Westfield High School Percussion Ensemble: 2015 Midwest Clinic

“CHICAGO FROM NAV Y PIER” KATHLEEN PATRICK

WES TFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

THE SPRING INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT PRESENTS THE

WESTFIELD

HIGH SCHOOL

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

GREGG RINEHART | CONDUCTOR M ARK CALIM A | GUEST CONDUCTOR STEFFANIE DEAN | GUEST CONDUCTOR JONATHAN OVALLE | GUEST SOLOIST DANIEL VIL A | GUEST SOLOIST

THE 69TH ANNUAL MIDWEST CLINIC: AN INTERNATIONAL BAND AND ORCHESTRA CONFERENCE 10:45 AM | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015 | BALLROOM W190

CO N G R AT U L ATO RY L E T T ER S

CITY OF HOUSTON

Annise D. Parker Mayor P.O. Box 1562 Houston, Texas 77251-1562 Telephone – Dial 311 www.houstontx.gov

Greetings, As Mayor of Houston, I extend special congratulations to the Westfield High School (WHS) Percussion Ensemble for being selected to perform in the 69th Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic and Convention, the world’s largest music education conference. This year’s conference will be held in Chicago, Illinois, on December 16, 2015.

I commend Percussion Director, Gregg Rinehart, for his leadership, and the students and staff at WHS for their overwhelming support of the Percussion Ensemble as it has been awarded many national and international awards since 1981. Percussion Ensemble members will be introduced to directors from around the world along with new music and arrangements.

Receiving an invitation to perform at the 69th Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic and Convention attests to the Westfield High School Percussion Ensemble’s high performance capabilities and their ability to work together.

Please accept my best wishes on this special occasion.

Sincerely,

Annise D. Parker Mayor

Council Members: Brenda Stardig Jerry Davis Ellen R. Cohen Dwight A. Boykins Dave Martin Richard Nguyen Oliver Pennington Edward Gonzalez Robert Gallegos Mike Laster Larry V. Green Stephen C. Costello David W. Robinson Michael Kubosh C.O. “Brad” Bradford Jack Christie Controller:

Ronald C. Green

CO N G R AT U L ATO RY L E T T ER S

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Spring Independent School District Office of Performing and Visual Arts 16717 Ella Blvd. • Houston, Texas 77090 • Tel. 281.891.6213

To The Midwest Clinic, The Spring Independent School District is honored to have the Westfield High School Percussion Ensemble perform at the 69th annual Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. The students and directors understand the prestige associated with the Midwest Clinic and have worked very hard in order to prepare for this concert.

Music is an integral part of the curriculum in all schools in the Spring Independent School District. All teachers in the Department of Performing and Visual Arts strive to provide the highest level of performance excellence for every child in Spring ISD in both the concert hall and the classroom.

We are grateful to the parents and the administrators for their dedication and support and for their many contributions to the success of the Westfield High School Band. Spring ISD is very grateful to the Board of Directors of Midwest for the invitation to present this concert. It is our hope that our audience will enjoy the concert.

Very best wishes for a rewarding Midwest Clinic and a successful new year!

Sincerely,

Joe Clark !

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Jaslyn Hughes Kaylan Rivera-Portillo Mi Nguyen Kate Elizondo Lauren West

FRONT ROW

BACK ROW

Tramell Johnson

Alejandro Medina

Cameron Simpson

Christian Mack

Louis Jackson

Thomas Bui

Garry Smith

Jalin Kirklin

Byron Luna

Alexander Tu

Caleb Morgan

Joshua Silmon Darren Mayo NOT PICTURED:

Christian Perry

PRELUDE TO PARADISE C. Alan Publications, 2011

JACOB REMINGTON

“Prelude to Paradise was written to reflect my personal view of chaotic events surrounding the end of days as they are depicted in the Book of Revelation. I’ve always found the vivid imagery in this story to be quite shocking and powerful, and I’ve strived to replicate those feelings through the music. Although the piece is not intended to chronicle the story, some important events and details of the book can be heard musically.”

The number seven is of the most significant numbers found in Revelation, and for that reason the piece is primarily metered in seven. There are numerous accounts in the book where “the stars of heaven fall unto the earth” and this is illustrated by densely harmonized, rapidly descending passages in the vibraphone and xylophone. Towards the middle of the piece, the symbolic opening of the seventh seal can be heard, as well as the subsequent “silence in heaven about the space of half an hour” represented by 30 beats of (near) silence. The second half of the piece depicts Jesus marching onto Mount Zion with the 144,000 who were redeemed from the earth, where he leads them into battle with the beast and onto their final judgements.

Prelude to Paradise was premiered on October 12th, 2011 by the Texas Christian University Percussion Orchestra (conducted by Dr. Brian A West) at the Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, TX.

RAIN Tapspace Publications, LLC, 2013

STUART P. O’NEIL

This programmatic work for percussion ensemble and solo flute is a short study in minimalism and tone color. Rain, as it’s portrayed here, isn’t a drizzle or a thunderstorm. Rather, it’s a steady afternoon shower with a bit of rumbling in the distance, which provides ample opportunities for wind chimes, tuned glasses, and other effects. The addition of solo flute, which exploits the full range of the instrument is a little more difficult than the percussion ensemble as a whole, which adds an airy, distant quality to the piece.

