Celebration of Life

CELEBRATION OF LIFE In Memory of Dr. Eric Hammer Sunday

I February 10, 2019 I 10 am

Alex G. Spanos Center University of the Pacific Stockton, CA

CELEBRATION OF LIFE

I FEBRUARY 10, 2019 I 10 AM

Peter Witte

University of the Pacific Dean, Conservatory of Music Edwin Franko Goldman (1878-1956)

Onward-Upward March John Maltester, Conductor Dr. Jonathan Latta

University of the Pacific

BMus, ’00, Chief of Staff, Office of the President David Holsinger (b. 1945)

On A Hymnsong of Philip Bliss Harvey Benstein, Conductor Mark Hammer

The Hammer Family Eric Hammer’s Brother John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

The Pathfinder of Panama March Patrick Casey, Conductor

Julie Giroux (b. 1961)

One Life Beautiful Lauren Gibson, Conductor Mathew Krejci

University of the Pacific Professor of Flute, Conservatory of Music Frank Ticheli (b. 1958)

Amazing Grace Timothy Smith, Conductor

Johannes Hanssen (1847-1967)

Valdres March Robert Halseth Conductor

CELEBRATION OF LIFE

I FEBRUARY 10, 2019 I 10 AM Stephen Sondheim (b. 1930)

Send in the Clowns

Scott Downs, euphonium and Burr Phillips, piano First Suite in E Flat for Military Band, Op.28 No.1 Chaconne Intermezzo March

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

(played without pause) Mitch Leigh (1928-2014)

The Impossible Dream Daniel Ebbers, tenor and Burr Phillips, piano Dr. Giulio Ongaro

Chapman University

Dean, College of Performing Arts Dean, Conservatory of Music, University of the Pacific, 2009-2015 Irish Tune from County Derry

Percy Grainger (1882-1961)

Vu Nguyen, Conductor Gary Putnam

Central United Methodist Church Pastor Emeritus

Nocturne in Db Major, Op. 27, No. 2

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)

Frank Wiens, piano John Maltester

Saint Mary’s College

Los Medanos College Director of Bands Emeritus Conductor and Artistic Director, Diablo Wind Symphony Cheerio March (Sing and Whistle)

Edwin Franko Goldman (1878-1956)

John Maltester, Conductor Lois Warner Winston (1901-1989)

Pacific Hail Andrew Lu, Class of 2019

CELEBRATION OF LIFE BAND

Flute/ Piccolo Angela Allured Diana Ayala Sarah Carpenter Judy Coe Vivian de la Cruz Stanley Kevin Fallon Becky Fitch Lauren Gibson Christie Hart Andrew Lu Katye Maki Laila Mameesh Jay Mason Monica Mendoza Jerwin Monje Natalie Peeples Arturo Rodriguez Rebecca Stuart Morgan Thomas Veronica Tonus Vivian Tran Joshua Voeltz Sarah Waltz Susan Webster Elaine Wersky Oboe Molly Fuhrman James Gonzales Rachel Hawkes Bennett Lopez Scott Sutter

Clarinet Chris Brown Kayla Chizek David Coe Kimberly Contreras Megan Deems Thomas Douglass Chavonta Edington Rebecca Ellis Matthew Erickson Sarah Fernandez Chuck Garcia-Howell Grant Goodman Jean Gould Andrea Hawkes Kellie Hoover Diane Klaczynski Jeff Kumagai Cynthia Ley Amanda Martin Jennifer Martinez Bethany Miller Christine Offerman Emily Osborne Scott Pastor Thomas Ravago Starlyn Reyes Marcus Romero Edwin Serrano Christina Severin Susan Silveira Ravyn Stanford Neil Stanley Chris Steffanic Katina Vallens Sean Widger Courtney Wood

Bass Clarinet Kathy Boster Deborah Mitzman Bassoon Celia Boutiette Bernadette Dempsey Kevin Johnson Leigh Korn Mike Mori Elizabeth Schlegel Ryan Ubhoff Alto Saxophone Lucas Bere Ron Bowman Craig Davis Eric Espinosa Cathy Ettle Shelby Evans Ian Hart Dan Hazlett Isaac Lopez Kurt Lopez Erin Love Dean McNair Caleb Moen John Robertson James Scott Kamilah Simba Allie VanderMolen Kelsey Walkover Tenor Saxophone Kristin Florek Julia Pearson Mark Sarris Karl Udang

CELEBRATION OF LIFE BAND

Baritone Saxophone Pieter Chevalier Curtis Petersen Trumpet Jared Blum Andrew Byars Rudy Cisneros Jeffrey Edom Steven Ernest Kody Etchison Brad Hart Paul Herrera Lyndsey Herrera Hector Lange-Sanchez Brian Leff Benjamin Loomer Fernando Lozano Mark Morello Teri Musiel Vu Nguyen Jeff Peterson Roberto Ruiz Jordan Siditsky Justin Somaduroff Theodore Stone Tito Talamantes Hal Willenborg

French Horn Jonathan Betts Ruth Britten Arlene Burney Kary Caboose Cara Dahl Jacy George Heather Greenup Phillip Hobson Mark Hochhalter Helen Kilpatrick-Halseth Kenton Kuwada Meredith Mellin Darrin Michaels Maya Norman Timothy Smith Mark Stephens Rachel Ticas Ella Webb Trombone David Allured Chelsea Bradford Patrick Casey Anthony Dahl Keita Hasegawa Carl Kaiy Jay Maddox Suzanne Mudge Nico Peruzzi Bonnie Schiada Maddox Sarah Slezak Josh Walkover Bass Trombone David Heredia Cody Johnson James Kooren Elijah Maes-Brown

Euphonium Juan Castaneda Scott Downs Brooke Farrar Nicolas Fraire Steven Katz Joshua Lopez Anthony Oliva Timothy Wood Cello Marisa Farooq Tuba Richard Frazier Adam Heredia Stephen Lambert Charlie Rodda Jason Ryan Ryan Rogers String Bass Jim Mazzaferro Percussion Mitch Goldsmith Carol Kouklis Shaun Manley Patrick Neff Brandon Smith David Tanner Matthew Valenzuela Piano Manny Dayao Jude Markel

DR. ERIC HAMMER (1951 - 2019)

group was invited to perform a featured concert at Carnegie Hall in March of this year during the New York Wind Band Festival.

