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February 27 - March 1, 2008Albuquerque, New Mexico

American String Teachers Association

National Orc hestra Fest ival

2008®

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Thank You

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Sponsoring

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2008 National Orchestra Festival ®

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WelcomeIt is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the fifth annual

National Orchestra Festival® (NOF) sponsored by Yamaha. The 2008 NOF brings together 17 spectacular ensembles representing 15 schools from across the United States. Congratulations on your hard work and accomplishment for being accepted into ASTA’s premier festival. I am certain that this musical experience will positively impact your life. I am personally thrilled to be a part of that experience and growth!

The NOF is proud to be able to present some of the nation’s finest music educators as our adjudicators and clinicians. Each group will receive written comments and a rating by each of the three concert adjudicators. These comments will assist each group in improving not only future performances, but will also bring them to the next level in their own musical journey. Following the concert, our highly qualified clinicians will provide each group with a clinic designed to enhance their music-making abilities. This immediate feedback is valuable and insightful. In addition, each orchestra will have the opportunity during the conference to work with master class clinicians. These clinicians have national and international reputations as musicians and teachers. ASTA is committed to delivering the highest artistic and educational experience to its members and their students. We are certain that the 2008 NOF will meet that goal!

Please take time to thank the people who make this event possible. Libby Dietrich, ASTA staff representative, has meticulously handled each detail to perfection. Her countless hours and dedication help to provide a smooth festival for everyone. The NOF would be impossible without the help of the ASTA Executive Board and many volunteers. When you see them, please express your gratitude.

In the words of Leonard Bernstein: “There are feelings so deep and special, that we have no words for them, that’s where music is especially marvelous. Music names those feelings for us, only in notes instead of words.” This is the underlying theme of the NOF. If you play your best, and express those special feelings through your musical notes and phrases, all groups will leave Albuquerque winners!

Sincerely,

James D. Palmer, Chair

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Kathleen A. Horvath, assistant professor of string education and pedagogy, joined the Case University faculty in 2001. Her duties include teaching courses in music education, string pedagogy, supervising student teachers, directing the university’s Circle Symphony Orchestra, and serving as the collegiate MENC advisor. She holds a bachelor of music from the Eastman School of Music (double bass), a master of arts in performance and string pedagogy, and doctor of philosophy in music education

Adjudicators

from Ohio State University. Her research focuses on the prevention of performance related injuries through correct positioning of the body and the accompanying teaching methodology that facilitates accurate development. This methodology fosters efficient performance technique through muscle memory and movement activities with special emphasis placed on the adolescent child. Horvath has more than seven years of public school string teaching experience in several states. She has served on the faculties of Southeastern Massachusetts University, Ashland University, University of Illinois, and the Eastman School of Music. She maintains membership in the Ohio Music Education Association, Ohio String Teachers Association, American String Teachers Association, Music Educators National Conference, College Music Society, Performing Arts Medicine Association, International Society of Bassists, and Sigma Alpha Iota. She is also the former chair of ASTA’s Print Music Task Force.

John Clinton is the founder and executive director of the Oklahoma Center for Arts Education at the University of Central Oklahoma. Since 1992, he has been conductor of the Oklahoma Youth Orchestra. A graduate of East Central Oklahoma State University, Clinton earned a master of music education degree from the University of Oklahoma and completed his Ph.D. in music education from the University of North Texas with emphases in orchestral conducting, string pedagogy, and sociology. He has

conducted high school orchestras at Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, MENC conferences, and the Oklahoma Music Educators Association. He has also conducted the Intermediate Symphony Orchestra and Band at the National Music Camp in Interlochen. He has conducted all-state and all-district orchestras in various states. As conductor of the Norman High School Orchestra, he won more than 20 years of sweepstakes trophies at state orchestra competitions. Clinton has recieved numerous professional honors, including the University of Oklahoma School of Music Distinguished Alumni Fellow, ASTA Oklahoma String Teacher of the Year, Governor’s Arts Award for arts education, National Federation of State High School Association’s Outstanding Music Educator, Oklahoma Music Educators Association Administrator of the Year, and the Distinguished Service Award from the Art Therapy Association of Oklahoma. The Norman Public Schools paid tribute to his work in the naming of the John E. Clinton Theatre. He was selected to the Oklahoma Music Educators Association Hall of Fame.

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Ray Ostwald holds a bachelor of music degree in instrumental music education and violin performance, as well as a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisc. He earned his master of music degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he taught undergraduate music education and studied conducting with David Becker. Ostwald currently directs the orchestras at York Community High School in Elmhurst, Illinois Community Unit District 205.

