Saturday, October 28, 20061:00 pm

Marriott-Madison West

Choir • Orchestra • Band

2006Wisconsin

Middle LevelState Honors Project

2006Wisconsin

Middle LevelState Honors Project

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A Reminder to OurConcert Audience

Photography, audio and/or video recording duringall Honors concerts are strictly prohibited. Kindlyturn off all cellular phones and pagers, and pleaseobserve silence for the enjoyment of all audience

members, the Honors performers who have workedso hard to perform for you, and the state-of-the art

digital recording of these performances.Promptly remove any restless children so they

are not heard on the digital, state-of-the-art souvenirrecording. You are welcome to take pictures in the

lobby immediately following the performance.Your assistance and consideration will help

ensure a proper concert atmosphere and for allHonors performers and audience members.

Thank you.

The Wisconsin State Honors Music Project is spon-sored by the Wisconsin School Music Association(WSMA). The Honors Project began in 1967 toprovide musically talented youth with the opportunityto rehearse and perform with the nation’s finestconductors in a professional, highly disciplinedsetting. In 1995, WSMA proudly sponsored the first-ever Middle Level State Honors Band. A WSMAMiddle Level State Honors Choir was added in 1996,and in 1997, the WSMA Middle Level State HonorsOrchestra made its debut performance.

Students in grades 6 - 8 who attend WSMA-memberschools are eligible to audition for the WSMA MiddleLevel State Honors Music Project. Auditions includean individual performance and an Ensemble Classtaught by the adjudicator. This year, more than 1,400students applied to audition for the privilege of beingone of the 305 students selected for membership inthe three prestigious WSMA Middle Level StateHonors ensembles.

Music teachers, parents, administrators, and theWSMA staff contribute time, talent, and encourage-ment for every student involved in the Honors Project.Young musicians selected for these wonderfulensembles discover new levels of individual and groupperformance. Most importantly, the effort anddedication required of each Honors participant resultsin a lifelong memory of their initiative, achievement,and commitment to excellence as musicians, and asour future leaders.

Special ThanksThe Wisconsin State Honors Music Project is possiblebecause of the assistance of many individuals andorganizations. We are extremely appreciative to thefollowing:

WSMA Board of Directors for their continuingsupport of WSMA programs and services.

WSMA Staff including Interim Executive DirectorRobert Hanson, Director of Programs Linda Petersen,Director of Communications Kevin Thays, Director ofDevelopment Andrea Mauch, Program Manager JeffGretzinger, Executive Assistant Dee Farmer, FinanceManager Kerrie Brey, Program Associates Tim Wurgler,Richard Fellenz, Jenn Neuville, Program AssistantsJerry Hrovat, Rosalie Richardson, Kay Endres and JudyKopp for their efforts, commitment, and ideas.

WSMA Middle Level State Honors Music Staff whoeagerly volunteer to share their musical expertise,talents, leadership, and enthusiasm with students.

JW Pepper of Minnesota for donating the imprintedHigh School and Middle Level State Honors musicfolders.

All contributors to the Wisconsin Foundation forSchool Music who provided scholarships for manyWSMA High School and Middle Level StateHonors students.

Waunakee High School, Sam Robinson, WaunakeeHigh School music parents, custodians, staff, andadministration for providing lunch and rehearsalfacilities for Middle Level State Honors Band,Orchestra and Choir.

The Marriott-Madison West Staff for assisting WSMAwith housing arrangements for all WSMA HonorsProject students and staff.

Audio for the Arts in Madison, Wisconsin for record-ing and producing all Honors concerts.

Farley’s House of Pianos for donating the pianosneeded for the WSMA High School and Middle LevelState Honors Music Project rehearsals and concerts.

Kim Heid-Mantey and Heid Music Company fordonating WSMA Middle Level Honors rehearsalpencils.

Most importantly, all parents and teachers of thesetalented young people for their continuing efforts,encouragement, and for taking great care to ensurethese students are here with us.

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Jayne Glocke - ChoirA native of Madison, Jayne Glocke holds degrees in vocal music education and choral conductingand choral literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While at Madison, she studiedconducting with Robert Fountain and voice with Ilona Kombrink. During her teaching career shewas the choral director at Whitefish Bay High School and Saline (MI) Middle School and HighSchool. She also taught elementary music and elementary choirs in Lake Bluff, Illinois and StevensPoint and instructed music education classes at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

For the past nine years, Glocke has been an Instructor at the Pennsylvania State University (PSU)where she taught voice classes, observed student teachers and conducted the Chamber Singers.Currently, Glocke is the conductor of the Women’s Chorale and Campus Choir at PSU. She is alsoactive as a choral clinician and will be a 2006 conference presenter for Next Direction NationalConference for high school students considering careers in choral music.

E. Daniel Long - OrchestraE. Daniel Long spent many years directing bands and orchestras in Nebraska and Michigan.For 35 years he was affiliated with the Ann Arbor, Michigan Public Schools. He is the FoundingDirector of the School for the Performing Arts – Ann Arbor Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Long has degrees from Chadron State College in Nebraska and the University of Colorado. Hereceived Chadron State College’s Distinguished Service Award in 1994. Other awards include theMichigan School Band and Orchestra Association’s Teacher of the Year (1980), Michigan ASTATeacher of the Year (1989) and Elizabeth A.H. Green School Educator Award (1997), presented bythe American String Teachers Association with National School Orchestra Association.

