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MississippiRiver took him to New Orleansand Bourbon Street,where he joined GeorgeGinard North American BrassBand andhis New Orleans Five. Bob wenton to Brass play with Al Hirt and PeteFountain and Band later performedon the LawrenceWelk ChampionshipsX 0nThe Road Again Showfor 22years. The Welk locationwas the west coast,where Havensalso per- By Ms. DebraPriest formed in movie soundtracks,television Columbus,0hio MRBB Solo Cornetist shows,recordings, and commercial jingles. April10 & 11, 1992 At theannual Quincy Riverfest, rhe MRB B The songOn TheRoad Again could well performedits own program,then featured All is almostready in Columbusand Dublin have been the themeof the Mississippi Bob Havenson threeshowstoppers, No- for youto attendthe North American Brass River BrassBand these past few months. bodyKnowsTluTrouble I See(I-angford), BandChampionshipsXtobe heldonApril On June 30, the band left its home in The Shadowof Your Smile(Wilby), and l0 and 11,1992.Hosts Dr. Drosteand the Quincy, Illinois, to perform at the Ma- Sevenry-Six Trombo ncs (WillsonTDuthoit). BrassBand of Columbushave planned a combHeritage Days in ldacomb,Illinois. completeand exciting weekend for you. TheMississippi River BrassBand contin- Within a week,the MRBB wasoff again, ued its busy schedulein Decemberwhen this time to Peoria,Illinois, for the Liber- Geoffrey Brand themembers journeyed o NorttreastMis- tyFest sponsoredby the CentralIllinois souriState University in Kirksville, Mis- The specialguest of the Championships Light Company.To honorAmerica's brave souri. At the school'sinvitation, the band will be GeoffreyBrand, famous conduc- youngmilitary menand women who served presenteda joint concertwittr the NMSU tor, author, adjudicator,educator, pub- in OperationDesert Storm, the bandpro- BrassChoir. Included in that progam lisher,composer, and arranger from Eng- grammedseveral pafiotic works,includ- were such favoritesas Trailblaze(Goff land. He will serveas a clinician,adjudi- ing Armed Forces Sa/zte (Bulla), God Richards),Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring cator,and guest conductor. B less America (Berlin&ei dzen),TheStars (Bach&eidzen),Punchinel/o @immer), andStripes Forever (Sousa), Simple Gifis Pavane (Faure), and AppalachianFolk Adjudicators (TRichards),National (Bagley), Emblem SongSuite (Curnow). andWashingtonPost andEl Capitanby Judgingthe Championships will be Geofftey Sousa.Other nonpatriotic numbers round- Brandfrom London,England, Gordon E. ing out theLibertyFest program included McGowan from Halifax, Nova Scotia, F antasyO n B ritishS e a Son g s (Langford), Canada,and Captain ThomasE. Palmatier Slipstream(Sparke), and ttre Goff Richards All from The United States Army Band, favorite,Marching Through Geor gia. SalvationArmy Washington,Districtof Columbia, U.S.A. Wrappingup thesummer festivities was a BrassBand Officials rousingQuincy Riverfest performance with Music ChampionshipsX Coordinatorswill be trombonistand Quincy, Illinois, native ls Available! Bob Havens. Dr. PaulDroste and Dr. Jeff Keller. Havensbegan his careerby going on the Seepages9&10 Pleaseturn to page 19,column 1 road with Ralph Flanagan'sBand, which .}I/RBA Editor's Notes BrassBand News Officialquarterly journal of the North Thisdouble issue covers everything planned AmericanBrass Band Association, for bothIssues 46 and47. Given the reces- New England Inc. Foundedby J. PerryWatson in sion,the double issue saves considerable 1980. Usefulnews for British-style NABBA dollars. I havealso excluded BrassBand brassbands in NorthAmerica. The photographs,again to avoidcosts. viewsexpressed by contributors are By Julie Kennedy not necessarilythose of the North Clearly,we mustmake several changes to get AmericanBrass Band Association, four issues of TheBras s B andB r idge tn you eachyear. That Inc.Publication and advertising dead- subjectwill be ad- The New EnglandBrass Band is com- dressedat thenext linesare the 15thof January,April, NABBA Boardof Di- prisedof brassband enthusiasts, most of rectorsmeeting in April. I you July,and October. Copyright @ 1992 think can whom receivedtheir training and brass anticipate by NorthAmerican Brass Band As- additionaleditors for music,re- bandorientation in The SalvationArmy. cordings,band news, socation,Inc. All rightsreserved. and an advertising Somemembers are professional musicians manageras minimum. a The truthis that and/ormusic educators. Most of the par- the successand growth of theBridge has ticipantsare active in SalvationArmy bands ThomasA. Myerc,Editor causedit to be more than I can uncom- andattend local Army Corps,which serve The BrassBand Bridge fortably handle(and still stayemployed), astheir church homes. 156N. 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Our ob- self-supportingand performs a repertoire Patron 500 jectiveis a superlativeBridge on time to of bothsecularand Salvation Army music. Leadership 1,000 youat a reasonablecosL. Theband maintains an annual calendar of activitythat suppors both Salvarion Army To join NABBA,please mail your The May issuewill featurethe results and andsecular events. name, number, storiesof ChampionshipsX and an in- address,telephone Theband rehearses twice per month and is instrument, name(if you depthdiscussion witfr Philip Sparke. andband's conductedby William L. Rollins, who playin plus member- one), annual Enjoy, holdsa Bachelorof Musicdegree in Music shipdues, - to Educationfrom the Universityof Cincin- natiCollege{onservalory of Music. Rollins David Dr. A. Pickett G_ is presentlypursuing a Masterof Music NABBAMembership Ghairman degreein choralconducting at the Boston 4418Blackstone Gourt Conservatoryof Music. He servesas the Bloomington,Indiana USA 47408 North American DivisionalMusic Directorfor The Salva- BrassBand tion Army MassachusettsDivision. GhampionshipsXl For audition,performance, or generalin- Moving? formationabout the New EnglandBrass April2 &3,1993 Band,please write to - h{r. Don Kittle, The BrassBand Bridge can in 30 TrapeloRoad, Belmont, MA 02178. not beforwarded because it Washington,DC is mailedthird class. So, be sureto mailtoDavid Pickett For information,please contact: you r oldand new addresses, CaptainThomas J. Palmatier or your copy of the Bridge The UnitedStates Army Band willbe discarded bythe U.S. P.O.Box 70565 you PostOffice, and will miss Washington, OC 20024-1374 the ne).tissues! { USA
TheBrass Band Bridge Nov91&Feb92 The British ticipantsin the championshipssaid that At the rehearsal,we had the pleasureof without the competitions,tle brassband meetingRobert Mulholland, editor of Brass National movementin GreatBritainwould soon die Band World magazine.Mr. Mulholland out becausethe contestsare what keep wasvery interested to hearof theactivities BrassBand bandsactive and improving. of themany bands associated with NABBA. Therewas also greatinterestin theinnova- The day before the championshipssaw Championships tionsproposed by NABBA for ourupcom- bandsfrom all over Englanddescending ing champsionships:the use ofunscreened onLondon. Hotels and schools around the judges and providing a selectionof test By city rangwith ttresounds of bandsputting pieces.I wasstruck by theirony of NABBA thefinal toucheson theirtest piece. Henry GaptainThomas H. Palmatier perhapsin someway becominga leader andI wereinvited to attendrehearsals by for our brass band bretlren across tle NABBADirector and Conductorof two of thefavorites for the competition.I pond. The UnitedStates Army BrassBand visited the Desford Colliery Caterpillar Band underthe batonof JamesWatson. On the day of the championships,the A visit to the British NationalBrass Band From their openingchords I was struck magnificentRoyal Albert Hall was elec- with the combination raw power Championshipsis a once-in-a-lifetimeop- of and tric with excitementand tension. As I rich portunityfor anybrass band devotee. Our sonority. Evenmore notable was the slippedinto my seatin Boosey& Ilawkes' phenomenal possessed recent visit to London certainly fit that dynamicrange by box,I noticeda diligentlistener in a box to definition. I hadthe privilege of attending this fine band. Mr. Watson'sopen re- our left. The famedHarry Mortimer was hearsal,held Royal Academy performances, the championshipsalong with Sergeant at the of intentlyconcentrating on the First ClassHenry Sgrecci,cometist and Music,became something of a clinic and as he would throughoutthe day. revealedhis ability at diagnosingand fix- compereforThe United States Army Brass Unlike NABBA's practiceof permitting ing eventhe mostimperceptible flaws. It Band. bandsto presenta brief program,the Brit- wasobvious that tlesford would be a sEong ish Nationalsevaluate bands solely on the The weekopened with our attendanceat a contenderat the contest. It was at this performanceof the test piece. What a concertbythemassedGuards Bands of the rehearsalthat I wasto meetup with Chuck dauntingtask for thejudges - to listento Queen'sHousehold Division. The event, Arnold,NABBA's incomparablecompere 23superb bands perform Robert Simpson's held at Wembley Arena, was a benefit who wasvisiting the contestat the invita- Energy.The judges- Bram Gay, Wil- concertattendedby the Princess of Wales. tion of the Desfordband. I left the re- liam Relton, and John Wallace- were From the openingfanfare by the massed hearsalearly in the hopesofjoining Ser- sequesteredin a box with red and green herald trumpet section to the Overture geantSgrecci at theGrimethorpe Colliery