2024-2025 - SYZYGY: THE SECOND SEASON

CONCERT #1: SINFONIA IN CONCERT: TMEA HONOR ORCHESTRA RECORDING CONCERT

SPLINTER - MARC MELLITS, TRANS. HALE

I. SCARLET OAK

VI. RIVER BIRCH

(WORLD PREMIERE)

O ALBION - THOMAS ADES

STRING QUARTET NO. 3 "MISHIMA" - PHILIP GLASS

III. GRANDMOTHER AND KIMITAKE

CONCERT #2: MUSIC FOR A STARRY NIGHT

PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA

STAR DANCER - MARK WILLIAMS

LEGEND OF DARK MOUNTAIN - SOON HEE NEWBOLD 

LOST ISLAND - KATHRYN GRIESINGER 

SINFONIA ORCHESTRA

SPLINTER - MARC MELLITS, TRANS. HALE

I. SCARLET OAK

VI. RIVER BIRCH

(WORLD PREMIERE)

O ALBION - THOMAS ADES

STRING QUARTET NO. 3 "MISHIMA" - PHILIP GLASS

III. GRANDMOTHER AND KIMITAKE

CONCERT #3: SONGS OF ICE AND FIRE

WITH THE RONALD THORNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRAS

RONALD THORNTON MS CONCERT ORCHESTRA

German Christmas Carols - arr. Sandra Dackow

Anna's Star - Aaron Perrine

Snow Day! - Katie O'Hara LaBrie

RONALD THORNTON MS PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Good King Wenceslas - Piae Cantiones/ arr. John Cacavas

Trepak from "Nutcracker Suite" - Tchaikovsky/ arr. Sandra Dackow

Rockin' Ol' St. Nick - James Murray/ arr. Caryn Wiegand Neidhold

RONALD THORNTON MS harp ensemble

Processional - Susann McDonald

Carol of the Bells - arr. C. Mazza

RONALD THORNTON MS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

A Minor Holiday Celebration - arr. Robert W. Smith

Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky/ arr. Longfield, intro arr. Chen-Yu Huang

