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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT We have some great news to share with you this winter! In 2009 we were fortunate to start our new Jazz Institute, a broader and deeper version of our existing jazz programming.

With funds from the Eric D. Batterman Memorial Grant we are able to provide scholarship assistance for dozens of talented middle and high school players, bring guest artists in to work with all our students, and offer long-term jazz residency and jazz buddy programs in a hand-full of Milwaukee area schools.

One of the goals for the Jazz Institute was to garner some national recognition, and in just two short years, that has happened!

The Batterman Ensemble, our premier student jazz combo, was selected from a field of 60 applicants to be a finalists in the Charles Mingus High School Jazz Competition. They will be competing in New York, at the famed Manhattan School of Music, against three other school groups in the “Specialized Schools and Programs” category over the weekend of Feb. 17-19. To say we are thrilled is an understatement! We always knew that we had a good jazz program, and to receive this validation from some of the top jazz educators and performers in New York gives us a huge boost of confidence.

The six students who will compete are over the moon, as the weekend offers workshops and clinics with outstanding jazz musicians, concerts by the Mingus Big Band, the Mignus Dynasty and the Mingus Orchestra, and, of course, being in the Big Apple.

We’ll be sure to share highlights of the journey with you and appreciate your support of all our programs.

Enjoy the concert!

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....

Katharine and Sandy Mallin

The Eric D. Batterman Memorial Grant

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The Pursuit of Happiness - A Voice Faculty Concert Sunday, February 19, 2012 | 3:00pm Jenny Gettel, soprano Kathleen Matts, soprano Kathleen Sonnentag, mezzo-soprano Nathan Wesselowski, tenor J. Mark Baker, baritone Phillip Pearl, baritone Teresa Drews, piano Michael Thiele, piano assisted by Brooke Joyce, composer/piano Sound the Trumpet Henry Purcell from Come, Ye Sons of Art 1659–1695 Jenny Gettel, Kathleen Sonnentag Afterthoughts of Lakeside Park (world premiere) I. Alligator Pond II. Red Wagon Death March III. Overflow Nathan Wesselowski, Brooke Joyce Dunque io son from Il barbiere di Siviglia An Chloe Das Veilchen Abendempfindung

O du mein holder Abendstern from Tannhäuser Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix from Samson et Dalila

Kathleen Sonnentag, Phillip Pearl

Brooke Joyce b. 1973

Gioachino Rossini 1792–1868 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756–1791

J. Mark Baker

Philip Pearl

Kathleen Sonnentag

Richard Wagner 1813–1883 Camille Saint-Saëns 1835–1921

INTERMISSION Viens, Mallika Léo Delibes from Lakmé 1836–1891 Kathleen Matts, Kathleen Sonnentag Prologue: Si può? from Pagliacci A Boy Like That from West Side Story

Phillip Pearl

Kathleen Matts, Kathleen Sonnentag

Ruggero Leoncavallo 1857–1919 Leonard Bernstein 1918–1990

The Sloth Donald Swann 1923–1994 Kathleen Matts Nobody’s Perfect from I Do, I Do Of that so sweet Imprisonment There’s nae lark Longing Au fond du temple saint from Les Pêcheurs de perles

Kathleen Matts, J. Mark Baker

Harvey Schmidt b. 1929 Samuel Barber 1910–1981

Jenny Gettel

Nathan Wesselowski, Phillip Pearl

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Georges Bizet 1838–1875

BIOGR APHIES Jenny Gettel, soprano WCM faculty member since 2002. M.M. Vocal Performance, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana; B.M. Choral Education, Lawrence University. Ms. Gettel is soprano soloist with the chamber group Great Lakes Baroque. She also served as principal soprano soloist with Ensemble Musical Offering, where she worked with Stanley Ritchie, Marion Verbruggen, Joshua Rifkin, and other Baroque specialists.

Ms. Gettel has appeared as soloist with Present Music, Bach Chamber Choir, Racine Symphony, and Skylight Opera, where she performed in a cycle of Monteverdi operas under the direction of Stephen Wadsworth. Ms. Gettel taught voice at Alverno College, general music at New World Montessori, 81st Street School, and in the Whitefish Bay Public Schools. She is a founding member of the a cappella group Polyhymnia and is director of contemporary music at St. Boniface Episcopal Church in Mequon.

Kathleen Matts, soprano WCM faculty member since 1993. M.M., Wisconsin Conservatory of Music; B.M., UWMadison. Soprano and choral conductor.

Soloed with most Milwaukee choruses and orchestras throughout Wisconsin, including the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and has performed many leading opera and musical theatre roles. Among her Skylight Opera Theatre roles are Eurydice/Musica roles in Wadsworth’s original “Orfeo,” “The Stronger” by H. Weisgall—an opera for solo soprano—and the title role in Tchaikovsky’s “Iolanta.” Credits include: co-founder, Circlestage Musical Theatre Academy; Theatre Arts coordinator, Congregation Emanuel B’nai Jeshurun; Cardinal Stritch University Choir Director and voice instructor; and many years of directing music for area Lutheran Churches.

