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2 The WSMA High School State Honors & Music Project WSMA State Honors Music Project 2018 WSMA High School State Honors Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) State Honors Committee Music Project began in 1967 to provide musically talented Laurie Fellenz, WSMA Executive Director, youth the opportunity to rehearse and perform with the na- Waunakee, Wisconsin tion’s finest conductors in a professional and highly disci- Chris Behrens, Jazz Ensemble Coordinator, plined setting. This year, more than 1,500 students applied to Beloit Memorial High School audition for the privilege of being one of the 426 students , Honors Chair, selected for membership in the five prestigious High School Mary Burczyk Kettle Moraine Middle School, Dousman State Honors ensembles. Micki Carlson, Mixed Choir Coordinator, High School State Honors students attend a four-day summer Retired from Suring Elementary School camp with the conductor of his/her ensemble. In addition, Victoria Donahue, Honors Project Coordinator, some of Wisconsin’s finest music teachers volunteer time as WSMA Program Director section coaches, coordinators and administrators of these Martha Fults, Band Coordinator, talented students during the June summer camp and at these Wisconsin Dells High School October concerts. Sarah Hafenstein, Orchestra Coordinator, Music teachers, parents, administrators and WSMA staff Watertown High School contribute time, talent and encouragement for every student Jerry Hrovat, Administrative Assistant, involved in the State Honors Music Project. Young musicians WSMA Program Associate selected for these ensembles discover new levels of individual Tasha Igielski, Treble Choir Coordinator, and group performance. Most importantly, the effort and Pewaukee High School dedication required of each Honors participant results in a Tim Kozlovsky, Operations Director, lifelong memory of initiative, achievement and commitment Pulaski Community Middle School to excellence as musicians, and as our future leaders. Teresa Schroepfer, Honors Chair-Elect, You are encouraged to attend all of the following Retired from Ashwaubenon High School, Green Bay 2018 WSMA State Honors Music Project performances: Thursday, October 25 • 4:30 p.m. Enjoy the High School State Honors Madison Overture Center Music Project Concerts Again! 2018 WSMA High School State Honors WSMA extends a special thank you to Wisconsin’s public Band and Orchestra broadcasters for supporting the WSMA High School State Thursday, October 25 • 8:00 p.m. Honors Concert performances. Wisconsin Public Radio will Madison Overture Center broadcast select pieces on Thanksgiving Day with the full 2018 WSMA High School State Honors concerts aired on Sunday, December 30. Wisconsin Public Treble Choir and Mixed Choir Television and Milwaukee Public Television, as part of the Young Performers Initiative, will also broadcast selections Friday, October 26 • 11:30 a.m. from Overture Hall concerts. Dates to be announced. Monona Terrace Convention Center Wisconsin Public Radio Stations 2018 WSMA High School State Honors 88.7 WERN Madison Jazz Ensemble 88.9 WLSU La Crosse 89.1 WSSW Platteville Saturday, October 27 89.3 WPNE Green Bay 1:00 p.m. – Band • 2:00 p.m. – Orchestra 89.7 WUEC Eau Claire 3:00 p.m. – Choir 89.7 WHND Sister Bay 89.9 WHSA Brule Performing Arts Center 90.3 WHBM Park Falls Waunakee Community High School 90.7 WVSS Menomonie 2018 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Concerts 90.9 WHRM Wausau 91.1 WGTD Kenosha 91.3 KUWS Superior Percussive Arts Society Wisconsin Public Television Stations For the third year in a row, all students in the percussion 21 WHA-TV Madison section of the honors orchestra and band were invited to par- 38 WPNE-TV Green Bay ticipate in the PAS Honors Ensemble. This is a partnership 20 WHRM-TV Wausau 36 WLEF-TV Park Falls with WSMA Honors Project as they only invited accepted 31 WHLA-TV La Crosse honors students. Please consider attending their free concert 28 WHWC-TV Menomonie on Friday, October 26 at 2:45pm in the Madison Ballroom at Milwaukee Public Television Stations the Monona Terrace. 10 MPTV Milwaukee 36 MPTV Milwaukee

For more information, please check local listings or visit the WSMA website at wsmamusic.org/hs-honors/broadcasts. 3 The WSMA High School State Honors & Music Project Honors Chairpersons 2019 WSMA High School State Honors The following individuals have donated many years of extraor- Conductors dinary leadership and volunteer service to the WSMA State Honors Music Project as section coaches, coordinators and Orchestra chairs. The organizational skills, wisdom, musicianship and Gary Lewis, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO commitment are the reasons the WSMA State Honors Music Project continues to create life-long memories of accomplish- Band ment for thousands of talented students. John Oelrich, University of Tennessee, Martin, TN Robert Bauer* Karen Johnson* Treble Choir Linda Becker* Donald Ladd* Angela Broecker, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN Ernest Broeniman* Mark Meddaugh* Thomas Buchhauser* Linda Meier* Mixed Choir Gregg Butler+ George Munagian*+ Zachary Durlam, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Micki Carlson* Glenn Nielsen+ Milwaukee, WI Kenneth Dado* Walton Nelson* Gregory Dennis* Marcia Paul* Jazz Ensemble Cyndee Giebler+ Daniel Petersen* Reginald Thomas, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL Chris Gleason+ Gary Rambo+ Gerald Gleason+ Connie Root+ Jackie Goplin* William Ross* Kay Hartzell* Les Sandberg+ Ralph Houghton* Jack Schaff* WSMA Facts and Statistics Lee Jacobi* Jim Scheuer+ Did you know during the 2017–2018 school year… Todd Jaeger* Lynn Seidl+ Will Janssen* Kristina Stingle* • Nearly 60,000 events representing thousands of music Wayne Jipson* Gary Wolfman* students participated in over 250 WSMA Music Festivals. * Denotes High School Honors • Over 32,000 students qualified for and participated in nearly + Denotes Middle Level Honors 12,000 performances at WSMA State Solo & Ensemble Mu- sic Festivals. Important Dates • Over 1,500 student auditions were performed for the High School State Honors Music Project in its 50th year of exis- 2019 WSMA High School State Honors Music Project tence. 426 students were selected for five ensembles with November 1, 2018 17 students receiving tuition assistance from the Wisconsin Online registration opens for 2019 WSMA High Foundation for School Music to support their Honors expe- School State Honors Music Project. rience. Register online at wsmamusic.org • Over 1,000 student auditions were performed for the December 1, 2018 Middle Level State Honors Music Project in its 23rd year of Last day to apply for 2019 WSMA High School existence. 313 students were selected for three ensembles State Honors Music Project. with 20 students receiving tuition assistance from the Wisconsin Foundation for School Music to support their February 2, 2019 Honors experience. Auditions in: Appleton, Eau Claire, Middleton, Oconomowoc • 29 Wisconsin High School Marching Bands participated in the 33rd Annual Marching Band Championships at Perkins February 9, 2019 Stadium on the UW-Whitewater Campus. Auditions in: Milwaukee, La Crosse, Stevens Point • Five ethnic and traditional ensembles performed as part of the WSMA World Music Showcase on the Activity Stage at June 15 – 18, 2019 the 2018 Wisconsin State Fair. Band, Mixed Choir and Jazz Ensemble Honors Project Summer Camps at UW-Green Bay • 72 original student compositions were submitted to the WSMA Student Composition Project. Of those submitted, June 19 – 22, 2019 45 came from high school composers and 27 from middle Orchestra and Treble Choir school composers. Honors Project Summer Camps at UW-Green Bay On the 2018-2019 WSMA Festival Music List there are October 23 – October 26, 2019 • more than 7,000 Solo & Ensemble and concert group titles Wisconsin State Music Conference and offering a wide variety of performance options. WSMA State Honors Music Project Concerts

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6 The WSMA High School State Honors & Special Thanks Special Thanks Steve Plank, Steve Kurr, Doug Brown, Mike VerVoort, The WSMA State Honors Music Project is only possible Justin Wilder, Zane Enloe, Yvonne Vils, Middleton and because of the assistance of many individuals and High School music parents, custodians, staff for providing lunch and rehearsal facilities organizations. We are extremely appreciative to the following: administration for High School State Honors Band, Orchestra and Jazz WSMA Board of Directors for continuing support of Ensemble students and staff. WSMA programs and services. The Marriott-Madison West Staff for assisting WSMA with Wisconsin Center for Music Education Staff for their housing arrangements for all WSMA Honors Project students support, effort, ideas and commitment. and staff. Laurie Fellenz – Executive Director First United Methodist Church for providing rehearsal Kerrie Brey – Finance Manager facilities for the High School State Honors Treble Choir and Victoria Donahue – Program Director Mixed Choir. Mary Elsner – Professional Development Manager The Madison Overture Center Staff for assisting WSMA Jerry Hrovat – Program Associate with performance arrangements for the High School State Jamie Kember – Development Associate Honors Band, Orchestra, Treble Choir and Mixed Choir. Judy Kopp – Program Associate The Monona Terrace Convention Center Staff for assisting Theresa McKinley – Director of Technology Services WSMA with performance arrangements for the High School Linda Meier – Program Associate State Honors Jazz Ensemble. Anne Proescholdt – Program Associate - Member Services Audio for the Arts of Madison, Wisconsin for the recording Erica Ruppert – Program Director and producing of all Honors concerts and providing recordings for Wisconsin Public Radio broadcast. Laura Schram – Program Manager Kevin Thays – Director of Communications Pearl Corporation for the generous support of the Honors Delaney Trezise – Professional Development Coordinator Project by providing percussion equipment. Kenzie Trezise – Development & Marketing Associate DeForest HS, Middleton HS, Mount Horeb HS, New Glarus HS, Oregon HS, UW-Green Bay, WSMA High School State Honors Music Staff who eagerly Waunakee HS and others for providing instruments and volunteer to share musical expertise, talents, leadership and equipment for the WSMA State Honors Music Project and the enthusiasm with students. Wisconsin State Music Conference performing groups. All contributors to Wisconsin Foundation for School Music Farley’s House of Pianos for providing pianos for the who provided tuition assistance for many WSMA High School High School State Honors Choir rehearsals. and Middle Level State Honors students. Avedis Zildjian Company for donating cymbals to the High for donating the imprinted High School and JW Pepper School State Honors Band, Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble. Middle Level State Honors music folders and for the kind donation of music. Instrumental Music Company in Green Bay for providing instrument repair services. The Snapshot of Eau Claire for support of the High School State Honors Project. Ed DeMeo at Uniek for generously donating the frames for the Honors conductors’ certificates. Jason Mathwig, John Gerow, Kevin Collins, Bill Sallak, Corey Arndt, Jolene Sell and Greg Koeller of Lamers Bus Lines for providing complimentary shuttle UW-Green Bay for assisting with the WSMA High School service for Wisconsin State Music Conference attendees. State Honors Music Camp. A very special thank you to And most importantly, all parents and teachers of , UW-Green Bay Chancellor, for his assistance Gary L. Miller these talented young people for the continuing efforts, in hosting our time on campus and providing the opportunity encouragement and for taking great care to ensure these to perform in the Weidner Center. students are here with us. Brock Neverman, Paul Heim, David Cook and the entire staff of the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts with assisting the WSMA High School State Honors Music Work-In-Progress Concerts during the June camp.

