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2012 SINGLE REED SUMMIT

Penn State SINGLE REED SUMMIT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The hosts of the 2012 Penn State Single Reed Summit would like to gratefully acknowledge the contributions of those whose labor and financial support made this event possible.

The David Pyle Stone The Penn State School of Music, Music Recital Endowment Dr. Sue Haug, director

The Margot Music Fund The Yamaha Corporation

The Rosemary Duncan Fund Rico

Music & Arts The Buffet Group

Dennis Glocke and the members of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Competition Judges Smith Toulson, Naomi Seidman, Linda Thornton, Daryl Durran, and Janice L. Minor

Russell Bloom, Penn State School of Music facilities manager

Greg Herrold, Penn State School of Music piano technician

Pasqerilla Spiritual Center, Robert Smith, Director

The Penn State Saxophone Studio The Penn State Clarinet Studio

Paul Barsom Bob Klotz

Jana Bontrager Irene Kohute

Jesse Brown Hope Licciardello

Matt Chang Andre North

Cecilia Dunoyer Svetlana Rodionava

Kathy Gattuso-Cinatl Camille Selden

Erin Glocke Jim Sundra

Hannah Gruber Chris Wahlmark

Tim Hurtz Kathy Walker

Kent Klauser Agatha Wang

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, November 9, 2012 Registration 2:00 p.m. and on - Esber Recital Hall Lobby Exhibits are open to the public throughout the entire event

2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Common Hour: Potpourri Concert #1 Esber Recital Hall Pennsylvania Quintet; Banks; Costa; Cusano; Lagan/Miller

4:00 – 5:15 p.m. Carrie Koffman "Know Flow, Optimize Performance: Yoga for the Musician" Room 128, Music Building II (PLEASE ARRIVE PROMPTLY FOR THIS PRESENTATION)

5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Exhibits and Dinner Esber Recital Hall Lobby and Room 100, Music Building I

6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Lecture Presentation by Wildy Zumwalt "Sigurd Rascher: The Life and Legacy of a Saxophone Pioneer" Room 110, Music Building I

6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Clarinet Masterclass with Dr. Deborah Bish Room 128, Music Building II

8:00 – 10:00 p.m. Potpourri Concert #2: Guest Artists Esber Recital Hall Murphy; Minor; Stahl; Laczkoski; Shiffer; Goh; Capitol Quartet (Creviston, Lulloff, Stambler, Dahlke)

9:00 – 9:30 p.m., 10:00-10:30 p.m. Jazz in the Lobby of Esber Recital Hall

9:00 p.m. - Midnight Friday Night Jazz in State College Saxophonist Rick Hirsch leads the Hirsch Jazz Quartet Zola Restaurant, 324 W. College Ave. No Cover

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Saturday, November 10 Registration 7:30 a.m. and on, Esber Recital Hall Lobby Exhibits are open to the public throughout the entire event

8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Clarinet Repair Session Mike Hammer Hammer Music Company Room 128, Music Building II

8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Composition Seminar with John Anthony Lennon Room 110, Music Building I

9:30 – 11:00 a.m. Summit Clarinet Choir Rehearsal Open to all participants - BRING YOUR INSTRUMENTS Room 128, Music Building II

9:30 – 11:00 a.m. Summit Saxophone Ensemble Rehearsal Open to all participants - BRING YOUR INSTRUMENTS Room 110, Music Building I

10:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Undergraduate Competition Eisenhower Chapel, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Presentation by Kristen McKeon, Rico Products Room 115, Music Building I

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Lecture-Performance Presentation Carrie Koffman, saxophone; Tim Deighton, viola "Squeaking and Scratching: What can wind players and string players learn from each other?" Room 110, Music Building I

12:30 – 2:00 p.m. High School Competition Eisenhower Chapel, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center

12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Exhibits and Lunch Esber Recital Hall Lobby and Room 100, Music Building I

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS - Saturday, November 10 (continued)

2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Featured Guest Artist Recital Deborah Bish, clarinet; Wildy Zumwalt, saxophone; Hannah Gruber, piano Esber Recital Hall

3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Saxophone Masterclass with Wildy Zumwalt Room 110, Music Building I

3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Clarinet Masterclass with Janice Minor/Anthony Costa Room 128, Music Building II

5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Potpourri Concert #3: Guest Artists Esber Recital Hall Danessa; Kiec; Morell; Stimpert; The Irrelevants (Koffman/Deighton); Penn State Saxophone Ensemble

6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Exhibits and Dinner Esber Recital Hall Lobby Room 100, Music Building I

8:00 – 9:30 p.m. Closing Concert Esber Recital Hall Penn State Clarinet Choir Penn State Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert - Dennis Glocke, conducting Featuring: Anthony Costa, clarinet; Capitol Quartet, saxophones

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PROGRAM Friday, November 9, 2012 POTPOURRI CONCERT #1 2:30 p.m., Esber Recital Hall

Partita for Wind Quintet Irving Fine (1914-1962) The Pennsylvania Quintet: Naomi Seidman, flute Timothy Hurtz, oboe Anthony J. Costa, clarinet Lisa O. Bontrager, horn Daryl Durran, bassoon

Slit for clarinet and electronics Rusty Banks (b. 1974)

Theme and Absurdities Derek Bermel (b. 1967) Christy Banks, clarinet

Deep Flowers Evan Chambers (b. 1963) Nicole Cusano, alto saxophone

Duo Sonata Gregory Wanamaker (b. 1968) Departure Arrival (Blues) Brooke Miller, clarinet Brennan Lagan, saxophone

Fantasia on Copa Ron Barnett (b. 1960) Christy Banks, clarinet Anthony J. Costa, bass clarinet Kathy Gattuso Cinatl, piano

x YOGA FOR MUSICIANS 4:00-5:15 p.m., Room 128, MB II

*Please arrive promptly for this presentation* Carrie Koffman - “Know Flow, Optimize Performance: Yoga for the Musician” This workshop is designed as an investigation into yoga practice and philosophy as a technique to enhance performance, cultivate concentration and focus, achieve flow states, and attain optimal engagement for peak performance and anxiety reduction. This workshop is divided into approximately thirds: 1/3 philosophy, 1/3 breathing and meditation, and 1/3 movement and postures. Musicians with all levels of yoga experience -- including none at all -- are encouraged to attend. No special equipment is needed, although comfortable clothing is helpful -- it does not need to be specific exercise clothing, and any kind of attire is fine. Please bring a towel to sit, lie and stand on -- a hotel towel will work well. (If you’re comfortable with a public floor, a towel isn’t necessary.) If you choose to come, PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME. This workshop is designed based upon recent research involving the Tanglewood Music Center, Harvard Medical School, and the Kripalu Yoga Center.

