Sinfonietta An American Salute Jacob Harrison and Brandon S. Matthews, conductors Stephen Cook, piano Tim Healey, narrator School of Music Herberger College of The Arts Arizona State University Wednesday, February 27, 2008 7:30 p.m. ASU Gammage MUSIC -,.HerbergerCollege of the Arts ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Program American Salute Morton Gould Brandon Stephen Matthews, conductor Elegy for Orchestra John Corigliano American Suite in A major for Orchestra, Opus 98b Andante con moto Allegro Moderato (alla Pollacca) Andante Allegro Jacob Harrison, conductor Antonin Dvorak Intermission Rhapsody in Blue George Gershwin Stephen Cook, piano Lincoln Portrait Aaron Copland Tim Healey, narrator 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. Biographies Brandon Stephen Matthews is pursuing a doctoral degree in orchestral conducting at ASU, studying with Dr. Timothy Russell. He is currently a conductor of the ASU Sinfonietta, and an assistant conductor for the ASU Orchestra program. Matthews received a Master of Music degree in orchestral conducting at Brigham Young University under the direction of Kory Katseanes. During his time at BYU, Matthews conducted the University Orchestra and BYU Strings and was assistant conductor of both the BYU Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestras. Among Matthews's other conducting mentors are Harold Farberman and Sydney Rothstein, with whom he studied at the Conductor's Institute at Bard College in New York. Matthews made his opera debut at BYU, conducting Gian Carlo Menotti's The Old Maid and the Thief as well as P. D. Q. Bach's The Stoned Guest. He also served as music director for Center Street Musical Theatre Company in Provo, Utah for the 2004-2005 season, conducting six productions including The Mikado, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Annie Get Your Gun. Matthews continues his opera conducting studies with Dr. William Reber at ASU. Born is Spokane, Washington, Matthews began his musical studies as a pianist and later began playing viola. His musical training continued during summers spent at the Brevard Music Center (North Carolina) and the Marrowstone Festival (Washington). He received his Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance at BYU. Matthews now resides in Mesa with his wife, Meghan. 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 Chaparral Music Fest, a music festival in Prescott, Arizona. In addition, he is codirector of the Arizona Contemporary Music Ensemble for the Spring of 2008. 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. 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. Biographies 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. Pianist Stephen B. Cook began studying piano at age seven. His early accomplishments include prizes in the 1996 and 1997 Yamaha/Sherman Clay Young Artists Piano Competition, where he was a two-time recipient of the Nancy Taylor Briscoe Memorial Scholarship, as well as a recipient of the National Society of Arts and Letters Scholarship. In 1998, as a freshman at Arizona State University, Cook won the school's concerto competition. His performance was featured on KBAQ radio in Phoenix. In 1999 and 2000, he attended the Piano Summer at New Paltz Festival-Institute where he was awarded third prize in the Jacob Flier International Piano Competition. In March of 2001, Cook performed in New York City's Steinway Hall. He was one of 35 admitted to the second Tbilisi International Piano Competition in the former U.S.S.R. and competed in Italy on the Rivera del Conero where he ranked fifth among 31 pianists. He was also the top prize winner in the 2002 N.S.A.L. Piano Competition in Arizona. Cook studied with Robert Hamilton at Arizona State University where he was a recipient of the Regents Music Scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor of Music in piano performance. Cook completed his Masters Degree and Performers Certificate at DePaul University under the guidance of Eteri Andjaparidze as a member of the Steinway Artist's ensemble, AmerKlavier. During his studies, he received the Thomas A. Brown and David Melbourne Herklotz Scholarship. He also received first prize in the Northshore Musicians Club award, won DePaul University's concerto competition and was selected as a semi-finalist at the first and third USASU Bosendorfer International Piano Competition. He recently performed at the Toradzc Festival in South Bend Indiana and has performed live on WFMT classical radio and appeared on WTTW television's Chicago Tonight program. In July 2004, Stephen performed a