Currently, she is Founder and Artistic Director of the Ad Hoc Vocal Ensemble.

Kathleen Sonnentag, mezzo-soprano WCM faculty member 1990-1999; 2006.

“Rich,”“Glorious,”“Enveloping,” are just a few adjectives that critics have used to describe Kathleen’s mezzosoprano voice. She was awarded the prestigious Eleanor Steber Award for Excellence in the Concert Field and has made her career singing with orchestras and opera companies throughout the United States and abroad. She has soloed in Handel’s Messiah in over seventy-five performances from Chicago’s Orchestra Hall to Tokyo’s Hitomi Memorial Hall. Opera News praised her as “vocally commanding” for her role of Maddalena in Rigoletto. She was the First Place winner of the district Metropolitan Opera Auditions and a finalist in the International Belvedere Competition in Vienna. Ms. Sonnentag records for Hal Leonard Publishing.

Nathan Wesselowski, tenor WCM faculty member since 2010. Nathan received his Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas and his Master of Music in Voice Performance from The Cleveland Institute of Music in Cleveland, Ohio. Since moving to Milwaukee in 2002 Nathan has been working in Skylight Opera Theatre’s education outreach writing operas with 6th graders at Tippecanoe School and Golda Meir School. Nathan has been performing opera and music theatre professionally for 14 years. Some of his credits include singing with Lyric Opera Cleveland, Cleveland Opera, Skylight Opera Theatre, Florentine Opera, The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, Ash Lawn Highland Summer Festival, Mill Mountain Theatre, The Fireside, In Tandem Theatre, First Stage Children’s Theatre, Bialystock and Bloom, and Sunset Playhouse.

J. Mark Baker, baritone WCM faculty member since 2006. DMA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; MM, Illinois State University; BM, University of Montevallo (AL). J. Mark Baker is an

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B I O G R A P H I E S ( c o n t. ) experienced singer, choral conductor, church musician, and music educator. As a professional member of the Chicago Symphony Chorus he sang under the direction of today’s leading conductors and was a recipient of the CSC’s Margaret Hillis Foundation scholarship for continuing vocal studies. Locally, he has been the baritone soloist in performances of Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, Mozart’s Solemn Vespers, Fauré’s Requiem, and Ariel Ramirez’s Misa Criolla, among others. As a music editor, Dr. Baker has prepared a five-volume Anthology of Italian Opera, a four-volume set of Mozart opera arias, and the collected songs of Maurice Rave.

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.

Teresa Drews, piano WCM faculty member since 2003. MM in piano performance, Peabody Conservatory of Music of the Johns Hopkins University; BM cum laude in piano performance, Northwestern University. Member, Pi Kappa Lambda. At the Conservatory, Ms. Drews maintains a large private piano studio and also teaches group piano classes for children through adult. Through Conservatory Connections, she has taught general music and piano to K4-12th grade students at Holy Redeemer Christian Academy and the Daniels-Mardak Boys and Girls Club, as well as serving as the piano teacher for the “Mature Musicians” program at Alexian Village. An active performer in the Milwaukee area, she often collaborates with WCM faculty and other area musicians and is the staff accompanist at Alverno College. She has studied with Sylvia Wang, Ann Schein, and Seth Knopp, and performed in master classes by David

Burge and Menahem Pressler. Prior to moving to Milwaukee, Ms. Drews taught piano in Baltimore, Maryland at the Friends School and The Music Workshop.

Michael Thiele, piano WCM faculty member since 1993. D.M.A. University of Iowa; M.M. Northwestern University; B.M. UW-Oshkosh. A frequent performer as both soloist and ensemble pianist, Dr. Thiele has taught piano at Iowa State University, University of WisconsinOshkosh, University of Nebraska, Cornell College in Iowa, Northwestern University, University of Wisconsin Center-Fox Valley, University of Wisconsin Center-Fond du Lac, and Concordia University. He is a member of the Music Teachers National Association, Milwaukee Music Teachers Association, and Pi Kappa Lambda.

Brooke Joyce, composer/piano Brooke Joyce’s music has been described as “vividly pictorial” (San Francisco Chronicle) and “exceptionally gripping” (Los Angeles Times) and has been performed by soloists and ensembles around the world, including the Indianapolis Symphony, the Cincinnati Symphony, the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic, the Brentano Quartet, the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, the Nash Ensemble, and James Gilchrist. In addition to his concert music, Brooke collaborated on several musical theater works with tenor Nathan Wesselowksi, including An Imaginary Line, based on the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. A CD of his chamber music, Waves of Stone, was released on the Innova label in 2009, and according to MusicWeb International, features “dramatic pieces which are rhythmically energetic, with… a sense of underlying strength of will.” Brooke is the recipient of the Joseph Bearns Prize, the Wayne Peterson Prize, the Darius Milhaud Award, and many citations from the National Federation of Music Clubs and ASCAP. He earned degrees in composition from Princeton University, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and Lawrence University, and attended summer courses with Joan Tower, Magnus Lindberg, and Alun Hoddinott. Brooke is the Composerin-Residence at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and is a faculty member at The Walden School, a summer music festival for young composers in New Hampshire. He also serves as Composer-in-Residence with the Lutheran Summer Music Academy.