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DINNER BREAK AND EXHIBITS 5:00-6:30p.m.

Vendors and Exhibits are available throughout the event in Esber Recital Hall Lobby & Room 100, MB I

LECTURE PRESENTATION 6:30 p.m., Room 110, MB I

Wildy Zumwalt "Sigurd Rascher: The Life and Legacy of a Saxophone Pioneer"

CLARINET MASTERCLASS 6:30 p.m., Room 128, MB II

Dr. Deborah Bish, Professor of Clarinet Florida State University

Performers to include: Eddie Sundra, Brooke Miller, Erica Wilt, Hope Licciardello, Michelle Brooks and Rachael Hendricks.

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POTPOURRI CONCERT #2 8:00 p.m., Esber Recital Hall, MB I

Andante from La Forza del Destino Giuseppe Verdi

Janice L. Minor, clarinet (1813-1901) Kathy Gattuso Cinatl, piano

Sonata (2011) Russell Peterson I. Moderately (b. 1969) II. Freely III. Allegro

On the Edge Laura Kramer II. (b. 1984) Duo Montagnard Joe Murphy, saxophone Matthew Slotkin, guitar

Central Park Variations Lalo Schifrin Ryan Stahl, clarinet (b. 1932) Kathy Gattuso Cinatl, piano

Rock that Burns Ian Stewart I. Millgow’s Reel II. Opusceny Banik z Wilks Barroch III. Two-Cent Coal IV. Katzejammer Jason Laczkoski, saxophone

Circuitry Brad Eargle Faith Shiffer, clarinet, bass clarinet (b. 1988) Kathy Gattuso Cinatl, piano

Sonatine Attique Henri Tomasi I. Giocoso (1901-1971) II. Lent III. Giocoso très rythmé Soo Goh, clarinet

Elysian Bridges John Anthony Lennon (b. 1950)

Prodigal Child John Fitz Rogers Capitol Quartet (b. 1963) Christopher Creviston, soprano saxophone Joseph Lulloff, alto saxophone David Stambler, tenor saxophone Andrew Dahlke, baritone saxophone

x Jazz in the Lobby Derek Rechberger -trombone; Lucas Klirsfeld - saxophone; Eva Mei Shouse - piano; Matt Breslof - bass; Nick Miller - drums

Friday Night Jazz in State College Saxophonist Rick Hirsch leads the Hirsch Jazz Quartet, 9 p.m. - midnight, at Zola, 324 W. College Ave. No Cover. 8 Penn State SINGLE REED SUMMIT

Saturday, November 10, 2012

WOODWIND REPAIR SESSION 8:30 a.m., Room 128, MB II

Michael Hammer, Philadelphia, PA Hammer Music Company

x COMPOSITION SEMINAR 8:30 a.m., Room 110, MB I

Composer John Anthony Lennon, Professor of Composition, Emory University Atlanta, GA

x SUMMIT CLARINET CHOIR REHEARSAL 9:30 a.m., Room 128, MB II

Open to all participants~bring your instruments!

x SUMMIT SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE REHEARSAL 9:30 a.m., Room 110, MB I

Open to all participants~bring your instruments!

x UNDERGRADUATE COMPETITION 10:00 a.m., Eisenhower Chapel, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center

Distances Within Me John Anthony Lennon Brennan Lagan, saxophone (b. 1950) Hannah Gruber Creviston, piano

Concerto, Op. 57 (excerpt) Carl Nielsen Eddie Sundra, clarinet (1865-1931) Kathy Gattuso Cinatl, piano

Première Rhapsodie Claude Debussy Brooke Miller, clarinet (1862-1918) Cecilia Dunoyer, piano

Concerto for Alto Saxophone (Excerpt) Ingolf Dahl Manny Santos, saxophone (1912-1970) Svetlana Rodionova, piano

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RICO PRESENTATION 11:00 a.m., Room 115, MB I

Kristen McKeon

LECTURE PRESENTATION 11:00 a.m., Room 110, MB I

Carrie Koffman, Saxophone Tim Deighton, Viola

"Squeaking and Scratching: What can wind players and string players learn from each other?"

Carrie Koffman, professor of saxophone at the Hartt School, and Tim Deighton, professor of viola at Penn State, will present a clinic exploring the similarities and differences in sound production on wind and string instruments. They will discuss issues they often encounter as a duo (phrasing, articulation, vibrato, intonation, etc.) and how they enhance creativity. Over the last decade, Carrie and Tim have given more than 50 performances throughout the United States, Italy, and New Zealand as the saxophone/viola duo The Irrelevants. Recent recording projects include their CD Dialogues. Please visit www.irrelevants.com for more information.

x HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION 12:30p.m., Eisenhower Chapel, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center

Assisted by Agatha Wang, piano Concertino Da Camera Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)

II. Larghetto - Animato molto Joey Speranzo, saxophone

Tableaux De Provence Paule Maurice V. Lou Cabridan (1910-1967) Patrick Feher, saxophone

Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano Paul Creston II. With Tranquility (1906-1985) Emily Brumbaugh, saxophone

Concerto for Clarinet W. A. Mozart III. Rondo (1756-1791) Abbey Harrington, clarinet

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EXHIBITS AND LUNCH 12:00-2:00 p.m Vendors and Exhibits are available throughout the event in Esber Recital Hall Lobby & Room 100, MB I

x FEATURED GUEST ARTIST RECITAL 2:00 p.m., Esber Recital Hall

Deborah Bish, clarinet Wildy Zumwalt, saxophone Hannah Gruber, piano

After You, Mr. Gershwin! Béla Kovács (b. 1937)

Pergei Verbunk Leo Weiner Deborah Bish, clarinet (1885-1960)

Sonate für Altsaxophon und Klavier (1932) Ernst Lothar von Knorr (1896-1973) Fantasie Allegro Allegretto scherzando Signal Wildy Zumwalt, saxophone

Suite from the Victorian Kitchen Garden Paul Read I. Prelude (1943-1977) II. Spring III. Mists IV. Exotica V. Summer Deborah Bish, clarinet

Sonate en Ut # pour Saxophone Alto et Piano (1943) Fernande Decruck (1896-1954) Très modéré, espressif Noel Fileuse Nocturne et Rondel Wildy Zumwalt, saxophone

