Schreiber AuditoriumMay 28, 2015

The Ann Arbor Pioneer Music Department presents

2015 GRAMMY Signature School Gold Award

Celebration Concert

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Pioneer first applies for GRAMMY consideration and was selected a GRAMMY Signature School as one of the top 100 high school music departments in the nation.

2001-02 2002-03

Pioneer selected as a GRAMMY Signature School as one of the top 50 high school music departments in the nation.

he GRAMMY Foundation® Signature Schools program

recognized the top 36 public schools across the country for

outstanding commitment to their music education programs

in 2015. Determined by a blue-ribbon panel of top music educators and

professionals, schools are awarded grants for their music departments.

This year, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School finished in the top three

schools in the country: the GRAMMY Signature School Gold Award. In

addition to this prestigious award, the GRAMMY Foundation presents a

$3,500 grant to the Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Department of Music.

The GRAMMY Foundation was established in 1989 to cultivate the

understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of

recorded music to American culture — from the artistic and technical

legends of the past to the still unimagined musical breakthroughs of future

generations of music professionals. The Foundation accomplishes this

mission through programs and activities that engage the music industry

and cultural community as well as the general public. For more information,

please visit www.grammyintheschools.com.

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Concert Program

Pioneer selected as the National GRAMMY Signature School as the best music department in the nation, receiving a $20,000 grant. As the reigning National Signature School, Pioneer was ineligible to reapply until 2009-10.

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Pioneer selected as a GRAMMY Gold Signature School as one of the top three high school music departments in the nation.

A Cappella ChoirSteven R. Lorenz, Director of Choirs

Star Spangled BannerFrancis Scott Key

Ballade to the MoonDaniel Elder

Water NightEric Whitacre

Elijah Rockarr. Moses Hogan

Welcome & IntroductionJayne Bower, Master of Ceremonies

Presentation of 2015GRAMMY Signature School Gold AwardJeremy Peters, Director of Creative Licensing and

Business Affairs for Ghostly International

Pamela Alexander, GRAMMY Foundation Board Member and Director of Community Development for

the Ford Motor Company Fund

Jazz BandDavid A. Leach, Director of Bands

Tippin’ on the Q.T.Buck Clayton

The Lady is a TrampRogers & Hart/Wolpe

Sing, Sing, SingLouis Prima/Mark Taylor

2010-11

Pioneer selected as the National Signature School, receiving a grant of $15,000.

2014-15

Pioneer selected as a GRAMMY Gold Signature School as one of the top three high school music departments in the nation.Tonight, Pioneer will receive a $3,500 grant.

Guitar EnsembleOriginal blues class composition

Cello OctetThe Cello SongThe Piano Guys

Brass QuintetSuite Americana No. 1, III movement Vals Peruano and V movement Son de México

Enrique Crespo

Desperate Measures & PioneersFix YouColdplay

Symphony OrchestraJonathan Glawe, Director of Orchestras

OrawaWojciech Kilar

Hoe Down from Rodeo for String OrchestraAaron Copland

Music Theory & TechnologyNancy Waring, Associate Director of Bands,

Music Theory & Technology, Orchestra

Audio Presentation of Original Student CompositionWhole Lotta Dreamin’

Jason Figueroa ‘17

Symphony BandDavid A. Leach, Director of Bands

LibertadoresÓscar Navarro

David A. Leach has been Director of Bands at Pioneer High School since 2002. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Music Education at Eastern Michigan University, where he studied conducting with Professor Russell Reed and Dr. Max Plank. He began his teaching career at Ypsilanti High School in 1988 and spent 14 years there before coming to Ann Arbor. He was appointed Chair of the Pioneer High School Performing Arts Department in 2006, and Fine Arts Department Chair in 2013.

David A. Leach Director of Bands

Nancy Waring

During his eleven years at Pioneer, his Symphony and Concert Bands have received consistent top ratings at district and national festivals. His Symphony, Concert, and Jazz Bands have won overall festival championships at every national event entered. In 2002 and 2003, the department placed in the top 40 schools in the nation.

Under his baton, the Pioneer Symphony Band has performed twice at Carnegie Hall, the Mid-Europe Music Festival in Schladming Austria, and performed on tour in China. Last year the band toured Budapest, Vienna and the Czech Republic.

Leach has served on the executive board of MSBOA’s District XII as Secretary, Vice-President of Adjudication, Vice-President of Band & Orchestra, and is currently serving as President. He has been an active member since 1988. He is a member of the National Association for Music Education and the American School Band Director’s Association. He has been included five times in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. The University of Michigan chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia honored him in 2000 with the Pendleton Memorial Award for outstanding achievement in music education. He has been nominated four times for Disney’s American Teacher Award, and has received honors from the United States Marine Corps for sending his students to the Marine bands, including two to the Commandant’s Own Marine Band in Washington, D.C. He was the 2006 and 2010 MSBOA District XII Band Teacher of the Year.

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Nancy Waring has worked with the bands at Pioneer High School since 1992. She has helped to produce the high level of performances for which the bands are known at music festivals and performances here in Michigan as well as Orlando, Chicago, Boston, New York, Virginia Beach, Myrtle Beach, Toronto, Orlando, Europe, and Beijing and Tianjin, China.

Ms. Waring is included in the ninth edition of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, a listing of the best teachers in America selected by their students.

Ms. Waring’s teachers include Roy Ernst, Larry Teal, Joseph Mariano, Keith Bryan, and Elizabeth A. H. Green. Ms. Waring was a flutist for two years in the U of M Symphony Band, under the direction of William D. Revelli. She is a graduate of The University of Michigan School of Music where she received a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education (1971) and a Master of Music degree in Flute Performance (1972). She has performed as principal flutist and soloist with several orchestras in southeast Michigan. Before her appointment at Pioneer High School she was substitute flutist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. At present she freelances when time permits.

Ms. Waring has taught flute on the faculties of the University of Toledo and the Interlochen Arts Academy. She has maintained a private flute studio in the Ann Arbor area for over thirty years. Ms. Waring also wrote the proposal for, developed the course structure and content for, and teaches the Music Theory and Technology course at Pioneer High School.

Nancy WaringAssociate Director of Bands, Music Theory & Technology

Associate Director of Symphony Orchestra

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Jonathan Glawe (originally from Waterloo, Iowa) holds a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Kansas and a master’s degree in music education from the University of Oregon. Prior to his time in Oregon, Glawe taught at the Darien (Conn.) Public Schools. He has studied conducting with the late Richard Kapp, Robert Ponto, Michael Adelson, and Wayne Bennett.

Currently in his seventh year at Pioneer, Glawe has successfully taken his ensembles to perform in New York City (2009), Austria and Germany (2011), San Francisco (2013), and, most recently this past spring, Italy. Glawe is the director and founder of the yearly Pioneer orchestra camp that takes place each August on the campus of the Interlochen Center for the Arts. In his time at Pioneer, he has coached the Pioneer Orchestras to a wide variety of successes in technique and performance in the classical setting while enhancing the orchestra curriculum with his knowledge of eclectic string styles. He has achieved this while aiming to maintain and further develop the high quality of classical musicianship that Pioneer has traditionally been known for. For his work Glawe was recognized as the MSBOA Orchestra Director of the Year in 2011 and 2013. He was a finalist for the Michigan Orchestra Director of the Year in 2011 and 2015.

