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soaring2020 TOUR

This tour is made possible through the generous support of the BW Instrumental Ensemble Traveling Fund Endowment and Ms. Carole L. Maatz. BWSO TOUR DATES February 19 | 7 pm | Baldwin Wallace University Gamble Auditorium, Berea, Ohio February 20 | 7 pm | Hilbert Circle Theater Hilbert Circle , Indianapolis, IN with special guests Carmel High School Camerata Orchestra, Fishers High School Symphony Orchestra, Avon High School Symphony Orchestra soaring February 21 | Mason High School Mason, OH February 22 | 5 pm | Hilliard Davidson High School Hilliard Davidson High School Auditorium, Hilliard, OH with special guests Hilliard Davidson Orchestra PROGRAM: CLINT NEEDHAM - Flourishes CHEN YI - Chinese Folk Dance Suite for and Orchestra OTTORINO RESPIGHI - Pines of Rome Welcome to this concert presented by the students of Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music conducted by Dr. Soo Han, Professor of and Director of Orchestral Studies. The Symphony Orchestra is one of nine major ensembles at Baldwin Wallace Conservatory where 300 undergraduate music majors prepare for careers as performers, music educators, music therapists, composers, arts managers and scholars. The Conservatory is one of Baldwin Wallace University’s flagship programs; Conservatory students comprise over 10% of the undergraduate student body. It is our distinct pleasure to perform for you.

The Soaring Tour features the music of BW’s Composer-in-Residence Dr. Clint Needham. Head of the Composition program at BW, Dr. Needham provides oversight for the biennial FOCUS Festival of Contemporary Music. Featured in Chen Yi’s Chinese Folk Dance Suite is Dr. Julian Ross, chair of the String Studies department and member of the Elysian Trio and Lyceum2 faculty chamber groups at BW. Also joining the tour is Dr. David Pope, chair of the Professional Studies department and head of the robust and highly celebrated Music Education program at BW. I encourage you to take the time to engage these faculty members in conversation and learn about their many artistic and academic initiatives with students at BW.

We invite your discovery of Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio, just 20 minutes from Cleveland. Our location is one of our greatest assets. Partnerships with The , Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Playhouse Square, Great Lakes Theatre and the greater Cleveland medical and business communities exalt the connections between professional training and liberal arts studies at Baldwin Wallace. Just eight years ago, a $20 million construction and renovation effort transformed the BW Conservatory, rendering it an The Symphony Orchestra outstanding building complex with notable performance, rehearsal, classroom, library and practice spaces. In 2014, BW became the 14th conservatory worldwide on the roster of All- is composed of all the Steinway Schools. College Degree Search named the BW Conservatory one of the 50 most Conservatory string players beautiful music schools in the United States. Music School Central ranked BW No. 4 among the Top 10 liberal arts colleges for music. Onstage ranked the BW Music Theatre program as well as a select number No. 1 in the country among Bachelor of Music, Music Theatre programs. And the National of woodwind, brass and Association recognized BW as No. 1 in Division IV of its Opera Production Competition. percussion students. The The BW spirit is one of bold energy and great joy—and it is thriving on our campus! We are orchestra averages about 75 a community of learners committed to intentional excellence, extraordinary engagement and holistic support. Together these values lead to intriguing innovation, noteworthy members and selection for this partnerships and a steadfast commitment to artistic distinction. We are in the business of ensemble is by audition. The transforming lives, and the Symphony Orchestra is pleased to act as an ambassador for the remarkable place that is Baldwin Wallace. orchestra performs at least six concerts per year, including the annual Bach Festival and Susan D. Van Vorst Dean, Conservatory of Music the biennial FOCUS Festival. Baldwin Wallace University Soo Han is the Director of Orchestral Studies at the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music, a member of the Board of Directors of the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, a contributing editor for Hal Leonard’s Essential Elements for Strings, a D’Addario Orchestral Strings Artist, a Conn-Selmer Educational Clinician, program coordinator and faculty member with Los Angeles Philharmonic’s summer YOLA program, and the former Director of & Department Chair of the William H. Duke Center for the Performing Arts at Carmel High in Carmel, IN.

