MMEA 2023 BOC All-State Concert Program

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DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC

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DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC

MUSIC AT GORDON

Christ-followers to develop your musical gift for global impact.

Significant scholarships available!

MUSIC AT GORDON

Engage in musical opportunities to serve, lead, teach and perform. Join a community of

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Be inspired and trained through an innovative curriculum and hands-on experience.

Be nurtured by faculty at the top of their field. Be inspired and trained through an innovative curriculum and hands-on experience.

Be nurtured by faculty at the top of their field. Be inspired and trained through an innovative curriculum and hands-on experience.

Be nurtured by faculty at the top of their field.

Significant scholarships available!

MUSIC AT GORDON

DEGREE PROGRAMS

B.M. in Music Education

B.M. in Performance

B.A. in Music

B.M. in Performance

» Music in Worship concentration

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B.A. in Music

B.M. in Performance

Starting in August we accept applications for Fall 2024.

B.A. in Music

» Composition concentration

Minor in Music

» Music in Worship concentration

Minor in Musical Theater

» Composition concentration

Master of Music in Music Education

Minor in Music

Minor in Musical Theater

Master of Music in Music Education

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B.M. in Music Education

DEGREE PROGRAMS

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MMEA welcomes you to the 2023 Maine All-State BOC Festival!

May 20, 2023

Dear Friends and Family,

On behalf of the Maine Music Educators Association, THANK YOU for joining us this weekend. Whether you are a musician, educator, chaperone, audience member or parent, you are part of an extraordinary event! A festival of this magnitude takes an enormous amount of work. Please join me in recognizing many of the people who make this weekend possible:

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that our checks are signed and delivered in a timely fashion.

Hanna Flewelling, MMEA Publications Editor and Media Chair for our professional publications and our online messaging

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Starting in August we accept applications for Fall 2024.

Be inspired and trained through an innovative curriculum and hands-on experience. Engage in musical opportunities to serve, lead, teach and perform. Join a community of Christ-followers to develop your musical gift for global impact.

Band Manager, Kyle Smith of Westbrook HS, Orchestra Manager, John Lawson of MSAD54, SATB Chorus Manager, Ashley Albert of Brunswick HS, and SSAA Co-Managers, Julia Edwards of RSU 16 & Colin Graebert of John Bapst HS. Last but not least, our amazing All State Festival Coordinator, Kristen Thomas of Mt. Ararat HS and Loren Fields of Lawrence HS, our Chaperone Coordinator.

As many of you know, this weekend of music making coincides with the MMEA Conference for music educators across the state. We provide two full days of professional development in all music content areas. A very special thank you to our Conference Chair, Bill Buzza of Edward Little HS for organizing such an amazing event. Thank you to our content area VPs for finding outstanding clinicians from Maine and across the country to share knowledge with our educators. Caitlin Geishaker of MSAD11, PK-5 General Music, Dr. Christian Giddings of Noble HS, 6-12 General Music, Sarah Dow of Auburn Schools, Band, Linda Vaillancourt of North Yarmouth Academy, Orchestra, Drew Albert of Camden HS, Chorus, and Michael Sakash of Fryeburg Academy & George Redman of Bangor HS, Jazz. Thank you also to our Conference Registrar, Jon Simonoff of SAD32.

Be nurtured by faculty at the top of their field.

None of this week’s events are possible without the amazing hosts here at UMaine. Christopher G. White, Director of Symphonic Band and Athletic Bands, Dr. Rebecca DeWan, Libra Assistant Professor of Choral/General Music Education, and Dr. Phil Edelman, Director of the School of Performing Arts, Theresa McMannus, Director of Events and Hospitality, Bobbi-Jo Cochrane, Assistant Director of Theater Operations, and Scott Stitham, Technical Director-Collins Center

MMEA Executive Committee members: Sandra Barry-Past President, Matthew Waite-President-Elect, Beth LaBrie-Executive Director, and the MMEA Board members for endeavoring to bring the best experiences possible to students.

Sarah Bailey, MMEA Treasurer of Greeley HS for making sure

An additional special Thank You to our outstanding Executive Director, Beth LaBrie. She is our only employee and someone who works far and above her part-time status to make sure that the machine of MMEA runs smoothly.

Significant scholarships available!

Fred Grant, owner of WHOU.LIVE for providing the livestream feed and All State Concert recordings for those unable to attend in person.

The efforts of these colleagues are in addition to their daily work as music educators. Their vision for this event and ded ication to your music students is unmatched.

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We are all so very fortunate to be here this weekend cele brating the universal language of Music. There is no greater challenge than collaborating with others in an effort to convey an emotional moment using only sound. There is also no greater reward than touching the hearts of others through music. I often tell my students that there would be a lot less war and conflict in the world if there were more music making. You cannot truly succeed in music without collaboration, empathy, compromise, accountability, hu mility, mindfulness, and many more of the attributes we commonly consider advantageous. Imagine if all of the leaders of nations came together once a month to make mu sic. That would be an educational moment to say the least. I will close with a quote from one of my high school music students, “The essence of your life all depends on music.”

As you enjoy the performances today and experience all that music brings to you, take a moment to consider the innumerable hours of practice, rehearsal, and planning on the parts of young musicians and educators. Behind ev ery musical ensemble performance is an individual effort, a high degree of group collaboration, and a willingness to take risks. Our musicians and educators have persevered through unprecedented events and continue to do so. They deserve our highest respect and support as we all strive to bring out standing music education experiences to all students.

B.M. in Music Education B.M. in Performance B.A. in Music » Music in Worship concentration » Composition concentration Minor in Music Minor in Musical Theater Master of Music in Music Education

Thank you for being part of this event!

DEGREE PROGRAMS

President, Maine Music Educators Association

2023 All-State Orchestra

Robert Lehmann, Director John Lawson, Manager

Romanian Folk Dances

Lyric for Strings

Perseus

Finale: Allegro con spirito from Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48

2023 All-State Concert Band

Trae Blanco, Director

Kyle Smith, Manager

Bela Bartok 1881-1945

George Walker 1922-2018

Soon Hee Newbold b. 1974

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840-1893

Mother of a Revolution!