MI NGUYEN, STUDENT SOLOIST MARK CALIMA, GUEST CONDUCTOR

TANGENTS Innovative Percussion, 2015

JAMES B. CAMPBELL

James Campbell, Professor of Music and Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Kentucky, has received worldwide recognition as a performer, teacher, composer, author, and is a respected figure in the development of the contemporary percussion ensemble. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree and Master of Music degree from Northern Illinois University and has toured extensively throughout North, South, and Central America, Europe, and Asia. He is the Principal Percussionist with the Lexington Philharmonic, drummer with the Kentucky Jazz Repertory Orchestra, and Past-President of the Percussive Arts Society. He became well known for his association with the Rosemont Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps where he served as their principal instructor, arranger, and program coordinator. He has won multiple awards and has performed at numerous conferences throughout the United States and has composed many pieces for concert and marching percussion.

Tangents for Timpani and Hi-hat was written for Campbell’s student, John Willmarth, to play on his senior recital. The “tangents” are the five sections through which the piece moves. Campbell labeled these as the Opening Fanfare, Guaguanco, Blues, Middle East, and Afro-Caribbean. Each section has a completely different feel and uses the hi-hat in a slightly different way.

In the Spring of 2015, Daniel Vila performed Tangents for his sophomore recital, with Gregg Rinehart in attendance. Afterwards Mr. Rinehart approached the composer, James B. Campbell, and asked him to consider adding an ensemble to the composition.

Mr. Campbell went to work and delivered a tastefully done quartet.

DANIEL VILA, TIMPANI

EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK FROM A TASTE OF CLASSICS W. A. MOZART / JOHN R. HEARNES Publisher/ Distributor: Row-loff Productions, 2012

This ever-popular composition is Mozart’s final contribution to the serenade genre.

We’re not sure why he wrote it. Nor do we know the piece in its complete form (it once contained a second minuet and trio that have somehow been lost). The work’s scoring raises further questions. Mozart’s manuscript says “2 violins, viola, cello and bass,” which could mean a string quintet or a string orchestra. (These days, “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” is most frequently performed by string orchestras.) It is odd that there should be such riddles connected to a work that sounds so delightfully unproblematic.

At first hearing, as well as for the one-thousandth time, no music sounds simpler than “Eine kleine Nachtmusik.” But this is a sophisticated simplicity, which Mozart could

achieve only after completing some of his most complex works, such as the operas The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni, the great piano concertos and the six string quartets dedicated to Haydn. With such experiences behind him, Mozart knew how to limit himself to the bare essentials and to say the most with the fewest possible notes.

For anyone new to Classical music, there is no better place to start. The music student trying to grasp the elements of classical forms (sonata, minuet, and rondo) could hardly find clearer examples. And even the seasoned music lover and the professional musician must marvel again and again at a perfection that almost defies description.

THE BELLS Drop 6 Media, Inc., 2007

P R O G R A M N OT E S “I think of Fandango 13 as a virtuosic burst of energy from beginning to end. It was premiered by the Eastman Percussion Ensemble at PASIC 2013 and dedicated to those players who brought it to life so brilliantly: Brant Blackard, Chris Jones, Sarah Gartin, Connor Stevens, Sam Um, and Andrea Venet.”

WILLIAM BYRD / JOHN RAUSH

John Raush has captured the essence of William Byrd’s work “The Bells,” with this arrangement. The movement opens with the haunting sounds of two pitched gongs in C and D. The piece goes on to display an imitative texture through most of the piece.

“The Bells” is structured in large musical paragraphs, a continuous motivic variation emanating from a single two-note ground in the bass. The work culminates with a tubular bell solo amidst a grandiose layering of contrapuntal texture.

AQUARIUM FROM CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS CAMILLE SAINT SAENS / MATTHEW MOORE Innovative Percussion, 2015

Written for keyboard percussion sextet, Aquarium is an arrangement of Saint-Saëns’ enchanting movement of the same name from The Carnival of the Animals. Musicality is at the forefront as players are challenged with complex, layered lines and multiple opportunities for rubato. Perfect for a middle school or high school ensemble.

STEFFANIE DEAN, GUEST CONDUCTOR

FANDANGO 13 Keyboard Percussion Publications, 2014

MICHAEL BURRITT

From the composer: “The percussion sextet Fandango 13 is a re-working of an earlier piece for keyboard percussion quartet and from a larger work commissioned by the West Point Academy titled Four Points West. I had thought for sometime that expanding the instrumentation to include several additional keyboards, hand drums and tom toms would make for a more dynamic piece and could stand alone outside the context of its original place within a three-movement work.

DANZA FURIOSO JONATHAN OVALLE Tapspace Publications , LLC, 2013 Composed in 2012 and premiered the same year at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention with the composer as soloist, the work is a high-energy feature for xylophone soloist with a backing trio of three marimbists, all sharing one instrument.

