Louisiana Music Educators Association All-State Concerts Mixed Choir Women’S Chorale Jazz Band Orchestra Concert Band Symphonic Band

LOUISIANA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE CONCERTS MIXED CHOIR WOMEN’S CHORALE JAZZ BAND ORCHESTRA CONCERT BAND SYMPHONIC BAND

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA NOVEMBER 16-20, 2017

LMEA Program Template.indd 1 1/18/2018 9:25:46 AM Hall of Fame Honoree

LMEA Program Template.indd 2 1/18/2018 9:25:47 AM LOUISIANA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE CONCERTS MIXED CHOIR WOMEN’S CHORALE JAZZ BAND ORCHESTRA CONCERT BAND SYMPHONIC BAND Crowne Plaza Executive Center | Baton Rouge, Louisiana November 16-20, 2017

‘Bienvenue!’ Nous aimons enseigner la musique! C’est notre coeur! C’est la vie!

Welcome to the 2017 LMEA All State Concerts. Our All-State student members are the ‘best-of the-best’ in Louisiana. They are chosen from rigorous auditions, district and state. Their musicianship and academic excellence are among the finest in our parish school systems. Congratulations to each student selected as a member of an LMEA All-State performance group. We are honored to have the support of families and community members in every concert audience. We are certain that you value the inclusion of music instruction in the education of your son or daughter. You have every reason to be proud of the accomplishments of these talented and disciplined young musicians. I am certain that you will appreciate the artistic level of performance achieved by our all-state students, their dedicated teachers, and their renowned guest conductors.

The LMEA Board is a partnership of 31 music educators who invest their time and in- genuity into the excellence of this conference. Please note the names of our friends listed in the concert programs who provide instruments, risers, and other needed resources for our musicians. The business community is represented on-site with ex- hibit booths from local, state, and national companies that offer products and services available to our membership. We also join with university staff across the state to give our students the opportunity to connect with options for higher education. Our uni- versities are second to none in the nation.

To begin our concerts, we recognize and award those who have made outstanding contributions toward excellence in music education: Administrators who advance the arts in their school or parish system; music educators who display major accomplishments within their first five years of teaching; and experienced teachers who merit election into the LMEA Hall of Fame.

We love teaching music! It is our heart! It is life!

LMEA Program Template.indd 3 1/18/2018 9:25:47 AM WOMEN’S CHORALE Friday, November 17, 2017 4:00 PM Ange Rawls, Conductor

CONCERT PROGRAM to be selected from the following

Shosholoza...... Albert Pinsonneault

A Requiem of Hope...... J. Reese Norris

Come Again Sweet Love...... John Dowland

Voice Dance...... Greg Jasperse

The Battle of Jericho...... Hogan/adapted by Eklund

ANGIE RAWLS, CONDUCTOR Angie Rawls has been a choral director in the Pearl Public School district for 25 years. She is the Director of Choral Activities at Pearl High School where she directs Pearl Singers, Pearl Chamber Singers, Pearl Men’s Glee, and various ensembles. She serves as accompanist for several choral groups, as well as directing the pit orchestra for the annual Pearl High School musical production. Angie is has been serving as the pianist at First Baptist Church, Clinton, Mississippi, for the past two years.

Angie has had the privilege of serving as a clinician for mass choirs in the great state of Mississippi, and also as an adjudicator in the southeastern United States. She holds the Bachelor of Music degree from Millsaps College in Jackson, MS, and the Master of Music Education degree from Mississippi College in Clinton. She is also a National Board-Certified Teacher.

Angie is an active member Mississippi Music Educators Association and American Choral Directors Association. She currently serves as MMEA Past President and Mississippi ACDA Repertoire Specific Coordinator. Angie’s husband, Peyton Rawls, is very musical and they have two equally musical children, Jaron and Melody.

STEVEN GUSTAFSON, ACCOMPANIST Steven Gustafson is currently an Adjunct Professor of Music at River Parishes Community College, and adjunct Professor of Music at Baton Rouge Community College. A very accomplished musician, this marks his Fourth year as our accompanist for the Women’s Chorale.

