GEORGIA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
ALL-STATE BAND & ORCHESTRA Dr. John Odom, President Tracy Wright, Vice-President for All-State Events Neil Ruby, Band Division Chair Sarah Black, Orchestra Division Chair
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ALL-STATE
BAND STATEWIDE
ALL-STATE BAND AUDITION ORGANIZERS Middle School: Jon Cotton High School: Pat Gallagher
DISTRICT
ALL-STATE BAND AUDITION ORGANIZERS HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL District District District District District District District District District District District District District District
One: Tony Murray Two: Brad Moore Three: Jason Thorne Four: Christine Kraemer Five: Darby Stanton Six: Josh Brandon Seven: Sam Simon Eight: Alan Carter Nine: Patrick Doyle Ten: Steve Pruitt Eleven: James Christiansen Twelve: Robbin Lowery Thirteen: Robin Heinsen Fourteen: Craig Bailey
District District District District District District District District District District District District District District
One: Sean McBride Two: Andy Bell Three: Jarrett Farrell Four: Michael Lloyd Five: Ira Jenkins Six: Jack Jean Seven: Stephen Hendricks Eight: Jonathan Hickox Nine: Michael Oubre Ten: Brian Toney Eleven: Andy Hursey Twelve: Andy Esserwein Thirteen: Lee Newman Fourteen: Ryan Dukes
ALL-STATE
ORCHESTRA STATEWIDE
ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA AUDITION ORGANIZER Evelyn Champion
DISTRICT
ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA AUDITION ORGANIZERS
District District District District District District
One: Emily Calhoun Three: Gina Moody Four: David Goodwin Five: Tim Anderson Six: Sam Lowder Seven: Ann Camp
District District District District District District
Nine: Ben Rice Ten: Amy Ellington Eleven: John Sweat Twelve: Ashley Culley Thirteen: Amy Clement Fourteen: Rebecca Floyd
ALL-STATE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND Chip De Stefano, Conductor McKinley Stinson, Jr., Percussion Coordinator Audrey Murphy, Organizer
Chip De Stefano received both his Bachelor of Music in Trombone Performance and Master of Music Education Degrees from Northwestern University. While at Northwestern, he studied conducting with John P. Paynter, Steve Peterson, and Don Owens, trombone with Frank Crisafulli and Art Linsner, and music education with Bennett Reimer, Donald Casey, Jim Kjelland, and Peter Webster. Mr. De Stefano was director of the Northwestern University Basketball Band (1994-1996) and the University Jazz Lab Band (1995-1996). In addition to these responsibilities, he assisted with all the office of band’s performing organizations and had conducting appearances with the wind ensemble, symphonic band, trombone ensemble, and marching band. Mr. De Stefano is currently in his 21st year as Director of Bands at McCracken Middle School in Skokie, Illinois. Under his direction, the McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band has received first division ratings at all district and state organization contests of the Illinois Grade School Music Association (IGSMA) and has made multiple appearances at the Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) AllState Conference, University of Illinois Superstate Concert Band Festival, and NAfME North Central Division Conference. In 2006 and 2013 the Symphonic Band received an invitation to present at concert at the Midwest Clinic: An International Band and Orchestra Conference. In the Spring of 2007, the John Philip Sousa Foundation awarded the McCracken Symphonic Band the prestigious Sudler Silver Cup. Most recently, McCracken Middle School was awarded the National Band Association’s Programs of Excellence “Blue Ribbon” National Award. Since 2010, Mr. De Stefano has also served as Director of the Wind Ensemble at the University of Chicago, where he prepares the primarily non-music major ensemble for three performances each year. As a published arranger and composer, Mr. De Stefano has received commissions from the marching bands of Northwestern University, Samford University, the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, the University of Idaho and dozens of high schools from across the United States. His works have been performed on ABC’s 1996 Rose Bowl Halftime Show, Live! with Regis and Kathy Lee, and WBBM News Radio 780. Mr. De Stefano’s works are available from FJH Music, LudwigMasters Publications, Grand Mesa Music, Kagarice Brass Editions and DeStefanoMusic.com. Mr. De Stefano’s professional affiliations include the National Association for Music Education, the Illinois Music Education Association, the National Band Association (Board of Directors, Middle School Representative 2010-2016, At-Large Representative 2016-2018), the Illinois Grade School Music Association and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Mr. De Stefano is active nationally as a clinician, guest conductor, and adjudicator. He’s conducted honor bands in Singapore, Florida, Georgia (scheduled), Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire (scheduled), New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia, Wisconsin, and throughout Illinois. In addition, he has presented conference sessions at the Midwest Clinic (2008), ILMEA All-State Conference (2003, 2005, 2008, 2016), Iowa Bandmasters Conference (2010), Nebraska Music Educators Association State Conference (2011), Arkansas Tech University Band Director Workshop (2013), Illinois State University Band Director Workshop (2012) and DuPage County Music Clinic (2009, 2014). Mr. De Stefano is a recipient of twenty National Band Association Citations of Excellence. He was awarded the Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator Award in 2001, the IGSMA Barbara Buehlmann Young Conductor Award in 2004, the IGSMA Cloyd Meyers Memorial Award in 2011, and the Skokie Award for Artistic Excellence in 2016.
Program Triumphant Fanfare..................................................................................Richard Saucedo American Riversongs..................................................................................Pierre LaPlante Shiloh Canyon Fantasy..................................................................................Douglas Akey Symphony No. 4....................................................................................Andrew Boysen, Jr. West Side Story Medley......................................Leonard Bernstein, arr. Jay Bocook
ALL-STATE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND FLUTE
Jumi Park Creekland Middle School Daniel Cruz Swainsboro Middle School Alice Huh Riverwatch Middle School Jesse Chang-Friedan The Paideia School Franklin Zhao Dickerson Middle School Megan Woo Chamblee Middle School Zoe Fitzgerald Bennett’s Mill Middle School Tianyu Dong River Trail Middle School Amy Buckalew J. C. Booth Middle School Mina Koo Hull Middle School SeungJoo Lee River Trail Middle School
OBOE
Joshua Kim Alex Park Emma Gordon
BASSOON
Riverwatch Middle School North Gwinnett Middle School Lovinggood Middle School
Reeve Coble Ben Jordan Vishaal Kareti Mackenzie Kormann
CLARINET
Jonas Du Yuzhou Zhang Daniel Cho Jason Mok Justin Yi Rebekkah Pei Lauren Kim Susie Choi Elise Gran Kayla Natarus Kyle Kim Stan Lee Daniel Woo Semin Park Gavin Whitaker Zoey Patterson Aaron Wei Brandon Kwon Emily Johnston Ruhi Iyer Christian Choe Emily Pittman Payton DiSario Abigail Hodgdon Minyoung Ra
Dodgen Middle School Simpson Middle School Dodgen Middle School Mount Paran Christian School
Riverwatch Middle School Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Webb Bridge Middle School North Gwinnett Middle School South Forsyth Middle School Riverwatch Middle School Marist School Pinecrest Academy Vickery Creek Middle School Liberty Middle School Riverwatch Middle School Riverwatch Middle School North Gwinnett Middle School River Trail Middle School Hightower Trail Middle School Jefferson Middle School River Trail Middle School Riverwatch Middle School North Forsyth Middle School South Forsyth Middle School South Forsyth Middle School Ola Middle School Ola Middle School Richmond Hill Middle School Hull Middle School
BASS CLARINET Benjamin Spinrad Andrew Kim Jackson Armstrong William Streck
The Westminster Schools Riverwatch Middle School Woodward Academy Pine Mountain Middle School
CONTRA CLARINET Josiah Campbell
Feagin Mill Middle School
ALTO SAX
Hayden Robinson Model Middle School Cathy Lin River Trail Middle School Javier Alvarez West Jackson Middle School Jackson Williams McCleskey Middle School John King E. F. Garrison School for the Arts Mallorie Wiggins Ola Middle School
TENOR SAX Aaron Yu Jennifer Chen
The Westminster Schools Lyndon Academy
BARITONE SAX Kelcey Davis
Locust Grove Middle School
TRUMPET
Andrew Wang Autrey Mill Middle School Benjamin Stocksdale North Forsyth Middle School Mitchell Roussey North Gwinnett Middle School Caroline Lee Tapp Middle School Kylan Harding Trickum Middle School Rohan Jagannathan Webb Bridge Middle School Nicholas Hartsock Hebron Christian Academy Ethan Webb Home School Jakob Byrd Richmond Hill Middle School Adam Brock Chamblee Middle School Jack Rozza Dodgen Middle School Ben Failor Hopewell Middle School Andrew Madson South Forsyth Middle School Jacob Payne Ola Middle School Emily Brogdon Ringgold Middle School
HORN
Luke Cross Luigi Cedeno Grace Yao Serena Deupser Madison Smith Abby Lewis Troy Kim Amelia Young Jesse Perrine
TROMBONE
Brooks Dokes George Walton Academy Ella Bugg Greater Atlanta Christian School Nathan Campbell Heritage Middle School Kevin Richmond Crisp County Middle School Charlotte Miller Dodgen Middle School James Wile River Trail Middle School Andrew Song Heritage Middle School Justin Yu Riverwatch Middle School
BARITONE Brecken Griffith Jaskaran Chawla Gavin Anchondo Joshua Jones Brindley Gable
TUBA
Jacob Lee Avery Pittman Conner Williams Aaron Mullins Matthew Rowe Yayang Zhou
Lakeview Middle School Rising Starr Middle School Heritage Middle School Liberty Middle School Twin Rivers Middle School
Riverwatch Middle School South Central Middle School Pickens County Middle School Home School North Gwinnett Middle School Stallings Island Middle School
PERCUSSION
Montana Owens East Coweta Middle School Chelsea Yang South Forsyth Middle School Devon Ford Chattanooga Valley Middle School Dylan Greene Bennett’s Mill Middle School Emily Balentine Lost Mountain Middle School Alec Yeung High Meadows School Hannah Gordy Ebenezer Middle School Evan Magill South Forsyth Middle School
Ringgold Middle School Taylor Road Middle School South Forsyth Middle School Durham Middle School George Walton Academy Pinckneyville Middle School Pinckneyville Middle School Trickum Middle School North Gwinnett Middle School
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ALL-STATE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND Cynthia Lansford, Conductor Todd Wilson, Percussion Coordinator Wendy Wilson, Organizer
After graduating with a degree in Music Education from Texas Tech University in 1976, Cindy Lansford began her teaching career at her alma mater, Robert E. Lee High School, in Baytown, Texas. After relocating to north Texas in 1978, she began a twelve-year stint in the Plano Independent School District, first at Plano Senior High School followed by ten years at Carpenter Middle School. In 1991, Ms. Lansford joined the Birdville Independent School District and taught at Haltom High School with Greg Hull and David Bertman. It was here that she began studying with Eddie Green, Professor Emeritus, University of Houston. In 1996 she moved to North Ridge Middle School in the B. I. S. D. where she taught with James Smith until her retirement in 2007. During her tenure at Carpenter, Ms. Lansford was named Teacher of the Year and was a recipient of the Ross Perot Excellence in Teaching Award. She was again named Teacher of the Year at North Ridge. Ms. Lansford served on the Prescribed Music List selection committee 2002-2006 and served her regions throughout the years in various leadership positions. She has been a frequent presenter at conventions for both Texas and Oklahoma Music Educators Associations. She has also been a frequent presenter at the Texas and Oklahoma Bandmasters Associations as well as through the T. B. A. Professional Development program. In 2008 Ms. Lansford received the Meritorious Achievement Award from the Texas Bandmasters Association. The bands under Ms. Lansford’s direction enjoyed much success throughout the years. Continuous achievement at U. I. L. contests, numerous festivals, as well as state recognition were the norm, and individual student accomplishments were status quo. In 2004 the North Ridge Middle School Band was awarded the prestigious Sudler Cup award presented by the John Philip Sousa Foundation to outstanding middle school bands. In 2005 the North Ridge Honors Band performed at the Fifty-Ninth Annual Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago. In 2006 the North Ridge Band was the first middle school band program to be recognized by the Texas Bandmasters Association as “An Exemplary Program”. The 2007-2008 school year marked the first year of retirement from a public school position for Ms. Lansford, and she started her second “career” doing freelance work as a consultant, clinician, mentor, adjudicator and teacher. She has been in contact with hundreds of teachers and thousands of students through region bands and band camps throughout the South and Midwest, as well as one-on-one work with individual programs and teachers. Ms. Lansford has served as adjudicator and clinician throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Utah and Alaska. Ms. Lansford’s professional affiliations include Texas Bandmasters Association, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, and she is currently serving as past president of Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Mu.
