2008 Middle Level State Honors Music Project 2008 Middle Level

2008
Middle Level
State Honors
Music Project
Choir
• Orchestra • Band
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The WSMA Middle Level
State Honors Music Project
WSMA State Honors Music Project
The Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA)
State Honors Music Project began in 1967 to provide
musically talented youth with the opportunity to
rehearse and perform with the nation’s finest conductors in a professional, highly disciplined setting. In 1995,
WSMA proudly sponsored the first-ever Middle Level
State Honors Band. A WSMA Middle Level State Honors
Choir was added in 1996, and in 1997, the WSMA
Middle Level State Honors Orchestra made its debut
performance.
Students in grades 6-8 who attend WSMA-member
schools are eligible to audition for the WSMA Middle
Level State Honors Music Project. Auditions include an
individual performance and an ensemble class taught
by a WSMA certified adjudicator. This year, nearly
1,400 students applied to audition for the privilege
of being one of the 305 students selected for membership in the three prestigious WSMA Middle Level State
Honors ensembles.
Music teachers, parents, administrators and the
WSMA staff contribute time, talent and encouragement for every student involved in the State
Honors Music Project.Young musicians selected
for these ensembles discover new levels of individual and group performance. Most importantly,
the effort and dedication required of each participant results in a lifelong memory of their initiative,
achievement and commitment to excellence as
musicians and as our future leaders.
Saturday, November 1 • 1:00 pm
Marriott Madison West
2008 WSMA Middle Level State Honors
Choir, Orchestra and Band
A Reminder to Our
Concert Audience
Photography, as well as audio and video recording, is
strictly prohibited during all Honors concerts. Please
remember to turn off all cellular phones, pagers
and other electronic devices. For the enjoyment
of all audience members, the performers who have
worked so hard and the state-of-the art digital recording, please observe silence during the performances.
Kindly remove any restless children so they are not
heard on the recording.You are welcome to take
pictures in the lobby immediately following the performance.Your assistance and consideration will help
ensure a proper concert atmosphere for all Honors
performers and audience members.
Thank you.
Special Thanks
The WSMA State Honors Music Project is possible
because of the assistance of many individuals and
organizations. We are extremely appreciative to the
following:
WSMA Board of Directors for their continuing
support of WSMA programs and services.
WSMA Staff for their support, effort, ideas and
commitment:
Executive Director – Robert Kase
Program Directors – Jeff Gretzinger,
Theresa McKinley, Tim Wurgler
Director of Communications – Kevin Thays
Director of Development – Andrea Mauch
Program Support Coordinator – Dee Farmer
Finance Manager – Kerrie Brey
Continuing Education Director – Terri Felton
Conference & Operations Coordinator –
Jenn Neuville
Program Associate – Richard Fellenz
Development Assistants – Liz Deger, Jamie Kember
Program Assistants – Rosalie Richardson,
Jerry Hrovat, Kay Endres, Judy Kopp
Administrative Assistant – Mary Elsner
Sales Associate – Michelle Dietz
WSMA Middle Level State Honors Music Staff
who eagerly volunteer to share their musical expertise, talents, leadership and enthusiasm with students.
J.W. Pepper of Minnesota for donating the imprinted High School and Middle Level State Honors
music folders.
All contributors to the Wisconsin Foundation
for School Music who provided tuition assistance
for many WSMA High School and Middle Level State
Honors students.
Sam Robinson of Waunakee High School and
Waunakee High School music parents, custodians, staff and administration for providing lunch
and rehearsal facilities for Middle Level State Honors
Choir, Orchestra and Band.
The Marriott Madison West staff for assisting
WSMA with housing arrangements for all WSMA
Honors Project students and staff.
Audio for the Arts in Madison, Wisconsin, for
recording and producing all Honors concerts for
Wisconsin Public Radio broadcast and CDs.
Ward-Brodt Music Mall for donating the pianos
needed for the WSMA High School and Middle Level
State Honors Music Project rehearsals and concerts.
Most importantly, all parents and teachers of
these talented young people for their continuing
efforts, encouragement and for taking great care to
ensure these students are here with us.
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2008 WSMA Middle Level State Honors
Conductors
Choir – Lynne Gackle
Lynne Gackle is an active clinician, conductor and adjudicator for various choral clinics,
honors choirs, workshops and festivals throughout the United States. She has conducted
all-state choirs in 20 states and has served as conductor for several divisional ACDA honors
choirs and one national junior high honors choir. She has served as conductor of the
Australian National Choral Association’s High School Women’s Choir in Brisbane, Australia
and the Alberta Choral Federation’s High School Honour Choir in Calgary, Canada.
Gackle has taught at all levels, elementary through college, in Louisiana, Florida and Mississippi. She is the founder/artistic director of the Gulf Coast Youth Choirs, Inc., a community
choral arts organization in Tampa, Florida where she also serves as the conductor of the
advanced touring ensemble, Le Petit Choeur and the mixed ensemble, Voce di Vita. She also
serves as assistant professor of music education at the University of South Florida. Previously,
she served as the vocal/choral coordinator at the New World School of the Arts in Miami,
Florida, assistant professor of music at the University of Mississippi and adjunct professor of music education at the
University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.
Gackle received her bachelor of music education degree from Louisiana State University and her master of music
education as well as her doctorate of music education from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.
Orchestra – Juan Tony Guzmán
Juan Tony Guzmán is a conductor, composer, arranger and music educator from the Dominican Republic. Guzmán is currently director of the jazz program and assistant professor of
music education at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He has conducted the Florida State
University New Music Ensemble, Dominican Philharmonic Orchestra, The Conservatory of
Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, Dominican Republic National Youth Symphony Orchestra,
recording studio ensembles, shows and summer camps orchestras, among other instrumental
groups. He has written many choral arrangements of Caribbean and Latin American music,
some of which are published by Boosey & Hawkes. During the past 24 years he has
conducted choirs, bands and orchestras in North America, Europe, Central and South
America. He served as consultant for the design and implementation of the nationwide
music education curriculum in the Dominican Republic.
