Pacific Wind Bands Vu Nguyen, conductor Edwin C. Powell, guest conductor Edison High School Concert Band I Chris McCoy, conductor Daniel Coronado, conductor
Franklin High School Concert Band Jacquéline Hairston, conductor
Thursday, January 25, 2024 7:30 pm Faye Spanos Concert Hall
51ST PERFORMANCE OF 2023–24 ACADEMIC YEAR
JANUARY 25, 2024, 7:30 PM Randall D. Standridge (b. 1967)
Armory (2015)
Robert W. Smith (1958–2023)
The Great Locomotive Chase (2000) Lullaby for Band (2007)
Smith
The Thunderer (1889)
John Philip Sousa (1854–1932)
Edison High School Concert Band I Chris McCoy, Daniel Coronado, conductors
Genaro Codina (1852–1901) arr. Andrew Glover
Zacatecas March (1891; 1996)
Grace Before Sleep (2011; 2013)
Susan LaBarr (b. 1981) arr. Eric Wilson
Halcyon Hearts (2021)
Katahj Copley (b. 1998)
Franklin High School Concert Band Jacquéline Hairston, conductor
Intermission
JANUARY 25, 2024, 7:30 PM Extra Fancy (2017) Kyle Bruckmann, Hannah Estrella, oboes Apollo Parish Mitchell, English horn Nicolasa Kuster, Jordan Wier, bassoons Justin Silva, contrabassoon
Viet Cuong (b. 1990)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) arr. H. Robert Reynolds Edwin Powell '87, guest conductor
Folk Dances (1942; 1979)
Sarah Waltz, Molly Bolewski, Bailey LaBrie, Andrew Conklin, introductory speakers Vicente Lusitano Emendemus in melius (1551; 2024) (1520–1561) (Arrangement World Premiere) arr. Andrew Conklin
Dolores, AmeriCan: Symphony for Band (2023) AmeriCan The Dancer Power to the Powerless ¡Sí Se Puede!
Giovanni Santos (b.1980)
Pacific Wind Bands Vu Nguyen '00, conductor
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PROGRAM NOTES Lusitano; Conklin: Emendemus in melius Prior to joining University of the Pacific in 2018, Andrew Conklin held teaching positions at West Chester University of Pennsylvania and Stony Brook University. Conklin’s work has received critical acclaim in blogs such as Pitchfork and The Line of Best Fit and has been supported by grants from organizations including the Trust for Mutual Understanding, the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, and the New York Foundation for the Arts. Among his current projects, Site: Yizkor, an ongoing collaboration with the multimedia artist Maya Ciarrocchi, was presented in part at the Bronx Museum of Art in 2020, premiered in full in 2022 in Poland, and presented in a new iteration at the King Manor Museum in Jamaica, Queens, in 2023. Conklin earned a 2017 Grammy Award nomination for Best Bluegrass Recording for his contributions to The Hazel and Alice Sessions as a core band member of Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands. His guitar and bass playing can be heard on multiple other recordings and has toured extensively with indie rock bands, bluegrass groups, and improvising combos. Conklin’s partnerships as a composer include those with the International Contemporary Ensemble, Yarn/Wire, Ensemble Mise-En, Spektral Quartet, Ensemble Connect, Tala Rasa Percussion, the Calidore String Quartet, Splinter Reeds, the Microcosmos Quartet, and Earplay. Conklin is also a published writer on the theory, composition, and pedagogy of music.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Edwin C. Powell '87 is the director of bands and professor of music at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) where he is responsible for the University Wind Ensemble, conducting and music education methods courses. He is currently on sabbatical and will retire at the end of the academic year. In 2015 he was the recipient of a Pacific Lutheran University Faculty Excellence Award. Powell earned degrees from University of the Pacific, the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, and the University of North Texas, where he completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting studying with Eugene Migliaro Corporon. Previous to his 2005 appointment at PLU, Powell was on faculty at the University of Tennessee, where he was assistant director of bands responsible for the Symphonic Band, the 350-member Pride of the Southland Marching Band, conducting courses, and music education methods courses. Powell maintains an active schedule as a clinician and adjudicator worldwide conducting groups from San Francisco, California, to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He enjoys producing recordings, is a contributing author for the immensely popular textbook series Teaching Music Through Performance in Band (GIA Publications) and is published in the NBA Journal, Voice Magazine, and the Journal of Band Research.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Vu Nguyen '00 is an associate professor of music and director of bands at University of the Pacific. He conducts Pacific Wind Bands and teaches courses in conducting and music education. Nguyen maintains an active schedule as a clinician and has served as guest conductor with military bands as well as honor bands across the country. Ensembles under his direction have performed at state music educator conferences, at the Midwest Clinic, and at the College Band Directors National Association Conference. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Nguyen holds degrees in conducting from the University of Washington and the University of Oregon. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree in music education from University of the Pacific. Prior to his appointment at Pacific, he served in similar roles at the University of Connecticut, University of Indianapolis, and Washington University in St. Louis in addition to being a visiting conductor with the Indiana University Concert Band. He began his teaching career in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. In addition to his academic career, Nguyen recently retired as an officer in the Air National Guard (ANG) where he was the commander and conductor of the ANG Band of the West Coast.