Program Children’s March.........................Percy Aldridge Grainger, arr. Douglas E. Wagner (Over the Hills and Far Away) Skulduggery.........................................................................................................Gene Milford Danse Carnivale...............................................................................Randall D. Standridge Laniakea....................................................................................................................Jack Wilds Fantasy on “Yankee Doodle”......................................................................Mark Williams
ALL-STATE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND FLUTE
Gretchen Kim Emily M. Kim Iris Kim Ivy Lee Anika Xia Mitali Bidkar Felicia Wang Luna An Sophia Kwon Shaili Patel Hannah Huang
OBOE
Christopher Lee Gracee Myers Kevin Barron
BASSOON Kasey Park Josh Konfrst Bailey Lesko Nate Grafton
CLARINET
Riverwatch Middle School Hull Middle School Autrey Mill Middle School Greater Atlanta Christian School Riverwatch Middle School Lakeside Middle School Wesleyan School North Gwinnett Middle School Creekland Middle School Lakeview Middle School River Trail Middle School
Autrey Mill Middle School Coffee Middle School Lost Mountain Middle School
Riverwatch Middle School Pinckneyville Middle School Pinckneyville Middle School Creekland Middle School
Hannah Shin Riverwatch Middle School James Shin Richmond Hill Middle School Sarah Park J. C. Booth Middle School Rumi Lee Feagin Mill Middle School Sun Moon Robert E. Lee Middle School Madi Coffey Heritage Middle School Kaitlyn Baek North Gwinnett Middle School Alex Carrillo George Walton Academy Gabriel Wegener Cherokee Christian School Grace Taheri High Meadows School Brendan Weinbaum Sutton Middle School Tan Charintranont Stallings Island Middle School Marcus Tipton West Jackson Middle School Erik Wang The Westminster Schools Daniel Kim North Gwinnett Middle School Kim Nguyen Creekland Middle School Julie Cato George Walton Academy Varun Pateel Riverwatch Middle School Aubrey Ford Ringgold Middle School Jay Kim Dickerson Middle School Nora Jorgensen Stratford Academy Garrett Brand The Paideia School Emily Zhang South Forsyth Middle School Jahmilia Pickering E. F. Garrison School for the Arts Amy Kim J. C. Booth Middle School
BASS CLARINET Eric Park Noah Hill Michael Wang Andrew Gu
North Gwinnett Middle School Madras Middle School Glenn C. Jones Middle School Riverwatch Middle School
CONTRA CLARINET Alana Walker
South Central Middle School
ALTO SAX
Jimmy Kim E. F. Garrison School for the Arts Jared White Ringgold Middle School Emma Smith E. F. Garrison School for the Arts Nicolas Llamazales McCleskey Middle School Jake Tyler Hopewell Middle School Justin Ryu Riverwatch Middle School
TENOR SAX Harmon Austin Jeremy Wang
BARITONE SAX Jordan Sorah
Dodgen Middle School River Trail Middle School
Jefferson Middle School
TRUMPET
Jacob Carlstrom Lee County Middle School East Allison Ambrose Effingham County Middle School Sarah Bramlett Heritage Middle School Paul Kwak Buford Middle School William Hudson Mount Vernon Presbyterian School Kira Bowman Woodward Academy Luis Delira Buford Middle School Ryan Meredith Hightower Trail Middle School Riley Welch Hopewell Middle School Nick Harrison Kittredge Magnet School Morgan Pastor Couch Middle School Fish Brosmer Haynes Bridge Middle School Caroleena Glidden Ola Middle School Tyler Garman Effingham County Middle School James Vaughn Davidson Fine Arts
HORN
Ediz Eribac Elkins Pointe Middle School Jaeheon Jeong River Trail Middle School Marianna Schwark Creekland Middle School Sarah Harding Liberty Middle School Emily Smith E. F. Garrison School for the Arts Sri Julapally Riverwatch Middle School Will Fang Hilsman Middle School Emily Vaughn Heritage Middle School Milan Ronvelwala Couch Middle School
TROMBONE Stephen Scott Amelia Goldfine Samuel Seo Hamilton Kane Riley Bendure Hayden Hicks Wesley Imig Mike Pulliam
Heritage Middle School Lovinggood Middle School Riverwatch Middle School Stallings Island Middle School Autrey Mill Middle School Marietta Middle School North Gwinnett Middle School George Walton Academy
BARITONE Eli Scornik Caroline Murphy Julia Aldridge Zack Smith Pape Diop
George Walton Academy Trickum Middle School Jasper County Middle School Locust Grove Middle School Creekland Middle School
TUBA
Avery Walker Josiah Reeves Kyla Hampson Joshua Lee Brian Faire Nicholas Wells
Ola Middle School West Jackson Middle School Northwestern Middle School Riverwatch Middle School South Forsyth Middle School Ola Middle School
PERCUSSION Colby Brown Abi Holloway Brian Campbell Daniel Kim Grant Oliver Nathan Tong Paul Hassler Evan Johnson
Stallings Island Middle School East Coweta Middle School Riverwatch Middle School River Trail Middle School Ebenezer Middle School North Gwinnett Middle School Cartersville Middle School Ebenezer Middle School
ALL-STATE CONCERT BAND Dr. Matthew McInturf, Conductor Josh Roberts, Percussion Coordinator Andy Poor, Organizer
Matthew Mcinturf is Professor of Music, Director of Bands and Director of the Center for Music Education at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. He previously taught at Florida International University and in the public schools of Richardson, Texas. Dr. McInturf received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Conducting from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he was a student of Eugene Migliaro Corporon. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Theory from the University of North Texas, where he studied conducting with Anshel Brusilow and a Master of Music in Composition from the University of Houston where he studied composition with Michael Horvit and conducting with Eddie Green. Throughout his career, Dr. McInturf’s ensembles have been recognized for their musical accomplishment. He has performed throughout the United States and recordings of his performances have been broadcast on National Public Radio. In 1991, conducting the J. J. Pearce High School Band, he performed an acclaimed concert at the Mid-West clinic, with trombone soloist Christian Lindberg. He has performed at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio, TX and at the Southwest Regional Convention of the College Band Directors National Association with the SHSU Wind Ensemble. An advocate of new music, Dr. McInturf has continued to commission new works for wind ensemble. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the World-Wide Concurrent Premiers and Commissioning Fund, Inc., a non-profit corporation that works internationally to form consortiums to commission significant new works from contemporary composers. Dr. McInturf has served on the National Commissioning Committee of the College Band Directors National Association and the Commissioning Committee of the American Bandmasters Association. Dr. McInturf has an ongoing commitment to music education and frequently serves as a presenter for teacher in-service and as a convention speaker. He frequently serves as a guest lecturer at universities in music education and as a consultant to public schools. In his role as the Director of the SHSU Center for Music Education, he coordinates a program of performance based pedagogy workshops that offer valuable tools for practicing teachers and is the Managing Editor for Praxis, the online journal of the Center for Music Education. He has served on the College Band Directors National Association Music Education Task Force and is a member of the Board of Advisors for the American Band College. Dr. McInturf is a Past President of the Texas Bandmasters Association and serves as Region Officer in the Texas Music Educators Association. He is the Vice President of the Southwestern Division of the College Band Directors National Association. He is active in the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, the American Bandmasters Association and is a member of the College Music Society. Dr. McInturf enjoys guest conducting and frequently serves as a clinician and adjudicator.
