Honors Concerts 2019
Presented By The St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association
in conjunction with
EducationPlus and Arts and Education Council
St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association Affiliated With EducationPlus Arts and Education Council Missouri Music Educators Association MENC - The National Association for Music Education www.slsmea.com
EXECUTIVE BOARD – 2018-2020
President HS Orchestra VP Lisa McMahon, Mehlville Ed Sandheinrich, Parkway
President-Elect MS Orchestra VP Chelsea Silvermintz, Lindbergh Steve Patton, Rockwood
Past President 6th Grade Orchestra VP Aaron Lehde, Ladue Carolyn Day, Clayton
Secretary/Treasurer/Scheduler HS Vocal VP James Waechter, Retired-Ladue Maggie Olson, Mehlville
HS Band VP MS Vocal VP Brad Balog, Rockwood Kim Carson, Ritenour Stephanie Ruggles, Ritenour MS Band VP Mike Kanaan, Clayton Elementary Vocal VP Katy Moehlman, Orchard Farm HS Jazz Band VP Denny McFarland, Pattonville MS Large Ensemble/Solo Ensemble Festival Director MS Jazz Band VP David Meador, St. Louis Lucas Alberts, Mehlville
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St. Louis Suburban Sixth Grade Honor Orchestra Kathryn Lakiotis, Conductor January 5, 2019 Ritenour High School 2:00 p.m.
PROGRAM TO BE SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING:
Burst! ...... Brian Balmages Conquistador! ...... Deborah Baker Monday For the Star of County Down; The Gallagher Girl. . arr. Deborah Baker Monday Stone Mountain Stomp ...... Carl Strommen Winter from The Four Seasons ...... Antonio Vivaldi, arr. Tim McCarrick
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR Kathryn Lakiotis retired to Collinsville, Illinois after forty years of performing and teaching in Iowa, New York, Michigan, Montana, and Illinois. Born in Iowa, Kathryn began her violin studies with her grandfather and in the public school program. Knowing from a young age that she wanted to be an orchestra teacher, Kathryn studied music education and violin performance at the University of Iowa and the University of Michigan. Her studies also included several summers at the Suzuki Institute of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Through her teaching career, Kathryn has guided her students to love music and to strive for excellence in music and in their lives. Her orchestra programs have received numerous awards, and, under her direction, her orchestras have performed at state conferences in Iowa and in Illinois. Presently, Kathryn is teaching violin part time at the St. Paul Lutheran School in Hamel, Illinois, and performing with the Belleville, Illinois, Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Belle Noche String Quartet.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, thank you to Jeffrey Marker, Principal of Ritenour High School, and the staff here for the use of these beautiful facilities in order to host this event. A huge thank you to Twinda Murray and the staff at the Ladue 5th Grade Center for allowing us to hold our rehearsals in their space every week. Another big thank you to the orchestra directors of all participating schools for nominating their students for this unique opportunity, and for helping with rehearsals and tuning. Last but not least, thank you to all of the parents of these wonderful students! I truly appreciate your support and the amount of time and money you spend encouraging their love of music. SLSMEA 6th Grade Orchestra Vice President – Carolyn Day, Clayton
PERSONNEL
FIRST VIOLIN VIOLA Paul Castleman - Steger Lily Boyer - LaSalle Springs Leyna Davis - North Kirkwood Chase Burgard - Rockwood Valley Madeline Dickinson - Nipher James Colombo - Rockwood South Lucas Finnerty - Nipher Jenna Cubbage - Wildwood Grace Fu - Parkway Southwest Carter Gray - Holman Arti Jain - Ladue Gia Grillo - Ladue Trent Knittel - Parkway West Kate Jesperson - Crestview Grace Li - Parkway Central Anna McAndrew - Wydown Coyle Mosley – North Kirkwood Austen McKee - Nipher Jessie Pai - Parkway Northwest Logan Monroe - Holman Mary Romer - Truman Stella Moore - Ladue Ella Shockley - Parkway Central Liam Mueller - Sperreng Noelle St. John - LaSalle Springs Hershita Prabhu - Rockwood South Matthew Wehling - Parkway West Matthew Singer - Parkway West Leonardo Zhu - Wydown Jessica Wheatley - Truman
SECOND VIOLIN CELLO Emmett Besson - LaSalle Springs Shivan Bisram - Hazelwood North Karlee Bishop - Rockwood South Everett Cui - Parkway Northeast Stephan Bosnjak - Selvidge Spencer Daniel - Selvidge Luke Buehler - Jefferson Miles Deck - North Kirkwood Marcus Collins II - Parkway Northeast Abigail Deeter - Sperreng Matthew Cutrell - Holman Andrew Dillard - Rockwood Valley Audrey Dallape - Pattonville Isabel Hernandez - Hazelwood North Traditional Isaac Kurz - Parkway Northeast Addison Gutschenritter - Holman Hannah Mathew - Parkway Central Geoffray Lee - Wildwood Junyoung Park - Truman Lydia Lehmann - Rockwood Valley Addison Simpson - Steger Tristan Reddin - Jefferson Ava Steele - Wildwood Andrew Stewart - Steger Connor Teska - Parkway Southwest Eliot Wheeler - Pattonville Traditional Max Xu - Crestview Adam Zhang – Parkway Southwest BASS Ava Smith - Crestview Emma Williamson - Jefferson Ellie Wilson - Truman
St. Louis Suburban Middle School Honor Orchestra Daniel Henderson, Conductor January 5, 2019 Ritenour High School 3:00 P.M. PROGRAM TO BE SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING:
Symphony no. 1 in B-flat Major ...... William Boyce III. Allegro Brook Green Suite ...... Gustav Holst I. Prelude II. Air III. Dance Capriccio Espagnol ...... Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Sandra Dackow I. Alborada II. Variazoni III. Scena e Canto Gitano IV. Fandango Asturiano Lion City ...... Soon Hee Newbold
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR Daniel Henderson began his cello studies at the age of 10 in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. He received his Bachelor’s degree in cello performance from the HARID Conservatory of music where he studied with Johanne Perron. He received his Master of Music degree in cello performance from the University of Florida where he studied with Mark Tanner. Mr. Henderson was twice the recipient of the Cello Fellowship Award for the Banff Centre for the Arts in Alberta, Canada. During his time in Banff, Daniel studied with legendary cellist Aldo Parisot. Mr. Henderson currently serves as the Director of Orchestras for the School District of Clayton. Last year, the Clayton High School Symphonic Orchestra was invited to perform at the Missouri Music Educators In-Service Workshop/Conference under Mr. Henderson’s direction. Prior to accepting the position in Clayton, Mr. Henderson taught secondary orchestra in the Fairfax County, Parkway, and Pattonville School districts. Mr. Henderson is an active free-lance musician and he also maintains a private cello studio. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A huge thanks to the Ladue School District’s faculty, administration, and especially Twinda Murray for hosting the auditions and rehearsals for the orchestra this year. Thank you to the Ritenour School District for hosting our concerts again this year. Thank you to the following string professionals for their assistance with auditions and sectionals: Eve Flowers, Lucy Mosier, Adrianna Mittler, Kim Jackson, Jacquie Sheehan, Michael Dunsmoor, Ann Geiler, Clay McKinney, Emily Pankratz, Jennifer Husky, Ruth Panhorst, Kyla Herbert, Michelle Howard, Andrew Nowicki, Steve Wasko, Sarah Klevorn, Rebecca Pantano, Kyle Alexander, and Peggy Craig. The SLSMEA MS Orchestra Vice President is Steve Patton, Orchestra Director for Rockwood Valley Middle School in the Rockwood School District.
