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MMTA COLLEGIATE COMPETITIONS The Official Publication of the Mississippi Music Teachers Association Affiliated with the Music Teachers National Association

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FEBRUARY 29, 2020

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi Music Teacher Collegiate Competitions 2020

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Victoria Johnson

Welcome to the 2020 Mississippi Music Teachers Association Collegiate Competitions! Whether you are a competitor, adjudicator, teacher, or audience member, I hope you have a pleasant and meaningful day. We are pleased to be at the University of Southern Mississippi this year, as we have been so many times in the past. Thank you to Dr. Jay Dean, Acting Director of the USM School of Music, and his colleagues for allowing us to use their beautiful facilities. We are most grateful to Dr. Jackie McIlwain, MMTA Vice President for Collegiate and National Competitions, for the many hours she has spent organizing this event. Thanks, too, to Stephanie Holmes, MMTA VP for Public Relations, for assembling this program booklet, as well as to our MMTA Performance Area Chairs, Dr. Elizabeth Moak (piano), Dr. Alexander Russakovsky (strings), Dr. Danilo Mezzadri (woodwinds), and Dr. Douglas Mark (brass) for securing our top-notch judges. Speaking of the judges, we appreciate them for giving up a Saturday, driving to Mississippi, and sharing their expertise with our students. Our next MMTA collegiate-level event is the state round of the Music Teachers National Association Competitions, to be held Friday, November 6th at Hinds Community College in Raymond. We hope to see many of you there. Enjoy the day! Sincerely, Victoria Johnson President, MMTA


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2020 MMTA COLLEGIATE COMPETITIONS SCHEDULE AND REPERTOIRE

8:45 Piano and String Judge’s Meeting INTERMEZZO

PIANO MARSH AUDITORIUM Freshman/Sophomore Solo Division 9:10 C-816 Aram Khachaturian 1903-1978 Toccata 9:20 C-819 Frederic Chopin 1810-1849 Etude, Op. 25, No. 11 9:30 C-824 L.v. Beethoven 1770-1827 Sonata, Op. 13 in C minor III. 9:40 C-830 Frederic Chopin 1810-1849 Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 9:50 C-839 Dimitri Shostakovich 1906-1975 Dance of the Dolls I. IV. Junior/Senior Solo Division 10:15 C-818 Claude Debussy 1862-1918 La fille aux cheveux de lin Joseph Haydn 1732-1809 Sonate in D Hoboken, XVI 33 I. Frederic Chopin 1810-1849 Etude No. 9, Op. 10

10:30 C-829 L.v. Beethoven 1770-1827 Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101 III. IV. F. Liszt 1811-1886 Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514 10:45 C-831 L.v. Beethoven 1770-1827 Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54

I. In Tempo d’un Menuetto Aram Khachaturian 1903-1978 Toccata in E-flat Minor Robet Schumann 1810-1856 Fantasiestucke, Op. 12, No. 5 “In der Nacht”


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Graduate Solo Division 11:15 C-837 Edvard Grieg 1843-1907 Sonata in E Minor, Op. 7 I. Allegro moderato (4:18) J.S. Bach 1685-1750 Partita No. 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825 (7:12) IV. Sarabande (3:44)

V. Menuet I, II (2:16) VI. Gigue (1:12) Philip Glass b. 1937 Etude No. 6 in F Minor (5:12) 11:35 C-833 J.S. Bach 1685-1750 Capriccio (4:55) I. Arioso: Adagio (1:50) II. Fughetta (1:05) III. Adagissimo (2:00) Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 Fantasia in C Minor, K. 475 (15:00) Sergei Rachmaninoff 1873-1943 Sontata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 36 (1st

version from 1913) III. L’Istesso Tempo. Allegro molto

(10:00)

STRING INTERMEZZO Freshman/Sophomore Solo Division 10:00 C-827 L.v. Beethoven 1770-1827 Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 5 in

F Major, Op. 24 “Spring” I. Allegro 10:10 C-842 J.S. Bach 1685-1750 Chaconne Partita No. 2 in D Minor

BWV 1004 Undergraduate Concerto Division 10:30 C-832 E. Elgar 1857-1934 Cello Concerto in A Minor I. 10:45 C-834 Dimitri Shostakovich 1906-1975 Cello Concerto No. 1 I. 11:00 C-838 William Walton 1902-1983 Viola Concerto I. 11:15 C-827 Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847 Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 64 I. Allegro molto apassionato