Guzmán holds a Ph.D. in music education from Florida State University and a degree in electromechanical engineering from Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Guzmán received a bachelor’s degree from Luther College, and a master’s degree in music education from Florida State University.
While attending Florida State, he also received an associate degree in pedagogy of music theory. He frequently serves
as a guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator.
Band – Quincy Hilliard
Quincy C. Hilliard’s compositions for wind band are published by a variety of well known
publishers. He is frequently commissioned to compose works, including one for the 1996
Olympic Games in Atlanta and a score for a documentary film,“The Texas Rangers.” For many
years, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has recognized
him with annual awards for the unusually frequent performance of his compositions. Hilliard
is regularly invited to conduct, demonstrate effective techniques and adjudicate festivals
throughout the world.
Hilliard is composer in residence and the Heymann endowed professor of music at the
University of Louisiana, Lafayette. Previous teaching positions were at Nicholls State
University, Florida International University, North Marion High School (Sparr, Florida) and
White Station Junior and Senior High School (Memphis, Tennessee).
He holds a Ph.D. in music theory and composition from the University of Florida where, in 1999, he was recognized
as the Outstanding Alumnus of the School of Music. He holds a masters of music education degree from Arkansas State
University and bachelor of science in music education from Mississippi State University where he was designated
College of Education 1998 Alumnus of the Year. Hilliard’s early music experience was as a trumpet player in the public
elementary and high school of his native Starkville, Mississippi. He is also president of Hilliard Music Enterprises, Inc.
a personal consulting firm, which has a corporate board of distinguished music educators.
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2008 WSMA Middle Level State Honors
Choir
Saturday, November 1 • 1:00 p.m. • Marriott-Madison West
Lynne Gackle • Choir Conductor
Program
Sanctus in d minor J.S. Bach, arr. David Stocker
Hinshaw Music – HMC 1154
The complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) include independent settings of the Sanctus, all of
which are from the period that Bach was living in Liepzig. The Sanctus in d minor (BWV 239) was performed
during the period from 1735–1746 and is an especially accessible composition for young voices. It is scored for
two violins, viola and continuo. The text is from the Latin Mass and is translated:
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of Hosts. Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory.
Lux Aeterna
Randall Stroope
Alliance – AMP 0275
This beautiful and serene setting of the text, Lux Aeterna (Light Eternal) is from the Requiem Mass for the Dead
Communion from the Roman Catholic liturgy. From the beginning, the work seems to text paint the beauty of
one ray of light…Light Eternal. The piece was written by Dr. A. Randall Stroope and originally dedicated to
Dr. James Litton and the American Boychoir. The text is translated: May light eternal shine upon them, O Lord,
in the company of thy saints forever and ever; for thou art merciful. Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord, and
let perpetual light sine upon them.
Come Travel with Me
Scott Farthing
Walton HL 08501432
Come Travel With Me was written by Scott Farthing especially for the men of the 2001 ACDA National Junior
High Honor Choir in San Antonio, Texas. The text is inspired by the Walt Whitman poem,“Song of the Open
Road” and speaks of adventure as it encourages the spirit to explore, travel and face the journey of life not
with fear, but with a sense of joyful abandon!
Dance Today With Joy
Vijay Singh
National Music Publishers NMP
Vijay Singh set this 15th Century Indian (Eastern) text to music in 1998. The text was written by the Indian
mystic, Kabir. His poetry urges worship by celebrating the joy of life. The piece incorporates percussion as well
as piano and the driving rhythms constantly move from a feeling of compound meter (6/8) to that of triple duple
meter (3/4). This is a wonderful piece with lots of inherent energy!
I Dream A World
Andre Thomas
Heritage Music – 15/1752H
I Dream a World was written by Dr. André Thomas, who is the director of choral activities at Florida State
University. The text is wonderful and is by American poet, Langston Hughes. Hughes was an African-American
writer and in this poem, describes his dream where all men of all races live in peace, without hate, cruelty,
greed and avarice (excessive greed). Truly, this is a dream that is worthy and one which we all should have
as members of the human race.
Praise His Holy Name
Keith Hampton
earthsongs
Praise His Holy Name, written by Keith Hampton, is a contemporary gospel piece that is filled with joy and
praising! At the end of the piece, the “lining out” of parts is heard with one voice part entering with a musical
statement. Once the statement is made, another voice part enters with a separate statement (while the first
part repeats the original phrase). Other voice parts enter with this same format and the end result a complex
texture of melody and rhythm.This piece is as much fun to listen to as it is to sing – we hope that you enjoy
our performance!
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2008 WSMA Middle Level State Honors
Orchestra
Saturday, November 1 • 1:00 p.m. • Marriott-Madison West
Juan Tony Guzmán • Orchestra Conductor
Program
An American In Paris Gershwin, George (Arr. Whitney)
Belwin
First performed in December 1928, Gershwin had his concept for this work already in mind when he left for
Europe in the spring of 1928. Once in Paris his vision came to life and was completed in Vienna. The orchestration was done on a return to Paris. He said An American In Paris was scored in the manner of Debussy but the
theme was original. Gershwin called his new work a rhapsodic ballet portraying the impression of an American
visitor to Paris as he strolls about the city absorbing the street noises and the French atmosphere.
