The Campus Band (Solomon Encina, conductor) and Concert Band (Yuman Wu, conductor) present their Fall Quarter concert, performing music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Steven Bryant, Clifton Williams, Richard Saucedo, Frank Ticheli, and others. With a special guest appearance by the Roosevelt High School WInd Ensemble (Hannah Mowry, director).
Program
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CAMPUS BAND
Solomon Encina, director
Awakening Hills (2003) – Richard Saucedo (b. 1957)
Rest (2011) – Frank Ticheli (b. 1958)
Folk Dances (1942) – Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) trans. H. Robert Reynolds (b. 1934)
ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE
Hannah Mowry, director
Soca (2022) — Victoriano Valencia (b. 1971)
Shenandoah (2019) — Omar Thomas (b. 1984)
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CONCERT BAND
Yuman Wu, director
Sea Songs (1923/1942) — Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)
Dusk (2004) — Steven Bryant (b. 1972)
Symphonic Dance No. 3, “Fiesta” (1965) — Clifton Williams (1923–1976)
Performed jointly by the University of Washington Concert Band and the Roosevelt High School Wind Ensemble
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CAMPUS BAND
Solomon Encina, director
Awakening Hills (2003) – Richard Saucedo (b. 1957)
Rest (2011) – Frank Ticheli (b. 1958)
Folk Dances (1942) – Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) trans. H. Robert Reynolds (b. 1934)
Program Notes
Sea Songs (1923/1942) — Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)
Originally composed in 1923 as the second movement of Folk Song Suite, Sea Songs was later
published separately and became one of Vaughan Williams’s most beloved works for wind band.
The piece is a lively march built on three traditional British sea shanties—“Princess Royal,”
“Admiral Benbow,” and “Portsmouth.” With his characteristic warmth and clarity, Vaughan
Williams transforms these simple tunes into a spirited celebration of England’s maritime
heritage. The music moves from bright and jaunty to lyrical and noble before closing in a
triumphant flourish, evoking the energy of sailors and the sweep of the open sea.
Dusk (2004) — Steven Bryant (b. 1972)
Steven Bryant describes Dusk as “an introspective moment of calm,” inspired by the brief,
suspended stillness between sunset and nightfall. Built on slowly shifting harmonies and
transparent textures, the work invites listeners into a sound world of quiet reflection. The
melodic fragments rise and dissolve like light fading across the horizon, creating an atmosphere
that is both serene and poignant. Dusk captures the fragile beauty of transition—a meditation on
stillness, breath, and the gentle passing of time.
Symphonic Dance No. 3, “Fiesta” (1965) — Clifton Williams (1923–1976)
Symphonic Dance No. 3, “Fiesta” was commissioned by the San Antonio Symphony Band,
Symphonic Dance No. 3 is the most exuberant of Williams’s five Symphonic Dances. Subtitled
“Fiesta,” the piece draws inspiration from the vibrant rhythms, colors, and spirit of a Mexican
celebration. Syncopated brass fanfares, percussive drive, and sweeping melodies animate the
work’s five connected sections, which depict scenes of dancing, street parades, and jubilant
festivities. Beneath the rhythmic excitement lies Williams’s trademark craftsmanship and
lyricism, uniting joy and precision in a brilliant, crowd-pleasing finale.
Awakening Hills (2003) – Richard Saucedo (b. 1957)
Commissioned for the All-Iowa Middle School Honor Band, here is an exuberant work that
features dynamic ensemble passages, layering effects, and extensive percussion scoring.
Saucedo's masterful development of repetitive rhythmic motives makes this sound more difficult
than it really is. A contrasting middle section uses brief solos for alto sax and flute over a rich
harmonic texture.
-Program note from publisher.
Rest (2011) – Frank Ticheli (b. 1958)
Rest is a concert band adaption of Ticheli’s prior choral work, There Will Be Rest. About his
adaptation for wind band, the composer writes:
I preserved almost everything from the original: harmony, dynamics, even the
original registration. I also endeavored to preserve carefully the fragile beauty and
quiet dignity suggested by Sara Teasdale’s words. However, with the removal of the
text, I felt free to enhance certain aspects of the music, most strikingly with the
addition of a sustained climax on the main theme. The extended climax allows the
band version to transcend the expressive boundaries of a straight note-for-note
setting of the original. Thus, both versions are intimately tied and yet independent of
one another, each possessing its own strength and unique qualities.
-Program note from composer.
Folk Dances (1942) – Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) trans. H. Robert Reynolds (b. 1934)
Composed in Shostakovich's light-hearted style, this single-movement work is filled with the joy
and exuberance of the Russian people. The many folk melodies are combined in a string so that
musical energy abounds and the spirit of folk dances can easily be imagined.
