2010 Middle Level State Honors Music Project

Choir • Orchestra • Band

The WSMA Middle Level State Honors Music Project

The Wisconsin State Honors audition for the privilege of being one of the 320 students Music Project selected for membership in the three prestigious WSMA Middle Level State Honors ensembles. The Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) State Honors Music Project began in 1967 to provide musically Music teachers, parents, administrators and the WSMA talented youth with the opportunity to rehearse and per- staff contribute time, talent and encouragement for every form with the nation’s finest conductors in a professional, student involved in the State Honors Music Honors Project. highly disciplined setting. In 1995, WSMA proudly sponsored Young musicians selected for these ensembles discover new the first-ever Middle Level State Honors Band. A WSMA levels of individual and group performance. Most impor- Middle Level State Honors Choir was added in 1996, and tantly, the effort and dedication required of each Honors in 1997, the WSMA Middle Level State Honors Orchestra participant results in a lifelong memory of their initiative, made its debut performance. achievement and commitment to excellence as musicians and as our future leaders. Students in grades 6-8 who attend WSMA-member schools are eligible to audition for the WSMA Middle Level State Saturday, October 30 • 1:00 pm Honors Music Project. Auditions include an individual Marriott Madison West performance and an ensemble class taught by a WSMA cer- 2010 WSMA Middle Level State Honors tified adjudicator. This year, nearly 1,350 students applied to Choir, Orchestra and Band

Special Thanks The WSMA State Honors Music Project is possible because J.W. Pepper of Minnesota for donating the imprinted of the assistance of many individuals and organizations. We High School and Middle Level State Honors music folders are extremely appreciative to the following: and for the kind donation of music. WSMA Board of Directors for their continuing Steinway Piano Gallery, official piano sponsor for the support of WSMA programs and services. High School and Middle Level State Honors Music Project rehearsals and concerts. WSMA Staff for their support, effort, ideas and commitment: Yamaha Instrumental Music Company for their generous support of the Honors Project by providing per- Michael George - Executive Director cussion equipment. Kerrie Brey - Finance Manager Michelle Dietz - Sales Associate Sam Robinson of Waunakee High School and Wau- Mary Elsner - WCME Events Manager nakee High School staff, administration, music Kay Endres - Program Assistant parents and custodians providing rehearsal facilities Dee Farmer - Program Support Coordinator for Middle Level State Honors Choir, Orchestra and Band. Richard Fellenz - WCME Operations Manager The Marriott Madison West staff for assisting Jerry Hrovat - Program Assistant WSMA with housing arrangements for all WSMA State Jamie Kember - Development Assistant Honors Music Project students and staff. Judy Kopp - Program Assistant Audio for the Arts in Madison, Wisconsin, for Andrea Mauch - Director of Development recording and producing all Honors concerts for Wisconsin Theresa McKinley - Director of Technology Services Public Radio broadcast (High School) and CDs for high Rosalie Richardson - Program Assistant school and middle level. Kevin Thays - Director of Communications Paul Luhring of PEL Music Publishing for dona- Tim Wurgler - Program Director tion of Middle Level State Honors Audition Ensemble Class WSMA Middle Level State Honors Staff who arrangements. eagerly volunteer to share their musical expertise, talents, Buckley Studios of Eau Claire for their continued sup- leadership and enthusiasm with students. port of the Middle Level State Honors Project. All contributors to Wisconsin Foundation for Most importantly, all parents and teachers of School Music who provided tuition assistance for these talented young people for their continuing efforts, many WSMA High School and Middle Level State Honors encouragement and for taking great care to ensure these students. students are here with us. A Reminder to Our Concert Audience Photography, audio and/or video recording during all Honors concerts are strictly prohibited. Kindly turn off all cellular phones and pagers, and please observe silence for the enjoyment of all audience members, the Honors performers who have worked so hard to perform for you and the state-of-the art digital recording of these performances. Promptly remove any restless children so they are not heard on the digital, state-of-the-art souvenir recording. You are welcome to take pictures in the lobby immediately following the performance. Your assistance and consideration will help ensure a proper concert atmosphere and for all Honors performers and audience members Thank you. 3 2010 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Conductors  Choir • Rollo Dilworth Rollo A. Dilworth is associate professor of music and director of choral activities and music education at Boyer College of Music and Dance-Temple University. He received his doc- tor of music degree in conducting performance at Northwestern University where he studied conducting and composition with Robert A. Harris. Additional composition teachers include Robert Ray, Pauline Oliveros and Marta Ptaszynska. Dilworth’s choral compositions are a part of the Henry Leck Creating Artistry Choral Series with Hal Leonard Corporation and Colla Voce Music Company. He has recently published pieces with the Santa Barbara Music Publishing Company as part of the Mary Alice Stollak Choral Series. Dilworth is a contributing author for the Essential Elements for Choir and the Experiencing Choral Music textbook series, both published by the Hal Leonard Corporation/Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Publications and for Music Express! teachers’ magazine. An active conductor, composer, educator and clinician, Dilworth has taught choral music at the elementary, secondary and university levels. His performing endeavors have taken him to Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. In addition to composing music in the choral genre, his research interests are in the areas of African-American music and music education curriculum and instruction.

