Honors &Awards Program Friday, April 28, 2017 2:30 p.m. Bryan Recital Hall Moore Musical Arts Center
Presentation of Awards Music Selection Quartour.............................................................................................Pierre Max Dubois Andante-Allegro
The Epsilon Quartet
Jacob Braslawsce, soprano saxophone — Nicole Grimone, alto saxophone Tess Marjanovic, tenor saxophone — Andrew Hosler, baritone saxophone
Welcome William Mathis, D.M.A. Dean, College of Musical Arts Mary Ellen Mazey, Ph.D. President, Bowling Green State University Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award Dr. William Mathis This scholarship is awarded to an outstanding student with an overall GPA of 3.5 majoring in music, and is based solely on considerations of excellence in the areas of musicianship, scholarship, leadership, service and personality.
Stephen Dubetz Robert and Leona Fellers Scholarship Dr. William Mathis This scholarship is awarded to an outstanding student at the College of Musical Arts with a minumum GPA of 3.0, involved in extracurricular or community organizations in either Muskingum County or while a student at BGSU.
Francesca Leo Winifred O. Stone Graduate Student Development Fund Dr. Robert Satterlee Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Music Performance Studies This award is given to students to help them expand their musical training through participation in events such as: auditions, study abroad, etc. The recipient shall be a full-time graduate student in good academic standing.
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Hong-Da Chin
The Richard S. James Memorial Scholarship Dr. Nora Engebretsen Associate Professor and Chair Department of Musicology/Composition/Theory The recipient must be a junior, senior, or graduate student in the College of Musical Arts; have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.3 for undergraduate and 3.5 for graduate students; have demonstrated superior skill in written communication; and be a music history major or have demonstrated strong interest in this discipline.
Samuel Teeple Distinguished Thesis/Document Award Dr. Nora Engebretsen The recipients are nominated by faculty and chosen by the Scholarship Committee. The thesis must have been completed, defended, and submitted to the Graduate College.
Kristi Fullerton and Jacob Smith
Otis and Lois Sonnenberg Music Education Scholarship Dr. Elizabeth Menard Associate Professor and Chair Department of Music Education The recipient of this award must be a rising sophomore, junior, or senior who has demonstrated leadership qualities as evidenced by community service and for student activity involvement. Preference shall be given to first generation students with at least a 3.0 GPA.
Ariel Stehura
Dorothy Robertson Christensen Memorial Scholarship Dr. Elizabeth Menard The recipient of this scholarship shall be a full-time undergraduate student majoring in music education who has demonstrated overall academic excellence. Preference shall be given to students who have maintained at least a 3.0 grade point average and demonstrate financial need.
Emma Mills Natalie Katz Sternberg Music Education Scholarship Dr. Elizabeth Menard The recipient of this award must be a full-time student who is a rising junior or senior in the music education program at Bowling Green State University. Preference is given to students who are specializing in, or have specific interest in, the piano or violin. The selection is based on scholarship and involvement in professional service and professional growth activities indicating a commitment to music education.
Ariel Stehura
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Keith and Helene Dearborn Music Education Award Dr. Elizabeth Menard This award is given to a music education major who has made, or shows the potential to make, a significant contribution to the BGSU music education program, shown excellent musical and academic achievement, and exhibited those personal qualities essential for success as a teacher of general (classroom) music.
Rachel Thornsberry
Elfreda M. Rusher Music Education Scholarship Dr. Elizabeth Menard The recipient of this scholarship must be a full-time undergraduate student in the College of Musical Arts majoring in music education. The recipient must be a rising junior or senior with a minimum GPA of 3.0 and a resident of Ohio.
Konnor Masell
Diane Inbody Pepple Scholarship in Music Education Dr. Elizabeth Menard The purpose of the Diane Inbody Pepple Scholarship in Music Education is to celebrate the life of Diane Inbody Pepple and to recognize student achievement in preparation for music education in public schools.
