Edmonton Cantando Festival April 7-9th, 2019
Celebrating our 20th Anniversary!
Presented by New Era Music Festivals
April 7-9th, 2019 Director’s Message Congratulations This year we celebrate Cantando’s 20th anniversary of providing quality musical experiences for our participants. We are hosting To all Cantando Festival Participants! Cantando festivals in Edmonton, Sun Peaks, and Whistler and are thrilled to have over 6500 participants from throughout western Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the USA. EXCITING All of our festivals feature a variety of venues for young musicians to perform and take part in workshops with some amazing FUTURE FESTIVALS adjudicators and clinicians. The Francis Winspear Centre for Music in Edmonton just celebrated its 20th anniversary, and it is the reason I started these festivals. It is perhaps one of the best stages in North America for musical performance, and I thought that young musicians should experience this at least once in their life. The venues in Sun Peaks and Whistler are not necessarily Sun Peaks Whistler as acoustically friendly, but the mountain environment and the ANTANDO ESTIVAL ANTANDO ESTIVAL friendly nature of the festival make your time here equally rewarding. We are particularly proud C F C F of the outstanding guest groups we host at the festivals. In Edmonton, we feature several groups Apr 17-19, 2020 Apr 30-May 3, 2020 including two wonderful University Wind Ensembles, one from the University of Alberta and the 30 min. from Kamloops, BC Whistler Village, BC other from the University of Manitoba. They share the opening Sunday night performance in the Winspear. We are also adding a pre-concert show featuring the Ecole Sisler Chamber Choir at 7:15 www.SunPeaksMusicFestival.com www.WhistlerMusicFestival.ca in the front lobby. On Monday evening, we feature two groups from MacEwan University. Their
popular percussion ensemble opens the concert followed by a Big Band of Faculty, Alumni and Students. On Tuesday evening, we feature the festival mass choir as well as perennially popular Edmonton CANADIAN ANAHEIM Kokopelli Choir and the vocal jazz group from that organization call ‘Nuf Sed. Sun Peaks features the CANTANDO FESTIVAL ESTIVAL Thunderbird Brass Quintet performing at noon on Saturday and our evening performance features Music F our festival mass choir and the Anita Eccleston Quintet, an outstanding ensemble led by vocalist/ Apr 5- 8, 2020 Apr 23-27, 2020 trumpeter Anita Eccleston (also an adjudicator at the festival). This year in Whistler, instrumental FrancisWinspear Winspear Centre, Centre Edmonton for Music Disneyland, CA groups include the UBC Wind Ensemble performing on Friday night and the MacEwan Big Band on Saturday. Vocal groups include a Friday performance with ‘Nuf Sed and a Saturday performance with the Central Washington University Chamber Choir and our festival mass choir. Programming Enquiries: Registration and Travel: www.cantando.org www.affinitytours.com A great lineup of adjudicators and clinicians are coming as usual. These are musicians and educators Dr. Prime: 780-940-1806 1-800-665-7559 who have strong backgrounds in working with young students, and I know your time with them will be transformational.
A highlight of the Edmonton and Whistler festival this year will include the premiere performance MAKE CANTANDO A GREAT CHOICE FOR 2020! of a flute concerto written by esteemed Edmonton composer, Allan Gilliland. Jim Walker returns to premier this piece and his bio is found later in the program. Enjoy your Cantando experience. 817 Cambie Street Vancouver, BC. V6B 2P4 Dr. Dennis Prime Phone: 604-737-3121 Cantando Festival Director Toll Free: 1-800-665-7559 Fax: 604-737-0172 www.affinitytours.com Music Tour Specialists Email: [email protected]
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Introduction | 3 Edmonton Cantando Festival April 7-9th, 2019 Festival-At-A-Glance Event Map Venue Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Concert Concert City Centre Mall Band & Wind Band & Wind Mass Choir (food court) Francis Winspear Ensemble Ensemble Rehearsals Centre for Music Performances Performances (5-6:30pm) Winspear (8am-5pm) (9am-5pm) All Saints’ Cathedral Guest Guest Guest Performances Performances Performances & Mass Choir (8pm) (8pm) (8pm)
Old Strathcona Concert Concert Performing Band & Wind Band & Wind Arts Centre Ensemble Ensemble (OSPAC) Workshops Workshops (8am- (8am- 4:50pm) 5:50pm) Knox Evangelical Free Church Instrumental Instrumental Masterclasses Masterclasses Strathcona (10am- (10am- Baptist 2:50pm) 2:50pm) Church Yardbird Suite Choral Choral Choral Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre Performances Performances Performances Strathcona Baptist Church Knox Evangelical Free Church All Saints (9am-12pm) (9-11:30am) (9:30-10am) Cathedral Choral Choral Choral • All Saints Cathedral: 10035 103 St NW Workshops Workshops Workshops • Francis Winspear Centre for Music: 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square NW (1-4:50pm) (1-3:50pm) (10-10:50am) • Knox Evangelical Free Church: 8403 104 St NW Jazz Jazz Ensemble • Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre: 8426 Gateway Boulevard NW Ensemble Performances • Strathcona Baptist Church: 8318 104 St NW Yardbird Performances & Workshops • Yardbird Suite: 10203 86 Ave NW Suite & Workshops (9am-5pm) (9-11am) 4 | Introduction Introduction | 5 Edmonton Cantando Festival April 7-9th, 2019 Concert Band Performances Sunday, April 7th Francis Winspear Centre for Music
