Heartland Marimba Festival & Academy Matthew Coley, Director & Artist FESTIVAL - June 13-28, 2015 Mason City Cedar Rapids Des Moines Waterloo Ames Dubuque ACADEMY – June 22-28, 2015 Iowa State University www.HeartlandMarimbaFestival.com

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The HEARTLAND MARIMBA FESTIVAL & ACADEMY began in 2014 and is directed by solo marimba artist, Matthew Coley. For some time now, Matthew knew that he wanted to start a marimba festival and workshop, but waited unti l he felt that he had a plan for a summer program that would offer a unique and diverse experience for the community, students, and professionals involved.

The Heartland Marimba Festival & Academy is a summer event that seeks to bring the marimba to a wide audience across the heartland. There are many concerts in mult iple cit ies that involve a variety of professional art ists, students, and community players. The Academy offers a forum for aspiring marimba performers to learn about all depths of navigating a career as a performing artist and teacher. Every participant in the Academy works closely with Matthew, the guest performers, resident composers, and a resident recording engineer. All Academy students experience professional recording and edit ing sessions. The newest features of HMFA are the Festival Internships, Composer and Performer Competit ions, and the Merry Mallets Community Ensemble.

Donating to help HMF:

HMF is not yet officially a not-for-profit organization, however your donations are greatly needed to ensure that it will come back for another year. All funds received are diligently stretched to their capacity to make the most of what we have. They help to cover operating expenses and pay the performers. If you would like to donate to HMF at any point during the Festival please visit with Matthew Coley, Bridget Olenik, or any of the artists. You can also donate at the welcome table of most of the concerts or mail your donation. See website for more information.

We appreciate any help you can offer and will work hard to show you that your choice to donate was a great one. Thank you!

www.HeartlandMarimbaFestival.com

Guest Artists, Performers, & Academy Matthew Coley – Director & Soloist – www.hearMatthewColey.com

Andrew Ardizzoia - Composer in Residence - AndrewArdizzoia.info

Clocks in Motion - ClocksinMotionPercussion.com

• Dave Alcorn

• Sean Kleve

• Michael Koszewski

• James McKenzie

Chad Jacobsen - Resident Recording Engineer – CheshireOmniMedia.com

Gerard Morris – Conductor/Euphonium – University of Puget Sound

Bridget Olenik – Artist & Assistant Coordinator – Defiance College

L. Scott Price – Composer in Residence – www.LeeScottPrice.com

Festival Ensemble Artists – Heartland Professionals

• Matt Andreini – UNI Instructor and Iowa/Hungary Percussion Project (Marimba Orchestra)

• Virginia Armstrong – UI Instructor and IA Percussive Arts Society Chapter President (Touring Ensemble &

Marimba Orchestra)

• Dan Krumm – Instructor, Roosevelt & Ankeny HS and Freelance Artist (Touring Ensemble & Marimba

Orchestra)

• Andrew Veit – UI Doctoral Candidate (Touring Ensemble)

HMF Interns – Touring Ensemble, Academy, & Marimba Orchestra

• Ujjal Bhattacharyya – BM, Carnegie Mellon University

• Somali Wilson – BM, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Merry Mallets – HMF Community Ensemble

• Tenea Fabray

• Letitia Kenemer

• David Martin

• Dana Schumacher

• Kitty Fisher

• Ann Russell

• Valerie Williams

Rosewood Players – Academy Participants

• Andrew Chatman – Ankeny High School, IA

• Jordan Lewis – MM, Northern Arizona University

• Kellan Mooi – Ankeny High School, IA

• Travis Newman – BME, Missouri State University

• Zach Paris – MM, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

• Miles Snyder – Ames High School, IA

• Ephraim Sutherland – Viroqua High School, Madison, WI

Soloist Competition Winners (no particular order)

• Ujjal Bhattacharyya – BM, Carnegie Mellon University

• Zach Paris – MM, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Young Composer Competition Winner

• Adam Hopper

HMF Photographer

• Somali Wilson

HMF Graphic Designer

• Robin Doty

CONCERTS & EVENTS: • Children of all ages welcome. (Some concerts will involve an interactive element for children.) • Admission varies from FREE to $15 suggested donation. The wine tasting on Friday, June 19 costs $20,

and requires valid proof of age. (See pages 6-7 for concert admission costs.) • Donations are welcome at all events. Most events will have a clearly marked donation bowl. Some

venues have restrictions on this, and donations will have to be sent through the mail. Information can be found on website. (All donations go to support operating costs of the Festival.)

• Please help HMFA in the future by filling out our survey provided at each event. • Live webcast: Concerts on June 22, 24, & 27 will have a live webcast at

www.music.iastate.edu/feeds/recital/. • Website: www.HeartlandMarimbaFestival.com

All program notes and artist biographies can be found in those sections at the back of the playbil l. __________ Social Media: We encourage you to post photos and comments from the Heartland Marimba Festival Concerts and Events on Facebook, Twitter, or other social media sites. Be sure to tag the artists. Here are a few to remember: Heartland Marimba Festival Matthew Coley Iowa Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society Percussive Arts Society Iowa Arts Council @PercussiveArts @MarimbaColey @MarimbaOne @blackswamp @EvansDrumheads @bdlpercussion @Sabian_Vault @DanKrummPerc @AArdizzoia @ClockMotionPerc

THE 2015 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE: Saturday, June 13th at 1:30 pm Heartland Marimba Festival Artist Ensemble MacNider Arts Festival, Mason City, IA (free, donations can be mailed) Sunday, June 14th at 1:30 pm Heartland Marimba Festival Artist Ensemble Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA ($15 suggested donation) Tuesday, June 16th at Noon Heartland Marimba Festival Artist Ensemble Atrium of the State Historical Building, Des Moines, IA (free, donations can be mailed) Tuesday, June 16th at 7:30 pm Heartland Marimba Festival Artist Ensemble Des Moines Art Center (free, donations can be mailed) Thursday, June 18th at 6:30 pm Heartland Marimba Festival Artist Ensemble with the Waterloo Municipal Band RiverLoop Amphitheater (free, donations can be mailed) Friday, June 19th from 6-9 pm Wine Tasting, Marimba Exploration, & Fundraiser Octagon Center for the Arts, Community Gallery, Ames, IA ($20 entry, must have legal ID) Saturday, June 20th at 1:00 pm Heartland Marimba Artist Ensemble “Museum Family Matinee” Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA (free, donations can be mailed) Sunday, June 21st – ALL DAY Yard Sale and Cookout 711 Carroll Ave., Ames IA (Event has a goal of raising $2000 for HMF to purchase a marimba. Live music and festivities all day! Food and drink will be sold.) Monday, June 22nd at 7:30 pm Opening Concert for the HMF Academy featuring Clocks in Motion and Matthew Coley Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA ($15 suggested donation) Wednesday, June 24th at 7:30 pm “Marimba in the Mix” concert featuring Clocks in Motion and other Festival Artists Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA ($15 suggested donation) Thursday, June 25th at 7:00 pm HMF Ensembles with the Ames Municipal Band Bandshell Park, Ames, IA (free, donations can be mailed) Friday, June 26th at 7:00 pm Soloist Concert (reception to follow) First United Methodist Church, Ames, IA ($15 suggested donation) Saturday, June 27th at 2:00 pm

