University Symphony Orchestra
Mark Russell Smith, director of orchestral studies David Carrillo, graduate conductor Hisham Bravo 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, March 26, 2021 | 7:00 pm VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE
Thursday, May 27, 2021 | 7:30 pm
REPERTOIRE
ERIC EWAZEN | b. 1954
Symphony in Brass (1992) I. Andante; Allegro Molto II. Andante con Moto III. Allegro Vivace Emily Threinen, conductor
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH ARR. GANNON | 1685—1750
Prelude and Fugue in D Major for saxophone quartet (1708/2020) Cameron Vinson, soprano Emily Brewer, alto Charlie Gannon, tenor Andrew Nelson, baritone
REYNALDO HAHN | 1874—1947
Le Bal de Beatrice d'Este (1905)
I. Entree de Ludovic le More II. Lesquarcade III. Romanesque IV. Iberienne V. Leda et l'oiseau VI. Courante VII. Salut Final au Duc de Milan Preston Weber, David Roush, and Lauren Visel, graduate conductors
MICHAEL ABELS | b. 1962
Delights and Dances for String Quartet and String Orchestra James Zabawa-Martinez, violin Rachel Stokes, violin Niloofar Sohi, viola Rosa Thompson-Vieira, cello Mark Russell Smith, conductor
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REPERTOIRE, CONT.
RODION SHCHEDRIN | b. 1932
Carmen: Ballet for Strings and Percussion {after Bizet}
I. Introduction II. Dance III. First Intermezzo V. Carmen's Entrance and Habanera VI. Scene VII. Second Intermezzo IX. Torero XI. Adagio XII. Fortune Telling XIII. Finale David Carrillo, Andrew Kim, Hisham Bravo Groover, graduate conductors
PETER MEECHAN ARR. AMBROSE | b. 1980
Letters for Home: Songs of War and Love (2014/2020) I. The Bittersweet Love Song II. The Trench III. In Memory Shaun Evans, 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.
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.
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, Born and raised in Costa Rica, David and assistant conductor of the Lamont Carrillo started the violin at the age of four Symphony Orchestra. Hisham’s principal with his mother. An active performer, conducting mentors include Mark Russell David has given chamber and solo recitals in Smith, Leonid Grin, and William LaRue Costa Rica, Italy, El Salvador, Peru, Jones. 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.
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BIOGRAPHIES
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Percussion Miranda Smith* Mackenna Tolfa Peyton Green Cosette Isakson Calvin Stromwall+ Violin I James Zabawa-Martinez*+ Steven DeNiro Josiah Misselt Katherine Seeger Yiru Liao Lucie Han Ash Wood Violin II Rachel Stokes* Philip Dowdell Elizabeth Bergmann Gillian Rath Brianna Talusan Cory Jameson Anna Janni
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Viola Niloofar Sohi* Josh Peterson+ Murah Hsiung Eleni Ciuta Sam Anderson Jen Peterson Jessica Wasson Cello Rosa Thompson-Vieira*+ MaryKate Fenstermaker Z Molitor Bass Josh Zimmer* Logan Rollag
Online Participants in USO Yu Chia Hsu, violin Xinyao Zhang, violin Angelica Lopez-Solis, 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 *denotes section principal +denotes Spring 2021 graduate
UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE PERSONNEL
Flute Alexandra Brouillard*+ Sarah Bylsma Evan Fraser Aimi Katzman Alejandro Meza Kirsten Rotvold Oboe 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* Epiphany Rhoads Tenor Saxophone Charlie Gannon Baritone Saxophone Andrew Nelson+ 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 Jacques Tousignant Euphonium Justin Schoenherr Tuba Roger Gomoll Matthew Healy Joseph Weiler*
Online Participants in UWE Savannah Ridley, flute Sheng Chen, clarinet Zachary Ploeger, trumpet Sijie Yang, trumpet Samuel Charlton, trombone+ Christian Howard, trombone+ *denotes section principal **denotes section co-principals +denotes Spring 2021 graduate
Harp Heather Cornelius+ Ada Lia Tzab Poot Piano Leonie Li+ Percussion Peyton Green Annaliese Heim Jonathan Hickox-Young** Cosette Isakson Miranda Smith** Calvin Stromwall+ Mackenna Tolfa Rachel Yurik
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