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2013Middle Level State Honors Music Project

2013Middle Level State Honors Music Project

“Enriching Lives by Providing Transformational Musical Experiences and Opportunities”

2013-2014 Concert Season

Photo Credit: Krystal Stankowski

Evelyn Steenbock Fall ConcertsSaturday, November 16 & Sunday, November 17, 2013 Winterfest ConcertsSaturday, March 15 & Sunday, March 16, 2014

Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Spring ConcertsSaturday, May 17 & Sunday, May 18, 2014

Auditions for the 2014-2015 season begin in April 2014!

Please visit wyso.music.wisc.edu or call 608-263-3320 for more information

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The WSMA Middle Level State Honors Music Project

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Special ThanksThe WSMA State Honors Music Project is possible because of the assistance of many individuals and organizations. We are extremely appreciative to the following:

Paul Luhring of PEL Music Publishing for donation of Middle Level Honors Audition Ensemble Class arrange-ments.

Michael Sweeney and Hal Leonard Publishing for donation of band literature.

Michael George for donation of t–shirts for the Middle Level State Honors Project students and staff.

Sam Robinson of Waunakee High School and Wau-nakee High School staff, administration, music par-ents and custodians for providing rehearsal facilities for Middle Level State Honors Choir, Orchestra and Band.

Buckley Studios of Eau Claire for their continued sup-port of the Middle Level State Honors Project.

Audio for the Arts in Madison, Wisconsin, for record-ing and producing all Honors concerts for Wisconsin Public Radio broadcast (High School) and recordings for High School and Middle Level.

The Marriott Madison West staff for assisting WSMA with housing arrangements for all WSMA Honors Proj-ect students and staff.

Most importantly, all parents and teachers of these dedicated young musicians for their continuing efforts, encouragement and for taking great care to ensure these students are here with us.

WSMA Board of Directors for their continuing support of WSMA programs and services.

Wisconsin Center for Music Education Staff for their support, effort, ideas and commitment.Tim Schaid – Executive Director Kerrie Brey – Finance Manager Mary Elsner – Professional Development Manager Kay Endres – Program Associate Dee Farmer – Program Associate Richard Fellenz – Operations Manager Jeff Gretzinger – Program Director Jerry Hrovat – Program Associate Jamie Kember – Development Associate Judy Kopp – Program Associate Theresa McKinley – Director of Technology Services Linda Meier – Program Associate Mackenzie Pitterle – Development & Marketing Associate Rosalie Richardson – Program Associate Kevin Thays – Director of Communications Tim Wurgler – Program Director

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

All contributors to Wisconsin Foundation for School Music who provided tuition assistance for many WSMA High School and Middle Level State Honors students.

J.W. Pepper of Minnesota for donating the imprinted High School and Middle Level State Honors music folders and for the kind donation of music.

Billings Piano Gallery, Official Piano Supplier for the High School and Middle Level State Honors Music Project rehearsals and concerts.

Pearl Corporation for their generous support of the Hon-ors Project by providing percussion equipment.

SmartMusic and MakeMusic Corporation for their tech-nical support of the Honors Project audition materials.

Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) State Honors Music Project began in 1967 to provide musically talented youth with the opportunity to rehearse and per-form with the nation’s finest conductors in a professional and 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. 1997 marked the inaugural performance of the WSMA Middle Level State Honors Orchestra.

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 1,300 students applied to audition for the privilege of being one

of the 316 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 Honors Project. Young musi-cians selected for these ensembles discover new levels of individual and group performance. Most importantly, the effort and dedication required of each Honors participant results in a lifelong memory of their initiative, achieve-ment and commitment to excellence as musicians and as our future leaders.

Saturday, October 26 • 1:00 pm • Marriott Madison West

2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Choir, Orchestra, and Band

Honors Concert RecordingsA professionally produced recording will be made

available to every 2013 WSMA State Honors student. For more information or to order additional recordings go to the

WSMA website at www.wsmamusic.org

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Choir • Richard BjellaRichard Bjella has served as full professor and director of choral studies at Texas Tech Univer-sity since 2009. Previous to 2009, Bjella was the director of choral studies at Lawrence Univer-sity, Conservatory of Music. Bjella has conducted outside the United States in Prague, Paris, Lucerne, Vilnius, Seoul and London and has guest conducted over 350 festivals and workshops in 29 states. Most recently he was honored to conduct the Arizona All-State, the All Northwest six-state MENC All-State (Seattle), the Connecticut All-State, the Collegiate All-State Choir in Wisconsin, the National OAKE HS choir in Phoenix, AZ, Mozart Requiem in Lincoln Center and present sessions in Tennessee and Washington for music educators. In addition to his WSMA Middle Level State Honors appearance, he is presenting workshops or guest conducting in Ohio, Tennessee, Iowa, Florida, Georgia, Texas, New York, New Jersey, Michigan and Alaska.

Orchestra • Paul OusleyProfessor Paul Ousley serves on the music faculty at St. Olaf in Northfield, Minnesota. He was visiting professor of bass at the University of Iowa, 2001–2002, and has served on the faculties of seven different colleges and universities. His private studio has produced many bass players for the Minnesota All-State Orchestra, Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony and the Minnesota Youth Orchestras.

Ousley began his musical training in the public schools of Marshfield, Wisconsin, where he also helped to form the Central Wisconsin Youth Orchestra. Following his graduation from UW-Eau Claire under James Clute of the Minnesota Orchestra, he pursued studies with Stuart Sankey at the Aspen Music Festival and Gary Karr at the University of Hartford, and

earned a master of music performance degree at the Eastman School of Music under bass virtuoso James Van Denmark and conductor David Effron.

As a bassist, he began his career as principal of the Wichita Symphony, and touring with the Fairmount String Quintet. He has subsequently performed at the Music Festivals of Round Top, Colorado, Aspen, Eastern, Madeline Island, Mount Gretna and Prospect Park and with a variety of professional ensembles including the Minnesota Orchestra, the St. Paul Symphonietta and the Audubon String Quartet. Ousley has also appeared with such jazz notables as Charlie Bird, Maynard Ferguson and Wynton Marsalis.

Band • Sam HazoSamuel R. Hazo has been a music teacher at every educational grade level from kindergarten through college, including tenure as a high school and university director. Hazo currently resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with his wife and children. He has composed for the profes-sional, university and public school levels in addition to writing original scores for television, radio and the stage. His original symphonic compositions include performances with actors Brooke Shields, James Earl Jones, David Conrad and Richard Kiley. He has also written symphonic arrangements for three-time Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams. Hazo’s compositions have been performed and recorded worldwide, including per-formances by the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra (national tour), Birmingham Symphonic Winds

(UK) and Klavier Wind Project’s recordings with Eugene Migliaro Corporon. Additionally, his music is included in the series “Teaching Music Through Performance in Band.” Hazo’s works have been premiered and performed at the Music Educators’ National Conference, Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles Convention, National Honor Band of America, National Band Association/TBA Convention, College Band Directors’ National Association Convention and also aired in full-length programs on National Public Radio. He has served as composer-in-residence at Craig Kirchhoff’s University of Minnesota Conducting Symposium and has also lectured on music and music education at universities and high schools internationally.

