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Friday, February 1, 20088:00 p.m.

T. Earl Hinton Hatl . Wright Music Building

Program

CredendumI. Declaration

BIue ShadesFrank Ticheli, Guest Conductor

Sgmphong in E-flatII. Africa or IthacaIV. ClangV. White Oaks Lane

Senzalas, Maracahts e Quilombos

William Schuman

Frank Ticheli

Shafer Mahoney

Hudson Nogueira

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institution that does not disciminate against indiuidual.s uith disabilities.

Dr, Reed Thomas

Dr. Reed Thomas is the Director of Bands and a full Professor of Music and conducting at Middle Ten-nessee State University. His responsibilities include conducting the Wind Ensemble and University ChamberWinds, teaching undergraduate courses in conducting and instrumental methods, graduate courses in conduc!ing and wind and orchestral repertoire, and he guides all aspects of the MTSU band program. He is the found-ing conductor of the Three Rivers Wind Symphony, a professional group of wind and percussion players fromNortheast Indiana and was the Conductor of the Littleton Chamber Winds in Littleton, Colorado from 1997-99.Additionally, Dr. Thomas has been a guest conductor for the Littleton Symphony, the Ft. Wayne CommunityOrchestra, and severalYouth Symphonies in Indiana, Colorado, and Utah.

Dr. Thomas is an active conductor and clinician who has received praise and critical acclaim for hisartistic interpretations, thorough preparation, and innovative programming. His groups have been invited topefform at venues throughout the United States, China, and South Korea. Beginning in2002, Dr. Thomas be-gan his relationship with bands from Asia and has been invited as a guest conductor and lecturer by the Ko-rean Band Association, the Macau Band Directors Association, the Hong Kong Band Directors Association andthe Hong Kong Music Office. In the summer of 2005, the MTSU Wind Ensemble was invited to perform at theJeju lnternational Band Festival in South Korea and several cities in South Korea. ln 2007 , this group was in-vited and performed in Hong Kong, Macau, and China.

A native of Colorado, Dr. Thomas received his Ph. D. in Music with an emphasis in conducting fromthe University of Minnesota and both his Maste/s and Bachelor's degrees in music education from the Univer-sity of Utah. He has studied with such noted conductors as Craig Kirchhoff, John Whitwell, Donald Schleicher,and Loel Hepworth and has studied in master classes with Frederick Fennell, Alan McMurray, Tim Salzman,and Mallory Thompson. He is also an active performer most recently playing clarinet and bass clarinet with theFort Wayne Philharmonic.

Dr. Frank Ticheli

Frank Ticheli's music has been described as being "optimistic and thoughtful" (Los Angeles lrmes),"lean and muscular" (The New York Times), "brilliantly effective" (Miami Herald) and "powerful, deeply feltcrafted with impressive flair and an ear for striking instrumental colors" (Soufh Ftorida Sun-Senfine/). Ticheli (b.1958) joined the faculty of the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music in 1991 , where heis professor of composition. From 1991 to 1998, Ticheli was composer in residence of the Pacific Symphony,and he still enjoys a close working relationship with that orchestra and their music director, Carl St.Clair.

Ticheli is well known for his works for concert band, many of which have become standards in therepertoire. In addition to composing, he has appeared as guest conductor of his music at Carnegie Hall, atmany American universities and music festivals, and in cities throughout the world.

Ticheli is the winner of the 2006 NBAAtVilliam D. Revelli Memorial Band Composition Contest for hisSymphony No. 2. Other awards for his music include the Charles lves and the Goddard Lieberson Awards,both from the American Academy of Arts and Letterc, the Walter Beeler Memorial Prize, and First Prize awardsin the Texas Sesquicentennial Orchestral Composition Competition, Britten-on{he-Bay Choral CompositionContest, and Virginia CBDNA Symposium for New Band Music.

Ticheli received his doctoral and masters degrees in composition from The University of Michigan. Hisworfts are published by Manhattan8each, Southem,*ffiraw, and Encore Music, and are recorffi on thelabels of Albany, Chandos, Clarion, Klavier, Koch Internationaland Mark Records.

FlutelPiccoloAbiCoffefAmy DuncanKatie HowardLindsay KuhnElissa Stuart

Oboe/English HornNicole McVeyLaura Ann Ross

ClarinetJonathan CopelandJessica Harrie*Clay HensleyCordaro HudsonJoe MedinaSarah Panjehpour

Bass GlarinetJazmin Baxter*Maft Biniakewitz

BassoonMisty O'Neal*Jennifer Reeves

SaxophonesClaire JohnsonBeth KonopkaCorderylMartinLeonard WalkerJosh Yohe*

PianoAndrew Haselden

HornSean DonovanAndrew Englandlon Marina-Uifalean*MichaelRossonHannah Tilton

CorneUTrumpetPreston Bailey*Marcus BrooksJoe JordanMichael RoyerShannon Stewart

TromboneSteven GregoryCourtney MosleyTodd Shipley*David Snodgrass

EuphoniumTaryn DavisMara Snowman*

TubaThomas ChestnutDaniel Curtis

String BassPeter Wallace

PercussionAndrew HaleMichaelHollandDavid LoradyEric MessmerTyler Warren*Jonathan Wright

