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Carnegie Hall 2022
CARNEGIE HALL Sunday Afternoon, April 3, 2022 at 2:00 pm Isaac Stern Auditorium/Ronald O. Perelman Stage Field Studies International, Inc. presents ................ John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School STRING ORCHESTRA
KARL JENKINS Palladio, Concerto grosso for string orchestra (1995)
(b. 1944)
Soloists
David Zeng, Tiantian Emily Wei, Hwi-On Lee, Julia Huang, Kattie Huang, violin;
Elizabeth Margiloff, Renee Zbizika, Matthew Zhang, Stephany Barbu, viola;
Victoria Guan, Trinity Wu, Mizuki Natsu, Matthew Kwong, Tricia Wu, Alex Zhuang, cello
Joshua Li, contrabass
AMILCARE PONCHIELLI Dance of the Hours (from La Gioconda)
(1834-1886) arranged by Robert Longfield
Soloists
Jasmine Lin, piano
John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School WIND ENSEMBLE
GIOACHINO ROSSINI Overture to Italian in Algiers (L'italiana in Algeri)
(1792-1868) arranged by Lucien Cailliet
Soloists
Shuyuan Julie Sun, Katherine Sun, Han Zheng, Lan Zheng, flute; Christine Tiong, oboe; Jonathan Kim, clarinet
Danielle Kobrick, bassoon; Xiongningfan (Benny) Wang, piano; Tyler Menker, Maverick Williams, William Okin, percussion
John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
PYOTR ILLYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet, a Fantasy Overture
(1840-1893)
https://youtu.be/Iu20eVa41DA 1
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Joseph Rutkowski has been the director of Instrumental Music at Great Neck North High since 1991. As a concert clarinetist he has been hailed by The New York Times as "...an agile and powerful player" and by the International Clarinet Magazine as a clarinetist with "awesome technical prowess." He has performed with James Galway, Mstislav Rostropovich, Eleanor Steber, William Warfield and Maurice Andre and under the batons of Alan Hovhaness, Karel Husa, Laszlo Halasz, Richard Westenburg, Michael Flamhaft and JoAnn Falletta. His recording of Schubert's "Shepherd on the Rock" for Ali Mar Records received critical acclaim in Richard Gilbert's The Clarinetist's Discography. Mr. Rutkowski has been nominated as a GRAMMY Music Educator of Year three times and he is a two-time Presidential Scholars Teacher Recognition Award recipient, a Harvard Club Educator of the Year, the Long Island Music Hall of Fame Educator of 2015 and the WQXR Classical Hero of May 2018. He has served on the faculties of Queens College, Mannes College, Westchester Conservatory and Stuyvesant High School. He has also written articles and research papers, and lectured at conferences around the country. Mr. Rutkowski currently performs with Trimonious, the JEY Trio and the Broad Street Orchestra.
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The John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School Music Program
Under the auspices of Field Studies Center, this is Great Neck North High School’s sixteenth appearance. The school’s groups have been featured in concert at Carnegie Hall on fifteen occasions and once at Avery Fisher Hall. They have also been featured several times on Robert Sherman’s Young Artists Showcase on WQXR radio.