E. Daniel Long is former president of the Michigan American String Teachers Association. He hasbeen a lecturer at the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University.

Jay Gilbert - BandJay W. Gilbert is Director of Instrumental Music and Chair of the Music Department at DoaneCollege in Crete, Nebraska. He conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Concert Band and theDoane Tiger Pep Band, and oversees all aspects of the instrumental music education program.He is also the music director of the Blue River Community Band. A native of Madison, Wisconsin,he holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison andmasters and doctoral degrees in conducting from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois,where he studied with the renowned conductor and arranger John P. Paynter, and orchestralconductor Victor Yampolsky.

Gilbert’s career as a band director began in the public schools of Wisconsin, where he taughtinstrumental music in elementary, middle, junior high and high schools. Prior to his appointmentat Doane, Gilbert was Assistant Director of Bands at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He hasbeen a guest conductor throughout the United States and Canada. He has also served as a presenterfor numerous state conventions and the Midwest International Band/Orchestra Clinic in Chicago.An interest in composition and arranging has produced a number of works including SuiteDivertimento, which has been selected for several state music lists, including the WSMA MusicFestival List.

2006 WSMA Middle Level State HonorsConductors

Honors Concert CD RecordingsEvery 2006 WSMA State Honors student will receive a single CD of their Honors concert in mid-December.Order additional Honors CDs for relatives and friends – they make great gifts. To order additional Honors

CDs, go to www.wsmamusic.org, Click on Programs/Middle Level State Honors.

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Saturday, Oct. 28 • 1:00 p.m. • Marriott-Madison WestJayne Glocke • Choir Conductor

ProgramWelcome, Welcome Every Guest from Southern Harmony, 1835

This robust, American round is from the first edition of Southern Harmony published by William “Singing Billy” Walkerin 1835. Southern Harmony was a collection of tunes used in the teaching of sight singing and notation. In ourperformance today, we welcome all of you to our “music feast:” selections of great choral music spanning six centuries.

Je le vous derail! (I’ll Say It Anyway!) Pierre Certon (c. 1510-1572)Hinshaw Music, Inc.

Je le vous derail! first appeared in the third book of the collection “Chason nouvelles a quatre parties” compiled in Paris,France in 1539. This is a fine example of a Renaissance chanson, which like the Italian madrigal of the time, uses asecular text punctuated with “fa, la, las”.

La, la, la, do I dare, don’t I dare? Do I dare to say it?

La, la, la, I’ll say it anyway!

There’s a poor man in our village who is jealous of his wife.

He has reason to be jealous, for he is not very handsome!

Everyday he goes with her to the market and stays by her side to make sure she does no wrong!

Hallelujah, Amen from Judas Maccabaeus George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)E.C. Schirmer Music Co.

The oratorio Judas Maccabaeus (1746) tells the story of the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire around 167-160 BC led by Judas Maccabaeus, or “Judah the Hammer” as translated from Hebrew. He was given this name inrecognition of his ferocity in battle. This tale of torture, martyrdom and heroism culminates in the defeat of temple-desecrator Antiochu Epiphanes and the feast of Hanukkah. Hallelujah, Amen is the final chorus of the oratorio and issung by the Israelites. Handel wrote the oratorio in thirty-two days upon the commission of Frederic, Prince of Wales, tocelebrate the return of the Duke of Cumberland from Scotland after the victory of Cullen.

Die Nachtigal, Op. 59 No. 3 Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)Hinshaw Music, Inc.

A prolific and gifted composer of the Romantic era, Mendelssohn is often considered to be the 19th century equivalent toMozart. Die Nachtigal, written in 1843, is one of six part songs from Im Grunen. The text is by Johann Wolfgang vonGoethe.

The nightingale, she was far away, the spring lures her back; she has learned nothing new, she sings the old, well-loved songs.

How Can I Keep From Singing? Traditional Quaker Hymnarr. Daniel H. GravesErlham College Press

This hymn, often referred to as “The Quaker Hymn,” is an old hymn whose origins are uncertain. It is thought to havebeen an old Quaker hymn from North Carolina and it has been traced by a young friend to Indiana perhaps arrivingthere with the migrations during the early 1800’s. The use of lyrics openly celebrating singing is especially noteworthygiven the centuries old ban on music in the silent Quaker tradition.

Set Down Servant arr. Robert ShawShawnee Press, Inc.

Spirituals are the southern sacred “folk” songs created and first sung by African Americans during slavery. Although it isimpossible to determine exactly when the first spirituals were created, most scholars believe they appeared at the end ofthe eighteenth century and continued up to the end of legalized slavery in the 1860’s. While the songs primarilyexpressed deeply held religious convictions, they also reflected the longing for freedom, often masked in the form ofsecret codes or messages imbedded in the lyrics of the song. Shaw’s classic arrangement of Set Down Servant is adialogue between God and his people about their anticipation of finding freedom in heaven.

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Saturday, Oct. 28 • 1:00 p.m. • Marriott-Madison WestE. Daniel Long • Orchestra Conductor

ProgramBonavist Harbour Donald Coakley

E.C. Kerby

Donald Coakley is a native of Cambridge, Ontario. He holds the degrees of bachelor of science in music education fromthe Crane School of Music at the SUNY-Potsdam; master of education with a concentration in music education fromthe Esther Boyer College of Music at Temple University, and master of music in composition and performance from thePhiladelphia Conservatory of Music.

