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HOLIDAY • 2017/18 A COLORADO CHRISTMAS COLORADO SYMPHONY CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor DEVIN DESANTIS, tenor COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS, MARY LOUISE BURKE, associate director COLORADO CHILDREN’S CHORALE, DEBORAH DESANTIS, artistic director
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Friday, December 15, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 16, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Sunday, December 17, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. Boettcher Concert Hall
GARY FRY
A Merry Olde Christmas
arr. Mack Wilberg
Joy to the World
JOHN RUTTER
What Sweeter Music
arr. Cable
Ding Dong Merrily on High
GARY FRY
Holy Night of Angels
K. and R. LOPEZ/Krogstad
Music from Frozen continued on next page
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HOLIDAY • 2017/18
RANDOL BASS
The Night Before Christmas
GARY FRY
Christmas Morning
— INTERMISSION —
HANDEL arr. Christianson/Anderson
“Every Valley” from Too Hot to Handel “Hallelujah” from Too Hot to Handel
ALAN SILVESTRI/Snyder
The Polar Express
TCHAIKOVSKY
Trepak from The Nutcracker
RICHARD KOUNTZ
ANDERSON
Sleigh Ride
arr. John Kuzma
arr. Gary Fry
LANCASTER arr. Gary Fry
PROGRAM 2
The Sleigh (á la Russe)
Nuttin’ for Christmas
Jingle Bell Sing
Christmas in Colorado We Wish You a Song in Your Heart
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HOLIDAY AUDIENCE SING ALONG JOY TO THE WORLD Joy to the world! The Lord is come; Let earth receive her King! Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room, And heav’n and nature sing, and heav’n and nature sing, And heav’n, and heav’n and nature sing. He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of His righteousness, And wonders of His love, and wonders of His love, And wonders, wonders of His love. JINGLE BELL SING JINGLE BELL ROCK Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock, jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring, Snowin’ and blowin’ up bushels of fun, now the jingle-hop has begun. Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock, jingle bells chime in jingle bell time, Dancin’ and prancin’ in Jingle Bell Square, in the frosty air. What a bright time, it’s the right time to rock the night away, Jingle bell time is a swell time to go gliding in a one horse sleigh. Giddy up, jingle horse, pick up your feet, jingle around the clock. Mix and mingle in a jinglin’ beat, that’s the jingle bell, that’s the jingle bell rock. I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS I’ll be home for Christmas, you can count on me, Please have snow and mistletoe and presents on the tree. Christmas Eve will find me, where the lovelight gleams, I’ll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams.
I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus, underneath the mistletoe last night. She didn’t see me creep down the stairs to have a peep, She thought that I was tucked up in my bedroom fast asleep. Then I saw Mommy tickle Santa Claus, underneath his beard so snowy white, Oh, what a laugh it would have been, if Daddy had only seen Mommy kissing Santa Claus last night! RUDOLPH Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose, and if you ever saw it, you would even say it glows. All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names; they never let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games. Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say: “Rudolph, with your nose so bright, won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?” Then how the reindeer loved him, as they shouted out with glee: “Rudolph the rednosed reindeer, you’ll go down in history!” SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN You better watch out, you better not cry, better not pout, I’m telling you why: Santa Claus is comin’ to town. He’s making a list and checking it twice, gonna find out who’s naughty or nice, Santa Claus is comin’ to town. He sees you when you’re sleeping, he knows when you’re awake, He knows if you’ve been bad or good, so be good, for goodness sake! Oh, you better watch out, you better not cry, better not pout, I’m telling you why: Santa Claus is comin’ to town!
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HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIES CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor Australian conductor Christopher Dragon is in his third season as the Associate Conductor of the Colorado Symphony and continues his position as Principal Guest Conductor with the Denver Young Artists Orchestra. For three years, Christopher previously held the position of Assistant Conductor with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, which gave him the opportunity to work closely with Principal Conductor Asher Fisch. Christopher works regularly in Australia and has conducted the Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and West Australian Symphony Orchestras. His 2015 debut performance at the Sydney Opera House with Josh Pyke and the Sydney Symphony has been released on CD by ABC Music. In 2017, Christopher returns to the West Australian Symphony Orchestra for a subscription concert. In 2016, he made his Brazilian conducting debut with the Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre. He has also conducted at numerous festivals including the Breckenridge and Bangalow Music Festivals, both resulting with invitations to return. At the beginning of 2016, Christopher conducted Wynton Marsalis’ Swing Symphony as part of the Perth International Arts Festival alongside Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at the Lincoln Center Orchestra. In 2014, Christopher was selected from 100 international applicants to conduct the Princess Galyani Vadhana Youth Orchestra in Thailand and earlier that year participated in the Jarvi Winter Academy in Estonia where he was awarded the Orchestra’s Favourite Conductor Prize. Christopher began his conducting studies in 2011 and was a member of the prestigious Symphony Services International Conductor Development Program under the guidance of course director Christopher Seaman. He has also studied with numerous distinguished conductors including Leonid Grin, Paavo and Neeme Jarvi at the Jarvi Summer Festival, Fabio Luisi at the Pacific Music Festival, and conducting pedagogue Jorma Panula.