7 2018 WSMA High School State Honors & Conductors Band • Scott A. Jones Scott A. Jones is associate professor of music and associate director of university bands in the School of Music at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. In addition to conducting The Ohio State Symphonic Band, he also leads the undergraduate conducting curriculum. Jones also serves as director of the Ohio State Youth Summer Music Programs. Prior to joining the faculty at Ohio State, Jones was director of bands at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. He also garnered 15 years of teaching experience in the public schools of Apple Valley, MN and Ashville, OH. An ardent supporter of the “composers of today,” Jones has commissioned more than 40 new compositions for wind band and chamber winds. Among commissioned composers are David R. Gillingham, Augusta Read Thomas, Libby Larsen, Clark McAlister, Michael Weinstein, Adam Gorb, Daniel Kallman, Scott McAllister, Timothy Mahr, Rolf Rudin, Lowell Liebermann, Elliott Schwartz, Shelley Hanson, Johan de Meij, Brian Balmages, Andrew Boysen and Martin Ellerby. A firm believer in creating opportunities for students to interact with great artists of our time, musicians under Jones’ leadership have collaborated with artists Frederick Fennell, Eiji Oue, Aaron Jay Kernis, Frank Battisti, Seiji Ozawa, David R. Gillingham, Augusta Read Thomas, Eddie Daniels, Frank Ticheli, Mark Camphouse, The Empire Brass Quintet, The American Brass Quintet and a host of other distinguished musical figures. A native of Fairfax, Virginia, Jones received his undergraduate degree in music education from The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), a master’s degree in music education from the VanderCook College of Music (Chicago, IL), and a Ph.D. in music from the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN). Jones was the recipient of the 2015 Ohio State University Distinguished Teaching Award, the 2014 Ohio State School of Music Distinguished Teaching Award, was named “Music Educator of the Year” by the Minnesota Music Educators Association, and was one of three school band conductors from the United States selected to participate in the National Band Association International Conducting Symposium in Rome, Italy. His guest engagements regularly include all-state bands and honor bands, as well as international engagements throughout Asia. His professional affiliations include National Association for Music Education, Ohio Music Education Association, orldW Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, College Band Directors National Association, National Band Association and Phi Beta Mu.

Orchestra • David E. Becker Awarded professor emeritus at UW-Madison in 2005, David E. Becker was director of orchestras and the graduate orchestral conducting program from 1984-2005. Maestro Becker and the UW Symphony Orchestra received critical acclaim for their international tours to Central Europe (1998) and Spain (2001). He was the associate conductor of the Madison Symphony (1985-1992), music director/conductor of the Racine Symphony (WI) (1989-1993), and the recipient of the 2012 Distinguished Service Award from the Wisconsin Chapter of ASTA. Before moving to Madison in 1984, Becker was director of orchestras and graduate orchestral conducting at the University of Miami, Coral Gables while he also served as assistant conductor for the Florida Philharmonic. He went to Miami in 1980 from the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music where he was associate professor of applied viola and conductor of the string arts ensemble. Other resident conducting appointments have included the Wisconsin (WI), Northern Ohio (Oberlin), Greater Miami (FL) Youth Symphony Orchestras, and the Brevard (NC) and Summer Music Festival. Becker was the director of orchestral studies at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music (WI) from 2005-2012. He was the recipient of the Lawrence University 2010 Excellence in Teaching Award and received the honorary degree of master of arts in recognition of meritorious achievement in 2012. He received the Distinguished Service Award from the Fox Valley Symphony (WI) for his work as the interim conductor of the Fox Valley Symphony Youth Orchestra (Appleton, WI) during 2011. Becker was appointed director of orchestral studies at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas (2013-17). The TTU Symphony Orchestra was the featured university orchestra at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention in 2015, and the TTU Chamber Orchestra and University Choir performed in Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in May 2017. He also served as the interim conductor of the Lubbock Youth Symphony Orchestra for 2014-15. Becker was invited by The Ohio State University beginning August 2017 to serve as a visiting professor-interim orchestra conductor for 2017–18. Becker’s career as an artist violist has included the Atlanta, Syracuse, Savannah, Louisville, Memphis and Madison Symphonies, the Santa Fe and Miami Operas, the Sewanee (TN), Brevard (NC), and Peninsula (WI) Summer Music Festivals, the resident faculty string quartets at the universities of Miami, Georgia, Memphis State, Oberlin Conservatory, and the Eduard Melkus String Quartet touring in the U.S. and Europe. Becker is widely recognized for his dedication to teaching student musicians which has resulted in high school/university orchestra clinics, and guest conducting Regional and all-state honor orchestras in 45 states. He was invited to guest conduct the Zhuying Symphony Orchestra in China, the MENC All-National Honors Orchestra, and serve as a clinician for the ASTA National Orchestra Conference, Ohio State University Summer String Teacher’s Workshop, Texas Orchestra Directors Association Convention, and the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. In August 2018, Becker retired from academia and is now devoting his time to guest conducting and orchestral conducting clinics around the country.

8 2018 WSMA High School State Honors & Conductors Treble Choir • Edith A. Copley Edith A. Copley is a regents’ professor and director of choral studies at Northern Arizona University where she conducts the Shrine of the Ages Choir and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in conducting and graduate choral literature. NAU choral ensembles under her direction have performed at state, regional and national ACDA and NAfME conferences, in Carnegie Hall, and toured internationally to Western Europe, Istanbul, the Peoples Republic of China, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Estonia, and Lativa. Prior to her appointment at NAU, she was the fine arts coordinator at the American International School in Vienna, Austria. During her doctoral studies at the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati she served as the assistant and interim principal conductor of the May Festival Chorus that regularly performs with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops. From 1993-2016, Copley conducted the Master Chorale of Flagstaff that performs major choral/orchestral works with the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra (FSO). She has conducted numerous performances with the FSO, including Britten’s War Requiem, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Bach’s Mass in B Minor, and Brahms’s Ein Deutsches Requiem. Copley has served as the President of the ACDA Western Division and has received numerous honors, including the NAU School of Music Centennial Teacher of the Year Award, Arizona Music Educator of the Year, Arizona ACDA Outstanding Choral Director Award, and the Weston H. Noble Award from her alma mater Luther College. She has her own choral series with Santa Barbara Music Publications, and is in high demand as a festival clinician and guest conductor in the US, conducting all-state choirs in more than 30 states. She has also conducted international festivals in Germany, the Netherlands, Japan, Luxembourg, Tasmania, England, Australia, China, Turkey and Oman.

Mixed Choir • Richard Bjella Professor emeritus from Texas Tech University, and former choral conductor at Lawrence University, Richard Bjella has distinguished himself as a conductor, clinician, choral pedagogue and choral arranger. He has been honored to have his choirs appear at the 2009 and 2013 National ACDA Conventions, as well as performances at Carnegie Hall, Orchestra Hall, and at TMEA conventions. In addition, Bjella’s graduate conductors also received finalist recognition in conducting competitions at two of the most recent National ACDA Conventions and one was awarded the Julius Herford Dissertation Prize. It has also been his honor to conduct and present masterclasses throughout the world and over 400 festivals and workshops in 32 states. He is also active in the promotion of creative choral programming and is a contributing writer for the book, The Oxford Handbook of Choral Pedagogy (2017) with his chapter, The Art of Successful Programming: Study, Selection, and Synthesis. Bjella also served as president of the WCDA (Wisconsin) and was awarded the prestigious Lawrence Excellence in Teaching Award (2007) and the Morris Hayes Lifetime Achievement Award (2013) from WCDA. Most recently, Bjella was the recipient of a 2017 Professing Excellence Award at Texas Tech University. Presently, he is the artistic director for the San Antonio Chamber Choir.

Jazz Ensemble • Mathew Buchman Pianist, composer and educator, Mathew Buchman is the director of jazz studies at UW-Stevens Point, where he joined the faculty in 1995. A native of Appleton, Wisconsin, Buchman earned his B.M. in composition and theory (jazz emphasis) from Lawrence University and M.M. in Improvisation at the University of Michigan. Influential teachers include John Harmon, Lyle Mays, Fred Sturm, Ken Schaphorst, Ellen Rowe, Ed Sarath, and Stephen Dembski at UW Madison where he is a doctoral candidate (ABD) in composition. His music for jazz ensemble, orchestra, wind ensemble, choir and chamber groups has been performed by high school, collegiate and professional ensembles around the country. Since becoming director of jazz studies in 2000, Buchman has been instrumental in building UW-Stevens Point’s vibrant and successful program. His students have been selected for Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead; won awards such as the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and earned teaching positions at Indiana University, UT Austin, Ball State, UW-Madison, Arizona State University, Oregon State University, and Kentucky State University (among others). Buchman teaches jazz improvisation, composition/arranging, jazz piano and directs the award-winning UW- Stevens Point Jazz Ensemble, which regularly performs with artists such as Donny McCaslin, Dave Douglas, Jim McNeely, John Scofield, Matt Wilson, The Yellowjackets, Bobby McFerrin, Kurt Elling, Ted Nash, and Wynton Marsalis. Buchman served as a faculty leader in London and has directed UW-Stevens Point’s summer music camp, Camp COFAC, since 2011. Buchman’s performance experience is diverse. In addition to leading his own groups, he is a regular member of the Central Wisconsin Jazz Ensemble (CWJE), Big Mouth and the Power Tool Horns, and has performed with Karrin Allyson, Karl Berger, Scotty Barnhardt, Tom Gullion, Randy Sabien, Michael Formanek, Tom Varner, Dave Pietro, Conrad Herwig and Matt Wilson. Buchman has toured the U.S., Canada and Europe. He has twice performed on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Live from the Elvehjem (now Chazen), and recorded with Ed Sarath, Bob Kase, Randy Sabien, singer-songwriter L.J. Booth, and Tom Washatka. Buchman has presented for WSMA, WMTA and serves as clinician/adjudicator for jazz festivals around the upper Midwest. Every February, he produces UW-Stevens Point’s educational jazz festival, and is the Artistic Director for the non-profit Riverfront Jazz Festival, held annually over Labor Day weekend in Stevens Point, which has presented artists such as Eddie Gomez, David Liebman, Benny Golson, Miguel Zenón, and Tom Harrell. 9 2018 WSMA High School State Honors & Band Thursday, October 25 • 4:30 p.m. Overture Hall at Overture Center for the Arts Scott A. Jones • Band Conductor Program The Star-Spangled Banner John Stafford Smith /Arr. Brian Balmages / FJH Music Company In 1814, Francis Scott Key penned original lyrics to a relatively well-known melody by John Stafford Smith entitled “Anacreontic Song.” Key’s song, “Defence of Fort McHenry,” was later retitled “The Star-Spangled Banner” and gained popularity with the American public. The piece was first recognized for official use by The United States Navy in 1889 and became our National Anthem in 1931. Commissioned for the 2013 Ohio All-State Band, this setting has garnered wide acclaim for its expressive spirit and thoughtful construction. Brian Balmages, a graduate of James Madison University (VA) and the University of Miami (FL), is currently Director of Instrumental Publications for the FJH Music Company and on faculty at Towson University (MD).

