2020-21 Season Digital program Contents Click on an item to navigate to its page. Fourth Distinguished Lectureship features Wynton Marsalis Performance program CU Presents Digital Your support matters CU Presents Personnel

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As we gather, we honor and acknowledge that the University of Colorado’s four campuses are on the traditional territories and ancestral homelands of the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Ute, Apache, Comanche, Kiowa, Lakota, Pueblo and Shoshone Nations. Further, we acknowledge the 48 contemporary tribal nations historically tied to the lands that comprise what is now called Colorado.

Acknowledging that we live in the homelands of Indigenous peoples recognizes the original stewards of these lands and their legacies. With this land acknowledgment, we celebrate the many contributions of Native peoples to the fields of medicine, mathematics, government and military service, arts, literature, engineering and more. We also recognize the sophisticated and intricate knowledge systems Indigenous peoples have developed in relationship to their lands.

We recognize and affirm the ties these nations have to their traditional homelands and the many Indigenous people who thrive in this place, alive and strong. We also acknowledge the painful history of ill treatment and forced removal that has had a profoundly negative impact on Native nations.

We respect the many diverse Indigenous peoples still connected to this land. We honor them and thank the Indigenous ancestors of this place. The University of Colorado pledges to provide educational opportunities for Native students, faculty and staff and advance our mission to understand the history and contemporary lives of Native peoples. Photo courtesy wyntonmarsalis.org Fourth Distinguished Lectureship features Wynton Marsalis By Jessie Bauters Despite distancing and thanks to virtual conferencing, one of the College of Music’s most important annual events will go on this winter. The fourth annual Distinguished Lectureship in Music, Diversity and Inclusion will feature a conversation between the College of Music’s Diversity and Outreach Coordinator Alma Ramos and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis.

3 2020-21 Season CU COLLEGE OF MUSIC “Marsalis is such a prominent performer, composer and educator in the jazz and classical realms,” Ramos says. “There is also a lot we can learn from him about his experience as a Black man within the profession of music. It’s important for our BIPOC students, and even faculty and staff, to be able to see themselves within the realm of music in so many avenues.”

The Monday, Feb. 15, conversation is happening in conjunction with Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents The Democracy! Suite, a special, virtual Artist Series event available Feb. 19-21.

Jazz at Lincoln Center Assistant Director of Touring Daniel Israel says it’s a mission of the band and a personal passion for Marsalis to make music inclusive and accessible to everyone, regardless of their background: “Our mission statement is: ‘We believe jazz is a metaphor for Democracy. Because jazz is improvisational, it celebrates personal freedom and encourages individual expression. Because jazz is swinging, it dedicates that freedom to finding and maintaining common ground with others. Because jazz is rooted in the blues, it inspires us to face adversity with persistent optimism.’”

4 2020-21 Season CU COLLEGE OF MUSIC Marsalis, who made a name for himself quickly as a child prodigy on trumpet, went on to attend Juilliard; perform with Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Sarah Vaughan and others; and become a prolific composer, author and activist. In his work with JLCO, Marsalis has tried to make jazz and music education an integrated part of school programs. Israel says one silver lining of the pandemic has been the opportunity to spread JLCO’s message to a broader audience.

Marsalis has also done several virtual talks this year, reaching more audiences than ever before. Incoming College of Music Dean John Davis says Marsalis will bring a unique perspective to the college’s series.

“Wynton is an engaging speaker and brings a lot of insight to the college’s Distinguished Lectureship on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion series,” Davis explains. “He has been a long-time advocate for diversity and racial equity, both inside and outside of music.”

The Fourth Annual Distinguished Lectureship on Music, Diversity and Inclusion is Feb. 15 at 11:30 a.m. Mountain Standard Time. For information about how to access the event, and for tickets to the Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents The Democracy! Suite virtual performance, visit the CU Presents website.