Great Neck is a suburb of New York City, located on the North Shore of Long Island just east of the Queens border. The Great Neck Public School System has possessed a tradition of excellence since its inception in 1814! The current high school building has housed its students, faculty and staff since 1928. Great Neck High School is now known as the John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School, named after the distinguished superintendent from 1943 until 1971. A Long Island Music Hall of Fame High School of Excellence for 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021. the Music Program dates back to 1928. A history of the Music Program was created by Class of 2003 Principal Violist Genelle Taney, complete with rosters, photographs and concert programs on the web https://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/domain/2214 displays the continuity of excellence in musical training of Great Neck's student musicians who have studied, rehearsed and performed the masterpieces of the orchestral, band and choral repertoire on the very same concert stage that is utilized today. The Symphonic Band, Symphony Orchestra and Concert Choir have merited the attention of several internationally renowned international musical figures including Maestra JoAnn Falletta, Tara Helen O'Connor, Robert Miller, Maestro John-Szicheng , the late Maestro Jens Nygard, Michael Gilbert, Dr. James Jordan, Frances Roberts, Maestro Alan Schwartz, Joseph Turrin , Patricia Spencer, Maestro Michael Flamhaft, Michael Lipsey and David Jolly, Maestro Michael Tong, Maestro Olivier Fluchaire, Maestro David Winkler, Prof. Sean Reed, Prof. Kae Reed, Prof. Christopher Tibaldi, Maestro Brian Worsdale, Maestro Frank Rugers, Maestra Susan Deaver, Maestro David Bernard, Robert Sherman, Maestro Gal Altervich, Geoffrey Simon, Maestro David Stewart Wiley, Jazz Artist Sam Dillon, Maestro Rueben Blondell, Euphonium Virtuoso Dan Dicker , Maestro Joanne May (Elmhurst College, Chicago), Maestro Ross Capern (St Laurence College, Australia) At Great Neck North High School our public performances in school and off campus (from nursing homes and elementary schools to Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center) are on a very high level; yet, we focus on teaching our students how to practice their instruments (and vocal techniques), listen to music critically and use technology to compose and orchestrate. == ***
Great Neck Public Schools
(since 1814)
Board of EducationRebecca Sassouni, President
Donna Peirez, Vice President
Barbara Berkowitz, Trustee
Jeffrey Shi, Trustee
Grant Toch, Trustee
District Administration
Dr. Teresa Prendergast, Superintendent of Schools
Mr. John Powell, Assistant Superintendent for Business
Dr. Stephen C. Lando, Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education
Ms. Kelly Newman, Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education
Dr. Joseph Hickey, Assistant Superintendent for Special Education & Pupil Personnel Services
Rob Zahn, GNPS-TV Director and Producer
John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School
Dr. Dan Holtzman, Principal
Ron Levine, Assistant Principal
Kathlyne Snyder, Assistant Principal
Cathlene Behar, Dean
Michael Calderaro, DeanMichael Neary, Guidance Department Chair
Christopher Vecchio, Head Custodian
Dr. Pamela Levy, Dept of Fine and Performing Arts Chair
Great Neck North High Department of the Fine and Performing Arts
ART, Joseph Giacalone, Emily Man, Christine Hakanjin, Leonard Antinori
DRAMA, Andrew Wagner
MUSIC, Dr. Pamela Levy, Joseph Rutkowski2021/2022 NH Music Booster Co-Presidents
Douglas Brenner, Tommy Williams
Acknowledgements
The Administration, Faculty and Staff of the John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School Michael Meehan & TV North-GNPS/TV Keith Grier & Michele Domanick Custodial Staff led by Christopher Vecchio and Kevin Meigh Colleen Bowler, Publicity=
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TRI-M MUSIC HONOR SOCIETY-Chapter 2605
(since October 18, 1995)
Officers
Elizabeth Margiloff - Main President
David Zeng - Main President
Jonathan Kim - Main President
Christine Tiong - President of Tri-M Dinner and Induction Ceremony
Christopher Yang - President of Choral Activities
Kevin Khadavi - President of website and library organization
Maverick Williams - President of scheduling and Tri-m Dinner planning
Joshua Li – Co-President of Bass Maintenance
Tamas Smulovics – Co-Vice President of Concert Programs
