ANCHOR BAY BAND BOOSTER EXECUTIVE BOARD The Anchor Bay High School

Lynnette O’Brien, President Instrumental Music Department Chris Worton, Vice President - Fundraising Debbie Esser, Vice President - Special Event Fundraising proudly presents the Heidi Gnesda, Treasurer Ron Reed, Financial Secretary Julie Foote, Secretary SYMPHONIC BAND Molly J. Dee, Instrumental Music Director P. David Visnaw II, Instrumental Music Director WIND ENSEMBLE

ANCHOR BAY HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION and the Ms. Judy Stefanac, Principal Mr. Hank Anderson, Assistant Principal Mr. Vic Balaj, Assistant Principal JAZZ ENSEMBLE Mrs. Sherry Kenwood, Assistant Principal

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UPCOMING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC EVENTS

5/11/09—Band Booster Meeting

5/13/09 - 5/17/09 — Florida Trip

5/21/09 — New Marcher Orientation

5/25/09—New Baltimore Memorial Day Parade 5/28/09 — Instrumental Music Banquet (Salt River) Tuesday, May 5, 2008 5/31/09 — Graduation (McMorran Auditorium, Port Huron) 7:30 P.M. 6/2/09 —Texas Roadhouse Restaurant of the Month (4pm-10pm) Anchor Bay High School Auditorium 6/9/09 — 6/11/09 Pre-Marching Band Camp (‘09 - ‘10 MB) 6/28/09 — Bay Rama Parade (‘09- ‘10 MB) 7/7/09 — Hamlin Pub Restaurant of the Month (4pm-10pm) Molly J. Dee, Instrumental Music Director 7/27/09-8/1/09 — Marching Band Camp P. David Visnaw II, Instrumental Music Director

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BASS PIANO GUITAR Alex Price Alex Eli Schwartz Anna Anger Tylor Good* Good* Tylor Nick Sabella Holly Miller Adam Ribant TROMBONE Adam Petrous EUPHONIUM Steve Salmen Justin Smith Brendan Makar Jacquie Wirick Chandler Foote PERCUSSION Chad Coleman Kevin O’Bryan* Ashley Zacharski Ashley Elizabeth Lanni* Jon Carrothers* FRENCH HORN Michael D’Angelo Sarah Strassburg Ashley Zacharski*Ashley Elizabeth Buckner Cameron O’Brien* BASS TROMBONE BASS

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TUBA Alex Price Alex Tylor Good Good Tylor Megan Hill TRUMPET Hope Legg Adam Ribant BASSOON Kyle Croes* Kyle TROMBONES Daniel Bowron PERCUSSION Shawn Moore Katie Harbert Jon Carrothers Ken Beierlein* Philip Olivares Kelsey Parsons Kelsey Holly Miller (Bass) Cameron O’Brien Susan Chandler Foote Jessica Duggan* Bryan Piepenbrok Bryan Stephanie Cardillo Cory JuresichCory (Bass) Katelin Thomas* ALTO SAXOPHONE ALTO TENOR SAXOPHONE Sarah Bradley-Kosanke BARITONE SAXOPHONE BARITONE

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OBOE FLUTE Eric Root PICCOLO Megan Hill Erin Healy Kyle Croes Croes Kyle Hope Legg CLARINET Linda Reed Kari Harvey Kari Harvey TRUMPETS Brittany Jury Jury Brittany Shelby Reed* Reed* Shelby Alexa Bidigare Alexa Kyle Tina Gastmeier SAXOPHONES Susan Rudnick Carolyn Kazmer Carolyn Schmeisl*Emily Samantha Parisi Bethany Phillips* Linda Reed (Alto) RibantKyle (Alto) Alexandrea Floyd Floyd Alexandrea Joseph Iafrate Alyssa Ranilovich Alyssa Ashley DeCaluwe BASS CLARINET BASS Ken Beierlein (Bari) Phil Olivares (Tenor) Rebecca Piotruchowski Kelsey Parsons (Tenor)

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ensemble performance! ensemble performance!

