ASU ORCHESTRA PROGRAM The Arizona State University Orchestra Program is dedicated to providing the finest musical and educational opportunities for those qualified individuals interested in studying and performing a wide variety of orchestral music. The faculty and administration are committed to the training and development of professional orchestral performers (instrumentalists and conductors), orchestral music educators and therapists, musicologists, theorists, composers, arts administrators, and future arts supporters. The students share in this commitment, aspiring to the highest possible standards of musical excellence. Currently the program includes three ensembles: the University Symphony Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra, and the Sinfonietta. The University Symphony Orchestra presents many concerts on campus each year in the internationally acclaimed Gammage Center for the Performing Arts, which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Soloists with the orchestra include renowned faculty performers as well as such visiting guest artists as violinists Glenn Dicterow, Szymon Goldberg, Dylana Jenson, Ani Kavafian, and Edvard Melkus; cellists Colin Carr, Stephen Kates, and Lazio Varga; pianists Ursula Oppens and Jeffrey Siegel; guitarist Manuel Lopez-Ramos; soprano Faye Robinson, the Roger Wagner Chorale; guest conductors Lukas Foss and Vincent Persichetti; and the hilarious PDQ Bach and Victor Borge. Annually the orchestra combines with the University Choral Union to present a "Holiday Concert" to sold-out houses - featuring such works as Handel's Messiah, the Vaughan Williams Hodie, Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, and other great choral works. Outstanding student soloists, chosen through a rigorous competition on campus are presented in a "Concert of Soloists" each February. This concert also features the world premiere performance of the work which has won the annual ASU Student Composition Contest. The Orchestra has a commitment to the performance of contemporary music and has recently premiered pieces by Michael Conway Baker, Randall Shinn and Chinary Ung, performed a concert with visiting composer Joan Tower, and produced a CD recording of works by Eugene Anderson called Perception which is available on d'Note Classics. Please visit our website at http://www.asu.edu.cfa/musid for further information on the Arizona State University School of Music and its Orchestra Program. ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS School of Music Main Campus, P.O. Box 870405, Tempe, AZ 85287-0405 480-965-3371 • www.asu.edu/cfa/music ---- School of Music Arizona State University Cha01ber Orchestra Joel Brown and Michael Hoerber Conductors "Soaring High: An Avian Tribute" Sunday,April9,2000 3:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral PROGRAM Gli uccelli (The Birds) ..... Suite per piccola orchestra ................................ Ottorino Respighi ( 1879-1936) Preludio Lacolomba La gallina L'usignolo II cucu Joel Brown, conductor The Lark Ascending ..... . ............ Ralph Vaughan Williams ( 1872-1958) Min-Kyung Park, violin soloist Joel Brown, conductor INTERMISSION Symphony No. 6 ("Pastorale") ............................ Ludwig van Beethoven ( 1770-1827) I. Awakening of happy feelings upon arriving in the country II. Scene at the brook III. Happy gathering of country folk (Village festival) IV. Thunder Storm V. Shepherd's song Michael Hoerber, conductor CHAMBER ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL Violin I Ruth Ann Platt** Amy Neuenschwander Eugenie Wu Yoon-Jung Kim Lawrence Huang Astasia Al-Shamaileh Benjamin Whitehouse Violin II Drew Irvin* Rachel Sompong Shee Ling Jessica Solano Maria Roggenhofer Stephanie Groot David Rigby Bass Ryan Kuck* Kevin Kirkpatrick Trombone Erik Bestmann* Christopher Niileksela Fluteo Sarah Andrew Lisa Dektor Harp Gayla Smith Oboeo Michele Murray Ryan Zwahlen Eni:Iish Horn Michele Murray Ryan Zwahlen Clarineto Benjamin Baron* Anne Watson Timpani Jason Covert Percussion Jason Covert Orchestra Assistants Joel Brown Michael Hoerber Orchestra Librarian Ivan Insua Viola Jeffrey Norman* Jennifer Walker Michelle Peterson Karen Hayes Emily Pullen Katherine O'Brien