Arkansas Music Conference
Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association
and
Arkansas Choral Directors Association
present the
All-State Musicians 2015
in Concert
Thursday, February 19, 2015 – 7:30 p.m. – Horner Hall
Chamber Orchestra – Dr. Jim Waddelow – Meredith College – Raleigh, NC
Second All-State Jazz Band – Dr. Sean Reed – Arkansas Tech University – Russellville, AR
First All-State Jazz Band – Chris Vadala – University of Maryland – College Park, MD
Saturday, February 21, 2015 – 12:00 p.m. – Hall A
Male Chorus – Dr. Brian Russell – Stewarts Creek High – Smyrna, TN
Female Chorus – Dr. Karen Kennedy – University of Miami – Miami, FL
Mixed Choir – Dr. Craig Jessop – Utah State University – Logan, UT
Saturday, February 21, 2015 – 11:00 a.m. – Arena
Orchestra – John Jeter – Fort Smith Symphony – Fort Smith, AR
Concert Band – Dr. Daniel Schmidt – Northern Arizona University – Flagstaff, AZ
Symphonic Band – Dr. William Clark – New Mexico State University – Las Cruces, NM
Wind Symphony – Dr. Steven Grimo – Malone University – Canton, OH
Hot Springs Convention Center
Thursday, February 19, 2015 – 7:30 p.m. – Horner Hall
2 0 15 A l l -S t a t e C h a mb er Or c h es t r a
J i m Wa d d e l o w , C l i n i c i a n
Program to be selected from
Coriolan Overture
Pelleas et Melisande Suite
Sicilienne
Symphony #104
I. Adagio - Allegro
IV. Finale: Allegro Spiritoso
First Violin
Nicholas Van Slooten
Concertmaster
Virginia Paschal
Kevin Li
Andrew Nguyen
Mary Moreno
Brennan Lowery
Angela Wang
Brandon Jones
Second Violin
Jessica Wang
Principal
Rachel Lance
Benjamin Weir
Kate Lange
Jalin Parry
Will Mouw
Paulina Jeng
Lydia Fielder
Viola
Madison Moline
Principal
David O’Hearn
Matthew Pavon
Grace Clark
Elinore Noyes
Cello
Ryan Plemmons
Principal
Allison Dombek
Layne Rogers
Jonathan Walls
Makenzie Day
Bentonville
Rogers
LR Central
FS Southside
Bentonville
Sheridan
LR Central
FS Northside
Beethoven
Fauré
Haydn
Bass
Gavin Clark
Principal
Khoi Trinh
Nathan Boyd
FS Southside
FS Southside
FS Northside
Flute
Mallory Harrison
Zaquary Hale
Russellville
Bryant
Oboe
Hannah Pace
Fiona Slaughter
Russellville
Springdale
Bassoon
Lane Hall
Noah Dereszynski
Salem
Bentonville
Bb Clarinet
Dahre Miller
Rachel Lewis
Conway
Springdale
Horn
Ronal Ramos
Caroline Rhomberg
FS Southside
FS Southside
Rogers
Rogers
Bentonville
Conway
Trumpet
Woody Boyd
Ben Keating
FS Southside
FS Southside
Conway
Percussion
Keaton Hurlbut
Springdale Har-Ber
Harp
Caroline Jorgensen
Bentonville
Haas Hall Academy
Conway
Bentonville
Conway
LR Central
LR Central
Haas Hall Academy
Bentonville
Conway
Conway
Rogers Heritage
Searcy
LR Christian Academy
Thursday, February 19, 2015 – 8:00 p.m. – Horner Hall
2 0 15 A l l -S t a t e S ec o n d J a z z Ba n d
S ea n Ree d , C l i n i c i a n
Program to be selected from
The Queen Bee
Li’l Darlin
A Hymn for Her
Filthy McNasty
St. James Infirmary
Sammy Nestico
Neal Hefti
Fred Sturm
J. Labarbera
Primrose/Davis
Alto Saxophone
Nicholas Vanhaute - LR Catholic
Ger Vang - Decatur
Ya Gotta Try
Steppin’ In It
Doodlin'
Cherry Point
Critical Mass
Sammy Nestico
Hancock/Chattaway
Silver/Dana
Neal Hefti
Jeff Jarvis
Trumpet
Heather Warren - Paragould
Riley Richards - Springdale Har-Ber
Michael Deal - Jonesboro
Taylor Hartwig - FS Northside
Mason Taylor - Jonesboro
Tenor Saxophone
Cole Birmingham - Russellville
Hannah Parker - Rogers
Bari Saxophone
Noah Brooks - Conway
Guitar
Hunter Betts - Morrilton
Ben Montoya - Jonesboro
Piano
Emily Oldman - Westside Jonesboro
Kalley Williams - Russellville
Bass
Spencer Rawlins - Jonesboro
Kyle Christenson - Pulaski Academy
Tenor Trombone
Sam Johnston - Jonesboro
Alyshia Cook - FS Southside
Hannah Smithee - Paragould
Caleb Taylor - FS Southside
Bass Trombone
Alex Kenny - Conway
Drums
Darin Parker - Russellville
Rontae Graham - Hot Springs
2 0 15 A l l -S t a t e F i r s t J a z z Ba n d
C h r i s Va d a l a , C l i n i c i a n
Program to be selected from
Happy Blues
Stolen Moments
A Night in Tunisia
Cottontail
Alto Saxophone
Nic Townsend - Bryant
Justin Mason - Ozark
Tenor Saxophone
Caitlyn Lyerly - Valley View
Cameron Ulmer - Mena
Bill Potts
Nelson/Jennings
Gillespie & Paprelli/Mossman
Ellington/Baylock
Well, You Needn't
When You're Smiling
Oliver
Trumpet
Asa Puckett - Jonesboro
Bryant Bewley - Springdale Har-Ber
Payton McCartney - Springdale Har-Ber
Peyton Hendrix - Batesville
Brian Eubanks - Prairie Grove
Bari Saxophone
Hunter Rivett - Berryville
Guitar
Ethan Hand - Lake Hamilton
Roy McKenzie - Prairie Grove
Piano
Aaron Hong - Jonesboro
Jarred Gilliam - Cabot
Bass
Christian Kitterman - Jonesboro
David Lloyd - Arkadelphia
Monk/McDougall
Shay, Goodwin & Fisher/Kubis
Jeff Tyzik
Tenor Trombone
Paden Sharp - Conway
Amos Pierce - Dover
Ashley McIninch - Paragould
Johnny Resendiz - FS Northside
Bass Trombone
Caleb Hudspeth - Harrison
Drums
Zach White - Valley View
Chris Isom - Jonesboro
Saturday, February 21, 2015 – 12:00 p.m. – Hall A
2015 All-State Male Chorus
Dr. Brian Russell, Conductor
Brian Conatser, Russellville, Accompanist
Tshotsholoza
Barbra' Allen
Confirma hoc Deus
Not while I'm around
Hol' You Han'
arr. Ames
arr. Randall Gill
Jacob Handl
arr. Page
arr. Rardin
2015 All-State Female Chorus
Dr. Karen Kennedy, Conductor
Gini Law, Fort Smith, Accompanist
I wanna be Ready
Nuit d'Etoiles
Bumble Bee
Inclina Domine
Dies Irae
arr. Powell
Debussy/Raines
Anders Endroth
Rheinberger
Stroope
2015 All-State Mixed Choir
Dr. Craig Jessop, Conductor
Cindy Fuller, Little Rock, Accompanist
Let Me Fly
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
A Choral Fanfare
O Magnum Mysterium
Jubilant Song
Lux Aurumque
arr. DeCormier
arr. Wilberg
Rutter
de Victoria
Dello Joio
Whitacre
2015 All -St ate M ale Chorus
Dr. B rian Russe ll , Conductor