lightsto indicatewhen they were ready for I8l2 finale,the concert epitomized all for Band'srehearsal. Sadly, I anived just as thenext performance. To theirfront wasa which the British military bandsare re- theywere finishing but I did getto speakat setof unscreenedjudges. This set'sscores nowned. A specialthrill for me waswit- length with Lieutenant Colonel Frank would not count in the competitionbut nessinga superbperformance of Tapsby Renton,Grimethorpe's conductor and head would be secretlycompared to seeif the SergeantSgrecci. His performance,fol- of musicattheRoyal Army's Knellerllall. scoreswere consistentwith thosein the lowedby the soundingof /,astPastby his The moodof theband (the reigning Euro- box. The secondyear of the test,it may British count€rpartwas an especiallypolgn- pean Champions)was of relaxedconfi- leadto discontinuingthe pmacticeofscreen- antmoment. dence. ing the judges,a notion of greatcontro- The following day was spent with our FollowingGrimethorpe's rehearsal, Henry versyin Britain. hosts for the championships,Boosey & continuedhis conversationswith manyof Desford, one of the favorites,received HawkesMusical Instruments.We were thesuperbplayers in theGrimethorpeband what was seento be an unfavorabledraw, givenan incrediblydetailed and informa- while I eavesdropped.The principle of third in thefield of 23. Someof theother tive tour of their factory, witnessingthe amateurismis observedin varyingdegrees top contenders,Grimethorpe, Britannia, transformationof raw brassinto thebeau- throughoutthe bands. Many of the top andFairey weregrouped near the endof tiful instrumentsthat Boosey& Hawkes players are employeesin the factories, the day. Desford quickly showedwhy hasmade for years.It wasduring this visit mills,and mines in nameonly while sec- theyhad won thetitle in 1987,1988, and that we becameaware of the important tion playersare often only part-timework- 1989. Theydisplayed the samecombina- role that Boosey& Hawkesplays in the ersin theirnon-musical professions. Bands tion of fine attentionto detail with dra- sustenanceof brassbands in GreatBritain. rehearseat leasttwice per weekthrough- matic dynamiccontrasts I had heardthe Boosey& Hawkeshoss both the British out theyear with dailyrehearsals the norm previous evening. Many fine perform- National and Open Championships,the leadingup [o contests. ancesfollowed. One of my favorites was two eventsthat form the centerpieceqf the theGrimethorpe Colliery Bandwhose ag- brassbands'annual activities. Many par-
Nov 91 & Feb92 The BrassBand Bridge gressiveperformance epitomized the title arrival on stageof Desfordwith a twofold mood at the Royal Albert Hall thanwith of thecompositionEnergy! Following the ovation. The featuredband at the Gala this terrific settingof RuleBritannia. The final performance,there ensued the usual Concertwas also the winner of the day's only way to improvethis would have been periodof impatientwaiting for winnersto competition! The concertopened with a to placeThe U.S.Army HeraldTrumpets be announced.To passthe time, Steven dazzlingplaying of Jim Curnow'sB/ez- onstage! Triumphant Rhapsodyby Gilbert Mead'sBritish Tuba Quartetentertained heim Flourishesand was followed by A Vintnerfollowed and led to thefirst soloist the crowd with humor and expert musi- Russian Overture composedby Boris of the evening.Roger Webster, principal cianship. Deeyevand an'anged by KennethFerguson. cometistfor the JohnFoster Black Dyke The overturedisplayed the full paletteof Mills Band,was brilliant as heperformed The awardsceremony of the 1991British tonalcolors available to thebrass band and HerbertL. Clarke'sShowers of Gold. Mr. NationalBrass Band Championships opened was wonderfullyperformed. Next came Websterperformed effortlessly and was a with an emotionaltribute to thegrand old theEuropean premiere of StephenBulla s reminderof the shockerof the day, that man of the movemenqHarry Mortimer. work for The U.S. Army BrassBand, Black Dyke had failed to qualify in the The top six bandswere announcedin re- Firestorm. Only the secondpublic per- areacompetitions and thereforehad not verseorder. The reactionsof the crowd formanceof the work, we could not have competed. told how deepthe competitivespirit runs askedfor a moreprestigious venue. The amongthe Britishbands. As eachplace GeorgeLloyd, composerof the poignant work wasperformed to t€chnicalperfec- was announced,bands with only a faint Royal Parks, contributedthe next work, tion but frankly, the performancedid not chanceof winninggrewmore despondent. EveningSong. This piece,like theDelius plumb the emot"ionaldepths of this work. Thesixth through second place bands cele- work of the first half, exploredthe quiet A more in-depth study of its phrasing, bratedwhile at thesametime wishing they sideof thespectrum. Nextto takethestage dynamicshading, and tempo relationships werestill in therunning. At theend, it was werethe best euphonium duo in theworld, wouldhave resulted in thedefinitive read- theDesford Colliery CaterpillarBand that brothersBob andNickChilds. FromPhilip ing by this brassband that is arguablythe receivedthe magnificent silver Eophy rec- Sparke'sTwo Part Inventiontoabsolutely finestin the world at this time. ognizingthe top achievementin the Brit- thefastest F/ight of theBumblebeelhave ish brassband world. The op six bands The programcontinued with A Tributeto everheard, they showedwhy they are in and their scoreswere - Ted Heath, a medley of American big conslantdemand as soloists. band tunes. The conductor,James Wat- DesfordColliery Caterpillar The concertfinale, complete with cannon son,a world renownedtrumpeter, delighted (JamesWatson) 197 simulatorsand using all of the massed the audiencewith a solo. Althoughthe bands at Maestro Brand's disposalwas BritanniaBuilding Society medleywas played cleanly, it wasevident Tchaikovsky'sSolenelle - Overture1812. (HowardSnell) 196 that British brassband performersdon't An impressivespectacle with unbridled spenda greatdeal of time playing in jazz GrimethorpeColliery power,the ending, to my earsdeparted un- groups. Next,followed my favoritework (.TC FrankRenton) 194 necessarilyfrom moreaccepted interpre- of Desford'sprogram. AWalkin Paradise tation. Following a thunderousovation, ScottishBrewers (Newtongrange) Garden,written by FrederickDelius and Mr. Brandfollowed with a repriseof the (RaymondTennant) 193 arrangedby ChristopherMowatt, displayed final chorusof the overtureand then an- the sensitivityof which this bandis ca- BedwasTrethomas & Machen other quiet piece. The concert was a pable.The gorgeous arrangement showed (MelvinWhite) 192 triumph on all counts. However,a more theaudience how to playa genuinepiano carefullyplanned approach to encoreswould Williams FaireyEngineering and to blend andphrase to wonderfulef- havebeen in order. This in no way di- (MAJ PeterParkes) 191 fect. This work will be high on our list of mishedthe thrill that we felt at having musthaves. The progam's firsthalf closed The explosivecelebration by the winning witnessedthe "day of days" in the brass with anotler gem,AnEpicSymphony by bandwas joined by thosebands who fin- bandworld. PerceyFletcher. This old war horsede- ishedsnonger than they had expected and servesto be performedmore often. To sum up a week such as we had is wasin starkcontrastto thedespairby those difficult to do. First, and I am sureSer- bandswho had notdone as well asthev had Followingthe intermission or intervalas it geantSgecci and Chuck Arnold would hoped. is calledin London,the scene on stagewas agree,this event(and the city of London) impressiveas the BritanniaBuilding Soci- As tlretime for ttreGala Concert approache4 is pure pleasureand is a memory I will ety Band,The CWS (Glasgow)Band, and our anticipationincreased because The valuefor my wholelife. My observations the IMI Yorkshire Imperial Band com- U.S. fumy Brass Band'scommi$sioned of the British brass band scene(at the bined. Theworld renowned Geoffrey Brand work,Firestorrn, was to be performedby upperechelons) are mixed. No one can openedthe half with anarrangementby his the DesfordColliery CaterpillarBand. The questionthat ttrey have the finest brass son Michael. What betterway to set the crowdat theRoyalAlbert Hall greetedthe bandsin theworld. CanNABBA hopeto
