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TULARE COUNTY JUNIOR STRINGS TOM FRITZ, DIRECTOR

Square Dance ................................. Lennie Niehaus & Vernon Leidig

La Petite Danseuse .................................................... Elliot Del Bargo

Bach .......................................... Johann Sebastian Bach/Burl Walter Andante Semplice & Allegro Giocoso

Baroque ‘N’ String Swing ........................ Jean-Philippe Rameau/Bauernschmidt

(Tambourine Swings)

Russian Christmas Dance ................................................... Tom Fritz Allegro, Waltz Mysterioso & Allegro Accelerando

TULARE COUNTY JUNIOR SYMPHONY JEFF FRITZ, DIRECTOR

Serbian Peasant Dance .................................................. Carol Velska

Russian Chorale and Overture ................... Piotr Illych Tchaikovsky Arranged by Merle J. Isaac

Spectacular Michael Jackson ................................. Michael Jackson

Symphony No. 1 ......................................................... Gustav Malher III. Solemnly Arranged by Richard Meyer

Le Tambourine Swings ............................. Robert L. Bauernschmidt

Russian Christmas Music ................................................ Alfred Reed Arranged by Michael Story

COS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MICHAEL TACKETT, DIRECTOR

Entr’acte

Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns ............................. Arranged by the Louko Duo.

Elijah Avila, Violin Luis Cerrillos, Cello

Poet and Peasant Overture .................................... Franz von Suppé

Pas de Deux ................................................ Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky from The Nutcracker

Premiére Rhapsodie ................................................. Claude Debussy For Orchestra and Flute Flute Part Arr. by Todd Harris

Tracy Harris, Flute

Hungarian Dance No. 5 ......................................... Johannes Brahms

Hungarian Dance No. 6 ......................................... Johannes Brahms

VIOLIN 1 Mia Santeliz Elsie Lyon

Jessica Lam Zoe Townsend

Samantha Smith Jacquelyn Alexander

Heer Shinglot * Rylee McLenithan *

VIOLIN 2 Madeleine Lyon Anika Natividad

Lea Veiss Luciana Taylor

Ethan Natividad Pedro Campos

Daisy Soto * Ann Eade *

VIOLA Lucy Hiatt

Cornelius Hormon Olivia Tolman

CELLO Jeremias Fernandez

Sophia Caballes Sara Araim Ava Mendes

Samantha Trejo *

STRING BASS Mr. Mark Smith

HARP Hannah Cooper

*Guest Musicians from Bradley Union

School in Monterey County

VIOLIN I Rose Candelaria, Concertmistress

Elle Hiatt Omolara Omololu

Leena Aziz Liam Mackenzie Cailyn Jensen Sydney Olson

Lily Smith Cindy Tayagua-Abarca

Skylar Gonzales

VIOLIN II Adriana La

Jordan Reynolds Laura McCoy Tyler Wolfe

Tyler Tomooka Roamie Gailey Bennett Gann

Samuel Albarran Kiana Lovgren Alvina Garay

Ashley-Marie Torres

CELLO Brooke Ramirez Lindsey Bishop

Belen Ochoa Benjamin Lozano

Liam Curtiss Mikayla Spink

Madison Saucedo Maya Gamez

Victoria Saucedo Micaela Cors

Jessica Sanchez

VIOLA Megan Shin Piper Allen

Benjamin Kim Aalaysia Gonzales Bahija McDaniels

Hanbin Yu

BASS Jared Ross

Mary Castillo

FLUTE Allie Twamley Hannah Davis

Christine Pilegard Brooke Verhoeven

CLARINET Colin McCarthy Paris Moreno Sierra Wilson

TRUMPET Yasin Araim

BARITONE Charles Sorber

TROMBONE Charvi Reddy

Konnor Moshier

TUBA Luis Acol

PERCUSSION Julian Hernandez

Omar Renteria

VIOLIN 1 Elijah Avila

Aya Aziz Sergio Lozano

Henry Lam Mariah Mendoza

Isaiah Castro Ivy Zhong

Bonny Zhang

VIOLIN II Anne Pilegard Joseph Park

Alexa Caballes Gabrielle Trapse Paloma Schuller

Christina Arredondo Kiersten Moshier

Cailyn Jensen Grace Arnold

Daniela Gonzales Alyssa Ramirez Lucas Walker

Ricky Dominguez (Guitar)

