Friday Evening, March 24, 2017, at 7:00

Iris Derke, Co-Founder and General Director Jonathan Griffith, Co-Founder and Artistic Director presents: An Evening with Troy Colt Bands featuring members of

The Troy High School Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Jazz Ensemble under the direction of

Brian P. Nutting, Conductor Jeff Krum, Assistant Director

With Special Guests

Marcus Elliot, Jazz Artist-in-Residence Amanda Sabelhaus, Piano Albert Gonzales, “The Royal Piper”, Bagpipes Brooke Mainland, Rachel Pawson, Dan Wentworth, and Katie Wiley, Members of the Eisenhower Ensemble

(program continued)

Alice Tully Hall Please turn off your cell phones and other electronic devices. Troy Jazz Ensemble Brian P. Nutting, Conductor

BILLY JOEL New York State of Mind ARR. SAMMY NESTICO

JOHNNY GREEN Body and Soul ARR. DAVE WOLPE MARCUS ELLIOT, Guest Artist, Tenor Saxophone

GEORGE GERSHWIN Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off ARR. NELSON RIDDLE LINDSAY NICHOLS, Vocalist KULIN OAK, Vocalist

JEFF BUNNELL Ten Brothers

GEORGE DAVIS, JOHN TAYLOR The Boy from New York City ARR. KRIS JOHNSON

Troy HS Flute Choir Brian P. Nutting, Conductor Amanda Sabelhaus, Guest Artist, Piano

DAN WELCHER Forest Devil Waltzes (on themes of Emil Waldteufel)

Troy Concert Band Brian P. Nutting, Conductor

STEVEN REINEKE Sedona

JULIUS FU CˇIK Florentiner March EDIT. JOHN BOURGEOIS

JAY DAWSON Amazing Grace ALBERT GONZALES: “The Royal Piper”, Guest Artist, Bagpipes

WARREN BARKER New York: 1927

RANDALL STANDRIDGE Ruckus Troy HS Saxophone Choir Brian P. Nutting, Conductor

TYLER BOUQUE On the Blue Line: A Saxophone’s Guide to New York City

Intermission

Troy Symphonic Band Brian P. Nutting, Conductor

RICK DEJONGE The Spirit of Troy!

ALFRED REED Symphony No. 3 I. Pesante e Molto Sostenuto

NEY ROSAURO Prelude #1 KARTHIK GANAPATHY, Marimba Soloist

LEONARD BERNSTEIN On The Town - Three Dance Episodes TRANS. PAUL LAVENDER III. Times Square, 1944

ARTURO MÁRQUEZ Danzón No. 2 TRANS. OLIVER NICKEL BROOKE MAINLAND, RACHEL PAWSON, DAN WENTWORTH, and KATIE WILEY, Guest Dancers, Members of the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble

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A Message from Our Maestro

There have been three times in my professional tenure at Troy High School where excep - tional performance opportunities were afforded to the concert and symphonic bands as well as the jazz ensemble - those that many, if not most, high school musicians will never get to experience. In 2004, the bands took the stage at Carnegie Hall and in 2007, trav - eled in London to perform in multiple exquisite concert venues, as well as march in the New Year’s Day parade. Nine years later, in 2016, the bands submitted an application, recordings, videos and a group resume to Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) in hope of being selected for a featured, full-length concert slot at Lincoln Center. That hope has become a reality and we couldn’t be more pleased to represent Michigan, the City of Troy, and the Troy School District serving as musical ambassadors. Thank you WorldStrides and DCINY staff!

Many profound shared experiences have unfolded in the band room as we enthusiasti - cally worked to prepare for this special night in the Big Apple. Because the Troy Bands tra - ditionally travel in the month of April, one of the greatest challenges was posed by the March 24 performance date. An entire month of rehearsal time was lost. Student and director led sectionals, volunteer coachings by local professionals - along with intense determination, focus and drive - aided in obliterating these and all other obstacles. An immeasurable musical transformation has occurred as inspired by this ambitious endeavor.

Boosters also joined hands to assist in this massive undertaking. Additional funds were raised to allow all band members a top-quality experience. Parent volunteers worked tire - lessly to organize all trips details. The students and I do not take for granted the excep - tional instrumental music support structure (on parent and administrative levels) consis - tently paving the way for our successes. Troy Bands strive for a world class status, and unwavering support on every side helped bring this goal to fruition.

As for the program, several unique and thrilling collaborations are sure to create an extra - ordinary listening and viewing experience. Three (yes, three!) world premieres written specifically for this occasion will be debuted-including original compositions by Rick DeJonge and senior, Tyler Bouque, as well as an arrangement by Kris Johnson. We also proudly present guest artists, saxophonist Marcus Elliot (Troy Jazz artist-in-residence), and bagpiper, Albert Gonzales. Finally, prepare to be dazzled as you witness yet another pre - miere - the performance of newly commissioned as delivered by members of the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble.

