HENRY AND LEIGH BIENEN SCHOOL OF MUSIC FALL 2019 fanfare first chair

A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

As a new class of talented artist-scholars enters the Bienen School of Music, we celebrate another record year for music admissions, with increases in total applications, selectivity, and yield of admitted students enrolled. This year’s entering students join a school community already brimming with accomplishments. Current and recent students have achieved distinction as recipients of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, the Solti Fellowship, Grammy Awards and nominations, Northwestern’s Presidential Fellowship, and National Endowment for the Arts grants. They have excelled in numerous high-profile contests, including the Tchaikovsky Competition, the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the National Association of Teachers of Singing competi- tions, and Downbeat magazine’s student competition. Our graduates continue to win coveted posi- tions in orchestras and academic institutions worldwide. All these achievements are a direct result of the excellence of our distinguished faculty, who are recognized nationally and internationally as leaders in teaching, performance, and scholarship. Demonstrating our graduates’ successes, nearly 200 alumni—representing virtually every major orchestra and US military ensemble—returned to campus in June to celebrate the 50th anniversary of our Symphonic Wind Ensemble (see page 10). The weekend culminated in a special SWE reunion concert, offering vivid proof of how much our alumni value and treasure the educa- tion they received here in the Bienen School. Each year, however, the Bienen School faces constant competition from other leading music schools to attract the most talented college-age students. From this already elite group of potential applicants, the school seeks those who meet Northwestern’s high academic standards for admis- sion. We award merit-based scholarships to applicants who demonstrate extraordinary talent, but our pool of merit aid funds is insufficient to compete with our peer institutions. Funding for increased merit aid is crucial to recruiting the world’s finest student musicians and thus continues to be the school’s top priority in We Will. The Campaign for Northwestern. Scholarship donations help ensure the future success of the Bienen School and its alumni. As the academic year unfolds, I look forward to opportunities for visiting alumni and friends of the school on campus as well as across the country and beyond. The loyalty and support of the Bienen School community is a source of great pride and inspiration. I hope that, in turn, this issue of Fanfare will inspire even greater pride in your alma mater.

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FALL 2019 FIRST CHAIR THE SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE OPUS 58 A Message from the Dean CELEBRATES 50 YEARS Northwestern University Nearly 200 SWE alumni returned to campus NOTEWORTHY ...... 2 Bienen School of Music in June for the milestone anniversary...... 10 ON THE CONCERT STAGE ...... 9

FACULTY ...... 16

STUDENTS ...... 23

ALUMNI ...... 28

IN DEVELOPMENT ...... 39

DONORS ...... 41

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Institute for New Music Welcomes Guests

The Bienen School has long been a leader in championing the com- position and performance of new music, and this year has been no exception. The Institute for New Music welcomed another exciting lineup of guest artists this winter and spring, with campus resi- dencies by Zafa Collective, David T. Little, Judd Greenstein, and Mivos Quartet. Composer and performer Kate Soper led a composition master class, participated in a colloquium with composition students, and coached the Contemporary Music Ensemble for a February perfor- mance of her The Ultimate Poem Is Abstract with soprano soloist Kira Neary, a voice student of Sunny Joy Langton. Codirector of the Wet Ink Ensemble, Soper is associate professor of music at Smith College. She has been a Pulitzer Prize finalist and has received awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Koussevitzky Foundation, Chamber Music America, the Lili Boulanger Memorial Fund, the Music Theory Society of New York State, and ASCAP, among others. Zafa Collective, a chamber group cofounded by violinist Hannah Christiansen (G17) and double bassist Casey Karr (G17), workshopped new compositions by undergraduates Kitra Razin, Karen Bao, and Tyler Kramlich and doctoral student Lisa Atkinson. In addition to a public performance of these works, Zafa Collec- tive’s March residency included a roundtable discussion for Composers David T. Little and Judd Greenstein both visited students about careers in new music. The collective’s other campus to coach the Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble, performers include Danielle Taylor (G19), violin; Rachel Zhao, University Chorale, and the Northwestern University Symphony viola; Audrey Snyder, cello; Christopher Narloch, piano; and Orchestra in preparation for the April 27 Midwest premieres of two John Corkill (08), percussion. Brooklyn-inspired works. Under the direction of Donald Nally, the concert featured Little’s Am I Born—inspired by the Francis Guy painting Winter Scene in Brooklyn—and Greenstein’s My City— a setting of two Walt Whitman poems about New York City. The composers discussed their inspirations and shared further insights with the audience during a preconcert talk. During his April residency, Little also met with voice and opera students to discuss his compositional process and body of work—including his opera Dog Days, to be performed by North- western Opera Theater this fall. Joining the discussion were direc- tor of opera Joachim Schamberger and conductor Alan Pierson, who conducted the opera’s 2012 premiere. In May, Mivos Quartet (Olivia De Prato and Maya Bennardo, violin; Victor Lowrie Tafoya, viola; and Tyler J. Borden, cello) coached composition and strings students and presented a concert of new works by PhD students Luis Fernando Amaya, Mathew Arrellin, Noah Jenkins, Yi-Ting Lu, and Andrew Maxbauer. Founded in 2008 and devoted to performing the music of

2 contemporary composers, the quartet has appeared at such presti- gious series and festivals as the NY Phil Biennial, Austria’s Wien Modern, Germany’s Darmstadt International Summer Courses, Shanghai New Music Week, Edgefest, and Aldeburgh Music. In addition to these guest artist residency concerts, the Bienen School’s two new-music ensembles—the Contemporary Music Ensemble and Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble— presented a variety of innovative performances this spring. Uni- versity Chorale joined BCE in a program featuring Kile Smith’s The Waking Sun and the second performance of Ted Hearne’s Fervor. CME’s final concert of the season offered works by British techno artist Aphex Twin—including several pieces that conductor Alan Pierson had previously recorded with his professional ensemble Alarm Will Sound. Founded in 2012 and directed by Hans Thomalla, the Institute for New Music functions as the nerve center for all the Bienen Clockwise from far left: Kate Soper coaching student soprano Kira Neary; School’s contemporary-music activities. The institute’s numerous Donald Nally leading the Symphony Orchestra with combined choirs in events each academic year include workshops, lectures, master David T. Little’s Am I Born; Ben Bolter conducting the Contemporary Music classes, and residencies by visiting ensembles and composers. Its Ensemble; Little (right), joined by Joachim Schamberger and Alan Pierson, in a discussion of his opera Dog Days biennial NUNC! conference and festival next takes place in April 2020. The institute also provides a platform for new-music activi- ties in all areas of the school and the University. ❚

fanfare FALL 2019 3 Opera Season Continues with Stravinsky and Berlioz

Northwestern University Opera Theater continued its 2018–19 sea- awaken. The themes of sleep and madness recur throughout the son this winter with a rococo-punk staging of Igor Stravinsky’s The opera and are perhaps metaphors for spiritual unconsciousness. Rake’s Progress. The libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman Can we wake up and become conscious? This piece suggests that follows the moral decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, who exchanges until we awaken from the dream, we are destined to journey a simple life with sweetheart Anne Trulove for the worldly plea- through the same ‘progress.’” sures of London in the company of the devious Nick Shadow. The production featured the Bienen Contemporary/Early Premiered in Venice in 1951, the opera is loosely based on a Vocal Ensemble, whose members—onstage for most of the opera— series of eight William Hogarth paintings and engravings that por- represented humankind and Rakewell’s decline. Donald Nally, the tray the fictional Rakewell inheriting a fortune and then descending Bienen School’s John W. Beattie Chair of Music, served as chorus to vice and destruction. Blending elements of 18th- and 20th-century master; Nashville Opera music director Dean Williamson conducted music, The Rake’s Progress was the final work of Stravinsky’s neo- the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra. classical period. Director of opera Joachim Schamberger took a sim- The opera season closed in spring quarter with Hector Berlioz’s ilar approach to the staging, creating a fantasy world by elaborating Béatrice et Bénédict, a comic opera based on Shakespeare’s Much the opera’s original baroque setting with modern aesthetics. Ado about Nothing that premiered in 1862 at the opening of the A key element of Schamberger’s production design brought to Theater Baden-Baden. life the idea of a “clockwork universe,” popular among deists during The matchmaking story begins as two young soldiers, Claudio the Enlightenment. “It depicts our world as a great machine, run- and Bénédict, leave for war. Claudio’s heartbroken lover, Hero, is ning without the influence of God, functioning through giant gears consoled by her father, Leonato, and his housekeeper, Ursula; in which time and space are blurred,” said Schamberger. “In Tom Leonato’s niece Béatrice seems unmoved. Upon returning home Rakewell’s nightmare, he journeys around on a revolving disk, from battle with Bénédict and commander Don Pedro, Claudio which is propelled by the mysterious Nick Shadow. He is moving proposes to Hero. Meanwhile, Bénédict and Béatrice trade merry through the dream, the wheel of karma, in the hope that he will insults and Bénédict declares himself a bachelor for life. Don Pedro,

4 Musicology Core Revised

The new musicology core sequence uniquely addresses Bienen School undergraduates’ intellectual needs. Launched this fall, the revised core adopts a hybrid chronological-thematic model that will prepare students to think carefully and critically about music historically and in the present, both in the US and throughout the world. The core also emphasizes the role of performers —not just composers—as agents in music history. The new core comprises three courses: The Classical Canon, Performers and Performance, and Music in the Present. This sequence allows students to assess the classi- cal canons and performance traditions they learn at the Bienen School, offers them the intellectual and conceptual tools to think about performance practices across time, and orients them to the technologies, economics, aesthetics, and politics of contemporary musical life. “We’re thrilled to begin a new era in the training of our artist-scholars.” – Ryan Dohoney

Groundwork for the change began in January 2018 Scenes from The Rake’s Progress (left) and Béatrice et Bénédict when Dean Toni-Marie Montgomery and assistant dean Linda Jacobs met with representatives of the musicology faculty to discuss reducing the number of credits required up for a challenge, resolves to unite Béatrice and Bénédict in for the bachelor of music degree. The faculty took this marriage with the help of Claudio, Hero, Leonato, and Ursula. opportunity to revise the core musicology sequence while “Shakespeare’s genius is seen in that he touches on the reducing it from four courses—a three-course history deepest questions of humanity and love through comedy,” said survey and a one-course introduction to ethnomusicology— Schamberger. “Dramatically, Berlioz was mostly interested in the to three. storyline of Béatrice and Bénédict and chose to eliminate the more In developing the new core, the musicology faculty con- complicated elements of Shakespeare’s original plot. However, sulted colleagues at peer institutions about their recent cur- he must have been intrigued by the more serious elements of the riculum revisions but ultimately found that none were story, as he reflected this in his complex musical score.” appropriate models for the Bienen School’s specific needs Performed in French, Schamberger’s production changed and strengths. The faculty devised a more radical approach, the order of several musical numbers and interpolated English- in tune with the musical education the school’s students language text from Shakespeare’s play, creating a fluid dramatic receive—first-rate conservatory-level training within a progression to serve both Berlioz and Shakespeare. Patrick Furrer major research university. conducted the Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra with “We’re thrilled to begin a new era in the training of our Rose Xiao (G19) as graduate assistant conductor. Corey Everly, a artist-scholars,” says Ryan Dohoney, associate professor doctoral conducting student of Nally, served as chorus master. of musicology. “The revision emerged from a thoughtful The 2019–20 opera season begins in November with the Chicago process of rewarding conversations, and it has us energized premiere of David T. Little’s dramatic opera Dog Days, a collabora- for what’s to come.” ❚ tion between Northwestern University Opera Theater, the Contem- porary Music Ensemble, and the Institute for New Music. ❚

fanfare FALL 2019 5 Skyline Series Presents Lane Prize Recipient Marc-André Hamelin

Acclaimed pianist Marc-André Hamelin presented a sold-out May Hamelin is known worldwide for his blend of consummate recital on the Skyline Piano Artist Series during his first residency musicianship and brilliant technique. He has received multiple as 2018 winner of the Bienen School’s Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Grammy nominations, and he was named the 2014 ECHO Klassik Piano Performance. His program included works by Bach, Chopin, Instrumentalist of the Year for his three-disc recording of the music and Schumann as well as 20th-century works by Alexis Weissenberg of Ferruccio Busoni, an album that Diapason and Classica maga- and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. zines named Disc of the Year. He was a member of the jury for Also during the residency, Hamelin engaged in a question-and- the 15th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, where answer session with piano students, gave individual private coach- preliminary-round competitors were required to perform his ing sessions to four first-year doctoral students, and participated in composition L’homme armé—the first time the composer of the a composition colloquium. Hamelin will return to the school for his compe­tition’s commissioned work was also a member of the jury. second residency in February 2020. The 2018–19 season included Hamelin’s return to Carnegie “It was a great honor to experience Mr. Hamelin’s wonderful Hall for a recital on its Keyboard Virtuoso Series plus recitals in coaching. He is truly one of the most fascinating and original minds Montreal, Seattle, Berlin, Florence, Salzburg, London, and Istanbul. in our time,” said Nansong Huang, a doctoral piano student of James In repertoire from Haydn and Mozart to Ravel and Rachmaninoff, Giles. “Not only does he demonstrate extraordinary technical pro­ Hamelin appeared with the Los Angeles, Stuttgart, and Moscow ficiency and profound musical ideas on the keyboard, but his insight State Philharmonics; the Vancouver, Cincinnati, and BBC Scottish as a composer himself really helped me understand the structural Symphony Orchestras; and the Oregon Symphony. Hamelin records backbone of the works I played and the true intentions behind exclusively for Hyperion Records. those masterpieces.” Other recent performers on the Skyline series included Kirill The $50,000 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance Gerstein, first-prize winner of the 10th Arthur Rubinstein Competi- is awarded biennially to pianists who have achieved the highest tion; Eric Lu, first-prize winner of the Leeds International Piano levels of international recognition. Previous winners are Richard Competition, substituting for the indisposed Alexander Toradze; Goode, Stephen Hough, Yefim Bronfman, Murray Perahia, Garrick and Bienen School piano program coordinator James Giles, a Ohlsson, and Emanuel Ax. frequent performer throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. ❚

Marc-André Hamelin (above) and James Giles (right)

