2013 Middle Level State Honors Music Project

Choir • Orchestra • Band “Enriching Lives by Providing Transformational Musical Experiences and Opportunities”

2013-2014 Concert Season

Evelyn Steenbock Fall Concerts Saturday, November 16 & Sunday, November 17, 2013

Winterfest Concerts Saturday, March 15 & Sunday, March 16, 2014

Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Spring Concerts Saturday, May 17 & Sunday, May 18, 2014

Auditions for the 2014-2015 season begin in April 2014!

Photo Credit: Krystal Stankowski

Please visit wyso.music.wisc.edu or call 608-263-3320 for more information The WSMA Middle Level State Honors Music Project

Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) State of the 316 students selected for membership in the three Honors Music Project began in 1967 to provide musically prestigious WSMA Middle Level State Honors ensembles. talented youth with the opportunity to rehearse and per- Music teachers, parents, administrators and the WSMA form with the nation’s finest conductors in a professional staff contribute time, talent and encouragement for every and highly disciplined setting. In 1995, WSMA proudly student involved in the Honors Project. Young musi- sponsored the first–ever Middle Level State Honors Band. cians selected for these ensembles discover new levels of A WSMA Middle Level State Honors Choir was added individual and group performance. Most importantly, the in 1996. 1997 marked the inaugural performance of the effort and dedication required of each Honors participant WSMA Middle Level State Honors Orchestra. results in a lifelong memory of their initiative, achieve- Students in grades 6–8 who attend WSMA–member ment and commitment to excellence as musicians and as schools are eligible to audition for the WSMA Middle our future leaders. Level State Honors Music Project. Auditions include an Saturday, October 26 • 1:00 pm • Marriott Madison West individual performance and an ensemble class taught by a WSMA certified adjudicator. This year, nearly 1,300 2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors students applied to audition for the privilege of being one Choir, Orchestra, and Band

Special Thanks The WSMA State Honors Music Project is possible because of the assistance of many individuals and organizations. We are extremely appreciative to the following:

WSMA Board of Directors for their continuing support Paul Luhring of PEL Music Publishing for donation of of WSMA programs and services. Middle Level Honors Audition Ensemble Class arrange- ments. Wisconsin Center for Music Education Staff for their support, effort, ideas and commitment. Michael Sweeney and Hal Leonard Publishing for Tim Schaid – Executive Director donation of band literature. Kerrie Brey – Finance Manager Michael George for donation of t–shirts for the Middle Mary Elsner – Professional Development Manager Level State Honors Project students and staff. Kay Endres – Program Associate Dee Farmer – Program Associate Sam Robinson of Waunakee High School and Wau- Richard Fellenz – Operations Manager nakee High School staff, administration, music par- Jeff Gretzinger – Program Director ents and custodians for providing rehearsal facilities for Jerry Hrovat – Program Associate Middle Level State Honors Choir, Orchestra and Band. Jamie Kember – Development Associate Judy Kopp – Program Associate Buckley Studios of Eau Claire for their continued sup- Theresa McKinley – Director of Technology Services port of the Middle Level State Honors Project. Linda Meier – Program Associate Audio for the Arts in Madison, Wisconsin, for record- Mackenzie Pitterle – Development & Marketing Associate ing and producing all Honors concerts for Wisconsin Rosalie Richardson – Program Associate Public Radio broadcast (High School) and recordings for Kevin Thays – Director of Communications High School and Middle Level. Tim Wurgler – Program Director The Marriott Madison West staff for assisting WSMA WSMA Middle Level State Honors Music Staff who with housing arrangements for all WSMA Honors Proj- eagerly volunteer to share their musical expertise, talents, ect students and staff. leadership and enthusiasm with students. Most importantly, all parents and teachers of these All contributors to Wisconsin Foundation for School dedicated young musicians for their continuing efforts, Music who provided tuition assistance for many WSMA encouragement and for taking great care to ensure these High School and Middle Level State Honors students. students are here with us. J.W. Pepper of Minnesota for donating the imprinted High School and Middle Level State Honors music folders and for the kind donation of music. Honors Concert Recordings Billings Piano Gallery, Official Piano Supplier for the High School and Middle Level State Honors Music Project A professionally produced recording will be made rehearsals and concerts. available to every 2013 WSMA State Honors student. For more information or to Pearl Corporation for their generous support of the Hon- ors Project by providing percussion equipment. order additional recordings go to the WSMA website at www.wsmamusic.org SmartMusic and MakeMusic Corporation for their tech- nical support of the Honors Project audition materials. 3 2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Conductors

 Choir • Richard Bjella Richard Bjella has served as full professor and director of choral studies at Texas Tech Univer- sity since 2009. Previous to 2009, Bjella was the director of choral studies at Lawrence Univer- sity, Conservatory of Music. Bjella has conducted outside the in Prague, Paris, Lucerne, Vilnius, Seoul and London and has guest conducted over 350 festivals and workshops in 29 states. Most recently he was honored to conduct the Arizona All-State, the All Northwest six-state MENC All-State (Seattle), the Connecticut All-State, the Collegiate All-State Choir in Wisconsin, the National OAKE HS choir in Phoenix, AZ, Mozart Requiem in Lincoln Center and present sessions in Tennessee and Washington for music educators. In addition to his WSMA Middle Level State Honors appearance, he is presenting workshops or guest conducting in Ohio, Tennessee, Iowa, Florida, Georgia, Texas, New York, New Jersey, Michigan and Alaska.

Orchestra • Paul Ousley Professor Paul Ousley serves on the music faculty at St. Olaf in Northfield, Minnesota. He was visiting professor of bass at the University of Iowa, 2001–2002, and has served on the faculties of seven different colleges and universities. His private studio has produced many bass players for the Minnesota All-State Orchestra, Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony and the Minnesota Youth Orchestras. Ousley began his musical training in the public schools of Marshfield, Wisconsin, where he also helped to form the Central Wisconsin Youth Orchestra. Following his graduation from UW-Eau Claire under James Clute of the Minnesota Orchestra, he pursued studies with Stuart Sankey at the Aspen Music Festival and Gary Karr at the University of Hartford, and earned a master of music performance degree at the Eastman School of Music under bass virtuoso James Van and conductor David Effron. As a bassist, he began his career as principal of the Wichita Symphony, and touring with the Fairmount String Quintet. He has subsequently performed at the Music Festivals of Round Top, Colorado, Aspen, Eastern, Madeline Island, Mount Gretna and Prospect Park and with a variety of professional ensembles including the Minnesota Orchestra, the St. Paul Symphonietta and the Audubon String Quartet. Ousley has also appeared with such jazz notables as Charlie Bird, Maynard Ferguson and Wynton Marsalis.

