Conducted by Dr. Lindsey Williams

Liberty Bell March Sousa/Michael Story Ammerland Jacob De Haan Triumph Rob Foster

Tailspin! Rob Romeyn Just a Closer Walk With Thee Traditional/Vinson

Conducted by Dr. Quincy Hilliard

Centerstage March Quincy Hilliard Heavenwards William Owens

Big Easy Blues Alex Hilliard A Sousa Portrait Bob Foster

Dr. Martin Bergee, conductor Jerry Gipson, narrator Octane Quincy Hilliard

Flute Sarah Gawith Arianwen Sharman Kelly Bushouse Katie Hemenway Nina Jaramillo Rebecca James Evelyn Cheung Claire Genis Tess Ryan Katherine Mason Emma Poort Danielle Rouse

Oboe Hannah Thurlby

Angela Shilling Katie Morgan Bassoon Jay Selzer

Emma Mitchell Clarinet Audrey Farrell

Calvin Winkler

Morgan Dunn

Jordan Flemming

Maddie Cain Kara Olander Catherine Magana

Sydney Engelking

Haven Rethman

Olivia Massey Esther Lee

Sanah Shabbir

Megan VanderLeest

David Qi Catherine Parry Taylor Lipford Justina Patton

Bass Clarinet Averie Kennedy Ruth Gathunguri Alto Saxophone Ian Gram

Ryan Claycamp

Manas Madhira

Brooke Roberson Katerina Vallejo-Cooper Tenor Saxophone Andrew Liu Austin Dale Baritone Saxophone Margaret McPherson John Racy Trumpet Elliot Huels

Cody Moran

Jackson Winter

Julian Duff

Mark Doyle

Adam Schmidt

Noah Fanning

Camden Baxter

Adam Dickey

Ellie Hildreth

Austin Tseng

Ann Barker

Madison Gottstine

Jared Cote

French Horn Kylee Gardner

Jenna Stokes

Alexander Arnone

Tyler Cummings

Jeremy Kuehnen Whitney Schweiger Suraj Menon Branden Kohnle Trombone Nolan Ralph

William Kossar

David Bures

Elise Henderson

Nicolas Ginavan Luke Malik Connor Jones Derek White Asa Martin

Baritone Nathaniel Martin

Coby Morton

Kevin Atchison Josh Daniels Tuba Ted Shi

Travis King

Anna Peard

Bryan Johnson

Brett Payne

Percussion Cade Heikes

Nathan Jolly

Cory Wolf

Brandon Holzmark

Matthew Greer

Brenton Wilden

Jack Lapke

Ani Ammula

Flute Hannah Holliday

Grace Zhu

Maxwell Sahhar Kaylee Thamrin

Genevieve Roberts

Amy Winkler

Hannah Harris

Kailey Gill

Grace Markum

Anthony Russo Riley England Alison Yee

Maria Wells Shalra Azeem Mackenzie Allen Oboe Tong Qian Niki Lin Micaela Eickhoff Bassoon Jessica Brandel

Mikayla Boyd Clarinet

Ellissa Stringfellow Samantha Marcotte Emily Shields Makenna Kerr Elizabeth Simpson Alex Aranjo

Bethany Tschosik Madi Talley Young Chang Bethany Yutzy Jessica Lutgen Meghan Luttrell Jonah Boyd Julia Boepple Caitlyn Sanders Jolei Hertzel Macy Brownlee Juliana Sanjean