Fantasy on ‘Sleepers, Wake’
Bach, J. S. (Arr. Vernon Leidig)
Highland/Etling
As director of the St.Thomas Church Choir in Leipzig, Bach’s duty made it necessary for him to compose and
have ready a new composition for each church day.This chorale is the opening movement of his cantata (BVW
140) Wachet auf, ruft uns di Stimme -- Awake! calls the voice of the watchman. It is a bustling portrait in
sound of the city of Jerusalem, waiting at midnight, with watchers posted on the battlements for the arrival of
the “bridegroom.” The urgent dotted chords are tossed back and forth between the instrumental sections, relating the restless nature of the crowd. They relay the watchmen’s cries in imitative counterpoint. The choral tune
is heard in the long notes of the treble instruments, but it never breaks the energy of the work.
Amazing Grace
(Arr. Del Borgo)
Belwin
While Amazing Grace is among America’s most well-known and oft-recorded pieces of music, the song’s history
is as remarkable as its popularity. Steve Turner’s book Amazing Grace: The Story of America’s Most Beloved
Song tells the story of composer John Newton’s conversion from slave trader to abolitionist, and traces the
evolution of the song from its composition in 1772 as a hymn with no set tune to the version familiar today.
Amazing Grace was first heard on New Year’s Day in 1773. When Newton put the internal rhyme “amazing grace”
together, it wasn’t purely for poetic reasons. He understood grace to mean God’s unmerited favor to lost souls.
It was a meaning Newton — with his sordid history and personal tale of redemption — could take to heart.
Newton supplied the lyrics, but the tune sung today arrived much later. In 1835,“...the tune that we now sing...
was married to the words of John Newton,” Turner says. That same year a South Carolina singing instructor named
William Walker published a widely popular hymn book combining the now-familiar tune with Newton’s words.
Amazing Grace has been featured on more than 1,100 albums. The song reached the pop charts in the United
Kingdom and the United States when Judy Collins released her version in 1971.
Nabucco Overture
Verdi, Giuseppe (Arr. Dackow)
Ludwig Music
After a long apprenticeship in the provincial towns of Italy, the young Giuseppe Verdi had finally reached Milan,
experienced success in the production of his first opera, and with that success a commission for three more
operas.Tragedy struck, and added to the loss of his two children, was the illness and death of his beloved wife,
Margherita in July of 1840. Verdi vowed to never compose music again. However, Merelli, La Scala’s impresario,
persuaded Verdi, against his will, to take home a libretto for Nabucodonosor. While still determined not to compose, Verdi felt compelled to set to music the dramatic conflict of the Hebrew slaves and their Babylonian captors. The overture, written at the last moment, is a dramatic assortment of themes taken from the opera–primarily
choruses and themes trumpeting military exercises to come.
Dance of the Tumblers Rimsky-Korsakov (Arr. Dackow)
Tempo Press
Rimsky-Korsakov’s orchestral genius seemed tailor-made for ballet.Yet, curiously, he opted for the world of opera.
For The Snow Maiden (Snegourochka, 1881), the third of his 15 operas, Rimsky-Korsakov elaborated Ostrovsky’s
version of the tale. In the celebrated Dance of the Tumblers (Act III) the “tumblers” are skomorokhi, who were
troupes of multi-talented outdoor entertainers. Seemingly in a salute to their skills, Rimsky-Korsakov casts his
dance in a classical sonata-structure, complete with development section, invigoratingly intensified reprise and a
veritable whirlwind of a coda.
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2008 WSMA Middle Level State Honors
Band
Saturday, November 1 • 1:00 p.m. • Marriott-Madison West
Quincy Hilliard • Band Conductor
Program
Kyoto
Quincy Hilliard
Kjos Publishing Co.
WB341F
This work captures the essence and charm of the Japanese culture. Although no authentic Japanese melody
is used, the modality, percussion instruments and style give the impression that you are exploring this
exciting culture.
Through Darkened Sleepy Hollow
Erik Morale
FJH Music Company, Inc.
From the pen of Washington Irvin (1783-1859) came a classic tale of American folklore entitled The Legend of
Sleepy Hollow. This story describes how an old legend may have played a part in the disappearance of the local
schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane. Irving describes the legend as follows:
“It is said by some to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper, whose head had been carried away by a cannonball, in some nameless battle during the revolutionary war; and who is ever and anon seen by the country
folk hurrying along in the gloom of night, as if on the wings of the wind.”
“…the ghost rides forth to the scene of battle in nightly quest of his head; and that the rushing speed
with which he sometimes passes along the Hollow, like a midnight blast, is owing to his being belated,
and in a hurry to get back to the church-yard before daybreak.”
The Place Where the Reeds Were Destroyed
Quincy Hilliard
Kjos Publishing Co.
WB188F
The Place Where the Reeds Were Destroyed is written in a five movement composition. This work describes a
legend about a love story between a warrior and a princess that ultimately depicts how Acapulco got its name.
This piece was commission by the Nebraska Bandmasters Association.
March to the Big Top
Mark Williams
Alfred Publishing Co.
March to the Big Top is circus style march. It attempts to capture the fun and carnival atmosphere of a
circus in town.
Deep River
James Swearingen
Barnhouse Publishing Co.
This selection is based on Deep River. This wonderful song is set for band by the noted composer James
Swearingen. It is beautifully scored and has very interesting harmonies. He captures the essence of this
beautiful song in a ballad.
