The Uiversity of Arizoa Strig Symposium Richard Meyer & José Luis Gomez Distiguished Guests Theodore Buchholz Evet Coordiator Saturday, September 15, 2018 Tucso, Arizoa COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS Fred Fox School of Music
The Uiversity of Arizoa College of Fie Arts Fred Fox School of Music Tucso, Arizoa Dear Colleagues, Musicias, ad Studets, Welcome to the Uiversity of Arizoa Strig Symposium. We are hoored to have you here at the Fred Fox School of Music, alog with iteratioally celebrated composer, arrager, ad pedagogue Richard Meyer who will offer sessios to UA studets, high-school studets ad Arizoa orchestra teachers. The symposium will also feature Maestro José Luis Gomez, Tucso Symphoy Orchestra music director, ad Dr. Tammy Yi, who joied the music educatio faculty this fall. This evet is made possible by the geerous philathropy of Julie Gibso, logtime fried of the Fred Fox School of Music. At the Fred Fox School of Music, studets experiece a thrivig strig area withi a highly demadig, yet supportive atmosphere. The strigs program offers a abudace of opportuities for performaces ad master classes with distiguished guest artists, outreach evets, pedagogical developmet, teachig opportuities ad research projects. Uiversity of Arizoa strig studets ecouter a wide variety of superb esemble experieces icludig the Arizoa Symphoy Orchestra, Uiversity of Arizoa Philharmoic Orchestra, Arizoa Baroque, Arizoa Cotemporary Esemble, HarpFusio, ad a robust chamber music program. Our departmet features a variety of competitios ad may opportuities to collaborate across disciplies. Music educatio studets are immersed i a rich program that reaches out ito the commuity, ad our music educatio graduates ejoy a oe hudred percet job placemet success rate. Graduates of the Uiversity of Arizoa go o to rewardig careers as performers, teachers, ad advocates, ad as music leaders. Whether you are a udergraduate, graduate, or doctoral studet studyig performace or music educatio, you will fid a home here that challeges, urtures, ad prepares you to make a differece ad succeed as a musicia i the twety-first cetury. Please visit the Fred Fox School of Music olie at music.arizoa.edu for more iformatio. You ca also stay up to date o ews ad curret offerigs by followig us o social media. Cordially, Theodore Buchholz, DMA Evet Director, Strig Symposium Assistat Professor of Cello Strig Area Coordiator Strig Project Director The Uiversity of Arizoa, Fred Fox School of Music buchholz@email.arizoa.edu
The Uiversity of Arizoa Strig Symposium Richard Meyer & José Luis Gomez Distiguished Guests Saturday, September 15, 2018 Tucso, Arizoa S C H E D U L E & P R O G R A M 9:00 a.m. The First Te Miutes...Room 162 Preseter: Richard Meyer The begiig of ay rehearsal sets the toe for whatever follows. Mr. Meyer will share how he begis a typical strig orchestra rehearsal with his ow studets. He will discuss set-up, how studets are expected to eter the room ad upack, his tuig procedures, ad he will share his thoughts ad materials regardig warm-ups. 10:00 a.m. Back of the Orchestra: High School Studets Experieces...Room 162 with Alterative Seatig Practices Preseter: Tammy Yi This sessio discusses alterative seatig practices (ASP) withi a public school orchestra. Traditioally, orchestras have employed hierarchical seatig structures through the use of chair challeges ad seatig auditios i efforts to motivate studets to practice. Studets reported that ASP iflueced their awareess of self ad others, ad through their perceived experieces, they were able to trasfer their awareess to the outside world. This study asserts that usig ASP i a orchestra ca satisfy measures of musical performace ad promote a equitable classroom i which studets ca form socially just priciples to use as members of society. 11:00 a.m. No-Performace Lesso Plas...Room 162 Preseter: Richard Meyer Music educatio goes far beyod performig o a istrumet. Mr. Meyer will illustrate ad share lesso plas that he uses to teach musical skills ad appreciatio to his ow studets. These plas help develop listeig skills ad kowledge of theory, history ad compositio, preparig studets to become well-educated audiece members ad well-rouded musicias. Useful to orchestra ad bad teachers at all levels. 1:00 p.m. Holberg Suite Cliic...Crowder Hall Preseter: José Luis Gomez Maestro José Luis Gomez, music director of the Tucso Symphoy Orchestra, will work with 100 high school studets from across the state o the Sarabade from Grieg s Holberg Suite.
