2004-05-04 University Symphony Orchestra [recital program]

              The UNCG School of Music has been recognized for years as one of the elite
music institutions in the United States. Fully accredited by the National
Association of Schools of Music since 1938, the School offers the only
comprehensive music program from undergraduate through doctoral study in
both performance and music education in North Carolina. From a total
population of approximately 14,000 university students, the UNCG School of
Music serves nearly 600 music majors with a full-time faculty and staff of more
than sixty. As such, the UNCG School of Music ranks among the largest
Schools of Music in the South.
The UNCG School of Music now occupies a new 26 million dollar music building
which is among the finest music facilities in the nation. In fact, the new music
building is the second-largest academic building on the UNCG Campus. A large
music library with state-of-the-art playback, study and research facilities houses
all music reference materials. Greatly expanded classroom, studio, practice
room, and rehearsal hall spaces are key components of the new structure. Two
new recital halls, a large computer lab, a psychoacoustics lab, electronic music
labs, and recording studio space are additional features of the new facility. In
addition, an enclosed multi-level parking deck is adjacent to the new music
building to serve students, faculty and concert patrons.
Living in the artistically thriving Greensboro—Winston-Salem—High Point “Triad”
area, students enjoy regular opportunities to attend and perform in concerts
sponsored by such organizations as the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, the
Greensboro Opera Company, and the Eastern Music Festival. In addition,
UNCG students interact first-hand with some of the world’s major artists who
frequently schedule informal discussions, open rehearsals, and master classes
at UNCG.
Costs of attending public universities in North Carolina, both for in-state and out-of-
state students, represent a truly exceptional value in higher education.
For information regarding music as a major or minor field of study, please write:
Dr. John J. Deal, Dean
UNCG School of Music
P.O. Box 26167
Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6167
(336) 334-5789
On the Web: www.uncg.edu/mus/
University Symphony Orchestra
Robert Gutter, conductor
Matthew Troy, guest conductor
Concerto Competition Winners
Nathalie Clément, piano
Brad McMillan, alto saxophone
Laura Meyers, flute
Frédéric St-Pierre, volin
Lauren Winkens, clarinet
Harlan Zackery, Jr., conductor
Tuesday, May 4, 2004
7:30 pm
Aycock Auditorium
Program
Overture to The Consecration of the House, Op. 124 Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827)
Harlan Zackery, Jr., conductor
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra , Op. 14 Samuel Barber
Andante (1910-1981)
Frédéric St-Pierre, violin
Matthew Troy, conductor
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 41 Robert Muczynski
Andante maestoso (b. 1929)
Andante espressivo — Allegro giocoso
Brad McMillan, alto saxophone
Intermission
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra Carl Nielsen
Allegro moderato (1865-1931)
Laura Meyers, flute
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra William Bolcom
Cantabile (b. 1938)
Lauren Winkens, clarinet
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 54 Robert Schumann
Andantino grazioso (1810-1856)
Allegro vivace
Nathalie Clément, piano
Matthew Troy’s appearance is in partial fulfillment of the degree requirements for the
Master of Music in Conducting
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The hall is equipped with a listening assistance system.
Patrons needing such assistance should please see one of the ushers in the lobby.
Patrons are encouraged to take note of the exits located on all levels of
the auditorium. In an emergency, please use the nearest exit, which may
be behind you or different from the one through which you entered.
