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VoIumt ], luut I WeSler» Kenltlcky Unil'ersity Depanment of Music Summer 2003

Groom's Graffiti ' Welcome oock to The We.wem years. which I will continue MinSlrel. the official alumni to share in Ihe newsletters to newsletter of the Western come. Kentucky University Depart This newsletter is our con ment of Music. This newslel· nection to you. our alumni. ter will be an annual summer I vow to kccp this connec publication which will recon tion strong. If you access nect us with our alumni. The our website by visiting Department of Music boasts a www.wku cdu 1u ~i . you 40% change in f;!culty si nce can enjoy making morc con 2001. which could be a nections with us. Pay a spe Current home 0{ the Music Dtpanmcm, h "Dn Wil M)11 Fine Ans Center world's record. An ever cial visit to the secti on . "A changing collecti ve faculty Day in the Life of 11 Music From the Archives face has given us a new life to Major:' and evoke sollle In researching depanmental papers The number of foculty varied infuse into the quality founda· memories of your days:ls a and budgclS from the past sc\'cnty greatly. with only 2 listed in tion that has been laid since Hilltoppcr musician. We years. one can learn a great deal 1911 -12. In 1914.acourseof 1908. The vigor of the fac welcome you to campus and about the music depanment's his st ud y in guitar and mandol in was ulty. their recruiting activily. Ihe department aI any time. tory. The first records of the Music added (along wi th 4 new fac their unrelenting passion for and hope to see you aI a con Dcpanment were found from 1908. ulty). In 1920-21. there were students. and their commit cert. recital or special event IWO years after the foonding of two courses of study offered: Western Kentucky State Nornlal Public School Music and the ment 10 teaching have been during the next academic School. There were twO grand Conservatory of Music. There the wlllchwords of this depart year. We can fit right into pianos. thrt."C upright pianos. and an ..... ere II courses required for lhe ment. your plans for next year! orchestra consisting of 6-8 instru Public School Music study and 8 I have been reveling in the ments. Faculty members were W. COUl'l\es required for th e Conser archival files of Ihe depart A. White. Mary Potier. Irene Ru s vatory of Music study. These ment from the pasl seventy sell. w. L. Gebhardt and Pauline courses included music theory. Mitzi Groom. Dept. I Ie1t

Dr. Jerry B a~er with scholarship receptions have been held Ajuniot' lIl11sic educlltion Matt Carron recipient Julia RQymcr. violinisc. in April and continue to major (trunlpe t) from Edward J. Pease Memorial provide another connection Greenville. K'{ Scholarship i>ctweell ou r dOllors ;lI1d the Chelsea Payne A graduating music ed uca scholarship recipients. T his T helma Griggs Scholarship tion majot' (horn) from Pe YC;l1"S recipielHs were: A juniol' music mnjor wee Va lley. I,Y April 13, 2003 Treva G riffith (pinno) from LexinglOn, !\Y Amanda Biggs Dr, Sanluc! \V, & Jeitne Ashl ey Farris MaritI! H,1\vlcy T ravels tead T insley Scholarship, Nelle Gooch Travelstead Scholarsllip A sophomore cJ em en~~ry Scholarship A junior music major educat ion major (violin) A graduating senior music (voice) fi'om Glasgow. KY fi'orll Frankfort, KY cducat ion majol' (voice) Brando n Jo nes J essica Ber nard from Hendersonville, TN Music FaCilIty Scholarship Scholarship Blanch & Austin Dllc ~e tt M att hew Shores I,ent Campbell Scholarship recipients perform on Scholarship ]\'Iusic Faculty Scholarship A junior music education A freshman science and A sCllior music education major (euphonium) fi'OlIl tlio/in, via/a, cello, engineering tnajor (cel lo) major (tuba) frOIll Bowling Bremen, K Y from Nashville, TN Green, KY clarinet, tntmpet, Rebecca Hurst Charlie Abs ton piano, ,'oice, tuba, Don & Suzanne Vitale Ida \Veidemann Scholar Scholars hip ship trombone, hom and HlIgh F. Johllson Scholar }\ senior music e

Amanda Biggs, Marita Howle )' Travelstead Scholan;hip recipient, with Dr. Chester Travelstead. Ashley F~lrriS. Nelle Gooch Travel ste:KiI\.'Cipient, and Dr, and Mn;, Coleman Tr:lvelstelld

Amanda Gra y, recipient of the Hownrd Carpenter Scholar ship, with Howard Carpenter,