For twenty-three years he was the Assistant Coordinator of Music for the Scarborough, Ontario Board of Education.He was primarily responsible for the development of the instrumental music program in the Scarborough SchoolSystem. Following his years with the Scarborough Board of Education, Donald Coakley taught in the Music Departmentat York University.

The festive “Bonavist Harbour” was published in 1986.

Sonata for Strings William HofeldtManuscript

I. Allegro ModeratoII. Andante Cantabile

III. Allegretto ma non TroppoIV. Allegro Moltos

Commissioned by WSMA with a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board for the 2007 WSMA Middle Level State HonorsOrchestra, “Sonata for Strings” is a four movement work for string orchestra that is structured on the traditional sonatascheme of a fast first movement, a slower melodic movement, a third movement scherzo, and a quick-paced finale. Theopening Allegro Moderato follows an overall ternary outline, A-B-A. The Andante Cantabile is based on the song formconcept, with each repetition of the main theme separated by stylistically similar but melodically distinct material. TheAllegretto ma non Troppo is in the form of a chaconne, with variations in the melodic material presented over a repetitiveharmonic and rhythmic pattern. The final Allegro Molto is a free-form toccata, the melodic material primarily in scalepatterns. This is the world premiere performance of this work.

West Side Story Leonard Bernsteinarr. Frederick Muller

G. Schirmer, Inc.

In creating the storyline for “West Side Story,” Leonard Bernstein transplanted the feud between Shakespeare’sMontagues and Capulets to rival Puerto Rican and white gangs in New York City. Bernstein recalls: “In New York wehad the Puerto Ricans, and at that time the papers were full of stories about juvenile delinquents and gangs.” The storygoes, though, that Bernstein and playwright Arthur Laurents had been toying with a Catholic/Jewish scenario until achance meeting in southern California and a Los Angeles Times headline about gang violence between Mexicans andwhites suddenly convinced them that this hot-button issue had greater creative potential. Their collaboration withStephen Sondheim and Jerome Robbins took shape quickly, as Bernstein recorded in his diary: “Suddenly it all springs tolife. I heard rhythms and pulses and - most of all - I can sort of feel the form.” West Side Story’s “rhythms and pulses”toss together everything from Tin Pan Alley to cool jazz to Latin dances in an eclectic postwar urban soundscape.

Procession of the Nobles Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakovarr. Merle J. Isaac

Highland/Etling-Alfred

Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Procession of the Nobles” is the most familiar segment of his opera “Mlada.” It is the orchestralintroduction to Act II, which begins with a festival of trades people. The music bursts to life with a rousing brassflourish, soon followed by the processional music, a noble tune for strings in E-flat major. This is music of color andenergy, and in the opera it is punctuated by shouts from the crowd at the festival. A central section just as vigorous as theopening leads to a return of the march tune and a rousing close.

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Saturday, Oct. 28 • 1:00 p.m. • Marriott-Madison WestJay Gilbert • Band Conductor

ProgramAnniversary Fanfare Jay W. Gilbert

Southern Music Company

Anniversary Fanfare was written for the Greater Cleveland Youth Wind Orchestra in Cleveland, Ohio at the request oftheir conductor, Dr. Gary Ciepluch. Ciepluch grew up in Wisconsin and taught in Verona and Whitefish Bay andfounded this youth wind orchestra in 1988. The fanfare composed for the tenth anniversary of the ensemble is a short,energetic work based on a ten-note theme.

Three Pieces for American Band, Set No. 2 Timothy BroegeBourne

I. FanfareII. Pavan to a Ground

III. Fantasia

Lance Junior High School in Kenosha, Wisconsin, commissioned Three Pieces in 1978. According to Broege, thecomposition is inspired by “certain musical gestures found in 16th and 17th century instrumental music.” Broege wasinspired by a 16th century collection of music called the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book. The contemporary-sounding Fanfareand Fantasia frame the longer and more substantial Pavan to a Ground. A ground is a form of composition in which asingle melodic phrase is performed repeatedly throughout the course of a composition. A pavan is a 16th century danceform in duple meter of slow to moderate tempo. Broege marries these two compositional ideas to create a centralmovement of interesting color and variety.

Ave Verum Corpus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozartarr. Barbara Buehlman

Ludwig

2006 is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Mozart. This is one of his last works, a choral motet, composed in 1791. Thearranger, Barbara Buehlman, was a middle school band director in Round Lake, Illinois, which is about thirty milessouth of the Wisconsin border. The simple elegance and beautiful scoring make this a wonderful arrangement in theband repertoire.

Prairie Songs Pierre LaPlanteDaehn Publications

Wisconsin composer Pierre LaPlante has written many beautiful arrangements for band. This was a commission by theWaukesha Central Middle School Band in 1998 as part of the sesquicentennial celebration for the state of Wisconsin. Itis based on two Midwestern folksongs: The Pinery Boy and The Turkey Song. Subsequently, the work is in two sections,slow-fast, with an ending the brings both of these lovely folk tunes together.

Military Escort Harold Bennetted. Frederick Fennell

Carl Fischer

Harold Bennett was a pseudonym for Henry Fillmore who was, next to Sousa, the most popular bandleader of his time.Paul Bierley, a Fillmore scholar, has written that Military Escort outsold Stars and Stripes Forever for a period of timeafter its publication in 1923. In fact, Sousa himself commented that he wished the march had his name on it. It is anexceptionally well-written march making it a wonderful closing selection for the concert.

