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the art of teaching

I nau gur a l E x h ib itio n
The M i l dred Z a h r a d n ic e k G a lle ry on th e Con c ou rse
F rid ay, Oct o b e r 1 1 , 2 0 1 3 , 6 :3 0 p .m.

I nau gur a l Re c ita l
The Ri chard E . a n d L i n d a S . Wh e e le r Con c e rt Hall
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The art of teaching Inaugural Exhibition - The Mildred Zahradnicek Gallery on the Concourse Friday, October 11, 2013, 6:30 p.m - Casper College
The art of teaching Inaugural Exhibition - The Mildred Zahradnicek Gallery on the Concourse Friday, October 11, 2013, 6:30 p.m - Casper College
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The art of teaching Inaugural Exhibition - The Mildred Zahradnicek Gallery on the Concourse Friday, October 11, 2013, 6:30 p.m - Casper College
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    C as p er Co llege Departments of M us i c a nd V i s ua l A r t s

    m i s s i o n

    The Casper College redStone Recital and Gallery Series
    shall provide educational enrichment and cultural
    opportunities for the college and the greater community.

                Lynn R. Munns
                Vase
                c.1985 - c.1990
                Low-fire ceramics
The art of teaching Inaugural Exhibition - The Mildred Zahradnicek Gallery on the Concourse Friday, October 11, 2013, 6:30 p.m - Casper College
M ild red Z ahr adn ic ek     gallery exhibition

t h e             a r t            o f          t e a c h i n g
Throughout the history of the Visual       using a style that led students to their
Arts Department at Casper College,         goals by giving them the answers
dedicated, visionary artists have          through the use of demonstrations,
facilitated the growth of programming,     illustrations, books, and critiques.
achieved specialized accreditation with    He continued to help and mentor
the National Association of Schools        students by creating tech positions
of Art and Design, partnered with          and jobs to help them earn money
museums and galleries, and witnessed       for school. Lynn maintained a strong
the successful matriculation of students   and open studio practice at the school
into the art world. This exhibition is     and his home studio. Lynn graciously
a selection of works in various media      invited students into his home where
that represent the personal visions        the art history lessons would begin
of the award-winning faculty. Each         again through his extensive library
teacher was committed to instruction       and ceramic art collection. His service
and devoted his or her career to           paved the way for his students to
enriching the lives of many students.      follow in his footsteps.” Munns was
With a mission of student success,         one of a team that has evolved and
Casper College provides educational        even today strives for exemplary
opportunities to improve quality of life   pedagogy and connections with his
and sustainable community building         many students.
and citizenship.
                                           The teachers whose works are included
The Mildred Zahradnicek Gallery is         in The Art of Teaching exhibition are:
fortunate to inaugurate its opening
by presenting works mainly in the          James Gaither
collection Lynn and Sunny Munns.           Ed Gothberg
Professor Emeritus Lynn Munns              Justin Hayward
served as an Instructor and Division       Richard Jacobi
Chair of Fine Arts at Casper College       Michael Keogh
while serving the community for 35         Nancy Madura
years. His 2013 Wyoming Governor’s         Lynn Munns
Arts Award recognizes his many             Stephen Naegle
outstanding contributions. A fellow        Michael Olson
artist, Markus Urbanik, wrote, “There      Wilhelm Ossa
are very dedicated teachers out there,     Nolan Preece
but Lynn’s gift to teach goes well         Linda Ryan
beyond the classroom. He taught            Gene Tobey                                 2
The art of teaching Inaugural Exhibition - The Mildred Zahradnicek Gallery on the Concourse Friday, October 11, 2013, 6:30 p.m - Casper College
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      recital and gallery series                                 inaugural

    t h e           a r t                o f           t e a c h i n g
      The R i c h a rd E . a n d L i n d a S . Wh e e le r Con c e rt Hall
      C as pe r C o lle g e
      Fr i day, O c t o b e r 1 1 , 2 0 1 3
      7: 30 p . m .

