FACULTY & STAFF
Jay S. Gephart.....................................................................................................Director and AI G. Wright Chair
Matthew R. Conaway......................................Professor, Director of “All-American” Marching Band
Dr. Pamela J. Nave................................................................Associate Professor, Director of Percussion
Adam Bodony..........................................................................Associate Professor, Director of Orchestras
Bethany Robinson...............................................Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of Jazz Bands
Jarrard Harris..............................................................................................................Clinical Assistant Professor
Dr. David M. Blon.......................................................................................................Clinical Assistant Professor
Dr. Lucas H. Petersen.............................................................................................Clinical Assistant Professor
Douglas R. Fletcher.............................................................................................................Director of Operations
Amy Brandfonbrener................................................................................................Chamber Music Instructor
Esther Kirgiss........................................................................................................Director of External Relations
Caitlin Cotten........................................................................Manager of Recruitment & Student Success
Humza Nasir..............................................................................................................................Multimedia Designer
Susan Lipscomb.............................................................................................Senior Administrative Assistant
Kim Delks.........................................................................................................................................Business Assistant
Adisyn Nichols..................................................................................................................Student Office Assistant
Elora Ifeguni............................................................................................................................Graphic Design Intern
Udochukwu Akorah...................................................................................................Social Media Ambassador
PROGRAM
CAMPUS BAND
Dr. Lucas H. Petersen, conductor
Joy Revisited (2005)............................................................................................................Frank Ticheli (b. 1958)
Symphony No. IV for winds & percussion (2006)...............................Andrew Boysen, Jr. (b. 1968)
i. Fast
ii. Smooth and Flowing
iii. Scherzo and Trio
iv. Fast
Dr. Nicholas P. Waldron, guest conductor
Bluebonnet Drift - For Wind Orchestra and Electronics (2021)...............Aaron Perrine (b. 1979)
Aaron Perrine, guest conductor
Caribana Afterparty (2023)..........................................................................................Omar Thomas (b. 1984)
COLLEGIATE BAND I
Dr. Lucas H. Petersen, conductor
Kirkpatrick Fanfare (1999/2001).....................................................................Andrew Boysen, Jr. (b. 1968)
Floral Larceny (2018)........................................................................................................Aaron Perrine (b. 1979)
Aaron Perrine, guest conductor
Meditation (2019).....................................................................................................Dwayne S. Milburn (b. 1963)
Dr. Nicholas P. Waldron, guest conductor
Symphony No. I A New Orleans Symphony (2008/2022).........................Carl Holmquist (b. 1983)
i. Jackson Square
Dr. Nicholas P. Waldron, guest conductor
iv. Play!
PICCOLO
Alli Mathews
FLUTE
Aurora Casbon
Allison DeYoung
Allison Hafer*
Haleigh Hoffman
Lucia Huang
Mallory Lizotte
Grace Lorton
Syd Lumpcik
Abby Schneider
Jackson Smith
Madeline White
OBOE
Aubrey Hall*
Melania Laubsch
Josie Skinner
BASSOON
Reese Fritz
Sydney Szuba
CLARINET
Grace Alpha
Julie Barber
Rachel Bergmann
Jeffrey Bi
William Crum
Kathryn Feller
Liliana Gutierrez
Lindsey Kamerad
Anna Lilly
Kara Millay
Trinity Miranda
Kenvar Pujoe, Jr.
Samuel Ray
Reina Sherman*
Cecilia Vega-Johnson
Meredith Wood
CAMPUS BAND
BASS CLARINET
Ella Freeman
Alicia Indyk
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Gaven Acosta
Capher Armstrong
Samantha Cook
Andrew Mozi*
Charlotte Rosenbaum
Kyle Schwallie
Braylon Shambry
Abigail Thomas
Janae Vandenberg
Ava Wildoner
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Ren Bethel
Hunter Dunlap