Band • Sam Hazo Samuel R. Hazo has been a music teacher at every educational grade level from kindergarten through college, including tenure as a high school and university director. Hazo currently resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with his wife and children. He has composed for the profes- sional, university and public school levels in addition to writing original scores for television, radio and the stage. His original symphonic compositions include performances with actors Brooke Shields, James Earl Jones, David Conrad and Richard Kiley. He has also written symphonic arrangements for three-time Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams. Hazo’s compositions have been performed and recorded worldwide, including per- formances by the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra (national tour), Birmingham Symphonic Winds (UK) and Klavier Wind Project’s recordings with Eugene Migliaro Corporon. Additionally, his music is included in the series “Teaching Music Through Performance in Band.” Hazo’s works have been premiered and performed at the Music Educators’ National Conference, Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles Convention, National Honor Band of America, National Band Association/TBA Convention, College Band Directors’ National Association Convention and also aired in full-length programs on National Public Radio. He has served as composer-in-residence at Craig Kirchhoff’s University of Minnesota Conducting Symposium and has also lectured on music and music education at universities and high schools internationally. Samuel Hazo serves as a guest conductor and is a clinician for Hal Leonard Corporation. He is also sponsored by Sibelius Music Software.

A Reminder to Our Concert Audience Photography, as well as audio and video recording, is strictly prohibited during all Honors concerts. Please remember to turn off all cellular phones, pagers and other electronic devices. For the enjoyment of all audience members, the performers who have worked so hard and the state–of–the art digital recording, please observe silence during the performances. Kindly remove any restless children so they are not heard on the recording. You are welcome to take pictures in the lobby immediately following the performance. Your assistance and consideration will help ensure a proper concert atmosphere for all Honors performers and audience members. Thank you

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Saturday, October 26 • 1:00 p.m. • Marriott Madison West Richard Bjella • Choir Conductor Amanda McFall • Accompanist Steve Bjella, Philip Smyth, Timothy McCollum, Lawrence Leviton • String Quartet

Program Spirit, Moving over Chaos – reflections from Rick Bjella ~ 2013 All of us have had difficult times in our lives regardless of our age, ethnicity, socio-economic background, or orientation. For me, one of the most challenging was in junior high. Despite a few highlights, (mainly choir and piano), there were many times that I could not make sense of the way others and I were treated, as well as all that was going on in the world in the 1960s. Composers and poets throughout every generation have expressed the chaos that many feel during their middle school years and beyond. This program looks at ways to challenge the status quo with sacred and secular music that was written from 1230 to the present. Can we rise above the chaos and make a statement about beauty, wonder, and the best of what is to come? We honor the brilliance in each of the students who are singing today, and their amazing teachers and parents as well. Section I Spirit, moving over chaos David Ashley White (b. 1944) / Selah Publishing Co. The opening lines “Spirit, moving over chaos, bringing light where there was none, be to us a light, revealing where the work is to be done,” addresses the issues of our day. The piece seems to be telling us to take time to reflect on your journey and look where you can help your corner of the world. Here, White’s melody lifts us out of the drone and cluster of life’s rushed existence and gives a glimpse at what lies beyond.

Sumer is icumen in (anon 1230) / arr. Richard Bjella (b. 1951) / manuscript Written nearly 900 years ago, this canon celebrates the coming of spring and the sounds and happenings in nature – including bucks farting! The violin and cello play their own musical ‘hide and seek’ game as well, while accentuating the unmitigated joy of spring! Section II Tant que vivray Claudin de Sermisy (c. 1490–1562) / National Music Publishers–192 The graceful lilt of this French chanson is standard fare in almost all of Sermisy’s abundant secular output. Here Claudin’s favorite poet, Clément Marot, discusses the quest towards a relationship from Adolescence Clémentine (1532).

Riu, riu chiu Mateo Flecha (1481–1553) / choral public domain This rollicking Spanish villancico (or Christmas carol) was only recently attributed to Catalonian composer, Mateo Flecha, the elder (not to be confused with Mateo Flecha, the younger – his nephew). The basic themes of the song are the nativity of Christ and the Immaculate Conception. Speaking in allegorical terms, the chorus refrain translates: “Ríu, ríu, chíu, the river guards her; God kept the wolf away from Our Lamb.” The Immaculate Conception is discussed in the 1st verse: “The raging wolf sought to bite her, but God Almighty knew to defend her; He chose to make her so that she could not sin; no original sin was found in that virgin.” As is so often the case, the lines between the sacred and the secular are once again blurred. Section III Dona nobis pacem Vladimir Vavilov (1925–1973) arr. James Moore / Alliance Music Publications, Inc Even though this was attributed to Renaissance composer Giulio Caccini (1546–1618), it was actually written by Russian guitarist, lutenist and composer, Vladimir Vavilov in the 1970s. He kept many of his works under this mysterious cloak by claiming that they were actually anonymous or written by famous Rennaisance or Baroque masters. His original words are Ave Maria, which have been changed by James Moore to Dona nobis pacem. Regardless, the melody is beautiful and worthy of full expression here.

Hava Blessing (with thanks to Johannes Ockeghem and Thomas Tallis) Rick Bjella / manuscript The tune Hava Nashira, shire hallelujah (let us sing, sing alleluia) was originally thought to be a Hebrew sacred song surfacing around 1860, but now is attributed to Johannes Ockeghem (1410/25–1497), the greatest Franco-Flemish composer of his generation. He wrote this little drinking ditty some 400 years before it was rediscovered and then made immortal as a sacred treasure of the Jewish people. Partnering this song with the famous Tallis Canon in the strings and piano came to me in the middle of the night. You will hear both of them in canon with themselves and each other at the same time, one in the strings and piano, the other in the voices, in two different keys. The rhythmic ostinato that keeps trying to pulverize the 4/4 meter is just for fun. The piece is dedicated to the 2013 Wisconsin Middle Level Honors Choir. Section IV Deep Blue Moira Smiley (b. 1976) / Moira Smiley Publishing Co. Moira writes on her title page, “This song is about the delicate walk between our fears and sense of awe, or wonder – and trust in love.” This entire program, given and presented with passion, is trying to find ‘Spirit, moving over chaos’ as each of us embrace the difficult and worthwhile journey towards deeper expressions of our greatest good. 5 2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Orchestra

Saturday, October 26 • 1:00 p.m. • Marriott Madison West Paul Ousley • Orchestra Conductor

Program

Hungarian Dance #5 Brahms Carl Fischer LLC The Hungarian Dances are a set of 21 lively dance pieces based on traditional Hungarian themes. Originally published as piano duets in 1869, Brahms wrote a version for solo piano three years later. In 1873 he orchestrated three of the dances for full orchestra. Dance #5 is written in a three-part (A–B–A) form. Sudden dramatic changes in tempo, rhythm, character and tonality are evident in this dance, contributing to it being the most celebrated of the entire set.

