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BRIAN COFFILL recently completed the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting at the University of Maryland, where he has served as the Assistant Conductor of the Wind Orchestra and Wind Ensemble since 2015. While in College Park, he studied wind and orchestral conducting with Dr. Michael Votta, Jr., Professor James Ross, and Professor José-Luis Novo. Previously, he held positions as the Director of Instrumental Music at Century High School in Sykesville, Maryland, teaching both band and orchestra, and as the Director of Bands and Music Department Chair at Yorktown High School in Arlington, Virginia. He maintains an active schedule as a conductor and clinician across the East Coast, including having recently served as Guest Conductor for the Hunt Valley Symphony Orchestra, in Baltimore, MD.

Originally from Litchfield, Connecticut, Brian earned a Master of Music degree in Conducting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he was as a graduate teaching assistant with the university’s concert and athletic bands; his responsibilities also included assisting in the instruction of undergraduate conducting classes. He began his musical studies by earning both a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from the University of Connecticut, where he served for two years as Head Drum Major of the University of Connecticut Marching Band.

Additionally, Brian is a member of various other professional, honorary, and service organizations, including the National Association for Music Education, the College Band Directors National Association, the International Horn Society, the New England Horn Society, Kappa Kappa Psi, and the Society for American Baseball Research. Brian presented his research on Baseball and the Wind Band at the 2018 College Band Directors National Association Eastern Division Conference at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, and his research paper, “Charles Ives’ Decoration Day: A Conductor’s Guide,” at the 2017 College Band Directors National Association Conference in Kansas City, Missouri.

Despite being a lifelong Boston Red Sox fan, Brian currently resides a short fly ball away from Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, with his wife, daughter, and up-and-coming prospect, Baby Boy To Be Named Later.

DAVID WACYK is currently completing coursework toward a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Conducting at the University of Maryland where he serves as Assistant Conductor with the UMD Wind Orchestra and UMD Wind Ensemble. Prior to this appointment, David served as Director of Bands at North Harford High School.

David is the founder and conductor of the Upper Chesapeake Wind Ensemble, a community-based flexible instrumentation group comprised of professional and amateur musicians in northern Maryland. David holds a Master of Music degree in Conducting from University of Maryland, and a Bachelor of Music Education from Western Michigan University. He maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor and clinician throughout the Maryland region.

University of Maryland School of Music presents

Star Wars TrilogyUniversity of Maryland Wind Ensemble

Michael Votta Jr., music director

Brian Coffill, David Wacyk, & Joseph Scott, conductors

Huldigungsmarsch .......................................................................................................Richard Wagner

David Wacyk, conductor

First Suite in E-flat, Op. 28, No. 1 ..................................................................... Gustav Holst

I. Chaconne

II. Intermezzo

III. March

Brian Coffill, conductor

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Augenblick ..................................................................................................................... Christopher Stark

Star Wars Suite .....................................................................................................................John Williams

arr. Donald Hunsberger

Joseph Scott, conductor

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In 2012 David was awarded second place for the American Prize in conducting. In 2014 he was invited by the MMEA (Maryland Music Educators Association) to present a performance plus session entitled “Chamber Ensembles: Creating Better Musicians for the Greater Good”. In 2017 he accepted an invitation to present a poster session at the 2017 CBDNA National Conference titled “Stravinsky’s Symphonies of Wind Instruments: Toward a New Understanding of Pitch Structure. His primary conducting teachers are Michael Votta, Jim Ross, Jose-Luis Novo, and he has additionally studied with Michael Haithcock, Tim Reynish, Charles Peltz, and Frank Battisti. David resides in Columbia, MD with his wife Laurel, and son Roger.

JOSEPH P. SCOTT will be graduating this spring with a 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. This spring Joseph was selected as a semi-finalist for the American Prize in wind conducting. 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. Joseph looks forward to returning to the University of Maryland in the fall, when he will begin coursework towards a Doctor of Musical Arts degree.

Huldigungsmarsch Richard WagnerBorn: May 22, 1813, Leipzig, GermanyDied: February 13, 1883, Venice, ItalyComposed: 1864Duration: 7 minutes

Wagner wrote his “Homage March” as a gift and greeting for Ludwig on the occasion of his birthday on August 25th 1864. A first performance in the presence of the King did not take place, however, until October 5th in Munich, after a series of circumstances including the sudden death of the leader of the Munich Military Band, Peter Streck (1797-1864) two days before the birthday cancelled the performance. According to one obituary, Streck appears to have suffered a heart attack under pressure of the preparations for the concert, with the copying of parts immediately before the performance, the organisation of rehearsals and the journey to Hohenschwangau with a total of 80 musicians, and the enormous musical demands made by Wagner.

The “Homage March” bears Wagner’s typical signature. He himself writes that he had composed something “from Lohengrin and Tannhäuser and perhaps something new”. The piece is a formal work of genius, unusually lush in sound and instrumentation, but appears on the whole a little too routine. The performance does not seem to have made a lasting impression on Ludwig II either, as no royal comments of any consequence on the work have remained on record. Despite these limitations, the “Homage March”, as an original work by Wagner for wind ensemble, cannot be disregarded in our concert programmes. The wind instrumentation originally required by Wagner is interesting, as it would no longer be realisable nowadays. In addition to two piccolos in Db he also calls for 4 flutes, also in Db, 1 Ab, 2 Eb and 14 Bb clarinets, 2 trumpets in Bb alto, 4 in F, 2 in Eb and 4 bass trumpets, 3 flugelhorns, 3 alto horns, 4 tenor horns / baritones and 6 bass tubas.

