Holiday Jukebox Program
Coronado High School
December 9th, 2022 7:30P.M.

Conductor Bio
Geoff Neuman is an experienced conductor, music educator and musician. Having recently completed a doctorate degree in Orchestral Conducting, he has over 20 years of experience as a music educator including being the Music Director of the Las Vegas Youth Symphony. When he taught at Green Valley High School in the Clark County School District, he was part of the program that was named as the national Grammy Signature School. Geoff is an in demand clinician, where he works on various topics from string pedagogy, rehearsal techniques, jazz pedagogy and more.
Geoff is currently the Associate Conductor of The Henderson Symphony Orchestra and guest conducts various ensembles. He made his Carnegie Hall conducting debut and has conducted in various concert halls throughout the US and Europe. His ensembles have performed at prestigious conferences such as The Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic and American String Teachers Association National Conference.
As a bassist, Geoff is known for his versatility with both the electric and string bass in
classical, rock, jazz and other music genres. Neuman has played string bass with the Las Vegas Philharmonic for the past 20 years, and has also performed with artists such as Andrea Bocelli, Jennifer Hudson, Luciano Pavarotti, Kelly Clarkson, Elton John and many more. He has played at major venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Village Vanguard, and the Kennedy Center. Geoff performed as a substitute musician on production shows in Las Vegas including Cirque du Soleil’s Ka’, Show Stoppers, Lion King, Mamma Mia and more.
Music Performed
Prelude to Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck
Nutcracker Suite No. 1, op. 71a by Peter Ilitch Tchaikovsky
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Overture in Miniature
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March
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Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
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Russian Dance (Trepak)
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Arabian Dance (Coffee)
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Chinese Dance (Tea)
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Dance of the Reed Pipes
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Waltz of the Flowers
Carol of the Bells by Peter J. Wilhousky
Coronado High School Choir
Christmas is Coming arranged by Lamplight Carolers
My Favorite Things arranged by Lamplight Carolers
Winter Song by Gregory Hutter
Ocho Kandelikas arranged by Joshua Jacobson
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas arranged by Lamplight Carolers
Henderson Symphony Orchestra and Coronado High School Choir
Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson
Hallelujah Chorus (Part II, no. 44 from The Messiah) by George Frideric Handel
Holiday Favorites arranged by Paul Lavender and Roger Emerson
Players
VIOLIN I
Patrick Hsieh+
Alyson Maddalon
Matthew Martin
Alexandra Matloff
Nancy Palmer
Kay Sanderson
Sandy Watson
VIOLIN II
Gabriela De La Torre
Antonio Dias
Christina Duke
Barbara James
Sabina Orlowska
Lisa Riley
Bob Taras
Megan Thompson
Eleonora Wilkinson
VIOLA
Ryan Villahermosa*
Kelley Blatnik
Ryder Mantane
Monica Munoz-Kilgo
Harriett Walker
CELLO
Christian Garcia*
Lindsay Johnson
Jonnie-Jo Didas
Christina Hekkert
Eric Lam
Susan Maunder
Adam Stiber
BASS
Tim Thomas*
Bill Bailey
Elise Eden
Tim Harpster
FLUTE
Trey Sims
Diane Camilleri
Katie Wright
OBOE
Jimmy Nguyen
Dani McCracken
CLARINET
Carol Embry*
Aki Oshima
Lindsey O’Connor
BASSOON
Christina Monaco
Avery Mbuka
FRENCH HORN
Lee Higbie*
Rick Crockett
Matt Keenan
Michael Weaver
TRUMPET
Larry Ransom
John Dunia
Josh Camper
TROMBONE
Matt Stofferahn*
Nathan Geyer
Duane Zook
TUBA
Jon Kercher
KEYBOARD
Kelli Edington
Jae Ahn-Benton
PERCUSSION
John Nasshan*
Amy Crosley
Manny Gamazo
Ashlynn Ringham
+Concertmaster
*Section Principal