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April 30th-May 3rd, 2015 New Era Music Festivals Present Whistler Cantando Festival
April 30th-May 3rd, 2015
New Era Music Festivals Present
Whistler Cantando Festival
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Director’s Message
On Friday evening, we are featuring the outstanding wind ensemble from the University of Central Washington, under the direction of Larry Gookin. This is Professor Gookin’s last year at this school, after decades of outstanding contributions to music education. The students from the ensemble are not only performing, but are very involved in most of the instrumental masterclasses. The ensemble will be featuring guest saxophone soloist Adam Pelandini, also a CWU faculty member and internationally known performer.
Our jazz artists and adjudicators are all faculty members at Capilano University in Vancouver. We look forward to their festival performances on Saturday, as well as masterclasses in improvisation.
The Seattle Symphony String Trio will be performing, adjudicating, and giving instrumental masterclasses. They were a big hit with our string students two years ago, and we are thrilled to have them back.
The Saturday evening concert features the mass choir as well as the Vancouver Youth Choir – both under the direction of Carrie Tennant. We know this concert will be a big hit with both the choral and instrumental students. We’ve added a late night concert with the CWU Jazz Sextet at 9:30 in the Hilton Ballroom.
We conclude the festival on Sunday morning with the “Adjudicators’ Picks” – featuring ensembles recommended by our faculty.
Enjoy your time here, and good luck with your music making.
Dr. Dennis PrimeCantando Festival Director
Welcome to the Whistler Cantando Festival. Once again, we are thrilled to present another opportunity to make music in this beautiful mountain setting. Whistler is the fourth Cantando festival this spring and follows the Edmonton, Sun Peaks, and Nelson festivals. Each festival is unique, and venues vary from place to place, but the one constant is the exposure to great artists and adjudicators.
The festival opens on Thursday evening with the Mount Douglas Senior Jazz Band and the UBC Swing Kids. A great way to meet students from other schools at the festival and learn a bit about dancing the way your grandparents did!!
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Festival-At-A-Glance
April 30
May 1
May 2
Morning Afternoon Evening
Concert and Dance
Choral Performances
Choral Workshops
Performances
May 3
ConcertsConcert Band Performances & Workshops
Jazz Ensemble Performances & Workshops
Choral Workshops
Concert Band Performances & Workshops
Choral Performances
Instrumental Masterclasses
Concerts
Concerts
Mass Choir
Millenium Place
Whistler Convention Centre
Mt. Currie Ballroom, Hilton
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Concert Band Performances
Time Ensemble Name Director7:30am Smithers Jr. Concert Band Mike Doogan-Smith8:00am Bev Facey HS Concert Band Colleen Cruikshank8:30am Naches Valley Ranger Wind Ensemble Jeremy Bennett9:00am Bishop O’Byrne HS Concert Band Terry Edwards9:30am Vancouver College Grade 9 Concert Band Larry Olson
10:00am Burnsview Concert Band Jason Preston10:30am Smithers Sr. Concert Band Mike Doogan-Smith11:00am Lakeland Ridge Concert Band Wyn Humphries11:30am Point Grey Gr. 9 Concert Band Brent Taylor12:00pm MASS CHOiR REHEARSAL Carrie Tennant1:00pm 767 Dearman RCA Cadets Lara Antrobus1:30pm Moscrop Secondary intermediate Band Juliet Rundell2:00pm Yorkson Creek MS Senior Band David Mills2:30pm Johnston Heights Senior Wind Ensemble Alan Holmes3:00pm Fleetwood Park Senior Concert Band Adam Gough3:30pm Mount Douglas Senior Concert Band Doug Awai4:00pm Delta SS intermediate Band Catherine Campbell
4:30pm CENTRAL WASHiNGTON UNiVERSiTY DRESS REHEARSAL Larry Gookin
Friday May 1st, 2015Sea to Sky Ballroom
Whistler Convention Centre
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Time Ensemble Name Director 7:30am Burnsview Symphonic Ensemble Jason Preston8:00am Ecole Glenbrook Gr. 8 Band Peter Zaenker
8:30am Point Grey SS intermediate Strings Stephen Fleming9:00am Pacific Academy Junior String Orchestra Aaron Hardie9:30am Moscrop Secondary Senior Band Juliet Rundell
10:00am Mount Douglas Grade 10 Band Doug Awai10:30am Mulgrave Middle School Concert Band Colin Van De Reep11:00am Midway Jazz Ensemble Adrian Smith12:00pm MASS CHOiR REHEARSAL Carrie Tennant1:00pm VANCOUVER YOUTH CHOiR REHEARSAL Carrie Tennant2:00pm Pacific Academy Grade 8 Band Aaron Hardie2:30pm Sir Winston Churchill Tour Band Luciene Siedlecki3:00pm West Valley HS Concert Band Jeremy Freisz4:00pm VANCOUVER YOUTH CHOiR REHEARSAL Carrie Tennant
Concert Band Performances Continued...