Tenor I
Austin Wagstaff
Ryan Sexton
Mason Covey
Brandon Lopez
Quaine Hogan
Nick Davies
Dax Clark
Matt Wentz
Tommy Ghent
Nicholas Gaither
Manuel Mendez
Malik Marshall
Ethan Dial
Reece Williams
Joseph Reichman
Don Mai
Ethan Patterson
Noah Davis
Gabriel Lampkin
Grant Mullins
Dalton Hamilton
Aubrey Holland
Aaron McCormick
Eric Monk
Calvin Cowell
Fayetteville
Fort Smith Southside
Brookland
Fort Smith Southside
Jonesboro
Springdale Har-Ber
Clarksville
Springdale Har-Ber
Riverview 1
Lake Hamilton 2
Fort Smith Northside 1
Little Rock Central
Little Rock Central
Springdale
Dardanelle
Fort Smith Southside
Little Rock Central
Lake Hamilton
Rogers
Clarksville
Springdale Har-Ber
Academics Plus Charter
Springdale
Springdale Har-Ber
Clarksville 2
Bass I
Joey Kaar
Alex Williams
John Gibson
Patrick Dougherty
Scott Conrad
Tristan Moore
Erin Burgess
Keionte Brown
Kary Collier
Jacob Penn
Aaron Osterman
Jackson Wilson
Maleek Ware
Brendan Davis
Levi Hicks
A .J. Popa
Zavier McDaniel
Nathaniel Echols
Chris Melton
Luke Lane
Jacob Womack
Gerald Thomas
Evan Atkinson
Brock Johnson
Evan Hamilton
Magnolia
Fort Smith Southside 1
Fayetteville
Fort Smith Southside
Fort Smith Southside
Alma 1
Forrest City 1
Pine Bluff 1
Bentonville
White Hall 3
Springdale Har-Ber
Searcy 1
Watson Chapel
Monticello
Valley View 1
Fort Smith Southside 1
Nettleton
Springdale
Jonesboro
Monticello 1
West Fork
Lakeside Hot Springs 1
Bryant
Lakeside Hot Springs
Parkview
Tenor II
Sterling Lane
Hayden Kelsey
Matthew Miller
Landon Kirkland
Brenden Huie
Cameron Hill
D .J. Sherman
Dean MacDonald
Shelby Pistole
Shelby Steward
Drew Smith
Gage Lance
Nathan Johnson
Tyler Monroe
Kenny Northern-Wilson
Manny Labout
Thad Samuelson
Michel Hamby
Dontarian Hall
Ben Hicks
Kevin Le
Sam Meurer
Matthew Burns
Andrew McClure
Nic Spelce
Bentonville 1
Springdale
Wynne 1
Harrison 2
Little Rock Central
Bentonville
Camden Fairview 1
Greene County Tech
Clinton
Cedar Ridge
Fort Smith Southside 1
Springdale Har-Ber
Dover
Lakeside Hot Springs
Jacksonville
Rogers 1
Benton
Searcy
Hall
Harrison
Fort Smith Southside
Riverside
Benton
Fort Smith Southside
Searcy
Bass II
Jordan Whitmer
Jamarius Love
Charlie Collins
Trey Newton
Alex Rivas
Aaron Fox
Morgan Dunn
Ben Thompson
Jordan Cravens
Terrell Johnson
Ben Williams
Matthew Quillman
Jonathan Holland
Jameson Jones
Nick Quinn
Chance Bowen
Isaac Green
Jacob Whitworth
Joshua Smith
Carson Coats
Drew Spencer
Kevin Nard
Spencer Mortimeyer
Baker Wells
Austin Harrison
Harrison 1
Magnolia
Harding Academy
Searcy
Springdale 1
Greenbrier
Rogers Heritage
Conway
Fort Smith Northside
North Pulaski 1
Parkview
Westside Jonesboro
Clarksville 2
Bentonville 1
Benton
Valley View 1
Alma
Alma 1
Arkansas 1
Jonesboro
Prairie Grove
Bryant
Rogers Heritage 1
Little Rock Central
Fort Smith Southside
2015 All -St ate Fe male Chorus
Dr. Kare n Kenne dy , Conduc t o r
Soprano I
Katlyn Weaver
Aryana Gardner
Mona Speitel
Kaleigh Billings
Taylor Upshaw
Morgan Tuttle
Erica Barnett
Holly Sivils
Jenna Shellito
Lauren Dudley
Stephanie Schoonmaker
Lauren Walker
Maggie Rogers
Katelyn Davis
Logan Ledbetter
Loren Colvin
Anna Wood
Maddie Mitchell
Hannah Estes
Reagan Schrum
Jenny Wong
Leah Aldridge
Alexia Gill
Brionna Jamison
Hannah Rodriguez
Southside Batesville
Maumelle
Springdale Har-Ber 1
Harrison
Fort Smith Southside 1
Alma 1
Magnolia 2
Fort Smith Northside
Jacksonville
Pulaski Academy
Parkview
North Pulaski 1
White Hall 1
Bentonville
Fort Smith Southside 1
Greene County Tech
Bentonville
Rogers
Morrilton
Arkansas Arts Academy
Fayetteville
Valley View
Magnolia
Springdale
Arkansas Arts Academy
Alto I
Julia Ellis
Tiphani Cohens
Kirsten Keels
Brooke Gove
Camille Eisenhauer
Elaine Burdeshaw
Olivia Myers
Sydney Washington
Alicia Minks
Bethany Hisaw
Marlee Hoggard
Kameron Posey
Katie Graber
Samantha Pharr
Karli Tounzen
Halley Evan Fudge
Kristy Jalaliddin
Maggie Carroll
Emmy Allen
Gabrielle Causey
Sophia McClure
Andi McGowen
Dominique Sims
Charlotte Nanteza
Holly Warner
Bryant 1
Academics Plus Charter
West Fork
Springdale Har-Ber
Jessieville 2
Wynne
Siloam Springs
Parkview
Dover 1
Greene County Tech
Parkview
Mena
Harmony Grove Benton
Rogers Heritage
Van Buren
Riverview 1
Fort Smith Southside
Conway
Arkansas Arts Academy 1
Monticello
Fort Smith Southside
Springdale Har-Ber
Parkview
Episcopal Collegiate
Bryant
Soprano II
Jordan Rodriguez
Natalie Penn
Maggie Foreman
Ruby Erickson
Katherine Kumpuris
Alana Niederbrach
Brittany Hearyman
Erika Martinez
Shayla Nicholson
Ashley Luningham
Kyandra Chandler
Courtney Hiatt
Hannah Blacklaw
Trenity Myers
Eilis Pippenger
Sarah Dussex
Sarah Martin
Sydney Pierce
Charity Barnes
Hannah-Grace Dobbs
Brenda Montoya
Mariah Perrigo
DeJhanea Blanks
Emily Adair
Rachel Ganong
Rogers 2
Benton 1
North Little Rock West 1
Fayetteville
Little Rock Central 1
Searcy 1
Bald Knob
Clarksville 1
Clinton
Russellville
Nettleton
Bentonville
Bryant 1
Alma
Maumelle
Conway 1
Valley View
Springdale Har-Ber
Searcy 2
Springdale Har-Ber
Springdale 2
Lakeside Hot Springs
Parkview
Bentonville
Jonesboro
Alto II
Milly Rogers
Maryclaire Guanzon
Allie Moore
Alyssa Anwar
Annabelle Linker
Georgia Brown
Courtney DeVane
Rachel Zimmerman
Emilie Hotchkiss
Alexis Harris
Jennifer Roberts
Giselle Orozco
Emme Folkerts
Sharayah Wallace
Sophia Meyer
Madison Gray
Paige Bateman
Susan Tucker
Chandra Lusk
Madison Mothershed
Cassie Clement
Emily Rodgers
Nicole Simpson
Victoria Brown
Maggie Trieschmann
Springdale Har-Ber
Monticello 1
Fort Smith Southside 1
Mount St Mary Academy
Fayetteville
Bentonville
Lakeside Hot Springs
Bentonville
Springdale Har-Ber
Dover
Fort Smith Southside 1
Rogers
Alma
Bryant
El Dorado
Monticello 1
Arkadelphia 1
Episcopal Collegiate
Dollarway 1
Greene County Tech
Sheridan
Bentonville 2
Brookland 1
Searcy
Lakeside Hot Springs 2
