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Meet Me at the UCA Jazz Ensembles Concert Poudre Jazz High Ensemble School February 29, 2012 • Griffin Concert Hall, UCA High School Invitational CSU Jazz II Ensemble CSU Jazz I Ensemble Corry Petersen,Corry Director Peter Sommer, Director Wil Swindler, Director Friends of the UCA at Colorado State University recognizes those who support music, theater and dance at Colorado State University. Thank you to our alumni and patrons for your support. Note: The names featured are those of our supporters in 2011 and 2012. E-mail [email protected] for corrections. Individuals (* = deceased) Ms. Denise L. Docter Woolhiser Dr. Vincent G. Murphy, Ph.D. Mr. Ronald M. Sobottka and Ms. Patricia A. Mr. Leonard R. and Mrs. Jane F. Abels Dr. Peter K., Ph.D. and Mrs. Carolyn W. Mr. Jack W. and Mrs. Julia A. Hurdelbrink Mr. John P. and Mrs. Dorcas M. Murray Hendryx Jazz Ensemble II Mr. C. Frank Allison, Jr. Dorhout Mrs. Camille L. Irvin Ms. Rebekah Mustain Mrs. Donna R. Solverud Ms. Retha L. Alongi Ms. Jana L. Doyle Dr. Douglas N. and Mrs. Wendy A. Ishii Mr. John C. and Mrs. Nancy E. Naughten Mr. Peter and Mrs. Kristin Sommer Mr. Gary P. and Mrs. Annemieke D. Ms. Aimee Drury Professor Koichi Ishiyama Mr. Paul and Mrs. Patricia Navarre Mr. Peter R. and Mrs. Linda Sommer Wil Swindler, Director Ambrosier Mrs. Patsy J. Dyekman Dr. James R. and Mrs. Brenda L. Jackson Ms. Barbara Neal Mr. Daryll D. and Mrs. Shauna S. Southwick Ms. Norma L. Andersen Ms. Berniece L. Echols* Ms. Merja Jackson Dr. Kenneth C. and Mrs. Hazel M. Nobe Mr. Carl T. and Mrs. Karen U. Spina Mr. Brandon A. Anderson Dr. Thomas L. and Mrs. Alice A. Eichman Mr. Ryan Jenkins Dr. Howard O. and Mrs. Sonia A. Nornes Dr. George H. Splittgerber Mr. Mason B. and Mrs. Meg Anderson Dr. C. Michael and Ms. Elizabeth T. Elliott Ms. D. Shela Jennings Mr. John R. and Mrs. Marlene M. Nortier Ms. Kaetlyn E. Springer Acha Bob Mintzer Mr. Paul L. and Mrs. Melisse T. Anderson Mr. Leonard W. and Mrs. Susan L. Epstein Mr. Charles J. and Mrs. Sharon A. Jensen Mr. Michael D. and Mrs. Shirley B. Nosler Mr. Todd R. and Mrs. Debra D. Sprong Anonymous Donors Mr. David A. and Mrs. Susan F. Erickson Mr. George A. Jibilian Mr. Neal F. and Dr. Cheryl F. Nuwash Mr. Nicholas F. Stabile, III Devin Arter, trumpet Anonymous Donors FY2012 Mr. John Erickson Mr. Donn C. and Mrs. Ardys L. Johnson Mr. John and Mrs. Karen M. Nystrom Mr. Terry D. and Mrs. Wanda M. Stanfill Mr. Trent J. Antony Estate of Wilda M. Woodward Mr. Fred and Mrs. Antonia E. Johnson Dr. Garrett J. O’Keefe and Ms. Jane Viste Mr. Kenneth A. Steele and Mrs. Rita B. Soto Alex Buehler, trombone Mrs. Megan J. Anway Ms. Laura J. Fagan Dr. Frederick A. Johnson Ms. Ruth E. Oakes Steele Mr. Matthew R. Aronson and Mr. Paul E. Ms. Patricia L. Fashing Mr. L. Melvin and Mrs. Marilyn J. Johnson Mr. Ed Oberholtzer Mr. James and Mrs. Jacqueline L. Stegmaier Eric Shrumm, baritone saxophone Giberson Mr. Harry L. and Mrs. Phyllis Ferguson Mr. Nathan Johnson Ms. Karen Olson Mrs. Holly L. Stern Ms. Jane P. Babcock Dr. William W., D.D.S. and Mrs. Ellen F.