AU WIND SYMPHONY

BYRON GRAVES, DIRECTOR

Nehemias Calsin, Graduate Assistant
Beta Siriwattanakamol, Undergraduate Assistant
Jason Marquez, Undergraduate Assistant

PICCOLO CLARINET
Tyler Ninalga, Undergraduate Assistant

TRUMPET TROMBONE TUBA

WIND SYMPHONY
VESPERS CONCERT
Meredy Roorda* Jason Marquez+ Justin Liebelt+ Tyler Ronto+ Alexandria Ansinn+
Gabe Halsey Addison Kelly Leah Grentz Abdy Vence^
FLUTE Shelly Rauser Nick Radivojevic Monika Ansinn* Federico Richter
Betania Cañas+ Brenda Keppke Mary Davidson* Colton Busch Emma Suvacarov
Min Seo Kang Jennifer Lara Jared Wallen Christopher Rogers Byron Graves, director
Tyler Ninalga Vivian Raimundo Ryan Injety Tyler Braithwaite HARP
Christina Rogers Jose Cruz* Bruce Wright* Adrian Jones Caralynn Chan

“A THOUSAND HEARTS TO GIVE”

Linda Trinidad Grant Lubbert
Ivy Jung BASS CLARINET BASS TROMBONE PIANO
Casey Gultom Andy Hernandez+ HORN Marcus Carter Tyler Ninalga
Erica Chapman
Angelie Redondo
Anna Lonto Erin Penrod+
Nehemias Calsin EUPHONIUM PERCUSSION
A Benefit for Adventist Frontier Missions
ALTO SAXOPHONE Paige Swanson James-Andrew Hearn+ Anna Rorabeck+ & Peace Music Academy
OBOE Matthew Sarcona+ Fitz-Earl McKenzie II Joseph Martin Jeremy Ahn
Willaglys Senior+ Salim Villanueva Ryan Gooden* Michael Marsh* Justin Flores
Megan Case Sharon Dudgeon^ Edgar Luna Sherrie Davis* Nathan Horvath
Autumn Bange Robert Steele^ Jeongwoo Park
ENGLISH HORN TENOR SAXOPHONE Maxleaf Pierre
Willaglys Senior Kleberson Calanca Jack Proctor
Noe Reyes
BASSOON BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Erik Vyhmeister*+ Beta Siriwattanakamol +Section Leader
Lisa Bubar* *Community
^AU Faculty/Staff

sponsored by: Howard Performing Arts Center

Friday, March 6, 2020—7:30pm
The Andrews University Wind Symphony is a performance-oriented wind band de-
voted to the preparation of instrumentalists and conductors for professional careers Program
in music performance and education. Additionally, it provides Andrews University Godspeed! ............................................................................................... Stephen Melillo
students, staff, faculty, and community members with an avenue to continue their
involvement in the performing arts. The Wind Symphony has performed in Eng- Fantasia in G Major .......................... J.S. Bach/trans. Richard Goldman & Robert Leist
land, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Canada, and throughout
the United States. The group toured Thailand during Spring Break 2019, where they In Heaven’s Air............................................................................................ Samuel Hazo
had the opportunity to perform eight concerts in different parts of the country, in-
cluding two benefit concerts for AFM’s Peace Music Academy in Khon Kaen. A Thousand Hearts to Give ....................................................................Gabriel Musella
Byron Graves conducts the Andrews University Wind Symphony and also coordi-
nates the wind and percussion studies and music education programs. Prior to com- Genesis ....................................................................................................... James Curnow
ing to Andrews University, he held K-12 teaching positions at Andrews Academy, Nehemias Calsin, graduate conductor
Ruth Murdoch Elementary School, Great Lakes Adventist Academy, Cedar Lake Ele-
mentary School, and Union Springs Academy. Dr. Graves recently completed his Special presentation by Adventist Frontier Missions
doctorate in music education at Boston University, and also has a master’s degree in
instrumental conducting from Central Michigan University, and undergraduate de- Raise of the Son ......................................................................................Rossano Galante
grees in clarinet performance and music education from Andrews University. He
firmly believes that music brings you closer to God in a way nothing else can, and he
Air for Band ..............................................................................................Frank Erickson
is passionate about helping mentor the next generation of Adventist music educa-
tors.
Be Thou My Vision ............................................................................. David Gillingham
Adventist Frontier Missions (AFM) establishes Seventh-day Adventist Church-
planting movements among the world’s unreached people groups. There are nearly Joy in All Things ..................................................................................... Brian Balmages
7,000 unreached people groups comprising more than 2 billion people worldwide.
For 35 years, AFM’s sole purpose has been to hasten the coming of Jesus by giving
A freewill offering to benefit Peace Music Academy will be collected as you leave.
unreached people the opportunity to know Him and become His disciples. Discover
more at www.afmonline.org
Peace Music Academy exists to promote the holistic development of students and Thank you for joining us this evening! We hope to see you again at our final Wind
their families through the joy of studying music. It provides high-quality music edu- Symphony concert on Saturday evening, April 25 at 8:30pm here at the Howard
cation as a natural starting point to building genuine trusting relationships with the Performing Arts Center, where we will feature two of our section leaders, Tyler
middle and upper class Thai Buddhists of Khon Kaen, Thailand who are generally Ronto and Erin Penrod, performing an arrangement of themes from Bizet’s Carmen
difficult to approach through other means. Through a variety of musical and inten- for horn and trombone, as well as several other classic works for wind band. For
tional evangelistic experiences, the desire is to help our Thai Buddhist friends devel- more information about concerts and events, please visit us at:
op a saving, forever friendship with Jesus.
www.andrews.edu/music
@AndrewsUniversityMusic and @AUwindsymphony