6 Warren Jones coaching (from left) soprano Marin Tack, pianist Lam Wong, and baritone Andrew Payne

Vocal Master Class Series Continues under Tichio-Finnie Support

Pianist Warren Jones, who was named Musical America’s 2010 A longtime member of the Manhattan School of Music faculty, Collaborative Pianist of the Year, led the final Tichio Vocal Master Jones received the 2011 Achievement Award from the Music Teach- Class of the 2018–19 season in April. Recently renamed the Tichio- ers National Association. He has also adjudicated the Van Cliburn Finnie Vocal Master Class Series, the program is made possible by International Piano Competition and the Metropolitan Opera Audi- a joint gift from the Tichio Family and Shaun and Selme Finnie. tions, among other competitions. For 10 years he served as assistant Jones’s unique class involved four voice and opera student conductor at the Met, and he has led sold-out, critically acclaimed soloists and four piano students: mezzo-soprano Christine Ebeling performances of Mascagni’s L’amico Fritz, Rossini’s Il barbiere di (G19), then a master’s student of Sunny Joy Langton, with Phillip Siviglia, and Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. Matsuura, a master’s student of José Ramón Méndez, in the “Kom- Since 2014, the master class series has presented such notable ponist Aria” from Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos; soprano artists as Renée Fleming, Eric Owens, Frederica von Stade, Lawrence Marin Tack, a Langton master’s student, with Asana Onishi, a Brownlee, Marilyn Horne, and Dwayne Croft. In addition to Jones, Méndez master’s student, in the 2018–19 season included sessions by tenor Matthew Polenzani 2019–20 Tichio-Finnie “O quante volte” from Bellini’s and bass Thomas Hampson. Following the Polenzani class, voice Vocal Master Class Series I Capuleti e i Montecchi; bari- and opera program coordinator Kurt Hansen said to student partici- October 9: Michael Fabiano tone Andrew Payne, a master’s pants, “A sincere thanks to all of you for showcasing the level of January 27: Stephanie Blythe student of W. Stephen Smith, both talent and humanity that our Bienen School of Music is able May 12: Matthew Polenzani with Lam Wong, a doctoral to attract, encourage, and showcase to great artists and the public.” piano student of James The 2019–20 season of the Tichio-Finnie Vocal Master Class Giles, in “There’s a law” from Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti; and bass Series begins October 9 with tenor Michael Fabiano, recipient of the Patrick Scully (G19), then a Smith master’s student, with Evan Lee, Beverly Sills Artist Award and the Richard Tucker Award, who has a Bienen-Weinberg dual-degree piano student of Sylvia Wang, in appeared at the Metropolitan Opera, Opera Australia, Teatro Real, “Alles endet, was enstehet” from Wolf’s Michelangelo-Lieder. Opéra National de Paris, La Scala, Deutsche Oper Berlin, and the Jones enjoys a notably eclectic career that has taken him to Glyndebourne Festival. Continuing the series January 27 is mezzo- virtually every corner of the musical world. His collaborations have soprano Stephanie Blythe, winner of the Richard Tucker Award and earned consistently high praise from many publications; the Boston an Opera News Award, who has appeared at the Metropolitan Opera, Globe termed him “flawless” and “utterly ravishing,” and the San San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Seattle Opera, Royal Francisco Chronicle said simply, “He is the single finest accompanist Opera House–Covent Garden, and Opéra National de Paris. A return now working.” Principal pianist for the Santa Barbara–based cham- by Polenzani closes out the season on May 12. The winner of a ber music group Camerata Pacifica, Jones performs with some of Richard Tucker Award, Beverly Sills Artist Award, and Opera today’s best-known artists, including Stephanie Blythe, Anthony News Award, Polenzani has recently appeared at Lyric Opera of Dean Griffey, Bo Skovhus, Eric Owens, John Relyea, and Richard Chicago, Teatro Massimo di Palermo, the Metropolitan Opera, “Yongjae” O’Neill. and San Francisco Opera. ❚

fanfare FALL 2019 7 Howard Reich Delivers Convocation Address

Bienen School of Reich then shared the story of another man—Chicago pianist Music alumnus Norman Malone—who took a series of risks that paid off spectacu- Howard Reich (77)— larly. Growing up in a poor family on Chicago’s South Side, Malone an Emmy Award– discovered his love of the piano at age five. He practiced until age 10 winning filmmaker, when, tragically, he was attacked by his abusive father and left para- author of six critically lyzed on his right side. Determined to continue his studies, Malone applauded books, and sought a teacher and was able to continue piano, successfully audi- longtime critic and tioning for the DePaul School of Music at age 18. columnist for the “It took Norman nine years to get his undergraduate degree Chicago Tribune— because he had no money, no connections, no clout, and one func- addressed the class tioning hand,” said Reich. Malone completed his undergraduate of 2019 in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall at the school’s convocation on and master’s degrees and then enjoyed a successful career as a Saturday, June 22. high school choral teacher in the Chicago Public Schools. “He “I believe that all of us in music and the arts are risk takers retired after this beautiful life, but he never told anyone—none of inherently, because there are a lot of easier ways to make a living his students, none of his colleagues, his principals—why he was than what we do—but few as thrilling or as meaningful,” said Reich. paralyzed in his right hand, nor that he still was practicing the Sharing his own story of taking a risk as a teenager that made piano and playing some of the most complex pieces ever written everything else in his life and career possible, he told of being for left hand alone.” admitted to Northwestern’s Medill School to study journalism. After learning about Malone’s story, Reich interviewed the Against his parents’ wishes, Reich decided to pursue music, which pianist over several months and published a three-part series in led to a secret audition at the School of Music. the Chicago Tribune. “Then an amazing thing happened. By now, “As I arrived at the old Music Administration Building, all the Norman was in his late 70s, and for the first time in his life he windows were open, and I could hear the pianists practicing “I believe that all of us in music and the arts are risk takers inherently, Beethoven concertos and Chopin because there are a lot of easier ways to make a living than what we do— sonatas—it just sounded magnif- but few as thrilling or as meaningful.” icent. And I thought, maybe this wasn’t such a good idea after all. But it was too late.” started getting invitations to give concerts. And he started to take Reich’s audition with piano professor Donald Isaak led to an that risk. A few months later, he was offered the biggest risk of all; offer of admission, followed by the realization that he would have he was invited to play, with an orchestra in Connecticut, the Ravel to tell his parents the news. “I better wait until dinner,” he mused, Piano Concerto for the left hand, which is probably the most diffi- as “everything is better with food. I told my parents, ‘I’ve got some cult concerto for the left hand in all the repertoire. He took the risk— news—I’m not going to be a journalism major after all.’ They were and he’s never stopped taking risks.” Reich is in postproduction euphoric! I think they had visions of me already in a lab coat with a on his third documentary film, Left-Handed Pianist, based on his stethoscope.” After he brought up the music school and his parents Chicago Tribune stories about Malone. insisted he would never be admitted, Reich happily exclaimed, “I Reich concluded his convocation address with a final reference just got in.” to risk—a quote from Studs Terkel: “Take it easy but take it.” “Because of taking the risk of that audition, and that potential Among his many accolades, Reich has won two ASCAP Deems humiliation of falling on my face, I got to study music here for six Taylor Awards, an Alumni Merit Award from the Northwestern years,” Reich continued. “That was the predicate for my entire Alumni Association, a Bravo Award from Dominican University, and career.” He contributed to the Chicago Daily News as a music jour- the Anne Keegan Award and eight Peter Lisagor Awards from the nalist while still a senior at Northwestern and began covering music Society of Professional Journalists. The Chicago Journalists Associa- and the arts for the Chicago Tribune in 1978 while taking graduate tion named him 2011 Chicago Journalist of the Year. He has served coursework in music theory and history. Reich officially joined the four times on the jury for the Pulitzer Prize in Music. His writings Tribune staff as an arts critic in 1983 and has served in that capacity on music for the Chicago Tribune have been published in two collec- ever since. tions: Portraits in Jazz and Let Freedom Swing. ❚

8 on the concert stage

BY JERRY TIETZ Quartet as well as the return of the Jupiter Quartet and several Director of Concert Management Bienen faculty. The enormously popular Skyline Piano Artist Series saw Exploration, discovery, and virtuosity have breathtaking concerts by Olga Kern, Kirill Gerstein, and Eric Lu been on full display at the Bienen School (gamely substituting at the 11th hour for the indisposed Alexander in 2019. Toradze) as well as the school’s own James Giles and the 2018 Directly following January’s polar vortex, Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance winner, Marc-André which closed the Northwestern campus for Hamelin. Each sold-out audience for these sublime programs nearly two days, the Northwestern University was enthusiastically appreciative. A special highlight for me was Symphony Orchestra helped us thaw with a fiery performance of Hamelin’s revelatory and unforgettable performance of Alexis Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. That composer was heard on the Weissenberg’s Six Arrangements of Songs Sung by Charles Trenet. operatic stage later in the quarter in Joachim Schamberger’s inven- In addition to solo concerts by guitarists Berta Rojas and tive production of The Rake’s Progress. Northwestern University Judicael Perroy, the Segovia Classical Guitar Series played host to Chamber Orchestra’s March concert boasted marvelous perfor- the Anne Waller and Mark Maxwell Duo, joined by violist Charles mances of Copland’s Suite from Appalachian Spring, Jennifer Pikler and flutist Richard Graef, as well as the acclaimed duo of Higdon’s “String” from her Concerto for Orchestra, and Samuel Paul O’Dette and Ronn McFarlane, who offered stories and histori- Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915, showcasing the impressive cal context in their program of Elizabethan lute music. Of course, talent of soprano Alicia Russell (G18), a Concerto/Aria Competition one cannot mention concerts liberally seasoned with anecdotes and winner. Whether crooning or swinging, Bienen’s jazz program historical context without noting the indefatigable pianist Jeffrey delighted audiences with a romantic Valentine’s Day concert Siegel, whose 50th-anniversary season of Keyboard Conversations featuring guest vocalist Kenny Washington and a special “Journey ended in May with a standing ovation. through Swing” concert with Victor Goines, Jazz at Lincoln Siegel was not the only one to celebrate a 50th anniversary this Center’s Sherman Irby, and select jazz students. year. The school’s own Symphonic Wind Ensemble also reached The 23rd season of our Winter Chamber Music Festival featured that milestone and did so in spectacular fashion (see page 10): a exquisite music making and some of the series’ largest audiences three-part concert featuring nearly 200 returning alumni from in recent memory. The first weekend kicked off with the school’s major symphony orchestras, wind ensembles, and military bands cherished resident Dover Quartet, performing Tchaikovsky’s 3rd around the globe, enjoyed by a filled-to-the-brim Pick-Staiger and Schubert’s 15th String Quartets plus Mason Bates’s luminous Concert Hall audience and even more listeners online. The event From Amber Frozen. They were followed by the incomparable was a glorious marathon, and conductor Mallory Thompson pairing of violinist James Ehnes and pianist Andrew Armstrong; deserves huge kudos for honoring the ensemble and its alumni so these long-time friends and collaborators presented an evening expertly and genuinely. The performance of Strauss’s Feierlicher of Beethoven violin sonatas (Nos. 2, 7, and 10) and will complete Einzug der Ritter des Johanniter-Ordens, dedicated to departed the entire cycle with two additional concerts in 2020. The series student and faculty colleagues, was a remarkably beautiful and continued with masterful debuts by the Gryphon Trio and Catalyst poignant tribute. ❚

Victor Yampolsky conducting the Symphony Orchestra; violinist James Ehnes and pianist Andrew Armstrong; jazz saxophonist Sherman Irby

fanfare FALL 2019 9 10 The Symphonic SWE: A Brief Timeline Wind Ensemble Celebrates 1926 The music school’s formal band pro- gram begins under the leadership of Glenn Cliffe Bainum, Northwestern’s first director of bands. In his first two years, Bainum expands the band from 17 to more than 100 members.

1953 Bainum protégé John P. Paynter becomes director of bands following YEARS his mentor’s retirement. Paynter had 50 become assistant director in 1950 as a graduate student and would spend The Bienen School’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble (SWE) his entire 45-year teaching career at Northwestern. commemorated its 50th anniversary June 8–9 with a celebration of music and fellowship in Evanston. Nearly 200 alumni—representing virtually every major orchestra and US military ensemble—returned to campus for the reunion weekend. 1955 The University Chamber Band is established as an ad hoc ensemble The celebration culminated in a marathon concert of ensemble favorites Sunday for performances at special events and as an additional opportunity for evening, including wind masterworks, pieces that SWE had recorded, and other sig- talented music students to explore nificant works that have become part of the ensemble’s identity. The performance large-scale chamber music reper- was streamed live for those unable to attend. toire. The ensemble is also called “When we realized we had an anniversary, I thought this would be a wonderful the University Band Ensemble and the Concert Band Ensemble, among time to celebrate and gather our alumni together,” said director of bands Mallory other names. Thompson (79, G80). “We’ve been working on this for essentially two years.” Founded in 1969 by its original director, John P. Paynter (50, G51), SWE has developed and maintained a reputation for innovation and artistry. The ensemble

fanfare FALL 2019 11 1959 Paynter explicitly specifies the ensemble’s objectives: “First, to perform literature of the highest aesthetic value, with an emphasis on those major orig- inal works for band; second, to attain perfection in balanced playing ability through rigid requirements for individ- ual musicianship and advanced playing technique; and finally, to elevate the band to the plateau of respect accorded to the symphony orchestra for its stan- dard instrumentation, established liter- ature, and quality of performance.”

1960 Now renamed the Concert Wind has released seven recordings to date and from amazing orchestras, bands, and Ensemble, the group performs at the 11th national conference of the College performed at several conventions, most universities—yet I didn’t once feel an Band Directors National Association recently the 39th College Band Directors atmosphere of competition.” (CBDNA), the first of many subsequent National Association conference. Tubist Andrew Hitz (97) agreed that conference performances that would solidify the ensemble’s status as an “SWE always performs at the highest playing with fellow alumni—including many artistic paragon. level. While some of my proudest moments with whom he had never performed—was a have been our recording projects, conven- great privilege. “I’ve been spoiled through- tion appearances, or virtually any concert, out my career with amazing performance those are only the tip of the iceberg,” said opportunities all over the world, and this Thompson. “I remember many meaningful was still one of the most special concerts and fun moments in rehearsal and perfor- I’ve ever been a part of,” he said. “We all mance that were special to me both musi- came on our own dime not only to honor cally and personally.” the great history of SWE and Northwestern Jennifer Marotta (00), a trumpet faculty University but to be able to make music 1967 member at USC’s Thornton School of Music with Mallory Thompson one more time. She While Paynter is on sabbatical in Europe, assistant director of bands and former member of “The President’s is a special human who has impacted more Frederick Miller formally splits the Own” US Marine Band, noted the unique lives than could ever be counted.” Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble feeling of being “back home” in Evanston Under Thompson since 1996 as SWE’s into two distinct groups. Paynter’s pro- during the reunion. “We all shared an expe- second director, the group has maintained gramming model begins to evolve to reflect greater interest in more contem- rience at different times, and it was really its legacy of excellence, participating in doz- porary music with a chamber approach. amazing to bring all of our years together ens of recent commissioning consortia and into one celebration,” said Marotta. “There presenting numerous world premieres. The were so many phenomenal musicians there Bienen School’s top wind ensemble has also

“We all came on our own dime not only to honor the great history of SWE and Northwestern University but to be able to make music with Mallory Thompson one more time.” — Andrew Hitz (97)

12 1969 The Wind Ensemble is officially named the Symphonic Wind Ensemble in January and continues to build its reputation for innovation and high performance standards, enhancing Northwestern’s already rich perfor- mance tradition.

1973 SWE rapidly ascends to musical prom- inence with a landmark performance at the CBDNA national conference in Urbana, Illinois, followed just three months later by an appearance at the fourth annual National Wind Ensemble Conference in Madison, Wisconsin.

1977 SWE releases its first recording, Winds of Change, produced by the Rockefeller Foundation. The album has long been considered an early authoritative record of American wind ensemble music.