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Soprano I Lisa Rious LaGrange Victoria Bachemin Lusher Meagan Rousse South Lafourche Katelyn Boudreaux Comeaux Rachel Seneff Lee Magnet Jenevieve Bourgeois Destrehan Lauren Shavor Destrehan Amber DeFatta Caddo Magnet Kristina Simon Baton Rouge High Lauren Edwards St. Louis Riley Stokes Tioga Amber Esprite MACA Taylor Tumulty Ponchatoula Heather Foreman Sulphur Camaryn Vallot Ponchatoula Molly Gaffney Dominican Caitlyn Wilson LaGrange Natalie Gunderman Lusher Alexandra Jaeger Lakeshore Alto Sydney Kircher Tioga Jessica Albert Fontainebleau Colleen Lovretich Catholic/SJA Makenzie Bourque Comeaux Rachel Medina Caddo Magnet Jaiden Brown Baton Rouge High Claire Musgrove DeQuincy Meagan Calhoun Tioga Elexis Selmon Baton Rouge High Emily Clark Northshore Courtney Semien LaGrange Willow Cook North Vermilion Amanda Sisung Cabrini Haley Dittenber Parkway Faith Stansbury West Monroe Dajanae Doucett LaGrange Bailey Touchet Kaplan Chandra Jefferson Caddo Magnet Laurielle Watkins New Iberia Madisyn Jolly Buckeye Samantha Wiley LaGrange Chelsey Kent Sumner Sheridan Mayo MACA Soprano II Iyania McClendon Ponchatoula Madison Anderson Terrebonne Catherine Mercatante Cabrini Nicole Bou Chapelle Beth Olin Thibodaux Lily Breaux Avoyelles Charter Natalie Pereria Mandeville Sophie Broussard New Iberia Katherine Rolinski Fontainebleau Courtney Cavender West Monroe Mia Trundle Caddo Magnet Zyon Zuriel Cooper Caddo Magnet Sarah Wagner Lee Magnet Shelby Dupee Lusher Amaiya Williams Tioga Jessica Haley DeQuincy Sarah Keaghey Ponchatoula Cello Kyla Kiel Caddo Magnet Yen Chu Caddo Magnet Jada Landry North Vermilion Kaylee Mancuso Baton Rouge High Annabel Powers Lusher

Academic Excellence The Louisiana Music Educators Association gives additional recognition to All State members in grades 10-12 who have attained academic excellence. A student must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher to qualify for this honor. Recipients of this honor will receive a certificate. Eleventh and twelfth graders also receive a medal. These awards will be presented later in the school year to each student at their respective school.

LMEA Program Template.indd 5 1/18/2018 9:25:49 AM MIXED CHOIR Saturday, November 18, 2017 4:00 PM Dr. Andre Thomas, Conductor

CONCERT PROGRAM to be selected from the following

To Thee, Cherubim and Seraphim”...... G. F. Handel/Favazza

Heilig...... Felix Mendelssohn

Jacob’s Ladder...... Brandon Boyd

Ner, Ner...... Jake Runestad

KwaMashu...... Theodore Cookson

Credo...... André J. Thomas

ANDRE THOMAS, CONDUCTOR André J. Thomas, the Owen F. Sellers Professor of Music, is Director of Choral Activities and Professor of Choral Music Education at Florida State University. A previous faculty member at the University of Texas, Austin, Dr. Thomas received his degrees from Friends University (B.A.), Northwestern University (M. M.), and the University of Illinois (D.M.A). He is in demand as a choral adjudicator, clinician, and director of Honor/All-State Choirs throughout North America, Europe, Asia, New Zealand, Australia, and Africa. Dr. Thomas has conducted choirs at the state, division, and national conventions of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) and American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). His international conducting credits are extensive. They include conductor/clinician for the International Federation of Choral Musicians’ summer residency of the World Youth Choir in the Republic of China and the Philippines. He was also the conductor of the winter residency of the World Youth Choir in Europe and a premier performance by an American Choir (Florida State University Singers) in Vietnam.

He has been the guest conductor of such distinguished orchestras and choirs as the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in England, guest Conductor for the Berlin Radio Choir and the North German Radio Choir in Germany, the Netherlands Radio Choir, The Bulgarian Radio Choir and Orchestra, the Charlotte Symphony, Tallahassee Symphony, China’s People’s Liberation Orchestra and the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Since 1988, he has also served as Artistic Director of the Tallahassee Community Chorus. Thomas has also distinguished himself as a composer/arranger. Hinshaw Music Company, Mark Foster Music Company, Fitzsimons Music Company, Lawson Gould, Earthsongs, Choristers Guild, and Heritage Music Company publishes his compositions and arrangements.