Samuel Hazo serves as a guest conductor and is a clinician for Hal Leonard Corporation. He is also sponsored by Sibelius Music Software.

2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Conductors

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

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2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Choir

Saturday, October 26 • 1:00 p.m. • Marriott Madison WestRichard Bjella • Choir Conductor

Amanda McFall • AccompanistSteve Bjella, Philip Smyth, Timothy McCollum, Lawrence Leviton • String Quartet

ProgramSpirit, Moving over Chaos – reflections from Rick Bjella ~ 2013

All of us have had difficult times in our lives regardless of our age, ethnicity, socio-economic background, or orientation. For me, one of the most challenging was in junior high. Despite a few highlights, (mainly choir and piano), there were many times that I could not make sense of the way others and I were treated, as well as all that was going on in the world in the 1960s. Composers and poets throughout every generation have expressed the chaos that many feel during their middle school years and beyond. This program looks at ways to challenge the status quo with sacred and secular music that was written from 1230 to the present. Can we rise above the chaos and make a statement about beauty, wonder, and the best of what is to come? We honor the brilliance in each of the students who are singing today, and their amazing teachers and parents as well.

Section ISpirit, moving over chaos David Ashley White (b. 1944) / Selah Publishing Co.

The opening lines “Spirit, moving over chaos, bringing light where there was none, be to us a light, revealing where the work is to be done,” addresses the issues of our day. The piece seems to be telling us to take time to reflect on your journey and look where you can help your corner of the world. Here, White’s melody lifts us out of the drone and cluster of life’s rushed existence and gives a glimpse at what lies beyond.

Sumer is icumen in (anon 1230) / arr. Richard Bjella (b. 1951) / manuscriptWritten nearly 900 years ago, this canon celebrates the coming of spring and the sounds and happenings in nature – including bucks farting! The violin and cello play their own musical ‘hide and seek’ game as well, while accentuating the unmitigated joy of spring!

Section IITant que vivray Claudin de Sermisy (c. 1490–1562) / National Music Publishers–192

The graceful lilt of this French chanson is standard fare in almost all of Sermisy’s abundant secular output. Here Claudin’s favorite poet, Clément Marot, discusses the quest towards a relationship from Adolescence Clémentine (1532).

Riu, riu chiu Mateo Flecha (1481–1553) / choral public domainThis rollicking Spanish villancico (or Christmas carol) was only recently attributed to Catalonian composer, Mateo Flecha, the elder (not to be confused with Mateo Flecha, the younger – his nephew). The basic themes of the song are the nativity of Christ and the Immaculate Conception. Speaking in allegorical terms, the chorus refrain translates: “Ríu, ríu, chíu, the river guards her; God kept the wolf away from Our Lamb.” The Immaculate Conception is discussed in the 1st verse: “The raging wolf sought to bite her, but God Almighty knew to defend her; He chose to make her so that she could not sin; no original sin was found in that virgin.” As is so often the case, the lines between the sacred and the secular are once again blurred.

Section IIIDona nobis pacem Vladimir Vavilov (1925–1973) arr. James Moore / Alliance Music Publications, Inc

Even though this was attributed to Renaissance composer Giulio Caccini (1546–1618), it was actually written by Russian guitarist, lutenist and composer, Vladimir Vavilov in the 1970s. He kept many of his works under this mysterious cloak by claiming that they were actually anonymous or written by famous Rennaisance or Baroque masters. His original words are Ave Maria, which have been changed by James Moore to Dona nobis pacem. Regardless, the melody is beautiful and worthy of full expression here.

Hava Blessing (with thanks to Johannes Ockeghem and Thomas Tallis) Rick Bjella / manuscriptThe tune Hava Nashira, shire hallelujah (let us sing, sing alleluia) was originally thought to be a Hebrew sacred song surfacing around 1860, but now is attributed to Johannes Ockeghem (1410/25–1497), the greatest Franco-Flemish composer of his generation. He wrote this little drinking ditty some 400 years before it was rediscovered and then made immortal as a sacred treasure of the Jewish people. Partnering this song with the famous Tallis Canon in the strings and piano came to me in the middle of the night. You will hear both of them in canon with themselves and each other at the same time, one in the strings and piano, the other in the voices, in two different keys. The rhythmic ostinato that keeps trying to pulverize the 4/4 meter is just for fun. The piece is dedicated to the 2013 Wisconsin Middle Level Honors Choir.

Section IVDeep Blue Moira Smiley (b. 1976) / Moira Smiley Publishing Co.

Moira writes on her title page, “This song is about the delicate walk between our fears and sense of awe, or wonder – and trust in love.” This entire program, given and presented with passion, is trying to find ‘Spirit, moving over chaos’ as each of us embrace the difficult and worthwhile journey towards deeper expressions of our greatest good.

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2013 WSMA Middle Level State HonorsOrchestra

Saturday, October 26 • 1:00 p.m. • Marriott Madison WestPaul Ousley • Orchestra Conductor

ProgramHungarian Dance #5 Brahms Carl Fischer LLC

The Hungarian Dances are a set of 21 lively dance pieces based on traditional Hungarian themes. Originally published as piano duets in 1869, Brahms wrote a version for solo piano three years later. In 1873 he orchestrated three of the dances for full orchestra. Dance #5 is written in a three-part (A–B–A) form. Sudden dramatic changes in tempo, rhythm, character and tonality are evident in this dance, contributing to it being the most celebrated of the entire set.

March Slav Tchaikovsky arr. C Paul Herfurth Carl Fischer LLC

March Slav (“Slavic March”) is based on Russian and Serbian folk melodies. Even though the score initially is headed “in the manner of a funeral march,” the ending is far from somber. Four introductory bars lead into the first theme, heard low in bassoons and violas. The woodwinds lift it to a higher register. Later, and twice in this arrangement, tuba and strings intone the Russian National Anthem “God Save the Tsar.”

March Slav’s patriotic purpose reflects the fact that the piece was written for a charity concert in support of a war effort in the Balkans by Serbians, a war into which the Russian Czar was determined that Russia would join. It seems unlikely that Tchaikovsky was aware of the political maneuverings, for he was otherwise consumed with complex emotional and personal problems. However, he knew how to stir up the audience’s patriotic zeal as well as anyone. In this piece, he takes two Serbian folksongs and the anthem and casts them in the shape of a march with added fanfare and glitz. The work was so successful at the first performance that it had to be encored in full – twice!