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Joe 2.0 - Piano Forte sans Pianoforte Thursday, February 23, 2012 | 7:30pm Friday, February 24, 2012 | 7:30pm Xeno, vocals Joseph Ketchum, violin Tatiana Migliaccio, violin Olga Tuzhilkov, viola Scott Cook, cello Kevin Kosmeder, drums & vocals with special guests Rae Cassidy Klagstad, vocals and Joseph Ketchum Jr. (Joe 2.0), Drums Dan Wildermouth, Lighting Engineer Steve Hamilton, Audio Engineer Program to be announced from the stage Concert Sponsors:

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W E L C O M E TO O U R S H OW Tonight, we explore the possibilities of “Piano Forte” or “Soft and Loud”. On February 24th, it will be one year since “JOE 2.0” made their debut as a band at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. The band was founded with the goal of creating a truly unique sound, combining the sublime acoustic of the string quartet with the raw power and energy of the rock band.

With this show, we offer a journey into the extremes of music: loud and soft, savage and serene. In music, as in life, it

is often the contrasts that make things interesting. The day is brighter after the night. The warm is warmer after the cold.

With our songs we will try to make these contrasts for your ears and your eyes, moving without hesitation from high to low, from bright to bleak. We hope that this mix of contrasting tones and textures is enjoyable for you and we really appreciate your attendance tonight. We will continue to do everything we can to provide a unique and powerful musical experience for music lovers everywhere.

W H AT W E ’ V E B E E N U P TO After a promising debut show, we followed it up in the summer playing to a packed house at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino stage at Summerfest. We have also performed regularly at Potawatomi Casino itself and other clubs around Milwaukee. So far, audiences seem to be really drawn to the unique sound of the electrified string quartet and we have gained a loyal following. We are constantly adding new originals and covers to the set to continue to expand our acoustic

horizons and develop a truly unique and powerful musical voice.

Looking forward, we are hoping to keep gaining momentum and fans. Currently, we are recording a CD of original music, scheduled to be released in the spring of 2012. We are looking forward to a spring and summer filled with exciting live performances around Milwaukee and possibly throughout the Midwest.

We hope to see you at some more shows soon.

SPECIAL THANKS Karen Deschere - For giving us such a beautiful room to showcase our musical experiment and not laughing at us (at least to our face) when we came up with this idea.

Steve Hamilton - For his expert advice and generosity, and of course for making us sound much better than we should.

Dan Wildermouth - For providing the sound and lighting equipment for us this evening, and providing beer and whiskey for us on other evenings.

BIOGR APHIES Joseph Ketchum, violin WCM Faculty since 2007. Joseph Ketchum began his studying violin at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music at age 4 with Ronald Melby and continued his studies with Mimi Zweig. While a Junior at The University School of Milwaukee, Mr. Ketchum performed as a featured soloist with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.

In 1997, he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Violin Performance from

Northwestern University under the tutelage of Dr. Myron Kartman, studied pedagogy with Betty Haig and served as Assistant Concertmaster of the Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra. Currently, Mr. Ketchum is active as a soloist, chamber musician, pedagogue, and entrepreneur.

Tatiana Migliaccio, viola WCM faculty member since 2005.

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BIOGR APHIES in the Ukraine and graduated from the Musical College of Ternopil. She later completed study at the Lviv Conservatory with degrees in Master of Chamber Music Performance and Pedagogy. After coming to the United States in 1994, she became a member of numerous orchestras, became a member of the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music faculty in 2005, successively teaching violin, music theory and chamber music to WCM students. Along with her teaching, Tatiana currently plays in the Wisconsin Philharmonic, Green Bay, Kenosha and Festival City Symphony Orchestras.

Olga Tuzhilkov Olga Tuzhilkov came to the United States as the original violist for the Veronika String Quartet, which was

formed in 1989, while studying at the Gnesins’ Russian Academy of Music in Moscow. The Veronika String Quartet has been awarded top prizes in international competitions in Russia, Australia, and in the United States, and has collaborated in performances with the Fine Arts String Quartet, Martin Lovett—formerly of the Amadeus Quartet—pianists James Tocco and Ruth Laredo, and clarinetist Richard Stoltzman. Having Performed in France, Germany, Holland, Spain, England, Switzerland, and Israel, and toured extensively in Russia and the United States, Tuzhilkov is active in the Milwaukee and Chicago area as a freelance performer and is the adjunct instructor of viola and coaches upper strings and chamber ensembles at Cardinal Stritch.