Jingle-Bell Rock - Beal and Boothe/ arr. Klevenov & Pierce

ALMETA CRAWFORD HS PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA

MAGMA - LARRY CLARK

SNOW CANYON - ROBERT FROST

CAROL OF THE BELLS - LEONTIVICH, ARR. CLARK

ALMETA CRAWFORD HS SINFONIA ORCHESTRA

TERRESTRIAL FIRE - KATHRYN GRIESINGER

O ALBION - THOMAS ADES

FIREFLIGHT - CHRIS PILSNER

CONCERT #4: COLLAGE

TWINKLE VARIATIONS - TRAD./SUZUKI

MEESHA DELAFOSSE, VIOLIN

DAVIETTE JONES, VIOLIN

DONALD HALE, PIANO

CLASS III SOLOS

THEME FROM WITCHES DANCE - PAGANINI/SUZUKI

ANIYAH STEPHENS, VIOLIN

ANGEL CARPIO VARGAS, VIOLIN

BREYLON SPIVEY, VIOLIN

MINUET - BOCCHERINI

HUNTER HILLIMAN, VIOLIN

HUMPHREY NNOLIM, VIOLIN

HENRY NNOLIM, VIOLIN

GAVOTTE - MARTINI

JUAN MARTINEZ-BLANCAS, VIOLA

BOHYEBA OWUSU-ASANTE, VIOLA

HUMORESQUE - DVORAK

GEO THARAKAN, VIOLA

CLASS II SOLOS

CONCERTO IN A MINOR, MVT. II - VIVALDI

MERIN REGIMON JOSEPH, VIOLIN

CONCERTO IN A MINOR, MVT. II - VIVALDI

LORDINA OWUSU-ASANTE, VIOLIN

CHANSON TRISTE - TCHAIKOVSKY

KALIKASAN GIRON, CELLO

THE SWAN - SAINT-SAENS, ARR. DERI

CASSANDRA GONZALEZ, CELLO

MOTO PERPETUO - BOHM

JAYDEN REED-HARVEY, VIOLA

SKYLAH BROOKS, VIOLA

THE BOY PAGANINI - MOLLENHAUER

SHEENA JOSHUA, VIOLIN

MELODIE - GLUCK

REUBEN PAPPACHEN, VIOLIN

THE ELEPHANT - SAINT-SAENS

RUBY ESPINAL, BASS

CLASS I SOLOS

SUITE FOR CELLO NO. 1 - PRELUDE AND MINUETS

JAMES NOONAN, CELLO

CONCERT #5: UIL CONCERT & SIGHTREADING SHOWCASE

PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA

AEOLIAN ROCK - FRIZZI

POCO ADAGIO, FROM SYMPHONY NO. 3 "ORGAN" - SAINT-SAENS, ARR. DACKOW

UKRAINIAN FOLK SONGS - ARR. DACKOW

II. WEDDING DANCE

SINFONIA ORCHESTRA

ANTIQUE DANCES AND AIRS - RESPIGHI, ARR. ALSHIN

I. BALLET CORPS

AN ENGLISH SUITE - PARRY

VI. AIR

SERENADE - LEYDEN

I. PRELUDE

IV. CAKEWALK

UIL CONCERT AND SIGHTREADING CONTEST - MARCH 3RD, 2025

PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA

AEOLIAN ROCK - FRIZZI

POCO ADAGIO, FROM SYMPHONY NO. 3 "ORGAN" - SAINT-SAENS, ARR. DACKOW

UKRAINIAN FOLK SONGS - ARR. DACKOW

II. WEDDING DANCE

SUPERIOR RATINGS ON STAGE!

UIL CONCERT AND SIGHTREADING CONTEST - APRIL 3RD, 2025

SINFONIA ORCHESTRA

ANTIQUE DANCES AND AIRS - RESPIGHI, ARR. ALSHIN

I. BALLET CORPS

AN ENGLISH SUITE - PARRY

VI. AIR

SERENADE - LEYDEN

I. PRELUDE

IV. CAKEWALK

SUPERIOR RATINGS FROM ALL SIX JUDGES - SWEEPSTAKES AWARD!

CONCERT #6: SYZYGY

WITH THE RONALD THORNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRAS 

RONALD THORNTON MS CONCERT ORCHESTRA

WEXFORD CIRCLE - ELLIOT DEL BORGO

BENJAMIN PETREE, CONDUCTOR

SAHARA CROSSING - RICHARD MEYER

KAREN LO, CONDUCTOR

YEEHAW! - JEREMY WOOLSTENHULME

BENJAMIN PETREE, CONDUCTOR

RONALD THORNTON MS PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Dragon Dances - Soon Hee Newbold

KAREN LO, CONDUCTOR

Pirates of the Caribbean - Klaus Badelt, arr. Paul Lavender

BENJAMIN PETREE, CONDUCTOR

Afterburn - Brian Balmages

BENJAMIN PETREE, CONDUCTOR

RONALD THORNTON MS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Field Day - Chris Bernotas

COLLIN BEAVERS, CONDUCTOR

Engines of Resistance - Larry Clark

BENJAMIN PETREE, CONDUCTOR

Contrasts in e minor - Francis Feese

BENJAMIN PETREE, CONDUCTOR

Merry-Go-Round of Life - Joe Hisaishi, arr. Jen Mathers

BENJAMIN PETREE, CONDUCTOR

ALMETA CRAWFORD HS SYMPHONY STRINGS

A MATTER OF TIME - DOUG SPATA

ANNA’S STAR - AARON PERRINE

SYZYGY - VIET CUONG

WATER ON MARS - KEVIN SLUDER

VIVA LA VIDA - COLDPLAY/ARR. LARRY MOORE

2023-2024 - LEGACIES: THE INAUGURAL SEASON

CONCERT #1: HOWLS AND HYMNS

PRELUDE OP.3, NO.2 - RACHMANINOFF/LONGFIELD

VIKING - NEWBOLD

JOSEPH CANDLER, PERCUSSION

LULLABY TO THE MOON - BALMAGES

DARK VISIONS - MIXON

MYSTICAL MAGE - WOOLSTENHUME

INTERMISSION

MIND GAMES - BALMAGES

FAREWELL ARAGOG - HOOPER/BULLOCK

LA VALENTINA - TRAD./VARGAS/LAW

METALLURGY - SPATA

MERRY-GO-ROUND OF LIFE, FROM “HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE” - HISAISHI/MATHERS

CONCERT #2: HAUNTCERT AT RIDGE POINT HS

MYSTICAL MAGE - WOOLSTENHULME

METALLURGY - SPATA

FAREWELL ARAGOG - HOOPER/BULLOCK

PRELUDE OP.3, NO.2 - RACHMANINOFF/LONGFIELD

PRAYER OF ST. GREGORY - HOVHANESS/LONGFIELD

CAPRIOL SUITE - WARLOCK

V. Pieds-en-l'air 

VI. Mattachins (Sword Dance)

CONCERT #3: WONDERLAND

DANCE OF THE TUMBLERS - RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, ARR. LIPTON

