OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST HIGH SCHOOL

FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT

PRESENTS

Prisms of Winter Concert

2024

All Performing Ensembles

Anthony Svejda, Patrick Pearson, Meredith McGuire,
and Brendon Culloton - Conductors

Thursday, December 12, 2024 – 7:00 pm

Friday, December 13, 2024 – 7:00 pm

OPRFHS AUDITORIUM
 “Prisms of Winter”
The “Prisms of Winter Concert” is one of the Music
Department’s grandest events of the year. Before we begin, we
ask that you please turn off all electronic devices. Our students
have put many hours of work into making this an event to
remember. For the safety of you and our performers, once the
concert has begun, please refrain from walking in the aisles. We
want you to know that you could be sitting right next to a
performing ensemble at some point. Please be aware of this as the
performers make their way to the various spaces around the
auditorium. The format of the show does not allow breaks in
between each group so we ask that you please hold your applause
until the end of the final performance. At that time feel free to
show your appreciation. We hope you will allow the music to take
you to a place free of any worries or concerns and just sit back,
relax and absorb the sounds as the OPRF Music Program
presents the Prisms of Winter Concert”.

As always, thank you for your support.

We wish you and yours the happiest of holidays!
 PRE - CONCERT PROGRAM
6:40PM – Student Center & Door 5 Corridor/Hallway

Door 5 Corridor/Hallway
Clarinet Quartet
Frosty the Snowman by Steve Nelson & Jack Rollins
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer by Johnny Marks
Elia Wei-Henrys, Sofia Fitzgerald, Paul Mills, and Lucy Horkavy

Student Center
Saxophone Quartet
Let it Snow Traditional
Nathan Kralik & Teddy Bell – Alto Sax, Kevin Cabrera – Tenor Sax, Lizzy Bell – Bari Sax

Chamber Winds
Christmas Mashup Traditional
Teddy Bell – Alto Sax, Lizzy Bell – Bari Sax, Josh Pomerenk – Tuba
Rei Freireich – Clarinet, Brook Lingenfelter – Horn, Jobin Lampert - Trombone

Woodwind Quintet
Trois Pièces Brèves by Jacques Ibert
Rowan Lingenfelter - Flute, Daniel Pattie - Clarinet, Indi Shannon – Soprano Saxophone
Eddie Pearson – Bassoon, Brook Lingenfelter - Horn

Twind Ensemble
Friend Like Me arr. Alan Menken
Luke Doobay – Tenor Sax, Lizzy Bell – Bari Sax, Teddy Bell – Soprano Sax, Leigh Noble
– Violin, Bella Kessel – Flute, Mia Kessel – Clarinet, Claire Noble – Clarinet, Declan
Miller – Clarinet, Kian Lampert – Trumpet, Emmet Miller – Trumpet, Oliver Doobay –
Trumpet, Jobin Lampert – Trombone, Braden Estanilla – Drum Set

Inside Auditorium
Piano & Violin Duet
Libertango by Astor Piazzolla
Violin – Abd Rahman Al Zahabi, Piano – Daniel Pattie

CONCERT PROGRAM
7:00PM - AUDITORIUM

PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE UNTIL THE END OF THE FINAL SELECTION
Wind Symphony
Mt. Everest by Rossano Galante

Jazz Quartet
Silent Night arr. Jude Peterson
Piano – Jude Peterson, Bass – Charlie Peterson, Guitar – Spencer Mamola, Set – Brett Linzing
 Concert Program (cont.)

String Orchestra
Concerto Grosso by Archaengelo Corelli

Encore Bells
Joy to the World Traditional
Marcel Belance, Andrew Hover, Quinn Hover, Jamie Kaegi, James Mattiace, Julia Mattiace,
Esther Miller, Linnea Nam, Anna Topel, Tommy Topel, Mae Warzocha

Jazz Band II
Winter Wonderland arr. Jack Cooper

Chorale & Chamber Singers

The Sound of Silence arr. Mark Hayes
Heather Peterson - Accompanist

Viola Quartet
Concerto for Four Violas by Vivaldi/Correlli
Victor Kramer, George Barkidjija, Ivy Loentz, Esme Conour

