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FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2019

WITH GUEST ADJUDICATORS H. ROBERT REYNOLDS,

ALLAN MCMURRAY, AND THOMAS LEE

CARPENTER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

WELCOME to the CSULB campus! The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music is honored to host this year’s Pacific Coast Regional Wind Band Festival for the second year in a row. We welcome ten ensembles from eight High School and two Middle Schools to our campus. There are over 700 students and parents coming to this event. Our highly esteemed guest clinicians and conductors include H. Robert Reynolds (former Director of Bands at BCCM, Emeritus Director of Bands at Michigan State and Director of Bands at USC), Allan Mc Murray (Alumnus of CSULB and Emeritus Director of Bands at University of Colorado Boulder), and Thomas Lee (Emeritus Director of Bands at UCLA).

The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music educates 600 music performance and education majors, has an impressive list of 95 full- and part-time faculty, and offers one of the strongest collegiate music programs in Southern California. CSULB is ranked continuously by Money Magazine as one of the top ten nationwide universities for the tuition dollars spent. As one of the most comprehensive state schools in California, the Bob Cole Conservatory’s Band program is one of our strongest. Prof. John Carnahan, Dr. Jermie Arnold and dedicated instrumental faculty make our bands some of the best ensembles in the state, having toured extensively in Asia (2015) and the UK (2018).

Special thanks to the Executive Director of the Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Megan Kline-Crockett, Associate Director of Bands, Dr. Jermie Arnold, and the many student volunteers for making this event a success.

Please check out our website and peruse the many recordings on our YouTube channel:

csulb.edu/coleconservatory

Sincerely,

Johannes Müller Stosch,Director, Bob Cole Conservatory of Music

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Wilson High School Symphonic Winds ...........................................8:00-8:50amWalnut High School Concert Band ....................................................9:00-9:50amWarren High School Wind Ensemble ............................................10:00-10:50amWalnut High School Symphonic Band ..........................................11:00-11:50amVista Murrieta High School Wind Ensemble I ............................ 12:00-12:50pm

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East Whittier Middle School ...............................................................1:45-2:35pmSouth Pointe Middle School Wind Ensemble ..................................2:45-3:35pmSanta Ana High School Wind Ensemble ...........................................3:45-4:35pmNewbury Park High School .................................................................4:45-5:35pmLong Beach Polytechnic High School Symphonic Winds .............5:45-6:35pm

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Bob Cole Conservatory Symphonic Band ..................................................8:00pmBob Cole Conservatory Wind Symphony

PERFORMANCE TIMES

OUR GUEST ADJUDICATORS

H. ROBERT REYNOLDS H. Robert Reynolds is the Principal Conductor of the Wind Ensemble at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California where he holds the H. Robert Reynolds Professorship in Wind Conducting. This appointment followed his retirement, after 26 years, from the School of Music of the University of Michigan where he served as the Henry F. Thurnau Professor of Music, Director of University Bands and Director of the Division of Instrumental Studies. In addition to these responsibilities, he has also been, for over 35 years, the conductor of The Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, which is made up primarily of members from the Detroit Symphony.

Robert Reynolds has conducted recordings for Koch International, Pro Arte, Caprice, and Deutsche Grammophon. In the United States, he has conducted at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center (New York), Orchestra Hall (Chicago), Kennedy Center (Washington, D. C.), Powell Symphony Hall (St. Louis), Academy of Music (Philadelphia), Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles), and Tanglewood. In Europe, he conducted the premiere of an opera for La Scala Opera (Milan, Italy), and concerts at the prestigious Maggio Musicale (Florence, Italy), the Tonhalle (Zurich, Switzerland), and at the Holland Festival in the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam, Holland), as well as the 750th Anniversary of the City of Berlin. He has won the praise of composers Leslie Bassett, William Bolcom, Aaron Copland, John Corigliano, Henryk Górecki, Karel Husa, György Ligeti, Darius Milhaud, Bernard Rands, Gunther Schuller, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and many others for his interpretive conducting of their compositions.

Robert Reynolds has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Duquesne University, and in addition, holds degrees in Music Education and Performance from the University of Michigan where he was the conducting student of Elizabeth Green. He began his career in the public schools of Michigan and California before beginning his university conducting at California State University, Long Beach and the University of Wisconsin prior to his tenure at the University of Michigan. He received the Citation of Merit from the Music Alumni Association of the University of Michigan for his contributions to the many students he has influenced during his career and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Michigan Band Alumni Association. He is also an Honorary Life Member of the Southern California School Band & Orchestra Association.

