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Session 1 Concerto Competition Winner

Francesca Gray, clarinet

Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622

II. Adagio

Student Recital Winners

Conductors

James Fellenbaum,

Orchestra/Wind Conductor

Sherrie Maricle,

Jazz Conductor

James Noble,

Choral Conductor

Katie Cooke Matthew Rosen Katherine Dill Rachel Sohn

June 23– July 6, 2013

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We had great conductors...

James Fellenbaum: To Dianna Alteen during tuning in a wind ensemble concert- I think I should dye my hair purple. Pretend somebody just stepped on your toe and you’re really sad but HA-HA you just stepped on theirs”. “Go to letter R (Arrrrr), as in pirate.”

Even if you’re afraid I’m going to kill you, pretend that you’re not.- Dr. Noble

Dr. Barstow: Turn your cat around. Your mother’s baking bread.

Christian Heasley and Dr. Noble taking a cute picture after the final concert!

Patrick Hoffman conducting the Brass Ensemble during a rehearsal.

And we performed amazingly because of them!

In the vocal concerts...

I despise you with every fiber of my being -Brian Ganan

The guys of jazz choir.

Alyssa Wright tuning the orches-tra as Concert Master.

Chris Pohl and Jeff Michaels rocking it out during Select

In the jazz performances...

And in the orchestras and bands!

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The weather may not have been very nice...

But it turned out fun in the end!

“Yo. Check this rainbow.” -Eli Wilson-Berkowitz

Gilbert lake was flooded: but Interskate 88 was just as great (without the sunburn)!

Mandatory fun!

Even outside of “Mandatory Fun,” students were always having a great time!

I only eat nuggets in even num-bers.”-Christian Heasley

Did somebody order a pizza...with extra

sauce?- Thomas Knight

At the opera!

Andrea Wozniak and Charles Plechner showing

A friendly hygenic re-minder from Justin Lafond to himself.

a.k.a Patio time

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Canada Day Havin’ a time! Oh Canadaaaa...!

The Canadian students/staff (left to right: Dianna Alteen, Sam Etch-egary, Rosemary Lawton, and

Everyone else joining in on the fun!

July 1, 2013

Wait. Hold up. I have the perfect Canadian

saying for this. -

A list of Canadian sayings (supplied by the Canadians in residence) for Collin Gill to use throughout the day.

A nice photo bomb of the wannabe-canadian selfie by the true Canadian.

Thanks for all the fun times

Session 1!

“Guten tAAAGG!” -Raisin Brahms The piano ensemble class right after their performance.

Dianna Alteen, Jaquain Sloan, and Rosemary Lawton showing their serious faces after the final concert.

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Session 2 Concerto Competition Winner

Zichuan Wang, violin

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto D

Major, Op. 35

III. Finale: Allegro vivavissimo

Student Recital Winners

Conductors

Paul Bryan,

Wind Conductor

Timothy Newton,

Choral Conductor

Allen Tinkham,

Orchestra Conductor

Tony Kadleck,

Jazz Conductor

Polina Korobkova

Tian Xu Liu Sonya Lebenbom

Jamie Wu

Jiayu Zhu

June 7– July 20, 2013

The faculty and conductors were magnificent!

The entire fabulous Session 2 faculty! Our wonderful orchestra, choir, and band conductors!

Alan Tinkham:

That’s terrible. Let me re-phrase that. How can we make this better?

Some people just learn to grow up.

Choral music is boring. - Tim Newton

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And all the students were able to grow musically with their help!

Kevin Donovan in an orchestra performance.

Vivek Hariharan soloing on jazz clarinet with Alex Desrivieres joining him on baritone saxophone

David Sneider playing an amazing trumpet solo!

There were some pretty creative students this session...

The Baroque. Billy Leenheer in response to being asked what century he lived in.

YOU NEED THE GREEN LANYARD! -Commercial Voice Over Class

Narayan Connor having fun with his apple.

Some students/staff ended up matching for the concerts!

Music inspired Artwork by Francesca Gray

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Outside of rehearsals, the students managed to have a lot of fun!

Gilbert Lake time!

I’m worried that my bathing suit may be too short for festival choir.-Justin Lafond

I got my blankey and my chair. I’m ready to go! -Augustine Asta

Even the staff and faculty had their fun!

I’m a thick degree of lanky.-Collin Gill

Priscilla Yuen, Ms. Kim, and Amy Yencharis celebrating with Sarah Nietupski and Devan Pope after they finished their 5k!

Be a man. Look at me when I’m talking to you on the phone. Andrew Linn to Alex Kroger while he was interrogating people about the wherea-bouts of Trex.

The sad note that took Trex away from Andrew.

Wesley Broadnax

Wind Conductor

David Crone

Choral Conductor

JC Sanford,

Jazz Conductor

Kelly Corcoran

Orchestra Conductor

Conductors

Student Recital Winners

Session 3

Concerto Competition Winner

Jaime Wu, violin

Saint Saens Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor

I. Allegro non troppo

Cynthia Liu Yongqiu Liu

July 21– August 3, 2013

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We had a ton of fun concerts and super cool faculty!