Saturday May 2nd, 2015Sea to Sky Ballroom
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Jazz Ensembles
Time Ensemble Name Director8:30am Handsworth SS Jazz Band David Bradshaw9:30am Point Grey SS Jazz C Stephen Fleming
10:00am Naches Valley HS Ranger Jazz Ensemble Jeremy Bennett10:30am Handsworth Secondary Blue Band David Bradshaw11:00am Mulgrave Middle School Jazz Band Colin Van De Reep11:30am Mount Douglas Senior Jazz Band Doug Awai
12:00pm JAZZ ENSEMBLE WORKSHOP Capilano University Faculty
1:30pm Smithers SS Sr. Jazz Band Mike Doogan-Smith
2:30pm Vancouver College Middle School Jazz Ensemble Larry Olson
3:30pm Smithers SS Jr. Jazz Band Mike Doogan-Smith4:30pm Brentwood College Jazz Band Phil Newns5:00pm Fleetwood Park SS Jazz Adam Gough5:30pm Yorkson Creek Jazz Band David Mills
Friday May 1st, 2015Rainbow Theatre
Whistler Convention Centre
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Choral Performances
Time Ensemble Name Director1:00pm Sir Winston Churchill Tour Choir Karen Dionne1:30pm West Valley HS Ram Choir Josh Setten2:30pm Mulgrave Vocal Jazz Natassja By3:00pm Windermere Senior Concert Choir Andrea Lee
Friday May 1st, 2015Millennium Place
Saturday May 2nd, 2015Millennium Place
Time Ensemble Name Director7:00am Pacific Academy Middle School Choir Aaron Hardie7:30am Brentwood College A Cappela Jazz Choir Phil Newns8:00am Mulgrave Middle School Concert Choir Natassja By8:30am Mount Douglas SS Choir Doug Awai9:00am Johnson Heights Choir Alan Holmes9:30am Bishop O’Byrne HS Concert Choir John Ramsay
10:30am Fleetwood Park SS Choir Marley Stewart11:00am Brentwood College Concert Choir Phil Newns11:30am Point Grey SS Junior Choir Taylor Bone1:00pm Naches Valley Ranger Choir Cathy Kloster1:30pm Moscrop Choir Kye Min Siegerson
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Choral Workshops
Friday May 1st, 2015Millennium Place
Time Ensembles3:30pm Sir Winston Churchill, West Valley4:30pm Mulgrave Vocal Jazz, Windermere
Saturday May 2nd, 2015Millennium Place
Time Ensembles2:00pm Brentwood College Jazz, Mulgrave Middle,Mount Douglas3:00pm Brentwood College Concert, Bishop O’Byrne, Point Grey Junior4:00pm Fleetwood Park, Johnston Heights5:00pm Pacific Academy, Naches Valley, Moscrop
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Instrumental Masterclasses
Time Room Instrument Clinician9:00am Rainbow Theatre Clarinet David Stewart9:00am Wedgewood A/B Bassoon Michael Pittman9:00am Spearhead A/B Trombone Tanner Cornell9:00am Mt Currie Ballroom Percussion Erin Cone
10:00am Mt Currie Ballroom Flute Maggie Whiteman10:00am Rainbow Theatre Jazz improv Capilano Jazz Faculty10:00am Spearhead A/B Horn Logan Moss10:00am Wedgewood A/B Oboe David Hershfeldt11:00am Mt Currie Ballroom Saxophone Adam Pelandini11:00am Rainbow Theatre Trumpet Braden Waddell11:00am Wedgewood A/B Conducting Allan McMurray11:00am Spearhead A/B Low Brass Beserat Tafesse/Casey Swart1:00pm Rainbow Theatre Violin Stephen Bryant1:00pm Spearhead A/B Viola Sue Jane Bryant1:00pm Wedgewood A/B Cello Virginia Dziekonski1:00pm Harmony A/B Double Bass Ryan Donnelly2:00pm Rainbow Theatre Clarinet David Stewart2:00pm Wedgewood A/B Bassoon Michael Pittman2:00pm Spearhead A/B Trombone Tanner Cornell2:00pm Mt Currie Ballroom Percussion Erin Cone2:00pm Garibaldi A/B Electric Bass Andre Lachance3:00pm Mt Currie Ballroom Flute Maggie Whiteman3:00pm Spearhead A/B Horn Logan Moss3:00pm Wedgewood A/B Oboe David Hershfeldt4:00pm Mt Currie Ballroom Saxophone Adam Pelandini4:00pm Rainbow Theatre Trumpet Braden Waddell4:00pm Spearhead A/B Low Bass Beserat Tafesse/Casey Swart
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Daytime Concerts
Saturday May 2nd, 2015**space is limited**
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12:00pm Mt Currie Ballroom Cap U Jazz Faculty Concert
Burrows, Turner, Robbins, Lachance
12:00pm Rainbow Theatre Seattle Symphony Trio Concert
Bryant, Bryant, Dziekonski
1:00pm Mt Currie Ballroom Cap U Jazz Faculty Concert 2
Burrows, Turner, Robbins, Lachance
Sunday May 3rd, 2015Mt. Currie Ballroom, Hilton Hotel**schools will be nominated**
Time Ensemble9:00am Most Musical Junior Concert Band9:30am Most Exciting Jazz Choir
10:00am Most Mature Concert Choir10:30am Most Musical Senior Concert Band11:00am Most Exciting Junior Jazz Ensemble11:30am Most Exciting Senior Jazz Ensemble
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Evening Concerts
Thursday April 30th, 2015Sea to Sky Ballroom, 7:30PM
UBC Swing Kids with the Mount Douglas Senior Jazz Band Doug Awai, Director
Open to all participants, come out and learn to dance the way your grandparents did, to the tunes of the 30s, 40s and 50s. Always a big hit, the UBC Swing Kids
will lead the way supported by one of BC's best high school jazz bands.