Professor Reynolds was Past President and the very first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the College Band Directors’ National Association as well as being Past President of the Big Ten Band Directors’ Association. He has received the highest national awards from Phi Mu Alpha, Kappa Kappa Psi, Phi Beta Mu, the National Band Association, and the American School Band Directors’ Association, and he was awarded the "Medal of Honor" by the International Mid-West Band and Orchestra Clinic. He is the recipient of a "Special Tribute" from the State of Michigan, and he was a member of the National Awards Panel for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) for over 10 years and in 2001 received a national award from this organization for his contributions to contemporary American music. He is also listed in the New Grove Dictionary of American Music, and his frequent conducting appearances have included the Eastman School of Music, New England Conservatory, Oberlin Conservatory, Northwestern University, Manhattan School of Music, as well as the Wind Ensemble at the Tanglewood Institute.

Robert Reynolds has been a featured conductor and lecturer at international conferences in Austria, Australia, Norway, Belgium, England, Holland, Slovenia, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, and Switzerland. He has conducted in many of the major cities of Japan, Spain, and Sweden including concerts with the Stockholm Wind Orchestra, the Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra and professional wind ensembles in Bilbao and Barcelona, Spain. Many of his former students now hold major conducting positions at leading conservatories and universities, and several have been National Presidents of CBDNA.

ALLAN MCMURRAY 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 15 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 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 also has released two CDs on the Klavier label featuring original works by composers Daniel Kellogg, Carter Pann and Frank Ticheli and collaboration with the Takacs String Quartet, Patrick Mason, baritone and Jennifer Bird-Arvidson, soprano.

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With a strong commitment to new music, Allan McMurray has been a strong proponent in commissioning and performing new compositions 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 has performed with the St. Louis Symphony, the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Debut Orchestra and has guest conducted the Colorado Symphony, the Thai Philharmonic Orchestra and the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra. He also conducted the Prague Chamber musicians in a festival featuring the music of George Crumb in Prague and subsequently in the U.S. McMurray also completed four seasons with the Colorado Ballet Orchestra as conductor of Philip Feeney’s Dracula. Professor McMurray has an internationally acclaimed DVD series on the Art of Conducting in three DVDs. He is currently working on a companion textbook to the DVD series.

Allan McMurray has received numerous honors and awards. He is Past-President of the College Band Directors National Association, a 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 schedule this year includes professional activity in California, Colorado, Oregon, Wisconsin, Illinois, New York, Washington DC, Georgia, Florida, Canada, and Australia.

THOMAS LEE Professor Emeritus, Director of Bands, Emeritus UCLA, Thomas Lee holds the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Conducting from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati (1971), as well as two degrees from Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, where he was a student of Don Marcouiller.

Previous to his appointment at UCLA, he was the Founder/Conductor of the University of Texas Wind Ensemble in Austin and was director of the graduate program in Band Conducting. Before his appointment at Texas, Dr. Lee was founder/conductor of the Ohio University Wind Ensemble where he received a research grant to develop an innovative approach to teaching conducting through non-verbal communication (1973).

Since his arrival at UCLA in 1985, the UCLA Wind Ensemble received international acclaim as well as significant prominence for performances at national and regional conferences as well as well as recordings of important composers. Dr. Lee is especially known for musical performances as well as for creative programming, balancing both traditional and contemporary literature. In addition, he has a special commitment to the commissioning of new music by American composers. He created several new programs within the Wind Ensemble performance venue that includes collaboration between the Society of Los Angeles Film Composers and the Wind Ensemble. This resulted in an internship program for UCLA students to work directly with the most acclaimed film composers.

Currently, there are a large number of conducting students of Professor Lee that hold university, high school, and middle school conducting positions throughout the USA. He is particularly proud of these conductors and their achievement.

Dr. Lee has been invited to guest conduct with All-State Bands and music festivals in all parts of the USA, Canada, Mexico, Western Europe, and Asia. In addition, he has given innumerable workshops on all aspects of conducting and interpretation of music with special emphasis in the area of non-verbal communication skills.

The UCLA Wind Ensemble participated in the International New Music Forum in Mexico City presenting several premieres during two concerts. The UCLA Wind Ensemble was the only American university music group so honored. In 1992, Lee conducted the Wind Ensemble’s performance of student works on the CBS Evening News (New Year’s Eve) which was nominated for three Emmy Awards.

Since his retirement from UCLA, Lee has maintained a full schedule of Guest Conducting and leading Conducting Workshops.

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PROGRAM

Wilson High School Symphonic Winds Michelle Ellis—director

America the Beautiful ...............................................................................................................................................Carmen Dragon (1914-1987)arr. Douglas Warner

Pablo! .................................................................................................................................................................................... Richard Meyer (b. 1957)

Voices of the Sky .................................................................................................................................................................... Samuel Hazo (b. 1966)

Wilson High School is located in Long Beach, California. It was built in 1926 and has a great history of instrumental music. Our ensemble has been consistently growing over the past few years. It was a small group of 22 students when I first took over. This year we have a very young band made up of mostly 9th – 11th graders (only 3 seniors in the group) and very few of our students are able to study privately. These students however are avid learners and love music. You will enjoy your time working with them.

