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School of Music

WIND ENSEMBLE and

SYMPHONY BAND

President’s Concert

Thomas E. Caneva, conductor Caroline Hand, conductor

Lisa Kozenko, English horn Stephen Campbell, trumpet

Christopher Van Hof, trombone

Friday, September 29, 2017 | 7:30 p.m. | SURSA HALL

PROGRAM

WIND ENSEMBLE Thomas E. Caneva, conductor

Kevin Puts Millennium Canons (2001/2003) (b. 1972) arr. Mark Spede

Aaron Copland Quiet City (1939/1999) (1900-1990) arr. Donald Hunsberger

Stephen Campbell, trumpet Lisa Kozenko, English horn

Luis Serrano Alarcón Duende (2010) (b. 1972) 1. Allegro giusto 2. Animato 3. Cadenza a piacere; molto sentito – Lento evocative 4. Tempo de Bulería

SYMPHONY BAND Caroline Hand, conductor

Jody Nagel Heptadecagon: Fanfare for Geoffrey S. Mearns, (b. 1960) Ball State University’s 17th President (2017*) *World Premiere

Robert Russell Suite of Old American Dances (1949) Bennett 1. Cake Walk (1894-1981) 2. Schottische 3. Western One Step

choreography by Christie Zimmerman in collaboration with dancer Sawyer Harvey

Lars-Erik Larsson Concertino for Trombone, Op. 45, No. 7 (1955/1979) (1908-1986) I. Preludium: Allegro pomposo arr. Mark F. Walker II. Aria: Andante sostenuto III. Finale: Allegro giocoso

Christopher Van Hof, trombone

Ryan Fraley Genome: Symphony No. 1 for Band (2005) (b. 1973) V. Finale

CONDUCTOR BIOS

Thomas E. Caneva is Director of Bands, Professor of Music, and Coordinator of Ensembles and Conducting at Ball State University. At Ball State, Caneva’s responsibilities include conducting the Wind Ensemble, coordinating the graduate wind conducting program, teaching undergraduate conducting, and administering the entire band program.

Since his arrival at Ball State, Caneva has conducted the Ball State University Wind Ensemble at the 2009 MENC

North Central Division Convention, the 2010 and 2014 CBDNA North Central Division Conferences, the 2011 & 2017 IMEA State Conventions, the 2011 & 2017 CBDNA National Conferences, and the 78th Convention of the ABA in 2012. Caneva founded the Ball State University Conducting Workshop in 2007, which has attracted many aspiring conductors from throughout the United States. An advocate of new repertoire for wind band, he has been a part of more than twenty commission projects and premieres at Ball State. Additionally, Caneva serves as the Concert Band Division Coordinator for the Music for All Summer Symposium.

Thomas Caneva received a Bachelor of Science in music education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Master of Music in wind conducting from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in instrumental conducting and literature from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Caroline Hand is Associate Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music Performance at Ball State University where she conducts the Symphony Band, directs the “Pride of Mid-America” Marching Band, oversees Ball State Athletic Bands, and teaches select courses in music education.

Hand previously served as music director of the Maroon Campus Band at the University of Minnesota and was frequently featured as a guest conductor with the

University’s Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble. Outside of the University, she worked with the Medalist Concert Band (Bloomington, MN) and the Neoteric Chamber Winds, a Twin Cities based ensemble dedicated to performing rare repertoire for chamber winds.

Caroline Hand earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting from the University of Minnesota. Before moving to the Twin Cities, she received her Master of Music in band conducting from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Prior to her time at Baylor, Hand taught secondary school band in Arkansas and Texas. She holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Oklahoma State University. Her teachers include Craig Kirchhoff, Kathy Saltzman Romey, Eric Wilson, and Joseph Missal.