Our Lincoln Center venture is not about ratings, medals, trophies or competition. This per - formance is about setting new musical standards, making ourselves fully vulnerable to the music, attaining new heights of achievement, and stepping into an ineffable place of musi - cal fulfillment. Our aim remains to present music as it was intended – food for mind, body and soul…inspiration for life. The students and I are honored to have this opportunity and grateful to share our passion with you. Thank you for joining us tonight for this once-in-a- lifetime musical extravaganza. Enjoy the concert and may you leave inspired!

Unified Toward Musical Greatness,

Brian P. Nutting Lincoln Center

Ten Brothers , Bunnell - This piece, a play Notes on the Program on the blazing 1947 Four Brothers by Notes by Brian P. Nutting Jimmy Giuffre, was made famous by the Woody Herman orchestra. It is highlighted by a fast-paced swinging saxophone sec - New York State of Mind , Joel - First tion feature with an extended saxophone recorded by Billy Joel in 1976, New York soli and heavy hitting brass section. State of Mind , has become a fan favorite which boasts countless covers from a The Boy from New York City , Davis, diverse range of artists such as Frank Thomas - This piece was originally Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, recorded in 1964 by the American soul The Muppets and Glee . This bluesy treat - group The Ad Libs. The song was later cov - ment features a small group on the verse ered by Darts and The Manhattan Transfer, and later a swingin’ full ensemble chorus. both becoming chart hits in the UK and US respectively. This arrangement was writ - Body and Soul , Heyman, Sour, Eyton & ten specifically for the Troy High Jazz Green - Body and Soul was written in New Ensemble by founding Troy High School York City for the British actress and singer jazz artist-in-residence, Kris Johnson. Gertrude Lawrence, who introduced it to London audiences. Published in England, it Forest Devil Waltzes , Welcher - Forest was first performed in the United States by Devil Waltzes was composed for a celebra - Libby Holman in the 1930 Broadway revue tion commemorating the 80 th birthday of Three’s a Crowd . By the end of 1930 at Karl Kraber, retired Professor of Flute at the least eleven American bands had recorded University of Texas at Austin and a found - it. Louis Armstrong was the first jazz musi - ing member of the Dorian Wind Quintet. cian to record Body and Soul , in October This work is a collection of tunes by 1930 but it was Paul Whiteman and Jack Emil Waldteufel, whose name translates as Fulton who popularized it in United States. “Forest Devil.” The melodies are primarily With a Kenton-esque rubato introduction, from Les Patineurs (The Skaters ), in no par - Wolpe’s arrangement proceeds with a bal - ticular order or key, but are also drawn from lad style and a hard-swinging double time Toujours ou Jamais (Ever or Never ) and Au section. With some great ensemble writ - Revoir . ing, after some solo space, the chart returns to the ballad tempo leading into Sedona , Reinke - Sedona captures in two fermatas creating a dramatic ending. musical ideas the natural landscape of mountains and wide open spaces, to paint Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off, Gershwin a musical canvas that is at once bold, enter - - Written by George Gershwin and Ira taining, and filled with life. A short, memo - Gershwin for the 1937 film Shall We rable theme runs throughout the work, Dance , it was introduced by Fred Astaire showing up in a delicate flute solo, an intri - and Ginger Rogers as part of a celebrated cate woodwind fugue, a warm trombone dance duet on roller skates. The song is solo, and a bold, triadic trumpet statement most famous for its “You like to-may-toes that will pick you up right out of your seat. and I like to-mah-toes” and other verses comparing their different regional dialects Florentiner March , Fu cˇík/Bourgeois – or differences in class. Nelson Riddle’s With over 400 marches, , and arrangement was written for Ella Fitzgerald waltzes written mainly for military bands, focusing on the Gershwin songbook fea - Czech composer Julius Fu cˇík is sometimes tures a rubato introduction with vocalist referred to as the “Bohemian Sousa.” Born and guitar before breaking into the melody into a musical family, he was an accom - in a medium setting. plished bassoonist and studied composi - tion with Antonín Dvo rˇák. He was a band Lincoln Center director in Prague and his weekly concerts On the Blue Line guides you through some drew thousands of happy listeners. The famous New York City subway stops. The Florentiner, Grande March Italiana , was piece begins with an Overture . At that written in 1900. Its original title was La point you are taken to the first stops on this Rosa di Toscana , which was the appellation musical journey, The Central Park Carousel , of the Tuscan city of Florence. followed by Broadway , with homage to Barry Manilow’s, Bandstand Boogie. The Amazing Grace , Dawson - Amazing Grace next stop is Ground Zero which gives the is a sacred hymn published in 1779, with audience a pause for a moment of reflec - words written by the English poet and tion followed by Times Square. This saxo - Anglican clergyman John Newton (1725– phone journey concludes with the Grand 1807). Written from Newton’s personal Finale quoting the ever famous New York, experiences, the song brings a message New York. that forgiveness and hope. Jay Dawson’s arrangement makes use of the full range of The Spirit of Troy! , DeJonge - The Troy symphonic colors as he evokes musical High School Symphonic Band commis - images of this beloved melody. From gen - sioned this piece for this Lincoln Center per - tleness to powerful grandeur, this is a very formance. Rick DeJonge’s fanfare is reminis - emotional composition for band. cent of different musical influences. If you listen closely, you will hear the Troy Colt New York: 1927 , Barker - The “Roaring Fight Song woven throughout the piece. Twenties” were carefree and irresistible times. Fanciful technological develop - Symphony No. 3 , Movement I, Pesante e ments - like the automobile, radio, and Molto Sostenuto, Reed - Commissioned by sound motion pictures - were in their the United States Air Force Band, Symphony infancy and contributed to the excitement No 3 is written in three movements. The and jubilance of the day ... New York: 1927 opening, pesante e molto sostenuto , suc - is a musical snapshot of this colorful and ceeded by a hard driving allegro agitato , merry time. The opening Ragtime depicts highly tense and dissonant in character. the prosperous and carefree spirit of the Symphony No. 3 represents a summation of times. Blues rhapsodizes wistfully and Alfred Reed’s approach to the modern, fully whimsically in roaring twenties fashion. integrated wind/brass/percussion ensemble Manhattan Mayhem cleverly creates a typ - and the exploitation of its many-faceted ical busy street scene at a midtown inter - potential for large-scale, serious writing. section, perhaps at Fifth Avenue and Thirty- Fourth Street, as cars weave in and around, Prelude #1 , Rosauro - Three Preludes for police whistles shriek in attempted jurisdic - Solo Marimba was one of composer Ney tion, and a barrage of pedestrians scurry Rosauro’s very first compositions for onward. - Andrew Glover marimba. His works are among the most beautiful pieces in the marimba literature. Ruckus , Standridge - ruck us [ruhk- uh s] Each prelude is based on a different noun a noisy commotion; fracas; rumpus: theme: #1 is based on a Spanish Ruckus is a piece for concert band that is theme, #2 is based on a Brazilian theme in supposed to be just what its title implies: the style of Villa Lobos’ guitar pieces, and loud, boisterous, and aggressive. The #3 is roll-based in a choral style, with some mixed meter, heavy percussion, and intricacies in the middle. thumping rhythm give this piece a decid - edly urban feel. On the Town - Three Dance Episodes, III. Times Square, 1944, Bernstein - The On the Blue Line: A Saxophone’s Guide 1944 musical On the Town represents to New York City , Bouque - Written by Leonard Bernstein’s first venture onto the Troy High student musician, Tyler Bouque, Broadway stage. Inspired by his successful Lincoln Center Fancy Free , the musical follows the mance programs everywhere. The rhyth - adventures of three sailors on shore leave mic interest in the piece is maintained in New York City and is focused around a through the use of varying accents and series of dance episodes, three of which tempi. This staple of the contemporary Bernstein selected for an orchestral suite. Mexican music literature expresses and Long unavailable for band, this 2016 edition reflects on the dance style named danzón, is beautifully transcribed by Paul Lavender. which has its origins in Cuba from a natural synthesis of Spanish, British, and French Danzón No. 2 , Márquez - Originally writ - dance forms but is a very important part of ten for orchestra, Danzón No. 2 has the folklore of the Mexican state of enjoyed significant popularity on perfor - Veracruz.