Mrs. Michelle Ellis

My name is Michelle Ellis and I have been teaching and directing the Wilson High School Symphonic Winds for 7 years. I received my Bachelor of Music degree and my teaching credential at CSULB in 1996 and I am excited to have my band perform on the campus and especially on stage at the Carpenter Center. (I was a violinist in the CSULB Symphony Orchestra when the Carpenter Center was constructed; we performed Beethoven’s 9th Symphony as its grand opening concert under the direction of Dr. Lynn Bielefelt. It is a wonderful musical memory for me.)

Thank you for this opportunity. We are looking forward to this performance and learning experience.

Walnut High School Concert Band Katie Takahashi—director

Three Chinese Miniatures ......................................................................................................................................................Robert Jager (b. 1939)I. The WindII. Sen Jin De MaIII. A Love Song of Kang Ting City

Rivers ................................................................................................................................................................................... Samuel R. Hazo (b. 1966)

Among the Clouds .............................................................................................................................................................Brian Balmages (b. 1975)

Walnut High School is located in Walnut, California, among the San Jose Hills of the San Gabriel Valley in Southern California. It is a public school in the Walnut Valley Unified School District, Mr. Brandon Dade, prinicpal. The school is a two-time National Blue-Ribbon School, six-time California Distinguished School, and was awarded as a California Gold Ribbon School in 2017. Walnut High School is recognized for its outstanding academic, arts and athletics pathways and programs including IBDP, IBCP, AP, PLTW—Biomedical Sciences, PLTW—Computer Science, Academic Design Program, Academic Foundations, WHS School of the Arts and ROP Career Pathways. Walnut High School is nationally recognized for its performing arts programs, with over 300 students in the instrumental program, over 200 students in the choral program, and over 150 students in the dance program. The Walnut High Music Program has been selected as a Grammy Signature School multiple times.

Mrs. Katie Takahashi

Katie Takahashi is a native to Walnut, California. She graduated from Walnut High School where she served as the Head Drum Major. Katie received her bachelor’s degree in Music Education and her teaching credential from the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. She is now in her second year of teaching at Walnut High School. Katie feels extremely lucky to return to her alma mater and work alongside her former music teacher, Corey Wicks. At Walnut High School, Katie teaches Intermediate Orchestra, Marching Band, AP Music Theory and Concert Band. She also advises the Tri-M Music Honors Society, Blue Thunder Band Buddies Club, and the Color Guard Team. Every summer, Katie works as a staff member at the George N. Parks Drum Major Academy.

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Warren High School Wind EnsembleDavid Niemeyer—director

Variations On A Korean Folk Song ............................................................................................................... James Barnes Chance (1932-1972)

Jitterbug ............................................................................................................................................................................... Robert Buckley (b. 1946)

In 1956 Warren High School was the second high school in the Downey Unified School District to open its doors. Originally Warren High School was “Earl Warren High School” in honor of the 14th Chief Justice of the United States, Earl Warren (1891-1974). Chief Justice Warren was also elected governor of California three times. Warren High School's official school colors are Navy and Gold. The school mascot is a “bear” and the school fight song is “Sons of Westwood” (the UCLA fight song). Currently there is approximately 3,600 students enrolled at Warren High School in grades 9-12. In 2013 Warren was awarded the title “A California Distinguished School” while also earning exemplary program awards in Arts Education, Career and Technical Education and Physical Activity and Nutrition. In 2015 Warren earned another distinguished award by becoming a Gold Ribbon recipient. In 2018 Warren HS was one of only five high schools in the United States to be selected and recognized by ESPN as a Special Olympics Unified Champion. The current instrumental ensemble offerings include: Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Jazz I, Jazz II, Marching Band, Color Guard/Winter Guard, Percussion Ensemble and Percussion Theatre. Students can also take AP Music Theory.

Mr. David Niemeyer

David Niemeyer has been the director of instrumental music at Warren High School since the Fall of 2003 where he teaches/directs all aspects of the instrumental music program. Mr. Niemeyer holds both a bachelor’s and master’s in music. From a very young age he was drumming along to records and performing for any willing listener. In fifth grade he started his formal training as a percussionist in the school band. In every grade level there after he was enrolled in every band class, composed music, a section leader and performed in honor ensembles. Destiny brought Mr. Niemeyer to music. His passion for music naturally led him to share it through teaching.