2015 All -St ate M ixe d Choir
Dr. Craig Je ssop , Conductor
Soprano I
Mary Moreno
Kelsie Everett
Nadya Cesario
Jamie Lambdin
Alex Bryan
Abby Jackson
Savannah Morrison
Abigail Walker
Bridget Polach
Alexandra Salamone
Abbey Peoples-Waddell
Lane Juneau
Kyra Hatley
Rebecca Ward
Bailey Sexton
Makayla Bird
Abigail Keogh
Julie Williams
Emma Pitts
Shalen Devore
Bentonville 1
Springdale 2
Fort Smith Southside 1
Alma
Springdale Har-Ber 1
Springdale Har-Ber
Bentonville
Fayetteville 2
Fayetteville
Fort Smith Southside
Nettleton 1
Cabot 1
Parkview
Clarksville
Alma 2
Arkadelphia
Bentonville 1
Arkadelphia 1
Clarksville 1
Beebe 1
Soprano II
Madeline Prestidge
Dalicia Torrence
Abbi Davenport
Berenice Martinez
Jameson Miller
Sierra Hardie
Kate Webb
Grace Jackson
MiKayla Hatfield
Lucia Ortiz
Mikala Hicks
Taylor Pike
Audra Evans
Emily Cooper
Rachel Green
Taylor Holmstrom
Kathy Busch
Mykenzie Gordon
Logan Kinkade
Loren Rust
Valley View 2
Magnolia
Bentonville
Springdale
Episcopal Collegiate
Springdale Har-Ber
Lakeside Hot Springs
Little Rock Central 1
Van Buren
Fort Smith Southside
Parkview 1
Bentonville
Fort Smith Southside
Fort Smith Southside
Little Rock Central 1
Springdale Har-Ber 1
Russellville
Fort Smith Southside
Russellville 2
Greenbrier
Alto I
Ashlyn Pillow
Haven Brown
Emily Dean
Marriah Geels
Alyssa Harris
Alexa Willis
Victoria Heinen
Ashley Cathey
Jazmin Selvy
Katie Garner
Adrien Reynolds
Alexis Wright
Caroline Elser
Julia Townsley
Shelbie Mungary
Greene County Tech 2
Bentonville 1
Alma 1
Springdale Har-Ber 1
Berryville
Sylvan Hills 1
Russellville
Monticello 1
Parkview 1
Lakeside Hot Springs 2
Marmaduke
Clarksville 1
Haas Hall Academy
Fayetteville
Springdale
Alto I continued
Brianna Gillespie
Maddie Moore
Abby Shourd
Abbey Mink
Kaitlyn Butler
Bentonville
Springdale Har-Ber
Conway Christian
Brookland
Fort Smith Northside
Alto II
Wendy Darr
Erin Rogers
Kat Campbell
Autumn Owens
Kyndriatta Sears
Mary McDonald
Krystine Potter
Rebecca Vukin
Alaynna Williams
Patricia Reece
Jami McDowell
Kennedy Turley
Hailey Hardin
Madeline Geels
Dylan Romine
Abigail Posey
Emily Wollenberg
Katy Tackett
Sara Brown
Misty Anderson
MSM Academy 1
Clarksville 2
Springdale Har-Ber 1
Alma
JA Fair
Fayetteville 1
Southside Batesville
Bentonville
1
Dover 1
Clarksville 1
Fayetteville
Searcy 3
Riverview
Clarksville 1
Alma
Alma
Clarksville 1
Russellville 1
Greene County Tech
Riverview 1
Tenor I
Noah Bray
Seth Guidry
Chase Pyle
Matthew Carey
Benjamin Niemeyer
Landon Calhoun
Brock Sullivan
Kyle Jones
Brayden Green
Adrian Griffin
Preston Durham
Steven Crook
Ryan Cagle
Sawyer Jenkins-Henson
Chance Williams
Mitch Holland
Jerjuan Edwards
Cole Sanders
Edward Harris
Jake Molesso
Malcolm Cranford
Clarksville 2
Conway
Russellville 1
Pulaski Academy 2
AR Arts Academy 3
Fayetteville
Star City 2
Springdale Har-Ber
Fort Smith Southside
Fayetteville 2
West Fork
Alma
Searcy 1
Alma 1
Jonesboro 1
Jonesboro
Bentonville
Searcy
Arkansas 2
Springdale
NLR West
Tenor II
Ben Walter
Kyle Sentell
Isaac Posey
Shawn Campbell
Rashard Washington
Harrison Strouse
Huy Mai
Bentonville 1
Alma
Alma
Parkview 3
Conway
Springdale Har-Ber 2
Fort Smith Southside
Tenor II continued
Trent McKenzie
Willie Parrish
Cameron Law
Augustine Nguyen
Erick Amaya
JT Conover
Kirklyn Mitchell
Trevor Pearson
De'courtneyous Miller
Tadson Lang
Evan Owen
Brandon Cross
Drew Teaster
White Hall
Camden Fairview 1
Fort Smith Southside
Fort Smith Northside
Fort Smith Northside 2
Bentonville
Magnolia 1
Springdale Har-Ber
Camden Fairview 1
Springdale Har-Ber 1
Bentonville
Pulaski Academy
Fayetteville 2
Bass I
Evan Willis
Luke Merrick
Noah Adams
Thomas Griffin
Alex Key
Will Robbins
Lance Nix
Scotty Scott
Garrett Snavely
Nick Cross
Cameron Fontaine
Max Bernards
Kidron Warren
Christian Griffith
Nathan Stephens
Paul Swan
Jackson Urhahn
Wilson Spainhour
Bryce Cummings
Drew Taylor
Danny Tripp
Harrison 1
Shiloh Christian 3
Little Rock Central 3
Fayetteville 1
Alma 2
Greene County Tech 1
Fayetteville 1
Russellville 1
Harrison 1
Springdale Har-Ber
Alma 1
Hot Springs 3
NLR West
Greenwood 2
Alma 2
Alma 1
Bentonville 2
Fayetteville
Riverview
Jacksonville Lighthouse 2
Batesville 1
Bass II
Josh Blake
Donovan Burgess
Juan Zuniga
Chandler Steele
Isaac Baker
Reid Ashlock
Brady WIlliams
Noah Kidd
Noah Nalley
Shaun David II
Mills Bryant
Willie Jasinski
Max Sullivan
Stuart Mackey
Matthew Oney
Frank Griffin
Josiah Johnson
Cameron Benafield
Steven Howard
Paul Hescott
Bentonville 1
Fort Smith Southside 2
Springdale Har-Ber
Alma 1
Springdale Har-Ber
Clarksville
Bentonville
Riverview 1
Benton 1
Rogers 1
Harding Academy 1
Springdale Har-Ber 1
Bryant 1
Little Rock Central 1
Springdale
Alma 1
Bentonville
Conway 1
Alma
Rogers
Saturday, February 21, 2015 – 11:00 a.m. – Arena
2 0 1 5 A l l - St a t e O r c h e s t r a
John Jeter, Conductor
The Abduction from the Seraglio
Polonaise Militaire
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Symphony No. 3
Movement III
Shenandoah
Scenes from “Swan Lake”
Mozart/Hoffman
Chopin/Longfield
Vaughan Williams/Hoffman
Beethoven/Hoffman
Traditional/Moore
Tchaikovsky/Hoffman
2 0 1 5 A l l - St a t e C o n c e r t B a n d
D r . D a n i e l Sc h m i d t , C o n d u c t o r
British Eighth
Carmina Burana
Nevada Expedition
Flight of the Falcon
Llwyn Onn
Sleepers, Awake
Zo Elliott/Quincy Hilliard
Carl Orff/Krance
Alan Lee Sylvia
Robert Thurston
Brian Hogg
Bach/Alfred Reed
2 0 1 5 A l l - St a t e Sy m p h o n i c B a n d
Dr. William Clark, Conductor
Santa Fe March
Ron Theilman
Grace Praluedium
W. Francis McBeth
Watchman, Tell Us of the Night
America, The Beautiful
Mark Camphouse
Ward / Dragon
2 0 1 5 A l l - St a t e W i n d S ym p h o n y
D r . St e ve n G r i m o , C o n d u c t o r
Fiesta
Trauermusik
Lyric Essay
La Mezquita de Cordoba
Midway March