Program Danzon II.........................................................................................................Arturo Marquez Charm.........................................................................................................................Kevin Puts Emory’s Barcarolle.............................................................................................Joel Puckett Resplendent Light.................................................................................................Tyler Grant
ALL-STATE CONCERT BAND FLUTE
Laura Denton Elise Park Rilyn McKallip Rachel Lee Erin Kim Shelby Kerns Eunyoung Yoon Carly Schnable Emma Kang Ashley Kangas Adrian Galbrath Christine Delon Andrew Ryu Natasha Rodgers
OBOE
Hannah Dickerson Ruby Truscott Sophia Noll Junui Lee
BASSOON
Will Murdoch Sophia Claymore Niahm Kavanagh Claire Chen
CLARINET
Simon Cheek Janie Pan Melinda Gong Andy Luo Patricia Gonzalez Grant Bishko Fancisco Vidales Colby Shaw Sarah Locklear Jaden Skelton Triniti Rives Mitch Mullin Tyler Newton Willow Baker Savannah Richard Alex Choi Gracie Ragon Juliyan Martinez Nicholas Hong Zachary Trinh Sha’Niya Shorter Ray Li Lydia Akin Kya Garibaldi
East Coweta High School North Gwinnett High School Mary Persons High School Lambert High School Woodward Academy Jeff Davis High School Lambert High School Northgate High School Northview High School Northgate High School Temple High School Chamblee High School Walton High School Grovetown High School
Telfair County High School Fayette County High School Valdosta High School Peachtree Ridge High School
BASS CLARINET
Minjae Lee Lambert High School Sidharth Lingatlu Northview High School Amelia Skinner Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe High School Ethan Fournier Effingham County High School
CONTRA CLARINET Connor McCrary
ALTO SAX Natalia Warthen Ethan Pickett Jonathan Webb Rhett Mobley Caitlin Grdinich Levi Boos
Kell High School Milton High School Northview High School Chattahoochee High School Richmond Hill High School Atlanta International School Chattahoochee High School Mill Creek High School Rockmart High School Buford High School Fayette County High School Brookwood High School Lakeside High School Brookwood High School North Gwinnett High School Peachtree Ridge High School Gordon Lee High School Hillgrove High School Walton High School South Effingham High School Crisp County High School GSMST George Walton Academy Camden County High School
Newnan High School White County High School McEachern High School Centennial High School Central High School Whitewater High School
TENOR SAX Sanjeev Kumar Rebecca Parris
Northview High School Temple High School
BARITONE SAX Boon Price
Ringgold High School Mountain View High School South Effingham High School The Westminster Schools
Flowery Branch High School
TRUMPET
Seoho Kim Will Cardin Nate Dickey Tad Kim Isaac Ha Aiden McHugh David Ryu Ryan Schumann Nathaniel Smith Edward Huang Daniel Speal Josh Quadri Lainey Driver Justin Wells Muya Kahiga Alex Skelton
HORN
Temple High School
Oconee County High School Pope High School Effingham County High School Lambert High School Greenbrier High School Milton High School Northview High School Carrollton High School Savannah Arts Academy Whitewater High School Savannah Arts Academy Mountain View High School Carrollton High School Union Grove High School Mill Creek High School Hillgrove High School
Brennan Bower South Forsyth High School Sarah Hicks South Forsyth High School Jonah Bergman Centennial High School Reece Overholt The Heritage School Abigayle Lessnau Forsyth Central High School Eli Cole-Herrin Temple High School Savannah Van Buren Jackson Co. Comp. High School Erick Benitez-Ramos Fayette County High School
TROMBONE Austin Murray Tyler Quick Hayden Cutt Peter Germ Kenji Trumble Elizabeth Sanders Joel Ballard Wesley Thornton Alex Brito Sean Jolley Andrew Wilson Sivasai Manyapu
First Presbyterian Day School Hillgrove High School Ringgold High School Woodland High School Central High School Buford High School Savannah Arts Academy Wayne County High School East Hall High School North Forsyth High School Glynn Academy Lambert High School
BASS TROMBONE Jonah Madaris
BARITONE Joseph Bickel Marti Wolf Gavino Tello Graym Brown Pierre Johnson Ellie Gaines
TUBA
Nate Seman Bryant Fair Kale Ward Ryan Baggott Olivia Helmly Payne Akins
PERCUSSION
Heritage High School
Eastside High School Milton High School East Hall High School Mt. Zion High School Islands High School Ringgold High School
Creekview High School Kell High School Central High School Greenbrier High School Lassiter High School Statesboro High School
Jeremy Dimalanta Woodland High School Robert Lloyd Brookwood High School Reilly McLean Kell High School Noah Avrett Jackson Co. Comp. High School Ayden Marshall Milton High School Srikrishnan Raju Lakeside High School Ripkin Walker Lumpkin County High School
ALL-STATE CONCERT BAND Dr. Elizabeth Peterson, Conductor Dr. Jillian Baxter, Percussion Coordinator Rick Land, Organizer
Dr. Elizabeth Peterson, clinical professor of music, and associate director of bands, joined the Illinois faculty in the fall of 2015. Dr. Peterson conducts the Illinois Wind Orchestra, and teaches courses in instrumental conducting. Prior to her appointment at the University of Illinois, Peterson was a tenured professor of music education at the Ithaca College School of Music. During the seventeen years she spent at Ithaca College, Peterson conducted numerous ensembles including the Symphonic Band, Brass Choir and All-Campus Band. She taught courses in conducting, undergraduate and graduate courses in music education, and supervised student teachers. Peterson was the co-conductor of the Ithaca Concert Band (community band) for fifteen years. Dr. Peterson’s current research focuses on the experiences of first-year teachers. Dr. Peterson is active as a guest conductor, adjudicator, and school music consultant in the United States and Canada. She presents clinics at the local, state and national levels in the field of music education. Peterson’s book, “The Music Teachers First Year: Tales of Challenge Joy and Triumph,” is published by Meredith Music and her second book, “The Music Teacher’s Later Years: Reflection with Wisdom” will be published this fall, also by Meredith Music. Dr. Peterson received a Bachelor of Music Education and Bachelor of Literature, Science and Arts degree from the University of Michigan where she studied trumpet with Armando Ghitalla. She received a Master of Music in Music Education and Trumpet Performance from Northwestern University, where she studied trumpet with Vincent Cichowicz, and performed in the North Shore Community Band under the direction of John P. Paynter. She earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education from Shenandoah Conservatory. Prior to her appointment at Ithaca College, Peterson was an arts administrator and director of bands in the public schools of Ohio and Illinois. Dr. Peterson holds a number of professional memberships including the College Band Directors National Association, The National Association for Music Education, Mu Phi Epsilon, Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Kappa Lambda. Peterson is a member the American Bandmasters Association and the Midwest Clinic Board of Directors.