Laudate Pueri (from the Solemn Vespers) Mozart arr. Ousley manuscript

Vesperae solennes de Confessore (K.339), or “Solemn Vespers”, was Mozart’s final composition for the Salzburg Cathedral in 1780, before his permanent departure from his hometown in search of greater artistic opportunities in Vienna. One of two settings Mozart made of this service, K.339 was intended for the special celebration of an undisclosed saint’s day (the “confessor” of the title).

One of six original movements, the elaborate and rather archaic fugal setting of “Laudate pueri” draws special interest and attention. This arrangement utilizes materials from the traditional Baroque-style theme returning in modified form in the “Kyrie” of Mozart’s Requiem. Though less well known today than other major works in the Mozart repertoire, the “Solemn Vespers” stands as one of the high points of his sacred output, and provides an appropriate opportunity to feature the strings in this segment of our honors concert.

March Militarie Francaise (from the “Algerian Suite”, Op. 60) Saint-Saens arr. Isaac Carl Fischer LLC

As a composer, Charles Camille Saint-Saëns wrote in many genres, including opera, symphonies, concertos, sacred and secular choral music and chamber music. His highly popular works, including Danse Macabre (1875) and Samson and Delilah were written during a short and tragic marriage, that included the loss of his two young sons within a period of six weeks. March Militaire Francaise is the final movement of a four-movement symphonic poem, Suite Algérienne, Opus 60, that was inspired by Saint–Saëns’ trips to Algeria, then a French colony on the continent of Africa. Although no authentic Algerian music exists in this piece, Saint-Saëns used melodic tendencies of the native Algerian culture. The last movement, March Militaire Francaise, has become famous independently of the others both as an orchestral favorite and as a French concert march for the wind ensemble and concert band. It was transcribed for band by Mayhew Lake in the early twentieth century and was a favorite of Arthur Fiedler and all of the famous bands of the day.

Jupiter Holst arr. Leidig Alfred Music Publishing

Although “The Planets” remains Holst’s most popular work, the composer did not count it among his best creations and later in life complained about its popularity. Originally scored for piano duet, Holst later scored the work for orchestra, which brought enormous popularity to the imaginative and colorful piece. The novel sonorities helped make the work an immediate success with audiences at home and abroad. The orchestral premier of “The Planets Suite” was held in September of 1918 during the last weeks of World War I. A public concert was given in London in February of the following year, under the auspices of the Royal Philharmonic Society. “Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity,” is the most popular of the movements and it conveys the astrological significance of Jupiter as benevolent and generous. Adapted to fit a poem by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, “I vow to thee, my country,” the music became associated with the strong patriotic feelings resulting from the human cost of World War I.

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2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Band

Saturday, October 26 • 1:00 p.m. • Marriott Madison WestSam Hazo • Band Conductor

ProgramPictures at an Exhibition Mussorgsky arr. Sweeney Hal Leonard Publishing Co.

Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky composed the original ten movement suite in 1874 based on his musical impressions from drawings and watercolours of artist Viktor Stasov. The original piano work was composed in just six weeks and links each of the suite’s movements in a way that depicts the viewer’s progress through the exhibition. Three of the original movements are incorporated into this adaptation, including Promenade, The Hut of Baba Yaga and The Great Gate of Kiev.

Georgian Suite Hazo I. Kingsland Spring Hal Leonard Publishing Co. II. Rivers III. Ascend

‘Kingsland Spring’ was commissioned by the Georgia Music Educators Association. The lyrical work uses flowing melodic lines and creative scoring to create an effective setting. Alternating sections of light and delicate writing with full broad-sounding chorale passages create interest throughout the movement.

Commissioned by the Pickens County (GA) Middle School Band on the occasion of the band program being split into separate schools, ‘Rivers’ explores the emotions of separation. The composition portrays the analogy of a river that, when divided, maintains its identity yet becomes two separate entities. Three themes are presented individually then come together in grand fashion at the end.

The final movement ‘Ascend,’ is a driving and energetic work premiered at the 2005 Midwest Band Clinic. A combination of mixed meters and syncopation gives the main theme a unique edge. A brief 3-part fugue is woven into the texture of the piece, which was composed for Tapp Middle School in Powder Springs, GA.

Danny Boy Traditional arr. Hazo Hal Leonard Publishing Co.

With chordal harmonies that can only be described as rich and luxurious, this timeless Irish ballad is presented in a marvelous and engaging setting guaranteed to leave the listener feeling good. Warm chords and a delicate treatment of suspensions help bring this beautiful melody (and concert) to an emotional ending.

Important Dates 2014 Wisconsin Middle Level State Honors Music ProjectDecember 18, 2013 Middle Level State Honors registrations open EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE at www.wsmamusic.org.

February 6, 2014 Middle Level State Honors Online Registration closed.

April 4, 2014 Auditions held in La Crosse

August 15, 2014 Materials sent to members of the 2014 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Choir, Orchestra and Band.

October 29– November 1 Wisconsin State Music Conference and WSMA State Honors performances held in Madison.

April 5, 2014 Auditions held in Eau Claire and Dousman

April 11, 2014 Auditions held in Wausau and Sun Prairie

April 12, 2014 Auditions held in Appleton

June 1, 2014 Middle Level Honors results letters and invitations mailed to students.

2014 Middle Level State Honors Conductors

Choir: Andrew Last Luther College

Orchestra: Steve Amundson St. Olaf College

Band: Brian Balmages Baltimore

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2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Choir Members