Time Ensemble Name Director Home Town Notre Dame Collegiate Joel 8:20-8:40am High River, AB Senior Wind Ensemble Windsor Scott 8:40-9:00am KAHS Concert Band Coaldale, AB Godin Kelowna Christian Connor 9:00-9:20am Kelowna, BC School Junior Band Murdock Carberry Collegiate Justine 9:20-9:40am Carberry , MB High School Band Burke Grant Park High School Joanne 9:40-10:00am Winnipeg, MB Concert Band Karlowsky Time Ensemble Name Director Home Town Ecole Sisler High School Alexis College Park Cobras Kevin 10:00-10:20am Winnipeg, MB 2:20-2:40pm Lloydminster, AB Concert Band Silver Grade 9 Band Jones Smithers Secondary Jordan Scott 10:20-10:40am Smithers, BC 2:40-3:00pm Chinook Concert Band Lethbridge, AB Junior Concert Band Daviel Davidson Ecole Okotoks West Kildonan Junior High School Samuel 10:40-11:00am Okotoks, AB 3:00-3:20pm Collegiate Wind Art Zuke Winnipeg, MB Intermediate Concert Shumka Ensemble Band St. Thomas Aquinas Graeme Sir Alexander 3:20-3:40pm Spruce Grove, AB Victoria Grade 8 Band Peppink 11:00-11:20am Mackenzie Concert Hagensborg, BC Millsip Humboldt Collegiate Glenda Band 4:00-4:20pm Humboldt, SK Institute Band Lees Smithers Secondary Jordan 11:20-11:40am Smithers, BC Senior Concert Band Daviel William Centennial Collegiate Kaufhold Murray 4:20-4:40pm Saskatoon, SK 11:40-12:00pm John W. Gunn Band Winnipeg, MB Grade 9 Concert Band and Alison Wichert Peters Crescent Heights High Curtis 1:00-1:20pm Medicine Hat, AB Allison School Sr. High Band Perrin Walter Murray Grade Titus & 4:40-5:00pm Saskatoon, SK RI Baker Grade 7/8 Tanya 10 Band Andrea 2:00-2:20pm Coaldale, AB Concert Band Conrad Pittman
6 | Concert Band Performances Concert Band Performances | 7 Edmonton Cantando Festival Monday, April 8th Francis Winspear Centre for Music Time Ensemble Name Director Hometown Fort St. John, 9:00-9:20am SD #60 Senior Band David Price BC Fort St. John, 9:20-9:40am SD #60 Concert Band Sandra Gunn BC CONSERVATORY of MUSIC Ecole Lakeview Grade 9:40-10:00am Kim Hartsook Saskatoon, SK 7/8 Band Enriching music education since 1903, more than 100 White Rock Christian 10:00-10:20am James Caswell Surrey, BC teachers instruct and inspire upwards of 3,000 students Academy Concert Band every year for personal and professional achievement. John Henderson School Laura Zinn 10:20-10:40am Winnipeg, MB Grade 8 Band (Dowbenko) Southwest Horizon 10:40-11:00am Paul Cwir Melita, MB Concert Band Summer Jazz Workshop Jennifer Lansky/ East Selkirk, Music Workshops and Theory Courses 11:00-11:20am ESMS Concert Band Janice Cherlet MB Private Music Lessons for all Levels and Instruments FP Walshe Concert Fort Macleod, 11:20-11:40am Corby Potyok Band AB Ecole Charleswood 11:40-12:00pm School Grade 8 Concert Jeff Boch Winnipeg, MB Band 1:00-1:20pm EMS Concert Band Ryan Rutley Regina, SK 1:20-1:40pm Thom Sr. Concert Band Robert Houston Winnipeg, MB Dakota Collegiate Wind 1:40-2:00pm Darren Ritchie Regina, SK Ensemble Balfour Collegiate 2:00-2:20pm Brent Gelsinger Sundre, AB Concert Band Sundre High School 3:00-3:20pm Tracy Wilson Okotoks, AB Band Holy Cross Collegiate 3:40-4:00pm Sarah Haughey Strathmore, AB 8/9 Band Jana McGonigal Holy Cross Grade 10 4:00-4:20pm & Meghan Saskatoon, SK Concert Band (Green) Reynolds Chinook Guitar 4:20-4:40pm Scott Davidson Lethbridge, AB Orchestra Jana McGonigal Holy Cross Grade 10 780-633-3725 4:40-5:00pm & Meghan Saskatoon, SK Concert Band (White) MacEwan.ca/Conservatory Reynolds 8 | Concert Band Performances Edmonton Cantando Festival April 7-9th, 2019 Concert Band Workshops Monday, April 8th Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre Time Ensemble Name Director Room (OSPAC) & Knox Evangelical Free Church Ecole Sisler High School 3:00-3:50pm Alexis Silver Knox Gym Concert Band Time Ensemble Name Director Room Smithers Secondary Centennial Collegiate William Kaufhold 4:00-4:50pm Jordan Daviel Knox Gym 8:00-8:50am Knox Gym Junior Concert Band Grade 9 Concert Band & Alison Peters Humboldt Collegiate Kelowna Christian School 4:00-4:50pm Glenda Lees OSPAC B 8:00-8:50am Connor Murdock OSPAC A Institute Band Junior Band Ecole Okotoks Junior Carberry Collegiate High 8:00-8:50am Justine Burke OSPAC B 4:00-4:50pm High School Intermediate Samuel Shumka OSPAC A School Band Concert Band Walter Murray Grade 10 Allison Titus & 9:00-9:50am Knox Gym Band Andrea Pittman College Park Cobras 9:00-9:50am Kevin Jones OSPAC B Grade 9 Band 9:00-9:50am John W. Gunn Band Murray Wichert OSPAC A RI Baker Grade 7/8 10:00-10:50am Tanya Conrad OSPAC A Concert Band Sir Alexander Mackenzie 10:00-10:50am Victoria Millsip OSPAC B Concert Band Crescent Heights High 11:00-11:50am Curtis Perrin OSPAC A School Sr. High Band 1:00-1:50pm Chinook Concert Band Scott Davidson OSPAC A 1:00-1:50pm KAHS Concert Band Scott Godin OSPAC B Grant Park High School 2:00-2:50pm Joanne Karlowsky OSPAC A Concert Band West Kildonan Collegiate 2:00-2:50pm Art Zuke OSPAC B Wind Ensemble Notre Dame Collegiate 3:00-3:50pm Joel Windsor OSPAC B Senior Wind Ensemble Smithers Secondary 3:00-3:50pm Jordan Daviel OSPAC A Senior Concert Band
10 | Concert Band Workshops Concert Band Workshops | 11 Edmonton Cantando Festival Tuesday, April 9th www.FiftyThreeContracting.ca Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre (OSPAC) & Knox Evangelical Free Church Time Ensemble Name Director Room École Lakeview Grade 7/8 8:00-8:50am Kim Hartsook OSPAC A Band 8:00-8:50am Chinook Guitar Orchestra Scott Davidson Knox Gym 8:00-8:50am SD #60 Senior Band David Price OSPAC B Jana McGonigal Holy Cross Grade 10 9:00-9:50am & Meghan OSPAC A Concert Band (Green) Reynolds Jana McGonigal Holy Cross Grade 10 9:00-9:50am & Meghan Knox Gym Concert Band (White) Reynolds 9:00-9:50am SD #60 Concert Band Sandra Gunn OSPAC B 10:00-10:50am Sundre High School Band Tracy Wilson OSPAC A Jennifer Lansky/ 10:00-10:50am ESMS Concert Band OSPAC B Janice Cherlet White Rock Christian 11:00-11:50am James Caswell OSPAC A Academy Concert Band Southwest Horizon Maureen Baird 11:00-11:50am OSPAC B Concert Band and Paul Cwir 12:00- Holy Cross Collegiate 8/9 Sarah Haughey OSPAC A 12:50pm Band Ecole Charleswood School 1:00-1:50pm Jeff Boch OSPAC A Grade 8 Concert Band 1:00-1:50pm FP Walshe Concert Band Corby Potyok OSPAC B John Henderson School Laura Zinn 2:00-2:50pm OSPAC A Grade 8 Band (Dowbenko) 3:00-3:50pm EMS Concert Band Ryan Rutley OSPAC A Balfour Collegiate Concert Full scale Home Renovations servicing 4:00-4:50pm Brent Gelsinger OSPAC A Band Edmonton and surrounding areas 5:00-5:50pm Thom Sr. Concert Band Robert Houston OSPAC B Dakota Collegiate Wind 5:00-5:50pm Darren Ritchie OSPAC A Ensemble Call us at 780.707.3330 12 | Concert Band Workshops Edmonton Cantando Festival Instrumental Masterclasses Monday, April 8th and Tuesday, April 9th Strathcona Baptist Church & Knox Evangelical Free Church