Konnor Masell Heidi Fern Clausius Master’s in Music Scholarship Dr. Elizabeth Menard This scholarship is awarded to a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in the College of Musical Arts, in any discipline. Strong preference should be given to a non-traditional student who has rediscovered their passion of music and desires to further their education to advance their career.
Christopher Murphy Dr. Richard Kennell Music Scholarship Dr. Elizabeth Menard This scholarship was created with money provided by friends, colleagues, alumni and donors to honor Dr. Richard Kennell and celebrate his retirement as Dean of the College of Musical Arts at Bowling Green State University in 2011. The scholarship will provide financial assistance to a student in the College of Musical Arts.
Alysha Szczublewski
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Jessica J. Walker Memorial Marching Band Scholarship Dr. Michael King Director of Falcon Marching Band Jessica Walker was a bachelor of science student majoring in chemistry. One of the main reasons she attended BGSU was to play in the marching band. Her parents set up this scholarship to honor their daughter. The recipient must be a female marching band member, who is a full-time student with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Melissa Schoenlein Misamore Marching Band Scholarship Dr. Michael King Originally from Findlay, Ohio, Bruce and Janet Misamore both attended BGSU. As an undergraduate Bruce was the recipient of a Music Talent Award, and was a member of the Falcon Marching Band and the Symphonic Band mostly as a non-music major. He was the president of Kappa Kappa Psi, the band honorary fraternity, and served for several years after graduation as a member of the Alumni Band Board of Directors, including a term as the organization’s president.
Tyler McCann John A. Hage Falcon Marching Band Leadership Award Dr. Michael King John Hage had a lifelong history of supporting various charitable organizations to include those that promoted the development of musical talents with the disciplines of both musical education and instrumental performance. It is the family’s intention that the gift support initiatives of the BGSU Falcon Marching Band and promote leadership development of its student leaders.
Stephanie DePauw Bernice R. Shanklin Band Scholarship Dr. Michael King This scholarship is awarded to a student who performed in one of the concert bands during his or her freshman year. Preferences will be given to a student who is majoring in any college at BGSU other than the College of Musical Arts.
Allison Dreyer Dr. Richard and Annette S. Ecker Award in Instrumental Music Education Dr. Michael King This book award is presented to outstanding male and female undergraduate students in memory of Dr. Richard Ecker, a member of the BGSU instrumental music faculty for 17 years, and in honor of Mrs. Annette Ecker, who has enhanced the quality of life at the University and in the community through selfless and dedicated volunteer service.
Samantha Carr and Joseph Starks
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Joseph and Zola Buford Scholarship in Music Christopher Scholl Associate Professor of Music Performance Studies This award is given to a student majoring in voice who is enrolled in both the choral and opera areas. The recipient must exemplify excellence in voice.
Hannah Stroth Noe Family Scholarship Christopher Scholl The recipient is a full-time student in the College of Musical Arts with a major or minor in vocal studies. He or she should be in good academic standing, have demonstrated the likelihood of successful completion of a bachelor’s degree and demonstrated significant participation in high school, community, or campus activities.
Ashli Hunter Cathy McCambridge Memorial Scholarship Christopher Scholl The recipient must be a full-time rising sophomore, junior, or senior majoring in voice with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA. Preference is given to residents of the Fostoria area.
Aaron Hill Dr. Barbara Allyen Lockard-Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship Christopher Scholl This scholarship is awarded to a voice major with a minimum GPA of 2.5, who participated in the opera workshop and/or a choir and demonstrates a caring attitude toward fellow students.
