Concert Band
Dr. William L. Lake, Jr. is the Director of Concert Bands at the Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music at George Mason University. In this role, he conducts the George Mason University Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band. He also teaches conducting and wind literature classes.
Before his tenure at George Mason University, Dr. William L. Lake, Jr., served as Associate Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music Education at the Crane School of Music (SUNY-Potsdam), where he was co-conductor of the Northern Symphonic Winds, principal conductor of the Crane Concert Band, and guest conductor of the Crane Wind Ensemble. In addition to these responsibilities, Dr. Lake taught undergraduate conducting, Secondary Wind Practices, Wind Literature, and the pre-service Practicum in Beginning Instruments Course.
Dr. Lake earned his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Instrumental Conducting from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro under the mentorship of Drs. John R. Locke and Kevin Geraldi. As a graduate student, he was the principal conductor of The University of North Carolina University Band and guest conductor of the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Casella Sinfonietta Chamber Ensemble, and Symphony Orchestra.
Dr. Lake is the recipient of two master’s degrees, the first from Boston University in Music Education (2011) and the second from the University of Maryland, College Park in Wind Conducting (2014), under the mentorship of Dr. Michael Votta, Jr. In May 2006, Dr. Lake received the Bachelor of Music Liberal Arts -Jazz Studies Piano Performance Degree from the University of Maryland, College Park as a student of Jon Ozment and Christopher Vadala.
Dr. Lake maintains an active performance and clinic schedule as a guest conductor and lecturer nationwide. In March of 2024, Dr. Lake was named the Music and Artistic Director of the Capital Wind Symphony. This professional wind ensemble is regarded as one of the nation’s premier wind symphonies. Based near the Nation’s Capital, the ensemble comprises the finest musicians in the area, including members of the US military bands, freelance players, studio teachers, and music educators. Recently, Dr. Lake served as a collaborating author for two books, Teaching Instrumental Music: Perspectives and Pedagogies for the 21st Century (Oxford University Press) and Music Education on the Verge: Stories of Pandemic Teaching and Transformative Change (Lexington Books), both to be published in 2022.
As a passionate advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, Dr. Lake has presented numerous seminars across the United States on inclusive practices in music education and performance, including the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, the Eastern Division College Band Directors National Association Conference, the Texas Music Educators Association Conference, the Maryland Music Educators Association Conference, the Virginia Music Educators Association Conference, the College Music Society Conference, and the National Association for Music Education Conference.
Dr. Lake is a member of the College Band Directors National Association and serves as the National Vice President for Professional Relations for Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Band Fraternity, Inc., Pi Kappa Lambda, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He is also honored with membership in Tau Beta Sigma National Honorary Band Fraternity, Inc., and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
Symphonic Band
Dr. Sarah McKoin is the Director of Bands and Professor of Conducting at Texas Tech University. Her responsibilities include Conductor and Musical Director of the TTU Symphonic Wind Ensemble, administrating the graduate program in wind conducting, teaching conducting and wind literature, and overseeing all facets of the University band program, which includes 5 concert bands, the 400 member Goin’ Band from Raiderland, and other athletic bands.
Under Dr. McKoin’s direction, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform for the third time at the 2017 Texas Music Educators Association Conference, and has been featured at the Southwest Regional Conference for the College Band Director’s National Association in Las Cruces, NM. Dr. McKoin’s ensemble has recorded world premiere recordings of the wind music of Chen Yi on the Naxos label released in 2015, as well as Narong Prangcharoen’s work Chakra on his compilation CD entitled “Phenomenon,” released on the Albany label.
Dr. McKoin maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor and clinician and has traveled extensively throughout the United States and abroad. Recently, she served as a clinician for a band festival in Thailand, and has worked for the Asian Pacific American School Honor Band in Guangzhou, China comprised of 100 students from Korea, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Kuala Lampur, Shanghai and other Southeast Asian cities. She has guest conducted in Taipei, Taiwan and has traveled to Tel Aviv, Israel to serve as producer for the world premiere recording of Roberto Sierra’s Fantasia Correliana with the Castellani-Andriaccio guitar duo.
Prior to her appointment at Texas Tech, Professor McKoin was the Director of Bands at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and held appointments at the State University of New York at Buffalo and SUNY Fredonia. Additionally, McKoin spent nine summers in residence on the conducting faculty at the Brevard Music Center in Brevard, North Carolina as the Director of the Transylvania Wind Ensemble, and has taught at the Interlochen Arts Academy.
