Silver Screen Serenade: Symphonic Band Showcase
Nathan Seamons, conductor
Monte Belknap, violin
7:30 PM | FEBRUARY 18, 2025 | CONCERT HALL | MUSIC BUILDING
Harry’s Wondrous World
PROGRAM
JOHN WILLIAMS
b. 1932
Arr. Paul Lavender
The Pacific Main Title
Excerpts from Far Away
HANS ZIMMER
b. 1957
Arr. Ted Ricketts
JOHN WILLIAMS
Arr. Paul Lavender
Silverado BRUCE BROUGTON
b. 1945
Arr. J.D. Morsch
Theme from Schindler’s List
Monte Belknap, violin
JOHN WILLIAMS Arr. Calvin Custer
Star Wars Trilogy
I. The Imperial March (Darth Vaders Theme)
II. Princess Leia’s Theme
V. Star Wars (Main Theme)
JOHN WILLIAMS Arr. Donald Hunsgerger
Nathan
Seamons
Conductor
Dr. Nate Seamons joined the faculty at BYU in 2021 where he serves as the Associate Director of Bands. In this capacity, he is the conductor of the BYU Symphonic Band, and the BYU University Band. He also teaches courses in Music Education. He previously served as the Director of Bands at Snow College. He has served as the band director for multiple public schools in Utah and Texas, including American Fork High School in Utah and the L.D. Bell High School cluster in Texas. He holds degrees from Brigham Young University, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, and the University of Utah.
Dr. Seamons he has served as associate conductor for the Wasatch Winds and the Irving Symphonic Band (TX). He has also guest conducted the Utah Premiere Brass, and the Utah Wind Symphony. Dr. Seamons has been a guest conductor at honor bands, and school programs both regionally and nationally. His research has been presented at the Midwest International Clinic and the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles conference in Gwangju-Gyeonggi, Korea.
Dr. Seamons has been blessed to perform in Korea, Hong Kong, Slovakia, Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy, England, France, Switzerland, Germany, and Canada. He is a former member of the Orchestra at Temple Square, and the Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra, playing trombone. Dr. Seamons is a Conn-Selmer educational clinician, and an active marching band show designer. He lives in Highland, UT with his wife, Mary Jane, four children. He enjoys skiing, hiking, and boating with his family when not making music.
Monte
Belknap
Violin
Monte Belknap is known for his rich tone, consummate technique, and inspiring interpretations. In high demand, Belknap has performed across Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, Italy, New Zealand, Romania, Slovenia, and the US. Evident from a young age, Monte’s exceptional talent earned him prestigious accolades, such as the coveted Starling International Violin Competition at the Aspen Music Festival in 1989. Studies continued under renowned mentors Kurt Sassmannshaus and Dorothy DeLay at the Cincinnati-Conservatory of Music. This became the foundation for Belknap’s deep, massive tone and virtuosic technique.
Committed to nurturing the next generation of musicians, Belknap is frequently invited to share his expertise at numerous prestigious music festivals and music schools worldwide. Monte also offers lessons and masterclasses online to share his wealth of knowledge with ever-increasing demand. Career achievements include performing in over 300 chamber music recitals, recording the cycle of Beethoven Violin Sonatas with Barbara Allen, serving as concertmaster of many professional orchestras (including the Orchestra at Temple Square), performing across the United States with many ensembles, and winning the Studio Teacher of the Year Award by the American String Teacher Association (Utah). Professor Belknap has taught violin at Brigham Young University for over twenty-one years, and his students regularly win national and international scholarships, prizes, and awards.
