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* Dr. Lonnie Klein - Music Director / Conductor
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Dr.
Lonnie Klein begins his eighth season as the Music Director/
Conductor of the Las Cruces symphony at NMSU. Selected from
a field of over 70 candidates, Klein came to the position
with much experience, having guided the University of Evansville
Symphony Orchestra to unparalleled growth in his ten years
as their Music Director.
Dr. Klein holds a Music Education Degree from Murray State
University, a Master of Music degree from Michigan State University,
and a Doctorate in Performance from the University of Illinois.
He has conducted in a number of genres including symphonic,
choral, and chamber music as well as opera and ballet.
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Under Maestro
Klein's leadership, every season of the Las Cruces
Symphony promises to be a new and exciting experience.
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* Mr. Michael S. Goldman, Concertmaster
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Goldman began studying the violin in El Paso, Texas at age
7 with Robert Semon, who was a student of Carl Flesch in
Germany, until he was 17. He then began studying with Abraham
Chavez, Jr. while attending Texas Western (UTEP), graduating
with a BA in English with a minor in Music. Goldman also
studied with Roman Totenberg for 2 summers at the Aspen
Music Festival and Angel Reyes at Northwestern University.
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is presently playing on a Januarius Gagliano violin made
in 1783, and he owns a Lorenzo Ventapane made in 1810 which
previously belonged to Orlando Barera, the conductor of
the El Paso Symphony from 1950 to 1970.
Goldman was
the Concertmaster of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra (EPSO)
from 1965 to 1969 during the same time Orlando Barera
was the conductor. He has been the Associate Concertmaster
of the EPSO since 1974, first under Abraham Chavez, Jr.
and since 1992 under Gurer Aykal. He has also been Concertmaster
for El Paso Pro-Musica from 1975-1997, the El Paso Opera,
the El Paso Ballet, and the Las Cruces Symphony.
Goldman played
in the Cleveland Orchestra from 1962 to 1965 under George
Szell and then again from 1969 to 1973 under Lorin Maazel.
While with the Cleveland Orchestra, he averaged 200 concerts
a year as well as participating in 20 recordings and touring
extensively in Europe, the Soviet Union, Japan, South
America, Australia, and the United States.
Goldman has
also been a soloist on many occasions with the EPSO, El
Paso Pro-Musica, and the Las Cruces Symphony. He has been
very active in chamber music circles since the 1950s,
both informally and professionally. In addition, Goldman
taught orchestra in the El Paso Public Schools for 2 years,
and presently owns his own business, DUST-TEX Services,
Inc.
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* Mr. Gordon Butler, Principal Second Violin
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From
Fall 1964 to Spring 1967, Gordon Butler studied violin
in Vienna, Austria with Lukas David, one of Tibor Varga’s
preeminent students. Varga is a noted Hungarian violinist
who was head of the String Department of the Nordwest
Deutsche Musik Akademie (Northwest German Music Conservatory)
in Detmold, Germany. As a student at the Musik Akademie
from Fall 1967 to Spring 1968, Butler recorded and performed
on the viola with the Tibor Varga Chamber Orchestra.
From January 1974-May 1976, Butler played both first and
second violin with the Albuquerque Symphony, which became
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He has been
with the Las Cruces Symphony since Fall 1977 as Concertmaster,
Principal Violist, Principal Second Violin and occasional
other positions (no cello or bass as yet). For a few years
he also played second violin with the NMSU/LCSO String
Quartet.
He has performed
with the El Paso Symphony Orchestra off and on since 1977,
primarily in the first violin section. He has also played
numerous operas and various musical performances in El
Paso including Pro Musica, Sun City Chorus, and Bruce
Nearing etc.
Butler notes,
“I have twice played the fiddler in "Fiddler
on the Roof" and would love to one day act the part
of Tewa- because I want to say some of those juicy lines
like the one about the poor man and the chicken.” |
* Mr. Guillermo Quezada, Principal Viola
Principal
violist with the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra since 1986,
he was also the assistant conductor under the direction
of Dr. Marianna Gabbi. Guillermo is principal violist of
the El Paso Opera Company and was principal violist of the
El Paso Symphony for ten years. In addition, he has conducted
orchestras and performed solo and chamber music recitals
in Las Cruces, El Paso, and Cd. Juarez, Mexico. Guillermo
also enjoys conducting for the Gilbert & Sullivan Company
in El Paso. Guillermo is presently teaching violin and viola
at NMSU and El Paso Community College. Together with his
wife, Lora Quezada, they run the Quezada Studio in El Paso
which has an enrollment of over eighty private violin and
viola students. An avid lover of chamber music, Guillermo
has performed with several Las Cruces Faculty Chamber
Ensembles for many years. |
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from Jefferson High School, third in his class, Guillermo
is also a graduate from the University of Texas at El Paso
with a Master's Degree in Viola Performance and Conducting,
and has a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education. He was a
student of Maestro Abraham Chavez Jr. and Laurence Gibson.