SopranoLexi Acierno Platteville Middle School

Sydney Aruta Marshall Middle School – Janesville

Claire Bizjak John Muir Middle School – Wausau

Zoe De Boer Onalaska Middle School

Lexi Ganong Marshall Middle School – Janesville

Jill Genova Pilgrim Park Middle School – Elm Grove

Sara Groetsch Aquinas Middle School – La Crosse

Emma Harlan Onalaska Middle School

Ellie Heinzen Badger Ridge Middle School – Verona

Jadelyn Hunn Assumption Middle School – Wisconsin Rapids

Theresa Karrmann Saint Mary’s Springs Academy Middle School – Fond du Lac

Kaitlin Kramarczyk Washington Middle School – Oconto Falls

Megan Loney Meyer Middle School – River Falls

Jamie Love Thomas Jefferson Middle School – Port Washington

Brianna Luettgen John Long Middle School – Grafton

Lilia Meives Eau Claire South Middle School

Hailey Monreal John Long Middle School – Grafton

Sydney Nelson Somerset Middle School

Tiffany Polzin Denmark Middle School

Megan Rach Meyer Middle School – River Falls

Jacqueline Rowley Thomas Jefferson Middle School – Port Washington

Keli Sample Prairie River Middle School – Merrill

Alivia Schmidt–Sanders Onalaska Middle School

Caroline Seymour New Berlin West Middle School

Alankrit Shatadal Badger Ridge Middle School – Verona

Sierra Vivian Platteville Middle School

Zaria Whitacre DeLong Middle School – Eau Claire

AltoKaleb Baumgart De Pere Middle School

Luke Bekemeyer Hudson Middle School

Lauren Bobeck Waunakee Middle School

Kate Delcore Luxemburg-Casco Middle School

Hannah DeYoung John Muir Middle School – Wausau

Lauren Dochnahl Dodgeville Middle School

Annessa Fox Platteville Middle School

Quantaya Grapes Boscobel Junior High School

Sarah Hasker Platteville Middle School

Leah Helgeson Viking Middle School – Baldwin

Jamie Henrickson Mosinee Middle School

Erin Hogan John Long Middle School – Grafton

Riley Hughes Pilgrim Park Middle School – Elm Grove

Sarah Johnsrud Prairie View Middle School – Sun Prairie

Jen Longsine Washington Middle School – Oconto Falls

Alyssa Meurer Pilgrim Park Middle School – Elm Grove

Beatrice Mumm River Ridge Middle School – Bloomington

Megan Nipe Rice Lake Middle School

Anja Ozols Saint Mary’s Springs Academy Middle School – Fond du Lac

Gabriel Putnam Onalaska Middle School

Nicole Quaderer Somerset Middle School

Delaney Sacia Melrose – Mindoro Junior High School

Maggie Smith Hudson Middle School

Mackenzie Timlin Platteville Middle School

Macie Van Nurden Meyer Middle School – River Falls

Rachel Yahn Boscobel Junior High School

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2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Choir Members

TenorMylon Anderson Ellsworth Middle School

Jordan Becker Mondovi Middle School

Sean Cashman Oregon Middle School

Peter Danner John Long Middle School – Grafton

Kyle Elliott Indian Mound Middle School – Mc Farland

Lucas Fischer John Muir Middle School – Wausau

Gretchen Geiser John Long Middle School – Grafton

Ian Hamilton Webb Middle School – Reedsburg

Tucker Hennlich New Richmond Middle School

Sawyer Jones Hayward Middle School

Brian Karebu Verona High School

Cody Kintz Richland Center Middle School

Levi Lebsack Eau Claire South Middle School

Alex Meeth Kettle Moraine Middle School – Dousman

Jonathon Murphy Lancaster Middle School

Sam Nelson Meyer Middle School – River Falls

Alex Pavelic John Long Middle School – Grafton

Tate Rauman John Muir Middle School – Wausau

Andrew Richardt Meyer Middle School – River Falls

Zeb Rivard Somerset Middle School

Alex Schildgen Lancaster Middle School

Joey Schmidt Hudson Middle School

Isaac Timblin Cameron Middle School

Mark Wagner Riverside Middle School – Watertown

Zach Walker Viking Middle School – Baldwin

Tyler Webb De Pere Middle School

Tyler Weiss Ellsworth Middle School

BassNoah Bennett Hudson Middle School

Ty Bernard Cameron Middle School

John Bildings De Pere Middle School

Michael Bohrer Eau Claire South Middle School

Jerry Boquist Prairie River Middle School – Merrill

Caleb Conway Ellsworth Middle School

Nicholas Demaree Platteville Middle School

Nicholas Froelich Thomas Jefferson Middle School – Port Washington

Jack Jorgensen Marshall Middle School – Janesville

Isaac Karpenske New Richmond Middle School

Thaddeus Kosnopfal Ellsworth Middle School

Lee Kottke John Long Middle School – Grafton

Justin Krzmarcik Mosinee Middle School

Isaac Lock Onalaska Middle School

Anthony Lopez De Pere Middle School

Eric Maccoux Luxemburg-Casco Middle School

Brady Mackay John Muir Middle School – Wausau

Charlie Makowski Kingsford Middle School – Breitung Township

Jack Oosterhuis John Muir Middle School – Wausau

Brett Peters Einstein Middle School – Appleton

Matthew Riemenschneider DeLong Middle School – Eau Claire

Evan Ruesch Wisconsin Rapids East Junior High

Owen Scholz John Muir Middle School – Wausau

Isaiah Spetz Sevastopol Middle School – Sturgeon Bay

Jason Tan Brookfield Academy Junior High

Evan Tust Luxemburg-Casco Middle School

Jonathon Vickery J C Mc Kenna Middle School – Evansville

Quinn Zwick Riverview Middle School – Plymouth

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2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Orchestra Members

Violin Kaylann Adler Saint Joseph Middle School – AppletonNa’ilah Ali Bullen Middle School – KenoshaMara Bajic Kettle Moraine Middle School – DousmanSawyer Bee Osseo Fairchild Middle SchoolKanyon Beringer Einstein Middle School – AppletonZoe Chakoian Viroqua Middle SchoolWilliam Cheng Pilgrim Park Middle School – Elm GroveBen Drucker DeLong Middle School – Eau ClaireJulia Ferris Lincoln Middle School – La Crosse Ray Firebaugh Viroqua Middle SchoolGrace Graebel River View Middle School – KaukaunaEvan Huang Pilgrim Park Middle School – BrookfieldJack Innes Indian Mound Middle School – McFarlandAzniv Khaligian Lance Middle School – KenoshaMaya Lawnicki Shorewood Intermediate SchoolKatie Love Shorewood Intermediate SchoolMaeve McKaig Shorewood Intermediate SchoolClara Montes Kohler Middle SchoolJack Murphy Shattuck Middle School – NeenahJonathan Peck PJ Jacobs Junior High School – Stevens PointNick Petersen Preble High School – Green BayMackenzie Phillips Park View Middle School – MukwonagoMatt Piper Walden III Middle School – RacineMadison Raith Kenosha CYO BandsKayla Schang Wilson Middle School – AppletonKatherine Seeger Eau Claire South Middle School Clare Simpson Lincoln Middle School – La CrosseNatalia Sorbjan Shorewood Intermediate SchoolIsabel Sorebo Saint Joseph Middle School – AppletonBenjamin Thomas Einstein Middle School – Appleton

Roshini Traynor Ben Franklin Junior High School – Stevens PointEmily Ueberfluss Lance Middle School – KenoshaBalaji Veeramani Kromrey Middle School – MiddletonMiguel Villanueva Forest Park Middle School – FranklinTeresa Wan New Berlin West Middle School Sam Weber Eau Claire South Middle School Antilica Xiong Patrick Marsh Middle School – Sun PrairieKatherine Young PJ Jacobs Junior High School – Stevens PointAbigail Zappa Hudson Middle SchoolAlice Zheng Wisconsin Hills Middle School – Brookfield

