Honors Concerts 2018
Presented By The
St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association and EducationPlus
St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association Affiliated With EducationPlus Missouri Music Educators Association MENC - The National Association for Music Education www.slsmea.com
EXECUTIVE BOARD – 2016-18
President HS Orchestra VP Aaron Lehde, Ladue Alex Chang, Lindbergh
President-Elect MS Orchestra VP Lisa McMahon, Mehlville Kyla Herbert, Hazelwood
Past President Jason Harris, Maplewood-Richmond Heights 6th Grade Orchestra VP Adrianna Mittler, Rockwood Secretary/Treasurer/Scheduler James Waechter, Retired-Ladue HS Vocal VP Ronda Fields, Wentzville HS Band VP Chelsea Silvermintz, Lindbergh MS Vocal VP Kim Carson, Ritenour MS Band VP Stephanie Ruggles, Ritenour Mike Kanaan, Clayton Elementary Vocal VP HS Jazz Band VP Katy Moehlman, Orchard Farm Denny McFarland, Pattonville MS Large Ensemble/Solo Ensemble MS Jazz Band VP Festival Director Jeremy McMahon, Lindbergh David Meador, St. Louis
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St. Louis Suburban Sixth Grade Honor Orchestra Susan L. Rolá, Conductor January 6, 2018 Ritenour High School 2:00 p.m.
PROGRAM
Trailblazing ...... Kathryn Griesinger Sailors of the Blue ...... Susan Day Sparkle! ...... Kathryn Griesinger Fandango Festival ...... Victor Lopez The Polka Dot Polka ...... Richard Meyer
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR Susan L. Rolá is currently enjoying her third year of retirement from teaching orchestra for 31+ years! She was the Director of Orchestras at Lindbergh High School for 24 years. Prior to teaching at Lindbergh she taught in the Ritenour School District for 7+ years. At Lindbergh, Sue directed the Lindbergh High School Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, team taught at Sperreng Middle School and instructed elementary strings. Under her leadership, the Symphony Orchestra performed at the Missouri Music Educators Association convention on two occasions. They also were aired four times on Classic 99 KFUO Radio in a program called “High School Outreach for the Classics”. She established the Lindbergh High School Strolling Strings in 1991. The LHS Strolling Strings is an extracurricular high energy, enthusiastic group of young musicians who perform throughout the Greater St. Louis area. In the winter months she directed the “pit” orchestra for the annual high school musical. Sue received her Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education at the University of Missouri, St. Louis and a Masters of Education Degree from National-Louis University. She earned additional credit hours through Truman State University. Sue maintains a private violin studio and is a member of the Sunset String Quartet as well as the Town and Country Symphony Orchestra. She has served two terms as the High School Orchestra Vice President of the St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association. She also holds professional memberships with MoASTA and the National Association for Music Education. During her retirement she enjoys adjudicating orchestra festivals in Missouri. Sue’s honors include the “Lindbergh Leader” award from the Lindbergh School District in 1998. In 2011 she received the “Outstanding Music Educator” award from the St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association. The “Secondary String Educator of the Year” award was presented to her by the Missouri American String Teachers Association in 2014. In January, 2015 the St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association honored Sue with the Prestigious “Hall of Fame” award. In the Fall of 2016, Sue established a new community strolling strings group called “Pizzazz”! Pizzazz is open to students from high school through adult who enjoy playing alternative styles of music. Sue’s other interests include, jewelry designer, exercise instructor, scrapbooking, traveling and enjoying her family. She would like to thank her husband Matt for all his support throughout the years as well as her parents who never missed a concert! Sue and Matt are not only proud of their four children, all with music careers, but also their budding musical grandchildren (three violins and a drummer)!
PERSONNEL
FIRST VIOLIN VIOLA Ella Boeckmann - Parkway Southwest Isaac Blassingame - Holman Lilian Chan - Crestview Nora Lee Brown - Nipher Joshua DeLay - Steger Josie Del Carmen - Wildwood Jasmine Gura - Nipher Jenna Elmore - Rockwood South Shawn Hughes - Parkway Central Olivia Krempp - Crestview Elle Kazerooni - Parkway Central Claire Miller - Steger Sarah Lichtenberg - North Kirkwood Mallory Mihm - North Kirkwood Aidan Nosovitch - Rockwood Valley Hannah Moon - Wydown Ebba Schroeder - Nipher Kate Mullins - Hazelwood West Nate Sowder - LaSalle Springs Norah Rutkowski - Parkway West Kyle Stawuarski – LaSalle Springs Ben Skikas - Jefferson Weston Vlahiotis - Holman Brandon Slaughter - Holman Grace Wollenberg - Sperreng Miriam Steinberg - Ladue Kate Wright - Parkway Southwest SECOND VIOLIN Caden Bergman - Wildwood CELLO William Bernert - Selvidge Akhil Banerjee - Parkway West Carina Dickie - Steger Angela Chen - Wydown Michael Grill - Selvidge Aaron Davis - Truman Anna Harstick - Rockwood Valley Julia DeWeese - Truman Sonora Haake - Steger Mei Han - Rockwood Valley Vivian Jones - Jefferson Maya Jury - Rockwood Valley Linzi McPartlin - Wildwood Aditi Kompalli - Parkway Southwest Allyson Olson - Ladue Insang Lee - Parkway West Adithrri Subramanian - Selvidge Joshua Li - Crestview Christopher Liu - Parkway Central BASS Piper McCarty - Jefferson Paisley Fortus - Parkway West Roniel Randelman - Sperreng William Jaffe - Ladue Rina Simpson - Truman Henry Kidd - Steger Mason Thayer - Rockwood South Katherine Matthews - Jefferson Isabella Tober - Parkway Southwest Patrick McCollum - Parkway Northeast Eli Tritinger - Parkway Northeast Erik Oswald - Parkway West Katelyn Turley - Steger Ty Parks - Parkway Northeast Rachel Walkenhorst - Nipher Grace Peach-Righton - North Kirkwood William Unk - Parkway Central
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association would like to thank the following for their assistance in making this afternoon’s performance a success: First and foremost, this would not have taken place without the wonderful generosity of Ladue School District and the staff at the Ladue Fifth Grade Center for the use of their facilities for our rehearsals. Special thanks also go to the teachers who came to assist with tuning or sectionals at rehearsals, especially L. Michelle Howard, Kyla Herbert, Clay McKenny, Emily Peterson Pankratz, Steve Patton and Jaquie Sheehan. And finally, thank you to our conductor, Mrs. Susan L. Rolá. Her work with the students has been wonderful! The SLSMEA Sixth Grade Orchestra Vice President is Adrianna Mittler, Rockwood School District.
St. Louis Suburban Middle School Honor Orchestra Michael Blackwood, Conductor January 6, 2018 Ritenour High School 3:00 P.M.
PROGRAM
Keystone ...... Alan Lee Silva “Scherzo” from Serenade #1 in D ...... Brahms/Dackow Serendipity Suite - Richard Meyer I. Fit As A Fiddle II. Sol-La Viola III. Cello Pudding IV. Oasis for Basses Springtide ...... Darren Mitchell “My Shot” from Hamilton ...... Miranda/Moore Guest Artist, Omega Jones
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR Michael Blackwood is a native of the St. Louis area and has taught music in public & private schools here for the past 17 years. Currently teaching strings in the Rockwood School District, he holds a BS in Secondary Education from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a MM in Composition from Webster University. He has had the good fortune to direct several groups throughout his career, including the Parkway-Rockwood Intermediate Honors Orchestra and the Metro 8 High School Honors Orchestra. Also, he is a published composer, a freelance musician, enjoys music directing for local musical theatre productions (and even gets on stage occasionally to act). He is the proud husband of Sara, and father of two, Caroline & Eric.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thank you to the Ladue School District’s faculty, administration, and especially Twinda Murry for hosting the orchestra again this year. We also thank Ritenour High School for hosting our concerts in this beautiful space of theirs. Thank you to the following string professionals for their assistance with auditions, coaching, and rehearsals: Twinda Murry, Steve Patton, Jacquie Sheehan, Ruth Panhorst, Amanda Davis, Steve Patton, Michelle Howard, Fariga Drayton, Jennifer Husky, Eve Flowers, and Clay McKinney. Thanks also to Steve Knowles at Top Notch Violins for the folders for students to use in rehearsals. Additionally, thank you to all of the area teachers for the work you do with your students, and to all of the parents for your continuous support. This program would not exist without you! The SLSMEA Middle School Orchestra Vice President is Kyla Herbert, Hazelwood West Middle School.
