featuring the musicians of MYSO's Progressions program

Thursday, February 13, 2025 | 6:30 pm

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, UW-Milwaukee

First Year Progressions

Open String Cycle

Bow Poem

First Year Violins, Violas, and Cellos

D Major Scale (unison, then round) 

Twinkle

First Year Basses

Dale Brubaker, Saguaro Stomp

First Year Orchestra

Frère Jacques

Djimon Cunningham, Jayce Ellingson, Sinai Perez, and Luna Ludwig

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Sofia Fregoso, Haiden Godinez, and Sara Hill

Twinkle

Riley Washington, Rielle Kreuzer, Londyn Tyars, Helena Gamino, Kenzie Boonman, Lailah Brown, Abraham Dwyer, Londyn Tyars, Penelope Pierzchalski, Khloe Beltran, and Leia Marrero

Dale Brubaker, Marching Along

First Year Orchestra

Twinkle

Zaylyn Alvarado-Abernathy, Zoey Ramsey, Iremide Oluti, Za’Rya Tate, and Ethan Naranjo Feria

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Alexandra Chang, Eden Putnam, Ziya Johnson Harris, Ethan Molina Montes, and Aldo Vaszquez Albor

Frère Jacques

First Year Orchestra

Second Year Progressions

French Folk Song Melody/Harmony 

Richard Meyer, Sahara Crossing

Second Year Orchestra

French Folk Song

Sofia Davis, Eleanor Johnson, Ravi Weiland, and Jodie Washington

Deborah Baker Monday, Goblin Walk

Second Year Orchestra

Go Tell Aunt Rhody

Matisse Chirillo, Nicolas Aguilera, Theodore Baldus, and Benjamin Macias 

Allegro

Subhana Matthews and Gwendolyn Taylor

Twinkle in Minor

Second Year Orchestra

Allegro

MacKenzie Chesir, Kelynn Pearson, Matias Ochoa, Camila Aguilar, Chekai Thurman, Ramona Rudnik, Abel Guzman, Alexis Mohs, and Harlow Dufek

Etude

Rose Kozlicki, Tallulah Sams, and Alessio Ramirez

Minuet No. 1

Violet Van Sistine and Isis Melby-Gibbons

Twinkle with Harmony 

First and Second Year Orchestras

First Year Progressions Musicians

VIOLIN

Khloe Beltran
Kenzie Boonnam
Lailah Brown-Stephens
Djimon Cunningham
Abe Dwyer
Jayce Ellingson
Zola Freeman
Sofia Fregoso
Helena Gamino
Haiden Godinez
Sara Hill
Rielle Kreuzer
Luna Ludwig
Leia Marrero
Markell Mays
Giancarlo Moreno
Sinai Perez
Penelope Pierzchalski
Londyn Tyars
Riley Washington

VIOLA

Zaylyn Alvarado-Abernathy
Aldo Julián Vasquez Albor
Alexandra Chang
Ethan Naranjo-Feria
A’mia Herbert
Ziya Johnsonharris
Ethan Molina Montes
Vanellope Sophia Santiago Nadal
Iremide Oluti
Eden Putnam
Zoey Ramsey
Kingston Shorter-Swan
Za'Rya Tate
Leia Vosberg

CELLO

lbin Fabián Vasquez Albor
Eilene Weed Bell
Mel'lasia Rattler-Cheatham
Angel Espino
Gracelynn Felder
Austin Fischer
Kaely Ortiz Flores
Josselyn Hernandez
Olive Janzen
Gabrielle McCoy
Kourtney Anthony-McIntosh
Naomi Ramirez
Thomas Stark
Charlotte Stephens
Willemina Tatum
Charity Vosberg
Essience Ward

BASS

Eva Bertolas
Chrisette Campbell
Nala Life
Lawson McClure
Baisley Neave
Riley Newell
Dayle Zwart

