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With special guest The Wyoming All-State Jazz Choir Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at 7 p.m. John F. Welsh Auditorium Natrona County High School Welcome to the 52nd Annual Jazz at Casper College Kinser Jazz Festival! asper College offers a wide range of College, in the community, and around the am delighted to welcome you to the Casper performance activities. Casper College world. Triple C has toured throughout the state College Kinser Jazz Festival. The Casper Cstudent jazz ensembles include: Jazz of Wyoming and the Northwest. The CC Jazz College music department takes great pride Ensemble, Jazz Combo, and Contemporary Ensemble has performed at the All-Northwest I in the Kinser Jazz Festival, a cornerstone Singers also known as Triple C. Participation Conference, and both the CC Jazz Ensemble of our departmental mission, which includes scholarships are available to music majors and and combos perform frequently at the Greeley “enriching the cultural life of our community.” nonmajors alike. Jazz Festival in Greeley, Colorado. The festival has grown remarkably since its inception 52 years ago, hosting over 1000 Jazz studies at Casper College encompass The CC Jazz Ensemble and combos routinely students and music educators from across a wide variety of music and experiences. work and perform with clinicians and guest Wyoming and the surrounding region. Three Students study and perform standards, new artists throughout the academic year and during days of performances and clinics are at the arrangements, original compositions, new the Kinser Jazz Festival. Past artists include: educational heart of the festival. High school commissions, free jazz, and fusion. Dizzy Gillespie, Ellis Marsalis Jr., the Count and middle school jazz ensembles have the In addition to performance opportunities, Basie Orchestra, Betty Carter, Bob Mintzer, the opportunity to be adjudicated by some of the students are encouraged to enroll in “Jazz Yellowjackets, Art Pepper, Bobby Shew, Rufus finest jazz educators in the region. Students Improvisation,” and “History of Blues, Jazz, Reid, Clark Terry, Arturo Sandoval, Gordon and teachers gain valuable insight into their and Rock” as they are offered. These courses Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, and Vertical Voices. performances due to the nature of the critiques provide the groundwork for a lifetime of jazz This year, please join us on Monday, Feb. 4 and clinics that are part of their festival enjoyment and are designed to encourage at noon, in the Wheeler Concert Hall when the experience. Participants are also able to attend freethinking, spontaneous music making, CC Jazz Ensemble and the CC Contemporary each other’s performances as well as Casper and historical understanding of the only singers will perform a brief set. College jazz ensembles performances and of student you know, is interested in auditioning original American art form.Triple C, the CC course, our headliner concert featuring The for a scholarship, or requesting additional Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo have enjoyed Manhattan Transfer. information about the Casper College music If time allows, please come up to the music program, send an email to: numerous performing opportunities at Casper building and listen to the excellent student [email protected]. performances which are taking place in our I sincerely hope that you enjoy this evening’s beautiful Wheeler Concert Hall. Students at performances. The All-State Jazz Choir includes Casper College enjoy small class sizes as some our most talented students from across our Special Thanks to: well as significant and meaningful interaction great state. Congratulations to the students and with faculty members. Prospective students their teachers for being selected for this honor • Casper College • Paulanne Doane, Past • Ray Citak, Piano • Wyoming Music Foundation Executive Director Tuning Services Educators are welcome to apply and audition for a music ensemble. • Creating Thunder Casper College • Ramkota Hotel and • D’Addario Woodwinds Foundation activities scholarship. We award scholarships Thank you for attending and supporting the Campaign Conference Center • Friends of the • Casper Star-Tribune • Larry Burger, CC • Hill Music Company Kinser Jazz Festival: to students who wish to pursue a music major 2019 Kinser Jazz Festival. I look forward to seeing Recording Engineer • CC Office of • Natrona County »» Rob and as well as those students who are interested you at other departmental events, including our Public Relations • Jennifer Cowell-DePaolo, High School Paulann Doane CC Music in being involved in music while pursuing annual Music of the Masters concert on Sunday, • CC Grants Office • Natrona County School »» Nathan Baker Department Chair • CC School of Fine District No. 1 »» Joshua Mietz other academic interests. In addition, the May 5, 2019. • Brandon Kosine, Interim Arts and Humanities • Natrona County BOCES Vice President of »» Veronica Turner Casper College Foundation offers a variety Warmly, Office Staff Academic Affairs • Wyoming Jazz Educators »» Maria Millan • Kinser Jazz Festival of specific scholarships for music majors. Jennifer Cowell-DePaolo • Eric Unruh, Dean, School • Holiday Inn Casper East • Leadership Circle Volunteers - Medical Center These scholarships, along with our activity Music Program Director of Fine Arts »» Jim & Sally Belcher and Humanities scholarships, can greatly ease the financial burden of attending college. If you, or a talented

1 School of Fine Arts and Humanities The Kinser Jazz Festival 2019 2 Schedule of Events History All events, except the evening concert, are FREE and open to the public, unless he Casper College Kinser Jazz Festival, to their jazz careers. Because Casper College otherwise noted. now in its 52nd year, is named for the is a two-year college, students are provided MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2019 Tlate Dr. Thomas Kinser, who founded opportunities and leadership roles typically 8 a.m. Jazz Cats 11 a.m. Thunder Basin Jazz 2 2 p.m. Campbell County Jazz 2 the festival and promoted jazz as a standard only available to upperclassmen and graduate 8:30 a.m. CY Jazz Band 11:30 a.m. Campbell County Jazz 1 2:30 p.m. Jazzical component of music study in Wyoming. In students. 9 a.m. Encore Noon Casper College 3 p.m. Riverton Jazz Choir 1967, the festival hosted three ensembles. Our small class size means that our 9:30 a.m. Thunder Basin Jazz 1 Jazz Ensembles 3:30 p.m. CY Jazz Band Today, the festival has grown to accommodate freshmen and sophomores may audition and 10 a.m. CCA Jazz Band 1 p.m. Big Horn High School 4 p.m. High Plains Vocal Jazz nearly 50 ensembles, including college, high receive lead positions in instrumental and Jazz Ensemble 10:30 a.m. Centralaires 4:30 p.m. RMS Jazz Ensemble school, and junior high school instrumental vocal ensembles including: the Casper College 1:30 p.m. Riverton Jazz Ensemble and vocal ensembles. Jazz Ensemble, Contemporary Singers, Jazz Wheeler Concert Hall, Music Building, Casper College campus Our mission statement is: “The Casper Combo, Collegiate Chorale, and Concert Band. College Kinser Jazz Festival exists to provide An additional benefit to our smaller class size TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2019 world-class jazz and jazz education to the is that students may receive individualized 8 a.m. Tiger Jazz Orchestra 11:30 a.m. Honor Choir 2:30 p.m. JEN Presentation: current and future generations of musicians instruction in most courses including theory 8:30 a.m. Bandit Big Band Noon Casper College Jazz Grant Green: The Master of Time and in the Rocky Mountain region. Our focus is to seminars, jazz improvisation, music history 9 a.m. GHS Jazz Band Faculty Performance Groove Entertainers present authentic jazz performances by artists special topics, and individual applied 9:30 a.m. KW Jazz 3 1 p.m. Centennial Singers 3 p.m. Douglas Bearcat of the highest caliber and to offer a variety of instruction. The jazz program at Casper College 10 a.m. Hamilton Boulevard 1:30 p.m. Wheatland High School Jazz Ensemble Big Band educational experiences for jazz ensembles, has provided a solid start for generations of 10:30 a.m. Centennial 3:30 p.m. KW Jazz 2 their directors, and the public at large.” musicians. To date, we can confirm three Jazz Band 2 p.m. KW Jazz 1 4 p.m. Douglas Bearcat 11 a.m. Bison Jazz Ensemble The clinicians provide written comments, a generations of