March Slav Tchaikovsky arr. C Paul Herfurth Carl Fischer LLC March Slav (“Slavic March”) is based on Russian and Serbian folk melodies. Even though the score initially is headed “in the manner of a funeral march,” the ending is far from somber. Four introductory bars lead into the first theme, heard low in bassoons and violas. The woodwinds lift it to a higher register. Later, and twice in this arrangement, tuba and strings intone the Russian “God Save the Tsar.” March Slav’s patriotic purpose reflects the fact that the piece was written for a charity concert in support of a war effort in the Balkans by Serbians, a war into which the Russian Czar was determined that would join. It seems unlikely that Tchaikovsky was aware of the political maneuverings, for he was otherwise consumed with complex emotional and personal problems. However, he knew how to stir up the audience’s patriotic zeal as well as anyone. In this piece, he takes two Serbian folksongs and the anthem and casts them in the shape of a march with added fanfare and glitz. The work was so successful at the first performance that it had to be encored in full – twice!

Laudate Pueri (from the Solemn Vespers) Mozart arr. Ousley manuscript Vesperae solennes de Confessore (K.339), or “Solemn Vespers”, was Mozart’s final composition for the Salzburg Cathedral in 1780, before his permanent departure from his hometown in search of greater artistic opportunities in Vienna. One of two settings Mozart made of this service, K.339 was intended for the special celebration of an undisclosed saint’s day (the “confessor” of the title). One of six original movements, the elaborate and rather archaic fugal setting of “Laudate pueri” draws special interest and attention. This arrangement utilizes materials from the traditional Baroque-style theme returning in modified form in the “Kyrie” of Mozart’s Requiem. Though less well known today than other major works in the Mozart repertoire, the “Solemn Vespers” stands as one of the high points of his sacred output, and provides an appropriate opportunity to feature the strings in this segment of our honors concert.

March Militarie Francaise (from the “Algerian Suite”, Op. 60) Saint-Saens arr. Isaac Carl Fischer LLC As a composer, Charles Camille Saint-Saëns wrote in many genres, including opera, symphonies, concertos, sacred and secular choral music and chamber music. His highly popular works, including Danse Macabre (1875) and Samson and Delilah were written during a short and tragic marriage, that included the loss of his two young sons within a period of six weeks. March Militaire Francaise is the final movement of a four-movement symphonic poem, Suite Algérienne, Opus 60, that was inspired by Saint–Saëns’ trips to Algeria, then a French colony on the continent of Africa. Although no authentic Algerian music exists in this piece, Saint-Saëns used melodic tendencies of the native Algerian culture. The last movement, March Militaire Francaise, has become famous independently of the others both as an orchestral favorite and as a French concert march for the wind ensemble and concert band. It was transcribed for band by Mayhew Lake in the early twentieth century and was a favorite of Arthur Fiedler and all of the famous bands of the day.

Jupiter Holst arr. Leidig Alfred Music Publishing Although “The Planets” remains Holst’s most popular work, the composer did not count it among his best creations and later in life complained about its popularity. Originally scored for piano duet, Holst later scored the work for orchestra, which brought enormous popularity to the imaginative and colorful piece. The novel sonorities helped make the work an immediate success with audiences at home and abroad. The orchestral premier of “The Planets Suite” was held in September of 1918 during the last weeks of World War I. A public concert was given in London in February of the following year, under the auspices of the Royal Philharmonic Society. “Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity,” is the most popular of the movements and it conveys the astrological significance of Jupiter as benevolent and generous. Adapted to fit a poem by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, “I vow to thee, my country,” the music became associated with the strong patriotic feelings resulting from the human cost of World War I.

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Saturday, October 26 • 1:00 p.m. • Marriott Madison West Sam Hazo • Band Conductor

Program

Pictures at an Exhibition Mussorgsky arr. Sweeney Hal Leonard Publishing Co. Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky composed the original ten movement suite in 1874 based on his musical impressions from drawings and watercolours of artist Viktor Stasov. The original piano work was composed in just six weeks and links each of the suite’s movements in a way that depicts the viewer’s progress through the exhibition. Three of the original movements are incorporated into this adaptation, including Promenade, The Hut of Baba Yaga and The Great Gate of Kiev.

Georgian Suite Hazo I. Kingsland Spring Hal Leonard Publishing Co. II. Rivers III. Ascend ‘Kingsland Spring’ was commissioned by the Georgia Music Educators Association. The lyrical work uses flowing melodic lines and creative scoring to create an effective setting. Alternating sections of light and delicate writing with full broad-sounding chorale passages create interest throughout the movement. Commissioned by the Pickens County (GA) Middle School Band on the occasion of the band program being split into separate schools, ‘Rivers’ explores the emotions of separation. The composition portrays the analogy of a river that, when divided, maintains its identity yet becomes two separate entities. Three themes are presented individually then come together in grand fashion at the end. The final movement ‘Ascend,’ is a driving and energetic work premiered at the 2005 Midwest Band Clinic. A combination of mixed meters and syncopation gives the main theme a unique edge. A brief 3-part fugue is woven into the texture of the piece, which was composed for Tapp Middle School in Powder Springs, GA.

Danny Boy Traditional arr. Hazo Hal Leonard Publishing Co. With chordal harmonies that can only be described as rich and luxurious, this timeless Irish ballad is presented in a marvelous and engaging setting guaranteed to leave the listener feeling good. Warm chords and a delicate treatment of suspensions help bring this beautiful melody (and concert) to an emotional ending.

Important Dates 2014 Wisconsin Middle Level State Honors Music Project December 18, 2013 April 5, 2014 August 15, 2014 2014 Middle Level Middle Level State Auditions held in Eau Claire Materials sent to members State Honors Honors registrations and Dousman of the 2014 WSMA Middle Conductors open EXCLUSIVELY Level State Honors Choir, Choir: ONLINE at April 11, 2014 Orchestra and Band. Auditions held in Wausau www.wsmamusic.org. Andrew Last and Sun Prairie October 29– November 1 Luther College February 6, 2014 Wisconsin State Music Orchestra: Middle Level State April 12, 2014 Conference and WSMA Auditions held in Appleton Honors Online State Honors performances Steve Amundson St. Olaf College Registration closed. June 1, 2014 held in Madison. Middle Level Honors results Band: April 4, 2014 letters and invitations Auditions held in Brian Balmages mailed to students. Baltimore La Crosse 7 2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Choir Members

