November 22, 2016
ASU Chamber Singers and Chamber Orchestra
St. Cecilia’s Day Concert
David Schildkret, conductor
Central United Methodist Church of Phoenix

	
  
ASU Philharmonia and Concert Band Present:

	
  

Worldwide Wonders
	
  

December 2, 2016
ASU Choirs and Symphony Orchestra
Holiday Gala!
David Schildkret, Jeffery Meyer, Bartlett Evans,
Julie Neish, Jason Thompson, Mark Alpizar, conductors

Jason Caslor, Philharmonia Director
Kamna Gupta, Guest Conductor
Melanie Brooks and Shannon Shaker,
Concert Band Directors

January 27, 2017
Concert of Soloists:
Ravel, Bates, and Prizewinners
Jeffery Meyer, Mark Alpizar,
Kamna Gupta, Cullan Lucas, conductors
Grace Chen, Christiano Rodrigues,
Wesley Skinner, soloists
*All events in ASU Gammage
unless otherwise specified
*All concerts begin at 7:30pm

School of Music
Herberger Institute for Design & the Arts
Arizona State University
2016-2017 Season
November 21, 2016
7:30pm
Evelyn Smith Music Theatre	
  
	
  

	
  

ASU Concert Band
Melanie Brooks and Shannon Shaker, Conductors
Radetzky March (1848)………………………………………………Johann Strauss
(1804-1849)
Arr. Alfred Reed
Kaikuja Laulumailta (2013)…………………………………………….Janne Ikonen
(b. 1975)
Air For Band (1956)………………………………………………….Frank Erickson
(1923-1996)
Corsican Litany (1976)……………………………………………..Vaclav Nelhybel
(1919-1996)
Four Shaker Songs………………………………..................................Frank Ticheli
(b. 1958)
I.
In Yonder Valley
II.
Dance
III.
Here Take this Lovely Flower
IV.
Simple Gifts

Intermission

ASU Philharmonia
Jason Caslor, Director
Overture to Nabucco (1841)…………………………………………Giuseppe Verdi
(1813-1901)
Kamna Gupta, conductor
Capriol Suite (1926)…………………………………………………...Peter Warlock
(1894-1930)
I.
Basse-Danse
II.
Pavane
VI.
Mattachins (Sword Dance)
Danse Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah (1877)…………...Camille Saint-Saens
(1835-1921)

To respect the performers, please silence all electronic devices.

ASU Philharmonia Personnel
Violin 1
Brian Maurer
Concertmaster
Ahmet Yildirim
Cody Munson
Alma Varon
Noelle Sakauye
Uma Vrudhula
Adele Etheridge Woodson
Ryan Shannon
Lindee Burrell
Caitlin Kierum

Cello
Jade Gates
Principal
Silvia Jones
Jessica Graves
Angelese Pepper

Violin 2
Tamara Olson
Principal
Sydney Doidge
Katie DeMassa
Kenneth Alarcon
Matthew Bajamundi
Elizabeth Kwan
Annika Ozols
Nandini Sharma
Emily Arnold
Victoria Quintana
Dominic Bonelli
Jean Hsu
Sarah Rogers
Amy Chou
Gabriela Martinez
Koon Yu

Flute/Piccolo
Kelly Davis
Renee Rule

Viola
Briana Estrella
Principal
Marisa Ferreira
Natalie Seivert
Jessica Kunst
Lillian Donahue
Joey Scavan
Shannon Ramsey

Bass Clarinet
Charlotte Burton

Bass
Lea Ale
Ashley Smith
Charles Petty
Claire Reid

Horn
Kevin Winseck
Aliyah Qualls
Kaylea Payne
Maryl Harris
Trumpet
Parker Nakamura
Julian Iralu
Ian Cuevas
Trombone
Hasan Sannoufi
Alex Mayhew
Bass Trombone
Collin Logsdon