Black Dog Scott McAllister (b. 1969) Deborah Bish, clarinet

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SAXOPHONE MASTERCLASS 3:30 p.m., Room 110, MB I

Dr. Wildy Zumwalt, Professor of Saxophone S.U.N.Y., Fredonia

Performers to include: Manny Santos, Thompson Daniels, Andre North

x CLARINET MASTERCLASS 3:30 p.m., Room 128, MB II

Dr. Janice L. Minor, Professor of Clarinet James Madison University (Sponsored by the Buffet Group) and Dr. Anthony J. Costa, Professor of Clarinet Penn State University

Performers to include: Erin Glocke, Nick Seman, John Anderson, Taylor Meidahl, Sarah Wilson, and Zach Martini

x POTPOURRI CONCERT #3 5:00 p.m., Esber Recital Hall

Shovelhead for Bass Clarinet and Electronics Steven Snowden Beth Stimpert, bass clarinet

Three Etudes on Themes of Gershwin Paul Harvey I. I got Rhythm (b. 1935) II. Summertime III. It Ain’t Necessarily So Karen Danessa, clarinet

The Loon’s Chant Carlos Sánchez-Gutiérrez (b. 1964) Michelle Kiec, clarinet Kathy Gattuso Cinatl, piano

Sholem-alekhem, rov Feidman! Béla Kovács (b. 1937) Katie Morell, clarinet Kathy Gattuso Cinatl, piano

Lachrymae (1999) Tigran Mansurian (b. 1939)

Dialog (2004) Michael Kimber (b. 1947) The Irrelevants Carrie Koffman, saxophone Tim Deighton, viola (Program Continued on next page)

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Potpourri Concert #3, 5:00 p.m., Esber Recital Hall

SELECTION TO BE ANNOUNCED Performed by the High School Competition Winner

Flourish for Wind Band (1939) Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958) arr. André North

Entry of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon (1749) G.F. Handel (1685 – 1759) arr. Johnann van der Linden

Salvation is Created (1912) Pavel Tschesnokoff (1877 – 1944) arr. Michael Warner

Canzona XV a 8 (1615) Giovanni Gabrieli (1554 – 1612) arr. Jean-Marie Londeix

Penn State Saxophone Ensemble Dr. David Stambler, conductor Andre North and Abbi Conklin, assistant conductors

EXHIBITS AND DINNER 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Vendors and Exhibits are available throughout the event in Esber Recital Hall Lobby & Room 100, MB I

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CLOSING CONCERT 8:00 p.m., Esber Recital Hall, MB I

Czardas Vittorio Monti (1868-1922) Arr. Andre North

The combined Penn State Clarinet Choir and Saxophone Ensemble

Wind in the Reeds Gordon Jacob March (1895-1984) Humoreske A Childhood Memory Ballet Russe

Rondo from Serenade No.10 in B-flat, K. 361 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Arr. Boris Pillin The Penn State Clarinet Choir

La Création du Monde Darius Milhaud Overture (1892-1974) The chaos before creation The slowly lifting darkness; the creation of trees, plants, insects, birds and beasts Man and woman created The desire of man and woman The man and woman kiss

The Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Intermission

Brooklyn Bridge Michael Daugherty (b. 1954) South North Anthony J. Costa, clarinet

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Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet and Band William Bolcom Lively (b. 1938) Song without Words Valse Badinerie

The Capitol Quartet Christopher Creviston, soprano saxophone Joseph Lulloff, alto saxophone David Stambler, tenor saxophone Andrew Dahlke, baritone saxophone

The Symphonic Wind Ensemble

x Penn State Clarinet Choir (listed alphabetically) Anthony J. Costa, director

John Anderson (Bordentown, NJ) Hope Licciardello (Spartanburg, SC) Matthew Berman (Reading, PA) Ali Long (Center Valley, PA) Michelle Brooks (Fairport, NY) Taylor Meidahl (Doylestown, PA) Audrey Conklin (Hawley, PA) Brooke Miller (Hooversville, PA) Erin Glocke (State College, PA) Matthew O’Brien (Danville, PA) Rachael Hendricks (Allentown, PA) Nicholas Seman (Pittsburgh, PA) Kayleigh Johnson (York, PA) Eddie Sundra (Media, PA) Robert Kamel (Doylestown, PA) Alex Vavreck (Port Matilda, PA) Sam Krug (Hershey, PA) Erica Wilt (Sinking Spring, PA)

Penn State Saxophone Ensemble (listed alphabetically within instruments) David Stambler, director Soprano Saxophone Jeff Kinsey Tenor Saxophone Brennan Lagan Caleb Gildea André North JT Hoffman Lucas Klirsfeld Alto Saxophone Thomas Outlen Danna Cheung Abbi Conklin Nicole Cusano Baritone Saxophone Eric Green Kate Anderson Emily Pfeifer Tommy Daniels Jake Russo Miranda Daughton Manuel Santos 15

Symphonic Wind Ensemble (listed alphabetically) Dennis Glocke, conductor

Flute/Piccolo Saxophone Brian Sugrue Alex Burdette Nicole Cusano Laura Clapper Jeff Kinsey Tuba Ammi Lopez Brennan Lagan Casey Hounsell Michael Marini André J. North Seth Magee

Oboe/English Horn Horn Jessica Bieganski Michael Fries Violin Eli Campbell Jonathan Mountain Aaron Blackham Kelsey Fish Ethan Ruble Emily Karosas Emily Petokas Dan Salera Alaina Tindall Cello Bassoon/ Drew Welkie Lucas Canada Contrabassoon Jimmy Finnerty Trumpet String Bass Brittany Mohney George Carpten, IV Kyle Kresge Brian Nagle Carmen Ebersole Erin Trautmann Cassandra Hesse Harp Josh Laughner Ruth Hunter Clarinet/Bass Clarinet Rebecca Palmer Michelle Brooks Justin Robinson Piano Audrey Conklin Svetlana Rodionova Rachael Hendricks Trombone/ Robert Kamel Bass Trombone Percussion Hope Ann Licciardello Eli Brauner *Patrick Altmire Allison Long Evan Harger Jaren Angud Brooke Miller David Kraus Sebastian Goodridge Nicholas Semen Justin Neely Kelsey Molinari Alexis Shea Tim Przybelinski James Rivera Eddie Sundra Louis Setzer Erica Wilt Euphonium *section leader Drew Bonner