Soprano Alto Lexi Acierno Kaleb Baumgart Platteville Middle School De Pere Middle School Sydney Aruta Luke Bekemeyer Marshall Middle School – Janesville Hudson Middle School Claire Bizjak Lauren Bobeck John Muir Middle School – Wausau Waunakee Middle School Zoe De Boer Kate Delcore Onalaska Middle School Luxemburg-Casco Middle School Lexi Ganong Hannah DeYoung Marshall Middle School – Janesville John Muir Middle School – Wausau Jill Genova Lauren Dochnahl Pilgrim Park Middle School – Elm Grove Dodgeville Middle School Sara Groetsch Annessa Fox Aquinas Middle School – La Crosse Platteville Middle School Emma Harlan Quantaya Grapes Onalaska Middle School Boscobel Junior High School Ellie Heinzen Sarah Hasker Badger Ridge Middle School – Verona Platteville Middle School Jadelyn Hunn Leah Helgeson Assumption Middle School – Wisconsin Rapids Viking Middle School – Baldwin Theresa Karrmann Jamie Henrickson Saint Mary’s Springs Academy Middle School – Fond du Lac Mosinee Middle School Kaitlin Kramarczyk Erin Hogan Washington Middle School – Oconto Falls John Long Middle School – Grafton Megan Loney Riley Hughes Meyer Middle School – River Falls Pilgrim Park Middle School – Elm Grove Jamie Love Sarah Johnsrud Thomas Jefferson Middle School – Port Washington Prairie View Middle School – Sun Prairie Brianna Luettgen Jen Longsine John Long Middle School – Grafton Washington Middle School – Oconto Falls Lilia Meives Alyssa Meurer Eau Claire South Middle School Pilgrim Park Middle School – Elm Grove Hailey Monreal Beatrice Mumm John Long Middle School – Grafton River Ridge Middle School – Bloomington Sydney Nelson Megan Nipe Somerset Middle School Rice Lake Middle School Tiffany Polzin Anja Ozols Denmark Middle School Saint Mary’s Springs Academy Middle School – Fond du Lac Megan Rach Gabriel Putnam Meyer Middle School – River Falls Onalaska Middle School Jacqueline Rowley Nicole Quaderer Thomas Jefferson Middle School – Port Washington Somerset Middle School Keli Sample Delaney Sacia Prairie River Middle School – Merrill Melrose – Mindoro Junior High School Alivia Schmidt–Sanders Maggie Smith Onalaska Middle School Hudson Middle School Caroline Seymour Mackenzie Timlin New Berlin West Middle School Platteville Middle School Alankrit Shatadal Macie Van Nurden Badger Ridge Middle School – Verona Meyer Middle School – River Falls Sierra Vivian Rachel Yahn Platteville Middle School Boscobel Junior High School Zaria Whitacre DeLong Middle School – Eau Claire

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Tenor Bass Mylon Anderson Noah Bennett Ellsworth Middle School Hudson Middle School Becker Ty Bernard Mondovi Middle School Cameron Middle School Sean Cashman John Bildings Oregon Middle School De Pere Middle School Peter Danner Michael Bohrer John Long Middle School – Grafton Eau Claire South Middle School Kyle Elliott Jerry Boquist Indian Mound Middle School – Mc Farland Prairie River Middle School – Merrill Lucas Fischer Caleb Conway John Muir Middle School – Wausau Ellsworth Middle School Gretchen Geiser Nicholas Demaree John Long Middle School – Grafton Platteville Middle School Ian Hamilton Nicholas Froelich Webb Middle School – Reedsburg Thomas Jefferson Middle School – Port Washington Tucker Hennlich Jack Jorgensen New Richmond Middle School Marshall Middle School – Janesville Sawyer Jones Isaac Karpenske Hayward Middle School New Richmond Middle School Brian Karebu Thaddeus Kosnopfal Verona High School Ellsworth Middle School Cody Kintz Lee Kottke Richland Center Middle School John Long Middle School – Grafton Levi Lebsack Justin Krzmarcik Eau Claire South Middle School Mosinee Middle School Alex Meeth Isaac Lock Kettle Moraine Middle School – Dousman Onalaska Middle School Jonathon Murphy Anthony Lopez Lancaster Middle School De Pere Middle School Sam Nelson Eric Maccoux Meyer Middle School – River Falls Luxemburg-Casco Middle School Alex Pavelic Brady Mackay John Long Middle School – Grafton John Muir Middle School – Wausau Tate Rauman Charlie Makowski John Muir Middle School – Wausau Kingsford Middle School – Breitung Township Andrew Richardt Jack Oosterhuis Meyer Middle School – River Falls John Muir Middle School – Wausau Zeb Rivard Brett Peters Somerset Middle School Einstein Middle School – Appleton Alex Schildgen Matthew Riemenschneider Lancaster Middle School DeLong Middle School – Eau Claire Joey Schmidt Evan Ruesch Hudson Middle School Wisconsin Rapids East Junior High Isaac Timblin Owen Scholz Cameron Middle School John Muir Middle School – Wausau Mark Wagner Isaiah Spetz Riverside Middle School – Watertown Sevastopol Middle School – Sturgeon Bay Zach Walker Jason Tan Viking Middle School – Baldwin Brookfield Academy Junior High Tyler Webb Evan Tust De Pere Middle School Luxemburg-Casco Middle School Tyler Weiss Jonathon Vickery Ellsworth Middle School J C Mc Kenna Middle School – Evansville Quinn Zwick Riverview Middle School – Plymouth

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Violin Roshini Traynor Kaylann Adler Ben Franklin Junior High School – Stevens Point Saint Joseph Middle School – Appleton Emily Ueberfluss Na’ilah Ali Lance Middle School – Kenosha Bullen Middle School – Kenosha Balaji Veeramani Mara Bajic Kromrey Middle School – Middleton Kettle Moraine Middle School – Dousman Miguel Villanueva Forest Park Middle School – Franklin Sawyer Bee Osseo Fairchild Middle School Teresa Wan New Berlin West Middle School Kanyon Beringer Einstein Middle School – Appleton Sam Weber Eau Claire South Middle School Zoe Chakoian Antilica Xiong Viroqua Middle School Patrick Marsh Middle School – Sun Prairie William Cheng Katherine Young Pilgrim Park Middle School – Elm Grove PJ Jacobs Junior High School – Stevens Point Ben Drucker Abigail Zappa DeLong Middle School – Eau Claire Hudson Middle School Julia Ferris Alice Zheng Lincoln Middle School – La Crosse Wisconsin Hills Middle School – Brookfield Ray Firebaugh Viroqua Middle School Viola Grace Graebel Fatima Ali River View Middle School – Kaukauna Classical School – Appleton Evan Huang Julia Gannon Pilgrim Park Middle School – Brookfield Kickapoo High School – Viola Jack Innes Alondra Garcia Indian Mound Middle School – McFarland Bruce Guadalupe Community School – Milwaukee Azniv Khaligian Calvin Guse Lance Middle School – Kenosha Kromrey Middle School – Middleton Maya Lawnicki Marcel Jean–Pierre Shorewood Intermediate School Einstein Middle School – Appleton Katie Love Paula Lovo Shorewood Intermediate School Bruce Guadalupe Community School – Milwaukee Maeve McKaig Sabine Peterka Shorewood Intermediate School Shorewood Intermediate School Clara Montes Riley Peterson Kohler Middle School Lance Middle School – Kenosha Jack Murphy Jacob Popp Shattuck Middle School – Neenah Shattuck Middle School – Neenah Jonathan Peck Rachel Riese PJ Jacobs Junior High School – Stevens Point Lance Middle School – Kenosha Nick Petersen Julien Riviere Preble High School – Green Bay Phoenix Middle School – Delavan Mackenzie Phillips Cayleen Ryan Park View Middle School – Mukwonago Lake Geneva Middle School Matt Piper Maureen Sheehan Walden III Middle School – Racine Glacier Creek Middle School – Middleton Tyler Stepp Madison Raith F L Wright Intermediate School – West Allis Kenosha CYO Bands Lizbeth Vallejo Kayla Schang Bruce Guadalupe Community School – Milwaukee Wilson Middle School – Appleton Michael Xie Katherine Seeger Kromrey Middle School – Middleton Eau Claire South Middle School Clare Simpson Lincoln Middle School – La Crosse Cello Natalia Sorbjan Avery DeBoer Shorewood Intermediate School Lincoln Middle School – La Crosse Isabel Sorebo Ben Fowler Saint Joseph Middle School – Appleton Lincoln Middle School – La Crosse Benjamin Thomas Moira Halbauer Einstein Middle School – Appleton Pleasant Ridge Waldorf School – Viroqua 10 2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Orchestra Members