PERSONNEL
FIRST VIOLIN VIOLA Kira Boegeman- Sperreng Hannah An- Parkway Northeast Yoon SeoChang- Selvidge Nia Anderson- Nipher Katie De La Paz- Wydown Lillian Chen- Ladue Ida Fan- Truman Mariah Collins- Brittany Woods Madeline Foersterling- Wydown Chloe Halls- Hixson Middle Michelle Ho- Parkway Northeast Andrew Hickman- Nipher Cynthia Hu- Parkway Central Emma Kasicki- Holman Ava Janes- Wydown Zoe Kohrs- Truman Matthew Jing- Ladue Hariett Krajcovic- Nipher Jonathan Liu- Selvidge Isabella Pantano- Hixson Evelyn Lui- Parkway Northeast Larry Qian- Wydown Alia Noor- Nipher Eugene Renner- Wildwood Josephine Robinson- Parkway Central Tyra Smith- Hixson Middle Gabby Schmiedeke- Rockwood South Cameron Thomas- Holman Laurel Seidensticker- Nipher Aaron Wolz- Holman Emily Shaw- Ladue Ava Wood- Truman Nevin Song- Ladue Sydney Studer- Truman CELLO Margaret Yu- Rockwood South Emma Cheng- Parkway Southwest Cathryn Zou- Rockwood Valley John Cramblitt- Ladue Katie Downey- Hixson SECOND VIOLIN Lawrence Doyle- Nipher Celia Alexander- Hixson Sebastian Fleming- LaSalle Springs Julia Crowe- Truman Sean Kee- Selvidge Zsasha Easley- Hazelwood West Stephanie Lei- Crestview Wilson Gao- Parkway West Nisha Murali- Parkway Central Kiran Garre- Selvidge Sam Nordstrom- Parkway West Lana Herkenhoff- Hazelwood West Emma Smith- Nipher Olivia Hu- Ladue Keziah-Yvonne Smith- Nipher Darren Hwang- Wildwood Samantha Zhang- Rockwood Valley Meenakshi Kalinathabotla- Parkway Northeast BASS Irene Ko- Parkway West Tara Chandler- Holman Ava Lamb- Wildwood Evelyn DiGenova- Rockwood Valley Jennifer Li- Crestview Anna Kasprzyk- Pattonville Traditional Rachael Lin- Ladue Calvin Lackey- Rockwood South Shashank Mani- Crestview Zachary Patton- Crestview Allison Peng- Rockwood South Sam Stremlau- Crestview Shreeya Ravindranath- Ladue Rohit Sayeeganesh- LaSalle Springs Julia Serafimov- Parkway Southwest Alan Song- Parkway West Joyce Yu- Ladue
St. Louis Suburban High School Honor Orchestra Mark Laycock, Conductor January 6, 2018 Ritenour High School 4:00 p.m. PROGRAM Concerto Polonois ...... Georg Philipp Telemann Elegy for String Orchestra ...... Samuel Jones Serenade for Strings ...... Edward Elgar American Sketches ...... Joshua Reznicow
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR Dr. Mark Laycock is a Professor of Music at Wichita State University, where he holds the Ann Walenta Faculty of Distinction Endowed Professorship. He has been recognized with the WSU Excellence in Creative Activity Award (2012) and the College of Fine Arts Excellence in Teaching Award (2007). He serves as Director of Orchestras and Coordinator of Strings. WSU Symphony Orchestra appearances under his direction include international tours to Spain and Canada, a May 2011 concert at Carnegie Hall, and multiple invited performances at Kansas Music Educators Association In-Service Workshops. Dr. Laycock is a member of the Board of Directors of the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic; he serves as Chair of Orchestra Activities. He is Conductor of the Wichita Youth Symphony and Director of the Youth Orchestras Program. His work as guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator spans 29 states; upcoming engagements encompass Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, and Texas. He has conducted all-state, region, and district orchestras throughout the country. He has served the National Orchestra Festival as adjudicator and clinician, and in 2018 will begin a two-year term as chair of the event. His appearances with professional ensembles include the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Wichita Grand Opera, and Opera Kansas, as well as orchestras in Slovakia and Canada. Dr. Laycock has presented clinic sessions for numerous state education conferences, as well as the American String Teachers Association National Conference, the Northwest and Northeast Division Conventions of the National Association for Music Education, and the Midwest Clinic. In May 2016, he presented professional development sessions for instrumental music educators in Brisbane, Australia, returning that September to conduct the Sir Charles Mackerras String Orchestra of the Queensland State Honours Ensemble Program. He is a Keynote Presenter for the Australian Strings Association 2018 National Conference in Perth. From 2013-2015, Dr. Laycock was an invited music education panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts, evaluating grant applications from institutions throughout the country. He served as Director of Orchestras and Instrumental Music at Chapman University in Orange, California, where he led invited performances for the California Music Educators Association and at Disneyland. He was also Principal Conductor of the Irvine (CA) Classical Players, leading the youth orchestra on concert tours to Italy (2006) and France (2008). From 1998- 2003, Dr. Laycock served as Director of Orchestral Activities at Iowa State University and was Music Director of the Central Iowa Symphony. Under his leadership, the ISU Symphony Orchestra performed at the North Central Division Convention of the Music Educators National Association and collaborated with such artists as bass-baritone Simon Estes and pianist-composer Marvin Hamlisch. He earned a Doctor of Arts degree in orchestral conducting from the University of Northern Colorado. Dr. Laycock holds a Master of Music degree in instrumental conducting from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Bachelor of Arts degree in music history and literature from the University of Southern California. An experienced educator, he was an instructor of strings and orchestra at the middle and high school levels in the Clark County School District in Las Vegas, Nevada.
PERSONNEL
VIOLIN I VIOLA Dominic Doray - Parkway Central Linnea Johansen - Parkway South Eva Shanker - Parkway Central Natalie Young - Pattonville Diya Diwakaran - Ladue Logan Feulner - Hazelwood West Mugdha Sinha - Parkway Central Chloe Henderson - Rockwood Summit Hongkai Jiang - Clayton Nathan Moser - Pattonville Avirath Dodabele - Parkway South Rincon Jagarlamudi - Marquette Christine Kim - Marquette Jessica Son - Parkway Central Eric Sun - Parkway Central Alyssa Summers - Parkway West Grace Hu - Ladue Cheyenne Parson - McCluer North Vincent Gao - Parkway Central Janice Ntimba - Parkway Central Maxwell Yu - Rockwood Summit Brayden Haas - Marquette Alan Peng - Rockwood Summit Ryan Lam - Ladue Andy Mai - Marquette Maya Combs - Afton Andrew Kim - Lindbergh Jacob Wilfong - Pattonville Julia Makarsky - Hazelwood West Zoe DeLay - Webster Groves Maple Wang - Parkway South Patrick Markovitz – Eureka Ira Samsonova - Parkway Central Viola alternates Rahul Suresh Kanna - Lafayette Anna Tetreault - Webster Groves Joshua Simelbauer - Parkway North Diamond Wilson - McCluer North Meranda Breece - St. Charles West Stephanie Hughes - Hazelwood West Violin 1 alternates Lorne St. Christopher ll - Parkway North Michael Cambron - McCluer North Jarred McCormick - Pattonville CELLO Jack Krudop - Marquette VIOLIN II Fatou Kane - Rockwood Summit Krishny Karunanandaa - Parkway Central Victoria Strege - Parkway Central Sydney Goehler - Marquette Emily Budde - Lafayette Raymond Soto - Lindbergh Hannah Dinwiddie - McCluer North Karena Wong - Lafayette Janae Bursey - McCluer North Jason Zheng - Parkway South Jared Morton - Parkway Central Elora Robeck - Rockwood Summit Kyle Yerby - Lafayette Theresa Moteleone - Parkway West San Kwon - Clayton Kelly Phung - Ladue Varsha Murali - Parkway Central Nathan Hart - Lindbergh Kathryn Blasini - Parkway Central Justin Wang - Parkway Central Jacob Keesey - Eureka Isaiah Minner - Afton Mary Gordon - Parkway South Tyler Bickmeyer - St. Charles Bennett Pina-White - Eureka Hillary Fadojutimi - Ritenour HS Cello alternates John Gordon - Parkway South Ian Obst - McCluer North Boran Li - Ladue Sylvia E - Parkway Central Madlyn Anderson - Lindbergh Max Ludwig - Parkway South Alex Evets - Parkway North Hannah Jones - Pattonville Yeonsoo Park - Lindbergh Sol Kwon - Clayton BASS Emily Xu - Parkway South Mitch Moore - Parkway Central Violin 2 alternates Colby Heimburger - Parkway Central Caleb Robinson - Lindbergh Abby Surlet - Pattonville Karen Trevor-Roberts - Parkway West Cloe Jones - Eureka Saniah Savala - McCluer North Courtney Berghoff - Parkway Central Hannah Verseman - Parkway South VIOLIN-ALTERNATES Emma Weeks - Marquette Sean Yn – Alternate - Parkway Central Victor Folk - Parkway West Karena Wong – Alternate - Lafayette Steven Tyler – Alternate - Afton Bass alternates Hannah Rivas - Parkway Central Madison Hassler – Oakville
ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA MEMBERS:
Violin 1 Viola Katie He - Clayton Katie Snelling - Clayton Theo Bockhorst - Clayton Junyi Su - Clayton Grace Crockett - Ladue Molly Prow - Kirkwood Rebecca Lang - Ladue Jack Rittendale - Kirkwood Leanne Dang - Lindbergh Jacob Sheldon - Ladue Kevin Zhou - Marquette Emily Liu - Lafayette Nayoung Sarah Yoo - Marquette Rohan Bohra - Lafayette Liya Liu - Parkway Central Philip Duchild - Lindbergh Mary Xu - Parkway Central Linnea Johansen - Parkway South
Violin 2 Viola Alternate Ethan Mayer - Clayton Annalise Bauserman - Kirkwood Hikari Umemori - Clayton Andrew Withrow - Clayton Cello Jonathan Munroe - Kirkwood Daniel Tse - Clayton Shelei Pan - Ladue Claire Lin - Kirkwood Anna Zhong - Ladue Daniel Diringer - Ladue Michael Lu - Lafayette Alex Cho - Marquette Claire Zhang - Marquette (Yerin) April Moon - Parkway Central Cello Alternate Jason Wan - Parkway West John Krudop - Marquette Jeremy Ling - Webster Groves Bass Violin Alternates Natalie Bruns - Kirkwood Rachel Sengl - Fort Zumwalt West Christian Maldonado - Kirkwood Yuria Bergt - Kirkwood Clayton Pokorny - Kirkwood David Decker - Kirkwood Merrick Schnider - Kirkwood Ellie Yang - Parkway Central Lillian Van Rees - Kirkwood (Band) Lauren Wash - Lindbergh Colby Heimburger - Parkway Central
Bass Alternate Emma Weeks - Marquette
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thank you to Dr. Shane Hopper, Principal of Ritenour High School, and the staff for the use of their building facilities in order to host this event. Thank you to the orchestra directors and private teachers of all participating schools for preparing their students for the auditions, rehearsals and concert. We also want to thank those who assisted in managing, scoring, and adjudicating auditions, rehearsals and sectional coaching: Joseph Bradley, Julianna Campbell, Darby Dachroeden, Michael Dunsmoor, Amanda Davis,Kimberly Jackson, John Mazar, Amy Meschke, James Nacy, Leah Poe, Steve Patton, Ken Rapini, and the Arianna String Quartet. SLSMEA High School Orchestra Vice President – Alex Chang, Lindbergh
St. Louis Suburban 7th and 8th Grade Honor Jazz Band ROB BABEL, CONDUCTOR JANUARY 7, 2018 KIRKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 2:00 P.M.