Jonathan McDonald
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Taylor Thomspon
Daniel Walker
TRUMPET
Colette Bacidore
Dakota Baldwin
Winston Bates
Nathan Bilby
TJ Connors
Ella Gramelspacher
James Hardin
Brooke Majchrowski
Kevin McCallister
Matthew McMahon
Samuel Midkiff
Anna Munson
Karsten Palm
Sidney Tindell
ELECTRONICS
Lindsey Kamerad
HORN
Loren Allen
Alston Lin
Evan Sample
Michael Schick*
Tyler Schmidt
Christopher Seng
Evan Tang
TROMBONE
Austin Abshire
Owen Adler*
Cole Baker
Jade Driscoll
Jake Fisher
Wesley Hallett
Joe Sansone
Saket Sarkar
EUPHONIUM
Jonah Blankenhorn
Evey Brooks
Tai Crabtree
James Graham*
Beau Kimberling
Chase Osborne
TUBA
Aleena Freedman
Isaac Fuksman
Henry Gleason*
Simeon Pontones
William Serhal
Edward Stein
Ben Wehnert
PERCUSSION
Ivan Chen
Lauren Hubert
Emma Kelsey
Lilly Patterson
MJ Smith*
Brady Wosick
COLLEGIATE BAND I
PICCOLO
Rachel Magtira
FLUTE
Avery Feller
Emma Foster
Allison Kanabay
Alexander Livson
Emma Senter*
Emma Zaffuta
Aiden Zhao
OBOE
Quincy Bourell
Joanna Chu
Amelia Smith*
BASSOON
Reese Fritz
Sydney Szuba
CLARINET
Priya Antes
Lauren Cunningham
Megan Fountain
Madeline Frasure-Lauth
Tavneet Gadhoke
Brian Morgan
Samuel Queen
Jack Riviere
Ryan Wang
Emilie Wells
Nathan Weston
Raphael Yeom*
BASS CLARINET
Michael Barnhart
Hailey Mack
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Jackson Bove
Alexander Lisiecki
Jonathan Peng
Isabella Rabadi*
Benjamin Suesz
Jason Vandeputte
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Olivia McGary*
Shelby O’Keefe
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Matthew Kealey
TRUMPET
Ryan Borruso
Kate Haller
Boqian Li*
John Mills
Elizabeth Mroz
Erik Palm
Nolan Pannier
Eli Sutaphong
Ryan Timmerman
Eric Umminger
HORN
Elle Bishop*
Shaelyn Fisher
Cassie Kelly
Karli Klimowicz
Mattie Midkiff
Clara Smith
Andrew Wee
TROMBONE
Annika Allen
Paul Amado*
Matthew Hall
Griffin Hall
Carson Richards
Ephraim Stoner
BASS TROMBONE
Harrison Sterns
EUPHONIUM
Jasmine Freeman
Alex Glaeser
Jeremiah Kim
Caleb McConkey*
TUBA
Cody Blackburn
Sloan Dossin*
Jack Goodwin
Kelby Tarter
PERCUSSION
Jamison Blair
Jack Farley
Jack Garrison
Brayden Mannia
Thomas McCabe
Seth Medors
Lucas Rulo
Blaise Rupley*
PIANO
Jack Garrison
Both ensembles are listed alphabetically to reinforce the importance of each member to the group. * Denotes Section Leader
PROGRAM NOTES
JOY REVISITED - TICHELI
Joy Revisited is the companion piece to Joy, by Frank Tichelli, both exciting, upbeat pieces meant to elicit joyful feelings from the listener. The piece was based off the feelings of an expecting father on the day of his child’s birth, which intertwine the feelings of effervescent excitement and nervousness, but create an over joyful feeling. Using similar melodic and harmonic content, Joy Revisited elaborates on the major chords and feelings expressed in Joy, developing the ideas presented in Joy further.
- Program note by Abby Schneider
SYMPHONY NO. 4 FOR WINDS & PERCUSSION - BOYSEN, JR.
Symphony No. 4 for Winds and Percussion follows the traditional form of a symphony, beginning with an exciting first movement, followed by an expressive second movement, then, introducing an exciting, dancelike third movement, finished with an arousing final movement. However, the Symphony is based entirely on the octatonic scale, which introduces significant dissonance and consonance into each movement, introducing new sounds and colors into the Symphony.
The first movement drives the Symphony with an exciting feel and melodies, using repetition to drive the movement. The second movement calms down the excitement from the first movement with a smooth, flowing, woodwind-based movement. The movement features a woodwind melody and flute solo. The third movement resumes the excitement, but now introduces a bouncy, triplet feel into the Symphony. This movement features some dance-like melodies, amidst the driving feel present from the first movement. The final movement begins with some chaotic interjections from the woodwinds and driving brass melodies. This is then followed by some mysterious singing but quickly resumes to the driving melody of this movement. At the end, Boysen ties all the movements together, incorporating the driving melody featured in the first movement, back into the Symphony.
- Program note by Abby Schneider
BLUEBONNET DRIFT - PERRINE
Based on running through the springtime fields of bluebonnets that sweep the hill country of Texas, Bluebonnet Drift by Aaron Perrine is a minimalistic piece with digital tenor saxophone features throughout. Throughout Bluebonnet Drift, bluebonnets are represented by the low reeds joined with a repetitive pulse to represent the cadence of one’s feet hitting the asphalt. Throughout the listening to the piece, imagine yourself running next to a field of bluebonnets in Texas.