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D elta Omicron

The Ddu. Omicron chapler at for Life. Our chapu r l':lIiscd for al l of tht work hI' did for TIlt following is a rosIer for the \VeSlrm Kentucky Unil'crsity over $500 ;l.nd won [he Spirit our dtpOl mnent :rnd Dd l"ll 2003-2004 school year. 1m beal u trnnd y busy during aWOl rd ;l. t the end of the night. Omicron as our patcon. Kristin Jones. 2003·04 Ihe 2002-2003 school rt:n. TIle m;l.joriry of the full ru we The chaprtr has also VOt ed 10 Prrsidm r/ Social C1uir Our mam f0CU5 rhis yU t W;l.S l':lIised tltis reOl r were plOlced add two new patrOlU [0 our Hopki nsvill t. KY on musIc 5('rvlCe, COUUnlUl jty imo scholuship funru 10 ~ rosrrr. Dr. Mit7.i GtOOfn, Christl Br)':lI1l, Fim V ice 5('n'lCt :md scholarship. O n OI w;l. rded 10 \VK U musi c dtparnnm t htOld. :lI1ld Mr. President - Gn:m.I"Ue, KY Sc-pLC"Inbtt 5, Wt hdd our st udC'1It.s. Our firsl vcnturc was Jouph Stires. music t'duratlon Dtst:i.ny Smith. $(ocond V ice aJlmw ICt crtaln social for to cmllt a scholarship fuml in alld low brass studio I'uchrr, Prrsidtnt - Bowling Grrcn, KY faculry. music studen ts, and Ihe name of Ms. Sylvia " ;I. \·c both aided our d u pu r LlUrie \Varson, $(ocretary IIl C III~ f$ of all ensembl($ in KCf$('nb;l.um, a National grn dy and 1I0000ring (hel11 wllh HClldersonvillt. m the music dcpamllent. TIlis Honorary Member of Dd ta thl' titlc of patton/ ncss WlU the Carissa V ick, T rt:lSurcr g;tl'e liS Ihc ptrfrci opponunity O mi cron. Nor only WlU she beM W;l.)' 10 show our H t ndel'liOlll'ill e, m 10 tl'prfSli suppon 10 el'eryonc tl'citcd, but the tlllirc chapler ;l.ppreO;l.UOIl for e"ef)'rhi ng K:u hryn Ah'ty. W u dtn/ Assis1'llrlt m lhc MUSIC Ocpamnent. was I'err happ)' 1'0 makr tillS Iht')' do for us indi,;dmIlY:ll1ld Pledge EduCllOr- Faculty appreciation day W;l.S cont'ribUOOfl wit h lhc as a cluprer. Thompson's St'llliOlI, T N htld on SrplembC'r 17. A mtC'1lllons of hal'ing it E"cf)'OIlt is ,.tl)' excirtd about Lagh Ann Copas. Music potluck dmtler was prOVI ded m cVC'1llllally ~cOlll e an OInnual the cOlnmg schooJ fur, wlut O,rcCl or- Bowlmg G ~C'1 I . KY the faculry lounge. schob l'lihip awarded 10 a we IUI't' ~ ;l.ble to Renee Howard, H istonan mC'1nber of Dcll"ll Omicron. AI In Ihe u ea of community accomplish and what 1$ lO Hlrdlllsburg, KY lhe begi nning of dlis sdlool Rrvice. lht O micron O nllcron cOllle. If )"011 ha,'t any H lIlilah Johnson. Ol3plain - chaptcr along with Phi Mu rrar, wc gave Dr. John questiOlu aboul rour ;l.lulll rll Russtll Springs, KY u nnid lac! ;I. gifi of $500 for Alplla held a Clltisrm:lS p;l. ny SI:;IIUS. Kristin Jones or Dtst itl), jrssica Carmichad, Schola rship an instrumenf;l.l schobrship. for ;l. Commun ity Action Smith will bodl be happy 10 O lJir - Bowling GreCIl , KY I-Ie suggestcd WI' pb ce this in a Oassroolll 11\ Bowling Gru n. help you in any way possible. Mldlcll c \Vl utt, Fundr:l1sing fund and naml' it afrer Dr. We pro,,,ded gifts. food. and The :J.Imua.! ..J urnni rtunion will C1ujr - Mount julict. TN tntttr.lnunmi for tile students O u ri ('$ Smith. Due to Ius be ht ld next spring :ll1ld we Casty Albnon. Pub"cir), rtCml rttlrl!Jnml. our Cha plff of Ms. Julie Moort. In mld look forward to Stting all of Hopkinsville. KY April. our ch;l.plcr submillt d decided tim would be a our du pr rr's al,mmi thert. Jt rnny Huffill:ll1l, By- Laws IWO leOlms 10 \Vesurn's Reby wonderful w;l.y ro thank him Ik Gtnn) ' Ur. 2()(l!..()J~r_ C1ujr - EI'lIru I·iIIr. IN 1J..nd. KY Nauhe Adcock - Central Cir)'. KY Beck,. C;l.nnon - Morgant Owll. KY Valerie Cole - Brownsburg, IN Cf)osraI Fair - Lebanon j un(I'lOI1 , KY Cnssy Priddy - Bowllllg Gru n, KY P:Il ll Rub), - EllZabethtowll. KY EhZlbrth Sholar - UrowluvllI e, KY EliZlbeth Smith - H e n d~I'li on , KY La ura Ikdl T ;I."lor _ Scou sl'ill c. KY Courtne), W righl - u xmgtoll. KY