Wyoming instructors who have Big Band rating, and a custom work session for each brought their students to our festival to perform Wheeler Concert Hall, Music Building, Casper College campus ensemble to help improve future performances. and we are rapidly anticipating the fourth Regularly scheduled seminars, workshops, and generation. While on campus for the festival, 7 p.m. THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER CONCERT performances are offered to expose festival students who are interested in attending OPENING ACT: THE WYOMING ALL-STATE CHOIR attendees to high quality jazz performance Casper College may arrange to audition for Location: John F. Welsh Auditorium, Natrona County High School and education. scholarships by speaking with any of our Tickets: $15 for Students, $25 for Adults – The highlight of the festival this year is faculty and performing a short, private audition. https://www.caspercollegearts.cc/kinser-jazz-festival the evening concert featuring The Manhattan Transfer. In past years, jazz greats Dizzy WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2019 Gillespie, Betty Carter, the Count Basie 8 a.m. Sola Voce 11:30 a.m. Morgan Singers 2:30 p.m. Central High Jazz Band Orchestra, Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, Ellis 8:30 a.m. Concert Choir Noon Frontier Brass from the 3 p.m. Spectrum Marsalis, Clark Terry, Kurt Elling, Russell 9 a.m. Cody Middle 67th Army National 3:30 p.m. Valley Singers Malone, Arturo Sandoval, Gordon Goodwin’s Guard Band School Band 4 p.m. Central High Big Phat Band, and others have performed and 9:30 a.m. Cantare 1 p.m. Dean Morgan Jazz Orchestra Jazz Band worked with students from Casper College and 10 a.m. Jazz on Elm Street 4:30 p.m. Girls Select 1:30 p.m. Balladiers throughout Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, and 10:30 a.m. Bison Orchestra 2 p.m. Sheridan Jazz Band Nebraska. 11 a.m. Vocal Jazz Due largely to Kinser’s passion, Casper Wheeler Concert Hall, Music Building, Casper College campus College has a strong tradition of excellence in For more schedule information, go online: the area of jazz. The program provides students https://www.caspercollegearts.cc/kinser-jazz-festival and click on “schedule.” with an excellent beginning and continuation Dr. Thomas Kinser

3 School of Fine Arts and Humanities The Kinser Jazz Festival 2019 4 Wyoming All-State Jazz Choir Save the Date under the direction of Amanda Taylor

2018-2019 ALL-STATE JAZZ CHOIR RHYTHM SECTION Piano – Claire Peasley, Wheatland HS Bass – Brad Eveatt, Green River HS Association Alumni Guitar – Zachary Ross, Campbell County HS Drum Set – Anthony Trent, Laramie HS

2018-2019 ALL-STATE JAZZ CHOIR Soprano 1 – Izabelle Cardenas, Kelly Walsh HS Tenor 1 – Benjamin Wambeke, Cody HS T-BIRD TREK Soprano 1 – Emily Johnson, Laramie HS Tenor 2 – Izak Triplett, Kelly Walsh HS Soprano 2 – Aili Robertson, Cody HS Tenor 2 – Ryan Loghry, Kelly Walsh HS Soprano 2 – Kyra Klinghagen, Worland HS Bass 1 – Andrew Brown, Kelly Walsh HS Downhill half marathon Alto 1 – Kaitlyn Bostrom, Worland HS Bass 1 – Christian Nicholas, Worland HS option in addition to the standard Alto 1 – Danica Boyce, Buffalo HS Bass 2 – Lance Reutlinger, Buffalo HS NEW three courses. Sun., Sept. 15, 2019 Alto 2 – Nyah Campbell, Worland HS Bass 2 – Gabriel Durrant, Worland HS Alto 2 – Caitlin Cotrell, Worland HS Tenor 1 – Raeth Tolman, Worland HS

Amanda Taylor is a composer, vocalist, and educator from Seattle, Washington. She graduated from Central Washington University in 2013 with a degree in music composition. She currently teaches contemporary voice and composition at Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming, and directs an ensemble at A Cappella Academy, a teen summer intensive in Los Angeles, designed to train up-and-coming vocal talents. She is also known for singing lead soprano in the Seattle-based professional jazz ensemble, Groove for Thought. Groove for Thought was featured on Season 2 of NBC’s show, “The Sing-Off,” which featured a cappella groups from all over the country. Taylor is a frequent guest clinician and adjudicator at various FOUNDATION Call 307-268-2325 & Alumni Association vocal jazz festivals, and continues to arrange for both scholastic and Questions? professional vocal ensembles. Sign up at caspercollege.edu/tbird-trek Director Amanda Taylor

