LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Cheered as we are by the longer days of light and melting snow, we are burdened by the issues facing our state and nation, and the impact that severe budget cuts to the arts and education will have on the future of our children. Regardless of your politics, if you are listening to a concert, you intrinsically believe in the power of music to provide joy, comfort and motivation. Those of us who work in the arts every day, either teaching or in adjunct capacities, know that the arts are part of the solution to our country’s budget woes. Why Should Government Support the Arts? The Economic Impact: A strong arts sector is an economic asset that creates jobs, produces tax revenue, stimulates business activity, attracts tourism revenue, retains a high quality work force, and stabilizes property values. 78% of the Conservatory’s budget is spent on faculty and staff salaries and benefits, and that money is directly returned to the community. Additionally, the arts have been shown to be a successful and sustainable strategy for revitalizing rural areas, inner cities and populations struggling with poverty. All one need do is look to Milwaukee’s Third Ward to see how the arts have spurred growth in a once neglected area. The Academic Impact: Students with an education rich in the arts have better grade point averages, score better on standardized tests in reading and math, and have lower dropout rates—findings that cut across all socio-economic categories. The arts can “level the playing field” for youngsters from disadvantaged circumstances. This is the time for you to make your voice heard. Please contact your state and federal representatives to let them know that you care about the arts in the Milwaukee community. Enjoy the concert and speak up for the Arts! Karen Deschere The Conservatory of Music would like to thank the following sponsors for making all of these concerts possible. “Music for Every Stage” begins with your generosity...
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Schubert | Schwanengesang Song Cycle Sunday, April 3, 2011 | 3:00 pm Phillip Pearl, baritone Matthew Bergey, piano Schwanengesang D. 957 and D. 965A Liebesbotschaft Kriegers Ahnung Fr체hlingssehnsucht St채ndchen Aufenthalt In der Ferne
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
INTERMISSION Abschied Der Atlas Ihr Bild Das Fischerm채dchen Die Stadt Am Meer Der Doppelg채nger Die Taubenpost Lieder after poems by: Ludwig Rellstab (No. 1-7), Heinrich Heine (No. 8-13), Johann Gabriel Seidl (No. 14) The performing edition used is the Neue Schubert-Ausgabe.
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MUSICIAN BIOGR APHIES Phillip Pearl, baritone WCM faculty member since 1994. M.M. Opera, University of Wisconsin; B.F.A. Music and Theatre, UW-Milwaukee. Mr. Pearl has studied with Karlos Moser, Kammersanger Jean Cox, Anna Reynolds, Mimmi Fulmer, Lenore Lynde Horsman and Richard Winter. He was one of eleven people chosen nationwide to participate in “Masterclasses in the Art of Singing Wagner,” has sung major operatic and oratorio roles throughout Wisconsin and has recorded for Wisconsin Public Radio and The Symposium for Church Composers. His directing credits include extensive work with children’s theatre and many opera company productions. Matthew Bergey, piano M.M. in Piano Performance, Manhattan School of Music; B.S., UW-Madison. Mr. Bergey studied under Dr. Arkady
Aronov at MSM, as well as with Margarita Kontorovsky and Howard Karp. An avid chamber musician, he has performed with members of the Florentine Opera, Metropolitan Opera and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Franz Peter Schubert (born , Jan. 31, 1797, Himmelpfortgrund, near Vienna—died Nov. 19, 1828, Vienna) Austrian composer who bridged the worlds of Classical and Romantic music, noted for the melody and harmony in his songs (lieder) and chamber music. Among other works are Symphony in C Major (The Great; 1828), Symphony in B Minor (Unfinished; 1822), masses, and piano works.
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Jamie Breiwick & Choir Fight Thursday, April 7, 2011 | 7:30 pm Jamie Breiwick, trumpet Aaron Gardner, tenor saxophone Steve Peplin, guitar Scott Currier, piano Bryan Mir, bass Jeremy Kuzniar, drums
Selections to be announced from stage.
