PVS Youth Orchestra Fall 2022 Concert

PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
& STRINGS FOR KIDS

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13 | 4PM
GREENFIELD HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM

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FOR THE
LOVE
OF MUSIC

MUSIC DIRECTOR TIANHUI NG
CHORUS DIRECTOR ALLEGRA MARTIN

METAMORPHOSIS OFPEACE
OCTOBER 8 | GREENFIELD

SIBELIUS, HINDEMITH + BRUCH | SAMUELVARGAS, VIOLIN
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NOVEMBER 5 | GREENFIELD
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NOVEMBER 20 | AMHERST

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HOLIDAY POPS
DECEMBER 17 | GREENFIELD

WITH THE PVS CHORUS AND YOUTH ORCHESTRA

SPRING CHORALFESTIVAL
MARCH 4 | HADLEY

A CONCERT BYTHE PVS CHORUS

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FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Friends,
This is an exciting time for the Pioneer
Valley Symphony Youth Orchestra!
This year marks the Youth Orchestra’s
10th anniversary, the first year with
newly appointed director Nell Wiener,
and another great joint concert with
Strings for Kids.
As you listen to the beautiful music,
consider the behind-the-scenes effort
required to make this music today.
Driving a bit too fast to make it to rehearsal on time, missing dinner
with loved ones, buying endless pencils, and, of course, subjecting all
those in earshot to the early stages of learning new music. Thank you to
everyone who sacrificed something to be here this afternoon to bring
joy to ourselves and to each other. This season is called “For the Love
of Music;” making beautiful music together is truly a labor of love for all
involved, whether you’re supporting a musician or are a musician yourself.
And at the end of the day, we wouldn’t have it any other way.
We celebrate the music today thanks to the dedication and hard work of
PVS Youth Orchestra Director Nell Wiener and Manager Casey Gilman;
the service and volunteerism of the PVS community; the trust of our
collaborators and business sponsors; and, most vitally, the encouragement
and financial gifts we receive from you. We need your continued help.
Please consider becoming a member of our Continuo Society, which
provides foundational support through automated monthly gifts. If you
have included the PVS in your estate planning, you are now a member
of our Da Capo Society. Please let us know so we can appropriately
acknowledge your investment in music for future generations. You can
find out more about giving to the PVS in the lobby, at pvsoc.org/donate,
or by phone at 413.773.3664.
We hope to see you at future concerts of the PVS Orchestra and Chorus,
and invite you to take advanvage of the free tickets we offer to all
students in the PVSYO and Strings for Kids programs, and ticket discounts
available for their parents. On behalf of the PVS Board of Directors, thank
you for your support of music, education, and our shared community. And
please, enjoy the music.
Kara Peterman

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FROM THE DIRECTORS

Dear Friends, Families, and Music Lovers,
On behalf of the Pioneer Valley
Symphony Youth Orchestra and Strings
for Kids, we warmly welcome you to this
Fall Concert! After musical ensembles
took such a hit during the heights of the
Covid pandemic, we are delighted to
feel fully back in the swing of things. This
afternoon’s program features 65 student
musicians, including 19 first-year Strings
for Kids players!
We know firsthand how important it is to have music education available
and accessible to all, and we are thankful for community partners like
Artspace and Greenfield Public Schools which help make that a reality in
our region. Particularly, we are thankful for parents and guardians: music
education is a huge investment of your time, energy, money, tire treads...
The program you hear this afternoon is a testament to your steadfast
support of your child’s efforts; we, in turn, are grateful for yours.
As music educators, we are always looking to find the “hook” for
students––those pieces of music that capture a student’s heart and
imagination, inspire a new level of artistic expression, and challenge them
to elevate their playing. These are the moments where a lifelong love of
music is born. Today, we will be playing Antonin Dvořák’s ninth symphony,
better known as Symphony from the New World, which is one such piece.
At once accessible and musically rich, it is an homage to sounds and
experiences from the Czech composer’s time spent in the United States
in the early 20th century. Interested in the local folk music vernacular,
Dvořák spent time seeking out African American spirituals and the music
of Native Americans, reveling in the rich melodies and harmonies he
encountered.
The musicians and we have so enjoyed working on the selections in this
program, and we are excited to offer that same enjoyment to you today!
Julie Carew, Director, Strings for Kids
Nell Wiener, Director, PVS Youth Orchestra