Piccolo
Olivia Coleman - Music and Psychology Peachtree City, GA
Flute
*Emma Allgaier - Music Performance......................................... Brunswick, MD
Madeleine Miller - Elementary Education ................................... Salt Lake City, UT
Alex Nielsen - Communication Disorders Riverton, UT
Lidia Darlington - Biology Pre Med ................................................. Alpine, UT
Hailey Tolbert - Music Ed Pre Major ............................................ Heber City, UT
Daniela Yarrington - Open Major ........................................ Saratoga Springs, UT
Oboe
*Paris Tracy - Music ......................................................... Washington, UT
Tessa Harrison - Cell Biology and Physiology ................................ Framingham, MA
English Horn
Megan Robinson - Economics Lehi, UT
Bassoon
*Madison Sarahs - Music Saratoga Springs, UT
Carmen Maruri - Chemistry ....................................................... Detroit, MI
Clarinet
Barry Creighton* - Mechanical Engineering ............................... College Station, TX
Becky Schank - Family & Consumer Science Ed Kaysville, UT
Cambria Farr - Graphic Design .......................................................Avon, UT
Rachel Pearson - Music .................................................... Merritt Island, FL
Sonia Cheney - Wildlife & Wildlands Conservation .............................. Fairbanks, AK
Coral Schlag - Psychology ............................................................ Laie, HI
Katherine McKinney - Bioinformatics Meridian, ID
Liah Meredith - Family History-Geneology ......................................... Pasco, WA
Bianca Flores - Pre-Music ........................................................ Camas, WA
Megan Watts - Sociocultural Anthropology ....................................... Bothell, WA
Veronica Rimer - Open Major ...................................................... Lindon, UT
Caleb Short - Political Science Pleasant Grove, UT
E-flat Clarinet
Jessica Callaghan - Elementary Education .................................... Celebration, FL
Bass Clarinet
Caitlyn Noe - Spanish Translation ................................................... Mesa, AZ
Susannah Rasmussen - Physics ............................................ Woods Cross, UT
Contrabass Clarinet
Jacob Turner* - Music ........................................................ Kennewick, WA
Alto Saxophone
Alex Daniels* - Music Lehi, UT
Jeffrey Sass - Music Performance .
Tenor Saxophone
Spanish Fork, UT
Eva Shaw - Chemical Engineering ........................................... Pickerington, OH
Bari Saxophone
Hamish Reeves - Music Education .......................................... Sydney, Australia
Trumpet
^A Condie - Music Education ................................................. Clackamas, OR
^Parker Blackinton - Pre Business ................................................ Topeka, KS
Chester Koch - Mechanical Engineering .................................... West Orange, NJ
Wyatt Stevens - Music Cedar Hill, UT
Romney Olson - Cell Biology and Physiology .................................... Placentia, CA
Aaron Spjut - Sociology ......................................................... Loveland, OH
Darren Jack - Physics........................................................... Spokane, WA
Horn
Elisabeth Scoffield* - Communications .......................................... Carlisle, MA
Ksusha Billings - Spanish Translation ........................................... Northern, VA
Kanani Annandale - Music ........................................................ Hau’ula, HI
Abigail Boyles - Psycology ........................................................Leander, TX
Allyse Miller - Music Chelmsford, MA
Emily Corey - Family Life ........................................................... Crozet, VA
Cannon Sechrist - Exercise Science ............................................ Collinsville, VA
Cailyn Brecht - Music Education ................................................. Murrieta, CA
Trombone
*Graeme Clayton ............................................................... Bountiful, UT
AJ Boyd - Software Engineering .................................................... Plano, TX
Landon Crook - Computer Science ............................................ Great Falls, MT
James Jessop - Mechanical Engineering ........................................Highland, UT
Pete Alger - Music Education Eagle Mountain, UT
Daniel Spencer - Music ............................................................. Provo, UT
Bowen Boyack - Music .......................................................... Lawrence, KS
Bass Trombone
David Kochenderfer – Open Major Maple Grove, MN
Euphonium
*Olivia Aydelotte - Music Education ................................................ Vista, CA
Shayna Ashley - Music..................................................... Moreno Valley, CA
Esther Hales - Wildlife & Wildlands Conservation Cache, OK
Tuba
Jared Bak* - Applied Physics .................................................... Portland, OR
Jeff Nilsson - Music Perfomance (Organ) .............................. Highlands Ranch, CO
Nathan Stone - Chemical Engineering Plainfield, IL
Harp
Kaila Blodgett - Music Performance .............................................Highland, UT
Piano
Beverly Ririe - Music ................................................................ Orem, UT
Percussion
Ella Packard* - Music Education ............................................... St. George, UT
Connor Chase - Music ........................................................... Ruidoso, NM
Sarah Cottrell - Nursing ........................................................... Omaha, NE
Sophie Pyper - Communication Disorders ...................................... Nashville, TN
Josh Briggs - Music Performance Bend, OR
Davis Hume - Chemical Engineering ............................................... Parker, CO
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