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Evening Concerts Continued...
Central Washington University Wind EnsembleLarry Gookin, Director
Program To be Selected From:Shostakovich
Percy Grainger
Holst
Bach
Featuring Dr. Adam Pelandini
Franz Biebl /Arr. Larry Gookin
Ralph Hultgren
Festive Overture
Lincolnshire Posy
First Suite in Eb
Fantasia in G
Tribute to Rudy Wiedoeft
Ave Maria
Whirr! Whirr! Whirr!!!
Friday May lst, 2015Sea to Sky Ballroom, 7 & 8:30PM
Directors’ Reception - Sponsored by Affinity Group ToursWhistler Convention Centre, lower level
7:30 – 10:00 pm
Time Groups Assigned7:00pm Bev Facey High School, Bishop O’Byrne High School, Brentwood
College School, Burnsview Secondary School, Delta Secondary School, Ecole Glenbrook Middle School, Handsworth Secondary
School, Lakeland Ridge School, Moscrop Secondary, Mount Douglas Secondary School, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary,
Smithers Secondary, Vancouver College8:30pm 767 Dearman Royal Canadian Air Cadets , Fleetwood Park
Secondary, Johnston Heights Secondary School, Mulgrave School, Naches Valley High School, Pacific Academy, Point
Grey Secondary School, West Valley High School, Windermere Secondary School, Yorkson Creek Middle School
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The Central Washington University Wind Ensemble has gained the reputation as being one of the nation’s outstanding undergraduate wind ensembles, performing at state, regional, and national conferences.
On five different occasions, the ensemble has performed at the MENC Northwest Division Conference under the direction of Professor Larry Gookin. The Wind Ensemble has performed at the National CBDNA in Boulder, the National MENC in Minneapolis, the CBDNA Division Conferences in Reno, The Western international Band Clinics in Seattle, and several State WMEA conferences. The group also has received invitations to perform at the prestigious American Bandmasters Association conferences.
The CWU Wind Ensemble performs contemporary and traditional literature, seeking a balance between transcriptions, marches, and original wind ensemble compositions. The ensemble is frequently involved in new composition consortiums for Wind Band, including composers David Maslanka, Roger Cichy, Gregory Youtz, Thomas Sleeper, Shelley Hanson, David Gillingham, and Mark Camphouse.
Former members of the CWU Symphonic Wind Ensemble currently perform in orchestras, service bands, jazz bands, community bands, and various chamber ensembles throughout the country. Many graduates have continued their education as teaching assistants at outstanding graduate schools, and many have become exemplary music teachers in the public schools, in private study, and in higher education.
Central Washington University Wind Ensemble
Evening Concerts Continued...
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Guest Soloist: Adam PelandiniEvening Concerts Continued...
Saxophonist Dr. Adam Pelandini is an active performer, clinician and music educator based in the Pacific Northwest. Formerly an active performer in Boston, MA, his recent engagements include performances with the Boston Symphony Orchestra where he worked with conductors Andris Nelsons, Robert Spano and Stéphane Denève in Boston’s historic Symphony Hall and the Tanglewood Music Center’s Koussevitsky Music Shed. While performing with the BSO, his playing was described as “sensitive,” with “tonal richness” and “pinpoint tuning” by The Boston Musical intelligencer. Other recent performances include the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra (MA), the Monadnock Festival (NH), the Portland Symphony Orchestra (ME) and the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra (MA) working with a multitude of conductors including Gil Rose, Gunther Schuller, David Loebel and Benjamin Zander. During the Summers of 2011 and 2012, he was invited to perform with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra in Lenox, MA where he worked with conductors Stephan Asbury and Miguel Harth-Bedoya performing staples of the orchestral saxophone repertoire and chamber music. He has also recently performed with the Alea iii New Music Ensemble, Acoustic Uproar, The Stone in New York City and ChagallPAC with saxophonists Jean-Michel Goury, Pierre-Stephan Mouget and Serge Bertocchi.
