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Foundedby J PerryWatson n 1980 The v ews expressedby contributorsare not necessarilythose of lhe NorlhAmelcan Brass Band Assoc alon. tnc CopyrightO 2002 by lhe Norlh AmericanBrass Band Association, Inc. Al rightsreserved. fhe Brass Band Bddgewelcomesnews. communicat ons, photographs(preferably black and white),new advertisersand scholarlyarticles on all aspectsrelating to. and for ihe benefitof brass bands in North Amenca. Scholarlyadicles should include footnotes and bib iographywhere appropriate.Materials may be editedfor inclusionand may be submitledln writ n9. via e-mail.facs mileor on 3 5" floppydiscs (lBN,4 compatible,if possible, please). Publication and advertising deadlines are the 15thofJanuary, April, July and Oclober. JunE2002TheBrassBand BridgE NORTHAMERICAN BRASS BAND ASSOCIATION P.O.BOX2438. Cullowhee. NC 28723 APPLICATIONFOR MEMBERSIIIP pleasecomplete cleorly and infull

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StrcetP.O.BOX As we celebratetwenty years of NABBA contests,lhe cenlralfocusof lhis issue is. of course. the rccenl competition hostedin CincinnatiandI'd like lo pub- licly express my gralitude to those of State zip you who generouslyreviewed the va - ous aspecls of the compelilionwhile I was stuck in the box." Havinghad lhe Country pleasurenow of playing,conducling (and 'felephone winningl),helpingto host, andadjudicat- Number( ing at NABBAcontests, il's mosl grali- ting lo experiencethe high levelof * I{cgular OIt OnlincMembership (pleasecircle one) intogrityand witness lhe extraordinary levelof detailand careand organization lhat goes into any ot our competilions. MembcrshipCategory

Wthin this issue you can read in delail InstrumentPlayed on the variousevents that took placein Cincinnali.Both the Erass Band of BandName Columblrsand the lllinois Brass Band madehistory, with ihefirsl timethattwo bandshave tied for first place. In addi- E-mail(rvhere applicable) tion,lhe8BC won fora record ninth lime, and the IBB becamethe firstband lo CATEGORY 'REGULAR/ONLINE recorda double hatrickof consecutive lndlvidual. . .theregular membershrp Dues: $ 35/30 wins. Congratulationsto bothbandsfor Sonior. (62and older) Dues:$ 25120 magnificentaccornplishments Studont. (21and under) Dues:$ 20/15 Family. reducedrate for families Dues:S 45/40 As well as extensive articles on pro- Bands.. Dues:$60 gramsand band news,Tom l\ryersas- Liletime. . . (39and undeo Dues:$600 sessesthe percussionsections in Cin- . . (40-49) Duesr$500 cinnati,Ron Holz continueshis slerling . . . (50and over) Dues:$400 work wilh both recordingreviews and corporato. .companymembeEhip Dues:6100 musicrcviews from this yea/s Reading Patron... Dues$500 Band,David Buckley keeps us in touch Leado.ship... Dues:$1,000 witheventsinCanada, and l've included a lislingof olr compettivewinners at NABBAfor the past tweniy years. Pleasemake check payableto the NorthAmerban ErassBand Association. (reproducefom as necessary) Happyreading and beslwishes faryour 'Regularmembership includes lhe 8r'assBand Itldge mailedlo your addtess upcomingbrass band activities. Onlnemembership lncludes access to an electroniccopy of the BrassBand Bidae TheBrass Band Bridge June2002 Well now that lhe dLrsthas seltledon lhemanY volunteers And,enough cannot be saidabout the NABBACompetition XX rt'slhatiime to GalaConcert's perfomrance by The Brass thankthose many people that made it And enoughcannot be saidabout the BandOfBatileCreek. lfyouwerethere. happen,and also reflecl on the posilives NABBAteams.ContestController, John youknowwhat I meanlll andhowwe can keep improving. de Salmedid a magriflcentjobin orga- n zing,preliminary work andkeeping a Itwas wonderfulseeing allofyou. \ruhat You respondedoverwhelmingly with watchfuleye over lhe entireweek end a great camaraderiewe have in brass praiseto thanksand bothThe Cincinnati RonHolz Associale Conkoler, brought banding.Congratulations to all of the BrassBandandthe NABBAstaff. Thanks his years of experliseand knowledge bands,ensembles, and soloistswho foryoursuggestions for the future; they whichwe weregratefulfor. madeil a specialweekend. wil be reviewedand discussedat the nextNABBA board meeling Tolhe rest of lhe teams; Frank and Sara The next NABBA competitionwli be Norih,Lo u is (Hap) Bou 19ois, Tom IVyers. exceptionaland a first--we headfarther I!4ylhanks, especialiy goes to Dwight JoelPugh,and J eff Clyme r---you ranthe soulhlo LittleRock, and they are prepar- Wages Presidentof The Cincln nati Erass competitionlke a wejl-oiledrnachine ingnow, fofus lo havea greatweekend Bandand head ofthe competition steer- Ing committee,for his tirelesseffods in The LexinglonBrass Band and Vincent puttng an exceptionallywejl run week d lMartinowas cerlainlya highlghion Thankyoufor a greatNABBA XX. end together Thanks,also to the rest Fridaynght playingtooneofthelargest AnilaCocker Hunt of The Cincnnati Brass Eand steer ng and enthusiasliccrowds ever NABBAPresideni commitlee.members of lhe band and

DoyenRecordings and Sa vaiionislPub, OrcheskaClin c in December2002. priseendingtoa Commonwealth Brass ishing& SuppliesLtd willjoin forces in Band (JeromeArnend) performance on a uniquepadnershlp inthe d sifibution of The Brass Band of C€ntralFlorida April7,2002at Indiana University South- brassband recordings ihroughout ihe standsready to beginan exciiingand easi,NewAlbany thatmghl have been world. SP&Swi I becomeproprietofs of eventfu2002-20 03 seaso n. Fo lowinga caled'Fourpipersp p ng;onedrummer theentre Doyen catalogue and willbe skong showng al lhis year'sannua drumming.'Two nights before lhe con- the principaldistrbutors of al Doyen NABBAcompettion, the BBCFhas a ced,a mini-bandofCommonwealih vol- lilles DoyenRecordngswillcontinuein ful s aieofactvilies planned, Lncluding unteershad p ayed ai appearancesby ther queslto bnngquallty record ngs of performancesal St James Calhedra lheP peBand si!llcomplemenl ofbag- iheverybestbrass ensembles n Europe and LakeEola Park in downlownOF pipers and drummers pedormng to- intolhatcata ogue Giventhe receni re- lando.Alsoinlheplannrngstageforlhs getherlhe RoseofKelvingrove (Knox), emergenceof the Egonlabel togelher fall is a concerl fealuring euphoniunl Skye Baal Song ard HighlandCradle wiih the developmentof its own SP&S virluousoStephenltlead. BBCFiS sched- Sorg(arr.Lamb) and Scotlandthe Brave label,this parlnersh p will makeSP&S !ledto cul its fLrst CD lh s yeartoinclude (Trad/partsfor brass band revsed by arguablylhe largestdisiribuior of brass plentyofpopularbrass band favorites as Amend) CBB alsowas visitedby two band recordingsin the world. we las a fewmofe serious pieces forthe outstandLngclinicians. The first, on Feb. enihusrasls in lheir audience 13, was TorgnyHanson, conductor of Congratuations to the Brass Band of www.b r as s b a ndofce ntr alfloida org the internationallyrenowned Siockholm Columbus(Pau Droste)whowi I repre- sent NABBAafier being seleciedio Membe6of the Lousvrlle P pe Band 7 peformatthis yeais MidwestBand and skllledalong on threep ecesrn a sur- cantinuedon Page

June2002TheBrassBand Bridge lJnderthe capabledirection of Brian Hannafordplayers, Ray Tizzardand thecornels in the openingtanfare. This Burditt.Bandmaster of the Salvation SluartLaughton. This may havebeen openingfanfare is a challengelo any Army CanadianStaff Band, The the fastestBugl6/s I haveheard. Nor- cornetseclion and severalof the top HannafordBand presenled a mosten- mallyyou wouldnot thinkof speedas benchcometplayersf rom the Tottenham joyableconced featuring David Daws, beinga primenusical charactedstic, Citadel,nowEnfield, bandwhopremiered P.incipalCornet of the Enfield Salvation bul itwasgreal fun nervertheless. thiswolk in the late1950s talked afteF pul ArmyBand and just retiredprincipal of wardsaboul shillings being on the theInternational Staff Band onAoril2S. Inthe first halfofthe program, the band, standto go lo the playerwhowas flaw- performance 2002in Toronlo. Ontario. afler openingwith Mlleslore(Himes), less.The restol the was playedRocky Mounlain Ovedu,e (Bu rge), outstandingwith a spinetingling finale. DavidDaws opening solo, Go/de, Srp- Romanco(Kulesha)--a brass kanscrip- Thispiece should be heardmore frcm p6ls(Bearcrofl), wasflawlessly and er- tionof his stringwork-and New Wotid NABBAbands and would mak€ an ex- cilinglyexecuted, convincing the audi- Dances(Ellerby). Allthree pieces were cellenlown choice in contests. encelhal Dawgranks with the finest interestingand ref r6shingly accessible, cornetplayers anywhere- All the charac- usetuladditions lo anyband's €pertoire Despitesome criticism of aspectsof lhis pertormance, teristicBearcrofl touches in theaccofi- lparticr.ilarlyentoyed the Kulesha which band's I am continually paid perfonn panimenlwere fully realized buiwithout homagelo olherfinestring compo- amazedby theirability to such al any time coveringlhe soloisl.This silionswhich had been an influenceon d€mandingrepertoire with such limiled gu€sl solowas wrilt€n tor D6rryckDiffey who Garyin hisyoulh. reheaasaland with so many con- was in lhe audianceenthusiastically duclors.In lhis concert,Bandmaster supportingthe soloist. Daws showed us Thesecond halfopened wilh Hannafod Burdittmanaged to coaxthe Hannaford played players pianos his flowinglyrical sound in Martin SIrceIMarch (Ballatine) in lrue inlosome double andlhe Cordnet'sarangementofPaul Marchall's light and brighlEallantin€ style. This lromboneseclioninlo making mofeotan MidAll ThaTnffic, although with a bit was followedby Flourishand Dances impactin the ensemble, both significant morcvibrato lhan lwoold have liked. ln (Norbury),a shortfour movemontwork of improvements.Only an over enlhusias- greatcharm. lhe second half, Daws play€d Erik Theconcludingit6mtolhetictuba in iheopening fiarch and some Leidzen'syyord,,ous Day, wrilt€nfor programwas LeslieCondon's brilliant louchytuning from mutedhorns and DerekSmith.Fatherof Phil Smith Daws selection,7he Callof ThERighleous. baritonesmarredwhatwas an outstand- favoutedus with a fun encore Burdilland lhe band gavean absolulely ingperformance. The Hannaford Band is (unannounced)and as a furtherencore, scinlillatingperformance of ihisclassic, lo congratulatedfortheircontinued con- the comet trio, Bugler's Holiday, wilh marredonly by the tiniestof slipsfrom lributionslo ihe Canadianbrass band scene.Well done Hannafordl

DavidBuckley. MARKYOURDIARIES!! NABBAXXI NABBAXXII April1'l-12, 2003 Aoril 16-17.2004 LittleRock AR St LouisMO Hostedby SolidBrass Hostedby the St Louis Brass Band GalaConcert bythe lncollaboration with a GrimethorpeColliery Band GalaInternational BrassBand Festival

ThEBnssBand Bridge June2002 continuedfran page 5 Creek).Duringth sseason FCBB hopes tremelybusy for the TriangloYouth lo selectal leastoneAssociate CondLrc- BrassBand (Tony Granados). Cornet SoulhCiladel Eand and ihe Nationa soloistTerry Eversonand trombonist Youlh Wind of Br Orchestra Greai tain MikeKris were featured guests of the and Inspeclorof lMl ary [,lusicin Swe- MotorCity BrassBand (Craig Skain) TYBBon Marchgth performingsolos den He workedsuccessfully wilh Com- beganlheir2002 season w thlhe Senior withthe TYBB, leading clinics with the monweallh on Concertantefor Band DegreeRecital of l\roBB trombonist sludenls,and sharing a recital.The (Bulla) and The Three f/luskeleerc SleveFeltner in PeaseALrdtorum at conced was pedormed at Meymandi (Hespe)which CBB periormed at April s EasternIUrchigan Universily Steve ConcertHa l. the new63 milliondollar C ncinnatiNABBA competilion. The sec- playedseveral unaccompanied before performingadscomplex in Raleigh, NC, ond clinicianto workwith lhe band,on presentng three solos w th lt4CaaiCon- oneof lhe beslha ls in the south,and Aprl 17,was FrankRenton the noted cerl Pour Trombone El Brass Band acousticallydesignedforlhe Nodh Carc- Englsh conduciorwhowas on holiday in (Grondahl/Straln),Rhapsody for Trom- linaSymphony Thea!diencewasvery Kentucky after serv ng as a NABBA bone(Langford) and Wfd BeneathMy receptive. Followinglhis concert,the Championshpadjudicator He edCom- Wings (Henley/Barry) On l\rarch 2 TYBB set its eyes on preparing for monweallhin run-throughsof Engllsh 2002,MCBB pa rticipated in the Seventh NABBAin C ncinnati MarkClodfeter, Suile(Lovelock) and Fesrva/ Mrslc (Ball), AnnualRed Cedar Feslrvalof Bands in newlyappointed Professorof Trumpel al stoppingfrequently lo stress the qua i- Hasslell.Ml. A St. Patrck's Day the Universityof Kentuckyand conduc- tiesthat leadto rmprovemenlslo a band concerl, "lrsh Spectacular',was the iorofihe SmokeyI\rountain Brass Band, and an individualplayer. Also, at the musicalfinale of ihe firstquader. l\rCBB came lo work with the TYBBto hep startand end ot the cllnic Renlongave showcaseda nLrmberol greatlrish lunes polish the band for ils pedorrnancen inspiringleclures on the enjoymentof incLudng a new CraigStrarn arrange- CincinnatiMark is an intenseieacher performingmusic ment Songsoi lreland'.Last years andhastheabiitytopulLthe mosl out of specal gueslsKely Garver (vloln) and the peope aroundhim His helpwas The Eastefi lowa Bra6s Band (Tom TylerDuncan(ldsh whistle, u lleann p pes very much appreciated,and TYBBlook Nelson)wilhostthe EighthAnnLra Grand and bodhran)returned again this year forwardio workingwilh himaga n in the CelebrationofBrass Bands on June 15, and wilh lhe Ceiic Renaissancelrio future.NABBA XX markedihe TYBB's 2002at the UshersFerry Historc Vrl- (guitar,Dulcimerand drum) treated lhe secondappearance at theannualcom- lage,Cedar Rapids, lA. EIBBwill be audienceio sevefalhigh energy new petiton,competng in th€ YouthDivi joinedby PrairieBrass Band (Dalas wavelrish lunes. ColinHolman v siled sion and adding more studentsto the Niermeyer)andihe lllinois Brass Band lhe Motor Cily on l\,4arch25, 2002 to soloand ensemblecompeiitions Both (PeterLipar Concertssiad at 11a.m. ). conductaclinictorlVlCBB as it prepared EIBBare also pedormingat ihe lowa forNAABA 2002. BandmastersAssocialion, as well as continuadon page a givingconcerts in Siurgs CedarFals Pacific Brass (GonzaloH Viales)re- and KentPark centlycompleted their elevenlh season Theiraciive schedu e hasincluded con- Conduclorofthe Fountain Creek Brass certsn CamelValeyCA andHollisier Band jn ColoradoSprings, CO, Paul CA. Theygave ajo ni performancewith Curnowrs movingto LongBeach, CA, the ConcordCA Salvaton Army Band andDebra Baker s assumng theposi- lastNovember and a concedclnicon lionofConductor Debb e stheDirector brassbands for the Calfornial\,l|!sc ofMusicwiththe ColoradoSpr ngs Chr s- EducatorsAssociat on n Monterey, tian Schools,and has been FCBB's where many educatorspresent were AssocialeConductor for the pastthree hearnga brassband for ihe firsilime years. The band is preparng for the r Mosirecently ihey had lhe pleasureof fourthseason of the 'Concedin the ieaturingret red CanadianBrass injm- Park" slrnmer series in Soda Spr ngs pelerRonald Romrn to a capacityaudi Parkrn ManilouSprings. CO a town nestledbetween Co oradoSprings and PikesPeak (fromwhich flows Founiain Debfa Baker,Fountein Creek Brass The last three monihs have been ex- Band

June2002The Brass Band Bridge continuedfrom page 7 featuredfiusicfrom the movies. As they cludesits concertseries at ProvoTaber- finishedthis tripslo NABBAhave been very reward- season,they lookforward to nacleon lvlay17, 2002. UPBhas lhe nextseason providing ingexperiences forallofthe students in of a special enjoyeda seriesof five concerts hosled musicalexperience ot the highest Provo Arts theband. Notonly has ithelpedtheband cali- by City andthe concluding berto lhe localbrass talent of the Tri- performancefrom lhis serieswill bing togrowmusically, bul the sludenls have anglearea.lvlanythanks goout to allof togethera localschool choir, I\,,lountain grownsocially as well. The players lhe dedicatedpeoplewho help to make RidgeJunior High (Calhy Jolley), in a usuallysee eachother once a weekal theTYBB a specialgroup. performanceof Sk l\,,lalcolmArnold's rehearsalandil was a lol offun forthem Songof Frcedom.Wellknown conduc- tospend the whole weekend logether on The Sl Louis Brass gand (Keith tor Dr. RalphLaycock will also direcl thel p. Thestudenlswould liketo make Wilkinson)presented S/ides Ru/e/ on IJPBin ihreepieces, and in twoot the thecommitment to attendthe competi- L4ay12, 2002 at the OrthweinTheater, pieces,hewillbejoined byhis daughter. tion everyyear as one of their band I\raryInslitute-Country Day lhe lalenledvocalist Kalhryn Liltle. Or activities.lt is th€ir hope that Youth SchoolinSt Louiswith guest lrombone soloist: Erelt Laycockretired from serviceto Brigham Bandsform in manymore brass band Baker(principal trombone of the Black YoungUniversity andlhis appearanceis slpportedtowns. lt has reallybeen DykeBand and lrombone solo cham- intendedto paylribute to hise)densive worlhthe effort to experiencelhe resulls pionof GreatBdtain). Brettpresenled an seNiceto music. UPB will perform ot whatyoung people can accomplish unforgettableevening of pyrotechnical PaganiniVadations asa grande whengiven the opporlunaty. TYBB would \l/l.lby) and lyricalkombone mastery. In addi- finalework. Olherpieces will include liketo lhankallthe dedicaledpeople in tion to performingsolo works wth the Fanfarcand Flouishe, (Curnow),Mr Cincinnatifor hosting awonderful week- EandBrettwasalsobofoaturodwith the Leat's Cahival (Howaih), and Toccata 6ndinApril.l\ilaylSlhbroughtlheTYBB STLBB'slrombone section. in D minor A specialaG backto BondPark in Caryfor lhe tinal lgachlFa.r). rangementof TheSla/'Spangled Ba n ne, concerlof its Fifthseason. Theconcert UtahPromlero Bras6 (Alan Boyer)con- has bo€nspecially prepared by band memberDr ToddFiegeland itwill hope- fullyb6 madeavaalable inpublishedform inth€ nearfuturo. This arrangementisa must for bandswantang something slighllydifferentfrom the normalbut not wanlinglo deviatefromlhelruo spiril ol the music.Other conceds in lhe series haveseen the band perfo tm TubaMitun (Wood)Suie /n F (Holsl),Folk Song suie (vaughanWlliams), Rhapsody in Erass(Goflin) as well as the favoriles Pine s ofRon e, Prccessionto th e Min sler amongothers. The linal concerlis entitled"Heritage" and is designedto tracelhe inierwovenhislory of Britsh stylebrass bands in EuropeandUlah, a sialethat boasted over 100 bands atlhe slartof the twentiethcentury. Concert aitendancehas been excellentand UPB is enjoyinga rapidlygrowing reputation for its h gh qualityperformance and er- tremelyenterlain ing programs. The nexl ProvoTabernacle series will see the bandprogramming other major works

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TheBrass Band Bridge June2002 conlinuedftom page I and also for a busy summer,with four years and provides some fun for all. conceds all falling in one week. The Westonplayed a wide varietyof music includingSounds (Golland) Of Menand bandhas heldlwoevenls lhis springup including Bees-A-Buzzing, Fest Musik Mourla,ins(Gregson) P6.1tla(Sparke) to the date of witingt a Slow ldelody der Stadl Wein, One Moment in Time, andother major as wellas lighlerworks. Conteslin Januaryfor membercof lhe the delightfulSerenala by Toselli.Sol www ulah premte re bra ss org bandand an EnlertainmentContesl in diers in lhe Pa*, Tancrccli, and con- April with the Vvlitby SrassBand The cludedwith "SeventySx Trcmbones". Weston Sllver Bend has had a rela- Slowlvelody Contest is a meansto give Startingwith the three trom the WSB lrvelyquiel sping as they searchfor a potenlralsoloists In the band exposure section,the band ended with sevenas new conductorto replaceRon Clayson andfor matureplayers to showlhem the those who had also played tfombone who resrgnedin December. Robin way. Ninemembers of lhe bandparlici- joined in-not quite seventy-sixbut tun McGubbin,a former bandmaster,has patedand il was mosl excilingto hear nevertheless.As a pointof interest,one been carryingon very effeclivelyrn the the developmenlof lhe youngcornet of the judge'sscorecard menlioned lhat inlerim wilh the help of Ke th payers bothfront and backbench ln thebandwas loo loudforlhetrombones. Ketterrngham.The bandis hopingRob the end lhe winnerschosen by One of the tubas suggestedthat thal canorganize hts work schedLrle so as to ludge AlastairKay were lwo old-tlmers,both was an historicalfirstl The h ghlighlof takeonthejob.The band wa s excitedto withWelsh backgrounds Principaleu- Vvhitby'sprogram was a tuba solo in hearof l/larc Donalelle'snew venlure in phoniumRon Wlliams won for lhe thkd whichthe excellenl tuba player added a organrzingthe ChicagoB€ss Band. yearin a rowand has nowbeen banned tLrluto his clothinghalf way along and lvlarc the former principaltrombone of forayear.GwynEvans,formerprincipal dancedin the aisleas he played.This the Hamilton PhilharmonicOrcheslra, cornelwho hasjusl relurned lo lheband gained\/vhitby significant ma*s in lhe has filled rn at Wesion on many occa- after sevefal years absence was sec- entertainmentgrading bul not qule suf- sionslrom secondbafllone lo principal ondwitha soulfuI rendilionof"My Loveis ficientforlhemto overtakeWeston who trombone until hrs move 10 Chicago Like a Red. Red Rose The band is receivedlhe trophy for the lhird year CurrenllyWSB are rehearsingfora con- pleaselo haveGwyn back Ln the playing running No one from Westonwas able cert on May 11 featuringlhe trumpet ranks TheEnlertainrnenl Conlesl with to be al NABBAthis year but we hopelo soloistand bandmaster,Bobby Herriol Wh tby Bandhas been he d for several remedythal in thefulure Regardstoall from the no longerlrozen Nodh

