KMEA All-State 56A Band
All-State 56A Band
Century II Concert Hall
Sat - Feb. 24, 2024 - 3:00 PM
Julie Giroux
2024 KMEA All-State 56A Band Conductor
Julie Ann Giroux was born in Fairhaven, Massachusetts on December 12, 1961. She graduated from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA in 1984. She started playing piano at 3 years of age and began composing at the age of 8 and has been composing ever since. Her first published work for concert band, published by Southern Music Company was composed at the age of 13.
Julie began composing commercially in 1984. She was hired by Oscar winning composer Bill Conti as an orchestrator, her first project with Conti being "North & South" the mini-series. With over 100 film, television and video game credits, Giroux collaborated with dozens of film composers, producers, and celebrities including Samuel Goldwyn, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, Madonna, Liza Minnelli, Celene Dion, Paula Abdul, Michael Jackson, Paul Newman, Harry Connick Jr. and many others. Projects she has worked on have been nominated for Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Golden Globe awards. She has won individual Emmy Awards in the field of "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Direction". When She won her first Emmy Award, she was the first woman and the youngest person to ever win that award. She has won it three times.
Giroux has also published a large category of classical works with emphasis on original compositions for Wind Band which are published by Musica Propria and distributed internationally. She is greatly sought after as a composer and recently completing her 5th Symphony "Sun, Rain & Wind" which premiered in June, 2018. Her music has been recorded and reviewed internationally receiving top reviews and her music has been performed at major music festivals the world over.
Giroux has been a true force in a male dominated field and has accrued many previously male only awards. She is a member of ASCAP, The Film Musicians Fund, Kappa Kappa PSI, Tau Beta Sigma and a member of the American Bandmasters Association. She is a recipient of the Distinguished Service to Music Medal Award, Emmy Awards and was the first female composer inducted into the American Bandmasters Association in 2009.
Julie began composing commercially in 1984. She was hired by Oscar winning composer Bill Conti as an orchestrator, her first project with Conti being "North & South" the mini-series. With over 100 film, television and video game credits, Giroux collaborated with dozens of film composers, producers, and celebrities including Samuel Goldwyn, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, Madonna, Liza Minnelli, Celene Dion, Paula Abdul, Michael Jackson, Paul Newman, Harry Connick Jr. and many others. Projects she has worked on have been nominated for Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Golden Globe awards. She has won individual Emmy Awards in the field of "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Direction". When She won her first Emmy Award, she was the first woman and the youngest person to ever win that award. She has won it three times.
Giroux has also published a large category of classical works with emphasis on original compositions for Wind Band which are published by Musica Propria and distributed internationally. She is greatly sought after as a composer and recently completing her 5th Symphony "Sun, Rain & Wind" which premiered in June, 2018. Her music has been recorded and reviewed internationally receiving top reviews and her music has been performed at major music festivals the world over.
Giroux has been a true force in a male dominated field and has accrued many previously male only awards. She is a member of ASCAP, The Film Musicians Fund, Kappa Kappa PSI, Tau Beta Sigma and a member of the American Bandmasters Association. She is a recipient of the Distinguished Service to Music Medal Award, Emmy Awards and was the first female composer inducted into the American Bandmasters Association in 2009.
2023-24
Piccolo
- Kathryn Pittman, Manhattan
- Alt. - Amber Quint, Shawnee-Shawnee Mission Northwest
Flute
- Maren Tims, Shawnee Mission-West
- Anahi Silva, Shawnee Mission-North
- Joanne Yoon, Overland Park-Blue Valley West
- Claire Ahlrichs, Overland Park-Blue Valley
- Audrey Fullerton, Overland Park-Blue Valley
- Elena Martinez, Olathe-North
- McKinley Hunter, Olathe-Northwest
- Amber Quint, Shawnee-Shawnee Mission Northwest
- Grace Francis, Wichita-Bishop Carroll
- Samantha Ellison, Shawnee-Shawnee Mission Northwest
- Chamiru Liyanawaduge, Olathe-West
- Ella Novion, Olathe-Northwest
- Alt. 1 - Paige Killingsworth, Wichita-East
- Alt. 2 - Melani Marroquin, Goddard
Oboe
- Eric Seo, Overland Park-Blue Valley West
