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The Lanner Faculty Artist Concert

Tuesday, November 13, 2012 7:30 PM, Packard Hall

Steve Barta, piano Joyce Polifka, piano Judeth Shay Burns, soprano Keith Reed, Daniel Fosha, tenor Daryll Stevens, clarinet Susan Grace, piano Jeremy Van Hoy, trombone Rex Matzke, alto saxophone Carol Wilson, piano Margaret Miller, viola Thomas Wilson, trumpet Paul Nagem, flute

with Guest Artists

Deborah Blake, flute Nancy Brown, oboe Ian Buckspan, clarinet Dennis Bueno, drums John Flores, bass Tyler Grant, , vocals Genice Matzke, bassoon Deke Polifka, piano Christina Schwartz-Soper, french horn Eric Thorin, bass

Your courtesy in turning off all electronic devices is appreciated. THE LANNER FACULTY ARTIST CONCERT

This concert is made possible through the Max Lanner Endowed Fund for Music, established in fond memory of Professor Emeritus and Chair of the Music Department, Max Lanner.

PROGRAM

Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben Johann Sebastian Bach from the St. Matthew Passion (1685-1750) Judeth Shay Burns, soprano Paul Nagem, flute Susan Grace, piano

Aus Liebe will mein Heiland Sterben For love, For love my Savior is now dying, Of sin and guilt He knows not. So eternal desolation And the sinner's righteous doom Shall not rest upon my spirit.

Combat del Somni Federico Mompou I. Damunt de tu només les flors (1893-1987) II. Aquesta nit un mateix vent Lyrics by Josep Janés III. Jo et pressentia com la mar (1913-1959)

Daniel Fosha, tenor Susan Grace, piano

Damunt de tu només les flors A dream of kisses, never-ending, Lying upon you, like a white Turned into song; of eyes on fire Offering, there were flowers only. With white flames, and of bodies blending; From them your body drew the light, A sigh, from disembodied breast, Without them now the branch was lonely. Of lily’s silk as it’s caressed. And as they gave their kiss to you, Their life of fragrance was sent flowing. Jo et pressentia com la mar From your closed eyes the light shone through: I had foreseen you like the sea You were resplendent, you were glowing. And like the wind, immense and giving, Could I but be a flower’s sigh High above chance and ever free And, like a lily, give you my Of common fate. Own self, so that my very being And like a living Would fade away upon your breast Breath in my life. And never need again the rest Now that you’re mine Of night, that from your side is fleeing. I see my dream had set you limits. You are no name, no sign. Aquesta nit un mateix vent I come Last night, the same wind of the day, To you not as to the blue image And the same sail, alive and burning, Of human dreams. Were there to take our thoughts away You aren’t the sea, On seas where tenderness and yearning which is imprisoned among beaches, Turn into music, into glass. You aren’t the wind, confined by air. Our kiss became transparency, You have no bounds. No words are there And our embrace an emptiness. To tell of you, no land that reaches I was the mirror, you the sea. Your world, nor will there ever be. Our private heaven might inspire from Six Morceaux, Op. 11 Sergei Rachmaninoff Scherzo (1873-1943) Russian theme Waltz Deke Polifka and Joyce Polifka, piano, 4 hands from Trio for clarinet, viola and piano Jean Françaix I. Preludio–Largo (1912-1997) II. Allegrissimo V. Presto Daryll Stevens, clarinet Margaret Miller, viola Susan Grace, piano

INTERMISSION

Divertimento for trumpet, trombone, and piano Boris Blacher Allegro (1903-1975) Moderato Allegretto Presto Thomas Wilson, trumpet Jeremy Van Hoy, trombone Carol Wilson, piano

Umtradah Steve Barta (b. 1953) Steve Barta, piano John Flores, bass Dennis Bueno, drums

Chamber Music for alto saxophone and woodwind quintet Walter S. Hartley Andante-Allegro Moderato (b. 1927) Adagio Allegretto Presto Rex Matzke, alto saxophone Debbie Blake, flute Nancy Brown, oboe Ian Buckspan, clarinet Christina Schwarz-Soper, french horn Genice Matzke, bassoon

