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FEBRUARY 28, 2015

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI

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Ellen Elder

Welcome Welcome to the Mississippi Music Teachers Association Collegiate Competitions! We hope that you will have a positive performing experience that will help to enrich your musical life in a meaningful way.

A very special thank you is in order to the USM faculty, staff, and students, for the use of their facilities and for hosting this event. Today would not be possible without their help!

I hope that you enjoy your day in Hattiesburg and make plans now to participate in the MMTA state competitions next year.

Sincerely,

Ellen Price Elder

Ellen Price Elder, D.M.A. President, Mississippi Music Teachers Association

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2015 MMTA COMPETITION SCHEDULE Judges’ Meeting (Piano and Woodwinds)—8:15 a.m.—Marsh lobby Judges’ Meeting (Guitar and Strings)—9:15 a.m.—Marsh Rm. 212

Mannoni PAC, Room 105 (Dr. ?) Mannoni PAC, Room 105 (Dr. Budds/Dr. Woodwinds Gerhardt) Guitar & Strings 9:00 C-560 9:45 C-574 9:15 C-569 10:00 C-582 9:45 Competition Announcement in 10:15 C-583 Marsh lobby 10:45 Competition Announcement in Marsh lobby Marsh Auditorium, Room FAB 225 Marsh Auditorium, Room FAB 225 Freshman/Sophomore Piano (Dr. Arakawa) Junior/Senior Piano (Dr. Arakawa) 9:00 C-563 9:45 C-566 9:10 C-572 10:00 C-577 9:30 Competition Announcement in 10:15 C-571 Marsh lobby 10:45 Competition Announcement in Marsh lobby Marsh Auditorium, Room FAB 225 Graduate Solo Division 11:00 C-575 11:20 C-558 11:40 C-559 12:00 C-570 Break for Lunch—12:20-1 p.m. 1:00 C-576 1:20 C-578 1:40 C-585 2:15 Competition Announcement in Marsh lobby

Results of the Woodwind Competition will be announced at 9:45 a.m. in Marsh lobby. Results of the Guitar/Strings Competition will be announced at 10:45 a.m. in Marsh

lobby. Results of the Freshman/Sophomore Competition will be announced at 9:30 a.m. in

Marsh lobby. Results of the Junior/Senior Competition will be announced at 10:45 a.m. in Marsh

lobby. Results of Graduate Solo Competition will be announced at 2:15 p.m. in Marsh lobby.

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2015 MMTA COLLEGIATE COMPETITIONS SCHEDULE AND REPERTOIRE

WOODWINDS Mannoni PAC, Room 105 9:00 C-560 Gabriel Pierné (1863 – 1937) Solo de Concert, Op. 35 9:15 C-569 Bernard Henrick Crusell (1775-1838) Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 5 (I - Allegro) Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) Sonata for clarinet solo, Op. 110 (I – MaBig bewegt) (II – Scherzino) (III – Adagio)

GUITAR AND STRINGS Mannoni PAC, Room 105 9:45 C-574 J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Lute Suite E Major: Bouree Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856) Bardenklange: Tarentella 10:00 C-582 Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) des schwanendreher (Mvmt. 1) J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Partita 3 (Mvmt. 1) 10:15 C-583 Bach (1685-1750) BWV 997 Carcassi (1792-1853) Etude 25

PIANO MARSH AUDITORIUM, Rm FAB 225 Freshman/Sophomore 9:00 C-563 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) Etude, Op. 10 No. 8 in F Major 9:10 C-572 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) Polonaise, Op. 71 No. 3 Junior/Senior 9:45 C-566 Ludwig Beethoven (1770-1827) Sonata, Op. 31 No. 2 (I-Largo-Allegro) J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829 (Preambulum) C. Schumann (1819-1896) Ballade, Op. 6 No.4 10:00 C-577 J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 861 Ludwig Beethoven (1770-1827) Sonata in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2, (Mvmt -I) Schumann/Liszt (1811-1886) Widmung 10:15 C-571 Ludwig Beethoven (1770-1827) Sonata, Op. 57, No. 23 (III.-Allegro ma non troppo) S. Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Prelude, Op. 23, No.5 J. Brahms (1833-1897) Scherzo, Op.4, Allegro con fuoco