1981 Through a special relationship developed by the Paynter family and Northwestern with composer David Maslanka, his masterwork A Child’s Garden of Dreams is commissioned by John P. and Marietta Paynter for SWE and premiered by the ensemble in 1982. SUPPORT FUTURE GENERATIONS OF SWE MUSICIANS 1983 In honor of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble’s 50th anniversary, please Paynter leads SWE on an East Coast consider making a contribution to the SWE Alumni Legacy Fund. The tour, with concerts in Boston, New York goal is to raise $100,000 to endow the fund permanently to provide City, and Washington, DC. Receptions for alumni and friends are held follow­ annual support for SWE special projects in perpetuity. ing each performance. Composers To donate, visit music.northwestern.edu/donate and designate Maslanka, David Noon, and John your gift to “SWE Alumni Legacy Fund.” You may also contact director Corigliano join the ensemble on tour. of development Sarah Generes at [email protected] or 847-467-3849 to discuss giving options, including monthly or multi- year pledges. The Bienen School is grateful to those who have already contributed to this fund.

fanfare FALL 2019 13 1987 Commissioned by the Big Ten Band Directors Association, Maslanka’s Symphony No. 2 is premiered at the 24th CBDNA national conference in Evanston by combined personnel of the Symphonic Band and Symphonic Wind Ensemble.

1996 Mallory Thompson, a former student Alumni members of US military bands in attendance at the SWE reunion of John Paynter, is appointed the Uni- versity’s third director of bands and second director of SWE after Paynter’s untimely death. Under Thompson, Northwestern bands and the graduate “The focus, enthusiasm, and intellect of the students attending conducting program continue to flour- assured me that Northwestern graduates will be a force in the ish in their positions of national and international prominence. music field for years to come.” — Christin Schillinger Hitz (01)

2001 SWE performs at the 31st CBDNA earned acclaim from such composers as and freelancing. Additionally, Thompson national conference, held at the John Adams, John Corigliano, Karel Husa, facilitated meetings to match alumni with University of North Texas. David Maslanka, and Jennifer Higdon. current students for mentoring sessions. Jacob Nissly (05) said his experiences Christin Schillinger Hitz (01), a bassoon in SWE helped prepare him for his current faculty member at Ithaca College, partici- position as principal percussionist of the pated in the studio recruitment panel. “The San Francisco Symphony. “My job week to students contributed dynamic, engaged week involves a great deal of logistical detail questions reflective of an entrepreneurial in addition to musical preparation. The training,” she said. “The focus, enthusiasm, demands that Professor Thompson puts and intellect of the students attending on her students, coupled with the demand- assured me that Northwestern graduates 2011 ing rehearsal schedule, force even a young will be a force in the music field for years Chicago’s Millennium Park hosts a undergraduate student to figure out quickly to come.” SWE concert featuring commentary by WFMT’s Carl Grapentine. The ensemble that there is an extra level of preparation Schillinger Hitz added that for many also performs at the park in 2014. unique to a percussionist. The repertoire ensemble members, Thompson has been for SWE and band music in general tends not only a mentor but a role model. “She is 2017 to be even busier for the percussion than a master in her field; but more importantly, SWE performs at the 39th CBDNA national conference and releases a typical week for me in the San Francisco she is a great teacher who affects countless Reflections, its fifth album on the Symphony.” lives with little knowledge of the full impact Summit label under Thompson. The celebration weekend’s schedule of her influence. She is unapologetically included alumni panel discussions for stu- herself: goofy, highly intelligent, and 2019 SWE commemorates its 50th anniversary dents on such topics as effective audition unafraid to yell at arguably the greatest with a concert celebrating five decades techniques, performance preparation and players in the United States. We are all of dedication, artistry, and fellowship. mindset, creating professional chamber better players, better musicians, and better ensembles, entrepreneurship, strategies for people for attending Northwestern and building a studio, unexpected career paths, working under her baton.” ❚

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Stephen Alltop (con- Sarah Bartolome Vasili Byros (music ducting) conducted the (music education) is theory and cognition) Midwest premiere of the author of World presented “Beethoven’s Stacy Garrop’s oratorio Music Pedagogy, Latening (of Dialogic Terra Nostra with the Volume V: Choral Music Form): Schemata, Champaign-Urbana Education. Published Intertext, and Paratext Symphony Orchestra this year as part of the in the Sonatas Op. 101, and the University of Routledge World Music Op. 110, and Op. 111” at Illinois Oratorio Society in March. A review Pedagogy Series, the book explores specific a Yale University symposium honoring in Champaign’s News-Gazette said, “Alltop applications of the world music pedagogy James Hepokoski. Byros’s article “Thinking deserves the highest praise for his ability to process to choral music education in ele- in Bach’s Language, Teaching in His Shoes: keep all the various elements in balance and mentary, middle, and high school contexts How the Thomaskantor Structured My moving forward at an attention-sustaining as well as community settings. Syllabus as a Modern-Day Notenbüchlein or pace.” In May, Alltop and 19 Bienen School Zibaldone” was published as the lead article students gave the presentation “Orchestrat­ Karen Brunssen (voice in “Bach in the Music Theory Classroom,” ing Leadership” for 60 Feinberg School of and opera) attended a special issue of Bach: Journal of the Medicine doctors and administrators. The various receptions Riemenschneider Bach Institute. event was the culmination of a yearlong and events in her role program created for the Feinberg School by as president of the Helen Callus (viola) the Kellogg School of Management. Alltop National Association was named one of the and the Chapel Choir also gave the presenta- of Teachers of Singing. world’s most sought- tion “Conductor and Ensemble: Leadership At the 2019 American after viola pedagogues and Communication” for 62 Kellogg School Choral Directors Association conference, by the Strad magazine, administrators. Since 2014, dozens of more than 450 people attended her pre­ with Northwestern as Bienen students have par­ticipated in these sentation “The Evolving Singing Voice: the list’s only US-based presentations, sharing their perspectives on Adolescence,” based on research from strings program. For conductors and ensemble communication her book The Evolving Singing Voice: BBC Music Magazine, Callus was interviewed with senior business leaders from around Changes across the Lifespan. for the “Music to My Ears” column and was the world. featured in “The Full Score” with Michael Mark Butler (music Beek. In addition, the article “Labors of Linda Austern (musi- theory and cognition) Love” in Classical Music magazine high- cology) gave invited presented an invited lighted her recent Walton release on Naxos. lectures at the Univer­ paper at the colloquium Callus wrote a blog on “How to prepare for sity of Utah and Utah “Existe-t-il une culture your first recording” for the Violin Channel State University, where électro?” (“Is there a website. She was invited to teach master she also served as culture of electronic classes at the Cleveland Institute and the a visiting scholar. music?”) at the Cité de New England Conservatory. Austern presented la Musique in Paris in April. The colloquium the paper “‘Sing Willow, &c’: Presenting was convened as part of a major exhibit, Steven Cohen (clari- Shakespeare’s ‘Original’ Willow Song across sponsored by the Philharmonie de Paris, net) has recently per- Time and Media” for the Early Modern on the history of popular electronic music. formed in Chicago as a Songscapes conference at the University Butler was also a keynote speaker for the chamber musician with of Toronto. She was an invited participant 2019 biennial conference of the Inter­ the Miro Quartet at in the symposium “The Marston Effect” national Association for the Study of the Chicago Chamber at Oxford University. Popular Music, held at the Australia Music Society, the National University in Canberra. Dempster St. Pro

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Maud Hickey (G95), associate professor of music education, Musica, the Rembrandt Chamber Players, retired at the conclusion of the 2018–19 academic year after and the Chicago Chamber Musicians. He 22 years of service and was named professor emerita. She presented master classes and recitals at joined the Bienen School faculty as assistant professor in the University of North Florida as well as 1997 and was promoted to associate professor in 2003. Before Florida State, Southeastern Louisiana, and coming to Northwestern, she taught at Ithaca College. Ohio Universities. Cohen performed the Hickey’s research focuses on the teaching and assess- Mozart Clarinet Concerto with the Brevard ment of musical creativity as manifest through improvisa- Chamber Orchestra and the Copland tion and composition. Connecting this research interest to Concerto with the Brevard Music Center work with detained youth, she has received more than a Orchestra. He served as a judge in the quarter of a million dollars in grants from the Chicago Com- Silverstein Global Clarinet Contest. munity Trust to teach music at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center. Hickey led the Arts and Music Programs for Education in Detention Centers program at Drew Davies (musi­ Northwestern’s Center for Civic Engagement, where she was appointed to the inaugural cology) presented his cohort of faculty fellows; the program connects Northwestern students to incarcerated paper “Quae est ista? youth for music composition projects and mentoring. Multigenerational Hickey has lectured on creative thinking in music across the United States and Responsory Collections internationally. Her book Music Outside the Lines: Ideas for Composing Music in K–12 from Mexico City” Classrooms was published by Oxford University Press in 2012, and she has served on at the 2019 RISM the editorial board of the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education. Hickey (Répertoire Inter­ received her bachelor’s degree from Indiana University, master’s degree from the Uni- national des Sources Musicales) conference versity of Wisconsin, and PhD from Northwestern. in Mainz, Germany. His article “Arranging Music for the Liturgy: Contrafacts and Soprano Sunny Joy Langton, assistant professor of voice, Opera Sources from New Spain” was pub- retired at the conclusion of the 2018–19 academic year after lished in the journal Early Music. Davies 29 years of service. Langton made her debut with the Houston is participating in Northwestern’s Global Grand Opera and has appeared with major opera companies Council, a group of leaders charged with all over the world. Her North American engagements have defining key priorities for the University’s included major roles at Lyric Opera of Chicago, Santa Fe Opera, globalization. Washington Opera, Spoleto Festival USA, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Vancouver Opera, and the opera companies of Miami, Ryan Dohoney (musi- Cleveland, Tulsa, and San Diego. German audiences have heard cology) was promoted her in Hamburg, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dresden, and Wiesbaden. to associate professor She has also appeared with the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, the Glyndebourne of musicology as of this and Wexford Festivals, the Netherlands Opera, Ludwigsburg Festspiel, and the Royal fall. His article “Élan Opera of Monte Carlo. An active concert singer, Langton has appeared with leading Vital … and How to orchestras, including the Houston Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic, Südwestfunk Radio Fake It: Morton Orchestra, Norddeutsche Rundrunk Radio Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Feldman and Merle and Netherlands’ VARA Radio Orchestra. Featured on the Grammy-nominated recording Marsicano’s Vernacular Metaphysics” was Women at an Exposition from Koch International, she has worked with such noted published in Contemporary Music Review. conductors as Leonard Slatkin, Dennis Russell Davies, Sir John Pritchard, Raymond The Kaplan Institute for the Humanities Leppard, Sir Charles Mackerras, Marek Janowski, Gerd Albrecht, Bruno Bartoletti, and awarded Dohoney a publication subvention Edo de Waart. Other appearances include a one-woman musical portrait of writer for his forthcoming book Saving Abstrac­ Dorothy Parker, concerts in Costa Rica’s Teatro Nacional, the Chicago premiere of tion: Morton Feldman, the de Menils, and Luciano Berio’s Un Re in Ascolto, and the starring role in the world premiere of Robert the Rothko Chapel. Greenleaf’s opera Under the Arbor, seen in more than 200 public television broadcasts across the country. ❚

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James Giles (piano) invited him to guest conduct its high school Frances Larimer gave a recital tour honor orchestra at Renée and Henry (emerita) received of Denmark and Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, the Illinois State Music also performed California, in March. Teachers Association in Toronto, Paris, Conference’s Teacher Naples, Budapest, John Henes (Alexander of the Year award in and Manchester, technique) coauthored fall 2018 and Music England, in addition the article “Inhibition Teachers National to US recitals in Atlanta, Dallas, Tampa, and Purkinje Cells of Association’s 2019 Teacher of the Year Des Moines, Madison, Chicago, and the Cerebellum” with award at its national conference in Spokane, Bloomington, Indiana. As a chamber musi- Northwestern neuro­ Washington. Since her retirement in 1998, cian, Giles appeared at the Tucson Chamber biology professor Larimer has served as a piano pedagogy Music Festival and in Chicago with the Indira M. Raman for consultant for Yamaha. Rembrandt Chamber Players and Dempster the Society of Teachers of the Alexander St. Pro Musica. He presented master classes Technique newsletter. In June, Henes pre- Danuta Mirka (music at the Royal College of Music, London; Royal sented a workshop at the annual meeting of theory and cognition) Northern College of Music, Manchester; the American Society of Alexander Teachers presented her current Paris Conservatory; Royal Danish Academy in New York City with Lauren Schiff (82), research at Columbia of Music, Copenhagen; Indiana University; the Juilliard School’s Alexander Technique University’s Collo­ and the University of North Carolina School specialist. Henes returned to Ravinia’s quium in Music Theory of the Arts. Steans Music Institute this summer as and Historical Musi­ its Alexander teacher. cology and par­ticipated Robert Harris (emeri- in the workshop “Histories of Musical and tus) was honored by Pamela Hinchman Poetic Meter” at the Max Planck Institute the Detroit Symphony (voice and opera) for Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt, Orchestra at its 41st taught and performed Germany. annual Classical Roots in recital at La Musica Celebration in March Lirica, a five-week Toni-Marie for his contributions international music Montgomery (dean) as a composer, con­ festival in Italy. Also was invited to join the ductor, and music educator. The weeklong this summer, she Avery Fisher Artist celebration culminated in a gala concert taught her weeklong intensive vocal perfor- Program’s recommen- featuring Harris’s Gloria for soprano, mance seminar at Northwestern and pre- dation board, which chorus, and orchestra. In July the 100th sented an August master class at the Aspen helps identify young annual convention of the National Associ­ Music Festival. instrumentalists and ation of Negro Musicians recognized Harris chamber music groups as worthy candi- for his contributions to choral and solo D. J. Hoek (musicol- dates for Avery Fisher Career Grants. vocal music and for his work helping others ogy) presented the achieve their musical goals. paper “Knowledge Is Michael Mulcahy Freedom: Libraries in (trombone) won Robert Hasty (con- Jazz History” at the the International ducting) conducted annual conference of Trombone Associa­ the gala concert of the the Popular Culture tion’s 2019 ITA Award International Schools Association. in recognition of Choral Music Society his distinguished at the Shanghai career and his impact Symphony Orchestra on trombone performance. The annual Concert Hall in award honors the highest level of creative February. The Capistrano Unified School and artistic output in areas such as District, Hasty’s first employer in 1987,