Dr. McKoin holds her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin as well as degrees from Wichita State University and Michigan State University. She has served as President of the Southwest Division of the College Band Director’s National Association as well as President of the Big 12 Band Director’s Association. She is a member of TMEA, TBA, Phi Beta Mu, Pi Kappa Lambda and holds honorary memberships in Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma.
Application and Recording Instructions for Students
Students will complete an online application and upload an audio recording (.mp3) or video with 3 to 5 minutes of playing. Please consolidate recordings into one before submitting. You may perform any music you wish – a solo, an etude or study, or even a melodic excerpt from a piece of band music (standard solos and etudes are best). You should consult with your band director or private teacher for help in choosing the piece(s) you can play well.
Percussionists are asked to perform on three instruments: snare drum (first on the recording), a keyboard percussion instrument – if possible (second), and on timpani (last). Percussionists who only play one instrument, just snare drum – for example, should not be discouraged from sending in an application.
Other Recording Instructions Include:
- Any type of digital recorder will do: computer, hand-held recorder, iPhone, iPad, tablet, etc.
- Before you begin to play, state your name, instrument, grade, and school.
- Label the audition file with your name and instrument (Ex: Sousa-John-Trombone-10.mp3).
- Only one player per recording.
- You may take several tries, if you wish, at recording a fine performance. If you make mistakes, just start over from the beginning.
- Test your recording before uploading the file. Be sure it’s not blank!
Applications and audition recordings must be submitted online no later than Thursday, January 15, 2026.
Sample Schedule
| THURSDAY | |
|---|---|
| 6:30–7:10 p.m. | Arrive at UNCG |
| Symphonic Band report to Music Building Lobby & check-in; receive, schedule, name tag, etc. | |
| Concert Band report to UNCG Auditorium & check-in; receive, schedule, name tag, etc. | |
| 7:15–9:15 p.m. | Honor Band Rehearsal – please be on time! |
| Concert Band in Room 111 of Music Bldg. | |
| Symphonic Band in UNCG Auditorium | |
| FRIDAY | |
| 8:30–10:00 a.m. | Honor Band Rehearsal (same location as Thursday night) |
| 10:00–10:20 a.m. | Break |
| 10:20–11:45 a.m. | Honor Band Rehearsal |
| 11:45 a.m.–1:05 p.m. | Lunch at UNCG Dining Hall (included in fee) |
| 1:05–2:30 p.m. | Honor Band Rehearsal |
| 2:35–3:45 p.m. | Instrumental Clinics with UNCG School of Music Faculty |
| 3:45–4:00 p.m. | Break |
| 4:00–5:00 p.m. | Honor Band Rehearsal |
| 5:00–6:00 p.m. | Dinner at UNCG Dining Hall (included in fee) |
| 6:00–7:00 p.m. | Honor Band Rehearsal |
| 7:30–9:00 p.m. | UNCG Wind Ensemble Concert, UNCG Auditorium |
| SATURDAY | |
| 9:00–11:30 a.m. | Honor Band Rehearsal (locations switch) |
| 11:30 a.m. | Change into concert clothes, check out of hotel, have lunch on your own |
| 2:00 p.m. | Honor Band Concerts in UNCG Auditorium (open to the public) |
| Concert Band | |
| Symphonic Band | |
| Concert dress will be “Sunday dress clothes.” No band uniforms or tuxedos. |
Clinics for students on all instruments will be presented on Friday afternoon by members of the UNCG School of Music Faculty:
- Dr. Erika Boysen, flute
- Dr. Courtney Miller, oboe
- Dr. Ryan Reynolds, bassoon
- Dr. Anthony Taylor, clarinet
- Dr. Luke Ellard, clarinet
- Dr. Robert Young, saxophone
- Dr. Abigail Pack, horn
- Dr. Garrett Klein, trumpet
- Dr. Randy Kohlenberg, trombone
- Dr. Stephanie Ycaza, tuba & euphonium