Philip Sparke
Richard Wagner/John Boyd
Donald Coakley
Julie Giroux
John Williams/Paul Lavender
2015 All -St ate Orchest ra
John Je te r, Conduct or
First Violin
Nicholas Van Slooten
Concertmaster
Virginia Paschal
Kevin Li
Andrew Nguyen
Brennan Lowery
Angela Wang
Brandon Jones
Jessica Wang
Rachel Lance
Benjamin Weir
Kate Lange
Jalin Parry
Will Mouw
Paulina Jeng
Kirstin Rouse
Elizabeth Spicer
Second Violin
Lydia Fielder
Principal
Johnny Doan
Sydney Wiley
Nic Townsend
Faith Guidry
Cooper Lair
Miriam Hauer-Jensen
Emily Tran
Youngcho Kim
Hayden Townsend
Sofia Espina
Lee Kendall
Zelda Engeler-Young
Christopher Schulteis
Jessica Vangsnes
Ja'Nia Dunbar
Bentonville
Rogers
LR Central
FS Southside
Sheridan
LR Central
FS Northside
Haas Hall Academy
Conway
Bentonville
Conway
LR Central
LR Central
Haas Hall Academy
Batesville
Fayetteville
Bentonville
FS Southside
Conway
Bryant
Conway
LR Christian Academy
LR Central
FS Southside
LR Central
Bentonville
FS Northside
Rogers
Conway
Bentonville
Conway
Mills
Viola
Madison Moline
Principal
David O’Hearn
Matthew Pavon
Grace Clark
Elinore Noyes
Lucille Perrin
Christian McLemore
Natasha Luong
Andrea Bollinger
Evan Buckner
Cello
Ryan Plemmons
Principal
Allison Dombek
Layne Rogers
Jonathan Walls
Makenzie Day
Charles Hartman
Susannah Stubbs
Andy Nguyen
Keanan Williams
Chandler Higgins
Bass
Gavin Clark
Principal
Khoi Trinh
Megan Chung
Caleb Smith
Carter Buckner
Ivan Salas
Zach Powers
Marco Esquives
Harp
Bailey Jorgensen
Conway
Rogers
Rogers
Bentonville
Conway
Bentonville
FS Southside
FS Northside
Conway
Pine Bluff
Conway
Conway
Rogers Heritage
Searcy
LR Christian Academy
Fayetteville
Searcy
FS Northside
Mills
Rogers
FS Southside
FS Southside
LR Central
Conway
Pine Bluff
Rogers Heritage
Conway
Mills
Bentonville
2015 All -St ate Conce rt B and
Dr. Daniel Schmidt , Conduct or
Flute
Ashley Franklin
Johnathon HodgeCook
Kalley Williams
Angelica Martinez
Angela Thompson
Sarah Sullivan
Grace Zimmerman
Bobbie Jean Sandidge
Joie Owens
Kayla Dyson
Karina Arellano
Taylor Williams
AR Baptist
Russellville
Russellville
Springdale Har-Ber
Morrilton
Fayetteville
Dover
Bryant
Cabot
Riverview
Jonesboro
Van Buren
Oboe
Hannah Cochran
Caroline Cato
Patricia Means
Ashley Lewis
Russellville
Bryant
Russellville
Van Buren
Bassoon
Zach Lynn
Kaniel Widder
Rebecca Parham
Margaret Young
Jonesboro
Fayetteville
Alma
Watson Chapel
Bb Clarinet
Alexis Kane
Heather Gemmiti
Alyssa Slicko
Trevor Guiltner
Victoria Woods
Hailey Bates
Precious Tucker
Edgar Hernandez
Abby Thurstenson
Abby Borland
Giselle Carrera Cerda
Anna Grace Deakins
Taylor Wilson
Dylan Lane
Rogelio Cano
April Skahan
Josh Lin
Julianne Sellers
April Walters
Addie Miller
Marcos Aguilar
Kaitlyn Brinza
Madison Powell
Helen Raya
Scarlet Pense
Haley Edgemon
Bentonville
Cabot
Lake Hamilton
Russellville
Cabot
Russellville
FS Northside
Green Forest
Siloam Springs
Springdale Har-Ber
FS Northside
Harrison
Jonesboro
Brookland
Springdale
Bentonville
Springdale Har-Ber
Jonesboro
Bryant
FS Southside
Russellville
Springdale Har-Ber
Cabot
FS Northside
Bryant
FS Southside
Alto Clarinet
Rebecca Bowen
Peter Long
Cindy Mendez
Jessica Nichols
Brinkley
Mountain Pine
FS Northside
Lake Hamilton
Bass Clarinet
Victor Jorge
Nico Bridges
Robin McCasland
Jodie Simpson
Springdale
Fayetteville
Conway
Cabot
Contra Clarinet
Carissa Gates
Victoria Baty
Lake Hamilton
Cabot
Alto Saxophone
Elizabeth Cooper
Shelby Atkins
Justin Pogue
Ethan Williams
Haley Reed
Samantha Barnett
Springdale
Greenwood
Cabot
LR Catholic/MSM
Benton
FS Southside
Tenor Saxophone
Lucas Bellaiche
Ben Luper
Alexa Wages
Fayetteville
Jonesboro
Russellville
Bari Saxophone
Noah Brooks
Brady Nix
Conway
Harmony Grove Camden
Trumpet
Luke Bartlett
Aaron Kemp
Peyton Hendrix
Rylee Christofferson
Brock Davis
Brandon Wallace
Logan Timmermann
Tyler Parkridge
MiKayla Nix
Lincoln Reynolds
Noah Van Deventer
Brandan Bakkala
Ethan Chase
Dardanelle
Conway
Batesville
Bentonville
Lake Hamilton
Jonesboro
Nettleton
Bald Knob
FS Southside
Conway
LR Central
Paragould
Conway
Horn
Sierra Visger
Gabe Smith
Will Ratliff
Kaleb Wilson
Brooke Cole
Jacque Abshier
Hailey Whitham
Connor Scroggins
Clarksville
FS Southside
Greenbrier
Fayetteville
Highland
Springdale Har-Ber
Rogers
Malvern
Tenor Trombone
James Taylor
Megan Chaney
Sam Johnston
Alex Kenney
Melissa Stanton
Spencer Baltz
Kyle Roberts
FS Southside
Lake Hamilton
Jonesboro
Conway
Ashdown
Pocahontas
Beebe
Bass Trombone
Zec Fingerhut
Daniel Greene
FS Southside
Jonesboro
Euphonium
Dustin Pflueger
Isaac Raphael
Garrett Butler
David Stout
Amber Clark
Stephen Hunt
Huntsville
Rogers
FS Northside
Springdale Har-Ber
Lake Hamilton
Russellville
Tuba
Ethan Rathbun
Wesley Lamendola
Liam Johnson
Christian Parker
Logan Trafford
Aaron Taylor
Jared Barham
Rachel Swanson
FS Southside
Riverview
West Fork
FS Southside
Ashdown
Springdale
Paragould
Dardanelle
String Bass
David Lloyd
Aidan Crum
Arkadelphia
Cabot
Percussion
Jacob George
Jackson Hedrick
Lauren Owen
Ian Neiswender
Claire Stites
Alex Shipley
Collin Delung
Bryan Torres
Kaleb Kassaw
Austin Bell
Trent Smith
Cole Rogers
Greenwood
Greenbrier
Paragould
Cabot
Fayetteville
FS Southside
FS Southside
Rogers Heritage
Russellville
Fayetteville
Pocahontas
Lake Hamilton
2015 All -St ate Sy mphonic B and
Dr. William Clark , Conduct or
Flute
Carley Cato
Emily Gentles
Callan Butler
Suzette Lopez
Allison Risner
Natalie Graham
Caitlin Sanders
Emily Fitting
Myles Rhoden
Tierra McCraney
Madison Tramel
Jordan Hiley
Bryant
Lake Hamilton
Cabot
Van Buren
Pottsville
Conway
Cabot
Greenwood
FS Northside
Arkadelphia
Russellville
Marion
Oboe
Fiona Slaughter
Tyler Wilson
Anastasia Mills
Bayleigh Darrough
Springdale
Cabot
Benton
Springdale Har-Ber
Bassoon
Chris Waldron
Brianna Allen
Jonathan Hankins-Hull
Justin Vanover
Bryant
Jonesboro