As a soloist, Adam has performed in numerous recitals and masterclasses across the United States. He was a featured performer at the North American Saxophone Alliance regional conferences in Salem, MA (2012) and the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY (2010). in November, 2012 he was invited to give a recital and masterclass at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA. A proponent of new music, Adam has collaborated with renowned composers including Gunther Schuller, Michael Gandolfi, Lei Liang, Matti Kovler, James Yannatos, Matthew Kaner and many others. He has also participated in several World Premier performances including most recently: Ketty Nez’s Thresholds for Piano and Wind Ensemble as principal alto saxophone with the Boston University Wind Ensemble.
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Saturday May 2nd, 2015Sea to Sky Ballroom, 7 & 8:30PM
Evening Concerts Continued...
Whistler Mass Choir
Vancouver Youth ChoirCarrie Tennant, Conductor
Time Groups Assigned7:00pm Bev Facey High School, Brentwood College School, Burnsview
Secondary School, Delta Secondary School, Ecole Glenbrook Middle School, Fleetwood Park Secondary, Handsworth Secondary School, Johnston Heights Secondary School, Lakeland Ridge School,
Moscrop Secondary, Naches Valley High School, Pacific Academy, Smithers Secondary, Windermere Secondary School
8:30pm 767 Dearman Royal Canadian Air Cadets, Bishop O’Byrne High School, Mount Douglas Secondary School, Mulgrave School,
Point Grey Secondary School, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary, Vancouver College, West Valley High School, Yorkson Creek Middle
School
Catholic School Mass with Father WladyslawHilton Ballroom 7:00pm
Late Night Jazz featuring the Central Washington University Jazz SextetHilton Ballroom 9:30 pm
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The Vancouver Youth Choir is the lower mainland’s newest choir for singers aged 15-23. Founded by Carrie Tennant, the Vancouver Youth Choir provides an opportunity for advanced singers to pursue challenging and eclectic music in a supportive and joyful environment. Artistry and authentic communication are the goals of this young choir, who present music from Fleet Foxes to Gyorgy Orban. The choir began its very first season in the fall of 2013, and at Christmas presented its first concert in collaboration with the VSO School of Music Children's Choir. This spring, VYC participated in a private workshop with Rajaton (Finland), shared the stage in concerts with Kamiak Choirs (Seattle, WA), Glendora High School choirs (Glendora, CA), and Rhythm N’ Roots Choir, and collaborated with several local high school choirs in the lower mainland. in their second season, the Vancouver Youth Choir is excited to announce that they will be an Associate Choir of the Vancouver Chamber Choir. As an Associate Choir, VYC will perform in three concerts with the Vancouver Chamber Choir, including, in spring of 2015, the Faure Requiem at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver. VYC is thrilled to be participating in the Whistler Cantando Festival.
Evening Concerts Continued...
Vancouver Youth Choir
Live Music at UBC!
UBC Wind Conducting Symposium
July 23 - 28, 2015
Summer Music Institute July 5 - 17, 2015
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Adjudicators
Chee Meng Low (Concert Band)
During 2007-2010, Chee Meng served as the Assistant Communications and Planning Manager for the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, developing the education & outreach programs, as well as implementing the daily operations of the orchestra. in addition to that, he also served as one of the saxophone instructors for the College of Music, Mahidol University, coaching private lessons, saxophone quartet and saxophone ensemble and serving the College as assistant to the Deputy Director for Academic and Research Affairs.
A recipient of the University of Alberta FS Chia Doctoral Scholarship, Chee Meng holds a Doctoral of Musical Arts degree from the University of Alberta Canada, under the guidance of William Street (saxophone) and Dennis Prime (conducting). While working on his degree, Chee Meng taught Band Technique and Aural Skills courses at the University of Alberta and served as the Graduate Teaching Assistant for the saxophone ensemble, symphonic wind ensemble, and concert band.
Chee Meng was a member of the international Committee, World Saxophone Congress (2006-2009), regional representative of the Asia Pacific Band Directors’ Association (2007-2010), and current member of the North American Saxophone Alliance and Alberta Band Association.
Chee Meng Low, a native of Malaysia, is the director of the University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra, as well as the instructor of saxophone and musicianship skills. He is also involved with the Symphonic Winds of NSO Malaysia, UofL Faculty Wind Sextet, Edmonton Saxophone Quartet, and has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in Canada, Europe and Asia. Chee Meng has previously held positions in the Thailand Saxophone Ensemble (2005-2009), Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (2007-2009), Southeast Asian Youth Wind Ensemble (2001, 2002), WASBE international Youth Wind Orchestra (2005), and also a fellowship with the ASEAN Youth Culture Camp (2001).