DEVIN DESANTIS, tenor Devin DeSantis is a Colorado native who hails from Arvada, and is elated and honored to be back on the Boettcher stage for the holiday season. He grew up in this very hall as a proud member of the Colorado Children’s Chorale, and started his solo career with the Colorado Symphony at the age of 11 in Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, conducted by Marin Alsop. Favorite professional credits include: Tommy in The Who’s Tommy (Jeff Award Nomination Best Actor), Marius in Les Misérables (Jeff Award Nomination Best Supporting Actor), Prince Eric in Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Britt Craig/Young Soldier in Parade, Dr. Frankenstein in Young Frankenstein, Corny Collins in Hairspray, Buddy in the first regional post-broadway production of Side Show, Nanki-Poo in Hot Mikado, Frederic in Pirates of Penzance, Matthew in Altar Boyz Chicago, the world premier of The Three Musketeers at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Anyone Can Whistle starring Patti LuPone and Audra McDonald, and The Most Happy Fella starring George Hearn. He was a singer for 4 years in The Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring The Rockettes. He has also performed across the pond with Chamber Opera Chicago at the Shanklin Theatre on the Isle of Wight and the Theatre Royal Winchester. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s School
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HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIES of Music, a member of Actor’s Equity, and Associate Artistic Director/founding member of the Chicago Artists Chorale, currently in their 4th season. See him again right here this February as a guest artist with the Colorado Symphony for Red Carpet Rewind: Celebration of the Music of the Academy Awards.
MARY LOUISE BURKE, associate director, Colorado Symphony Chorus Mary Louise Burke is in her 24th season as Associate Director of the Colorado Symphony Chorus. In addition to assisting Chorus Director Duain Wolfe, she also prepares the chorus for various Symphony Pops concerts with the Colorado Symphony and special chorus projects. Burke is also Associate Director of the Colorado Children’s Chorale, conducting the Concert Choir and acting as vocal coach for the Chorale. With an expertise in vocal technique, Burke frequently does seminars in vocal and choral techniques for area church and community choirs. She is the Vocal Advisor at Montview Presbyterian Church and has taught classes in “Find Your Authentic Voice” at the University of Denver. She has a Doctorate in Voice Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Colorado.
DEBORAH DESANTIS, artistic director, Colorado Children’s Chorale Deborah DeSantis has been instrumental in the growth and success of the Colorado Children’s Chorale since 1983. She directs tour choir and regularly conducts performances throughout metropolitan Denver and has led numerous tours, nationally and internationally. Her passion for artistic excellence and music education has been a driving force in the development of the Chorale’s School Partnership program, which she established in 1994. In addition to designing and directing community performance residencies for the Chorale, she frequently serves as guest clinician and conductor for school and community children’s choral programs throughout the nation. Debbie has conducted seminars and workshops for Chorus America, the American Choral Director’s Association, Colorado Music Educators Association, the Choristers’ Guild and the Suzuki Institute and has served as co-chair of Chorus America’s Children/Youth Choir Constituency.
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HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIES COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS The 2017/18 Colorado Symphony Concert Season marks the 34th year of the Colorado Symphony Chorus. Founded in 1984 by Duain Wolfe at the request of Gaetano Delogu, then the Music Director of the Symphony, the chorus has grown over the past three decades, into a nationallyrespected ensemble. This outstanding chorus of 180 volunteers joins the Colorado Symphony for numerous performances, and radio and television broadcasts, to repeat critical acclaim. The Chorus has performed at noted music festivals in the Rocky Mountain region, including the Colorado Music Festival, the Grand Teton Music Festival, and the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, where it has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Dallas Symphony. For over two decades, the Chorus has been featured at the world-renowned Aspen Music Festival, performing many great masterworks under the baton of notable conductors Lawrence Foster, James Levine, Murry Sidlin, Leonard Slatkin, Robert Spano, and David Zinman. Among the recordings the Colorado Symphony Chorus has made is a NAXOS release of Roy Harris’s Symphony No. 4. The Chorus is also featured on a recent Hyperion release of the Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem and Stephen Hough’s Missa Mirabilis. In 2009, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Chorus, Duain Wolfe conducted the Chorus on a 3-country, 2-week concert tour of Europe, presenting the Verdi Requiem in Budapest, Vienna, Litomysl, and Prague, and in 2016 the Chorus returned to Europe for concerts in Paris, Strasbourg, and Munich. The Colorado Symphony continues to be grateful for the excellence and dedication of this remarkable, allvolunteer ensemble! For an audition appointment, call 303.308.2483.
