecrest Orchestra. Our sponsorships/Program Ads are always available online in the Pinecrest Orchestra Store. Pinecrestorchestrastore.square.site All donations & sponsorships are tax deductible. Maestro Sponsors $250.00 1. Recognition in all concert programs 2. Shout Out on Social Media 3. Choice of Two Free Concert Tickets to one performance or One Pinecrest Orchestra T-Shirt Whole Note Sponsors $100.00 1. Recognition in all concert programs 2. Shout Out on Social Media 3. Choice of Pinecrest Orchestra Magnet or Sticker Half Note Sponsors $50.00 1. Recognition in all concert programs 2. Shout Out on Social Media Programs Ads Full Page Ad 5”X 8” …………………………... $150.00 Half Page Ad 5”x 4” ……………………………..$75.00 Business Card Ad 2.5”X 4”……………………...$40.00 Student Ad 2.5”X4” (Pinecrest students Only) ……….….$25.00 If check is preferred please make checks payable to: Pinecrest Orchestra Boosters.

Wreaths Across America WAA, the organization that evolved out of one family’s efforts to honor veterans. The Worcester family owns a memorial wreath business and has been making wreath donations to Arlington National Cemetery for many years. A photograph featuring some of those wreaths went viral circa 2005. One of the unintended results of that viral image that featured Worcester donated wreaths covered in snow was that donations began coming in to support the donations of the wreaths. According to the WAA official site, at first those donations were sent back to the givers “because there was no mechanism in place for the family to accept the donations at that time.” Yet the floodgates of donations had been opened and there were thousands of requests to help out. In 2008, there were wreath laying events in every state. More than 300 locations including overseas cemeteries participated. That same year on December 13, Congress designated Wreaths Across America Day. Fast forward to 2014 when more than 700,000 wreaths were presented at approximately a thousand sites which included Ground Zero in New York City. 2012 marked the year when the one millionth wreath was laid at Arlington National Cemetery. Wreaths Across America would not be successful without the help of volunteers, active organizations and the generosity of the trucking industry, which offer invaluable support to WAA's mission to remember the men and women who served our country, honor our military and their families, and teach our children about our freedom and those who protect it. There are many ways you can help visit the website by scanning the QR code below to learn more and get involved! You can sponsor a wreath for $15 throughout the entire year. Each sponsorship goes toward a fresh balsam veteran’s wreath that will be placed on the headstone of an American hero as we endeavor to honor all veterans laid to rest at Pinelawn Memorial Park. With Wreath Day right around the corner! Our hearts are full as we plan to gather together as a nation to REMEMBER, HONOR, and TEACH through the placing of veteran wreaths on December 18th.Pinelawn Memorial Park Ceremony 12:00pm Thank you to all who sponsored wreaths. Pinecrest Orchestra sponsored a total of 50 wreaths this year. We hope to see this number grow in the years ahead.

Upcoming Pinecrest Orchestra Events Miracles At Weymouth - December 12, 2021 Wreaths Across America - December 18, 2021 Christmas For Moore - December 18, 2021 Winter Concert - December 14, 2021 Lowe’s Foods Quartet - December 21, 2021 ERO–January 2022 Virtual Auditions Mandatory Parent Meeting January 25, 2022 6:30pm R.E. Lee Auditorium Guilford County Orchestra Festival February 2022 ERO Clinic - February 25-27, 2022 at East Carolina University Café Night - March 22, 2022 Spring Concert - May 24, 2022

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COMING!!! January 2022 The Tri-M Music Honor Society is a program of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), which focuses on creating future leaders in music education and music advocacy. Tri-M is the only music honor society for junior/middle school and high school students in the country. Tri-M recognizes students that have gone above and beyond both academically and musically. Tri-M also provides students leadership opportunities to make a difference in their community through music-based service projects. There are more than 2,100 chapters across 50 states and 15 countries. Tri-M involves more than 84,000 students. Each year, student members contribute more than 750,000 service hours to their school and local communities.

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Pinecrest Orchestra Boosters Board Kristina Seifer – President Nicolette Wills – Vice President Nicole Jones — Secretary Dianna Bullard – Treasurer Jessica Ball– Committee Chairperson Volunteer– Booster Board Unfortunately, Seniors do graduate so there is always room for new board members & other volunteer positions. Parent Support, Time, Commitment & Involvement no matter the amount ensures a successful program. Please inquire [email protected] Invaluable Support Provided by: Stephanie Phillips – Principal Pinecrest Administration Pinecrest Performing & Fine Arts Dept. Pinecrest Custodial Staff Thank You to the entire Pinecrest faculty for all of their hard work and dedication. Alone we can do so little, Together we can do so much.