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Adjudicators Continued...
Larry Gookin (Concert Band)
the prestigious American Bandmasters Association National Conference.
Professor Gookin received the M.M. in Music Education from the University of Oregon School of Music in 1977 and the B.M in Music Education and Trombone Performance from the University of Montana in 1971. He taught band for 10 years in public schools in Montana and Oregon. Prior to accepting the position as Director of Bands at Central Washington University, he was Director of Bands at South Eugene H.S in Eugene, Oregon.
Gookin has served as president of the Northwestern Division of the CBDNA, as well as Divisional Chairman for the National Band Association. He is past Vice President of the Washington Music Educators Association. in 1992 he was elected to the membership of the American Bandmasters Association, and in 2000 he became a member of the Washington Music Educators “Hall of Fame.” in 2001, Gookin received the Central Washington University Distinguished Professor of Teaching Award, and in 2003 was named WMEA teacher of the year. in 2004, he was selected as Central Washington University’s representative for the Carnegie Foundation (CASE) teaching award. He is a past recipient of the “Citation of Excellence Award” from the National Band Association, the “Mac” award from First Chair of America, and the American Schools Band Directors Association “Standbury Award.” Most recently, Gookin received the University of Oregon’s 2008 School of Music Distinguished Alumnus Award.
From 1996 to 2002 Gookin was the Music Director of the Washington Ambassadors of Music, leading biennial European tours with over 150 high school musicians from the State of Washington. The tours included performances in London, Paris, Switzerland, Austria, and Germany.
Professor Gookin has appeared as clinician, adjudicator, and conductor in the United States, Canada, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Europe. He is former principal trombone of the Eugene and Yakima Symphony Orchestras. Gookin resides in Ellensburg, Washington with his wife Karen, who teaches English at CWU and performs on piccolo and flute with the Yakima Symphony Orchestra.
Larry Gookin has been Director of Bands at Central Washington University since 1981. Currently he serves as the Associate Chair, Coordinator of Graduate Studies, Director of Bands and conductor of the Wind Ensemble. His fields of expertise include music education, wind literature, conducting, and low brass performance.
The CWU Wind Ensemble has performed at state, regional and national conventions, including the College Band Directors National Association Conference in Boulder; the Music Educators National Conference in Minneapolis; the Western international Band Clinics in Seattle, and the Western/Northwestern CBDNA Division Conferences in Reno. The ensemble has twice been invited to perform at
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Mark Lane (Concert Band)
traditional band literature to contemporary music of the highest caliber for wind band.
Mr. Lane was awarded Educator of the Year five times and has received two Citations of Excellence from the National Band Association. During his tenure at Kennewick, the program was awarded the Tri-City Crystal Apple Award for excellence in education. The music program also received three GRAMMY Signature Awards. in 2001, Mark was awarded the Sudler Order of Merit of the John Phillip Sousa Foundation and was inducted into the BAND WORLD Legion of Honor in 2001. in 2012, Mark was awarded the Crystal Apple Award at CWU for excellence in teacher preparation. Most recently, Mark was inducted into the Washington Music Educators Association Hall of Fame. Mark’s groups have performed at the Oregon State Music Educators Conference, the Washington Music Educators Conference, the National Association for Music Education Northwest Division Conference, and the Western international Band Clinic. in addition, his groups performed at the 1994 and 2002 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade and the 1999 and 2001 Bands of America National Concert Band Festival. in 2010 and 2012, Mark was the director of the Washington Ambassadors of Music for Voyageurs international.
Mark is a frequent clinician and adjudicator around the Northwest and has conducted and has presented clinics in Washington, Oregon, idaho, Montana, New Mexico and Alaska and Europe. His articles on music education have been published in the Washington, Oregon, idaho, Montana, Alaska, and Wyoming Music Educators Journals, Fanfare Magazine, Bands of America, Washington interscholastic Athletic Association Journal, the National Federation interscholastic Music Association Journal, Conn/Selmer Touchpoint, and the Association of Secondary Administrators Journal. Mark is a member of the National Association for Music Education, and the College Band Directors National Association and served on the Washington Music Educators Executive Board for fourteen years. He served as President of WMEA from 2008-2010. Mark is currently President for the Northwest Division of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and serves on the National Executive Board for the organization. He also serves on the National Collegiate Advisory Council for NAfME.
Mark Lane comes to CWU after 27 years of public school teaching. Mr. Lane serves as Associate Director of Bands, Associate Professor of Music Education, and oversees the collegiate chapter of the National Association for Music Education. He holds a BA from Eastern Washington University and a MA from the University of Oregon.
