Fort Worth Youth Orchestra
Texas, EE. UU.
El programa del concierto se anunciará desde el escenario y se elegirá entre la siguiente lista de repertorio:
Rodeo de Aaron Copland
Sinfonía nº 2 en si menor de Alexander Borodin
I. Allegro
Carmen Suite nº 1 de Georges Bizet
La Vida Breve: Interludio y Danza de Manuel de Falla
Nimrod de las Variaciones Enigma de Edward Elgar
Oblivion de Astor Piazzolla
Deep in the Heart of Texas de June Hershey (letra) y Don Swander (música)
La Boda de Luis Alonso de Gerónimo Jiménez
Aquarela do Brasil de Ary Barroso (arr. John Wasson)
El Choclo & La Cumparsita de Ángel Gregorio Villoldo & Matos Rodríguez (arr. Alejandro Drago)
Colombia Tierra Querida de Lucho Bermúdez (arr. Lucho Bermudez/ Rubén Darío Gómez Prada)
Pueblito Viejo de José A. Morales
The Dartmouth High School Orchestra hails from Southeastern Massachusetts in the USA. It is made up of truly wonderful young adults who are devoted to their musical studies. Our collective goal is to have lots of fun together while learning through music. Our performances are not to be missed! Orchestra Directors Heather Church and Michael Daniels have a true passion for teaching and love working with their students.
The DHS Orchestra has performed in some of the most exquisite performance halls in our country including the Strathmore Music Center in Washington D.C. and Symphony Hall in Boston. They have hosted numerous guest artists over the years including Soon Hee Newbold, Kevin Burke, Dean Marshall and Mark Wood. The orchestra enjoys international performance tours every few years. They have performed in Ireland, Canada, Austria, Germany, Scotland and the Azores. The orchestra is honored and thrilled to explore Spain in February 2025!
Fort Worth Youth Orchestra
Miembros
VIOLÍN I
Isabel Opat
Carlos Lee
Juliana Marquart
Miah Shaffer
Anthony Harnan
Olivia Lassman
Stella Staneva
VIOLÍN II
Bethany Grassi
Melea Hwang
Harper Berzon
Nancy Jageman
Jay Sriram
Arianna Eclar
Zoe Amoguis
Liam Amoguis
VIOLA
Aiden Flora
Alex Corley
Enzo Sagun
Daniel Kim
Shashwat Gupta
Charlotte Adams
Alex Yim
VIOLONCHELO
Christopher Tran
Sean Hong
Caleb Marquart
Emilia Lyons
Harmon Hong
Finn Belk
Nicholas Castillo
Jackson Gourley
BAJO
Martin Clapper
Benjamin Brooks
Ava Hoyt
Michaela Lukusa
FLAUTA
Jane Claire Anderson
Emily Sylvester
Madelynn Bell
OBOE
Elena Van Ronk
Caroline Stevenson
Mckinley Surface
CLARINETE
Edie Flunker
Ivory Spencer
Diego Tapia
FAGOT
Dominick Ring
Bryce Orupabo
Landon Peugh
TROMPA FRANCÉS
Asher Isgitt
Madilyn Perry
Ian Lawler
Jessye Northam
TROMPETA
Ryder Huskins
Jackson Schneider
Christopher Ray
TROMBÓN
Samuel Ditto
Edwin Garcia
Jack Keefe
TUBA
Nick Smith
PERCUSIÓN
Eli Everett
David Meeke
Jude Schuknecht
ARPA
Isabella Grace Ebo
Heather Church holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and a Master’s Degree with a focus in String Pedagogy from the University of Miami in Florida. She discovered her love for travel after spending her junior year abroad at Royal Holloway College in Surrey, England.
Ms. Church has earned many awards including full performance-based scholarships and teaching assistantships to fund her college education. In 2007, Heather was awarded Massachusetts American String Teacher of the Year Award along with Teacher of the Year by the South Coast Outstanding Educators Award Program. In addition to teaching, Ms. Church has pursued a diverse career performing live music with numerous symphony orchestras and rock bands including the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Van Helsing’s Curse with Dee Snider as well as performances with Josh Groban.
Ms. Church found her musical home with the Dartmouth Public Schools where she has been orchestra director for 20 years. She adores her students and encourages them to explore, appreciate and embrace all that accompanies the process of learning and performing music. Ms. Church maintains a private studio of violin and viola students and plays with her best buds in the indie-folk band, Colby James and the Ramblers.
Michael Daniels holds a Master’s Degree in Music Education with a concentration in Double Bass Performance from the University of Rhode Island. He is a string specialist in the Dartmouth Public Schools working with students in grades 5-12, adjunct faculty at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, is the Program Director for the Southeastern Massachusetts Youth Orchestras and has maintained a private studio of cello and bass students since 2008.
Mr. Daniels has also served as the Southeastern Massachusetts Music Educators Association (SEMMEA) Senior District Orchestra Manager multiple times and is an active member of the SEMMEA Executive Board. He has also been an adjudicator for Rhode Island and Massachusetts for various All State, District, and Solo & Ensemble music festivals. He has been an Assistant Director of the URI SMA: Strings Camp since 2009.
In addition to teaching, he also performs regularly as a freelance musician throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.