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BIOGR APHIES Jamie Breiwick, trumpet WCM faculty member since 2005. Jamie Breiwick has been a mainstay on the Milwaukee jazz scene for over a decade.In addition to leading his own quintet, he performs regularly in and around Milwaukee with such groups as We Six (straight-ahead), Clamnation (original latin/funk), and De La Buena (Latin jazz). Jamie’s music has been featured on Milwaukee’s 88.9 WMSE as well as on the nationally syndicated NPR broadcast Says You! Jamie holds a degree in music education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and has been the director of bands at Maple Dale School in Fox Point, WI since 2002. In addition to teaching middle school band, Jamie is the adjunct trumpet instructor at Cardinal Stritch University and at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. His first CD released in 2006 Song to a Rose features some of the regions top call jazz musicians, including Curt Hanrahan (alto/tenor sax), Steve Einerson (piano), Joe Sanders (bass), and Sam Monroe (drums). Song to a Rose was featured as one of the top ten of 2008 by Paul J. Youngman of jazzreview.com. Jamie has a new CD entitled 5&6 just released in 2010. Aaron Gardner, tenor saxophone WCM faculty member since 2005. B.A. Berklee College of Music. Aaron studied flute with Marie Sander and Berkeley Fudge and saxophone with Joe Viola, George Garzone and Andy McGhee. Aaron returned to Milwaukee after performing and traveling the country for 8 years with the New York-based band ulu. He can be heard on their four recordings on the Harmonized, Catapult, Phoenix and Neva labels. Aaron is an accomplished teacher in both classical and jazz idioms. Steve Peplin, guitar Steve Peplin concurrently serves as adjunct jazz guitar instructor at Lawrence and as Professor of Composition, Major Instrument Guitar I-IV, Harmony and Music Appreciation at Milwaukee Area Technical College. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Berklee College of Music with a B.A. in composition and earned an Associate degree in Occupational Music from MATC. In addition to performing with his own group, Steve has performed with a variety of artists such as Jamie Briewick, Aaron Gardner, John Price, Sam Belton, The Static Chicken, De La Buena, Organica, Como No, David Wake, Art Davis, the Milwaukee Symphony, Doc Severinsen, Maureen McGovern, Howard Levy, Jack Grassel, Melvin Rhyne, Invocation Trio and others. Steve has written for Guitar One Magazine and has authored numerous transcription books for Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. He is also a prolific composer of contemporary classical works, jazz compositions, serial music, songs, and, occasionally, just plain noise!
Scott Currier, piano Scott began studying piano at the early age of four when he began to exhibit a natural ability for the instrument. As a classically trained pianist he developed technical expertise, musicality and creativity, which would prepare him for his studies in jazz and other genres of music. Performance is a joy for Scott as can be seen in his charismatic presence on stage and behind the piano. Scott began his professional career at the age of 14 with his own band as well as with other prominent musicians in the Milwaukee area. Scott attended the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire on a full scholarship where he had the opportunity to play with one of the country’s top ranked collegiate jazz ensembles. While in Eau Claire he recorded several CD’s including the Grammy nominated album Harpoon. Scott was nominated for Keyboardist of the Year (2000) by the Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) and has been a featured instrumentalist on recordings by some of Wisconsin’s finest musician’s. Most recently, Scott released his first album under his own name and it has received high acclaim. Bryan Mir, bass Bryan Mir has been a working musician in the Milwaukee area for the past 20 years. In the early 90’s, Bryan studied Jazz Guitar at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music and moved on the perform in a variety of different musical outfits. He currently performs with Willy Porter, Choir Fight, The Soul Trio, Natalia Zukerman, & Growing Nation. Although he primarily plays the electric bass, he continues to pursue his love of the guitar. Jeremy Kuzniar, drums A third generation drummer and percussionist, Jeremy’s Chicago upbringing afforded him plenty of musical stimuli – from records in the family’s house to live performances at the Windy City’s great festivals, he was soaking it all up. Like most musicians, Jeremy began on one instrument, moved to another, and yet another, before finding his place on drums. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and moved to Milwaukee after a year spent in Phoenix, Arizona. Jeremy keeps busy with as many musical involvements and side projects as possible. Current involvements include Kings Go Forth (luaka bop), De La Buena, Jamie Brewick’s Choir Fight, The Erotic Adventures of The Static Chicken, The Kuzniar-Trudell Twisted Pair Duo (organ drum jazz/funk improv duo), Bob Toilet (industro-cosmic breakbeat), and many others. In addition to a full-time playing schedule, Jeremy co-owns and operates a commercial recording studio in downtown Milwaukee, WI -Nutone Studio.
