Canyon Ridge Middle School: 2014 Midwest Clinic Performance Program

THE LE ANDER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRIC T PRESENTS THE

CANYON RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR BAND

AMY ALLISON CONDUCTOR

CARTER MATSCHEK

JOSHUA MUÑOZ

FRED J. ALLEN

CHRISTOPHER YEE

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TH E MI DWE S T CLI N I C A N I N T E R N AT I O N A L B A N D A N D ORCHESTR A CONFERENCE

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Leander Independent School District 204 W. South Street P.O. Box 218 Leander, Texas 78646 (512) 570-0000

Board of Trustees Pamela Waggoner President Aaron Johnson Vice President Don Hisle Secretary

Leander Independent School District 204 W. South Street P.O. Box 218 Leander, Texas 78646 (512) 570-0000

Grace S. Barber-Jordan, M.Ed. Member Russell Bundy Member Lisa Mallory Member Will Streit Member

Board of Trustees Pamela Waggoner President Aaron Johnson Vice President Don Hisle Secretary Grace S. Barber-Jordan, M.Ed. Member Russell Bundy Member Lisa Mallory Member Will Streit Member

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October 8, 2014

Bret A. Champion, Ed.D. Superintendent

October 8, 2014 To the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic: On behalf of the Leander ISD Board of Trustees, I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the Canyon Ridge Middle School Band for their selection to perform at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic at its 68th Annual Conference. We applaud the commitment and dedication it takes to become one of the 40 outstanding bands from around the world to perform at this prestigious event.

Congratulations to all the band students, parents and directors whose hard work, enthusiasm and leadership is so very much appreciated. It is rewarding to see the success of Leander students.

Congratulations again.

Sincerely,

To the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic: Congratulations to the Canyon Ridge Middle School Band on their recent honor of being chosen to perform at this celebrated instrumental music education conference in Chicago.

Pamela Waggoner

The skill and dedication of students and band directors of the Canyon Ridge Middle School band program is amazing, and I am pleased they are able to showcase their talents in this way.

Wishing you a wonderful concert! Congratulations again.

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Respectfully,

Bret A. Champion, Ed.D. Superintendent

Bret A. Champion

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ABOUT

ABOUT THE

The Leander Independent School District, located approximately twenty-five miles northwest of downtown Austin, Texas, encompasses nearly 200 square miles and has campuses sited within the cities of Leander, Cedar Park and Austin. This dynamic school district is one of the fastest growing school districts in Texas and serves an enrollment of over 36,000 students with thirty-nine campuses and auxiliary facilities, while maintaining standards of excellence throughout the system. The district has twenty-four elementary schools, eight middle schools, five high schools, and two alternative schools.

The Canyon Ridge Middle School Band Program strives to foster a lifelong love of music and to develop future supporters of the arts. The band program serves more than 380 students, with beginner enrollment typically around 150 students. Seventh and eighth grade students are enrolled in one of four performing bands: Honor Band, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, and Cadet Band.

Sixth grade beginning band classes meet in a homogeneous setting throughout the day in nine different classes. All band classes meet every day for fifty-two minutes.

LEANDER ISD

LISD boasts the best area average for college enrollment.

According to Texas Monthly magazine, LISD schools rank among the best in the state, with the high schools in the top five percent. LISD is also a Texas Education Agency Recognized School District.

The Leander ISD Vision is that every student is encouraged, supported, and challenged to achieve the highest levels of knowledge, skills, and character. Every LISD graduate is prepared with the knowledge, academic foundation, and life skills to be a productive learner, an effective communicator, and a responsible citizen, in order to be successful in an ever-changing world.

