featuring the musicians of the Progressions program
Thursday, February 23, 2023 | 6:30 pm
Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, UW-Milwaukee
Open String Cycle, Hot Cross Buns
Combined Orchestras
Chuck Elledge, Copycat Waltz
2nd Year Orchestra
Rachel’s Repeat
1st Year Orchestra
Twinkle Variation A
Amayah Coates, Jazahri Leech, and Maryjane Mather, Violin
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Isabela Vang and Bentley Perez, Viola
Twinkle Melody
Amayah Coates and Chloe Stephens, Violin
Hot Cross Buns/DAD
Sofia Aguilar Benitez and Charlotte Ivans, Viola
Twinkle Variation A
Liana Robinson, Julie Raygoza, and Josette Stark, Violin
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Antonio Gonzalez-Juarez, Violin
Twinkle Variation C
Mariah Harris, Violin
O Come Little Children
Olive Sullivan, Cello, and Tessa Mallmann, Viola
Song of the Wind
Anurak Vang, Violin
Scale with Slurs
Keith Barnes, Violin
J.S. Bach, Minuet No. 1
Jaihun Chawda, Violin
J.S. Bach, Minuet No. 2
Arleth Cruz Hernandez, Violin
J.S. Bach, Minuet No. 3
Damian Sanchez, Violin
Mary Had a Little Lamb, Twinkle starting on D
1st Year Orchestra
Rainy Day Song
Melissa Najera Ramirez & Ms. Ravenna, Cello
Two Octave G Major Scale Round
Sofia Morales and Janiyah Bent, Violin
Song of the Wind
Gissel Hernandez, Violin
Shinichi Suzuki, Allegro
Paardhavi Veduruparthi and Isabella Macias, Violin
Shinichi Suzuki, Andantino
Yogi Chennuru and Jaihun Chawda, Violin
Twinkle on A
D’Shawn Morgan and Raquel Nunn, Violin
H. Purcell, Rigadoon
Emaluna Cardenas-Delgado, Cello
French Folk Song
Peyden Perine, Viola
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Sienna Smith, Cello
Shinichi Suzuki, Perpetual Motion
Charles Ray, Bass
Twinkle
Amina Ashley, Dillon Briant, and Chace Edwards, Bass
Scotland’s Burning
2nd Year Bass Ensemble
Shortnin’ Bread
1st Year Bass Ensemble
Shinichi Suzuki, Perpetual Motion
James Gipson, Bass
French Folk Song
Igdaliah Guzman, Violin
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Langston Bruhy Hale, Cello
Go Tell Aunt Rhody
Inioluwa Oluti, Violin
O Come, Little Children
Elliot Velazquez, Violin
D Scale Round
Vicenta Sosa-Winter, Cooper Korol, and Mila Sengyothinh, Violins
Jacques Offenbach, Can-Can
2nd Year Orchestra & Select 1st Year Musicians
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Hermione Naranjo-Feria, Cello, and Julie Raygoza, Violin
Hot Cross Buns/DAD
Timothy Vang and Aizen Starnes, Violin
Go Tell Aunt Rhody
Penelope Sullivan and Israel Gnewuch, Violin
C Major Scale Duet
Charlotte Clementi and Melissa Najera Ramirez, Cello
Shinichi Suzuki, Allegro
Maroney Vang, Violin
Shinichi Suzuki, Andantino
Luis Romero Martinez, Cello
Twinkle Variation A
Lucy Delgado, Cello
"Sugar Plum Fairy" Melody from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker
Mia Mathy, Viola
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Isaiah Morales, Viola
Boppin’ Gator
2nd Year Orchestra
Jingle Bells
Combined Orchestras
First Year Progressions Musicians
VIOLINS
Sarahi Aguayo
Andrea Basurto-Sil
Adrian Caston
Amayah Coates
Poppy DeMilo
Edgar Fransee
Antonio Gonzalez
Neyah Green
Igdaliah Guzman
Mariah Harris
Michaeldavid Howell-Smith
Da'Viah Knox
Cooper Korol
Jazahri Leech
Damian Lucero
Maryjane Mather
Fred Miller III
D'Shawn Morgan
Raquel Nunn
Summers Skyi Perry
Julie Raygoza
Liana Robinson
Vonni Scott
Mila Sengyothinh
Vicenta Sosa-Winter
Josette Stark
Aizen Starnes
Chloe Stephens
Timothy Vang
VIOLAS
Sofia Aguilar Benitez
Raelynn Brown
Charlotte Ivans
Peyton Perez
Bentley Perez
Isabela Vang
CELLOS
Alejandra Barrios
Langston Bruhy Hale
Luna Burgos
Lucia Christine Delgado
Hermione Naranjo-Feria
Angelina Robinson
Brandon Romero Hernandez
Sienna Smith
BASSES
Amina Ashley
Dillon Briant
Christopher Carter
Chace Edwards
Laurel Martens
Nathan Santiago Nadal
Angelle Williams
Second Year Progressions Musicians
VIOLINS
Aniya Ayala
Keith Barnes
Janiyah Bent
Jaihun Chawda
Yogendhar Chennuru
Arleth Cruz Hernandez
Israel Gnewuch
Gissel Hernandez
Ka'Lee Jackson
Belicia Lira
Isabella Macias
Mia Mathy