The BrassBand Bridge Nov 91 & Feb92 producebands of this caliber? I doubtit. Reps2 & 3 you'regetting tired. The s/ps Brassbands are an integralpart of their Adjudicator arenot good. What a wonderful,thrilling lives and culture and enjoy substantial Commentsfrom performance. corporatesupport. We simplydo not have playersborn with a cornetin their hands British National Adjudicator William Relton: who build their lives aroundbrass bands. Our environmentis a truly amateurone Championshipson Openingvery big basssound. Nice cornet wherebrass bands require individuals who chording.2 wasa bit over/in bassbut the out of their love for brassmusic invest Desford quality is still thereespecially impressive considerabletime and money to pafiici- in the no vibratocharacteristic. (15) This pate, Hopefully,our contestswill never From lhe British Bandsman you play at crotchet= 100. Fine soprano result in the competitivenessthat causes and flugel - just a little untidy 3 before playersto speakill of eachother and that DesfordColliery Caterpil lar (7) - goodchange into Allegro Grazioso keepsbands from celebratingogether after Band'sperformance of - Fine sopranoentries and (13) so very resultsare announced. Musically, we must. RobertSimpson's Energy neat(17) Electrifying! Harsh 4 before(19) be amazedat the technicalprowess of the (uncharacteristically)(21) These dynamic best British brass bands. Additionally, contrastsare so beautifullycontrolled and AdjudicatorBram their dynamic range (particularlyat the Gay: the tempomoves in sucha musicalway soft end)is an areain which we aresadly Bigbass sound, if notideal sfu. p is abit (40). Excellent!2 before(41) Sopquieter inferior. A realm in which we can com- much? General sound has quality, well pl (51) So cleverly detailed and finely pete quite well is in the willingness to controlled. Sound is level, no wobbles. balanced.The baritone and soprano play- delvemusically into a work andtake some Positive non-vibrato, servesthe music well. ing exemplary. A greatperformance - changesin pursuit of a superiormusical 5 is fast.Very fine soprano & niceflugel. minuteslips only. performance.Unlike manyof the British Transitionis tightand organised but not conductorsand performers, our livelihoods completelyeffective? We are hearinga do not rely on winninga contest. This lotof detailnow. Bassheavy abit? Some relianceseems to have bred a cautious mutedparts under-played---only just heard. TUSABBReleases approachto performance,emphasizing Worth a bit more air? Very fine stuff FirestormCompact mistake avoidanceas a high priority. indeed.Fine band in goodhands & all the Hopefully, we can continueto improve odd bits comingoff. Disc ourbands, approaching the lofty standards of theBritish bands, while valuingmusical Adiudicator John Wallace: The United StatesArmy Brass Band is expressionand interpretationmore than pleasedto announcethe release ofits first impressive. Rolls-Royce winning a contest. ffp brutal but compactdisc ,entitledFirestorz. The disc basses.Good stacc. Non vib excellent. is a live recordingof TUS$B's perform- Molto calmo exc. (2) slight untogether anceat theGala Concert following NABBA Top Secret corts. Tenutocrotchets not observedyou ChampionshipsIX in CedarRapids,Iowa. slow bar 3 after (2) hand over before (4) Recordedand masteredin an all digiual From lhe British Bandsman goodbasses in first/chord. qffchords format,the recording captures the excite- enormous.Diminuendo well handled.Sop Seatedin full view of the audience,di- mentof that superbperformance and fea- (5) VG. Accompnice & ranqparentFlugel rectly in front of the judges'box at the turesthe title work, StephenBulla's terri- vg slightly small sound. Euph exc (7). Royal Albert Hall were Betty Anderson, fic new compositionfor brassband. Also Pesantegood. Poco ritexc. Emotionat (8) Geoffrey Brand, and David Read, em- releasedin cassetteform, the recordings thanks! AG Cort good,Euph good,sop. ployedby Boosey& Ilawkes BandFesti- are availableto schools,public libraries, almost. Horns good crosses(sic) well vals to providea privateadjudication, the andcivic andpatriotic organizations. To held. After (11) too. Greattop C sop!(12) results of which will never be known, obtain theserecordings, as well as The Goodmove on. (13X15)Chordspp abso- except to Anne-MarieSizer, Boosey & United StatesArmy Band'snew cassette, lutely superb! SD before frightening! HawkesBand Festivals executive. / AWorId of Mzsic,send a requeston letter- (19)Sopblemish, (21) Balance exact(22) headstationery to The U. S. Army Band, This is a partof a three-yearexperiment on What a fantasticsonority you achievein Attn: Public Affairs, P.O. Box 70565, the relative merits of open and closed this machinemusic. (26) before... good Washington,DC 20024-1374.All mem- adjudication. Fans to (29) exc. before (31) baritones ber bandsof the North AmericanBrass lovely. This is faultless. Sop what a Band Associationwill receivea compli- tluilling soundcrescendo-diminuendo good. mentaryset of the recordings. Sopyou're playing a blinder. Before(53)
Nov 91 & Feb92 The BrassBand Bridge JackSchernekau on British baritone;Scot GramercyBrass Milwaukee Durham,Gary Fort, Gary Kirtley, David BandCelebrates ChangesName To Nobles, and ThomasStone II on trom- bone;Tom Mace and Kelly Pattersonon TenthYear FestivalCity Brass euphonium; Benny Harmon, Charlie Murphy,Gary Parker, William Purdy,and From John Henry Lambert, The Milwaukee British Brass Band has John Wittenbrakeron tuba; and Dawn President and Artistic Director, been renamedto conform to the city's Durham and Greg Hagedornon percus- Gramercy Brass of New York, lnc. marketingname. Theyare now theFesti- sion. val City Brass.Apparently the word band Althoughwe havenotbeen involved with wasstricken as having a negativeconnota- Smoky Mountain NABBA recentlyand have had a rather tion? low profileon thenational scene as oflate, Along thosethoughts, Paul Bierley in his ChargesFull Steam theGramercy Brass Band is aliveand well newencyclopedia of bandmusic, reviewed herein New York City. Into 1992 in this issue,discusses the differencesin Sinceour NABBA Championshipswins terminologyamong concert bands, mili- By Bert L. Wiley, SMBBB General backin1984 and1985, theGramercy Brass tary bands,wind ensembles,wind sym- Manager, Secretary, and Treasurer Band formalizedits nonprofit statusin phonies,and so on. Orchestras,ofcourse, 1986and has been in pursuit of profes- consistof a majority of stringedinstru- The SmokyMountain British BrassBand sionalartistic endeavors ever since. ments.Paul, therefore, contends tlatrock startedthe 1991-1992season with every bands more correctly should be called With the wealth of lalentedbrass musi- chairfilled andlots ofenthusiasmfor the rock orchestras.I think I'd ratherplay in a year. priority list for this ciansavailable here in theNew York area, High on the brassband. pre- theGramercy Brass Band is knownfor its eleventhseason were concerts to be jointly public musi- high standardof artisticexcellence. The The omission of the word band, as in sented during school junior band has performedfor many corporate Festival City Brass, implies a quartet, cal events.The first wasfor a high whosedirector plays first eventsincluding those of British Airways, quintet,or nonspecificcollection of brass schoolchorus, Bristol Myers, RockefellerCenter, and instruments.Regardless, you shouldse- trombonein theband. To a hugeaudience, more 150 excitedstu- Rudin Management,to namea few. lect thename best suited to your situation the chorusof than presented and marketingand fund-raising plans. dentsand the band a mostsatis- Recently,we wereinvited to makea spe- fying concert. One of the thrills of the cial appearanceat theWorld TradeCenter eveningwas the beautifulcombination of during New York's OperationWelcome Bendin the River the young voices and the band as they Homecelebrationof thetroopsreturn from performedRichard Trevartlen's arrange- thePersian Gulf. Thousandsattended this BrassBand mentof AmericaThe B eautiful. eventon the World TradeCenter Plaza. From HendersonCommunity College in Next was a Christmasconcert that was The 1992-1993 seasonmarks ttre tenth Kentucky,NABBA DirectorBeth Hronek sharedwith a localhigh schoolband. While anniversaryof the GramercyBrass Band. reportsthat the school'snew brass band is no works were performedtogether, the We havejust negotiateda specialarrange- doing well. Their springterm concertis high school band director said that the mentwith Boosey& HawkesBuffet Cram- scheduledto include NABBA Fanfare, brass band's outstanding performance pon who will be outfitting the bandfor a FannusBritish Marclus,A MoorsideSuite, inspiredhis bandto play betterthan ever limitedperiodwith their entire line of Bes- SimpleGirts, All ThroughTheN i ght,C ome andbetter than he thoughtpossible! Both sonSovereign instruments, in honorof our F ollow TIUB and,Rlnpsody for Euplnniwn, bandsoutdid themselvesin excellence. tenthanniversary. In addition,they will VanishedArmy, and Seventy-SixTrom- In both cases,the SMBBB hasbeen in- sponsorour concertat 7:00p.m. on April bones. vited to returnnext season. 12, 1992, during the New York Brass Membersinclude Don Horning and Jay Conference,which will be the first public Within theSmoky Mountain British Brass Morganon sopranocomet; Raye Ashmore, appearanceof the GBB with thesenew Band,three ensembles exist- a quintet,a Mel Howell, Beth Hronek, Danny instruments. chamberensemble, and a groupcalled the Humphreys,Steve Lee, Michael Luxner, Smoky 12. This twelve-pieceensemble Theband'snew office address is 44 Dewey Marvin Marksberry,John Mason, Bren- openedthe Christmas season in Asheville, Street,Bloomfield, NJ 07003. non Thompson,and Robert Wills on cor- North Carolina,with a concertand sing- net; Dan Kieffer on fluegelhorn;George alongentitled Light UpYour Holidays. I Flemming, David Reiswig, and Claire Tafoya on tenor horn; John Morton and