Guillermo was a string teacher and chamber
music coach with the NMSU Summer String Workshop since
1982 with Dr. Marianna Gabbi. He was also one of the founders
of the El Paso Philharmonic Strings and conducted the
chamber orchestra for several years. He taught orchestra,
band, and guitar in the Canutillo School District, El
Paso
School District, and Ysleta School District since 1978.
He was the founder and director of "Mariachi Reyna"
which performed throughout the Southwest and toured in
France.
Guillermo and his wife Lora have two
beautiful daughters, Allegra Susanne and Carys Cecile
who are both young musicians. On his free time, Guillermo
enjoys riding his
Harley Davidson "Fat Boy" ...............
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* Dr. Michael Staehle-Laburda, Principal Cello
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Dr.
StaehIe-Laburda is currently Associate Professor at the
Music Department of NMSU. He studied music at the Richard
-Strauss Academy in Munich, Germany
majoring in violoncello; then came to the United States
to study music at USC (Los Angeles) and changed his career
to become a musician after having studied medicine in Munich
as well.
He served as principal cellist at the
opera of Flanders (Belgium) and as associate principal
cellist of the
Brussels National Opera, before returning to the United
States, where he then received a Ph.D. in music composition
at the University of California in San Diego.
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Dr.
Staehle performs as a soloist and chamber musician both
in the United States and in Europe. He and his partner just
completed a CD on Spanish Virtuoso
Music. He teaches lower strings and composition, as well
as music technology and plays as principal cellist of the
El Paso Opera, the Las Cruces Symphony and other local ensembles.
He is also active in community services, such as "Music
in the Schools" program. Las Cruces Symphony Community,
Family and Youth Concerts, and is regularly working in Las
Cruces / El Paso area schools in clinics and presentations. |
* Mr. Robert Taylor, Principal String Bass
Robert
Taylor is a lifelong resident of New Mexico. He received
his bachelor's degree from Eastern New MexicoUniversity,
and has done graduate work at the niversity of New Mexico.
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to coming to the Las Cruces area, Mr. Taylor was a member
of the New Mexico symphony Orchestra and the Santa Fe
Symphony. Mr. Taylor has been principal double bass of
the Las Cruces and El Paso Symphony Orchestras for the
past ten years. He has also performed with the Bear Lake
(UT) Festival Orchestra, Coos Bay (OR) Festival Orchestra,
and the Flagstaff (AZ) Fine Arts Festival Orchestra. He
served as the double bass instructor at U.T.E.P. for seven
years.
Mr.
Taylor has appeared as a soloist with the El Paso Pro
Musica and with the El Paso Symphony, and has appeared
as a chamber musician throughout New Mexico, Texas, Arizona
and Mexico, including appearances at the El Paso International
Chamber Music Festival. Mr. Taylor is dedicated to bringing
down the elitist power structure of Western Art Music
from within. |
* Dr. Lisa Van Winkle, Principal Flute
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Lisa
Van Winkle is currently the Instructor of Flute and Coordinator
for the Music Business Program at New Mexico State University.
Lisa has served as principal flute with the Las Cruces Symphony
Orchestra since the 2000 season. She
is active as a performer and clinician throughout the
southwest area. Her performance experiences include: principal
flute of the NMSU Faculty Woodwind Quintet, guest artist
with the Carlsbad Arts Alliance,
member of the Mirage Duo (flute & piano), the Opera
Company of El Paso, the El Paso Symphony, the Dona Ana
Lyric Opera and the El Paso Chorale. Ms. Van Winkle was
recently invited to perform at the National Flute Association
convention in Las Vegas, NV. |
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holds a Bachelor of Music Education from NMSU and a Bachelor
of Business Administration from West Texas A & M, Canyon,
TX. She has also earned the Master of Music Performance
from NMSU and is completing her Doctorate of Musical Arts
in flute performance at the University of Arizona, Tucson,
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* Mr. Carl Fels, Principal Oboe* Dr. Laroy Borchert, Principal Clarinet
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Dr.