ViolaFatima Ali Classical School – AppletonJulia Gannon Kickapoo High School – ViolaAlondra Garcia Bruce Guadalupe Community School – MilwaukeeCalvin Guse Kromrey Middle School – MiddletonMarcel Jean–Pierre Einstein Middle School – AppletonPaula Lovo Bruce Guadalupe Community School – MilwaukeeSabine Peterka Shorewood Intermediate SchoolRiley Peterson Lance Middle School – KenoshaJacob Popp Shattuck Middle School – NeenahRachel Riese Lance Middle School – KenoshaJulien Riviere Phoenix Middle School – DelavanCayleen Ryan Lake Geneva Middle SchoolMaureen Sheehan Glacier Creek Middle School – MiddletonTyler Stepp F L Wright Intermediate School – West AllisLizbeth Vallejo Bruce Guadalupe Community School – MilwaukeeMichael Xie Kromrey Middle School – Middleton

CelloAvery DeBoer Lincoln Middle School – La CrosseBen Fowler Lincoln Middle School – La CrosseMoira Halbauer Pleasant Ridge Waldorf School – Viroqua

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2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Orchestra Members

Kaylee Jepson Shattuck Middle School – NeenahNikhil Jogal Pilgrim Park Middle School – Elm GroveGabrielle Koehne Lincoln Middle School – La CrosseClara Lemaitre Whitefish Bay Middle SchoolRylee Mory Shattuck Middle School – NeenahJoel Osinga Pilgrim Park Middle School – BrookfieldDiana Perez Bruce Guadalupe Community School – MilwaukeeRobin Peterson Lance Middle School – KenoshaKarla Rodriguez Bruce Guadalupe Community School – MilwaukeeKenny Tanawattanacharoen Eau Claire South Middle SchoolMatthew Udry Lance Middle School – KenoshaNatalie Van Tiem PJ Jacobs Junior High School – Stevens PointIan Wasserman Whitefish Bay Middle School

String BassBlaidd Cary Eau Claire South Middle SchoolAllie Emerson Eau Claire South Middle SchoolEvan Hunter Whitefish Bay Middle SchoolCameron Mastin Viroqua Middle SchoolZachariah Mayer Logan Middle School – La CrosseMichael Otto Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School – Sun PrairieGrant Simmons Logan Middle School – La CrosseJeremiah Tank Hudson Middle SchoolJohn Zwick Shattuck Middle School – Neenah

FluteSophia Keil Glacial Drumlin Middle School – Cottage GroveAnna Lee Christian Life High School – KenoshaLauren Lenz Merton Intermediate School – PewaukeeLauryn Novak Lance Middle School – Kenosha

OboeColton Drinville D.C. Everest Junior High School – WestonKourtney Peterson Fox River Middle School – Waterford

ClarinetRachel Clausing D.C. Everest Junior High School – WestonJessica Liebau Jefferson Middle School – MadisonGreta Schwartz Saint Paul Lutheran School – GraftonAndrew Severson Edgerton Middle School

BassoonEmily Herbrechtsmeier Mahone Middle School – KenoshaJoshua Nelson Lance Middle School – Kenosha

Bb TrumpetRachel Ellis Aquinas Middle School – La Crosse Josh Gilberstadt DeLong Middle School – Eau ClaireMaxwell Poehlman Oak Creek East Middle SchoolJared Schrang Silver Lake Intermediate School – Oconomowoc

F HornMiles Greenlee Platteville Middle School Kyli Kurtenbach–Winch Webb Middle School – ReedsburgKelsi Morris Kettle Moraine Middle School – DousmanChloe Simchick Templeton Middle School – Sussex

TromboneAbigail Goodhall Lance Middle School – KenoshaKirby Heck Kromrey Middle School – MiddletonBen Jalensky Bullen Middle School – KenoshaVincent Vanderscheuren Overture Band Programs – Stoughton

TubaNolan Kozlovsky Pulaski Community Middle School

PercussionJoshua Catania Waukesha Catholic – Saint JosephAnne Kaldjian DeLong Middle School – Eau ClaireHannah Kelly Darlington Elementary/Middle SchoolLauren Woodzicka Hortonville Middle School

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2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Band Members

FluteGrace Becker Medford Middle School

Kristin Fischer Hudson Middle School

Simone Hendrix Kromrey Middle School – Middleton

Emma Jourdan D.C. Everest Junior High School – Weston

Alexa Kummrow Kettle Moraine Middle School – Dousman

Dana Kvitek Lance Middle School – Kenosha

Kaitlin Lacy De Pere Middle School

Christine McElligott Aquinas Middle School – La Crosse

Chloe Ortalo–Magne Our Lady Queen of Peace Grade School – Madison

Alexsandra Rockman Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School – Sun Prairie

Alora Schroeder D.C. Everest Junior High School – Weston

Mai Bao Xiong D.C. Everest Junior High School – Weston

OboeEvelyn Kraklow Waukesha Catholic – Saint Joseph

Olivia Martin Northstar Middle School – Eau Claire

BassoonQuinlan Nelson Badger Ridge Middle School – Verona

Lauren Yearous Lancaster Middle School

Bb ClarinetMatthew Barthel Arrowhead Area Consortium Middle School – Hartland

Noah Behling Marshfield Middle School

Kjerstin Carlson Prescott Middle School

Talissa Chapin Viking Middle School – Baldwin

Henry Cryns Kromrey Middle School – Middleton

Skylar Dannhoff Lincoln Middle School – La Crosse

Jessica Engedal Carl Traeger Middle School – Oshkosh

Leah Forrest Eau Claire South Middle School

Skye Jones Indian Trail HS & Academy – KenoshaPaul King Darlington Elementary/Middle SchoolMegan Klos John Long Middle School – Grafton Makayla Moen Eau Claire South Middle SchoolRafael Puga Horicon Junior High School Paige Ramos Barneveld Middle SchoolJinan Sous Beloit Turner Middle SchoolSophie Zhang Waunakee Middle SchoolLinda Zhao Indian Mound Middle School – McFarlandClaire Zwifefelhofer Bloomer Middle School

Bb Bass ClarinetAshley Fisher River Bluff Middle School – StoughtonMichaela Haak Patrick Marsh Middle School – Sun PrairieMichelle Umland Antigo Middle SchoolRachel Welter West De Pere Middle School

Eb Alto SaxophoneSara Cooper Hortonville Middle SchoolWesley Fermanich Red Smith Middle School – Green BayKaren Hayes Waterloo Middle School – WaterlooNoel Lange Horace Mann Middle School – WausauJonathan Lee Brookfield Academy Junior HighJonathan Viegut Columbus Catholic Middle School – Marshfield

Bb Tenor SaxophoneMichael Condly Arrowhead Area Consortium Middle School – HartlandCameron Rao Wisconsin Hills Middle School – Brookfield

Eb Bari–SaxophoneAlyssa Kuss Adams–Friendship Middle SchoolCameron Ollmann Brodhead Middle School

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2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Band Members

