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RE band ends its 20th season in style
The RE Band concluded its 20th-anniversary season with a spring concert that celebrated the band's departing seniors, highlighted the award-winning RE Combo and paused to reflect on the band's two decades of success under Director Jon Hamm.
"I'd like to thank Ransom Everglades School for supporting our program for the last 20 years," Hamm said from center stage, mentioning a number of administrators and faculty by name. "I'm happy to say that the support has grown and is stronger than ever."
After the RE Combo led off the performance, the group's musical director Joon Kim '17 presented Hamm with an envelope containing a gift from the band parents.
"This is a token of our appreciation," Kim said, "for helping out with the band program always, and always being there for us."
Hamm introduced Kim and fellow seniors Justin Cartwright '17, Rafi Jimenez '17, Eddie Montalvo '17 and Patrick Visan '17 and handed each a white rose. He then picked up a guitar and joined the RE Guitar Ensemble to play and provide vocal accompaniment for several pieces, standing alongside Danielle Pena '18 and Raquel Coronell '18.
The RE Symphonic Band concluded the evening under Hamm's direction as a conductor, finishing with a "Chicago" Medley that Hamm helped arrange. The entire band assembled on stage for a final, celebratory bow.
Here are the members of RE's 20th-Anniversary Combined Symphonic Band, RE Combo and RE Guitar Ensemble
COMBINED SYMPHONIC BAND
FLUTE
Patrick Visan ’17*
Ashley Nguyen ’20
Claudia Pinilla ’20
OBOE
Ryan Tie-Shue ’18*
Julien Bacon ’20
BASSOON
Jacob Tie-Shue ’18*
CLARINET
Tomas Pinilla ’18*
Chase Moralejo ’18
Kierra Andrews ’20
Anthony Goyanes ’20
Alec Leyva ’20
Anthony Wolfe ’20
BASS CLARINET
Ganesh Gajavelli ’18*
Eb CONTRA ALTO CLARINET
Aston Craft ’20
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Matthew Simko ’18*
Alex Otero ’19*
Dylan Tie-Shue ’20
Joshua Rishe ’20
Harry Vieth ’20
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Joon Kim ’17*
Mateo Weinberg ’18
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Greg Estime ’19
Spencer Perdigon ’20
TRUMPET
Ryan Schwartz ’18
Jake Beber-Frankel ’20
Connor Sahs ’20
Blake Denson ’18
FRENCH HORN
Maya Rosenfeld ’18*
TROMBONE
Luca Gonzalez-Abreu ’18*
Justin Cartwright ’17
Austin Charlton ’20
STRING BASS
Rafi Jimenez ’17*
PERCUSSION
Leo Menninger ’18*
Winston Lam ’19
Ben Arriola ’18
Ben Thorpe ’20
Liam Malloy ’20
Charith Reddy ’20
DIRECTOR
Jon Alex Hamm
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Joon Kim ’17, President
Luca Gonzalez-Abreu ’18
Rafi Jimenez ’17
Ganesh Gajavelli ’18
Patrick Visan ’17
RE COMBO
Joon Kim '17
Rafi Jimenez '17
Luca Gonzalez-Abreu '18
Ryan Tie-Shue '18
Leo Menninger '18
Ben Arriola '18
RE GUITAR ENSEMBLE
Eddie Montalvo '17
Danielle Pena '18
Tucker Weed '18
Trent Steinberg '19
Lucas Ferrer '19
Daniel Sauceda '19
Jonathan Akar '19
Julia Johansson '19
Wesley Cusack '19
Tomi Esber '20
Emmy Decker '20
Albert Dreiling '20
Dylan Glottmann '20
Ryan Kurry '20
*principal
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After the RE Combo led off the performance, the group's musical director Joon Kim '17 presented Hamm with an envelope containing a gift from the band parents.
"This is a token of our appreciation," Kim said, "for helping out with the band program always, and always being there for us."
Hamm introduced Kim and fellow seniors Justin Cartwright '17, Rafi Jimenez '17, Eddie Montalvo '17 and Patrick Visan '17 and handed each a white rose. He then picked up a guitar and joined the RE Guitar Ensemble to play and provide vocal accompaniment for several pieces, standing alongside Danielle Pena '18 and Raquel Coronell '18.
The RE Symphonic Band concluded the evening under Hamm's direction as a conductor, finishing with a "Chicago" Medley that Hamm helped arrange. The entire band assembled on stage for a final, celebratory bow.
Here are the members of RE's 20th-Anniversary Combined Symphonic Band, RE Combo and RE Guitar Ensemble
COMBINED SYMPHONIC BAND
FLUTE
Patrick Visan ’17*
Ashley Nguyen ’20
Claudia Pinilla ’20
OBOE
Ryan Tie-Shue ’18*
Julien Bacon ’20
BASSOON
Jacob Tie-Shue ’18*
CLARINET
Tomas Pinilla ’18*
Chase Moralejo ’18
Kierra Andrews ’20
Anthony Goyanes ’20
Alec Leyva ’20
Anthony Wolfe ’20
BASS CLARINET
Ganesh Gajavelli ’18*
Eb CONTRA ALTO CLARINET
Aston Craft ’20
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Matthew Simko ’18*
Alex Otero ’19*
Dylan Tie-Shue ’20
Joshua Rishe ’20
Harry Vieth ’20
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Joon Kim ’17*
Mateo Weinberg ’18
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Greg Estime ’19
Spencer Perdigon ’20
TRUMPET
Ryan Schwartz ’18
Jake Beber-Frankel ’20
Connor Sahs ’20
Blake Denson ’18
FRENCH HORN
Maya Rosenfeld ’18*
TROMBONE
Luca Gonzalez-Abreu ’18*
Justin Cartwright ’17
Austin Charlton ’20
STRING BASS
Rafi Jimenez ’17*
PERCUSSION
Leo Menninger ’18*
Winston Lam ’19
Ben Arriola ’18
Ben Thorpe ’20
Liam Malloy ’20
Charith Reddy ’20
DIRECTOR
Jon Alex Hamm
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Joon Kim ’17, President
Luca Gonzalez-Abreu ’18
Rafi Jimenez ’17
Ganesh Gajavelli ’18
Patrick Visan ’17
RE COMBO
Joon Kim '17
Rafi Jimenez '17
Luca Gonzalez-Abreu '18
Ryan Tie-Shue '18
Leo Menninger '18
Ben Arriola '18
RE GUITAR ENSEMBLE
Eddie Montalvo '17
Danielle Pena '18
Tucker Weed '18
Trent Steinberg '19
Lucas Ferrer '19
Daniel Sauceda '19
Jonathan Akar '19
Julia Johansson '19
Wesley Cusack '19
Tomi Esber '20
Emmy Decker '20
Albert Dreiling '20
Dylan Glottmann '20
Ryan Kurry '20
*principal
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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.