Event Details

Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 7:30pm

Catherine Cassidy Gallagher Great Hall, GBPAC

2025 Instrumental Concerto Competition Finals

Erik Rohde, coordinator

Program

Concerto for Vibraphone by Nathan Daughtrey

            II. Enchanted Light

Bradley Bodkin, vibraphone

Serena Hou, piano 

Premiere Rhapsodie by Claude Debussy

Elizabeth Stanish, clarinet

Serena Hou, piano

Concerto for Trombone by Launy Grøndahl

            II. Quasi una Leggenda: Andante grave

            III. Finale: Maestoso

Spencer Schnetzer, trombone

Vakhtang Kodanashvili, piano

Bass Concerto by Andres Martin

            II. Nocturno

            III. Allegro Obsesivo

Martin Hachmann, bass

Dyan Meyer, piano

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. 18 by Sergei Rachmaninoff

            I. Moderato

Camille Balleza, solo piano

Vakhtang Kodanashvili, piano

Concerto for Flute by Carl Nielsen

            I. Allegretto un poco

Bethany Winget, flute

Serena Hou, piano

Concerto by Henri Tomasi

            I. Andante - Allegro

Abby Gaul, alto saxophone

Natia Shioshvili, piano

About the Artists

Camille Balleza, a second-generation Filipino-American pianist from Oregon, is a graduate student of Dr. Kodanashvili at UNI. She was a New Horizons Fellow at the Aspen Music Festival and has studied on scholarship at the Brevard and Bowdoin music festivals. As a collaborative pianist, she has performed in venues across the United States, including the Kennedy Center, the White House, and Carnegie Hall. Camille currently serves as a full-time staff collaborative pianist for Luther College.

Bradley Bodkin is a percussionist from Bettendorf, Iowa pursuing his fourth year of undergraduate studies at the University of Northern Iowa. During his time at UNI, Bradley has performed with the UNI Wind Ensemble, Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra, the Panther Marching Band, and various percussion ensembles. He is seeking a Music Technology degree, as well as a minor in Computer Science.

Abby Gaul is a saxophonist and educator based in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She is a graduate assistant at the University of Northern Iowa, where she teaches music theory and saxophone. Most recently, she was a featured soloist on a tour of Japan with the Wartburg College Wind Ensemble. She is a member of the North American Saxophone Alliance and recently performed at the 2025 Region 3 Conference. She is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree in saxophone performance at the University of Northern Iowa under the mentorship of Dr. Ann Bradfield. She holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Wartburg College, where she studied with Dr. Christopher Anderson. An Iowa native, Abby is committed to maintaining an active career as an educator and performer in the Midwest.

Martin Hachmann will be a junior music education major in the fall of 2025. He has established himself as an in-demand jazz bassist and orchestral musician, playing with a varied selection of musicians across Iowa-- the Waterloo-Cedar Falls symphony, Iowa Jazz Composers Orchestra, and the Bob Washut Emeritet, to name a few.

Spencer Schnetzer is currently a junior at the University of Northern Iowa studying Instrumental Music Performance under the direction of Dr. Anthony Williams. During his time at UNI, he has performed with the UNI Trombone Quartet, the Wind Ensemble, and the Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra. Some of Spencer's notable accomplishments include advancing to the final round of the 2024 Concerto Competition and winning the 2023 Northern Festival of Bands Solo Competition.

Elizabeth Stanish is a junior at University of Northern Iowa, studying Clarinet Performance under Dr. Amanda McCandless. While at UNI, she has performed with the Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, UNI Clarinet Choir and Selah Flute-Clarinet Duo. She is also a member of the 34th Army Band, is active in the student organization CATS - Connecting Alumni to Students, and studies piano under Dr. Vakhtang Kodanasvhili.

Bethany Winget is a third-year Flute Performance and Performing Arts Management double major studying with Dr. Hannah Porter-Occeña. She has performed at UNI with the Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra, the UNI Wind Ensemble, the Selah Flute-Clarinet Duo, the UNI Flute Choir, and the Violette Flute Quartet. When not fluting at UNI, she works as a marketing and public relations intern at the Civic Music Association in Des Moines. Her former teachers include Grace Peterson and Erika Leake McKnight.