Conductor Vincent Cee
vcee@alaska.eduVincent Cee teaches undergraduate courses in music education, jazz, music technology and the core curriculum at UAF. He holds music education degrees from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (B.M.), Arizona State University (M.M.) and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (Ph.D.). Prior to doctoral studies, Vincent taught general music, elementary orchestra and high school orchestra in Mesa, Arizona. In addition to teaching, he has served as an adjudicator at the Alaska Schools Athletic Association State Solo and Ensemble Festival in Anchorage in May 2009. Strongly committed to outreach, Vincent offers numerous clinics and sessions in Alaska public schools every year. While working as a graduate teaching assistant, Vincent taught arts and music courses in the University of Massachusetts Amherst General Education curriculum. Additionally, he designed and developed online platforms for web-based arts courses. Vincent received a University of Massachusetts Amherst Distinguished Teaching Award in 2008.
The Fairbanks Youth String Orchestra
The Fairbanks Youth String Orchestra is an entry level group for beginning level string players with some sight reading ability. The emphasis of the group is to develop ensemble playing skills, increase sight reading skills, and develop a cooperative spirit where every player realizes their importance to the whole. Seating is based on music reading ability, physical comfort (player's size), and balance of sound. Emphasis in seating is placed on cooperation and offering a range of experience. Two balanced violin sections are striven for with both sections being given some "first" violin and some "second" violin parts. Seating is at the discretion of the conductor. Rehearsals are held on Saturday mornings from 10:00 am to 11:30 am with a snack break midway through the rehearsal. (The conductor asks that all players arrive 10 to 15 minutes early for tuning.)Conductor David Burke
posaunist@gmail.com Concert Orchestra conductor David Burke grew up in Jackson Hole Wyoming where he was active with his school music program and selected for All State Chorus and Band. As a young pianist, Dave competed in several concerto competitions and attended the University of Pacific summer piano master class with Frank Wiens. Dave was awarded a generous scholarship from the Jackson Hole Fine Arts Guild to attend the University of North Texas in 1987. While at UNT, Dave was selected among thousands of applicants for the Walt Disney World All-American College Band. After earning his music performance degree from North Texas in trombone performance, Dave worked as a staff musician for several cruise ship lines and taught middle school and high school band in Central Texas before enlisting as an Army Bandsman. While assigned to the 5th Army Band in San Antonio, Texas, Dave performed regularly with the San Antonio Symphony for many featured artists including Dave Brubeck and Rosemary Clooney. He was later assigned with the 1st Cavalry Division Band at Fort Hood, Texas and spent six years as trombone soloist with the US Army Band Europe (USAREUR) in Heidelberg, Germany before choosing an assignment with Fort Wainwright’s 9th Army Band. Dave enjoys family travelling, golf, and performing with the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra. He and his wife Jana have two teenage musician sons and reside in North Pole.
The Fairbanks Youth Concert Orchestra
The Fairbanks Youth Concert Orchestra provides a full orchestra experience for intermediate level string, wind, brass, and percussion players. The goals of this orchestra include an entry level experience of orchestral playing, enhanced ensemble skills with an emphasis on cooperation, increased ease of sight-reading and rhythmic skills, and engendering a sense of pride in the group as a whole. Seating in this orchestra is at the discretion of the conductor. The conductor can change the seating arrangement at any time. The attempt with seating is to achieve a full and balanced sound for the orchestra.Rehearsals are held on Saturday mornings from 9:30 am to 11:45 am with a snack break midway through the rehearsal. (The conductor asks that all players arrive 10 to 15 minutes early so that rehearsal can start on time.)
Conductor George Rydlinski
grydlinski@alaska.edu
George Rydlinski is originally from Chicago, Illinois. He completed undergraduate studies in music performance at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb in 1980. He enlisted in the Army as a bassoonist in 1983 and her retired as the first sergeant and enlisted bandleader of the 9th Army Band at Ft. Wainwright in 2004. He currently works for the Fairbanks Symphony Association as the marketing director. George has performed as principal bassoonist with the Fairbanks Symphony and Arctic Chamber Orchestras since the fall of 1996. He is also an adjunct lecturer at UAF in the Music Department. He is a founding member of the Chinook Winds, the faculty woodwind quintet. Recently he was the music director and conductor for the 2006 FLOT production of Gilbert & Sullivan's the Gondoliers. He often adjudicates young musicians for the Annual All-State Band and Orchestra Festival and also for the local solo and ensemble competitions. George has long been active with the Fairbanks Youth Orchestras as a coach, player and rehearsal conductor when needed. He will begin his fourth year as the Conductor the Fairbanks Youth Symphony in the 2009-2010 concert year.
The Fairbanks Youth Symphony
The Fairbanks Youth Symphony provides a full symphonic experience for all advanced level string, wind, brass, and percussion players. The Youth Symphony plays fully scored orchestral works. The emphasis of this group is to expose members to the richness of the orchestral literature and to continue to enhance their playing and musical skills. Again the emphasis is on cooperation and teamwork with a high expectation of commitment from the members. Seating is determined by the conductor through the audition process in the Fall. Members joining midseason will be auditioned but may be seated in the back of the section. Seating is based solely on the judgment of the conductor and decisions are final.Rehearsals are held on Saturday mornings from 9:30 am to noon with a snack break midway through the rehearsal. (The conductor asks that all players arrive 10 to 15 minutes early so that rehearsal can start on time.)