- Dr. Eric Willie, percussion
- Dr. Zachary Hobin, double bass
Recent Programs
2025
Concert Band – Arris Golden, Michigan State University
Resound – Nicole Piunno
Golden Embers – Tyler Mazone
March of the Belgian Paratroopers – Pieter Leemans
Tudor Sketches – William Owens
Prelude, Siciliano, and Rondo – Malcolm Arnold
Symphonic Band – Brian K. Doyle, Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
In Living Color – Katahj Copley
Phoenix Rekindled – Grace Baugher Dunlap
Second Suite in F for Military Band, op. 28, no. 2 – Gustav Holst
The Black Horse Troop – John Philip Sousa
El Capitán – John Philip Sousa
2024
Concert Band – LaToya Webb, Wilfrid Laurier University
Pas Redoublé – Camille Saint-Saëns
The Tango Disappearing – Timothy Broege
Jitterbug! – Robert Buckley
Urban Dances – Erik Morales
Opa! – Julie Giroux
Symphonic Band – Courtney Snyder, University of Michigan
Chester – William Schuman
One Life Beautiful – Julie Giroux
Diamond Tide – Viet Cuong
Yakka – Jose Rafael Pascual Vilaplana
2023
Concert Band – Patricia Cornett, Temple University
The Florentiner – Julius Fučik
Intrinsic Light – Cait Nishimura
Tarantella – Carol Britten Chambers
Undertow – John Mackey
Symphonic Band – Andrea E. Brown, University of Maryland
Firefly – Ryan George
Shenandoah – Omar Thomas
Let Me Be Frank With You – John Mackey
Pocket – Sally Lamb McCune
Halcyon Hearts – Katahj Copley
2022
Concert Band – Damien Crutcher, Conductor, Detroit Community Concert Band and CEO, Crescendo Detroit
Into the Blue – Cait Nishimura
Urban Scenes – Andrew Boysen
Marche Diabolique – Brian Balmages
Destined to Fly – William Owens
Joy – Frank Ticheli
Symphonic Band – Eric Wilson, Baylor University
Alpina Fanfare – Franco Cesarini
Zing! – Scott McAllister
Grace Before Sleep – Susan LaBarr, arr. Wilson
A Longford Legend – Robert Sheldon
2021
Clinic not held due to public health concerns.
2020
Clinic cancelled due to inclement weather.
2019
9-10 Band – Catherine Rand, University of Southern Mississippi
Amparito Roca – Jaime Texidor
Aria di Chiesa – Alessandro Stradella
Arabian Dances – Brian Balmages
Second Prelude – George Gershwin
For The New Day Arise – Steve Barton
11-12 Band – Col. Michael Colburn, Butler University, “The President’s Own” US Marine Band
The Free Lance – John Philip Sousa
An American Elegy – Frank Ticheli
Conga del Fuego Nuevo – Arturo Márquez
Second Suite in F for Military Band – Gustav Holst
2018
9-10 Band – Elizabeth Peterson, University of Illinois
Joy Revisited – Frank Ticheli
Colorado Peaks – Dana Wilson
Rhosymedre – Ralph Vaughan Williams
In The Forest of the King – Pierre LaPlante
Americans We – Henry Fillmore
11-12 Band – Stephen Peterson, University of Illinois
Romanian Overture – Thomas Doss
Shortcut Home – Dana Wilson
Rest – Frank Ticheli
The Black Horse Troop – John Philip Sousa
The Hounds of Spring – Alfred Reed
2017
9-10 Band – Stuart Sims, California State University, Stanislaus
Charm – Kevin Puts
Melodious Thunk – David Biedenbender
Second Suite in F for Military Band – Gustav Holst
11-12 Band – Col. Lowell Graham, University of Texas at El Paso, U.S. Air Force Band
Satiric Dances – Norman Dello Joio
Grace – Brian Balmages
Journey Through Orion – Julie Giroux
National Emblem – E.E. Bagley arr. Loras Schissel
2016
9-10 Band – Damon Talley, Louisiana State University
Shine – Michael Markowski
Simple Gifts – Frank Ticheli
Lux Aurumque (Light and Gold) – Eric Whitacre
His Honor – Henry Fillmore
An American Elegy – Frank Ticheli
Undertow – John Mackey
March Hongroise – Hector Berlioz (arr. Yo Goto)
11-12 Band – Russell Mikkelson, The Ohio State University
The Footlifter – Henry Fillmore (ed. Richard Blatti)
A Movement for Rosa – Mark Camphouse
Fantasy on a Theme by Sousa – Andrew Boysen, Jr.