5 School of Fine Arts and Humanities The Kinser Jazz Festival 2019 6 Sponsorship Opportunities • Invitation to luncheon with LEADERSHIP CIRCLE SPONSOR – $1,000 executive committee • Corporate logo in publicity materials and HOW CAN YOU HELP? FOUNDERS CIRCLE SPONSOR – $10,000 • CD autographed by headliner artist(s) in press releases SPONSOR OR DONATE • Corporate logo on rotation with other • Poster autographed by headliner artist(s) • Corporate logo on website and hot link to Founders Circle donors on projections SPREAD THE WORD SILVER CIRCLE SPONSOR – $5,000 company’s website Like us on Facebook: Kinser Jazz Festival during all student performances • Corporate logo in publicity materials and • Corporate logo placement on festival T-shirt Share caspercollegejazz.com with your friends • Corporate logo with prominent billing in in press releases • Two complimentary tickets and family publicity materials and in press releases • Corporate logo on website and hot link to • Priority ticket sales VOLUNTEER • Corporate logo on website and hot link to Receive one complimentary ticket to the headliner company’s website company’s website • Poster autographed by headliner artist(s) performance when you volunteer for two shifts. • Corporate logo placement on festival T-shirt • Prominent billing for corporate logo ARTISTS CIRCLE SPONSOR – $500 CONTACT US • Sponsor booth space during festival Joshua R. Mietz, DMA, Executive Director placement on festival T-shirt • Poster autographed by headliner artist(s) [email protected] • Backstage dinner with artist(s) • Space for banners to hang in the Jean D. • Logo on festival T-shirt 307-268-2246 and H.A. (Dave) True, Jr. Atrium • Reserved seating at headliner concert • Priority ticket sales caspercollegejazz.com throughout festival caspercollege.edu/foundation • Assigned parking at headliner concert • Name in program • Six complimentary tickets SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES • Sponsor booth space during festival • Priority ticket sales PARTNERS – $250 TITLE SPONSOR – $25,000 (1) • Space for banners to hang in the Jean D. • Tuesday night reception • Priority ticket sales • Event name will include sponsor’s name – and H.A. (Dave) True, Jr. Atrium • Name in program throughout festival • CD autographed by headliner artist(s) “The Kinser Jazz Festival sponsored by FRIENDS – $100 XYZ Company” • Ten complimentary tickets • Poster autographed by headliner artist(s) • Name in program • Introduction from stage on all three nights • Private reception at president’s house BRONZE CIRCLE SPONSOR – $2,500 IN-KIND SPONSOR • Corporate logo with top billing on projections • Priority ticket sales • Corporate logo in publicity materials and during all student performances • Recognition on day of event • Tuesday night reception in press releases • Corporate logo with top billing in publicity • Corporate logo on website and hot link to • Sponsor booth space during festival materials and in press releases • Invitation to luncheon with executive committee company’s website • Promotional materials distributed • Corporate logo on website and hot link to • Corporate logo placement on festival T-shirt to all participants company’s website • CD autographed by headliner artist(s) IN-KIND SUGGESTIONS: • Top billing for corporate logo placement • Poster autographed by headliner artist(s) • Backstage dinner with artist(s) on festival T-shirt • Sponsor booth space during festival • Meals for adjudicators GOLD CIRCLE SPONSORS – $7,500 • Backstage dinner with artist(s) • Space for banners to hang in the Jean D. • Meals for artists • Corporate logo in publicity materials and and H.A. (Dave) True, Jr. Atrium • Reserved seating at headliner concert in press releases • Festival T-shirts • Assigned parking at headliner concert throughout festival • Corporate logo on website and hot link to • Promotional items for distribution to • Four complimentary tickets • Sponsor booth space during festival company’s website student ensembles • Space for banners to hang in the Jean D. • Priority ticket sales • Corporate logo placement on festival T-shirt • Door prizes (any musical supplies: reeds, and H.A. (Dave) True, Jr. Atrium • Poster autographed