“My desire was to create a solo feature for xylophone that drew more influence from concert pieces such as Kreisler’s iconic Tambourin Chinois rather than from popular works of the ragtime era which are so embedded in the solo xylophone literature. In this piece I sought to combine the melodic energy of a work like Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No. 5 in the solo part with the fervor of traditional Guatemalan and Mexican marimba playing in the marimba trio accompaniment, all with a bit of gypsy flair.”

– Jonathan Ovalle

CONCERTO FOR SOLO DRUM SET AND PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

DAVID MANCINI

Kendor Music, Inc., 1988 This vibrant showcase for solo drum set features an array of popular styles including Latin-funk, Funk, Afro-Cuban, and Fast Samba. Naturally, there are numerous opportunities for the soloist to ad lib over an established groove and stretch out during some longer open solo sections. Despite the title, it should also be mentioned that this is not a multi-movement suite — once the music begins, it plays continuously to the end.

JONATHAN OVALLE, DRUM SET

CO N D U C TO R Gregg Rinehart, a native of Flint, Michigan, graduated from Mt. Morris High School and was fortunate to attended Western Michigan University during Eddie Green’s tenure as Director of Bands. After aging out of the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps, he started his teaching career at Lake Highlands High School, Richardson, TX, in 1980. Mr. Rinehart served as the percussion director for Westfield HS, 1982-89; Spring HS, 1989-94; Plymouth-Canton HS, 19942001; Richland HS, 2001-2003; Lake Highlands HS 2003-2006; Dekaney HS, 2007-14; returning to Westfield HS in 2014.

Mr. Rinehart was part of several BOA Regional Championships including Lake Highlands HS, Westfield HS, Spring HS, and Plymouth-Canton HS as well as BOA National Championships with Plymouth-Canton HS in 1999, Spring HS in 1993 and silver medalist Westfield HS in 1985. The 1985 Westfield HS drum line received the Frank Arsenault Outstanding Percussion award at BOA Nationals.

Westfield HS, Spring HS and Plymouth-Canton HS were also state marching champions during his tenure.

GREGG RINEHART

Mr. Rinehart has been very active in BOA educational programs and international symposiums having served as the percussion coordinator for the Honor Band of America, touring Europe and Japan, as well as marching percussion coordinator.

He is Past President of the Michigan chapter of PASIC, directed showcase concerts at PASIC and winner of “Call For Tapes” with Westfield HS-1988, Spring HS-1992 and Plymouth-Canton HS-1996.

During his career, Mr. Rinehart has been instrumental in developing educational concepts for grades 6-12 as well as focusing on the development of a well-rounded student. He is extremely proud of former students and excited to have witnessed the growth of percussion as a performance idiom over the last four decades!

G U E S T CO N D U C TO R Mark Calima is the Director of Bands at Westfield High School in Houston, TX. He is a 2004 Cum Laude graduate of the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston. Mr. Calima returns to Westfield High School where he is also a proud alumnus, graduating from Westfield in 1997.

Mr. Calima is in his 12th year of teaching and began his career in Spring ISD (Assistant Band Director at Bammel Middle School 2004-2005 and Associate Band Director at Westfield High School 2005-2010) and most recently the Director of Bands at Cedar Ridge High School in Round Rock, TX (2010-2015). Concert Bands under his direction have received consistent “Sweepstakes Awards” at UIL Concert and Sight Reading Competition and have also been selected as “Best in Class” and “Best Overall Group” at every music festival attended.

Mr. Calima’s marching bands have been successful in the Texas 4A/5A/6A UIL Competitions and have been a finalist at many Bands of America Regional Competitions throughout his career. Accolades include: 2008 5A UIL State Marching Band Participant, 2011 4A and 2012 5A UIL Area D Marching Finalist, 2013 Bands of America Grand National Finalist, 2014 6A UIL State Marching Band Participant, and the lead visual instructor of the 2003 Bands of America Grand National Champion. Mr. Calima also had a group under his direction invited to perform at the prestigious 2013 Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, Ill. Mr. Calima was also the Founder and Director of HASWE (Houston Area Summer Wind Ensemble) which was a non-profit summer band camp for Houston area high school musicians. The goal of the camp was to provide “high level instruction for low cost.” The camp thrived from the Summer of 2004 through the Summer of 2009 and was supported by Drum Corps International’s “The ExSIGHTment of Sound” Organization.

Mr. Calima was awarded the High School Teachers” and won Professional Affiliations include Music Educators Association, and

2009 “Who’s Who Among America’s the 2012 “Teacher of the Year” Award.

Texas Band Masters Association, Texas the Texas Music Adjudicators Association.

MARK CALIMA

G U E S T CO N D U C TO R Steffanie Gwynn Dean is currently in her third year as Head Choir Director at Westfield High School in Spring ISD. This is her eighth year as an educator. Prior to teaching at Westfield High School, she was Associate Choral Director at Spring High School, and during this time she worked with the Claughton Middle School Band as they prepared their performance for the 2011 Midwest Clinic. Before teaching high school, Ms. Dean spent three years teaching middle school choir in Spring ISD. During Ms. Dean’s time in Spring ISD, she has worked closely with band and percussion directors at all three high school band programs in Spring ISD: Spring High School, Andy Dekaney High School and Westfield High School. In her time as a middle school and high school choir director, Ms. Dean has consistently received UIL sweepstakes awards as well as multiple National Honors from The Foundation for Music Education.