BrassBand of Columbus(Paul Droste). Country Concert.l\rerson Auditioium, at St. John'sChurch, Columbus. OH March11, 2002. EritishArts Festival ColumbusOH wth canadian Staff withCentral Ohio Bras6 Band (Tony OlterbeinCollege. Columbus, OH. Fes- Band (Brian Bu.dilt). Liberly Bell Zilincik). Faircsl of the Falr (Sousa); My lival March- Celebralian(Condon); Cam- (Sousa)tS/ar'Spangled Banrer (Smith/ Fu n n y Va le nl i ne (Rodgets/Swearingen) bndge Vaialions (Spa*e)t Flourish and Susi), Bill Bailey (Cannon/Susi)Bil Ovenure to Henry fhe F,7t (Vaughan Darces(Norbury):Colorel Bogey March Bailey,soprano cornel soloist: F/oursh Williams/Douglas)tPra,se the Lordwilh (AllodJ, Concedofor Trumpelmvt. lll and Dances(Norbury) Ce/ebration Dru ms & Cy m b al s (Katg-ElerVNorbury)l (Sparke).Dan King, lrumpetsoloist; (Condon),Ameican aveiure for Band DeepR,ver(arr. W Broughton);F/ou,st Pretucle 49th Pala//e/' (VaughanVVil- (Jenkins/Sarsany)Parade of lhe Chai- andDa,rces(Norbury)i Combined bands: liams/Douglas).Ovel.we - Henry the oleers from Ben Hur (Rozsa/Jenkins); NalionalEmblem (Eagley); My Shep- F/t (Vaughan Williams/Douglas)i / Combinedbands: MarchtngOnwad ,erd (Broadslock);March f@m Pines of Vow to Thee. My Country lHolsll (Bosanko);Ama?,rg Grace (aff H mes); Rome(Respighi/Snell). Steadman-Allen )i Navigation lnn Buglefs Holiday (Anderson) I\,,larch- (Sparke),Gary Tirey,conductor Pra,se(Heaton). conlinuedon 1A March 2 2A02. 17th Annual God & February1 5, 2002.1 8th Annual Concerl Page

June2002The Brass Band Bridge continued from page I em Slar (Broadb€nl)i lntroaluctan and cornel soloist; Cambddge Vaiations ,4/e9lo (Fernie),Brian Hodge,eupho- (Sparke);Corrolatbfl (Gregson);8alt Febtary 12,2002. UnionCountyCom- s nium soloisl; ll (Sparj(e); munity Concerl Associalion presents Guidica Universale Danceand CowboyHym, E (OeNardis/lvleredeth);8e Thou My Vt- Araniuez, Can Tu (Rodrigo). Hollwvoodlveels UncleSam, with Paul ,mor s/on(arr. Gordon). Anderson, "UncleSam" Bieralyand Rico"lvlr. Film" Theresa flugelhornsoloist Ninrod (ElgatJt Pady Piece Long,announcers. Fanfare frcm "2001" lspedi.el. Commonwealth8.a99 Band (Jerome Jordan Fiebelkom,euphonium soloist. {Strauss/Susi);StaFSpangled Banner Amend).Apil 7, 2002rIndiana Univer- SlavonicDance No. 1 (aft Susi), ColonelBogcy March lD\to€llHanmer) lAJlotdJl sily Soulheast,NewAlbany. lN. La Pet AmazingGrace (atr. Holcoftbe), Denn6 Libett Bell March (Souse); Over lhe Fanlare (Dukas/Roberts);Ihere's No l\,,lodracek,cornet soloist; Soull' Ram- Rainbow (Arlen & Harburg/Richards), BusinessL*e Show Buslness(Be in/ pad SlreelParad€ (Harries). Lisa Galvin Eb horn soloist;Fallesl o/ Richards)tRoblh,4dal(Hartmann), David theFalrMarch(Sousa)tA Dbney Spec- Cenlers,euphoniufir soloisl, A Night in GoldenState British Bra36Band (Kad lacular(arr.Richards); E/ CapilanMarch J./re (King),fealuring lhe euphonrum Swearingen). March 24, 2002; Nixon (Sousa),l\,,lark Bak€r vocal soloist; Pa- and baritoneseclions; En,gma yana- PresidentialLibrary and lvluseum.in racleoflhe Chaiote€ls enkins); lRozse/J Iio n s, l nlrod u cio n anc! The m e ancl N i mac! Yoba Linda,CA, and May4,2002;Soka Mian Te Oyedure-F,rale(Rossini/ (Elga Ball): The Trouble With Tuba ls UniveGityInternational Festival, Aliso Grant); March tlon "1941' \tIr'niamsl (Relton),Bob Rada,tuba soloist;M€n- Vi€jo,CA. Songso/th6Quay(Richads) Gallehue); Prelude 49th Parcllel haltan March (Leidzeo);Fondeau HarbourLight (Beatcrcll), Noman Tay- (VaughanWlliams/Douglas); Bil/ Bal- ([iourer/Graham);Somewhete Out The rc lor,euphon um soloist;Galhoing oflhe ley (Cannonlar Susi),Bill BaileyE"flat (Horner/8arry)tCancetlanl1 for Band C/an (Duncan); M/sfy (Garner/Barry) cornet soloisl; Armed Forces Medley , The ThreeMusketaers (H espe)i JaneCarter, flugelhorn soloistt Folk Fes- (ar. Heine\ J amesBond Colleclion (a lgolla) I'veG ot Rhyth m (Getshwin/Fernie);and. llval(Shostakovich/CordnetJtJerus ale n Richards)i Sa/vallo, Army March wilhmembersof the Loursville Pipe Eand (ParrylLangford);Conlecion for Brass (Sousa);God 8/ess Amarica lBetlinlan. The Rose of Kelvingrove Skye (Richards) James Eond Colleclion Leidzen),llrark Baker vocal soloisti Sla/s {Knox); Boal Song and Highland Cradle Song (Richards);Concerl March from "1941' & Slrpes Forever.(Sousa):Baftle Hynn (arr Lamb);Scot/and lhe Brave I (Williams/Sykes):Calling Cornwatl o/ lhe Republlc( Howe/Steffel/Vllhousky l'kad bandparts revised by Amend). (Richards);Cr.lmond (lrvin€/Richards) &Ringwald/Susi).l\4ark Aaker vocal so- Fam ou s Bri! ish M arches(arr. Langf ord) Eastomlowa Braa68and (Tom Nelson) Clog Dance (Marcangelo/Charleson) Aptil20, 2002: MountVernon, lA. Na- Colonel Bogey (Alfotd) . Cincinnatl Brasa Band (Anila Huno. lionalAnthemt Jubilee Prclude (Spa e). February25,2002; Cincinnali Conserva- Fanta isie B ill anle PaulWaech. PaciticBrass Band (GonzaloH.Viales) toryof Music,Cincinnati, OH. Presslrg lAdoan), September23,2001 ; HiddenValleyMusic Orward (L€idzen);"Bring Him Home" Seminats, Carmel Valley, CA. Srp- from Les Mis€rab/es(arr. Wlkinson), .slream (Sparke); Light of lhe Wotld PalCou nts, soprano cornet soloisl; Erass (coffin); Demelz€(Nash), Al Tarasco Minialures Hymn lot Didna lo!mow); SendYour tenor horn soloisti Sandon (Purday) (Turrin);James Bond Collection lefi. Fanlasy on Srills, Sai/irg sorgs Richards);Ihe Huntress(King). BandNews & (Langford); Colonel Bogey (Allotd) ConcertPrograms Kaunka WestS,?e Slory Clinch RivErBras6€s(Lloyd P. Farra4. lar(.Woodfield): (BernsteinMrighl)i A Ragtime Picnic Cityof NorrisCommunily Building, Norris Pleasescnd your concert Battle Hymn of the Republic TN, wilh guest Paul programsand articles onrecent lzei,se), conductors Bryan (Wlhousky/Catlinet). and DanielBowles. "La Reiouissance" ities RIDC E a.ti\ to TIIL B November3, 2001; St EenediclChurch from Music for the Royal Fircworks W€wanttoread Hollister,CA. Srpsl,€am(Spalke); Ligrl (Handel/l\rorlimer)i"Sound an Alarm" aboutyourband! of lhe Wotd Demelza(Nash) from Judas Maccabeus (Handell lco$in); AlTarasco,tenor horn soloist;Poet and Hawkes)iGems tom Ite St PaulOralo- no (llrendelssohn/Hawkes);The Ane i- can Beauty(D'Utbano/F arar)t The Soulh- continuedon page 11

10 TheBrassBandBridge June2002 cantinuedfrom page 10 SpokaneBritish Brass Band (l\Iark Peasatl (Suppe);Darce ofthe Russian Wlliams).[,,larch 24, 2002; SFCC Audi- Sa/ors (Gliere/Dodd);Colonel Bogey lorium,Spokane, WA. FanfarcPrelude (Curnow); (Alford);F,'sfSu/fe /n Eb (HolsUHerbed); FreeAd Space FaniasieBillante lArbenl l\Iuscroft),Jim Phillips,cornel soloist; Casle Caefi|Ii(Powell): Cazardas(l\/lonti/ AvailablefoTNABBA Ser.etade(Langford), Duncan),Howard lvliyata, tuba soloistl EugeneJohnson, MemberBands! trombonesoloist; Blaydon Races (ar. DeepRlver(arr. Broug h t on):Jingle BeI s Langford),Richard (arr. Broughton)iArmed ForcesSa/ufe Evans,baritonesolo- The Brers 8an.1 Brklge offers t ttee isl:S bil iana and G ig a (Handel/Langford), (a(. Bulla) Batlle Hynn afthe Republic (\'ilhousky/Catlinet) QuarterPage Ad on a first come,fi.st BruceBrummell, horn soloisl;Eupho- servedbasis to memberbands. The ads niumConceio (Spatke), Kit Cutler, eu- April20, 2002; Harlnell College Salinas, will only bc used if there phonllm Fanfare(W- CA wrth'RonaldRomm lrumpelsolo- is unused soloistiZebra spaceavailable in the Ariilgc and the liams) Demelza(Nash), Pottef, ist. Casle//Coch (Powell):LiShl of the Joe Editorreserves the righ!torevise thead sopranoco rnet soloist; Flg aro's Cavatina World (Gotfin): Light Walk (Goi.l): to fit lhe availablespace. from The Barber (Rossini/ "NessunDorma" from Turandol (P uccinil o/ Sevi//e lvarsteller),Ernie Carlson, euphonium VanBerigan ); Cazandas(l\4onti/Duncan), The ad spAcecan be us€dto sell your soloistiSofl/y, 4s / Leayeyou (DeVita/ HowardMiyata tuba soloisti Cross of band'snew recordingsor just !o tell Calherall),Ernie Carlson, euphonium Horour (Rimfier); ruumbers (Rowe); peopleyoute out lhcrcl Oncea band's soloist; Ihe Bitish Grenadiers(a(. Fest/veOved{./r'e (S h ostkov ch/Kitson ); 'La fiee ad nppears,thal band will go to Langford)iGrardRuss/a, Fantasia(Levyl Purchmelo {Rimmer)i Viryende la the"€ndofthc line.'giving allmember Wyss),l\4att Parker flugelhorn soloisll Mac are n a (Mendezl Fteeh)t "P reI ud e in bandsa chanccto useavailable space. Rhapsadyin Erass(Goffin); Ihe Sun E rrlrol (Chopin/Norrs), *Sleepytine your"camcrarcady" Dawn Soulh/Swing lhal Music (ar. Send ads.no larger HasGot His Hat On lafi. Sparke),Jerry than3 l/2" by 4 l/2"lo theAdv€nising Olson,iuab sololsl. Norris);tHol Licks, Hol Llps (Romm/ Norris)i Eaille Hymn of Republlc ManagerRalph I lo1z. lhe (Tony (Wilhousky/Cailinet). TriangleYouth Brass Band Granados).ftrarch 9, 2002iMeymandi ConcertHall,Raleigh, NC. Feslive Over- Prairi6Brass Band (Dallas Nieft eyer). iure (Shoslakovich/Kitson);Cleopatn Match 17, 2042t John Hersey High (Damare),Terry Everson, cornetsoloisl; School ArlingionHeights, lL. Ihe Cos- Ba Thou My Yislon(Curnow), Terry sack(Rimmer)i Eal/eiforBand(Horovilz) Everson,cornel soloisl Air far Tuba Soiree de Sl Petercborr.g(Boehme) E semb/e(Rodgers), Tuba Euphonium Jay Cohen, cornet soloisii /,sh lul?e Richards);Las Lluvias G@ndes EnsembleiA MoorsldeSulle (Holsi); from Counly Derry (G?inget): Far and IGG- ha'r,);My Shepherd Broadstock)i PetitSuitede Balet TheGuadian Away(Williams); Ihe yeatofthe Drcgon latr. lgall)t Collage of Conlenparcry Pnise (at. (Graham),[,4ichael Kris trombonesolo- l9patke): Tyrclean Ttunpets lclaedtl Hlmes);8e T/rouMy Vision Got- isl: from Carmen(Bizev Wlby),JayCohen, Mait Sypherd David lan. "Habahera" don):Binging in lhe Sheaves(a rr. Himes); Spvack), Percussion Ensembei Ito Scherer,Carol Dickenson, Jen Judge, Hymnla lhe Fallen . vanderWoude). DoomsdayMachine (Burriit), Percus- Randy Sieinberg,cornel soloists; \aft Match 9, 2402; Kussrnaul Thealre, sionEnsemble lnsh Tune frcn County Gae/torce(Graharn); Sadd lewotl h Fe sl i- FrederickComm u n ily College,Frderick, Derry (G?inget): E/sa'sProcession lo val (R chards); Amstetdam Hatbour (Kelly). MD StatspangledBanner(arr. Himes); lheCaihedral (Wagner/Himes); Galheing af the Clan lan Duncan); May18, 2042: Sertorna Amphilhealre, "Seville" from Sparish //rpressions Cary, NC. 2001 Fanfarcftom AIso Spiros Brass Band (John Slezak). (Newton);Never G/eamedlhe Sea So SprachZarathuslra (Strauss/Pearce); February10,2002; Frederick Ch!rch of Son/y (arr. Brevlk), Luke theBrelhren, Frederick, MD TaGodBe Spiros and StnkeUp the 8a,d(Gershwin/Richards)i LauraLineberger, e!phonium soloists "Hy F Piv TheG/ory (arf. Gordon)i Share My Yoke mnto the alIe n" fram Savi ng ate Seiers/att(Forde); Hine & Hine Ryan(Williams/van Robi, (Webb/Bosanko),Laura Lineberger, eu- \an. derWoude)i Graham); A Malvem Suile (Spatke): phonium soloisti Simon Called Peler Windows ta the Wodd (c?ham) . (Vinlner);/'// Walk With God (ar. conlinuedon page 13

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canlinuedfram page 11 Nrlson);Eyocailorsof Ar EnglishCoun- nage (Norbury) I\.4arkMabe. luba solo- i4lside (ar.. Doyle); Euphantun Con- si Bran K. Doyle.conducting: Prayers cerio(Horovitz)Edwardl\Ial ett,eupho- fot the Dead (Ma lell): JapaneseSlun- Hood, Pince of Thieves, Main Tille niumsoloist; Variations for BrassBand berSorg(Wood) f hunder andLtghtntng Iheme (Kamen/Broadbenl\ BaI n an The (VaughanWilliams), Brian K. Doye, Polka (Strauss) Movie, Main Title Theme (Elfmar'l conducting;Japanese Slunber Sang It/ay 5 2002 Chatham County Arts Calherall);Ihe James Bond Theme (Wood),Brian K Doyle,cond!clng. CouncilFacilrtes. Piitsboro NC Far- (Norman/Reton); You'll Never Walk Yald/es (Hanssen);Calanel Bogey /a,.eofPralse(Redhead), Bdan K Doyle, A/one (Rodgers/Snel); The Sound of (Altord);Ihe Slarsand StripesFarever condnclingCanlehury Chonle lvandel Muslb(Rodgers/wfight); Aohe n ia n Rhap- (Sousa). RoaslJtEuphaniu m Cance,'to(Sparke), sody (l\4ercury/Barry);Amed Farces Apri 21,2002;H ll HallAuditoriumUnr- RandyGLrptill, euphonium soloisti 8/ue Sa/ulelo N.A.8B.A. (arr. Bulla); versilyofNorlhCaro ina ChapelHill NC Rando ala Turk (Brubeck); Circius Fanfarcof Pftise (Redhead),Brian K (Aagaard-Nilson),Brian K. Doylecon- TriangleBrass Band (MichaelVotta, Doye, conducting;Evocalions of An ducting; Badrrage (Norbury), lvlark lt4abe, Jr. IVusicDlrectofBrianK. Doyle, Resi- EnglishCountryside(an Doy e). Michael luba soloist; Japanese SlumberSong deni Conductot. Febtuary 17 2AO2; Volta,Jr, conduciing;Tuba Canceno \Waod): Thunder and Lightning Polka l\,4eymandrConcert Hall, Raleigh NC (Gregson),Tony Granados luba solo- (Strauss). Circius, Wind of the Notlh (Aagaad- ist BrianK Doye conduciing;Badi

June2002TheBrass Band Bridge '13 Everyoneis to be congratulatedin Cincinnati,from ihe hosts adjudicatorfor lhis section. and organizers(CincinnatiBrass Band), to the many partici, panls lhe sponsotsthat made the eventpossible, and lhe Theflrstgrouplo performwas BrassAlive, repfesentingi-r many in the audiencewho showedto listen,cheer, support, TriangleYouth Brass Band.Their pedomance of the f't encourageand be enlighlenedand entedained.The slan- movementof the Quintetin Db Malor (Ewald/Jones)$a dardsof pedormancewereexceptronally high lhroughout the excellenllyplayed with special recognitiongoing lo a. weekendand the oarticiDatronwasa reflection ofthe continu- Frenchhorn and first humpetplayers. I feel that this grcJ inggrowth ofNABBA. Beloware a seriesof reviewsof events deiinitelywouldhavebeen inthe runningforplacementif lfet duringthe courseof the weekendthat wlll give the readera hadusedcornelsandtenorhornasoriginallycalledfofTter conlrasiingpiclure of reveiwsby a numberof differenlcon- disqualficalionwas very unfortunate,but supporled:'a tributors,with resultswhere approprate NABBAinstrumenlalron rulesforthe ensemble compel irc-

YOUTHBRASS ENSEMBLES Next was Jason's Dance l/lix, a Trombone ensem!{ Reviewed by Julie Vish representinglhe All Star Brass and PercussionTr'r ensemble'spedormanceofthe Fugaem Cmfuor(J. S Bac- I hadthe pleasureofreviewing the youthensemble section of was well performed,with excellentdynamic contrasl a',: the NABBAcompetition. These small ensemblesall exhib- pilch.There we re a fewsma ll balance problemsthat kept lr s iledso lid fr.i nda menta I playing skills and carefu I preparation of groupfrom the top position,bul theirsecondplace finish E'a3 theirmusical selections. The maturity of theseyoung mus! cians is to be commended. l!lr. Richard Holz was the Thewinneroflhe competiUon, and lhe third group lo perfc- were lhe Four Freaky French Horn Substitutes a h.- qrarlel 1o.n tl'e Al Sla' A'ass and PercussionThis g( -: waswell balanced and played with excellenl pilch, dyna-,: contrasland musicalityTheir pedormance of the San-. ScheidtCarzo, was well polishedand prepared.

Thefinagroupto performwastheTriangle Youth Tuba4 lqs ii?). They perforrnedThe Marriage of Figaro Ovedtr militarymusic.com ([,,lozarrFabrizio)This performancewas well prepareda.: thesludents enlhusiasm for the music came ihrough. Tl'e thirdplace finish was well eamed U.S.AirForce Band As a high school InstrumentaMusic Director,I was ve-' thrilledto hearal of thesestudenls. Theirhardworkand h,3- U.S.ArmyBand standardsfor performancewas inspiring.