UNCG Symphony Orchestra
Violin I
† Frédéric St-Pierre, Trois-Rivières, Québec
‡ Katie Costello, Greensboro, NC
Wayne Reich, Greensboro, NC
Ingrid Hobbs, Greensboro, NC
Melissa Ellis, Apex, NC
Kwanghee Park, Hendersonville, NC
Amy Blackwood, High Point, NC
Shelley Blalock, Rocky Point, NC
Elisabeth Malcolm, Garner, NC
Violin II
* Chris Jusell, Chesapeake, VA
**Emily Arnold, Aberdeen, NC
Holly Sitton, Horse Shoe, NC
Debra Sue Anders, Greensboro, NC
Holley Ross, Charlotte, NC
Ashley Brown, Wilmington, NC
Joshua Barbour, Fayetteville, NC
Laura Doyle, Wilmington, NC
Jesse Eversole, Greensboro, NC
Amber Amlands, Elizabeth City, NC
Viola
*Alvoy Bryan, Jr., Greensboro, NC
** Noah Hock, Eugene, OR
Katherine Hayden, Raleigh, NC
John Ward, Greensboro, NC
Sara Bursey, Greensboro, NC
Patrick Scully, Pinehurst, NC
Joseph Driggars, Greensboro, NC
Amber Autry, Greensboro, NC
Anne Marie Wittman, Oak Ridge, NC
Caitie Leming, Raleigh, NC
Jaime DeLong, Clemmons, NC
Susannah Plaster, Greensboro, NC
Violoncello
*Gina Pezzoli, Charlottesville, VA
**Deborah Sheilds, Greensboro, NC
Meaghan Skogen, Whitsett, NC
Joel Wenger, Raleigh, NC
Erin Klimstra, Greensboro, NC
Rebecca Wade, Greensboro, NC
Paul Stern, Tuckasegee, NC
Jon Benson, Winston-Salem, NC
Sarah Dorsey, Greensboro, NC
Double Bass
*Rebecca Marland, Greensboro, NC
**Suzanne Luberecki, Greensboro, NC
Andrew Hawks, Greensboro, NC
Paul Quast, Jacksonville, NC
Patrick Byrd, Greensboro, NC
Di Wang, Greensboro, NC
Emily Manansala, Greensboro, NC
Benjamin Wolf, Greensboro, NC
Brent Rawls, Hickory, NC
Flute
*Laura Meyers, East Aurora, NY
*Elizabeth Yackley, Frederick, MD
Ces Erdman, Richmond, VA
Piccolo
*Emily Orr, Scotia, NY
Oboe
*Connie Ignatiou, Greensboro, NC
*Matt Ward, Greensboro, NC
*Amanda Woolman, Greensboro, NC
B Clarinet and Bass Clarinet
*Nathan Olawsky, Greensboro, NC
*Kenny Tysor, Greensboro, NC
Shawn Copeland, Greensboro, NC
Bassoon and Contrabassoon
*Molly Roberts, Greensboro, NC
Elaine Peterson, Greensboro, NC
Jhon Jessica Conroy, Greensboro, NC
Horn
*Mary Pritchett, Vilas, NC
*Tara Cates, Greensboro, NC
Kelly Dunn, Greensboro, NC
Julie Price, Greensboro, NC
Trumpet
*Scott Toth, Greensboro, NC
*Mark Hibshman, Greensboro, NC
Zac Lee, Greensboro, NC
Trombone
*Sean Devlin, Raleigh, NC
Glenn McIntyre, Greensboro, NC
Bass Trombone
Chris Cline, Marion, NC
Tuba
*Sam Nettleton, Lawrenceville, GA
Piano
Stephen Brown, Greensboro, NC
Percussion
*Robert Rocha, Greensboro, NC
Julia Thompson, Rutherfordton, NC
Mary Schmitz, Swansboro, NC
David Fox, Weaverville, NC
† denotes Concertmaster
‡ denotes Assistant Concertmaster
* denotes Principal or Co-Principal
** denotes Assistant Principal
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Harlan Zackery, Jr. is a native of Henderson, North Carolina. He received his Bachelor of Music
Degree in Music Education, cum laude, from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He
is currently completing a Master of Music in Choral Conducting at UNCG. Harlan has taught in
the Guilford County and Forsyth County Schools as a band, orchestra and chorus teacher. He
has served on the faculties of the North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem Bible
College and Bennett College and served as assistant conductor of the Durham Youth
Symphony. He holds membership in Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He has
performed throughout the United States and Canada as a collaborative artist, conductor and
recitalist. He is currently the Director of Music at Greensboro Christian Church and is an adjunct
lecturer of music at Winston-Salem Bible College.
