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March 18- 21Atlanta, Georgia

American String Teachers Association

National Orchestra Festival 2009

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Welcome to the Festival!

It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the sixth annual National Orchestra Festival® (NOF) sponsored by The Potter Violin Company. The �009 NOF brings together �5 spectacular ensembles representing �4 schools from across the United States. Congratulations on your hard work and accomplishment for being accepted into ASTA’s premier festival.

The NOF is proud to present some of the nation’s finest music educators as our adjudicators and clinicians. Each group will receive taped and written comments, as well as a rating by each of the three concert adjudicators. Following the concert, our highly qualified clinicians will provide each group with a clinic designed to enhance their music making abilities. In addition, each orchestra will have the opportunity during the conference to work with master class clinicians. These clinicians have national and international reputations as musicians and teachers. ASTA is committed to delivering the highest artistic and educational experience to its members and their students. We are certain that the �009 NOF will meet that goal!

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

Sincerely, Kathleen D. Brungard Organizing Chair

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Louis BergonziLouis Bergonzi is professor of conducting and music education (instrumental/strings) at the University of Illinois, where he specializes in conducting and string education/pedagogy and is music director/conductor of the University Philharmonia. Prior to his �005 appointment at Illinois, he was on the faculty of the Eastman School of Music for �7 years. While at Eastman, he was director of the Rochester-Eastman String Partnership Urban Project, a

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Pamela Tellejohn Hayes Pamela Tellejohn Hayes is nationally recognized for her work in the field of music education as an orchestra teacher, author, clinician, consultant, and conductor. Hayes is the recipient of both the Merle J. Isaac Lifetime Achievement Award from NSOA and the Elizabeth A.H. Green School Educator Award from ASTA. She has been inducted into the SCMEA Hall of Fame, received the Order of the Silver Crescent from the Governor of South Carolina, and the Citation for Leadership

and Merit from ASTA with NSOA. Hayes has served as president of the National School Orchestra Association, the South Carolina Music Educators Association, the Orchestra Division of SCMEA, and the South Carolina chapter of ASTA. She has appeared as a clinician and conductor at many state, regional and national conferences of MENC, NSOA, and ASTA. As a coordinator and teacher for 3� years, her award winning orchestras performed concerts on three separate occasions in Carnegie Hall. Hayes is coauthor of the comprehensive method book series Essential Elements 2000 for Strings. She is an educational consultant for the Glaesel Stringed Instrument Division of the Conn-Selmer Company. She has served as a member of the editorial board for the Music Educators Journal and has authored articles for The Instrumentalist, Orchestra News, The World of Glaesel Strings, American String Teacher, and the Music

multifaceted program for preparing studio and group string teachers for work in urban settings. He is a past president of ASTA and was string specialist and orchestra conductor for the Lexington,Massachusetts public schools. He teaches each summer at the Illinois Orchestral Conducting Workshop with Don Schleicher. He is active as a clinician, adjudicator, and guest conductor of youth orchestras throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia. He has written for the American String Teacher, the NSOA Newsletter, and the Journal of Research in Music Education. He is coauthor of Effects of Arts Education on Participation in the Arts (National Endowment for the Arts, �996) and of Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra, Volumes �, �, and 3 (GIA, �00�/�003/�007). His Rounds and Canons for Strings: Shaping Musical Independence is published by Kjos Publishers.

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William LaRue Jones William LaRue Jones is one of the most active and versatile symphonic conductors in America today, possessing a unique ability to work effectively with musicians at all levels of performing capability and experience. His conducting schedule includes a wide array of professional, festival, collegiate and student ensembles throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia, ranging from the Minnesota Orchestra and the Minneapolis Pops to the Penang (Malaysia)

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Symphony, the Antofagasta (Chili) Symphony and the Symphony Orchestra of Lucerne (Switzerland). Jones has conducted more than 80 all-state orchestras with additional festival/clinics in most of the 50 states and Canadian provinces. He has served extended conducting residencies at the North Carolina School for the Arts, the University of Miami, Interlochen Academy for the Arts, and Kansas City Conservatory. He is a member of the conducting faculty at the International Workshops where he also serves as conductor of the International String Orchestra. He also is the founding artistic director of the critically acclaimed Conductors Workshop of America. In addition, he is a guest clinician for numerous conducting seminars for professional/educational associations internationally. A Texas native, Jones holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin, University of Iowa, and Kansas State University, with additional studies at The Juilliard School of Music and the University of North Texas.

