Medina County Schools’ Educational Service Center and Highland Local Schools

Present

2011 Junior High/Middle School and High School “All-Star” Bands Concert

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 6:30 p.m.

Highland High School Auditorium Medina, Our Administration ————————————————————————————

Buckeye Local Schools Dennis Honkala, Superintendent of Schools Charles Vrabel, Principal, Buckeye High School Roger Cramer, Principal, Buckeye Junior High School Greg King, Band Director Dena Timura, Band Director

Cloverleaf Local Schools Daryl Kubilus, Superintendent of Schools Ron Tisher, Principal, Sean Osborne, Principal, Cloverleaf Middle School Gerald Carasea, Band Director Andrew Winter, Band Director

Highland Local Schools Catherine Aukerman, Superintendent of Schools Pete Ulrich, Principal, Highland High School Dr. John Deuber, Principal, Highland Middle School Jamie Holcomb, Band Director Edward Marquette, Band Director William Turner, Band Director

Wadsworth City Schools Dale Fortner, Superintendent of Schools Jerry Parsons, Principal, Wadsworth High School Roger Wright, Principal, Wadsworth Middle School Steve Hadgis, Band Director Dana Hire, Band Director

Medina County Schools’ Educational Service Center William Koran, Superintendent Dana Hire, High School Band Coordinator Jamie Holcomb, Jr. High/Middle School Band Coordinator

“Octane” is described as “vigorously energetic or forceful.” From the opening solo percussion statements through the lyrical middle section, I have written this piece to capture the dynamic intensity of a piece of fine-tuned machinery.

Dedicated to Mr. Gerry Carasea’s many years of service to Medina County schools, this composition will be published by C. L. Barnhouse Co. in the spring of 2011.

~ Mr. David Shaffer Program ——————————————————————————

(to be selected from the following)

Junior High/Middle School Band

Vicki Smith, conductor

Colonel Bogey ...... Kenneth J. Alford, arr. Andrew Balent

Shenandoah ...... arr. Robert Sheldon

Laramie ...... David Shaffer

Don’t Stop Believin’ ...... arr. Michael Brown

Arabian Dances ...... Roland Barett

High School Band

David Shaffer, conductor

Octane ...... David Shaffer Commissioned for Mr. Gerald Carasea by the Medina County Schools’ ESC, Buckeye High School, Cloverleaf High School, Highland High School, and Wadsworth High School

Cantus Jubilante - Festival Tune ...... David Shaffer

Slim Trombone - Novelty ...... Fillmore, arr. David Shaffer

Windward Passage (March) ...... David Shaffer 2011 Medina County Junior High/MS “All-Star” Band

Flute Baritone Sax Rachel Boedicker, Highland, 8 Mikey Recupero, Wadsworth, 8 Keragen Corpening, Wadsworth, 8 Kara Ditch, Cloverleaf, 7 Horn Sara Hoose, Highland, 7 Marina Courtright, Highland, 7 Victoria Knyszek, Highland, 7 Allison Ditch, Cloverleaf, 8 Nikki Kobak, Highland, 7 Duncan Hitti, Cloverleaf, 7 Emily Kopchak, Wadsworth, 8 Jillian Savage, Highland, 8 Lisa Massman, Buckeye, 7 Leo Steinkerchner, Wadsworth, 8 Kendra Nichols, Cloverleaf, 8 Joseph Wiencek, Highland, 7 Brianna Olsakovsky, Wadsworth, 8 Jordan Perrin, Wadsworth, 8 Trumpet Raechel Roush, Buckeye, 8 Luke Allen, Highland, 8 Julia Scheiman, Buckeye, 8 Mark Andrews, Cloverleaf, 8 Michaela Schroeder, Cloverleaf, 8 Brian Auffenberg, Wadsworth, 8 Talia Stewart, Highland, 7 Nick Carr, Highland, 8 Allison Wilk, Buckeye, 7 Daniel Chudzinski, Cloverleaf, 8 Karis Courey, Highland, 7 Bassoon Robbie Dietz, Highland, 7 Elise Morton, Wadsworth, 8 Mark Greathouse, Buckeye, 8 Megan Novak, Wadsworth, 8 Daniel Howard, Wadsworth, 8 Bernie Kainec, Highland, 8 Clarinet Brianna Matras, Buckeye, 7 Hannah Barnes, Highland, 8 Cody Ray, Wadsworth, 8 Jon Blakenship, Buckeye, 8 Lauren Boedicker, Highland, 8 Trombone Kassidy Deuber, Wadsworth, 8 Grayson Burridge, Wadsworth, 8 Megan DeVaughn, Wadsworth, 8 James George, Wadsworth, 8 Abbey Dragich, Highland, 7 Yanni Patten, Highland, 8 Erika Funfgeld, Highland, 7 Zoe Penko, Highland, 8 Cindi Good, Wadsworth, 8 Benjamin Stefanko, Cloverleaf, 7 Madison Houska, Highland, 7 Zachary Wildman, Buckeye, 7 Alana Jaroska, Highland, 7 Megan Kriz, Buckeye, 7 Baritone BC Mary Lenk, Cloverleaf, 7 Kevin McQuate, Wadsworth, 8 Samantha Olee, Buckeye, 8 Brooke Saffle, Buckeye, 7 Tuba Ben Beheydt, Wadsworth, 8 Bass Clarinet Frank Roberts, Cloverleaf, 8 Zach Dayton, Highland, 7 Thomas Rospert, Wadsworth, 8 Heather Rogers, Wadsworth, 8 Andy Urban, Highland, 7 Percussion Liz Crosby, Cloverleaf, 7 Alto Sax Nick Englehart, Wadsworth, 8 Sean Adams, Wadsworth, 8 Carolyn Kusoski, Highland, 8 Andrew Campbell, Highland, 8 Myan Newman, Cloverleaf, 8 Nicole Cooke, Cloverleaf, 8 Ashley Puhalla, Buckeye, 8 Rachel Ewald, Buckeye, 7 ______Alex Fallon, Highland, 8 Cory Gould, Buckeye, 8 This list includes names as submitted by Claudia Lorenz, Cloverleaf, 7 directors as of 2/11/11.

