2010 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Band

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 doctor 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. 4 2010 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Choir 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,

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