Into the Silent Land

Rusty Buckets (and other Juke Joints)

Fanfare Habayusa

2023 All-State SSAA Choir

Dr. Rachel A. Cornacchio, Director

Dr. Laura Artesani, Accompanist

Colin Graybert & Julia Edwards, Managers

Omar Thomas b. 1984

Steve Danyew b.1983

Carol Brittin Chambers b.1970

Satoshi Yagisawa b.1975

Ad amore

Rise, My Soul

Broken

I Cannot Dance, O Lord

My God is a Rock (In a Weary Land) By Night

Featuring Drew Albert (Percussion), Bill Bell (Violin), and Andria Bacon (Cello)

2023 All-State SATB Choir

Z. Randall Stroope, Director

Amy Irish, Accompanist

Ashley Albert, Manager

Lee R. Kesselman b.1951

Susan LaBarr b. 1981

Dominic DiOrio b.1984

Stephen Paulus 1949-2014

Daniel Kallman b.1956

Elaine Hagenberg b.1979

Lamentations of Jeremiah

Liebst du um Schönheit

When the Thunder Comes Song to the Moon

Alleluia

Z. Randall Stroope b.1953

Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896)

Arr. James McCullough b.1939

Mari Esabel Valverde b. 1987

Z. Randall Stroope b.1953

Elaine Hagenberg b.1979

NOTE: This concert includes copyrighted material and recording without permission of the publisher may be a violation of US Copyright law. Please refrain from audio/video recording and flash photography.

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audition and acceptance to the University.

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at www.admissions.unh.edu.

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information. Admittance to the Music Department is dependent upon completion of a

Contact us:

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Composition

Performance

Music Liberal Studies

Composition

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Bachelor of Music

Performance

Bachelor of Music

Composition

Performance

Music Education

Composition

Music Pre-Teaching

Music Education

Music Pre-Teaching

Master of Arts in Music

Conducting

Composition

Master of Arts in Music

Musicology

Conducting

Composition

Musicology

Admittance to the Music Department is dependent upon completion of a successful audition and acceptance to the University. Apply through the Office of Admissions at www.admissions.unh.edu.

Admittance to the Music Department is dependent upon completion of a successful audition and acceptance to the University.