Black Mountain Rag Traditional Farewell Traditional Blue Ridge Cabin Home (1914-1979) Tyler Grant, guitar and lead vocals Eric Thorin, bass Keith Reed, banjo COLORADO COLLEGE FACULTY ARTISTS

Pianist STEVE BARTA has stayed true to his creative path for over thirty years as a composer, recording artist, producer, author, educator and speaker. He has performed his original works as a solo artist with jazz ensembles and symphony orchestras. His contribution to the world of music includes fourteen recordings that reflect his many influences, particularly Brazilian, Jazz and Classical. Steve has released fourteen recordings to date. He has worked and/or recorded with the likes of Al Jarreau, Hubert Laws, Herbie Mann, Dori Caymmi, B.B. King, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Paulinho da Costa, Mike Shapiro and many more. His recordings are available worldwide via SteveBartaMusic.com, iTunes, Amazon.com, and CD Baby. Steve has written several works for symphony orchestra that have been performed worldwide. Mr. Barta is a music educator with over thirty years of experience teaching intermediate to advanced students, educators and professional musicians. Special areas of instruction for private students, clinics and master classes are music interpretation, improvisation, arranging and composition.

Upcoming performances for JUDETH SHAY BURNS include a regional tour of Community Concerts for Central City Opera, including a concert at Governor Hickenlooper's residence in Denver. She has sung with the Nikolescu Quartet in Berlin, Leipzig, and Vienna, and sang a recital at the historic Chateau Vieux, in Geneva Switzerland. She was a guest artist with the St. Barth's Music Festival, singing the soprano solos in the Vivaldi Gloria, and Flora in La Traviata and also performed with the Landmark Festival in . Her extensive regional credits include performances with the Santa Fe Symphony, Central City Opera, Opera Colorado, the Aspen Music Festival, Opera Theatre of the Rockies, and the Crested Butte Music Festival, and has performed frequently with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic and the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs, and was a guest artist with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra for the regionally televised Colorado Christmas, at the Denver Center for the for the Performing Arts. Ms. Burns is a graduate of the Mannes College of Music, where she was awarded the Richard F. Gold Career Grant, and the University of Colorado. She has studied and performed with the Aspen Music Festival, the Circle in the Square Theatre Company in City, and is a recent graduate of the Goethe Institute in Berlin, . Ms. Burns teaches voice at the Colorado College and the Colorado Springs Conservatory and is also a teaching artist for Central City Opera. She is the recipient of two Pikes Peak Arts Council awards for best classical solo performance, and was nominated for an Excellence in Theatre award for her portrayal of Charlotte in A Little Night Music with Opera Theatre of the Rockies.

DANIEL FOSHA, tenor, is renowned for his versatility in a variety of musical styles, whether performing opera, musical theater or works from the classical repertory. From roles in shows ranging from Marius in Les Miserables and George Bailey in A Wonderful Life to Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, to the tenor spotlight as the Evangelist in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Daniel brings an elegance and a “crystal clear, honeyed tenor” to music of all sorts. He has entertained audiences nationwide with the Pops, National Repertory Orchestra, Opera Theatre St. Louis, Opera Colorado, Central City Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Opera Theatre of the Rockies, the Arvada Center for the Arts, the Aspen Choral Society, the Colorado Symphony, the Boulder Philharmonic, the Santa Fe Symphony, and the Charleston Symphony. Upcoming for Daniel will be the tenor solos in Handel's Messiah with the Aspen Chorale Society in December.

