Participating Schools & Conductors Kurt Kissinger Algona Thomas Mahler Aplington-Parkersburg Jennifer Keys Carroll Gerald Ramsey Cedar Falls Jared Wacker Cedar Rapids Kennedy James Miller Cedar Rapids Washington Joel Nagel Cedar Rapids Washington Joe Vannatta Cherokee Washington Brandon Borseth Clear Lake Charles Mausser Columbus Catholic (Waterloo) Alexander Wilga Davenport Central Aaron Ottmar Davis County Dustin Bliven Decorah Festival David Brown Des Moines North Gregory Dowe Dubuque Hempstead William Rowley Dubuque Senior Concert Band Joe Overton Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Cory Schmitt Forest City Lawrence Harper and Levi Dressler Grinnell Carl Kurth Hampton-Dumont Richard Fischer, Laura Garred Hinton Conductors David Lang Independence Mary Jean Nederhoff Iowa Falls-Alden Aaron Nuss Linn-Mar David Kunz Mid-Prairie Arnold Anderson New London A J Skinner Newman Catholic (Mason City) Chelsey Eisenhauer North Linn Great Hall Jeffrey Kirkpatrick Osage Gallagher Bluedorn Drew Anderso Pleasant Valley Tara Daurer Pleasant Valley Performing Arts Center Chelsea Hill Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Saturday, February 11, 2017 Meghan Powell Sioux Center Alexa Gibbs South Hamilton 2:00 p.m. Wayne Lu South Hardin James Vowels Waverly-Shell Rock FESTIVAL CONCERT BAND PERSONNEL Program FLUTE TENOR SAXOPHONE Octavia Barbulescu, Linn-Mar Jaydn Basten, Dubuque Senior Avery Burton, Davis County Molly Duffield, Davis County FESTIVAL CONCERT BAND Katie Halverson, Spencer Carlie Seuferer, South Hamilton Grace Henrich, Newman Catholic Lawrence Harper and Richard Fischer, conductors BARITONE SAXOPHONE Ally Larson, Forest City Celina Feldhake, Waverly Shell Rock Ryan McLerran, New London Festival Percussion Group Zoe Marquis, Newman Catholic Lily Nosalek, Iowa Falls - Alden Carson Weichers, Aplington Parkersburg Matthew Andreini and Ryan Frost, leaders Madison Rediske, Waverly-Shell Rock Kendall Stenseth, Cedar Rapids Washington HORN Blackwater . .Fergal Carroll Grace Watson, Columbus Regan Breen, Pleasant Valley Shelby Weier, Algona Ryan Gruman, Grinnell Emily Willadsen, South Hamilton Jaeden Hansen, Linn-Mar Earthdance . Michael Sweeney Natalie Jefson, Forest City OBOE Madi Korthals, Forest City Mr. Harper Amey Shedinger, Decorah Hailey Kube, Iowa Falls - Alden Tim Swanson, Clear Lake Nathan Morton, Cedar Rapids Kennedy Rippling Watercolors . .Brian Balmages Alexa Timmerman, Cherokee Washington Mya O'Connell, Newman Catholic Sydney Truex, Iowa Falls - Alden High Ashley Schmidt, Linn-Mar Iberian Escapades . Robert Sheldon TRUMPET BASSOON Ella Carlson, South Hamilton Rebeccah Christensen, Clear Lake Mr. Fischer Rachel Lursen, Clear Lake Zack Huffman, Iowa Falls - Alden ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Zach Self, Aplington-Parkersburg Ben Lepsch, Linn-Mar Alisanne Strucjk, Washington Grace McCartan, Carroll LAWRENCE DALE HARPER is Director of Bands and conductor of the Wind Symphony at Alyssa Mertens, North Linn Carroll University, a position he has held for the past 30 years. From 1986-97, he was the CLARINET Landon Miller, Decorah Paige Amsberry, Waverly Shell Rock Gannon Oberhauser, Aplington-Parkersburg Music Director and Conductor of the Waukesha Area Symphonic Band and has been Keturah Sauke, Hampton Dumont the conductor of one of the few professional wind ensembles in the world, the Wisconsin Cassidy Carolan, Decorah Ashley DeLong, Clear Lake Gwen Thorne, Aplington-Parkersburg Wind Orchestra, since its founding in 1995. He has brought these ensembles to local and Sarah Gaul, Aplington-Parkersburg