* Mr. P. Scott Johnston Mr. Alexander J. Ostwald Mr. Matthew S. Strauch and Dr. Jorge L. Calli Dodd, alto saxophone Mr. John B. and Mrs. Patricia A. Backes Ferguson Ms. Amanda Jolly Dr. Donald A., Sr., D.V.M. and Mrs. Jo Ann Almodovar Montanez, Ph.D. Ian Schmid, trumpet Mr. Adam and Mrs. Jennifer Bailey Mrs. Betty Finn* Ms. Laura G. Jones Ostwald Ms. Linda J. Strauss Mrs. Laura C. Baker Ms. Kayla Fochtman Ms. Michelle Jones Dr. Donald A., Jr., D.V.M. and Mrs. Donna Ms. Pat A. Stryker Ms. Maria T. Barben Mr. Isaiah S. Franka Mr. Walton L. Jones D. Ostwald Mr. Wilbur W. and Mrs. Geraldine G. Stutheit Ms. M. Susan Barger Dr. Allen W. Franz Dr. Pierre Y. and Dr. Helga Julien Mr. Kenneth V. Ovrebo Ms. Artie A. Suposs Mr. John and Mrs. Linda Barrow Mr. James K. and Mrs. Wendy W. Franzen Ms. Tracy Jurgen Dr. Philip L. and Mrs. Linda J. Painter Ms. Doris L. Suposs The Queen Bee Sammy Nestico Mr. Bart and Mrs. Beth Bartholomew Mr. Remi J. Frazier Mr. Leo R. and Mrs. Mary Lou Kallinger Dr. Stephen and Mrs. Elsie Paranka Dr. Thomas M. Sutherland, Ph.D. Kirk Bakalis, tenor saxophone Mr. Henry A., III and Mrs. Betty A. Bauer Mr. David J. and Mrs. Haldene N. Freddy Ms. Sue E. Kandel Mr. Donald K. Park, II Mr. Gerald E. and Mrs. Samia Thierstein Ms. Cleo L. Bauer-Papagni Ms. Margaret B. Frohberg Mr. Kaspar A. Keil Ms. Judith A. Pearson Mrs. Edith B. Thompson Ethen Marrs, piano Mr. Robert and Mrs. Elizabeth Baxter Mr. James and Mrs. Angela Fu Dr. Robert B. and Mrs. Mary V. Kelman Mr. Kirk D. and Mrs. Michelle L. Pearson Mr. Garth M. and Mrs. DeAnn M. Dr. Nasrin Begum Mr. Timothy E. and Mrs. Susan E. Fuchtman Mr. William A. and Mrs. Sarah L. Kempsell Mr. John H. and Mrs. Corinne Peck Thompson Mr. Peter U. and Mrs. Suzanne J.* Beicken Mr. Tim Garrity Ms. Charlotte Kendrick Mr. Kent and Mrs. Carrie Pendley Mr. Jack K. Thompson and Ms. Carolyn L. Dr. Laurence A. and Dr. Carol J. Belfiore Mrs. Frances Garth Mr. Joseph A. Kennedy Ms. Erin M. Pepmeyer Malaby Ms. Rebecca E. Belk The Reverend Robert A. and Mrs. D. June Dr. Wes Kenney and Mrs. Leslie Kenney Mr. Jim and Ms. Nancy Pfafflin Dr. George C., III and Mrs. Louise F. Blóm Wil Swindler Ms. Linda G. Bell Geller Ms. Sarah H. Kiefhaber Mrs. Marian F. Pike Thornton Calli Dodd, soprano saxophone Dr. Samuel C. Bellone* Mr. Mark L. and Mrs. Patricia K. Mr. James M. and Mrs. Melanie A. Kilgore Mr. Loren L. and Mrs. Patricia Pinkerman Ms. Lynn D. Trumble Ms. Heather M. Bellotti Gembarowski Dr. David A. and Dr. Janet M. King Mr. Steven H. and Mrs. Nancy Pohlman Mrs. Mylamay Tscheschke Ethen Marrs, piano Mrs. Helen J. Bendzsa Mr. Allan L. Gennis Ms. Janelle Klapperich Mr. Eric Prince Mr. Rafael E. and Mrs. Phyllis Ubico Mr. Kevin Bergschneider Mrs. Kerri L. George Ms. Julie R. Klein Mr. Lynn M. Pustelnik and Ms. Annette M. Mr. Bruce M. and Mrs. Gwyneth M. Van Dr. William J. Bertschy Dr. Johannes and Mrs. Seraina Gessler Mr. Seth Klusmire Mueller Buskirk Beverly F. Martin Trust Dr. Bruce L. and Dr. Helen M. Gibbons Dr. Jane E. Kneller, Ph.D. Dr. Michael T. and Mrs. Kelin D. Queen Prof. Cynthia E. Vaughn