Second Year Progressions Musicians

VIOLIN

Camila R. Aguilar
MacKenzie Chesir
Cayli Cifax
Yamil Cruz Cortes
Harlow Dufek
Dariana Enriquez
Isis Melby-Gibbons
Paola Guerra
Abel Guzman
Dheeksha Kancharla
Rose Kozlicki
Alexis Mohs
Matias Ochoa
Kelynn Pearson
Alessio Ramirez
Ramona Rudnik
Tallulah Sams
Miko Sengyothinh
Violet Van Sistine
Hilary Thompson
Chekai Thurman
Noelle Vignieri

VIOLA

Nicolas Aguilera
Theodore Baldus
Matisse Chirillo
Elizabeth Guerra
Artie Tucker Jr.
Benjamin Macias
Subhana Matthews
Gwendolyn Taylor
Emily Thompson

CELLO

Khaydin Allen
Linnea Balistrieri
Christian Albarran Cruz
Baylee Gatson
Margaret Gibes
Ruby Hawthorne
Willa Hoban
Candace McCrary
Levi A. Santiago
Hugo Schmidt

BASS

Sofia Davis
Eleanor Johnson
Makhale Lipson
Jodie Washington
Ravi Weiland

Tiffany Chang, Director

Instructors:

John Babbitt, Bass
Miguel Barrenchea, Viola
Kristian Brusubardis, Violin
Sonora Brusubardis, Violin
Viktor Brusubardis, Cello
Freya Irani, Viola
Manuel Landin Lopez, Violin
Tony Lucas, Progressions Mentor
Imaia Mitchell, Cello
Rayden Vaughan Montes, Cello
Paris Myers, Bass

Thank you to our Progressions Student Mentors:

Lauren Gooden
Giovanna Hughes
Anya Prakash
Rylee Stelpflug
Thomas Stilp
Laurel Zei

Progressions, MYSO’s flagship Community Partnership Program, is a high-impact, immersive 2-year program providing instruction in violin, viola, cello, and bass to students who have limited musical experience, live in or attend school in Milwaukee, and face barriers of access and equity in music study.

The Progressions program nurtures, challenges, and inspires children through music in a fun, supportive, and engaging environment, laying the foundation for success in other areas of their lives and is a springboard to success in MYSO.

Founded in 2003, Progressions has received national support and recognition. In 2015, MYSO was named a National Arts and Humanities Youth Arts Program Award Winner for its work through its Community Partnership Programs.

Thanks to generous funding from corporations, foundations, and thousands of individuals throughout the community, these programs are made possible for our students.

Donations to MYSO are the crucial funding source that allow us to nurture, challenge, and inspire young minds, profoundly changing lives and our community for the better. We are tremendously grateful for these important gifts.

This list recognizes gifts of $250 or more that were received from July 1, 2024, through January 15, 2025. We encourage you to contact Maria Fuller, Donor Experience Coordinator, at 414-267-2958, with questions or corrections—or to learn how to make a much-appreciated gift to MYSO.

Energico ($300,000+)

Anthony Petullo
United Performing Arts Fund

Maestoso ($20,000 - $99,999)

Anonymous
Laura and Mike Arnow
Bader Philanthropies
Tim & Sue Frautschi 
Harri Hoffmann Family Foundation
Milwaukee Recreation Partnership for the Arts and Humanities
National Endowment for the Arts
The Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation
The ROS Foundation
Steinway Society of Milwaukee, Inc.

Con Fuoco ($10,000 - $19,999)

Anon Charitable Trust
Charles D. Jacobus Family Foundation
Curt and Sue Culver
Digicorp, Inc.
Jeffrey Edelstein
James and Andrea Emling
Jill & George Fahr
Forest County Potawatomi Community
The Frank and Lucille Puncer Foundation
Frank L. Weyenberg Charitable Trust
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Adelaide F. Banaszynski Memorial Fund
Jerome and Dorothy Holz Family Foundation
Krause Family Foundation, Inc.
Erik and Carol Moeser
Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD
William and Janice Godfrey Family Foundation Trust
U.S. Bank Foundation

Vivace ($5,000 to $9,999)