PROGRAM TO BE SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING:
Blue Beamer ...... Rick Stitzel Afro Blue ...... Mongo Santamaria arr. Michael Sweeney The Nearness of You ...... Hoagy Carmichael, arr. Mark Taylor Bye Bye Blackbird ...... Ray Henderson, arr. Mark Taylor Gandy Dancer ...... Jeff Jarvis
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR Rob Babel is currently in his 20th year as Director of Bands at Ft. Zumwalt North High School in O’Fallon, MO and his 25th year teaching. His duties include directing the Panther Pride Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band and Jazz Lab Band. In addition, he assists with beginning and intermediate band at North Middle School. Under his direction the Ft. Zumwalt North Jazz Band has three times presented concerts at The Midwest Clinic and the Missouri Music Educators Conference and twice presented concerts at the Jazz Education Network Conference. In addition, the FZN Wind Ensemble and Symphonic have consistently earned superior ‘I’ ratings at State Contest and the 155-member Panther Pride Band has been recognized as one of the outstanding marching bands in Missouri, earning recognition as a Bands of America Class AA Champion and Super Regional Finalist and receiving Division ‘I’ ratings at BOA Super Regionals in St. Louis for the past six years. Mr. Babel has been recognized as the 2016 Missouri Music Educator of the Year and is a recipient of the Charles Emmons Outstanding Band Director Award for Lamda Chapter of Phi Beta Mu. He has also been named the Ft. Zumwalt North Teacher of the Year, the St. Louis Metro District Eight Music Educator of the Year, and an O’Fallon Citizen of Achievement. He has served as Jazz Vice President for the Missouri Music Educators Association and remains active as a saxophone teacher, clinician and adjudicator and currently resides in St. Louis with his wife Tina, and their three children, Alex, Katie, and Chloe.
St. Louis Suburban 7th and 8th Grade Honor Jazz Band
PERSONNEL
Alto 1: Alex Turley, Hixson Alto 2: Luke Morrow, Truman Tenor 1: Hannah Wehrman, Truman Tenor 2: Jacob DeMaggio, Hixson Bari: Carter Bowman, North Kirkwood
Trumpet 1: Kylie Reuter, Sperreng Trumpet 2: Carter Stanton, Truman Trumpet 3: Max McFarland, Holman Trumpet 4: Olivia Buckley, Parkway Northeast Trumpet 5: Jackson Kenney, Crestview
Trombone 1: Thomas Gustafson, Wydown Trombone 2: Owen Jefcoat, Sperreng Trombone 3: Patrick McPheeters, Nipher Trombone 4: Ryan Sanner, North Kirkwood Trombone 5: Carter Mezines, Parkway Northeast
Drums: Alex Zhang, Wydown Drums: Rachel Byerly, Sperreng Bass: Lucie Herrick, Hixson Piano: Brian Kim, Truman Guitar: Benjamin Mayer, Truman Vibes: Josiah Hawkins, Truman
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS On behalf of St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association and all the students performing, Jeremy McMahon would like to thank the following for their invaluable assistance on audition night serving as judges for the Middle School Jazz Band: Tim Karth, Jimmy Hahn, Tommy Perry, Rick Haydon,Eliot Courtois, and Miles Vandiver. Thanks to , Mike Steep, Gabe Warren, and Denny McFarland for helping out with sectional rehearsals. Thank you to Mike Kanaan, Rob Nichols, Kim Shelley, Jennifer Shenberger, Paul Varley, the custodians, teaching staff, and administration of Clayton High School for providing and preparing facilities for auditions and rehearsals. Thanks to the students of Wydown Middle School and Clayton High School for their help on the night of auditions. The SLSMEA Middle School Jazz Band Vice President is Jeremy McMahon, Sperreng and Truman Middle Schools, Lindbergh School District.
St. Louis Suburban High School Honor Jazz Band DANIEL SMITH, CONDUCTOR
JANUARY 7, 2018 KIRKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 2:45 P.M.
PROGRAM TO BE SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING:
Take The A Train ...... Billy Strayhorn/Arr. Nestico Northridge ...... Dave Leach Big Dipper ...... Thad Jones Impressions ...... John Coltrane/Arr. Taylor Cabeza De Carne ...... Matt Harris
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR Dan Smith received a B.M. in Music Education from the University of Missouri at St. Louis and has done post graduate work at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana and Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Illinois. Dan is in his second year as adjunct professor at Webster University leading the Jazz Collective Big Band and also teaches a jazz brass class at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. Dan is a busy freelance player who has performed at The Muny, The Fox Theatre and at Riverport Amphitheatre backing artists including Sammy Davis Jr., Doc Severinsen, Burt Bacharach, Mel Torme, Michel Legrand, Amy Grant, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Manhattan Transfer, Barry Manilow, Jerry Lewis, Natalie Cole, The Moody Blues, Rosemary Clooney, Bernadette Peters, Jay Leno, Don Rickles, Bob Newhart to name just a few. He has performed with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Repertory Theatre, has toured with the Glenn Miller Orchestra and has done 6 tours playing lead trumpet with the 1940's musical revue, In The Mood Live! including 2 tours in Australia. Dan stays busy with his private teaching and also plays solo piano around the St. Louis metropolitan area.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thank you to the Administration, Faculty and Staff of Parkway North HS--especially Mark Linn and Andrew Larose--for the use of their building facilities in order to host this year's auditions. Thank you to the Administration, Faculty and Staff of Kirkwood HS-- especially Jeff Melsha and Rebecca Friesen--for the use of their building facilities in order to host this year's rehearsals and concert. Thanks to the band directors and private teachers of all participating schools for preparing their students for the auditions, rehearsals and concert. Additional thanks to those who assisted throughout the process in order to make this year's All-Suburban HS Jazz Band experience a great one: Matt Bittles, Kevin Cole, Sara Deutschmann, Rick Haydon, Adaron Jackson, Aaron Lehde, Chelsea Silvermintz, Brett Stamps, Jason Swagler, Miles Vandiver and Anna White. SLSMEA High School Jazz Band Vice President – Denny McFarland, Pattonville
PERSONNEL
ALTO SAXOPHONE JAZZ BAND ALTERNATES: Ron McDaniel - Hazelwood Central Ben Shafer - Eureka # Alto Sax Josh Coibion - St. Charles West TENOR SAXOPHONE Jeff Homrighous - Lindbergh & Tenor Sax Sean Smith - Lindbergh Jack Snelling - Webster Groves Jack Bledsoe - Webster Groves BARITONE SAXOPHONE Abigail Twyman - Pattonville Baritone Sax Liam Newman - Lafayette TRUMPET Hank Miller - Webster Groves + Trombone Spencer Hunt - Parkway North * Reade Snelling - Webster Groves Adam Colter - St. Charles West Jack Smith - Kirkwood Brad Eatherton - Lindbergh Miles Godfrey - Lindbergh Bass Trombone Isaac Gong - Lindbergh TROMBONE Makyla Boyd - Pattonville Isaac Gong - Lindbergh @ Max McArthur - Webster Groves * Vibraphone Julianna Jones – Lindbergh Thomas McFarland - Pattonville
BASS TROMBONE Bass Carter Kennedy - Pattonville Cloe Jones - Eureka
RHYTHM SECTION Drum Set Guitar Noah Ford - Lindbergh & Ben Reinhart - Kirkwood Sam Shull - Pattonville +
Piano Jack Snelling - Webster Groves &%
Vibraphone Noah Ford - Lindbergh * @ All State Band Member Bass #All-State Band Honorable Mention Clayton Watts - Parkway North % All-State Band Alternate + All-State Jazz Band Member Drum Set * All-State Jazz Band Honorable Mention Mike Mullins - Lindbergh ^ & All-State Jazz Band Alternate Dominic Anzalone - Clayton ^ All-State Orchestra Member
St. Louis Suburban 7th & 8th Grade Honor Band CHRIS BECKER, CONDUCTOR JANUARY 7, 2018 KIRKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 3:30 P.M.