Are We There Yet? Lyle Mays/arr by Bob Curnow Mr. Gary E. and Mrs. Mary F. Birdsell Ms. Amy S. Giertz Mr. David P. Knight* Ms. Marcia L. Ragonetti Mr. Aron Villanyi Ms. Marilyn Bistline Dr. Ann M. Gill, Ph.D. Mr. Thomas P. and Mrs. Jahanna M. Knight Dr. Charles L. and Mrs. Frances R. Ralph Ms. Sara Villanyi Eli Johnson, trombone Dr. LaVon F. Blaesi, Ph.D. Mr. Rick C. and Mrs. Dee A. Gilmore Mr. Mark L. and Mrs. Donna N. Kornblau Mr. Darvin Raph Dr. Arthur W. Viney, Ph.D. Ms. Willa Bograd Ms. Lena C. Girerd-Barclay Mr. Alfred and Mrs. Ludmilla Kovalsky Ms. Paige E. Raph Mrs. Sarah E. Vogel Devin Arter, trumpet Mr. Dennis and Mrs. Carolyn Bookstaber Ms. Siobhan Gleason Mr. Christopher Koziol and Ms. Katherine Mr. Dale C. and Mrs. Laura D. Reed Mr. Thomas J. and Mrs. Judi R. Vos Dr. James W. Boyd, Sr. and Dr. Sue E. Mr. Thomas A. Gleason, Jr. E. Woods Mr. Marshall D. and Mrs. Cynthia L. Reeves Ms. Kristi Vrooman Kaelin McDonald, trombone Charlton Col Sheldon I., USAF (RET) and Mrs. Aloma Mr. Robert A. and Mrs. Lisa G. Kreutz Ms. Danae K. Rem Ms. Nancy B. Wall Ms. Barbara N. Bozdech J. Godkin Mr. Curtis F. and Mrs. Nancy H. Kruger Mrs. Sandra J. Remick Mrs. Elizabeth J. Ward Mackenzie Sutphin, trumpet Dr. Robert E., III and Mrs. Sally S. Braddy Mr. Robert P. and Mrs. Patricia E. Godwin Mrs. Merritt Lealman Mr. James A. and Mrs. Susan F. Riphahn Mr. Edward M. Warner and Ms. Jacalyn D. Dr. Norman D. Brammer* Mr. Stewart V. and Mrs. Sheron A. Golden Ms. Julie A. Lechtanski Robert P. & Patricia E. Godwin Trust Erickson Jake Johnson, alto saxophone Ms. Brittany D. Breiner Mr. Maurice V. and Mrs. Mary Goode Dr. Peter, D.V.M. and Mrs. Jane L. Lederer Robert W. Sievers Trust Mr. James L. and Mrs. Alice E.* Warner Dr. Ellen Brinks, Ph.D. Ms. LaVada Goranson Ms. Soonmi Lee Mr. Jimmie Robinson Mr. Lawrence L. and Mrs. Beverly B. Webber Mrs. Lavena C. Broeren Mr. Matthew S. Gordon Ms. Russelle J. Leggett Mrs. Judith R. Robinson Mr. Philip R. and Mrs. Betty B. Weber Mr. Brian D. and Mrs. Joann L. Brooks Mr. Michael J. Gordon and Ms. Jennifer L. Mr. Eric O. Lentz Dr. Kenneth W. and Mrs. Mercedes D. Rock Mr. Val A. and Mrs. Jane Webster Tenor Madness Sonny Rollins/arr by Mark Taylor Mr. Kent A. and Mrs. Julie D. Brown Jones Ms. Veronica L. Lim Lt. Col. Kurt E. and Mrs. Julie R. Rohloff Ms. Ellen L. Weekley Ms. Rachel Bruns Dr. Aurelius H. and Ms. Grace H. Gori Mr. Jack Lin and Ms. Caroline Wang Ms. Alexandra K. Romberg Dr. Ronald R., Ph.D. and Mrs. Marian W. Kirk Bakalis, tenor saxophone Mr. Kenneth G. and Mrs. Bernice D. Bueche Mrs. Dawn Grapes and Mr. David Grapes Mr. Ryan Linch Mrs. Laurene D. Romberg Wemple Mr. John R., Jr. and Mrs. Eve M. Bugarin Dr. Charles A., M.D. and Mrs. Madeline M. Dr. David H. and Mrs. Peggy W. Lindstrom Dr. Michael J. and Mrs. Bridget Ronayne Ms. Sarah E. Wernsing Connor Sims, tenor saxophone Dr. Carl R. and Mrs. Jill C. Burgchardt Greeb Dr. Arthur T. and Mrs. Sheri L. Linnell Ms. Alice C. Rule Dr. Rosemary Whitaker, Ph.D. Dr. Morris U. and Mrs. Frances J. Burns Dr. William J., Sr. and Mrs. Jean S. Griswold Ms. Kristen Lockie