Kaylee Jepson Clarinet Shattuck Middle School – Neenah Rachel Clausing Nikhil Jogal D.C. Everest Junior High School – Weston Pilgrim Park Middle School – Elm Grove Jessica Liebau Gabrielle Koehne Jefferson Middle School – Madison Lincoln Middle School – La Crosse Greta Schwartz Clara Lemaitre Saint Paul Lutheran School – Grafton Whitefish Bay Middle School Rylee Mory Andrew Severson Shattuck Middle School – Neenah Edgerton Middle School Joel Osinga Pilgrim Park Middle School – Brookfield Bassoon Diana Perez Emily Herbrechtsmeier Bruce Guadalupe Community School – Milwaukee Mahone Middle School – Kenosha Robin Peterson Joshua Nelson Lance Middle School – Kenosha Lance Middle School – Kenosha Karla Rodriguez Bruce Guadalupe Community School – Milwaukee Bb Trumpet Kenny Tanawattanacharoen Rachel Ellis Eau Claire South Middle School Aquinas Middle School – La Crosse Matthew Udry Josh Gilberstadt Lance Middle School – Kenosha DeLong Middle School – Eau Claire Natalie Van Tiem Maxwell Poehlman PJ Jacobs Junior High School – Stevens Point Oak Creek East Middle School Ian Wasserman Jared Schrang Whitefish Bay Middle School Silver Lake Intermediate School – Oconomowoc

String Bass F Horn Blaidd Cary Eau Claire South Middle School Miles Greenlee Platteville Middle School Allie Emerson Eau Claire South Middle School Kyli Kurtenbach–Winch Webb Middle School – Reedsburg Evan Hunter Whitefish Bay Middle School Kelsi Morris Cameron Mastin Kettle Moraine Middle School – Dousman Viroqua Middle School Chloe Simchick Zachariah Mayer Templeton Middle School – Sussex Logan Middle School – La Crosse Michael Otto Trombone Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School – Sun Prairie Abigail Goodhall Grant Simmons Lance Middle School – Kenosha Logan Middle School – La Crosse Kirby Heck Jeremiah Tank Kromrey Middle School – Middleton Hudson Middle School Ben Jalensky John Zwick Bullen Middle School – Kenosha Shattuck Middle School – Neenah Vincent Vanderscheuren Overture Band Programs – Stoughton Flute Sophia Keil Tuba Glacial Drumlin Middle School – Cottage Grove Nolan Kozlovsky Anna Lee Pulaski Community Middle School Christian Life High School – Kenosha Lauren Lenz Merton Intermediate School – Pewaukee Percussion Lauryn Novak Joshua Catania Lance Middle School – Kenosha Waukesha Catholic – Saint Joseph Anne Kaldjian Oboe DeLong Middle School – Eau Claire Colton Drinville Hannah Kelly D.C. Everest Junior High School – Weston Darlington Elementary/Middle School Kourtney Peterson Lauren Woodzicka Fox River Middle School – Waterford Hortonville Middle School 11 2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Band Members

Flute Skye Jones Grace Becker Indian Trail HS & Academy – Kenosha Medford Middle School Paul King Darlington Elementary/Middle School Kristin Fischer Hudson Middle School Megan Klos John Long Middle School – Grafton Simone Hendrix Kromrey Middle School – Middleton Makayla Moen Eau Claire South Middle School Emma Jourdan D.C. Everest Junior High School – Weston Rafael Puga Horicon Junior High School Alexa Kummrow Kettle Moraine Middle School – Dousman Paige Ramos Barneveld Middle School Dana Kvitek Lance Middle School – Kenosha Jinan Sous Beloit Turner Middle School Kaitlin Lacy De Pere Middle School Sophie Zhang Waunakee Middle School Christine McElligott Aquinas Middle School – La Crosse Linda Zhao Indian Mound Middle School – McFarland Chloe Ortalo–Magne Our Lady Queen of Peace Grade School – Madison Claire Zwifefelhofer Bloomer Middle School Alexsandra Rockman Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School – Sun Prairie Alora Schroeder Bb Bass Clarinet D.C. Everest Junior High School – Weston Ashley Fisher River Bluff Middle School – Stoughton Mai Bao Xiong D.C. Everest Junior High School – Weston Michaela Haak Patrick Marsh Middle School – Sun Prairie Michelle Umland Oboe Antigo Middle School Evelyn Kraklow Rachel Welter Waukesha Catholic – Saint Joseph West De Pere Middle School Olivia Martin Northstar Middle School – Eau Claire Eb Alto Saxophone Sara Cooper Bassoon Hortonville Middle School Quinlan Nelson Wesley Fermanich Badger Ridge Middle School – Verona Red Smith Middle School – Green Bay Lauren Yearous Karen Hayes Lancaster Middle School Waterloo Middle School – Waterloo Noel Lange Horace Mann Middle School – Wausau Bb Clarinet Jonathan Lee Matthew Barthel Brookfield Academy Junior High Arrowhead Area Consortium Middle School – Hartland Jonathan Viegut Noah Behling Columbus Catholic Middle School – Marshfield Marshfield Middle School Kjerstin Carlson Prescott Middle School Bb Tenor Saxophone Talissa Chapin Michael Condly Viking Middle School – Baldwin Arrowhead Area Consortium Middle School – Hartland Henry Cryns Cameron Rao Kromrey Middle School – Middleton Wisconsin Hills Middle School – Brookfield Skylar Dannhoff Lincoln Middle School – La Crosse Eb Bari–Saxophone Jessica Engedal Alyssa Kuss Carl Traeger Middle School – Oshkosh Adams–Friendship Middle School Leah Forrest Cameron Ollmann Eau Claire South Middle School Brodhead Middle School