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SopranoEmily Albrent Eau Claire DeLongMary Arendt Green Bay Red SmithAustin Barber Tony FlambeauRachel Binning Neenah ShattuckEmily Brzakala Grafton John LongDana Carlson SomersetMolly Christensen Nekoosa AlexanderBrianne DesJardins Howard-Suamico Bay ViewCorinne Dougherty Dousman Kettle MoraineAshley Enderby Green Bay LombardiAmelia Franti CameronKaleigh Kozak Grafton John LongJessica Lammers SomersetVanessa Larson Wausau John MuirClara Lind Wausau John MuirErin Maher HudsonSara Meyer La Crosse AquinasBridget Misch La Crosse LongfellowChelsea Morgan CameronNzuekoh Nchinda Oak Creek EastEmily Neuberger Watertown Good ShepherdMarta Neumann ColbyHannnah Osowski WI Rapids Area CatholicElena Weaver La Crosse LincolnMikaela Wilmoth Richland Center RichlandChanning Wisz Mosinee

AltoJim Addison LancasterAbrielle Becker Wausau John MuirJamie Berg Janesville MarshallAlex Day PlattevilleKellie Deitrich Reedsburg WebbAarynn Deutsch Spring ValleyKate Eloranta Owen-WitheeMakayla Green-Collins River Falls MeyerRachel Hanson Baldwin-Woodville VikingSarah Hinde Prairie FarmMichael Jablonsky MedfordBobbi Krause ValdersNatalie Kuenzi LodiMaggie Kuski MosineeMonica Lenius Brussels Southern DoorElise Lueneburg Elm Grove Pilgrim ParkEllie Pedersen PlattevilleKalie Peterson Hartford CentralAlexa Schillinger PhillipsRachel Schmeling Brookfield Wisconsin HillsEmily Seegert Stevens Point Ben FranklinJohanna Smith SomersetKaitlin Topinka Sun Prairie Patrick MarshCorissa Vought HudsonNicole Wilken Brookfield Wisconsin Hills

TenorJeremy Andereck Hartford CentralBryce Aul Rice LakeBraiden Bechard Nekoosa AlexanderNicholas Bohrer Eau Claire RegisBrian Brammer Port Washington

Thomas JeffersonJosh Danzinger Cochrane-Fountain CityAndrew Fowler Rice LakeJared Henden ViroquaLuke Jarchow New LondonJames Kilgallon Eau Claire DeLongEric Knutson Brookfield Wisconsin HillsAndrew Lotz Wausau John MuirElliot Marach Luxemburg-CascoDaniel Pampel Grafton John LongJack Peterson Brookfield Wisconsin HillsKyle Seyer Eau Claire RegisJonathon Smith Wausau Horace MannAlexander Tranmer SpoonerNathan Tweeten Brookfield Wisconsin HillsJustin Wells Brookfield Wisconsin Hills

BassJared Beebe PlattevilleWilliam Carver Brookfield Wisconsin HillsBen Demaree PlattevilleMaxwell Dinan Kenosha LanceWilliam Draeger Elm Grove Pilgrim ParkNik Eden Port Washington

Thomas JeffersonMichael Fiez Verona Badger RidgeKyle Hanson MosineeHenry Hawk New HolsteinAdon Her Howard-Suamico Bay ViewDavid Horner Ibler Brookfield Wisconsin HillsJens Jacobson PlattevilleAdam Kumbier Neenah ShattuckEvan Mehre Port Washington

Thomas JeffersonMiles Olson Brookfield Wisconsin HillsRickie Pody Wausau John MuirKevin Roland Middleton KromreyDavid Schoonover PlattevilleKyle Severson Nekoosa AlexanderJake Tully Elm Grove Pilgrim ParkMatthew Walch Port Washington

Thomas JeffersonSean Ward Elm Grove Pilgrim ParkJacob Weber ValdersMatt Weiss Middleton KromreyEli Wickman Green Bay Lombardi

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2006 WSMA Middle Level State HonorsOrchestra Members