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BIOGR APHIES Scott Cook Nebraska native Scott Cook is well known as a teacher, chamber and orchestral musician. As soloist, recitalist and chamber and orchestral musician, he has performed around the world as principal cellist of many orchestras in the Southeast and Wisconsin and as a member of the AIMS Orchestra in Graz, Austria and the Grand Teton Festival.

He has made numberous recordings, including those with members of Swingle Singers, jazz recordings with Chuck Hedges and for Hal Leonard.

Other chamber music collections include live broadcasts in Saint Louis, Greenville, SC, Wisconsin Public Radio and “Live at the Elvehjem Museum.” He is the artistic director of the Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival Workshop and the director of the international teaching workshop Teaching Cello to Children at the String Academy of Wisconsin at the University of WisconsinMilwaukee. In 2008 he was honored to be named the Studio Teacher of the Year by the Civic Music Association of Milwaukee. As the recipient of a full scholarship, he received his Bachelor of Music from the Saint Louis Conservatory and a Master of Music degree from the University of Akron. His major cello tecahers were Savely Schuster, Steven Schumway and Michael Haber.

Kevin Kosmeder Mr. Kosmeder is from Cedarburg, WI where he started playing drums at the

age of 12 studying with Dan Castro. He developed a love of Rock ‘n Roll music and pursued it with a passion. As he progressed, he became the drummer for various bands, including The Kos Brothers Band, The Surge, 10 Downing Street, Fargo, The Skip and Gail Show, Project Mix, Mark Vail, and others. He collaborated with Joe Ketchum in the band Kirk Netzel & The Impurities.

Xeno Xeno, a.k.a Randall Hogan, began his life-long music career in his hometown of Rockford, IL. Always searching to enhance his music abilities, Xeno spent his teenage years singing, playing guitar, and writing rock music. From garage bands to brightly lit stages, Xeno soon emerged as the original singer for Cheap Trick. After several years performing with Cheap Trick, Xeno moved to Minneapolis, MN where he continued his professional music career and shared the stage with performers such as Yanni. From Minneapolis, Xeno moved to Milwaukee, WI. Xeno’s credits include singing with Milwaukee’s own legendary group Bad Boy and his voice can be heard on numerous albums.

Xeno is also a veteran performer of Milwaukee’s music festival Summerfest.

Well regarded by the international music community, Xeno has earned his reputation as a superlative singer, songwriter, musician, and performer.

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2012 Feb 18 ♦ All Saints’ Cathedral “The Dawn of Joy” Gourmet Dinner following

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Thursday, March 1, 2012 | 7:30pm Eric Jacobson, trumpet Eric Schoor, tenor saxophone Paul Silbergleit, guitar Mark Davis, piano Jeff Hamann, bass David Bayles, drums Our annual showcase program featuring compositions and arrangements by members of We Six.

Program to be announced from the stage.

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BIOGR APHIES Eric Jacobson, trumpet WCM faculty member since 2008. Eric Jacobson is a professional trumpet player, clinician, composer and private instructor residing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Eric freelances in the Milwaukee and Chicago area playing in groups such as D’CalleSon, De La Buena, Kings Go Forth, Tristan Royalty Squad, Jeno/Eric Latin Sextet, and leading his own jazz quintet. As of 2011 Eric is now a member of the talented We Six resident jazz sextet. Eric has been fortunate to experience performances and lessons with well-known artists such as Maynard Ferguson, Slide Hampton, Brian Lynch, Jim Rotondi, Tim Hagans,Tito Puente Jr., Eric Benet, and Wynton Marsalis. Eric was recently recognized in Jazzscope magazine by David Hoffman as having “a gorgeous round sound on both the trumpet and flugelhorn” and “on his way to being a jazz giant.” Eric has also taught at MYSO jazz studies, Wauwatosa West High School Jazz Ensemble and assisting the Wauwatosa West Marching Band.

In 2001 Eric released his debut jazz CD entitled Inspiration which features some of Milwaukee’s best jazz musicians as well as New York trumpet sensation Brian Lynch. Eric just released his second Album in 2011 called Two A.M. Live at the Jazz Estate. Between 2010 and 2011 Eric toured with Kings Go Forth, traveling in 48 states, 15 countries.

Eric Schoor, tenor saxophone Saxophonist Eric Schoor, a native of Southeastern Wisconsin, currently performs extensively throughout the Milwaukee area. Eric has had the good fortune of working with many of the area’s most accomplished jazz artists. He is currently a student at UWMilwaukee pursuing two B.F.A.s (Jazz Studies and Multiple Woodwinds). Valuing diversity

in music, Eric performs in a variety of styles from bebop to classical to pit orchestras to funk/ rock. Eric can be heard regularly in Milwaukee’s jazz venues such as The Jazz Estate and Caroline’s as well as Thursdays at O’Donoghue’s with Gary Christiansen’s All-Star SUPERband.