Daniel Ott conducting during the composition concert.

Rehearsal for the five-piano piece!

Maybe Bartok was just having a bad day. Daniel Ott

The amazing jazz faculty perform a special concert at the Autumn Cafe!

“He’s a vending machine of wisdom.” Bob

Sabin when referring to Mike Holober

“I got so lost in the sandbox, I couldn’t find the swing.” -Mike Holober

Move in day!

Justin Lafond and Zoe Fried en-joying helping students move in.

Christian Heasley (above), Markus Ling and Kayleigh Cook (left) doing

some hard labor.

Registration swag with the SUCO interns

The NYSMF(Nice-mf) greeting crew!

Some trombone fun with Ben Allen and Eil Feingold!

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All the students (and staff) had a ton of fun this session!

The “Carnival of Pianists” group taking a fun shot after a concert that had four

Miles Rosengard having some fun climbing a tree. (I don’t think that’s allowed)

No trip to Gilbert Lake...

but Wilbur Park

was equally fun!

David Casali and Chris Finnis being

bass buddies!

Matt Allen or Seth Rogen?

“Minor 7 chords make me re-think my existence.”

David Casali’s makeshift hair-tie cufflink!

Monteverdi is my boy. -David Casali

Girls are so weird. -Andrew Linn

Thanks for a great end to the summer Session 3!

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NYSMF 2013 Visiting Artists

Session I

JASON HAM, EUPHONIUM & LOW BRASS

West Point Band; Montclair State University; Interlochen Summer Arts Camp; Yamaha Performing Artist Photo by Jamie Kay Reed

IDA KAVAFIAN, VIOLIN

International Performing Artist; Curtis Institute of Music; Artistic Director/Music, AngelFire

PETER WILEY, CELLO

Bard College; Curtis Institute of Music; Guarneri String Quartet; Opus One

INGRID JENSEN, TRUMPET

International Performing Artist; Maria Schneider Orchestra; IJQ; Project O; Nordic Connect

Session II

DAVID LUDWIG, COMPOSER

Artistic Chair of Performance and Composition Faculty, Curtis Institute of Music; Director, Curtis 20/21 Contemporary Ensemble;

New Music Advisor, Vermont Symphony; Composer-in-residence and Director of Composition programs, Atlantic Music Festival,

Lake Champlain Festival, Rocky Ridge Festival; Artistic Director, Curtis Summer Chamber Music Program; Resident Composer, STU-

DIO2021 Ensemble, Seoul National University; Founder, NYSMF Composition Program

JAIME LAREDO, VIOLIN

Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio; Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University; Cleveland Institute of Music; Conductor & Music Di-

rector, Vermont Symphony Orchestra; Emmy Award Nominee; Grammy Award Winner

SHARON ROBINSON, CELLO

Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio; Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University; Cleveland Institute of Music; Grammy Nominee

SCOTT HARTMAN, TROMBONE

Mr. Hartman has performed with the Yale Brass Trio, Proteus7, the Summit Brass, the Millenniom Brass, the Brass Band of Battle

Creek, and the trombone quartet Four of a Kind, the Empire Brass, and many more.

BRETT DUEBNER, VIOLA -

Mr. Duebner is an international performing artist and has served on the faculties of Temple University and the Kean University Con-

servatory of Music.

DICK OATTS, SAXOPHONE

2-time Grammy Award Nominee; Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra; Mingus Big Band

NAOMI NISKALA, PIANO

Interlochen Arts Camp; Susquehanna University; ADCA Chamber Ensemble

Session III

JOSEPH SILVERSTEIN, VIOLIN

Curtis Institute of Music; Tanglewood; Boston Symphony Orchestra

MIKE HOLOBER, PIANO

Mike Holober Quintet; Gotham Jazz Orchestra; City College of New York; Westchester Jazz Orchestra; MacDowell Fellow

RUFUS REID, BASS

Out Front Trio; Author, "The Evolving Bassist"; Co-Creator, Jazz Studies & Performance Program, William Paterson University

NY POPS SALUTE TO MUSIC

AND RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

STANLEY KAY BIG BAND DRUMMER SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

NYSMF continued its long-time collaboration with the New York Pops Orchestra and its Salute to Music

Program, in which five lucky musicians get the chance to compete both musically and academically for

full two-week scholarships to attend NYSMF. NYSMF also has the privilege to work with the Ronald

McDonald House and provide additional scholarships to children in that organization. Dr Sherrie Maricle

and Kathryn Rudolph of the NY Pops are to thank for all of their generosity in making all of this possible!

Thanks to the efforts of Dr Sherrie Maricle (NYSMF Jazz Conductor,

NYSMF Director of Education, NY Pops Orchestra member and Education

Director, DIVA Jazz Orchestra, FivePlay), NYSMF students had the

opportunity to win the Stanley Kay Big Band Drummer Scholarship. This

year’s recipient, Merlin Joseph attended sessions two and three.

