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RE musicians display range and skill at Major Works Concert

From a light-hearted opening piece by the Advanced Chamber String Quartet to a rousing encore by the new RE Symphony Orchestra, Ransom Everglades' Major Works Concert displayed the growing range, skill and depth of the school's upper school performing arts program. Winds, strings, brass and percussion musicians and vocalists performed highly regarded works in small groups and large ensembles, culminating in three pieces from the new 50+-member orchestra. 

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Director of Arts Shawn Costantino emceed the event, and RE performing arts faculty Jon Hamm, Scott O’Donnell and Laura Montes each served as conductor at various points. Hamm also presented two major end-of-year music awards: Eleonora Cavallini ’23 received the Leonard Bernstein Musicianship Award, and Leah Maduro ’23, the RE band president, received the Bill Pender Service Award.

The directors also recognized graduating seniors Antonia Awad ’23, Arjun Badwal ’23, Max Bast ’23; Cavallini, Sebastian Daire ’23, John Devaney ’23, Nicolas Goldberg ’23, Theodore Ma ’23, Maduro, Rogelio Munoz ’23, Annabelle Sanders ’23, Christian Sosa ’23, Nico Sosa ’23, Taylen Toomer ’23, Sofia Wolf ’23, Max Wolfe ’23, Lena Zide ’23. “What we have achieved with this class and these seniors is really remarkable,” Hamm said.

The crowd of several hundred included about 50 grandparents and alumni who had attended the April 21-23 Alumni Weekend festivities. The performance was the second for the new symphony orchestra and vocal ensemble, both of which were introduced in 2022-23. “This can only be described as a resounding, amazing first year,” Costantino said.

The Advanced Chamber String Quartet played Dvorak’s “American Quartet,” and the String Orchestra followed with pieces from Mozart and Handel. The RE String Quartet followed with Phillip Glass’s “Company,” and the Advanced Chamber Ensemble performed pieces by Handel and Brian Balmages. The RE Vocal Ensemble performed five pieces, including two from the recent RE musical: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. A highlight were Movements 1-2 of Vivaldi’s Gloria. The Symphonic Band and Symphony Orchestra concluded the event; the finale was Movement 4 of Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique.

Advanced Chamber String Quartet

Evelyn Yu’ 24, violin 1
Sirja Joeveer’ 25, violin 2
Christine Keedy Brown’ 24, viola
Tariq Maduro’ 26, cello

String Orchestra
Manolo Campos ’25, viola
Nate Kaplan ’24, violin
Alicia Medina ’26, viola
Felix Rodriguez ’24 cello
Sindu Talluri ’25, violin
Anu Tewari ’25, cello

RE String Quartet
Violet Martin ’24, violin 1
Evelyn Yu ’24, violin 2
Theodore Ma ’23, viola
Mateo Heitner ’25, cello

Advanced Chamber Ensemble
Antonia Awad ’23, viola
Arjun Badwal ’23, violin
Ephram Brandwayn ’26, cello
Gianna Carvalho ’26, violin
Mikey Day ’25, cello
Carlos del Canal Fernandez ’25, violin
Mateo Heitner ’25, cello
Sirja Joeveer ’25, violin
Christine Keedy Brown ’24, viola
Theodore Ma ’23,viola
Tariq Maduro ’26, cello
Violet Martin ’24, violin
Annabelle Sanders ’23, viola
Taylen Toomer ’23, cello
Sofia Wolf ’23, violin
Evelyn Yu ’24, violin
Annabel Zhou ’24, violin
Camille Elizabeth Lugo ’24, violin

Vocal Ensemble
Sopranos
Julia Cuy ’25
Daniela Garcia ’26
Kaitlyn Gonzalez ’24
Emma Holtzman ’24
Sophia Lopez ’25
Isabella Ranawat ’26
Lucia Soto ’24
Cianna Vengoechea Schiff ’25

Altos
Grace Hucks ’24
Gabrielle Lieberman ’24
Carolina Linfante ’26
Sofia Martin ’25
Jaerla Sajous ’25
Miranda Silva ’26
Ronja Stargala ’25