In 2004, Ms. Dean graduated from the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music as a vocal performance major. During her time at the University of Houston, Ms. Dean sang with three different choral ensembles and had leading roles in many operas. In addition to her choral studies, Ms. Dean pursued interests in Wind and Orchestral conducting.

Ms. Dean’s interest in instrumental ensembles began at an early age. Her introduction to music education was in sixth grade band in Spring ISD. Ms. Dean played the flute in middle school and in the Spring High School band. It was not until high school that Ms. Dean found her love for singing and decided to pursue it full time.

While Ms. Dean left band to pursue her passion for vocal music, Ms. Dean always remembered where and how she first fell in love with the idea of becoming an educator of young musicians.

STEFFANIE DEAN

CO M P O S ER Jacob Remington (b.1986) is a percussionist/composer from Fort Worth, Texas. He began his musical studies with the piano at the age of seven, and continued with horn and guitar before eventually finding his way to percussion. As a performer, Jake has presented several recitals, and been featured as a soloist in numerous concerts including the premier of Eric Ewazen’s Concerto for Marimba and Percussion Ensemble with the Texas Christian University Percussion Ensemble. He was a semi-finalist in the 2009 Paris International Marimba Competition, and was awarded third place at the 2004 Percussive Arts Society International Convention Marimba Competition.

In addition to his work as a soloist, Jake has performed with several professional ensembles such as the London Contemporary Orchestra and the London Sinfonietta. Jake is very passionate about the development and enrichment of percussion repertoire, and actively promotes this by composing new pieces, commissioning composers, and collaborating with other artists. His percussion duo with Maria Finkelmeier, Evolution Duo, codirected the Piteå Percussion Repertoire Festival and created the commissioning project “Compose. Perform. Inspire.” which generated seven new works for percussion duo.

These pieces are available on CD at www.ensemble-evolution.com.

Jake holds a M.A. with Distinction in Percussion Performance from the Royal Academy of Music in London, England, and a B.M.E. from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Throughout his musical career, he has been privileged to study with some of the world’s top percussionists and teachers including Anders Åstrand, Eric Sammut, Colin Currie, Neil Percy, Richard Gipson, Brian West, Joey Carter, Paul Rennick, Sandi Rennick, Mark Teal, and Mike Mathew. His music is published through C. Alan Publications.

JACOB REMINGTON

CO M P O S ER

Stuart P. O’Neil received a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Nebraska and a Master of Music Theory degree from the University of Kansas, and has been teaching vocal and instrumental music in various Kansas public schools since 1993. In addition to his work as a teacher and composer, O’Neil serves as an arranger, accompanist, adjudicator, and conductor. He currently lives in Lawrence, KS, with his family.

STUART P. O’NEIL

CO M P O S ER James Campbell has received worldwide recognition as a performer, pedagogue and author, and is a respected figure in the development of the contemporary percussion ensemble. He has toured extensively throughout The Americas, Europe, and Asia. Currently Provost’s Distinguished Service Professor of Music and Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, he also holds the positions of Principal Percussionist with the Lexington Philharmonic, drummer with the Kentucky Jazz Repertory Orchestra, and Past-President of the Percussive Arts Society.

Well known for his long past association with the internationally renowned Rosemont Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps, Jim has served as their principal instructor, arranger, and Program Coordinator and was inducted into the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame. He served as Percussion Director for the McDonald’s All-American High School Band and was inducted into the Bands of America Hall of Fame, which recognizes individuals who have greatly impacted the nation’s band activity and music education.

As a performer, Jim has appeared at the International Society of Music Education World Conference, International Patagonia Percussion Festival, Journèes de la Percussion, PercuSonidos Percussion Festival, Swedish Arts and Musicians Interest Organization, Australian Percussion Eisteddfod, MENC National InService Conference, Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic, MusicFest Canada, All-Japan Band Clinic, The Music for All World Percussion Symposium, State MEA conventions across the country, and frequently appears as an artist at the Percussive Arts Society International Conventions (PASIC).

Among his award-winning works for percussion, Jim has published with Meredith Music, C.L. Barnhouse Co., C. Alan Publications, Innovative Percussion, RowLoff Productions, Bachovich Music Publications, and Alfred Publications with whom he served as the Percussion Team Author for the Expressions Music Curriculum. Jim is an artist and endorsee for Innovative Percussion, Evans Drumheads, Grover Pro Percussion, and is a member of the Latin Percussion Educational Advisory Board. He is an Artist and Educator for the Avedis Zildjian Cymbal Company and a Performing Artist for Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestra Division.

JAMES B. CAMPBELL

CO M P O S ER of Burritt’s original compositions as well as works written expressly for him. He has been featured artist at seven Percussive Arts Society International Conventions.

In 1992 he presented his New York solo debut in Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall and in 1998 performed his London debut in the Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Mr. Burritt has extensive chamber and orchestral experience and has performed with the Chicago Chamber Musicians, The Chicago Symphony, The Rembrandt Players, and the The Penninsula Music Festival Orchestra.