Program Symphony of Fables...........................................................................................Julie Giroux Colorado Peaks...................................................................................................Dana Wilson Rest......................................................................................................................................Ticheli His Honor March..........................................................................................................Fillmore
ALL-STATE CONCERT BAND FLUTE
Sarah Zhang Olivia Colburn Christy Song Benjamin Smith Caroline Mohr Grace Xu Priya Rajeev Kipling Len Ashley Kwon Mackenzie Weston Sarah Quayle Grace Yu Taelor Matos Hyun Jin Na
OBOE
Sarah Williams Jennifer Kim Georgia Nelson Jacob Duff
BASSOON Dawson Thomas Ryan Hayes Abby Williams Susan Walker
CLARINET
Johns Creek High School Alpharetta High School Heritage High School Loganville High School Woodland High School Walton High School Northview High School North Gwinnett High School Lambert High School Sequoyah High School Richmond Hill High School Northview High School Brookwood High School Lambert High School
Chamblee High School GSMST Chamblee High School Loganville High School
BASS CLARINET Abby Kiefer John Mattson Pritam Kanthala Brenden Diggs
CONTRA CLARINET Ravyn Marlin
Vincent Fang The Westminster Schools Annie Pei Lambert High School Daniel Kim Richmond Hill High School Sabin Kim Walton High School Eric Lewe Walton High School Eric Hu Lakeside High School Kat Parler Decatur High School Brad Pilcher North Cobb High School Elaine Joo East Coweta High School Christopher Nguyen Rome High School William Yang East Coweta High School Wyatt Cutt Ringgold High School Kayla Hutcherson Armuchee High School Rachel Lester McEachern High School Alexander Hong Brookwood High School Logan Scott Gordon Lee High School Tanishk Sinha Lambert High School Athena Qiu The Westminster Schools Ethan Metcalf Alpharetta High School Ansley McNeese Glynn Academy Paul Park East Coweta High School Sabrina Gelarden Pope High School Adyia Collier North Paulding High School Nate Aldin Prince Avenue Christian School
Valdosta High School
ALTO SAX
Sarah Jeffres Pope High School Tatianna Passmore Temple High School Agustin Lorenzo Temple High School Parker Franklin Lassiter High School Steven Boyles Effingham County High School Annabeth Hatfield Ware County High School
TENOR SAX Claire Halloran Nicholas Goldfarb
Lassiter High School Decatur High School
BARITONE SAX Rowdy Jackson
Brookwood High School Heritage High School Lowndes High School Union Grove High School
Veterans High School Mountain View High School Lambert High School Richmond Hill High School
TRUMPET
East Jackson Comp. High School
Molly Ragon Quinn Conrath Paul Armitage Gabe Ezeta Sawyer Pritchard Kyung Jun Lee Eli Reeves Tim Aceto Arnold Rose Munez Caleb Tsai Arthur Yu Maya Spaulding Jordan Payne Will Evelyn Barton Sopata Syed Saadat
HORN
Annie Feng Zachary Potts Shaun Jacob Emily Howell Anna Stanley Josh Sharp Riley Shealey Thomas Robinson
Gordon Lee High School Buford High School Northgate High School West Hall High School Decatur High School Lambert High School Union County High School Mill Creek High School Savannah Arts Academy Walton High School Alpharetta High School GSMST Ola High School Oconee County High School Model High School Lakeside High School
Northview High School Mary Persons High School South Forsyth High School Warner Robins High School Hillgrove High School Effingham County High School Worth County High School Perry High School
TROMBONE
Taylor Berry Carrollton High School Iain Cooke Forsyth Central High School Cullen Hunt Pope High School Lachlan Stuart Decatur High School Connie Bell Houston County High School Andrew Campbell Lassiter High School Mia Peterson Atlanta International School Spencer Daughtry Elbert County High School Ethan Babb Ringgold High School William Anger Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe High School Celeste McMullen River Ridge High School Ian Schwalbe Alpharetta High School
BASS TROMBONE Cullen Findley
BARITONE Alex Aull Ethan Mahon Capper Howard Winston Luo Jamila Otieno Luke Walter
Lassiter High School
George Walton Academy Harrison High School Creekview High School Lambert High School Etowah High School Brookwood High School
TUBA
Akil Shaw Benjamin E. Mays High School Jonah Harmon Collins Hill High School Caleb Moore Thomas County Central High School Gage Futrill Swainsboro High School Laurel Sparks Mary Persons High School CJ Adams McEachern High School
PERCUSSION Christian Kilgore Nicholus Jackson Sam Sessions Brant Yang Dale Smith William Redding Erica Hong
North Oconee High School Howard High School Greenbrier High School North Gwinnett High School Pickens High School Crisp County High School Lambert High School
ALL-STATE SYMPHONIC BAND Dr. Rodney Dorsey, Conductor Marcus Rayner, Percussion Coordinator Myra Rhoden, Organizer
Dr. Rodney Dorsey comes to SOMD from a position as the associate director of bands at the University of Michigan where he conducted the Concert Band, taught undergraduate conducting, and conducted the Michigan Youth Band. Dorsey will be taking on the director of bands, conducting, and conductor of the UO Wind Ensemble starting Fall of 2013. Prior to this appointment at UM, Dorsey served on the faculties of DePaul and Northwestern Universities. Dorsey studied conducting with Dr. James Croft, Mr. John P. Paynter, and Dr. Mallory Thompson. He was a clarinet student of Mr. Fred Ormand and Dr. Frank Kowalsky. He gained extensive experience teaching in the public schools of Florida and Georgia. Ensembles under Dorsey’s direction have performed at several state and national events including the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival. He is active as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator in the United States. Recent presentations include sessions at the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association Intercollegiate Band (guest conductor), Georgia Music Educators District Band Festival (adjudicator), and Kentucky Music Educators Association State In-Service Conference (presenter). Dorsey holds a number of professional memberships that include the College Band Directors National Association, Music Educators National Conference, Illinois Music Educators Association, Kappa Kappa Psi, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated. Dorsey is also a member of the Midwest Clinic Board of Directors.
Program Variations on America.......................................................................................Charles Ives Luminescence......................................................................................David Biedenbender Here We Rest..............................................................................................Anthony Barfield Sketches on a Tudor Psalm.................................................................................Fisher Tull
ALL-STATE SYMPHONIC BAND FLUTE
Jenn Kim Claudia Wahoski Helen Kim Wonbyoung Kang Ronnie Bian Liz Wong Hilary Hsieh Mary Pacheco Natalie Hung Katie Beth Koehler Shannon O’Donnell Celia Imhoff Mawuli Kpeglo Ruby Yoo
OBOE
Matthew Gilmore Maddy Hammond Mallory Girod Morgan Myers
BASSOON Charlie King Joseph Olmsted Aaron Lanning Mina Yu
CLARINET
Lambert High School Starr’s Mill High School Johns Creek High School Lambert High School Alpharetta High School Northview High School Brookwood High School Evans High School McIntosh High School Hillgrove High School Hillgrove High School Chattahoochee High School Alpharetta High School North Gwinnett High School
Centennial High School Starr’s Mill High School Heritage High School Starr’s Mill High School
BASS CLARINET Neve Smith Kevin Tao Lauren Rodgers Shiloh Brooks
Walton High School Lambert High School Kennesaw Mountain High School West Forsyth High School
CONTRA CLARINET Alexander Kosowski
ALTO SAX
Cole Nelson Spencer Elliot Justin Hall Scott Brown Katelyn Alligood Jake Sisavath
Caleb Rucker Jefferson High School Adam Liang The Westminster Schools Megan Castaneda Whitewater High School Zoe Larrier Wheeler High School Faith Kirkpatrick Hillgrove High School Bo Quintana Milton High School Joseph Chang Dunwoody High School Darin Lee Lambert High School Justin Ahn Lambert High School Ishaan Rischie Wheeler High School Carson Collins Woodward Academy Caitlin Cregan Norcross High School Harriet Mycroft Ben Franklin Academy Katherine Edwards Lassiter High School Sofie Lehtikoski Chattahoochee High School Nicole Inaba Woodland High School Debbie Ku Chamblee High School Victoria Tseng South Effingham High School May Hu Northview High School Grace Cantele Richmond Hill High School Katie Vinterella Cherokee High School Jarred Myers Southwest Dekalb High School Colette Frickey Walton High School Jessica Lipinski South Forsyth High School
South Forsyth High School South Paulding High School
BARITONE SAX Tito Tomei
Greenbrier High School Collins Hill High School First Presbyterian Day School Oconee County High School
Jackson Co. Comp. High School Gordon Lee High School Houston County High School Duluth High School Morgan County High School Duluth High School
TENOR SAX Noah Miller Cathy Flowers
Howard High School
TRUMPET
Richard Stinson Kiko Tomei Daniel Gelber Zac Rohner Thomas Berar Hunter Mills Jason Dokes Ryan Rodriguez Anthony Perrotto Addison Tharp Kyle Cangelosi Corey Williams Isaiah Trotter Max Hardin Tyler Richmond Brionna Alexander
HORN
Johnny Carter Joshua Wood Janet Johnson Lauren Mizell Kathryn Allen Abby Zachman Joseph Wallace Anissa Ly
Mill Creek High School
Lassiter High School Mill Creek High School Alpharetta High School Rome High School Collins Hill High School Swainsboro High School George Walton Academy Flowery Branch High School Greenbrier High School The Walker School Mill Creek High School Chamblee High School Veterans High School Northgate High School Crisp County High School Shiloh High School
North Forsyth High School Lumpkin County High School Charlton County High School Lassiter High School Dunwoody High School Lassiter High School Oconee County High School Central High School
TROMBONE
Hans Kang Parkview High School William Stephens Davidson Fine Arts Will Panter Fannin County High School Derek Hornberger Fayette County High School Mark Nissen Greenbrier High School David Simiele Roswell High School Alex Hassib Kell High School Christopher Shoffeitt North Forsyth High School Christian Williamson Carrollton High School Ismael Contreras West Forsyth High School James Owen Effingham County High School Philip Williams Creekside High School
BASS TROMBONE Michael Karantonis
BARITONE
Kevin Flanagan Zachary Leinberger Aaron Canty Daniel Jordan Derek Ware Brandon Hardegree
TUBA
Adam Murray Errol Rhoden Will Halloran Laurenz Oriondo Tyra Babbs James Senker
Lassiter High School
South Forsyth High School Fayette County High School Brunswick High School Woodland High School Collins Hill High School North Cobb High School
Lakeside High School Fayette County High School Lassiter High School Kennesaw Mountain High School Central High School Parkview High School
BASS
Devin Keil
PERCUSSION
Lambert High School
James Kim North Oconee High School Kunho Kim Oconee County High School Jim Graber Mill Creek High School Brad Cannata Davidson Fine Arts Carson Walker Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe High School Cameron Wilson Davidson Fine Arts Brent Erickson Archer High School
ALL-STATE SYMPHONIC BAND Dr. Myron Welch, Conductor Travis Downs, Percussion Coordinator Aaron Garland, Organizer
Myron Welch is an emeritus professor and former director of bands at The University of Iowa where he conducted the Symphony Band and Chamber Wind Ensemble, coordinated the graduate program in band conducting, and taught courses in instrumental methods, conducting and band literature. In 2001, Dr. Welch was named a Collegiate Fellow in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for his years of outstanding teaching, service and dedication to the college. Prior to coming to Iowa, Dr. Welch was Director of Bands and Coordinator of Music Education at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. He was also band and orchestra director at Okemos High School, Okemos, Michigan, where he developed superior ensembles in both mediums. A native of Michigan, he received the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from Michigan State University, with majors in clarinet and bassoon. He earned the Doctorate in Music Education from the University of Illinois where he was selected as the first candidate for the Band Conductor Internship program and studied conducting with Dr. Harry Begian. Ensembles under his direction have performed at state and national conventions for the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association, Ohio Music Education Association, Iowa Music Educators Association, Music Educators National Conference, Iowa Bandmasters Association, College Band Directors National Association, and the American Bandmasters Association. Dr. Welch was a reviewer of new music for The Instrumentalist and is a frequent guest conductor, adjudicator and clinician. He has appeared with the Goldman Band of New York City and numerous all-state bands, honor bands, and music camps throughout the country. Dr. Welch is Past-President of the American Bandmasters Association, Past-President of the Iowa Bandmasters Association, Past-President and Treasurer of the Big Ten Band Directors Association, and holds membership in the College Band Directors National Association (Past-President, North Central Division), National Band Association (College/University Representative), Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (Past-Faculty Advisor), and Music Educators National Conference. A member of the advisory boards of the Goldman Memorial Band and The Purdue University Bands, he was also awarded the National Band Association’s Citation of Excellence.