Violin

Julia Alvarez Shorewood

Hailey Appenzeller Racine Jerstad-Agerholm

Meghan Battermann Appleton Fox ValleyLutheran

Weeden Bauman Wausau Horace Mann

Stacey Bjorgaard* Dousman Kettle Moraine

Sarah Bruce Appleton Einstein

Monica Chou Neenah Shattuck

Campbell Fall Hudson

Casey Fall Hudson

Brendan George Burlington Karcher

Sarah Heywood Neenah Horace Mann

Ryan Hietpas Kaukauna River View

Edward Hou Appleton Wilson

Alexander Hu Green Bay Red Smith

Samantha Kahl Glendale Glen Hills

Emily Karl De Pere

Laura Lake Marshfield

Hannah Love Appleton Roosevelt

Dee Luo Brookfield Wisconsin Hills

Patricia Mark Brookfield Wisconsin Hills

Hannah Matt Hartland Arrowhead AreaConsortium

Amy Matzen Wauwatosa Whitman

Lindsey Mocadlo Stevens Point P.J. Jacobs

Jay Olson New Berlin Eisenhower

Jessica Phillips Dousman Kettle Moraine

Maya Quinlan Ashland

Karli Ratcliffe Appleton James Madison

Ashley Rewolinski Dousman Kettle Moraine

Kajsa Schneider Verona Badger Ridge

Devin Shirley Racine Mc Kinley

Olivia Swinford Neenah Shattuck

Emmy Tisdel Shorewood

Alexandra Utech Wawautosa Whitman

Brittany Van Erem De Pere

Michelle Vue Kaukauna River View

Jeremy Wallenfang Appleton Saint Joseph

Tyler Webb Chippewa Falls

Anna Whiteway La Crosse Longfellow

Austin Zeng Onalaska

Aaron Zupan Dousman Kettle Moraine

Viola

Hannah Bleier Appleton Roosevelt

Erica Christensen Racine Jerstad-Agerholm

Kasey Dallman De Pere

Margaret Hietpas Appleton Einstein

Tyler Kundinger Wausau Horace Mann

Kelsey La Violette Appleton Einstein

Kyle Lichtenberg Menasha Maplewood

Kayla Morse Dousman Kettle Moraine

Nicholas Mowry Kenosha Mc Kinley

Caroline Sawyer Neenah Shattuck

Amanda Sigl Neenah Shattuck

Alex Vlachakis Neenah Horace Mann

Emma Wilson Neenah Horace Mann

Amber Yang De Pere

Cello

Brady Bachmann New Berlin Eisenhower

Phillip Bregant New Berlin Eisenhower

Rebecca Breitlow Hartford Central

Betsy Erickson Shorewood

Alexandra Greene Dousman Kettle Moraine

Siri Hoffmann Glendale Glen Hills

John Kasper Horace Mann Neenah

Shawn Martens Kenosha Lance

Karli Mueller Oshkosh Webster Stanley

Natalie Nordeen La Crosse Aquinas

Hana Pagel Appleton Roosevelt

Allison Rich Brookfield Wisconsin Hills

Zou Zou Robidoux Madison Velma Hamilton

Emily Severson Monona Winnequah

Katherine Simpson Glendale Glen Hills

Micah Stumme Diers Oconomowoc

Peter Suechting Neenah Horace Mann

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String Bass

Nate Brey Reedsburg Webb

David Chapman-Orr Appleton Classical Charter

Aaron Davis Brookfield Wisconsin Hills

Michael Freitag Elm Grove Pilgrim Park

Miranda Smeester Green Bay Edison

Tyler Stangel Kaukauna River View

Krzysztof Swinarski Elm Grove Pilgrim Park

Sai Vangala Brookfield Wisconsin Hills

Flute

Jessica Benck Ellsworth

Rachelle Elbert Brookfield Wisconsin Hills

Hannah Gilbert Marshfield

Selina Robertson Sun Prairie Patrick Marsh

Oboe

Allison Struss Monona Winnequah

Rosemarie Veith Richland Center Richland

Bassoon

Hannah Josephson Holmen

Marissa Kinjerski Kewaunee

Kara (Josie) Palmer Delavan Phoenix

Sigrid Stensvold Ladysmith

Bb Clarinet

Allison Leibham Eau Claire South

Bethany Stoll Ladysmith

Melanie Wamboldt Kenosha Bullen

Kelsey Woodie Park Falls

Bb Trumpet

Jacob Andrle River Falls Meyer

Michael Hartung Sun Prairie Patrick Marsh

Brendon Sargent Hudson

Ryan Vande Linde Eau Claire South

F Horn

Emily Duffy Waukesha Central

Dominic Meincke Hudson

Paul Ormsby Amery

Maureen Young Viola Kickapoo

Trombone

Caleb Domeyer River Falls Meyer

Caleb Moore Kenosha Mahone

Erik Olson Eau Claire South

Jacob Peterson Eau Claire South

Tuba

Tony Horter Richland Center Richland

Percussion

Tony Capparelli River Falls Meyer