ABOUT

CANYON RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL: HOME OF THE EAGLES Located in the northwest portion of Austin, Texas, Canyon Ridge Middle School is home to 1275 students in Grades 6-8. Since its opening in 2004, Canyon Ridge has been recognized as one of the top middle schools in the state of Texas. Not only does the school provide a solid educational program with opportunity for Pre-Advanced Placement and high school credit courses, but the campus hosts an award-winning performing arts program, an exceptionally strong athletics program, myriad extra-curricular activities, and a pre-engineering course of study. Canyon Ridge has been designated as a “No Place for Hate” campus since 2004, and is committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment for students. Our mission is to produce motivated, confident learners who are continually striving to improve by setting personal goals, advocating for themselves, and taking responsibility for their actions. The teaching staff encourages students to be independent, productive, ethical risk-takers. At Canyon Ridge, students are expected to work collaboratively, communicate effectively, think critically, and demonstrate problem-solving skills.

CANYON RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND PROGRAM

To improve their individual skills and musicianship, all students in the CRMS Band program attend weekly sectional rehearsals and many students take private lessons through the LISD private lesson program. The private lesson teaching staff is an integral part of the band program.

This teaching staff includes teachers who have completed at least one music degree, with several who have earned their master’s degree and/or a doctorate.

Since the school’s opening in 2004, Canyon Ridge Middle School Bands have been consistent UIL Concert and Sight-reading Sweepstakes winners, and have been well-represented at Solo and Ensemble Contest, TMEA All-Region Band, and All-Region Orchestra.

Under the direction of Amy Allison, Carter Matschek, and Joshua Muñoz, Canyon Ridge Middle School Bands have earned numerous honors and awards at festivals in Texas.

The Honor Band placed tenth in the CC Texas State Honor Band Competition in 2006, fourth in Area D in the CCC Texas Honor Band Competition in 2010, and has been named a National Winner in the National Wind Band Honors through the Foundation for Music Education the past three years.

Students in the band program are very active in other activities, including National Junior Honor Society, Robotics, Gateway, Destination Imagination, Student Council, Athletics, Drill Team, and Cheer.

L E A N D ER I S D

ADMINISTRATION DR. BRET A. CHAMPION, ED. D., Superintendent MONTA AKIN, Assistant Superintendent, Instructional Services K ARIE LYNN MCSPADDEN, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources ELLEN SKOVIERA, Assistant Superintendent, Business and Operations MALINDA GOLDEN, Assistant Superintendent, School Improvement VERONICA SOPHER, Assistant Superintendent, Government / Community Relations PETER WARSHAW, Fine Arts Director SHEILA OLENICH, Fine Arts Administrative Assistant

CANYON RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL

ADMINISTRATION

SUSAN SULLIVAN, Principal KRISTINE KEEL, Assistant Principal DONALD BOSIER, Assistant Principal JENNA SANDERS, Assistant Principal

L E A N D ER I S D

BOARD OF TRUSTEES PAMELA WAGGONER, President

GRACE S. BARBER-JORDAN, M.ED.

AARON JOHNSON, Vice President

RUSSELL BUNDY

DON HISLE, Secretary

WILL STREIT

LISA MALLORY

CANYON RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL

PRIVATE LESSON STAFF AMY CASPER, Flute

AMANDA OZLEY, Saxophone

DR. RACHEL K APLAN, Flute

GILBERT ELORREAGA, Trumpet

DR. AMY BURGUS, Oboe

DR. KYLE KORONK A, Trumpet

JULIA WINDLE, Bassoon

CHRIS PICKENS, Horn

JENNIFER BARNES, Clarinet

STEVEN HOLLOWAY, Trombone

GARY MEYER, Clarinet

STERLING TANNER, Trombone

PAM WILKINSON, Clarinet

GENEVIEVE CLARKSON, Tuba/Euphonium

BEN KESSLER, Saxophone

KYLE MANNING, Percussion

PROGRAM B E YO N D T H E R I D G E

C H R I S OZ L E Y

Beyond the Ridge is a piece about entering a new era in one’s life. The work was commissioned by the Canyon Ridge Middle School Honor Band for their performance at The Midwest Clinic in 2014. The work is a short, punchy fanfare in three parts highlighting each segment of the band. The piece presents a soaring theme in the brass, which is then passed around to the other sections of the band. The exultancy you will hear in the music represents the overwhelming joy one feels when entering into an exciting time; the outset of such journeys in life always hold the promise of new and rewarding adventures.

