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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 and Piccolo
Julia Craig
Maren Tims
Sara Atwell##
Oboe
Amelia Stern
Laura Woolsey (English Horn)
Pat Ketter##
Clarinet
Sean Jones
Valerie Reese (Bass Clarinet)
Bassoon
John Bennet
Amy Knudsen
Rob Gray (Contra)##
French Horn
Micaela Barber
Christian Straif
Erik Mason##
Riley Swaffar##
Trumpet
Dave Hershberger
Jon Ward
Kim Harrison
Trombone
Tyler Thomason##
Don Wampler##
Josue Molina
Tuba
Adrian Gutierrez, Jr
Timpani
Jonathan Huhn
Percussion
Mitch Shulfer
Matt Shoaf
Ryan Wood
Strings
Violin I
John Moretti*
Beth Presler
Bill Hetrick
Mirah Nash
Erin Daffer
Kat Forster Parks
Robyn Tuster
Hannah Hillyer (harp)
Violin II
Snow Zhang*
Kristin Davies
Denise Garcia
Jill Turner
Carter Vleisides
Ryan Zhao
Ananya Pawar
Viola
Beth Macleod*
Jacob Price
Lynette Fonner
Heather Franklin
Han Tang
Cello
Samantha Bianculli*
Jillian Snyder
Daphne Brandt
KJ Murphy
James Simms
Bass
Barron Weir*##
Andrew Bowels*
Dante Stokes ##
Leo Hovey
*section leader
## new to Westwood Ensemble
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