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2009 MRPE

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An American Sampler

August 23, 2009 2:00 p.m.
Joanna Dabrowska (Huling), Music Director

Howard County Center for the Arts
8510 High Ridge Road Ellicott City, MD

Program:

Polo’s Candy Machine . . . Michael A. Hernandez
You’ll Never Walk Alone . . . Richard Rodgers arr. Dabrowska
Adagio for Strings . . . Samuel Barber arr. Dabrowska
Rock Around the Clock . . . Max C. Freedman and Jimmy De Knight
Ashokan Farewell . . . Jay Ungar arr. Dabrowska
Ensemble 5 . . . Anthony J. Cirone
Madrigal – My Lady White . . . David Maslanka
4 Some . . . Edward Solomon
Shenandoah . . . 19th Century American Folk Song arr. Dabrowska
Ambience . . . Ray Flores
Summertime . . . George Gershwin arr. Dabrowska
Melancholia . . . Katrina Cavaliere
Simple Gifts . . . Elder Joseph Brackett arr. Dabrowska
Xylophonia . . . Joe Green arr. Dean Witten arr. Dabrowska

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"The Mercury Rising experience has been a great one. By participating in the ensemble, our son has been able to play with professional musicians, gained experience playing instruments he never would have gotten through his school music department, and been challenged with pieces and parts that have raised his skill level and allowed him to audition, and make, the highest level band at his school.

He looks forward to another year in the group, and we as his parents, look forward to a unique concert at the end of the program."

Dave and Sue C. - Parents . . . 2009, 2010, 2011

"As a member of the Mercury Rising Percussion Ensemble for 2 years, as well as a student of Joanna Huling for 5 years, I can honestly say that MRPE has dramatically improved my skills as a percussionist while also introducing me to many new friends. The program is always fun, with plenty of laughs, has a wide variety of music, and increases skill in all percussion. I look forward to it every year and highly recommend it to all percussionists of all skill levels"

EJ T., 17 - Member . . . 2010, 2011

Percussionist Joanna Dabrowska Huling is a performer and educator in the greater Baltimore-Washington Metro area. She has performed in the United States and Europe, with venues including the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Music Center at Strathmore, Maryland Theatre and Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts.

Joanna has been performing with Grammy Nominee Jenny Oaks Baker since 2009. She has performed with the Maryland Symphony, Annapolis Symphony, Post-Classical Ensemble, McLean Orchestra, and Brass of the Potomac among many others. From 2006 to 2011 she held the position of Principal Timpanist of the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic based in Alexandria, VA.

2009 MRPE

An American Sampler

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