Tenor Sax Tessa Courdriet, Cloverleaf, 8 Emma Klooz, Buckeye, 8 2011 Medina County High School “All-Star” Band

Flute Horn Grace Boland, Wadsworth, 9 Jon Hawkins, Wadsworth, 10 Ashley Bowles, Buckeye, 11 Kierstin Jenkins, Cloverleaf, 11 Sarah Chamberlain, Highland, 12 Kevin Kerka, Highland, 12 Liz Ditch, Cloverleaf, 11 McKenna Koons, Wadsworth, 10 Emily Grucza, Wadsworth, 9 Adam Roser, Wadsworth, 11 Tia Mixell, Wadsworth, 10 Alexis Trout, Highland, 10 Megan Owens, Wadsworth, 10 Audrey Owens, Highland, 12 Trumpet Angie Pickens, Buckeye, 11 Michael Courey, Highland, 12 Amber Sommer, Wadsworth, 11 Craig Cox Jr., Cloverleaf, 11 Tyler Coy, Wadsworth, 10 Oboe Sami Fahoum, Cloverleaf, 9 Ryan Brooks, Buckeye, 11 Jessica Harris, Buckeye, 12 Katie Shively, Wadsworth, 12 Ryan Kelly, Wadsworth, 11 Nicole Vance, Wadsworth, 12 Mason Rorapaugh, Highland, 10 Kyle Schreiber, Cloverleaf, 12 Bassoon Kayla Shellenbarger, Buckeye, 11 Hailey Coffman, Cloverleaf, 10 Ellen Wiencek, Highland, 12 Cameron Cordes, Buckeye, 11 Erika Fortner, Wadsworth, 11 Trombone Taylor Gilger, Wadsworth, 12 John Gombar, Buckeye, 12 Jake Peters, Buckeye, 11 Allen Goodwin, Highland, 12 Steven Sablotny, Highland, 12 Molly Josifov, Wadsworth, 10 Benjamin Kopchak, Wadsworth, 10 Clarinet Kyle Mewhinney, Buckeye, 12 Brooke Barnes, Wadsworth, 11 Logan Bryant, Buckeye, 11 Baritone TC Libby Druesedow, Highland, 12 Stephanie Askea, Wadsworth, 10 Emily Ensworth, Highland, 11 Kat Lynch, Cloverleaf, 10 Baritone BC Greta Minor, Highland, 10 Alex Kacinari, Cloverleaf, 9 Samantha Phillips, Highland, 12 Heather Wiedig, Highland, 12 Kaitlyn Stankiewicz, Cloverleaf, 9 Abbey Wyrick, Wadsworth, 10 Alessandra Tawney, Wadsworth, 12 Tuba Bass Clarinet Nathaniel Haas, Wadsworth, 11 Savanna-Rae Fahoum, Cloverleaf, 11 Matt Vasil, Cloverleaf, 12 Meredith Undercoffer, Wadsworth, 11 Zachary Witmer, Cloverleaf, 9

Alto Sax Percussion Karson Riley, Buckeye, 11 David Back, Highland, 10 Ethan Smith, Highland, 12 Troy Bowers, Highland, 12 Trevor Garner, Wadsworth, 9 Tenor Sax Tim Grega, Buckeye, 11 Nick White, Wadsworth, 11 Mark Komives, Highland, 10 Taylor Nielsen, Buckeye, 12 Baritone Sax ______Jake Elliott, Cloverleaf, 11 Nathan Penrod, Wadsworth, 9 This list includes names as submitted by Shawna Steitz, Buckeye, 11 directors as of 2/11/11.