ICICLES - PARRISH

FANTASY ON A JAPANESE FOLK SONG - BALMAGES

CONCERTO GROSSO IN D MAJOR, RV 121 - VIVALDI

I. ALLEGRO

II. ADAGIO

PRAYER OF ST. GREGORY - HOVHANESS, ARR. LONGFIELD

ERIC MASSIE, VIOLIN SOLO

POCO ADAGIO, FROM SYMPHONY NO. 3 - SAINT-SAENS, ARR. DACKOW

ASTURIAS, FROM LEYENDAS - ALBENIZ, ARR. CHIN

ERIC MASSIE, VIOLIN SOLO

DAISY GONZALEZ, VIOLIN SOLO

JAYDEN REED-HARVEY, VIOLA SOLO

CASSANDRA GONZALEZ, CELLO SOLO

CONCERT #4: COLLAGE

TWINKLE VARIATION A AND THEME - TRAD./SUZUKI

ANTHONY AGREDA, BASS

DONALD HALE, PIANO

CLASS III SOLOS

MINUET NO. 1 - J.S. BACH

VALERIA BALDERAS, VIOLIN

DONALD HALE, PIANO

MINUET - BOCCHERINI

SERINA PENA, VIOLIN

MINUET NO. 2 - J.S. BACH

NAOMI ONYECHI, CELLO

MINUET - J.S. BACH

AVERY CRUZ, VIOLA

MINUET - J.S. BACH

ARTURO RIVERA, VIOLA

GAVOTTE - MARTINI

JAYDEN REED-HARVEY, VIOLA

GAVOTTE - MARTINI

SKYLAH BROOKS, VIOLA

CLASS II SOLOS

CONCERTO IN A MINOR, MVT. II - VIVALDI

DAISY GONZALEZ, VIOLIN

CONCERTO IN A MINOR, MVT. II - VIVALDI

SHEENA JOSHUA, VIOLIN

CHANSON TRISTE - TCHAIKOVSKY

CASSANDRA GONZALEZ, CELLO

CHANSON TRISTE - TCHAIKOVSKY

JAMES NOONAN, CELLO

BOUREE - J.S. BACH

LORDINA OWUSU-ASANTE, VIOLIN

CLASS I SOLOS

ZAPATEADO - SARASATE

ERIC MASSIE, VIOLIN

CONCERT #5: UIL CONCERT & SIGHTREADING SHOWCASE

METALLURGY - SPATA

TERRA NOVA - MEYER

KILIMANJARO - SILVA

UIL CONCERT AND SIGHTREADING CONTEST - APRIL 8TH, 2024

METALLURGY - SPATA

TERRA NOVA - MEYER

KILIMANJARO - SILVA

SUPERIOR RATINGS FROM ALL SIX JUDGES - OUR FIRST "SWEEPSTAKES" AWARD!

CONCERT #6: LEGACY

MUSIC FROM “THE CROWN” - RUPERT GREGSON-WILLIAMS/BUCKLEY

ANCIENT WONDERS SUITE - TODD PARRISH

I. THE TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS AT EPHESUS

II. THE GREAT LIGHTHOUSE AT ALEXANDRIA

A LITTLE SONG, FROM PICTURES OF CHILDHOOD - ARAM KHACHATURIAN/HALE

WORLD PREMIERE

STRING QUARTET NO. 3 “MISHIMA” - PHILIP GLASS

II. NOVEMBER 25 - ICHIGAYA

III. GRANDMOTHER AND KIMITAKE

KILIMANJARO - ALAN LEE SILVA

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING - JOHANN JOHANNSSON/LONGFIELD

ALMETA CRAWFORD HIGH SCHOOL ALMA MATER