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December 8, 2017 . 8PM DEKELBOUM CONCERT HALL at The Clarice University of Maryland School of Music Presents KALEIDOSCOPE OF BANDS UMD UNIVERSITY BAND, MARYLAND COMMUNITY BAND, AND “THE MIGHTY SOUND OF MARYLAND” MARCHING BAND

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University of Maryland School of Music presents

KALEIDOSCOPE OF BANDSUniversity of Maryland University Band

Maryland Community Band“The Mighty Sound of Maryland” Marching Band

UNIVERSITY BAND

Allison Satterwhite, conductor

Nathan Reynolds, conductor

Morning Alleluias for the Winter Solstice ...................................................... Ron Nelson

(1989)

Variations on a Korean Folk Song .................................................. John Barnes Chance

(1965)

MARYLAND COMMUNITY BAND

Joseph Scott, guest conductor

Valdres March ........................................................................................................Johannes Hanssen

(1904)

Psalm 46 .................................................................................................................................John Zdechlik

(1971)

Handel in the Strand ......................................................................... Percy Aldridge Grainger

(1911)

Toccata .................................................................................................................Girolamo Frescobaldi

INTERMISSION

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“THE MIGHTY SOUND OF MARYLAND” MARCHING BAND

Eli R. Osterloh, director

Craig G. Potter, assistant director

Program to be selected from the following Fall 2017 performances:

Music to Groove To vs. Towson | September 9

What is Love ..............................................................................HaddawayUnbelievable .............................................................................................. EMFGroove is in the Heart .........................................................Dee–LiteNever Gonna Give You Up .......................................... Rick Astley

Around the World vs. Central Florida | September 23

Around the World ...................................Red Hot Chili PeppersDown Under ........................................................................Men At WorkAfrica ................................................................................................................TotoPanama .......................................................................................... Van Halen

The Phantom of the Opera vs. Northwestern | October 14

Phantom of the Opera OvertureAll I Ask of YouMusic of the NightMasquerade

Pink Floyd vs. Indiana | October 28

Another Brick in the WallMoney Comfortably Numb Run Like Hell

Disco Show vs. Ohio State | November 11

Disco Inferno ..................................................................... The TrammpsStayin’ Alive ...................................................................................Bee GeesCar Wash ...................................................................................Rose RoyceI Will Survive .....................................................................Gloria Gaynor

Pop Music Review vs. Penn State | November 25

That’s What I Like ..............................................................Bruno MarsI Feel It Coming..................................................................The WeekndShape of You ...........................................................................Ed SheehanAll We Got .............................................................Chance the Rapper

PROGRAM

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ELI R. OSTERLOH, Interim Associate Director of Bands at the University of Maryland, is a native of Ellicott City, MD. His involvement with the University of Maryland Bands spans nearly a quarter-century. This relationship began with his undergraduate career, then Graduate Assistantship, a tenure as Assistant Director, and now Interim Director. In addition to assisting in the overall administration of the Maryland Band Program, Osterloh oversees the Direction of The Mighty Sound of Maryland Marching Band and Basketball Pep Band. He holds the Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education and the Master of Music Degree in Clarinet Performance from the University of Maryland. From 1999-2003, he was Director of Bands and Orchestras at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School in Beltsville, MD. Under his direction, the MLK instrumental music program grew to include 250 students involved in three wind bands, an orchestra, a jazz ensemble, and numerous chamber groups. These ensembles achieved superior ratings at both local and national music festivals, and received wide acclaim from the public. Additionally, Osterloh is a member of Kappa Kappa Psi, The National Association for Music Education, the Maryland Music Educators Association, the College Band Directors National Association, the Conductors Guild, and is an honorary member of Tau Beta Sigma. He has been the principal clarinetist with the Prince George’s Philharmonic and the Capital Wind Symphony. Osterloh has also done Doctoral work in Wind Instrument Conducting at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, MD where he served as the Assistant Conductor of the world-renowned Peabody Wind Ensemble. Osterloh is an active adjudicator, clinician, and conductor in the Baltimore-Washington area, and resides in Odenton, MD with his wife Stefanie and two sons, Connor and Chase.