Man Chun Anna Han - Co-Vice President of Viola Maintenance
Hwi-On Lee - Co-Vice President of String Maintenance
Mizuki Natsu Co-Vice President of Cello Maintenance
Alex Zhuang - Co-Vice President of Tri-M Dinner and Induction Ceremony
Leila Hawa - Vice President of String Maintenance
Linda Li - Co-Vice President of Tri-M Dinner and Induction Ceremony
William Okin - Co-Vice President of Tri-M Dinner and Induction Ceremony
Tricia Wu - Co-Vice President of Tri-m Point System
Trinity Wu - Co-Vice President of Tri-m Point System
Tiantian Wei - Co-Vice President of performances and additional concerts
Stephany Barbu - Vice President of outreach
Stanley Chan - Co-Vice President of performances and additional concerts
Julie Sun - Vice President of Woodwind Maintenance
Sahar Tartak - Vice President of Event Planning
Jonathan Moalemi - Vice President of publication and activities
Jack Brenner - Vice President of Euphonium Maintenance
Su Qi Tian – Vice President of Library
Ashley Dong – Vice President of Website
Daliah Segal – Vice-President of Stage and Seating Management
Amitha Kumar – Vice President of Documentation
Honorary Lifetime Members
Naomi Schlessel (since 1996)
Alma Whitney (since 1997)
Shirley Samansky (since 1998)
Shelley Sherman (since 1999)
Elaine Bassik (since 1999)
Dr. Arlette Sanders (since 2000)
Dr. William Shine (since 2001)
Dr. Fred Pereira (since 2002)
Lisa Mevorach (since 2002)
Susan Shine (since 2003)
Frederick Ritter, Jr. (since 2003)
Paula McNabb (since 2004)
Cheryl Ross (since 2004)
Sandy Ferguson (since 2004)
Sandy Cadieu (since 2004)
Jill Segal (since 2004)
Gail Gordon (since 2005)
Donna-Sue Gary (since 2005)
Grace Carpenter (since 2005)
June Sykoff (since 2005)
Angelo Sabatelli (since 2005)
Prof. Leo Kraft (since 2005)
Maestro Eugene Brusiloff (since 2005)
Diane Spiro (since 2006)
Laura Stern (since 2006)
Debbie Tartell (since 2014)
Bernie Kaplan (since 2018)
Neil Saggerson (since 2018)
Roger Ames (since 2018)
Dr. Janine Robinson (since 2018)
Amy Kempton (since 2018)
Karen Lee (since 2018)
BOE President Barbara Berkowitz (since 2019)
Rebecca Sassouni (since 2019)
Donna Peirez (since 2019)
Former BOE VP Larry Gross (since 2019)
Donald Ashkenase (since 2019)
Jeffrey Shi (since 2019)
Dr. Sheila Terens (since 2019)
Patricia Hugo (2021)
Dr. Daniel Krauz (2021)
Susan Babkes (2021)
Nancy Notar Francesco (2022)
= = JOHN L. MILLER-GREAT NECK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Dr. Dan Holtzman, Principal Dr. Teresa Prendergast, Superintendent
Joseph Rutkowski, Conductor
Violin
Serena Askari
David Choi
Michael Darvishzadeh
Nethaniel Darvishzadeh
Janeidy Da Silva
Angelina Dayani
Jaslyn Gao
Man Chun (Anna) Han
Leila Hawa
Julia Huang
Kattie Huang
Yihao (Sean) Jiang
Liam Kashinejad
Hwi-On Lee
Rachel Liu
Ian Loo
Jason Mei
Zoe H Paisner
Gabriella Sadaghati
Sydney Sarker
Eliza Schulman
Alex Sun
Su Qi Tian
Phoenix Wang
Tiantian (Emily) Wei
Lillian Wu
Shuyue (Lucy) Xiao
Kelly Yam
David Zeng
Chloe Zhou
Christine Zhou
Sharon Zkarya
Viola
Cecilia Albin
Stephany Barbu
Dian Gu
Justine Khadavi
Liona Kohansieh
Ryan Liu
Elizabeth Margiloff
Renee Zbizika
Matthew Zhang
Cello
Ethan Dayani
Victoria W Guan
Matthew Kwong
Aiden Maher
Mizuki Natsu
Benjamin Souferian
Terra Wu
Trinity Wu
Xingxuan (Amelia) Zhu
Alex Zhuang
Bass
Joshua Li
Brandon Maher
Piano/Keyboard
Jasmine Lin
Xiongningfan (Benny) Wang
Mizuki Natsu
Guitar
Noa Pourmoradi
Piccolo
Victoria Cho
Flute
Amitha Kumar
Rianna Liu
Sarah Schmelkin
Katherine Sun
Shuyuan Julie Sun
Hsiang-Yi (Stephanie) Tsai
Han Zheng
Lan Zheng
Oboe
Christine Tiong
Ashley Dong
Bassoon
Stanley H Chan
Danielle(Dani)Kobrick
Clarinet
Sabrina Bowen
Ryan Y Cho
Bruce Huang
Ian Kim
Jonathan Kim
Max Lee
Linda Li
Daniel Perlman
Daliah Segal
Tamas Smulovics
Bass Clarinet
Jesse Racsko
Aidan Chan
Alto Saxophone
Kevin Khadavi
Jason Mei
Jacob Podwall
Eliav Sehati
Tenor Saxophone
Shengqi Cui
Baritone Saxophone
Russell E (Everett) Bailey IV
Isaac Yan
Horn
Eric Ohebshalom
Trumpet
Valerie Lan
Joshua Rafaeil
Harrison Rich
Alexandra Schweber
Anna Natsu
Trombone
Jonathan Moalemi
Randy Talledo
Jinchen Yang
Euphonium
Jack Brenner
Karen Fukuoka
Adam Smulovics
Christopher Velasquez
Diana Smolens
Tuba
Lucas Turofsky
Percussion
Jonah Berkowitz
Christopher Chang
Tyler Menker
William I (Billy) Okin
Dillan Palma
Maverick Williams
Qining (Alice) Yang
Zihan Yu
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Great Neck North High School at Carnegie Hall
There is NO other high school that has been invited to perform at Carnegie Hall THIS many times.....