6 The BrassBand Bridge Nov 91 & Feb92 During the spring,the bandwill presenta duets,so you can'tuse the musicfor solo seriesof eveninggala concerts. Featured ChristmasMusic work. But youcan perform nice duets with will be severalpremieres, one of thefinest Revisited any groupof instruments. xylophoneplayersin southeastemU.S.A., StudioMusic publishes the setstitled MLr and a vocal quaflet. The band will also 'n'Match fortrebleclefinstruments in any continueits work on a new recordingof TheCrunch at Kettle 'n' the key andSweet Low for bassclef instru- Americanrags written and arrangedfor mentsin key (trebleclef for Bb rather brassband. Eachyear during the Christmasseason, I any try to play severaltimes at thelocal Salva- than the normal C tromboneis also pro- In the summer,the band will returnfor its tion Army kettles. Playingan instrument vided). The Christmasselections are in third year as the featuredband for the therecan easilyraise three-to-fourtimes BooksThree and Four in both series.Let HighlandGames at GrandfatherMountain moremoney than an ear-piercingbell. me makeit easy- buy Mix'n' Match. in North Carolina. BooksThree and Four, and Sweet'n'Law, But I have had always aproblem. WhenI BooksThree and Four, and you will be set joined players, am by other which I like, for all instrumentcombinations. HowardSnell it's alwaysa different set of instruments, andthere neverare enough instruments for Book Threeincludes Away in a Manger; VisitsSMBBB our brassband arrangements. Ding Dong, Merrily on High; The First Noel; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentletnen; The Army pub- Salvation in New York GoodKingWenceslas; HarH TheHerald By Bert L. Wiley lishes a book of Erik Leidzen :urange- AngelsSing; The Holly andThelvy; and mentsfor carolling Carolers' Favor- titled JingleBells. HowardSnell, one of the leadingconduc- ites. Most of thosesongs work nicely,but BookFourincludeslnfant Holy; O Comc, tors,composers, and arrangers in thebrass someof the arrangementsrequire all four parts All Ye Failhful; SilentNight; O Little band world, recently spentan eight-day to really sing. And thereis alwaysa - plays Townof B ethlehem; O nce in Royal David's visit in the mountainsof westernNorth dilemma if theEb tenorhorn the part, part City ; WeThr ee Kingsof OrientAre ; While Carolina.One of thosedays was with the first what shouldthe euphonium play, part? ShepherdsWatched;We WishYou A Merry SmokyMountain British Brass Band. Mr. the fourth Sometimesthat good, Christmas. Snellrehearsed the band in its first reading combinationsounds sometimesthe parts of his arrangementof Shostakovitch'sFol,t two do not translateinto an accept- Festival. Snellalso shared with the band ableduet. ChicagoStaff Band many interestinganecdotes and details How manyshould play at the kettle? The from the British brassband scene. solitaryeuphonium or cometin the freez- Recordings pa- Mr. and Mrs. Snell's first four days in ing rain or driving snow is the most theticand does well at gettingdollars into Can't wait to hearThe Chicago Staff Band Nortl Carolinawere spent independently of The SalvationArmy during the Cham- enjoyingthe food, scenery, and citizens of thekettle, unless the weather is too badto wallets purses. However,I get pionshipsX GalaConcert on April 11 in the SmokyMountains. Their secondfour open and - greaterpleasure from playing insidewith Columbus?The answer is simple order dayswere hosted by Bertand Nellie Wiley theCSB's latest recordings! in Cullowhee.The visit wasmost enjoy- at leasta duet. The shoppers'access to purses, ablefor theWileys. While in theWiley's checkbooks, andwallets is not as ChristmasSplendor in Brass restricted weatherand thick home,Snell worked on at leasttwo, if not by theadverse (CD $l2lcassette$8) (If I going I wanttoraise three,new arrangementsfor brassband. coats. am toplay, Musicfor Children...ofall ages lots moneyfor the More thanfour Snell has agreedto permit the Smoky of SA.) (CD $l2lcassette$8) players MouncainBritish BrassBand to perform seemsto becomea concertand the Thanl Nov 91 & Feb92 The BrassBand Bridge BrassBand Bridge BuffaloSilver Band Booster.The successfrrlsolicitation vielded about$200. Gorrespondents Interim Conductor Finally, Nelson's20-year-old Sovereign Marty Barvinchak,Allegheny BB Eb sopranocornet has beenretired and, dueprincipally to the Yamahaworkshop, Anita Collings,Atlantic Brass Band Sopranocornetist Nelson H. Starrreports Nelsonselected a Yamahasoprano as its EdMobley, Bainbridge British BB that severalchanges have occurred in the replacement. BethHronek, Bend in the RiverBB Buffalo SilverBand. ConductorMichael BasilWentworth, Bloomington BB Russo has taken a temporaryleave of PaulDroste, BB of Columbus absence(up to fwo years) from the band NelsonStarr, Buffalo Silver Band to attendgraduate school for a Masterof Westwinds Brass RitchieClendenin, CSU Fresno BB Arts in Music Educationdegree. As a Band& Maxwell To be namod,Capitol English BB result,the band is searchingfor aninterim KenFoote, Chester Brass Band conductorand perhaps a lady will be ap- Update Jon Topy,Commonwealth BB pointed,which wouldbe a newfirst in the MikeGoater, Eastern lowa BB band's76-year history. Andy Ernest,Festival City Brass The band receivedword its former By JackRigney RobertSutherland, Hannaford Street tlat library,which was (owned Bridge Correspondent SilverBand sold by several prior members),has found a comfortable Tobe named, J uniorVarsity All-Star home BrassBand and warmer with the Salt River Brass Band located near Phoenix, Ari- Mr. EverettMaxwell, residentcomposer DebraPriest, Mississippi River BB and playing memberof the Westwinds RobertGoodier, National Capital zona.An immediateinfusion of newbrass bandmusic for theBSB wasprovided by a BrassBand oflubbock, Texas,in8oduced Bandof TheSalvation Army his newestmarch on January20 at the JulieKennedy, New England Brass trip to Torontoby HomerFay, Dick Goss, and NelsonStarr. BernelMusic hasalso band'sregular Monday evening rehearsal. Band Entitled Fair Parade, the march will be FrankHammond, NCSU BBB been called frequently. Funds from the bandand from members'pockets provided augmentedwith woodwindpartsbefore its BillWagner, Northwinds BBB resourcesfor musical submissionto the SouthernMusic Com- PaulDroste,Ohio Collegiate BB the the upgrades. Jim Dice, cornetistwith the band,also pany for possiblepublication. However, To be named,The Ohio State pennedabout ten arrangements, including in its presentmanuscript form, it is written UniversityMarching Band Tlu Earl of Oxford,Corrc Back to Sorrento, expresslyfor brassband. RobertBernat, River City B rass Ba nd Boy. JosephZuback, River City Youth andDanny Of the 17 Maxwell marchespreviously BrassBand Unfortunately,three high-quality players publishedby Southernfor full band,only To be named,Rockville Brass Band (the Young family - Fred on tuba,Bev- onerequired woodwind parts to berewrit- KenAndercon, Rocky Mountain erly on tenor horn, and Jeff on British ten for brassband use. The rest of the Brassworks- British Brass Band baritone)who commutedfrom Bradford, compositions(including Soundtng Brass, PamelaVoisin, St. Johns River City PA, havedecided to drop their participa- CascadingBrass, Jubilant Brass,Wall of Band tion, understandablydue to the two-hour Brass,and others) were designed to main- per- BobCroft, Salt River Brass Band travel (one way) required. Their friend- tain a solid brasssound for outdoor Tom Myers,Screamers & LyricBB shipand abilities certainly will bemissed. formanceswhere reed instruments were of To be named,Second Company little benefit(or requiredamplification). Anotherfaithful and valued member, Glen Governor'sFoot Guard Band Reddenon tuba,was lost to cancer. He NABBA bandmembers travelling through GeneBeckrrith, Sheldon Theatre BB lived in Ft. Erie, Canada,and was respon- the Texaspanhandle are invited to attend BertWiley, Smoky Mountain BBB sible for the band'sappearances in Cana- the WBB rehearsalson Mondaynight in PhilMoore, Southern Nazarene Brass dianchurches andwith The SalvationArmy. the Moody Auditorium on the Lubbock To be named,Triangle Brass Band ChristianUniversity campus at 7:30p.m. EricAho, Varsity All-Star BB On the goodnews side, a formermember, in oneof the GlennKelly, Wenatchee BBB Jim Scott,has returned on British baritone. For anyonewishing to sit on the JohnVan Estedk, Weston Silver Band Jim is also personnelmanager for the Concertsin the Park seriesduring rehears- JackRigney, Westwinds Brass Band American Legion Post 2& Band (the eightweeks of Juneand July, the p.m. afternoon lauren Sorichetti,Whitby BrassBand NationalSenior American Legion Cham- alsare at 4:30 eachSunday performancethat pions)from Tonawanda,NY. PerhapsJim for two hours, with a Pleasesend in parkat 8:15p.m. Be can help to recruit new playersinto the sameevening the yourbrass band's news to Killion,3433 - 54th BSB. sureto contactDean Tom Myers,Editor Street,Lubbock, Texas 79413, telephone The BrassBand Bridge A recentflyer announcingthe band's 1992 806.195.4I7 3, in advance. 