PALOMA WINDS BIOGRAPHY

The Paloma Winds formed in 2006 as the Quintet-in-Residence at Music

from Greer, a summer music festival in the beautiful White Mountains village of Greer, Arizona. All five ensemble members are active in the Tucson

community as orchestral performers, chamber musicians and teachers. Although

their repertoire spans from the Renaissance to Classical to American popular music, the Paloma Winds share a particular interest in exploring the works

of contemporary composers. In their premiere season, Paloma Winds gave

the world-premiere performance of Pastorales, a quintet by Tucson composer Jay Vosk.

Programs from 2006 included the following repertoire -

Carmen Fantasia Georges BizetWapango Paquito D’Rivera

Entry of the Gladiators FucikOverture to Royal Fireworks G. F. Handel

Easy Winners Scott JoplinEight Russian Folk Dances Anton Liadov

American Folk Suite MachalaOverture to Magic Flute W. A. Mozart

Habañera Maurice RavelPolka Dmitri Shostakovich

Quintet Robert SteinmetzFledermaus Quadrilles Johann Strauss

Pastorales Jay Vosk

Programs from 2007 included the following repertoire-Aires Tropicales Paquito D’Rivera

Bläserquintett (1991) Isang YunFour Argentine Encores arr. Silvia Coricelli

Three Songs from Das Knaben Wunderhorn Gustav Mahler/ arr. Cramer

Quintet for Winds No. 2 David MaslankaSelections from Porgy and Bess G. Gershwin/ arr. Holcombe

Scherzo, op. 48 Eugene BozzaSuite of Old Lettish Dances Andrejs Jansons

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Libertango A. Piazzolla/ arr. Jeff Scott

Musick for Severall Friends Various/ arr. Karl KramerAria G. F. Handel/ arr. K. Kramer

Pastorale Amy Beach

Programs from 2008 included the following repertoire-Four Spanish Encores arr. Silvia Coricelli

Spirituals, vol. 1 Trad./ arr. Valerie ColemanDanza de Mediodia Arturo Marquez

Cinco Danzas Breves Mario LavistaThree Shanties Malcolm Arnold

Wind Quintet no. 1 Isang YunTwo Waltzes A. Dvorák/ arr. K. Kramer

Suite Albinoni/ arr. K. KramerThe Sound of Music arr. Bill Holcombe

“Paris” from A Tale of Three Cities Bill HolcombePastorales Jay Vosk

Libertango A. Piazzolla/ arr. J. ScottSuite Cantabile Bill Douglas

Dos Tropicos! Mathieu LussierSextour Francis Poulenc

INDIVIDUAL MEMBER BIOGRAPHYS

Andrew Braden, clarinet, has been Second and E-flat Clarinetist with the Tucson Symphony since 1987. He has also served as principal clarinet with the Lawrence Symphony, Lawrence Chamber Players, the Kansas City Civic Orchestra and the St. Joseph (Missouri) Symphony. He has also performed with the Kansas City Symphony, the Phoenix Symphony and as Principal Clarinet with the Arizona Opera Orchestra. Mr. Braden has played with the Tucson Symphony Wind Quintet for many years, performing all over Southern Arizona. Braden’s woodwind trio, the Ocotillo Trio, has been on the roster of the Arizona Commission on the Arts and has given concerts throughout the region and Mexico. He maintains a private studio of 30 clarinet students and teaches for Tucson Unified School District in the OMA project (Opening Minds through the Arts), a nationally recognized program of artists in ‘at risk’ elementary schools. His work on various symphony committees has landed him on the Tucson Symphony Board of Trustees.

Rebecca Cain, bassoon, is the Second Bassoonist of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, a position she has held since 2000. Originally from Davidson, North Carolina, Rebecca received a Bachelor of Music in Bassoon Performance and a Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Oberlin before completing her Master of Music degree at Arizona State University. She is a founding member of the quintet started at the “Music from Greer” Festival. Ms. Cain has also performed at the International Double Reed Society Annual Convention and at festivals in Sarasota and Banff. In addition to performing with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Ms. Cain is the Personnel Manager for the TSO and teaches for the Tucson Unified School District in the OMA (Opening Minds through the Arts) program.