Outside of Pioneer, Glawe regularly acts as the director of the Michigan ASTA (American String Teachers Association) Camp and in the Summer of 2014 conducted the orchestras at the AVANTI Summer Music Festival, as supported by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

Jonathan Glawe Director of Orchestras

Steven R. Lorenz Director of Choirs

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Steven R. Lorenz directs four curricular choirs, oversees seven extra-curricular choirs, and teaches advanced placement music theory. In addition, Lorenz is the music director and conductor of Measure for Measure: A Men’s Choral Society based in Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti. During the summer, Lorenz is on the con-ducting faculty at the Interlochen Arts Camp, directing the Intermediate Vocal Arts program.

Choirs prepared by Lorenz have appeared at the American Choral Directors Association Central Divi-sion Convention (2010, 2014), American Choral Direc-tors Association Michigan State Convention (2008, 2011, 2014), Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses seminar (2010, 2014), Michigan Music Conference (2009, 2010, 2013) and Michigan Youth Arts Festival (2012, 2013, 2014). In 2014, the Pioneer A Cappella Choir was named the Outstanding Choir in Michigan by MSVMA, and featured at the Michigan Youth Arts Festival. Lorenz has conducted regional and state honors choirs in Michigan, and prepared choruses for the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra and Flint Symphony Orchestra. Lorenz holds degrees from Michigan State University (M.M.) and Carleton College (B.A.), studying conducting with Jonathan Reed and Lawrence Burnett.

Lorenz currently serves as President-Elect for the Michigan School Vocal Music Association and Vice Presi-dent of the Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses, Inc. He is an active member of the American Choral Directors As-sociation, Michigan School Vocal Music Association, and Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses, Inc. Past appointments include South Lyon High School, Oakland Community College, and assistant conductor of the GRAMMY award-winning UMS Choral Union.

Steven R. Lorenz Director of Choirs

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Kristi Luckritz was born and raised in Southwest Michigan. In the winter of 2013, she graduated from Central Michigan University with degrees in both Music Education and Music Performance on the viola. During her time there she studied viola with Mr. David Holland. Following graduation, Luckritz spent some time teaching private viola lessons in Birmingham be-fore moving to Ann Arbor in the fall of 2014. Luckritz currently teaches orchestra at Pioneer High School with Mr. Jonathan Glawe, Ann Arbor Open School at Mack, and the STEAM program at Northside.

Kristi LuckritzAssociate Director of

Philharmonia Orchestra

Brendan Closz grew up in West Michigan. He attended Western Michigan University, studying Music Education and graduating in 2009. Following graduation, Brendan worked as a private voice teacher, dividing his time between Kalamazoo and Muskegon. In 2011 Closz returned to WMU to further his studies in conducting under Dr. Kimberly Dunn-Adams. Closz received his master’s degree in Music Conducting in 2013. This is Brendan’s first year teaching in Ann Arbor where he teaches choir, music technology and theory, and piano.

Brendan CloszPiano

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Ann Arbor Public Schools Music Faculty

Abby Alwin, Clague, OrchestraPaul Bailey, Huron, Forsythe, Clague, Scarlett, OrchestraGene Bartley, Slauson, Eberwhite, BandCraig Beery, Pattengill, Tappan, Huron, BandCory Bergman, Scarlett, Vocal MusicKristi Bishop, Bach, Vocal Music, BandCara Boden, Northside, Slauson, BandAnn Marie Borders, Carpenter, Vocal MusicCarolyn Bybee, Burns Park, Logan, Ann Arbor Open, BandLindsay CieChanski, Skyline, ChoirBrendan Closz, Pioneer, Pathways, PianoKim Coulson-Mobley, Allen, Vocal Music, OrchestraAndrea Cowper, Skyline, OrchestraJoe DeMarsh, Tappan, OrchestraBart Dunning, Thurston, Haisley, Or-chestraCaroline Fitzgerald, Skyline, Scarlett, Mitchell, BandKathleen Ford, Burns Park, Angell, Skyline, Pattengill, Tappan, OrchestraJonathan Glawe, Pioneer, OrchestraDianna Hochella, Clague, Choir Susan Hoover, Abbot, Vocal MusicDoug Horn, Carpenter, Haisley, Pittsfield, Wines, BandKara Huckabone, Northside, Vocal MusicJohn Hudson, Dicken, Vocal MusicRichard Ingram, Huron, ChoirDeb Katz, Clague, King, Thurston, BandCarol Keith, Lawton, Thurston, Vocal MusicBonnie Kidd, Tappan, Huron, ChoirRichard Knapp, Pattengill, Wines, Vocal MusicCary Kocher, Forsythe, Skyline, BandRosalie Koenig, Bach, King, Slauson, Orchestra

Kelly Krohn, Bryant, Vocal MusicTimothy Krohn, Logan, Huron, OrchestraCarol Larsen, Pittsfield, Haisley, Vocal MusicDavid A. Leach, Pioneer, BandSteven R. Lorenz, Pioneer, ChoirKristi Luckritz, AA Open, Northside, Pioneer, OrchestraJay MacArthur, Clague, BandBeth McNally, Wines, Vocal MusicMisty Noble, Burns Park, Vocal MusicMelissa Overhiser, Forsythe, Lawton, Abbot, Dicken, Ann Arbor Open, BandCynthia Page-Bogen, Lawton, Vocal MusicJoey Parins, Haisley, Vocal MusicIngrid Pylvainen, Slauson, OrchestraSteven E. Roberts, Huron, BandYael Rothfield, Thurston, Vocal MusicKatie Rowan, Forsythe, Abbot, Wines, OrchestraKatie Ryan, Angell, Vocal MusicAmy Sierzega, Lakewood, Vocal Music; Scarlett, BandFred Smith, Tappan, BandJason Smith, Skyline, BandAndrew Steck, Slauson, Vocal Music;Gretchen Suhre, AA Open, Vocal MusicAlice Tillman, Forsythe, ChoirDan Tolly, Mitchell, Vocal Music; Mitchell, Dicken, Lawton, OrchestraAmanda Ufer, Burns Park, Vocal MusicBarb Vanek, King, Vocal MusicJack Wagner, Community, Jazz BandTiffanie Waldron, Logan, Vocal MusicNancy Waring, Pioneer, Band, Orchestra, Music Theory & TechnologyTim Wilkins, Pittsfield, Carpenter, Scarlett, OrchestraJeff Willets, Eberwhite, Vocal Music

