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UpbeatUniversity of South Dakota Department of Music Newsletter • Vol. 18, No. 1 • Fall 2016

EDUCATION | SCHOL ARSHIP | PERFORMANCE

Dear Alumni, Students and Friends of USD,

Greetings from the Department of Music of the University of South Dakota. I am proud to be in my 10th year as a member of the USD music department faculty. I am thrilled with the direction of the department and I look forward to serving as chair for these fantastic musicians for years to come. I want to share with you all the exciting things that are going on musically at USD. We have added a wonderfully, talented freshmen class which is the largest we have had in my tenure, to our already outstanding cadre of young musicians. Additionally, we have added six new faculty members to the department, bringing a new energy and many fabulous ideas to the mix. I look forward to seeing our students grow and flourish under the dedicated tutelage of this fine faculty.

The USD Department of Music has had another outstanding year. We are proud of our students and faculty as they were recognized with several prestigious local, state and national awards during the 2015–16 year. As you will see in this newsletter, several faculty members were recognized in their specific fields for outstanding achievement. In the past year, student ensembles and members of our talented faculty have performed throughout the United States. In addition, several faculty members have presented at major conferences, published articles and books and recorded professional CDs. These high honors are a testament to the outstanding teaching, performing, and creative scholarship happening in the USD Department of Music.

Our students continue to produce wonderful performances, including several who were recognized by state, regional and national organizations. The USD Opera and Chamber Singers were both recognized by the American Prize in their specific discipline and the Chamber Singers and Concert Choirs were both selected for performances at the Regional ACDA Conference. Several voice students participated and placed in the SD-NATS competition this past year, producing more place winners than any other South Dakota institution. Our band area placed a number of students in the Collegiate Honor Band and had more principal players than any other college or university. Our student ensembles continued their tradition of concert touring during the past year. The USD Chamber Singers, Symphonic Band and Chamber Orchestra traveled regionally, bringing their musical excellence to audiences and high school students in several Midwestern states.

I hope you can see that great things are happening in the Department of Music at the University of South Dakota. We would love to have you attend our concerts and festival performances either on the USD campus, or while our faculty or ensembles are on tour. We look forward to another outstanding year in the Department of Music and thank you for your continued support of our programs. Thanks to the talents of our wonderful students and the dedication of our amazing faculty, the sky is the only limit to our musical excellence.

David Holdhusen, Chair Department of Music

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From the Chair…

Peter Lillpopp is soon to complete a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in wind conducting at the University of Colorado where he served as guest conductor for all of the CU university wind bands. At CU, he was a graduate teaching assistant for the Golden Buffalo Marching Band. Additionally, he served as the artistic director and conductor of the Boulder Concert Band, a non-profit community

band in Boulder, Colorado. Prior to his doctoral work, Lillpopp studied conducting at the Hartt School in West Hartford, Connecticut where he guest conducted the Hartt Wind Ensemble

and Orchestra, and premiered several new works with the Foot in the Door Ensemble. He was also the assistant director of the Greater Hartford Youth Wind Ensemble and director of the University of Hartford Basketball Band. Prior to his graduate work in conducting, he taught instrumental music in the public schools for seven years. Lillpopp studied conducting with Donald McKinney, Glen Adsit and Edward Cumming, and has participated in conducting symposia at the University of Colorado, University of Michigan, Hartt School, University of Minnesota and the University of North Texas. He holds a Master of Music degree from the University of North Texas and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Southern California where he studied tuba with Tommy Johnson.

Following undergraduate studies at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazilian pianist Alessandra Feris received a grant from KAAD to study at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar, Germany, where she received the Artist Diploma under the tutelage of Thomas Steinhöfel and the legendary Lazar Berman. In 2001, she came to the United States

as a student and teaching assistant of Réne Lecuona at the University of Iowa. In Iowa she earned a master’s degree in piano performance and was awarded the Becker Piano Scholarship as well as the prestigious John Simms Piano Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Study of Music. Under the direction of Carolyn Bridger and Read Gainsford, Alessandra Feris received a doctoral degree in piano performance at Florida State University in 2009. A devoted doctoral teaching assistant at FSU, she was

the recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. Starting in 2008, Feris served as piano faculty and artist-in-residence at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, where she has been working with a wide diversity of students. Committed to excellence in teaching, she received the Mississippi Humanities Council Teacher of the Year Award in 2012. In addition to her position at MGCCC, Feris has also served as faculty member and performer at Festival Internacional de Pianistas in Mar del Plata, Argentina, since 2011. A sought-after pedagogue, Feris has been actively adjudicating competitions on both national and international levels, as well as conducting masterclasses at major universities in the U.S. and abroad. Feris has as an extensive career as soloist and chamber musician. She has performed widely in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Costa Rica, Germany, Hungary and in the United States, making successful solo debuts in major venues such as Theatro São Pedro, in Porto Alegre (Brazil) and Palácio de Bellas Artes (Sala Manuel M. Ponce), in Mexico City. For more information, visit http://alessandraferis.com/bio.html.

