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ANCHOR BAY BAND BOOSTERS EXECUTIVE BOARD The Anchor Bay High School Instrumental Music Department Tom Stanton, President Chris Worton, Vice President - Fundraising proudly presents the Patti Dillon, Vice President - Bingo Paula Eckert, Treasurer Dean Larson, Student Accounts CONCERT BAND Joan Kowalski, Secretary P. David Visnaw II, Instrumental Music Director SYMPHONIC BAND WIND ENSEMBLE ANCHOR BAY HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION and the Mr. Ken Krause, Principal Mr. Hank Anderson, Assistant Principal JAZZ ENSEMBLE Mr. Vic Balaj, Assistant Principal in a SPRING CON- UPCOMING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC EVENTS 5/16 - 5/19/02 — Mackinaw Trip! 5/23 — New Marcher Orientation (6:00 pm - 8:00 pm) 5/27/02 — New Baltimore Memorial Day Parade (10:00 am) 5/28/02 — Instrumental Music Banquet (6:30 pm) 6/2/02 — Graduation @ McMorran Auditorium (2:00 pm) CERT 6/13, 6/14, & 6/17/02 — Marching Band Pre-Camp (9:00 - 3:00) 6/23/02 — Jazz Ensemble @ NB Tastefest (4:00 pm) Wednesday, May 15, 2002 6/30/02 — Bay Rama Parade (1:00 pm) 7:30 P.M. 7/29 - 8/3/02 — Marching Band Camp @ CMU PROGRAM SYMPHONIC BAND PICCOLO OBOE FRENCH HORN Monica Lucas Jessica Roy Chris Budnick Mike Cooks CONCERT BAND FLUTE BASSOON Doug Jakubowski* Katie Collica Dan Ruhlman Mark Wallace A Bayside Trilogy..............….………………..............D. Black Katie Hartner Megan Leitzel* ALTO SAXOPHONE TROMBONE Tori Steerzer Cristine Cluney Ashley Ellerbe I. Sunrise Over the Golden Gate Suzy Sweeney Richard Hackler Vince Randazzo Kellie Kunkel Chris Swisher* II. Midafternoon in Chinatown Michael Loschiavo III. Mountain View (A Majestic Celebration) CLARINET Josh Rotarius EUPHONIUM Vicki Adamek Melissa Schanta* Jessica Bannasch* René Borkowski Max Daley John Williams in Concert..……...J. Williams/arr. P. Lavender Kelly Bowling TENOR SAXOPHONE Nikki Wencel Sara Erhardt Joel Ehrhardt*♦ Jessica LaPensee Mario Marval TUBA Michelle Laporte Jason Bokano* Jonathon Morgan BARITONE SAXOPHONE Sam Festian Rachel Olson* Brandon Klein Zach Hothem Jessica Van Mourik SYMPHONIC BAND Katie Walquist TRUMPET PERCUSSION Matt Accivatti Jarell Buckles ALTO CLARINET Tom Alexander* Eric Haydamack Jurassic Park Highlights….…....J. Williams/arr. P. Lavender Meghan Robertson Dave Cushman Josh Lipka* Jeff Doppke* Lane Marston BASS CLARINET Sarah Tucker Joe Monsur Dinosaurs…………………....……………………...….D. Bukvich Faith Chirco* Missy Worton Dustin Roberts Alexandria Komar WIND ENSEMBLE PICCOLO BASS CLARINET FRENCH HORN WIND ENSEMBLE Karly O'Brien♦ Heather Cameron Amy Coppa♦ Malisa Hinderliter* Amy Karpinski Let There Be Peace.…..Miller & Jackson/setting: S. Boerma FLUTE Andrew Kowalski*♦ Michelle Gainer BASSOON Hayley Landis Cassie Korte* Tiffani Dillon* Blue Shades............……………………..……………...F. Ticheli Megan Sintebin John Wencel TROMBONE Jamie Stevens Joe Latosky Rachelle Willis ALTO SAXOPHONE Nicole Melton* Jessica Brancaleone*♦ Jenny Shinska CLARINET Shannon Calihan Lindsey Kordella Sara Kern* EUPHONIUM Jacob Korte* Suzanne Demey Michelle Markiewicz TENOR SAXOPHONE Zach Stanton* JAZZ ENSEMBLE (in cafeteria) Shannon McCullough Phil Johnson Elizabeth Perhogan TUBA Heather Polakowski BARITONE SAXOPHONE Eric Allen* Channel One Suite...............……….…………..trans. T. Davis Hilary Swaney Christina Stewart Bridgette King Dayna Testori TRUMPET PERCUSSION ALTO CLARINET Jacob Bennett♦ Katie Bucien Henry Van Loon Rob Bucien* Keith Couwlier Ryan Delmotte Jordan Ferraro Immediately following tonight’s concert, please join us in Steven Eick Lane Marston* the cafeteria for an afterglow and a performance by the A.J. Snyder Adam Robinson ABHS Jazz Ensemble. * Denotes section leader ♦ Denotes District 16 Honors Band Member PROGRAM NOTES PROGRAM NOTES A BAYSIDE TRILOGY CHANNEL ONE SUITE A Bayside Trilogy was commissioned by the Isaac Newton Graham Middle School in Mountain The Channel One Suite was a staple of the Buddy Rich Big Band. Arguably the greatest jazz View, California, for the Graham Wind Ensemble (Tyra Ingram Cable, director). The work's three drummer of all time, the legendary Buddy Rich exhibited his love for music through the dedica- movements capture the essence of the well-known areas of interest surrounding the San Fran- tion of his life to the art. His was a career that spanned seven decades, beginning when Rich cisco Bay area. was 18 months old and continuing until his death in 1987. Immensely gifted, Rich could play with remarkable speed and dexterity despite the fact that he never received a formal lesson and Movement I, Sunrise Over the Golden Gate, captures the feel of the early-morning fog as it moves refused to practice outside of his performances. into the bay just prior to the break of dawn. Rich's jazz career began in 1937 when he began playing with Joe Marsala at New York's Hickory Movement II, Midafternoon in Chinatown, captures the essence of the most densely packed and, House. By 1939, he had joined Tommy Dorsey's band, and he later went on to play with such perhaps, most colorful pocket of San Francisco. After a majestic