All State Concert Program, January 2018

2018 All-State Gala Concerts

Contents and Schedule of Events

A Welcome from Todd Zimbelman, OMEA President

Welcome to the 2018 OMEA All-State Gala Concert . As President of the Oregon Music Education Association, I could not be more proud of your child’s achievements and the tremendous music programs and teachers across our state Congratulations on having a student selected to perform in one of our many Honor Ensembles! Being a part of one of these ensembles is a huge honor, and OMEA is grateful for your support and dedication to make this possible These students get to rehearse with amazing conductors and world-class clinicians We are so fortunate that Oregon has an outstanding reputation for high quality honor groups with gifted and positive students I am excited for the experiences your student has received at the 2018 All-State Conference .

We have an amazing team of conference planners that volunteer their time to run an outstanding conference . This team is led by our conference chair, Ms Kathy Briggs Congratulations to Kathy and her conference planning team . The conference and All-state performances would not be possible without their hard work and dedication

I hope the memories created at this event will last a lifetime . Please take a moment to reflect on the impact of music education. Be vocal with your local school and state representatives and be sure to advocate for strong music programs in your area Parents of All-State students know better than anyone the impact music has had on the lives of these fine musicians.

I hope you enjoy these performances . Thank you for your continued support of music education in Oregon!

Many thanks to the Conference Chairs, Area Chairs, and Managers for their dedication to your students and music education .

Conference Chair and Area Chairs

Kathy Briggs, 2018 OMEA President Elect

Kathy Briggs has been teaching in public and private schools since 1997 She started her teaching career in the public schools in Minnesota, where she taught elementary music and high school choir foreightyears . Now in her 11th year at St . Mary’s Academy in Portland, Oregon teaching general music and choir, she also conducts the Women’s Chorale at the University of Portland

Ms . Briggs earned her BA in Music Education from the University of WisconsinMadison and her MA in Music Education/Choral Conducting from the University of St Thomas She has earned numerous awards and recognition for her teaching, including the 2016 Oregon ACDA Podium Award for Excellence in the Choral Arts . Her research has been published in the ACDA Choral Journal, she has authored and published general music lesson plans for VH1 and NAfME, and she has been a clinician at both state and regional NAfME conferences Ms Briggs’ choirs have won numerous awards and recognition in the Pacific Northwest, including a performance at the 2013 NAfME Northwest Conference and winning the 2015 OSAA State Choir Championship for 6A schools Her students have toured in New York, Florida, Washington, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and France and her choir has twice been invited to perform for President Obama and the First Lady and their guests in the White House

Ms Briggs is a third-generation educator – both her parents were public school teachers and her grandfather was a high school band director She was active in music and choir from an early age and was a proud tuba player in the band throughout elementary, middle, and high school in her rural Wisconsin home town She is a proud member of ACDA, NAfME, and OMEA and is honored to be the current OMEA President-Elect It is Ms Briggs’ lifelong dream to meet Julie Andrews

Janet Lea, OMEA 2nd Vice President

Janet Lea teaches Kindergarten through fifth grade general music and fourth and fifth grade choir at North Bay Elementary, at North Bend School District in North Bend, Oregon This is her thirteenth year teaching, and before elementary music, she taught secondary choir. She attended Pacific Lutheran University from 1995-1998, studying music composition . She received

her Bachelor of Arts, with an emphasis in music composition, from Whitworth College in 1999, and her Master of Arts in Teaching from Lewis & Clark College in 2005 . Ms . Lea also holds an Endorsement in Drama from George Fox University.

Jeff Hornick, OMEA Band Chair

Jeff Hornick is currently in his twelfth year as Director of Bands at McMinnville High School in McMinnville, Oregon . Previously, he had been Director of Bands at Grant High School in Portland, Oregon, and at Estacada High School and Estacada Junior High School, in Estacada, Oregon

A graduate of Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Mr Hornick has spent most of the last 41 years in the Portland area, having grown up in Hillsboro, Oregon. He credits much of his success to the many fine teachers he had while attending school in Hillsboro and to the faculty in the music department at Lewis and Clark

Jeff has taught music at all levels from 1st and 2nd grade general music through college bands. A firm believer in the power of life-long music making, he is honored to have recently been named the conductor of the Al Kader Shrine Concert Band in Portland. His professional affiliations include membership in the Oregon Music Education Association, the Oregon Band Directors Association, the National Association for Music Education, the International Association for Jazz Education, the International Trumpet Guild, and the Portland Brass Society

Helping others share the joy of learning through music is the cornerstone of his teaching philosophy

Karen Bohart, OMEA Choral Chair

Karen Bohart is the Director of Choirs at Reynolds High School in Troutdale, Oregon where she has taught since 2001 Karen directsfive choirs, including her large auditioned concert choir Pro Cantorum Karen is the current ORACDA/OMEA Choral Liaison chair She has served in the past on the OMEA Board as the Manager for several Oregon All-state choirs She has also served in the past on the Oregon ACDA Board as the Womens Choir Repertoire and Standards Chair. In 2017 she presented at the OMEA State Conference Her session was titled “Cultivating a Choral Community in a Sea of Diversity” which reflected her passion for building community within diverse student populations

Karen has also enjoyed working as a staff member on a trip to Europe with the Oregon Ambassadors of Music, 2015. Karen is a state certified choral adjudicator and has adjudicated choir and solo/ensemble festivals in both Oregon and Vancouver, Washington She enjoys teaching piano and directing the vocal music of the Reynolds High School musicals

Karen holds a Bachelor of Science in Music from the University of Oregon, and a Master of Music Education from the University of Colorado at Boulder

Dan Davey, OMEA Jazz Music Chair

Dan Davey is the Director of Jazz Studies and Music Instructor at Mt Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon where he directs all jazz ensembles and teaches core music courses . Dan received a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the Berklee College of Music and his Master of Music in Instrumental Conducting from the American Band College of Sam Houston State University He taught high school for eight years in Massachusetts before moving into higher education at Stonehill College and now at MHCC Dan works as a professional pianist, organist, and trumpet player and has performed at several notable venues including Symphony Hall, Ryles Jazz Club, Blue Hills Bank Pavilion (Boston, MA), and the Greensville Performing Arts Center (Emporia, VA) He has played in several musical pit orchestras and also with the South Coast Jazz Orchestra, the John Allmark Jazz Orchestra, Herb Reed and the Platters, Doc Severinsen, Allen Vizzutti and Bobby Shew

Dijana Ihas, OMEA Orchestra Chair

Dr. Dijana Ihas is an Associate Professor of Music Education at Pacific University, in Forest Grove, Oregon, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in music education, serves as an applied viola instructor, supervises student teachers, and conducts the Pacific Philharmonic Orchestra.

She is a Founding Director and Master Teacher of the String Project, the first and only program of its kind in Oregon. While teaching in public schools, her orchestras won numerous state and national competitions . Dr Ihas’ research interests evolve around instructional strategies, mentoring undergraduate research, and application of string pedagogy methods and approaches in orchestra classes

Her publications appeared in American String Teacher (AST) magazine, Journal of String Research, and Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR) Quarterly Dr

Ihas’ educational background includes MFA in Viola Performance (University of California, Irvine, MM in Music Education (University of Arizona) and PhD in Music Education (University of Oregon )

Beth Wheeler, Elementary Chair

Dr Wheeler teaches various courses in music education at the University of Oregon, including: courses on elementary music pedagogy, music in early childhood, and research in music education Her research focus is primarily in the area of music perception and cognition . She has presented research at the National Association for Music Education Biennial Conference, the International Symposium for Research in Music Behavior, and the Kansas Music Educators Association State Conference

Dr Wheeler has served as the Elementary Chairperson for the Oregon Music Education Association, Northeast District Elementary Chairperson for the Kansas Music Educators Association, Secretary/Treasurer for the Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association, Flute and Woodwind ensemble Adjudicator for the Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association, Curriculum and Instructional coach for elementary music educators in Kansas, Professional Development Instructor for public school music educators in Oregon, Missouri and Kansas, guest Clinician/Conductor in Missouri and Kansas, and as a public school music educator in Iowa, Arkansas, and Kansas .

Dr Wheeler is a member of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), Kansas Music Educators Association (KSMEA), Oregon Music Education Association (OMEA), and the Society for Music Perception and Cognition (SMPC)

Mari Schay, OMEA General Music Chair

Mari Schay is the general music teacher at Earl Boyles Elementary School in David Douglas School District, where she teaches preschool through fifth grade general music and an after school marimba band In addition to her teaching, Mari is a regular contributor to Activate Magazine as well as an author of books intended to help elementary music teachers design curriculum She lives in Portland with her family

Conference Managers

Randy Solansky, Conference Equipment Manager

Randy Solansky is in his first year as the Director of Bands at Joseph Lane Middle School, having previously taught band and choir at Douglas High School in Winston, Oregon Mr Solansky is a graduate of Oregon State University, where he was a graduate teaching assistant to Dr. Chris Chapman and the OSU Wind Ensemble Currently, Randy plays clarinet in the Roseburg Community Band and teaches at the Twin Rocks Summer Band Camp

Mary Ann Vidourek, 2017 OMEA Housing Manager

Mary Ann is a retired music educator. She taught K-12 music in John Day, Oregon for 24 years, and now enjoys substituting in Central Oregon schools . Mary Ann has been a member of the OMEA board for over ten years where she has served as the Small Schools Chair, District 6 Chair, and the OMEA Conference Housing Chair. She has also chaperoned the Oregon Ambassadors of Music on several tours of Europe and been a staff member for the Western International Band Clinic

Jennifer Bell, Transportation Manager

Jennifer Bell is the Director of Bands at McNary High School Prior to teaching in Salem she taught in Grants Pass at North Middle School for one year Karl Raschkes recruited Jennifer to be the Director of Bands at Claggett Creek Middle School . In 2011 she was asked to join the McNary Fine Arts team and served as the Director of Bands at both Claggett Creek Middle School and McNary High School . Now she teaches full time at McNary High School and conducts the Marching Band, Basketball Band, Percussion Ensemble, Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble Jennifer graduated from University of Oregon in 2001 with a Bachelor of Music Education and a Master’s Degree in Music Education in 2006 She has been nominated for Music Educator of the Year by the Oregon Symphony Association in Salem in 2005, 2006, and 2008 and 2014 She is a member of Phi Beta Mu International Band Director Honorary Fraternity, OBDA, OMEA and NAfME

All-State Middle School Gala Concerts

SILVA HALL, HULT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

All-State Middle School Band

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2018

5:00 PM

Conductor: Cheryl Floyd

Co-Managers: Ann McBride and Jenna Gagne

Call to Victory Karl L King arr Swearingen

Selkie Johnnie Vinson

Prairiesong Carl Strommen

Lullaby to the Moon Brian Balmages

Zombie Tango James Meredith

Cheryl Floyd, Band Conductor

Cheryl Floyd completed her twenty-fifth year as Director of Bands at Hill Country Middle School in Austin, Texas in May 2017 Prior to her tenure at Hill Country, she served as Director of Bands at Murchison Middle School, also in Austin, for eight years Musical organizations under her leadership have consistently been honored for musical excellence at both local contests and national invitational festivals . Mrs . Floyd is recognized nationally for her educational and musical achievements at the middle school level In 1990, her Murchison program was the recipient of the coveted Sudler Cup Award presented to exemplary middle school band programs by the John Philip Sousa Foundation The Hill Country Middle School Band has performed at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in 1998 and again in 2006,

Music For All’s National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis (March 2012), and most recently at the Western International Band Clinic (November 2014) under Mrs Floyd’s direction

Mrs Floyd routinely serves as a conductor on the University of Texas at Austin band camp faculty, and has been a member of summer music faculties at Music For All’s Summer Symposium, Arkansas Tech University, Baylor University, Texas Lutheran University Stephen F Austin University, University of Colorado at Boulder, and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis She enjoys an active schedule as an adjudicator, clinician, author and guest conductor throughout the United States, having served as one of the first women guest conductors of the United States Navy Band in Washington, D .C . in September, 1998 .

