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Concert: Ithaca College Wind and Percussion Invitational Festival

Ithaca College Symphonic Band

Ithaca College Concert Band

Ithaca College Wind Ensemble

Grant Cooper

Rodney Winther

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ITHACA COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MUSIC

WIND AND PERCUSSION INVITATIONAL FESTIVAL

Saturday, April 13, 1996

The purpose of the annual Ithaca College Wind and Percussion Invitational

Festival is to recognize and encourage excellence in musicianship and performance. The festival brings together outstanding high school bands with

Ithaca College faculty for intensive workshops, rehearsals, and performances.

This year the following ensembles have been invited to participate:

Oswego High School Oswego, New York William Palange, conductor

W. T. Woodson High School Fairfax, Virginia John E. Casagrande, director

ITHACA COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION

President: James J. Whalen

Provost: Thomas Longin

Dean, School of Music: Arthur Ostrander - Assistant Dean, School of Music: Jamal Rossi

Music Admissions Coordinator: Graham Stewart JEFFREY HASS

Jeffrey Hass is currently Associate Professor of Composition at Indiana University,

Bloomington, where he serves as the Director for

the Center of Electronic and Computer Music

(CECM). He previously taught music theory

and composition on the faculties of Rutgers

University and the Interlachen Center for the

Arts.

His compositions have been premiered by the Louisville Orchestra and

Concordia Chamber Orchestra, and have been performed at Lincoln Center, and at

National Conferences of SCI, SEAMUS, and the College Music Society. His orchestral works have won several national competitions and are published by

MMB Publishers, St. Louis. Having studied composition with Frederick Fox,

Donald Erb, and Robert Moevs, he received a doctorate in composition in 1989.

Mr. Hass recently won the 1994 National Band Association Competition, as well as the 1996 Ithaca College Walter Beeler Memorial Composition Prize with his piece, Lost in the Funhouse, a work for symphonic band and electronic tape. THE GUEST PARTICIPANTS

OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE

The Oswego High School Music Department offers three bands, two orchestras, three choirs, jazz band, marching band, small ensembles, an annual musical show, lessons, theory classes, master classes and recitals for 500 of the building's 1650 students.

The Oswego High School Band program involves more than 210 students in grades 9-12, divided into three bands: An 80-member Concert Band, a 75- member Symphonic Band and a select 55-member Wind Ensemble. Each ensemble meets daily, with small group instruction provided on a rotating basis one day each week. Students in the Wind Ensemble form the wind section for our Symphonic Orchestra.

The Oswego High School Bands enjoy a long, rich musical history. From the 1995 premiere of Stephen Melillo's The Fountainhead to performances with such noted musicians as Karel Husa, James Croft, Tim Lautzenhiszer, Francis McBeth, Rodney Winther, Charles Peltz, and Eugene Corporon, the bands continue their long tradition of excellence.

Oswego, New York a city of just over 19,000 is located on the southern shore of Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Oswego River. The abundant water resources account for the long history and much of the current economic activity. Incorporated as a city in 1848, Oswego was a bustling port throughout the 19th century. It was a ship-building center and James Fenimore Cooper used the area as background for his novel Patlfmder.

Tourism has become an important industry in Oswego. Fort Ontario attracts thousands of tourists each year. A monument on the grounds commemorates the Fort's use during World War II and a safe haven for Jews. The nationally known Oswego Speedway attracts thousands of fans every summer to its grandstands. Oswego's waters hook thousands to fish. The State University of New York at Oswego bring 8,500 students to campus to study courses from art to zoology. W. T. WOODSON HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND

W. T. Woodson High School is located in the heart of historic Fairfax County, Virginia and twenty minutes from our nation's monuments and governing bodies in Washington, D.C. Fairfax County, which is the tenth largest school division in the United States, includes 23 high schools, 23 intermediate schools, 128 elementary schools and a student population of over 133,000. The student body of W. T. Woodson number 1300 students who are enrolled in wide variety of course offerings, including over 400 students who are enrolled in music classes. The instrumental program includes two string orchestras, two performing concert bands, a marching band, a jazz ensemble, a clarinet choir, a brass band, and a color guard program.

The W. T. Woodson bands offer one of the state's finest high school band programs. Of the 66 students in the Symphonic band, approximately 58 study privately with members of the National Symphony Orchestra, United States Marine and Air Force Bands or local freelance musicians. The program was selected as one of two high school bands from the United States, Canada and Japan to receive the "Sudler Flag of Honor" by the John Philip Sousa Foundation. The "Sudler Flag" is the highest recognition awarded to high school bands.