CRAIG G. POTTER, Interim Assistant Director of Bands, joined the University of Maryland faculty in the Fall of 2015. At the University of Maryland, Craig assists with the operations of the Mighty Sound of Maryland marching band and pep bands. He is also the music director for the University Band and has served as an assistant conductor for the University of Maryland Wind Ensemble. Prior to coming to the University of Maryland, Craig served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Louisville. His primary duties included assisting with the Cardinal Marching Band and concert ensembles, as well as teaching conducting and marching band techniques courses. As an educator, he taught middle and high school band in the Catholic Diocese of Lexington (Kentucky). During his time at Lexington Catholic High School, the band earned distinguished ratings at the Kentucky Music Educators Association Concert Band Festival. Craig also taught general music at Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary School, also in Lexington.

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Craig remains an active performer on the tuba, with special attention to music with alternative accompaniments and electronics. He has soloed twice with the University of Maryland Wind Orchestra, most recently on David Lang’s Are You Experienced? for solo electric tuba. Craig has appeared as a soloist and clinician across the United States. He has performed in music conventions and festivals around the world including the United States Army Tuba-Euphonium Workshop and the Jungfrau Music Festival.

He is a member of the College Band Directors National Association, the International Tuba-Euphonium Association, an alumnus of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and Kappa Kappa Psi, an honorary member of Tau Beta Sigma, and a Sigma Alpha Iota Friend of the Arts. Craig holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of Kentucky, a Master of Music in Wind Conducting from the University of Louisville, and is currently a doctoral candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Maryland in Tuba Performance. Originally from Raleigh, North Carolina, Craig lives in Laurel with his wife Mallory and daughter Felicity.

NATHAN REYNOLDS is a freelance trombonist and music educator from Northwest Arkansas. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Central Arkansas and a Master’s degree in Trombone Performance from the University of Maryland. A rising young artist, Nathan has served as Second Trombone of the Missouri Symphony Orchestra, as well as principal trombone for the Conway Symphony Orchestra (Arkansas). As a soloist and chamber musician, he has participated and competed in music festivals and competitions around the United States such as the International Trombone Association Solo Competition, the National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute, the Michael Becker Low Brass Institute, and the Eastern Trombone Workshop.

A long-time performer and teacher in the marching arts, Nathan currently serves as Brass Instructor for the Thunder Brigade Drum and Bugle Corps, as well as a graduate assistant for the athletic bands at the University of Maryland. As a graduate assistant with the Maryland Athletic Bands, Nathan assists in all aspects of the program including writing drill, rehearsing the band, and directing the Basketball Pep Band and Olympic Sports Pep Bands.

Nathan is currently working on a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Trombone Performance at the University of Maryland. He lives in Laurel with his wife Alicia and their puppy Turbo.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

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JOSEPH P. SCOTT is currently in his second year of the Master of Music in Wind Conducting, studying under Dr. Michael Votta. Before coming to the University of Maryland, Joseph was the Director of Instrumental Music at Clayton Valley Charter High School in Concord, California, where he was responsible for conducting the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Orchestra, Jazz Band, and Marching Band, as well as instructing Advanced Placement Music Theory.

Joseph earned his B.M. in Music Education from the University of Oregon where he studied with Dr. Wayne Bennett and Robert Ponto. While at the University of Oregon, Joseph was a founding member of the university’s chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi. After graduating, he returned to San Francisco where he received his teaching credential from San Francisco State University. While at SFSU, Joseph was on staff at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts where he conducted the Concert Band and taught Music Theory and Survey classes. Joseph is a member of the College Band Directors National Association as well as the National Association for Music Education and served for three years as a board member of the California Music Educators Association-Bay Section. Joseph was selected as a tier one conductor for the 2017 Frederick Fennell Memorial Conducting Masterclass at the Eastman School of Music where he worked with Mark Scatterday, Donald Hunsberger, and Craig Kirchhoff. Other conducting teachers include James Ross, Michael Haithcock, Courtney Snyder, and Harvey Benstein.

While in the Bay Area, Joseph kept an active schedule playing the clarinet, performing with the Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra, Chabot Wind Symphony, Golden Gate Park Band, and the San Francisco Wind Ensemble, which performed at the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles in 2015 and recorded its inaugural CD at Skywalker Ranch in 2014.