featuring the Anchor Bay HS Chorale

Deborah Root and Theresa White, Directors

join us in the cafeteria for an afterglow and jazz

Immediately following tonight’ Custer Horner/arr. Titanic……………………………..….James Blue Shades………………………………………….Frank Ticheli Sleep………….………………….…………..……….Eric Whitacre The Phantom Menace..., arr. Smith : DiBlasio Sesame Street………………………………….….Denis Setzer Rock This Town………………….…………………..Brian 5th HOUR SYMPHONIC BAND 6th HOUR SYMPHONIC BAND ……..…..Michael Giacchino/arr. Jay Bocook COMBINED SYMPHONIC BAND Chance Folk Song……..John Barnes on a Korean Variations WIND ENSEMBLE ENSEMBLE JAZZ rs and the audience

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so hard for their performance, the students plain rude to talk (even whispering can be piece (not just a movement) is finished, then ng suggestions will help audience members - Never enter or the auditorium - exit during a d be turned off. Watches set to beep on the hour should d be turned off. calmer times prevail.

CONCERT ETIQUITTE CONCERT - Performers always appreciate applause, but thereappropriateare - Avoid rustling program,your tappi - Leave early and allow enough do If you time for parking and traffic. It is hard to It avoid a spontaneous cou

- Talking should not be tolerated. It is not - Children need - Children exposure to good music and live performances. If your - A performer's intense concentration can be in trivial to audience members. The followi This will help the performers to do their best. To When Applaud multi-movementmoments to applaud. In a completed. This allows the continuitythe of piece from to flow one movement to the next. “Hooting and hollering” is not appropriate in the concert setting. Time Arrival the doors until first arrive late, by wait take the nearestdiscreetly seat available. Auditorium the Exiting and Entering show respect to the performers on stage as performance. If must enter you or exit, please until thewait performance on stage has been completed.Theappropriate most times to move about are during audience applause or set changes. Talking to every personto every in the audience. It is just heard) during a musical performance. If someone around you is talking, ask them to please stop. nicely Other Noises Pagers and cell phones shoul Thesealso be turned off. high-pitched be audience members. Coughing click of a camera and especially the flash ar taken after the performance. Children young child begins to get restless in the mi you exit the auditorium until By following basic edicts of respect and co will have a more pleasurable and meaningful experience as they perform and attend live concerts. Because they have worked on stage deserve to be treated with respect. cough drops or candies. Avoid cellophane come Many wrappers. a soft with wax- paper wrapping be that much less noisy.will Taking - Refrain Pictures from taking any photograp

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TUBA Aaron Beck Annie Barc* Cottick Kyle Rachel Kuss Shane Maly* TROMBONE Scott Demers EUPHONIUM Cory Juresich Juresich Cory Keiffer Heino* Joslyn Thelen James Barber Evan O’Hearn Daniel Jacquie Wirick Zachary TezakZachary PERCUSSION Carmen Pierce Dan Berkshire* Ariel Gostovich Micheal Worton Vanessa Quigly Katie DeWolf* Brandon Hunter FRENCH HORN Rebecca Strobel Strobel Rebecca Joseph Trubiano Marci Bratkowski Derek Dunsmore Duane Gaedcke* Jessica Cesarek* Jamie Bartkowicz Lindsay BeltowskiLindsay Vincent Nicolazzo Jenna McQuiston* Jennifer Donnellon East Shore Honors Band Shore a East

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Eric Root TRUMPET Tyler White Tyler BASSOON Tyler Scott* Tyler Kenny Houf Troy Foster* Troy Jacob Dolan Jodie Hamm Katie Meredith Kost Joshua Makar Brittany Martin Brittany Mary Saelens*Mary Melissa Esser* Zack Grashik Kayleigh Butler Zach Chuckran Brandon Jewell Harold Reintjes Dayna Diebold* Justin Andrews* Emily Schmeisl*Emily Gabrielle Glesen Nicholas Watson Jennifer Kensicki Amanda Rososko* Michael Carrothers* Christopher Kubinec ALTO SAXOPHONE ALTO Christina Bartholomew TENOR SAXOPHONE BARITONE SAXOPHONE BARITONE

