Alice Tully Hall Please turn off your cell phones and otherelectronic devices.

Friday Evening, March 24, 2017, at 7:00

Iris Derke, Co-Founder and General DirectorJonathan Griffith, Co-Founder and Artistic Director

presents:

An Evening with Troy Colt Bands

featuring members of

The Troy High SchoolConcert Band, Symphonic Band, and Jazz Ensemble

under the direction of

Brian P. Nutting, ConductorJeff Krum, Assistant Director

With Special Guests

Marcus Elliot, Jazz Artist-in-ResidenceAmanda Sabelhaus, Piano Albert Gonzales, “The Royal Piper”, BagpipesBrooke Mainland, Rachel Pawson, Dan Wentworth, and Katie Wiley, Members of the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble

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Troy Jazz EnsembleBrian P. Nutting, Conductor

BILLY JOEL New York State of MindARR. SAMMY NESTICO JOHNNY GREEN Body and SoulARR. DAVE WOLPE MARCUS ELLIOT, Guest Artist, Tenor Saxophone

GEORGE GERSHWIN Let’s Call the Whole Thing OffARR. NELSON RIDDLE LINDSAY NICHOLS, Vocalist KULIN OAK, Vocalist

JEFF BUNNELL Ten Brothers

GEORGE DAVIS, JOHN TAYLOR The Boy from New York CityARR. KRIS JOHNSON

Troy HS Flute ChoirBrian P. Nutting, Conductor

Amanda Sabelhaus, Guest Artist, Piano

DAN WELCHER Forest Devil Waltzes (on themes of Emil Waldteufel)

Troy Concert BandBrian P. Nutting, Conductor

STEVEN REINEKE Sedona

JULIUS FUCIK Florentiner MarchEDIT. JOHN BOURGEOIS

JAY DAWSON Amazing Grace ALBERT GONZALES: “The Royal Piper”, Guest Artist, Bagpipes

WARREN BARKER New York: 1927

RANDALL STANDRIDGE Ruckus

Troy HS Saxophone ChoirBrian P. Nutting, Conductor

TYLER BOUQUE On the Blue Line: A Saxophone’s Guide to New York City

Intermission

Troy Symphonic Band Brian P. Nutting, Conductor

RICK DEJONGE The Spirit of Troy!

ALFRED REED Symphony No. 3 I. Pesante e Molto Sostenuto

NEY ROSAURO Prelude #1 KARTHIK GANAPATHY, Marimba Soloist

LEONARD BERNSTEIN On The Town - Three Dance Episodes TRANS. PAUL LAVENDER III. Times Square, 1944

ARTURO MÁRQUEZ Danzón No. 2TRANS. OLIVER NICKEL BROOKE MAINLAND, RACHEL PAWSON, DAN WENTWORTH, and KATIE WILEY, Guest Dancers, Members of the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble

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A Message from Our MaestroThere have been three times in my professional tenure at Troy High School where excep-tional performance opportunities were afforded to the concert and symphonic bands aswell as the jazz ensemble - those that many, if not most, high school musicians will neverget to experience. In 2004, the bands took the stage at Carnegie Hall and in 2007, trav-eled in London to perform in multiple exquisite concert venues, as well as march in theNew Year’s Day parade. Nine years later, in 2016, the bands submitted an application,recordings, videos and a group resume to Distinguished Concerts International New York(DCINY) in hope of being selected for a featured, full-length concert slot at Lincoln Center.That hope has become a reality and we couldn’t be more pleased to represent Michigan,the City of Troy, and the Troy School District serving as musical ambassadors. Thank youWorldStrides and DCINY staff!

Many profound shared experiences have unfolded in the band room as we enthusiasti-cally worked to prepare for this special night in the Big Apple. Because the Troy Bands tra-ditionally travel in the month of April, one of the greatest challenges was posed by theMarch 24 performance date. An entire month of rehearsal time was lost. Student anddirector led sectionals, volunteer coachings by local professionals - along with intensedetermination, focus and drive - aided in obliterating these and all other obstacles. Animmeasurable musical transformation has occurred as inspired by this ambitiousendeavor.

Boosters also joined hands to assist in this massive undertaking. Additional funds wereraised to allow all band members a top-quality experience. Parent volunteers worked tire-lessly to organize all trips details. The students and I do not take for granted the excep-tional instrumental music support structure (on parent and administrative levels) consis-tently paving the way for our successes. Troy Bands strive for a world class status, andunwavering support on every side helped bring this goal to fruition.

As for the program, several unique and thrilling collaborations are sure to create an extra-ordinary listening and viewing experience. Three (yes, three!) world premieres writtenspecifically for this occasion will be debuted-including original compositions by RickDeJonge and senior, Tyler Bouque, as well as an arrangement by Kris Johnson. We alsoproudly present guest artists, saxophonist Marcus Elliot (Troy Jazz artist-in-residence), andbagpiper, Albert Gonzales. Finally, prepare to be dazzled as you witness yet another pre-miere - the performance of newly commissioned choreography as delivered by membersof the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble.