Orchestra • James Kjelland James Kjelland is associate professor of music education at Northwestern University where he teaches instrumental music education and string pedagogy. He earned B.M. and M.M. degrees from the UW-Madison and a Ph.D. in music education at the University of Texas at Austin. His teaching career began in the public schools of Middleton, Wisconsin, where he taught instrumental music grades 4-12. Prior to coming to Northwestern, he held positions at the University of Southern California and University of North Texas. In addition to his teaching, Kjelland is a frequent guest conductor of state and regional honor orchestras and is active throughout the U.S., giving clinics and workshops in string and orchestra pedagogy. Kjelland’s publications include orchestral bowing: style and function and co-authorship of Strictly Strings, a Comprehensive String Class Method, Strictly Strings: Orchestra Companion (Highland/Etling), Teaching Stringed Instruments: A Course of Study (MENC) and Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra, Vol. 1 & 2 (G.I.A. Publications). In addition, his articles have appeared in professional journals such as the American String Teacher, The Instrumentalist and Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education.

Band • Scott Wright Scott Wright currently holds the position of associate professor of clarinet at the University of Kentucky. Prior to his appointment at UK in 2002, he served as the professor of clarinet and assistant director of bands at the UW-Green Bay, and he taught music for the public schools of Longview, Washington from 1987-97. Wright received music education degrees from the University of Michigan and Arizona State University, and he received a doctor of musical arts degree in clarinet performance from Arizona State University. Former teachers include Robert Spring, James Pyne, John Mohler, Stan Stanford and the late Evelyn Angerman. Wright has performed with numerous ensembles including the Arizona Opera Orchestra, Ensemble 21 (Phoenix), Southwest Washington Symphony (Longview, WA), Bloch International Music Festival Orches- tra (Newport, OR), Yaquina Chamber Orchestra (Newport, OR), Northwest Wind Symphony (Olympia, WA), Green Bay Symphony Orchestra (WI) and Lexington Philharmonic (KY). He is active as a soloist, clinician, adjudicator and conductor throughout the United States with recent performances in Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Washington, Oregon, Florida, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, North Carolina and Texas. He has been a frequent featured performer at the annual conference of the International Clarinet Association. As a member of Duo Pegasus, Wright performs frequently with pianist Linda Halloin. Since the formation, Duo Pegasus has performed throughout the United States and abroad in many recitals, concerts and educational settings.

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Saturday, October 30 • 1:00 p.m. • Marriott-Madison West  Rollo Dilworth • Choir Conductor

Program

Exultate Justi in Domino Lodovico Grossi da Viadana/ed. Mason Martens Walton Publications HL 08500694 Lodovico Grossi was born in Viadana, near Parma, and is mostly known simply as Lodovico da Viadana. He was a Franciscan monk and held a number of musical posts in churches and cathedrals in Mantua, Cremona, Concordia and Fano; he spent time in Munich, Padova and Rome. Most of Viadana’s musical output is sacred, written for the church liturgy. The music closely follows the texts; Viadana offers an interpretation of the words. Stylistically, his works show the transition from Renaissance to early Baroque music. While he probably did not invent the basso continuo, he is certainly one of the first composers to use it. “Exsultate Justi” is a tuneful and imaginative setting of Psalm 33 :1-3; “a Hymn to Providence”. It was published in Viadana’s Concerti ecclesiastici (1602), the first vocal score with basso continuo, figured bass. The motet is in three parts, perhaps already in the baroque concert style: the first part is homophonic, the second is polyphonic. Double and triple meters alternate, and Viadana uses the voices to imitate the harp and lyre mentioned in the psalm text. The motet ends with a return to the homophonic first part; it is a repetition of the opening verse.

A Red, Red Rose Z. Randall Stroope Alliance Music Publications, AMP 0586 The 18th Century poet Robert Burns composed “A Red, Red Rose” as a song in 1794 at the end of his life. While Burns’ original melody is rarely heard today, his poem has inspired countless composers to set the text to music, including American composer Z. Randall Stroope. This arrangement features some of the text in Scots Language, and the words express a love that is new, but will last forever.

Wanting Memories Ysaye Barnwell Musical Source, YMB103 Dr. Ysaye Barnwell is most known for her singing with and composing music for the vocal ensemble “Sweet Honey In The Rock.” Dr. Barnwell has earned a significant reputation as a commissioned composer and arranger, author, master teacher and choral clinician in African American cultural performance. This arrangement features a repetitive melody with both rhythmic and melodic ostinati.

Travelin’ Train Rollo Dilworth Hal Leonard, HL 08749563 Based on the poem “Travel” by Edna St. Vincent Millay, this selection features American musical themes of blues, gospel and jazz. Each are incorporated to assist in celebrating the legacy of the poet. Percussive train sounds produced by the choir open “Travelin’ Train.” The first stanza of the poem has been set to a chord progression closely modeling a 12-bar blues pattern. The second verse shifts to a gospel-style chorus in a joyous celebration of excitement, leading to the third stanza in a slightly slower tempo suggesting a longing and yearning for travel experience. The selection closes with a modulation and more elaborate setting of the blues refrain.

The Arrow and the Song Joshua Shank Santa Barbara Music Publishing, SBMP 605 Commissioned by White Bear Lake High School Choir, this Joshua Shank composition is based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s infamous poem by the same name. The text portrays something about music and the strength of friendship through a simple and beautiful melody that permeates the piece. In 2002, the composer became the youngest composer ever awarded the Raymond Brock Student Composition Award by the American Choral Directors Association.