In 2003, Mrs Floyd was elected to the American Bandmasters Association She is the fifth female member of this 225 member organization and the first middle school band director to be chosen for ABA membership

Over the past twenty plus years, she has maintained a keen interest in commissioning new works for concert band and has collaborated with such internationally recognized composers as Frank Ticheli, Cajun Folk Songs, Shenandoah; Bob Margolis, Renaissance Fair; Dana Wilson, Sang!; Ron Nelson, Courtly Airs and Dances; Steven Barton, Hill Country Flourishes; Chris Tucker, Twilight in the Wilderness; Catherine McMichael, Cape Breton Postcard; John Mackey, Undertow; Donald Grantham, Spangled Heavens; a consortium commission for TMEA’s MS Region 18 by Viet Cuong, Diamond Tide; and most recently, Sparkle by Scott McAllister. The works generated by these ongoing projects have been acknowledged as being among the most significant works for young band

A 1980 graduate of Baylor University, Mrs Floyd has also done graduate work at the University of Texas with Paula Crider, Robert Duke and Karl Kraber Since 1985 she has served as co-principal flute with the Austin Symphonic Band and in this capacity has performed at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic on two occasions, the American Bandmasters Association in 1993 and before the Texas Music Educators Association and Texas Bandmasters Association on numerous occasions She is a member of ABA, TMEA, TBA, and Phi Beta Mu

Paramount in her life is her twenty-three year old son, Richard Weston, who is a 2012 Westlake High School graduate and a 2016 graduate of the University of Texas in Austin

Ann McBride, Band Co-Manager

Ann McBride graduated with a BA in Music Education from the University of Minnesota – Moorhead, and a M Ed in Education Technology, from Lesley University Ann is currently the band director at West Orient Middle School in the Gresham-Barlow School District She has been directing bands for 21 years, in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, the Oregon Trail School District, and, for the last 15 years, at West Orient In addition to co-managing the All-State Band, Ann has served on the OMEA board, representing District 2 She organizes festivals, has taught at band camps, and has worked for years on band curriculum and assessment for the Gresham-Barlow School District

When Ann is not teaching music, you will find her bicycling, running, or swimming as she prepares for her next triathlon Ann loves spending time with her husband and they like to travel around the country and the world They can frequently be found on the hunt for amazing food in Portland’s diverse culinary scene, or hiking and exploring in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. She also enjoys quiet days at home hanging out with her cats .

Jenna Gagne, Band Co-Manager

Jenna Gagne lives in Gresham, Oregon and is now in her sixth year as Director of Bands at Dexter McCarty Middle School in the Gresham-Barlow School District She teaches Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Bands, Jazz Band, a world music class, and an AVID class

Ms . Gagne graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Music degree in 2011 and a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in 2012 In addition to teaching at Northwest Band Camps, Willamette Valley Band Camp, and Metro Band Camp, Ms Gagne also organizes band festivals and other music events, in addition to her years of assisting in the managing of the Oregon Middle School All State Band .

Ms. Gagne also strives to keep up her flute and piccolo chops by playing as often as she can, including playing in the Warner Pacific College Community Band. When Ms. Gagne is not involved in her musical endeavors, you will find her snowboarding on the slopes of Mt Hood, paddle-boarding and hiking throughout the Northwest, enjoying time on the Coast, and heading back to her native Canada as often as possible When you see her, make sure to ask about poutine and other Canadian delicacies!

Middle School Band

Flute

Autumn Anderson . . . Thomas R Fowler Middle

Grace Christiansen W L Kraxberger Middle

Lillian DeWinter Warrenton Grade School

Carissa Halloran Calapooia Middle

Sydney Hoffman Linus Pauling Middle

Ariel Kester Gordon Russell Middle

Lea Kuehnis West Sylvan Middle

Maddie Laughlin Pacific Crest Middle

Maddilyn Neely Timber Ridge School

Josha Paonaskar Beaumont Middle

Sela Raisl Alder Creek Middle

Alivia Swearingen Jewell School

Oboe

Elizabeth Eckman Joseph Lane Junior High

Isaac Engelmann Hosford Middle

Bassoon

Clara Lechman John F Kennedy Middle

Grace Lee Lakeridge Junior High

Luke Pancoast . . . . Lake Oswego Junior High

Bb Clarinet

Julia Alexander South Meadows Middle

Kou Castle Fremont Middle

Harrison Copp Oregon Episcopal

Josiah Crossman R A Brown Middle

Sydney Curtis La Creole Middle

Connor Dukes Columbia Christian School

Alexis Gessler Inza R Wood Middle

Gabe Hagey Rowe Middle

Kyllian Lecours Mc Loughlin Junior High

Samantha Linton Riddle High

Merick Mangum La Creole Middle

Devan Oliphant Centennial Middle

Holly Schroeder Laurel Ridge Middle

Alanah Smolinski South Grants Pass Middle

Madison Wang Memorial Middle

Lindsey Wargnier . . . . . White Mountain Middle

Emma Yonemura North Albany Middle

Alto Saxophone

Caelyn Coriell Obsidian Middle

Edgar Crump Franklin K-8

Bianca Eck Evergreen Junior High

Jacey Felzien Walt Morey Middle

Emily Taylor Hines Middle

Nyah Torbert Dexter McCarty Middle

Tenor Saxophone

Brianna Mahmud

Twality Middle

Preston Smith North Grants Pass Middle

Omar Vargas Nino Lane Middle

Kate Voltz Cheldelin Middle

Baritone Saxophone

Jake Amidei Eagle Point Middle

Payton Bogatin Oregon Episcopal School

Carter Daud Silverton Middle

Bass Clarinet

Jasmine Archie Ron Russell Middle

Miles Griffith Roosevelt Middle

Nora Robison South Meadows Middle

Trumpet (Cornet)

Joey Bickford Hood River Middle

Trevor Briggs Highland Park Middle

David Dugan Lake Oswego Junior High

Quin Elliott Nestucca Jr/Sr High

Nathan Kessler Mc Loughlin Junior High

Alma Ledesma North Grants Pass Middle

Aaron Martin Henley Middle

Keegan Neely Parkrose Middle

Sarah Talbert Athey Creek Middle

Emerald Tessen Seven Oak Middle

Callahan Troutman Arlington District School

Zachary Villagomez Athey Creek Middle

Brenton Voss Meridian Creek Middle

Julia Weirnick Jackson Middle

Simon Woodall Albany Christian School

French Horn

Jacob Berger Lakeridge Junior High

Rian Edwards Sherwood Middle

James Grant Parkrose Middle

Benson Lawson Elton Gregory Middle

Ellie McGary Hedrick Junior High

Trenton Parrott North Bend Junior High

Andrew Schroeder West Orient Middle

Elijah Thomas Dexter McCarty Middle

Trombone

Jesus Arceo Dorado The Dalles Middle

Jonah Hibbert Fremont Middle

Jack Johnson Santiam Christian School

DJ Johnston Twality Middle

Kevin Jones North Bend Junior High

Ryo Kitagawa Highland Park Middle

Owen Korchersberger High Desert Middle

Gabriel LaChapelle North Albany Middle

Spencer Lyons St Helen’s Middle

Matias Mena DeAutrement Oregon Episcopal School

Eric Tillotson Meadow View School

Ivan Young Nyssa Middle

Euphonium BC

Samuel Cooper Hosanna Christian Academy

Logan Hines Athey Creek Middle

Kirk Mazurowski Portland Christian School

Jintana Olson Cascade Middle

Collin Shields West Orient Middle

Alexis Wentworth Neil Armstrong Middle

Tuba

Josh Chipman Memorial Middle

Joelle Jorden Reynolds Middle

Hunter Matheny Dexter McCarty Middle

Amelia Mcgregor Christ The King Parish School

Amellia McGuire-Matheny Pilot Butte Middle

Tucker Moore Hosanna Christian Academy

Samuel Rademacher Eagle Point Middle

Mya Snyder Clear Creek Middle

Spencer Sullivan Rosemont Ridge Middle

Mallets

Sophia Gonzalez Pilot Butte Middle

Daniel Page Rosemont Ridge Middle

Snare

Athena Chen West Sylvan Middle

Anthony Cusimano Stayton Middle

Evelyne Knight Inza R Wood Middle

Morgan Stever Lincoln Savage Middle

All-State Middle School Orchestra

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2018

5:45 PM

Conductor: Leo Kitajima

Co-Managers: Eddy Robinson and Amy Brunner

Mantras Richard Meyer

Rhosymedre (from Three Preludes) Ralph Vaughan Williams arr Wagner

Libertango Astor Piazzolla arr James Kazik

Resonant Forces

Leo Kitajima (new work composed by the guest conductor)

Leo Kitajima, Orchestra Conductor

Leo Kitajima was born and raised in Los Angeles, and received his early formal music training at the Colburn School of Performing Arts

Leo has always been interested in exploring and learning from all musical forms and genres He pursued his musical exploration and studies at the University of Southern California, earning a B M in Jazz Studies as the only violinist in the jazz program He also performed with the orchestra, new music ensemble, jazz combo, and Latin-jazz band His eclectic musical palate has given him the opportunity to perform alongside many legendary musicians, such as Tony Bennet, Arturo Sandoval, Christian McBride and Stevie Wonder.

Passionate about promoting musical creativity to young students through music education, Leo has earned a Master in Music Education with an emphasis on improvisation and composition from Northwestern University He has also organized several non-traditional improvisation and composition workshops with a group named, WE ARE LIKE MUSIC Some of the workshops included learning to improvise by “reading” fish swimming at the Aquarium of the Pacific (Long Beach, CA) or creating hip-hop beats using graphic notation and string instruments with Money Mark (Beastie Boys, Beck)

Leo is currently the Director of Orchestra, Jazz, and Chamber Music at Menlo School in Atherton, California . Past faculty positions include the Colburn School of Performing Arts, Pasadena Conservatory of Music, and Westridge School in Pasadena, California .

Eddy Robinson, Orchestra Co-Manager

Eddy Robinson began playing the bass when he was nine years old Between the ages of eleven and eighteen, he participated in the Salem Youth Symphony . A graduate of Sprague High School in Salem, Eddy earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from the University of Oregon in 2004

Mr Robinson started the orchestra program in the Florence Unified School District in Florence, Arizona in 2005, where he taught for seven years Eddy was the 2012 co-chair of the Southern Arizona Honor Orchestra Mr Robinson currently teaches orchestra at both Skyview Middle School and Mountain View High School in Bend, Oregon, as well as co-conducts the Central Oregon Youth Orchestra

Amy Brunner, Orchestra Co-Manager

Amy Brunner grew up in Arcadia, California where she was an active music participant . Starting the cello when she was six, she later auditioned for and became a member of the Pasadena Youth Orchestra While at Arcadia High School, she played French horn and participated in the award winning marching band in which she marched in the President’s Inaugural Parade in 2005 in Washington D .C .

Amy went on to study Music Education at Linfield College. After graduation, she became the band, orchestra, and choir director at Yamhill Carlton Intermediate and High Schools in Yamhill, Oregon There she helped build the program, and after four years she relocated to Bend, Oregon While at Arcadia High School, she played French horn and participated in the award winning marching band . In 2005, they were honored to perform in the President’s Inaugural Parade in Washington D C