As a teacher, Mr. Niemeyer was selected teacher of the month in February 2004 and again January 2005. In 2007, the Warren High School PTSA, the city of Downey, and California Legislature Assembly presented him with a certificate of appreciation for honorary service. In April of 2018, Mr. Niemeyer was awarded the Teacher of the Year by the Downey Kiwanis and the City of Downey’s Mayor’s DNA award.

As a professional out of the classroom, Mr. Niemeyer is active within the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA). There he serves as a professional adjudicator and member and has also served as a manager for the honor band. In 2016 and again in 2017, Mr. Niemeyer was privileged to guest conduct the Long Beach Middle School honor band and the Beverly Hills Middle School honor band.

Walnut High School Symphonic BandCorey Wicks—director

Variations On A Korean Folk Song ............................................................................................................... James Barnes Chance (1932-1972)

Backstage Pass ....................................................................................................................................................................Brian Balmages (b. 1975)

Walnut High School is located in Walnut, California, among the San Jose Hills of the San Gabriel Valley in Southern California. It is a public school in the Walnut Valley Unified School District, Mr. Brandon Dade, prinicpal. The school is a two-time National Blue-Ribbon School, six-time California Distinguished School, and was awarded as a California Gold Ribbon School in 2017. Walnut High School is recognized for its outstanding academic, arts and athletics pathways and programs including IBDP, IBCP, AP, PLTW—Biomedical Sciences, PLTW—Computer Science, Academic Design Program, Academic Foundations, WHS School of the Arts and ROP Career Pathways. Walnut High School is nationally recognized for its performing arts programs, with over 300 students in the instrumental program, over 200 students in the choral program, and over 150 students in the dance program. The Walnut High Music Program has been selected as a Grammy Signature School multiple times.

Mr. Corey Wicks

Mr. Wicks grew up in Orange County, California and attended Newport Harbor High School. He started playing the trombone at a very young age and starting performing professionally at the age of 14. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree in Bass Trombone Performance at the University of California at Irvine in 1995. He went on to receive his teaching credential at Cal Poly Pomona, and his master’s degree in Music Education at Kent State University.

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Vista Murrieta High School Wind Ensemble IDonald Wade—director

Hammersmith .................................................................................................................................................................. Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Mannin Veen ..................................................................................................................................................................Hayden Wood (1882-1959)

The Vista Murrieta High School attendance zone incorporates a feeder system that includes three middle schools and five elementary schools. Instrumental music begins at the 5th grade level at all elementary schools. At the high school level, all wind and percussion students participate in one of five concert ensembles. The Vista Murrieta Concert Ensembles, offered as year-long programs, are the foundation of the band organization, preparing and performing several concerts throughout the year. The Wind Ensemble I (top ensemble) is recognized as being one of the best of its category in the state. Many graduates from the Wind Ensemble have earned full tuition music scholarships to various prestigious university music programs all across the country.

All wind and percussion students also participate in a "Solo and Small Ensemble" festival. These music festivals are locally sponsored and provide our students the opportunity to perform a solo and/or in a small ensemble and have their performances critiqued by a professional adjudicator.

Many of our concert students go on to audition for and are selected for local and state honor bands including the Riverside City College "John Phillip Sousa Honor Band," the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA) "All-Southern Honor Band," and the California Music Educators Association (CBDA) "All-State Honor Band."

Students also have the option of enrolling in one of our three award-winning jazz ensembles, each known for excellence in their class. In addition to performing in a number of home concerts and community events, our ensembles compete in local, regional, and national level jazz competitions. Our top ensembles regularly participate in the Reno Jazz Festival and the national "Essentially Ellington"competition. The VMHS Jazz program has ushered the way for many students into honor jazz ensembles, audition-based ensembles such as the Riverside City College "Ellington Honor Jazz Ensemble" and the SCSBOA "All-Southern Jazz Ensemble." Our jazz program is also known for hosting acclaimed guest artists, allowing students the privilege of performing with jazz greats such as Wayne Bergeron, Jay Mason, Don Clarke, Charlie Peterson, Eric Marienthal and more.

A majority of the band's students are also enrolled in the nationally recognized Vista Murrieta Marching Band. In addition to serving as musical entertainment and support for our varsity football team, the approximately 230 members of the VM Marching Band also represent Vista Murrieta High School at local, regional, and national level competitions, including the Western Band Association (WBA) and Bands of America (BOA). The marching band was a semi-finalist band in the 2008 and 2016 Bands of America Grand National Championships held in Indianapolis, Indiana and was awarded the "Al Castronovo Espirt de Corps Award" both years, presented to the, "one group most exhibiting pride, spirit, enthusiasm, friendliness, and unity of purpose for the activity of marching bands in this country" (BOA Adjudication Handbook).