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Monday, April 11, 2011 | 7:30 pm Jeanyi Kim, violin Alexander “Sascha” Mandl, violin Nathan Hackett, viola Adrien Zitoun, cello
String Quartet in D major, Op. 64 No. 5 “The Lark” Allegro moderato Adagio - cantabile Menuet: Allegretto Finale: Vivace
F. J. Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in Bb major, Op. 133 “Große Fuge”
L. van Beethoven (1770-1827)
INTERMISSION String Quartet in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1 Allegro Romanze: Poco adagio Allegretto molto moderato e comodo Finale: Allegro
J. Brahms (1833-1897)
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BIOGR APHIES Jeanyi Kim, violin Jeanyi Kim is the Associate Concertmaster (Third Chair) of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Concertmaster of the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra. As an orchestral musician, the Toronto native has performed in illustrious venues around the world, including Carnegie Hall, the Barbican Centre, Salle Pleyel and the Concertgebouw. She has been a Guest Assistant Leader of the London Symphony Orchestra under Valery Gergiev. The recipient of the Yale Bach Society Award and the Stuart Walker Memorial Scholarship, Kim holds a doctorate degree from Yale University, from which she also earned her MMA, MM, and BA degrees. Her major teachers include Erick Friedman, Kyung Yu, Berl Senofsky and Rebecca Henry. Dr. Kim has been a faculty member of the Elm City ChamberFest and the Eleazar de Carvalho Festival in Brazil. Alexander Mandl, violin Brazilian violinist and conductor, Alexander Mandl has appeared worldwide in renowned venues such as Weill at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall and Memorial Hall of Latin America with conductors such as Gunther Herbig, Krystof Penderecki and Eleazar de Carvalho. He is the Concertmaster of the Kenosha Symphony, the Beloit-Janesville Symphony and Assistant Concertmaster of the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra. An avid chamber musician and teacher, Mandl holds faculty positions at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, UW-Parkside, the Wisconsin Lutheran College, Elm City ChamberFest, the MIMU Festival, and the Eleazar de Carvalho Festival in Brazil. A recipient of the prestigious Ivan Galamian Award, Mandl holds a doctorate degree from UW-Madison, and degrees from Yale, and Carnegie-Mellon universities. His major teachers include Vartan Manoogian, Sidney Harth, Erick Friedman, and Robert McDuffie.
Nathan Hackett, viola Violist Nathan Hackett is a proud member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. During the 2007-08 season, he served as its Co-Assistant Principal violist. He is Principal violist of both the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra and Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra. Also very active as a chamber musician, Mr. Hackett performs with many of Milwaukee’s leading musicians in recital series for the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Wisconsin Lutheran College and most recently Chamber Music Milwaukee, with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee faculty and MSO musicians. While a student at UWM, Mr. Hackett studied viola with Jerry Horner and chamber music with members of the Fine Arts Quartet. Other influential teachers have been Peter Slowik and Burton Kaplan. Adrien Zitoun, cello Cellist Adrien Zitoun joined the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra in 2001. That year, as a member of the Eusia String Quartet, he was awarded the Gold medal at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. In his native land of France, Mr. Zitoun studied musicology at the University of Sorbonne in Paris for one year, before being accepted into the National Superior Conservatory of Music in Lyon, where he studied cello with Yvan Chiffoleau. At this time, he also played with the Ensemble Orchestral de Mâcon and Symphony Orchestra of LyonVillerbanne and taught at the Privas and Brignais School of Music. In 1996, he obtained scholarships that enabled him to continue his music studies in the United States. Here, Mr. Zitoun earned his Artist Diploma and a Masters of Music from Indiana University, where he studied with Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi and Janós Starker. An active teacher, Mr. Zitoun is on the faculty at Wisconsin Lutheran College, and has a handful of dedicated private students.