ABOUT THE GUEST ARTISTS

Dr. Christy Banks serves as Assistant Chair of the Music Department and teaches clarinet and saxophone as well as curricular offerings in the Music Business and Technologies program. Prior to her appointment to the Millersville University Music Faculty in 2005, Dr. Banks previously taught clarinet, saxophone, and related music courses at Nebraska Wesleyan University, Concordia University, Doane College, Union College, and Peru State College. She has been a member of many professional ensembles such as the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra, the Nebraska Symphony Chamber Orchestra, the Third Chair Chamber Players, the Lincoln Municipal Band, and the Huntington Trio. Interested in newly composed music, Dr. Banks is a founding member of Lincoln’s New Music Agency and Bent Indigenous, an Alabama-based contemporary music ensemble. She has appeared as a soloist in Germany and Austria, and she can be heard on Living Artist Recordings. In Pennsylvania, Banks has performed with the Harrisburg Symphony, the Lancaster Symphony, and the Reading Symphony. She has also played for shows at the Fulton Opera House and the Mount Gretna Theater. Banks received her DMA (2005) and BM (1996) in clarinet from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and an MM in clarinet from Florida State University (1998). Her primary clarinet teachers are Diane Cawein Barger, Frank Kowalsky, Eric Ginsberg, and Wesley Reist. In addition, she studied saxophone with Robert Fought and Rebecca Gann, flute with John Bailey, and oboe with Bill McMullen. Dr. Banks is the Pennsylvania state chair of the International Clarinet Association and the founder of the Millersville University Single Reed Symposium.

Deborah Bish is Associate Professor of Clarinet at Florida State University. Before moving to Tallahassee in 2001, she served as the professor of clarinet at Henderson State University. She has performed with orchestras throughout the United States, including the Arizona Opera (most notably in a production of the Ring Cycle), the Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra under the direction of Jeffrey Siegel, the Phoenix Symphony, the North Carolina Symphony, and the Arkansas Symphony. Currently, she performs with the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra.

She has been featured as a recitalist, clinician, and chamber musician at several festivals and conventions including performances at Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall; the Shanghai Conservatory in Shanghai, China; the International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFests in Lincoln, Austin, Vancouver, Atlanta, and Salt Lake City; the College Band Director’s National Association Convention in Atlanta, Georgia; the Florida Music Educator’s Association Convention in Tampa, Florida; the Wallowa Lake Chamber Music Festival in Enterprise, Oregon; and the Festival Internacional de Inverno in Vale Vêneto, Brazil.

Dr. Bish is very active in the commission, research, and performance of new works. Her recent projects include a recording of the works of Gregory Wanamaker, featuring two pieces written for her by Wanamaker titled clarikinetics and Sonata; and a biography of clarinetist and composer William O. Smith. Dr. Bish holds degrees from Arizona State University, where she studied under Robert Spring, and Florida State University, where she studied under Frank Kowalsky.

The Capitol Quartet is widely considered among the most exciting and versatile chamber ensembles performing today. Comprised of saxophonists who are teaching faculty at outstanding music schools, the Capitol Quartet has captured the imaginations of critics and audiences alike. Since its formation in 1991, the Capitol Quartet has performed regularly at major concert venues throughout the United States, earning wide acclaim for musical versatility and innovative style. The Quartet's February 2007 performance of the Philip Glass "Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra" with Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra was lauded in the Baltimore Sun for "..superb technical control, ... seamless blend, and exceptional wealth of character in their phrasing". The most recent CD release of the Capitol Quartet was recorded under the auspices of an Aaron Copland Fund grant with White Pine Music and is comprised of pieces by American composers commissioned by the quartet. The CD is entitled Flex: Five Pieces for Four Saxophones.

The Capitol Quartet has been featured with the Cincinnati Pops, Indianapolis Symphony, Guatemala National Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony, National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa, Canada), Windsor (Ontario) Symphony, the San Antonio Symphony, Long Beach Symphony, Virginia Symphony, Springfield (MO) Symphony, Roanoke Symphony, Imperial Symphony (Fl), Bay- Atlantic Symphony, Grand Rapids Symphony, the Fort Smith (AR) Symphony, the U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band, the U.S. Continental Army Band, and many other symphonies across the country. The group has collaborated with pops conductors Jack Everly, Jeff Tyzik, Steven Reineke, and Marvin Hamlisch, as well as broadway divas Ann Hampton Callaway and Judy McClane, and clarinetist Jon Manasse.

The Capitol Quartet proudly performs on YAMAHA Saxophones.

Dr. Anthony J. Costa is Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Penn State University and a member of The Pennsylvania Quintet. Dedicated to his role as artist-teacher, Costa comes to Penn State having taught clarinet and music courses at Otterbein College, Ashland University and the College of Mount St. Joseph in Ohio. For two years he was a collaborative artist with Chamber Music America’s “Rural Residency Program” working with communities in Mississippi County, Arkansas as a performer and music educator. In demand as an orchestral clarinetist, Costa has served as utility clarinetist/bass clarinetist with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and Dayton Opera Orchestra since 1999 and is an associate musician with the Columbus (OH) Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, he has performed with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Akron Symphony Orchestra, Canton Symphony Orchestra, Lancaster (OH) Festival Orchestra, Erie Chamber Orchestra and the Wheeling (WVA) Symphony Orchestra. Committed to mentoring young clarinetists, Costa’s students have participated in such esteemed festivals as Boston University’s Tanglewood Institute, the Interlochen Arts Camp, the Brevard Summer Music Festival and the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. His students have been finalists in the International Clarinet Association’s High School Competition, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra’s Concerto Competition and have performed as members of the Columbus and Cleveland Youth Orchestras.

Dr. Costa attended the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and received a bachelor of music degree in music education and clarinet performance. He received his master of music degree in clarinet performance from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA and his doctorate of musical arts degree from The Ohio State University. His teachers have included Carmine Campione, Anthony Gigliotti, Ronald Auffman and James Pyne.

Called "one of the world's top saxophone artists..." (Audiophile Audition) with "the personality and fingers of a first rate soloist..." (American Record Guide), Christopher Creviston has played venues ranging from Carnegie Hall to Paisley Park and the Apollo Theater. As soloist and with the Capitol Quartet, Creviston has been featured with bands and orchestras across the US, including the Baltimore, Indianapolis and National Symphony Orchestras, working with conductors André Previn, Neeme Järvi, Randall Craig Fleischer, Jack Everly and Steven Reinicke, to name a few. In demand as recitalist and clinician, he appears regularly with Capitol Quartet, and in duos with pianist Hannah Gruber, guitarist Oren Fader and harpist Frances Duffy.