As an active conductor, he has appeared with Carmel Symphony Orchestra, Cave Run Symphony Orchestra, Michigan State Opera Theatre, Michigan State Symphony Orchestra, Valparaiso University, and Butler University Symphony Orchestra. He is an active conductor for All-State, regional, and honor orchestras appearing in over 30 states and has conducted internationally in Austria, China, Thailand, and Australia. He has collaborated with numerous artists, groups, and conductors such as Lynn Harrell, David Kim, and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. He has produced multiple recordings of complete symphonies and has premiered several commissioned works for strings and full orchestras. He has presented workshops and clinics internationally and SOO HAN for nearly every major national and state music conference Director of Orchestral Studies including, Australian String Teacher Conference, Maryborough Baldwin Wallace University National Australia Conference, Midwest Clinic, ASTA National Conference, NAfME National Conference, and Ohio University Summer String Teacher Workshop.

Orchestras under his leadership experienced a great deal of success including 9 Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) State Championship and being named Grand Champions at the National Orchestra Cup at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. As a passionate supporter of public school music programs, he continues to remain active in instrumental classrooms throughout the country.

He is the past-president of the Indiana American String Teachers Association and the chapter was awarded the ‘Most Improved Chapter’ during his time as president and recently served as the National American String Teachers Association’s K-12 Committee Chair. He received his Bachelor of Instrumental Music Education degree from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Master of Science in Education from Indiana University School of Education, and received his Doctorate in Orchestral Conducting from the Michigan State University College of Music. BALDWIN WALLACE UNIVERSITY

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The music of CLINT NEEDHAM has been described as “wildly Clint Needham, Flourishes entertaining” and “stunning... brilliantly orchestrated” by the Times, as well as “well-crafted and arresting… riveting” by the Violin I Bass Tuba Herald Times. Needham recently served as the Knight Foundation Cayleigh Stewart - Jacob Kaminski - Principal Kyle Burr Composer in Residence with the Akron Symphony where he Concertmistress Noah Steele - collaborated with the City of Akron on a 30-miniute multimedia Nathan Thomeer - Assistant principal Percussion work. He has also served as the Mellon Composer/Educator in Assistant concertmaster Nijah Holliday Nicholas Urbanic, Residence and the Music Alive: New Partnerships Composer in Cecilia Cooper Nate Burgess Nancy Guzman Residence with the Albany Symphony for two seasons. Needham’s Hannah Reinschmidt Grace Cooper Emily Kulinowski orchestral music has been commissioned and performed by the Minnesota Orchestra, Ryan Detwiler Ryan Smith Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Omaha Symphony, American Avery Seiger Composers Orchestra, Spokane Symphony, Aspen Concert Orchestra, Cabrillo Festival Michael Heid Orchestra, and Symphony in C, among others. Various chamber groups including Alarm Emily Forster Will Sound, the American Brass Quintet, Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, Chicago Pro Violin II Evan Fraser Musica, Da Capo Chamber Players, Fifth House Ensemble, Hawthorne , Kerry Broker - Principal Brandon Landry, Piccolo President’s Own Marine Band Brass Quintet, and the Stanford Wind Quintet have given Dante Freund - performances of his chamber music across the country as well as in Europe, Brazil, Japan, Assistant principal Hong Kong, South Korea, and Australia. Alivia Gaskins Zoe Sarganis Claire Smith Katie Winkler Upcoming performances of his work include those given by the New York Classical Matthew Chidsey Players with soloist Jasmine Choi, Factory Seconds Brass Trio with the Interlochen Arts Alexis Facaros Academy Wind Ensemble at , Hub New Music, Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Jorgenson Peter Varga Cincinnati Conservatory Chamber Players, and the Cleveland Winds, among others. Hunter Duseau Abigail Bilson, Needham’s music has been recognized with numerous awards including the International Colin Henley - Principal Barlow Prize, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra’s Project 440 Commission, Julia Morreale - Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, two ASCAP Morton Gould Assistant principal Katherine Kovacs Awards, the William Schuman Prize/BMI Student Composer Award, the Aspen Music Avedis Escandon Tom English Festival Jacob Druckman Prize, the Heckscher & Beeler Prizes from Ithaca College and the Lesley Rudin coveted Underwood New Music Commission from the American Composers Orchestra.

