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SoloistConductorRobertPontoRobertPontoisassociate professorofconductingandassistantdeanforadmissionandrecruitmentattheUniversityofOregonOriginallyfromMilwaukee Wisconsin hereceiveddegreesfromtheUniversityofMichiganandtheUniversityof WisconsinEauClairePriorto hisappointmentattheUniversityofOregonin1992Ponto heldconducting/teaching postsattheOberlinConservatoryofMusicEastCarolinaUniversityPacificLutheranUniversityandinthe publicschoolsofMinnesotaPonto’sfrequentappearancesas guestconductorincludetheDetroitChamber Winds theInterlochen Arts AcademyBandandnumerousstateand regional honor bandsthroughout theUnitedStatesPonto hasalsoearned respectasacreativeandinspiring teacherofconducting workingwithstudents throughout theUnitedStatesCanadaand theUnitedKingdomHisensembles haveappearedatstate regionalandnationalMENCconferences regionalCBDNAconferencesandat theBangOn ACancontemporarymusicfestivalin New YorkCityHeisafrequent guestconductorat both ABCand WIBC whilealsoservingasassessmentfacultyfor ABCcandidateconducting the past12 yearsShowmasterPatrick Sk SheridanPatrickSheridanisoneofthemostcelebratedsoloistsinhisinstrument’shistoryHehasperformedmorethan3000concertsinover50countriesin venuesrangingfromtheWhiteHousetoNBAhalf-timeshowstotheHollywoodBowlAt20 yearsofagePatrickbecameamemberof“ThePresident’sOwn”UnitedStatesMarineBandDuringhismilitaryservicehethrilledaudiencesacrosstheUnitedStates withhisamazing virtuosityandmusicianshipasoneoftheband’sprimarysoloistsBeyondhisbusyperforminglifeMrSheridan’scommitmenttoeducationisextensiveHis windstudentsoccupyprincipalpositionsinmajorinternationalensemblesincludingorchestrasin AmsterdamBerlinViennaRomeParisMadridTokyoHongKongandmanyothers AlongwithSamPilafianPatrickistheco-authorofthe world’sbestsellingbreathingmethodforinstrumentalimprovementTheBreathingGymHeisalsoco-authoroftheGIApublicationLeadershipSuccess withDrTimLautzenheiserMrSheridaniscurrentlyonthemusicfacultiesat ArizonaStateUniversityandUCLAInthePhoenixcommunityPatrickservesastheMusicDirectorofTheSaltRiverBrassMrSheridanalso worksasacomposerandarrangeraswellasadesignconsultantfor JupiterBandInstrumentsThismarkshissixthappearanceatthe AmericanBandCollegeAcknowledgementsOurspecialthankstoCrippleCreek Music forhelpwithinstrumentsandticketsalesOurspecialthankstoButlerSuperSaver forhelpwithvehiclesandtransportationWhether you’retakingafamilyroadtripmovingacrosstownor justhaulingmorepeoplethanusualButler’sSuperSaverRent-A-Carhasa vehicletomeetyourneedsWeoffercarstrucksSUVsand vansalong withdaily, weekendandextended weeklyratesOurcourtesyshuttlecanpick youupanddrop youoff,ifnecessary.AskaboutourMilitaryandAARPdiscountsInAshlandandMedfordOpen7daysa weekButler’sSuperSaverRent-A-Car1899Highway99NAshlandOR97520(541)482-2521•www.supersaverrentacarcom