Under Mr. Lane’s direction, the CWU Symphonic Band grew to over 100 musicians and gained a reputation of excellence throughout the Northwest. Recently, we added a third ensemble, The Symphonic Winds. Mr. Lane conducts the Symphonic Winds and Co-Directs the Symphonic Band with Professor Larry Gookin. The Symphonic Winds and Symphonic Band study and perform a musically diverse repertoire, ranging from
Adjudicators Continued...
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Adjudicators Continued...
Allan McMurray (Concert Band)
Wind Symphony performed by invitation at major conferences and conventions, including the First international Conference for Symphonic Bands in Manchester, England; the All-Japan Band Conference in Nemo Nu Sato, Japan; the College Band Directors National Association Convention (twice); and the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles in Hamamatsu, Japan. The ensemble has also released two CDs on the Klavier label featuring original works by Daneil Kellogg, Carter Pann and Frank Ticheli; and collaboration with the Kakacs String Quartet, Patrick Mason, baritone, and Jennifer Bird-Arvidson, soprano.
With a strong commitment to new music, Allan McMurray has been a strong proponent in commissioning and performing new composition by American composers. He has won praise for his interpretive and expressive conducting by many composers, including Pulitzer Prize winners Michael Colgrass, George Crumb, John Harbison, Karel Husa, and Steven Stucky. Professor McMurray’s internationally acclaimed DVD series on the Art of Conducting includes three DVDs and he is currently working on a companion textbook to the series.
Allan McMurray has received numerous honors and awards. He is Past-President of the College Band Directors National Association, he is recipient of the Bohumil Makovsky Award for outstanding College Band Directors from the National Band Fraternity, Kappa Kappa Psi, and has been recognized by California State University Long Beach as “Distinguished Artist in Classical Music.” in December 2004, the Board of Regents of the University of Colorado designated Allan McMurray as the university’s 25th Distinguished Professor in recognition of his lifetime professional achievement in the teaching of conducting.
Allan McMurray remains active as an artist conductor, teacher and author. His recent schedule includes professional activity in California, Colorado, Oregon, Wisconsin, illinois, New York, Washington D.C., Georgia, Florida, Canada and Australia.
Allan McMurray is Distinguished Professor and Professor of Conducting Emeritus at the University of Colorado. He served for 35 years as Director of Bands and Chair of the Conducting Faculty before retiring from CU at the end of the 2013 academic year. Prior to this position, he was on the faculty of the University of Michigan, Southern illinois University-Edwardsville and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Considered one of the world’s leading teachers of conducting, Professor McMurray has guest conducted and taught conductors in 48 states and 13 foreign countries. He has been a featured visiting professor and conductor at over 200 universities and conservatories internationally.
During his tenure at Colorado, the University of Colorado
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Adjudicators Continued...
Don Owens (Concert Band)
several grants and awards, and is regularly commissioned for new works.
in his first few years at Northwestern, Mr. Owens conducted the Nationally renowned Jazz Ensemble, directed the “Wildcat” Marching Band and Symphonic Band, and taught advanced Method classes for undergraduate Music Education Majors. He eventually was appointed Coordinator of the Jazz Studies and Pedagogy Program, teaching courses in Jazz Writing, Seminar in Jazz Pedagogy, Jazz in the Public Schools, and conducted the Jazz Ensemble. in addition to Owens’ responsibilities in the Jazz area, he served as Director and Primary Conductor of the internationally acclaimed Contemporary Music Ensemble for over 20 years. This group performed over 200 world premiers, as well as the standard 20th century repertory. Mr. Owens is an internationally recognized clinician/conductor. He has served as an adjudicator and has conducted Festival and All-State Concert and Jazz Bands in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, illinois, indiana, iowa, Maryland and Michigan.
Don Owens, Coordinator Emeritus of the Jazz Studies and Pedagogy Program, Director Emeritus, Contemporary Music Ensemble, and the National High School Music institute at Northwestern University, began his tenure at Northwestern University in 1979. Before coming to Northwestern, he taught for twelve years at Evanston (illinois) Township High School where his duties included directing band, brass ensembles, and jazz band, as well as teaching classes in music theory, popular music, and composition. Owens received the Bachelor of Music Education degree from North Texas State University, where he also studied Composition and Jazz. His Master of Musical Arts degree is from the University of illinois, where he majored in Composition. He studied composition with Morgan Powell, Merrill Ellis, Samuel Adler, and Salvatore Martirano. He has won
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Adjudicators Continued...
resist the pull of the west coast, and is thrilled to have moved back. He is kept very busy playing with Bill Coon, Dee Daniels, Hugh Fraser, Oliver Gannon, John Korsrud, and Jennifer Scott, to name a few.
Dave has played music all over the world, in countries such as Australia, Brazil, Cuba, Finland, France, and ireland. Musicians he has performed with include: Gary Bartz, Maynard Ferguson, Slide Hampton, Buddy Montgomery, Bob Minzer, PJ Perry, and Don Thompson. Dave is also very involved as an educator. After teaching at McGill’s Conservatory of Music while in Montreal, he is now on the music faculty at Capilano University where he instructs arranging, drums, piano, and large ensembles. As well as institutional educating, Dave does clinics and private instructing.