by headliner artist(s) mouthpieces, strings, drumsticks, etc.) throughout festival • Backstage dinner with artist(s) • Food for participants • Twelve complimentary tickets • Reserved seating at headliner concert • Audio equipment • Private reception at president’s house • Sponsor booth space during festival • Priority ticket sales • Space for banners to hang in the Jean D. • Tuesday night reception and H.A. (Dave) True, Jr. Atrium • Invitation to luncheon with throughout festival executive committee • Eight complimentary tickets • CD autographed by headliner artist(s) • Private reception at president’s house • Poster autographed by headliner artist(s) • Priority ticket sales • Tuesday night reception

7 School of Fine Arts and Humanities The Kinser Jazz Festival 2019 8 The Manhattan Transfer “The Junction”

Beginning with their first performances in dedicated to the memory of Hauser, was Paul’s co-write “Swing Balboa (Down on Bill Clinton’s inauguration in 1993 with Little the early 1970s, The Manhattan Transfer have produced by another master vocalist, five-time Riverside)” mixes the classic Balboa swing Jimmy Scott. She says the group was blessed become the cornerstones of contemporary Grammy winner Mervyn Warren, a renowned sound (which originated in Los Angeles in the to know giants of the music business. “Working music. Originally launched by Tim Hauser in film composer, arranger, and producer. Warren, 1920s) with edgy, modern electro-swing. Paul’s with Ahmet Ertegun, Arif Mardin, and artists 1969, Hauser, Alan Paul, Janis Siegel, and one of the founders of gospel/R&B a cappella lyrics also re-fashion a 50’s Martin Denny who are no longer here like Laura Nyro,” she Laurel Masse were the group by 1972. Cheryl legends Take 6, in addition to his intricate vocal recording called “Paradise Found” into the reflects. “We caught the tail end of an era.” The Bentyne joined the group in 1979 after Masse arrangements, wrote the album’s first single, hopeful and calming, tropical flavored, “The Manhattan Transfer has also sung with musical left. Known for their amazing harmony and the soulful ballad “Sometimes I Do.” Paradise Within.” Bentyne penned sly lyrics to greats Tony Bennett, Smokey Robinson, Bette versatility, incorporating pop, jazz, R&B, rock “It’s a whole different ball game, but one we saxophonist Grace Kelly’s moody, film noir- Midler, Phil Collins, B.B. King, Chaka Khan, and roll, swing, symphonic, and a cappella feel is still musically very viable and exciting,” ish “Blues for Harry Bosch” which reference James Taylor, and Frankie Valli of The Four music, the group was signed by the legendary Siegel says. Paul adds, “The concept of ‘The numerous classic detective movies. Siegel Seasons. Ahmet Ertegun to Atlantic Records. The group Junction’ is that this is a special meeting place, co-wrote and sings lead on the hip, uptempo “As our work on “The Junction,” and the made their recording debut with their self-titled a junction of merging our four and a half decade “Shake Your Boogie (Galactic Vocal Version),” theme of the album reflects – democracy is album in 1975. Known primarily as an East musical legacy with something new. It wasn’t whose story cleverly incorporates a playful the fabric of the group, and has been from the Coast cult act, they expanded their following by exactly a seamless transition because Tim is element of “Star Wars.” beginning,” says Bentyne, who took leave of the starring in their own 1975 CBS-TV variety series irreplaceable, and he and Trist are very different Defying easy genre categorizations, The group several times while undergoing treatment as a summer replacement for the “Cher Bono singers. We weren’t looking to replace Tim’s Manhattan Transfer became the first act to win for Hodgkins’ lymphoma in the early 2010s, but Show.” Starting as an underground group in unique personality, but found in Trist someone Grammy Awards in the pop and jazz categories has since made a complete recovery. “We all New York City, The Manhattan Transfer garnered who could add a new element to the group, in one year (1981) for “Best Pop Performance have a different take on music and appreciate international popularity when “Chanson and take care of the bottom of the quartet with by a Duo or Group with Vocal” for “Boy From different styles, so each member brings D’Amour” from the 1976 “Coming Out” album his true bass.” Curless reflects, “My personal New York City” and “Best Jazz Performance something to the table that is unique. We have became a number one hit in Europe. desire was that the album would sound like Duo or Group” for “Until I Met You (Corner tremendous faith in that process. This album is One of the co-writers on “The Junction” – The Manhattan Transfer, keeping what they’ve Pocket).” In 1985, their album “Vocalese” completely us, a true snapshot of who we are the group’s new album which draws inspiration done, but bringing a new energy that would made history as the single greatest Grammy right now, having survived so many hardships, in part from The Transfer’s classic 1975 version come naturally with my strengths as an artist, nominated album in history in one year with 12 but looking forward to exciting new chapters of Glenn Miller’s “Tuxedo Junction” – is becoming a part of theirs.” nominations. Vocalese earned two Grammys: in the band’s story. We all give great credit to the group’s new member, bass vocalist Trist While well-renowned for their spectacular “Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group;” our producer Mervyn Warren, without whom Curless. Curless began subbing on the road re-imaginings of classics like “Java Jive,” and “Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More this project would not have come together as for the late band founder Tim Hauser in 2013, “Birdland,” “The Boy From New York City,” Voices” for “Another Night in Tunisia” (won beautifully as it did. His participation, oversight, officially joining after Hauser’s passing in “Twilight Zone,” “A Nightingale Sang in by Bentyne and Bobby McFerrin). This album, brilliant arrangements, and production late 2014. Berkeley Square,” and “Route 66,” one of which featured jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie, Ron helped us make one of the strongest musical Welcoming Curless – a founding member their most acclaimed albums was 1991’s “The Carter, and the Count Basie Orchestra, changed statements ever.” of famed Los Angeles a cappella group m-pact Offbeat of Avenues,” which featured numerous the perception of The Manhattan Transfer from – to the fold, Siegel (alto), Paul (tenor) and group originals amidst the cover songs. In superstar pop artists to formidable jazz singers. Bentyne (soprano) embrace a new dynamic many ways, “The Junction” harkens back to that For Siegel, performing “Birdland” in 1979 at and fresh possibilities for their legendary approach, with members of the group writing or The Grammy Awards was one of her personal sound that artfully incorporates his low range co-writing five songs. highlights, along with singing twice at The into their established blend. “The Junction,” White House, and performing at President

9 School of Fine Arts and Humanities The Kinser Jazz Festival 2019 10 THE With special guest Manhattan Transfer The Wyoming All-State Jazz Choir Celebrating their new Number 1 release "THE JUNCTION" Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at 7 p.m. John F. Welsh Auditorium Natrona County High School

11 School of Fine Arts and Humanities The Kinser Jazz Festival 2019 12 Adjudicators n demand as a saxophonist and educator of jazz and classical onna Wickham is a jazz performer, educator, composer, and music, J. Scott Turpen, DMA, has performed world-wide arranger known for her innovative genre-bending musical Iincluding the United States, Singapore, Thailand, China, Brazil, Dprojects. Wickham is on the jazz faculty at the University Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, France, and Switzerland. of Denver’s Lamont School of Music, and teaches and designs His orchestral experience is extensive and includes performances online music courses for Colorado Community Colleges Online. with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, the Wyoming Symphony Her diverse professional activities include work as a composer, Orchestra, the Macon Symphony Orchestra, the Savannah arranger, conductor, vocalist, and keyboardist, in genres that range Symphony Orchestra, and the Augusta Symphony Orchestra. from early music to rock, jazz, and avant-garde. Her discography Turpen