John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School at Carnegie Hall Sunday, March 1, 2020
Sunday Evening, March 1, 2020, 8:30
Isaac Stern Auditorium / Ronald O. Perelman StageWORLDSTRIDES presents
John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School
John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School String Orchestra
Patrick Kennedy, Conductor
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Concerto Grosso in G, Op. 6 1. Allegro
DANIEL ZENG, MATTHEW XU, ADAM TSOU, SALLY SARKER, Violin
MARK XU, ESTHER HWANG, Viola DANIEL CHOI, JOSHUA OKEN, Cello HANI KANG, Bass
VERA CHO, JASMINE LIN, KeyboardJohn L. Miller-Great Neck North High School
John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School Wind Ensemble
Matthew Trinkwald, Conductor
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH arr. Ryan Murphy
Suite from The First Echelon Op. 99a Waltz No. 2 MADELINE YANG, Flute
KAIMING ZHANG, OboeBRANDAN CHEN, JONATHAN KIM, Clarinet SCOTT LEVY, Alto Saxophone
EMMA SASSOUNI, Trumpet
MICHELLE ZENG, AccordionJohn L. Miller-Great Neck North High School Symphony Orchestra
Joseph Rutkowski, Conductor
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
IV. Allegro non troppo-Finale
AUDIO FILE
VIDEO FILES
Handel Concerto Grosso
Shostakovich Jazz Waltz
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
NH in Preparation
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mwi3Pv3bR_s&feature=youtu.be
John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School at Carnegie Hall February, 2016
AUDIO FILES
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 finale
VIDEO FILES
Carnegie Hall Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 Finale by the John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School Symphony Orchestra February 28, 2016 from stage left (right side balcony)
https://vimeo.com/158589984/bf9ca1331b
Carnegie Hall Strauss Die Fledermaus Overture by the John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School Symphony Orchestra February 28, 2016
https://vimeo.com/159111572/778cf4a4de
Carnegie Hall Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 Finale by the John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School Symphony Orchestra February 28, 2016 from center of parquet part I
https://vimeo.com/159701058/07045b5382
Carnegie Hall Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 Finale by the John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School Symphony Orchestra February 28, 2016 from center of parquet part II
https://vimeo.com/159701059/16822cfc01
John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School at Carnegie Hall April 4, 2015
AUDIO FILE
VIDEO FILE
https://youtu.be/aHHXRgCNu4Y
John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School at Carnegie Hall April 19, 2014
AUDIO FILE
VIDEO FILE
https://youtu.be/p5R9vP64zlMJohn L. Miller-Great Neck North High School at Carnegie Hall April 26, 2009
AUDIO FILES
Copland Lincoln Portrait ROBERT SHERMAN, Narrator
WQXR Bob Sherman's Young Artists Showcase Intro
WQXR Bob Sherman's Young Artists Showcase Intro WQXR Bob Sherman's Young Artists Showcase Copland
John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School at Carnegie Hall April 26, 2008
AUDIO FILES
Handel Messiah, STEVEN COHEN, Conductor
Holst Suite No. 2, JOSEPH COTIGNOLA, Conductor
VIDEO FILE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NDkJ_NizTc&feature=youtu.beWQXR Bob Sherman's Young Artists Showcase Intro
WQXR Bob Sherman's Young Artists Showcase Shostakovich SQ#8
WQXR Bob Sherman's Young Artists Showcase Rhapsody in Blue
John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School at Carnegie Hall March 18, 2007
AUDIO FILES
Duke Ellington by Calvin Custer
John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School at Carnegie Hall March 26, 2006
AUDIO FILES
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings
Strauss Blue Danube, Daniel Rutkowski, trumpet solo
Shostakovich Jazz Waltz No. 2, Robert Taffet, conductor
Satchmo! Trumpet soloists: Daniel Rutkowski and Daniel Navo, Trombonist Benjamin Rutkowski
VIDEO FILE
[random cuts…apologies!]