Final Concert featuring all performers and the Festival Marimba Orchestra Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA ($15 suggested donation)

June 13-20, 2015 – Artist Ensemble Performances throughout Iowa Heartland Marimba Festival Artist Ensemble

Matthew Coley, director Ginny Armstrong, Ujjal Bhattacharyya, Dan Krumm, Bridget Olenik, Andrew Veit, and Somali Wilson

Saturday, 6/13 – 1:30 pm – MacNider Arts Festival, Mason City, IA Sunday, 6/14 – 1:30 pm - Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA Tuesday, 6/16 – Noon – Atrium of the State Historical Building, Des Moines, IA Tuesday, 6/16 – 7:30 pm – Des Moines Art Center Thursday, 6/18 – 6:30 pm – Opening for the Waterloo Municipal Band, RiverLoop Amphitheater Saturday, 6/20 – 1:00 pm – “Museum Family Matinee”, Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA Program will be chosen from**^^: Flight of the Bumblebee (c. 1900) N. Rimski-Korsakov

Ujjal Bhattacharyya, Matthew Coley (soloist), Dan Krumm*, & Somali Wilson Sculpture 3 (2003) Rüdiger Pawassar Matthew Coley, Andrew Veit, & Somali Wilson Fluidity (2014) Steven Simpson

Ujjal Bhattacharyya, Matthew Coley, Dan Krumm, & Bridget Olenik The Second Flight of the Bumblebee (2007) Tobias Bröstrom Matthew Coley & Bridget Olenik Octabones (c. 1999) Adi Morag Ujjal Bhattacharyya^ & Matthew Coley Etude in Ab Major (1948/2014) Clair Omar Musser/Arr. M. Coley

Ujjal Bhattacharyya, Matthew Coley, Dan Krumm, & Somali Wilson

Tamborin Chinois (1910) Fritz Kreisler Ginny Armstrong, Bridget Olenik (soloist), & Andrew Veit Scenes from the Woods°° (2011) Brian Blume Ginny Armstrong, Bridget Olenik, Andrew Veit, & Somali Wilson 4:2° (2015) L. Scott Price Ginny Armstrong, Matthew Coley, Dan Krumm, & Andrew Veit *Not performing on 6/14 & 6/20. **There will be a 10-minute intermission. °World Premiere °°This selection will involve an interactive element for children. ^Winner of the HMF Soloist Competition. ^^Other solo selections to be announced.

June 18, 2015 – Artist Ensemble performs with the Waterloo Municipal Band Featuring: Waterloo Municipal Band; Will iam Shepherd, conductor Matthew Coley & Bridget Olenik 7:30 pm – RiverLoop Amphitheatre, Waterloo, IA Partial Program (Band will perform other selections.): Tamborin Chinois (1910) Fritz Kreisler/Arr. Michael Golemo Bridget Olenik, marimba Flight of the Bumblebee (c. 1900) N. Rimsky-Korsakov/Arr. J. Crummel Matthew Coley, marimba Stars and Stripes Forever (1897) John Philip Sousa Combined performance with the Band and HMF Artist Ensemble

June 19, 2015 – Wine Tasting, Marimba Exploration, & Fundraiser Event 6:00-9:00 pm – Octagon Center for the Arts, Community Gallery, Ames, IA

Matthew will take the audience through a wine tasting paired with hors d’oeurves and music selections on the marimba! The tasting will consist of 5-6 wines from around, and an informative session on the construction, acoustics, and environmental concerns of the marimba. The event will continue with fundraising activities and socializing while more marimba music is enjoyed.

The pairings^^#: The Second Flight of the Bumblebee (2007) Tobias Bröstrom Season May Change: Winter to Spring (2015) Matthew Coley Wine  pairing:  Skyfall  Vineyard  Pinot  Gris  2013   Suite Populaire Brésilienne (1955) Heitor Villa-Lobos/arr. Coley I. Mazurka-Chôro II. Schottish-Chôro Wine  pairing:  Cancao  Red  Table  Wine   Habanera from Carmen (1875) Georges Bizet/Arr. M. Coley   Wine  pairing:  Bodegas  Vinas  Viejas  De  Paniza  Garnacha  2012   Octabones (c. 1999) Adi Morag Wine  pairing:  Yarden  Mount  Hermon  Red   ^^Other solo selections to be announced. #Other wines and musical pairings to be announced. __________ June 21, 2015 – Yard Sale/Fundraiser All Day – 711 Carroll Ave., Ames, IA

Come join and meet the artists and people of HMF. Shop through unique items for sale. Enjoy refreshments and the music. HMF is working to raise $2000 to purchase a marimba for their touring and community ensemble efforts. Buy items or donate directly to the cause. The marimba that HMF is purchasing will be at this event and performances can be enjoyed throughout the day on this instrument and others!

June 22, 2015 – Academy Opening Concert Featuring: Clocks in Motion

Dave Alcorn Sean Kleve Michael Koszewski James McKenzie

Matthew Coley & Heartland Marimba Festival Artist Ensemble

Ginny Armstrong, Ujjal Bhattacharyya, Dan Krumm, Bridget Olenik, Andrew Veit, and Somali Wilson

7:30 pm – Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA Concert will have a live webcast: www.music.iastate.edu/feeds/recital/ Program**: The Second Flight of the Bumblebee (2007) Tobias Bröstrom Matthew Coley & Bridget Olenik Season May Change: Winter to Spring (2015) Matthew Coley Matthew Coley Scenes from the Woods°° (2011) Brian Blume Ginny Armstrong, Bridget Olenik, Andrew Veit, & Somali Wilson 4:2 (2015) L. Scott Price Ginny Armstrong, Matthew Coley, Dan Krumm, & Andrew Veit Octabones (c. 1999) Adi Morag Ujjal Bhattacharyya^ & Matthew Coley Gravityw (2013) Marc Mellits Clocks in Motion Allhallows (Prelude)w (2012) John Jeffrey Gibbens Third Construction (1941) John Cage **There will be a 10-minute intermission. °°This selection will involve an interactive element for audience volunteers. ^Winner of the HMF Soloist Competition. wThis piece was commissioned and/or premiered by Clocks in Motion.