18 performance, composition, arranging, Music in American Diasporic Weddings was work as associate principal bass of the teaching, conducting, research, and service. published by Indiana University Press. At Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Northwestern she was named a 2019–20 Donald Nally (con- Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities Robert Reinhart ducting) collaborated faculty fellow to prepare the first annotated (music theory and with The Crossing and English translation of Russian empress cognition) performed Klockriketeatern on Catherine II’s operas. as a bassoonist, vocal- the choral-theater work ist, and recorderist Aniara: fragments of Yasuko Oura (piano) with the a.pe.ri.od.ic time and space, a multi- was named one of 16 ensemble in works year project featured “Outstanding Women by Jurg Frey, Pauline prominently in the New York Times that in Music and Theater” Oliveros, and Eliza Brown (G15). His opened in Philadelphia in June and was then by Dorothy Brown, prepared-piano com­position Mortise was performed at the Netherlands’ Haarlem clerk of the circuit premiered in November at Con­stellation Choral Biennale and the Finnish National court of Cook County, Chicago by Amy Williams, who also com- Opera. He also led The Crossing in a perfor- Illinois, and partici- missioned pieces from Jeff Weeter (G02, mance on the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s pated in the salute ceremony during G06), Nomi Epstein (G08), Joann Cho (07), Noon to Midnight series at Disney Hall and Women’s History Month. In March, Oura and Jonathon Kirk (G08) and has performed in Kile Smith’s The Arc in the Sky at Chorus was a performer and assistant conductor them in Phila­delphia and Fullerton, America’s annual conference in Philadelphia. for An American Dream with Lyric Opera California. Reinhart’s Quodlibet for soprano Nally served as chorus master for David of Chicago’s Lyric Unlimited. In April she and soprano saxophone was premiered Lang’s new opera prisoner of the state at the served as the répétiteur for the Chicago in March by Nina Dante (10) and Jeff New York Philharmonic. In Chicago he led premiere of Jake Heggie’s opera Moby Dick Siegfried (G14, G15) at the University of the Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal at Chicago Opera Theater. Michigan. Reinhart continues as bassoonist Ensemble in collaboration with Chicago of the Triple Reed Trio and as secretary Opera Theater in a workshop performance Alan Pierson of the board of Ensemble Dal Niente. of Justine Chen’s The Life and Death(s) of (conducting), artistic Alan Turing. Nally returned to Montana’s director of Alarm Will Gerardo Ribeiro Big Sky area for Montaña, the second part of Sound, won a National (violin) taught at a four-year project with composer Michael Endowment for the the Meadowmount Gordon and filmmaker Bill Morrison. In Arts grant to support School of Music May, Westminster Choir College awarded the presentation of new and Northwestern’s Nally an honorary doctorate. works by composers Summer Violin Tyondai Braxton and Amy Beth Kirsten. Institute this summer. Inna Naroditskaya (musicology) gave a In January he will presentation in July at the International Andrew Raciti (double serve on the jury of the Elmar Oliveira Council for Traditional Music world confer- bass) completed a International Music Competition. ence in Bangkok. Other recent presentations three-week residency included “Russian at the Cleveland Taimur Sullivan Empresses Navigating Institute of Music and (saxophone) can be Gender, (Con)fusing taught visiting classes heard in Lisa Bielawa’s Operatic and Political for the Oberlin Conser­ opera Vireo: The Spaces” at the Uni­ vatory, the Wisconsin Spiritual Biography versity of Bologna Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago of a Witch’s Accuser, in February and Bass Festival, and Michigan State, Columbus released on Philip “Azerbaijani Mugham: State, and Lawrence Universities. An article Glass’s label Orange Sound/Architecture from Improvised, to by Raciti was published in the International Mountain Music. In February he presented Symphonic, to Jazz, and Beyond” at the Society of Bassists’ magazine. This summer a recital with pianist José Ramón Méndez University of Amsterdam in May. Her book he served as principal bass at the Grand Teton Music Festival and continued his continued on page 22

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Alyce Johnson, lecturer in piccolo, is a member of the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra, the Grant Park Orchestra, the Music of the Baroque Orchestra, and the Chicago Philharmonic. Johnson began her professional career as the principal flutist of the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, a position she won at age 23. After four Patrice Michaels, lecturer in voice, is a Jennifer Gunn, lecturer in piccolo, was years there, she soprano whose live and recorded opera, appointed to the Chicago Symphony joined the New oratorio, concert, and chamber music Orchestra by Daniel Barenboim in 2005. World Symphony performances—in repertoire ranging Hailed as “a dazzling piccolo virtuoso” Orchestra for from baroque to contemporary—rank with “virtuosic poise,” Gunn has been a season that her as “a formidable interpretative tal- featured as a CSO soloist on many occa- included tours ent” (New Yorker), possessing “a voice sions since making her flute solo debut to Rome and that is light, rich, and flexible” (Opera in Shirish Korde’s Nesting Cranes in 2007 Carnegie Hall. As News), with bravura that is “pinpoint- under the direction of Ludovic Morlot on a winner of the accurate” (Boston Globe). the orchestra’s MusicNow series. A year New World Symphony concerto compe­ Michaels’s operatic credits include later she made her piccolo solo debut in tition, she performed Mozart’s Concerto Candide at Lyric Opera of Chicago. She Vivaldi’s C Major Concerto (RV443) under for Flute and Harp. She has also appeared made her debut with the Cleveland conductor Harry Bicket on a CSO sub- as soloist with the Chicago Philharmonic, Opera as Marzelline in Fidelio and scription concert. Bach Week Festival, Shanghai Philhar- has sung with Central City Opera, In demand as a clinician, Gunn has monic, and Shanghai Symphony. Tacoma Opera, Canada’s Banff Centre, taught master classes around the world, Johnson received both her master’s and Chicago Opera Theater, whose including a regular summer class at degree and performer’s certificate recording of Menotti’s The Medium Orford Musique in Canada and guest from the Eastman School of Music and features her as Monica. master classes at Carnegie Hall, the earned her bachelor of music degree Her concert engagements include University of Texas Butler School of with distinction at the University of appearances with the principal orches- Music, the University of Missouri– North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has tras of Shanghai, St. Louis, Omaha, Kansas City, the University of Illinois participated in such summer festivals Atlanta, Phoenix, Milwaukee, Kansas at Urbana-Champaign, and North­ as the Tanglewood Music Festival, Music City, and Minnesota; the Charlotte, western. She was a guest artist at Academy of the West, and Aspen Music Virginia, and Czech National Symphony the 2018 International Piccolo Festival Festival. An adjudicator for various Orchestras; and the Maryland Han- in Grado, Italy. National Flute Association competitions, del Festival, the Dallas Bach Society, Gunn previously held orchestra Johnson has been featured in recital at New York’s Concert Royal, and Chica- positions with the Louisville Orchestra, NFA annual conventions. go’s Music of the Baroque. Michaels Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and Wheeling has soloed in Mozart’s C Minor Mass Symphony. She holds a bachelor of music with Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Bach’s degree from Duquesne University’s Mary Christmas Oratorio with Robert Shaw, Pappert School of Music and also studied Mahler’s 4th Symphony with Zdenêk at the University of Akron. Mácal, Mozart arias with Andrew Parrott and Nicholas McGegan, Orff’s Carmina

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Burana with JoAnn Falletta, and Education, Music Perception, Frontiers principal and E-flat clarinetist as well Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with in Psychology, Update: Applications of as acting principal clarinetist from Andreas Delfs and Victor Yampolsky. Research in Music Education, Missouri 2009 to 2013. Nuccio has held positions Michaels’s singing has been fea- Journal of Research in Music Education, with orchestras in Pittsburgh, Denver, tured on more than 25 albums, including Southwestern Musician, and Southern Savannah, and Florida, working with recordings on the Decca, Neos, Albany, Folklore. He is editor of the Journal of distinguished conductors such as Lorin and Amadis labels and 14 releases for Research in Music Education and has Maazel, Kurt Masur, Mariss Jansons, Cedille Records. She holds bachelor’s also served on its editorial board. Riccardo Muti, Zubin Mehta, Erich degrees in music and theater from Prior to teaching at the University Leinsdorf, Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Pomona College; an MFA in voice from of Washington, Morrison was a lecturer Chailly, André Previn, Christoph von the University of Minnesota Twin Cities; of fine arts at the Hong Kong Institute of Dohnányi, and Gustavo Dudamel. Addi- and a certificate from the Music Theatre Education. He has spoken and presented tionally, Nuccio has toured numerous Studio Ensemble at the Banff Centre. research throughout the United States countries with the New York Philhar- Previously professor of music at as well as in Australia, China, Germany, monic and Pittsburgh Symphony Orches- Lawrence University, she currently Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, tra and recorded with both ensembles. serves as director of vocal studies Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, the Nether- An active solo and chamber musi- at the University of Chicago. lands, Thailand, and the United Kingdom. cian, Nuccio regularly performs recitals An instrumental music specialist, in Asia and Europe as well as across Steven Morrison Morrison has taught at the elemen- the United States. During the 2017–18 (86), professor of tary, junior high, and senior high levels season he appeared with the Colorado music education, in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Louisiana Philharmonic and made his Houston previously served and has conducted and arranged for Symphony subscription-concert solo as professor and bands, orchestras, and chamber groups debut. Nuccio also performs and teaches chair of music throughout the United States. in summer music festivals, including the education at the Morrison holds a BM from North- Texas Music Festival, the Buffet Clarinet University of western, MM from the University of Academy, Strings in the Mountains in Washington, Wisconsin, and PhD from Louisiana Steamboat Springs, and the Tippet Rise where he conducted the Symphonic State University. Music Festival. As a studio musician, Band and taught courses in music edu- Nuccio is featured on numerous movie cation, music psychology, and research soundtracks and in various television methods. As director of UW’s Laboratory commercials. His 2006 debut album, for Music Cognition, Culture, and Opening Night, features the clarinet Learning, he investigated neurological quintets of Mozart and Brahms. responses to music listening, perceptual A Colorado native, Nuccio was and performance aspects of pitch awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award matching and intonation, and use of by his alma mater, the University of expressive gesture and modeling in Northern Colorado. He also holds a mas- ensemble teaching. His research also ter’s degree from Northwestern. Nuccio focuses on music preference and the currently teaches at the University of variability of musical responses across Mark Nuccio (G86), lecturer in clarinet, Houston’s Moores School of Music. ❚ diverse cultural contexts. is principal clarinet of the Houston Morrison’s articles have appeared Symphony Orchestra. He joined that in Music Educators Journal, Journal of organization for the 2016–17 season Research in Music Education, Bulletin after 17 years with the New York for the Council of Research in Music Philharmonic, where he was associate

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that included the world premiere of Jennifer John Thorne (flute) Gail Williams (horn) Higdon’s Soprano Sax Poetic. Sullivan gave substituted with the won the International solo recitals and master classes in March Chicago Symphony Women’s Brass Con­ at the North American Saxophone Alliance Orchestra for recent ference Pioneer Award. conference in Indianapolis and at the concerts conducted The award recognizes Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. by Riccardo Muti, women who have been He also performed recitals and residency Marin Alsop, Bramwell trailblazers in the top activities throughout greater Detroit with Tovey, and Giancarlo levels of brass perfor- the PRISM Quartet. In April he was in Guerrero. He performed with the Chicago mance, breaking down barriers and effect- residence at Temple University presenting Philharmonic for the Joffrey Ballet’s Anna ing change for those who have followed. master classes and performing as a concerto Karenina and served as that orchestra’s soloist with PRISM and the Temple Univer­ principal flute on a subscription concert. Marguerite Lynn sity Wind Ensemble under the direction He also substituted as principal flute in a Williams (harp) pre- of Patricia Cornett (G07). In June, Sullivan performance of Lyric Opera of Chicago’s sented a master class presented recitals with PRISM in New York West Side Story. In April, Thorne presented for the American Harp City and Philadelphia and performed with a Galvin Recital Hall program with pianist Society’s Summer Chicago’s Grossman Ensemble. He was also Kay Kim and guest flutist Jennifer Gunn. Institute at the Uni­ the featured guest artist at the inaugural The recital’s performance of the Zyman versity of North Georgia Saxophone Retreat and a faculty Flute Sonata was later aired on WFMT. Carolina School of member for Interlochen’s Saxophone the Arts. She and her chamber ensemble, Institute. Shawn Vondran the Chicago Harp Quartet, were featured (conducting) received performers in the institute’s closing concert, Hans Thomalla an invitation to lead “The Power of Musical Storytelling.” (composition and the Bienen School’s music technology) Symphonic Band at Victor Yampolsky was featured in the the 2020 North Central (conducting) retired Talea Ensemble’s Division conference as music director of 10th-anniversary of the College Band Wisconsin’s Peninsula concert, an April 20 Directors National Association. The perfor- Music Festival follow- event in New York mance will take place at DePaul University ing his 34th season City that included the premiere of his on the conference’s final day, February 22. this summer. On Harmoniemusik for amplified ensemble. Yampolsky’s watch, the The ensemble commissioned the work Sylvia Wang (piano) festival grew to employ a fully professional with a grant from the Fromm Music played a concert with symphony orchestra currently numbering Foundation. violinist Dona Noune 65 musicians. They are joined by guest solo- at Stivers School of the ists from around the world for the festival’s Mallory Thompson Arts in Dayton, Ohio. three-week, nine-concert season, held every (conducting) will The duo has recently August since 1953. receive the Medal performed for children of Honor from the at St. Jude’s Hospital, Midwest Clinic at its for a scholarship benefit at Chicago’s Fine annual international Arts Building, and in Beirut at the Lebanese band, orchestra, and National Higher Conservatory of Music. music conference in In May, Wang was a guest of the Mai Lin December. The award was introduced in Institute of Performing Arts in Guangzhou, 1962 to honor conductors, educators, com- China, where she judged the annual Hong posers, and others for unique service to Kong Youth Piano Competition and pre- music education and continuing influence sented workshops for piano teachers as part on the development and improvement of of the school’s teacher training program. bands and orchestras.

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Leo Aguilar, a saxophone student of Johannah Carmona, a viola student of Hazel Friedman, a piano student of Taimur Sullivan, was accepted to study with Helen Callus, was the first-place winner Sylvia Wang, won third prize in the Bienen acclaimed saxophonist Arno Bornkamp in of the Bienen School’s Viola Studio Prize. School’s Thaviu-Isaak Piano Scholarship the Conservatorium van Amsterdam this fall. Competition. Stephanie Chee, a voice student of Theresa Luis Fernando Amaya, a doctoral candi- Brancaccio, won first place in the National Jacob Galdes, a Bienen-Weinberg dual- date in composition and music technology, Association of Teachers of Singing’s Chicago degree jazz guitar student of John Moulder, was named a Northwestern University Chapter Student Auditions in the classical received an undergraduate research grant Presidential Fellow. women college first-year division. with Oliver Holden-Moses for the project Northwestern’s most “An Exercise in Creative Economy.” prestigious fellowship Daniel Cook, a for graduate students, doctoral conducting Jakob Gerritsen, a the honor is awarded to student of Mallory Bienen–Education fewer than 12 percent Thompson, was named and Social Policy of those nominated. assistant director of dual-degree double For his dissertation wind studies and lec- bass student of Andrew project, Amaya is writing an opera, Árbol de turer in music at the Raciti, was named a Bocas (“Tree of Mouths”), for 24 voices, University of North Music Academy of the saxophone quartet, percussion, and multi- Texas. He presented the clinic “Flow: West fellow. channel electronics. The work addresses The Secret behind the Optimal Musical the question of how humans would relate to Experience” for the Georgia Music Henry Girard, a double bass student of plants if the latter could emit sounds that Educators Association. Andrew Raciti, participated in the Domaine expressed physical and emotional states. Forget International Music Festival. Matthew Daily, a double bass student of Mathew Arrellin, Andrew Raciti, was named a Texas Music Ben Haugh, a Bienen-Communication a doctoral student in Festival orchestra fellow. dual-degree composition student of Chris composition and music Mercer, received an undergraduate research technology, won the Matthew Dardick, grant with Jay Jachinowski for the project 2019 William T. Faricy a Bienen-Weinberg “Analyzing Modern London Jazz.” Award for Creative dual-degree saxophone Music for his two- student of Taimur Sihao He, a doctoral cello student of part composition Sullivan, performed Hans Jensen, won first prize in the Bienen Metasomatic I and II for solo cello. as soloist in Paule School’s Samuel and Elinor Thaviu String Maurice’s Tableaux Competition. Ethan Brown, a cello student of Hans de Provence with Jensen, was named a fellow of the the Skokie Valley Benedict Hensley, a voice student of Tanglewood Music Center. Symphony Orchestra Theresa Brancaccio, won third place in in April as winner of the National Association of Teachers Olivia Cacchione, a the orchestra’s Young Artists Competition. of Singing’s Chicago Chapter Student doctoral student in Robert Hasty conducted the performance. Auditions in the classical men upper musicology, received college division. a Mellon Fellowship Lizzie Discenza, a composition student of for Dissertation Hans Thomalla, received an undergraduate Research in Original research grant with Kate Li for the project Sources from the “Basque Choral Music in Spain.” Council on Library and Information Resources.