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Choir Members
Soprano
Alto
Ali Betz
Owen-Withee
Logan Bayuk
Wautoma Parkside
Naomi Black
Darlington
Alexandra Blum
Grafton John Long
Katie Brant
New London
Jacqueline Boelkow
Hartford Central Tyler Bushman
Park Falls
Madisen Clark
Platteville
Jenna Crawley
Mosinee
Emily Clay
Westfield
Corinne Dougherty
Dousman Kettle Moraine
Ashton Decker
Wautoma Parkside
Deme Hellwig
Shorewood
Hunter Evenson
Trempealeau G E T
Casey Houlihan
New London
Haley Haupt
Elm Grove Pilgrim Park
Devina Johnson
Hudson
Irene Kelly
La Crosse Lincoln
Ellen Junko
New Richmond
Taylor Kittleson
River Falls Meyer Grace McConnell
La Crosse Lincoln
Jodi Le Comte
New London
Hannah Miner
Elm Grove Pilgrim Park
Katlyn Leshko
Cameron
Alyssa Reilly
Wautoma Parkside
Daniel Lucassen
Wautoma Parkside
Autum Reimer
Algoma
Taylor Martin
Platteville
Hannah Rosencrantz
Brookfield Wisconsin Hills
Phoebe Moore
Platteville
Mackenzie Ross
Sun Prairie Prairie View
Joshua Olson
Spencer
Kayla Schenkenberger Berlin
Kevin Pelzel
Hudson
Michaela Schmidt
Pembine
Hailey Reese
Dousman Kettle Moraine
Amy Schwalbach
Dousman Kettle Moraine
Danica Reinicke
Janesville
Sarah Spaulding
Wisconsin Rapids East
Caitlin Rosencrantz
Brookfield Wisconsin Hills
Anika Stuedemann
Appleton Fox Valley
Lutheran
Mandi Sagal
Howard-Suamico Bay View
Laura Taranto
Ellsworth
Christina Schempf
Watertown Good
Shepherd Lutheran
Karina Triller
Janesville Marshall
Madilyne Taylor
Platteville
Emily Weaver
La Crosse Lincoln
Rose VonMuchow
La Crosse Lincoln
Emily Wisniewski
Appleton Saint Joseph
Jamison Wendlandt
Chetek
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Choir Members
Tenor
Bass
Keith Andereck
Hartford Central
River Falls Meyer
Alex Balister
Port Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Isaac Ballard
Jake Beckman
New London
Matthew Boelter
Eau Claire South Michael Bultman
Sun Prairie Patrick Marsh
Aaron Brager
River Falls Meyer Thomas Bunton
Chetek
Aaron Davis
Brookfield Wisconsin Hills
Jeff Conger
Owen-Withee
Austin Doro
Berlin
Charles Corbett
Park Falls
Connor Flaherty
Evansville J C McKenna
Walter DeKock
New Richmond
Sean Gasiorowski
Grafton John Long
John Faldet
Iola Scandinavia
Aaron Gilstrap
Grafton John Long
Jake Fredel
Wausau John Muir
Jacob Grafenstein
Woodville Viking (Baldwin)
Matthew Gernetzke
Evansville J C McKenna
Danny Halminiak
Verona Badger Ridge
Christopher Guy
Oostburg
Jacob Henden
Viroqua Middle School
Hunter Hanthorn
Janesville Marshall
Adam Kahmann
Grafton John Long
Jared Harm
Cameron
Ehren Kluge
Hudson
Nathan Hettinga
Wausau John Muir
Zach Luther
Eau Claire South Lincoln Howard
Osceola
Anthony Mattias
Grafton John Long
Jacob Johnson
Holmen
Evan Mayer
Wausau John Muir
Jesse Kreger
Holmen
Nathan Muro
Elm Grove Pilgrim Park
Jacob Lemke
Phillips
Marcus Newton
Wausau John Muir
Benjamin Liebelt
Oakfield
Isaac Pulchinski
Wausau John Muir
Kolby McConville
Verona Badger Ridge
Sivu Schlegel
Melrose Mindoro
Hunter Palmer
Evansville J C McKenna
Vito Skidmore
Wausau John Muir
Benjamin Stepanek
Wild Rose
Seth Thompson
Cameron
Garrett Verdegan
Cameron
Jocque Warner
New Richmond
Tim Walch
Port Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Zwicker
Green Bay Lombardi
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Orchestra Members
Violin
Corinne Austin
Jessica Behling
Christian Blank
Andrea Carpenter
Jonathan Cochrane
Wade Dittburner
Charles Dunlap
Paige Erickson
Madeline Erickson
Sam Femal
Grace Flaherty
Bridget Flaherty
Fatima Gomez
Jenna Greene
Autumn Han
Margaret Hietpas
Kaelyn Holgerson
Alex Hoo
Katy Jiang*
Rebecca Jin
Michael Josephson
Samantha Kosarzycki
Coretta LeMaitre
Leah Lee
Qiuyu Lin
Alexandra Lindstrom
Dee Luo
Hannah Matt
Margaret Norby
Raphaelle Siemers
Ellen Sonnenberg
Angela Sun
Anais Tran Ngoc
*Concertmaster
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Appleton Madison
Racine McKinley
Appleton Roosevelt
Appleton Madison
Wild Rose
Wisconsin Rapids East
Manitowoc Wilson
Menasha Maplewood
Shorewood Intermediate
Waukesha Butler
Menasha Seton Catholic
Menasha Seton Catholic
Milwaukee Bruce
Guadalupe
Dousman Kettle Moraine
Appleton Wilson
Appleton Einstein
Menasha Maplewood
Appleton Einstein
Elm Grove Pilgrim Park
Middleton Kromrey
Marshfield
Greendale
Whitefish Bay
Brookfield Wisconsin Hills
New Berlin Eisenhower
Wauwatosa Whitman
Brookfield Wisconsin Hills
Nashotah Sue Poo
Appleton Saint Joseph
La Crosse Lincoln
Sheboygan Falls
Howard-Suamico Bay View
Appleton Wilson
Meg Van de Loo
Emily Wolfe
Chih-wei Wu
Jordan Wyngaard
Annie Yao
Dhongkyu Yoon
Chara Yu
Eau Claire
Marshfield
Elm Grove Pilgrim Park
Little Chute Saint John
Marshfield
Brookfield Wisconsin Hills
Shorewood
Viola
Nathaniel Corey
Keith Dodd
Molly Doyle