Middle School Orchestra

Violin

Eleni Antonis Lakeridge Junior High

Aditi Bhaskar Meridian Creek Middle

Maggie Black Linus Pauling Middle

Emalee Branson Skyview Middle

Haley Cabrera Twality Middle

Matthew Chan Oregon Episcopal School

Ameiya Chan Happy Valley Middle

Arwen Clemans Pacific Crest Middle

Caroline Comer Athey Creek Middle

Tyler Dickinson High Desert Middle

Shane Dillon Lakeridge Junior High

Natasha Dracobly Roosevelt Middle

Hannah Eggert Whiteaker Middle

Ella Farrell Portland Village School

Cadence Gillespie Alliance Charter Academy

Henry Goff North Grants Pass Middle

Wren Gonzales-Allen Portland Village School

Cheyenna Hall Alliance Charter Academy

Sophia Hamblin Cheldelin Middle

Elsa Hammer Pilot Butte Middle

Maryanne Hatley Hedrick Junior High

James Heller Roosevelt Middle

Kimberly Hoang Ron Russell Middle

Hunter Hoshaw Inza R Wood Middle

Preston Jarvis South Grants Pass Middle

Chris Jeong Oregon Episcopal School

Alexandria Johnston High Desert Middle

James Kang Lake Oswego Junior High

Mithun Karthikeyan Athey Creek Middle

Daniel Kerr . . . . . . . . . . South Grants Pass Middle

William Kim Walt Morey Middle

Tre Knowland Adam Stephens Middle

Camryn Lau Inza R Wood Middle

Mary Le Ron Russell Middle

Marla Linvog Cheldelin Middle

Jamie Liu Lake Oswego Junior High

Beatrice Lobscheid Franklin K-8

Citlalli Luna Larios Neil Armstrong Junior High

Sophia Lynn Eagle Point Middle

Rebekah Major Adam Stephens Middle

Hailey Mathias North Grants Pass Middle

Eva Mitchell Ashland Middle

Hanu Nahm Linus Pauling Middle

Rebecca Olson Alliance Charter Academy

Henry Pappas Cheldelin Middle

Thomas Pierce Rosemont Ridge Middle

Tony Potekev Rosemont Ridge Middle

Jacob Rice Rosemont Ridge Middle

Camille Scott Alliance Charter Academy

Chloe Skye Ashland Middle

Faith Stephenson Pacific Crest Middle

Nate Strothkamp Oregon Episcopal School

Katisyn Sweeney Jackson Middle

Kim Tu Centennial Middle

Thien Tu Ron Russell Middle

Kaitlyn Walterman Happy Valley Middle

Raina Wang Franklin K-8

Iris Welsh Pilot Butte Middle

Katrina Whitmore Cascade Middle

Jaewon Yune Rock Creek Middle

Viola

Margaret Armstrong Pilot Butte Middle

Ingrid Carrasco Adam Stephens Middle

Calvin Eagan South Grants Pass Middle

Bridger Foltz Ashland Middle

Sinia Godino-Gomez High Desert Middle

Kate Greene Hedrick Junior High

Fancesca Hajj Jackson Middle

Daniel Hartson Happy Valley Middle

Aleksey Kaminskiy Rock Creek Middle

Kahlan Kim Pilot Butte Middle

Aharon Melloul Roosevelt Middle

Emily Miccolis Cascade Middle

Eli Ocel Cascade Middle

Jeremiah Perko North Grants Pass Middle

Kiave Rodriguez Alder Creek Middle

Shayne Solomon Skyview Middle

Jack Stuart Athey Creek Middle

Naomi Whipps Walt Morey Middle

Ben Xiong Alder Creek Middle

Cello

Sam Bertholf Adam Stephens Middle

Kora Botta Rowe Middle

Aiden Bozman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rowe Middle

Emily Bruno Twality Middle

Sean Colyer Meridian Creek Middle

Grace Furrow Athey Creek Middle

Samuel Gregory Franklin K-8

Kama Henriques North Grants Pass Middle

Adam Jenson South Grants Pass Middle

Ashley Lewis Lake Oswego Junior High

Leo Li Cascade Middle

Eben Mayer Whiteaker Middle

Ella Morton Linus Pauling Middle

Rachel Parker Pacific Crest Middle

Jordan Sandler Hedrick Junior High

Isabella Scalise Inza R Wood Middle

Aiden Schneider Alder Creek Middle

Camille Smith Skyview Middle

Clarissa Snaadt . . . . . . . Lakeridge Junior High

Hannah Tranby Pilot Butte Middle

Ethan Tseng Oregon Episcopal School

String Bass

Hayden Allbritton Adam Stephens Middle

Sophia Boone High Desert Middle

Alex Campbell Rosemont Ridge Middle

LaReina Canty Rowe Middle

Tiana Downin Seven Oak Middle

Elijah Givens Inza R Wood Middle

Jonah Goldberg Ron Russell Middle

Owen Kendall Pacific Crest Middle

K’Leyone Losua Linus Pauling Middle

Andi Luong Rock Creek Middle

Steven Nuffer Meridian Creek Middle

Stephanie Ray Lake Oswego Junior High

Aiden Reynolds Twality Middle

SOUND & LIGHT

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• 16 teaching studios

• 23 practice rooms

• Recording studio

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• Community spaces

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All-State Middle School

Tenor and Bass Choir

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2018

6:30 PM

Conductor: Paul Broomhead

Co-Managers: Matthew Fletcher and Jesse Dreher

Medieval Gloria

Gloria

Down by the Sally Gardens

Donkey Riding

Soon and Very Soon

Sharga Czismat

Vijay Singh

arr. John Rutter

arr. William Hunt

arr. Jack Schrader

Paul Broomhead, Tenor/Bass Choir Conductor

Paul Broomhead received a PhD in Music Education from the University of Washington in 1999 He has taught Jr High and High School choir and general music and now teaches collegiate music education He has served as co-editor and contributing author for the books “Arts Education and Literacies” and “(Re)Imagining Content-Area Literacy Instruction ” He has published a broad assortment of research and opinion articles in the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Music Educators Journal, Journal of Research in Music Education, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Teaching Music, Update, Contributions to Music Education, Reading Psychology, Teacher Development He has served the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) as national Chair of the Instructional Strategies SRIG and as Collegiate Chair for the Western Division In Utah, he served as Higher Education Vice President of Utah Music Educators Association

Dr Broomhead has been an active adjudicator, presenter and guest conductor in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Washington and at national conventions such as Music Educators National Conference, American Association of Higher Education, American Educator’s Research Association, Literacy Research Association

arr. Ron Staheli and Paul Broomhead

(National Reading Conference), and College Reading Association He is advisor to the BYU chapter of Collegiate National Association for Music Education . His teaching responsibilities include Teacher Education oriented classes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, such as Exploration of Teaching, Student Teaching Seminar, Philosophy of Music, Music Education Research, and Score Preparation/Conducting Still an educator at heart, Dr Broomhead’s favorite teaching assignment is to conduct an un-auditioned choir of some 150 students in the BYU Evening School

Matthew Fletcher, Tenor/Bass Choir Co-Manager

Matthew Fletcher lives in Newberg, Oregon, where he has a blast teaching the choirs at Newberg High School This year he is also teaching a choir at Chehalem Valley Middle School, and he previously taught choir and drama in Nyssa Oregon

Matthew attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education He is currently completing a Master’s Degree at Central Washington University.

The most important part of Matthew’s life is the time he spends with his wife and three crazy children . He also likes musical theater, singing in solfege, playing basketball and video games, and making music with anyone willing to play or sing with him

Jesse Logan Dreher, Tenor/Bass Choir Manager

Jesse L . Dreher lives in Salem, Oregon, and for the past ten years has taught choir, private voice, piano, and guitar, at the elementary, middle, and high school levels Currently, he teaches choir, piano, and guitar classes at Waldo Middle School

Jesse has a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Vanguard University of Southern California and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Oregon State University Since earning his degrees, he has taken additional courses, summer workshops, and choral conducting symposiums .

In his spare time, Jesse enjoys going on walks with his fiancée, exploring wilderness, composing choral music, leading worship, writing songs, and gigging with the Portland area Americana rock band, Shoring For a side project, he is producing and recording an album for his church in Salem, Oregon

Middle School Tenor and Bass Choir

Treble 1

Hunter Bordwell-Gray Arts & Comm Magnet Academy

Sam Decker Alder Creek Middle

Logan Ducker Lake Oswego Junior High

Brec Feehan Valley Catholic

Isaac Feeney Lakeridge Junior High

Xander Fernee Parkrose Middle

William Fogarty Pacific Crest Middle

Julian Gold Pacific Crest Middle

Derec Gregory Sherwood Middle

Lance Hamilton

Waldo Middle

Conner Hutchcraft Alder Creek Middle

Carson Ihde Conestoga Middle

Gabriel Jurado Waldo Middle

Brody Justice North Bend Junior High

Kaan Kelsay Oregon Episcopal

Tyson King Cheldelin Middle

Brady Koch Laurel Ridge Middle

Barrett Lindholm Oregon Episcopal

Christopher Lowery Talmadge Middle

Rowena Lucas Pilot Butte Middle

Chance Maude North Grants Pass Middle

Jackson McQuain Arts & Comm Magnet Academy

Eli Mohr Robert Gray Middle

Jake Newsum North Bend Junior High

Thomas Nitz Floyd Light Middle

Camcole Pereira Jackson Middle

Gabriel Pool Floyd Light Middle

Marcus Roberts Pacific Crest Middle

Tyler Seleen

Dexter D McCarty Midlle

Dylan Shandy Arlington District

Zachary Smith Arts & Comm Magnet Academy

Wyatt Smith North Bend Junior High

Jonah Southwick Calapooia Middle School

Michael Stilson Alder Creek Middle

Darren Sze Lakeridge Junior High

Andrew Thenell Pacific Crest Middle

Haladar Wright Alliance Charter Academy

Treble 2

Zane Allen North Grants Pass Middle

Preston Barlow Lake Oswego Junior High

Elijah Castillo Arts & Comm Magnet Academy

Zachary Curtis The Dalles Middle

Jesse Hansen Pilot Butte Middle

Milo Huntington The Dalles Middle

Jesse Lindholm Oregon Episcopal

Eli Lock

North Albany Middle

David Lockwood Waldo Middle

Ian Loo Cheldelin Middle

Kameron Lynch Waldo Middle

Isaiah Maulding White Mountain Middle

Toby Neighorn Gordon Russell Middle

Owen Northcutt Henley Middle

Liam O’Hollaren Oregon Episcopal

Noah Ongiro Arts & Comm Magnet Academy

Lance Parke The Dalles Middle

Noah Ramirez Arts & Comm Magnet Academy

Jeramy Rivas Dexter D McCarty Midlle

Nathan Sanchez . . . . . . . . Laurel Ridge Middle

Bass 1

James Chayanam Lane Middle

Gary Clark North Bend Junior High

Henry Deitrick Inza R Wood Middle

Titus Fagan Waldo Middle

Johnny Flanagan North Bend Junior High

Gene Godfrey North Bend Junior High

Huitzy Gomez Dexter D McCarty Midlle

Santiago Gonzalez Cheldelin Middle

Jarom Huntsman La Grande Middle

Alex Lumbreras Henley Middle

Benjamin Matlock Laurel Ridge Middle

Jaxon Merhoff Hosanna Christian Academy

Leif Rehnert Warrenton Grade

Samuel Renner Pacific Crest Middle

Gavin Rex Estacada Junior High

Owen Rinker . . . . . . . . . . . La Grande Middle

Gerardo Sagrero Waldo Middle

Ben Scott Rosemont Ridge Middle

Zach Stock Alder Creek Middle

Elias Strasman North Bend Junior High

Chuckie Wiggins Cheldelin Middle

Bass 2

Trent Bond R A Brown Middle

Weston Durfee La Grande Middle

Oliver Hays Talmadge Middle

Wesley Suire Eagle Point Middle School

All-State Middle School Treble Choir

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2018

7:15 PM

Conductor: Sandra Babb

Managers: Mary Brandenstein and Zach Schwalbach

Cantate Domino Rupert Lang

Jubal’s Lyre Handel arr Curtright

Lunar Lullaby

J’entends

Fences

One Song

Sandra Babb, Treble Choir Director

Jacob Narverud

Thomas

Hamlisch arr Mark Hayes

Sandra Babb is an Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education and Conductor of Bella Voce at Oregon State University A native of Tampa, Florida, Dr Babb taught middle and high school choir and general music in the public schools of central Florida for ten years She received her Bachelor of Music Education, Master of Music Education, and PhD in Music Education from the Florida State University, where she studied with Dr. Judy Bowers and Dr. André Thomas. Prior to her appointment at OSU, she taught at Queens College, CUNY.

Dr Babb teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in choral music education at Oregon State, and she is committed to providing her students with the experiences that they need to succeed in the classroom Actively seeking out partnerships with schools and within the community, Dr. Babb supervises practicum and student teaching with cooperating teachers, and she directs the OSU Choir Camp each summer

Dr Babb is currently serving on the Steering Committee for the National ACDA as the Honor Choir Coordinator. She is also the R & R Chair for Women’s Choirs for Oregon ACDA, and she has served as Student and Youth Activities Chair for New York ACDA . Dr. Babb is the SMTE Area Chair for the Oregon Music Education Association and the faculty advisor for the Oregon State University Collegiate Chapter of NAfME

Dr Babb is an active conductor, clinician, and adjudicator, frequently engaging in guest conducting opportunities throughout the United States, and she has presented at state, regional, and national conferences of ACDA and NAfME . Sandra Babb has published articles in music education journals, and she is a contributing author for various choral textbook series . Her choral ensembles have performed for the Florida, New York, and Southern Division conferences of the American Choral Directors Association, and OSU Bella Voce recently performed for the 2017 Oregon Music Education Association State Conference .

