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Andrews UniversityDigital Commons @ Andrews UniversityConcerts and Events 2017-2018 Concerts and EventsFall 9-30-2017Homecoming 2017 - Alumni Gala ConcertDepartment of MusicAndrews University, music@andrews.eduFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/events-2017-2018Part of the Music Performance CommonsThis Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Concerts and Events at Digital Commons @ Andrews University. It has been accepted forinclusion in Concerts and Events 2017-2018 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Andrews University. For more information, pleasecontact repository@andrews.edu.Recommended CitationMusic, Department of, "Homecoming 2017 - Alumni Gala Concert" (2017). Concerts and Events 2017-2018. 4.http://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/events-2017-2018/4  WIND SYMPHONY PICCOLO CLARINET TENOR SAXOPHONE HORN TUBA Ashley Randolph  Gabe Halsey+ Jariel Flemming+ Ana Lozano+ Dillon Zimmerman+  Brenda Keppke Trystan Gammon Nehemias Calsin Relon Chichester FLUTE Andy Hernandez  Michael Marsh* Alexandria Ansinn Katia Nikolaus+ Hannah McKenzie BARITONE SAXOPHONE Fitz-Earl McKenzie II Griffin Schnepp Michaella Souza  Zach Hanna Ginger Ebanks Edgar Luna  Joshua Li Dr. David Ratajik*  Ellen Corbett STRING BASS Sara Conner Abraham Walayat  TRUMPET Autumn Bange Jacob Willard Elizabeth Atencio Adriana Luna Michael Orvek+ Josie Ticar  Angelie Redondo Jennifer Lara Ricardo Reyna   PERCUSSION   Addison Kelly TROMBONE Zachery Verhelle+ OBOE BASS CLARINET Mary Davidson* Tyler Ronto+ Emily Cancel Pedro Falcon+ Ki’ana Hall Carlos Vera Monika Ansinn D’Shauna Edwards Willaglys Senior  Bruce Wright* Colton Busch Lady Abigail Imperio Kristin Babienco ALTO SAXOPHONE Abdy Vence* Cameron Sahly  Rebecca Kim  Arthur Lee+ Marriot Boursiqout Grant Drew Jeongwoo Park BASSOON Justin Johnson James-Andrew Hearn Phillip McDonald Kaitlyn Steeves Alexandra Castro+ Carlon Nyack Steven Conine  Ivana Ticar Erik Vyhmeister Giovanni Corrodus Florcie Vaicin EUPHONIUM    Kazumi Hirata Joseph Martin+     Sherrie Davis*     Robert Steele*     Jonathan Chery       SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA VIOLIN I VIOLA FLUTE HORN TIMPANI Dana Wilson~ Jesse Gray+ Debra Rosengren+* Nehemias Calsin+ Ivana Ticar Donn LaTour^ Colin Fenwick^ Rebecca Vajdic* Ana Lozano  Nicole Hwang Carlos Lozano Michaella Sousa Elsy Gallardo-Diaz*  Jeremy Myung Ruth Burn  Edgar Luna  Annie Moretta Jonathan Logan OBOE   Lysyll Prudente  Pedro Falcon+ TRUMPET  Hadid Cortez CELLO Willaglys Senior Eric Lofgren+*  Ronnie Zanella Jeremy Ahn+  Ricardo Reyna   Grant Steiweg^ CLARINET Carlos Vera  VIOLIN II Juliane Johnson Gabe Halsey+   Tiffany Steinweg+ John Byeon Dr. David Ratajik*   Jade McClellan^ Calvin Imperio    Benjamin Norheim Kyle Reiner BASSOON   Adriana Castillo Eileen Horne* Alexandra Castro+   Daley Lin  Lisa Bubar*   Christiane Gallos BASS   ~concertmaster Dorothea Gallos Jacob Willard+   +principal Nancy Ruiz    ^assistant principal Amber Kwon    *community       HOMECOMING 2017 ALUMNI GALA CONCERT   WIND SYMPHONY Byron Graves, director  SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Dr. Claudio Gonzalez, director Wang Ting, piano soloist       Howard Performing Arts Center Saturday, September 30, 2017—8:00 pm Wen-Ting Ong started the piano at seven years old with other interests in art, winning regional and state awards for watercolor painting. However, her involvement in music grew more exponentially than her time in the art studio, and she began competing in solo piano and concerto competitions. She won first place in the Chopin Fine Arts Club Competition, IMTA, and Honorable Mention in the MTNA Junior Division. Wen-Ting later attended Andrews University, majoring in Piano Perfor-mance and Pre-Med Studies, and finished her Masters Degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music. While there, she won second place in the Darius Milhaud Solo Performance and Chamber Competi-tion. She entered the University of Kansas in 2014 to pursue doctoral studies in Piano Performance