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Jennifer Hepp, a fellowship includes a $7,500 award. He also School’s Concerto/Aria competition. He also Bienen-Medill dual- won second prize in the Bienen School’s won second prize in the school’s Samuel degree trumpet student Thaviu-Isaak Piano Scholarship Competi­ and Elinor Thaviu String Competition. Kim of David Bilger, tion. (See also Galvin Trio, page 27.) was named a 2019 Music Academy of the Channing Philbrick, West fellow. Thomas Rolfs, and Jay Jachinowski, a Bienen-Weinberg Michael Sachs, was dual-degree composition student of Chris named a Presser Mercer, received an undergraduate research Undergraduate Scholar. grant with Ben Haugh for the project “Analyzing Modern London Jazz.” Oliver Holden-Moses, a jazz percussion student of Willie Jones III, received an Shannon Johnson, undergraduate research grant with Jacob a voice student of Galdes for the project “An Exercise in Theresa Brancaccio, Creative Economy.” won first place in the Sae Rheen Kim, a viola student of Helen National Association of Callus, was admitted to the National Arts Nansong Huang, a Teachers of Singing’s Centre Young Artists Program for a second doctoral piano student Chicago Chapter year and also attended the Heifetz Inter­ of James Giles, was Student Auditions in national Music Institute. named a 2019 the classical women college second- and Luminarts Fellow in third-year division. Saetbyeol Kim, a doctoral piano student Classical Music by the of James Giles, was a winner in the Bienen Luminarts Cultural Daniel Kim, a violin student of Desirée School’s Concerto/Aria competition. She Foundation. The Ruhstrat, was a winner in the Bienen

CLASS OF 2019

Robert Blumstein Christine Comer Stephen Hudson (G19), a PhD graduate (G19), a master’s (G19), a master’s in music theory and cognition, has been trombone graduate percussion graduate appointed visiting assistant professor of from the studio of from the studio of music theory at the University of Richmond. Michael Mulcahy, She-e Wu, was named was accepted a Music Academy of Jacqueline Kerns (19), a Bienen-Weinberg into the Verbier the West fellow. dual-degree voice graduate from the studio Festival Orchestra. of Sunny Joy Langton, was accepted into Joe Connor (G19), a master’s saxophone Houston Grand Opera’s 2019 Young Artists graduate from the studio of Taimur Vocal Academy. Sullivan, gave the world premiere of Nebal Caleb Carpenter (G19), a master’s Maysaud’s Migrations and performed Joanne Ayla Langer (19), a voice graduate from saxophone graduate from the studio of Metcalf’s The Vast Unknowable at the North the studio of Theresa Brancaccio, won third Taimur Sullivan, won the Symphonic Wind American Saxophone Alliance’s Region V place in the National Association of Teach- Ensemble’s concerto competition and will conference in March. (See also Fuse Quartet, ers of Singing’s College Classical Competi- return to perform with the ensemble during page 27.) tion in the college women fourth- and the 2019–20 season. He was a finalist in fifth-year division. the Boulder International Chamber Music Ann Green (G19), a master’s flute graduate Competition with pianist Er Hsuan Li from the studio of John Thorne, won third Tsz Ho Liu (G19), a master’s bassoon (G18). (See also Fuse Quartet, page 27.) prize in the Seattle Flute Club Competition. grad­­uate from the studio of David She accepted a teaching artist position with McGill, was named a Texas Music Ravinia’s El Sistema program. Festival orchestra fellow.

24 also tied for first prize in the school’s EunAe Lee, a doctoral piano student of Adam Maloney, a master’s double bass Thaviu-Isaak Piano Scholarship James Giles, received a fellowship to attend student of Andrew Raciti, was accepted Competition. the Bowdoin International Music Festival. to the Aspen Music Festival.

Chris LaMountain, Kate Li, a Bienen-McCormick dual-degree Kira Neary, a voice a Bienen-Weinberg composition student of Hans Thomalla, student of Sunny Joy dual-degree student received an undergraduate research grant Langton, was called a majoring in vocal with Lizzie Discenza for the project “singer to watch” in the performance and reli- “Basque Choral Music in Spain.” South Florida Classical gious studies, won a Review following her Circumnavigator’s Guannan Liu, a piano student of Sylvia performance as Poppea Travel-Study Grant Wang, was a winner in the Bienen School’s in Monteverdi’s from the Northwestern Office of Under­ Concerto/Aria competition. L’incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation graduate Research. The annual $9,500 of Poppea) at the Miami Music Festival. award assists one Northwestern student in Yi-Ting Lu, a doctoral “As Poppea, Kira Neary combined shrewd traveling the world during the summer to composition student, dramatic instincts with a sizable soprano research a chosen topic. In his 11-week trip, was featured at the of striking beauty. She infused every scene LaMountain traveled to Germany, Uganda, 66th International with her force of personality, and her deft India, Australia, Samoa, and Chile to study Rostrum of Composers coloratura easily encompassed the trills the choral music traditions of the Bahá’í 2019, where her piece and roulades.” faith, visiting seven Continental Bahá’í for string quartet was Houses of Worship and participating in one of three works three Bahá’í Choral Festivals. chosen to represent Taiwan.

Morgan Low (G19), a master’s trumpet Seth Van Embden Samuel Wolsk (19), a graduate from the studio of David Bilger, (G19), a master’s viola jazz trumpet graduate Channing Philbrick, Thomas Rolfs, and graduate from the stu- from the studio of Brad Michael Sachs, was named a fellow of dio of Helen Callus, Mason, won Downbeat the Tanglewood Music Center. won the Nicolas Fortin magazine’s Undergrad- Scholarship from uate College Outstand- Jacob Mezera (G19), a master’s trombone Bourbon Baroque. ing Composition award graduate from the studio of Michael for his Goodbye for Mulcahy, was named a Tanglewood Matthew Weathers (G19), a master’s viola Now. He was also highlighted as a standout Music Center fellow. graduate from the studio of Helen Callus, senior in the Northwestern magazine feature returned to the Tanglewood Music Center “Grads Go Forward.” Jack Reeder (19), a voice graduate from this summer as a second-year fellow. the studio of Kurt Hansen, won the Bienen Eric Zheng (19), a saxophone graduate from School’s Undergraduate Award for Out- Grace Wipfli (G19), a the studio of Taimur Sullivan, won scholar- standing Academic Achievement. master’s voice graduate ships from the Evanston Music Club and from the studio of North Shore Musicians Club. He performed Ben Smelser (19), a trombone graduate Sunny Joy Langton, at the “Music for All” conference in June as from the studio of Michael Mulcahy, was named a summer a Yamaha Young Performing Artist. received a New Horizons Fellowship from residency program the Aspen Music Festival and School. (See artist at the Florentine also Chicago Thunder Chops, page 27.) Opera Company.

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Asana Onishi, a Luke Rogers, a double bass student of Isabel Spitalney, a bachelor of arts master’s piano Andrew Raciti, was named a Texas Music in music student, received an under­ student of José Festival orchestra fellow. graduate research grant for the project Ramón Méndez, “Environmental Music Study.” won first prize Marisa Sardo, a guitar in Texas’s student of Anne Waller, Robin Steuteville, a double bass student Weatherford won first prize in the of Andrew Raciti, was named a Texas Music College Inter­ 2019 Grand Prize Festival orchestra fellow. national Piano Virtuoso International Competition. Music Competition in Chloé Thominet, a doctoral viola student its Amsterdam and of Helen Callus, performed with the New Caroline Paulsen, a cello student of Hans Salzburg competitions. York Chamber Players last fall. At the Jensen, won a Farwell Trust Award from She was one of the Bienen School she was a Concerto/Aria the Musicians Club of Women. selected winners to competition winner, placed second for the perform in both cities Viola Studio Prize, and performed as soloist Brandon Quarles, a doctoral saxophone this past summer. with the Baroque Music Ensemble. student of Taimur Sullivan, was elected to the board of New Music Chicago as Sachin Shukla, a viola student of Helen Vanessa Tonelli, membership chair. As a member of ~Nois Callus, won second place in the Society of a doctoral student quartet, Quarles has given Chicago-area per- American Musicians competition and third in musicology, formances at the Fulton Street Collective, place in the American String Teachers received a Elastic Arts’ Improvised Music Series, New Association’s Illinois Strings Competition Gladys Delmas Music Chicago’s Impromptu Fest, Hairpin for viola. Fellowship for Arts Center, and the New Music Chicago research in Presents Series. ~Nois also gave a presenta- Liza Sobel, a doctoral Venice, Italy. tion at the Manhattan School of Music’s candidate in composi- composition seminar and gave New York tion and music technol- Julian Velasco, a master’s saxophone stu- debut concerts at Areté, Rockwood Music ogy, was selected for dent of Taimur Sullivan, gave the world pre- Hall, and Stony Brook University. In addi- the Orchestra of miere of Joseph Spence’s Meditation at the tion, the quartet has recently performed St. Luke’s inaugural 41st International Navy Band Symposium at Cleveland Uncommon Sound Project’s DeGaetano Composi­ at George Mason University. He has recently Re:Sound Festival and Detroit’s Great tion Institute. She performed with the Lansing Symphony Lakes Chamber Music Festival. received personalized mentorship, profes- Orchestra and in a sold-out show with Jacob sional guidance, and creative opportunities Sigman at Chicago’s Beat Kitchen. Velasco Lauren Randolph, a voice student of over the course of seven months leading to appeared as a guest artist for the Orange Theresa Brancaccio, won second place a weeklong July residency in New York City. County School of the Arts Garn Family Jazz in the National Association of Teachers Sobel’s new work for the Orchestra of Studies Program combo concert in April. of Singing’s Chicago Chapter Student St. Luke’s premiered July 19 at the DiMenna (See also Fuse Quartet, page 27.) Auditions in the classical women college Center for Classical Music. At the Bienen first-year division. School, her string quartet won the 2019 Luiz Fernando Venturelli, a cello student Dover Quartet Competition. of Hans Jensen, won third prize in the Nathan Reeves, Bienen School’s Samuel and Elinor Thaviu a doctoral student Isabella Spinelli, a violin student of Blair String Competition. He was admitted in musicology, was Milton and composition student of Chris to the National Arts Centre Young Artists named a fellow Mercer, received an undergraduate research Program. at the Center for grant for the project “Completing Mahler’s the Art History Piano Quartet.” Ben Wagner, a master’s viola student of of Port Cities in Helen Callus, placed third for the Bienen Naples, Italy. School’s Viola Studio Prize.

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Benjamin Weissman, Ensemble Awards a doctoral student in musicology, received The trombone quartet Chicago Thunder Chops—Jonathan Kraft, Charles Diet- a fellowship from the erle (G19), Ben Smelser (19), and Sean Yeung (G19), all from the studio Social Science Research of Michael Mulcahy—advanced to the finals of the International Trombone Council’s Dissertation Association Quartet Competition and was named runner-up. Proposal Development Fuse Quartet—a saxophone ensemble consisting of master’s graduates Caleb Program. Carpenter (G19) and Joe Connor (G19) and master’s students Chris Forbes

Lam Wong, a doctoral piano performance and Julian Velasco, all from the studio of Taimur Sullivan—advanced to the and pedagogy student of James Giles and senior winds/brass division of the 46th annual Fischoff National Chamber Marcia Bosits, received fellowships to Music Competition. In March the quartet was featured at the North American attend Vermont’s Manchester Music Festival Saxophone Alliance Region V conference at Indiana’s Marion University. and Washington state’s Centrum Chamber Music Workshop.

Zhihao Wu, a master’s cello student of Hans Jensen, attended the 2019 Heifetz International Music Institute.

Ben Wulfman, a master’s horn student of Gail Williams, was named a fellow of the Tanglewood Music Center.

Re Zhang, a doctoral piano student of James Giles, received a fellowship to attend Spain’s Gijón International Piano Festival. He also tied for first prize in the Bienen School’s Thaviu-Isaak Piano Scholarship The Galvin Trio advanced to the Competition. strings/piano division of the 46th annual Fischoff National Chamber Weilu Zhang, a master’s violin student of Music Competition. Its members Gerardo Ribeiro, was invited to participate are Nanao Yamada, a doctoral in Japan’s Sendai International Violin violin student of Gerardo Ribeiro; Competition this past June. Nansong Huang, a doctoral piano performance and pedagogy stu- dent of James Giles; and Jasmine Pai (G19), a cellist from the studio of Hans Jensen. The ensemble is coached by Desirée Ruhstrat.

Yangmingtian Zhao, a doctoral piano per- formance and pedagogy student of James Giles and Marcia Bosits, gave a February recital in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, his solo debut in that venue. The event was presented by AGP Agency New York.