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Winners,

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GRADUATE SOLO DIVISION MARSH AUDITORIUM, Rm FAB 225 11:00 C-575 Roberto Sierra (b.1953)) Cinco Bocetos for Solo Clarinet (I.-Preludio, II.- Cancion del campo III.- Interludio) Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano (I.-Zart und mit Audruck) C.M. von Weber (1785-1826) Concertino in Eb Major, Op. 26 11:20 C-558 Dionisio Aguado (1784-1849) Introduction and Rondo Joaquin Rodrigo (b.1954) Zapateado Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) Sevilla 11:40 C-559 J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Preambulum from Partita No. 5, BWV 829 J. Haydn (1732-1809) Allegro fromPiano Sonata in Eb Major, Hob.XVI:52/62 Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Auf dem Wasser du Singen by Schubert Trans. By Liszt 12:00 C-570 Vieuxtemps (1820-1888) Capriccio for solo viola Bach (1685-1750) Prelude from violin partita No. 3 Hoffmister (1754-1812) Concerto for viola 1:00 C-576 Ian Clarke (b.1964) Zoom Tube for solo flute E. Bozza (1905-1991) Image for solo flute C.P.E. Bach (1714-1788) Flute Sonata in A minor for solo flute (I.–Poco adagio, II.–Allegro, III.-Allegro) 1:20 C-578 Louis Cahuzac (1880-1960) Cantilene Bela Kovacs (b.1937) Hommage a Richard Strauss, solo clarinet C.M. von Weber (1786-1826) Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor (I. – Allegro) 1:40 C-585 Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) Suite Hebraique (Mvmt. 1) C.M. von Weber (1786-1826) Andante Rondo Ungarese J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Viola Da Gamba Sonata in G Major No.1 (Mvts 1 &2)

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MMTA COMPETITION JUDGES

Jasmine Arakawa Cain Budds

Brian Dunbar-Kastella Jonathan Gerhardt

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A charismatic and versatile pianist, Dr. Jasmin Arakawa has performed widely in North America, Central and South America, Europe, and Japan, including prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Salle Gaveau (Paris), and Victoria Hall (Geneva). She has appeared as concerto soloist with the Philips Symphony Orchestra in Amsterdam, and with the Piracicaba Symphony Orchestra in Brazil. She has recorded solo and chamber works by Spanish and Latin American composers on LAMC Records under the sponsorship of the Spanish Embassy as a prizewinner at the Latin American Music Competition. Dr. Arakawa is Assistant Professor of Piano at the University of South Alabama, where she teaches applied piano, accompanying, and directs the piano ensemble. Born in Japan, she is a graduate of Tokyo University of the Arts, and holds Doctor of Music and Master of Music degrees in Piano Performance from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she studied with Emile Naoumoff, the last protégé of Nadia Boulanger.

Cain Budds received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in classical guitar performance at Arizona State University. Dr. Budds is currently Assistant Professor of Guitar and Music Theory as well as Head of the String Area at Louisiana Tech University where he heads a vibrant guitar studio. He has performed numerous solo and chamber recitals in the U.S. and Mexico and in Master Classes with outstanding performers including Eliot Fisk, William Kanengiser, Margarita Escarpa, Kevin Gallagher, Stephen Robinson, and Pepe Romero. Budds has appeared as soloist with the Laredo Philharmonic performing contemporary works such as Folias by Puerto Rican composer Roberto Sierra and Arafura Dances by Australian composer Ross Edwards. Most recently he appeared as soloist with Moscow's Chamber Orchestra Kremlin performing Mauro Giuliani's Quinetto, Op. 65 for guitar and string orchestra. Currently, Dr. Budds lives in Ruston, LA with his wife Monique, their four children, and a rather large and rambunctious dog named Sally.

Flutist Brian Dunbar-Kastella is a native of St. Augustine, FL. Brian is currently a Doctoral student at Louisiana State University and Professor of Woodwinds at Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA. He holds degrees from Stetson University and the University of Michigan. His teachers include Susan McQuinn, Amy Porter, and Katherine Kemler.