Time Masterclass Location 10:00am, 1:00pm Flute Knox Church Sanctuary 10:00am, 1:00pm Oboe Knox Church Fireside Room 10:00am, 1:00pm Bassoon Baptist Church Clayton Room 10:00am, 1:00pm Clarinet Baptist Church Sanctuary 10:00am, 1:00pm Saxophone Knox Church Gym Baptist Church MacDonald 10:00am, 1:00pm Double Bass Room Music is in your blood. Your creativity and talent are what 11:00am, 2:00pm Trumpet Knox Church Sanctuary drive you. 11:00am, 2:00pm Horn Baptist Church Clayton Room The Bachelor of Music at MacEwan University provides 11:00am, 2:00pm Trombone Baptist Church Sanctuary in-depth studies in the performance, composition, 11:00am, 2:00pm Low Brass Baptist Church Gym management and production of jazz and contemporary popular music. 11:00am, 2:00pm Percussion Knox Church Gym 12:00pm Faculty Recitals Baptist Church Sanctuary Apply early and book your audition. Learn more at MacEwan.ca/Music
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14 | Instrumental Masterclasses Edmonton Cantando Festival April 7-9th, 2019 Concert Choir Performances Monday, April 8th Tuesday, April 9th All Saints’ Cathedral Francis Winspear Centre for Music
Time Ensemble Name Director Hometown Time Ensemble Name Room 5:00-6:30pm MAIN STAGE Humboldt Collegiate MASS CHOIR REHEARSAL 9:00-9:30am Glenda Lees Humboldt, SK Institute Choir West Kildonan Collegiate Roberta 9:30-10:00am Winnipeg, MB Wednesday, April 10th Concert Choir Matheson All Saints’ Cathedral JazzAM! (Sisler's Vocal Jazz 10:00-10:30am Jana Zens Winnipeg, MB ensemble) Time Ensemble Name Director Hometown Memorial Composite High Daryl 10:30-11:00am Stony Plain, AB Crescent Heights High School Mixed Chorus Weisenburger 9:30-10:00am Ian Burgess Calgary, AB School Choir Steinbach Christian School 11:00-11:30am James Fast Steinbach, MB Chamber Choir Ecole Sisler High School 11:30-12:00pm Carolyn Boyes Winnipeg, MB Chamber Choir
Tuesday, April 9th All Saints’ Cathedral
Time Ensemble Name Director Hometown White Rock Christian James 9:00-9:30am Surrey, BC Academy Choir Caswell
9:30-10:00am Thom Collegiate Choir Jodi Scott Regina, SK
Roberta 10:00-10:30am Colla Voce Winnipeg, MB Matheson Legacy Christian Academy Melissa 10:30-11:00am Saskatoon, SK Choir Olnhoff Smithers Secondary 11:00-11:30am Jordan Daviel Smithers, BC Concert Choir
16 | Choral Performances Choral Performances | 17 Edmonton Cantando Festival April 7-9th, 2019 Concert Choir Workshops
Monday, April 8th Wednesday, April 10th All Saints’ Cathedral All Saints’ Cathedral
Time Ensemble Name Director Room Time Ensemble Name Director Room Ecole Sisler High School Crescent Heights High 1:00-1:50pm Carolyn Boyes Sanctuary 10:00-10:50am Ian Burgess Sanctuary Chamber Choir School Choir Humboldt Collegiate 1:00-1:50pm Glenda Lees Hall Institute Choir JazzAM! (Sisler's Vocal Jazz 2:00-2:50pm Jana Zens Sanctuary ensemble) Steinbach Christian School 2:00-2:50pm James Fast Hall Chamber Choir Memorial Composite High Daryl 3:00-3:50pm Sanctuary School Mixed Chorus Weisenburger West Kildonan Collegiate Roberta 4:00-4:50pm Sanctuary Concert Choir Matheson Tuesday, April 9th All Saints’ Cathedral
Time Ensemble Name Director Room Smithers Secondary 1:00-1:50pm Jordan Daviel Sanctuary Concert Choir Legacy Christian Academy Melissa 2:00-2:50pm Sanctuary Choir Olnhoff Roberta 2:00-2:50pm Colla Voce Hall Matheson White Rock Christian James 3:00-3:50pm Hall Academy Choir Caswell 3:00-3:50pm Thom Collegiate Choir Jodi Scott Sanctuary
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@yamahacanmusic Jazz Ensemble Performances & Workshops Innovative Monday, April 8th Yardbird Suite
Time Ensemble Name Director Hometown Lethbridge, 9:00-10:00am Chinook Rock and Pop Scott Davidson AB Handcrafted Smithers Secondary 10:00-11:00am Jordan Daviel Smithers, BC Junior Jazz Band Smithers Secondary 11:00-12:00pm Jordan Daviel Smithers, BC Senior Jazz Band Ecole Okotoks Junior 1:00-2:00pm Warren Cummins Okotoks, AB High School Jazz Band White Rock Christian 2:00-3:00pm James Caswell Surrey, BC Inspiring Academy Jazz Band Fort St. John, 3:00-4:00pm SD #60 Jazz Band Joe Brooks BC Grant Park High School Joanne Karlowsky Winnipeg, 4:00-5:00pm Jazz Band & Dorian Girardin MB
Legendary Timeless Tuesday, April 9th Yardbird Suite
Time Ensemble Name Director Hometown 9:00-10:00am Chinook Jazz Band Scott Davidson Lethbridge, AB 10:00-11:00am` KAHS Jazz Band Scott Godin Coaldale, AB
**Note: Workshop to follow performances **
Jazz Ensemble Performances and Workshops | 21 Edmonton Cantando Festival April 7-9th, 2019 Guest Performances Sunday, April 7th 8:00pm Monday, April 8th 8:00pm Francis Winspear Centre for Music Francis Winspear Centre for Music
**Check out our Pre-Show at 7:15 in the front lobby MacEwan University Percussion Ensemble featuring the École Sisler Chamber Choir ** Brian Thurgood, Director Program to be chosen from: University of Alberta Symphonic Wind Ensemble Angela Schroeder, Director Sofapilla Chuck Ricot Perpetuo Thomas R. Marceau Program to be chosen from: Coventry Carol Traditional arr.Brian Blume Circuits Cindy McTee Rattle the Cage Gene Koshinski ...and the mountains rising nowhere Joseph Schwnanter Napali Ryan Loud Concerto for Alto Saxophone Ida Gotkovsky (Ben Whittier, alto saxophone) Boom Bap Nick Werth Twist Jodie Blackshaw Orchestrations of the Underground Toby Fox Steampunk Suite Mvt. 4 Erika Svanhoe
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University of Manitoba Wind Ensemble MacEwan University Faculty/Alumni Big Band Jacquie Dawson, Director Ray Baril, Director Firefly Ryan George with Special Guest Artist - James Walker Duende Luis Serrano Alarcon Into the Silent Land Steve Danyew Wayfaring Stranger Christopher Nelson New Beginnings comp. by Fred Stride Two-lane Blacktop James David Dulces Suenos comp. by Kent Sangster Exhale comp. by Tom Van Seters & Chandelle Rimmer Darn That Dream comp. by Jimmy Van Heusen / arr. by Craig Brenan Pipe Dreams comp. by Allan Gilliland I – Choroque II – Bhairav III - Feadóg Yes or No comp. by Wayne Shorter / arr. by Gilliland Banking on the Blues comp. by Pete Coulman