Paul Silbergleit, guitar WCM faculty member since 1996. B.A., Oberlin College. An accomplished jazz composer as well as performer, Mr. Silbergleit has played clubs, concert halls, and festivals throughout the area as both a leader and a sideman. He has appeared with Jack McDuff, Jon Faddis, Richie Cole, Tierney Sutton, Melvin Rhyne, Brian Lynch, David Hazeltine, and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, among others. Both his 1996 debut CD Silberglicity (on which other Conservatory faculty members are featured) and his 2003 release, My New Attitude, have made it onto the jazz charts with nationwide airplay, and he can also be heard on the 2005 We Six CD Bird Say. Mr. Silbergleit also teaches at Cardinal Stritch University, and is a featured instructor in Hal Leonard’s Guitar Licks Goldmine DVD series.

Mark Davis, piano WCM faculty member since 1992. B.S., with honors, Skidmore College. Mr. Davis is Chair of the Jazz Institute 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.

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BIOGR APHIES 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, UWMadison 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 UW-Parkside in Kenosha, WI.

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Musical Menagerie - A Family Concert Sunday, March 4, 2012 | 1:00pm & 3:00pm John Babbit, bass LaRita Craft, piano Andrea DeGreiff-Beisser, piano Teresa Drews, piano Rachel Fritz, piano Stefanie Jacob, piano

Kari Johnson, piano Linda O’Brien, piano Julie Bamberger Roubik, violin María Valentina Schlei, piano Diana Shapiro, piano Jared Snyder, cello and narrator

Jeux d’enfants(“Children’s Games”), Op. 22 L’escarpolette (The Swing) La toupie (The Top) La poupée (The Doll) Les chevaux de bois (The Wooden Horses) Diana Shapiro and LaRita Craft, piano Le volant (Shuttlecock) Trompette et tambour (Trumpet and Drum) Les bulles de savon (Soap Bubbles) Les quatre coins (Puss in the Corner) Rachel Fritz and Linda O’Brien, piano

Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

Colin-maillard (Blind Man’s Bluff ) Saute-mouton (Leapfrog) Petit mari, petite femme (Little Husband, Little Wife) Le bal (The Ball) Kari Johnson and María Valentina Schlei, piano Humoresque #7, Op. 101 featuring the classic story, “The Three Bears” Julie Bamberger Roubik, violin Stefanie Jacob, piano Jared Snyder, narrator Selections from Le carnaval des animaux (“The Carnival of the Animals”)

Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904)

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

Introduction et marche royale du lion (Introduction and Royal March of the Lion) Tortues (Tortoises) Poules et coqs (Hens and Roosters) L’éléphant (The Elephant) Le cygne (The Swan) Finale Teresa Drews and Andrea DeGreiff-Beisser, piano Stefanie Jacob, piano John Babbit, bass Jared Snyder, cello and narrator

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BIOGR APHIES John Babbit, 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.

LaRita Craft, piano WCM faculty member since 2009. LaRita holds a Bachelor’s degree in music from Goshen College and a Master’s degree in Piano Performance from the Kansas City Conservatory where she studied with Dr. Robert Weirich. Having also completed a minor in Piano Pedagogy from Goshen College, LaRita has been teaching piano lessons and classes for five years in different places, including the Goshen Community School of the Arts, the Kansas City Conservatory as a graduate teaching assistant, as well as many private students in both Kansas City and Goshen. LaRita enjoys collaborating with other musicians formally and informally on both piano and accordion.

Andrea DeGreiff-Beisser, piano WCM faculty member since 2002. M.M, UWMilwaukee; B.A. in Music, University of Nebraska-Kearney. Mrs. DeGreiff-Beisser’s broad training includes studies in accompanying for instrumental and vocal ensembles and soloists.

At age 13 she was chosen to participate in a solo concert with the Orchestra of the Conservatory of Music in Bogota, Colombia to play the Haydn Concerto in F. As a recitalist, she has appeared at the University of Nebraska and at the Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango Concert Hall and Olav Roots Auditorium in Bogota, Colombia, several opera productions with the UWM voice students, as well as several voice faculty recitals here at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. She has studied under Harold Martina, Blanca Uribe, James Cook, Jeffrey Peterson, Katjia Phillambaum and Judit Jaimes.

Teresa Drews, piano WCM faculty member since 2003. MM in piano performance, Peabody Conservatory of Music of the Johns Hopkins University; BM cum laude in piano performance, Northwestern University. Member, Pi Kappa Lambda. At the Conservatory, Ms. Drews maintains a large private piano studio and also teaches group piano classes for children through adult.

Through Conservatory Connections, she has taught general music and piano to K4-12th grade students at Holy Redeemer Christian Academy and the Daniels-Mardak Boys and Girls Club, as well as serving as the piano teacher for the “Mature Musicians” program at Alexian Village. An active performer in the Milwaukee area, she often collaborates with WCM faculty and other area musicians and is the staff accompanist at Alverno College. She has studied with Sylvia Wang, Ann Schein, and Seth Knopp, and performed in master classes by David Burge and Menahem Pressler. Prior to moving to Milwaukee, Ms. Drews taught piano in Baltimore, Maryland at the Friends School and The Music Workshop.