Bob Phillips, composer, pedagogue, teacher trainer, and conductor, is an innovator in string education. He brings a wealth of knowledge and a sense of humor to his clinics, drawn from his 28 years as a public school string teacher. Phillips is a leader in the use of alternative styles and an expert in large group pedagogy. His pieces are performed by thousands of string students each year. He and his wife, Pam, now devote their time to creating new music, workshops, and materials for string teachers and students.

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Previously, he directed the Elgin High School Orchestras, where he also taught elementary strings, in addition to conducting the West Suburban Youth Sinfonia and the Elgin Area Youth String Orchestra. Ostwald has served on the faculties of the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Mich., the University of Wisconsin-Madison Summer Music Clinic and the Illinois Summer Youth Music at the University of Illinois, and has taught graduate courses at the VanderCook College of Music. He has made numerous guest conducting and clinician appearances for regional and festival orchestras. Other appearances include conducting the Ecuador National Symphony Orchestra of Quito in 1996. He has served as orchestra chair for IMEA District 1 and orchestra chair of the Fox Valley Music Festival. A member of the American String Teachers Association, Music Educators National Conference, Chicago Federation of Musicians, The Conductors Guild, Phi Beta Kappa, and Pi Kappa Lambda, Ostwald is active as a violinist and violist in chamber music and orchestral performance, has presented lectures at several conferences and teacher institutes, and has published a number of arrangements, editions, and original compositions. Recently he was a contributing author for Volumes I and II of the book Teaching Music through Performance in Orchestra and for The String Teacher’s Cookbook: Creative Recipes for a Successful Program. With an interest in musical outreach, he has conducted and taught music in Jamaica and Guatemala.

Phillips is co-author Fiddlers Philharmonic, Fiddlers Philharmonic Encore!, Jazz Philharmonic, Jazz Philharmonic: Second Set and Mariachi Philharmonic as well as the String Explorer method books, all published by Alfred Publishing.

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James Kjelland is associate professor of music education at Northwestern University where he teaches instrumental music education and string pedagogy. He earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a Ph.D in music education at the University of Texas at Austin. His teaching career began in the public schools of Middleton, Wisc., where he taught instrumental music grades 4-12. Prior to coming to Northwestern in 1994, he held positions at the University

of Southern California and the University of North Texas. In addition to his teaching, Kjelland is nationally known for his in-service clinics and summer workshops in string pedagogy and orchestra development. He is also a frequent guest conductor of all-state and regional honor orchestras throughout the United States. Kjelland’s publications include Orchestral Bowing: Style and Function (Alfred Publishing Co.) and co-authorship of: Strictly Strings, a Comprehensive String Class Method, (Alfred Publishing Co.) Teaching Stringed Instruments: A Course of Study (MENC), and Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra, vol. 1 & 2 (GIA Publications). In addition, he has contributed many articles to such professional journals as the American String Teacher, The Instrumentalist, and Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education.

Publishing. He is also one of the string editors for Alfred Publishing, building an excellent string catalogue.

In Saline, Mich., he built a string program that is a national model of excellence in both classical and alternative music. He founded the nationally renowned folk-fiddling ensemble, Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic. He has served as conductor for a variety of youth symphonies, all-state and honors orchestras and camps including the All-State Orchestra at Interlochen, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Orchestras, Oakland Youth Orchestra, the Georgia All-State, the Kentucky All-State and the Queensland Honour Ensemble Program.

As a graduate of the University of Michigan with both bachelor and master degrees in music education, Phillips studied with Lawrence Hurst, Elizabeth Green, and Bob Culver. He has been elected “Teacher of the Year” nine times by national, state, and regional associations and has been invited to present clinics in more than 30 states and eight foreign countries. Recognized as Citizens of the Year by the City of Saline for their work in arts education, he and his wife were also honored in special ceremonies by both the House and the Senate of the State of Michigan for their work with the Saline Fiddlers.

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Century High School Orchestra — Bismarck, North Dakota Jeremy Overbeck, Director

Coronado High School Freshman Orchestra — El Paso, Texas Ida Steadman, Director

Coronado High School Symphony Strings — El Paso, Texas Ida Steadman, Director

Kodiak Youth Orchestra — Kodiak, Alaska Constance Jensen, Director

Milton High School Orchestra — Milton, Georgia Richard Bomba, Director

Harrison Symphony Orchestra — Kennesaw, Georgia Steven Parkman, Director

Hershey Festival Strings — Hershey, Pennsylvania Sandra Dackow, Director

Iowa City West High School Symphony String Orchestra — Iowa City, Iowa Wayne Thelander, Director

Las Flores Middle School String Ensemble — Las Flores, California SteveBenefield,Director