PERSONNEL
FIRST VIOLIN VIOLA Julia Crowe - Principal - Truman Refah Reza - Principal - Parkway Central Matthew Jing - Assistant Principal - Ladue Josie Robinson - Assistant Principal - Elaine Yoo - Wydown Parkway Central Celia Alexander - Hixon Camille Wise - Ladue Karen Lee - Parkway Central Norah Rutkowski - Parkway West Emily Huang - Parkway Central Nora Lee Brown - Nipher Shashank Mani - Crestview Mallory Mihm - North Kirkwood Suzanna Shockley - Parkway Central Hannah Moon - Wydown Lindsay Lee - Crestview Aaron Wolz - Holman Sydney Studer - Truman Josh Denckhoff - North Kirkwood Rohit Sayeeganesh - LaSalle Springs Bridget Sisul - Nipher Nyla McDaniel - Hazelwood North Quinn Sells - Nipher Anusurya Gupta - Parkway West Jeffrey Liu - Parkway Central Lilly Schelinski - Truman Hanna An - Parkway Northeast Emily Wang - Parkway Central Isabella Pantano - Hixon Medha Narayan - Wydown Ava Lamb - Wildwood CELLO Rachael Lin - Ladue Max Yang - Principal - Ladue Michelle Ho - Parkway Northeast Will Stark - Assistant Principal - Nipher Akshaj Variath - Parkway Central Christopher Liu - Parkway Central Emma Cheng - Parkway Southwest SECOND VIOLIN Ananta Sharma - Parkway Northeast Ava Janes - Principal - Wydown Jarom Robeck - Rockwood South Adam Gallegos - Assistant Principal - Angela Chen - Wydown Wydown Samantha Zhang - Rockwood Valley Gabby Schmiedeke - Rockwood South Akhil Banerjee - Parkway West Journey Mohn - Sperreng Brandon Bennett - Rogers Kaya McNurlen - Wentzville South Preston Smith - Crestview Kevin Tang - Ladue Sean Kee - Selvidge Meenakshi Kalinathabotla- Parkway Nick Gottfried - Parkway Southwest Northeast Chloe Kang - Crestview BASS Madeleine Foersterling - Wydown Evelyn Di Genova - Principal - Rockwood Brandon Shih - Parkway Central Valley Jasmine Li - Ladue Erik Oswald - Assistant Principal - Neel Chandra - Rockwood Valley Parkway West William Li - Ladue Lana Dauw - Wildwood Esther Wang - Wydown Anushka Dharmasanam - Parkway West William Lian - Parkway Central Sam Stremlau - Crestview Mira Iyer - Rockwood South Adam Kreidler - Nipher Kevin Li - Parkway West Carolyn Spohr - North Kirkwood Angelina Hoang - Rockwood Valley William Unk - Parkway Central Joyce Yu- Ladue Sarah Lichtenberg - North Kirkwood
St. Louis Suburban High School Honor Orchestra Christopher Kelts, Conductor January 5, 2019 Ritenour High School 4:00 p.m.
PROGRAM Capriol Suite ...... Peter Warlock Simple Symphony ...... Benjamin Britten III. Sentimental Sarabande IV. Frolicsome Finale
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR Dr. Christopher Kelts is the new Director of Orchestral Studies and Assistant Professor of Music at Missouri State University. Concurrently, Chris is the music director and concert of the Kinnor Philharmonic Orchestra and co-founder and conductor of the ensemble Project Musica. A native of St. Louis, Dr. Kelts has been the recipient of the “Arts for Life” Award for his musical direction in local theatre, served as guest conductor for the St. Louis Suburban Honors Orchestra and clinician to many St. Louis School Districts. He continues to be an active guest conductor and clinician for many districts and honor orchestra program throughout the United States. Conducting engagements has taken Chris throughout the region and the world. Most recent, Project Musica gave a performance at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea in May of 2016. Other conducting engagements have included: assistant conductor of the Kansas City Ballet, Chamber Orchestra of the Ozarks, Topeka Symphony Orchestra and the Urban Cultural Project (Kansas City). Dr. Kelts completed his advanced conducting training at Illinois State University and University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance. His teachers have included Glenn Block, Robert Olson and Paul Vermel. While at UMKC and in Kansas City, Chris maintained an active opera conducting schedule that included productions of; Le nozze di Figaro, Il Ritorno di Ulisses in Patria, Susannah, Pirates of Penzance, Hansel und Gretel, Guilio Cesare, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi and as well as the world premiere of Tonatzin. Chris has worked with stage directors, Linda Ade Brand, the late Marciem Bazell, Sylvia Stoner-Hawkins and Richard Gammon. Not limited to his studies in orchestral conducting, Dr. Kelts formally trained as a violist where he studied at Missouri State University and Illinois State University. Dr. Kelts has ample symphonic experience as a violist. Recent positions have included; Springfield (MO) Symphony Orchestra, Peoria Symphony, Opera of Illinois Orchestra and the Fort Smith Symphony Orchestra. His teachers have included Amy Muchnick, Kate Hamilton and the late Karen Tuttle. Chris Kelts continues to perform in various chamber and orchestral ensembles. Dr. Kelts teaches at Missouri State University Department of Music’s summer string festival, String Fling, coaching participating high and middle school students in the art of chamber music and orchestral performance. He continues a long association as faculty/conductor for The Heartland Summer Chamber Music Festival. Christopher Kelts is a member of the Conductor’s Guild, College Orchestra Director's Association, NAfME and is faculty advisor for Mu Phi Epsilon.
PERSONNEL
VIOLIN I VIOLA Justin Stange - Rockwood Summit Meredith Blucker - Lindbergh Jason Zheng - Parkway South Cole Lilledahl - Lindbergh Elora Robeck - Rockwood Summit Balaji Vijayakumar - Parkway Central Madlyn Anderson - Lindbergh Maya Combs - Afton Kira Boegeman - Lindbergh Jalen Powell - Parkway North Theresa Monteleone - Parkway West Ava Wood - Lindbergh Hongkai Jiang - Clayton Patrick Markovitz - Eureka Natalie Young - Pattonville Eric Zhang - Parkway Central Allison Peng - Rockwood Summit Janice Ntimba - Parkway Central Andrew Kim - Lindbergh Wesley Lim - Ladue Maple Wang - Parkway South Alyssa Summers - Parkway West Brooklyn Baker - McCluer North Matthew Chen - Parkway Central Cynthia Hu - Parkway Central Rincon Jagarlamudi - Marquette Ashlynn Boyd - St. Charles Gwendolyn Schweiss - Lafayette Mugdha Sinha - Parkway Central Nathan Moser - Pattonville Nathan Hart - Lindbergh Jessica Ahn - Parkway Central Karen Trevor-Roberts - Parkway West Jenna Lee - Marquette - alternate Daniela Saenz - Ritenour Ida Fan - Lindbergh CELLO Jeremy Lau - Parkway North Fatou Kane - Rockwood Summit Kyli Smith - Eureka - alternate Ellen Spangler - Afton Caleb Robinson - Lindbergh - alternate Mallory Stewart - Webster Groves Andrei Krozel - Parkway North VIOLIN II Katie Montgomery - Parkway West Rahul Suresh Kanna - Lafayette Hannah Dinwiddie - McCluer North Irina Samsonova - Parkway Central Max Ludwig - Parkway South Maxwell Yu - Rockwood Summit Dalton Hartsfield - Lafayette Maggie Yu - Rockwood Summit Maxine Bee - Ritenour Hillary Thee Sanchez - Ritenour Tim Gibson - University City Maya Anand - Marquette Jared Morton - Parkway Central Andrew Moran - Eureka Kathryn Blasini - Parkway Central Jennifer Tenholder - Hazelwood West Lawrence Doyle - Kirkwood Justin Wang - Parkway Central Alex Zhuravel - Parkway Central Caitlyn Cottam - Eureka Mary Gordon - Parkway South - alternate Alaina McAlister - Afton Saniah Savala - McCluer North BASS Katie Finnegan - Eureka Abby Surlet - Pattonville Anjali Kumar - Parkway West Lacey Harder - Pattonville Jade Boyd - Pattonville Madison Hassler - Oakville Hannah Maher - Parkway North Wilson Thornsberry - Eureka Lana Herkenhoff - Hazelwood West Jane Ryan - Rockwood Summit Meave Taylor - Webster Groves Calvin Lackey - Rockwood Summit Maria Castillo Vega - Ritenour Lucas Tatar - McCluer North Diya Diwakaran - Ladue Zach Patton - Lafayette Bryan Van Genderen - Parkway South - William Skaggs - Pattonville - alternate alternate DJ Smith - Pattonville - alternate Maxim Evets - Parkway North - alternate
ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA MEMBERS:
Violin 1 Viola Daboh Ahn - Clayton Philip Duchild - Lindbergh Theo Bockhorst - Clayton Linnea Johansen - Parkway South Rebecca Lang - Ladue Wesley Lim - Ladue April Moon - Parkway Central Jay Lipsutz - Parkway North Kate Reynolds - Kirkwood Hannah Mitchell - Kirkwood Luke Stange - Rockwood Summit Molly Prow - Kirkwood Yiyun Xu - Clayton Jack Rittendale - Kirkwood Mary Xu - Parkway Central Jacob Sheldon - Ladue Sarah Yoo - Marquette Katie Snelling - Clayton Anna Zhong - Ladue Junyi Su - Clayton Viola Alternate Violin 2 Emily Liu - Lafayette Ava Andrews - Webster Groves David Corbo - Clayton Cello Katie He - Clayton Alex Cho - Marquette Noah Kennedy - Clayton Daniel Diringer - Ladue Liya Liu - Parkway Central Jacob Hinton - Lafayette Katherine Shaw - Ladue Roland LaBonte - Ladue Lilly Tung - Ladue Nayeon Ryu - Parkway West Charles Wheelock - Clayton Daniel Tse - Clayton Andrew Withrow - Clayton Rachel Wei - Lindbergh Ellie Yang - Parkway Central Cello Alternate Claire Zhang - Marquette Jody Lin - Clayton Kevin Zhou - Marquette Bass Violin Alternates Colby Heimburger - Parkway Central Jonathan Munroe - Kirkwood Christian Maldonado - Kirkwood Emily Tai - Clayton Abigail Surlet - Pattonville Michael Lu - Lafayette William Turner - Kirkwood Lillian Van Rees - Kirkwood Bass Alternate Madison Hassler - Oakville Emma Weeks - Marquette
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thank you to Jeffrey Marker, Principal of Ritenour High School, and the staff for the use of their building facilities in order to host this event. Thank you to the orchestra directors and private teachers of all participating schools for preparing their students for the auditions, rehearsals and concert. We also want to thank those who assisted in managing, scoring, and adjudicating auditions, rehearsals and sectional coaching: , Joseph Bradley, Julianna Campbell, Michael Dunsmoor, Laura Huhn, Marilyn Humiston, Irena Goren- Scheer, Joe Gutowski, Kim Jackson, Tara Kizer, James McKay, Lucy Mosier, James Nacy, Steve Patton, Ken Rapini, Beth Schmiedeke, Ed Simon, Zannah Van Ryn, and the Arianna String Quartet. SLSMEA High School Orchestra Vice President – Ed Sandheinrich
St. Louis Suburban 7th and 8th Grade Honor Jazz Band DAWN WEBER, CONDUCTOR JANUARY 6, 2019 LADUE HIGH SCHOOL 2:00 P.M.