Program Chester, Overture for Band...................................................................William Schuman Only Light...........................................................................................................Aaron Perrine Heartland Sketches.................................................................................Mark Camphouse Entry March of the Boyares.........................Johan Halvorsen, arr. L.P. Laurendeau Tam O’ Shanter....................................................Malcolm Arnold, arr. John P. Paynter Opus 51 for Symphonic Band
ALL-STATE SYMPHONIC BAND FLUTE
Amanda Zhang Abby Knox Brennen Blotner Michelle Liu June Stancil Caleb Colburn Amina Hull Blake Hattaway Shaysee Saint-Cross Jade Weldy Jocelyn Gao Yuka Shinagawa Amy Jiang Nicole Tayag
OBOE
Allen Kennett Rachel Stiles Julie Street Makenzie Hill
Northview High School McIntosh High School Johns Creek High School Northview High School Collins Hill High School Alpharetta High School Decatur High School Northside High School Norcross High School River Ridge High School Starr’s Mill High School Chattahoochee High School Northview High School Veterans High School
Effingham County High School Greater Atlanta Christian School The Westminster Schools Whitewater High School
BASSOON
Ethan Clark Parkview High School Logan McGrath Kennesaw Mountain High School Christopher Beatty Ringgold High School Quentin Hansen Jackson Co. Comp. High School
CLARINET
Daniel Park Collins Hill High School Sung Lee Mill Creek High School Esther Ro North Gwinnett High School Natalie Klein Pickens High School Elizabeth Harwood Lumpkin County High School Michael Tang Alpharetta High School Carmen Smith Heritage High School Megha Desai Alpharetta High School Melissa Rossi Hillgrove High School Michael Kim South Forsyth High School Zain Bashey Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School April Volzer Gordon Central High School Andrew Barber Brookwood High School Cheyenne Bryant Parkview High School Amber Maduike Lambert High School Savannah Butler Harrison High School Jacob Noh Mill Creek High School Alex Worsham Home School Jali Hoehn R.W. Johnson High School Shane Schroeder Jeff Davis High School Bryce Martin LaFayette High School Daniel Kang Cambridge High School Evan Strat Woodward Academy Lauren Schmitz Houston County High School
BASS CLARINET
Cameron Adams Jefferson High School Elshadai Sande Greater Atlanta Christian School Busola Banjoh Brookwood High School Ryan Harris Heritage High School
CONTRA CLARINET Amy Guzman
ALTO SAX
Alex Jester Mitchell Gacuzana Ben Conte Noah Scott Katherine Vaill Joey Duncan
TENOR SAX Nick Winkles Garrett Harvey
Lakeside High School Kell High School South Forsyth High School Heritage High School Lakeside High School Lassiter High School
Newnan High School South Effingham High School
BARITONE SAX Lester Dewalt
Rome High School
Lassiter High School
TRUMPET
Alan Hester Rome High School Tristan Travitz South Paulding High School Andrew Hutcheson Swainsboro High School Anthony Alia Chattahoochee High School Griffin Sosebee Lumpkin County High School Zane Page Lakeside High School Steven Lukehart McIntosh High School Devin Lentz Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe High School Rachel Anderson East Jackson Comp. High School Bailie Sorah Jefferson High School Trevor Lambert South Forsyth High School Luke Yelton Harlem High School Chandler Browning South Effingham High School Isaac Beacorn Oconee County High School Erik Carstens Lassiter High School Robert Bull Wheeler High School
HORN
Jennifer Aplin Joshua Terpin Caroline Johnston Allison Sinatra Michaelyn Loper Matthew Donnolo Colin Baillie Andrew Duggins
Troup County High School Oconee County High School Chamblee High School North Springs High School Home School Allatoona High School Wheeler High School Lassiter High School
TROMBONE
Soren Allen Johns Creek High School Will Robinson Jasper County High School Karill Wood Davidson Fine Arts Micah Young Heritage High School Grace Pulliam George Walton Academy Jordan Johnson North Cobb High School Bailey Cathey Parkview High School Brent Murphy Kennesaw Mountain High School Arthur Miltner Riverwood International Charter School Hailey Farbman Cambridge High School Logan Kendricks Woodland High School Andrew Stewart Central High School
BASS TROMBONE Peter Sullivan
Richmond Hill High School
BARITONE
Matthew Brown Whitewater High School Daniel Agramonte Walton High School Michael Van Wagenen North Gwinnett High School Tyler Wise Ringgold High School Lauren Brack River Ridge High School Joseph Napolitano North Gwinnett High School
TUBA
Quentell Gipson Shiloh High School Glen Johnson Kennesaw Mountain High School Jami Vaugn Redan High School Kolyo Vanchev Collins Hill High School Todd Perry Whitewater High School Joe Jourden Hillgrove High School
BASS
Devin Keil
PERCUSSION Ethan Nalwasky Nick Kayma Cortlandt Montross Joseph Flynn Nicholas Gilomen Geoffrey Dodd Ethan Dupier
Lambert High School
Cambridge High School Lumpkin County High School Kell High School Lambert High School North Gwinnett High School Savannah Arts Academy Pope High School
ALL-STATE MIDDLE SCHOOL STRING ORCHESTRA Brian Cole, Conductor Patricia Cleaton, Organizer
Brian Cole has been an orchestra teacher in the Moorhead, Minnesota public school district since 1995. Originally from Marshall, Minnesota, Brian graduated from the University of South Dakota, received his Master’s of Music in orchestra conducting from the University of Northern Colorado and has received post-graduate credits from The Ohio State University. Mr. Cole is now in his 18th season as a conductor with the Fargo Moorhead Area Youth Symphony. His hockey-jersey-clad orchestras have been invited to play at both state and national conventions. The Moorhead program is one of only eight programs in the country to have been invited to perform at both the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago and the American String Teacher’s National Convention. During his tenure, enrollment in Moorhead’s orchestra program has grown from 210 to over 800. Mr. Cole and his orchestra colleague Doug Neill are strong believers in performing outreach concerts for rural schools. Since 1996, orchestras from Moorhead and the Fargo Moorhead Area Youth Symphony have performed more than 100 concerts throughout the upper Midwest for schools without orchestra programs. A frequent clinician, speaker, and guest conductor across the country, Mr. Cole has appeared at music conventions in more than 20 states. Upcoming engagements include: conducting South Dakota’s All-State High School Orchestra and presenting at The Ohio State University. Cole was named Minnesota’s string teacher of the year in 2003 by MNSOTA and was given the Heidi Castleman Award from Chamber Music America in New York City. The Moorhead String Program also is a past recipient of MNSOTA’s Meritorious String Program award. A football and track coach at his school, Cole is past chairman for ASTA’s National High School Honor’s Orchestra. Brian and his wife Deborah make their home in Moorhead with their three children.
Program Symphony No. 15...........................................W.A. Mozart, K 124, arr. Sandra Dackow in G Major, IV. Finale She Will Hang the Night With Stars......................................................William Hofeldt Overture for Strings......................................................................................Paul W. Whear On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss..........................................................David R. Holsinger Fire in the Forge.................................................Ted Allen, edited by J. Cameron Law
ALL-STATE MIDDLE SCHOOL STRING ORCHESTRA 1ST VIOLIN
Sean Kim Sophia Ho Sunglin Hsieh Bryan Chong Kelly Jeong Toby Liu Zoe Gotlin Daniel Lee Eunice Chon Ethan Kim Naheun Kim Christia Saputera Hilary Chen Heyi Zhang Yoon Ji Cho Grace Kim Banglue Wei Katherine Kim Urim Lee Terry Ma Isaac Chen Amie Wang
North Gwinnett Middle School Taylor Road Middle School Autrey Mill Middle School Autrey Mill Middle School River Trail Middle School The Westminster Schools Autrey Mill Middle School Webb Bridge Middle School North Gwinnett Middle School Riverwatch Middle School The Westminster Schools Hull Middle School River Trail Middle School Trickum Middle School Taylor Road Middle School Henderson Middle School Dickerson Middle School Mt. Bethel Christian Academy Twin Rivers Middle School Five Forks Middle School Taylor Road Middle School Autrey Mill Middle School
2ND VIOLIN
Roy Lee River Trail Middle School Ori Kang Hull Middle School Zach Tseng Home School Crystal Dai Taylor Road Middle School Erin Kong North Gwinnett Middle School Hannah Lee Durham Middle School Darsha Krishnamurthi Piney Grove Middle School Daniel Ng Coleman Middle School Justin Kim Riverwatch Middle School Lauren Zelnak The Lovett School MinJae Kim South Forsyth Middle School Sophia An North Gwinnett Middle School William Zhang Webb Bridge Middle School Jenny Su River Trail Middle School Daniel Huang Athens Academy Kathy Pham North Gwinnett Middle School Christina Liu Taylor Road Middle School David Eernisse Home School Madison Park Mill Creek Middle School Kaylyn Zhong River Trail Middle School Milan Nayak North Gwinnett Middle School Emma Hu River Trail Middle School
VIOLA
Irene Kwon Lauren Lee Kaiyan Xu Irene Park Rachel Lee Irene Park Ted Paek Anastasia Waid Kevin Cromer Illyana Weinzetl Trevor Xie Janice Nam Sujay Rao Shrita Reddy Joseph Yoo Noah Frank
J. C. Booth Middle School Hull Middle School Chamblee Middle School Creekland Middle School Chamblee Middle School Northbrook Middle School Hull Middle School The Westminster Schools Woodward Academy Palmer Middle School River Trail Middle School River Trail Middle School Hopewell Middle School Chamblee Middle School Webb Bridge Middle School Elkins Pointe Middle School
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CELLO
Gabriella McClellan Home School Evan Nicholson The Paideia School Dean Kim Riverwatch Middle School Patrick Kim Woodward Academy Issac Cho Hull Middle School Joseph Winters Pinckneyville Middle School Fayha Polite E. F. Garrison School for the Arts Gabriel Liu Hull Middle School Aaron Pinder Home School Rishi Gaddamanugu North Gwinnett Middle School Noel Park Hull Middle School Jennifer Hwang North Gwinnett Middle School Jason Luo Taylor Road Middle School Anna Nam J. C. Booth Middle School Joseph Seog North Gwinnett Middle School Ashwin Pillai The Westminster Schools
BASS
Frank Zhou North Gwinnett Middle School Aiden Johnson Twin Rivers Middle School Richard Zhou North Gwinnett Middle School Chase Rowe River Trail Middle School Austin Kittrell Kittredge Magnet School Juana Delgado Daniell Middle School Chinedum Nwakanma Hopewell Middle School Dennis Smallwood Northwestern Middle School
ALL-STATE MIDDLE SCHOOL STRING ORCHESTRA Richard Meyer, Conductor Kinsey Edwards, Organizer
Richard Meyer has been involved in music education for over 25 years. He received his BA from California State University, Los Angeles and taught instrumental music at both the middle and high school levels in the Pasadena (CA) Unified School District for 12 years. Currently, he directs the orchestras at Oak Avenue Intermediate School in Temple City, California, and is in charge of the city’s elementary school string program. For 16 years, Mr. Meyer was the conductor of the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra, a 90-piece 7th through 9th-grade honor orchestra that he led in concerts in Vienna, Austria, Carnegie Hall, New York, Sydney, Australia, Washington D.C., and Victoria, Canada. Mr. Meyer has served as a guest conductor and clinician on many occasions throughout the United States, and has been a member of the Bellis Music Camp staff for 26 years. In addition to his teaching assignments, Mr. Meyer is a nationally-recognized composer of works for young ensembles, with over 100 orchestra and band pieces in print. His composition Millennium won the 1998 National School Orchestra Association composition contest, and his Geometric Dances were awarded first prize in the 1995 Texas Orchestra Directors Association composition contest. He is also a co-author of the popular String Explorer string method series, and is the string editor for Alfred Publishing Company. He lives in Arcadia, California with his wife and three daughters.