SUSAN GRACE is artist-in-residence and senior lecturer in music at Colorado College, music director of the Colorado College Summer Music Festival and artistic director of the New Music Symposium. She performs frequently with pianist Alice Rybak as the acclaimed piano duo Quattro Mani. Their interest in 20th and 21st century repertoire has led to collaborations with such composers as George Crumb, Joan Tower, Bernard Rands, Frederic Rzewski, Paul Lansky, John Novacek and Poul Ruders, and to participation in contemporary music festivals throughout the U.S. and Europe. Quattro Mani made its New York debut in January, 2001 in Carnegie Recital Hall to a sold-out house. They were immediately re-engaged for the following season, and returned again in December, 2003 and in February, 2006. Quattro Mani's first recording, A Game of Go, was released in November, 2000, by Klavier Music Productions; a CD of George Crumb's two-piano compositions was released in March, 2001, by Bridge Records. Both have received international and national acclaim. Quattro Mani’s recording of George Crumb’s Otherworldly Resonances, was listed by Amazon.com as one of the top ten classical recordings of 2004. The Poulenc, Bartok and Milhaud Concertos with the 2006 Colorado College Summer Music Festival Orchestra, Scott Yoo conducting, was released by Bridge Records in May 2007. International Record Review says about this recording “… the playing is first-class; immaculate in technical terms and unfailingly musical…” Their most recent recording, Kindred Spirits, is set for release this June. Quattro Mani’s 2008 schedule includes the world premiere of Shapeshifters, a concerto by Paul Lansky, with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and performances at the Aspekte Salzburg Festival, Ensemble Music Society in Indianapolis, Florida International University and Muhlenberg College. Quattro Mani is included on the international roster of Steinway artists. Ms. Grace has performed solo and chamber recitals, and has appeared as soloist with orchestras in the United States, Europe, the former Soviet Union, China and India. She has, in addition, performed in numerous series and festivals, including the Phillips Collection in , D.C., the Grand Teton Festival, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra’s new-music series Engine 408, Music at Oxford, and the Helmsley Festival in . In spring 2005 the American Embassy in India sponsored presentations by Ms. Grace and her husband of lecture/concerts on American piano music. Ms. Grace returned to India for another tour in the fall of 2006. Ms. Grace has recorded for the Belgium National Radio, WFMT in , the Society of Composers, Wilson Audio, Klavier International, Klavier Music Productions and Bridge Records. She performed on the 2005 Grammy nominated recording of George Crumb’s Ancient Voices of Children, which was included in the Best Small Ensemble Performance category.

REX MATZKE holds a B.M.E. and a M. M. from the University of Nebraska and has pursued a Doctor of Arts in Saxophone Performance and Pedagogy with a Secondary Emphasis in Jazz Pedagogy from the University of Northern Colorado. Before coming to Colorado, Rex was Director of Jazz Studies and Professor of Saxophone at the University of Missouri-St. Louis from 1976-1993 where his ensembles enjoyed a national reputation winning the Wichita Jazz Festival twice, named an Outstanding Big Band at the Midwest Collegiate Jazz Festival three times and having been invited to perform in China, Rumania, and at the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Rex's Big Band Express performed on the Admiral Riverboat five nights a week and his combo Jazz Express enjoyed year-long engagements at Hannigans, Sirabellas and Al Bakers in St. Louis. Among others Rex has performed with Clark Terry, Louis Bellson, Bobby Shew, David Baker, Dominic Spera, Rich Matteson, Buddy Baker, Ed Shaughnessy, Milt Hinton, Bill Watrous, Denis DiBlasio and has toured with Big Band USA, the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra, and the University of Northern Colorado Lab 1. Rex currently resides in Colorado Springs with his family where he is an adjunct faculty member at Pikes Peak Community College, the saxophone studio teacher at Colorado College, and teaches improvisation and directs a big band for the Colorado Jazz Workshop. He is the co-founder of the Almagre Saxophone Quartet, a quartet that performs in the French classical tradition.

MARGARET MILLER, viola, is a member of the Performance Faculty at Colorado College. She is also Assistant Professor of Viola and Chamber Music at Colorado State University and coordinator of the Graduate Quartet program. For eighteen years Ms. Miller was violist of the Da Vinci Quartet, which toured throughout the U.S. and recorded for the Naxos American Classics label. The Da Vinci Quartet was also featured on a segment of the NewsHour on PBS.Ms. Miller has given recitals in Ft. Collins, Colorado Springs, Durango, Gunnison and has appeared as soloist with the Colorado State University Chamber Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra. She has collaborated with the Mendelssohn Trio and Boris Garlitsky, concertmaster of the London Symphony Orchestra. Margaret is active in state music associations, presenting at both the Colorado State Music Teachers summer conference and at the Colorado chapter of the American String Teacher Association summer conference. She was also a judge at the national MTNA conference in Denver. She has recently been honored for her teaching by the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Association, and the Colorado chapter of the American String Teachers Association. Ms. Miller’s viola is a modern instrument made by maker Thomas Croen. This instrument was featured in an article in the Journal of the American Viola Society.