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PROGRAM 6
C O L O R A D O SY M P H O N Y.O R G
HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIES COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS Duain Wolfe, founding director and conductor Mary Louise Burke, associate conductor Travis Branam, Taylor Martin, assistant conductors Brian Dukeshier, Hsiao-Ling Lin, Danni Snyder, pianists Eric Israelson, Barbara Porter, chorus managers SOPRANO I Black, Kimberly Black, Shelby Brown, Jamie Causey, Denelda Choi, LeEtta H. Coberly, Sarah Deskin, Erin Dirksen, Sarah Dukeshier, Laura Gile, Jenifer D. Gill, Lori C. Graber, Susan. Guynn, Erika Harpel, Jennifer Heintzkill, Mary-Therese Hinkley, Lynnae C. Hittle, Erin R. Hofmeister, Mary Hupp, Angela M. Joy, Shelley E. Kim, OnYoo Kirschner, Mary E. Knecht, Melanie Long, Lisa Look, Cathy Maupin, Anne Medema, Stephanie Moraskie, Wendy L. Porter, Barbara A. Rollins, Haley Ropa, Lori A. Schawel, Camilia Schweitzer, Laura Sladovnik, Roberta A. Solich, Stephanie A. Stegink, Nicole J. Tate, Judy Wuertz, Karen Young, Cara M. SOPRANO II Ahrens, Anna Ascani, Lori Blum, Jude Bohannon, Hailey Borinski, Jackie Bowen, Alex S. Brauchli, Margot L. Christus, Athanasia Coberly, Ruth A.
Colbert, Gretchen Cote, Kerry H. Dakkouri, Claudia Gross, Esther J. Henriques, Jillian Kraft, Lisa D. Kushnir, Marina Montigne, Erin Myers, Heather H. Nyholm, Christine M. O'Nan, Jeannette R. Pflug, Kim Rae, Donneve S. Rattray, Rebecca E. Rider, Shirley J. Ruff, Mahli Saddler, Nancy C. Timme, Sydney Travis, Stacey L. Von Roedern, Susan Walker, Marcia L. Weinstein, Sherry L. Woodrow, Sandy Zisler, Joan M. ALTO I Adams, Priscilla P. Brady, Lois F. Branam, Emily M. Braud-Kern, Charlotte Brown, Kimberly Buesing, Amy Chow, Ai Ling Clauson, Clair T. Conrad, Jayne M. Daniel, Sheri L. Dunkin, Aubri K. Franz, Kirsten D. Frey, Susie Gayley, Sharon R. Groom, Gabriella D. Guittar, Pat Haller, Emily Holst, Melissa J. Hoopes, Kaia M. Kraft, Deanna Lawlor, Betsy McNulty, Emily McWaters, Susan Nordenholz, Kristen Passoth, Ginny
Pringle, Jennifer Rudolph, Kathi L. Stevenson, Melanie Thayer, Mary B. Virtue, Pat Voland, Colleen ALTO II Boothe, Kay A. Chatfield, Cass Cox, Martha E. Deck, Barbara Dominguez, Joyce Eslick, Carol A. Golden, Daniela Hoskins, Hansi Jackson, Brandy H. Janasko, Ellen D. Kibler, Janice Kolstad, Annie London, Carole A. Maltzahn, Joanna K. Marchbank, Barbara McNulty, Kelly M. Mendicello, Beverly Nittoli, Leslie M. Schalow, Elle C. Scooros, Pamela R. Townsend, Lisa Trierweiler, Ginny TENOR I Borboa, Humberto Dougan, Dustin Dukeshier, Brian Gordon, Jr., Frank Hodel, David K. Jordan, Curt Martin, Taylor S. Moraskie, Richard A. Muesing, Garvis J. Nicholas, Timothy W. Reiley, William G. Roach, Eugene Zimmerman, Kenneth TENOR II Babcock, Gary E. Bradley, Mac Carlson, James Davies, Dusty R.