Symphonic Band
Cielo De Oro by Carl Strommen

Orange & Blues

Have Yourself a Very Little Christmas arr. Darmon Meader
Tate Van Duinen, Jeanine Brennan, Ava Lowell, Lucy Adams, Micah Merrill

Concert Orchestra
Adagio in G Minor by Tomaso Albinoni

Wind Ensemble Percussion

Ephemera by Francisco Perez
Jude Peterson, Owen Perisho, Brett Linzing, Erik Dean, Ronan Snyder, Will Reinholdt

Violin and Viola Due

Passacaglia by Jahan Halvorsen
Bea Sjostrom and George Barkidjija

Concert Band
Across the Alaskan Snow by JaRod Hall

Owen Ruszczyk Brass Quintet

Scherzo by John Cheetham
Trumpets – Bennet King & Evan Max, Horn – Brook Lingenfelter
Euphonium – Ella Klem, Tuba Josh Pomerenk
 Concert Program (cont.)

Treble Choir/Bass Ensemble

White Winter Hymnal arr. Alan Billingsley

Sax Quintet
Santa Claus is Coming to Town arr. Ken Abeling
Indi Shannon & Claire Noble – Alto Sax
Luke Doobay & Rei Freireich– Tenor Sax, Lizzy Bell – Bari Sax

Chamber Ensemble
Beethoven’s Fifth arr. Anthony Svejda
OPRF Music Teachers

Two Violins and Piano

Toccata and Fugue by Dmitri Shostakovich
Violins - Bea Sjostrom & Elliot King, Piano – George Barkidjija

Wind Ensemble
Sailing with Whales by Rossano Galante

Six Five
Underneath the Tree arr. Luke Yanosy
Emily Churchouse, Lauryn Reckamp, Mora Schigelone, Ivy Childress, Tessie Walker, Abby
Winters, Henry Bogzevitz, Jackson O’Brien, Aidan Sjoblom, Tate Van Duinen, Kinza Clarkson

Symphony Orchestra
Toccata by Girolamo Frescobaldi

Flute Quintet
The Secret Language of Snow by Kirk Vogel
Hailie Donald, Ella Mellman, Mai Sugimoto, Rowan Lingenfelter, & Ruby O’Shaughnessey

Jazz Ensemble
Dance of the Floreadores arr. Duke Ellington

A Cappella
Wade in the Water arr. Stacey V. Gibbs

Winter Arc
Winter Wonderland arr. Roy Koerner
Piano – Roy Koerner, Bass – Charlie Peterson, Set – Will Reinholdt

Finale
Finlandia by Jean Sibelius
adapted for the OPRF Music Program
POST-CONCERT PROGRAM
 Holiday Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble
Azalea Bukalski, Student Leader
A Cappella - A note about Wade in the Water from Ms. McGuire

The A Cappella Choir has been selected as a featured performer at

the 2025 Illinois Music Educators Conference this January.
Preparation for this performance began in August and I’m
incredibly proud of these students for their hard work and
dedication throughout this semester. For this year’s Prisms of
Winter, A Cappella will perform their final piece from the January
IMEC set, Wade in the Water, arranged by Stacey V. Gibbs.

During the time that people were enslaved, Western African and
Western European musical traditions were merged to create a
musical style that is unique to the United States of America. Music
scholars consider spirituals to be the genesis of American music,
and it is from that music that other important American styles
emerged, including the blues, jazz, and rock and roll to name a few.
The message and symbolism woven into spirituals has continued to
be relevant throughout history, including serving an integral part
of the American Civil Rights Movement and to the current lived
experiences of many Americans.

As with all repertoire that we perform, it is important that we as

musicians take time to develop a deeper understanding of the
music that we sing and to make musical choices that are authentic
to the community from which the music comes. We would like to
thank Mr. Robert Sims, retired voice professor from Northern
Illinois University for spending time with us talking about the
history of spirituals. We would also like to thank Mr. Chris Joyner
from Rock Valley College & Columbia College for spending time
working with us on style and delivery.
 PERFORMERS
^-All State Selectee