Dave Robbins is one of Canada’s premier jazz drummers and a first-rate composer, arranger and jazz educator. Though well known as a sideman for his exciting big band work and sensitive trio playing, Robbins also leads his own bands.
Dave grew up in Victoria and was educated at McGill University in Montreal where he received his Masters in Jazz Studies. While in Montreal he toured and recorded in bands with Vic Vogel, Joe Sullivan, Altsys, and the Streetnix among others. in 1996 he could no longer
Dave Robbins (Jazz Band)
with his quartet, the most recent being the 2007 release Small Wonder.
What is, released in 2005, won Best Jazz Album, at the 2006 Western Canadian Music Awards. As a pianist with his trio, the 2004 release, Question the Answer was nominated for a 2005 Canadian Urban Music Award, and a 2006 Canadian indie Music Award.
in 1997 and 1998 Brad won Juno Awards for Best Contemporary Jazz Album recognizing his work in the internationally established electric jazz group Metalwood. Winner of National Jazz Awards for Jazz Composer of the Year (2000 and 2002), Brad was awarded Musician of the Year for 2005, and was a recipient of 2006 Victor Lynch-Staunton Prize for excellence in musical achievement.
Brad took home National Jazz Awards this year for Trumpeter of the Year and Producer of the year.
Brad Turner’s phenomenal talents as a trumpeter, pianist, drummer and composer make him one of Canada’s most in-demand and highly esteemed musicians. Brad has performed and/or recorded with such artists as Joe Lovano, Kenny Wheeler, John Scofield, Michael Moore, Reneé Rosnes, Jimmy Greene, ingrid Jensen, Dylan van der Schyff, Mike Murley, Seamus Blake, Charles McPherson and Michael Blake. Brad’s groups have opened for McCoy Tyner, Roy Haynes, Wayne Shorter, Clark Terry, Diana Krall and Tony Bennett.
As a leader, Brad has released six albums, five as a trumpeter
Brad Turner (Jazz Band)
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Simon Fraser University, University of Oregon, and the Stanford Jazz Workshop. Since 2008 he has curated the weekly Jazz at Presentation House concert series in North Vancouver. Past community music leadership roles include the South Delta Jazz Festival and Jazz Workshop (founder and co-director 2003-2013), Freedom Festival of improvised Music (founder and artistic director 2000-2005), the Hundredth Monkey new music ensemble (co-founder and co-director 1998-2000), and East Van Jazz Orchestra (co-founder and co-director 2007-2010).
in addition to performing and composing, his research interests include cognitive theories applied to improvisation and Confucian, Taoist and Sufi philosophies applied to problems in music education. His work has been presented in academic conferences and in guest lectures across Canada, the US and the UK and has been published in College Music Symposium, Jazz Educators Journal, BC Music Educators Journal, Critical Studies in improvisation, and in the Oxford Handbook of Critical improvisation Studies.
Jared holds a PhD in Arts Education from Simon Fraser University. His doctoral research explored an alternative paradigm for music education based on improvisation and his thesis supervisor was the pianist and philosopher, Yaroslav Senyshyn. He has a MMus in Jazz Studies from the University of Oregon where he was mentored by the great educator and musician, Steve Owen and studied composition under Robert Kyr and David Crumb. His early teachers included Rudolph Komorous, Martin Gotfrit, David Macintyre (composition) and ihor Kukurudza (guitar).
Dr. Jared Burrows is the Academic Coordinator of the Jazz Studies Department and teaches improvisation, conducting, arranging, and directs small and large ensembles. He is a dynamic force on the Vancouver scene as a performer, composer and community organizer. He works in a huge variety of ensembles in jazz, new music, and world music settings and leads the Jared Burrows Quartet and Sextet and the Vancouver improvisers Orchestra. Jared performs as a sideman with Dave Robbins Electric Band, the Offering of Curtis Andrews, Sancharam Trio, Delta Quartet, Michael Vlatkovich Quintet, Colin MacDonald’s Pocket Orchestra, Koan, Len Aruliah Sextet, and the Brad Muirhead 4tet, to name only a few.
Before coming to Capilano, Jared taught at Douglas College,
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selected to succeed Diane as Artistic Director of EnChor.
Currently, on top of her work with Vancouver Youth Choir and EnChor, Carrie is the conductor of the award-winning Coastal Sound Youth Choir, and Associate Artistic Director of Coastal Sound Music Academy. Under Carrie’s direction, Coastal Sound has been featured on CBC Radio, and this summer will be the subject of documentary for Telus Optik TV. Repeated award winners at the National Music Festival, in 2013 Coastal Sound was awarded first place in the youth choir category at the ACCC National Competition for Amateur Choirs, and was chosen, along with Elektra Women’s Choir, to represent Canada at the 2013 Chorus America Conference. in 2013, Carrie founded the Vancouver Youth Choir. This season, the choir will be an Associate Choir of the Vancouver Chamber Choir and will perform with them at three season concerts.