“Eric created a sense of community simply in the way he walked into a room. He brought people together, he was warm, endlessly energetic, and he believed that every child must sing, in school and throughout their lives,” said Peter Witte, dean of the Conservatory of Music.

Eric Hammer ’73, Pacific alumnus and director of bands and professor of music education in the Conservatory of Music, passed away Monday, January 28, 2019.

He was 67. Dr. Hammer had announced he would retire at the end of the academic year after leading a remarkable and impactful 26-year career at Pacific.

“Eric’s love of music and enthusiasm for life touched everyone who had the privilege of being in his presence. He connected with generations of young people, inspiring many of them to study music at Pacific and to become lifelong musicians and Pacificans,” said Pacific President Pamela A. Eibeck.

“His passion for Pacific was clear; he embodied the best of our university community.”

Together with his faculty colleagues, Dr. Hammer built and sustained the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and the University Concert Band and supervised the student-led Pep Band. He has led the 50-60-member Symphonic Wind Ensemble to national prominence. The

Dr. Hammer inspired young musicians teaching at summer band camp, conducting honor bands, adjudicating band festivals and giving clinics at high schools. It was not uncommon for students to say that he was the reason they enrolled at Pacific. He guided music education student teachers as they launched their careers throughout California and initiated and organized the Pacific Western Concert Band Festival held at Pacific for the past 13 years, which draws some 500 of the top student musicians from schools throughout the Western United States.

He stayed in touch with Pacific alumni across the nation, providing a way for them to connect with their alma mater, even as they built their own careers and communities. He invited them back to campus for master classes and arranged opportunities for them to interact with students through receptions and events across the state during the Concert Band and Wind Ensemble performance tours. He also brought alumni together to perform with current students at the biannual Alumni Band Concert during

DR. ERIC HAMMER (1951 - 2019)

Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Spring 2019

Homecoming Weekend, providing a rich experience for both students and alumni.

He was awarded the 2009 Pacific Alumni Association Faculty Mentor Award, in recognition of his significant impact on the lives of students and alumni.

He conducted local community ensembles, such as the Valley Concert Band and, in 2016, began the New Hammer Concert Band, a professionallevel wind ensemble that brings musicians together from across the state – including many alumni – for an intensive musical experience and public performance. A portion of concert ticket revenue supported music programs in local schools.

He was highly respected as an educator and conductor and recently was recognized as the Outstanding University Educator by the California Music Educators Association. His influence extended far beyond Pacific through the many hundreds of students and educators he taught in clinics and conferences or conducted in performances across the United States and abroad. In 2017, he was elected as

a member of the prestigious American Bandmasters Association, which recognizes outstanding achievement on the part of concert band conductors and composers. Dr. Hammer was also a conductor of the Diablo Wind Symphony for 16 years.

An Iowa native, Dr. Hammer earned his Bachelor of Music degree in University of the Pacific’s Conservatory of Music in 1973 and a teaching credential in the Gladys L. Benerd School of Education in 1974. He completed his Master of Music in wind conducting and Doctor of Musical Arts in music education at the University of Oregon. He taught in public schools for 16 years before joining the faculty of his alma mater in 1993.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Nancy Hammer ’74. He is survived by wife Patricia; daughter Elisabeth “Betsy” Hammer ‘09 and husband Patrick Mulcahy; sister Priscilla Burnett and husband Mark; and brother Mark Hammer and wife Dami. Dr. Hammer was loved by his students and colleagues and will be deeply missed.

THANK YOU

The Hammer Family All who made music today All who spoke today All in Pacific’s Conservatory With special gratitude to Burnie Atterbury and University Development and Alumni Relations Briana Bacon

Kerry Lechich John Maltester Keith Michaud

Harvey Benstein Marcelino Cardona/MC Piano Moving Pamela Eibeck and Office of the President

Maria Pallavicini and Office of the Provost Nico Peruzzi and the Conservatory Students

Gary Hansen/G Force Productions

Steven Payne/Clubhouse Productions Video & Recording

Kim Girardi

Sylwia Lipiec-Qualls

Marge Gray

Melissa Riley

Sheri Grimes

Steve Whyte

James Gonzales

Bon Appetit

Yvette Khan

Marty Weiner, Weiner Piano Service

Jonathan Latta

Peter Witte and Conservatory of Music Office of the Dean

Pacifc Hail From o’er the rugged mountains standing high; From out the broad low valleys, ‘neath the sky; Our alma mater calls, We cannot fail, Our voices blend in praise, Pacific Hail! Pacific Hail!

Long may her flaming torch give out its light; Long may her spirit guide us in the right; To her we pledge our hearts, We dare not fail; To her we raise our song, Pacific Hail! Pacific Hail!

Pacific.edu/Conservatory