PROGRAM TO BE SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING:
Groovin Hard ...... Don Menza, arr. Dave Barduhn Little Sunflower ...... Freddie Hubbard, arr. Paul Murtha Got Swing ...... Jim Mahaffey Dare to Dream . Paul Begaud, Vanessa Cornish, Wayne Tester, arr. Dave Wolpe Off the Hook ...... Jeff Jarvis Mambo Swing ...... Scotty Morries, arr. Roger Holmes
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR Dawn Weber is known as one of the top performers and trumpeters in the St. Louis area. Her wide diversity of styles has made her a unique musician in the scene. She got her start when she left home of Waukon, Iowa at the age of 16 to study music at the North Carolina School of the Arts. This is also when she started playing professionally in both the jazz and classical genres. After graduating high school from this esteemed performing art school she attended the Cleveland Institute of Music where she received her undergrad degree in trumpet performance. Here she trained intensely in the classical genre but also studied jazz and worked in the rock and Latin scene in Cleveland. After graduating from the Cleveland Institute of Music, Dawn moved to the St. Louis scene. Not long after moving to St. Louis she began to sub with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and was selected as 1 out 5 trumpet players worldwide to compete in the Ellsworth Smith International Trumpet Competition. While she was competing and performing classically she started to play with a popular St. Louis group called Vargas Swing who she toured with for 2 years. This is where Dawn got her start as a singer/songwriter and front personality. Dawn continued her education by receiving her Masters Degree in Jazz Performance from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, IL. She has since released 6 albums as the main songwriter for various projects she is involved with in the genres of swing, jazz, funk, groove, and electronica. Dawn still currently free- lances classically, subs with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and performs with the classical groups Arch City Brass and Gateway Brass. She also plays trumpet, sings with and leads the projects Naked Rock Fight, Electro Funk Assembly and The Dawn Weber Group. She performs nationally and is currently working on new albums with her projects she is involved with.
St. Louis Suburban 7th and 8th Grade Honor Jazz Band
PERSONNEL
Alto 1: Quincy Daniels, Nipher Alto 2: Isaac Bednarski, North Kirkwood Alto 3: Reed Gunn, Wydown Tenor 1: Megan Hubbard, Sperreng Tenor 2: Timmy Schiller, Nipher Bari: Evan Christman, Hixson
Trumpet 1: Jackson Kenney, Crestview Trumpet 2: Trenton Ladd, Washington Trumpet 3: Carter Stanton, Truman Trumpet 4: Ben Phifer, Truman Trumpet 5: Max McFarland, Holman
Trombone 1: Rachel Guehring, Truman Trombone 2: Austin Thomas, Sperreng Trombone 3: Cameron Reed, Truman Trombone 4: Jack Caesar, Holman Trombone 5: Josie Finley, Parkway Northeast
Drums: Thomas Anderson, Parkway Northeast Drums: Maki Pickett, Wydown Bass: Jake Kochanny, Hixson Piano: Miles Cole, Hixson Guitar: Mark Schultheiss, Crestview
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS On behalf of St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association and all the students performing, Lucas Alberts would like to thank the following for their invaluable assistance on audition night serving as judges for the Middle School Jazz Band: Tim Karth, Jimmy Hahn, Tommy Perry, Carolbeth True, Kyle Honeycutt, and Dr. Travis Lewis. Thanks to Brian Wyss, James, Hahn, Kevin Cole, and Jeremy McMahon for helping out with sectional rehearsals. Thank you to Mike Kanaan, Rob Nichols, Kim Shelley, Jennifer Shenberger, Paul Varley, the custodians, teaching staff, and administration of Clayton High School for providing and preparing facilities for auditions and rehearsals. Thanks to the students of Wydown Middle School and Clayton High School for their help on the night of auditions. The SLSMEA Middle School Jazz Band Vice President is Lucas Alberts, Buerkle Middle School, Mehlville School District.
St. Louis Suburban High School Honor Jazz Band ANDREW LINN, CONDUCTOR JANUARY 6, 2019 LADUE HIGH SCHOOL 2:45 P.M.
PROGRAM TO BE SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING: Fantasy in D ...... Cedar Walton, arr. Andrew Linn Bright Day Moon ...... Andrew Linn Trolley ...... Andrew Linn Lit by Lightning ...... Andrew Linn Out of His Element ...... Andrew Linn
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR Andrew Linn is a composer, performer, and producer in the New York City area. Andrew’s compositions and arrangements have been performed across the United States, Europe, and India, most notably: The Montreux Jazz Festival and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Andrew’s compositions and arrangements have been recorded or performed by artists such as Ron Miles, Robin Eubanks, Weedie Braimah, Angela Parrish, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Geoffrey Keezer, Dan Gailey, Steve Leisring, Roxy Coss, JC Sanford, Bryan Lynch, Alwyn Robinson, Addison Frei, The People’s Liberation Big Band, and The Dave Dickey Big Band. Andrew balances a busy composing schedule with a variety of projects including: film scores, commercials, marching band, sound design, game audio, big band, choral, and popular music. Andrew recently broke into the scene as a film composer when his music landed on a New Balance Team commercial and is currently in the midst of a full-length documentary film score. Traveling to Pune, India November 2017, Andrew was invited to adjudicate the Popular Music & Jazz division of acclaimed piano festival, MusicQuest. Invited by the Odyssey Chamber Music Series in Columbia, MO, Andrew was commissioned to compose two new works for Los Angeles based singer songwriter, Angela Parrish. She is best known for her performance of “Another Day of Sun” on the opening song of Hollywood blockbuster, La La Land. Andrew’s composition, The Meaning of Living, was premiered in Spring 2018 with University of Missouri’s Hitt Street Harmony. Out of His Element, Andrew’s first composition for big band, won the coveted Downbeat Award for Best Original Extended Composition in 2010, and in 2011 he was the winner of the New York Youth Symphony’s First Music Commission Award. As part of the commission, Linn’s big band chart, “Lit by Lightning”, was premiered in the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The Herp Alpert Young Jazz Composers Competition awarded his composition, "Bend Don't Break" an honorable mention in 2013. Andrew holds a M.M in Jazz Studies from the University of Northern Colorado, and a B.M in Trumpet Performance from the University of Kansas. Pursuing post-graduate studies through the Berklee College of Music, Linn completed his certification online in Producing Music for Film and Video Games in December 2017. He is a member of The Associated Musicians of Greater New York, The Society of Composers and Lyricists, The MIDI Association, and The Game Audio Network.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thank you to the Administration, Faculty and Staff of Ladue Horton-Watkins HS--especially Aaron Lehde, Michael Faris, Jason Harris, Katie Solomon and Scott Harris and Ladue HS Principal Brad Griffith--for the use of their building facilities in order to host this year's auditions, rehearsals and performances. Thanks to the band directors and private teachers of all participating schools for preparing their students for the auditions, rehearsals and concert. Additional thanks to those who assisted throughout the process in order to make this year's All-Suburban HS Jazz Band experience a great one: Brad Balog, Sara Deutschmann, Phil Dunlap, James Hahn, Rick Haydon, Aaron Lehde, Lisa McMahon, Ben Reece, Chelsea Silvermintz, Andy Tichenor, Miles Vandiver, Ric Vice and Anna White. SLSMEA High School Jazz Band Vice President – Denny McFarland, Pattonville PERSONNEL
ALTO SAXOPHONE JAZZ BAND ALTERNATES: Tayari Chambers - Riverview Gardens Alto Sax Jeffrey Homrighous - Lindbergh& Sam Swaine - Webster Groves Leslie Azwell - Pattonville TENOR SAXOPHONE John Houston - Riverview Gardens Tenor Sax Jack Bledsoe - Webster Groves Jeffrey Homrighous - Lindbergh Jacob Reuter - Lindbergh BARITONE SAXOPHONE Abigail Twyman - Pattonville Baritone Sax Carter Bowman - Kirkwood TRUMPET Hank Miller - Webster Groves Trumpet Adam Colter - St. Charles West& Alexander Newett - Pattonville Matthew Muldoon - Webster Groves* Kylie Reuter - Lindbergh Lay Dukes - Pattonville Trevor Vigus - Pattonville Trombone Isaac Gong - Lindbergh TROMBONE Max McArthur - Webster Groves Thomas Gustafson - Clayton% Reade Snelling - Webster Groves# Bass Trombone Julianna Jones - Lindbergh Isaac Gong - Lindbergh+# Savanna Wooten - Pattonville BASS TROMBONE Evan Palmer - Webster Groves Guitar Bill Harned - Webster Groves RHYTHM SECTION Guitar Piano Spencer Kessler - Parkway Central Brian Kim - Lindbergh
Piano Vibraphone Gino Kler - Brentwood Noah Ford – Lindbergh+
Vibraphone Bass Thomas McFarland - Pattonville* Daniel Smith - Pattonville
Bass Drum Set Noel Richee - Riverview Gardens Tyler Bock - Lindbergh Zack Black - Lafayette& Drum Set Noah Ford - Lindbergh+ @ All State Band Member #All-State Band Honorable Mention % All-State Band Alternate + All-State Jazz Band Member * All-State Jazz Band Honorable Mention & All-State Jazz Band Alternate ^ All-State Orchestra Member
St. Louis Suburban 7th & 8th Grade Honor Band PATRICK STEWART, CONDUCTOR JANUARY 6, 2019 LADUE HIGH SCHOOL 3:30 P.M.