William McIntyre Horn As an educator, Needham serves as Composer in Residence and Associate Professor at Jack McGeoch David Pieta the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music. He was previously an Associate Instructor Elizabeth Gifford Payton Cole at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music as well as Assistant Professor at Ohio Sarah Walker Justin McMullen Wesleyan University. He holds degrees from the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music Blaine Schultice and Indiana University, where he was a four-year Jacobs School of Music doctoral fellow in composition. He has also studied at the Aspen Music Festival as a Susan and Ford Avery Smith - Principal Schumann composition fellow and at the Wellesley Composers Conference. Nicholas Harwas - Kyle Perisutti Assistant principal Adrian Scoccia Needham’s music is published by the Theodore Presser Company with additional works Nicholas Simul published by Beach Music and Triplo Press. Recordings of his works can be Samantha Wagner found on the Summit Records, New Focus Recordings, Beauport Classics, and Mark Hannah Ross Brian Pattison Masters labels as well as on recordings by the United States Air Force Band of the West, Jessica Jonczyk Tess Cayton trumpeter Jack Sutte, and the American Composers Orchestra Digital Release Series. For Renee Danko Brendan Loeb, more information please visit www.clintneedham.com. Grace Smith Bass Trombone BALDWIN WALLACE UNIVERSITY

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA DR. JULIAN ROSS is professor of violin, chair of the string Chen Yi, Chinese Folk Dance Suite for Violin and Orchestra department and violinist of BW’s resident ensembles, The Elysian Dr. Julian Ross, violin Trio and Lyceum2.

Violin I Cello Bassoon An uncommonly versatile artist, Ross has appeared as soloist with Cayleigh Stewart - Avery Smith - Principal Tom English orchestras and wind ensembles in a broad spectrum of repertoire, Concertmistress Nicholas Harwas- Katherine Kovacs ranging from standard Baroque and Romantic concerti to world Nathan Thomeer - Assistant principal premieres of new works that he has commissioned. Assistant concertmaster Nicholas Simul Horn Cecilia Cooper Samantha Wagner Justin McMullen His professional orchestral posts have included concertmaster of the Tallahassee Hannah Reinschmidt Hannah Ross Blaine Schultice Symphony and the New Hampshire Symphony. As chamber musician, he has toured in Ryan Detwiler Jessica Jonczyk David Pieta the U.S. and abroad as founding member of the Arcadia Trio and with the Musical Avery Seiger Renee Danko Payton Cole Arts Consortium, the Music from Yellow Barn Tours and the Memphis Quartet. Ross Michael Heid Grace Smith participated in the Yellow Barn Festival for 11 years and was on the summer faculties of Trumpet Brevard, Aria International Summer Academy, Tennessee Governor’s School and the Blue Violin II Bass Adrian Scoccia Mountain Festival. Kerry Broker - Principal Jacob Kaminski - Principal Leonardo Capone Dante Freund - Noah Steele - Ross has been honored to perform many works under their composers’ supervision, Assistant principal Assistant principal Trombone including music by Don Freund, Stefan Freund, William Bolcom, John Cage, Chen Yi, John Alivia Gaskins Nijah Holliday Christopher Nadar Harbison, Krzysztof Penderecki and Charles Wuorinen. His own original compositions have Claire Smith Nathan Burgess Tess Cayton been received warmly by audiences and are being performed with increasing frequency. Matthew Chidsey Grace Cooper Brendan Loeb, Alexis Facaros Ryan Smith Bass Trombone Before coming to BW, Ross served on the faculties of Memphis State University and Florida Elizabeth Jorgenson State University. A devoted teacher, he recently composed a set of etudes addressing Flute Tuba tenacious violinistic problems and is currently developing a melodically reinforced Viola Evan Fraser Maxwell Godfrey approach to scale studies. His students have won competitions, earned leadership Colin Henley - Principal Emily Forster positions in professional orchestras, established themselves on teaching faculties and Julia Morreale - Percussion continued studies at major music schools. Assistant principal Oboe Nicholas Urbanic Avedis Escandon Katie Winkler Nancy Guzman A past president of the Tennessee String Teachers’ Association, Ross currently serves on Lesley Rudin Archie Sickels Alexander Drews the board of the Ohio String Teachers’ Association. While earning his degrees, his major William McIntyre teachers included Arnold Steinhardt, Sylvia Rosenberg, Eric Rosenblith and Jens Ellermann. Jack McGeoch Clarinet His all-important formative teachers included Fryderyk Sadowski, Gladys Lang, Isadore Elizabeth Gifford Justin O’Toole Grossman and Wanda Theriac. Sarah Walker Peter Varga B  W U C of M

