---,Herbergefr Fine e School of Music FACULTY ARTIST RECITAL SERIES J. B. SMITH PERCUSSION ROBERT SPRING CLARINET SMITH MUSIC THEATRE Friday, February 4, 2005 • 7:30 p.m. Asa ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM Corker for Clarinet and Percussion (1989) Dialogue for Clarinet and Marimba-Vibes (1981) Allegro moderato Allegro Moderato Libby Larsen Robert Schietroma Going Home, In Memoriam Peter Lewis (1985) Edward Miller Lamentando Light, fast Prelude and Licks for Clarinet and Marimba (1981) Chester Mais **There will be a 10-minute intermission** Points in the Sky (1994) Three for Two (2001) 1. Pruned Danish 2. Veiled Images 3. Outta My Way In Light of Three (1988) Glenn Hackbarth Eric Mandat J. B. Smith *************** In respect for the performers and those audience members around you, please turn all beepers, cell phones, watches to their silent mode. Thank you. Dr. J. B. Smith is presently a Professor of Music and the Coordinator of Percussion Studies in the School of Music at Arizona State University. He is director of the ASU Contemporary Percussion Ensemble, which was featured in performances at the 1991 and 2002 Percussive Arts Society International Conventions. As a member of the Desert's Edge Clarinet-Percussion Duo with Dr. Robert Spring, Dr. Smith performed at the Music Educator's National Conference in 1994 and the 1992, 1995, 2002 and 2004 Clarinet Fest International Conferences. He served as principal percussionist with Ensemble 21, a contemporary music group under the direction of Arthur Weisberg, and as principal percussionist with The Daniel Lentz Group which performed at the Interlink Festival in Los Angeles, the Bang on a Can Festival in New York and the Festival Musica Visual in Lanzarote, Canary Islands. He has also recorded and performed with the internationally acclaimed Summit Brass and The Phoenix Symphony Orchestra. He has recorded for Koch, Summit, Centaur, Rhizome Sketch, Fontec, Leo, Canyon Records and Whole>Sum Productions. He received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Baylor University, where he studied with Dr. Larry Vanlandingham, his Master of Music in Percussion Performance and Literature degree from the University of Illinois, where he studied with Prof. Thomas Siwe and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of North Texas, where he studied with Dr. Robert Schietroma. Previously, Dr. Smith was on the music faculties of Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, and H umboldt State University in Arcata, California. He has written articles for The Instrumentalist, The Canadian Band Journal and Percussive Notes, and served as president of the Arizona chapter of the Percussive Arts Society. In 1995, he hosted the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Phoenix. His CDs Apparitions for Percussion, First Reflections and At the Desert's Edge are available from Amazon.com. Dr. Smith is also active as a composer, with numerous works published by Whole>Sum Productions Press and distributed by C. Alan Publications. As a clinician, he has appeared at the Texas Bandmasters Convention in 1997, the 1998 Music Educator's National Conference, and the 1998 and 2004 Percussive Arts Society International Conventions. Dr. Smith proudly endorses Pearl Drums, Adams Percussion, Zildjian Cymbals, Mike Batter Mallets, and Grover Pro Percussion. Robert Spring, Professor of clarinet, attended the University of Michigan where he was awarded three degrees, including the Doctor of Musical Arts degree. His teachers included John Mohler, David Shifrin and Paul Shaller. Spring has performed as a recitalist or soloist with symphony orchestras and wind bands in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and South America, and has been heard in the United States on National Public Radio's, Performance Today. He frequently serves as clinician and adjudicator and teaches on the faculties of several summer music festivals. He has published numerous articles on multiple articulation and other contemporary clarinet techniques. Spring, President of the International Clarinet Association from 1998-2000, has performed for the 1988, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 International Clarinet Association conventions. He hosted the 1995 International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest at Arizona State University. Dr. Spring is also principal clarinet of the ProMusic Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, OH. He is a Buffet Artist, and plays the Buffet Green line Clarinet exclusively. THE KATHERINE K. HERBERGER COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS School of Music PO Box 870405, Tempe, AZ 85287-0405 http: I/ music.astLedu Events Information: 480-965-TUNE (8863)