Public Invited to 2023 University of Mary Fall Band Concert
BISMARCK, ND — On Saturday, October 21, the University of Mary Concert Band performs its annual Fall Band Concert at 4 p.m. in Founders Hall of the Lumen Vitae University Center, on campus.
Dennis Gowen, professor of Music and director of Bands and High Brass at Mary, says the students are eagerly looking forward to the annual fall presentation.
“We completed a very successful spring European Tour of Spain and France,” commented Gowen, “where University of Mary musicians enjoyed such an enriching and memorable opportunity to share our artistic offerings with music enthusiasts from ‘across the pond.’ The students and I are excited to present our annual fall program to our wonderful Bismarck-Mandan regional audience.”
Featured works include “Glory and Triumph” by Hector Berlioz (from his Grande Symphonie Funèbre et Triomphale, Op. 15), “Incantation and Dance” by John Barnes Chance, and “Sea Songs” by Ralph Vaughan Williams. “Sea Songs, which enjoys its 100th anniversary this year, was originally conceived and premiered as the second movement of Vaughan Williams’s famous English Folk Song Suite before being removed and re-published as its own work by the composer,” added Gowen.
Another special work is “On the Wing” by Bismarck composer, trumpeter, and educator J. Abelardo Flores. “We’re excited to welcome Abelardo onto campus to work with our band students, and to conduct his piece at our fall concert,” says Gowen. “He has a vast wealth of experience and is such a wonderful member of our Bismarck-Mandan musical community.”
The concert, which is free and open to the public, concludes with a feature by the horn section, the adored and often-programmed “American Overture” by Joseph Willcox Jenkins. Join the University of Mary Concert Band for a spectacular array of outstanding musical works on Saturday, October 21 at 4 p.m.
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About the University of Mary: True to its motto “lumen vitae”—The Light of Life—the University of Mary offers education for the whole of life through cutting-edge professional programs and graduate programs animated by moral courage and leadership in chosen professions and service to the community. A private, co-educational Catholic institution, the University of Mary welcomes students of all faiths and backgrounds.
A Christian, Catholic, Benedictine institution founded in 1959 by the Benedictine Sisters of Annunciation Monastery, Mary offers nearly 60 bachelor’s, 18 master’s, and five doctoral programs—in Business Administration, Education, Nursing Practice, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy. The 20-sport Athletic Department adheres to its Greatness Through Virtue mission under the governance of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA), and the USA College Clay Target League. With more than 3,800 students, Mary has locations in North Dakota, Montana, Arizona, Rome, Italy, as well as vibrant online offerings.
Fall 2023 Concert Band Personnel
Piccolo
Meghan Schneider Billings, MT
Kathryne Johnson Broomfield, CO
Olivia Anderson Bismarck, ND
Flute
*Meghan Schneider Billings, MT
Kathryne Johnson Broomfield, CO
Olivia Anderson Bismarck, ND
+Calista Rennich Bismarck, ND
Elizabeth Beshenich Leavenworth, KS
Lily Shaw Billings, MT
Oboe
*Anna Wenning Beulah, ND
Michael Phillips Williston, ND
Zoe Frohlich Bismarck, ND
English Horn
Anna Wenning Beulah, ND
Clarinet
*Maja Dojs Bismarck, ND
Peter Talbot Carol Stream, IL
+Maggie Norton Brookfield, WI
+Megan Jennen Forest Lake, MN
Kaylee Berger Bismarck, ND
Bass Clarinet
Mya Tena Bismarck, ND
Contra Alto Clarinet
Sarah Puyleart Forest Lake, MN
Alto Saxophone
*Hattie Muellenbach Corona, SD
Matthew Mendiola Dassel, MN
Edmund Peliska Bismarck, ND
+Emily Finnegan Baraboo, WI
Brissa Campos Aragon Denver, CO
Carlia Boggs Merrifield, MN
Tenor Saxophone
*Damien Hartze Bismarck, ND
Molly Pearson Ottertail, MN
Baritone Saxophone
Lillian Effertz Velva, ND
Trumpet
*Brady Saylor Bismarck, ND
*Stephen Talbot Carols Stream, IL
John Mendiola Dassel, MN
Abigail Welle Freeport, MN
Madeline London Winneconne, WI
Lucas Mueller Bismarck, ND
Katie Emter Steele, ND
Michael McLaughlin Moorhead, MN
Riley Stotesbery Graceville, MN
Grace Goven Turtle Lake, ND
Horn
*Jase Kleser Bismarck, ND
Suzanne Duellman Fountain City, WI
+Mark Stotzer Albuquerque, NM
Alison Kirsch Rapid City, SD
+Rachael Puyleart Forest Lake, MN
Amanda Rocha Tigard, OR
+Maggie Krautkramer Appleton, WI
Trombone
*Zachary King Glendale Heights, IL
Kendall Tibor Bismarck, ND
Logan Quinn Wilton, ND
Euphonium
Marie Wilson Bismarck, ND
Tuba
Keenan Athman Hamilton, MT
Percussion
*Nicholas Amoranto Oceanside, CA
*Noah Deabel Chicago Heights, IL
Zachary Turner Mandan, ND
Haylie Prugh Aberdeen, SD
Megan Snyder Custer, SD
Joshua Burdullis Mountlake Terrace, WA
* = Principal or Co-Principal
+ = Section Leader