Rachel Thornsberry Dr. Marjorie Conrad Art Song Competition Christopher Scholl
Undergraduate Hannah Stroth, soprano and Xiaohui Ma, piano (First Place) Luke Schmidt, tenor and Yuefeng Liu, piano (Second Place) Daniel Baumgartner, baritone and Adam O’Dell, piano (Third Place)
Graduate Savanah Stricklin, soprano and Paul Shen, piano (First Place) Amanda Williams, soprano and Hannah Bossner, piano (Second Place) Hillary LaBonte, soprano and Zachary Nyce, piano (Third Place)
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Music Selection “O, quand je dors�.......................................................................................... Franz Liszt Hannah Stroth, soprano and Xiaohui Ma, piano
C. Elizabeth Cobb Memorial Fund Charles Saenz Associate Professor of Music Performance Studies This award was established for students in the College of Musical Arts who are piano majors and display exceptional promise in the area of collaborative piano studies.
Varis Vatcharanukul Edwin and Karolynn Betts Performance Award Charles Sanez This scholarship is awarded to a full-time undergraduate student in the brass area with a preference for trumpet who exhibits exceptional skill and technique as a musical performer. The recipient must be a rising junior or senior in good academic standing with an overall 2.5 grade point average. Involvement with performance activities in the College, University, community or the profession must also be demonstrated.
Konnor Masell
Bushong Trumpet Scholarship Charles Saenz Brian and Sara Bushong established the Bushong Trumpet Scholarship because they believe that music and performing had a positive life-long presence in their lives. It is their wish to reward the hard work and talent of a BGSU trumpet student as he/she pursues their love of music.
Collin Schafer
Herbert Spencer Horn Students Fund Charles Sanez Awarded to a full-time undergraduate or graduate student studying applied horn in the College of Musical Arts.
Trent Andersen
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Bernice Ely Coulon Special Achievement Awards Charles Saenz The recipients must be enrolled as a full-time music major in the College of Musical Arts at least one semester of the following academic year, and demonstrate outstanding progress and potential for future growth in the areas of musicianship, scholarship and leadership.
Brianna Buck (Woodwind) Sarah Ashlin Hunter (Musicology/Composition/Theory) Konnor Masell (Brass) Aaron Roos (Voice) William Taborn (Jazz) Varissara Vatcharanukul (Piano) Nicholas Young (Strings) Seann Flynn Lives Memorial Scholarship Charles Saenz This scholarship was established to recognize unrivaled dedication, passion, and contribution to the craft of percussion. The recipient should be a returning percussion student, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, be an ensemble participant, and muscially active outside the university.
Erin Redick E. Printy Arthur Jazz Studies Award Dr. Daniel Piccolo Assistant Professor of Music Performance Studies This award was created due to Mr. Arthur’s lifelong love of jazz to assist the students of the University’s exceptional Jazz Studies Program. The award is to be presented to a full-time jazz studies student.
Joseph Starks Bob Sebo Endowed Jazz Studies Scholarship Dr. Daniel Piccolo This scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in the College of Musical Arts. Preference will be given to a jazz major. The student must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Nicholas Rossler Bernice R. Shanklin Music Scholarship Dr. Daniel Piccolo This scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in the College of Musical Arts with preference given to saxophonists majoring in jazz or jazz majors.
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Dave Melle Scholarship Dr. Daniel Piccolo In memory of Dave Melle, a BGSU faculty member. The recipient must demonstrate performance ability of the highest quality in jazz and show a future promise in jazz.
Jeffrey Bouck Dr. Paul Makara Violin Scholarship Dr. Penny Thompson Kruse Professor of Music Performance Studies The recipient must be a violin student at the College of Musical Arts with a GPA of higher than 3.0 who, following an audition, has demonstrated a positive and professional attitude.
Anna Eyink J. Paul Kennedy Music Achievement Award Dr. Gene Trantham Associate Professor of Musicology/Composition/Theory The J. Paul Kennedy Music Achievement Awards are given in the name of the former Dean of the College of Musical Arts in memory of his half-century of leadership and dedication to building the highest ideals and artistic standards in the field of music. It is also meant to directly honor, upon graduation, the very finest student in the College of Musical Arts. By naming this award after him, it is expected he will be remembered, in perpetuity, for a life dedicated to those students he taught, encouraged, supported and loved during his many years at Bowling Green.