TrumpetBrie Atwater Butler Middle School – WaukeshaJohn Francis Notre Dame Middle School – Chippewa Falls Brianna Fridley East Troy Middle SchoolMichael Graese Eau Claire South Middle SchoolChase Hanson DeLong Middle School – Eau ClaireHunter Holmes Rice Lake Middle SchoolEmilie James Butler Middle School – WaukeshaJustin Koszarek Antigo Middle SchoolHarris McCafferty Shorewood Intermediate SchoolAlexander Olson New Richmond Middle SchoolCharlie Palm Nature Hill Intermediate School – OconomowocJoseph Rockman Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School – Sun PrairieNathaniel Schmidt Washington Elementary School – WaterfordBenjamin Smith Lincoln Middle School – La CrosseAbigail Wegner Butternut Middle School

F HornAllisan Barrett Whitewater Middle SchoolRachel Feit Deerfield Middle SchoolHayden Guckenberg Northstar Middle School – Eau ClaireDan Hawbaker Mahone Middle School – KenoshaKevin Koesser Lance Middle School – KenoshaAllison Pieper Park View Middle School – MukwonagoAllison Smith Waukesha Central Middle SchoolAlex Taylor Tomah Middle School

TromboneIndia Carpentier Cameron Middle SchoolJared Coffren Marshfield Middle SchoolThomas Fehr Waukesha Central Middle School

Brandon Fuhrman Hudson Middle School

Bailey Keffer Columbus Catholic Middle School – Marshfield

Jimmy King Whitewater Middle School

Joshua Langlois Meyer Middle School – River Falls

Matthew Lyons Augusta Middle School

Elijah Schuh Spencer Junior High School

EuphoniumDaniel Blakeman Beloit Turner Middle School

Kaleb Krzyszton Cochrane – Fountain City Middle School

Erin Magoon Templeton Middle School – Sussex

Erin Sette Kewaskum Middle School

TubaDalton Dei Kewaskum Middle School

Michael Krellwitz Lance Middle School – Kenosha

Brooke Kriofsky Horace Mann Middle School – Wausau

Noah Laabs Mount Horeb Middle School

Chloe Steiner Chetek – Weyerhaeuser Middle School

Seth Wittmer Prairie Farm Middle School

PercussionJason Bonner Sheboygan Falls Middle School

Robert Durfee Waupaca Middle School

Adam Goren Glacier Creek Middle School – Middleton

Ally Jacoby Spooner Middle School

Anna Luebke Meyer Middle School – River Falls

Joe McCausland Waupaca Middle School

David Pickar D.C. Everest Junior High School – Weston

Alex Warholic Kromrey Middle School – Middleton

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2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Staff

Honors ChairpersonsThe following individuals have donated many years of extraordinary leadership and volunteer service to the WSMA State Honors Music Project as section coaches, coordinators and chairs. Their musicianship, organiza-tional skills, wisdom, and commitment are the reasons the WSMA State Honors Music Project continues to create life–long memories of accomplishment for thousands of talented students.

Robert Bauder*Linda Becker*Ernest Broeniman*Thomas Buchhauser*Gregg Butler+Micki Carlson*Kenneth Dado*Gregory Dennis*Cyndee Giebler+Gerald Gleason+Jackie Goplin*Kay Hartzell*Ralph Houghton*Lee Jacobi*Wayne Jipson*

Choral StaffMichael Chapel, Brown Deer Middle/High School –

Bass Coach

Paul Gregg, Luxemburg–Casco High School – Tenor Coach***

Dawn Kranz, Norway High School (MI) – Soprano Coach***

Karen Zuidema, Wausau John Muir Middle School – Alto Coach

Amanda McFall, Shorewood – Accompanist

Carol Dahle, Hudson Middle School – Coordinator

Orchestra StaffDavid Eisch, Racine Mitchell Middle School –

String Bass Coach***

Diane Goetch, D.C. Everest (Weston) School District – Brass Coach

Timothy McCollum, Marshfield (retired) – Viola Coach

Lori Meyer, Sturgeon Bay – Cello Coach

Aimee Pashby, Rice Lake High School – Woodwind Coach***

James Saliny, New Richmond High School – Violin I Coach

Leonard Wilkosz, Lodi Middle School – Percussion Coach

Jack Young, Hudson High School – Violin II Coach

Timothy McCollum, Marshfield Public Schools (retired) – Coordinator

Band Staff Mary Burczyk, Kettle Moraine Middle – Clarinet Coach

Terri Catania, Kettle Moraine High School – Low Woodwind Coach

Tammy Carley, Denmark Schools – Percussion Coach***

Tony Kading, Sun Prairie High School – Tuba Coach***

Lori Olsen, Eau Claire South Middle School – Saxophone Coach

Jeanne Olson, Wisconsin Rapids East Jr High School – Flute Coach

Keith Olson, Wautoma High School – Trombone/Euphonium Coach

Celia Sturzl, Loyal Schools – French Horn Coach***

Randy Veale, Spencer High School – Trumpet Coach

Chris Gleason, Sun Prairie Patrick Marsh Middle School – Coordinator***

*** Denotes staff members who are completing their three–year term.

Administrative StaffDr. Tim Schaid, WSMA Executive Director

Les Sandberg, Reedsburg School District (retired) – Middle Level State Honors Chair

Doug Arendt, Grafton – John Long Middle School – Middle Level State Honors Past–Chair***

Chris Gleason, Sun Prairie Patrick Marsh Middle School – Middle Level State Honors Band Coordinator***

Timothy McCollum, Marshfield School District (retired) – Middle Level State Honors Orchestra Coordinator

Carol Dahle, Hudson Middle School – Middle Level State Honors Choir Coordinator

Jeff Gretzinger, WSMA Program Director

* Denotes High School Honors + Denotes Middle Level Honors

Karen Johnson*Donald Ladd*Mark Meddaugh*Linda Meier*George Munagian*+Glenn Nielsen+Walton Nelson*Marcia Paul*Daniel Petersen*Gary Rambo+Connie Root+William Ross*Jack Schaff*Jim Scheuer+Lynn Seidl+Gary Wolfman*

A Reminder to Our Concert AudiencePhotography, 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

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2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Music Teachers

WSMA congratulates and warmly thanks each of the following teachers of the 2013 State Honors students for their encouragement and commitment to students, and for supporting the WSMA Middle Level State Honors Music Project:

Deirdre Abbott Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School – Sun Prairie

Mark Aderman Spooner Middle SchoolKevin Allen Pilgrim Park Middle School –

Elm GroveDoug Arendt John Long Middle School – GraftonAmelia Armstrong Platteville High SchoolNatalie Baertschy New Berlin West Middle SchoolErin Barnard Patrick Marsh Middle School –