RICHARD SEILER, ACCOMPANIST Richard Seiler, a native of Brevard, North Carolina, holds degrees in piano performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Illinois State University, and Louisiana State University. He has performed extensively as a soloist and collaborative pianist nationally and internationally. Dr. Seiler is a Professor, the Keyboard Area Coordinator, and a former Emy-Lou Biedenharn Endowed Professor in Music at the University of Louisiana at Monroe and teaches piano and music theory. This is Dr. Seiler’s 22nd consecutive year to accompany the All-State Choir.

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Soprano I Molly Gaffney Dominican Courtney Semien LaGrange Victoria Bachemin Lusher Natalie Gunderman Lusher Amanda Sisung Cabrini Katelyn Boudreaux Comeaux Alexandra Jaeger Lakeshore Faith Stansbury West Monroe Jenevieve Bourgeois Destrehan Sydney Kircher Tioga Bailey Touchet Kaplan Amber DeFatta Caddo Magnet Colleen Lovretich Catholic/SJA Laurielle Watkins New Iberia Lauren Edwards St. Louis Rachel Medina Caddo Magnet Samantha Wiley LaGrange Amber Esprite MACA Claire Musgrove DeQuincy Heather Foreman Sulphur Elexis Selmon Baton Rouge High Tenor II Molly Gaffney Dominican Courtney Semien LaGrange Victoria Bachemin Lusher Natalie Gunderman Lusher Amanda Sisung Cabrini Katelyn Boudreaux Comeaux Alexandra Jaeger Lakeshore Faith Stansbury West Monroe Jenevieve Bourgeois Destrehan Sydney Kircher Tioga Bailey Touchet Kaplan Amber DeFatta Caddo Magnet Colleen Lovretich Catholic/SJA Laurielle Watkins New Iberia Lauren Edwards St. Louis Rachel Medina Caddo Magnet Samantha Wiley LaGrange Rachel Medina Caddo Magnet Claire Musgrove DeQuincy Claire Musgrove DeQuincy Elexis Selmon Baton Rouge High Alto II Elexis Selmon Baton Rouge High Courtney Semien LaGrange Victoria Bachemin Lusher Courtney Semien LaGrange Amanda Sisung Cabrini Katelyn Boudreaux Comeaux Amanda Sisung Cabrini Faith Stansbury West Monroe Jenevieve Bourgeois Destrehan Faith Stansbury West Monroe Bailey Touchet Kaplan Amber DeFatta Caddo Magnet Bailey Touchet Kaplan Laurielle Watkins New Iberia Lauren Edwards St. Louis Laurielle Watkins New Iberia Samantha Wiley LaGrange Amber Esprite MACA Heather Foreman Sulphur Bass I Soprano II Molly Gaffney Dominican Victoria Bachemin Lusher Madison Anderson Terrebonne Natalie Gunderman Lusher Katelyn Boudreaux Comeaux Nicole Bou Chapelle Alexandra Jaeger Lakeshore Jenevieve Bourgeois Destrehan Lily Breaux Avoyelles Charter Sydney Kircher Tioga Amber DeFatta Caddo Magnet Sophie Broussard New Iberia Colleen Lovretich Catholic/SJA Lauren Edwards St. Louis Courtney Cavender West Monroe Rachel Medina Caddo Magnet Amber Esprite MACA Zyon Zuriel Cooper Caddo Magnet Claire Musgrove DeQuincy Heather Foreman Sulphur Shelby Dupee Lusher Elexis Selmon Baton Rouge High Molly Gaffney Dominican Jessica Haley DeQuincy Courtney Semien LaGrange Laurielle Watkins New Iberia Sarah Keaghey Ponchatoula Amanda Sisung Cabrini Kyla Kiel Caddo Magnet Faith Stansbury West Monroe Bass II Jada Landry North Vermilion Bailey Touchet Kaplan Victoria Bachemin Lusher Kaylee Mancuso Baton Rouge High Laurielle Watkins New Iberia Katelyn Boudreaux Comeaux Annabel Powers Lusher Samantha Wiley LaGrange Jenevieve Bourgeois Destrehan Lisa Rious LaGrange Amber DeFatta Caddo Magnet Meagan Rousse South Lafourche Tenor I Lauren Edwards St. Louis Rachel Seneff Lee Magnet Victoria Bachemin Lusher Amber Esprite MACA Lauren Shavor Destrehan Katelyn Boudreaux Comeaux Heather Foreman Sulphur Kristina Simon Baton Rouge High Jenevieve Bourgeois Destrehan Molly Gaffney Dominican Riley Stokes Tioga Amber DeFatta Caddo Magnet Rachel Medina Caddo Magnet Taylor Tumulty Ponchatoula Lauren Edwards St. Louis Claire Musgrove DeQuincy Camaryn Vallot Ponchatoula Amber Esprite MACA Elexis Selmon Baton Rouge High Heather Foreman Sulphur Courtney Semien LaGrange Alto I Molly Gaffney Dominican Amanda Sisung Cabrini Victoria Bachemin Lusher Natalie Gunderman Lusher Faith Stansbury West Monroe Katelyn Boudreaux Comeaux Alexandra Jaeger Lakeshore Bailey Touchet Kaplan Jenevieve Bourgeois Destrehan Sydney Kircher Tioga Laurielle Watkins New Iberia Amber DeFatta Caddo Magnet Colleen Lovretich Catholic/SJA Lauren Edwards St. Louis Rachel Medina Caddo Magnet Amber Esprite MACA Claire Musgrove DeQuincy Heather Foreman Sulphur Elexis Selmon Baton Rouge High