I Dream A World Rollo Dilworth Hal Leonard, HL 08749866 The text for “I Dream a World” is taken from a Langston Hughes (1902-1967) poem bearing the same title. His verses reflect the experiences that spoke directly to the societal issues of his time, including politics, religion and racism. “I dream a world where man, no other man will scorn, where love will bless the earth and peace, its paths adorn. I dream a world where all will know sweet freedom’s way. Where greed no longer saps the soul nor avarice blights our day. A world I dream where black or white, whatever race you be, will share the bounties of the earth and every man is free. Where wretchedness will hang its head and joy, like a pear, attends the needs of all mankind. Of such I dream, my world!”

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Saturday, October 30 • 1:00 p.m. • Marriott-Madison West  James Kjelland • Orchestra Conductor

Program

March to the Scaffold H. Berlioz arr. Carter (from Symphonie Fantastique) Oxford The fourth movement of Berlioz Symphony Fantastique is perhaps one of Berlioz’s most recognizable and performed compositions. Berlioz claims to have composed the movement in a single night, reconstructing music from an unfinished opera. The movement opens with timpani, proceeding as a march filled with blaring horns and rushing passages. Prior to the musical depiction of his march to the guillotine and subsequent execution, there is a brief nostalgic recollection of a “fixed idea” played by the clarinet, as though representing the last conscious thought of a soon to be executed man. A single short G minor chord represents the fatal blow of the guillotine blade, followed by a series of pizzicato notes depicting the severed head rolling into the basket. The final nine bars contain a series of tutti G Major chords, seemingly conveying the cheering of the victorious onlookers.

Peer Gynt Suite #1 Edvard Grieg Luck 57515 I. Morning Mood II. Ase’s Death III. Anitra’s Dance IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King The music of “Peer Gynt” was originally written as incidental music for a five-act play by Norwegian dramatist Henrick Ibsen. Grieg extracted two suites from the collection which have become popular today as concert music. Written in 1875, Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg captured the rising sun, the lamenting of death and, in “The Hall of the Mountain King,” the imagery of a chase scene. Painting with notes, Grieg immortalized the people, scenes and moods of Norway.

Komm Susser Tod J.S. Bach arr. Kjelland Highland/Etling “Come, Sweet Death, Come Blessed Rest” is among Bach’s most popular works. By means of melody, Bach expresses his desire for death and heaven. Originally written for solo voice and basso continuo, the lyrics open with “Come, sweet death, come blessed rest, come lead me to peace.” The melody has been adapted and transformed by several composers and arrangers, including this arrangement published by Dr. Kjelland.

Festique M.L. Daniels Ludwig Publishing Co. Born in Cleburne, Texas, composer M.L. Daniels received all his formal education in Texas, including undergrad and graduate degrees from Abilene Christian College and a doctorate degree from North Texas State University. Two of his compositions have been recognized by the prestigious National School Orchestra Association. The theme of “Festique” generates from the first three pitches played by the full orchestra in the opening measures. The slow middle section reverses the three pitches, but retains some of the syncopated rhythm. The original pitches return in the chorale, but without the syncopation. The chorale appears again in the last section, but is interrupted by the original syncopated theme played by the violins. From this point to the climactic ending, the struggle continues, with the non-syncopated theme seemingly dominating at the conclusion.

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Saturday, October 30 • 1:00 p.m. • Marriott-Madison West  Scott Wright • Band Conductor

Program

Encomium George Sweet Carl Fisher Publishing Co. Meaning “a formal expression of praise,” “Encomium” contains a fresh harmonic palette from new composer George Sweet. An original fanfare for concert band, this short work highlights soaring brass fanfares, driving rhythmic percussion, and intricate woodwind figurations. The combination of heroic melodic writing and rhythmic drive makes this piece an ideal concert opener.

Overture Jubiloso Frank Erickson (1923-1996) Alfred Publishing Co. As a composer, arranger, conductor, performer, and educator Frank Erickson’s work continues to have a positive influence on wind instrumentalists. Of his nearly fifty compositions for band, “Overture Jubiloso” remains one of his most popular with regular performances by groups throughout the world. Bold flourishes of tone color are reinforced with brilliant flowing melodic lines, and accented rhythmic ostinati are combined with virtuosic technical passages making this work a thrill for listeners and players alike.

From this Valley Gregory Rudgers Carl Fisher Publishing Co. A fantasy on the traditional American folk song Red River Valley, this stunning composition ranges from dramatic to lush and lyrical and back. All of the forces of the modern concert band are employed to their fullest to create a work which features both delicate chamber sections and grandiose full band climaxes in the classic symphonic tradition.

Just a Closer Walk Calvin Custer Hal Leonard Publishing Co. “Just a Closer Walk With Thee” is a traditional American gospel hymn that gained national prominence in the 1930’s and 1940s. It is perhaps the most frequently played number in the hymn and dirge section of the traditional New Orleans funeral setting. Inspirational lyrics and a soulful melody have made this one of the most recorded gospel tunes in history, and modern performers continue to program this work in concerts, recordings, and other ceremonial settings. This arrangement by Calvin Custer captures the New Orleans style beautifully and it even features a solo band of players in the opening improvisatory section—Enjoy!

King Cotton March John Philip Sousa arr. Balent Carl Fisher Publishing Co. Composed in 1895 by “March King” John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) for the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, GA, “King Cotton March” exemplifies the Sousa tradition. The expression “King Cotton” in general refers to the historically high importance of cotton as a cash crop in the southern United States. “King Cotton” is a typically rousing Sousa march in six-eight meter, and it presents a tuneful melody and exciting contrapuntal line that have challenged performers and entertained audiences for over 100 years. Composer/arranger Andrew Balent masterfully arranged this classic march, making it accessible to young musicians, while retaining all the excitement and energy of the original work.