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14 TheBrass Band Bridoe June2002 continuedfrom page 14 nicalsolos played musically, andWaech did just lhat. CyndiScoglio also of the ADULTTECHNICAL SOLOS PralrieBrass Band played thewonderful Like the cornet, Revieweclby Joel Pugh the euphoniumhad standardof Aban/Leidzen,Camival of many participants,but the diversityin yefice. Scogliohuly capturedthe light the selectionsof playerswas partcu- The adult iechnicalsolo competilion Clafte-styleof the cornet and demon- larlypleasrng tothe audience. Si. Lou s provedto be extremelycom pelillve from svated amazingtechn que lhroughout Srass Bands Jeff Binnswho played a participant'sperspective; howeverlhis thisUmeless selection. Atban's Vanations an a Tyrolese Song allowedfor an enjoyableafternoon of representedthe turn-ot-thecentury so- musicalentertainrnent for the audience Thealto horn was represented by l\4ichael los. Binns performedwith a beautiful and somevery drfficult decis onsforthe Westofthe LexingtonBrass Band, who euphoniumsound and demonshated adjudicatorGeoffrey Brand lf addition performedthe -ately heatd The Harp greatflexibility.blazing lechnrq!e and a to the virtuosicplaying thatwas evident That Once Thro' Tara's Hal/. Wesl very3ccuratetripletongueKentwd man throughoutthe competilion(another n- demonstrateda purealto hornsound oftheBrass Band of theTristate played dicaton of lhe musical growlh of NABBA) and played with a consistentlevel of lhe firstmovemenl ofJoseph Horovrlz's practicallyevery instrurnent in the brass musrcianshrp,parlicularly in thecaden- andmarkpece for euphonrumCor- band was representedwhich gave the zas. lMyonly regret was thal. due totinre ceio for Euphanrumand BrassBand. listenersa variedprogram. constrarntshewasnoiabletof nishthe Wellmansucceeded in the mostdifficult solo and not beingfamiliar with thls aspeclof lhissolo caplufng thenrusi- lvlarcraKlne of the CuyahogaValley plece I wouldcertainy have enjoyed ca sly e AftertheperformanceGeofirey BrassBand performed Vrncent BelIni's hearinglhe reslof it Brandmentioned to me thatlhough he Corcedoonthe Eb Cornet. The andante conductedlhepremiereand has heard it sectionwas performedwith sensilve The audiencewas treatedto two Arthur counllesstirnes, he neverlires of hear- muslcianship.a lighttone. and excellenl Pryor lromboneso os that a ways are ingthlsgreat seleclion. Lexinglon Brass accuracy.The lechnique of lhe allegro ''crowd-peasers Not only did both of Eand'sTony Wise treaiedlhe audience was payed wiih ighi crisptechnique thesepieces irJlfl all the technicalre- to one of lhe newef classics in the and.in generalwas wellplayed lhrough- qlirementsfor wh ch thesesolos ere euphoniumrepertoire, Eu phony by Rab- out known,bLrt also bolh playerstru y cap- ert Redhead.S nce no pianoaccompa- luredlhe Pryorsly e thatendeared him n ment exists,(and HospitalitySuite As usual,the cornetwas wel repre- self to his isteners. Rob Barnesof the #301was not large enough lo housethe sented,wiih many of the air varie lype lllinoisBrass Band exciled the audience LexingtonBrass Bandl) Wise pedormed solos,forwhich this instrumentis known with ihe Pryor slandard Thoughlsof a capella. Frornthe outsel the exciie- wonderfullyperformed. Gabe Kaspefek Love. Agar il is alwaysimpressive lo ment n ths piecewas evdent. He of the Pfairie Brass Band gave a very see a performertake a chance and demonstrateda full eLrphoniumsound sold rendtion of the GoedekeConcei pedorm ffom memory as Barnesdid. and perfomedwth mpeccabletech- Elude. Ryan Dolan of the Motor City Not only is this pleasingaesthetica ly, nique. Especiallyimpressve was the BrassBand playedJules Levy'sG/and butit allowsihe performerto internalze crispdouble ionguing in lhe aslseciion RussianFantasia His nice big tone the soo and give ihe absolulebest of the solo Scott Heath of ihe Brass cleaftechnique, impeccable tripletongu- perlormance.Dave Guion ofthe Prarie Bandof Columbuseducated the audF ing, and the fact that the piece was BrassBand played Love's Enchanlmenl ence in a non-brassband seleclron playedfrom memory enhanced Dolans anddemonslratedamaz ngflexibillty and writtenforBrianBowman al the Leonard aggrcssiveapproach to the piece In verysecure high range throughout this FalconeCompetition at the BlueLake addltionto lhe lechnlcalaspects of the FineAdsCamp; David Gi I nghams B/ue solo,he was sensrtiveto the muslca Lake Fanlasies Heath chose to per- nuancesand gave lhe audlencea ireat DavidShrlver of lhe BrassBand of the formthefirst and astmovemenls olthis by nailingthe "Eb"al the end ol piece Trislateplayed GoffRichaAs jazzy Rainy programmaticpece,'Firefly"and'Party Paul Waech o{ the Easternlowa Band Dayn Riaor basstrombone Shriver Anlics' Heath pushedthe envelope perfornredArban s Fantasie Brillianle showedexcellenttechnique had a com- in terms of tempo and t ceriainlypaid Again,we heardnot only amazing lech, p elecommandofthepeda rangeofthe niq ue, bothwith fing ers and ad culation rnstrumentand capturedthe lght jazz page butit rsalways nice to hearthese lech cantinuedon 16 style,necessary io make this piece

June2002The Brass Band Bridge 15 conlinuedfrom page 15 solo,originally writlen fortuba is Catozzt's whicheamed hera secondplace resull Beelzebuband lhis selectionwas pec Cerlajnly dividendsby providinga truly exciting a crowdfavorite, N€lson dem- formed by the SunshineBrass Band's onstrated renditaonot this wondedul piece His a lruecornetsound, efforlless Tod Markin Markin'srendition of this technique, flawlesstechnique, attention to dynam- and carefulatlention to dy- piece was very solid the namics, ren- ics, and smooth flexibility helped in and captured whichresulted in a thrilljng light-heartedstyle lhat endearsthese dition of this familiar solo. As if an makingthis a realaudiencefavorite. selectionslo lhe audience. Chris almosl-perfectperformance wasn t Combeslof lhe Lexington Band The mosl popularlheme and variation Brass enough,Amy and hef accompanisl choseMonli'sgypsy violin solo Csardas. Steve Marcus,"hammed it up" to gNe VVhilelhispiece has be6n transcribedfor some levityto lhis seriousoccasion virtuallyeveryinstru meni, lhe fe issome- lhing especiallythrilling about hearing Thewinner oflhe Adult Technical Com- this pieceplayed on BBb tuba. Combest pelitionwas DewieDowdy ofthe Brass demonstreleda rvonderfuI sense ofmu- Band of the Tristatewho played Ean sicjanshipin lhe rubaloopening section Halch'sFuioso and Yalseon the ma' NABBA and then showedviduosic technique in rimba. The techniqueDowdy demon- RENEWALDATE!! the remainderof the solo slraledin the Furiosowas phenomena and the lighl-headedvals€ seclionprG liwasnoton ylhe brass thal showedfine videdthe perfect com plimenl to lhe piece March1 soloplaying this afternooniseveralper- As with severalof lhe other performers cl.issionislsplayed enjoyable selections heperformedlhe soloby memory,which Thisdate holds forall mem- on the rnarimbato give the complete allowedhim even moreartistic ireedorr bersand memberbands. arrayof musica I diversily lllinoisBrass to put his own personaltouch on lhrs Band'sTeralyn Schwab performed lhe winnrng perlormance. ALL Registrationsat Spanishselection. Aslu,as Leyendaby NABBAwill be basedon Albenirslensgaard. Schwab'sperfoc Alllhe part'cipantsshould be cong.alu' ExecutiveAdministratorBert mancewas mafted by extremelyemo- laled for e great afternoonof musrca Wiley'sListing. tionalplayingcompiementedbysmoothenjoyment.llisevidentlhat hours ofhard flowingtechnique lhal combinedfor an work lhatwentinto each ofthese pedor inspiringperf ormance. mances.Also, it rs no secretlhat lhe Besure you and your band individua I playersmake bands greal anc arerenewed. You may be The lhree winners of the compelition lhis is one of the main reasonslhat lhe chargeda registrationfee at certainlywere-deserving, allhough any level of lhe NABBA bands conlinuelc NABBA numberoflhepreviously menlioned par- ise if youare not registeredby trcipantscould also easily have placed. Thethird place winnerwas Tony Zilincik Joel Pugh is directot of lhe Heidelbery thattime. of the BrassEand ol Coumbusand B /assB and and a mem bercl the NAB B a CentralOhio Brass Eand played Boardof Dheclors Newmembers registering Goedeke'sConcerlElude as fasl as l've duringthe year may be ever heardit (l thinkhe was concerned ADULTSLOW MELODY eligiblefor back issues of aboullhesix-minutetime limitl) Notonly Reviewedby David Ros6n was il a tempoof one lo the bar (Jayne The BrassBand Bddge Canady,the accompanist,should also Thewe€k-end of NAaBAXX wasa very whereavailable be commendedfor keepingup wjth the wellstaged event by the Cincinnali B ra ss ContactBertWileyat: soloisl) bul it was absolulelyflawlessl Bandand DwightWagesand Crew The P.O.Box 2438 Well{onell Oh, by the way, Zilincik "AdultSlow [relody" compelilion was an Cullowhee,NC 28723 playedlhe ConcedEtude for Tru mpet on excellentexhibition of musicianship.A Ebtubal veryhigh degreeof interest in tinebrass Telephone:(828) 293-7 469 E-mail [email protected] Amy Nelsonof the lllinoisBrass Band continuedon page 17 pedormecjArban's Camivalof Venice,

16 TheBrass Band Bridge June2002 continuedfrom page 16 I personallyenvy the youth programs qualitywith bealtifulpaying on this that are being developed. This is piece principal playingwasevident given thevanetyand lhe by the solo cornetist. futureof brassbands in NodhAmerica quality of literatureprepared and pfe- Followingwas the "Humoresque'rfrom I am hopingin lhe future to developa ErikLeidzen's senled. All of lhese aspecis of the Folk Sorg Su/tefollowed programin our area. I encouragemore compelitionput an edditionaldegree of by soloist and first lrombonist,David bands across the counlry to develop Henderson's playing pressureon Judge FrankRenton in lhe beautifuilegato on lheseprograms.The youth rn o!rorga- "Berceuse"(Angels final selectiontespecially after a day Guard Thee) frorn nzationwork in conjunction filledwilhso many wonderfui solo perfor- with the lhe operaJocelyn by Benjamn Godard, collegesand universites in lhe areato lranscribedand arrenged Ball. mances. At lhe conclusionof each by Eric earncredits fortherrensemb presenter'sseleclion I was everrnore ewotkwth Afler a very humoro!s introductionby perfomed reieved to beannouncing and nol adj!- VincentOil\rarlino.he Godon Langford'sRhapsody dicaUng.Atthe end oflhe day and after for Tlumpetand lam lookingforward lo LittleRock2002. SrassEarddescribing a long periodof considerationMaestro itas'Holy Jazz." lwouldlike to seemore allo horns and Nexton slage 1o conducl was Rentonawarded the first place prizeto oneofthe baritonesperform in the solo compeli- judges tfombonistBrian Byrne of lhe lllinois severaldisljnguished for the tions.This would really help build lhese Championships, BrassBand. Congratulations to all par- GeoffreyBrand lead- seclions your prerniere I cipants. with band. lng the band in a of Erik Leidzens Abide Wilh Me) and whal a Once againcongraiuletons to all the d fferent treatmenl of this old hymn it DavidRosen is a memberofSolidBrass performersIn lhe youthsoo divsion. was,with ts neverthick but rather light Seeyou in 2003i and transparenttexture wilh many ex- posedpassages - YOUTHSOLOS a chalengelor any Jackson M Hill is a barilat)e player Reviewedby JacksanHill and brass band. "Hymnto the Fallen"from founderof lhe BrassBand of the Tri- the movie Savrrg Private Ryan llf./|- Stale and a nenber af lhe NABBA liams/van given I was given the privilegeto be ihe an- der Woude)was then a Board of Directors verypoignanland mov ng reading bylhe nouncerfor lhe Youlh Solo Drvisionat l,Y/t/) NABBA lt wasa pleasurabe oppodu- band. The boisterousPasllme LEXINGTONBRASS BAND CONCERT Goad Company(Henry Vlll/Stephen nity to listento the wonderfultalents oi wilhVlncenl DiMa.tino Robeds)couldhave ended the program iheseiine young musicians. The future Reviewed by Chuck Wyrick bullo coolthings down e b t andpli an of brass bands is truly alive and well exclanrat on mad(on lhe concert V ncent wilhinthe youth divisions. NABBAmembers their guests and ihe DlMarlno rellrned lo lhe stageto pec GreaterCincinnati Conrmunily were in- lormthe pop! ar andpowerfulana from I wouldlike to congratulateall the partict, deed foriunale to have the Lexington P9ccini's Turandal. pants ior a job well done A special BfassBand, wiih guest trumpet sooist, ovationgoes to DwightKing, basstrom- V ncentDjlvarlino, present a concedal Onenolable aspect that made this such bone,for first place JasonWalkns, the closethe frst day of ihe NABBA an enjoyableconcert in additionto the lrombone,for secondplace and David Championships. Brass Root marimba,Iof th rd place. finepedoffnancesbytheLexrngion Band.soloisl Mr D Martinoand guest The programopened wth lhe WrLliafir conductorMr Brandwere e oquent Allihe perforrnersshowed great prepara- the Himesarrangement ofthe StarSpangled introduclronsby the LBBs conductor, tionwhich is a tesiamenito theirin skuc- Banner which was far from a roliine Dr RonadHoz \Mth ofthis torsand brass band programs. The goal awordsmilh perfo|manceofTheAnthem, butrathera ca iber, there s no need for a pfofes- of masteringan instrumentis a major stirringm niaturetone poem. Nextwas priority. Overallthe musica selections CliftonWilliams's Dramatic Essay pel weredifficult.Musicians should stdve to formedby Mr DiMartinowhich demon, Chuck Wynckis a menber af lhe Cin- findmusicthat ischallenging yet siillbe straiedhis ampe vrduosty and lyrical dnnau BrassBand wrthinones skill evel. style EdwardGrieg's lhe L€si Spnng lram Two Elegiac l/leladies (atl Ilranyofthese student so oistswould be Sleadman-Allen)v,,as a wonde.ful f rame continuedon page 18 a greal assetto any seniorbfass band. work for the bands overallnch tone

June2002TheBrass BandBridge 17 conlinued from Page 17 8) NABBA Weekend Logistics, and peoplestopped us lo ask questDr6 finally9) Posl-evenlfollow-ups&NABBA aboutour bend throughout the weekend INTERESTSESSIONS Wewere morethan happy to sharewh4 we kn6w. Thefollowing queslions anc This year'shosts incorporateda series Therewere somegood frank questions answersare dEwn trom our converc+ of brief and informalseminars on lhe and the leadersof the sessionsgave tionsover the weekend. lt is ourhopa Friday evening to bolh enlighlenand feedbackon lhe commitmentthat each thatthisa rticle will encou rage peoplelc educatenewerand expereinced NABBA bandmusl have from theirtullmember- sta.lup youth bands an theirarea, and lc membercalike on a number ot lopics shipif planningon undedakingthe re- use lhe NABBAcompelitions as a ve- pertinentlo lhe organizalion. Sev€ralof sponsibilityof hosling. Emphasiswas hicleto enhancelheir musical abilit thesessionsappearbelowwith asynop- givenlo getlingearly commitment (mini- sis of lhe male.ials in the discussion, mumof1 year, preferably2 years)forthe Ouryouthbend is stillawork in progress and further details can beobtainedfrom venues and gala concert enledainmenl. Whal6w€ are reallyexcited aboul lh. the conlributorsto each session. The imporlanceof preparinga prelimi- ensembleat has become, each year w! nary budgetwith a focus on eslimaling find some areas that need jmprovement HOSTINGTHE NABBA CHAMPION. howlhe hostsexpecl to raisethe funds Weare slillreally in ourinfancy. Thrngs SHIPS lo coverlhe expensesfor th e Champion- are comingtogether nicely, and ead shipswasaddressed. ll was suggested yearbringsnewl€arningexperiencesfo. This interestsession \,i/as conducted by that potenlialhosls use this as a basis thepeople in chargeofmaking lheTYBB two prioaNABBA Championship llosls: for decidingwhether th€ band can ex- a goodmus cal producl. The vision islh. lllinoisBrass Band - 1999(Lisa Bames pectloemergefnancially in good shape, mostimportanl part of startinga youl: & JeffLyons), and Cincinnali Brass Band sinceonewouldnolwant a hostband to band. We ar€ tryingto providel,.' - 2002(DwightWages). Therc was awell end up wilh a significanldeficit. And highestquality ensemble for lhe bes atlendodsessionwith 13 NABBAmem- laslly,the importanceofplanningtohave playerswe can find. I\rusical excellenc. bersavailing themselves to the presen- top qualitypercussion equipmenl avail- is the primarytocus, with a seconda'r tation,with lots of good queslionsfrom able for bolh lhe perfomancesand re- tocusbeinglo inslilla lovetorbrass baE theaudience.Presentw6rerepresenta- hearsalsessions was stressed. playingin youngplayers. By playrng. tives from the CommonweallhBrass concertin lhe n€w symphony hall, bnng' Band,Syracuse lJniv BrassEnsemble, Severalof lhe membersin aitendance ing in guestartists, and travellrngE LittleRock Brass Band, and Sunshine requesteda copy of the HostingPlan- NABBAeach year, we hopeto allra Brass Band (apologieslo olher bands ning Book- CompetilionMenual which frnetal€nl andcontinueto imploveeve.! represenied,ifyou arenot listed).llwas the NABBABoard had prepared in 2001. aspectof the TYB B each year. We do.: especiallyencouraging to seenextyeals These names have been passedonlo focusoncompetition. The NABBA lrlp. host (Litlle Rock) pres€nlwith several Anile CockerHunl, for disseminationof just one of the lhingswe try to do = membersas theyget gearedup tor next lhismanual Inaddiion. Dwighl, Jeff& provdea comprehensivelearning expa April. Lisa offeredto consullwilh any bands rience.lt lookthe TYBBtour years ts whoareconsideringoralreadyagreed to makeit to a NABBAcomp€tiiion ara A three page ouiline ot the key areas host a futureCharnpionships. As we lhal heppenedbecause ihe timrngwa which should be consideredand se- fudher refin€lhe Hostingl\ranual, and jusinghl. curedin preparationforhosting a NABBA build a group of prior hosting Championshipswas presented.These consultants...... lhe experienceoi Whatwere you. firs! steps? included: 1) volunteer Recruiting& hosling,while no smalltask can with Inlhe spring of 1997,the Ttiangle Blas. OEanizationof SteeringCommiltee, 2) goodadvanceplanning be averygralify- Band(TBB)held Brass Day in Durharn - Commilteeroles/ responsibililies, 3) ingandunifyingeventfora NABBAband. a p€rformancehall. Studentsfrom hEr Responsibilitesof the NABBABoard at Submitted by Dwight Wages schoolslh roughout a 3-cou nly arca wera lhe Championships,4) Securingthe [email protected] invitedto participate. The clinicwas hec Venue Locations(hotel, performance on a daywhen the TBB had an evenhq locations,reception), 5) Percussion HOW TO STARTA YOUTHBAND concenplanned in the samevent. EquipmenVNABBAlogowear/Programs, 6) Scheduling,7) Communications The sessionon startinga youthbrass continuec!on paqe (Website, - host band liasonconiacts), band had few padicipants,bul many

18 TheBrass Band Bridge June2002 conlinuec!from page 18 wlthkids, a linkto banddirectors and dent holidays)on Fridaysso families olher - Sludentsattending Brass Day also re- musiciansin thearea, and a lotof leavetown onThu6day evenings this time project ceiv€da complimentarylickel to thal to devoteto the A very meantTuesday was the beslfor us. youlh concert.The day began with program imporlantqualitya directorshould a possess forallstudents on thedifference beiween is the abililyto inspire. Two hoursis a lengthyrehearsal for blassbands and concert bands. TBB sorneplayers. Th€ sludents take a 10- Howdo yau selec! membetsdemonstrated brass band in- lhe sludentsto be in 15 minutebreak half way throughlhe slrumenls.Awell-known musician led a rehearsal.Asadull brass players know, Ou. membersare all high playing maslerclass, TBB borrowed a second schoolstu- the in brassbands is morede- denls.We trylo havean selofbrass instru ments for the day and equalnumber mandinglhat in regularband. Many fromeach grade. Selection thesludenls spent about an hourand a forTYBBis studentshave to buildup theirenduF by recommendalion halfreadingbrass band musicend play- andaudition. We ancefor it. donot Ingbrass band instrumenls - lhat really haveopen auditions. Ourdirector soldthe learnswho the besthigh school brass We scheduleat leastflve rehearsals studentson lhe ideaofforming players their own band. The TriangleBrass are and then recrlitsthem to b6forea concert,bui we recognizelhal playan the band. He checkslhe All- polished Band'scommitmenltohostingthis Brass theyare not as asthe concerts Diskict performed Oaywas essential to the begin ning of the andAll-Stale lists. lt hetpsto afterSorg rehearsals. We do networkwithlhearea priorio youlhband. Our successfu I youth band banddirectorsand notschedule any rehearsingjusl pdvateinstructors and has come from our successtuladult lodevelopa rela- concerls-It necessary,wewillhave a 5- tionshipwilh lf givethe band,using their resources asour jump- then. theysupporl the 7 minutesoundcheck and then ing-offpoini. band,they will readilyrecommend slu- sludents30-45 minutes of resl betor€ dents.We have fou nd it useful to enpha- the concedbegins. Wheredid you get yourinslruments? sizelo the localband direclors that our sludentsare always excused from your Theadult band was readylo beginup- brass Tellma aboul season. bandfunctions il gtading their insku ments. As a sections they confliclwilh a Aftera coupleofyears ol tryinglo begin schoolband function inslrumenlswere replaced,the older rehearsalseady in the fall, we finally rnslrum€nlswere passed down to ihe acknowledgedlhat we couldnot com- When you pelewilh programsrnthe newyouth band. Ouf firstyear we had do rchsarse? marchingband We beganwith cohels and flugelhorn. Studentsin rehearsalson Sunday schools We have audilionsin late aftemoonsfrom 2 00 - 4:00pm The olher sectionsplayed their schoolin- Octoberandbegin rehearsals lhe week theorywas that sludents had more free slrumenls.(Yes, we had french hornsin afterthe lastmajor marching competi- trmeon weekends our youthband.) Two yearslater we and couldfit a re- tion. We schedulea concerlin mid- hearsalin youlh wereable to add ten or horns. Thefourth beforothey attended Decemberand then take off tor Chrisl- yearof lhe bandwe had barilonesfor aclivitiesat lheirchurches in the eve- masbreak. We try to schedulea con- nings. We problems tnoml0 use. had some wiih cert in late Februaryto mld lrarch. atlendanceon Sundays.Families visil Rehearsalis suspendedthe week of relatNes pOecls yearswe Wo directsyour youlh band? onweekends, science sp ngbreakThe lasltwo have andEnglish papersarefrequentlydueon (which Thedirector has so far been a memberof competedat NABBA we hopelo lvlondays,and school year). ouradult band. Thefirsl semesterwe trjpsare usually conttnueto do each we then scheduledover past had4 directorssharing the responsibili- weekends.This finishour season In midMay with an yearwechanged to Tuesday nightsfrom ouldoorconcenThe lasttwoyears lhis ties. This did nol work well for the - sludents- they neededmore consis- 6130 8r30pm.We slillhave some I\rayconcert has featuredmusic from problemswith attendance tency. Fromthe secondsemester on, as schools moviesand musicals At the end oflhis scheduleconceds onlyone personregularly directed the and honorsociety concerlwe collectall the instruments meetingsand basketball games week- band Juslas band directors atschools on anctmusrc. nights,but it is much becomeactavely involved in lhe livesof better.We chose Tuesday play? lheirstudenls, our band direciors have nighlsalterchecking wilh olher Whalkind of musicclo you localgroups. The youlh spenla lotof time away from rehearsals orchestrame€ts Themusicispartly from the TBB library. on lvlondays;our communicatingwith our students. The adtiltband meets on Wednesdays;and direclorneeds to havea goodrapport our schooldistrict continuedon page 21 frequentlyschedules theirworkdays (stu-

