BUTLER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC presents

STUDENT SHOWCASE SERIES

Butler University Percussion Ensemble Jon Crabiel, director

Butler University Jazz Combo

Matt Pivec, director

Butler University Choir Becky Marsh, conductor John Perkins, conductor

Alejandro Reyna, conductor

Butler University Wind Ensembles Michael J. Colburn, conductor Matthew J. Smith, conductor Brian N. Weidner, conductor

Livestream Thursday, December 3, 2020

7:30 P.M.

The thirty-eighth program of the Butler University School of Music 2020-21 season

BUTLER UNIVERSITY PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

Donner David Skidmore

Christian Beachum Robby Buetow

Mile Ellis Juliana Zlatniski

Triple Threat: The New Funk for conga trio Kevin Danz

JT Langdon Jonathan Padgett

Ben Urschel

BUTLER UNIVERSITY JAZZ COMBO

Blue Opening Ike Sturm (b. 1978)

Noah Zahrn, bass trombone Jonathan Padgett, drums

Max Davis, vibes Justin Andrea, guitar

Elise Sparre, bass

BUTLER UNIVERSITY CHOIR

Rain, Rain, Rain Ladysmith Black Mambazo

arr. Joseph Shabalala John Perkins, conductor

Arroz Con Leche Traditional South American

arr. Carlos Guastavino Alejandro Reyna, conductor

Hope Lingers Here Andrea Ramsey

Becky Marsh, conductor

BUTLER UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLES Vientos y Tangos (2004) Michael Gandolfi (b. 1956) Serenade in D minor, Op. 44 Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

I. Moderato, quasi marcia II. Minuetto IV. Allegro Molto

Chasing Sunlight (2016) Cait Nishimura (b. 1991) Suite of Old American Dances (1949/1952) Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981)

III. Western One-Step IV. Wallflower Waltz V. Rag

BUTLER UNIVERSITY CHOIR Becky Marsh, conductor John Perkins, conductor

SOPRANOS Madeleine Brandenburg, Indianapolis, IN Bridget Burke, Indianapolis, IN Karlie Burkhart, Kokomo, IN Rachel Christie, Lake Zurich, IL Abigail Dame, Lubbock, TX Miranda Dehaai, Bloomington, IL Jana Dinkeloo, Southfield, MI Chloe Hall, Lexington, KY Lillie Michael, Lake Forest, IL Kaylin Todor, Trafalgar, IN Lynne-Grace Wooden, Lexington, KY ALTOS Claudia Gruett, Combined Locks, WI Alex Idalski, Saint John, IN Kelly Kirk, Osceola, IN Bella Marquez, Portage, IN Cori Robinson, Lake Zurich, IL Dana Voll, Archbold, OH

TENORS Jeffery Elsey, Greenwood, IN Justin Heasley, Fishers, IN Dylan Lewis, Noblesville, IN Shayler Neal, Indianapolis, IN Garrett Phillips, Southport, IN John Prewitt, Lafayette, IN Hayden Quinn, Woodridge, IL BASSES Devin Archie, Indianapolis, IN Luke Barath, Munster, IN Nathan Charles, Libertyville, IL Spencer Michaels, Traverse City, MI Tim Reed, Indianapolis, IN

BUTLER UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLES Michael J. Colburn, conductor Matthew J. Smith, conductor Brian N. Weidner, conductor

PICCOLO Lynne-Grace Wooden FLUTE Erin Mast* Amber Everling, Angela Reinert (Piccolo) Caleigh Kupferschmid Anna Casey Ellie Davis Tori Thomas OBOE Megan Strait Sophia Greene (English horn) Cameron Storey Henry Hartley (English horn) Abbey Kom Sarah Gardner Brynne Wilman BASSOON Ntinyari Miriti* Samantha Svare Mia Nunokawa Ana Severson Owen Chance Gracie Moore CLARINET Mitchell Bennett* Brian Sonderegger (E-flat Clarinet) Cornelius Hocker Kelsey Zetzl Fran Hudson AJ Bowman Liz Carter Anthony Maletta Lydia Johnson (Bass Clarinet) Chloe Kintner