He has appeared in concert with jazz names Wycliff Gordon, John Pizzarelli, Ken Peplowski, Ann Hampton Callaway, Jon Faddis, Bobby Shew, Bunky Green, Jim Snidero, Bob Mintzer, Wayne Bergeron, Steve Houghton, Vinny DiMartino, Dave Liebman, Peggy Cone, and Marvin Stamm, and has had the pleasure of working with pop performers Crystal Gayle, Maureen McGovern, Billy Porter, Patti Russo, Marty Thomas, Lisa Vroman, David Raleigh, Ben Vereen and Kim Sozzi, as well as playing shows with jokester Bob Hope.

Now on the faculty at Arizona State University, Dr. Creviston has held positions at the Crane School of Music (SUNY Potsdam), the Greenwich House of Arts (NYC), the University of Windsor (Canada), and the University of Michigan. His mentors include Donald Sinta, James Forger, Trent Kynaston.

Described as “impressive and expressive” (Fanfare Magazine) and “superb...[with] great dexterity, rhythm, and touch” (American Record Guide), Hannah Gruber Creviston is Visiting Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy and Coordinator of the Piano Prep and Class Piano Programs at Arizona State University. She received her B.Mus. in Piano Performance and Music Education with a Piano Pedagogy concentration from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam while studying with Eugenia Tsarov. A published author, researcher and presenter on the effects of music on children with autism, she holds an M.M. in Piano Performance and an M.MuED in Early Childhood and Elementary Music Education from the University of South Carolina where she studied piano with Scott Price. Prior to joining the faculty at ASU in Fall 2012, Creviston was on the faculty at the Crane School of Music. As a soloist, she won the Crane School of Music Concerto Competition and was a finalist in the Arthur Fraser Piano Competition. An avid performer of contemporary music, Creviston has premiered many compositions, including works by Whitney Ashe, Cameron Britt, David Heinick, Katherine Hoover, John Fitz Rogers, Timothy Sullivan, Brian Vlasak and Mark Weiser. Most notably, in 2007, she premiered Stacy Garrop’s Pieces of Sanity at Carnegie Hall with saxophonist Christopher Creviston. As an accompanist, she has performed in festivals and competitions throughout the United States and abroad, including the Music Teachers National Association Solo Competition, North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Biennial Conferences, World Saxophone Conference, NASA Solo Competition, Navy Band Saxophone Symposium, Potsdam Single Reed Summit, Penn State Single Reed Summit, Crane Saxophone Chamber Music Festival, Dutchess County Saxophone Day and the Southeastern Piano Festival. She has collaborated with various artists, including Christopher Creviston, Geoffrey Diebel, Donald George, Joe Lulloff, Jeffrey Loeffert, Timothy McAllister, David Pittman- Jennings, David Stambler, James Umble, Robert Young, and members of the United States Military Bands. She performs regularly in a duo with her husband, saxophonist Christopher Creviston. Together, they have recorded Snell Sessions andColumbia Sessions, both released on the Albany Records label. Their recordings have been described as “engrossing” (Fanfare Magazine), “highly imaginative and expressive” (composer Denis Bédard), “a good blend of the standard and the new” (American Record Guide), and “sensitive, transparent, powerful music making that causes one to hold their breath often” (Donald Sinta).

Saxophonist Andrew Dahlke is becoming increasingly recognized across the U.S. for his versatility and the high level of artistry he brings to various musical settings and genres. Andrew has received praise as a concerto soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, orchestral player, and jazz saxophonist and improviser on multiple saxophones. Andrew recently completed a double CD recording of J.S. Bach’s cello suites on soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones, which will be released early in 2012 on the White Pine Music label. This was the culmination of an extended period of study, performance, and dedication to the suites. An Aspen Music Festival alumnus and frequent performer at the Festival, Andrew has performed with the Aspen Chamber Symphony, Aspen Wind Ensemble, and the Opera Theatre Program, working with conductors David Zinman, Leonard Slatkin, Michael Christie, and Joaquin Valdepenas. Andrew also regularly performs at the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Colorado Symphony in Denver with conductors including Rossen Milanov, Steven Reineke, Marin Alsop, Jeffrey Kahane, and Larry Rachleff. As a concerto soloist Andrew has appeared with the Gangnam Symphony, Seoul Wind Ensemble, and Jeju Festival Winds in Seoul, Korea, and the Texas Christian University Symphonic Winds and the University of Northern Colorado Wind Ensemble among other groups. As a recitalist and clinician Andrew has been a guest at numerous conferences and universities including: Indiana University, the Cincinnati Conservatory, the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Hanyang University and the Korean National Arts University in Seoul, Penn State University, the SUNY Crane School of Music, Arizona State University, the North American Saxophone Alliance, and the International Association of Jazz Education. Early in his career Andrew collaborated and performed frequently in the Detroit area with jazz artists including bassists Rodney Whitaker and Paul Keller, drummer Gerald Cleaver, and pianist Craig Taborn. After his subsequent move to New York City in the early 1990’s Andrew led groups and performed at venues such as the Knitting Factory, the Kitchen, the Bell Café and the Cornelia Street Café with musicians including bassist Reid Anderson, pianist Ethan Iverson, drummer Clarence Penn, cellist Jane Scarpantoni, bassist Marc Sloan, and saxophonists Floyd King and Alex Harding. Currently, in addition to freelance work, Andrew performs with the Colorado Jazz Orchestra in the greater Denver area.

Dr. Karen Dannessa is Clarinetist of Quintsylvania Winds, the faculty woodwind quintet at West Chester University. She performed in the ensemble's New York City debut recital at Carnegie Hall (May 2008), presenting a program of music by American composers. She also appeared as clarinet soloist at the Heraklion Arts Festival in Crete, Greece in August 2008. In addition she has performed with the Audubon Quartet and presented lecture recitals for the College Music Society. Dannessa, along with WCU oboe professor, Henry Grabb, released her first recording, American Lyrique, in May 2002 (available from www.tundradogsmusic.com). The compact disc includes the clarinet music of John G. MacKay, Jr. and Mark Sforzini. The International Clarinet Association review states "praise is due Karen Dannessa for producing a CD of music that is so unique and virtually unknown, and her playing reveals a mature musicality." Dannessa regularly publishes articles and reviews in The Clarinet, journal for the International Clarinet Association. Her private teachers include Frank Kowalsky, Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, and Joseph Edwards. Prior to her appointment at West Chester University, Dannessa served on the faculties of Clarion University and Pittsburg State University for sixteen years. She earned a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Youngstown State University, a Master of Music in Performance/Woodwind Specialty from Michigan State University and the Doctor of Music in Clarinet Performance from Florida State University. She is currently an associate professor in the WCU School of Music.

