presents
FSU Tuba and Euphonium Spring Recital
Students of Matthew Hightower
PROGRAM
Friday, April 17, 2026 7:30 p.m. Wescott Building, Room 060
...In the Beginning Jose Flores (b. 1997)
Tuba Euphonium Quartet
Kris Stottlemire and Adam Zierden, euphonium
Noah Bryant and Braden Meyer, tuba
Celestial Fanfare
Basso Nobile
Duel of the Fates
Mad World
Calypso
Frank Gulino (b. 1987)
John Cheetham (1939–2024)
John Williams (b. 1932) arr. Hightower
Roland Orzabal (b. 1961) arr. Hightower
Adam Rapa arr. Ryan McGeorge
Renegade Octet Personnel
Matt Hightower, Director
Euphonium
Anthony Gonzalez
Adam Zierden
Brendan Dominique
Kris Stottlemire
Tuba
Yonathan Zegeye
Colin Teague
Connor Kelley
Teddy Marvel
To Ensure An Enjoyable Concert Experience For All…
Please refrain from talking, entering, or exiting during performances. Food and drink are prohibited in all concert halls. Recording or broadcasting of the concert by any means, including the use of digital cameras, cell phones, or other devices is expressly forbidden. Please deactivate all portable electronic devices including watches, cell phones, pagers, hand-held gaming devices or other electronic equipment that may distract the audience or performers.
Florida State University provides accommodations for persons with disabilities. Please notify the College of Music at (850) 644-3424 at least five working days prior to a musical event to request accommodation for disability or alternative program format.
Robin Hood Fanfare Michael Kamen (1948–2003) arr. Jon Oliver
Nuages Claude Debussy (1862–1918) arr. Braden Meyer
Suite for Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble: Images in Silver and Gold
Lee Anderson
Desolation (b. 2004)
Rumination
Machination
Jubilation
FSU Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble Personnel
Anthony Gonzalez, Colin Teague, and Yonathan Zegeye, Directors
Euphonium
Lee Anderson
Karina Benton
Brendan Dominique
Darius Drullard
Anthony Gonzalez
Marcelo Guerra
Rosemary Hoitt
Ryan Ngyuen
Kris Stottlemire
Kyle Yakinchuck
Adam Zierden
Tuba
Sebastian Bravo
Noah Bryant
Sophia Farfante
Xavier Gauthier
Allegra Hreschak
Connor Kelley
Grant Markiewicz
Teddy Marvel
Seth Massey
Braden Meyer
Allie Nutting
Colin Teague
Paul Van Damme
Cristian Vasquez
Devin Walmsley
Yoni Zegeye