Mary Brandenstein, MS Tenor Co-Manager

Mary Brandenstein moved to Portland, Oregon from Chicago, Illinois to pursue her career in music education She currently serves as the full-time choral director at Houck Middle School, in the Salem-Keizer school district Over the past three years, Mary has grown the program from two to five performing ensembles, with over 210 enthusiastic singers . Mary is also involved with the Oregon Bach Festival, where she has served as the assistant to the director of education and operations for the past two years She is proud to be an alumna of Millikin University, where she received her BM in Vocal Music Education

Zach Schwalbach, MS Tenor Co-Manager

Zach Schwalbach is the Director of Choirs at Lake Oswego High School There, he has the privilege of working with five curricular choirs and teaching music theory. Prior appointments include Director of Choirs at the Norwood School in Bethesda, Maryland, Assistant Director of Choirs at River Falls High School in River Falls, WI, and Assistant Director of Choirs at Appleton North High School in Appleton, WI He received his BM in Vocal Music Education from St Olaf College, where he studied with Anton Armstrong and Christopher Aspaas

Middle School Treble Choir

Soprano 1

Becca Bice Dexter D McCarty Midlle

Ava Boggs Arts & Comm Magnet Academy

Megan Carpenter La Grande Middle

Kaylee Charley Sherwood Middle

Bridgette Cox North Bend Junior High

Alexis Fisher Inza R Wood Middle

Mia Fitzloff Oregon Episcopal

Saya Hiatt Conestoga Middle

Jessica Hornibrook Sherwood Middle

Allison Johnson . . . . . . Warrenton Grade

Mekeda Kinder Jackson Middle

Libby Kluttz Seven Oak Middle

Courtney Lawrence Inza R Wood Middle

Chloe Lezotte Pacific Crest Middle

Carlie Magee Cheldelin Middle

Serina Mason Alder Creek Middle

Elizabeth McWaters-Adkins Ockley Green Middle

Dalton Mermis Inza R Wood Middle

Aria Morgan Robert Gray Middle

Angelina Morones Harbor Lights Middle

August Pair Floyd Light Middle

Sierra Pierce Pacific Crest Middle

Lilly Pounders Arts & Comm Magnet Academy

Ellie Riser Oregon Episcopal School

Hannah Rountree Joseph Lane Junior High

Rachel Salberg Arts & Comm Magnet Academy

Lily Saunders Inza R Wood Middle

Brynn Swartwood Talmadge Middle

Elysia Vo . . . . . . . . . . Fowler Middle

Soprano 2

Lucy Anderson Ron Russell Middle

John Beckman Hood River Middle

Sydney Blem Lake Oswego Junior High

Sydney Campbell Arts & Comm Magnet Academy

Magdalena Collier Arts & Comm Magnet Academy

Sophia Dean Intl School of Beaverton

Lucy Hager Hood River Middle

Gabby Halgren Creswell Middle

Jade Hansen Joseph Lane Junior High

Ava Hollenbeck Arts & Comm Magnet Academy

RJ Honeycutt Henley Middle

Ava Ivy Arts & Comm Magnet Academy

Allison Jackson Alliance Charter Academy

Madelyn Jakubauskas Arts & Comm Magnet Academy

Violet Koeder . . Arts & Comm . Magnet Academy

Celeste Lee Obsidian Middle

Riya Mathew Valley Catholic

Lilly Mitchell-Blau Alder Creek Middle

Sophie Neighorn Gordon Russell Middle

Katrina Phillips Jackson Middle

Ciara Pruett Jackson Middle

Olivia Rude Lakeridge Junior High

Keeli Satterfield Valley Catholic

Anneliese Stricker Estacada Junior High

Helena Thalhofer Valley Catholic School

Naomi Townsend Eagle Point Middle

Sydney Wagerle . . . . South Grants Pass Middle

Kennedy Warme Lake Oswego Junior High

Danielle White Cascade Middle

Grace Wollmuth Lake Oswego Junior High

Alto 1

Diana Ahlicheva Waldo Middle

Alyssa Antonio Joseph Lane Junior High

Katherine Bermudez St Helen’s Middle

Clara Butler Cheldelin Middle

Olivia Coles Jackson Middle

Sarah Cooper Talmadge Middle

Payton Davis Calapooia Middle School

Malia Dayanan Lane Middle

Jocie Dunmire Talmadge Middle

Sophie Fern Cheldelin Middle

Zyna Fernee Parkrose Middle

Madaline Green . . . . . . . . Laurel Ridge Middle

Summer Hackstedt Memorial Middle

Isabel (Izzy) Harwood Memorial Middle

Madison Haswell Rosemont Ridge Middle

Isabella Johnson Lake Oswego Junior High

Rylee Juett Joseph Lane Junior High

Grace Luther Athey Creek Middle

Piper Malchow Ontario Middle

Lilyan Marsh White Mountain Middle

Maitreya Mills Alice Ott Middle

Calie Morton South Grants Pass Middle

Dezi Moulton Rowe Middle

Millie Polzin Jackson Middle

Olivia Schubert Gordon Russell Middle

Claire Shipman Sherwood Middle

Amy Sisson North Albany Middle

Lauren Smith Lake Oswego Junior High

Ella Sohn Oregon Episcopal School

Sophia Stoeber The Marylhurst School

Pricilla Villagomez Warm Springs K-8 Academy

Claire Ward R A Brown Middle

Addie Watts Calapooia Middle School

Jane Westover Laurel Ridge Middle

Loren Zinck Jackson Middle

Alto 2

Wil Anderton Trinity Lutheran School

Elise Aylworth Cascade Middle

Abigail Backstrand Hosanna Christian Academy

Anna Beck Cheldelin Middle

Isabella Beckner Patton Middle

Kyler Burke W L Kraxberger Middle

Gerardo Cazares Arlington District School

Isabela Espino-Marquez Eagle Point Middle

Paden Fitzgerald Portland Village

Presley Fletcher North Grants Pass Middle

Katie Fraley Talmadge Middle

Ruby Hyun Lake Oswego Junior High

Taylor Jacoban Timber Ridge School

Alana Johnson Pilot Butte Middle

Hannah Jones Crook County Middle

Emma Killough Harbor Lights Middle

Sophia Martin Cheldelin Middle

Anela Miller Pilot Butte Middle

Jocelyn Muntifering Joseph Lane Junior High

Jacob Nenow Oregon Episcopal School

Aurora Olson Cascade Middle

Lille Piatt Hood River Middle

Alexandria Rector The Dalles Middle

Tara Sarbacker Cheldelin Middle

Leesa Shaner W L Kraxberger Middle

Callie Stenger Memorial Middle

Mallory Twitchell Inza R Wood Middle

Bonnie Ward Alder Creek Middle

Henry Weber Meridian Creek Middle

Caroline Weed . . . . . . . . . .High Desert Middle

Esme Wildschut Alder Creek Middle

Elementary

All-State Gala Concert

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2018

10:30 AM

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Conductor: Elizabeth Núñez

Managers: Kimberly Skondin and John Hillan-Payne

Maliswe, Traditional South African Folk Song arr C McLeish

Ask the Moon Ron Nelson

Bee! I’m Expecting You Emma Lou Diemer

Ladybug Medley arr by Francisco J Núñez

Traditional Hungarian and German Folk Song

Small Voices

Jim Papoulis

The Drinking Gourd, Traditional Folk Song arr Andre’ J Thomas

La Sopa de Isabel Francisco J Núñez

Elizabeth Núñez, Choir Conductor

Elizabeth Núñez is the Associate Artistic Director of the awardwinning Young People’s Chorus of New York City, founded by YPC Artistic Director Francisco J . Núñez in 1988 . She is a conductor, choral clinician, soloist, and founding artistic director of the SoHarmoniums Women’s Choir At YPC, an organization renowned for its diversity and supreme level of artistic excellence, she created and directs the acclaimed Cantare chorus . She serves as vocal coach for choristers in all six YPC divisions, ranging in age from eight to eighteen, in rehearsals, performances, and for international tours to countries on four continents Elizabeth is the director of YPC’s in-schools program, which brings YPC’s choral education and performance program to over 1,000 children in New York City’s public schools

Kimberly Skondin, Choir Co-Manager

Kimberly Skondin holds her Bachelors of Music in Vocal Performance from University of Oregon and Masters in K-12 Music Education from Portland State University Kimberly is a level four certified Kodály educator and has extensive experience performing, teaching, and directing choirs Kimberly works as artistic director for with Oregon Repertory Singers Youth Choir and is a K-5 music specialist at Hazeldale Elementary in the Beaverton school district Kim has served for three years with OMEA and is on the National Planning committee for the Kodály Conference. Prior to her work in the Portland metro area, she was the K-5 music specialist at Buckingham Elementary School in Bend, Oregon

John Hillan-Payne, Choir Co-Manager

John Hillan-Payne is delighted to be co-manager of the 2018 OMEA Elementary All-State Choir With thirteen years of directing children’s choirs, teaching classroom music, and presenting teacher workshops, he seeks to instill in students a lifelong passion for music through fun and rigorous experiences with songs and singing games, instrument playing, and movement

He graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor of Music Education degree (2004) and earned a Master’s in Teaching degree from Portland State University (2009) Further trainings include Orff-Schulwerk and Kodály philosophies, as well as National Board Certification. In 2016, he was the recipient of the OMEA Outstanding Music Educator award He works to strengthen music education in Oregon by serving on several boards and committees; he is currently President of Southern-Washington and Oregon Kodály Educators (SWOKE), and has been an Elementary Chair for the Oregon Music Education Association .

Mr Hillan-Payne has taught in the West Linn-Wilsonville School District since 2004, and is currently the music teacher and choral director at Lowrie Primary School .

Elementary Choir

Deemah Al Mnaseeri Vose Elementary

Adri Allen Cummings Elementary

Jackson Allen North Bay Elementary

Cole Althen Gilbert Park Elementary

Diego Alvarado Vose Elementary

Abigail Anderson Hallinan Elementary

Breanna Angeli Cedar Oak Park Elementary

Tanner Arps

Tristan Atwood

Portland Village School

Hazeldale Elementary

Grace Boyer Stafford Primary

January Bressman Harbor Lights Middle

Lindsay Brown Cummings Elementary

Sadie Brown Lincoln Elementary

Alexandra Burke Pine Ridge Elementary

Zoe Burks Ventura Park Elementary

Alexandria Butler Harbor Lights Middle

Natalie Campbell Hazeldale Elementary

Aiyushka Choudhury Jacob Wismer Elementary

Curran Clark Milwaukie Elementary

Chloe Crawford Forest Hills Elementary

Keely Crockett Trinity Lutheran School

Ruby Deng Cedar Oak Park Elementary

Brooklyn DeTie Hallinan Elementary

Giovanny Dillanes Vose Elementary

Lily Donahue Gilbert Park Elementary

Avalon Donnelly Mount Scott School

Dennis Drioji Auburn Elementary

Owen Duda Oak Grove Elementary

Gwen Engle . . . . Alliance Charter Academy

Zoey Estes North Clackamas Christian

Morgan Farnard Stafford Primary

Foiat Feleke Menlo Park Elementary

Deborah Fikadu Chief Joseph Elementary

Mary Fitzgerald Hazeldale Elementary

Paladin Fitzgerald Portland Village School

Sadie Fradenburg Forest Hills Elementary

Audrey Garzanelli Creslane Elementary

Stella Gaydos Milwaukie Elementary

Jessica Gilpin Lincoln Elementary

Nineth Gonzalez El Puente Elementary

Keagan Gordham Ventura Park Elementary

Liberty Grace Berry Auburn Elementary

Ajani Grady-Willis Jacob Wismer Elementary

Sera Graham Jefferson Elementary

Lucy Hall The Marylhurst School

Brynne Hallowell Arlington School District

Eleanor Helmick Stupey Ventura Park Elementary

Elodie Hursley Forest Hills Elementary

Hailey Higgins Ventura Park Elementary

Abbi Hodges Chenowith Elementary

Clara Holcomb Milwaukie Elementary

Reese Holsey Lowrie Primary

Drew Hood North Bay Elementary

Adelynn Howard Oak Grove Elementary

Athena Howell El Puente Elementary

Addy Husky Chenowith Elementary

Alexis Iannucci Buckingham Elementary

Victoria Jackson Milwaukie Elementary

Kylie Jepsen Chenowith Elementary

Ava Jones Mid Valley Elementary

Taylor Joynt

Oak Grove Elementary

Elsa King Vose Elementary

Ayla Kirsten Jefferson Elementary

Gilbert Knight . . . . . . . Lowrie Primary

Chloe Kostka Trinity Lutheran School

Samara Kruschinska El Puente Elementary

Yadi Kurfessa Chief Joseph Elementary

Adilee Lampert Mount Scott School

Hanna Layton The Marylhurst School

Haley Le Chief Joseph Elementary

Javier Lopez Mid Valley Elementary

Calder Malone Lincoln Elementary

Somnang Manivanh Vose Elementary

Karyna Marquez Mid Valley Elementary

Stella Martin Mount Scott School

Rubi Martin Lowrie Primary

Nevaeh Martinmaas Cummings Elementary

Lilee McCullough Gilbert Park Elementary

Morgan McKean North Clackamas Christian

Noah Mortensen Oak Grove Elementary

Makai Morton Buckingham Elementary

Zia Murphy Oak Creek Elementary

Sydni Napier . . . . . Harbor Lights Middle

Jaelyn Nelsen Auburn Elementary

Lacey Nelson North Clackamas Christian

Theresa Nguyen Lowrie Primary

Kaylee Nickles Cedar Oak Park Elementary

Quinn Onstad Pine Ridge Elementary

Travis Ornbaun Harbor Lights Middle

Lily Parker Cedar Oak Park Elementary

Amanda Prather Cummings Elementary

Ruby Reese Gilbert Park Elementary

Arnulfo Rivas Chenowith Elementary

Emily Ruan Menlo Park Elementary

Clementine Rust Hallinan Elementary

Cruz Salcido Lincoln Elementary

Mahika Saluja Jacob Wismer Elementary

Alaina Schlegel Mount Scott School

Raelyn Schutz Grant Community School

Khloe Seeley Creslane Elementary

Hayden Shaffer Gilbert Park Elementary

Zoe Shore North Clackamas Christian

Jakaia Silmon Menlo Park Elementary

Shivani Singh Chief Joseph Elementary

Jacob Soliman Jacob Wismer Elementary

Chloe Sparks El Puente Elementary

Joanna Spriggs Creslane Elementary

Dylan Stanley Hazeldale Elementary

Kate Stingle Forest Hills Elementary

Jack Stoeber The Marylhurst School

Coen Strub Stafford Primary

Emerson Strub Stafford Primary

Sophi Studebaker Chenowith Elementary

Sophie Tubbs Pine Ridge Elementary

Cameron Vue Cummings Elementary

Leilani Weiser Arlington School District

Amber Wells Creslane Elementary

Sahalie Welsh . . . . Buckingham Elementary

Celia Wood The Marylhurst School

Ian Xia Jacob Wismer Elementary

Cooper Yasui Mid Valley Elementary

Dr. Angela Broeker

Keynote Speaker

Angela Broeker is Director of Choral Activities at the University of St Thomas, where she conducts the Chamber Singers, Concert Choir, and Festival Choir and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in choral conducting, choral literature and choral pedagogy Since arriving at the University of St Thomas in 1999, Dr Broeker’s choirs have performed at national, regional, and state conventions of the American Choral Director’s Association, and have toured extensively in Europe and South America