Fanfare 1 Chronicles 13:8 Jim Territo / Jalen Publishing Commissioned by Miami University (OH) in 2004, this composition bears the title of a biblical passage in which King David is dancing “with all his might.” The music begins with the image of an approaching parade and culminates with an expression of unrestrained joy. Composer Jim Territo is a graduate of the University of Michigan and taught high school and beginning band, music theory, jazz, and music theatre at Detroit Country Day School 2002-2014. He currently works as a freelance music director, lessons teacher, jazz/rock keyboardist, and composer/arranger in New York.

Song for My Children Andrew Boysen, Jr. / Self-Published Andrew Boysen, Jr. is presently a professor in the music department at the University of New Hampshire, where he conducts the wind symphony and teaches conducting and composition. Boysen earned degrees from the Eastman School of Music, Northwestern University, and the University of Iowa. In the composer’s words, “The piece is not intended to be programmatic in any way, but I must admit that I was heavily influenced by images in my head as I composed. As I wrote, I couldn’t help but be filled with memories of holding my babies in my arms, watching them sleep peacefully, wrestling with them in the living room, celebrating on their birthdays and Christmas mornings, and enjoying our cherished vacations on the beach. My children mean the world to me and I treasure every moment I have with them. Ultimately, Song for My Children is just a simple expression of my love for Emily, Noah, Adeline, Ethan, Claire, and Ben.”

Gloriosa Yasuhide Ito / Bravo Music 1. Oratio 2. Cantus 3. Dies Festus One of Japan’s most celebrated composers, Yasuhide Ito was born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan in 1960. His musical career began with childhood piano lessons and later compositional studies while in high school. Ito is currently a professor at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music in Kanagawa, Japan. This large-scale composition was premiered in 1990 by The Sasebo Band of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in Nagasaki, Japan. During the Edo Period in Japanese history (1603-1867), national leaders closed its borders to all foreigners over concerns that outside influences were eroding the country’s society and culture. One such influence was Christianity, which had been introduced by Jesuit missionaries in the 16th century. In order to avoid persecution, believers had to practice their faith in secrecy for nearly 300 years. The 23-minute composition is presented in three movements. The first movement opens and closes with the tolling of bells, and is based upon a Gregorian Chant on which a set of 13 variations follow. The second movement begins with the presentation of the “Song of San Juan” by solo piccolo – imitating the sound of the “ryuteki,” a traditional Japanese flute. The third and final movement is based largely upon a Nagasaki folk song “Nagasaki Bura Bura Bushi” from the Edo Period. The Gregorian Chant from movement one returns in the final moments of the composition, symbolic of the resilient nature of the human spirit.

(Program notes by Scott A. Jones)

10 2018 WSMA High School State Honors & Orchestra Thursday, October 25 • 4:30 p.m. Overture Hall at Overture Center for the Arts David E. Becker • Orchestra Conductor Program Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 Johannes Brahms / Luck’s Music Brahms wrote this joyous Overture in acknowledgement of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy with which the University of Breslau had honored him in 1881. Brahms chose four popular songs of the university students and matched them with an original melody of his own: “Stately House”-song of loyalty to student fellowship “Most Solemn Tribute to the Fatherland” “Fox Song”- clownish freshmen initiation tune “Gaudeamus Igitur”: “Let us now enjoy ourselves, While we are still young; For when golden youth has fled, And in age our joys are dead, Then the dust doth claim us, Let us now enjoy ourselves”

Roadside Attraction from the American Vignette Garth Neustadter / Garth Neustadter Music Roadside Attraction is inspired by a road trip along one of America’s most famous and historic highways, Route 66. The orchestra echoes the sounds and spirit of a number of roadside “attractions” and curiosities that were once popular tourist destinations along the route, but have now fallen into disrepair and are largely forgotten. The movement begins somewhat impishly and mischievously, before embarking on a boisterous fanfare. The central section of the movement is improvisatory in nature, reflecting the energy and spontaneity of a rustic communal folk-dance around a fire; driving in rhythm towards a frenzied return to the opening sentiments of mirth, youth, and joviality. (written by Garth Nuestader)

Symphony No. 3, C Minor, Op. 78 (“Organ”) Camille Saint- Saens / Luck’s Music IV. Maestoso-Allegro Jeff Verkuilen, Organ Saint-Saens began his musical studies at a very young age, and at age 11 he played his first piano recital in Paris. At age 13 he became a student at the Paris Conservatory and three years later won the first prize in organ. He composed his most popular Third Symphony –frequently called the “Organ” Symphony because of the extensive and brilliant scoring for the instrument-on commission from the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 1886. Saint-Saens himself conducted the premiere performance. The majestic finale to the Symphony in C Minor opens with brilliant organ chords and four-hand piano arpeggios. The coda presents a triumphant conclusion with brass fanfares, thundering organ sonorities, and festive solo timpani.

Malambo-Final Dance Alberto Ginastera / Boosey & Hawkes from Four Dances from Estancia, Op. 8a The great Argentinian composer, Alberto Ginastera, was commissioned to write this ballet by the American Ballet Caravan just three years after he graduated from the conservatory. The ballet focuses on the day in the life of the gauchos (Argentinian cowboys) on one of the cattle ranches. Four Dances from Estancia, Op 8a was premiered in 1943, and the complete ballet was performed in 1952. The Malambo-Final Dance features a ferocious dance contest between the gauchos, and the music continues to gain momentum in volume and rhythmic energy as it soars to a brilliant climatic ending.

(Program notes by David E. Becker)

The Overture Concert Organ is used by permission of the Madison Symphony Orchestra.

11 2018 WSMA High School State Honors & Treble Choir Thursday, October 25 • 8:00 p.m. Overture Hall at Overture Center for the Arts Edith Copley • Treble Choir Conductor Kira Morrissey • Accompanist Program

Gloria Kajoniensis Levente Gyöngyösi / Kontrapunckt Music Naomi Hasan, Eugene Yang, Violin; Bridget Duffy-Ulrich, Heather Thorpe, Percussion Gyöngyösi is a Romanian composer who immigrated to Hungary in 1989, one month prior to the Romanian Revolution. He studied composition and piano at the Bartok and Liszt Conservatories in Budapest. This exciting Gloria setting written in 2010 has won several awards and is scored for SSAA chorus, bongos, tambourine, and two violins.

Nuit d’etoiles (Night of Stars) Claude Debussy / Arr. Alan Raines / Walton Ethereal, arpeggiated chords in the piano begin this treble choir arrangement of the famous solo chanson by Debussy that depicts the sadness of a lost love. The translation of the French poem by Théodore de Banville (1823-1891) is as follows: Night of stars, beneath your veils, beneath your breeze and your perfume, a sad lyre is sighing, and I dream of a bygone love. A serene melancholy blooms in the depths of my heart, and I hear the soul of my beloved quivering in the dreamlike wood. I see again in our fountain your eyes, blue like the skies; this rose, it’s your breath, and these stars are your eyes.

Bogoroditse Devo Sergei Rachmaninoff / Arr. Veronica Sichivitsa / Musica Russica Bogoroditse Devo is one of the most frequently performed movements from Rachmaninoff ’s famous All-Night Vigil composed in 1915. The well-known Ave Maria text (sung tonight in Russian) is beautifully arranged for four-part a cappella treble chorus.

“Opening Chorus” from The Bartered Bride Bedřich Smetana / Arr. Emily Ellsworth / Boosey & Hawkes The Bartered Bride is one of Smetana’s most well-known compositions. The opera is filled with the spirit, sounds and rhythms of Czech folk music. In the opening chorus, the women of a small Bohemian town celebrate the consecration of their church. They sing of the joy of being young and in good health, before the “sorrows” of married life—never-ending housework while husbands go to the tavern. Since no one knows what the future will bring, they decide to celebrate and make the most of life.

Song of Ruth David N. Childs / Santa Barbara Music Publishing The Book of Ruth tells the story of Naomi, who immigrated to Moab with her husband and two sons due to a famine in Bethlehem. Her sons marry two Moab women, Orpah and Ruth. Unfortunately, Naomi’s husband dies soon after they arrive and 10 years later both her sons pass away, so she decides to return to Bethlehem. Orpah chooses to stay in Moab with her relatives, but Ruth insists on going with Naomi, saying Entreat me not to leave you. Ruth embraced Israel as her new home and worshipped their God. She remarried and had a son, Obed, who was the father of Jesse, who in turn was the father of David. A Moab immigrant who insisted on caring for her mother-in-law became the great-grandmother of a future King of Israel.

Cikala le Pong Pong Ken Stevens / earthsongs Rachel Schoenecker, Soprano Small Group: Catherine Buettmann, Lauren Hammes, Rachel Hammes, April Hull, Grace McMahon This vibrant, tribal Pakpaknese folksong from North Sumatra in Indonesia is typically performed with dancing at weddings or other celebrations. The text describes the parents who encourage their daughters to be well behaved. The addition of stomping, clapping, snapping, and glissandi to high register create an energetic arrangement for treble voices.

Your One and Only Life Susan Crowe / Arr. Stephen Smith / Rhythmic Trident This song established Susan Crowe as one of Nova Scotia’s leading folk artists. Smith’s 4-part women’s choral arrangement communicates a beautiful message from an older person’s perspective—a grandmother shares the importance of living your “best life ever” to her granddaughter.

I’ll Fly Away Albert E. Bramley / Arr. Craig Courtney / Beckenhorst Press Bridget Duffy-Ulrich, Piano A new arrangement for SSAA choir and four-hand piano of a well-known hymn tune. When this “one and only life” is over, we will all fly away!

(Program notes by Edith Copley) 12 2018 WSMA High School State Honors & Mixed Choir Thursday, October 25 • 8:00 p.m. Overture Hall at Overture Center for the Arts Richard Bjella • Mixed Choir Conductor Amy Wright • Accompanist Program

Let My Love Be Heard Jake Runestad / Jake Runestad Music LLC Though originally written for Choral Arts Northwest, this work has taken on a new life in light of the atrocities in Paris and Beirut. Jonathan Talberg, the conductor of the choir at Cal State Long Beach, led his singers in a performance during the memorial vigil for Nohemi Gonzalez, a Long Beach student who was killed in the Paris attacks of November 2015. Instead of rehearing Christmas music he passed out a brand-new piece of music (Let My Love Be Heard), rehearsed it, and then recorded it. Their musical offering is a powerful outpouring of grief but also a glimmer of light. (written by Jake Runestad)

Psalm 96 Jan P. Sweelinck / Theodore Presser Company JP Sweelinck is recognized by all to be among the most remarkable composers of his day. Here, Chantez à Dieu, from his Fourth Book of Psalms published in 1621, uses imitative techniques from both the French Renaissance and the Baroque, with a striking rhythmic complexity and an unusual richness of contrapuntal devices throughout.

Fantasie, Op. 80 Ludwig van Beethoven / Kalmus Small Ensemble: Lauren Barta, Brooke Boie, Meaghan Buckholdt, Robert Chelius, Hannah Dornfield, Kaitlyn Eggers, Joseph Gutzman, Joshua Hodge, Matthew Kim, Laura Laberge, Cecilia League, Emily Magee, Sam Mims, Noah Strube, Lucas Zuehl The Fantasia was first performed at one of Beethoven’s many “Academy” concerts on December 22, 1808 at which he presented new compositions including the premieres of the Fifth and Sixth Symphonies and the Fourth Piano Concerto as well as a performance of excerpts of the Mass in C major. To conclude this memorable (and exceedingly long concert), the Fantasia, Op. 80, written shortly prior, was thus composed expressly to fulfill this role. Only the choral conclusion, heard here, was completed by the time of the concert. A brilliant improviser, Beethoven himself played the opening piano solo. Unlike the ninth symphony, in which darkness struggles with light, the “Fantasie” contains only light.