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I conlinuecltom page 19 We continuetowork on audiencedevel- stress the uniquenessof playingin a which is problem We have also purchasedsome new opment a for almost brass band: the b€autiful organlike musicfortheband. We wantlhe music everyamateurgror.ipinoutarea, we are soundofa brassba nd, lhe differenl(and players, to be interesting,educationaland chal- also workingto improveeltendance at increased)challenges for brass rehearsals. We are the theexciting and vari6d literalure, the lenging.They play advanced lilerature also studying and ideaof somekind ofcorpo€te rewardsofplaying in a musical like"Moorside Suit6" and "Festive Over- sponsoc organiza- ship so that we don't have tion with like-mindedadults. Also men- ture"as well as easiertunes like "Be lo charge dues.Thal wou ld mak€ performing ThouMy Vision" and "Danny Boy." We even lionedwas the opporlunilylo becomea more of an honor. We teel if pariof NABBAand to attendand partici- wantlhesludenlslo playa broadrange that the studenlscan play pate in lhe annual championships,re- of musicfrom kadilionalbrass band and travel and work withfamous people newsletier, developnow repertoireto orch€straltranscriptions torfree. itwould be ceive lhe and morevaluable friends. andsolo pieces. lt is importantto play thatmuch andwouldhelp contactsand wilh recruilingdown road. fi usicthat is interestingand challenging the We would alsoliketo havemore perfomances, so Thesecond main pointwas logothrough to hjghschool musicians l\,,lostot lho lhe band feels more like performing inslrumentationof a British-style playersare lookingfor the challenge, a the for andmight lose interest quickly iflhey ensembleralher than a r€hearsalen- brass band and developcrite a tho did playersforeach notget it. semote. recruilingof instrument Thetechnicaldemands within th6cornet Whatarelhe you providedan exampleof where Enduranceduringa performanceshould beslaspecls ol band? seclion We provide besl ncedplayers were crucial (solo a nd betaken inlo consideration. A 45"m in ute some of lhe brass adva playersin lhearea an opporlunityto play Eb soprano),and where role players concertis loo short,yet manystudents consistentlychallenging music. Many would fil jn the band (secondand lhird (mostlycornets) will havekouble mak- parenls parts). French horn ingitlhrough a fullhourand a half. even sludentsand lell us theyare nol In the evenl that in music pro- playeF arenotwilling lo playalto (tenor) with inlermission.We have suppie- challenged their school grams hom. playerscould mentedtheband perfo.mance by adding We believewe are helpingthe cornetand lrumpet schoolband programseducale and be switchedwith relativeease. a percussionensemble seleclion on malure eachconcerl. Thisalso providesour lheir members. Our sludenls reallyenjoy playinglogelher. We also The lhird major point was the need lo percussionislssome exlra work since expose our members lo world class havea smallgroup of enthusiaslswho lheband music is notalways challeng- brassmusrcians through NABBA lrips are slrcng playersbecome a reference ing for lhem. Duringthe concert,this andvisitsby guesl conductors andfriends. porntforfilling out ihe band Thereisihe pieceis goodfor about7-10 extra min- danger of allowingmarginal players lo utesof p€rformancewthout using up Sumilted by Kohing and Tony becomemembers rightat the beginnrng, cornetchoptime.Ourluba/euphonium/ Caralyn Granados,Carolyn Kohnng is Busness only to have lhe problemof replacing baritone sectio ns have also performed a Manageraf bolh TriangleErass Bands. themwhen they cannot keep upwith the TubaEnsemble selection. Plans in the Sha has Mom" with leveloftheband.lt is beltertostarl small fulurealso includea trombonechoir. a/so be€,, a "Band the YoulhBand il beganin 1997. and build carefully Do not be afraidto Cometsand tenothornscan rest upa bil since Tony Granadosis Dircclor ol lhe Ti- recruitplayers from existingcommunily durangthese tlmes. angle YoulhBrassBand and playsluba wind bands and orchestras because wilh manyofthem want to play in morethan Do you charygclues? lhe Tiangle Brcss Bancl. [email protected] onegroup Our studentspay duesal the first re- hearsaleach year. This year il was SOMETHOUGHTS ON RECRUITING A final pointof discussionwas whelher $60.00per student. We may havea to audilion playels. let lhem sit In a studenlor twowith a financialproblem The IntereslSession Recruitingdrew rehearsalor tv/o without obligatronon thatcauses ihem to be late,but it has on asmall,blt Those eitherside, or to use the Gcommenda- not beena problem.This money pays inlerestedaud ience. presented players to fill lherentforthe provides who attendedwere with a tions of ihe current rehearsalspace, pro- of fornew music, and helps pay forguests. varielyoflhoughtson the recrufting vancancies.Perhaps a combination conlinuedon page 22 Vvhatwould you likato change? The firsl mainpoint in recruilingwas to

June2002TheBnss Band Bddge 21 conlinued ftom page 21 incidenl, long rememberedby rcsidents Some of lhe /arye ores, srch as lia of Batlle Creek,Michigan, thecetmania thrce anal four day h* these could be used. lnsisl thal new toumaments Bandupslaged a neighbaingbandtrcm membeasmake a commitmentto regu- annuallyaI Marancook,Maine, and Ever+ 8ay CiU by playing one of Bay City's ville, l ndi an a, attractad both amale ut a|a lar allendanceal rehearsalsand con- onginal pieces, hul fat professional cens, in a betler aL bands along with lhousaD6 rangenenl,cluing tho very sane con- of speclalors. Olher competilbns we't cetl at whbh Bay CiU band prcmiered fealuing a few lc,c. Paul Droste is lhe conductor of lhe small-scale affairs, bands and perhaps a lew dollars in pfta BrassEand ofColumbus and an HonoL for ary Manber of NABBA noney lhe winning bandsmen E Ultimalely, however, lhe only meaning- tuatler how Ihe conteslswere admtns ful way lo eslablish provided It ENTERINGA NABBA COMPETITION one band'ssuperi- lered, lhe oppoftunilies they oity ovet anolher was to fight it oul in bandsmen to hear each other and pla. concei. Such "windy wars" as a New logether went long way fuehn; Formanybands, playing in NABBA is an a towarcl Oleans newspapercalled lhem, werc lhe dynamismol lhe Amaican amate., annualhighlight, an imporlanl part ofthe common occunences in the nineteenth gro\dh andthedireclionofa brassband, century. On city slreel comes, in lhe and a focal point of the perfofinance middle of parcdes, ancl even on I\rargaretHindle Hazen Robertll calendar. Brassbands who participate lhe and decks ort pass/rg steamboals, rival Hazen The Music Men spendconsiderable amou nls of funding, lwashtngru' bandslied to oulshingthe competition SmiihsonianInstilule Press, 1987). 66 perconeland organizatjonal,lo allend, with lhe quality, not lo menhon lhe and this investmenlshould be balanced valume,of lhei playnq. Si',ilar musi- by car€fulpreparations. But for lhose cal batlles,waged by Confedercteand The followingg!idelines mightbe usec thinkingabout taking the plunge lor the Untanbands dunng lhe CivilWar,have firsltjme, whyshouldoneenler, and how becone le9enclary. 1 Commit the band to entering T\. doesonegoabout preparing forsuch an soundsobvious, but a firm commilme.r event? Thesespontaneaus play-offs Bvolved means belter planningfor a dedrcal€c into a highlyorganized fotum lor band performance.Persuedethe membersnc lls possiblelhat you may havelo begrn compelilions known as band conlesls (if they need persuading)that plann.; by convincingthe enlire ensemblelhat or lournaments. Sponsored vaiously earliermeansensuringhotel space. g@ lhisrs aworlhwhile venture. Competition by insltu me nt conpa n ies rcgion al b a nd ratesfor travel by landorair,and ensuFr; lsan important part of(most)brass band associalionsand chambers af cam- lhosethal needtime from wo* canta.t calendarsand have been so since lhe merce, band conlesls catercd lo lhe t offwithoula problem PlentyofNAgB.r insligationof brass bands, in bolh lhe competilivenature of bandsmenwhile padicipanlsbng thefamily and make a' UK, Europe,Auslralsia AND No h offeing mare langible rcwads As entireweekend out of it lt's greatsoc. Amenca, and there are historicalrea- TrumpelNews pointed out in 1877,a andmus caibonding timeforthe barr- sonstor entering. 'well- band couldlearn mare frcm one ask anyone who has attendedbefoa regulaled band conlest lhan The biggeststumbling block lo com-. . . . il was compelition wilh olher b'ass [from] monlhs theordnary raulneofbancl mentis of coursefinancial. Some ba.:! bandslhat gave eady brassbands [aq fthe praclise " ln addilion ta lhis educa- pay the membership'sentire expens.r in Americal dynamsm and lhe will lo lianal function,band toumamentsof- to atlend, some bands partralLys!5 improve. Wdespread even in lhe eali- feredpalicipation an opparluni!ylawin dize and olhersexpect members to -. est days of Ihe movemenl,g aod-n atu rcd fanlashcphzes af cash orinslruments theirentire way. Yourdecision w ll * ivalry slimulatedamateur bands ta play lnanecontesl,held in Fremonl,Ohia, in pendon yourband's philosophical cJ more oflen, to dress more attnctively, 1884 lhegrandpize wasa wagonworth look. Havinga band pay lherrway e'. ancl lo practice more diligenlly. Rivalry lwo lhousandclallars plus fwe hundred sures a higherlevel ol commitmenla. amongtowns and companiescan even dollars in gold Needless lo say, win- causeoflhe individualinvestments be.E be satd lo have led ta the formalion of ning can]pelitionswas anolher way a made, but it also may result in n\t.. many bandsin lhe fist plece_ band could raisemoney! membersnot wanting to invesl or at There was fierce conpelilion far.good Band contestsbecame very papular, page musrcalarrangements as well... In one conlinuedan :: especialyduing lhe 187As and 1880s

22 TheBnss Band Bridge June2002 continueclfaom page 22 something short and comfodable, a arrive at the competition,participate. marchfor example,lo help them settle Listento as many beingable lo aftordan airfareand two of the solo and en- in, acclimatize10 the aco!slic,settle lhe semblecompetitions. Eetler nights in a holel room. Expectingthe still,lake jiltars,and leavea good impressionon part. Listenlo as many bands you bandlo payplaces an enormousburden as lhe adjudicators.Other bandsare ready can- Go to clinics. Play in on an ensemblelhat for mosl have lim, the Reading to jump rightin to somelhingmore sub- Band and check oul the percussion itedbudgets, butthis approach may help stantial. The order of piecesis not so and membercto commit. lt'sa toughchoicel equipment the acoustics.Typically importantas the items themselves. lt a one-hourfinal rehea rsal for ih€ bandis does no harm to finish et a climaclic scheduledduring the Fridayevening of 2. Readthecontestrulescarefully.Com- poinl,blt pickmusic that you wrllsound the compelitionweekend. Be prepared municateconcerns or queslionsto the goodat, that will helpdevelop the band for limiledpercussion conlestconlroller well in advanceityou during lhis time. beyond the scope of the competition. l\Ieetfriendsin the bar orrestau€nt and arc unclearaboutanyprocedures.Share and ihal artislicallybalances the test- yoLtwill flnd a wonderfuI suppod meche- lhese with lhe band. Be sure that you piecelo developand display yourllexibil- nism for yout brass band. Get more alsoadhere to deadlinesfor submission ily Showyour skengths,but use your involvedin NABBA Be sure your band ot malerials.Keep in touch throughthe choic6stoimproveon yourweaknesses has a repr€sentativeon th€ NABBA Brass Band Bridge and especially technicallyand musically. results, through the electronicresources plo- 8oard. Enjoytheweekend, lhe the hard wo* of the hosts, lhe Gala vided by hostson a yearlybasis. 6. Considertiming, balance, and skills. Concertand use lheevenl to lift,broaden Bear in mind the time limitations,both and enlighlenlhe membershipof your 3. Pickan appropriatesection lo enler. minimumand maximumwh6n making brass band. Win or not win (no-one Th€re are no regulationsas to which yourownchoicemusicselections. Prac- loseswhen they preparein the corecl sectiona new bandshould enter. I\rost lice liming. Practiceselting up (percus- fashionand us€the competilionnotas a beginningbands enler the Challenge sionneeds, especially) andtuningw hin meansunto itselfbut as a growlhtool), Seclionorlhe ExplorerSeclion, but new the alloltedtine allowances. Practice you'll underslandwhy bands and their bandshave enteredhigher sections as as manylimes as possiblejuslrunning memberscome back year afteryear to first lime entrantsand been quite suc- your and lime il for lenglh compeleand play for each other. cessful.Use the test-pieceseleclion as Progran There shouldbe no excusefor a band a g!idelinelo yourband's abilitjes. playingoveror under the time limitsi this 10. The adjudicationsyslem: few mal- rs just poor preparationand needless lerc gamerrnore criticism in brassband 4. Lislenlo recordingsot the test-piece penaltypoints for lhe band presseseround lheworld morethan lhe if available.Allhough lhe lasl thingone syslemsof adjudication.Here we utilize wants to hear rs a carboncopy perlor- 7. Pracliceall aspectsof performance. the following system Three judges mance,recordings of brassband music P€pare as muchas possiblelo playas adjudicateeach section Thejudges do by establishedand recognized top-level wellasyou can. Thereseems little point not confer The judges listen lo lhe brassbands can be ofgreatbenefatloali in investinglarge sums of money and performances"blind The judges are brass bands, but especiallylhose less putlingthe nameofyourband in fiontof requiredto provideboth tapedand writ- experienced.This isvaluable nol juslfor an audienceand criticaladjudicalors to tencriticisms olthe pedomances Their lhe MD but lor ali the membership. nolgive yourverybestand learnasmuch scoresarc simplyadded up at the con- Preparelhelesfpiece as thoroughlyas pedormanceandplaces possible. as Possiblefrom the experience. clusionof each are awardedon the ment of lhe most 8. Use clinicians.Seek outsidehelp in numberof poinls Presenllylhe scores 5. Select wise own choice(s) music preparation-New obieclivily is a marvel are weighted607o for test-piecesand Eachband is requiredto flllthe remain- ooslhingin preparing foI suchan impoF 40% for own choice materials Poinls inglime in their program (depending on tant event. Seeklhe collectivewisdom are deductedfor perlormingboth under lhe section entered)with own choice ol other experiencedbrass band con- oroverlheallotledamountof time. The music from "the best of brass band ductorswhocan giveyou an honesland winnersarelraditionally announced duF repedoire." Your selectionswill be de- crilicallyconsiructiveopinion about how ing the evening Concert lerminedby the guidinga.listic philoso- Gala bandis Drogressrng phjes of your band. Less experienced Yout bands like lo starl lheir prog€ms with continuedon page 24 I Practicehard and havefunlWhen you

June2002The Brass Band Bridge 23 continued from page 23 throughoutthe day, even though the quiredtest piece, Concedante.As an audiencesize varied greatly. intenllisleneril was mosl fascinatinglo quicklybecome aware ol 11.Planning a rehoersaI schedule: con- ofthe diversity Thecategories included in th is part of the interpretationas well the placement ductors have lo balance the musical as competitionincluded Explorer, Youth, ofcertainseclions ofthe padicu- needsofthe bandbetween theircompe- bands, Openand Challeng€. ltwas unfodunate la y the comets and lrombones. The tition preparationsand olher concert forlhetrue senseof compelitionthatthe repetitionof the test piece made for a engagementsleading up to NABBA. I Explorerand Open only had one com- most lhinkthat mostif not allbands add exka antereslingdavercity of sound as petitoreach. lt js our ardenthope lhat well as interprelalion. The bands all rehearsalsto their scheduleas part of lhiswill change as the brassband move- played exkemely w6ll, both as they the preparations. lvly experiencehas m€nl continueslo grow, playedlhe test piece, bul also in lherr been fo include a weekend "kick-off' choicesof repertoirelo completelheir €ventinJanuary (Thursday night, Friday The firct band to perform,an Explorcr, prcg€ms. night,allday Salurday) and then add an was conducledby KeilhWilkinson; lhe extraSaturday morning rehearsal every band was lhe Varsity All€tar Brass As a longtime memberof NABBAand other week leadingup lo the compeli, Band from lhe Coiumbus,OH commu- wilh tremendousinlerestin b€ssbands lion.Saturdaymorningrehearsalshave nity This group consisls I proud of lypically been much more produclive ol students am of lhe accomplishments Irom grades nine lhroughtwelve; lherr each band, regardlessot sectaonand thanThursday evening rehearsals. l've requitedtest piece was Sinfonieftafor regardlessoflhe greatvariety of playing utilizedsectionals and clinicians. I've 8,'sss Bard by Joseph Horovitz. The ablities. lfound thisto b€ a dayofgreal programmedNABEA competilionmu- band playsd wilh greal certaintyand pleasureasthe emceeand as a listenel sic as often as possible in concerls excellentpreparalionand was cond!cted leadingup lo and followingthe event. withskillandtremendousconsideration Results: fordelail. Exolorer:1. Va6ltyAll-Star Band251 6 12. I\ranybands use lheirperformances Youlh: 1. T.iangle Youth Brass Band tor recordings.lt's usuallya highlighlof The Youthbands were from Ohio (Jun- 281;2. Junior VaBity All-StarBrass the perlormancecalendar and lhere'sa ior Va6ity All-Star grass Band) and Band 262.8 goodaudienceon hand losupportevery- lhe Trlangle Youth Bra6s Band from Challenoer1. Sunahln€Brass Band one. The qualilyof lhe recordingshas Raleigh,Norlh Carolina. Both bands 2782. SolldBra8s 270.6 3 Common- generallybeen good. p ayedlhe PolltoS.//e de Ba e! by Eric wealth Bra$ Band 262.24. Spires Ball, and both played exlremelywell BrassBand 253.4 5. Erass Band ottho 13 Many bands use lheir awardsand One of the interestingfeatures of the Tri-State 251 6 placemenisas parl of grant applica- enlife day was to wilnessthe conslanl Ooen Syracuse Unlversity Brass En- tions. ltcouldbe possibleforeveryband changesin the sel up of lheband charrs s6mble260.4 enteringthe competitionto stale lhal andstands The changes were interesl- Ben Wiley is the NABBA Execuuve they are one of the top twenty brass ingand sometimes amusing as chairs, bands in North America,regardLess of standsand percussionequipment was wherelhey place. located and relocaledthroughout ihe HONORSSECTION dey. Reviewed by Li1utenanl Colonel Tho- EXPLORER,OPEN, YOUTH AND CHALLENGESECTIONS The Sy.acuse University Brass En- Reviewed by Bed Wiley semblewas lhe onlyband in the Open The PrincetonHigh Schoolauditorium rr seclionandwere members of thefaculiy Sharonville, OH offered a wonderfulvenue OnApril'13,lhad lhe distinct privilegeot of Su and surroundingregions in up- Iorlhe Honorsand Champlonshipsec- announongforandlisteningto, the bands stateNew York The open sectiontesi tionsofthe North American Brass Banc that playedtheir compelitionprograms piecewas the Conce,'1anteby Slephen Association'sannual competition. The inlhe Ballroom ofthe Raddison Holel in Eullaand lhe bandplayed this in a tight acousticswere excellent, and the judges Cincinnati The excitemenlwas evident andmean;ngfulway. wouldgetan accurate listen tothebands as the flrst band appearedfor pedor- mance,supported by a largenumberot The nen live bandswere in the Chal- familyan d friends;th is excitement lasted continuedon page 25 lenge Seciion also performingthe re-

24 ThEBrassBandBridge June2002 continued from page 24 The bandopenedwithPrccession of the startedwilh RaySteadman-Allen's Ser- Nob/es. Despite some pitch ineccu- viceAbove Self. Displayinga muscular compelingthat day. The adjudication racy,particularly in the mutedsections, soundand a powerfuI lowbrass section, panelwasone oflhe most distinguished the band handledthe piece well and the band also had a differenttuning in lhebrassbandworldt Geoffrey Brand, !sed it to seltlethemselves. Next was temperamentthan some of the other JamesCumow, and Frank Renton brought theteslpiece.MotorCity also had some bands. Wth a bit ofvibralo and a wider many decades of wodd-classexperi- difficultieswiththe exposedseclions but pilch center,it soundeda bit likesome ence to lhe evenl. I was privalegedto I was apparenl lhe band enjoys the ofihe 1950sera brassband recordings se e as compere for the venue and 1 piece and you couldfeel lhem gaining in ils trining. The openingmarch was jotleddown my observalionsas lhe day conlidenceand momenlumas they rhylhmicallysound and dynamicallyteF I woreon. In some cases,I had to leave played, finishing strongly. Nexl was racedbulcould have us€d moreshading the hall lo attend to other businessso E/sa'sProcessio, and lvotor City pro- in the dynamics.Th€y followedwilh the some bands' notes are less exlensive videdsome tru ly movrng momenls. There test piecewhere tempi se€medto lake lhanolhers. wasone crescendo/rallenlando lhal was a whileto reallylock in, givinga slightly so perfectlyplayedI nearly gasped. This fianticteel. The exposedseclionswere The test piece for the HonorsSection, groups music making was really im- everybil as t€achercus forlhis bandas JosephHorovitz's Balet forBand would pressiveand showedyears of groMhas for thosewho weni before.TheAll-Stars provide a real challengefor the fou. an €nsemble. MCBBclosed iheir pro- closedtheir programwith The Moor of bandsin lhat section.Th€firstlo tackle gram with P.alse,a r€al cheslnul lhal V€nic€(Wlliam Alwyn). ltwasn'tappaF the lest was the Pralrlo Brass Band deservesmo re freq uenl performance, Al ent that their choice selectionswould (DallasNiermeyer). Niermoyerwas out- lhis point, I was nol sure which one of reallyhelp lhe bandov€rcome some of wardlyquite relaxed and did his bestto lhese bands was in lhe forefront but the difficullieswith lhe t€sl piece. As settlehis band as they took lhe stage, believedlhey would both bestrongcom- th€ir set went on, lhe band seemedto knowinglhat the early hourand a num- pelitorslor lhe banner. weardownand lfinishedlistening wish- berone drawwere not ideal The band ing they had perhapscompetod in lhe launchedinto the tesl piece with great The Central Ohio Brass Band (Tony ChailengeSeclion where this lalenled spiritand a wonderfultutti sound. The Zilincrk)camenext and lhe cont.ast in youngband would be beltermatchedlo piece'stort!rousexposed lines were nol trmbreswas slaiking This band wenl both lhe musicand the compelition. all wellhandled, something thal would afterthe test piecedisplaying a fat end plagueevery band in this seclion. Al- powerfullow brass sound,a very lrum- Excellent perforrnances and aggressive thoughtherewas a biloflossofrhythmic pellike cornetquahty, and a bit thin jn choiceprogramming marked lhis yea/s focus, the band survived lhe "lesl" an the middle.Their reading was confidenl HonorsSection. The test piece left no overallgood fashion. Prairie'schoice and aggressivebut I wonderedhow the band "unscar.ed"and lruly gave the piece was the lormidable year of lhe "trumpely"soundwould go overwilhthe judgesoppodunitiesloheareach band's Dr€gonand lhe bandwas clearlycom- judges They followedwith Philip strengthsand weeknesses. As ihe fortablewith this piece Whileexposed Sparke'sMounlan Song,presenling an sectionfinished, my notes reflectI passegesslill proved problematic,the enchanlingand elherealopen ng with a thoughtthe bandswould finish in the band'stutti sound showedfine balance wonderfulmuted euphonium solo. Whi e orderofplay (Prairie, MolorCity, COBB, and characler Prairieset a high stan- lhesoundega|nwas a bitakin lofanfare All Stars). However,none of the bands dardforthe other bands to overcome, bul lrumpetsat higherdynamic levels, the had really nailedlheir programso the didnotreally nailittothewalland had lefl bandclearlyhas an effinilyforthis piece. order could easily be jumbled. As it roomforotherslo lakehomethe banner. COBBclosed their set wth Les Gulsks turnedout, the scoreswere extremely (JeanBalissai) Rhythmrca lyclean and Nextupwaslhe lllotor City Erass Band forceful,t playedto lhe r skengih- this Resulls: (CraigSlrain). This bandhas shown bandikes lo rock Afineand enterlain- 1 Prairie Brass Band 260.6 2. Motor sleady improvementeach year and ingpedormancebul probably acking lhe City Brass Band 248 8 3. Cent.alOhio seemedconfidenl as theytook the stage poiishand blend ilwould lakelo capture Brass Band 248 6 4. All Sta. Brass showing their years of experienceIn thebanner in thisseclion and Percussion 237 NABBAcompelitaons. Strain had cho- sen to go with a fullend variedprogram The A// StarErass& Percussionbalted ratherlhanperforming two "tesl" pieces. conlinuedon page 26 clean-uprn the HonorsSection and