June 24, 2015 – “Marimba in the Mix” Concert Featuring: Matthew Coley Gerard Morris, euphonium & Clocks in Motion

Dave Alcorn Sean Kleve Michael Koszewski James McKenzie

7:30 pm – Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA Concert will have a live webcast: www.music.iastate.edu/feeds/recital/ Program**: Labyrinth (2007) Yevhen Stankovych Matthew Coley (soloist) & Clocks in Motion Which Side Are You On?° (2015) L. Scott Price I. All that the sun shines on is beautiful, so long as it is wild. Matthew Coley Marred Rigors (2014) Neil Thornock I. Mount St. Helens II. Drumheller Channels III. Orcas Island

Matthew Coley & Gerard Morris Mallet Quartet (2009) Steve Reich Clocks in Motion Mari II (1992) Franco Donatoni Loch Fyne Variations (2009) Matthew Welch Percussion Quartet (1993-1994) Charles Wuorinen

I. eighth note = 72bpm II. leggiero

**There will be a 10-minute intermission.

June 25, 2015 – HMF opens for the Ames Municipal Band Featuring: Clocks in Motion Merry Mallets Rosewood Players Artist Ensemble & Gerard Morris, conductor 7:00 pm – Bandshell Park, Ames, IA Program: Loftus Jones from O’Carolan Suite No. 2 (1989) Turlough O’Carolan/Arr. by Paul Henle Merry Mallets Eleanor Rigby (1966/2011) John Lennon and Paul McCartney/Arr. by Larry Moore Merry Mallets Swanee River (traditional/arr. 2015) Arr. by Matthew Coley Merry Mallets Fluidity (2014) Steven Simpson

Ujjal Bhattacharyya, Matthew Coley, Dan Krumm, & Bridget Olenik Firefish (c. 2010) Blake Tyson Academy participant: Travis Newman Island Market° (2015) Adam Hopper^^

Rosewood Players: Andrew Chatman, Kellan Mooi, Miles Snyder, and Ephraim Sutherland Stars and Stripes Forever (1897) John Philip Sousa Marimba Orchestra °World Premiere ^^Winner of the HMF Young Composer Competition.

June 25, 2015 – HMF performs with the Ames Municipal Band Featuring: Ames Municipal Band; Michael Golemo, conductor Matthew Coley & Zach Paris 8:00 pm – Bandshell Park, Ames, IA Partial Program (Band will perform other selections.): Tamborin Chinois (1910) Fritz Kreisler/Arr. Michael Golemo Zach Paris^, marimba Flight of the Bumblebee (c. 1900) N. Rimsky-Korsakov/Arr. J. Crummel Matthew Coley, marimba ^Winner of the HMF Soloist Competition.

June 26, 2015 – HMF Soloist Concert Featuring: Matthew Coley Sean Kleve & Academy Participants 7:00 pm (reception to follow) – First United Methodist Church, Ames, IA Program**: Four Episodes for Marimba and Tape (1996) Gordon Stout/Tape by Nick Merillat

1. Rhythmically and Flowing 2. Flowingly 3. Quizzically 4. Insistently

Dan Krumm Travelling Music for Solo Marimbaw (1987/rev. 2014) John Jeffrey Gibbens

Sean Kleve Etudes and Fugues for solo marimba° (2015) Andrew Ardizzoia Etude I: Moto Perpetuo Fugue I: Moderato, poco lento Etude II: Permutations Fugue II: Allegretto Matthew Coley See Ya Thursday (1992) Steven Mackey Academy participant: Jordan Lewis Selection by J. S. Bach Academy participant: Ephraim Sutherland Frogs Keiko Abe (b. 1937) Academy participant: Andrew Chatman Ein Liebeslied? (1992) N. J. Zivkovic Academy participant: Kellan Mooi Chain (2001) Kazunori Miyake

Academy participant: Zach Paris °World Premiere **There will be a 10-minute intermission. wThis piece was commissioned and/or premiered by Clocks in Motion.

June 27, 2015 – HMF Finale Concert Featuring: Merry Mallets Rosewood Players Festival Marimba Orchestra & Gerard Morris, conductor 2:00 pm – Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA Concert will have a live webcast: www.music.iastate.edu/feeds/recital/ Program**: Eleanor Rigby (1966/2011) John Lennon and Paul McCartney/Arr. by Larry Moore Merry Mallets Chango! (2014) Dan Krumm

Rosewood Players: Andrew Chatman, Kellan Mooi, Miles Snyder, and Ephraim Sutherland Etude in D Major (2008) Pius Cheung Academy participant: Ujjal Bhattacharyya^ Island Market (2015) Adam Hopper^^

Rosewood Players: Andrew Chatman, Kellan Mooi, Miles Snyder, and Ephraim Sutherland Stonewall Magnificats° (2015) Andrew Ardizzoia Largo from the New World Symphony (1893/1941) Antonin Dvorak/Arr. C. O. Musser Restless Iteration° (2015) Neil Thornock Stars and Stripes Forever (1897) John Philip Sousa °World Premiere **There will be a 10-minute intermission. ^Winner of the HMF Soloist Competition. ^^Winner of the HMF Young Composer Competition.

PROGRAM NOTES Andrew Ardizzoia – Etudes and Fugues My Etudes and Fugues for solo marimba were commissioned by Matthew Coley as part of my residency at the 2015 Heartland Marimba Workshop and Academy. The set is just one of several pieces I’ve composed for Matthew over the last five or so years.

I thought of the four etudes as an opportunity to not only challenge Matthew as a performer, but also for me to hone a particular compositional tool. Craft and technique are important aspects of my process, and I think of each new project as a chance to practice and improve. These etudes, being as short as they are, forced me to focus on one or two particular musical characteristics.

The first etude is about constant activity and long-range control over register. The second and third etudes deal with the juxtaposition of conjunct and disjunct melodic patterns, and regular versus irregular rhythmic ideas, while the fourth etude focuses exclusively on smooth voice leading among pitch sets of four notes or less.

