University Symphony Orchestra
Mark Russell Smith, director of orchestral studies David Carrillo, graduate conductor Hisham Groover, graduate conductor Andrew Kim, graduate conductor Betsy McCann, guest 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, February 12, 2021 | 1:30 pm BROADCAST PREMIERE
Thursday, March 25, 2021 | 7:30 pm
PROGRAM
QUINN MASON | b. 1996
Dallas Arts District Fanfare for Brass and Percussion (2016) Shaun Evans, graduate conductor
ROGER ZARE | b. 1985
Mare Tranquillitatis for Wind Octet (2020) Lauren Visel, graduate conductor
JENNIFER HIGDON | b. 1962
Steeley Pause (1988)
Alexandra Brouillard, Evan Fraser, Kirsten Rotvold, and Alejandro Meza, flute
YOSUKE FUKUDA | b. 1975
Dream Forest for Woodwind & Percussion Octet (2017) David Roush, graduate conductor
ATONÍN DVOŘÁK | 1841-1904
Serenade for Winds in D minor, Op. 44/B. 77 (1878) GUSTAV MAHLER | 1860-1911
Symphony No. 5 (1901–02) IV. Adagietto Mark Russell Smith, conductor
GABRIELA LENA FRANK | b. 1972
Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout for String Orchestra (2001) I. Toyos II. Tarqueada III. Himno de Zampoñas IV. Chasqui V. Canto de Velorio VI. Coqueteos Betsy McCann, David Carrillo, Andrew Kim, graduate conductors
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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. 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.
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 Sari Baker for their technical assistance to make this online performance possible.
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UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL
Violin I Rachel Stokes* James Zabawa-Martinez Lucie Han Philip Dowdell Ash Wood Josiah Misselt Elizabeth Bergmann Yiru Liao Violin II Steven DeNiro* Katherine Seeger Brianna Talusan Gillian Rath Cory Jameson Anna Janni Hisham Groover
Viola Josh Peterson* Niloofar Sohi Murah Hsiung Eleni Ciuta Sam Anderson Jen Petereson Jessica Wasson Cello Rosa Thompson-Vieira* MaryKate Fenstermaker Z Molitor Peter Moriarty Bass Josh Zimmer* Logan Rollag Harp Heather Cornelius
Online Participants in USO Yu Chia Hsu, violin Xinyao Zhang, violin Angelica Lopez-Solis, violin Kaitlyn Paulson, violin Yang Yang, viola Wei-Ting Chang, cello Yaxin Fang, cello Hang Liu, cello Omar Macias, cello Aleks Tengersdal, cello Jingduan Wang, cello Grace Cross, harp Ada Tzab Poot, harp *denotes section principal
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UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE PERSONNEL
Flute Alexandra Brouillard* Sarah Bylsma Evan Fraser Aimi Katzman Isaac Olso Kirsten Rotvold Alejandro Meza Oboe Alyssa Jermiason Arielle Wolf Clarinet David Mayrhofer Noah Holz Allison Maxa Maya Yokanovich Claire Zwiefelhofer* Bassoon Ariel Detwiler Owen Schigiel Soprano Saxophone Cameron Vinson Alto Saxophone Emily Brewer* Andrew Nelson Tenor Saxophone Charlie Gannon
Horn Alexander Berglund Alyssa Inglett Molly Lampone Daniel Luick Jean Smith Nicholas White* Trumpet Hollyn Fellows Mary Grace Shearon Beckett Shuholm* Michael Valois Trombone Daniel Cosio* Ross Fugl Euphonium Justin Schoenherr** Tuba Roger Gomoll Matthew Healy Joseph Weiler** Bass Rahn Yanes
Additional In-person Participants in UWE Leonie Li, piano Heather Cornelius, harp Online Participants in UWE Savannah Ridley, flute Joseph Schachtner, bassoon Alyssa Inglett, horn Zachary Ploeger, trumpet Sijie Yang, trumpet Marshall Yoes, trumpet Samuel Charlton, trombone Christian Howard, trombone *denotes section principal **denotes section co-principals
Percussion Peyton Green Annaliese Heim Jonathan Hickox-Young** Cosette Isakson Miranda Smith** Calvin Stromwall Mackenna Tolfa Rachel Yurik
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