At the close of fall marching band season, our percussion and color guard students go on to participate in one of two winter drum line ensembles or in one of three winter color guard teams offered through our comprehensive program. Each year, our winter drum line participates in the Southern California Percussion Alliance (SCPA) competition and Winter Guard International (WGI) in the World Class division. Our winter color guard teams perform in local competitions sponsored by the Winter Guard Association of Southern California (WGASC) and in Winter Guard International (WGI) regional events and have won numerous accolades at circuit championships.

The Vista Murrieta Band Program is consistently supported by the incredible network of parents who comprise the band booster organization. Year after year these individuals, in partnership with our band families, perform extraordinary efforts to provide financial, physical, and moral support to the wonderful students in the Vista Murrieta High School wind, percussion, and color guard programs.

Mr. Donald Wade

Donald Wade has been the instrumental music director at Vista Murrieta High School since they opened their doors in the fall of 2003. Before coming to Vista Murrieta he taught at Los Altos High School (Hacienda Heights, CA) and at Jurupa Valley High School (Riverside, CA). Mr. Wade has received many awards and accolades including Vista Murrieta High School "Teacher of the Year" in 2008 and he has been a multiple time recipient of the Crystal Apple Award. He has served as an adjudicator for the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA), Winter Guard Association of Southern California (WGASC), and Winter Guard International (WGI). Mr. Wade is a graduate of the University of Redlands and holds a master's degree in Education. Mr. Wade lives in Murrieta, CA with his wife and their four children.

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East Whittier Middle School Deborah A. Carnahan—director

To Soar like an Eagle ................................................................................................................................................John Alan Carnahan (b. 1955)

Appalachian Morning ......................................................................................................................................................Robert Sheldon (b. 1954)

Foundry ................................................................................................................................................................................... John Mackey (b. 1973)

East Whittier is a California Gold Ribbon School, a California Business for Education Excellence Honor Roll School, as well as the recipient of the California School Board Association Golden Bell Award for the English Language Acquisition Through the Use of Technology program. Located 12 miles from Los Angeles, California, it is a school of 1200, where nearly 400 students are enrolled in one of three concert bands or three string orchestras. The students begin the study of their instrument in the sixth grade. The East Whittier Middle School ensembles have consistently earned the highest possible ratings at performance festivals throughout the United States and Canada, and will be performing at Carnegie Hall in April 2019. In addition to performance festivals, the students perform for local charities, provide for families in need, and give benefit concerts to support our local hospital Neonatal Care.

Mrs. Deborah A. Carnahan

Deborah A. Carnahan is the director of The Instrumental Music Program at East Whittier Middle School and has been a music teacher for the East Whittier City School District since 1984. Her ensembles have consistently earned the highest possible ratings at performance festivals throughout the country. Prior to her appointment at East Whittier, Mrs. Carnahan taught at both public and private elementary, middle and senior high schools in the greater Long Beach Area. A freelance musician, she received her B.M. in Clarinet Performance and Music Education from Biola University and a Master of Music degree from the University of Southern California. She has studied with David Atkins, Mitchell Lurie, and Yehuda Gilad. In addition to her duties with East Whittier Middle school, Mrs. Carnahan has also served as Clarinet Instructor for Azusa Pacific University, Biola University and currently The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University, Long Beach. In 2005, Mrs. Carnahan, jointly with Rio Hondo College and the Whittier Union High School District, founded the Whittier Area Youth Orchestra for high school string musicians in the Greater Whittier Area.

Mrs. Carnahan holds membership in the California Music Educators Association, the California Band Directors Association, the California Orchestra Directors Association, and the Southern California Band & Orchestra Association. Her greatest honor and privilege is working with the students and families that she sees on a daily basis, sharing their love and passion for music.

South Pointe Middle School Wind EnsembleSusan Willmering—director

Shepherd’s Hey ......................................................................................................................................................... Percy Grainger (b. 1882-1961)

Song for Lyndsay ..........................................................................................................................................................Andrew Boysen, Jr. (b. 1968)

Variations on a Korean Folksong .................................................................................................................John Barnes Chance (b. 1932-1972)

The South Pointe Wind Ensemble was created in 1996 by a group of students who were seeking a way to challenge themselves beyond what the grade level bands offered. Originally, they met on Monday nights once a week as a club. Due to its popularity, the Wind Ensemble became a zero period class. This idea that the ensemble was created by the students and belongs to the students has never changed. It is what guides all decisions for the group. Students have a unique sense of pride and often hold student-led sectionals or are seen practicing in or around the band room after school.

Unlike traditional school bands, which hold auditions once a year and are limited by a set instrumentation, the SPMS Wind Ensemble is an audition-based ensemble open all year to any student in the music program. Instrumentation is not restricted to a specific number, allowing any student to be rewarded for their hard work any moment throughout the year regardless of their instrument.