Refugee Moira Smiley / Moira Smiley Music / Brad Klotz, Cajon Composer Moira Smiley writes; ‘My world was blown open in summer 2016 while volunteering at the Calais Jungle refugee camp in France. I woke to culture and language completely beyond my understanding, and also the simple power of humans making beauty together – from nothing. ‘My song, REFUGEE is about feeling bereft and misunderstood. We are all much closer to being refugees than we want to imagine. I have some hope that a resolute song can touch our hearts and change us.’ (written by Moira Smiley)

Past Life Melodies Sarah Hopkins / Morton Music Past Life Melodies is “a profound musical work which blends European antiquity with Aboriginal song lines and then transports one to Nepal, the roof of the world, where the monks are chanting”. (Stuart Phillpot). This iconic piece embraces several vocal techniques not traditionally used in Western choral music, namely open-throated chant singing, Aboriginal inspired chant and harmonic overtone singing.

Stabat Mater in g minor, D 175 Franz Schubert / Carus Only eighteen, Schubert used only the first four of 20 verses of the original 14th century text repeated twice with melodic and harmonic inventiveness. Most striking is the surprising entrance of “Quae morebat et dolebat” on the repeat of the text in the second half with a full diminished triad, delaying any perfect cadence until the final syllable of text.

Little Birds Eric Whitacre / Walton Music The composer writes; ‘I found a beautiful Octavio Paz poem and set it in its original Spanish. The work is an homage to Gabriel Fauré, with its running piano part and fluid sensual melodies.’ Whitacre’s setting opens and closes with an aleatoric section where the students are given several options of sounds to create, and by putting these sounds together create a cacophony evocative of a gathering of birds. Listen for the way the birds scatter at the end of the piece.

Cornerstone Shawn Kirchner / Santa Barbara Music Publishing Soloists: Joseph Gutzman, Bass; Laura Laberge, Alto Small Group: Lauren Barta, Joshua Hodge, Cecilia League, Neala Luedtke, Emily Magee, Mahriana Pyant, CJ Rislove, Tate Russell, Grace Thamban, Maggie Wallin Descant: Kaitlyn Eggers, Soprano Acclaimed for his singing, piano artistry, improvisatory skills, and compositions, here Kirchner goes for a direct hit with his vital declamations and powerful rising-tide style.

(Program notes by Richard Bjella) 13 2018 WSMA High School State Honors & Jazz Ensemble Friday, October 26 • 11:30 a.m. Madison Ballroom at Monona Terrace Convention Center Mathew Buchman • Jazz Ensemble Conductor Program Sir Gawain and the Green Night Lyle Mays / New Ashley Music Co. Soloists: Jack Johnson, Piano; Lyle Rivera, Guitar 2018 marks the 50th year of the WSMA Honors Project, and the 40th year of the WSMA State Honors Jazz Ensemble. Today’s program celebrates this milestone with emblematic pieces representing each of the four decades. Sir Gawain was a natural choice. Written by Wisconsin native Lyle Mays, it was recorded on Lab ’74 (with Fred Sturm in the trombone section!) and included on WSMA’s inaugural Honors Jazz Ensemble concert in 1978. Lyle provided some insight on his quintessentially 1970-era piece in an email: “Sir Gawain was my idea of what a southern rock big band chart might sound like—imagine the Allman Brothers with the Juke Horns…It’s supposed to have some hillbilly in it.” Piano gets most of the spotlight, though we do get to hear a touch of hillbilly guitar and bass at the end.

Wyrgly Maria Schneider / MSF Music Soloists: Henry Ptacek, Drums; Jasper Kashou, Tenor; August Braatz, Trombone; Lyle Rivera, Guitar Looking over the past 40 years of repertoire, I was shocked to discover nothing by Maria Schneider, one of the most critically acclaimed jazz composers of the last twenty years. According to Schneider, Wyrgly is about a monster and was recorded on Evanescence in 1994. Schneider wrote a double-time opening that reminds me of Michael Brecker’s auto- harmonizing EWI before the music takes on a decidedly sinister character. A tenor solo acts as a mystical interlude before we hear a “monsteristic” trombone and a screaming guitar solo. The piece ends with the wyrgly monster lurking off into the dark.

China Lake Mathew Buchman / Manuscript Soloists: Jack Johnson, Piano; Dan Bomier, Trumpet Chick Corea’s A Wave Goodbye (1991) provided some of the rhythmic inspiration for this piece, which features a tranquil main theme and a turbulent contrasting section. Although a nautical calm/storm/calm narrative certainly pertains, my alter explanation for the title is that lakes have waves and pentatonicism characterizes the music of China! A piano and trumpet solo help develop the two contrasting sections before the return of the main theme.

In the 80’s Bob Mintzer / Kendor Music, Inc. Soloists: John Stecher, Tenor Sax; Pierre Tan, Bari Sax; Rebecca Tank, Alto Sax; Kelly Robinson, Trumpet; Philip Buchman, Henry Ptacek, Percussion Besides the irresistible title, this emblematic piece is just one of many Bob Mintzer compositions that have been featured on WSMA concerts over the past 40 years. It was programmed for the 1989 WSMA Honors Jazz Ensemble by Dr. Bob Morgan. Mintzer has built an impressive career leading his own big band, serving as principal conductor of the WDR Big Band, and playing for twenty-eight years with the Yellowjackets. In the 80’s is a mambo full of intricate contrapuntal ensemble work, tricky rhythmic action and solos by the alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, as well as space for trumpet and the two percussionists.

To You Thad Jones / Kendor Music, Inc. Soloist: Travis Cooke, Trombone The award for the most frequently programmed piece in WSMA’s Honors Jazz Ensemble history goes to this beautiful ballad by Thad Jones. Although I didn’t assign a specific decade to this piece, its inclusion is a nod to this perennial favorite and to Jones’s enduring importance. Two recordings provided us with inspiring performances to strive towards: Eclipse (1979) and my favorite, To You – A Tribute to Mel Lewis (1990). Both recordings are models of nuanced phrasing and impeccable timing. This performance marks the fourth time the WSMA audience will hear this timeless classic. I trust it won’t be the last.

Feet Bone Duke Ellington / Alfred Music Publishing Soloists: George Davis, Alto Sax; Lucas Peterson, Trumpet; August Braatz, Travis Cooke, Karl Schuster, Trombone; Luck Ische, Bass Trombone; Philip Buchman, Drumset This selection honors Duke Ellington, whose music has been programmed for WSMA’s concerts more than any other composer. For me, it is also emblematic of the 1990’s, which saw the birth of Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington, a program that has helped promote Ellington’s (and a few other’s) big band music among high school students across the nation. Feet Bone is a blues shuffle in the classic Ellington tradition. The trombone section is featured, along with plenty of solo space for other members of the band. Honoring another WSMA tradition, the band learned Ellington’s Wings and Things by ear, which we weave into this performance disguised as backgrounds.

(Program notes by Mathew Buchman) 14 STATE HONORS CONCERTS 2018

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15 WSMA State Honors Project Endowment Fund The WSMA State Honors Music Project has touched the lives of thousands of youth and adults since its inception in 1967. Annually, more than 2,900 dedicated young musicians audition for the High School and Middle Level Honors ensembles. Through the WSMA State Honors Project Endowment Fund, our goal is to ensure that all eligible students will have access and the opportunity to participate in this nationally acclaimed program for years to come. The WSMA State Honors Project Endowment Fund is supported by the endowment of chairs in each Honors ensemble. These endowments are made through one-time gifts, annually pledged gifts and planned estate gifts. High School State Honors Conductor Chair: $ 60,000 Middle Level State Honors Conductor Chair: $ 30,000 High School State Honors Musician Chair: $ 10,000 Middle Level State Honors Musician Chair: $ 5,000 WSMA High School State Honors Endowed Chairs Orchestra • The Richard Fellenz High School State Honors • The High School State Honors Orchestra Guest Band Trombone Chair given by Larry Daehn Conductor - Honoring Mr. and Mrs. Edward and • The Larry Daehn High School State Honors Band Arlene Wille, and all the music parents of Wisconsin, Euphonium Chair given by Richard Fellenz whose love and commitment resonate so beautifully • The Alec Schutz High School State Honors Band in their children’s music. Euphonium Chair With thanks, by Lee Wille and Patricia Hanson • The Donald Griebenow High School State Honors • The Heather Broadbent High School State Honors Band Tuba Chair given by Roger and Lynn White Orchestra Concert Master Chair, Private Teacher, • The Harvard Erdman High School State Honors Mentor and Friend Band Percussion Chair given by Richard Fellenz • The Marvin Rabin High School State Honors • The Richard Wolf High School State Honors Orchestra Viola Chair Band Percussion Chair • The Leah Schutz High School State Honors • The High School State Honors Band Percussion Orchestra Viola Chair Chair, recognizing Donald Thomas D.T., Clare, • The High School State Honors Orchestra Maeve and MacKenzie McDonald given by Bb Clarinet Chair given by Linda Petersen Donald and Sylvia McDonald • The High School State Honors Orchestra Trombone Chair recognizing Jamie, Kelsey and Treble Choir Jessie Kember, Honors Alumni • The High School State Honors Treble Choir • The High School State Honors Orchestra Timpani Soprano One Chair given by Linda Petersen Chair given in honor of Andrew George by his • The High School State Honors Treble Choir parents, Michael and Lona Soprano Two Chair given in honor of School • The Chloe Schutz High School State Honors District of Kettle Moraine Music Educators Orchestra Percussion Chair • The Emilie Schutz High School State Honors Treble Choir Soprano Two Chair Band • The William J. Dennis High School State Honors • The High School State Honors Band Guest Conductor Treble Choir Alto Chair given by Gregory J. - Honoring Norm Lanning and all Wisconsin music and Diane R. Dennis teachers who inspire our students to perform, to excel and to dream. With thanks by Lee Wille Mixed Choir and Patricia Hanson • The Richard Gaarder High School State Honors Mixed Choir Tenor Chair given by R. Scott Pierce • The Benny Ehr High School State Honors Band Bb Clarinet Chair given by Richard Fellenz • The Daniel C. and Joel A. Dennis High School State Honors Mixed Choir Tenor Chair given by • The Donald Greene High School State Honors Band Gregory Dennis Bb Clarinet Chair given by Richard Fellenz • The High School State Honors Mixed Choir • The Brenda Zimmerman High School State Honors Bass Chair given by Linda Petersen Band Bb Clarinet Chair given by Linda Becker • The Christopher Werner High School State Honors Jazz Ensemble Band Bb Clarinet Chair given by colleagues, friends • The Aaron Hilden High School State Honors Jazz and family Ensemble Lead Alto Chair given in his memory by • The High School State Honors Band Bass Clarinet family and friends Chair given by Linda Petersen • The High School State Honors Jazz Ensemble • The Bill Chambers High School State Honors Trumpet Chair given to celebrate and perpetuate Band Bb Trumpet Chair given by Richard Fellenz American jazz music, by Linda Petersen • The Michael Leckrone High School State Honors • The Randy Joe Smith High School State Honors Band Bb Trumpet Chair Jazz Ensemble Guitar Chair • The Elmer McLaughlin High School State Honors • The High School State Honors Jazz Ensemble Drum Band Trombone Chair given by Richard Fellenz Set Chair given in honor of Ray and Ruth Wurgler How You Can Help Your donation of any amount helps Wisconsin’s school music programs thrive! Please consider a donation today. For more information contact Wisconsin Foundation for School Music at (800) 589-9762 or visit foundation4schoolmusic.org Wisconsin Foundation for School Music • 1005 Quinn Drive, Waunakee, WI 53597 16 (608) 850-3566 • (800) 589-9762 ƫQG your voice.