Frédéric St-Pierre began playing the violin at the age of nine, and in 1990 entered the
Conservatoire de Musique de Trois-Rivières. In 2002, he obtained his Diplôme d’études
supérieures I in interpretation. He served as concertmaster of the Conservatory orchestra, and
also took part in several concerts with the symphony orchestras of Trois-Rivières,
Drummondville, Laval, and l’Estuaire as a substitute. At summer music camps, he trained at
l’Académie de musique du Domaine Forget for three years, and studied with such renowned
masters as Jean Angers, Martin Chalifour, and David Stewart, and also with Jean-Luc Plourde of
the Arthur-Leblanc Quartet. During the summer of 1999, at l’Académie internationale de
musique de Biarritz, in France, he studied in the violin class of Jean-Michel Denis. In spring of
2000, and again in February 2002, Frédéric was invited to solo with the String Ensemble and
Symphony Orchestra of the Conservatory. In September 2002, he continued his studies at the
Conservatoire National de Région Bayonne Côte Basque, in France, and unanimously obtained
a gold medal, along with the Félicitations du Jury. He had the opportunity to play regularly with
l’Orchestre Bayonne Côte Basque in several cities in southern France, under the direction of
conductors such as Fayçal Karoui and Jose Miguel Rodilla. He also studied baroque and
contemporary music there. Since August 2003, Frédéric has continued his training at the
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he is pursuing a Masters in Music Degree.
Brad McMillan, a native of Elizabethtown, North Carolina, is currently completing the Bachelor of
Music in Saxophone Performance at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG)
where he is a student of Dr. Steven Stusek. While a student at UNCG, he has performed with
the Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, and the Philharmonia of Greensboro. Also a
proficient oboist, Brad has performed as the principal player with the UNCG Symphonic and
University Bands. He has also taken part in many student chamber ensembles during his
undergraduate career, performing most recently with the Dumas Saxophone Quartet. He was
selected to perform as a soloist, as well as with the Dumas Quartet, at the 2004 Biennial
Conference of the North American Saxophone Alliance. Brad has taken part in masterclasses
with Debra Richtmeyer and Clifford Leaman.
Laura Meyers will be completing her Master of Music in Flute Performance this May. A native of
East Aurora, NY, she completed her Bachelor’s in Music Education at the State University of
New York College of Fredonia in 2001. At Fredonia, she was the recipient of several awards,
including the Performer’s Certificate and Fredonia Alumni Association Scholarship; she was also
the first recipient of the Robert Poummit Concertmaster Award. At UNCG, Ms. Meyers served as
co-principal flute of the Wind Ensemble in 2002-03, principal of the University Orchestra in 2003-
04, and piccolo in Wind Ensemble in Spring 2004. In November, she won Division VIII of the
Raleigh Area Flute Association Competition and also performed in a masterclass with Keith
Underwood. She would like to extend her thanks to Dr. Deborah Egekvist, Dr. Locke, Mr. Gutter,
Sarah Dorsey, Ginny Keast, and all of her close friends and family for their support and help!
Ms. Meyers plans to freelance in the area after graduation.
Lauren Winkens, a native of Houston, Texas, is currently studying to earn her Master’s degree
in clarinet performance from UNCG under the guidance of Kelly Burke. In 2002, she graduated
magna cum laude from Texas Tech University (TTU) in Lubbock, Texas, where she received her
Bachelor’s Degree in clarinet performance. There, Lauren studied with David Shea, Robert
Walzel and Roberta Hinson. While at TTU, she was a member of the Symphonic Wind
Ensemble, University Orchestra, Clarinet Choir, and the Goin’ Band from Raiderland – TTU’s
Sudler Award winning marching band. She has participated in masterclasses with Fred Ormand
and the West Point Clarinet Quartet. Currently, Lauren is a member the UNCG Wind Ensemble
and Clarinet Choir. She is a founding member of Una Voce, UNCG’s graduate clarinet quartet,
which has won the 2003 North Carolina division of the MTNA Chamber Music Competition,
premiered music at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music in Ohio, and was a finalist in the 2004
Coleman Chamber Music Competition in Pasadena, California.