MICHAEL BURRITT Having performed in four continents and nearly forty states Michael Burritt is one of the World’s leading percussion soloists. He is in frequent demand performing concert tours and master classes throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Canada. Mr. Burritt has been soloist with the Dallas Wind Symphony, Omaha Symphony, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Richmond Symphony Orchestra, Ju Percussion Group (Taiwan), Percussion Art Quartet (Germany), Amores Percussion Group (Spain), Peaux (Sweden) and the Tempus Fugit Percussion Ensemble of Pittsburgh, PA. Mr. Burritt has three solo recordings- Perpetual, and Shadow Chasers and recently released his third entitled Waking Dreams on the Resonator Records label. All the recordings are comprised

Mr. Burritt is also active as a composer, with two concertos to his credit, numerous solo and chamber works for marimba and percussion as well as two books of etudes.

His works for solo marimba have become standard repertoire for the instrument and are frequently required repertoire on international competitions. He has been commissioned by The World Marimba Competition in Stuttgart Germany, The Paris International; Marimba Competition, Third Coast Percussion Quartet, Exit 9 Percussion, Louisiana State University, The Northshore Concert Band and the Tempus Fugit Percussion Ensemble. Mr. Burritt is published with Ludwig Music, C. Allen and Keyboard Percussion Publications. Burritt is also an artist/clinician and product design/consultant for Malletech, where he has developed his own line of signature marimba mallets and an artist/ educational clinician with the Zildijan Company. Mr. Burritt is a member of the Percussive Arts Society Board of Directors, a contributing editor for Percussive Notes Magazine and the chairman of the PAS Keyboard Committee.

Michael Burritt is currently Professor of Percussion and head of the department at The Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Prior to his appointment at Eastman Mr. Burritt was Professor of Percussion at Northwestern University from 1995-2008 where he developed a program of international distinction.

Mr. Burritt received his Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees, as well as the prestigious Performers Certificate from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. His teachers have included John Beck, Gordon Stout, Paul Yancich and Herbert Flower.

CO M P O S ER / S O LO I S T Jonathan Ovalle is a percussionist whose concerts and collaborations feature an array of musical aesthetics. He has performed and presented masterclasses in North America and Asia, has been a featured artist at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, has served as a judge for the Thailand Drumline Competition and most recently has been featured as a guest artist at the 2015 Ohio and Tennessee PAS Days of Percussion.

Along with percussionist, Neeraj Mehta, he is currently one half of the chamber duo, PERCUNOVA. The duo gave its international concert debut in July 2014 at the Thailand Brass and Percussion Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, followed by a concert/clinic tour of India. Ovalle has performed with the Sarasota Opera, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Brass Band of Battle Creek, New Music Detroit, and the Detroit Chamber Winds. As a drumset and world percussion artist, he has shared the stage with artists such as Jon Hendricks, Vic Juris, Roland Vazquez, Ann Hampton Callaway, David Hazeltine, Phil Markowitz, Harold Danko, Stephanie Nakassian, Gunnar Mossblad, Tim Whalen, and currently leads his own Afro-Cuban trio/quartet featuring him as a drummer as well as a composer.

As a composer/arranger, his marching percussion experience includes previous success as both a front ensemble and battery arranger for Bands of America Grand National Championship and WGI finalist (Scholastic & Independent World Class) ensembles. His concert percussion music is published by Tapspace Publications and Living Sound Triangles.

He is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater & Dance, where he serves as a director of the University’s famed percussion ensemble, director of the Latin Jazz Ensemble and director of the MPulse Summer Percussion Institute, a two-week summer intensive for high school percussionists in grades 9-12. His research interests include: kinesiology/motor coordination — utilizing the body’s natural physics to create greater efficiency and more depth of tone, snare drum performance and pedagogy as a vehicle to developing universal technique on all percussion instruments, as well as memory organization and learning processes and their role in effective practicing. He is a proud artist/endorser with Pearl, Adams, Zildjian, Remo, and Innovative Percussion.

JONATHAN OVALLE

CO M P O S ER S David Mancini is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, where he was awarded the Performer’s Certificate. Mancini’s versatility as a drummer and percussionist has garnered him appearances with such diverse artists as Chuck Mangione, Eddie Daniels, Urbie Green, Marvin Stamm, Jeff Tyzik, Don Menza, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Rosemary Clooney, Diahann Carroll, Maureen McGovern, Joe Williams, Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis and Bop Hope. From 1971-1981 Dave was a member of the percussion section of the Rochester (NY) Philharmonic Orchestra. In the early 1980’s he spent a year and a half performing, touring and recording with Maynard Ferguson. In 2003, Dave was invited to be the drummer for the Maynard Ferguson Alumni Band, which performed in Boston to celebrate Maynard’s 75th birthday.

As the touring drummer for Doc Severinsen and conductor Jeff Tyzik, Dave Mancini has performed with the majority of symphony orchestras in the United States and Canada including: The Boston Pops, Chicago Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, New York Pops, Vancouver Symphony, Dallas Symphony, and the Milwaukee Symphony.

DAVID MANCINI

Dave is in great demand as an artist/clinician for the Avedis Zildjian Cymbal Company, Yamaha Drums, and Vic Firth, Inc., presenting hands-on workshops and master classes at numerous colleges and public schools around the country each year.