BASS CLARINET Langford Lessenberry ALTO SAXOPHONE Sabin Martinez (Soprano)* Xavier Robertson Tony Millikan Shayna Johnson TENOR SAXOPHONE Sarah Doran Scott Kelley Reilly Livingston BARITONE SAXOPHONE Alex Sparks HORN Trevor Zavac* Charlie Hartman Audrey Freeman Paul Merkamp Ian Hickey Abraham Rittenhouse Nicole Whitman Sam Hoke TRUMPET/CORNET Trace Coulter* Noelle Engle* Brian Hoover Matt Abbey Mitchell Remington Alec Newman Emily Willoughby TROMBONE Sterling Powell* Kay Hyman Max Brown Michael Mazerolle (Bass) EUPHONIUM Jennifer Casey* Zoe Devries*

TUBA Mark Winchester* Shahab Khan Olander Porter Angel Olvera Noah Blacha Patrick Hammett William Wright PERCUSSION Robbie Buetow Michael Ellis Justin Heasley Juliana Zlatniski Matthew Brush Caleb Jansen Bennett Lang Mia Chahmirzadi Madeline Darr Ryan Sorge Max Davis CELLO Tamalynn O’Grady DOUBLE BASS David Richards Nick Gundersen PIANO Brenna Green *denotes principal

BIOS JON CRABIEL Jon Crabiel is Percussion Artist-in-Residence at Butler University Jordan College of the Arts in Indianapolis, IN. At Butler University, Jon serves as coordinator of percussion studies, conducts the percussion ensembles, and teaches courses in percussion literature, pedagogy, and world drumming. In addition, Jon serves as director and founder of the Butler Percussion Camp held every June at Butler University. In 2017, Jon took a one-year leave of absence from Butler to perform and serve as Acting Assistant Principal Timpani and Percussion with the National Symphony Orchestra for the 2017-18 season in Washington, D.C. Jon is first-call extra percussion with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and has performed with the National Symphony Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Ft. Wayne Philharmonic, Empire Brass, Ronen Chamber Ensemble, Dance Kaleidoscope, and national Broadway tour companies. He has served as Principal Timpani at Bear Valley Music Festival and toured with the River City Brass Band. In addition to classical music, Jon is equally versed in rock, pop, jazz, Latin American and Brazilian percussion, and drumset. He is a member of The Icarus Ensemble, an eclectic five-piece jazz group made up of members of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. The Icarus Ensemble has performed with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in concert as guest artist at the Hilbert Circle Theatre and released their first self-titled CD The Icarus Ensemble in 2015. Jon studied as an Artist Diploma candidate at Carnegie Mellon University and received both his Bachelor of Music and Master of Arts degrees from Eastern Illinois University. His past teachers include Timothy Adams Jr., Professor Johnny Lee Lane, and Richard Paul. In 2014, Jon received the Outstanding Graduate Alumni Award from Eastern Illinois University. An active performer, clinician, and educator throughout the Midwest, Jon serves annually as percussion coach of the Honor Orchestra of America and Masterclass Clinician for the Music For All National Concert Festival. He has served on the faculty of the United States Percussion Camp, MidWest Percussion Camp, Las Vegas Percussion Camp, Great Lakes Music Camp, and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. He has presented clinics for the Percussive Arts Society, Indiana Music Educators Association, and Indiana Percussion Association. Jon is an active and in-demand studio musician for commercial recording sessions and has made solo performances with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (with The Icarus Ensemble), Lafayette Symphony Orchestra, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Midwest Band and Orchestra International Conference, and the Indiana Music Educators Association Convention. Jon's students have received numerous Butler University Concerto Competition honors and awards, and his former students are currently performing with major symphony orchestras, touring nationally and internationally with Broadway shows, and teaching at universities in North America. Jon is a Yamaha Performing Artist and endorses Yamaha Drums and Percussion, Vic Firth Drumsticks and Mallets, Remo Drumheads, and Zildjian Cymbals. MATT PIVEC As a performer of jazz and popular music, Matt has worked with Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Dave Rivello, Bob Brookmeyer, Peter Erskine, Maria Schneider, Julia Dollison, Melvin Rhyne, the Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic Pops Orchestra, and the national touring companies of Hairspray, 42nd Street, and The Producers. As a band leader and soloist, Matt has performed at jazz festivals and venues throughout the United States. He has three albums to his credit: Live at Snider Hall, Psalm Songs, and the recently released Time and Direction.