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SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA DR. DAVID POPE is associate professor of music education and Ottorino Respighi, Pines of Rome chair of the professional studies department at the Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music. In addition, he serves as an Violin I Bass Trombone education clinician for Alfred Music and as the American String Cayleigh Stewart - Jacob Kaminski - Principal Brian Pattison Teachers Association’s national conference chair. Concertmistress Noah Steele - Christopher Nadar Nathan Thomeer - Assistant principal Brendan Loeb, Prior to joining the faculty of Baldwin Wallace, Pope taught middle- Assistant concertmaster Nijah Holliday Bass Trombone and high-school orchestra in Tennessee, Florida and Ohio. He Cecilia Cooper Nathan Burgess also conducted the Camerata Orchestra at Case Western Reserve Hannah Reinschmidt Grace Cooper Tuba University, taught string pedagogy courses at the VanderCook College of Music and Ryan Detwiler Ryan Smith Maxwell Godfrey served as conductor and executive director of multiple youth orchestra programs. Avery Seiger Michael Heid Flute Off- Trumpet As an active adjudicator and clinician, Pope has conducted numerous all-state orchestras, Brandon Landry Matthew Maloney regional honor orchestras and university summer camps throughout the United States. Violin II Evan Fraser Katie Malquest He has presented string pedagogy clinics and his research at state, regional, national and Kerry Broker - Principal Emily Forster, Piccolo Edwin Schartman international conferences. Dante Freund - Aleah Miller Assistant principal Oboe Pope’s work has been published in the Journal of Research in Music Education, Bulletin Alivia Gaskins Zoe Sarganis Off-Stage Trombone of the Council for Research in Music Education, String Research Journal, Research Claire Smith Katie Winkler Tess Cayton Perspectives in Music Education, Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education, Music Matthew Chidsey Archie Sickels, English Horn Michael Peebles Educators Journal, American String Teacher and Florida Music Director. He currently serves Alexis Facaros on the review committees for Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, String Elizabeth Jorgenson Clarinet Percussion Research Journal and Research Perspectives in Music Education. Andrew Buckley Nicholas Urbanic, Timpani Viola Emily Ewing Nancy Guzman He received the Distinguished Music Educator Award from the Yale Symposium for Music Colin Henley - Principal Justin O’Toole, Bass Clarinet Emily Kulinowski in Schools and is recipient of the Outstanding Young Music Educator Award for the state Julia Morreale - Alexander Drews of Tennessee. Pope will receive the String Researcher Award from the American String Assistant principal Bassoon Teachers’ Association at their national conference in March 2020. Avedis Escandon Katherine Kovacs Harp Lesley Rudin Tom English Clarissa Schilling William McIntyre Jack McGeoch Horn Piano Elizabeth Gifford David Pieta Daisy Ai Sarah Walker Payton Cole Justin McMullen Celeste Cello Blaine Schultice Rachel Fogle Avery Smith - Principal Nicholas Harwas - Trumpet Organ Assistant principal Kyle Perisutti Matthew Wachtman Nicholas Simul Adrian Scoccia Samantha Wagner Leonardo Capone Hannah Ross Jessica Jonczyk Renee Danko Grace Smith CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL CAMERATA ORCHESTRA Mendelssohn: ELISABETH OHLY-DAVIS, THOMAS CHEN is an Associate Director of Orchestras at Carmel Sinfonia No. 2 in D Major Director of Orchestras High School. Mr. Chen previously held the position of Assistant at Carmel High School, Director at Dobie High School in Houston, Texas. In a program Violin 1 joined the Performing Arts of 270 students, he helped lead five contest orchestras to earn Annie Kim Department as Associate Superior ratings at UIL Concert and Sight Reading. While in Angela Li Director of Orchestras in Houston, Mr. Chen frequently appeared as guest sectional coach Jiwon Yu 2013. Previously she served and guest clinician for Houston-area orchestra programs. as Orchestra Director and Violin 2 Music Technology teacher at Mr. Chen earned his Bachelor of Music Education from DePauw Janelle Patterson Northview Middle School in Washington Township, University in Greencastle, Indiana, and studied viola with Dr. Nicole Brockmann. While Cynthia Wan Indianapolis, and was awarded the Northview completing his studies, he won opportunities to perform in masterclasses with the Isabella Wan Middle School Teacher of the Year in 2007. Mrs. Ohly- American String Quartet and Joan Tower. He was also selected as a winner of the DePauw Davis began her teaching career in Greeley, Colorado University Band Conducting Competition. Viola in 2000, teaching grades 6-12 Orchestra. Owen Eckart Mr. Chen performed frequently with orchestras in the Houston area. He was substitute Natalie Wells Mrs. Ohly-Davis served as President of the Indiana principal violist in the Pasadena Philharmonic Orchestra and Clear Lake Symphony Richard Wu Chapter of the American String Teachers Association Orchestra. Additionally, he performed free chamber ensemble community concerts as a Vivian Zheng from 2006 to 2008 and is the current Secretary, member of the Clear Lake Chamber Ensemble. Currently, Mr. Chen performs when he can serves on the board of the Indiana Chapter of with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis. Cello the Suzuki Association of the Americas, publishes Melissa Su manuscripts, and presents educational sessions MARGARET HITE is an Associate Director of Orchestras at Carmel Jeffery Tan on string pedagogy at state and national music High School. She was recognized by the Indiana Chapter of the Nathan Zhang educator conventions. She guest conducted the American String Teachers Association as the 2013-2014 New Indiana ASTA All-Region Middle School Honor Teacher of the Year. Ms. Hite attended the Indiana University Bass Orchestra three times, and guest conducted the Jacobs School of Music, where she completed a Bachelor of Music Carter Wemhoff Cobb County Honor Orchestra in Marietta, GA Education. While living in Bloomington, Ms. Hite led violin sectionals this past November. She was selected as the 2016 with the Musical Arts Youth Orchestra and volunteered as an Indiana American String Teachers Association High instructor for the Fairview Violin Project, a pilot musical outreach School Teacher of the Year. program providing violin instruction to elementary school students.