22 | Evening Concerts Evening Concerts | 23 Edmonton Cantando Festival Tuesday, April 9th 8:00pm Francis Winspear Centre for Music
‘Nuf Sed Scott Leithead, Director Stop, Just Love Us the Duo Headlock Imogen Heap Arr. Sixth Wave Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell Arr. Keith Power Revelation Jimmy Haslip & Russell Serrante, Arr. Take 6 Positivity Stevie Wonder arr. Jennifer McMillan Grazin’ in the Grass Philemon Hou & Harry Elston, Arr. Sixth Wave My Heart With You The Rescues, Arr. Quintense Nobody Love Tori Kelly, Arr. Matthew Chalmers Redemption Song Bob Marley, Arr Jon Day Katosimme Kauneuteen Rajaton New Day Carol Welsman, Arr. Jen Barnes You Didn’t Know Me When Harry Connick Jr. Arr. Matthew Chalmers Night Scented Stock/Cloudbusting Kate Bush arr. Suba Sankaran Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy Queen arr. Suba Sankaran Standing By Pentatonix Arr. Matthew Chalmers
Mass Choir Dr. Graeme Langager, Director Rock-A My Soul arr. Stacey V. Gibbs
Interval Kokopelli Scott Leithead, Director Serenity Daniel Elder Serenity Ola Gjeilo Agnus Dei Jacob Narverud Lunar Lullaby Jacob Narverud Noel Kituba piece The Ballad of the One Armed Man Timothy Michael Powell Vindo Reinis Sëjäns Nanay Tatay Ily Maniano I Love You/What a Wonderful World arr. Craig Hella Johnson Unclouded Day arr. Shawn Kirshner
24 | Evening Concerts Edmonton Cantando Festival April 7-9th, 2019 Guest Bios University of Alberta University of Manitoba Symphonic Wind Ensemble Wind Ensemble The Symphonic Wind Ensemble is a group of 50 of the The University of Manitoba university’s most talented wind and percussion musicians, Desautels Faculty of Music is home directed by Dr. Angela Schroeder. The Symphonic Wind to approximately 250 undergraduate Ensemble performs the most serious and challenging wind and graduate music students. Both band music available. With essentially one player to a part, local and international students have the repertoire is largely music that was originally conceived chosen the Desautels Faculty of Music for the wind band. Recognized in national festivals and for its rich tradition of excellence in internationally, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble performs four University of Alberta Symphonic Wind Ensemble academia and performance. The U of concerts a year and several performances away from the Jacquie Dawson M Wind Ensemble is one of several campus and for special events. large performing ensembles in the The ensemble has performed with notable soloists including faculty. It is an auditioned group Dr. Brian Bowman (euphonium), Jeff Nelson (horn), Jens primarily made up of music majors Lindemann (trumpet), Dr. Matthew Coley (percussion), Jeff who represent a variety of program Campbell (clarinet), Lidia Khaner (oboe), Dr. Allison Balcetis areas such as performance, music (saxophone), and the Quatour International de Saxophones education, composition, music history (saxophone quartet). The ensemble has hosted two Pulitzer and music theory. Now in its fifth Prize winning composers on campus – Michael Colgrass and decade, the wind ensemble continues John Corigliano - and performed the Canadian premiere to program and perform first-class performance of Corigliano’s Circus Maximus: Symphony repertoire and seeks opportunities No. 3 for large Wind Ensemble, under the supervision of to premiere newer works. The U of the composer. In 2010, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble M Wind Ensemble has performed performed at the regional conference of the College Band throughout Manitoba, Western Canada Directors National Association in Reno, NV. Most recently and the upper mid-Western United the ensemble were invited performers at the Percy Grainger States. It has been invited as a feature Wind Band Festival in Chicago, IL, and had the distinction ensemble at the Rocky Mountain of performing at Orchestra Hall – home of the Chicago Music Festival, the Canadian Cantando Dr. Angela Schroeder Symphony Orchestra – in March 2016. They have participated Festivals in Edmonton and Sun Peaks, in numerous composition consortiums, including works by has been recorded for broadcast by Jonathan Newman and Libby Larsen, and continue to program CBC Radio and participated numerous University of Manitoba Wind Ensemble Canadian premiere performances annually. times in the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra New Music Festival. The Symphonic Wind Ensemble participates in the annual The University of Manitoba Wind Department of Music Concerto Competition, offering Ensemble has participated in several students the opportunity to perform a solo concerto with consortium commissions and premier the ensemble. In addition, the ensemble hosts the University performances, most recently the of Alberta High School Honour Band each spring, inviting Canadian premiere of Paul Dooley’s students from across the province to come to campus to work Masks and Machines and Steven and perform with members of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble Danyew’s Into the Silent Land. The as well as our applied instrumental faculty. Alumni of SWE group is very honored and excited to have gone on to positions with major orchestras, military be performing at the 2019 Cantando bands – even the world-famous Canadian Brass! Festival. 