John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School at Carnegie Hall March 14, 2004
AUDIO FILES
Sibelius Violin Concerto, David-Aaron Carpenter, violin soloist
VIDEO FILE
John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School at Avery Fisher Hall April 7, 2002
AUDIO FILES
Vivaldi Gloria, Lauren-Sarah Carpenter, conductor
Sam Dillon, Tenor Saxophone Solo Improvisation on Themes from Kijé
Brahms Violin Concerto, Lauren-Sarah Carpenter, violin soloist
VIDEO FILE
John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School at Carnegie Hall April, 2001
AUDIO FILES
VIDEO FILES
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John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School at Carnegie Hall March 26, 2000
AUDIO FILES
Vivaldi Concerto for Two Celli: Christina Hsieh and Alex Segal
Mozart Horn Concerto No. 3, Charles Cadieu, soloist
VIDEO FILE
John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School at Carnegie Hall May 2, 1999
AUDIO FILES
Tuba Tiger Rag, Matthew Pereira, tuba soloist
Sibelius Violin Concerto, Sean-Avram Carpenter, violin soloist
VIDEO FILE
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John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School at Carnegie Hall March 30, 1997
AUDIO FILES
1997
Chaminade Concertino Leighna Kim, flute soloist
Magic of Andrew Lloyd Webber part 1
Magic of Andrew Lloyd Webber part 2
Magic of Andrew Lloyd Webber part 3
Magic of Andrew Lloyd Webber part 4
Magic of Andrew Lloyd Webber part 5
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Brian Lin, piano soloist part 1
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Brian Lin, piano soloist part 2
VIDEO FILE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jESVP30JHk&feature=youtu.be2020
2016
North High Appearances at Carnegie Hall
1997
1999
2000
2001
2002 at Avery Fischer
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2014
2015
2016
2016 Jazz Choir
2020
ALL 49,799 performances
https://www.carnegiehall.org/About/History/Performance-History-Search?q=&dex=prod_PHS_Newest_First&page=3 -
CARNEGIE HALL Sunday Evening, March 1, 2020 at 8:30 Isaac Stern Auditorium
CARNEGIE HALL Sunday Evening, March 1, 2020 at 8:30 Isaac Stern Auditorium Field Studies International, Inc. presents ................