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WOODWIND INTERMEZZO Freshman/Sophomore Division 1:00 C-822 Carl Maria von Weber 1826-1786 Introduction, Theme, and Variations 1:10 C-844 Carl Maria von Weber 1826-1786 Concertino in Eb Major, Op. 26 Junior/Senior Division 1:30 C-826 Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741 Piccolo in C Major I. II. III. W.A.Mozart 1756-1791 Concerto in G Major I. II. Graduate Solo Division 1:50 C-835 Franz Doppler 1821-1883 Hungarian Fantasy, Op. 26 Frank Martin 1890-1974 Ballade C.P.E. Bach 1714-1778 Hamburger Sonata in G Major Allegretto - Rondo 2:10 C-846 Carl Maria von Weber 1786-1826 Concerto No. 1 I. Claude Debussy 1862-1918 Premiere Rhapsody Michael Daugherty b. 1954 Brooklyn Bridge I. 3-4:30 Master Class in Intermezzo BRASS MARSH AUDITORIUM Freshman/Sophomore Solo Division 3:00 C-817 J.N. Hummel 1778-1837 Concerto in Eb I. Allegro con Spirito


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Brian Dunbar

MMTA COMPETITION JUDGES Dr. Brian Dunbar, a native of St. Augustine, FL, enjoys performing as a soloist, orchestral performer, and chamber musician, in addition to his activities as an instructor. He earned a Doctorate in Musical Arts from Louisiana State University & A&M College, a Master’s degree from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor’s degree from Stetson University. Dr. Dunbar also serves on the faculty at Southern University and A&M College. Dr. Dunbar has considerable experience as a performer in settings of professional performance including concerto, recital, chamber, solo, studio, and orchestral contexts. He has been recognized in the 2017 Monroe Symphony League Marjorie Stricklin Emerging Artists, Stetson University and Louisiana State University Concerto, Sankyo Flutes Orchestral Excerpts, Music Teachers National Association and the Louisiana Flute Society competitions. In 2018, he received First

Dr. Dunbar has participated in performances internationally and throughout the United States. Appearances have included U.S. & European tours as a touring counselor and member of the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp International Exchange Program. He has performed in the flute sections of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Acadiana, Rapides, Adrian, Battle Creek, and Dearborn Symphonies, as well as other regional orchestras in both Michigan and Louisiana, including performances in Detroit's Orchestra Hall as a member of the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared twice as a guest lecturer and performer at the Initiatives Meetings and Publications on Artistic Research "Hands on Flute" conference in Aveiro, Portugal.

Prize in the International Low Flutes Festival Alto Flute Competition in Reston, VA. He has performed at The National Flute Association Annual Conventions in Chicago, San Diego, and Orlando. Additionally, he is a featured collaborator at the annual New Music on The Bayou Summer Festival in Rutson, LA.

3:10 C-836 Alphonse Goeyens 1867-1950 ‘Antica 3:20 C-840 J.E. Barat b. 1926 Andante et Scherzo 3:30 C-845 Arcangelo Corelli 1653-1713 Sonata VII I. II. III. Junior/Senior Solo Division 4:00 C-825 Oskar Bohme 1870-1938 Concerto in F Minor Allegro moderato J.B.G. Neruda 1708-1780 Concerto in Eb


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Prioritizing engagement in the broader community, Dr. Dunbar is a former Teaching Artist and Development Officer for Kids' Orchestra, an El-Sistema inspired non-profit organization in Baton Rouge, LA. He is also a member of several dynamic music organizations, including The National Flute Association’s Cultural Outreach Committee, Music Teacher’s National Association, and is a member of the globally recognized Sphinx Organization, which aims to promote inclusion and diversity in the arts. He currently serves as Secretary on the Board of Directors for the Louisiana Flute Society, Treasurer for the Civic Orchestra of Baton Rouge, and President of the Baton Rouge Music Club Auxiliary. His primary teachers include Susan McQuinn, Amy Porter, and Katherine Kemler. He has also received performance guidance from artists such as Julien Beaudiment, Julia Bogorad, Adrian Brett, Leone Buyse, Marianne Gedigian, Michael Hasel, Beate-Gabriela Schmitt, Ransom Wilson and many others.

Jonathan Gerhardt

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.

Aaron Mathews

Dr. Aaron Mathews is an Assistant Professor of Piano and Artist-in-Residence at Xavier University of Louisiana. Dr. Mathews earned his D.M.A. in Piano Pedagogy from the University of South Carolina, his M.M. in Piano Pedagogy from Georgia State University and his B.A. in Piano Performance from Morehouse College. He has previously served on the music faculty at Allen University and Viterbo University. Dr. Mathews has performed extensively as a solo pianist and as a collaborative pianist with vocalists, choral, and chamber ensembles, across the United States and abroad - in Italy, South Africa, and the Bahamas. As a guest presenter, he has given lectures and recitals on piano music by African and African American composers. He holds memberships in the Music Teachers National Association, Inc., Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America, Inc., Pi Kappa Lambda, the College Music Society, and the National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc.