5 2020-21 Season CU COLLEGE OF MUSIC 2021 CU Honor Band Festival Middle School Honor Band High School Honor Band CU Boulder Symphonic Band CU Boulder Wind Symphony

8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 26, 2021

Sharp Nine Omar Thomas (b. 1984) 2021 CU Middle School Honor Band Alex Kugler, flute Sophia Mattea, alto saxophone Steven Hebert, trumpet

Roma Valerie Coleman (b. 1970) CU Symphonic Band Matthew Dockendorf, conductor Performance from November 2019

Shenandoah Omar Thomas (b. 1984) 2021 CU High School Honor Band Jamison Wilder, clarinet Craig Brinkman, alto saxophone Jonathan Wang, tenor saxophone Sophia Marino, horn

C-1 2020-21 Season CU COLLEGE OF MUSIC Symphony No. 2 “Migration” Adam Schoenberg (b. 1980) V. Beginning CU Wind Symphony Donald McKinney, conductor Performance from November 2019

Personnel Middle School Honor Band Listed in chair assignment order

Flute Claire Hu Kadi McCann Asher Komor Mountain Ridge Middle School Denver School of the Arts Steamboat Springs Middle Max Kutner Yeonwoo Kim School Denver School of the Arts D’Evelyn Junior Senior High Simone Graczyk Chloe Howver School Denver School of the Arts Lewis-Palmer Middle School Viviana Martinez Alex Kugler Zoie Hamilton Horace Mann Middle School Monarch PK-8 Wayne Carle Middle School William Hartojo Ella Petersen The Classical Academy Milliken Middle School Oboe Sven Vezmar Keira DeLuccio Nolan Ottele Southern Hills Middle School Home School Denver School of the Arts Ian Blackwood Cora Grayson Ryder Swoveland Preston Middle School Lewis-Palmer Middle School Lewis-Palmer Middle School Avery Rains Allie Reed Laura Ence Denver School of the Arts Denver School of the Arts Stargate Charter School Aedan Grohe Brooke Turner Michael Nunez Euclid Middle School Stargate Charter School Lewis-Palmer Middle School Sophie Glanz Camila Mejias Denver School of the Arts Denver School of the Arts Clarinet Nicholas Merz Kira Banta Lindsay Ransom Denver School of the Arts Denver School of the Arts Stargate Charter School Liat Mercado Evan Gutierrez Catherine Ahlmann Denver School of the Arts Casey Middle School Westlake Middle School Alex Till Denver School of the Arts

C-2 2020-21 Season CU COLLEGE OF MUSIC Bass clarinet Trumpet Trombone Oran Bradley Zacary Grana Jacque Steven Denver School of the Arts Denver School of the Arts Peak to Peak Charter School Olivia Burch Zoe Shimonek Liam McDermott Eagleview Middle School Monarch PK-8 Denver School of the Arts Jenna Whitelaw Keahn Grundy Bassoon The Classical Academy Denver School of the Arts Niko Kleeman Ethan Ward Kaden Power Euclid Middle School Horace Mann Middle School Denver School of the Arts Brody Ramirez Steven Hebert James Turrettini Resurrection Christian School Kinard Core Knowledge Middle Denver School of the Arts Landon Baker School Kinard Core Knowledge Middle Miles Mabrey Euphonium School Aurora Frontier P-8 Drake Miller Eli Mercado Denver School of the Arts Alto saxophone Denver School of the Arts Jaron Lim Andres Orellana Tuba Resurrection Christian School Stargate Charter School Sophia Perez Ian Scott Emily Rojas Kinard Core Knowledge Middle Kinard Core Knowledge Middle Denver School of the Arts School School Ron Sanyal Zach Kaufman Sam Lindquist Campus Middle School Altona Middle School Boulder Country Day School William Ensign Josh Shriver Mountain Ridge Middle School Percussion Summit Middle School, Frisco Greta Starbuck Neill Marble Sophia Mattea Platt Middle School Altona Middle School Lewis-Palmer Middle School Joseph Mundt Rama Nonino Annika Sesselmann Denver School of the Arts Denver School of the Arts Flagstaff Academy Kian White Denver Natalie Moilanen Horn School of the Arts Denver School of the Arts Irene Wich Ivan Chen Skylar Schmidt Mountain Ridge Middle School Kinard Core Knowledge Middle Monarch PK-8 Avery Peters School Joseph Wang Kinard Core Knowledge Middle Matthew Koback Southern Hills Middle School School Denver School of the Arts Isabel Kembel Elias Haberberger Tenor saxophone Summit Middle School, Boulder Denver School of the Arts Guillermo Luna Finn Moore Damian Reyes Denver School of the Arts Newton Middle School Denver School of the Arts Susanna Murphy Saule Buettner Baritone saxophone Home School Denver School of the Arts Mac Rutt Amelia Fullmer Ella Jackson Euclid Middle School Altona Middle School Denver School of the Arts Hailey Sams Cimarron Middle School