1:00 p.m. ASTA Geeral Membership Meetig...Room 162 Preseter: Toru Tagawa This meetig is for members of the America Strig Teachers Associatio, led by the presidet of ASTA-Arizoa, Toru Tagawa. 1:30 p.m. Begiig Strig Players from Scratch...Room 162 Preseter: Richard Meyer Mr. Meyer will share the system that he has foud most successful for startig strig players i a mixed istrumets classroom settig. This system has bee used at the elemetary (grades 4-6) ad middle school (grades 7-8) levels, with classes ragig i size from four to 50. Curriculum ad assessmet materials will be shared. 2:00 p.m. Orchestra Cliic...Crowder Hall Preseter: Tammy Yi Fred Fox School of Music faculty member Tammy Yi offers itesive cliics with the orchestras from Rico/Uiversity, Red Moutai, ad Perry High Schools. Repertoire icludes works by Holberg, Sibelius ad Vaugha Williams. 2:30 p.m. Readig Sessio of Works by Richard Meyer...Crowder Hall Preseter: Richard Meyer Mr. Meyer will lead participats i a readig sessio of his works, where he will discuss pedagogical cocepts explored i his music. Brig your istrumets for this iteractive sessio. 4:00 p.m. Master Classes ad Techique Sessios Preseters: Members of the Uiversity of Arizoa Strig Faculty Timothy Kator (violi)...room 162 Laure Roth (violi)...room 170 Hog-Mei Xiao (viola)...room 114 Theodore Buchholz (cello)...room 232 Philip Alejo (double bass)...room 106 7:30 p.m. Arizoa Symphoy Orchestra Cocert...Crowder Hall Guest Coductor: José Luis Gomez (Ticket required) Doctoral Coductors: Sea Bresema ad Marti Gaies The Arizoa Symphoy is hoored to welcome Tucso Symphoy Orchestra music director José Luis Gomez to the podium to coduct Mauel de Falla s exuberat daces from the ballet El Sombrero de Tres Picos. The first half of the program will feature UA orchestral coductig studets, coached for performace by Maestro Gómez.
The Arizoa Symphoy Orchestra José Luis Gomez, guest coductor Sea Bresema & Marti I. Gaies, doctoral coductors Saturday, September 15, 2018 Crowder Hall 7:30 p.m. P R O G R A M Two Daces from The Bartered Bride (1870)...Bedřich Smetaa (1824-1884) Furiat Dace of the Comedias Marti I. Gaies, coductor Four Dace Episodes from Rodeo (1942)... Aaro Coplad (1900-1990) Buckaroo Holiday Corral Nocture Saturday Night Waltz Hoe-Dow Sea Bresema, coductor I N T E R M I S S I O N Dace Suite from El Sombrero de Tres Picos (1919)... Mauel de Falla (1876-1946) Dace of the Miller s Wife Fadago Dace of the Neighbors Seguidillas Dace of the Miller Farruca Dase Fiale Jota José Luis Gomez, coductor
The Arizoa Symphoy Orchestra Thomas Cockrell, music director (sabbatical leave fall 2018) Violi Isabella Bryat Laure Carrasco Laura Cásarez Gabrielle Dietrich Alexadra Fallgatter Chiara Ferrero** Stella Kim* Yvette Laz Jessica Muiseke-Wilkiso Courtey Piski Carissa Powe Rafael Reyes-Worma Callum Robbis-Geerich Daiel Worms Viola Katie Baird Joseph Bigham Gabriella Cioca Je Trầ Đoà Xiaoche Dog Agel Moreo Tiezheg She** Cello Carolie Bell Rog Cao Jacob Gi** Victor Molia Levi Powe Maria Savarese Diaa Yusupov Bass Matthew Carlyo Dallas Carpeter Gareth Motaarello Bryce Putt** Jeffrey Sadberg Flute Alyso Hoffma David Ramírez Ivo Shi Oboe Tad Biggs Michaela Gauthier, Eglish hor Maya Griswold Clariet Marti Duarte, bass Baiyu Li Charles du Preez Bassoo Jacob Feradez Curtis Novak Hor Christopher Blaco Ae Coti Michael Meser Marcia Ae Molter Trumpet Coor Bagheri Toy Belletti Day Saufley Tromboe Rafael Marques Neal Romberg Katie Tret Tuba William Hammer Percussio Porter Ellerma Marcus Hawkis Alyssa Prichard Eric Soreso Zachary White Harp Audrey Cadoga Yvoe Cox Piao Miju Dog Celeste Elei Persefoi Stavriaou Assistat Coductor Riddle Orchestral Assistat Sea Bresema * Cocertmaster ** Pricipal