Las Vegas Academy Philharmonic Orchestra — Las Vegas, Nevada Karl Reinarz, Director

Las Vegas Academy Symphony Orchestra — Las Vegas, Nevada Eric McAllister, Karl Reinarz, and Brian Downey, Directors

Los Alamos Middle School Orchestra — Los Alamos, New Mexico Cheryl Smith-Ecke, Director

Punahou Symphony Orchestra Strings — Honolulu, Hawaii Craig Young and Jonas Carlson, Directors

Rocky Mountain High School Chamber Orchestra — Fort Collins, Colorado Beth Wells, Director

Springville High School Philharmonic Orchestra — Springville, Utah Samuel Tsugawa, Director

Valley Chamber Orchestra — West Des Moines, Iowa Phil Peters, Director

Virtuoso Program Orchestra da Camera — San Anselmo, California George Thomson, Director

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Wednesday, February 27

Los Alamos Middle School Orchestra ....................................................3:00 p.m.Los Alamos Middle SchoolLos Alamos, New MexicoCheryl Smith-Ecke, Director

Symphony No. 8 Johann StamitzAllegro arr. Bob Phillips

Allegro in D for Strings Antonio Vivaldifrom “Concerto for Two Trumpets” arr. Steven Frackenpohl

Adagio Cantabile Ludwig van Beethovenfrom Pathetique Sonata arr. Carrie Lane Gruselle

Farandole from L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2 Georges BizetTempo di Marcia arr. Merle Isaac

Conquistador! Deborah Baker Monday

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Thursday, February 28

Century High School Orchestra ..............................................................9:00 a.m.Century High SchoolBismarck, North DakotaJeremy Overbeck, Director

Carpe Diem! Overture for String Orchestra Richard Meyer

Fire Dance Soon Hee Newbold

St. Paul’s Suite Gustav HolstJigOstinato Intermezzo Finale (The Dargason)

Milton High School Orchestra ............................................................... 10:00 a.mMilton High SchoolMilton, GeorgiaRichard Bomba, Director

Concerto Grosso in D Major op. 6, No. 5 George Frideric HandelAllegroPresto LargoAllegroMenuet

Make Our Garden Grow Leonard Bernsteinfrom (Candide) arr. Ted Ricketts

Pizzicato Arabeske, op. 6 G. Fanchetti

Dance Parhelia William Hofeldt

Valley Chamber Orchestra .................................................................... 11:00 a.m.Valley High SchoolWest Des Moines, IowaPhil Peters, Director

Alleluia and Fugue for Alan HovhanessString Orchestra op. 40b

I Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums) Giacomo Puccini arr. Yoar Talmi

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An English Suite C. Herbert Parry Prelude In Minuet Style Pastoral Air

Serenade for Strings, op. 6 Josef SukAndante con moto

West High School Symphony String Orchestra ..................................... 1:00 p.m.West High SchoolIowa City, IowaWayne Thelander, Director

Aus Holbergs Zeit, op. 40 Edvard GriegPreludeSarabandeGavotte/MusetteAirRigaudon

Aria (Cantilena) from Heitor Villa-LobosBachianas Brasileiras, No. 5 arr. John Krance

Variations on a Theme Alexandre Tansmanby Girolamo Frescobaldi

Coronado High School Freshman Orchestra ........................................ 2:00 p.m.Coronado High SchoolEl Paso, TexasIda Steadman, Director

Passacaglia in G Minor George Frederic Handel arr. Stephen Wieloszynski

Luminario for solo Double Bass, Gordon (Dick) GoodwinStrings and Piano

Prairie Night and Celebration Aaron Coplandfrom Billy the Kid arr. Jamin Hoffman

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Punahou Symphony Orchestra Strings ....................................................3:00 p.m.Punahou SchoolHonolulu, HawaiiCraig Young and Jonas Carlson, Directors

Introduction and Allegro for Strings, op. 47 Edward Elgar

Souvenir de Florence, op. 70 Peter Ilich TchaikovskyAllegrettomoderato arr. Lucas DrewAllegro vivace

Rocky Mountain High School Chamber Orchestra ...............................4:00 p.m.Rocky Mountain High SchoolFort Collins, ColoradoBeth Wells, Director

Concerto Grosso in A Minor, op. 6, No. 4 George Frideric HandelLarghettoaffettuosoAllegro Largo, e piano, Allegro

I Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums) Giacomo Puccini arr. Yoar Talmi Chorale, Scherzo, and Dance Jack StampChorale Scherzo Dance

Little Serenade, op. 12 Lars- Erik LarssonAllegro Adagio Cantabile Allegro vivace Allegro

