Concerts in the Little Studio at Aspet, Saint-Gaudens National Historic The Trustees of the Saint-Gaudens Memorial Site, are made possible by the generosity of the Trustees of the With additional support of donors and partners present Saint-Gaudens Memorial.
♦ The park is open daily from Memorial Day weekend to October 31, Sponsored by 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Admission to the site is $7.00 per person, Mascoma Savings Bank children 16 and under admitted free. As a National Park Fee Area, Federal Golden Age Passports are honored. A Musical Odyssy ♦ Please let us know if you would like to be on our mailing list. The Music Committee of the Trustees of the Saint-Gaudens Memorial appreciates your tax deductible contribution in support of this free concert series. Donations may be left in the music fund boxes located at the admissions tent and porch of the Little Studio, or mailed to:
Music Fund Saint-Gaudens Memorial Blue Skies, Broadway and Beyond 34 South Highland Avenue Ossining, NY 10562 Brass Connection ♦ Richard Given, Tom Duprey, trumpets You may view the concert series schedule or get directions to SGNHS Hilary Ledebuhr, French horn, on the web at: www.nps.gov/saga/ Chris Baird, trombone
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100 Years, A Musical Celebration of America’s National Parks
NATIONAL PARK EARLY HISTORY
One of the earliest proponents of what would become known as National Parks A note from was the American artist George Catlin who, in Fern Meyers, concert series director 1832, traveled the Northern Great Plains and painted portraits of Native The Trustees of the Saint-Gaudens Memorial are grateful to all those who Americans and the landscapes in which they lived. Catlin was concerned attend and generously support concerts at Saint-Gaudens National Historic about the destruction of wilderness, wildlife and Indian civilization. He Site, a National Park for the Arts. In the spirit of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, envisioned “by some great protecting policy of government, a magnificent who enjoyed fine music, singing and playing the flute, the Memorial nation’s park, containing man and beast, in all the wild and freshness of organized a summer concert in the Little Studio in 1952. What began with a their nature’s beauty!” This vision of preserving natural areas gradually single piano recital has grown to an annual series of ten concerts, presented gained interest through romantic portrayals of nature by well-known to those who visit the park. We give special thanks to the charitable writers such as Henry David Thoreau and artists of the Hudson River individuals, foundations and corporations who are sponsoring select School. programs this season. In 1864, Congress passed a bill to transfer Yosemite Valley and The 2015 summer concerts feature outstanding musicians who bring their nearby Mariposa Big Tree Grove to the state so the areas might “be used talents to an eclectic series of programs drawing from classical, jazz, ethnic and preserved for the benefit of mankind.” In the midst of the Civil War, and musical theater genres. We hope that you will make these concerts a president Abraham Lincoln signed the act on June 30, 1864. California was Sunday afternoon tradition and introduce others to music at the park. granted the valley and grove on the condition that the natural areas would “be held for public use, resort, and recreation...inalienable for all time.” The Saint-Gaudens Memorial is a private, non-profit New Hampshire organization established in 1919 to maintain a living memorial to Augustus The Northern Pacific Railroad Company was an early proponent of a Saint-Gaudens on the site of his home and studios. In 1964, the property— public reservation in Montana’s Yellowstone territory. In 1872, Congress including structures, works of art and furnishings—was donated to the established Yellowstone National Park in Montana and Wyoming "as a United States for public ownership and in 1965 Congress created the Saint- public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the Gaudens National Historic Site. The Memorial partners with the historic site people,” controlled by the Secretary of the Interior. The founding of to increase public awareness of the life, world and work of Saint-Gaudens; Yellowstone began a worldwide national park movement. preserve and interpret the cultural resources at the site; and promote arts in general. The Memorial and historic site do this through educational and While early emphasis had been on the creation of National Parks to artistic programs, advice and other forms of support. preserve nature, the nation’s cultural history was also a focus of intense interest among conservationists. When local peoples could not protect cliff dwellings, archeological sites, and historic places from plunder the often turned to the federal government for support. But it wasn’t until President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act in 1906 that the Front cover: photo by Fern Meyers federal government had the teeth to effectively preserve these cultural sites. In addition to creating stronger penalties for looting cultural sites, the Antiquities Act also authorized the President "to declare by public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other Shoutin' Liza Trombone Henry Fillmore objects of historic or scientific interest" that existed on public lands in the United States as National Monuments. The Antiquities Act led to protection Anything Goes Cole Porter of many superlative wonders in the United States. Many National Parks, including Grand Canyon, Acadia, Zion, and Olympic, started their lives as Oliver! Lionel Bart National Monuments. It Don't Mean a Thing Duke Ellington On August 25, 1916, the summer Cornish Colony resident (from 1913-15) President Woodrow Wilson signed an act to create a National Park Service, Morning Has Broken Gaelic Melody managed by a federal bureau under the Department of the Interior. The Act states that "the Service…shall promote and regulate the use of the Federal Annie Charles Strouse areas known as national parks, monuments and reservations…to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to INTERMISSION provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."