PROGRAM Spontaneous Combustion ...... Robert Sheldon Harkstow and Lost Lady Found (from Lincolnshire Posy) arr. Michael Sweeney Appalachian Air ...... arr. Michael Brown Susato Dance Suite ...... arr. David Marlatt Movement 1 – La Morisque Movement 4 – Bergerette sans Roche Movement 5 – La Bataille Encanto ...... Robert W. Smith
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR Chris Becker graduated from the University of Missouri - Kansas City Conservatory of Music “With Distinction” in 1977, receiving the Bachelor of Music Education Degree, and earned a Master of Arts in Education from Lindenwood University. Mr. Becker is the Director of the Wind Ensemble and the Jazz Band at Washington University in St. Louis, and serves as the director of winds and percussion. Mr. Becker has taught instrumental music in Missouri for 40 years at all levels from the elementary to the university level. In June, 2017, he retired as Director of Bands at Parkway South High School, after serving for 36 years in the Parkway School District (St. Louis County, Missouri). During his tenure there, he directed Marching Bands, Symphonic Bands, Jazz Bands, and all other related band activities. In addition, he is the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Manchester Community Band, a highly successful ensemble founded five years ago and enthusiastically received by the residents of Manchester. Mr. Becker has also been a frequent guest conductor for both concert bands and jazz bands in Missouri and Illinois. Mr. Becker has served as the Jazz Vice President for the Missouri Music Educators Association, the first educator to hold that position after it was established as a part of the MMEA Board. Mr. Becker is a Past President of the Missouri unit of the International Association of Jazz Educators. During his term he helped clarify the mission and goals of the unit, and endeavored to reach out to music educators, those in the music industry, and professional players to create a broader base of support for jazz education. Becker has also served as Jazz Vice President for the St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association. Becker plays the trumpet professionally with a variety of ensembles in the St. Louis area, and has taught trumpet privately in both the Kansas City and St. Louis areas. Mr. Becker is a member of the National Association for Music Education, the Missouri Music Educators Association, the Missouri Association for Jazz Education, the Missouri Band Masters Association, and Phi Beta Mu Band Directors Fraternity. He was named "Charles Emmons Outstanding Band Director of the Year" by Phi Beta Mu in January, 1999. He was nominated numerous times for the Pillar of Parkway Award, which recognizes commitment and dedication for work in the Parkway School District, and was awarded a Pillar of Parkway in April, 2016.
PERSONNEL
FLUTE BASS CLARINET Sonia Palamand-Wydown Middle Aidan Shelledy-Wydown Middle Sophia Liu-Ladue Middle Jane Guillot-Beinke-Truman Middle Caitlin Roulhac-Selvidge Middle Michael Davis-Bernard Middle Ashlynn Nevil-Selvidge Middle Holly Jones-Pattonville Traditional ALTO SAXOPHONE Katelyn Shaffer- Sperreng Middle Will Bransford-North Kirkwood Middle Cassidy Berghoff-Parkway Central Middle Reed Gunn-Wydown Middle Kaitlyn Tran-Wydown Middle Ryan Shin-Crestview Middle Olivia Thomure-Buerkle Middle Ava Duggin-North Kirkwood Middle Mia Heuberger-Truman Middle Andrew Lee-Crestview Middle Dennis Sheynkerman-Crestview Middle Skylar Menner-Parkway South Middle Aneliese Evans-Buerkle TENOR SAXOPHONE OBOE Sam Opinsky-Parkway Central Middle Alex Norrenberns-Washington Middle Adelaide Goss-Sperreng Middle Nicholas Karr-Washington Middle Landon Oelschlaeger-Rockwood Valley
BASSOON BARITONE SAXOPHONE Lawrence Liu-Crestview Middle Faruk Sopovic-Bernard Middle Hunter Eyestone-Washington Middle AveryBrown-Parkway Northeast Middle
CLARINET TRUMPET Jonah Feinstein-Wydown Middle Sean Gallagher-Washington Middle Frances Freund-Truman Middle Max Jonak-Bernard Middle Colton Stefanski-Truman Middle Sameer Iyer-Crestview Middle Shane LaGesse-Wydown Middle Anthony Wang-Ladue Middle Ian McCann-Hixson Middle Blake Burrus-Sperreng Middle Ashton Cotton-Rockwood South Middle Jackson Hart-Truman Middle Abigail Ohms-Crestview Middle Bayleigh Friedmann-LaSalle Springs Sydney Suvansri-Holman Middle Hank Wilson-Wentzville Middle Emilee Goebel-Buerkle Middle Alan Kang-Parkway Central Middle Elena Sherwood-North Kirkwood Middle James Gerry-Selvidge Middle Emma Baum-Wydown Middle Charlotte Spohr-North Kirkwood Middle Benjamin Liu-Ladue Middle Maxwell Wagener-Buerkle Middle Kate Babel-Hixson Middle Tanner Jesperson-Crestview Middle Alex Carroll-Rockwood South Middle Madison Sweet-Truman Middle Bek Handzic-Smith-Wydown Middle Bonnie Niedermann-Oakville Middle Abigail Stein-Rockwood Valley Middle Brandon Vaughn-Nipher Middle Alanna Hamm-North Kirkwood Middle Samantha Davitt-Truman Middle Adison Mosher-Wentzville Middle Amber Depke-Buerkle Middle
PERSONNEL – CONTINUED
FRENCH HORN EUPHONIUM Roshen Chatwal-Ladue Middle Harper Kehl-Hixson Middle Molly Stevison-Hixson Middle Noah Bronstein-North Kirkwood Middle Andrew Freeman-Washington Middle Kristopher Gruen-Wydown Middle Aashish Allu-Rockwood Valley Middle Elliott Clauss-Sperreng Middle Ana Meyers-Wydown Middle Alyssa Moody-Sperreng Middle TUBA Ruth Hollander-Washington Middle Elle Mead-Truman Middle Jared Hasty-Bernard Middle Bennet Bradley-Crestview Middle Ben Phifer-Truman Middle Peter Schaper-Crestview Middle Addison Schroeder-North Kirkwood TROMBONE Middle Nathan Waggoner-Bernard Middle Abby Skelly-Rockwood South Middle PERCUSSION Bryce Bernstein-Ladue Middle Drew Eickel-LaSalle Springs Middle Ben Ridenour-Buerkle Middle Elijah Ward-LaSalle Springs Middle Nathan Johnson-Truman Middle Jacob Deeter-Truman Middle Joseph Powers-Washington Middle Peyton Heimburger-Parkway Central Josh Lowe-Truman Middle Jason Hawk-Rockwood South Middle Sylvia Edwards-Nipher Middle Sara Benedick-Buerkle Middle Thomas Heisner-Tru
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS On behalf of St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association and all the students performing, Michael Kanaan would like to thank the following for their invaluable assistance on audition night serving as judges for the Middle School Concert Band: Joe Akers, Bob Bauman, Paula Bernhardt, Laura Dwyler, Alyssa Cudney, Audrey Denny, Lexi Edwards, Steve Hanrahan, Ryan Helenthal, Samantha Kaatman, John Panhorst, Tommy Scwhartz, Paul Shanker, Daniel Shavers, Kim Shelley, and Steve White. Thanks to the following directors for helping with sectional rehearsals:. Jennifer Garrison Brown, Lucas Alberts, Jared Brockmeyer, Rebecca Friesen, Greg Hamilton, Jimmy Hahn, Jeremy Melton, Peter Rep, Thom Skinner, Daniel Shavers, and Paul Varley. Michael Kanaan would also like to thank the custodians, teaching staff, and administration of Clayton High School for providing and preparing facilities for auditions and rehearsals and to Adam Hall for your guidance. This process would also not be possible without the immense help of student and parent volunteers from Wydown Middle School and Clayton High School. We are all exceptionally grateful for your service and dedication to the great cause that is music. A very special thanks to my colleagues at Clayton, Rob Nichols, Kim Shelley, Jennifer Shenberger, and Paul Varley for your countless hours of help with auditions and rehearsals.
The SLSMEA Middle School Band Vice President is Michael Kanaan, Wydown Middle School, Clayton School District.
St. Louis All Suburban Honor High School Band DR. ERICA NEIDLINGER, CONDUCTOR JANUARY 7, 2018 KIRKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 4:15 P.M.
PROGRAM
Fanfare - Benefaction from Sky and Mother Earth ...... Satoshi Yagisawa The Promise of Living ...... Aaron Copland A Movement for Rosa ...... Mark Camphouse Carnaval ...... Julie Giroux
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR
Dr. Erica J. Neidlinger is Associate Professor and wind conductor at DePaul University in Chicago. Additional responsibilities include teaching courses in wind history and repertoire, conducting courses, and instrumental music education courses. Dr. Neidlinger’s conducting experiences are broad, ranging from chamber ensembles, contemporary ensembles, symphonic bands, and wind ensembles. She has worked with some of the finest musicians in Chicago as featured artists with the DePaul ensembles. In addition, Dr. Neidlinger has conducted performances across the United States and in Europe. She has traveled to Singapore and Canada as an ensemble adjudicator and has been featured as a guest conductor and clinician in Riga, Latvia and Moscow, Russia. Presentations at international conferences include the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles and the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. She has conducted honor bands and presented at many conferences across the United States. She also maintains a highly active schedule as a clinician for ensembles visiting Chicago.