Oboe
Ruchika Gambhir
Tanyon Berry
Janae Cox

Tuba
Chad Henderson
Faith Christensen

English Horn
Tanyon Berry

Timpani
Bryan Hummel

Clarinet
Betsy Wackwitz
Roy Aldaba
Charlotte Burton
Rachel Robichaud
Janae Cox

Percussion
Kamna Gupta
Jeremiah Sweeney
Jason Caslor

Bassoon
Ashley Burrows
Tyler Colvin
Sarah Bates-Kennard

Concert Band Personnel
Flute/Piccolo
Katie Bradshaw
Pamela Castillo
Neil Collins
Gio Lee
Jade Pickings
Louisa Singleton
Natalia Thompson
Andrew Wadsworth
Oboe
Delaney Kranz
Corey McNeish
Katie Weber
Bassoon
Elizabeth Haffner
Brennan Richards
Clarinet
Dianna Beckman
Conner Carmody
Trenton Davis
Sean Hazle
James Phan
Denae Ravago
Carly Rheinlander
Abby Schneider
Sun-mi Swank
Kati Warfield
Jisung Woo

Bass Clarinet
Kylie Weinzierl
Alto Saxophone
Zach Eschenbrenner
Irma Morales
Freddy Ochoa
Hayden Tenney
Colette Walker
Cole Wehling
Dempsey Wilken

Trombone
Christinia Bungener
Scott Dabundo
Ian Flannery
Eric Friesenhahn
Gwyn Goltry
Maggie Henning
Euphonium
Kelly Blevins
Alyssa Lindsey

Tenor Saxophone
Nathan Servilican
Alexis Zellner

Tuba
Matt Pradzinski
Sam Zirbel

Baritone Saxophone
Jesus Martinez

Percussion
Adam Bowser
Rachel Casleton
Cody Hannah
Jeremiah McDowell
Richa Venkatraman

Trumpet
Joseph Coalter
Amanda Delulio
Rose Lopez
Johnathon Svoboda
Horn
Michelle Baker
Walter Bonar
Pamala Norton

About the Artists
Dr. Jason Caslor was appointed Associate Director of Bands and
Orchestras at Arizona State University in 2015. In addition to directing
various instrumental ensembles, Caslor also mentors graduate conducting
students, and teaches undergraduate and graduate conducting courses.
From 2010-2015, Caslor served as Assistant Professor of Instrumental
Conducting at Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
where he conducted the Wind Ensemble and oversaw the undergraduate and
graduate instrumental conducting programs. Prior to that, Jason spent three
seasons as Resident Conductor with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra
(TBSO). During his tenure with the TBSO, he conducted over 75 concerts
(including a CBC Radio national broadcast), designed and implemented
numerous education and outreach initiatives, was instrumental in helping
secure numerous local, provincial, and national grants, and recorded a fulllength, internationally distributed CD with Canadian blues artist Rita
Chiarelli.
Recipient of an “Excellence in Teaching Award” from the Memorial
University of Newfoundland Students’ Union in 2012, Caslor also spent
several years teaching in the public school system as an instrumental and
choral instructor. His commitment to conductor training stemmed from
being a faculty member with the annual Canadian Wind Conductors
Development Program from 2005-2011. He is active as a clinician,
adjudicator and conductor for festivals, honor bands and music camps.
Caslor’s current research interests include developing a user-friendly iPad
application that will allow for the transmission of high quality audio over
the internet for the purposes of internet-based rehearsals/clinics, and
spontaneous improvisation as it pertains to both conducting pedagogy and
large ensembles. In addition to numerous regional engagements, he has
presented his research at the 2013 College Band Directors National
Association National Conference and the 2015 World Association of
Symphonic Bands and Ensembles International Conference.
Caslor completed his Doctorate of Musical Arts (Conducting) at Arizona
State University. Prior to earning a Master of Music (Conducting) degree
from the University of Manitoba, Jason earned his Bachelor of Music and
Bachelor of Education degrees from the University of Saskatchewan.
Kamna Gupta is currently pursuing her Masters of Music (Orchestral
Conducting) degree at Arizona State University with Jeffery Meyer. Her
diverse musical interests have led her to various experiences, including