The W. T. Woodson band was selected to be the featured band at the 1995 University of South Carolina's Concert Band Symposium, at the 1994 VMEA state convention and also at the Southern Division of the College Band Director's National Association biennial convention. The Symphonic Band was also one of sixteen high school bands selected to perform in the 1992 and 1995 National Concert Band Festival in Chicago. In 1988, the band was featured at the national MENC Convention, one of only four high school bands so honored.

Other achievements of the Woodson band program include: Superior ratings in Grade VI music in the Virginia District Band festivals for the past 13 years, selection as a Virginia Honor Band for the eight years it has been eligible, superior rating in every state marching band festival attended over the past 13 years, four featured performances at Washington Redskins games; and over 100 awards and trophies earned in the past 13 years in contests and festivals throughout the eastern and mid-western United States and Canada. ITHACA COLLEGE WIND AND PERCUSSION PROGRAM

The Ithaca College School of Music wind and percussion program has had a long and prestigious history beginning with Patrick Conway, who founded the Conway Band School in 1922. Since then the reputation and impact of the wind and percussion program on bands and band music has been impressive. Such famed conductors as Walter Beeler, Colonel George S. Howard, founder of the Army Air Force Band, Colonel Arnald Gabriel, retired conductor of the Air Force Band; and performers too numerous to list, have graduated from Ithaca College, taking with them the finest band traditions.

At present the core of the program is represented by three main groups: The Wind Ensemble, conducted by Rodney Winther, the Symphonic Band, conducted by Henry Neubert, and the Concert Band, conducted by Mark Fonder. Many other opportunities to supplement a student's perspective on wind and percussion literature are available: Percussion Ensemble, Brass Choir, Trombone Choir, Hom Choir, the Saxophone Quartet program, Tuba Ensemble, as well as individual repertoire classes held weekly in each studio. Of course, options also exist for orchestral playing in the Ithaca College Orchestra and exposure to the jazz idiom in the two jazz workshops and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble. To finalize a student's experience, all varieties of small ensembles, combining performers from across the school, are sponsored through the school's chamber music program. ITHACA COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MUSIC WIND AND PERCUSSION FA CUL TY

WendyMehne Flute

Mark Hill Oboe

Michael Galvan Clarinet

Richard Faria Clarinet

LeeGoodhew Bassoon

Steven Mauk Saxophone

Frank G. Campos Trumpet

D. Kim Donnick Trumpet

Bill Bernatis Hom

Harold Reynolds Trombone

David Unland Tuba/Euphonium

Gordon Stout Percussion

Robert Bridge Percussion

Rodney Winther Wind Ensemble

Henry Neubert Symphonic Band

Mark Fonder Concert Band

Steve Brown Jazz Ensembles SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

REHEARSAL CLINICS 9:00 a.m.

Oswego High School in Ford Hall Auditorium with Grant Cooper

Woodson High School in IRR* with Rodney Winther

INSTRUMENT AL CLINICS 10:45 a.m.

Flutes/Piccolos Dillingham 1 W.Mehne Oboes Ford - Studio 102A M. Hill Bassoons Ford - Studio 8 L.Goodhew B-flat clarinets and Ford - Nabenhauer M. Galvan and Harmony clarinets R. Faria

Saxophones Dillingham 2 Aeolian Quartet

Homs Williams - Rm. 222 B.Bematis

Trumpets Ford - Auditroium K. Donnick Trombones Dillingham 3 H.Reynolds

Euphoniums and tubas Ford - Rm. 104 D.Unland

Percussion Ford-IRR* G. Stout

Double Bass Ford - Studio 26 H. Neubert

* IRR - Instrumental Rehearsal Room HIGH SCHOOL ENSEMBLES CONCERT FORD HALL AUDITORIUM 1:00 p.m.

OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE William Palange, conductor

The Fountainhead* Stephen Melillo

II. Form and Function III. Where Beauty Has No Chance IV. From Quarry to Quest V . Dynamiting Cortlandt VI. Monument to the Spirit of Man

*Commissioned for the Oswego High School Bands

W. T. WOODSON SYMPHONIC BAND John E. Casagrande, director

Gavorkna Fanfare Jack Stamp

Concerto for Marimba David Maslanka

Symphony for Band Morton Gould ITHACA COLLEGE ENSEMBLES CONCERT FORD HALL AUDITORIUM 2:30 p.m.