- Program Note from publisher.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CAMPUS BAND
FLUTE
Lydia Blair, Civil Engineering, Seattle, WA
Emily Charles, Marine Biology, New Boston, NH
Cole Cherkasky, Interdisciplinary Art, Chicago, IL
Grace Collins-Price, Anthropology, Louisville, TN
Sarah Edwards, Human Centered Design & Engineering, Mukilteo, WA
Maria Granzeier, Neuroscience, Biochemistry and MCD Biology, Rockford, IL
Claire Hu, Engineering, Colorado Springs, CO
Hareesh Iyer, Graduate, Materials Science & Engineering, San Jose, CA
Rachel Jirman, History: War and Society, Political Science, CA
Nora Katiyar, Art, Cleveland, OH
Savannah Lee, Informatics, Vancouver WA
Richard Lin, Aeronautics and Astronautics, San Diego, CA
Elizabeth McAleer, International Studies, Battle Ground, WA
Chiche Okemgbo, Real Estate, Medical Lake, WA
Isabelle Paulsen, Marine Biology & Oceanography, Snohomish, WA
Meagan Paxman, Pre-Sciences, Vancouver, WA
Maya Rasche, Visual Communication Design, Kirkland, WA
Roman Sydorchuk, Mechanical Engineering, WA
Dulcinea Villarreal, Art, Drawing and Painting, Moses Lake, WA
Nathanael Vitorino, Chemical Engineering, Vancouver, WA
OBOE
Drake Mai, Undeclared, Portland, OR
BASSOON
Hunter Bergstrom, Biology, Snoqualmie, WA
Victor Vitorino, Business Administration, Vancouver, WA
CLARINET
Itzel Bell, Business, Federal Way, WA
Emily Fleetwood, Communications, Vancouver, WA
Anne Hale, Graduate, Chemistry, Sturgis, SD
Eliezer Jeon, Psychology, Puyallup, WA
Kevin Kim, Computer Science, Vancouver, WA
Jonathan Li, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Bernardsville, NJ
Grace Lovitt, Computer Science, LA
Nathan Melhuish, Undeclared, Shoreline, WA
Louis Nguyen, Psychology, Edmonds, WA
Sage Ramberg, Community Member, Maple Grove, MN
Bailey Stachelski, Psychology, North Bend, WA
Cahlen Thomas, Pre-Science, Vancouver, WA
Heather Yu Williams, Environmental Studies, Palo Alto, CA
BASS CLARINET
Lin Gilley, Early Childhood and Family Studies, Graham, WA
Srikrishna Gurumurthy, Biology, Redmond, WA
Zack Hendricks, Mechanical Engineering, Burlington, WA
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Shayan Asghar, Economics, Anaheim, CA
Abhinandan Basak, Mechanical Engineering, Bothell, WA
Andrew Eisenhauer, Biology/Environmental Science, Bellingham, WA
Natalie Gaston, Medical Anthropology, Public Health, Longview, WA
Ellie Kiffe, Meteorology, Marysville, WA
Maren Nealon, Environmental Science, Puyallup, WA
Joey Rotondo, Graduate, Atmospheric and Climate Science, Sandwich, MA
Lee Santiago, Finance, Shelton, WA
Aiden Starr, WA
Josh Williams, Music Education, Zillah, WA
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Ash Gatton, Linguistics, Yakima, WA
Mercy Guirnalda, Psychology, Seattle, WA
Logan Harris, Oceanography, Issaquah, WA
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Matthew Ohliger, Environmental Public Health, Montgomery, AL
TRUMPET
Delaney Hurlimann, Physiology, Burlington, WA
Thomas Longcore, Computer Science, Kirkland, WA
Patrick Mercier, Law, Society and Justice, Elma, WA
Nate Protzel, Chemistry, Anaheim, CA
Adam Rehmann, Mechanical Engineering, Vancouver, WA
HORN
Andrew deLeon, Physics & Mathematics, Camas, WA
Charlotte Rogliano Cavalerie, Community Member, Seattle WA
Kira Stewart, Bioscience & Engineering, Seattle, WA
George Whiddon, International Studies & Chinese, Littleton, CO
Quinn Widdows, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Issaquah, WA
TROMBONE
Cade Ballew, Graduate, Applied Math, Norman, OK
Jaeseo Choi, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Seoul, South Korea
Oskar Cole, Computer Science, Fall City, WA
Aditi Nair, Environmental Engineering, Lake Villa, IL
Evan Pham, History, Richland, WA
Chloe Sprague, Marine Biology, Ann Arbor, MI
Will Vanderburght, Political Science, Vancouver, WA
Emmett Van Mason, Mechanical Engineering, Richland, WA
TUBA
Timothy Brock, Law, Seattle, WA
Joaquin Matthews, Psychology, Mercer Island, WA
PERCUSSION
Avi Bose, Graduate, Civil Engineering, Brooklyn, NY
Brian Chen, Mechanical Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan
Meha Farrokhi, Biochemistry, Vancouver, Canada
Charlotte Greene, Meteorology and Climate, Lynden, WA
Kendall Johnson, Graduate, Mechanical Engineering, La Conner, WA
Jaden Zika, Psychology, Livermore, CA
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CONCERT BAND
FLUTE / PICCOLO