Benjamin Crook and Lydia Dempsey Music Certificate Program Dr. Robert Satterlee The University Music Certificate Program is a course of instruction designed for advanced nondegree students wishing to pursue intense and concentrated musical studies in conducting, instrumental or vocal performance.
Mei Xi Feng - Chen Feng - Yu-Ting Huang - Zibo Li Wanhang Liu - Peisi Luo - Siyan Tao - Mei-Yi Wang - Songye Yang Steve Vuncannon Memorial Music Scholarship Anthony Youmans President, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
To Be Announced Roger Schupp Distinguished Faculty Award Anthony Youmans
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Collegiate Honor Award Anthony Youmans This scholarship is presented to a graduating Sinfonian who has made significant contributions to his chapter, school or community. This award recognizes a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia who has demonstrated outstanding musicianship, scholarship and service to the College of Musical Arts or University.
To Be Announced Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Scholastic Award Anthony Youmans This scholarship is presented to the graduating senior Sinfonian with the highest grade point average.
To Be Announced Music Selection Twin Trio............................................................... ...........................................Derek Bermel IV. Follow
Pitnix
Samantha Tartamella, flute - Stephen Dubetz, clarinet - Emily Morin, piano
The 2016 Douglas Wayland Chamber Music Competition Dr. Daniel Piccolo and Dr. Brian Snow, Competition Coordinators Assistant Professors of Music Performance Studies This competition is supported by Pro Musica and the Chamber Music Community Engagement Award, which was established by Richard and Carolyn Lineback in 2006. The award provides travel funds for the winning ensembles to present concerts and clinics in our community and region following the chamber music competition.
Undergraduate Epsilon Quartet (First Place)
Jacob Braslawsce, soprano saxophone — Nicole Grimone, alto saxophone Tess Marjanovic, tenor saxophone — Andrew Hosler, baritone saxophone
Derevo Quintet (Second Place)
Thomas Morris, oboe — Hayden Giesseman, clarinet Brianna Buck, saxophone — Jack Smolenski, bassoon Anton Skojac, bass clarinet
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Graduate Pitnix (First Place)
Samantha Tartamella, flute — Stephen Dubetz, clarinet Emily Morin, piano
Landlocked Percussion (Second Place) Henrique Batista — Scott Charvet Nicholas Fox — Felix Reyes
Pro Musica Undergraduate Music Scholarship Dr. Christopher Dietz Assistant Professor of Musicology/Composition/Theory This award is given to an undergraduate student who has shown high scholarly and musical achievement.
Konnor Masell and Rebecca Shields Pro Musica Graduate Music Scholarship Dr. Christopher Dietz This award is given to a graduate student who has shown high scholarly and musical achievement.
Jennifer Christensen and Christopher Murphy Pro Musica Faculty/Staff Award Dr. Christopher Dietz
To Be Announced Ohio Collegiate Music Education Association Scholarships Stephanie DePauw President, Ohio Collegiate Music Education Association These scholarships are awarded to outstanding members of OCMEA, based on their involvement and service to the organization, dedication to the field of music education and faculty recommendation.
