featuring the musicians of MYSO's Prelude Wind Ensemble program

Thursday, February 20, 2025 | 6:30 pm

Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, UW-Milwaukee

Prelude Wind Ensemble Beginner Band

Brian Balmages

Starsplitter Fanfare

Brian Balmages

Rite of Passage

Mekel Rogers

Earth Shock

Brian Balmages

Creatures in the Attic

Rob Brice

Dragon Slayer

Randall Standridge 

Beginners Rock

Prelude Wind Ensemble Advanced Band

Pierre La Plante 

Monterey March

Elton John | arr. Michael Sweeney

Circle of Life

Jacques Offenbach | arr. David Marlatt 

Can, Can

               Featuring the Woodwind Section

Randall Standridge

Snake Charmer

Combined Prelude Wind Ensemble Bands

Tielman Susato | arr. Jack Wilds

Knightly Procession

Randall Standridge

 Pandora

Beginner Prelude Wind Ensemble Musicians

FLUTE 

Madyson Duckworth
Fatima Melendez
Natalie Patino
Moo Eh Ku Shee 

OBOE 

Gabriel Bingham
Boaz Hoffman
Misael Mora Aguilar 

CLARINET 

Mackenzie Duckworth
Audrey Engel
Nola Peterson
Brandon Romero
Aalun Sallee 

SAXOPHONE 

Nunu Dwyer
Violet Hensersky
Noah Putnam
Leonardo Ramos 

BASSOON 

Masziah Mays 

FRENCH HORN 

Noe Caban
Oliver Neave 

BARITONE 

Halo Hall
Mateo Salas 

TRUMPET 

Evan Bates
Sawyer Gierach
Leonardo Rawson 

TROMBONE
Giovanni Melendez
Dontae Sims Jr

TUBA 

Moises Melendez
David Romero 

PERCUSSION 

Israel Perteet
Samuel Vazquez 

Advanced Prelude Wind Ensemble Musicians

FLUTE 

Jordin Burns
Jacqueline Prado
Sarahi Torres
Olivia Wiese 

OBOE 

Ariadna Ochoa
Noah Williams 

CLARINET 

Harper Faber
Neftaly Luna-Rangel
Riley Scott
Jayden Thompson 

SAXOPHONE 

Dorothy Greene
Somaiya Greene
Brooks Lowery
Treasure Olowu 

BASSOON 

Grace Witczak
Leo Yang 

FRENCH HORN 

Margot Chirillo
Fox Krafttakacs
Ezra Rosploch 

TRUMPET 

Emmanuel Baines
Elias Hoban
Precious Olowu 

TROMBONE 

Javier Hernandez
Abbot Hoban
Ciara Meyers
Lauren Smith 

TUBA 

Milan Cwalina Brylow

PERCUSSION 

Genesis Albarran Cruz
Hazel Bonds-Coffey
Kenya Hoffman
Bryson Rivas

Connie Fellows and Michael Krofta, Directors

Instructors:

Mary Burcyzk, Clarinet

Ben Haimann, Percussion

Kelly Hofman, Horn

Mallory Merkel, Saxophone

Jenifer Minor, Flute

Kaitlyn Rian, Trumpet

Miko Roman, Oboe

Emmy Rozanski, Low Brass

Kyle Samuelson, Low Brass

Marta Troicki, Bassoon

Mike Zens, All Instruments

Thank you to our Prelude Wind Ensemble Student Mentors:

Zoe Hemmerling
Emmeline Erickson
Zoe Johnson 

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.

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