Members of Delta Omicron: Top from L 10 R: Hallnah Johnson , Kri stin Jones. Middle: Chri sli Bryan . Gi nn)' Lee . Jessica Canni chac! , Natalie Adcock. Michelle Wh ite. Front: Bec k),Cannon. La u· rie Watson. J Pag~ 4 The Western Minstrel B.A. and B.M. Graduates 2002·03 5 r:od ~"m,sard",,~ He""'t"s", TN Stephan... 5e"rd'" Rodq-ort, IN Katie: 5ennc:1t' e:,.,.ndenburs. K Y Phoco by Oinlon Lcwit Jam:nC",krt H"'rtford, KY Bowling Grttn Daily News E.nn Gnh.'eU· Rod""f, K Y M"tt CalTOn' f ew"e y .. lk!j, KY N,d>ok Crawford' C"""r1k, KY L,nd~!jDamd o...en.boro, KY R,..n Dousht!j Wood"".", KY fy..ndi D,.,r E>o--tns Green, KY Ashk!j fIlm. Hcndet'N)rn,Ik, TN J"!I H"S!I H"ndef'6OnVllk, TN Ann,n H36.,""S'C; 50... ,1'''$ Green, KY S .. ", ... H'sh"" O""SO"", KY St""rt H"nt' f.duc;,.h,KY M"san K"'rfh.~m""'r L.... ,""""',KY Gnn.!.lLee' 1.1...1. KY Dan ... 1k ~n. M..d,.,;>rMlk, KY RId: MartIn 5owllnsGreen, KY Laura Wood , 2003 Music Kendra R"", '" 5o.. LnsG",en, KY Graduate T.!jkrRoce· N.... lk , TN 1>., R"h E>owI,ns Gn:en, KY Luc:·",Skdgc: 5c.ou.-ic, KY S""';!j Y,nc,ent e:,.o...-t.ng Gn:en, KY MAE. Jerem'e WAde G,..,enbncr, TN L"urnWood Roc1:port . IN GRADUATE.S 'c;um laude "maS"" C;U'" budc "' ~umm" , um !""de L"'~D-~ Hodse"",llc, K Y

Wall of Fame

Congr.ro(ub,tiol1.s :lrC' III order (or ,he \ VALL O F FAME rCClplnlls. SmcC' 1997. du.' MusIc DfpamnC111 has sponsoud a specul conun 10 honor "Imnni and ronner flll;Ull)' manbtn. dunng the :l.lmml HOlllcCOInLng COllet" . Correspolldingl)'. :I. (r;uI\C'd p.CC Uft and biography for tlch ~cipicll1 has Men hung OIl lhe \VALL O F FAME. Joe.ued on ,hI' th ird Aoor of tlu' !,';m \Vilson FmC' Ans Center. Sm(C' 11$ Lllcrpu on. the following hOll orrcs hal'c been induclrd Imo til(' WALL OF FAME: 1997 Lamdlc Harris '69 alum Edw,ud Pe~ WKU (:l0l11)' 1998 O,,\,.d "Doc" LI\;ngstOlI '5 1 :r.lum!WKU (