SOLOIST BIOS

Critically acclaimed for her virtuosity and versatility, oboist Lisa Kozenko has appeared as a concerto soloist with the Nova Filarmonia of Portugal, National Orchestra of New York, National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico, and the Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra. Concert engagements include performances at the Phillips Collection in Washington D.C., the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series in Chicago, the Frick Collection in Pittsburgh, Da Camera Society in Houston, and at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and Merkin Concert Hall

in New York City. She was a prizewinner of the 15th Louise D. McMahon International Music Competition and has recorded on the Digital Concerto, Albany, and Arabesque labels. She has 12 solo oboe and chamber music commissions to her credit. Her solo recording of Doubles by Judith Zaimont was named to Chamber Music America’s Century List of recordings. She was awarded the Chamber Music America Heidi Castleman Award for excellence in chamber music teaching. As a member of the Manhattan Wind Quintet, she was a finalist in the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation Chamber Music Competition and prizewinner of the Coleman, Fischoff, Monterey, Yellow Springs, and Chamber Music Chicago competitions. Lisa Kozenko has served as principal oboist of the New York City Opera National Company and has performed with the New York Philharmonic, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, the Grand Rapids Symphony, and The Bach Choir of Bethlehem. She has served on the faculties of Eastern Music Festival, Bowdoin International Music Festival, Oklahoma State University, Central Michigan University, Moravian College, Music Conservatory of Westchester, and Lincoln Center Education. Kozenko was awarded a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Her dissertation, New York Chamber Music Society, 1915-1937: A Contribution to Wind Chamber Music and a Reflection of Concert Life in New York City in the Early 20th Century, was funded in part by the prestigious Baisley Powell Elebash Research Fund. Currently Kozenko is Associate Professor of Performance Practice (Oboe) at Ball State University and Assistant Professor of Oboe and Chamber Music at Mannes School of Music at the New School College of the Performing Arts.

Stephen Campbell joins the faculty at Ball State University as visiting professor in August of 2017. Prior to this appointment, he was a professional trumpeter based in Cincinnati, Ohio since 2004. After finishing undergraduate and graduate studies at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, Stephen moved to Cincinnati, Ohio to do post graduate work at the University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music, to be completed in the

SOLOIST BIOS

Fall of 2017. Stephen is the principal trumpeter of the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra, Lexington, KY; associate principal trumpet of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Charleston, WV; and principal of the Lima Symphony Orchestra, Lima, OH. He is also a section member of the orchestras of Richmond, IN and the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, New Port, KY. In addition to his duties in these orchestras, Stephen is often called upon to perform as an additional or substitute player with orchestras such as the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, and the Blue Ash Montgomery Symphony Orchestra, among others. Stephen also participates in chamber music with various ensembles. In addition to his active role as a professional musician, Stephen was previously visiting professor of music at Stephen F. Austin State University; an instructor at Sinclair Community College; Bellbrook Public Schools, Bellbrook, OH; and Scott County Schools, Scott County, KY. Several of his private students have experienced success in state competitions and solo contests, and have sat alongside him in professional orchestras.

Chris Van Hof is the Assistant Professor of Trombone at Ball State University, a position he has held since August of 2017. He previously held the same position at Colorado State University from 2013-2017. An S. E. Shires Performing Artist, he is also principal trombone of the Muncie Symphony, trombonist in the Da Camera Brass (in residence at Ball State), and the Emerald Brass. Chris is an experienced performer in multiple styles, having spent time equally as a symphonic player with the

orchestras of Rochester (NY), Madison (WI), Fort Collins (CO), and Cheyenne (WY); and as a section member of commercial horn sections, jazz big bands, and the trombone funk band the PoBoys Brass Band (2007-2011). Chris has a deep background in teaching and is passionate about his work at Ball State. He trains his students to be adept at all styles of music on the trombone, to establish clear career objectives, to explore entrepreneurial and alternative paths of employment in the arts, and to focus on a strong process to accomplish all those objectives. He has presented clinics at the Colorado Music Educators Association Conference twice, he is a regular clinician and coach in high school music programs nationally, and he promotes a keen attention to teaching style and ability among his students at Ball State. Chris studied with Mark Hetzler for his doctorate (UW-Madison), Mark Kellogg for his master’s degree (Eastman School of Music), and Steve Wolfinbarger for his bachelor’s degree (Western Michigan University). He lives in Muncie with his wife Andrea and their two sons, Dexter and Fritz.