Educators Journal. Hayes earned a bachelor of music education degree from Wichita State University, a master of education degree in educational administration, and an education specialist certificate in curriculum and instruction from the University of South Carolina. She currently resides in Lexington, South Carolina with her husband, Larry, where she is a member of the South Carolina Philharmonic and adjunct instructor of violin and string methods at Columbia College.

Tellejohn Hayes (continued)

CliniciansRobert Gillespie Robert Gillespie, professor of music, is responsible for string teacher training at The Ohio State University, which has one of the largest and most extensive string pedagogy degree programs in the nation. Degree programs in string teaching include undergraduate, masters, and Ph.D. programs and currently enrolls over 35 students. His graduating students teach in school systems and universities throughout the country.

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Anthony Maiello Anthony J. Maiello is presently professor of music and director of instrumental studies at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia where he conducts the Symphony Orchestra and Wind Symphony and teaches several conducting courses. His professional credits include clinician, adjudicator, and guest conductor of all-state, all-state sectional, regional, district, all-county and all-city ensembles, with appearances throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and the

Robert Gillespie (continued)

Gillespie is the immediate past national president of ASTA. He is a frequent guest conductor of all-state, regional, and festival orchestras throughout the country and Europe, and he has presented string teacher sessions, workshops, and conducted concerts at national and state music educator conferences in 43 states and Canada. His string education articles appear frequently in all the major music journals. He is co-author of the Hal Leonard string method book series, Essential Elements for Strings, Essential Elements 2000 for Strings, the new Essential Elements for Strings Plus DVD publication, and Getting Started: Strolling Strings for MENC. He is also coauthor of the new Oxford University Press book: Strategies for Teaching Strings: Building A Successful School Orchestra Program. He is coauthor of the String Clinics to Go DVD series and the Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra texts for GIA publications. He received the Distinguished Scholar award given by his faculty colleagues in �00�-�003 in the School of Music at Ohio State University, and he is a member of the editorial committee of the Journal of Research in Music Education.

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Bahamas. He conducted musical activities for the gold medal ceremonies at the �980 Olympics, the New York State Music Camp & Institute; has served as New York State Music Association adjudicator; clinician for Yamaha and for Warner Bros. Publications, president of the International Association of Jazz Educators (N.Y. State Chapter), and as musical director for Music Festivals International. He is an elected member of the American Bandmasters Association and ASCAP, and holds membership in the National Band Association, College Band Directors National Association, New York State School Music Association, Virginia Music Educators Association, Virginia Jazz Service Organization, College Music Society, ASTA, and American Symphony Orchestra League. He served as professor of music and chairman of performance at the Crane School of Music, Potsdam College of SUNY. Under his direction, the ensembles at Crane and George Mason University have commissioned new works, made numerous recordings and appearances statewide and at regional and national conferences in the United States and Canada.

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Alpharetta High School Chamber OrchestraAlpharetta, Georgia l Sheldon Fisher, Director

Caddo Middle School Magnet Orchestra Shreveport, Louisiana l Elaine Webb, Director

Caddo Parish Magnet High School OrchestraShreveport, Louisiana l Elaine Webb, Director

Capital-South Charleston High School Combined Orchestras Charleston, West Virginia l Colleen Tan, Director

Herricks High School Chamber OrchestraNew Hyde Park, New York l Robin Maddox, Director

Lawton Chiles High School OrchestraTallahassee, Florida l Christopher Miller, Director

Liberty Senior High School Symphonic OrchestraLiberty, Missouri l Mary Lou Jones, Director

Nyack High School Chamber OrchestraNyack, New York l Christine Gero, Director

Oakton High School Chamber OrchestraVienna, Virginia l Cheri Collins, Director

Oscar Smith High School Chamber OrchestraChesapeake, Virginia l Deanna Kringel, Director

Robert Lewis Middle School OrchestraNatchez, Mississippi l Shawn Smith, Director

Spring Valley High School OrchestraColumbia, South Carolina l Christopher Selby, Director