7 2010 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Choir Members Soprano Alto Caitlin Acierno Platteville Hannah Apold Deerfield Abby Baranczyk Brussels Southern Elissa Bahr Platteville Door Mikaela Bolker Grafton- John Long Rachel Bartsch Cameron Erin Bowden Platteville Chandler Cook Janeville Craig Amanda Douglass Oregon Arianna Day Platteville Abby Duerst Hudson Audrey DeKock New Richmond Kia Feia Hudson Leila Goodrum Elm Grove Pilgrim Park Jordan Fink Kettle Moraine Marah Kittelson Baldwin Woodville Maddie Forrest Bay View Clara Knutson Onalaska Caroline Fossum Grafton John Long Tessa Larson Evansville J.C. Mc Kenna Rachel Hafner Brookfield East Riley Luettgen Grafton John Long Kaitlin Handel Wautoma Lauren Meckelberg Wautoma Josie Hoffman Cameron Shayla Menter Eau Claire South Abbie Homan Verona Laura Mesrobian Whitefish Bay Isaiah Jensen Chetek Jenelle Myers Brookfield East Kirsten Krechel Dousman Jennique Peterson Cameron Kettle Moraine Claire Powling Kimberly Heidi Lieffort Colfax Alyssa Reilly Wautoma Ellie Masias Green Bay Southwest Hannah Rosentreter Somerset Tessa Meurer Brookfield East Carly Shore Wonewoc Center Raven Mrozek Brookfield East Junior Cassandra Quinn Spring Valley Gabriella Smurawa Brookfield East Alexandra Steinberg Wausau John Muir Cheyenne Stankiewicz La Crosse Logan Claire Studt Eau Claire Memorial Ashley Stockwell Wonewoc Center Emma Thompson Oshkosh West Kailey Tillung Rice Lake Meghan Vieth Darlington Mary Van Wyk Sheboygan Falls Angela Weiler Stevens Point Taylor Weigel Verona PJ Jacobs Junior Elise Wenberg Onalaska Olivia Wilson Norway

8 2010 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Choir Members Tenor Bass Matt Amann La Crosse Central Ian Addison Luxemburg Casco Brian Arvai Port Washington Morgan Anderson Eau Claire South Alex Ashbeck Nekoosa Nicholas Ashley Middleton Isaac Buttke Wausau West Jordan Baeseman Royall Caleb DeMille Wausau West Tim Brzakala Grafton Austin Ernst Plymouth William Cooley Platteville Alex Fredrickson Cameron Corbin Dewey Plymouth Garrett Frels Mosinee Jonathan Doenier Kettle Moraine Jacob Fuchs Ellsworth Ian Gieryn Plymouth Benjamin Gabriel River Falls Meyer Shawn Gilbert Rice Lake Graden Gribble River Falls Meyer Ian Hindle Verona Anmol Gupta Howard-Suamico Zach Holden Plymouth Bay Port Danny Koplitz Mosinee Jon Herbers Evansville J.C. Mc Kenna Dan Lucassen Wautoma Tristan Hirsch Platteville Cal McCarty Brussels Southern Door Grant Humphrey River Falls Michael McKinnon Brussels Southern Door Lukas Jaeger Dousman Nicholas Olsen Madison La Follette Kettle Moraine Zachary Olson New Berlin Eisenhower Alexander Jorgensen Saint Croix Falls Jacob Pickerign Elmwood Jordan Miles Wausau John Muir Corey Pierce Reedsburg Bailey Moorhead Grafton Jacob Pitchford Eau Claire Memorial Nick Pavelic Grafton John Long Kevin Ruhl Wausau West Logan Roush Osceola Daniel Schlegel Melrose Mindoro Drew Saiz Onalaska Kyle Schleife Phillips Matthew Screnock Marshall Carter Semb Whitehall Ross Spadaro New Berlin Eisenhower Blake Spilman New London Jamison Wendlandt Chetek Ryan Zannino Wausau West Logan Willis Ithaca Peter Wissink Spring Valley

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Violin Claire Ariens Green Bay Notre Dame Alyssa Stearns Kenosha Indian de la Baie Academy Trail Academy Patricia Avalos Bruce Guadalupe Caroline Trier Sun Prairie Community School Cardinal Heights Ivana Bajic Kettle Moraine Nathan Wang Brookfield Ella Broullire Appleton Saint Joseph Wisconsin Hills Lucas Chan Stevens Point PJ Jacobs Sabrina Wang Brookfield Wisconsin Hills Lily Chen Brookfield Wisconsin Hills Michelle Xie Middleton Kromrey Claire Cohen Shorewood Ina Yun Kenosha Bradford Lauren Crandall Kettle Moraine Viola Johannes Deegen Ripon Anneliese Bredeck Shorewood Alondra Duran Whitefish Bay Dominican Eric Chen Middleton Kromrey Isabel Edmonds Appleton Wilson Elise Edwards Appleton Classical School Maddie Erickson Shorewood Monika Elzey Appleton North Bridget Flaherty Appleton Xavier Grant Herbert Kenosha Lance Hannah Greene Kettle Moraine Alex Heuer Nicolet Unified Alex Hoo Appleton North Jessica Hitchcock Elm Grove Pilgrim Park Mary Kelly Hutchinson Kenosha Mc Kinley Erin Krofta Kettle Moraine Vivian Jiang New Berlin Eisenhower Rishil Mehta New Berlin Eisenhower Hantao Jing Elm Grove Pilgrim Park Crystal Monoz Milwaukee Bruce Gowtham Karri Sun Prairie Guadalupe Cardinal Heights Lara Prebble Marshfield Greta Kobylinski Mequon Homestead Alison Rasch Kenosha Tremper Olivia Langby Beloit Memorial Timothy Reinholz Mequon Homestead Leah Lee Brookfield Central Hannah Thompson Whitefish Bay Haley Lipo Zovic Shorewood Julia Tibbetts Middleton Ilya Litvin Shorewood Jason Wallenfang Appleton North Maiya MacAlpine Kettle Moraine Bryce Marion Marshfield Cello Judith Moy Kettle Moraine Joshua Baerwald Greendale Margaret Norby Appleton East Ben Boehm Shorewood Marshall Peng Mequon Steffen Jacob Burich Appleton North Tabby Rhee Elm Grove Pilgrim Park Gabriela Cardenas Milwaukee Bruce Apoorva Selvaraj Elm Grove Pilgrim Park Guadalupe Linzheng Shi Elm Grove Pilgrim Park Carter Clay Chippewa Falls Andy Smith LaCrosse Lincoln Joshua Dissmore Kenosha Christian Life Spring Spaeth Onalaska Geordan Gutow Oshkosh North Madison Kaldhusdal Oconomowoc