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      p r o g r a m

      Sarabande et Rigaudon			                                          Jean Clergue
                                                                         (1896-1969)
                                     Douglas Bull, trumpet

      Una voce poco fa from Il Barbiere di Siviglia                 Gioachino Rossini
                                                                         (1792-1868)
                                     Kristen Lenth, soprano

      Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 75, B. 150                            Antonín Dvořák
                                                                         (1841-1904)
             No 1. Allegro moderato
             No 2. Allegro maestoso
                               Jennifer Cowell-DePaolo, violin

      Danse sacrée			                                             Jean-Michel Defaye
                                                                            (b. 1932)
                                    Nathan Baker, trombone
The art of teaching Inaugural Exhibition - The Mildred Zahradnicek Gallery on the Concourse Friday, October 11, 2013, 6:30 p.m - Casper College
Intermezzo			                                                  Hendrik Andriessen
                                                                      (1892-1981)
                               Delores Thornton, flute
                              Jane Ann Hamman, harp

Glint					                                                       Roshanne Etezady
                                                                         (b. 1973)
                               Jerome Fleg, clarinet
                           Andrew Stonerock, saxophone

Two Minuets and a Double                                                  Jean Braun
                                                                     (ca. 1690-1740)
                              Richard Turner, bassoon

Erlkönig, D. 328		                                                   Franz Schubert
                                                                        (1797-1828)
                              Zachary Vreeman, tenor

Sicilienne, Op.78			                                                  Gabriel Fauré
                                                                       (1845-1924)
                                Gary DePaolo, viola

Fertility Rites (1997)       			                                     Christos Hatzis
                                                                           (b. 1953)
       Movement III
                               David Alcorn, marimba

                   Paula Flynn and Eric Unruh, piano collaborators

                                 …a reception follows on the Concourse

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5   P rog ram N ot e s and Tr ans l a ti ons