Alumni Accolades Emery AJrord, '74, is the Dean Marvin Daniel. '79 and '90. is School in Bowling Green. KY . North Middle School in of Academic Affairs at Hi llsbor Admissions Offiee Coordinator DanielJe Lyons, '02. is the Ch0- Greenville, KY. ough Community College. Ybor at Western Kentucky Uni versity, ral Director at Franklin-Simpson J ohn Stroube. '76, is working City campus, in YborCity, Darryl Dockery. '84 and '92. is Hi gh School in Frnnklin. KY. on hi s doctorate at the Univer Aorido. the Band lind Choral Director at Gregory Lyons. '82 and '86, is sity of South em Mi ssissippi . J oe Allen. '60, is the Band Di Butl er County High School in the President of Royal Music Jim Siuppy. '67, is the Assis rector at Muhlenberg Nonh Morgantown. KY. Hewassc Compan y in Bowling Green . tam Band Director at Nonh High School in Greenville. KY. lected the 2003 Hi gh School KY. Harrison Higi) School in Ram Dan Arterburn. '72. is the Teacher of the Year by the Ken Paula (Wells) Lyons. '82 and sey, IN. Minister of Music at Hennitage tucky Music Educators Associ:!· '86. is the CPA at RO)':l1 Music JonattUln Vanderpool. '00, is Hill s Baptist Churc h in Old tion. Company in Bowling Grecn. the Music Speciali st at Cum Hickory. TN. Brandi Dyer, '02. is the Chon!1 KY. berland Trace El ementary Carrie (Thomas) Barnell. '95. Director at Nonh Middle School Brian Morrison, '93. is the School in Bowling Green, KY . is the Exec Uli ve Di rector of the in Hendcrson. KY. Band Director at Greenwood Heverly (Harper) Walhen. Capitol Ans Alliance in Bowl· Laura Finley, '92. is the Band High School in Bowling Green. '58, is a Illelilberofthe Board ing Gree n. KY. Director at Warren East Middle KY. of Regents at Wes!ern Ken Chris Harnett, '93, is the busi School in Bowling Green. KY , Curtis Moss , '02, is the Music tucky Uni versit y. ness account mon agcr for AT & 80b Gaddis, '72 and 'SI, is the Specialist at the K-12 Eminence Michael Wix, '96, is the Band T Wireless in Bowling Green. Dean of the School of Music at Independent School in Emi Din.--ctor at Franklin -Simpson KY. Campbellsville Univl.'rsi ty in nence, KY. High School in Franklin. KY . Xavier Betelu, '02, is II gradu Campbell sville. KY. Lisa J\'lurrell , '90 and '92, is I.. ee (A ustin) Young , '9 1 and ate IIssistant at the Cincinnati necky (O ' Rourke) Gruhum. Assistant to the Dean of Gradu '96. is the Music Specialist at Conservatory of Music. and is '96, is the Band Din.'Ctor at Moss ate Studies at Wcstern Kent ucky SI. Joseph Catholic School and studying piano with Sergei Po Middle School in Bowling Uni\'ersity. the Chornl Di rector li t State lusmillk , Green. KY. Dilly Orton, '76. is the Minis ter Street United Methodist l ee Blakeman, '00. is working Forrest Halford. '90, is th e of Music at First Baptist Church Churc h in Bowling Gree n. KY, on hi s doctornte at Cincinnati Bookstore Manager at Western in Huntsville. AL Conservatory of Music. Along Kent ucky University. Rob I'augh, '92, is the Choral with his coll eagues from CO,I. Susie High, '03, is the Choral Director/General Music Special he won the internationallrOm Director at Fmnklin-S impson ist at Warren East Middle School bone quartet competition in Middle School in Fra nklin. KY . in Bowling Green, KY . 2002. Da\'id Hutchinson. '82. is the J ohn Roark, '77, works in the Kc\'in Briley , '87 and '89. is Principal at Drakes Creek Middle Office of Sponsored From The Past the Band DireclOr at Bowling School in Bowling Green. KY . Programs at the University of Green High School in BOWl ing Jennay Ket!lin, '97. is teaching Kentucky in lexi ngton. KY. From The Western Newsician, Green. KY , private violin in Bowling Green . J ana (Ballard) Sexton. '97, is Andrea Drown. '99 and '02. is KY , and playing in the Owens the Choral Di rector at Warren Christmas 1964 (Vol. IX, No. I). thc Music Specialist at Briar boro Symphony. Central High School in BOWling these memories are offered. wood Elementary School in I'atricia (Higgins) Kell er, '65. is Green, KY . The WKU student enrollment was Bowling GI\.'e n, KY. Music Specialist at three elemen Tim Sexton. '97. is the Choral over 6,600, of whom there were Matt Carron. '02. is the Band tary schools in Bowling Green. Director 1\1 Bowling Gn.--cn Hig h approximately t OO music maiors, Di rector at Ryle High School in KY. She was selected the 2003 School in Bowling Green, KY , and three new faculty were wei· Union. KY. Element ary Teacher of the Year Marty S hal't!r. '96, is complet Haze l Can 'er. '38 and '62. has by the Kcntucky Music Educa ing his doctorate at Nonhwestern comed (Virgil Hale, Edward re tired from a 25-ycur stint as tors Associat ion. Universit y in Evanston. IL Pease, Betty Pease), The Phi Mu Editor of the HluegrfJss Music De bbie L:mhmn, '76. is the William Skaggs. '95. is the Alpha Sinfonia presented News, the official journal of the Choral Din..'ctorfGe nernl Music Assistant Director of Alumni ·Spotl ights On the Hill,· a music Kentucky Music Educators Specialist at Drakes Creek Mid Rellll ions and Annual Gi vin g at variety show with an all male Association. dle School in Bowling Green, Western Kentucky Uni versity, cas\. The Marching Band of Chris Cecil, '96. is the Assis KY. S helia (D('jarneUe) Smalling. nearly t OO enjoyed a successful tant Band Director at Green Ryan Lehr. '02. is a graduate '85 and '89, is the Band Director season, including Band Day with wood High School in Bowli ng assistant in music perfonnance at at Drakes Creek Middl e School a thrilling massed band perfonn· Green. KY. the University of Florida, with in Bowling Gree n. KY. ance. Other music faculty mem David Collins, '90, '93 and '95. ex pt.'eted graduation in 2004, Thomas Stites. '78, is the Band bers were Claude Rose, Ohm is the Choral Director III Station La rry t ong. '77. is a music Director at Science Hill High Pauli, Gertrude Bale, James Camp High School in Gallatin. instrument re pair techn ician and School in Johnson City. TN. Godfrey, Howard Carpenter, Ed TN. co-owner of Opus Hom Repair in Troy Stovall , '95, is the Blind Knob, Edwa rd Thaden, Bennie Bowling Green, KY , Sonny Cron, '67 and '85, is a Director at Muhlenberg Beach, and Tom Slone. piano technician in Bowling Byron I.. ueas. '00, is the Choral Green. KY. Director at Warren East High P,..6 The W~ (e m Minstrel