Brendan Closz

Symphony Band

PiccoloHailey Anderson ’16 FluteEllen Sauer ’15 Megan Jung ‘16 Betty Hu ’15Ingrid Ford ’16 Lillie Ross ’15 William Meng ’18 Ling Peng ‘15 Julia Mouat ’15Gauri Bapat ’16 Fiona Powell ’15 Sophia Martin ’15

Oboe Alexander Maynard ’15 Marianne Cowherd ’15Marisa Leach ’16Darby Hakken ’16

Bb ClarinetGriffin Roy ’15 Jinyoung Kim ’16Anurima Kumar ’16Annie Li ’18 Nicholas Liu ’15 Minjun Kim ’18Catherine Kim ’15Nicole Hocott ’16Aleck Jiang ’15Genera Fields ’16Will Jibson ’15Celia Chagnovich ’16 Bass Clarinet Stein Housner ’15 Patrick Kollman ’17 Daniel Yoo ’16

Contra-Bass Clarinet Isaiah Davis ’15

BassoonTrevor King ’15 Emily Hwang ’16Audrey Lardie-Guzek ’17 Alto Saxophone Jonathan Lynn ’16 Nick Simon ’15 Dylan Lee ’16 Ben Janevic ’15 Tenor SaxophoneJoe Buiteweg ’15Tiernan Slawecki ’16 Baritone SaxophoneAvishag Eliav ’16Philip Ognenovski ’16

Trumpet Ian McKenny ’15* Andrew Heise ’16Jessie Szewczul ’16 Katy Ross ’16 *Kai Hoffman ’16 Owen Hughes ’16Nathan Stout ’16 Amelia Huang ’15Ningrui Wei ’17Jack Pakela ’17 Leah Weingarten ’16Max Douthit ’16 Alex Halberstam ’18

French Horn Melissa Palfey ’16* Seetha Davis ’15 Megan Battersby ’15 Martin Yang ’16Jonathan Thomas ’16Oleg Mihans ’15 Will Bogen ’15 Ben Schreiber ’15

Trombone Eric Shen ’16Hyun Gang Jeong ’18 Aaron Fields ’17Luke Giordano ’15 Rohan Janakiraman ’15

EuphoniumNate Heed ’16* Torisa Johnson ’16Paul Paternoster ’15Alec Doss ’15 TubaAnna Inohara ’16* Sean Higgins ’17 Aubrey Wright ’16 Tommy Burke ’16 BassMax Meza ’16 Sarah Adams ’15Thomas Uhler ’15

PercussionNathan Ng ’16Stone Mathers ’15 Kitae Jung ’16 Jacob Carrera ’17John Nicklas ’16Aaron Willette ’16Cameron Boyd ’15 Shay Pinhey ’15 Cameron Beck ’16Michael Brazeau ’17

*Brass Quintet

ViolinSonal Bahl ’15Sirenna Burks ’15Sydney Canlas ’17Eva Caston ’16Christopher Chen ’16Jerry Chen ’15Mackenzie Dalton ’16Elizabeth Erkkinen ’15Xuerui Fa ’15Matthew Hack ’16Hojin Han ’17Yoav Hayut ’18Michaela Hennebury ’17Alice Hill ’17Rachel Hunter ’15Sophia Janevic ’18Hyun Hee Jeong ’17Emily Jiang ’17Anjuli Kapila ’16

Byeonghun Kim ’16Miri Kim ’17Joshua Lee ’17Michael Lee ’15Wonyul Lee ’18Huiyi (Vivie) Li ’18Morgan Lignell ’16Rita Liu ’16Nesreen Mattar ’16Alexander Nadeau ’17Swaraj Nayegandhi ’17Ayaka Okamoto ’15Chia I Pao ’15Lisa Qian ’15Dallan Roan ’15Kallan Roan ’17Marie Rucinski ’16Nina Serr ’16Hana Sinha ’15Emma St Pierre ’15Anthony Uytingco ’15

Calise Wang ’17Steven Wang ’17Anton Yang ’15Daphne Yang ’15Ian Yi ’17Alan Zheng ’18 Viola Alexis Berry ’15Anna Croley ’15Sanelma Heinonen ’16Grace Lee ’17Luke Merritt ’16Emily Peterson ’15Kirsten Riggs ’17Irene Wei ’15Jessica Wu ’17Nicole Xu ’16Kristen Yuan ’17Karen Zhang ’15

Symphony Orchestra

Cello Rose Beck ’17*Athena Goppold ’16*Lydia Jang ’15*Jamie Johnson ’16*Seunghyun Lee ’15*Emily Newman ’15*Dani Smotrich-Barr ’16*Andrew Tang ’17* BassSarah Adams ’15Harold Croley ’18Lucy Fuller ’15Alex McMath ’16Max Meza ’16Shawn Roberts ’15Thomas Uhler ’15 PiccoloHailey Anderson ’16

FluteEllen Sauer ’15 Megan Jung ’16 OboeAlex Maynard ’15 Marisa Leach ’16 English HornMarianne Cowherd ’15

Bassoon Trevor King ’15Audrey Lardie-Guzek ’17 ClarinetAnurima Kumar ’16 Jinyoung Kim ’16

Bass ClarinetStein Housner ’15

TrumpetNingrui Wei ’17 Andrew Heise ’16

French HornSeetha Davis ’15Melissa Palfey ’16Megan Battersby ’15Jonathan Thomas ’16

TromboneEric Shen ’16 Paul Paternoster ’15Nathan Heed ’16

TubaAnna Inohara ’16

PercussionCameron Boyd ’15Nathan Ng ’ 16Kitae Jung ’16

*Cello Octet

A Cappella Choir

Christina Alaniz ’15 John Alguire ’17Charlie Bremer ’16 Will Brinkerhoff ’17Ellie Brown ’15Clare Brush ’16Andrew Cadavieco ’15Morgan Chrisman ’16 Lauryn Comer ’15Jack Eisentrout ’16Curtis Fang ’17Tess Flanders ’17Mark Fonte ’16Bailey Gibb ’16Sam Groh ’16Brian Guo ’16Austin Hadwick ’15

Julia Hale ’16Ben Harshberger ’15Abigail Hirshbein’16 Nick Hoffman ’17Saloni Jaikamal ’15Ed Kellermann ’17Rachel Kindred ’15Paru Krishna ’16Johnny Kroll ’16Luke Lee ’15Derek Li ’17Rebecca Lister ’15Carmen Mateo ’15Laura McNeil ’16Arthur Mengozzi ’16 Sarah Michelson ’16Kate Moss ’16

Larissa Myers ’15Anjali Nemorin ’15Brendan Pastor ’17Aspen Pesheck ’16Alida Pitcher-Murray ’15Joe Riggs ’16Abigail Schmid ’15Andrea Shapiro ’17Alex Silva ’15Minseung Song ’16Mackenzie Stewart ’15 Miranda Straka ’16Ayush Thakur ’17 Nathaniel Thomas ’16Emily Uhlmann ’15 Will Yuhas ’16Alexa Zielinski ’16