Similarly, each etude presents the performer with a specific challenge. The first etude is a study in rapid-fire virtuosity, the second and third explore stick independence and rhythmic accuracy, and the fourth focuses on tremolo technique.

Like the fugues of Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier the fugues of this set fall into one of two categories; a more slower, more solemn, stile antico type (as with the first), and a faster, more dancelike style (as with fugues II through IV).

The classical “rules” of fugue demand a very economical approach to melodic ideas (Schoenberg defines the form as “a composition with maximum self-sufficiency of content”). Much of my practice deals with squeezing the most juice from very small musical fruit, and so it was a both a joy and a real challenge to compose the most artful music from a single idea. Traditional contrapuntal techniques such as inversion and retrograde are used throughout, as are traditional key relationships, although the pitch materials are of a more contemporary variety.

Andrew Ardizzoia – Stonewall Magnificats Stonewall Magnificats is a reimagining of one of the two unaccompanied “Stonewall Interludes” from my Glass House Concerto, which I composed for Matthew Coley in 2011. When he asked for a piece for large percussion ensemble four years later, I returned to this work for my germinal materials. The present work is an investigation into the myriad ways in which a composer may magnify isolated moments from a preexisting work. Ideas that might only last a few seconds in the original interlude are now blown up so as to take on an integral structural role in this more substantial piece. During the compositional process, I isolated several gestures, chords, or rhythmic ideas, and subjected them to techniques such as transposition, reordering, and/or more extensive direct repetition. Several ideas come back again and again, including a very active, textural gesture, and steady eighth note ostinati. As I worked, the Latin word “magnificat” reappeared again and again in my head. Many musicians are familiar with the biblical “Magnificat” text, spoken by Mary in the gospel of Luke upon learning of her pregnancy. Composers from Bach to Penderecki have set the text to music, and several psalm tones for the magnificat are used in the Catholic liturgy. As a nod to this well-known musical “magnification”, I quoted two chant melodies harmonized using chords derived from other parts of the work, to contrast with the rest of the work. The first of these is heard in the metallic instruments just before the coda of the work. These quotations represent the only musical material not derived from the original interlude.

Matthew Coley – Seasons May Change: Winter to Spring I wrote this solo as the heavy winter season in Iowa was beginning to lift in 2015. I always feel this time of year and the change in a very physical way, and this time I was moved to begin scratching away at a new solo. ~M.C. Adam Hopper – Is land Market Island Market is written for marimba quartet and features a carefree style, indicative of Caribbean locales. Inspired by the comings and goings of a trip to a Caribbean market, this playful piece provides the listener with an energetic, yet carefree listening experience. The piece begins with an accelerating tempo, thus implying the speeding up of the market's activities and vocal vendors. As the piece continues, the listener hears the main theme restated several times, juxtaposed against the ever-present harmonic ostinato. This piece is a fun quartet to introduce the concept of chamber marimba works to intermediate players. N. Rimsky-Korsakov – Flight of the Bumblebee Flight of the Bumblebee is an orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan, composed in 1899–1900. The piece closes Act III, Tableau 1, during which the magic Swan-Bird changes Prince Gvidon Saltanovich (the Tsar's son) into an insect so that he can fly away to visit his father (who does not know that he is alive). Kazunori Miyake - Chain Chain is quickly becoming a member of the standard repertoire for solo marimba. Chain was written for the amazing Japanese marimbist Momoko Kamiya, and can be heard on her album Marimba Virtuoso. It is a very unique piece that "chains" together different musical feels to create this wonderful composition. Clair Omar Musser – Largo from Dvorak’s New World Symphony Clair Omar Musser (1901–1998) was a marimba virtuoso, a conductor and promoter of marimba orchestras, a composer, a teacher, a designer of keyboard percussion instruments, an inventor, and an engineer for Hughes Aircraft. Musser was born in Pennsylvania and began to study the xylophone in the 5th grade. Upon witnessing a performance of Teddy Brown playing marimba with the Earl Fuller’s Rector Novelty Orchestra, Musser was inspired to study with Brown’s former teacher, Philip Rosenweig. Musser soon became recognized as a virtuoso in his own right, performing as a soloist, with orchestras, and in an early Warner Bros. Vitaphone film. Musser’s first major project as a designer was a unique instrument called the Marimba-Celeste, built at the J.C. Deagan, Inc. factory in Chicago. Essentially, the instrument combined a marimba and a vibraphone, with a built-in amplification system for the lower marimba keys. Musser toured with this instrument between 1927 and 1930. Some time between 1949 and 1950, Musser designed and built a predecessor to the drum machine, alliteratively called the “Musser Maestro Marimba Metron”, or more simply the “Rhythm Machine.” The machine, used by Musser to accompany performances and lessons, measures 1.5 feet wide and about 3 feet square. Manufactured using vacuum tube technology, it plays 13 electronically generated rhythmic accompaniments such as the bolero, waltz, rhumba, cha-cha, tango, samba, and beguine. In addition to the pre-set loops, percussion sounds can be activated using push-button controls, which show wear from Musser operating them with his mallets while playing. One of the most notable of Musser’s contributions to the world of percussion is his work as a conductor and promoter of large marimba orchestras. One of the first of such groups was a 25 piece, all-girl marimba

ensemble for a Paramount Pictures event in Chicago. In 1933 at the Century of Progress International Exhibition in Chicago, Musser conducted a marimba orchestra of 100 players. A special marimba, the “Century of Progress Model” was designed by Musser and produced by the Deagan company. Most of Musser’s future marimba orchestras would follow a similar model. That is, Musser would select players, arrange and write the music, rehearse and conduct the orchestra, and design a special instrument for the group. The largest group Musser assembled was an orchestra of 300 marimbas appearing at the Chicago Railroad Fair in 1950. L. Scott Price – Which Side Are You On? Commissioned by marimbist Matthew Coley, Which Side Are You On? incorporates text and requires the marimbist to speak while playing. The texts revolve around environmental justice in the first movement and social justice and human rights in the second movement. The first movement features a winding melody above an increasingly complex ostinato and incorporates texts from John Muir and Rachel Carson alongside current facts about environmental problems throughout the world. The second movement features a string of varying and quick moving ostinati connected by short passages of an irregular rhythmic character. The text in the second movement uses passages from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights alongside facts about violations of those rights throughout the world. The third movement uses no text, but incorporates the melody of the protest song 'Which Side Are You On?' into a three-part fugue, providing an opportunity to thoughtfully consider the themes present in the first two movements. Authors of text excerpts occur in this order for movement I: Vamp A – John Muir, Rachel Carson, John Muir, and Rachel Carson Vamp B – Wikipedia and EPA Market Estimates for Pesticide Industry Sales and Usage Vamp C – NRDC, Rachel Carson, and John Muir Vamp D – Wikipedia, John Muir, Wikipedia, and John Muir Vamp E – Wikipedia, John Muir, David Brin, and Rachel Carson Steven Simpson – Fluidity Fluidity for Marimba Quartet (2014), was inspired by Lao-tzu’s great text (ca. 300 bc), Tao Te Ching, or the “Book of the Way.” This 81 verse text is a “how to live” book on how to live life in a fluid manner. Life is always fluid, but we become rigid in our thoughts and actions. One of my favorite passages from this text (Stephen Mitchell translation) is number 15.