Mira Ensley-Field
Rebecca Fitton
Elise Jean-Pierre
Julia Kroll
Kyle Lichtenberg
Michaela Norby
Carine Renner
Edward (Teddy)
Schenkman
Melissa Shi
Ann Thomas
Hannah Thompson
Jennifer Vosters
Mallory Williams
Cross Plains Glacier Creek
Shorewood
Brookfield Saint John
Vianney
Appleton Classical School
Appleton Wilson
Appleton Classical School
Madison Spring Harbor
Menasha Maplewood
Appleton Saint Joseph
Appleton Roosevelt
Marshfield
Brookfield Wisconsin Hills
Greendale
Whitefish Bay
Elm Grove Pilgrim Park
Appleton Madison
Cello
Kaitlyn Ballman
Alison Barbiaux
Carter Clay
Ingrid Elzey
Andrew Emrick
Matthew Frazier
Oconomowoc
De Pere
Chippewa Falls
Appleton Classical School
Appleton Madison
Lake Geneva
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Michelle Kim
Lauren Morasky
Alaina Perez-Kucza
Amber Rempert
Maggie Rufe
Anna Wright
Amy Zhou
2008 WSMA Middle Level State Honors
Orchestra Members
Oshkosh Saint John
Neumann
Sun Prairie Prairie View
Racine Walden III
Lake Geneva
Appleton Madison
Wausau John Muir
Waukesha Butler
String Bass
Adam Graf
Travis Kent
Tucker Melssen
Nathan Myhre
Gabrielle O’Keefe
Timothy Olson
Zoe Roecker
Monona Winnequah
Appleton Einstein
Chippewa Falls
La Crosse Longfellow
Greendale
La Crosse Logan
Dousman Kettle Moraine
Bb Clarinet
Hattie Bestul
Max Butler
Ana Nelson
Rachel Pollock
Viola Kickapoo
Madison Jefferson
Berlin
Park Falls
Bb Trumpet
Sydney Alexander
Eau Claire Regis
Peter Burress
Fish Creek Gibraltar
Alexandria Staskiewicz Waukesha Butler
Tom Wester
Elm Grove Pilgrim Park
F Horn
Sean Bradley
Sarah Kruske
Allison Pluger
Isaac Young
Edgerton
Port Washington
Saint Peter’s Port Catholic
Oconomowoc
Waukesha Central
Flute
Gabriella Champagne
Megan Johnson
Jenny Kang
Jordan Peterson
Shorewood
Kenosha Mahone
Middleton Kromrey
Little Chute
Trombone
Dousman Kettle Moraine
Elkhorn Area
Tuba
Caleb Belknap
Nick Jalensky
Sean Murray
Julian Vanecek
Menasha Maplewood
Kenosha Bullen
Dousman Kettle Moraine
Madison Cherokee Heights
Oboe
Camille Galles
Shahnnon Hawkins
Green Bay Aldo Leopold
Percussion
Bassoon
Brooke Adams
Samuel Decker
Julia Gray
Sara Ranscht
Charlie DeVillers
Lancaster
Wild Rose
Rice Lake
La Crosse Longfellow
Matthew Allen
Michael Darling
Eric Johnson
John Sturino
Sun Prairie Prairie View
Hortonville
Howard-Suamico Bay View
Kenosha Lance
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2008 WSMA Middle Level State Honors
Band Members
Flute
Sarah Joosten
Cameron
Meghan Kappelman
Manitowoc Immanuel
Evangelic Lutheran
Brandon Konnow
Eagle River Northland
Pines
Jessica Krusensterna
Antigo
Andrea Mayers
Kenosha Mahone
Michelle Morgan
Ladysmith
Cora Demler
Blanchardville Pecatonica
Maranatha Gannon
Viola Kickapoo
Hannah Hargis
Marshfield
Megan Haskins
Waunakee
Kelli Heeringa
Waupun
Emily Kasparek
Superior
Alicia Lex
Antigo
Katie Loken
Darlington
Megan Muench
Manitowoc Immanuel
Evangelic Lutheran
Samantha Roth
Wisconsin Rapids
Assumption
Courtney Nelson
Viola Kickapoo
Samantha Springer
Cross Plains Glacier Creek
Laura Neumann
Osceola
Amanda Ward
Kenosha Mahone
Emily Widstrand
Eau Claire South
Kaite Wollenweber
Waukesha Central
Oboe
Gina Cruciani
Eau Claire South
Nick Liske
Appleton Madison
Bassoon
Bb Bass Clarinet
Julia Flaherty
Little Chute
Anna Kurzynski
Rice Lake
Eb Alto Sax
Benjamin Binner
Oshkosh Carl Traeger
Julia Brummel
Sun Prairie Prairie View
Gabriel Peterson
Appleton Einstein
Molly Pugh
Waukesha Central
Natalie Galles
Dousman Kettle Moraine
Austin Holik
Kenosha Lance
Geoffrey Maiden
Mueller
Luck
Patrick Strohbeen
Kimberly Gerritts
Timothy Young
De Pere Notre Dame
Kyle Williams
Viola Kickapoo
Bb Tenor Sax
Bb Clarinet
Karis Baerenwald
River Falls Meyer
Darien Berghoff
Park Falls
Rachel Berg
Shorewood
Cera Malueg
New London
Philip Berger
Wisconsin Lutheran
Katie Gargulak
Rice Lake
Olivia Garland
Marshfield
Cory Hayden
Park Falls
Heath Hill
Waunakee
Alyson Huber
Ladysmith
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Eb Baritone Sax
Kevin Parker
Eau Claire South
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2008 WSMA Middle Level State Honors
Band Members
Bb Trumpet
Trombone
Karah Dadez
New Richmond
Steven Brandt
New Berlin Eisenhower
Sam Dickinson
Green Bay Lombardi
Rachel Burczyk
Grafton John Long
Paul Escher
La Crosse Lincoln
Matthew Halverson
Rice Lake
Carson Gilbert
Mineral Point
Carter Johnson
Hudson
Jacob Goebel
Gilman
Ali Lorenz
Eleva Strum
Andy Goodman
Brodhead
Kara Metzger
Waukesha Central
Anamaria Karrels
Hartford Saint Kilian
Sam Rosiejka
Hudson
Matthew Landsverk
Sun Prairie Patrick Marsh
Douglas Shoemaker
Eau Claire Northstar
Michelle Schleevogt
Sheboygan Falls
Logan Wallace
Eau Claire Northstar
Benjamin Sonnentag
Waukesha Central
Joseph Stephan
East Troy
Baritone B.C.