PROGRAM
Due North ...... Michael Sweeney Glass Reflections ...... Quincy C. Hillard Moscow, 1941 ...... Brian Balmages The Blue Orchid ...... William Owens The Chimes of Liberty ...... E.F. Goldman, arr. Calvin Custer
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR Patrick Stewart is in his 16th year of teaching and 11th in the Fort Zumwalt School District. He is the head band director at Fort Zumwalt North Middle School and the assistant at North High School. His responsibilities include directing all beginning band students as well as the 7th and 8th grade concert bands. He assists at the high school level with the concert band and is the marching and brass instructor for the Panther Pride Marching Band. His 2015-16 NMS 8th Grade Concert Band was the first ensemble in school history to perform at the Missouri Music Educators Association Conference and he was named the NMS “Teacher of the Year” in 2015. His bands at NMS have earned superior ‘I” ratings at every adjudicated event since he took over the program. Mr. Stewart is a 2003 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University where he studied trumpet with Dr. Marc Fulgham and conducting with Dr. Robert Gifford and Mr. Barry Bernhardt. He previously taught at East Prairie (MO) and Sullivan (MO). He is in demand across the state as a instructor, adjudicator, and conductor. Mr. Stewart currently resides in O'Fallon with his fiancée, Carmen, and their three children.
PERSONNEL
FLUTE BASS CLARINET Rachel Chung -Wydown Jane Guillot-Beinke - Truman Tina Wang - Crestview Anna Burke - Holman Lexi Balog - Rockwood Valley Sarah Liao - Ladue ALTO SAXOPHONE Ann O’Halloran - Hixson Ethan Poe - North Kirkwood Sarah Jeon - Sperreng Nicholas Watt - Sperreng Lucy Maxey - Buerkle Kylie Madden - Nipher Katelyn Shaffer - Sperreng Keira Pratt - Crestview Anisha Jarang - Wydown Logan Storck - Hixson Haley Parks - Parkway South Anna Brand - Bernard
OBOE TENOR SAXOPHONE Nathaniel Linton - Truman Ilana Snapp - Crestview Matthew Awad - Ladue Sara Wagner - Parkway Southwest Eliza Sullivan - Hixson Jonathan O’Shea - Washington Conrad Dickey - Truman BASSOON Thomas Shaffer - Sperreng BARITONE SAXOPHONE Elizabeth Myers - North Kirkwood Pranav Vaikuntam - Crestview Gavin Sims - North Kirkwood Nathaniel Rezabek - Sperreng Alex Chen - Crestview TRUMPET CLARINET Max Jonak - Bernard Sydney Suvansri - Holman Charlotte Spohr - North Kirkwood Bek Handzic-Smith - Wydown Patrick Ferguson - Pattonville Heights Rachel Henning - Sperreng Thomas Niebrugge - Bernard Madison Sweet - Truman Tyler Langford - Buerkle Ian McCann - Hixson Imran Khan - Parkway Southwest Abigail Ohms - Crestview Ryan Jackson - Wildwood Tanner Jesperson - Crestview Brendan Berger - Rockwood Valley Frances Freund - Truman Jackson Franck - Sperreng Harrison Lingle - Truman Tristan Shomaker - LaSalle Springs Abigail Stein - Rockwood Valley Ryder Peterson - Rockwood South Sharon Wirth - North Kirkwood Riley Hughes - Bernard Addie Klaus - Crestview Brett Ninneman - Sperreng Matthew Kim - Sperreng Sabrina Islam - Bernard Sophie Herman - Washington Ximena Prieto - LaSalle Springs Micah Louvierre - Bernard Kira Dobson - North Kirkwood Emma Farrel - Buerkle Lillian Cave - Holman Lucia Li - Ladue Grace Dietrich - Washington Madeline Swope - LaSalle Springs
PERSONNEL – CONTINUED
FRENCH HORN EUPHONIUM Andy LeClerc - Truman Hannah Pierce - North Kirkwood Andrew Freeman - Washington Emma Micciche-Griffin - Sperreng Nick Seiler - Truman Ryan Jacquot - Buerkle Abigail Konopik - North Kirkwood Matthew Wolf - Buerkle Macey Rickles - LaSalle Springs Sela Masaki - Ladue Connor Jenkinson - Wildwood Jared Hasty - Bernard TUBA Will Ryan - Rockwood South Zackarie Weber - Truman Remy Lindsay - Wydown TROMBONE Stephen Boateng - Truman Orlando Hong - Washington Zoe Newkirk - Truman Pranav Malatkar - Rockwood South Althea Bartz - Sperreng Owen Abikar - Buerkle Gabriel Reid - Frontier PERCUSSION Matthew Schmitz - Hardin Enoch Lai - Wydown Augie Linenbroker - Pattonville Brian Heisner - Truman Traditional Matthew Sommers - Wydown Gavin Moore - Oakville Simon King - Truman Sonny Ruan - Parkway Central Tyler Perstrope - Rockwood South Gramm Raedeke - Ladue Grace Wollenberg - Sperreng Scott McCary - Wydown Beacan Mottl - Wydown
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS On behalf of St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association and all the students performing, Michael Kanaan would like to thank the following for their invaluable assistance on audition night serving as judges for the Middle School Concert Band: Joe Akers, Bob Baumann, Paula Bernhardt, Laura Dwyler, Steve Hanrahan, Neil Hershey, Doug Hoover, Samantha Kaatman, John Panhorst, Nick Pyles, Tommy Scwhartz, Paul Shanker, Kim Shelley, Alison Smith, Cathy Woelbling-Paul, Steve White, and Thomas Zirkle. Thanks to the following directors for helping with sectional rehearsals: Jennifer Garrison Brown, Drew Davis, Paul Holzen, Kim Shelley, Keely Abeln, Thom Skinner, Patrick Stewart, Paul Varley. Michael Kanaan would also like to thank the custodians, teaching staff, and administration of Clayton High School for providing and preparing facilities for auditions and rehearsals. This process would also not be possible without the immense help of student and parent volunteers from Wydown Middle School and Clayton High School. We are all exceptionally grateful for your service and dedication to the great cause that is music. A very special thanks to my colleagues at Clayton, Daniel Henderson (Tri-M), Rob Nichols, Kim Shelley, Jennifer Shenberger, and Paul Varley for your countless hours of help with auditions and rehearsals. The SLSMEA Middle School Band Vice President is Michael Kanaan, Woodwind Specialist, Clayton School District.