Dave is founder and president of We Love Kids, Inc., an outreach program for kids. Together with his partner Rick Flowers, the former Chief Deputy of the Tarrant County Sheriff ’s Department in Ft. Worth (TX) and Latin and African percussionist, he presents drumming workshops to encourage young people to explore their creative talents as an alternative to drugs, gangs and violence.

G U E S T S O LO I S T S

MI NGUYEN, STUDENT SOLOIST Daniel Vila is a junior at the University of Houston, double majoring in Music Education and Performance. He has performed with many of the top ensembles at the Moores School of Music, including their Percussion Ensemble, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, Cougar Brass, Steel Pan Ensemble, and their Aura Contemporary Ensemble. Daniel is a graduate of Andy Dekaney High School and was a part of the 2010 Midwest Clinic performing ensemble. He was also chosen to perform with the Region 9 Region Orchestra in 2012. Upon finishing his undergraduate studies, he plans to work in the field and later return to school for a Master’s degree in Music Performance.

DANIEL VILA

S P R I N G I N D EP EN D EN T S CH O O L D I S T R I C T VISION Spring Independent School District will be a district of choice known for high quality academics with innovative and specialized programs that meet the needs of all students in a positive learning environment.

MISSION Spring Independent School District prepares students to be lifelong learners, critical thinkers, and responsible citizens who display good character — ready to contribute, compete, and lead in today’s global society.

ABOUT SPRING ISD The District serves over 36,000 pre-kindergarten through twelfth-grade students in 36 schools. Those campuses include three comprehensive 6A high schools, a high school career academy, six traditional sixth- through eighth-grade middle schools, a middle school of choice that focuses on math, science and the fine arts, one

pre-kindergarten through second-grade primary school, one third- through fifthgrade intermediate school, and twenty-three prekindergarten through fifth-grade elementary schools. Spring ISD opened its first green school, an elementary school focused on discovery-based learning, in August 2011. In addition, a virtual school offers core-subject and elective courses taught in an online learning environment.

The District is geographically divided into northeast and southwest areas by Interstate 45 and FM 1960. The northeast area, which has a Spring address, includes the Old Town Spring shopping area and Spring High School. The southwest area, which has a Houston address, reflects an increasing mix of residential, apartment and commercial areas. Westfield High School is located in this area. Dekaney High School, which is located just south of FM 1960 and east of I-45 on Imperial Valley Rd., opened in August 2007. There is no incorporated town or city within the District’s 57.6 square miles. Spring ISD continues to grow in an urban area of Harris County.

WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS FACULTY

Alonzo Reynolds III, Principal

Mark Calima, Director of Bands

David Mason, Associate Principal for Administration

Kyle Marx, Associate Director of Bands

Dr. James Golden, Associate Principal for Instruction

Gregg Rinehart, Percussion Director

John Starling, Assistant Principal – 9th grade

Thomas Harrington, Color Guard Director

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Karen Jones, Assistant Principal – 9th grade

Steffanie Dean, Choral Director

Rhonda L. Faust

James Mueller, Assistant Principal – 10th grade

Kendra Morgan, Choral Director

Justine Durant

Dr. Myriam Quintero-Khan, Assistant Principal – 10th grade

Roland Latson, Dance Director

Don Davis

Dennis Jester, Assistant Principal – 11th grade

Brittany Freeman, Dance Director

Jana Gonzales

Dr. Grace Nickerson, Assistant Principal – 12th grade

Monet Salone, Theater Director

Dr. Deborah Jensen

Reginald Thomas, Academy Coordinator

Alfredo Morales-Piedra, Theater Director

SPRING ISD ADMINISTRATION Dr. Rodney E. Watson, Superintendent Joe Clark, Director of Fine Arts Sue Maloy, Secretary Norma Rodriguez, Bookkeeper

Chris A. Bell Rhonda Newhouse

A B O U T T H E WE S T FI EL D B A N D P R O G R A M Westfield High School is located in Houston, Texas. In 1976, Westfield opened as Spring High School South taking ninth graders from Spring High School. In 1982 Spring High South renamed itself Westfield High School and became its own four-year institution.

For more than 30 years, the Westfield High School Band has been one of the most successful band programs in the country. All students enter band in sixth grade at one of three different middle school campuses, Bammel Middle School, Claughton Middle School, and Wells Middle School, and begin to learn the fundamental aspects of playing their specific instruments. Sixth grade beginner classes are homogenous and remain that way for the duration of the student’s beginner year. In the student’s seventh and eighth grade years, they are placed into a playing ensemble where they continue to grow their individual playing skills and begin to advance their knowledge of ensemble playing. There are approximately 4,000 students between the three middle school campuses in any given year.

The Westfield High School Band is made up of 120 members in 3 concert bands selected through a series of playing auditions. Performance opportunities include Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Percussion Ensemble, and Applied Music.

Through these various opportunities, members of the band program are able to participate in concerts, contests, recitals, and community events throughout the year.