and Europe, where the Marching Band led Meet the Artists the 2006 London New Year’s Day Parade. Mr. Nutting’s teaching excellence has gar - nered recognition throughout the Troy School District and beyond. He was named Troy “Teacher of the Year” in 2009. In 2011, he was named “Teacher of the Year” by the Michigan School Band and Brian P. Nutting Orchestra Association, District XVI. The Conductor University Musical Society (Ann Arbor) named him its 2012 DTE Energy TROY JAZZ ENSEMBLE, TROY CONCERT Foundation Educator of the Year in recogni - BAND, TROY SYMPHONIC BAND, TROY tion of “his passionate commitment to arts HS SAXOPHONE CHOIR, TROY HS FLUTE education at Troy High School and to the CHOIR transformative power of the arts in the community at large.” In 2012, his peers Brian Nutting, Troy High School Director of nominated him for induction into the Bands, is parent to Alex (23), Evan (20), American School Band Directors Elizabeth (18) and Noah (14). A graduate of Association. Mr. Nutting is an active mem - Western Michigan University, with a ber of MSBOA and frequently serves as Master of Music degree (with conducting substitute director, consultant, and guest emphasis) from Bowling Green State clinician. He serves on the board of direc - University, he has been teaching since tors for AVANTI and is an honorary member 1991. Mr. Nutting is currently pursuing a of Kappa Kappa Psi, the National Honorary PhD at Oakland University. He studied Band Fraternity. Mr. Nutting currently conducting with Richard Suddendorf and plays French horn in the Macomb Mark Kelly, tuba with Robert Whaley, and Symphony Orchestra. voice with Mel Ivey and Steve Zegree. In 2000, Mr. Nutting was appointed Troy High Jeff Krum is the Assistant Director of School Director of Bands where he directs Bands at Troy High School since 2015 and the campus, concert, and symphonic has been teaching since 2004. He is a grad - bands, the jazz ensemble, numerous uate of Michigan State University and chamber ensembles, and 215-member earned his Master of Music Education Troy Colt Marching Band - with a combined degree from VanderCook College of Music enrollment of over 270 students. Under his in . Mr. Krum began teaching in baton, they have received consistent top Baldwin, MI, working alongside master ratings at district, state and national levels teacher C. David Bass. He built his own pro - and have been invited to perform at music gram, developing excellence teaching fifth festivals and venues throughout the US through twelfth grade band in Manton, MI. Lincoln Center