Dennis Glocke was appointed director of concert bands at Penn State in 1996. He received degrees in conducting from Northwestern University, where he studied with John P. Paynter, and in music education from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where his principal teachers were H. Robert Reynolds and Eugene Corporon. Prior to joining the Penn State faculty, Mr. Glocke was associate director of bands at the University of Michigan, director of bands at the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, and a band director in the Oconomowoc (WI) public schools. Mr. Glocke is frequently invited to serve as guest conductor and clinician throughout the United States. His ensembles have performed at the College Band Directors National Association Eastern Division Conference, the Midwest Clinic, the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association State In-Service Conference, and the Wisconsin Music Educators Association State Convention. The Penn State Symphonic Wind Ensemble was invited to open the 2005 Flicorno d’Oro international band festival in Riva del Garda, Italy, the first American band to be so honored. He has also conducted in some of the country’s most prestigious performing venues, including the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center (Dallas), Heinz Hall (Pittsburgh), the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, D.C.), the Kimmel Center (Philadelphia), and the Music Center at Strathmore (North Bethesda, MD).

Soo Goh is the Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Kutztown University, where he also teaches the Introduction to Music Literature course. Previously, he has taught at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and Elon University. Soo Goh is one of the first few musicians from Penang, Malaysia to further his studies on the clarinet. He holds a B.A. in Music and Computer Science from Luther College, a M.M. degree from Bowling Green State University, and a D.M.A from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His primary teachers have been Michael Chesher, Kevin Schempf and Kelly Burke. He has performed regularly with the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra and was the principal clarinetist of Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra and the Raleigh Civic Symphony Orchestra. Soo Goh is the principal clarinetist with the Carolina Philharmonic. As a founding member of the orchestra, he made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2008 with the ensemble under the direction of Maestro David Michael Wolff. Soo Goh has also performed in professional music conferences including the ClarinetFest and the Society of Composers, Inc. His international experience includes orchestral performances in Malaysia, Austria, and Jordan. As a music educator, he coached clarinet and wind sectionals in the North Carolina Orange County area schools. Soo Goh has a strong interest in technology and loves exploring ways to integrate them in his daily life and teachings. He particularly enjoys working with geeky students.

Michelle Kiec enjoys an active career as a musician, educator, and administrator. In addition to orchestral and chamber music performances across the country, Dr. Kiec has performed as a soloist for the International Clarinet Association, Montana-Idaho Clarinet Festival, and University of Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium. She is a frequent adjudicator for solo and ensemble music contests in the US and Canada, and her interest in body mechanics sparked the development of yoga workshops for the collegiate musician. Furthermore, Dr. Kiec is a frequent presenter at professional conferences, speaking about enrollment strategies, curriculum design, distance education, and pedagogy.

Dr. Kiec is currently the Associate Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts at Kutztown University. She previously taught woodwinds and music theory at University of Mary and Clarion University.

Carrie Koffman joined the faculty of The Hartt School in the fall of 2003. Prior to this, she held positions as Assistant Professor of Saxophone at Penn State University, and at the University of New Mexico, and taught at Boston University. She has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Europe, New Zealand, and in Thailand, China and Argentina.

Recent performances have included the Faenza International Saxophone Festival in Italy; a tour throughout New Zealand; the Xi'an International Clarinet and Saxophone Festival in China; the Pine Mountain Music Festival in Michigan; the Virginia Arts Festival; the International Viola Congress; the World Saxophone Congress; the North American Saxophone Alliance National Conventions; and the International Double Reed Convention in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Koffman has been a featured soloist with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, the Pennsylvania Centre Chamber Orchestra, the Albuquerque Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hartt Wind Ensemble, the PSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and the UNM Wind Symphony. Among her ensemble performing credits are appearances with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra in Connecticut, Sequitur in New York City, the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, the Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra, and the Santa Fe Symphony.

Jason T. Laczkoski has been described as a “talented saxophonist” by Eugene Rousseau, a “master of his instrument” by Judith Shatin, and “the next generation of excellent saxophone artist and teacher” by Kenneth Tse. Jason is active both as a performer and educator. He has presented numerous solo recitals and frequents the North American Saxophone Alliance Conferences and the Navy Saxophone Symposium. Jason is the instructor of saxophone at Lycoming College and maintains a private woodwind studio. He completed his bachelor’s degree at Mansfield University, a master’s degree at the University of Iowa and is currently completing the DMA degree from the University of Iowa. Jason‘s debut CD, Come Down Heavy! was released on the Emeritus Recordings label in November of 2011. A supporter of new music that is intellectual and beautiful, he has had works written for him by Sy Brandon, Ian Stewart, and Judith Shatin and has projects currently in the works with composers John Griffin, Seth Custer, and Andrea Clearfield. Jason is a Yamaha Performing Artist and performs exclusively on Yamaha saxophones.

Saxophonist Brennan Lagan is currently in his fourth year of study at Penn State, double-majoring in Performance and Music Education.

Composer John Anthony Lennon has been commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Theatre Chamber Players, the Library of Congress, the Boston Symphony Chamber Players, the National Endowment for the Arts Orchestral Consortium, the Fromm Foundation and many others. In addition to the Prix de Rome, Guggenheim, Friedheim and Charles Ives Awards, Lennon has been the recipient of numerous prizes, and has held fellowships at Tanglewood, the Rockefeller Center at Bellagio, the Camargo Foundation, Villa Montalvo, Yaddo, the Atlantic Center for the Arts and the MacDowell Colony as a Norlin Foundation Fellow. A professor of composition at Emory University, Lennon resides in Atlanta. Reared in Mill Valley, California, Lennon earned a liberal arts degree at the University of San Francisco, and has a master's degree and doctorate from the University of Michigan where he studied with Leslie Bassett and William Bolcom. Lennon is published by C.F. Peters, E.C. Schirmer, Dorn, Mel Bay, Columbia University Press and the Oxford University Press. Recordings are with CRI, Bridge Records, Capstone, and Open Loop.