Skylife David Balakrishnan

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Friday, March 10

Kodiak Youth Orchestra ........................................................................... 9:00 a.m.Kodiak, AlaskaConstance Jensen, Director

Sabre Dance Aram Ilyich Khatchaturian arr. Robert Frost

American Landscape Soon Hee Newbold

The Faraway Place William Hofeldt

Symphony No. 25, K. 183 Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAllegro arr. Thomas LaJoie

Denali Corliss Kimmel

“Granny, Does Your Dog Bite?” Traditional arr. Gary Gackstatter

Las Vegas Academy Symphony Orchestra ......................................... 10:00 a.m.Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing and Visual ArtsLas Vegas, NevadaEric McAllister, Karl Reinarz, and Brian Downey, Directors

St. Paul’s Suite Gustav HolstJig

Concerto “Sinfonia” per archi e continuo Daniel ValentineAllegroAndante Presto

Symphony in D, No. 104 “London” Joseph HaydnAdagio - Allegro Finale: Spiritoso

Symphony No. 3 Gustav MahlerFinale arr. Vernon F. Leidig

Two Aquarelles Frederick Delius

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Las Flores Middle School String Ensemble ......................................... 11:00 a.m.Las Flores Middle SchoolLas Flores, CaliforniaSteve Benefield, Director

Sinfonia Noil in D Major Jiri Antonin BendaAllegro

Serenade for Strings, op. 20 Edward ElgarAllegro Piacevole LarghettoAllegretto

Hoe Down from Rodeo Aaron Copland

Virtuoso Program Orchestra da Camera ...............................................1:00 p.m. San Domenico SchoolSan Anselmo, CaliforniaGeorge Thomson, Director

Divertimento in D Major, K. 136 Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAllegroAndantePresto

Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113 Béla Bartók Allegro non troppoMolto adagio Allegro assai

Hershey Festival Strings ............................................................................2:00 p.m.Hershey, PennsylvaniaSandra Dackow, Director

American Reel Kirt Mosier

“Anvil Chorus” from Il Travatore Giuseppe Verdi arr. Sandra Dackow

Symphony No. 7 in D Major, K. 45 Wolfgang Amadeus MozartFinale arr. Sandra Dackow

“Country Wedding” from The Moldau Bedrich Smetana arr. Sandra DackowSymphony No. 1 in D Major Gustav MahlerSecond Movement arr. Sandra Dackow

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Concerto in G Major, “Alla Rustica” Antonio Vivaldi Allegro arr. Sandra Dackow

Russian Easter Overture Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov arr. Sandra Dackow

Coronado High School Symphony Strings ............................................. 3:00 p.m.Coronado High SchoolEl Paso, TexasIda Steadman, Director

Concerto in F Minor, op 8, No. 4, RV 29 Antonio Vivaldi“L’inverno” Allegro non molto Largo Allegro

Voyage for String Orchestra John Corigliano

Simple Symphony Benjamin BrittenFrolicsome Finale

Las Vegas Academy Philharmonic Orchestra ........................................4:00 p.m.Las Vegas AcademyLas Vegas, NevadaKarl Reinarz, Director

Symphony No. 8 in G Major, op. 88 Antonin DvorakAllegro con brio

Symphonic Metamorphosis Paul HindemithTurnado, Scherzo

Allegro from Symphony No. 10, op. 93 Dmitri Shostakovich Allegro

Roman Carnival Overture, op. 9 Hector Berlioz

Octet for Strings, op. 20 Felix MendelssohnAllegro moderato, ma con fuoco

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Harrison Symphony Orchestra ................................................................5:00 p.m.Harrison High SchoolKennesaw, GeorgiaSteven Parkman, Director

Coriolan Overture to H. J. von Collins Ludwig van BeethovenTragedy, op. 62

Concerto No. 1 in E Major, op. 8, RV 269 Antonio Vivaldi “La Primavera”

This Time, One Day Will Have Been… Robert PoundPrime Meridian Responsory: Ally Rally Third (Under) World Fourth Corner Extra Terra Utopia

Symphony No. 1, op. 21 Ludwig van BeethovenFinale

Springville High School Philharmonic Orchestra ..................................6:00 p.m.Springville High SchoolSpringville, UtahSamuel Tsugawa, Director

English Folk Song Suite Ralph Vaughan WilliamsMarch - “Seventeen Come Sunday” arr. Gordon JacobIntermezzo - “My Bonny Boy” March - Folk Songs from Somerset

Slavonic Dance in F Major, op. 46, No. 4 Antonin Dvorak

Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D.759 Franz SchubertAllegro moderato

Pictures at an Exhibition Modest MussorgskyBaba Yaga - Hut on Fowl’s Legs arr. Carl Simpson The Great Gate of Kiev

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