LMEA Program Template.indd 7 1/18/2018 9:25:50 AM JAZZ ENSEMBLE Sunday, November 19, 2017 3:30 PM Wycliff Gordan, Conductor

CONCERT PROGRAM to be selected from the following

What You Dealin’ With...... Wycliffe Gordon

Umbrella Man...... Words and Music by Vincent Rose, James Cavanaugh and Larry Stock, arr. Wycliffe Gordon

Swing That Music...... Horace Gerlach and Louis Armstrong arr. Wycliffe Gordon

I Got Rhythm...... George Gershwin, arr. Wycliffe Gordon

Medley: We’re Still Here/He’s Alright ...... Wycliffe Gordon

Mood Indigo...... Words and Music by Duke Ellington, Irving Mills and Albany Bigard arr. Wycliffe Gordon

Hello Pops...... Wycliffe Gordon

Pops for President...... Wycliffe Gordon WYCLIFF GORDON, CONDUCTOR Musical ambassador and interpreter of America’s music, Wycliffe Gordon experiences an impressive career touring the world performing hard-swinging, straight-ahead jazz receiving great acclaim from audiences and critics alike. His unmatched modern mastery of the plunger mute and his exceptional technique and signature sound, has solidified Gordon a place in musical history known as one of the top trombonists of his generation. The Downbeat Critics Poll named Wycliffe “Best Trombone” for four years, and Jazz Journalists Association named him “Trombonist of the Year” nine times. He is also a past recipient of the ASCAP Foundation Vanguard Award, among others. Gordon is a former veteran member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. Gordon’s recordings are a model of consistency and inspiration. His most recent release, “Within These Gates of Mine” is an original soundtrack and film score for the 1920’s silent film “Within Our Gates” by African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux. Gordan’s musical expertise is sought out by artists across the globe and has been captured on countless projects with other artists including Wynton Marsalis, Paul Simon, Natalie Merchant, Rene Marie, Dianne Reeves, Anat Cohen, Ricky Skaggs, Arturo Sandoval and Doc Severinsen to name a few. In addition to performing, composing and recording, Gordon is one of America’s most persuasive and committed music educators, and serves as Artist-in-Residence at Augusta University in Augusta, GA. This year, he will be in residence at the James Morrison Academy in Australia and returns to Centrum and Vail music camps.

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Alto Saxophone Piano Robert Fahey Mandeville Seth Finch Baton Rouge Magnet Damion Jarusook Holy Cross Brienna Thompson Fontainebleau

Tenor Saxophone Bass Zane Piontek Catholic High School Dane Harter St. Michael Zahria Sims Baton Rouge Magnet Zane Smith Sam Houston

Baritone Saxophone Guitar Bryan Ingrassia, Jr. Fontainebleau Jarrett Gustafson Baton Rouge Magnet Noah Vicknair Rummel Trumpet Diensn Xing Haynes Academy Drums Collin Ledesma Fontainebleau Brian Forrest, III Fontainebleau Amanda Phillips Fontainebleau Christian Thompson Central William Rotondo-McCord Mandeville Lee Lambert* Fontainebleau Vocalist Jamie Planchard Fontainebleau Trombone Josh Korn Haynes Academy Nathan Zeringue St. Michael Alexander Cormier South Beauregard Jake Lodato Fontainebleau Emmett Racine Fontainebleau

LMEA Program Template.indd 9 1/18/2018 9:25:52 AM ORCHESTRA Sunday, November 19, 2017 1:30 PM Robert Gillespie, Conductor

CONCERT PROGRAM to be selected from the following

American Salute...... Morton Gould

Symphony No, 8 Finale (IV)...... Dvorak

3 Dances from the Bartered Bride...... Smetana

Russian Sailors Dance...... Glinka

ROBERT GILLESPIE, CONDUCTOR Robert Gillespie, violinist and professor of music, is Chair of Music Education at Ohio State University where he is responsible for string teacher training. Ohio State has one of the largest and most extensive string pedagogy degree programs in the nation. Under Dr. Gillespie’s leadership, Ohio State University received the 2015 Institutional String Education Award as the premier string education university in the country. Dr. Gillespie is a past national President of the American String Teachers Association. He is a frequent guest conductor of All-State, region, and festival orchestras.

