Sinfonietta
Jacob Harrison and Jana Minov,
conductors

Wind Ensemble
James Smart, conductor
Jacob Harrison and Steve Martin,
guest conductors

School of Music
Herberger College of the Arts
Arizona State University

7:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Mesa Arts Center — Ikeda Theater

MUSIC
erberger College
of the Arts
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Program
Sinfonietta
Dance of the Tumblers from The Snow Maiden Suite....Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
(1844-1908)
Jacob Harrison, conductor

Johann Strauss

Emperor Waltz, opus 437

(1825-1899)
Jana Minov, conductor

Johann Strauss

Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, opus 214

Biographies
In demand as a conductor and an educator, Jacob Harrison is also a
passionate supporter of composers and the arts of our time. He has
premiered numerous new works for orchestras and chamber ensembles.
In 2007, Mr. Harrison was appointed Resident Conductor of the Chapparal
Music Fest, a new music festival in Prescott, Arizona. At the festival, he
premiered Kenneth LaFave's latest work for solo percussion and chamber
orchestra, Canto del Alba. In addition, he is a regular guest conductor with
the Arizona Contemporary Music Ensemble.

...Maurice Ravel

Pavane for a Dead Princess

(1875-1937)
Waltz from the Masquerade Suite

.Aram Khachaturian
(1903-1978)

Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker Suite

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
(1840-1893)

Intermission
Wind Ensemble
Overture to Dancer in the Dark

BjOrk GuthmunsdOttir
(b. 1965)

Sir Malcolm Arnold

Four Scottish Dances
I.
Pesante
II. Vivace
III. Allegretto
IV. Con brio

(1921-2006)

Selections from The Danserye
I.
La Morisque
IV. Fagot
V. Den hoboecken dans
VIII. Hasse Danse: Mon desir
IX. Pavane: La Battaille
Jacob Harrison, conductor
Two Lively Dance Shorts:
Seis Manuel from "Islas y Montalias"
Mock Morris

Tielman Susato
(c.1500 – c.1562)

Jacob Harrison's opera conducting debut was in 2006 with the ASU Lyric
Opera Theater in a semi-staged production of Bela Bartok's Bluebeard's
Castle. He followed this as assistant conductor with the Lyric Opera
Theater's 2007 production of Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos.
Before moving to Arizona, Mr. Harrison lived in Chicago where he
worked with groups such as the Peoria Youth Orchestra, the Lake Shore
Symphony Orchestra, the University of Chicago Chamber Orchestra, and
the Mason Youth Orchestra in Michigan. He has also worked with the
Poston Junior High Orchestra Program in Mesa and the Highland High
School Orchestra Program in Gilbert.
Jacob Harrison studies orchestral conducting with Dr. Timothy Russell
and opera conducting with Dr. William Reber while pursuing a Doctorate
in Orchestral Conducting at Arizona State University. He is director of the
ASU Sinfonietta Orchestra and assistant conductor for the ASU
Symphony and Chamber Orchestras.

.Shelley Hanson
Percy Aldridge Grainger
(1882-1961)

Steve Martin, conductor
Dance of the Jesters from The Snow Maiden

After being appointed Music Director of the North Valley Chamber
Orchestra in 2006, Jacob has increased the ensemble's visibility in the
Valley through the development of the ensemble's programming and by
reaching out to the community of North Phoenix. In addition, Mr. Harrison
has worked regularly with other orchestras throughout the Phoenix area
such as the Phoenix Symphony Guild Youth Orchestra, the Scottsdale
Community Orchestra, and the Arizona Repertory Orchestra.

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
(1840-1893)

Jana Minov graduated with a degree in conducting from the Conservatory

of Music in Belgrade-Serbia where she studied with Jovan Sajnoviá for six
years. During her studies, Minov attended master classes and seminars
with prominent conductors such as Emil Tabakov, Urog Lajovic, and
Mladen Jagust. In addition to conducting, Jana is also an accomplished
pianist and vocalist, having studied piano for over ten years and voice for
six years.