PAUL NAGEM has been principal flute for the Colorado Springs Symphony/Philharmonic since 1994. A native of San Diego, he studied flute there with Damian Bursill-Hall, then principal flute of the San Diego Symphony and now with the Pittsburgh Symphony. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from the New England Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Lois Schaefer of the Boston Symphony. Mr. Nagem is the Instructor of Flute at Colorado College. He has performed with the San Diego Symphony, the Colorado Symphony and the Singapore Symphony. Mr. Nagem plays Straubinger flutes.

JOYCE POLIFKA has been teaching piano at Colorado College for over five years. She holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in music education and piano pedagogy from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Prior to moving to Colorado Springs in 2006, she was on the faculty of Montgomery College in Rockville, MD, where she taught both group and private piano. She also served as Director of Music at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD and Assistant Director of Music at St. Jude’s Catholic Church in Rockville, MD and had a busy home studio of over 40 students. In 2007, Joyce earned her National Certification as a Teacher of Music (NCTM). In addition to teaching at CC, Joyce maintains an active private studio and assists with the youth choirs at Grace and St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Colorado Springs. She lives in Old Colorado City with her husband, Deke and their daughter, Elle.

KEITH REED grew up playing bluegrass banjo and guitar with a group of traditional bluegrass musicians from the southeast. This early immersion of bluegrass traditionalism and its inherent culture led him to pursue an AA degree from South Plains College in TX, the only school offering a bluegrass program at that time. Keith then chose to pursue his BA in classical guitar, finding the techniques and passion of classical guitar vital to his development as a musician. Touring and performing have been a constant in Keith’s musical career. Becoming a Rounder Recording artist with the band Open Road led to extensive touring to include performances at the Ryman Auditorium and the Kennedy Center, and two critically acclaimed recordings. A seasoned musician, he continues to perform with a variety of professional acoustic artists. Keith teaches bluegrass guitar, banjo, and bluegrass ensemble at Colorado College.

DARYLL STEVENS has been Clarinet Instructor at Colorado College since 1980. An active chamber and solo musician, she has performed with the Colorado Springs Symphony, the Colorado Opera Festival, the Opera Theater of the Rockies, the Colorado College Summer Music Festival and Soundscapes. Ms. Stevens received the M.F.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles. Her teachers have included Gary Gray, Mitchell Lurie, and Franklin Sabin. She further explores her interest in music through her duties as Librarian of the College’s Albert Seay Library of Music and Art. In the spring of 2006 she received a second masters in library science. In addition to her duties at Colorado College, Ms. Stevens maintains an active private studio.

JEREMY VAN HOY is presently bass trombonist with both the Colorado Springs Philharmonic and the Denver Brass. After growing up in Detroit, he received music performance degrees from the (B.M.) and Northwestern University (M.M.). His teachers were Fritz Kaenzig and Frank Crisafulli, respectively. As euphonium soloist, Mr. Van Hoy has performed with the Denver Municipal Band, Denver Brass, Ann Arbor Chamber Brass, Boulder Brass, Colorado College Band and the Livonia (MI) Symphony. In 1996, he was the 1st Prize winner at the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Competition. Other accomplishments include being the first bass trombonist selected to the Music Center twice, and selection to the Sir Georg Solti Orchestral Project at Carnegie Hall. This last orchestra can be heard on a London Records compact disc. Mr. Van Hoy is an active free-lancer, having performed frequently with the Detroit, St. Louis, New Mexico and Colorado Symphonies. An active proponent of new music, Mr. Van Hoy gave his New York recital debut on April 5, 1998 in Merkin Concert Hall. This program featured five works written especially for the soloist. During the 2004-05 school year, he was instructor of euphonium at the University of Colorado-Boulder, holding a one-year position. Jeremy was also appointed the director of the Concert Band at Colorado College in 2008.

CAROL WILSON is the organist at First Christian Church in Colorado Springs. She received her Bachelor of Music degree in organ and piano performance at Colorado State University in 1973. Her Master of Music degree, also in organ and piano performance, was earned at the University of Kansas in 1989. While in Kansas, she taught organ and piano at Ottawa University and was university organist. In addition to playing at First Christian Church, Carol teaches piano and organ, is an adjunct faculty member at Colorado College, accompanies in the community, manages the First Christian Church concert series, and is an active performer on organ and piano. She is a member of the American Guild of Organists and Pikes Peak Music Teachers Association.