Mrs. Ohly-Davis received a degree in Violin As a violinist, Ms. Hite played with the Muncie Symphony Orchestra and held a leadership Performance from Baldwin-Wallace University, position with the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra. In the Indiana University orchestras, and a Master’s degree in Viola Performance and she enjoyed working with such renowned musicians as Leonard Slatkin, David Effron, Suzuki Pedagogy from the University of Colorado, Cliff Colnot, and Arthur Fagen. She is currently the principal second violinist in the Boulder. She continues to perform with the Muncie Fishers’ Chamber Orchestra and enjoys playing violin around the Carmel and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in the viola section. communities. FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA

Valse Triste by Jean Sibelius NICOLE DEGUIRE is Director of Orchestras at Fishers High School, Rhythm Dances by Brian Balmages and a free-lance violinist with numerous orchestras in Indiana.

Earning her B.M. in Violin Performance with Honors at Butler Violin Cello University, she went on to complete her M.M. in Violin Performance Jeremiah Folsom Lauryn Blunk and Literature, as well as an Orchestral Studies Diploma from The Ethan Furniss Jessica Churchill Eastman School of Music. Madilin Goodwin Matthew Erdosy Julia Han Lucy Hale As Director of Orchestras at Fishers High School, her groups have Gabe Hartman Melanie Hamon earned gold ratings at ISSMA District Festival and gold ratings along Madeline Horne Catie Laverty with “With Distinction” at ISSMA State Qualifications. The FHS Symphony Orchestra was Rachel Ibey Drew Sperry an ISSMA State Finalist in 2017 and 2019. They have performed at the IMEA Conference, Emersen Kolb Claire Strauss Disneyworld, Chicago and New York City.