Sun PrairieJohn Bausch Darlington Elementary/Middle SchoolJennifer Bayerl Phoenix Middle School – DelevanElizabeth Becker Logan Middle School – La CrosseEric Becker Viking MS (Baldwin)Lisa Benz Ellsworth Middle SchoolAnn Berchem Thomas Jefferson Middle School –

Port WashingtonAdam Boll Mondovi Middle SchoolKathryn Borghesani Whitefish Bay High SchoolGina Bork Onalaska Middle SchoolElizabeth Jean Bork Cochrane – Fountain City

Middle SchoolGina Braun Waunakee Middle SchoolTristan Brodie Mount Horeb Middle SchoolEileen Brooks Riverview Middle School – PlymouthEmily Brown Washington Elementary School –

WaterfordScott Bruer Webb Middle School – ReedsburgTracy Buck Einstein Middle School – AppletonMary Burczyk Kettle Moraine Middle SchoolRoxanne Calroni Park View Middle School – MukwonagoDavid Carroll Marshfield Middle SchoolMelissa Casey Classical School – AppletonMargaret Conard Horace Mann Middle School – WausauAaron Cooley Barneveld Middle SchoolCynthia Cooper Wisconsin Rapids East Junior HighWesley Couch Denmark High SchoolDarlayne Coughlin Kromrey Middle School – MiddletonRebecca Cummings Einstein Middle School – AppletonDerek Curless Adams – Friendship Middle SchoolCarol Dahle Hudson Middle SchoolMark DeMuth Red Smith Middle School – Green BayRandy Dissmore Christian Life High School – KenoshaKari Doepke Pilgrim Park Middle School –

Elm GroveNadine Doudlah Overture Band Programs Inc. Middle

School – StoughtonPeter Dulak Ellsworth Middle SchoolChristine Eckel Our Lady Queen of Peace Grade School

– MadisonGeorgi Edington Hayward High SchoolDarrell Ehrike Onalaska Middle SchoolElisabeth Ellenwood Forest Park Middle School – FranklinLiz Elliott Whitewater Middle SchoolBJ Engrav New Berlin West Middle School

Zachary Fell Walden III Middle School – RacineJoseph Finnegan D.C. Everest Junior High School –

WestonKaren Fowell Kickapoo High SchoolLaurie Francis Northstar Middle School – Eau ClaireMatthew Friedli Wisconsin Hills Middle School –

BrookfieldJudy Georgeson Verona High SchoolDennis Gephart Port Washington High SchoolChris Gleason Patrick Marsh Middle School –

Sun PrairieKim Graff Rice Lake Middle SchoolRebecca Haines New Richmond Middle SchoolSean Hanson Notre Dame Middle School –

Chippewa FallsJason Harden Lincoln Middle School – La CrossePaula Harder Horicon Junior High SchoolJoe Hartson Indian Mound Middle School –

McFarlandLeanna Hershey Indian Mound Middle School –

McFarlandKim Hess Denmark Middle SchoolJody Hettinga John Muir Middle School – WausauEmily Heuschele DeLong Middle School – Eau ClaireTami Hockers Van Brunt Middle School – Horicon Crystal Hogan Kingsford Middle School

(Breitung Township)Rachael Holmes Kewaskum Middle SchoolMelissa Honigman Shorewood Intermediate SchoolShelley Hooper Kettle Moraine Middle SchoolNicoleHudachek Butternut High SchoolJill Jaeckel Prescott Middle SchoolJilaine Jarvis Shattuck Middle School – NeenahSandra Johnson Boscobel Junior High SchoolElizabeth Joosten Cameron Middle SchoolMike Joosten Cameron Middle SchoolAndrew Joseph Arrowhead Area Consortium Middle

School – North LakeJulianne Soczka Mosinee Middle SchoolHeather Kamikawa Bullen Middle School – KenoshaAnna Karsten Viroqua Middle SchoolLaura Kenny Saint Joseph Middle School – AppletonKristen Kirch Chequamegon Middle School – GliddenMatthew Kiskunas Eau Claire South Middle SchoolKari Koch Brookfield Academy Junior HighAndrea Koester Aquinas Middle School – La CrosseCynthia Kostick Oak Creek East Middle SchoolTimothy Kozlovsky Pulaski Community Middle SchoolKari Kraenzler Nature Hill Intermediate School –

OconomowocAurora Krajnikconde Osseo Fairchild Middle SchoolKaren Kriege Carl Traeger Middle School – OshkoshKristie Kruse Mahone Middle School – KenoshaMark Kryshak Waupaca Middle School

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2013 WSMA Middle Level State Honors Music Teachers

Katrina Lemens Indian Mound Middle School – McFarland

Benjamin Leon Wisconsin Hills Middle SchoolLarry Manley Hortonville Middle SchoolDinorah Marquez Bruce Guadalupe Community School –

MilwaukeeJason Marshall Waterloo Middle SchoolEllen Martin River Ridge Middle School –

BloomingtonRandall Mastin Lincoln Middle School – La CrosseTony Matusewic Rice Lake Middle SchoolTracey McGinnis Merton Intermediate SchoolRandal Meinen Prairie Farm Middle School Joe Mesner Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School –

Sun PrairieMary Pat Michels F L Wright Intermediate School –

West AllisAshley Miller Lancaster Middle SchoolLori Moe Meyer Middle School – River FallsMichael Monk Bullen Middle School – KenoshaDavid Murphy Lancaster Middle SchoolJoAnn Nelson Fox River Middle School – WaterfordDavid Neubauer Templeton Middle School – SussexCody Nichols Jefferson Middle School – MadisonLaurie Noelke Tomah Middle SchoolJacob Notch Saint Mary’s Springs Academy Middle

School – Fond du LacTamra Novinska Dodgeville Middle SchoolLori Olsen Eau Claire South Middle SchoolJustin Olson Shorewood Intermediate SchoolSarah Olson DeLong Middle School – Eau ClaireMarsha Pearson Meyer Middle School – River FallsChristine Peot De Pere Middle SchoolScott Perau Somerset Middle SchoolPamela Perry Butler Middle School – WaukeshaJonathan Petersen Kettle Moraine Middle School –

DousmanRyan Petersen Deerfield Middle SchoolKatelyn Peterson New Richmond Middle SchoolPam Peterson–Kintz Richland Center High SchoolSharon Pfaff Melrose – Mindoro Junior High SchoolCheryl Pfister Sevastopol Middle SchoolKathy Phillips Marshfield Middle SchoolSoma Pierce–Smit Eau Claire South Middle SchoolDavid Poffinbarger Ben Franklin Junior High School –

Stevens PointMark Pomplun Lincoln Middle School – La CrosseGeoff Poole Kenosha CYO BandsKatie Prihoda Medford Middle SchoolLindsay Pytel Lance Middle School – KenoshaJanice Ramos Aquinas Middle School – La CrosseJohn Rash East Troy Middle SchoolHeather Rattmann Oregon Middle SchoolKelly Ribbens Washington Middle School –