Rachel Fritz, piano WCM faculty member since 2007. B.M. from the University of Central Missouri, magna cum laude, M.M. from University of NebraskaLincoln. Certified by the International Piano Teaching Foundation through Level 3. Suzuki Certified through Book 1. Prior to moving to Milwaukee Ms. Fritz taught group piano at Des Moines Symphony Academy and maintained a private studios in Lincoln, Nebraska and Warrensburg, Missouri. Throughout her teaching career she has been an active member of Music Teacher National Association and currently serves as the Wisconsin Music Teachers Association Treasurer. Ms. Fritz also serves as pianist/organist at Redemption Lutheran Church.

Stefanie Jacob, piano WCM faculty member since 1987. M.M. with highest distinction in Piano Performance, Indiana University; A.B., magna cum laude, Harvard University. Stefanie Jacob made her solo debut with the Boston Pops at age 17 and her Carnegie Recital Hall debut in 1984.

She was twice awarded Second Prize at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and received Indiana University’s Leo Weiner Prize for Chamber Music. Ms. Jacob has soloed with both the Milwaukee Symphony and the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra and recorded

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B I O G R A P H I E S ( c o n t .) for the Arundax, CRI, Fleur de Son, Equilibrium, and the Wisconsin Conservatory labels. A recipient of the Civic Music Association’s award for Excellence in Studio Teaching, she is a founding member of the Conservatory’s Prometheus Trio.

Roubik was also the violinist for Jane Seymour’s Hollywood Star party and a back up musician for artists such as Brad Little, Lorna Luft, Rita Coolidge, and Keiko Matsui.

Kari Johnson, piano WCM faculty member since 2010. M.M. in Piano Performance/Pedagogy, University of Wisconsin-Madison; B.M. in Piano Performance, St. Olaf College. Piano study with Catherine Kautsky and Kenneth Graber, pedagogy study with Jessica Johnson. Previously, Kari taught in the Boston area at the Yamaha Music School of Boston and Winchester Community Music School, and at Beloit College and Arboretum Music School in Wisconsin. Her performing experience includes performances at the Music at Castle Franc summer program in Castres, France, and performances at prisons, homeless shelters, hospitals, and schools as part of a grant to bring classical music to underserved audiences in Wisconsin.

Linda O’Brien, piano WMC faculty member since 2008. MA in music and BA with honors in piano performance and choral/general music from Ball State University.

Piano study with Pia Sebastiani. A Nationally Certified Teacher of Music, and member of the National Guild of Piano Teachers Hall of Fame, Ms. O’Brien has been teaching piano to students of all ages for over 25 years. Active as a performer, accompanist, and adjudicator, she also teaches general music for the WCM Connections Program. Prior to moving to Milwaukee, Ms. O’Brien taught piano and served as college choir accompanist at UWSheboygan. She was also active in the SSO organization, playing piano and harpsichord in the orchestra and serving as accompanist for the Symphony Singers.

Julie Bamberger Roubik, violin WCM faculty member since 2009. B.M. summa cum laude, from the University of Minnesota and M.M. from the HARTT School of Music, both in viola performance and Suzuki pedagogy.

Viola teachers include Roland Vamos, Korey Konkol, Victoria Chiang, and Lawrence Dutton of the Emerson String Quartet. A member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas, she has studied Suzuki pedagogy training, in both violin and viola, with Teri and David Einfeldt, Nancy Lokken, Mark Bjork, Carrie Reuning, Susan Kempter, and Betsy Stuen-Walker. Ms. Bamberger Roubik currently performs with Kenosha, Racine and Festival City Symphonies.

Prior to moving back to Milwaukee, she was on the faculty of the Pasadena Suzuki Music Program in Pasadena, California, and was a member of the San Bernadino and Redlands, California Symphony orchestras. Ms. Bamberger

María Valentina Schlei, piano WCM faculty member since 2010. She received her piano performance degree from the Escuela de Música Manuel A. Lopez in Venezuela, and her B.F.A and M.M. from UWM under the guidance of Prof. Judit Jaimes. She debuted as a soloist at 11 years old with the Caracas Municipal Symphony Orchestra, and performed with multiple symphony orchestras in Venezuela. She won first prize in the Harriet Serr Competition (1994), the Moisés Moleiro Venezuelan National Competition (1996) and McDowell Club of Milwaukee (2005). In 1997, the President of Venezuela awarded her the Medal of the Third Grade Order “Jose Felix Rivas Prize” --the highest honor given to young Venezuelan artists. In addition to her private studio instruction, she has taught in UWM both as a Masters student and instructor.

Diana Shapiro, piano WCM faculty member since 2008. DMA in progress, University of Wisconsin-Madison; GPD, Longy School of Music; MM and BM, Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. Ms. Shapiro enjoys a successful performance career, mainly as a part of the Varshavski-Shapiro Piano Duo (www.piano-4-hands.com), a professional piano duo which has won numerous major competitions, and has appeared in solo recitals and festivals worldwide. A number of the duo’s performances have been recorded for radio and TV in the US, Israel, Hong Kong and Germany. Ms. Shapiro has a broad experience teaching students at several music schools in the US and in Israel.