Our Lincoln Center venture is not about ratings, medals, trophies or competition. This per-formance is about setting new musical standards, making ourselves fully vulnerable to themusic, attaining new heights of achievement, and stepping into an ineffable place of musi-cal fulfillment. Our aim remains to present music as it was intended – food for mind, bodyand soul…inspiration for life. The students and I are honored to have this opportunity andgrateful to share our passion with you. Thank you for joining us tonight for this once-in-a-lifetime musical extravaganza. Enjoy the concert and may you leave inspired!

Unified Toward Musical Greatness,

Brian P. Nutting

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Notes on the ProgramNotes by Brian P. Nutting

New York State of Mind, Joel - Firstrecorded by Billy Joel in 1976, New YorkState of Mind, has become a fan favoritewhich boasts countless covers from adiverse range of artists such as FrankSinatra, Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand,The Muppets and Glee. This bluesy treat-ment features a small group on the verseand later a swingin’ full ensemble chorus.

Body and Soul, Heyman, Sour, Eyton &Green - Body and Soul was written in NewYork City for the British actress and singerGertrude Lawrence, who introduced it toLondon audiences. Published in England, itwas first performed in the United States byLibby Holman in the 1930 Broadway revueThree’s a Crowd. By the end of 1930 atleast eleven American bands had recordedit. Louis Armstrong was the first jazz musi-cian to record Body and Soul, in October1930 but it was Paul Whiteman and JackFulton who popularized it in United States.With a Kenton-esque rubato introduction,Wolpe’s arrangement proceeds with a bal-lad style and a hard-swinging double timesection. With some great ensemble writ-ing, after some solo space, the chartreturns to the ballad tempo leading intotwo fermatas creating a dramatic ending.

Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off, Gershwin- Written by George Gershwin and IraGershwin for the 1937 film Shall WeDance, it was introduced by Fred Astaireand Ginger Rogers as part of a celebrateddance duet on roller skates. The song ismost famous for its “You like to-may-toesand I like to-mah-toes” and other versescomparing their different regional dialectsor differences in class. Nelson Riddle’sarrangement was written for Ella Fitzgeraldfocusing on the Gershwin songbook fea-tures a rubato introduction with vocalistand guitar before breaking into the melodyin a medium swing setting.

Ten Brothers, Bunnell - This piece, a playon the blazing 1947 Four Brothers byJimmy Giuffre, was made famous by theWoody Herman orchestra. It is highlightedby a fast-paced swinging saxophone sec-tion feature with an extended saxophonesoli and heavy hitting brass section.

The Boy from New York City, Davis,Thomas - This piece was originallyrecorded in 1964 by the American soulgroup The Ad Libs. The song was later cov-ered by Darts and The Manhattan Transfer,both becoming chart hits in the UK and USrespectively. This arrangement was writ-ten specifically for the Troy High JazzEnsemble by founding Troy High Schooljazz artist-in-residence, Kris Johnson.

Forest Devil Waltzes, Welcher - ForestDevil Waltzes was composed for a celebra-tion commemorating the 80th birthday ofKarl Kraber, retired Professor of Flute at theUniversity of Texas at Austin and a found-ing member of the Dorian Wind Quintet.This work is a collection of waltz tunes byEmil Waldteufel, whose name translates as“Forest Devil.” The melodies are primarilyfrom Les Patineurs (The Skaters), in no par-ticular order or key, but are also drawn fromToujours ou Jamais (Ever or Never) and AuRevoir.

Sedona, Reinke - Sedona captures inmusical ideas the natural landscape ofmountains and wide open spaces, to painta musical canvas that is at once bold, enter-taining, and filled with life. A short, memo-rable theme runs throughout the work,showing up in a delicate flute solo, an intri-cate woodwind fugue, a warm trombonesolo, and a bold, triadic trumpet statementthat will pick you up right out of your seat.

Florentiner March, Fucík/Bourgeois –With over 400 marches, polkas, andwaltzes written mainly for military bands,Czech composer Julius Fucík is sometimesreferred to as the “Bohemian Sousa.” Borninto a musical family, he was an accom-plished bassoonist and studied composi-tion with Antonín Dvorák. He was a band

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director in Prague and his weekly concertsdrew thousands of happy listeners. TheFlorentiner, Grande March Italiana, waswritten in 1900. Its original title was LaRosa di Toscana, which was the appellationof the Tuscan city of Florence.

Amazing Grace, Dawson - Amazing Graceis a sacred hymn published in 1779, withwords written by the English poet andAnglican clergyman John Newton (1725–1807). Written from Newton’s personalexperiences, the song brings a messagethat forgiveness and hope. Jay Dawson’sarrangement makes use of the full range ofsymphonic colors as he evokes musicalimages of this beloved melody. From gen-tleness to powerful grandeur, this is a veryemotional composition for band.

