Northwest Horn Symposium 2018

Concert No. 2 – Regional Artists I

Saturday, March 24, 2018, at 11am Lagerquist Concert Hall, Mary Baker Russell Music Center

Pacific Lutheran University School of Arts and Communication / Department of Music presents

Northwest Horn Symposium 2018

Concert No. 2 – Regional Artists I

Josiah Boothby and Michael Simpson, horns

with

John Guiliani, Jr., bass Matthew Anderson, Anna Barbee, Casey Cheever, Trevor Cosby, horns

Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 11am Lagerquist Concert Hall, Mary Baker Russell Music Center

Welcome to Lagerquist Concert Hall. Please disable the audible signal on all watches, pagers and cellular phones for the duration of the concert. Use of cameras, recording equipment and all digital devices is not permitted in the concert hall.

PROGRAM

The Days of Wine and Roses...... Henry Mancini (1924-1994)

My One and Only Love...... Guy Wood (1911-2001) and Robert Mellon (1902-1994)

Bye Bye Blackbird...... Ray Henderson (1886-1970) and Mort Dixon (1892-1956) Michael Simpson, horn; John Giuliani, Jr., bass

Improvisation(s) for horn(s)...... Josiah Boothby (b. 1978), et al

Roots of Variegation...... Angelique Poteat (b. 1985) Josiah Boothby, horn, other musicians TBA

Suite ""...... Michael Simpson (b. 1957) I. Bossa Natal II. Tango Rio III. Mambo Radegundis Anna Barbee, Matt Anderson, Josiah Boothby, Casey Cheever, Trevor Cosby, Mike Simpson, horns

Program Notes

Roots of Variegation, as one would guess from the title, is inspired by nature, particularly my fascination with plants that possess variegated leaves. The two movements, “Mosaic” and “Ornamental,” are both types of variegation, and I enjoyed the double meaning of the terms that I could use in a musical context. The original version is for tuba, whose low resonant pitches provide the roots of many beautiful harmonies. I created this arrangement for hornist Josiah Boothby, who has expanded the range of the original tuba version and allowed the work to bloom even more.

The main melodic material for the work comes from the second movement, “Ornamental,” embellishing this melody which later blossoms from the depths of the extreme low range of the horn into a lush, lyrical line. “Mosaic” is more formulaic, divided into sections that each increase and decrease by duration in relation to the Fibonacci Sequence, a prominent component in nature. The main melody from the second movement is broken into five fragments that are in turn fragmented further in each section, combining into the overall structure to form a mosaic. Program Notes by Angelique Poteat

About the Performers

Southern California native Matthew Anderson has performed under the baton of conducting luminaries , Andre Previn, Carl St. Clair, Mehli Mehta and Charles Dutoit. He has also performed with the following artists: Barry Manilow, Michael Kamen, Take 6, Nancy Wilson, Doc Severinson, Natalie Cole, Rita Moreno, Randy Newman and Burt Bacharach. Dr. Anderson is a veteran orchestral horn player, having played in the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute, The Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra and The as well as with most of the regional professional orchestras from the Central Valley of California, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties including playing on the Grammy nominated recording of Respighi’s Church Windows with the Pacific Symphony. He also performed at Disneyland for over five years with multiple groups and has played on numerous recordings and musical theater productions. He has participated in international and national tours with orchestras including a groundbreaking world premiere performance of Aida in Mexico City. Dr. Anderson has also been active as a freelance musician in the Seattle area, playing with the Seattle Rock Orchestra, the Northwest Sinfonietta, the Bainbridge Symphony, and Ballet Bellevue. He also maintains an active teaching studio and has presented master classes and been a featured performer at the Pacific Northwest Horn Symposiums. After receiving his bachelor’s degree, he went on to the University of Southern California to receive a graduate certificate in music, Azusa Pacific University for a Masters in music performance and graduated with a Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Washington in August of 2016.

Anna Barbee is an active performer and teacher in the Tacoma/Seattle area. She is currently seeking her DMA from University of Washington.

Josiah Boothby is a versatile hornist devoted to new music, with a particular focus on improvisation and creative collaboration with composers and other artists. Josiah has performed as a soloist at the Warsaw Autumn Music Festival and has collaborated extensively with composers including Ewa Trebacz, Eyvind Kang, and Ahamefule Oluo. Principal hornist with the Seattle Modern Orchestra and fourth hornist in the Yakima Symphony, Josiah can also be heard playing with the Jim Knapp Jazz Orchestra, Seattle Chamber Brass, as well as on recordings with The Debaucherauntes, Dan Mangan, and Sunn O))). When he’s not playing his horn or teaching, Josiah can be found hiking and climbing around the Pacific Northwest, dancing Blues and Contra, or staying in to bake pie.

Casey Cheever is a music educator and freelance musician in the Seattle area. Since 2012, he has worked as an elementary and secondary instrumental music teacher in Seattle public schools. While there he collaborated with Seattle Youth Symphony as the lead teacher of the southwest strings program, and has developed the instrumental music program at Louisa Boren STEM K-8, from 40 students, to 170 students. As a freelance musician, Casey has performed with the Seattle Rock Orchestra, Symphony Tacoma, Bainbridge Symphony, and Seattle Sounders band Soundwave. He has also recorded with Deep Sea Diver. He received a Bachelor in Music Education from Lindenwood University, in St. Charles, MO, and he is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Music Education from Central Washington University.

Trevor Cosby is a freelance musician in the greater Seattle/Tacoma area. His education includes a Bachelor’s from the University of Washington, and a Master’s from the University of Oklahoma in Music Performance. During that time he studied with Jeff Fair and Eldon Matlick, respectively. In addition to those teachers, Mr. Cosby has had the honor of performing in masterclasses for David Cooper, Dale Clevenger, Denise Tryon, and Haley Hoops, as well as being a finalist in previous IHS competitions. He also runs a studio consisting of middle and high school students in the Kent and Auburn area.

Recognized by his musician peers as a “solid” bassist, who steadily “holds the pocket,” John Giuliani is a first call musician. A 31 year member of the Renton City Concert Band, John remains active in the northwest jazz scene, performing annually at various music festivals, including Roslyn and Leavenworth. Introduced to music at seven and performing regularly by nine, John’s lifetime passion for orchestra, jazz, and the string bass inspired him to attend Central Washington University’s School of Music. There John was awarded the Hertz Scholarship for Outstanding Freshman Music Student of the Year and studied under John Moawad and Robert Panerio, receiving his BA in Music Education. As a professional musician, John played with the nationally acclaimed Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra and the Pied Pipers as well as over 30 years with the Northwest’s renowned Harley Brumbaugh’s Horns A Plenty jazz group. Additionally, he performed at McCormick Place in Chicago and at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.

Michael Simpson is a teacher, conductor, composer, and musician in the Pacific Northwest. He holds bachelor degrees in Music and Education, and a Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Washington, Seattle, where he studied horn with Christopher Leuba. Simpson studied jazz improvisation with legendary saxophonist Don Lanphere, and has performed with Karryn Allison, New York Voices, Bobby Shew, Bill Ramsay, Jiggs Whigham, Jim Knapp, Seattle Rock Orchestra, the Long Winters, and Frank Sinatra, Jr. Mike continues to explore improvisation in the horn world. He has presented jazz improvisation performances at the NW Horn Symposiums in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, and at the International Horn Symposiums in San Francisco, Memphis, Ithaca, and Brazil. He has led improvisation workshops, and has written works for horn ensemble, horn quartet, and horn soloist with concert band. Mike Simpson’s CDs, compositions and arrangements are available at www.mikesimpsonsjazzhorn.com.