CU Boulder Honor Band Festival CU Middle School Honor Band Audrey Murphy, conductor CU High School Honor Band Shanti Simon, conductor Donald McKinney, guest conductor Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the house manager. 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 Macky Auditorium Program Middle School Honor Band Selected from the following: Sunrise Song (2001) Roland Barrett (b. 1955) Caprice (1989) William Himes (b. 1949) A Jubilant Overture (1970) Alfred Reed (1921-2005) arr. Matt Conaway Wild Horses of Cumberland Island (2018) Nicole Chamberlain (b. 1977) The Promise of Tomorrow (2017) Mark Lortz (b. 1971) Pulsation (2009) Richard Saucedo (b. 1957) —Intermission High School Honor Band The Klaxon (1930) Henry Fillmore (1881-1956) Donald McKinney, conductor Frenergy (1998) John Estacio (b. 1966) trans. Fraser Linklater Ave Maria (1964) Franz Biebl (1906-2001) trans. Robert Cameron First Suite in E-flat for Military Band, Op. 28, No. 1 (1909) Gustav Holst I. Chaconne (1874-1934) II. Intermezzo ed. Colin Matthews III. March Danzon No. 2 (1994) Arturo Marquez (b. 1950) trans. Oliver Nickel Personnel Audrey Murphy is in her sixteenth year at Wind Symphony. Murphy has served as a guest Hopewell Middle School, where she has served clinician and adjudicator in Georgia, Alabama, as director of bands since the opening of the North Carolina, South Carolina and Utah. She school. Under her direction, Hopewell ensembles has received the National Band Association’s have earned consecutive superior ratings in citation of excellence on four occasions for her performance evaluation appearances, and have contributions to the field of concert band. She is a appeared as guest performing ensembles at recipient of the North Fulton Jaycees Outstanding the University of Georgia Middle School Band Young Arts Professional Award, and was named Festival, the Music for All Southeastern Regional 2010-2011 Teacher of the Year for Hopewell Concert Band Festival and the Music for All Middle School. Murphy holds membership in National Concert Festival. Most recently, the Sigma Alpha Iota, Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Beta Hopewell Middle School Symphonic Band was Mu, the National Association for Music Education selected as a featured performing ensemble for and the Georgia Music Educators Association. the 2019 Georgia Music Educators Association She has led middle school band curriculum In-Service Conference, marking their second development for Fulton County Schools and appearance at the annual state convention. A serves as chair of the Alfred Music Young Band native of Columbia, South Carolina, Murphy is Competition Contest for the National Band a graduate of East Carolina University where Association. she served as head drum major of the Marching Pirates as well as principal clarinetist of Shanti Simon is the director of bands at the the symphonic band, wind ensemble and University of Oklahoma where she conducts symphony orchestra. Her additional performance the Wind Symphony and leads the graduate experience includes the Long Bay Symphony and undergraduate wind conducting programs. Orchestra, the Charlotte Civic Orchestra, the Prior to joining the faculty, Simon was the flight Capital City Opera Company of Atlanta, Tara commander and associate conductor with Winds and Atlanta-based woodwind quintet The United States Air Force Academy Band in Highland5. She is currently a clarinetist and Colorado Springs. Before moving to Colorado, member of the board of directors for the Georgia Simon served as flight commander and associate conductor with The United States Air Force Central Missouri, West Chester University, and Band in Washington, D.C., where she conducted the University of California, Los Angeles. His performances in the national capital region and recording credits include projects with the Dallas around the country, including the 2011 National Winds—including John Williams at the Movies, Tree Lighting Ceremony with the Airmen of which was nominated for a Grammy Award in Note hosted by President Obama and the First 2019— University of Michigan Symphony Band, Family. Simon was on the faculty of Shenandoah University of Texas Wind Ensemble and others. Conservatory as the associate director of bands McKinney has published articles in numerous for the 2013-2014 academic year. In 2016, Simon conducting resources, including five volumes of deployed to the Middle East with the United Teaching Music through Performance in Band and States Air Force Central Command bands as in The Conductors Companion. He also authored the officer-in-charge, overseeing musical troop- a chapter about Pulitzer Prize-winning composer support, community-outreach and partnership- Jennifer Higdon for the book Women of Influence building missions in seven countries. Before in Contemporary