Program:

  Gustav Holst   Quintet

  Amy  Beach   Pastorale

  Michael Kibbe   Quintet

  Richard Rodney Bennett   Travel Notes

  Rimsky-Korsakoff   Dance of the Buffoons

  Percy Grainger   Shepherd’s Hey

About the artists:

Beth Scott, flute, earned a B.A. in music from Colgate University, a B.S. from Columbia
University, and a Masters in Education from Binghamton University. She studied with James
Papoutsakis at the New England Conservatory of Music and John Oberbrunner in Syracuse. She
has performed with orchestras and chamber ensembles in Binghamton and Western New York
and is a member of The Onondaga Civic Symphony Orchestra. Currently teaching violin in the
Suzuki Strings Program at Manlius Pebble Hill School, Beth is a registered Suzuki teacher in both
flute and violin, with a private studio near Manlius.
Kathryn Dimmel, oboe, earned a Music Education degree with a concentration in performance
(Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam) and a Master’s in Music Education (Ithaca College). She
studied with Patricia Sharpe, Dr. Glen Guiles and Jared Hauser. Currently teaching music in the
Oneida City School District, Kathryn performs regularly with the Central Winds and many area
ensembles.
Tom McKay, clarinet, studied with Albert Luconi and Joseph Gigliotti. He has performed with
jazz groups (including the Bear Cat Jass Band, the Central New York Jazz Orchestra, and Gap
Mangione’s Big Band), orchestras (including the Syracuse Symphony and Symphoria) and other
chamber ensembles (including the Highland Winds). Tom recently retired from Syracuse
University and is a professor emeritus of philosophy.
Audrey Turner, French horn, earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education and French horn
performance from Ithaca College and a Master’s degree in Music Performance from Ohio
University. She taught instrumental music in the Fulton City schools, Liverpool Central School
District, and Marcellus Central Schools, recently retiring from the middle school band director
position in Marcellus. Audrey performs with the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble, Central
Winds, and the Finger Lakes Brass Works Quintet.
Jillian Myers, bassoon, earned her Bachelor’s degree in Music Education and Bassoon
Performance from Ithaca College and her Master’s Degree in Music Education from Syracuse
University. She has studied with Tony DeAngelis, Lee Goodhew, and Gregory Quick. Jillian
teaches elementary band in the New Hartford Central School District and also teaches bassoon
privately. She performs regularly with the Colgate University and Hamilton College Orchestras,
and with other local ensembles.