He then had the opportunity to rebuild another program at Berkshire Middle School and Groves High School in Birmingham, MI. Throughout his tenure, Mr. Krum’s ensem - bles strove to be the best they could be, per - forming for a wide-range of audiences from the Michigan Association of School Administrators to tens of thousands of spec - tators on the streets of London. In 2015, Mr. Krum was offered the position of Assistant Director of Bands at Troy High School. He works with all aspects of the Troy Bands and serves as Troy Colt Drumline Co-Instructor. Most recently he has been integral in the formation of the Troy High School Percussion Ensemble. Mr. Krum also contin - ues to teach in Birmingham as the Director of Bands at the Birmingham Covington School.

Troy High Concert and Symphonic Bands. The Concert and Symphonic bands have earned recognition as “best in class” on state and national levels including festi - vals in Boston, Chattanooga, Chicago, Gatlinburg, Orlando, San Antonio and London, England. Both bands, comprised of students in grades 9 - 12, have per - formed on many of the nation’s greatest stages including the Max M. Fisher Music Center, the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Atlanta’s Woodruff Center, San Antonio’s Toben Center, The Troy Jazz Ensemble were invited to Chicago Symphony Hall, and Carnegie Hall. perform at the Jazz Festival, with The Troy Symphonic Band was featured in the most recent appearance in 2010, and the 2003 and 2014 Western Michigan performed with Alexander Zonjic in 2008. University Spring Conferences and the Top finalists in the Pontiac Jazz Invitational 2004 Carnegie Hall Recital Series (under for three consecutive years, they placed the baton of composer, James Barnes). first at the 2006 WMU Jazz Invitational, The band was selected to perform at the were featured performers in the Detroit 2007 and 2011 Michigan Music Jazz Festival and were runners-up in the Conferences. One of the greatest privi - national Ellington Jazz Competition. In leges band members experienced was the 2011, the ensemble performed at the opportunity to play under the baton of Michigan Music Conference. The group Detroit Symphony Orchestra Maestro, has performed in festivals in Boston, Leonard Slatkin. Chattanooga, Chicago, Atlanta, Orlando, and San Antonio receiving top honors at these competitions. Lincoln Center

Detroit music scene by performing with local Detroit artists and ensembles.