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1940s the program included 17th- and chamber musician, she is also a Keith Ward 18th-century music as well as two member of the center’s Chamber (G79, G86) Broege compositions, his Serenade Music Associates program. was appointed for violin and harpsichord and director Spiritual Bell for cello and harp- Doug of the sichord. Broege’s most recent Montgomery University compositions include The Lesser (76) is cele- of Denver’s Voluntaries for organ, Season of brating 37 Lamont Ocean for piano, and Partita for years as artist School of Music in August 2018. band, published by Hal Leonard. He in residence at continues as organist and director the Vanessie 1980s David (49) and Edith Faust (49) of music at the First Presbyterian Santa Fe, Church of Belmar, New Jersey, which the Hollywood Reporter called were recently honored by the El Paso Daniel Sommerville (G80, G84) and the historic Elberon Memorial the best piano room in the country. Music Teachers Association with a was named the 18th conductor Church in Long Branch. He has recently performed numer- lifetime membership. They met at of the Illinois Valley Symphony ous concerts at such venues as the Northwestern and now look forward Orchestra. As professor of music Gulf Stream Golf Club Cabaret to celebrating their 69th wedding 1970s at Wheaton College’s Conservatory Series and Crest Theater in Delray anniversary. A Navy veteran, David of Music, he teaches conducting and Beach, Florida; Northwood Woman’s worked in sales at Georgia Pacific David Michael directs the award-winning Wheaton Club, Dallas Park City Club, and and has taught piano lessons since Frank (70) College Symphony Orchestra. Chautauqua Music Series at Presby- his retirement. Edith taught piano received the terian Village North in Dallas; Sun nearly all her adult life and retired award for best Lydia Hermosilla Coleman (G81) City Music Buffs Series in Palm after 63 years of teaching. They are score at the recently celebrated 10 years with Desert, California; the Historic Fox both composers and have published 2019 Chandler her innovative studio, ConBrio Arts. Theater in Hutchinson, Kansas; a their piano music under their own International A musician and artist in Raleigh, music scholarship fundraiser at imprint, EDFmusic. Film Festival North Carolina, she was previously Oklahoma State University; and a for Snapshots, starring Piper Laurie. an instructor of oboe and chamber fundraising concert for the Austin His score also received an honorable music at Sinclair College in Dayton, 1950s Woman’s Club in Austin, Texas. mention at the Queen Palm Awards Ohio. Also active as a counselor Carlton Gamer (50), composer and and nominations at the Auckland and chamber music coach, she has Howard Reich (77) presented professor emeritus at Colorado International Film Festival and performed with the Haydn Sympo- the Bienen School’s convocation College, was celebrated there in a the Paris Art and Movie Awards. sium in Austria as well as with Ohio’s address on June 22 (see page 8). February concert of his music on Snapshots won Best in Show at Middletown Symphony, Cincinnati His latest book, The Art of Invent- the occasion of his 90th birthday. Ottawa’s Creation International Ballet, Dayton Symphony, and ing Hope: Intimate Conversations The program featured works for Film Festival. Springfield Symphony Orchestras. with Elie Wiesel, builds on Reich’s strings and woodwinds with research into his family’s narrative; Veronika String Quartet and Colo- John C. Wakefield (G71) received Peter Cooper he worked on the project with rado College faculty performers; a the Distinguished Alumni Award (81) is principal Wiesel during the last four years of work for piano, narrator, and danc- from MacMurray College. oboist of the the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize recip- ers with members of the Colorado Colorado ient’s life. Kirkus Reviews gave the College dance department; and Cathy White Symphony book a starred review and called it orchestra and band compositions, O’Rourke and senior a “moving work [that] artfully inter­ arranged by Mark Arnest for two (G73), a busi- oboe instructor twines Wiesel’s words of wisdom pianos, played by Susan Grace and ness leader, at the Univer- with Reich’s quest to further under- Steven Beck of Quattro Mani. classically sity of Colorado at Boulder. He stand his own family’s untold story.” trained pianist, recently performed Kevin Puts’s and devoted new “Moonlight” Oboe Concerto with Kiki Wilson (G77) is the executive 1960s advocate for the Colorado Symphony. An oboe producer of the new PBS docu- music education, was the 2019 consultant for Marigaux of Paris, Timothy Broege (69) performed as mentary American Masters: Robert honoree at the Kaufman Music Cooper has recently taught master harpsichordist in a chamber music Shaw—Man of Many Voices. Center Gala in June. O’Rourke joined classes at the Paris Conservatory, program with violinist Diane Bruce Wilson is a 32-year veteran of the Kaufman Center’s board of the Manhattan School of Music, the and cellist Susannah Chapman in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra trustees in 2002 and was appointed University of Texas, and Louisiana April. Presented by New Jersey’s Chorus and sang under Shaw for president in 2015. An active State, Kennesaw State, and Sam Red Bank Chamber Music Society, 18 of those years. Houston State Universities. Last

28 summer he gave a recital and 1990s master class for the International Double Reed Society conference Jerod Tate (90), an Emmy Award– at the University of South Florida. winning composer, was a featured artist at the inaugural Native Mae- Norman Hanson (84) conducted stro Series, spotlighting Oklahoma the Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech- native American performing artists, nology Orchestra in the premiere as part of July’s Woody Guthrie Folk of Poems for Orchestra by Philip Festival. Two of his compositions, Orem (81, G83) in May. Shakamaxon and Oktibihah, were adapted for the “Kiksuya” (Remem- Stephen Ferre (G85, G88) has been ber) episode of HBO’s Westworld. In teaching at February the Oklahoma City Phil- the University harmonic debuted Tate’s Clans from of Cincinnati Lowak Shoppala’ (Fire and Light). College- E. L. Lancaster (G78) and Jane Magrath (G82) each received Conservatory Giancarlo Guerrero (G92), music the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 National Confer- of Music since director of the Nashville Symphony, ence on Keyboard Pedagogy. The award is presented on behalf of 2017. His made his Chicago Symphony orchestral work Orchestra conducting debut in the Frances Clark Center to individuals who have made substan- Paradiso will premiere in October at May in a program of Spanish and tial and enduring contributions to the field of piano pedagogy. the College Music Society national South American works by Ginastera, The summer 2019 issue of the Piano Magazine features “Building conference in Louisville, Kentucky. Chabrier, and Piazzolla. He also Our Pedgogical Community: An Interview with Jane Magrath conducted Rodrigo’s Concierto de and E. L. Lancaster,” who are pictured on the issue’s cover. Steven Morrison (86) has joined Aranjuez, featuring guitarist Pablo the Bienen School faculty as profes- Sáinz Villegas. sor of music education (see page 21). Andrew Carpenter (G93), Keith Clifton Dale Sorensen saxophone instructor at Carthage (G93, G98) is Mark Nuccio (G86), has joined the (G92) has been College, professor of Bienen School faculty as lecturer in appointed presented a musicology clarinet (see page 21). assistant consortium and coordina- professor of premiere of tor of graduate Kedrik Merwin (G89) was named brass at the Quicksilver, an studies at executive director of Michigan’s University of alto saxophone Central Traverse Symphony Orchestra. He Prince Edward concerto by Michigan University, where he has has been a member of the orches- Island. This past summer marked his Stacy Garrop, taught since 2002. His recent publi- tra’s trombone section since 2009 30th season with the Charlottetown with the Carthage College Wind cations include articles and reviews and also served for 10 years as Festival Orchestra. He continues to Orchestra conducted by James for the Journal of Musicological music director at Interlochen Center commission new music and has Ripley (G86). Carpenter also pre- Research, Fontes Artis Musicae, for the Arts. premiered more than 20 Canadian sented recitals in Wilmette, Illinois, Notes, and the A-R Online Music compositions for trombone. and Washington, DC. Anthology, for which he wrote the foundational article on Claude Debussy. He presented the poster “Opera Stars on Film: Chaliapin, Michelle Rakers (G91) received the Lifetime Achievement Award Ibert, and the Adventures of Don from the International Women’s Brass Conference at its annual Quixote” at the National Association event in May. The award recognizes successful careers dedicated of Teachers of Singing conference in summer 2018. After completing a to the highest level of musical performance, education, and out- three-year term on the American reach. The first female commissioned officer in the history of Musicological Society’s committee “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, Rakers retired on career-related issues, Clifton from the band in 2018 after 20 years of service. She joined the was recently elected secretary of AMS’s Midwest chapter. He remains Marine Band as a trumpeter and in 2004 became its first female active as a recitalist, vocal soloist, assistant director. and chorister.

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1990s continued More than 200 of Hambrick’s poems have been published in literary jour- nals worldwide. Ingrid Gordon (G93) and her New York–based chamber ensemble Erin Freeman Percussia performed at Diversity (95) was a Plaza in Queens as part of June’s finalist for citywide Make Music New York Performance Festival. The immigration-themed Today’s Classi- program featured works by several cal Woman of local composers. Percussia was the Year. Other recently recognized by New York finalists City’s Department of Cultural Affairs included Marin Alsop, Hilary Hahn, for its efforts to promote cultural Jennifer Higdon, Emily Remington, diversity through programming and Jeannette Sorrell, and winner JoAnn to bring music to diverse audiences Falletta. Freeman is director of the The Hurricane Saxophone Quartet—Amy Inmon (93), Debra in Queens communities. Richmond Symphony Chorus, direc- Schweihs (91), Laura Kidd Pryzby (91), and Holly Copeland tor of choral activities at Virginia Aaronson (89)—performed in March at Barrington’s White Jennifer Commonwealth University, and House in north suburban Illinois with soloist Jan Berry DelMonico artistic director of Wintergreen Baker (G98, G03). Professor emeritus Frederick L. Hemke (see (94), managing Performing Arts. “In Memoriam,” page 36) was an honored guest at the event. partner of Murtha Cullina Maud Hickey (G95) retired as asso- LLP, has been ciate professor of music education spent a week Ryan Belongie elected to the at the Bienen School at the conclu- with 40 of (02) and Juliet board of direc- sion of the 2018–19 academic year their Cuban Petrus (G03) tors of Lex Mundi. A trial lawyer for and was named professor emerita counter­parts performed over 20 years and a James W. Cooper (see page 17). in rehearsals, as soloists Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foun- sectionals, in Carmina dation, DelMonico recently com- Julien Benichou (G97) is music and cultural Burana with pleted a two-year term as board director of the Chesapeake Youth exchanges the Alabama chair of the Greater New Haven Symphony ranging from salsa dancing to late- Symphony Orchestra. The two Chamber of Commerce. She cur- Orchestra, night jam sessions. Led by CAYO were Carmina soloists with the rently serves on the boards of the which he led music director James Ross of the St. Louis Symphony in 2014. Connecticut Business and Industry in the March Juilliard School and organized under Belongie appeared as Ottone in Association and the New Haven premiere of the direction of Timothy Zavadil Boston Baroque’s L’incoronazione Symphony Orchestra. Stephanie (G94), the artists premiered two di Poppea in April and performed Ann Boyd’s compositions by Cuban composers in Abraham in Flames, a new Jennifer Hambrick (G94), a broad- Vermilion, as part of concerts in Matanzas and opera presented by San Francisco’s caster and soprano, has received featuring violinist Kurt Nikkanen. Havana’s National Theater. Among Niloufar Talebi Projects, in May. poetry commissions from the 2017 Benichou is also principal conductor the student musicians were Bienen VIVO Music Festival, for which she of the Washington Opera Society and School clarinetist Jordyn Krause and Scott Harrison (02) was named to wrote the award-winning poem “on a music director of the Mid-Atlantic trombonist Caleb Christiansen. the advisory board of the National cold sea we travel,” and from the Big Symphony and Southern Maryland Alliance for Audition Support, SCORE, the Johnstone Fund for New Youth Symphony Orchestras. whose goal is to increase diversity Music’s collaborative poetry and 2000s in American orchestras. music commissioning project. Her Dan Lipton (97) composed music John MacFarlane (00), assis- poem “Thorn Tree” was set to music for the 2018 film All These Small tant principal second violin in the Cory Hills (G03) wrote his second by composer Jacob Reed as an Moments, starring Molly Ringwald Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra, children’s book, Beatrice and the orchestral song that was premiered and Brian d’Arcy James (C90). discussed building relationships POGs, a chapter book for ages 8 in April 2018 by the McConnell through music in a recent episode to 12. Percussive Storytelling, his Arts Center Chamber Orchestra in Rena Kraut (99), founder of the of the Northwestern Intersections program fusing classical music Worthington, Ohio. The performance Cuban American Youth Orchestra, podcast, produced by the North- with storytelling, has presented marked the culmination of the Poet’s led 25 college-aged musicians from western Alumni Association. more than 500 performances and Song, a project showcasing selected across the US on CAYO’s inaugural reached more than 135,000 children poems in new musical settings. tour of Cuba in May. The students in nine countries.

30 Matt Leisy Darien Shulman (03) scored the Stacey Davis (G97, G01) won the 2019 University of Texas (03) performed second season of Netflix’s American System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award. An associate for composer Vandal. Shulman met the show’s professor of music theory and associate chair of the music Stephen creators, Dan Perrault and Tony Sondheim in Yacenda, soon after graduation and department in the University of Texas the acclaimed began producing music for their at San Antonio’s College of Liberal and New York projects while the two were still Fine Arts, Davis teaches undergraduate revival of students at Emerson College. and graduate music theory, aural skills, Sweeney Todd. Leisy opened the international tour of The Phantom of Daniel and music psychology, specializing in the Opera as Raoul de Chagny, with Beckley music perception and cognition. She recent performances in Singapore, (G05) became joined the UTSA faculty in 2002. The Kuala Lumpur, Tel Aviv, and Dubai. executive director of the $25,000 award includes a certificate Juliet Petrus Kansas City and medallion. The nomination materials lauded her (G03) has Symphony in impeccable clarity in explaining difficult concepts, her become a lead- July. He previ- talent for inspiring a deep love for music analysis and ing Western ously served as vice president and research, and her ability to encourage students to maintain interpreter of general manager of the Indianapolis modern Chi- Symphony Orchestra. curiosity, think critically, develop fluent skills, and make nese classical connections between all aspects of their musicianship. music. She was Bobby Broom invited to join the iSing Beijing pro- (G05) is assis- gram in 2011 and received a Con- tant professor Melissa Katya Kabanova at the Royal Opera fucius Institute scholarship in 2014 of music at Treinkman House–Covent Garden in February. to study Mandarin at Shanghai’s the Northern (05) was Richard Morrison’s review in London’s Tongji University, leading to her solo Illinois Univer- selected for the Times declares, “If there is a more recital debut. In 2015 she recorded A sity School 2019 National compelling solo performance on Great Distance, an album of Chinese of Music, Association of the operatic stage this year than art song for MSR Classics, leading to where he teaches jazz guitar and Teachers of Amanda Majeski’s in the title role of invitations to perform and teach in improvisation. Singing Intern Janáček’s opera, I will need a new conservatories across China. In 2018 Program, a 10-day forum pairing stock of superlatives. I unhesitat- she completed a 10-city concert Michelle master teachers with talented ingly say that you are unlikely to tour of China with pianist Lydia Qiu. Edgar (05) early-career NATS members. A Los encounter a Katya more profoundly In demand in the US, Europe, and recently joined Angeles–based singer and voice acted than by the American soprano, China, Petrus is frequently invited to Epic Records teacher, Treinkman is pursuing her nor more strikingly sung.” perform on Chinese television. She as vice presi- doctor of musical arts degree at the has recently appeared at Lincoln dent of brand University of Southern California. Adam Swayne marketing, Center, Carnegie Hall, and the Jay (G06) has been Pritzker Pavilion as well as in working across Jay Dorfman a lecturer at Kremsmunster, Austria. Petrus is an artist roster that includes Travis (G06), associ- the Royal committed to using music to help Scott, 21 Savage, Camilla Cabello, ate professor Northern bridge understanding between and DJ Khaled. Previously a brand- and coordina- College of Chinese and American cultures. ing agent at ICM Partners, she has tor of music Music since also worked at FRUKT, Red Light education at 2017. In April Rob Ryndak (03), a Chicago-based Management, KIDinaKORNER, and Kent State he visited pianists at the Bienen composer, Warner Bros. Records. Edgar is University, is School to present works from his pianist, and founder of the nonprofit Music the author of Theory and Practice of new solo album, (Speak to Me): New percussionist, Unites, funding sustainable music Technology-Based Music Instruction Music, New Politics. Produced by released education programs in underserved (Oxford University Press, 2013) and Aaron Holloway Nahum (05), the the album public schools. She also founded the coeditor of Pluralism in American album was an instrumental monthly Gratitude XX Project as a platform for leading Music Education Research: Essays choice in BBC Music Magazine and with Tom women in business and has pro- and Narratives (Springer, 2018). has been played on national radio duced more than 50 events across Lockwood stations in Europe. Swayne also pre- on the Pacific Coast Jazz label. such major markets as Los Angeles, Amanda Majeski (06) received sented his work at the University of Featuring 12 original compositions, New York, and San Francisco. widespread critical acclaim for Memphis’s Balancing the Mix con- the album is Ryndak’s sixth CD as her performance in the title role of ference on music and social justice. leader or coleader.