Biographies Guest Artists RICHARD MEYER has bee ivolved with music educatio for over 16 years. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Califoria State Uiversity of Los Ageles ad taught istrumetal music at both the middle ad high school levels i the Pasadea Uified School District for 12 years. Curretly, he directs the orchestras at Oak Aveue Itermediate School i Temple City, Califoria, ad is i charge of the city s elemetary school strig program. Mr Meyer is i his eleveth year as coductor of the Pasadea Youth Symphoy Orchestra, a 90-piece hoor orchestra composed of seveth, eighth ad ieth grade studets, which he has led i cocerts i Viea, Austria, Caregie Hall, New York City ad i Sydey, Australia. Mr. Meyer has served as a guest coductor ad cliicia o may occasios throughout Califoria, ad has bee a member of the Bellis Music Camp staff for 15 years. He has a variety of orchestral ad bad music i prit. I 1989 his compositio Celebratio (writte especially for the 1988 SCSBOA All Souther Hoor Orchestra i Califoria) wo the Natioal School Orchestra Associatio compositio cotest. Most recetly, his Geometric Daces wo the Texas Orchestra Directors Associatio compositio cotest. I 1994 he was the recipiet of the Outstadig Music Educator Award from the Pasadea Area Youth Music Coucil, ad i 1997 received the Pasadea Arts Coucil Gold Crow Award for performig arts. He lives i Arcadia, Califoria, with his wife ad three daughters. The Veezuela-bor, Spaish coductor JOSÉ LUIS GOMEZ was catapulted to iteratioal attetio whe he wo first prize at the Sir Georg Solti Iteratioal Coductors Competitio i Frakfurt i September 2010, securig a sesatioal ad rare uaimous decisio from the jury. Gomez s electrifyig eergy, talet ad creativity eared him immediate acclaim from the Frakfurt Radio Symphoy Orchestra where he was amed assistat coductor, a post created especially for him by Paavo Järvi ad the orchestra directly followig the competitio. Gomez started his musical career as a violiist, ad by the age of 11 he was cocertmaster of the Youth Orchestra of Zulia State, part of El Sistema de Orquestas Juveiles de Veezuela. He graduated i music ad violi from the Mahatta School of Music before embarkig o a Europea orchestral career. Decidig to follow his dream to have more creative iput ad ifluece o musical directio, he took coductig lessos from Lu Jia, Muhai Tag ad Joh Nelso. After just six moths of study he wo the Georg Solti competitio. Sice the he has worked with the RTVE Natioal Symphoy Orchestra of Madrid, the Housto ad Grad Rapids Symphoy Orchestras, Natioal Arts Cetre Orchestra of Ottawa, Hamburg Symphoy, Basel Sifoietta ad Orquestra Sifóica do Porto. From 2012 to 2015, he was pricipal coductor of the Orchestra 1813 Teatro Sociale di Como where he led performaces of Mozart s Le Nozze di Figaro ad Do Giovai, to ame a few. The 2016/2017 seaso saw Gomez amed music director of the Tucso Symphoy Orchestra. The seaso also icluded appearaces with Chamber Orchestra of Sa Atoio, Wiipeg Symphoy, Szczeci Philharmoic Orchestra, Orquesta Filarmóica de Gra Caaria, Daegu Symphoy Orchestra, ad retur egagemets with the Edmoto Symphoy ad the Macau Orchestra.
Fred Fox School of Music Faculty (For full biographies please visit music.arizoa.edu) TIMOTHY KANTOR (violi) joied the Uiversity of Arizoa faculty i 2016. A member of the Afiara Quartet, he is also former cocertmaster of the Evasville Philharmoic. Mr. Kator was featured as the Youg Artist i Residece for Performace Today, ad has performed with may of today s leadig musicias icludig Joshua Bell, Jaime Laredo, Sharo Robiso, Atar Arad, Alexader Kerr ad the Pacifica Quartet. Mr. Kator studied at Bowdoi College, the Clevelad Istitute of Music ad Idiaa Uiversity. tkator@email.arizoa.edu LAUREN ROTH (violi) joied the Uiversity of Arizoa faculty i 2013 ad simultaeously bega her teure as cocertmaster of the Tucso Symphoy Orchestra. Prior to these appoitmets she was cocertmaster of the Cato Symphoy i Ohio. Prof. Roth holds udergraduate degrees from the Uiversity of Washigto ad a master s degree from the Clevelad Istitute of Music where she studied with Clevelad Orchestra cocertmaster William Preucil. laureroth@email.arizoa.edu HONG-MEI XIAO (viola) was the first-prize wier of the Geeva Iteratioal Music Competitio. Her extraordiary artistry ad brilliat virtuoso techique have gaied accolades from reviewers across the globe. A recipiet of the coveted Patek Philippe Grad Prize, Prof. Xiao has made a iteratioal career as a soloist with performaces i major cocert halls ad with orchestras of great distictio throughout the world. Her recordigs for Naxos ad Delos have received iteratioal acclaim. hmx@email.arizoa.edu