In addition to her university responsibilities, Dr Broeker presents for national, regional, and state conventions of the American Choral Directors Association, the National Association for Music Education, the Organization of American Kodály Educators, and the American Orff-Schulwerk Association. She serves as guest conductor for numerous honor choirs, including the ACDA National Children’s Honor Choir in 2015, honor choirs at the Eastern, Southern, Southwest, North Central, Northwest and Central Division ACDA regional conferences, National Honor Choirs at numerous OAKE conferences, and all-state choirs in more than 30 states International conducting engagements include, honor choirs in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, Qingdao, Nanjing, Guangzhou and Dubai

Dr Broeker received her D M A degree from the University of Oklahoma and her M .M . and B .M .E . degrees from Indiana University. Her research interests include authentic, respectful performance of music from diverse cultures, as well as the exploration of varied vocal colors that are possible with this repertoire Recently, she presented keynote speeches around the themes of community and inclusion within the choral experience, and is serving on the National ACDA Committee for Diversity Initiatives and the ACDA-MN 20/20 committee She served as guest editor of the April 2006 Choral Journal, and has written articles for the Choral Journal in 2017, 2011, 2008, and 2006 Other publications include the July 2000 Music Educators Journal, the NAfME Spotlight on Teaching Chorus, as well as many local and regional music publications The book she coauthored with Mary Goetze and Ruth Boshkoff, Educating Young Singers, is published with GIA

All-State Jazz Concert

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2018

5:00 PM

SORENG - HULT CENTER

Conductor: Dan Gailey

Manager: Ben Lawson

A Minor Point of View

George Stone

A Ha! Bob Mintzer

Widows Walk Rick Margitza arr Dan Gailey

Dog, Tired David von Kampen

Union Michael Conrad

The Kid from Red Bank Neal Hefti

Dan Gailey, Jazz Conductor

Dan Gailey is the Director of Jazz Studies and Professor of Music at the University of Kansas, where he directs Jazz Ensemble I, teaches courses in jazz composition, arranging and pedagogy, and produces the annual KU Jazz Festival He has been named to a coveted Chancellor’s Club Teaching Professorship at KU for 2017-23 Dan is the recipient of the 1996 IAJE Gil Evans Fellowship, presented to an emerging jazz composer from an international field of candidates. Under his direction, the KU Jazz Studies Program has been the recipient of 25 DownBeat Student Music Awards, including Jazz Ensemble I’s 2015 award for Best College Jazz Ensemble in the Graduate Division, and their Outstanding Performance Award in the same category in 2017 .

As director of KU Jazz Ensemble I, Dan has led performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, the 2008 and 2014 Montreux Jazz Festivals in Switzerland, the 2014 Jazz à Vienne Festival in France, the 2017 Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival in California, and the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City He also directed the band in invited appearances at International Association of Jazz Educators Conferences in New York City, Atlanta and Boston

The Dan Gailey Jazz Orchestra debut CD What Did You Dream? was released in July 2010 on Origin/OA2 Records and features all original compositions by Dan The CD spent almost two years on the JazzWeek Radio Airplay charts, and received very favorable reviews from JAZZIZ, JazzTimes and Cadence magazines, among others

Dan has directed all-state high school jazz ensembles in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Washington, along with the 2015 NAfME All-Northwest Jazz Ensemble and the 1996 National Band Association National High School Ensemble . He holds degrees from the University of Northern Colorado (MM) and Pacific Lutheran University (BM).

Ben Lawson, Jazz Manager

Ben Lawson is the Band and Choir director at Redmond High School in Redmond, Oregon Ben holds a BA in Instrumental Conducting and a MAT in Music Education from Oregon State University. Since his first-year teaching, he has been an active member of OMEA, serving as chairs for multiple festivals at the district level, two years on the State Executive board as 2nd Vice President and Conference Chair of the OMEA 2011 All-State Convention, “Planting the Seed of Inspiration,” as well as the past three years as All-State Jazz Band Manager. Outside of Oregon Ben was the All-NW Wind Symphony Site Manager for two years, and is currently the All-NW Band Manager. He is a certified OBDA/OSAA band adjudicator and is on staff with the Oregon Ambassadors of Music .

Jazz

Alto Saxophone Will Glausi West Linn High

Alto Saxophone Sawyer Mitchell Beaverton High

Baritone Saxophone Sam Redding Grant High

Bass Finn Jones Grant High

Drums Thomas Lowe Glencoe High

Guitar Noah Weinberg Westview High

Piano Abraham Luedtke South Eugene High

Tenor Saxophone Justin Elliott West Albany High

Tenor Saxophone . . . . Ryan Schmid . . . . . . . . . Redmond High

Trombone Max Becker West Linn High

Trombone Josh Busby Sherwood High

Trombone Eric Jensen Westview High

Trombone Silas Kidd Myers Grant High

Trumpet Luukas Lemetyinen West Linn High

Trumpet Aaron Park Redmond High

Trumpet Cameron Roche West Salem High

Trumpet Riley White Beaverton High

Vibraphone Joey Craighead Sherwood High

All-State High School Gala Concerts

SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2018

SILVA - HULT CENTER

All-State High School Symphonic Band

Conductor: Lewis Norfleet Manager: Stuart Welsh

Lewis Norfleet, Band Conductor

Lewis Norfleet serves as Director of Bands at Central Washington University where he conducts the Wind Ensemble and teaches graduate and undergraduate instrumental conducting He also oversees the CWU Band Program that includes three musicmajor concert bands, the 230-member CWU Marching Band and athletic bands

Mr. Norfleet has conducted performances at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, the Music for All National Concert Band Festival, state and regional National Association for Music Education conferences, as well as numerous honor bands around the country Most recently, the CWU Wind Ensemble performed at the 2016 Washington Music Educators Conference, the 2017 NAfME Northwest Division Conference and will be performing at the College Band Directors National Association Regional Conference in Sonoma, California in March 2018

Prior to his appointment at CWU, Norfleet taught at the secondary and collegiate levels for 19 years His high school programs in Oregon and Washington performed

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at several regional and national conferences, were recognized as Oregon State Concert Band Champions, were three-time Northwest Marching Band Circuit Champions, and were twice named a Grammy Foundation Signature School Before teaching in the public schools, Norfleet was the Director of Athletic Bands and Assistant Director of Bands at Oregon State University While at OSU the bands performed at the Fiesta Bowl, Oahu Bowl and the National Concert Hall in Taiwan .

Norfleet is active as a composer and arranger having produced over 300 works for concert band, marching band, jazz band, percussion ensemble and various chamber ensembles While most of his works have been privately commissioned, some have been published by Tapspace Publications, Matrix Publishing, Jalen Publishing, Marching Monk, Center X Productions, and Marching Show Concepts He currently serves as a composer and/or arranger for ensembles across the United States and is in demand as an adjudicator and clinician for concert and marching festivals throughout the country

Norfleet did his doctoral studies in instrumental conducting at the University of Washington and is an alumnus of the University of Oregon where he graduated with honors He is the Northwest Division Chair of the Nation Band Association, a member of the Washington Music Educators Association and College Band Directors National Association, and is a Conn-Selmer Educational Clinician

Stuart Welsh, Symphonic Band Manager

Stuart Welsh is the Director of Bands at West Albany High School in Albany Oregon . His program includes two jazz bands, three concert bands, two percussion ensembles, AP music theory and Event Technology Originally from Sitka, Alaska, Mr . Welsh received his Bachelors of Instrumental and Vocal Music from the University of Idaho in 1996 He received his Masters of Science in Music from the American Band College in 2001. Mr. Welsh began teaching fifth through twelfth grade music in Leavenworth, Washington in 1996 He has been teaching at West Albany High School since 2004 .

