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New England Yankees

April 26, 2026 - 3pm

Van Horn High School

1109 S Arlington Ave, Independence, MO 64053

Music by American Yankee composers

American Salute, Morton Gould

John Henry, Aaron Copland

Symphony No. 2, Howard Hanson

      I.    Adagio

      II.   Andante con tenerezza

      III.  Allegro con brio

Ensemble Musicians

Winds & Percussion

Flute

Marcus Oatis
Janet Braggs

Oboe

Amelia Stern
Laura Woolsey & E.H.

Clarinet

Sean Jones

Valerie Reese

Bassoon

Karen Schmidt
Amy Knudsen

French Horn

Micaela Barber
Katherine Kashka
Lisa Newman
Audrey Hartwell

Trumpet

Dave Hershberger
Stephen Cardone

Trombone

Nicholas Kazmierczak
Katrina Blumberg
Josue Molina

Tuba

Adrian Gutierrez, Jr

Timpani

John Mark Gilmore

Percussion

Bob Abendroth

Strings

Violin I

Roshelle Pekarek*
Nadine Rowen
Clara Blauwiekl
Mirah Nash
Jennie Funk
Erin Daffer
Sophia Hausch

Violin II

Tina Bilberry*
Daniel Hanneman
Emily Goering
Denise Garcia
Caitlyn Davis
Tifany Truster
Kat Forster

Viola

Beth Macleod*
Jacob Price
Michael Arbucci
Robyn Truster
Anahi Hermreck

Cello

Daniel Yung*
Amanda Borders
Lisa Hamrick
Thomas Troughton
Jillian Jacobson

Bass

Erik Deddens*
Andrew Bowels
Ray Thompson
Greg Clinkingbeard

*section leader

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Performances made possible in part by a grant from the Martha Lee Cain Tranby Music Enrichment Fund.

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