TREBLE CHOIR & BASS ENSEMBLE COMBINED

Barrett Beckwith, Clara Bennett, Darryle Bolen, Penny Booth, Ben Boyd, Eva
Bryant, Nicole Childers, Matilda Cichy, Addie Clark, Kinza Clarkson, Ellen
Claud, Caleb Condes, Fiona Cultra, Makayla Dixson, Ruby Durgin, Eisley
Francis, Annie Goldberg, Caitlin Groben, Timothy Harris, June Hitpas, Grace
Jurek, Mira Kelley, Charlotte Merrill, Maia Merrill, Esther Miller, Ariel Molden,
Lya Nabwangu, Victoria Najera, Andrew Niebres, Sophia Ott, Eliza Patrick,
Hayley Perry, Amelia Pickrell, Vivian Porrez, Ellie Potter, Eleanor Reinholdt,
Jamey Rogowin, Hudson Schedler, Dune Schmidt, Margot Schneider, Teddy
Scholz, Jaelynn Segura, Ivy Short, Davon Sideman, Vivian Smith, Asher Stormo
Malnick, Emily Theile, Langston White, Clare Wols, Lily Wols

CHORALE & CHAMBER SINGERS COMBINED

Emerson Carizey, Kaylin Carreon, Lily Cummings, Paloma Fenske, Clara

Frantzen, Makiera Haddon, Sara Holzer, Raymond Janosky, Emma Johne, Greta
Lyle, Nolan Maddox, Bailey Mahoney, ^George Maychruk, Leah Murphy,
William O’Connell, Evan Ocken, ^Gavin O’Shaughnessey, Liv Ozanic, Aahna
Reddy, Paige Rozkuszka, Oliver Schnizlein, Tekla Schreiner-Witte, Leilani Seals,
Aidan Sjoblom, Puck Sokolowski, Nadia Thomas, Lucas Vanderberg, Aria Voigt,
Tavia Allen, Bella Brown, Elianna Brucato, Tyson Byrd, Keagan Carey, Juliet
Castaneda, Kevin Catchings Jr., Ivy Childress, Mackenzie Cohen, Aisleigh Day,
Adalyn Dunphey, Ben Fields, Aaric Harmston, Luke Henkes, LJ Hickman, Rainey
Kearney, Matthew Lee, Milla Liss, Mirela Lombardo, Jaida Miller, Max Norling-
Christensen, ^Jackson O’Brien, Starr Perry, Victoria Ross, Samantha Ryan

A CAPPELLA

Will Barnes-Mazur, Gigi Bartolomeo, Henry Bogzevitz, Jacob Bottorff, Bella

Brauc, Lukas Brauc, Jeanine Brennan, Marin Chalmers, ^Emily Churchouse,
Sasha Giannotti, Thomas Hann, Nafia Johnson, Rob Johnson, Zee Johnson-
Shackelford, Pearl Lacey, Zaria Larnell, Henry Lombardo, Norah Lougachi, Ava
Lowell, Mark Marcondes, Alex Medina, Ella Moss, Michael Readling, Bri
Rockingham-Humphrey, Gloria Rodriguez, Mary Kate Saam, Isabella Schwager,
Tate Van Duinen, Nolan Walters, Sophie Welch, Moriah Zeb-Quiñones
 JAZZ ENSEMBLE
^-All State Jazz Selectee

Altos Trumpet Guitar

Indi Shannon Kian Lampert ^Spencer Mamola
Teddy Bell William Faust
Henry Wright Set
Tenors Roy Koerner ^Brett Linzing
Kevin Cabrera Emmet Miller William Reinholdt
Rei Freireich Myles Armstrong
Piano
Bari Sax Trombone ^Jude Peterson
Gavin Jones Louis Morelli Roy Koerner
Jobin Lampert
Violin Brook Lingenfelter Bass
Clara Frantzen Ella Klem Charlie Peterson
Braden Estanilla