Matthew Eikamp Cochrane-Fountain City

Schuyler Leehey La Crosse Lincoln

Shawn Muench Cumberland

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Flute

Rachel Bubik Milwaukee WisconsinLutheran

Claire Hegstrom Waterloo

Elaine Luong Madison Spring Harbor

Jessie Pierce Viola Kickapoo

Paige Pribonic Hudson

Jessica Richetto Wausau Trinity Lutheran

Hannah Saunders Oak Creek East

Laura Schoenike Oconomowoc

Victoria Shoemaker Eau Claire Northstar

Analiese Sigelko Madison O’Keeffe

Angela Stancato Kenosha Lance

Kelly Timmerman La Crosse Lincoln

Oboe

Jenna Dahlke Wausau Trinity Lutheran

Madeline Davidson Onalaska

Bassoon

Samuel Gehler River Falls Meyer

Lauren Hayes Fort Atkinson

Isis Leonard Mc Farland Indian Mound

Bb Clarinet

Raquel Bruening Brookfield Wisconsin Hills

Amanda Burchardt Oconomowoc

Samantha Cantrall Tomahawk

Dominic Cimeley La Crosse Lincoln

Laura Como Waukesha Central

Lindsay Cox East Troy

Jacob Erickson La Crosse Longfellow

Emily Groth Watertown GoodShepherd Lutheran

Abigail Hindson La Crosse Longfellow

Julia Katz Wausau Trinity Lutheran

Rebecca Keene Potosi

Kesa Ness Eau Claire Northstar

Sarah Prescott Madison Jefferson

Naureen Rashid Marshfield

Katie Schultz Merton

Elise Strobach Osceola

Bayley Waters Viola Kickapoo

Maryssa Whitman Cumberland

Bass Clarinet

Ashley Bennett Shell Lake

Steven Schemm Appleton James Madison

Morgan Shattuck Owen-Withee

Dana Williams Madison Spring Harbor

Eb Alto Sax

Alex Cordell Waunakee

Monica Fannin Hortonville

Sean Hussey Appleton Wilson

Alexa Olsen Cumberland

Stacey Rolak Marshfield

Justin Wendorf Viola Kickapoo

Bb Tenor Sax

Rachel Breuer Marinette

Nick Martin Richland Center Richland

Eb Baritone Sax

Lisa Oswald Park Falls

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Bb Trumpet

Ashley Boushon Park Falls

Dana Carpenter River Falls Meyer

Morgan Carr Kaukauna River View

Luke Dovre Eau Claire DeLong

Kari Edington Sun Prairie Patrick Marsh

David Gillingham Hudson

Evan Jensen Medford

Luke Klefstad Prairie Farm

Matt Maenner Eau Claire Regis

Jacinda Ripley Kenosha Lance

Lauren Scharp Park Falls

Andrew Sowatzke Milwaukee WisconsinLutheran

Jacob Sveum Sun Prairie Patrick Marsh

Michael Terrasi Shorewood

Alexander Wells Brookfield Wisconsin Hills

F Horn

Sarah Buechler Kimberly Gerritts

Rebecca Eastham New Glarus

Karin Hanisch Ripon

Mary Kate Hartung Sun Prairie Patrick Marsh

Nicole Martens Waukesha Central

Michelle Pehler Cochrane-Fountain City

Karlyn Schumacher River Falls Meyer

Jerry Yeh Neenah Horace Mann

Trombone

Madeline Anderson Balsam Lake Unity

Bobby Carroll Neenah Horace Mann

Savanna Dahl Wisconsin Rapids West

Adam Dunn Mukwonago Park View

Ben Helmrick River Falls Meyer

Daniel Joosten Cameron

Tyler Peterson Appleton Classical Charter

Blake Smith Pulaski

Jacob Zipperer Howard-Suamico Bay View

Euphonium

Paul Buchmann Chippewa Falls Notre Dame

Darren Quinnell Gilman

Robert Wiley Deal Whitewater

William Wortley Kenosha Bullen

Tuba

Erik Dale Eau Claire Northstar

Nathan Giebink Waupun

Alex Siemers La Crosse Lincoln

Lucas Sletten Osceola

Patrick Swanson Rice Lake

Stephanie Tweed Marshall

Percussion

Matthew Allen Sun Prairie Prairie View

Brian Barforth Owen-Withee

Emily Gerry Eau Claire South

Jenna Goldsmith Eau Claire South

Ben Harm Cameron

Brian Kalina De Forest

William Schneider La Crosse Lincoln

Luke Thering Waunakee

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2006 WSMA Middle Level State HonorsMusic Teachers

WSMA congratulates and warmly thanks each ofthe following teachers of the 2006 State Honorsstudents for their encouragement and commit-ment to students, and for supporting the WSMAMiddle Level State Honors Music Project:

2006 Middle Level State Honors Teachers

Ann Albert Middleton Kromrey

Kevin Allen Elm Grove Pilgrim Park

Beth Alvarez Glendale Glen Hills

Aleta Anderson Balsam Lake Unity

Doug Arendt Grafton John Long

Greg Austin Appleton Roosevelt

Amy Baker Oak Creek East

Martha Balfany La Crosse Lincoln

Kris Bartels Merton

Laura Beale Madison Velma Hamilton

Ally Bedard Wausau Horace Mann

Brian Beiser Neenah Horace Mann,Neenah Shattuck

Michael Beix Shorewood

Jim Bennett Marshfield

Lisa Benz Ellsworth

Warren Bergmann Menasha Maplewood

Josie Bertsch Eau Claire Regis

Kay Black New Berlin Eisenhower

Terry Bobbe Brussels Southern Door

Caroline Brandenberger Appleton Fox ValleyLutheran

Gina Braun Waunakee

Helen Breitenbach Kenosha Lance

Julie Brown Appleton James Madison

Colin Brown Green Bay Red Smith

Mary Brunner Cochrane-Fountain City

Lori Busch Potosi

Mark Butzow Delavan Phoenix

Linda Calhan Appleton James Madison

Michael Cisler Valders

Lynn Curry Kewaunee

Carol Dahle Hudson

Carl Davick Monona Winnequah

Todd DeBoer Kenosha Mc Kinley

Liz Deger Verona Badger Ridge

Mark Demuth Green Bay Red Smith

Keli Dobrzynski Cochrane-Fountain City

Germaine Dolata Neenah Horace Mann

Bill Doolan Viola Kickapoo

Michelle Dura Marinette

Laura Ebensperger Osceola

Cynthia Eisenmann Waukesha Central

Andrew Estervig Sun Prairie Patrick Marsh

Sam Fettig Fort Atkinson

Karen Fitchett Green Bay Edison

Laurie Francis Eau Claire Northstar

Karen Frink Shorewood

Mary Gagnon Oshkosh Webster Stanley

Ann Gibbons La Crosse Longfellow

Ann Giuliani-Curry Port WashingtonThomas Jefferson

Tina Glander Peterson Brookfield Wisconsin Hills

Chris Gleason Sun Prairie Patrick Marsh

Kimberly Graff Rice Lake

Carrie Gruselle Appleton Einstein,Classical Charter School

Gwen Hamel Appleton Saint Joseph

Corinne Hansen Ladysmith

Linda Hau New Holstein

Laura Haugen Stevens Point Ben Franklin

Jacinta Henden Viroqua

Jody Hettinga Wausau John Muir

Kristin Hiykel Somerset

Cindi Hoch Howard-Suamico Bay View

Kim Hoffman Hartland Arrowhead AreaConsortium

Shelley Hooper Dousman Kettle Moraine

Glenn Hoover Waterloo

Russell Hosler Owen-Withee

Eric Huckstep Hartford Central

Robert Ignaszak Oconomowoc

Cassandra Jablonsky Medford

Tina Jackson Madison O’Keeffe

Betsy Jacobson-Holtz La Crosse Longfellow

Allison Jaeger Madison Jefferson

Ben Jaeger Madison Spring Harbor

Kim Johns Amery

Karen Johnson Wausau John Muir

Michael Joosten Cameron

Elizabeth Joosten Cameron

David Kapralian Racine Jerstad-Agerholm

Jayne Karbula Waupun

Sandra Kauphusman Onalaska

Pam Kintz Richland Center Richland

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Judith Kirby Kenosha Lance

Matthew Kiskunas Spring Valley

Pam Knihtila Phillips

Rhonda Knoespel Green Bay Lombardi

Cynthia Kostick Oak Creek East

Tim Kozlovsky Pulaski

Jeff Krauklis Holmen

Lori Lacey Kaukauna River View

Daniel Larson Wausau Horace Mann

Linda Lebakken Onalaska

Carol Lenz Kimberly Gerritts

Connie Lenz De Pere

Benjamin Leon Brookfield Wisconsin Hills

Larry Manley Hortonville

Rich Mannisto Milwaukee WisconsinLutheran

Jonathan Marin Tomahawk

Beverly Mattingly Lancaster

Sarah Mc Veigh Tony Flambeau

Pamela McCollum Marshfield

Rachel Meagher Appleton Wilson

Carl Meincke Hudson

Steve Michaels La Crosse Lincoln

Andrew Milock Marshall

Lori Moe Meyer River Falls

Linda Mullikin Rice Lake

William Nelson Ripon

John Nepper Kenosha Bullen

Patricia Neuberger Watertown Good Shepherd

Emalyn Nikstad Wausau John Muir

Molly Nordin Chippewa Falls

Linda Oja Burlington Karcher

Keith Olson Wisconsin Rapids West

Jerry Osowski Nekoosa Alexander

Larry Palmer Whitewater

Aimee Pashby Shell Lake

Marsha Pearson River Falls Meyer

Jonathan Petersen Dousman Kettle Moraine

Pam Peterson-Kintz Richland Center Richland

Lisa Phalen Wausau Trinity Lutheran

Kathy Phillips Marshfield

Jeanne Plotts Lodi

David Poffinbarger Stevens Point P.J. Jacobs

Pat Pollock Park Falls

Debra Powers Ashland

Renee Rademaker Cumberland

Dan Radley Prairie Farm

John Rash East Troy

Cathy Reitz Eau Claire DeLong

Beth Riesterer New Glarus

Kathryn Ripley Kenosha Lance

Connie Root Hudson

Phil Rothschadl Brookfield Wisconsin Hills

Lu Ann Rupnow New London

Marcia Russell Platteville

Jan Sahagian-Crandall La Crosse Longfellow

Les Sandberg Reedsburg Webb

Rebecca Santine Eau Claire Regis

Margaret Scheffler Appleton Wilson

Jim Scheuer Owen-Withee

Traci Schneider Janesville Marshall

Karyl Schnyder Neenah Shattuck

John Schoettler Racine Mc Kinley

Destiny Schultz Spooner

Jennifer Schwingle Elm Grove Pilgrim Park

Ann Sederquist Sun Prairie Prairie View

Lynn Seidl Luxemburg-Casco

Sharon Seymour Chippewa Falls Notre Dame

Mark Sieger De Forest

Michelle Skemp La Crosse Aquinas

Tim Skutley Eau Claire DeLong

Wayne Slowinski Kaukauna River View

Julianne Soczka Mosinee

Eric Sorenson La Crosse Lincoln

Sharon Speiser Hartford Central

Kevin Spindler Colby

Janice Stone Monona Winnequah

John Szcygiel Mukwonago Park View

Jeff Thielke Oconomowoc

Jane Thompson Baldwin-Woodville Viking

Heather Thorpe Verona Badger Ridge

David Topolovec Wauwatosa Whitman

Anastasia Traicoff Prairie Farm

Brian Vanderbloemen Mc Farland Indian Mound

Beth Vercouteren Appleton Classical Charter

WIlliam Voigt Reedsburg Webb

Jan Weisenbeck WI Rapids Area Catholic

Kristie Weyrauch Kenosha Mahone

Jim Wirth Gilman

Lori Wolf Eau Claire South

Brenda Zimmerman Medford

Sue Zipperer Howard-Suamico Bay View

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Administrative StaffGregg Butler, Deputy Superintendent of Eau Claire