I N N I S FR E E

CARL STROMMEN

Located in North West Ireland, the isle of Innisfree is one of a number of islands situated in one of Ireland’s most beautiful lakes, Lough Gill, which sits between County Silgo and County Leitrim. The inspiration for William Butler Yeats’ poem of the same name, Innisfree was also the fiction setting for the film “The Quiet Man.”

a r r a n g e d by J O H N O ’ R E I L LY

A FR I C A N A L L E LU I A

African Alleluia is a joyous arrangement of the popular Kenyan song “Wana Baraka.” The Swahili text for this song is loosely translated as “They have blessings, those that pray, Alleluia.” Repeating percussion patterns utilizing cowbell, claves, tom-tom, and bass drum provide a solid rhythmic foundation for the catchy syncopated melody. A typical calland-response section gives this arrangement an authentic African Feel.

CHRISTOPHER YEE CO N D U C TO R

M E TA M O R PH OS I S

A N D R E W B OYS E N , J R .

Metamorphosis is intended to trace the life cycle of a butterfly, beginning with a slow, beautiful melody (the caterpillar), followed by a faster, transformational passage (the caterpillar in the chrysalis), after which a new “butterfly” melody emerges, suggesting that the butterfly has taken flight. At the end of the piece, the opening material returns as the butterfly floats off into the distance. Although the piece was intended to be about the life cycle of a butterfly, it occurred to the composer that this whole idea of transformation and metamorphosis applies just as easily to our own development as humans, from our innocent childhood through adolescence to the point at which we ourselves “take flight.”

B LU E G R A SS R O N D E AU

E D K I E FE R

Bluegrass Rondeau is a fun piece based on four old fiddle tunes that are woven together in rondeau form. These time-tested melodies are bright and rhythmic and tend to stay with you long after you hear them. Although they are arranged with creative changes of harmony and style, the fiddle tunes keep the character and flavor of old time dance and foot-stompin’ music.

CARTER MATSCHEK CO N D U C TO R

A N G E L I C C E L E B R AT I O N S

R A N DA L L S TA N D R I D G E

Angelic Celebrations is a piece for concert band intended to invoke the feelings of joy, beauty, and exultation. The piece is highly rhythmic with many dance-like motifs, and it is punctuated and textured by very active percussion. The joyous celebration is interrupted by a powerful chorale before taking off into another dance section. One should envision a host of angels singing praises, flying and diving around a divine light shining bright in the sky. This piece was commissioned by a consortium of schools organized by the 2013 Southern Maine Junior Academy, Geogre Shabo, Camp Director, on the occasion of its 20th anniversary, and premiered on July 20, 2013.

FRED J. ALLEN CO N D U C TO R

FO R E V E R …

B R I A N BA L M AG E S

Gregory Mantone was an all-state and all-eastern euphonium player who grew up on Long Island, New York. He was majoring in music at Ithaca College when a tragic car accident took his life. He was the product of the Mt. Sinai School District, a small district on Long Island where his father is still the Director of Music and Applied Arts. As with any piece of this nature, it finds its form through a wealth of emotions. In this particular case, the composer was asked to explore music of a lyrical nature that would become more uplifting as it developed — and so began the process of writing Forever… In many ways, the title seems incredibly appropriate as it implies that the piece will continue to be uplifting long after the music ends.

CARTER MATSCHEK CO N D U C TO R

JINGLE JIVE

JA M E S LO R D PI E R P O N T, a r r a n g e d by S T E V E H O D G E S

This clever arrangement of “Jingle Bells” invites all sections of the band to have some fun! With jazzy variations of the melody, call-and-response interplay, and a dynamic “big band” ending, this chart provides a toe-tapping good time for the performers and audience alike!

JOSHUA MUÑOZ CO N D U C TO R

H O PA K !

W I L L I A M OW E N S

The origins of the Hopak dance date back to the 16th century in the territory now known as the Ukraine. Originally a male-dominated domain, it would later be adopted by solo dancers, couples and mixed dance groups. Largely improvised and physically demanding, this popular dance is known for high leaps, squatting kicks and swift turns. The Ukraine word “hopak” literally means “hop” or “to jump.”

