NORTH STAR CAMPUS BAND
J. Nick Smith, conductor Brooke Linzmeier, undergraduate student conductor "Life of a Hero"
UNIVERSITY BAND Betsy McCann, conductor "Passport to Europe"
Monday, December 9, 2019 | 7:30 pm TED MANN CONCERT HALL
NORTH STAR CAMPUS BAND PROGRAM: LIFE OF A HERO
MARK WILLIAMS | 1955-2008
Fantasy on Yankee Doodle (1995) [6:30 minutes]
STEVEN REINEKE | b. 1970
Heaven's Light (2004) [3:55 minutes]
ROSSANO GALANTE | b. 1967
The Redwoods (2006) [4:30 minutes]
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UNIVERSITY BAND PROGRAM: PASSPORT TO EUROPE
RICHARD STRAUSS, ARR. ROGER BARRETT | 1864-1949
Königsmarsch (1991) [5:00 minutes]
MARTIN ELLERBY | b. 1957
Paris Sketches (1994) [15:00 minutes]
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH, ARR. JOHAN DE MEIJ | 1906-1975
March from Jazz Suite No 2 (1983) [3:00 minutes]
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NORTH STAR BAND PERSONNEL
Flute Courtney Bissen Sylvia Doerr Emily Graba Katerina Graf Sydney Heger Nicole Huset Mary Jack Sigal Leavitt Bella Lockhart Alicia Niblock Emilie Powell Kammy Rewitzer Furva Rizvi Jacqueline Schramm Anna Schwartz Alyssa White Oboe Kevin Phan Catherine Williamson B-flat Clarinet Adam Acker Alper Basar Courtney M. Colvin Jenni Dauer Sarah Dawley Emma Flynn Clare Grilley Harry Kim Junmyung Kim Claire Kosola Eileen Kosola Avi Limer Benjamin Vang Bass Clarinet Aaron Blanchard Stephanie Finch Alexander Terwilliger Melissa Wilson
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Alto Saxophone Katie Benedict Kate Dwyer Alyssa Eggert Kayla Fixel Victor S LaBelle Colton Werner Benjamin Willis Tenor Saxophone Evan Johnson Cara Nix Carly Peterson Songyan Qi Baritone Saxophone Sarah Dunn Cami Subra Horn Elsa Ballata Rick Holland Rebecca Perez Henry Sprandel Trumpet Sean Bearth Aaron Chao Nathan Erickson Tenille Fredrickson John Galloway Brian Gervasio Max Gort Monica Miecznikowski Joseph Sebranek Jacob Sprandel Parker Tveit Anna Valenty Isaak Weum
Trombone Patrick Folvag Christopher Kiefer Kara Laffin Sarah Staedy Euphonium Reagan Ekstrom Kyle Wong Tuba Jesse Arneberg Michael Boschwitz Claire Lotzer Percussion Mary Dombeck Aaron George Riley Johnke Devin Kessler Jessica Moskalik Hayley Orlowski Grace Wurgler Campus Band Manager Brooke Linzmeier
UNIVERSITY BAND PERSONNEL
Flute Anna Sherlock Erin Bowers Hannah Bui Linnea Hill Ruby Roettger Trevor Suess Zi Gao
Alto Saxophone Brett Schumacher Daniel Pekurovsky Gavin Schuster Lillian Prybil Patricija Skraba Shannon Bowers Xin Chen
Trombone Emily Hershelman Charlie Ziemann
Oboe Abby Fritz Anna Bablitch
Tenor Saxophone Jacob Rugloski
Tuba Drew Bennett Gabriel Lundin Jerry Rott Mike Rounds
Bassoon Kayla Goetz-Padilla Krista Brackman Sanjay Gotur Clarinet Ananya Madabushi Bengt Symstad Christina Berg Evgeni Radichev John-Paul Heinzen Kate Klungtvedt Liz Cecka Matt James Shelby Lee-Reid Vijay Shah Yi Tang
Baritone Saxophone Colin Robinson Sam Lindstrom Trumpet AJ Voracek Christopher Abrego Logan Hathaway Noah Feist Sam Bares Sandra Larson Horn August Krueger Matthew Brown Sara Kunesh Tanner Kremer Lindsey Sumstad
Euphonium Jacob Greathouse Joshua Gavin Tracy Kidwell
Percussion Ben Kremer Frank Helmer Gabriel Ehlers-Nelson Nathan Klaers Thomas Tretheway Tom Vadnais University Band Manager Max Vitullo
Bass Clarinet Travis Walbon
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BIOGRAPHIES
J. Nick Smith is currently a third-year wind conducting doctoral candidate at the University of Minnesota. He received his master of music degree from the University of Michigan after serving as a public school teacher in Tuscaloosa, AL for six years. Smith also serves as the conductor for the University of Minnesota North Star Campus Band.
Betsy McCann is the assistant director of bands and director of athletic bands at the University of Minnesota, where she directs the Marching Band and University Band, teaches conducting, and administers the Athletic Band program. McCann earned degrees from the University of Minnesota and Northwestern University and is active as a guest conductor and clinician.
Brooke Linzmeier is a fourth-year student at the University of Minnesota, originally from Pulaski, Wisconsin, studying music education and psychology. She currently serves as the campus band manager for the North Star Campus Band and a member of the student leadership team for the University of Minnesota Marching Band.Â
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