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UNIVERSITY BANDCraig Potter, conductor

Nathan Reynolds, assistant conductorAllison Satterwhite, assistant conductor

UNIVERSITY BAND

PICCOLO

Kat Taylor

FLUTE

Alyssa McKinneyKat Taylor

Anna SchillingSungyeon Cho

Tiffany YenSam Luitjens

Cassie HermanBecca Weinberg

Alissa ColeLizzie WilliamsAllison Horner

Caylie Chu

OBOE

Jess HuangRenée Froehlich

Grant Lilly

ENGLISH HORN

Jess Huang

E-FLAT CLARINET

Marcus Fedarko

CLARINET

Tom ZongMarcus FedarkoMiles Mochizuki

Matthew SpoonerDerek WhittleMorgan AdairSammi Falco

Scott NewmanRaymond Koehler

Matt RosenfeldKyle Carruthers

Amanda HobgoodSoliver Fusi

BASS CLARINET

Daniel XingNick Gallo

ALTO SAXOPHONE

Tommy WaltersOrlando Romeo

Sungwook HwangNate Rogers

Shuang-Peng LinMeg WicklessDevin Brown

Chris Li

TENOR SAXOPHONE

Mitchell KennedyJay Kinnaman

BARITONE SAXOPHONE

Zoe HumphreysAlex Newgent

HORN

Lea HumphreysSara Riso

Michael ShultzCole MolloyIvan Reimers

TRUMPET

Andrew LiuAllison LuChase ShillingBella LennonBrooke TreimanMiles HarristonNathan HoffmanPeter LayJacob GolombBruce Nairn

TROMBONE

Hannah WarrenKofi AnnorLorraine MontanaTomer KrayzmanDavid LondonCJ SnowMatt Brundin

EUPHONIUM

Sara TatumJason CampanellaOrion Jenkins-HoukNick GunnisonMitchell Skopic

TUBA

Liz DahlPerry GanzBailin Zhu

PERCUSSION

Ayush ChakrabortyKat FilipovLucas MurphyJames Newport

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FLUTE

Kim Compton CantVirginia ForstallElvira Freeman

Mary Kate GentileKatie Janota

Missy McTamneyKelly Pasciuto

Sara ShortJennifer Somerwitz

Heidi SweelyLinda Wagner

Kathleen Wilson

CLARINET

Susan AhmadAustin Boroshok

Helen ButtJim CoppesLisa Fetsko

Tyler FrankelJan GoldbergJeri HollowayAlice LaRussoChad McCall

Stanley PotterDana Robinson

Leslie RoperKen Rubin

Amy SchneiderKaren Trebilcock

Rob Wynne

OBOE

Julie PontingAndrea Schewe

BASSOON

Tom CherrixKristi Engel

BASS CLARINET

Phaedra McNairDavid Wagner

ALTO SAX

Cynthia AlstonCaroline Cherrix

Eirik CooperDan Epps

Sarah FlinspachJack FrankelStu Sklamm

Deborah Weiner

TENOR SAX

Tim BrownKeith Hill

BARI SAX

Dan Purnell

TRUMPET

Dale AllenMcNeal Anderson

Ernest BennettLeAnn Cabe

Craig Carignan Joe DvorskyMark ElliottTom GleasonLarry KentLinda Lee

Richard LiskaBoris Lloyd

Doug McElrathRick PasciutoPete Reiniger

FRENCH HORN

Alison ContrerasJoe CrossDan LaRussoRon OlexySandra RobertsAdam Watson

TROMBONE

Heather BuchananDave BuckinghamKevin CorbinDarrell GreenleeLisa HinesKaryn JourdeuilMarianne KassabianBob Schmertz

EUPHONIUM

Tom JacksonEdward KirkLin Wallberg

TUBA

Michael DrerupPatrick FitzgeraldDorothy LeeBilly Snow

PERCUSSION

Beth BienvenuLori DominickRachel HicksonHoward LeathersAlan SactorStephanie Tolbert

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Bill Sturgis, conductor

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“THE MIGHTY SOUND OF MARYLAND” MARCHING BANDEli R. Osterloh, director