    Una voce poco fa                                   chamber pieces, including the Intermezzo for
    A young man has been serenading Rosina, the        flute and harp. His compositions were highly
    ward of Don Bartolo. He introduced himself         varied in style, ranging from contemplative
    to her as a student, Lindoro, but he is actually   lyricism to 12 tone rows. Intermezzo,
    Count Almaviva in disguise. She is sure she        composed in 1950, is primarily tonal with some
    is in love and has written a letter to him for     play on chromaticism. This piece incorporates
    which she is anxious to find a messenger. The      arpeggios and chords that demonstrate the
    translation from the Italian follows.              brilliance and depth of the harp, as well as the
                                                       flexibility and technical advances of the flute.
    A voice, a little while ago,
    echoed here in my heart;
    my heart is wounded now,                           Erlkönig
    and it was Lindoro who covered it with             Schubert’s setting of the poem “Erlkönig” by
    wounds.                                            Goethe stands as one of the most popular
    Yes, Lindoro will be mine--                        works in early Romantic German lieder. This
    I’ve sworn it, I shall win.                        status arises from the poem’s mythology
                                                       and intense drama, but more importantly
    My guardian will object.                           Schubert’s masterful setting. It is one of the
    I, quick-witted, will be sharp;                    best examples in the genre of the elevated
    in the end he will acquiesce,                      importance of the piano—the accompaniment
    and I will be content.                             holds a wealth of text painting, most notably
                                                       the constant pounding of the horse’s hooves as
    I am submissive, I’m respectful,                   the characters race to safety. The story involves
    I’m obedient, sweet, affectionate.                 four distinct characters, all portrayed by the
    I allow myself to be governed;                     singer in the first person: a narrator, a father
    I let myself be guided.                            and his ill son, and the Erlking, a murderous
    But if they touch me                               spirit in the forest who seeks to entice and
    where my sensitive spot is,                        then kill the child. Translation from the German
    I will be a viper,                                 follows.
    and I’ll cause a hundred tricks
    to be played before giving in.                     Who rides so late through the night and wind?
                                                       It is the father with his child;
                                                       He has the boy safe in his arm,
    Intermezzo                                         He holds him secure, he holds him warm.
    Hendrik Andriessen, a Dutch composer,              “My son, what makes you hide your face in
    organist, and teacher, studied organ and           fear?” –
    composition at the Amsterdam Conservatory          “Father, don’t you see the Erlking?
    where he later taught. He was already              The Erlking with crown and flowing robe?” –
    composing incredible works for organ by age        “My son, it is a wisp of fog.” –
    10. Many of his early compositions were sacred     “You dear child, come along with me!
    vocal and choral works, with his orchestral        Such lovely games I’ll play with you;
    and instrumental works finding their way to        Many colorful flowers are at the shore,
    the public by the 1930s. During the war, his       My mother has many a golden garment.”
    compositions were limited and not allowed          “My father, my father, and do you not hear
    to be performed due to his resistance against      What the Erlking promises me so softly?” –
    Hitler’s terror. After this time, he turned back   “Be quiet, stay quiet, my child;
    to composing more sacred works and smaller         In dry leaves the wind is rustling.” –
The art of teaching Inaugural Exhibition - The Mildred Zahradnicek Gallery on the Concourse Friday, October 11, 2013, 6:30 p.m - Casper College
“Won’t you come along with me, my fine boy?         My fascination with the Inuit and their culture
My daughters shall attend to you so nicely.         started in 1992 during the course of creating a
My daughters do their nightly dance,                radio documentary/composition for CBC Radio
And they’ll rock you and dance you and sing         called The Idea of Canada. That was the first
you to sleep.”                                      time I heard this strange and haunting music.
“My father, my father, and do you not see over      A few years later I involved myself in a similar
there                                               project this time focusing entirely on Inuit
Erlking’s daughters in that dark place?” –          culture and throat singing in particular. This
“My son, my son, I see it most definitely;          latter project took CBC producer Keith Horner
It’s the willow trees looking so grey.”             and me to Baffin Island in arctic Canada,
“I love you; I’m charmed by your beautiful          where we spent two weeks recording throat
form;                                               singers and interviewing elders of the Inuit
And if you are not willing, then I’ll use force.”   communities in Iqaluit and Cape Dorset. The
“My father, my father, now he is grabbing hold      recorded material was eventually used in four
of me!                                              compositions (the other three are Footprints
The Erlking has done me harm!” –                    in New Snow, a 38-minute radio documentary/
The father shudders, he rides swiftly;              composition, Nunavut for string quartet
He holds in his arms the moaning child.             and tape, and Hunter’s Dream, a miniature
He reaches the farmhouse with effort and            commissioned by rock keyboardist Morgan
urgency.                                            Fisher.
In his arms the child was dead.
                                                    The title of the work is derived from the
                                                    throat songs themselves. In one of our
Roshanne Etezady’s Glint is a dazzling              interviews in Iqaluit, Keith and I learned that
composition that feels like riding a roller         throat songs were originally a fertility ritual,
coaster. With countless twists, turns and           a shamanistic mating call which the women
acrobatic runs, the work has been pushing           performed while the men were out hunting.
clarinetists and saxophonists to their technical    The katajjaq (vocal games) in this piece are
limit since its completion in 2007. The             used to evoke this primordial practice. Their
composer describes that “when I think               sexual suggestiveness is further enhanced
of the word ‘glint,’ I think of something           by electronic processing (lowering the pitch
small, hard, and shiny, like broken glass on        by an octave or more transforms the original
asphalt, or a diamond catching sunlight. It         sound into a semblance of heavy breathing),
seemed like the perfect title for this piece,       or through juxtaposing the katajjaq against
which is a fiendishly difficult showpiece for       other types of amorous music stylistically more
clarinet and alto saxophone. Both players           familiar to the listener, such as the “French-
are called upon to circular breathe and play        sounding” second movement or the tango-like
virtuosic passages well above the “normal”          music of the third. In addition to the katajjaq
registers of their instruments, and intertwine      samples, the tape recording consists of
timbres so that at times, individual voices are     marimba sounds (normal, “bent” and bowed),
indistinguishable.” Glint was commissioned          which both in terms of timbre and musical
by Robert Spring (Arizona State University) and     treatment represent a virtual extension of the
Timothy McAllister (Northwestern University)        instrument’s abilities. In a programmatic sense
and has quickly established itself as a modern      they represent the performer’s thoughts or
masterpiece in the woodwind repertoire.             instincts, in contrast to the instrument on stage,
Fertility Rites (1997) for five-octave marimba      which represents the “voice” of the performer.
and tape is part of a series of works all written   - Christos Hatzis
in the 1990s, the connecting thread running
through all of which is Inuit throat singing.                                                            6
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7   M usicians an d Visu al Ar ti s ts