Matthew Thomsen
Brookfield Wisconsin Hills
Eva Fourakis
Middleton Kromrey
Alexandria Viegut
Marshfield Columbus
Catholic
Olivia Haines
Dousman Kettle Moraine
Annelise Roti Roti
Green Lake
Emily Wendorff
Middleton Kromrey
Nikolas Zanter
Edgerton
Elizabeth Schmitt
Hartland Arrowhead
Area Consortium
Tuba
F Horn
Marisa Abbott
Oconomowoc
Sam Averill
Waunakee
Nick Howard
La Crosse Lincoln
Valerie Niemi
Owen-Withee
Matthew Semler
Waunakee
Michael Sinclair
Darlington
Clare Stratton
Kenosha Mahone
Jenny Xu
Hayward
David Cleveland
Marshfield Columbus
Catholic
Andrew Curtis
Gilman
Jacob Hilsabeck
Brussels Southern Door
Jackson Laabs
Green Bay Lombardi
Sam Rivedal
Franklin Forest Park
Amber Sanderson
La Crosse Logan
Percussion
Melissa Behling
Racine Mc Kinley
Megan Hobbs
Kenosha Mahone
Emily Holldorf
Chippewa Falls
Emily Kahlow
River Falls Meyer
Thomas Rorabeck
Wauwatosa Longfellow
Nathan Simons
Elm Grove Pilgrim Park
Justin Smith
Edgerton
Eric Wallat
Dousman Kettle Moraine
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2008 WSMA Middle Level State Honors
Music Teachers
WSMA congratulates and warmly thanks each of the following teachers of the 2008 State Honors
students for their encouragement and commitment to students, and for supporting the WSMA Middle
Level State Honors Music Project:
Deirdre Abbott Sun Prairie Prairie View
Kevin Allen Elm Grove Pilgrim Park
Doug Arendt Grafton John Long
Greg Austin Appleton Roosevelt
Martha Balfany La Crosse Lincoln
Laura Barker Algoma
John Bausch Darlington
Brandon Bautz Eagle River
Northland Pines
Elizabeth Becker La Crosse Logan
Jordan Beckman Milwaukee Wisconsin
Lutheran
Michael Beix Shorewood
Terri Belanger Oakfield
Jim Bennett Marshfield
Brenda Berg Evansville J C McKenna
Trudi Bergerson Wisconsin Rapids East
Warren Bergmann Menasha Maplewood
Hannah Bertram La Crosse Lincoln
Dale Bigus New Berlin Eisenhower
Kay Black New Berlin Eisenhower
Peggy Boettger Madison Whitehorse
Ronald Booth Franklin Forest Park
Kathryn Borghesani Whitefish Bay
Gina Braun Waunakee
Julie Brown Appleton Madison
Kristin Bryan Little Chute
Mary Burczyk Dousman Kettle Moraine
Linda Calhan Appleton Madison
Lamont Carpenter New London
Rebecca Charbonneau Sheboygan Falls
Jason Clark Shorewood
Cynthia Cooper Wisconsin Rapids East
Brad Curran Menasha Seton Catholic
Carol Dahle Hudson
Carl Davick Monona Winnequah
Milwaukee Bruce Guadalupe
Marquez Dinorah Community School
Mark Donner Park Falls
William Doolan Viola Kickapoo
John Dutmer Chetek
Laura Ebensperger Osceola
Charlie Eckhardt Fish Creek Gibraltar
Cynthia Eisenmann Waukesha Central
Courtney Engel Wausau John Muir
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Andrew Estervig Diane Falk
Laurie Fellenz Laurie Francis Melissa Freeman Karen Frink Charles Fritz Jeremy Fritz Maria Gesiorek Ann Gibbons Ann Giuliani-Curry Chris Gleason Kim Graff Richard Gregerson Carrie Gruselle Jennifer Gulsvig Corinne Hansen Rhonda HartlineKnoespel Mark Helgert Jacinta Henden Cindi Hoch Shelley Hooper Russell Hosler Robert Ignaszak Karen Iken Betsy Jacobson-Holtz Allison Jaeger Charles Jahnke Karen Johnson Tim Johnson Elizabeth Jooosten Michael Joosten Jeanne Jung Judith Kangas Jayne Karbula Joe Kasparek Matthew Kiskunas Arlene Klavins Pam Knihtila Jennifer Knutson Sun Prairie Patrick Marsh
Hartford Saint Kilian
Madison Cherokee Heights
Eau Claire Northstar
De Pere Notre Dame
Shorewood Intermediate
Iola Scandinavia
Berlin
Brookfield Saint John
Vianney
La Crosse Longfellow
Port Washington Thomas
Jefferson
Sun Prairie Patrick Marsh
Rice Lake Rice Lake
New Richmond
Appleton Einstein &
Classical
La Crosse Lincoln
Ladysmith Ladysmith
Green Bay Lombardi
Waukesha Butler
Viroqua
Howard-Suamico Bay View
Dousman Kettle Moraine
Owen-Withee
Oconomowoc Nature Hill
Green Bay Aldo Leopold
La Crosse Longfellow
Madison Jefferson