Before her position at DePaul, Dr. Neidlinger served on the faculty of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where she conducted university concert ensembles and directed the marching band. She has been a member of the band and music education faculty at The Ohio State University and has also served as conductor of the Nebraska Wind Symphony. Neidlinger completed her doctoral degree at the University of Minnesota under the supervision of Professor Craig Kirchhoff. Her research applies Laban’s Effort Shape Theory to the expressive development of conductors.
PERSONNEL
PICCOLO CLARINET – CONT. Paige Eller - Wentzville Holt Jacob Reuter - Lindbergh Sarah Eisenman (alt 1) - Ladue Katie Eisenman - Ladue Olivia Melsha - Kirkwood FLUTE Nicole Neher - Oakville Anthony Kandilaroff - Parkway North Quentin Borengasser - Timberland Myah Frank - Webster Groves Lily Fisher - Timberland Abby Grace - Marquette Audrey Friesen - Kirkwood Jinghui (Jane) Wang - Parkway Central Sarah Locke - Lafayette Courtney St. John - Eureka Zachary Jansma - Eureka Hannah Vander Tuig - Lindbergh Alex Faintich - Wentzville Holt Osman Noueiry - Kirkwood Carlos Escudero - Kirkwood Angela Meyer - Lindbergh Amanda Unverferth - Hazelwood West Ashley Chung - Clayton Max Yue - Ladue Hallie Youker - Timberland Pablo Buitrago (alt 1) - Clayton Katie Locke - Lafayette Brianna Dotson (alt 2) - Timberland Daphne Levy (alt 1) - Ladue Sarah Eisenman (alt 2) - Ladue BASS CLARINET Jonah Stuckey - Eureka OBOE JD Estlund - Timberland Gwyn Allendorph - Parkway West Jacob Blackwell - Lindbergh Sarah Tuncel - Lindbergh Benjamin Turley - Timberland Angelina O'Brien (alt 1) - Mehlville Tyrome Jenkins - Wentzville Holt Samuel Lawson (alt 1) - Lafayette BASSOON Joshua Guehring - Lindbergh ALTO SAX Jack Snelling (Jazz) - Webster Groves Gabe DiAntonio - Ladue Emma Verrill - Kirkwood Ben Shafer (Jazz) - Eureka Jesse Schryver - Mehlville Nathan Lin - Kirkwood Adam Gera - Lindbergh Katherine Lo Faro - Parkway Central Elisa Holtzman (alt 1)-Rockwood Summit Katherine Howard - Clayton Nathan Long (alt 2) - Parkway South Emily Dobson - Lafayette Nate Beattie (alt 1) - Timberland Lauren Kanaan (alt 2) - Clayton CLARINET
Jennifer Jones - Rockwood Summit TENOR SAX Pema Childs - Ladue Arie Likhtman - Parkway Central Evyn Levy - Ladue Beth Wisbey - Rockwood Summit Emma Scherrer - Lindbergh Emma Parker (alt 1) - Parkway South Nita Isom - Webster Groves Sandra Swat (alt 2) - Kirkwood Jonah Stuckey (Bass Clarinet) - Eureka Evelyn Kastner - Clayton BARITONE SAX Brenna Bartholomew - Lindbergh Liam Newman - Lafayette Alexander Ye - Ladue Andrew Cromer (alt 1) - Marquette Karissa May - Oakville Taylor Howard - Webster Groves Tucker Hall - Clayton Thomas Birmingham - Kirkwood
PERSONNEL – CONTINUED
TRUMPET EUPHONIUM Dylan Potthoff - Marquette Drew Leslie - Lafayette Drew Tucker - Kirkwood Renae Beasley - Timberland Josh Hollis - Eureka Jacob Dairaghi - Lindbergh Conrad Bucholtz - Oakville Hannah Cohen - Kirkwood Ben Zerler - Eureka Brian Pilon (alt 1) - Parkway South Cole Beck - Rockwood Summit Achintya Benegal (alt 2) - Lindbergh Ray Wetzel-Meehan - Webster Groves Andy Min - Lafayette TUBA Adam Colter (Jazz) - St. Charles West Ethan Schweizer - Eureka Matthew Muldoon - Webster Groves Noah Cross - Eureka Anand Mysorekar - Clayton Shimon Likhtman - Parkway Central Grant Bowders - St. Charles West John Eyermann - Parkway West Olivia DeGalvez (alt 1) - Pattonville Gabe Schoenberger - Rockwood Summit William Kraus (alt 2) - Lindbergh Doug Glasgow - Kirkwood Natalie Baugher (alt 1) - Pattonville FRENCH HORN Hale Masaki (alt 2) - Ladue Colin Akers - Oakville Richard Cheng - Clayton PERCUSSION OPTION I Lauren Zygmont - Oakville Audrey Wang - Ladue Alexandria Boden - Rockwood Summit Cameron Henry - Kirkwood Grace Kirtley - Lafayette Asher Gunn - Clayton Emma Stubblefield - Pattonville Aaron Zoll (Option 3) - Clayton Drew Schulz - Timberland Curtis Halbrook - Oakville James Faris - Lindbergh Bima Pamula (alt 1) - Lindbergh Sam Witte (alt 1) - Rockwood Summit Justin Cupps (alt 2) - Parkway West Samantha Weber (alt 2) - Webster Groves PERCUSSION OPTION II TROMBONE Audrey Wang (Option 1) - Ladue Geoffrey Ladue - Lafayette Alexander Zhou - Ladue Isaac Gong (Jazz) - Lindbergh Aaron Zoll (Option 3) - Clayton Noah Korenfeld - Lafayette Christian Baugher - Pattonville Jessica Powell - Webster Groves Alec Hines (alt 1) - Ladue Rachel Blankenship - Lafayette Justin Cupps (Option 1) - Parkway West Kevin Li - Ladue Laura Ewald (alt 2) - Ladue Daniel Jung - Ladue Savanna Wooten - Pattonville PERCUSSION OPTION III Aaron Zoll - Clayton Olivia DeHaven - Ladue Ian Pallares - Ladue Charlie Foy - Parkway West Benjamin Altsheler (alt 1) - Clayton Joey Noble (alt 1) - Pattonville William Wild (alt 2) - Clayton Gavin Neils (alt 2) - Clayton Cassius Charak (alt 3) – Clayton
ALL-STATE BAND MEMBERS:
PICCOLO Paige Eller – Wentzville Holt – All State Band (Honorable Mention) FLUTE Anthony Kandilaroff – Parkway North – All State Band Ashley Chung – Clayton – All State Band Courtney St. John – Eureka – All State Band Myah Frank – Webster Groves – All State Band Jinghui (Jane) Wang – Parkway Central – All State Orchestra Abby Grace – Marquette – All State Orchestra Angela Meyer – Lindbergh – All State Band (alternate) Daphne Levy – Ladue – All State Band (Honorable Mention) Osman Noueiry – Kirkwood – All State Band (Honorable Mention) OBOE Gwyn Allendorph – Parkway West – All State Band BASSOON Joshua Guehring – Lindbergh – All State Band Jack Snelling – Webster Groves – All State Band (alternate) Adam Gera – Lindbergh – All State Band (Honorable Mention) Elisa Holtzman – Rockwood Summit – All State Band (Honorable Mention) CONTRABASSOON Emma Verrill - Kirkwood - All State Orchestra CLARINET Jennifer Jones – Rockwood Summit – All State Band Nita Isom – Webster Groves – All State Band Pema Childs – Ladue – All State Band Evelyn Kastner – Clayton – All State Band Brenna Bartholomew – Lindbergh – All State Band Taylor Howard – Webster Groves – All State Band Evyn Levy – Ladue – All State Orchestra Thomas Birmingham – Kirkwood – All State Band (Honorable Mention) Katie Eisenman – Ladue – All State Band (Honorable Mention) Jacob Reuter – Lindbergh – All State Band (Honorable Mention) Emma Scherrer – Lindbergh – All State Band (Honorable Mention) Karissa May – Oakville – All State Band (Honorable Mention) Tucker Hall – Clayton – All State Band (Honorable Mention) Olivia Melsha – Kirkwood – All State Band (Honorable Mention) BASS CLARINET Jonah Stuckey – Eureka – All State Band (Clarinet) JD Estlund – Timberland – All State Band Jacob Blackwell – Lindbergh – All State Band (alternate) Benjamin Turley – Timberland – All State Band (Honorable Mention) ALTO SAXOPHONE Ben Shafer – Eureka – All State Band (Honorable Mention) BARITONE SAXOPHONE Liam Newman – Lafayette – All State Band (alternate)
TRUMPET Drew Tucker – Kirkwood – All State Band Dylan Potthoff – Marquette – All State Band Conrad Bucholtz – Oakville – All State Orchestra Cole Beck – Rockwood Summit – All State Orchestra Andy Min – Lafayette – All State Band (Honorable Mention) FRENCH HORN Colin Akers – Oakville – All State Band Richard Cheng – Clayton – All State Orchestra Lauren Zygmont – Oakville – All State Band (Honorable Mention) Alexandria Boden – Rockwood Summit – All State Band (Honorable Mention) TROMBONE Geoffrey Ladue – Lafayette – All State Band Isaac Gong – Lindbergh – All State Band Noah Korenfeld – Lafayette – All State Band Daniel Jung – Ladue – All State Band (Honorable Mention) BARITONE Drew Leslie – Lafayette – All State Band Jacob Dairaghi – Lindbergh – All State Band Hannah Cohen – Kirkwood – All State Band (Honorable Mention) Renae Beasley – Timberland – All State Band (Honorable Mention) PERCUSSION OPTION 1 Audrey Wang – Ladue – All State Band (Honorable Mention) PERCUSSION OPTION 2 Laura Ewald – Ladue – All State Band (Honorable Mention) PERCUSSION OPTION 3 Aaron Zoll – Clayton – All State Band
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association would like to thank the following for their contributions to the success of this year’s All-Suburban High School Concert Band: Jim Waechter, Michael Faris, Aaron Lehde, Mark Lynn, Andrew LaRose, Jeff Melsha, the administration and staff of Parkway North High School for the use of their facilities for auditions, and the administration and staff of Kirkwood High School for the use of their facilities for rehearsals and this concert. Thank you also to the following local musicians and private teachers who served as adjudicators for auditions: Lisa McMahon, Cathy Woelbling-Paul, Donita Bauer, Lisa Middlekauff, Neil Finbloom, Shelley Layton, Mike Kanaan, Matt McKeever, David Meador, Max Kelsey, Theron Perkowski, Jeremy Knudtson, Timothy Crockett, Gene Rauscher, Thomas Zirkle, Lisa Kinworthy, Cassie Renner. To the following band directors for their help during rehearsals: Lisa Kinworthy, John Barnes, Tom Poshak, and Doug Hoover. SLSMEA High School Band Vice President Chelsea Silvermintz, Lindbergh.