LR Parkview
LR Central
Bb Clarinet
Blake Vetetoe
Alex Williams
Emily Burt
Brock DeMark
Alyssa Perry
Nathan Barker
Kyle Jiang
Emily Sellers
Gianna DiFazzio
Jenny Chang
Riley Young
Lauren Lima
Bailey Carter
Brad Roberts
Amy Yeh
Cadi Stair
Shelly Usery
Annie Edwards
Lydia Arnold
Andrew Eckert
Guadalupe Martinez
Adam Hartness
Roya Rashidi
Anna Shelton
Anna Dearasaugh
Anna Gayle Griffiths
Springdale Har-Ber
West Memphis
Cabot
Fayetteville
Cabot
FS Southside
Fayetteville
Bentonville
Bentonville
Rogers
Cabot
FS Southside
FS Southside
Pocahontas
Highland
Springdale
Conway
Conway
Russellville
Jonesboro
FS Northside
Greene Co Tech
FS Southside
Cabot
Conway
ASMSA
Alto Clarinet
Tashauna Hammock
Madison Wehunt
Kaylee Parker
Alicia Contreras
Lake Hamilton
Lake Hamilton
Pottsville
Rogers Heritage
Bass Clarinet
Trevor Belyew
Kourtni Bowen
Tyler Brown
Alexia Selvera
Brookland
Greenbrier
Lake Hamilton
Rogers
Contra Clarinet
Leslie Vaught
Jeremiah Westcott
Springdale Har-Ber
Russellville
Alto Saxophone
Yeongjoon Hwang
Jesse Bankston
Brent Wadkins
Cole Birmingham
Nathan Spradlin
Collin Brown
ASMSA
Jonesboro
Pocahontas
Russellville
Conway
Conway
Tenor Saxophone
David Chaney
Jason Scott
Aubrey Glasgow
Mena
West Memphis
Springdale
Bari Saxophone
C J Slatton
Josh Cormier
Paragould
FS Southside
Trumpet
Edward Molina
Max Applegate
Heather Warren
Ray Davis
Hall Frost
Dylan Green
Asa Puckett
Jeremy Collins
Tanner Covington
Viktor Villegas
Tess Hall
Emily Smith
Curlin Ray
FS Northside
Cabot
Paragould
Sylvan Hills
Clarksville
Lake Hamilton
Jonesboro
Russellville
West Memphis
Van Buren
Marion
Greenwood
FS Southside
Horn
Preston Moline
Caroline Harrod
John Vogler
Bryce Owens
Rona Smith
Christina Okolo
Caitlin Tusing
Hannah Brown
Conway
Greenbrier
Russellville
Russellville
Paragould
Batesville
FS Southside
Cabot
Tenor Trombone
Kevin Phommaha
Joseph Oliver
Raul Ortiz
Alyshia Cook
Johnny Resendiz
Hannah Smithee
Grant Bingham
FS Northside
Alma
FS Northside
FS Southside
FS Northside
Paragould
Springdale Har-Ber
Bass Trombone
Aaron James
Alejandro Iraburo
FS Southside
FS Northside
Euphonium
Kason Irvin
Colby Crowne
Tommy Thavonekham
Corey Nolan
Austin Dearing
Bryson Jones
Paragould
Springdale Har-Ber
FS Northside
Russellville
Greenland
Cabot
Tuba
Nelson Huynh
Jacob Waymon
Jakob Molle
Race Burns
Jon Dale Nichols
Kanaan LaFlora
Bryan Neal
Michael Allison
FS Southside
Pocahontas
Bentonville
FS Southside
Cabot
Malvern
Benton
Bryant
String Bass
Spencer Rawlins
Jake Noble
Jonesboro
Bryant
Percussion
Chris Isom
John Rhodes
Walter Ferguson
Samuel Whitmire
Warrington Sebree
Jordan Strickland
Courtney Seffense
Monica Tobar
Aaron Sharp
Noshin Nawar
Jared Gilliam
Ian Spatz
Jonesboro
Springdale Har-Ber
Fayetteville
Nettleton
Maumelle
Rogers
FS Southside
Paragould
Highland
Fayetteville
Cabot
Conway
2015 All -St ate Wind Sy mphony
Dr. Stev e n Grimo , Conductor
Flute
Mallory Harrison
Caitlyn Lyerly
Zaquary Hale
Ger Vang
Antonia Makridakis
Kalysha Chandler
Lavonne Riggins
Kelsie Dye
Oboe
Hannah Pace
Aaron Hong
Bassoon
Lane Hall
Noah Dereszynski
Velimir Petrovic
Jonah Thornton
Russellville
Valley View
Bryant
Decatur
Valley View
Nettleton
Conway
Greenwood
Russellville
Jonesboro
Salem
Bentonville
Maumelle
Springdale Har-Ber
Bb Clarinet
Dahre Miller
Rachel Lewis
Amy Bourgoin
Kaela Thompson
Cody Jones
Drew Gazaway
Brad Wickliffe
Megan Garrett
Molly Guzman
Jaclyn McGaha
Nina Martinez
Madysen Bailey
Emily Potts
Jessica Rider
Katie Heath
Rebecca Farhat
Kaitie McKenzie
Tierra Easterwood
Conway
Springdale
Conway
Berryville
Bryant
Paragould
Conway
AR Baptist
Cabot
Conway
Greenbrier
Fayetteville
Springdale Har-Ber
Maumelle
Lake Hamilton
FS Southside
Springdale
Conway
Alto Clarinet
Angie Phillips
Ian D'Aquin
Harmony Grove
FS
Southside
Benton
Bass Clarinet
Sabrina Richardson
Emily McFadin
Armani Famous
Jonesboro
Springdale
Conway
Contra Clarinet
Jacob Hines
Streme Gove
Conway
Springdale Har-Ber
Alto Saxophone
Jacob Mitchell
Thomas Nguyen
Nicholas Vanhaute
Justin Mason
Bryant
FS Southside
LR Catholic/MSM
Ozark
Tenor Saxophone
Alex Konzelman
Tyler Remagen
FS Southside
Rector
Bari Saxophone
Hunter Rivett
Berryville
Trumpet
Bryant Bewley
Woody Boyd
Ben Keating
Payton McCartney
Riley Richards
Gabriel Mejia
Mason Smith
Brian Eubanks
Eric Meincke
Springdale Har-Ber
FS Southside
FS Southside
Springdale Har-Ber
Springdale Har-Ber
Springdale
Mountain Home
Prairie Grove
LR Central
Horn
Ronal Ramos
Caroline Rhomberg
Jonythan Tribble
Garrett Napier
Claire Gist
Casey Garwood
FS Southside
FS Southside
West Memphis
Greenwood
Mountain Home
Jonesboro
Tenor Trombone
Paden Sharp
Grant Larkin
Ashley McIninch
Christian Kimberling
Amos Pierce
Isaac Montgomery
Conway
Rogers
Paragould
FS Southside
Dover
FS Southside
Bass Trombone
Caleb Hudspeth
Harrison Bregy
Harrison
Valley View
Euphonium
Zane Lovell
Tyler Tanksley
Caleb Taylor
Jonathan Wynn
Ashdown
Jonesboro
FS Southside
Conway
Tuba
Chandler Abbott
Ethan Hand
Alex Clark
Dylan Brinker
Billy Pye
Sam Revis
Cabot
Lake Hamilton
Clinton
Springdale Har-Ber
Cabot
Conway
String Bass
Nathan Boyd
FS Northside
Percussion
Keaton Hurlbut
Bailey Annen
Harry Glaeser
Davis Campbell
Andrew Coleman
Jesse Warren
Jared Canonigo
Darin Parker
Springdale Har-Ber
Rogers Heritage
Lake Hamilton
Fayetteville
Forrest City
FS Southside
Springdale
Russellville
2015 Arkansas All-State Clinicians
DR. JIM WADDELOW – CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Dr. Jim Waddelow joined the faculty of Meredith College as Director of Instrumental Activities in 2007 where he conducts the Meredith Sinfonietta, White Iris
Light Opera, and musical theater productions. He is the Music Director for the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra and Artistic Director of the Oklahoma Haydn Festival.