Dr. William E. Runyan and Mrs. Myra H. Dr. Bill Wieland Mr. James K. Burrell and Ms. Katherine Mr. Thomas C. and Mrs. Jean P. Grove Mr. Ben Loeffler Monfort-Runyan Mrs. Clare M. Wilber Marquardt Ms. Megan K. Guidarelli Dr. James W. and Mrs. Patricia L. Long Mr. Gregory J. and Ms. Susan M. Rutherford Mr. Kyle and Mrs. Lindsey A. Wilhelm Mrs. Beverly J. Byrne Mr. Stephen Guptill Dr. Kelly A. Long Mr. John R. and Mrs. Rebecca L. Saccardi Mrs. Joan E. Willeford Mrs. Vicki A. Cabaniss Mrs. N. Carol Guyon-LaGarry Mrs. Cynthia L. Loughman Mrs. Carol M. Salika Ms. Florence Williams Ms. Betty Cabb Ms. Sallie J. Hahn Mr. Ronald W. and Mrs. Julie A. Lynam Dr. Hugh W. and Dr. Barbara M. Sanborn, Mrs. Kay E. Williams Jazz Ensemble II Personnel: Mr. Kenneth L. Callaway Mr. David Hake Mr. Ronald J. Lynch Ph.D. Ms. Judith K. Winkel Mr. Stuart R. and Mrs. Mary E. Campbell COL H. E., USAF (RET) and Mrs. Carol Mrs. Mary W. Lyons Mr. Scott and Mrs. Julie Sandersen Col Joseph C., USAF (RET) and Mrs. Beverly Mr. Bryan J. and Mrs. Dana L. Carney K. Halac Mr. Charles B. Mabarak Dr. Samuel T. Savage J. Winsett Mr. Jeffrey B. and Mrs. Cheryl A. Case Mr. Gene C. Hamilton Dr. Joseph A., Ph.D. and Mrs. Andrea H. Ms. Cheryl A. Scappaticci Mr. Jeffrey J. and Mrs. Sheree Winterbottom Jake Johnson, alto saxophone (lead) Alex Buehler, trombone (lead) Mr. Robert N.* and Mrs. Barbara S. Cavarra Mrs. Jean L. Hammond Maga Mr. James M. and Mrs. Jennifer A. Schafer Mr. Steve and Ms. Debra Wise Ms. Rachel Chan Ms. Wendy Hanson Mrs. Mary A. Mahony The Schatz Family Trust Mr. William Z. and Mrs. Sarah L. Withers Ms. Constance A. Chau Ms. Cindy Haraway Mrs. Betty R. Marshall Mr. Douglas S. and Mrs. Jill Schatz Mr. Conrad L. and Mrs. Rhonda K. Woodall Calli Dodd, alto/soprano saxophones, clarinet (lead) Eli Johnson, trombone Ms. Lisa M. Clark Mr. James K. and Mrs. Dianne H. Harper Mrs. Beverly F. Martin Mr. Joshua Schlanger Dr. Porter S.* and Mrs. Gail E. Woods Ms. Evelyn Clarke Mrs. Grace K. Harris Mr. Paul A. Martin Dr. Ron Schlattman Dr. Robert W. and Dr. A-Young M. Woody Kirk Bakalis, tenor saxophone, clarinet Kaelin McDonald, trombone Mr. Jonathan A. Clifton Mr. Rodney C. Harris and Ms. Jane Slusarski- Mrs. Dorothy K. Mattern Mr. Percy L. and Mrs. Jeanne B. Schmelzer Mr. David A. and Mrs. Kathryn B. Woolhiser Ms. Marilyn E. Cockburn Harris Mr. Kenneth R. Matzick Mr. Wayne K. Schrader Mr. Dale I. Wygant Mr. Arthur A. and Mrs. Theresa A. Cole Ms. Mary Ann Hart Mr. Edgar L. and Mrs. Joni J. Maycumber Mr. Jeffrey S. Schreiner Mr. Daniel J. Yolles Connor Sims, tenor saxophone Dan Morris, bass trombone Mr. John and Mrs. Nina Coleman Mr. David N. and Mrs. Ruth E. Hastings Mr. Gerald P. and Mrs. Rosemarie Ms. Alexandria J. Schultz Mr. Richard W. Yolles Ms. Roberta H. Cook Mr. Roger Hathaway McDermott Ms. Ann M. Scrivner Mr. John W. and Mrs. Jean L. Yule Eric Shrumm, baritone saxophone Ms. Leigh A. Cooper Ms. Debra L. Hawkins Mr. James R.