Marcus Elliot Jazz Artist-In- Residence Amanda Sabelhaus Marcus Elliot is a saxophonist/composer/ Featured Piano educator of the metro-Detroit area who is Accompanist quickly gaining recognition for his imaginative improvising, and fervently thoughtful voice on Amanda Sabelhaus is a staff accompanist the saxophone. Marcus began playing profes - at Oakland University and a Touring Artist sionally in the Detroit Jazz scene when he for the Michigan Opera Theatre. She has was 15 years old. He was awarded a scholar - performed on the grand stage of Carnegie ship for his talents as a musician to attend Hall and has served as the official accom - Michigan State University to study with Wes panist for the Metropolitan Opera Council “Warmdaddy” Anderson, Diego Rivera and Auditions. Since 2012, she has served as a Rodney Whitaker. After graduating from resident pianist at the Sir James Galway MSU, Marcus has performed across the International Flute Festival held in Weggis, globe in places like Canada, Cuba, Barbados, Switzerland. Amanda resides in Troy, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Egypt, Michigan with her husband and two Jordan, Indonesia and many other coun - teenage daughters. tries. As a Band Leader, Marcus has led the Marcus Elliot Quartet for the past 8 years. He self-released his first album “Looking Forward”, in 2010. His latest project “When the City Meets the Sky” was self-released in May, 2015. The Marcus Elliot Quartet per - forms at Cliff Bells every Tuesday. As a Albert Gonzales Sideman, Marcus has performed with Bob “The Royal Piper” Hurst, , , Jimmy Cobb, Bobby Broom, , Albert Gonzales has played the Pipes since Johnny O’Neal, Jimmy Heath, Sean Dobbins, his days as a teenager in Leonia, NJ. In Kris Johnson, Thaddeus Dixon, Ettiene 2006, He retired from the NYPD, leaving Charles, Mulgrew Miller, Rodney Whitaker, behind the wild odyssey of being a radio Talib Kweli, and many others. As an educator, car cop in the South Bronx, a job he truly Marcus has been giving private saxophone enjoyed and misses every day, for the lessons since the age of 14. He is the Artist- world of entertainment. Performing is his in-Residence at Troy High School, and was passion and he’s been fortunate to share the Director of the Detroit Symphony his music worldwide, and meet so many Orchestra’s Civic Jazz Band in 2012-2013. He wonderful people along the way. He has was the saxophone instructor at The Young performed in London, Las Vegas, Musicians Program in Berkley, CA from 2009- California, and Istanbul, Turkey. Gonzales is 2011. Marcus is a strong supporter of the arts the only American piper to have performed and has created and funded a scholarship at for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, at her Milford High School that gives monetary residence in Balmoral Castle in Scotland. awards to young musicians and visual artists He has also performed for Mary McAleese that plan to pursue the arts after high school. during her tenure as president of Ireland. He currently lives in the Detroit area where he is studying, practicing, composing, and engulfing himself in the rich history of the Lincoln Center

Lowe, Sam Watson, Michael Williams, Amy Ernst, Douglas Nielsen, James Clouser, Tamara Dyke-Compton, and Elizabeth George. Upon graduating, she apprenticed with Thodos Dance Chicago, where she trained with many artists in the area includ - ing teachers with Hubbard Street, Visceral, and River North dance companies. In 2015, she traveled to Europe to assist Sam Watson at the Tanz Danza Dance Festival in Bolzano, Italy. Her performances include BROOKE MAINLAND, RACHEL PAWSON, "Carnival Choreographers Ball,” "World of DAN WENTWORTH, KATIE WILEY , Dance," and "Danceworks Milwaukee,” as Members of the Eisenhower Dance well as larger events including Capezio's Ensemble . Eisenhower Dance has spent 125th Anniversary Gala and Dizzy Feet the last 25 years giving life to the repertoire Foundation's Benefit Gala. of internationally known choreographers, as well as the highly-acclaimed work of Artistic Director Laurie Eisenhower. Established in metro Detroit by Eisenhower in 1991, the Company presents an annual subscription series and tours internationally. The com - pany has performed works by choreogra - phers Edgar Zendejas, David Parsons, Lar Lubovitch, Ron de Jesus, Gina Patterson, Lauren Edson, and Harrison McEldowney, to name a few. The Company’s mission of col - laboration has resulted in performances with the Michigan Opera Theatre, the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, the Warren Symphony, the Immigrant Suns, Detroit Rachel Pawson hails from Alma, Michigan. Chamber Winds & Strings, the Rackham She started her dance career at DuHadway Symphony Choir, the Motor City Lyric Opera, Dance Dimensions where she trained and and the Toledo Opera, among others. competed from age three until graduating from high school in 2013. She was a mem - ber of Oakland University’s Repertory Dance Company her first two years of college where she performed in works by Ron de Jesus, Bryan Strimpel, and Chien Ying. Rachel had the opportunity to dance and perform overseas when she studied abroad for three weeks in Berlin, Germany. She is now a senior in Oakland University’s dance program where she is studying to earn her Bachelor of Arts in Dance.

Brooke Mainland was born and raised in Wisconsin where she began her formal dance training. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts, with a Business minor, from University of Arizona where she studied with Melissa Lincoln Center

Derek Reid, Susan McGuire, and Cynthia Pratt. Katie has also attended summer pro - grams with Hubbard Chicago, Giordano Dance Chicago, Joffrey Ballet, and Carolina Ballet.