Borchert has performed as principal clarinetist with El
Paso (TX) Pro Musica since 1985. In addition, he is principal
clarinet in the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra, Chamber
Players de Las Cruces, Bruce Nehring
Consort Orchestra, Opera El Paso and the second and bass
clarinetist with the El Paso Symphony Orchestra.
He has recently
performed as a soloist with the Chamber Players de Las
Cruces, El Paso Pro Musica, Sinfonia Clasica (Ciudad Juarez),
at the 1995 and 1997 conventions of the International
Clarinet Association, and was the featured clarinet soloist
on a tour of Germany with a professional handbell choir
in 1999. He has premiered works in New Mexico, Arizona,
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has also performed as a member of the American Wind Symphony
Orchestra, Waco Symphony Orchestra, and in the
Blossom Music Festival at Kent State University where he
studied with Frank Cohen.
Dr. Borchert is a Boosey and Hawkes (Buffet
clarinets) Artist/ Clinician and has been active as a
soloist, clinician, and/or adjudicator in New Mexico,
Texas, Florida, Georgia, Montana, and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
Currently, an Associate Professor of Clarinet at New Mexico
State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico, he received
his Doctorate of Music in Clarinet Performance from The
Florida State University in Tallahassee in 1991
where he studied with Fred Ormand and Frank Kowalsky.
He also holds degrees from Baylor University
in Waco, TX (Richard Shanley) and Concordia College in
Moorhead, MN (David Townsend).
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* Mr. Ruben Smith, Principal Bassoon
Growing
up next door to his cousin who played trumpet, there was
no doubt that his dream was to become a musician. It wasn't
in the cards for him to play trumpet but rather the decision
was made to start on saxophone
at the age of 11.
Prior to going
to Junior High, it became obvious that there were too
many "good" saxophone players in order to make
the concert band. So his
band director suggested that he change instruments to
either bassoon or oboe. As it turned out, fate had it
that the bassoon was the instrument that he would ultimately
play the rest of his musical career.
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received the John Philip Sousa Award as a senior in High
School. He attended New Mexico State University on a music
scholarship and graduated as the top senior musician even
though his degree was in Accounting.
Upon graduating from New Mexico State
University he auditioned and was accepted as principal
bassoonist with the NORAD (North American Air Defense
Command) Band stationed in Colorado Springs, CO. During
his
tenure with the NORAD Band, he also auditioned and became
the principal bassoonist with the Colorado Springs Symphony.
Upon his return to Las Cruces, he joined
the El Paso Symphony and for 24 years once again took
up the role of principal bassoonist. Although he left
the Orchestra after being elected as the Mayor of Las
Cruces, he never , A
left behind his true passion of performing as a musician.
He was very fortunate when as Mayor, he was invited to
perform as a soloist with a Chamber Orchestra from the
Sister City in Germany. Shortly after that he turned his
attention back to the saxophone he loved so much and started
playing with the Big Band on the Rio Grande. Shortly thereafter
he was invited to play yet again as principal bassoonist
with the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra where he has been
serving as such for the past 5 years.
He also plays saxophone with the Mike
Caranda Big Band Swing from El Paso. "It's like having
your cake and eating it too being principal bassoonist
in a Symphony and lead alto in a Big Band," says
Ruben. No matter where it was that Ruben went, where his
career took him, he always kept his childhood dreams close
to heart. He is and always will be a musician at heart.
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* Ms Nancy Joy, Principal Horn
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Ms.
Nancy Joy is in her eighth year as Horn Professor at New
Mexico State University. She is Principal Horn of the Las
Cruces Symphony, Second Horn of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra,
and performs with the El Paso Opera Company. Ms. Joy toured
Germany in 1996 and Turkey in 2000 with the El Paso Symphony
and the Borusun Istanbul Orchestras. |
The
NMSU Horn Choir under Ms. Joy's direction has received numerous
invitations to perform for national and international conferences.
In May of 1999, the NMSU Horn Choir performed at the International
Horn Society Workshop in Athens, Georgia. In addition, the
NMSU Horn Choir was selected to perform at the International
Horn Society Symposium in Beijing, China in July of 2000.
At both of these international workshops, several NMSU horn
students were chosen as finalists in the Philip Farkas
Concerto Competition.
In 2001 Ms. Joy was chosen as a C.G.