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17 WSMA High School State Honors th & Music Project 50 Celebration A Walk Through Time Sponsored by Thysse Printing Service 1965 ● Richard G. Gaarder presents the idea of the WSMA State Honors Music Project to the WSMA Board of Control. G. Lloyd Schultz, State Supervisor of Music, and Ralph Houghton, supervisor of Music for Kenosha School District, head the committee.

1967–1973 Summer Camp at Green Lake 1967 Richard G. Gaarder ● Preparation for the inaugural year of WSMA High School State Honors Music Ralph Houghton Project begins with the first summer camp at Green Lake.

1968 ● The first High School State Honors Orchestra Concert is presented at UW-Madison Memorial Union Theatre on January 13 under the direction of Dr. George C. Wilson, Vice President and Director of the National Music Camp, Interlochen, Michigan. ● Carl “Doc” Severinsen is trumpet soloist on two pieces. 1968 Pin ● The concert is part of the fourth annual Wisconsin State Music Conference.

1968 Orchestra 1969 ● High School State Honors Mixed Choir and Band ensembles are added. ● Concert moves to UW-Stock Pavilion on Saturday night of the Wisconsin State Music Conference for the next two years.

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1970 Choir – Green Lake

1971 Orchestra – Green Lake

1972 Orchestra – Green Lake

1971-1972 Concerts at James Madison Memorial High School

1973-1981 Concerts at UW-Stock Pavilion 1973 ● Concert moves to Saturday, March 31 during the MENC North Central Division Convention in the Milwaukee Auditorium, which is now the Miller High Life Theater. ● Jack T. Pingel becomes coordinator of the High School State Honors Project. ● The annual Wisconsin State Music Conference moves from January to early November. ● This marks the first year the Honors concerts are in early November along with the Wisconsin State Music Convention. The concerts are held in the UW-Stock Pavilion, where they remain for nine years. ● This is the only time in Honors history when two concerts happen in one year, which is a turning point in the Honors Project timeline. Jack T. Pingel

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1974-1976 Summer Camp at Wayland Academy, Beaver Dam 1974 ● Summer camp moves to Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam where it’s hosted for three years.

1977-1979 Summer Camp at Lawrence University, Appleton 1977 ● Summer camp moves to Lawrence University for three years due to the need of larger rehearsal space. Use of the Conservatory allows for room to operate and concerts are held in the Chapel.

1978 ● The High School State Honors Jazz Ensemble is added and that concert is held in Mills Hall of the UW-Humanities Building for 13 years.

1980–1996 Summer Camp at Carroll College, Waukesha

1982–1992 Concert at Oscar Meyer Theater in Madison Civic Center 1987 ● Honors Jazz Ensemble conductor Fred Sturm, professor at Lawrence University, proposes a program of WORLD PREMIER WORKS written by Wisconsin composers for Wisconsin students. This becomes a reality with John Harmon, Lovell Ives, John Radd and Fred Sturm providing the charts.

Fred Sturm 1991 ● WSMA celebrates 25th Anniversary of the High School State Honors Project with a reception before the concerts, which include a commissioned piece for orchestra by David Ott, a graduate of UW-Platteville. ● High School State Honors Vocal Jazz Ensemble is introduced as a way to stimulate more vocal jazz in Wisconsin schools. ● Vocal Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble concerts are held at Holiday Inn West Trade Center for seven years.

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1993 ● Jack Pingel completes 25 years of leadership to the project having served in the following roles: percussion coach, honors chair and project coordinator. ● Special edition t-shirts are provided for Honors students for the first time, beginning a long standing tradition that continues today.

1994 ● Linda Petersen becomes coordinator of the High School State Honors Project.

Linda Petersen 1995 ● The State Honors Project model is expanded to include middle school students with the first-ever Middle Level State Honors Band. ● Wisconsin Public Radio broadcasts the Honors concerts throughout Thanksgiving Day, starting an annual tradition that continues today.

1996 ● After a successful first year of the Middle Level State Honors Band, the project is expanded to include choir. ● The Wisconsin Arts Board invites the 1995 Vocal Jazz Ensemble to perform in Japan as part of a cultural exchange sponsored by the Wisconsin-Chiba organization.

1996 Japan Tour

1997-2000 Summer Camp at UW-Eau Claire 1997 ● Orchestra is added to the Middle Level State Honors Project completing the current ensemble structure. ● Summer camp moves to UW-Eau Claire in order to restructure the camp schedule from three to two consecutive camps.

1998 ● High School State Honors Treble Choir is added due to the high number of auditions for both sopranos and altos having reached over 300 students per section in 1997.

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● The concert structure is realigned with the Treble/Mixed Choirs and the Vocal/Instrumental Jazz Ensembles performing at the Madison Marriott West, and the Band and Orchestra continuing at the Madison Civic Center.

1999 ● Vocal Jazz and Jazz Ensemble concerts move to Dane County Expo Center, signifying a number of venue moves Summer Camp Rehearsal in Eau Claire over the next few years. ● Treble and Mixed Choir concert moves to Madison Masonic Center Auditorium. ● More than 2,440 students auditioned which marks the largest number in program history.

2000 ● Vocal Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble concert moves to the First United Methodist Church in Madison.

2001 to Current – Summer Camp at UW-Green Bay 2001 ● Honors summer camp moves to UW-Green Bay where it is still hosted today. ● With a supporting grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board, WSMA commissions Wisconsin composer John Harmon to compose a piece for the Orchestra. The result is a beautiful piece of music called “Flight of the Monarch,” one movement of A Suite of Migrations dedicated to Aldo Leopold.

Vocal Jazz Pin 2003 ● Vocal/instrumental jazz concert moves to Middleton High School and marks the final year of the Vocal Jazz Ensemble.

2004 ● Overture Center for the Arts opens in Madison and hosts the Band and Orchestra concert. ● The Jazz Ensemble concert makes its final move to Monona Terrace to capture the audience of Wisconsin State Music Conference attendees. Summer Camp Rehearsal in Green Bay

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2005 ● Treble Choir and Mixed Choir concerts move to Madison’s new Overture Center for the Arts, joining band and orchestra on the grand stage of Overture Hall.

2007 ● Wisconsin Foundation of School Music launches a campaign for the Honors Endowment and $6 million endowment plan is created that will ultimately fund every chair and conductor of the WSMA State Honors Music project, ensuring a future for countless generations of music students. ● Tim Wurgler becomes coordinator of the High School State Honors Project, part of his 2006 Administrative Staff: involvement of 22 years, serving in multiple roles, Richard Fellenz, Marcia Paul, Tim Wurgler, such as coach, coordinator and operations director. Linda Petersen and Micki Carlson

2012 ● As part of a new project called the “Young Performers Initiative,” Wisconsin Public Television partners with WSMA to air a one-hour compilation of the 2012 High School State Honors Band, Orchestra and Choir concerts.

2016 ● Continuing her previous involvement as both a coach and ensemble coordinator, Richard Fellenz and Bill Chambers Chair Endowment Victoria Donahue becomes the High School State Honors Project coordinator.

2000s Pin 2018 ● Orchestra performs a piece written by Garth Nuestadter, Emmy Award Winning composer for film, television and concert music and State Honors Music Project Alumni (1999-2002, 2004). ● WSMA celebrates 50 years of the High School State Honors Music Project: Honoring the Past, Supporting the Present, Imagining the Future!

23 2018 WSMA High School State Honors & Band Members The number in parenthesis indicates the number of years this student has been a member of the WSMA Middle School and/or High School State Honors Music Projects. There is a maximum of six years eligibility. WSMA congratulates all State Honors students and their school music teachers for sharing talent, commitment and leadership.

Flute Bassoon Amanda Stezenski (3) Appleton North High School Megan Diller (2) Erica Collin (1) Verona Area High School Middleton High School Simone Toribio (1) La Crosse Central High School Sophie Franzmeier (1) Carter Ervin (2) Germantown High School Oshkosh West High School Wolfgang Vetter (2) Green Bay West High School Anna Hoffland (3) Hannah Swan (1) Rib Lake High School Ashwaubenon High School Hailee Winkler (2) Prescott High School Sydney Kostelac (3) – Green Bay Cardinal Heights Upper Middle Esther Teresinski (1) Susanna Zheng (1) School – Sun Prairie Manitowoc Lincoln Middleton High School Brian Liebau (5) High School Madison Memorial High School Bb Bass Clarinet Mary Lind (1) Bb Clarinet Alyssa Fuller (1) Superior High School Max Blitman (2) Oak Creek High School Abigail Mangas (2) Homestead High School Emily Halterman (2) Middleton High School – Mequon Kewaskum High School Ailee Miller (2) Ting-Jing Chen (4) Quinn Johnson (1) Superior High School Holmen High School Poynette High School Emma Nutini (1) Josie Cox (1) Donald Lisch (1) Oconomowoc High School Saint Mary Catholic High White Lake High School School – Neenah Caroline Crowley (2) Lauren Stae (1) Whitewater High School Hortonville High School Sydney Evenson (1) Eb Alto Saxophone Hannah Stoutner (3) Oconomowoc High School Megan Nielsen (2) Sussex Hamilton High School Whitehall Memorial High Alex Fan (4) School Appleton North High School Megan Rault (1) Sun Prairie High School Heather Swartz (1) Patience Garcia (3) Madison Memorial High School Indian Trail High School Collin Van Cuyk (2) Sonia Tallroth (1) and Academy – Kenosha Kimberly High School Appleton North High School Saemee Kim (1) Ella Weber (1) Middleton High School Rice Lake High School Oboe Casey Kollman (2) Elyse Fujimoto (1) Muskego High School Bb Tenor Saxophone Oconomowoc High School Lydia Larsen (2) Elliana Dodge (4) Emily Hintz (1) Neenah High School Osceola High School Oak Creek High School David Meznarich (2) Dominick Jackson (1) Kaden Klein (3) Cameron High School River Falls High School Oregon High School Mackenzie Miner (2) Oconomowoc High School Michaela Rongholt (3) Eb Baritone Saxophone Eau Claire North High School Abhav Soni (3) Middleton High School Brendan McMahon (1) Lakeland Union High School – Minocqua

