PACIFIC PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Tuesday I November 6, 2018 I 7:30 pm Faye Spanos Concert Hall
PACIFIC PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Michael Downing I Director UNIVERSITY CHORUS and PACIFIC SINGERS Yejee Choi I Director SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE CHOIR Bruce Southard I Director
34th Performance I 2018-2019 Academic Year I Conservatory of Music I University of the Pacific
CONCERT PROGRAM I NOVEMBER 10 I 7:30 PM Volume Pig
Garreth Farr (b. 1968)
As One
Gene Koshinki (b. 1980)
Music for Prague 1968 III. Interlude
Karel Husa (1921-2016)
Trio Per Uno III. DisArchitecture
Nebojsa Zivkovic (b. 1962) Dave Hall (b. 1983)
Concerto for Marimba and Choir Gene Koshinski (b. 1980) Tyler Golding, Marimba; University of the Pacific Chorus; Pacific Singers; San Joaquin Delta College Choir Michael Downing is section percussionist with the Sacramento Philharmonic and the Stockton Symphony, as well as a founding member of OrphiQ Percussion Quartet. He is the Adjunct Professor of Percussion at Fresno Pacific University and holds Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Fresno State. An active freelance musician, has performed with virtually every orchestra in Central California. For the last ten years, he has been invited to play with the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra in Grass Valley, CA. Michael also enjoys teaching private lessons and giving clinics for local schools, as well as being an active member of the California Chapter of PAS. Michael has been a soloist with both the Phoenix Symphony and the Stockton Symphony performing “Uzu and Muzu from Kakaruzu.” The double percussion concerto written by Avner Dorman was premiered by Michael and fellow percussionist Graham Thompson in 2012. He has also been a soloist with several other orchestras performing the third movement of Eric Ewazen’s Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra, most recently presenting the exciting finale for the prestigious Music al Parcs concert series in Barcelona, Spain. He has also been featured as the vibraphone soloist for John Williams’ Escapades. Michael studied primarily with Jim Babor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Dr. Matthew Darling of Fresno State. While preparing for orchestral auditions, he has taken lessons with such notable percussionists as Tom Freer, Richard Weiner, Trey Wyatt, Michael Rosen, and Rick Kvistad. Michael is proud artist for Freer Percussion, an Education Artist for Marimba One, and part of the Blackswamp Percussion Educator Network..
PACIFIC PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Michael Downing I Director
The Percussion Ensemble is composed of both percussion majors and non-majors who share a passion for percussion. They perform standards in the repertoire as well as collaborate with composers on campus to commission and perform new works. If you are interested in joining the percussion ensemble, contact Professor Downing at mdowning@pacific.edu.
Kyle Bossert Tyler Golding Vincent Lei Sean Mitchell Craig Robinson Samantha Sanchez Ravyn Stanford
UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC CHORUS Yejee Choi I Director
Abigail Hernandez Leslie Bernabe Joyce Yun Maddy Raneses Mia Watts Mara Baldwin Janell Reyner Whitney Perry Randy Ran Jess Hess Rebekah Thomas Hoang Khanh Thai Diego Bustamante Anna Wemer Amy Tran Hannah Muzio Katrina Duong Amanda Davis Starlyn Reyes Diana Ayala
Sadai Servin Aimee Rivera Livia Umeda Joy Chiang Nicole Allen Hannah Davis Miranda Morse Maya Balachandran PoYan (Florence) Lam Ravyn Stanford Lily Tumbale Grace Herring Kimberly Jackson Malvika Sriram Carrie Parret Hyejun Lee Marissa Staffero Briana Lee Megana Uppalapati Maggie Walley
Christina Yu Stephanie Jones Kristine Javar Salvador Garcia Jamie Rogers-Sites Jacob Faulk Holden Adams Zachary Zumstein Kelvin Boateng James Scott Justine Abuso Cole Torquemada Alexis Munos Brian Bui Andrew Marcopulos Ethan Albala Curtiss Wright Hector Alejandros Felix Diaz-Contreas
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PACIFIC SINGERS Yejee Choi I Director
Abigail Anderson Justin Beasley Jonathan Ceja Bhakti Chan Ceara Costa Elyse Coty Nick Davis Rachel Ferreira
Cruz Gonzales Tanya Harris Nicole Ikeda Hannah Lampkin Davis Mahoney Jasmine Melendez Amanda Mikkelsen Regina Mitchelle
Arianna Morelli Dion Nickelson Kadri Nizam Emily Osbourne Bradley Parese Jakob Sandmeier Jorge Torrez Lauren Woomer
SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE CHOIR Bruce Southard I Director
Abigail Anderson Faith Achacoso Christian Alexander Lynard Anolin Claire Augusto Byron Ayala Kelly Bacon Samantha Bautista Logan Bettencourt Joshua Brock Norma Burgos Joshua Cabardo Griselda Canchola Bruce Chester-Bradt Logan Coleman Angel Cortez Sierra Dalton Joshua Duzenski
Selena Flores Artie Gago Sabrina Ghulam Browyn Graffham Elaine Hanley Jazzy Hildago Joseph Kruse Paul Lerma Amara Michaelis Brisa Sanchez Madrid Sarah Norton Nickolas Olsen Katelyn Patrick Alexis Perez Robert Potter Lorenzo Rangel Jose Razo Rehana Rehman
Anthony Romero Uriel Sanchez Ortega Danielle Smith Jonathan Steward Teresa Sym Caitlyn Tan Imri Tate Esther Taylor Grace Thurman Lawrence Torres Addy Vang Ryan Vang Jonathan Velez Nicholas Walcott Mathew Washington Jarred Wright Lorieanne Ybiernas
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