NORTH CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
Midwinter Band Concert
March 11, 2026 • 7:00 pm
Northshore Performing Arts Center
Skylar McDavid, Director
March 11, 2026 • 7:00 pm
Northshore Performing Arts Center
Skylar McDavid, Director
For the safety and enjoyment of all concert attendees, please note the following:
Silence your mobile devices
Remain seated and quiet during performances
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that the Northshore School District functions on Coast Salish lands in the areas that have been colonized, occupied, and renamed to Bothell, Kenmore, Redmond, and Woodinville. We acknowledge the experiences of genocide, forced relocation, ethnic cleansing, and land theft of Indigenous peoples and sacred lands so we can build our awareness of how settler colonization still exists today. We honor the ways of knowing and ways of being of Indigenous peoples and tribal nations, who are still here and thriving, in our district-community.
Tater-Patch
arr. Sammy Nestico
The Girl From Ipanema
Antonio Carlos Jobim
arr. John Berry
Come Sunday
Duke Ellington
arr. Rick Hirsch
Take Five
Paul Desmond
arr. Dave Wolpe
Like the Wind
Erika Svanoe
Apex Predator
Michael Oare
Benediction
John Stevens
Celebration Fanfare
Steven Reineke
Saxophones
Issa Freire - Alto
Benjamin Po - Alto
Ellie Lammers - Alto
Cale Wetsig - Tenor
Freya Wade - Tenor
Anika Mahesh - Tenor
Ayla Mir - Baritone
Trombones
Aidan Alba
Ari Cohen
Alex Small
Jet Smith
Cyrus Banerjea - Bass
Trumpet
Elliott Eakin
Lucas Cross
Aaron Eakin
Ben Erickson
Josef Alba
Rhythm Section
Isaiah Dahlstrom - Percussion
Cheyenne Kim - Percussion
Adam Konow - Percussion
Jordan Kvarda - Percussion
Auden Chang - Piano
Carolyn Xu - Piano
Ken Castillo - Piano/Guitar
Lizzie Ringer - Bass
Milo Tobin - Bass
Enrique Corona - Bass
FLUTE
Adithya Vadekkeppat
Anika Mahesh
Beatriz Pereira
Claire Huang
Elora La Tourette
Kaylee Zhong
Natalie Ho
Xinyan Ma
CLARINET
Charlotte Cohen
Nikhita Panja
Siddarth Saravanan
BASSOON
Saanvi Vallala - secondary flute
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Austin Zhang
Oliver Sun
Riley Sanderson
Rishaan Das
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Freya Wade
Jens Dahlgren
Pranav Sharma
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Madison Hopkins
TRUMPET
Andrew Lammers
Ben Erickson
Gavin James
Hannah Alanis
Joonoo Lee
Josef Alba
Lauren Surace
Nathan Phelps
Saharsh Santhosh
Sushanth Vegineti
Vihaan Hanwante
TROMBONES
Aarush Patil
Elliot Flood
Jason Haseleu
McKenzie Corey
Sanshray Chundru
TUBA
Adit Joglekar
PERCUSSION
Adam Konow
Cheyenee Kim
Isaiah Dahlstrom
Kristian Englund
Lian Powers
Ronin Issa
FLUTE
Sahasra Sai Utpala - Piccalo
Ananya Lingampalli
Ella Cross
OBOE
Luke Ball
BASSOON
Ryan Tran
Kendall James (Trombone Sub.)
CLARINET
Annia Soriano Bergua
Ellie Lammers
Garv Agarwala
Huy Huynh
Kesavan Samy
Ryan Wang
Winner Makolo
BASS CLARINET
Madelyn Hogan
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Abhinab Iyer
Ayla Mir
Benjamin Po
Issa Freire
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Abhay Sankar
Cale Wetsig
Sophia Johnson
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Neel Khilnani
TRUMPET
Chandan Chengalvala
Jackey Boschee
Lucas Cross
Benjamin Watts
FRENCH HORN
Aaron Eakin
Audrey Sanderson
Elliott Eakin
Luke Johns
TROMBONE
Alexander Small
Julia Eakin
EUPHONIUM
Ari Cohen
Jet Smith
TUBA
Cyrus Banerjea
PERCUSSION
Ethan Lee
Jordan Kvarda
Lauren Fischer
Lucas Rodgers
North Creek High School music students performed very well at the 2026 Northlake Regional Solo and Ensemble Contest. One entry from NCHS won first place in its division and will compete at the state solo and ensemble contest in April. Several more entries were named as 1st or 2nd alternates for the state contest. Congratulations to these outstanding student musicians!
WINNERS
Claire Huang - Piano Solo, Winner
ALTERNATES
Neel Khilnani - Baritone Saxophone Solo, 1st Alternate
Luke Ball - Oboe Solo, 2nd Alternate
Hello and welcome to our Mid-Winter Band Concert!
We are excited for this music filled evening! It is always a privilege to enjoy the music created by our hardworking Jag Musicians!
For those of you who don’t know, Instrumental Music Boosters is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that works to support our Instrumental Music students and teachers through volunteer efforts and financial contributions.
Our organization needs you! Parent support is key to our success in supporting our music program. As a non-profit organization, we do have elected officers that run our booster group. We need a new parent director, treasurer and two JBC committee members to continue as a functioning booster group next year. Maybe being a member of the board isn’t for you? We also need volunteers to organize fundraisers, be part of the scholarship committee, facilitate new gear and help plan events. If any of these opportunities sound like something you could help with, please reach out using the contact information listed below.
We want to thank each and every one of you that has supported Instrumental Music Boosters. Your actions and funds have directly impacted our student musicians and we are grateful to be able to be there for them and the program.
NCHS Band Boosters
Donna Fischer (Parent Director)
James Small (Treasurer)
Tina Erickson (Secretary)
Ashley Watts (JBC Committee Member - Band)
Susan Carroll (JBC Committee Member - Orchestra)
Contact Us:
Email: NCHSJagMusic@gmail.com
Website: www.nchsbandboosters.com
If you are interested in donating to our organization, feel free to click here.
Our Family, Friends & Audience Tonight!
North Creek Instrumental Music Boosters
Superintendent Justin Irish and the NSD leadership team
Eric McDowell and the NCHS administration team
Marc King and the staff
Lawrence Riebs and the NCHS facilities team
North Creek Instrumental Music Boosters
Music Coaches and Volunteers, Shannon Nelson.