HONORARY COMMUNITY CHAIRPERSONS
Christine Ebersole
Hon. Robert Grasmere
John Lee

ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP TEAM
Janet E. Albright, Composer
Vicki Carter, Conductor
Jason A. Asbury, Children’s Choir Director
Mary Babiarz
Ben Williams
B. John Kaufman

PROJECT LEADERSHIP TEAM
Ron Carter, Project Coordinator
Liz Ngonzi and Rick Porter, Project Managers
Jim Buchanan
Tom Carlson
Perry Fine
Joe Gluck
Barbara Heisler Williams
Lori Mirabal
Nick Santoro
Judy Wukitsch

PROJECT COMMITTEE
Ahmondylla Best
Denise Brown-Allen
Art Christensen
Susan Dillon
Laura Ekstrand
Judi Gajary
Art Gartenlaub
David Gilbert
Rich Governali
Robin Gray
Ellen Greenfield
Rhea Grill
Nancy Heins-Glaser
Linda Karten
Michelle Loxton
Sue Marcus
Carolyn McGee
Mary McHale
Mark Mucci
Janice Rooths
Audrey Rowe
Alexandra Somers
David Snyder
Dawn Williams
Judy Wukitsch

ORCHESTRA

VIOLIN 
Joe Gluck, Concertmaster
Michael Stratechuk, assistant concertmaster
Mary Babiarz, principal 2nd violin
Carol Bartholomew
Janet Kapsol Cashion
David Conrad
Carole Domas
Sarah Donatelli
Linda Green
Stanley Green
Jim Jordan
Jay Kappraff
Richard Karlen
Dominik Landowne
Ellen Lipkind
Kristen Mulgrew
Edouard Oboukhov
Elena Oboukhov
Jeremy Rubinstein
Mike Sananman
Logan Takahashi

VIOLA
Effie Yuen Latz, principal
Peg Roberts, assistant principal
Hallie Borstel
Kristin Conrad
Eugene Ehrlich
Eleanor Kostant
Kelsey Mulgrew
Carrie Schwimmer
Judith Yafet

CELLO
Karen Conrad, principal
Cynthia Longley, assistant principal
Innes Borstel
Brigida Baldszun
Paul Conrad
Gretchen Facq
Deborah James
Erin James
Liz Mitchell
Susan Profeta
Jerome Schaul
Martin Steinberg
Megan Sweet
Terrence Thornhill

BASS
Jim Buchanan, principal
Valerie Albright
Marc Bruno
Austin Gengos
Ian Kenselaar
Alex McGee

FLUTE
Susan Weitzer, principal
Ahmondylla Best (Bamboo Flute)
James Carucci
Andrea Hidalgo
Judy Kahn (& Piccolo)
Carolyn Williams

OBOE
Edward Geller (& English Horn), principal
Shelley Rodgers
Steve Shiman

CLARINET
Aaron Abramovitz, principal
John D’Aurelio
Sue Kaplan
Rosemary Muller
Thomas Richardson
Alex Sugarman
Kip Zenowich

BASS CLARINET
Kevin Hagen
Edward Sardella

BASSOON
David Tiersten, principal
Ray Bilter
Bryn Douds

SAXOPHONE
Marc Ferranti
Rob Harvey
Irvin Lustig
Ben Richardson
Neal Weiss

FRENCH HORN
Dan Molendyke, principal
James Diskant
Michelle Hughes
Lydia Jahl
Tim Jahl
Kari Kaefer
Brennan McTernan
Melissa Nascimento
Andrew Pratt
Jim Robinson
Lesan Van Syckle

TRUMPET
Richard Berggren, principal
Mario Carino
Michael Faugno
Leslie Hagan
Rob Harvey
Tom McGee
BJ McTernan
Nick Santoro
Alan Schneider
Dan Sugarman

TROMBONE
Ben Williams, principal
Susan Dillon
Ryan McTernan
Mark Mucci
Stephen Rodner
Michael Oxman

TUBA
Steve Berger
Stu Lipkind

PERCUSSION
Michael Conley, principal
Dylan Frank
Drew Mackasek
Joshua Webb

AFRICAN PERCUSSION
Ahmondylla Best
Bahati Best
Omisanya Karade
Nadine LaFond
Aran McClarey
Cedric Miller

GUITAR
Fernando Binder
Joshua Birnbaum
Marta Albright Dourado
Chuck Mahoney
Ed Melee
Peter Seckel
Eric Spurrier
Matt Williams
Jonathan Wohl