Yareli Montenegro
Sofia Morales
Fernanda Muñoz
Inioluwa Oluti
Damian Sanchez
Penelope Sullivan
Maroney Vang
Anurak Vang
Paardhavi Veduruparthi
Eliott Velazquez
VIOLAS
Danyla Kilpatrick
Tessa Mallmann
Isaiah Morales
Peyden Perine
Ryan Sullivan
CELLOS
Emaluna Cardenas-Delgado
Charlotte Clementi
Miley Milton-Phillips
Melissa Najera Ramirez
Luis Romero Martinez
Olive Sullivan
BASSES
James Gipson
Zayyir Hodges
Bailee Nicholson
Charles Ray
Tiffany Chang, Progressions Director
Sonora Brusubardis, Violin Instructor
Manuel Landin Lopez, Violin Instructor
Ann Wood, Violin Instructor
Evan Lane, Viola Instructor
Ravenna Helson, Cello Instructor
Rayden Vaughan Montes, Cello Instructor
John Babbitt, Bass Instructor
Lillian Rutowski, Bass Instructor
Tony Lucas, Progressions Mentor
Thank you to our Progressions Mentors:
Julia Bell
Sofia Castanho-Bollinger
Cameron Coraggio
Nathan Hansen
Valkyrie Ladd
Ava Larsen
Emerson LaWall-Shane
Ella McGinley
Gabby Peck
Jackson Peterson
Katherine Steele
Rylee Stepflug*
Mayouel Viviano Terando*
Kate Weisman
Sonya Wilhelm
* = Progressions graduate
Progressions, a part of MYSO’s innovative Community Partnership Programs, is an immersive string training program, which provides private instruction and orchestral training in violin, viola, cello, and bass to school-nominated third and fourth grade students who have limited musical experience and live in or attend a school in the City of Milwaukee.
Founded in 2003, Progressions has received national support and recognition. MYSO was named a National Arts and Humanities Youth Arts Program Award Winner for its work through Progressions as well as the 2014 Eureka Award from the Milwaukee Business Journal. The program also received funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the League of American Orchestras.
One of the primary aims of Progressions is increased participation in MYSO by students from urban populations that face barriers of access and equity in music study.
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the National Endowment for the Arts, the Milwaukee Arts Board, Milwaukee Public Schools Partnership for the Arts and Humanities, and the United Performing Arts Fund, for their generous support of this program.
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, 2022, through January 12, 2023. We encourage you to call Emma Kunz, Philanthropy Operations Manager, at 414-267-2943, with questions or corrections—or to learn how to make a much-appreciated gift to MYSO.
Energico ($350,000 - $500,000)
United Performing Arts Fund
Appassionato ($100,000 - $349,999)
The Burke Foundation
Maestoso ($20,000 - $99,999)
Bader Philanthropies, Inc.
The Gannett Foundation
Harri Hoffmann Family Foundation
MPS Recreation Partnership for the Arts and Humanities
The Richard & Ethel Herzfeld Foundation
Con Fuoco ($10,000 - $19,999)
Anonymous (2)
Laura & Mike Arnow
Francie Luke Silverman Foundation
The Frank and Lucille Puncer Foundation
Tim & Sue Frautschi
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Luedke-Smith Fund
Adelaide F. Banaszynski Memorial Fund
Johnson Controls
Angela Johnston
Krause Family Foundation
Elaine & Gerry Mainman
Melitta S. & Joan M. Pick Charitable Trust
Molitor Foundation
Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD
We Energies Foundation
William N. and Janice V. Godfrey Family Foundation
Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts
Vivace ($5,000 to $9,999)
Anonymous
529Innovations
Anon Charitable Trust
Ken & Kris Best
Brico Fund
Bobbi & Jim Caraway
Jeff Edelstein, MD
Linda Edelstein
George & Jill Fahr
Michael & Jennifer Hansen
Jerome and Dorothy Holz Family Foundation
Madeleine & David Lubar
Maihaugen Foundation
Manpower Group
Milwaukee Arts Board & Wisconsin Arts Board, with funds from the State of Wisconsin
Milwaukee County Cultural Artistic & Musical Programming Advisory Council
PNC Foundation
Lacey Sadoff
Michael Schmitz
Zilber Family Foundation
Animato ($2,500 - $4,999)
Anonymous
Brian & Laurel Bear
John & Marilyn Breidster
Richard Buchband & Betsy Rosenblum
Croen Foundation, Inc.
