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Juilliard Music Advancement Program Wind Ensemble and Orchestra Concert Photo by David A. DeFresse Photo by David A. DeFresse Supporting MAP Scholarship support is the most pressing need of Juilliard’s Music Advancement Program—students who request financial aid often receive support but the need is great. With your help, more students can pursue their fullest potential as artists, leaders, and global citizens. Your tax deductible gift can also provide vital support for faculty, instruments, summer study, and other essential resources that help sustain Juilliard and MAP’s mission to make the arts available to all. Help shape the future of music. For more information or to make a gift to MAP, please contact Katie Murtha, Director of Major Gifts, at (212) 799-5000, ext. 7878, or [email protected]. Make a gift today by visiting giving.juilliard.edu/donate The Juilliard School presents Music Advancement Program (MAP) Wind Ensemble and Orchestra Concert Murray Colosimo and Terry Szor, Conductors Saturday, May 4, 2019, at 4:30pm Peter Jay Sharp Theater MAP Wind Ensemble Terry Szor, Conductor STEPHEN FOSTER "Hard Times Come Again No More" (1826-64) (1854; arr. Jayan Nandagopan) LEONARD BERNSTEIN Overture from Candide (1918-90) (1956; trans. Clare Grundman) LEROY ANDERSON "The Syncopated Clock" (1945) (1908-75) Jackson Barron, Alarm Clock JOHN COLTRANE "Naima" (1959; arr. Douglas Marriner) (1926-67) JOHN PHILIP SOUSA "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (1854-1932) (1896; ed. John Neumann) Diego Ruiz, Piccolo Intermission (Program continues) The Music Advancement Program is generously supported through an endowed gift in memory of Carl K. Heyman. Additional support for this performance was provided, in part, by the Muriel Gluck Production Fund. Please make certain that all electronic devices are turned off during the performance. The taking of photographs and the use of recording equipment are not permitted in this auditorium. 1 MAP Orchestra Murray Colosimo, Conductor LÉO DELIBES From Coppélia (1870) (1836-91) Valse de la Poupee Czardas PIETRO MASCAGNI From Cavalleria Rusticana (1890) (1863-1945) Intermezzo IGOR STRAVINSKY From The Firebird Suite (1882-1971) (1910; arr. Merle Isaac) Berceuse Finale A Tribute to Leroy Anderson LEROY ANDERSON Arietta (1962) (1908-75) ANDERSON Fiddle-Faddle (1947) Many thanks to Rolf Anderson, son of Leroy Anderson, for visiting the MAP Wind Ensemble and Orchestra as the musicians prepared for this special tribute to his father Approximate performance time: 1 hour and 15 minutes, including an intermission 2 About This Program "Hard Times Come Again No More" STEPHEN FOSTER Born on July 4, 1826, Stephen Foster was an early American songwriter whose songs have remained popular for almost two centuries. “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair,” “Gentle Annie,” “Oh Susanna,” “My Old Kentucky Home,” and “Beautiful Dreamer,” among many others, have reflected the early American experience combining many influences and styles. His parlor song “Hard Times Come Again No More”—published in 1854—was satirically adapted by Union soldiers during the Civil War to “Hard Tack Come Again No More” as they were tiring of their meager, barely palatable food rations. Stephen Foster died in New York City on January 13, 1864. —Terr y Szor Overture from Candide LEONARD BERNSTEIN Leonard Bernstein’s Overture from Candide begins his operetta based on the Voltaire novella of the same name. Published in 1759, the novella satirized the philosophers and Catholic Church of its day. Bernstein composed his operetta in 1956; it comprises some of the most noteworthy songs, arias, and duets of his career. The first phrase heard in the Overture is the sound of a fanfare setting up an expectation of B-flat Major before ultimately culminating in an E-flat Major chord. This loud, boisterous music contrasts with the duet “Oh Happy We” and fucntions as a codetta of the famous aria “Glitter and Be Gay.” The Overture ends with an overview of all the different musical phrases used in the performance, ending with a large bang. —Estelle Balsirow, age 15 "The Syncopated Clock" LEROY ANDERSON Born on June 29, 1908, in Cambridge, Mass., Leroy Anderson (who was of Swedish descent) is one of America's leading composers of light orchestral music. At age 5, he learned piano, and later he also learned the double bass, tuba, trombone, cello, and organ. The same year he received his bachelor of arts degree from Harvard, he became the director of the Harvard University band. Anderson was most famous for his light orchestral compositions, many of which were performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra. One of his most well-known pieces is "The Syncopated Clock," which Anderson composed while serving in the military. He wanted to create a work that emphasized