    David Alcorn, originally from Pittsburgh,          where he studied trombone with Jeff Williams.
    Pennsylvania, is the percussion instructor         He has completed the coursework for the
    for the Casper College School of Fine Arts         Ph.D. in music theory and music history from
    and Humanities, and serves as President            the University of Oregon.
    of the Wyoming chapter of the Percussive
    Arts Society. As an active member of the
    percussion group Clocks in Motion, Dave is         Douglas Bull is Director of Bands and
    committed to performing classic percussion         Instructor of Brass at Casper College, where
    ensemble literature and chamber music, as          he also serves as the chair of the Music
    well as commissioning new repertoire within        Department. Bull has studied with Dominic
    these areas. In the orchestral field, Dave         DiGangi, Don Tison, Raymond Moore and
    is the principal timpanist/ percussionist of       Emerson Head. Bull has been a soloist and
    the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra. He has             lead trumpet for the U.S. Army Touring Show
    worked with acclaimed conductors including         Band of the United States Army in Europe.
    Kenneth Kiesler, Michael Haithcock and H.          Upon returning from Europe, Doug continued
    Robert Reynolds. Dave has been a reserve           to study with Raymond Moore, completing
    percussionist for the Lansing Symphony             a double major in Music Education and
    Orchestra, the Ann Arbor Symphony                  Trumpet Performance from Towson University.
    Orchestra, and the former principal                Thereafter, he was selected to fill the utility
    percussionist and timpanist for the Livingston     trumpet chair with the Baltimore Symphony.
    Symphony Orchestra. He performed in                Bull then pursued a career in commercial
    Carnegie Hall in 2008, and can be heard on         music in the Baltimore area, playing, recording
    the album, “Raise the Roof” (Equilibrium           or conducting for Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra,
    Records). Dave holds the B.M. from the             Tony Bennett, Barbara Streisand as well as
    University of Michigan and the M.M. from the       the top artists from other genres. He has
    University of Wisconsin.                           recorded Original Broadway Cast Albums, film
                                                       sound tracks, national commercials and many
                                                       albums. For his work as a conductor in musical
    Nathan Baker is the music theory coordinator       theater, he won multiple PBS Critic’s Choice
    at Casper College, where he teaches courses        Awards for Best Musical Direction and Show
    in music theory, aural skills, music technology,   of The Year. He is an Endorsing Artist for the
    and composition. In addition to his academic       New York Trumpet Company.
    interests, Baker is an active trombonist with
    the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra, the
    Casper Municipal Band, the Dem Bones               Jennifer Cowell-DePaolo, a Casper native,
    trombone quartet. He has performed with            joined the faculty at Casper College in 2001.
    the Blues Brothers, the percussion quintet         Cowell directs the Casper College Chamber
    Sympatico, the Casper Brass and Storm Door         Orchestra and also teaches studio violin,
    Company, and in various musical theatre            music education, and class piano. She serves
    productions at Utah State University, the          as the Music Accreditation Coordinator for
    University of Oregon, and the Krampert             the department. Cowell has studied with
    Theatre. In 2002, Baker received the B.M. in       Joseph Genualdi, Kathryn Lucketnberg,
    Music Education and Composition from Utah          Fritz Gearhart, Lucie Robert and acclaimed
    State University, where he studied trombone        Baroque specialist, Japp Schroder. In the
    with Todd Fallis. He earned the M.A. in music      orchestral field, she has performed with
    theory from the University of Oregon in 2006,      various orchestras including the Wyoming
Symphony Orchestra, the Cheyenne                  Jerome Fleg is instructor of woodwinds and
Symphony, the Helena Symphony, and the            jazz studies and serves as executive director
Black Hills Symphony. She often performs in       of the Casper College Kinser Jazz Festival. He
musical theatre productions at the Krampert       has performed throughout the United States,
Theatre. Cowell has been an active chamber        Europe, and South America. He is principal
musician, frequently performing with the          clarinetist of the Boulder Chamber Orchestra,
Equinox Trio. In 2009-11, she served as the       Antero Winds, and bass clarinetist with the
conductor of the Casper Youth Orchestra.          Central City Opera. As a saxophonist, Fleg
Jennifer is an active member of the American      has performed with the Central City Opera
String Teachers Association and served as         and the University of Wyoming Creativity Big
president in 2007-2009. She performed             Band. Fleg has served as conductor of the
in Carnegie Hall in 2012 with the Casper          Colorado Youth Symphony’s Philharmonia
Children’s Chorale, premiering a work by          Wind Ensemble, Youth Orchestra of the
acclaimed choral composer, Lee Kesselman.         Rockies, and the Archipelago Music Festival.
Jennifer holds the B.M. degree in violin          Fleg has previously taught at the University of
performance from DePaul University (Chicago,      Wyoming. He has presented master classes at
Illinois), and the M.M. in violin performance     the University of Kansas, Iowa State University,
with an emphasis in string pedagogy from the      the University of Nebraska, “El Sistema” in
University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon).            Venezuela, the University of New Mexico,
                                                  Archipelago Summer Festival, and Carleton
                                                  College.
Gary DePaolo has served as adjunct
instructor at Casper College, teaching studio
viola, violin and music technology since 2002.    Paula Flynn has served as a staff accompanist
He earned a B.M. in viola performance from        for the Casper College Music Department
DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. He        since 2004. She completed the Associate of
studied with Chicago Lyric Opera Principal,       Fine Arts in Music Education with an emphasis
Rami Solomonov and members of the                 in piano from Casper College in 2006. Flynn
Chicago String Quartet. As on orchestral          has toured six European countries as pianist
musician, DePaolo currently serves as the         with the Wyoming Music Ambassadors, and
principal violist with the Wyoming Symphony       is the collaborative pianist for the Casper
Orchestra. He has performed with the              Children’s Chorale, performing and touring
Black Hills Symphony, Cheyenne Symphony,          with the choir, including a Carnegie Hall
and Greeley Philharmonic. DePaolo is an           performance in New York. She also serves as
active composer and has underscored plays         piano accompanist for the Converse County
for both the Natrona County High School           School District No. 2. Currently she is pursuing
Theatre Department (The Diviners) and             the baccalaureate in music with Valley City
the Casper College Theatre Department             State University, Valley City, North Dakota.
(Rossum’s Universal Robots, The Scarlet           She maintains a private piano studio at her
Letter and Richard III). Most recently, DePaolo   residence in Glenrock, and is a member of the
composed, scored and performed the                Wyoming Music Teachers Association.
underscoring of Richard III, incorporating
found percussion instruments and electric
viola. He maintains a private studio and is
a member of the Wyoming Chapter of the
American String Teachers Association.