* and Dr. RuthAnn McDonald Ms. Machelle K. Selken Ms. Grace R. Zach Mr. Philip N. Cooper Mr. Richard P. Hays Mr. Donald L. and Mrs. Patricia J. McNutt Mr. Nathan C. Seymour Dr. Robert L. Zimdahl, Ph.D. Mr. William A. and Mrs. Victoria G. Cotton Mr. William R. Henderson Mr. Kenneth and Mrs. Carrie Melby Dr. Bradford W., Ph.D. and Mrs. Nadine H. Organizations Ethen Marrs, piano Dr. William R. and Mrs. Waltraud Cotton Mr. Steve J. and Mrs. Ann B. Henning Dr. Hermann* and Dr. M. Marti Gantenbein Sheafor Alliance Data Ms. Susan M. Crabtree Ms. Linda J. Henry Meyer Dr. John F. Shelley-Tremblay American Endowment Foundation Andrew Funk, trumpet, fluegelhorn (lead) Evan Gohring, bass Dr. David A. and Mrs. Edna D. Crocker Mr. Robert W. and Mrs. Lesa Higgins Mr. James D. Mick and Ms. Karen A. Reed Ms. Tory M. Sheppard The Armstrong Hotel Mr. Robert D. Cromwell Ms. Nancy R. Hill Dr. Paul W., Jr., Ph.D. and Mrs. Roberta R. Mr. Michael D. and Mrs. Gail B. Shimmin Assemblé Dancewear, LLC Mackenzie Sutphin, trumpet (lead) Michael Williams, drums Mr. Jonathan A. Cross Ms. Fan L. Hing Mielke Mr. Allen* and Mrs. Cynthia T. Shlaer Bohemian Foundation Mrs. Shirley Culp Mr. Gary E. and Ms. Carol A. Hixon Mrs. Anita J. Miller, EdD Dr. Craig E., Ph.D. and Mrs. Lorraine L. Denver Lyric Opera Guild Mr. John and Mrs. Margaret E. Cummings Ms. Valerie T. Ho Mr. Brian C. and Mrs. Kimberly O. Miller Shuler First National Bank Erick Escobar, trumpet, fluegelhorn (lead) Dr. Robert S. Custer Dr. Robert W. Hoffert and Mrs. Maureen B. Ms. Judith A. Mohr Mrs. Mary L. Shultz First National Bank Wealth Mgmt. Group Mrs. Dawn D. Davidson Smith Hoffert Ms. Amy F. Moran Mr. Robert W. Sievers Gem Woodwind Products Devin Arter, trumpet Mr. Donald K. and Mrs. Carrie Davis Mr. David F., P.E. and Mrs. Susan K. Hoffman Ms. Samantha A. Moran Mrs. Brenda C. Skeen Hoogendyk and Associates, LLC Dr. William B., Ph.D. and Mrs. Carol N. Davis Ms. Rona Hokanson Dr. Hubert J. and Mrs. Chula J. Morel- Mrs. LuAnn A. Slayton Ken Ovrebo LLC Mr. Alan W. and Mrs. M. Elena Dearth Mr. James L. and Mrs. Deborah C. Homan Seytoux Ms. Lauren K. Sletta Loveland Performing Arts Association Ian Schmid, trumpet, fluegelhorn Mr. Michael and Mrs. Susan Deines Mr. Oliver J. Homan Mrs. Susan Mosedale Mr. David and Mrs. Catharine B. Sloan Magnolia Music Studio Mrs. Lucille M. Dickens* Mr. David R. Hopkins Mr. Michael D. and Mrs. Barbara J. Moshier Mr. John H., III and Mrs. Karen A. Smith Kenneth & Myra Monfort Charitable Fdn Mr. David L. and Mrs. Patricia A. Dietemann Reverend Garrison L. and Mrs. Carol E. Horle Ms. Cynthia A. Mousel Mr. John W.* and Mrs. Maria L. Smith Toptoe Dancewear Mr. Matt Dishman Ms. Jessie Howard Ms. MacKenzie Mulligan Mr. Kristopher G. Smith Veronica Lim Music Studio, Inc. Mrs. Denise R. Dobson Mr. Ming Tang Huang and Ms. Lisa K. Ms. Jessica A. Munhollon Mr. Paul M. Smith West African Development Support Org. Poudre High School Jazz Ensemble Composer and Saxophonist, Wil Swindler currently resides near Denver, Colorado where he leads Wil Swindler’s Elevenet and serves as musical director for the latin jazz group Onda and vocalist Barron Steffen. He is a Corry Petersen, Director performer and contributing composer with the 9th+Lincoln Orchestra, the