Bass Clarinet

Ellie Gerstner Kianna Skinner Alto Saxophone

Vinjim Bontuyan Kaylee Hall Logan Kleinsorge Briana Winkel

Adam Baruth Tenor Saxophone

Dustin Hughes Mason Romero Baritone Saxophone

Connor Cravens Jordan Leichty Trumpet

Katharine Bailey Will Vetter

Connor Regan

Jake Seager Madelyn Holland Christopher Stambaugh

Zach Molzer

Brandin Chase

Devin Gouger

Michael McDonell

Lindsey Smart

Aaron Bethel

Hayden Hurtig

Jane Winkler

Baird Townsend

William Weiner Samuel Greenup French Horn

Katrina Calvert

Emma Davis

Ella Griffin

Colton Gardner

Ryan Jacobs

Cailyn Revel

Trent Ediger Meriahna Adams Patricia Thomas Trombone

Cole McClendon

Arvind Shankar Alex McCarthy

Dane Worthington

Joshua Yi Sophie Dechant

Bowen Boyack Atticus Feldt

Emma Hayes

Gavin Hawkins Blake Davis Baritone

Braden Funk

Hector DeLeon Bryson Brownlee

Erin Gassen Jared Bartlett Tuba

Hope Garrie Dale Hatfield

Jaren Muller

Andre Quinn

Joe Ward

Harrison Lemke

Percussion

Ben Shaw

Brandon Woodruff

Nicholas Petrella

Kaden Armbruster

Jackson Berning Benjamin Loschinskey

Yifan Yu

Elian Gratz Elise Schreiner

Quincy C. Hilliard’s compositions for wind band are published by a variety of well known publishers. In 2014, Hilliard received the prestigious Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award in the Classical Music Division. He was also recognized with a Global Music Award for his work as a composer. In 2012, one of his pieces, Coty (clarinet and piano) was recorded on a CD that was nominated for a Grammy Award. In 2008, he was commissioned by the Library of Congress to compose a work in celebration of the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. He is frequently commissioned to compose works, including one for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and a score for a documentary film, The Texas Rangers. For many years, the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) has recognized him with annual awards for the unusually frequent performance of his compositions. Hilliard is regularly invited to conduct, demonstrate effective techniques, and adjudicate festivals throughout the world. Currently, Hilliard holds the position of Composer in Residence and is the Heymann Endowed Professor of Music at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. Previous teaching positions were at Nicholls State University, Florida International University, North Marion High School (Sparr, Florida) and White Station Junior and Senior High School (Memphis, Tennessee). He holds the Ph.D. in music theory and composition from the University of Florida where, in 1999, he was recognized as the Outstanding Alumnus of the School of Music. He holds the Masters of Music Education from Arkansas State University and the Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Mississippi State University where he was designated College of Education 1998 Alumnus of the

Year. Hilliard’s early music experience was as a trumpet player in the public elementary and high school of his native Starkville, Mississippi. Dr. Hilliard is also president of Hilliard Music Enterprises, Inc. a personal consulting firm, which has a corporate board of distinguished music educators. He and his wife Rubye have two sons.

Lindsey Williams joined the music education faculty at West Virginia University in fall 2015. At WVU, Dr. Williams teaches courses in music education and conducting and facilitates outreach

activities online and throughout the state. Prior to his appointment at WVU, he was a member of the music education faculty at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Dr. Williams' public school teaching includes elementary, junior high, high school, and senior adults in instrumental and choral music. He is an active performer, conductor and clinician for music educators and musicians from junior high to senior adults throughout the United States and Southeast Asia. Williams earned his bachelor’s and

master’s degrees in music education from the University of Kansas and is doctorate from Florida State University. In 2012-2013, Williams was named a Fulbright Scholar to work with music educators and music education students in Thailand. A respected researcher, his interests include musicians' focus of attention, musical complexity, life-long learning and music teacher training. He is a founding editor for the ASEAN Music Journal and is on the editorial boards for the International Journal of Music Education and the Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education. He has presented research at state, regional, national, and international conferences of the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, and the American Music Therapy Association and has been published in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, International Journal of Music Education, Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, Contributions to Music Education, and the Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education as well as Kansas Music Review and Missouri School Music.

PROGRAM NOTES  

Liberty  Bell  March                    John  Philip  Sousa    Washington,  D.C.  native  and  legendary  bandmaster  John  Philip  Sousa  (1854-­1932)  wrote  a  dozen  operettas,  six  full-­length  operas,  

and  over  100  marches,  earning  the  title  “March  King”.    He  enlisted  in  the  United  States  Marine  Corps  at  an  early  age  and  went  on  to  become  the  conductor  of  the  President’s  Own  Marine  Band  at  age  26.    In  1892  he  formed  “Sousa  and  his  Band”,  which  toured  the  United  States  and  the  world  under  his  directorship  for  the  next  forty  years  to  great  acclaim.    Not  only  was  Sousa’s  

band  hugely  popular,  but  it  also  exposed  audiences  all  over  the  world  to  the  latest,  cutting-­edge  music,  bringing  excerpts  of  Wagner’s  Parsifal  to  New  York  a  decade  before  the  Metropolitan  Opera  staged  it,  and  introducing  ragtime  to  Europe,  helping  to  spark  many  a  composer’s  interest  in  American  music.  

Sousa  originally  wrote  Liberty  Bell  in  1893.    It  features  the  chimes,  perhaps  in  homage  to  the  famous  American  landmark  after  which  it  is  named.    The  march  is  now  most  famous  for  its  use  as  the  theme  song  to  Monty  Python’s  Flying  Circus  

 Ammerland                Jacob  de  Haan    Jacob  de  Haan  (b.  1959)  was  born  in  Heerenveen,  Netherlands.  He  grew  up  in  a  musical  environment,  coupled  with  piano  lessons,  which  developed  his  creativity  as  a  future  composer.  Following  his  senior  year  in  education,  de  Haan  completed  his  studies  at  the  State  Conservatoire  in  Leeuwarden,  majoring  in  music  and  organ  and  minoring  in  trumpet  and  wind  band  conducting.    Ammerland  depicts  the  lush,  enchanting  region  surrounding  the  Zwischenaher  Lake  in  Ammerland,Lower  Saxony,  Germany.  The  rural  land  of  Ammerland  boasts  seemingly  endless  country  roads  and  an  exquisite  lakeside.  The  sonorous  sounds  of  Ammerland  create  the  feeling  of  being  carried  away  to  this  unique  landscape  of  fields  covered  with  sprawling  meadows  covered  with  yellow  wildflower  blossoms.  

