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Event Calendar�

EIBB performs in the Waterloo Concert�Series. The Metro Community Concert�Association - Gallagher-Bluedorn Audito-�rium on the University of Northern Iowa�Campus, Cedar Falls, IA, 3:00 PM�

EIBB performs at the Hoover Civil War�Festival, Hoover Library, West Branch -�2:00 PM�

EIBB performs at the Hoover Library,�West Branch - 2:00 PM�

EIBB performs at Waldorf College, Forest�City, time TBA�

April 28, 2013�

May 27, 2013�

July 4, 20013�

November 10,�2013�

April 27, 2013�7:30 P.M.�

Kate Wohlman�Music Director and Conductor�

Featuring�2nd Annual Young Artists Competition Winners�

Jessen Smith - Flugelhorn�Will Emrich - Euphonium�

District Auditorium�Mount Vernon Middle School�

525 Palisades Road, Mount Vernon, IA 52314�

Spring�Subscription Concert�

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Kate Wohlman - Music Director and Conductor�Born and raised in the UK Kate began performing at an early�

age on piano, voice and trumpet.  She�gained a scholarship to study tuba at�Wells Cathedral School for her high�school years, where she was a concerto�soloist,  regional finalist of the BBC�Young Musician of the Year competi-�tion, and toured with the National�Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain.�

While living in Manchester (UK) Kate�performed with a number of local brass bands and orchestras,�and studied tuba with James Gourlay, Ewan Easton and Brian�Kingsley.  She holds undergraduate degrees from Manchester�University and the Royal Northern College of Music, along�with a Masters in Tuba Performance and a Masters in Music�Theory from Penn State University, where she studied with�Velvet Brown.  She was winner of the 2009 PSU Wind Ensem-�ble Concerto Competition.�

Kate is currently a final year Doctor of Musical Arts candidate�at the University of Iowa.  She studies tuba with John Manning,�conducting with Richard Mark Heidel, is a brass area Graduate�Teaching Assistant and recipient of the prestigious Iowa Perfor-�mance Fellowship.  Kate currently conducts the New Horizons�Brass Ensemble, the University of Iowa’s Collegium Tubum�ensemble, and has been Musical Director of the Eastern Iowa�Brass Band since August 2011.  Kate also serves on the North�American Brass Band Association Board of Directors and is a�member of the Athena Brass Band.�

Born and raised in the UK Kate began�performing at an early age on piano, voice and�trumpet.�She gained a scholarship to study tuba�at Wells Cathedral School for her high school�years, where she was a concerto soloist,�regional�finalist of the BBC Young M�usician of the Year�competition, and toured with the National Youth�Wind Orchestra of Great Britain.�

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Born and raised in the UK Kate began�performing at an early age on piano, voice and�trumpet.�She gained a scholarship to study tuba�at Wells Cathedral School for her high school�years, where she was a concerto soloist,�regional�finalist of the BBC Young M�usician of the Year�competition, and toured with the National Youth�Wind Orchestra of Great Britain.�

Soprano Cornet�Dennis Modracek�

Solo Cornet�Paul Waech�Steve Kenny�Caitlin Elliott�Austin Wakat�

Repiano Cornet�Chris Okopny�

2nd Cornet�Beth Villhauer�Jeff Fountain�Karla Beckman�

3rd Cornet�Joe Forrest�Peter Laird�Gordon Dyer�

Flugelhorn�Dan Davies�

Eb Alto Horn�Judy Stine�Ray Colony�Dave Parsons�Bob Upmeyer�

Bb Baritone�Melissa Karr�Don Stine�

Euphonium�Todd Bransky�Ben Reid�

Trombone�LeAnn Dahn�Paul McNally�Lee Tippe�

Bass Trombone�Paul Upmeyer�

Eb Bass�Dawn Stephens�Bob Yeats�Chris Bird�

BBb Bass�Bob Driggs�Patrick Bigsby�

Percussion�Alan Kiser�Myka Forrest�Dave Huntley�Aaron Ottmar�

Announcer�Dave DeHoff�

Social Chair�Maria Upmeyer�

Merchandise/�Tickets�Becky Bunting�

Librian�Keri Speidel�

Personnel�

Kate Wohlman - Music Director & Conductor�

The Eastern Iowa Brass�Band is pleased to have con-�ducted the second annual�Young Artist Competition.�Young people, ages 15 to 25,�are eligible to participated in�the contest to compete for a�scholarship award and the�opportunity to perform their�winning solo work in concert�with EIBB. The competition�finals were held on February�17, 2013. The panel of judges included:�Dallas Niermeyer� – Prairie Brass Band, conductor�Amy Nelson� – Chicago Brass Band, cornet soloist, current Smith-�Watkins and Dennis Wick artist�Casey Thomas� – former EIBB director and current owner of Solid�Brass Music Company�

Young Artists Competition Results�

High School Division:�Winner - Jessen Smith� (Clear Creek Amana), flugelhorn - per-�forming Adagio from Concierto De Aranjuez by Joaquin Rodrigo�Runner-up - Keith  Hammer�(Washington High�School), xylophone -  performing Helter-Skelter by W.G. Lemon�

Collegiate Division:�Winner - Will Emrich� (University of Iowa), euphonium - per-�forming Rhapsody for Euphonium by James Curnow�Runner-up - Aaron Ottmar� (University of Northern Iowa), per-�cussion – performing Konzertstuck by Askell Masson�

All of the young musicians demonstrated tremendous maturity and�musicality in their audition performances. The dedication and�preparation displayed by these musicians is to be commended.�One of our judges noted, “Congratulations on getting such talented�entrants for your contest!”�

Jessen Smith�

Jessen has been selected as the�high school division winner. He is�a 12th grade trumpet/flugelhorn�player at Clear Creek Amana High�School. His winning audition on�Joaquin Rodrigo’s “Adagio from�Conceierto De Aranjuez” will be�featured in the bands subscription�series concert on April 27th. In�addition to a featured solo perfor-�

mance with the band, Jessen will receive a $250 music scholarship�from the EIBB.�

Will Emrich�

Will has been selected as the col-�legiate division winner. Will is a�freshman euphonium player at-�tending the University of Iowa.�His winning audition on James�Curnow’s “Rhapsody for Eupho-�nium” will be featured in the�bands subscription series concert�on April 27th. In addition to a�featured performance with the�

band, Will will receive a $350 music scholarship from the EIBB.�

Music Selections�

Star Lake� Eric Ball�

Hoe Down from Rodeo� Aaron Copland,� arr. Howard Snell�

Concerto di Aranjuez� Joaquin Rodrigo,� Jessen Smith - Flugelhorn arr. Alan Fernie�

Labour and Love� Percy Fletcher�

- Intermission -�Castell Coch� T. J. Powell�

Rhapsody for Euphonium� James Curnow� Will Emrich - Euphonium�

You Raise Me Up� Rolf Lovland,� arr. Andrew Duncan�

Aspects of Andrew Lloyd Webber� arr. Peter Graham�

Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite� Karl L. King,� arr. Peter Roberts