Lakeside Band Festival
February 26-27, 2010
Frank Ticheli, guest conductor
Frank Ticheli's music has been described as being "optimistic and thoughtful" (Los Angeles Times), "lean and muscular" (New York Times), "brilliantly effective" (Miami Herald) and "powerful, deeply felt crafted with impressive flair and an ear for striking instrumental colors" (South Florida Sun-Sentinel). Ticheli (b. 1958) joined the faculty of the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music in 1991, where he is Professor of Composition. From 1991 to 1998, Ticheli was Composer in Residence of the Pacific Symphony, and he still enjoys a close working relationship with that orchestra and their music director, Carl St. Clair.
Frank Ticheli's orchestral works have received considerable recognition in the U.S. and Europe. Orchestral performances have come from the Philadelphia Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Dallas Symphony, American Composers Orchestra, the radio orchestras of Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Saarbruecken, and Austria, and the orchestras of Austin, Bridgeport, Charlotte, Colorado, Haddonfield, Harrisburg, Hong Kong, Jacksonville, Lansing, Long Island, Louisville, Lubbock, Memphis, Nashville, Omaha, Phoenix, Portland, Richmond, San Antonio, San Jose, and others.
Ticheli is well known for his works for concert band, many of which have become standards in the repertoire. In addition to composing, he has appeared as guest conductor of his music at Carnegie Hall, at many American universities and music festivals, and in cities throughout the world, including Schladming, Austria, at the Mid-Europe Music Festival; London and Manchester, England, with the Meadows Wind Ensemble; Singapore, with the Singapore Armed Forces Central Band; and numerous cities in Japan, with the Bands of America National Honor Band.
Frank Ticheli is the winner of the 2006 NBA/William D. Revelli Memorial Band Composition Contest for his Symphony No. 2. Other awards for his music include the Charles Ives and the Goddard Lieberson Awards, both from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Walter Beeler Memorial Prize, and First Prize awards in the Texas Sesquicentennial Orchestral Composition Competition, Britten-on-the-Bay Choral Composition Contest, and Virginia CBDNA Symposium for New Band Music.
Frank Ticheli received his doctoral and masters degrees in composition from The University of Michigan. His works are published by Manhattan Beach, Southern, Hinshaw, and Encore Music, and are recorded on the labels of Albany, Chandos, Clarion, Klavier, Koch International, and Mark Records.
Festival Concert, 7:00 pm
Our goal for the Lakeside Band Festival is to provide an opportunity for area musicians to observe, engage and interact with world-class musicians. The Festival Band is comprised of area high school students, conducted by noted composer/conductors from the US. Guest soloists present clincs for the Festival Band members in addition to performing with the Carthage Wind Orchestra. Now in its seventh year, distinguished artists to have been invited to campus include:
Larry Combs, principal clarinet - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Woodrow Hodges, bassoon - Carthage College
Dr. Jay Gilbert - Doane College (guest conductor)
Dr. Andrew Boysen, Jr. - University of New Hampshire (guest conductor)
Daniel Bukvich - University of Idaho (guest composer)
Gregory Flint, horn - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
James Barnes - University of Kansas (guest conductor)
Susan Cook, alto saxophone - DePaul University & Carthage College
Timothy Mahr - St. Olaf College (guest conductor)
Scott Tegge, tuba - Carthage College
Jonathan Newman - BCM (guest conductor)
The 2011 Festival Band will perform under the direction of Dana Wilson