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Bassoon YoonSuh Kim Kenosha Christian Life Cathryn Bottem La Crosse Logan Kendall Kohlmeyer Neenah Shattuck Evan Chambers Sun Prairie Logan Lamers Kaukauna Patrick Marsh Samuel Liu Brookfield Maria Hayden Eau Claire North Wisconsin Hills Katie Maegli Beloit Memorial Althea Merrifield De Pere Ben Mighall La Crosse Logan Bb Trumpet Katie Oxendine Sun Prairie Joshua Beron Bangor Junior Cardinal Heights David Garcia Ripon Nick Trimark Kenosha Bradford Brett Grathen West De Pere Jacob Theobald Schofield D.C. Everest String Bass Jared Anderson Hudson F Horn Christopher Carloni Greendale Elijah Baumgartner Hudson Benjamin Cordell Waunakee Nick Buroker La Crosse Lincoln Nathanial Emrick Appleton East Allison Halter La Crosse Central Clara Malanaphy Hudson Philip Trier Sun Prairie Nathan McPhetres Hudson Cardinal Heights Sam Olson Sun Prairie Cardinal Heights Trombone Luke Van de Loo Van de Loo School Matthew Ash Middleton Laura Martin Hudson Flute Michael Nicklaus Schofield D.C. Everest Caitlin Harris Cumberland Paula Jo Van Rooy West De Pere Madeleine Leonowitz Kenosha Indian Trail Academy Tuba Sarah Moniak Sun Prairie Maggie Schmitt Lancaster Cardinal Heights Molly Tillmann West De Pere Percussion Matthew Maclay Richland Center Oboe Andrew Mengelt Sun Prairie Lauren Evenson Wisconsin Rapids East Cardinal Heights Delaney Olsen Plymouth Zachary Porior Oshkosh West Jacob Rice Holmen Bb Clarinet Adam Roberts Platteville Becky Felix La Crosse Logan Sophie Forster Lake Geneva Badger Unified Christine Weiss Sun Prairie Cardinal Heights Sarah Xu Hayward

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Flute Evan Board Gibraltar Monica Janz Mosinee Inseo Chang Madison Jefferson Annisa Luginbill Eau Claire North Claire Collingwood Sun Prairie Sarah McCarthy Mequon Steffen Cardinal Heights Hunter Nicholson Antigo Alyssa Dooley Eau Claire Memorial Saloni Rao Brookfield Yoko Kohmoto Middleton Wisconsin Hills Alexandra LaMere Waterford Union Alyssa Schaller Wilmot Max Lin New Berlin Eisenhower Kristin Smith Waukesha West Kristin Moore Kenosha Indian Trail Rachel Stuplich Schofield D.C. Everest Academy Alec Vohnoutka Waukesha Hannah Owens Mineral Point Engineering Prep Hollie Phillips Kewaunee Tessa Wolfe Sun Prairie Rachel Schwabenbauer La Crosse Logan Cardinal Heights Sarah Wojahn Wisconsin Rapids West Annie Youngblood Eau Claire Memorial

Oboe Bb Bass Clarinet Carter Biskup Hayward Jessica Gardipee Mukwonago Elizabeth Mettin Edgerton Brittany Yerges Muskego Sarah Pongratz Middleton Bassoon Jacey Schlagenhaft Marshfield Columbus Catholic Anna Busch Pulaski Ben Heinz Onalaska Eb Alto Sax Quinn Mihalovic La Crosse Central Athan Altmann Sun Prairie Stephen Slana Kenosha Tremper Cardinal Heights Jeremiah Jensen Kenosha Christian Life Bb Clarinet Robert Stine Middleton Naomi Clear Madison Spring Harbor Parker Thome Hortonville Hannah Dewey Kickapoo Lee Troz Sun Prairie Darby Fitzsimons Darlington Cardinal Heights Kirstin Franklin Neenah Justin Udry Kenosha Tremper Jacob Gonring Madison Our Lady Queen of Peace Bb Tenor Sax Geordi Haerr-Hartmann Madison Our Lady Hanna Burch Stevens Point Queen of Peace Saint Peter Hannah Haraldson Overture Band Brendan Londergan La Crosse Lincoln Programs Inc. Eb Baritone Sax Ethan Danielson Eau Claire North

