DORIAN BAND FESTIVAL Schedule for CLARINET Soloists Feb , 2012 Clinician: Michael Chesher Place: Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Studio 166

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1 Schedule for CLARINET Soloists Clinician: Michael Chesher Place: Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Studio 166 3:30 p.m. Clarinet Bekki Felix LaCrosse Logan, WI 3:40 Clarinet Jacob Koski LaCrosse Logan, WI 3:50 Clarinet Rachel Koch Sumner-Fredericksburg, IA 4:00 Clarinet Bridget Bouska Sumner-Fredericksburg, IA 4:10 Clarinet Morgan Mortenson Southland, MN 4:20 Bass Clarinet Micayla Huntley Southland, MN 4:30 Clarinet Shelby Sonnentag Stanley-Boyd, WI 4:40 Clarinet Hannah Symbal Stanley-Boyd, WI 4:50 Clarinet Hannah Dewey Kickapoo, WI 5:00 Clarinet Mikaela Reth Maquoketa Valley, IA 5:10 Clarinet Casey Kruse Holmen, WI 5:20 Alto Sax Hannah Hickman (S) Sheldon, IA 8:10 a.m. Clarinet Willa Hammet-Hayes Stanley-Boyd, WI 8:20 Clarinet Brittany Nelson Stanley-Boyd, WI 8:30 Clarinet Hayley Christensen Winona Sr., MN 8:40 Clarinet Laura Krizan New Hampton, IA 8:50 Clarinet Brooke Lofthus New Hampton, IA 9:00 Clarinet Maddie Trenholm (S) Burnsville, MN 9:15 Clarinet Destiny Dux (S) Winona Sr, MN 9:30 Tenor Sax Sarah Baker (S) Gilbert, IA 9:50 Clarinet Rachel Dieter Ames, IA 10:00 Alto Sax Jon Kreun (S) Albert Lea, MN 10:15 Alto Sax Anthony Lenertz (S) Winona Sr, MN 10:30 Tenor Sax Allison Scott (S) Albert Lea, MN Began at Luther in 1992 Associate Professor of Music, B.M., Oberlin College Conservatory of Music M.M., Northwestern University D.M., Indiana University Michael L. Chesher's teachers include Robert Marcellus, Clark Brody, Larry Combs, James Campbell, and Lawrence McDonald. He has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. In addition to teaching at Luther College, he holds the Principal Clarinet position with the La Crosse (WI) Symphony Orchestra.

2 Schedule for SAXOPHONE Soloists Clinician: Matthew Schlomer Place: Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Green Room 3:40 3:50 Tenor Sax Tyler Grimm North Fayette, IA 4:00 Alto Sax Allison Kurihara Lancaster, WI 4:10 Alto Sax Sean Conway LaCrosse Aquinas, WI 4:20 Alto Sax Lucas Lato Gilman, WI 4:30 Alto Sax Zachery Miller Dubuque Sr, IA 4:40 Alto Sax Tessa Hartman Jesup, IA 5:00 8:30 8:40 Alto Sax Katelyn Franzen Sumner-Fredericksburg, IA 8:50 Alto Sax Betsy Guthrie Maquoketa Valley 9:00 Alto Sax Jordan Tatam Ballard, IA 9:10 Tenor Sax Tyler Nyhus-Nelson Ballard, IA 9:20 Tenor Sax Laura Meany Southland, MN 9:30 Alto Sax Kelly Gray Southland, MN 9:40 Alto Sax Hannah Shaw LaCrosse Logan, WI 9:50 Alto Sax Elisa Russ New Hampton, IA 10:00 Matthew Schlomer is a graduate of the University of Colorado-Boulder. He has been Instructor of Saxophone at Luther since the Fall of A 12-year veteran of middle and high school band directing, he is currently completing his D.M.A. in conducting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