Juns2002The Bnss Band Bridge 25 continuedtrom page 25 displayedtheir trademarkhoneyed proper but did not bring out the deec sound. However,at higherdynamc emotionalismof this piece. As eachc/ levelswhen the lrombonesand cornets the judgeswould probablyhave strcn_. CHAMPIONSHIPSECTION ''steppedon the gas,"lhe otherseciions feelingsabout Resurgam, I expecledthe d dntqu te balanceandtheband'ssound vanillarendilion would hurt the bandr The 2002Championship Section would got lhinand brighl. EIBBgave a fine the scoring. SLBB'stest piecewasfi.€ featureerght bands, many with impres- readlngof the test piece but dispayed but seemedto be a few woodsheddini sive credentialsand some with new flaws in some of lhe exposedsections. sessionsaway from makinga run atfi personnel.First up was the Cuyahoga They followedwth Conrolatlors and banner.SLBB has come a longway r Valley Brass Band with Dr. Keith struggledabitw ththetreacherousopen- a shorttime but 2002 didn'l seem to b. Wlkinsonatthe helm (orhis clone, as rt ing.Thiswasasolid reading butnoth ng lheiryear. seemedKeilh was nearlyeverywherel). thatwouldvault them into the upper tier. They jumped right into the test piece, Frankly,I wassorry to see EIBBjoin the An air of q uiel confidence su nounded ll'€ Philip Sparke'sCambidge Vaiatians. growing€nks of"two tesl piece'bands. Brass Band ofColumbus as theyloo. The bandhad a nicelyrealized inlerpre- Theirreading of marcheswas alwaysa the stage. Veteranconductor Dr Pa, tationandwas energetic in itsapproach. highlightfor me andhad played wellto Droste appearedto be relaxedwh:€ Sometroublesome solo lines and the theirstrengths polshed sound good loungingin a chairin the wingsas tf'e iniricaleinnerparlswould leave plentyof ensembleplay ng andnuanced dynam- bandset-!p crewworkedand il seemea room for others to jump ahead. Their ics. thiso d warhorsewas lookingforward :. readingof Peler Graham'sEsserce of the race. BBC openedwith Lesle Itme was quite effeclive The band All-StarStaffBrass Bandwas nextand Condons Ca/ebralion lf I couldhave seemedtogel lheirsecondwind and had openedwith C!rnows FanfarePrelude. woud havegiven lhem the bannerrg;: calmeda brt. Overallitwasa respect' A good sierterfor lhem, lt was rhythmi- lhen''glorious,well paced, nicelyshapec ab eshowing,but CVBBwould probably callyught, had a solidpitch center, and justthewaythismarch should be playe. not be al the lop ofthe seclionat lhe end waswellplayed. Thiswasa good chojce BBC'Stest piecedid nol seem lo me r. of the day. to get the band setled in but probably beescleanlyplay6das IBB's butshowe: wouldn'tgarner lhem many points be- slrongsolo work and a superbinlerpre. Perennialpowerhouse lllinoi6 Brass cause of lhe moderatedifficulty of the iation. They closed with F/ourishan: Band was nexl wilh a new conductof, piece. Their feadingof ihe tesi piece Darces (KevinNorbury). A cute prece Peier Lipari. His bio reflects mostly showed them fa ling into some of the itlet BBC showtheirabiliiy togo from ll'e orcheslralexperience and his conducl- samelraps astheoihers in theexposed lightestdelicato to a lhunden.! ing slye showed it - extremelyener- sections.While ihe band held firm, they fortissimoRegardingtheirstand ngvrs- getic, expresslve,and in a style unlike just ddn't havelhe depthln lhe soo a-vls IBB my contemporaneousnoles manyofthe olhers Thebandlaunched chairsto pu I this off. The Al-Siar Staff say"tooclosetocall." lhad no idea ho. inio lhe lest preceand ihey were stun- BrassEand closed wth Sh/neas ihe propheticthat would bel ning and powerful,and yet polished. L,ghl (Peier Graham),a fun precewell Theirteslpece MonlreauxWind Dances played. The banddid not quiteperform Atlantic BrassBand (Salvatore Scarpa d spiayednot only technicalartistry but ihe dellcaielechnical passages but openedwithlhe DayThou Gavesl(Ph Li. a so an extremelydefl renderingoftex cosedwlth a rousingand quile inspira- Wiby) Foliowingthe test piece,lhe, luresand shaping. IBB did not seem to iionalfinsh Boihthis band andtheAll gaveus SymphanyofThanksgiving (Dea' myears to have quitethe rawpowerand SiarBrassBand are much improved over Goffin) Throughouttheir performan.E energylhey haveshown in ihe past,bui lastyearwilh betlef pilchand mofefirm they pushedthe edge in lempi. In tf€ hada bit mofeshape and subtletesin lechnique.I couldn'thelp feeling how- spectrumbetween classical and toma- ther Ines. Anyway it was clearthis ever ihat both bandswere playingone iicapproaches, this band is alwaysfar:: wouldbe the bandto beaton thisday. sectionhigher lhan they should the romanticend. Frankly,I love|lste' inglo themand lovewatchingScarpa e Anoiher NABBA sialwart,lhe Eastern Keilh Wilkinsonreturned with the St. work.Their approach will p roba bly nev€. lowa Brass Band took the stage next, Louis Brass Band and opened with b ng them homea bannerbecause ia alsowitha newconductor,Tom Nelson, Resu,gam.The band was resplendent in a formermember of lhe band. Starling new scarlet gold-lrimmedtunics and wilh Canbidge Yar'alions,the band continuedon page2' theirreading ofthe Eric Ball classic was

26 TheBrass Band Bridge June2002 continuedfrom page 26 come. The odds of this occurring,with Results: totallyindependentjudges bandfeels free to "freelance'a bit with andweighted 1. B.ass Band of Columbusand lhe scorifg (60/40)are astronomical nd left theirapproach lo the music.An excel- a lllinois Brass Band 281.43. Brass all of us surprised. Lest anyonethink Band of Central 4. lent band,I didn'tfeel they had the Florida276.6 St therewas any oppodunityforjudges to Louis Bress attentionto delailto win the sectionbut Band 266.6 5. Atlantic confer, ei me put that to rest as I was Brass Band 265.2 lowa reallyhopetheycontinuetobring NABBA 6. Eastem wilhthejudges the entire time they were BrassBand 261.4 7. Cuyahoga Valley lheirintereslingand adventuresomeap- ''out of lhe box" As eachband per- Brass Band 256.8 8. All-Star Staff proacheslo the music.While at t mes formed,the judges completed their sco F Brass Band 241 unconventional,their musical approach ngand lurned the sheets in enclosed in LieutenantCalonel Thomas H. Palma er is always listenable entertainlng,and a sealedenvelope. thoughtprcvoking. Evenduring their is a Past-Presidenlof NABBA. breaks,ludges were accompaniedand barredfrom discussing the cornpelition, GALACONCERT Priorlo theentry ofthe CentralFlorida which lhey adheredto scrupulously. Reviewedby RalphHotz, Peler Cooper BrassBand to thestage,lhe audience After recallingthe two bands'perfor and Ed Carroll was introducedto a ficllonal Band #8 mances,rt was apparentto me and wilhmembersfrom IBB and EIBB threaf reflectedin my noles, that there really Recipefor S uccess: Bring together some eningto combine"Erassed Off'wilh were two legitimatechampionsl well of lhe finest musicianfrom the United "TheFullMonty" inwhatmight be termed playedand wellearnedl States, augmenl them with Slephen ihe only entry of the weekendfor the lvleadand Co. Ircm the UK, bring in ExhibitionSection (you had to be there Mostencouraging in this yea/s compe- HowardSnellandSam Palafian, andyou to apprecialelhisl). CFBB were greBt tition was the conlinuedgood sports- havearecipefora stunningly successf!l sporisabout il andthey soon aunched manshipand fellowshipdisplayed at GalaCon6erl. This is whatwas heard at inlo a stifiingrendition ofthe test piece. everytuln.When a bandhadlurned in a lheannualGalaConcertatlheTi-Co!nty They 6nded with Kevin Norbury'sdra- particuarly fine performance,it was nol Assemblyof GodChurch Allhoughall matic Odyss€ywith MichaelGarasi at uncornmoniorthe a!dience,comp sed n attendancesuffered from lhe soaring thehelm in his first NABBA appearance. moslly of their competitors,io leap to iemperaluresin lhe hall the musicians Their tesi piece readingwas not quite lhe rieei n ovation Thiswas nol llmted prevailedon stageby providingiheirown ready for top-flightcompetiiion and to ihe winnng pe.formancesbut oc- brandand sty e of heat. HowardSnell seemedtight and neruous As the pro- curredwheneverthe aud ence felt lhere led wth a conduclingstyle that was gram went on, Garasiand the band had been some mL.isicalmagrc. In the reseNed wiih a clear style and beat. seemedto forgetabout the judges and wngs, I saw severalplayers fingering Devoidof L.innecessarymovements, he just played,and the effeci was notice- parlsalongwjthacompetiiorsbandand was ableto conveythe fullnessof the able.CFBB isafinebandandw th more commenting"ihal's betterlhan I've ever mlsjc, especially 1n Harmony Music experiencelhey coud contend{or a playedil " whena particularlygood ren- (PhilipSparke). [,,lany ofihe musicians banner ditionwas offered. Th at apprecialionfor on slageprobably had neverpayed this goodmusic and musicianship and sin- stalwartblass band competitionp ece. Ai the endofthe day,the Controllerstaff cere affectionfor each other is what \rulthlimited rehearsal, Harmony Music wasalertedthatalle had occurred in ihe makesNABBA speclal. highlightedlhe seriousf/rst part of an ChampionshipSectionReferralioihe extremey entertainingconcert. NABBAContest Rules called for ihe Finally,the hosiC ncinnaiiBrass Band winnertobe delerminedby the scoreon set the standardfor future hosts. l\le Thespotlightofthe{itsl half of the evenlng's lhe lest piece-- also a tiel lt would be ticulous pian n ing, friendly efficiency and programwas a stunningrendition, by patently unfair (and not supportedby atienlionto detailgave us allawonderful StevenMead of Napo/i.Mead's eupho- NABBASBy-Laws) to concoctsorne experience.DwighlWagesandhisstaff nium p aying displayedtechnlque that lype of additionaltiebreaker on the spol puton a terrificshow NABBAPresident was as masierf!l as has ever shownin --- Contest Rules are approved by a Aniia Huntshould be very proudand the iamouscornei solo. The speedof majorityvote of lhe Boardof Directors peasedwiih herfrsl conleslas Presi- Napol rnay have been a b t excessive, Accordngiy boih IBB and BBC were dent as I was ab e lo discoverwhat is declafedwrnners of ihe Championship perhapslhe best ln NABBA;Pasl Section-- a truly Solomon-iikeout- lob Presideni. continuedon Page28

June2002TheBrassBand Bridge 27 canlinuedfrcm page 27 Canadianmusrcian. His fluid technique, such gfeatprograming and ariistryl sound,humor and the stunningtempo butnoonecould argue with the clarity of wth which he playedthe final varration Ralph Holz is a tenor hom player Ar both lhe tonguing and flexibillty thal wrlibe rememberedby all whoattended Utah Premier Brass, NABBA Baa- Stevenexhibited. for many,many years. Membet and Adveftising Manget fot tbe BrcssBand Bridge; Pete Cooperand E. Possiblythe highlightofthe eveningin Somemusic is so soothingit beliesthe Cafioll arc nembers af the Las Vegat an eveninglhat had so manyhighlights, art strythat musl be presenttocreateit. BrassBand. waslhe demonslration of lrom bon e vidu- Such were the quiet momentsof our osity by WycliffeGordon while playing eveningwithlhe BattleCreek ensemble JUDGE'SCOMMENTARIES Ellington's8/ack and Tan Fanlasy. Bolh I'm GettingSenlimental Ovet You Gordon'sabiliiy to make his trombone and Canciertode Aranjuez werc truly li was obviousfrom the firslconlact $_: speak wrth many inflectionsbroughl a welcomemomenisofrespiie in lhewhirl- John de Salmelhat NABBAXX was r greal roarof approval,awe and accep- wind that was NABBAXX. Boththe good hands. Contact and instructto't tancefrom the audience. lrombonequartet and flugelsoloist Tim wercclearand unambiguous and evel l\,4orrisonmade us rememberthate few thing fell into place as lhe competrlrr' SamPalafian's understandingof the jazz well placed notes can speak to our approached.The weekend itseif v,?. idiom,and hisability to conveyhis de- emolionsinways that the mosl wonder- mostinteresting es pecia lly fot someo't sires added lo lhe mix of the evening. fullechnique can never do. moreusedlo brass band compel I ons. Hisa rlfu I arrangerienl brou ght life to one ihe Brtishlsles. Your criteria for adlLl of Ellington'seady hils There is no GLrestconducior Dr. PaulDroste led lhe cationare much more formal,m-- brass band in lhe wodd lhat has the band n a spiriledrendrt on ofihe C/rcus clearcrand,I be|eve, inlheendiarre':: abililyto swing with lhe style of Batlle BeeMarch ll aryoneexpecledthe iempo everyoneconcerned; lhat can only 5a Creek Brass Band. And it is not the iobeon theconservalivesidebecauseof good. easiestproject to entertainan audience theband s invtationlo ncludethree of alreadysalurated and sated aflera long NABBA'syouth banders lhey were cer- At besl, the performancesI heardwe'. day of repelitiouscompetition and con- iainlysiunned at ihedownbeat. Many a veryverygood andwould standcomPa- lestinglension, bLrt Batile Creek suc- bandmay attemptlhisbreaknecktempo. sonwith bands of a similarslatus a., ceededwith a goumetfeastof uniquely Fewwil succeedwith lhe clarityand where in ihe world. Fartherdown ea- presentedand played brass band mu- dynamiccontrastheard on ihis nightand sectionthe problemsseemed to be Lesr sic. ifflngers don't lie.....lhose young guests iechn ical bul more concernedwth .::. had no troublekeep ng up, Bravoio our naton and theability toaclua ly pedc- ConductorSneli began the secondhall fliure starsand lo BatueCreek for pro- in an outgoingand convincingrnanne' oftheband's concertwith his own won vding sucha memorablemomenl for Thatdoesn't mean lust playlouder :t dedularra n gement of timelessCole Po F about the overall shape of the firusc ler tunes.The audlenceroared its ap- chosenand lhe impression itcreales'J' provalwhen ihe band portrayedbolh a The evenng concludedwilh a lasttaste ihe lislener. brokenrecordand aVictrolawho'sspnng of the stylelhal has madeihis band hadwound down. Freshness and fun at famous.Balile Creekproved once and Thewholeweekendwasworthwhtle titP ii's bestl for al-Brass Bandscan swingiThe compelition s seemedto be playedo!l . closerwas ihe tt e numberfrom iheif a fair and genuineaimosphere and rt BlueBellsof Scotlandis,as was po nted first CD and it was a feal lreat to hear other attractions,concerts and exhit> out, at lhe concert, lhe lrombonists S/ngSing S/rg in liveperformance. Per- tionsworked really weli. All in all I thrft "Carnivalof Venice." l\Iany have tried cussionst Mke Gould,quieily in ihe a good time was had by all concerne: andmany havefailed buton this particu- backgroundthroughout ihe eveningput Thankyou. lareveningitwas a slam-dunkfor so oist his personalstamp on night with his Aain Trudel.You cannot spend a life- highlycreaiive solo. ltwas a veryfilting lime aroundbanding withoul hearing punctuationwith which to close out a manypedormances of lhisevergreen but great concertand NABBA Champion on !: it may only be once that you hear ii continued Page ship. A flnal thanksto BattleCreek ior playedwith the virtuosilyof this young drawing the three days togelher with

28 TheBrass Band Bridge June2002 CHAMPIONSHIPSECTION Testpiece

1983 Smokyl\rountain E tishBrass Band (Richard Trevadhen) Sinfonieltain ThreeMovements (Gordon Langford) 1984 GramercyBritish Brass of NY (JohnLambert Jnr) E le.fafimerls(Gilbert Vinter) '1985 GramercyBritish Brass of NY (JohnLambert Jnr) Ykcaya(Gilbert Vinter) 1986 BrassBand of Columbus(Paul Droste) Balletfor Band(Jaseph Horovitd) 1987 BrassBand of Columbus(Paul Droste) Connofaliors(Edward Gregson) 1988 BrassBand of Columbls(Paul Droste) Synphon y of March e s \GilbertVinter) 1989 WRALBritish Brass Band (Jack Stamp) P/antagenels(Edward Gregson) '1990 BrassBand of Columbus(Paul Droste) lntroduction,Elegy and Captbe (Morley Calved) 1991 BrassBand of Columbus(Paul Droste) ,Aspeclsof Praise(Wlliam Himes) 1992 OhioCollegiate Brass (Les Susi/Paul Droste) 'Connolalions(Edward Gregson) 1993 BrassBand of Columbus(Paul Drosle) .F/restoml(Stephen Bulla) 1994 HawthorneCity Bress Band (Ken l\racDonald) Vanationsfor BrassBand (Ralph Vaughan Wlliams) 1995 ErassBand of Columbus(Paul Drosie) TheEssence of TimelPeter Graham) 1996 lllinoisBrass Band (Colin Holman) Trltlco(James Curnow) 1997 lllinoisBrass Band (Colin Holman) 7heNew Jerusa/em (Philip Wlby) 1998 lllinoisBress Band (Colin Holman) CorteslMusic (Heaton) 1999 BrassEand of Collmbus(Paul Drosie) /saiah40(Redhead) 2000 lllinoisBrass Band (Colin Holman) WhitsunWak6s lgallJ 2001 lllinoisBrass Band (Colin Holman) Mastetsof Spaceand Time (Broughton) 2002 BrassEand of Columbus(Paul Drosto) and lllinoisBrass Band (Peter Lipari) Canbidge Va iation s lspatkeJ

HONORSSECTION

1983 NCSU BritishBrass Band (PerryWatson) Ll{/e Sullotor Brass(lvlalcolrn Arnold) 1984 SunshineBrass (Don Kneeburg) A Suitelor Swilz1dandlRoy Newsome) 1985 SunshineBrass (Don Kneeburg) t e Shhbui/doB(P6ter Yorke) 1986 SunshineBrass (Don Kneeburg) A BarcheslerSuila lDetek Bougeois) 1987 WRAL BrilishErass Band (OavidReed) Hinemoa(Garelh Wood) 1988 WRAL BritishBrass Band (Jack Stamp) Trilogyfor BrassBand lJoseph Turin) 1989 Easternlowa BrassBand {Steve Wrighl) A Moor.s/deSrlte (Gustav Holsl) 1990 Easternlowa BrassBand (Al Slang) Vaiationson "TenaBoaia"(James Curnow) 1991 Ohio CollegiateBrass (Jon Woods/Pauloroste) Carflb/es,i|) Brass (Stephen Bulla) 1992 Eastemlowa BrassBand (John de Salme) 'Pagearty(Herbert Howells) 1993 SheldonTheatre Brass Band (W LarryBrentzel) "Aspectsof Praise(Himes) 1994 lllinoisBrass Band (colin HoLman) Laude(Curnow) 1995 Easternlowa B|ass Band{John de Salme) Toumamentfot Bmss l9zll, 1996 DominionBrass Band (ThomasPalmatier) Diversionson a BassTheme (Lloyd) 1997 Easternlowa B|ass Band(John de Salme) Endeavourlsperke) 1998 All-StarBrass and Percussion(Eric Aho) PurcelI Vai ations lKennelhDownie) 199S CincinnatiBrass Band (AnitaCocker Hunl) Sinfanietta(Leidzen) 2000 CincinnatiBrass Band (AnitaCocker Hunl) Musicfor the CommonMan (Dolrnie, 2001 St Louis Brass Band {KeilhWlkinson) A LondonOvefture lspa*e) 2002 PrairieBrass Band (DallasNie|meyer) Balletfor BandlHoroviv)

June2002The Blass Band Bridge 29 CHALLENGESECTION

1986 NCSUBritish Erass Band (Perry Watson) Lllfle Su,letor Erass(Arnold) 1987 Easternlowa Brass Band (Sleve Wright) A MalvemSuile (Sparke) 1988 NCSUBritish Brass Band (Perry Watson) ThreeHawoih lmpressiors(Langford) '1989 NCSUBritish Brass Band (Perry Watson) Cllyscapes(Bulla) 1990 OhioCollegiale B€ss (JoelP!gh) Su/leir' E flal (Jacob) 1991 MilwaukeeBritish Brass Band (Wayne Eecker) Patlfa (Gregson) 1992 VarsityAll-Star Brass Band (Eric Aho) A DownlardSulte (lreland) 1993 VarsityAll-Star Brass Band (Eric Aho) Thre e Hawotth I m p re ssions (Langf ord) 1994 '...*""no entries '1995 BuffaloSilver Band {Michael Russo) Panib for aand (l/l.lby) 1996 CincinnatiBrass Band (Anita Cocker Hunt) Chorcle and Toccata (Bulla) 1997 CincinnatiBrass Band (Anita Cocker Hunt) Ameic an Vaiatio ns (F e.nie) 1998 PrairieBrass Band (Dallas Niermeyef) 1999 St LouisBrass Band (Malcolm lvlcDuffee) A MoorsldeSulle (Holst) 2000 SunshineBrass Band {Jim Cheyne) Sympho,lcSulie (Lucas) 2001 SpiresBrass Band (John Slezak) Rhapsodyln Erass(Goffin) 2002 SlnshineBrass Band (Jim Cheyne) Concertante(B!lla) 'testpieceselected from a lisl of choice.

