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American Evolution

Early Jazz Medley

• arr. Kyle Young

• Creole Love Call
  La Vie en Rose
  When the Saints Go Marching In

Scene: 1939

Over the Rainbow

• Harold Arlen
  arr. Alan Baylock

Chattanooga Choo Choo

• Harry Warren
  arr. Jeff Hest

In the Mood

• Joe Garland for Glenn Miller
  

Sentimental Journey

• Bud Green, Les Brown, Ben Homer
  arr. Dave Wolpe
  

Scene: 1941

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

• Don Roe, Hughie Prince for The Andrews Sisters
  arr. Alan Glasscock
  

Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree

• Lew Brown, Charles Tobias for The Andrews Sisters
  arr. Myles Collins
  

Scene: 1945

American Patrol

• Frank Meacham for Glenn Miller
  arr. Myles Collins
  

Intermission

Basie – Straight Ahead

• Sammy Nestico for Count Basie
  

Blue Skies

• Irving Berlin
  arr. Roger Holmes
  

Orange Colored Sky

• Milton DeLugg and Willie Stein
  arr. Roger Holmes
  

Rock Around the Clock

• Max Freedman
  arr. Jerry Nowak
  

Scene: 1946

Jailhouse Rock

• Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  arr. Roger Holmes
  

Johnny B. Goode

• Chuck Berry
  arr. Jirka Kadlec
  

Scene: 1963

Here Comes the Sun

• George Harrison
  arr. Mike Tomaro
  

Scene: 1964

A Change is Gonna Come

• Sam Cooke
  arr. Julian Bond
  

Spinning Wheel

• David Clayton Thomas of Blood, Sweat & Tears
  arr. Adrian Drover for Maynard Ferguson
  

Scene: 1969

Hey Jude

• John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  arr. Adrian Drover for Maynard Ferguson
  

Program Notes

For more oral histories about World War II, read The Good War by Studs Terkel.

For more stories about Elvis Presley, seek out a performance of All The King’s Women by playwright Luigi Jannuzzi.

For more recollections of the 1960s, speak with members of Stage 55, particularly Paula Burke and Jenny Summers, whose writing and personal memories helped inspire and inform our scenes.

Big Band

* indicates section leader

Alto Sax
Laura Bean *
Gregory Boger *
Allison Cothran
Josh Davidson
Jordan Diaz
Aaron Lasbury
Karina Mills *
Rich Starcher
David Theisen

Tenor Sax
Brian Benigno
Grant Donovan
David Fox
Glen Garnett
Laura Ingemi
Ryder Jauschneg
John Ortiz
Jordan Ruhl *
Ian Vanness *

Bari Sax
David Andrade
Eduard Hoffmann *
Stephanie Peshek

Guest Performers

Actors

Paula Burke
Sharon Dentler
Florence Galbraith
Chris Hicks
Leo Holzenthal
Jenny Summers

Singers

Erin Boone
Katie Horvath
Christopher “Kits” Paul
Amanda Peshek

Production Team

Producer, Director – Justin Muchoney
Production Manager – Sara Myers
Director of Production – Juan Torres
Stage Managers – Erisan Awaya, Juan Torres
Personnel Manager – Allison Cothran
Script Writer, Editor, Director – Chris Hicks
Audio Designer – David Greene
Audio Assistant – Veronica Santana Meza
Lighting Designer – Joshua McKinney
Front of House Manager – Sara Breitfelder

Special Thanks

Janine Papin, Vincent Schachner, Carlos Acevedo, and Trinity Preparatory School
Joel Caban, Nancy Alford, and the team at Calvary Orlando
Megan Taylor and First Congregational Church of Winter Park
Trisha Houlihan (Snaps by Trish) for production photography

Up Next With CFCArts

CFCArts Board of Directors

Chad Faulkenberry, Chair, Journey Strategic Wealth
Dr. Meghan Brand, Vice Chair, Community Leader
Sara Osborne, Secretary, Orlando Health
Tom Clements, Treasurer, Katmai Government Services and Ouzinkie Native Corporation

Brian Bennett, Supply Chain and Operations Executive
Dr. Glenn Dym, Florida Cardiology, P.A.
Jack Feivou, High Angle Productions
Kris Gault, Samba Safety
Ken Ingraham, Industrial & Organizational Psychology
Dr. Briyanna Jenkins, Seminole State College
Arum Lee Lansel, ALL-in 4 Impact
Andria LaRocco, Baker Barrios Architects
Jason Locker, Orange County Public Schools
Esu Ma’at, Orlando Magic
Jeffrey Moore, University of Central Florida
Mark Morales, Attorney, State of Florida, Dept of Children & Family Services
Dr. Jeffery Redding, University of Central Florida