JAZZ PIANO
Bill Tally

SHOFAR
Alan Fendler

ADULT CHORUS

REHEARSAL ACCOMPANISTS
Zita Friedland
Martha Hartman
Young Pak
Jesse Sabo
Mitch Samu
Tricia Tunstall

SOPRANO SECTION
Sylvia Amato
Beverly Barrett- Graham
Cathy Bataille
Debbie Bearg
Karen Bokert
Enid Brown
Joan Brubaker
Michelle Campbell
Lurlene Campbell
Carol Cornicelli
Barbara Krales Cotler
Carol Flamm Reingold
Claire Hogenauer
Karen Hogg
Harriet Farber Klein
Susan Leone
Charlotte Bova McRobbie
Suzanne Metz
Lori Mirabal
Sundra Parker
Margaret Prentice
Jeanine Rosh
Kristen Samu
Mary Sims
Betty Slevin
Rosalie Sussman
Valeriya Tuz
Rosa Vanterpool
Helene Webb
Debbie Wohl
Becky Zielinski

ALTO SECTION
Claire Asarnow
Adrienne Bolden
Alva Bostick
Stephanie Bourgeois
Janet Bustrin
Sally Chew
Virginia Dietz
Marcia Eskin
Judi Gajary
Margaret Gartenlaub
Meg Gilbert
Rhea Grill
Beverly Heath
Amy Hebard
Dawilla Madsen
Miriam Mayer
Carolyn McGee
Deidra McLaughlin
Diane Michael
Kathleen Morrison
Francine Nelson
Lisa Novemsky
Beverly Perlman
Marilyn Russell
Cynthia Scott
Arlene Silikovitz
Crystal Simmons
Joyce Stibitz
Ellen Sleeter
Peri Smilow
Liz Testa
Ellie Winslow
Heidi Wolfley
Rita Woodard
Maryanne Zarbetski

TENOR SECTION
Ron Carter
Glenn Erickson
Perry Fine
Jim George
Dave Gilbert
Mada Liebman
Bob Mackasek
Lillian Nails
Albert Ruth
Jesse Sabo
Marc Simon

BASS / BARITONE SECTION 
Jason Asbury
Norm Chaleff
Gene Ciccone
David Huemer
Bob Ingham
Larry Katz
Ken Wasserman
Burt Liebman
Chip Madsen
Michael Manganiello
Norman Metz
Tom Reingold
Steve Stubelt
Bill Webb
David Wren-Hardin

SOLOISTS
Cantor Perry Fine
Lori Mirabal
Sarah Partridge
Abdul Alim Mubarak
Ben Jacoby (National Anthem)

NARRATOR
Mitchell Greenberg

CHILDREN’S CHORUS
Jason Asbury, Director
Paul Conrad, Rehearsal Accompanist

Anais Abeigon
Fela Akindubuwa
Tolu Akindubuwa
Holly Barszcz
Ysa Borstel
Simone Brownlee
Katie Chew
Alexandra Farnsworth
Reginald Heard
Adrian Heningburg
Dylan Heningburg
Willa Hut
Nell Hryshko
Tedra James
Holly Lehren
Faith Leonard
Andrew Mantone
Melissa Mantone
Jake McNamara
Neil Miller
Iliana Mirabal
Rosalie Murray
Katherine Poulos
Madeline Peoples
Kevin Sauls
Matthew Schilling
Rachel Sender
Flora Sugarman
Emma Williams

DAY OF EVENT VOLUNTEERS
Dolapo Akindubuwa
Alyssa Aronson
K.K. Arthur
Ken Bain
Marsha Bain
Emma Barnett
Carol Barry-Austin
Janine Bauer
Debbie Bearg
Charlie Bibbins
Alice Brandon
Dave Bressen
Jeff Bruckner
Joshua Bruckner
Tom Carlson
Alex Christopher
Katherine Curtis
Delvita Damon
Kate Davidson
Magaly Denis-Roman
Joseph Deraville
Maria Deraville
Valerie Deraville
Vanessa Deraville
John DeVito
Susan Dillon
Wayne Eastman
Jonathan Forde
Linda Gadsby
Nancy Grant
Don Greenfield
Ellen Greenfield
Rhea Grill
Jeff Gruenwald
Ed Gunneson
Tom Gunneson
Lorne Hargis
Sydney Harris
Amy Hebard
Barbara Heisler Williams
Alex Hirschberg
Leslie Hogan
George Jackson
Joshua Jackson
Bob James
Evan Johnston
Linda Karten
Olivia Karten
Arlene Klein
Betsy Klein
Scott Klein
Valyrie Laedlin
Hanna Lambert
Marilyn Lehren
Burt Liebman
Mada Liebman
Ginny Llobell
Lynn Mantone
Busingye Rosemary Matsiko
Carolyn McGee
Mark Mucci
Nonie Murphy
John Nandigobe
Derek Nelson
Liz Ngonzi
Lindsay Ohen
Lauren Peck
Karen Pettis
Ken Pettis
Kendra Pettis
Brendan Porter
Nick Porter
Rick Porter
Fred Profeta
Janice Rooths
Jamie Ross
Ruth Ross
Audrey Rowe
Solana Rowe
Lois Schilling
Peri Smilow
Alex Somers
Tory Somers
Kaja Stamnes
Dawn Stedronsky
Jared Stern
Ed Stuart
Michael Terry
Natalie Thigpen
Diane Thomson
Ben Williams
Dawn Williams
Emma Williams
Sam Williams
Sue Willis
Rita Woodard
Liam Zaaijer