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Sara Fraker, oboe, has played Second Oboe and English horn in the Tucson Symphony Orchestra since 2005. Raised in New Haven, Connecticut, Ms. Kramer is a graduate of Swarthmore College and New England Conservatory. She has performed in music festivals at Tanglewood, Chautauqua, Aspen, Spoleto Festival USA and Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. In 2003, Ms. Kramer began a doctoral fellowship at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she taught a full studio of private students and won positions in both hometown orchestras. She is currently working on a doctoral thesis about the oboe music of Isang Yun. Ms. Kramer is currently a Teaching Artist in the Opening Minds through the Arts program in the Tucson Unified School District.

Deena Reedy, flute, holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, as well as performance degrees from East Carolina and Bowling Green State Universities. Dr. Reedy has performed as a soloist with orchestras in Nebraska, North Carolina and Arizona. Other performance honors include winning the Hampton Roads, Virginia Flute Fair Competition, being featured in radio performances on KUCV in Lincoln, Nebraska and WTEB in New Bern, North Carolina and participating in recitals in Austria, Canada and throughout the US. Dr. Reedy currently teaches flute at the Music and Dance Academy, and is also a Teaching Artist in the Opening Minds through the Arts (OMA) program in the Tucson Unified School District. She has also taught at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois and Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Michigan. Dr. Reedy has performed and presented at national conventions in California, Texas, New Mexico, Minnesota and Nevada. She has performed with a number of symphonies, including the Farmington Area Philharmonic and Tucson Symphony Orchestra, and released her first CD recording, Softly and Tenderly, in December 2003.

Victor Valenzuela, horn, is currently Third Horn with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. He is also Instructor of Brass at Pima Community College. Mr. Valenzuela holds degrees from New Mexico State University and Northwestern University. His instructors have included: Julie Landsman, Dale Clevenger, Nancy Joy, Dr. Warner Hutchinson and Richard Lambrecht. He has performed with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, the Phoenix Symphony, El Paso Symphony, Flagstaff Symphony and Arizona Opera. He recently toured as Co-Principal Horn with the National Symphony of Mexico during its 2002 North American Tour. Mr. Valenzuela has performed for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1984 Olympic games, the 1986 re-opening of the Statue of Liberty and the 1988 celebration of the Declaration of Independence. In July 2000, Mr. Valenzuela performed, along with his colleagues of the Tucson Symphony Horn Section, at the International Horn Society Conference in Beijing, China. His hobbies include golf and more golf. The three loves of his life: his wife, Susana, and their two boys, Christopher and Alex.

SAMPLE PROGRAMS(Pieces marked with an asterisk can involve a guest percussionist.)

PROGRAM ONE

Scherzo, Opus no. 48 Eugene BozzaBläserquintett (1991) Isang YunAria G. F. Handel

INTERMISSIONPastorale Amy BeachAires Tropicales* Paquito D’Rivera

PROGRAM TWO

Selections from Porgy and Bess G. Gershwin/ arr. HolcombeThree Songs from Das Knaben Wunderhorn Gustav Mahler/ arr. Cramer

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Suite of Old Lettish Dances* Andrejs JansonsINTERMISSION

Musick for Severall Friends* Various/ arr. Karl KramerFour Argentine Encores arr. Silvia CoricelliLibertango* A. Piazzolla/ arr. Jeff Scott

PROGRAM THREE

Entry of the Gladiators FucikQuintet Robert Steinmetz

INTERMISSIONWapango Paquito D’RiveraHabañera Maurice RavelEight Russian Folk Dances Anton LiadovEasy Winners Scott Joplin

PROGRAM FOUR

Overture to the Magic Flute W. A. MozartPastorales Jay VoskFledermaus Quadrille Johann Strauss

INTERMISSIONOverture to the Royal Fireworks G. F. HandelAmerican Folk Suite MachalaPolka Dmitri ShostakovichCarmen Fantasia Georges Bizet

PROGRAM FIVE

Spanish Encores arr. Silvia Coricelli

Cinco Danzas Breves Mario LavistaSteal Away from Spirituals, vol. 1 Trad./ arr. Valerie Coleman

INTERMISSION

“Paris” from A Tale of Three Cities Bill HolcombeSextour Francis Poulenc

PROGRAM SIX

Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit, Trad./ arr. Valerie Coleman from Spirituals, vol. 1Two Waltzes A. Dvorák/ arr. K. KramerDanza de Mediodia Arturo Marquez

INTERMISSION

Suite Albinoni/ arr. K. KramerThe Sound of Music arr. Bill HolcombeThree Shanties Malcolm Arnold

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