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                                                    University Orchestra and Chorale. She was
                                                    featured with the Creighton Theater and
                                                    Center Stage Theater in The Fantasticks. In
                                                    2004, she premiered Te Deum, a work for
                                                    choir, harp, and piano by Eric Unruh. She
                                                    toured Eastern Europe and China with the
                                                    Sam Houston State University Orchestra. In
                                                    2009, she was a guest artist with the Sam
                                                    Houston State University Wind Ensemble
                                                    at the Texas Music Educators Association
                                                    Conference in San Antonio. She performs
                                                    frequently at The Brownstone, Cafe Chino,
                                                    La Tour D’Argent, The Mucky Duck, and
                                                    the St. Regis Hotel, and other Houston area
                                                    restaurants. Ms. Hamman holds a B.A. magna
                                                    cum laude from Colorado Women’s College
                                                    and a B.M. summa cum laude from The
     James L. Gaither
                                                    University of Texas at Austin. She studied harp
     Copse
                                                    with Helen Hope of the Denver Symphony,
     c.1975 – Oil on canvas
                                                    Gayle Barrington of UT Austin, Joan Eidman
                                                    of the Houston Ballet and Paula Page of the
    Jane Ann Hamman is an accomplished              Houston Symphony. In addition, she studied
    musician and music educator. Her professional   with Alice Chalifoux, Suzann Young Davids
    career began as principal harpist with the      and Donald Hilsberg.
    Casper Symphony. She has performed with
    the Wyoming Children’s Chorale, Casper
    College Theater, and various Casper
    ensembles. Upon moving to Texas, she
    became the restaurant harpist at the famous
    Driskill Hotel and Ricco’s in Austin. While
    in Austin, she performed for Mrs. Lyndon
    Johnson, Senator John Tower, and humorist
    and writer, John Henry Faulk.
    She taught music in the public schools for
    27 years in Tomball, Texas. She balanced
    her career as a music educator in the public
    schools and as a freelance harpist. She
    received the Tomball Independent School
    District Outstanding Teacher Award in 1998.
    In 2012, she moved to Casper, Wyoming and
    teaches harp at Casper College. Her harp         Richard Jacobi
    work varies from classical to popular music.     Landscape
    She has performed classical works with the       c.1985 – Oil on canvas
    Montgomery County Chorus, the Masterworks
    Chorale, Pasadena Community Chorus,
    Symphony North and the Sam Houston State
Nancy Madura
                                                    Landscape
 Michael Keogh                                      c.1990 – Pastel on paper
 Flatiron Building, NY, NY
 1990 - 1995 – Black & white photography