Individual band students compete in region, area, and state level band and orchestra auditions through the Texas Music Educators Association as well as an annual solo and ensemble contest organized and run by the band. In the past the Westfield Band has had an exceptionally high volume of All State Students, one of the highest honors for an individual student in the state of Texas. Private instruction is strongly supported and encouraged for every student in the program by both the school district and the band program. These lessons are a critical factor in the ongoing development of the young musicians of the Westfield Band program. The middle school and high school directors work together to recruit and hire experienced and proven private instructors who invest their daily working hours to educate band members from the beginning level though their senior year. The continued growth of the band program is heavily driven by the time and commitment from these individuals who are regarded as extended staff of the Westfield Band Program.

The concert band program is the framework for the continued growth and success of the Westfield Band. Students not only learn ensemble skills, such as listening, matching and understanding proper balance within a section or band, but they are also placed into homogenous sectionals within each band before or after school. Students are given the information needed to continue developing individual skill sets on their instruments to aid in the maturation of each individual player in these sectionals. Keeping a regimented sectional schedule is an integral part of the band program’s fast development during its existence. All of the concert bands,

at both the middle schools and the high school, participate in the University Interscholastic League’s Concert and Sight-Reading Contest each spring and consistently receive high praise.

The Westfield bands have become a consistent “Superior” rated band program and have had the honor of winning “Sweepstakes” for more than 30 years through their ability to demonstrate a “Superior” performance at both the UIL Marching Band Contest and the UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Contest.

It has been a joy to watch the Westfield Band mature over the years. The Westfield Band has: attended the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic (1992, and 1996 Symphonic Band), been selected as the TMEA Honor Band (1989, Class 5A), attended the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (1989, 1994, and 2001), received Sudler awards (Flag of Honor 1994, and Sudler Shield 1999), attended the BOA Concert Band Festival (Symphonic II 1994, Symphonic Band 1995), won BOA Grand National Championship (2003), and won the UIL State Marching Contest (1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, and 1998).

The invitation for the Westfield Percussion Group to perform at the 2015 Midwest Clinic has been a dream come true for the program. The directors could not be more proud of the students for their hard work, passion, and dedication to music.

WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL PRIVATE LESSON STAFF FLUTE Twana Henneke

CLARINET Natalie Ladanyi

OBOE Annie Henneke

SAXOPHONE Seth McAdow Andrew Garcia

TRUMPET Colin Seig Austin Williams FRENCH HORN Mike Hill

TROMBONE Michael Warny

TUBA Ryan Rambusch

EUPHONIUM Tyler Hardee

PERCUSSION Daniel Vila Greg Walker

TO OUR FAMILY OF BAND DIRECTORS IN SPRING ISD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT: BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL Vic Flowers, Blake Lein, Suzanne Ray, Nathan Reeves, Russell VanPatten

CLAUGHTON MIDDLE SCHOOL Chase Giddings, Leonard Castleberry, Christine Flannery, John Maldonado

TWIN CREEKS MIDDLE SCHOOL Austin Swack, Carley Hood, Johnathan Alvarez

BAMMEL MIDDLE SCHOOL Robert Munoz, James Cook

DUEITT MIDDLE SCHOOL Chris Gonzales, Jane Maloy, Mike Warny

WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL Ryan Brittain, Ben Clark, Ryan Thornberry, Ian Smith

WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL BAND BOOSTERS Monica Charlton, President Ira Vigil, VP Fundraising Jim Nolan, Treasurer Tara Hicks, Secretary Jo Blackburn , Mule Team Chairperson Shamika Glover, Communication Chairperson Maria Cano, Color Guard Liaison Micaela Guerrero, Chaperon and Uniform Chairperson Steve Spicer, TEOS Teresa Denson, Parliamentarian

PERCUSSION GROUP GRADUATES Jennifer Melros

DEKANEY HIGH SCHOOL Trent Cooper, Michael Flake, Blake Woolums, Brian Perez, William Martin SPRING HIGH SCHOOL Gabe Musella, Jason Smith, Terri Risinger, JD Guzman

SPRING ISD INSTRUMENTAL HONORS THE MIDWEST CLINIC 1980 Spring HS Symphonic Band, Richard Crain, Director 1989 Spring ISD Middle School Honor Band, Richard Crain, Director 1992 Westfield HS Symphonic Band, Philip Geiger, Director 1994 Spring HS Symphonic Band, Bill Watson, Director 1996 Westfield HS Symphonic Band, Philip Geiger, Director 1998 Spring ISD Middle School Honor Band, Richard Crain, Director 1999 Spring HS Symphonic Band, Tom Bennett, Director 2008 Spring HS Wind Ensemble, Gabriel Musella, Director 2009 Spring HS Percussion Ensemble, Rick Rodriguez, Director 2010 Spring High School Jazz Ensemble, Joe Clark, Director 2010 Dekaney High School Wind Ensemble, Trent Cooper, Director 2011 Claughton Middle School Symphonic Band, Ogechi Ukaza, Director 2013 Bailey Middle School Percussion Ensemble, Austin Swack, Director 2013 Spring High School Saxophone Quartet, Jason Smith, Director 2015 Westfield High School Percussion Ensemble, Gregg Rinehart, Director TEXAS MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION HONOR BANDS 1977 Bammel Middle School, Class C/2C, Fred Schroeder, Director 1985 Wells Middle School, Class C, Bill Watson, Director 1989 Westfield High School, Class 5A, Philip Geiger, Director 1991 Bammel Middle School, Class 2C, Charlotte Royall, Director 2001 Westfield High School, Class 5A, Philip Geiger, Director PERCUSSIVE ARTS SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION 1989 Westfield High School, Lamar Burkhalter, Director 1992 Spring High School, Gregg Rinehart, Director 1994 Westfield High School, Lamar Burkhalter, Director 2001 Westfield High School, Jason Hall, Director