CFCArts 2025-2026 Member Ambassadors

Marlana Antifit, Big Band
Lauren Blake, Community Choir
Courtney Verna Burns, Community Choir
Courtney Coil, UpBeat! Theatre Troupe
Stephanie A. Daugherty, Community Choir
Chantel Eubanks, Symphony Orchestra
Elaine Evans, Symphony Orchestra
Chris Gillespie, Youth Theatre
Diane Giordano, Community Choir
Leo Holzenthal, Narrators
Ken Ingraham, Symphony Orchestra
Chase Kensington, Youth Theatre
Evelyn Ortiz-Tatarka, Youth Theatre
Rachel Reinhardt, Symphony Orchestra
Jamaal K. Solomon, Community Choir
Jessica Stein, Symphony Orchestra
Jenny Summers, Narrators
David Theisen, Big Band
Judy Thomas, Community Choir
Amanda Vidal, Symphony Orchestra
Keith Walls, Symphony Orchestra
Mackenzie Wood, UpBeat! Theatre Troupe
Kyle Young, Big Band

CFCArts Staff

Erisan Awaya, Community Choir Program Manager
Sara Breitfelder, Stage 55 and UpBeat! Program Manager
Randi Clark, Operations Administrator
Allison Cothran, Instrumental Programs Personnel Manager
Brandon Fender, Community Choir Artistic Director
Christine Hicks, Stage 55 Associate Artistic Director
Olivia Knight, Manager of Marketing & Communications
Christopher Lynch, Social Media Manager
Justin Muchoney, Executive Director, Artistic Director
Sara Myers, Managing Director
Leah Porrata, Youth Theatre Artistic Director
Rose Purdy, Manager of Donor & Patron Services
Ashley Samuels, CFRE, Grants Administrator
Michael Sweezey, Instrumental Program Manager
Juan Torres, Production Director

Thank You to Our Funding Partners!

Central Florida Community Arts is funded in part by Orange County, Florida through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program and United Arts of Central Florida, your local agency for the arts.

Thank You to Our Funding Partners!

Central Florida Community Arts is funded in part by Orange County Government through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program and United Arts of Central Florida, your local agency for the arts.

Thank You to Our Funding Partners!

Central Florida Community Arts is funded in part by Orange County Government through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program and United Arts of Central Florida, your local agency for the arts.

CFCArts Giving Society Members

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$10,000 +

Anonymous
Jim and Barbara Caldwell
Tom Clements
Glenn Dym
David Greene
Arne Haak
Carol Ann Pohl
Frank and Winn Merritt Fund within the GiveWell Community Foundation

$5,000 – $9,999

Russ and Cindy Airington in honor of Stephanie Daugherty
Steve and Arum Lansel
Jessica and Vance Guthrie
Jane Berg
John and Anne Pucci
Frank Santos

$2,500 – $4,999

David Andrade
Clark Morris
Anette and Randall Boughner
Carlos and Cathy Barrios
Edmund and Barbara Greenwell
Elisabeth Hurckes
Alyssa Noll and Jesse Kreger
Jeff and Mindy Moore
Doug Whitehead
Diane Sandquist
Prof. Stephen Summers

$1,000 – $2,499

Anonymous
Tessa Anodide
Andrew Ayoob
Gary Baumgarten
David and Lynn Berelsman
Caridad Bergnes
Rachel Bond
Nicole Botwinik
Stephen Brannon
George Bridges
Don Chancy
Mike and Susie Cheatham
Dr. Gene Chen
Carolyn Cristena
David and Nancy Deskins
Joseph and Carla DiMaio
Angela Divjak
Mary Beth Eliason
Marcia Enos
Chad Faulkenberry
Brandon Fender
Matthew Frederick
Joshua and Christine Gagliardi
Dr. Matt Gay
Priscilla Greenough
Grant Gribble
Frances Guthrie
Paul Harmon
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Eduard Hoffmann
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Rita Lowndes
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Julie Muchoney
Justin Muchoney
Lettie Myers
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Richard Stevenson
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$500 – $999

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Tameem Bakkar
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Ann Black
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Bryan Blythe
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Warren Gordon
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Gerald Keane
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Mary Lo
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Mark Thomason
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Peggy Vives-Austin
Larry Winchowky

$250 – $499

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Natisha Asbell
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Kenneth Bays
Julie Bilinski
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Sara Brady
Tad Branham
Frances Brann
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Sarah Brooks
Paula Burke
Candi Calhoon
Sandra Carbone
Elizabeth Conklin
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Lisa Doolittle
Joan Dougan
Tom Emling
Terry Ern
Martin Folk
Martin Folk
Susan Forster
Courtenay Gallon
Kris Gault
Tracy Gore
Jennifer Harden
Larry Henrichs
Suzanne and Steve Herin
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Claudia Kasen
Martha Kirby
Michelle Klein
Carolyn Litwin
Mark and Kathleen Londergan
Lisa Lopez
Steve Fessler and Randy Lord
Esu Ma’at
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Nancy Matherly
MaryDell Mattingly
Sandra Miller
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Karalyn Moss
Sherry Mulvaney
James Munoz
Ken and Susie Ng
Susan Obara Barack
Daniele Pagenkopf
Brian Paster
Ellen Pensky
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Rachel Reinhardt
Angie Roman
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Christi Searls
Richard Smith
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Pamela Spears
Amber Steckel
Joyce Stefancic
Alexa Stone
Marty Sullivan
Jenny Summers
Kristen van Cauli
Brooke Van de Houten
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Crystal Walls
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Jennifer Whitman
Trudy Wild
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Pamela Yarrington
Molly Yusk
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William Zoon

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Mary Thurston
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Alan Wilson
Daphne Winckler
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