A well-known string pedagogue, and clinician, he has conducted numerous all-state and all region orchestras, and he has been the Director of Strings at the
Inspiration Point Summer Music Camp in Eureka Springs, Arkansas since 1999. Dr. Waddelow has expertise in the early symphonies of Joseph Haydn, string
pedagogy, public school orchestra education, and early American musical theater. Previous appointments include the Oklahoma Youth Orchestra, Lubbock
Youth Symphony, Lubbock Moonlight Musicals, and Texas Tech University.
Jim Waddelow holds a Doctor of Music Arts from Texas Tech University, a Master of Music degree from the University of Central Oklahoma, and a Bachelor of
Music degree from the University of Central Oklahoma.
SEAN REED – SECOND JAZZ BAND
Dr. Sean Reed serves as Assistant Professor of Trombone, Euphonium and Jazz Ensembles at Arkansas Tech University, and is a performer who enjoys
an international reputation as a trombonist and an educator of Classical, Jazz and Contemporary music. He has held positions in the Thailand
Philharmonic, the Israeli Symphony Orchestra, Rishon LeZion, the East Texas Symphony Orchestra, the Austin Lyric Opera, the Spoleto-Italy Festival
Orchestra, the Victoria Bach Festival, Brass-Arts Bangkok, the Brooklyn Brass Quintet and the NOVUS trombone quartet. Reed has also performed with
the Arkansas Symphony, the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, the Siam Philharmonic, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the
Israeli Chamber Orchestra, the Austin Symphony, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Rene Fleming, Red Rodney, Duffey Jackson, Steve Houghton,
Bob Mintzer, Marvin Stamm, Dave Steinmeyer, Doug Flutie, Frankie Vallie, Freddie Cole, Maria Sneider, Bobby McFerrin, Teo Macero, Bob Sneider, Tim
Hagan, Randy Brecker, Joe Lovano, Lennie Picket, Alaria, Alarm Will Sound, and the Bangkok Brass Quintet. Reed has performed at the International
Trombone Festival, the Eastern Trombone Workshop, the Kennedy Center and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Reed has performed in the U.S.,
Canada, Japan, Thailand, Israel, Singapore, China, Vietnam, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, Austria, France, and Italy.
Reed holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music, a Master of Music degree from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice
University and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
CHRIS VADALA – FIRST JAZZ BAND
One of the country's foremost woodwind artists, Chris Vadala is in demand as a jazz/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. A
native of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., he graduated from the Eastman School of Music, earning the honor of the Performer's Certificate in saxophone as well
as a B.M. in Music Education, received an M.A. in clarinet from Connecticut College, and pursued postgraduate study in woodwinds at Eastman.
Professor Vadala is the Director of Jazz Studies and Saxophone Professor at the University of Maryland. He was recognized by the UMD as a
Distinguished Scholar Teacher in 2010. Previous academic appointments include teaching studio woodwinds and conducting jazz ensembles at
Connecticut College, Montgomery College, Hampton University, Prince George's Community College and Mount Vernon College, as well as Visiting
Professor of Saxophone at the Eastman School of Music, 1995 and 2001.
Mr. Vadala's performing career has been highlighted by a long tenure as standout woodwind artist with the Internationally recognized Chuck Mangione
Quartet, which included performances in all 50 states, Canada, Australia, Japan, Phillipines, 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, one 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, Henry Mancini, Doc Severinsen, Phil Woods, Joe Lovano, and many others.
As one of the Selmer Company's most requested clinicians, Mr. Vadala travels worldwide, performing with and conducting student and professional jazz ensembles, symphonic bands, and
orchestras. Within the past six years alone, Mr. Vadala has appeared with over 200 groups across the nation and Canada, and has conducted 48 All-State, as well as numerous All-County
and All-District Jazz Ensembles. He served three terms as President of the Maryland Unit of the International Association for Jazz Education, was a permanent member of its Executive
Board (College Faculty Representative), and Woodwind Representative to the International Resource Team.
Mr. Vadala's column on woodwind doubling appeared regularly in the Saxophone Journal for over ten years, and he has authored articles for many other magazines. A Downbeat magazine
poll finalist in four categories and the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Study grant, he has published a number of original compositions and arrangements (Medici Music
& Cimarron Music Press). His book, Improve Your Doubling (Dorn Productions) is acclaimed as a valuable addition to woodwind literature. In addition to his debut solo CD, Out of the
Shadows, ([email protected]), recent recording/publications include Jazz/Rock in the USA, Jazz Solos, Nothin' But Jazz, Fusion Solos, and Jazz Adventures, five books with play-along
CDs (dehaske/Curnow), as well as contributions to Warner Brother's Approaching the Standardsplay-along improvisation series and Jazz Pedagogy (The Jazz Educator's Handbook and
Resource Guide). He also has the honor of being included in a new publication, "The History of the Top 40 Sax Solos (1955-1998)."
Visit his website www.chrisvadala.com for additional information on discography, bio info, publications, calendar of performances, booking request form, CD sound bytes and more!
DR. BRIAN RUSSELL – MALE CHORUS
Dr. Brian Russell is choral director at the brand new Stewarts Creek High School in Smyrna, TN, where he directs five choirs, serves as Chair of the
Department of Fine Arts, and is the 2014-2015 Teacher of the Year. Prior to his appointment at Stewarts Creek, Dr. Russell held faculty positions at
Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL) and Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Geneva, NY) and has taught for 13 years at various high schools
in Middle Tennessee. He holds positions in many professional organizations, including All-State Choral Chair for the Tennessee Music Educators
Association and High School Repertoire and Standards Chair for the Tennessee Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association.
Dr. Russell is also Music Director and Conductor of the Murfreesboro Youth Orchestra and is Resident Conductor for the Music City Baroque Orchestra,
a professional ensemble in Nashville dedicated to Baroque Performance Practice. He received his Bachelor of Music Degree from Middle Tennessee
State University and his Masters and Doctoral degrees in conducting from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY.
DR. KAREN KENNEDY – FEMALE CHORUS
Praised by the San Francisco Classical Voice for her “wizardry with voices” and named by the Honolulu Star Bulletin as “ . . . a popular and charismatic
leader,” Karen Kennedy recently joined the faculty at the University of Miami as Director of Choral Studies. Previous to her appointments in Miami, she
held positions as the Director of Choral Activities at the University of Hawai’i, Artistic Director of the Honolulu Symphony Chorus, and Director of Choral
Studies at Towson University.