The ancient Masters were profound and subtle. Their wisdom was unfathomable.

All we can describe is their appearance. As someone crossing an iced-over stream.

Alert as a warrior in enemy territory. There is no way to describe it;

There were careful Courteous as a guest. Fluid as melting ice.

Shapable as a block of wood. Receptive as a valley.

Clear as a glass of water. Fluidity is a minimalistic influenced work, representing the subtle changes occurring as time passes in one’s life and the various transformations we manifest through our actions and most of all, our thoughts… Fluidity was premiered at the 2014 Heartland Marimba Festival and will be available from C. Alan Publishers sometime in the summer of 2015. Gordon Stout - Four Episodes for Marimba and Tape

These pieces were written in 1994 and 1995, and bear no particular relationship to each other. The third Episode pays respect to the wonderful "Children's Songs" of Chick Corea. The fourth Episode is a result of spare time in the office. ~G.S. Nick Merillat is currently a graduate student of Gordon Stout at Ithaca College. His digital accompaniment for these pieces gives them new life and an added depth which is very satisfying. ~D.K. Neil Thornock – Marred Rigors & Restless Iteration The title, Marred Rigors, is an anagram of the name Gerard Morris. This work was written for Morris and Coley to premiere in Tacoma, WA in January of 2015. Neil was raised in Washington and the movement titles conjure the essence of important landmarks from that state. Restless Iterations is a re-working of the organ solo. This work capitalizes on Neil’s fascination with virtuosity by challenging 6 marimbists, 2 vibraphonists, 2 tubular bell players, and 2 timpanists to keep it going for 16+ minutes. In his artistic pursuits, Neil Thornock primarily considers himself a performer/composer. Many of his compositions grow out of performance opportunities on organ, carillon, piano, toy piano, harpsichord, and accordion. His extensive collaborations with saxophonists Adam McCord, Paul Tucker, and the US Coast Guard Saxophone Quartet resulted in Thornock's all-saxophone CD release No Stopping, Standing, or Parking, available from Navona Records. His recording of Christian Asplund's complete works for organ is available on the Comprovise label. Forthcoming recordings include an all-percussion CD with percussionist Matthew Coley, his massive piano solo Cosmology with pianist Hilary Demske, and the complete carillon works of Stephen Rush. Neil Thornock began his college-level music studies as an organist and carillonneur at Brigham Young University. He received a Doctorate of Music in composition from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in 2006. During academic year 2006-2007, he was a visiting assistant professor of music and assistant to the Provost for accreditation at Southern Virginia University. He joined the BYU faculty in the 2007. He teaches courses in composition and theory. He and his wife Tammy have six children. Blake Tyson – Firefish Firefish was inspired by my dream of a fish that lives in the waters of the ocean, but whose body is composed completely of fire. The Firefish is agile, graceful, and inextinguishable. Whether jumping above the waves or swimming deep below the surface, the flames of the Firefish burn with a bright intensity. I like the idea of the Firefish, the idea of being inextinguishable, no matter what surrounds you. ___________

ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES HMF Artistic Director Matthew Coley has distinguished himself as one of the country’s most versatile percussion artists. Performing on marimba, percussion, hammered dulcimer, and glass, he travels regularly to present concerts and master classes throughout the nation and abroad. Additionally, he served as the Percussion Faculty in the Iowa State University Department of Music and Theatre from 2009-2015, directs the Heartland Marimba Festival and Academy, and runs Sonic Inertia Publications. After a wonderful six years at ISU, Matthew is venturing out to focus fulltime on performance again, finish his marimba book (Four-Dimensional: Developing Contrapuntal Coordination in Total Marimba Performance), and perform concerts of Bach’s WTC, Book II. He has three critically acclaimed solo albums, Circularity (2010), Souvenirs (2012), and Between the Lines, which is a collaborative disc of all of Neil Thornock’s percussion music, released in early 2015 on New Focus Recordings. During the fall of 2014, he was seen doing performances as soloist with the ISU Wind Ensemble and the Central Iowa Symphony. Also, he performed and taught at the Ivana Bilić Marimba Week in Samobar, Croatia; the Slovenia Conservatorium in Ljubljana; Kecskemét Kodály Institute and the University of Debrecen in Hungary; and the University of Central Florida (Orlando). In early 2015, he performed and presented master classes in Tacoma, WA at the University of Puget Sound; Chicago with the Chicago Bass Ensemble; Madison, WI on the George Crumb Festival, at the University of Wisconsin, and with Clocks in Motion; DeKalb at Northern Illinois University; Elgin, IL, on Chamber Music on the Fox; and the Iowa Days of Percussion (host). Later in 2015, Matthew will be recording with clarinetist, Gregory Oakes for his upcoming album release; performing in Switzerland at the Keiko Abe Lausanne International Marimba Academy; performing with Clocks in Motion; and performing with hand-drummer, Jamal Mohamed in Texas. Matthew is sponsored by Marimba One, Black Swamp Percussion, Sabian Cymbals, Evans Drumheads/ProMark, and Beetle Percussion. Visit him online at www.hearMatthewColey.com. _________ Matthew Andreini currently serves as a percussion instructor at the University of Northern Iowa where his teaching responsibilities include Applied Percussion and Percussion Ensembles. Andreini also maintains an active performance career, performing regularly with a wide variety of ensembles throughout Iowa. In addition to his regular performing schedule, he has been a featured soloist with numerous ensembles and has performed multiple international tours throughout Europe, Central, and South America. As a chamber musician, Matthew has recently shared the stage with groups such as the Boston Brass and the Enso String Quartet and is a founding member of the Iowa/Hungary Project. _________

Andrew Ardizzoia (b. 1979) is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area, where he began his studies in music at an early age. His catalog of orchestral, band, choral, chamber, and solo vocal works have been performed on four continents by a wide variety of soloists and ensembles. His music, described as “exuberant, rhythmic, and great fun” and "smart, intriguing, and masterful". He has earned numerous awards and commissions including the Diemente award from the Hartt School, a Zoni nomination (Arizona’s top theatre award), as well as grants from Arizona State University, the University of Hartford, and the Alvin Edgar Fund at Iowa State University. In 2012 he received the Diemente award from the Hartt School at the University of Hartford.