26 | Evening Concerts Evening Concerts | 27 Edmonton Cantando Festival April 7-9th, 2019 MacEwan University MacEwan University Big Band Percussion Ensemble The Department of Music at MacEwan University has been For over 30 years, the MacEwan University devoted to serving musicians who wish to undertake a serious, Percussion Ensemble directed by Brian systematic study of jazz and contemporary popular music. The Thurgood has become an institution for program offers a Bachelor of Music degree in Performance MacEwan’s drum set students. The ensemble or Composition, as well as a General Studies with a major in features students who usually focus on Recording and Production and minors in Music Technology playing drum kits, not the types of percussion and Production, Music and Career Management and Music instruments that audiences can expect to see Education. Within the milieu of the academic post-secondary at the concert. The ensemble provides the music program, students are provided with the skills, insights, competencies, and the credential needed to pursue a career as students a valuable opportunity to explore MacEwan Percussion Ensemble the wide variety of techniques and timbres of a professional musician—as a player, a creator, and a leader— in the evolving music industry of the twenty-first century. percussion instruments from around the world. Ray Baril The repertoire is very eclectic and audiences The MacEwan University Faculty/Student/Alumni Big Band is can expect to see and hear over 30 performers an ensemble that has been created for special occasions such and over 50 pieces of equipment on stage. as today’s performance. It brings together some of MacEwan’s most accomplished grads from across Canada; current Special Guest Artist: students perform alongside MacEwan fulltime and adjunct James Walker faculty, representing the finest in Edmonton’s jazz community. Walker was raised in Greenville, Kentucky Big bands have been an integral part of the MacEwan University and graduated from Central City High School Brian Thurgood music program for 45 years. These flagship ensembles provide in Central City, Kentucky. He attended the students with a curricular opportunity to gain performance University of Louisville, where he graduated experience in contemporary big band music. For 34 seasons, with honors. After graduation, Walker joined MacEwan’s premiere band has been under the directorship of the United States Military Academy Band Raymond Baril. at West Point; at the same time, he studied flute with Harold Bennett, principal flutist The big bands have had the distinct privilege of working with of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Other internationally renowned musicians such as Maria Schneider, significant teachers have been Sarah Fouse, Bob Mintzer, Wayne Bergeron, Eddie Daniels, Jack Wilkins, Francis Fuge, James Pellerite, and Claude Jens Lindemann, Ernie Watts, Sunny Wilkinson, Phil Woods, Monteux. In 1969, he joined the Pittsburgh Dizzy Gillespie, Bobby Shew, Christine Jensen, as well as Symphony as associate principal flutist. James Walker Edmonton’s own PJ Perry, and the late Tommy Banks. They have been a featured ensemble at the Edmonton International After eight years in Pittsburgh, Zubin Mehta MacEwan University Big Band appointed him as principal flutist with the Los Jazz Festival, Cantando Music Festival, MusicFest Canada, the Angeles Philharmonic, a position he held from Alberta International Band Festival, Rocky Mountain Festival 1977 until 1984. He also played principal flute and the International Association of Jazz Educators Conference for the New York Philharmonic (under Mehta) in Washington D.C. for that orchestra's 1982 South American tour. The big bands perform their own annual concert series, as well Walker is currently on the faculty of the USC as at numerous educational functions and civic and community Thornton School of Music and the Colburn events, including a performance for the Duke and Duchess of School. He has been visiting professor at York. In 1990, they recorded a one hour music special for the Duquesne University, the University of North CBC-FM national network. The students have also traveled to Texas, University of Texas at Austin, and Arizona many national music festivals, receiving both Gold and Most State University. He has conducted flute master Outstanding Band awards in their class. In 2005, the MacEwan classes and clinics in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Big Band released its first CD, “First Time Out” which received South America, Korea, Japan and Russia. praise from both local and national media. 28 | Evening Concerts Evening Concerts | 29 Edmonton Cantando Festival April 7-9th, 2019 Kokopelli Choir Scott Leithead Founded in 1996, Kokopelli celebrates Scott Leithead is the founder and Artistic its twenty-second season in 2018. The Director of Canada's Kokopelli Choir ensemble’s members range in age from Association and TIME Association from 15 to 24. The choir aims to share music Edmonton, Alberta. He has been invited across the boundaries of culture and place, to conduct provincial, national and state using song as a tool of communication and honour choirs on twenty-five occasions community. Kokopelli has been a featured and he has presented workshops in North ensemble at many events, provincially, America and beyond. Notable appearances nationally, and internationally. The choir include: conducting the Alberta Youth is the flagship ensemble for the 380-voice Choir for Choir Alberta’s 40th Anniversary; Kokopelli Choir Association. conducting the Ellison Canadian Honour The current season includes performances Choir on five occasions; conducting the 2016 with Allison Girvan, Jen Moir and Essi ACDA NW Regional Youth Choir in Seattle. Wuorela (from Rajaton) and tours to He has adjudicated both the ACCC National Saskatchewan, Banff and a summer tour Competition for Amateur Canadian Choirs, the Kathaumixw International Choir Festival to South Africa and Namibia. Kokopelli Kokopelli Choir is thrilled to be a part of the Edmonton (2014 and 2016) and Finland’s Tampere Cantando Festival once again this year! Choir Festival in 2017. Under his direction, Kokopelli was a winner of both the 2015 CBC National Competition for Canadian ‘Nuf