PROGRAM NOTES

Millenium Canons (2001/2003) Kevin Puts (b. 1972), arr. Mark Spede Millenium Canons was composed by Kevin Puts originally for full orchestra. The composer states that the piece was written “...to usher in a new millennium with fanfare, celebration and lyricism. Its rising textures and melodic counterpoint are almost always created through use of the canon, which also provides rhythmic propulsion at times.” The excitement of the composition is paralleled with dynamic intrigue and unique orchestration among instrument groups within the wind instruments in this arrangement. Kevin Puts has garnered multiple awards for his compositions, most notably a Pulitzer Prize for his 2011 opera, Silent Night. He has been hailed as one of the most important composers of his generation. The wind band arrangement was written by Dr. Mark Spede, former Ball State University graduate student and current Director of Bands at Clemson University. It was premiered in 2003 by the University of Texas Wind Ensemble with Jerry Junkin, conductor.

Quiet City (1939/1999) Aaron Copland (1900-1990), arr. Donald Hunsberger Aaron Copland originally composed Quiet City as incidental music to accompany Irvin Shaw’s play of the same name. The original score is written for trumpet, alto saxophone, clarinet, and piano. The play was canceled after its preview performances, but Copland repurposed the score as a standalone concert work for trumpet and english horn soloists with string orchestra. The music reflects the the plot of the original play, portraying a New York City businessman who longs for the artistic lifestyle of his brother, a free-spirited idealistic jazz trumpeter. The trumpet motives and echoes haunt the businessman throughout the play and remind him of a life he could have had. Copland is considered one of the foremost composers of 20th century American music. He composed for multiple instrumentations and collaborated for multiple film scores, ballets, and stage productions. The band arrangement of Quiet City was created by Donald Hunsberger, former conductor of the Eastman Wind Ensemble. Hunsberger also penned band arrangements for major works such as Shostakovich’s Festive Overture and John Williams’ Star Wars Trilogy.

PROGRAM NOTES

Duende (Four preludes for Symphonic Wind Ensemble) (2010) Luis Serrano Alarcón (b. 1972) The term Duende is used in flamenco to refer to this state of inspiration and supreme perceptiveness, almost magic, which is only reached by the performer in few occasions. It’s also used, in extension, to define a person when someone has a special grace, something difficult to define but that makes him different of the rest. The use of the word Duende as the title of this collection of symphonic preludes, independently of its poetic significance, is mainly based on the fact that I found my principal inspiration for this composition in the Spanish popular music: listening to the piece, the listener can hear, among other features, the symphonic energy of de Falla’s scores, the intimacy of Iberia by Albeniz, the magic of the guitar played by Tomatito or Paco de Lucía, the festive happiness of Granadian Sacromonte (a popular flamenco neighborhood in Granada), but specially, and I insist in this one, the obvious presence of winks to other music styles, such as jazz or latin music. With this style fusion, I want to reflect in a symbolic way where our Spanish society stands for nowadays: a society with many traditions, but at the same time a cosmopolitan and modern community, which cannot be different in these modern times we are living. -program notes by composer Born in Valencia in 1972, Luis Serrano Alarcón is a Spanish composer and conductor. His works have been performed in more than 30 countries, he has been invited to conduct his own music in Spain, Italy, Singapore, USA, Colombia and Hong Kong and has received commissions from important national and international organizations and groups. This includes the Valencian Institute of Music, the International Band Competition of Vila d’Altea, the CIBM of Valencia, the CIM La Armónica of Buñol, the University of Saint Thomas (Minnesota), the Philharmonic Winds (Singapore) and the Hong Kong Band Directors Association. He has twice won the First Prize of the International Composition Competition for Band of Corciano (Italy), in 2006 with the piece Preludio y Danza del Alba, for brass quintet and symphonic band and in 2009 with La Dama Centinela. In 2010 he won with this same piece the Euterpe Prize from the Federation of Musical Societies of Valencia in the category of Best Symphonic Work and in 2011 his piece Duende won the Best Classical Edition in the Awards of the Music, which annually delivers the Academy of Arts and Sciences of Music and are the most important in the field of music in Spain.