Symphonic Band

Flute

Joshua Arce Masis McKay High

Claire Boswell Tualatin High

Alexandra Carwithen Sutherlin High

Samantha Gailey Mazama High

Kelza Garcia Parkrose High

Beth Heninger Glencoe High

Jessica Holiman McNary High

Benjamin Hosking Lakeridge High

Mia Lindsey South Salem High

Sydney Marker

. Henley High

Olivia McCluskey Mazama High

Autumn McLaughlin Hidden Valley High

Serena Moha Warrenton High

John Nguyen Westview High

Kallie Obermire Gladstone High

Cierra Rankin Rainier High

Bernadette Robinson Grant High

Sara Shao Westview High

Cassidy Steckmann McNary High

Brigit Walker Tualatin High

Robert Wardell Forest Grove High

Piccolo

Madison Massey West Salem High

Oboe

Alex Burns Hidden Valley High

Jordan Gibor Sam Barlow High

Amanda Givens West Albany High

Elliot Shin

Bassoon

Lincoln High

Isabella Crumpton Sam Barlow High

Samantha Floyd Grant Union High

Cameron Handley Clackamas High

Alivia Hart South Salem High

Caleb Holt Creswell High

Christian Torralba West Linn High

Bb Clarinet

Nial Alboro Sherwood High

Camille Blake West Salem High

Thomas Boyd Burns High

Hally Chauvin Warrenton High

Daniel Denney North Medford High

Lucas Dunn West Salem High

Christopher Dunstan West Linn High

Katana Hamilton McNary High

Alex Han Delphian School

Georgia Hastie

Cleveland High

Katelyn Iversen Henley High

Kayla Jones McNary High

Lillien Laetzsch McNary High

Alexis Larsen David Douglas High

Jordyn Layton Gladstone High

Daniel Lee Clackamas High

Kaisa Liljenwall Warrenton High

Jacqueline Loeliger Hidden Valley High

August May West Albany High

Lorenzo Monroy . . . . . . . . . . . . McNary High

Lalonie Olivarez Tualatin High

Shaylah Parrish Chiloquin High

Alexis Schuettke Tualatin High

Jonas Scovil South Albany High

Llaelyn Sierra-Cortez Central Catholic High

Zack Smith David Douglas High

Gail Van Stelle Gladstone High

Austin Warren Clackamas High

Bass Clarinet

Samantha Ellis Lincoln High

Chandler Foster McNary High

Olivia Friedel West Albany High

Lizzy Reeve Grant High

Alto Saxophone

Caitlyn Bergrud Hidden Valley High

Zach Cheyne-Russell Henley High

Lane Johnson West Albany High

Noah Lindsay . . . . . . . . . . . Southridge High

Brandon Moloney Jewell School

Michael Powell Riddle High

Jacob Wright Henley High

Tenor Saxophone

Gage Brock Clackamas High

Christina Hutchison Wilsonville High

Zaki Kahl Sam Barlow High

Hailee Smith McNary High

Emory Steele Summit High

Galena Wortman West Albany High

Baritone Saxophone

Alden Dupras Summit High

Bianca Parsons Dallas High

Keenon Tichrob Molalla High

Ethan Wong Westview High

Trumpet

Garrett Biwer West Salem High

Jeffrey Bradbury Henley High

Savannah Bradley Sutherlin High

Stephen Burroughs Westview High

Timothy Chao Westview High

Finn Conoway Winston Churchill High

Shane Donati Henley High

Connor Filippello N Clackamas Christian School

Julian Franco McNary High

Trinity Henderson Tigard High

Kariya Howell South Salem High

Carson Knox Sprague High

Morrigan Magee West Salem High

Daniel Murphy Summit High

William Radtke West Albany High

Jacob Shipley West Albany High

Ryan Tennant Summit High

Christian Toy South Salem High

Kylie Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . David Douglas High

Stephen Vannevel Sprague High

Nick Watkins McNary High

Nic Wilkinson Siuslaw High

French Horn

Nolan Clements La Grande High

Andrew Donahue North Medford High

Rachael Fasano Sherwood High

Erwin Kim Central Catholic High

Elle Larson Henley High

Anna Nuno David Douglas High

Zachary Scott Reynolds High

Caleb Struve McNary High

Helen Witharm North Bend High

Bass Trombone

Connall Anderson Westview High

Nick Skalberg Cleveland High

Trombone

Jesse Anderson West Linn High

Kevin Barr Westview High

Gabe Bella Fennell David Douglas High

Nathaniel Eggert McNary High

Lucas Evans Lakeridge High

Daniel Felley La Grande High

Bailey Filley West Albany High

Elizabeth Hernandez Sam Barlow High

Chris Kelso West Salem High

Sadie Klaus Gladstone High

Jeremy Love Southridge High

Hannah McCollum Grant High

Kenna Quirke Sam Barlow High

Liam Stagemeyer Reynolds High

Owen Thomas Cleveland High

Matthew Volpe Mazama High

Euphonium/Baritone Horn

Trevor Cross Dallas High

Holly Feldhousen Westview High

Leo George Sheridan High

Mario Huerta Summit High

Michael McCann Southridge High

Azure Sensabaugh Roseburg High

Tuba

Jeffrey Bumatay Parkrose High

Daniel Dyer Silverton High

Jonathan French North Bend High

Christian Huezo David Douglas High

John McMahon Reynolds High

Isaiah Petilo McNary High

Esteban Rivera West Salem High

Michael Siebert Sutherlin High

Sylvan Talavera Cleveland High

Gabe Turner . . . . . . . . . Henley High

Snare Drum/Mallets

Jacob Chandler Molalla High

Esther Hudkins McNary High

Gannon Lefebvre Rainier High

Maxwell Randolph Mazama High

Snare Drum/Timpani

Sequoia Bumpus Gladstone High

Jonathan Dou South Eugene High

Caleb Orella Portland Christian School

All-State High School Wind Ensemble

SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2018

2:00 PM

Conductor: Dr Peter Loel Boonshaft Manager: Michael Burch-Pesses

Redwoods Rossano Galante

In Heaven’s Air Samuel Hazo

British Eighth March Zo Elliott arr Quincy Hilliard

Machu Picchu - City in the Sky Satoshi Yagisawa

Dr. Peter Loel Boonshaft

Wind Ensemble Conductor

Called one of the most exciting and exhilarating voices in music education today, Peter Loel Boonshaft has been invited to speak or conduct in every state in the nation and around the world Honored by the National Association for Music Education and Music For All as the first recipient of the “George M. Parks Award for Leadership in Music Education,” Dr. Boonshaft has recently been named Director of Education for Jupiter Band Instruments

Dr. Boonshaft is the author of the critically acclaimed best-selling books Teaching Music with Passion, Teaching Music with Purpose, and Teaching Music with Promise, as well as his first book for teachers of other disciplines, Teaching with Passion, Purpose and Promise. He is also co-author of Alfred Music Publishing’s new beginning method book series, Sound Innovations for Band and Sound Innovations for Strings, as well as Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Intermediate Concert Band and Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Advanced Concert Band

Currently on the faculty of Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, where he is Professor of Music and Director of Bands, he has received official proclamations from the Governors of five states and a Certificate of Appreciation from former President Ronald Reagan, as well as performing for former President and Mrs George H . W. Bush, former President Bill Clinton, and for Margaret Thatcher, former

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom He has been awarded membership in Pi Kappa Lambda and Alpha Chi, as well as twice receiving the University of Hartford Regent’s Award and that University’s Outstanding Music Educator Award His honors also include being selected three times as a National Endowment for the Arts “Artist in Residence,” three times awarded Honorary Life Membership in the Tri-M Music Honor Society, receiving the Al G Wright Award from the WBDI, and being selected for the Center for Scholarly Research and Academic Excellence at Hofstra University

Michael Burch-Pesses, Wind Ensemble Manager

Michael Burch-Pesses is Director of Bands at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, where he conducts the Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band, and teaches courses in conducting and music history. He has received two awards from Pacific for excellence in teaching, and in 2017 was named a Distinguished University Professor, Pacific’s highest award for a faculty member.

A former bandmaster in the U S Navy, he also is the conductor of the awardwinning Oregon Symphonic Band, Oregon’s premier adult community band He is a member of the American Bandmasters Association and is President of the Oregon Band Directors Association . He also is a charter member of the Oregon chapter of Phi Beta Mu

Wind Ensemble

Flute

Iris Fu Crescent Valley High

Elena Kato Clackamas High

Hugo Romero Wilsonville High

Meije Smith West Salem High

Joaquin Socolofsky West Linn High

Meghan Tyler Tualatin High

Hannah Whitlow West Salem High

Oboe

Stephanie Brannan Sherwood High

Abbi Butler West Salem High

Dolores Fritzsche St Mary’s Academy

Blake Mazurowski Portland Christian

Bassoon

Caleb Hutchings South Medford High

Derek Lund Reynolds High

Jasmine White Aloha High

Teddy Zheng South Salem High

Bb Clarinet

Robert Barber Warrenton High

Evan Boies West Linn High

Jacob Byers Newberg High

Anna Chau South Salem High

Jasmine Gomez-Garcia McKay High

Sydney Harms Sam Barlow High

Kayla Joe Southridge High

Gerald Kang Westview High

Eric Kim Sunset High

Logan Leister Willamette High

Max Mabry Newberg High

Raquel Marquez-Guerrero . . . . . McKay High

Rilei Smith McNary High

Joan Song Summit High

Ambrose Stringham Sam Barlow High

Nicholas Weathers McNary High

Daniel Whitley Clackamas High

Chris Winjum West Linn High

Bass Clarinet

Robert Lassila Summit High

Mason Muir West Salem High

Lisandro Valdez-Hernandez South Salem High

Samuel Zhou Gresham High

Alto Saxophone

Nathan Hughes Mountain View High

Alex Kivett South Salem High

Rachel Posterick McNary High

Caleb Swisher West Salem High

Tenor Saxophone

Anthony Bolden West Salem High

Konnor Sjullie McNary High

Baritone Saxophone

Jonah Buck Oregon City High

Bethany Endicott Roseburg High

Trumpet (Cornet)

Brad Bennett . . . . . . . . Summit High

Matthew Brayton Lincoln High

Ethan Budde West Salem High

Zach Elms West Salem High

Nathan Faust West Salem High

Clayton Hall West Salem High

Jacob McDonald Dallas High

Mark Smolinski Grants Pass High

Jeremiah Voight McNary High

Julie Wheeler North Salem High

Andrew Zellner West Salem High

Emanuel Aguilar Reynolds High

Emilio Aguilar-Lopez McNary High

Griffin Barbieri Lincoln High

Brandon Bueoy McNary High

Jesus Martinez-Fuentes McNary High

Cindy Wong . . . . . . . . West Albany High

Tuba

Emanuel Aguilar Reynolds High

Emilio Aguilar-Lopez McNary High

Griffin Barbieri Lincoln High

Brandon Bueoy McNary High

Jesus Martinez-Fuentes McNary High

Cindy Wong West Albany High

French Horn

Abigail Cohen Sam Barlow High

Emma Harms Sam Barlow High

Emily Miller Parkrose High

Sarah Muller David Douglas High

Victoria Myers Gresham High

Tegan Thurston Salem Academy Christian

Kacey Whitfield McNary High

Zach Barrows West Salem High

Nathan Berry Sprague High

Nate Brown South Salem High

Timothy Kuskie Hillsboro High

Kyler McNaught McNary High

Noah Ochander Summit High

Heidi Watkins Summit High

Trombone

Zach Barrows West Salem High

Nathan Berry . . . . . . . . Sprague High

Nate Brown South Salem High

Timothy Kuskie Hillsboro High

Kyler McNaught McNary High

Noah Ochander Summit High

Heidi Watkins Summit High

Bass Trombone

Logan Borchard Summit High

Joseph Davis Roseburg High

McKenzie Henderson Tigard High

Euphonium BC

Peter Cooley Lakeridge High

Luis Mejia McKay High

Sophar Ngin West Salem High

Paul Sprague West Albany High

Percussion

Curtis Allen . . . . . . . . . West Albany High

Zoe Beyler Grant High

Noah Hudkins McNary High

Nathanial Means South Salem High

Natalie North Sprague High

Jake Safirstein Grant High

String Bass

Grayson Merickel Corvallis High

All-State High School Orchestra

SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2018

3:00 PM

Conductor: Kevin Noe

Co-Managers: Kristina Stingle and Darian Douglas

Suite from Billy the Kid

Kevin Noe, Orchestra Conductor

Hector Berlioz

Aaron Copland

A passionate supporter of composers and the arts of our time, Noe has commissioned and premiered over 100 works to date Having a background in the theatre from an early age, he has a particular interest in works that blend a variety of art forms . He serves regularly as stage director, actor, writer, filmmaker, and conductor for a variety of operatic and theatrical mixedmedia productions

With a foot in both professional and academic circles, he is currently the Executive Artistic Director of the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble Theatre of Music, one of the nation’s oldest professional new music ensembles, with over three-hundred commissions to date . The troupe was invited to perform at the festivals in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Noe played the role of Sisyphus in a new work entitled, Just Out of Reach, which, together co-creator Kieren MacMillan, he wrote and directed The work was subsequently nominated for the prestigious Total Theatre award in Edinburgh

A passionate conducting teacher, Noe is the Director of Orchestras and Professor of Conducting at Michigan State University His conducting students hold positions with the Cleveland Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Orchestre National de France, Colorado Symphony, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Lawrence Conservatory of Music, the University of Houston, Penn State, and the University of Toledo .

Noe has held positions at the University of Texas at Austin, the National Repertory Orchestra, Duquesne University, and the Pittsburgh Opera Center He has also been a regular guest conductor at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University working with operatic, ballet, and symphonic programs . Noe completed his

graduate studies at Rice University in Houston, Texas where he received the Sally Shepherd Perkins Prize in Music, and was the recipient of the Maurice Abravanel Fellowship at the Tanglewood Festival Mr Noe’s principal conducting teacher was Larry Rachleff; he also studied conducting with Robert Spano, Gustav Meier, Gunther Schuller, and Seiji Ozawa

Kristina Stingle, Orchestra Co-Manager

Kristina Stingle is the Orchestra director at Lakeridge Junior and Senior High Schools in Lake Oswego, where she has served since the fall of 2016 . Ms . Stingle previously taught at Neenah High School in Wisconsin for 16 years as an instrumental and choral music educator She led the high school orchestras, an eclectic string ensemble, directed pit orchestras, and was the K-12 Music Department Chair for the district Kristi enjoyed being the Chair of the Wisconsin High School State Honors Music Project (WMEA All-State) from 2012 to 2015, and the High School Orchestra Coordinator and String Bass coach from 2006 to 2010 Stingle was the inaugural conductor of the “Fox Valley Sinfonia” (2015), where she was a part of a comedic team creating unique performances by “amateur” (beginning) musicians in support of the Fox Valley Symphony and Youth Symphony program, which has currently equated over $100,000 in support over the course of three years A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Stingle was honored by the Civic Music Association of Milwaukee, WI in 2005 for Excellence in Choral Teaching, and was Neenah High School’s Teacher of the Year in 2016

Darian Douglas, Orchestra Co-Manager

Darian Douglas is a professional violinist and educator, who has been performing and teaching in the Tucson area since 2008, and is currently the Director of Orchestras at Lake Oswego Junior and Senior High Schools and Elementary Strings Program Coordinator in Lake Oswego, Oregon . In the interest of sharing this knowledge of pedagogy to enrich the community, Mr Douglas strives to provide every student with a real-world musical experience, and instill a life-long love of music and performing . Through partnerships with the American String Teachers Association, universities in Oregon, and professional musicians in the community, Mr Douglas initiates more active involvement of students and parents in artistic communities of Lake Oswego and Northwest Oregon