Colorado Jazz Orchestra, Red Sylvester, and the Legacy Jazz Orchestra. He also performs with the Fort Collins Symphony, Manny Lopez’s Latin Jazz Project, Sepia Panorama Duke Ellington the Gretchen Troop Band and the Boulder Philharmonic, as well as playing productions at both the Buell Theatre and Simon Bauer, trombone the Arvada Center for the Arts. In addition to receiving IAJE’s Gil Evans Fellowship for 2008, Wil has recently com- Devin Hilpert, trumpet pleted a commission for the US Air Force Academy Band Falconaires which will be included on their upcoming CD Sawyer Finley, bari release. His other commissions of note include a grant from Denver University for original music for his Elevenet, a Connor Finnell, piano new work for saxophone quartet at the World Saxophone Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, a new work for five winds Isaac Lozano-Saavedra, tenor premiered in Mastatal, Costa Rica, and various projects from high schools around the country. He has one CD released on the NohJoh Music Label (October 2006) with his Austin, TX-based group the Chamber Jazz Ensemble. Two of Mr. Swindler’s compositions are featured on the latest CD release (December 2007) by the 9th+Lincoln Orchestra. Oop Bop Sh’Bam Dizzy Gillespie His big band charts have been performed by the University of North Texas lab bands, university jazz ensembles in Devin Hilpert, trumpet Japan, Cornell University, Colorado State University, Denver University, Le Moyne College, University of California Eric Schmid, tenor Chico, and Humber College in Toronto, Canada. Riding On A Blue Note Duke Ellington As an educator, Wil is in demand as both a saxophone and jazz clinician and joined the music faculty at Colorado State Matt Eastberg-Persons, trumpet University as an adjunct Jazz Instructor in the fall of 2009. He is a frequent adjudicator for high school and college jazz festivals in the southwest and maintains a private saxophone/composition studio in the Denver area. Wil has served as an Adjunct Saxophone Teacher at Denver University, composition teacher for the Colorado Conservatory of the Jazz Libertango Astor Piazzolla, arr. Michael Philip Mossman Arts, faculty at the Yellowstone Jazz Camp as well as the University of Northern Colorado Jazz Camp, and the Rocky Sam Auyeung, alto Mountain Summer Music Camp. Connor Finnell, piano

Originally from Central Texas, Wil began studying music at age 5 and picked up the saxophone at age 9. He earned a B.M. in Jazz Studies from the University of North Texas in 2001 where he played in, composed for, and recorded with the 1:00 Lab Band. In 2000 he attended the Henry Mancini Institute on a full scholarship from BMI and received a commission the following year from HMI for a piece premiered at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. In Sept 2001, Poudre High School Jazz Ensemble Personnel: Wil relocated to New York City, where he played with Toshiko Akiyoshi and Bill Warfield’s NY Fusion Ensemble among others. During his time in New York, Wil studied saxophone with Dave Pietro and composition with