156N. HighlandAve. I concertschedule also offered the opportu- Akron,OH 44303-1504 nity to becomea Buffalo Silver Band USA The BrassBand Bridge Nov 91 & Feb92 included.This seriesis frequentlyfea- The SalvationArmy SalvationArmy turedbyThe New York StaffBand and CentralTerritory Musicfor Brass includesmany excellent marches, solo William Himes,Music Director features,devotional items for church 10West Algonquin Road Bandls Now services,and so on. DesPlaines, FL 60016 708.294.2000 Available EnsembleSeries: Both the Southern Territory and Eastern Territory have The SalvationArmy brassensemble series available for four EasternTerritory more players. By Dr. Ronald W. Holz or The Southernseries RonaldWaiksnoris, Music Director - ABES- editedby Jim Curnow,fol- 440 NyackRoad NABBA Vice President and West lows a gradedseries, One (easy) through PO Box C-635 Gontest Ghairman and Music Four (advanced).The Easternseries WestNyack, NY 10994-0635 Professor at Asbury Gollege contains16 itemsin eachbook, with 9L4.620.744r threevolumes currently available. Bottr The SalvationArmy If you havepurchased any recentBritish the Central and EasternDepartments SouthernTerritory contestingband recordings or if you fol- haveeducational brass series and tutor RichardHolz, Music Director low the programsof The United Stat€s methodsavailable for developingyouth 1424Northeast Expressway Army BrassBand or the BrassBand of bands. Atlanta,GA 30329-2088 Columbus,you will havenoted that these In addition,church and school bands could 404.728.1344 bandslately have been playing and record- ordertwo of the InternationalMusic Edi- ing a fair amountof SalvationArmy brass The SalvationArmy torial Departmentseries, listed below, by bandmusic. WesternTerritory subscription.These are now availableto Ivor Bosanko,Music Director In the past,there were severe restrictions NABBA bands,too. 30840Hawthome Blvd. onthatdenomination's brass music which, The Triumph &ries: For smallerbands, RanchoPalos Verdes,CA 90274 in recentdays, had been relaxedsome- but with all partspublished; minimum 213.54r.4721 what. In talking with Major RobertRed- parts neededtwo cornets,two horns, head,Editor-in-Chief of theArmy's Inter- The SalvationArmy two baritones,two trombones,one eu- national Music Editorial Department,I CanadianTerritory phonium,one tuba, plus percussion. foundthat he waspersonally pleased with Brian Burditt, Music Director Publishedsince the 1920s. recentdevelopments and that he projected PO Box 4021Postal Station A a time hopefullyin the nearfuture when The GeneralSeries: As thename sug- Toronto,Ontario MsW 2Bl thepolicy wouldbe completely open. That gests,although named after the leader 416s98.207r openingoccuned in December. of the Army, the seriesis for "general" SalvationistPublishing & SuppliesLtd. use.Full instrumentation.Somepieces Here is an overview of the music series 117-127Judd St. are very difficult, but most are at the availablethrough commercial means, as King'sCross, London WCIH 9NN moderatelevel. Publishedsince the well as through the official channelsof England 1880s. The SalvationArmy. Listed first are the Major Robert Redheadin London said Americanresoruces. The SalvationArmy seriesthat was still tley weredeveloping a broadsheet catalog restrictedwas The FestivalSeries (full in- AmericanFestival Series: Full brass listing the works mostlikely to be in de- strumentation).A fewbands received spe- bandscoring series, edited by William mandfrom the 8,000available. The list cial permissionto usethis material. Phil Himes, Releasedeach year with four- will beavailable March 1. Simplywrite to Smith'suse of Trcker,cnnryosodby Inidzen, to-five works per set,with full score. the addressabove. with the Rigid ContainersBand was one Includesnew pieces like Cumow'sInude example. This seriesis also now avail- and classic selectionslike Leidzen's able. Post Bellum Rhapsody. Write to the Cenral Tenitory Music Deparrnentfor The following music departmentsare a full listing. chargedwith disseminatinginformation aboutand maintaining standards in Salva- YAMAHA The American Band Journal (Band tion Army musicand music publications. Music for Evangelism): Published A Long-TermCommitment For furttrerinformation about their publi- since 1948 by the EasternTenitory cationsand catalogsor the properuse of toHelp Develop Music Department,this seriescan be SalvationArmy music,please contact these playedby nine or more brassplayers BrassBands departmentsdirectly. (minimumis threecornets, lwo horns, inNorth America two Eombones,one euphonium,one tuba, plus percussion),but all parts, includingspecial color instruments,rare Nov 91 & Feb 92 The BrassBand Bridge MusicFrom The BrassBand Music Highlightsof the 1991All EnglandMasters Brass Band EasternTerritory Reviews Ghampionshipand Gala By ThomasA. Myers Goncert From The Really Useful Group plc Quiteoften in my travelsto New York for in associationwith RosehiltMusic: Featured are Britannia Building work I have been able to stop by The From Andrew Lloyd Webber's Ifie Society Band (Snell),The Massed SalvationArmy's Eas0ernTenitorial Trade Phantom of the Opera: Bands(Mortimer), Leyland DAF Band Office to check for the latest SA band re- (Evans),and Sun Life Band (Hur- (Act cordingsand brass band music. The Sup- Overture I), arrangedfor brassband dley). pliesand Purchasing Department recently by Keith Wilkinson. - moved.Its newaddress is theone in West Master Brass,Volumc Two Morning Think of me, arrangedfor brassband by (S - Nyack shownon page9. No o n andN i gftt uppe/OrdHume), O ve r StephenBulla. ture: Candide (Bernstein),Allerseelen Hereare the selections from TheSalvation TheMusicof the Night,urangedforbrass (Straussfioberts), Marche Slave ArmyAmerican B rass B and I [email protected] bandby William Himes. Cfchaikovsky/Davies),Harmony Music ernTerritory, U.S.A.) that you might find (Sparke),,A"tttzric an F anfare(Wasson), ?12 most valuable to your band for nonre- Thesethree anangements of AndrewLloyd Jaguar (Richards),Ballet Music: Robert phantom ligious concerts. lvlany other works are Webber's work canadd valuable Iz D iable (Meyerbeerfit4oreton),C ornet your - power- appropriatefor religioussettings. In each musicto concerts from the Carillon (Binge),B andology (Osterling), ful lyrical case,you wantto orderthe large band sets. Overtureto the Thinkof me and Great Gate of Kiev (Mussorgskyftlow- the texturalThe Music of the Night. All Usually thereare four songsin eachset. ath), Witche s' Sabbath @erliozfi.{ewsome), All sets(except 85 to 91) are$10.50 each threeare beautifullyarranged and nicely EveningHymn & Sunset(Green). 75:16 printed. plus shipping. These three are essentialto a minutes. PolyphonicReproductions Ltd. completeAndrew Lloyd Webberconcert The October, 1950 (17 to 20): Christmas QPRL 048D. bands,conductors, and and would work well with only a pause selectionsspeak for themselves.Ah! Music: Christmasloy (Leidzen),Christ- betweenthem. mas Tidings (Holz), The Herald Angels Childs'Choice,music for (Iridzen), andTIa Stt InThe East@earch- euphoniumand ell). piano featuredby Robert and Nicholas BrassBand Childs: LucyLong (GodfreyAVilnr), Ton- May, 1951 (21 to 24) for the marchJa- Doun (GossecAMilson),Chanson dc Muin RecordingReviews (Holz). rruica Citadel @lgar/lMilson),and TheRiders of Rohan (Newton).Without question, these pieces December,t955 (29 to 32) for the para- Two New Black Dyke Compact are mandatoryfor the library of any self- phraseSilent Night (Leidzen). Disc Recordings - A Brief Review respectingeuphonium player. They are January, 1959(41 to44) for theFanfare nice tunes,wonderfully arranged, and, of By Dr. Ronald W. Holz, NABBA andThe Star-Spangled Banner Weidzen) course,interesting, challenging, and highly Vice President, Contest Chairman, (somelike this arrangement,some prefer recommended. fte sandardmilitary version)and ttre manch and Professor of Music at Asbury Manhattan(Leidzen). Gollege April, 1967 (73 to 76) for A Christrnas RecentBrass Band Trilogy (Lyons). GeorgeLloyd: English Herilageand Other Recordings Music For Brass- RoyalParks, Diver- April, L969(77 to 80) for the meditation sionson a BassThenu, Evening Song, EternalFatlur, Strongto Save(Navy hymn, (Snelll H.M.S.Trinidad Mar ch, English H eritage. includesmusical wave motion in cornet HowardSnell Brass 59:30minutes. AlbanyRecords. parts)(/Soderstrom). -The The Four Seasons WaterMusic The E ss e nce of Tltne- March-P ondas h- November,1973 (81 to 84) for Arrcrican (IlandeVSnell),B randenburg Concerto N o. ers(Willcocks), C ir cius-W ind of theN orth Rhapsody(Sodersrom) and the selection 111 (Bachffowat), The Four Seasons (Aagaard-Nilsen), Hinode (Graham),Mcy- Thanks g ivin g (Leidzen). (Vivaldi/Snell). 71:49 minutes. Poly- time in Madrid (Willcocks) with soloist phonicReproductions Ltd. QPRZ 007D. 1986(85 for paraphrase Roger Webstet, The Essenceof Tinu June, to 91) the This chamberbrass band of twelve con- AdesteFidclis (-eidzen),Heritage of Free- (Graham),Meiso (Golland), Toccata-O h ductedby Howard Snell prove that clas- (Heaton),A Shep- don (Curnow), and My Father's World theBlessed Lord Sweet sics can be properly performed by out- Patonce(Richards), (Bulla) (doubleissue - $21.00). herdessfrom Cross standingbrass band members. Car nival of Ven ice (ManningslRemming- You can order this music from Mr. James ton) with soloistMorgan Griffiths, A Loz- Solomonat914.620.7422 in WestNyack. don Overture(Sparke). 71:37 minutes. : Polyphonic Reproductions Ltd. QPRL M7D. 10 The BrassBand Bridge Nov 91 & Feb92 After thoroughlyenjoying both of these discount the entertaining,lighter items It is Curnow'sBlenheim Flourishes that splendidly-producedrecordings, I can offered. reallyshows the band's relaxed, extremely readily agreewith one major opinion in capablemusic-making ability - dynam- While placingfrst in contestsstill seems the brassband community- this band, ics, articulation,interpretation - andmost to be thedriving motivationof mostbrass despite recent ill-luck at some British importantly,a long journey in that other bands,I find it soencouraging to hearsuch contests,is perhapsthe finest and most realm too seldomvisited by brassbands, musically-satisfyingplaying from bands musically-refinedcontesting band of the musicalmagic. The sameoccurs in Julius like Black Dyke. This givesus all great moment. Their consecutivechampion- Fucik'sF/ore ntiner March, arranged by R. hopefor the future of brassband music- shipsat the prestigiousEuropean contest Barsotti. making. undertheir dynamic young conductor, David TheBBC thenpays tribute to theSalvation King, is no fluke. Indeed,there is a refine- Army bandswith a slendidperformance of mentintheirrecentplaying thatplaces this The BrassBand of Columbus thegreat William Himessetttng of Nicaea currentband along side the legendaryDyke {Droste) (Holy,Holy,Holy), publishedby The Sal- bandsof thepast. It is no