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Fuehrer, Roger Gale, John H. Guittar, Jr., Forrest Kolm, Kenneth E. Mason, Brandt J. McCracken, Todd Meswarb, Stephen J. Milligan, Tom A. Ruth, Ronald L. Seamans, Andrew J. Sims, Jerry E. BASS I Adams, John G. Bernhardt, Chase Boyd, Kevin P. Branam, Travis D. Cowen, George Drickey, Robert E. Falter, Corey M. Gray, Matthew Hesse, Douglas D. Jirak, Thomas J. Mehta, Nalin J. Quarles, Kenneth Ravid, Frederick Rutkowski, Trevor Struthers, David R. Wood, Brian W. BASS II Friedlander, Robert Grossman, Chris Israelson, Eric W. Jackson, Terry L. Kent, Roy A. Millar, Jr., Robert F. Moncrieff, Kenneth Morrison, Greg A. Nuccio, Eugene J. Phillips, John R. Skillings, Russell R. Skinner, Jack Swanson, Wil W. Taylor, Don Virtue, Tom G.
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HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIES COLORADO CHILDREN'S CHORALE For more than forty years the Colorado Children’s Chorale has brought its artistry and charm to audiences throughout the world. With a diverse repertoire ranging from fully staged opera and musical theater to standard choral compositions in classical, folk, and popular traditions, the Chorale performs with an innovative stage presentation and a unique theatrical spirit. In recognition of its artistic excellence, the Chorale was awarded the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, and the prestigious El Pomar Award for Excellence in Arts and Humanities. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Deborah DeSantis and Executive Director Meg Steitz, the Colorado Children’s Chorale annually trains 500 members between the ages of 7 and 14 from all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds representing more than 180 schools in the Denver metro area and beyond. Since its founding in 1974, the Chorale has sung countless performances with some of the world’s finest performing arts organizations, performed for numerous dignitaries, and appeared in several television and radio broadcasts. The Performance Program includes a series of self-produced concerts, numerous performances with other Colorado arts organizations, and touring around the world. The Chorale presents annual performances of Christmas with the Children’s Chorale and Spring with the Children’s Chorale at Boettcher Concert Hall in the Denver Performing Arts Complex, A Classical Afternoon at Montview Presbyterian Church, A Classical Evening at Saint John’s Cathedral plus Performing Small Miracles and Spring Fling Sing! which are presented in venues across the metro area. This season also includes A Colorado Christmas and Chichester Psalms with the Colorado Symphony, La Boheme with the Opera Colorado and Magic Flute with Central City Opera.
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HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIES COLORADO CHILDREN'S CHORALE Deborah DeSantis, artistic director Mary Louise Burke, associate director CONCERT CHOIR Gina Alfaro Mara Baldwin Ella Basham Lauren Becker Samantha Becker Elizabeth Berezniak Julia Brown Gabi Bustamante Pryce Cantrell Shane Chen Natalie Cowgill Bianca Curtiss-Schmidt Melissa Dai Strider Dolfi Theresa Dowling Bodie Erickson Adrienne Essel Madeleine Finn Santana Addie Geffre Stella Geffre Sofia Gessler Izzy Getsch Noelle Gibson Katrina Goldsmith Junhee Graf Bella Grant Elena Higgins Graham Higgins Violet Higgins Sophia Hodson Alex Holland RuAnn Hollingsworth Charles Hutchings Macey Ireland Cameron Jackson Elliot Jenkins Rachel Johnson William Johnson Jake Jui Hazel Kachline Sydney Kitchens Nora Knight Claira Larkin Vivianne Lee Jean Lim Daisy Lynch Isabel Malik Tessa Manheim Eleni Maniatis Livy Mann Abby McDowell Case Meyer Maryn Miller
Maressa Mora-Calderon Luke Morse Lily Moyer Amelia Muldrow Noah Nespoli Bella Newton Lily Nuccio Natalya Ocana Chloe Osuna Dante Osuna Ella Parsons Vivian Pitzer Sofia Quigley Selina Rakhmanova Johnny Reeves Lucy Reynolds Nora Rhodes Leah Sepulveda Lily Sharpe Kathryn Shloss Jack Shoup Thalia Simmons Jaxson Smith Dannika Sternlicht Oliver Strubbe Alaya Vaughan Annika Visser Asha Wagner Brooke Walton Neilly Watts Alaina Wharton Josie Wilger Abigail Wilson Claire Wilson Maddie Windes Avery Zucker TOUR CHOIR James Algermissen West Arleth Kelton Ayars Stefan Bardossas Makenna Batcho Ben Bosch Kris Burger Alicia Chavez Isabella Conklin Ethan Conklin Lucy Crile Emily Cull Logan Day-Richter Jack Diamant Caroline Donnelly David Downs