A fiery introduction quickly sets the pace for the energetic work. The main dance melody is heard shortly thereafter, evolving as it passes through the various sections of the ensemble. The dance suddenly slows to the tune of a carefree trombone solo, then gradually quickens back to the original lively mood. The intrepid dance increases in speed and intensity ending with a wonderfully brazen finish.

FLUTE Drew Burky Priya Kumar Caroline Li Kaylee Marquez Trinh Nguyen Laura Nunes Chloe Povedano Marie Seybel

OBOE Isabelle King Brooke McArthur BASSOON Megan Gordon Hannah Jackson Johnathan Kaaua

CLARINET Matthew Askari Elena Aventa Caitie Harmon Spandana Kamepalli Hunter Lee Candace Luong Akhila Srinivas Sherry Wang Zac Weiss

BASS CLARINET Pranav Batra Ryan Lea ALTO SAXOPHONE Aleksandra Krychniak Aidan Pittsenbargar Sanjay Srikanth Andrew Tang Harry Witt

TENOR SAXOPHONE Bo Deng Amishi Singh BARI SAXOPHONE Alexander Tan

TRUMPET Lauren Cook Connor Gray Mark Holstrom Hojun Kim Eric Morris Paxon Porter Noah Shidlofsky Logan Spielman

HORN Anna Borer Amanda Cook Violet Doolittle Lena Hadjimani Allison Osorio Tori Sacasa

TROMBONE Devin Fink Meghan Holbrook Jeremy Li Jared McArthur Anthony Monte Mark Thompson Kurt Wokoek

EUPHONIUM Hayden Delius Jackson Morris Beckett Postiglione TUBA Jake Hunter Ryan Rathbun

PERCUSSION Jac Hines Jackson Hoopes Justin Jalomo Rohit Namala Will Pasquarette Samantha Sandal Jakob Tan Kat Troyer Mason Wong

AMY ALLISON Amy Allison is currently in her seventeenth year of teaching and her fifteenth year in Leander ISD. Since the opening of the school in 2004, Ms. Allison has been the head band director at Canyon Ridge Middle School.

Under her direction, the CRMS band program placed tenth in the CC Texas State Honor Band Competition in 2006, fourth in Area D in the CCC Texas Honor Band Competition in 2010, and has been named a National Winner in the National Wind Band Honors through the Foundation for Music Education the past three years. Throughout her teaching career, her bands have consistently received sweepstakes ratings at the Texas UIL Concert and Sight-reading Contest.

Ms. Allison received her Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, where she performed as principal flutist with the SFA Wind Ensemble under the direction of Fred J. Allen and studied flute with Helen Blackburn.

She performed as the piccolo player with the American Wind Symphony Orchestra in Pennsylvania before pursuing her career in teaching and is currently the piccolo player for the Cedar Park Winds.

Ms. Allison’s professional affiliations include the Texas Music Educators Association, the Texas Band Masters Association, and Phi Beta Mu. She served as the Region 26 Middle School Coordinator from 2006-2009.

CARTER MATSCHEK Carter Matschek is in his sixth year of teaching at Canyon Ridge Middle School. Mr. Matschek is the conductor of the Symphonic Band and Cadet Band, and teaches beginning saxophone, trumpet, and percussion. His bands have consistently received UIL sweepstakes ratings and unanimous first divisions at festivals around the state.

Mr. Matschek received a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education in 2009 from Texas Tech University where he studied percussion with Alan Shinn and Dr. Lisa Rogers.

While at Texas Tech, Mr. Matschek performed in the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and University Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Sarah McKoin and Gary Lewis and sang in the University Choir under the direction of Dr. John Dickson. He also studied voice with Karl Dent.

Mr. Matschek is an active member of the Texas Music Educators Association and The Texas Bandmasters Association. He currently plays percussion with the Cedar Park Winds.