Music. After participating joining the Air Force, Simon earned her MM and in the second Frederick Fennell Conducting DMA degrees in conducting from the University of Masterclass, he was named a finalist for the Minnesota where she studied with Craig Kirchhoff. Thelma A. Robinson Award by the Conductors She received her BME and BM degrees from Guild. McKinney has been nominated for a LSU Stetson University with Bobby Adams. Hailing Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award and from Florida, Simon served as the associate is an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi. He director of bands at Vero Beach High School for holds degrees from Duquesne University, Indiana four years, where her ensembles consistently University of Pennsylvania and the University of earned top ratings in all areas of district and Michigan. state assessment. Simon is active nationally and internationally as a guest conductor and clinician. Donald J. McKinney conducts the CU Wind Symphony, guides the graduate wind conducting program and oversees the university’s comprehensive band program. McKinney was previously the director of wind ensembles and associate professor at Louisiana State University. While teaching at LSU, McKinney and the Wind Ensemble were invited to perform for the 2013 CBDNA National Conference in Greensboro, North Carolina. McKinney has held additional faculty positions at Interlochen Center for the Arts and Duquesne University Mary Pappert School of Music. As a guest conductor, he has appeared with the Dallas Wind Symphony, Concordia Santa Fe, Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra and Greater Boulder Youth Orchestra. He has also conducted concerts and clinics in Costa Rica and Canada. McKinney has presented conducting master classes at the University of Central Florida, Eastern Washington University, University of Turner Middle School Evan Taylor Middle School Honor Band Isabella Volk Westlake Middle School Piccolo Jeryn Nyberg Denver School of the Arts Emilee Harding Alvin Nguyen Kinard Core Knowledge Rachel Kramer Jefferson Academy Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School Westview Middle School Susanna Murphy Middle School Connor Frithsen Jaron Lim Homeschool Flute Steamboat Springs Middle Resurrection Christian Emma Titus School Sophie Flam School Altona Middle School Catherine Ahlmann Steamboat Springs Middle Alex Smithhisler Trombone Westlake Middle School Kinard Core Knowledge School Eric Dixon Katie Flanagan Middle School Natalie Highfield Centennial Middle School Century Middle School Chappelow K-8 Arts Tenor saxophone Luke Miller Cole Husted Magnet School Masha Oshmyan Mountain Ridge Middle Kinard Core Knowledge Yilin Song Altona Middle School School, Highlands Ranch Middle School Campus Middle School Crystal Wunderlich Kaden Power Noah Quintela-Jacob Louise Larsen Hulstrom K-8 Denver School of the Arts Stargate School Flagstaff Academy Charter Cecil Carroll Dillon Richardson Baritone saxophone School Nevin Platt Middle School Erie Middle School Pedro Revoreda Madrigal Angelina Holm Catherine Farrell Chelsea Young Horace Mann Middle Denver School of the Arts Mountain Ridge Middle Lewis-Palmer Middle School Maya Cooney School, Colorado Springs School Chappelow K-8 Arts Trumpet James Turrettini Kelly Young Magnet School Kevin Rodgers Denver School of the Arts Summit Middle School - Samuel Weaver Kinard Core Knowledge Logan Hicks BVSD Nevin Platt Middle School Middle School Louisville Middle School Hayden Baldwin Aliyah Leos Martinez Erin Dangerfield Seth Stokes Flagstaff Academy Brentwood Middle School Boltz Middle School Boltz Middle School James Jeoun Annelise Brindle Hailey Burton Eagleview Middle School Euphonium Laredo Middle School Denver School of the Arts Kadi McCann Elyse Cutforth Asher Komor Zacary Grana Denver School of the Arts Louisville Middle School Steamboat Springs Middle Denver School of the Arts Sven Vezmar Logan Dean School Holly Richardson Southern Hills Middle Altona Middle School Kelsey Wolf Coal Ridge Middle School School Monarch PK-8 Troy Welty Tuba Ryan Black Camila Mejias Louisville Middle School Beatrice Lighthiser Eagleview Middle School Denver School of the Arts Zoe Shimonek Louisville Middle School Evan Gutierrez Bass clarinet Monarch PK-8 Zach Kaufman Casey Middle School Elizabeth Bancroft MaKenna Bartos Altona Middle School Benjamin Poshusta Mountain Ridge Middle Denver School of the Arts Percussion Prospect Ridge Academy School, Colorado Springs Steven Hebert Jackson Perez Willa Facy Kinard Core Knowledge Oboe Kinard Core Knowledge Mountain Ridge Middle Middle School Nolan Ottele Middle School School, Colorado Springs Sunny Hagberry Denver School of the Arts Timothy Jones Centennial Middle School William Simpfendorfer Bassoon Redlands Middle School Lewis-Palmer Middle Josephine Gaines