All-State High School Symphonic Band

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2020

6:00 PM

Conductor: Paul Popiel

Manager: Ben Lawson

Washington Post March John Philip Sousa edited by Frank Byrne

First Suite in E Flat Gustav Holst edited by Colin Matthews

Children’s Folksong Suite Kevin Walczyk

Only Light Aaron Perrine

Galop Dmitri Shostakovich arr Donald Hunsberger

Paul Popiel, Conductor

Paul W Popiel is the Director of Bands at the University of Kansas, only the seventh person to hold this position in the band’s storied 125-year history. Dr. Popiel conducts the KU Wind Ensemble, directs the graduate program in wind conducting, and guides all aspects of the university band program His previous appointments include the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and Oklahoma State University He also enjoyed several years teaching in the public schools of Texas and Michigan.

His Carnegie Hall debut in 2013 was heralded by the New York Times: “The ensemble, conducted by Paul W Popiel, performed with polish, assurance and copious spirit, eliciting a rousing ovation;” while New York’s Feast of Music said, “Give credit to Popiel, a strong advocate for new music, who went for broke, succeeding in showing us that there is, in fact, real, adventurous music being made over on the other side of the rainbow ”

Popiel has lectured and performed throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, China, Singapore, and Japan He has several highly acclaimed CDs on the Klavier, Naxos, Ecstatic, Summit, and Mark Custom labels Under Popiel’s leadership, the University of Kansas Wind Ensemble has performed at Carnegie Hall in 2013, for

President Obama in 2015, at the Kansas Music Educators Association (2012 and 2015), the national convention of the College Band Directors National Association in 2017, and the Kennedy Center in 2018 The band’s recent performances have been acclaimed by The New York Times, Gramophone, Feast of Music, Fanfare, and the American Record Guide

Ben Lawson, Symphonic Band 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 frst 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 four years as All-State Jazz Band Manager Currently, Ben is the President-Elect of the Oregon Band Directors Association and President of the Central Oregon Music Educators Association. He is a certifed OBDA/OSAA band adjudicator and is on staff with the Oregon Ambassadors of Music