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2000s continued Austin Wulliman (G08), far left, is a violinist in the JACK Quartet, winner of a $25,000 Avery Fisher

Alejandra Career Grant. The prestigious grant provides pro- Valarino fessional assistance and recognition to talented Boyer (G07) instrumentalists with great potential for major was appointed careers. Named Musical America’s 2019 Ensemble Seattle Opera’s of the Year, JACK Quartet is the quartet in residence director of programs and at the New School’s Mannes School of Music as of partnerships. this fall. She previously served as director of community programs at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Ryan Viacheslav 2010s Robinson Dinerchtein Suna Avci (G07) joined (G09) recorded Will Curry Gunther (07) the faculty the complete (10) is currently was selected of Oklahoma viola sonatas the music for the 2019 State Univer­ of Mieczysław director and National sity’s Michael Weinberg, to conductor for Association and Anne be released the national of Teachers of Greenwood School of Music as by Solo Musica in honor of the tour of Miss Singing Intern assistant professor of tuba and composer’s centennial. In the words Saigon. Program, a 10-day forum pairing euphonium. of eminent violinist Gidon Kremer, master teachers with talented “Each bar of this masterful interpre- Erikk M. early-career NATS members. A Alexandra tation is filled with unquestionable Hood (G10) lecturer at Berea College, Gunther Schoeny (07) dedication to a genius we should was selected also coaches at the University was featured all recognize.” for the 2019 of Kentucky. in Broadway National Asso- World for her ciation of Nora performance Teachers of Anderson as Pamina in Singing Intern Lewis (G07) The Magic Flute Program, a 10-day forum pairing joined with the Pacific Opera Project. She master teachers with talented Lawrence also recently performed as soprano early-career NATS members. Hood University’s soloist in Mozart’s Requiem with the serves as voice area program coordi- Conservatory Reno Philharmonic and as Najade nator and interim director of opera of Music as in Ariadne auf Naxos with Cincinnati at Utah State University. associate professor of oboe. She Opera. An active educator as well Brian Hecht (G09) premiered previously taught at Western as performer, Schoeny is a founder the orchestral version of the bass Jean Laurenz Michigan University and Kansas of Crossover Camp, a program for trombone concerto Catharsis (10) was named State University. performers who wish to cross by composer Amy Riebs Mills assistant between musical theater and (77, G78) with the US Army professor of Matt Martin (07) was elected opera with confidence. Orchestra in March. Hecht trumpet at the alderman for Chicago’s 47th ward. commissioned the work and University of Since grad­ Bryce Bowlin has frequently performed it Wisconsin– uating from (08) won a with piano accompaniment. Madison. Northwestern euphonium with degrees position in jazz studies in the US and political Fleet Forces science and Band, the We want to hear from you! earning a law largest of Please email your news to [email protected] degree from Harvard, Martin has the Navy’s nine Fleet Bands. or submit your news online at worked for a Chicago federal appel- music.northwestern.edu/alumninews. late judge, at a large Chicago law firm, and as a civil rights attorney in the Illinois Attorney General’s office.

32 called the orchestra “perfectly Julia Yang (12) District5’s YouTube channel. balanced, a testament to the deft- won the senior Brisson and Marshall were both ness with which Roderick Cox led strings division horn performance majors; this the ensemble,” adding that “the of the 46th was their first major artistic responsiveness and sheer beauty annual collaboration since graduation. the conductor drew from his musi- Fischoff cians was a delight to witness.” National Kimberly Fang (14) was accepted Chamber as a member of the Fellows String Kangmin Quartet for Community MusicWorks, Alex Lewis (10) (above center) Music Competition as the cellist Justin Kim a nonprofit organization based led a team at Philadelphia public in the Merz Trio. (11) made in Providence, Rhode Island. She radio station WXPN in producing history in June Laura C. begins the two-year position this the nationally syndicated radio by becoming Brisson fall, teaching underprivileged documentary Saturday Night and (13) the first male students and performing with Sunday Morning: The Gospel Roots of is a member singer to play the quartet throughout the year. Rock and Soul. Hosted by legendary of the the role of gospel singer CeCe Winans, the doc- Washing­­ton, Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro at Kelton Koch umentary examines the history of DC–based London’s Royal Opera House. Other (14) was one of black gospel music and its influence wind quintet recent engagements have included 16 top brass on early rock ’n’ roll and soul. It has District5, his debut at Berlin’s Staatsoper musicians who aired on hundreds of radio stations which released its debut recording Unter den Linden as Nerone in advanced to around the country. of the first complete wind-quintet L’incoronazione di Poppea, Idelberto transcription of the Chopin Preludes. the semifinals in a new production of Lotario in George of the 16th Sandra Wu (G10) is the director of The album’s videos, by Bern, Idamante in a new staging Marshall International artistic administration for Kentucky (13), can be found on of Idomeneo at Staatstheater Opera in Louisville. Previously she Wiesbaden, and Megacle in Vivaldi’s was executive director of Chamber L’Olimpiade with the Orchestra Music International in Dallas. La Cetra under Andrea Marcon in Basel and Herne.

Aaron Stampfl (G11) is assistant professor of piano and coordinator of keyboard stud- Violinist Kate Carter (G11) and ies at Colorado pianist Louise Chan (G11) have Christian University. Previously joined forces as the Blue Violet Duo. Stampfl served as guest lecturer They made their recording debut in piano at the Wheaton College with American Souvenirs, an album Conservatory of Music. of jazz, blues, and dance-influenced classical works from the mid- to Chase Hopkins (12) is founder A host of Bienen School alumni performed with the Houston late 20th century by American and artistic director of Opera Symphony in May. composers. Edwardsville, a downstate Illinois From left, bottom row: Nancy Goodearl (G81), horn; Bill company that recently presented VerMeulen (83), horn; Meredith Nelson (95), percussion; Roderick Cox its artistic adviser, Grammy-winning (G11), a 2018 soprano Christine Brewer, in concert Adam Dinitz (01), oboe; Brian Thomas (81), horn Solti Fellow of with Lyric Opera of Chicago pianist Middle row: Mark Nuccio (G86), clarinet; Christian the Solti Foun- Craig Terry. Northwestern voice pro- Schubert (91, G92), clarinet; Masahito Sugihara (G00, G08), dation US, fessor Karen Brunssen presented saxophone; Graham Tobin (G01, Cert02), saxophone; Nathan made his opera a two-day master class series for Nabb (G03, G08), saxophone debut conduct- Opera Edwardsville in September. ing Bizet’s The Top row: Mark Hughes (83), trumpet; Robert Walp (82), Pearl Fishers at Houston Grand trumpet; Roger Zacks (79), trumpet; Logan Kavanaugh (01, Opera. A review in the Houstonian G03) trumpet

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2010s continued Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, Caitlin Finnie Gatchina Philharmonic Hall, and (16) appeared Moscow’s Indian Embassy. The cho- as Cosette in Tchaikovsky Competition. Koch cur- risters all study music at an after- Les Misérables rently studies with Ian Bousfield at school music program that Oberoi in a July 16 the Hochschule der Künste Bern. established more than a decade ago. Chicago perfor- As of the 2019–20 season, he is mance on the the first academist of the Vienna Nick Platoff show’s national Philharmonic. (14) was invited tour. Finnie understudies the role as to perform a member of the ensemble. in the 16th Ansel Norris (16) won fifth prize in International the brass division of the 16th Inter- Tchaikovsky national Tchaikovsky Competition as Competition’s the highest ranked trumpeter in the inaugural competition. In 2018 he became the brass competition. Platoff has assistant principal/second trumpet served as associate principal of Florida’s Naples Philharmonic. trombone of the San Francisco Symphony since 2016. Alex Schwarz Alexandria Hoffman (16), a flute (16) was Jeff Siegfried (G14, G15) was fellow with the Civic Orchestra of named Sandra Oberoi (G14) directs the named assistant professor of Chicago, performed with renowned principal Harmony Chorus, a children’s choir saxophone at West Virginia cellist Yo-Yo Ma at a special “Day of trumpet that reached the top eight in India’s University. Action” event in Chicago as part of of the reality singing show Rising Star on Ma’s Bach Project, a 36-city, six- Louisville Colors TV in 2018. The group subse- Michael Cox (16) was named a continent tour that seeks to explore Orchestra. quently made its first international trombone fellow of the Tanglewood how culture can better society. The concert tour to Russia, performing Music Center. Chicago event focused on using Kaitlin at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, culture to confront gun violence. Zardetto (16) accepted a Erik Leung fellowship with (G16) is direc- Opera Omaha, tor of bands at where she will Oregon State cover the role University as of Romeo in of this fall. He Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi. The had served as fellowship bring operas into local director of juvenile prisons, shelters, and other bands at California’s Fresno Pacific new environments to illustrate and University since 2014. promote music as self-discovery and value across humanity. Danny Mui (G16) is second Bruno Alcalde (G17) was appointed and bass clari- assistant professor of music theory netist in the at the University of South Carolina. New York City Ballet Orches- Steven Banks tra at Lincoln (G17) is now Center. He assistant Spektral Quartet—violist Doyle Armbrust (00), cellist previously held positions in the professor of Russell Rolen (G11), and violinists Clara Lyon and Maeve Baton Rouge and Kalamazoo saxophone at Feinberg—won a National Endowment for the Arts grant Symphony Orchestras. Ithaca College. He previously to support a new work for string quartet. The ensemble Elena Murphy (16) was named served two will premiere Enigma for string quartet and immersive a Texas Music Festival Orchestra years on the video by composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir and video artist clarinet fellow. faculty of Sigurdur Gudjónsson. Baldwin Wallace University’s Conservatory of Music.

34 Daniel Black Casey Karr (G17) received a (G17) made fellowship to the Aspen Music his conducting Festival and School. debut with Michigan Megan Opera Theatre Orticelli (17) in a new pro- appeared as duction of Florinda in Bernstein’s Candide in March. He Into the Woods also guest conducted the Texarkana with Barrington Symphony Orchestra in April. As Stage Com- assistant conductor of the Florida pany. She Orchestra, Black conducted more also recently performed in Asolo than 20 performances during the Repertory Theatre’s production 2018–19 season. of Sweeney Todd.

Alex Temple (G17) was named CSEME Shapes Alumni Network assistant professor of composition at Arizona State University. Northwestern’s Center for the Study of Education and the Musical Experience hosted a four-day campus event in May Katherine Young (G17) was named bringing together a core group of 14 PhD music education assistant professor of composition at the Berklee College of Music. alumni and faculty. The cohort gathered to help shape the vision and goals for its entire alumni network and to honor and Cellist Brannon Cho (17) received Adam Attard (G18) was accepted remember CSEME founder Bennett Reimer for his contribu- the 2019 Ivan Galamian Prize from to the Aspen Music Festival. tions to music education. The group’s new mission is to influ- the Meadowmount School of Music. ence the field of music education through cultivating a strong The $25,000 prize is awarded to a Aaron Blick (18) received a fellow- community of academics, encouraging rigorous and relevant musician demonstrating potential ship to the Aspen Music Festival scholarship, and advancing Reimer’s vision. Attendees included for an important professional career. and School. Sarah Bartolome (G02), Susan Bolanis (G96), Bruce Carter Antonio Jack Bryant (18) was named a 2019 (G08), Teri Dobbs (G05), Maud Hickey (G95), Sara Jones (G14), Escobedo horn fellow at the Music Academy of Michele Kaschub (G99), Jacki Kelly-McHale (G11), Laura the West. (G17) was Sindberg (G06), Evan Tobias (G10), Jeffrey Wright (G91), accepted into Betty Anne Younker (G97), and David Zerull (G94) as well the Pacific Hana Cohon (18) was named as Beth Hebert (C73) and PhD student Amanda Draper. Music Festival a cello fellow of the Tanglewood 2019 Academy. Music Center. He is a Sarah Crowell second-year bass fellow in the José Lomeli Lindsey Orcutt (G18) was accepted New World Symphony. (G18) won a (G18), a to the Verbier Festival Orchestra. clarinet posi- Chicago-based JingPing He (17) won the second tion with the classical Drew Powell (G18) advanced to flute position with China’s Suzhou Air Force Acad- guitarist and the quarterfinals in the National Symphony Orchestra. emy Band in teacher, sub- Flute Association’s Young Artist Colorado mitted a ques- Competition. Aaron Karp (17) was awarded a Springs. tion to WBEZ’s Luce Scholarship. The national fel- Curious City asking why Chicago Devin Gossett lowship program selects scholars (G18) won a horn Public Schools do not have a city- for travel to Asia to gain profes- position in the Richmond Symphony. wide music education curriculum sional experience in their areas of that studies and celebrates the Jasper Igusa interest. Karp’s research focuses (18) was named a city’s rich musical heritage. The on experimental, electronic, and Texas Music Festival Orchestra station’s response included a electroacoustic composition as well oboe fellow. do-it-yourself guide to “Chicago as sound installation. He recently Music History’s Greatest Hits,” earned a master’s degree in digital including a breakdown of 10 genres musics at Dartmouth College. and their essential songs.