C-3 2020-21 Season CU COLLEGE OF MUSIC High School Honor Band Intermediate Ensemble Listed in alphabetical order

Piccolo Clarinet Bass clarinet Ryleigh Lynch Cassandra Bebber Cole Boyd Loveland High School (10) Legacy High School (10) Fossil Ridge High School (12) Anna Bedell Chinwendu Nnanna Flute University Schools (12) Denver School of the Arts (12) Rowan Clark Kennedy Brehm Karena Pruitt Durango High School (10) Bloom Carroll High School (10) Denver School of the Arts (12) Clara Harker Analiese Brown Palmer Ridge High School (11) Lewis-Palmer High School (11) Bassoon Annika Johnson Yash Deshpande Ian Gair SkyView Academy (10) Niwot High School (9) Cherry Creek High School (9) Katherine Knapp Elena Dunn Collins Johnson Steamboat Springs High Buena Vista High School (11) University Schools (11) School (10) Cecilia Eversole Jordan Kitch Ashley Launer Palmer Ridge High School (10) The Classical Academy (11) Severance High School (10) Sophia Eyl Daniel Rosson Karen Lovera Longmont High School (10) Legend High School (10) Greeley West High School (11) Ashlynn Keller Olivia Smith Ella Patterson Cheyenne Mountain High Palmer Ridge High School (11) Skyline High School (11) School (9) Kim Ryan Guinivere Kelley Alto saxophone Palmer Ridge High School (11) Denver School of the Arts (10) Colby Cartier Alexander Krammer Air Academy High School (12) Oboe Fairview High School (11) Brandon Kennedy Zack Carlstrom Jasmine Mathisen Denver School of the Arts (11) Lyons Middle Senior High Rampart High School (11) Willa Rudnick School (12) Moira Newman Poudre High School (12) Nathan Lessard Regis Jesuit High School (11) Quintin Shimonek Cheyenne Mountain High Joseph Pagano Denver School of the Arts (11) School (9) Chaparral High School (11) Cole Wickert Jade Perry-Grice Karena Pruitt Palmer Ridge High School (10) Windsor High School (12) Denver School of the Arts (12) Joshua Wicklein Zoe Wadman George Williams Legacy High School (12) The Classical Academy (12) Denver School of the Arts (11) Carson Wedding Jacob Zimbelman Tenor saxophone Arapahoe High School (12) Arvada West High School (12) Katie Flanagan Horizon High School (9) Atticus Fretz Denver School of the Arts (9)