St. Louis All Suburban Honor High School Band DR. SCOTT S. HANNA, CONDUCTOR JANUARY 6, 2019 LADUE HIGH SCHOOL 4:15 P.M.
PROGRAM
Ecstatic Fanfare ...... Steven Bryant Bloom ...... Steven Bryant Angels in the Architecture ...... Frank Ticheli Guest Soloist: Meher Aroura, soprano - Parkway North The Circus Bee March...... Henry Fillmore, ed. Loras John Schissel
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR Scott S. Hanna serves as Associate Director of Bands at The University of Texas at Austin, Music Director and Conductor of the Wind Symphony, and Director of the Longhorn Band. A member of the Butler School of Music faculty since 1999, he teaches courses in conducting, literature and score study, and was from 2003 to 2008 Associate Director of the Butler School of Music. As Music Director of the UT Chamber Winds, Dr. Hanna has led performances of that ensemble at the 2002 and 2004 College Band Directors National Association Southwestern Division Conferences. Dr. Hanna is also Editor of the College Band Directors National Association Report, and is President of the Big XII Band Directors Association. He is the arranger and editor of numerous works for winds, has served as the host of From the Butler School on KMFA radio, and regularly authors program notes for a wide variety of performances, including recordings released by the Cavell Trio.
Dr. Hanna holds the Master of Music Education and Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting degrees from The University of Texas at Austin. Prior to his appointment at The University of Texas, he taught in the public schools of New Braunfels and Austin, Texas. Dr. Hanna has been recognized for his campus work with the Eyes of Texas Excellence Award for outstanding contributions to student life, the Texas Blazers Pillar Award for Spirit, and is a frequent guest speaker at campus and community functions. His professional memberships include the College Band Directors National Association, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Phi Beta Mu, Phi Kappa Phi, and Pi Kappa Lambda.
PERSONNEL
PICCOLO CLARINET – CONT. Hannah Harder - Ladue Olivia Melsha - Kirkwood Daphne Levy (Flute) - Ladue Alexander Ye - Ladue Julia Behlmann, alt 1 - Lafayette Sarah Locke - Lafayette Grant Anders - Marquette FLUTE Brianna Dotson - Timberland Hannah Vander Tuig - Lindbergh Catherine Liao - Ladue Ashley Chung - Clayton Pablo Buitrago - Clayton Abby Grace - Marquette Kaitlyn O’Donnell - Timberland Katie Locke - Lafayette Amanda Unverferth - Hazelwood West Sonia Palamand - Clayton Gregory Runion - Rockwood Summit Hallie Youker - Timberland Zachary Jansma - Eureka Daphne Levy - Ladue Colton Stefanski, alt 1 - Lindbergh Audrey Heathcote - Parkway West Anne Getts, alt 2 - Marquette Kaitlyn Ying - Parkway South Nivedita Prabhu - Rockwood Summit BASS CLARINET William Xie - Ladue Benjamin Turley - Timberland Melody Zhang, alt 1 - Ladue Logan Arellanes - Wentzville Holt Emily Schlittler, alt 2 - Eureka Rohit Ramamoorthy - Marquette
OBOE CONTRABASS CLARINET Sarah Veldhuizen - Webster Groves Tyrome Jenkins (Bari Sax) - Wentzville Gwyn Allendorph - Parkway West Holt Alex Norrenberns, alt 1 - Mehlville Emma Lewis, alt 2 - Hazelwood Central ALTO SAX Gabe DiAntonio - Ladue BASSOON Emily Dobson - Lafayette Jesse Schryver - Mehlville Andrea Lee - St. Charles West Adam Gera - Lindbergh Will Montgomery - Kirkwood Ben Weppler - Ladue Nathan Lin - Kirkwood Lawrence Liu - Marquette Benjamin Coonrad, alt 1 - Rockwood Elisa Holtzman, alt 1 - Rockwood Summit Summit Gavin Wilhelm, alt 2 - Oakville Nate Beattie, alt. 2 - Timberland
TENOR SAX CLARINET Arie Likhtman - Parkway Central Nita Isom - Webster Groves Gabe DiAntonio (Alto Sax) - Ladue Jennifer Jones - Rockwood Summit Emma Parker - Parkway South Pema Childs - Ladue Sean Smith, alt 1 - Lindbergh Jacob Reuter - Lindbergh Sandra Swat, alt 2 - Kirkwood Tucker Hall - Clayton Brenna Bartholomew - Lindbergh BARITONE SAX Thomas Birmingham - Kirkwood Tyrome Jenkins - Wentzville Holt Jonah Feinstein - Clayton Andrew Cromer - Marquette Katie Eisenman - Ladue Lily Fisher - Timberland Evelyn Kastner - Clayton Taylor Howard - Webster Groves Emma Scherrer - Lindbergh
PERSONNEL – CONTINUED
TRUMPET EUPHONIUM Dylan Potthoff - Marquette Kane Calvillo - Wentzville Holt Hayden Miller - Wentzville Holt Bradford Siwak - Ladue Josh Hollis - Eureka Edrance Emmanuel - Eureka Anand Mysorekar - Clayton David Grimes - Marquette Matthew Muldoon (Jazz) - Webster Shaun Ludwig, alt 1 - Oakville Groves Curtis Fialka, alt 2 - Lindbergh Ray Wetzel-Meehan - Webster Groves Sean Gallagher - Mehlville TUBA Ethan Kauffman - Oakville Natalie Baugher - Pattonville Chris Hopwood - Mehlville Ethan Schweizer - Eureka Brenna Arakelian - Lafayette John Eyermann - Parkway West Tyrone McNichols - Ladue Gabe Schoenberger - Rockwood Summit Peter Schaper - Lafayette FRENCH HORN Corban Leslie - Lafayette Richard Cheng - Clayton Chad Jones, alt 1 - Pattonville Colin Akers - Oakville Hale Masaki, alt 2 - Ladue Drew Schulz - Timberland Roshen Chatwal - Ladue PERCUSSION OPTION I Cameron Turner - Wentzville Holt Aaron Zoll - Clayton Grace Kirtley - Lafayette Asher Gunn - Clayton Sam Witte - Rockwood Summit Drew Eickel - Eureka Skyler Jones - Webster Groves Aleczander Hines - Ladue Mitchell Norman, alt 1 - Parkway West Alex Hubbard, alt 1 - Lindbergh Aashish Allu, alt 2 - Lafayette Justin Cupps (Option 2) - Parkway West Aaron Schaff, alt 2 - Lindbergh TROMBONE Isaac Gong - Lindbergh PERCUSSION OPTION II Geoffrey Ladue - Lafayette Alexander Zhou - Ladue Daniel Jung - Ladue Justin Cupps - Parkway West Noah Korenfeld - Lafayette Aaron Zoll (Option 1) - Clayton Jessica Powell - Webster Groves Basil Collis, alt 1 - Lindbergh Thomas Gustafson (Jazz) - Clayton Jacob Mann, alt 2 - Ladue Rachel Blankenship - Lafayette Charlie Foy - Parkway West PERCUSSION OPTION III Alexander Zhou (Option 2) - Ladue Kevin Li - Ladue Asher Gunn (Option 1) - Clayton Olivia DeHaven - Ladue Justin Cupps (Option 2) - Parkway West Eva Oelsner, alt 1 - Lafayette Aaron Zoll (Option 1) - Clayton Bryce Bernstein, alt 2 - Ladue Cameron Henry - Kirkwood Jace Nielsen - Timberland Leif Schuster, alt 1 - Ladue
ALL-STATE BAND MEMBERS:
FLUTE Ashley Chung – Clayton – All State Band Abby Grace – Marquette – All State Band Hannah Vander Tuig – Lindbergh – All State Band Katie Locke – Lafayette – All State Band Daphne Levy – Ladue – All State Band (alternate) Hannah Harder – Ladue – All State Band (Honorable Mention)
OBOE Gwyn Allendorph – Parkway West – All State Band Sarah Veldhuizen – Webster Groves – All State Band (alternate) Alex Norrenberns – Mehlville – All State Band (Honorable Mention)
BASSOON Adam Gera – Lindbergh – All State Band Lawrence Liu – Marquette – All State Band Jesse Schryver – Mehlville – All State Band (alternate)
CLARINET Pema Childs – Ladue – All State Band Brenna Bartholomew – Lindbergh – All State Band Tucker Hall – Clayton – All State Band Jacob Reuter – Lindbergh – All State Band Taylor Howard – Webster Groves – All State Band Thomas Birmingham – Kirkwood – All State Band Jennifer Jones – Rockwood Summit – All State Orchestra Nita Isom – Webster Groves – All State Orchestra Evelyn Kastner – Clayton – All State Band (alternate) Grant Anders – Marquette – All State Band (Honorable Mention) Sarah Locke – Lafayette – All State Band (Honorable Mention) Olivia Melsha – Kirkwood – All State Band (Honorable Mention) Lily Fisher – Timberland – All State Band (Honorable Mention) Amanda Unverferth – Hazelwood West – All State Band (Honorable Mention)
BASS CLARINET Benjamin Turley – Timberland – All State Orchestra Tyrome Jenkins – Wentzville Holt – All State Band (Honorable Mention) Logan Arellanes – Wentzville Holt – All State Band (Honorable Mention)
CONTRA ALTO CLARINET Tyrome Jenkins – Wentzville Holt – All State Band (Honorable Mention)
TRUMPET Josh Hollis – Eureka – All State Band Sean Gallagher – Mehlville – All State Band Dylan Potthoff – Marquette – All State Orchestra Ray Wetzel-Meehan – Webster Groves – All State Orchestra Hayden Miller – Wentzville Holt – All State Band (alternate) Anand Mysorekar – Clayton – All State Band (Honorable Mention) Matthew Muldoon – Webster Groves – All State Band (Honorable Mention)
FRENCH HORN Colin Akers – Oakville – All State Band Drew Schulz – Timberland – All State Band Roshen Chatwal – Ladue – All State Orchestra Richard Cheng – Clayton – All State Orchestra Grace Kirtley – Lafayette – All State Orchestra FRENCH HORN (Continued) Cameron Turner – Wentzville Holt – All State Band (alternate)