Southwest High School Chamber OrchestraEl Centro, California l Matthew Busse, Director

Stringendo Orchestra School of the Hudson Valley Poughkeepsie, New York l Jonathan Handman, Director

Yorktown High School String OrchestraArlington, Virginia l Thomas Hartman, Director

Performing Groups

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Thursday, March 19

Robert Lewis Middle School Orchestra .......................9:00 a.m. Natchez, MississippiShawn Smith, Director

Rondeau (from “Masterpiece Theater”) Jean-Joseph MourêtALFRED arr. Leidig

Winter from The Four Seasons Antonio VivaldiBELWIN arr. McCarrick Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K.5�5 Wolfgang Amadeus MozartMvt. � arr. PhillipsBELWIN

Emperor’s Waltz, Opus 437 Johann Strauss, Jr.KENDOR arr. Monday

Aztec Sunrise John Edmundson and QUEENWOOD PUBLICATIONS/KJOS Shirley Strom Mullins

Anasazi John EdmundsonQUEENWOOD PUBLICATIONS/KJOS

Iowa Spring Paul SeitzLATHAM MUSIC LTD.

“Stairway To Heaven” Robert Plant and Jimmy PageALFRED arr. Uhl

Herricks High School Chamber Orchestra ................10:00 a.m. New Hyde Park, New YorkRobin Maddox, Director

Suite for Strings John RutterA-RovingI Have a Bonnet Trimmed With BlueO Waly, Waly (The Water is Wide)Dashing AwayGOOD MUSIC PUBLISHING

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Of Glorious Plumage Richard MeyerHIGHLAND/ETLING

Souvenir de Florence, op. 70 Peter Ilich TchaikovskyAllegro vivace arr. Lucas DrewKALMUS

Nyack High School Chamber Orchestra ..................... 11:00 a.m.Nyack, New YorkChristine Gero, Director

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, in G Major, BWV �048 J. S. BachAllegroBREITKOPF & HÄRTEL

St. Paul’s Suite, op. �9, No. � Gustav HolstJigOstinatoIntermezzoFinale (“From The Dargason”)G. SCHIRMER, INC.

Pavane pour une infante Defunte Maurice Ravel arr. Burke LokeyBurke Lokey, Guest Conductor

Concerto Grosso No. � for String Ernest BlochOrchestra and Piano ObbligatoPreludeBROUDE BROTHERS

Oscar Smith High School Chamber Orchestra ............. 1:00 p.m.Chesapeake, VirginiaDeanna Kringel, Director

Overture to the Wind Kirt MosierKJOS

Allegro Spiritoso Jean-Baptiste SenailleBELWIN MILLS arr. James Higgins

Rondo in Blue Robert LongfieldFJH

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Short Overture Jean BergerG. SCHIRMER

From Holberg’s Time, op. 40 (“Holberg Suite”) Edvard GriegPreludeGavotte, MusetteRigaudonKALMUS

Calypso Jam Dean MarshallSWATH PUBLISHING

Simple Symphony Benjamin BrittenFrolicsome FinaleOXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Capital-South Charleston High School Combined Orchestras ....................................................2:00 p.m. Charleston, West VirginiaColleen Tan, Director

Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, op. 6, No. 7 Georg Friderich HandelAndanteHornpipeSCHOTT

Serenade for Strings in E Minor Edward ElgarAllegro piacevoleGOODMUSIC

Symphony No. 4 Robert SchumannFirst Movement arr. McCashinFJH

“The Devil Went Down to Georgia” Charlie Daniels arr. Darling

Danzas de Panama William Grant StillTamborito Cumbia y CongoPEERMUSIC CLASSICAL

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Yorktown High School String Orchestra .........................3:00 p.m. Arlington, VirginiaThomas Hartman, Director

Andante festivo Jean SibeliusKALMUS

Symphony No. �9 in A Major, K.�0� Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAllegroBROUDE

Danza Vaclav NelhybelAdagio; Allegro; VivoE.C. KIRBY

Southwest High School Chamber Orchestra .................4:00 p.m. El Centro, CaliforniaMatthew Busse, Director

Sinfonia for Strings and Basso continuo in G Major, FWVM no G4 Johann Friedrich Fasch Vivace Grave Fugue PrestoKALMUS