the syncopated rhythm of a vintage alarm clock. As this piece is being performed, listen for the staccato rhythms played by each section that imitate the tick-tock sound of the clock. —Joseph Darcourt, age 13, and Aziza Cazaubon, age 17 3 About This Program (Continued) "Naima" JOHN COLTRANE John Coltrane departed from our world more than 50 years ago, yet his music remains more alive than ever. The legend of this 20th-century giant holds to this day, planted firmly in our culture. His dark and brooding saxophone sound continues to grab the attention of musicians everywhere and his influence transcends cultural norms. Coltrane was a hard-working musician who came out of a proud, rooted musical tradition. After paying his dues as a sideman and learning the ropes as a leader, he released 25 albums as a leader, many of which are considered classics: Blue Train, Giant Steps, My Favorite Things, and his Grammy-nominated “humble offering” to God, A Love Supreme. “Naima” is a ballad Coltrane composed in 1959 for his wife, Juanita Naima Grubbs. It first appeared on the album, Giant Steps, and is notable for its use of a variety of rich chords over a bass pedal. Coltrane recorded “Naima” many times and it has since become a jazz standard. —Siddharth Chalasani, age 14 "The Stars and Stripes Forever" JOHN PHILIP SOUSA Composer John Philip Sousa was born on November 6, 1854, in Washington, D.C, and died on March 6, 1932, in Reading, Penn. Because of his strong passion for band music, he was nicknamed “The March King.” A musical boy who played many instruments, Sousa considered joining a circus band when he reached age 13, but his father enlisted him in a marine band instead. Eventually, he began composing band music for military events. “The Stars and Stripes Forever” was composed on Christmas Day, 1896, and was dedicated to a man named David Blakely, the manager of the Sousa Band, who died while Sousa was on a trip with his wife. Sousa thought up the song in his head during his trip back to the U.S., then immediately put it down on paper when he arrived home. It was first performed on May 14, 1897, outside of Philadelphia. An Act of Congress that same year declared it as the official National March of the U.S. —Ryan Wang, age 14 Valse de la Poupee and Czardas from Coppélia LÉO DELIBES Born on February 21, 1836, in La Flèche, Clément Philibert Léo Delibes was a French composer of the Romantic era who specialized in ballets, operas, and other works for the stage. His most famous ballet, Coppélia, was Delibes’ big break to composing fame. Written in 1870, Coppélia quickly gained popularity for its beautiful movements and fast action in depicting a love story between a man and his true love, only for the man to later realize that it was only just a doll and not a human. Starting with a soft waltz and ending with a BANG!, Coppélia tells a story while pulling the audience along on a musical journey. —Enrique Perez, age 14 4 Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana PIETRO MASCAGNI Italian composer Pietro Mascagni is best known for his opera Cavalleria Rusticana. Beginning his musical studies at 13, Mascagni was 25 when he wrote this opera for a competition (which he won). He wrote this Intermezzo in 1889 in an operatic style, to be played Andante sostenuto. It is generally very mellow, with a highlighted oboe solo. Mascagni experienced something quite funny after he wrote this piece. An admirer played it on his organ outside of Mascagni's house, but the tempo was completely wrong. It angered Mascagni so much that he went outside to fix the man's playing. The next day, the organist came back with a plaque that read “Pupil of Mascagni.” Enjoy! —Sebastian Lennox, age 14 Berceuse and Finale from The Firebird Suite IGOR STRAVINSKY Igor Stravinsky was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who was born on June 17, 1882. His music displayed a wide stylistic diversity. The Firebird received an enthusiastic response at its first performance in 1910 in Paris. The beginning is a very slow Berceuse (cradle song). The bassoon solo sets a mysterious mood. The middle of the piece has a new theme introduced by the French horn that the violins later play. The ending is very grand as all the instruments blend together to finish the piece beautifully. This piece was dedicated to Stravinsky's close friend and the son of composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Andrei. —Athena Allen, age 13 Arietta LEROY ANDERSON Leroy Anderson wrote numerous clever band arrangements such as "Sleigh Ride," "Blue Tango," "The Typewriter," and Serenata, which caught the attention of the director of the Boston Pops, Arthur Fiedler. Anderson composed Arietta in 1962 and dedicated it to his daughter. This charming, short aria has the violins and violas voicing the beautiful melody, with pizzicato, or plucking, from the lower string section.