Ioana Galu, a native of Romania, has enjoyed a national and international career in both Europe and the United States.She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in violin performance from the Gheorghe Dima Music Academy in Cluj, Romania, later joining the faculty as an assistant professor of violin and chamber music. After coming to the United States, she earned a second master’s degree in violin

performance from Bowling Green State University and continued her studies at the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music, where she received an artist diploma. In 2012, Galu graduated with a doctorate in contemporary music from Bowling Green State University. She has been awarded prizes in several national and international competitions, including second prize in the Mozart International Competition for Piano Trios (Romania) and first prize and special prize of the SOROS Foundation at the George Enescu Violin National Competition (Romania). In September 2004, Galu joined the faculty of the

Heidelberg University Department of Music in Tiffin, Ohio and was the director of the preparatory department between 2005 and 2009. She joined the faculty at The College of Wooster, Ohio in 2014. In August 2016, she joined the University of South Dakota faculty as an assistant professor of violin and as a member in the renowned Rawlins Piano Trio. Galu has been on the faculty of the Eastern Music Festival since 2004. In the summer of 2010, she co-founded the annual Romanian-American chamber music festival “American Musicians in Transylvania” in her hometown of Bistrita, Romania, with full support from the Society of Concerts-Bistrita. The festival brings together Romanian and American artists for chamber music concerts and masterclasses in different Transylvanian cities. In December 2015, Galu premiered Elegy for Peter for viola solo, commissioned in memory of cellist Peter Kozma. In April 2016, she premiered Unrest for amplified violin, tape and percussion, co-written with percussionist Bridget Slone. The work expresses Galu’s personal reflections on the Romanian Revolution of 1989. During the season of 2016–2017, Galu will give the European premiere of Samuel Adler’s Violin Concerto in Romania. For more information, visit http://www.ioanagalu.com.

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New Faculty

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Erik Mahon has degrees from Gustavus Adolphus College and the University of South Dakota and is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Kansas. His primary teachers are Steve Wright, Rolf Olson and Steve Leisring. As a performer, Mahon has traveled throughout the United States, Europe and China, including performances at the Vienne and Montreux Jazz Festivals, Jazz at Lincoln Center and Helzberg

Hall in Kansas City. Prior to his graduate studies, Mahon spent two years playing lead trumpet on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

Mahon is adept in jazz, commercial and classical styles and has performed with Sean Jones, Alan Ferber, Marshall Gilkes, Dave Douglas, Scotty Barnhart, Bob Mintzer and Matt Wilson, as well as Joshua Roman, Ricardo Morales, Benjamin Lulich and Eddy Vanoosthuyse. He is a member of Goodroad, a pop/country band from Sioux Falls, and has opened for Heart, Cheap Trick, Jon Pardi and Sister Hazel. Mahon is active around the Midwest as a clinician, adjudicator and educator. His research interests include crossover trumpet literature and music inspired by traumatic events. Mahon is assistant professor of trumpet at the University of South Dakota. In addition to teaching the trumpet studio, he also conducts the USD Brass Choir and second jazz ensemble.

Katie Pacza, soprano, earned her Master of Music degree at the University of South Dakota and her Bachelor of Arts at Iowa State University. She is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. An active performer, Prof. Pacza was recently invited to audition for the

Metropolitan Opera Chorus in New York City and the San Francisco Opera Chorus. Pacza was selected to perform the role of Countess Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro) with the Seacrest Opera Tour of Nebraska. Favorite roles performed include Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), Madame Flora (The Medium), and Alice

Ford (Falstaff). Pacza performed on master classes led by Martin Katz, Barbara Hendricks, and Elizabeth Vrenios. She was invited to participate in the Redwoods Opera Workshop in Mendocino, Ca, where she performed three scenes under the guidance of a renowned faculty. Pacza has a particular interest in contemporary art song. In collaboration with South Dakota composer Deanna Wehrspann, Pacza premiered the song cycle Awake in Me, written for soprano and piano. She was a featured soloist at the premiere of Seasons Have I Sung, a contemporary cantata written by Minnesota poet and composer Charlie Leftridge. Ms. Pacza is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and the College Music Society.

A native of Costa Rica, Luis Víquez is completing a D.M.A. in Orchestral Conducting and an artist certificate in clarinet performance at UMKC Conservatory. He holds a Master’s Degree in Music with double emphasis in wind conducting and clarinet performance from Truman State University and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Costa Rica. Prior to coming to the United

States, Víquez served as principal clarinetist of the Symphony Orchestra of Heredia-Costa Rica, featured as guest soloist for the 2012 season performing Mozart´s Concerto K. 622. He recorded for four of the orchestra´s CD productions of contemporary Latin American repertory. From 2004 to 2012 Víquez was a faculty member of the Municipal Schools of Music of Cartago and Paraíso and also performed with the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica. He was selected as principal clarinetist of the Latin American Youth Wind Symphony (Colombia, 2009) and as a member of the World Youth Wind Orchestra

(Taiwan, 2011). Víquez was winner of the University of Costa Rica Honors Recital Competition, the 2012 MMTA Graduate Woodwind Competition and the 2013 Truman State Gold Medal Concerto Competition. As a conductor was awarded with the 2013 Robert Fountain Memorial Award and received the Outstanding Conductor Award at the 2011 National Band Competition in Costa Rica. As a conductor and clarinetist, Víquez has performed throughout the United States, Panamá, Guatemala, Honduras and Colombia. Guest conducting appearances include collaborations with the Truman Symphony Orchestra, the Cartago National Symphonic Band, the 2013 MTNA Conference in Anaheim, California and the orchestras from the National System of Music Education of Costa Rica. Recently, Víquez served as music director of the Truman Opera Theater production of Giancarlo Menotti´s The Old Maid and the Thief. As an active music scholar, Luis Víquez has published articles about clarinet pedagogy and Costa Rican symphonic repertoire in the Journal of Education of the University of Costa Rica, the WASBE Journal and the Journal of the College Orchestra Director´s Association.