New York: 1927, Barker - The “RoaringTwenties” were carefree and irresistibletimes. Fanciful technological develop-ments - like the automobile, radio, andsound motion pictures - were in theirinfancy and contributed to the excitementand jubilance of the day... New York: 1927is a musical snapshot of this colorful andmerry time. The opening Ragtime depictsthe prosperous and carefree spirit of thetimes. Blues rhapsodizes wistfully andwhimsically in roaring twenties fashion.Manhattan Mayhem cleverly creates a typ-ical busy street scene at a midtown inter-section, perhaps at Fifth Avenue and Thirty-Fourth Street, as cars weave in and around,police whistles shriek in attempted jurisdic-tion, and a barrage of pedestrians scurryonward. - Andrew Glover

Ruckus, Standridge - ruck us [ruhk-uh s]noun a noisy commotion; fracas; rumpus:Ruckus is a piece for concert band that issupposed to be just what its title implies:loud, boisterous, and aggressive. Themixed meter, heavy percussion, andthumping rhythm give this piece a decid-edly urban feel.

On the Blue Line: A Saxophone’s Guideto New York City, Bouque - Written byTroy High student musician, Tyler Bouque,

On the Blue Line guides you through somefamous New York City subway stops. Thepiece begins with an Overture. At thatpoint you are taken to the first stops on thismusical journey, The Central Park Carousel,followed by Broadway, with homage toBarry Manilow’s, Bandstand Boogie. Thenext stop is Ground Zero which gives theaudience a pause for a moment of reflec-tion followed by Times Square. This saxo-phone journey concludes with the GrandFinale quoting the ever famous New York,New York.

The Spirit of Troy!, DeJonge - The TroyHigh School Symphonic Band commis-sioned this piece for this Lincoln Center per-formance. Rick DeJonge’s fanfare is reminis-cent of different musical influences. If youlisten closely, you will hear the Troy ColtFight Song woven throughout the piece.

Symphony No. 3, Movement I, Pesante eMolto Sostenuto, Reed - Commissioned bythe United States Air Force Band, SymphonyNo 3 is written in three movements. Theopening, pesante e molto sostenuto, suc-ceeded by a hard driving allegro agitato,highly tense and dissonant in character.Symphony No. 3 represents a summation ofAlfred Reed’s approach to the modern, fullyintegrated wind/brass/percussion ensembleand the exploitation of its many-facetedpotential for large-scale, serious writing.

Prelude #1, Rosauro - Three Preludes forSolo Marimba was one of composer NeyRosauro’s very first compositions formarimba. His works are among the mostbeautiful pieces in the marimba literature.Each prelude is based on a differenttheme: #1 is based on a Spanish flamencotheme, #2 is based on a Brazilian theme inthe style of Villa Lobos’ guitar pieces, and#3 is roll-based in a choral style, with someintricacies in the middle.

On the Town - Three Dance Episodes, III.Times Square, 1944, Bernstein - The1944 musical On the Town representsLeonard Bernstein’s first venture onto theBroadway stage. Inspired by his successful

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ballet Fancy Free, the musical follows theadventures of three sailors on shore leavein New York City and is focused around aseries of dance episodes, three of whichBernstein selected for an orchestral suite.Long unavailable for band, this 2016 editionis beautifully transcribed by Paul Lavender.

Danzón No. 2, Márquez - Originally writ-ten for orchestra, Danzón No. 2 hasenjoyed significant popularity on perfor-

mance programs everywhere. The rhyth-mic interest in the piece is maintainedthrough the use of varying accents andtempi. This staple of the contemporaryMexican music literature expresses andreflects on the dance style named danzón,which has its origins in Cuba from a naturalsynthesis of Spanish, British, and Frenchdance forms but is a very important part ofthe folklore of the Mexican state ofVeracruz.

Meet the Artists

TROY JAZZ ENSEMBLE, TROY CONCERTBAND, TROY SYMPHONIC BAND, TROYHS SAXOPHONE CHOIR, TROY HS FLUTECHOIR

Brian Nutting, Troy High School Director ofBands, is parent to Alex (23), Evan (20),Elizabeth (18) and Noah (14). A graduate ofWestern Michigan University, with aMaster of Music degree (with conductingemphasis) from Bowling Green StateUniversity, he has been teaching since1991. Mr. Nutting is currently pursuing aPhD at Oakland University. He studiedconducting with Richard Suddendorf andMark Kelly, tuba with Robert Whaley, andvoice with Mel Ivey and Steve Zegree. In2000, Mr. Nutting was appointed Troy HighSchool Director of Bands where he directsthe campus, concert, and symphonicbands, the jazz ensemble, numerouschamber ensembles, and 215-memberTroy Colt Marching Band - with a combinedenrollment of over 270 students. Under hisbaton, they have received consistent topratings at district, state and national levelsand have been invited to perform at musicfestivals and venues throughout the US

and Europe, where the Marching Band ledthe 2006 London New Year’s Day Parade.Mr. Nutting’s teaching excellence has gar-nered recognition throughout the TroySchool District and beyond. He was namedTroy “Teacher of the Year” in 2009. In2011, he was named “Teacher of the Year”by the Michigan School Band andOrchestra Association, District XVI. TheUniversity Musical Society (Ann Arbor)named him its 2012 DTE EnergyFoundation Educator of the Year in recogni-tion of “his passionate commitment to artseducation at Troy High School and to thetransformative power of the arts in thecommunity at large.” In 2012, his peersnominated him for induction into theAmerican School Band DirectorsAssociation. Mr. Nutting is an active mem-ber of MSBOA and frequently serves assubstitute director, consultant, and guestclinician. He serves on the board of direc-tors for AVANTI and is an honorary memberof Kappa Kappa Psi, the National HonoraryBand Fraternity. Mr. Nutting currentlyplays French horn in the MacombSymphony Orchestra.