Daniel Wentworth started dancing at Rick DeJonge Zeeland East High School in 2008 and grad - Composer uated in 2011, having been awarded the Rick DeJonge is a graduate of the Scoring Norma Sneller Scholarship of Artistic for Motion Pictures and Television Program Excellence for his heavy involvement in from USC and holds a Master’s of Art and Madrigals Choir, Theatre, and Dance. Bachelor’s of Music from Western Following high school, he was accepted as a Michigan University. As a film composer, scholarship student to Grand Valley State Rick has worked on several films and with University. While there he had many oppor - great composers such as Christopher tunities to work with faculty and guest Young, David Spear, Jack Smalley, and Pete artists including Eddy O’Campo, Take Anthony. Rick’s score for the action film Ueyama, Brian McSween, and Mike Fighting with Anger contained a song Esperanza, and has had the opportunity to which won Best Original Song at the New learn from the companies Thodos Dance York Independent Film Festival and was Chicago and Gallim Dance Company. Dan recorded by Willie Nelson. Rick was also attended Joffrey Ballet School’s New recently featured in an article of scoring for York summer intensive as a scholarship stu - films in Life magazine and he just finished dent in 2014 and graduated with a B.A in scoring 3 cues for a new cartoon ad for Dance & Mathematical Statistics. Fiat. As an orchestrator, Rick has worked with composers on television promos for shows including Beautiful People , Lost , The West Wing , and CSI Miami . As a con - ductor, Rick has conducted his own scores at Paramount Studios, Fox Studios, and Firehouse Studios in Pasadena, California. His original piano recordings for 4 silent films have also received great reviews. Rick has been writing music for orchestra and wind ensemble for over 25 years and for the Boston Brass the last 15 years. You can hear his symphonic works on Summit Records. Rick has been the official arranger/composer for Walt Disney World’s Thanksgiving Day Parade since 2011. Rick Katie Wiley received her early training at is a member of ASCAP. Young People’s Ballet Theatre in Flint, MI. In 2014, she graduated from Butler University with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Pedagogy and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. While with Butler Ballet she performed works by Lincoln Center

Expressions (jazz ensemble and symphony orchestra commissioned by Troy High School). His arrangements have been per - formed and/or recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra, Karen Clark Sheard, Yolanda Kris Johnson Adams, the Clark Sisters, Farmington Composer Community Band, the Motor City Brass Band, Detroit Symphony’s Civic Jazz Kris Johnson is an award-winning jazz Ensembles, and many others. He is also trumpeter, composer, and educator. He has the exclusive copyist for composer and appeared on an impressive list of albums trombonist, Wycliffe Gordon. Johnson has including two Grammy-nominated a keen sensitivity to the nuances of film as releases: Tony Bennett’s “A Swingin’ is evident in his award-winning film scores Christmas” and Karen Clark Sheard’s “All for various webseries, documentaries, In One”. Kris is a trumpeter and arranger short films, and a feature film. He received with the Count Basie Orchestra. In 2013 he an Outstanding Score award for his work was featured in the standup-comedy film on the comedic web series The PuNanny “Make Me Wanna Holla” starring Sinbad. Diaries at the 2011 LA Webfest. Kris was a Currently, Kris Johnson is the Director of full time faculty member at The Ohio State Jazz Studies at the University of Utah. Kris University from 2012 – 2015 serving as a received his master’s (2007) and bachelor’s jazz lecturer. He is also the former director (2005) degrees in Jazz Studies from of Detroit Symphony’s Civic Jazz Orchestra Michigan State University. In 2012, Kris where he lead the most talented students received an ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz in Metro Detroit. Johnson has also served Composers award and was selected as as a Jazz Artist in Residence at Troy High one of 25 Detroit performing and literary School, Southfield-Lathrup High School, artists to receive a Kresge Artist Eaton Rapids High School, and is the writer Fellowship. Mr. Johnson has performed at and co-creator of The Learning Express, a some of the world’s most prestigious jazz series of workshops that use hip-hop and venues including the Apollo Theater, the jazz to teach elementary students about Blue Note Jazz Club (US and Japan), science, reading, and math. Sydney Opera House, Blues Alley, and the Hollywood Bowl. He has also had the opportunity to perform with many jazz greats including Tony Bennett, Patti Austin, Wess Anderson, Wycliffe Gordon, Jon Hendricks, Monty Alexander, Christian Tyler Bouque McBride, Jamie Cullum, and many others. Student He has recorded on three albums with the Composer Count Basie Orchestra including a 2015 Christmas album with Concord Records Tyler Bouque, a Troy High senior, began his that features his arrangement of “Let It formal music training with the Detroit Opera Snow” with soloist Ellis Marsalis. Drawing House in 2010, where he returns to star in from jazz, classical, hip-hop, and neo-soul, their spring production of Burry’s The Hobbit . Kris’s writing creates diverse textures that He has been composing extensively since represent his unique musical identity. He around the same time, most recently pre - has composed several large-scale works miering his first symphony for wind ensem - for jazz and orchestral ensembles includ - ble with the symphonic band in 2016. ing Jim Crow’s Tears (musical for 6 ensem - Bouque intends to major in vocal perfor - ble members and a jazz orchestra), A mance and music composition in the fall, and Journey Through a Dream (jazz ensemble owes Mr. Nutting an enormous thank you for and string quartet commissioned by the his constant encouragement and support of Arts League of Michigan), and Odd his work. Lincoln Center