New Faculty

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The University of South Dakota Symphony Orchestra launches its 2016–2017 season with six performances throughout the academic year, to be led by its recently appointed music director, Costa Rican conductor Luis Viquez. Viquez comes to USD from the Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he was a graduate teaching assistant and served as assistant conductor of the orchestral and opera departments. He has actively appeared as a clarinetist and as an orchestra, wind band and opera conductor throughout the United States, Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, Guatemala, Honduras and Taiwan. He continues the legacy of Richard Rognstad, who retired last spring after more than 25 years of leadership with the University Symphony Orchestra. This year’s first performance was on Oct. 21 in Aalfs Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. The program includes Beethoven’s Coriolanus Overture, Schubert’s beloved Unfinished Symphony, Ravel’s Pavane for a Dead Princess and the epic suite from Star Wars by John Williams. The second concert, to be held on Dec. 2 in Aalfs Auditorium, will feature USD’s very own cello Professor Marie-Elaine Gagnon performing Max Bruch’s Kol Nidrei Op. 47. Also included are Bizet’s Carmen Suite No. 2, Sibelius’ Andante Festivo (to be conducted by graduate conductor Kayla Nunnery) and Gershwin’s celebrated An American in Paris suite. The following day, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. in Aalfs Auditorium, the University Symphony Orchestra will participate in the traditional holiday concert hosted by the USD Department of Music.

For the first concert of the spring semester (March 2, 2017, 7:30 p.m., Knutson Theater), USD’s new piano faculty member, Alessandra Feris joins the USD Symphony Orchestra performing Beethoven’s revered Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 37, No. 3. A native of Brazil, Feris has performed internationally in Argentina, Costa Rica, Portugal, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Serbia and Hungary. On Friday, March 3 at the Knutson Theater, USD will host the annual Spring Orchestra Festival, which is an event that welcomes high school students from a variety of orchestral programs from the Tri-State region. Students will participate in masterclasses coached by Marie-Elaine Gagnon (cello) and USD’s recently appointed violin and viola professor, Romanian violinist Ioana Galu. During this day, participants of the Spring Orchestra Festival will have the opportunity to attend a matinee showcase of the USD Chamber and Symphony Orchestras and will perform on an evening concert to be conducted by Luis Viquez. The last concert of the USD Symphony Orchestra will feature the winners of the 2016–2017 University of South Dakota Concerto/Aria Competition. As the season’s grand finale, the USD Choirs and Orchestra will jointly perform Vivaldi’s Gloria RV. 589 under the direction of Tim Campbell. For additional information about the University of South Dakota Symphony Orchestra concerts and the 2017 High School Orchestra Festival please contact Professor Viquez at luis.viquezcordoba@usd.edu.

USD Symphony Orchestra Announces 2016–2017 Season

The USD Chamber Orchestra welcomes several freshmen this year hailing from Sioux Falls, Sioux City, Huron, Omaha and Taiwan. The ensemble includes 15 members who are co-directed by the concertmaster and principal cellist. Last school year, the group traveled to Nebraska and offered several outreach performances at USD for visiting high school orchestra groups from South Dakota. This year, the ensemble will add to its outreach schedule a well-anticipated trip to the State Capital of South Dakota to perform with the Pierre Youth Orchestra. The shared concert will be the culmination of the Pierre group’s fifth season lead by artistic director Moriah Gross.

The repertoire of the USD Chamber Orchestra will range from the Baroque to modern periods. The fall concert will include Eric Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs with mezzo-soprano Tracelyn Gesteland and special participation of the Roosevelt High School Chamber Orchestra with USD director and alumna, Kate Mathews. With co-director Marie-Elaine Gagnon’s ninth season and new concertmaster and co-director Ioana Galu, the ensemble promises to deliver another excellent season for its members, the university and concert followers.

USD Chamber Orchestra News

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USD Symphonic BandThe USD Symphonic Band, under the direction of Rolf Olson, D.M., experienced an incredible year of music-making, culminating with a performance at the South Dakota Bandmasters Convention and two days of recording sessions. The year started with a November concert titled “Classics for Band,” which featured Rimsky Korsakov’s Procession of the Nobles, James Curnow’s Lochinvar and Percy Grainger’s Irish Tune/Shepherd’s Hey. The February Bandmasters/Winter Tour concert, titled “Alive,” featured seniors Sarah Schmidt, flute and Liz Pekas, clarinet, on Camille Saint-Saints Tarantelle, and also featured pianist Anne Waltner, D.M.A., from Harrisonburg, Virginia performing the beautiful adagio movement of Ravel’s Concerto in G. Another highlight of that concert was Frank Ticheli’s Blue Shades, one of the great contemporary classics for band. During the winter tour the band visited and performed for several high schools in the area including Freeman Academy, Freeman Public, Beresford, Chester, Tri-Valley, Madison, Sioux Falls Lincoln, Sioux Falls O’Gorman and Tea Area. The March concert was titled “Now! Band Music of Today,” and featured graduate conducting student Andrew Quinn conducting Scott Boerma’s Cityscape. This concert featured all music of living composers such as Dana Wilson, Jayce John Ogren and Samuel Hazo. The year culminated in the traditional “Band Extravaganza concert” with both Symphonic and Concert bands performing under the direction of Rolf Olson and Jonathan Alvis, D.M.A. Featured on that concert was James Barnes, Symphonic Requiem subtitled, Symphony No. 7 – Gettysburg. The program ended with combined bands performing America the Beautiful and our national march, Stars and Stripes Forever.

USD Trumpet Studio NewsHello! My name is Erik Mahon and I am the new visiting assistant professor of trumpet at USD. In addition to trumpet, I also direct the second Jazz Ensemble and the Brass Ensemble. I’m a USD alum, earning my Master of Music degree in Trumpet Performance in 2013. Additionally, I have been on the faculty at the USD Summer Music Camp the past four years so I am no stranger to USD and I am thrilled to be back. I am currently finishing my doctoral work from The University of Kansas and I hope to have that completed by spring 2017. The trumpet studio is very strong and deep this year and includes music education majors, performance majors and musical arts majors, as well as music minors and non-majors. We are off to a great start in lessons and ensembles and were fortunate enough to welcome a guest artist already in late September. Vince DiMartino, an internationally-known trumpet performer, educator and pedagogue, was on campus for two days. DiMartino presented a masterclass/recital for the students in Recital Lab, worked with the Brass Ensemble, as well as both jazz ensembles. DiMartino is a new board member at the National Music Museum so we are hoping to continue this great musical relationship into the future. Lastly, the USD Trumpet Ensemble has been invited to perform the national anthem at the Sioux Falls Skyforce basketball game on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 at the Sanford Pentagon. The game starts at 6:30 p.m. with the ensemble performing shortly before tip-off. We would love to see lots of alumni, current students and fans of Coyote music. Please contact me (erik.mahon@usd.edu) with any questions regarding this event or inquiries about booking our ensemble.