Dr. Gillespie has appeared in 47 states, Canada, Asia, and throughout Europe. He is co-author of the Hal Leonard string method book series, Essential Elements for Strings, the leading string instrument teaching series in the country with sales of over nine million copies. Also, he is co-author of the college text Strategies for Teaching Strings: Building A Successful School Orchestra Program, the String Clinics to Go DVD series, and the Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra texts for GIA publications. He received the Distinguished Scholar award for 2002-2003 in the School of Music at Ohio State University. In summers, Gillespie directs the OSU String Teacher Workshop, the largest string/orchestra teacher-training workshop in the country. In Columbus, he conducts the Columbus Symphony Chamber Strings Youth Orchestra.

He is a performing violinist in the Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra. During 2017, Gillespie is giving string pedagogy and research presentations, and conducting orchestra performances in Michigan, Colorado, Ohio, Maryland, Alabama, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Florida, Louisiana, and Oregon.

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Violin I Patrick Herke Baton Rouge Magnet Bassoon Alexander Acosta Baton Rouge Magnet Sumin Kwak Caddo Magnet Georgia Clement Dutchtown Carson Basinger Caddo Magnet Suyoung Kwak Caddo Magnet Kirpal Rodas Grace King Erina Buchholz Baton Rouge Magnet Madison Lemoine Natchitoches Central Lyn Cai Benjamin Franklin Gabe Saavedra Baton Rouge Magnet Clarinet Munnawn Gill Country Day Chase Tabor Pineville Megan Povirk West Monroe Zane Harper Natchitoches Central Jessica Froisy East Ascension David Hernandez Benjamin Franklin Cello Ashelyn Malik Caddo Magnet Hunter Breedlove Byrd Bass Clarinet Devon Mathews LSMSA Appoline Casetta Lafayette Haley Aucoin South Terrebonne Kaylee Messina Caddo Magnet Eva Coman Benjamin Franklin Claire Min Haynes Academy Abby Debenport Baton Rouge Magnet Trumpet Maanasa Benjamin Franklin Ivy Garrison Benjamin Franklin Ben Wilkinson Airline Johnum Palado Haynes Academy Joan Kim Lafayette Kaylee Hibbard Walker Misha Pettigrew Mandeville Essence Leslie Baton Rouge Magnet Lara Andres John Ehret Natalie Sims Ruston Lauren Mathews LSMSA Keerthana Stanley Pineville Jason Min LSMSA Horn Alyssa Trahan Lafayette Sean Parker Runnels Jonathan Rome Lafayette Justin Wu Baton Rouge Magnet Tessa Volcheck Caddo Magnet Tanner Sullivant Ruston Alex Yu Caddo Magnet Maxwell Arceneaux Holy Cross Violin II Sara Vollenweider Chapelle Samuel Aycock Caddo Magnet Bass Averi Badeaux Lafayette Lance Gaupp Catholic Trombone Hanna Boudreaux O. Comeaux Miles Lee Baton Rouge Magnet Jonas Truax LSMSA Eliabeth Brice Caddo Magnet Kerry Lewis Benjamin Franklin Trombone II Emi Fujioka Benjamin Franklin John Littleton West Monroe Nathan Hodson Central Lafourche Hiroki Fujioka Benjamin Franklin Brenda Men Baton Rouge Magnet Matthew Gravois Baton Rouge Magnet Julian Monconduit Lusher Bass Trombone Samantha Lau Caddo Magnet Curtis Struggs Caddo Magnet Nicholas Robichaux E. D. White Catholic Natalie Lim Caddo Magnet Andrew Wesley Caddo Magnet Hannah Panamerenka Zachary Tuba Grace Qian Baton Rouge Magnet Harp Ethyn Evans Sulphur Anna Robertson Natchitoches Central Anna Manning Runnels Sarah Salvatore Caddo Magnet Percussion Jutice Savoie Holy Cross Piano Christopher Rabassa Erath Virginia Vaughan Country Day Terry Spencer Mandeville Cameron Baiser Brother Martin Ja’niaWallace Natchitoches Central Conner Murray West Monroe Ju Woonho Baton Rouge Magnet Flute Leo John Arnett Jesuit Sydney Rhodes Lafayette Marley Bogran Fontainebleau Viola Whitney Applewhite Lafayette Dutch Allen Lusher Delana Lorance Fontainebleau Jazzare Burrell Natchitoches Central Ladiamond Burrell Natchitoches Central Oboe Lili Cerise Dominican Madison Constantine Lafayette Abigail Coldwell Baton Rouge Magnet Allen Babin Dutchtown Conrad Foreman Baton Rouge Magnet Kamryn Purdue DeRidder