THOMAS WILSON is currently Music Director of the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs, Associate Conductor of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Cover Conductor for the New-York based pops show Symphonic Night at the Oscars, serves on the music faculties at Colorado College and the Colorado Springs Conservatory, and maintains an active guest conducting schedule. Mr. Wilson previously conducted for the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony program and founded the Young Concert Artists of Colorado Springs. Mr. Wilson has been called “someone to watch” and “a very exciting conductor” by Michael Tilson Thomas, one of the foremost conductors of our time. Thomas began studying piano at the age of four. Later instrumental studies included trumpet, percussion, string bass and voice, before concentrating his efforts on trumpet, conducting and composition. Thomas graduated summa cum laude from the University of Northern Colorado, receiving the School of Music’s highest honor—the Departmental Scholar Award. A primary focus of Mr. Wilson’s conducting career has been collaborations between performing arts organizations, which he sees as essential to artistic growth and a unified arts community. Thomas has led the Colorado Springs Philharmonic and the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs in collaborative performances with the Colorado Springs Children’s Chorale, Colorado Vocal Arts Ensemble, Young Concert Artists, Colorado Springs Youth Symphony, Pikes Peak Ringers, The United States Army Field Band, Ballet Society of Colorado Springs, Peak Ballet Theatre, Fusion Pointe Dance Company, Ormao Dance Company, and the Colorado Springs Conservatory, just to name a few. Thomas frequently conducts new works by local composers, including the world premiere of Mark Arnest’s Pike’s Dream, about the life and times of Zebulon Pike. Thomas’ recent recording projects include the world premier recording of Kevin McChesney’s Ring of Fire and a live, 2-CD release of the Flying W Wranglers with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic. Winner of international recognition as a trumpeter, Mr. Wilson has extensive experience performing, touring, and recording with orchestras, ensembles, and artists. He is one of only three trumpeters ever selected as a finalist for both the International Trumpet Guild Orchestral and Solo Performance Competitions in the same year. Thomas’ compositions and arrangements have been performed widely in the United States, Europe and . In his spare time, Thomas enjoys working on his 1890 Victorian home, reading philosophy and history, and spending time with his family, including his two peculiar puppies, Gustav and Stanzi.

GUEST ARTISTS

DEBORAH BLAKE, flutist, is a native of Iowa City, Iowa. She graduated high school from the Interlochen Arts Academy and won the Marion Sunshine Flute Scholarship to The , where she received her Bachelor and Master’s Degrees in Flute Performance. Deb’s teachers include Samuel Baron, Nadine Asin, and Jeanne Baxtresser. Deborah is married and has three children. She is currently the Director of Bands at Russell Middle School for the Performing Arts and Sciences, has an active private flute teaching studio, and is a woodwind coach for the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony.

NANCY BROWN maintains a busy performing schedule on oboe and English horn as a freelance musician along the Front Range, in groups such as the Colorado Springs Philharmonic and the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs. She also has an active oboe studio with over 40 students. With her husband Greg (hammered dulcimer) she performs with Crystal Creek Music, playing Celtic and world folk music on double reeds and recorders. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance, and the Performer’s Certificate, from the University of Redlands, CA.