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USD Choirs Complete a Milestone YearThe 2015–2016 school year was a wonderful year with several memorable moments and outstanding milestone performances, both on and off campus. During the fall semester the university choirs performed twice for large enthusiastic audiences in Vermillion. The Fall Choral Showcase in October and the Music Department’s Holiday Concert in December gave the choral groups the opportunity to display the musicianship and quality of singing they had worked so hard to achieve. The fall showcase saw the Chamber Singers premiere a new work by Jonny Priano called There is a River. This piece quickly became a favorite of the choir and audiences in Vermillion and beyond. In addition to these concerts, the Chamber Singers presented numerous performances throughout the community, including a concert as part of the 12th Annual All-State Chorus Workshop. This year’s workshop was attended by approximately 250 students from 30+ area high schools. The Concert Choir joined forces with the choir from Mt. Marty College in Yankton to present a joint concert in November at the Bishop Marty Chapel. The groups performed works alone and also joined forces to explore music for double-chorus. The Concert Choir also took this program to the Sanford Care Center in Vermillion to perform for the residents and staff. The spring semester was extremely busy for the choral department as well. The semester began with two milestone performances for the program at the North Central ACDA

Conference at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls. The Chamber Singers were selected by blind audition to open the regional convention with a featured performance before an audience of choral musicians from six states (Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin). The concert was an exciting way to kick off the conference and was enthusiastically received by those in attendance. Later that weekend, the USD Concert Choir joined forces with three other choirs from the region and the South Dakota Symphony to sing the great Verdi Requiem both as part of the conference and as part of the South Dakota Symphony season. It was a great honor for the Concert Choir to be selected to perform at the ACDA conference as well, and even more remarkable to have two choirs from the same university featured during the event. This is a testament to the growth of the choral program at USD and the quality of performance that these ensembles are achieving. The semester continued just days after the conference performances with the Spring Choral Showcase, which highlighted the choral ensembles’ continued development and growth as each group performed multiple numbers spanning the breadth of history and genres. The end of the semester saw the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and Men’s and Women’s Chorus combine with the Sioux City Symphony and other collegiate choirs in the region to present the majestic 9th Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven. As the familiar strains of the Ode to Joy

Chamber Singers at Faith School

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rang through the Orpheum Theatre, the students and audience were both engaged in a musical moment they will not soon forget. It truly was a great semester of choral music. The Chamber Singers’ annual spring tour took the group on a loop around South Dakota, with stops just over the borders of Iowa and Minnesota. The trip was comprised of more than 20 concerts, included stops in Sioux City, Sibley, Pipestone, Aberdeen, Pierre, Rapid City, Mitchell and Sioux Falls, among others. The tour concluded with the home concert before a very large, receptive audience in Vermillion. The students worked tirelessly to prepare the program to speak to the audience on a

deep musical and emotional level. The tour program, titled “One World, Many Songs” featured a variety of repertoire that spanned the historical spectrum while showcasing music from many cultures around the world. During the program, the choir sang in more than 10 languages including Spanish, Navaho, German and Swahili to name a few, as well as folk songs and spirituals. The group also premiered a new piece they commissioned by Jocelyn Hagen, called Someplace, which featured beatbox and soloists. The commissioning brought Hagen to campus for the home concert and a clinic session with the choir in March.

Composer Jocelyn Hagen Visits the USD Chamber SingersIn March 2016, composer Jocelyn Hagen visited the USD campus to hear the USD Chamber Singers’ premiere performance of her piece entitled Someplace. The piece was commissioned for the ensemble by former chair of the Department of Music, Tim Farrell, a teacher of Hagen’s in North Dakota. The process of preparing this collaboration began in 2013 and came to fruition in November 2015 with a manuscript that was learned and performed as part of the Chamber Singers Spring Break Tour. During the learning process, the choir had an opportunity to speak with Jocelyn to get her insights into the composition. The conversation happened the day after the first performance of the piece at a concert in Yankton. It was during this Skype meeting that the choir learned that their interpretation was not exactly what she had envisioned and the piece transformed into what would become the final product. Hagen told the choir she had

conceived the piece in more of a “pop” style. During the course of the 45 minute discussion, the tempos were increased and an ad lib “beatbox” vocal percussion part was added to the score. The result of this meeting changed the feeling of the piece, gave the choir new insights and energy and ultimately led to Someplace becoming many of the students’ favorite piece in the program. Following the Chamber Singers’ tour, in preparation for the Home Concert, Hagen visited campus, worked with the choir and was present for the performance. During this time, the choir members had the opportunity to do a workshop with Hagen, ask questions about the writing process and gain additional insights into the composition. This collaboration was an outstanding opportunity for the students, conductor and composer and produced an outstanding performance enjoyed by all.

USD Chamber Singers Release Let Me FlyLet Me Fly, on the Navona Records label, showcases the extraordinary talents of the University of South Dakota Chamber Singers in a compilation of American choral music under the direction of David Holdhusen, Ph.D. The album, recorded from 2014 to 2016, primarily

draws on two mainstays of contemporary American choral repertoire—traditional folk song and spiritual arrangements and new works featuring a lyrical, lush harmonic language. Traditional works form the true heart of the collection. Beloved favorites like Elijah Rock, Shenandoah, Dixie, Windham

and Go, Tell It On the Mountain are given fresh interpretations through expert, inspired arrangements which highlight the strengths of the ensemble and its leader. The CD features three works by Jonny Priano. These selections represent the composer’s highly melodic, traditional aesthetic, as well as the lush harmonic language present in mainstream American choral composition. The deep, personal relationship between the composer and the ensemble is apparent in the passion with which the music is performed. This CD is available by contacting the USD Department of Music or at Amazon, iTunes, Google Play and other locations where CDs and digital downloads are available.

