Winter Concert Guide
It's that time of year to celebrate our scholars' musical achievements! Our choir, band and orchestra musicians' performances span over a dozen concerts. To help you prepare your schedule, browse our Winter Concert Guide for the days, times, and locations, as well as the performing groups and some sneak peaks of what they have in store for you. The information was provided by our music department staff.
You can find a few photos of our scholars throughout the guide, and there's plenty more in a special photo gallery. Click here to see it!
We can't wait for you to see their musical progress at the winter concerts!
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Aniya "Nie" Ross, Middletown High School String Ensemble
Wednesday, December 7
School: Middletown High School
Performance: Winter 2022 Instrumental Concert
Time and location: 6:30 p.m. (special pre-concert performance by Jazz Band at 6 p.m.), Middletown High School Theatre.
Jazz Band (pre-concert performance) directed by Jeff Bouck
Performing “Blue Bossa” and “Bags Groove”
Concert Band directed by Guy Johanson
Performing “Night Ride through Metropolis,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” and “All I Want for Christmas is You”
Wind Ensemble directed by Guy Johanson
Performing “Rise of the Firebird,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “A Tribute to Whitney Houston,” and “A Fireside Christmas”
String Ensemble directed by Megan Gugliotta
Performing “Somewhere in My Memory,” “The Sound of a Sound,” and “Thundersnow"
Chamber Orchestra directed by Megan Gugliotta
Performing “Hallelujah Chorus,” “Luminosity,” "Happy Holidays/White Christmas" and the first movement of Symphony in D by Ignaz Pleyel.
Evolet Rodriguez Gutierrez, Monhagen 6th Grade Band
Monday, December 12
School: Monhagen Middle School
Performance: Winter Concert (6th Grade)
Time and location: 6:30 p.m., Monhagen Middle School Theatre
Steel Drums directed by Allison Muller
Performing "Jingle Bells"
6th Grade Chorus directed by Antoinette Iemma
Performing "My Favorite Things," "The Christmas Song," and "Cold Snap"
6th Grade Band directed by Ryan Carlozzi
Performing "A Rather Bumpy Sleigh Ride," "Ceremonium," and "Popcorn Prelude"
6th Grade Orchestra directed by Francesca Carlucci
Performing “Fantasy on Greensleeves,” “The Blue Danube Waltz,” and “Festival of Lights”
Tuesday, December 13
School: Monhagen Middle School
Performance: Winter Concert (7th and 8th Grade)
Time and location: 6:30 p.m., Monhagen Middle School Theatre
7th/8th Grade Chorus directed by Antoinette Iemma
Performing "Wellerman" (with the band), "Christmas Time Is Here," and "All I Want For Christmas Is You"
7th/8th Grade Band directed by Ryan Carlozzi
Performing "The Tell-Tale Heart," "Sleigh Ride," and "Wellerman" (with the chorus)
7th/8th Grade Orchestra directed by Francesca Carlucci
Performing “Star Dancer,” “Fantasy on a Japanese Folk Song,” and “Santa Plays the Viola”
Alena Newsome, Sanjay McDonald, and Braudy Ramirez, Twin Towers 6th Grade Orchestra
Wednesday, December 14
School: Twin Towers Middle School
Performance: Winter Concert
Time and location: 6:30 p.m., Twin Towers Middle School Theatre
6th Grade Orchestra directed by Diana Marz
Performing "North Pole March" and "Hello Cellos"
6th Grade Band directed by Tyler O’Dell
Performing "Chorale and Mystic Chant"
6th Grade Chorus directed by Kathryn Lucas
Performing "Cantate Deo," "African Noel," and "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
7th Grade Orchestra directed by Amanda Mita
Performing "Chaps n’ Spurs," "Jolly Old St. Pachelbel," and "Jurassic Rock"
7th Grade Band directed by Tyler O’Dell
Performing "Hope Everlasting" and "Autumn Fanfare"
Concert Choir directed by Kathryn Lucas
Performing "O Magnum Mysterium," "Carry The Light," and "Welcome Christmas" from Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
8th Grade Orchestra directed by Amanda Mita
Performing "Springer Mountain Morning," "Viva Amadeus!," and "Thundersnow!"