Singin' in the Rain Nacio Herb Brown Today, approximately 22,000 National Park Service employees and 221,000 volunteers care for America’s national parks working with communities to 42nd Street Harry Warren preserve our American historic and cultural heritage, wilderness and wildlife and to create recreational opportunities for the enjoyment of all park visitors. Looney Tunes arranged by Bill Holcombe There are 409 areas in the park system covering more than 84 million acres in every state, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Beer Barrel Polka Jaromir Vejvoda Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Sound of Music Rodgers and Hammerstein
Mack the Knife Kurt Weil PROGRAM Tijuana Brass Medley Herb Alpert
Washington Post March John Philip Sousa When I'm 64 Lennon and McCartney Jump, Jive and Wail Louis Prima As Time Goes By Herman Blue Skies Irving Berlin Hupfeld
Lion Sleeps Tonight Solomon Linda That's a Plenty Lew Pollack Big Band Medley Glenn Miller and George BassmanPennsylvania 6-5000, I'm Getting Sentimental Over You God Bless America Irving and Little Brown Jug Berlin ABOUT THE ARTISTS and Follow the Fleet, featuring "Let's Face the Music and Dance." In 1942 Bing Crosby premiered "White Christmas," which became the highest- Brass Connection was formed in 2000 and has performed over 300 concerts selling tune in the history of American songwriting. including an appearance on National Public Radio's "All Things In 1938 Berlin shaped patriotic fervor with his composition "God Bless Considered." Members have performed with groups ranging from the America," first sung by Kate Smith. This tune became an "unofficial" Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops to Ringling Brothers' Barnum national anthem of the United States. After the war, Berlin struck and Bailey Circus. Individually they have also backed up such performers as Broadway gold again with Annie Get Your Gun. Songs from this show Andrea Bocelli, Dave Brubeck, Marvin Hamlisch, Ronan Tynan and Chet include "Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better," "I Got the Sun in the Atkins. Morning" and "There's No Business Like Show Business." Irving Berlin was nominated for nine Academy Awards. After crafting the musical Mr. PROGRAM NOTES President in 1962, Berlin retired and eventually withdrew from public appearances. But he continued to receive accolades for his magnificent contributions and became a legacy in the world of music. Israel Baline (Irving Berlin, 1888-1989) was born in Tyumen, Russia. In the mid-1890s his family fled to escape persecution of the Jewish community and settled in New York City. As a teen, Israel worked as a street singer and singing waiter in Chinatown. In 1907 he collaborated with the composer Nick Nicholson for his first published tune, "Marie from Sunny Italy." As the lyricist, Baline's name was misspelled "I. Berlin," so he decided to change his name to Irving Berlin.
A few years later, Berlin became a lyricist for the music publishing company Waterson & Snyder where his first major hit, "Alexander's Ragtime Band," The Trustees of the Saint-Gaudens Memorial are grateful to the following earned him the nickname "King of Tin Pan Alley." Although he was self- donors and partners for their generous support of this concert series: taught as a pianist and never learned how to read music, Berlin was diligent in his writing efforts. He could only play in the key of F-sharp, mainly black Gold Benefactor, $7,000-$10,000.00 notes on the piano, but he worked with a transcribing keyboard and assistants to explore other keys. He turned his talents to composing musicals and had Silver Benefactor, $5,000-$7,000.00 his Broadway debut (Watch Your Step) in 1914. Bronze Benefactor, $3,000-$5,000.00 Berlin had a touching personal life. His wife contracted typhoid fever on Phil Burling their honeymoon in 1912 and died a few months later. His sorrow is reflected Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation in the popular ballad "When I Lost You." In 1925 Berlin fell in love with heiress Ellin Mackay whose father was against the relationship and sent Benefactor, $2,000-$3,000.00 Mackay away to Europe. During this time Berlin wrote beautiful melodies of Anonymous yearning such as "What'll I Do" and "Always." Upon Ellin’s return to Bea Robinson and Chuck Bradway America, the couple eloped, had four children, and were together until Vermont Public Radio Mackay's death in 1988. Sponsor, $1,000-$1999.00 Berlin composed more than 1,500 songs and dozens of musicals and films. Henry Duffy Among his best known big-screen works were Puttin' on the Lemon Tree Gifts of Hanover Ritz, Alexander's Ragtime Band, Easter Parade, and three Fred Astaire and Mascoma Savings Bank Ginger Rogers films, including Top Hat, featuring "Cheek to Cheek," Barbara and Rod Wendt
Patron, $500-$999.00 James Tasker Covered Bridge Fund, NH Charitable Foundation Jack and Dorothy David Lord and Kathy Pellet BYRNE FOUNDATION Sustainer, $250-$499.00 Don and Susan Foster Don Kantor and Frank Kier Maribeth and Jack Klobuchar
Supporter, $100-$249.00 Anonymous Jim Atkinson and Gretchen Holm Cornish Historical Society Tom and Mimi Curphey Natalie and Kermit Halperin Helene Linn Peter Nyboer Raymond and Audrey Sears Steve Taylor and Carla Skinder Joan and Robert Williamson
Friend, $50-$99.00 Donald Berth Marjorie and Donald Burke Max and Ginger Culpepper Bruce Dennis Allen and Barbara Levesque Nancy and Gordon Luce Betty Morrison Marjorie Nutt Mabel and Stephen Peterson Steven and Enid Wetzner
Contributor, $25-$49.00 Anonymous Iris Berezin Donald Berth Alice and Ron Eberhardt Kathleen and Oliver Peck Enid and Steven Wetzner Genevieve Williamson