regional prominence through innovative programming, CD releases, commissioning and TROMBONE Avery Hale, Iowa Falls - Alden Faith Cross, North Linn premiering new works, performing at major concert halls and conferences throughout Mya Herrmann, Decorah Kaya Hougen, Decorah the state, and hosting internationally recognized composers and conductors. In a Rylie Johnson, Davis County Noah Keller, Linn-Mar review of the Wisconsin Wind Orchestra’s CD, Old Wine in New Bottles, The American Cameron Johnson, Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Kate Klarenbeek, Cedar Rapids Kennedy Record Guide said, “Listening to these readings of excellent wind band literature is a Shreya Khurjekar, Pleasant Valley Jose Nino, Grinnell lovely listening experience,” and called the conductor “a stickler for detail, a motivator, Danielle Lundtvedt, Decorah Madison Portratz, Waverly Shell Rock Hannah Meyer, Algona and a first-rate musician who brings nuance and insight to a piece of music.” Gina Prosser, Pleasant Valley Brenna Morley, Pleasant Valley Isaac Ptacek, Cedar Rapids Kennedy Harper has served as a clinician and guest conductor throughout the United States, as Elyse Payne, South Hamilton Theo Swanson, Clear Lake well as in Central America, Europe, and the Middle East. He was an invited speaker and Patricia Redington, Linn-Mar Solomon Thompson, Decorah Jasmine Sanasinh, Forest City guest conductor at the 50th Anniversary Conference of the Eastman Wind Ensemble Sam Wilson, Decorah Madison Strait, Cedar Rapids Kennedy where he presented his research on the West Point Military Academy Band Commissions Kassidy Stremler, Davis County EUPHONIUM of 1952 and guest conducted the West Point Military Band. He has twice appeared as Sky Toyne, Clear Lake Jaden Anderson, Hinton conductor at the famed Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, in concerts and radio Emma VandeLune, Cherokee Washington Tara Kastendick, Grinnell Kinsey Voss, Cherokee Washington Sam Potter, Waverly Shell Rock broadcasts both with his own Wisconsin Wind Orchestra and with the Holland Wind Emma Ware, Grinnell High School Players, one of Europe’s leading professional wind ensembles. He has also served as a TUBA Kylie Weier, Algona High School guest teacher of conducting at several universities around the world—from the Hannah Anderson, Independence Alysson Farley, New London University of Wisconsin to the University of Pécs, Hungary, and the National Institute of BASS CLARINET Anna Hackbarth, Iowa Falls - Alden Music of Costa Rica. He has appeared in concert with other distinguished college and Aaron Deiber, South Hamilton David Krumm, Grinnell university wind ensembles such as those at the University of Massachusetts—Amherst Elise Siebels, Cedar Rapids Kennedy Dawson Mueggenberg, South Hamilton and California State University—Northridge, as well as with the National Symphony Brandon Nolin, Spencer ALTO SAXOPHONE Orchestra of Costa Rica. Gabe Staudt, Forest City Ryan Burrack, Cedar Rapids Kennedy Dr. Harper is an active member of the College Band Directors National Association and Beth Dix, Waverly Shell Rock PERCUSSION the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, a group for which he served Greta Henderson, Waverly Shell Rock Courtney Aden, Cherokee Washington as the chair of the Professional Band Network. Levi Rees, Spencer Drake Bang, Forest City Kara Reineke, Clear Lake Lydia Davidson, Davis County For Richard Fischer’s Profile, please see Symphony Band Program Justin Yem, Linn-Mar Lewis Kleman, Cedar Rapids Washington Ben Schlamp, Aplington-Parkersburg .