2023 All-State Orchestra

VIOLIN I

Aidan Montmeny, Freeport HS

George Taylor, Waterville Senior HS

Grace Ducharme, Marshwood HS

Marie Nemeth, John Bapst Memorial HS

Emily Feher, Orono HS

Charlotte Sustersic, Falmouth HS

Elizabeth Shum, Bangor HS

Noa Burchesky, Lincoln Academy

Eben Buck, Cony HS

Leah Zeimetz, Waterville Senior HS

Carolyn Phelps-Scholz, Waterville Senior HS

Ameliah Olsen, Maine Arts Academy

Alec Buckley, Lincoln Academy

Anna Molloy, Orono HS

Eden Harriman, Thornton Academy

VIOLIN II

Jayden Brown, Lincoln Academy

Laura Leighton, Cape Elizabeth HS

Estella Duquette, Cape Elizabeth HS

Sophie Kahn, John Bapst Memorial HS

Emmalynn Craft, Greely HS

Lily Rogers, Medomak Valley HS

Gianna Stone, Thornton Academy

Rayna Button, Oxford Hills Comprehensive HS

Anya Heiden, Deering HS

Aaron Lang, Orono HS

Gabrielle Beaudoin, Oxford Hills Comprehensive HS

Aaron Theriault, Waterville Senior HS

Michaela Dean, Lincoln Academy

VIOLA

Sophia Scheck, Waterville Senior HS

Olivia Nagle, Bangor HS

Heitor Mantovani-Ferreira, Portland HS

Genevieve Vaillancourt, North Yarmouth Academy

Riley Maker, Waterville Senior HS

CELLO

Diana Estes, Messalonskee HS

Adeline Falardeau, Thornton Academy

Maia Gustafson, Thornton Academy

William Xu, Bangor HS

Lucinda Hirshkorn, Waynflete School

Christopher A. Augur, Yarmouth HS

Logan Dempsey, John Bapst Memorial HS

Maya Kellett, Mount Blue HS

Bass

Cass MacCarthy, North Yarmouth Academy

FLUTE

2023 All-State Concert Band

Sage Evans, Cape Elizabeth HS

Ryan St. Peter, Central HS

Khava Gillespie, Brunswick HS

Ava Corbin, Cape Elizabeth HS

Courtney Kulig, South Portland HS

Meghan Taggart, Kennebunk HS

Sara Levenson, Waynflete School

Claudia Dunn, Cony HS

OBOE

Susie Travis, Bonny Eagle HS

Elijah Huttman, Hall-Dale HS

BASSOON

Scott Almquist, Lewiston HS

Lily Sintiris, Marshwood HS

Lyra Legawiec, Mount Ararat HS

CLARINET

Kevin Lucy, Fryeburg Academy

Coco Xu, Falmouth HS

Julia Truesdell, Wiscasset HS

Abby Bartlett, Freeport HS

Noah Smith, Buckfield Senior HS

Hunter Roberts II, The New School

Miriam Asch, Hall-Dale HS

Sofia Derosby, Messalonskee HS

Stanley Carter, Bangor HS

Nathan Jung-Dolinger, Mount Ararat HS

Nate Wayne, Brunswick HS

Finn Marianski, Yarmouth HS

Lily Gillis, Freeport HS

BASS CLARINET

Brian Lucy, Fryeburg Academy

Henry Risch, South Portland HS

ALTO SAXOPHONE

Cooper Swartzentruber, Lincoln Academy

Henry Buetens, Orono HS

Samara Tan, Greely HS

Story Straw, Cape Elizabeth HS

Max Davis, South Portland HS

Asher Gillespie, Brunswick HS

TENOR SAXOPHONE

William Travis, Bonny Eagle HS

Ella Bergeron, Mount Ararat HS

Dakota Jones, Mount View HS

BARITONE SAXOPHONE

Molly Greenleaf, Mount Ararat HS

Grayson Needham, Massabesic HS

FRENCH HORN

Shaelie Kiefer, Westbrook HS

Joscelyn Gagnon, Lawrence HS

Dustin Morin, Poland Regional HS

Carolyn Snowman, Skowhegan Area HS

Alex Yeadon, Mount Desert Island HS

TRUMPET

Turner Simis, Mount Desert Island HS

Gracelyn Gauvin, Westbrook HS

Ashton Kinney, Westbrook HS

Jonathon Mathieu, Mount Desert Island HS

William Howard, Falmouth HS

Hannah Paterson, Sanford HS

Maya Montagna, Maranacook Community HS

Elsa Christiansen, Noble HS

Jack Lee, Massabesic HS

Lars Spooner, Caribou HS

TROMBONE

Teddy Fellows, Scarborough HS

Silas Bartol, Maranacook Community HS

Saihajpreet Kohli, Falmouth HS

Beatrice Beale Tate, Waterville Senior HS

Henry S. Hesser, Cape Elizabeth HS

Isaac Benn, Westbrook HS

Ambrose Maynes, Kennebunk HS

Zane Roggenbuck, Orono HS

Karl Hokkanen, Camden Hills Regional HS

Alec Theriault, Noble HS

BARITONE

Dex Tremblay, Massabesic HS

Tess Straw, Cape Elizabeth HS

Ben Hogan, Brunswick HS

TUBA

Aidan Volk, Greely HS

Christopher Barrett, Hampden Academy

Sadie Higgins, Brunswick HS

PERCUSSION

Glen LaRoche, Biddeford HS

Hannah Wilkoff, Brunswick HS

Jason Trecartin, Bangor HS

Benny Gelchinsky, Falmouth HS

Ian Erskine, Oceanside HS

Solstice Barness, Westbrook HS

SOPRANO 1

2023 All-State SSAA Choir

Eliza Coldwell, Bonny Eagle HS

Suzannah Edwards, Boothbay Region HS

Hannah Hills, Boothbay Region HS

Adeline Mangalam, Brunswick HS

Sara Ackley, Camden Hills Regional HS

Charlotte Nelson, Camden Hills Regional HS

Jasmine Farrington, Cony HS

Nora Condit, Edward Little HS

Regan Swallow, Falmouth HS

Madison Hatch, Gorham HS

Sofia Johnson, Greely HS

Fiona Ammerman, Katahdin HS

Jenna Jordan, Lake Region HS

Sophia Scott, Lincoln Academy (Newcastle

Lilliana Christ , Medomak Valley HS

Lyra Stevens, Medomak Valley HS

Cecilia Gagner , Robert William Traip Academy

Madeline Pitcairn, Robert William Traip Academy

Hope Abbott-Eaton, Sanford HS

MJ Johanson, Telstar HS

Emma Eukitis, Thornton Academy

Anna Rawlins, Waynflete School

Lily Lundberg, Windham HS

Caroline Bruno, York HS

SOPRANO 2

Addison Smith, Brunswick HS

Abigail Kohlstrom, Camden Hills Regional HS

Kerrigan Peterson, Camden Hills Regional HS

Maggie Kerr, Cheverus HS

Alyssa Gallant, Edward Little HS

Annabeth Treadwell, Edward Little HS

Elsie Canon, Falmouth HS

Ella Metivier, Falmouth HS

Brooke Bernarducci , Hall-Dale HS

Cayden Fournier, Hampden Academy

Kaitlyn George, Maine Arts Academy

Dominique Giroux-Paré, Maine Arts Academy

Marta Weinstein, Maine Central Institute

Madelynn Wohlford, Messalonskee HS

Claire Caton, Mount Ararat HS

Lydia Hiltz, Mount Ararat HS

Lily Ouellette, Mount Ararat HS

Isabella Del Rosso, Scarborough HS

Karly Day, Windham HS

Maddie MacLearn, Yarmouth HS

Chloe Troy, Yarmouth HS

ALTO 1

Olivia Strout, Bonny Eagle HS

Phoebe Benham, Brunswick HS

Fiona Edmonds, Brunswick HS

Meg Morrison , Bucksport HS

Rekha Goonesekere, Cony HS

Kyla Micalizzi, Ellsworth HS

Oliver Black, Falmouth HS

Jewel Gamdah, Falmouth HS

Greta Swanson, Gray-New Gloucester HS