2015
9-10 Band – Terry Austin, Virginia Commonwealth University
Dublin Dances – Jan Van der Roost
Sheltering Sky – John Mackey
Echoes of the Hollow Square – Johnny Vinson
Imperial Edward – John Philip Sousa
Mazama – Jay Chattaway
Miniature Overture – Jack Stamp
11-12 Band – John R. Locke & Kevin M. Geraldi, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Gandalf from Lord of the Rings – Johan de Meij
Vesuvius – Frank Ticheli
Dusk – Steven Bryant
Valdres – Johannes Hanssen
2014
Clinic cancelled due to inclement weather
2013
9-10 Band – Bruce Moss, Bowling Green State University
Fanfare for the Centennial – Ryan Nowlin
Puszta – Jan Van der Roost
A Tribute to Grainger – Arr. Ragsdale
Dusk – Steven Bryant
On the Hudson – Edwin Franko Goldman
11-12 Band – Frank Wickes, Emeritus, Louisiana State University
The Diplomat – John Philip Sousa
When Jesus Wept – William Schuman
Firefly – Ryan George
Italian Rhapsody – Julie Giroux
2012
9-10 Band – Mark Camphouse, George Mason University
Air Mobility Command March – Mark Camphouse
The Witch and The Saint – Steven Reineke
Three London Miniatures – Mark Camphouse
II. For England’s Rose
The Fighting 99th Concert March – William Camphouse
11-12 Band – Eugene Corporon, University of North Texas
Scarecrow Overture – Joseph Turrin
San Antonio Dances – Frank Ticheli
Arirang and Akatonbo – Chang Su Koh
2011
9-10 Band – Sue Samuels, University of Alabama Birmingham
Bravura – Charles Edward Duble
Rejouissance – James Curnow
Galop – Dmitri Shostakovich
Song for Lyndsay – Andrew Boysen
11-12 – Richard Floyd, University of Texas
Canzona Bergamasca – Samuel Scheidt
Spangled Heavens – Donald Grantham
Second Prelude – George Gershwin
Undertow – John Mackey
2010
9-10 Band – Rodney Dorsey, University of Michigan
Flourish for Wind Band – Vaughan Williams
Lindbergh Variations – Sheldon
No Shadow of Turning – Gillingham
Llwyn Onn – Hogg
Prelude, Siciliano, and Rondo – Arnold/Paynter
11-12 Band – Gary Green, University of Miami
Japanese Tune – Konagaya
Lux Arumque – Eric Whitacre
Angels in the Architecture – Frank Ticheli
2009
9-10 Band – Eric Wilson, Baylor University
Suite Provençal – Jan Van Der Roost
A Longford Legend – Robert Sheldon
Rollo Takes a Walk – David Maslanka
Amazing Grace – William Himes
Themes from “Green Bushes” – Percy Grainger
Folk Dances – Dmitri Shostakovich/Reynolds
11-12 Band – Frank Ticheli, Composer/Conductor, University of Southern California
Alligator Alley – Michael Daugherty
Loch Lomond – Frank Ticheli
Children’s March – Percy Grainger/Rogers
Vesuvius – Frank Ticheli
2008
9-10 Band – Brian Doyle, Crane School of Music
Intrada Jubilante – David Gillingham
Two Grainger Melodies – Percy Grainger/Kreines
Hebrides Suite – Clare Grundman
Fortress – Frank Ticheli
11-12 Band – Don Wilcox, Emeritus, West Virginia University
Rakoczy March – Hector Berlioz/arr. Reed
Husaria Cavalry Overture – Julie Giroux
Two Movements from the “Vespers” – Sergei Rachmaninnoff/arr. Wilcox
“Apollo Unleashed” from Symphony No. 2 – Frank Ticheli
“Ragtime” from Divertimento For Band – Ira Hearshen
Troopers Tribunal – Henry Fillmore
2007
9-10 Band – Scott Teeple, University of Wisconsin
The Corcoran Cadets – John Philip Sousa/ed. Fennell
When the Stars Began to Fall – Fred Allen
Hebrides Suite – Clare Grundman
Canticle – Bruce Pearson
Different Voices – Rick Kirby
Second Suite in F – Gustav Holst
11-12 Band – Kevin Sedatole, Michigan State University
Nitro – Frank Ticheli
March and Cortege from Bacchus – Leo Delibes/arr. Kreines
Dancing at Stonehenge – Anthony Suter
Pacem – Robert Spittal
A Slavic Farewell – Vasily Agapkin/arr. Bourgeois
2006
9-10 Band – Marcellus Brown, Boise State University
Fantasy on a Theme by Sousa – Andrew Boysen Jr.