Jeff Krum is the Assistant Director ofBands at Troy High School since 2015 andhas been teaching since 2004. He is a grad-uate of Michigan State University andearned his Master of Music Educationdegree from VanderCook College of Musicin Chicago. Mr. Krum began teaching inBaldwin, MI, working alongside masterteacher C. David Bass. He built his own pro-gram, developing excellence teaching fifththrough twelfth grade band in Manton, MI.

Brian P. NuttingConductor

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He then had the opportunity to rebuildanother program at Berkshire Middle Schooland Groves High School in Birmingham, MI.Throughout his tenure, Mr. Krum’s ensem-bles strove to be the best they could be, per-forming for a wide-range of audiences fromthe Michigan Association of SchoolAdministrators to tens of thousands of spec-tators on the streets of London. In 2015, Mr.Krum was offered the position of AssistantDirector of Bands at Troy High School. Heworks with all aspects of the Troy Bands andserves as Troy Colt Drumline Co-Instructor.Most recently he has been integral in theformation of the Troy High SchoolPercussion Ensemble. Mr. Krum also contin-ues to teach in Birmingham as the Directorof Bands at the Birmingham CovingtonSchool.

The Troy Jazz Ensemble were invited toperform at the Detroit Jazz Festival, withthe most recent appearance in 2010, andperformed with Alexander Zonjic in 2008.Top finalists in the Pontiac Jazz Invitationalfor three consecutive years, they placedfirst at the 2006 WMU Jazz Invitational,were featured performers in the DetroitJazz Festival and were runners-up in thenational Ellington Jazz Competition. In2011, the ensemble performed at theMichigan Music Conference. The grouphas performed in festivals in Boston,Chattanooga, Chicago, Atlanta, Orlando,and San Antonio receiving top honors atthese competitions.

Troy High Concert and SymphonicBands. The Concert and Symphonic bandshave earned recognition as “best in class”on state and national levels including festi-vals in Boston, Chattanooga, Chicago,Gatlinburg, Orlando, San Antonio andLondon, England. Both bands, comprisedof students in grades 9 - 12, have per-formed on many of the nation’s greateststages including the Max M. Fisher MusicCenter, the Macomb Center for thePerforming Arts, Atlanta’s WoodruffCenter, San Antonio’s Toben Center,Chicago Symphony Hall, and Carnegie Hall.The Troy Symphonic Band was featured inthe 2003 and 2014 Western MichiganUniversity Spring Conferences and the2004 Carnegie Hall Recital Series (underthe baton of composer, James Barnes).The band was selected to perform at the2007 and 2011 Michigan MusicConferences. One of the greatest privi-leges band members experienced was theopportunity to play under the baton ofDetroit Symphony Orchestra Maestro,Leonard Slatkin.

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Marcus Elliot is a saxophonist/composer/educator of the metro-Detroit area who isquickly gaining recognition for his imaginativeimprovising, and fervently thoughtful voice onthe saxophone. Marcus began playing profes-sionally in the Detroit Jazz scene when hewas 15 years old. He was awarded a scholar-ship for his talents as a musician to attendMichigan State University to study with Wes“Warmdaddy” Anderson, Diego Rivera andRodney Whitaker. After graduating fromMSU, Marcus has performed across theglobe in places like Canada, Cuba, Barbados,South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Egypt,Jordan, Indonesia and many other coun-tries. As a Band Leader, Marcus has led theMarcus Elliot Quartet for the past 8 years. Heself-released his first album “LookingForward”, in 2010. His latest project “Whenthe City Meets the Sky” was self-released inMay, 2015. The Marcus Elliot Quartet per-forms at Cliff Bells every Tuesday. As aSideman, Marcus has performed with BobHurst, Karriem Riggins, James Carter, JimmyCobb, Bobby Broom, Marcus Belgrave,Johnny O’Neal, Jimmy Heath, Sean Dobbins,Kris Johnson, Thaddeus Dixon, EttieneCharles, Mulgrew Miller, Rodney Whitaker,Talib Kweli, and many others. As an educator,Marcus has been giving private saxophonelessons since the age of 14. He is the Artist-in-Residence at Troy High School, and wasthe Director of the Detroit SymphonyOrchestra’s Civic Jazz Band in 2012-2013. Hewas the saxophone instructor at The YoungMusicians Program in Berkley, CA from 2009-2011. Marcus is a strong supporter of the artsand has created and funded a scholarship atMilford High School that gives monetaryawards to young musicians and visual artiststhat plan to pursue the arts after high school.He currently lives in the Detroit area wherehe is studying, practicing, composing, andengulfing himself in the rich history of the

Detroit music scene by performing with localDetroit artists and ensembles.