Conn Educational Artist and was selected to the Board
of Directors for the Interactive Video Audition Service
International (IVASI). Most recently, Ms. Joy was elected
by the International Horn Society membership to serve
as a member of the
Advisory Council.
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* Dr. Frank (Pancho) Romero, Trumpet
A
native of Las Vegas, New Mexico, Dr. Romero comes from
a family of music educators, with his father, brother,
two uncles and seven cousins having been involved in music
education within the state. He has owned and operated
the Romero Family Music Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico
and was founder of the Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra and
Border Jazz Orchestra (Las Cruces & El Paso).
Dr.
Romero is currently Assistant Professor of Trumpet and
director of Jazz Studies at New Mexico State University.
He is principal trumpet with the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra
and is active as a jazz musician in the El Paso/Las Cruces
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Dr. Romero received a Bachelors of Music Education from
New Mexico State University, a Masters in Music Education
from the University of North Texas, and a Doctorate in
Trumpet Performance from the University of Oklahoma. He
is currently an artist/clinician for the Selmer Corporation,
traveling throughout the United States working and performing
with young musicians and educators. From 1992-2001, he
was Associate Professor of Music at Oklahoma Baptist University.
He is active with New Mexico Music Educators Association
and the New Mexico chapter of the International Jazz Educators
Association and is called upon regularly to conduct clinics
and adjudicate in his areas of expertise. Dr. Romero has
recently completed research at the Conservatoire Superieur
National de Musique de Paris (Paris Conservatory of Music).
Dr. Romero's professional career spans from playing with
the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, El Paso Symphony, El
Paso Opera, to performing with the likes of jazz legends
Clark Terry, Chris Vadala, Lou Fischer, Butch Miles and
Willie Hill. Included are performances with the Ice Capades,
Petula Clark, Bob Hope, Rita Morena, Sandi Patti, Mariachi
Cobre, The Temptations, The Four Tops and The Supremes,
among many other entertainers.
Dr. Romero
and his wife Debbie are reacquainting themselves with
southern New Mexico and have built a passive solar, rammed-earth
home. The couple can frequently be seen riding their bicycles
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* Dr. Allan Kaplan, Trombone
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Allan
Kaplan, Associate Professor of Trombone and Jazz Studies at
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, is an Edwards
clinician and performing artist. A former Principal Trombone
of the Oklahoma Symphony and the Goldman Band, he has extensive
jazz, classical and commercial performance credits.
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addition, Dr. Kaplan has a strong background as a public school music educator.
He was recently invited to serve as an adjudicator for the GRAMMY Signature Schools
program.
Look for Dr. Kaplan's chapter on the trombone in the jazz band
in the recently published Jazz Pedagogy: The Jazz Educator's Handbook and Resource
Guide by Warner Bros., edited by Dr. Willie Hill, Jr.
He is a member of ASCAP.
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* Dr. Fred Bugbee,
Principal Percussion Timpani
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Dr.
Bugbee is currently the director of percussion studies
at New Mexico State University. He has also held teaching
positions at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque,
Limestone College in Gaffney, S.C., and the Brevard Music
Center, in Brevard, N.C.
He
holds a Doctorate and Master's degree from the Eastman
School of Music, where he was also awarded the coveted
Eastman Performer's Certificate. He also holds a bachelor's
degree, with
distinction, from the University of NM.
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Dr. Bugbee's professional orchestral
background includes performances with: Santa Fe Symphony
(principal timpani), Santa Fe Opera, Brevard Music Festival
Orchestra (principal percussion). El Paso Opera, El Paso
Pro Musica, El Paso Symphony, New Mexico Symphony, Charleston
Symphony, Greenville Symphony, Asheville Symphony, Las
Cruces Symphony (principal timpani), and the Las Cruces
Chamber Players,
Dr.
Bugbee has been recorded on the Capstone and the Sony
labels. He has given performances at the Percussive Arts
Society International Convention, the International Trumpet
Guild Convention and the International Horn Society Convention.
In addition, Bugbee has premiered several works for solo
marimba at conventions of the Society of Composers and
the University of New Mexico Composer's Symposium.
Bugbee
was a founding member of the Tempus Percussion Quartet,
an ensemble which toured the southeast extensively, specializing
in the music of John Cage. He is currently a member of
the LINKS Trans-media Ensemble, and gives frequent solo
recitals. In addition, he is an active clinician and adjudicator
throughout the southwest. |
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