Jazz Band

Alto SaxophoneJonathan Lynn ‘16Avishag Eliav ‘16Dylan Lee ‘16Grace Moore ‘16

Baritone SaxophoneJoe Buiteweg ‘15

Tenor SaxophonePatrick Kollman ‘17Tiernan Slawecki ‘16Michael Moses ‘15

ClarinetGriffin Roy ‘15

TrumpetIan McKenny ‘15Andrew Heise ‘16Katy Ross ‘16Jessie Sczewczul ‘16Jack Pakela ‘17Max Housner ‘17Oleg Mihans ‘15A.J. Yang ‘18

TromboneNate Heed ‘16Aaron Fields ‘17Anna Inohara ‘16Paul Paternoster ‘15Sean Higgins ‘17

PianoAdam Kahana ‘15

PercussionCameron Beck ‘16Noah Sadlier ‘15

BassSeamus Lynch ‘16Harold Croley ‘18

GuitarAidan Cotner ‘16

VoiceTasha Thomas ‘15

PiccoloAlexis Scott ’17

FluteChae Stellrecht ’16 Iris He ’17Lonnique Brewer ’16 Elizabeth Choi ’17 Chantelle Shields ’16Rainey Pesheck ’16 Elena Fang ’17Janette Ahn ’15Sarah Weiss ’18Clarisse Jorah ‘17

OboeMatthew Ferraro ’16 Grace Schickling ’16Emma Block ’18 Nels Erickson ’18

Bassoon Sarah Lancaster ’17 Jean Hu ’16

ClarinetBrandon Yuan ’17 Michaela Hennebury ’17 Angus Fan ’18Carolyn Corey ’17Maggie Farrell ’18Leah Webber ’18 Constance Hercot ’16Yo Yo Pao ’17Shreya Chakravathy ’17 Lizzie Riles ’16Catie Coveyou ’15Nikhita Jacob ’17Ramon Diego ’16

Bass ClarinetNia Blair ’17Andrew Lemerand ’16Claire Miller ’18

Alto Saxophone Sarah Lancaster ’17 Jean Hu ’16

Tenor Saxophone Charles Goetzke ’17 Ron Chen ’18

Baritone Saxophone Michael Moses ’15 Tommy Kim ’15

TrumpetMax Housner ’17Michael Botello ’17Paul Gerisch ’15 Jack Zender ’17William Welch ’16Jane Mintz ’17Halee Mahoney ’16Zoe Dorsey ’17 Henry Huang ’17Daniel Zacks ’17Matthew Schickling ’16 Grace Erickson ’16

French HornIsabella Comai ’16 Maddie Wilson ’16 Kira Hettmer ’17 Taras Palczynski ’18 Taryn Curtis ’17Alexander Saad ’16 Eleanor Davis ’18

TromboneTrevor Wells ’16 Matthew Vetort ’17 James Leonard ’15 Ben Tolo ’17Rachel Shearon ’17

EuphoniumAndrew Duncan ’16 Mason DeVarti ’16 Jada Wimberly ’16

TubaEli Micale ’18Ben Lindstrom ’15 Jordan George-Nwogu ’17

PercussionGrace Murphy ’17 Evan Jakab ’18 Wouter Ritsema ‘16 Luke Kreutzer ’16 Gabe Schott ’18Evan Pluth ’16 Danielle Lemerand ’17

Concert Band

Varsity BandFluteLibby Kos ’18Renee Cheng ’18Derek Yang ’18Phoebe Johnson ’17Katie Wolber ’18Izzie Reyes ’18Maya Krugman ’18Noah Homyak ’18Lizzie Peters ’18Hyojin (Sophia) Im ’17

OboeMartin Ahn ’18Audrey Zynda ’18

ClarinetZoe H. Crane ’17Franklin Kong ’16Sophy Cunningham ’18Bennett Thomas ’18Lydia Betz ’18Lina San Antonio ’18Savannah Rotmeijer ’18Jeffrey Ding ’17Josh Szewczul ’18Beatriz Esquivel ’17Grant Mitchell ’18Austin Boone ’18Brennan Haley ’18Ariana Shaw ’18

Bass ClarinetJimmy Lechtner ’17Kailas Whitelocke ’18

Bassoon James Champagne ‘18Justin Lee ‘18

Alto Saxophone Lena von Moltke ’18Mark Bruey ’18David LaBurn ’16Che-eun Im ’16Kang Ju Lee ’16Sean Mustapha ’18Jaylen Robinson ’17

Tenor Saxophone Marcus Flores ’18Alex Jenks ’18Richard Walker ’18

Baritone Saxophone John Sepp ’18Ben Spisak ’17

TrumpetA.J. Yang ’18Leo Ratte ’18Nanako Motoki ’18Tarek Tiba ’18Greg Papaefthymiou ’18Matthew Uytingco ’17Kang Sung Lee ’18Trevon Ortiz ’17Masaki Hada ’18Dong Hyun Lee ’18Min Jae Kim ’18

French HornSiwei Sun ’18Grace Battersby ’18Florian Dunker ’17Matthew Doll ’18 Eleanor Davis ’18

TromboneVinay Yarlagadda ’18Eun Chong Lee ’16Nathan Sadlier ’18James Kay II ’16Jonathan Flynn ’18

EuphoniumSean MacLatchy ’18Christopher Akey ’18Sachin Nair ’18Zain Souweidane ’18

TubaJahnaya Greene ’17Tamarian Porter ’17Langston Laramore- Josey ’18Joseph Capuano ’18