OPENSECTION

1996 WoodsManufacturing Brass Band (David Druce) Charaleand Toccala(Slephen Bulla) 1997 NorthwindsErltish Brass Band ([,li]ton Potter) Aneican vaiations lAlan Fe'nie) 1998 tt'noontries 1999 t"no entries 2000 'ttno entries 2001 SyracuseUniversity Brass Ensemble (James Spencer) Rhapsody/, Srass(Gofiln) 2002 SyracuseUniversity Brass Ensemble (James Spencer) Cancetlanle lBulla)

YOUTHSECTION

1987 VarsilyAll-Star Brass Band (Eric Aho) Music lot Grcenwich lEdward Gregson) 1988 VarsityAII-Star Brass Band (Eric Aho) AppalachianMauntain Folk Sorg Saie (JamesCurnow) 1989 "'no entries 1990 VarsityAllstar BrassBand (Eric Aho) Erglrsh Counl4lSceres (Eric Eall) 1991 VarsityAllstar BrassBand (Eric Aho) Petite Suite de Balet (Etic Ball) 1992 JuniorVarsily All-Star Brass Band (Eric Aho) Wheailards(Bram Wiggins) 1993 JuniorVa6ity All-Stars (Eric Aho) L/tfleSur'te /or Erass(Malcolm Arnold) 1994 JuniorVarsity All-Stars (Eric Aho) Div eiimento lEtic BallJ 1995 JuniorVarsity All-Stars (Eric Aho) Legendn Erass(James Curnow) 1996 JuniorVarsity Allstars (EricAho) Suitefrom Kanlan lKennethDownie) 1997 JuniorVarsity All-Stars (Eric Aho) Key West(Danoll Batry) 1998 JuniorVarsity All-Stars (Ken Mccoy) The Jou rney n en (Ray Sieadman-Allen) 1999 JuniorVarsity All-Stars (Eric Aho) Legerd m Brass(Curnow) 2000 JuniorVarsity All-Stars (Eric Aho) Diogenes(DeHaan) 2001 T engleYoulh Brass Band (Tony Granados) The Seasons(Wlby) 2002 TrlangleYouth Brass Band,(Tony Granados) Petite Suile de Ballet lgall)

30 TheBrass Band Bridge June2002 EXPLORERSECTION

2001 VarsityAll-Slars (Keith Wikinson) Ihe Seasons(Wilby) 2002 VarsilyAll-Stars (Keith Wikinson) Si n f o n i ett a lHot ov ilz)

SOLO AWARDS

1983 Ann Buckner(cornet), Smoky Mountain Brass Band 1984 RonWilliams (euphonium), Weslon Silver Eand 1985 KrisDahlin (soprano cornet) Bloomington Brass Band 1986 l\,,larcGordon (euphon urn), Sunshine Brass 1987 Jamesketch (soDrano cornet). WRAL British Brass Band 1988 RobertT. SnyderJr (trombone),NCSIJ British Brass Band 1989 Joan DeHoff(sopGno cornet), Easlern lowa BrassBand 1990 ScottHealh (euphonium), Ohio Collegiale Brass 1991 JackTedrow (euphonium), Sheldon Thealre Brass Band 1992 DavidLaird (trJba). Atlantic Brass Band 1993 JamesFrank (sopranom cornei), Allegheny Brass Band 1994 ScottHeath (euphonium) Ohio Collegate Erass 1995 Julie Vish (sopranocornet), Ohio CollegiateBrass 1996 AdamWlson (euphonlLrm),Heidelberg Brass Band lYouth Section] D ana Herak(e!phonium), Central Ohio Brass[Adull Slow ftIelody] NilesDening (iuba), Buffalo Siver Band [Adull Technical] 1997 KevinBaker (tronrbone) lAdull S ow l\relody] AnthonyZll ncik (tuba), Central Ohio Brass Band [Adu t Technicall 1998 l\rattLaFontaine (euphoniLrm) All SlarBrass and Percussion[Youlh Secl on] Dennisl\,,londracek (cornet), Eastern lowa ErassBand IAdLrll Slow lMelodyl BrianMeixner (euphonium), Lexington Brass Band [Adull Technical] 1999 KeithSmilh (cornet), All-Star Brass and Percussion[Youlh Section] KevinCramer (tenor horn) SunshineBrass Band [Adult S ow Melody] Amy Nelson(cornet) lllinois Brass Band [Adult Technical Solo] 2000 JohnBourne (euphonium), AlLStar Brass and Percussion lYouth Solo] Amy Nelson(cornet) lllinois Brass BandIAdult S ow [,4elody] ScottHeath (euphonium), Brass Eand of Coumbus [Aduli Technical Solo] 2001 Andy Stankey(bass irombone),A l-StarBrass and PercussionlYoulh Solo] Amy Nelson(cornet), | | no s ErassEand lAdu]tS ow [Ielody] GuyClark (cornet), I linois Brass Band [Adult Technical Solo] 2002 DwightKing (basstrombone) All-StarBrass and PercussionlYouth Solo] BdanByrne (irombone), I Ino s BrassBand [Adull Slow Melody] DewieDowdy (marlmba) BrassBand of the Tri-SlaieIAdult Technical So ol

June2002TheBrassBand Bridge ENSEMBLEAWARDS

1997 Ozark MountainsBrass Sextet 1998 All-StarTuba Quadel lYouthSection] Four HorsemenTuba QuartetlAdull Secton] 1999 Fudgeand FriendslYouth Brass Ensemble] EslamosEnfuego lYouth PercussionEnsemblel PrairieBrass Band QuintetlAdult BrassEnsemble] 2000 All-StarBrass and PercussionTrornbone Ouartet lYouth Brass Ensemblel ThreeAmigos [YouthPercussion Ensemble] DerbyCity Tuba Quartet[Adult Brass Ensernble] Sticks St Loujs [Adult PercussionEnsemble] 2001 BombaslicBones [Youlh Brass Ensemblel Ali-Staf NlalleltIVen [Youth Percussion Ensemble] St Louis Brass gand Quartet[Adull Brass Ensemble] lllinoisBrass Band Percussion [Adull Percussion Ensernble] 2002 Four FreakyFrench Horn Substitutes[Youth Brass Ensembles] TriangleYouth PercussionlYoulh PercussronEnsembles] Derby Cily Tuba QuarlellAdult ErassEnsembles] SASF PercussionTio [Adult PercussionEnsemb]el

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The ReadingBand session met Friday Unlessolherwise noled, the instrurnen Curnow Music-DsHaskePublicr. ' evening,8:45-10 00 p m in Princeton lation supphedfor each ilem reviewed tions 100John Sutherland Dr., Surte HighSchool. Thanks especlally to the belowfollows lradrlLonal Brtish brass Nicholasvrlle,KY 40356.Tel: 1-80C-- CincinnatiBrass Band and severalmem- bandscorng irost Erilishpublishers CURNOWi EMAiI: HYPERLII"' bersof lhe LexingionBrass Band, and supplyony trebleclef versions tor all marlto bshawims@nis ne NABBAslaffwewere ablelo have solid parls excepl bass kombo ne. I haveg LVen [email protected] HYPERLIN. nslrumentaiionthroughoul the session. a lechnicallevel range as follows Very maillo:tim jim s@mis ne' Our conductoF were the sx adjudica- EasyVE, Easy Ei I\,4oderateM; lrodec tinjin'[email protected] Bolh of these p ece: lors Geoffrey 8rand, James Curnow, ately DifficultMD; DifficullD; Very Ad- are recorded on the williams Farr€ BramGregson, Colin Holman. Richard vancedVA. Addilonal ilems received recording /mages for 8rass, Ang : Holz,Frank Renton, NABBA President trom publisherswill be reviewedin up AnilaHunt, NABBA ControLler John de comingissues as wellas beingfealured Salme.as welLas yourslruly. We were at the upcomingAshland Brass Band Sh/pslonPrelude (Slephe n Bulla).Leve especiallygraleful lhal Vincent DjMartino FestivalClnicsessron. Timings are ap- I\r.T 3:48. This is a lovelyarrangeme" couldbe padof thesession as a guest ofanAnglicanhymn lhat Bullaprese.'-! soloisl. As lhe one sessional NABBA in ihree contrastingyet complimenta_. inwhrch lhose who don i playin a com- Whencontactingp!blishers, please men- petrng band,the readingsessron contin- tron the B€ss Band Bridgeand the continuedan page :i uestobeof valuetotheorganization and ReadingBand Session,tor this keeps

TheBnss Band Bridge June2002 continuedfrcm page 32 switchesto trumpet.The scorecallsior OverleaBlvd. Toronlo. ON Canada [44H 3 percussionists,the mostc ticalbeing 416,425-2111; seltings. Very we I written and effec- a good set p ayer. Court handlesthe [email protected] piece tivelyscored piece suitableforall sodsof style wel and scores very well. The comesfrom the new lvlapleLeaf Series occasionsand lses The pieceends accompanimenlis not at all difficult,so ed ted by KevinNorbury NABBAbands "big"but not inan overblown style. Bulla I lhinkthis arrangement ofan old gospel areencouraged to contact lhe sAToronto has done an excellentjob n keeping classicwrll be highlyaltractive to many musicdepartmentfor a complete lisling thingsin balancethroughout the piece of theirnew series. wilh an emphass on the lyrc Thisgot lhe Reading Band session off to an JashuaSwings lhe Baltle (Slephen Bula) Ihree /mages(Kevrn Norbury) LevelVA. excellent starti the groupso! nded g reat I Soo LevelMD BandLevel l\rD. T 2:51 T 12100approx. This lechnicalyde- This is a fast.or n lhe wordsof the mandingsuile presents lhree images of Fanfareand Jubilaso(James Curnow) arranger."br ghl"swingarfangemenilhal Christ,each in a separale movement: Levell\,,1D. T 2:41 lfyoulkedCurnows wi lchallengebolh solorst and band, bul ChristIncarnaie Christ ihe Shephetd; Fanfareand Flourishesy ou wi I loveth is not excessivelyso. Acluallythe Read- ChristVctorious. We couldonly read seq!e to thatsuccessful arrangement ngBand didverywell until thevery end, the firstmovement, which was qudea Here the nrain tune comes from the wheresome ensemble drillwould really challenge,but filledwith lols of inlerest' Renaissancedance composef Timan be needed. Vincejusl soaredover the ing soundsand beautfulyscored by Susalosurrounded once agarn by th s band makrngit a hghlightof the ses- Norbury.lmaginauve oiginal mus c marks top arrangers original fanfare music. s on Bullaadapted this selting for Phil each movementbut a hymn refefence The livelydance lune has beenused Smlth,at his requesl from a Kings alsoappears.l\rovementl,forinstance, beforein suchclassics as DelloJoro's Brassrecording. Agan, this should usesthe RenaissanceAdvent chorale Sceneslrom "TheLauvre". Ihe piece prove an atlractiveshort programsolo LoEre a Rose.This piecewasa siretch doescall for some brilliant tonguing from feai!.efor most of ourNABBA bands. for the ReadingBand, thorlghlhey nearlyall sections and you need a sharp seemedto enjoy lhe music. The only wde awakepercuss on sectiont yet it is Rosehilllllusic, PO Box 48, Aylesbury, negativecomplainl receivedwas that nol overlydfficull lwas p easantly HP178DW UnltedKingdom; Tel: 011 sorneof the partswere quitesmall, and surprisedat howwelltheReading Band 44-1494-674-411emai: HYPERLINK thereforea challengingread ng experi- deall with the piece. I predict greal ma llo bb@btilishbandsmancam populadtywith ihis fine arrangenrenl iufa@rcsehillmusiccan continuedon page 34 The SalvationArmy - NewYork, 440 AgincounSang lElgat Hawarlh/Ray Farr) WestNyack Rd,WestNyack NY 10994 LevellM T 2 15 RayFarr has rescored -888-488-4882 -91 -620-7 Tel:1 of 1 4 20o Howarths famousPh lp JonesBrass FAX:1-914-620-7751. Thesetwo pieces Ensembleselting of thisiamous 15th- arepart of the newPhillp Sm ih Signa' centurybattle hymn lhat ceebrates lhe iureSeries of the Triumphonc Collec' Englrshand HenryV's victoryover lhe Movingor Moved? tion.Wewerefortunately lohaveV ncent French.We couldnot reallyplay it ihe Dil\IartLnoread ng the so o paris so this correctway, for il callsforthree antipho- e Brass Band Bridgecanno was a rea ly spec a added attraction na chors ofthebright nsiruments, two especialyafter V ncep ay ng so wellai be forwardedbecause it is choirsof cornets,each wth a tenor So,please the LexingtonBrass Band concert. Both daJm,on ihe Rightand the Left;and then mailedthird class. thesepecesare recorded on ihe NYSB/ Trombonesstanding behind the refirinder besure to mailto NABBA PhilSmith record ng MySorgsof Sorgs of the band at centerstage. This is a ecutiveSecretary BertWile Triumphoniclabel. grealprogram opener some of ihe ourold and new addresses, o hemiolarhylhms nrightgive lroubie on a CornevTrumpeiSolo: Standtngon the yourcopy ofthe Br'dge will be firstread ng, butgenerally this is a very U.SPost Promises(Douglas Courl) Solo Leve p ayabe piece,though to do it bestyou discardedby the l,fD. BandLevel lvl T 4:02. In ihis grace needa learesssoprano p ayer Office,and you will not receive 'r yel energeticLatin stylesolo the so- anyfutureissuesl . st staftsoui on flugelhornand lhen The SalvationArmy - Toronto, 2

June2002TheBrass BandBridge JJ continued from page 33 *tvd*lviitrivibriitltvCiivlvrrvdddnrvirttllttlY! bandlBallwrote thework as atnbu:.E Mozerl on the occasion of the 23t SUPPORTOUR centenaryof his birlh. We strugg- Anglo Music Pres6. PO 8ox 303 throughmovement one, OVerture, wf ct Wembley,HAg 8GX England.Email: ADVERTISERS has all ihe chromaticpitfalls of a ie [email protected]:Part of Philip keyboardfanlasia by this greatmasrt Sparke'snew Ceremonial Series begun IN THE The middlemovemenl takes the foftr t in 2000. Both piecesare containedon a heart-feltRomanca and movemert the Wlliams Fairey recording/mages BRASSBAND threeis calledan lmptomptu.Ths a Fol Br.ass,Anglo Records Eric Ball at his mosl enlighteneda! BRIDGE!! eegant. This flne musicdeserves I y/gelio, revival Aretherebandswilling to r skrr Na /,1r(P h ilip Sparke) Level D T ffi 3:11. A co*er of a concertmarch, hard work it would take to succeedr yet Sparke€tes lhis work a grade5, but I suchchallenging, rewardingmus,:' wouldsay it ismorea 5.5+! This is one - of lhose great "busy" marcheswith an rccatdng MichaelBall, DoyenRecord, Tho SalvationArmy London SP3! intentionally"relro" fee L Partone sou nds ings. 1 TverlonSheet. London, SE1 6ff -44-207367-6580t in F l\rinorwhilethe Trio is in D Flat,like England O1 1 er.a' HYPERLINK .r'aillo an old Gullidgemarch.The litle referslo Cambian Suile (l\richaelaall); [.{vt 3 Meil_Orde@S. theband torwhom itwascornmissioned, Level [rl. I 9:00 approx Here is a S CO UK [email protected] -. pieces NavigalionBrass (lan Gibson) | had wondeduImoderate-level suite well with n Both of lhese came to us. pieces membersof rny LBB asking iflhey could thereach ofanyofourbands, but espe, manuscriptdraft mode, desl.+: play rt next year. always a good signl ciallysurtable to Youlh.Explorer, or for the SA Triumph Series, a med J- levelseries scored follow: Thiswouldbe such fun to play,but it wrll Challengesection bands. There are as Soprar: take hardwork. lhreemovements, each based on a tra- Firstand SecondCornet (No flugelpa_ dilionalWelshmelody: 1)Men of Harlech butit can bec!ed inihe second corn€. Tin e Renem bercd (Philip Sparke) LeveL 2)Cradle Songi 3) The Ris ng of lhe Lark. Flrstand SecondHorn First and Se: ltlD.T 8 26. Sublitledan Elegyfor Band. Frank Rentontook the ReadlngBand ond Baritonei Three Trombones, EuF-:. nium; lhis moderatelychallenging work was lhroughlhe finalmovement, dunng lhe Two EassesiPercussion cornmiss|onedby lhe NSK-RHPBand chmaxof whch Ball bnngsback the F (Chtis tocommemorale the r60th anniversary famousme ody' Suo gan' (Cradle Song, atlh f ul God AowaterlDean Jo.?1 LeveE.T2:10. sludyfor a-, One of Spa*e's lovelylunes lorms the from [,4vt2) just beforea scintilal]ng Afinetone band, basisof lhe movingwork. Theremany coda that ends n a baze oi sound effeciivelyscored for smallere- semble. bul sounding great for la'g. short soli passagesthrouqhoul dLrring Threeaclrve percussron parls added to bfass band as well be us€d.. whichmost of the prncrpalplayers are ihescore s bflllance Thisshould prove Could any as a great T-* calledlo task,but in a lyricstyle This band tone builder euphoniumdoes h ghB F,a rsemotronaland expressrve mus c well soaruptoa at forlissrmolevel il is reachedr, worlh the effort,and a piecethal would R. Smith & Co, Ltd PO Box 367. but scaarmotion OlheMise, thisshould r serve well nol lust al times of remem- Aylesbury,Bucks HP224LJ England a slraightfoMard piece for any ban0 brance. lt does not alwaysstay on the Tet Al l -44-296-682-220 i email: was unfamiliarwith the tune,bul ( u_ subduedside; the overallformmighl be HYPERLINK mailto:sa/es@rsm ith co.u k folds likea slowcontemporary ChnstLa_ describedas a soaring arch. Lovely, [email protected] anlhem, w se , salrsfyingmusic of wide appeal. though the arranger avoidsputting a drum set behind'r Festival Music lEtic Ball), Mvt 1 Level D effeclive Novollo C/o Studlo Music PO Box T 12:00 appfox. Thanks to Geoffrey selting. 19292.London NW10 gWP, England. Bland we were ab e to read this great (David - Ema : HYPERLINK classiccommissioned as lhe iop level Kingsafonent Ayma)LeveE malto:pol yp h a n ic@st u d i o- mu sic. co uk test piecefor the '1956British Nalional 2100.Here ls a cuteChrislmas ilem i',! [email protected] Brass Band Championships. As we workrs recoded on lhe new Black Dyke soonlearned, it isstillquite alesl ofany continuedon page i:

TheBrass Band Bddge June2002 continued from page 34 Box 157.Gloucestershire. GL1 lLW Warner Brothers Publications/lnter- nationalMusic Pub. 15800NW 48th ThreeKlrgstransformed into2/4 lime by UK -44- Ave, Miami, FL 33014. Tel: a77-297- Chilean Saivationrst David Ayma. Th is is I el: 011 1452-524-438i Email: 'r,ail 7544, email: HYPERLINKmail to: a shortromp thatwillgo down wellwth HYPERLINK Ia: wrighl-and- mi ke_g re e n@ warn e rch ap p e Il. co n banda nd audience. Ou r manuscriptpa ris round@inleractive-sciencesco uk wright-and rou - mike-g reen@wamerch appell. com Hete werehard to read (toosmal )butthis was nd@inleracttve are two of a fine new series of pieces not lhe finalformatfor ihe piece. releasedon the newWarnerBros brass bandseries. ConlactMike Greenfor a The SalvationArmy - Atlanta,1424 Paintings Canvassesfrom EastAnglia completeislrng. No(heast Expressway.Atlanla, GA {DerekEroadbent) Level l\r. T 9--1000 t. 30329; 4A4-728-13a3 approx.This is del ghlfully u ncomplicated Nulc rccke r "Sweel" (f chaikovsky/l\rark [email protected] ilems are m!sic wilh a warm spiritand effectivey Freeh)Level MD. T9:00 approx. Here s from the AmericanInstrumenlal En- scoredformidlevelbands. There are 3 somethingdifferentforChr slmasl l,'lark sembleSeries (fo rme rly American I |ass movemenls,each referringto famous Freehhas given us a transformedNut- EnsernbleSeries) edited by James paintersand their landscapesor por- crackeralongthelrnesofD!ke Ellingtons Curnow. The arrangemenls may be traitsdealing with EastAng ia subjects. 'l experimenlswith famous classics playedby a groupas smallas a quartet Mvt i A View Nearthe Coast/Thomas Openingwitha brightswing seliing ofthe (with sth part oplionaland two percus- Gainsborough; reference to lhe painting openingl\,,liniatufe Overlure, Freeh then sion parts), or by a lull brass band, scenes"Calm Seas Glstening, Peace- inlercpersesvarious dances, some more concertband, or orchestra. Parts sup- ful Folk Resting and Storm Clouds slraighttorwardlhan oihersl TheChildren's piiedin all approprialekeys and clefs. Threatening.' lvlvt 2: Travellers/S irAlfred I\,,larch,for instance,starts orJl straight, Providesfullscoreand piano parlreduc- J. M!nningsireference to lhe paintrng andthensuddenlyshifts intoswing. How tion.To rcceivea Compactdisc contain- scene"Romany horses,'neath sunny aboulWaltz ofthe Flowerschanged inlo ingall 16 arrangement available contact autumnskies iread gently through the a fastdriving swing? Perhaps lhe mosl the IJSASorjth Music Department peaceiulcounlryside." I\rvt 3: Wliam Wollaslon/ThomasGainsboro!gh; A intrgung is lhe ArabianDance turned into a Rumba Try it! | bet your audi- What Child ls lhis (James Culnow) po.iraiioi ihisMB, mililra member, and Level E. T 2:40.An extremelyeffective playerof the one-keyedflute Each settingofthe tune "Greensleeves" suii- movementcould sland on ilsown, but I Peanul vendot (Moises Simons/l\Ia* ableforbrassquartelthroughlarge band. thinklhis pLece would be bestheerd as Freeh)Level [,4 T4:00+ A realclassic Clrnow is a maslerat lh s k nd of set- an eniire sute The ReadingBand fromthe 1930s,this great Lalin hit gets ling,pull ng off a minimasierpieceaiihe soundedgreal on the final movement, revivedin finestyle hefe in a sellingthat grade2level, atrue gifl indeedl Etfect ve whichcaptures very welllhe essence of shouldprove purc camp, and one thal percussionparls add measurably lo the a d gnrfiedcounlrygent eman whors pad wil get lhe bandand audiencereally successofihis lttle gem. I woud havge soldier,country squire, and amateur going. The pieceis basedon a two-bar no hesitationusing ths wilh a arge- musc an! "[,,lontunaFeel" vamp. Various mem- scalebrass bandof the mostadvanced DreamsandAspiratbns(Tony Cl ff)Level bersof the bendaugme nt th e percussron MD.T7:00approx.Tony Cliff would nol sectionby picking up various Latin in- struments;a securesel playeris man- PasslonChora/e(J.SBach/NoelJones) be well knownin ihe L,S,but lhis score datory, of course. The vamp is very LevelVE. T2:20. This Grade 1 seiting of wouldbe a goodway to gel to knowlhis cleadynotaled in the scoreand a hythm "O SacredHead Now Wo!nded" would rnlerestingand talentedmuslcian. The sheeiso that bands getjustthe ight feel be grealfora bandwarm-up, especially score has decldedrock and pop music thal esseniialiosuch a repetitiverhyth- newbands stillfilllng in the gaps oftheir inflections,in a f ne post-modernblend mic pattern Thereare some neal and nstrumentation.ltwil alsobeavaluabie The musicwill be challengingmoslly challengng riffs for lhe tromboneand addtionforbrassensembles and church onlythe rhythmiclevel, though I would cornet sections This piece can go as groupsdesperate for qualiiymusic duc thinkYouth bands for which the music is particularywell suied, would fp longas you wanl, and a skillfulband throughthis {un score. coud openit upfor solos. Wnght&Round. The CornelOffice. PO