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Trumpet Brandon Fuhrman Brie Atwater Hudson Middle School Butler Middle School – Waukesha Bailey Keffer John Francis Columbus Catholic Middle School – Marshfield Notre Dame Middle School – Chippewa Falls Jimmy King Brianna Fridley Whitewater Middle School East Troy Middle School Joshua Langlois Michael Graese Meyer Middle School – River Falls Eau Claire South Middle School Matthew Lyons Chase Hanson Augusta Middle School DeLong Middle School – Eau Claire Elijah Schuh Hunter Holmes Spencer Junior High School Rice Lake Middle School Emilie James Butler Middle School – Waukesha Euphonium Justin Koszarek Daniel Blakeman Antigo Middle School Beloit Turner Middle School Harris McCafferty Kaleb Krzyszton Shorewood Intermediate School Cochrane – Fountain City Middle School Alexander Olson Erin Magoon New Richmond Middle School Templeton Middle School – Sussex Charlie Palm Erin Sette Nature Hill Intermediate School – Oconomowoc Kewaskum Middle School Joseph Rockman Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School – Sun Prairie Nathaniel Schmidt Tuba Washington Elementary School – Waterford Dalton Dei Benjamin Smith Kewaskum Middle School Lincoln Middle School – La Crosse Michael Krellwitz Abigail Wegner Lance Middle School – Kenosha Butternut Middle School Brooke Kriofsky Horace Mann Middle School – Wausau F Horn Noah Laabs Allisan Barrett Mount Horeb Middle School Whitewater Middle School Chloe Steiner Rachel Feit Chetek – Weyerhaeuser Middle School Deerfield Middle School Seth Wittmer Hayden Guckenberg Prairie Farm Middle School Northstar Middle School – Eau Claire Dan Hawbaker Mahone Middle School – Kenosha Percussion Kevin Koesser Jason Bonner Lance Middle School – Kenosha Sheboygan Falls Middle School Allison Pieper Robert Durfee Park View Middle School – Mukwonago Waupaca Middle School Allison Smith Adam Goren Waukesha Central Middle School Glacier Creek Middle School – Middleton Alex Taylor Ally Jacoby Tomah Middle School Spooner Middle School Anna Luebke Trombone Meyer Middle School – River Falls India Carpentier Joe McCausland Cameron Middle School Waupaca Middle School Jared Coffren David Pickar Marshfield Middle School D.C. Everest Junior High School – Weston Thomas Fehr Alex Warholic Waukesha Central Middle School Kromrey Middle School – Middleton

13 2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Staff

Honors Chairpersons Choral Staff The following individuals have donated many years of Michael Chapel, Brown Deer Middle/High School – extraordinary leadership and volunteer service to the Bass Coach WSMA State Honors Music Project as section coaches, Paul Gregg, Luxemburg–Casco High School – coordinators and chairs. Their musicianship, organiza- Tenor Coach*** tional skills, wisdom, and commitment are the reasons the WSMA State Honors Music Project continues to create Dawn Kranz, High School (MI) – life–long memories of accomplishment for thousands of Soprano Coach*** talented students. Karen Zuidema, Wausau John Muir Middle School – Robert Bauder* Karen Johnson* Alto Coach Linda Becker* Donald Ladd* Amanda McFall, Shorewood – Accompanist Ernest Broeniman* Mark Meddaugh* Thomas Buchhauser* Linda Meier* Carol Dahle, Hudson Middle School – Gregg Butler+ George Munagian*+ Coordinator Micki Carlson* Glenn Nielsen+ Kenneth Dado* Walton Nelson* Gregory Dennis* Marcia Paul* Orchestra Staff Cyndee Giebler+ Daniel Petersen* David Eisch, Racine Mitchell Middle School – Gerald Gleason+ Gary Rambo+ String Bass Coach*** Jackie Goplin* Connie Root+ Diane Goetch, D.C. Everest (Weston) School District – Kay Hartzell* William Ross* Brass Coach Ralph Houghton* Jack Schaff* Lee Jacobi* Jim Scheuer+ Timothy McCollum, Marshfield (retired) – Viola Coach Wayne Jipson* Lynn Seidl+ Lori Meyer, Sturgeon Bay – Cello Coach Gary Wolfman* * Denotes High School Honors Aimee Pashby, Rice Lake High School – + Denotes Middle Level Honors Woodwind Coach*** James Saliny, New Richmond High School – Administrative Staff Violin I Coach Dr. Tim Schaid, WSMA Executive Director Leonard Wilkosz, Lodi Middle School – Les Sandberg, Reedsburg School District (retired) – Percussion Coach Middle Level State Honors Chair Jack Young, Hudson High School – Violin II Coach Doug Arendt, Grafton – John Long Middle School – Middle Level State Honors Past–Chair*** Timothy McCollum, Marshfield Public Schools (retired) – Coordinator Chris Gleason, Sun Prairie Patrick Marsh Middle School – Middle Level State Honors Band Coordinator*** Band Staff , Marshfield School District (retired) Timothy McCollum Mary Burczyk, Kettle Moraine Middle – Clarinet Coach – Middle Level State Honors Orchestra Coordinator Terri Catania, Kettle Moraine High School – Carol Dahle, Hudson Middle School – Middle Level State Low Woodwind Coach Honors Choir Coordinator Tammy Carley, Denmark Schools – Percussion Coach*** Jeff Gretzinger, WSMA Program Director Tony Kading, Sun Prairie High School – Tuba Coach*** Lori Olsen, Eau Claire South Middle School – A Reminder to Our Concert Audience Saxophone Coach Photography, as well as audio and video recording, is strictly prohibited during all Honors concerts. Please Jeanne Olson, Wisconsin Rapids East Jr High School – remember to turn off all cellular phones, pagers and other Flute Coach electronic devices. For the enjoyment of all audience Keith Olson, Wautoma High School – members, the performers who have worked so hard and Trombone/Euphonium Coach the state–of–the art digital recording, please observe silence during the performances. Kindly remove any Celia Sturzl, Loyal Schools – French Horn Coach*** restless children so they are not heard on the recording. You are welcome to take pictures in the lobby immediately Randy Veale, Spencer High School – Trumpet Coach following the performance. Your assistance and Chris Gleason, Sun Prairie Patrick Marsh Middle School consideration will help ensure a proper concert atmosphere – Coordinator*** for all Honors performers and audience members. Thank you *** Denotes staff members who are completing their three–year term.