Nathalie Clément began her musical studies in 1982, and entered the Conservatoire de
Musique de Trois-Rivières in 1986 in the piano studio of Nadia Strycek, and studied thereafter
with Denise Trudel, with whom she finished her program of Études Supérieures II. In 1995, she
took part in the ‘Cordes et Piano Mauricie’ Competition and obtained the Prize of the Jury, and in
1996 attended the class of Master Wolfram Linnebach at the Conservatoire de Musique de Trois-
Rivières. She was featured as a soloist with the Orchestre du Conservatoire de Musique de
Trois-Rivières in 1997 as well as a guest pianist for the Shawinigan Youth Symphonic Orchestra
in 1999. Nathalie also participated in the Concours de Musique du Canada, where she reached
the national final in chamber music. A project of musical formation in Biarritz, France was
scheduled in 1999 where she worked with Jean Mouillère and Henri Barda, both professors at
The Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris. The same year, she had the chance to attend a
masterclass given by the prestigious Canadian pianist André Laplante. In 2001, she obtained a
certificate in chamber music from the Conservatoire de Music de Trois-Rivières. From 1999 to
2001, she taught at the School of Music of the Joliette’s Cultural Center. She graduated from
Winthrop University, South Carolina, in 2003, with a Master’s degree in Piano Performance. As a
winner of the Arthur Fraser Young Artist Competition, she had the chance to perform with the
South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Nicolas Smith. She is currently enrolled
as a D.M.A. student in piano performance at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro,
under the instruction of Dr. Joseph Di Piazza.
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Robert Gutter is currently Director of Orchestral Activities at the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro and also serves as Music Director of the Philharmonia of Greensboro. In 1996 he
received an appointment as Principal Guest Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of
the Ukraine in Kiev. He is founder and artistic director for the International Institute for
Conductors in Kiev as well as the Catania Conductors Institute. In his 35 years as a professional
conductor he has devoted himself to both professional and non-professional orchestras in over
twenty five countries and in the major cities of New York, Washington D.C., Paris, London,
Vienna, Milan, Florence, Stuttgart, and St. Petersburg. In addition to his symphonic
engagements, he has appeared with opera companies both in the United States and in Europe.
Prior to accepting his orchestral posts in North Carolina in 1988, he served as Music Director and
Conductor of the Springfield, Massachusetts Symphony. In 1986 he was named "Conductor
Emeritus" of that orchestra. As an instrumentalist, Gutter served as principal trombonist with the
National Symphony Orchestra. He holds the bachelor and Master degrees from Yale University.
Matthew Troy received his Bachelor of Music from the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro, studying viola under Dr. Scott Rawls. Upon graduating, Troy began playing
principal viola in The Philharmonia of Greensboro, where he has also served as guest conductor
on several occasions. Also active as a teacher, Troy is currently on the string faculty of the
Music Academy of North Carolina. Not limiting himself to instrumental music, Troy is also an
experienced vocalist. He has sung with the UNCG men’s a capella group The Spartones, the
Greensboro Opera Company, and has been featured as a clinician for high school choral
students at Salisbury State University in Salisbury, MD. He is also currently the Music Director
for the Triad Harmony Express men’s a capella chorus in Winston-Salem and has written
arrangements for their current repertoire. Other conducting engagements have been with the
Greensboro Symphony Youth Chamber Orchestra and he has recently completed his first year
as conductor of the Salisbury Symphony Youth Orchestra. Troy was also recently appointed as
Assistant Conductor of the Winston-Salem Youth Symphony and will be the interim conductor of
the Wake Forest University Orchestra in the Fall of 2004.
Harlan Zackery, Jr. is a native of Henderson, North Carolina. He received his Bachelor of Music
Degree in Music Education, cum laude, from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He
is currently completing a Master of Music in Choral Conducting at UNCG. Harlan has taught in
the Guilford County and Forsyth County Schools as a band, orchestra and chorus teacher. He
has served on the faculties of the North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem Bible
College and Bennett College and served as assistant conductor of the Durham Youth
Symphony. He holds membership in Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He has
performed throughout the United States and Canada as a collaborative artist, conductor and
recitalist. He is currently the Director of Music at Greensboro Christian Church and adjunct
lecturer of music at Winston-Salem Bible College.