Acclaimed internationally for his innovative style and musical virtuosity, Yamaha Saxophone Performing Artist Joseph Lulloff performs regularly with symphony orchestras throughout the United States and as soloist in many of prestigious concert halls and venues in the Americas, Europe, Russia, Southeast Asia and Japan. He has also conducted teaching residences at the Paris Conservatory and conservatories throughout Russia, and has performed concerts in Paris, Moscow (Moscow Composers Forum an the Moscow Autumn Festival), and at the Faenza (Italy) Summer Saxophone Institute. Lulloff has appeared as guest soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, the Brevard Music Center Orchestra, and numerous other orchestras around the United States, and has toured throughout Europe and the United States with the Cleveland, Minnesota and St. Louis Symphony Orchestras.

Mr. Lulloff's performance honors include receiving the Concerto Artists Guild Award, the Pro Musicis International Music Award, the Teacher/Scholar Award and the Distinguished Faculty Award from Michigan State University. As alto saxophonist with the Capitol Quartet, Mr. Lulloff performs concerts and educational residence with this critically acclaimed saxophone quartet throughout the United States. He also holds a strong interest in collaborations with composers to enhance the contemporary saxophone repertoire, commissioning and premiering works from more than 30 composers. Equally adept with both classical and jazz repertoire, Joseph Lulloff is featured both as a soloist and ensemble member in numerous recordings on the Albany, Arabesque, AUR, Blue Griffin, Channel Classics, RCA, Veriatza, and White Pine labels. Joseph Lulloff is currently Distinguished Professor of Saxophone at Michigan State University. He has also been a member of the summer artist faculty at the Brevard Music Center since 1999.

Clarinetist Brooke Miller is in her final year of study at Penn State, majoring in Music Education.

Janice L. Minor is the clarinet professor at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia and the Saarburger Serenaden: International Music Festival and School in Saarburg, Germany. Active as an orchestral player, solo recitalist, chamber musician, clinician, and music educator, Dr. Minor has performed and appeared in a wide variety of venues throughout the United States and Europe. She has been a soloist with the United States Army Europe Band in Heidelberg, Germany, the United States Army Band Pershing’s Own, the Northwest Symphony Orchestra, the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Eighteenth Century Ensemble and the James Madison University Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble and Wind Symphony. She has performed with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, 23 the Cincinnati Pops, the Cincinnati Opera, Opera Roanoke, the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, and the Richmond Symphony Orchestra . Dr. Minor has performed as a soloist and chamber musician at the Aspen and Staunton Music Festivals as well as the Lucca Music Festival in Lucca, Italy, and the Saarburger Serenaden Music Festival in Saarburg, Germany. She has also performed on soundtracks for The Discovery Channel and National Geographic.

A native of Long Island, New York, Dr. Minor earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the State University of New York-Purchase College. She graduated from Northwestern University with a double Master of Music degree in music performance and music education, where she studied with Clark Brody and Robert Marcellus. Dr. Minor worked with Chicago Symphony Orchestra clarinetists, Larry Combs and John Bruce Yeh, while earning an Artist Diploma from DePaul University. She was awarded the teaching assistantship at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music where she earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree studying with Ronald de Kant. Janice L. Minor is a Buffet Crampon U.S.A. performing artist-clinician and music reviewer for The Clarinet, the official journal of the International Clarinet Association.

Katie Morell is a native of Dunmore, Pennsylvania and has been playing the clarinet for seventeen years. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education and a Clarinet Performance Certificate from The Pennsylvania State University. At Penn State Katie was active in the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Philharmonic Orchestra, chamber groups, and the marching Blue Band. She received her Master of Music in clarinet performance and is pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in clarinet performance at The Ohio State University. She a Graduate Teaching Associate for the clarinet studio and in music education assisting in Woodwind Techniques. Her primary teachers have included Smith Toulson, Dr. Anthony Costa, James Pyne, and Dr. Caroline Hartig.

Joseph Murphy has been the saxophone professor at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania since 1987, where he has also served as Department Chair and Director of Bands. He received the Bachelor of Music degree from Bowling Green State University (OH), and the Master of Music and Doctoral of Musical Arts degrees from Northwestern University. In 1985-86 he received a Fulbright Award for a year of study in Bordeaux, France, where he received a Premier Prix. He is currently a clinician for the Selmer Corporation and has been recorded on the Erol (France), Opus One, and Mark Record labels. Murphy has been involved in commissioning and premiering more than twenty new works for the saxophone, including pieces by Libby Larsen, Michael Colgrass, John Harbison, Bernard Rands, and Gunther Schuller.

Duo Montagnard, with guitarist Matthew Slotkin, was formed in 2002 and has performed over 200 concerts in 40 states, 11 countries on 5 continents. Festival performances include the Chautauqua Institution, the Hartwick College Summer Music Festival, and the Alexandria Guitar Festival. They have premiered twelve pieces.

The Pennsylvania Quintet, acclaimed wind chamber music ensemble, has been concertizing since 1984 at major venues on both sides of the Atlantic. Performances include concerts at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall in New York City, the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Germany, as well as recitals in Nuremberg and Frankfurt. In addition to concerts on many university guest artist series, the Quintet has been Ensemble-in- Residence at the Sedona Chamber Music Festival and a winner of the National Flute Association's international Chamber Music Ensemble Competition. National Public Radio has featured the Quintet in its nationally-syndicated program, Performance Today. The Pennsylvania Quintet can be heard on three compact disc recordings: American Wind Music (Centaur 2085); 20th Century Wind Chamber Music (Centaur 2225); and Recent American Works for Winds (Centaur 2509). The Pennsylvania Quintet is comprised of Penn State faculty members Naomi Seidman (flute), Timothy Hurtz (oboe), Anthony J. Costa (clarinet), Daryl Durran (bassoon), and Lisa Bontrager (horn).

Faith Shiffer graduated summa cum laude with a B.M. in clarinet performance from Millikin University, Decatur, IL, and an M.M. in clarinet performance from the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley. She has toured nationally with musical productions of Sunday In the Park With George, Chicago, and South Pacific. Locally, she has performed with the following organizations: Harrisburg Symphony, Theatre Harrisburg, Pride of the Susquehanna Riverboat Band, Reading Civic Opera, The Buzz Jones Big Band, The Spring Garden Big Band, The Salem Six Dixieland Band, The Cat’s Pajamas Dixieland Band, The Shiffer Trio, Ossia Duo, Allenberry Theatre, Hershey Area Playhouse, Mount Gretna Theatre, and The Fulton Theatre. Faith continues to perform throughout Central Pennsylvania and also maintains a private teaching studio in Stevens, PA.