JAZZ BAND II

Altos Clarinet Trombone

Teddy Bell Cameron Ackerman Rex Fojas
Hayden Bogehegn Vivian Desmarais Patrick Gilsenan
Nathan Kralik Benjamin Drucker Ian Holliden
Declan Miller Ben Goldstein Sydney Kadlec
Zadie Polan Avia Pomerleau
Jacob Sell Trumpet Azalea Bukalski
Theo Bazer
Tenors Mariel Buckley Set
Luke Doobey Ben Mathew Ethan Blesch
Rei Freireich Emmet Miller Micah Yarbrough
Will Garnett Arthur Natali
Rowan Lingenfelter Chase Smith Piano
Nick Zobel Noah Sjoblom
Bari Sax Gabriel Swaine
Lizzy Bell Bass Geneva Volk
Semaj Coleman Simon Gulbransen
Flute
Hailie Donald
 CONCERT BAND
* = Section Leader

Flute Trumpet Euphonium

*Grace Pomerenk *Arthur Natali *Noah Sjoblom
Joseph Coligan Benjamin Mathew Auggie Smith
Lucia Auvinen Theo Bazer
Gabriel Swaine French Horn
Clarinet Baxter Mackenzie Azalea Bukalski
* Isha Akkina Gus Hall (SILC)
Cameron Ackerman William Schacht
Ben Goldstein Zane Sufi Tuba
London Husbands Quinn Barr Lola Binotti
Roberto Jacobo
Trombone Percussion
Alto Saxophone *Patrick Gilsenan *Ari Ortega
Will Frangos Alexander Barnes Luca Balma
Will Ondrla Quinn Mackie
Tenor Saxophone Sydney Kadlec Ayden Slanaker
*Noah Zoloto Alexander Stephen Faust
Woodward El Coffelt
Baritone Walter Lloyd Liam Taylor
Saxophone James Graf Elliot Sterk
Ben Goble Johann Lubinus
Desmond Walters
Kendrick Noreiga
 SYMPHONIC BAND
* = Section Leader

Flute Horn Euphonium

Henry Knoepke* Tristan Finn* Simon Beck
Nicholas Zobel Iris Lloyd
Clarinet Noah George Maggie Zeigler
Lilia Earixson* Luke Menezes
Mya Wade Trumpet
Austin Hirsch Emmett Buchanan* Tuba
Chace Smith Leah Johnson
Bass Clarinet Hunter Bogehegn Raymond Janosky
Joshua Ashton Cameron Richmond Nathaniel Bonk
Evie Byrne
Alto Saxophone Percussion
Seth Osta* Trombone Jack Irvin*
Jacob Sell Rex Fojas* Cooper Davis
Leonidas Campbell Grayson Waters Peyton Reynolds
Seamus Allen Elliot Engebretson Liam Racine
Jose Santiago Gabe Shaye-
Carter Cook Almanzar
Lennon Achterhof
Tenor Saxophone Kai Varner-
Joseph Jacoby Swanson
Jaxon Young

Baritone
Saxophone
Mariah Scales
Malory McConville
 WIND SYMPHONY
* = Section Leader
^-All State Selectee

Flute Alto Saxophone Horn

*^Rowan *Zadie Polan *Emmet Miller
Lingenfelter Nate Duschene Cecilia Romeus
Julia Ellis Hayden Bogehegn
Ruby Morgan Browder Trombone
O’Shaughnessey Graham Templeton *Magdalena
Audrey Bostwick Keberlein
Oboe Cy Canniff
Iris Hamer Tenor Saxophone Alyssa Sorby
Will Garnett
Bassoon Euphonium
*^Eddie Pearson Bar Saxophone *Ian Buchanan
Gavin Jones
Clarinet Tuba
*Luke Doobay Trumpet *Ian Hollinden
Declan Miller * Mariel Buckley Calvin Brown
Mia Kessel Elliot Mayeda
Paul Mills Henry Wright Percussion
Sylvia Moskoff Gigi Gilmour *Ethan Blesch
Vivian Desmerais Oliver Doobay Olivier Axelrad
Kian Lampert Micah Yarbrough
Ryan Wells Dom Santos
Tommy McNeilly
 WIND ENSEMBLE
* = Section Leader
^-All State Selectee
#- State Composition Contest Award Recipient