Program Brandenburg Concerto, No. 2, first movement........J. S. Bach, arr. Merle J. Isaac Serenade for Strings (Finale)...........Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arr. Richard Meyer Nocturne (from “Serenade for String Orchestra”).........................Norman Leyden Vanishing Pointe.............................................................................................Richard Meyer Red Lodge Reel.......................................................Peter Ostroushko, arr. Bob Phillips
ALL-STATE MIDDLE SCHOOL STRING ORCHESTRA 1ST VIOLIN
Anna Hu River Trail Middle School Andrew Mao The Westminster Schools Ellie Park North Gwinnett Middle School Jeremiah Jung River Trail Middle School Abigail Carpenter Elkins Pointe Middle School Raunak Kumar Autrey Mill Middle School Erin Cho Webb Bridge Middle School Kevin Chen Pinckneyville Middle School Faith Xu Dickerson Middle School Charis Dwire Home School Daniel Lee Taylor Road Middle School Eva Daniel Oconee County Middle School Jason Bao Autrey Mill Middle School Sara Magelis DeKalb School of the Arts David Chung Renfroe Middle School Jinseon Ryu Dickerson Middle School Margaret Hwang General Ray Davis Middle School Kevin Chae Dickerson Middle School Katie Shin Twin Rivers Middle School Sarah Jo Glenn C. Jones Middle School Joseph Yeo Creekland Middle School Adhya Singh Autrey Mill Middle School
2ND VIOLIN Daniel Seog Olivia Velanova Christina Kim Rebecca Ho Danielle Najarian Brandon Lee Yuri Park Sanjna Prakash Judith Go Alice Howting Etta Thomas Erin Suh Jennifer Yu Stana Choi Katherine Chong Madison Park Sunny Chang Hallie Perry Erica Wu Rachel Kim Evan Thomas Celeste Huang
VIOLA
Claire Hong Joseph Kim Alex Oh Jason Seo Richard Rowe Austin Huang Taehee Chang Matthew Song Anand Srinivasan Joseph Nguyen Chelsea Young Will Jones Kathryn Bruder Jonah Menikoff England Omotanwa Sam Tudor
North Gwinnett Middle School The Westminster Schools Hull Middle School Hopewell Middle School Northwestern Middle School Coleman Middle School North Gwinnett Middle School North Gwinnett Middle School Hull Middle School Marist School Riverside Middle School Taylor Road Middle School Creekland Middle School Blackmon Road Middle School Autrey Mill Middle School Arnold Magnet Academy Hull Middle School Home School Dickerson Middle School Northbrook Middle School Riverside Middle School Dickerson Middle School
North Gwinnett Middle School North Gwinnett Middle School Athens Academy Autrey Mill Middle School Durham Middle School Webb Bridge Middle School North Gwinnett Middle School North Gwinnett Middle School The Westminster Schools Daniell Middle School Autrey Mill Middle School Union Grove Middle School Hightower Trail Middle School Home School The Waldorf School of Atlanta Davidson Fine Arts
CELLO
Brandon Leonard Sophie Lee Eric Chen Roy Lee Grace Ahn Alexander Lee Kaitlyn Yeo Emma Surbrook Juwon Lim Charlie Kim Jessica Tang Willa Pevey Matthew Kim Brian Ji Richard Wang Jonathan Fuller
Kittredge Magnet School North Gwinnett Middle School Dickerson Middle School Hull Middle School Glenn C. Jones Middle School The Westminster Schools North Gwinnett Middle School Home School McClure Middle School North Gwinnett Middle School Autrey Mill Middle School DeKalb School of the Arts River Trail Middle School Hull Middle School Rising Starr Middle School Inman Middle School
BASS
Nathan Keith McCleskey Middle School David Champion Lost Mountain Middle School Jonathan Sandberg Daniell Middle School Joshua Shepherd Wesley International Academy Liam McGregor Lost Mountain Middle School Yenna Park Savannah Country Day School Noah Koh Autrey Mill Middle School Daniel Park Hull Middle School
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ALL-STATE NINTH & TENTH GRADE STRING ORCHESTRA Dr. Christopher R. Selby, Conductor Teresa Hoebeke, Organizer
Dr. Christopher Selby is an active clinician, speaker, adjudicator and conductor, and is the co-author of Habits of a Successful String Musician, a string method book for upper level orchestras published by GIA. Dr. Selby currently directs the School of the Arts High School Symphony and Chamber Orchestras in Charleston, SC where he recently led the SOA Symphony to winning the Award of National Grand Champion of the Public School Orchestra Division of the 2016 National Orchestra Festival at the national conference of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) in Tampa, Florida. He earned his Masters and Doctorate of Musical Arts degrees in Orchestral Conducting from the University of South Carolina, and a Music Education degree from the Hartt School of Music in Connecticut. He earned his National Board Certification in the area of Early Adolescent and Young Adult Music in 2002 and 2012. Dr. Selby regularly presents clinics on teaching orchestra, most recently at the Midwest Clinic, four National Conferences for the American String Teacher Association (ASTA), the Birch Bay String Teacher Workshop in Washington, and at the state conferences in Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia. He co-authored the 2010 SC Performance Standards for Instrumental Music, and has published articles in ASTA’s American String Teacher. A recipient of the 2009 South Carolina ASTA Orchestra Teacher of the Year, Dr. Selby has conducted a SC All-State Orchestra and numerous regional honor orchestras in the area. Before moving to Charleston, Dr. Selby was the Orchestra Coordinator in Richland School District Two where he taught orchestra at Spring Valley High School and supervised string orchestra curriculum and instruction in all of the orchestra programs across the school district. Dr. Selby has served as a leader in multiple roles. Currently he serves on the Council for Orchestral Education for the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), and from 2012-2014 he served as Chair of the ASTA Committee on School Orchestras and Strings. From 2011-2013 he served as President of the South Carolina Music Educators Association (SCMEA) Executive Board, overseeing the Band, Orchestra, Choral, Elementary, Higher Ed and Piano Divisions. He was President of the Orchestra Division from 2007 to 2009 where he led this organization through the restructuring of their Region and All-State Orchestras, and improved the clarity and rigor in the evaluation process at Concert Festival and Solo and Ensemble Festivals. Dr. Selby lives in Mount Pleasant, SC with his children, Alex and Kate, and his lovely wife, Margaret, who teaches orchestra at Laing Middle School and is currently serving as the President of the Orchestra Division of SCMEA.