Recent performances have included the premieres of Midsummer Pavanes, commissioned by a consortium of wind bands, and repeat performances of the Glass House Concerto by percussionist Matthew Coley across the US and Canada. Since 2009, Andrew’s Roadtrip Sunrise has been performed by dozens of concert bands across North America. Recent solo and chamber performances include the premiere of Andrew’s Ritmos Colorados, and numerous performances of his Modular Suite for Horn and Piano by horn soloist Rose French. Andrew’s works have been heard at major international conferences, including the World Saxophone Congress (Bangkok, Thailand), the North American Saxophone Alliance (Athens, Georgia), the International

Horn Society (Brisbane, Australia) and at the International Summer Arts Institute (Perugia and Rome, Italy). Recent works may be heard on recordings released by the International Arts Educators Forum and the Percussion Ensemble at Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado. Andrew's Symphony for Wind Ensemble was premiered by Glen Adsit and the Hartt Wind Ensemble in December, 2014.

Andrew holds a D.M.A in composition with a cognate in music theory from the Hartt School of the University of Hartford. He also holds the M.M. in composition from Arizona State University, and the B.M. in composition from the Conservatory of Music at the University of the Pacific. Andrew was recently appointed to the position of full-time instructor of music at Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury, CT where he teaches courses in theory, composition, and history, in addition to leading the concert band and choir. He has previously taught at the Hartt School, Arizona State University, and Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix. He is a member of BMI, the College Music Society, and Pi Kappa Lambda.

Andrew currently lives in Hartford with his partner Rico, and a rescued Chihuahua/terrier mutt named Joey, who is a very good boy (mostly).

_________ Ginny Armstrong possesses extensive experience in percussion performance and education including concert, ethnic, and marching percussion. She received a Bachelor’s of Music in Education and a Master’s of Music in Performance from West Virginia University, where she was a member and featured soloist in the internationally renowned Percussion ’90 under the direction of Phil Faini. Armstrong completed her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Iowa where she performed and recorded with numerous ensembles, including the prestigious Center for New Music. Currently, she is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Iowa where she directs Steel Band III, instructs a course in percussion for music therapists and educators, and is Assistant Director of the Iowa Summer Music Camps. In addition to her duties at the University of Iowa Ginny performs with Ensemble: Périphérie; a contemporary -music ensemble that has toured the Midwest and performed at Carnegie Hall. She has also performed with numerous ensembles, guest conducted, and given clinics at schools throughout the state of Iowa. She currently directs and performs with the Pandelirium Steel Band and serves as President of the Iowa Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society. _________ CLOCKS in MOTION Hailed as “nothing short of remarkable” (ClevelandClassical.com), Clocks in Motion is a group that performs new music, builds many of its own instruments, and breaks down the boundaries of the traditional concert program. Formed in 2011, Clocks in Motion began as an extension of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Graduate Percussion Group, and now serves as an affiliate ensemble at the UW-Madison School of Music. Among its many recent engagements, the group served as performers and educators at the Interlochen Arts Academy, The Overture Center for the Arts, Casper College, Rhapsody Arts Center, University of Michigan, Baldwin-Wallace University, the University of North Carolina-Pembroke, and the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. With a fearless and uncompromising ear to programming challenging and adventurous contemporary percussion ensemble repertoire, Clocks in Motion consistently performs groundbreaking concerts, which involve performance art, theater, and often the construction of new instruments. Clocks in Motion’s instrument collection now includes a set of 88 microtonal steel pipes known as the Galvitone, a microtonal marimba known as the Quarimba, and six sets of Sixxen, large metal microtonal keyboard instruments built for Xenakis’ 1979 masterpiece, Pleiades. These instruments serve as a great resource and inspiration to the creation of new music

and are useful in the performance of pre-existing works. Featuring world premieres alongside rarely performed classic works, Clocks in Motion strives to create a new canon of percussion repertoire. Not only known as a virtuosic performing ensemble, Clocks in Motion works passionately to educate young audiences through master classes, residencies, presentations, and school assemblies. The individual members of Clocks in Motion’s unique skill sets and specialties contain an impressive mix of musical styles including, rock, jazz, contemporary classical music, orchestral percussion, marching percussion, and world music styles including Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, Middle Eastern, West African, and Indian. Clocks in Motion has taught in residency at the Interlochen Arts Academy, Casper College, Music con Brio, VIBES Fine and Performing Arts, Traverse City West High School, Traverse City East Middle School, Rhapsody Arts Center, and the University of Michigan. Please visit www.ClocksinMotionPercussion.com to learn more about the ensemble. Percussionist Michael Koszewski is well-versed in contemporary, classical, popular and world music styles. With Clocks in Motion Percussion he has performed, taught and lectured at numerous venues and college campuses throughout the US. He is an active freelance musician in Madison, WI. Recent engagements include productions with Four Seasons Theater, Edgewood College Theater, the University of Wisconsin Brass Festival, and Tony-Award winner Karen Olivo. As a drum kit player, Michael regularly performs with the experimental jazz combo Lovely Socialite as well as with the Ben Ferris Octet. Michael is a Digital Media Producer at Overture Center for the Arts and serves as marketing officer and treasurer for Clocks in Motion. As an educator he has coached the Oregon High School Shadow Armada Drum Line in WGI competition, jazz sectionals at Madison Memorial High School, and percussion sectionals with the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra. Michael received his bachelor’s degree in music performance as well as a business certificate at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. His primary teachers are Anthony DiSanza, Tom Ross, Todd Hammes and Neil Sisauyhoat. Percussionist Sean Kleve is a performer and promoter of contemporary classical music. Currently, Sean is the music director for Madison’s contemporary percussion ensemble, Clocks in Motion. Sean teaches piano and percussion at Music Con Brio, an elementary after-school music program on Madison’s East Side. In addition to Music Con Brio and Clocks in Motion, Sean maintains an active freelance performing career with the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Madison Chamber Orchestra, Dubuque Symphony, and many other Madison-based music ensembles. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Sean completed his Bachelor of Music degree in Percussion Performance at Baldwin-Wallace College, his Master of Music degree at the Manhattan School of Music, and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sean was a recipient of the Paul Collins Fellowship, which is awarded to outstanding graduate performance majors and determined by a committee of performance faculty. Sean’s principal teachers include Anthony Di Sanza, Duncan Patton, Chris Lamb, Steve Schick, She-e Wu, and Josh Ryan Dave Alcorn is a contemporary percussionist and founding member of the percussion group, Clocks in Motion, committed to performing classic percussion literature and chamber music, as well as commissioning new repertoire. He was the principal timpanist/percussionist of the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra and has performed on a regular basis with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. As a guest soloist, Dave has performed with the NYU Percussion Ensemble, as well as the Colorado Chamber Orchestra, with whom he premiered Michael Udow's percussion concerto Remembrance. Dave has already distinguished himself as a quality dedicated music educator having held substantive positions with Casper College and the Huron Valley Catholic School. During the summer, Dave is the senior faculty member of the percussion program at the New England Music Camp and also co-directs the percussion program at Music con Brio in Madison, Wisconsin.

