Program Notes
Festive Christmas — Kenny Bierschenk
Ave Maria — J. S. Bach
J.S. Bach/Gounod/arr. Lovrien
Kennedy Miller, soprano
Kennedy Miller, soprano
Hanukkah Festival Overture — Lucas Richman
Christmas from the '50s — arr. Douglas Wagner
Kennedy Miller, soprano
Suite from The Polar Express — Alan Silvestri
Alan Silvestri/arr. Brubaker
Sheltering Sky — John Mackey
Gerry Cobley, narrator
Alex Brito-Vysotsky, soprano
Alex Brito-Vysotsky, soprano
The Snowman — Howard Blake
Gerry Cobley, narrator
Alex Brito-Vysotsky, soprano
Alex Brito-Vysotsky, soprano
Sleigh Ride — Leroy Anderson
Triangle Wind Ensemble Performers
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Flute
Cindy Chastang Merritt Flexman Lauren Robbins-Pollack Rosene Rohrer Jennifer Wesner Piccolo Cindy Chastang Clarinet Michael Capps Lecia Cecconi-Roberts Louise Eaglesfield Julie Eidsvaag Misti Griffith Vince Pistritto Nick Siedentop Gail VanMatre Julie Wesner-Eidsvaag Bass Clarinet Victoria Alston |
Oboe
Virginia Carty Katie Michalak Bassoon Dale Broadbent Robin Hashey Alto Saxophone Katherine Lee Aaron Payne Tenor Saxophone Roberta Melton Baritone Saxophone Lynn Narveson Trumpet Jim Alexander Christine Bui Kaitlyn Dehority Carey Forman Kris Gilmore Kathy Silbiger |
Horn
Laura Alexander Paula Dilanchian Michael Grimes Michael Lewis Eric Smith Euphonium Connie Varner James Wagner Buddy West Trombone Garry Grabow Marshall Sweet Bass Trombone Dorey A. Freeman Tuba Chris Dodson Hendry Urbano Bill White |
Percussion
Wyatt Bradford Bill Hayes Noah Marcus Krista Siachames Timpani Marc Dinitz Piano Drew Johnson Music Director Evan Feldman Narrator Gerry Cobley Soprano Alex Brito-Vysotsky Kennedy Miller |
Special Thanks to Our Season Sponsors
Our Season Sponsors help provide the financial support needed to enable us to create outstanding music. To find our how you can become a Season Sponsor and the benefits of doing so, please visit our Sponsors page.
Fortississimo Level Sponsors
- Kathy and Alexander Silbiger Fund of Triangle Community Foundation
- Anonymous
- Michael Capps
- Catharine & Jim Carty
- Carey & Lisa Forman
- Lynn Narveson & Roberta Melton
- Kim & Tim Sweet
- Victoria Alston
- Bono Percussion
- Christine Bui
- Lecia Cecconi & Ray Roberts
- Cindy Chastang
- Maureen & James Davis
- Merritt Flexman
- James & Faye Hook
- Frank A. Hoss, Jr.
- Linda & Joel Johnson
- Paul & Judith Kindig
- Holly & Paul Mandelkern
- Ethel Erickson Radmer
- Gail Van Matre
- Connie Varner
- James Wagner
- Bill White
- Erin Wynia
Institutional Partners
Thanks also to the following institutional and community partners who have helped TWE in a variety of ways this year...
Our Music Director
Dr. Evan Feldman is Director of Wind Studies and Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he conducts the Wind Ensemble and teaches courses in conducting and music education. He also directs the Triangle Wind Ensemble and serves as Principal Guest Conductor of the Greensboro Sym- phony, where he conducts education, holiday, and pops concerts.
He is an active guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator in and outside of the United States, with recent engagements in Spain, Switzerland, Romania, Belgium, and Tanzania, as well as all-state, all-district, and all-county honor bands in the United States. Under his direction, the UNC Wind Ensemble has twice been invited to perform at the College Band Directors National Association southern division conference.
In 2020, Dr. Feldman’s college textbook, Instrumental Music Education (Routledge Publishing), was released in its third edition and has been adopted by university music education programs throughout the country. He is the author of the first MOOC (massive open online course) dedicated to conducting and rehearsal technique. Over 30,000 students have enrolled through Coursera.org.
Dr. Feldman’s arrangements and editions of music by Léo Delibes, Ralph Vaughan Williams, George Enescu, Antonin Dvořák, Ariel Ramirez, and Sergei Prokofiev are published by Tierolff Muziekcentrale.
Dr. Feldman earned the Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he studied with Donald Hunsberger and Mendi Rodan and served as an assistant conductor for the Eastman Wind Ensemble and Eastman Wind Orchestra. He received his Masters in Conducting from Ithaca College and his Bachelor of Arts in Music from Duke University. He previously taught high school band in Hicksville, NY.
He is an active guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator in and outside of the United States, with recent engagements in Spain, Switzerland, Romania, Belgium, and Tanzania, as well as all-state, all-district, and all-county honor bands in the United States. Under his direction, the UNC Wind Ensemble has twice been invited to perform at the College Band Directors National Association southern division conference.
In 2020, Dr. Feldman’s college textbook, Instrumental Music Education (Routledge Publishing), was released in its third edition and has been adopted by university music education programs throughout the country. He is the author of the first MOOC (massive open online course) dedicated to conducting and rehearsal technique. Over 30,000 students have enrolled through Coursera.org.
Dr. Feldman’s arrangements and editions of music by Léo Delibes, Ralph Vaughan Williams, George Enescu, Antonin Dvořák, Ariel Ramirez, and Sergei Prokofiev are published by Tierolff Muziekcentrale.
Dr. Feldman earned the Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he studied with Donald Hunsberger and Mendi Rodan and served as an assistant conductor for the Eastman Wind Ensemble and Eastman Wind Orchestra. He received his Masters in Conducting from Ithaca College and his Bachelor of Arts in Music from Duke University. He previously taught high school band in Hicksville, NY.