24 2018 WSMA High School State Honors & Band Members Bb Trumpet Alec Sauer (4) Tuba Wausau East High School Juan Aragon (1) Keegan Andersen (2) Xavier High School – Appleton Tyler Schuh (3) De Pere High School Oconomowoc High School Alex Ashley (3) William Bailey (3) Middleton High School Logan Skumatz (1) Tremper High School Oconomowoc High School Tyler Barnett (1) – Kenosha Baldwin-Woodville High School Michael Zelinski (5) Gabriel Koepke (1) Watertown High School Luke Harvey (3) Pulaski High School Mount Horeb High School Jerry Rott (3) Emily Kampstra (1) Trombone Neenah High School Franklin High School Rose Cantrell (3) Matt Selenske (2) Jake Lichtfuss (1) Verona Area High School Almond High School Neenah High School Ben Copeland (2) Nathan Young (1) Adam Maas (5) New Glarus High School Superior High School Holmen High School Marin Danz (2) Davis Opel (1) Mount Horeb High School String Bass Sheboygan North High School Jackson Dvorak (2) Natalie Gadeikis (1) Ben Petersen (2) Osceola High School Indian Trail High School Middleton High School Emily Jacobson (1) and Academy – Kenosha Katherine Rosenberger (1) Fond du Lac High School Madeline Simpson (1) Grafton High School Erik Jorgenson (2) Eau Claire Memorial High School Imaad Said (1) Westby Area High School Madison Memorial High School Eliada Rodeheaver (1) Lorelei Sanders (4) Green Bay East High School Percussion Eau Claire North High School Rowan Wilson (3) Jett Bailey (1) Alexis Stahnke (1) River Falls High School Monona Grove High School Middleton High School Taylor Zorn (1) Matthew Becker (1) Sam Wyland (2) Indian Trail High School and Hartford Union High School Hudson High School Academy – Kenosha Victoria Essmann (1) Fond du Lac High School Horn Euphonium Tanner Groshek (3) Holmen High School Jonah Dennis (1) Matthew Anderson (3) Mount Horeb High School Cardinal Heights Upper Middle Jonathan Herbers (1) School – Sun Prairie Holmen High School Sara Kunesh (2) Pulaski High School Ellis Kozlovsky (2) Trygve Lebakken (4) Pulaski High School West Salem High School Eily Polenzani (3) Indian Trail High School Megan Manthey (1) Laura Reade (4) and Academy – Kenosha Fond du Lac High School Neenah High School Katelyn Rothschadl (2) Joseph Middleton (1) Aaron Stengel (1) Waukesha West High School Oconomowoc High School Franklin High School

25 2018 WSMA High School State Honors & Orchestra Members The number in parenthesis indicates the number of years this student has been a member of the WSMA Middle School and/or High School State Honors Music Projects. There is a maximum of six years eligibility. WSMA congratulates all State Honors students and their school music teachers for sharing talent, commitment and leadership.

Violin I Violin II Viola Kaylann Adler (5 ) Antara Bhattacharyay (2 ) Cindy Bian (1) Saint Mary Catholic High Eau Claire Memorial New Berlin Eisenhower School – Neenah High School High School Mia Chapman (2 ) Brock Daumler (1 ) Christopher Chang (2) Middleton High School Green Bay East High School Sheboygan North High School Emily Cheng (3 ) Ethan Gonzales (1 ) Caitlin Coffey (3) Homestead High School Madison Memorial High School Logan High School – La Crosse – Mequon Suzanne Gorman (2 ) Joey Elliott (1) Rachel Christensen (3 ) Aquinas High School Nathan Hale High School JI Case High School – Racine – La Crosse – West Allis Jack Gronseth (3 ) Jonah Guse (3 ) Jessica Grady (2) Mukwonago High School Middleton High School Appleton North High School Lauren Harvath (1 ) Victor Herro (2 ) Allyson Grossbach (2) Neenah High School Hartford Union High School Aquinas High School – La Crosse Gwen Heywood (3 ) Dilyn Johnson (1 ) Eau Claire Memorial Preble High School Ian Hoffman (3) High School – Green Bay Nathan Hale High School – West Allis Mary Hsu (4 ) Ethan Kaji (4 ) Middleton High School Madison West High School Eva Kuohujoki (3) Eau Claire North High School Heaven Kim (3 ) Jack Keller (1 ) Homestead High School Neenah High School Elliot Opel (1) – Mequon Sheboygan North High School Erin Liang (5 ) Andrew Krueger (2 ) Green Bay Southwest Michael Reeser (5) Sheboygan Falls High School High School Marshfield High School Marco Kurzynski (5 ) Lily Montes (3 ) Livia Romanov (2) Stevens Point Area Senior Kohler High School Brookfield Academy High School High School Raphael Moreno (2 ) Addie Jo Lambrecht (5 ) Green Bay Southwest Logan Slade (3) Neenah High School High School Nathan Hale High School – West Allis Eric Lee (1 ) Emily Ratsavong (3 ) Middleton High School Oconomowoc High School Gabriel Smith (1) Appleton North High School Ellie Lutterman (1 ) Alyssa Schroeckenthaler (4 ) JI Case High School – Racine Stevens Point Area Senior Nathan Stremcha (1) Yuling Sun (2 ) High School Eau Claire North High School Stevens Point Area Senior Maria Serna (3 ) Kevin Thach (1) High School Appleton East High School Chippewa Falls High School Isabella Taleon (4 ) Kai Swanson (1 ) Julissa Villalobos (4) Xavier High School, Appleton Appleton North High School Bruce Guadalupe Community School – Milwaukee Greta Ulatowski (2 ) Claire Thomure (1 ) Arrowhead High School Whitefish Bay High School – Hartland Mehul Uberoi (1 ) Cello Steven Wilke (1 ) * Appleton North High School Nithya Attipetty (1) Madison West High School Morgan Voissem (2 ) The Prairie School High School Grace Woo (3 )* Xavier High School – Appleton – Racine New Berlin Eisenhower Benjamin Bates (2) High School Akiyoshi Yukioka (2 ) Fond du Lac High School Newman Catholic High School Alicia Zhang (4 ) – Wausau Neenah High School 26 * Denotes Concert Master 2018 WSMA High School State Honors & Orchestra Members Suzanne Bian (1) Isabel Tveten (2) Sam Kellen (4) New Berlin Eisenhower D.C. Everest High School Oconomowoc High School High School – Weston Sam Stanko (2) Koppány Bodor (1) Kaden Van De Loo (2) Ashwaubenon High School Stevens Point Area Senior Appleton East High School – Green Bay High School Joanna Boyland (1) Flute Horn Eastbrook Academy High School – Milwaukee Mackenzie Farrell (4) Megan Andrews (1) Hudson High School Middleton High School Geena Coffey (4) Appleton North High School Kaitlin Knocke (3) Forrest Bomann (1) Sheboygan North High School Appleton North High School William Coffey (4) Appleton North High School Emil Pellett (2) August Krueger (3) Madison Memorial High School Hudson High School Zechariah Cummings (2) Whitefish Bay High School Mackaelyn Wagoner (3) Emmeline Liske (5) Germantown High School Oshkosh North High School Sebastian Guo (4) Preble High School Kayla Okus (2) – Green Bay Oboe Whitnall High School – Greenfield Aidan Hogan (3) Grayson Eichmeier (4) Wauwatosa West High School Homestead High School Amber Smith (2) – Mequon Tremper High School Grace Kim (1) – Kenosha Waunakee Community Lily Lowndes (1) High School Madison Memorial High School Renee Vorndran (4) Osceola High School Abraham Lemaitre (3) Hanna Noughani (4) Whitefish Bay High School Middleton High School Sydney Wolfgram (1) Beaver Dam High School Andy Liu (1) Leonardo Viglietti (2) Brookfield Academy Sheboygan North High School High School Trombone Abigail Munoz (2) Bassoon Matthew Daley (3) Bruce Guadalupe Community Oconomowoc High School School – Milwaukee Connor Foust (1) Oshkosh West High School Jaime Martinez (1) Samuel Orlan (4) Appleton North High School Aquinas High School Emily Pitzer (4) – La Crosse Platteville High School Mara Rodewald (4) Oconomowoc High School Andrew Siehr (2) Joseph Schachtner (4) Madison West High School Neenah High School Jack Zheng (2) Verona Area High School Jaidin Thiex (1) String Bass Sheboygan North High School Tuba Walker Dean (1) Indian Trail High School Clarinet Preston Withers (4) Holmen High School and Academy – Kenosha Teagan Benson (3) Madeline Ickes (3) Cumberland High School Logan High School – La Crosse Ben Janicki (2) Percussion Jake Jackan (2) Superior High School Benjamin Fagre (1) Chippewa Falls High School Sophia Patton (2) Middleton High School Kyra Levandoski (2) Middleton High School Peyton Green (4) New Berlin Eisenhower Brandy Perez-Wakefield (4) D.C. Everest High School – Weston High School Edgerton High School Eva Paddock (1) Henning Hanson (1) Madison East High School Onalaska High School Trumpet Anthony Plechacek (2) Annaliese Heim (1) Chippewa Falls High School Dylan Butler (3) Menomonee Falls High School Wausau West High School Matthew McEwen (3) Grace Firth (2) Marshfield High School River Falls High School

27 2018 WSMA High School State Honors & Treble Choir Members The number in parenthesis indicates the number of years this student has been a member of the WSMA Middle School and/or High School State Honors Music Projects. There is a maximum of six years eligibility. WSMA congratulates all State Honors students and their school music teachers for sharing talent, commitment and leadership.

Soprano 1 Soprano 2 Amber Atchison (1) Jamie Barbian (1) Chippewa Falls High School Green Bay West High School Alaina Bechard (1) Riya Bolander (2) Nekoosa High School Marshfield High School Allison Beneker (1) Megan Brantman (1) Arrowhead High School – Hartland Muskego High School Catherine Buettmann (2) Jenna Catania (1) Waunakee Community High School Horace Mann High School – North Fond du Lac Laura Cashin (1) Mckenna Craun (1) Port Washington High School Grafton High School Karsyn Garber (4) Ava DeCroix (1) Hudson High School Middleton High School Grace Gierach (1) Alia Ebbert (1) Pius XI Catholic High School – Milwaukee Onalaska High School Lauren Hammes (4) Molly Graff (1) Parkview High School – Orfordville Holmen High School Elyse Harvancik (1) Samantha Hall (1) Oregon High School West Bend High School April Hull (1) Rachel Hammes (3) Kettle Moraine High School – Wales Parkview High School – Orfordville Megan Jodar (1) Mary Kepplinger (1) Luxemburg-Casco High School Kettle Moraine High School – Wales Emily Kading (1) Breeanna Patzke (3) Pewaukee High School Preble High School – Green Bay Shannon Knowski (1) Kaley Poole (1) Port Washington High School Oconomowoc High School Katherine Matzke (4) Alyssa Proell (1) Oshkosh West High School Arrowhead High School – Hartland Grace McMahon (1) Mackenzie Richardson (2) Kettle Moraine High School – Wales River Valley High School – Spring Green Tamara Omar (2) Madeline Riehle (1) Bloomer High School Wausau East High School Mackenzie Sherman (1) Julia Rifkin (1) Pewaukee High School Arrowhead High School – Hartland Morgan Stengel (4) Rachel Schoenecker (2) Craig High School – Janesville Onalaska High School Celia Trexell (1) Beatrice Youd (1) Muskego High School Beloit Turner High School Christy Wadsworth (2) Dalena Young (1) Muskego High School Eau Claire Memorial High School Taja Wright (1) Onalaska High School