Michael Sam Auyeung, alto Simon Bauer, trombone Abene and Jim McNeely as a member of the BMI Jazz Composers’ Workshop. In 2003 he returned to his hometown of Austin, TX where he co-founded the 10-pc Chamber Jazz Ensemble and served as musical director for vocalist Kevin Autumn Seibel, alto Maisie Iven, trombone Ahart. Mr. Swindler has lived in Longmont, Colorado since March 2006 with his wife April Johannesen. Kyle Neith, trombone Austin Blaho, tenor Isaac Lozano-Saavedra, tenor Everitt Merritt, guitar Eric Schmid, tenor Connor Finnell, piano Jazz Faculty Sawyer Finely-Bari, trumpet Kevin Alcala, trumpet Joe Ignowski, drums Steven Marx, trumpet Ben Markley, jazz piano Matt Eastberg-Persons, trumpet Julian Kley, drums

Greg Harper, trombone Forest Greenough, bass Devin Hilpert, trumpet

Peter Sommer, saxophone and jazz studies Shilo Stroman, jazz drumset and percussion

Wil Swindler, saxophone and jazz studies Jazz Ensemble I BIOGRAPHIES Peter Sommer, Director Peter Sommer, saxophonist and composer, is in demand as a performer, clinician and recording artist throughout the state of Colorado and across the nation. Since establishing himself among the Denver area’s elite jazz musicians, Peter has contributed his muscular tenor playing and creative spirit to a wide variety of musical projects Something Different Chuck Mangione ranging from mainstream bebop to avant garde and beyond. Arranged by Ernie Wilkins Adapted by Wil Swindler Peter has released two albums as a leader – Sioux County (2006) on Tapestry Records, featuring his original composi- Dan Kramer, tenor saxophone tions in duo with jazz piano legend Art lande, and Crossroads (2008) on Capri Records, featuring a two-tenor frontline Ryan Sullivan, trumpet with the great NYC saxophonist Rich Perry. From a May 2009 Saxophone Journal review of Crossroads, “(Sommer) is Ben Strauss, alto saxophone the possessor of a dark, gritty sound, clean, fast technique, melodic ideas and a true understanding of the post-bebop style. In addition, he is fearless, thus the inclusion of one of the most original voices of the tenor saxophone in jazz as Soldiering Tyler Gilmore a guest artist, Rich Perry. . . . Together the two tenor players compliment each other perfectly. . . . After hearing this Jon Gray, trumpet CD, the name Peter Sommer will certainly jump out at you in a big way; this guy delivers.” Peter is also featured on Terra Firma (Synergy Music) by the Ken Walker Sextet, Unfailing Kindness (Capri Records) by Chie Imaizumi, and the Aachen Tyler Gilmore debut release from Ninth and Lincoln (Dazzle Records). He is also a soloist on the Colorado Symphony Orchestra’s Shilo Stroman, special guest, vibraphone recording of Too Hot to Handel with Marin Alsop conducting. Ryan Sullivan, trumpet Peter is a regular member of the Ken Walker Sextet, Ninth and Lincoln (modern big band under the direction of Tyler The Deacon Thad Jones Gilmore), the Wil Swindler Elevenet, the Fred Hess Big Band, the Colorado Jazz Orchestra, the New Third Stream Transcribed by Vern Sielert Saxophone Quartet and is an honorary member