NH Prepares for CH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwi3Pv3bR_s&feature=youtu.beJohn L. Miller-Great Neck North High School STRING ORCHESTRA Patrick Kennedy, Conductor
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL Concerto Grosso in G, Op. 6, No. 1
(1685-1749) Allegro
Concerto Soloists
Daniel Zeng, Matthew Xu, Adam Tsou, Sally Sarker, violin, Mark Xu, Esther Hwang, viola
Daniel Choi, Joshua Oken, cello, Hani Kang, bass, Vera Cho, Jasmine Lin, keyboard
John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School WIND ENSEMBLE Matthew Trinkwald, Conductor
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Suite from 'The First Echelon', Op. 99a (1956) (1906-1975) Waltz No. 2
arranged by Johan De Meij
Soloists
Madeline Yang, flute, Kaiming Zhang, oboe, Brandan Chen, Jonathan Kim, clarinet
Scott Levy, alto saxophone, Emma Sassouni, trumpet, Michelle Zeng, accordion
John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Joseph Rutkowski, Conductor
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 (1937)
(1906-1975) Finale
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= THE Artists Joseph Rutkowski has been the director of Instrumental Music at Great Neck North High since 1991. As a concert clarinetist he has been hailed by The New York Times as "...an agile and powerful player" and by the International Clarinet Magazine as a clarinetist with "awesome technical prowess." He has performed with James Galway, Mstislav Rostropovich, Eleanor Steber, William Warfield and Maurice Andre and under the batons of Alan Hovhaness, Karel Husa, Laszlo Halasz, Richard Westenburg, Michael Flamhaft and JoAnn Falletta. His recording of Schubert's "Shepherd on the Rock" for Ali Mar Records received critical acclaim in Richard Gilbert's The Clarinetist's Discography. Mr. Rutkowski has been nominated as a GRAMMY Music Educator of Year three times and he is a two-time Presidential Scholars Teacher Recognition Award recipient, a Harvard Club Educator of the Year, the Long Island Music Hall of Fame Educator of 2015 and the WQXR Classical Hero of May 2018. He has served on the faculties of Queens College, Mannes College, Westchester Conservatory and Stuyvesant High School. He has also written articles and research papers, and lectured at conferences around the country. Mr. Rutkowski currently performs with Trimonious, the JEY Trio and the Broad Street Orchestra.
Matthew Trinkwald is in his sixth year as the music department chairperson and his fourteenth year of teaching music at Great Neck North Middle School. He holds a degree in Jazz Composition from Five Towns College and a Masters in Music Education from Queens College and second masters in School Building Leadership. Along with being an active educator, Matt has been performing for 20 years, encompassing all styles of music in all different situations. He is most noted for his work at cabaret clubs throughout Manhattan, club dates and weddings throughout the east coast and a performance in the 2005 JVC Jazz festival.
Patrick Kennedy teaches band and orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Elementary School in Great Neck. He is in his second year at JFK after teaching for three years in Queens, NY for the New York City Department of Education. Patrick holds a Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, an Advanced Certificate in Music Education, and a Master of Science in Music Education degree from Queens College. Patrick has been performing in the New York Metro Area for over a decade. He performs a variety of styles and genres including: jazz, classical, musical theater, and contemporary music. Patrick is also a co-founder and Director of Music for a non-profit organization, Chords of Peace, where he spends his summers teaching music to disadvantaged youth around the world.. ** The John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School Music Program Under the auspices of Field Studies Center, this is Great Neck North High School’s fifteenth appearance. The school’s groups have been featured in concert at Carnegie Hall on fourteen occasions and once at Avery Fisher Hall. They have also been featured several times on Robert Sherman’s