Amanda Sabelhaus is a staff accompanistat Oakland University and a Touring Artistfor the Michigan Opera Theatre. She hasperformed on the grand stage of CarnegieHall and has served as the official accom-panist for the Metropolitan Opera CouncilAuditions. Since 2012, she has served as aresident pianist at the Sir James GalwayInternational Flute Festival held in Weggis,Switzerland. Amanda resides in Troy,Michigan with her husband and twoteenage daughters.

Albert Gonzales has played the Pipes sincehis days as a teenager in Leonia, NJ. In2006, He retired from the NYPD, leavingbehind the wild odyssey of being a radiocar cop in the South Bronx, a job he trulyenjoyed and misses every day, for theworld of entertainment. Performing is hispassion and he’s been fortunate to sharehis music worldwide, and meet so manywonderful people along the way. He hasperformed in London, Las Vegas,California, and Istanbul, Turkey. Gonzales isthe only American piper to have performedfor Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, at herresidence in Balmoral Castle in Scotland.He has also performed for Mary McAleeseduring her tenure as president of Ireland.

Marcus ElliotJazz Artist-In-Residence Amanda

SabelhausFeatured PianoAccompanist

Albert Gonzales“The Royal Piper”

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BROOKE MAINLAND, RACHEL PAWSON,DAN WENTWORTH, KATIE WILEY,Members of the Eisenhower DanceEnsemble. Eisenhower Dance has spentthe last 25 years giving life to the repertoireof internationally known choreographers, aswell as the highly-acclaimed work of ArtisticDirector Laurie Eisenhower. Established inmetro Detroit by Eisenhower in 1991, theCompany presents an annual subscriptionseries and tours internationally. The com-pany has performed works by choreogra-phers Edgar Zendejas, David Parsons, LarLubovitch, Ron de Jesus, Gina Patterson,Lauren Edson, and Harrison McEldowney, toname a few. The Company’s mission of col-laboration has resulted in performances withthe Michigan Opera Theatre, the GreatLakes Chamber Music Festival, the WarrenSymphony, the Immigrant Suns, DetroitChamber Winds & Strings, the RackhamSymphony Choir, the Motor City Lyric Opera,and the Toledo Opera, among others.

Brooke Mainland was born and raised inWisconsin where she began her formaldance training. She holds a Bachelor of FineArts, with a Business minor, from Universityof Arizona where she studied with Melissa

Lowe, Sam Watson, Michael Williams, AmyErnst, Douglas Nielsen, James Clouser,Tamara Dyke-Compton, and ElizabethGeorge. Upon graduating, she apprenticedwith Thodos Dance Chicago, where shetrained with many artists in the area includ-ing teachers with Hubbard Street, Visceral,and River North dance companies. In 2015,she traveled to Europe to assist SamWatson at the Tanz Danza Dance Festival inBolzano, Italy. Her performances include"Carnival Choreographers Ball,” "World ofDance," and "Danceworks Milwaukee,” aswell as larger events including Capezio's125th Anniversary Gala and Dizzy FeetFoundation's Benefit Gala.

Rachel Pawson hails from Alma, Michigan.She started her dance career at DuHadwayDance Dimensions where she trained andcompeted from age three until graduatingfrom high school in 2013. She was a mem-ber of Oakland University’s Repertory DanceCompany her first two years of collegewhere she performed in works by Ron deJesus, Bryan Strimpel, and Chien Ying.Rachel had the opportunity to dance andperform overseas when she studied abroadfor three weeks in Berlin, Germany. She isnow a senior in Oakland University’s danceprogram where she is studying to earn herBachelor of Arts in Dance.

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Daniel Wentworth started dancing atZeeland East High School in 2008 and grad-uated in 2011, having been awarded theNorma Sneller Scholarship of ArtisticExcellence for his heavy involvement inMadrigals Choir, Theatre, and Dance.Following high school, he was accepted as ascholarship student to Grand Valley StateUniversity. While there he had many oppor-tunities to work with faculty and guestartists including Eddy O’Campo, TakeUeyama, Brian McSween, and MikeEsperanza, and has had the opportunity tolearn from the companies Thodos DanceChicago and Gallim Dance Company. Danalso attended Joffrey Ballet School’s NewYork summer intensive as a scholarship stu-dent in 2014 and graduated with a B.A inDance & Mathematical Statistics.

Katie Wiley received her early training atYoung People’s Ballet Theatre in Flint, MI. In2014, she graduated from Butler Universitywith a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Pedagogyand a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Whilewith Butler Ballet she performed works by

Derek Reid, Susan McGuire, and CynthiaPratt. Katie has also attended summer pro-grams with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago,Giordano Dance Chicago, Joffrey Ballet, andCarolina Ballet.