IAN BUCKSPAN has established himself as a consummate soloist, orchestral and chamber musician. Ian has received first place in numerous Young Artist competitions including the Denver Young Artist Orchestra’s ’08, Arapahoe Philharmonic’s ‘08, Boulder Philharmonic’s ’07, Rocky Ridge Music Camp ’05, Plymouth Congregational Church Music Contest ‘03, and Colorado Flute Association’s Concerto Contest ’05. He has been named a Yamaha Young Performing Artist and was their Overall Winner at their 2009 Summer Symposium Concert. He was on the Young Musicians of Colorado’s roster of young artists, capturing their Top Performer prize for the Non-Piano, College Division in ‘08. Ian has appeared as a featured soloist with such orchestras as the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs, the Boulder Philharmonic, the Arapahoe Philharmonic, and the Rocky Ridge Music Camp Orchestra is Estes Park, Colorado. He has also appeared as soloist with the Denver Young Artist Orchestra where he was hailed as a “solid performer and outstanding musician.” Ian has extensive orchestral/ensemble experience as well. He is currently Associate Principal and Eb clarinet of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic and has appeared with the Longmont Symphony, the Boulder Chamber Orchestra, the Air Force Academy Band, the Colorado Mahlerfest Orchestra, CU Opera, CU Light Opera, and the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra. He participated with the Denver Young Artist Orchestra for four seasons. His major teachers include Daniel Silver, Peter Cooper, Marlena Burghardt, and Jim Travis. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree of Music at the University of Colorado at Boulder, graduating with Highest Honors.

DENNIS BUENO was born of Spanish parents from Trinidad, Colorado. He grew up in a military household and relocated frequently. Dennis began to study music on at age five while living outside of Detroit, Michigan. Dennis continued to play and entertain for about 10 years, during which time he received many awards for his accomplishments and played professionally. Dennis took an interest in percussion at the age of 10. After several years of drums in elementary school band and private instruction, and while living in New Jersey, he went on to rigorous training in Drum Corps where he honed much of his drum rudimental technique and performed on snare in an award winning drum line. Dennis played drum set in his high school jazz band as well as local progressive rock bands in New Jersey. After high school, Dennis was accepted at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, . While there he had the privilege of studying percussion, theory, and arranging with Gary Chaffee, Keith Copland, Bob Wagner, Joe Hunt, Dean Anderson, Greg Hopkins, James Williams, John Laporta, and many other great masters. After Berklee, Dennis auditioned and was enlisted into the Air Force as a percussionist as a member of the NORAD Band and eventually the premiere Air Force Academy Band. Dennis performed throughout the world with countless names in most every venue of music. Dennis has performed with recording artists Earl Klugh, Dave Valentin, Jessy J, Dotsero, and Steve Barta. During his enlistment he was assigned to the rock band Blue Steel and country band Wild Blue Country. Dennis has kept busy teaching privately and performing with numerous successful local talents in every kind of genre of music. Dennis still studies privately with many masters. Dennis passionately embraces early family tradition of joyous song and dance through his love of Latin music and rhythms. Dennis brings this spirit to every venue he plays. Dennis is a captivating and happy musician. He primarily performs on drum set, , , bongo, and cajon.

JOHN FLORES began playing the electric bass in 1982 – with his brothers, he formed the band “Titan Force” which toured Europe in the early 90's and released two critically acclaimed CD's. This did not satisfy his musical tastes; he began to study jazz in 1984, which led him to the double bass which he began playing in 1998. He attended CSU Pueblo in 2002 as a music education major and studied classical music as well. Since then he has performed with a virtual who's who in Southern Colorado. He is currently on the faculty of the Colorado Springs Conservatory. His free time is spent composing, teaching privately, and spending time with his wife and kids.

National Flatpicking Champion TYLER GRANT is a versatile guitarist and multi-instrumentalist with a wide range of musical expertise. He is an internationally recognized guitar virtuoso with three solo albums and an impressive resume as a session musician, bandleader and sideman. He has shared the stage with such luminaries as Tony Rice, Sam Bush, Tim O’Brien, , Chris Thile, John Oates, Steve Kaufman, , , , Yonder Mountain String Band and The String Cheese Incident. Tyler showcases his powerful and original style of Flatpicking on his CD release, Up the Neck. He calms things down with his latest solo release, Desert Songs-Toneful Guitar Music for Relaxation and Massage. His current band project, Grant Farm, is taking root and growing fast. Grant Farm released their self-titled debut CD in April of 2012 on Grant Central Records. Tyler has performed at most major US festivals and performed thousands of concerts worldwide. In addition to the National Flatpicking Championship at Winfield in 2008 and Merlefest Guitar Championship in 2009, Tyler has also placed first at Rockygrass, Wayne Henderson, and the New England Flatpicking Championships. He has been featured in Acoustic Guitar, Flatpicking Guitar, Fingerstyle Guitar and Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine. When off the road, Tyler lives in Lyons, CO. www.tylergrant.com