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Bb Trumpet Trombone Ashley Baken Greenville Nathan Barrett Whitewater John Bresser Sun Prairie Nathanial Esten Cedarburg Cardinal Heights (Webster) Transitional Christian Chambers Sun Prairie Gabe Guglielmina Madison Memorial Cardinal Heights Kyrin Halvorson Darlington Burton Copeland Middleton Alex Haskins River Falls Alexander Gelina Park Falls Chequamegon Simon Hensen Kettle Moraine Jonah Giese Eau Claire South Andrea Kiser Chequamegon Carson Gilbert Mineral Point Rachel Pride Eau Claire Memorial Erik Grover Chetek Charles Stahl Shorewood Bryce Niemi Owen-Withee Junior Bradley Rutter Eau Claire South Baritone Darren Sanchez Schofield D.C. Everest Rebecca Boyle Randall Consolidated Steven Schafer Waukesha Central Andrew Heiser Green Bay Southwest Marvin Schultz Schofield D.C. Everest Evan Sebranek Plymouth Riverview Evan Schumacher River Falls Trevor Wright Kickapoo Rachael Stein Franklin Michael Winkler Sheboygan Falls Tuba Spencer Marquardt Rice Lake F Horn Lucas Morgan Cameron Maddie Carlsen Rice Lake Garret Schleis Cameron Jonathan Jandourek Shiocton Thomas Schultz Darlington Morgan Keck East Troy Amanda Stock Edgerton Austin Kelm Pilgrim Park John Tengowski Kohler Elizabeth Myers Mineral Point Michael Nelson Lake Shore Percussion Emily Stephenson Madison Memorial Joseph Fuller River Falls Meyer Cameron Suino Pilgrim Park Curtis Hanson River Falls Nicholas Heinz Schofield D.C. Everest Hans Huiras La Crosse Logan John Paul Peckham Richland Center Patrick Phalen Schofield D.C. Everest Nick Prill Barron James Reams Merrill

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WSMA congratulates and warmly thanks each of the following teachers of the 2010 State Honors students for their encouragement and commitment to students, and for supporting the WSMA Middle Level State Honors Music Project:

Deirdre Abbott Sun Prairie Rachel Erickson Somerset Erin Adler Sun Prairie Kirsten Ertl Mequon Ann Albert Middleton Brad Feigles Mequon Kevin Allen Elm Grove Joe Finnegan Schofield Beth Alvarez Glendale Laurie Francis Eau Claire Robert Anderson Eau Claire Karen Frink Shorewood Robin Apold Deerfield Ann Gibbons La Crosse Doug Arendt Grafton Chris Gleason Sun Prairie David Aswegan Cedarburg Marilyn Goodenough Wonewoc Mary Backus Oshkosh Kim Graff Rice Lake Natalie Baertschy New Berlin Daniel Greenburg Oshkosh Janet Baeseman Royall Shawn Gudmunsen Saint Croix Falls Charles Bauer Stevens Point Jennifer Gulsvig La Crosse Katie Bauer Berlington James Hebbe Greendale John Bausch Darlington Elizabeth Heiks Waunakee Elizabeth Becker La Crosse Elizabeth Hermanson River Falls Ann Berchem Port Washington Shelley Hooper Dousman Brenda Berg Evansville Robert Ignaszak Oconomowoc Hannah Bertram La Crosse Allison Jaeger Madison Dale Bigus New Berlin Ben Jaeger Madison Kay Black New Berlin Karen Johnson Zuidema Wausau Debra Bowman Spring Valley Beth Joosten Cameron Eileen Brooks Plymouth Mike Joosten Cameron Katie Brotherton Marshall Heather Kamakawa Kenosha Mary Burczyk Dousman Sandra Kauphusman Onalaska Tammy Carley Barron Elissa Kinstler Bangor Kimberly Chapman Mineral Point Kristen Kirch Chequamegon Carrie Cooley Christensen Colfax Matthew Kiskunas Eau Claire Brad Curran Menasha Krista Kjos Whitehall Carol Dahle Hudson Pam Knihtila Phillips Todd DeBoer Kenosha Rachel Knipfer Hudson Lindsay Demske Kenosha Rhonda Knoespel Green Bay Randy Dissmore Kenosha Karen Kornmann Ellsworth William Doolan Kickapoo Tim Kozlovsky Pulaski Germaine Dolata Neenah Dawn Kranz Vulcan John Dutmer Chetek Jeff Krauklis Holmen Linda Dvorak Muskego Beth Krepline Green Bay Christine Eckel Madison Karen Kriege Oshkosh Charles Eckhardt Gibraltar Lorikaye Kristiansen Kenosha DJ Ehrike Onalaska Kristie Kruse Kenosha Cynthia Eisenmann Waukesha Cathe Kuehn Dousman Liz Elliott Whitewater Dulcee Kurth Elmwood

