University Symphony Orchestra
Mark Russell Smith, director of orchestral activities David Carrillo, graduate conductor Hisham Groover, graduate conductor Andrew Kim, graduate conductor
University Wind Ensemble
Emily Threinen, director of bands Shaun Evans, graduate conductor David Roush, graduate conductor Lauren Visel, graduate conductor Preston Weber, graduate conductor RECORDED AT TED MANN CONCERT HALL
Friday, October 2, 2020 | 1:30 pm BROADCAST PREMIERE
Saturday, October 10, 2020 | 7:30 pm
PROGRAM
BELA BARTOK | 1881-1945
Divertimento for String Orchestra (1939)
I. Allegro non troppo II. Molto adagio III. Allegro assai Hisham Groover, David Carrillo, Andrew Kim, graduate conductors
GIOVANNI GABRIELI | 1557-1612 ED. BLOCK
Canzon septimi toni à 8, No. 2 (1597) Lauren Visel, graduate conductor
RIKA ISHIGE | b. 1982
Brindavan for Flute Sextet (2005) I. Andante II. Allegro
VINCENT PERSICHETTI | 1915-1987
Serenade, Opus 1, No. 1 (1929/1963) I. Prelude II. Episode III. Song IV. Interlude V. Dance Preston Weber, graduate conductor
STEPHEN LIAS | b. 1966
Mount Rainier Search and Rescue (2011) David Roush, graduate conductor
OMAR THOMAS | b. 1984
Emma Catherine (2004)
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PROGRAM
ROBERT SPITTAL | b. 1963
Consort for 10 Wind Instruments (2005) I. Jeux II. Aubade III. Sautereau Shaun Evans, graduate conductor
ERNST KRENEK | 1900-1991
Drei Lustige Märsche, op. 44 (1924/1957) I. March I II. March II III. March III Lauren Visel, graduate conductor
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BIOGRAPHIES
Mark Russell Smith is a graduate in cello performance from the Juilliard School, and of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied conducting with Max Rudolf and Otto-Werner Mueller. He has served as director of U of M orchestral studies since 2007. In 2012, Smith spearheaded the U of M School of Music’s Britten Peace Project, with performances of Britten’s War Requiem in Europe and the U.S. Recent U of M projects include Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring (with the Joffrey Ballet), and St. Matthew Passion with the Detmold Hochschule für Musik (Germany). He serves as music director/conductor of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, and has guest conducted the Minnesota Orchestra, Houston Symphony, and St. Louis Symphony, and others. He was named artistic director of the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies in 2012, and was director of new music projects with the SPCO. He has been music director of the Cheyenne Symphony, Springfield (MA) Symphony, and Richmond Symphony. Hisham Bravo Groover is a James Sample Fellow at the University of Minnesota studying under Mark Russell Smith. Concurrently, he serves as music director/conductor of the Buffalo Community Orchestra. Previously, Hisham was associate conductor of the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra, assistant conductor of the Arapahoe Philharmonic, and assistant conductor of the Lamont Symphony Orchestra. Hisham’s principal conducting mentors include Mark Russell Smith, Leonid Grin, and William LaRue Jones.
Emily Threinen is director of bands and associate professor at the University of Minnesota. She conducts the University Wind Ensemble, guides the graduate wind band conducting program, and provides administrative leadership for the bands. Threinen consistently works with composers, arrangers, and performing artists of varied disciplines. She is active across the nation and abroad (most recently--within the last five years, Spain, Australia, and Canada) as a guest conductor, clinician, and conference presenter. An advocate for music education, Threinen is a Yamaha Master Educator and is active in ABA, WASBE, CBDNA, NBA, and NAfME. Lauren Visel is a first-year conducting doctoral candidate at the University of Minnesota. She recently served as director of the University of British Columbia’s Concert Winds. She received a master of music degree from the University of British Columbia after teaching in public schools. She is the director of the UMN North Star Campus Band. Preston Weber is a second-year wind conducting master’s student at the University of Minnesota. After graduating with a bachelor of music education from the University of Minnesota, he taught band and orchestra at Hill-Murray School in Maplewood, MN and conducted the Crosstown Community Band in Minneapolis. He lives in Roseville with his daughter and his wife, Olivia, a doctor of psychology candidate.