Tasiyah Ahmed, Freshman, Pre–Social Sciences (Intended Economics & Political Science), Portland, OR
Brianna Blanchard, Senior, Environmental Public Health, Shoreline, WA
Keith Cao, Freshman, Computer Science
Maggie Cook, Graduate, Molecular Engineering, Union, KY
Karlien Dang-Lee, Freshman, Business Administration, CO
Julian Frazer, Sophomore, Applied Physics, Oysterville, WA
Maggie Hedrick, Junior, Mechanical Engineering, Kettle Falls, WA
Satoshi Jono, Junior, Global Study, Tokyo, Japan
Charlotte K, Sophomore, International Relations
Fletcher Lohrentz, Junior, Physics & Astronomy, Shoreline, WA
Noah Mason, Senior, Mechanical Engineering, Bellingham, WA
Jason Pham, Senior, Biology (Physiology Education Minor), Lacey, WA
Melissa Plute, Freshman, Business Administration, Medical Lake, WA
Keming Qiu, Junior, Biochemistry, Bellevue, WA
Hailey Phan, Freshman, Pre–Health Sciences
Kayla Simerson, Junior, Earth & Space Sciences: Geology, Shoreline, WA
Victoria Silkina, Freshman, Pre-Science (Intended Marine Biology), Vienna, Austria
Hailey Cox, Junior, Aerospace & Astronautical Engineering, Shoreline, WA
Dennis Toepker, Community Member, Bellevue, WA
Julia Winget, Sophomore, Physics and Earth & Space Sciences, Cincinnati, OH
Amy Zhong, Freshman, Pre–Science
OBOE
Stacy Schulze, Community Member (Alumna), Richmond, TX
CLARINET
CC Ahrens, Senior, Computer Science & Mathematics, White Salmon, WA
Cin Ahrens, Senior, Computer Science & Mathematics, White Salmon, WA
Jovani Azpeitia, Graduate, Social Psychology, Kirkland, WA
Gael Chun-Rivas, Sophomore, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Honolulu, HI
Fareyl Daoed, Freshman, Earth & Space Science, Samammish, WA
Camila Diaz Salas, Sophomore, Education, Community, Organizations, Quincy, WA
Steph Filippov, Sophomore, Education Studies
Elizabeth Hirman, Senior, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, Mill Creek, WA
Nel Jacobs, Community Member
Ayari Lopez, Sophomore, Bioengineering, San Diego, CA
Ameena Majeed, Junior, Mechanical Engineering
Esmeralda Marquez, Senior, Medical Laboratory Science, Tacoma, WA
Daisy Mendoza-Cid, Sophomore, Public Health–Global Health, Quincy, WA
Dante Nguyen, Junior, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Zachary O’Connell, Junior, Chemistry, Lynnwood, WA
Jessica Shattuck, Community Member, Biology Faculty
Wyatt Triebold, Junior, Marine Biology, Puyallup, WA
BASS CLARINET
Flora McAllister, Community Member, Seattle, WA
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Xin Cen, Senior, Biology, Bellevue, WA
Zachary Dunca, Freshman, Architecture Design/CEP, Santa ClaritaCA
Matthew Holmes, Graduate, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Winters, CA
Ananya Juneja, Sophomore, Visual Communication Design, Snohomish, WA
Ethan Kaplan, Senior, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Blaine Mandiangu, Freshmen, Pre-Sciences, Spokane, WA
Alex Medina, Sophomore, Computer Science (UW Tacoma), Kent, WA
Arnav Mazumder, Junior, Computer Science, Dallas, TX
Joalda Morancy, Graduate, Aerospace
Sydney Procajlo, Freshman, Environmental Science, Tinley Park, IL
Jason Taylor, Community Member, Neuroscience, Indianapolis, IN
Roxann Wrynn, Sophomore, Chemistry, Newport, WA
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Ronan Fiat, Senior, Chemical Engineering, Seattle, WA
Ethan Young, Senior, Construction Management, Port Orchard, WA
HORN
Andrew Chen, Community Member, Othello, WA
Kole Dickson, Freshman, Engineering (ENGRUD – ECE), Snohomish, WA
Karen Mildes, Community Member, Bothell, WA
Mariam Mohd, Freshman, International Studies, Blaine, WA
Ryan McIntyre, Freshman, Political Science, Puyallup, WA
Kyle Partido, Senior, Political Science
Kevin Yuan, Sophomore, Industrial Design, Vancouver, WA
TRUMPET
Marcus Auman, Sophomore, Engineering
Annabelle Mirhashemi, Community Member, Los Angeles, CA
Euan McCubbin, Community Member, Molecular Biology (Graduate), Pullman, WA
Oliver Fraser, Community Member, Shoreline, WA
Will Harris, Freshman, Pre–Sciences, Duvall, WA
Andrew Lam, Junior, Biology (Physiology), Lacey, WA
Evan Latimer, Freshman, Atmospheric and Climate Science, Alexandria, V A
Jason Taylor, Community Member, Neuroscience, Indianapolis, IN
Dan Storm, Community Member, Professor Emeritus
Matt Schroeder, Community Member
Eric Zhang, Freshman, Engineering
TROMBONE
Jayda Fitch, Sophomore, Drama Design, Meridian, ID
Cory Givens, Freshman, Applied Mathematics, Kent, WA