Anonymous (2)
Anthony Petullo Foundation, Inc.
Bobbi and Jim Caraway
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Consiglio
Francie Luke Silverman Foundation
The Frieda and William Hunt Memorial Trust
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Margaret E. Sheehan Memorial Fund
Michael and Jennifer Hansen
Joanne W. Hulce & Susan Hulce Cerletty
Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation
Ted and Mary Kellner
Laskin Family Foundation
Maihaugen Foundation
Gerald and Elaine Mainman
Sharon McIntosh
Mike and Lisa Miksich
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
PNC Foundation
Volo Consulting, LLC
Don and Kate Wilson
Zilber Family Foundation

Animato ($2,500 - $4,999)

Tino & Penny Arvanetes
Brian and Laurel Bear, MD
Kris & Ken Best
John and Marilyn Breidster
Anthony and Andrea Bryant
Joe and Lisamarie Collins
City of Milwaukee Arts Board
Croen Foundation, Inc.
Davidson and Harley Fund, Inc.
Dal and Jackie Drummer
Dorothy Inbusch Foundation, Inc
Linda Edelstein
Erik and Vanessa Eisenmann
Elmbrook Rotary Foundation, Inc.
Albert and Storm Elser
Ernest and Sally Micek Family Foundation
Friends Of Kayla
Lisa A. Froemming
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Dyar Fund
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Milwaukee Music Scholarship Fund
Green Bay Packers Foundation
David and Margarete Harvey
Hill Family Charitable Fund
Judith A. Keyes Family Fund
Constance Kling
Christine Krueger
Mary Lacharite
Mark and Julie Steinhafel Family Fund
The Michael Van Handel Foundation
Craig & Mary Robyn Peotter
Robert W. Baird Inc.
Stephen Scheil
Settlers Club of Wisconsin, Inc.
Jason and Monica Stevenson
Richard and Susi Stoll
Lauren Vollrath
Weiss Family Foundation
Elizabeth Yewer

Cantabile ($1,000 - $2,499)

Abbot Charitable Foundation
Helmut and Sandra Ammon
Anonymous
Veronica Ariens
Barry Axelrod and Sigrid Dynek
Maribeli & Luis Ayala
Baird Foundation, Inc.
Michael & Joanne Barndt
Jean Basler
Jennifer Chang
Bob Coletti and Karen Hung
Linda Czestler
Nancy Debbink and Carol Tsao
Brian and Janet Enters
Forte Services, LLC
Giacobassi Family Fund
Susan Gnewuch
John and Tameica Greene Jr.
Gustav and Gladys Kindt Foundation
Heil Family Foundation
HH Camp Foundation
John and Marci Hunzinger
Greg and Linda Kliebhan
Jewish Community Foundation - Richman Family Donor Advised Fund
JM Morzinski Giving Fund
Johnson Controls
Arthur and Jackie Josetti
Karin & Mark Kultgen, MD
Paul and Eileen LeFort
Jun Li
Madeleine and David Lubar Charitable Fund
Ken-David and Melinda Masur
Ascaris and Antonio Mayo
MCW Orchestra
Steve Russ
William Scanlon
Jim and Karen Schlater
Carter & Pamela Simmons
Solventum
Kent & Marna Tess-Mattner
Timothy and Syma Richer Family Giving Fund
Tami and Gregg Ulatowski
United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County
Judith Wenzel and Thomas Ristow
White House of Music
William Scanlon Charitable Fund

Con Espressione ($500 - $999)