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Monday, April 25, 2011 | 7:30 pm Tuesday, April 26, 2011 | 7:30 pm Timothy Klabunde, violin Scott Tisdel, cello Stefanie Jacob, piano Phantasiestücke, Op. 88 (1842) Romanze: Nicht schnell, mit innigem Ausdruck Humoreske: Lebhaft Duett: Langsam, und mit Ausdruck Finale: Im Marsch-Tempo Trio No. 8, Op. 121a “Kakadu Variations” (1816) Introduzione: Adagio assai-- Thema: Allegretto
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
INTERMISSION D’un soir triste (1917-18) Lent, grave
Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)
Piano Trio (1914) Modéré Pantoum: Assez vif Passacaille: Très large Final: Animé
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
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BIOGR APHIES Timothy Klabunde, violin WCM faculty member since 2005. Mr. Klabunde is the Assistant Principal Second Violin of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and has been an orchestra member since 1980. He was a violin and chamber music student of Leonard Sorkin, Abram Loft, Bernard Zaslav and George Sopkin (the Fine Arts Quartet) at the University of WisconsinMilwaukee. Mr. Klabunde has served as Concertmaster for the Milwaukee Ballet and Milwaukee Civic Orchestras and has appeared as violin soloist with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra and the Manitowoc Symphony. Chamber music appearances have included the Festival de Belles Artes in San Miguel, Mexico, live on WFMT Chicago’s Dame Myra Hess Series, WPR broadcasts from Madison’s Elvejem and Chazen Art Museum and the Fourth Annual International String Quartet Competition in Evian, France. This year includes concerts at the Washington Island Music Festival and as a member of the Prometheus Trio at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. Mr. Klabunde is an adjunct instructor of violin and a member of the Clarus piano trio at Cardinal Stritch University. Scott Tisdel, cello WCM faculty member since 2000. Associate Principal Cellist of the Milwaukee Symphony, has also served as Principal Cellist of the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra since his arrival in Milwaukee in 1987, and has appeared as soloist with both ensembles, as well as with the Waukesha and Manitowoc Symphonies and the Wisconsin Wind Orchestra. Prior to his arrival in Milwaukee, Mr. Tisdel served as Principal Cello of the Florida Orchestra in Tampa and was a
member of both the Oakland and San Jose Symphony Orchestras in California. In addition to being the founding cellist of the Prometheus Trio, he was a founding member of the Conservatory’s Paganini Trio and the Strings in the Mountains Chamber Music Festival in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Mr. Tisdel has recorded for Arundax, CRI, Fleur de Son, the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music and Oris Records. Stefanie Jacob, pianist WCM faculty member since 1987. Stefanie Jacob made her solo debut with the Boston Pops at age 17 and her Carnegie Recital Hall debut in 1984. An avid chamber musician, she was twice awarded second prize at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and was awarded Indiana University’s Leo Weiner Prize for Chamber Music. Ms. Jacob has performed as a soloist with the Milwaukee Symphony, the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra and the Waukesha and Manitowoc Symphonies, and has appeared as a collaborating artist on Milwaukee’s Artist Series at the Pabst and WFMTChicago’s nationally broadcast Dame Myra Hess Series. She has recorded for the Arundax, CRI, Fleur de Son and the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music labels. A graduate of Harvard and Indiana Universities, Ms. Jacob taught at the University of Tampa from 1985 to 1987, and since then at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, receiving an award for Excellence in Studio Teaching from the Milwaukee Civic Music Association in 2007. In addition to her work with the Prometheus Trio, she also performs as the Duo Coriolan with husband Scott, and as the Duo Cosi with violinist Susan Waterbury.
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Eric Alexander with the We Six Trio Thursday, May 5, 2011 | 6:30 pm & 8:30 pm Eric Alexander, tenor saxophone Mark Davis, piano Jeff Hamann, bass David Bayles, drum Program to be announced from stage Series Sponsor: Eric D. Batterman Memorial Grant
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BIOGR APHIES Eric Alexander, saxophone Boasting a warm, finely burnished tone and a robust melodic and harmonic imagination, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander has been exploring new musical worlds from the outset. He started out on piano as a six-year-old, took up clarinet at nine, switched to alto sax when he was 12, and converted to tenor when jazz became his obsession during his one year at the University of Indiana, Bloomington (1986-87). At William Paterson College in New Jersey he advanced his studies under the tutelage of Harold Mabern, Joe Lovano, Rufus Reid, and others.“The people I listened to in college are still the cats that are influencing me today,” says Alexander.“Monk, Dizzy, Sonny Stitt, Clifford Brown, Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean, Joe Henderson--the legacy left by Bird and all the bebop pioneers, that language and that feel, that’s the bread and butter of everything I do. George Coleman remains a big influence because of his very hip harmonic approach, and I’m still listening all the time to Coltrane because I feel that even in the wildest moments of his mid to late sixties solos I can find these little kernels of melodic information and find ways to employ them in my own playing.” During the 1990s, after placing second behind Joshua Redman in the 1991 Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition, Alexander threw himself into the whirlwind life of a professional jazz musician. He played with organ trios on the South Side of Chicago, made his recording debut in 1991 with Charles Earland on Muse Records, and cut his first album as leader in 1992 (Straight Up for Delmark). More recordings followed for numerous labels, including Milestone and others, leading to 1997’s Man with a Horn; the 1998 collaborative quartet session with George Mraz, John Hicks and Idris Muhammad, Solid!; and, that same year, the first recording by One For All, Alexander’s ongoing band with Jim Rotondi, Steve Davis, Joe Farnsworth, Peter Washington, and Dave Hazeltine. In 2004, Eric signed an exclusive contract with the New York-based independent jazz label, HighNote Records where he has amassed a considerable discography of critically acclaimed recordings. Most recent among them is Temple of Olympic Zeus (HCD 7172), The Battle with Vincent Herring and Mike LeDonne (HCD 7137) and It’s all in the Game (HCD 7148) with Harold Mabern. Eric continues to tour the world over to capacity audiences. Using NYC as his home base he can regularly be seen in the NY clubs, including ongoing appearances at Smoke.