Jared Snyder, cello and narrator WCM faculty member since 2009. BM in cello performance from the University of WisconsinMlwaukee. Mr. Snyder began his undergraduate degree at The Juilliard School in New York City, where he received the Naumburg scholarship and the Edward W. Noble Foundation scholarship. Previously, Mr. Snyder was the cellist of the former Sphinx Quartet which included several different concerts in New York City’s Carnegie Hall, teaching and performing on the island of Bermuda, and performing with the world-famous Guarneri String Quartet.

Jared has appeared on CBS-TV’s 60 Minutes, and has performed for such music legends as violinist Isaac Stern and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. His past instructors include: Hans Jørgen-Jensen, Stefan Kartman, Joel Krosnick, Darrett Adkins, Cassel Grubb, Melissa Kraut, Johanne Perrone, and Suzanne Hayworth. Mr. Snyder also coaches for MYSO’s String Orchestra.

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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 N. Prospect Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53202 Phone: 414/276-5760 Fax: 414/276-6076 Website: www.wcmusic.org info@wcmusic.org Audubon Court Branch 333 W. Brown Deer Road, Suite 2, Bayside Sharon Lynne Wilson Center Branch 19805 W. Capitol Drive, Brookfield Hours, Student Services and Registration Prospect Avenue: Monday - Thursday: 9am - 9:30pm Friday: 9am - 7pm Saturday: 9am - 5pm STAFF The Wisconsin Conservatory of Music is a member of S TA F F President & CEO Karen Deschere Conservatory Connections Maxon Day, Director Development Brenda Hughes, Corporate and Foundation Manager Diana David, Assistant Education Barbara Henry, Director Finance Linda Nietz, Financial Administrator

Marketing Angela Morgan, Marketing & Events Manager Mary Dally-Muenzmaier, Communications Coordinator Nicole Haase, Intern Jaimee Thein, Intern Music Therapy Bonnie Jean Barczak, Director Student Services Rachel Fritz, Manager Joshua Cameron, Coordinator Scott Schmidt, Assistant Elise Pennington, Assistant Raymond Mueller, Librarian Donald Williams, Facilities Steve Haynes, Facilities

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B OA R D O F D I R E C TO R S James A. Holtz, Chairman Kurt J. Thomas, Vice Chairman Robert L. Banner, Treasurer Edward J. Hammond, Secretary Carol A. Gehl, Immediate Past Chair Patricia A. Borger Ulrich Broeckel, M.D. James F. Duca II Elizabeth L. Elser Miriam Fleming Alan Giuffre Myra E. Johnson Trent Johnson Katharine A. Mallin Gregory S. Marcus

Robert G. Petrie, Jr. Glen Ponczak Michael Reyes John D. Rumpf Kimberly R. Walker Mary Alice Wann Ralph A. Weber Terrence Wilkinson James A. Wolter Trustees Emeritus Marianne H. Epstein Terry A. Hueneke The Honorable Vel Phillips

W I S C O N S I N C O N S E R VATO R Y O F M U S I C A N N UA L C A M PA I G N D e c e m b e r 1, 2 010 - J a n u a r y 21, 2 012 The Wisconsin Conservatory of Music is very grateful to the many individuals and organizations that support our service mission, and we offer heartfelt thanks and appreciation for their generosity. Gifts of $250 or more are listed. Thank you for giving the gift of music education to our community!

Leadership Circle $10,000+ Katharine and Sandy Mallin Mr. and Mrs. William D. Gehl Ms. Elizabeth L. Elser Wisconsin Conservatory of Music Faculty and Staff Corporate, Foundation, and Agency Donors Helen Bader Foundation Eric D. Batterman Memorial Grant BMO Harris Corporation The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation The Marjorie L. Christiansen Foundation Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trusts Greater Milwaukee Foundation Gerda A. Debelak Fund Dr. Abraham B. and Irma F. Schwartz Fund Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Milwaukee County Arts Program (CAMPAC) Northwestern Mutual Foundation David & Julia Uihlein Charitable Foundation Inc.

Patron $5,000 - $9,999 Mr. Lee P. Hackett Ms. Jahari A. Soward Dr. and Mrs. Sam Wann Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Wilkinson Corporate, Foundation, and Agency Donors City of Milwaukee Community Development Eugene J. Eder Charitable Foundation Ralph Evinrude Foundation Forest County Potawatomi Community Foundation Gordon Flesch Company Inc. Greater Milwaukee Foundation Adelaide F. Banaszynski Fund Mary C. Corcoran Fund Harley-Davidson Foundation Dorothy Inbusch Foundation Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation Johnson Controls Foundation

