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June 24, 2023: Heifetz Hootenanny I
2023 Festival of Concerts
About the Concert

Our informal Saturday series that features Heifetz students, staff, and special guests on one-of-a-kind multi-genre mashups. On any night you might hear bluegrass picking, Broadway belting, folk fiddling, or rollicking rhythm and blues—fueled by local craft brews and food trucks—all under the supersized Heifetz tent.

Page Terrace, Mary Baldwin University
227 E. Frederick Street

This concert is presented by:

Program

Ed Sheeran: Shape of You
Written by Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid, Kandi Burruss, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Steve Mac, Tameka Cottle
arr. C. Han
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Lisa Saito, violin (11—Palo Alto, CA)
Serena Li, cello (11—Scarsdale, NY)
Beatrice Valenzuela, violin (11—Wilmette, IL)
Steven Lu, violin (17—Plano, TX)  


Lizzo: About Damn Time
Written by Blake Slatkin, Eric Frederic, Larry Price, Malcolm McLaren, Melissa Jefferson, Ronald Larkins, Stephen Hague, Theron Makiel Thomas
arr. GeneralCow
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Gabriella Alvarez, viola (21—Miami, FL)
Noelle Naito, violin (20—Elkridge, MD)
Katie Liu, violin (15—Portland, OR)
Rachel Taylor, cello (22—Herndon, VA)


Ariana Grande: thank u, next
Written by Ariana Grande, Victoria Monét, Tayla Parx, Njomza Vitia, Tommy Brown, Michael Foster, Charles Anderson
arr. Vitamin String Quartet
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Gabriella Alvarez, viola (21—Miami, FL)
Noelle Naito, violin (20—Elkridge, MD)
Katie Liu, violin (15—Portland, OR)
Rachel Taylor, cello (22—Herndon, VA)


Mark Ronson Ft. Bruno Mars: Uptown Funk
Written by Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Jeff Bhasker, Nicholas Williams, Devon Gallaspy, Charles Wilson, Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, Rudolph Taylor, Lonnie Simmons 
arr. Clancy Newman
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Kwanyun Loo, cello (13—Cherry Hill, NJ)


Dua Lipa: Levitating
Written by Dua Lipa, Clarence Coffee Jr, Sarah Hudson, Stephen Kozmeniuk, DaBaby 
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Gabriella Alvarez, viola (21—Miami, FL)
Noelle Naito, violin (20—Elkridge, MD)
Rachel Taylor, cello (22—Herndon, VA)
Katie Liu, violin (15—Portland, OR)


INTERMISSION


I Dreamed A Dream (from Les Misérables)
Written by Claude-Michael Schönberg
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Angel Azzarra, voice
Jing Zhang, Piano
Noelle Naito, violin (20—Elkridge, MD)
Anna Junghyun Lee, violin (23—Tauriko, Tauranga, New Zealand)
Aidan Garrison, Viola (24—Holladay, UT)
|Rachel Taylor, cello (22—Herndon, VA)


Dream A Little Dream
Written by Gus Kahn, Wilbur Schwandt, Fabian Andre
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Angel Azzarra, voice
Andrew Green, banjo
Rachel Taylor, cello (22—Herndon, VA)


Louis Armstrong: Kiss to Build a Dream On
Written by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby and Oscar Hammerstein II 
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Angel Azzarra, voice
Andrew Green, banjo
Rachel Taylor, cello (22—Herndon, VA)


I Have Dreamed (From The King and I)
Written by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
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Angel Azzarra, voice
Jing Zhang, piano


Dream With Me
Written by Leonard Bernstein (1914-1990)
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Angel Azzarra, voice
Jing Zhang, piano
Rachel Taylor, cello (22—Herndon, VA)


INTERMISSION


Harold Birston: You're The Best
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Steven Lu, violin (17—Plano, TX)
Nicholas Wong, cello (15—Houston, TX)
Madeline Goh, violin (16—Singapore)
Sachin Shukla, viola (23—Manlius, NY)    


Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
Written by David Gilmour & Roger Waters
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Noelle Naito, violin (20—Elkridge, MD)
Anna Junghyun Lee, violin (23—Tauriko, Tauranga, New Zealand)
Aidan Garrison, Viola (24—Holladay, UT)
Rachel Taylor, cello (22—Herndon, VA)


ABBA: Mamma Mia
Written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson
arr. DAP
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Noelle Naito, violin (20—Elkridge, MD)
Anna Junghyun Lee, violin (23—Tauriko, Tauranga, New Zealand)
Aidan Garrison, viola (24—Holladay, UT)
Rachel Taylor, cello (22—Herndon, VA)


Earth, Wind, and Fire: September
Written by Al McKay, Maurice White, Allee Willis  
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Noelle Naito, violin (20—Elkridge, MD)
Anna Junghyun Lee, violin (23—Tauriko, Tauranga, New Zealand)
Aidan Garrison, viola (24—Holladay, UT)
Rachel Taylor, cello (22—Herndon, VA)


The Beatles: Hey Jude
Written by John Lennon, Paul McCartney
arr. Caroline McCaskey    
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Noelle Naito, violin (20—Elkridge, MD)
Anna Junghyun Lee, violin (23—Tauriko, Tauranga, New Zealand)
Aidan Garrison, viola (24—Holladay, UT)
Rachel Taylor, cello (22—Herndon, VA)
Lisa Saito, violin (11—Japan/USA (Palo Alto, CA)
Serena Li, cello (11—Scarsdale, NY)
Beatrice Valenzuela, violin (11—Wilmette, IL)
Steven Lu, violin (17—Plano, TX)

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