SYMPHONIC BAND

OBOE FLUTE Julia Kinter Emily Barc, Emily CLARINET Rikki Heath Kristi Cueny Kristi Cueny Jessica May Jessica May Sierra Kemp Keelie Cottick Krystal Hoxey Austin Borsuk Katelyn White Chelsie Haley Jessica Laube MartinezBetty Shannon Petix Anthony Petix* Briana Spanke Cassy Bridges*Cassy Shelby Winner* Laura Pokorski* Lauren Schmidt* Ashley Robinson Amber Shekoski* Angelo Gutierriez Cassie Hinderliter Courtney Gazdick Courtney Courtney FournierCourtney BASS CLARINET BASS Katie Bartholomew Katie Bartholomew Erika Tomaszewski Justine Nestorowich Michigan Youth Band/Orchestra ° Denotes Eastern Michigan ° Denotes EasternHigh University School Honors Band * Denotes Section Leader Section * Denotes ◄ Orchestra Youth Oakland # ^ Detroit Symphony Youth Ensembles^ Detroit Symphony Michigan+ CentralHigh University School Honors Band

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can be performed as a work phenomenon; it has received Eric Whitacre is onebright the of Sleep As I surrender unto sleep. Then I surrender unto sleep, If there are noises in the night, the Barlow International the Barlow Composition ng, with a magnificent original poemng, by with Of flying Of flying and soaringwings leap A freighting shadow, flickering light; in composition from the Julliard School of of and I thoughtwinds, it might make a ed substantial critical larly commissioned and published, Whitarce ors Association, the American Composers ently performed t ently by Where clouds of dreams give second sight. be a guest conductor bands and choruses by What dreams come, bothmay dark and deep, - Text BAND BOOSTER EXECUTIVE BOARD

for her help in providing lights, sound, and video footage the age of 23, is a genuine

and the the and PROGRAM NOTES a wild theatrical piece for symphony,wind has taken the for organizing the afterglows at both Winter Concerts.

began its life as an a cappella choral setti Upon my pillow,Upon my safe in bed, A thousand pictures head, fill my I cannot sleep, my minds I cannot sleep,a flight; my I know that sleep is comingI know soon. A silver thread on darkened dune. With closing eyes and resting head odzilla Eats Las Vegas, And limbsyet my seem made of lead. The evening hangs beneath the moon, Band (The Presidents Own) on t he steps of the Capitol. at written instrumental work thousands of performances in over 50 co untries and has been featured on over 20 different recordings. Eric resides in Los Angeles as a full time he works where composer, and he is frequently invited to throughout the Eric receivedworld. his M.M. Music, hewhere studied composition John Corigliano.with for Channel 6. STEPHANIE DOPPKE SUSAN SCHMEISL LYNNETTE O’BRIEN for the time dedication and volunteer service to the students of the Anchor HS Bay Instrumental Music Program!. Sleep classical world by storm and was most rec storm and was by classical world G Charles Silverstri. Anthony The chorale-like nature and harmonies warm seemed to call out for the simple and plaintive sound gorgeous addition repertoire. to the symphony wind for band, or band and mixed chorus. An accomplished composer, conductor and clinician, stars in contemporary concert music. Regu has received composition awards from ASCAP, Competition, the American Choral Direct Forum, and this spring honoredwas hisnomination. first Grammy with Whitacre Born in 1970, has already achiev Sleep PROGRAM NOTES

Variations on a Korean Folksong

A Texas native, John Barnes Chance (1932-1972) played percussion in high school before he began composing. He studied under Clifton Williams at the University of Thanks to all that have been using the Kroger Community Rewards Program Texas and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music. After graduation he to benefit the Anchor Bay Band Boosters. This program benefits the students joined the Army service bands as a percussionist and arranger. After his discharge he of the Anchor Bay Bands by allowing our organization to receive 5% of your received a grant from the Ford Foundation’s Young Composers Project and wrote total purchases at Kroger Stores. seven pieces for school ensembles. The following year he joined the faculty of the University of Kentucky, where he was later appointed head of the theory and composition program. Kroger has recently changed how their program works. The change eliminates having to use/charge the "gift card," but does require all While stationed with the U.S. Army in Korea in the late 1950s, Chance became participants to register their "Kroger Plus Card" online. fascinated by the popular folk melody “Arirang,” using it as the basis for his Variations on a Korean Folk Song. “Arirang” is a traditional Korean song of love and heartbreak, Kroger has assigned the Anchor Bay Band Boosters a new NPO number of possibly originating 1000 years ago. The pentatonic (five-tone) theme is heard at the 82352 (you will need this number to register your Kroger Plus Card). There outset of this composition and is contrasted with five variations. In 1966, this piece are basically two steps to registering. Follow the directions below to get received the Ostwald Award from the American Bandmasters Association. Chance enrolled and start benefiting the Anchor Bay Band Boosters! won the American Bandmasters Association Ostwald Award for this work in the year following its composition.