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Star Spangled Banner

Space Music

Sure on this Shining Night

Courtly Airs & Dances

Sea Songs

Ride

Serenade

A Longford Legend

Russian Sailor's Dance

The Earl of Oxford's March

Windsong

Just a Closer Walkwith Thee

Ilest Side Storv

Joy Revisited

Alligator Alley

An American ElrgI fne Ai*ziint Cry, II- l(ondrous Love, III. AxMt&ann

Southgrn Harmony

Saturday, February 2, 20081:00 p.m. . Tucker Theatre

Program Selections

Aydelott Ifonor BandMr. David Aydelott, Conductor

trans. bv Jav Dawson

Donald Erb

Samuel Barber/arr. Richard Saucedo

Ron Nelson

Ralph Vaughn Williams

Pugh flonor BandDr. Joel Pugh, Conductor

Samuel Hazo

John Bourgeois

Robert Sheldon

Reinhold Gliere

Johnson Honor BandDr. Sigurd Johnson, Conductor

William Byrdlarr. Phillip Sparke

John Zdechlik

Don Gillis/an. Calvin Custer

Leonard Bernstein/arr. Jav Bocook

Ticheli Wind EnsembleDr. Frank Ticheli. Conductor

Frank Ticheli

Michael Daugherty

Frank Ticheli

Donald Grantham

MR. DAVID AYDELOTT

A graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, David Aydelott is the Director ofBands at Franklin High School. Mr. Aydelott has directed numerous high schoolbands which have distinguished themselves on the marching field, on the concertstage, and in individual and chamber settings. A recipient of the National Band Asso-ciation's Citation of Merit, Mr. Aydelott is currently serving a second term on the Ex-ecutive Board of the Middle Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association andholds membership in a number of other music associations.

DR. JOEL PUGH

Joel Pugh is the Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Low Brass at BemidjiState University. Under his direction, the Bemidji State University Wind Ensemblehas become one of the premier wind bands in tJle North Central United States. Dr.Pugh has been published in the Brass Band Bridge, the International Tuba and Eu-plwnium Association JournaL and will be published in an upcoming issue of The In-stntmentalisf. Joel PuSh teaches at the International Music Camp at the Peace Gar-dens on the North Dakota/Canada border, and is an artist and clinician for Besson.

DR. SIGI'RD JOHNSON

Sigurd H. Johnson is the Director of Bands and Percussion and an Associate Profes-sor of Music at Valley City State University in North Dakota. Dr. Johnson is involvedin VCSU's Community School of the Arts as an instructor of percussion, and is theconductor of the Valley City Civic Orchestra. Johnson spends part of his summerteaching percussion at the International Music Camp, where he is also an executivemember of the IMC board and Vice President of the U.S. corporation. Johnson is aSabian Cymbals and Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets artist.

DR. FRAT{K TICHELI

Frank Ticheli joined the faculty of the University of Southern California's ThorntonSchool of Music in 1991, where he is Professor of Composition. Ticheli is well knownfor his works for concert band, many of which have become standards in the reper-toire. He is the winner of the 2006 NBA/William D. Revelli Memorial Band Composi-tion Contest for his Symphong No. 2. Other awards for his music include the CharlesIves Award, the Goffard Lieberson Award, and the Walter Beeler Memorial Hze. Tich-et's works are published by Manhatten Beach, Southern, Hinshaw, and Encore Mu-sic and are recorded on the labels of Albany, Chandos, Clarion, Klavier, Koch Inter-natinal, and Mark Records.

Participating Directors

Caryn Miller, AntiochScott Miller, AntiochBrenda Monson, BlackmanMondale Rogers, Coffee CountyPhillip Simpson, Coffee CountyNeil Graves, Columbia AcademyStephen Givens, CommunitySarah Odio, Dade County, GATiffany Fuller, Davidson AcademyKristin Reagh, DeKalb CountyKelly Medford, EaglevilleJeremy Frey, Father RyanDavid Aydelott, FranklinDrew Ault, GreenbrierJim Sabia, Grundy CountyDumanic Wade, HaywoodJeff Phillips, HendersonvilleMichael Chester, HillwoodMary Ellen Emmons, HuntlandCarroll Gotcher, Jackson CountyDebbie Burton, John OvertonJo Ann Hood, John OvertonChristopher Serina, Johnson CountyMarcus Stewart, Lauderdale County, ALEric Spear, LebanonMike Morjal, Lincoln County

Darrell Boston, LorettoShawn Mitterholzer, Macon CountyDavid Hazlett, McGavockAshley Jarrell, MLK MagnetRod Hill, MLK MagnetMarsha Hartwien, MLK MagnetMandy Contreras, Moore CountySam Stough, Mt. Pleasant$ Jessup, OaklandDenine Warner, OaklandBrad Rogers, Oldham County, KYAlan Suska, Pope John Paul IIRon Meers, RiverdaleMike Aymett, RiverdaleKayne Gilliland, Shelbyville CentralRandy Rhody, SiegelEd Medford, SiegelRichard Lutz, SmyrnaWes Black, Sparkman, ALDaryl Jack, Spring HillPhil Waters, Station CampRobert Joines II, TrousdaleJustin Thomas, WestmorelandEric Scott, White HouseStacy Jernigan, Wilson CentralLaVar Jernigan, Wilson Central

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