Oconto FallsPat Rich Badger Ridge MS – VeronaRachel Richards Wilson Middle School – AppletonBeth Riesterer Brodhead Middle SchoolKathryn Ripley Lance Middle School – KenoshaAngela Roberts Waunakee Middle School

Shana Rogney Waupaca Middle SchoolConnie Root Hudson Middle SchoolLizabeth Rosenthal Beloit Turner Middle SchoolJessica Roys Prairie View Middle School –

Sun PrairieDavid Ruda Chetek – Weyerhaeuser Middle SchoolMarcia Russell Platteville Middle SchoolCarol Schafer Antigo Middle SchoolTina Schliem Darlington Elementary/Middle SchoolTraci Schneider Marshall Middle School – JanesvilleDarryl Schultz Einstein Middle School – AppletonJennifer Schwingle Pilgrim Park Middle School –

Elm GroveWilliam Sefton Platteville Middle SchoolLynn Seidl Luxemburg-Casco Middle SchoolKen Sina Riverside Middle School – WatertownDawn Sisley Saint Paul Lutheran School – GraftonWilliam Sisson Logan Middle School – La CrosseGary Smith Edgerton Middle SchoolShawn Smith West De Pere Middle SchoolJulie Soczka Mosinee Middle SchoolJulie Stoffel Assumption Middle School –

Wisconsin RapidsJanice Stone Glacial Drumlin Middle School –

Cottage GroveMonika Sutherland Pleasant Ridge Waldorf School –

ViroquaMegan Sweeney Preble High School – Green BayRichard Tengowski Kohler Middle SchoolJeff Thielke Silver Lake Intermediate School –

OconomowocHeather Thorpe Badger Ridge Middle School – VeronaMatthew Tiller Bloomer Middle SchoolKurt Van Tiem PJ Jacobs Junior High School –

Stevens PointRebecca Van Treeck Waukesha Catholic – Saint JosephThomas Vanden Avond De Pere Middle SchoolMichael Vanderscheuren River View Middle School – KaukaunaRandy Veale Spencer Junior High SchoolBill Voigt Webb Middle School – ReedsburgLee Wagner River Bluff Middle School – StoughtonMary Waid Prairie River Middle School – MerrillSarah Wehmeier Waukesha Central Middle SchoolStephen Wells DeLong Middle School – Eau ClaireAnn Wenzel Aquinas Middle School – La CrosseJosh Werner Park View Middle School – MukwonagoKen Wiele Indian Trail HS & Academy – KenoshaCarrie Winkler Sheboygan Falls Middle SchoolGail Wirch Glacier Creek Middle School –

Cross PlainsLynne Wymore Kromrey Middle School – MiddletonLynne Wymore Glacier Creek Middle School –

Cross PlainsKelli Zastrow Augusta Middle SchoolCindy Zblewski J C Mc Kenna Middle School –

EvansvilleLauren Zemlicka Lake Geneva Middle SchoolTom Zimmerman Columbus Catholic Middle School –

MarshfieldKaren Zuidema John Muir Middle School – Wausau

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The mission of Wisconsin Foundation for School Music is to promote and perpetuate music education in the schools of Wisconsin and to assist in carrying out the educational and charitable purposes of the Wisconsin School Music Association, Inc.

Wisconsin Foundation for School Music provides financial support through gifts, sponsorships and tuition assistance for the following Wisconsin Foundation for School Music, Wisconsin School Music Association and Wisconsin Music Educators Association programs:

• District and State Solo & Ensemble Festivals • State Honors Music Project • State Marching Band Championships • Launchpad • Student Composition Project • Listening Project • Comprehensive Musicianship Through Performance • Piano Bank

HOW YOU CAN HELPYour donation of any amount helps Wisconsin’s school music programs thrive! Please consider a donation today. For more

information contact Wisconsin Foundation for School Music at (800) 589-9762 or www.foundation4schoolmusic.org

Wisconsin Foundation for School Music • 1005 Quinn Drive, Waunakee, WI 53597 (608) 850-3566 • (800) 589-9762

WSMA Facts and Statistics Did you know during the 2012-2013 school year… • Nearly 60,000 events representing thousands of music stu-

dents participated in over 250 WSMA Music Festivals. • Over 32,000 students qualified for and participated in nearly

12,000 performances at WSMA State Solo & Ensemble Music Festivals.

• Over 1,500 students applied for the High School State Honors Music Project in its 46th year of existence. 428 students were selected for five ensembles, and 32 students received tuition assistance from Wisconsin Foundation for School Music to support their Honors experience.

• Nearly 1,300 students applied for the Middle Level State Hon-ors Music Project in its 19th year of existence. 316 students were selected for three ensembles, and 18 students received tuition assistance from Wisconsin Foundation for School Music to support their Honors experience.

• Over 65 student bands applied to Launchpad. Of that number, 60 bands performed at four statewide regional competitions with 13 bands chosen to perform at the Launchpad finals.

• Over 30 Wisconsin High School Marching Bands participated in the 28th Annual Marching Band Championships at Perkins Stadium on the UW-Whitewater Campus.

• Eight ethnic ensembles performed on the World Café Stage as part of the 2013 Wisconsin State Fair and the WSMA World Music Showcase.

• 72 original student compositions were submitted to the WSMA Student Composition Project. Of those submitted, 46 came from high school composers and 26 from middle school composers.

• On the 2013–2014 WSMA Festival Music List there are more than 7,000 Solo & Ensemble and concert group titles offering a wide variety of performance options.

2013 WSMA State Honors Project Endowment FundThe WSMA State Honors Music Project has touched the lives of thousands of youth and adults since its inception in 1967. Annually, more than 3,500 dedicated young musicians audition for the High School and Middle Level Honors ensembles. Through the WSMA State Honors Project Endowment Fund, our goal is to ensure that all eligible students will have access and the opportunity to participate in this nationally acclaimed program for years to come.The WSMA State Honors Project Endowment Fund is supported by the endowment of Chairs in each Honors ensemble. These endowments are made through one-time gifts, annually pledged gifts and planned estate gifts. Please consider joining our exemplary endowment donors.• High School State Honors Conductor Chair: $ 60,000 • Middle Level State Honors Conductor Chair: $ 30,000• High School State Honors Musician Chair: $ 10,000 • Middle Level State Honors Musician Chair: $ 5,000

WSMA Middle Level State Honors Endowed Chairs 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 • The Connie Kramer Middle Level State Honors Band Principal Bassoon Chair, given in her memory

by family, friends and students

Choir • The Gregg and Trudy Butler Middle Level State Honors Choir Tenor Chair Orchestra • The George Munagian Middle Level State Honors Orchestra Viola Chair, given in his memory by

family and friends

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