opening, the movement pro- jazz greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Ventura, Louis Armstrong and Gene Krupa. Rich was ceeds with a slow, lyrical melody that depicts the peace and gentleness of the Chinese people. regularly featured in Jazz at the Philharmonic during the late 40s. He also appeared in such This segues into a brisk “Allegro moderato,” portraying the day-to-day bustle of Chinatown with its Hollywood films as Symphony of Swing (1939), Ship Ahoy (1942) and How's About It (1943). scruffy apothecary shops, multi-colored overhanging balconies, and back-street restaurants with glazed ducks hanging in the windows. A variety of colorful percussion instruments are utilized in Throughout the 1960s and 70s, Rich toured with his own bands and opened two nightclubs, this movement. Buddy's Place and Buddy's Place II. Both clubs were regularly filled to capacity by fans of the great master drummer. After opening Buddy's Place II, Rich introduced new tunes with elements Movement III, Mountain View (A Majestic Celebration), depicts the grandeur of the Mountain View of rock into his repertoire, demonstrating his ability to adapt to his audience's changing tastes, bayside community of Silicon Valley, which is nestled between the San Francisco Bay and Santa and establishing himself as a great rock drummer. Cruz Mountains just south of San Francisco. The majestic opening fanfare paints a vivid picture of the spectacular mountains that frame Mountain View, and a driving rhythmic figure in 6/8 time This famed musician received outstanding recognition throughout his career. The Downbeat played by flutes and clarinets depicts the atmosphere of the bustling city below. As this pattern Magazine Hall of Fame Award, the Modern Drummer Magazine Hall of Fame Award and the continues in the low brass and woodwinds, a heroic melody is floated above by the trumpets, then Jazz Unlimited Immortals of Jazz Award are just a few of his numerous honors. Rich gained passed through the various sections of the band. The splendor of the mountain view is again international attention for such master compositions as his 10-minute West Side Story medley. championed by a return to the majestic fanfare, and after a restatement of the main theme, a coda During his lengthy career, Rich toured around the globe, performing for millions of fans and sev- weaves both the fanfare and heroic melody together in a glorious finale. eral world leaders including the King of Thailand, the Queen of England, Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and King Hussein of Jordan. On April 2, 1987, Rich died of heart failure following surgery for a malignant brain tumor. Long- time friend, Frank Sinatra, presented the eulogy at Rich's funeral. Today, Buddy Rich is remem- bered as one of history's greatest musicians. According to jazz legend Gene Krupa, Rich was "The greatest drummer ever to have drawn breath." JOHN WILLIAMS IN CONCERT Did you know … One of the most popular and successful American orchestral composers of the modern age, John Williams is the winner of five Academy Awards, 17 Grammys, three Golden Globes, two Emmys High school music students score higher on SATs in and five BAFTA Awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Best known for his film scores and ceremonial music, Williams is also a noted composer of concert works and a re- both verbal and math than their peers. In 2001, SAT nowned conductor. takers with coursework/experience in music per- Williams’ scores for such films as Jaws, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial and Schindler's List, as well as formance scored 57 points higher on the verbal por- the Indiana Jones series, have won him multiple awards and produced best-selling recordings, tion of the test and 41 points higher on the math por- and his scores for the original Star Wars trilogy transformed the landscape of Hollywood film mu- sic and became icons of American culture. tion than students with no coursework/experience in the arts. Williams has composed the music and served as music director for nearly eighty films, including Saving Private Ryan, Amistad, Seven Years in Tibet, The Lost World, Rosewood, Sleepers, Nixon, Sabrina, Schindler's List, Jurassic Park, Home Alone, Far and Away, JFK, Hook, Pre- Source: Profile of SAT and Achievement Test Takers, sumed Innocent, Always, Born on the Fourth of July, the Indiana Jones trilogy, The Accidental Tourist, Empire of the Sun, The Witches of Eastwick, the Star Wars trilogy, E.T.: The Extra- The College Board, compiled by Music Educators Na- Terrestrial, Superman, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Jaws and Goodbye Mr. Chips. Mr. tional Conference, 2001. Williams’ latest film score, Attack of the Clones, can be heard this summer in a theater near you. JAZZ ENSEMBLE SAXOPHONES TRUMPETS RHYTHM SECTION Jessica Brancaleone, Alto 2 Jacob Bennett Jordan Ferraro, Guitar Phil Johnson**, Tenor 1 Rob Bucien Josef Kotermanski, Piano Sara Kern, Alto 1 Ryan Delmotte Amy Karpinski, Bass Jacob Korte, Tenor 2 Hayley Landis Lane Marston, Drum Set Christina Stewart, Baritone A.J.