Apollo Duo Stefanie Abderhalden, flute Jeremy

The School of Music
of the College of Arts and Sciences
at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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The University of Tennessee
Percussion Studies Area Presents:
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Apollo Duo
Stefanie Abderhalden, flute
Jeremy Johnston, percussion
Monday, September 29, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Piedra en la Piedra (1991)
Ricardo Lorenz
(b. 1961)
Ilta (2008)
David Maki
(b. 1966)
Song of Songs: Chapter 4 (2014)*
Danielle Fisher
(b. 1986)
Gareth Farr
(b. 1968)
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Kembang Suling (1997)
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II.(attaca)
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Intermission
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Two Duos (2008)
Mark Engebretson
Whac-a-mole
(b. 1964)
Floam
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Origin of Energy (2014)*
Jason Cress
(b. 1982)
Azul (2014)*
Nathan Daughtrey
Cerulean Ice
(b. 1975)
Sapphiric Fire
*Denotes pieces commissioned by the Apollo Duo for their 2014 Genesis
project.
Apollo Duo
[email protected]
www.ApolloDuo.com
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The Apollo Duo is a flute and percussion duo based in Chicago and
Minneapolis. The duo formed in 2011 when flutist, Stefanie Abderhalden,
and percussionist, Jeremy Johnston, were graduate students at Illinois
State University in Normal, Illinois. The duo began with a performance
of music for fife and drum and since then, has performed a variety of
music for flute and percussion at various venues throughout the Midwest.
The Apollo Duo strives to perform many styles of music for flute and
percussion. The duo promotes playing new music and works to commission
new, innovative pieces written for their combination.
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In the fall of 2013, the Apollo Duo completed a tour at locations
throughout Illinois and Minnesota. The duo performed a variety of works
by composers such as J.S. Bach, David Maki, Nathan Daughtrey, Astor
Piazzolla, Gareth Farr, and Ricardo Lorenz. The duo premiered their first
commissioned piece titled “Poltergeist” by composer Patrick M. O’Shea
on this tour.
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The Apollo Duo has commissioned new works for flute and percussion
from composers Jason Cress, Nathan Daughtrey, and Danielle Fisher. The
premiere performances of these pieces will be in September of 2014 in
a substantial tour through Minnesota, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and
Oklahoma. Following the completion of this tour, the Apollo Duo will
record their debut album.
Stefanie Abderhalden is a flutist and private lesson instructor living in
Downers Grove, Illinois. A versatile flutist, Stefanie performs a variety
of solo, chamber, and ensemble repertoire throughout the Chicago and
Midwest area. She maintains an active music studio with students of all
ages and levels.
As a performer Stefanie can be heard regularly in solo recitals, as a
member of the Fox Valley Orchestra flute section, and with her flute and
percussion ensemble, the Apollo Duo. Stefanie also has performed with
the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Heartland Festival Orchestra, Skokie
Valley Symphony Orchestra, Wheaton Municipal Band, and the Midwest
Philharmonic Orchestra.
Besides performing, Stefanie is a private music instructor with over
10 years of teaching experience. She currently teaches flute and piano
privately out of her home studio as well as at Quinlan and Fabish Music
Company in Burr Ridge, Illinois and in the Plainfield, Illinois public school
district. Stefanie frequently judges IHSA solo and ensemble contests and
has assisted at numerous flute and band camps throughout Illinois.
In addition to her performing schedule and teaching commitments, Stefanie
is a board member for the Chicago Flute Club. As a board member she
chairs the masterclass and annual student competition committees. She is
also a member of the National Flute Association.
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Stefanie attended Illinois State University receiving a bachelor’s degree in
music education and a master’s degree in flute performance. Her primary
teacher was Kimberly McCoul Risinger.
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Jeremy Johnston is an active and versatile performer and educator of
percussion. As a performer, he is comfortable performing numerous styles
of music in several types of ensembles including orchestral, chamber,
and solo performances. Johnston has performed with several orchestras,
including performing Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring with the Joffrey
Ballet in 2013.
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As a soloist, Johnston has performed several recitals with music ranging
from Bach transcriptions for marimba to the mathematical compositions
of Iannis Xenakis. Johnston has been featured as the marimba soloist with
the University of Minnesota Percussion Ensemble performing Nebojša
Jovan Živković’s Uneven Souls and Nathan Daughtrey’s Halcyon Days.
In addition to his passion for performing, Johnston enjoys teaches a
private studio of students. Johnston is the coach for the Symphony Series
orchestra of the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies (GTCYS). He
is the instructor for the Percussion Methods course at the University
of Minnesota, and directed the University of Minnesota Steel Drum
Ensemble. Johnston taught the Percussion Techniques course and served
as an assistant director of the Illinois State University Percussion Ensemble
while at Illinois State University. He also coached the front ensemble in
the Normal Community High School Marching Band.
Johnston earned his B.A. from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, his
M.M. from Illinois State University, and is currently pursuing his D.M.A.
from the University of Minnesota. His percussion instructors have
included Jim Knutson, Rich MacDonald, Tom Marko, Ben Stiers, David
Collier, and Fernando Meza. He is a proud member of Phi Mu Alpha
Sinfonia Music Fraternity of America and the Percussive Arts Society. He
currently lives in Saint Paul, MN with his wife, Samantha, and two cats,
Carmina and Scheherazade.
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This is the sixteenth program of the 2014-2015
concert season for the University of Tennessee School of Music.
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Special thanks to the Gamma Rho chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota
for providing ushers and the Theta Omicron
chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Fraternity for
providing stage assistance for this performance.
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