Pacific Bands Concert Friday I April 29, 2022 I 7:30 pm Faye Spanos Concert Hall University Concert Band and Symphonic Wind Ensemble Featuring Pacific Arts Woodwind Quintet Mathew Krejci, flute; Kyle Bruckmann, oboe; Patricia Shands, clarinet; Sadie Glass, horn; Nicolasa Kuster, bassoon Vu Nguyen, conductor
98th Performance I 2021–22 Academic Year I Conservatory of Music I University of the Pacific
CONCERT PROGRAM I APRIL 29, 2022 I 7:30 PM University Concert Band To Create a Voice (2017)
Carol Brittin Chambers (b. 1970)
Sheltering Sky (2012)
John Mackey (b. 1973)
Seis Manuel (2003) Planet B (2021)
Shelley Hanson (b. 1951) Catherine Likhuta (b. 1981)
Consortium Premiere Halcyon Hearts (2021)
Katahj Copley (b. 1998)
Symphonic Wind Ensemble Serenade for Winds, op. 40 (1898) I. Allegro moderato
Arthur Bird (1856 - 1923)
Featuring the Pacific Arts Woodwind Quintet Five Elements (2021) Metal Wood Water Fire Earth Consortium Premiere
Yunfei Li (b. 1992)
True Anomaly (2022) Wyatt Cannon* (b. 2000) World Premiere *Winner of the Pacific Bands Composer Commissioning Award American Hymnsong Suite (2007) Prelude on “Wonderous Love” Ballad on “Balm in Gilead” Scherzo on “Nettleton” March on “Wilson”
Dwayne Milburn (b. 1963)
University Concert Band (Performers are Listed Alphabetically) Flute Ashley Bonfoey Logan Feece Autumn Hill Jodie Sun Victoria Wang Oboe Raquel Johnson Clarinet Kyle Chang Rachel Dolan Gerardo Lopez Emily McGann Sungeun Park Bassoon Justin Silva Simon Vasquez Saxophone Marc Anderson Krystle Kong Tristan McMichael Mason Weillie Trumpet Ainsley Berryhill Caleb Bonilla Kevin Hee Julia Alejandra Murillo
Horn Mary Denney Matthew Miramontes Trombone Victor Alcaraz, Jr. Aparna Balaji Marco Galvan Euphonium Arturo Garcia Tuba Stephen Lambert Percussion Robert D. Brown, Jr. Huey Chan Ethan Chow Mallory Norman Samantha Sanchez
Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Performers are Listed Alphabetically) Flute Kalea Bringas Phoenix Farris Jessica Jenkins Natalie Kowalski * Marcus Loya
Trumpet Jack Chivers Noah Granard Andrew Marcopulos Cristina O’Brien Kylie Ward
Oboe Glenn Michael Adcock + Jenna Bosnick + Raquel Johnson Apollo Parish Mitchell *
Trombone Rebecca Growcott Matthew Miramontes Seth Neves
Clarinet Byron Ayala Edgard Gonzales * Maggie Juarez + Abigail Miller + Marcus Romero Bassoon Ella Hebrard * Dorian Jones Ealaph Tabbaa + Tyler Van Zuiden + Jordan Wier Saxophone Michael De Lashmutt Theresa Nhu Nhien Huynh Ryan Porter James Scott Horn Emily Fjelstrom Olivia Gideon + Jada Ramos + Reese Romero * Skylar Warren
Euphonium Brooke Farrar Tuba Domenic Jimenez Double Bass Logan Adams Percussion Robin Bisho Leonard Cox Jon Herbers Samantha Sanchez Emily Winsatt Keyboard Krystle Kong * Bird + Li
University Concert Band The University Concert Band at the Pacific Conservatory of Music comprises students who represent music majors, minors, and non-majors from across the university. The ensemble performs literature written for a full wind band setting drawn from contemporary, transcription, and classic band repertoire. The Concert Band performs four concerts each academic year, including collaborations with composers and high school bands. During the 2021-22 season, the ensemble will perform works by Carol Brittin Chambers, Katahj Copley, Viet Cuong, Kelijah Dunton, Roger Zare, and consortium premieres of works by Allison Loggins-Hull and Catherine Likhuta. Membership is open to all Pacific students. Symphonic Wind Ensemble The Symphonic Wind Ensemble at the Pacific Conservatory of Music comprises students who represent a majority of music degree programs in the Conservatory. The ensemble performs at least four concerts each academic year. It provides students the opportunity to play a broad range of music for winds, brass, percussion, and keyboards drawn from a repertoire that honors the rich history of the past and looks to the future. The Symphonic Wind Ensemble has performed at Carnegie Hall, recorded at Skywalker Sound, and performed at the California All-State Music Education Conference and the Western International Band Clinic. Recent collaborations with composers include Viet Cuong, Jennifer Jolley, Giovanni Santos, Alex Shapiro, Ingrid Stölzel, and James Syler.
PERFORMER AND CONDUCTOR BIOS
The Pacific Arts Woodwind Quintet carries on a long tradition of outstanding performance at the Conservatory beginning in 1970. The ensemble has performed for school groups, community concert organizations, professional musician associations, teacher conventions and at music festivals including two recent tours to Panama. The members include: flutist Brittany Trotter; oboist Kyle Bruckmann; clarinetist Patricia Shands; bassoonist Nicolasa Kuster; and horn player Sadie Glass.
Vu Nguyen is an Associate Professor of Music and the Director of Bands at University of the Pacific. He conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, and teaches courses in conducting and music education. Dr. Nguyen maintains an active schedule as a clinician and has served as guest conductor with the United States Air Force Bands of the Golden West and Mid-America, as well as regional and all-state honor bands throughout the country. Ensembles under his direction have been invited to perform at state and national conferences, most recently at the 2020 College Band Directors National Association Eastern Division Conference. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Dr. Nguyen holds degrees in conducting from the University of Washington and the University of Oregon, and a BM in music education from the University of the Pacific. Prior to his appointment at Pacific, he served as Director of Wind Ensembles and Conducting at the University of Connecticut. He began his career teaching in the public schools of San Ramon, CA. In addition to his academic career, Dr. Nguyen served as an officer in the Air National Guard (ANG) where he was the commander/conductor of the ANG Band of the West Coast, one of five such bands in the United States covering an eight-state area of responsibility.
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UPCOMING CONSERVATORY EVENTS Apr. 30 | 3:00pm PAWQ Festival Faye Spanos Concert Hall Mar. 8 | 7:30pm Chamber VI Recital Hall
May 2 | 3:30pm Conservatory Concert Hour Recital Hall May. 3 | 7:30pm Composer’s Concert Faye Spanos Concert Hall
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