C-4 2020-21 Season CU COLLEGE OF MUSIC Sosy Kokozian Cole Miller Percussion Denver School of the Arts (11) Eaglecrest High School (10) Mackenzie Dare Caleb Ray Isaiah Millington Legacy High School (11) Palmer Ridge High School (10) Windsor High School (11) Quinn Harlow Thomas Piercy Roosevelt High School (11) Baritone saxophone Denver School of the Arts (10) Aaron Lenox Moises Barrios Kaeden Stephen Sterling High School (12) Windsor High School (12) Legacy High School (10) Marshal Mitchell Sterling High School (11) Trumpet Trombone Elijah Morin MaKenna Bartos Elizabeth Clinard Legacy High School (10) Denver School of the Arts (9) Palmer Ridge High School (11) Thomas Osborne Elliot Frank Elliana Del Negro Liberty High School (11) Monarch High School (10) The Academy (9) Reese Whitaker Anita Gichuki Benjamin Lieber Legacy High School (10) Lewis-Palmer High School (11) Liberty High School (10) Hunter Luedtke Hanford Miller Windsor High School (11) Palmer Ridge High School (11) Nathan McDonald Sean Oberholzer Loveland High School (10) Centaurus High School (12) Owen McWhirter Joaquin Odell STEM School Highlands Poudre High School (12) Ranch (10) Gabriel Williams Katy Smith Rampart High School (12) D’Evelyn Jr/Sr. High School (11) Carter Travis Euphonium Castle View High School (10) Jake Ashpole Leah Wawrzynek Centaurus High School (10) Fairview High School (11) Amir Belen Troy Welty Denver School of the Arts (10) Centaurus High School (9) Peter Grot Sean Zender Air Academy High School (12) Boulder High School (10) Tuba Horn Cecil Carroll Ava Bustamante Fairview High School (9) Legacy High School (10) Ella Reed Deven Flagg The Classical Academy (10) Highlands Ranch High School (11) Liam Ryan George Frommell Valley High School (11) Denver School of the Arts (11) Jack Gormley The Academy (11) Jolie LeJeune Denver School of the Arts (11)

C-5 2020-21 Season CU COLLEGE OF MUSIC High School Honor Band Advanced Ensemble Listed in alphabetical order

Piccolo Rachel Bowyer Julia Galaz Ava Flake Liberty High School (12) Cherokee Trail High School (12) Fossil Ridge High School (11) Ryan Brown Elli Gerwing Jesse Wong Liberty High School (12) Fairview High School (12) Mountain Vista High School (11) Carson Conley Centaurus High School (12) Bassoon Flute Simon Cornejo Raleigh Eversole V Regan Buttermore Legacy High School (11) Palmer Ridge High School (10) Pine Creek High School (12) Emre Danabasoglu Josephine Gaines Sophie Flam Fairview High School (11) Lyons High School (9) Steamboat Springs High Luke Fischer Anders Johnson School (9) Centaurus High School (11) Loveland High School (11) Hope French Adalaide Graham James Kachline Denver School of the Arts (12) D’Evelyn Jr./Sr. High School (12) Denver School of the Arts (12) Corvina Graham Makaylee Lange Eric Kearns D’Evelyn Jr./Sr. High School (10) Denver School of the Arts (12) Fort Collins High School (12) Sarah Hutchings Melody Lim Spensley Miller Castle View High School (10) Resurrection Christian School (11) Bear Creek High School (12) Nathanael Kim Korbin Mendenhall Denver School of the Arts (11) Legacy High School (10) Alto saxophone Peyton Ray Hannah Odom Craig Brinkman Denver School of the Arts (11) Legacy High School (11) Rampart High School (12) Sarah Smith Wyn Parney Sydney Calla The Classical Academy (12) Denver School of the Arts (10) Arapahoe High School (12) Trek Salzer Ben Giesen Oboe Loveland High School (12) Denver School of the Arts (11) Laura Lambrech Alan Santos-Santos Bryce McRoy Palmer Ridge High School (11) Denver South High School (11) Mountain View High School (9) Gibson Mahnke Nolan Vogel Legacy High School (11) Centaurus High School (12) Tenor saxophone Lauren O’Connor Ariana Waters Thomas Romano Horizon High School (12) Denver School of the Arts (12) Denver School of the Arts (11) Luka Vezmar Jamison Wilder Jonathan Wang Fairview High School (11) Denver School of the Arts (12) Fairview High School (11)