Appleton Fox Valley
Lutheran
Wausau John Muir
Howard-Suamico Bay View
Cameron
Cameron
Menasha Maplewood
Westfield
Waupun
Superior
Eau Claire South
Greendale
Phillips
Manitowoc Wilson
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Stephen Koch Karen Kornmann Karen Kriege Kristie Kruse Arden Lambert William Leahy Carol Lenz Benjamin Leon Marilyn Lisowe Lori MacRae Kate MacRae Spike Maiden Mueller Larry Manley Vanessa Marciniak Joe McCabe Pamela McCollum Carl Meincke Carla Merkow James Meuth Erika Meyer Steve Michaels Lori Moe Monte Muller John Nepper Patricia Neuberger Emalyn Nikstad Molly Nordin Eric Olson Allison Ostrander Ken Paris Stephanie Parrish Marsha Pearson Jonathan Petersen Dan Petersen Sharon Pfaff Kathy Phillips Nancy Pilmonas Dawn Pitzen Pat Pollock Amanda Pound John Rash Gerardo Ribeiro Barb Rice Rachel Richards Nancy Riesch Beth Riesterer 2008 WSMA Middle Level State Honors
Music Teachers
Holmen
Ellsworth
Oshkosh Carl Traeger
Kenosha Mahone
Appleton Saint Joseph
New Richmond
Kimberly Gerritts
Brookfield Wisconsin Hills
Little Chute Saint John
Port Washington Saint
Peter’s Port Catholic
Oostburg
Luck
Hortonville
Racine Walden III
Green Bay Lombardi
Marshfield
Hudson
Hartland Arrowhead
Area Consortium
Blanchardville Pecatonica
Madison Spring Harbor
La Crosse Lincoln
River Falls Meyer
Lancaster
Kenosha Bullen
Watertown Good
Shepherd Lutheran
Wausau John Muir
Chippewa Falls
Chippewa Falls
Eau Claire Susan
Van de Loo
Sun Prairie Prairie View
Brookfield Wisconsin Hills
River Falls Meyer
Dousman Kettle Moraine
Wauwatosa Longfellow
Melrose Mindoro
Marshfield
La Crosse Logan
Brussels Southern Door
Park Falls Park Falls
Grafton John Long
East Troy
Nashotah Sue Poo
Pembine
Appleton Wilson
Middleton Kromrey
Brodhead
Jane Rinka Kathryn Ripley Jessica Rolfe Phil Rothschadl Jon Roti Roti Lauren Roznowski Lu Ann Rupnow Marcia Russell Victoria Salmon Carol Schafer Jim Scheuer Tina Schliem Renee Schmill Traci Schneider Daryl Schneider John Schoettler Quint Schultz Jennifer Schwingle Clo Shumann Gary Smith
Julie Soczka Michelle Sorenson Sharon Speiser Geoff Stenson Tom Stepanek Brad Stoughton Sue Swoboda Jackie Terhune Jeff Thielke Molly Thomas Jane Thompson Heather Thorpe David Topolovec Diane Veale Tricia Walheim Jeff Walk Jill Waterman Deb Welander Carrie Winkler Gail Wirch James Wirth Lori Wolf Lynne Wymore Lynne Wymore Thomas Zimmerman Waukesha Butler
Kenosha Lance
Sun Prairie Prairie View
Brookfield Wisconsin Hills
Green Lake
Lake Geneva
New London
Platteville
Osceola
Antigo
Owen-Withee
Darlington
Manitowoc Immanuel
Evangelic Lutheran
Janesville Marshall
Appleton Einstein
Racine Mc Kinley
Hayward
Elm Grove Pilgrim Park
Appleton Saint Joseph
Edgerton
Mosinee
Oshkosh Saint John
Neumann
Hartford Central
Howard-Suamico Bay View
Wild Rose
Strum Eleva
Elkhorn
Mineral Point
Oconomowoc Nature Hill
Intermediate
Wisconsin Rapids
Assumption
Woodville Viking
Verona Badger Ridge
Wauwatosa Whitman
Spencer
Berlin
Eau Claire Regis
Wautoma Parkside
Trempealeau G E T
Sheboygan Falls
Cross Plains Glacier Creek
Gilman
Eau Claire Eau Claire South
Middleton Kromrey
Cross Plains Glacier Creek
Marshfield Columbus
Catholic
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2008 WSMA Middle Level State Honors
Staff
Administrative Staff
Orchestra Staff
Gregg Butler, Administrator of Eau Claire County Off
Campus High School - WSMA Board Representative
Eric Becker, Baldwin/Woodville - Percussion Coach***
Robert Kase, WSMA Executive Director
Lynn Seidl, Luxemburg-Casco Middle School Middle Level State Honors Chair
Jim Scheuer, Owen-Withee School District Middle Level State Honors Chair-Elect
Doug Arendt, Grafton John Long Middle School Middle Level State Honors Choir Coordinator
Les Sandberg, Reedsburg High School Middle Level State Honors Orchestra Coordinator***