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2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Music Teachers

WSMA congratulates and warmly thanks each of the following teachers of the 2013 State Honors students for their encouragement and commitment to students, and for supporting the WSMA Middle Level State Honors Music Project:

Deirdre Abbott Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School – Zachary Fell Walden III Middle School – Racine Sun Prairie Joseph Finnegan D.C. Everest Junior High School – Mark Aderman Spooner Middle School Weston Kevin Allen Pilgrim Park Middle School – Karen Fowell Kickapoo High School Elm Grove Laurie Francis Northstar Middle School – Eau Claire Doug Arendt John Long Middle School – Grafton Matthew Friedli Wisconsin Hills Middle School – Amelia Armstrong Platteville High School Brookfield Natalie Baertschy New Berlin West Middle School Judy Georgeson Verona High School Erin Barnard Patrick Marsh Middle School – Dennis Gephart Port Washington High School Sun Prairie Chris Gleason Patrick Marsh Middle School – John Bausch Darlington Elementary/Middle School Sun Prairie Jennifer Bayerl Phoenix Middle School – Delevan Kim Graff Rice Lake Middle School Elizabeth Becker Logan Middle School – La Crosse Rebecca Haines New Richmond Middle School Eric Becker Viking MS (Baldwin) Sean Hanson Notre Dame Middle School – Lisa Benz Ellsworth Middle School Chippewa Falls Ann Berchem Thomas Jefferson Middle School – Jason Harden Lincoln Middle School – La Crosse Port Washington Paula Harder Horicon Junior High School Adam Boll Mondovi Middle School Joe Hartson Indian Mound Middle School – Kathryn Borghesani Whitefish Bay High School McFarland Gina Bork Onalaska Middle School Leanna Hershey Indian Mound Middle School – Elizabeth Jean Bork Cochrane – Fountain City McFarland Middle School Kim Hess Denmark Middle School Gina Braun Waunakee Middle School Jody Hettinga John Muir Middle School – Wausau Tristan Brodie Mount Horeb Middle School Emily Heuschele DeLong Middle School – Eau Claire Eileen Brooks Riverview Middle School – Plymouth Tami Hockers Van Brunt Middle School – Horicon Emily Brown Washington Elementary School – Crystal Hogan Kingsford Middle School Waterford (Breitung Township) Scott Bruer Webb Middle School – Reedsburg Rachael Holmes Kewaskum Middle School Tracy Buck Einstein Middle School – Appleton Melissa Honigman Shorewood Intermediate School Mary Burczyk Kettle Moraine Middle School Shelley Hooper Kettle Moraine Middle School Roxanne Calroni Park View Middle School – Mukwonago NicoleHudachek Butternut High School David Carroll Marshfield Middle School Jill Jaeckel Prescott Middle School Melissa Casey Classical School – Appleton Jilaine Jarvis Shattuck Middle School – Neenah Margaret Conard Horace Mann Middle School – Wausau Sandra Johnson Boscobel Junior High School Aaron Cooley Barneveld Middle School Elizabeth Joosten Cameron Middle School Cynthia Cooper Wisconsin Rapids East Junior High Mike Joosten Cameron Middle School Wesley Couch Denmark High School Andrew Joseph Arrowhead Area Consortium Middle Darlayne Coughlin Kromrey Middle School – Middleton School – North Lake Rebecca Cummings Einstein Middle School – Appleton Julianne Soczka Mosinee Middle School Derek Curless Adams – Friendship Middle School Heather Kamikawa Bullen Middle School – Kenosha Carol Dahle Hudson Middle School Anna Karsten Viroqua Middle School Mark DeMuth Red Smith Middle School – Green Bay Laura Kenny Saint Joseph Middle School – Appleton Randy Dissmore Christian Life High School – Kenosha Kristen Kirch Chequamegon Middle School – Glidden Kari Doepke Pilgrim Park Middle School – Matthew Kiskunas Eau Claire South Middle School Elm Grove Kari Koch Brookfield Academy Junior High Nadine Doudlah Overture Band Programs Inc. Middle School – Stoughton Andrea Koester Aquinas Middle School – La Crosse Peter Dulak Ellsworth Middle School Cynthia Kostick Oak Creek East Middle School Christine Eckel Our Lady Queen of Peace Grade School Timothy Kozlovsky Pulaski Community Middle School – Madison Kari Kraenzler Nature Hill Intermediate School – Georgi Edington Hayward High School Oconomowoc Darrell Ehrike Onalaska Middle School Aurora Krajnikconde Osseo Fairchild Middle School Elisabeth Ellenwood Forest Park Middle School – Franklin Karen Kriege Carl Traeger Middle School – Oshkosh Liz Elliott Whitewater Middle School Kristie Kruse Mahone Middle School – Kenosha BJ Engrav New Berlin West Middle School Mark Kryshak Waupaca Middle School 16 2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Music Teachers