Andrew DeBoer
Thomas & Deborah Degnan
Dal & Jackie Drummer
Elmbrook Rotary Foundation
Ernest and Sally Micek Family Foundation
Steve & Nancy Fisher
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Judith A. Keyes Family Fund
Margarete & David R. Harvey
Hunzinger Construction Company
Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation
Laskin Family Foundation
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Craig & Mary Robyn Peotter
Faye Scheil
Settlers Club of Wisconsin
Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
Don & Kate Wilson
Cantabile ($1,000 - $2,499)
Anonymous (2)
Abbot Charitable Foundation
Affinity Accounting
Arzbaecher Family Foundation
Bruno Barnagaud
Jeff & Kate Behring
Doug & Molly Bell
Sue Bellehumeur
Peter & Sally Blommer
Mark Blutstein
Erin Casper Borissov
Cedar Street Charitable Foundation
Diane & Craigh Cepukenas
Susan Cerletty
Joe and Lisamarie Collins
Sue & Curt Culver
Davidson and Harley Fund, Inc.
George & Sandy Dionisopoulos
John & Tamara Dunn
Jim & Andrea Emling
Suja Finnerty
Penny Forrest
Barbara D. Froemming
Lisa Froemming
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Milwaukee Music Scholarship Fund
Sigrid Gullickson Jablonka & Roy H. Jablonka
Gustav and Gladys Kindt Foundation
Stephen Hargarten, MD
Heil Family Foundation
John & Marci Hunzinger
Independence First
Daniel Jablonski
Stanley Jaspan
Mike & Mary Jordan
Tom Kissinger
Greg & Linda Kliebhan
Connie Kling
David Kuchta-Drane
Mark & Karin Kultgen, MD
Jun Li
Ann MacIver
Jennifer Mattes
Ascaris Mayo
Mac & Sandy McSweeney
Mike Miksich
Erik & Carol Moeser
Peter & Deborah Musante
Jeanna Nelson
NOG, Inc.
Lois and Richard Pauls
Pegasus Partners
Anthony & Beverly Petullo
Julie Ragland & Russell Grabczyk
Steve & Fran Richman
Riverstone Wealth Management, LLC
Jay & Tracy Rothman
Steve Russ
Carter & Pamela Simmons
Dawn Simmons
Mark & Julie Steinhafel
Steinway Piano Gallery
Jason & Monica Stevenson
Kent & Marna Tess-Mattner
Textron
Adam J. Toth
Gregg & Tami Ulatowski, MD
Richard Walters
ZS Architectural Engineering
Con Espressione ($500 - $999)
Amalga Composites, Inc.
Danielle Baerwald
Micaela Bomhack
Briohn Building Corporation
BVK
Camille A. Lonstorf Trust
Bruce & Marsha Camitta
Richard & Sharon Canter
Mark & Linda Carlson
Cedar Crest Specialties Inc.
Gil & Sinikka Church
Mary & James Connelly
Cathy & Mario Costantini
Angie & Mark Cotteleer
Tom & Lynda Curl
James Dorman
Curt & Carrie Downes
Peter Eash-Scott
Jack Edelstein & Sharon Lewin
Erik Eisenmann
Suzy Ettinger
Brian & Pat Falk
Christina & Karl Fiasca
Matt & Theresa Field
Dean Fitzgerald
Michael Gauger
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - MacDowell Club of Milwaukee Fund
Dick Hack & Suzan Ben-Poorat
Margaret Hader
Torrin Hallett
Angie Jellish
Renee Johnson
Charles & Kristen Kidd
Ryan Klinger
Joan Kojis, PhD
Karen Krammer
Kathy & Scott Kroeger
Emma & Alexander R. Kunz
Eric Larson & Susan Lewis
Debora M. Laws
Michael & Deb Linley
Fran Luebke
Nathaniel K. Lynn
Raul & Pamela Mateo
Jim McKeown
Bob Monnat
Nicole Nelson
Dave & Sue Ogden
Ogden & Company, Inc.