Kathryn Myers David Thompson Nicole has orchestral experience performing with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Claire Nation Zoë Wilson Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, and the Ft. Wayne Philharmonic. Other professional Tatiana Pardo orchestral experience includes Rochester Philharmonic, Erie Philharmonic, Albany Symphony Holly Pickett Bass Orchestra and South Bend Symphony Orchestra. She has also played with many local Dilloni Pinnock Emi Citoler symphony orchestras, such as Muncie, Anderson, and Lafayette Symphony Orchestras. Ashley Robertson Daxton Frost Albert Schafer Khadijah Guisse She maintains an active private violin/viola/piano studio, serves as a guest clinician/coach Lauren Schneider Sean Paree-Huff for middle and high school orchestras, has been an adjudicator for the Middle Tennessee Amelia Stahl Zach Peruch Band and Orchestra Festival, and the Anderson University Concerto and Aria Competition. Anika Taylor Ms. DeGuire is the Indiana ASTA All-State Orchestra Coordinator, violin faculty for the Music Cora Thompson Flute For All National Festival and Summer Symposium, an ISSMA State Board Member, and was Emma Tomlinson Sarah Lopez the 2020 INASTA High School Orchestra Teacher of the Year. Ruth Wei Ethan Weiss Clarinet CHARLES KUNZ is a band director at Fishers High School in Emily Wojt Caleb Durfee Fishers, Indiana. He over sees many band activities including Micah Young concert bands, orchestra, jazz band, & pit orchestra. The TIGER Band Horn program has grown from 120 to over 400 students since 2006. Viola Ethan Hoffman Mr. Kunz graduated from Whetstone High School and received his Ellie Albin Molly McCord Bachelor of Music from the University of North Texas in Denton and Amelia Anderson his Master of Music from the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Jordan Bocot Percussion Mr. Kunz has taught all levels of instrumental music in Texas, Sienna Borowicz Aiden Hughes Kentucky and Indiana for the past 28 years. He spent nine years at Meghan Chen North Central High School and Eastwood Middle School teaching band and music theory. Keeley Farmer Mackenzie Frayer Although his primary instruments are Saxophone and Bassoon Mr. Kunz has made a Olivia Latimer lifelong study of all woodwinds. He performs regularly with the Kokomo Park Band, The Owen McEldowney White River Wind Symphony, The Nickel Plate Jazz Orchestra, Joy Swing Big Band, and the Ainsley Richmond West Winds Big Band. Isabella Roberson He is a member of The National Association for Music Education, National Band Jocellyn Ellis Association, Indiana Music Educators Association, Indiana Bandmasters Association, Indiana Jazz Educators Association, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi band fraternity. AVON ORCHESTRA