orchestral, operatic, and choral, in both baroque and contemporary
repertoire. While still an undergraduate student, she led the Princeton
University Glee Club in performance with the Leipzig Barockorchester in
the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. From 2013-2015, she worked with the New
York Youth Symphony as an apprentice conductor. Recently, she was a
Conducting Fellow at the Atlantic Music Festival, recording many
contemporary works. She is also active as a pianist and piano teacher.
Kamna maintains a strong interest in music education and has worked with
the New York Philharmonic and the Castleton Festival to expand their
educational activities.
Melanie Brooks is a first year D.M.A. candidate in wind conducting at
Arizona State University with Professor Gary Hill. Last year, Brooks
finished her M.M. degree in conducting from ASU. In 2014-2015, she
received a Fulbright grant to study at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki,
Finland. While in Finland, she conducted four of the country’s five
professional military bands, worked at youth and adult music camps in
Kouvola and Terälahti, directed student honor bands in Varkaus, Lahti, and
Tampere, and visited music schools across the country. She also performed
with the Sibelius Academy Wind Ensemble at the Midwest Clinic in
Chicago as a saxophonist.
Before beginning her graduate education, Brooks taught 5th grade and high
school band in Pine City, MN for two years, directing two concert bands,
jazz band, jazz combo, marching band, and pep band. Her first teaching job
was at Bethlehem Academy in Faribault, MN, where she directed 5th grade
band, 6th grade band, grades 7-12 band, jazz band, pep band, and marching
band for one semester as a long-term substitute teacher. Brooks received her
Bachelor of Arts from Saint Olaf College in Northfield, MN, where she
performed with seven ensembles as a saxophonist and directed the college
athletic bands. She has since performed several recitals with the Kaze
Saxophone Quartet, premiering and commissioning new pieces written by
Finnish composers Janne Ikonen and Jukka Viitasaari.
Shannon Shaker is a first year D.M.A. candidate in wind conducting at
Arizona State University, studying with Professor Gary W. Hill. She earned
her MM in conducting in May 2016 from Central Michigan University,
where she studied with Professor John E. Williamson. Prior to beginning
graduate studies, Shannon taught music, band, and orchestra in both
Michigan and Colorado public schools. She received her Bachelor of Music
Education in May 2009 from Central Michigan University.

Concert Band Personnel
Flute/Piccolo
Katie Bradshaw
Pamela Castillo
Neil Collins
Gio Lee
Jade Pickings
Louisa Singleton
Natalia Thompson
Andrew Wadsworth
Oboe
Delaney Kranz
Corey McNeish
Katie Weber
Bassoon
Elizabeth Haffner
Brennan Richards
Clarinet
Dianna Beckman
Conner Carmody
Trenton Davis
Sean Hazle
James Phan
Denae Ravago
Carly Rheinlander
Abby Schneider
Sun-mi Swank
Kati Warfield
Jisung Woo

Bass Clarinet
Kylie Weinzierl
Alto Saxophone
Zach Eschenbrenner
Irma Morales
Freddy Ochoa
Hayden Tenney
Colette Walker
Cole Wehling
Dempsey Wilken

Trombone
Christinia Bungener
Scott Dabundo
Ian Flannery
Eric Friesenhahn
Gwyn Goltry
Maggie Henning
Euphonium
Kelly Blevins
Alyssa Lindsey

Tenor Saxophone
Nathan Servilican
Alexis Zellner

Tuba
Matt Pradzinski
Sam Zirbel

Baritone Saxophone
Jesus Martinez

Percussion
Adam Bowser
Rachel Casleton
Cody Hannah
Jeremiah McDowell
Richa Venkatraman

Trumpet
Joseph Coalter
Amanda Delulio
Rose Lopez
Johnathon Svoboda
Horn
Michelle Baker
Walter Bonar
Pamala Norton