Currently, Matt is the Director of Jazz Studies at Butler University where he leads the Jazz Ensemble and teaches courses in the jazz studies curriculum. Under his direction, Butler ensembles have performed with world-renowned guest artists such as Kurt Elling, Christian McBride, Bobby Sanabria, Donny McCaslin, Fred Sturm, Melvin Rhyne, Steve Allee, Ted Poor, and the Wee Trio. Matt received the Doctor of Musical Arts (Saxophone Performance and Literature) and Master of Music (Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media) degrees from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. While at Eastman, Matt studied with Ramon Ricker. He performed with the Eastman Wind Ensemble, the Eastman Graduate Saxophone Quartet, and served as lead alto saxophone of the Eastman Jazz Ensemble. Matt received the Bachelor of Music Education degree with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Matt has presented educational clinics and research at the Jazz Education Network Conference, the International Association for Jazz Education Conference, the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, the Hong Kong Institute of Education, and the Indiana Music Educators Association Conference. His publications have been featured in Jazzed magazine and www.jazzradio247.com. Matt is a member of the national music honor society, Pi Kappa Lambda, and in 2013, he received the Mortar Board, Excellence in Teaching Award from the Jordan College of the Arts. He is also a past president of the Indiana Jazz Education Association. In February 2009, Matt founded the Butler Youth Jazz Program and Butler Summer Jazz Camp. From these programs, students have progressed to study at some of the top music conservatories and colleges in the United States. BECKY MARSH Dr. Becky Marsh is Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education at Butler University. She holds the Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education, with a choral conducting cognate, from Michigan State University. During her time at Michigan State, Dr. Marsh was awarded a university-wide Excellence-in-Teaching Citation. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education, as well as a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Music Theory, from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Prior to pursuing graduate degrees, Dr. Marsh served as a choral music educator in North Carolina. While there, the choral ensembles grew in both size and spirit, performing locally for the community and nationally as a part of the National Youth Choir. She initiated two student-led contemporary a cappella groups as well as a Choral Leadership Council designed to give students ownership and voice in their program. Additionally, she was the Music Director of Lexington Youth Theatre for three seasons, preparing K-12 students of various backgrounds as well as conducting pit orchestras of varying sizes and instrumentations for full-length musical theater productions. An active presenter and guest clinician, Dr. Marsh has shared her scholarship and passion for teaching at local, state, regional, and national conferences and events. Her research interests include music teacher identity development, students’ acquisition of musicianship skills, and creative musicianship in the ensemble setting. Her dissertation, Observing the Observer: An Examination of Preservice Music Teachers' Initial Field Observations, examines the intersections of identity and initial field-observation experiences of preservice music teachers. Additionally, her co-authored review of Randall Allsup’s Remixing the Classroom: Toward an Open Philosophy of Music Education is published in Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education. Dr. Marsh continually strives for her work to inform music teacher education, support practicing music educators, and make music classrooms an inviting and inclusive space for all students. At Butler University, Dr. Marsh teaches Foundations in Music Education courses, Teaching the Young Singer, Comprehensive Choral Music Techniques, various music education elective courses, and aural skills courses. She also serves as a co-advisor to Butler University’s chapter of the National Association for Music Education. In addition to her appointment at Butler, she serves on staff for the Indianapolis Children’s Choir. Dr. Marsh also sings and tours as a member of mirabai, a professional women’s

