Meet the Director
Andrew Mast is the Kimberly-Clark Professor of Music, Director of Bands and Associate Dean of the Conservatory at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music, a position he has held since the fall of 2004. Only the third person to hold the title of Lawrence University Director of Bands since 1951, he conducts the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band while teaching courses in band history, conducting and the freshman studies program. Prior to his appointment at Lawrence, he was Director of Bands at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa where he conducted the Symphonic Band, Orchestra, served as department chair, conducted the Quad City Wind Ensemble and founded the Quad City Area Youth Wind Symphony. In the fall of 2013 he co-founded and became music director of Vento Winds, an ensemble of excellent adult musicians from the Fox Valley committed to the highest performance standards of the finest wind band repertoire. He has been recognized for his teaching via the Freshman Studies Teaching Award in 2011, Young Teacher Award at Lawrence in 2009 and the Faculty of the Year award at St. Ambrose in 2004.
Bands under his direction have appeared at several conferences, including the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) National and North Central Regional conferences and the Wisconsin Music Educators Association. A 2012 CD released on the Mark Records label features music commissioned and premiered by the Lawrence Wind Ensemble. Mast taught for seven years in the public schools of Iowa and Minnesota, teaching at the elementary, middle and high school levels of instrumental music.
Mast is an elected member of the American Bandmasters Association. Other professional affiliations include the College Band Director's National Association (currently serving as the Past President of the North Central Division), National Band Association, Conductor’s Guild and the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles. He is a co-founder and President of the Vincent Persichetti Society. He has made scholarly contributions to The Instrumentalist, Journal of Band Research, the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series and The Annals of Iowa.
Meet the Musicians
2017-18 Personnel
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 18: Some sections are incomplete due to audition scheduling conflicts
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 18: Some sections are incomplete due to audition scheduling conflicts
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Flute Caitlynn Acy Elizabeth Graber Melissa Huemphner Laurel Marchinowski Catherine Neiswender Jan Parker* Oboe Kimberly Hawkinson Amy Martin* Bassoon Chris Acy Carl Rath* Clarinet John Asmus Erin Dix Randy Dorschner Lonette Gregersen Sharon Helms (also Eb) Stacy Juhl Mary Liz Julka Theresa Martin Jaime Notzen Althea Rosenberg* Megan Stevens Jenny Vanden Heuvel |
Bass Clarinet
Darren Deal Alto Saxophone Michael Lund-Ziegler Sumner Truax Tenor Saxophone Craig Hietpas Baritone Saxophone Dan Goethals Horn Julie Feldner Lindsey Hasselhorst Stephanie Pekah Rebecca Schruender Dakota Williams* Trumpet Nick Carncross Wesley Couch Mike Fedyszyn* Renée Millard Kevin Rhodes Daryl Schneider Dan Slinger |
Trombone
Marty O’Donnell* Martin Vajgrt Bass Trombone Bill Burroughs Euphonium Eric Ihde* Tim Kiefer Tuba Jarrad Bittner* String Bass Ray Kilanowski* Percussion Nolan Ehlers Kim Feldkamp John Kelley** Kenni Ther Todd Truesdale* * denotes Section Leader ** denotes Timpanist |