Faculty Footnotes

Jooyong Aho, orchestra in New York City. He son State University, Other recitals with WKU faculty director, completed his hosted two WKU Clarinet compositions that he has members Don Speer and service as Visiling Professor and Saxophone Days. He had perfonncd thi s year are: Michael Kallstrom. She Ihis year. He has served as has perfomled with the CrimS01l. for clarinet. hom was a guest anist with the conductor of the Bowling Bowling Green Chamber and piano (Kansas State WK U Wind Ensemble lind Green Wes tern Symphony Orchcstra . as a guest artist University): Scenes, for the California State Univer Orchestrd for IWO years. He with the WKU Wind En mezzo soprano and ma sity-Chico Wind Ensemble. guest conducted the inaugu semble. and in solo and rimba (Belmonl University. She hosted guest anists ral concen of the Washing chamber recitals at WK U. Nashville): Sinsing My Roben Dick (flut e) and ton Korean Symphon y Or Mitzi Groom. department Song. for violin . bassoon Kathryn Canan (recorder) chestra at the John F. Ken he(l(l, in her role as national and piano (Dickinson State in lecture demonstrations! ned y Center for the Per Preside nt-Elect of the University): Three lVi.fhe!.·. recitals at WKU in the fonning Arts in Washing Americlln Choral Directors for clarinet and piano spring semester. ton . D.C. Association . was the pri (WKU): Frankenstein. elec Wuync I)ope. I'oice {lIId Mark Ber ry.percJlssioll. mary planner of the national tronic ballet (Fort Wayne choir, premiered Maurice performed his original com ACDA conve ntion held in Ballet Company): Bells Ollt/ Gardner's 5(tcretl Trilogy - posi ti on Mare Trwull/ilfitll New York City in February. Pipes (Mansfield Univer Port I for Baritolle, Viol{l , ris , for steel drum lind digi Performing choirs from the sity): and Y OII Might Like to Cello Will PillllO. was the tnl effects. nllhc PRISM U.S .. Chi na. Es tonia and flellr My Org{1II (Atlanta), bass soloist with the Bowl concen in January. He per Swedcn sang in Ri verside Sylvia Kerstnbaul11 .pioflo. ing Green Chamber Orc hes fonned with the Bowling Church. SI. Patrick's Cllthe has begun to pill y the Bee Ira in Mozan's Reqlliem . Green Chamber Orchestra. dral. Lincoln Center and thoven Sonata cycle, to be was the bass soloist wi th the WKU Percussion En Carnegie Hall. A highlight completed by Spring of the Louisiana PhilhamlQ nic semble. and hosted Percus of the convention was a 2~. Proceeds from con Orchestra and New Orleans sion Day in April. with performance by the West cen ticket sa les will suppon Symphony Choralc in Han guest artists Jerry Tachoir minster Choirs with the a new department scholar del's Messiah. was the bass and Dann Sherrill. New York Philharmonic to ship established by Delta soloist wi th the First United John Carmichael, director present Berlioz' Reqlliem. Omicron in appreciation for Methodist Churc h Choi r offxl/lds. mailllained an She was the guest conductor Ms. Kersenbaum's decades and South Carolina Philhar active schedule as an adju for the First District of service to the WKU Dc monic Orchestra in Faure's dicator and clinician and Women's Honor Choir at panment of Music, Requiem. and was the bass worked with over 16 hi gh Murrny State Universi ty and John Martin. guitar oml soloist wi th the Bowling school bands in preparation for Ihe Alabama AII-Slllle music techllology, was a Green Western Symphony for concert/festival appear Reading Chorus in Birming Visit ing Instructor this year, Orchestra and WKU Choirs ances. Under his directi on. ham . Alabama. She was His coordination of depart in Brahms' Reqlliem , He the WKU Wind Ensemble trained 10 be an evaluator mental technology pnx::e was guest lecturer in Park gave a premiere perform for the National Associati on dures has resul ted in con Hills. Missouri . about 19'" ance at the KMEA In of Schools of Music. and tinuous upgrades of the mu Centu ry An Song. served Service Conference in Feb will begin to make uni ver sic tech lab and the re as Festival Man:lger for the ruary. which included II sit y vis ils in 2004. cording capabilities in the KMEA District Choral and recrui tment tour in Tennes Murk Jcnnings, {lirector of Recital Hall . Solo/Ensemble festi val. .md see and Alabama. He was choral {lclil'ities, completed Heidi Pintncr .flllle, per was appointed Province named me 2003 Collegel his service as Visiting Pro formed this year with the Governor for Phi Mu Alpha University Music Teacher fessor this year. His major Bowling Green Western Sinfonia's Province 15. He of the Year by KMEA and performances were two of Symphony Orchestra. me was the coord inator of the elected President-Elect of the hllldmark Requiem!.' in Bowling Green Chamber facult y chamber recital. the Southern Division of the choral literature. coml>osed Orehestra . the Owensboro Autumn Collage. Coll ege Band Directors by Mozart and Brahms. Symphony Orchestra . the Marshall Seoll . trullll)et. Nlltional Association. Michael Kallstrom.,heory Evansville PhilharnlOnie released a compact disc John Cipolla . clarinetl {II/{I COIllIJOsitioll, perfomled Orchestra and me Chico recording of seven ori ginal saxophone. continues to be excerpts from his Electric Early Music Ensemble jazz compositions per- the principal clarinetist Oper-d. 11110 the Deep. for (Chico. CAl. She gave formed by the jazz combo. I (since 1985) wi th the Radio the Society of Composers. Cit y Music Han Orchestra Inc .. conference at Hender- (continued on pg. 7~ Volum~ ], Issue" I Page 7