Program “A Moorside Suite”............................................................................................Gustav Holst III. March Rhythmic Variations on Two Ancient Hymns...................................Howard Hanson Sinfonia No. X in B minor...............................................Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy edited by Hellmuth Christian Wolff
ALL-STATE NINTH & TENTH GRADE STRING ORCHESTRA 1ST VIOLIN
Jennifer Deng Junho Chang Adam Jobson Nina Youn Josephine Han Jenny Heo Shanru Xu Erin Ohm Daniel Lee Zhimei Xu Bryan Jeong Hannah Suh Judy Chong Kevin Chen Alvin Adjei Kathryn Galloway Kaitlyn Jung Ordia Williams Emma Mason Jeffrey Yu Sally Stenger Gregory Zhang
McIntosh High School Savannah Country Day School Riverside Military Academy Mill Creek High School Collins Hill High School Alpharetta High School Chamblee High School Johns Creek High School North Gwinnett High School The Westminster Schools Peachtree Ridge High School Chattahoochee High School GSMST The Westminster Schools Savannah Country Day School Davidson Fine Arts Northview High School Lakeside High School Wheeler High School Northview High School Savannah Arts Academy Brookwood High School
2ND VIOLIN
Serena Gao Lambert High School Zoe Lo Walton High School KangHee Jin Lambert High School Alice Bai Chamblee High School Jonathan Eernisse Home School Amen Gashaw Brookwood High School Derek Wang Alpharetta High School Josh Wang Duluth High School Hannah Shin Savannah Arts Academy Mi Chang Peachtree Ridge High School Sakura Dozier-Muhammad Savannah Arts Academy Alex Foster Home School Christina Huang The Westminster Schools Lydia Nam McIntosh High School Neha Gregory GSMST James Jutras North Oconee High School Luke Cho Northview High School Haeun Jin Brookwood High School Wesley Zhang Brookwood High School Grace Lee Norcross High School Amelia Tribou North Atlanta High School Rachel Zhou Lambert High School
VIOLA
Kaci Xie Ivy Xue James Cai Anna Laldin Yumi Jang Damaris Billups Sehyun Kim Nile Polk Skyler Bugg Nina Nagarajan Jesse An Helen Liu Pratyush Una Evelyn Gardolinski Audrey Tanner Nadean Ali
Alpharetta High School Johns Creek High School Peachtree Ridge High School Allatoona High School Allatoona High School Davidson Fine Arts Northview High School DeKalb School of the Arts Sandy Creek High School Peachtree Ridge High School Cambridge High School Walton High School Walton High School Johns Creek High School Harrison High School Northview High School
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CELLO
Amy Park Max Lou Mingdao Gavalda William Kim Rachel Seong Timothy Cho Ariel Najarian Peter Gardner Jun-ha Jung Maya Ridenour Josh Chough Tara Pillai Walker Harris Joshua Yu Marshall Thornton Tyler Bierfreund
BASS
North Gwinnett High School Johns Creek High School Atlanta International School Pope High School North Gwinnett High School GSMST Milton High School Savannah Arts Academy Northview High School Chattahoochee High School GSMST The Westminster Schools Allatoona High School GSMST Brookwood High School Johns Creek High School
Kayleigh Monahan Milton High School Alex Petralia Druid Hills High School Spencer Erlich-Robinson Lakeside High School Katie Tran Lake Oconee Academy Livia Epnett North Cobb High School Shona Harbert Druid Hills High School Madeline Miller Chamblee High School Vincent Claussen Northview High School
ALL-STATE NINTH & TENTH GRADE FULL ORCHESTRA Allen Tinkham, Conductor Stacy Brown, Percussion Coordinator Frank Folds, Organizer
Allen Tinkham is increasingly recognized as one of the most inspiring and exciting conductors and teachers of his generation. He is hailed by John von Rhein of the Chicago Tribune as both a conductor and teacher, described as working “wonders” as one of the most important “educators, mentors and inspirational guides in the training of tomorrow’s orchestral professionals” and defined by his “communicative” conducting bringing forth “an adrenalin rush of superior playing.” Under his leadership as the longtime Music Director of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO), both the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun Times have described performances by the CYSO Symphony Orchestra as “professional level,” and under his baton, the Chicago Tribune has noted his “impressive” conducting and “uncanny control” and has compared the CYSO Symphony Orchestra’s “ferocity and theatricality” to that of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. For the 2015-2016 season, Tinkham celebrates his fifteenth season as Music Director of CYSO and begins his first season as Music Director of the Chicago Composers Orchestra, an ensemble devoted to performing contemporary works of living composers. He begins the season guest conducting the opening night of the Adrian Symphony Orchestra and ends the season leading CYSO Symphony Orchestra in performances of Mahler’s 6th Symphony. As Music Director of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras and the Chicago Composers Orchestra, season highlights also include Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4, Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5, and Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 with contemporary highlights including Boulez’s Dérive 1, Zwilich’s Symphony No. 1 and works by David Lang and Chicagoan Anthony Chueng. In guest engagements, Tinkham conducts Dvorák’s Symphony No. 6 and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11.
Program Norwegian Dances...........................................................................................Edvard Grieg The Machine Awakes..................................................................................Stephen Bryant Marche Heroique..................................................................................Camille Saint-Saëns
ALL-STATE NINTH & TENTH GRADE FULL ORCHESTRA 1ST VIOLIN
Richard Cho Kylie Dickinson Rachel McClellan Ava Posner Richard Lee Mabel Htay Felix Pei Anika Park Yuji Yamada Naomi Fan Julia Su Eileen Liu Annabel Shue Sophie Chan Evonne Iau Erin Cho Grace Miller Joyce Yun Bailey Park Diane Moon Julius Tao Varun Vishwanath
2ND VIOLIN
Alpharetta High School McIntosh High School Home School Decatur High School Northview High School Centennial High School Lakeside High School Walton High School Duluth High School Walton High School Wheeler High School Alpharetta High School Northview High School Milton High School Woodward Academy Wheeler High School Home School Chamblee High School Home School GSMST GSMST Northview High School
Nao Kamitani Lakeside High School Mayu Takeuchi Oconee County High School Doowon Kim North Gwinnett High School Jenny Choi Walton High School Alexis Warnock Roswell High School Bradley Hu Johns Creek High School Sylvia Tang Northview High School Ellen Kang Savannah Arts Academy Vivia Lung Alpharetta High School Yiren Hou Walton High School Daniel Ryu Chattahoochee High School Samuel Song Johns Creek High School Angela Cheng Johns Creek High School Ryan Mascarenhas Walton High School Brandon Cabigon Soliber GSMST Esther Kim Duluth High School Christine Chang Dunwoody High School Michelle Cho Alpharetta High School Sarang Pujari Alpharetta High School Leigh Kong North Gwinnett High School Rebecca Goodwin Marietta High School Mimi Konieczny The Westminster Schools
VIOLA
John Cho Lucinda Gelber Jessica Yeh Bryan Kim Chris Wang Raj Srivastava Thomas Kim Olivia Johnson-Liu Amanda Bock McKayla Andersen Margaret Zhang Lydia Choi Christine Park Megan Hong Albert Chen Nithya Rajasakar
Mill Creek High School Grady High School Duluth High School Peachtree Ridge High School Norcross High School Chattahoochee High School North Gwinnett High School Savannah Country Day School Cambridge High School Allatoona High School Walton High School Collins Hill High School Peachtree Ridge High School Lambert High School Walton High School Chattahoochee High School
CELLO
John Kang Collins Hill High School Harrison Marable Wheeler High School Lexine Feng Home School Aria Posner Decatur High School Tannessa Dang North Gwinnett High School Harrison Zhu Chattahoochee High School Adam Wang Alpharetta High School Jordan Leslie The Paideia School Yuheon Lee McIntosh High School Christine Jeong Northview High School Jonathan Kim GSMST Jayson Wu Walton High School Ryan Lee Peachtree Ridge High School Ian Becerra Columbus High School Alicia Shin North Gwinnett High School Calvin Dong Greater Atlanta Christian School
BASS
Corban Johnson Eric Shute Angela Leeper Matthew Jung Joseph Zhang Jesse Perry Corban Anderson William Trimble
HARP
Olivia Barker
Collins Hill High School Chamblee High School Ola High School Northview High School GSMST McIntosh High School Union Grove High School Walton High School
Alpharetta High School
FLUTE
Heeseo Han Kristina Lee Yein Chae
North Gwinnett High School Northview High School Johns Creek High School
OBOE
Hannah June Lee Matthew Rowell Jessica Pan
Lambert High School Brunswick High School Parkview High School
BASSOON Allie Byrd Xavier Lee Neal Patram
East Coweta High School Valdosta High School Brookwood High School
CLARINET Henry Xuan Justin Patillo Justin Paik
Lambert High School Newnan High School Lambert High School
TRUMPET Keshav Anand Will Rich Anna Paulus
HORN
Josh Vollbracht Spencer Hodge Charles Dunn Noah Hamilton
South Forsyth High School Lakeside High School Milton High School
Kennesaw Mountain High School Sandy Creek High School Pope High School Northwest Whitfield High School
TROMBONE Vincent Tapia David Cain Malik Thompson
TUBA
Henry Hofer
TIMPANI Dylan So
PERCUSSION Daniel Chapadeau Megan Campbell
George Walton Academy North Forsyth High School Parkview High School
Morgan County High School
Northview High School
Whitewater High School Lambert High School
ALL-STATE ELEVENTH & TWELTH GRADE STRING ORCHESTRA Bill Bitter, Conductor Lori Gomez, Organizer
Bill Bitter is in his thirty-fifth year with Gilbert Public Schools, Gilbert, AZ. During that time he has taught orchestra and band at all levels, elementary through high school. He is presently Director of Orchestras and Chairman of the Performing Arts Department at Highland High School. Highland High School opened in 1993, and the Highland Orchestras currently consist of five performing ensembles, with an enrollment of over 350 students. Mr. Bitter has been active in the Arizona Band and Orchestra Director’s Association, serving as Vice President of High School Orchestra Activities, State Concert Festival Chairman, Fall Orchestra Festival Chairman, and Regional Orchestra Chairman. He was a 9 year member of the staff of the National High School Honors Orchestra, sponsored by ASTA WITH NSOA, serving as organizing chairman in 2005. Mr. Bitter has served as an adjudicator and clinician for festivals throughout the southwest United States and Hawaii. His orchestras have performed at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, and in New York’s world-renowned Carnegie Hall. In 2014, the Arizona Music Educators Association named Mr. Bitter the Arizona Music Educator of the Year, and in 2015, he received the Elizabeth A. H. Green School Educator Award from the American String Teachers Association.