has performed and recorded with some of the most includes a chamber jazz recording of her own compositions, and distinguished artists in jazz and popular music including Stefon two recordings with her vocal quartet, Firesign. Wickham makes Harris, Terell Stafford, Jeff Hamilton, Louis Bellson, Joel Frahm, her home in Denver with three crazy cats, and enjoys climbing Eric Reed, Doc Severinsen, Red Rodney, Ernie Watts, Bob rocks and ice on big alpine summits around the world. Mintzer, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Ray Charles, and The Temptations to name only a few. He has been invited to perform at numerous national and regional meetings of the North American Saxophone Alliance and represented the United States when he performed many World ynn Baker is an award-winning composer, performer, and Saxophone Congresses. educator. He is an active saxophone performer and clinician, Turpen is professor of music at the University of Wyoming where he serves as the chair of the U.W. Lperforming with the Lynn Baker Quartet, Rhythmic_Void trio, Department of Music and saxophone professor. During his tenure in Wyoming Turpen has received many and the Gemstone Debris Trio. prestigious awards including the Jack P. Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award, the College Baker holds degrees from the University of Oregon and Western of Arts & Sciences Top 10 Teacher Award, the Extraordinary Merit Award for Research, the Extraordinary Oregon University. He also studied with Larry McVeigh at Mt. Hood Merit Award for Teaching, the Top Prof Award, the Student Council Thumbs Up Award, and the Excellence Community College, and David Baker, Dominic Spera, and Eugune in Advising Award from the University of Wyoming. In addition, he was awarded a Performing Arts Rousseau at Indiana University. Fellowship from the Wyoming Arts Council. He was selected by his peers to serve as the chair of the prestigious committee for the 2010 North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Biennial Conference. Baker was the former director of the jazz studies and commercial music program at the Lamont School of Music at ClassicsToday reviewer Jed Distler proclaimed, “The top-to-bottom evenness of (Turpen’s) sonority, the University of Denver. He now dedicates his time to teaching together with unflappable technical control will guarantee listening fun.” The Macon Telegraph said of classes at the University of Denver. his performance of Alexander Glazounov’s “Saxaphone Concerto” with the Macon Symphony Orchestra, “Turpen turned the saxophone into a producer of a most rounded and liquid tone and the audience Baker has won numerous awards; the 1995 COVisions Award responded with a deserved enthusiasm.” Turpen has recorded music for the National Geographic for Jazz Composition, the 1987 Westside Composer Award, the 1980 Ruth Loraine Close Award, and the television channel and has performed, presented clinics, and adjudicated at several music events 2005 Downbeat Magazine Award for Outstanding Achievement in Jazz Education – College Level. Baker’s including the Gene Harris Jazz Festival, the UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival, the Montreux Jazz Festival in compositions include “The Shape Method,” “Etude Supplements, Vols. 1 and 2” and “Jazz Fundamentals Switzerland, the University of Georgia Saxophone Performance Workshop, the Siskiyou Saxophone in Flamenco.” Workshop, the Wyoming Music Educator’s Conference, the Eastern Montana Jazz Festival, the Georgia As a Conn-Selmer Artist Clinician, Baker has made appearances at college universities, high schools, Music Educator’s Association Conference, and the Georgia Governor’s Honor Program for gifted and festivals, which have taken him across North America and Asia. students. He has performed numerous concertos with orchestras and concert bands throughout the United States. His five solo and chamber music recordings, “Dance of the West,” “Verismo” (with the Verismo Trio), “Tableaux,” “Crossover,” and “Chamber Music of Jennifer Higdon” (on the Dazzle Recordings, ACA Digital, and Albany Records labels respectively) have received much acclaim. Turpen is a Yamaha Performing Artist and Clinician, a D’Addario Performing Artist, and an E. Rousseau Performing Artist.