Kristen Lenth is a member of the music
faculty at Casper College, where she teaches
voice, diction, and opera workshop. She holds
the B.M. from Ithaca College, the M.M. from
Indiana University, and has completed post-
graduate work at the University of Northern
Colorado. Kristen is a member of the National
Association of Teachers of Singing, the
College Music Society, and is the President of
the Wyoming Music Teachers Association. She
is a frequent adjudicator at local festivals and
clinics. She also is a sought-after presenter for   Steve Naegle
state and regional conferences. Performing          Cottonwood
highlights include the role of Susanna in Le        1979 – Oil on hardboard
Nozze di Figaro, Amy in Little Women, the
Dew Fairy in Hansel and Gretel, Clorinda
in La Cenerentola, and Kate #1 in Titanic.
She created the role of Virginia in the world
premiere of Stephen Harm’s opera, The
Canterville Ghost. In Spain she performed
the role of the Shepherd in Tosca with the
European company Opera Classica. She is
also a frequent recitalist in Casper and the        Michael T. Olson
surrounding area.                                   A Murder of Crows
                                                    c.2005 – High-fire ceramic

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                                                    of the Colorado Saxophone Quartet (Jazz)
                                                    and the Chautauqua Saxophone Quartet
                                                    (Classical). As a jazz saxophonist, he has
                                                    played with Boyz II Men, Natalie Cole, John
                                                    Fedchock, Nnenna Freelon, the Ninth and
                                                    Lincoln Jazz Orchestra, the Legacy Jazz
                                                    Orchestra, and the Vaughn Weister Famous
                                                    Jazz Orchestra, among others. He is also in
                                                    high demand as a woodwind specialist, having
                                                    performed all over the country with different
                                                    theatre companies including the Alabama
                                                    Shakespeare Festival, the Arvada Arts Center,
                                                    the Denver Center Theatre Company, and
                                                    Theatre Coppell. Andrew holds the B.M. in
                                                    Music Theory from Ohio University, the M.M.
                                                    in Saxophone Performance with a secondary
                                                    area of Jazz Studies from the University of
      Wilhelm Ossa
                                                    North Texas and the D.M.A. in Saxophone
      Old Country I
                                                    Performance and Pedagogy from the
      c.1985 – Oil on canvas
                                                    University of Colorado. While at the University
                                                    of Colorado, he was a 3-time recipient of the
                                                    Silver Medal Best Should Teach Award, an
                                                    award that recognizes outstanding graduate
                                                    teaching.

                                                    Delores Thornton earned the B.M. in
                                                    Flute Performance from the University of
                                                    Arizona, where she double majored in
                                                    Mathematics. She went on to receive her
                                                    secondary education degree in Math. While
                                                    in Tucson, she performed with the Tucson
                                                    Opera Company and the Tucson Symphony
                                                    Orchestra. Since 1976, she has been a
                                                    member of the Wyoming Symphony (then
      Linda L. Ryan                                 the Casper Civic Symphony), serving both as
      Tempest in a Cup                              second flute and principal flute, the position
      c.1990 – Painted expanded metal               she currently holds. She has performed as
                                                    soloist with the Wyoming Symphony twice,
     Andrew Stonerock is a diverse musician         and has performed for the Casper Chamber
     and an award-winning teacher. As a classical   Music Society, ARTCORE, as well as several
     saxophonist, he has performed with the         area churches. Delores has been the adjunct
     Colorado Symphony, the Fort Collins            flute instructor for Casper College since 1985,
     Symphony, the Colorado Music Festival          and has played in the Casper Municipal Band
     Orchestra, the Boulder Philharmonic, the       since 1977.
     Boulder Symphony Orchestra, is a member
Richard Turner studied bassoon and early
                   music at the University of Houston, where his
                   principal teachers were Paul Tucci and Ben
                   Kamins. He has performed with Houston
                   Grand Opera, Texas Opera Theater, Houston
                   Pops, Roanoke Symphony, and the Lynchburg
                   Symphony. Since moving to Casper in 1996,
                   he has performed with the Casper Municipal
                   Band, Powder River Symphony, and has been
                   featured on the Casper Chamber Music and
                   ARTCORE recital series. He currently serves
                   as Principal Bassoonist with the Wyoming
                   Symphony and Co-Principal Bassoonist with
                   the Black Hills Symphony (Rapid City, South
                   Dakota). Along with Bucky Walker, Turner
                   has performed recorder and bassoon works
                   in numerous venues around Wyoming and
                   Northern Colorado. Turner has served as
                   adjunct faculty for Casper College in both
                   the music and business departments, and is
                   currently instructor of bassoon and recorder.