St. Louis Suburban 7th and 8th Grade Treble Honor Choir Holly Barber, Conductor Karen Kaibel, Accompanist January 20, 2018 Ritenour High School 3:00 P.M. PROGRAM
Festival Sanctus ...... John Leavitt Home from The Wiz ...... Charlie Smalls Seoithín Seó ...... Traditional Irish Hine Ma Tov ...... Allan E. Naplan Jordan’s Angels ...... Rollow Dilworth
A BOUT T HE C ONDUCTOR Holly Barber has been the choral director at The Principia School for over ten years. She conducts the Upper School Concert Choir and Chamber Singers and the Middle School Boys Choir, is co-director of the Middle School Combined Choir, and is the vocal director for the school musical. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Principia College; Level III Certification in Choral Teacher Education from the CME Institute; and a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from California State University, Los Angeles, through which her master’s project report, Women in the Spotlight: A Survey of Female Composers for Middle and High School Choirs, was recently published. She is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association, Missouri Choral Directors Association, the Missouri Music Educators Association, and the National Association for Music Education. In addition to her teaching responsibilities at Principia, Ms. Barber is co-soloist at First Church of Christ, Scientist Kirkwood and performs regularly as a vocalist and bassist with two St. Louis area bands: the Main Street Remnants and The Bonbon Plot. Her hobbies include photography, reading, and Hamilton karaoke.
ABOUT THE ACCOMPANIST Karen Kaibel is the vocal music teacher and the fine arts team leader at Parkway Southwest Middle School, where she also serves on the shared leadership team. She holds a master’s degree in Vocal Performance and Music Education from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. Mrs. Kaibel was a teacher at the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Summer Camp from 2011–2013, a director of The St. Louis Children’s Choirs’ Summer Camp in 2012 – 2017, and has taught private lessons in voice and piano for many years. She has also conducted and accompanied for local and regional honor choir events as well as directed Chorale for the St. Louis Children's Choir from 2011 to 2017.
SOPRANO 1 SOPRANO 2 Eleanor Aughey - Maplewood Richmond Heights Aleah Adams - Wentzville Middle Jessica Ballard - Wentzville Middle Amelia Alonzo - Sperreng Middle Heaven Barber - Valley Park Middle Brooklyn Anderson-Maplewood Richmond Heights Summer Barnes - Wydown Middle Sharon Baker El - Ritenour Middle Neshona Bell - Hoech Middle Amelia Bell - Rockwood South Middle Abigail Bennett - Rogers Middle Christyna Borders - Hoech Middle Victoria Chandler - Maplewood Richmond Heights Samantha Daugherty - Wydown Middle Brandy Charlton - Hoech Middle Peyton Devan - Truman Middle Alyssa Cozzoni - Wentzville South Middle Rubi Diaz Sanchez - Ritenour Middle Morgan Craft - Wentzville South Middle Anna Edwards - Wentzville South Middle Elena Cuille’ - Wydown Middle Caitlyn Eye - Parkway Southwest Middle Micyah Demery - Ritenour Middle Shianne Glass - Wentzville Middle Melina Dhital - Truman Middle Megan Godi - Parkway West Middle Madeline Domian - Rockwood South Middle Danielle Haynes - Ritenour Middle Lucy Drinkard - Parkway Southwest Middle Maddie Heine - Truman Middle Aurora Drowns - Wentzville Middle Samantha Helmering - Wydown Middle Adele Eberhardt - Rogers Middle Elizabeth Henry - Rockwood South Middle Destiny Ellsworth - Wentzville South Middle Hannah Hiers - Sperreng Middle Hanna Flacke - Wentzville Middle Sarah Hirsch - Parkway Central Middle Julia Forczek - Pattonville Heights Middle Emma Jarvis - Valley Park Middle Amber Glen - Ritenour Middle Haley Johnson - Pattonville Heights Middle Lizzie Hartley - Truman Middle Anna Kimball - Wentzville South Middle Lexi Haston - Parkway South Middle Megan McCune - LaSalle Springs Middle Mia Havicon - Parkway South Middle Grace McMillen - LaSalle Springs Middle Madeline Hewgley - Parkway Central Middle Christine Malek - Parkway West Middle Brittanee Jackson - Parkway Central Middle Daja Matthews - Rogers Middle Kendra Johansen - Parkway South Middle Jillian Mayberry - Sperreng Middle Myracle Jones - Ritenour Middle Ariana Milo - Parkway South Middle Caitlyn Kang - Parkway Central Middle Abby Moss - Parkway Southwest Middle Daniel Krenk - Wydown Middle Elma Muratovic - Rogers Middle Allison Lendman - LaSalle Springs Middle Mary Murphy - Parkway South Middle Ella Malone - Rogers Middle Alexis Negrete - Hoech Middle Jordyn Maserang - Rockwood South Middle Tatum Nelson - Parkway Southwest Middle Brooke Moore - Pattonville Heights Middle Amani Nurse - Sperreng Middle Layla Neman - Hoech Middle Morgan O’Brien - Truman Middle Pari Patel - Parkway West Middle Tess Ostoff - Hoech Middle Sophia Reitmeyer - Rockwood South Middle Elise Patterson-Maplewood Richmond Heights Kayla Schwartz - LaSalle Springs Middle Elena Quinn - Rockwood South Middle Sammie Sears - Truman Middle Mia Reese - Parkway South Middle Brianne Simmons - Sperreng Middle Danyella Robinson - Rogers Middle Megan Smith - Wentzville Middle Devin Scharer - Pattonville Heights Middle Sadie Tanner - Maplewood Richmond Heights Morgan Shepherd - Parkway Central Middle Minhal Tariq - Parkway West Middle Tatum Smith - Wentzville South Middle Alexis Taylor - Sperreng Middle Emily Voyles - Parkway West Middle Olivia Tipton - Parkway Southwest Middle Tara Wang - Pattonville Heights Middle Autumn Varner - Pattonville Heights Middle Sophia Wilson - Wydown Middle Isa Weiler - Wentzville Middle Abby Wilken - LaSalle Springs Middle
ALTO ALTO Amara Akridge-Maplewood Richmond Heights Caleb Long - Pattonville Heights Middle Logan Carlton - Parkway South Middle Hannah McCutcheon - Rockwood South Middle Lauren Caudill - Wentzville Middle Maju Macias Garcia - Parkway Central Middle Ava Cordner - Truman Middle Taryn Moore - Hoech Middle Elsa Davinroy - Sperreng Middle Akshaya Mulakala - Parkway West Middle Natalie Delatejera-Tehandon - Rogers Middle Sophie Nagy - LaSalle Springs Middle Samantha Erickson - Pattonville Heights Middle Olivia Newham - Wentzville Middle Nina Fox-Dunsker - Wydown Middle Miyah Nickerson - Wentzville Middle Anna Frey - Wentzville South Middle Ava Niedbalski - Parkway South Middle Ava Frey - Wentzville South Middle Emilia O’Brien - Parkway Southwest Middle Taedra Greer - Rockwood South Middle Dylan Price - Parkway Central Middle Mia Hageman - Truman Middle Sarah Rapp - Parkway West Middle. Ella Hammerschmidt - LaSalle Springs Middle Kaylyn Riggs - Hoech Middle Rebecca Hanks - Parkway Central Middle Makayla Scott - Ritenour Middle Brooklyn Hatley - Pattonville Heights Middle Isabelle Sierra-Salazar-Maplewood Richmond Heights Jolene Hose - Parkway Southwest Middle Bailee Sistrunk - Ritenour Middle Kaitlyn Hurst - Hoech Middle Arjoo Sitaula - Truman Middle Elizabeth Jackson - LaSalle Springs Middle Mia Stevenson - Wentzville South Middle Lizzie Jackson - Sperreng Middle Natalie Till - Rogers Middle Ahmesha Johnson - Rockwood South Middle Gia Valencia - Sperreng Middle Allie Judd - Parkway West Middle Cheyanne Ward - Ritenour Middle Madison Klein - Parkway Southwest Middle Aisha Kuzez - Wydown Middle
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SLSMEA would like to thank the Ritenour School District, Ritenour High School, principal Dr. Shane Hopper, and the performing arts department for the use of the venue. Also, thank you to Aaron Lehde, James Waechter, and SHHH Productions for their help with the organization of this event. Teachers: Thank you for devoting extra time and energy to prepare your students for this honors festival. Parents: Thank you for providing transportation and being supportive of your children and local school music programs. The students, teachers, and parents would like to thank Mrs. Barber and Mrs. Kaibel for a wonderful day of artistic singing and an overall extraordinary musical experience.