Program Holberg Suite......................................................................................................Edvard Grieg October................................................................................................................Eric Whitacre Choreography for Strings...................................................................Norman Dello Joio Serenade for Strings..............................................................................Pyotr Tchaikovsky
ALL-STATE ELEVENTH & TWELTH GRADE STRING ORCHESTRA 1ST VIOLIN
Kyle Qian Centennial High School Ruby Lee Brookwood High School Ashley Kim Northview High School Eunice Choi Brookwood High School Mustafa Hussain Brookwood High School Suk Joon Na Duluth High School Louisa Shepherd Home School Bailey Lin Savannah Arts Academy Max Xu Johns Creek High School William Bontempo Mountain View High School Daniel Kim Johns Creek High School Natalie King Home School Lucy Liu Mount Pisgah Christian School Jennifer Ko Johns Creek High School Laurence Davis Whitewater High School Anvith Reddy Brookwood High School Angela Lau Norcross High School Gunhyun Park Johns Creek High School Hong-Yu Guo Davidson Fine Arts Jael Ortiz Home School Mehal Churiwal Northview High School Daniel Lee Mountain View High School
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Minjoo Kim Chattahoochee High School Jerry Lu Norcross High School Yujin Choi Woodward Academy Samantha McClendon Walton High School Serena Song Peachtree Ridge High School Jason Chen Johns Creek High School Praneet Ramakrishnan Milton High School Julia Surbrook Johns Creek High School Gabriella Davis Roswell High School Brian Raiford M.E. Stilwell School of the Arts Jennifer Smith Savannah Arts Academy Alexis Forrest Alpharetta High School Jefferson Zhan Northview High School Hannah Watkoske Woodward Academy Hassaan Asif Brookwood High School Daniel Kim North Gwinnett High School Alex Yu Chattahoochee High School Sejin Kim Grady High School Jong Lee Brookwood High School Chanveasna Hong M.E. Stilwell School of the Arts Caitlin Reed Woodward Academy Stanley Hu Duluth High School
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Joy Hsieh Clara Smallwood Jordan Watt Jennifer Ahn Caroline Cameron Wilbert Liu Nivedita Minjur Na Ku Cameron Chong Elise Arancio Claire Sharpe Marianne Richter Jeremy Jefferson Emma Axelson Kenny Oen Jameson Wall
Dunwoody High School Milton High School North Cobb High School Johns Creek High School McIntosh High School Lambert High School Lambert High School North Gwinnett High School Cambridge High School Lakeside High School Walton High School McIntosh High School River Ridge High School Chamblee High School Peachtree Ridge High School Decatur High School
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Benjamin Rau The Lovett School Jane Lee Johns Creek High School Emmanuel Losa Osborne High School Ayako Pederson-Takeda Brookwood High School Claire Lee North Gwinnett High School Matthew Shu The Paideia School Claire Chen River Ridge High School Dylan Kim Walton High School Alyson Lee Hebron Christian Academy Joseph Brown Hillgrove High School Colin Gregoire Roswell High School Se Hyun Jang Northview High School Nathan Wu Walton High School Michael Marra Milton High School Yea Chan Yoo Duluth High School Gilberto Mejia-Holguin Centennial High School
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Zijian Tan Hollie Greenwood Truman Antah Christina Gilkes Emily Wilson Morgan Wood Ian Knox Natalie Tooley
Collins Hill High School Roswell High School Glynn Academy Shiloh High School Davidson Fine Arts Lanier High School McEachern High School Milton High School
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ALL-STATE ELEVENTH & TWELTH GRADE FULL ORCHESTRA Steven Amundson, Conductor Todd Manson, Percussion Coordinator Carl Rieke, Organizer
Steven Amundson joined the music faculty at St. Olaf College in the fall of 1981. Under Amundson’s direction, the St. Olaf Orchestra has become recognized as one the finest undergraduate orchestras in the United States. In addition to his duties as conductor of the St. Olaf Orchestra, he teaches courses in conducting, aural skills, and music theory. Prior to his appointment at St. Olaf, Amundson held conducting posts at the University of Virginia and with the Tacoma Youth Symphony in Washington. He is the founding conductor of the Metropolitan Symphony in Minnesota and served as Music Director and Conductor of the Bloomington Symphony from 1984-1997. He has been both a resident conductor and guest conductor for the well-known Interlochen National Arts Camp and has served as guest conductor for many All-State Orchestra festivals throughout the United States. Amundson has guest conducted professional ensembles in Minnesota including the Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra, the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra, the Fargo/Moorhead Symphony, and the renowned St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. A commissioned composer and arranger, Amundson is published by Lauren Keiser Music and the Neil A. Kjos Music Co. Tempo Music Resource distributes his self-published works. His orchestral compositions have received hundreds of performances by professional orchestras including the Atlanta, Cincinnati, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Oregon, Phoenix, San Diego, and Utah Symphonies in the United States, and internationally with orchestras including the Toronto Symphony in Canada and BBC Concert Orchestra in the United Kingdom. Amundson did his studies in orchestral conducting at Luther College, Northwestern University, the University of Virginia, the Aspen Music School in Colorado, and the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. He has enjoyed the tutelage of notable conductors including Maurice Abravanel, Milan Horvat, and Erich Leinsdorf. In the 1980 International Conducting Competition hosted by the Mozarteum and Austrian National Radio, Amundson placed first, earning the Hans Haring Prize. In 1992 the Minnesota Music Education Association named him “Minnesota Orchestra Educator of the Year.” In the fall of 1995 Amundson received the Carlo A. Sperati Award from Luther College in recognition of his meritorious achievement in the field of music.
Program Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra............................................George Gershwin Ethan Chen, Piano
Love Duet (From the opera “Merry Mount”......................................Howard Hanson Capriccio Italien (Op. 45)..........................................................Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky
ALL-STATE ELEVENTH & TWELTH GRADE FULL ORCHESTRA 1ST VIOLIN Lily West Phoebe Liu Jennifer Wei Brianna Hou Julia Sellman Judy Li Alexis Boylan Grace Lee Julia Lu Clara Kennedy Catherine Cook Shannon Chen Sarah Chen Alec Reinhardt Elizabeth Kim Maya Kang Whit FitzGerald Brian Kang Irene Chen Hanna Cho Rubin Park Sitara Mysore
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Home School The Westminster Schools Savannah Arts Academy Norcross High School Home School Northview High School Lassiter High School Grayson High School Northview High School Savannah Arts Academy Allatoona High School North Gwinnett High School The Paideia School Lakeside High School Mill Creek High School Johns Creek High School Pace Academy Chamblee High School River Ridge High School Peachtree Ridge High School Collins Hill High School Alpharetta High School
Amy Zhang Johns Creek High School Yuna Lee Chattahoochee High School Hongbum Kim North Gwinnett High School Yueci Chen Mount Pisgah Christian School Christine Liu The Westminster Schools Caroline Wittschen Centennial High School Sarena Tseng Chattahoochee High School Kevin Kerner McIntosh High School Rachel Lee Peachtree Ridge High School Arvind Ramaswami Chattahoochee High School Melody Bearden Home School Seo Young Yoo Lassiter High School Roger Zhang Parkview High School Gabrielle Fontaine Savannah Arts Academy Samuel Surbrook Home School Janet Huang Johns Creek High School Andrew Peck Walton High School David Wen Centennial High School Grace Wei Johns Creek High School Abhi Nathan Walton High School Xiaoyao Gao Oconee County High School Joanna Sellman Home School
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James Kang Alan Ko Jun Kang Tony Zeng Michael Lee Doyoung Jeong Amy Liu Grace Zhou Kevin Zhang Jason Chang Susan Yi YuJin Kwak Andrious Nelson Emily Wang Irene Zhou Annabelle Spoto
Collins Hill High School Alpharetta High School Peachtree Ridge High School Brookwood High School North Gwinnett High School Duluth High School Walton High School Walton High School Walton High School Northview High School Northview High School GSMST Woodland High School Chattahoochee High School Northview High School Mill Creek High School
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Hwanwook Seong North Gwinnett High School Rayen Kang Northview High School Leonardo Tang Northview High School Sarah Tsai Walton High School Clarisa Colton Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School Tiffany Chen Collins Hill High School Phillip Kim Peachtree Ridge High School Sirian Yi North Gwinnett High School Joe Billips The Westminster Schools Jennifer Ahn Northview High School Josie Campbell Allatoona High School Windsor Xu Parkview High School Melina Le McIntosh High School Morgan Lyke Collins Hill High School Sei Ko McIntosh High School Isabela Pavkov Lakeside High School
BASS
Daniel Barket Alex Pu Zoe Hood Thomas Fennell Christian Harvey Emma Berman Max Heeden Kevin Alford
HARP
Yasamin Khorashahi
FLUTE
Cameron Calvert Alex Pedowitz Katie Min Karly Henson
Alpharetta High School Johns Creek High School Pope High School Chamblee High School M.E. Stilwell School of the Arts Harrison High School Lakeside High School Mill Creek High School
OBOE
Nathaniel Wolff Gabriel Grant Christina Pacetti Nick Bernard
BASSOON Hank Morris Andrew Rhone Derek Rizzi Devin Bates
Harrison High School Milton High School North Gwinnett High School Augusta Christian School
Oconee County High School Fayette County High School Wheeler High School Savannah Arts Academy
CLARINET Alisha Zamore Nick Tewell Seokjin Yoon Minoo Dixon
McIntosh High School Pope High School Wheeler High School North Gwinnett High School
BASS CLARINET Mitchell Bowen
TRUMPET
Caitlin Petros Stephen Burden Zach Price Andrew Lang
Pope High School
Milton High School North Forsyth High School Milton High School Milton High School
HORN
Nicholas Fratto Jack Weisenborn Savannah Smith Killian Vidourek Kate Foral
GSMST Oconee County High School River Ridge High School Sandy Creek High School Evans High School
TROMBONE Jarrad Dickey Evan Roussey Davis Clark
Lambert High School North Gwinnett High School Oconee County High School
BASS TROMBONE Will Clark
Parkview High School
TUBA
Joshua Williams
TIMPANI
Andrew Cerny
Lambert High School
Decatur High School Camden County High School Northgate High School Walton High School
Tri-Cities High School
First Presbyterian Day School
PERCUSSION Michael Dehan Samuel Mishkin Paul Weiland
McIntosh High School Mill Springs Academy Walton High School