Mark Davis, piano WCM faculty member since 1992. B.S., with honors, Skidmore College. Mr. Davis is Jazz Department Chair and a member of the Conservatory’s We Six. His WCM instructors included Adelaide Banaszynski and David Hazeltine. Later studies included work with jazz legend Barry Harris. He has performed with many jazz luminaries, including Jimmy Heath, Charles McPherson, Slide Hampton, Brian Lynch, and Frank Morgan. He is also on the faculty of Wisconsin Lutheran College, Cardinal Stritch University and Alverno College. Mr. Davis can be heard on the We Six CD Bird Say. Jeff Hamann, bass WCM faculty member since 1998. A member of the Conservatory’s We Six jazz sextet, Mr. Hamann attended the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, winning first place in the Jazz Studies Scholarship competition four years in a row. He has worked as a clinician and jazz festival judge in the Milwaukee, Kenosha and Waukesha public schools as well as at UWMilwaukee, UW-Madison and UW-Green Bay. Performing with such well-known artists as Frank Morgan, Marlena Shaw, Steve Allen, and Eric Alexander, he has toured throughout the Midwest and has appeared at Jazz Yantra in Bombay, India. Jeff is also the bassist on Michael Feldman’s Whad’Ya Know show, airing Saturdays on Wisconsin Public Radio and broadcast nationally on NPR stations. He can be heard on the 2005 We Six CD Bird Say. David Bayles, drums WCM faculty member since 1997. B.F.A. Music Education UW-Milwaukee. A member of the Conservatory’s We Six, Mr. Bayles has worked with such jazz artists as Slide Hampton, Barry Harris, David Hazeltine, Brian Lynch, Jack McDuff, Bob Mintzer, Frank Morgan, James Moody, Melvin Rhyne, and Ernie Watts. Dave performs at jazz clubs and music festivals throughout the Midwest. Recording credits include the Luis Diaz Quintet (On the Edge), the Curt Hanrahan Quintet (Hang Time), the Juli Wood Quintet (Movin’ and Groovin’) and the 2005 We Six CD Bird Say. Dave’s orchestral credits include timpani with the Rome Festival Orchestra and percussion with the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra. As a clinician for Yamaha Music Corporation and Zildjian Cymbals, he travels and teaches widely throughout the U.S. and Canada. Dave also teaches percussion at UWParkside in Kenosha, WI.