Troy High School Jazz Ensemble

Alto Saxophone Trumpet Piano Vibes Yin, Jesse Garin, Linus Fisher, Natalie Ganapathy, Karthik Youness, Jenna Gregory, Tim Xiong, Cynthia Moy, Gina Strong, Nathan Tenor Saxophone Thompson, Ian Guitar Drumset Grieme, Tim Wang, Bryan Dorn, Alec Pajak, Joshua Peters, Maxwell Smalley, William Verhelst, Caelan Trombone Thompson, Ian Baritone Saxophone Chen, Richard Vocalist Bouque, Tyler Fershtman, Joel String Bass Nichols, Lindsay Kim, Jamie Jalkanen, Alexander Castiglione, Stephen Oak, Kulin Maher, Jacob

Troy High School Concert Band

Piccolo Gjoka, Gabriela Baritone Saxophone Euphonium Li, Claire Glenn, Casey Kakulavaram, Dheeraj Jevarjian, Emily Gomer, Shruti Kumar, Puja Lee, Mitchell Flute Jean, Katie Pattabhi, Om Aedla, Mihika Nie, Jason Trumpet Yashinsky, Ariela Aigalikar, Vedika Pulavarthi, Teja Boven, Samantha Baik, Euni Srinivasan, Sandhya Demetriou, Yiannos Tuba Chen, Teresa Hom, Isabella Lee, Euijun Gandra, Sahita Bass Clarinet Kaminski, Noelle Ricketts, Joseph Garin, Pam Dawson, Cassidy Liu, Benjamin Tan, Luke Grodsky, Gabriella Douglas, Thomas McNamee, Kevin Grover, Prisha Kozel, Benjamin Mohammad, Nabeel String Bass Hu, Catherine Nix, Marcus Runke, Luke Rose, Brittany Lee, Michelle Rawat, Aman Schomer, Julia Li, Claire Wagner, Paige Solomond, Brayden Percussion Li, Michelle Strong, Justin Brennecke, Kyle Moon, Sujin Alto Saxophone Xu, Bright Dannug, Emmanuel Nichols, Anna Donnellon, Olivia Hom, Alexander Pikulas, Kaleigh Kaminski, Tessa French Horn Judy, Megan Sheppard, Alice Kim, Jamie Azar, George Mayernik, Gregory You, Jessica Kolluru, Shashank Feld, Mik Olson, Emily Lee, Eddy Li, Delbert Sirhan, Jacob Oboe Maini, Raghav Yan, Richard Xiong, Cynthia Tabaka, Jacqueline Myhrer, Eric Skrzycki, Matthew Trombone Bassoon Watson, Ian Anderson, Connor Kozel, Matt Young, Peyton Bousho, Edmund Stepien, Zenon Zhang, Kevin Brown, Robert Chen, Kevin Clarinet Tenor Saxophone Hom, Christopher Bokil, Ameya Garg, Neil Jalkanen, John Crego, Christopher Karas, Adam Tabaka, Andrew Delkova, Yana Vu, Charlie Lincoln Center

Troy High School Symphonic Band

Flute/Piccolo Kim, Yunsoo Cornet Bass Trombone Baek, Michelle Li, Kevin Gregory, Tim Maher, Jacob Gu, Lyndsey Li, Richard Malyarenko, Marina Hsu, Jessy Lu, Ken Euphonium Huang, Sara Palanisamy, Vasanth Flugelhorn Buia, Benjamin Myers, Jacquelyn Wang, Kevin Carlin, Scott Overberg, Jacob Pryde, Laura Zhang, Carol Garin, Linus Rowbal, Annie Zhao, Allan Gregory, Tim Tuba Sabelhaus, Elayna Zhang, William Lemke, Lukas Chandler, Brayden Simone, Olivia McEachern, Colin Kang, Wonyoung Tu, Olivia Bass Clarinet Oh, Brian Rose, Brittany Wu, Emily Eighmey, Natalie Thompson, Ian Song, Jihoon Yang, Claire Hall, Justin Varghese, Andrew Young, Alisa Nichols, Lindsay Wang, Brian String Bass Castiglione, Stephen Oboe Contralto Clarinet Trumpet Lee, Jaehee Choi, June Carlin, Scott Percussion Xiao, Lillian Garin, Linus Acharya, Aadharsh Contrabass Clarinet Gregory, Tim Brodzinski, Steven English Horn Ham, Michael Lemke, Lukas Clancy, Liam Lee, Jaehee Malyarenko, Marina Clark, Rachel Soprano Saxophone McEachern, Colin Ganapathy, Karthik Bassoon Jiang, Marvin Oh, Brian Kim, Hyonjoon Kuang, David Youness, Jenna Strong, Nathan Moy, Gina Lisowski, Sonja Thompson, Ian Suh, Natalie Taneja, Amishi Alto Saxophone Varghese, Andrew Taggart, Kristina Jiang, Marvin Wang, Brian Verhelst, Caelan Contra Bassoon Liu, Kelley Kuang, David Peters, Maxwell French Horn Youness, Jenna Corsello, Joshua Eb Clarinet Ha, James Zhang, William Tenor Saxophone Lee, Dana Eiler, Julie Marthi, Siddarth Clarinet Grieme, Tim Young, Kathleen Chen, Arlene Ferriby, Katie Baritone Saxophone Trombone Fisher, Natalie Bouque, Tyler Chen, Richard Huang, Max Dannug, John Jalkanen, Alexander Kadari, Kamal Macri, Julia Kang, Jiho Zhang, Hanchi