Hazel Reynolds, Greely HS

Aubrey Pelletier, Mount Ararat HS

Sylvie Murray, Noble HS

Kira Powell, Oxford Hills Comprehensive HS

Calleigh Bill, Sanford HS

Kaylin Penley, Sanford HS

Adelaide Brown, Thornton Academy

Cali Fisher, Thornton Academy

Gianna Palleschi, Thornton Academy

Delancy Koch, Washburn District HS

Hadley Dillon, Yarmouth HS

ALTO 2

Bridget Frazier, Bangor HS

Abigail Seddon, Edward Little HS

Anja Wight, Edward Little HS

Lauren Roussel, Freeport HS

Abigail Hilt, Gardiner Area HS

Cora Mohr, Greely HS

Theo Perkins, Greely HS

Nora Strawbridge, Greely HS

Amede Olise, Kennebunk HS

Lila Schrock, Kennebunk HS

Hannah McAdam, Maranacook Community HS

Ash Fecteau, Noble HS

Maddison Provencher, Noble HS

Hadley Smith, North Yarmouth Academy

Adelaide Hendricks, Oceanside HS

Skyy Worster, Oxford Hills Comprehensive HS

Rylee Smith, Poland Regional HS

Tori White, Rangeley Lakes Regional HS

Alison Curcio, Sanford HS

Elizabeth Aubrey, Scarborough HS

Nevaeh Ranalla, Thornton Academy

Alexa DeWitt, Waterville Senior HS

Greta Limberger, Waterville Senior HS

Iris Hubbard, Yarmouth HS

Emma Liria-Gsottschneider, York HS

SOPRANO 1

2023 All-State SATB Choir

Tracy Lind, Bonny Eagle High School

Hazel Goodwin, Brunswick High School

Carly Mershon, Brunswick High School

Ellis Noetzel, Brunswick High School

Reva Shende, Brunswick High School

Sofie Johansen, Camden Hills Regional High School

Addiso Caster, Falmouth High School

MacKenzie Mills-Dudding, Freeport High School

Ruby Colwell, Gardiner Area High School

Madison Inman, Gardiner Area High School

Madeline Downey, Gorham High School

Caroline Hester, Greely High School

Lily Pollock, Greely High School

Sophia Robinson, Hampden Academy

Aubrey Hanscom, John Bapst Memorial High School

Alice O’Connor, Lake Region High School

Aleah Sebrey, Maine Arts Academy

Dorothy Durgin, Mount Desert Island High School

Megan Mustapha, Noble High School

Natalie Jensen, Scarborough High School

Evelyn LaCroix, Skowhegan Area High School

Laura Wong, St. Dominic Academy

Emily Hansen, Thornton Academy

Charlotte Hill, Thornton Academy

Emma Houston, Thornton Academy

Ash Hutchins, Thornton Academy

Embley Fuchs, Waynflete School

Abigail Coleman, Windham High School

Trista Campbell, Winslow High School

Mia Cyr, Yarmouth High School

Haley Doan, Yarmouth High School

SOPRANO 2

Marguerite Benham, Brunswick High School

Anna Leslie, Brunswick High School

Lila Pressley, Brunswick High School

Gabby Swain, Brunswick High School

Tessa Hayashida, Edward Little High School

Ansley Watson, Edward Little High School

Anabelle Teng, Falmouth High School

Sofia Andrade, Gorham High School

Raiyah Babinsky, Gorham High School

Eden Johnson, Gorham High School

Emma Smith, Gorham High School

Miranda Cohen, Greely High School

Mollie O’Quinn, Greely High School

Mia Stewart, Greely High School

Kylie Parsons, Kennebunk High School

Julia Lawe, Lawrence High School

Carly Satterfield, Mount Ararat High School

Rose Tuttle, Mount Ararat High School

Avery Fecteau, Noble High School

Sarah Malayev, Scarborough High School

Hailey Reed, Skowhegan Area High School

Olivia Dube, Thornton Academy

Astra Gray, Thornton Academy

Issa Oppenheim-Pressman, Thornton Academy

Danielle Stuart, Thornton Academy

Gabriella Walters, Thornton Academy

Tipton Heminway, Waynflete School

Sophie Koutalakis, Windham High School

Bella/Theo Farnsworth, Yarmouth High School

Annie Vinnakota, Yarmouth High School

Audrey Drennan, York High School

Emily O’Connell, York High School

ALTO 1

Samantha Molina, Bonny Eagle High School

Rory Turnbull, Bonny Eagle High School

Bella Corsaro, Brunswick High School

Katie Kunke, Camden Hills Regional HS

Lily Tyler, Cheverus High School

Kristin Merrill, Cony High School

Madeleine DuBois, Edward Little High School

Kathryn Williams, Falmouth High School

Kathryn Roy, Freeport High School

Lily Rubin, Gorham High School

Ava Littel, Greely High School

Maddie Yates, Greely High School

Karyssa Kenney, Houlton High School

Antonia Grassi, Kennebunk High School

Adora Olise, Kennebunk High School

Leo Edwards, Lake Region High School

Zoe Hutchins, Lawrence High School

Sarah Southwick, Lawrence High School

Corinne Rosario, Lewiston High School

Kayla Cruz, Lincoln Academy

Alida Hodgkins, Mount Desert Island HS

Olivia Upton, Noble High School

Kimberly Pinkham, Richmond High School

Emma MacLeod, Scarborough High School

Adriana Ramirez, Scarborough High School

Adeline Burman, Thornton Academy

Molly Katanga, Thornton Academy

Laina Mekonis, Thornton Academy

Julia Rocque, Thornton Academy

Greta Paulding, Windham High School

Morgan Policano, Windham High School

Maya Faulstich, Yarmouth High School

Evie King, Yarmouth High School

ALTO 2

Liberty Davis, Bonny Eagle High School

Ashley Gray, Bonny Eagle High School

Grace Campbell, Boothbay Region High School

Laura Butterfield, Brunswick High School

Sam Caswell, Brunswick High School

Isabella Purnell-Amaez, Brunswick HS

Dakota Ryan, Brunswick High School

Grace Yanz, Camden Hills Regional High School

Lily West, Freeport High School

Camyrin Thompson, Hall-Dale High School

Josie Gilmore, Hampden Academy

Abby Scott, Hampden Academy

Kaitlyn Kenney, Houlton High School

Birdie Nelson, Kennebunk High School

Maria Groover, Leavitt Area High School

Ellie Pfohl, Lewiston High School

Emily LaChapelle, Maine Arts Academy

Marisa Schultz, Mount Ararat High School

Eleanor Young, Mount Ararat High School

Hyla Fitchett, Noble High School

Marcus Gallagher, Oak Hill High School

Brylee McCollett, Orono High School

Wynter Smith, Oxford Hills Comprehensive HS

Aberdeen Brickett, Sanford High School

Livie Richard, Scarborough High School

Rose-Mary Blake, Thornton Academy

Hope Poore, Thornton Academy

Francesca Lomonte, Windham High School

