“You’ve Got a Friend in Me”

Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 • 6 p.m.
Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary Cafeteria

Order of the Program

From All Greenwood Musicians

Pick Up Your Instruments by Soundscapes Musicians and Special Guests Paul & Cheryl Reisler

From Our Level 1 Musicians

Umbrella by Carter, Nash, Stewart, & Harrell
Die with a Smile by Gaga, Mars, Emile, & Watts

Special Small Group Selection:
My Family’s From by Soundscapes Musicians and Special Guests Paul & Cheryl Reisler

~ Dinner is Served! ~
Buffet Style (approx. 20 Minutes)

From Our Level 2 Saxophone Musicians

Blue Skies by Irving Berlin
What a Wonderful World by Thiele & George David Weiss
Blue Bird by Charlie Parker

Special Small Group Selection:
Me and My BFF by Soundscapes Musicians and Special Guests Paul & Cheryl Reisler

From Our Level 2 Rhythm Section

Stand by Me by King, Leiber, & Stoller

From Our Level 2 Brass Ensemble

Hakuna Matata by Elton John

~ Special Recognitions ~

From Our Level 3 Gator Jazz Band

A Tisket a Tasket by Fitzgerald and Feldman
Cantaloupe Island by H. Hancock

Special Small Group Selection:
Send it to My Family and Friends by Soundscapes Musicians and Special Guests Paul & Cheryl Reisler

From the Greenwood Big Band

Lean on Me by B. Withers
You’ve Got a Friend in Me by R. Newman

Tonight’s Musicians

Level 1

Level 2 Brass

Trumpet
Braydon Bethea
Daisy Fuentes Torres
Daher Marin

Trombone
Shawn Mizell, Jr.
Seth Morris
Mickenzie Robinson

Level 2 Saxophone

Victoria Benton
Tyler Brooks
Kairi Langston
Bricen Pressy
Teresa Santos

Level 3 Gator Jazz Band

Alto Saxophone
Jaelyn Ballou
Danae Marin Padilla
Norah Twine
Charnise Whitfield

Trumpet
Elizabeth Alvarado-Rivera
Ava Paige
Bri Smith
Nyota Yakobo

Trombone
Taraji Gwynn
Eric Plancarte

Rhythm
Carlton “CJ” Baker, II
Alaina Clay
Ava Cunningham

Tonight’s Teaching Artists & Staff

Mrs. Lynn Ballou, Greenwood Program Manager
Mrs. Ciara Baker, Level 1 Supervisor
Ms. Paola Zamora, Level 1 Teaching Artist
Mr. Isaiah Thomas, Level 2 Rhythm Section Teaching Artist
Mr. Joshua Price, Level 2 Brass Teaching Artist
Mr. Mateo Aayala, Level 2 Saxophone Teaching Artist
Mr. Peter Amos, Level 3 Teaching Artist
Mr. Colin Minter, Teaching Assistant

Special Guests Paul & Cheryl Reisler of Kin Pan Alley

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Special Thanks To…

The Greenwood Elementary Administrative Staff and Teaching Faculty
The Greenwood Elementary Custodial and Security Staff
Newport News Parks & Recreation Greenwood Site Staff
Our Students’ Parents and Guardians

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