David Rigby Bassoon Orchestra Manai:ers Timothy Wiggins* Andrey Astaiza Dmitrius Whelan-Gonzales Christopher Niileksela Cello Andrew Hamby* Ozgiir Elgiin Merrick Jones Kerry Campbell Bonnie Andrus Richard Li Trumpet Scott Miller* Amanda Pepping Horno Alan Benson Jennifer Kangas* Catherine Thompson ** Concertmaster * Principal o This section is using a rotating seating plan for this concert JOEL ANTHONY BROWN Joel Anthony Brown is a native of Wilmington, North Carolina. He received his Bachelor's degree in Music Education in 1994 from East Carolina University and his Master's degree in Orchestral Conducting in 1996 from the University of Tennessee. While at the University of Tennessee, Joel studied conducting with Kirk Trevor, Music Director of the Knoxville Symphony. Upon his graduation, Joel served two years as an Apprentice Conductor with the Nashville Symphony, mentoring under Leonard Bernstein protege, Kenneth Schermerhorn, Music Director. While in Nashville, Joel was also an OrffSchulwerk Music Specialist at Percy Priest Elementary School, working with children of many music business professionals, songwriters, producers and studio performers. Mr. Brown has studied conducting with Karen Deal, Harold Farberman, Robert Hause, Jorge Mester, Gunther Schuller, and Tsung Yeh, and has also studied many summers in the Czech Republic. Joel has conducted the Bohuslav Martinu Filharmonie in Europe, the Knoxville Symphony, the Nashville Symphony and recently the Phoenix Symphony's "Sinfonietta". He has also conducted the youth orchestras of Knoxville, Los Angeles and New York. Joel is the conductor of the Phoenix College Community Orchestra and is also a cover conductor this season for Hermann Michael and the Phoenix Symphony. He is a graduate teaching assistant for the ASU Orchestra Program and is also assisting Dr. William Reber, Director of the ASU Lyric Opera Theatre. Joel is pursuing his D.M.A. in Instrumental Music with an emphasis in conducting from ASU and is a student of Dr. Timothy Russell. MICHAEL DAVID HOERBER Michael David Hoerber is a summa cum laude graduate from Arizona State University, where he received his Bachelor's degree in Instrumental Music Education. Upon graduation, he was honored with the Most Outstanding Undergraduate in Music Education Award given by the Director of ASU' s School of Music, Dr. Toni-Marie Montgomery. Since age 16, Mr. Hoerber has been conducting, composing and arranging music for band, choir and orchestra. He has written music for Arizona State University's Sun Devil Marching Band and the Symphonic Band Brass and Percussion Sections. He has also written and arranged music for the Paradise Valley High School Marching Band, the Auburn University War Eagle Marching Band, and the Ft. Lewis College Marching Band. Mr. Hoerber is originally from Phoenix but grew up in the West Palm Beach area of Florida's east coast. While in Florida, he studied clarinet with Mr. Jerome Levine of the prestigious Jui lliard School of Music. During his undergrad at ASU, he studied five years with Dr. Robert Spring, Professor of Clarinet. Mr. Hoerber is continuing his studies at Arizona State University as a graduate teaching assistant for Dr. Timothy Russell, Director of Orchestras. He is working towards a Master's degree in Music Education with a concentration in orchestral conducting. UPCOMING EVENTS University Symphony Orchestra "Fantasy" Featuring the ASU Choral Union George Umberson, guest conductor Michael Hoerber, conductor Caio Pagano, piano soloist Tuesday, April 18, 2000 7:30 p.m. Gammage Auditorium ASU Sinfonietta "The History of the Symphony" Michael Hoerber, conductor Thursday, April 27, 2000 7:30 p.m. Gammage Auditorium ASU Chamber Orchestra "Classic Favorites" Joel Brown, conductor Martin Schuring, English horn Gary Leopold, trumpet Tuesday, May 2, 2000 7:30 p.m. Music Theatre PROGRAM Gli uccelli (The Birds) ..... Suite per piccola orchestra ................................ Ottorino Respighi ( 1879-1936) Preludio Lacolomba La gallina L'usignolo II cucu Joel Brown, conductor The Lark Ascending ..... . ............ Ralph Vaughan Williams ( 1872-1958) Min-Kyung Park, violin soloist Joel Brown, conductor INTERMISSION Symphony No. 6 ("Pastorale") ............................ Ludwig van Beethoven ( 1770-1827) I. Awakening of happy feelings upon arriving in the country II. Scene at the brook III. Happy gathering of country folk (Village festival) IV. Thunder Storm V. Shepherd's song Michael Hoerber, conductor CHAMBER ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL Violin I Ruth Ann Platt** Amy Neuenschwander Eugenie Wu Yoon-Jung Kim Lawrence Huang Astasia Al-Shamaileh Benjamin Whitehouse Violin II Drew Irvin* Rachel Sompong Shee Ling Jessica Solano Maria Roggenhofer Stephanie Groot David Rigby Bass Ryan Kuck* Kevin Kirkpatrick Trombone Erik Bestmann* Christopher Niileksela Fluteo Sarah Andrew Lisa Dektor Harp Gayla Smith Oboeo Michele Murray Ryan Zwahlen Eni:Iish Horn Michele Murray Ryan Zwahlen Clarineto Benjamin Baron* Anne Watson Timpani Jason Covert Percussion Jason Covert Orchestra Assistants Joel Brown Michael Hoerber Orchestra Librarian Ivan Insua Viola Jeffrey Norman* Jennifer Walker Michelle Peterson Karen Hayes Emily Pullen Katherine O'Brien David Rigby Bassoon Orchestra Manai:ers Timothy Wiggins* Andrey Astaiza Dmitrius Whelan-Gonzales Christopher Niileksela Cello Andrew Hamby* Ozgiir Elgiin Merrick Jones Kerry Campbell Bonnie Andrus Richard Li Trumpet Scott Miller* Amanda Pepping Horno Alan Benson Jennifer Kangas* Catherine Thompson ** Concertmaster * Principal o This section is using a rotating seating plan for this concert ASU ORCHESTRA PROGRAM The Arizona State University Orchestra Program is dedicated to providing the finest musical and educational opportunities for those qualified individuals interested in studying and performing a wide variety of orchestral music. The faculty and administration are committed to the training and development of professional orchestral performers (instrumentalists and conductors), orchestral music educators and therapists, musicologists, theorists, composers, arts administrators, and future arts supporters. The students share in this commitment, aspiring to the highest possible standards of musical excellence. Currently the program includes three ensembles: the University Symphony Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra, and the Sinfonietta. The University Symphony Orchestra presents many concerts on campus each year in the internationally acclaimed Gammage Center for the Performing Arts, which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Soloists with the orchestra include renowned faculty performers as well as such visiting guest artists as violinists Glenn Dicterow, Szymon Goldberg, Dylana Jenson, Ani Kavafian, and Edvard Melkus; cellists Colin Carr, Stephen Kates, and Lazio Varga; pianists Ursula Oppens and Jeffrey Siegel; guitarist Manuel Lopez-Ramos; soprano Faye Robinson, the Roger Wagner Chorale; guest conductors Lukas Foss and Vincent Persichetti; and the hilarious PDQ Bach and Victor Borge. Annually the orchestra combines with the University Choral Union to present a "Holiday Concert" to sold-out houses - featuring such works as Handel's Messiah, the Vaughan Williams Hodie, Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, and other great choral works. Outstanding student soloists, chosen through a rigorous competition on campus are presented in a "Concert of Soloists" each February. This concert also features the world premiere performance of the work which has won the annual ASU Student Composition Contest. The Orchestra has a commitment to the performance of contemporary music and has recently premiered pieces by Michael Conway Baker, Randall Shinn and Chinary Ung, performed a concert with visiting composer Joan Tower, and produced a CD recording of works by Eugene Anderson called Perception which is available on d'Note Classics. Please visit our website at http://www.asu.edu.cfa/musid for further information on the Arizona State University School of Music and its Orchestra Program. ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS School of Music Main Campus, P.O. Box 870405, Tempe, AZ 85287-0405 480-965-3371 • www.asu.edu/cfa/music ---- School of Music Arizona State University Cha01ber Orchestra Joel Brown and Michael Hoerber Conductors "Soaring High: An Avian Tribute" Sunday,April9,2000 3:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral