MOORES SCHOOL OF MUSIC
THE KATHERINE G. MCGOVERN COLLEGE OF THE ARTS presents
MOORES SCHOOL PERCUSSION ENSEMBLES AND PANTAGONISTS
STEEL DRUM
BAND
Alec Warren & Blake Wilkins, director
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 | 7:30 p.m.
Moores Opera House
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
Alec Warren & Blake Wilkins, directors
Program
Fandango 13 (2013) Michael Burritt (b. 1962)
Normandy Beach – 1944 (1994) David Gillingham (b. 1947)
Toccata for Percussion Instruments (1942) Carlos Chávez (1899-1978)
Sprung-Out (1998) Rob Smith (b. 1968)*
At the Dawn of War (2002) † Kevin Erickson (b. 1971)
Brief Pause
Trinidad Blue Basin Traditional arr. by Blake Wilkins
Suzie Jeannine Remy
Everything’s Alright Eugene Novotney
Flag Woman Lord Kitchener arr. by Blake Wilkins
† Composed for the Moores School Percussion Ensemble
* Moores School of Music Faculty
MSPE I PERSONNEL
Blaine Armstrong
Ashton Carter
Mario Castro
Michael Cheng
Cole Crofton
Zachary Edwards
Brandon Furman
Art Gilligan
Anne Harris
Oscar Rodriguez
Alex Staten
Xochitl Vasquez
PERFORMERS
MSPE II PERSONNEL
Adan Aguilar
Alex Beel
Rohan Bhat
Bryan Blanco
Ryan Garcia
Sequoia Goforth
Tucker Golden
Hayden Masters
Ricardo Perez
Jesus Villarreal
Brandon Williams
Moores School Percussion Ensemble
The Moores School Percussion Ensemble serves as the cornerstone of the Department of Percussion Studies at the University of Houston. Established by Blake Wilkins in 1997, the ensemble’s selection as a winner in the 2003, 2006 and 2010 Percussive Arts Society Percussion Ensemble Competitions and its appearance at the Percussive Arts Society International Conventions established its reputation internationally as a leader in percussion performance.
The ensemble has also emerged as a leader in the promotion and performance of new music. Since 1997, the ensemble has given the world and U.S. premieres of numerous new works. Additionally, in fall 2002, the Moores School Percussion Ensemble initiated a New Works Project to encourage new compositions for large percussion ensemble. To date, the project has resulted in sixteen new works for large percussion ensemble by such composers as Donald Grantham, Pierre Jalbert, David Crumb, David Heuser, and UH faculty composers Rob Smith and Marcus Maroney. The ensemble has also recorded three critically acclaimed commercial CDs on the Albany Records Label. Surge was released in early 2006, Not Here But There followed in 2009, and Everywhere Entangled was released in 2011.
Our program currently offers two concert percussion ensembles — MSPE I is directed by Blake Wilkins and MSPE II by Professor Alec Warren — and includes The PANtagonists Steel Drum Band.
We invite you to follow the Moores School Department of Percussion Studies on Facebook and on Instagram@uhpercussion.
2022-2023 Moores Society
As of January 20, 2023
The Moores Society is the philanthropic volunteer organization for the Moores School of Music. Moores Society members and donors promote community awareness and provide funding for scholarships and special projects. Moores Society members receive invitations to concerts and special events held throughout the year.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Darlene Clark, President
Jackie & Malcolm Mazow, Immediate Past Presidents
Donna Shen, Vice President Membership
Nancy Willerson, Corresponding Secretary
Ann Tornyos, Recording Secretary
Meg Boulware, Opera Production Council Chair
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Rita Aron
Ann Ayre
Meg Boulware
Terry Ann Brown
Carla Burns
Cheryl Byington
Julie Cogan
Timothy Doyle
Warren Ellsworth
Sheila Aron
Christopher Bacon
Philamena Baird
Chris Becker
Tom Becker
Susan Binney
Ann Boss
Nancy Bowden
Zarine Boyce
Robert Chanon
Anna Dean
Vicky Dominguez
Ann Faget
Kelli Fein
Debbie Feuer
Cathy Coers Frank
Joyce Frassanito
Mary Fusillo
Elia Gabbanelli
Frank Geider, MS DDS
Marita Glodt
Sean Gorman
Maureen Higdon
Gary Hollingsworth & Ken Hyde
Mady Kades
Linda Katz
Michelle & Jack Matzer
Gary Patterson
Shirley Rose
BOARD OF ADVISORS
2022-2023
Diane & Harry Gendel
Mariglyn & Stephen Glenn
Beatrice & Gregory Graham
Deb Happ
Ellen & Alan Holzberg
Gladys Hooker
Janis Landry
Cora Sue & Harry Mach
Karinne McCullough
Mary Ann McKeithan
Cathy McNamara
Jennifer Meyer
Celia Morgan
Jo & Joseph Nogee
Kitten & Ron Page
Kusum Patel
Fran Fawcett Peterson
Carroll R. Ray
Jan Rhodes
Carol Lee Robertson
Richard Schmitt
Donna Shen
Rhonda Sweeney
Ann Tornyos
Betty Tutor
Bob & Mary Ann Wilkins
Beth Wolff
Lillie Robertson
Minette Robinson
Heidi Rockecharlie
Kathi Rovere
Donna Scott & Mitch Glassman
Helen Shaffer
Donna Shen
Satoko & Anthony Shou
Nancy Strohmer
Susan Thompson
Virginia & Gage Van Horn
Barbara Van Postman
Carol & Carl Vartian
Nancy Willerson
Phyllis Williams
Cyvia Wolff
Jo Dee Wright
Gay Yellen
2022-2023 Moores Society
As of January 20, 2023
OPERA PRODUCTION COUNCIL
Robin Angly
Christopher Bacon
Meg Boulware, Chair
Gwyneth Campbell
Anna Dean
Tim Doyle
Warren Ellsworth
Jose Alvarado
Robin Angly & Miles Smith
Rita & Jeffrey Aron
Alan Austin & David A. White
Ann & Jonathan Ayre
Christopher Bacon & Craig Miller
Pamela & Stephen Bertone
Olga & Gerardo Balboa
Susan & Michael Bloome
Meg Boulware & Hartley Hampton
Carla Burns
Keith Butcher
Cheryl & Carl Carlucci
Robert Chanon
Lydia & James Chao
Darlene Clark & Edwin Friedrichs
Cynthia & Geroge Mitchell Foundation
Victoria Dominguez
Timothy Doyle & Robert Royall, II
Richard Drapeau
Ursula & Saul Balagura
Matthew Dirst
Kelli Fein
Geraldine Gill
Kathryn & Brendan Godfrey
Ellen Gritz & Milton Rosenau, Jr.
Lucila & Bill Haase
Deborah Happ & Richard Rost
Ann Faget
Gerri Gill
Ellen and Alan Holzberg
Lee Huber
Shannon Langman
Helen Mann
Jackie and Malcolm Mazow
1000+
Ann Faget
Sylvia Farb
Debbie Feuer
Elaine & Marvy Finger
Toni & Walter Finger
Linda Fulton
Elia Gabbanelli
Mariglyn & Stephen Glenn
Manuel Gonzales
Aaron Gonzales
Susan & Sean Gorman
Gary
Konnie Gregg
Hollingsworth & Ken Hyde
Ellen & Alan Holzberg
Monzer Hourani
Lee Huber
Sharon & Robert Lietzow
Jack & Michelle Matzer
Jackie & Malcolm Mazow
Paula & Robert Mendoza
Annie Pati
Luis Ramirez
Charles Riesen
Lillie Roberrtson
500+
Maureen Higdon
Linda Katz
Connie Kwan-Wong
Vanessa Lopez
Kathleen Moore & Steven Homer
Gary Patterson
Janet & Charles Rinehart
David Rowan
Rhonda Sweeney
Irena Witt
Johanna Wolfe
Jo Dee Wright
Floyd Robinson
Shirley E. Rose
Rosamund & David Rowan
Victoria Scelba
Jane & Richard Schmitt
Helen & James Shaffer
Donna & Tim Shen
Melanie Sonnenberg
Rhonda & Donald Sweeney
Vita Taksa
Ann Tomatz
Ann Tornyos
Betty & Jesse Tutor, Jr.