High School Orchestra

Bassoon

Ryan Nelson West Albany High

Ray Smith West Linn High

Bb Clarinet

Aubrey Folwick David Douglas High

Daniel Folwick David Douglas High

Cello

Ryan Babe West Salem High

Spencer Black Grants Pass High

Douglas Cahill West Salem High

Elvin Choi Beaverton High

Alice Kang Wilsonville High

Hailey Kang . . . . . . . . . Tualatin High

Kieran McLain Sunset High

Todd Meng Crescent Valley High

Andrea Pauls Crescent Valley High

Adam Pua Clackamas High

Jeffrey Yang Crescent Valley High

Taylor Yoon Lakeridge Junior High

Flute

Rose Lelack McNary High

Isreal Perez South Salem High

French Horn

Scott Biggs Reynolds High

Garrett Clifton Rex Putnam High

Joseph Graney South Salem High

Ian McMurray Gresham High

Harp

Heather Monahan . . . . . . Forest Grove High

Oboe

Abigail Alvarez David Douglas High

Brandon Dodd West Albany High

Percussion

Andre Chenevert West Linn High

Damon Cochran-Salinas Corvallis High

Brian Ekstrom Henley High

Dylan I’Anson-Yount West Salem High

Matthew Seals Summit High

Braylon Steffen McNary High

String Bass

Bruce Bailey South Salem High

Thomas Green South Medford High

Vegas Harmon David Douglas High

Rylee McConnell Summit High

Justin McLaughlin West Salem High

Daniel Meyer David Douglas High

Carson Perl Summit High

Jack Pesch West Linn High

Trombone

Wynne Chen David Douglas High

Ned Harlan South Salem High

Bianca Reinalda Corvallis High

Trumpet (Cornet)

Danny Okada McNary High

Josh Parr Summit High

Gary Schmidt Sam Barlow High

Karlee Wood Sam Barlow High

Tuba

Elijah Dodd West Linn High

Viola

Lindsey Abercrombie West Linn High

Eli Ablow South Eugene High

Alvin Ahn Sprague High

Sydney Berrey Crescent Valley High

Luca Berti Arts and Comm Magnate Academy

Lucy Bloomer Crescent Valley High

Christina Chen Canyonville Christian Academy

Patricia Chen Canyonville Christian Academy

Jay Choi Clackamas High

Annine Heidgerken . . . . Lakeridge Junior High

Ava Kupperman Crescent Valley High

Carolina Mariano Reynolds High

Katie Siegfried South Eugene High

Maxim Worthylake North Medford High

Bruce Yan David Douglas High

Damon Zavala Sprague High

Randy Zhang Lincoln High

Violin

Jay Archer Crescent Valley High

Sean Bullock Grants Pass High

Abigal Cha Clackamas High

Kevin Dai Crescent Valley High

Elora Ghosh Westview High

Quentin Ho Clackamas High

Ryan Im Sunset High

Samantha Joh Crescent Valley High

Lindsey Kang . . . . . . . . Tualatin High

Lia Keener Summit High

Mattin Khoshzaban Crescent Valley High

Anna Kim Sunset High

Frances Komoda South Salem High

JiWoo Lee Clackamas High

YoAnn Lin Canyonville Christian Academy

Lucy Lin Crescent Valley High

Jacob Lorenz Summit High

Juliana McLaughlin South Salem High

Isabelle Morgan North Eugene High

Erika Nagamoto Corvallis High

Miranda Newman South Eugene High

Erika Parisien South Eugene High

Kevin Ryu Clackamas High

Camille Schaafsma Grants Pass High

Nicholas Silver Sprague High

Naomi Southard David Douglas High

Suzuran Takikawa Crescent Valley High

Ellie Tanimura Lake Oswego High

Kylie Thalman Sprague High

Grace Tran Westview High

Kevin Tsai Lake Oswego High

Michael Vannevel Sprague High

Dipti Vasudevan Intl School of Beaverton

Yeeke Wang Crescent Valley High

Emma Womack Corvallis High

Ashley Yoon Lakeridge Junior High

All-State High School Treble Choir

SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2018 4:00 PM

Conductor: Dr Amanda Quist

Co-Managers: Jennifer Kercher and Jenna Hernandez

Johann Michael Haydn arr Martin Banner

Stabat Mater Dolorosa Giovanni Pergolesi

Be Like the Bird Abbie Betinis

Wedding Qawwali arr Ethan Sperry

Tundra Ola Gjeilo

Will the Circle Be Unbroken J David Moore

Dr. Amanda Quist, Treble Choir Conductor

Dr. Amanda Quist is Associate Professor and Chair of the Conducting, Organ, and Sacred Music Department at Westminster Choir College . She conducts the Westminster Chapel Choir and Westminster Kantorei, and teaches graduate and undergraduate conducting She is the recipient of Westminster Choir College of Rider University’s 2014 Distinguished Teaching Award Westminster Kantorei, an award-winning early music ensemble, will perform at the American Choral Directors Association’s (ACDA) Eastern Division Conference Kantorei recently performed at the American Handel Festival, Boston Early Music Festival, and just completed its first commercial recording.

During her work with the Westminster Symphonic Choir, Dr Quist collaborated with the New York Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Dresden Staatskapelle, and composers Ola Gjeilo and Tarik O’Regan . She recently served as Chorus Master for the premiere of Toshio Hosokawa’s opera Matsukaze at the Spoleto Festival USA and the Lincoln Center Festival The New York Times and Charleston City Paper described the chorus’ performance as “beautifully prepared, gripping,” a “gossamer web of voices” and “bridging the vocal and instrumental textures with perfect intonation .”

Dr Quist is also director of the Westminster Vocal Institute, a highly regarded summer program for talented high school students, and she was previously Director of Choral Activities at San José State University. Her other honors include the prestigious James Mulholland National Choral Award and the Audrey Davidson Early Music Award Her research focus is voice science and pedagogy in choral singing She recently presented an interest session for the National ACDA Conference in Salt Lake City titled “Building Sound and Spirit .” An active guest conductor and clinician, her recent and upcoming appearances include the All State High School Honor Choirs of Texas, California, Tennessee, Vermont, Georgia, and Delaware Dr Quist serves as the National ACDA Repertoire & Resources Coordinator for Collegiate Activities, and has a choral series published through Walton Music .

Jennifer Kercher, Treble Choir Co-Manager

Jennifer Kercher is the Choir Director at North Salem High School Prior to teaching at North, Jennifer taught choir at Silverton High School, Mark Twain Middle School, and Crossler Middle School

Over the past fifteen years, her choirs have toured locally and nationally and received high honors at competitions A Silverton native, Jennifer completed her undergraduate work at Western Oregon University and her graduate work at George Fox University Jennifer, alongside her husband and two children, is also involved in Salem’s Pentacle Theatre, both performing on-stage and vocal-directing .

Jenna Hernandez, Tenor Choir Co-Manager

Jenna Hernandez, a Texas native, is in her first year of teaching at South Salem High School and Sprague High School Prior to teaching in Salem, she attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas where she earned her Bachelor of Music Education degree with an emphasis in voice (Cum Laude) . While at Baylor she was a four year member of the university’s flagship ensembles as well as the student conducting intern for the Youth Chorus of Central Texas . She studied choral music and conducting with Dr. Lynne Gackle, Dr Stephen Gusukuma, and Dr Michelle Henry Over the course of her studies at Baylor she received the ACDA National Student Award, the Baylor University Outstanding Music Educator Award, and the TMEA Collegiate Music Educator of Excellence Award In addition to work at Baylor, Miss Hernandez participated in summer chamber music programs through the Yale Norfolk Chamber Music Festival and the Westminster Choir College Summer Choral Music Festival

High School Treble Choir

Soprano 1

Alisabeth Black Reynolds High

Kate Bloomquist North Medford High

Lizzy Cassat Crescent Valley High

Ashlie Chastain Baker High

Annika Cutler St Mary’s Academy

Mackenzie Duda West Albany High

Elizabeth Fagliano Aloha High

Lily Galvez-Galzada Hood River Valley High

Margaret Hunter-Newell Corvallis High

Sydney Jackson Aloha High

Jude Krecklow Gresham High

Jane Larsen West Salem High

Ariel Long Churchill High

Niamh McSwiggan . . . . . . Tualatin High

Ruth Moeller Forest Grove High

Natalie Musgrove Churchill High

Camille Nash Willamette High

Taylor Paluska South Salem High

Rose Phillips Canby High

Heather Ralph North Medford High

Josie Selvester Sherwood High

Savannah Springer David Douglas High

Alexis Stevahn Brekke Aloha High

Olivia Surgeon North Medford High

Kathleen Taylor Century High

Grace Trang Parkrose High

Aeryn VanDetta Rex Putnam High

Maggie Westover Thurston High

Soprano 2

Kayle Berlinger Gresham High

Mia Bledsoe . . . . . . . . Corvallis High

Brigitte Chenevert West Linn High

Amber Galbert Hermiston High

Sydnie Gould McNary High

Sophie Gourlay Beaverton High

Liana Greger Southridge High

Sylvia Harrington West Albany High

Helen Harris Henley High

Grace Heaton West Linn High

Jessica Heinauer Forest Grove High

Payton Henry West Linn High

Maddy Kelly Intl School of Beaverton

Elizabeth Lake West Albany High

Kate Looney West Albany High

Jessica Lum Roseburg High

Madison Moody La Grande High

Angelea Nguyen . . . . . . . Parkrose High

Charis Odell Intl School of Beaverton

Colrine Oingerang Milwaukie High

Alyssa Paulson Reynolds High

Emma Rosenberg Churchill High

Sakari Selva David Douglas High

Alice Somerville West Salem High

Viola Stark Corvallis High

Grace Trammell McNary High

Catherine Walker St Mary’s Academy

Miranda Wiler West Linn High

Carly Wyatt Hood River Valley High

Emma Zallee Portland Christian

Alto 1

Zoe Ames West Albany High

Sydney Bersin Silverton High

Nora Burkhartsmeier Cleveland High

Caitlyn Carnahan Gresham High

Laceyann Cearley Estacada High

Megan Clark Rainier High

Sally Clark . . . . . . . . . . Klamath High

Kaitlyn Coder Lake Oswego High

Aubrey Crouch Forest Grove High

Aracelli Doescher West Linn High

Megan Driggers West Linn High

Sarah Durfee La Grande High

Victoria Ebert Parkrose High

Brenna Fitzgearld Forest Grove High

Megan Hensley Sheridan High

Hana Johnson Wilsonville High

Lauren Joyce Lake Oswego High

Abigail Knight Corvallis High

Lauren Lim Intl School of Beaverton

Audrey Lipsey West Linn High

Clara Lloyd Willamette High

Gabriela Nambo Madras High

Delanie Olson . . . . . . . Grants Pass High

Olea Opdahl St Helen’s High

Katie Richardson Tualatin High

Camille Saunders Wilsonville High

Sydney Steinberg West Linn High

Moura Stewart Willamette High

Clara Stilwell Oregon City High

Penelope Tharp Lakeridge High

Hayden Weitzel St Helen’s High

Emily Westlund Churchill High

Alto 2

Ruby Anderson Corvallis High

Shawntisha Bailey Brookings-Harbor High

Camille Baptista Gresham High

Maggie Carr Cleveland High

Elizabeth Cichoski Sherwood High

Margo Digiacinto St Mary’s Academy

Isabella Draper St Mary’s Academy

Allie Evans West Linn High

Quinn Garrick Churchill High

Kaci Graber Pendleton High

Katherine Grobey Parkrose High

Jessica Heady Eagle Point High

Faith Hull Grants Pass High

Alex Istudor Cottage Grove High

Brooke Jones Churchill High

Zoe Kass Cleveland High

Taylor Leveck South Salem High

Colleen Nash . . . . . . . . . . Klamath High

Brenda Olvera Hermiston High

Caitlin Peetz Gresham High

Kyla Ramsey Academy of Arts & Academics (A3)

Emalyn Raper St Mary’s Academy

Snekha Saravanan Intl School of Beaverton

Megan Sherman Willamette High

Avery Sinks South Salem High

Anna Soot West Albany High

Lily Sulak Summit High

Taylor Thomas Ontario High

Maleah Upton Tillamook High

Cassidy Welch Pendleton High

Gemma Williams West Albany High

Elena Zilar Willamette High

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All-State High School

Tenor and Bass Choir

SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2018

5:00 PM

Conductor: Joshua Habermann

Co-Managers: Kevin Durfee and Allison Basset

Sweet Rivers Reginald Unterseher

Laudate Pueri Felix Mendelssohn

Ramkali Ethan Sperry

Red is the Rose Robert Sieving

Türgi Sõja Laul Veljo Tormis

Homeland Z Randall Stroope

Joshua Habermann, Tenor & Bass Choir Conductor

Joshua Habermann, is in his ninth season as Music Director of the Santa Fe Desert Chorale Since joining the ensemble, he has broadened its repertoire to include not only a cappella literature, but also choral-orchestral masterworks and unique concert experiences that combine music, poetry and the spoken word In 2015, the Desert Chorale was a featured performer at the National Convention of the American Choral Director’s Association (ACDA) in Dancing the Mystery, a program featuring the poetry of Sufi masters Rumi and Hafiz.