Adjunct Faculty· and Staff

SuuishY Amonevicb", M. M .. DWW-pIII Kwon", M. M., Palllda Thunllimo , M,A.E.. Long)' School of Music, Taegu C:l.t holi c Ulli"crsity, \VKU, music education vlolm bassoon Andrew WIIIIJt'r". M. M., o Dwight ' \\15(111", M M, WKU, W ilt· U Q)'d • M. M .. WKU, Ausun Pe:l.)' Uni"C'rlIiifY,

1IIU5IC :l.ppr~C..:l UOfl lIIusic education gullar NIh)' Au,SIIJ". M. M., WKU, Lam Long, M.M. MClllplll$ DolIgdong Zhang", doc 1IIU5IC cduutlon Sutc UIIII'CTSIt}·, obor foral cand,daf C', Ronda I NanQ' Crou", M.M .. WKU, Martly LJ'II(", M. M .. Grorgt $(alC Unll'C'rlIilt)', cello ,'()Ice Peabody Coll ege. 1I111S1( cd uca

I Lomllnc Fadrr-. dtXlOr.J U~ caudldale, Unl\'ersiry or Ir[Pllllhp~·, Ed.S., " usnll Pea), Marsh.1.11 Srott, ~brk. Beny, Joe \V:l.slllnglOtI. hom UIlII'rrsIlY, trolllbone Stiles, and Robyn Swanson DaVid Glbwu". M. M., WK U, lkill Pot'C·, M.M.E.. Henderson

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T"~ Mllrslwll Scott Ja::. Jerr Steiner . (lllJlelic bont/s, Qllirrlel. Group members is worki ng loward comple ineluded Marshall Scott. tion of:l DM A in Inslru trumpet. and fe llow fac ulty mental Conducting. gucsi me mber John Martin. gui lar. conduclcd his critical edi Misha Slcfanuk. piano. Joe l tion of Florent Schmiu's Edwards. bass, and Dann Diollysiaqlll's with Ihe Wind Sherrill . drums. He pre Symphony oflhe Universit y sented 2 lrumpel clinics in of Colorado at Boulder. He