SUDLER AWARDS 1994 Flag of Honor, Westfield High School, Philip Geiger, Director 1995 Flag of Honor, Spring High School, Bill Watson, Director 1999 Sudler Shield, Westfield High School, Philip Geiger, Director BOA National Concert Band Festival 1994 Westfield Symphonic II, Frank Troyka, Director 1995 Westfield Symphonic Band, Philip Geiger, Director 2002 Spring High School Percussion Ensemble, Rick Rodriguez, Director 2005 Spring Symphonic Band, Mark Edenfield, Director BOA GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1993 Spring High School, Bill Watson, Director 2003 Westfield High School, Philip Geiger, Director UIL STATE MARCHING CHAMPIONS 1987 Westfield High School, Philip Geiger, Director 1988 Westfield High School, Philip Geiger, Director 1989 Westfield High School, Philip Geiger, Director 1992 Spring High School, Bill Watson, Director 1994 Spring High School, Bill Watson, Director 1996 Westfield High School, Philip Geiger, Director 1998 Westfield High School, Philip Geiger, Director

SPECIAL THANKS AND APPRECIATION FROM GREGG RINEHART All former and current students, parents and colleagues John Alstrin Dennis Anderson Dashira Arce Cosmo Barbaro Tom Bennett John Best Louis Boldrighini Lamar Burkhalter Michael Burritt Brian Callahan Mark Calima Jim Campbell Joe Clark Trent Cooper Jim Corbin Richard Crain Gary Czapinski Marie Czapinski

Josh Dekaney James Dolnik Dave Dombeck Carl Doubleday Tom Float Mark Garlitos Brian Gibbs Philip Geiger Rick Ghinelli Eddie Green JD Guzman Greg Hames Thom Hannum Thomas Harrington Malcolm Helm Don Hill Mark Hilliker Steve Houghton

Corbin Hutchison Lynn Jackson Josafat Jaime Doug Johns Wally Karboske Cindy Lansford Jager Loyde Dennis Loucks Doug Maake John Maldonado Melodianne Mallow Brian Mason David McGrath Matthew McInturf Lorenzo Medrano KC Michel Robin Moffitt Rob Myers

Johnathan Ovalle Key Poulan Larry Ratchliff Paul Rennick Rick Rodriguez Mitch Rogers Brian Rolon James Ross Charlotte Royall Pat Ruddy Sean Salinas Andy Salmon Fred Sanford Bill Schaffer Ian Smith Ken Snoeck Alan Spaeth Marvin Sparks

Michael Tarr Pete Tolhuizen Frank Troyka Michael Varner Diane Vasquez Randy Vaughn Jay Wannamaker Anna Watkins Bill Watson Brian West Marion West Barry Wentz LeRoy Young Mr. Rinehart would like to give special thanks to, his mother, Jayne Young, brother, David Rinehart, and Father, Glenn Rinehart, deceased.

SPECIAL THANKS AND APPRECIATION FROM MARK CALIMA AND THE WESTFIELD BAND PROGRAM Eve Barrios John Best Ryan Brittain Michael Burritt Nidia Bustamante Leonard Castleberry Ben Clark Joe Clark Richard Crain Director’s Choice James Cook Trent Cooper First Photo Texas

Christine Flannery Ed Fleming Chris Forsythe Michael Gaines Philip Geiger Ryan George Rick Ghinelli Chase Giddings Dr. James Golden Eddie Green Rex Grozier JD Guzman Jason Hall

Tom Harrington H&H Music Horizon Printing Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser Jager Loyde John Maldonado Sue Maloy David Mancini Robert Munoz Gary Markham Kyle Marx David Mason KC Michel

Midwest Board of Directors Fred J. Miller, Inc. Gabe Musella Music and Arts Music for All Music Travel Consultants Mi Nyguen Stuart P. O’Neil Jonathan Ovalle Jacob Remington Alonzo Reynolds III Gregg Rinehart Michelle Rodriguez

A Very Special Thank You to Jacquie Vargas and Robin Wilson for the creation and design of this program.

Thank You to artist Kathleen Patrick for allowing the use of her original works for our program cover.

Kathleen Patrick’s work is available at ChicagoSkylineArt.com.

Norma Rodriguez Rick Rodriguez Ian Smith Ryan Thornberry Diane Vasquez Mary Velez Daniel Vila Greg Walker The Westfield Band Boosters The Westfield High School Faculty Westside Recording

The Westfield Percussion Ensemble would like to thank Innovative Percussion and Erik Johnson, President and CEO of Innovative Percussion, for their generosity and unyielding support of the program.

“WINDY CIT Y NIGHTS” KATHLEEN PATRICK