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Gail Robertson

Dr. Gail Robertson has a distinguished reputation as a euphonium artist and teacher, soloist, and clinician. She has also garnered worldwide attention for leadership, her work as composer/arranger, and as a musical talent. Robertson serves as Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of Central Arkansas. She is the former head of the jazz area where she coordinated jazz events and conducted the top jazz ensemble. In addition to teaching, she performs as tubist in the faculty brass quintet, Pinnacle Brass. Robertson earned her B.A. degree from the University of Central Florida and a M.M. from Indiana University and D.M.A. from Michigan State University where she was a University Distinguished Fellow. Robertson has studied with Harvey Phillips, Phil Sinder, and Ava Ordman. She performed for ten years with the world-famous Tubafours at Walt Disney World, Orlando, where she was musical supervisor/chief

arranger and produced a highly acclaimed CD, Tubas Under the Boardwalk. Dr. Robertson has taught on the faculties of Eastern Michigan University, the University of Central Florida, Bethune-Cookman University, the University of Florida

Dr. Robertson is President of the International Tuba and Euphonium Association (ITEA) and serves on the Board of Directors of the Leonard Falcone Tuba and Euphonium Festival. Robertson is a recipient of Tau Beta Sigma’s highest honor, the Outstanding Service to Music Award. She was awarded the ITEA’s Clifford Bevan Award for Excellence in Research for her research manuscript, “Restoring the Euphonium’s Legacy as Cello of the Wind Band.” Dr. Robertson’s published works and arrangements are available through GAR MUSIC, Euphonium.com, and Cimarron Press and she is a Willson Euphonium Artist and performs on a Warburton-Gail Robertson mouthpiece.


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Winners,

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MMTA Collegiate Competitions February 29, 2020

STUDENT TEACHER PIANO Elijah Whitehead Theresa Sanchez Danail Dimitrov Rosangela Sebba Jiayi Zhang Elizabeth Moak Cameron Sullivan Jung-Won Shin Ian Ammentorp Elizabeth Moak Joseph Campbell Jung-Won Shin Sung-Eun Ryu Karen Fosheim Yeim Kim Jung-Won Shin Yu Lei Elizabeth Moak Gonzalo Andres Aguilar Valdizan Elizabeth Moak STRING Jonathan Frelix Jorge Gonzalez Jessica Achon Villar Jorge Gonzalez Franco Galetto Alexander Russakovsky Alvaro Edgart Miranda Gamarra Alexander Russakovsky Florencia Antonella Cozza Hsiaopei Lee WOODWIND Rebecca Robin Jackie McIlwain Shawn Bellais Jackie McIlwain Lauren Carloina Lopez Ochoa Danilo Mezzadri Katerina Bachevska Danilo Mezzadri Lauren Miller Jackie McIlwain BRASS Joseph Brian Mayfield Anthony Kirkland Ryan Edward Perkins Anthony Kirkland Addie Holston Anthony Kirkland Jennifer Conrad Anthony Kirkland Blake Mauldin Anthony Kirkland

Mark Your Calendar

MMTA PAST PRESIDENTS

1956-2018

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

2014-16 Ellen Elder

2016-18 Alice Ballard

February 29, 2020 – MMTA Collegiate Competitions – The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg

March 21-25, 2020 – MTNA National Conference – Chicago, Illinois

March 28, 2020 – Group A MMTA Pre-College Evaluations – Goodman, Hattiesburg, Jackson, Oxford, and Tupelo

April 4, 2020 – Group A MMTA Pre-College Evaluations – Columbus/Starkville, Ellisville, Gulf Coast, Vicksburg

April 27, 2020 – MVSU Piano Festival – Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena

May 16, 2020 – Pre-College Finals – Millsaps College, Jackson

Do you have an event you would like to be placed in the Mississippi Music Teacher? Contact Stephanie Holmes at [email protected].