Frédéric St-Pierre began playing the violin at the age of nine, and in 1990 entered the
Conservatoire de Musique de Trois-Rivières. In 2002, he obtained his Diplôme d’études
supérieures I in interpretation. He served as concertmaster of the Conservatory orchestra, and
also took part in several concerts with the symphony orchestras of Trois-Rivières,
Drummondville, Laval, and l’Estuaire as a substitute. At summer music camps, he trained at
l’Académie de musique du Domaine Forget for three years, and studied with such renowned
masters as Jean Angers, Martin Chalifour, and David Stewart, and also with Jean-Luc Plourde of
the Arthur-Leblanc Quartet. During the summer of 1999, at l’Académie internationale de
musique de Biarritz, in France, he studied in the violin class of Jean-Michel Denis. In spring of
2000, and again in February 2002, Frédéric was invited to solo with the String Ensemble and
Symphony Orchestra of the Conservatory. In September 2002, he continued his studies at the
Conservatoire National de Région Bayonne Côte Basque, in France, and unanimously obtained
a gold medal, along with the Félicitations du Jury. He had the opportunity to play regularly with
l’Orchestre Bayonne Côte Basque in several cities in southern France, under the direction of
conductors such as Fayçal Karoui and Jose Miguel Rodilla. He also studied baroque and
contemporary music there. Since August 2003, Frédéric has continued his training at the
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he is pursuing a Masters in Music Degree.
Brad McMillan, a native of Elizabethtown, North Carolina, is currently completing the Bachelor of
Music in Saxophone Performance at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG)
where he is a student of Dr. Steven Stusek. While a student at UNCG, he has performed with
the Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, and the Philharmonia of Greensboro. Also a
proficient oboist, Brad has performed as the principal player with the UNCG Symphonic and
University Bands. He has also taken part in many student chamber ensembles during his
undergraduate career, performing most recently with the Dumas Saxophone Quartet. He was
selected to perform as a soloist, as well as with the Dumas Quartet, at the 2004 Biennial
Conference of the North American Saxophone Alliance. Brad has taken part in masterclasses
with Debra Richtmeyer and Clifford Leaman.
Laura Meyers will be completing her Master of Music in Flute Performance this May. A native of
East Aurora, NY, she completed her Bachelor’s in Music Education at the State University of
New York College of Fredonia in 2001. At Fredonia, she was the recipient of several awards,
including the Performer’s Certificate and Fredonia Alumni Association Scholarship; she was also
the first recipient of the Robert Poummit Concertmaster Award. At UNCG, Ms. Meyers served as
co-principal flute of the Wind Ensemble in 2002-03, principal of the University Orchestra in 2003-
04, and piccolo in Wind Ensemble in Spring 2004. In November, she won Division VIII of the
Raleigh Area Flute Association Competition and also performed in a masterclass with Keith
Underwood. She would like to extend her thanks to Dr. Deborah Egekvist, Dr. Locke, Mr. Gutter,
Sarah Dorsey, Ginny Keast, and all of her close friends and family for their support and help!
Ms. Meyers plans to freelance in the area after graduation.
Lauren Winkens, a native of Houston, Texas, is currently studying to earn her Master’s degree
in clarinet performance from UNCG under the guidance of Kelly Burke. In 2002, she graduated
magna cum laude from Texas Tech University (TTU) in Lubbock, Texas, where she received her
Bachelor’s Degree in clarinet performance. There, Lauren studied with David Shea, Robert
Walzel and Roberta Hinson. While at TTU, she was a member of the Symphonic Wind
Ensemble, University Orchestra, Clarinet Choir, and the Goin’ Band from Raiderland – TTU’s
Sudler Award winning marching band. She has participated in masterclasses with Fred Ormand
and the West Point Clarinet Quartet. Currently, Lauren is a member the UNCG Wind Ensemble
and Clarinet Choir. She is a founding member of Una Voce, UNCG’s graduate clarinet quartet,
which has won the 2003 North Carolina division of the MTNA Chamber Music Competition,
premiered music at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music in Ohio, and was a finalist in the 2004
Coleman Chamber Music Competition in Pasadena, California.
