Featured Instrument Weekends
Starting in fall 2007, Juniata replaced its successful "Honors Band" program with "Featured Instrument Weekends." Once or twice per year we feature a renowned guest soloist in concert with our instrumentalists. We have been fortunate to host on campus:
FALL 2007: alto saxophone virtuoso MSM (Ret.) Dale Underwood, 30-year soloist with the United States Navy Band
SPRING 2008: Guest trombonist MSG Mark Bowling, principal trombonist of the United States Army Field Band
FALL 2008: Guest conductor/renowned wind band composer, Dr. Frank Ticheli, University of Southern California
SPRING 2010: Guest trumpet artist Judith Saxton of the North Carolina School of the Arts. Full information on this festival will be posted soon.
NOTES ON THE MOST RECENT FESTIVAL:
The following students have been accepted for the fall 2008 Frank Ticheli Festival Weekend, and will join forces with the Juniata College Wind Symphony for the weekend rehearsals and concert:
Area junior high/middle school band students participating in “Abracadabra,” “A Shaker Gift Song,” and “Cajun Folk Songs”:
Shawn Campopiano, alto saxophone, Huntingdon Area Middle School
Jacob Frieko, trumpet, Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School
Caleb Gildea, tenor saxophone, Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School
Paul Keeney, trombone, Huntingdon Area Middle School
Calin McCool, trumpet, Huntingdon Area Middle School
Pilar Reghetti, flute, Huntingdon Area Middle School
Adam Rothstein, horn, Huntingdon Area Middle School
Chris Sommer, baritone saxophone, Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School
Lindsey Swan, clarinet, Huntingdon Area Middle School
Area senior high band students participating in all five Ticheli works:
Michael Blasser, percussion, Upper Dauphin Area High School
Sara Bowling, alto saxophone, Bald Eagle Area High School
Tomoko Bowser, flute, State College Area High School
Katy Boyer, trumpet, Lebanon High School
John Coda, alto saxophone, Greencastle-Antrim High School
Rebekah Cordell, baritone saxophone, State College Area High School
Todd Ditzler, bass clarinet, Lebanon High School
Courtney Drebot, trumpet, Upper Dauphin Area High School
Abbie Enders, trumpet, Upper Dauphin Area High School
Stephen Jacobs, euphonium, Lebanon High School
Samantha Meashey, flute, Lebanon High School
Benjamin Montgomery, alto saxophone, Bellefonte Area High School
Caitlin Paine, trumpet, Lebanon High School
Jessica Scrudders, horn, Bald Eagle Area High School
Jacob Topping, trombone, Lebanon High School
Matt Topping, tuba, Lebanon High School
Alex Vavreck, clarinet, State College Area High School
Sherri Woland, clarinet, Upper Dauphin Area High School
Please note the following:
- Deadline for receipt of all application materials is September 19, 2008.
- Participants must attend all rehearsals.
- Student participants must be in grades 6-12 this year.
- There is no on-campus housing plan for this event. We prefer to have all students return home each evening, but older students wishing to include a Juniata College enrollment visitation as part of their weekend here may be able to be housed on campus.
- Please send applications to:
Juniata College Instrumental Music Department
c/o James Latten
1700 Moore Street
Huntingdon, PA 16652
SCHEDULE:
Friday November 14:
- 6-7pm, student arrival and check-in
- 7-7:45pm, rehearsal of Abracadabra, A Shaker Gift Song, and Cajun Folk Songs
- 7:45-9pm, rehearsal of Shenandoah and Blue Shades
Saturday November 15:
- 9:30am-11:45am, rehearsal:
- Abracadabra, A Shaker Gift Song, Cajun Folk Songs in the first phase of the morning
- (approx. 10:30am) Shenandoah and Blue Shades. Junior high students stay and listen to rehearsal
- Lunch, 11:45-1:15pm.
- 1:15pm-3pm
- Abracadabra, A Shaker Gift Song, Cajun Folk Songs in the first phase of the rehearsal
- (approx. 2:15pm-3pm) Shenandoah and Blue Shades.
- 3pm, junior high and senior high students tour Juniata College facilities, and visit the college bookstore
- 4:15, students return to stage
- 4:30-5:30pm, final rehearsal of the day: Abracadabra, A Shaker Gift Song, and Cajun Folk Songs early in rehearsal, Shenandoah and Blue Shades at the end
- 5:30-6pm, pizza party for guest students and directors.
- Rehearsals, 12:30-1:45pm.
- Change into concert attire, final warmup and tuning before concert
- CONCERT: 3PM in Rosenberger Auditorium.
Sunday November 16:
For further information, please contact:
Dr. James Latten, Director of Instrumental Music
Juniata College
1700 Moore Street
Huntingdon, PA 16652
814-641-3471
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