Gene Tobey
Icarus
c.1975 – Bronze

Gene Tobey
Reclining Figure
c.1970 – Bronze                                                    12
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     Eric Unruh, founder of the RedStone Series,       through the Wyoming Community Foundation
     serves as dean of the School of Fine Arts and     to compose for the Casper College choral
     Humanities at Casper College. Prior to the        and theatre programs. Unruh holds the D.M.
     realignment at Casper College, he was music       and M.M. degrees in piano performance and
     department chair and chair of the Division        pedagogy from Northwestern University, and
     of Fine Arts. He has served the National          the B.A. in piano performance from Bethany
     Association of Schools of Music as chair of the   College, Kansas.
     Commission on Community/Junior College
     Accreditation, and as a member of the NASM
     Board of Directors. He continues to serve         Zachary Vreeman joined the faculty of Casper
     NASM as a visiting evaluator and consultant.      College in the fall of 2013 as the Director of
     He is a past president of the Wyoming             Choral Activities. He conducts all four choirs
     Music Teachers Association, and former            at Casper College, including the Collegiate
     vice president of higher education for the        Chorale, Men’s and Women’s Choirs, and
     Wyoming Music Educators Association. Unruh        the Casper College Contemporary Singers,
     is a recipient of the Casper College Rosenthal    and also teaches music education and
     Outstanding Educator award, the WMEA              private voice. He has held previous teaching
     Music Teacher of the Year award, the WMTA         and conducting positions at the University
     Music Teacher of the Year award, and is listed    of Wyoming, the University of Nebraska—
     in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.            Lincoln, the Nebraska Choral Arts Society,
     As piano soloist, he has performed with the       and Grace Christian School in his hometown
     Wyoming Symphony Orchestra, the Powder            of Anchorage, Alaska. Dr. Vreeman holds the
     River Symphony, the Orquestra Filharmônia         B.A. and M.Ed. in Music Education from Dordt
     de Goiás, Brazil, Tenors Unlimited, The           College in Sioux Center, Iowa, and the D.M.A.
     Casper Chamber Music Society, and various         in Choral Conducting from the University
     chamber and choral organizations. As a            of Nebraska. In addition to his conducting,
     choral composer, he has published works with      Vreeman is an active singer, and has sung
     Pavane Publishing and Augsburg Fortress.          professionally with the Colorado Bach
     He has composed works commissioned by             Ensemble; Abendmusik in Lincoln, Nebraska;
     the Natrona, Albany, and Converse county          and Anchorage Opera.
     school districts, and has received grants
redStone
recital and gallery series                                      committee

E ri c U nruh
D e a n , Sc ho o l o f F i ne Arts a nd Humanit ies

J e nnif er Co w ell-DeP a o lo
Mu s i c Pro g ram Ac c red i tati on C oordinat or

K ri s te n Lenth
Mu s i c Fac ul ty R e p re s e n tati ve

Va lerie Innella
G a l l e r y Di re c to r

Sim o n Ma rsha ll
Co m m un i ty R e p re s e n tati ve

E v a n Gw in
Mu s i c Stud en t R e p re s e n tativ e

Th e re d Sto n e R ec i tal an d Galler y Ser ies is suppor t ed in par t by a
g r a n t fro m the W yo ming A rts C ou n cil t hrough funding from t he
W y o mi ng S tate Le g i s l atu re and t he Nat ional Endow ment for t he Art s .

A d d i t i on al f un d i n g i s p ro vi ded by t he C asper C ollege Foundat ion.

Casper College
RedStone Recital and Gallery Series
Music Building
125 College Drive
Casper, Wyoming 82601
307-268-2606
www.caspercollege.edu
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     recital and gallery series                  events

     Storytelling in Art and Song
     Friday, February 28, 2014

     6:30 p.m.
     exhibition   – Justin Hayward, paintings

     7:30 p.m.
     recital – Karen Clift, soprano
     		        Jascha Herdt, guitar and percussion
     		        Eric Unruh, piano

     The University of Wyoming Connection
     Saturday, April 26, 2014

     6:30 p.m.
     exhibition   – Ricki Klages, paintings

     7:30 p.m.
     recital – Verismo Trio
     		        Theresa Bogard, piano
     		        Scott Turpin, saxophones
     		        Nicole Riner, flutes
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