Thank you to all volunteers and sponsors who make this program and concert possible!

Board Members:

Peter Bauer, PresidentJames Kidwell, 1st Vice PresidentMika Hasler, 2nd Vice PresidentDeborah Kidwell, SecretaryKaren Dinardis, TreasurerRic Slater, ParliamentarianDan Tom, Advisor

Volunteers:

Promotional Committee: Ana CastanedaFundraising Committee: Patricia GonzalesGrant Committee: Ric Slater Ongoing volunteers throughout the season:Volunteer Coordinator: Christine AlexanderPreparatory Orchestra Assistant: Chris & Connie D’SouzaSymphonic Orchestra Assistant: Danny SchoppeAttendance: Ann HornackConcert Filming and DVD/CD Production: Peter BauerWebsite Support: Karen DinardisFinancial Aid Advisor: Karen Dinardis

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Cover art: Painting by Angela Agata Worthington, 2010, oil on canvas. www.agatasart.com

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The gallery welcomes Christine Alexander and her custom stained glass studio “Inspirations in Glass.”

Original art by local artists, prints, pottery, jewelry and small antiques along with cultural items and art from around the world!

May 20th concert volunteers:Art VasquezRobin KrogmanPat GonzalesTony EyreRoger FrakesHannah NigosSeqwana PryorAnn HornackChris D’SouzaDanny SchoppeLeslie GuilloryTina LuMaria SalazarCecilia LinsGonzalo Botello

Special thanks:Angela Agata WorthingtonAnne McLaughlinLinda PetersJoreen LeeBarry ArmerDan & Phyllis TomPeter & LeeAnn Bauer Special thanks to our musical volunteers:Richard Slater, celloLaura Dykstra, celloAngela Badon, violinKim Berlin, celloBrian Berlin, violinLucian Manolache, bass Griffi n Glenn, bassDebbie Benoist, percussionHarley Stahl, percussion

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Featuring the winners of

The Mika Hasler Concerto Awardand the

James & Deborah Kidwell Preparatory Concerto Award

May 20, 20124:00 pmMary Spence Flickinger Fine Arts Building,San Jacinto College South Campus

PREPARATORY ORCHESTRAAir and Caprice Larry Clark

Vienna Waltz Traditional

Gargoyles Doug Spata

Star Wars John Williams Arranged by Larry Clark

Conducted by Tom Dinardis

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAConcerto in a Minor VIvaldiAbraham Eyre, violin

Morceau De Concert Saint-Saens Victor Liaw, French Horn

Unfi nished Symphony No. 8 Schubert

Concert Piece for Bassoon Phillips Olivia Davis, Bassoon

Lord of the Dance Hardiman/Moore

Conducted by Lisa Batson

ViolinSylas AndersonEmma ArmerSophia BlackAmanda CorderoElizabeth FrakesLeo GarciaClaude HardyAnnelise HornackAdam MontasserPeri SchoppeSarah SmytheBrandon Wells

ViolaBrian BiresDonyal EmamiJordan JimenezWilson Miles-Ochoa

CelloDavid ChenAnna LuRichard NigosTristan PriggeHunter Williams

BassStefan AlexanderAndrew Chladek

FluteJacob GonzalesTristessa RichardKatelyn Vasquez

OboeGrace Skaggs

ClarinetDestiny GonzalesMatthew Krogman

BassoonOlivia Davis

TrumpetTyler BandiniJorge B. Alcocer Rubio

French HornVictor LiawAlec Miranda

PercussionNatalie Wu

ViolinKyle AndersonFiona BrownSophia BrownJessica ChuangAvangeline CosséAnna D’SouzaOlivia DinardisAbraham EyreEzra EyreLillian GlasscockSophia HammerleGonzallo Botello LinsGrant MarshallFaith NguyenHanna NguyenBrianne PetersGrace PitmanAnisa Roshan-ZamirJessica SlaterClaire TichyKatie ThomasThomas TruongRichard Zhang

