clinicians and conductors

sydney carlson - clinician

Session: The Tone Pyramid, How to Make Your Flutes Sing: a method for teaching and refining tone production on the flute. a series of exercises that move through the range of the instrument, building from the low to the high register, to create a superior sound, better intonation and improved dynamic control. I will have no need for aV equipment nor do I have a sponsor.

Highly sought after as a performer and a teacher, flutist, sydney carlson was delighted to join the faculty of Portland state university as Professor of Flute in 2008. dr. carlson comes from the university of Houston, moores school of music. she is a former member of the Houston grand opera orchestra and performed frequently with the Houston symphony and Houston Ballet orchestras. sydney is the former Principal Flute of mineria orchestra of mexico city. additionally, she he has performed at the Bellingham Festival of music and toured Europe as the Principal Flute of the american sinfonietta orchestra. she has appeared in mexico and china as a chamber musician and soloist. dr. carlson has served on the faculty of the Texas music Festival and the american Festival of the arts. sydney holds degrees form the Eastman school of music, East carolina university and the university of Houston. she was privileged to study with Byron Hester, Bonita Boyd, and david shostac. she has performed in the master classes of Julius Baker, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Robert aitken, samuel Baron and James Walker. she has recorded on the mark, delos, albany, cIEm, and urtext digital labels.

susan castillo - state superintendent of Public Instruction

Middle School Concert, Guest Speaker susan castillo began her second term as oregon’s state superintendent of Public Instruction in January 2007. First elected to a four-year term in may 2002, she oversees more than a half-million students in over 1,200 public schools. susan believes there’s a strong connection between raising achievement for all students and getting oregon on track to a future of economic growth and prosperity. she has focused on key priorities to improve education in oregon: making the education system more accountable; promoting literacy; closing the achievement gap; improving middle and high schools; strengthening community ties; and making the oregon department of Education more efficient. as superintendent, she has launched major academic initiatives to improve the performance for all students and to help close the achievement gap, including launching a comprehensive literacy plan so students not only learn to read but also read to learn; increasing the number of families in Head start and expanding full-day kindergarten to every school in the state; revamping the high school diploma to ensure that graduates get a more rigorous, relevant education to prepare them for college and/or careers; improving guidance and counseling at high schools; and cultivating new leadership in schools and district through training and mentoring. susan is the grandchild of mexican immigrants. growing up, she saw the challenges her mother faced due to a lack of a formal education. as a result, susan feels a deep commitment to ensuring that all children, regardless of their personal struggles or circumstances, receive the quality education that will give them opportunities in life. she was the first Hispanic woman in the oregon Legislative assembly; she served in the oregon state senate from 1997 to 2002, where she was vice-chair of the senate Education committee. susan received a B.a. in communications from oregon state university. Prior to entering public office, she enjoyed a long career as an award-winning television journalist for KVaL-TV in Eugene, oregon. In 2004, Hispanic Business named her one of the “100 most Influential Hispanics” in america. she is married to Paul machu and lives in Eugene.