Adia Ameswright, Yarmouth High School

Jackie Fulmer, York High School

Blake Wilson, York High School

TENOR

Thomas Moring, Bangor High School

Declan Lynch, Bonny Eagle High School

James Mattson, Bonny Eagle High School

Olivia Noonan, Bonny Eagle High School

Lucy Reiss, Bonny Eagle High School

Jake Brenner, Brunswick High School

Ava Gould, Brunswick High School

Jaden Nicita, Brunswick High School

Indigo Selinger, Brunswick High School

Trey Freeman, Camden Hills Regional High School

Daniel McGregor, Camden Hills Regional HS

Aodhán Conroy-Sherman, Falmouth High School

Logan Peters, Falmouth High School

Aydin St.Pierre, Fort Fairfield High School

Zane Aguiar, Freeport High School

Lukis Crowell, Freeport High School

Aidan Heath, Freeport High School

Alex Robbins, Gorham High School

Christopher Gilbert, Greely High School

Andrew Perfetti, Greely High School

Finn Weaver, Greely High School

Kasper Birgfeld, Hall-Dale High School

Ethan Cross, Hall-Dale High School

Dane Dixon, Hall-Dale High School

Payton Vogen, Lake Region High School

Matthew Long, Lincoln Academy

Anderson Pierpan, Lincoln Academy

Mitchell Straus, Lincoln Academy

Jaden Bryant, Maranacook Community High School

Matthew Stubenrod, Messalonskee High School

Finn Dedek, Mount Ararat High School

Caleb Edwards, Mount Ararat High School

Bryce Holden, Mount Ararat High School

Brady Yazwinski, Mount Ararat High School

Greta Ahlefeld, Mount View High School

Natalia Rothwell, Noble High School

Nicholas Theriault, Noble High School

Dylan McFarland, Oak Hill High School

Andrew Bouchard, Oxford Hills Comprehensive HS

Lauren Holyoke, Oxford Hills Comprehensive HS

Alexandra Cyr, Presque Isle High School

Daxxtyn Williams, Rangeley Lakes Regional HS

Miles Wetzel, South Portland High School

Logan New, Thornton Academy

Sol Thomas, Thornton Academy

John Tripp, Thornton Academy

Naaman Wheeler, Thornton Academy

Oliver Eames, Waynflete School

Simon Sidney, Waynflete School

Anthony Vasquez, Westbrook High School

Antonio Velazquez, Yarmouth High School

Callan Eves, York High School

Joseph Holly, York High School

Carter Short, York High School

Owen Spaulding, York High School

James Stack, York High School

BASS

Will Nievand, Bangor High School

Kelvin Truong, Bangor High School

Maxwell Creedon, Bonny Eagle High School

Bryan Dunphy, Bonny Eagle High School

Nicholas Freeman, Bonny Eagle High School

Kaleb Knowles, Bonny Eagle High School

Jacob Piche, Bonny Eagle High School

Patrick Crimmins, Brunswick High School

Patrick Hogan, Brunswick High School

Riley Jackson, Brunswick High School

Nolan Kaiser, Brunswick High School

Marco Venegas, Brunswick High School

Logan Whelan, Brunswick High School

Sam Van Lonkhuyzen, Camden Hills Regional HS

Declan Scifres, Cape Elizabeth High School

Corbin Richter, Cheverus High School

Leo Savage, Cony High School

Pine Hanson, Ellsworth High School

Ryan Merz, Falmouth High School

Mason Hall, Freeport High School

Tommy O’Brien, Freeport High School

Terrence Snow, Freeport High School

Dylan Bauer, Gorham High School

Kyle Brown, Gorham High School

Ryan Jodoin, Gorham High School

Alex Lizanecz, Gorham High School

Noah Williams, Gorham High School

Jacob Goldman, Greely High School

Gabriel Pollock, Greely High School

Ben Sheaffer, Hall-Dale High School

Ben Stahlnecker, Hall-Dale High School

Cooper Wade, Hermon High School

Justus Scott, Houlton High School

Bennett Ewy, Kennebunk High School

Matthew Ewy, Kennebunk HS

Tyler Jones, Lake Region High School

Tyler Lafontaine, Lake Region HS

Colby Lewis, Lawrence High School

Dominick Toscano, Leavitt Area HS

Benno Hennig , Lincoln Academy

James Lawso, Maine Arts Academy

Aiden Methot, Maine Arts Academy

Christian Dunlap, Maranacook Community HS

Nigel Thurston, Messalonskee High School

Ashby Hayward, Mount Ararat High School

Ryan Schultz, Mount Ararat High School

Liam Burlingham, Oceanside High School

Richard Rantala, Oceanside High School

Jamie Henderson, Presque Isle High School

Gavin Grover, Richmond High School

Drake Wilson Sanford High School

Max Chalmers, Scarborough High School

Noah Lyford, Scarborough High School

Anish Pradeep, Scarborough High School

Jaxson Longyear, Skowhegan Area High School

Cameron Abbe, Thornton Academy

Simon Blake, Thornton Academy

Aaron Bove, Thornton Academy

Jack Dumas, Thornton Academy

Will Barmby, Waynflete School

Lucas Benedict, Westbrook High School

Ralph Leavitt, Windham High School

Josh Webber, Yarmouth High School

Kade Bogue, York High School

John Hopkins, York High School

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2023 All-State Director Biographies

Robert Lehmann is Professor of Music at the University of Southern Maine Osher School of Music where he conducts the Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra and the Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra. In addition to his duties at USM, he is Music Director of the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra and the White Mountain Bach Festival. He holds degrees in Violin Performance from the University of the Pacific, the Eastman School and Boston University, and has been a fellow at the Aspen Festival American Academy of Conducting and at the Conductors Institute at Bard College. Dr.Lehmann has concertized as violinist and conductor, in his native Mexico, throughout the US, Central America, Europe, and Ukraine. He has been of frequent guest conductor with the Portland Symphony, Portland Ballet, and has conducted All-State and Festival Orchestras from Maine to California and Hawaii. He has been an adjudicator the National Orchestra Festival at the ASTA National Convention and is in demand as a performer, conductor, teacher, speaker, and is listed in Who’s Who in American Music.

