Orchestra

Wheeler High School Chamber (Mastery) Orchestra, Dr. Dwayne Wasson, Director

2022-2023 | Spring Pops Concert
WAaltz No. 2 | Dmitri Shostakovich. Arr. Paul Lavender
Vortex | Robert Longfield
Georgia on My Mind | Hoagy Carmichael, arr. Blake Neely

2022-2023 | Full Orchestra and Ensemble Concert
Danzón No. 2 | Artúro Márquez

2022-2023 | Georgia Music Educators' Large Group Performance Evaluation
Golden Fields | Alan Lee Silva | Guest Pianist for Philharmonia Orchestra

2022-2023 | Winter Concert
Sonata No. 14 in C♯ minor (Moonlight), Op. 27, No. 2, 3. Presto | Ludwig van Beethoven
Golden Fields | Alan Lee Silva | Guest Pianist for Philharmonia Orchestra

2022-2023 | Holiday Showcase
Grande Tarantelle, Op. 67 | Louis Moreau Gottschalk | Duet with Jonathan Xue (one piano, four hands)
The Glory of Christmas | arr. John Leavitt
A Christmas Festival | Leroy Anderson
Sleigh Ride | Leroy Anderson | Combined Ensembles

2022-2023 | Fall Concert
Prélude in G minor Op. 23, No. 5 | Sergei Rachmaninoff
Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, I. Vivace | J.S. Bach | Violinists: Rea Alyer & Krittidej Phaengsook

2021-2022 | Spring Pops Concert
Chamber Ensemble Trio (Violin, Cello, Piano)
Invierno Porteno | Astor Piazzolla, arr. Jose Bragato

2021-2022 | Winter Concert
Concerto Grosso No. 1 for String Orchestra and Piano Obbligato, B.59, IV. Fugue | Ernest Bloch

2021-2022 | Holiday Showcase
Lord of the Dance | Ronan Hardiman, arr. Larry Moore
Sleigh Ride | Leroy Anderson | Combined Ensembles

2021-2022 | Fall Concert
Concerto in G minor for Two Cellos, I. Allegro | Antonio Vivaldi
Étude for the Left Hand in A♭ major, Op. 36 | Felix Blumenfeld

2020-2021 | Spring Concert
Concerto Grosso No. 1 for String Orchestra and Piano Obbligato, B.59, I. Prelude | Ernest Bloch
March of the Resistance (from Star Wars: The Force Awakens) | John Williams, adapted by Paul Lavender
Downtown Funk | Michael Hopkins

2020-2021 | Winter Live Stream Concert
Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 | Johann Sebastian Bach
Sugar Plum Fairy Pas De Deux, from The Nutcracker | Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky, arr. Alexander Safford (ASCAP)
Cinema Paradiso from Cinema Paradiso | Enno and Andrea Morricone, arr. Bob Krogstad

2020-2021 | Fall Virtual Recorded Performance (due to pandemic)
Allegro from Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 1, HWV 319 | George Frideric Handel, arr. Sandra Dackow

Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Cathie Hudnall, Artistic Director*

2020-2021 | Winter Concert | Guest Accompanist
Tuba Concerto, 1. Allegro decisio | Edward Gregson (arr. by the composer for tuba and piano)
Tubist: Tyler Johnson

2019-2020 | Spring Concert - 30th Year Anniversary Season
Live concert canceled due to pandemic. Replaced with a combined orchestra recording.
Cantata, BWV 208 (Hunting Cantata), 9. Sheep May Safely Graze | Johann Sebastian Bach, orchestra arr. Jerry Brubaker

2019-2020 | Winter Concert - 30th Year Anniversary Season
Pirates of the Carribbean | Klaus Badelt, arr. Ted Ricketts
An American Road Trip | Brendan Weinbaum

*2021-2022 - Auditioned, position offered, but declined due to anticipated pandemic impact to the season

Instrumental Accompaniment

2017 | Colorado Suzuki Institute Pianists as Partners Recital
Hail to Springtime | German Folk Song, arr. Katherine D. Johnson | Violin Accompanist |
Violinist: Rachel Butherus

Marching Band

2021-2022 | Wheeler High School Marching Band | Football Season & Two Competitions
Mark Hoskins, Director
Bohemian Rhapsody | Freddie Mercury, arr. Douglas S. Thrower, Brian McKenzie, and N. Brett
Don't Stop Me Now | Freddie Mercury, arr. Douglas S. Thrower
We Will Rock You | Brian May, arr. Douglas S. Thrower and Brian McKenzie

Not Performed

Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Cathie Hudnall, Artistic Director

2019-2020 - Spring Concert (canceled due to pandemic) - 30th Year Anniversary Season
Danzón No. 2 | Artúro Márquez

Piano Concerto

2020-2021 | Learned in Private Lessons
Piano Concerto No 5 in E♭ major, Op. 73, 1. Allegro ("Emperor Concerto") | Ludwig van Beethoven

Instrumental Accompaniment