LMEA Program Template.indd 11 1/18/2018 9:25:53 AM CONCERT BAND Monday November 20, 2017 2:00 PM Alfred Watkins, Conductor

CONCERT PROGRAM to be selected from the following

Fanfare and Flourishes ...... James Curnow

Chester ...... William Schuman

Nothing GOLD Can Stay...... Steven Bryant

Sabre and Spurs...... John Philip Sousa, edited by Frank Byrne

Danzon #2...... Arturo Marquez/Oliver Nickel

Rakes of Mallow...... Leroy Anderson

ALFRED WATKINS, CONDUCTOR Alfred L. Watkins was Director of Bands at Lassiter High School for 31 years. For six years prior to joining Lassiter, Watkins served as Director of Bands at Murphy High School in the Atlanta Public Schools. Bands under Watkins’ direction have performed four times at the Midwest Band Clinic, six performances at the Bands Of America National Concert Band Festival and four performances at the Georgia Music Educators Association In-Service Conference. The Lassiter Flute Choir, Clarinet Choir, Trumpet Ensemble, Trombone Choir, and Percussion Ensemble have all performed on the national stage. The Lassiter Percussion Ensemble has performed twice at the Midwest Clinic, PASIC, three times at the National Percussion Festival and four times at the Georgia Music Educators Association In-Service Conference.

The Lassiter Marching Band was the 1998 and 2002 Bands of America Grand National Champion and the band also won nine BOA Regional Championships. During Mr. Watkins’ Lassiter tenure, all four (or five) Lassiter concert bands received consecutive Superior Ratings from 1993 until his retirement in 2013, with the top two bands performing in Grade VI since 1989. The band program is one of only fourteen high bands in America to have received both the Sudler Flag of Honor for concert and the Sudler Shield for marching. The Lassiter Winter Color Guard was named 1996 and 1997 Winter Guard International World Champions.

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Flute Morgan Lovell Denham Hanna Hauptman LSMSA Leia Carlino H. L. Bourgeois Amelia Landreneau Sam Houston Ann-Elise Mitcham West Monroe Trombone Chenyu Zhao Ben Franklin Contrabass Clarinet Ben Foret Central Lafourche Bailey Davies Lafayette Nicholette Stewart Pineville Nicholas Wilson Airline William Green Fontainebleau Aron Tapalla Walker Ashley Rogers Pineville Alto Saxophone Sierra Price Central Lafourche Jonathan Jimenez Airline Daniel Scott Benton Jacob Beadle Dutchtown Dylan Duplechain Sulphur Bryson Parker Holy Cross Evan Casper Lafayette Jessica Martinez Haynes Hayden Ferguson West Ouachita Damien Gillard Sulphur Grace Autin Central Lafourche Evan Bryant Benton Oboe Benjamin Bourg Lafayette Bass Trombone Gabe Keowen Catholic Madison Hines Parkway André Bernard Fontainebleau Slaydar Simpson Caddo Magnet Tenor Saxophone Euphonium Bassoon Molly Bahlinger Mandeville Gabriel Chiasson St. Thomas Katie Miranda Albany Ethan Maynard Parkway Moore Bethany Crochet Assumption Shawn Carey Dutchtown Baritone Saxophone Logan Yarbrough Walker Clarinet Lindsey Oxford Dutchtown Steven Mylie DeLaSalle Sarah Medwick Sulphur Devyn Player Benton Ethan Archer Walker Trumpet Jessica Breaux Fontainebleau Bailey Perilloux Mandeville Tuba Megan Cox Benton Spencer Mullen Rummel Aidan Walker Jesuit Alexis Taylor Ehret Noah Rampmaier Parkway Daniel Wesson LaSalle Sadie Ragusa East Ascension Julian Hunter LSMSA Alexander LeLorier Mandeville Conner McNeal Mandeville Christopher Vuong Jesuit Alex Tedesco Holy Cross Victoria Seeger Denham Abby Southworth Chapelle Barrett Hodgson Mandeville PreciousYanez H. L. Bourgeois Daniel Simons West Ouachita Dallas Brown Rosepine Gracyn Cline Parkway Erin Walters Lafayette Jordan McNamara Lafayette Alex Ellender Barbe Percussion Victoria Li Ben Franklin Kyler Gannon Central Lafourche Alexander Gore Lafayette Nesha Rubin Sulphur Kyle Deas Logansport Peyton Berry Walker French Horn Jared Robichaux Central Lafourche Colin Mills Lafayette Bennett Wells St. Amant Bass Clarinet Neill Roshto Pineville Ryan Petersen West Monroe Helen Alford Catholic Clara Conatser St. Martin’s Ethan Byrd Tioga Rebecca Russel Fontainebleau Kateland Howard Denham Dylan Warren West Monroe Kathryn Phillips Parkway