TROMBONE Daniel Jung – Ladue – All State Band Rachel Blankenship – Lafayette – All State Band Jessica Powell – Webster Groves – All State Band Geoffrey Ladue – Lafayette – All State Orchestra Isaac Gong – Lindbergh – All State Band (Honorable Mention)
BARITONE David Grimes – Marquette – All State Band (Honorable Mention)
TUBA Ethan Schweizer – Eureka – All State Band Gabe Schoenberger – Rockwood Summit – All State Band (Honorable Mention)
PERCUSSION OPTION 2 Aaron Zoll – Clayton – All State Orchestra Basil Collis – Lindbergh – All State Band (Honorable Mention)
PERCUSSION OPTION 3 Alexander Zhou – Ladue – All State Band Asher Gunn – Clayton – All State Band Justin Cupps – Parkway West – All State Band (alternate)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The St. Louis Suburban Music Educators Association would like to thank the following for their contributions to the success of this year’s All-Suburban High School Concert Band: Jim Waechter, Michael Faris, Aaron Lehde, Jason Harris, Katie Solomon, Katie Vogl, Stefanie Buscher, Cassie Renner, Lisa Kinworthy, Brian Reeves, Melynda Lamb, and the administration and staff of Ladue High School for the use of their facilities for auditions, rehearsals and the final performance. Thank you also to the following local musicians and private teachers who served as judges for auditions: Ryan Curtis, Tim Crockett, Blake Duncan, Neil Finbloom, Angelete Frein, Greg Hamilton, Shelley Layton, Ryan Lovell, Matt McKeever, Lisa McMahon, David Meador, Jamie Parks, Cassie Renner, Emily Shaffer, Alison Smith, Dan Smithiger, and Tom Zirkle. To the following band directors for their help during rehearsals: John Arata, Vance Brakefield, Lisa Kinworthy, Jennifer Shenberger, and Brad Wallace. The SLSMEA HS Band Vice-President Brad Balog, Lafayette. St. Louis Suburban 7th and 8th Grade Treble Honor Choir Maria Ellis, Conductor Nathan Coleman, Accompanist January 12, 2019 Ritenour High School 3:00 P.M. PROGRAM
El Cielo Canta Algeria ...... Pablo Sosa, arr. Roger Bergs I Give You a Song ...... Amy F. Bernon Feel Good ...... L.C. Tyson and L. Scott It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing ...... Mac Huff
A BOUT T HE C ONDUCTOR Music Educator, Choral Conductor, Wife and Mother of 3 with over 20 years of choral music experience, Maria Ellis has been referred to as a Master Educator and a Force of Nature from Dr. Jim Henry, University of Missouri- St. Louis. Maria holds a B.M. in Music Education emphasis on Voice (K-12 Certified) Degree from the University of Missouri- St. Louis. She has served as the Arts and Administrative Fellow for The St. Louis Symphony and currently serves as the Community Engagement Manager for The St. Louis Children’s Choirs. Maria is the Music Director of The Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries newly formed City of Music All-Star Chorus. Maria has served as a guest clinician and adjudicator for multiple schools throughout the Metropolitan St. Louis Area. She is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association, National Association of Music Educators and holds Level 1 Certification for Choral Music Education.
ABOUT THE ACCOMPANIST Nathan Coleman chose piano lessons over a new kitty when he was six years old; he got the kitty later anyway. His first paying gig was at age sixteen that he performed with a broken left wrist. While studying piano with Daniel Schene at Webster University, Nathan was awarded multiple scholarships, including the prestigious Buder Foundation Scholarship, the Sister Alice Eugene Tighe Music Scholarship, and the Peggy Fossett Endowed Scholarship. He was twice a selected performer at the Piano Texas Academy on the TCU campus in Ft. Worth. Nathan has recently spent time in Spain at the Archivo General de Indias researching the trans-Atlantic export of early keyboard instruments from Europe to the New World. After graduating with honors from Webster University, he is now pursuing his graduate degree and performing with chamber groups across the region. Nathan is an active member of the Saint Louis Classical Underground, and, in 2014, he and violinist Neil Zundel formed the piano/violin ensemble Duo Laberinthe and continue to perform regularly.
SOPRANO 1 SOPRANO 2 Katie Bardsley - Rockwood South Katelyn Bock - Truman Brea Barnes - Hoech Rylie Boyce - Parkway West Diamin Barrett - Hoech Elizabeth Boyd - Rogers Shelby Beckman - Wentzville Nina Buzzotta - Parkway Central Rylee Berry - Hoech Kelly Counts - Parkway Southwest Kristen Bowers - Pattonville Heights Gabby Derennaux - LaSalle Springs Allison Britt - Truman Lauren Eckrich - Rockwood South Angeleah Carle - Parkway Southwest Samantha Eveland - Parkway West Vivi Echeverria Narvaez - Parkway Claire Fodge - LaSalle Springs Northeast Emma Gardner - Sperreng Caitlyn Eye - Parkway Southwest Melanie Giardina - Hoech Maggie Garavaglia - Sperreng Rachel Harris - Parkway Central Isobel Hageman - Truman Rylee Hausman - Rockwood South Elizabeth Henry - Rockwood South Angel Huelscamp - Wentzville Aliyah Hernandez - Rogers Marissa Kaestner - Wentzville Camari Jackson - Ritenour Lily Kimbrell - Sperreng Leah Jackson - Hazelwood North Rachel Knudten - Sperreng Allison Lendman - LaSalle Springs Olivia Little - Parkway Southwest Anne MacArthur - Rogers Amelia Lorino - Pattonville Heights Donyae Malone - Hazelwood North Ja’Mia Mack - Ritenour Grace Martin - Parkway Central Anna Meister - Truman Anna Mueller - Rogers Kayla Millikan - Pattonville Heights Emma Murray - Wentzville Chloe Penrod - Parkway Northeast Edna Nesimovic - Sperreng Brooklyn Quinslick - Pattonville An Nguyen - Ritenour Heights Maichi Nguyen - Pattonville Heights Paiton Randall - Hazelwood North Jessica Nieman - LaSalle Springs Teylar Reed - Parkway Central Alathea Peters - Sperreng Danyella Robinson - Rogers Sophia Pezzani - Rockwood South Kylie Stealey - Hoech Laila Prichard - Parkway Southwest Amber Stutz - Rogers Amy Pruiett - Pattonville Heights Caroline Tauser - Wentzville Flor Quiroz Rivera - Ritenour Drusilla Ukman - Parkway Pryia Shahi - Parkway Northeast Southwest Amaya Taylor - Parkway Central Sarah Vasel - Truman Mattison Thomas - Wentzville Jade Vogt - Rockwood South Lily Tournier - Parkway Central Anaya White - Hazelwood North Aarriye Townsend - Valley Park Isabella Whitener - Hoech Carlee Walka - Truman Elissa Wojtkiewicz - Parkway Katie Wallace - Parkway West Northeast Xan Whiting - Parkway West Jadyn Wren - LaSalle Springs Kendall Zimmer - LaSalle Springs Nory Yescas - Ritenour
ALTO ALTO Maddie Alegnani - Parkway Claire Lowder - Valley Park Southwest Maureen McCracken - Parkway Amelia Alonzo - Sperreng Northeast Dheeksha Ananth - Parkway Northeast Samantha Matthews - Hoech Riley Barringer - Wentzville Imena Mills - LaSalle Springs Jayden Bock - Hoech Divine Nyanguile - Parkway Central Alara Brown - Sperreng Ella Penico - Parkway Central Manyae’ Coleman - Ritenour Aniah Powell - Hazelwood North Jane Cottle - Rockwood South Savannah Radcliff - Rockwood South Jo’Mia Cox - Ritenour Kayleigh Rogers - Rogers Claire Creely - Parkway West Payton Shostak - Parkway Central Charley Crooke - Rockwood South Mallori Smith - Wentzville Cali Falkengren - Rogers Sarah Tamborski - LaSalle Springs Melanie Fox - Rogers Camryn Threlkheld - Truman Olivia Fredrick - Parkway Southwest Alejandra Torres - Pattonville Heights Katherine Gunn - Rockwood South Gal Vilnai - Parkway Northeast Lexi Haire - Hazelwood North Claire Warren - Truman Janiah Harris - Hoech Victoria Welty - Pattonville Heights Maggie Haselbauer - Pattonville Melanie Witt - Truman Heights Lia Wright - Parkway Southwest Jenna Hawkins - LaSalle Springs Sarah Wright - Parkway West Lizzie Jackson - Sperreng Jaida Wyms - Hazelwood North Shelby Kern - Parkway West
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SLSMEA would like to thank the Ritenour School District, Ritenour High School, principal Jeffrey Marker, and the performing arts department for the use of the venue. Also, thank you to Lisa McMahon, James Waechter, and SHHH Productions for their help with the organization of this event. Teachers: Thank you for devoting extra time and energy to prepare your students for this honors festival. Parents: Thank you for providing transportation and being supportive of your children and local school music programs. The students, teachers, and parents would like to thank Mrs. Ellis and Mr. Coleman for a wonderful day of artistic singing and an overall extraordinary musical experience.