Dave’s diverse background includes video and audio recording and editing of live concerts, closed studio sessions, and documentaries. As a recipient of the Paul Collins Fellowship, Dave matriculated with a Master of Music degree in Percussion Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and received his Bachelor of Music degree in Percussion Performance and Music Education from the University of Michigan. Dave hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. James McKenzie plays percussion with Madison’s premiere contemporary music ensemble Clocks in Motion. James thrives in dynamic performances of contemporary repertoire and is excited for the new works the group will debut during the upcoming season. Before moving to Madison, James performed in the Phoenix metro area with the Musica Nova Orchestra and new music ensemble Crossing 32nd Street. Beyond performing contemporary music, he has played steel pan and drumset in a number of steel bands and was fortunate to study West African drumming, learning the djembe as well as the Sabar drumming tradition of Senegal. James serves as Assistant Director of the percussion ensemble and percussion sectional coach for the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra, coached ensemble pieces and performed with faculty as a teaching assistant at the Birch Creek Percussion & Steel Band program, and teaches African drumming at Edgewood College on occasion. James received a Master of Music degree in percussion performance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Bachelor of Music from Arizona State University. Prior to studying with Anthony Di Sanza at UW, James studied with JB Smith, Mark Sunkett, Simone Mancuso, Brett Reed, and Michael Udow. _________ Adam Hopper (b.1985) is an active percussion educator, composer, and performer in southern Kentucky. He is currently the director of percussion at Southwestern High School, and the co-director of bands at Southern Middle School in Somerset, Kentucky. Mr. Hopper is involved in many aspects of the percussion landscape. He is an active composer and arranger, having written for and taught various groups at the middle, high school and university levels in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio. In 2006 he performed with the W.G.I. open finalist group East 80 Percussion. In 2007 he was a performer with Speed Percussion, and he served on staff at Speed as co-director of the front ensemble for the 2008 season. He also taught the Tri-State scholastic AA Bronze medalist Southwestern High School Indoor Drumline in 2013. An active performer and clinician, Mr. Hopper has recently performed with Sacred Winds, The Orquesta Sinfonica Cristiana de El Salvador, Christine Anderson, The Almeida Duo, The Country Gentlemen Jazz Band, and serves as the principal percussionist in the Somerset Brass. Mr. Hopper has presented clinics at a variety of schools and universities in the United States, El Salvador, and Brazil. In addition to an active performing schedule, Mr. Hopper is also a contributing writer for www.totalpercussionist.com, an online resource for percussion and music educators. Mr. Hopper’s compositions “Right Track” and “Ghost Garden” are published through C. Alan Publications. In 2015, Mr. Hopper was named the the winner of the Heartland Marimba Festival’s Young Composer Competition for his piece “Island Market.” Mr. Hopper holds a Bachelor’s in Music Education as well as a Master’s in Percussion Performance from Campbellsville University in Campbellsville, Kentucky. He has professional affiliations with the Kentucky Music Educators Association, and the Percussive Arts Society. Mr. Hopper is a proud endorser of Vic Firth sticks and mallets, as well as Beetle practice pads. He currently resides in Somerset, Kentucky with his wife Sarah and their cats Bossa and Thelonious. _________ Chad Jacobsen is an in-demand recording engineer and technology consultant. He's worked in studios around

the world and has helped design studio facilities for Iowa State University, Drake University, SR Audio and many more. His recordings can be found on Centaur and Innova record labels and his work with Simon Estes was featured in the World Cup 2010. _________ Dan Krumm is a percussionist of wide-ranging experience. Equally at home in the symphony orchestra, musical theatre ensemble, samba bateria, salsa band, folklorico, djembefola, chamber ensemble, solo stage or teaching studio, he brings a diverse array of skills and sensibilities to any situation. Having received formal training in percussion during his Undergraduate studies at Iowa State University and a Masters of Music from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dan is now living and working in central Iowa.

Dan currently teaches privately from his home studio, presents masterclasses and clinics throughout the state of Iowa, and is percussion instructor at Des Moines Roosevelt High School. Dan can be seen and heard in performance with ensembles throughout central Iowa, including the Central Iowa Symphony, the Des Moines Playhouse and the Iowa Percussion Group. He can also be heard on Matthew Coley’s CD, “Souvenirs” and Neil Thornock’s CD “Between the Lines”. _________ Gerard Morris joined the University of Puget Sound School of Music faculty in fall 2009 as director of bands and visiting assistant professor of music. In fall 2010 he became an assistant professor. Morris earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Western Michigan University, a Master of Music Education degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a Doctor of Music degree in conducting from Northwestern University. His primary conducting teachers include Allan McMurray (University of Colorado) and Mallory Thompson (Northwestern University).  As a member of the Puget Sound faculty, Morris serves as winds and percussion department chair and conducts the Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, and both the opera and musical theatre orchestras. In addition, he teaches courses in conducting and music education, and coaches chamber ensembles performing wind repertory. With passion for new music, Morris has commissioned wind compositions by Michael Colgrass, Carter Pann, Daniel Kellogg, Andrew Ardizzoia, Gregory Youtz, Christopher Stark, and Puget Sound student composers. Under his direction and leadership, the Puget Sound Wind Ensemble has performed World Premieres of Das Bach Book (Carter Pann), Glass House Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble (Andrew Ardizzoia), as well as the North American Premiere of Argentinian composer Alejandro Rutty’s A Future of Tango. Morris’s conducting credits include appearances at The Midwest Clinic, Colorado Music Festival at Chautauqua, Steamboat Strings Music in the Mountains Summer Music Festival, University of Georgia JanFest, West Valley Winds Workshop (Alberta, Canada), California Music Educators Association Bay Section Conference, and Washington Music Educators Association State Conference. In addition, he has appeared as guest clinician/lecturer at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro New Music Festival, Northwestern University Conducting and Wind Symposium, College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) National Conference, University of British Columbia Wind Conducting Symposium, and guest artist in residence at Iowa State University. Morris’s conducting and teaching are informed by years of professional performing experience as principal euphonium with Boulder Brass and United States Marine Corps Band, Hawai’i. With these organizations he toured the United States, Australia, and Costa