LMEA Program Template.indd 13 1/18/2018 9:25:54 AM SYMPHONIC BAND Monday November 20, 2017 3:00 PM Gary Green, Conductor

CONCERT PROGRAM to be selected from the following

A La Machaut...... Andrew Boss

Redwood...... Ryan George

Give Us This Day...... David Maslanka

GARY GREEN, CONDUCTOR Gary D. Green is Emeritus Professor of Music and Director of Bands at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. While teaching at the University of Miami Frost School of Music in addition to supervising all band activities, he was the conductor of the Frost Wind Ensemble, supervised all graduate conducting students in the wind and percussion area and served as the Chairman of Instrumental Performance for seventeen years. Prior to coming to Miami, Professor Green served for ten years as Director of Bands the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut. While at the University of Connecticut, Professor Green was influential in commissioning and recording new works for winds and percussion including Symphony No. 3 by David Maslanka and A Cornfield in July and the River by William Penn. Mr. Green was a public-school teacher in the Pacific Northwest for 20 years prior to moving to the University of Connecticut. During his tenure at the University of Miami, professor Green continued the commissioning and performance of important new repertoire for winds and percussion. Under his direction, the Frost Wind Ensemble has performed on two separate occasions for the convention of the American Bandmasters Association as well as twice for the national convention of the College Band Directors National Association.

Recent commissions and consortia from composers include William Penn, Joel Puckett, Mason Bates, Michael Daugherty, David Maslanka, Paul Dooley, Steve Danyew, Steven Bryant, David Gillingham, James Stephenson, Christopher Theofanidis, John Harbison, James Syler, Eric Whitacre, Frank Ticheli, Thomas Sleeper, Kenneth Fuchs and others. Urban Requiem by Michael Colgrass was commissioned by the Abraham Frost Commission Series and has become a standard in the repertoire for wind ensemble. Among other new compositions written for winds and percussion was the commission for the Frost Wind Ensemble of Christopher Rouse’s Wolf Rounds.

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Flute Alto Saxophone Bass Trombone Madison Weather Lafayette Joshua Hebert Loranger Devin James East Ascension Isabel Moeller Mandeville Cole Granier East Ascension Jeffrey Deng Mandeville Jenna Schmidt Northshore Euphonium Nellie Jun Dutchtown Colby Pogue Patterson Colten Denning DeRidder Savannah Cecchini Denham Andrew Folse Thibodaux Courtney Falgout Central Tenor Saxophone Spencer Butts Sulphur Lafourche Justin Schilleci Holy Cross Daniel Etkind West Monroe Lauren Domingue Comeaux Tuba Christian Noto Walker Oboe Baritone Saxophone Jayvian Bush Lafayette Nadia Para Dutchtown Markiano Robichaux Central Colby Eisenberg Denham Mary Lo E. D. White Lafourche Gaven Adams Central Lafourche

