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B W U C of M BALDWIN WALLACE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 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 Theatre, 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 Violin 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 Conducting 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 Orchestra, 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 Opera 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 Orchestras & 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 New York 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, Timpani 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 Flute 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 String Quartet, 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 Oboe 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 Clarinet Academy Wind Ensemble at Carnegie Hall, Hub New Music, Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Jorgenson Peter Varga Cincinnati Conservatory Chamber Players, and the Cleveland Winds, among others. Hunter Duseau Viola Abigail Bilson, Bass Clarinet Needham’s music has been recognized with numerous awards including the International Colin Henley - Principal Barlow Prize, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra’s Project 440 Commission, Charles Ives Julia Morreale - Bassoon 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