The SLSMEA Middle School Vocal Vice-Presidents are Kim Carson, Hoech Middle School Stephanie Ruggles, Ritenour Middle School
St. Louis Suburban 7th and 8th Grade Mixed Honor Choir Caleb Zustiak, Conductor Lori Scissors, Accompanist January 20, 2018 Ritenour High School 4:00 P.M.
PROGRAM
Throw Open Your Shutters ...... Amy F. Bernon Snow ...... Kenneth Rigs Psallite ...... Norman Greyson In This Ancient House ...... Ruth Morris Gray Fly Away ...... Ian Good
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR Caleb Zustiak has been a choir director in the Festus R-6 School District for the past 17 years. Caleb graduated Summa Cum Laude from Southeast Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Music Education and was the recipient of the Governor’s Scholarship, Carol Langely Teaching Award, and won the ACDA Conducting Competition. Caleb is an MCDA Prelude Award recipient, received the Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award in 2011, and spent several years as the East Central District Junior High Vocal Vice-President. He has conducted several Honor Choirs and has also given clinics on the changing adolescent voice at several local Universities. The Festus Middle School Concert Choir previously performed at the MMEA Conference/In-Service in both 2008 and 2012. Mr. Zustiak has been married to his wonderful wife Kim for 17 years and they enjoy many things, especially running marathons together. They have two beautiful children, Connor and Riley, who both love playing soccer, singing in choir, and taking up all of their parents’ free time.
ABOUT THE ACCOMPANIST Lori Scissors is an elementary music specialist for Ritenour School District. Lori holds graduate degrees in music and in teaching. Lori maintains a private piano studio and serves as director of music at a local church.
SOPRANO ALTO Haley Albritton - Parkway South Middle Aaliyah Buford - Cross Keys Middle Kyra Bast - Sperreng Middle Salaya Chowdhury - Ritenour Middle April Berri - Ritenour Middle Emma Clanton - Selvidge Middle Ashleigh Blevins - Wentzville Middle Reagan Cleaves - Truman Middle Sophia Bradshaw - Rockwood South Middle Riley Darrough - Parkway South Middle Gabi Brawner - Parkway Northeast Middle Malaika Davis - Cross Keys Middle Allison Britt - Truman Middle Anastasia Denzmore - Wentzville Middle Hannah Christ - Wentzville Middle Samira Faruq - Selvidge Middle Natalie Cornwell - Parkway South Middle Berkley French - Parkway South Middle Kathryn Davis - Wydown Middle Emma Gorton - Wentzville South Middle Allyson Deckard - Hoech Middle Christian Hagens-Maplewood Richmond Heights Lucy Ferguson - LaSalle Springs Middle Alyssa Hall - Pattonville Heights Middle Katie Flores - Truman Middle Reiley Heffern - Parkway Northeast Middle Jada Frederick - Valley Park Middle Carine Heller - Parkway Central Middle Kinsey Henrichsen - Wentzville Middle Aiden Hoelzer - Maplewood Richmond Heights AManda Higgins - Rockwood South Middle Isabelle Jennings - Wentzville Middle DeYanna Howard - Hoech Middle Kaitlyn Johann - Parkway Southwest Middle Kaylee Jenkins - Rogers Middle Olivia Knerr - Wentzville Middle Alisha Johar - Parkway Southwest Middle Daphne Kraushaar - Wydown Middle Trinity Jones - Ritenour Middle Sydney Laux - LaSalle Springs Middle Ella Kalemis - Selvidge Middle Sarah Lawrence - Truman Middle Bronte King-Levine - Ladue Middle Abby Lewis - Pattonville Heights Middle Isabelle Leyba - Rogers Middle Bethany Lewis - Sperreng Middle Ruth McCarron - Pattonville Heights Middle Courtney Mendenhall - Rogers Middle Brenna McLain - Parkway Central Middle Kaden Missey - Ladue Middle Katie Marks - Ladue Middle Ellie Moriarity - Parkway West Middle Grace Miles - Wentzville Middle Meaghan Mulligan - Ladue Middle Liv Nash - Wentzville South Middle Emma Naes - Selvidge Middle Isabella Petty - Valley Park Middle Natasha Phiri - Parkway Southwest Middle Marissa Polizzi - Sperreng Middle Kenzi Pike - Sperreng Middle Elizabeth Pott - Selvidge Middle Alicia Plott - Parkway Northeast Middle Jasmyn Ray - Cross Keys Middle Sofia Puerto - Wydown Middle Lily Reynolds - Pattonville Heights Middle Nikki Reed - Parkway Central Middle Aubrey Sindel - Parkway Central Middle Jocelyn Sanchez - Hoech Middle Lily Stark - Parkway Southwest Middle Sophia Schulz - Wentzville South Middle Willa Stine - Wydown Middle Stella Semelsberger - Rockwood South Middle Mallory Stirrat - Parkway West Middle Aniya Smith - Ritenour Middle Lauren Straub - Wentzville South Middle Abby Steffan - LaSalle Springs Middle Sarah Voshage - LaSalle Springs Middle Paige Stephens - Rogers Middle Olivia Walters - Selvidge Middle Anjolise Taylor - Hoech Middle Lauren Weber – Parkway Northeast Middle Elise Wheeler - Parkway Southwest Middle Kennidi Wilkins - Cross Keys Middle Audrey Wolfe - Rockwood South Middle Abbie Zensen - Parkway West Middle
TENOR BASS Isaac Arnold - Rockwood South Middle Joshua Baumgartner - Wentzville South Middle Dominick Austin - Pattonville Heights Middle Tom Bavlsik - Sperreng Middle Caleb Bolton - Selvidge Middle Ryan Bowyer - Parkway Southwest Middle Julian Camp - Maplewood Richmond Heights DeCarlos Brown - Wydown Middle Teagan Connolly-Maplewood Richmond Heights Daniel Claussen-Maplewood Richmond Heights Ben Daniels - Truman Middle Tyler Davies - Hoech Middle Anthony Darevsky - Hoech Middle Collin Davis - Sperreng Middle Frederick Davis - Truman Middle Connor Dolan - Parkway West Middle
TENOR-CONT. BASS-CONT. Terrell Davis - Selvidge Middle Austin Evans - Hoech Middle Aaradhya Diwan - Wydown Middle Patrick Ferguson - Pattonville Heights Middle Ben Eisenhauer - Parkway South Middle Brendan Griffin - Rogers Middle Joshua Fillmore - Wentzville Middle Daniel Haack - Parkway South Middle Josh Goldman - Ladue Middle John Hastings - Wentzville Middle Trevin Guirl - Sperreng Middle Darrius Lane - Ritenour Middle Trevor Hackmann - Parkway Southwest Middle Shane Lizana - Sperreng Middle Connor Harlow - Wentzville Middle Braxton McCarthy - Parkway Southwest Middle Ethan Haughton - Pattonville Heights Middle Daniel McCoy - Pattonville Heights Middle Dylan Hesley - Parkway Central Middle Xander McKamy - Truman Middle Kaleb Huntley - Cross Keys Middle Ethan Mears - Wentzville South Middle Joseph Jimas - Rogers Middle Jacob Mendhelson - Pattonville Heights Middle JJ Johnson - Parkway West Middle James Merkle - Cross Keys Middle Taaha Khan - Parkway South Middle Anthony Messerly - Truman Middle Owen Kimberling - Parkway Southwest Middle Edden Rosenberg - Parkway Central Middle Ediz Kerim - Parkway South Middle JT Ross - Hoech Middle Justin Krohn - Cross Keys Middle Chris Ryan - LaSalle Springs Middle Connor Lorino - Pattonville Heights Middle Adam Shaw - Maplewood Richmond Heights Ben Mansfield - Sperreng Middle Adam Sheehy - LaSalle Springs Middle Noah Marut - Ladue Middle Jacob Spangler - Parkway South Middle Devin Meyers - Parkway Northeast Middle Jacob Stapp - Parkway Southwest Middle David Mikunda-Maplewood Richmond Heights Isaac Summit - Maplewood Richmond Heights Daveon Miller - Ritenour Middle Jack Vernon - Wentzville Middle Jack Mitchell - Wentzville South Middle Jayden Williams - Truman Middle Bryan O’Keefe - Parkway Southwest Middle Treyshawn Wilson - Ritenour Middle James Payne - Hoech Middle Lucas Roettger - Wentzville South Middle Josh Ross - Hoech Middle Clark Rovin - Selvidge Middle Carter Rudloff - Sperreng Middle Austin Thompson - Wentzville Middle Zachary Tracey - Selvidge Middle Sean Turner - Ritenour Middle Noah Van Ess - Truman Middle Stuart Whitmer - Wydown Middle Max Wiemann - Wentzville South Middle Ben Wiseman - LaSalle Springs Middle Nathan Wittich - Rockwood South Middle Qin Zikai - Parkway Central Middle
A CKNOWLEDGEMENTS SLSMEA would like to thank the Ritenour School District, Ritenour High School, principal Dr. Shane Hopper, and the performing arts department for the use of the venue. Also, thank you to Aaron Lehde, James Waechter, and SHHH Productions for their help with the organization of this event. Teachers: Thank you for devoting extra time and energy to prepare your students for this honors festival. Parents: Thank you for providing transportation and being supportive of your children and local school music programs. The students, teachers, and parents would like to thank Mr. Zustiak and Mrs. Scissors for a wonderful day of artistic singing and an overall extraordinary musical experience.