The SLSMEA Middle School Vocal Vice-Presidents are Kim Carson, Hoech Middle School Stephanie Ruggles, Ritenour Middle School
St. Louis Suburban 7th and 8th Grade Mixed Honor Choir Dr. John McDonald, Conductor Melissa Ray, Accompanist January 12, 2019 Ritenour High School 4:00 P.M.
PROGRAM Sisi Kushangilia ...... Victor C. Johnson Going Over Home ...... Traditional Spirituals, arr. Sonja Poorman Gloria from Heiligmesse ...... F. J. Haydn, arr. Patrick Liebergen Hold Fast to Dreams ...... Susan LaBarr Choose to Bless the World ...... Nick Page
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR John McDonald is Assistant Professor of Music Education at McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois. At McKendree, John conducts the Concert Choir and Show Choir and teaches courses in music education. He holds a doctor of musical arts in conducting from the University of Missouri- Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance, as well as degrees from East Carolina University and Middle Tennessee State University. John previously taught choral music at Oakland High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. In addition to academia, John maintains a career as a professional ensemble singer with the Church of St. Michael and St. George in Clayton, Missouri; Pro-Arte St. Louis; and the Missouri Choral Artists. He lives in Swansea, Illinois with his wife, Alyssa, and son, Tyler. ABOUT THE ACCOMPANIST Melissa Ray is on the faculty at McKendree University, where she teaches piano and is an accompanist for instrumentalists and the Concert Choir and Chamber Choir. Melissa received her Bachelors of Music and Masters of Music from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
SOPRANO ALTO Heaven Barber - Valley Park Alejandra Arango - Hoech Kyra Bast - Sperreng Lainey Arrol - Truman Sophia Bradshaw - Rockwood South Natalie Avise - Parkway Southwest Randi Carney - Wentzville Hannah Choi - Parkway West Holly Connor - Wydown Nina Fox-Dunsker - Wydown Peyton DeVan - Truman Lauren Haley - Sperreng Danielle Haynes - Ritenour Hannah Hiers - Sperreng Tess Herrell - Parkway Central Abby Hoelscher - Wydown Raegan Huitt - Wentzville Faith Hollander - Parkway Central Nyla Jackson - Truman Peyton House - Ritenour Ryan Kempf - Rockwood South Bella Howe - Truman Diana Khariton - Parkway Northeast Lanaya Jackson - Parkway Northeast Becca Larson - Parkway West Lizzie Jackson - LaSalle Springs Alex Little - Sperreng Emma Jarvis - Valley Park Sarah Logan - Parkway Central Sana Lodhi - Parkway Central Sophie Medlock - Parkway Southwest Oriana Mobley - Ladue Kya Merriman - Hoech Sophie Nagy - LaSalle Springs Smmi Milholland - Parkway West Aditi Navjith - Ladue Alexis Monsey - Ladue Tatum Nelson - Parkway Southwest Sarah Nelson - Pattonville Heights Annie Reiter - Parkway West Lily Norman - Hoech Sophia Reitmeyer - Rockwood South SOPRANO (Continued) ALTO (Continued) Aleyda Osorio - Parkway Southwest Samantha Roth - Hoech Izzy Petty - Valley Park Allison Rugg - Valley Park Casey Piston - Wydown Devin Scharer - Pattonville Heights GG Robins - Ladue Allison Semar - Rockwood South Emily Seidelman - Rogers Kate Theerman Rodriguez - Parkway Northeast Lillian Schneider - Ritenour Natalie Till - Rogers Kayla Schwartz - LaSalle Springs Amelia Weiss - Rogers Jessica Villmer - Rogers Hannady Yezza - Pattonville Heights Evelyn Vordtriede - Parkway Northeast Tara Wang - Pattonville Heights Abby Wilken - LaSalle Springs
TENOR BASS Isaac Arnold - Rockwood South Gage Aguirre - Hoech Dorion Bailey - Parkway Northeast Marshall Boxx - Rockwood South Ethan Beach - Parkway West Sean Crawford - Parkway Northeast Matthew Bloemker - Valley Park Ben Daniels - Truman Dryden Bonner - Ritenour Hayk Darbinyan - Parkway Northeast Austin Branson - Pattonville Heights Collin Davis - Sperreng Robbie Chavez - Sperreng Frederick Davis - Truman Cameron Fondren - Hoech Patrick Ferguson - Pattonville Heights Josh Goldman - Ladue Corey Franklin - Ritenour Tyler Gregg - Parkway Southwest Maddox Gersen - Parkway Central Orian Ibrahim - Ladue Andrew Grant - Parkway West Owen Kimberling - Parkway Southwest Owen Grater - Parkway Central Sam Kitowski - Sperreng Brendan Griffin - Rogers Miles Larson - Parkway Northeast Elijah Jones - Pattonville Heights Caleb Long - Pattonville Heights Kristopher Krollman - Ritenour Ben Mansfield - Sperreng Dilan Merriman - Hoech Tim Marsh - Valley Park Kaden Missey - Ladue Colin Price - Parkway Central Cameron Moore - Parkway Northeast Aaron Rico - Hoech Zion Murphy - Hoech Justin Rodenberg - LaSalle Springs Bryan O’Keefe - Parkway Southwest Darric Smith - Parkway Northeast Noah Parks - LaSalle Springs Adam Spree - Truman Grant Patten - Parkway West Joey Stewart - Pattonille Heights Brock Ramsey - Parkway Southwest Noah VanEss - Truman Carter Rudloff - Sperreng Gil Weiss - Ladue Faris Selimovic - Sperreng Dan Wolfe - Parkway Central Jacob Stapp - Parkway Southwest Javan Williams - Pattonville Heights Christopher Woodcock - Parkway West
A CKNOWLEDGEMENTS SLSMEA would like to thank the Ritenour School District, Ritenour High School, principal Jeffrey Marker, and the performing arts department for the use of the venue. Also, thank you to Lisa McMahon, James Waechter, and SHHH Productions for their help with the organization of this event. Teachers: Thank you for devoting extra time and energy to prepare your students for this honors festival. Parents: Thank you for providing transportation and being supportive of your children and local school music programs. The students, teachers, and parents would like to thank Dr. McDonald and Mrs. Ray for a wonderful day of artistic singing and an overall extraordinary musical experience.