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Lori Lacey Kaukauna Kathryn Ripley Kenosha Arden Lambert Appleton Molly Robinson Neenah Bill Leahy New Richmond Connie Root Hudson Linda Lebakken Onalaska Lizabeth Rosenthal Beloit Connie Lenz De Pere Phil Rothschadl Brookfield Benjamin Leon Brookfield Lu Anne Rupnow New London Teresa Little Elm Grove Marcia Russell Platteville Dennis Luginbill Eau Claire Victoria Salmon Osceola Glen Lunde Waukesha Carol Schafer Antigo Molly Malone Nordin Chippewa Falls Jim Scheuer Owen-Withee Larry Manley Hortonville Tina Schliem Darlington Dinorah Marquez Milwaukee Traci Schneider Janesville Tony Matusewic Rice Lake Quint Schultz Hayward Sue Mawbey Stevens Point Jennifer Schwingle Elm Grove Joe Mc Cabe Green Bay Ann Sederquist Sun Prairie Pamela Mc Collum Marshfield William Sefton Platteville Ian Melrose Sun Prairie Lynn Seidl Luxemburg Casco Cheryl Miracle Franklin Kelli Selje Stoughton Lori Moe River Falls Jeffrey Shoemaker Whitefish Bay Becky Montour Greenville Shawn Smith De Pere Branden Mueller Plymouth Gary Smith Edgerton Monte Muller Lancaster Julianne Soczka Mosinee Robert Murphy Whitefish Bay Julie Stoffel Nekoosa William Nelson Ripon Sarah Tauchen Kewaunee JoAnn Nelson Waterford Richard Tengowski Kohler Amanda Ogren Chetek Salvatore Terrasi Shorewood Angela Olson Appleton Jane Thompson Woodville Keith Olson Wisconsin Rapids Heather Thorpe Verona Jeanne Olson Wisconsin Rapids Jenny Trimark Kenosha Marsha Pearson River Falls Peggy Veith Richland Center Cindi Pehowski Green Bay William Voigt Reedsburg Katie Petersen Greendale Jill Waterman Wautoma Jonathan Petersen Dousman Stephen Wells La Crosse Pam Peterson Kintz Richland Josh Werner Mukwonago Sharon Pfaff Melrose Megan Willis Brussels Emily Pierce Heuschele Eau Claire Patti Wilson Appleton Nancy Pilmonas La Crosse Carrie Winkler Sheboygan Falls David Poffinbarger Stevens Point Gail Wirch Cross Plains Mark Pomplun La Crosse Lori Wolf Eau Claire Kathy Punwar Madison Stephan Wucherer Merrill Renee Rademaker Cumberland Rusty Wulff Fontana John Rash East Troy Lynne Wymore Cross Plains Heather Rattmann Oregon Lynne Wymore Middleton Cathy Reitz Eau Claire Bradd Yenor Shiocton Megan Rew Mosinee Jack Young Hudson Rachel Richards Appleton Brenda Zimmerman Schofield Nancy Riesch Middleton Thomas Zimmerman Marshfield

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Honors Chairpersons Choral Staff The following individuals have donated many years of ex- Ann Berchem, Port Washington-Thomas Jefferson traordinary leadership and volunteer service to the WSMA Middle School - Alto Coach State Honors Music Project as Section Coaches, Coordina- Carol Dahle, Hudson Middle School - Soprano Coach*** tors and Chairs. Their musicianship, organizational skills, Bill Leahy, New Richmond Middle School - Bass Coach wisdom, and commitment are the reasons the WSMA State Honors Music Project continues to create life-long memo- Michael Pufall, Bay Port High School - Tenor Coach*** ries of accomplishment for thousands of talented students. Amanda Carnahan, Shorewood, Accompanist Robert Bauder* Donald Ladd* Marcia Russell, Platteville Middle School - Linda Becker* Mark Meddaugh* Coordinator Ernest Broeniman* Linda Meier* Thomas Buchhauser* George Munagian*+ Orchestra Staff Gregg Butler+ Glenn Nielson+ John Rickinger, Stratford Public Schools - Micki Carlson* Walton Nelson* Percussion Coach Kenneth Dado* Marcia Paul* MaryAnn Glime, Lena Public Schools - Brass Coach Gregory Dennis* Daniel Petersen* Troy Birdsong, Holmen Public Schools - Cyndee Giebler+ Gary Rambo+ String Bass Coach*** Gerald Gleason+ Connie Root+ Kay Hartzell* William Ross* Pamela Mc Collum, Marshfield Middle School - Cello Coach Ralph Houghton* Jack Schaff* Lee Jacobi* Lynn Seidl+ Jill Jensen, Winnequah Middle School - Cello Coach Wayne Jipson* Gary Wolfman* Terri Catania, Kettle Moraine Middle School - Karen Johnson* Woodwind Coach*** Tim Mc Collum, Marshfield High School - Violin I Coach *Denotes High School Honors +Denotes Middle Level Honors Suzanne Ignaszak, Oconomowoc Schools - Violin Coach Administrative Staff Ginger Marten, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School - Viola Coach Gregg Butler, Administrator of Eau Claire County Shary Birdsong, LaCrosse - Violin II Coach Off-Campus High School - WSMA Board Representative Robert Ignaszak, Oconomowoc Nature Hill Michael George, WSMA Executive Director Intermediate School - Coordinator Jim Scheuer, Owen-Withee School District - Middle Level State Honors Chair Doug Arendt, Grafton - John Long Middle School - Band Staff Middle Level State Honors Chair-Elect Lisa Benz, Ellsworth Middle School - Percussion Coach*** Marcia Russell, Platteville Middle School - Middle Level Kim Meader, Green Bay - Red Smith School - State Honors Choir Coordinator Flute Coach Robert Ignaszak, Oconomowoc - Nature Hill Pat Pollock, Park Falls - Chequamegon High School - Intermediate - Middle Level State Honors Orchestra Tuba Coach*** Coordinator Jennifer Heidel, Kewaunee - French Horn Coach*** Connie Kramer, Clintonville - Saint Martin School - Denise Brodbeck, Tigerton Public School - Middle Level State Honors Band Coordinator Low Woodwind Coach Jeff Gretzinger, WSMA Program Director Brenda Zimmerman, D.C. Everest (Weston) School District - Clarinet Coach Brad Thew, Viroqua Public Schools - WSMA State Honors Trombone/Euphonium Coach Concert Recordings Kim Graff, Rice Lake Middle School - Saxophone Coach Every member of the 2010 WSMA State Honors Jim Wirth, Gilman High School - Trumpet Coach Music Project will receive a CD recording of their Chris Gleason, Sun Prairie - Patrick Marsh - concert performance by mid-December. Additional Coordinator-Elect CDs may be ordered for relatives and friends by Connie Kramer, Clintonville - Saint Martin School - completing the CD Recording order form. Order Coordinator*** forms are available at www.wsmamusic.org. *** Denotes staff members who are completing their three-year term. 16 endow a chair for the WSMA State Honors Music Project WSMA State Honors Music Project Endowment Fund In October 2006, the Wisconsin Foundation for School Music announced its most ambitious campaign to date, a $6 million goal to endow each chair and conductor of the WSMA Middle Level and High School State Honors Music Project. With each chair endowed, a student’s cost to participate would be minimal or paid for entirely and the costs to bring in nationally renowned conductors would be covered through this endowment. WFSM is proud to recognize the following people who contributed generously to name a chair in the Middle Level State Honors Music Project: Middle Level State Honors Band • The George Borich Middle Level State Honors Band Bb Clarinet Chair, given by Glenn Nielsen • The Neil F. Resheske Middle Level State Honors Band Trombone Chair, given in his memory by a former student, Michael George • The Stephanie Tweed Middle Level State Honors Band Tuba Chair, given by Jan and Ted Tweed

