School “Sound of the Wildcats” Marching Band for 3 seasons, coached low brass students at various high schools and middle schools in Central Florida and the San Francisco Bay Area, maintained a private teaching studio, and interned for 3 seasons at Stanford Live, working in programming & engagement and marketing. Ryan has performed with a wide variety of ensembles, including the University of Michigan Symphony Band, River City Brass, Brass Band of Central Florida, New England Brass Band, and the University of Michigan Jazz Ensemble. He has also performed in, led, and managed BlueLine Brass Band, a New Orleans-style brass band based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He has also received accolades at several solo competitions, including the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium & Tuba Festival, the International Tuba Euphonium Conference, the Concours International de Saxhorn Euphonium Tuba de Tours et Chambray-lès-Tours and the International Women’s Brass Conference.
THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF MUSIC
presents the
Octubafest: Tuba and Euphonium Studio Ensemble Recitals Justin Benavidez, Director with special guests: Isomer Quartet PROGRAM
Ryan’s primary teachers are Gail Robertson, Fritz Kaenzig, and Ken Amis. Keith Packman is a passionate musician and considerate educator looking to inspire all people by means of his tuba. Whether performing as a concert soloist on stage or backing a band downtown, Keith aims to break down barriers for how music can speak to an audience. He is elated to begin his new position as Adjunct Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium at Texas Woman’s University in Denton beginning in the Fall 2021 semester. As a performer, Keith has had an active freelance career in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for the past decade. He can regularly be heard performing with the Lone Star Wind Orchestra, one of the few professional wind bands in the country, and has recently released the new CD One for All with the ensemble. Also a specialist in chamber music, Keith is a part of two professional tuba-euphonium quartets, fLOW Quartet and Isomer Quartet, that have recorded albums and performed across the United States and Japan. As a competitive performer, Keith has been a prize-winner at multiple prestigious international tuba competitions including those hosted by the International Tuba Euphonium Association and the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival. He can also be heard in the viral video “Down in the River to Pray” with the University of Texas at Austin tuba-euphonium studio, which is quickly nearing 1.5 million views on YouTube. As an educator, Keith has taught at all academic levels from pre- middle school to collegiate graduate students. His pedagogical practice revolves around developing a high-level of musicality and the best possible sound quality, all while instilling a strong sense of the students’ individuality. His college students have gone on to start their careers as various types of music educators and his younger students have achieved many accolades, including the coveted TMEA All-State status. For more information, videos and recordings, please visit www.keithpackman.com. Charlie Goodman is a tuba performer and educator who has recently been appointed Visiting Assistant Professor at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He previously held teaching positions at Valdosta State University and Southeastern Louisiana University. He holds degrees from the University Colorado Boulder, the University of Georgia, and Western Michigan University. His primary teachers include Michael Dunn, David Zerkel, Deanna Swoboda, Fritz Kaenzig, and Robert Whaley. As a performer, Goodman holds the principal tuba chair of Sinfonia Gulf Coast, based in Destin, Florida, and has previously held similar positions in the Valdosta and Albany (GA) Symphony Orchestras. He has also performed with the Colorado Symphony, Ann Arbor Symphony, Orquesta Filharmonica de Jalisco, the Round Top Festival Orchestra, and the New World Symphony.
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 7:30 p.m. Dohnányi Recital Hall
March Militaire Op. 51, No. 1 (1824)
Franz Schubert (1797–1828) arr. Warren
O Magnum Mysterium (1994)
Morten Laurisden (b. 1943) arr. Oliver
None But the Brave (2022)
Wan-Yun Liang (b. 1976)
Down in the River
Traditional arr. Leiby
Pink Panther (1963)
Henry Mancini (1924–1994) arr. Krush FSU Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble Euphonium: Cale Bazley, Chris Bloom, Alan Jean-Baptiste Daniel McAllister, Elizabeth Reese, Connor Stross, and Adam Zierden Tuba: Chris Bernhardt, Sebastian Bravo, Alden Cruz, Sophia Farfante Xavier Gauthier, Collier McBride, Braden Meyer, Matthew Morejon Samuel Morris, Allie Nutting, Levi Vickers, and Samuel Williams
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