To Be Announced Closing Remarks Dr. William Mathis
Music Selection “If I...”........................................................................................................ Lori Laitman Savanah Stricklin, soprano and Paul Shen, piano
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Additional Awards and Achievements Although the recipients for these awards have been publicly recognized for their accomplishments, we take pleasure in honoring them again on this occasion. The Hansen Music Fellowship..................................... Hayley Hoss, Chaska McGowan, Gretchen Hill, Ling-Na Kao, Katherine Ray, Christian Bush Dr. Marjorie E. Conrad Voice Scholarship 2016–17................ Logan Maccariella, Mackenzie Granata, Jhane Perdue 2016–17 Mary Ann (Dalton) ’60 & Eugene R. Wilson ’60 Choral Music Scholarship......................... Samantha Heath Violet Beebe Johnson Memorial Scholarship ...................................................................Carson Crovo Helen Lakofsky Piano Scholarship 2016.............................................................................. Yuefeng Liu 2016–17 O. & P. Smith Endowed Piano Fund................................ Hannah Bossner, Benjamin Crook, Jonathan Guelfand, Mikhail Johnson, Peisi Luo, Emily Morin, Xiuwei Yu String Department Scholarship.............................................................. Gramm Drennen, Anna Eyink, Andrew Lewis, Joshua Martin Gerald McLaughlin Memorial String Scholarship......................................................Gramm Drennen, Anna Eyink, Andrew Lewis, Joshua Martin Helen Kelly Service Above Self Award...................................................................... Kaitlyn Stankiewicz 2016–17 Warren Allen Vocal Talent Endowed Award...............................................Amanda Williams 2016–17 Frank Baldanza Vocal Talent Scholarship.........................................................Lauren Perugi 50th Annual Competitions in Music Performance and Composition Winners, Undergraduate Division........................Stephen Dubetz, clarinet, Michelle Whitmore, flute Honorable Mention: Samantha Tartamella, flute Winners, Graduate Division....................................................... Kenneth Cox, flute, Peisi Luo, piano Honorable Mention: Aldulfulyne Padmore, flute Winner, Composition Division........................................................................................ Daniel Bayot Virginia Marks Collaborative Pianist Award............................................... Jonathan Guelfand, piano Brecklen Scholarship Recipients............................................................................................................ Nathan Ramsdell, Sam Kasuga, April Michaelis, Zane Aleman, Jocelyn Brodsky, Katherine Wood, Jamel Mallory Jr., Joshua Les’Pere, Victoria Hirsel, Rachel Crowl, Graham Avina, Russell Andrus, Adam Gretsinger, Sarah Zydiak, Dishon Nordgren, Hali Dingo, Anthony Mod, Aaron Price, Olivia Mesler, Tommy Sheehan, Erin Reinhard, Tyler McCann, Brock Petrie, Jayce Bender, Josh Billnitzer, Bethany Savarese, Ben Dubbert, Joe Dubbert, Mike Gulas, Tim Krueger, Morgan Reasinger 2016–17 Sarah and Nicholas Cucare Scholarship......................................................Rachael Cammarn
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2016 Dorothy MacKenzie Price International Music Studies Fund..................................................... Michaela Boros, Mikhail Johnson, Rachel Richards, Jiuwei Yu, Chi Him Chik, Evan Maccarello, Helen West, Francesca Leo, Joshua Wang, Christina Komosinski, Gunnar Hirthe McMaster Scholarship 2016 ............................................................................Yu-Ting Huang, Zibo Li Nathan Haering, winner, Ensemble Mise-En Call for Scores; finalist, Tribeca New Music Award; juried performances at 2017 Society for ElectroAcoustic Music in the United States National Conference, 2017 National Student Electronic Music Event, 2017 Noisefloor Festival UK; associate artist, Atlantic Center for the Arts Emma Mills, first place saxophone winner of the New Albany Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition Octavian Moldovean, first prize Tuesday Musical Association Competition (woodwind category); Arden J. Yockey Scholarship Jack Smolenski, winner, 2017 University of Toledo/Craig’s Keyboards Student Composer Contest with Three Miniatures for percussion trio Phanuwat Sripramodya, winner of the