ensemble dedicated to empowering women by expressing, through music, the full range of women’s experiences and narratives. She hopes to inspire music educators to envision and enact a culture of school music education that is welcoming to all students, functions as an integral part of the school community, and promotes lifelong engagement with music. JOHN PERKINS Dr. John Perkins owes his professional career to his loving partner, Emily, and children, Lili Amna, Noah Ameen, and Jacob Charles. He is the Associate Director of Choral Activities and an Associate Professor of Music at Butler University. Combining with Nassim Al Saba Choir (United Arab Emirates), Sao Vicente Acapella (Brazil), and five local high school choirs, Dr. Perkins created a transnational course in Spring 2016, entitled "Peacebuilding through Choral Singing." The course focused on social justice dialogue, relationship-building, and community leadership through choral singing. In the summer of 2019, Dr. Perkins led a similar course with partners in Malaysia, entitled "Musicking Futures." Recently, the Butler University Choir has partnered with Eastern Star Church, Fishers campus, to encourage dialogue between predominantly Black and White communities. He practices choral-dialoguing with his ensembles and in the community as a way to more deeply engage in critical justice learning. Outside of Butler's campus, Dr. Perkins is the Director of Music at Castleton United Methodist Church, a founding board member of Voicing Futures, a board member of Matthew's Voices Choir, a founding member of the Alliance for the Transformation of Musical Academe, a Fellow at the Desmond Tutu Center for Peace, Justice, and Global Reconciliation, an Advisory Board Member for Euro Mediterranean Music Academy (EMMA) for Peace, and a member of the American Choral Directors Association Diversity Initiatives sub-committee. Before arriving in Indianapolis in Fall of 2014, he taught at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 2008-2014 and developed the country’s first music program in higher education. There, Perkins directed the university’s choral program and founded the Nassim Al Saba Choir, the first Arabic, four-part choir in the Gulf region. The ensemble, aimed at building bridges between Arab and non-Arab countries, performed extensively in the UAE and abroad in New York City, Indonesia, and Jordan. Dr. Perkins has presented research papers at the MayDay Group (Limerick, Ireland), International Society for Music Education (Azerbaijan), Research in Music Education (United Kingdom), New Directions in Music Education, ACDA statewide and regional conferences, the Lund International Choral Festival (Sweden), Aswatuna Arabic Choral Festival (Jordan), International Symposium on Choral Music (Indonesia), and the International Musicological Conference: Marginal Figures in 20th-century Music (Russian Federation). His research is published in the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, the Choral Journal, and the International Choral Bulletin. As a guest clinician, Dr. Perkins has been a resident artist and has given conducting masterclasses in the United Arab Emirates, USA, Indonesia, Oman, Lebanon, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His research and professional contributions include presentations, articles, and arrangements concerning social justice through choral musicking, trauma-informed critical-musical pedagogy, Arabic choral music, cross-cultural music education, the choral works of Lili Boulanger, and music of the Symbolist (Belle Époque) era. Perkins's new choral-orchestral arrangement of Lili Boulanger's Psaume 130, Du fond de l'abîme and Arabic choral arrangements have been internationally premiered. Originally hailing from Titusville, New Jersey, Perkins holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting from the University of Arizona (Tucson), a master's degree in choral conducting from Temple University (Philadelphia), and a bachelor's degree in theory and composition from Westminster Choir College of Rider University (Princeton). His education continues through many transformative moments with his students.

ALEJANDRO REYNA Alejandro Reyna, a Houston native, is a 2017 graduate of Wabash College and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in music at Butler University with a dual focus on choral conducting and voice performance. Reyna is the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir’s conducting fellow for the 2020-2022 seasons.

After graduating from Wabash College, Reyna returned to his alma mater as Fellow for the Center for Innovation, Business & Entrepreneurship where he guided students through creating, managing, and completing consulting projects for local non-profits. Prior to beginning his graduate studies, Reyna served as the Associate Choir Director at First Christian Church in Crawfordsville, Ind., and as an intern for the Wabash College Glee Club. When not in a classroom or a rehearsal room, he is watching a film, reading, or composing music for a poem. MICHAEL J. COLBURN Michael Colburn joined the faculty of Butler University as Director of Bands in August, 2014. Before coming to Butler, Colburn served for 27 years in “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, where he held a variety of positions including Principal Euphonium (1991-1996), Assistant Director (1996-2004), and Director (2004-2014). As Director, Colburn was music advisor to White House and regularly conducted the Marine Band and Chamber Orchestra at the Executive Mansion and at Presidential Inaugurations. Colburn is an active guest conductor and clinician who regularly appears at numerous state and regional festivals. Committed to the promotion of new music, Colburn serves as the Co-Chair of the Sousa-ABA-Ostwald Award, a prize sponsored by the American Bandmasters Association in order to encourage new works for wind band. He has served as an adjudicator for the Sudler Award, the Barlow Endowment, Music for All, and the Col. George S. Howard award for excellence in military bands. Colburn is a member of Washington D.C.’s prestigious Gridiron and Alfalfa Clubs, the American Bandmasters Association, and a board member of the John Philip Sousa Foundation and National Band Association.