Holberg Suite, Op. 40, Mvt. 1 by Edvard Grieg, Dean Westman, Conductor DEAN WESTMAN is the Performing Arts Department Chair and Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila by Mikhail Glinka, Joel Powell, Conductor Director of Orchestras at Avon High School in Avon, Indiana. He founded the Avon Orchestra program in 2007 with 40 6th grade First Violin Bassoon beginners. Over the past 13 years, the Avon Orchestra has grown *Marcus Mizelle - Nick Gillam Hadley Zeller to over 600 students grades 6 through 12 served by five full-time Concertmaster Grace Smith Jacob Painter orchestra directors. Dean’s concert ensembles have performed at *Matthew Spinazze - Chris Quinney Carnegie Hall, The Skirball Center at NYU, The Moores Opera House, Associate Concertmaster Contra Bassoon Karlie Rogers The Meyerson, and the prestigious Midwest Clinic in Chicago. *Carson Mullinix - Jacob Van Wagner Mia Larson Internationally, the Avon Orchestra has performed in Rome, Assistant Concertmaster Caroline Stalvey Florence, and at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. The Avon High School Symphony *Leif Blake Viola Orchestra placed 3rd at the 2014, 2015, and 2016 Indiana State School Music Association *Joey Sisk *Sahib Singh - Principal State Orchestra Finals, was State Runner Up in 2017 and earned ISSMA State Orchestra *Lauren Ooley *Joaquin McCreary - *Jackson Hudgins - Championships in 2018 and 2019. Hannah Fialkow Assistant Principal Principal *Spencer Mock *Hazel Blythe *Eliza Meyer Dean has been an active designer, instructor, and arranger in the drum corps activity for 28 *Andrew Pena Leah Crook Assistant Principal years. Westman served as Brass Caption Head for the ten-time Drum Corps International Elise Howe Mason Trimmer Matilyn Theriault-Thompson World Champion Cadets, Brass Arranger and instructor for the seven-time Drum Corps *Hannah Taylor Brooke Paul Theron International World Champion Santa Clara Vanguard, and taught on the brass staff for the *Emmanuel Perez Hannah Wright seven-time Drum Corps International World Champion Cavaliers. In 2011, Dean instructed Second Violin Joel Moss Garrett Steckler the Yokohama Scouts from Yokohama, Japan, as they became the first Japanese Drum and *Ethan Maharas - Principal Owen Van Duyn Eli Thompson Bugle Corps to ever perform at a DCI World Championship. Westman currently serves as Corrine O’Neil - Emmagrace Brock Program Coordinator for the 2016 Drum Corps International World Champion Bluecoats Assistant Principal Preston Erickson Flute from Canton, Ohio. Ryan Ogawa Eleanor Anderson Ashlyn Mirise Westman is a native of Park Ridge, Illinois and a proud alumnus of the University of Illinois. Nate Camacho Emily Massa He lives in Plainfield, Indiana with his wife Adrianna and their 21-year-old daughter Abigail, Sriya Koganti Cello Sammie Squire who is studying Art Education at Indiana State University. Olivia Sparzo *Jazmine Susana - Principal Don Rick Camacho *Jose Campos Clarinet JOEL POWELL is the Associate Director of Orchestras and Director Izabella Rios Assistant Principal Cameron Hofbauer of String Activities at Avon High School in Avon, IN. Mr. Powell Megan Lindsey *Abby Heck Amber Hatfield previously served as the Director of Orchestras at Carmel Middle Erika Becker *Samuel Crook School in Carmel, IN and Concert Orchestra conductor of the Ian Lynam David Enz Trombone Indianapolis Youth Orchestra. Prior to these positions, he also Nik Nemeth Leo Brown Mark Mestre served as an Orchestra Director for Avon Community Schools Mary Mehrtens Ethen Chen Ethan Larson and began his career at Goshen Community Schools in Goshen, Emily Gerety Luke Handlon Alexcia Edwards IN where he taught high school and middle school orchestra. Samantha Lamey Dane Ceniza Graduating magna cum laude with honors, he first earned his Madelyn Watson Lauren Fitch Bass Trombone Bachelor of Arts in Music Education in 2009 and later his Master of Arts in Secondary Christopher DeFour Ryan Spees DJ Rhodes Education in 2019 from Ball State University. Katherine Langford Oboe Tuba Mr. Powell is an accomplished conductor and orchestra director, and his orchestras have Connor O’Neill Trumpet Noah Blacha consistently earned international recognition and honors. He is an accomplished violinist Allie Simon Zach Calhoon and violist and regularly performs with many Indiana orchestras as both a violinist and violist. Arjevik Aguirre Timpani Mr. Powell’s wife, Madison Gren Powell, is an accomplished concert violinist and private Drake Schessele Vivian Jones teacher. They reside in Avon, IN with their son, Gavin, and daughters, Sabrina and Vanessa. Charlie Harding * Avon Camerata Member HILLIARD DAVIDSON HIGH SCHOOL CHAMBER A Tchaikovsky: Serenade for PATRICK BARRETT is the Strings: II. Waltz, IV. Finale director of orchestras at Hilliard Davidson High Violin 1 School. His responsibilities Timothy Liou- include conducting the four Concertmaster high school orchestras and Siddharth Figurov assisting at Weaver Middle Spencer Cook School and Tharp Sixth Jacob Kimble Grade School. He is also the Kaylie Salinas conductor of the Springfield Youth String Ensemble Joanne Xu through the Springfield Youth Orchestras, Mr. Barrett previously taught orchestra in the Perrysburg IN THE CONSERVATORY Violin 2 School District for five years, where his junior high life Caitlin Remick ensemble performed at the OMEA Professional Regardless of your major, you will have lessons with Rachel Varughese Development Conference in Cleveland in 2015. He Gregory McGuire was also a conductor of the Toledo Symphony Youth specialized faculty, earn a BM or BME degree with Sophia Persad Orchestra from 2015-2018, where he music directed numerous performance opportunities, and thrive in Julia Greenwood the Symphonic Orchestra and Concert Strings. Olivia Ferrell Concert Strings performed at the OMEA Professional the undergraduate-only Balwin Wallace Conservatory Lizzie Arendt Development Conference in Columbus in February. of Music. Mr. Barrett has served as guest conductor and Viola clinician for the OMEA District 14 Junior High Honors The Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music is a Megan Rose Orchestra, the All-County Middle School and High Sasha Spencer School Orchestra Festival in Louisville, Kentucky, and close-knit community of talented students pursuing Cecelia Kuhlman the University of Toledo Symphony Orchestra. He abundant opportunities to discover their own creative Reem Abulaban held the position of music director of the Perrysburg Symphony Orchestra for the 2017-2018 season. voices while gaining practical experience in a rigorous Cello Patrick currently serves on the board of the Ohio and professional setting. Katherine Sarkel String Teachers’ Association. Mr. Barrett is a graduate Abel Ruehle of The Ohio State University with degrees in music BW is consistently ranked among the best colleges Sofia Mendoza education and flute performance. Sara Perez in the U.S. by organizations like U.S. News & World Henry Kitchen Report, Money magazine, Washington Monthly and Bass The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education. Aria Crawford Hattie Plinke Kate DeSanti Study one-on-one with BW CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA FACULTY

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