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3 Bass Hit Thursday, May 12, 2011 | 7:30 pm John Babbitt, bass Jeff Hamann, bass Jim Paolo, bass Selections to be chosen from: Mysterioso Things Ain’t What they Used to Be All the Things You Are Haitian Fight Song Morning Of The Carnival There Is No Greater Love So What Anthropology St Thomas Come Candela All Blues Body and Soul Scrapple From The Apple Blue Bossa The Wisconsin Conservatory of Music is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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BIOGR APHIES John Babbitt, bass WCM faculty member since 1994. Mr. Babbitt graduated in 1985 from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a Masters degree in performance on double bass. He has worked extensively throughout the Midwest as a professional bassist and educator both in classical and jazz formats. Mr. Babbitt served as WCM faculty chair of the String Department from 1996 to 1999, and has also served as adjunct faculty at UW-Milwaukee, UW-Stevens Point, Concordia University, Carroll College, Alverno College Community Arts Department, The String Academy at UW-Milwaukee, and the Oshkosh Summer String Program. Jeff Hamann, bass WCM faculty member since 1998. A member of the Conservatory’s We Six jazz sextet, Mr. Hamann attended the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, winning first place in the Jazz Studies Scholarship competition four years in a row. He has worked as a clinician and jazz festival judge in the Milwaukee, Kenosha and Waukesha public schools as well as at UW-Milwaukee, UW-Madison and UW-Green Bay. Performing with such well-known artists as Frank Morgan, Marlena Shaw, Steve Allen, and
Eric Alexander, he has toured throughout the Midwest and has appeared at Jazz Yantra in Bombay, India. Jeff is also the bassist on Michael Feldman’s Whad’Ya Know show, airing Saturdays on Wisconsin Public Radio and broadcast nationally on NPR stations. He can be heard on the 2005 We Six CD Bird Say. Jim Paolo, bass WCM faculty member since 1981. Bachelor of Music Degree in Jazz Performance. Regional Freelance performer and teacher as well as leader of his own small ensembles. Has performed with top jazz artists in the United States, including Buddy Montgomery, Melvin Rhyne, Frank Morgan, Berkeley Fudge, David Hazeltine, Brian Lynch, Manty Ellis, Wille Pickens, Ali Ryerson, Greg Abate, Von Freeman, and Henry Johnson. Mr. Paolo can be heard on the CD On the Edge with The Luis Diaz Quintet, WYMS radio sampler CD with Berkeley Fudge on “On a Misty Night” and Jeanne Woodall’s It’s Never too Late. He is currently on faculty teaching Jazz Bass, Theory and Performance at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, private teaching, and at various colleges.
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The mission of the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music is to provide the finest music education and performance opportunities to aspiring professional musicians and anyone desiring cultural enrichment and self-fulfillment. Prospect Avenue Main Branch 1584 North Prospect Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53202 Phone: 414-276-5760 Fax: 414-276-6076 Web Site: www.wcmusic.org info@wcmusic.org RiverPoint Village Center Branch 8705A N. Port Washington Road, Fox Point Sharon Lynne Wilson Center Branch 19805 W. Capitol Drive, Brookfield Hours, Student Services and Registration Prospect Avenue: Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. Friday: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m The Wisconsin Conservatory of Music is a member of:
S TA F F President & CEO Karen Deschere Conservatory Connections Maxon Day, Director Development Kristie Minnickel, Vice President Brenda Hughes, Corporate and Foundation Manager Sara Burns, Administrative Assistant Education Barbara Henry, Director Finance Linda Nietz, Financial Administrator
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B OA R D O F T R U S T E E S James A. Holtz, Chair Kurt J. Thomas, Vice Chair Robert L. Banner III, Treasurer Edward J. Hammond, Secretary Carol A. Gehl, Immediate Past Chair William H. Bonifas Patricia A. Borger Konie Brenneman Ulrich Broeckel, M.D. James F. Duca, II Elizabeth Elser Miriam Fleming Alan Giuffre Myra E. Johnson Trent M. Johnson Katharine Mallin
Gregory S. Marcus Robert G. Petrie, Jr. Glen Ponczak Michael Reyes John D. Rumpf Keith Spore Kimberly R. Walker Mary Alice Wann Ralph A. Weber Terrence R. Wilkinson James A. Wolter
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K E Y P L A Y E R S A N N UA L C A M PA I G N 2 010 – 2 011 Our heartfelt thanks to the following donors of $250 + between September 1, 2010 and March 1, 2011. We regret that there is not enough space to list all of our generous donors. Leadership Circle $10,000+ William and Carol Gehl Wisconsin Conservatory Faculty and Staff Corporation and Foundation Donors Eric D. Batterman Memorial Grant Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Marjorie L. Christiansen Foundation Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trusts Greater Milwaukee Foundation Dr. Abraham B. and Irma F. Schwartz Fund Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Madeleine and David Lubar Charitable Fund of the Lubar Family Foundation M&I Foundation Milwaukee County Arts Program (CAMPAC) David and Julia Uihlein Charitable Foundation Inc. Wisconsin Arts Board Patron $5,000 - $9,999 Lee P. Hackett Mary and Sam Wann Corporation and Foundation Donors Anonymous Family Foundation Ralph Evinrude Foundation Forest County Potawatomi Community Foundation Harley-Davidson Foundation Maihaugen Foundation Milwaukee Arts Board
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