On average, the South Pointe Wind Ensemble learns 30 or more pieces per year, holding over 10 performances ranging from Veteran’s Day celebrations to adjudicated festival events. Along with learning wind band literature, most members are actively studying solos in private lessons and chamber music in small after school ensembles. Students are also highly encouraged to join outside groups such as Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra, Colburn Ensembles, Pacific Symphony Youth Ensemble, Idyllwild Summer Arts Program, SCSBOA All Southern Honor Groups and CBDA All State Honor Bands.

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The Wind Ensemble has traveled to England, Washington DC, Boston, New York, Seattle, Chicago, and Florida, consistently receiving high honors at music festivals across the United States. They have performed in such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony Hall, and The Kennedy Center. The SPMS Wind Ensemble has also received clinics at New England Conservatory, Harvard University, De Paul University, Roosevelt University, Northwestern, University of Washington, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Long Beach and the Boston Symphony working with renowned conductors, composers and musicians such as Frank Ticheli, Douglas Yeo, Tim Salzman, Charles Peltz, She-e Wu, Christopher Lamb, Gail Williams and Gene Pokorny.

Ms. Susan Willmering

Susan Willmering has been the instrumental music director of South Pointe Middle School in Diamond Bar since 2007. The South Pointe Band program encompasses over 425 students, four large ensembles and thirteen different after-school chamber ensembles. Under Ms. Willmering’s leadership, South Pointe’s band continuously receives high praise at both local and national festivals and South Pointe’s Wind Ensemble was chosen to perform at the 2016 at the California All-State Music Educator’s Conference in San Jose.

Ms. Willmering is an alumnus of California State University Fullerton where she graduated cum laude, earning a degree in Music Education with an emphasis in Percussion Performance. She also completed her master's in Music Education at the American Band College through Central Washington University.

In the summer of 2015, Ms. Willmering began her tenure with Idyllwild Arts Academy Summer Program as conductor of the Symphonic Band, where she leads young musicians in an intensive and passionate musical learning environment backed by a team of highly talented music coaches. Since 2007, she has served as a manager for Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association’s (SCSBOA) High School Honor Groups and has been the Vice President of California Band Directors Association (CBDA) since 2017.

In 2007, Ms. Willmering was inducted into Pi Kappa Lambda, a National Music Honor Society exclusively dedicated to recognizing great music educators. In 2017, Ms. Willmering was humbly named CMEA Southeastern Section’s Outstanding Music Educator of 2017 and Teacher of the Year at South Pointe Middle School.

Santa Ana High School Wind EnsembleVictor de los Santos—director

In the Temple of Zion .........................................................................................................................................................Steven Reineke (b. 1970)

Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral .......................................................................................................................... Richard Wagner (1813-1883)trans. Lucien Cailliet

Mr. Victor de los Santos

Victor de los Santos has been Director of Bands at Santa Ana High School since 2007, his ensembles have traveled throughout the US and have received high marks at numerous adjudicated festivals. He has also served as musical conductor for all SAUSD and SAHS musical productions. Victor was recognized as an outstanding Arts Educator for Orange County several times, was the Brillante Award recipient in 2015, was awarded the Honor Roll award through the Life Changer of the Year in 2017, and has also been a finalist for the Grammy Educator of the Year in 2018 and 2019. Under his direction, Santa Ana High School ensembles have performed alongside notable musicians such as Arturo Sandoval, Shelia E, Poncho Sanchez, and others. In 2018, his wind ensemble had the privilege of working with Frank Ticheli.

Newbury Park High SchoolDennis Crystal—director

Dedicatory Overture .................................................................................................................................................Clifton Williams (1923-1976)

Undertow ................................................................................................................................................................................ John Mackey (b. 1973)

Newbury Park High School is located in Thousand Oaks and has a student population of just over 2400. The Newbury Park High School Band program consists of the Wind Ensemble, two Jazz Bands, an award-winning Marching Band, and various Chamber Ensembles that perform throughout the year. Over the last 12 years, the Panther Band has been privileged to perform twice at the Northshore Concert Band Festival at Northwestern University, the President’s Cup Invitational Concert Band festival in Washington D.C., and the PacWest Invitational Concert Band Festival at the University of the Pacific, among others.

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Mr. Dennis Crystal

Dennis Crystal has been teaching high school and middle school band for eighteen years, spending the last twelve as the Director of Bands at Newbury Park High School. He is a drummer/percussionist who graduated in 2001 from the USC Thornton School of Music with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education (with an emphasis in Jazz Studies) studying with Ndugu Chancler, Jeff Hamilton, Shelly Berg, and Aaron Serfaty. He received his Master of Music degree from the American Band College at Southern Oregon University in 2007 and currently lives in Thousand Oaks with his amazingly supportive wife and three beautiful children.