MATTHEW J. SMITH Dr. Matthew Smith is the Director of Athletic Bands at Butler University, where he oversees the Butler University Marching Band, Basketball Band, and co-conducts the University Symphonic Band. Previously, he served as Interim Band Director at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he directed the UTC "Marching Mocs" and Basketball Pep Band, and conducted the Concert Band and Wind Ensembles. During his time at UTC, Dr. Smith was a two-time conductor of the UTC Sponsored Tri-State Honor Band for high school band students. Prior to his appointment at UTC, he was an Assistant Professor and Director of Bands at Castleton State College in Castleton, Vermont, where he was the director of the "Pulse and Power of Vermont" Spartan Marching Band, and the Spirit Band. He also conducted the Wind Ensembles and Spring Musical Ensemble.

Dr. Smith received his Doctorate of Musical Arts in Conducting from the University of Connecticut, where he was the Assistant Conductor of the University Wind Ensembles, and an Assistant Instructor of the Conducting Courses. During his time at UConn, he premiered the 2009 Big East Band Directors Association Consortium Project, "Torn Canvases" by Matthew Tommassini, with the University Wind Ensembles. Dr. Smith received his Master of Music degree in Conducting from West Virginia University, where he was the Graduate Assistant to the Concert and Athletic Band Programs. In addition, Dr. Smith received his Bachelor of Music Education Degree from the University of Dayton.

Following his undergraduate work, he was the Director of Bands at Charlotte Catholic High School (Charlotte, North Carolina) where he directed the 120-member competitive "Marching Cougars" Marching Band, and all other instrumental school ensembles.

Dr. Smith spent seven years working with the Fred J. Miller Summer Clinic Programs, where he focused on curriculum writing, staff training, and administration of the clinic program. Through this program, he worked with student leaders at colleges and universities across the Unites States. Dr. Smith is also a

sought-after arranger for concert and marching ensembles. Currently he is writing for several ensembles across the country. As an advocate for new music publications, Dr. Smith has premiered ten new musical compositions, including six short operas in three seasons with the Hartford Opera Theater's "New in November" series, where new ten-minute operas are staged, rehearsed, and performed all in the span of 48 hours.

Dr. Smith is a member of the National Association for Music Education, College Band Directors National Association, Phi Mu Alpha Professional Men's Music Fraternity, and an honorary member of Tau Beta Sigma National Honorary Band Sorority, Inc. BRIAN N. WEIDNER Dr. Brian Weidner is the assistant professor of instrumental music education at Butler University. He holds a Ph.D. in Music Education from the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University. Additionally, he holds an M.M. in Music Education from Northern Illinois University, a M.Ed. in School Leadership from Olivet Nazarene University, and a B.M.E. in Music Education/B.A. in English from Illinois State University. Before coming to Butler, he was a lecturer in the music and education departments at Lake Forest (IL) College. Previously, he taught at McHenry (IL) High School for 12 years, serving as its Fine Arts Coordinator, Director of Bands, and Music Theory Instructor, and is a National Board-certified teacher.

He has published articles in the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Music Educators Journal, and the Illinois Music Educator; was a contributing author of a chapter in The Music and Literacy Connection; and has presented nationally and internationally at conferences including NAfME, RIME, SMTE, and CMS. His academic interests include investigating the relationship between music and literacy, and the development of independent musicianship through large ensemble instruction.

At Butler University, he teaches Comprehensive Instrumental Music Techniques, Administration of School Music Programs, Brass Techniques, and Beginning Conducting. Additionally, he serves as the co-director of the Butler University Symphonic Band.

JCA LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATEMENT We acknowledge that we gather here at Butler University on the traditional land of indigenous peoples including the Potawatomi, Miami, Delaware, and Shawnee. We honor with gratitude the land itself and the indigenous peoples past and present who have stewarded it throughout the generations. This calls us to commit to continuing to learn how to be better stewards of the land we inhabit, while also acknowledging that some were brought to this land not by choice.

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