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15 School of Fine Arts and Humanities The Kinser Jazz Festival 2019 16 Festival Directors DR. JOSHUA R. MIETZ – Executive Director DR. ZACHARY VREEMAN – Vocal Director oshua R. Mietz, DMA, serves as the executive director of the Kinser achary Vreeman, DMA, is director of choral activities at Casper Jazz Festival as well as the instructor of woodwinds at Casper College. College, and current president-elect of the Wyoming chapter of the JHe conducts the Casper College Jazz Ensemble, teaches applied ZAmerican Choral Directors Association. He holds two degrees from clarinet and saxophone as well as “Jazz Improvisation,” “The History of Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, and completed his Doctor of Musical Blues,” “Jazz and Rock,” and coaches the Casper College Clarinet and Arts degree in choral conducting at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Saxophone Choirs. Mietz was born in Upstate, New York and went to high where he studied with Peter Eklund and Therees Hibbard. Vreeman school in Alamosa, Colorado. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree in conducts the Casper College Collegiate Chorale, Men’s and Women’s clarinet performance from the University of Colorado-Boulder, a Master Choirs, and the Contemporary Singers and teaches “Music History” and of Music degree in clarinet performance from the University of Montana- education courses. Prior to Casper College, he directed choirs at the Missoula, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His graduate University of Wyoming. Vreeman has also sung with several professional chamber choirs, currently with degrees both featured emphases in instrumental conducting and his doctoral document analyzed David the Colorado Bach Ensemble and the Skyline Singers. In 2016 he founded the Wyoming Choral Arts Maslanka’s “Desert Roads” from the viewpoint of a clarinetist and also a conductor. In addition to his Ensemble in Casper, and is also choirmaster at Grace Reformed Church in Casper. When not teaching or work at Casper College, Mietz also maintains a studio of clarinet and saxophone students through Vibes conducting, Vreeman enjoys woodworking and spending time with his wife and six young children. Fine and Performing Arts Music Studio in Casper. During the summer of 2015, he taught as a guest lecturer and performer at the University of Ludwigsburg in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Prior to arriving in Casper in the fall of 2014, Mietz taught applied clarinet and saxophone at Fort Lewis and San Juan Colleges near Durango, Colorado. He is an active member of ICA, NASA, CMS, NaFME, WJE, and MTNA. In his spare time, Mietz enjoys baking bread, backpacking, and running in the mountains. Faculty RON COULTER – Instrumental Director Name Specialization Ron Coulter is instructor of percussion at Casper College and has Jordan Asker, M.M. Low Strings presented at more than 100 universities internationally. He previously Nathan Baker, M.A. Music Theory, Music Technology, and Trombone served as senior lecturer of percussion and improvisation at Southern Teague Betchel, D.A. Guitar Illinois University Carbondale for a decade. Larry Burger, Dante 2/ProTools Certs. Audio Engineering Interests in noise, intermedia, interdisciplinary collaboration, and Ron Coulter, M.M. Percussion Ensemble and Percussion improvisation have led to organizing Fluxconcerts and projects with Jennifer Cowell-DePaolo, M.M. Department Chair, Orchestras, and Upper Strings performance art, video, ceramics/metalwork, and spoken word artists. Gary DePaolo, M. Ed. Viola Coulter co-founded the Percussion Art Ensemble, duende entendre, Paula Flynn, M.M. Piano Marble Hammer, Drm&Gtr, and founded of the Southern Illinois Jane Hamman, B.M Harp Improvisation Series and Wyoming Experimental Sound Series. As a composer, he has created 300+ Joshua R. Mietz, D.M.A. Woodwinds, Concert and Jazz Bands works for various media. James Olm, M.F.A. Musical Theatre Originally from Hermitage, Pennsylvania, Ron earned M.M. and B.M. degrees in Percussion Delores Thornton, B.A. Flute Performance from Youngstown State University. His principle teachers include Glenn Schaft, Tony Richard Turner, B.M. Bassoon Leonardi, Feza Zweifel, and Fred Morris. Veronica Turner, M.M. Voice Eric Unruh, D.M. Dean Zachary Vreeman, D.M.A. Choirs

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MUSIC DIRECTOR FOUNDATION SEARCH & Alumni Association Who do you love? We will make our selection for Music Director after the March 30th concert. Make sure you let us know who you think is the best fit for the WSO.

Join us for our final concert of the season March 30, 2019 Wyoming Jazz Educators From Russia with Love with Di Wu, Piano Ron Spigelman, Guest Conductor

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