3 Schedule for FLUTE Soloists Clinician: Carol Hester Place: Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Studio 170 3:30 Flute Samantha Knudson (S) Melrose-Mindoro, WI 3:45 Flute Brianne Anderson (S) Waukon, IA 4:00 Flute Emily Bicknese (S) North Fayette, IA 4:15 Flute 4:30 Flute Addison Tapp Southland, MN 4:40 Flute Brenna Nordeng Southland, MN 4:50 Flute Kailey Hilby Bangor, WI 5:00 Flute Kari Hanson Iowa Falls-Alden, IA 5:20 Flute 8:10 Flute Michelle Curtis St. Edmond, IA 8:20 Flute Siiri Koski LaCrosse Logan, WI 8:30 Flute Angel Richardson Calamus-Wheatland, IA 8:45 Flute Megan Matthees (S) Winona Sr, MN 9:00 Flute 9:15 Flute 9:30 Flute Maria Silva Albert Lea, MN 9:40 Flute 9:50 Flute 10:00 Flute M.M., D.M. Florida State University Carol Hester has earned degrees in both flute and piano. She currently teaches private flute and woodwind methods. Dr. Hester has been on the Luther faculty since 1990.

4 Schedule for TRUMPET Soloists Clinician: Richard Tirk Place: Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Studio 167 3:30 Trumpet Hannah Bonikowske Iola-Scandinavia, WI 3:40 Trumpet Gideon Matchey Arcadia, WI 3:50 Trumpet Ross Ruehmann Cochrane-Fountain City, WI 4:00 Trumpet 4:10 Trumpet John Lash Geneva, IL 4:20 Trumpet Curtis Klein Jesup, IA 4:30 Trumpet 4:40 Trumpet 4:50 Trumpet 5:00 Trumpet 8:20 a.m. Trumpet 8:30 a.m Trumpet David Williams Orono, MN 8:45 Trumpet Andy Hadaway (S) Winona Cotter, MN 9:00 Trumpet Jonathan Fuller (S) Dubuque Sr, IA 9:20 Trumpet Bradley Jensen Onalaska, WI 9:30 Trumpet Jacob Goebel Gilman, WI 9:40 Trumpet Jesse Hitz Graff (S) Winona Sr, MN 9:50 Trumpet 10:00 Trumpet Richard Tirk is Assistant Professor of Music, joining the Luther Faculty in the Fall of He has earned degrees in trumpet performance from Lawrence University (B.M.), Western Michigan University (M.M.) and Michigan State University (D.M.A.). Dr. Tirk is active as a soloist and clinician and still holds the principal trumpet chair in the Wichita (KS) Grand Opera. His diverse playing experience includes performances with Doc Severinsen and Dave Brubeck and the Juilliard String Quartet.

5 Schedule for OBOE Soloists Clinician: Heather Armstrong Place: Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Studio 169 3:50 4:00 Oboe Chanda Riedemann (S) LeRoy-Ostrander, MN 4:15 Oboe Luke Simonson (S) Faribault, MN 4:30 Oboe Kierra Blackstead Lakeville North, MN 4:45 Oboe Karin Hecht (S) LaCrosse Logan, WI 4:50 8:50 Oboe 9:10 Oboe Began at Luther in 2006 B.M., Houghton College (NY) M.M., D.M.A., Eastman School of Music Heather Armstrong is Assistant Professor of Music at Luther College, where she teaches oboe lessons, double-reed methods and music theory. She currently performs in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony.

6 Schedule for LOW BRASS Soloists Clinician: Michael Smith Place: Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Studio 164 3:30 Trombone Kamryn Kronschnabel (S) Union, IA 3:45 Trombone Paul Lichty (S) Hudson, WI 4:00 Trombone Colin Zidlicky (S) Decorah, IA 4:15 Euphonium Paul Kaehn (S) Tri-County, WI 4:30 4:45 Euphonium Alex Cyert (S) Winona Sr, MN 5:00 Euphonium Lucas Feldkamp Gilman, WI 5:10 5:20 Euphonium Jenna Reeves Maquoketa Valley, IA 8:10 a.m. Trombone Alex Boe Central Catholic, IL 8:20 Trombone Lillian Brondyke Dubuque Sr, IA 8:30 Tuba Nicholas Liebl (S) Owatonna, MN 8:45 Tuba Kelvin Landherr (S) Southland, MN 9:00 Tuba Lucas Wendland Sumner-Fredericksburg, IA 9:10 Tuba Olivia Nottestad Westby, WI 9:20 Trombone Brian Dunnum Westby, WI 9:30 Trombone Tracy Heim LaCrescent, MN 9:40 Trombone Tyler Huey Jesup, IA 9:50 Trombone Thomas Jensen Onalaska, WI 10:00 Trombone Brandon Martinez LaCrosse Logan, WI 10:10 Trombone Shelbi Weeks Ballard, IA Michael Smith is Associate Professor of Music at Luther College, a position he has held since His degrees include a B.M. from Stephen F. Austin University, a M.M. Ed from McNeese State University and a D.M.A. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Prior to coming to Luther, he taught at Millikan University and Knox College. At Luther, he teaches the low brass lessons and directs the Brass Choir, the Trombone Choir and the Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble.