ITHACA COLLEGE SYMPHONIC BAND Rodney Winther, conductor

Pictures at an Exhibition (1886) Modest Moussorgsky (1839-1891) arranged by Eric Leidzen I. Promenade II. The Old Castle III. Tuileries IV. Bydlo V . Ballet of the Unhatched Chickens VI. The Market Place At Limoges VIia. Catacombs VIlb. Cum Mortuis in Lingua Mortua VIII. TheHutofBaba-Yaga IX. The Great Gate ofKiev

ITHACA COLLEGE CONCERT BAND Grant Cooper, conductor

The Glory Of The Yankee Navy John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

First Suite in E-Flat, op. 28, No. 1 Gustav Holst (1874-1934) I. Chaconne II. Intermezzo III. March

ITHACA COLLEGE WIND ENSEMBLE Rodney Winther, conductor

Celebration (1991) Edward Gregson Robert Zazzara, graduate conductor

Lost in the Funhouse (1994)t Jeffrey Hass

I. Cheap Trills II. Upon Reflections III. Lost in the Funhouse t Winner of the 1996 Beeler Composition Competition OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE William Palange, conductor

Piccolo Trumpet Vanessa lorizzo Scott Jones Timothy Patterson Flute Brian Smith Christine Pitzer Pat Conaway Amanda Wells Ted Beers Caroline Boyzuck Jason Solowski Jeff Williams Shawn Baldwin Anna Rose French Horn Oboe Rachel Garrett Kristina Gennain Stephen Lavonier Jennifer Annal Abby Plummer TrocyKaier Bassoon Melissa Brown Trombone Kyle Saisselin Clarinet Mike Chorley Peter Hamlin Maria Reynolds Darcy Leduc Loren Wahl Bass Trombone Heather Rossiter MattDuBord Annette Uriondo Doug Knopp Kaya Gerberich Heather Sarkissian Euphonium Jennifer Worden Sara Stone Dana Loan Chris Tynan Ryan Schaffer Bass Clarinet Rebecca Fox Tuba Christa Nyman Jason Tresidder Sean Anderson Contralto Clarinet Tim Lyons Percussion Melissa Ahart Alto Saxophone John Farden Danielle Sullivan Patrick Gehlhoff Michael Lester Andy Heinz Dan Capella Beth Taylor Greg Whitmarsh Tenor Saxophone Joseph Glerum

Baritone Saxophone Jason Gibson W. T. WOODSON HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND John E. Casagrande, director

Flute Trumpet Jee Eun Hwang Kristina Fragale Laura Quartuccio Michael Cragg Angela Garmew John Hammond Christine Sandchez Bradford Herrell Jena Montante Carlton Roxbrough Leslie Benda Adam Wise Dana Gugino Matthew Emery Lynne Knebel Christopher Burgess Colleen Connaughton Caesar Palacios Karen Wedan French Horn Oboe Kelly Schurr Elizabeth Hanpeter Christopher Ault Erin Hall David Siefert Stephanie Webb Rebecca Jones Christine Dagom Bassoon Kerry Huston Trombone Michael Saunders Cory Hughes Brendan Dunn Thomas Greer

Clarinet Euphonium Leslie Evans David Watson Witek Lipski Deanna Coates Laura Close Tiffany Marsh Greg Pickett Beth Hobday Tuba Lindsay Mullins Peter Blasser Denise Anderberg Daniel Bradley Lauren Keller James Marsh Lindsey Firestone Charles Mc Williams Rose Pernicano Paul Duvall String Bass Holly Schurr Bass Clarinet David Lynch Percussion Nicole Emard Paul Fadoul Amy Epner Stephen Ballard Rebecca Brown Alto Saxophone Yoo-Jung Chun Meredith Albert Patrick Ryan Daniel Skees Jennifer Church

Tenor Saxophone Logan Baranowitz

Baritone Saxophone Donald Newton ITHACA COLLEGE SYMPHONIC BAND Rodney Winther, conductor

Piccolo Trumpet Maureen McCoy Matthew Oram Jerome Doherty Flute Robert Van Wyck Nicole McPherson Elizabeth Gravatt Bridget DePaola Sean Jordan Kristin Bacchiocchi Hugh Ash Lisa Horton Emily Kluga Rebecca Gray Russell Posegate Serena Cameron Tiffany Rahrig Horn Sarah De Wan Wendy Lyons Heather Melville Oboe Sarah Kuyt Keri McCarthy Katherine Gabriel Melissa Pelkey Joanne Nelson Trombone Sarah-Jane Sholeen English Horn Tracy Burke Joanne Nelson Robert Bruns Brian Thomas Eb Clarinet Eric Davidson Lucas Christensen Phillip Hophan Karen Storms Lisa Miller, bass Bb Clarinet Dianne Diffenbaugh Euphonium Crescent Lonnquist Meredith Ladue Peggy Ho Erich Beyrent Christina Carnevale Natalie Noyes Tuba Andrea Gelfuso David Thayer Anna Pruett Erik Miller George Conrad Lance Rowe Kristen Frappier Celeste/Plano Bass Clarinet Emily Lemmerman Edward Batchelor Timpani Bassoon Phillip Patti Kelly Ward Suzanne Allen Percussion Brian Lefleur Saxophone Brian Czach Denise Lacey, alto Brian Hibbard Garry Helbock, alto Meggan Mastin Matt Rudolph, tenor Emily Lemmerman Jeffrey Saunders, baritone ITHACA COLLEGE CONCERT BAND Mark Fonder, conductor Grant Cooper, guest conductor