Young Artists Showcase on WQXR radio. Great Neck is a suburb of New York City, located on the North Shore of Long Island just east of the Queens border. The Great Neck Public School System has possessed a tradition of excellence since its inception in 1814! The current high school building has housed its students, faculty and staff since 1928. Great Neck High School is now known as the John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School, named after the distinguished superintendent from 1943 until 1971. A Long Island Music Hall of Fame High School of Excellence for 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, the Music Program dates back to 1928. A history of the Music Program was created by Class of 2003 Principal Violist Genelle Taney, complete with rosters, photographs and concert programs on the web http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/GNPS/NHS/music/images/album.php displays the continuity of excellence in musical training of Great Neck's student musicians who have studied, rehearsed and performed the masterpieces of the orchestral, band and choral repertoire on the very same concert stage that is utilized today. The Symphonic Band, Symphony Orchestra and Concert Choir have merited the attention of several internationally renowned international musical figures including Maestra JoAnn Falletta, Tara Helen O'Connor, Robert Miller, Maestro John-Szicheng , the late Maestro Jens Nygard, Michael Gilbert, Dr. James Jordan, Frances Roberts, Maestro Alan Schwartz, Joseph Turrin , Patricia Spencer, Maestro Michael Flamhaft, Michael Lipsey and David Jolly, Maestro Michael Tong, Maestro Olivier Fluchaire, Maestro David Winkler, Prof. Sean Reed, Prof. Kae Reed, Prof. Christopher Tibaldi, Maestro Brian Worsdale, Maestro Frank Rugers, Maestra Susan Deaver, Maestro David Bernard, Robert Sherman, Maestro Gal Altervich, Geoffrey Simon, Maestro David Stewart Wiley, Jazz Artist Sam Dillon, Maestro Rueben Blondell, Euphonium Virtuoso Dan Dicker , Maestro Joanne May (Elmhurst College, Chicago), Maestro Ross Capern (St Laurence College, Australia) At Great Neck North High School our public performances in school and off campus (from nursing homes and elementary schools to Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center) are on a very high level; yet, we focus on teaching our students how to practice their instruments (and vocal techniques), listen to music critically and use technology to compose and orchestrate. *** **
Great Neck Public Schools
(since 1814)
Board of Education
Barbara Berkowitz, President, Board of Education
Donald L. Ashkenase, Vice President, Board of Education
Donna Peirez, Trustee, Board of Education
Rebecca Sassouni, Trustee, Board of Education
Jeffrey Shi, Trustee, Board of Education
Central Administration
Dr. Teresa Prendergast, Superintendent of Schools
John Powell, Assistant Superintendent for Business
Dr. Stephen C. Lando, Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education
Kelly Newman, Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education
Dr. Joseph Hickey, Assistant Superintendent for Special Education and Pupil Services
John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School Administration
Dr. Dan Holtzman, Principal
Patricia Hugo, Assistant Principal
Dr. Daniel Krauz, Assistant Principal
Ron Levine, Assistant Principal
Great Neck North High Department of the Fine and Performing Arts
Dr. Pamela Levy, Chair
ART, Joseph Giacalone, Emily Man, Christine Hakanjin, Linda Haase
DRAMA, Ilana Meredith
MUSIC, Dr. Pamela Levy, Joseph Rutkowski
2019/2020 NH Music Booster Co-PresidentsNancy Notar-Francesco, Vivian Hong, Robin Schlusselberg
Acknowledgements
The Administration, Faculty and Staff of the John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School
Michael Meehan & TV North-GNPS/TV
Keith Grier & Michele Domanick
Custodial Staff
Colleen Bowler, Public Information SpecialistTRI-M MUSIC HONOR SOCIETY-Chapter 2605
(since October 18, 1995)
Daniel Zeng Co-President
Arabella Notar-Francesco VP for Instrumental Music Library Excel File and Web Site
Jonathan Moalemi VP for maintenance of brass instruments
Mark Xu VP for viola maintenance
