Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Meadow Hall at Groton Hill
Nicole O’Toole, Director
Lemmens Fanfare
Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens
arr. Matt Johnston
Bourrée
J.S. Bach
arr. Amy Rice-Young
Bohemian Dance
Claude Debussy
arr. Laura Walter
Serenata
Julius Eichberg
arr. Nicole O’Toole
Soloists: Brian Seney, Carrie Cormier, Sarah Tower-Richardi, flute
Evening on the Sea
Franz Behr
arr. Nicole O’Toole
Soloists: Haley Laken, Lisa Harris, flute
Tambourin
Francois-Joseph Gossec
arr. Ervin Monroe
Soloists: Susan Thorne Gagnon, Christine Holley-Williams, flute
Stone Suite: Sunrise at Yosemite
Sonny Burnette
Soloist: David Deifik, flute
Stone Suite: To Kiss the Blarney Stone
Sonny Burnette
Soloist: Casey Koulalis, piccolo
~ Intermission ~
Summer in the Backyard
Greg Lutz
Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair
Traditional
arr. Ricky Lombardo
España
Emmanuel Chabrier
arr. Shaul Ben-Meir
Andante and Rondo, opus 25
Franz Doppler
arr. Matt Johnston
Soloists: Jessica Volk, Kevin Buff, flute
Nicole O’Toole, Director
All members play the C flute. Additional instruments for this concert are listed next to the player.
Elaine Allen, alto
Sarah Andrysiak, bass
Kevin Buff, piccolo
Stephanie Connors, alto
Carrie Cormier
David Deifik, piccolo
Susan Thorne Gagnon, piccolo
Kaitlyn Gonzales
Lisa Harris
Jeanne Hebert, bass
Christine Holley-Williams
Nancy Kessler
Casey Koulalis, piccolo & alto
Laura Kuncho, contrabass
Haley Laken, alto
Grace Rydout
Vera Sellers, alto
Brian Seney, bass
Lindsey Sherman
Kim Tower, bass
Sarah Tower-Richardi
Jessica Volk, piccolo
Nicole O’Toole has been teaching music in Massachusetts since the early 90s and playing flute for over 40 years. She holds a degree in music education from UMass Amherst and a Master’s in Flute Performance from UMass Lowell having studied with Doug Worthen. Nicole teaches beginning band in her hometown of Bedford, Massachusetts, where she also serves as the K-12 Program Director of Performing Arts. Additionally, Nicole directs the Rivers Junior Youth Wind Ensemble at the Rivers School Conservatory in Weston. Nicole performs with the Metropolitan Wind Symphony, the Gateway City Orchestra, and the Firebird Pops Orchestra. For many years she was a playing member of the Groton Hill Flute Orchestra but now serves as the ensemble’s conductor and artistic director. Her arrangements for flute choir are numerous and can be heard on the YouTube channel of the Groton Hill Flute Orchestra. Nicole’s other interests include photography, yoga, and hiking mountains with her husband Tom and two sons.
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