Tuesday Evening, May 17

We love being invited to school concerts where our grandchildren are involved.

This one involved our grandson Ian.

Welcome by Mrs. Debbie Rill, Interim Principal at Manheim Central Middle School

Seventh and Eighth Grade Orchestra – Mrs. Shenna Shirk, Director

String Ensemble

Viva La Vida – Berryman, Buckland, Champion and Martin – arr. Larry Moore

Seventh and Eighth Grade Select String Ensemble – Courtney Weaver, Solo

On an Eastern Shore – Alan Lee Silva

Time Machine – Richard Meyer

Iroquois Journey – Doug Spata

Luminescence – Alan Lee Silva

Seventh and Eighth Grade Jazz Band – Mr. John Brackbill, Director

Scooby-Doo, Where are You? – David Mook and Ben Raleigh – arr. Mike Lewis

April in Paris – Vernon Duke and E.Y. Harburg – arr. Rick Stitzel

Birdland – Josef Zawinul – arr. Michael Sweeney

Spinning Wheel – David Clayton Thomas – arr. Michael Sweeney

Flight of the Foo Birds – Neal Hefti – arr. Roy Phillipe

Seventh and Eighth Grade Chorus – Mrs. Stephanie Magaro, Director – Charis Dinger and Shiloh Harrill, Piano

Bonse Alba – Victor C. Johnson

Blackbird – John Lennon and Paul McCartney – arr. Audrey Snyder – Abby Ritter and Francesca McClure, soloists

Rejoice and Sing – Rollo Dilworth

Jailhouse Rock – Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller – arr. Ed Lojeski – by fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grade boys

This was the fun song of the evening. 🙂

Meistersingers – Mrs. Stephanie Magaro, Director

Arlequin dans sa boutique – French Folk Song – arr. Earlene Rentz and Suzanne Rita Byrnes – Andrew Rajaratnam, Piano

Letter from a Girl to the World – Andrea Ramsey

And This Shall Be for Music – Mary Lynn Lightfoot

TJ Faulkner, Seth Haldeman, Ethan Harner, Kate Huber, Isaac Martin – percussion

Manheim Momentum Percussion Ensemble – Mrs. Stephanie Smith and Mrs. Chelsea Smith, Lead Instructors

Londonderry Air – Traditional – arr. Mario Gaetano

Xylophonia – Joe Green – arr. Bob Becker

Seventh and Eighth Grade Band – Mr. John Brackbill, Director

This is the group that we had been waiting for. 🙂 Ian is second from left – standing in the back.

Ian (green shirt) does a great job in perrcussion.

Themes from Jurassic Park – John Williams – arr. Michael Sweeney

Ionosphere – Dwight Beckham, Sr.

Ancient Ritual – Elliot Del Borgo

Fire Dance – David Shaffer

Good job, Ian!

Thanks for inviting us!