In addition to her work in academics, Dr. Kennedy regularly leads festival performances in large venues, most recently in Carnegie Hall, the Mormon
Tabernacle, the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, Sweden, St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in Rome, Italy, as well as those in venues throughout
England and Scotland. A popular All-State Honor Choir clinician and festival director, Dr. Kennedy maintains an active schedule of performances
nationally. Upcoming performances include the All-State Choirs of North Carolina, Hawai’i, Delaware, and California, in addition to festivals in Washington
D.C., Colorado, Texas, and Virginia.
Dr. Kennedy has received numerous awards for teaching, including the University of Hawai`i Chancellor’s Citation for Meritorious Teaching, Arizona State
University’s Manzanita “Top Prof” Award, Butler University’s Faculty Distinction Award, and is a two-time recipient of the Lawrence Township Schools
Superintendent’s Award.
DR. CRAIG JESSOP – MIXED CHOIR
Dr. Craig Jessop is Professor of Music and the founding Dean for the Caine College of the Arts at Utah State University. These
appointments follow Dr. Jessop’s distinguished tenure as music director of the world famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Head
of the Department of Music at Utah State. He is the founder and Music Director of the American Festival Chorus and Orchestra
and has served as the music director of the Carnegie Hall National High School Choral Festival sponsored by the Weill Institute of
Music at Carnegie Hall. Prior to his appointment with the Tabernacle Choir, Dr. Jessop was a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air
Force music programs, where he served as director of the U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants in Washington, D.C. (1980-1987); as
commander and conductor of the Band of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe at Ramstein, Germany (1987-1991); and as commander
and conductor of the Air Combat Command Heartland of America Band (1991-1995). He has also been music director of the
Maryland Choral Society, the Rhineland-Pfalz International Choir of Germany and the Omaha Symphonic Chorus.
Dr. Jessop has a Bachelor of Science from Utah State University, 1973; Master of Arts from Brigham Young University, 1976; and
a Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from Stanford University, 1980. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the cultural
life of Utah, Dr. Jessop received the 2014 Governor’s Mansion Performing Artist Award bestowed by Governor Gary Herbert,
Governor of the State of Utah. In 2013 he received the prestigious Madeleine Award for distinguished service to the Arts and
Humanities by the Madeleine Arts and Humanities Council and in 2012 he was awarded the Utah National Guard’s Minuteman
Award for service to the State of Utah.
Under his direction, the Tabernacle Choir received numerous awards, including the coveted National Medal of Arts in a ceremony at the White House. He has recorded over 15 CDs on
the Telarc and MTC labels with the Choir and in 2008 received a Grammy nomination for his work with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square.
At the Opening Ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Dr. Jessop conducted the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Utah Symphony, working with world-renowned
artists Sting and Yo-Yo Ma, and composers John Williams and Michael Kamen. Other artists with whom he has collaborated include Renée Fleming, Frederica von Stade, Bryn Terfel,
Audra McDonald, The King’s Singers, Angela Lansbury, Claire Bloom, Walter Cronkite, and Charles Osgood. In 2003, Dr. Jessop conducted the choir and prepared the singers for a
performance of A German Requiem at the prestigious Tanglewood Festival with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Rafael Frübeck de Burgos. A much sought-after guest conductor,
Dr. Jessop has been on the American choral scene for more than three decades. His tenure as Music Director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and as director of the United States Air
Force Singing Sergeants in Washington D.C. has taken him to the most prestigious concert halls of the nation and around the world including Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New
York, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Royal Albert Hall in London and throughout Europe and Asia. In 2013 Dr. Jessop was selected by the American Choral Directors Association
to conduct the monumental Benjamin Britten War Requiem with the Dallas Symphony Chorus and Orchestra at their national convention, the fourth time in his career to conduct at the
national ACDA conventions. He is also a frequent guest conductor at the prestigious Berkshire Choral Festival in Massachusetts.
In addition to his work as a conductor, Dr. Jessop has been active as a baritone vocalist, first as a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and later with the choirs of Helmuth Rilling and
John Rutter and with the Robert Shaw Festival Singers. He is a previous winner of the Metropolitan Opera regional auditions and San Francisco Opera auditions, and has participated in
the Merola Opera training program of the San Francisco Opera.
He lives in the peaceful setting of the northern Utah valley of Cache County with his wife RaNae. They are the parents of four children and have seven wonderful grandsons.
JOHN JETER – ORCHESTRA
John Jeter is the Music Director and Conductor of the Fort Smith Symphony (Arkansas), a position he has held for eighteen seasons. He is the
recipient of the American Symphony Orchestra League 2002 Helen M. Thompson Award. This national award “in recognition of outstanding artistic
leadership” is presented to one “early career” music director in the United States every two years. Mr. Jeter has been given The Mayor’s Achievement
Award presented by the City of Fort Smith “for His Outstanding Talents in the Field of Music” and in 2005, the Mayor’s Civic Center Award for the
Performing Arts. Most recently, Mr. Jeter is the recipient of the 2012 Governor’s Arts Award “Individual Artist Award.”
Mr. Jeter has created numerous new ensembles, projects and programs including the Fort Smith Symphony String Quartet, composer-in-residence
program, guest artists in the schools program and “Earquake™” concerts for sixth grade students employing multi-media and large symphony
orchestra. His efforts have led to the Fort Smith Symphony’s three international recordings on Naxos, the world’s largest classical recording label as
well as a feature length film festival documentary about the Symphony called “Extreme Orchestra.”
Mr. Jeter was co-host of “Conductor’s Choice” on KUAF National Public Radio for twelve years and co-producer of the Symphony’s television and
radio commercials. His media presence in the community has included a weekly radio talk show and “Addy” Award winning “Custom Classics”
infomercials (over 400) on Clear Channel, Cumulus and KTCS radio. Mr. Jeter is also seen on televised music infomercials produced by CoxMedia
and KFSM Channel 5.
Mr. Jeter has held conducting positions with the Indianapolis Symphony, North Arkansas Symphony, Greater Indianapolis Youth Symphony, Purdue University, University of Tulsa and
University of Oklahoma. He has conducted numerous orchestras in the United States and Europe. These include the Wichita Symphony, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Arkansas Symphony
Orchestra, Charleston Symphony (SC), Mississippi Gulf Coast Symphony, Springfield Symphony Orchestra (MO), Illinois Chamber Symphony and the West Bohemian Symphony (Czech
Republic). He has participated in American Symphony Orchestra League Conducting Workshops in Pittsburgh, Chicago, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. He is a Magna Cum Laude
graduate of the Hartt School of Music with a degree in Music Theory and Piano and graduated with distinction from Butler University’s Jordan College of Fine Arts with a master’s degree
in Orchestral Conducting.
DR. DANIEL SCHMIDT – CONCERT BAND
Dr. Daniel J. Schmidt is Professor of Bands at Northern Arizona University. Prior to this appointment, he was director of bands and professor of
saxophone and double reeds at Mars Hill College in North Carolina. College ensembles under his direction have received international reputations,
touring Europe, performing at various conventions including the CBDNA Regional Conventions in 2002, 2006, and 2010 as well as a variety of state
MENC conventions. The NAU Wind Symphony has made promotional recordings for Warner Bros. Music and Carl Fischer Music.
Prior to Dr. Schmidt’s appointment at Mars Hill College, he was the associate director of bands at Syracuse University, directing the 230-piece “Pride
of the Orange” marching band and various concert and pep bands.
Dr. Schmidt received the Bachelor of Music Education degree from Florida State University and was appointed director of bands at Hudson High
School in Pasco County, Florida, in 1987. He is the first person to receive the Master of Music in wind conducting from the University of North Texas
while emphasizing saxophone performance and musicology (1993). Dr. Schmidt is also the first person to receive the Doctorate of Musical Arts in
wind conducting from the University of Kentucky (2000).