Sed ‘Nuf Sed Scott Leithead Amateur Choirs and the 2015 and 2016 ‘Nuf Sed is one of three vocal Canadian National Music Competition. ensembles currently run by Scott has a passion for music from southern Edmonton’s TIME Association Africa and he has been invited to work (Today’s Innovative Music with choirs in South Africa and Namibia on Edmonton). The group numerous occasions. In 2008/09, Scott was enjoys singing music in many on sabbatical in Namibia where he worked contemporary styles from jazz with the Mascato Youth Choir and many to pop to gospel. This season other choirs in southern Africa. Scott’s the group is excited to be passion for innovative and unique choral featured at the Edmonton and music experiences has shaped the direction Whistler Cantando Festivals of the Kokopelli Choir Association. as well as the Canadian Rocky This season Scott will return to conduct Mountain Festival. In January the Manitoba Provincial Honour Choir for 2019 the group toured Japan the 4th time as well as the 2019 Ellison for two weeks with stops in Canadian Honour Choir (Ottawa). He Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. They will be adjudicating festivals and giving are excited to have the chance workshops in Ontario, San Francisco, to work with Carol Welsman, Vancouver, Whistler, Newfoundland, and Suba Sankaran and the Swingle Saskatchewan. His contemporary vocal Singers this season. ‘Nuf Sed is ensemble ‘Nuf Sed was excited to tour directed by Scott Leithead Japan in January 2019.
30 | Evening Concerts Evening Concerts | 31 Edmonton Cantando Festival April 7-9th, 2019 Adjudicator Bios Dr. Gordon Brock Dr. Gerald King (Concert Band) (Concert Band) Dr. King is Professor Emeritus of Music in the School of Music at the University of Victoria.During his tenure at UVIC he was the Head of Music Education, Graduate Dr. Gordon R. Brock is Professor Emeritus and Wind Conducting, and served as the conductor of the acclaimed UVIC Wind former Director of Bands at the University of Symphony. From 2004-2012 he served as Director of the School of Music. Among North Florida’s School of Music Flagship Program his many achievements as Director, with his leadership and guidance the University in Jacksonville, Florida, where he conducted the of Victoria School of Music was awarded the designation as Canada’s first and only Wind Symphony, instructed courses in conducting All-Steinway School. and woodwind performance, coordinated the Internationally recognized as one of Canada’s most respected conductors, graduate instrumental conducting program adjudicators, educators and keynote speakers, Dr. King is the recipient of numerous and instituted the highly regarded annual UNF honors and awards, including the Order of the Phoenix by the Western International Conducting Symposium. Earning his B.S.E. from Band Clinic where he has made 7 separate conducting appearances; election into Dickinson State University, M.M. from Michigan Phi Beta Mu; election into the American Bandmasters Association (2003) when he State University, and D.M.A. from the University served as guest conductor of the United States Army Band (Pershing’s Own) from of Colorado-Boulder, Dr. Brock’s career as a music Washington, DC; recipient of the British Columbia Music Educators’ Honorary Life educator encompassed elementary through Award “in recognition of a lifetime of commitment of time, talent, and energies to university levels. music education in British Columbia;” and, in September 2015 he was inducted as Dr. Brock has performed with a broad spectrum an Honorary Member of the Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy “for fostering of internationally recognized organizations within tremendous goodwill towards the band, heightened morale and esprit de corps, the mediums of chamber music, jazz, wind band, and providing an exceptional liaison between the military and the public.” theater, dance, and orchestra. He is a member of the College Band Directors National Association Gerard Morris (Concert Band) (FL state chair, 2003-2005; ND state chair, 1995-99 and currently president-elect of CBNDA Gerard Morris joined University of Puget Sound School of Music faculty in fall 2009, Southern Division), Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Beta and currently serves as interim director, director of bands, and department chair for Mu, National Association for Music Education, winds and percussion. In 2016 he became an associate professor and was honored Florida Bandmasters Association, National as the recipient of the President’s Excellence in Teaching Award. Morris earned a Band Association, and the World Association Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Western Michigan University, a Master of for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles. A chapter Music Education degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a Doctor of contributor to the GIA publication, The Art of Music degree in conducting from Northwestern University. Interpretation of Band Music, Dr. Brock has also As a member of the Puget Sound faculty, he conducts the Wind Ensemble and Concert served as a Research Associate and author for the Band, and teaches courses in conducting and music education. Under his direction, GIA instrumental music education series Teaching the Puget Sound Wind Ensemble has been recognized for outstanding performance Music through Performance in Band, a series that through its juried selection to appear at the 2016 College Band Directors National functions as a primary text in more than 300 Association (CBDNA) Western/Northwestern Regional Conference, the 2014 universities in the United States and 20 countries. Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) State Conference, and the 2014 California Music Educators Association (CMEA) Bay Section Conference. Morris was recently named conductor and artistic director of the esteemed Tacoma Concert Band and his conducting and teaching are informed by years of professional performing experience as principal euphonium with Boulder Brass and United States Marine Corps Band, Hawaii. With these organizations he toured the United States, Australia, and Costa Rica as both an ensemble member and soloist. 