Public Schools, WSMA Board of Directors

Jeff Gretzinger, WSMA Program Manager

George Munagian, Wisconsin Rapids,Middle Level Honors Chair

David Murphy, Lancaster MS, Choir Coordinator***

Linda Petersen, WSMA Director of Programs

Les Sandberg, Reedsburg HS, Orchestra Coordinator

Jim Scheuer, Owen-Withee HS, Band Coordinator

Lynn Seidl, Luxemburg-Casco MS,Middle Level Honors Chair-Elect

Jan Tweed, WSMA Program Consultant

Choir StaffDavid Murphy, Lancaster MS, Choir Coordinator***

Julie Stoffel, Nekoosa HS, Soprano Coach

Marcia Russell, Platteville MS, Alto Coach

Jerry Osowski, Nekoosa Alexander MS, Tenor Coach

Jason Troxel, Wauzeka HS, Bass Coach

Peggy Hill Bruenig, Waunakee, Accompanist

Orchestra StaffLes Sandberg, Reedsburg HS, Orchestra Coordinator

Erin Selbee, Madison Lafollette HS, Violin I Coach***

Robert Ignaszak, Oconomowoc HS, Violin II Coach

Shary Birdsong, Onalaska, Viola Coach***

Linda Calhan, Appleton James Madison MS, Cello Coach

Dave Poffinbarger, Stevens Point P.J. Jacobs JHS,String Bass Coach

Lori Wolf, Eau Claire South, Woodwind Coach

Adam Bever, Unity Balsam Lake HS, Brass Coach

Eric Becker, Woodville Viking MS, Percussion Coach

Band StaffJim Scheuer, Owen-Withee HS, Band Coordinator

Aimee Pashby, Shell Lake HS, Flute/Oboe Coach***

Patty Smith, Cameron MS, Clarinet Coach***

Sam Robinson, Waunakee HS, Saxophone Coach

Terri Catania, Kettle Moraine HS,Low Woodwind Coach***

Richard Tiller, Osseo Fairchild HS, Trumpet Coach

Patricia Schlafer, Mount Horeb MS, French Horn Coach

Monte Muller, Lancaster MS, Low Brass Coach

Gerald Gleason, LaCrosse, Tuba Coach***

Leonard Wilkosz, Lodi MS, Percussion Coach

*** denotes staff who are completing their three year term

WSMA Facts and StatisticsDid you know during the 2005–2006 school year…

• More than 219,000 high school and middle schoolstudents participated in 263 WSMA District Solo &Ensemble and Concert Group Festivals.

• More than 32,000 students qualified for and participatedin 11,628 performances at WSMA State Solo & EnsembleMusic Festivals.

• 1,945 students applied for the High School State HonorsMusic Project in its 39th year of existence. 421 studentswere selected for six ensembles, and 23 students receivedtuition assistance from WSMA to support their Honorsexperience.

• 1,385 students applied for the Middle Level State HonorsMusic Project in its 10th year of existence. 308 studentswere selected for three ensembles, and 16 studentsreceived tuition assistance from WSMA to support theirHonors experience.

• 48 original student compositions were submitted to theWSMA Student Composition Project.

• There are more than 5,000 solo, ensemble, and concertgroup titles and performing options on the 2006–2007WSMA Music Festival List (www.wsmamusic.org).

Important Dates2007 Wisconsin Middle Level State HonorsMusic Project

December 11, 2006Middle Level State Honors registrations openEXCLUSIVELY ONLINE at www.wsmamusic.org

February 8, 2007Middle Level State Honors registrations due to WSMA

April 13, 2007Auditions at: Wausau John Muir Middle School

La Crosse Lincoln Middle SchoolSun Prairie Patrick Marsh Middle SchoolKettle Moraine Middle School

April 14, 2007Auditions at: Appleton James Madison Middle School

Eau Claire Northstar Middle SchoolFort Atkinson Middle School

June 2007Middle Level Honors results letters mailed to students

August 2007Honors Orchestra, Choir and Band music mailed to students

Oct. 24 – 27, 2007WMEA State Music Conference and WSMA HonorsPerformances in Madison

The Wisconsin Middle LevelState Honors Music Project

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This empty chair is one of more than 700 chairs reserved forWisconsin’s best student musicians in the WSMA High School andMiddle Level State Honors Music Projects. As you listen to theirimpressive musicianship, remember these students made lifelongfriends with others who share their passion for music. They learnedthat effort equals accomplishment, musical excellence can expressprofound emotion, and responsibility is personal.

With unprecedented cuts in school funding, quality programs like theWSMA State Honors Music Project require endowed financial support tocontinue. Very few schools are able to pay the tuition for their studentswho qualify for Honors, and these same students share their new levelsof musicianship with their school music programs. Each year, familiesshare amazing stories of tenacity under challenging circumstances ofjob losses, disabilities and more.

You Can Help!The Honors Endowment Plan offers donors the opportunity toendow and name a Chair reflecting their particular interest in oneor more of the performing groups of the WSMA State Honors MusicProject. The donor may be an individual, family or trust, and the giftmay be designated to honor the memory or achievement of others.

An Endowed Chair annually provides a full-tuition grant to astudent selected for participation in the WSMA State Honors MusicProject. The interest earned from an Endowed Conductor Chairannually pays the entire cost for the designated guest conductor.

Only the interest earned from the Honors Endowment will be usedfor these purposes. Your endowed gift will perpetuate the gift ofmusic, designated in a manner you choose.

Your gift will be a lasting investment in our youth, and you willbe permanently recognized for sharing your success with ourfuture leaders.

There are multiple endowment opportunities in the State HonorsMusic Project for all instruments, voices, and conductors. Visitwww.wsmamusic.org/foundation for currently available chairs to endow.

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