Long Beach Polytechnic High School Symphonic WindsAndrew Osman—director

Symphonic Dance #3 “Fiesta” .................................................................................................................................Clifton Williams (1923–1976)

Paris Sketches ..........................................................................................................................................................................Mark Ellerby (b. 1957)1. Saint Germaine-des-Prés2. Pigalle3. Père Lachaise4. Les Halles

Long Beach Polytechnic High School, “The Home of Scholars, Champions, and Musicians,” was founded in 1895 and is the oldest high school in Long Beach. Known for its outstanding academics, athletics, and arts, Poly has an impressive list of alumni, ranging from operatic legend Marilyn Horne to rap superstar Snoop Dog, and many famous actors, athletes, and leaders in business, academia, and the military. With a legendary athletic history, Poly was selected by Sports Illustrated as the athletic high school of the century, and has sent more alumni on to the NFL than any other high school. The Poly Music Department has been selected six times by the Grammy foundation as a Grammy Signature School, and twice as a Signature “Gold” school, recognizing it as one of the top high school programs in the country. Poly music includes four orchestras, four jazz bands, two concert bands, six choirs, eight sections of classroom piano, AP Music Theory, and a large array of small ensembles and combos.

Mr. Andrew Osman

Andrew Osman is in his thirty-sixth year of teaching music at Long Beach Polytechnic High School where he conducts the Chamber Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Strings, String Orchestra, Concert Band and Symphonic Wind Ensemble. He also served from 1995-2006 as the Music Curriculum Leader for the Long Beach Unified School District, working with the music staff to coordinate the K-12 music program in the district. The Poly Orchestras and Symphonic Winds have received numerous honors, including performances at CMEA conferences, the Orange County Performing Art Center Invitational Festival, a concert with world-renowned mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne, and performing the music of legendary film composer Elmer Bernstein with Mr. Bernstein in attendance. He serves as a festival adjudicator for bands and orchestra festivals throughout the western US, and has conducted numerous honor orchestras. Mr. Osman is a graduate of UCLA and has done graduate coursework at Northwestern University.

Bob Cole Conservatory Symphonic BandJermie S. Arnold—conductor

Early Light ....................................................................................................................................................................Carolyn Bremer (1957-2018)

Lux Aurumque ......................................................................................................................................................................Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)

Chester ....................................................................................................................................................................William Schumann (1910-1992)

Homage to a Dream ..................................................................................................................................................... Mark Camphouse (b. 1954)

Fairest of the Fair ..................................................................................................................................................... John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

The California State University, Long Beach Symphonic Band is an auditioned group comprised of music majors, minors, and non-music majors. Symphonic Band’s mission is to stimulate musical growth and provide performance opportunities for the Conservatory’s instrumental music students while maintaining ever-increasingly high standards of musicianship. Performance goals encompass the identification, performance, and appreciation of the best of wind and percussion literature.

Also recognized as an outstanding wind ensemble, the group performs concerts throughout the region.

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Dr. Jermie S. Arnold

Dr. Jermie S. Arnold was appointed to the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University, Long Beach as the Associate Director of Bands in the fall of 2012. Dr. Arnold is the principal conductor of the Symphonic and Concert Bands, teaches conducting courses, and assists in the supervision of student teachers. In 2014 he received the Most Inspirational Professor Award from the California State University, Long Beach Alumni Association.

Dr. Arnold completed his DMA in 2014 from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia where his primary mentors were Mark Camphouse, Anthony Maiello, and Dennis Layendecker. He received his master's and bachelor's degrees in Music Education from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. As an undergraduate he was honored with the Theodore Presser Foundation Scholarship for music educators.

Dr. Arnold’s public school teaching experience includes eight years as Director of Bands at American Fork Junior High School in American Fork, Utah. During his tenure at American Fork, the program grew from 300 to over 450 students in four concert bands, and three jazz bands. His ensembles received superior ratings at festivals throughout Utah each year, and the Wind Ensemble performed at the National Music Educators Conference, the Inaugural Music for All National Middle School Festival and the Utah Music Educators Conference. His jazz bands were recognized as among the outstanding junior high jazz bands in the state of Utah. The Utah Music Educators Conference recognized him twice, first with the Superior Accomplishment Award in 2006 and second with the Outstanding Junior High-Middle School Music Educator Award in 2008.

While in Utah he also served as the Assistant Director of Bands at American Fork High School, with responsibilities over the Brass and Visual aspects of the nationally recognized marching band. While he was Asst. Director of the Marching Band, countless Regional and State competitions were won, in addition to performances at the Presidential Inaugural Parade, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and an invitation to perform in the Tournament of Roses Parade.