USD JazzThe USD Jazz Ensembles, directed by C.J. Kocher, D.A., and Darin Wadley, D.M.A., had an active year of performances. In addition to on-campus concerts throughout the year, USD Jazz I and Kocher embarked on a three-day tour, performing at nine South Dakota schools with the USD Symphonic Band. They also hosted the annual USD Coyote Jazz Festival in March, bringing 100 high school performing groups (jazz ensembles, jazz choirs and show choirs) to the campus to compete. A highlight of the year was the guest artist concert in April. Renowned saxophonist and jazz educator Chris Vadala was at USD for two days, giving clinics, rehearsing and performing in concert with the two jazz ensembles. One of the country’s foremost woodwind artists, Vadala is in demand as a jazz and classical performer and educator. He has appeared on more than 100 recordings to date, as well as innumerable jingle sessions, film and TV scores, performing on all the saxophones, flutes and clarinets. Vadala is currently the director of jazz studies and saxophone professor

at the University of Maryland. His performing career has been highlighted by a long tenure with the Chuck Mangione Quartet, which included performances in all 50 states, Canada, Australia, Japan, the Philippines, China, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, England, Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium and Switzerland, and performing credits on five gold and two platinum albums, plus two Grammy, two Emmy, one Georgie (AGVA) and one Golden Globe Award. In addition, he has performed and/or recorded with such greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, B.B. King, Chick Corea, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Placido Domingo, Sarah Vaughn, Natalie Cole, Herbie Hancock, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Henry Mancini, Doc Severinsen, New York Voices, Frankie Valli and many others. He is also a member of the award-winning Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, and has been the first call saxophonist with National Symphony Orchestra for many years.

Pep band at W-NIT Tournament Horn Ensemble plays for Christmas at the Capitol

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USD Opera Spring Production

On April 30 and May 1, USD Opera presented The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The production was the fifth opera to be given in the newly renovated Aalfs Auditorium in Slagle Hall. The opera was set in 1962 Las Vegas, with the American mafia standing in for the 18th-century aristocracy. Fully staged with orchestra, the cast included:

Don Almaviva Kevin Phillips

Rosina Kayla Hernandez

Susanna Dana Carlson

Figaro Brody Krogman

Cherubino Rachael Biggerstaff

Marcellina Mandi Steele

Basilio Steve Schager

Bartolo Bradley Sowell

Antonio Noah Temple

Barbarina Emily Vidler

Curzio James Carrell

Showgirls/Bridesmaids Elizabeth Wensmann

Kirsten Wahl

The opera was stage and music directed by Tracelyn Gesteland, D.M.A., and conducted by David Holdhusen, Ph.D. Jordyn Bangasser was assistant stage director, Emma McKirdy-Wilsey was assistant music director and Hannah Lambertz served as assistant conductor. Brian Adams was the technical director, Josh Rolling was the stage manager and Meredith Jenkins was assistant stage manager.

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Full Company: L to R: Elizabeth Wensmann, Steve Schager, Bradley Sowell, Mandi Steele, Kevin Phillips, Kayla Hernandez, Brody Krogman, Dana Carlson, Emily Vidler,

Rachael Biggerstaff, James Carrell, Noah Temple, Kirsten Wahl.

Susanna and Figaro: Dana Carlson and Brody Krogman

Pi Kappa Lambda Inducts Three New Members

On the morning of April 21, the Theta Upsilon chapter of Pi Kappa Lambda held its new member induction ceremony. The ceremony was held as part of the weekly recital lab required for all music majors. Susanne Skyrm, D.M.A., president of the chapter, led the ceremony and Gary Reeves, D.M.A., vice president, presented certificates of membership, pins and gifts to the inductees. Selected for membership were seniors Sarah Schmidt, Kortney Brunner and Lennea Clark. Skyrm was presented a retirement gift from the chapter for her many years of service as president of the organization. Following the Induction ceremony, all students and faculty enjoyed the annual concert by The BEAT, under the direction of Gina Mees. The BEAT is an elementary choral and drumming ensemble from the Beresford, South Dakota Elementary School. Pi Kappa Lambda is the national honor society for music. Based on their academic achievements, members are selected by the faculty and represent the top 20 percent of those full-time music majors who graduate within the calendar year. Since Theta Upsilon’s establishment on the University of South Dakota campus in 1999, nearly 70 students and faculty have been selected for this very prestigious honor.

L to R: Sarah Schmidt, Kortney Brunner and Lennea Clark

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Gesteland Studio NewsThe voice students of Tracelyn Gesteland, D.M.A., had a very busy year performing in a variety of venues. In fall 2015, senior Hannah Lambertz won second place in the SDMTA Junior/Senior Collegiate Voice Competition. Lambertz and sophomore James Carrell sang on a guest artist musical theatre master class given by Joseph Mahowald on campus. In spring 2016, Dana Carlson, first-year graduate student, performed in the opera chorus of “La Bohème” with the South Dakota Symphony. She also sang the soprano solo in excerpts from Verdi’s “Requiem” with the USD Concert Choir at the Spring Choral Showcase. In addition, several studio members participated in the South Dakota NATS competition, with the following singers winning awards in their divisions:

1st place Upper Women’s Musical Theatre: De Shonté Helm1st place Lower Women’s Musical Theatre: Elizabeth Wensmann2nd place Graduate Classical: Dana Carlson2nd place Senior Women Classical: Hannah Lambertz2nd place Junior Women Classical: De Shonté Helm2nd place Upper Women’s Musical Theatre: Hannah Lambertz3rd place (tie) Lower Women’s Musical Theatre: Alia Nix3rd place (tie) Lower Women’s Musical Theatre: Kirsten WahlHonorable Mention Junior Women Classical: Rachael BiggerstaffHonorable Mention Upper Women’s Musical Theatre: Dana CarlsonHonorable Mention Upper Women’s Musical Theatre: Rachael Biggerstaff

In other spring studio news, many of Gesteland’s voice students were featured in the 8th annual Gesteland Studio Showcase in April. Each singer performed a solo followed by a finale consisting of a medley of favorites from Broadway, jazz, pop and classic movies.

