Meet Our Faculty: Philharmonic. This is quality playing by any Kailin Eskander serves the nation through her standard: lustrous tone, unfaltering technique, and DOUBLE REED DAY role as principal oboist with the Army Ground intense communicative skill.” Forces Band in Atlanta, GA. She studied music at at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, and earned her Rhonda Mitchell became adjunct instructor of B.M. in Music Performance in 2004. Her primary bassoon at ETSU in September 2008. Ms. Mitchell EAST TENNESSEE teachers were John Snow and Mark Seerup. She has performs with the ETSU Faculty Winds Trio and also studied with Barbara Bishop, Sherrie Aguirre, with the Johnson City Symphony where STATE UNIVERSITY John Mack, and Pedro Diaz. Kailin has freelanced she also serves as Personnel Manager. Ms. Mitchell in Minneapolis, Kansas City, New York and Atlanta. was visionary for and founding director of the Saturday, April 10, 2010 She is a member of Quintessential Winds, the Hawthorne Conservatory in Huntsville, Alabama, Johnson City, TN woodwind quintet of the Army Ground Forces Band. performed with the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra The group has toured and given master classes at for 12 years, has coached bassoon ensembles and high schools, colleges, and universities in California, other wind chamber groups, and maintains a private Utah, Idaho, New Mexico, Arizona, Georgia, teaching studio in the East Tennessee area. Illinois, and Florida. She was recently a featured soloist on English with the concert band. Aryn Day Sweeney, prizewinner at the 2005 Barbirolli International Competition, is John Heard has a well-established record as an currently on the faculty of East Tennessee State orchestral bassoonist, chamber musician, bassoon University and a member of the Johnson City soloist, and university professor. He has served as Symphony. After winning a prestigious Frank principal bassoonist of the Austin and San Antonio Huntington Beebe Foundation Fellowship to Symphony ; Fresno Philharmonic; study abroad, Dr. Sweeney received a Solo American Wind Symphony; United States Marine Artists Diploma from the Royal College of Music Band and Orchestra, Washington, DC; and the in London, England. She also holds a Doctor ™ Echternach Festival Orchestra of Luxembourg. He of Musical Arts degree from the University of has also performed with the Houston Symphony, Michigan, Ann Arbor, Master of Music degree from With Special Rhode Island Philharmonic, and Saarbrucken Rice University in Houston, Texas and her Bachelor guest artists Radio Orchestra (Germany). As the founder of the of Music degree, Cum Laude from the University of internationally recognized Miami Wind Quintet, Southern California. Her primary teachers include Kailin Eskander he was the bassoonist of the ensemble for 23 years. Nancy Ambrose King, Robert Atherholt, Allan He has been a recitalist, soloist with orchestra, and Vogel, Neil Black and John Anderson. Oboist of the chamber musician in 28 countries of North and She has performed with several prominent artists U.S. Army Bands South America, Europe, and Asia, and has presented including Zubin Mehta, Jeffery Tate, Peter Schreir, out of Atlanta, GA master classes at many of the world’s leading music and members of the Dallas Symphony, Houston schools. He served as professor and chairman Symphony, and the Cleveland Orchestra. As well John Heard, of the departments of music at Miami University as giving solo recitals throughout the United States Soloist and of Ohio, the University of Rhode Island, and and England, she has been a featured performer on California State University, Fresno, and has been a CBC Radio 2, a 2008 Kia Borrego commercial, and retired professor of faculty member at the Luxembourg Conservatory of performed as principal oboe in the Rocky Mountain Bassoon Music, the North Carolina School of the Arts, and PBS presentation of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Miami University Trinity University. Recordings to his credit appear Her recently published scholarly transcription of on the Mastersound, Antes, ProNova, Helicon the Pieces de Clavicen by the Baroque composer Including Classics, Everest, IMP Carlton Classics, Kleos, and Joseph Hector Fiocco for oboe and harpsichord exhibits from Irida (Greece) labels. An American Record Guide were performed at the International Double review of one of his recordings with Camerata Kiev Reed Convention in Provo, Utah, in 2008 and it RDG Woodwinds (Ukraine) stated, “John Heard hails from the faculty is available for purchase through Trevco Music. of Miami University in Ohio, but judging from this Her debut compact disc recording is available at recording he should be hailing from the Vienna DigStation, CD Baby, and through iTunes. DOUBLE REED DAY  Everyone should bring: instrument, reed-making equipment (if you have it), repertoire (if performing in a Master Class). If you do not own reed-making equipment, many at supplies will be available for purchase. EAST TENNESSEE  Day Fees: $25 per student (parents and teachers are free!!!) if registered by March 30, 2010. $30 per student at the door. Fee includes entrance to recitals, participation in master STATE UNIVERSITY classes and competition, pizza lunch, snack and T-shirt.  Method of Payment: Cash or Check payable to: ETSU Music Department. Saturday, April 10, 2010 Directions to campus will be sent with your confirmation letter. Johnson City, TN Questions? Email: [email protected] or call 423-439-5787

With Special Guest Artists Schedule Registration form Kailin Eskander 9:00 a.m. General Registration Oboist of the U.S. Army Bands out of Name:______Atlanta, Ga. (Oboe Young Artist competition runs from 10-1, Brown 112 ETSU) Grade and School:______John Heard Address:______Soloist and retired professor of 9:30-10:30 a.m. Opening Concert Phone:______Bassoon, Miami University by Guest Artists and our ETSU Faculty Email:______Including exhibits from 10:30 a.m.-Noon Advanced Master Class Age:______Grade:______RDG Woodwinds with Kailin Eskander and John Heard –OR- School:______Beginner Chamber Reading Session with Instrument:______Dr. Sweeney and Ms. Mitchell Number of years playing instrument:______I would like to perform in the Master Class: Open to oboists of all ages and abilities. Noon-12:30 p.m. Lunch Break j yes j no, I will just listen. Music Educators welcome to attend. 12:30-1:30 p.m. Beginner Master Class –OR- I would like to enter the Oboe Young Artist Advanced Chamber Reading Session Competition: Young Artist Competition 1:30-2:30 p.m. Reed Classes j yes j no (Winner will receive $50 If yes, title of composition and name of accompanist: and perform in the recital that night!) 2:30-3:15 p.m. Special Topics ______To be determined but possibilities include: Open to oboists in grades 6-12. Advanced Techniques, Alexander Technique, ______Bring your own accompanist or perform Instrument Repair Size of T-shirt: (Adult) an unaccompanied work of your choice. j Small j Medium j Large j XL j XXL 3:15-4:30 p.m. Rehearsal of the Limited to 8 minutes per contestant. Total enclosed Competition runs from Double Reed Ensembles ($25 by March 30th, $30 thereafter or at the door): 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 4:30-5:00 p.m. Snack $______

5:00 p.m. Double Reed Day Concert Performance Mail to: Dr. Aryn Sweeney, Professor of Oboe You can perform in the competition with Winners of the Young Artist Competition and also in the Master Class! and the “ETSU Double Reed Day Ensemble” ETSU, Box 70661, Johnson City, TN 37614-1701 FORMS ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: Designed by ETSU Printing and Publications. TBR 170-053-09 .05M 6:00 p.m. Leave for Home http://faculty.etsu.edu/sweeneya/