Craig G. Potter, assistant director“THE MIGHTY SOUND OF MARYLAND” MARCHING BAND

DRUM MAJORSKevin HallidayColton SeigelBrian Starace

FLUTE & PICCOLOAlexandra Gilbert

Section Leader

Elizabeth Dahl Squad Leader

Shivani Raina Squad Leader

Vanessa BallesterosZenobia Charleus

Emily DunhamAllison Horner

Julliana (Xinyi) JingAbbigale Koenigsmark

Sarah LodderCaroline Olson

Zoe ReadRachel Samelson

Jessica StolteKaitlin Weimann

CLARINETKyle Carruthers

Section Leader

Irene Gomez Squad Leader

Morgan Adair Squad Leader

Ryan AllredCaralyn Anderson

Jaime AndrewsJason Berger

Anna BieganowskaVictoria BryantMaria Chesnos

Jee-Ny ChoiEleanor CromwellErin Engelbrecht

Peter FathMarcus FedarkoShannon Flynn

Joseph Robert FongRenée Froehlich

Nicholas GalloMolly Grabill

Michelle JanotaLauren Kinzie

Brooke Krauss

Grant LillyStephanie LizzoValeria MedinaConnor Meyers

Katherine MosleyJames NolanJulia Peigh

Donald SmithAbigail SnellmanThomas Szeliga

Tom Zong

ALTO SAXRebecca Freerksen

Section Leader

Troy Anlage Squad Leader

Wendy Shu Squad Leader

Alex AcunaMaegan BergerMason BoerenPatrick Cable

Joseph ClausenJasmin GashtiAshley Houser

Joel LeeDavid Massey

Lauren McNerneyBrandon MieleAlex MurphyKirk PierceLiz Plescia

Jonathan PodestaMatthew Polvinale

Carson RigginsIan Rolfes

Paul SeibertCarmen Shumard

Dean SproulAliceann Trostle

Abigail WhiteDerek Whittle

TENOR SAXJessica McWilliams

Section Leader

Tyler AndrewsDavid Brewer

Mitchell KennedyMichael MakogonMatthew McVeigh

Samuel OgaitisHannah StaufferGraham VinyardBrianna Wheatley

TRUMPETMark Hubbert Section Leader

Joey Fluehr Assistant Section Leader

Chase Shilling Squad Leader

Evan Winter Squad Leader

Michael BaniakBenjamin BrotzmanAllegra BrownHarrison CookEmily DahlShayne DennisEli ElsteinSavannah GainesNatalie GilbertAaron GladstoneSara GlasserJeremy GrossBrianna HigginsJason HinkleRobert HittKyle HurleyMarcus KoeneMason KrepsPeter LayBarnabus LeeJustin LehrEverest LiuSamantha LuitjensMelody MeyersJames NatoliMatthew NorfolkBenjamin ParrishZach PrybilskiPatrick SchooleyBenjamin SeufertCharlotte SpryEric StiglianoGarrett TatanoMatt WaltersDrew WilliamsKurt Willson