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TheBrass Band Bridoe June2002 Subnifted by Thonas A. MyeB PastPresident and Past Editor A brassband has a wonderfulrange of I previouslyreported inthe Bridgeon how sound,from the cornels and lrombones to tunelhis combination.lf youwould Aslmanage the stage forthe Champion- onthe brightside tothebell-up saxhorns like a copyof that adicle,as well as ships, keeping everyone on track and on wilhtheircomplexovertones. Sowhat is Bridgeadicles on cymbalselection and time,there are onlya few momentslo the bestsnare drum sound to select? bassdrumluning, pleasesend a double- listento the bands. Sincethis year's stampedself-add ressed envelope, 9x 1 2 Championshipseclion test piece (Philip Forthe rich and genefally mellow sound or larger,lo me at 4716Warm Hearth Yanallons)was sparke:Cambidge a ofthebrass band, we wanta snare drum Circle,FaidaxVA22033-5075,and lwill tour de forcefor our percussionists,I lhal complemenlsand supportslhe be happyto helpyou. asideforafewminutesto nolice stepped brass.Thatleadsusquicklytoadarkish howwell the percussionseclions were andwarm sound with a nicelycomplex Theright dru msticks also will h elp darken updalemy previouscom' doingand lo color.The slighlly brighter snare drum thesound. I\,4y preference continues to mentsaboul snare drum selection for soundthat needslo fightitsway through be the TomGauger model TG17 (now blassband, ihe stringsand upper woodwinds of an madeby Vic Firlh). Forlighter work, I orchestralo beheard (orto complement suggesthis models TG16 and TG15. Wthoulquestion, Spa*e's tesl piece is ihem)issimply too brighl for brass band Obviously,you shouldstay with your a dramaticchallenge,a challenge that in it willslick oui way too much. Oitto for curentsticks if you lovethem. handsomelybY " most caseswas met jazz,rock, country, and moslothersnare eachpercussion seclion. I havewo*ed drumselups. VVl1ichChampionship seclion band best and I be- manyof our championships, achievedlhe desircd snare drum sound? lievethe percussionsections this year Unfortunatelylho snare drums used by This year, it was lhe BrassBand of werethe most focused, most accurate, a tew ot theday's bands in the Honors Columbus.Gary Hodges does a beau- themostmusical. Theyalso andclearly andChampionship sections werc drums tituljob at tuninghis Noble& Cooloy performancaslandaf dstor exceededthe withthin melal shells and spiral wiro SolidShell [4aple Classic snare d ]m,5 prote66ionalpercussionists by a wide snares.Regardless of thedrum heads inchosdeep by 14 inchesin djameter. ' percussionteams margin thatis, the used,ihese brightbeasls cause the He usesan EvansGenora Orchestral wouldbe just as welcomein a greal bandio soundlike a tindrum solo with Concertbatler head and an EvansGen- in gr6al brassband - orcheslraas a brassband accompanimentand distract th6 brassband offersmorc allhough fromalmost every perlormance inwhich conlnued on 38 interesiing,more challenging, and more Pa96 theyare !sed. Givethos6 drums along play. At the rewardingopporlunilies to with earplugs(seriously, drummers debulconcert of my Screamers& Lyric shouldplay with musician's earplugs to yeals Scotl BrassBand a few ago, protectagainsiheangdamage)loyoung Johnston,professor of trumpetat the aspiringrock groups. Sinceit is not joinedour solo cor- UniversityofAkron, likelythat they will take the drum,the net benchfor lhe conced. He was leastyoucan do istoss the spiralsnares familiarwithBritish brass bands buthad andinstall dry cable snares, discussed neverplayed in one. At the conclu sion of the concert,he saidwith pieasure, "Whew,I cedainlydon't gel thiskind of F A wooddrum shell is a musl for ihe a greatand enjoyableworkout when I soundweseek, along with cablesnares playan orcheslra perforrnance." lt isihe and thin batterand sna.e heads, per- for percussionists. same our fectlytuned a bii low- Youwill needto changethe thin heads more frequently Congralulationstoeach of ouf colleagues thanlhick ones, but the rewardwill be In the percussionseclion - Exlremely muchbetter color.

Andnd on10 snare drum sound, from a GaryHodges gracefully glides through dtbdols vEwpoint. a lom-tomsequence while James I\rooreproves it is just as imporlantto count the restsas PlaY. June2002The Brass Band Bridge 37 canllnuedfrom page 37 band director)in the Dublincity public get separaled- pretty slick. l\roon€. schools. One of his pedormance primary - remainson era SnareSide 200 head. He addsa early lhe dampener ! Noble& Cooleydampening ring, either experienceswas in lhe armedservices batterhead allth6 time Thetoneof:! as percussionisi the drum and Don's play.t the smallestring or lhe nedium,de- a with U.S. Air wondedul ForceAcademy Drum Bugle great. VVhy firstand 0(' pendingon the situation, and has never & Corps. sounded Gary Followingihe service,he en.olledas a next? | thoughtDon's snare setup usedmorethan one ringata time -which m!sic educationmator at lhe OhioState jlst a touchtoo brightfor the band justproves thal he is a masl€rof drum Univercity,majoring in percussion, tuning. Hisdifficult-to-duplicate secret but played you replacelhal:r' is hisHinger cable snarc, which has nol lrumpetin lhe OhioStale March- Vviat should buy to ing Band. The BBChas beenforlunete drum? beenmanufacturcd for a lew decades. to havehis in percus- Gary'spedormances are simplyglod- m!sicaltalents the sionseclion foraboul 15 years- but lhe For wood shells,consider the NobleI solo cornet bench knows it has a ca- Cooley Soljd Shell Maple Classic|||. pablebackup just a drumstickaway. particulay the 7-inch de€p by 141nt Gary recentlyretired after serving27 thet yearsas a musiceducator (including diameterdrum and Gary'schoice, Comingin a closesecondin thrs informal inchdeep by 14-inchdiameter lot competitionwas Dr. OonParker's drum lheir7-inch and 3.875-1nch. [rly 3 8;5 wilhlhe Saint Louis Brass Band Don's inchis currenllyon loan lothe Cuyah€, woodshellwascustom-madelorhim so Valley Erass 8and, since lhey need- lhat stays a secret(pppr Clarence Wl- thedrum, and lfound ittedious lo fnd 6 liams). lts sizeis 5.5 jnchesdeep by 14 fLlndarnental resonance and get the dnt? inches across. His batter head is a settledinlo the prccolosound I wantec Remo coated Emperorand hls snare It handles the delicale and arlicula headisa RemoAmbassador.Don isthe piccolodrum tasks very well, br.ildo.' AssociateProfessor of l\rusicand Direc- expecl a big rich sound from it TIE tor of Percussion& Jazz Studiesal the also hav€ my Yamaha s.s-inch sn-1 University of Missou ri SaintLouis, so for drum,which soundsgoodforbrassbar< Ilexiblesounds, his drum is configured aswell.AlsoconsiderClevelanderOru- with a kiple and ttinablesnare that pre- Elack Swamp,Grover, and other h19. viously was manufacturedby Black endwood shells. Youwillpayquile at SwampPercussion for Tom Freer,lhen for lhese, bul they can be tuned v.a with ClevelanderDrum. (BlackSwamp easoandwill sound exactly rightforyo.r no longer makes lhal padicularsna€ brassband.lfyou searchforawhile a'\c setup,bul you can get a built-insimilar are iucky,you may find a used one r quadsysiem ifyou buytheir l\rultisonica good conditionwilh undamagedsnar drums. ClevelanderDrum offers an ad- bedsat aboul half the cost. justabletiple combinationthat will be too bright for brass band.) For the Fordrumheads,lhewinnerc in my prer' Championshipsection performance, Don ous articlewerea RemoDiplomat bent usedtwo of his lhree availablesnares: head (pl!s Noble& Cooleydafipen|n: the gold coatedcable (for a dry gul-like rings)andan EvansGenera 200 snaP sound) along with the spiral wire to head. I have not updaled my fonne. brightenthe gold lt gavehim an adicu- exhaustivetesl ofdrumheadmodels. s: lalesoundwithgooddepth. His uncoated you are on your own with the newes slainlesssteel cableremained otf. An- alternatives. other of oon's secretsis his laminated TheSaint Louis Brass Band: Don businesscard (one side is the card,the Gary'sand Don'ssnares are no longE/ Patkerspins exactly the rightEnglish other side is felt) lied to a stringlhat is manufactured.The snarewinner In -l on his sticksas l\ratthewHake siarts tied10 his drum;il is usedtodampen the a iastefulcymbal clash. batterheadwhen needed and also iden- conlinuedon page 3i titiesthe drum'sowner in casethey ever

38 TheBrdss Band Bridge June2002 cantinuedfron page 38 steelcableis toobright for brassband. So,forlhis loverof percussionandbrass, itwasa mostwonderfu I Championships I previousarticle was lhe grea!sounding Duringthe Championships,I wes fo- I look forl^/adio being with you next rn GroverOfcheslral Cable snare, which is cusedon what I neededlo do nexl,when Little Rock. slillagoodchoice.Inaddition tothe dark I heard this gorgeousmaracas sound side of Grover'scable snare line, you from comlngfrom lhe stage. I immedi Lrnks: shouldconsiderthe Black Swamp (blue) atelywenllo seelhe source.since great coaledcable snarc,which will bTend malacasand grealmaracas perlormers areinfrequent. So theCuyahogaValley clevelandenlrum.com BrassBand w ns lhe awardforthe besl evansdrunheacls.com maracassound and performance. Rique Pizarrowas lhe talenledpercussionisl performng her beeutfulinstruments (LalinPercussion Fiber l\laracas - steel shot,black hard plastrc spheres, natural iom cam (for Moongel) woodhandles). Herthr lling performance, played so well, was quite a wonderful surprise.When I realizedwhatbandwas Alsasee vicfitthgaurme!.comto pepper playing I guessedcofiectly that Rique andsmooth your playingl had been a studentof Dr LarrySnider (percussionprofessor at the University oi Akron who was interviewedfor the previousadice on bassdrum t!ning), sinceLarry is so greaial musicaipreci" sionwilh maracas,tambourines, and sleghbells, aswellaswth allthe olher percusson instrufnents lt used to be lhatlhebestmaracassound,oudenough lo beheafd in a bandororchestra, came from coppertoilet floals convertedinto maracas.Rlque's inslruments had an RiquePlzarro begins decaying a bass equallyaudibleandmuch nicersound. I greauyenjoyed her all-too-biefpedor- manceon maracas.

Gary,Don and Riquewill receivea pair ncelywith mosi brass band music. Se- of my custom-madefff BrassBandcym- percus- lect the Black Swampgold-coated cable ba brushesioihankthemforthe pleasure provided snarefor a darker dry, and gulty sound sive they to us on that is especlallygood for iradiiona Saturday. rnarches3nd lield dr!ms. FollowBlack Swamp'swebsiie instruclions on tuning One oiher observaiion: The mosi ad- the gold snare uneveny to gel the besi vancedbands used a teamoffolks, not jusi percussionisis, a.ticulalionand voice acrossthe drums the to move lhe percussion :..amic range;it works. The blueis a instrumentson the slage : e br ghterihan ihe goldand is more andoff. Forlhose bands, l believethose playerc percusslonists' a1:,ale In sofl passages. I believe other sharethe 33-_.sH ngersnaresound is between the disproportionatelylarge ogisticaltasks all the lime. That has alwaysmade : -,: a-: ire 9o d The BlackSwamp grip --a:.r The for RiquePizarro's ma€cas :r-a b !e and uncoatedstaiilless solowas most effeclive.

June2002TheBnssBand Bridge 10 Lisled in AlphabeticalOrder by Title; but lvloorhas been able to capturethe Trio Con Brio lot lhtee horns to wha: Reviewsby RonaldW Holzunless oth- soundofthis rather brilliant band without considelthe centerpiece (literally and. distortion. The other excellenlband, termsof playing)ofthe d sc, RichardsI Fodens,providessomeflne playingfrom Disney Speclacular The band rea , I am gratefulto Paul Drosteand Robin the Gala Conce.t,including a compete sparkleshere on a ratherchalleng n! Weatherallforproviding reviews on re- readingwilh professiona I trumpeter Rod 11 -minute suite (good soli playing by t|{ cordingsforwhich I providedlinernotes. Franks(a real polishedplayer), of the band'sanchorplayers) Cincinnati Brass Robinhas agreed, by the way,to take ArutunianCorcedo. Franksalso plays areequalto the task Thereis a c ass, overthe compacldisc reviewsectiof of wilhan all star group called Youth Brass balancelo lhe overall program that, wh:{ lhe Bridgestarting wth lhe December 2000 who also play very wel indeed. havinglots of var ety, neverembrace: 2002issue. lwil beon sabbaticalleave Thereare many attracUve tracks on this kilschalwayssomething lloath in brass andthis will be the idealtime for a new fineCD.llove live recordings, andlhis is bandrecord ings. One perso na I high hg- vorcelo be heardin our publication.I indeeda goodonel formeistheSopranosoloby PatCoLrnts expressspecral lhanks to those of you who offers up a lovely sound and flc. who havelaken the timeto giveColln NABBAMember Band Recordings melodicline on lhe SchonbergEroar Holmanand me somefeedback on the waysong BringHimHame.The recor' Brdge. lt is nice to know thal sorneof Pressing Onward Cincinnati Bress ing is clear.both the lve excerptsfrc- you actually read and appreciateour Band (AnltaHunt). Cincinnati Brass NABBA and the majority recoded ar stuf{,even ifyou don'ta waysagree with Band CD 001 TT Program: Pr.essirg home n Cincinnali.David Hendersc_ usl Onward(Leidzen)t The Shipbuilderc servedasthe engineerin bolh inslancea (Yorke)i Horn fria: Trio Con Bio so a goodmalch has been made Cc' LiveBrass Band ConcertRecordinos (Langlod)i Soprano Sola: Bring Him gratulationslo anotherdebut album bt a Home(SchonbergA/ krnson),soloistPat fineNABaA bandli MaslerBrass Valune Xll (2001AI En- Counts A Disney Spectacular glandMasters).'Brighouse&Rastrick (Richards)iA LondonOve,,lul€ (Spark€); Stike Up the Band.Saint Louis Bras Band(Wthington), +Fodens Coudois Hynn For Dianalftrtin): Landof Frce- Band(Keith Wilkinson and Shane!\ - Band (Hurdley),Trumpet Soloist Rod dom (Bdla) Anencan Civil Wal Fan- liams) STLBB.TT 62:03. Progra- Franks,and#Youth Brass 2000 (Jeans). lasy (Bilik/Himes);Ihe Honlrcss(King/ Slike Uplhe Band lGershwin/Richards PolyphonicOPRL 212D. TT 70r30. Pro- Galehue). A Landan Ovedu re (Spatke); Cornel Sc,: gtam. + Ruslan&Ludmll/a (Glinka/ One Fine Day (Puccrliryilkinson).S.- Hargreaves)t + Gaelfarce (Gfthem); Our efficientand gracioushosts al lolsf lrary Weber lnpehal Edwa.. #TrumpetSolo Sunsh/reof Your Smile NABBA2002 releasedtheif first com- (SousaMeatherail);Flugel Solo Mrs:. (Arr Hume);#ScarbororghFalr(Smith/ pactd sc in t me for our conference and (Burke/Barry)Soloist Jason Har s Ctees): #Excetpt from Four French Re- il isa discihai proveswhy they afe held Euphonum Solo Camivalof Ventc. naissanceDances (Praetoriu s/Anth u n ); in high regardas an effective,award- (Arban^/Vilkinson)Soloist Jeff B n.s *Pag- +Sh/l?eAs lre Llghf (Gfaham)i winningband marked by multiplevcto- Londo nde rry Ai r (Wealhetal): Sima ra r. eantry lqowells)t +Pink Panther Theme fes in our HonorsLevel compeiiiion. (Barraclough);Baritone Solo Sorgs //. (t4ancini/Barry);+ Trumpet Cance ft o Right fronr ihe openingtiile march by f/lothet TaughtMe (Dvorak/Langford (Arutunian/Antrobus);+The Day Thau Leidzenyou are met by a clean,tuneful, Sooisl EdwardJacobs A Psa/mc' Gavesl(ar. Wlby); +E lry of lhe Gladi- controlledband whosecond!clor pays Pratse (C!rnow); Soprano Solo Brf: ators (Fucik) cose atlenlronto all rnusicalparam- HrarHome (Schonberg^\/ilkinson)Sc- eters.Two ofthe majorworks Included lo st EdcaSparks; StLouisB/ues(Hand, Polyphonic'srecording wizard, lvlichael The Shipbuilders and London Ovefture Geldard). i\,4oor,has pulledoff anothermiracle in areheard inlhe band's liveperformances ihis excellentlive recording ofone ofthe ai NABBA2001 in Washington This is In 19ggSt LoursBrass Band rnade :s bestfestivalsin the brassbandcalendar. alwaysisky, butthebandcan hold iheir NABBA debul by taking First Place - The centepieceis a fine,aggressrve headshigh. Thereis fine ive playing the ChalengeSection. Two years a:e winning performanceof Pageanlry here, and in good. aggressivesiyle. they iook FirstPlace, again, lhis t me _ (Howells)by Brighouse&Rastrick.The Stylisticversalility is also a hallmarkof hall,the Cambridge Corn Exchange, can lhe band and lhls program,from the beeasi y overblownby these greai bands, longue'in-cheekilalian-classics postcard continuedon page!'

40 TheBnss Band Bridge June2002 continued fron page 40 Declaralion OvertLlre (Smilh/Golt); rnstrlmenl. Gotl would be lhe first to Mumbo Jumbo: Godspe//(SchwerE/ admil thet he does not write "profound" the Hono6 Section. This recording, Gott)i Horn Solo Adagto(Corelli/Gott), music;hewould counler, rather, that he madejusta few weeksafterthat second SolorstGeorge Thackrayt Let ThereBe writeswhathefeelscan be useful,enjoy- victory,demonstrates theia commitmenl Pra,se(Tunney/Gotl); Jazz Suie; Alto able,effective in leachingmusicalcon- to constantlyimproving, always pursu- Trombone Solo Adaglo iTarlini/Gott), cepts,and also music liableto bringa ing musicalexcellence. Theirdynamic, soloistChris Jeans; L,;ghtwal&G/ass- smileto the faceoflhe averagelislener. aggressiveperformance here of the 2001 house Sketches; Daniel, Danny Boy Thisis a valuablerejoiceforbands seek- Honors test, Lonclon Ovenure, slands (Baker/Gott)iGospe/ Lai n; App alachi a n ing to expandtheif "pop" nusic reper- as a iestament to lhat approach to Ovedure(Barnes/Gott). toire. banding.Wlkinson is a sticklerfor de- tail, and STLBB places it all together BarrieGotl has beenin the forefrontof Windows of !he Wodd. Y orkshireBuild- quite nicelyforhim.Thatsameapproach "contempo€ry"brass bandwriling and ing Sociev (DavidKing) Forlhe Love is evidenl in their tacklingol Curnow's arrangingforboth SAand non-SAbands ofa Prrcess (Horner/Duncan);Molly on demanding A Psaln of Pralse, an ideal sincethe lale 1960s. ln this cross- theShore (Grainger/S nell); Soprano Solo choice, by the way, for this particular sectionof his originalmusic and ar- Casta Dlva (Bellini/Roberls),Soloist band, Five secure soloisls are show- rangements/transcriptions,The Peier Robertsi Slaughleron 10th Av- cased, and on all the lraditionalbrass RansomeBand and RussellGray allow enue(Rodgers/Smilh);Euphonium Solo bandinslruments: soprano/cornevf lugel/ us a chance lo reviow some of lhal Shepte/dSong (David), Soloist llrorgan baritone/euphonium.This is not oniy contribltionof over lhirly years and to Griffiths;Sl/verMourtal, (Richards); Horn programming, smart butit deveops key alsohear rccenlworks that we may not SoloPipat A' DundeelDownie), Soloist playersfor the kindof soloplaying a be familiarwith. For Baftie Gotl has SheonaWhite; Hym, forDlana(Turrin)i championshipband musl have.Robin w tten much more than the ubiquitous Beautiful Wold lDawnie): Wndaws of Wealheralljons KeithWlkinson as an Lighl Walkat his eatlyjazz-rock version the Wortd lctaha'r.). arranger of several effeclive program ol Dareto be a Daniel Gotlnow resides items,each fepresenledby two. I hope in BrisbaneAuslrala havingseltled The combinationof YBSand DavidKing Robin'sgood afangement of So!sa's backin his homelandafteralengthyslay incontesthas been unmatched in recent less-often-heard march / npeial Edward in the USA He currenllydirecls the years as they won the ErltishOpen in gets wide play. Sousa'saugmenled BrisbaneTemple SA Band and wo*s as 1997,1999& 2001, The All England soundingof God Save the King in the a professionalmusic educalor lhrough- lrastersin 1999& 2000 andTheEuro- middle of lhings is a real lreatl The oul Queensland. His G/asshouse peanChampionshpin 1996,1S97,1999, recordinghas a spacioussound which I Skelchesis an exampe of his recenl 2000& 2001.This latest CD from Poly- foundenhanced by cranking the volume originalwriling, a 10-minutework com- phonc showcasesnotonly theband bul lustabil morethan on some brass band missionedfor the 1999 Grade C Austra- severalof ihe fine soloiststhat are ihe recordingsll is a delightto see ihe lianBrass Band Championships (Chal- foundationofthis sp endid group and as excellent success of our NABBA bands. lengeLevel might be comparable). The I expected the title referslo a musical STLBBcan be counied among ouf most m ddle lune in this pop-stylework is a journeyaroundthe world culminating Ln successfulin so rnany areas: conlest flne exampe of Gott'ssong-writing ca- Peter Graham'ssuite, Windowsof lhe viclones corporatesupport, oaganiza- pacity.The 3-movemenlJazz Suilewas L,YordOnly h^/oof the len piecesare uonalstructureleadership pattern. li is alsoa commissoned wo*, thist mefor new to CD; "Cavatna" ftom Noma by joy a to have this fine sampe of their lhe NationalYouthBrass Band of Swit- Bellinia d BeautifulWold by Kennelh variedmusicalofferings. Aga n, kudos zerland. Golt asks youthfulfiusicians Downie.Cavatina ("Casta Diva")ls an loWlkinsonand St Louis foranotherf ne lo tacklerock. cool-jazz and then latin excellentveh cle for soloistPeler Rob- NABBAband debut CDI orsalsasiyles. In ihis his good d scern edswhoproves, yetagain,lhal he is one menlas a musiceducaiorcomes to the ofihe world'svery finest soprano cornei BrassBand Recordinos lNon-Sa val on fore Thisisalsotrueofhisadaptaiionof playerc.The smoothtechnique and fluid &my) Barnes'po pu la r wind-ban d Appalachian soundare perfeciionhe makeswhal is Overture.Two surprises were the Corelli obviouslya difficult solo sound easy. Munbo Jumbo: The Music of Barrie Adaglos,very effective solo works, ihough Goll The Ransome Band (Russell fewbandswoudhavesoloaltotrombon- Gray).EgoSFZ 108. TT62 40. Program: rsts, no doubl setting ior a less-rare continuedan page 42