- Olivia Wang, Overland Park-Blue Valley
- Melody Xue, Overland Park-Blue Valley
- Toby Kwan, Lawrence-Free State
- Alt. 1 - Lucia Ohly, Shawnee-Shawnee Mission Northwest
- Alt. 2 - Fin Smajda, De Soto
Bassoon
- Madison Gener, Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest
- Alex Guo, Overland Park-Blue Valley West
- Austen Williams, Goddard-Eisenhower
- Ryan Yu, Olathe-East
- Alt. 1 - Kiefer Roberts, Gardner-Edgerton
- Alt. 2 - Kate Marten, Shawnee-Mill Valley
B-flat Clarinet
- Wesley Janssen, Olathe-East
- Miles Kim, Overland Park-Blue Valley North
- Julia Kwan, Lawrence-Free State
- Elise Rathmel, Lawrence
- Kamryn Myrick, Wichita-Northwest
- Luke Rogers, Lawrence-Free State
- Kevin Li, Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest
- Jacqueline Lee, Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest
- Michael Rogers, Wichita-Northwest
- Cassidy McMurry, Pittsburg
- Hari Rangaraj, Overland Park-Blue Valley
- Dakota Raper, Overland Park-Blue Valley North
- Nicole Hayes, Maize
- Kara Bang, Junction City
- Haley Abate, Olathe-Northwest
- Keegan Flynn, De Soto
- Robert Palmer, Shawnee Mission-West
- Micheal Liebrenz, Overland Park-Blue Valley
- Sophie Hong, Overland Park-Blue Valley
- Mete Berkoz, Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest
- Sahara Garcia, Pittsburg
- Kara Mauer, Overland Park-Blue Valley West
- Abigail Linton, Maize
- Abigail VanOosbree, Olathe-Northwest
- Alt. 1 - Madi Bishop, Overland Park-Blue Valley North
- Alt. 2 - Katherine Krumins, Topeka-Seaman
Bass Clarinet
- Jordan Culton, Olathe-East
- Mikael Grubb, Overland Park-Blue Valley West
- Tomas Castro Juarez, Liberal
- Reece Toben, Overland Park-Blue Valley North
- Alt. 1 - Kiefer Roberts, Gardner-Edgerton
- Alt. 2 - Beck Scoggins, Spring Hill
Contra Clarinet
- Brady Smotrilla, Olathe-East
- Alt. - Max Pearce, Olathe-Northwest
Alto Saxophone
- Ishaan Buddharaju, Overland Park-Blue Valley West
- Cody Peng, Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest
- Brock Dolton, Salina-Central
- Eli Moon, Shawnee Mission-East
- Alt. - Kylie Anderson, Goddard-Eisenhower
Tenor Saxophone
- Yash Saraff, Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest
- Ammon Sigler, Maize-South
- Alt. - Gregor White, Shawnee Mission-North
Baritone Saxophone
- Max McMahon, Shawnee Mission-East
- Alt. - Max Pearce, Olathe-Northwest
Trumpet
- Julian Ramcharan, Topeka-West
- Kevin Ward, Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest
- Matias Bledsoe, Topeka-West
- Ethan Oppold, Overland Park-Blue Valley
- Ariauna Stewart, Derby
- Russell Franklin, Overland Park-Blue Valley
- Selma Argenius, Manhattan
- Braden Wapp, Maize
- Jackson Malone, Olathe-East
- Soren Barua, Andover
- Christian Adams, Shawnee Mission-North
- Devin Kaminski, Leavenworth
- Jakob Kuehnen, Olathe-South
- Anson Tippie, Shawnee Mission-East
- Benjamin Friesen, Olathe-North
- Alt. 1 - Luke Wakeman, Overland Park-Blue Valley North
- Alt. 2 - Tessa Chaffee, Topeka-Washburn Rural
Horn
- Lincoln Dahl, Overland Park-Blue Valley
- James Dahl, Hutchinson
- Ellie Okediji, Olathe-North
- Belle Mayne, Shawnee Mission-South
- Noah Moots, Manhattan
- Kate Deardorff, Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest
- Cameron Windish, Andover
- Amy Lock, Lawrence-Free State
- Alt. 1 - Alexander Robinson, Olathe-Northwest
- Alt. 2 - Mallory Rogers, Lawrence-Free State
Trombone
- Jared Eck, Maize-South
- Jude Roos, Overland Park-Blue Valley
- Elijah Rasmussen, Shawnee Mission-South
- Adrian Rodriguez, Dodge City
- Allison Mehnert, Shawnee Mission-West
- Eva Taylor, Shawnee Mission-North
- Andrea Diehl, Olathe-Northwest
- Joseph Studnicka, Olathe-Northwest
- Levi Cobb, Olathe-North
- Reuben Fick, Shawnee Mission-South
- Alt. 1 - Trek Wedel, Newton
- Alt. 2 - Roman Feydash, Olathe-West
Euphonium
- Elliot Kastens, Lawrence-Free State
- Jack Kennedy, Olathe-East
- Dylan Dobratz, Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest
- CJ Vohland, Olathe-South
- Alt. - Joseph Knell, Junction City
Tuba
- Benjamin Nix, Overland Park-Blue Valley North
- AJ Vasa, Overland Park-Blue Valley
- Ethan Moneypenny, Junction City
- Heisman Law, Andover
- Matthew Bryan, Gardner-Edgerton
- Amanda Hull, Junction City
- Alt. - Ernie May, Olathe-South
String Bass
- Joaquin Miranda Diaz Gill, Pittsburg
Harp
- Kalra Sneh, Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest
- Alt. - Lizzy Wood, Lawrence-Free State
Timpani
- Cole Parsons, Manhattan
Mallets
- Anwen Williams, Lawrence-Free State
- Nolan Grossman, Wichita-East
- Henry Duff, Shawnee Mission-North
Percussion
- Sean Brady, Olathe-Northwest
- Jacob Froese, Maize
- Ryne Poindexter, Olathe-East
- Jacob Ravenscroft, Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest
- Corbin Banninger, Salina-Central