Studio degree recitals given this year included Hannah Lambertz (senior vocal performance), Kayla Kaltenbach (senior music education), Sarah Schmidt (senior music education) and Rachael Biggerstaff (junior vocal performance.) Over the summer, Dana Carlson was one of 22 singers chosen from 123 applicants to participate in the Druid City Opera Workshop in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Dana had the opportunity to perform in opera scenes and master classes with some of the leading opera educators and directors in the country. In July, Hannah Lambertz played the leading role of Veronica in the musical Heathers with Shot in the Dark Productions in Sioux City.

Simunek Crowned Miss South DakotaAutumn Simunek earned the title of Miss South Dakota 2015 and represented the state at the 95th Miss America Pageant in the famous Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Autumn was recognized on the Miss America stage as a recipient of the Duke of Edinburgh International Bronze Award, and later announced the winner of the 2015 Miss America Jean Bartel Scholarships for Military Awareness.

During her reign, Autumn continued her studies at USD as a music education major. She embarked on her state-wide mission,

traveling over 50,000 miles, attending more than 200 events, and visiting over 50 schools throughout the year. She continued to be an advocate for our military heroes and their families, speaking on her personal platform “5 Stars for Serving Those Who Served.” She hosted her established Veterans’ Holiday Relief Drive in partnership with the South Dakota American Legion Auxiliary, raising a four-year total of over $85,000 to benefit homeless veterans and at risk military families. Highlights of her year included serving as the State Ambassador for Children’s Miracle Network, an interview published in the American Legion Auxiliary National Headquarters Magazine and receiving the 2015 Young Professional Woman of Distinction Award for South Dakota’s International Women’s Day.

Pictured bottom row left to right: Alia Nix, Hannah Lambertz, Josh Rolling, Ellie Wensmann. Second row: Kayla Hernandez, Annika Holdhusen, De Shonté Helm, Kirsten Wahl. Third row: Kim Wagner, Kayla Kaltenbach, Rachael Biggerstaff, Gesteland, Dana Carlson. Back row: James Carrell, Kevin Phillips, Steve Schager. Not pictured: Kaela DeJong, Hannah Johnson.

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2016–17 Music Scholarship Award RecipientsUsher and Barnes Abell Family String Scholarship Endowment

David Amussen Laurel Rick Ashley Pooker

An Die Musick Scholarship

Daniel Bellis

Frank Aiello and Larry TorkelsonScholarship Endowment

Rachael Biggerstaff Kaela DeJong Noah Temple Eldon Warner

GeLoris E. and Olaf C. Akland Music Scholarship

Rachel CarrigElizabeth HeikensHannah Johnson

Elizabeth Kathryn Ames Music Scholarship Endowment

Daniel Bellis Meredith Jenkins Evan Kaler Brody Krogman Noah Temple Eldon Warner

Ronald Oakley Barkl Memorial Scholarship

Abigail Beach Rachael Biggerstaff Kailey Bruxvoort Noah Larson Kaitlyn Stone-Strock James StueckrathEldon Warner

Gary D. Begeman and Gail E. Griffith Instrumental Music Education Annual Scholarship

Katelyn Biggs Tyler ByersMichael Deaver Kaela DeJong Donna DeloyMichael HoffmanJerry Holbrook Hope KnedlerBrittany KolbeckBrody Krogman Noah LarsonKristopher OhrlundMeKayla Pravecek PreheimKirsten Wahl

Mary Ellen Stanley Beukelman Scholarship

Alyssa Brill Noah Larson Katherine Zimmer

Matthew P. Brzica Scholarship Fund

Jimmy Cuadros Elizabeth Pekas

Matthew P. Brzica Scholarship Fund (cont.) Benjamin O’Bryan Michael Swanson Elizabeth Wensmann Isaac Westergaard

Ray DeVilbiss Band Scholarship Seth BrickHope KnedlerZachary Krogman-BehrensBenjamin O’BryanKirsten Wahl

David William Eyres Memorial Scholarship

Seth Brick Zachary Krogman-Behrens

Fine Arts Recruitment Scholarship

Caleb Menzie Nicole Pierson

First Bank & Trust Scholarship

Abigail Beach Michael Deaver Hailea DeJong Maddie Helms

Joe Gullion Memorial Scholarship Fund

Katelyn Biggs Mataya Larsgaard Noah Larson Kristen Leitru Katie Svendson

Ethel Gunderson Vocal Scholarship

Daniel Bellis Jeanna Brandsrud Jimmy Cuadros Kristen Leitru

Louise Hansen Memorial Music Scholarship

Daniel BellisSeth Brick Bailey QuadeKatie SvendsonMichael SwansonKatherine Zimmer

Bruce and Wendy Hasche Vocal Music Scholarship

Rachael Biggerstaff

Carmen Howard ScholarshipRachel CarrigAlia Nix

Instrumental Music Fund ScholarshipJames Stueckrath

Murrell F. Kautz ScholarshipHope Knedler

Randal Hale Lease, J.D. and Frances Peterson Lease Scholarship

Jerry Holbrook

Ruth and Gunnar Lindahl Scholarship Kevin Phillips Robert E. Litke Fine Arts Scholarship