Mr. Matschek would like to thank his friends and family for their incredible support. He was recently married and lives in Austin, Texas with his beautiful wife, Sara.

JOSHUA MUÑOZ Joshua Muñoz is in his third year teaching at Canyon Ridge Middle School and his third year teaching overall. In addition to conducting the Concert Band, Mr. Muñoz assists with the Honor and Symphonic Bands and teaches beginning horn, trombone, and tuba/euphonium classes.

In 2012, Mr. Muñoz earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Studies from Texas State University, graduating cum laude. His Texas State mentors include Dr. Mary Ellen Cavitt, Dr. Caroline Beatty, Dr. Amy Simmons, and Professor Raúl I. Rodríguez. While at Texas State, Mr. Muñoz performed with the Symphonic Band, Bobcat Marching Band, Tuba/Euphonium Studio Ensemble, and numerous brass quintets.

An active participant in Drum Corps International, Mr. Muñoz marched tuba from 2007-2010 with the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps, of Canton, Ohio. While at the Bluecoats, the corps was a consistent DCI finalist and earned the bronze medal, a first for the corps, in 2010.

Mr. Muñoz has continued his association with DCI by joining the brass staff of the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps, of Denver, Colorado, in 2012. At the Blue Knights, Mr. Muñoz focuses on low brass instruction, specifically with the tuba section.

Mr. Muñoz is professionally associated with the Texas Music Educators Association and the Texas Bandmasters Association.

Mr. Muñoz would like to thank his family, colleagues, close friends, and mentors for their tremendous support with his musical and educational endeavors.

CO N D U C TO R S

FRED J. ALLEN, GUEST CONDUCTOR

CHRISTOPHER YEE, GUEST CONDUCTOR

Fred J. Allen is Director of Bands and Professor of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. He is a past recipient of the College of Fine Arts Teaching Excellence Award and was the 2012 recipient of the Faculty Achievement in Teaching Award administered by the SFASU Foundation. He was also recognized in 2012 with the Meritorious Achievement Award by the Texas Bandmasters Association. Under his direction, the Wind Ensemble at SFA has performed at conventions of the Texas Music Educators Association, the College Band Directors National Association, the National Association of Composers/USA, Texas Chapter and the South Central Regional Music Conference in Monroe, LA.

Born and raised in Klein, Texas, Christopher received his bachelor’s degree in music education from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York where he studied trumpet with Frank Campos.

Allen has conducted All-Region and All-State Bands throughout Texas and the United States, where he is also an active concert clinician and adjudicator. He has also conducted in Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, London and Australia. Allen has published several pieces for band, orchestra and flute choir that draw upon his experience in teaching in the public schools in Texas.

These works have been performed frequently at conventions and festivals across the United States and internationally. He has several commissioned works in progress. He is an elected member of the American Bandmasters Association, Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, College Band Directors National Association and ASCAP.

Upon graduation in 2005, he began teaching middle school band in Austin, Texas as an associate band director at Canyon Ridge Middle School and has been the director of bands at its newly-formed sister school, Four Points Middle School, since 2010.

In addition to being a middle school band director, Christopher is the co-founder and conductor of the Cedar Park Winds, an Austin-area community band comprised primarily of music educators and local professionals. His passion for music education and desire to provide music teachers with an opportunity to continue making music has allowed the ensemble to experience rapid growth in both quantity and quality.

Christopher lives in Leander, Texas with his wife Jenna and two sons Noah and Ashton and enjoys spending time outdoors.