Matthew Slotkin is an acclaimed performer, teacher, and scholar, and has appeared in leading venues throughout North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. He has achieved success in solo performance, chamber music, and as a soloist with orchestra. He has commissioned works by composers John Anthony Lennon, Scott Lindroth, John Orfe, and many others. Recent performances include tours of Argentina, New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Portugal, and Greece, as well as concerts at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, the Walled City Music Festival, the Monadnock Music Festival, the Hartwick College Summer Music Festival, the Guitar Foundation of America, the Chautauqua Institution, and the World Saxophone Congresses in Scotland, Thailand and Slovenia. He has given performances with many prominent chamber ensembles including the Metropolis Ensemble, the Mallarmé Chamber Players, and Dez Cordas. Summit Records released “Gone Away” in 2011, with bassist Craig Butterfield, which American Record Guide called “a magnificent achievement". Slotkin directs the guitar program at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, PA, and has previously taught at Mansfield University, Buffalo State College, and Alfred University. He has given masterclasses at numerous institutions and festivals including the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Northwestern 25

University, Victorian College of the Arts (Australia), ESMAE (Portugal), the Alexandria Guitar Festival, and many others. He received the Doctor of Musical Arts, Master of Music, and Bachelor of Music degrees from the Eastman School of Music, where he studied guitar with Nicholas Goluses and historical performance practice with Paul O’Dette. Duo Montagnard, with saxophonist Joseph Murphy, was formed in 2002 and has performed over 200 concerts in 40 states, 11 countries on 5 continents. Festival performances include the Chautauqua Institution, the Hartwick College Summer Music Festival, and the Alexandria Guitar Festival. They have premiered twelve pieces.

Ryan Stahl is a former student of Dr. Costa and currently pursuing a Masters in clarinet performance at Michigan State University. As a rising clarinetist, he has commissioned and premiered new works by Michael Garman, including a duet for two clarinets and a quartet for four clarinets. As an educator, he has taught privately and currently works with clarinet students in the Danville School District in Danville, MI. Ryan graduated from Penn State University in 2011and earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree with a performer’s certificate in clarinet performance. He is currently completing his Masters in Music in clarinet performance at Michigan State University. His teachers have included Smith Toulson III, Anthony Costa, Justin O’Dell, and Theodore Oien.

Dr. David Stambler, Associate Professor of Saxophone at Penn State, is originally from the Washington, D.C. area. He has established himself as a dynamic teacher and musician throughout the United States, performing both jazz and classical music. Stambler is active as a recital and symphonic soloist, and as "on-call" saxophonist with many orchestras, including the Baltimore Symphony, the Annapolis Symphony, the Bay Atlantic Symphony, the National Gallery Orchestra, and the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra. He has performed at the JVC Jazz festival, the Princeton Jazz Fest, the Smithsonian Institution, at the Kennedy Center, and has accompanied many of the top entertainers in the world today. Stambler's premieres include November by Elam Sprenkle with the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Dos Movimientos by Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez with the Bay Atlantic Symphony, Still the Fire by John Anthony Lennon, Moments Musicale and Suite for Saxophone by Mark Weiser, Five Portraits by Jonathan Leshnoff, and compositions by John Harbison, Gunther Schuller, and Michael Colgrass, Chris Theofanidis, and others, through the Worldwide Concurrent Premieres and Commission Fund. He has recorded with the Baltimore Symphony, the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, and the Capitol Quartet, and can be heard playing clarinet and saxophone on dozens of nationally broadcast radio and television commercials. As tenor saxophonist, executive producer, and arranger with the Capitol Quartet, he performs frequently in recital venues and with symphony orchestras nationwide. Stambler studied clarinet at the Oberlin Conservatory, and then received his bachelor of music degree in saxophone from The University of Michigan, where he was a student of Donald Sinta. He holds the master of music degree from the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, and the Doctor on Musical Arts degree from the University of Maryland. He is the founder and President of the Margot Music Fund.

Elisabeth Stimpert holds degrees in clarinet performance, music theory, and music education from the Eastman School of Music and The Ohio State University. She currently serves as professor of clarinet at Bucknell University, Dickinson College, Kutztown University, and Messiah College. As a founding member of Alarm Will Sound, Elisabeth has appeared frequently as clarinetist and bass-clarinetist with that critically-acclaimed new music ensemble, including recent performances in New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Denver, Moscow and St. Petersburg, and Amsterdam. For more information about Alarm Will Sound’s current activities, including the release of the ensemble’s newest album A/Rhythmia on Nonesuch Records, please visit www.alarmwillsound.com. Between Alarm Will Sound engagements, Elisabeth performs regularly with her faculty colleagues in and around central Pennsylvania.

Prior to settling in Pennsylvania, Elisabeth was principal clarinetist of the Midland-Odessa (TX) Symphony Orchestra. With the orchestra’s quintet-in-residence, the West Texas Winds, she toured extensively in Texas and New Mexico performing to appreciative audiences in schools, malls, concert halls, gazebos, and even once on an ice rink!

Throughout her work as a performer and teacher, Elisabeth is committed to bringing new music to new audiences. She has worked with many of today’s leading and emerging composers, and has performed world premieres of works by John Adams, David Lang, Wolfgang Rihm, Michael Gordon, Augusta Read Thomas, Stefan Freund, Robert Pound, John Orfe, and Payton MacDonald, among others. Elisabeth’s primary teachers have included Kenneth Grant, James Pyne, and Eugene Marquis. She performs on Buffet clarinets with Pyne Signature mouthpieces and Vandoren Black Master reeds. Her bass clarinet is a Buffet Prestige Low-C model, also with a Pyne Signature mouthpiece and Vandoren standard bass-clarinet reeds.

Praised for his singing tone quality and musical sensitivity, American saxophonist Wildy Zumwalt is recognized as a leading performer, teacher and scholar of the saxophone. He performs frequently throughout the U.S. and in Europe. Recent performances have included recitals at the Darmstadt Akademie für Tonkunst and the Goethe Institut in Freiburg, Germany. He is equally at home on the solo stage, in intimate chamber music settings, teaching young musicians, or researching historical archives. Zumwalt is a regular performer with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, and has appeared with the Knoxville Symphony, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Western New York Chamber Orchestra, Amarillo Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Flagstaff Symphony, and Tallahassee Symphony. He has also been featured on numerous radio broadcasts including National Public Radio's Performance Today. Zumwalt is an Associate Professor of Saxophone at The State University of New York at Fredonia, where he teaches applied saxophone and conducts the Fredonia Saxophone Ensemble. Prior to his teaching position at SUNY Fredonia, Zumwalt served on the faculty at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

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