David Voll
Betsy Cook Weber & Fredric Weber
Nancy Willerson
Andrea & Carl Wilson
Irena Witt
Johanna & Richard Wolfe
Beth Wolff
Jo Dee & Cliff Wright
Allyn & Jill Risley
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
Joseph Thayer
Susan Thompson
Ann Tomatz
Virginia & Gage Van Horn
Robert Zinn
2022-2023 Moores Society
As of January 20, 2023
Thomas Blocher
Terry Ann Brown
Carla Burns
Mathilda Cochran
Dru & Richard Davis
Kenneth Euler
Cathy Coers Frank
Joyce & John Frassanito
Mary & Robert Fusillo
Beatrice & Gregory Graham
Elad Ben-Menashe
Fredy Bonilla
Cynthia Clayton-Vasquez & Hector Vasquez
Julie Fischer
Sandra Harris
250+
Claire Liu Greenberg & Joseph Greenberg
Michelle Greenberg
Deborah Happ
Deborah Hirsch
Gladys Hooker
Russell Kneupper
Therese Kosten
Helen Mann
Karinne & William McCullough
120+
Clara Kukes
Richard Kummins
Lynn Lamkin
Michael Taksa
Katherine Turner
Jenny Meyer
Joel Oppenheim
Susan Osterberg
Dalia Pineda
Lisa Powell & Philip Berquist
Nancy & Hans Strohmer
Andrea Turner
Carol Vartian
Cyvia & Melvyn Wolff
Gay Yellen & Don Reiser
Yone & Shelton Vaughan
Debra Witter & Scott Chase
Lorraine Wulfe
MOORES SCHOOL OF MUSIC
ABOUT THE MOORES SCHOOL
Moores School of Music
The University of Houston’s Moores School of Music (MSM) is one of the leading comprehensive music schools in the nation. Its remarkable faculty — of internationally recognized performers, composers, and scholars — outstanding student body, modern facilities, and broad range of programs make MSM the natural choice for nearly 600 students annually. The school’s commitment to academic excellence and the highest performance standards has ensured its role as a vital resource in the educational and cultural life of Houston and beyond.
Moores Society
The Moores Society is the philanthropic volunteer organization for the Moores School of Music. Moores Society members and donors promote community awareness and provide funding for scholarships and special projects. Moores Society members receive invitations to concerts and special events held throughout the year. Please visit uh.edu/kgmca/music/moores-society.
For more information, please contact Emily Wolfe, Patrons Relations and Communications Coordinator, at mooressociety@uh.edu or 713.743.8036
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts
The Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts at the University of Houston is a dynamic home of creativity and collaboration in one of America’s most artistically vibrant and culturally diverse cities. Bringing together the performing and visual arts entities at the University of Houston, the college has the ability to harness the power of the arts to ultimately impact our world. Our award-winning, internationally distinguished faculty provides top-quality instruction to the talented, emerging student artists from more than 30 programs of study. The Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts seeks to positively impact the community and to empower our students to use their talents to change the world.
Giving to the Arts
Please support emerging artists at the University of Houston's Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts. Your gift enables KGMCA students and educators to create, collaborate, and transform Houston’s cultural landscape. Your gift makes a difference.
• Please visit https://giving.uh.edu/gift. To give directly to the Moores School of Music, please visit uh.edu/ kgmca/music/giving
• For more information contact Emily Wolfe, Patron Relations and Communications Coordinator, at ewolfe@uh.edu or 713.743.7732
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