PercussionJoshua Joyce ’18Mason Cox ’18Nicholas Brinkel ’17Gavin Rathjens ’18

ViolinSophie Alphonso ’18

Celine Ayhan ’17

Madeline Bacolor ’17

Dylan Bao ’18

Riya Bhutani ’17

Myungyun Chung ’16

Sarah Rose Cohen ’18

Chris Davlantes ’16

Magda Duck ’16

Noah Otto Gago ’17

Nile George-Nwogu ’15

Stephanie Gin ’18

Benjamin Greenberg ’16

Samuel Greenberg ’16

Zoya Gurm ’16

Lena Hathaway ’17

Sophie Jaworski ’18

Evan Jiang ’18

Hava Kaplan ’16

Rohan Kapoor ’16

Philip Kim ’18

Katie Lee ’18

Maya Makhlouf ’15

Michelle Merritt ’18

Jacalyn Overdier ’18

Swetha Reddi ’15

Joseph Rhodenhiser ’18

Mariana Said ’16

Rachel Starosta ’18

Jacqulin Stauder ’15

Edward Tan ’16

Mohamad Tiba ’16

Elena Tzalel ’18

Rogelio Victorio ’16

Yoshio Wagner ’17

Isaac Weiss ’16

Avery Whitaker ’15

Samantha Yang ’18

Caroline Yu ’17

Chuyue Zhang ’17

ViolaYujecsy Altamirano-Godinez ’17

Emma Brumbaugh ’18

Kai Gregory ’18

Julia Hines ’16

Joyce Ho ’18

Caleb Jones ’16

Margaret Kaechele ’15

Paloma Paez-Coombe ’15

Gavriil Polyntsev ’16

Elijah Richards ’17

Alvin Wang ’16

CelloPablo Aquiles Sanchez ’17

Veronika Bayer ’15

Rephael Berkooz ’17

Zachary Bernstein ’17

Aiden Brown ’17

Jonathan Choi ’17

Cameron Dalton ’18

Hallie Dykstra ’18

Alexandria Linders ’18

Justin Martin-Williams ’18

John McCormack ’15

Matthew McCormack ’17

Scott Morton ’15

Brian Rago ’18

Katherine Riles ’17

Hailee Simon ’17

Zoe Sunahara ’18

Maxwell Tanau ’17

Swaraj Tripathy ’17

Avi Weingarten ’18

Sarah Weiss ’18

Bass

Maya Burgard ’16

Nolan Devine ’18

Tal Dohn ’16

Lydia Jones ’17

James Leonard ’18

Mohan Ritsema ’16

Concert Orchestra

Philharmonia Orchestra

ViolinMadeleine Batra ’18

Dea Chappell ’17

Evan DeLosh ’18

Grace Farrell ’16

Anne Forsyth ’18

Katarina Gosbee ’18

Hope Hutson ’17

Kiara Isom ’17

Jiyoon Jeong ’18

Aaron Kofsky ’18

Destiny McGuire ’15

Madaline McPherson ‘18

Monica Mitchenor ’17

Alexander Nomura ’17

Lael Onifade ’18

Madeline Poterala ’16

Eleanor Schramm ’18

Stossa Sharpe ’16

Brooklyn Sparkling ’18

Corshay Webster ’18

Tiffany Wu ’17

Parker Zimmerman ’18

ViolaAlexander Azzam ’18

Charles Bassett-Kennedy ’16

Arjun Chandrasekhar ’18

Aryka McClaster ’16

Jimmy Nguyen ’17

Michael Shkolnik ’18

Cortez Thomas ’18

CelloRoger Harvey ’18

Mark Huffman ’18

Jacob Lee ’16

Keller Masing ’18

Rachel Pacernick ’18

Netunji Paige ’18

Ava Seldin ’18

John Spisak ’15

Elizabeth Stidham ’15

Double Bass

Aidan McGillivray ’18

Kira Peck ’16

Cameron Serr ’18

Sophia Schoeni ’18

Choirs

Dzifa Adjei ’16 Hannah Antonellis ’16Ysabel Bautista ’17Raven Bell ’16Olivia Comai ’17Hannah Cooper ’16Paige Cordts ’17Carolyn Corey ’17Elise Crause ’18Madeline Daugherty ’16Isabella Di Blassio ’17Bridget Douglas ’17Rebecca Durgy ’17Annie Else ’17

Rachael Goldberg ’16 Maya Gompper ’17Emily Gunderson ’16Zahra Hassani ’17Tanvi Jaikamal ’18Molly Keen ’17Jenna King ’16Allison Klippel ’17Emma Kushmaul ’17Emma Lupu ’17Nadia Malik ’16 Allison Menge ’16Léonie Muno ’17Caroline Nadeau ’18

Grace Newman ’17Joy Nuelle ’17Katya Palczynski ’16Melissa Palfey ’16Chloe Park ’16Samantha Restorick ’17Victoria Roberts ’17Ella Ruderman ’17Ellen Sauer ’16Celia Schroeder ’15Yasmeen Shakour ’17Julia Sheehan ’17Kelly Xu ’16

Aisha Betts ’17Sophia Bonnewit ’18Claire Bradley ’18Allison Brumbaugh ’17Kim Cernej-Garcia ’18Sona Conde ’18Shechinah Cornelio-Johnson ’18Nicole Coveyou ’18Sanomi Croos-Dabrera ’18Molly Dahle ’18Dani DiFranco ’18Allie Freshley ’18Isabella Gambini ’18Rachel Gause ’17Paige Gibb ’18Sarava Gist ’18Jessica Gott ’18Aylar Gurbanova ’17Alexis Harrison ’18Leika Hillebrand ’18

Zennna Hodge ’18Megan Holmes ’18Camelia Jarjoura ’18Amelia Jelic ’18Jenette Jones ’18Grace Kaufer ’18Sophie LePottier ’18Tarab Lone ’15Fiona Lynch ’18Rosalie Maguire ’18Mary Claire Manley ’18Falyn Mayberry ’18Samantha Melton ’18Zoe Milliman ’18Katherine Moses ’18Yunique Moss ’18Marina Myers ’18Sarah Odumodu ’18Fernanda Perrone ’17Julie Post ’18Vidhya Premkumar ’18

Bree Rafko ’18Mackenzie Rasmussen ’17Radhe Ratih ’15Agnes Reyes ’18Emma Rhodenhiser ’18Emma Ronk ’18Celia Shoopmann ’17Geena Siebler ’18Lauren Snyder ’18Lana Stanczak ’18Emilia Stehouwer ’18Kelsie Tamblyn ’15Haruka Tanaka ’17Jazmine Travis ’17Erin Wade ’18Stacia Wallace ’18Samantha Yaeger ’18Xiaolin Yuan ’16Elizabeth Zehnder ’18Christie Zheng ’18

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Ryan Anderson ’18Adam Brecht ’17Michael Briggs ’17Giorgio Bruya ’18John Creal ’18Alejadro Deriux Cerezo ’18William Dormer ’18Khalil Eljamal ’17Daniel Freiband ’18Alexander Gonzalez ’17Jacob Gozon ’18Timothy Grobosky ’17 Matthew Harris ’17Zachary Jarvis ’17Benjamin Kunec ’18Yea Joon Lee ’17

Bolin Li ’18Alfred Maganga ’15Rishi Nemorin ’18Patrick Newton ’18Chidubem Nweze ’17Brendan O’Bryant ’18Aldo Pando Girard ’18Lorenzo Patterson ’18Carlos Plazas-Molin ’18John Reid ’18Joseph Rhodenhiser ’18Ian Ricoy ’16LeMarcus Roper ’18Alexander Ross ’17Tyler Sakalys-Moore ’18Gabriel Salas ’17Ezekial Sant ’17

Ryan Sauer ’18Carter Schmidt ’18Jake Seel ’18Ronak Shetty ’17Yousif Taher ’18Henry Taylor ’18Cameron Thomas ’17Philip Valtadoros ’18Alec Vereen ’15Taiga Watanabe ’18Josh Webb ’16Andrew Weisman ’18Kevin Wu ’18Brian Wylie ’17Martin Yang ’16Nate Yuhas ’18Hanzhi Zhang ’18

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Extra-curricular a cappella groupsChoraliers Morgan Chrisman, Jack Eisentrout, Mark Fonte, Brian Guo, Austin Hadwick, Abigail Hirshbein, Saloni Jaikamal, Ed Kellermann, Rachel Kindred, Luke Lee, Derek Li, Carmen Mateo, Arthur Mengozzi, Catherine Moss, Larissa Myers, Abigail Schmid