 TRIUMPH                Rob  Foster  Jr.  

TRIUMPH  was  written  by  Executive  Board  Member  Rob  Foster  Jr.    to  commemorate  the  10th  anniversary  of  the  Kansas  John  Philip  Sousa  Jr.  Honor  Band.      Triumph  is  an  exciting  and  challenging  work  for  young  bands.    It  was  written  as  a  celebration  to  recognize  the  accomplishments  of  the  outstanding  honor  band  students,  guest  conductors,  and  the  growth  and  success  of  the  Kansas  John  Philip  Sousa  Jr.  Honor  Band  organization!      

 

Tailspin                                  Rob  Romeyn  

Tailspin  is  a  stellar  composition  of  energy  and  motion  that  opens  with  an  explosion  of  percussion.    Pyramids  of  sound  accentuate  quickly  moving  lines  that  almost  leap  from  the  page  with  unbridled  power.  Like  a  shot  of  adrenaline  in  musical  form,  it's  a  sure  way  to  get  your  pulse  racing!    

Just  a  Closer  Walk  with  Thee                        arr.  Johnnie  Vinson  

is  a  traditional  gospel  song  that  has  been  covered  by  many  artists.  Performed  as  either  an  instrumental  or  vocal,  "A  Closer  Walk"  is  perhaps  the  most  frequently  played  number  in  the  hymn  and  dirge  section  of  traditional  New  Orleans  jazz  funerals.  The  title  and  lyrics  of  the  song  allude  to  the  Biblical  passage  from  2  Corinthians  5:7  which  states,  "We  walk  by  faith,  not  by  sight."  

 

Heavenwards                                        William  Owens    Heavenwards  is  lovingly  dedicated  to  the  memory  of  Stefanie  Alvarez,  whose  life  and  those  of  her  parents  were  tragically  lost  in  2013.    As  the  work  solemnly  cherishes  dear  ones  lost,  the  occasional  uplifting  moments  in  the  music  strive  to  depict  three  beautiful  souls  walking  hand-­in-­hand  toward  eternal  happiness.    Interestingly,  the  last  chord  of  the  piece  does  not  resolve  in  traditional  fashion,  suggesting  everlasting  peace  and  tranquility.    

A  Sousa  Portrait     Robert  E.  Foster A  Sousa  Portrait  is  a  narrative  musical  tribute  that  tells  the  story  of  this  famous  composer  who  made  such  an  impact  to  the  band  world.    Sit  back  and  enjoy  this  intriguing  juxtaposition  of  words  and  familiar  John  Philip  Sousa  marches  as  narrated  by  Executive  Board  member,  Gerald  Gipson.      

Octane             Quincy  Hilliard  

Octane  opens  with  a  deceivingly  slow  melodic  statement  from  the  flutes.    However,  it  doesn’t  take  long  for  the  tempo  to  turn  and  a  fast  paced  driving  melody  takes  over.    Quick  articulations  and  a  driving  percussion  section  keep  this  piece  on  the  move.    Listen  closely  to  the  middle  of  the  piece  as  the  melody  is  passed  from  section  to  section.    Hold  on  to  your  seats  as  the  piece  concludes  with  a  fiery  ending!          

Executive Committee

Paul Aubrey Blue Valley

Johannah Cox Lawrence

Randy Crow Maize

Ryan Elliot Garden City

Robert Foster University of Kansas

Robert Foster Jr. DeSoto

Gerald Gipson Blue Valley

John Hepford Olathe

Jena McElwain Olathe

Scott Robinson Lawrence

Deborah Woodall-Routledge Lawrence

Advisory Board

Dr. Martin Bergee University of Kansas

Mike Corrigan B.A.C.

Horn Dr.

Dr. Martin Dunlap MidAmerica Nazarene

University

Paula Dunlap Past Chair

Dr. Craig Fuchs Pittsburg State

University

Jeff Jordan Fort Hays State

University Mike Meyer Meyer Music

Lori Supinie Senseney Music

The executive board would like to express their gratitude to Jerry Gipson, board member and band director at Oxford Middle School in

Blue Valley. Jerry has served on the executive board since its inception 14 years ago. He has put in countless hours for the Sousa Band doing everything from writing audition music to assisting with the percussion sections. Thank you Jerry for your

dedication to music education!    

   

The Board would like to thank Saxophonia, the University of Kansas Band Staff, Mr. Robert E. Foster, the Lied Center staff, Doug Wendel, Printing Solutions, Pride Promotions, Mike Corrigan, B.A.C. Horn Dr., Senseney Music, and Meyer Music for helping to make this such a wonderful event. Parents, thank you for your continued support of music education. Your child’s contribution today would not be possible without the overwhelming support they receive from you.

Please remember to inquire about scholarship opportunities when attending band camp this summer! Do not forget to mention that your student was a member of the John Philip Sousa State Jr. Honor Band for a discount!