Habermann has led honor choirs and choral festivals in North and Latin America, Europe and Asia As a singer (tenor) he has performed with the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus (Eugene, Oregon), and Conspirare (Austin, Texas) Recording credits include three projects with Conspirare: Through the Green Fuse, Requiem, a Grammy nominee for best choral recording in 2006, and Threshold of Night, a Grammy nominee for best choral recording and best classical album in 2009

In 2011, Joshua Habermann was named director of the Dallas Symphony Chorus, the official vocal ensemble of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, where he prepares the 200-voice chorus for classical and pops series concerts . Highlights with the

DSO include performances of Bach’s St Matthew Passion, Verdi’s Requiem, Berlioz’ Te Deum, and Britten’s War Requiem, which was performed for the ACDA national convention in 2013 .

From 1996-2008 Habermann was assistant conductor of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, and professor of music at San Francisco State University, where under his direction the SFSU Chamber Singers received international engagements in Havana, Cuba, and undertook concert tours in Germany and the Czech Republic, and China National invitations include the Waging Peace Festival in Eugene, Oregon, multiple appearances at the California Music Educators Convention, and an appearance at the American Choral Directors’ Association regional convention in 2008

From 2008-2011 Habermann was Director of Choral Studies at the University of Miami Frost School of Music, where he led the graduate program in conducting, and directed the Frost Chorale Notable projects in Miami included an appearance at the Florida ACDA convention, and collaborations with the New World Symphony and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas in music of Ives, Schubert and Beethoven During this same period Habermann led the Masterchorale of South Florida in performances of masterworks such as Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Haydn’s Creation, and Mozart’s Requiem

A native of California, Joshua Habermann is a graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Texas at Austin, where he completed doctoral studies in conducting with Craig Hella Johnson He lives in Dallas with his wife Joanna, daughter Kira and son Kai

Kevin Durfee, Tenor & Bass Choir Co-Manager

Kevin Durfee is in his eleventh year of teaching choirs at La Grande Middle and High Schools Prior to teaching in La Grande, Mr. Durfee taught choir in the Nyssa School district for eight years He received his Associate of Arts degree from Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario Oregon, a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Portland State University and a Master of Arts in Teaching with a music emphasis from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon .

La Grande High School Choirs have enjoyed a tradition of excellence for decades

Under Mr. Durfee’s tenure, La Grande A Cappella Choir has placed in the top three at the OSAA State Choir Championships nine out of ten years, and won the event in 2009, 2012, 2013, and 2015 In addition to teaching, Mr Durfee is also a Chief Warrant Officer Four in the Army National Guard of Idaho, where he commands the 25th Army Band During CW4 Durfee’s tenure as Bandmaster,

the band has performed for President George W Bush, and performed missions in Colorado, Montana, South Carolina, Georgia, Oregon, and California .

Besides his command duties in the band, Mr Durfee also plays piano in the small jazz ensemble: Snake River Jazz Mr Durfee has been married to his beautiful wife Kascie for 27 years Together they have eight children: Jessica, Dononvan, Quentin, Amanda, Sarah, Weston, Eliza, and Olivia, all of whom are musically inclined and busy Kevin’s hobbies outside of music is wrenching on motor-cycles and cars

Allison Basset, Tenor & Bass Choir Co-Manager

Oregon native Allison Bassett is a graduate assistant in the School of Music at Portland State University, where she co-conducts the PSU Man Choir and University Choir, teaches classes in Music Education, and sings in the international champion Portland State Chamber Choir Allison is an Oregonlicensed music educator and prior to coming to Portland State, she was the Director of Choral Activities and Theatre Arts at Marshfield High School. During her time at Marshfield, Allison served as the Fine and Performing Arts Department Chair, established a thriving male chorus and more than tripled choir enrollment over three years Allison also served District 7 OMEA in positions of leadership and was awarded “Teacher of the Year” in 2011 by the Coos Bay School District Allison holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Vocal Performance/Choral Music and a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Eastern Oregon University. While at EOU, she was awarded “Music Student of the Year” in 2009 and “Graduate Teacher Student of the Year” in 2010

Tenor and Bass Choir

Tenor 1

Luke Aaunderud Sherwood High

Sam Anderton Trinity Lutheran

Evan Arasu Mountainside High

Benjamin Blake Klamath High

Isaac Chapelle . . . . . . . Sam Barlow High

Jaheem Clayton Mountainside High

Xavier Davidson West Linn High

Ryan Edwards St Helen’s High

Daniel Levesque Hosanna Christian Academy

Brendan Long Southridge High

Trenton Long South Medford High

Thomas Reed McKay High

Reagan Russell Summit High

Gabriel Sharp Milwaukie Academy of the Arts

Eric Sohnrey Estacada High

Havana Soler Cleveland High

Thomas Stilson Rex Putnam High

Tenor 2

Henry Alexander Cleveland High

Ryder Atagi Ontario High

Colton Byers West Albany High

Satvik Duvuru Valley Catholic

Jonathan Ely Corvallis High

Matthew Emry Crescent Valley High

Munya Fashu-Kanu West Linn High

Hunter Fields Parkrose High

James Fuller Springfield High

Ariel Garcia South Salem High

William Golsan Westside Christian High

Reiley Hyun Lake Oswego High

Kyle Jackson Rex Putnam High

Kasey Lightheart Thurston High

Kylen Long Intl School of Beaverton

Ryan Manhard Corvallis High

Easton Marks West Salem High

Eli Nicholas West Albany High

Nathan Oakley Canby High

Nathan Rednour Gresham High

Cameron Reimer Corvallis High

Kiger Rhoades West Linn High

Adam Shinomiya Intl School of Beaverton

Jonathan Weaver . . . . . . . . . . . Rex Putnam High

Tanner Wind West Albany High

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George Ankeny West Linn High

Nathaniel Backwell Estacada High

Jakub Birdsong Eagle Point High

Garrett Burton Henley High

Grant Cavaness Rainier High

Ely Cleland Churchill High

Alex Connelly Lakeridge High

Josh Davies Beaverton High

Joey Decker Rex Putnam High

Jacob Doss Tualatin High

Jeremy Drake North Clackamas Christian

Easton Fiser Parkrose High

Trenton Fleenor Springfield High

Aharon Garcia

South Salem High

Cormac Gill Willamette High

Austin Haddock Tualatin High

Michael Hartman Sherwood High

Matthew Hill Thurston High

Neal Jeppeson Estacada High

Javier Jimenez Reynolds High

Stanley Kusaka West Linn High

Ari Lauthner Wilsonville High

Chance Longhorn Hermiston High

Ryan Merhoff Hosanna Christian Academy

Joseph Muravez McKay High

Alan Perez Tillamook High

Josef Pifer Cottage Grove High

Jeremiah Quinteros Century High

James Rich Estacada High

Jake Ritter Sam Barlow High

Abraham Rodriguez David Douglas High

Bernie Roig-Paul Southridge High

Samuel Rossback West Albany High

Payton Swartout Springfield High

Isaac Taylor South Salem High

Justin Thach West Salem High

Christian Turner Gresham High

Kyle Ybarra Tualatin High

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Tayo Anderson Academy of Arts & Academics (A3)

Ethan Arasu Intl School of Beaverton

Alexander Brown Cleveland High

Mateo Campos-Davis Hood River Valley High

Dante Chancon Delphian

Gavin Conaughty . . . . . . . . . . . . Klamath High

Charles Derose West Albany High

Garrett Dixon Wilsonville High

Devon Farmer Southridge High

Michael Ferns Klamath High

Jack Fleming-Jones Hosanna Christian Academy

Abel Galvan Pendleton High

Jonah Gent Sherwood High

Daniel Gerlach Willamette High

Coleman Henry West Linn High

Doug Heymann Lake Oswego High

Abel Jose-Ventura McKay High

Gibson Landreville Forest Grove High

Daniel Leon Gresham High

Jason Li Hosanna Christian Academy

Eric Lin South Salem High

Brandon Lu . . . . . . . . Intl School of Beaverton

Ross Mackinnon Silverton High

Cameron Massey West Linn High

Kyle Mayer Southridge High

Brandin Nute North Medford High

Jason Orr Silverton High

Nicolas Perdicaro Crescent Valley High

Nate Rasmussen Wilsonville High

Scot Rein Intl School of Beaverton

Kyle Restau Lebanon High

Richard Rojas-Perez Ontario High

Sy Sirchuk Brookings-Harbor High

Kalonni Smith Wilsonville High

Colin TaylorMays Willamette High

Miles Tibray Madison High

Derek Tripp Crater High

Jonah Wells West Salem High

OMEA Executive Officers

Todd Zimbelman, OMEA President

Todd R Zimbelman is the Director of Bands and Co-Director of the Symphony Orchestra at West Salem High School in the Salem-Keizer School District (OR) Mr Zimbelman has held Director of Bands and Associate Director of Bands positions at the high school and college levels in Oregon and Texas . Mr Zimbelman has been recognized as one of the “Top 50 Directors That Make A Difference”, the Claes Nobel’s Educator of Distinction, and the Oregon Symphony’s Music Educator of the Year

Under his direction, marching bands have received several championships and they are the reigning NWAPA Champions and Bands of America Tacoma Regional Champions Wind ensembles consistently receive superior ratings and most recently have placed first at the 6A OSAA State Band Championship the past nine years in a row (2009-Southridge, 2010-2017-West Salem) His ensembles have attended national and international festivals and have performed at the Oregon Music Education State Conference and the NAfME All-NW Conference . Students under his direction are regularly selected for All-City, All-State, and All-Northwest honor bands as well as the OSAA State Solo Contest .

His arrangements and compositions are performed at national and international festivals and competitions . His technique books are used by several programs across the United States He has adjudicated for several organizations including Bands of America and Drum Corps International He is currently a member of The American Bandmasters Association, College Band Directors National Association, National Association for Music Educators, National Band Association, Oregon Band Directors Association, Oregon Music Education Association (president), and Phi Beta Mu

Tom Muller, OMEA Past President

Tom Muller is currently in his twenty-third year of teaching, and is the Associate Director of Bands at David Douglas High School Beginning in 2014, Mr. Muller has also been named the Music Supervisor for the David Douglas School District He graduated from the University of Oregon in 1994 Mr Muller has served as the President of the Oregon Band Directors Association, and has been a member of the Oregon Music Education Association

Board of Control at various times since 1998 Mr Muller is the current Past-President of the Oregon Music Education Association after serving the last two years as President He is also the current Chair of the OSAA State Solo Championship He is a past Middle School Honor Band Chair, as well as a Past Second Vice-President for OMEA Mr Muller was the 2005 and 2012 Conference Chair, where he planned the statewide Conventions for the Oregon Music Education Association Mr Muller served as the Jazz Chair for the 2011 All-Northwest Jazz ensemble and helped to organize the NAfME Northwest Division Conference His positions in OMEA has allowed him to lobby Oregon Senators and Representatives in Washington DC for more support of music education He has also served on the NAfME Northwest Board of Control since 2011 In 2015, he was inducted into Phi Beta Mu, an international association for band directors . In 1996, Mr. Muller was the recipient of the Sallie Mae First Class Teacher Award for Excellence in First-year Teaching, and has been honored by Alpha Delta Kappa for his service to education Mr Muller is also the recipient of the 2012-2013 Portland Youth Philharmonic Marie V Dodge Award as an Outstanding School Music Teacher

Tom Muller also maintains an active playing career and has an extensive French horn studio in the East Portland Metro area His students consistently perform in state and regional honor bands . His students also regularly compete and score well at regional and state solo contests, with many top ten placers at the OSAA State Solo Championship Along with his lesson studio, Mr Muller also is frequently asked to adjudicate band festivals, solo and ensemble festivals, and conduct regional honor bands

David Becker, OMEA Treasurer

David Becker retired in 2011 from Lewis & Clark College where he was Director of Bands for 29 years . In addition to directing concert and jazz bands, he taught music education, conducting and jazz appreciation courses, and led Lewis & Clark students on numerous fine arts semesters in London. He also chaired the Music Department for several terms and taught and supervised student teachers for the Graduate School’s MAT program While teaching at Lewis & Clark, he also served for two years as Conductor-In-Residence at Oregon State University

Becker has adjudicated, managed or conducted at over 300 music festivals in 21 states and Canadian provinces His frequent appearances at state, regional and national music conferences as a clinician include conducting several all-state bands Becker is a past president of the Oregon Music Education Association, College Band Directors National Association NW Division and Oregon Alliance for Arts Education. He was the first president of the Oregon Band Directors

Association and continues to chair their Adjudicator Certification Committee. He was a co-creator of the OBDA Band and Orchestra Adjudication System in the early 1980s and helped create and continues to be involved with the Oregon School Activities Association’s State High School Band & Orchestra Championships He also has been responsible for Oregon’s High School Band Contest Literature List since its inception in 1984

He has been the recipient of the Citation of Excellence from the National Band Association, Interscholastic Music Outstanding Music Educator Award, Section 8, from the National Federation of State High Schools Associations, and service awards from the Oregon School Activities Association and Oregon Music Education Association, including the John McManus Service Award, named in honor of Becker’s collegiate mentor at the U of O

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