STEP 1: The work is in six sections—the opening pentatonic theme stated by the clarinets • Have your Kroger Plus Card handy and register online at followed by five distinct variations. The first variation features temple blocks and www.krogercommunityrewards.com. woodwinds. Variation two is quiet and serene with the original melody, now inverted, and played by the oboe. The third variation is a fast march, the fourth is broad and • If you do not yet have a Kroger Plus card, they are available at the solemn, and the fifth is more involved with various sections of the band playing one of customer service desk at any Kroger. You can get one there. the two phrases heard in the opening theme. • Click on Sign In/Register

• Most participants are new online customers, so they must click on SIGN Music from The Incredibles UP TODAY in the "New Customer?" box. • Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account by entering zip code, clicking on From the movie mavens at Pixar comes an animated adventure destined for favorite store, entering your email address and creating a password, greatness. An all-American family attempt to live a normal life while hiding the fact that agreeing to the terms and conditions Mom and Dad were once crime-fighting superheroes. But when a dastardly villain forces them out of retirement, can they save their family and the world? • You will then get a message to check your email inbox and click on the link within the body of the email. To go along with the retro feel of the world of The Incredibles, Michael Giacchino wrote an incredible score. As a superhero movie score, it is reminiscent of such music as STEP 2: James Bond movie scores, as well as the old Batman television series. The music After clicking on the link in the email, click on My Account and use your easily sets the mood for the film, allowing viewers to ease into the world they are • seeing on the screen. But besides that, the score is just downright fun to listen to on its email address and password to proceed to the next step. own. Giacchino kept the symphonic scale of previous orchestra scores, but wrote the • Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards Information (on the right of action score with jazz and big band influences. The jazz elements include brass stabs, the page) and input your Kroger Plus Card number. screeching trumpets, swing rhythms, fluttering flutes and punctuating percussion. There is a main theme (and some subsidiary themes) but it is not omnipresent as it • Update or confirm your information if needed. might be on other soundtracks catering for heroic action. Rather it lurks in the • Enter NPO number of 82352 (or name of organization) and select the background, is woven into many of the tracks and seemingly changes with the mood of Anchor Bay Band Boosters from list that pops up and click on confirm. the film as the characters grow and evolve. There are a number of scenes where To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see your organization's name danger threatens and the music heightens the tension. However, the music is not wall- • to-wall action. There are moments where music plays to the family's dysfunctional on the right side of your information page. behavior and Simpson's style comedy, then contrasting moments of bonding and emotion.

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th audiences that numbered up JFK, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s recording history. Williams’ concert orchestras, including those in London, tet. After moving tet. After with the Boston Pops Orchestra in 1980 he en. For a time he was en. For a time he a pianist in filmwas home at the age of ei y pianoy for a year Rosina with Lhevine at ying composition privately Mario with de techniques in his compositions, but he unters of the Third Kind,Home ET, Alone hestra in the US in 1985, 1989, and 1992, arranging Bobby Vanwith Eps. Later he (at the Hollywood Bowl). Among numerous television viewers in the US and abroad. For Angela’s Ashes, Born on the Fourth of July, heart. He has composed heart. and conducted the (Oscar, 1975), . Many have been recorded by the Boston Pops (27

