Wind Ensemble Wayne Bailey, conductor James Smart, guest conductor Sam Pilafian, guest conductor Jazz Repertory Band Michael, Kocour, director Jelani Canser, guest director 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 1, 2007 ASU Gammage School of Music Herberger College of Fine Arts Arizona State University MU S IC -./-ferbergerCollege of Fine Arts ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Program Biographies The School of Music dedicates this program to the inspiration and memory of Tara Davis, former music student of ASU Salvation is Created Paval Tschnekoff Sam Pilafian, conductor Shortcut Home Dana Wilson James Smart, conductor Sinfonia V Timothy Broege Autobiography 1894: Cherry Street 1899: South Omaha 1900: Corn, Cows, and Music Robert Russell Bennett Niagara Falls Michael Daugherty Intermission Who Me? Fables Of Faubus Frank Foster Charles Mingus (arr. Sy Johnson) Jelani Canser, director Stealin' Apples Don't Be That Way Isfahan The Flight Of The Foo Birds Fletcher Henderson Mitchell Parrish, Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson Billy Strayhorn Neil Hefti Out of respect for the performers and those audience members around you, please turn all beepers, cell phones, and watches to their silent modes. Thank you. Wayne Bailey is Professor of Music and Associate Director of Bands at Arizona State University where he conducts the university Wind Ensemble and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in conducting. Dr. Bailey also served as the Director of the School of Music at ASU and previously held similar positions at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Texas Tech University, and East Tennessee State University. A trumpeter and band director he has also served on the faculty at the University of Colorado, where he was also Assistant Dean; Hastings College; Alabama State University; and the Howell, Michigan Public Schools. Dr. Bailey holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Iowa State University, a Master of Music in trumpet performance from the University of Michigan, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts in instrumental conducting from the University of Colorado. Dr. Bailey is the author of three widely used music education textbooks, including Aural Skills for Conductors, Teaching Brass; a Resource Manual and Complete Marching Band Resource Manual. He has published articles in The Instrumentalist, BD Guide, Band World Today's Music Educator, The Canadian Band Journal as well as a number of band and brass arrangements. Ensembles under his direction have performed at the College Band Directors National Association conference, the International Community Band festival in Switzerland, the All-Japan Band Directors Clinic, at nationally televised bowl games, and throughout the nation. q He has conducted recordings of ensembles in the U.S. and throughout Europe. Former students hold numerous conducting and administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. A well-respected music administrator, Dr. Bailey has served as Chairman of the Committee on Ethics for the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). He is currently a member of the national Commission on Accreditation and serves as an external evaluator of music programs for NASM. Bailey is an expert on curricular structure and innovation for music schools and has served as a consultant to universities across the nation. While at Tanglewood he was invited by Leonard Bernstein to perform onstage in the world premiere of Bernstein's MASS, which opened the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He is currently Professor of Music at Arizona State University, having previously served for twenty years on the faculties of Boston University and their summer Tanglewood Institute. Sam has won the Walter Naumberg Chamber Music Award, the Harvard Music Association Prize, the University of Miami's Distinguished Alumni Award, the Brevard Music Center Distinguished Alumni Award, the Robert Trotter Annual Visiting Professorship at the University of Oregon and the annual Outstanding Teacher Award for the College of Fine Arts, Arizona State University. As a past president and chairman of the board of the International Tuba Euphonium Association, Sam now serves on its board of directors. Michael Kocour is an Associate Professor and the Director of Jazz Studies at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. Previously, he served on the Jazz Studies faculty at Northwestern University. Hailed by the Chicago Tribune as "one of the most sophisticated pianists in jazz," Kocour has performed at the 1992 World's Fair in Seville, the Jazz Showcase in Chicago, the Blue Note in New York, and the Chicago, Montreal and Quebec City Jazz festivals. Among the many artists and ensembles with whom he has appeared are Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Harris, James Moody, Eddie Daniels, Randy Brecker, Benny Golson, Ira Sullivan, Carl Fontana, Dewey Redman, Lew Tebackin, and the Chicago Symphony. His recorded work as a studio musician includes soundtracks to two major motion pictures, and numerous television commercials. He has eight works published by Warner Brothers, which include collections of original compositions and arrangements for piano. 