Winter Music Concert

Jesuit High School hosted its annual Winter Music Concert on Saturday (Dec. 3) in the Multi-Purpose Room in front of a sold-out audience.

The concert featured wonderful performances from Jesuit’s Chamber Orchestra, Pop Symphony Advanced Band, Intermediate Band, Choir, Guitar Ensemble, and Drum Line, altogether comprising of more than 70 students. The performance was conducted beautifully by instructors Nina Wegmann, Alfonzo Kimbrough, and Adrian Quesada.

With the holiday spirit in the air, the student musicians performed an array of Christmas classics, including "White Christmas" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." They also played compositions by Bach, as well as "The Girl from Ipanema" and "Look to the Sky" by A.C. Jobim, and the rock classic "Sultans of Swing" by Dire Straits, among many others.

Please view a photo slideshow below of the concert. Below that is a listing of the musicians who participated, and below that is the listing of pieces performed at the concert.

 

WINTER MUSIC CONCERT 2022 MUSICIANS

Jesuit Pop Symphony Advanced Band Winds & Percussion
Dominic Pullo – 1st alto saxophone, tenor saxophone **
Bronson Carter – 1st alto saxophone
John Consuegra – 2nd alto saxophone
Harry Hanes - trumpet and keyboard
Cooper Vattamattam – clarinet
John Mueller – trumpet
Wyatt Allender – French horn
Tito Borromeo – trombone *
Marc Mejia – drum set
Wilson Zaritsky – bells, bass guitar

Chamber Orchestra Strings & Piano
Cal Bonifant – 1st violin **
Daniel Dewey – 1st violin
James Slack – 1st violin
Max Rabenstein – 1st and 2nd violin
Santiago Ramirez-Betancur – 2nd and 1st violin
Colin Shembekar – 2nd violin
Sean O’Leary – 2nd violin
Creighton Koontz- 3rd violin
Sagar Lopez – 3rd violin
William Wright - cello
Ben Fultz – cello
Ronan Krummrich – string bass
Carlos Lamoutte – electric bass
Matt Dolan – keyboard *
Andre Botero – keyboard *

Drum Line
Marc Mejia – snare drum **
Aidan Mahoney – snare drum *
Chancellor Haber – snare drum
P.J. Hohman – tenors
Christian Diaz – tenors
Nate Wasylik - bass drum ***
Nico Mammola – bass drum
James Pawlusiak – bass drum
Daniel Dewey – cymbals

Guitar Ensemble
Anthony Alessi
Jad Hatoum
Sean Boyle *
Jacob Iacono
Gabe Brazzeal
Michael Ibrahim
Diego Contreras
Gavin McMillon 
Alberto Echevarria
Will Poynor
Mitchell Echevarria
Kevin Rivera
Gabe Fernandez
Will Starr **
Jake Garcia
Davis Swiger
Nick Hadley
Johnny Weir
Richard Harris
Evan Yockey

Intermediate Band
Keyyan Hatoum – clarinet
Tobin Swiger – trumpet
Gabriel Janer – trumpet
Rogan McLaughlin – tuba 
Aiden Ewing – xylophone
John McClain – timpani
Jack Jabaut – percussion
Brady Jackson – keyboard 
Rafael Tionko – keyboard

Choir
David Miranda
Jackson Kiser
James Slack
Carlos Lamoutte
Luke Turner
special guest: Mr. Bert Roney

** President
* Vice President
*** Drum Major

 

WINTER MUSIC CONCERT 2022 PROGRAM

Canon in D, J. Pachelbel – Guitar Ensemble,
bass guitar – Alberto Echevarria

Etude Op.76 #2, J. Sibelius – Advanced Guitars
Three Carols – Guitar Ensemble

Desperado, C. Rosas – Guitar Ensemble

Sultans of Swing, Dire Straits – Guitar Students Project,
solo: Will Starr, Jake Garcia, Sean Boyle,
vocal – Richard Harris, bass guitar – Evan Yockey,
drums – Marc Mejia.

Look to the Sky, A.C. Jobim/ arr. by S. Cadwell – Jesuit Choir

The Wellerman, Trad. New Zealand Sea Shanty/
arr. by J. Alexander – Jesuit Choir

Christmas Medley - Traditional Tunes – Intermediate Band

Frère Jacques (Round) - Traditional French Song
– Intermediate Band

Carol of the Bells, arr. by G. Hoey – Intermediate and Advanced Bands, percussion – Aidan Mahoney
and Marc Mejia.

INTERMISSION

Pack of Cadences – Drum Line
 

Brandenburg Concerto #3, 1st Part, J.S. Bach
– Chamber Orchestra
 

Girl from Ipanema, A.C. Jobim – Jesuit Pop Symphony,
alto saxophone solo – Dominic Pullo and Bronson Carter, t rombone solo – Tito Borromeo
 

How Insensitive, A.C. Jobim – Jesuit Pop Symphony,
tenor saxophone solo – Dominic Pullo, alto saxophone solo – Bronson Carter
 

More than Words, Extreme – vocal duet – Carlos Lamoutte and James Slack

Jazz Fantasy On Mozart, F.Say – piano duet –Andre Botero and Matt Dolan
 

Chameleon, H. Hancock – Jesuit Pop Symphony, trombone
solo – Tito Borromeo, alto saxophone solo – Dominic Pullo
 

White Christmas, I. Berlin – chamber orchestra
 

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, R. Blane – Jesuit Pop Symphony and vocal quartet –Jackson Kiser,
Carlos Lamoutte, David Miranda, James Slack