Madeleine and David Lubar Charitable Foundation of the Lubar Family Foundation Maihaugen Foundation MGIC Milwaukee Arts Board Wisconsin Arts Board Key Club $1,000 - $4,999 Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Aldred Mr. and Mrs. Al Altman Mr. Lee Berthelsen Mr. William H. Bonifas Dr. Ulrich Broeckel Mr. Greg Chrisafis Ms. Karen Deschere Mr. and Mrs. John D. Emory Sr. Ms. Marianne H. Epstein Mr. Albert Ferguson Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Fleming Mr. and Mrs. Alan Giuffre Mrs. Judith Goetz Mr. Edward J. Hammond and Ms. Marcia Brooks Mr. Charles S. Marn and Ms. Kathleen Hawkins Ms. Stacey Herzing Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoke Mr. and Mrs. James A. Holtz Mrs. Mary S. Kamps

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DONORS Mr. Joseph Ketchum Ken Krei and Melinda Scott Krei Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Laskin Mr. and Mrs. Greg Marcus Dr. Lucille Rosenberg Mr. and Mrs. John Rumpf Dr. Robert P. Saichek Mr. and Mrs. Jay L. Sorensen Mr. Keith Spore and Ms. Kathy Stokebrand-Spore Dr. Paula J. Strother and Mr. Stephen V. Strother Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Thomas Steve Tilton Barbara A. Tooman Mr. Ralph Weber Mrs. Marie E. Weiss Mr. Wilfred Wollner Mr. Herbert B. Zien and Ms. Elizabeth Levins Corporate and Foundation Donors Cramer Coil & Transformer Co., Inc. Data Financial, Inc. Mae E. Demmer Charitable Trust Elm Grove Woman’s Club Foley & Lardner LLP Frontier Airlines Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. Greater Milwaukee Foundation Adelaide F. Banaszynski Fund Tom Green Vocal Scholarship Fund Terry A. Hueneke Fund Laubenstein Fund Luedke-Smith Fund Immanuel Presbyterian Church Richard G. Jacobus Family Foundation William Stark Jones Foundation Kolaga Family Charitable Trust Merrill Foundation Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Ortgiesen (Charles D.) Foundation Clare M. Peters Charitable Trust PPC Foundation

Rexnord Foundation, Inc. Service Club of Milwaukee Will Ross Memorial Foundation Major Players $500 - $999 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Banner Mr. and Mrs. Donald Baumgartner Mr. and Mrs. James Bell Mr. George Beyer Mr. and Mrs. Steven Booth Ms. Patricia Borger Ms. Helen Canellos Mr. James C. Clemmens Mr. David A. Dillett Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jacob Mr. and Mrs. Erbert Johnson Mr. Trent Johnson Ms. Kathryn Kamm Mr. Joshua Levin Mr. and Mrs. David Nelson Ms. Nancy Neuman Ms. Ann Newcomer Mr. & Mrs. Robert Petrie Dr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Ragatz Ms. Christine Rundblad Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schmitz John Shannon and Jann Serr Laurie and Ronald Shawger Mrs. Rose Spang Ms. Janet Syburg Michael and Kimberly Walker Dr. David Zersen and Mrs. Julie Zersen Corporate and Foundation Donors Captain Install, Inc. Albert J. and Flora H. Ellinger Foundation Constance P. Godfrey 2004 Trust Johnson Bank - Johnson Insurance Services Kelben Foundation Herbert H. Kohl Charities, Inc Camille A. Lonstorf Trust Sprecher Brewery Principal Players, $250 - $499 Laura and Michael Arnow Mr. and Mrs. James T. Barry, Jr. Dr. Patricia A. Barwig

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Mr. Jonathan Becker Mr. Ralph Bultman Ms. Cathy Burgoyne Lucile Cohn Mr. and Mrs. James Connelly Mr. and Mrs. John Crichton Mr. and Mrs. Russell Eisenberg Dr. Jeffrey A. Foran and Dr. Vanessa M. Barnabei Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hackmann Mr. Steve Heinrich Mr. and Mrs. Eric E. Hobbs Mr. and Mrs. Mark Irgens Ms. Eva Jacob Mr. and Mrs. Leon Joseph Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence LeBlanc Mr. Helge K. Lee and Linda Lee Mrs. Jane A. Matheus Dr. Michael Micallef Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Parsons Ms. Christine Rogers Mr. Mark Berry and Mr. Dan Schmidt Ms. Carol Schwartz Ms. Sara Schwister Mr. and Ms. Jason Steigman Mr. and Mrs. Dean Thome Mr. and Mrs. Larry Totsky Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Vellinga Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vogelsang Mr. Kenneth R. Walter and Dr. Antoinette M. Zell Ms. Nadine Weske Corporate, Foundation, and Agency Donors Alterra Coffee Roasters City of Milwaukee Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee Milwaukee Catholic Home Marcus Hotels and Resorts Milwaukee Public Museum Endowment Donors Mr. and Mrs. Al Altman Mr. Lee Berthelsen Mr. and Mrs. Irving Gottschalk Mr. Matthew Horwitt Dr. Robert P. Saichek Matching Gift Companies Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. Wisconsin Energy Corporation Foundation