Haunnah Carter

VIOLA Abigail Sorber

Hanbin Yu

CELLO Luis Cerrillos Sofia Schuller

Cameron Forgey Isabella Argueta

Jacob Ross Esther Prado Ashton Henry

Mia Giannandrea

BASS Jared Ross

Mar Nagatani Kaitlyn Diaz Jacob Ray

FLUTE Natalie Whitfield

Jana Bridi Savannah Ramirez

Angel Sanchez Brooke Faulkner

CLARINET Amie Trujillo

Nicholas Cooksey Bass Clarinet

Felipe Alvarado

BASS CLARINET Felipe Alvarado

HORN Tony Franchino

Ariana Karr Sean Oliveras

TRUMPET Jennifer Broussard

Paul Lujan

TROMBONE Carlos Reyes

Austin Fletcher Gustavo Romo

TUBA Aaron Martinez

PERCUSSION Spencer Arnold

Hunter Tidd Rufus Biggs Elijah Burris

Gerardo Garcia

HARP Olivia Bowerman

Jennifer Farrenkopf

SPECIAL THANKS TO: The Tulare County Symphony

League for the financial

support. Besides, funding the

two Junior ensembles, the

League provides many String Scholarships to students in Tulare

County to offset the cost of private lessons. They also provide After-

School string programs for at risk youth at both Crowley Elementary,

Visalia and Roosevelt Elementary, Tulare.

Please consider making a donation to the League to help them be able

to continue offering the Junior Youth Orchestras program or by

becoming a member of the League. Checks may be made payable to:

Tulare County Symphony League, PO Box 4264, Visalia, 93278

For membership info, contact: Beth McAuliff smcaulif@pacbell.net

Save the Date: March 23, 2019 Please help the League raise funds so they can continue offering

exceptional Youth Programs such as this. Plan to attend the League’s

Black & White Gala at the newly remodeled Visalia Country Club.

For tickets and information contact Sharon Fisher, 636-2798

The following entities for their

wonderful grant support to

the League's youth programs:

StepUp (County of Tulare);

Edison International; and the Arts Consortium

Mr. Mike Tackett for arranging

use of the wonderful

COS music facilities.

Local professionals and teachers who have been

supportive this year:

Lisa Fritz Georgana Gearhart Kathleen Carr Joseph Sosa Harmony Drumm Terence Mendez Tori Scrafford Mark Smith

We love the opportunity to get to share in music with all of these wonderful students. We hope music will be an enriching part of their

lives forever, regardless of what career endeavors they pursue! Tonight’s concert is being recorded for the students, and will be

available to download at www.JFritzMusic.com under the Director

menu. Refer to our Facebook page for an announcement when it will

be ready. Facebook Page: @TulareCountyYouthOrchestras

TULARE COUNTY YOUTH ORCHESTRAS – 2018/19

JUNIOR STRINGS – LISA FRITZ, DIRECTOR

A string orchestra consisting of beginning violin, viola, cello, and bass players, meeting on Thursdays once a week for a one hour evening rehearsal.

Recommended ages: Any age through 8th grade with at least one year of

playing experience, and a member of their school orchestra, if applicable.

For more information contact Lisa Fritz, email: Lmegfritz@gmail.com

Facebook Page: @TulareCountyYouthOrchestras

JUNIOR SYMPHONY – JEFF FRITZ, DIRECTOR

A symphonic orchestra consisting of intermediate level strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion players meeting on Thursdays once a week

for a two hour evening rehearsal.

Recommended ages: 6th through 10th grade, and a member of their school

orchestra, if applicable.

For more information contact Jeff Fritz, email: jeffTfritz@gmail.com

Facebook Page: @TulareCountyYouthOrchestras

COS YOUTH SYMPHONY – MIKE TACKETT, DIRECTOR

A symphonic orchestra consisting of the oldest, most advanced level strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion players in Tulare County

meeting every Monday for a two hour evening rehearsal.

Recommended ages: 10th grade through college, and a member of their

school orchestra, if applicable.

For more information contact Michael Tackett, email: michaelt@cos.edu

Facebook Group: College of the Sequoias (COS) Music Department.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION Both the Junior Strings and Junior Symphony will hold auditions for the

Spring on WEDNESDAY JANUARY 30th beginning at 6 pm in the COS Music (Sierra) Building. Additional information, including audition music,

will be made available over the holiday break from classroom and private

teachers, as well as online at: www.JFritzMusic.com under the Director

menu, and our Facebook page @TulareCountyYouthOrchestras.

COS Symphony Orchestra begins January 28th. If you wish to join the

COS Symphony Orchestra please contact Mr. Tackett.

Additional COS Events that you may enjoy:

Picasso, November 9-18 @ COS Theatre

COS Band Concert, December 9 @ COS Theatre 2:00 p.m.

COS Dance Concert, December 7, 8 @ COS Theatre 7:30 p.m.

COS Choir Concert, December 14 @ COS Theatre 7:00 p.m.

Tulare County Youth Orchestra Spring Concert, May 2 @ Fox Theatre

Fall Concert

November 15, 2018

Visalia Fox Theatre

DIRECTORS:

JEFF FRITZ TOM FRITZ MICHAEL TACKETT

Spring Concert APRIL 24, 2018

DIRECTORS: Jeff Fritz Lisa Fritz

Michael Tackett