Clarinet Bass clarinet Baritone saxophone Elizabeth Archuleta Henry Cummings Jack Rueschhoff Venture High School (11) Eaglecrest High School (11) Lakewood High School (10) Mark Bernard William Edmundson Palmer Ridge High School (11) Fairview High School (12)

C-6 2020-21 Season CU COLLEGE OF MUSIC Trumpet Trombone Kendall Landwehr Emily Brezina Justin Altman Legacy High School (11) Ponderosa High School (11) Eaglecrest High School (12) JJ Mazza Annabella Brotherston McConnell Bristol Denver School of the Arts (11) Denver School of the Arts (12) Cheyenne Mountain High Daulton Templet Tyler Cox School (11) Boulder High School (11) Windsor High School (11) Bryce Medlyn Lazlo Torok Amruta Divekar Windsor High School (12) Denver School of the Arts (11) Grandview High School (12) Luke Miller Jessica Friedenthal Mountain Vista High School (9) Denver School of the Arts (12) Samantha Reising Sam Newton Denver School of the Arts (11) Eaglecrest High School (11) Gabrielle Rose Koki Renwick Castle View High School (11) Denver School of the Arts (11) Scott Underwood Kevin Rodgers Liberty High School (12) Fossil Ridge High School (9) Gabby Ward Peter Russell Palmer Ridge High School (12) Loveland High School (12) Jack Shimon Euphonium Lewis-Palmer High School (10) Cole Christie Hannes Spiller D’Evelyn Jr./Sr. High School (12) Fossil Ridge High School (11) Gideon Ladd Arjen Wynja Cheyenne Mountain High School (11) Lyons High School (11) Eunjeong Lee Horn Liberty High School (12) Alexa Barron Nathanael Sapp Palmer Ridge High School (10) Cherry Creek High School (11) Nate Bonin Longmont High School (10) Tuba Francis Bunting Eli Dik Resurrection Christian School (11) Niwot High School (11) Sadie Connor Grace Haverkampf Gunnison High School (10) Eaglecrest High School (11) Rachel Hart Arwen Lyons Poudre High School (11) Centaurus High School (11) John Hebert Fossil Ridge High School (10) Percussion Sophia Marino Isaac Fry Fossil Ridge High School (11) Resurrection Christian School (12) Anya Vasko Annalie Haralson Poudre High School (11) Monarch High School (12) Jenn Kaphammer Windsor High School (12)

C-7 2020-21 Season CU COLLEGE OF MUSIC Participating directors Middle schools Dana Clanin, Altona Middle School Sarah Mabrey, Aurora Frontier P-8 Dr. Kathryn Eagles, Boulder Country Day School Johnny Wynes, Campus Middle School Katherine Sainz, Casey Middle School Kimberly Sharp, Cimarron Middle School Rebecca Paschke, D'Evelyn Junior Senior High School Dave Hammond, Denver School of the Arts Shannon Weber, Eagleview Middle School Andrew Holcombe, Euclid Middle School Sean Kemp, Flagstaff Academy Kim Collins, Home School Teresa Harvey, Homeschool Kimberley Kincaid, Horace Mann Middle School Mike Perez , Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School Lisa Smith, Lewis-Palmer Middle School Chris Rodriguez, Milliken Middle School Dan Pinkston, Monarch PK-8 Claire Glover, Mountain Ridge Middle School Julia Bransgrove, Newton Middle School Adam Spicer, Peak to Peak Charter School Caleb Starbuck, Platt Middle School Andrea Hollenbeck, Preston Middle School Chris Krueger, Resurrection Christian School Jeffrey Rubin, Southern Hills Middle School Ariane Pegler, Stargate Charter School James Knapp, Steamboat Springs Middle School Sarah Morrison, Summit Middle School - BVSD Shane Werts, Summit Middle School Kevin Whitelaw, The Classical Academy Gregory Gates, Wayne Carle Middle School Michael Windham, Westlake Middle School