Bassoon Trumpet String Bass Evan Gray West Ouachita Brandon Wood Hahnville Cindy Xu Baton Rouge Magnet Josie Beekman West Monroe Robert Cobden Dutchtown William Dopp Loranger Percussion Clarinet Joshua Monaghan Lafayette Clark Cole Parkview Olivia Cadiere Central Lafourche Keller Kieschnick Baton Rouge Brian Harley Walker Alexia LaGrone Lafayette Bobby Chedville Denham Beau Mutrie East Ascension Susan Tang Ben Franklin Joy Conlin Covington Brandon LeBlanc H. L. Bourgeois Austin Duplechain Sulphur Tristan Theriot Central Lafourche Peyton Loredo Central Lafourche Jacob Cheng Ruston Trey Bramley Northshore Andrew Walker West Monroe Zachary Davis Hammond Magnet Jacob Marchand East Ascension French Horn Piano Megan Raxsdale Lafayette Blaine Dodson Dutchtown Camden Creel Dutchtown Jason Dong Barbe Adeline Martin South Terrebonne Abigail Powell West Monroe Juan Cecchini LSMSA Daniel Kennedy West Monroe Bass Clarinet Kate Manuel Lafayette Austin Green Captain Shreve Gazhy Mazlum East Ascension Trombone Ali Perrillioux Central Lafourche Garrett Byrne LSMSA Samuel Day Runnels Contrabass Clarinet Madison Medver Catholic Cassidy Burrell Parkway Madison Miller Benton Alex Boone Acadiana Dakota Wilburn Riverdale

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Executive Officers Fran Hebert President Carol Lupton President-Elect Sharon McNamara-Horne Past-President Bruce W. Lambert Executive Director Division Chairmen Joseph Nassar Band Katrice LaCour Orchestra Michael Townsend Vocal Lee Hicks Jazz Michele White Elementary Greg Handel University-Research Edward McClellan Collegiate NAfME Carolyn Herrington Public Relations District Directors Greg Oden District I Jessica Fain District II Brett Babineaux District III Katie Codina District IV Sharon Stephenson District V Guy Wood District VI Jim Trant District VII Mark Minton District VIII Jessica Lizana District IX Ex-Officio Board Members Pat Deaville State Editor Tom Wafer LMEA Hall of Fame Angele Bienvenu LBA Kevin Caparotta LA ACDA Jarrod Richey LAKE Kelly Stomps AOSA Red Stick B.J. McGibney LAJE Michelle Wilkinson-Nelson LA ASTA Brett Dietz LA PAS Conference Chairmen Bruce W. Lambert Executive Director Carol Lupton All-State James W. Hearne Conference Carolyn Herrington Exhibits Sharon McNamara-Horne Registration Tom Wafer LMEA Hall of Fame

LMEA Program Template.indd 17 1/18/2018 9:25:57 AM ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Louisiana Music Educators Association wishes to express sincere appreciation to everyone who had a part in the presentation of the 2017 All-State Events.

Jensen Ray Adelyn Schaefer Lamont Werner Quinton Maddox Karter Kirk Kelvin Browning Destinee Harris Annika Hendrix Miracle Rios Declan Vega Devin Wells Julia Russo Jadyn Michael Elliot Ware Jase Lopez Heath Schroeder Donald Mcdaniel Cale Singleton Amir Garcia Rowan Blankenship Hana Blackburn Jazlene Mercado Lola Dickson Devan Riggs Mya Middleton Oswaldo Goodman Nathaly Sparks Harrison Morrow Johnathan Li Valeria Rosario Simone Combs Kason Blake Desmond Estrada Fernando Rubio Sienna Ryan Jasmin Mccann Leonard Brock Tony Guzman Eileen Andrade Sonny Beasley Carolina Mcknight Edith Kaiser Jeffery Hunter Sullivan Mcmahon Caden Mcfarland Hudson Snow Eden Cochran Anaya Yang Rory Orozco Armani Kim Cailyn York Rayna Caldwell Alma Norris Agustin Daniel Mohammed Byrd Aileen Golden Ana Santana Hailie Castillo Reagan Wu Jamari Frost Dario King Skye Lawrence Juliette Choi Logan Benitez Maxim Dunlap Dulce Holder Blaine Ferguson Special Thanks to the following people and organizations who have generously given their equipment, trailers, and time for use in the all-state ensembles:

Daniel Modenbach, Sheily Bell and the Dutchtown High School Band – Percussion Equipment Andrew Hunter, Carlye Latas and the Denham Springs High School Band – Percussion Equipment Joseph Nassar, Andrew Graham, Craig Millet, and the St. Amant High School Band – Percussion Equipment Jeff Seignhman, Eddie Hurst, and the Walker High School Band – Percussion Equipment Dr. Brett Deitz and the Louisiana State University School of Music – Percussion Equipment Patrick Bordelon and the Central High School Band – Sound Equipment East Baton Rouge Parish School Board – Choir Risers O’Neill’s Music Company – Pianos

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