Reagan Dukeshier Katie Dupper Conrad Eck Vinny Falk Reagan Fitzgerald Maya Galpern Haylee Gonzales Madeline Greenberg Sophie Haynes Ethan Hecker Gunnar Henry Nate Hutabarat Beckett Jansen Emily Johnson Kuyper Kim Kuyla Kim Shaedryn Klein Claire Koenig Connor Kramer Julia Kung Charlotte LeDuke Will Mahaffy Claire Mann Trey Mays Jacob Mays Luke McAdams Noah Meyerhoff Olivia Mobus Linna Mora-Calderon Levi Morris Marisa Mulryan Sarah Myers Carl North Nick Orndoff Gareth Page-Roth Jack Parry Kyle Peitzmeier Jack Peterson Ben Ragan Emelie Rosenberg Anna Russell Lauren Simasko Claire Sladovnik Audra Snyder Teddy Sopkin Lily Suchomel Juliana Talbert Ira Timme Henry Trask Max Trujillo-Acevedo Annisa Tunnell Cheranne Wang Owen Wolfinger
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Colorado Symphony 2017/18 Season Presenting Sponsor:
HOLIDAY • 2017/18 HOLIDAY BRASS RETURNS TO BOETTCHER CONCERT HALL COLORADO SYMPHONY BRIAN BUERKLE, conductor COLORADO SYMPHONY BRASS AND PERCUSSION Tonight's Concert is Gratefully Dedicated to Dale and Marguerite Bussman.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. Boettcher Concert Hall
BUXTEHUDE Fanfare & Chorus from Ihr lieben Christen, freut euch nun, BuxWV 51 Traditional Christmas Around the World I. Good King Wenceslas (England) II. On That Night in Bethlehem (Ireland) III. Away in the Manger (America) IV. Fum, Fum, Fum (Spain) VICTORIA
O Magnum Mysterium
PINKHAM Gloria in excelsis Deo from Christmas Cantata - Sinfonia Sacra Traditional Irish Carol
Wexford Carol
JAKE RUNESTAD
Let My Love Be Heard
Traditional English Carol
O Come, All Ye Faithful — INTERMISSION —
HOLIDAY • 2017/18
JOHN WILLIAMS Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas from Home Alone 2: Lost in New York GAUNTLETT
Once in Royal David’s City
TULL
Variations on an Advent Hymn — O Come, O Come Emmanuel
GRAINGER
Sussex Mummers’ Christmas Carol
Traditional English Carol
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Popular Carols Festive Cheer: A Christmas Medley I. Sleigh Ride II. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas III. Jingle Bells IV. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIES BRIAN BUERKLE, conductor Brian Buerkle currently serves as Principal Trumpet of the Sinfonia Gulf Coast (FL), and has previously held positions as Acting 4th/Utility in the Cincinnati Symphony (OH), 2nd/Sub-Principal in the West Virginia Symphony (WV), 2nd in the Lexington Philharmonic (KY), and 2nd in the State of Mexico Symphony (MX). As an active freelance musician, Brian has traveled the world performing and recording with some of America’s finest orchestras; including the Pittsburgh Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony and Pops, Columbus Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Grand Rapids Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, and Louisville Orchestra. He is also a member of several innovative chamber ensembles, including the Spectrum Brass, Canterbury Brass, Sinfonia Chamber Brass, and the Pittsburgh Brass. Brian is currently an Artist-in-Residence at the Bay View Music Festival and is a former faculty member of the prestigious Boston University Tanglewood Institute. Aside from his skills as a trumpeter, Brian is also an accomplished conductor and arranger. His publications have been performed and recorded by groups worldwide, and his conducting experience ranges from brass ensembles and vocal choirs to symphony orchestras. His recent guest conducting appearances have been with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra (CO), Suburban East Coast Music Festival Honors Orchestra (MN), Kentucky Symphony Orchestra (KY), Bay View Chamber Brass (MI), and the Sinfonia Chamber Brass (OH). Brian was featured in an article of the 2010 International Trumpet Guild Magazine, recognizing his many achievements as a professional musician. He is also a music critic for the American Record Guide, and the Owner/President of the Southern Ohio Music Company. He currently resides in Cincinnati, OH, where he enjoys an active and diverse musical career.