Rick DeJonge is a graduate of the Scoringfor Motion Pictures and Television Programfrom USC and holds a Master’s of Art andBachelor’s of Music from WesternMichigan University. As a film composer,Rick has worked on several films and withgreat composers such as ChristopherYoung, David Spear, Jack Smalley, and PeteAnthony. Rick’s score for the action filmFighting with Anger contained a songwhich won Best Original Song at the NewYork Independent Film Festival and wasrecorded by Willie Nelson. Rick wasrecently featured in an article of scoring forfilms in Life magazine and he just finishedscoring 3 cues for a new cartoon ad forFiat. As an orchestrator, Rick has workedwith composers on television promos forshows including Beautiful People, Lost,The West Wing, and CSI Miami. As a con-ductor, Rick has conducted his own scoresat Paramount Studios, Fox Studios, andFirehouse Studios in Pasadena, California.His original piano recordings for 4 silentfilms have also received great reviews.Rick has been writing music for orchestraand wind ensemble for over 25 years andfor the Boston Brass the last 15 years. Youcan hear his symphonic works on SummitRecords. Rick has been the officialarranger/composer for Walt Disney World’sThanksgiving Day Parade since 2011. Rickis a member of ASCAP.

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Kris Johnson is an award-winning jazztrumpeter, composer, and educator. He hasappeared on an impressive list of albumsincluding two Grammy-nominatedreleases: Tony Bennett’s “A Swingin’Christmas” and Karen Clark Sheard’s “AllIn One”. Kris is a trumpeter and arrangerwith the Count Basie Orchestra. In 2013 hewas featured in the standup-comedy film“Make Me Wanna Holla” starring Sinbad.Currently, Kris Johnson is the Director ofJazz Studies at the University of Utah. Krisreceived his master’s (2007) and bachelor’s(2005) degrees in Jazz Studies fromMichigan State University. In 2012, Krisreceived an ASCAP Herb Alpert Young JazzComposers award and was selected asone of 25 Detroit performing and literaryartists to receive a Kresge ArtistFellowship. Mr. Johnson has performed atsome of the world’s most prestigious jazzvenues including the Apollo Theater, theBlue Note Jazz Club (US and Japan),Sydney Opera House, Blues Alley, and theHollywood Bowl. He has also had theopportunity to perform with many jazzgreats including Tony Bennett, Patti Austin,Wess Anderson, Wycliffe Gordon, JonHendricks, Monty Alexander, ChristianMcBride, Jamie Cullum, and many others.He has recorded on three albums with theCount Basie Orchestra including a 2015Christmas album with Concord Recordsthat features his arrangement of “Let ItSnow” with soloist Ellis Marsalis. Drawingfrom jazz, classical, hip-hop, and neo-soul,Kris’s writing creates diverse textures thatrepresent his unique musical identity. Hehas composed several large-scale worksfor jazz and orchestral ensembles includ-ing Jim Crow’s Tears (musical for 6 ensem-ble members and a jazz orchestra), AJourney Through a Dream (jazz ensembleand string quartet commissioned by theArts League of Michigan), and Odd

Expressions (jazz ensemble and symphonyorchestra commissioned by Troy HighSchool). His arrangements have been per-formed and/or recorded by the Count BasieOrchestra, Karen Clark Sheard, YolandaAdams, the Clark Sisters, FarmingtonCommunity Band, the Motor City BrassBand, Detroit Symphony’s Civic JazzEnsembles, and many others. He is alsothe exclusive copyist for composer andtrombonist, Wycliffe Gordon. Johnson hasa keen sensitivity to the nuances of film asis evident in his award-winning film scoresfor various webseries, documentaries,short films, and a feature film. He receivedan Outstanding Score award for his workon the comedic web series The PuNannyDiaries at the 2011 LA Webfest. Kris was afull time faculty member at The Ohio StateUniversity from 2012 – 2015 serving as ajazz lecturer. He is also the former directorof Detroit Symphony’s Civic Jazz Orchestrawhere he lead the most talented studentsin Metro Detroit. Johnson has also servedas a Jazz Artist in Residence at Troy HighSchool, Southfield-Lathrup High School,Eaton Rapids High School, and is the writerand co-creator of The Learning Express, aseries of workshops that use hip-hop andjazz to teach elementary students aboutscience, reading, and math.

Tyler Bouque, a Troy High senior, began hisformal music training with the Detroit OperaHouse in 2010, where he returns to star intheir spring production of Burry’s The Hobbit.He has been composing extensively sincearound the same time, most recently pre-miering his first symphony for wind ensem-ble with the symphonic band in 2016.Bouque intends to major in vocal perfor-mance and music composition in the fall, andowes Mr. Nutting an enormous thank you forhis constant encouragement and support ofhis work.