C-8 2020-21 Season CU COLLEGE OF MUSIC High schools Joseph Musick, Air Academy High School Vanessa Lyttle, Air Academy High School Shawn Funk, Arapahoe High School Nick Hansberry, Arvada West High School Tahmina Ahmed, Bear Creek High School Rob Falvo, Bloom Carroll High School Beau Bryson, Boulder High School Marti Bott, Buena Vista High School Mark Cellar, Castle View High School Aaron Vogelsberg, Centaurus High School Nick Hinman, Chaparral High School Neil Guy, Cherokee Trail High School Sara Wynes, Cherry Creek High School Tim Libby, Cherry Creek High School Genice Matzke, Cheyenne Mountain High School Dave Hammond, Denver School of the Arts Kyle Dobbins, Denver South High School Becky Paschke, D'Evelyn Jr./Sr. High School Alexander Finley, Durango High School Jason W. Mabrey, Eaglecrest High School Travis Keller, Fairview High School David Miles, Fort Collins High School Aaron Herman, Fossil Ridge High School Keith Farmer, Grandview High School Chet Arthur, Greeley West High School Keith Koepsel, Gunnison High School Christopher Rigolini, Highlands Ranch High School Tim Dailey, Horizon High School Bryce Melaragno, Lakewood High School Clay Stansberry, Legacy High School Orlando Otis, Legend High School Tom Chapman, Lewis-Palmer High School Hannah Harm, Liberty High School Sarah Romero, Liberty High School David Merrill, Longmont High School Kyle Freesen, Loveland High School Karen Gregg, Lyons High School Charles Stephen, Monarch High School

C-9 2020-21 Season CU COLLEGE OF MUSIC Peter Toews, Mountain View High School Darren Delaup, Mountain Vista High School Wade Hendricks , Niwot High School Butch Eversole, Palmer Ridge High School Kate Margrave, Pine Creek High School Sam Hesch, Ponderosa High School Corry Petersen Poudre High School Keith Acuncius, Rampart High School Bernie Sauer, Regis Jesuit High School Chris Krueger, Resurrection Christian School John Balderson, Roosevelt High School Rick Grotzky, Severance High School Kristen Beeman, Silver Creek High School William Legg, Silver Creek High School Ingrid Larragoity , Skyline High School Ryan Meinkoth, SkyView Academy Ryan Seyedian, Steamboat Springs High School Jeff Owens, Stem School Highlands Ranch Shauna Close, Sterling High School Derek Hebert, The Academy Christina Schwartz-Soper, The Classical Academy Clark Goering, University Schools Jeff Perry, Valley High School Cindy Child, Venture High School Jennifer Grice, Windsor High School

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C-10 2020-21 Season CU COLLEGE OF MUSIC Early Music Ensemble, 2018 Watch. Listen. Gather. Online. Each week we bring you curated creations from the artists you’d see in any other CU Presents season, in the comfort of your own home.

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7 2020-21 Season CU COLLEGE OF MUSIC Personnel As of Jan. 10, 2021 COLLEGE OF MUSIC CABINET Dean Interim Advancement Assistant Dean for Budget John Davis Administrative Officer and Finance Associate Dean for Ashley Harkrader Carrie Howard Graduate Studies Director of Strategic Initiatives Associate Dean for Undergraduate Margaret Haefner Berg and Special Assistant to the Dean Studies and Enrollment Assistant Dean for Concerts Alexander George Management and Communications Matthew Roeder Joan McLean Braun

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Editors Designer Contributors Photography Jessie Bauters Sabrina Green Jessie Bauters Glenn Asakawa Becca Vaclavik Olivia Lerwick Amanda Tipton Becca Vaclavik