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Pictures at an Exhibition. He was a contributor to Keiser Southern Music Company and a consultant for the Selmer Company and La Voz Corporation, producer of the Frederick Hemke Premium Reed. Hemke received many distinctions during his distinguished career. In 2004 he was named a Northwestern University Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence. Other honors include the Northwestern Alumni Association’s Excellence in Teaching Award, the Bienen School’s Professor of the Year Award (1987, 1989, and 2002), and the Kappa Kappa Psi Distinguished Service to Music Award. Taimur Sullivan, Bienen School associate professor of saxo- phone, praised Hemke’s boundless knowledge and said his energy and wit were infectious. “There is quite literally no aspect of our profession, in any corner of the globe, that has not been profoundly shaped by his artistry, pedagogy, vision, and leadership over the past 60 years. He was an inspiration not only to countless students FREDERICK HEMKE (1935–2019) over his long and distinguished teaching career but to his North- Frederick Hemke, professor emeritus of saxophone, died April 17 western family in particular and the classical music community as a at age 83. Hemke was born in Milwaukee on July 11, 1935. In 1956 whole,” said Sullivan. “Our world is emptier without him, but he became the first American to receive the Premier Prix du incredibly richer because of him.” Saxophone from the Conservatoire National de Musique in Paris. Hemke is survived by his wife, Junita Borg Hemke; daughter, He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin– Elizabeth Hemke Shapiro (Nicholas); son, Frederic John Borg Hemke Milwaukee, a master’s in music education from the Eastman School (Rachel); and grandchildren Daniel, Martin, Charlotte, and Peter. of Music, and a doctor of music degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Hemke joined the Northwestern faculty in 1962 and in 2002 ANITA KIMMERLE (1939–2019) was named the Louis and Elsie Snydacker Eckstein Professor of Anita Marie Kimmerle, who served for 14 years as assistant to Music. He chaired the Department of Music Performance Studies Deans Toni-Marie Montgomery and Bernard Dobroski, died May 16, until 1994 and served as senior associate dean for administration. surrounded by her husband, Bob, and other family members. She After 50 years of teaching, Hemke retired from the Bienen School in was 79 years old. 2012 and was named professor emeritus. His career was celebrated Born in 1939 in Garden City, Long that June at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall with a Saxophone Orchestra Island, she attended Mount Aloysius Monster Concert featuring some of the world’s premier saxophon- College in Cresson, Pennsylvania, ists, many of them his former students. Hemke presented a master before her education was thwarted class for the school’s saxophone studio in November 2018. by a tumor in her optic nerve. After An internationally recognized saxophonist, Hemke performed recovery from radical brain surgery, and gave master classes and lectures throughout North America, she worked for Simplicity Patterns in Europe, and Asia. He appeared as a soloist with the Chicago Sym- New York City’s fashion industry. In phony, St. Louis Symphony, Minnesota, Stockholm Philharmonic, 1963 she married Robert Kimmerle in Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony, New Zealand Philharmonic, and Ridgewood, New Jersey, and together Korea Philharmonic Orchestras. Having appeared on many occa- they had children Kate, Molly, and sions as an invited soloist for the World Saxophone Congress, he Beth. They moved to Evanston in also coordinated the event when it was held at Northwestern in 1968, relocated to Los Angeles, and in 1979 returned to Evanston, 1979. Hemke served as an adjudicator for numerous national where she served in the medical practice of Paul Kachoris for over and international competitions and as a visiting professor at 30 years and dedicated time to Evanston’s Mental Health Board. An the Conservatoire National de Musique in Paris, the Sweelinck avid volunteer within her Catholic Church communities, she later Conservatory of Music in Amsterdam, the Basel Conservatory worked at Northwestern’s music school until her retirement in 2012. of Music in Switzerland, and several US universities. Kimmerle is survived by her husband, three daughters, mother, His recordings include solo albums, chamber music, and six three siblings, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. recordings with the Chicago Symphony, including Mussorgsky’s

36 CAROL MCCLINTOCK (1924–2019) NORMAN SCHWEIKERT (1937–2018) Carol Raymond McClintock, a loyal and generous donor to the Norman Schweikert, former associate professor of horn and Bienen School of Music, died on February 7 in Cape Coral, Florida. longtime member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, died She was 94 years old. December 31, 2018, at age 81. Born November 5, 1924, in Cincinnati, she grew up in Cleveland A native of Los Angeles, Schweikert began piano lessons at age Heights, Ohio. Her field of expertise was speech pathology and audi- six, added violin soon after, and turned to the horn at age 13. His ology. After earning a BA in liberal arts first horn teachers were Los Angeles Philharmonic members in 1946 and an MA in 1948 from the Odolindo Perissi and Sinclair Lott. During high school, Schweikert University of Iowa, she became a won a scholarship to the Aspen Music Festival, where he studied speech and hearing therapist for with Joseph Eger. At age 18 he auditioned for Erich Leinsdorf, then Evanston Township High School and music director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and won eventually Chicago Public Schools. his first professional post as the RPO’s youngest member. Initially She met David McClintock hired as fourth horn, he went on to play second and third horn. (McC47, GMcC48), an electrical engi- While in Rochester, Schweikert attended the Eastman School neer, through the Post Kollege Klub at of Music, studying with Morris Secon and Verne Reynolds. He grad- the Evanston Methodist Church. As uated in 1961 with a bachelor’s degree and performer’s certificate in a graduate student at Northwestern, horn. During his 11-year RPO tenure, Schweikert served three years he was the president of this large and with the United States active group of graduates and young professionals. They married in Military Academy Band 1952. The couple lived in Chicago for three years and then relocated at West Point as well as to Palatine before moving to Barrington in 1957. five years on the faculty During her years as a wife and mother to four children, of the Interlochen Arts McClintock found time to serve her community in a variety of Academy as horn instruc- ways. An avid gardener, she became a founding member of the tor and a member of the Field and Flower Garden Club. She was an active member of the Interlochen Arts Quintet. Countryside School Mothers’ Club and was publicist for a 1972 In 1971, at the invita- committee studying the possibility of a unit district for the tion of music director Barrington area. She also served on numerous boards and Georg Solti, Schweikert commissions dealing with Christian education programs at joined the Chicago Sym- the United Methodist Church, both locally and at the district phony as assistant principal horn, just in time for the orchestra’s level, and wrote church school curriculums for the Methodist first European tour. In 1975 he was named second horn, the position Churches of Illinois. She and her husband were members of the he held until his retirement in 1997. From 1973 until 1998 Schweikert Barrington United Methodist Church for over 50 years. was an associate professor of horn at Northwestern. A founding A member of the American Hemerocallis Society, McClintock member of the International Horn Society, he served as its first sec- took pride in her gardens filled with daylilies. She also studied retary and treasurer. nutrition and enjoyed sewing and designing her own clothing. In retirement, Schweikert and his wife, Sally—a 30-year veteran Strong champions of the arts, she and her husband attended of the Chicago Symphony Chorus—made their home on Washington Elgin Symphony Orchestra concerts for more than 30 years Island in Wisconsin, where he performed with the Washington and supported construction of the Bienen School of Music’s Island Music Festival. Schweikert also continued his research into new building, where the David and Carol McClintock Choral the lives of US orchestra members, a project he had started while and Recital Room is named in their honor. studying at Eastman. In 2012 his book The Horns of Valhalla—the McClintock is survived by her daughter Holly McClintock story of horn players Josef and Xaver Reiter—was published by Bowling; sons, Kennon and Steve; five grandchildren; and three WindSong Press. great-grandchildren. Schweikert is survived by his wife and their son, Eric, principal timpani of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic.

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All dates are 2019. Harold J. Martens (G49) in Edina, Mary L. Rogers (56) in Brewster, Minnesota, on February 21 New York, on February 24 1930s Eula Gene Harrison McNamara Eugene Johnson (G57) in Spokane, Blanche Gregory Gangwere (49) in Aptos, California, on March 13 Washington, on March 16 (39, G44) in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 22 Barbara Savage-Fraser (49) in Catherine A. Carnes (G58) in Concord, New Hampshire, on May 12 Jacksonville, Florida, on May 6 1940s Dorothy L. Zimmerman (49) in James S. Hammond (G58) in Elnora Milliken (42) in Traverse Keller, Texas, on May 10 Pikesville, Maryland, on January 24 City, Michigan, on January 11 1950s 1960s Elizabeth H. Almon (43) in Milwaukee on May 6 Warren M. Knudson (50, G51) in Constance Bastian (61) in Michigan City, Indiana, on May 22 Northbrook, Illinois, on May 24 Mary Agnes Graham Roberts (43) in Great Falls, Montana, on March 18 Paul B. Bouman (G51) in Oak Park, Donald F. Green (G61) in Bay City, Illinois, on April 1 Michigan, on February 6 Betty Morris (46) in Springfield, Virginia, on March 10 Ralph Gabriel (G52) in Birmingham, Ruth I. Ufkes (G62) in Carthage, Alabama, on February 13 Illinois, on January 6 Velma Radebaugh (G46) in Jefferson, Iowa, on January 23 Joseph W. Larson (G52) in Hollister, Nancy Ruth Hoffman (63, G64) California, on June 3 in Los Angeles on April 15 Gloria June Moline Avant (47) in Tomball, Texas, on May 31 Mollie Stetson Thompson (52) in William F. Wharton (G67) in Traverse City, Michigan, on June 3 Easton, Maryland, on May 19 Joan King Holtzman (47) in Austin, Texas, on March 5 Sally R. Friedman Venger Linda C. Sampson (68) in Novato, (52, 54) in Las Vegas on February 25 California, on June 13 Maxine S. Bolen (48) in Normal, Illinois, on January 6 David O. Schanke (G53) in Ripon, Irene Quieng Lau (G69) in Wisconsin, on March 4 Arlington, Texas, on March 1 Frederic H. Mende (48, G52) in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Mary A. Moeller (55) in Charleroi, 1970s March 15 Pennsylvania, on January 9 Sue A. McCambridge (G72) in John E. Nelson (48, G51) in Marjorie Anne Kelly Dale (56) in Columbus, Ohio, on April 27 St. Joseph, Michigan, on June 11 Bolivia, North Carolina, on April 26 Rev. Thomas Eden (G74) in Cross James E. Swenck (48) in Louisville, Barbara Utt Fletcher (G56) in Plains, Tennessee, on February 19 Kentucky, on January 30 Freeport, Illinois, on March 21 1980s Imanuel Willheim (G48) in James D. Hardin (56) in Biloxi, Hartford, Connecticut, on May 8 Mississippi, on April 10 George Borich (G84) in Lake Bluff, Illinois, on May 18 Richard N. Olsen (G56) in Rhinebeck, New York, on June 12

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BY SARAH GENERES If you are interested in becoming more involved with your Director of Development alma mater, consider the following opportunities: • Become an alumni mentor and share your experience with As we enter the final year of We Will. The current students and other alumni. Whether you are a per- Campaign for Northwestern, we are immensely former, educator, executive, or entrepreneur, you can provide grateful to everyone who has contributed to valuable advice and wisdom to other musicians. Sign up at the Bienen School of Music thus far in the mentor.northwestern.edu. campaign. Music alumni have been critical • Sign up for the monthly Concerts@Bienen email to to our success. Whether you give $25 or keep up to date on concerts and live streaming events. Visit $250,000, contributions from alumni are the foundation of our concertsatbienen.org to subscribe and learn more about fundraising efforts. the 2019–20 season. From the construction and opening of the Ryan Center for the • Update your contact information at our.northwestern.edu Musical Arts to the establishment of 18 new merit-aid scholarships, to ensure that you receive emails about events for music donations made during this campaign are helping ensure that the alumni in your area. Bienen School will continue to provide conservatory-level musical We have made great progress in this campaign, but we need training with the academic rigor of a top-tier research institution. your support in the coming year to reach our goal. We still need to If you have not yet made a gift to the Bienen School, I urge you raise a significant amount in support of undergraduate merit-aid to consider how you might make an impact in support of current scholarships to remain competitive with our peer institutions and future music students. and enroll the most talented students. We need to endow more • Make a pledge to support the Bienen School of Music with professorships to attract and retain world-class faculty. And we a recurring monthly or annual gift. A pledge of $1,000 breaks need to maintain our facilities, which are second to none. down to $200 per year or $16.67 per month over five years. Give online at music.northwestern.edu/donate or call Small contributions combine to make great impact. 847-467-3849. With your help, the Bienen School of Music will • Include the Bienen School in your estate plans and create continue to rank as one of the nation’s leading music institutions a legacy that supports future generations of music students. far into the future. And for your contribution to that future, we Contact me at 847-467-3849 or [email protected] say thank you. ❚ for more information.

$750,000 18 in gifts received from music alumni new merit-aid scholarships in fiscal year 2018 established during the campaign

39 70% music alumni have made the of fiscal year 2018 donations Bienen School the beneficiary of to the Bienen School bequests in the past five years were from music alumni

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Ravinia Reception

In July the Bienen School of Music hosted a donor reception at the Ravinia Festival prior to a Chicago Symphony Orchestra performance of Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand,” conducted by Marin Alsop. More than 60 alumni and friends attended the event.

Carol Smith, Robert McConnell (07, G09, G16), marketing coordinator Tess Coffey (12), Hannah Dixon McConnell (G08, G17), and voice professor W. Steven Smith

Stephen (WCAS76, FSM85) and Judy (76, G80, G93) Carole (61, G62) and Jerry Ringer Mitchell Green (16) with director Bundra with Dean Toni-Marie Montgomery of development Sarah Generes

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Members Donald V. Lincoln4 57 We are grateful to all who have made contributions to the ($1,000–$2,499) Gerard Morris 13 DMA Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music. The following Bill Muster Foundation Association of American donors have given $1,000 or more from January 1 through Tim Robblee 01 MMus Railroads June 30, 2019. We also thank our many valued donors and Linda Rosner4 (05 P, 07 P, 10 P) Ayco Charitable Foundation friends who have given gifts of less than $1,000 during William E. Rosner4 75, 76 MBA Bank of America Charitable this period. (05 P, 07 P, 10 P) Gift Fund Patricia Schaefer4 51 Gretchen Bataille James Austin Smith 05 Melanie L. Bostwick 04 Dianne Tesler 94 Anastasia Boucouras (81 P) Founders Circle John Evans Circle Jacalyn Thompson (08 P) Kenneth Cahn ($50,000 or more) ($5,000–$9,999) Mallory Beth Thompson4, 5 Harry and Helen Cohen Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Holly L. Bowling2 (09 P) 79, 80 MMus Charitable Foundation Eric Schildbach Charles W. Douglas1 70 William Thompson (08 P) Linda Tatman Crisafulli Karl Schildbach (98 P, 03 P) Michael B. Wallace 91 68, 69 MMus Charles E. Schroeder1 (21 GP) Diane S. Douglas2 (98 P, 03 P) Jon D. Wenberg 90, 92 MMus Peter P. Crisafulli 68, 70 MMus Elizabeth Runnette Schroeder Elizabeth A. Hebert 72, Winning Ways Foundation Jane C. Deng 92 59 (21 GP) 73 MA/MS Sean P. Dowdall Betty A. Van Gorkom1, 2 42 Kennon D. McClintock 1Northwestern Trustee Julius E. Erlenbach 68 MMus, Frank H. Philbrick Foundation 2Music Advisory Board 72 PhD Andrea Amdahl Taylor 95 MMus 3Deceased President’s Circle Rebecca Jane Erlenbach Mark Amdahl Taylor 95 MMus 4Rogers Society ($25,000–$49,999) Fidelity Investments Charitable Tichio Family2 5Current Bienen School Faculty Howard L. Gottlieb (99 GP) Gift Fund

Howard L. Gottlieb Foundation Charles A. Hafner 98 For information on donating to the Jaharis Family Foundation Fellows Jackie Holland Bienen School of Music or to report Elaine Kondelis Jaharis 81 ($2,500–$4,999) James M. Holland 58 MD (86 P) errors, please call 847-467-3849. (17 P, 18 P) Eric A. Lutkin4 Elizabeth J. Indihar 58 MMus Kathryn M. Jaharis 83 Presser Foundation David L. Landis 78 Steven M. Jaharis (17 P, 18 P)

Dean’s Circle ($10,000–$24,999) Henry S. Bienen 09 H (19 GP) Leigh Buchanan Bienen (19 GP) Allan Richard Drebin2 Ellen Drebin3 Margee Filstrup2, 4 Scott H. Filstrup2, 4 65, 67 MBA Selme Finnie (16 P) Shaun Finnie2 95 MBA (16 P) Estate of James E. Legere3 Alexander I. Rorke2 75, 75 MA Elizabeth Sturgeon Rorke2 Jeannette J. Segel2, 4 70

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