Biographies

Biographies

Minov's academic honors and work experience include the first prize
and a special award at the International Choir Competition in Shanghai,
China in July 2004. She led a series of concerts with the Nis Symphonic
Orchestra as a guest conductor. Jana is the youngest conductor to conduct
an opera (Mozart's Magic Flute) in the National Opera Theater in Belgrade.
She also conducted stage music for many operas which were part of the
standard repertoire in this prestigious opera house. Minov had the privilege
of organizing, supervising, and conducting a series of performances with
some of the most talented students within the Music Academy in Belgrade,
who were assembled in the school's String Chamber Orchestra. She
conducted a series of concerts with the Army Symphonic Orchestra and
Choir in Belgrade and worked as a conducting assistant. In addition,
she directed many public concerts with the amateur choir "Belgrade
Madrigalists."

Assistant Conductor of the Orchestra of Southern Utah. While at SUU, Mr.
Smart conducted the Symphony Band, brass ensemble, and athletic bands,
and taught classes in advanced conducting, applied brass, and music
education methods. In April of 2006, Mr. Smart conducted the SUU Wind
Symphony in the world premier of Raag Mala: the music of India through
Western ears by Pulitzer Prize winning composer Michael Colgrass. Mr.
Smart organized the fully funded commission and composer residency.

Minov also worked with church choirs for a two-year period during her
studies and conducted several highly acclaimed concerts in Serbia and
abroad. Before coming to Arizona, Jana worked as a music professor at
the music high-school "Mokranjac." She is currently a doctoral student in
orchestral conducting at ASU, studying with Dr. Timothy Russell. She is
also a conductor of the ASU Sinfonietta, and an assistant conductor for the
ASU Orchestra Program.
Conductor James Smart has a broad repertoire in wind, orchestral, and
opera works and is particularly interested in promoting new music. He
holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Michigan and a Master
of Music Education from Arizona State University where he is also
currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Conducting. Mr.
Smart's conducting teachers include Gary Hill, William Reber, H. Robert
Reynolds, Timothy Russell, Kevin Sedatole, and James Tapia. He has
continued his conducting studies in workshops with Michael Gielen,
William Lame Jones, Kenneth Kiesler, Craig Kirchhoff, Allan McMurray,
and Franck 011u.
In September of 2007, Mr. Smart was invited to attend the International
Ensemble Modern Academy master classes and study under the tutelage of
conductors, Michael Gielen and Franck 011u, as well as the musicians of
Ensemble Modern. The experience resulted in two public performances
with IEMA at the Klangspuren New Music Festival in Schwaz and
Innsbruck, Austria. Before coming to ASU to pursue his doctorate, he was
Director of Bands and Brass Studies at Southern Utah University and

Mr. Smart taught public school in Lapeer, MI. He has conducted and/or
adjudicated ensembles in Austria, Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Michigan, Texas
and Utah. He has also been a participant in the International Ensemble
Modern Academy Masterclasses (Schwaz, Austria), Conductors Retreat at
Medomak (Washington, ME), the International Workshop for Orchestral
Conducting (Graz, Austria), and the Band Conductors Art Symposium (Ann
Arbor, MI). He and his wife, Amy, currently live in Chandler, AZ.

Steve Martin is currently pursuing the Doctorate of Musical Arts here at
Arizona State University. He holds a Master of Musical Arts in Conducting
from the University of Nevada, Reno and the Bachelor of Arts in Music
Education from California State University, Fresno. Mr. Martin taught high
school in Northern California for three years and has worked as a clinician
and designer for several high school and university programs across the
western United States. In 2005, Mr. Martin composed and produced the
entire score to the full-length, independent motion picture Compadres. He
has composed and arranged for marching band, jazz band, and concert band
and his music is published through Gary P. Gilroy Publications, Inc. which
provides original works for marching band and custom drill design.

Sinfonietta
Jacob Harrison, and Jana Minov, conductors

Wind Ensemble
James Smart, conductor
Jacob Harrison and Steve Martin, guest conductors

Flute/Piccolo
Kevin Kolden*
Erika Salcido
Joshua Kyle Stockam
Peter Manuel Lora

Tenor Saxophone
Patrick Kelser

Oboe
Eileen Ermel*
Megan Burton
Taylor Welshimer
Nina Saunders

Trumpet
Steven Limpert*
Kyle Anderson
Christopher M. Coughlin
Jeff Luther
Rebecca MacDonald
Israel Aguilar

Bassoon
Michael Kato*
Chelsea Upham
Kaitlyn Cameron
Michael Bums
Eb Clarinet
Adrienne Lorway
Clarinet
Michelle Hansen*
Brian Mabry
Evan Lynch
Adrienne Lorway
Chiayang Chen
Rachel Piske
KeChin Luo
Trevor Ratliff
Patricia Karaffa
Abel Dragomir
Michael Sedillo
Bass Clarinet
Lisa Kelemen
Alana Bundock
Alto Saxophone
Daniel Kempland*
Michael Gilbert