32 | Evening Concerts Evening Concerts | 33 Edmonton Cantando Festival April 7-9th, 2019 Gareth Jones (Concert Band) Dr. Christopher Bianco (Concert Band) Gareth Jones is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Calgary where he is the Dr. Bianco brings a diverse background to the podium and to his director of the University’s Wind Ensemble and the Symphonic Band as well students in the classroom. He has held positions at Libertyville as being the Instructor of Trumpet. He is also the Director of the Alberta Winds, High School in Libertyville, Illinois, Boise High School in Boise, Calgary’s professional wind ensemble. In 2014 he was named the conductor of Idaho, St. Francis High School in St. Francis, Minnesota and the National Youth Band of Canada. He was Assistant Principal Trumpet with the Baylor University in Waco, Texas. In those positions he was Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra from 1992 to 2007 and continues to play with involved in all aspects of his students’ musical growth including the CPO whenever his conducting schedule allows. Before that, he held the same Jazz Ensemble, Marching Band, Choir, Orchestra and Advanced position with the Tulsa Philharmonic Orchestra. He has studied conducting with Placement Music Theory. the renowned pedagogues Jorma Panula, Gustav Meier, Michael Haithcock, and He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Michael Jinbo. He has conducted ensembles from across Western Canada as well Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. At Northwestern, as Mexico and the United States. Mr. Jones’s musical activities are greatly varied. He Dr. Bianco played in virtually all of the concert ensembles has appeared as guest conductor and clinician with over two hundred orchestras including Don Owens’ Jazz I. While in the Chicago area Dr. and wind ensembles, been featured on Juno nominated blues CDs, appeared on CBC Bianco maintained an active trumpet studio as well as holding radio as a soloist and chamber musician, been a guest lecturer with the National the position of Artistic Director and Conductor of the Wilmette Youth Orchestra of Canada, been an adjudicator at music festivals across Canada, as Community Band. well as conducting honour bands across Canada and was a reviewer for the recently updated Royal Conservatory of Music trumpet syllabus. He received the University He completed his formal training at The University of Texas at of Calgary Teaching Excellence Award in 2018. In 1996, he placed first among North Austin as a student of Jerry Junkin where he served as a teaching American competitors in the Ellesworth-Smith International Trumpet Guild Solo assistant for the conducting program, UT Wind Ensemble, Competition, placing third worldwide. He can be heard playing chamber music, jazz, Chamber Winds and Longhorn Band. He received the Doctor of blues, and rhythm and blues with various groups around Calgary. As a conductor he Musical Arts Degree in Wind Conducting in December of 2004. founded the Calgary Honour Band and the University of Calgary Brass Choir. He was In addition to his work with Jerry Junkin, Dr. Bianco has studied, also a founding member of the chamber ensemble “Rosa Selvatica” and has been conducting with John Paynter, Kevin Sedatole and Steve Bolstad. a featured soloist with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra on several occasions. His trumpet teachers have included Vincent Cichowicz, Ray He studied conducting at the Pierre Monteux Institute and Canada’s National Arts Sasaki, Steve Bolstad, David Coleman and Vince DiMartino. Centre and received his Master of Music in conducting from the University of Calgary. Dr. Bianco is President Elect of the Northwest Region of the He studied trumpet at Northwestern University with renowned pedagogue Vincent College Band Director’s National Association. Additionally, he Cichowicz, where he won the prestigious concerto competition and a scholarship for recently completed a term as the Higher Education Curriculum performing excellence. Gareth Jones is a Yamaha Artist. Officer for the Executive Board of the Washington Music Dr. Angela Schroeder (Concert Band) Educator’s Association. A native of Alberta, Dr. Angela Schroeder is currently Associate Professor of Music Christopher now holds the position of Director of Bands at in the Department of Music at the University of Alberta. She teaches courses Western Washington University. He resides in Bellingham, in conducting and wind band education, and works with Graduate students in Washington with his wife Laurie and their daughters Sophia and instrumental conducting. She previously taught conducting at the University of North Elena. Texas in Denton, Texas. Dr. Schroeder completed undergraduate degrees in Music and Education at the University of Calgary, majoring in Secondary Music Education, with Scott Leithead (Choral) performance studies in piano and trumpet. She also completed the Diploma of Fine Scott Leithead is the founder and Artistic Director of Canada's Arts in Wind Band Conducting under the supervision of Glenn Price. Angela entered Kokopelli Choir Association and TIME Association from the Master’s program in Wind Conducting at Northwestern University in 2002. In Edmonton, Alberta. Read more about Scott on Page 31. 2007, she completed the degree Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Band Conducting at the University of North Texas, under the supervision of Eugene Corporon. Angela Schroeder is well known in the Alberta music education community through her teaching and conducting and her involvement as an executive director of the Alberta Band Association. 34 | Evening Concerts Evening Concerts | 35 Edmonton Cantando Festival April 7-9th, 2019 Mark DeJong (Jazz Band) Benila Ninan (Choral) Saxophonist Mark DeJong has over 20 years of professional experience as a musician, Benila Ninan was born and raised in Edmonton and moved educator, director, composer, bandleader, promoter, contractor, presenter and sideman. to Vancouver in 2009. She graduated from the University of A graduate of the prestigious jazz program at Rutgers University, Mark has benefited from Alberta with degrees in Voice Performance and Education. the tutelage of saxophone masters Ralph Bowen, George Garzone, Donny McCaslin and Benila also studied at the Kodály Pedagogical Institute of Stan Karp. Music in Hungary. She is nearing completion of a Master’s A dynamic and versatile musician, Mark is equally at home in jazz, blues, pop, folk, and degree in Music Education at the University of British gospel settings. With such recent accomplishments as a Canada Council touring grant Columbia. for his renowned international group, The Outer Bridge Ensemble, a WCMA nomination Benila’s experience as a choral singer and soloist is vast and for his recording, The Unknown, and his selection as a performing artist at the Canadian accomplished. She has sung with Canada’s professional pavilion at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, Marks abilities have garnered recognition choirs including Pro Coro Canada (Edmonton), musica regionally, across Canada, and beyond the border. intima (Vancouver), and Luminous Voices (Calgary). Benila Mark has performed with many of the worlds leading musicians from all genres and was selected as a singer to represent Canada by the styles. Career highlights have included sharing the stage with such international icons as International Federation for Choral Music to participate Ray Charles, Ian Tyson, Wayne Newton, and Lennie Pickett, Canadian music legends Rob in five tours with the World Youth Choir, where she had McConnell, Moe Koffman, Tommy Banks, Victor Sawa, Hugh Fraser, P.J. Perry, as well as the opportunity to sing under the direction of master renowned vocalists Nikki Yanofsky, Denzal Sinclaire, and Carol Welsman. With a career that conductors and teachers such as Frieder Bernius, Steve spans over 20 years, his performance credits include the Ottawa, Edmonton, Vancouver, Zegree, Peter Erdei and more. In 2008 and 2009 she was Calgary and Saskatoon International Jazz festivals, as well as numerous concert halls and invited back to be a section leader for the choir. jazz clubs across North America, Canada, the United States, Europe, and Japan. Benila is an adjudicator and clinician of choirs, most recently at the Cantando Festival (Whistler), Choralfest Graeme Langager (Choral) North (Edmonton), and the Ontario Music Festival (Oshawa Graeme Langager is Director of Choral Activities at the University of British Columbia and Brampton). She is currently a section leader with School of Music, and the Artistic Director of the award-winning Phoenix Chamber Choir the Vancouver Cantata Singers. Benila has been on the of Vancouver, Canada. A passionate and dynamic conductor, Dr. Langager is sought-after faculties of such prestigious schools as Victoria School of as a clinician, adjudicator, educator and guest conductor. He has performed throughout Performing and Visual Arts (Edmonton) and Collingwood Europe and across North America, appearing in such venues as St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, School (West Vancouver). She currently teaches music at Stefansdom in Vienna, Carnegie Hall in New York, St. Nicholas in Prague, St. Stephen’s in York House School in Vancouver. Budapest, as well as in cathedrals and concert halls in Italy, Spain, and France. His choirs have also performed at numerous choral conferences, including: NCCO (National Collegiate Jennifer Lang (Choral) Choral Organization), ACDA-AR (American Choral Directors Association Conference, Dr. Jennifer Lang is currently an Assistant Professor of Arkansas), IAJE (International Association of Jazz Educators), MENC/NAfME (National Music Education at the University of Saskatchewan where Association for Music Education), and the Montreux and North Sea Jazz Festivals. she directs the Greystone Singers and the University Dr. Langager was born in Lethbridge, Alberta into a musical family, and has sung and played Chorus. musical instruments since childhood. He has taught for more than 20 years in universities While completing her graduate studies at the University and colleges across the United States and Canada, including the University of Arkansas of Western Ontario, Jennifer instructed advanced choral and Cuesta College in California. He is also active as a composer and arranger, and has techniques and music education courses at the Don Wright been commissioned on a number of occasions. Langager received the doctoral degree in Faculty of Music and Faculty of Education. In addition choral conducting from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and to serving as Program Coordinator for Musical Futures the master of music degree from California State University, Long Beach. Canada, she was an instructor in the Teaching Support In 2015 both the UBC University Singers and the Phoenix Chamber Choir (under Langager’s Centre, director of the UWO Choir and a conductor within direction) placed first in the Choral Canada National Competition for Canadian Amateur the Amabile Boy's and Men's choirs of London, ON. Choirs in numerous categories: University Choirs (UBC), Chamber Choir (Phoenix), Prior to completing her doctorate, Jennifer served as New Music (Phoenix 1st, UBC 2nd), and Best Performance of a Canadian Composition a program leader of vocal and instrumental secondary (Gaudium Vestrum Sit Plenum composed by Graeme Langager and performed by Phoenix school music with the District of Niagara Arts Academy in Chamber Choir.) the District School Board of Niagara. 36 | Evening Concerts Evening Concerts | 37 Edmonton Cantando Festival Edmonton Cantando Festival Thanks for Participating! 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