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BIOGRAPHIES
Born and raised in Costa Rica, David Carrillo started the violin at the age of four with his mother. An active performer, David has given chamber and solo recitals in Costa Rica, Italy, El Salvador, Peru, Panama, Nicaragua, and across the U.S.. He completed his undergraduate degree in violin performance at the University of Minnesota and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in orchestral conducting and violin at the same institution with Mark Russell Smith and Sally O’Reilly. Andrew Jinhong Kim is the first-year doctoral orchestral conducting student of Mark Russell Smith. Before Minnesota, he studied conducting at Ithaca College and music and English at Swarthmore College. Collaborative music making is a source of inspiration and joy for him, and he hopes to cultivate and contribute to a vibrant musical community wherever he goes.
David Roush is a second-year wind conducting master’s student at the University of Minnesota. Prior to his studies at Minnesota, he received a bachelor of music education degree at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His career began as a band director for grades 5-12 in Neoga, IL, where he taught for 5 years. He currently lives in Minneapolis. Shaun Evans is a second-year wind band conducting doctoral candidate at the University of Minnesota. He received his master of music degree from the University of California, Los Angeles after serving as high school band director in Kennesaw, Georgia. Shaun currently serves as the conductor for the UMN Gold Campus Band.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thank you to John Marks and Mike Duffy for their technical assistance to make this online performance possible.
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UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL
Violin I James Zabawa-Martinez* Steven DeNiro Yiru Liao Elizabeth Bergmann Kaitlyn Paulson Philip Dowdell Brianna Talusan Violin II Rachel Stokes* Lucie Han Ash Wood Katherine Seeger Gillian Rath Anna Janni Angelica Lopez-Solis Cory Jameson
Viola Josh Peterson* Niloofar Sohi Gabriel Spahn Murah Hsiung Sam Anderson Jen Petereson Cello Rosa Thompson-Vieira* Z Molitor MaryKate Fenstermaker Peter Moriarty Bass Josh Zimmer* Logan Rollag
Additional In-Person USO Participants Eleni Ciuta, viola Nina Gourley, viola Jessica Wasson, viola Online Participants in USO Yu Chia Hsu, violin Xinyao Zhang, violin Yang Yang, viola Wei-Ting Chang, cello Yaxin Fang, cello Daniel Keeler, cello Hang Liu, cello Omar Macias, cello Aleks Tengersdal, cello Andrea Wallick, cello Jingduan Wang, cello *denotes section principal
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UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE PERSONNEL
Flute Alexandra Brouillard* Sarah Bylsma Evan Fraser Aimi Katzman Isaac Olso Kirsten Rotvold Oboe Alyssa Jermiason Caroline Schmitter Clarinet Sheng Chen David Mayrhofer Noah Holz Allison Maxa Jia Xibei Maya Yokanovich Claire Zwiefelhofer* Bassoon Mallika Chadaga Owen Schigiel Soprano Saxophone Christopher Dickhaus Alto Saxophone Emily Brewer* Tenor Saxophone Charlie Gannon
Horn Molly Lampone Nicholas White* Trumpet Hollyn Fellows Mary Grace Shearon Beckett Shuholm* Michael Valois Trombone Daniel Cosio Christian Howard* Ross Fugl Euphonium Justin Schoenherr** Tuba Roger Gomoll Matthew Healy Joseph Weiler** Percussion Peyton Green Annaliese Heim Jonathan Hickox-Young** Cosette Isakson Miranda Smith** Calvin Stromwall Mackenna Tolfa Rachel Yurik
Additional In-person Participants in UWE Ariel Detwiler, bassoon Owen Drabek, trumpet Cameron Vinson, saxophone Leonie Li, piano Heather Cornelius, harp Online Participants in UWE Savannah Ridley, flute Arielle Wolf, oboe Joseph Schachtner, bassoon Alexander Berglund, horn Alyssa Inglett, horn Jean Smith, horn Zachary Ploeger, trumpet Sijie Yang, trumpet Marshall Yoes, trumpet Samuel Charlton, trombone Ada Tzab Poot, harp *denotes section principal **denotes section co-principals
Baritone Saxophone Andrew Nelson
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