Nathalie Clément began her musical studies in 1982, and entered the Conservatoire de
Musique de Trois-Rivières in 1986 in the piano studio of Nadia Strycek, and studied thereafter
with Denise Trudel, with whom she finished her program of Études Supérieures II. In 1995, she
took part in the ‘Cordes et Piano Mauricie’ Competition and obtained the Prize of the Jury and, in
1996, she attended the class of Master Wolfram Linnebach at the Conservatoire de Musique de
Trois-Rivières. She was featured as a soloist with the Orchestre du Conservatoire de Musique de
Trois-Rivières in 1997 as well as a guest pianist for the Shawinigan Youth Symphonic Orchestra
in 1999. Nathalie also participated in the Concours de Musique du Canada, where she reached
the national final in chamber music. A project of musical formation in Biarritz, France was
scheduled in 1999 where she worked with Jean Mouillère and Henri Barda, both professors at
The Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris. The same year, she had the chance to attend a
masterclass given by the prestigious Canadian pianist André Laplante. In 2001, she obtained a
certificate in chamber music from the Conservatoire de Music de Trois-Rivières. From 1999 to
2001, she taught at the School of Music of the Joliette’s Cultural Center. She graduated from
Winthrop University, South Carolina, in 2003, with a Master’s degree in Piano Performance. As a
winner of the Arthur Fraser Young Artist Competition, she had the chance to perform with the
South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Nicolas Smith. She is currently enrolled
as a D.M.A. student in piano performance at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro,
under the instruction of Dr. Joseph Di Piazza.
_____
Robert Gutter is currently Director of Orchestral Activities at the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro and also serves as Music Director of the Philharmonia of Greensboro. In 1996 he
received an appointment as Principal Guest Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of
the Ukraine in Kiev. He is founder and artistic director for the International Institute for
Conductors in Kiev as well as the Catania Conductors Institute. In his 35 years as a professional
conductor he has devoted himself to both professional and non-professional orchestras in over
twenty five countries and in the major cities of New York, Washington D.C., Paris, London,
Vienna, Milan, Florence, Stuttgart, and St. Petersburg. In addition to his symphonic
engagements, he has appeared with opera companies both in the United States and in Europe.
Prior to accepting his orchestral posts in North Carolina in 1988, he served as Music Director and
Conductor of the Springfield, Massachusetts Symphony. In 1986 he was named "Conductor
Emeritus" of that orchestra. As an instrumentalist, Gutter served as principal trombonist with the
National Symphony Orchestra. He holds the bachelor and Master degrees from Yale University.
Matthew Troy received his Bachelor of Music from the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro, studying viola under Dr. Scott Rawls. Upon graduating, Troy began playing
principal viola in The Philharmonia of Greensboro, where he has also served as guest conductor
on several occasions. Also active as a teacher, Troy is currently on the string faculty of the
Music Academy of North Carolina. Not limiting himself to instrumental music, Troy is also an
experienced vocalist. He has sung with the UNCG men’s a capella group The Spartones, the
Greensboro Opera Company, and has been featured as a clinician for high school choral
students at Salisbury State University in Salisbury, MD. He is also currently the Music Director
for the Triad Harmony Express men’s a capella chorus in Winston-Salem and has written
arrangements for their current repertoire. Other conducting engagements have been with the
Greensboro Symphony Youth Chamber Orchestra and he has recently completed his first year
as conductor of the Salisbury Symphony Youth Orchestra. Troy was also recently appointed as
Assistant Conductor of the Winston-Salem Youth Symphony and will be the interim conductor of
the Wake Forest University Orchestra in the Fall of 2004.