PROGRAM NOTES

Heptadecagon (2017) Jody Nagel In 1796, at the age of 19, Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855) showed that it is possible to construct a regular 17-sided polygon (heptadecagon) using only the ancient Greek geometer’s tools of a compass and an unmarked straightedge. This proof represented the first progress in the construction of regular polygons in over 2000 years. Heptadecagon is a fanfare for symphonic band written for Geoffrey S. Mearns, Ball State University’s 17th President. -program notes by the composer Jody Nagel joined the Ball State University School of Music faculty in 1992 and is now a professor of music theory and composition. His compositions have been performed in many American cities and in many countries around the world. He won an ASCAP Young Composers Award in 1988 for a chamber orchestral work, and in 1993 he was a Fulbright Fellow in Sydney, Australia. Performances of Nagel’s works have been given at conferences of the Society of Composers, Inc. and the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States. Nagel was born and raised near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts in composition from the University of Texas at Austin in 1992 where he had been the recipient of a doctoral fellowship. He received his Master of Arts in theory and composition from the University of Pittsburgh (1985) and his Bachelor of Arts from Marietta College (1982).

Suite of Old American Dances (1949) Robert Russel Bennett (1894-1981) Suite of Old American Dances is a set of five musical representations of early 20th century popular dances. Composed in 1949, Bennett originally titled the work “Electric Park” (which was subsequently rejected by his publisher) inspired by an amusement park near his boyhood home in Kansas City. It was very common for amusement parks of the late 19th and early 20th centuries to employ brass bands and mechanical organs to entertain fair goers. The music in this suite is reminiscent of that era. Bennett orchestrated over 300 Broadway musicals in his life, including Show Boat, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma, South Pacific, and The Sound of Music. Musical characteristics of those shows can be heard in this suite. The Symphony Band will perform three selections from this suite, “Cakewalk,” “Schottishe,” and “Western One-Step.” -program notes adapted from the score

PROGRAM NOTES

Concertino for Trombone and String Orchestra (1955/1979) Lars-Erik Larsson (1908-1986), arr. Mark F. Walker Between 1953 and 1957, while Larsson was serving as the inspector of Sweden’s state-supported amateur orchestras, he composed 12 concertinos (short concertos) for solo instruments and string orchestra. He designed these generally light-hearted works for skilled amateur performers as well as professionals. Soloists everywhere are extremely grateful for them, since the concerto repertoire for such instruments as oboe, bassoon, trumpet, and trombone is quite limited. As with all the Larsson concertinos, the one for trombone (1955) has three compact movements. The form of the first, Prelude, resembles a dramatic monologue for the soloist, with minimal orchestral accompaniment. The second movement, Aria, allows the soloist to show off the instrument’s ability to sing long, smooth, quasi-vocal lines. The Finale calls for plentiful energy, agility, and a sense of fun. Larsson’s busy career saw him working successfully not only as a composer, but also as a conductor, teacher, music critic, opera coach, and radio producer. He began his education in Sweden and continued it in Vienna with Alban Berg. He first won international attention in 1934, when his Sinfonietta for Strings was performed at a festival sponsored by the International Society for Contemporary Music. During the early years of his composing career, he adopted a variety of styles, from folksy, lyrical neoromanticism to atonality, before settling on an elegant neoclassicism for the majority of his later works. His compositions include symphonies, concertos, choral, chamber, and solo works, as well as incidental music for radio plays and films. -program notes adapted from the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

Genome: Symphony I for Band (2005) Ryan Fraley (b. 1973) Ball State Director of Bands Emeritus, Joe Scagnoli, commissioned Genome: Symphony I for Band in 2005. The Ball State Wind Ensemble premiered the work for the inaugural performance season in Sursa Hall. The work was inspired by the complete mapping of human DNA in the year 2000. Fraley writes, “I became fascinated with using this data as source material in a musical composition.” Using a formula of his own devising, Fraley created a way to represent sequences of DNA through musical notation. “I started at random points for each [human] chromosome, encoding musical pitches until enough thematic material existed for a five-movement symphony…Although the music was composed freely after this point, a strong preference was reserved for material that was derived directly.” The Symphony Band will preform the final movement on tonight’s program. Ryan Fraley is a graduate of Ball State University with a degree in music theory and composition.