FLUTES (Top Left Photo) Drew Burky, Priya Kumar, Caroline Li, Kaylee Marquez, Trinh Nguyen, Laura Nunes, Chloe Povedano, Marie Seybel OBOES (Bottom Left Photo) Isabelle King, Brooke McArthur BASSOONS (Bottom Left Photo) Megan Gordon, Hannah Jackson, Johnathan Kaaua CLARINETS (Top Right Photo) Matthew Askari, Elena Aventa, Caitie Harmon, Spandana Kamepalli, Hunter Lee, Candace Luong, Akhila Srinivas, Sherry Wang, Zac Weiss BASS CLARINETS (Top Right Photo) Pranav Batra, Ryan Lea

ALTO SAXOPHONES (Top Left Photo) Aleksandra Krychniak, Aidan Pittsenbargar, Sanjay Srikanth, Andrew Tang, Harry Witt TENOR SAXOPHONES (Top Left Photo) Bo Deng, Amishi Singh BARITONE SAXOPHONE (Top Left Photo) Alexander Tan TRUMPETS (Top Right Photo) Lauren Cook, Connor Gray, Mark Holstrom, Hojun Kim, Eric Morris, Paxon Porter, Noah Shidlofsky, Logan Spielma HORNS (Bottom Right Photo) Anna Borer, Amanda Cook, Violet Doolittle, Lena Hadjimani, Allison Osorio, Tori Sacasa

TROMBONES (Top Left Photo) Devin Fink, Meghan Holbrook, Jeremy Li, Jared McArthur, Anthony Monte, Mark Thompson, Kurt Wokoek EUPHONIUMS (Bottom Left Photo) Hayden Delius, Jackson Morris, Beckett Postiglione TUBAS (Bottom Left Photo) Jake Hunter, Ryan Rathbun PERCUSSION (Top Right Photo) Jac Hines, Jackson Hoopes, Justin Jalomo, Rohit Namala, Will Pasquarette, Samantha Sandal, Jakob Tan, Kat Troyer, Mason Wong

2013 -2014 C A N YO N R I D G E M I D D LE SC H O O L H O N O R BA N D F LU T E

CL ARINET

Haley Alfaro-Kim

Sabah Ali

TENOR SAXOPHONE

Shruthi Balasubramanian

Katiana Battiste

Bo Deng

Drew Burky

Annabelle Gruner

Alex Seybel

Sophie Forster

Rachel Han

Caroline Li

Zach MacDonald Katya Melchor

B A R I TO N E SA XO PH O N E

Cindy Wang

Paige Norman

Josh DeCaro

Zac Weiss Ally Cook Anna Johnson Cameron Moerbe B A SS O O N Neha Fernandes Megan Gordon Brianna Hale Lauren Hallonquist

B A SS C L A R I N E T Michael Carvalho Pranav Batra

Cassie Harmon

August Postiglione

TROMBONE

PE R C U SS I O N Kartik Akkihal

Noah Balarbar

Ben Drablos

Will Bryan

Justin Jalomo

Meghan Hollbrook

Rohit Namala

Connor Logeman

Will Pasquarette

Nicholas Evans

Jared McArthur

Jakob Tan

Avie Fuqua

Ian Padovani

Connor Gray

Madie Royer

Rehaan Adhikary

Andrew Pickard

Jack Lee

Noah Shidlofsky

LeeAnn Morris

Katie Wokoek

Andrew Tang

Jake Hunter Connor Korioth

Ellie Crooks

Dakota Kleffner

Sanjay Srikanth

Anna Borer Lena Hadjimani

T R U M PE T

ALTO SA XOPHONE

Aidan Pittsenbargar

TUBA

Ethan Newman

Michelle Patanella

OBOE

HORN

E U PH O N I U M Rishi Agrawal Hayden Delius Marcus Williams

ACK N OW LE DGEMENT S TO THE 2013-2014 CANYON RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR BAND: From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to the CRMS Band Program.

You are a special group of students that changed the CRMS Band Program for the better. We love each and every one of you!

TO THE 2014-2015 CANYON RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR BAND: Thank you for the time, patience, hard work, and spirit it took to prepare for this amazing experience. You have pushed us to be stronger teachers, and you set the standard for our program and school. We are lucky and blessed to work with you every day!

TO LARA BURKY, WENDY GRAY, AND HILLARRY PITTSANBARGER: The three of you went above and beyond our expectations of band parent support. Thank you for all of the hours and expertise you gave us!

TO JEREMY MONTE AND JENNIFER MALDANADO: We are amazed that you took on the printing of our beautiful programs and for all the support you gave us!