Flute Alto Saxophone Trumpet

*Clay Gearhart *Indi Shannon *^Bennett King
Mai Sugimoto Teddy Bell Evan Max
Hailie Donald Maddie McMillan #Roy Koerner
Ella Mellman Nathan Kralik William Faust
Dino Pantazopoulos Myles Armstrong
Clarinet
*^Elia Wei-Henrys Tenor Saxophone Trombone
Daniel Pattie Kevin Cabrera *Azalea Bukalski
^Benjamin Drucker Jobin Lampert
^Lizzy Bell Baritone Avia Pomerleau
Claire Noble Saxophone Louis Morelli
Ava Albukerk Gavin Jones
Lucy Horkavy Euphonium
Horn *Ella Klem
Alto Clarinet *^Brook Poppy Booth
Sofia Fitzgerald Lingenfelter
Linnea Nam Tuba
Bass Clarinet Carolyn Rainey *Joshua Pomerenk
*^Rei Freireich Jonathan Bonk

Bassoon Percussion
Lucille Rosenblum *^Jude Peterson
*^Brett Linzing
Owen Perisho
Ronan Snyder
Erik Dean
William Reinholdt
 CONCERT ORCHESTRA

Violin 1 Viola

Liam Berg Kate Benson

Safiya Ahmed Megan Chrisman
Hailie Donald Javier Sulleiro
Yeojun Kim Nai Coleman
Leigh Noble Robert Killian
Olive Reynolds Callum McVey
Nick Houghton Quinn Hover
Sofia Contreras Simon Bade-Nguyen
Frankie Diaz-Falth Charlie Shindeldecker
Hans Diaz-Falth
Cello
Violin 2
Liam Maldonado-Cruz
Wing Chen Ben Mellman
Kyra Koertge Anderson Guzman-Badillo
Mia Pinc Nate Moskoff
Zachary Glennie Griffin Fieser
Ben Bonomo Xavier Costello-Thorpe
Ellie Shea
Leila Ellis
Tyler Cox Bass

Jamie Kaegi
Grant Greendyke
Clark Greendyke
Asher Kellogg

Harp

Claire Wittekind
 STRING ORCHESTRA

Violin I Viola

Maddie Hlinak Matthew Gill

Jazz Olympio Salvador Rosado Del Rios
April Love Thomas Brima
Caroline Slade Tegan Smith
Tristan Adams Cecilia De Santiago
Isabella Hooks Nola Stein
Jack Fuller Lars Olson
Chloe Ingram Liam Klosowski
Charles Jacob Daphne Mason
Neil Sharma Gavin Furrow
Timothy Killian Lily Hong
Musa Gage Akash Karia
Lily Kleps
Violin 2 Paris King
Porche Murphy
Sara Okasinski Gonzalez
Avery O'Dell Cello
Natalie Wong Isabel Sho-Wen Yu
Anisa Bhathena Aidan Brewer
Kylie Miller Gabe Leal
Madison Hart Valen Novotny
Eve Baron Claudia Smith
Jessica Brooks Aliya Zeb
Olivia Hart Sunjay Shah
Saffron Kim Vladimir Baran
Marco Rios
Bass
Henry Sculles
Owen Stein
Semaj Coleman
 SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
^-All State Selectee
#- State Composition Contest Award Recipient

Violin 1 Viola

^#Clara Frantzen ^Ivy Loentz

Calum MacAdam Esme Conour
Elliot King ^Victor Kramer
Sephtis James ^Andy Keller
Lev Khoubaeva-Hummel ^George Barkidjija
Max Vannopas Helen Donoho
Tavi Calin-Jageman Isabel Stickney
Bailey Minish-Murray Mahalia Hodge
Alejandro Medina

Violin Blue Cello

^Abd Al Zahabi Ben Streiffer

Bea Sjostrom Ella Foster
Eli Dysart Lily Bellmar
Sasha Gianotti Nate Gerou
Charlotte Berg Nora Isenberg
Malini Datta-Nemana Jamie Chrisman
Sadie Guralnick Isaiah Ruehle-May
Molly Bridgid Easton
Bass

Charlie Peterson
Braden Estanilla
Hayes Hagedorn
Caitlyn Daniel

Harp

Kanohi Gurgas
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
All-State Crew Team
Lighting Designer — Kyle Hurt
Stage Manager — Saffron Kim
Assistant Stage Manager — Lauren Gullo
Assistant Stage Manager — Frankie Hunter
Light Board Operator — Al Theys
Sound Board Operator — Ella Ungaretti-Levy
Rail Operator — Gus Winter
Stagehand — Ethan Cooper
Mission Impossible – Hailie Donald
Producer/Music Department Chair - Anthony Svejda