solo recital in Kesen-numa Japan. Biographies Currently, Cook is pursuing a doctoral degree in piano performance. His doctoral studies began with Ursula Oppens at Northwestern University and continue with Robert Hamilton at Arizona State University where he is receiving a full tuition scholarship. Mr. Cook currently serves on the piano faculty at Arizona School for the Arts in Phoenix. Tim Healey, a valley resident for twenty-five years, is currently in his 10th year as the "Voice of the Sun Devils," serving as the radio play-by-play broadcaster for Arizona State football, men's basketball, and baseball. Tim is a native of the Washington, D.C. area, and a 1973 graduate of Penn State University. Healey spent twenty-six years as a television news and sports anchor/reporter at TV stations in Salisbury, MD, Scranton, PA, Dallas, TX, Seattle, WA, and two stations in Phoenix. He was Sports Director of Channel 10 from 1983 - 1987 (back then, the call letters were KTSPTV...now KSAZ-TV). He also spent eleven years as a sportscaster at KTVK-TV (Channel 3) from 1988 — 1999. Tim won two Emmy Awards while at Channel 3 for play-by-play telecasts of Sun Devil football and men's basketball Tim Healy and his wife, Margie, reside in Mesa. Their daughter Katie is the choral director at McClintock High School in Tempe and their son Joe, a 2006 graduate of Arizona State University, is working in the mortgage business and is a contributing writer for "Maroon and Gold" magazine, a monthly publication devoted to ASU athletics. ASU ORCHESTRA PROGRAM The Arizona State University Orchestra Program in the Herberger College of The Arts School of Music 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. As one of the country's foremost university orchestra programs, the faculty and administration are committed to the training and development of professional orchestral performers (instrumentalists and conductors), orchestral music educators, music 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 ASU Sinfonietta is a mid-sized symphony orchestra that performs four to five concerts annually in the internationally recognized ASU Gammage. Please visit our websites at music.asu.edu for further information on the Arizona State University School of Music, and asu.edu/orchestras for its Orchestra Program. Upcoming Events University Symphony Orchestra with ASU Chamber Singers Handel's Messiah Wednesday, March 5, 2008 — Evelyn Smith Music Theatre Thursday, March 6, 2008 — Trinity Cathedral (Downtown Phoenix) 7:00 p.m. David Schildkret, conductor Tickets: $12 Adult & $7 Student Herberger College Box Office 480.965.6447 ASU Chamber Orchestra and Sinfonietta Concert of Soloist Winners & Music for Royalty Wednesday, April 2, 2008 7:30 p.m. ASU Gammage Jacob Harrison and Brandon S. Matthews, conductors University Symphony Orchestra & ASU Choirs Verdi Requiem Friday, April 25, 2008 7:30 p.m. ASU Gammage Carole FitzPatrick, soprano Jennifer Roderer, mezzo soprano Robert Chafin, tenor Peter Volpe, bass Timothy Russell, conductor Sinfonietta Jacob Harrison and Brandon Stephen Ma tthews, conductors Violin I Joseph Murray** Logan Bellew Vanessa Ohlrich Rebecca Benitez Daley Melton Aram Akhavan Elizabeth Hutchins Hansa Y. Thompson Amirah Ismail Violin II Rachel Garcia* Helene Rhodes Ashley Gooder Hyunju Park Sara Guzman Jacob Gomez Heather McCoy Michael Veto Charles Tang Kim Kieu Viola Allison Kellis* Alexis Pillow Jessica Aguilar Annissa Olsen Elizabeth Lake Emmalyn Corman Whitney Glenn Cello Susan Jacob* Grace Rolland Rachel Noble Amy Ledin Eric Parmon Katherine Robinson Cecilia Quimbaya Jen Ben Bass Brady Putzke* Philistine Witt Katie Langr Rossine Parucci Bass Trombone Nick Martin Flute # Joshua K. Stockam Kevin Kolden Erika Salcido Natalie Ruggiero Peter Lora Harp Jessica Grondel* Stephanie Miller Oboe # Megan Burton Eileen Ermel Nina Saunders English Horn Eileen Ermel Clarinet Derek Lance^ Adrienne Lorway^ Bassoon Michael Burns^ Kaitlyn Cameron^ Tuba Bo Atlas Timpani/Percussion John Hopkins* Charles Bounds Eryk Olsen Daniel Can ** Concertmaster * Principal A Co-Principal # For this concert, this section is using a rotating seating plan. Orchestra Assistants Jacob Harrison Brandon S. Matthews Jana Minov Horn Michele Predmore* Lisa Luttenegger Leighanna Sizemore Glen Hannibal Orchestra Librarian Jacob Harrison Trumpet Steven Limped^ Antonio Villanueva^ Orchestra Manager Rossine Parucci Trombone Derik Dalby* Patrick Anderson Orchestra Office Specialist Linda Bennett .• • EVENTS INFORMATION 480.965.TUNE (480.965.8863) herbergercollege.asu.edu/calendar n 7007 ASU Herberger College of the A'IS 0607