28 2018 WSMA High School State Honors & Treble Choir Members Alto 1 Alto 2 Audrey Akins (1) Bella Berg (1) Onalaska High School Waukesha West High School Maya Appel (1) Jade Berget (1) Saint Croix Falls High School New Richmond High School Faith Charbonneau (1) Lauren Hackner (2) Sheboygan Falls High School Baldwin-Woodville High School Sydney Cowden (1) Laetitia Hollard (1) Mount Horeb High School McFarland High School Dana Craig (3) Madeline Hoxworth (3) River Falls High School Hartford Union High School Hannah Freund (1) Brenna Johnson (4) De Pere High School Platteville High School Sarah Gregory (1) Madeline Johnson (2) Ashwaubenon High School – Green Bay Prescott High School Tosha Guldan (2) Megan Lambrecht-Scasny (1) Lincoln High School – Wisconsin Rapids Muskego High School Corinne Klein (1) Elizabeth Larson (1) Green Bay East High School Clear Lake High School Chloe Leithold (2) Jadyn Larson (1) Onalaska High School Bangor High School Madeline Miner (1) Miranda Legget (1) Ashwaubenon High School – Green Bay Oshkosh North High School Alexis Nyren (3) Hannah Lillesand (1) Arrowhead High School – Hartland Sheboygan Falls High School Phallen Olson (1) Chelsea Melnick (1) Osseo-Fairchild High School Madison West High School Molly Otto (1) Anna Morozov (1) Platteville High School Luxemburg-Casco High School Abigail Prim (1) Matty Olson (5) Kewaskum High School Dodgeville High School Brenna Schreiber (1) Marissa Pope (1) Spring Valley High School Medford Area Senior High School Katherine Stenson (1) Emily Popp (2) Ashwaubenon High School – Green Bay Lodi High School Sarah Teske (2) Joelle Rapp (1) Onalaska High School Osceola High School Karina Verdette (2) Emma Utrie (5) Bay Port High School – Green Bay Denmark High School Isabel Walsh (1) Angie Verges (1) Eleva-Strum Central High School Thorp High School Audrey Westcott (3) Emma Webb (1) Elk Mound High School Dodgeville High School

29 2018 WSMA High School State Honors & Mixed Choir Members The number in parenthesis indicates the number of years this student has been a member of the WSMA Middle School and/or High School State Honors Music Projects. There is a maximum of six years eligibility. WSMA congratulates all State Honors students and their school music teachers for sharing talent, commitment and leadership. Special congratulations to Dylan Schang from the State Honors Mixed Choir for being a six-year State Honors participant.

Soprano Alto Aubrey Anderson (1) Alexandra Asmuth (2) Lakeland Union High School – Minocqua Madison Country Day School High School – Waunakee Isabel Barth (2) Molly Baker (2) Arrowhead High School – Hartland Thorp High School Danielle Bullock (1) Lauren Barta (2) Baraboo High School Reagan High School – Milwaukee Jayda Bushor (1) Abbigail Block (1) Merrill High School Hartford Union High School Hannah Dornfeld (2) Brooke Boie (4) Pulaski High School Thorp High School Kaitlyn Eggers (3) Kyah Bratz (2) Preble High School – Green Bay Arrowhead High School – Hartland Emilie Gilligan (2) Meaghan Buckholdt (3) Xavier High School – Appleton Pius XI Catholic High School – Milwaukee Meredith Johnson (2) Oshkosh North High School Maria Friedel (2) Chippewa Falls High School Kendra Kabara (3) New Berlin Eisenhower High School Jocelyn Gile (2) Platteville High School Julia Karls (2) Lodi High School Amy Gilhoi (4) Grantsburg High School Cecilia League (2) Madison La Follette High School Grace Groh (2) Ellsworth High School Eliza Lindley (2) Mount Horeb High School Mikala Hammer (2) Grantsburg High School Emily Magee (2) Prescott High School Jennifer Holter (2) Hudson High School Lydia Murphy (2) Lancaster High School Cora Knight-Hamm (1) Chippewa Falls High School Audrey Nagorsen (1) Cedar Grove-Belgium High School Katherine Kuse (3) Halle Nicolet (1) Mount Horeb High School Eleva-Strum Central High School Laura Laberge (1) Isabella Nowka (1) Kettle Moraine High School – Wales Oregon High School Ava Laukant (2) Trinity Pesko (3) Reedsburg Area High School Phillips High School Neala Luedtke (4) Christal Phelps (2) Grafton High School Pewaukee High School Aidan Miller (1) Mackenzie Ross (1) Muskego High School Sheboygan North High School Mahriana Pyant (2) Anneka Salstrom (1) Pius XI Catholic High School – Milwaukee New Richmond High School Samantha Ryan (1) Claudia Smith (4) Reagan High School – Milwaukee Appleton East High School Cassie Shaw (2) Anna Stoll (1) Waterford Union High School Logan High School – La Crosse Brecken Styles (3) Grace Thamban (3) Osceola High School Holmen High School Kathryn Totzke (2) Paige Thiesenhusen (1) Xavier High School – Appleton Muskego High School Maggie Wallin (1) Isabella Ybarra (2) Glenwood City High School Pius XI Catholic High School – Milwaukee Rebecca Zobel (2) 30 Waunakee Community High School 2018 WSMA High School State Honors & Mixed Choir Members Tenor Bass Noah Bayer (1) Mitchell Aiken (2) Pius XI Catholic High School – Milwaukee Mount Horeb High School Taylor Bee (2) Abrahm Akey (1) Osseo-Fairchild High School Merrill High School Kaleb Berning (2) Evan Berth (4) Baldwin-Woodville High School Watertown High School Larsen Birdsong (2) Julian Bragg (2) Onalaska High School Waterford Union High School Henry Bresser (1) Robert Chelius (2) Whitewater High School Pius XI Catholic High School – Milwaukee Riley Brown (3) David Chrisbaum (2) Pulaski High School Pius XI Catholic High School – Milwaukee Elliott de Boer (2) Anthony Desidero (2) Onalaska High School Pewaukee High School Elijah DuMond (1) Connor Forberg (2) Spring Valley High School New Berlin Eisenhower High School Joshua Hodge (1) Riley Frank (2) Homestead High School – Mequon Whitehall Memorial High School Joseph Huber (2) Jonathon Frenz (2) Hartford Union High School Waterford Union High School Drew Jaeger (5) Joseph Gutzmann (1) Kettle Moraine High School – Wales Fond du Lac High School Joseph Jensen (4) Parker Keilen (1) Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School New Richmond High School Brett Manion (3) Matthew Kim (4) Kettle Moraine High School – Wales Regis High School – Eau Claire Sam Mims (2) Michael Kraetz (1) Muskego High School Pius XI Catholic High School – Milwaukee Ryan Nolan (2) Deacon Leer (1) Pius XI Catholic High School – Milwaukee Reagan High School – Milwaukee Michael Rick (1) Jacob Loosen (2) Parker High School – Janesville Hartford Union High School CJ Rislove (1) Max Luksich (1) Chippewa Falls High School Pius XI Catholic High School – Milwaukee Tate Russell (1) Wesley Papp (2) Colfax High School River Falls High School Dylan Schang (6) Cody Russell (3) Appleton North High School Westby Area High School Noah Strube (3) Cole Schienebeck (1) Mount Horeb High School Muskego High School Kendall TerHaar (1) Michael Seybold (3) Pewaukee High School Grafton High School Nolan VanHaren (1) Jacob Solfest (3) Sussex Hamilton High School Eleva-Strum Central High School Daniel Volk (2) David Stager (1) Hudson High School Xavier High School – Appleton Jacob Walsh (1) Ian Waldoch (1) Craig High School – Janesville Amherst High School Cade Wilson (1) Jacob Wright (4) Xavier High School – Appleton New Richmond High School Tarren Yauchler (2) Lucas Zuehl (1) Sparta High School New Berlin Eisenhower High School 31 2018 WSMA High School State Honors & Jazz Ensemble Members The number in parenthesis indicates the number of years this student has been a member of the WSMA Middle School and/or High School State Honors Music Projects. There is a maximum of six years eligibility. WSMA congratulates all State Honors students and their school music teachers for sharing talent, commitment and leadership.

Eb Alto Saxophone Trombone George Davis (1) August Braatz (1) Whitefish Bay High School Beloit Memorial High School Rebecca Tank (5) Travis Cooke (4) Hudson High School Oconomowoc High School Karl Schuster (5) Bb Tenor Saxophone Bay Port High School – Green Bay Jasper Kashou (2) Cedarburg High School Bass Trombone John Stecher (1) Luke Ische (1) Eau Claire Memorial High School Cedarburg High School

Eb Baritone Sax Piano Pierre Tan (1) Jack Johnson (1) Sun Prairie High School Beloit Memorial High School

Bb Trumpet Electric/Acoustic Bass Daniel Bomier (2) Carly Behrens (2) Xavier High School – Appleton Beloit Memorial High School Olivia Garcia (1) Beloit Memorial High School Drum Set/Vibraphone/Auxiliary Percussion Jacob Hogan (4) Philip Buchman (2) Oconomowoc High School Waupaca High School Lucas Peterson (2) Henry Ptacek (1) Eau Claire Memorial High School Appleton North High School Kelly Robinson (2) Xavier High School – Appleton Guitar Lyle Rivera (2) Pius XI Catholic High School – Milwaukee

A Reminder to Our Concert Audience Photography, as well as audio and video recording, is strictly prohibited during all Honors concerts. Please remember to turn off all mobile devices. For the enjoyment of all audience members, the performers who have worked so hard and the state-of-the art digital recording, please observe silence during the performances. Kindly remove any restless children so they are not heard on the recording. You are welcome to take pictures in the lobby immediately following the performance. Your assistance and consideration will help ensure a proper concert atmosphere for all Honors performers and audience members. Thank you

32 33 2018 WSMA High School State Honors & Music Teachers WSMA congratulates and warmly thanks each of the following teachers of the 2018 State Honors students for encouragement and commitment to all students and for supporting the WSMA High School State Honors Music Project:

