Rhode Island Wind Ensemble
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Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 7:00 pm
In memory of Joleen Vatcher,
longtime sponsor of the Rhode Island Wind Ensemble performances
at the St. Ann Arts and Cultural Center.
longtime sponsor of the Rhode Island Wind Ensemble performances
at the St. Ann Arts and Cultural Center.
Program:
Women in Music
Works will include:
"Bookmarks from Japan" - Julie Giroux
"Albanian Dance" - Shelley Hanson
"Marche pour Harmonie" - Germaine Tailleferre
"Cathedrals" - Kathryn Salfelder
"Spring Festival" - Chen Yi
With Guest Conductors:
Kaitlyn Braman & Heidi Johanna Miller
Works/Performers subject to change without notice.
Women in Music
Works will include:
"Bookmarks from Japan" - Julie Giroux
"Albanian Dance" - Shelley Hanson
"Marche pour Harmonie" - Germaine Tailleferre
"Cathedrals" - Kathryn Salfelder
"Spring Festival" - Chen Yi
With Guest Conductors:
Kaitlyn Braman & Heidi Johanna Miller
Works/Performers subject to change without notice.
Here's a sneak peek of the upcoming performance with
the Rhode Island Wind Ensemble.
the Rhode Island Wind Ensemble.
Conductor
Dr. Robert Franzblau
Dr. Robert Franzblau serves as Professor of Music and Director of Bands at Rhode Island College, a position he has held since 1997. In addition to conducting the Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds, his duties include teaching courses in conducting and music education at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Under his direction, the Rhode Island College Wind Ensemble has recently performed at regional conventions of the College Band Directors National Association and the Music Educators National Conference. In 2004 he founded the Music Institute at Rhode Island College, a summer honors camp for talented high school musicians.
Profile information take from the Rhode Island Wind Ensemble website. Click here to read Dr. Franzblau's entire profile.
Dr. Robert Franzblau
Dr. Robert Franzblau serves as Professor of Music and Director of Bands at Rhode Island College, a position he has held since 1997. In addition to conducting the Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds, his duties include teaching courses in conducting and music education at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Under his direction, the Rhode Island College Wind Ensemble has recently performed at regional conventions of the College Band Directors National Association and the Music Educators National Conference. In 2004 he founded the Music Institute at Rhode Island College, a summer honors camp for talented high school musicians.
Profile information take from the Rhode Island Wind Ensemble website. Click here to read Dr. Franzblau's entire profile.
Guest Conductor
Dr. Heidi Johanna Miller
Originally from Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, Dr. Heidi Johanna Miller joined the faculty at Gustavus Adolphus College in 2014, where she conducts the Gustavus Wind Symphony and teaches courses in music education. She came here via Massachusetts, where she served as Artist-in-Residence in Winds and Director of the Williams College Wind Ensemble in Williamstown, MA. Her varied career also includes appointments with the University of Massachusetts, the Pioneer Valley (MA) Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, and Spring Lake Park High School (MN). In addition, she co-founded the Minneapolis-St. Paul based Sapphire Chamber Consort and co-conducted the Amherst Community Band for three seasons and the Encore Wind Ensemble for one season. Miller has also performed extensively with vocal ensembles in Minnesota and New England, and loves the intersectionality of vocal and instrumental music of all types.
Profile information taken from Gustavus Adolphus College website. Click here to read Dr. Miller's entire profile.
Dr. Heidi Johanna Miller
Originally from Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, Dr. Heidi Johanna Miller joined the faculty at Gustavus Adolphus College in 2014, where she conducts the Gustavus Wind Symphony and teaches courses in music education. She came here via Massachusetts, where she served as Artist-in-Residence in Winds and Director of the Williams College Wind Ensemble in Williamstown, MA. Her varied career also includes appointments with the University of Massachusetts, the Pioneer Valley (MA) Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, and Spring Lake Park High School (MN). In addition, she co-founded the Minneapolis-St. Paul based Sapphire Chamber Consort and co-conducted the Amherst Community Band for three seasons and the Encore Wind Ensemble for one season. Miller has also performed extensively with vocal ensembles in Minnesota and New England, and loves the intersectionality of vocal and instrumental music of all types.
Profile information taken from Gustavus Adolphus College website. Click here to read Dr. Miller's entire profile.
Guest Conductor
Kaitlyn Braman
A Master's student in music education at Rhode Island College.
Kaitlyn Braman
A Master's student in music education at Rhode Island College.
Tickets available at:
The Honey Shop ~ Salon Royale ~ Vose True Value Hardware
or online using the link below.
The Honey Shop ~ Salon Royale ~ Vose True Value Hardware
or online using the link below.
Sponsored by Joleen Vatcher in memory of her mother Ms. Lorena Meyers, longtime sponsor of the Rhode Island Wind Ensemble performances at the St. Ann Arts and Cultural Center.
Photo taken during the June 5th 2016 performance
of the Rhode Island Wind Ensemble
of the Rhode Island Wind Ensemble