David & Mindy Palay
Theodore & Kelsey Perlick Molinari
Michael R. & Joan G. Potter
Shana Pradeep
Thomas Rose
Dr. Thomas J. Russell
Tom & Judy Saeger
Carol & Kevin Schuele
Chuck & Kristin Severson
Joel & Andrea Snavely
Soik Family
L. William Staudenmaier
Fred Tabak
TMB Development
Antoinette Vaughn
Margie Vehrenkamp
Caleb Veldhouse
Terry & Ladene Veldhouse
Todd & Stacy Velie
Rhona Vogel
Greg Wernert
Michael & Cathy White
White House of Music
Jim & Susee Wiechmann
Don & Marian Yoder
Mark & Evonne Zalewski
Shuang Zhao
Ed & Doreen Zieger
Rebecca Ziety
Grazioso ($250 - $499)
Anonymous (3)
Chris Addison
Marna Addison
Mary Albrecht
Bruce & Laurie Arnold
Tino & Penny Arvanetes
Dave & Linda Atkinson
Paul Baerwald
Lucy Bahn
Michael & Ellen Bartel
Thomas Benner
Julie & Mark Berquist
Bert & Marlene Bilsky
Judith Bingenheimer
Jonathan Bloom
Kathryn C. Bloomberg
Joseph & Karen Branch
Shari & Martin Brand
Steve & Karen Braun
Jill Broekhuizen
Leroy Brown
Martha Brown & Tony Lam
Robo & Kathy Brumder
James Burmeister
Burton & Audrey Strnad Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Martin & Kathleen Butorac
Kathryn Carlson
Liyu Chen
David & Sarah Clark
Jim & Martha Clark
Michael Cleary
Pam Conine
Brooke & John Creagh
Eric & Nicole Crnkovich
Joel Davel
Anne de Vroome & Garrett Kamerling
Dirk & Terry Debbink
Lois Ellen Debbink
Damon Dewaide
Walter Dryburgh III
Ted & Beth Durant
Thomas & Linda Dvorak
Penny S. Egan
Eileen & Howard Dubner Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Rachel Enright
David Ewald
Joshua & Sara Field
Fish Window Cleaning
Marcia Forman
Pamela Frautschi
Heidi Furlong
Katherine Gabor
Robert Gabriel
Jodi Gibson
Charles & Susan Gnewuch
Goldstein Law Group, S.C.
Barbara Groth
Steve & Mardee Gruen
Nicholas & Danita Hahn
Philip Halley
Edward Hammond
Steve & Stephanie Hancock
Stanley & Julie Hanna
Phil & Mary June Hanrahan
Ijoister Harris
Melva Henderson
Elizabeth Hill-Karbowski & Jeff Karbowski
Jason Hille
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Jamey Aebersold Jazz
Thomas & Patricia Jester
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Jim & Robin Kasch
Steve & Ellen Kellogg
Scott & Ellen Knowles
W. David & Dedi Knox II
Michael Koebel
Sophie Kojis
Tara & Darren Kozik
Tony & Sue Krausen
Michael & Patricia Kremin
Lois Krewinghaus
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Valerie Laabs-Siemon
Donald Lawson
Eileen & Paul LeFort
Bruce Martin
Sandy Metzger
Jay Miller & Donna Faw
Daniel Miske
Lindsey Moloney
Scott Mueller
'nalytix LLC
Kim Nghiem
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Peter Ogden & Terri Mahoney-Ogden
Ron Oshima & Kari Oshima Gunderson
Joanne Peck
Mark & Julie Petri
Pamela Pletcher
Bunny Raasch-Hooten
Clare Reardon
Ben & Kristin Rehberg
Steven & Rona Rindt
Chuck & Pat Roy
Patricia Ryan & Randall Daut
Andrew & Natalie Sajdak
Howard & Robin Schlei
Seer Interactive
Allen & Diane Sengpiel
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Russ & Barb Simpson
Ruthanne Spaay
Barbara Stanford
Calla Stanford
Jeffrey & Marjorie Stearns
Steven & Denise Trinkl
Madelaine Tully
Todd Turk
Kimberly Uding
Mike Utschig
Miriam van de Sype
Yesenia Villanueva
Fred & Anne Vogel
Jan Wade
Alfred Weil
Katy Weisenburger
Chuck Wikenhauser
Colleen Wilder
Arthur Wolf
Hope Wolf
Irene Yakubovich
Clara Yu
Michael and Eileen Zei