with Jack Winerock. During her time in Kansas, she won the 2014 Fort Hays Concerto Competition and received the Patronus Award from the 2015 SAI Scholarship. Wen-Ting received Honorable Mention in the Bradshaw and Buono International Competition for Piano Duo, and was a scholarship recipient for the 2015 National Conference for Keyboard Pedagogy in Chicago. She was given a grant from the Koch Cultural Fund to support her contemporary musical ventures at the 2015 Cortona Ses-sions in Italy, where she became a resident fellow in 2016. She was also the Co-Music Director/Pianist at Lawrence Opera Theatre during their 2015 season and coached at the 2016 Prairie Winds Festival at the Lied Center. Wen-Ting also enjoys integrating music with dance and is currently a ballet ac-companist at the Lawrence Arts Center as well as at the KU School of Dance and Theatre Department.  Dr. Claudio Gonzalez began his music education in his native Venezuela. In 1974, he joined the studio of Jose Francisco del Castillo, and in 1975, he co-founded the National Youth Symphony Orchestra with a group of Venezuela young musicians. From 1978-1982, Gonzalez studied at the Royal College of Music in London where he received his diploma under Jaroslav Vanacek. In 1992, he came to the United States on a Fulbright Scholarship to study at Michigan State University where he received  a masters degree in violin performance (1994) and a doctoral degree in orchestral conducting (2003) under Leon Gregorian. In 2004, he accepted the position as director of orchestral studies at Andrews University, where he received the CAS award for excellence for his work with the orchestra program. In 2009, he organized the International Adventist Youth Music Festival at the Adventist University of the Philippines as part of the Andrews University Orchestra Tour. In 2011, he organized and directed the 2nd International Adventist Youth Music Festival in Costa Rica where 83 young Adventist musi-cians performed Mahler’s First Symphony on the 100th  anniversary of Mahler’s death.  Byron Graves conducts the Andrews University Wind Symphony and is responsible for teaching music education courses for the music teacher certification program. Prior to coming to Andrews Universi-ty, he held K-12 teaching positions in band, handbells, and general music at Andrews Academy, Ruth Murdoch Elementary School, Great Lakes Adventist Academy, Cedar Lake Elementary School, and Union Springs Academy. His ensembles have traveled extensively around the United States, and have won awards for their outstanding performances. He has also served as a clinician and guest conductor for band and handbell festivals around the country. Mr. Graves obtained his masters degree in instru-mental conducting from Central Michigan University, and undergraduate degrees in clarinet perfor-mance and music education from Andrews University. He has completed doctoral coursework at Bos-ton University and is currently completing his dissertation.  Program   The Star-Spangled Banner  .............................................................. John Stafford Smith  Arr. Jack Stamp  Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite March .......................................................... Karl L. King  Arr. Glenn Bainum  As Summer Was Just Beginning (Song for James Dean) ............................ Larry Daehn  Summer Dances ........................................................................................ Brian Balmages  Nitro ............................................................................................................. Frank Ticheli Wind Symphony   —INTERMISSION—   Egmont Overture ........................................................................ Ludwig van Beethoven  Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major ............................................... Ludwig van Beethoven      Allegro Wen-Teng Ong, piano Symphony Orchestra      *Following the concert, please join us for a dessert reception in the lobby,  graciously provided by the Alumni Office*  

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