Agnes Fowler Scholarship from the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs Kenneth J. Cox, second grand prize William C. Byrd International Young Artist Competition; first prize, Ohio MTNA Young Artist Competition; first prize, East Central Division MTNA Young Artist Competition; finalist/prize-winner, National MTNA Young Artist competition; scholarship recipient, 2017 New Music on the Point Daniel Bayot, finalist, BMI Student Composer Awards; finalist, The ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards; winner, Calliope’s Call Art Song and Vocal Music Call for Scores; selected participant for LA Philharmonic National Composers Intensive, Cleveland Chamber Symphony Young and Emerging Composers Project, 2017 SPLICE Institute, Society of Composers, Inc. National Conference, Society of Composers, Inc. Student National Conference; winner, BGSU Collegiate Chorale Composition Competition Bryan Powell, finalist, International Trumpet Guild Solo Competition Lydia Dempsey, 2016 BGSU President’s Award for Academic Achievement; 2016 Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship at BGSU Glass Award; composition participant, 2016 Summer Composition Intensive at St. Mary’s College, 2016 Fresh inc Festival; oboist, Toledo Symphony Orchestra Bach Around the Clock! and Michigan Opera Theatre; accepted to master’s programs at University of Michigan, University of Iowa and DePaul University Maria Mercedes Diaz Garcia, guest conductor, University of Toledo Symphony Orchestra David Mirarchi, Jake Smith and Connor Mancini, members of 2017 Inter-Collegiate Jazz Ensemble Jake Fekete, Enrico Solito, and Alexa York, conference scholarship winners, International Trumpet Guild
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Gunnar Owen Hirthe, scholarship recipient, 2017 New Music on the Point Festival Nathaniel Ramsdell, Toledo Valley Scottish Rite Scholarship; 37th Division Veterans Association Scholarship Hanqiu Xu, tuition scholarship, Brevard Music Festival Robert Jay Garza, conducting fellow, 2017 Aspen Music Festival Brianna Drevlow, juried performances at 2017 Noisefloor Festival UK and Composers Toolbox Hong-Da Chin, juried performances at the 2016 Spoleto Festival USA and Woolfe Street Playhouse South Carolina; Rasquache Artist Residency (Puebla, Mexico); performances on traditional Chinese flute (dizi) (2016-17) with Beijing Symphony at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and with Music From China at The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC, Lincoln Center NYC Global Exchange and the New York City Asia Society. Adam O’Dell, commissions with premieres from Oklahoma State University, University of Dubuque, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church (Bowling Green); lecturer at the 2017 World Symposium on Choral Music in Barcelona Richard Arndorfer, selected participant, Fresh inc Festival, curating and co-presenting concert of works by BGSU composers 2017 New Music Gathering Henrique Batista, solo percussion recital at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Nick Fox, selected participant, 2017 New Music on the Point; performance at 2017 New Music Gathering Ashlin Hunter, selected participant, Fresh inc Festival and Walden School’s Creative Musicians Retreat; and if ever for chamber ensemble selected for performance at the 2017 University of Nebraska-Kearney New Music Festival
2016–2017 Pro Musica Grants Emily Abbott Zoe Bagal Jayce Bender Melissa Bialecki Daniel Bayot Caleb Burkhardt Erin Cameron Samantha Carr Scott Charvet
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Northwest Ohio Orff Chapter, Orff-Schulwerk Level I Certification Course, Bowling Green Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference, Cleveland 2017 American Choral Directors Association National Conference, Minneapolis Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. 2016 Society of Composers, Inc. Student National Conference, Muncie, Ind. 5th Jean-Marie LONDEIX International Saxophone Competition, Bangkok, Thailand Noise to Signal, 2017 Spring Tour Music Academy International, Trentino Music Festival, Mezzano/Fiera di Primiero, Italy PASIC 2016, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Indianapolis