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ABOUT THE PROGRAMS

STRINGS FOR KIDS is a low-cost string instrument program run
by Artspace in collaboration with Greenfield Public Schools. Students
who enroll in Strings For Kids are offered a choice of learning to play
violin or cello, and receive the following benefits:
• Instrument loan for the duration of enrollment
• Weekly in-school group instruction and large ensembles led by

Strings for Kids faculty
• Guidance on self-directed daily practice
• Weeklong summer intensives for both incoming and returning

students
• Opportunities to perform at school meetings, Artspace recitals,

and other venues

To learn more about the Strings For Kids program, visit our website
at artspacegreenfield.com or email us at artspacegreenfield@gmail.
com. Strings for Kids faculty are Julie Carew and Rafe Wolman, with
administrative support from Jillian Henry, Artspace Office Manager.

Founded in 2013 and based in Greenfield, MA, THE PIONEER
VALLEY SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA (PVSYO) is
made up of student musicians from across the region, including
Hampshire and Franklin counties and southern Vermont and New
Hampshire. The PVSYO is an ensemble of talented, hard-working
10- to 18-year-old musicians. We have an orbiting team of dedicated
family members, professional musicians, and educators, including
director Nell Wiener and manager Casey Gilman.
The PVSYO rehearses weekly on Sundays, 5-7 p.m., at Greenfield
High School. The PVSYO performs with the Pioneer Valley Symphony
Orchestra in at least one concert each season, holds an independent
concert each semester, and takes a performance tour of local schools
each spring. We are a vital part of the Pioneer Valley Symphony’s
mission to connect, inspire, and enhance our community by providing
opportunities to make, appreciate, and learn about classical music.
To learn more about the PVS Youth Orchestra, or schedule an
audition, please visit our website at pvsoc.org/youth-orchestra,
email us at [email protected], or call 413.773.3664.

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NELL WIENER

PVS YOUTH ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR

Nell Wiener is an educator, musician,
and arranger based in southwestern
New Hampshire. She brings 15 years
of experience teaching instrumental
and choral music across elementary,
middle, and high school levels,
working with students from their
very beginning moments all the
way through their development
into confident, capable musicians.
She enjoys weaving in elements
of history and music theory into
her teaching, inviting students to broaden their contextual
understanding and engage more deeply with the music. Young
musicians appreciate the upbeat and collaborative environment of
her ensembles, along with the engaging musical programming she
brings. Playing in orchestras has been a constant presence in Nell’s
life since childhood; she’s been a proud member of the viola section
in many youth and community ensembles over the years, and with
the Pioneer Valley Symphony Youth Orchestra she is honored to
work with the next generation of musicians within one of the oldest
community orchestra organizations in the country!

Nell holds a BA in Music from Wellesley College, where she studied
music theory with Martin Brody and conducting with Lisa Graham.
She worked for many years at Monadnock Waldorf School in
Keene, NH, teaching music as well as serving in faculty leadership.
Currently she teaches music at Gathering Waters Charter School
in Keene and maintains a private studio teaching violin and viola.

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JULIE CAREW

STRINGS FOR KIDS DIRECTOR

Julie Carew is a cellist with a Bachelor’s
of Music in Cello Performance from
the Hartt School of Music at the
University of Hartford, and a Master’s
of Music in Cello Performance
specializing in Suzuki Pedagogy from
the Lamont School of Music at the
University of Denver, CO.
While living in Denver, Julie
maintained a private studio of nearly
40 students and taught through Denver Talent Education, a Suzuki
group program for students in the greater Denver area. She also
founded City Strings, a low-cost string program in North Aurora,
CO in 2001. Julie was a member of the Denver String Quartet,
Centennial Philharmonic Orchestra, and the music director for
Destination Freedom: Black Radio Days.
Since returning to New England in 2007, Julie has been teaching
private and group classes at her home and has held teaching
positions at the Suzuki School of Newton, Community Music Center
of Boston, and the Powers Music School.
Julie has been on the Artspace faculty since 2016 and now directs
the Strings for Kids program. Julie is also a member of NERO, the
New England Repertory Orchestra.