TO ROBIN WILSON: We love our program!

Thank you for all of your time and patience and for creating such a beautiful memento for our students and families.

TO SUSAN SULLIVAN: We don’t believe that a more supportive principal exists out there. You have fought for this band program from day one and supported us in every venture.

TO CHRIS PICKENS: Thank you for getting all of our instruments safely to Chicago and for always being one of the strongest lesson teachers we have ever had!

TO DR. BRET CHAMPION, SUPERINTENDENT OF LEANDER ISD, AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Thank you for your continued and steadfast support of the Fine Arts programs in LISD.

TO STACIE LAKE: We cannot say thank you enough! You saved us so many times this semester! It is very evident that you care deeply about the programs and students at CRMS.

TO PETER WARSHAW, FINE ARTS DIRECTOR OF LISD: Thank you for all of your support! It took 8 years to get here, and you were there through it all.

TO THE VANDEGRIFT HS STAFF: Mike Howard, Stephanie Grote, Katherine Rozacky, and Paul Pape: We could not ask for a better program to send the CRMS kids to. Our cluster has been so special since the year we started together, and we truly appreciate all that you do for us!

TO SHEILA OLENICH, FINE ARTS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Thank you so much for taking such amazing care of all of the band programs in LISD! We would be lost without you!

TO OUR PRIVATE LESSON STAFF: Words cannot express how thankful we are for each and every one of you. Our program wouldn’t be as successful without you.

TO OUR PARENT COMMITTEES: Thank you for all of your service to the students and this program. An organization is only as strong as the support behind it!

TO THE FOUR POINTS MS STAFF: Christopher Yee, Jessica Gonzales, and Eric Mills: Sister school says it all. We truly feel that we are family, and we treasure how close we work together! We make each other stronger.

TO CHRIS OZLEY: Thank you for such an amazing piece!

ACK NOW LE DGEME NT S To the LISD Family of Directors, thank you for your encouragement and support.

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SPECIA L THANK S TO CARTER MATSCHEK AND JOSHUA MUÑOZ: You make me look so much smarter than I actually am.

I am so blessed and honored to work with you at CRMS, and even luckier to call you friends.

TO SUSAN SULLIVAN: I can’t even begin to express how much our relationship has meant to me these past ten years. You took a chance on a short, young girl with no experience has a head band director and changed my life. I know I am a much better person just from being around you and your poise. I will always strive to be the kind of person you are.

TO CHRIS YEE: The CRMS Band Program is where it is today because of you. I will always treasure those five years teaching together, the two of us learning as we went. You have left a mark not just on the band program, but on me as well. I am honored to call you my friend.

TO ROBERT HERRINGS AND MANUEL SANLUIS: I couldn’t ask for two greater mentors. I’m so lucky and blessed to call you my friends. Thank you for keeping my sanity this semester and for always being there when I needed you.

TO MELODIANNE MALLOW AND CINDY LANSFORD: Thank you for your mentorship and friendship over the years. So much of what I do I learned from the two of you!

TO SHEILA OLENICH: Your friendship has become so dear to me. We have pulled each other through some stressful times, and for that I am grateful. You will always have your diving buddy!

TO MY PARENTS AND FAMILY: You have loved me unconditionally my entire life and helped shape me into the person I am today. Thank you for believing in me and supporting me in all of my choices in life.

TO BERT RIVERA: My world became so much richer and fuller when you entered my life. Thank you for always supporting how much time I spend in the band hall and how important my career is to me, and thank you for keeping me grounded.

TO MIKE HOWARD: Our cluster is so lucky to have you at the head of it. Your support is unconditional and your leadership is inspiring.

TO FRED J. ALLEN: Thank you for being one of my greatest mentors and for taking such big chances on me. I am honored to stand beside you today.

TO DR. KEVIN SEDATOLE AND RICHARD CRAIN: Thank you for all of your guidance over the years and for your help with putting this concert together.

TO ROSS GRANT AND MIKE BULLOCK: Thank you for giving me such an amazing start and for being such wonderful mentors in my career and life.