Tyler BouqueStudentComposer

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Troy High School Jazz EnsembleAlto SaxophoneYin, JesseYouness, Jenna

Tenor SaxophoneGrieme, TimPeters, Maxwell

Baritone SaxophoneBouque, TylerKim, Jamie

TrumpetGarin, LinusGregory, TimStrong, NathanThompson, IanWang, Bryan

TromboneChen, RichardFershtman, JoelJalkanen, AlexanderMaher, Jacob

PianoFisher, NatalieXiong, Cynthia

GuitarDorn, AlecSmalley, WilliamThompson, Ian

String BassCastiglione, Stephen

VibesGanapathy, KarthikMoy, Gina

DrumsetPajak, JoshuaVerhelst, Caelan

VocalistNichols, LindsayOak, Kulin

Troy High School Concert BandPiccoloLi, Claire

FluteAedla, MihikaAigalikar, VedikaBaik, EuniChen, TeresaGandra, SahitaGarin, PamGrodsky, GabriellaGrover, PrishaHu, CatherineLee, MichelleLi, ClaireLi, MichelleMoon, SujinNichols, AnnaPikulas, KaleighSheppard, AliceYou, Jessica

OboeTabaka, Jacqueline

BassoonKozel, MattStepien, Zenon

ClarinetBokil, AmeyaCrego, ChristopherDelkova, Yana

Gjoka, GabrielaGlenn, CaseyGomer, ShrutiJean, KatieNie, JasonPulavarthi, TejaSrinivasan, Sandhya

Bass ClarinetDawson, CassidyDouglas, ThomasKozel, BenjaminNix, MarcusRawat, AmanWagner, Paige

Alto SaxophoneDonnellon, OliviaKaminski, TessaKim, JamieKolluru, ShashankLee, EddyMaini, RaghavMyhrer, EricSkrzycki, MatthewWatson, IanYoung, PeytonZhang, Kevin

Tenor SaxophoneGarg, NeilKaras, Adam

Baritone SaxophoneKakulavaram, DheerajKumar, Puja

TrumpetBoven, SamanthaDemetriou, YiannosHom, IsabellaKaminski, NoelleLiu, BenjaminMcNamee, KevinMohammad, NabeelRunke, LukeSchomer, JuliaSolomond, BraydenStrong, JustinXu, Bright

French HornAzar, GeorgeFeld, MikLi, DelbertYan, Richard

TromboneAnderson, ConnorBousho, EdmundBrown, RobertChen, KevinHom, ChristopherJalkanen, JohnTabaka, AndrewVu, Charlie

EuphoniumJevarjian, EmilyLee, MitchellPattabhi, OmYashinsky, Ariela

TubaLee, EuijunRicketts, JosephTan, Luke

String BassRose, Brittany

PercussionBrennecke, KyleDannug, EmmanuelHom, AlexanderJudy, MeganMayernik, GregoryOlson, EmilySirhan, JacobXiong, Cynthia

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Troy High School Symphonic BandFlute/PiccoloBaek, MichelleGu, LyndseyHsu, JessyHuang, SaraMyers, JacquelynPryde, LauraRowbal, AnnieSabelhaus, ElaynaSimone, OliviaTu, OliviaWu, EmilyYang, ClaireYoung, Alisa

OboeLee, JaeheeXiao, Lillian

English HornLee, Jaehee

BassoonKuang, DavidLisowski, SonjaTaneja, Amishi

Contra BassoonKuang, David

Eb ClarinetZhang, William

ClarinetChen, ArleneFerriby, KatieFisher, NatalieHuang, MaxKadari, KamalKang, Jiho

Kim, YunsooLi, KevinLi, RichardLu, KenPalanisamy, VasanthWang, KevinZhang, CarolZhao, AllanZhang, William

Bass ClarinetEighmey, NatalieHall, JustinNichols, Lindsay

Contralto ClarinetChoi, June

Contrabass ClarinetHam, Michael

Soprano SaxophoneJiang, MarvinYouness, Jenna

Alto SaxophoneJiang, MarvinLiu, KelleyPeters, MaxwellYouness, Jenna

Tenor SaxophoneEiler, JulieGrieme, Tim

Baritone SaxophoneBouque, TylerDannug, John

CornetGregory, TimMalyarenko, Marina

FlugelhornCarlin, ScottGarin, LinusGregory, TimLemke, LukasMcEachern, ColinOh, BrianThompson, IanVarghese, AndrewWang, Brian

TrumpetCarlin, ScottGarin, LinusGregory, TimLemke, LukasMalyarenko, MarinaMcEachern, ColinOh, BrianStrong, NathanThompson, IanVarghese, AndrewWang, Brian

French HornCorsello, JoshuaHa, JamesLee, DanaMarthi, SiddarthYoung, Kathleen

TromboneChen, RichardJalkanen, AlexanderMacri, JuliaZhang, Hanchi

Bass TromboneMaher, Jacob

EuphoniumBuia, BenjaminOverberg, Jacob

TubaChandler, BraydenKang, WonyoungRose, BrittanySong, Jihoon

String BassCastiglione, Stephen

PercussionAcharya, AadharshBrodzinski, StevenClancy, LiamClark, RachelGanapathy, KarthikKim, HyonjoonMoy, GinaSuh, NatalieTaggart, KristinaVerhelst, Caelan