He has performed as first violinist of the Meliora Quartet and concertmaster of the Opera Maine Orchestra and the Choral Art Society. His CD, “Chamber Music for String by Manuel M. Ponce” was issued by Centaur Records in 2009. Prior to his appointment at USM, he was Music Director of the Mozart Society Orchestra at Harvard, and on the conducting staff of the Greater Boston, Rhode Island, and Empire State Youth Orchestras. He has given numerous word and regional premieres including Elliot Schwartz “Concerto VI: Mr. Jefferson”, Portland Ballet’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and most recently Daniel Crozier’s double clarinet concerto “Spirit”, and Daniel Sonenberg’s “kintuskuroi”. His 2012 performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 was named the top performance event of the Portland concert season by The Portland Press Herald.

2022 highlights have included return engagements to perform a recital at the American Church in Paris, with the Assisi (Italy) Performing Arts Music Festival and conducting the Festival Orchestra at the Region IX Texas Festival. 2023 will bring a faculty recital at USM featuring the Bartok Contrasts and Chausson Concerto for violin, piano and string quartet, and conducting the 2023 Maine All-State Festival Orchestra.

Dr. Lehmann primarily plays a 2014 Benjamin Ruth (Swampscott, MA) violin and resides in Scarborough, Maine with his wife Kim, a violist with the Portland Symphony Orchestra, and his partner in the “Lehmann Duo”.

Dr. Trae Blanco serves as Director of Bands at Butler University where he conducts the Wind Ensemble, teaches undergraduate and graduate conducting, and administers the band area. After completing his BME at New Mexico State University (NMSU), Dr. Blanco has served as Director of Bands at Las Cruces High School. Dr. Blanco holds a DMA in wind conducting from the Herberger Institute at Arizona State University, and a MM in Wind Conducting from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Prior to coming to Butler, Dr. Blanco served as Director of Bands at Murray State, and the University of Southern Maine. In July 2015, Dr. Blanco was a guest conductor with the United States Army “Pershing’s Own” Concert Band in Washington, D.C. and in both 2015 and 2016 Dr. Blanco was a finalist in the American Prize in Wind Conducting. Dr. Blanco has published articles with the NBA and WASBE journals, and has been an invited presenter at the state conventions of West Virginia, Maine, The Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, and the 2019 WASBE International Convention in Bunol, Spain.

Dr. Rachel Cornacchio is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Music Education. As a public school educator, she has taught in New York, New Jersey, and Florida in grades K-12. Dr. Cornacchio served as an elementary general music specialist in Peekskill, NY and Director of Choral Activities at Newburgh Free Academy in Newburgh, NY. While in Newburgh, choirs and soloists under Dr. Cornacchio’s direction received top honors at solo and ensemble festivals. Community organizations with which she has worked include the Newburgh Symphonic Chorale and the Oregon Young Women’s Choir. Before coming to Messiah University, Dr. Cornacchio acted as Visiting Instructor at the University of Oregon where she directed the University Concert Choir and taught courses in Choral Music Education.

Dr. Cornacchio has presented papers at the regional, national, and international levels. Research interests include Conductor Expressivity, Adolescent Voices, and Making Music with Children ages 0-5. Her professional affiliations include the Music Educators National Conference, Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, American Choral Directors Association, and Pi Kappa Lambda. She currently serves as Repertoire & Standards Chair for Women’s Choirs for the American Choral Directors Association – PA. Dr. Cornacchio is active as a certified Music Together instructor, an early childhood music program.

Dr. Cornacchio is active as a guest conductor and clinician.

Z. Randall Stroope is an American composer and conductor. He has had recent conducting engagements in Hong Kong, Rome, Barcelona, Singapore, Canterbury Cathedral (England), Berliner Dom (Germany), Salzburger Dom (Austria), St. John (Canada), Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, D.C.), Carnegie Hall (New York), and performed music for mass at the Vatican on 11 different occasions. He is also the Artistic Director for two summer music festivals in Europe and taught composition for FENIARCO (Italy choral conductors) in 2017 and 2018. Randall’s composition teachers were Cecil Effinger and Normand Lockwood, both students of the famous French teacher/ composer, Nadia Boulanger (student of Gabriel Fauré).

Randall has his own publishing entity (www.zrstroope.com) along with various copyists and a chief marketing assistant. He has written commissions for orchestras, soloists, choral ensembles, and works for combined forces. Recent commissions include works for Raffles Singers (Singapore), Michigan Choral Conductors Consortium, Arlington Master Chorale, West Point Military Academy, Müller Chamber Choir (Taiwan), among others. Some of his works also published by Oxford University Press, Alliance Music Publications (Houston), Carl Fischer, Santa Barbara Music Press (California), Colla Voce (Indiana) and others. His shorter choral works — best known of which are Conversion of Saul, Lamentations of Jeremiah, Amor de mi alma, Christi Mutter, We Behold Once Again the Stars, Go Lovely Rose, The Pasture, Revelation, Homeland, I Am Not Yours, Caritas et Amor, Song to the Moon, Inscription of Hope and In Paradisum — have sold four million copies. His choral cycle — Four Sonnets of Garcilaso (which contains Amor de mi alma) is also one of his most performed works. Extended works include Hodie! (This Day) for mixed chorus, brass/organ/percussion, Carmina Pax (a 30′ work premiered in 2018), for mixed chorus, orchestra, boy soloist, and baritone, American Rhapsody American Rhapsody for mixed chorus and brass quintet or strings, and his solo song cycle, Love’s Waning Seasons Love’s Waning Seasons. He has published many instrumental works, including Fanfare (brass/percussion/organ) and Amor de mi alma (wind ensemble). Randall is particularly drawn to the poetry of Sara Teasdale, George Herbert, Rainer Maria Rilke, James Agee and Robert Frost. Recordings of his works can be heard through Spotify, YouTube and his website (www.zrstroope.com).