Anonymous (9)
Danielle Baerwald
Ted and Lisa Balistreri
Julia Bell
Bill and Ruth Jones Fund
Richard Buchband and Betsy Rosenblum
Sara Burns
Camille A. Lonstorf Trust
Kathryn Carlson
Charter Manufacturing Company Foundation
Michael Cleary
James and Mary Connelly
Colleen Cooney
Michael Cooney
Kenneth and Sue Copp
Tom & Lynda Curl
Andrew DeBoer
Peter Eash-Scott
Jonathan and Candice Ebel
Trude Elliott
Franklyn Esenberg
Rita Esselman
Brian & Pat Falk
Sylvannah Gates
Jason & Diep Graham
Grand Mesa Strings Publishing
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - MacDowell Club of Milwaukee Fund
Theresa Hall
Mary and David Hannes
Jason and Megan Hille
Michael and Marilyn Hille
Jon and Sue Phillips Family Fund
Robin Johnson
Steffany Kaminski
David and Sarah Kolo
Mike Konshak
Michael and Deb Linley
Randolph Lipchik and Ravenna Helson
John and Susan Logan
Lowe Group
Sherrie Magerowski
Manpower Group Foundation Inc
Jennifer Mattes
John and Linda Mellowes
Martin Moore
Nelson Bros. Power Center, Inc
William New
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Victor and Gladys O'Mahen
Bruce Osgood
Sue Phillips
Andrew Rohn
Jeff and Diane Roznowski
Thomas Russell
James and Susan Sajdak
Kevin and Carol Schuele
Rick and Julie Seybold
Ashok Sinha
Matthew and Ruby Soik
Carlton Stansbury
Steven and Denise Trinkl
Margie L. Vehrenkamp
Carey Vollmers
Barb Wanless
M. Darlene Wilson
WISN TV
Donald Yoder

Grazioso ($250 - $499)

Alan and Jean Hilgeman Charitable Fund
Anonymous (11)
Paul Baerwald
Lucy Bahn
Joanne Beck
Terry Bellinger
Melissa Bemus
Bostik, Inc.
Brian Brandel
Jessica Bryan
Janine Brzezinski
Michael & Ericka Burzynski
Mark and Linda Carlson
Liyu Chen
Serena Clardie
Julia & William Davis
Mark and Karen Ditthardt
Steven R. and Elizabeth Duback
Esther Durairaj
Ted and Beth Durant
Thomas and Linda Dvorak
Nestor Dyhdalo and Diane Signatur
Marlene Ego
William and Juanita Edington
David and Charlotte Eells
Susan Ela
Patricia Ellis, Ed.D
Dolores Emanuelson
Charles Engberg
Kenneth Fabric
Michael Gauger
Glen and Claire Hackmann
Nicholas and Danita Hahn
Margaret Hader
John Hannes
Mary Hebden
Ed and Doris Heiser
Dietrich Hemann and Megumi Kanda
Alan & Jean Hilgeman
Michelle Hoffman
Paul Holzman
The Home Depot Foundation
Nels Jacobsen
Tim and Janine Jandrey
Eric Jensen
Jewish Community Foundation - Burton and Audrey Strnad
Elaine Kapsh
Jessie Kasberger
Darla Kashian
Dan and Becky Kennedy
Mijeong Kim
Joseph Kmoch
David and Diane Knox
Dr. Joan Kojis
The Kresge Foundation
Lois Krewinghaus
Katarzyna Krynicka
Eric and Linda Lanke
Eric Larson
Marlene Lauwasser
Sarah Lerand
Chris Luedke
Darren Luke
Lois Malawsky
Madeline McGrath
Scott Mihm
Lindsey Moloney
Richard and Sharon Moore
Sally and Ivan Mueller
Judith Murlasits
Bryce Nett
Cheryl New
Stella O`Neill
Beverly Oehler
Peter Ogden
Laura Oldenburg
Matt and Katie Phillips
John & Nicole Pienkos
Pledgeling Foundation
Jennifer Potter
Anoop Prakash
Virginia Przybylinski
Joshua Putnam
Jeanette Quinn
Bunny Raasch-Hooten
Sid Rao
David Rasmussen
Anitra Riley
Steven and Rona Rindt
Chris and Angie Roloff
Andrew and Natalie Sajdak
Myrelene Saunders
Christine Schindhelm
Russell and Barb Simpson
Kyle and Kimberly Starasinich
Mark Stein
Valerie Stein
Erin Stilp
Jack Sutte and Audra Zarlenga
Trattoria Stefano
Paul Thorgaard
Paul and Lynn Veldhouse
Joel and Julie Weinberger
Del and Kim Wilson
YBG Consulting LLC
Nancy Zeit