8th Grade Band directed by Tyler O’Dell
Performing "Open Road," "It Is Well," and "Cimarron Fanfare"
Angelica Cabrera, Natalia "Spencer" Bailey, and Merelin Zura, Middletown High School Women's Chorale
Friday, December 16 (Post-poned to Monday, January 9)
School: Middletown High School
Performance: Winter Choral Concert
Time and location: 6:30 p.m., Middletown High School Theatre
Concert Choir directed by Casie Snow-Hebel
Performing "Come Fly With Me," "All on a Cold Winter's Night," and "Baba Yetu"
Men’s Chorus directed by Casie Snow-Hebel
Performing "Mixolydian Gloria," "Pure Imagination," "Lost In The Woods," "Chantons Noel," and "Manly Men"
Women’s Chorale directed by Gregory Bennett
Performing "Excuse Me, I Don't Understand?," "Still, Still, Still," "Okira Kuri No" ("The Chestnut Tree"), "Noel, Noel," "Once Upon a December" from Broadway's Anastasia, and "Walking In The Air" from The Snowman
Chamber Singers directed by Gregory Bennett
Performing "Hallelujah, Amen" by G.F. Handel, "We Are Held," "The Sleigh," "Myr Zaraz" ("Peace, Now"), and "Long Ago (In The Bleak Midwinter)”
Pipers directed by Gregory Bennett
Performing a Michael Jackson set: “Beat It” and “The Way You Make Me Feel”
Elianah Ramirez Morales, Maple Hill 5th Grade Band
Monday, December 19
School: Maple Hill Elementary School
Performance: Winter Band and Choral Concert
Time and location: 6:30 p.m., Monhagen Middle School Theatre
Maple Hill Chorus directed by Jennifer Wentworth & Amanda Gribbin
Performing "No School Tomorrow," "Zum Gali Gali," "Este Es La Navidad," "Peace Round," and "Everlasting Fruitcake"
Maple Hill 5th Grade Band directed by Alexandra Finnie
Performing “Dragon Dance,” “12 The Clock Strikes,” and “Jingle Bells” (with the chorus)
Gianna DiBenedetto, William A. Carter 4th and 5th Grade Chorus
Tuesday, December 20
School: William A. Carter Elementary School
Performance: Winter Concert
Time and location: 6:30 p.m., Middletown High School Theatre
4th and 5th Grade Chorus directed by Shannon Craig, accompanied by Gail Johnson
Performing a selection of seasonal songs to lift your spirits!
Julianna Galdamez and Olina Ouyang, Presidential Park 4th and 5th Grade Chorus
Wednesday, December 21
School: Presidential Park Elementary School
Performance: Winter Concert
Time and location: 6:30 p.m., Middletown High School Theatre
5th Grade Band directed by Sanford Bookey
Performing "Range Warmup," "Rolling Along," "The Half Counts," "Mozart Melody (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)," "Long, Long Ago," "Hey Ho! Nobody's Home," "Banana Boat Song," and "Jingle Bells"
4th and 5th Grade Chorus directed by Erica Christy
Performing "A Festive Noel," Shalom to You, My Friend," "Avanza Navidad," and "Sleigh Ride"
Tuesday, January 10
School: Twin Towers Middle School
Performance: Encore Concert
Time and location: 6:30 p.m., Twin Towers Middle School Theatre
Chamber Singers directed by Kathryn Lucas
Middie Mariachi Ensemble directed by Amanda Mita
Full Orchestra directed by Diana Marz and Tyler O'Dell
Jazz Band directed by Tyler O'Dell and Amanda Helleckson
Modern Band directed by Tyler O'Dell and Amanda Helleckson
Akayla Williams and Dylan Iacono, Presidential Park 5th Grade Orchestra
Wednesday, January 11
School: Presidential Park Elementary School
Performance: Winter Orchestra Concert
Time and location: 6:30 p.m., Middletown High School Theatre
4th Grade Orchestra directed by Kevin Benedetto
5th Grade Orchestra directed by Kevin Benedetto
Thursday, January 12
School: Maple Hill Elementary School
Performance: Orchestra Winter Concert
Time and location: 6:30 p.m., Monhagen Middle School Theatre
Monday, January 23
School: William A. Carter
Performance: Band and Orchestra Winter Concert
Time and location: 6:30 p.m., Middletown High School Theatre