7 Schedule for PERCUSSION Soloists Feb. 27, 2012 Clinician: Michael Geary Place: Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Sperati Room TIME INSTRUMENT NAME HIGH SCHOOL 12:30 p.m. Percussion Jenna Fedors Gilman, WI 12:40 Percussion Josh Fryza Gilman, WI 12:50 Percussion Edward McLean Tomah, WI 1:10 Percussion 1:20 Percussion Bjorn Bomquist Onalaska, WI 1:30 Percussion Kali Burkhardt Bangor, WI 1:40 Percussion Began at Luther in 1995 Adjunct Music Faculty B.M., M.A., D.M.A. (ABD), University of Iowa Michael Geary is Principal Timpanist of the Des Moines Symphony and the Quad City Symphony, and Percussionist with the Cedar Rapids Symphony, and for many seasons Solo Percussionist with the Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre. For ten seasons he was a member of the orchestra in Spoleto, Italy for Gian Carlo Menotti s Festival of Two Worlds, also performing several seasons in Charleston, South Carolina. While still an undergraduate at the University of Iowa he was named Resident Percussionist with the Center for New Music, where he cultivated a reputation as skilled performer of complex contemporary scores. He has performed at festivals and conferences at universities across the nation, from Harvard to Alaska. He holds the B.A. in Music Education and M.A. in Music Performance from the University of Iowa. He can be heard with Spoleto Festival groups on the Chandos Label, also having recorded for Innova, Aca, Music & Arts, and Albany. He resides in rural Solon, Iowa.

8 Schedule for F HORN Soloists Clinician: Rebecca Boehm Shaffer Place: Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Studio 185 TIME INSTRUMENT NAME HIGH SCHOOL 3:40 Horn Evan Gawron Black River Falls, WI 3:50 Horn Thea Throndson New Hampton, IA 4:00 Horn Nick Buroker LaCrosse Logan, WI 4:10 p.m. Horn Nick Howard LaCrosse Logan, WI 4:20 8:40 Horn Davis Darby Jesup, IA 8:50 Horn Nick Westphal Calamus-Wheatland, IA 9:00 Horn Megan Hopper (S) Union, IA Began at Luther in 2009 Adjunct Music Faculty B.M., UW-Stevens Point, M.M., University of Wisconsin, D.M.A., University of Northern Colorado Rebecca Boehm Shaffer teaches horn, horn ensemble, brass methods and ear training at Luther. Previously, she taught at the University of Wyoming and played extensively with several orchestras in Northern Colorado. She is the author of The Guide to Horn Ensemble Repertoire, and has conducted a university horn ensemble at the International Horn Symposium in 2008.

9 Schedule for BASSOON Soloists Clinician: Helen James Place: Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Studio 176 TIME INSTRUMENT NAME HIGH SCHOOL 3:50 4:00 Bassoon Molly Larson (S) Central (NYA), MN 4:15 Bassoon Geoffrey Maiden Mueller (S) Luck, WI 4:30 Bassoon Cathryn Bottem LaCrosse Logan, WI Began at Luther in 2009 Adjunct Music Faculty B.A., Luther College, M.M., D.M.A., University of Oregon Helen James teaching career has included five years in the MFL schools in Monona, IA, three years in the Fife schools in Tacoma, Washington and thirteen years at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. She has considerable playing experience in orchestra and chamber music settings, and has had articles published in The Instrumentalist and The School Musician and Teacher.