The SLSMEA Middle School Vocal Vice-Presidents are Kim Carson, Hoech Middle School Stephanie Ruggles, Ritenour Middle School ST. LOUIS SUBURBAN MUSIC EDUCATORS AWARD RECIPIENTS
HALL OF FAME AWARD HALL OF FAME AWARD
2018-19 2005-06 Dr. Aurelia Hartenberger Francis McCready – Retired – 2017-18 Lindbergh/Kirkwood Ann Geiler-Clayton 2004-05 Chris Becker-Parkway Warren Bellis - Retired, University of 2016-17 Missouri, St. Louis Winifred Crock-Parkway 2003-04 Jeff Lindhorst-Ladue Tom Poshak - Retired, Kirkwood 2015-16 2002-03 Joe Pappas-Retired - Eureka Judith Bruce - Retired, Ferguson- 2014-15 Florissant Sue Rolá-Lindbergh 2001-02 2013-14 Lois Percival - Retired, Ladue Charles Blackmore-Clayton 2000-01 Marilyn Humiston-Parkway Lowell Brunner - Retired, Lindbergh 2012-13 1999-00 No Award Given Burton Isaac - Retired, Kirkwood 2011-12 1998-99 Bob Spiegelman - Lindbergh Bob Tobler- Retired, Lindbergh 2010-11 1997-98 No Award Given Dan Holt - Retired, Parkway 2009-10 1996-97 No Award Given Doug Turpin - Retired, Parkway 2008-09 1995-96 Bob Hansen–Retired-Wentzville Robert Waggoner-Retired, Parkway 2008-09 1994-95 Bob Baumann–Retired-Kirkwood Robert Boedges-Retired, Normandy 2007-08 1993-94 No Award Given Herbert Duncan-Retired, Normandy 2006-07 Richard “Ike” Eichenberger – Retired, Ferguson-Florissant
ST. LOUIS SUBURBAN MUSIC EDUCATORS AWARD RECIPIENTS
OUTSTANDING MUSIC EDUCATOR OUTSTANDING MUSIC EDUCATOR AWARD AWARD – continued
2018-19 1991-92 Jim Cunningham-Wentzville Mary Jane Ashton, Parkway Rhonda Fields-Wentzville 1990-91 2017-18 Don Jones, Ferguson-Florissant Sara Deutschmann-Pattonville 1994-95 Paul Varley-Clayton Dan Holt, Parkway 2016-17 1993-94 Steve Patton-Rockwood Jan Null, Wentzville Brian Reeves-Parkway 1992-93 2015-16 Wanda Theriac, Parkway No Award Given 1989-90 2014-15 Robert Boedges, Normandy and Lowell Brunner, Doug Hoover - Parkway Lindbergh 2013-14 1988-89 Ann Geiler – Clayton No Award Given 2012-13 1987-88 No Award Given Ron Frede, Ferguson-Florissant 2011-12 1986-87 Paula Martin - Oakville Warren Bellis, UMSL 2010-11 1985-86 Sue Rola - Lindbergh Doug Turpin, Parkway 2009-10 1984-85 No Award Given Lewis Hilton, Washington University 2008-09 1983-84 Sandy Collins - Parkway Fred Willman, UMSL 2007-08 1982-83 No Award Given Don Anderson, Brentwood 2006-07 1981-82 Kathy Bhat, Orchard Farm Ed Carson, Webster Groves 2005-06 1980-81 Julie Miller – Clayton Jerry Galloway, Parkway 2004-05 1979-80 Beverly Platt, Parkway Charles Procasky, Clayton 2003-04 1978-79 Aurelia W. Hartenberger, Mehlville Helen Brockmann, Lindbergh 2002-03 1977-78 No award given Elizabeth Hutcherson, Ferg.-Florissant 2001-02 1976-77 Doris Hylton, St. Charles George Turmail, Ladue 2000-01 1975-76 Tom Poshak, Kirkwood Wynne Harrell, Ferguson-Florissant 1999-00 1974-75 Ann Gaadt, Ferguson/Florissant Mary Kay Stamper, University City 1998-99 1973-74 Cora Lippi, Parkway Burton Isaac, Kirkwood 1997-98 1972-73 Charles Blackmore, Clayton Keith Richter, Clayton 1996-97 1971-72 Janet Evans, Ferguson/Florissant Henry Lemcke, Webster Groves 1995-96 Jerry Estes, Clayton
ST. LOUIS SUBURBAN MUSIC EDUCATORS AWARD RECIPIENTS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT AWARD
2018-19 1999-2000 1989-90 Bernard Long, Jr., Normandy John Borzikas, Parkway Mary Jane Ashton, Parkway Brian Wyss, Lindbergh James Richards, University of Joyce Brackman, Clayton Michael Wegener, Mehlville Missouri- St. Louis Tony Debo, Ritenour Jennifer Garrison-Brown, Mehlville 1998-99 Royal Flanakin, Mehlville 2017-18 Ann Geiler, Kirkwood Rachel Haspiel, Parkway Melynda Lamb, Pattonville Claude Westfall, Parkway Tom Poshak, Kirkwood Phillip Woodmore, Rockwood 2001-2002 Dan Presgrave, Tracy Baker, Pattonville Betti Blumoff, St. Charles Parkway/Washington University 2016-17 Ken Drury, St. Charles 1988-89 Jessica Ingraham, St. Louis Youth Jeff Mozingo, Mozingo Music No Award Given Symphony 2000-2001 1987-88 2015-16 Richard “Ike” Eichenberger, Pat Hanley, Ladue & Webster Sean Scales, Music and Arts Ferguson-Florissant Groves 2014-15 Carolyn Hoyer, St. Louis 1986-87 Angela Hendrick, Mehlville Symphony Music School Robert Boedges, Normandy Gary Pagano, St. Louis Marilyn Humiston, Parkway Aurelia Hartenberger, Mehlville Joe Pappas, Festus 1997-98 Ron Krausch, Rockwood Rod Peterson, Music in Arts John Hylton, University of Don Muckerman, St. Ann School 2013-14 Missouri- St. Louis Music Service Joseph Gutowski, Rockwood Cora Lippi, Parkway 1985-86 2012-13 1996-97 No Award Given No Award Given Twinda Murry, Hazelwood 1984-85 2011-12 Sharon Seaver, Rockwood Ron Stilwell, Meramec Community Mark & Elke Overton, Saxquest 1995-96 College Raynard Brown, Parkway Eric Anthony, Clayton Mary Lou Richardson, Parkway 2010-11 Lois Bellis, Normandy Frank Haspiel, Pattonville Phil Dunlap, St. Louis Jazz U. Martha Miller, Clayton Marilyn Barge, Lindbergh Paul Holzen, Parkway 1994-95 Don Jones, Ferguson-Florissant 2009-10 Dee Ainsworth, Parkway 1983-84 No Award Given Bob Hansen, Wentzville Herb Duncan, Normandy 2008-09 Vicki Lottes, Parkway Joy Pierce, Parkway Dennis Gerfen, Nottelmann Music Bob Tobler, Lindbergh Keith Stockberger, Affton 2007-08 1993-94 Bob Wardenburg, Parkway No Award Given Winifred Crock, Parkway 1982-83 2006-2007 Deberah Haferkamp, Hazelwood Edith Hogland, SLSO Youth Ed Simon, Parkway Doug Hoover, Parkway Orchestra MR Music 1992-93 Kay Wunder, Parkway Scott and Danielle Harris, “Shh” Ivy Allen, Ferguson-Florissant Lowell Brunner, Lindbergh Productions Bill Brackman, Ladue Dan Holt, Parkway 2005-2006 Judy Merritt, Parkway Sue Norris, Ladue Michael Faris, Ladue Jack Scheurer, Pattonville 1981-82 Barbara McHugh, Ferguson- 1991-92 Don Anderson, Brentwood Florissant John Baker, Parkway Ken Billups, St. Louis City Schools Alicia Davis, Ferguson-Florissant Jan Davis, Ferguson-Florissant Wanda Theriac, Parkway Ron Lakey, Music Center of Henry Glass, Parkway 1980-81 Kirkwood Lois Percival, Ladue John Walter, Shattinger Music 2004-2005 1990-91 Anna Rice, St. Louis Symphony No Award Given Jim Cochran, Shattinger Music 1979-80 2003-2004 Virginia Frede, Mel Bay, Mel Bay Music Mary Eichenberger, Ferguson- Ferguson/Florissant Rita Shotwell, Strub Music Florissant Gerald Gayner, Mehlville 1978-79 Howard Funck, Band Instrument Doris Hylton, St. Charles Fred Willman, University of Service Alan Moss, Hazelwood Missouri- St. Louis Jean Funck, Band Instrument Don Mozingo, Mozingo Music Lewis Hilton, Washington Service Bob Waggoner, St. Ann Music University Terry Martinez, St. Charles Publications Norman Goldberg, Magna Music Karen Person, Rockwood James Waechter, Ladue