Mount Prospect School's Music Department Proudly Presents...

The 4th & 5th Grade 

Winter Concert


January 9, 2025, 6:30 pm
Ridge Performing Arts Center

Mrs. Kathy Kowalewski, Orchestra Teacher

Mrs. Kate Whiteley, Band Teacher

Mrs. Michelle Eskow, Chorus Teacher

Mrs. Connie Rus, Accompanist

Concert Program Order

The Star-Spangled Banner

John Stafford Smith

arr. Sandra Dackow

Performed by Sojin Kim 

4th Grade Orchestra


St. Lawrence Overture

Elliot Del Borgo


Pepperoni Pizza Rock

Brian Balmages

5th Grade Orchestra


Farendole

from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2

Gerges Bizet

Arr. Douglas E Wagner


My Favorite Things

Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

Music By Richard Rodgers

Arr. LLoyd Conley


El Toro 

Don Brubaker


Beginning Band

Au Claire de la Lune

Traditional


Merrily We Roll Along

Traditional


Song of the Fjords 

Norwegian Folk Song


Bahnahnah 

Kate Whiteley & the MPS 4th Grade Band



Intermediate Band

Fanfare on Ode To Joy

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Arr. William Owens


The Lost Kingdom

John O'Reilly


A Time to Dance

Bruce Pearson


4th & 5th Grade Chorus


Let's Take a Sleigh Ride (Based on a theme by Pokofiev)

Mark Weston


Yesterday

John Lennon and Paul McCartney


Whisper 

Greg Gilpin

Special Thanks To...

Thank you for joining us this morning. This program is made possible by the efforts of many individuals...


~ Mr. Nick Markarian - Superintendent 

~ Mr. Sean Siet & Ms. Kristin Fox - Assistant Superintendents

~ Mr. Michael Fackelman - Supervisor of Fine & Practical Arts 

~ Dr. Hozeny - Principal

~ Mr. Pepitone - Assistant Principal

~ Mrs. Connie Rus - Accompanist

~ The Bernards Township Board of Education

~ MPS Secretarial and Custodial Staff

~ Professional staff at MPS

~ The Mount Prospect School PTO

~ And YOU, our audience. Thank you for supporting your children as they continue to mature in and out of the music classroom.