of the Russian Dragon Band. He also performs often as a soloist, in Matt Carroll, piano duo with Art Lande, and as a leader of his own quartet – Tremolo Canteen. Matt O’Connor, trumpet Dave Ellis, trombone The Peter Sommer/Art Lande Duo has recently given concerts and clinics at Middle Tennessee State University, Port- land State University, Western Oregon University, Southern Oregon University, Baylor University, the University of Timeless Bob Mintzer Colorado, the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and at the Jazz School in Berkeley, CA. Dave Ellis, trombone Joe Sernett, guitar Peter has performed with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, and has ap- Matt Carroll, piano peared at many jazz festivals throughout the state including the Telluride Jazz Celebration, Jazz in the Sangres and the Vail Jazz Festival. Peter has been a featured jazz soloist at North American Saxophone Alliance Regional and Biennial Time Out Don Menza Conferences and has also performed at IAJE International Conferences in Anaheim and Toronto, Canada, and has Ben Strauss, alto saxophone performed at World Saxophone Congresses in Valencia, Spain and Bangkok, Thailand. Peter has performed in con- Jon Gray, trumpet cert with Greg Gisbert, Ron Miles, Brad Goode, Bobby Shew, John McNeil, Clay Jenkins, Cuong Vu, Bobby Watson, Dave Pietro, Don Aliquo, Gary Smulyan, Paul McKee, Nguyen Le, Dale Bruning, Jim McNeely, Joanne Brackeen, Chip Stephens, John Riley, Matt Wilson, Roseanna Vitro and Ernie Andrews. He has also played for Tony Bennett and John Jazz Ensemble I Personnel: Pizzarelli with the Colorado Symphony. Peter Sommer is Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies and Saxophone at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins. At Ben Strauss, soprano/alto saxophone, flute Matt Becker, trumpet 1 CSU, Mr. Sommer directs Jazz Ensemble I and the CSU Jazz Combo program, in addition to teaching courses in Jazz Matt Banks, alto saxophone, flute Scott Webber, trumpet 2 Improvisation and Jazz Pedagogy. Dan Kramer, tenor saxophone Ryan Sullivan, trumpet 3 Elliott Schwebach, tenor saxophone Jon Gray, trumpet 4 Peter received both his Bachelors’ degree in Music and his Masters in Jazz Performance and Pedagogy from the Uni- Nathan Wilson, baritone saxophone Matt O’Connor, trumpet 5 versity of Colorado at Boulder. During his time at CU, Peter was awarded first place in the Jazz Improvisation Com- petition at the North American Saxophone Alliance National Conference, was the recipient of a Downbeat Student Dave Ellis, trombone 1 Joe Sernett, guitar Music Award for Outstanding Performance by a Soloist in both the Jazz and Blues/Pop/Rock categories, was a member of three jazz combos that received Downbeat Student Music Awards for Outstanding Performance by a small jazz Logan Kingston, trombone 2 Matt Carroll, piano group, and was featured with University of Colorado Jazz Ensemble I which also received an Outstanding Perfor- Andrew Deem, trombone 3 Dan Smith, bass mance award. Jesse Sylvester, bass trombone Colin Sitgreaves, drums