Katelyn BiggsMichael Hoffman

L&R Annual String ScholarshipAlexander Schmer

Robert C. and Leona P. Marek Scholarship Endowment

Deshawn Bible Nicholas Mettler

Jack L. Noble Endowed Scholarship Teresa Kramer Charlotte Picotte Hoellwarth Rabe Scholarship

Kristopher Ohrlund

Marjorie Townsley Rawlins Music Scholarship Endowment

David AmussenAustere Soe Paw ApoloMartin BalmerDeshawn BibleOwen BraleyCaitlyn ChristyKaela DeJongKatie EdsonClaire HooglandMeredith JenkinsJordan Judt Hope JustesenKarson KingsburyHope KnedlerXiola Koile-PaxtonSophia LimaNicholas MettlerElizabeth PekasDanielle PortzLaurel RickPeyton RickAlexander SchmerTimothy SkogJohn SluneckaDillon StarnerSkyler SteffeyKatie SvendsonNoah TempleKrista VogtElizabethWensmannBailey Zimmerman

Rawlins Chair of Music Scholarship

Thad Alberty Martin BalmerRachael BiggerstaffKaela DeJongThorn DramstadMichael HoffmanAnna JohnsonKarson Kingsbury Xiola Koile-PaxtonBen LunnSasha McDowellNicholas MettlerAshley PookerAndrew SchuitemanShelby WollmuthBailey Zimmerman

Gary L. and Deborah C. Reeves Scholarship

Hope Knedler Xiola Koile-Paxton

John A. and Agnes J. Ringley Scholarship

Abigail BeachDaniel BellisFrancisco BesestreKailey BruxvoortTyler ByersMichael DeaverHailea DeJongKaela DeJongIvory denHoedTara DroppersSpencer L. GerdesMadeleine GravesDeShonte Helm Maddie HelmsAustin HerrboldtVicki KilberBrody KrogmanZachary Krogman-BehrensKristen LeitruCaleb MenzieKarleen MurthaKristopher OhrlundElizabeth PekasKevin PhillipsSeth PierceSadie PotterBailey QuadeChristopher SchallDillon StarnerMichael SwansonEmily VidlerEldon WarnerKatherine Zimmer

Joseph Schmaderer Scholarship

Brody Krogman

Singers Choice Music Scholarship

Kevin Phillips

Genevieve and John Truran Piano Scholarship

Josh ArensMartin BalmerDaniel BellisRachael BiggerstaffJeanna BrandsrudSeth BrickAlyssa BrillRachel CarrigJimmy CuadrosThorn DramstadMadeleine FelsElizabeth HeikensDeShonte HelmMichael HoffmanHannah JohnsonHope KnedlerXiola Koile-Paxton

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$10,001 and higher Gary Begeman and Gail Griffith Bruce and Wendy Hasche John and Janet Thietje Agnes J. Ringley Trust James and Ruth Weaver $5,001– $10,000 Anonymous

$1,001– $5,000 Ronald O. Barkl Memorial Cheryl Crandell James Hammaan Gary and Deborah Reeves Richard and Lynn Rognstad Joseph Schmaderer

$501– $1,000 Donald and Cherill Brown Chris Freitag Esther and Wayne Knutson Jonathan Morin and Jenna Wickersham-Morin Remsen-Union Rocket Boosters St. Paul Lutheran Church Steven Solem Yankton Band Boosters

2015–16 Music Contributors $251– $500 Chasen Crowson Arlene Krueger Max Leget Lawrence and Elizabeth Mitchell W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

$101– $250 Thomas Abell and Margaret Tidd Paul Frederiksen and Jane Moen Robert Johnson Molly McCoy Francis and Imogene Thom Larry Schou and Keith Mast Dean and Gay Zimmerman Gifts up to $100 Francis and June Armstrong Rae Lynne Baker Alice Bentley Donald Boesch Esther Bosma Thomas and Cynthia Bylander Harold and Nora Christensen Douglas and Pamela DeHaan Arlene DeVany The First Presbyterian Church Robert and Karon Fuller

Gifts up to $100 (cont.) Thor and Tracelyn Gesteland Franklin Gilbert Duane and Annette Helgelien Steven Hesla Len and Diane Hofer Lynn and Martha Huenemann Kevin Jarvis and Safiya Mahmoodian Jarvis Laurence and Mary Jo Johnson Cynthia Kemp Laura Kuschel John Lasher Karen Lee Ronald and Josette Lindahl Jason McFarland Scott and Karen McGregor Matthew and Amy Morrison Louise Nash Julia Neufeld Randall Neuharth James and Karen Olson G. David and Jean Peters Calvin and Mary Petersen Daniel and Julia Peterson Jerry and Margaret Pier Milo and Donna Pietz Rachel Pusey Scott and Carrie Radloff

Gifts up to $100 (cont.) Lorena Reichert William and Barbara Rickord Adrian Ries Arthur and Donna Robinson Melvin and Doreen Ronning Kim and Mary Sawatzke Ryan and Arica Schuknecht Vicki Schultz Marvin and Jeanne Schweigert Sally Sisk Karen Springer Ronald and Margie Stoneback David Tenglin Virginia Thomas Mark and Peggy Tramontina Todd and Sally Tucker Jon Urbach Darwin and Diane Van Den Oever Charles and Julie Varilek Lucas and LeEtte Vos Tom and Renea Wensmann James and Paulette White Elaine Wolsky Robert and Elizabeth Wood

Genevieve and John Truran Piano Scholarship (cont.)