Rica as both an ensemble member and soloist. _________

Bridget Olenik (Leahy) is the Director of Bands at Defiance College and Conductor for the Defiance College Black Swamp Symphony Orchestra (BSSO). Her responsibilities at Defiance College include conducting the Defiance College Yellow Jacket Band, pep band, percussion ensemble, chamber music, supervising all instrumental ensembles in the music programs, teaching music courses and providing private lessons. She holds a Master of Music degree in percussion from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (2013), and a Bachelor of Music degree in performance from Iowa State University (2011). She has studied percussion performance with Dr. Barry Larkin, Dr. Matthew Coley, Kevin Bobo, Steve Houghton, and John Tafoya.

As a performer, Olenik has maintained an active career as a percussionist. She has performed with the Central Iowa, Sioux City, Des Moines, and Lima Symphonies and is Principal Timpanist with the Urbana Pops Orchestra in Urbana, Illinois. In chamber music, she has performed with the percussion group Sonic Inertia and participated in numerous world premieres of new music for percussion and chamber ensembles. Olenik has performed as a soloist for multiple high schools and universities around the Midwest.

Olenik is an active educator and clinician in the NW Ohio schools. She has worked with marching and concert ensembles of all levels, including the Colt Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps and BOA National Champion Carmel High School (IN). Her professional memberships include the College Band Directors National Association, the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, the National Association for Music Education, Ohio Private Colleges Instrumental Conductors Association, Percussive Arts Society, and the Ohio Music Education Association.

_________ Zach Paris currently holds associate degrees in music education, music performance, and music technology from Northwest College, and a bachelor's degree in music education from the University of Wyoming. He was named the 2010 Northwest College outstanding music student, as well as the Presser Scholar for the UW Music Department in 2013. Zach has won a number of competitions including the Victoria Drum Festival Solo Competition, the Nebraska Guitar Center Drumoff Finals, and was a finalist in the Northwest Regional finals of the Roland International V-Drum Solo Competition. Zach is currently working on his master’s degree in percussion at the University of Nebraska where he is a Graduate Teaching Assistant, and has instructed the Cornhusker Drumline, taught the percussion methods course, and taught lessons to percussion majors and non-majors. _________ L. Scott Price’s work reflects an overall interest in the expressive potential of sound, focusing especially in the areas of acousmatic/fixed media composition, spectral composition, just intonation, algorithmic composition, and both human and computer improvisation. He has taught composition and music technology at Iowa State University. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of North Texas College of Music in Denton, Texas. While there, he served as a graduate assistant in both the Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia (CEMI) and the Division of Composition Studies. While at UNT he studied with David Bithell, Joseph Klein, Andrew May, and Jon Christopher Nelson. In addition to his studies at UNT, he received an M.M. in Composition from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, where his teachers included Marilyn Shrude, Elainie Lillios, and Burton Beerman. He also holds a B.M. in composition from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois, where he studied with David Vayo and Serra Hwang. His music has been featured at EmuFest 2011 in Rome, Pixilerations [v.8], the Hilltown New Music Festival, the Dallas Festival of Modern Music, Dangerous Curves in Los Angeles, several SEAMUS National Conferences, the

Electroacoustic Juke Joint festival at Delta State University, the Electroacoustic Barn Dance at the University of Mary Washington, the Electric LaTex Festival of Electronic Music, Dangerous Curves in Los Angeles, California, the University of Nebraska at Kearney New Music Festival, the Threshold Festival of Electronic Music, and the New Music Café series at IWU. _________

Andrew Veit (1987) is a percussion performer/composer currently based in Iowa City, IA working towards a DMA in percussion pedagogy and performance at the University of Iowa. Andrew serves as the University of Iowa Bands teacher assistant, arranger, and instructor of the Hawkeye Drumline. In 2014, Andrew was elected to the PAS Marching Committee, and currently serves on the composition contest sub committee in charge of monitoring current writing trends in the marching arts. He has performed nationally as a member of the Atlantic County Pops Orchestra, the Lutheran Summer Music recital series, the Texas A&M University – Commerce Wind Ensemble, and the Heartland Marimba Festival.

Andrew serves as the director of percussion at the Lutheran Summer Music Academy during the summer. He has also been an active educator and clinician in New Jersey, Delaware, Texas, and Iowa. His former teachers include Dr. Dan Moore, Dr. Brian Zator, Jim Ancona, Orlando Cotto, Dr. Ted Hansen, and Leigh Howard Stevens. Andrew proudly endorses Innovation Percussion sticks and mallets.

_________ Somali Wilson is currently in her fourth year of undergraduate percussion studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the instruction of Anthony Di Sanza. As a performer she is especially interested in chamber ensembles and new music. Recently she made her second appearance with the All-Star Collegiate Ensemble for the Wisconsin Percussive Arts Society’s Days of Percussion, performed at Carnegie Hall with the UW Wind ensemble, and travelled to Shenyung Conservatory in China with the UW Percussion Ensemble. Somali also performs as a sub with Madison’s premier contemporary music ensemble Clocks in Motion. Outside of performing, she works with Girls Rock! Camp Madison as Assistant to the Director and rock band coach. Somali is from DeKalb, Illinois where her love of percussion grew from her elementary music school teacher, Sherry Jones, and high school band director, Steve Lundin. Along with studying with Anthony DiSanza at UW, Somali also studies with Todd Hammes, and Tom Ross. _________ Special thanks to our sponsors and all that have donated to help HMFA 2015! Iowa State University Iowa Arts Council Percussive Arts Society & the Iowa Chapter of PAS Onion Creek Farm Promark Sticks Sabian Cymbals Beetle Percussion Marimba One Black Swamp Percussion Evans Drumheads Mike Balter Sonic Inertia Publications Percussion Source