Dr. Schmidt was the recipient of a Fulbright Award to Australia in 1993, but refused this opportunity to join the Syracuse University faculty. He has served as clinician and adjudicator
throughout the country. He is the Primary Conductor and Director of Scholarly Publications for Carl Fischer Music of New York.
Projects have included acting as the coordinating editor for the recent series of band scores entitled Percy Grainger: The Critical Edition. He is the author of My First Klosé, My First
Wagner, My First Universal Method, My First Barrett, and My First Weissenborn, five intermediate lesson workbooks for woodwinds, and is the co-author of Protocol: A Guide to the
Collegiate Audition Process for trumpet, clarinet, trombone, saxophone, and flute.
He is the conductor of the Trade Winds, a professional ensemble that does promotional recordings of new music for Carl Fischer and Wingert-Jones since 2002. Dr. Schmidt is also a
performing artist for the Yamaha Corporation of America and is the Arizona State Chair and Vice-President of the Western Region for the College Band Directors National Association.
DR. WILLIAM CLARK – SYMPHONIC BAND
Dr. William Clark is a native of Prescott Arkansas and a graduate of Prescott High School. Dr. Clark earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education
from Henderson State Teachers College, a Master’s Degree in Music Education from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, and the Doctor of
Philosophy Degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. He was Director of Bands at Arkadelphia, Arkansas from 1959-1970, at Delta State
University in Cleveland, Mississippi from 1972-1985, at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico from 1985-1995. He served as Music
Department Head at New Mexico State from 1991-2001, and is currently Conductor and Music Director of the Mesilla Valley Concert Band which he
founded in 1986. During Clark's tenure as department head, the number of music majors at NMSU more than doubled and full-time flute and percussion
instructors, along with adjunct oboe and bassoon instructors, were added to the faculty. Dr. Clark was selected Las Cruces Citizen of the Year and New
Mexico Music Educator of the Year in 1989, and received the Julie Papen Arts Patron Award in 1996. Clark will remain on the NMSU music department
faculty as a part-time instructor.
Dr. Clark is a member of the American Bandmasters Association, Phi Beta Mu International, American School Band Directors Association, and the New
Mexico Music Educators Association. He maintains an active participation with involvement of young people and is in demand as clinician and guest
conductor throughout the United States. Today just prior to the Wind Symphony performance, he will be inducted into the Arkansas Bandmasters Hall
of Fame, sponsored by the Omicron Chapter of International Phi Beta Mu.
DR. STEVEN GRIMO – WIND SYMPHONY
Dr. Steven Grimo, D.M.A., is a native of Bristol, RI and comes from Nazarene Bible College in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he served as the
Music Ministries Department Director. He was active in prison fellowship as a certified volunteer counselor and bible studies instructor for the Colorado
Department of Corrections.
He began his career in music as a percussionist, attending the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston where he earned a BME in Music
Education and a BA Percussion Performance. Upon graduation, Steve began his teaching career as an elementary and junior high school music
director for the Newton, MA public schools and the Auburn, MA pubic schools (1978-1980). He later became Director of Instrumental Music at
Wachusett Regional High School in Holden, Massachusetts, (1980-85) where he received the National Band Association’s Citation of Excellence,
and the Stanbury Award from the American School Band Directors Association. His success in commissioning new works and receiving outstanding
performance ratings, garnered invitations as a guest conductor and clinician throughout New England. During those years, his early commission
projects included, William Kraft, Vaclav Nelhybel, Daniel Pinkham, and Elliot Del Borgo.
During his tenure teaching in Massachusetts, he received his Masters of Music degree in Wind Ensemble Conducting from the New England
Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Frank Battisti. He founded the East Bay Association for the Arts in Bristol Rhode Island, where his
grant writing and fundraising tenacity, established an organization, whose heritage recently celebrated their 30th anniversary season. During this time, he was also an instructor at the New
England Conservatory Preparatory Division teaching percussion and conducting the Junior Massachusetts Youth Wind Ensemble, another organization which he founded , and today is an
outstanding youth wind ensemble, dedicated to training 7-9th grade instrumentalists throughout the state of Massachusetts.
Steven Grimo, served 22 years from 1986-2007 in the United States Air Force after a successful teaching career in New England from 1976-1986. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel
serving with the USAF Bands and Music Branch as a Commander & Music Director for The USAF Academy Band, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. During his time in the USAF, he published
works for band and percussion and commissioned over 30 new works for winds.
His organizations received the George S Howard Award for Excellence and he was awarded the Texas Bandmasters Association Citation of Excellence multiple times, and recorded more
than 30 recording projects. His guest conducting brought him to countless festival performances, All States, Universities and Colleges throughout the United States and abroad.
He was awarded the Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in May of 1992. He has numerous published and commissioned
works to his credit and is an internationally active guest conductor and clinician. As a music director, conductor and producer, he has lectured and conducted professional and collegiate
organizations throughout the world. In 2006 he was inducted into the prestigious American Bandmasters Association.
2015 Arkansas All-State Clinicians
Special Thanks to
Conway Central Baptist Church for hosting All-State Choir Auditions
Conway Public School students, parents and directors for hosting All-State Jazz Auditions
University of Central Arkansas students, faculty and staff for hosting All-State Band and Orchestra Auditions
Lakeside, Lake Hamilton, Hot Springs, Malvern and Fountain Lake for providing ASBOA equipment
Alma and Bryant Districts for providing ArkCDA equipment
Saied Music Company for providing All-State Jazz and All-State Band rehearsal and performance pianos
The officers and members of ArkCDA and ASBOA for administrating the All-State Auditions and Clinic
Arkansas Tech University students for assisting with the All-State Clinic
Hot Springs Convention Center, Austin Hotel, and Embassy Suites staffs for hosting the All-State Clinic
ArkCDA Officers
Carrie Taylor
President
Gaye McClure
Past President
Angela Weaver
President-Elect
Tom Street
Executive Director
Mat Whitworth
All-State Chair
Angela White
Senior Section Chair
La Juana Warner
Junior Section Chair
ArkCDA Region Chairs
Northwest
Edward Gay
Northeast
Jo Brinkle
Southeast
Bobby Brown
Southwest
Cynthia Outlaw
Central
Elaine Harris
West Central
Terri Whitworth
AR Music Educators Association
Dr. Vicki Lind
Arkansas String Teachers Association
Dan Mays
Arkansas Jazz Educators
Clay Hooten
College Band Directors National Association
Dr. Christopher Knighten
American School Band Directors Association
Michael Echols
AR Women Band Directors Association
Susan Ford
AR American Choral Directors Association
Dr. Cliff Ganus
Arkansas Activities Association
Lance Taylor – Annette Savage
ASBOA Executive Board
Omar Taweel
President
Kevin Taylor
1st Vice President
Ken Williams
2nd Vice President
Julia Reynolds
Executive Secretary
Kara Reynolds
Board Member
Greg Bruner
Board Member
Dewayne Dove
Board Member
Judy Harkrider
Board Member
David Stuart, Sr.
Parliamentarian
Jesse Collett
State Orchestra Chair
Grant Brinkle
Past President
ASBOA Region Chairs
I
Brice Evans
II
Bryan Field
III
Allen Wimberly
IV
Nicole Prater
V
Hope Bruner
VI
Amanda Edge
VII
Christopher Moore
VIII
Josh Ray
IX
Shandee Gordon
South Region
Tom McDonald
North Region
Karol Rulli
ASBOA Emeritus
Ray Brandon, President/Executive Secretary (Deceased)
Ruth Brandon, Treasurer (Deceased)
ASBOA Administrative Assistant
Joe Croom
Phi Beta Mu
Peggy Jeffries
Arkansas Bandmasters Association
Brady Massey
Most of all, a very special thanks and congratulations to the
Parents, teachers and supporters of all the
Arkansas All-State and Intercollegiate Musicians