PERSONNEL

FLUTE/PICCOLO Jake Edwards Lawrenceburg Hilary Janysek Victoria, TX Aleksandra Kemble* Mishawaka Rachel Ollestad Columbus Lydia Perry Yorktown

OBOE/ ENGLISH HORN Rachel Gripp Fort Wayne Alice Kussow Noblesville Jessica Robinson* Westfield

CLARINET Darius Bennett Tallahassee, FL Victoria Buffkin* Panama City, FL Elizabeth Felsted Orlando, FL Gabriella Gervasio* Homer Glen, IL Rachel Jordan* Yorktown Morgan Kochanowski Osceola Stephanie Mayer Greenfield Sarah Ralston Indianapolis Sarah Wagner Lockport, IL Miles Wurster New Ulm, MN Luke Vasilarakos La Porte

BASSOON Michael Pittman* Silverdale, WA Emily Schaper Saint Louis, MO Harriett Legan Libertyville IL Katie Novak Columbus

SAXOPHONE Kendell Fowler McCordsville Dylan Keiser Winchester Zach Manson Homer Glen, IL Jacob Melton* New Castle Gabriel Sanchez San José, Costa Rica

TRUMPET Gilmar Cavalcante Joao Pessoa, Brazil Benjamin Maynard Greenfield Emily Reed Crown Point Eric Rodriguez Vidor, TX Amelia Scanland Avon Drew Tomasik Warsaw

HORN Emily Husted Centerville Cory Kirby Muncie Justin Phillips Cincinnati, OH Anita Rodriguez* Indianapolis Ethan Wilkinson Newburgh

TROMBONE Sam Anderson Greenwood, SC Austin Hinkle Colorado Springs, CO Stuart Ivey* Huntsville, AL Rudi Schwerdle Plainfield, IL

EUPHONIUM Justin Miller Lafayette Keith Tye * Carmel

TUBA Sam Michels* Des Moines, IA Cameron Prill Carmel

PERCUSSION Daniel Daily Evansville Josh Fulford Greenfield Bailey Galyean Greenfield Mike Kehoe Evergreen Park, IL Evan Moore* Westfield Samuel Thompson New Castle

PIANO Lucia Alvarez Nuñez A Coruña, Spain

HARP Annie King McConnell, IL

STRING BASS Joe Frazee Brownsburg

*principal

WIND ENSEMBLE

PERSONNEL

FLUTE Rebecca Cloud* Salem Cyrus Wallis Saint Joseph, MO Erin Hernandez Glen Ellyn ,IL Carolyn Kelley Kokomo Rebecca Cail New Paris, OH Megan Markarian Fort Wayne

OBOE Rachel Gripp* Fort Wayne Erin Thomas Indianapolis

CLARINET Austin King* Ashley Zayla Carter Cambridge City Sarah Albakaa New Albany Maggie Haley St. Charles, IL Zach Teeple Berne Jarrett Crenshaw Chicago, IL Lauren Fitzpatrick Westfield Kelly Graham Jamestown Ashley Willey Alezandria Joel Garcia Elkhart Tessa Chason Muncie Miles Wurster, bass New Ulm, MN Hunter Madison, bass New Washington Morgan Kochanowski, Eb Osceola

BASSOON Erin Gehlbach* Auburn, CA Tristan Migoski Liberty, IN Jasmine Moehn Fond du Lac, WI

SAXOPHONE Thomas Swift* Fishers Cristian Ziege Granger Olivia Woolard Fort Wayne Mekhi Crawford Indianapolis Javon Evans Indianapolis

TRUMPET Ethan Hodes Indianapolis Brandon Holloway* Muncie Brandon Hazelbaker Richmond Kieran McNamara Bloomington Andrew Fiorini Lafayette Dylan Humburg* Frankfort Dylan Abbott Logansport Chase Malcom Fairland Sam Eickelberger Beech Grove

HORN Amber Hall* Shelbyville Chase Carter Fort Wayne Bryce Styles Elkhart

HORN (cont.) Adam Hayes Plainfield Natalie Combs Floyds Knobs

TROMBONE Austin Hinkle Colorado Springs, CO Matt Laczynski Darien, IL Samuel Anderson* Greenwood, SC

EUPHONIUM Parker Sterling* Fort Wayne Noah Smith Evansville David Altman Newburgh

TUBA Darrel Branaman* Brownstown Dustin Troyer Elkhart Alec Moeller New Palestine

PERCUSSION Stephen Childress Indianapolis Will Houser Plymouth Aaron Kaluza Newburgh Kollin Kolb Evansville Brianna Rude* Royal Center Tyler Thom Portland, OR

HARP Annie King McConnell, IL *principal/co-principal

SYMPHONY BAND