Troy High School Flute Choir

Piccolo Huang, Sara Alto Flute Piano Gu, Lyndsey Myers, Jacquelyn Rowbal, Annie Sabelhaus, Amanda Young, Alisa Pryde, Laura Sabelhaus, Elayna Bass Flute Flute Tu, Olivia Simone, Olivia Baek, Michelle Wu, Emily Hsu, Jessy Yang, Claire

Troy High School Saxophone Ensemble

Soprano Saxophone Tenor Saxophone Bass Saxophone Grieme, Tim Eiler, Julie Bouque, Tyler Jiang, Marvin Youness, Jenna

Alto Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Liu, Kelley Dannug, John Peters, Maxwell Kakulavaram, Dheeraj Lincoln Center

TROY SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION Dr. Rich Machesky, Superintendent Mark Dziatczak, Assistant Superintendent P. Jefferson McCoy, Fine Arts Coordinator

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TROY HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION Remo Roncone, Principal Melissa Curth, Assistant Principal Dan House, Assistant Principal Brian Zawislak, Assistant Principal

TROY HIGH SCHOOL BAND BOOSTERS Denice Schomer, President Amy McKaig, Vice-President Linda Overberg, Secretary Tim Ha, Treasurer Joe Anderson, Fundraising Chair Dan Pryde, Production Chair Marianne Ferriby, Public Relations Chair Teresa Jevarjian, Social Events Chair Sue Balamucki, Hector Rodriguez, Past Presidents Weatherly Verhelst , Uniform Chair Andy Kaminski , Spring Trip Coordinator & Webmaster

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DCINY 2017 Concert Series

Sunday Afternoon, April 9, 2017 at 2:00 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall Total Vocal Deke Sharon, Guest Conductor and Creative Director Special Guests from Pitch Perfect and Broadway’s In Transit Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Monday Evening, April 10, 2017 at 7:00 Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center Green Valley High School Symphonic Wind Orchestra and Hershey Symphony Green Valley High School Symphonic Wind Orchestra (NV) Diane Koutsulis, Director Hershey Symphony (PA) Sandra Dackow, Director

Sunday Evening, April 30, 2017 at 7:00 David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center Viva La Musica de Argentina Martín Palmeri: Tango Credo (WORLD PREMIERE) Saul Zaks, Guest Conductor Ariel Ramírez: Misa Criolla Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Friday Evening, May 26, 2017 at 7:00 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall Celebration & Reflection Dieter Wagner, Guest Conductor Distinguished Concerts Singers International The Hudson Festival Chorus (OH) Thomas Scott, Director Danilo Guanais : Missa de Alçacuz (20th Anniversary) Vladimir Silva, Director

Sunday Evening, May 28, 2017 at 8:30 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall Brahms’ Requiem Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Monday Evening, May 29, 2017 at 7:00 David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center With Strength & Joy Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria William Powell, Guest Conductor Lincoln Center

Pepper Choplin: Psalm 23: A Journey with The Shepherd Pepper Choplin, Composer/Conductor Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Tuesday Evening, May 30, 2017 at 7:00 Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall Ian Gindes, Pianist

Sunday Afternoon, June 4, 2017 at 2:00 David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center Portraits of Healing Tyler’s Suite Tim Seelig, Guest Conductor Ann Hampton Callaway, Soprano Kellan Christopher, Tenor The Music of Ola Gjeilo James M. Meaders, DCINY Associate Artistic Director and Conductor Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Sunday Afternoon. June 11, 2017 at 2:00 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall The Music of Vaughan Williams Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sancta Civitas Craig Jessop, Guest Conductor Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem Nina Nash-Robertson, Guest Conductor Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Saturday Evening, June 17, 2017 at 7:00 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall Song/Play Alberto Grau: La Doncella Cristian Grases, Guest Conductor Alberto Grau: La Avispa Brava (WORLD PREMIERE) María Guinand, Guest Conductor Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra (NC) Ernest Pereira, Director

Monday Evening, June 26, 2017 at 7:00 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall Canta! Canta! Canta! The Music of Francisco Núñez Francisco Núñez, Composer/ Conductor Distinguished Concerts Singers International Cabrillo College (CA) John D. Anderson, Director Cheryl M. Anderson, Director

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