Brittany KolbeckBrody KrogmanZachary Krogman-BehrensMataya LarsgaardBen LunnSahar Mohtadi TabriziKarleen MurthaAlia Nix

Benjamin O’BryanElizabeth PekasKevin PhillipsDanielle PortzSadie PotterAndrew SchuitemanSpencer L. SmithKatie SvendsonMichael SwansonNoah Temple

Audra VanEkerenEmily VidlerKirsten WahlEldon WarnerJohn WetheringtonKatherine Zimmer

Vocal Choral Music Scholarship

Sadie PotterKirsten Wahl

J. Laiten and Lucy Weed Scholarship

David AmussenDeshawn BibleCaitlyn ChristyMeKayla Pravecek Preheim

Virginia Weeks Memorial Scholarship

MeKayla Pravecek Preheim

Elizabeth Wensmann

Gregory DeTurck was the 2015 Rawlins Fall Visiting Artist. Due to weather conditions, DeTurck was unable to travel to Vermillion in the fall, so he presented his recital and master class in February 2016. His recital featured the first volume of Makrokosmos: Twelve Fantasy-Pieces after the Zodiac for Amplified Piano by the American composer George Crumb. The piece features inside-the-piano techniques and requires the

pianist to shout, sing, whistle and hiss. The piece was composed in 1972 but this is the first time it has been presented at USD. DeTurck’s performance was warmly received by the Vermillion audience. He also played the Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960 by

Franz Schubert, one of the composer’s last compositions. Sadly, DeTurck passed away in July 2016. The music world mourns the loss of this talented and personable young pianist, and we are grateful that he shared his art with us in Vermillion. This year’s Rawlins Fall Visiting Artist is the Argentine pianist Ingrid Fliter, recipient of the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award. She will present a recital at USD on Nov. 14, featuring

the complete Chopin Preludes and Schubert’s Sonata in A Major, D. 959. On Nov. 15 she will present a master class with USD piano students. Both events are free and open to the public.

Rawlins Visiting Artist News

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When I look back on my collegiate years, and my journey leading to my graduation in December as a music education major, I am so fortunate to say I am a USD Coyote—not only that I am a Yote, but that I am a graduate of the Department of Music. During my time at USD, the ensembles I was able to partake in, the numerous opportunities that I was given for educational growth and the wonderful professors I was able to work with all gave me a better experience than I ever imagined. One of the many reasons my USD experience has been so wonderful is because of the small school atmosphere with the educational caliber of a large university. Before attending USD, I attended a state school in my home state of Colorado for two years where I felt like part of the masses. Within my first day of transferring to USD, it was immediately obvious I was not just another body walking around campus. The other music students reached out to me right away and I had more personal interactions with professors than I had in my entire two years at my past university. It was clear that I actually had relationships with the people around me. Not only did I feel more comfortable in the building, but at USD I was also presented with numerous opportunities, many of which were not even options to consider in my previous program. At my first university, I was only a piano student. I accompanied one student per semester and was not involved in any ensembles. During my time at USD, I played piano in jazz band, sang in the three different choirs and marched for the SOUND of USD. All of these ensembles allowed me not only to get to work with different professors, but also to learn about and partake in the different styles of ensembles and music, observe different rehearsal techniques and get to know different students. I am much more of a well-rounded musician, and especially educator, because of my ensemble participation. Being a part of these ensembles led to various educational opportunities that that would not have been available to most music education majors at larger universities. All of the groups I was part of went on performance tours to states and schools around the area. I was able to accompany both Concert Choir

and Men’s and Women’s Chorus throughout my time at USD, learning valuable skills that I will be able to use as an educator both in and out of the classroom. Both the Concert Choir and the Chamber Singers were selected to perform in the North Central American Choral Directors Association conference. Both of these performances were once in a lifetime opportunities. One of my favorite memories is being a drum major for the SOUND of USD allowing me to help with behind the scenes work, conduct my own show, and get to know every single person in the band. While all of these experiences contributed to my music education, it is the time spent and memories made with friends that I will cherish the most. While the opportunities that came with participating in ensembles were wonderful, it is my time spent in the classroom at USD that I am most thankful for. With smaller class sizes, the professors knew me by name, knew what instrument I played, knew what concepts I understood and what concepts I still needed to work on. The typical college senior is ready to be out of classes all together. That being said, if I had the chance to go back to classes like music history with David Moskowitz, conducting with David Holdhusen and choral literature with Timothy Campbell, I would not hesitate for a second. The energy that the professors at USD put into their lessons and give to their students is one of a kind. Even during the long weeks of concerts, juries, midterms or whatever else was thrown my way, it was these professors that kept me going, and inspired me to try to be the best musician, educator and person I could be. It is so hard to believe that after my long journey I am finally graduating this semester. While I am so excited to have a classroom of my own soon, it is bittersweet to think that my time at USD has come to an end. I cannot express how thankful I am for all of my experiences in the music department, for the professors and students I have gotten to know and love, and for the preparation for my student teaching experience. I will always be proud to be a USD graduate, and more importantly a USD music major. Go Yotes!

This past year was an exciting time for graduate research in music. Several students took part in IdeaFest 2016 at which they participated in paper presentation and poster sessions. Rebekah McLaughlin presented the paper “The History of Medieval and Renaissance Horns” with the guidance of David Moskowitz, Ph.D. (music history). Esteban Marino presented “Musical Instruments as Interartistic Artifacts: Two Musical Sculptures from the Italian Renaissance” with the guidance of Margaret Banks, Ph.D. (National Music Museum). Anna Sobotka presented “Performance Practice of Baroque Music

with the Modern Violin” under the guidance of Eunho Kim (violin). Byron Pillow’s poster “Expanding the Records of Holton Trombone Production: Primary Research with Holton Factory Personnel” was presented with the assistance of Deborah Reeves, D.M.A. (National Music Museum). April Legatt presented the poster “The Euphonium and Baritone Conflict” under the mentorship of Reeves (National Music Museum). Additionally, Esteban Marino presented his research at the 45th Annual Meeting of the American Musical Instrument Society held on the University of South Dakota campus.

Through the Eyes of a Graduating Seniorby Molly Charlson

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