accidentthat one vationArmy CentralTerritory. of Britain'sleading symphonists, George Reviewed by Thomas A. Myers Lloyd, requestedBlack Dyke for a record- In termsof programming,it is hardto exit ing featuringhis brassband scores! The BBC's first official recording,The that work, but Drostepulls it off with an BrassBand of ColumbusIn Concert,has appropriatelyBritish-sounding march, 83. The GeorgeLloyd disc comes out just beenreleased. It is daringin its approach & C.F.,writtenby JamesOrd Humeforthe after that other fine compactdisc dedi- in boththe challenging works selected and amalgamationof two brassband publica- catedto a modernBritish writer for brass, in presentinglive concertperformances, tions,the British Bandsmanand the Con- RobertSimpson, whose brass works were as the audio[ape'stitle indicates. testField. recordedin flamboyantandebullient style by the DesfordColliery CaterpillarBand Initially,I wasnot impressed and actually Fillmore's Men of Ohio deliversall the in the disc titled Energy. Thesetwo re- quitedisappointed with the lack of clarity vigor of collegecontests and midwestern leasesmark real progressin the develop- of the band. PerhapsI havegrown accus- paradeswith the welcomeaddition of the ment of brassband literatue. Simpson's tomedto the presenceof the British and BBC'sprecision. musicrequires much more of the listener; Salvationfumy bandrecordings on com- The first side endsin the typical knock- Lloyd's neo-romanticsounds have imme- pactdisc. The problemwas solvedcom- their-socks-offBBC fashionwith a light- diate appeal. Both deliver quality sym- pletely by turning off all Dolby settings ning renditionof the finale from theWil- phonic structuresthat stayfresh after re- and reducingthe playbacktreble control liam Tell Overture (RossinVGrant),played peatedhearings. just a touch. Thateliminated the cottony to perfectionin everyway. muffledfiltering andpermitted the robust What overwhelmsme in Dyke's playing strengthand subtly of the BBC to shine Drostebegins the second side with a flaw- on the Lloyd disc is the wonderfultonal throughin all its glory. less readingof a very welcomeserious controlat all dynamicranges, particularly brassband work, PeterGraham's Prelude at the extremesoft end. The chorale-like Having determinedthe properaudio set- To A New Age. Two entirely different middle sectionof English Heritage and tings,I foundthe recording to be magnifi- marchesfollow, fint therobustTlwmBasses theele giac Ev e ni n g So n g, f or example,are centandan excellent indication of whythe (Huffine),(this time not at thegalop tempo handled in a breathtakingly beautiful BBC haswon tltetop Championship Sec- the BBC sometimesuses for this work) manner. No otherword will do, andI do tion title in every yearthe bandhas been and then the only march composedfor not know of many more bandswho can permittedto compete. The band'sfirst- brassband by JohnPhilip Sousa,The Sal- matchthat. Do not worry aboutthe upper ratemusicianship complements Dr. Droste's vation Army March. That work is cur- end of the dynamics- Dyke can still outstandinginterpretation of eachwork. rently out of print. most fortissimo deliver the massive and Many bandsstruggle for days to achieve go Dan King hasheld the band'sfirst chair then beyondttrat without disortion! this kind of near-perfectperformance in solocornet position almost since the band ComposerPhilip Sparke,who workswith therecording studio. Instead,Droste and wasfounded in 1984,and it is easyto hear PolyphonicReproductions, produced the hisband ofvirtuosi havetaken the record- why in his wonderfulsolo cornetperform- Essenceof Tirrc disc; he is to be com- ings right from their everydaylive per- ance of Gregson'sdifficult Prelude and mendedfor a first-ratepackage. There are formances,again underscoringthe per- Capriccio. five outstandingoriginal works for brass formancegreatness of ilris group. band - piecesby Graham(title tune), Three marchescomplete the recording, Headingthe tapeis JamesCurnow's Two Golland,Aagaard-Nilsen, and even the colorful On The Move composedby Sparke, CeremonialFanfares. The first fanfare, Phil Horch (a memberof the BBC and a a cross-overfrom SalvationArmy music, written for NABBA bands,is connected Heaton'sToccata. musiceducator) who endsthe work with a What a wonderfulcross- by timpanirollstothe second. Oneproba- section mainstreamBritishbrass music! chromaticrun that encompasses theband's of bly would havebeen enough, but it is nice David King his andserious entirerangeof insftuments,Kenneth Alfords and dedicated to haveboth as a recordedresource. Pre- fun-lovinglads have deliveredon TheSnndard of St.George, which is played but truly sentingboth certainlydoes not harm the pieces, is notr quiteeffectively, and the official marchof thesefive though that to band'sentrance. Nov 91 & Feb92 The BrassBand Bridge 11 the United States,Sousa's The Starsand Nilsen), Stille Stwd (Aagaard-Nilsen), Ex- StripesForever, completewith soprano pres sions (Steadman-Allen), Lokk (Gnegl Book Review cometobligato performed by RobertHight- Brakstad),Aria (GrovenlBrev*), AstriMi shoeand Les Mesler. Astri (/Steadmand-Allen),Fanitullen (Olsen/Brevik),Ve slernoy (Grieg/Eriksen), The only performanceproblems I noted The Heritage Encyclopediaof Trygg I Fare (Steadmand-Allen), Stref werea few high-notewobbly attacks (quite Band Music, written by Av Sol (Grondahl/Brevik), Circius uncharacteristicof theBBC's excellence), (Aagaard-Nilsen). WilliamH. Rehrig,edited by but the band'sawesome renditions in the PaulE. Bierley liveconcertsettings easily overcome these Norwegianbrass band music and brass few minortechnical flaws. Certainlythose band performingare in excellentshape problems will be masterfully corrected currently,if this compactdisc is any gen- Publishedby Paul E. Bierley's Integdty whenthe BBC nexttakes the contest stage. eral indication! Kim Lofthouse'sgroup Press(61 Massey Drive, Westerville, Ohio playsat a veryhigh standard,with a warm, 43081 U.S.A.),The H eritageEncyclope- While thereis somevariation in theband's lyrical approachthat suits this music so dia of Band Music is a 8.5-by-11inch soundamong the tracks due to the several well. Thatthey are a top contendingband massivetwo-volume hard-bound set cov- concert venuesand different recording in theScandinavian arena and at theEuro- ering 8,953band music composerswith equipmentused for the recordings,the peanChampionships from time to time is 3,685biographical sketches and 54,856 production'sequalization neutralizes much confirmedby their readingshere. musictitles in morethan 1,087 pages. The of thedistracting color changes. Actually, booksdocumentall theknown music ever the recordinggives you an understanding Thecompact disc is designedto innoduce writtenor adaptedfor concertband and in- ofhow abrass band's sound can change in brassband folks to the wealttrof contem- cludedates, publishers, arrangers, real names differentconcert halls. In a few selections, porary brassband publications available andpseudonyms, and types of music.Mr. the bassdrum comesbooming through to nowadays,particularly through Stril Mu- Alfred Reed,the distinguishedAmerican give your woofersa hefty challenge. sic of Manger,Norway (sponsorsof the composer,provided thepreface for theset. album). There are many good brassar- Specialmention is earnedfor the percus- rangements of raditional Norwegian Thebooks' appendices cover an overview sion'soutstanding dynamics and interpre- folktunesand classics by Grieg,and so on. of bandmusic in America,a brief history tation. The snaredrum, in particular,is I am partial to this music,so I thoroughly of publishingpractices for Americanband perfectlytuned to a crisp, rich wet color enjoyedthat aspect of theprogram. Most music, a glossaryof publishersand ad- and is playedwith sensitivityand confi- of theseadaptations can be handledby dresses,a discussionofbandjournals (the dentvitality. bandsof moderate-to-goodabilities. backboneof the repertoire),instructions Given the high performancestandards of on usingforeign band music with Ameri- Even more impressiveare severalof the theBBC, it shouldbe no surprisethat most canbands, marches (the original original originalworks for brassband, particularly of the band'smembers are music educa- bandmusic), some sources and reposito- thetitle tune,by TorsteinAagaard-Nilsen. tors. With Dr. Drosteat the helm, they ries for yesterday'sband music, not€s on This work wascommissioned in 1989for makesplendid music, as theband'srecord- researchingAmerican band subjects, and The Norwegian National Brass Band ing attests. a listing of the Robert Hoe Jr. Heritage Championshipgala concert. Following a seriesof 263 long-playrecords of band This Fidelity Sound Recording,FSRC- traditionalA-B-A form, this energeticwork music.The title indexalone for the54,856 1364,was producedby the well-known contrastsviolently-energetic material of workslisted is 181pages long. RegMcGovern, who has been responsible the outer sectionswith a reflective folk for many outstandingand highly-valued songin the middlesection. While thereis Editor Paul Bierley, who also plays Eb recordingsof collegiateand Salvation Army an appropriatestory or program about a tubawith theBrass Band of Columbus,is bandsaround the world. TheBBC record- naturalphenomenon or wind calledCircilr a NABBA member,and is the world's ex- ing is availablefor $l I postagepaid from - which "devastatedheaven and earth" pert on John Philip Sousa and Henry the Brass Band of Columbus,Mr. Ray - thework is compositionallysound