Piccolo Cornet/Trumpet Molly Punzal Aaron Brown Alex Meixner Flute Denise Hyde Jaimie Chester Aaron Velardi Danielle Perugini Joel Miller Cheryl Wing Stacey Joergle Amy Rockwell Paul Conefry Lisa Gore Julie Morrill Lorraine Burke David Szebeda

Oboe/English Horn Horn Lauren Urban Jason Varga Colleen Hopkins Heather Bowen Cara Chaapel Kate Thompson Chris Marsch Bassoon Gregory Crystal Trombone Suzanne Allen Amara Peltier Colette Rout.el Clarinet Anne McKay Carl J. Van Dusen Maria Portello-Swagel Emily Rider Ralph Chartier Tiffany Twitchell Joleen Walas Euphonium Amy Hoag (E-flat) Ryan O'Neil Martha Everett David Seibert Erin Hladun Karen Brown Tuba Renee Hebert Brian Sleeper Christina Gillette Richard Denton Cecil Cosman Bass Clarinet Elizabeth Feck Timpani Ellary Spiezer A. J. Chenail

Saxophone Percussion Eric Wozniak Robyn Forbes Michael Walls Tim Collins Mark Heinsman Joe Zarr Jaimie Bernstein Stephen Katsaounis Jeremy Friedman Jill Fried Samantha Stytzer Mackie Snee ITHACA COLLEGE WIND ENSEMBLE Rodney Winther, conductor

Piccolo Contra Bassoon Liisa Grigorov Yvonne Schwinge

Flute Alto Saxophone Kris Bohling David Bristol* Bridget DePaolo Jeff Saunders Nazuki Hikida Lori Kesner* Tenor Saxophone Melody Parker Scott Fairchild

Oboe Baritone Saxophone Matt Jenkins* Steve Bridges Christine Kaufmann Horns English Horn Katherine Gabriel Lesley McClelland Heather Melville Kari Osborne* Eb Clarinet Kelby Stine Deborah Bianchi Trumpet Clarinet Eric Gerhardt* Kate Berning* Tony Godoy Michelle Hoover Amy Carpenter Crescent Longquist Nathan Kaercher Sarah Macconnell Lisa Tserkis Susan Reside Jeff Rappold Jim Trainor Trombone Alto Clarinet Adam Phillips Peggy Ho Kevin Pick* Phil Obado Bass Clarinet Craig Harrigan Cheryl Jaclcling Euphonium Bassoon Bonnie Berry David Resig* Eric Spinelli Julie Walton ')

* principal of section

Members of the Wind Ensemble have been listed alphabetically to emphasize the rotation of parts within some sections and the importance of each individual. Tuba ryan Doughty* ric Falci

Double Bass Christopher Jevens

Piano/Synthesizer MattBaram

Timpani Marc Whitman

Percussion · Gary Burghdorf* Jay Fisher Don Meier Emily Lemmerman Eric Neuser

Graduate Assistant Robert Zazzara, Jr. THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC

The Ithaca College School of Music has one of the largest undergraduate music programs of any private, non-doctoral degree granting institution in the United States. Long known for its emphasis on music performance coupled with a practical approach to music education, many leading professional performers and music educators are counted among Ithaca College School of Music alumni.

Most undergraduates at Ithaca College enroll in the Bachelor of Music program, majoring in performance, music education, composition, jazz studies, or music theory. One of the most useful and popular programs combines music education and performance. This nine semester course of study prepares the student for a career in music education while also fulfilling all requirements for the degree in music performance. The Bachelor of Music in Combination with an Outside Field provides the student with the opportunity for strong musical training while also providing sufficient time for an emphasis or extensive minor outside of music. Some of the more popular fields include business and audio production. Students desiring a large amount of liberal arts may choose a music major in the Bachelor of Arts degree. A degree program in Musical Theater, offered jointly by the Department of Theater and the School of Music, serves those students interested in both theater and music. The Ithaca College School of Music also offers master's degrees in music performance, music education, composition, conducting, music theory, and Suzuki pedagogy in strings or piano.

Throughout their course of study, music students perform in major ensembles chosen from the Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Choir, Chorus and Women's Chorale. In addition, many participate in the Chamber Orchestra, Jazz Workshop, Percussion Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Madrigal Singers, Brass Choir and Opera and Musical Theater Workshop. Regardless of the students' degree program, Ithaca College values the importance of performance.