Vicki Smith ——————————————————————————

Vicki Cindea Smith is in her 13th year of teaching band in the Copley-Fairlawn City Schools where her responsibilities include fifth- through eighth-grade woodwind and percussion lessons, high school concert band, pep band, and assisting with the Copley Marching Indians. Also, she has taught all levels of instrumental music in the Sandusky City Schools, Massillon City Schools, and Highland Local Schools.

Mrs. Smith earned the bachelor of music, magna cum laude, and the master of music degrees at Bowling Green State University under the tutelage of Mark S. Kelly. Additional coursework has been completed at The University of Akron and Ashland University. Mrs. Smith maintains professional memberships in Music Educators National Conference, Ohio Music Education Association, American School Band Directors Association, and Kappa Delta Pi (education honorary). She serves as an adjudicator for OMEA and Medina County Solo and Ensemble events, and as chair of the District 6 Large-Group Adjudicated Event held at .

Mrs. Smith enjoys playing the clarinet in the Medina Community Band and other local musical productions. She resides in Sharon Township with her husband, Mike, and their three children Lauren, Megan, and Eric.

David Shaffer ——————————————————————————

David Shaffer was born in Columbus, Ohio, and attended Grove City High School, Grove City, Ohio. He holds a bachelor degree from The Ohio State University and a master of music degree from Miami University (Ohio). Mr. Shaffer has taught in the Hamilton, Ohio; Northridge, Ohio; and Wyoming, Ohio, schools. Mr. Shaffer has been associated with the Miami University Marching Band for 30 years as Graduate Assistant Director (1978-80), Assistant Director (1980-97), and as Assistant Professor of Music (1997-2009). The Miami Band has performed for seven regional Bands of America Contests. In 2003 the Miami Band was selected as the “Santa Band” in the 77th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. In addition to his involvement with Miami University, Mr. Shaffer has over 300 compositions and arrangements in print. His compositions have been used at clinics and music festivals around the world and have been placed on contest required-performance lists in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Mr. Shaffer has been the recipient of the ASCAP Standard Award in Music Composition for 19 years. Under the direction of Mr. Shaffer, the Wyoming High School String Orchestra performed as the opening group at the 1984 Mid-West National Band and Orchestra Director's Clinic in Chicago. Additional Mid-West conducting appearances were in 2000 and 2001 when Mr. Shaffer guest conducted his compositions with the Robinson School Band, Fairfax, Va., and the South Central Middle School Band, Carterville, Ga. Mr. Shaffer is in demand as a conductor for new music reading clinics, music festivals, and music education seminars. During the summers of 1986 and 1992, he served as instrumental director for the Saskatchewan School of Fine Arts. In February of 1997, he conducted a program of his music with the China Youth Corps Band in the National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan. This April Mr. Shaffer will premier his composition At the Red Creek with the Musikkapelle Roethenbach at Roethenbach, Germany. Mr. Shaffer is a past adjudicator for Drum Corps International and Drum Corps Midwest and has judged championship events for both organizations. Special Thanks To: ——————————————————————————

 Our faculty, staff, and administration for their continued support of the music programs in our schools.  The parents and students in our honors bands for their dedication and constant quest for excellence.  The administration and staff of Highland High School and Highland Middle School for the use of their buildings for our rehearsals and tonight’s program.  Our band booster organizations for their support and for helping with lunch arrangements.  Soundwaves Recording for recording this evening’s concert.  Brenda Zacharias, Medina County Schools’ Educational Service Center, for secretarial assistance.

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 Refrain from talking. This is the first and greatest rule. This rule includes whispering to or disciplining your other children.  Refrain from unwrapping noisy candy wrappers during the performance. If the composer wanted to include crinkle paper noises to the music, he/she would have written it into the parts.  Turn off pagers, cell phones, and watch alarms. While many phones and pagers now have very symphonic-like rings, they don’t always fit into the musical score, nor do they provide pleasant sounds for your neighbors.  Do not wave to your child during the concert. After all, they do know who you are already and they know you are there.  Do not take flash photography. You don’t want your child to walk off the edge of the stage from flash blindness, do you?  Please do not walk down the center aisle with your video camera. Video cameras work just as well from the back of the auditorium (besides, the light is usually not good enough for video taping anyway).  Do not leave as soon as your child’s portion of the concert is over. All of the students deserve a full audience for their performances. Remember, the next time your child’s song could be last!  Applaud at appropriate times. Some music has several sections. Remember, it’s not over until all of the sections have been performed.  Do not leave the auditorium during the music. Wait for a break in the concert to visit the restroom, unless you are carrying a screaming child, in which case you should leave quietly and quickly.  Go to the concert expecting the best. You just might be surprised how good your student sounds when the other students join in!

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