Middle Level State Honors Choir • The Gregg and Trudy Butler Middle Level State Honors Choir Tenor Chair We also thank the following people who supported the WSMA State Honors Project through a gift to the Scholarship or Endowment Fund (Gifts received 10/5/09 – 10-/5/10): • Marcus and Margaret Albrecht • Sandy and Martha McGregor • Jean Berger • Carl and Judy Meincke • Dan Danson and Julie Luks • Merrill Lynch (Matching Gift Program) • Bill and Dawn Gergen • Jim and Cathy Pierce • Janet Gilbert • Walter and Lisa Rich • Cletus and Mary Haag • Simon Roselaar (In honor of Bailey Haag) • Ray and Stanley Senger • Tom Kamenick • George and Anne Smith • Hank and Kathy Klos (In honor of Brian Smith) • Jim and Sue Machan • Daniel and Tracy Solverson (In memory of Jack Pingel) (In honor of Jennie and Samuel Solverson) • Mark and Gwen McConnell • Ted and Jan Tweed (In honor of Ms. Jennifer Gulsvig • Martha Roberts and Stuart Webb and Ms. Mary Ender) (In honor of Tyler Webb)

For more information, visit www.wsmamusic.org/foundation The WSMA Middle Level State Honors Music Project

Important Dates • 2011 Wisconsin Middle Level State Honors Music Project December 7, 2010 April 9, 2011 Middle Level State Honors registrations open Auditions held in Dousman EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE at www.wsmamusic.org. June 1, 2011 February 3, 2011 Middle Level Honors results letters and invitations Middle Level State Honors Online Registration closed. mailed to students April 1, 2011 August 15, 2011 Auditions held in La Crosse. Materials sent to members of the 2011 WSMA Middle April 2, 2011 Level State Honors Choir, Orchestra and Band. Auditions held in Appleton and Eau Claire October 26 – October 29, 2011 April 8, 2011 Wisconsin State Music Conference and WSMA State Auditions held in Sun Prairie and Wausau Honors performances held in Madison.

WSMA Facts and Statistics • Did you know during the 2009–2010 school year… • Almost 63,000 events representing thousands of music • 78 student bands applied to Launchpad. Of that students participated in over 250 WSMA Music Festivals. number, 60 bands performed at four statewide regional • Over 32,000 students qualified for and participated competitions with 13 bands chosen to perform at the in nearly 12,000 performances at WSMA State Solo & Launchpad finals. Ensemble Music Festivals. • Over 30 Wisconsin High School Marching Bands th • Over 1,600 students applied for the High School State participated in the 25 Anniversary Marching Band Honors Music Project in its 43rd year of existence. Championships at Perkins Stadium on the 429 students were selected for five ensembles, and UW-Whitewater Campus. Several marching bands also 51 students received tuition assistance from the performed as part of the 2010 Wisconsin State Fair. Wisconsin Foundation for School Music to support • 54 original student compositions were submitted to their Honors experience. the WSMA Student Composition Project. Of those • Over 1,350 students applied for the Middle Level State submitted, 42 came from high school composers and Honors Music Project in its 16th year of existence. 12 from middle school composers. 320 students were selected for three ensembles, and • On the 2010–2011 WSMA Festival Music List there are 20 students received tuition assistance from the more than 7,000 Solo & Ensemble and concert group Wisconsin Foundation for School Music to support titles offering a wide variety of performance options. their Honors experience. MANY WAYS TO GIVE! Would you like to make a contribution to the WSMA State Honors Music Project? Many chairs are still available to endow and all donations are appreciated! Visit www.wsmamusic.org/foundation for more information and to donate online. Other opportunities are available including memorials and area recognition at the Wisconsin Center for Music Education. Please consider the Wisconsin Foundation for School Music in your planned giving. Your gift will make a tremendous difference in the life of a child!

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