Tenors
Christopher Harper ’26
Adrian Jagodzinski ’25
Matthew Moskovitz ’25
Rowan Tolon ’24
 
Basses
Alejandro Andrade ’25
Henry Berler ’25
Armando Segrera ’25

Symphonic Band
Flute
Lena Zide ’23
Emilia Awad ’26
Vicky Pinilla ’25
 
Oboe
Santi Sauceda ’24
 
Bassoon
Varun Raju ’24
 
Clarinet
Rogelio Munoz ’23
Chase Dubovy ’25
 
Alto Sax
David Luan ’25
Isabel Chong ’24
 
Tenor Sax
Ari Bennett ’24
 
Bari Sax 
Carlos Horcasitas ’25
Trumpet
Miguel Arango ’24
Martin Piedrahita ’24
Eleonora Cavallini ’23
John Devaney ’23
Andrer Gedde ’25
Nicolas Goldberg ’23
Aarav Jindall ’26
Nico Sosa ’23
Max Wolfe ’23
 
French Horn
Leah Maduro ’23
Hudson Kaplan ’25
 
Trombone
Sebastian Daire ’23
Hudson Kaplan ’25
Will Malone ’24
Edwin Carr ’26
 
Euphonium
Will Malone ’24
 
Tuba
Christian Sosa ’23
 
Bass/Percussion
Eric Wilson ’24
 
Timpani
Ari Bennett ’24
Miguel Arango ’24
Max Bast ’23
 
Piano/Percussion
Max Bast ’23
Paloma Lopes ’25
Griffin Nelson-Montet ’25
Sofia Rakhimi ’25

Symphony Orchestra
Violin 1 
Violet Martin ’24*+
Evelyn Yu ’24+
Sirja Joeveer ’25+
Nate Kaplan ’24
Sindhu Talluri ’25
 
Violin II
Carlos del Canal Fernandez ’25*
Sofia Wolf ’23
Arjun Badwal ’23
Annabel Zhou ’24
Gianna Carvalho ’26
Camille Elizabeth Lugo ’24
 
Viola
Christine Keedy Brown ’24*+
Theodore Ma ’23+
Annabelle Sanders ’23
Antonia Awad ’23
Alicia Medina ’26
Manuel Campos ’25
 
Cello
Mateo Heitner ’25*+
Tariq Maduro ’26+
Mickey Day ’25
Ephram Brandwayn ’26
Taylen Toomer ’23
Felix Rodriguez ’24
Anu Tewari ’24
 
Bass
Isabel Chong ’24*
Eric Wilson ’24 
 
Flute
Lena Zide ’23*
Emilia Awad ’26
Vicky Pinilla ’25
 
Oboe
Santi Sauceda ’24*
 
Bassoon
Varun Raju ’24*
 
Clarinet
Rogelio Munoz-Franco ’23*
Chase Dubovy ’25
 
Alto Sax
David Luan ’25*
Isabel Chong ’24
 
Tenor Sax
Ari Bennett ’24
 
Baritone Sax
Carlos Horcasitas ’25
 
Trumpet
Martin Piedrahita ’24*
Miguel Arango ’24
Eleonora Cavallini ’23
John Devaney ’23
Andrew Gedde ’25
Nicolas Goldberg ’23
Aarav Jindall ’26
Nico Sosa ’23
Max Wolfe ’23
 
French Horn
Leah Maduro ’23*
Hudson Kaplan ’25
 
Trombone
Sebastian Daire ’23*
Hudson Kaplan ’25
Will Malone ’24
Edwin Carr ’26
 
Tuba
Christian Sosa ’23*
 
Timpani
Ari Bennett ’24*
Miguel Arango ’24
 
Percussion
Max Bast ’23*
Paloma Lopes ’25
Griffin Nelson-Montet ’25
Sofia Rakhimi ’25
 
* principal
+ quartet members

Jon Hamm, Conductor and Musical Director of the Combined Symphonic Band and Symphony Orchestra
Scott O’Donnell, Director of String Ensembles
Laura Montes, Choral Director 
Arn Xu, Accompanist

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Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.