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Symphonic
Band's Concert Program  |
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This program is in PDF
format. To view it you must first get a
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- American Fanfare** - John
Wasson
- Quiet City - Aaron
Copland/Donald Hunsberger
- Mary Cicconetti - English Horn
- Brenden Miller - Trumpet
- The Pathfinder Of Panama March -
J.P. Sousa/Frank Byrne
- Nancy Ditmer, conducting
- Old Home Days Suite for Band -
Charles Ives/Jonathan Elkus
- Make Our Garden Grow, from "Candide
Suite" - Leonard Bernstein/Clare
Grundman
- Polka and Fugue from "Schwanda, the
Bagpiper"**
- Jaromir Weinberger/Glenn Cliff Bainum
** These pieces featured a
distinguished group of guest antiphonal trumpet players,
including alumnus SFC Ken Holzworth from the US Army Band
in Washington, as well as other alumni and friends. See
the program (in PDF format) above for all of the players.
 
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Nancy
Ditmer is the
Director of Bands at the College of Wooster. She
currently serves as the President of the Ohio
Music Education Association. |
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- The OMEA Professional Conference is a 3-day
convention for music educators from throughout
the state of Ohio. There are performances and
clinics for educators to attend and is time for
teachers to come together and share ideas and
learn from experts in the field of music
education. Performances by exemplary ensembles
from throughout the state highlight the 3-day
schedule. It is held this year in the Columbus
Convention Center in downtown Columbus.
- Some of the Performing Groups -
US Air Force Band of Flight, YSU Wind Ensemble,
OU Wind Ensemble, Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony,
Kent State Wind Ensemble, OSU Concert Band, Perry
HS Symphonic Winds, Brass Band of Columbus,
Baldwin-Wallace Symphony Orchestra, OU Symphony
Orchestra, OSU Chorale, CSU Chorale, Medina HS
Concert Choir, OSU Men's Glee Club, Columbus Jazz
Orchestra, YSU Jazz Ensemble 1, Columbus Youth
Jazz Ensemble, Grove City HS Percussion Ensemble,
South Point Steel Drum Ensemble, OSU Flute
Troupe, and many more...
- Some of the Clinicians - James
Swearingen "The Composer's View",
Katherine Borst-Jones & Christopher Weait
"How To Practice!", James Gallagher
"Adding the Finishing Touches", Ed
Sueta "The Beginning Flutist", H.
Robert Reynolds "The Conductor's Art",
Richard Blatti "Contest Lists", James
Byo "Score Preparation", William
Conable "Alexander Technique", Michael
Ferch "Music Room Acoustics", Gayle
Stalheim "Music Booster
Mini-Conference", and many more...
- Two members of the Wooster High School Symphonic
Band were selected to perform with the All-State
Band:
- Chad Field - Clarinet
- Taryn Miller - Clarinet
- Congratulations to these talented students. They
performed at the OMEA Conference in this band as
well as with the WHS Symphonic Band.
- Two members of the Wooster High School Symphonic
Band were selected to perform with the All-State
Orchestra:
- Mary Cicconetti - Oboe
- Laura Guili - French Horn
- Congratulations to these talented students. They
performed at the OMEA Conference in this
orchestra as well as with the WHS Symphonic Band.
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