Old Churches – Michael Colgrass
Courtly Airs and Dances – Ron Nelson
Holiday for Band – Melvin Shelton
Elegy – Melvin Shelton
On the Mall – Edwin F. Goldman
11-12 Band – Michael Haithcock, University of Michigan
Black Horse Troop – John Philip Sousa
Sanctuary – Ticheli
Candide Suite – Leonard Bernstein/arr. Grundman
2005
9-10 Band – Timothy Rhea, Texas A&M University
The Drunken Sailor – Grant Hull
Down a Country Lane – Aaron Copland/arr. Patterson
Variations on a Korean Folk Song – John Barnes Chance
The Trombone King – Karl L. King
11-12 Band – Tom Fraschillo, University of Southern Mississippi
“Parade” from Pacific Celebration – Roger Nixon
March Slav – Tchaikovsky/arr. Laurendeau
Colossus of Columbia – Russell Alexander
Battle Hymn of the Republic – Luigi Zaninelli
2004
9-10 Band – Julian White, Florida A&M
Freischutz Quickstep – Claudio Grafulla/arr. Fry
Prairie Song – Carl Strommen
Purgatorio – Robert W. Smith
Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2 – Alexander Scriabin/arr. Reed
A Festival Prelude – Alfred Reed
11-12 Band Selections – Tom Leslie, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Fanfare and Hymn of Brotherhood – Jay Bocook
Inn of the Sixth Happiness – Malcolm Arnold/ arr. Suzuki
October – Eric Whitacre
Rushmore – Alfred Reed
Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite – Karl King
Introit – Fisher Tull
2003
9-10 Band – John Carmichael, Western Kentucky University
Sun Dance – Frank Ticheli
Bullets and Bayonets March – John Philip Sousa
Three London Miniatures – Mark Camphouse
A Longford Legend – Robert Sheldon
Celtic Hymns and Dances – Eric Ewazen
Still Wie Die Nacht – Karl Böhm/arr. Richard
11-12 Band – Gary Hill, Arizona State University
Smetana Fanfare – Karel Husa
Second Suite in F for Military Band – Gustav Holst
Song for Band – William Bolcom
Vesuvius – Frank Ticheli
Foshay Tower Washington Memorial March – John Philip Sousa/arr. Dorff
Fanfares from Libuse – Bedrich Smetana/arr. Nelhybel
Blessed Are They – Johannes Brahms/arr. Buehlman
2002
9-10 Band – Hal Cooper, Arkansas Tech University
American Fanfare – John Wasson
American River Songs – Pierre LaPlante
Colonial Airs and Dances – Ron Nelson
My Jesus, Oh What Anguish – J. S. Bach/trans. Reed
A Galop to End All Galops – Warren Barker
Chant and Jubilo – W. Francis McBeth
Poem – John Tatgenhorst
11-12 Band – Ray Cramer, Indiana University
Fiesta! – Philip Sparke
Be Thou My Vision – David R. Gillingham
Königsmarsch – Richard Strauss/arr. Barret
Puszta – Jan Van der Roost
Suite from the Opera “Merry Mount” – Howard Hanson/ arr. Boyd
Pathfinder of Panama – John Philip Sousa/arr. Byrne
Dance of the Jesters – Peter I. Tchaikovsky/arr. Cramer
2001
9-10 Band – Steven Gage, Youngstown State University
Fairest of the Fair March – John Philip Sousa
Cenotaph – Jack Stamp
Folk Song Suite – Ralph Vaughan Williams
Prelude and Fugue in B-flat Major – J. S. Bach/trans. by Moehlman
Snakes! – Thomas C. Duffy
Yorkshire Ballad – James Barnes
11-12 Band – Gary Green, University of Miami
Japanese Tune – Soichi Konagaya
And Can It Be? – David R. Gillingham
S’isch Äbe-n-e Münsch uf Ärde – Traditional/arr. Rüedi
Watchman, Tell Us of the Night – Mark Camphouse
Dance of the Jesters – Peter I. Tchaikovsky/arr. Cramer
2000
9-10 Band – Linda Moorhouse, Louisiana State University
Children of the Regiment March – Julius Fucik/arr. Bourgeois
Shenandoah – Frank Ticheli
Rikudim – Jan Van der Roost
Folksongs for Band, Suite No. 3 – David Stanhope
Movement II- “Droylsden Wakes
The Chosen Place – Fred Strum
God of Our Fathers – Claude T. Smith
11-12 Band – Ken Bloomquist, Michigan State University Emeritus
Fortress – Frank Ticheli
Symphony No. 1 – Daniel Bukvich
Amazing Grace – William Himes/arr. Maldonado
Satiric Dances – Norman Dello Joio
Emblem of Unity March – J.J. Richard/arr. Swearingen