BAND PERSONNEL Edison High School Concert Band
Flutes Jasmine Baliola Gabriela Urena Brizuela Araceli Flores-Lara Saida Hernandez Kyron Lerum Ashley Ortiz Juana Riberal Analiyah Silva
Tenor Saxophones Joseph Gleockler Tyler Hill Angela Hunter Isabel Sanchez Gonzalez
Euphoniums Francisco Estrada Oscar Gonzalez Enrique Pileno-Saldana Jose Rojas Garcia
Baritone Saxophones Elizabeth Miranda Ian Anthony Reyes
Clarinets Diego Camavho TaNiyah Harsch Kimora Hill-Brown Clydellaine Hinaut Alex Mateos Yarley Lopez Deysi Lopez-Juan Justin Jumawan James Carlou Pogoso Kimora Spivey
Horns Tyler Burke Edwin Contreras
Tubas Landon Leighton Jose Primero Connor Rios
Bass Clarinet Serena Campos Alto Saxophones Tydus Burke Abraham Contreras Tony Garcia Perez Jeff Jumawan Marlyn Olguin Antonio Torres
Trumpets Joshcrestopher Durero Efren Garnica Ontiveros Teressa Maciel Alan Ramirez Lopez Tristan Ramos Clayton James Rosario Anahi Savedra Trombones Milah Alvarado Armando Arce John Carlo Caulawon Zackary Driggers Alejandro Enrique Gomez Josh Jumawan
Bass Alfonso Jimenez Percussion Melina Alvarado Selena Cabonios Melvin Celeste Chloe Do Mary Grady Annabell Keo Carmello Martin Kalissa Mitchell Jasmine Reyes Fatima Torres Conductors Chris McCoy Daniel Coronado
BAND PERSONNEL The Franklin High School Concert Band is a group of talented young musicians passionate about music and their music education. The ensemble is comprised of students from eighth through twelfth grade and musical experience ranging from one to four years. The Franklin High School Concert band has garnered numerous accolades, including superior ratings at state-level competitions and local festivals.
Flutes Britany Angeles Jacqueline Acosta Esquivel Karla Hernandez Larissa Munoz Cristian Velazquez Tevarez Ethan Williams
Tenor Saxophones Jose Garcia-Lopez Sergio Mendoza
Tubas Isreal Cubias Jose Lemus
Baritone Saxophones Jashua Gonzalez Melgoza Orlando Parra Esquerra
Clarinets Esmeralda Garibay Demetrius Green Victoria Hernandez Sergio Lozano Diego Vazquez Dulce Vivero-Frausto Jayden Washington
Trumpets Analicia Alcaraz Christopher Atkins Alexander Tovar Jimenez Giovanni Gonzalez Melgoza Juliana Zulueta
Percussion Carmen Jones Paulette Mireles Francisco Parra Burgueno Lindsay Parra Esquerra Keyli Ramirez Michael Hernandez Abner Avalos Enrique Cervantes Alexandra Villasenor Yeslin Ramirez-Calmo Chyenne Melendrez Jayden Camacho Samantha Rayo Ava Marquez
Alto Saxophones Trinity Dasalla Diego Galvez-Gomez Dian Ruiz-Garcia Caleb Luther Araseli Vasquez Mason Yang
Horn Larissa Munoz Trombones Isaac Acosta Antony Cruz Baritones Angel Garcia Julian Lozano Martin Diaz Salazar
Conductor Jacquéline Hairston
PACIFIC WIND BANDS The Pacific Wind Bands at University of the Pacific include students who represent music majors, minors, and non-majors from across Pacific. 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, ranging from chamber to full wind band instrumentation. Recent premieres and collaborations with composers include Viet Cuong, Kevin Day, Marie Douglas, Catherine Likhuta, Giovanni Santos, Alex Shapiro, Ingrid Stölzel, and James Syler.
Flutes Grace Coon Riko Hirata Jessica Jenkins Bobby Singh Jasmine Valentine Oboes Glenn Adcock Walker Austin Alice Chao Apollo Parish Mitchell Sofie Tai Emily Zamudio Clarinets Damien Burgos Kyle Chang Audrey Ewing Kaitlyn Ferreira Maggie Juarez Jordan Mabutas Abigail Miller Sophia Rechel Joseph Schwarz Andrew Seaver Samuel Vu Bassoons Justin Silva Jordan Wier
Saxophones Hannah Estrella Tristan McMichael Marcus Rudes Kyle Saelee Horns Mary Denney Edgar Leyva Jasmin Lopez Don Parker Owen Sheridan Trumpets Ainsley Berryhill Parker Deems Keagan Low Alayna Ontai Kamron Qasimi Yukina Shimokawa Kylie Ward Aiden Webbe Trombones Aparna Balaji Bronson Burfield Jayden Laumeister Matthew Miramontes Seth Neves Miguel Palma
Euphoniums Victor Alcaraz William Giancaterino Tuba Alejandro Villalobos Double Bass Joshua Gutierrez Percussion Robin Bisho Leonard Cox Daniel Lopez Maddie Karzin Casey Kim Matthew Kulm Robert McCarl Aiden Valdez Jenna Williamson Emily Winsatt Piano Magdalene Myint Conductors Edwin Powell ’87 Vu Nguyen ’00
PACIFIC WIND BANDS Pacific Faculty Coaches Brittany Trotter, flutes Kyle Bruckmann, oboes Patricia Shands, clarinets Ricardo Martinez, saxophones Nicolasa Kuster, bassoons Sadie Glass, horns Leonard Ott, trumpets Bruce Chrisp, low brass Jonathan Latta, percussion Sonia Leong, piano Kathryn Schulmeister, bass Jonathan Latta, ensembles program director
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