- Program note by John Mangum

First Suite in E-flat, Op. 28, No. 1I. ChaconneII. IntermezzoIII. March

Gustav HolstBorn: September 21, 1874, Cheltenham, United KingdomDied: May 25, 1934, London, United KingdomComposed: 1909Duration: 12 minutes

Although completed in 1909, the suite didn’t receive its official premiere until eleven years later on June 23rd, 1920, by an ensemble of 165 musicians at the Royal Military School of Music at Kneller Hall. There are three movements in the suite: Chaconne, Intermezzo, and March. Holst writes, “As each movement is founded on the same phrase, it is requested that the suite be played right through without a break.” Indeed, the first three notes of the Chaconne are E-flat, F and C, and the first three notes of the melody when it first appears in the Intermezzo are E-flat, F, and C. In the third movement, March, Holst inverts the motive: The first note heard in the brilliant opening brass medley is an E-flat, but instead of rising, it descends to a D, and then a G; the exact opposite of the first two movements.

The Chaconne begins with a ground bass reminiscent of those written by Henry Purcell or William Byrd. It is performed by tuba, euphonium and string bass and is repeated throughout the ensemble sixteen full times as varying instrumental textures and variations of the theme are layered within it. Following a delicately scored chamber setting of the theme, the music steadily builds to a brilliant E-flat Major chord that concludes the movement.

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The Intermezzo is light and brisk and features soloistic passages for the cornet, oboe and clarinet. Holst prominently displays the agility and sensitivity of the wind band through transparent textures and passages where the melody and accompaniment are woven into a variety of instrumental settings.

The March begins suddenly. It consists of two themes, the first of which, performed by brass choir and percussion, is a march light in character. The second theme is dominated by the woodwinds and is composed of a long, lyrical line reminiscent of the original Chaconne melody. The movement concludes with both themes intertwining as the band crescendos to a climax.

– Program note by Esmail Khalili

AugenblickChristopher StarkBorn: December 2, 1980, St. Ignatius, MontanaDuration: 14 minutes

The composer writes,

Augenblick, for wind ensemble, tape and real-time signal processing, is a study on the idea of the ‘instant.’ I have always liked the German word for instant (or moment), Augenblick, which literally translates to, “the glimpse of an eye.” The piece originated in the summer of 2008 while I was studying music composition and the German language in Berlin, Germany.

Augenblick moves through different concepts of the ‘instant’ as it unfolds. The opening derives from two dually developing types of music—ambient and brutal—and instantaneously shifts between the two sound worlds. The middle section of the work uses the idea of a captured ‘instant’ by recording short segments of the ensemble in real-time. In this section, the short recorded segments immediately begin playing in reverse after they are sampled. This creates a musical flow that moves both forward and backward simultaneously in a sort of quasi-canon. The piece concludes with the idea of the ‘instant’ as repetition, both in the electronics and the ensemble.

Star Wars SuiteJohn Williams (trans. Donald Hunsburger)Born: February 8, 1932, Floral Park, New YorkComposed: 1977-1983Duration: 18 minutes

John Williams began his musical training on the piano at age eight. By the time he was in his early twenties, he was already part of the Hollywood studio music world, working as a pianist and composer/arranger of music for television. Throughout the 1960s, Williams’s career continued to advance while he broke in to the world of movie music, composing for ever-more popular movies and directors. The 1970s brought his collaboration with Steven Spielberg on movies such as Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. In 1977, a new collaboration was born when Williams composed the music for George Lucas’s Star Wars.

The Star Wars Suite includes four selections from the Star Wars Trilogy: Darth Vader’s “Imperial March,” the romantic and lyrical “Princess Leia’s Theme,” the music depicting the battle between the Storm Troopers and Ewoks called “Battle in the Forest,” and the dramatic and unforgettable “Main Title” theme. With this music, John Williams not only earned renown for himself as a composer, he also invigorated the world of movie music, bringing back the importance of the symphonic film score.

– Program note from the United States Marine Band, “The President’s Own”

FluteYong Clark

Megan ShanleyJohan Hornum

Cathelyn Wang

OboeSara Glasser

Colt PettitElisabeth Plescia

TJ Wagman

ClarinetNathan Dorsey

Madeline FergusonKyle Glasgow

Clifford HangarterBrooke Krauss

Lara LeporeJulianna Solomon

Kenny WangTom Zong

BassoonMark Liffiton

Monica Panepento

SaxophoneBrian BerdanNikko Lopes

Ellie PlineRohan Rajagopalan

W. Wesley Weidenhamer II

HornMatthew Baugher

Benjamin BuschJack Holland

Phillip ShulmanEmmett Sauchuk

Niklas Schnake

TrumpetMichael BaniakJoseph FluehrZachary JablowMatthew VorstegJohn WaldenJason WrightNate Wolfe

TromboneJack BurkeDaniel DegenfordLorraine MontanaRahat SharifJerry Yang

EuphoniumJakob BowenRich Matties

TubaNicholas ObrigewitchAJ Stair

String BassDaphine Henderson

HarpNadia Pessoa

PianoSzu-Yi Li

PercussionAiden CareyLucas MurphyJulien ShermanKennan SpencerJada Twitty

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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 WAKEFIELDOrchestra 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 SPRING 2018 UMD BAND CONCERTSUMD PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE CONCERTMonday, April 30, 2018 . 8pm

Usually positioned at the back of the orchestra, the percussion section moves center stage to reveal the colorful, melodic potential of their instruments in this striking concert of contemporary music.

OUTDOOR BIGBAND FINALEWednesday, May 2, 2018 . 5:30pm

Bring a picnic to The Clarice and celebrate Spring with the UMD jazz ensembles in their outdoor Big Band Finale. As one of UMD jazz’s most popular concerts, the Big Band Finale drives you along with infectious energy and flair.