Thomas Ajack Pius XI Catholic High School Adam Brown Green Bay East High School – Milwaukee Douglas Brown Middleton High School Eric Anderson Verona Area High School Kathryn Brown Pulaski High School Luther Appel Bay Port High School Ernie Brusubardis Hartford Union High School – Green Bay Ronald Buckles Chippewa Falls High School Amelia Armstrong Platteville High School Thomas Busch Pulaski High School Doreen Athnos Logan High School – La Crosse Jason Canfield Prescott High School Luke Aumann Appleton North High School Colleen Cantlon-Marler Whitehall Memorial Art Aytay Osceola High School High School Andrew Bader Preble High School – Green Bay Anthony Cao Madison West High School Natalie Baertschy New Berlin Eisenhower Roxanne Carloni Mukwonago High School High School David Carlton Eastbrook Academy High School Cynthia Banaszak JI Case High School – Racine – Milwaukee David Barker Pius XI Catholic High School Tiffany Chang Wauwatosa West High School – Milwaukee Gustavo Chaviano Arrowhead High School Chris Barnes Fond du Lac High School – Hartland Pamela Barnhill Saint Mary Catholic High School Carrie Christensen Colfax High School – Neenah Karen Christopherson Sheboygan North High School Adam Bassak Baldwin-Woodville High School Robert Coe Onalaska High School VurChelle Baumann Amherst High School Cara Collins Monona Grove High School Sara Baye Southwest High School – Green Bay Maggie Condon Grafton High School Abrielle Becker Bloomer High School Kevin Cooley Platteville High School James Beckman Muskego High School Charles Corbett Osceola High School Marissa Bedard Middleton High School Jennifer Corcoran Thorp High School Derek Beekhuizen Sheboygan Falls High School Joe Coughlin River Falls High School Chris Behrens Beloit Memorial High School Anne Marie Cummings De Pere High School Johnathan Bell Germantown High School Andrew Dahlberg Kewaskum High School Linda Benge Grantsburg High School Diane Dangerfield Mount Horeb High School Marisa Bergh Clear Lake High School Russell Diggins Beaver Dam High School Sara Bergman Sheboygan North High School Phil Dobernig Xavier High School – Appleton Tamra Bickel Dodgeville High School Amy Doefer New Glarus High School Grace Bielski Arrowhead High School James Dorschner Oshkosh North High School – Hartland Dan Duffy Waukesha West High School Kevin Blakeslee La Follette High School Bridget Duffy-Ulrich Oshkosh North High School – Madison Sarah Dunmire Arrowhead High School Mark Saltzman Madison East High School – Hartland Kathryn Borghesani Whitefish Bay High School David Dunning Neenah High School Debbie Bowman Spring Valley High School Monte Dunnum Westby Area High School Erica Breitbarth Reagan High School – Milwaukee John Emanuelson Homestead High School Jaimie Breiwick The Prairie School High School – Mequon – Racine Daniel Emerson Wausau West High School

34 2018 WSMA High School State Honors & Music Teachers Peter Engh Westby Area High School Ann Johnson D.C. Everest High School Joel Ferkovich Poynette High School – Weston Joe Finnegan D.C. Everest High School Jerry Johnson White Lake High School – Weston Daniel Joosten Edgerton High School Greg Forton Hortonville High School Abigail Kading Whitewater High School Amy Fuchs Oak Creek High School Brittany Kamrath Prescott High School Craig Gall Kimberly High School Joe Kasparek Superior High School Thomas Gard Whitefish Bay High School Beth Kauffeld Oconomowoc High School Dennis Gephart Port Washington High School Craig Kellenberger Appleton North High School Royal Gingery Sheboygan North High School Laura Kenney Xavier High School - Appleton Paul Gregg Luxemburg-Casco High School Cynthia Kiepert Stevens Point Area Senior High School Mariellen Grossinger Eleva-Strum Central High School Dave Kies West Salem High School Shawn Gudmunsen Saint Croix Falls High School Joshua Kimball New Berlin Eisenhower Lynn Gunnell Baraboo High School High School Andrew Haase Hudson High School Michelle Klotz Pius XI Catholic High School Andrew Hacker Hartford Union High School – Milwaukee Tyler Halverson Cameron High School Ray Knihtila Phillips High School Adam Hardt Cedarburg High School Jan Knutson Parker High School – Janesville Kate Hardt Grafton High School Cathy Kolb Nathan Hale High School Elizabeth Heiks Waunakee Community – West Allis High School Krista Kolstad Whitehall Memorial High School Kari Heisler Hudson High School Karen Kornmann Ellsworth High School Daniel Henkel Oconomowoc High School Jaclyn Kottman Xavier High School – Appleton Kimberly Henning Fond du Lac High School Aurora Krajnikconde Osseo-Fairchild High School Scott Hensiak Eau Claire Memorial High School Michael Krofta Oconomowoc High School Kim Hess Denmark High School Mark Kryshak Waupaca High School Angela Hierlmeier Glenwood City High School Steve Kurr Middleton High School Sara Holub Preble High School – Green Bay Reid LaDew Watertown High School Dan Hopkins Cumberland High School Nick Lane Oregon High School Kristen Houge Homestead High School Troy Larson Holmen High School – Mequon Anastasia Leavitt Appleton East High School Tasha Igielski Pewaukee High School Carolyn Loney River Falls High School Karen Iken Green Bay East High School Derek Machan Waterford Union High School Cassandra Jablonsky Medford Area Senior High School Kathryn MacRae Lodi High School Bryan Jaeckel River Falls High School Molly Malone Chippewa Falls High School Ben Jaeger Madison Memorial High School Evan Marlowe De Pere High School Rico Jaeger Wausau East High School Dinorah Marquez Bruce Guadalupe Community Todd Jaeger Kettle Moraine High School School – Milwaukee – Wales Marilyn Mascitti Sussex Hamilton High School Will Janssen Mount Horeb High School Ryan McCarthy Hudson High School Carol Jenkins Madison Memorial High School Matt McVeigh Fond du Lac High School Michelle Jensen Holmen High School Nate Mendl McFarland High School Marc Jimos Ashwaubenon High School Joseph Mesner Cardinal Heights Upper Middle – Green Bay School – Sun Prairie

35 2018 WSMA High School State Honors & Music Teachers Bethany Meyer Oshkosh West High School Daniel Singer Oshkosh West High School Genevieve Michels Muskego High School William Sisson Logan High School – La Crosse Joshua Michlig Kewaskum High School Philip Smyth Neenah High School Adam Miller Craig High School – Janesville Jason Soules Eau Claire North High School Ryan Moldenhauer Watertown High School Todd Spindler Homestead High School Zachary Moore Waukesha West High School – Mequon Richard Moses Onalaska High School Kristen Sporakowski Reedsburg Area High School Rebekah Mueller Manitowoc Lincoln High School Margaret Stansfield Madison Country Day School High School – Waunakee David Murphy Lancaster High School Kevin Stewart Indian Trail High School and Tim Mutschlecner Newman Catholic High School Academy – Kenosha – Wausau Julie Stoffel Lincoln High School Mary Nowinski Almond High School – Wisconsin Rapids Joshua Olson Merrill High School Tristan Strelitzer Brookfield Academy High School Aimee Pashby Rice Lake High School Steve Sveum Sun Prairie High School Robert Perkins Wausau East High School Megan Sweeney Preble High School – Green Bay Molly Petroff Waunakee Community Robert Swerman La Crosse Central High School High School Nick Syman Hudson High School Soma Pierce-Smit Eau Claire Memorial High School Richard Tengowski Kohler High School Emily Pikal Elk Mound High School James Thaldorf Appleton North High School Jacob Puccio Eau Claire North High School Brittany Thummel Bangor High School Michael Pufall Bay Port High School – Green Bay Maureen Tjoflat Green Bay East High School Anthony Rasmussen Horace Mann High School Karen Tordera Whitewater High School – North Fond du Lac Anna Uecker Marshfield High School William Richter Lakeland Union High School Charlene Ulichny Parkview High School – Minocqua – Orfordville Kathryn Ripley Tremper High School – Kenosha Allison Umhoefer Franklin High School Matt Robisch Rib Lake High School Anna Van Eperen Xavier High School – Appleton Tim Rosenthal Beloit Turner High School Dan Vansickle Appleton East High School Linda Ruona Cedar Grove-Belgium David Viste Green Bay West High School High School Corissa Vought Baldwin-Woodville High School Katie Sandberg Eau Claire Memorial High School Jon Waite Sussex Hamilton High School Becky Santine Regis High School – Eau Claire Matthew Wanner Muskego High School Rebecca Schinker River Valley High School Ann Wenzel Aquinas High School – La Crosse – Spring Green Ken Wiele Indian Trail High School Camie Schneider Sparta High School and Academy – Kenosha Fredrick Schrank Madison West High School Justin Wilder Middleton High School Teresa Schroepfer Ashwaubenon High School John Woger Menomonee Falls High School – Green Bay Andrew Wojciehowski Sheboygan Falls High School Andrew Schroetter New Richmond High School Heidi Wylie Reagan High School – Milwaukee Jennifer Schwingle Kettle Moraine High School – Wales Karen Wysocky West Bend High School Bill Seipel Nekoosa High School Jennifer Yancey Oregon High School Tami Sellner Lakeland Union High School Julia Zappa Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High School – Minocqua Michael Zens Whitnall High School – Greenfield

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CSM12967 We Take Full Responsibility Drummer.indd 1 9/21/18 11:12 AM 2018 WSMA High School State Honors & Honors Staff Administrative Staff Jazz Ensemble Staff Mary Burczyk, Honors Chair, Chris Behrens, Coordinator and Rhythm Section Coach, Kettle Moraine Middle School, Dousman Beloit Memorial High School Teresa Schroepfer, Honors Chair-Elect, William Nelson, Saxophone Coach, Retired from Ashwaubenon High School, Green Bay Ripon High School Tim Kozlovsky, Operations Director, Robert Swerman, Trumpet Coach, Pulaski Community Middle School La Crosse Central High School Victoria Donahue, High School Honors Project Coordinator, Katie Poole, Trombone Coach, WSMA Program Director Bullen Middle School, Kenosha

Orchestra Staff Treble Choir Staff Sarah Hafenstein, Coordinator and Cello Coach, Tasha Igielski, Coordinator and Soprano 1 Coach, Watertown High School Pewaukee High School John Emanuelson, Violin 1 Coach, Heather Thorpe, Soprano 2 Coach, Homestead High School Verona High School Elizabeth Daily, Violin 2 Coach, Kathryn MacRae, Alto 1 Coach, McKinley Elementary Schools, Wauwatosa Lodi High School Dana Federmeyer, Viola Coach, Bridget Duffy-Ulrich, Alto 2 Coach, New Berlin West High School Oshkosh North High School Troy Birdsong, String Bass Coach, Kira Morrissey, Treble Choir Accompanist, Onalaska Iola-Scandinavia High School Paul Oestreich, Woodwind Coach, St. Francis High School Carrie Backman, Brass Coach, Mixed Choir Staff Edgewood High School, Madison Micki Carlson, Coordinator and Soprano Coach, Retired from Suring Elementary School Dan Duffy, Percussion Coach, Waukesha West High School Jennifer Schwingle, Alto Coach, Kettle Moraine High School, Wales John Popke, Tenor Coach, Band Staff Kimberly High School Martha Fults, Coordinator and Clarinet Coach, Brad Burrill, Bass Coach, Wisconsin Dells High School Wausau West High School Brenda Gauchel, Flute/Oboe Coach, Amy Wright, Mixed Choir Accompanist, G-E-T High School, Galesville Pulaski Community Middle School Nathan Gerlach, Low Woodwinds Coach, Cambridge High School Catherine Kuehn, Trumpet/Horn Coach, Kettle Moraine Middle School, Dousman James Dorschner, Low Brass Coach, Honors Concert Oshkosh North High School Brad Klotz, Percussion Coach, Recordings Lake Mills High School A professionally produced audio recording will be made available to every 2018 WSMA High School State Honors student. For more information or to order additional recordings go to the WSMA website at wsmamusic.org.

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