GENICE MATZKE is the Director of Bands at Liberty High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she teaches four concert bands, two jazz bands, and marching band. Mrs. Matzke earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Missouri and a Master’s of Music Education degree from the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) where she was a graduate teaching assistant in the Music Education Department under Dr. Elza Daugherty. After completing her degree she was hired by the UNC Jazz Studies Department as an administrative assistant to assist in the direction of the UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival. As an educator Mrs. Matzke has taught in St. Louis, MO and Salida, Grand Junction, Monument, and Colorado Springs, CO. While at Grand Junction High School her bands received consistent Superior ratings and her Jazz Ensemble I performed twice at the Colorado Music Educator Clinic/Conference as well as the Essentially Ellington Workshop in Snowmass, CO. In 2001, Mrs. Matzke was named the “Outstanding Teacher of the Year” by the Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Matzke’s bands continued to thrive at Creekside Middle School in the Lewis-Palmer School District. In 2003, her eighth grade jazz band performed at the Colorado Music Educator’s Clinic/Conference and in 2005 the eighth grade Symphonic Band did the same. In the five years that Mrs. Matzke has been at Liberty High School, the program has grown from 90 total students with 70 in marching band to over 250 total students and more than 150 in marching band currently. The Liberty High School Marching Band has gone from 21st to 2nd place at state and the concert and jazz bands have received Superior ratings. Mrs. Matzke is a member of NAfME (formerly MENC), CMEA, CBA, and Phi Beta Mu. She resides in Colorado with her husband Rex and their daughters, Jacie and Kateri.

DEKE POLIFKA is Organist and Choirmaster at Grace and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, a position he has held since January of 2007. At Grace, he directs choirs for all ages, serves as principal organist and oversees the long-standing Taylor Memorial Concert Series. Deke holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in piano performance and chamber music from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He has earned the Associate (AAGO) certificate of the American Guild of Organists and has served as Dean of the Colorado Springs Chapter of that organization. Deke is also an active member in the Association of Anglican Musicians and maintains a private studio of piano/organ students.

ERIC THORIN is a musician based in Lyons, Colorado. Raised in a musical family, his first professional engagement was playing trombone next to his father in a big band. He has studied with Stephen Fulton, Edgar Meyer, Art Lande, John Williams (University of Oklahoma), Ed Krolick (University of Northern Colorado), Gene Aitken (UNC) and James Vaughn (UNC) just to name a few. Eric's recent recording credits include Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore’s Saints and Sinners (co-producer with Ben Winship); electric bass on Gaelic Storm‘s release Chicken Boxer (#1 on Billboard Charts); producing albums for Romano Paoletti, Gary Bragg and Nancy Thorwardson; arranging, upright bass and tuba performing for Katie Glassman’s Snapshot. Recent live opportunities have included Jim Kweskin, Leftover Salmon, and Doug MacCleod. Eric currently tours with The Trio with Ross Martin, Brother Mule with Ben Winship and Brian Wicklund, and Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore. Past projects include the Open Road Bluegrass Band, Tony Furtado Band, 30db and Hamster Theater. Also performed with Tim O’Brien, Darrell Scott, salsa maestro Eddie Santiago, Billy Eckstine, Ronnie Bedford, Chuck Lamb, Tony Trishka, Danny Barnes, the Drew Emmitt Band and a host of diverse artists. Eric and his wife, fiddler , live in Lyons, Colorado where he has hosted the Tuesday night bluegrass jam at Oskar Blues for nearly ten years.

UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE CC MUSIC DEPARTMENT Unless indicated, all concerts are in Packard Hall, are free, and require no tickets.

Music at Midday Wednesdays ~ 12:15 PM November 14, December 12

United States Air Force Academy Concert Band Series TSgt David McCormick, trombone SSgt Chris Hammiel, trumpet Susan Grace, piano Tuesday, November 20 ~ 7:30 PM

**CANCELLED** First Mondays Events Series Quattro Mani Susan Grace, Alice Rybak, duo pianists November 26 ~ 11:15AM **CANCELLED**

Colorado College Choir and Chamber Chorus Deborah Teske, director Friday, November 30 ~ 7:30 PM SHOVE CHAPEL