- Program note by Abby Schneider
CARIBANA AFTERPARTY - THOMAS
Caribana Afterparty explores dance and calypso styles that are at the core of Thomas’s larger work, Caribana. Caribana, the former name of the largest festival outside of the Caribbean itself that celebrates the Caribbean, and including afterparty in the title, allows the composer to incorporate original soca and calypso grooves along with new regional rhythms to unite many unique styles of music. Caribana Afterparty begins with a broad opening statement, and then quickly moves to a calypso funk. It transitions from the calypso feel towards exciting soca music. This piece is tied together with an exciting, groovy riddim section, where not only does the rhythm section groove it out but so does the rest of the band, and you may too!
- Program note by Abby Schneider
KIRKPATRICK FANFARE - BOYSEN, JR.
Kirkpatrick Fanfare was commissioned by Central Missouri State University for the dedication of the James C. Kirkpatrick Library in March 1999. This work has a definite Irish flavor, including a strain of Danny Boy. The “fanfare” features driving rhythms and exciting brass figures, making this dramatic work sure to please both performers and audiences alike.
- Program note by the composer
FLORAL LARCENY - PERRINE
In Lawrence, Kansas, hidden beneath a breakfast restaurant, lies a classy yet unassuming speakeasy called John Brown’s Underground. It’s one of my absolute favorite places to visit while in town, as they offer an array of unique drinks. One night while there with friends after a concert, I was introduced to a smokeinfused bourbon drink invented by the server. She called it a Floral Larceny. The drink and presentation were perfect: smokey, rich bourbon with delicate lavender. I asked if I could borrow the name as the experience had just inspired a new work, and thus, Floral Larceny the opener was born!
- Program note by the composer
MEDITATION - MILBURN
In early 2004, I was contacted by Mr. Jeff Looman, director of instrumental music for the Calvin Christian Schools in Michigan. Looman entrusted me to create a special composition in memory of a former student, Nick Stegeman, who had lost his life several years earlier. Meditation combines two tunes, the Lutheran hymn If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee and the American folk song Poor Wayfarin’ Stranger. It is actually the second of three movements that comprise a suite entitled Music for Bright Youth. The title refers not only to Nick, but all the young musicians with whom it has been my pleasure to work over the years as well. In February of 2005, the combined bands of the Calvin Christian Schools, under the direction of Mr. Looman, premiered the entire suite as a part of their annual winter concert.
- Program note by the composer
SYMPHONY NO. 1 “JACKSON SQUARE” - HOLMQUIST
This opening movement is a depiction of New Orleans before the storm. We begin with street music in Jackson Square, which is a central gathering place in the French Quarter. The brass section, building incrementally from low to high, introduce the hymn tune Nettleton, which is commonly sung to the text “Come thou Fount of Every Blessing.” The percussion, and woodwinds join the sound through interjections, as if more musicians are coming to the square to join in the fun. The music then shifts as a funeral procession enters the square. The traditional Dixieland band of trumpet, clarinet, trombone, tuba, and drums plays a slow and solemn dirge, which is followed by the whole ensemble joining in that mournful song. Then, in keeping with the tradition of a New Orleans funeral, the band kicks off the up-tempo second line rhythm and everyone marches home for a joyous celebration of life. An original melody, which will return in the final movement, is combined with the familiar tunes of “Oh When the Saints” and “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” to bring the movement to an uplifting close.
- Program note by composer
SYMPHONY NO. 1 “PLAY!” - HOLMQUIST
A simple tune emerges from the silence. The music grows. The vibrant city is being rebuilt. We hear the rhythms of the second line. The musicians are returning to Jackson Square. This time, to celebrate new life!
Come, thou Fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing thy grace; streams of mercy, never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise. Teach me some melodious sonnet, sung by flaming tongues above. Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it, mount of thy redeeming love.
A New Orleans Symphony was commissioned by the Minnesota Symphony Winds, Timothy Mahr, conductor.
- Program note by the composer
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UPCOMING CONCERTS
APRIL
18 | Spring Showcase II | 2:30 PM | Elliott Hall of Music
Featuring Alumni Concert Band, University Band, and Collegiate Band II
18 | Spring Showcase III | 7:30 PM | Elliott Hall of Music
Featuring Varsity Band and Symphonic Band
19 | Spring Showcase IV | 2:00 PM | Elliott Hall of Music
Featuring McCutcheon HS Band, Purdue Concert Band, and Purdue Wind Ensemble
19 | Percussion Ensemble | 7:30 PM | Elliott Hall of Music
21 | Chamber Recital I | 7:00 PM | St. John’s Episcopal Church
22 | Chamber Recital II | 7:00 PM | St. John’s Episcopal Church
23 | Chamber Recital III | 7:00 PM | St. John’s Episcopal Church
MAY
1 | Orchestras | 7:00 PM | Long Center for the Performing Arts
Featuring Concert Orchestra and Philharmonic Orchestra with Concerto Competition Winners
2 | Orchestras | 7:00 PM | Long Center for the Performing Arts
Featuring University Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra
3 | Jazz on the Hill | 11:00 AM | Slayter Center of Performing Arts
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