Desperate Measures Mark Fonte, Alex Gonzalez, Brian Guo, Nick Hoffman, Derek Li, Joe Riggs, Alex Ross, Austin Song, Ayush Thakur, Martin Yang, Will Yuhas

Harmony Christina Alaniz, Clare Brush, Isabella DiBlassio, Rebecca Durgy, Tess Flanders, Saloni Jaikamal, Anjali Nemorin, Alexa Zielinski

Loreleis Hannah Antonellis, Dani DiFranco, Bailey Gibb, Rachel Kindred, Jenna King, Paru Krishna, Sarah Michelson, Larissa Myers, Ella Ruderman, Emily Uhlmann

Pioneers Conor Alguire, Will Brinkerhoff, Andrew Cadavieco, Jack Eisentrout, Sam Groh, Austin Hadwick, Benjamin Harshberger, Luke Lee, Rishi Nemorin, Aldo Pando Girard

Sha-Bop Shoppe Dzifa Adjei, Grace Kaufer, Molly Keen, Alida Pitcher- Murray, Samantha Restorick, Andrea Shapiro

Soulfege Carolyn Corey, Elise Crause, Bridget Douglas, Julia Hale, Tanvi Jaikamal, Carmen Mateo, Léonie Muno, Chloe Park, Miranda Straka

GuitarJohn Antonetti ’15Edward Booker ’18Jeremy Bracco ’15Emily Dedoyard ‘16Carrie Duerksen ’17*Kya Fordham ’15Ulrik Frikke-Schmidt ’18Kai Garcia ’18Amber Hiney ’16Matthew Hooppaw ’17*Errol Kelsey ’15*Nicholas Matton ’17Charles McAvoy ’15Alec McMahon ’18Court Middleton ’17

Akari Nose ’15Luke Opilka ’15Christopher Poole ’17Saif Ur Rehman ’15Shani Samuel ’17Kevin Tang ’17Alejandro Thomas ’17*Brendan Warren ’15Rana Al-Maawi ’16Anna Anderson ’16Taylor Cazier ’18Kenneth Chan ’15Garrett Davenport ’15Santiago de la Cerda Harlow ’15

Alexander Embs ’15Aylar Gurbanova ’17Jordan Jones ’18Juliette Killough ’15Emma Kushmaul ’17Timothy Markel ’18Daniel Motoc ’17Michael Motoc ’17Caroline Nadeau ’18Cristina Pappas ’17Luis Sanchez Gonzalez ’15Masaki Sasaki ’15Gabriel Share ’17Daniel Xiang ’15

Music Theory & TechnologyNancy Waring’s class:Maher Al-Maawi ’16Emily Argersinger ’17Matt Auer ’17Rachel Banks ’16Andrew Campbell ’15Preston Carter ’17Eric Chen ’15Abdullahi Farah ’16Jason Figueroa ’17Annalise Frenette ’18Jackson Hall ’15Matt Hooppaw ’17Takeo Hotta ’16Derrick Hubbard ’17Sasha Hurd ’17Ben Janevic ’15Takeshi Kitabayashi ’17Andrew Lemerand ’15

Domonique Littlefield ’18Arash Lotfi ’15Daniel Miller ’18Michael Moses ’15Derek Nguyen ’18Adam Orringer-Hau ’18Patrick Partin ’18Jose Roco ’17Brittany Scott ’18Matthew Scotton ’15Antjuan Simmons ’17Laura Stroud ’17John Suter ’17Analee Szuszman ’18Olivia Tinsley ’17Jai Tinsley-Johnson ’18Schukou Tsunoda ’15Zach Waitz ’17Isaac Weiss ’16

Gus Whitaker ’16Christopher Wilson ’18Alford Young ’16Taha Ziad ’15Jonathan Glawe’s class:Phillip Calloway ’17Sydney Canlas ’17Justin Collier ’17Tripp Henke ’17Hadley Huffman ’18Min Su Hwang ’17Jordan Klee ’16Emma Kushmaul ’17Jayleco McGaughy ’17Nathan McQueen ’17Brendan O’Bryant ’18Dayvon Steen ’15Dalon Williams-Brown ’16

AP Music TheoryAustin Hadwick ’15Adam Kahana ’15John Kroll ’16Luke Lee ’15

Brendan Lemkin ’18Marie Rucinski ’16Abigail Schmid ’15Martin Yang ’16

PianoTyler Baker ’17Hsin-En “Esther” Chen ’15Wenrui Li ’17Sophie Nellemann ’17Steven Quach ’15

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Tyler Baker ’17Hsin-En “Esther” Chen ’15Wenrui Li ’17Sophie Nellemann ’17Steven Quach ’15

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Music Theory & TechnologyMusic Theory & Technology is a one-semester course open to all students grades 9-12. It is a hands-on lab experience and no formal music background is required. The course is designed to conform to the goals of the statewide Arts Education Content Standards and Benchmarks to “apply skills and knowledge to create in the arts” and “to perform artistically on electronic instruments.” It offers a foundation in the fundamentalas of music theory and composition to students who either would like a better understanding of music or plan to continue in a career in music. Students create their own musical compositions using computer software and synthesizers. Students are not allowed to use prerecorded loops; all work must be their own. Additionally, instruction includes the study and use of music notation software.

PianoThe Piano course is designed for students who wish to learn to read music and play the piano or wish to continue previous study of the piano. Students at all levels of performance skill may enroll. Emphasis is placed on improving performance skills and reading music. Each student receives individual coaching, and time for prac-tice is a part of the course design.

GuitarThe goals of the Guitar class are that each student learn to play the classical (nylon stringed) guitar, to read music notation and guitar tablature, and to obtain a rudimentary to advanced understanding of various guitar-playing styles, including blues, rock, folk, and clas-sical. Students are expected to play scales, chords, and notes with correct rhythms while playing alone or with others. The Beginning Guitar course is appropriate for the beginning player with little or no background in music or guitar. The Advanced Guitar class is appropriate for the advanced player with at least one semester of guitar or equivalent playing experience.

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A CappellaA Cappella is an auditioned, advanced choral ensemble of women and men, grades 9-12. Students study music written for mixed voices from a variety of musical time periods and genres, displaying advanced musicianship skills. Members study major works and are expected to participate in Solo & Ensemble or Honors Choir. A Cappella performs numerous concerts throughout the year at Pioneer and in the commu-nity, and participates in District and State level festivals.

Bel CantoBel Canto is an auditioned, advanced choral ensemble for women, grades 9-12. Students study music written for treble voices from a variety of musical time periods and genres, displaying advanced musicianship skills. Members must be ready to pursue advanced music reading skills, and are strongly encouraged to participate in Solo & Ensemble or Honors Choir. Bel Canto performs in all concerts throughout the year and participates in District and State level festivals.

