University Band: Broadway Program 27 April 25 by UTSA School of Music

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SCHOOL OF MUSIC PRESENTS:

UTSA University Band

Prof. Hector Garcia and Prof. Ron Ellis

Broadway Music!

Opening Night on Broadway

Selections from “Phantom of the Opera”

“You Can’t Stop the Beat” from Hairspray

West Side Story

Selections from “Chicago”

I N T E R M I S S I O N Senior Recognition

“You’re the One That I Want” from Grease

Arr. Michael Brown

Webber/arr. Barker

Shaiman/arr. Ricketts

Bernstein/Sweeney

Kander/Ricketts

Farrar/arr. Wagner

Rent Larson/Bocook

Les Misérables

Sunday, April 27, 2025 3:00 pm UTSA Music Recital Hall

Schönberg/Bocook

Flute

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Person n el

(Personnel roster is listed alphabetically to emphasize the important contribution made by each musician)

Bassoon

Sophia Alaniz

Lane Arguello, Piccolo

Felicia Fuentes

Elisabeth Kubena

Allison Morin

Ariana Thompson

Fernanda Veloz, Piccolo

Madeline Wilson

C Clarinet

Allison Carbajal

Alejandro Garza

Natalia Pequeño

Michael Rios

Jacob Wall

Joshua Wall

Tarynn Williams

Gabby Gerber, bass clarinet

Charlotte Householder, bass clarinet

S Saxophone

Jared Alejo

Luis Alvarado

Devin Brown

Kaila Castro

Manuel Flores

Marina Garcia

Mikayla Garza

Nicky Gonzalez

Esau Hernandez

Robert Hernandez

Thomas Nguyen

David Sosa

Christopher Monroy, tenor sax

Joaquin Robles, tenor sax

Alexis Zaragoza, tenor sax

Isabella Lopez, bari sax

Seth Perez, bari sax

Richard Ytuarte, bari sax

T Trumpet

Nathan Bravo

Joshua Enciso

Jacqueline Kolada

Isabella Lozano

Kaleb Mulcahy

Yoshi Murillo

Samuel Quezada

Joseph Sutton

Ryan Fletcher

Francis Maille Horn

Angelica Cordero

Sep Garcia

Andrew Gonzales

Abbie Henk

Travis Niccum

Hector Rosas

Matthew Stevens

Kaely Trantham

T Trombone

Madeline Barrera-Griffith

Molly Busch

Thomas Gonzales-Mata, bass trombone

Kalen Griffin

Landon Kilpela

Jasmine Lasiter

Olivia Lliteras

Rodrigo Mendez

Meikhi Schwarz

E Euphonium

Trinity Evans

Avery George

Jaylynn Gomez

Andrew Kiraly

Sydney Marsh

Brandon McAffee

Angelyca Mejia

Logan O'Neil

Roland Scherer

Eric Silva

T Tuba

Alex Caldwell

Abraham Pena

Frankie Rodriguez

P Percussion

Emma Fasano

Jacob Herrera

Brenna Kellner

Gabriel Leal

Joaquin Mata

Delylah Medina

Richard Myers

Jared Worman, Music Librarian

Eva Ayala, Music Librarian

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Conductor s

Hector Garcia, a native of San Antonio, Texas, is currently Assistant Director of Athletic Bands at UTSA and is the conductor of the UTSA University Band as well as the director of the UTSA Athletic Pep Band. In the fall semester, he assists directing the UTSA Spirit of San Antonio Marching Band.

Hector graduated with a master's degree in instrumental conducting from University of Texas at San Antonio in 2023 under the mentorship of Dr. John Zarco and Ron Ellis. While a graduate student at UTSA, Hector performed with the UTSA Wind Symphony and was a teaching assistant for several undergraduate courses including Conducting I & II, Marching Band Techniques, Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, and University Band.

Prior to attending UTSA, Hector taught brass/woodwind beginning band classes, marching band, concert band, and jazz band at the high school and middle school levels for three years. He received a bachelor's degree in music studies from Texas State University in 2017. Hector’s primary instrument is trumpet and actively performs in local community bands. Hector’s professional affiliations include Texas Music Educators Association , Kappa Kappa Psi, and Phi Mu Alpha. Some of his hobbies include photography, traveling, and doing card tricks for those around him. Fun fact: his favorite food is sushi!

R Ron Ellis serves as Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Prof Ellis conducts the UTSA Wind Ensemble, the UTSA Symphonic Band, The UTSA University Band, and the UTSA Athletic Bands. His responsibilities also include teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in conducting, wind literature, and music education. A nationally recognized guest conductor, adjudicator, and composer/arranger, his works for concert band, orchestra and choir are performed by university, community, high school and professional wind bands as well as in Carnegie Hall. He also currently serves as a music director for Walt Disney Attractions Entertainment in Orlando where he has directed the Toy Sold iers and the Student Musician Program since 1993.

He is a member of the College Band Directors National Association, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, Florida Music Educators Association, Florida Bandmasters Association, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Music Fraternity. He is als o an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, and Pi Kappa Lambda. Prof. Ellis received his Bachelor of Arts in Trombone Performance from the University of Central Florida and a Master of Music in Wind and Orchestral Conducting from the Universi ty of South Florida where he was a conducting student of William Wiedrich.

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Acknowledgements

Dr. Tracy Cowden, Director, School of Music

Dr. Stacey Davis, Assistant Director, School of Music

Dr. Kasandra Keeling, Associate Director, School of Music

Prof. Ron Ellis, Director of Bands

Dr. John Zarco, Director of Instrumental Ensembles

Naomy Ybarra, Administrative Services Officer 1

Steven Hill, Administrative Associate

Joey Berrios, Marketing Coordinator

Jared Davis, Senior Events Manager

Mr. Rico Gomez, Music Program Coordinator, UTSA Bands

Prof. Sherry Rubins and Prof. Paul Millette, Percussion Area Faculty

Dr. Rachel Woolf and Dr. Oswaldo Zapata, Woodwind and Brass Area Coordinators

Prof. Troy Peters, Director of Orchestras

Dr. Yoojin Muhn, Director of Choral Activities

Dr. Jordan Boyd, Assistant Director of Choral Activities

UTSA School of Music Faculty

Eva Ayala and Jared Worman, School of Music Librarians

UTSA Band Managers

Mu Tau Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi

Nu Eta Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha

Theta Gamma Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota

Iota Tau Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma

UTSA Spirit of San Antonio Student Association (SOSASA)

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The 350-member "Spirit of San Antonio" Marching Band is open to all UTSA students, regardless of major. Like all college bands, the group is comprised of students of various performance backgrounds. The "Spirit of San Antonio" will perform a standard pre-game show, 4-5 different halftime shows, stand tunes, and maintain UTSA traditions, while at the same time promoting a positive learning and social environment for its members. College bands strive towards being fun and spirited organizations while still achieving a quality of performance representative of the image of the university.

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