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FALL CONCERT

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2022 4PM

Greenfield High School Auditorium

Nell Wiener, Director, PVS Youth Orchestra
Julie Carew, Director, Strings for Kids
Rafe Wolman, Faculty, Strings for Kids

Duo for Violin and Viola No. 1, K 423 W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
III. Rondeau. Allegro

ZOË BALLOU, VIOLIN & ALEX MILLER, VIOLA

Twinkle Variations Shinichi Suzuki (1898-1998)
Year One Ensemble

Old Joe Clark Advanced Elementary Ensemble Trad. American

English Folk Tune Medley Trad. English
Les Contes des Fées (The Fairytales) Ignatius Sancho (1729-1780)
Greenfield Middle School Ensemble

Ash Grove Trad. Welsh
arr. Llwyn Owen
Continuing String Ensemble
STRINGS FOR KIDS

L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2 Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
IV. Faranadole arr. Isaac

My Favorite Things Richad Rodgers (1902-1979)
Symphony No. 9 arr. Buckley

I. Adagio. Allegro molto Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904)
arr. Isaac

PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Symphony No. 9 Antonin Dvořák
II. Largo arr. Isaac
IV. Allegro con fuoco

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STRINGS FOR KIDS

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VIOLIN I FLUTE
Zoë Ballou Ella Wang

concertmaster principal
Ian Barnhart Alice Chen
Juliette Rousseau OBOE
VIOLIN II Cameron Gray-Lee
Aisla Varnon
principal
principal Elsa Brown
Micki Klempner-Siano CLARINET
Charlotte Staloff Gage Dexter
Summit Wicks-Lim
VIOLA principal
Abigail Florence Goff Harry Wright
Amber Yung
principal TRUMPET
Alex Miller* Adam Yung
VIOLONCELLO TROMBONE
Fintan Jones Oliver Brown
PERCUSSION
principal Elias Crowell
Esteban Barreat Kenny Eli Wool
Charles Hopton * PVSYO Alumnus
Michael Liberatore
Stefan Maitinsky
Serena Meléndez
BASS
Coleman L. Hartner

principal
Bryn Appel

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STRINGS FOR KIDS

YEAR ONE GREENFIELD
VIOLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Max Champoux-Yobst VIOLIN
Brody Suhl Eliza Carew
Yusef Bensen Deziraya Malcolm-Weller
Matthew Malcolm-Weller
Mckenzie Webb CELLO
Juliet Sances Alaina Toothaker
Sebastian Gargone Samantha Suhl
Aurora Donais Bea Mickus
Jenisa-Tori Dixon
Kaidence Sullivan CONTINUING STRINGS
Yamilette Segui VIOLIN
Raven Ziff Eliza Carew
Jaileen Garcia Deziraya Malcolm-Weller
Elias Tripp
CELLO Jojo Hayman
Lila Nietsche Dash Gieske
Ursula Cutler Athos Rossi
Brianna Solimene
Dylan Baringer CELLO
Fiona Britt Alaina Toothaker
Johnny Attesi Samantha Suhl
Jacob Torres Jr. Bea Mickus
Ruby McMahon Levi Varnon
Andreas Hinterleitner Junie Gieske
Ruby Pollock
ADVANCED Hugh Connolly
ELEMENTARY
Violin
Elias Tripp

CELLO
Phineas Brown

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OUR THANKS

This concert is made possible in part by generous in-kind
contributions from Greenfield Public Schools, Artspace, Hillside
Pizza, and Richardson’s Candy Kitchen, and by the extraordinary
volunteer efforts of Jason and Meg Staloff, Carol Coan, Alex Miller,
Debbie Felton, and all of the families who contributed snacks,
rideshares, time, and support.

The PVS Youth Orchestra’s 10th season is funded in part by
Greenfield Cooperative Bank, the Mass Cultural Council, a state
agency, founding partner The Mary Stuart Rogers Foundation,
and the business sponsors advertised in this program book. Music
education programs like PVSYO and Strings for Kids would not
exist without the support of parents and families, the investment of
regional schools, and the guidance of local music teachers.

Thank you, and thanks to: PRIVATE TEACHERS
SCHOOLS
Amherst Middle School Aaron Lakota
Amherst Regional HS Alison Hale
Bement School Carl Schugart
Crocker Farm Elementary Catalina Arrubla
Four Rivers Charter Public School Cecilia Berger
Frontier Regional School Dan Prindle
Great Falls Middle School Jake Bellows
Greenfield Center School James Macdonald
Greenfield Middle School Jennifer Allen
Homeschools Julie Carew
John F. Kennedy Middle School Keith Levreault
Leeds Elementary Lynn Lovell
Montessori School of Northampton Michelle Liechti
Mohawk Trail Regional Nicole Fizznoglia
Northampton High School Rafael Wolman
Pioneer Valley High School Rebecca Rose
PVCICS Robin Stone
Valley West Tim Atherton
Van Kaynor

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