CantandoCantando is an non-auditioned women’s chorus, open to all women who are interested in singing, grades 9-12. Vocal technique, rehearsal, and music-reading skills are developed as the students explore music from a broad rnage of time periods and styles. Cantando performs in all concerts throughout the year and participates in District and State level festivals.

CantareCantare is an non-auditioned men’s chorus, open to all men who are interested in singing, grades 9-12. Vocal technique, rehearsal, and music-reading skills are developed as the students explore music from a broad rnage of time periods and styles. Cantare performs in all concerts throughout the year and participates in District and State level festivals.

Choir

About our Program

Choraliers is a mixed a cappella group formed in 1959. Members are chosen by the choir director from interested members of the A Cappella Choir. Director of Choirs Emeritus Robert Pratt created the group in his first year at Ann Arbor High School. The Choraliers repertoire has historically included carols, madrigals, and chamber choir literature. They often substitute for the A Cappella Choir and sang their first international concerts in June 2005 in Nuremburg and Tuebingen, Germany.

Desperate Measures is a men’s a cappella group formed in the Spring of 2003. They have participated in District Solo and Ensemble Festival. Their repertoire consists primarily of arrangements of popular songs.

Harmony is a women’s a cappella group formed in the Spring of 1984. Harmony has participated multiple times in District and State Solo and Ensemble Festival and their repertoire consists primarily of arrangements of popular songs.

Loreleis is a women’s a cappella group formed in the Fall of 2004. The Loreleis have participated in District and State Solo and Ensemble Festival, and sang in Tuebingen, Germany in 2005.

Pioneers is a men’s a cappella group, formed in the Fall of 1981. Director of Choirs Emeritus Mr. Ken Westerman ‘67 formed the group in his first year teaching at Pioneer. Initially, their repertoire was made up of traditional a cappella selections, though it has expanded to include arrangements of popular tunes. The Pioneers have participated in District and State Solo and Ensemble Festival.

Sha-Bop Shoppe was formed in the Fall of 1978 as an extra-curricular group made up of outstanding singers from Huron and Pioneer with the option of academic credit. Sha-Bop Shoppe is known for performing Broadway numbers and choreographed presentations of popular tunes.

Soulfege is a women’s a cappella group formed in the Spring of 2006. Soulfege has participated in District and State Solo and Ensemble Festival, and was selected as an alternate ensemble for Michigan Youth Arts Festival in 2008. In the Spring of 2009 Soulfege won Varsity Vocals Midwest A Cappella competition and placed second nationally singing at Alice Tully Hall in New York.

Pioneer has seven extra-curricular vocal ensembles, comprised of students enrolled in the curricular ensembles. They are conducted, organized, and run by students, with the Choir Director serving as advisor. The primary purpose of these groups is to give highly motivated students an additional outlet for their exploration in vocal music.

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Symphony BandThis select group of wind and percussion instrumentalists is Pioneer’s finest ensemble in wind music performance. Symphony Band repertoire consists of outstanding literature encompassing various styles and periods of music. The course reinforces technical, rhythic, listening, ana-lytical and performance skills at a collegiate level. The Symphonty Band presents numerous concerts throughout the year and participates in festivals. After-school rehearsals and performances are required of the students. All members participate in Band Camp.

Concert BandStudents in the Concert Band have demonstrated an advanced level of musical ability. The Ensemble concentrates on concert performance throughout the year, participating in all regular concerts and festivals. Concert Band reinforces high level technical, rhythmic, listening, analyti-cal and performance skills through advanced literature in a historical and multi-cultural context. The Concert Band also works on marching fundamentals in the fall, joining the regular Marching Band on the field at the Homecoming game. After-school performances and rehearsals are required. All members participate in Band Camp.

Varsity BandMembers of the Varsity Band work on developing their basic skills in tone production, articulation, music reading, scales, and solo and ensemble performance within their instrument family of woodwinds or brass/percussion. Varsity Band introduces high level technical, rhythmic, listening, analytical and performance sills. The ensemble comes together as a complete band several times a year to further develop their group skills and to participate in concerts. The Varsity Band spends approxi-ately two weeks in the fall learning marching fundamentals.

Jazz BandJazz Band is open to all qualified saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar, keyboard, and percussion players. This course provides opportunities for the performance of outstanding jazz literature and the study of jazz styles, jazz history, and improvisation. Jazz Band concerts are presented throughout the year. After-school performances are required.

Marching BandThe Symphony Band serves as the Pioneer Marching Band performing at pre-game and halftime shows at all varsity home football games. The Concert Band joins the Symphony Band for the Homecoming game.

Orchestra

About our ProgramSymphony OrchestraSymphony Orchestra members perform at a rare and extremely high level of achievement. This class consists of students from grades 9-12 who have met all of the audition requirements as determined in the spring of the previous school year. Advanced musicianship is a pre-requisite to membership in this orchestra. This ensemble plays a wide variety of orchestral repertoire including masterpieces by well-known composer as well as modern works. This class meets daily. The Symphony Orchestra has rehearsals, concerts and festivals throughout the year, which occur outside of the standard school day (about twice a month). Members of the Symphony Orchestra are expected to maintain their eligibility by being held accountable for passing all playing and written exams during the year. Failure to do so will result in a re-audition or placement in an appropriate ensemble level.

Concert OrchestraThe Concert Orchestra consists of students from grades 9-12 who have met all of the audition requirements as determined in the spring of the previous school year. This class meets daily. Students in Concert Orchestra study a variety of musical repertoire for their specific ensemble, including full orchestra opportunities in the spring. The Concert Orchestra has rehearsals, concerts and festivals throughout the year, which occur outside of the standard school day (about once a month). Members of the Concert Orchestra are expected to maintain their eligibility by being held accountable for passing all playing and written exams during the year. In addition to developing their playing skills, Concert Orchestra students develop knowledge of music history and music theory. Students interesting in playing in the Symphony Orchestra but do not feel they are at the appropriate level quite yet are highly encouraged to audition for Concert Orchestra.

Philharmonia OrchestraThe Philharmonia Orchestra consists of students from grades 9-12 and meets daily. Students study a variety of musical repertoire for their specific instrument including solos, etudes, and string ensemble works. This ensemble has evening rehearsals (about once a month) as well as concerts and other performing opportunities during the year. In addi-tion to developing their playing skills, Philharmonia students develop knowledge of music history and music theory. Though this is a non-audition ensemble, students are held accountable for achieving a high level of musicianship.

The Symphony Band Supports the Symphony OrchestraIn addition to their leadership in the Band program, select members of the Symphony Band make up the woodwind, brass, and percussion sections of the Pioneer Symphony Orchestra.