MMTA Officers

President

Victoria Johnson 707 S. 18th Ave. Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Phone: 601-320-2121 [email protected]

President Elect

Valentin Bogdan 900 5th Ave. S #M Columbus, MS 39701 Phone: 248-765-2785 [email protected]

Immediate Past President

Alice Ballard Hinds Community College P.O. Box 1100 Raymond, MS 39154 Phone: 769-226-7038 Work: 601-857-3528 [email protected]

VP for Membership & Web Management

Janine Beasley 3122 N 5th Ave. Laurel, MS 39440 Phone: 601-649-9240 [email protected]

VP for Collegiate & National Competitions

Jackie McIlwain 118 College Dr. #5081 Hattiesburg, MS 39406 Phone: 601-266-6948 [email protected]

VP for Pre-College Performances

Donna Reed 117 Riverhills Drive Florence, MS 39073 Phone: 601-927-1469 [email protected]

VP for Pre-College Evaluations (Co-Chair)

Jung-Won Shin Delta State University Department of Music PO Box 3256 Cleveland, MS 38733 Phone: 662-846-4123 [email protected]

VP for Pre-College Evaluations (Co-Chair)

Roseangela Sebba Mississippi State University PO Box 6240 Mississippi State, MS 39762 Phone: 662-325-2854 [email protected]

VP for Public Relations (Newsletter Editor)

Stephanie Holmes 226 Hillcrest Drive Kosciusko, MS 39090 Phone: 662-417-1390 [email protected]

Secretary

Yvonne Young-McGrath 753 Canterbury Dr Biloxi, MS 39532-4303 Phone: 228-617-9127 [email protected]

Treasurer

Chris Ballard 220 Devenport Circle Raymond, MS 39154 [email protected]

Appointed Officers

Chair of Theory & Composition

Jonathan Mitchell 1513 Skyline Dr. Gautier, MS 39553 Phone: 225-910-1547 [email protected]

Chair of Independent Music Teachers Forum

Portia Nicole Davis 1996 Eastridge Circle Madison, MS 39110 Phone: 281-799-0261 [email protected]

Chair of College Faculty Forum

Victoria Johnson 707 S. 18th Ave. Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Phone: 601-320-2121 [email protected]

Chair of Certification

Jacquelyn Thornell 5929 Lake Trace Circle Jackson, MS 39211 Phone: 601-952-0060 [email protected]

Chair of Theory & Composition

Jonathan Mitchell 1513 Skyline Drive Gautier, MS 39553-7625 Phone: 225-910-1547 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

Chamber Music/Jazz

Position not filled

Guitar

John Jackson Hinds Community College P.O. Box 1100 Raymond, MS 39154 Phone: 662-857-3802 [email protected]

Piano

Elizabeth Moak 609 Woodbine Lane Hattiesburg, MS 39402 Phone: 601-268-5524 [email protected]

Strings

Alexander Russakovsky University of Southern Mississippi School of Music 118 College Drive, # 5081 Hattiesburg, MS 39406 Phone: 601-266 6851 [email protected]

Voice

Susan A. Smith Jones County Junior College 900 South Court Street Ellisville, MS 39437 Phone: 601-477-4024 [email protected]

Woodwinds

Danilo Mezzadri University of Southern Mississippi School of Music 118 College Dr. #5081 Hattiesburg, MS 39406 Phone: 601-266-5093 [email protected]

Collaborative Arts

Brian Murphy William Carey University 710 William Carey Parkway WCU Box 14 Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Phone: 662-251-7659 [email protected]

Local Affiliates

Golden Triangle Music Forum

Katie Wallace 1223 Meadowlark Dr. Starkville, MS 39759 Phone: 662-341-5117 [email protected]

Gulf Coast MTA

Carol Mahler 9428 Hidden Acres Road Pass Christian, MS 39571 Phone: 228-586-1879 [email protected]

Hattiesburg Music Teachers League

Ellen Elder 261 Timberton Dr. Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Phone: 601-467-9745 [email protected]

Jones County MTA

Janine Beasley 3122 N 5th Ave. Laurel, MS 39440 Phone: 601-649-9240 [email protected]

Music Forum of Jackson

Kay Johnson 394 Red Eagle Circle Ridgeland, MS 39157 Phone: 601-942-5023 [email protected]

Music Forum of Tupelo

L. Darwin Brooks 115 Locust Hill Rd. Belden, MS 38826 Phone: 662-842-0673 [email protected]

Vicksburg MTA

Jeanne Evans 3140 Drummond St Vicksburg, MS 39180-4912 Phone: 601-634-0826 [email protected]

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

The University of Southern Mississippi

Jackie McIlwain, VP for Collegiate and National Competitions

Victoria Johnson, President

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http://msmusicteachers.org

Membership in Mississippi Music Teachers Association is open to individuals

professionally engaged in any field of musical activity. Since MMTA is a state

affiliate of Music Teachers National Association, all membership is handled

through national headquarters. Please check the MTNA website

http://www.mtna.org/home.htm or the MMTA VP for Membership for

membership information or application forms.

This project is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and in part

from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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