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 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 William Larne Jones, Kenneth Kiesler, Craig Kirchhoff, and Allan McMurray. Before coming to ASU to pursue his doctorate, he was Director of Bands and Brass Studies at Southern Utah University and 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. His work at SUU created increased participation, quality, and notoriety for the institution. 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 residency by the composer. Mr. Smart taught public school in Lapeer, MI. He has guest conducted and/or adjudicated ensembles in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Michigan, and Utah. He has also been a participant in the Conductors Retreat at Medomak, the International Workshop for Orchestral Conducting (Graz, Austria), and the Band Conductors Art Symposium (Ann Arbor, MI). Kocour holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from University of Illinois and a Master of Music in Music Theory from Northwestern University. He was awarded National Endowment for the Arts study grants in 1988 and 1990 and from 1991-94 he was a visiting lecturer in Jazz Studies and Piano Pedagogy at the University of Illinois. In recognition of excellence in teaching, Mr. Kocour was awarded the Herberger College of Fine Arts Distinguished Teacher Award for the academic year 2004-2005. Sam Pilafian is perhaps best known as a founding member of the internationally renowned Empire Brass Quintet. He has also recorded and performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra of St. Luke's, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Lionel Hampton, and Pink Floyd. As a solo jazz artist, Sam has recorded fifteen CDs. He is also a member of the large brass ensemble Summit Brass. Solo recital and concerto performances during recent seasons have taken him to Canada, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Japan, Italy, Austria, Germany and England. As an arranger, composer and recording producer, Sam has recently produced and written for Joseph Alessi (New York Philharmonic), the Boston Brass, the Brass Band of Battle Creek, the Academy (of Drum Corp International), and the United States Air Force Band. Sam is the coauthor of the best selling pedagogy texts "Breathing Gym" and "Brass Gym" In 1967, Sam won the concerto competition at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan, becoming only the second tubist in over fifty years to do so. He subsequently won fellowships at Dartmouth College and the Tanglewood Music Center. Wind Ensemble Jazz Repertory Band Wayne Bailey, conductor Michael Kocour, director Alto Saxophone Jeff Gutierrez Jennifer Kabbas Tenor Saxophone Alycia Carlson Melissa Kelly Trombone Steve Brazier Jeffrey Hattasch Patrick Anderson Gabriel Sears Rhythm Section Baritone Saxophone Michele Fisco Trumpet David Hunsicker Amy Frost Ken Johnston James Williams Todd Martino — Piano Rich Kniss — guitar Brady Putzke — bass Brian Connolly - drum Graduate Assistants Jeff Gutierrez Jelani Canser Flute/Piccolo Tenor Saxophone Tuba Michelle Buckley* Mine Hea Beth Ratay Erika Salcido Joshua Stockham Candace Roberts Steve Collins* Mike Huttlin Gabriel Sears Baritone Saxophone Melissa Kelley Harp Horn Oboe Eileen Ermel Josephine Gonzalez Mary Smith* Laura Smith Bassoon Kaitlyn Cameron Deborah Elam Michael Kato Rebecca Mestek Chelsea Upham* Clarinet Korbi Adams Jay Balk Alana Bundock* Julia Anne Georges Michelle Hansen* Patricia Karaffa Brian Mabry Rachel Piske Michael Sedillo Neal Smith Susan Whitley Jenessa Cordes Jenni Ensign Josephina Ralon Leighanna Sizemore DeAnna Uranga* Kaci Watkins Trumpet Kyle Anderson IV Bill Anonie* Brandon Corenman Chris Coughlin Jeff Griggs Amber L. Gudaitis Ken Johnston Steven C. Limpert Piano Patrick Fanning Percussion Charlie Bounds Michael R. Kemp* Austen Mack Daniel Pratt Bradley Nathan Stell Tyler Stell Laura M. Wiedenfeld* Organ Homer Ferguson Ensemble Librarian Trombone Patrick Anderson Steven Joseph Brazier Derik Dalby Jeffrey Hattasch Matthew Herzberg Amber Lakotish* Matthew Swenson Jon White Alto Saxophone Alycia Carlson Miguel Angel Carrasco* Virginia Blake Euphonium Amy Swietlik* Eric Weingartner Janet Cape Office Specialist Brandy DuBose * indicates section leader Upcoming Events A Concise History of the Wind Band Gary W. Hill, conductor Wind Symphony & Chamber Winds Tuesday, March 66 7:30 p.m. ASU Gammage Concert Band Martin Province, conductor Wednesday, April 11`h 7:30p.m. ASU Gammage Wind Symphony & Wind Ensemble Gary W. Hill, conductor Wayne Bailey, conductor Thursday, April 19th 7:30p.m. ASU Gammage Events Information Call 480-965-TUNE (480-965-8863) *2006 ASU Herberaer Colleae of Fine Arts 0706