THEODORE BUCHHOLZ (cello, chamber music coordiator) has recorded as featured artist for Cetaur ad Toccata Records, performs iteratioally as a soloist, ad is the cellist of the Deco Piao Trio. Durig the summers he teaches ad performs at the Killigto Music Festival. He previously served as presidet of ASTA-Arizoa. Dr. Buchholz studied at the Sa Fracisco Coservatory of Music, Uiversity of Arizoa, ad the Mahatta School of Music. buchholz@email.arizoa.edu PHILIP ALEJO (double bass) joied the Uiversity of Arizoa faculty i 2013. He previously taught at St. Ambrose Uiversity ad served as visitig professor of double bass at the Uiversity of Michiga. As a chamber musicia ad recitalist, his iterests rage from baroque to cotemporary music ad he collaborates regularly with harpist Claire Happel i River Tow Duo. Dr. Alejo holds degrees from Oberli College, the Yale School of Music ad the Uiversity of Michiga. palejo@email.arizoa.edu TAMMY YI (music educatio, strigs) joied the Uiversity of Arizoa faculty i 2018. Specializig i strig educatio, democratic classrooms, creativity ad social justice, Dr. Yi holds degrees from Columbia Uiversity, Uiversity of Souther Califoria ad Azusa Pacific Uiversity. She was a istructor at Columbia Uiversity ad coductor of the Mahatta School of Music Precollege Orchestras. She presets her work o social justice i orchestral pedagogy at cofereces aroud the world. tyi@email.arizoa.edu For more iformatio please cotact Dr. Theodore Buchholz, strig area coordiator 520-621-7012, buchholz@email.arizoa.edu
The Uiversity of Arizoa Fred Fox School of Music A premier uiversity experiece i a eviromet of musical excellece! At the Fred Fox School of Music studets experiece a thrivig strig departmet withi a highly demadig, yet supportive atmosphere. The strigs program offers a abudace of opportuities for performaces ad master classes with distiguished guest artists, outreach evets, pedagogical developmet, teachig opportuities ad research projects. Uiversity of Arizoa strig studets ecouter a wide variety of superb esemble experieces, icludig the Arizoa Symphoy Orchestra, Uiversity of Arizoa Philharmoic Orchestra, Arizoa Baroque, Arizoa Cotemporary Esemble, HarpFusio, ad a robust chamber music program. Our departmet features a variety of competitios ad may opportuities to collaborate across disciplies. Music educatio studets are immersed i a rich program that reaches out ito the commuity, ad our music educatio graduates ejoy a oe hudred percet job placemet success rate. Graduates of the Uiversity of Arizoa go o to rewardig careers as performers, teachers, advocates ad music leaders. Whether you are a udergraduate, graduate, or doctoral studet studyig performace or music educatio, you will fid a home here that challeges, urtures, ad prepares you to make a differece ad succeed as a musicia i the twety-first cetury. Degrees Offered Udergraduate Degrees B.M. Compositio, Jazz Studies, Performace, Music Educatio B.A. Music Master of Music ad Doctoral Degrees M.M. Compositio, Coductig, Musicology, Music Educatio, Music Theory, Performace D.M.A. Compositio, Coductig, Performace Ph.D. Music Educatio, Music Theory, Musicology The Uiversity of Arizoa, College of Fie Arts, Fred Fox School of Music 1017 North Olive Road - P.O. Box 210004, Tucso, Arizoa, 85721-0004 520-621-1655 520-621-8118 music.arizoa.edu
The Uiversity of Arizoa Strig Symposium Saturday, September 15, 2018 Participat High Schools: Perry High School Gilbert, Arizoa Valerie Dopp, director Red Moutai High School Mesa, Arizoa Joh Haggard, director Rico-Uiversity High School Tucso, Arizoa Michael Geddes, director 9:00 a.m. Richard Meyer Sessio The First Te Miutes Room 162 10:00 a.m. Tammy Yi Sessio Back of the Orchestra: Alterative Seatig Practices Room 162 11:00 a.m. Richard Meyer Sessio No-Performace Lesso Plas Room 162 12:00 p.m. ASTA Fall Workshop Luch 1:00 p.m. José Luis Gomez with all High School Studets Crowder Hall 1:00 p.m. ASTA Geeral Membership Meetig Room 162 1:30 p.m. Richard Meyer Sessio Begiig Strig Players from Scratch Room 162 2:00 p.m. Orchestra Cliics with Tammy Yi Crowder Hall 2:30 p.m. Richard Meyer Readig Sessio Room 162 3:30 p.m. Social Break for High School Studets 4:00 p.m. Master Classes ad Techique Sessios Timothy Kator (violi) Room 162 Laure Roth (violi) Room 170 Hog-Mei Xiao (viola) Room 114 Theodore Buchholz (cello) Room 232 Philip Alejo (bass) Room 106 5:30 Dier Break 7:30 Arizoa Symphoy Orchestra Cocert Crowder Hall