OMEA All-State Middle School Mixed Choir

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2019

7:00 PM

Guest Conductor: Dr Anthony Trecek-King Managers: Zachary Schwalbach and Mary Brandenstein Accompanist: Janet Coleman

Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round arr Dr Anthony Trecek-King

Adorable Flujo Paul Basler

Gloria from Mass in G Schubert arr Robinson

We Are Ysaye Barnwell

Alle, Alle, Alle Jamaican Folk Song, arr . Will Schmid The Blessing

Brendan Graham & David Downes arr John Purifoy

Take Me to the Water Rollo Dilworth

Dr Anthony Trecek-King, Mixed Choir Conductor

Dr . Anthony Trecek-King is the President and Artistic Director of the award-winning Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC) Under his direction, the chorus has earned a reputation as an ensemble of high distinction and in 2013 received the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award from the White House Trecek-King’s performances have been heralded as possessing a “surprising range of dynamics and depth of expression ” He has collaborated on performances with Keith Lockhart, John Williams, Simon Halsey, Yo Yo Ma and Roomful of Teeth and has led BCC in performances at Boston Symphony

Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D C , Carnegie Hall in New York City, and Royal Albert Hall in London He is a frequent guest conductor for All State, Festival and Honor Choirs In addition to Trecek-King’s conducting work, he can be seen on air and online on the WGBH television series “Sing That Thing,” and two TEDx Boston talks He holds a B M in Cello Performance from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, an M M in Orchestral Conducting from the Florida State University, and a D M A in Choral Conducting from the Boston University

Mary Brandenstein, MS Mixed Choir Co-Manager

Mary Brandenstein moved to Portland, Oregon from Chicago, Illinois to pursue her career in music education . She currently serves as the choir director at Glencoe High School, in Hillsboro, OR Previously, Mary spent 4 years directing a full time choral program of over 250 students at Houck Middle School, in the Salem Keizer school district She is proud to be an alumna of Millikin University, where she received her BM in Vocal Music Education .

Zachary Schwalbach, MS Mixed Choir Co-Manager

Zach Schwalbach is the Director of Choirs at Lake Oswego High School, where he has the privilege of working with five curricular choirs and teaching music theory He also serves as the secondary music coordinator for the Lake Oswego School District, and as treasurer for the Oregon ACDA He received his BM in Vocal Music Education from St Olaf College, where he studied conducting with Anton Armstrong, Timothy Mahr, and Christopher Aspaas