Troy High School Flute ChoirPiccoloGu, LyndseyYoung, Alisa

FluteBaek, MichelleHsu, Jessy

Huang, SaraMyers, JacquelynPryde, LauraSabelhaus, ElaynaTu, OliviaWu, EmilyYang, Claire

Alto FluteRowbal, Annie

Bass FluteSimone, Olivia

PianoSabelhaus, Amanda

Troy High School Saxophone EnsembleSoprano SaxophoneGrieme, TimJiang, Marvin

Alto SaxophoneLiu, KelleyPeters, Maxwell

Tenor SaxophoneEiler, JulieYouness, Jenna

Baritone SaxophoneDannug, JohnKakulavaram, Dheeraj

Bass SaxophoneBouque, Tyler

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TROY SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIONDr. Rich Machesky, SuperintendentMark Dziatczak, Assistant SuperintendentP. Jefferson McCoy, Fine Arts Coordinator

MEMBERS OF THE TSD BOARD OF EDUCATIONNancy Philippart, PresidentKarl Schmidt, Vice-PresidentPaula Fleming, SecretarySteve Gottlieb, Gary Hauff, and Todd Miletti, Trustees

TROY HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIONRemo Roncone, PrincipalMelissa Curth, Assistant PrincipalDan House, Assistant PrincipalBrian Zawislak, Assistant Principal

TROY HIGH SCHOOL BAND BOOSTERSDenice Schomer, PresidentAmy McKaig, Vice-PresidentLinda Overberg, SecretaryTim Ha, TreasurerJoe Anderson, Fundraising ChairDan Pryde, Production ChairMarianne Ferriby, Public Relations ChairTeresa Jevarjian, Social Events ChairSue Balamucki, Hector Rodriguez, Past PresidentsWeatherly Verhelst, Uniform ChairAndy Kaminski, Spring Trip Coordinator & Webmaster

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DCINY 2017 Concert Series

Sunday Afternoon, April 9, 2017 at 2:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallTotal VocalDeke Sharon, Guest Conductor and Creative DirectorSpecial Guests from Pitch Perfect and Broadway’s In TransitDistinguished Concerts Singers International

Monday Evening, April 10, 2017 at 7:00Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln CenterGreen Valley High School Symphonic Wind Orchestra and Hershey SymphonyGreen Valley High School Symphonic Wind Orchestra (NV)Diane Koutsulis, DirectorHershey Symphony (PA)Sandra Dackow, Director

Sunday Evening, April 30, 2017 at 7:00David Geffen Hall, Lincoln CenterViva La Musica de ArgentinaMartín Palmeri: Tango Credo (WORLD PREMIERE)Saul Zaks, Guest ConductorAriel Ramírez: Misa CriollaJonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal ConductorDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Friday Evening, May 26, 2017 at 7:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallCelebration & ReflectionDieter Wagner, Guest ConductorDistinguished Concerts Singers InternationalThe Hudson Festival Chorus (OH)Thomas Scott, DirectorDanilo Guanais : Missa de Alçacuz (20th Anniversary)Vladimir Silva, Director

Sunday Evening, May 28, 2017 at 8:30Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallBrahms’ RequiemJonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal ConductorDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Monday Evening, May 29, 2017 at 7:00David Geffen Hall, Lincoln CenterWith Strength & JoyAntonio Vivaldi: GloriaWilliam Powell, Guest Conductor

Lincoln Center

Pepper Choplin: Psalm 23: A Journey with The Shepherd Pepper Choplin, Composer/ConductorDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Tuesday Evening, May 30, 2017 at 7:00Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie HallIan Gindes, Pianist

Sunday Afternoon, June 4, 2017 at 2:00David Geffen Hall, Lincoln CenterPortraits of HealingTyler’s SuiteTim Seelig, Guest ConductorAnn Hampton Callaway, SopranoKellan Christopher, TenorThe Music of Ola GjeiloJames M. Meaders, DCINY Associate Artistic Director and ConductorDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Sunday Afternoon. June 11, 2017 at 2:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallThe Music of Vaughan WilliamsRalph Vaughan Williams: Sancta CivitasCraig Jessop, Guest ConductorRalph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis PacemNina Nash-Robertson, Guest ConductorDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Saturday Evening, June 17, 2017 at 7:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallSong/PlayAlberto Grau: La DoncellaCristian Grases, Guest ConductorAlberto Grau: La Avispa Brava (WORLD PREMIERE)María Guinand, Guest ConductorDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers InternationalCharlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra (NC)Ernest Pereira, Director

Monday Evening, June 26, 2017 at 7:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallCanta! Canta! Canta!The Music of Francisco NúñezFrancisco Núñez, Composer/ConductorDistinguished Concerts Singers InternationalCabrillo College (CA)John D. Anderson, DirectorCheryl M. Anderson, Director

For DCINY’s full season listing, visit www.DCINY.org

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