ViolaBrenden GuilloryYvette SmithRyan Sweeney

CelloDavid BerlinSean BlackCaitlin CorderoNico DinardisBryce DykstraLeighton HornackLuis Ivan PerezJoshua PryorDaniela Salazar

BassChristopher Worthington

THE MIKA HASLER CONCERTO AWARD WINNERS 2012

THE JAMES & DEBORAH KIDWELL PREPARATORY CONCERTO AWARD WINNER 2012

Olivia Davis, Symphony Level Award Winner,Awarded $1000 scholarship

As a fi fth-grader, Olivia Caroline Davis really wanted to play the saxophone. Once she realized that there would be a dozen other kids playing beginning sax, the bassoon started to look a lot more interesting. Olivia enjoyed early success at the bassoon under the direction of Mr. Dan Randolph of Victory Lakes Intermediate during which time she was a member of the 2009 and 2010 All-Region Band.

Olivia would not be where she is today, however, without the unparalleled instruction of Ms. Robyn Watson. Robyn has not only been a mentor and friend to Olivia, she has inspired Olivia to love being a double reed player and all the glori-ous individuality that goes with it. Olivia also wishes to thank Professor Cheryl Huddleston for her indefatigable support and the boundless knowledge that she was so happy to share.

Currently, Olivia is a sophomore at Clear Falls High School. She greatly enjoys being a member of Wind Ensemble under the direction of Mr. Doug Eger, as well performing with the Cascades Color Guard during marching season.

This spring marks Olivia’s fourth year with BAYS. She is deeply honored to be this year’s Mika Hasler concerto winner and wishes to extend her sincere thanks to all of her instructors and fellow musicians, past and present.

Victor Liaw, Philharmonic Level Award Winner, Awarded $500 scholarship

Victor Liaw is an 8th grader from Friend-

swood Junior High. He began playing the violin

in kindergarten under the instruction of Mr. Jack

Sheaffer. Since then, he has earned a superior

rating every year in the National Federation of

Music. He started to play the French Horn in

sixth grade under the guidance of Ms. Deborah

Rathke, his French Horn private teacher, and

Mr. Robert Muñoz, his band director. He made

Region Band and Region Orchestra in both 7th

and 8th grade and was fi rst chair in 8th grade.

He also received 1’s in solo and ensemble in both

7th and 8th grade. He plays in the Friendswood

Junior High band under the direction of Robert

Muñoz.

Victor enjoys reading and writing. He has a

loving, supporting family. His dad, Mean-Liang

Liaw, mom, Yong-Fang Kuo, and sister, Steffi

Liaw, have supported him in all aspects of his

musical activities.

Abraham Eyre, Preparatory Level Winner, Awarded $100 scholarship

Abraham Eyre, 11 years old, is a home-schooled 5th grader. He has been playing the violin for 4 years under the direction of Dr. Julie Richards at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music Preparatory Continuing Studies program. He was the recipient of 3rd Place in Division I of the Olshan Young Artist Competition in 2009, and received Honorable Mention in 2010. He has participated in HASSA (Houston Area Suzuki Strings Association) Winter Workshop the past 3 years and HASSA Chamber Music Workshop for the past 2 years.

His parents are Beth and Tony Eyre and he has an 8-year-old violin-playing sister, Ezra. Besides violin, Abraham enjoys chess, Star Wars legos, wood working and raising chickens.

MEMBERS OF “JUNIOR VIRTUOSI”Private students of Mika Hasler

Tango I. Albeniz

Csardas V. Monti

James Watt, Pianist

1st violin Yuan Tian (Fort Settlement, Fort Bend ISD)Aaron Keller (The Village School, HISD) Katrina Yap (Pershing, HISD)

2nd ViolinSaku Gopinath (Beckendorf Jr., Katy ISD)Rohith Karur (The Village School, HISD)Brittany Xiao ( Sartartia, Fort Bend ISD)