Indianapolis and one in also presented a lecture on Front row, L 10 R: SyMa ~wn. Mw:haC'1 Kallstrom, John Martin, Mark. Bowling Green. He was Ihe this edition . IcnlUllg:s.lkidi rintner. 2nd row: N~ncyCron., Mal)' Wolinski, Dwight guesl conduClor for the Stitt'S,/OIl' brass aud Pounds, John Carmkhacl. Don Spc.w, Wayne P~, Beth P~ 3rd row: John Joe CipoUa, MItzi Groom. Jcf(Stl-incr,JOOyong Ahn, D.... ight Austin 2002 AIl -SulIc Collcgiale /lllIsic e(IIICmioll, served as Jazz Band in Louisville in Fesli val Mamlger for the February. KM EA District Band and Donald Spct!r . /)i(lIIo. con Solo/Ensemble festi vals cation certification pro linues 10 accompany SIU held on the WK U campus. grams in the state of Ken l\'lary Wolinski, ,tl/u'ic dents, faculty. interviewing Hc played wilh the Bowling tucky. She has been hisrory , conducted research candidates and maslerclass Green Chamber Orchestra awarded a sabbatical leave in France and Belgium. clinicians Ihroughout the Ilnd Ihe Southern K Y Con for Fall of 2003 to chair Ihe read a paper allhe J7i11 ln_ year. He is a member oflhe cert Band and adjudicated dcvelopmcnt and piloting of temulional Congress of Ihe Bowling Green Western band fesli vals in KY. authentic based assessment Imernalional Musicologiclll Symphony Orcheslra Asso Robyn Swa nson, lIIusic it ems Ihat will become part ciation Board. He has re· et/lIt:mioll, is fini shing her Society and allhc Ameri of the Commonwealth Ac can Musicological SocielY centl y compleled his Icrm as ternl as President of the counlabililYT esting Systcm concerning drinking motcts State President of the Ken Kentucky Music Educators (CATS). and medieval hockclS. She lucky Music Teachers Asso Association and allended Eli7.abtth Volkman. mice, cialion, He hosted the Ihe Mountain l...1ke Music spent IWO months last sum is a referee for the JOllrnal KMTA Spring Composer's Eduemion Colloquium in mer visiting 7 counlries. of Mllsicological Rt's~tlrc " Concert . lhe Fifth Annual Pembroke. Virginia. Along including Austria . Spain. and was elected Vice IMTA Music Rall y, the with serving as a consultant England and lIaly. She look Presidcnl of the Soulh KMTA Keyboard Festival. 10 numerous school dis WK U voice students to stale Celllral American Musico and coordinated Ihe Gift of tricts. she is being trained to und regional NA TS compe logical SocielY. Music Recital. be n reviewcr of music edu- li tions this year. Page 8 The Wcs[cm Mi nsn ci Student Musicians Of Honor Brandon Jones. a junior sic edocation major from members Cannichael. eupho nium music education Woodburn, KY Swanson and Groom. The major from Bre me n. KY . Aundrey Ligon. senior new me mbers arc: placed second in the 2002 music educmion major from Brad Baumgardner , clari Intern atio nal Tub-'ll' Dowling Green. K Y net. a graduating music ma Euphonium Confe re nce. jor from Hermitage. T N which was held in the KM EA 2003 Intercollegiate Danny Benson . trumpet. a United States this year. At Band Members: senio r music educitt ion ma last year's competitio n. held Charlie Abston. trombone. jor from Owc.n sboro. K Y in Finland . Brando n placed senio r music education ma Richard Burchelt. trumpet. th ird in the world . jor from Smiths Grove. K Y a scnior music education Amanda Bigg.'i placed fi rst Br'dd Baumgardner . clari major from Glasgow. KY in the National Associnti on net. grnduating music major Matthew Carmichael. Amanda Diggs. voice. Performer of Teachers of Singing com- fro m Hennilagc. TN saxophone. a junior music 0( the Sel11C!iter. Fall '02 pelition for the state of Ken Ma tthew Carmichael. education major from Bowl tucky in Fall of 2002. and saxophone . junior music ing Green. KY placed se<:ond in the Mid educmion major from Amanda Gray. piano. a South Regional competition Bowli ng Green. K Y junior music major from in Spring of 2003. Amn nda Juy HUgy . lub.1. grnduating Hopkins ville. KY is n sophomore vocnl music music educmion major from Emil)' Wclls . tnunpet. n pcrfonnnnce major from Hendersonville. TN senior music education Glasgow. KY. Phillip Kcnt . lrombone. major from Bowling Green. J l..oss icu Carmichllcl won senior music education ma KY Excellence in third prize in the Flut e Soci jor from Scolls"illc. KY ety of Kent ucky CoJl eginle Urlllldon Jo nes. eupho Performe r of the Fall Every Studio Competition in January nium. junior music educa Sen"IC.... ter 2002: 2003. Jessica is a freshman tion major from Breme n. Amanda Biggs. soprano. a nute music education m:ljor KY junior music major from from Bo wling Green. KY. Kendr'd Reid . clari net. Glasgow. KY Matthew Carmicllllci. a graduating music major Performer of the Spring junior saxophone music from Bowling Grccn. K Y Semester 2003: education major from Bowl Tyler Rice. bassoon. gradu Matthew Carmichael. ing Grt.'cn. was selected as ating music educalion major saxopho ne. ajunior music o ne of the nine Yamaha from Nashville. T N educati on major from ;:;::::=~ Youn g Anists in America in Jamie Rone. nute. a senio r Bowling Green. KY April 2003. This award wi ll perfonnancc major from be presented in June of Bowling Green. KY 2003. and is designed 10 I'am Ruby . clarinet. sopho provide earl y career recog more music mi nor from nition for 9 Olll standi ng in Eli7..1bet htown . K Y stnune nt:llists in the United Jason Shores. saxophone. States. senior music education ma Tough COlll twlition! Spring perform J a na Sexton. voice. a jor from Bowling Green. ers 0( the iel11C!iter. L 10 R: Justin gnlduate M.A .E. cnndidmc. KY Osborne. gtJ ltnr: Aaron Luca.. . pi_ placed third in Advanced Destiny Smith . clarine t. ano:Am.1l1da Biggs. soprartO: Jl)S h Womcn in the Mid-South sopho more music minor HUllt. pcn:ussion: [)ere),: CflI OOO . Regio nnl NATS Confer from Bowling Green. KY tenor; Matthew Carm ic h~ e l . "\altO phone: Brandon JOI1C:jI. euphonium ence. j)i Kappa Lambda. nalional KMEA 2003 In tercollegiate music ho nor society. in }Oi cmbc s: ducted six new me mbers Kothryn Alvey . scnior mu from the WKU unde rgradu sic educmion major from Rte music community. This M ~lthew C.nnichael. su o Tho mpson's Station. TN induction took place in phooc, Performer 0( th" L Dtrek Crafton. senior mo- May. with ane nding faculty Scmcslet". Sprins 'OJ VoIUIM J. lull(' I Page 9

