David Robinson returns to conduct the LSYW / Roster Revealed

David Robinson Returns

Dr. David Robinson has come full circle for the Lone Star family. From Fall 2009 to Spring 2012, Robinson was the assistant conductor for the Lone Star Wind Orchestra (LSWO), leading our professional wind band in several concerts. Upon completing of his Doctor of Musical Art degree in Wind Conducting from the University of North Texas, he served as Director of Bands at McMurry University from 2012-2018, where the McMurry Wind Ensemble performed in a 2018 gala concert at Carnegie Hall. David Robinson currently serves as Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. He oversees all aspects of the Tarleton Band Program and serves as conductor of the Tarleton Wind Ensemble.

Dr. David Robinson returns to conduct the Lone Star Youth Winds in a concert titled “Made in Texas.” Featuring music by Texas composers, the concert is Sunday, March 3, 2019, 2:30pm at Moody Performance Hall. The concert will welcome euphonium soloist Blake Birmingham, winner of the 2018 International Falcone Euphonium Competition, to perform Buckley’s Yellow Rose of Texas Variations.

Program:

Laboring Songs, Dan Welcher
Jinx, Ryan George
Pegasus, John Gibson
Symphonic Dance No. 3 “Fiesta”, Clifton Williams
Twilight in the Wilderness, Christopher Tucker
Yellow Rose of Texas Variations, Lewis J. Buckley

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2018-2019 Lone Star Youth Winds Roster Announced

The Lone Star Wind Orchestra is proud to announce the roster for the 2018-2019 Lone Star Youth Winds (LSYW). This season’s LSYW is comprised of over 80 musicians from more than 25 schools in the North Texas community. The Youth Winds will perform two concerts this season – Sunday, March 3rd at Moody Performance Hall in Dallas and Sunday, May 12th at the Eisemann Center in Richardson.

Congratulations to the student musicians below:

Flute

Adonis Auguston, McKinney
Taylor Cole, McKinney
Lauren Gamble, Wakeland
Medha Gollapudi, Frisco
Ann Kim, Berkner
Tabitha Lane, Cleburne
Abigail Rieger, Hebron
Daria Stepanova, Melissa
Katherine Yan, Plano

Oboe

Alexandra Aguirre, Lebanon Trail
Taylor Childress, Argyle
Molly Ellis, McKinney Boyd
Lauren Hanifan, Hebron

Eb Clarinet

Lily Schaefer, Richardson

Bb Clarinet

Eric Boatman, McKinney
Nathan Denman, Highland Park
Ben DiGennaro, Richardson
Isabella Humpert, Lake Dallas
Audrey Kim, Denton
Caleb Larsen, McKinney North
Jasper Murphy, Melissa
Emma Peace, McKinney
Zachary Slotkin, Jasper
McKenna Swearingen, Eaton

Bass Clarinet

Ryan Rodarte, Wylie East
Caitlyn Thrush, McKinney North

Contra Bass Clarinet

Sonya Nguyen, McKinney North

Bassoon

Kyle Haun, Plano East
Rebecca Huang, Allen
Skyla Kraal, McKinney North
Michael Minassian, Lake Dallas

Alto Saxophone

Jim Fang, Reedy
Benjamin Kaplan, Pearce
Nicholas Love, Lake Dallas
Eric Schmidt, McKinney
Daniel Zhang, Coppell

Tenor Saxophone

Shea Nolen, Richardson
Ashley Zhang, Plano

Baritone Saxophone

Ramiro Mendoza, North Mesquite
Matthew Sligar, McKinney North

Trumpet

Jeffrey Arnold, tbd
Katy Baker, Lebanon Trail
Austin Casillas, Pearce
Kourtney Cimino, Wylie East
Matthew Dingle, Richardson
Gael Ducoing, Wylie East
Jaedyn Foster, Berkner
Daniel Hernandez, Sunset
Jaycey Newport, Berkner
Jacob Watson, Richardson

Horn

Bishop Cutting, Guyer
Jayda Foster-Hailey, Richardson
Heather Hartsfield, Lewisville
Andrew Hutchison, McKinney North
Julia Kiger, McKinney North
Zack Mistrot, Guyer
Aaron Nease, McKinney
Jackson Ward, Plano

Trombone

Michael Booyse, McKinney North
Landen Bransky, Pearce
Jonathan Kirchem, Richardson
Katelynn Oksanen, Wylie East
Micah Pressler, Richardson
Alijah Romero, Lone Star