Matthew Xu VP for violin maintenance
Nina Phillips VP for Instrumental Music Library Excel File and Web Site
Elizabeth Margiloff VP for viola maintenance
Katherine Smolens VP for Instrumental Music Library Excel File and Web Site
Cheongjun Oh VP for French horn maintenance
Daniel Choi VP for cello maintenance
Hani Kang VP for string bass maintenance
Sabrina Schlusselberg VP for percussion maintenance
Lauren Murphy VP for percussion maintenance
Albert Jan VP for video recording system
Gregory Leung VP for video recording system
Preston Chan VP for brass maintenance
Christine Tiong VP for INSTRUMENT IDENTIFICATION
Christopher Yang VP for Tri-M Dinner and Induction Ceremony Manager
Honorary Lifetime Members
Honorary Chapter 2605 Lifetime Members
Naomi Schlessel (since 1996)
Alma Whitney (since 1997)
Shirley Samansky (since 1998)
Shelley Sherman (since 1999)
Elaine Bassik (since 1999)
Dr. Arlette Sanders (since 2000)
Dr. William Shine (since 2001)
Dr. Fred Pereira (since 2002)
Lisa Mevorach (since 2002)
Susan Shine (since 2003)
Frederick Ritter, Jr. (since 2003)
Paula McNabb (since 2004)
Cheryl Ross (since 2004)
Sandy Ferguson (since 2004)
Sandy Cadieu (since 2004)
Jill Segal (since 2004)
Gail Gordon (since 2005)
Donna-Sue Gary (since 2005)
Grace Carpenter (since 2005)
June Sykoff (since 2005)
Angelo Sabatelli (since 2005)
Prof. Leo Kraft (since 2005)
Maestro Eugene Brusiloff (since 2005)
Diane Spiro (since 2006)
Laura Stern (since 2006)
Debbie Tartell (since 2014)
Bernie Kaplan (since 2018)
Neil Saggerson (since 2018)
Roger Ames (since 2018)
Dr. Janine Robinson (since 2018)
Amy Kempton (since 2018)
Karen Lee (since 2018)
BOE President Barbara Berkowitz (since 2019)
Rebecca Sassouni (since 2019)
Donna Peirez (since 2019)
Former BOE VP Larry Gross (since 2019)
Donald Ashkenase (since 2019)
Jeffrey Shi (since 2019)
Dr. Sheila Terens (since 2019)
JOHN L. MILLER-GREAT NECK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Dr. Dan Holtzman, Principal Dr. Teresa Prendergast, Superintendent
Joseph Rutkowski, Matthew Trinkwald and Patrick Kennedy, Conductors
Violin
David S Cheung
Claire Cho
Nethaniel Darvishzadeh
Angelina Dayani
Isabella Dayani
Jaslyn Gao
Ariel Greenblatt
Leila Hawa
Albert Jan
Hwi-On Lee
Jordan R Mayorga
Jason Mei
Nina Phillips
Sally Sarker
Sydney Sarker
Alicia Sun
Adam Tsou
Tiantian Emily Wei
Matthew Xu
Kelly Yam
Daniel Zeng
David Zeng
Lawrence Zeng
Michelle Zeng
Renee Zeng
Chloe Zhou
Christine Zhou
Yuxi Julia Zhou
Viola
Esther (HeeJun) Hwang
Elizabeth Margiloff
Matthew Manesh
Arabella Notar-Francesco
Jonah Nouriyelian
Mark Xu
Christopher Matos Suero
Cello
Daniel Choi
Victoria Guan
Annette Hopkins
Matthew Kwong
Gregory Leung
Judah Nouriyelian
Joshua Oken
Alfonso Renteria
Tricia Wu
Trinity Wu
Bass
Hani Kang
Brandon Maher
Ashley Talledo
Joshua Li
Keyboard
Vera Cho
Jasmine Lin
Xiomara Trinidad Perez
Guitar
Eden A Monhian
Flute
Stanley Chan
Kelly Chau
Isabel Hidasi
Olivia Liu
Yi Liu
Ariella Sakhai
Katherine Smolens
Katherine Sun
Shuyuan Julie Sun
Kirsten Tam
Madeline Yang
Yushan Zhang
Han Zheng
Lan Zheng
Oboe
Michael Chan
Ciaran Palma
Christine Tiong
Kaiming Zhang
Clarinet
Brandan Chen
Aaron P Huang
Jonathan Kim
Kirsten Law
Linda Li
Ashleigh Wong
Bass Clarinet
Jesse Racsko
Alto Saxophone
Kevin Khadavi
Danielle Kobrick
Scott Levy
Clarence Luo
Jason Mei
Yaron Nassir
Chenkang Zhao
Tenor Saxophone
Shengqi Cui
Bari Saxophone
Eytan Ran
Horn
Sean Eliassi
Eric Ohebshalom
Cheongjun Oh
Trumpet
Behnam Greenblatt
Vincent Huang
Benjamin Malekan
Jordan Peiser
Harrison Rich
Emma Sassouni
Trombone
Jonathan Moalemi
Jinchen Yang
Euphonium
Jack Brenner
Karen Fukuoka
Tuba
Preston Chan
Percussion
Christopher Chang
Alexander Geula
Tyler Menker
Lauren Murphy
Sabrina Schlusselberg
Maverick Williams
Oscar Wostenholme
Accordion
Michelle Zeng
Select a School...
Select a School
- Elizabeth M. Baker Elementary School
- John F. Kennedy Elementary School
- Lakeville Elementary School
- Parkville School
- Saddle Rock Elementary School
- Richard S. Sherman - Great Neck North Middle School
- Great Neck South Middle School
- John L. Miller - Great Neck North High School
- William A. Shine - Great Neck South High School
- Village School
- Adult Learning Center
- Community Education