June2002TheBrass Band Bridge 41 continuedfrcm page 41 Troops Band (Johnl\rott). SP&S. SPS standby ot lhe Canadian Statf Ban: CO 156.TT72:18. Prcgtam:Manhaltan underhim years ago, gets a refreshrn: Beautiful Wold is lypical Ken Downie at (Leidzen); fhe Sound al Britain revival.Bearcrofl is alsothe wrilerof the his lyricalbest, a six-minutepiclure of (Bearcroft)i For Our Trcnsg.essions shorlbulinformalive ljnernotes given lc. the British counlryside based on the (Calvert)iCornel Solo C/earSkles (Ba ), eachitem Oneniceaddilion unusual:' children'shymn'All Things Bright and SoloislCarl Saunderc; Cornel Duet De- an SA recordingis a kibute io the \^I- played Seautitul'.lt is lovingly by YBS /ive.arce (Calelinel) Soloisis Carl liamWalton centenary (1902-2A02) r wrthstyle ideally suited to this chatming Saunders, Craig SnelLi lhe Spir/t the formof Wallon'sftajestic and excr- work,SheonaWhite is featured in awork (Steadman'Allen)iFanfare of Prctse ing Spilfire Prelude and Fugoe (lhoug' she has recordedbefore with YBS;per- (Redhead);B/,lan'a (Smith); Spilfrle lhe arrangeris nol identified).By the hapslhrsisthesemerecording? Sheona Prcludeand Fugue lwalton); Askl (Gl.a- lime mosl of our readersget this issu€ is respectedas one of the finesl of the ham) EuphoniumSolo Holy Welllcra- HouseholdTroops will havealready fir- young€rgeneration ofTenor Hornp ay- ham), SoloistKeith LoxleytGreal Day ishedtheir tour Here'sa greal way 1: ersand s he demonskates here bi9 sound (Bearcroft)illme lo Shne (lvlackereth). calch a veryinleresting, solid band w|F perfection andadmirabletechnique to on Jubilee lDtury). a greal historyon a fine, enlerlainrn3 Downies Pipe r O'Du nd ee. YBS show ofl disc prowess their techncal with a spirited The firsl great SA brass band was the pedotmance ol Molly on l,le Sho/€ and HouseholdTroops Band, the forerunner SoloAlbums offera particrilarlymoving performance oflhe lSB. Foundedin June 1887 (same 'Doug of Hymn fot Diana, a work which has monthas the NYSB),it soon touredall Two ol a Mind Yeo, Eass tounda worthyplace in lhe repertoireof overthe IJKand in 1888,Canada and Trombone;+Nick Hudson, TenorTrom- many bands over lhe past couple of lheUS. Thai tour translormed the f edg- bone,wilh William6 Falrey Band (Tho. yearc.Addtothat a newarangemenlof ing SA brass band scene rn both of masWyss) and #DavidChapman, P" Slaughler on 10th Avenue by Sandy thosecou ntnes; they were thefirsl greal ano.Egon SFZ 107 TT72:16.Progran Smith,a silkyrendering ol Moun- Silver modelband in the SA. Since1985 {a Ouel Trombone lnstilule of Technolog'! lalr, lhe smoothEuphonium playing of hundredyears afterthefirst Lile cuards (Davis);'v,illtant(Walson): 4 Duel fror. MorganGrifllths in a charmingnew ar- Band campaignthal set the patternfor Canlala 78 lBachlYeoJ:+Concentn. rangement of Sh9pherdSong by Trevor lhe HTB), when conductorJohn lvlotl (Leidzen)i'Mr Nlce 6uy (Droverl Davis.And you come lo lhe litle kack, fevrsedthe conceptof a spectalcam- +#Q./esllo/,s (Camsey); '#fhe Ca Windowsof thg Woddby PeterGraham. paign bandcalled the Household Troops, (VaughanWilliams); +tsilenl Noor YBSandDavid King premieredthismajor thisband has madequite a namefor (VaughanVvilliams) Duel Fire Divine workal the2000 E!ropean Champion- themselvesduainglheirshorl lours This (Watson);'#Conce/.to(Lebedev); #Due: shipsin Birmingham.craham lakes us Springlhebandreturnsto NorlhAmenca, Paslorcle (Ewazen): +My Funny Valen. journey on a mu lticu ltural usingsoloists andlhis disc is lheirlour alburn. lt isa fire (Rodgers/Drover);DueI Cunenls percussion and lo greateffect.The driv splendidexample of the musical and (Wolfe). ingLalin beat ofAmazonia, the luscious spiriluazealot this fine group ofyoung soundsof SheonaWhite s TenorHorn bulaccompl shedpLayerswho aredrawn Two terrifickombonists team up in I$r: and l\rargaretAntrobus Baritone ac- irom someofthe iinestSA corpsbands ofa MindfarawondertJlprog ram of solos companiedby only the lower band in throughoutthe UK (Engtand,Scottand, andduets marked by greatvariety.tech- Rain Forest,throlgh The Rising Sun, Wales, lreland) Despiteonly getting nicalassurance,and above all, matur€ DrumsofThunder, and Celtic Dream to logetheronoccasion they p ayal a very musicallyricism. This lattercharacter Trumpel soloist Ben Godfey and d rum set highstandard They havea fine array of islic dominates.The two VaughanWr soloistStian Villanger in thejazzbased good sooists and good,enledainrng liams lranscriplionsare a case in pornt Earth Walk. Altogether an interesting musrcrepfesenting a wide rangeof sA eachofthe team deliveringlovely inte:' andvaried CD wilh the llrstclassplaying music. Vvlile all their musrc rs pre pretatrons,Hudson on shorl lyric soia one expeclsof thrs splendidband sentedwith great'llare and care', their songS/erfNoon and Yeo on "TheCa l' Revlewedby RobinWeatherall. marchplaying isvery captivating, and on ftom Five MysticalSorgs. There erE a wide varietyof marchstyles: Manhal- ihree rmportant(large-scale) works the: SalvationArmv Brass Bands I an, Bitann ia, Greal Day, and J ubi lee. I n ierms of longerworks, Bearcroft's4- continueclon page .a The Saund of Edlalr'. Household movemenlsuile lhe Soundof Btitain a

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June2002TheBrassBand Bridge 43 continued from page 43 \ryhal really pleasesme is lhe classic pet asgradually explored, from low wnf restrajntandsolid ten F sharp to D above the staf{. Alt Nose; Come ThouAlmighIy Kng; Crown crafismanship of these arangements.Sooften lnanneroflechnicaland lyrical playing 6 HimW h ManyCrcwns;Cone,Ye Faith- the"stuf inthis markel is jusl Incorporatedthrough lhe progressively tul: Golden Harys Are Souncling; Thine unusable,in bad laste. That is not lhe case moredifficultset. Th e dev€lopingplayer ls lhe Glory; Passion Chorale; At the withStephen Bulla. Highly hes nol only up'to-daleetude malerial Cross; Were You Therc? recommendfor all instrumenlat- jsls lhatmustplaysolos at the holidays. lhey also have lhe model performance Excellentforieaching theycanref€rto,oreven play along with Every year I receivephone calls from situationsas well Word ot cautionwilh shouldthey so choose.While mosl area organisls and church musicians any of these CDs that come with solo thesepieces fil wellintoa studyscheme askjngif there are a ny qualily collections books. cet a hard caseforthe CD ralherthan some might be seen to lranscendlhe of hymn arrangementstor solo instru- keepmoving lhe CD In and out of plaslic sludy piece and actually teature in a mentalistand keyboard,especially for lhe sleeve thal is glued trumpetrecitalt th is would be particulady Christmasand Easter. This Eastertide in lhe book. One can inadvertentlydamage orsoilthe CD true of the more advancediterns, lik€ alone I receivedtour such calls. ln all and thus render Turin's Sa/lanl/o, Sparke'sSteet Scene honesty,the€were veryfewthat lcould it inoperable Propercare will insurelong use. ot ll'zzuti's Spial Dancs. Indeed, the recommend,until lhese two sets ar- lattetstartsout in a mannereminiscenl rangedby Stephen Bulla and handsomely Conceft Studies:16 New Sludiesfron of Vizzuti's very difficult solo pieces p.odircedby Curnow l\Iusic. Each set Grade 3 Through Cascades.Yet even a few of the early containstwelve solos idealfor use in a 6. Phillp Smith, Trumpet. Curnowl\,4usic. 2001 dems have lhat qualitytoo, like Eulla's sacred service or concert setting. A Com- pactdisc of performance eleganl Requiem, a lyric study lhal demoCD comes wilh the solo book,lhe and sh eet m usic booklel TT48:54.Program: Coronalion ChrislmasCD conlainingboih a midl- continuedon page 45 (John son Carierbury (H versrOnperformance and ju sl theaccom, ); osay) Olympus (Courl); Requiem (Bulla); Arabesque panamenttrack, while th€ EasterCDjust (8ulla); Arlares (fwtin): Fanlale, hasthe accompanimenlt6cks, Tuning Ca- denza, and Schezo (Curnow);Poem notesappearonlyatthebeginning of lhe ADVERTISING Prelude and CD,br.itlhis is no realdisadvanlage. The lgetnes); Pantomime Prcnenade (Johnson)i Ro- mid,soundschosen for lhe accompani- lvtzzuli)t Through an arangement with mance (Notbury) (Turrin); ment arc certainlyadequate, though I , Quadrille 8o- Bern6lMusic,advertisers can now lerc Saltarello(Turin); would always recommend live \Cwno\,!): Sprra/ pay with credit cards. We prefer Darc6 (Vizzuti);Street Scone (Sparke) keyboardistwhen availablelHowever, L,.S.adverlisers lo conttnuelo pay Bulla does not a lwaysjust use a sampled by check,bul this new procedure Thisexcellent collection of shorlconcert keyboard,so lhis makes lor some tun will hopefullymake jt easierfor our sludiesfor solo lrumpetcomes wilh a andinterestwhen playing alongwith the Canadianand overseasadverlis- superbCD pertormance by the adistfor track. Bulla chooses to vary the solo ets. ConlactRalph Hotz (seerighl whomthey were written, Philip Instrumenlon lhedemo CD becausethe Srnith.A for his address)for ftore informa- impressivegroup of wnterswere bookisdesrgned to be playedby awide com- lion We need each and every missionedthis gradeseries that ranges rangeot anstruments.I have copiesof membertolel ouradvedizersknow from moderatelo difficult evel (grades the B Flat keble clef book (trumpet you sawtheir ad and to suggest 3--€)i TimJohnson. clarinel,etc). The notationand layout JamesHosay Doug adverljsingin lhe Bndgeto other Court StephenBulla. Joseph Turrin, are just righl, easy to read, and well potentiaI advertisers I James Curnow Barnes, rnarkedwith jusl the flght expressive James Allen V'zzutli, Kevin Norbury and Philip suggestions, Technicaldemands are CONTACT Sparke i,4osl etude collectionsgei moderatelor the soloistand only rarely Ralph P. Hotz, boringvery quickly more so for the keyboardist.Alternate eitherbecause the AdvertisingManager wriling is poor despite lhe technical nolesarealways provided ilthe affan9e- 1181Birch St hurdlesaddressed, mentgoes abovelhe statf for inslance. ortheyare allin the Eroomfield,CO 80020 same style Th6 Bolh collectionsrange widely in style, declsionto have ihis Phone(303)464-8640 wonderfulrange of composersmakes tempo, with a good cross-sectionof E Mail: tenohonsolo@aol. com this colleclionall maleriaI suitable for thesetlvo seasons. the more atlraclive. Theenlire normalcompass ofthe lrum-

'g TheBrass Band Bridge June2002 continued from page 44 the items, though again lhe editor al- tio,s is aimed ai Spanish and Latin waysprovides ossia, altemativeschoices. American subjecls, and unfolds as a soundslike homageto GabrielFaure. I Nolicethemultiple-use nalure of lhes€t; fouFmovement suite: 1 Harlequin'sCar- have lhoroughlyenjoyed every one of ) it is not just for trumpetor cornet. Be nival;2)Death ofDon Quixote;3) Sueno these sixteenetudes. They makemusi- ThooMy Visionis now alsoavailable wilh (Dream);and 4) The Royal Hunt of ihe cal sense,they challengea playerin a brassband accompanimeniand Brelh- Sun. The thirdmovement, aftera poem wide range of technicalproblems, and rcn, WeHave Met Io Worshipis a skillful by Lorca, is parlicularly enchanting. lhey demandattention beyond the rnere reworkingof malerialfrom Jim's brass Dankworth'smusic was new lo me, btit production of noles.And lh en lhe pedoF band classic, Knoxville1800. All lhe hislighthearted, almostlhird-stream style manceof the CDI What can I say. but olher items will be new lo most of us. (a blendingof elementsand sym- hereas anotherdemonslralion of Smith's iazz Thisis a lerriflccollection that makesa phonicskuclure) kept my interest. All grealgills as one ofthe finestmusicians majorcontdbution to a sadlyneglect€d these piecesare playedwell by one of of ourday.All developlngcomelists and orabusedarea ol soloplaying. Thisisa Britain'sfinest military bands. The liner trumpetersshould definilely have these must for solo pedormersand for stu- notesincludecommenlary byeach com- ConcertSludies with demo C0. Finally, denls of excellentbrass performance. poserof his music. The soundis clear, whrle the lhe targel eudiencemay be full, even lush. This is an atlraciive trumpeters,alllreble-clef reading brass Wind Band and Brass EnsembleRe- packageof n6w music,much of it with musiciansshould also use this collec- cordrn9s brassband roots, origin, or conneclion tion to improvetheir musicalskill and musicianship. Ercakingthe Cenlury:GrcatBitish Mu- Gaelforce: Musb for Wind Band by sb lor Wind Band, Voluno 7. Centlal PelerGrchen Royal NorwegianNavy Grgal Hymns: lnstrumenlal Solos for Band ol the Royal Alr Force (Rob Band (Nige Boddice).Doyen DOYCO Worship. A'rangedby James Curnow Wifin)withTuba Soloist'JamesGourlay. 083. TT 70:02. Ptogtam: Pentium; fo. solo inslrumenlalistwth keyboard PolyphonicQPRL138D. TT67139 Pro- Gaelforce; Summon lhe DQgon; Car- (pianoand organ accompaniment) or CO gtam Breaking lhe Cenlury lcnn Music: Windowsof the Wodd;North- accompaniment.Curnow Music, 2001 lclatke); HemmingWay (Dankwonh):'Tuba Con- em Landscapes; Swedlsh Folk Song; Solo part books availablefor 1) Flute/ cerlo (Horovilz): l/lustc lor Arosa Montage:Symphony far Winds. Oboe^/iolini 2) B Flal ClarineUTenor (Sparke);Evocalions (Ellerby). Saxophonei3) E FlatAlto Saxophone; Canwe admitthat it is goodlo havethe 4)B FlatTrumpei; 5) Troftbone/Eupho- ln lhis seveolh volumeof Britishwind eats ol b€ss bandersflushed, at leasl nium Bess Clef; 6) F or E Flat Horn. bandmusicseveral of the recorded works occasionally,wilh the soundsofa good CompaclDisc perfomances by Philip werefirst scored for brassband:grcak- wind band? This disc by lhe Royal Smlth, Trumpet, with Becky Shaw, ing lhe Century and lhe Horovilz Tuba NorwegianNavy Band is an oulslanding piano, and I\richaeiRintamaa, organ Corcerlo. Breakingthe Centurywas exampl€of an absolulelysupeb wind Oemoand Play-alongCO. TT 51:51 commissionedfor the Oxled Brass bandplaying music by PeterGrahem, Prcgtam. Tuning Note; All Creaturcs of Band'scentenary, and then rewo*ed whom lhe brass band wodd claimsas OutGod and Ring; Praiae to the Lord the intolhe current"dance overtu re" format, oneofitsown.Wth onlyone exception, Almighty; Be Thou My Vis@n; O Wor- a livelyworklaslingjusl underTmin!tes allof th€sepieces are also available in ship the King; Joyful, Joyful, We Adore EessesO'the Barn Eand commissioned thebrass band format. Thisisoneoflhe Thea: Brelhren We Have Met Io Wor- the TubaConcoio fot JamesGourlay, finestrecordings that I have heard- 70 ship: We Gather Toqelhec I Sing the who lhen rescoradthe work for wind minutesof pureenlightenmenl and en- Wondrous Power of God: A Mighty For- band,Gourlay providesan excellenl per- joyment All titles are publishedby tress; All Hail the Power formanceof lhe three-movement,20- Gramercy Music (UK). The opening minulework here. The Sparkepiece js pieceis called Pertx./m, but il is reallyan Vvlal I saidabout the Bullasacred solo anolher excellenl example of Philip's elongatedversion of P,€eludiumwhich collectionsabove gels amplified and flne wriling,lhe title merelyreferring to was publishedfor brassband in 1996. accentuatedin this excellentcollection thefestivalforwhom work was commis- This is an energeticpiece thal will be of hymnatrangements by James Curnow, sioned This is quintessenlialSparke worth the iime end effort to learn it. ll superblyplayed by PhilipSnrith and tlvo and I would noi be surpised to see a excellentaccompanists The iechnical brassband version, as well,due to the continuedon page 46 levelis a bil moreadvanced on someof carefulbrass scoring. Ellelbys Eyoca-

June2002TheBrass Band Bridge 45 continuedfrom page 45 musicalversatility of boththe composer bandsat manylevels. lrecentlyhearda performance sparklesfor almost4 minuiesand th€ and the bandis evidenthete. Noihen live of Hamson'sDreamby features quintet brassbandversion has ashortalealo c Lardscapes brass and theU.S. Air Force Band. Thispiecewon piece prestigious sectionel lhe end. The title piec€, bandand is a very usable for lhis the ABtostwald Award in combination.Graham given Gae/force,is a seitingof threeCellic has us a 2002. I am surethal lhere is musicon tunes. lf you lik€ the musicof Percy short,imaginalive arrangemenl of Swed- this discthat will appealto lislenersand ish performers gifl Grainger,you will reallylike Gaellorce. Folk Song, belter known as How alike.Vvhal a it is to have GreatThouAt1. Th€ COconcludeswith so manyinteresting pieces by lhis major Summonthe Drcgonis a lanfareand - preludejn the style ofJohn Vvilliams and Montage Symphony for Winds which composer,forboth wind bandand brass piece program featureslhe kumpelsand lrombones. was a brassband test in the 1994 band,on one recording. The give CadoorMusic lives up to itstitle. Nalu- All-Englandl\,4aslers. This audience- notesby Ron Holz completeback- piece grcund rally,it is fullof vaudevilleslapstick and friendly is a 15-mnute work in 3 infomationon lhecomposerand in other fiusical cliches(chase music movemenls l\lany will rememberthe hismusic. This recording should be playing library. eic.)wilh lotsof percussion.This is an challengeof Grahams fhe Es- everyband lover's engagingand genuinelyfunny pjece. senceof llme, the NABBATeStPiece in 1995(Toronto). many Reviewed PaulDroste Wndows of lhe Wolrd is a five-move- Thereare other by Dr. mentjourney in multiculturalism.The Grahammarches, major composrtons, and arrangementsthat are avaiiablefor

detail is il possiblelo perform al lhe coincidencelhat the lop awardsin lhe highestlevel. The prerequ isites, ofcourse, Youth Solo competilionwere given lo are the aitainmenlof goodtone (qualily those who selected a composilionrn Firslly,lhe ClncinnatiBrass Band is lo ofsound)diligen t atte ntion lo dynamcs wh ch lhey wete close to masteringall be congratulatedfor its organizational (quantityof sound); cognizanceof rhyth- the notesand the mannerin whichthe experlisein presenting,with congenral- mrcslructuret and maslery olthe tech- noteswere connectedl ily,a splendidcelebralion in btass.From nicalchallenges presenled by lhe mu- anivallo the conclusionof the dazzling sic After these have been mastered, I greatlyadmireall bandsand individuals concerl by lhe Brass Band ot Eattle lhencomes the magic!lt is nolwitten on that competedat NABBA.Your partici Creekeverylhing was done to make us lhe pagel lt is the abilityto meel the pationis crucialto the feslivalof brass comforiableand provide a thoroughly requirementsof the music,recognizing that we were privilegedto altend.Con- enjoyableexperience. the variousfiioods. Th s is where the gratulalionsto thosewho were honoled imaginationof the conduclor(suppoded for superiorperformences. Forthe rcsl, Secondly, ii is gratifyrngto hear the by the talentsof the players)convoys keep up the good work and remember improvementin pe rformance level of the stylewithnuance appropriatepulseand theoldadage"whenyou areaverageyou bands. lt seems thal each time I am shading of the musical text. lJnforlu- are as nearto lhe bottomas you are to privilegedto adjudicate,the repertoire, natelythis cannol be achievedwilhoul lhe lop". Above all, remember lhat generally,is more challengingand the carefulatienlion to balance.This was making music is more imporlanlthan slandardof playingis higher.Yes. there not alwaysevident in lhe performances winning.Continueto supporl each olher is still a longway to go beforewe hear lhatI heard. andexchange ideasand thefutureoithe morethan a few top classperformances brassband movement in NorthAmerica butisheadwarming lhat so manybands I also want lo poinl oul to the youth wi I be bright. are participatingand learningfrom the soloists the imporlance of selecting competitionexperience. musicthal rs withinyour technrcaiabil- BramwellL. Gregson ity. lt is impossiblelo make musicif ils There is no magic.Only by assiduous lechn ical challenges are morethan can prepaGtionand metrculousattentron to be comfodablyaccommodaled. lt is no

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