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Student-Male Student-Female Staff-Male Staff-Female Faculty/Admin-M Faculty/Admin-F

Best Humor Miles Rosengard Alaska Day Stephen Gorgone Anna Kim Dan Forbes Ilze Brink-Button

Best Hugs Sam Desoto Lauren Smith Billy Leenheer Tessa Belkin JC Sanford Priscilla Yuen

Best Accent Oscar Darwin Astrid Palmstierna Christian Daniel Sam Etchegary Nuno Antunes Ms. Kim

Best Eyes Matt Honan Yiman Xiong Jake Wark Rachel Celantano Patrick Hoffman Surai Balbeisi

Best Hair Noah Ruff Alyssa Harrigan The Allen Twins Juli Schenck Allen Tinkham Kat Calvosa

Best Smile Dante Zubel Diana Alteen Graham Thompson Zoe Fried Aaron Irwin Ayako Tsuruta

Best Laugh Nathaniel McKeever Francesca Hilditch David Dalton Sam Etchegary Peter Miyamoto Emi Kagawa

Best Dressed Christian Eatterson Stephanie Cajhigas Michael Warrick Josie Bearden Nathan Warner Laura Metcalf

Best Shoes Matt Honan Alyssa Wright Michael Warrick Josie Bearden Nathan Warner Surai Balbeisi

Most Stressed Jackson Ullman Eva Salazar Brian Gañan Whitney Fairchild Andrew Linn Kathryn Rudolph

Most Dramatic Narayan Conner Nika Kemp Collin Gill Tessa Belkin Andrew Linn Kat Calvosa

Most Creative Justin Lafond Elizabeth Riccardeli Chris Finnis Kayleigh Cook Jesse Lewis Ayako Tsuruta

Most Orga-

nized

Miles Rosengard Emily Buff Matt Allen Sarah Nietupski Not Andrew Linn Devan Pope

Most Happy Matt Rosen Orly Gonzoles Markus Ling Marilyn An James Noble Ivy Austin

Most Optimis-

tic

Lars Rosen Yuna Terasawa Ben Zelmer Lydia Consilvio Wesley Broadnax Priscilla Yuen

Most Serious Sean Yoshida Talia Schulman Jon Dozois Whitney Fairchild Kate Dillingham Ray Iwazumi

Most Accident

Prone

Jonathan Geller Francesca Hilditch Collin Gill Rachel Celantano James Fellenbaum Amy Iwazumi

Most Versatile Hampton Rattan Jamie Wu Tim Martuch Theresa Ruggles Sam Chen Priscilla Yuen

Most Helpful Vincenzo Carr Sydney Altbacker Zach Hicks Anna Kim Bob Sabin Devan Pope

Most Athletic John Henry Katrina Gliszczynski Nolan Little Juli Schenck Mark Snyder Amy Yencharis

Most Intellec-

tual

Oliver Wang Polina Korobkova Ethan Stofer Jamie Ocheske Changhee Lee Sherrie Marricle

Most Unique Jonathan Gilbert Maddy Leppert Jaquain Sloan Zoe Fried Nathan Warner Hildegunn Gjedrem

Coolest Greg Eckhardt Julia Mar John Resch Zoe Fried Chris Nappi Hildegunn Gjedrem

Mellowest Andreas Miyashiro Rosemary Lawton Ben Allen Theresa Ruggles Bob Sabin Surai Balbeisi

Cutest David Sneider Shaughnessy Jones David Dalton Esther Efthimiou Bobby Phillips Ayako Tsuruta

Friendliest Charles Plechner Francesca Gray Ben Zelmer Marilyn An Dan Urness Lauren Becker

Funniest Eli Feingold Nya Wright Alex Kroger Marilyn An JC Sanford Ilze Brink-

Hardest-

working

Zichuan Wang Francesca Hilditch Tim Martuch Andrea Wozniak Jason Arnold Devan Pope

Fave Instrumen-

talist Timothy Wu Rachel Sohn Jaquain Sloan Zoe Fried Bob Sabin Emi Kagawa

Fave Jazzer Jeff Michaels Maya Bater Jake Wark Sam Etchegary Jesse Stacken Janelle Reichman

Fave Vocalist Oscar Darwin Sarah Miller Josh Heinlein Andrea Wozniak James Noble Ivy Austin

Biggest Flirt Narayan Connor,

Andrew Dik,

Jonathan Gilber

Aubrey Aikens Alex Desrivieres Anna Kim Nathan Warner Laura Metcalf

Write-in Superlatives!

Most Photogenic: Alan Tinkham

Biggest Nugget: Alex Kroger

This is going to be fun.-Alan Tinkham

Nicest: Ben Zelmer The nicest person you will ever meet.

Ben Zelmer: Thank you.

Most Vocal in Festival Choir: Chris Pohl

Best Hair: The Allen Twins

Nicknames

“Benzel Washington” Ben Zelmer

“Raisin Fran Crunch” Francesca Hilditch

“Justin LaFondle”

Justin Lafond

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From our awesome staff

Greeters: The Epic Trilogy

who worked incredibly hard...

To our amazing concerts and rehearsals...

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We had a great festival.

Hope to see you next year!