Randall was a Professor of Music at three different universities (an Endowed Professor at two of them) –Rowan University (New Jersey), Oklahoma State University and the University of Nebraska. He has conducted 25 international choral tours and performed twice at the ACDA National Convention. He now guest conducts and composes full time from his studio in Florida and in New Mexico.

Randall completed a Master of Music (Voice Performance) degree at the University of Colorado Boulder, and Doctor of Musical Arts (Choral Conducting) degree at Arizona State University. He did post graduate work with Margaret Hillis, Chorus Master of the Chicago Symphony. As a recipient of the Australian-American Fulbright, he has also done work in western Australia. He and his wife, Cheryl, love to travel and spend time with family.

Amy Irish, NCTM, holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Maine at Orono, a Post Graduate Certificate in Piano Performance from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland and a Master of Music in Piano Pedagogy from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She teaches applied and class piano at the University of Maine at Farmington as well as piano pedagogy at UMaine. She has run a successful private studio out of her home for over 10 years and has studio alumni who have gone on to pursue music in college and beyond. Amy regularly accompanies for soloists and choirs around the state of Maine, including solo and studio recitals, competitions, MMEA & ACDA festivals, the All State Mixed Chorus, and Maine Summer Youth Music Camp. She also performs regularly with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. She is a member of Music Teachers National Association and is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music through their organization. She is a two time president-elect of the state affiliate, MaineMTA, and will serve as president in 2024. Amy lives in Bangor with her husband, two cats and their enthusiastic Duck Toller, Mabel.

Dr. Laura Artesani is an Associate Professor in the School of Performing Arts at the University of Maine, where she teaches music education courses, advises music education majors and is the faculty advisor for the University of Maine Collegiate NAfME chapter. Dr. Artesani also serves as collaborative pianist for the University Singers and Recital Lab, and performs frequently in faculty and student recitals. She graduated summa cum laude from Barrington College in Rhode Island with a B.M. in Music Education, and received a M.M. in Piano Performance from the University of Maine. She earned a D.M.A. in Piano Performance from West Virginia University, where she was the recipient of the Swiger Teaching Fellowship for four years. Dr. Artesani has completed Level I-III of Orff Schulwerk Teacher Training, and is the recipient of a research grant from the American Orff Schulwerk Association. Articles that Dr. Artesani has written or co-authored have appeared in The Journal for Music Teacher Education, The Orff Echo and General Music Today. Highlights as a collaborative pianist include performing with Dr. Beth Wiemann at the International Clarinet Fest in Baton Rouge, LA; with Dr. Jack Burt at the Schagerl Brass Festival in Melk, Austria; and with Dr. Dan Barrett at the Eastern Trombone Workshop in Arlington, VA. In addition to her duties at the University of Maine, Dr. Artesani serves as organist/pianist and director of the Handbell Choir at the Church of Universal Fellowship in Orono. She has taught at the Lincoln School in Providence, RI; North Orrington and Center Drive schools in Orrington, ME; and the Stillwater Montessori School in Stillwater, ME.

Announcing the New Strategic Plan

“After two years of conversation, soul-searching, and deep introspection, NAfME has a new Strategic Plan that is unlike anything our association has created in its 115-year history. This new plan not only sets our direction for the future, but it also serves as a conceptual framework that outlines who we (NAfME members) are and why NAfME exists.”

MISSION

NAfME is a collaborative community that supports music educators and advocates for equitable access to music education.

VISION

NAfME is an association where all people are heard, seen, and feel they belong throughout their lifelong experiences in music.

Read the full Strategic Plan at bit.ly/StrategicPlanNAfME.

MMEA Board

235+ members including working music educators, retired teachers, and collegiate students. Formally founded in 1917, MMEA is the oldest recognized state music educator association in the USA.

Our mission: To advance, advocate for, and expand access to music education in Maine. Our vision is advancing music education for all.

