Orchestra
All Catholic Orchestra 2024-2025
Conductor: Mr. Joseph Brennan
Music Educator, Clinician, Orchestra Conductor
https://www.josephbrennan.net/MySite/Home.html
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ALL CATHOLIC STRING AUDITIONS
String and Band Auditions - Tuesday, December 3, 2024, Holy Ghost Preparatory School
Students must arrive between 4:00 and 4:30 PM. No late arrivals.
Audition Fee - $5.00 per student - cash or checks. Checks payable to the Office of Catholic Education
Click in this link to access the All Catholic String audition solo list.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/197-SCUI2yphdEFsqmDt0hTIVhWozbCvlVtHwwxPhFrg/edit
Strings Rehearsals
All Saturday Strings rehearsals are at Archbishop Wood High School
Everyone must attend at least two of these rehearsals.
Saturday, January 4 - 9:00 to 11:00 AM
Saturday, January 18 - 9:00 to 11:00 AM
Saturday, February 15 - 900 to 11:00 AM
Saturday, March 1 - 9:00 to 11:00 AM
Full Orchestra Rehearsals
All full orchestra rehearsals are at
Pope John Paul II High School
Monday, 3/10 @ 6:00-8:00 PM
Monday, 3/18 @ 6:00-8:00 PM
Thursday, 3/20 @ 4:30-8:00 PM
Friday, 3/21 @ 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday, 3/22 @ 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Performance
Festival - Saturday, 3/22 @ 2:00 PM - Pope John Paul II High School
IMPORTANT FORMS
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Membership LisT
First Violin
Mary Gaither /// Archbishop Ryan
Lydia Tomko /// Cardinal O'Hara
Nathan Mendoza /// St. Joseph's Prep
Isabella Valdeviezo /// Villa Maria Academy
Julianne Klaput /// Pope John Paul II
Ella Corbett /// Bishop Shanahan
Daria Heletkanycz /// Nazareth Academy
Francis Oniate /// Holy Ghost Prep
Madeline Sarachman /// Villa Joseph Marie
Abigail Olex /// Sacred Heart Academy
Matthew Chin /// Cardinal O'Hara
Second Violin
Audrey Secor /// Lansdale Catholic
Michael Doyle /// St. Joseph's Prep
Rachel Varghese /// Lansdale Catholic
Daniella Eggles /// Bishop Shanahan
Charlotte Knott /// St. Hubert
Olivia Ward /// Villa Maria Academy
Sara Roberts /// Lansdale Catholic
Natalie Ade /// Villa Maria Academy
Maria Higgins /// Pope John Paul II
Xavier Vigliotta /// Pope John Paul II
Briana Hernandez /// Archbishop Wood
Viola
Kaitlin Maguire /// Villa Maria Academy
Mercedes Calderon /// Nazareth Academy
Bailey Boyer /// Nazareth Academy
Ruthanne Lally /// Villa Maria Academy
Anna Vigilante /// Academy of Notre Dame
Gabriella Breault /// Archbishop Carroll
Simone Cameron /// St. Hubert
Cello
Liam Corrigan /// Bishop Shanahan
Jame Patrick Manangan /// Holy Ghost Prep
Cindy Zhang /// Nazareth Academy
Sophia DiGiovanni /// Bishop Shanahan
Adam Zulewski /// Holy Ghost Prep
Double Bass
Alexandria Braddock /// Nazareth Academy
Flute
Brigid Infanti /// Mt. St. Joseph Academy
Theresa Stolarczyk /// Cardinal O’Hara
Hazel Walker /// Villa Maria Academy
Owen Rigney /// Conwell-Egan
Clarinet
Ashley O’Doherty /// Gwynedd Mercy Academy
Bailey Jones /// Academy of Notre Dame
Susanna Coyle /// Nazareth Academy
Miah Acker /// Mt. St. Joseph Academy
Bass Clarinet
Kevin Taylor /// Holy Ghost Prep
Abigail McCarthy /// Bishop Shanahan
Bassoon
Kyla Payne /// Academy of Notre Dame