Jonathan Gerhardt, principal cello, has been a member of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra since 1995. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, he grew up in a musical family and began taking cello lessons from his mother at the age of ten. Gerhardt received his Bachelor of Music degree and Performers Certificate from the Eastman School of Music and his Master of Music Degree from the New England Conservatory of Music. His primary teachers include Paul Katz, and Colin Carr. Jonathan has been a member of the Honolulu Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, and the Dayton Philharmonic. During the summers, he has participated in the Aspen, Banff, Spoleto and Colorado Music Festivals. He is on the faculty of Tulane University and a member of the Tulane Piano Trio. Jonathan and his partner Richard Woehrle live Uptown with their two cats Penny and Spike.

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2015 MMTA COLLEGIATE COMPETITIONS Participants and Teachers

STUDENTS TEACHERS SCHOOL Basia Thomas Jung-Won Shin Delta State University

Minji Kim Jung-Won Shin Delta State University Sarah Jenkins Rosangela Sebba Mississippi State University

Yuting Ji Ellen Elder University of Southern

Mississippi Creighton Holder Ellen Elder University of Southern

Mississippi Patience Coats Elizabeth Moak University of Southern

Mississippi Ramon da Silva Moraes

Danilo Mezzadri University of Southern

Mississippi Melanie Ferrabone Kim Woolly University of Southern

Mississippi Michael Hayden Jacqueline Mcllwain University of Southern

Mississippi Alexis Euclides Fong Castillo Jacqueline Mcllwain University of Southern

Mississippi

Mike Gruetzner

Jacqueline Mcllwain University of Southern Mississippi

Anna Ivanova Hsiaopei Lee University of Southern Mississippi

Camila Patino Hsiaopei Lee University of Southern Mississippi

Hannah Shetler Hsiaopei Lee University of Southern Mississippi

Jerry Cruse Nicholas Ciraldo University of Southern Mississippi

Leonnardo Moreira Silva Nicholas Ciraldo University of Southern Mississippi

William Huddleston Nicholas Ciraldo University of Southern Mississippi

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Mark Your Calendar

MMTA PAST PRESIDENTS

1956-2014

1955-56 Mark Hoffman

1957-58 Roger Phelps

1959-60 Grady Cox

1961-62 George Mums

1963-66 Jack Lyall

1967-70 Sigfred Matson

1971-72 Jonathan Sweat

1973-74 Virginia Hoogenakker

1975-76 William Rutledge

1977-78 Desmond Kincaid

1979-80 George Imbragulio

1980-81 Harold Thompson

1982-84 Natalia da Roza

1984-86 Pat Tuley

1986-88 Paul Anderson

1988-90 Annette Joe

1990-92 Darwin Brooks

1992-94 Theresa Sanchez

1994-96 Joel Harrison

1996-98 Sharon Lebsack

1998-00 Carol Schutzmann

2000-02 Graham Purkerson

2002-04 Donna Banks

2004-06 Joanna Burnside

2006-08 Angela Willoughby

2008-10 Rachel Heard

2010-12 Ian Hominick

2012-14 Barbara Tracy

March 21-25, 2015 – 2015 MTNA Conference, Las Vegas, NV

March 28, 2015 – Pre-College District Evaluations, Group B (Columbus/Starkville, Ellisville, Oxford, and Vicksburg)

April 11, 2015 – Pre-College District Evaluations, Group A (Goodman, Gulf Coast, Hattiesburg, Jackson, Meridian, and Tupelo)

April 18, 2015 -- MVSU Piano Festival, Itta Bena, MS

May 16, 2015– MMTA Pre-College Finals, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS

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MMTA Officers

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MMTA Officers

President

Ellen Price Elder 261 Timberton Dr. Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Phone: 601-467-9745 ellen@ellenelder.com

President Elect

Alice Ballard Hinds Community College P.O. Box 1100 Raymond, MS 39154 Phone: 769-226-7038 Work: 601-857-3528 Alice.Ballard@hindscc.edu

Immediate Past President

Barbara Tracy 617 Holly Ridge Drive Vicksburg, MS 39180 Phone: 601-638-6453 barbara9872@att.net

VP for Membership & Web Management

Janine Beasley 3122 N 5th Ave. Laurel, MS 39440 Phone: 601-649-9240 music@beasinc.com

VP for Collegiate & National Competions

Sheri Falcone 116 Poplar Road Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Phone: 601-467-9745 Work: 601-318-6179 ellen@ellenelder.com

VP for Pre-College Performances

VP for Pre-College Evaluations

Dixie Lawson 29 Scarlett St. Purvis, MS 39475 Phone: 601-268-6216 capriccio1@gmail.com