Executive Committee

President Andy Forster president@mainemea.org

President-Elect Matt Waite presidentelect@mainemea.org

Past-President Sandy Barry pastpresident@mainemea.org

Executive Director Beth LaBrie execdirector@mainemea.org

Board Officers

Secretary Cassie Cooper

Treasurer Sarah Bailey

G. Music K-5 VP Caitlin Geishaker

G. Music 6-12 VP Dr. Christian Giddings

Orchestra VP Linda Vaillancourt

Band VP Sarah Dow

Choral VP Drew Albert

Jazz VP George Redman

District Chairs

D1 Chair Missy Shabo

D2 Chair Erika Batalla Gates

D3 Chair Brandon Duras

D4 Chair Kris Vigue

D5 Chair Danielle Collins

D6 Chair OPEN

D7 Chair Pam Kinsey

Specialty Interest Chairs

DEIA Nathaniel Menifield

Music Teacher Education Dr. Philip Edelman

Tri-M Honors Society Maylinda Boynton

Advocacy Heidi Corliss

Retired Teachers Nora Krainis

MMEA Historian Sam Moore-Young

Teacher Mentor Erin Morrison

Collegiate Advisory Council Dr. Rebecca DeWan

Publication Staff

Webmaster Adam Metzler

Editor Hanna Flewelling

Social Media Hanna Flewelling

Conference & Festival Chairs

Conference Bill Buzza

Conference Registrar Jon Simonoff

Jazz Conference Assistant Mike Sakash

BOC All-State Festival Kristen Thomas

Jazz All-State Festival Rebecca Reed

All-State Auditions Brian Hutchinson

Instrumental Jazz Jason Priest

Vocal Jazz OPEN

Solo & Ensemble OPEN

State Festival Managers

BOC All-State SSAA Chorus Colin Graebert & Julia Edwards

BOC All-State SATB Chorus Ashley Albert

BOC All-State Orchestra John Lawson

BOC All-State Band Kyle Smith

Jazz All-State Honors Jazz Kyle Smith

Jazz All-State Jazz Band Craig Ouellette

Jazz All-State Combo Jason Priest

Jazz All-State SSAA Chorus Wendy Northrup

Jazz All-State SATB Chorus Ciara Hargroves

MMEA Past Presidents

Elbridge Pitcher 1916-1917

A.V. Sprague 1920

Gertrude Thorne 1921

Lilla Atherton 1922

Elbridge Pitcher 1923-1925

Eve Towne 1926

Dorothy Marden 1927-1929

Mary Stuart 1931-1932

Ethel Wardwell 1933

Fredrick A. Westcott 1934

Gertrude Smith 1935

H.A. Hurd 1936

Leland Whipple 1937-1939

Lilla Atherton 1939-1940

Mary Smart 1941-1942

Madeline Perazzi 1944-1947

Angela Tsika 1948-1949

Ary Dulfer 1950-1951

Ellen F. Blodgett 1952-1953

Elizabeth Canavan 1954-1955

Katherine Ela 1956-1957

Anna Crouse 1958-1960

Nina Bailey 1960-1961

Richard Barbeur 1962

Nina Bailey 1963

Edward Murphy 1964-1966

Paul Phelan 1966-1968

S. Merrill Shea 1968-1970

Aime Simoneau 1970-1972

Frank Stevens 1972-1974

Robert S. Modr 1974-1976

Lawrence Woodward 1976-1978

Curvin “Chip” Farnham 1978-1980

Ceila Jones 1980-1982

Joseph Henry 1982-1984

Charlotte Neuberger 1984-1986

Bob Bahr 1986-1988

Bruce Lewia 1988-1990

Nancy Cash-Cobb 1990-1992

Betty W. Atterbury 1992-1994

Terry Eldridge 1994-1996

Arnold Poland 1996-1998

Faith Varney 1998-2000

Terry Eldridge 2000

Faith Varney 2000-2002

Joan Hamann 2002-2004

Ed Judd 2004-2006

Rob Westerberg 2006-2008

Silvia Moore-Young 2008-2010

Michele Kaschub 2010-2012

Nancy Penna Curran, 2012-2014

Pamela Kinsey 2014-2016

Susan Barre 2016-2018

Benjamin Potvin 2018–2020

Sandra Barry 2020–2022

Find YourselF in the Arts

Majors in Music:

Minors

• Music (18 credits)

• Jazz Studies

Majors in Music:

• B.A., Music

Majors in Music:

• B.A., Music

UMaine School of Performing Arts • umaine.edu/spa • Facebook.com/UMaineSPA • 207.581.4703

UMaine School of Performing Arts • umaine.edu/spa • Facebook.com/UMaineSPA • 207.581.4703

Find YourselF in the Arts

UMaine School of Performing Arts • umaine.edu/spa • Facebook.com/UMaineSPA • 207.581.4703

Find YourselF in the Arts

Find Y F in the Arts

The University of Maine School of Performing Arts offers programs in music, theatre, and dance, preparing students from across the US and around the world for careers as performing arts educators or professional performers. As the flagship campus of the University of Maine System, we are dedicated to serving our students and the citizens of Maine.

The University of Maine School of Performing Arts offers programs in music, theatre, and dance, preparing students from across the US and around the world for careers as performing arts educators or professional performers. As the flagship campus of the University of Maine System, we are dedicated to serving our students and the citizens of Maine.

The University of Maine School of Performing Arts offers programs in music, theatre, and dance, preparing students from across the US and around the world for careers as performing arts educators or professional performers. As the flagship campus of the University of Maine System, we are dedicated to serving our students and the citizens of Maine.

• B.M., Music Education

• B.A., Music

The University of Maine School of Performing Arts offers programs in music, theatre, and dance, preparing students from across the US and around the world for careers as performing arts educators or professional performers. As the flagship campus of the University of Maine System, we are dedicated to serving our students and the citizens of Maine.

• B.M., Performance

• B.M., Music Education

• B.M., Music Education

Graduate Degrees

• M.M., Music Education

• B.M., Performance

Minors in Music:

• B.M., Performance

• Music (18 credits)

Minors in Music:

• Jazz Studies (19 credits)

Minors in Music:

• Music (18 credits)

Graduate Degrees

• Music (18 credits)

• M.M., Performance Other Programs

• Jazz Studies (19 credits)

The University of Maine School of Performing Arts offers programs in music, theatre, and dance, preparing students from across the US and around the world for careers as performing arts educators or professional performers. As the flagship campus of the University of Maine System, we are dedicated to serving our students and the citizens of Maine.

• M.M., Music Education

• Jazz Studies (19 credits)

• M.M., Performance

Graduate Degrees

UMaine School

Performing Arts

Graduate Degrees

• M.M., Music Education

• M.M., Music Education

• M.M., Performance

Other Programs in the UMaine School of Performing Arts

• M.M., Performance

• B.A., Theatre

• Minor, Theatre

• B.A., Theatre

• Minor, Dance

• Minor, Theatre (19 credits)

• Minor, Dance (18 credits)

Other Programs in the UMaine School of Performing Arts

• Minor, Theatre Technology (20 credits)

Other Programs in the UMaine School of Performing Arts

• Minor, Theatre (20 credits)

• B.A., Theatre

• B.A., Theatre

• Minor, Theatre (19 credits)

• Minor, Theatre (19 credits)

• Minor, Dance (18 credits)

• Minor, Dance (18 credits)

• Minor, Theatre Technology (20 credits)

• Minor, Theatre Technology

Bachelor of Music in Contemporary & Popular Music

• Concentration in Music Performance, Songwriting, Composition, & Music Education

• Concentration in Music Technology (coming Fall 2023)

Associates of Science in Contemporary & Popular Music AND Certificate in Music Technology

• Coming Fall 2023

Focus on performance, audio recording, composition, sonic arts, technology, music education, or a mixture of everything!

Visit uma.edu/music or email Anita Jerosch at anita.jerosch@maine.edu

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