Natalie Lai, Sophomore, Environmental Science, Pleasanton, CA
Robin Taylor, Senior, Chemical Engineering, Friday Harbor, WA
Jettson Stone, Freshman, Education, Seattle, WA
Kai Kelika Turner, Sophomore, Business, Bremerton, WA
EUPHONIUM/ TUBA
Iris Piskula, Freshman, Pre–Environmental, Madison, NJ
Thomas Elley, Community Member, Bothell, WA
STRING BASS
Nathan Eskridge, Graduate, Music, Tustin, CA
Lexi Vance, Graduate, Environmental Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ
PERCUSSION
Ainslie Nguyen, Freshman, Environmental Science
Aidan Powell, Freshman, Marine Biology, Bend, OR
Shiue-Lang Chin, Sophomore, Computer Engineering, Hsmehn, Taiwan
Darin Chung, Sophomore, Biology, Taipei, Taiwan
Yinuo Xu, Junior, Chemistry, Guangzhou, China
Martina Samo, Graduate, English Literature, Seattle, WA
Armaan Sahota, Freshman, Neuroscience
Director Biographies
Solomon Encina is a Graduate Assistant at the University of Washington, where he is pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) in Instrumental Conducting. Solomon holds a Bachelors of Music degree in Instrumental Performance in Percussion from California Baptist University. He also holds a Masters in Music Education degree from Azusa Pacific University where he studied under Dr. Alexander Koops and Dr. John Burdett.
Solomon is a native of the Southern California region, where he has taught and arranged music for several high quality institutions. Most recently, he served as the Director of Bands at Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, where the band, orchestra and color guard program regularly received high distinction awards at festivals throughout the state under his direction. During this time he also performed as a percussionist with several touring groups throughout the United States and as a guest conductor of the European Tour for Southern California Ambassadors of Music. After several years as a high school educator, Solomon is thrilled to begin pursuing his highest academic aspirations by attending UW to study under Professor Timothy Salzman.
Solomon Encina has affiliations with the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA), the California Music Educators Association (CMEA), and the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA). Solomon Encina is proudly endorsed by the Vic Firth Company and is a part of the Vic Firth Education team.
Yuman Wu is a Graduate Assistant at the University of Washington, where she is pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) in Instrumental Conducting under the mentorship of Timothy Salzman. At UW, she serves as co-conductor for the UW Symphonic Band and UW Concert Band, assistant conductor for the UW Wind Ensemble, and contributes to the Husky Marching Band. She also assists in teaching the undergraduate conducting classes, working closely with music education majors. As a conductor, multi-instrumentalist, and educator, Yuman enjoys playing music from all cultural backgrounds, innovating new ideas, and leading the music industry forward with inclusivity. She was recently selected as one of five conductors for the prestigious 2025 U.S. Army Band Conductors Workshop, where she will conduct The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” in a public performance at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall in Washington, D.C.
Yuman holds a Master of Music in Wind Conducting from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, where she studied with Dr. Harlan Parker and served as Teaching Assistant for Secondary Instrumental Conducting. She also earned a Master of Science in Business Analytics from Cornell University. Yuman completed three Bachelor's degrees in Music, Statistics, and Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Yuman has a strong interest in marching bands, the fusion of Asian and Western music, the integration of technology and music, and helping more people learn and appreciate music. Yuman also embraces cultural diversity, leading and establishing an ensemble that fuses Asian and Western music during her academic years. She has frequently performed and showcased this ensemble at consulate events. Additionally, as a Teaching Assistant with the Student Disability Service during her Master program, she assists visually impaired students by translating musical scores and providing necessary support in their study and daily lives.