Baritone Saxophone
Alycia Carlson

Horn
DeAnna Rene Uranga*
Kaci Watkins
Jenessa Cordes
Lisa Luttenegger
Michele Predmore
Leighanna Sizemore
Trombone
Derik Dalby*
Amber Lakotish
Jeff Hattasch
Steve Brazier
Patrick Anderson
Ben Negley
Euphonium
Amy Swietlik*
Bret Wagner
Tuba
Kevin Bock
Steve Collins

Percussion
Mathew Solace*
Thomas Claesen
Roberto Paz
Laura Wiedenfeld
Chris Hodge
Dan Pratt
Harp
Anne Keller
Stephanie Miller
String Bass
Rossine Parucci
* Principal

Band Librarian
Stefanie Gardner
Band Office
Specialist
Brandy DuBose

Violin I
Logan Bellew*
Ellen Chang
Daley Melton
Joseph Murray
Rachel Garcia
Aram Akhavan
Rebecca Benitez
Taylor Cochrane
Hansa Y. Thompson

Flute/Piccolo #
Joshua K. Stockam
Kevin Kolden
Erika Salcido
Natalie Ruggiero

Violin II

Clarinet
Derek Lance A
Adrienne Lorway A
Lisa Kelemen

Oboe
Josephine Gonzales ^
Laura Smith A
Amy Jessica Fleishans

Harp
Jessica Grondel
Timpani/Percussion
John Hopkins*
Charles Bounds
Matt Watson
Laura Wiedenfeld
*

Diana Allen*
Cathie King
Katie Nelson
Ashley Gooder
Sara Guzman
Nicole Kennelly
Heidi Nielson
Pavel Nuno
Jacob Gomez
Michael Carter
Heather McCoy
Sarah Scales
Viola
Allison Kellis*
Courtney D. Chapman
Alexis Pillow
Elizabeth Lake
Katie Gorin
Jessica Aguilar
Cello
Susan Jacob*
Grace Rolland
Amy Ledin
Jen Ben
Ryan Burgoyne
Rachel Noble
Cecilia Quimbaya
Bass
Robert Flanz*
Brady Putzke
Dawn Weaver
Philistine Witt

Bassoon
Kaitlyn Cameron A
Hugo Doege A
Horn
Glen Hannibal A
Michele Predmore A
Leighanna Sizemore
Kirsten Cowan
Trumpet
Antonio Villanueva ^
Steven Limpert A
Trombone
Derik Dalby*
Josh Bledsoe
Bass Trombone
Nick Martin
Tuba
Bo Atlas

A
#

Principal
Co-principals
For this concert,
this section is
using a rotating
seating plan.

Orchestra Assistants
Jacob Harrison
Brandon S. Matthews
Jana Minov
Orchestra Librarian
Jacob Harrison
Orchestra Manager
Rossine Parucci
Orchestra Office
Specialist
Linda Bennett

Upcoming Events
Sound Rave
Saturday, October 13, 2007
5:00 – 11:00 p.m.
Throughout downtown Tempe - Free
University Symphony Orchestra & ASU Choral Union
Friday, October 26, 2007
7:30 p.m.
ASU Gammage – Free admission
Thomas Landschoot, cello soloist
Robert Hamilton, piano soloist
Timothy Russell, conductor
The Wind Symphony and Wind Ensemble
The Genius of Michael Colgrass
Thursday, November 8, 2007
7:30 p.m.
ASU Gammage – Free
University Symphony Orchestra
Friday, November 16, 2007
7:30 p.m.
Pinnacle Presbyterian Church
25150 N. Pima Rd., North Scottsdale
Danwen Jiang, violin soloist
Brent Hylton, organ soloist
Timothy Russell, conductor
Tickets: $25 Adult & $5 Student; call 480.585.9448
University Symphony Orchestra & Sinfonietta

Monday, November 19, 2007
7:30 p.m.
ASU Gammage
Danwen Jiang, violin soloist
Kimberly Marshall, organ soloist
Timothy Russell, Jacob Harrison, and Jana Minov, conductors

EVENTS INFORMATION 480.965.TUNE (480.965.8863)
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