Langsamer Satz Anton WebernC. FISCHER Suite for String Orchestra , JW 6/� Leoš Janácek Moderato LUCKS MUSIC

String Quartet No. 8, opus ��0 Dmitri Shostakovich(Sinfonia for String Orchestra) arr and edited Lucas Drew Largo Allegro molto

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Caddo Middle School Magnet Orchestra........................9:00 a.m.Shreveport, LouisianaElaine Webb, Director

Suite for Strings Elliot Del Borgo

IntradaFugueCantoDanceKENDOR MUSIC The GiftAria for String Orchestra Opus One William HofeldtKJOS

For the Star of the County Down The Gallagher Gal arr. Deborah Baker MondayKJOS

Liberty Senior High School Symphonic Orchestra ..... 10:00 a.m.Liberty, MissouriMary Lou Jones, Director

Suite in F (“Lady Radnor’s Suite”) C. Hubert H. Parry PreludeKALMUS

Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 Heitor Villa-Lobos Aria arr. by John KranceASSOCIATED MUSIC/HAL LEONARD

Launch Pad for String Orchestra James Mobberley Commissioned by Liberty High School Orchestrafor ASTA National Orchestra Festival

Serenade for Strings in C Major, op. 48 Peter Ilich TchaikovskyÉlégieFinale (Tema Russo)KALMUS

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Lawton Chiles High School Orchestra ........................ 11:00 a.m.Tallahassee, FloridaChristopher Miller, Director

Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten Arvo PärtUniveral EditionConcerto Grosso for String Orchestra and Piano Obbligato Ernest BlochAllegro energico e pesante Dirge Pastorale and Rustic Dances Fugue BROUDE BROTHERS

Alpharetta High School Chamber Orchestra ................. 1:00 p.m.Alpharetta, GeorgiaSheldon Fisher, Director

Egyptian Legacy Soon Hee Newbold FJH

Introit for Strings Vincent PersichettiELKIN-VOGEL Short Overture for Strings Jean BergerG. SCHIRMER

The Hallelujah Chorus (“From The Messiah”) George Frederick HandelKENDOR Arr. by Robert. S. Frost

Stringendo Orchestra School of the Hudson Valley ......2:00 p.m.Poughkeepsie, New YorkJonathan Handman, Director

Divertimento No. 3 in F Major, K. �38 Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAllegro AndantePrestoKALMUS Rounds for String Orchestra David DiamondAllegro Molto VivaceAdagioAllegro VigorosoELKIN-VOGEL

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Introduction and Allegro for Strings, op. 47 Edward ElgarLUCKS MUSIC Spring Valley High School Orchestra ........................... 3:00 p.m.Columbia, South CarolinaChristopher Selby, Director

Sinfonia for Strings, No. �0 in B Minor Felix MendelssohnAdagio AllegroLUCKS MUSIC

Five Pieces (Funf Stucke), op. 44/4 Paul Hindemith LangsamLangsam—SchnellSCHOTT

Little Suite for String Orchestra in A minor, Carl NielsenOp. � FS6 Finale Andante con motoLUCKS MUSIC

Oakton High School Chamber Orchestra ..................... 4:00 p.m.Vienna, VirginiaCheri Collins, Director

Of Glorious Plumage Richard Meyer

Adagio and Fugue in C Minor, K. 546 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart BREITKOPF and HÄRTEL

Pizzicato Polka for String Orchestra Johann Strauss, J.KALMUS and Josef Strauss

Divertimento for String Orchestra Béla BartόkAllegro non troppoBOOSEY & HAWKES Serenade in E Major for Strings, Op. 22 Antonín Dvořák ScherzoKALMUS

Stringendo Orchestra School of the Hudson Valley(continued)

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Caddo Parish Magnet High School Orchestra ............... 5:00 p.m.Shreveport, Louisianna Elaine Webb, Director

Serenade for Strings, Opus �� Anton DvorakModerato KALMUS

Variations for String Orchestra Todd GabrielDULY NOTED SCORES

Lullaby George Gershwin NEW WORLD MUSIC

Air for Strings Norman Dello JoioEDWARD B. MARKS MUSIC

A Downland Suite John IrelandRondoFreely arranged for string orchestra by the composer and Geoffrey BushR. SMITH & CO. LTD.

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