The SLSMEA Middle School Vocal Vice-Presidents are Kim Carson, Hoech Middle School Stephanie Ruggles, Ritenour Middle School
ST. LOUIS SUBURBAN MUSIC EDUCATORS AWARD RECIPIENTS
HALL OF FAME AWARD HALL OF FAME AWARD
2017-18 2005-06 Ann Geiler-Clayton Francis McCready – Retired – Chris Becker-Parkway Lindbergh/Kirkwood 2016-17 2004-05 Winifred Crock-Parkway Warren Bellis - Retired, University of Jeff Lindhorst-Ladue Missouri, St. Louis 2015-16 2003-04 Joe Pappas-Retired - Eureka Tom Poshak - Retired, Kirkwood 2014-15 2002-03 Sue Rolá-Lindbergh Judith Bruce - Retired, Ferguson- 2013-14 Florissant Charles Blackmore-Clayton 2001-02 Marilyn Humiston-Parkway Lois Percival - Retired, Ladue 2012-13 2000-01 No Award Given Lowell Brunner - Retired, Lindbergh 2011-12 1999-00 Bob Spiegelman - Lindbergh Burton Isaac - Retired, Kirkwood 2010-11 1998-99 No Award Given Bob Tobler- Retired, Lindbergh 2009-10 1997-98 No Award Given Dan Holt - Retired, Parkway 2008-09 1996-97 Bob Hansen–Retired-Wentzville Doug Turpin - Retired, Parkway 2008-09 1995-96 Bob Baumann–Retired-Kirkwood Robert Waggoner-Retired, Parkway 2007-08 1994-95 No Award Given Robert Boedges-Retired, Normandy 2006-07 1993-94 Richard “Ike” Eichenberger – Retired, Herbert Duncan-Retired, Normandy Ferguson-Florissant
ST. LOUIS SUBURBAN MUSIC EDUCATORS AWARD RECIPIENTS
OUTSTANDING MUSIC EDUCATOR OUTSTANDING MUSIC EDUCATOR AWARD AWARD – continued
2017-18 1991-92 Sara Deutschmann-Pattonville Mary Jane Ashton, Parkway Paul Varley-Clayton 1990-91 2016-17 Don Jones, Ferguson-Florissant Steve Patton-Rockwood 1994-95 Brian Reeves-Parkway Dan Holt, Parkway 2015-16 1993-94 No Award Given Jan Null, Wentzville 2014-15 1992-93 Doug Hoover - Parkway Wanda Theriac, Parkway 2013-14 1989-90 Ann Geiler – Clayton Robert Boedges, Normandy and Lowell Brunner, 2012-13 Lindbergh No Award Given 1988-89 2011-12 No Award Given Paula Martin - Oakville 1987-88 2010-11 Ron Frede, Ferguson-Florissant Sue Rola - Lindbergh 1986-87 2009-10 Warren Bellis, UMSL No Award Given 1985-86 2008-09 Doug Turpin, Parkway Sandy Collins - Parkway 1984-85 2007-08 Lewis Hilton, Washington University No Award Given 1983-84 2006-07 Fred Willman, UMSL Kathy Bhat, Orchard Farm 1982-83 2005-06 Don Anderson, Brentwood Julie Miller – Clayton 1981-82 2004-05 Ed Carson, Webster Groves Beverly Platt, Parkway 1980-81 2003-04 Jerry Galloway, Parkway Aurelia W. Hartenberger, Mehlville 1979-80 2002-03 Charles Procasky, Clayton No award given 1978-79 2001-02 Helen Brockmann, Lindbergh Doris Hylton, St. Charles 1977-78 2000-01 Elizabeth Hutcherson, Ferg.-Florissant Tom Poshak, Kirkwood 1976-77 1999-00 George Turmail, Ladue Ann Gaadt, Ferguson/Florissant 1975-76 1998-99 Wynne Harrell, Ferguson-Florissant Cora Lippi, Parkway 1974-75 1997-98 Mary Kay Stamper, University City Charles Blackmore, Clayton 1973-74 1996-97 Burton Isaac, Kirkwood Janet Evans, Ferguson/Florissant 1972-73 1995-96 Keith Richter, Clayton Jerry Estes, Clayton 1971-72 Henry Lemcke, Webster Groves
ST. LOUIS SUBURBAN MUSIC EDUCATORS AWARD RECIPIENTS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT AWARD
2017-18 1999-2000 1989-90 Melynda Lamb-Pattonville John Borzikas, Parkway Mary Jane Ashton, Parkway Phillip Woodmore-Rockwood James Richards, University of Joyce Brackman, Clayton Tracy Baker-Pattonville Missouri- St. Louis Tony Debo, Ritenour 2016-17 1998-99 Royal Flanakin, Mehlville Jessica Ingraham – St. Louis Youth Ann Geiler, Kirkwood Rachel Haspiel, Parkway Symphony Claude Westfall, Parkway Tom Poshak, Kirkwood 2015-16 2001-2002 Dan Presgrave, Parkway/Washington Sean Scales – Music and Arts Betti Blumoff, St. Charles University 2014-15 Ken Drury, St. Charles 1988-89 Angela Hendrick-Mehlville Jeff Mozingo, Mozingo Music No Award Given Gary Pagano-St. Louis 2000-2001 1987-88 Joe Pappas - Festus Richard “Ike” Eichenberger, Pat Hanley, Ladue & Webster Groves Rod Peterson-Music in Arts Ferguson-Florissant 1986-87 2013-14 Carolyn Hoyer, St. Louis Symphony Robert Boedges, Normandy Joseph Gutowski-Rockwood Music School Aurelia Hartenberger, Mehlville 2012-13 Marilyn Humiston, Parkway Ron Krausch, Rockwood No Award Given 1997-98 Don Muckerman, St. Ann School 2011-12 John Hylton, University of Missouri- Music Service Mark & Elke Overton–Saxquest St. Louis 1985-86 Raynard Brown – Parkway Cora Lippi, Parkway No Award Given 2010-11 1996-97 1984-85 Phil Dunlap – St. Louis Jazz U. Twinda Murry, Hazelwood Ron Stilwell, Meramec Community Paul Holzen – Parkway Sharon Seaver, Rockwood College 2009-10 1995-96 Mary Lou Richardson, Parkway No Award Given Eric Anthony, Clayton Frank Haspiel, Pattonville 2008-09 Lois Bellis, Normandy Marilyn Barge, Lindbergh Dennis Gerfen, Nottelmann Music Martha Miller, Clayton Don Jones, Ferguson-Florissant 2007-08 1994-95 1983-84 No Award Given Dee Ainsworth, Parkway Herb Duncan, Normandy 2006-2007 Bob Hansen, Wentzville Joy Pierce, Parkway Ed Simon, Parkway Vicki Lottes, Parkway Keith Stockberger, Affton MR Music Bob Tobler, Lindbergh Bob Wardenburg, Parkway Scott and Danielle Harris, “Shh” 1993-94 1982-83 Productions Winifred Crock, Parkway Edith Hogland, SLSO Youth 2005-2006 Deberah Haferkamp, Hazelwood Orchestra Michael Faris - Ladue Doug Hoover, Parkway Kay Wunder, Parkway Barbara McHugh – Ferguson- 1992-93 Lowell Brunner, Lindbergh Florissant Ivy Allen, Ferguson-Florissant Dan Holt, Parkway Alicia Davis – Ferguson-Florissant Bill Brackman, Ladue Sue Norris, Ladue Ron Lakey – Music Center of Judy Merritt, Parkway 1981-82 Kirkwood Jack Scheurer, Pattonville Don Anderson, Brentwood 2004-2005 1991-92 Ken Billups, St. Louis City Schools No Award Given John Baker, Parkway Wanda Theriac, Parkway 2003-2004 Jan Davis, Ferguson-Florissant 1980-81 Mary Eichenberger, Ferguson- Henry Glass, Parkway John Walter, Shattinger Music Florissant Lois Percival, Ladue Anna Rice, St. Louis Symphony Howard Funck, Band Instrument 1990-91 1979-80 Service Jim Cochran, Shattinger Music Mel Bay, Mel Bay Music Jean Funck, Band Instrument Service Virginia Frede, Ferguson/Florissant Rita Shotwell, Strub Music Terry Martinez, St. Charles Gerald Gayner, Mehlville 1978-79 Karen Person, Rockwood Doris Hylton, St. Charles Fred Willman, University of Missouri- James Waechter, Ladue Alan Moss, Hazelwood St. Louis Don Mozingo, Mozingo Music Lewis Hilton, Washington University Bob Waggoner, St. Ann Music Norman Goldberg, Magna Music Publications