University Band & Maroon Campus Band

Maroon Band
Spring Festival (2002), Chen Yi (b. 1953)
Loch Lomond (2002), Frank Ticheli (b.1958)
Alligator Alley (2003), Michael Daugherty (b.1954)
Pilatus: Mountain of Dragons (2002), Steven Reinecke (b. 1970)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010), John Powell (b. 1963), arr. Sean O’Laughlin

University Band
Cájon’s Reverb (2025), Dennis Llinás (b. 1980)
Unidad en Ritmo: An Afro-Latin Tribute to Cultural Unity (2023), Michele Fernández
Santiago (2019), Ivette Herryman Rodríguez (b. 1982)
Danzon No. 2 (1994/1998/2004), Arturo Marquez (b. 1950, trans. Oliver Nickel)

Betsy McCann is the assistant director of bands and director of athletic bands at the University of Minnesota, where she directs the Marching Band and University Band, teaches conducting, and administers the Athletic Band program. McCann earned degrees from the University of Minnesota and Northwestern University and is an active guest conductor and clinician. 

Emmanuel Rodriguez is the interim assistant director of marching and athletic bands at the University of Minnesota, where he works primarily with the “Pride of Minnesota” Marching Band, the “Gopher Groove” Pep Band, and University Band. Rodriguez previously served on the music faculties at Indiana State University and the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Rodriguez earned degrees from Louisiana State University, the University of Central Florida, and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. 

Rose Craig Tyler is a wind band conducting doctoral candidate. Rose holds a masters degree in wind band conducting from the University of Minnesota and dual bachelor degrees from the University of Illinois in Instrumental Music Education and Piano Pedagogy. From 2017-2022, Rose served as band director at Matthews Middle School in Wauconda, Illinois. Rose currently serves as conductor of the UMN Maroon Campus Band. Outside the university, Rose is a professional collaborative pianist, serves as associate conductor of LadyBand Minneapolis, and is the Visiting Director of Symphony Band at Carleton College. 

Thank you to the Ted Mann Concert Hall staff for the partnership in making this performance possible. University Bands wishes to thank Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, and the University of Minnesota Band Alumni Society (UMBAS) for their ongoing support.