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MELLOPHONEXaria Crawford

Section Leader

Jordan Kim Squad Leader

Ivan Reimers Squad Leader

Elizabeth ButzTytrice Faison

Ridgely FranklinBryan Haines

Austin RegisterNiklas Schnake

Dominic Smith-DiLeoDmitriy Yarunin

TROMBONEJack Burke-McGoldrick

Section Leader

Junellie Gonzalez Quiles Squad Leader

Harrison BartlettMadeline Beaudry

Josiah BedfordDaniel Degenford

Jordan FieldsEdmund Horsch

Noah JenkinsPhillip Kfare

Lorraine MontanaNathan Radko

Teresa SmithCraig Snow

Brett Sproul

BARITONEEmily Thomas

Section Leader

Sara Tatum Squad Leader

Jakob BowenRobert BringardnerMicah CalderwoodJason Campanella

Nicholas GunnisonMatthew HeideHunter JohnsonMatthew KielyMatt McGhee

Alex OstranderBranden Woodard

TUBAEthan Berg

Section Leader

Aidan Benderly Squad Leader

Anthony Stair Squad Leader

Thomas BelunisAaron BloomAndy Bracken

Vanessa CarrilloZach Clarke

Jacob CooperClark FarleyJohn Heide

Liezel WernerJared Wojton

DRUMLINEBenjamin Bellis

Section Leader

Joseph Rogers Snare Squad Leader

Peter Franklin Tenors Squad Leader

Aaron Valenti Bass Squad Leader

Stephanie Hutchinson Cymbal Squad Leader

Humza Yahya Asst. Cymbal Squad Leader

Alexis AgbaiLindsey AnayaJeremy BoothLauren Cain

Jordan CiraoloMichael Fraumeni

Joshua GreenRachael Higbee

Lucas MillerMichael Moore

Ryan MorrisLucas MurphyLogan NeufeldBrendan O’Neal

Kaitlynn OlewnikMorgan PostAnna Riley

Adrian RiveraKatherine Schutes

Julien ShermanTyler Short

Charis SmithKennan SpencerDevanshu Tamot

Shawn VermaJeffrey Wan

Kayleigh Yankie

COLOR GUARDDeirdre Dolan Section Leader

Janet Shi Assistant Section Leader

Kathryn Filipov Squad Leader

Kate Hedges Squad Leader

Jordan BrandonSarah ButzJingwen ChenAlexander DavydovAstrid DelgadoSydney HancockTing-Wei HsuRich MattiesPatrizia-Faith PelingonMeredith Riley

DANCE TEAMCheyenne McGlothin Captain

Annabelle AfzaliSara BeringerAshlea BoseckAlexis DudaJenna GaleanoMaxine GreensteinHalle GrossettRana HardnettChaya JohnsonLee KirshenboimMadison KrigsmanMorgan KrigsmanJennifer LandryJocelyn LeeJenna LimonGrace MannCaitlin MercadoEmily MillerAngela PetersonAvery PottsAllison RossomondoEmma Zent

FEATURE TWIRLERLexi Duda

INSTRUCTIONAL STAFFNathan Reynolds graduate assistant

Allison Satterwhite graduate assistant

Terrell Smith percussion instructor

Annie Kennedy dance team instructor

Suzanne Sturgis color guard instructor

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UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC: ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF

JASON GEARYDirector

EDWARD MACLARYAssociate Director for Academic Affairs

PATRICK WARFIELDAssociate Director for Graduate Studies and Strategic Initiatives

LORI DeBOYAssociate Director for Administrative Affairs

CRAIG ARNOLDAdvising and Student Services

ROBERT D iLUTISCommunity Engagement

PATRICE SHEFFIELD JACKSONFinance

JENNY LANGAdmissions and Enrollment Management

AARON MULLERProduction & Operations

THEODORE GUERRANTAccompanying

LAURI JOHNSONChoral Administrator

MING LIPiano Technician

HEATHER MUNDWILERAssistant to the Director

JEANNETTE OLIVERBusiness Manager

ASHLEY POLLARDOpera Manager

EMILY SHEILGraduate Student Services

MARK WAKEFIELDEnsembles Manager

CRAIG KIERDirector, Maryland Opera Studio

EDWARD MACLARYDirector of Choral Activities

JOSÉ-LUIS NOVOInterim Director of Orchestral Activities

DAVID SALNESSDirector, Chamber Music Activities

CHRIS VADALADirector of Jazz Studies

MICHAEL VOTTADirector of Bands

J. LAWRENCE WITZLEBENCoordinator of World Music Ensembles

UPCOMING UMD SCHOOL OF MUSIC CONCERTSLOOKING FORWARD, LOOKING BACKUMD Wind OrchestraSaturday, December 9, 2017 . 8pm

Innovative older works by Joachim Raff and Arnold Schoenberg are juxtaposed with new a new work by Joel Puckett showcasing the incredible diversity of the modern wind ensemble’s repertoire.

UMD WIND ENSEMBLE SPRING CONCERTUMD Wind EnsembleFriday, March 2, 2018 . 8pm

The UMD Wind Ensemble introduces audiences to new works for wind band, and continues its tradition of performing some of the most respected works in the repertoire.

program:Peter Mennin: Canzona Leslie Bassett: Lullaby for Kirsten Michael Daugherty: Bells for Stokowski Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

VIRTUOSIUMD Wind OrchestraSaturday, March 3, 2018 . 8pm

The German Expressionism of Berg’s Chamber Concerto is paired with Dove’s Across the Walls and Lindberg’s Concerto for Winds and Percussion.

SPRING BIG BAND SHOWCASEParts 1 & 2March 6 & 7, 2018 . 7:30pm

The UMD jazz ensembles give a lively concert that features jazz standards and premieres of pieces by UMD alumni and current jazz students.

UNIVERSITY & COMMUNITY BAND CONCERTWednesday, March 28, 2018 . 8pm

The University Band and Community Band share an evening of traditional and contemporary wind band music.Conducted by UMD alumnus Bill Sturgis and UMD Assistant Director of Bands Eli R.Osterloh, this concert will be an exciting evening for the whole family!