RAINBOW BANNER PROJECT VOLUNTEERS
Ann Alexander
Mike Allen
Alex Aranoff
Janis Blumgart
Barbara Buchele
Tom Carlson
Bob Coe
Mike David
Montserat Daubon
Larry Dell
Dylan Frank
Mikel Frank
Mark Gaston
David Gilbert
Howard Gilman
Len Grossman
Meredith Johnson
Larry Kramer
B. John Kaufman
Esther Kaufman
Pauline Kaufman
Rachel Kaufman
Gary Kaufman
Bob Kenselaar
Rita Miller
Santos Murillo
Susan Napac
Carol Platt
Jason Posner
Jim Rebhorn
Emma Rebhorn
Alba Rovira
Nancy Sobieski
Alex Sobieski
Alex Somers
Marc Stern
Sam Testa
Ellen Weisbord
Rich Wener
Marc Weiner
Bill Webb
Judy Wukitsch

PROJECT PARTNERS

•   Township of South Orange Village
•   Township of Maplewood
•   Oheb Shalom Congregation
•   Members of the South Orange Symphony
•   Congregation Beth El
•   Maplewood Community Swing Band
•   Maplewood Community Concert Band
•   Stirling Chamber Orchestra
•   Prospect Presbyterian Church Choir
•   The Strollers
•   New Jazz Trio
•   St. George’s Episcopal Church
•   Morrow Memorial United Methodist Church
•   SO/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race
•   Opera for the Young
•   Maplewood Glee Club
•   Wogbledoe
•   Dreamcatchers Repertory Theatre
•   Voices in Harmony
•   SO/Maplewood School District Fine Arts Department
•   District School Performing Ensembles
•   Maplewood & South Orange Adult School
•   SOMAcom

FINANCIAL SPONSORS

•   Allegiance Community Bank
•   American Composer’s Forum
•   Art and Libby Christensen
•   Jerry Auriemma
•   Maplewood Rotary Club
•   ReMax Village Square Realtors
•   Robert Northfield, Burgdorff ERA
•   The Fraentzel Foundation
•   The Puffin Foundation
•   St. James Gate
•   Valley National Bank
•   Weichert Realtors, Maplewood
•   New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and administered by the Essex County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs

SPECIAL THANKS

•   Dennis and Stacey Borden, Stacey Electric
•   Art and Libby Christensen
•   Jim Buggy, The Bath Connection
•   Elliot and Susan Sommer
•   Deanne Landress – Net Nomads
•   Mitch Greenberg
•   Julie Weinberg
•   Susan Dillon
•   Mary McHale and The Strollers
•   The News Record
•   Audio Inc.
•   BSA Troop 5, Maplewood
•   South Orange Middle School
•   Columbia High School Key Service Club
•   Anisa Mehdi, Whetstone Productions
•   Alan and Heidi Wolfley
•   Andrea and David Wren-Hardin
•   Mr. & Mrs. Kim and Jane Buchanan & Family, Tampa Florida in honor of Mary Veronica Walker Buchanan and H. Elwood Buchanan, Sr., and Howard E. Buchanan, Jr. “They lived in and loved South Orange and Maplewood.”
•   Special Event Specialties, Inc.
•   Maplewood Community Music
•   Tom Jeron and the volunteers at SOMAcom
•   Sheryl Steadman and Pink Heart Productions
•   Penny M. Burns and Penny’s Parties
•   Laura Nichols and Parties With a Purpose
•   Joy Markel
•   WSOU
•   School District of South Orange and Maplewood
•   John Gross
•   South Orange DPW Staff
•   Police Departments of South Orange and Maplewood
•   PnP Lawnmower of Maplewood