Dr. Arnold is co-founder and Emeritus Associate Conductor of the Wasatch Winds Symphonic Band, an adult community band of over 70 members. He has presented at numerous conferences across the country and been a guest conductor in New York, Hawaii, Utah, Idaho, and Virginia. In 2013, he was the guest conductor for the Maine All-State Band. He has served as adjudicator at marching and concert band contests throughout the United States. He and his wife, Amber, enjoy their children Jacob, Kyle and Bethany.

Bob Cole Conservatory Wind SymphonyJohn Alan Carnahan—director

The Damnation of Faust, Rakoczy March ................................................................................................................ Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Dr. Thomas Lee—guest conductor

O Magnum Mysterium ................................................................................................................................................Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)arr. H. Robert Reynolds (b. 1934)

Dr. H. Robert Reynolds—guest conductor

Symphony No. 2 .................................................................................................................................................................... Frank Ticheli (b. 1958)I. Shooting StarsII. Dreams Under a New MoonIII. Apollo Unleashed

John Alan Carnahan—conductor

O Lamm Gottes, Unschulig ...........................................................................................................................Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)arr. Robert Martin

Robert Martin—graduate conductor

Overture to Candide ............................................................................................................................................ Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)arr. Walter Beeler (1908-1973)

Prof. Allan McMurray—guest conductor

Recognized internationally as a premiere university wind ensemble, the California State University, Long Beach Wind Symphony continues to expand the school's rich tradition of performance excellence. Composed of the finest wind and percussion performers within the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, its mission is to stimulate musical growth and provide advanced performance opportunities for the department's instrumental music students. Performance goals encompass the identification, performance, and appreciation of the best of wind and percussion literature.

The Wind Symphony and its members bring the highest quality wind literature to a professional level of performance, thus engaging the listening audience. Based on a foundation of traditional wind repertoire, the ensemble performs both standard and contemporary wind literature. Long a champion of music commissioning projects and contemporary repertoire, the Wind Symphony has premiered over twenty new works during the recent past.

With many invitational performances in Japan, Austria, England, Germany, Scotland, Switzerland, Australia and Canada, the ensemble enjoys a truly international reputation for performance excellence. The Wind Symphony has been invited to the annual All-Japan Band Directors National Conference twice as a guest of the Yamaha Corporation of Japan. In addition to the ensemble's international travels, the Wind Symphony has been honored with invitations throughout the United States including performances at the College Band Directors Association National and Regional Conferences, the American Bandmasters Association National and Regional Conferences, the Music Educators National Conference National Convention, the California Band Directors Association State Conference, and many California Music Educator Association Regional and State Conferences.

Graduates of the ensemble currently perform in several major symphony orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, New World Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic, Milwaukee Symphony, Mexico City Philharmonic, and the Long Beach Symphony. Graduates also perform in major movie and television recording studios and musical theater productions.

Auditions for the group occur the first week of the semester.

Prof. John Alan Carnahan

John Alan Carnahan is Director of Bands at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University, Long Beach, where he has been a professor of music since 1988. His teaching responsibilities include conductor of the Wind Symphony and Professor of Graduate Conducting. Prior to his appointment at Long Beach, Mr. Carnahan served as Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Texas, Arlington where he taught music education courses and conducted the marching and symphonic bands. Before then he was the Director of Bands at Clovis High School in Clovis, California.

To his position at CSULB, he brings a broad knowledge and background in all idioms of instrumental music performance. His university ensembles have gained widespread notoriety for imaginative musical interpretation and distinctive performance quality and have been honored with invitations to perform throughout the Western United States, Europe and Japan. The Los Angeles Times has hailed the University Wind Symphony as, “… thoroughly disciplined and euphonious!” A champion of new music, Professor Carnahan has been a member of numerous national commissioning projects and the University Wind Symphony has premiered more than twenty new works over the past several years.

Mr. Carnahan is active nationally as a guest conductor, adjudicator, lecturer, and composer/arranger. He has conducted ensembles at the California Music Educators Association Convention, the Texas Music Educators Association Conference, the College Band Directors National Association Southwestern and Western Division Conferences and internationally in Europe and Japan.

He has presented numerous clinics and performance demonstrations for statewide and regional music education organizations and conferences. His innovative and thought-provoking sessions on ensemble rehearsal techniques and the art of conducting are always very well received. His commissioned pieces have received many performances and his arrangements have been heard throughout the United States.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Bob Cole Conservatory would like to thank Music for All for sponsoring this afternoon's Festival. Their support for music education in our community is incredible. We also wish to thank the Carpenter Performing Arts Center for hosting this afternoon's Festival and this evening's Concert as part of their Arts for Life Series.

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