Carrie is an Affliate Conductor with the Vancouver Chamber Choir, an Artist-in-Residence with the Vancouver School Board, and is a frequent clinician, adjudicator and retreat facilitator across Canada. A passionate advocate for building and sustaining community among BC choirs and conductors, in 2010 she helped found the “BC Choral Mentorship Project”: a collective that brings together expert speakers/conductors with choral directors for masterclasses, discussion groups and lectures. in 2008, Carrie was the recipient of the BCCF Youth Achievement Award for distinguished support of choral music in British Columbia.
Carrie also tours, performs and records as a member of Vancouver-based indie-pop group, the Salteens (Boompa Records).
Carrie Tennant is the Artistic Director and founder of the Vancouver Youth Choir. Carrie began her career as a high school choir director, building a nationally recognized choral program at Maple Ridge Secondary School before deciding to pursue graduate studies in choral conducting in 2009. From 2009-2012 Carrie directed the Vancouver Chor Leoni MYVoice Choir and the Sarah McLachlan Youth Choir. in 2012, Carrie worked as the assistant conductor to Diane Loomer, and in that role, conducted Chor Leoni in several major performances. in January of 2013 Carrie was
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a Bachelor of Music and a Bachelor of Education from Brandon University.
Jennifer Riley (Choral)Jennifer Riley is a Choral and Band director at Mark R isfeld Secondary School in the Comox Valley where she teaches Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, Concert Band and Vocal Jazz. As founder and Artistic Director of Cantiamo Chamber Ensemble, an auditioned youth chamber ensemble in the Comox Valley, Jennifer is kept busy helping singers pursue their love of choral music. Cantiamo has recorded four CDs and travelled nationally and internationally. Riley has directed a number of community and church choirs over the past 15 years, including the Campbell River Singers, Celebration Singers and Trinity Choir. She has been a clinician for local choral festivals and workshops and has taught private voice lessons for nine years. Jennifer received
Education and also maintains a voice studio through the Department of Performance Studies.
Outside of Western, Jennifer is invited regularly to serve as a clinician for vocal and choral festivals and leads workshops for performers and educators in both Europe and North America. in 2009, she was the guest artist in residence at the Sibelius Academy and the Konservatori in Helsinki, Finland, and in 2010 served as language coach for Finnish ensemble, Rajaton. in 2015 she will adjudicate at the Tampere international Choral Festival, Tampere, Finland.
A passionate advocate for music education in schools as well as in community arts organizations, Jennifer has served on faculty with The Voice Care Network, based at St. John’s University, Minnesota, and was the Artistic Director for the Woodstock Fanshawe Singers from 2004 – 2014. Jennifer is the founder and Artistic Director of The Kaleid Choral Festival “a kaleidoscope of voices” based in Woodstock ON. This non- competitive festival is designed for singers of all ages and levels of experience to be educated, energized and inspired through workshops and performances with internationally acclaimed guest artists. Since 2005, Kaleid has played host to acclaimed guest artists from Canada (Cadence, Freeplay Duo) , Zimbabwe (Black Umfolosi Five) and Finland (Rajaton).
Jennifer Moir is a highly respected conductor, educator and adjudicator with a growing international reputation. She is the recipient of numerous teaching awards and was honoured with the distinguished Leslie Bell Prize Award for Choral Conducting from the Ontario Art Council in 2004. in May of 2010, she was nominated for the Premiere’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts, in the category of Emerging Artists.
At Western University, Jennifer conducts Les Choristes (women’s choir) and The Chorale (mixed choir) at the Don Wright Faculty of Music. She teaches Vocal Methods for the Department of Music
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southern Africa. Scott is a longtime member of the advisory committee for the Canadian Rocky Mountain Festival. He is the president of the Brailletone Music Society for persons with disabilities and a member of three additional national boards as well as the National Youth Music and Art Development Foundation of South Africa. in 2014/15 he will present workshops across Canada and return to conduct numerous honour choirs including: The New Brunswick Youth Choir and The Ellison Canadian Honour Choir.
Scott Leithead (Choral)Scott Leithead is the Artistic Director of Edmonton’s Kokopelli Choir Association and TiME Association. He has conducted provincial and state honour choirs on seventeen occasions and has presented workshops across North America and beyond. Notable appearances include: conducting the Alberta Youth Choir for the Alberta Choral Federation’s 40th Anniversary; adjudicating both the ACCC National Competition for Amateur Canadian Choirs and the international Kathaumixw Festival.
in 2008, Scott was on sabbatical in Namibia where he worked with the Mascato Youth Choir and numerous other choirs from
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