Chi Him Chik Alaina Clarice Brandon Collins Daniel Cox Kenneth Cox Christopher DeLouis Brenden Dolehanty Stephanie Depauw Jacob Fedeste Nicholas Fox Taylor Francis Robert Garza Lucas Gianini Kelly Gervin Hannah Greer Nathaniel Haering Nathaniel Haering Kendra Heslip Gunnar Hirthe Zhanglin Hu Ashlin Hunter Ling Na Kao Jesse Kiser Tricia Kushen Francesca Leo Chia-Jung Lin Yuefeng Liu Yuefeng Liu Peisi Luo Tess Marjanovic Samantha Martin Abigail Maser Paul Mizzi Octavian Moldovean Octavian Moldovean
2016 The First Asian Saxophone Congress, Chiayi, Taiwan Aria International Summer Academy, South Hadley, Mass. Northwest Ohio Orff Chapter, Orff-Schulwerk Level I Certification Course, Bowling Green 2017 American Choral Directors Association National Conference, Minneapolis The Florida Flute Association, 41st Annual Membership Convention, Orlando, Fla. Noise to Signal, 2017 Spring Tour Frederick L. Hemke Saxophone Institute, Sidney, Maine Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference, Cleveland 2017 International Trumpet Guild, Hershey, Pa. New Music on the Point Festival, Leicester, Vt. Eastern Music Festival, Greensboro, N.C. Aspen Music Festival and School, Aspen, Colo. Noise to Signal, 2017 Spring Tour Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference, Cleveland NoiseFloor, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom 2016 Society of Composers, Inc. Student National Conference, Muncie, Ind. The Plowman Chamber Music Competition & Festival, Columbia, Mo. New Music on the Point Festival, Leicester, Vt. Interharmony International Music Festival, Acqui Terme, Italy 2017 Fresh Inc. Festival, Kenosha, Wis. Casalmaggiore International Festival 2017, Casalmaggiore, Italy American Musicological Society/Society for Music Theory Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference, Cleveland Domaine Forget International Music & Dance Academy, Quebec 2016 OhioMTA Fall Conference, Kent, Ohio Music Teachers National Association, Ohio Young Artist Competition, Oberlin, Ohio PianoTexas International Festival & Academy, Fort Worth, Texas Maccagno Piano Days Festival, Maccagno, Italy 2017 American Choral Directors Association National Conference, Minneapolis Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference, Cleveland Interharmony International Music Festival, Acqui Terme, Italy 2016 The First Asian Saxophone Congress, Chiayi, Taiwan Tuesday Musical Association, 2017 Scholarship Competition, Akron, Ohio Master Class with William Bennett, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
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Christopher Murphy Andrew Normann Adam O’Dell Samantha Olrich
5th Jean-Marie LONDEIX International Saxophone Competition, Bangkok, Thailand Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. Noise to Signal, 2017 Spring Tour Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference,
Cleveland 20th Anniversary African American Art Song Conference, Irvine, Calif. Domaine Forget International Music & Dance Academy, Quebec Young Artist Auditions with Opera Columbus, Columbus, Ohio Young Artist Auditions with Opera on the James, Lynchburg, Va. University of Florida, Student Society for Musicology Symposium, Gainesville, Fla. Bryan Powell 2017 International Trumpet Guild, Hershey, Pa. Patrick Reed Society of Composers, Inc. Region VI Conference, Arlington, Texas Natalie Rodriguez-Limon Texas Summer Flute Symposium, Commerce, Texas Robert Rue American Musicological Society/Society for Music Theory Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia Collin Schafer 2017 International Trumpet Guild, Hershey, Pa. Sophia Schmitz American String Teachers Association 2017 National Conference, Pittsburgh Jacob Smith Private Lesson with Jazz Saxophonist Seamus Blake, New York Enrico Solito 2017 International Trumpet Guild, Hershey, Pa. Alysha Szczublewski Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference, Cleveland Samantha Tartamella Bayview Music Festival, Petoskey, Mich. Samuel Teeple American Musicological Society/Society for Music Theory Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia Varissara Vatcharanukul Maccagno Piano Days Festival, Maccagno, Italy Xinran Wang 5th Summer Piano Institute Corfu, Corfu, Greece Elizabeth Williams American String Teachers Association 2017 National Conference, Pittsburgh Hanqiu Xu Brevard Music Festival, Brevard, N.C. Alexa York 2017 International Trumpet Guild Conference, Hershey, Pa. Chuanhao Zhang Charlotte New Music Festival, Charlotte, N.C. Jana Zilova Noise to Signal, 2017 Spring Tour Alissa Plenzler Aldulfulyne Padmore Kate Pomrenke Kate Pomrenke Douglas Poteat
Congratulations from The College of Musical Arts