A Hill-Full Of Masterclasses September 14 Sylvia Kencnbaum . piano. Van Meter Auditorium . 3pm This has been an innovati ve year for invi ting guest artists 10 offer master· 16 Guest Recital. Joon Sampan classes to our WKU music majors and surrounding high school musicians. 18 BGWSO Concen . Capitol Ans Center. 7:30 pm We presenled art ists on jazz piano . clarinet. woodwind trio. nute. eupho- 23 Guest Recital. Steven Stuse k. 7;30 pm niunt. percussion and voice. October October 28. 2002 Mike Longo. jazz piano 7 Symphonic Band Concen . Van Meier. 7:30 pm 12 Sylvia Kerse nbaum . piano. Van Meter. 3 pm 20 Fall Choral Coneen , Van Meter. 7:30 pm 23 BGWSO Concen. Capi tol Arts . 7:30 pm November 6. 2002 Michael Dean. clarinet and saxophone 29 GueSt Recital, John Blcuel. 7:30 pm Uni vers ity or Sout hern Missouri NO "ember 2 WK U Homecomi ng Concen and Music Dcp! . Wa ll February I. 2003 Robert Dick. nute of Fame Ceremony. Van Meier. 3 pm 08 Sylvia Kersenba um, piano. Van MeIer. 3 pm 14 Opera Theatre Production. 7:30 pm February 19.2003 Eastwind Trio: Ashley Barrel. oboe; Michael 15 Opera Theatre Prod uction. 7:30 pm Bums. bassoon: Kell y Burke. clarinet 18 WK U Chamber Singers & Wome n's Chorus. 7:30 pm Universit y of North Caroliml at Greensboro 22 WKU Jazz Bnnd Coneen. Capitol Ans. 7:30 pm 23 Symphonic Band Concen . Va n Meter. 3 pm Febru ary 24. 2003 Steven Mead, euphonium l>f.rt mber 4 BGWSO Holiday Pops Concen . Capitol Ans. Apri l S. 2003 Jeny Tachoir. mallet percussion 7;30 pm Dann Shenill . drums 10 Performer of the Semester Recital. Recital Hall, I pm

January April 2 1. 2003 Meagan Mi ller, soprano 23 PRI SM Concen . Van Meter. 8 pm 24 WKU Honors Concen , Van Meter.2 pm

r ebruan' 15 Sylvia Kersenbaum, piano. Van Meter, 3 pm 19 BGWSO Coneen, Capitol Ans. 7:30 pm 26·28 Musical Prod uction Cu...... 11 rnnnbn.. or 1'1" 1'.1" Alplu Smronu. li ..... ro .... L 10 R: R.J. linn. R,.ha,d I-t.y.,., Bnd Mltllon. Bun.Ion Jono. R.. lurd llurthn• • Ju'" Holda. Znd row: March DA'-..! Cunnmglum. Jon.u flurln. J>Son AwbrooL. Ch ..Jot Ab..ron. And.tw Mel,,· " ..... 3m "-' DMlIl)' Snuon. g..." Roboruon, Rpn Dought)". ro w.,- Shores. I · 2 Musical Production 4th.--=: 0...", Sompoon. Aund''Y LgooI. J'- JrlTPA)1on. ~bfl'- C.murn....l. 12 WK U Concen Band & Wind En~mble Concen . Crdnd: !.n• ..u. J>Son Gd>oon Van Meter. 7:30 pm 14 Sylvia Kersenbaum. piano. Van Meter. 3 pm 16 Woodwind En se mble. Recital Hall . 7:30 pm

Allril 4 WK U Chamber Singers & Women's Chorus Concen 10 WKU Jazz Band Concen. Capital Ans. 7:30 pm 15 BGWSO Concen . First Baptist Church. 7:30 pm 18 ""Gift of {I.,tusic·· Scholarshi p Recital. Recit al Hal l. , pm 2S Sylvia Kcrscnbaum. pin no. Van MeIer. 3 pm 27 WKU Coneen Band. Va n Meter. 7:30 IlIIl 29 WKU Wind Ensemble. Van Meter. 7:30 pm

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