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Indiana Jones the Star Wars the List, Phantom Menace albums 1993) by studio or by orchestras. The Star Wars album sold over four million copies—more than any other non-pop album in pieces include symphonies, two a piece ensemble, for wind concertos for flute, bassoon, and for string orchestra,violin, Olympics scores (1984, a work 1988, 1992, 1996), and a variety of chamber music. formerly formerly a drummer in the Raymond Scott Quin Angeles in 1948, John studied piano and served a three-year hitch in the US Aif Force, arranging for and conducting bands. In 1854, York Williams back to New stud went the Julliard School; he also played in jazz clubs and recording studios. Returning to California, he attended UCLA stud while Castelnuevo-Tedesco and Arthur Olaf Anders studios, with such composers as Bernard Hermann, Alfred Newman, and Franz Waxman. Williams on to composewent for television (including the Kraft Theatre series) in the 1960s, winning two Emmy awards for his music. He also conducted, arranged, and played piano Columbia Records.with 1980,In January Williams succeeded Arthur Fiedler as 19 Williams John Pops Orchestra (since its founding in 1885). For 15 years he conducted the Pops in concert halls and, as the P to 350,000. He toured the Esplandewith Orc and in Japan in 1987. In 1990 and 1993 he toured Japan the Pops Orchestra.with Williams has guest-conducted numerous major Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles honorary degrees is one from Englandthe New Conservatory (Hon DM, 1985). Williams has used serial and other avant-gar is considered a romantic traditionalist at music for more than 75 films, including The Bridges of Madison County, Close Enco 1 and 2, John Williams has been known as an eminent composer, arranger, and pianist for many years. named When he was conductor of became even more familiar to millions of his film scores he has received 30 Academy Award nominations, 15 Grammies, and five Oscars. John Tower Williams began learning piano at

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and melodic idioms pervade from the Big Band era, not as a from the Big Band era, not as a , from right blue, to dark, to dirty, to , from right blue, to dark, dirty, th Paul Chihara, among others. After for traditional jazz band and orchestra, cheli finally took the opportunity to realize the University the University of S s of the Worldwide Concurrent Premieres be found, and isolates except for a few he traditionalTicheli jazz music heard so sical elements. Horner two Academywon r after completing of the concerto. However, cheli felt a strong need to compose another a, the son of Austrian immigrants Joan ( bute. A slow and quietbute. A slow middle section recalls by the Blues: “Blueby notes” (flatted 3rds, 5ths, . As its title suggests,alludes the to work e effects commonly used during the era. ‑ however, it is in not literally a Blues piece. There arted on hisworking doctorat the age of five. His early years spentwere in London, Blues harmonies, rhythms, Blues harmonies,rhythms, influenced oky bluesoky haunt. An extended clarinet solo played near

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Blue Shades With Fire With for his score and song compositions for the film for the compositions song and for his score often growing while up near Orleans. New Ticheli experienced tremendous joy during the creation of work was composed work was as a celebration of t California, Los Angeles where he studied wi several scoring assignments with the American Film Institute in the 1970s, he finished his teaching of music theory at UCLA and turned to film scoring. Horner is noted for the integration of choral and electronic elements in many of his film scores, and for frequent use of Celtic mu Awards eventually earned a masters and st love forearly jazzlove is expressed ba in every it he knew that the traditional jazz influences dominated the leavingwork, little room for musicalhis own voice to comeTi through. one that work, would combine his love of early jazz his musicalwith own style. Four and several compositionsTi years, later, that need by composing playing In 1992, FrankTicheli composed a concerto Blue Shades Horner born in Los Angeles,was Californi Fraenkel) and Harry Horner, awho productionwas designer, set designer and occasional film director. started playingHorner piano at where he attended the Royal College of Music and studied under György Ligeti. He received his bachelor's degree in music from Blues, and a jazz feeling is prevalent is not a single 12-bar blues progression to sections, the eighth-note is not swung. The however, is heavily work, and 7ths) are used constantly; of thosemockery conventions, tri but as a the atmosphere of a dark, sm Blue Shades high school concert bands under the auspice and Commissioning Fund. All of the commissioning parties are acknowledged in the score. James Horner the end recalls Benny Goodman’s hot playing style, and ushers in a series of “wailing” brass chords recalling the train whistl the work; and many “Shades and many the work; of blue” are depicted hot blue. At times,