Alto Saxophone – play French Horn parts
Joshua Managan /// Holy Ghost Prep
Colin Graveley /// Bishop Shanahan
Benjamin Robbins /// Pope John Paul II
Nicole Marlow /// St. Hubert
Trumpet
Kadin Kingston /// Archbishop Carroll
Sinead Hurst /// St. Hubert
Liam Merolla /// Pope John Paul II
Michael Murphy /// Archbishop Wood
Trombone
James Pawlowski /// Bishop Shanahan
Victoria Buzzanca /// Gwynedd Mercy Academy
Christopher Matt /// Archbishop Ryan
Aidan Rayss /// Archbishop Ryan
French Horn
Charlotte Hiscott /// Cardinal O'Hara
Mallets
Josalin Fennell /// Pope John Paul II
Zachary Gaunter /// Pope John Paul II
Snare
Bradley McNally /// Pope John Paul II
Brian Fornwalt /// Cardinal O’Hara
Timpani
Max Kline /// St. Joseph’s Prep
Piano
John Brocagh Lynn /// Pope John Paul II
SCHEDULE
All Catholic Orchestra Festival
Schedule – March 14, 15, 16, 2024
Nazareth Academy High School
Guest Conductor – Professor Jiannan Cheng, Director of Orchestras – Rowan University
Festival Host – Mr. David Zagorski
Thursday, March 14, 2024
4:00 – 4:30 Registration
4:30 – 6:00 Rehearsal
6:00 - 6:30 Break
6:30 – 8:30 Rehearsal
Friday, March 15, 2024
9:00 – 9:30 Registration; Breakfast snacks
9:30 – 11:00 Rehearsal
11:00 - 11:15 Break
11:15 - 12:45 Rehearsal
12:45 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:45 Rehearsal
2:45 – 3:00 Break
3:00 – 4:00 Rehearsal
Saturday, March 16, 2024
9:30 – 10:00 Arrival, breakfast
10:00 – 12:00 Rehearsal
12:00 – 12:15 Get dressed
12:15 – 1:15 Logistics, photo
1:15 – 2:15 Banquet
2:30 Warm-up, tuning
3:00 Concert
Make sure you have your music, your instrument, and a pencil.
CONCERT DRESS:
Men:
-black button-down shirt, black dress pants, black socks, and black shoes.
Ladies
-Solid black blouse or button-down shirt (completely covering bust and stomach)
-Solid black dress pants or long skirt (skirt must be knee length or longer)
-Black stockings or black tights – no leggings
-Black dress shoes (flats or a small heel).
-You also have the option of wearing a formal all black dress knee length or longer.
-You must have sleeves or a black sweater covering shoulders.
NO LEGGINGS, YOGA PANTS, SWEATPANTS, JEANS, TIGHT CLOTHING,
SNEAKERS, GLITTER, BOOTS OR FLIP FLOPS ARE PERMITTED
Orchestra Selections: 2023-2024
The Abduction from the Seraglio, Mozart/arr. Richard Meyer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7Ox_JXvozY
Symphony No.7 (second movement), Beethoven/arr. Richard Meyer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1ZNhOwXT2c
The Beautiful Galatea, Suppé/arr. Victor López
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCigI52YvZE
Theme from Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky/arr. Chris M. Bernotas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLFnW1zf58Y
In the Fading Light of Autumn, Ralph Ford
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4se3cb0241g
Symphony No.5 (finale), Tchaikovsky/arr. Richard Meyer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eNsfODfCmE
Theme from New York, New York, John Kandor and Fred Ebb/arr. Bob Cerulli
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yit4YRp80y4
Four Year Awards 2023-2024
Gabriella Breault
Daria Heletkanycz
Maxfield Kline
Ruthanne Lally
Madeline Sarachman