Katrina Lemens Indian Mound Middle School – Shana Rogney Waupaca Middle School McFarland Connie Root Hudson Middle School Benjamin Leon Wisconsin Hills Middle School Lizabeth Rosenthal Beloit Turner Middle School Larry Manley Hortonville Middle School Jessica Roys Prairie View Middle School – Dinorah Marquez Bruce Guadalupe Community School – Sun Prairie Milwaukee David Ruda Chetek – Weyerhaeuser Middle School Jason Marshall Waterloo Middle School Marcia Russell Platteville Middle School Ellen Martin River Ridge Middle School – Carol Schafer Antigo Middle School Bloomington Tina Schliem Darlington Elementary/Middle School Randall Mastin Lincoln Middle School – La Crosse Traci Schneider Marshall Middle School – Janesville Tony Matusewic Rice Lake Middle School Darryl Schultz Einstein Middle School – Appleton Tracey McGinnis Merton Intermediate School Jennifer Schwingle Pilgrim Park Middle School – Randal Meinen Prairie Farm Middle School Elm Grove Joe Mesner Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School – William Sefton Platteville Middle School Sun Prairie Lynn Seidl Luxemburg-Casco Middle School Mary Pat Michels F L Wright Intermediate School – West Allis Ken Sina Riverside Middle School – Watertown Ashley Miller Lancaster Middle School Dawn Sisley Saint Paul Lutheran School – Grafton Lori Moe Meyer Middle School – River Falls William Sisson Logan Middle School – La Crosse Michael Monk Bullen Middle School – Kenosha Gary Smith Edgerton Middle School David Murphy Lancaster Middle School Shawn Smith West De Pere Middle School JoAnn Nelson Fox River Middle School – Waterford Julie Soczka Mosinee Middle School David Neubauer Templeton Middle School – Sussex Julie Stoffel Assumption Middle School – Wisconsin Rapids Cody Nichols Jefferson Middle School – Madison Janice Stone Glacial Drumlin Middle School – Laurie Noelke Tomah Middle School Cottage Grove Jacob Notch Saint Mary’s Springs Academy Middle Monika Sutherland Pleasant Ridge Waldorf School – School – Fond du Lac Viroqua Tamra Novinska Dodgeville Middle School Megan Sweeney Preble High School – Green Bay Lori Olsen Eau Claire South Middle School Richard Tengowski Kohler Middle School Justin Olson Shorewood Intermediate School Jeff Thielke Silver Lake Intermediate School – Sarah Olson DeLong Middle School – Eau Claire Oconomowoc Marsha Pearson Meyer Middle School – River Falls Heather Thorpe Badger Ridge Middle School – Verona Christine Peot De Pere Middle School Matthew Tiller Bloomer Middle School Scott Perau Somerset Middle School Kurt Van Tiem PJ Jacobs Junior High School – Pamela Perry Butler Middle School – Waukesha Stevens Point Jonathan Petersen Kettle Moraine Middle School – Rebecca Van Treeck Waukesha Catholic – Saint Joseph Dousman Thomas Vanden Avond De Pere Middle School Ryan Petersen Deerfield Middle School Michael Vanderscheuren River View Middle School – Kaukauna Katelyn Peterson New Richmond Middle School Randy Veale Spencer Junior High School Pam Peterson–Kintz Richland Center High School Bill Voigt Webb Middle School – Reedsburg Sharon Pfaff Melrose – Mindoro Junior High School Lee Wagner River Bluff Middle School – Stoughton Cheryl Pfister Sevastopol Middle School Mary Waid Prairie River Middle School – Merrill Kathy Phillips Marshfield Middle School Sarah Wehmeier Waukesha Central Middle School Soma Pierce–Smit Eau Claire South Middle School Stephen Wells DeLong Middle School – Eau Claire David Poffinbarger Ben Franklin Junior High School – Ann Wenzel Aquinas Middle School – La Crosse Stevens Point Josh Werner Park View Middle School – Mukwonago Mark Pomplun Lincoln Middle School – La Crosse Ken Wiele Indian Trail HS & Academy – Kenosha Geoff Poole Kenosha CYO Bands Carrie Winkler Sheboygan Falls Middle School Katie Prihoda Medford Middle School Gail Wirch Glacier Creek Middle School – Lindsay Pytel Lance Middle School – Kenosha Cross Plains Janice Ramos Aquinas Middle School – La Crosse Lynne Wymore Kromrey Middle School – Middleton John Rash East Troy Middle School Lynne Wymore Glacier Creek Middle School – Heather Rattmann Oregon Middle School Cross Plains Kelly Ribbens Washington Middle School – Kelli Zastrow Augusta Middle School Oconto Falls Cindy Zblewski J C Mc Kenna Middle School – Pat Rich Badger Ridge MS – Verona Evansville Rachel Richards Wilson Middle School – Appleton Lauren Zemlicka Lake Geneva Middle School Beth Riesterer Brodhead Middle School Tom Zimmerman Columbus Catholic Middle School – Kathryn Ripley Lance Middle School – Kenosha Marshfield Angela Roberts Waunakee Middle School Karen Zuidema John Muir Middle School – Wausau 17 The mission of Wisconsin Foundation for School Music is to promote and perpetuate music education in the schools of Wisconsin and to assist in carrying out the educational and charitable purposes of the  Wisconsin School Music Association, Inc. Wisconsin Foundation for School Music provides financial support through gifts, sponsorships and tuition assistance for the following Wisconsin Foundation for School Music, Wisconsin School Music Association and Wisconsin Music Educators Association programs: • District and State Solo & Ensemble Festivals • State Honors Music Project • State Marching Band Championships • Launchpad • Student Composition Project • Listening Project • Comprehensive Musicianship Through Performance • Piano Bank 2013 WSMA State Honors Project Endowment Fund The WSMA State Honors Music Project has touched the lives of thousands of youth and adults since its inception in 1967. Annually, more than 3,500 dedicated young musicians audition for the High School and Middle Level Honors ensembles. Through the WSMA State Honors Project Endowment Fund, our goal is to ensure that all eligible students will have access and the opportunity to participate in this nationally acclaimed program for years to come. The WSMA State Honors Project Endowment Fund is supported by the endowment of Chairs in each Honors ensemble. These endowments are made through one-time gifts, annually pledged gifts and planned estate gifts. Please consider joining our exemplary endowment donors. • High School State Honors Conductor Chair: $ 60,000 • Middle Level State Honors Conductor Chair: $ 30,000 • High School State Honors Musician Chair: $ 10,000 • Middle Level State Honors Musician Chair: $ 5,000 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Endowed Chairs Band • The George Borich Middle Level State Honors Band Bb Clarinet Chair, given by Glenn Nielsen • The Neil F. Resheske Middle Level State Honors Band Trombone Chair, given in his memory by a former student, Michael George • The Stephanie Tweed Middle Level State Honors Band Tuba Chair, given by Jan and Ted Tweed • The Connie Kramer Middle Level State Honors Band Principal Bassoon Chair, given in her memory by family, friends and students Choir • The Gregg and Trudy Butler Middle Level State Honors Choir Tenor Chair Orchestra • The George Munagian Middle Level State Honors Orchestra Viola Chair, given in his memory by family and friends HOW YOU CAN HELP Your donation of any amount helps Wisconsin’s school music programs thrive! Please consider a donation today. For more information contact Wisconsin Foundation for School Music at (800) 589-9762 or www.foundation4schoolmusic.org Wisconsin Foundation for School Music • 1005 Quinn Drive, Waunakee, WI 53597 (608) 850-3566 • (800) 589-9762

WSMA Facts and Statistics Did you know during the 2012-2013 school year… • Nearly 60,000 events representing thousands of music stu- • Over 65 student bands applied to Launchpad. Of that number, dents participated in over 250 WSMA Music Festivals. 60 bands performed at four statewide regional competitions • Over 32,000 students qualified for and participated in nearly with 13 bands chosen to perform at the Launchpad finals. 12,000 performances at WSMA State Solo & Ensemble Music • Over 30 Wisconsin High School Marching Bands participated Festivals. in the 28th Annual Marching Band Championships at Perkins • Over 1,500 students applied for the High School State Honors Stadium on the UW-Whitewater Campus. Music Project in its 46th year of existence. 428 students were • Eight ethnic ensembles performed on the World Café Stage as selected for five ensembles, and 32 students received tuition part of the 2013 Wisconsin State Fair and the WSMA World assistance from Wisconsin Foundation for School Music to Music Showcase. support their Honors experience. • 72 original student compositions were submitted to the WSMA • Nearly 1,300 students applied for the Middle Level State Hon- Student Composition Project. Of those submitted, 46 came from ors Music Project in its 19th year of existence. 316 students high school composers and 26 from middle school composers. were selected for three ensembles, and 18 students received • On the 2013–2014 WSMA Festival Music List there are more tuition assistance from Wisconsin Foundation for School than 7,000 Solo & Ensemble and concert group titles offering a Music to support their Honors experience. wide variety of performance options. 18 “As the art form of marimba performance evolves, so must our instruments. The new Adams Alpha series marimba keeps me ahead of the curve.” -Ji Hye Jung Flowing Design. Tonal Perfection. International Soloist, University of Kansas The Alpha Series family of instruments represents the state of the art in modern design. The high sweeping arc of the resonators, rich wood stain finish, and polished aluminum name plate all merge seamlessly to form a visual and aural statement in modern design. Each instrument is available in a choice of 3 resonator colors and 3 rail and end piece colors, making a total of 9 finish options for an instrument as individual as you are.

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