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BandsApril 2014 - Budapest, Vienna & PragueSymphony Band

June 2014 - BostonConcert Band

April 2012 -Carnegie Hall, NYCSymphony, Concert, and Jazz Bands

April-May 2010 - ChinaChinese American Cultural Bridge Society Concert TourSymphony and Jazz Bands

May 2010 - SanduskyFestivals of MusicNational CompetitionConcert Band

September 2009 - DetroitInternational Jazz FestivalJazz Band

April 2008Carnegie Hall, NYCEnsemble Debut SeriesSymphony, Concert, and Jazz Bands

April 2006 - TorontoFestival of MusicInternational CompetitionConcert Band

July 2006 Austria & GermanyMid-Europe Music FestivalInternational CompetitionSymphony and Jazz Bands

ChoirsJune 2009 - ChinaConcert TourA Cappella and Bel Canto Choirs

June 2005Austria & GermanyConcert TourA Cappella Choir

OrchestrasApril 2015 - ItalyConcert TourSymphony and Concert Orchestras

April 2013 - San FranciscoConcert TourRepertoire Orchestra and Symphonic Strings Orchestra

April 2011Austria & GermanyConcert TourRepretoire Orchestra, Chamber Ensemble, Cello Choir, Symphonic Strings

April 2009 - New York CityFestivals of MusicNational CompetitionSymphony & Concert Orchestras

April 2007 - MontrealFestivals of MusicInternational CompetitionSymphony & Concert Orchestras

April 2005 - New York CityCarnegie HallFestivals of MusicNational CompetitionSymphony & Concert Orchestras

Bi-annual spring or summer tours are a tradition at Pioneer. The ensembles participate in tours and accredited music festivals around the country and around the globe, enriching our students with cultural and artistic experience.

Directors

About our Program

Directors of BandsDavid A. Leach, 2002-presentRobert Albritton, 1982-2002Myles Mazur, 1976-1982Victor Bordo, 1963-1976Dr. Emil A. Holz, 1962-1963Clarence Roth, 1946-1962Charles Yates, 1943-1946E. Rollin Silfies, 1941-1943William Champion, 1928-1941Nicholas Falcone, 1927-1928Dr. Joseph E. Maddy, 1924-1927Student Conductors, 1913-1924

Directors of ChoirsSteven R. Lorenz, 2010-presentKenneth R. Westerman, 1981-2010Joan Knoertzer, 1978-1981Robert Pratt, 1974-1978James Berg, 1973-1974Robert Pratt, 1959-1973John Merrill, 1951-1959Lawrence Skinner 1950-1951Geneva Nelson, 1946-1950Rose Marie Grentzer, 1942-1946Juva Higbee, 1927-1942Dorothy Paton, 1925-1927Dr. Joseph E. Maddy, 1924-1925George Oscar Bowen, 1920-1924Russell Carter, 1919-1920Miss Kleyn, 1917-1918Jessie Brown, 1916-1918

Director of Women’s Glee ClubJessie Brown, 1915-1918Nora Hunt, 1913-1914O.V. Adams, 1911-1913

Director of Men’s Glee ClubReuben Kempf, 1914-1916Earl V. Moore, 1913-1914O.V. Adams, 1910-1913Minnie B. Caldwell, 1891-1892

Directors of OrchestrasJonathan Glawe, 2008-presentAndrea Yun, 2006-2008Marijean Quigley-Young, 1984-2006Gabe Villasurda, 1978-1984Robert Pratt, 1974-1978Charles Gabrion, 1972-1974Richard Massman, 1960-1964Robert Pratt, 1959-1960, 1964-1972Clarence Roth, 1954-1959Elizabeth A.H. Green, 1942-1953William Champion, 1928-1941Nicholas Falcone, 1927-1928Dr. Joseph E. Maddy, 1924-1927George Oscar Bowen, 1920-1924Theo F. Schmidt, 1915-1920Student Conductors, 1913-1915

A CENTURY OF EXCELLENCEA partial listing of our current and former Pioneer High School Directors of Music

Why We Study Music in Ann ArborMusic is SCIENCE:It is exact, specific, and demands exact acoustics. A musical score is a graph which indicates frequencies, intensities, volume changes, melody, and harmony all at once and with the most exact control of time.

Music is MATHEMATICS:Rhythmically, music is based on divisions of time into precise fractions which must be done instantaneously, not worked out on paper.

Music is FOREIGN LANGUAGE:Most music terms are in Italian, German or French. Music notation is a highly developed shorthand that uses symbols to represent ideas. Music itself is the most complete and universal language.

Music is HISTORY: Music reflects the environment and time of its creation, including its cultural, national, and racial origins.

Music is PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Music requires fantastic coordination of fingers, hands, arms, lip, cheek, and facial muscles, and extraordinary control of the back, stomach, and chest muscles, which each must respond instantly to what the eye sees, the ear hears, and the mind interprets.

Music DEVELOPS INSIGHT and DEMANDS RESEARCH: Music requires organized and independent thought.

Music is all of these things, but most of all, MUSIC IS ART: Music allows a human being to take all these technical terms, facts, and tech-niques and use them to create emotion - the one thing science cannot duplicate: HUMANISM, FEELING, and EMOTION.

ALL AAPS Students Receive a Comprehensive Music Education

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he Ann Arbor Public Schools K-12 Music Education Program and music faculty have led the way in the state’s compre-hensive music education standards since the earliest part of the 20th century.

AAPS students routinely lead the state in standard-ized test scores at every age level. A University of Kansas study in 2008 confirmed that K-12 students participating in good music programs score higher on standardized tests than students who participate in weaker programs or no programs at all, affirming that Ann Arbor’s music education curriculum is best for student achievement.

Further affirmation came this past March, when The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts awarded the Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education with the 27th annual Kennedy Center and National School Boards Association (NSBA) Award. The award, which includes a $10,000 prize, was presented at the National School Boards Associa-tion’s Annual Conference in Nashville, Tenn. Since 1989, this prestigious national award has recognized individual school boards for their outstanding sup-port of arts education. The Ann Arbor district was chosen from nominees around the country for its support of high quality arts education.

Pioneer High School Administration

Tracey LowderPrincipal

Kevin Hudson2015 & 2017 Principal

Jason Skiba2016 & 2018 Principal

Eve ClaarAthletic Director

Board of Education

Deb MexicottePresident

Christine SteadVice President

Andy ThomasSecretary

Donna LasinskiTreasurer

Simone LightfootParliamentarian/Trustee

Susan BaskettTrustee

Patricia ManleyTrustee

Ann Arbor Public Schools

Jeanice SwiftSuperintendent

Robin BaileyCoordinator of Fine & Performing Arts

Master of CeremoniesJayne Bower

WWJ Radio

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Mary Adams, Erin Cooper, Kristen Freshley,

Anne Gilbert, Stacey Pakela, Suzanne Ross,

Jill Shapiro, Gail Stout, Austin Yu

David A. Leach, Jonathan Glawe, Steven R. Lorenz,

Nancy Waring, ex officio

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all the countless generous individuals—private teachers, clinicians, mentors, artists, business owners, alumni, community members, families and friends—who have given their professional expertise, time, and talents throughout the years to make the Pioneer High School Music Program so successful. We sincerely appreciate your generosity and would like to acknowledge all that you have done for the students of the Ann Arbor Pioneer Music Program. You are all GRAMMY winners!

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