VP for Public Relations (Newsletter Editor)

Stephanie Holmes 226 Hillcrest Drive Kosciusko, MS 39090 Phone: 662-417-1390 sholmes057@gmail.com

Secretary

Yvonne Young-McGrath 753 Canterbury Dr Biloxi, MS 39532-4303 Phone: 228-617-9127 mcgmomx4@hotmail.com

Treasurer

Chris Ballard 220 Devenport Circle Raymond, MS 39154 gifblue@yahoo.com

Appointed Officers

Chair of Theory & Composition

Benjamin Williams 1221 Cliffdale Dr Clinton, MS 39056 Phone: 601-925-7739 benwilliams@mc.edu

Chair of Independent Music Teachers Forum

Victoria Johnson 900 South Court Street Ellisville, MS 39437 Phone: 601-477-2674 victoria.johnson@jcjc.edu

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Chair of College Faculty Forum

Angela Willoughby 100 Murial St Clinton, MS 39056 Phone: 601-906-8040 willough@mc.edu

Chair of Certification

Jacquelyn Thornell 5929 Lake Trace Circle Jackson, MS 39211 Phone: 601-952-0060 jsthornell@bellsouth.net

Webmaster

Handmade Designs Toll Free 1-877-467-2660 www.handmadedesigns.com

Performance Area Chairs

Brass

Douglas Mark Delta State University Department of Music PO Box 3256 Cleveland, MS 38733 Phone: 662-846-4607 dmark@deltastate.edu

Chamber Music/Jazz

Jung-Won Shin Delta State University Department of Music PO Box 3256 Cleveland, MS 38733 Phone: 662-846-4123 jshin@deltastate.edu

Guitar

Michael Patilla Mississippi State University Dept. of Music P.O. Box 6240 Mississippi State, MS 39762 Phone: 662-325-2866 guitar@colled.msstate.edu

Piano

Elizabeth Moak 609 Woodbine Lane Hattiesburg, MS 39402 Phone: 601-268-5524 elizabeth.moak@usm.edu

Strings

Alexander Russakovsky University of Southern Mississippi School of Music 118 College Drive, # 5081 Hattiesburg, MS 39406 Phone: 601-266 6851 arussakovsky@hotmail.com

Voice

Phyllis Lewis-Hale Jackson State University Department of Music P.O. Box 17055 Jackson, MS 39217 Phone: 601-979-2984 phyllis.lewis-hale@jsums.edu

Woodwinds

Shelley Collins Delta State University Department of Music PO Box 3256 Cleveland, MS 38733 Phone: 662-846-4617 scollins@deltastate.edu

Collaborative Arts

Theresa Sanchez, NCTM 907 N 34th Ave Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Phone: 601-271-8700 theresa.sanchez@jcjc.edu

Local Affiliates

Golden Triangle Music Forum

Katie Wallace 1223 Meadowlark Dr. Starkville, MS 39759 Phone: 662-341-5117 wallacepiano5@gmail.com

Gulf Coast MTA

Carol Mahler 9428 Hidden Acres Road Pass Christian, MS 39571 Phone: 228-586-1879 jmdoc@bellsouth.net

Hattiesburg Music Teachers League

Laura Broughton 29 Park Place, Apt. 1101 Hattiesburg, MS 39402 Phone: 601-441-1248 drlaurab@comcast.net

Jones County MTA

Janine Beasley 3122 N 5th Ave. Laurel, MS 39440 Phone: 601-649-9240 music@beasinc.com

Music Forum of Jackson

Brenda Sullivan 123 Summit Ridge Brandon, MS 39042 Phone: 601-824-1301 brendaasullivan@bellsouth.net

Music Forum of Tupelo

L. Darwin Brooks 115 Locust Hill Rd. Belden, MS 38826 Phone: 662-842-0673 dbrooks@network-one.com

Vicksburg MTA

Jeanne Evans 3140 Drummond St Vicksburg, MS 39180-4912 Phone: 601-634-0826 ajevans88@bellsouth.net

Acknowledgements MMTA wishes to thank the following for their help in presenting this competition:

The University of Southern Mississippi

Ellen Elder, host

Sheri Falcone, Vice-President for Collegiate and National Competitions

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