Connie Kramer, Lena School District Middle Level State Honors Band Coordinator
MaryAnn Glime, Gillett Public Schools - Brass Coach
Troy Birdsong, Holmen High School String Bass Coach
Linda Calhan, Appleton James Madison Middle School
(Retired) - Cello Coach***
Terri Catania, Kettle Moraine Middle School Woodwind Coach
Courtney Engel, Wausau John Muir Middle School Violin Coach
Robert Ignaszak, Oconomowoc High School Violin Coach***
Jeff Gretzinger, WSMA Program Director
Jill Jensen, Monona Nichols Elementary School Viola Coach
Jennifer Neuville, WSMA Conference and Operations
Coordinator - Middle Level State Honors Support
Les Sandberg, Reedsburg High School Orchestra Coordinator***
Choral Staff
Band Staff
Carol Dahle, Hudson Middle School - Soprano Coach
Lisa Benz, Ellsworth Middle School - Percussion Coach
Michael Pufall, Waunakee Middle School Tenor Coach
Terri Ellis, Dodgeville Middle School - Flute Coach
Marcia Russell, Platteville Middle School Alto Coach***
Jason Troxel, Wauzeka High School Bass Coach***
Amanda Carnahan, Shorewood, Accompanist
Doug Arendt, Grafton John Long Middle School Choral Coordinator
Chris Gleason, Sun Prairie Patrick Marsh Middle School Tuba Coach
Jennifer Heidel, Sheboygan Farnsworth Middle School French Horn Coach
Robert Johanek, Marshfield Grant Elementary School Low Woodwind Coach
Matt Mc Veigh, Kimberly High School - Clarinet Coach
Pat Pollock, Park Falls Schools Trombone/Euphonium Coach
Sam Robinson, Waunakee High School Saxophone Coach***
Richard Tiller, Osseo-Fairchild High School (Retired) Trumpet Coach***
Connie Kramer, Lena Schools - Band Coordinator
*** Denotes staff members who are completing their three-year term.
WSMA State Honors Concert Recordings
Every member of the 2008 WSMA State Honors Music Project will receive a CD recording of their
concert performance by mid-December. Additional CDs may be ordered for relatives and friends by
completing the CD Recording order form. Order forms are available at www.wsmamusic.org.
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endow
a chair
for the
WSMA State
Honors Music Project
WSMA State Honors Music Project
Endowment Fund
In October 2006, the Wisconsin Foundation for School Music announced its
most ambitious campaign to date, a $6 million goal to endow each chair and
conductor of the WSMA Middle Level and High School State Honors Music
Project. With each chair endowed, a student’s cost to participate would be
minimal or paid for entirely and the costs to bring in nationally renowned
conductors would be covered through this endowment.
WFSM is proud to recognize the following people who contributed generously
to name a chair in the Middle Level State Honors Music Project:
Middle Level State Honors Band
• The George Borich Middle Level State Honors Band Bb Clarinet Chair,
given by Glenn Nielsen
• The Neil F. Resheske Middle Level State Honors Band Trombone Chair,
given in his memory by a former student, Michael George
• The Stephanie Tweed Middle Level State Honors Band Tuba Chair,
given by Jan and Ted Tweed
Middle Level State Honors Choir
• The Gregg and Trudy Butler Middle Level State Honors Choir Tenor Chair
We also thank the following people who supported the WSMA Honors
Endowment Fund with their gifts (Received 10/1/07–9/8/08):
• Delbert Clear
• Ben and Lois Kaster
• Kathleen Lewinski
For more information, visit www.wsmamusic.org/foundation
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The WSMA Middle Level
State Honors Music Project
Important Dates
WSMA Facts and Statistics
2009 WSMA Middle Level State Honors
Music Project
Did you know during the 2007-2008 school year…
December 9, 2008
Middle Level State Honors registrations open
EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE at www.wsmamusic.org.
February 3, 2009
Middle Level State Honors registrations due to WSMA.
April 3, 2009
Auditions held in Wausau and La Crosse.
April 4, 2009
Auditions held in Appleton, Eau Claire and Dousman.
April 17, 2009
Auditions held in Sun Prairie.
June 5, 2009
Middle Level Honors acceptance letters mailed
to students.
August 15, 2009
Materials sent to members of the 2009 WSMA Middle
Level State Honors Choir, Orchestra and Band.
October 28 – October 31, 2009
Wisconsin State Music Conference and WSMA
State Honors Music Project concerts in Madison.
•Over 219,000 high school and middle school students
participated in nearly 300 WSMA District Solo &
Ensemble and Concert Group Festivals.
•Over 32,000 students qualified for and participated in
11,993 performances at WSMA State Solo & Ensemble
Music Festivals.
•Over 1,600 students applied for the High School
State Honors Music Project in its 41st year of existence.
421 students were selected for five ensembles, and
45 students received tuition assistance from the
Wisconsin Foundation for School Music to support
their Honors experience.
•Over 1,300 students applied for the Middle Level
State Honors Music Project in its 14th year of existence.
305 students were selected for three ensembles, and
8 students received tuition assistance from the
Wisconsin Foundation for School Music to support
their Honors experience.
•54 original student compositions were submitted to
the WSMA Student Composition Project.
•On the 2008–2009 WSMA Festival Music List there
are more than 6,000 Solo & Ensemble and concert
group titles offering a wide variety of performance
options.
Wisconsin Center for Music Education
Our state is the proud home of the Wisconsin Center for Music Education. Located just
north of Madison in Waunakee, the center is headquarters for the Wisconsin School Music
Association (WSMA), Wisconsin Music Educators Association (WMEA) and Wisconsin
Foundation for School Music (WFSM). Our purpose is to expand, enhance and celebrate the
reach of music education for teachers, students and community members.
Graduate credit options for professional development workshops are being developed for
2008–2009. These workshops will expand on sessions offered at the 2008 Wisconsin State
Music Conference, including:
• Marty Robinson - Jazz Up Your Arrangements - November 15
• Randy Sabien - Alternate Styles for Strings - November 22
• Karen Iken - Make the Connections: Music and Literacy - January 31
• Sheila Feay-Shaw - Adaptive Music for Special Learners - February 28
• Tim Smith - Building a Classroom Web Site (online course) November 10–December 21 OR January 26–March 8
• Angela Krajnek - Using Your Classroom Web Site as a Learning Tool
(online course) - March 16–April 26
Watch for more information on our web site: www.wsmamusic.org/center
Visit us online, and in person!
Wisconsin Center for Music Education • 1005 Quinn Drive • Waunakee WI 53597
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