in its Fillmore,worked for six yearson theEn- Spillman,Business Manager,5651 N. Mead- own right. I highly recommendthe piece cyclopedia.Author Wiliam Rehrigworked owsBlvd,, Columbus, OH43229. for our upper-levelbands. Ray Steadman- twice aslong on theoriginal research and Allen's suite,Erpressiozs, was commis- manuscript.Several dozen of theworld's NorwegianMusic For Brass sionedby this band. The work demon- scholarshave contributed biographies and Band stratesthat this masterscorer and colorist informationon works for band. is still in controlof his craft. While Rehrigand Bierley wereunable to Reviewedby Dr. RonaldW. Holz For further information about Norwegian includemusic from composerswho wrote MangerMuisikklag (Lofthousel brassmusic of all types,please write to only for brass band (hopefully someone The NorwegianBand Federation for their will compilean encyclopedia covering all Cir cius- I ntro du c ti on (Aagaard-Nilsen), caalog producedby The NorwegianMusic tle composersand music for brassband), B erceuse(Olsen/Brevik), Motet (Grieg/ Information Centre: Norwegian Band somebrass band composers are included Brevik), I Fjol Gjaett'e Geitinn (Svend- Federation,Georgnes Verft 3, Boks2015, becausetlre composers also wrote forconcert senA{okolaisen),New Waves(Aaga4d- Nordnes,5024 Bergen, Norway. band or the works were transcribedfor 12 The BrassBand Bridge Nov91 &Feb92 I i concertband. If you are seriousabout To order,please send your check(made bandmusic, you shouldn'tlet thatlimira- payableto the Robert Hoe Foundation) BernelMusic tion hold you back from owning this and namgand addressto the RobertHoe Distributes Brass wonderfulgold mine of bandinformation. Foundation,c/o IntegrityPress, 61 Massey Drive,Westerville, OH 43081.Be sureto Hereis alistingfrompage94 of theset, re- Band World identify yourselfas NABBA member producedwith permission. a to qualify for the lower price. Bourgeois,Derek (1941- Bert Wiley reportsthat he hassecured the ) Many thanksto Paul Bierley for his tire- right to disfributein North America the DerekBourgeoiswas born in Kingstonon lesslaborofloveon this hugeand valuable BrassBand World from England. Your Thames,England. He earneda bachelor's project. costto Bert for a year'ssubscription the degree in music and a doctorate to from colorful independentmonthly magazine CambridgeUniversity. Additional study aboutbrassbands is U.S. Youcan was takenat theRoyal Collegeof Music, $55.50. New Sloganfor contactBernel Music 704.293.9312. wherelw stttdiedconducting with SirAdrian at Boult and composition with Herbert Boosey& Hawkes Howells. From 1970-1984,he taughtat The new sloganfor Boosey& Hawkes/ Rumors Bristol University,leaving to devotefull time to conductingand composing, BuffetCramponis- "Traditionsfrom the pastthat setstandards for tomorrow". The Kew City Band from New Zealand In addition to six symphoniesand one may paflicipate in the North American The opera,B ourgeois has composed numerous sloganis the winning entry in a na- BrassBand Championships XI in Wash- tional contest sponsoredby Boosey & chamberpieces and worl 14 TheBrass Band Bridge Nov91&Feb92 gets into the instrument,and keepsyou StephenBulla and your lips honest. Doing the "siren" HarryMortimer exerciseon the B.E.R.P.gets you higher 'tyranny Judgesin Norway without the of the vslvss' - 1902-1992 when you play higher on the horn, You I{trry Mor- tend to think that by pushingthe higher Composer, arranger, and adjudicaor ChrrckAmold repoff tlnt British valve combinationdown (or moving the StephenBullareports thata few weeksago timer, Commanderof the "The PoPe" slideto thehigher position), the pitch will he judged the Norwegian Brass Band Empire and known as 23. get higherwithout any otherphysical ef- Championshipin Bergen, which was a and"Mr. Brass,"diedon January yearsold on fort. It is difficult to do it wrongwith the greatexperience. He wouldhave been 90 - or become April 10. B.E.R.P. thebuzz will stop "A dozenbands competed in theChampi- is rue goinginto the mostlyair. Thesame onshipsection, the top four or five playing ChuckAmold recalls,"I met FIarrY pedal register. Srengtheningyour low as good as any British counterpartI've Mortimer,he with theflyawaY white your higher bottom toneswill also build heard.And not coincidentally,the best of hair, on only two occasions.The gettingyour air to move andby rangeby themhad British conductors (David King, first was at the 1988British OPen building embouchurestrength. HowardSnell, Ray Farr, and Richard Evans). Championshipsin Manchester, secondwas last "Next, transferthe sameenergy and tech- Adjudicatingwith mewere Roy Newsome England,and the niquesto your instrument.By goingback andAline Nistad(she is theprincipal trom- Octoberat the Nationals. and forth betweenthe B.E.R.P.and your bonistwith theOslo SymPhonY). "I foundhim to be a kind andgentle (and you should horn carefullylistening), "The event was held in the Grieg Hall' manwho wasnever too busYto soP positiveresults." get somevery Bergen'sopulent afts center. The test andchat for a moment.In 1988,he my coPYof his book Guarneri'scompany, Musical Enterprises piece, Peter Graham'sEssence of Time autographed Brcss with Box 1465,Pacific Palisades, Cali- made for an enjoyableday and a close Harry Mortimcr on @.O. 'Warmestgreetings. Enjoy your band- fomia 90272),is offering a specialvol- contest. on top was StavangerBrass, I umediscount to NABBA memberbands conductedby RichardEvans, in their first ing,as do.' worked throughApril30, 1992. win since1984. The adjudicators "The last time I sawhim waswhen togetherin a closedbox and foundagtee- hiswife Margaretwere stand- Here'sthe deal. ffier 12a moreB-ERP.s heand menton mostperformances' in the forecourt of the RoYal for any combinationof instruments- ing Albert Hall afterthe Nationals. The cornets,trumpets, tenor horns (use the "Theevening GalaConcertwas assembled rain waspouring down and,like the trumpet B.E.R.P.s,they are exactly the and conductedby Ray Farr and featured rest of us there,theY were looking samesize), romboneiBritish baritone, bass last year'schampion, the EikangerBand, for a taxi to takethem home. trombone, euphonium (specify small' aswell asguest soloist Gordon Higginbot- medium,or largeshank), and tuba - and mm. "Roy Newsomebroadcast a tribute you'll receivea 40 percentdiscount. "All in all,a well runevent, with a healthy to Harryon his regular BBC Prog@m Listen to the Band, which a ftiend That's$14.97 each versus the suggested numberof bandsparticipating!" recordedand sentto me. Itcontains retail price of $24.95 for upper brass many anecdotestold bY friends(of B.E.R.P.s,and $17.97 instead of $29'95 ThankYou! manyyears) standing about Harry as for lowerbrass B.E.R.P.s' With theorder, performerand conductor, as well as you will receiveone free copy of Mario's TheNorth American Brass Band Associa- containssome wonderful old record- new audiolape. Additionalcopies of his tion gratefully recognizesthe following ings from the BBC vaults. copyrighted new tape are $5.56 each. companiesfor their support' Pleasepa- Californiansshould add 6'5 percentsales tronizettrese fine firms. "The }Iarry'sbook, in speakingabout tax. Pleaseinclude $6.00 for shippingthe his endmight come,in talking how 'I lot. YamahaGorporation ofAmerica with AndrePrevin, Harry said ... Band& 0rchestralDivision would be content if that moment To getthe discount and free tape, you must Boosey& HawkesBuflet GramPon should occur (conducting)in the sendone ordor and one check per band. Be TRWInc. middleof a marvelouspiece of music surg to include the name of your brass Instruments WillsonBand suchas 1812or Resurgamtoensure band,which mustbe a NABBA member AllegroBand Music a fitting exit. Previn'sface twinkled band. BernelMusic mischievoussmile and he re- Boosey& llawkesBand Festivals in a Guarnerifor help' it's somethingthe Many thanksto Mario GetrenGomPanY plied,'Irt's hope lqut they ing to srengthenour brassbands. RosehillMusic Publishing Gompany bandknows well. Thenat TheSelmer GomPanY canfinish the Piecewithout You!' I B.Smith & Go.Limited Music Publishers am suretheY will. StudioMusic GomPanY "He will be missed." TheWoodwind & TheBrasswind Nov 91 & Feb 92 The BrassBand Bridge 15 countlessdetails and correctionswere providedby otherresearchers. Smith,Norman E. andAlbert Stoutamire. DennisBamber BNASSWINDS? Band Music Notes.revised edition. San Company President/ If you didnlt buy Diego:Neil A. KjosMusic Co. 1977,1979 fromme... You (1982). (Nowpublished by hogram Note probably paid Press,909 W. ClaudeSt., Lake Charles, LA 70605.) Containsa numberof pro- gram notesdevoted to marchesbut em- It's not just our great phasizesconcert works. Titles were se- prices you'll appre- lected by recommendations,"ten-favor- ciate. There'salso our incredible se- ite" voting, and frequencyof appearance lection. Weoffer on selectedconcert programs from many a complete line of brasswinds statesand nadons. and accessories in the brands Suppan,Armin. Repertoriumder Mar- you want. We sche Blasorchester.Tilzing, B.R.D. haveit alll fur llans Schneider,1982. Lists approximately 6,000international marches by bothcom- poserand title. Knowledgeof German unnecessary.Formu similarto BandMusic Guide. 