APPLAUSE!
President - Meg Chalmers
Vice-President - Douglas Chien
Secretary - Teresa Heit-Murray
Treasurer - Rekha Rajkumar
Accounts/Web Site - Kimberly Bates

Ensemble Reps:
Band - Leonie Lloyd
Choir- Lori Churchouse, Tasha Kohl, Heather Minges Wols
Orchestra - Douglas Chien
Gospel Choir - Michelle Triplett
Theater - Caren Teclaw

SPECIAL THANKS TO
Lisa Evans & Box Office Staff
APPLAUSE!
Stage Crew for Setting up the Lighting.
OPRF Buildings & Grounds - Safety & Security
Huskie Booster Club for a NEW Yamaha 62 Tenor Saxophone
OPRF Special Education Department
Equipment movers & décor helpers.

FINE AND APPLIED ARTS DIVISION

Mr. Matt Prebble – Fine and Applied Arts Division Head, Interim
Mr. Christopher Scholtens – Technical Director
Mr. Kyle Hurt – Auditorium Manager
Ms. Janae Dabney – Fine and Applied Arts Division Secretary
 SUPPORT YOUNG
MUSICIANS
PING! is a 25-year-old community nonprofit
organization providing band and orchestra
instruments, mentoring, workshops, and access to
lessons, music camps, and trips to students in need in
grades 4 through 12 in Oak Park and River Forest public
schools. PING! serves approximately 130 young
musicians annually, 70% people of color, bringing
diversity to instrumental music classrooms and
beyond, while providing access for all. In a community
with very high-quality school music programs, PING!
students can be on par with peers regardless of their
family situations and feel like they belong.
PING! is partially funded by the Oak Park Area Arts Council, in partnership with
the Village of Oak Park, the Illinois Arts Council Agency, the National Endowment
for the Arts, and other grantors.

pingoprf.org info@pingoprf.org
 2024-2025 Sponsors

CHEERS $50
Christian Kadlec
Patti Perisho
The Cheney Family
Michael Brewer

BRAVO $75
Lisa Boone
Jennifer Kellog
Eileen Saam
Lauren Vandenberg
Amy Sjoblom

ENCORE $100
Harris-Bell Family
Michele Gurgas & Douglas Chien
Jennifer Hardenfinn
Kelly Leroux

STANDING OVATION $175+

Meg & Jordan Chalmers
Chad Doobay
Robert Taylor & Lisa Rathje
Oscar Medina
 UPCOMING EVENTS

January
22 Wed. A Cappella ILMEA Concert
24th-25th 10th Annual Jazz Ensemble Jazz Tour (Purdue Jazz Festival)
29th – Feb. 1 IMEA All-State (Peoria)
31 Fri. @ ILMEA – A Cappella All State Conference Performance 8am

February
4 Tues. Jazz II & Ensemble, Brooks & Julian Jazz Concert (Little Theatre)
6 Thur. Band Placement Auditions
8 Sat. Batavia Band Festival (WS only) 8am call, we return by noon
20 Thur. Elmhurst University Jazz Festival (JE only – during school day)

March
1-2 Sat.-Sun. Spring Musical
7-8 Fri.-Sat. Spring Musical
18 Tues. Concert & String Orchestra Concert
19 Wed. Concert Band, Symphonic Band & Wind Symphony Concert
20 Thurs. Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra Concert

April
13 Sun. Jazz Ensemble @ Fitzgerald’s in Berwyn (5:15pm start)
17 Thurs. Spring Choir Concert
17 Thurs. Swing Dance @ 19th Century Club
Jazz Band II & Ensemble 7:30-10pm

May
1 Thurs. Vocal Jazz Concert
13 Tues. Concert & Symphony Orchestra Concert
14 Wed. Concert and Symphonic Band Concert
15 Thurs. Wind Ensemble & Wind Symphony Concert
19 Mon. Jazz Band II, Jazz Combo, & Jazz Ensemble Concert (Scoville Park)
22 Thurs. Choral Showcase Concert
26 Mon. Memorial Day Parade (MB only)

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