4ryvi. Suppan,Wolf.gang. Das neueLexicon des B lasmtuil Championships X lnformation, will providemusic. Guest conductors will tinued from page I includeGeoffrey Brand, Paul Droste, and ChampionshipsX volunteers. Schedule Dr.Ron Holz willcontinueas theChampi- Following the ReadingBand will be an onshipsController. David Carwile,pro- OpenClinic with TheChicago Staff Band Friday Night gramdirector atWOSU-FM in Columbus, of The SalvationArmy, BandmasterWil- 3p.m. NABBABoard of Directors Meeting will beour Compere. Mr. ByronHolz will liam Himes,and Guest Conductor Geoffrey 6p.m. Bandrooms open for rehearsal seryeas official timer, and Tom Myers Brand. Don't missseeing these two inter- 8p.m. NABBAReading Band until 9 p.m. will photographthe event. nationallyknown conductorsexplain the 9p.m. OpenClinic with The Chicago Staff art ofrehearsaltechniques and interpreta- Band,WilliamHimes, and Geoffrey Hotel Reservations Brand tion. 10p.m. 0pen Rehearsal withTCSB, BBC, Haven'tmade your hotelreservations yet? Then stayfor the OpenRehearsal of The andGeoffrey Brand, until 10:30 p.m., Therestill is room for you,but you should ChicagoStaff Band and the Brass Band of ReceptionforThe Chicago Staff Band, call in your reservationto oneof the offi- Columbusas they rehearse together for the GeoffreyBrand, competing bands, cial Championshipshotels today. They guests GalaConcert. NABBAmembers, and inthe are near the Championshipsvenue. Be Lobbyuntil I l:30p.m. sure to identify yourself as a NABBA In addition,you canvisit the instrument memberor guestto get our specialrates. andmusic displays on Friday evening and Saturday Saturday.Several companies will have 9:00a.m.Championships X0 pening Ceremonies Chooseamong four alternatives- their newestand best instrumentsavail- withThe Columbus Citadel Band of StoufferDublin Hotel (NABBA Champi- ablefor you to testand compare.Bemel TheSalvation Arnry onshipsHeadquarters), 600 Mero Place Music will be displayingand selling brass 9:30a.m.Youth Section: Junior Varsi$ All-Star North, Dublin, Ohio 43017, telephone bandmusic and recordings. And anadded BrassBand 9:55a.m.Challenge Section: VarsityAll-Star 614.7&2200, $64 per room per night, attractionwill be the NABBA tablewith BrassBand information contactis DeniseBohley. and souvenirs. Competinginthe Honors Section: Courtyardby Maniott Dublin, 5175Post Easternlowa Brass Band (Cedar Saturday Evening Gala Goncert Road, Dublin, Ohio 43017, telephone Rapids,lowal and the North Carolina StateUniversity British Brass Band [email protected],$56 to $79 per room per The Gala Concert,which startsat 8:00 (Raleigh,North Carolinal. night, contactis Kerrie Bettes. p.m., will be held at the beautifully re- l0:30a.m.Honors Section band one storedPalace Theatre in downtownCo- CrossCountry Inn, 6364 FranceRoad, 1l:05a.m.Honors Section band two lumbus. (Mapsfor the 20-minutetrip to Dublin, Ohio 43017, telephone I l:40a.m.Lunch Columbusfrom Dublin will be provided 614.766.0037,$48 per room per night, ChampionshipsSection: Atlantic during the Championships.) The free New contactis LaurieCharleton. BrassBand {Hammonton, concert,which will doubleas the BBC's Jerseyl,Commonwealth Brass Band RedRoof Inn Dublin,5125 Post Road (I- annualGod and Countryconcert, will be (Louisville,Kentuckyl, 0hio Collegiate 270at SrateRoute 161, exit 17A),Dublin, sponsoredby the ColumbusArea Salva- Brass(Columbus, 0hiol, and the Ohio43017, telephone 1.800.874.9000 or tion Army, theBBC, andNABBA. TriangleBrass Band (Research Park,North Carolina) 614.7&.3993,$39 per room per night. Triangle TheconcertwillfeatureThe Chicago Staff 1250p.m.Championship Section band one Band (William Himes,Bandmaster), the l:25p.m.Championship Section band two Schedule Brass Band of Columbus(Paul Droste, 2:00p.m.Championship Section band three The Friday night evens andthe competi- Director), and Geoffrey Brand, Guest 2:35p.m.Championship Section band four tion on Saturdaymorning and afternoon Conductor. 3:15p.m.Announcements andNABBA will be held at the Dublin High School, MembershipMeeting The ChicagoStaff Bandwill performthe 3:45p.m.Presentation ofChampionships X 6780Coffman Road, Dublin. This is the majorportion of tle concert,followed by Awards sameoutstanding venue where Champi- theBrass Band of Columbus.Both bands 8:00p.m.Gala Concert inthe Palace Theatre in onshipsV wereheld in 1987. The school will thenform a combinedband to com- Columbus hasan aesthetically and acoustically pleas- plete the concert. ing auditoriumwith seatsfor more than 700.The Dublin H.S. Music Boosters will Sunday Performances sell refreshmentsand lunch on Saturday. Ouestions? TheChicago Staff Band will play an 11:00 information, For the first time, in responseto many If you need more detailed a.m. serviceon Sundayat the King Ave- 1310lvlaize reguests,NABBA memberswill form a pleasecontact Paul Droste at nue United Methodist Church near the 43229,tele- ReadingBand on Friday evening. Yamaha RoadCourt, Columbus, Ohio Ohio StateUniversity, as well as a 3:00 phone will supplysome instruments, but NABBA 614.333.0810 p.m.performance at Mount VernonNaza- memberswho want to play in the group you reneCollege in Mt. Vernon,Ohio (about A greattime is waiting for in Colum- (all are invited) should bring their own onehour from Columbus). bus! instruments.Bert Wiley of BernelMusic Nov 91 & Feb 92 The BrassBand Bridge 19 North AmericanBrass Band Association, Inc. FormTo Nominate A Memberof the Boardof Direstors Nameof Nominee (pleaseprint or type) Statementof nominee'sbackground and brassband experience. I agreeto my namebeing placed in nominationfor a positionas Member-at-Largeon the North AmericanBrassBandAssociation,lnc. Boardof Directors. lfelected,lagreetoserveatleastthree years,attending as many NABBAfunctions as I possiblycan,attending at leastone Board meeting aYear,and willfulfillcommittee work and other assignments as may be required. lwill holdvalid membershipin NABBAthroughout my three-yearterm on the Board. FirstNominator's Sig nature Signatureof Nominee FirstNominator's Printed Name Date SecondNominator's Sig nature Pleasereturn this completedform by April 30, 1992,to Mr. BertWiley, NABBA Secretary P.O.Box 2438 SecondNominator's Printed Name Cullowee,NC USA 28723 : Thisform may be duplicatedas needed. 20 The BrassBand Bridge Nov 91 & Feb92 AnitaCollings NABBA 712Conch Drive NABBABoard Boardof Directors OceanCity, New Jersey 08226 609.398.1060Home Nominations 1991-1992 RobertA. Croft DueApril 30, 1992 President 4303N. 28thSt. DonW. Kneeburg Phoenix,Arizona 85016 17304Lynnette Drive 602.957.8206Home In tleory, sevenvacancies in theNABBA Lutz,Florida 33549 Boardof Directorswill occurin Septem- 813.949.1022Home AlfredW. Duerig ber 1992. An unfilled seatalso remains. 203Pinecrest Drive qualified please Vice President& Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania 15237 To nominatea candidate, ContestGhairman 412.486.1888Home complete the nomination form on the RonaldW. Holz oppositepage (or a copy of it) andmail it MusicDepartment GeorgeFoster by April 30,1992 to - 619Downing Rd. AsburyCollege Mr. Bert Wiley Wilmore,Kentucky 40390 Libertyville,lllinois 60048 708.367.7961Home NABBA Secretary 606.858.3877Home P.O.Box 2438 Secretary AnthonyGuerere Cullowee,NC USA 28723 721WayneAvenue BertL. Wiley Only individual membersand member- P.O.Box 2438 Hammonton,New Jersey 08037 609.561.6375Home banddelegates are eligible to hold office. Cullowhee,North Carolina 29723 All nomineesmust be current NABBA 704.293.9312Bernel Music & Home MiltonH. Hovelson members. The term of the new Board Treasurer 1534East Avenue memberswill be three years, from the SaraAnton North RedWing, Minnesota 55066 BoardsAnnual Meeting in September1992 614Flora 612.388.8319Home to the Boardmeeting in September1993. Hannibal,Missouri 63401 BethHronek 314.221.0822Bookshop HendersonComm u nity College DonaldA. Stine MembershipGhairman 2660S. GreenStreet 7036th AvenueNorth DavidA. 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Pleaseadd$2.75 for shipping,and Dowagiac, handling. 616.782.5113 Nov 91 & Feb92 The BrassBand Bridge 23 Goda: Help! andDr. JohnBenham), plus severalother valuable booklets that will give you a magnificentboost in defendingthe instru- mentalmusic program in yourlocal schools. In thisperiod of economicrecession, both MU6ICThe action kit is availablefrom Music in Canadaand the United States,we are MAKES THE EducatorsNational Conference, 1902 As- seeingtroubling budget cuts in the public sociationDrive, Reston,Virginia 2209I. schools.The age-oldquestion of "Where The cost to MENC membersis $30 (in- dowe cut?" usually is answeredby a listof cludeyour identificationnumber) or $37.50 proposedcuts, near the top of whichis in- ry for nonmembers,plus shippingand han- strumentalmusic. 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Thelong- tionshiphas not yet beenproven because band directors,parents, and administra- term result is higher expenditures(since of the difficulty of scientific measure- tors to help defendagainst the cuts and, music teachersare responsiblefor more ment,there are dat,a that prove a high cor- instead,help boost the funding,since you studentsthan the other academic teachers relation betweensustained instrumental know first handthe tremendousbenefits who mustreplace them) and the complete musicinvolvement and superior academic you receivedfrom your musical educa- collapseof the high schoolband and or- performance,measured by SAT testscores. tion. Theseleaders need the helpofyour chestraprogram in aboutfour years. wisdomand experience. If your communityfaces similar budget Thoseofus who havebeen the beneficiar- challenges,assume the musicprogram is The youngstudents just picking up a cor- iesofour parents'and school leaders' fund- in gravejeopardy. 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