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MUSC 2014.11.18 Windsymprog UPCOMING EVENts Jazz Ensembles Concert: With Special Guest Paul Hanson, Bassoon CSU WIND SYMPHONY 11/20 • Griffin Concert Hall • 7:30 pm Dr. Rebecca Phillips, Conductor Zachary Fruits, Graduate Conducting Assistant Jazz Combos Concert: Jazz Combos I, II, and III 12/3 • Griffin Concert Hall • 7:30 pm ANNual HOLIDAY SPectacular PROGRAM 12/4 • Griffin Concert Hall • 7:00 pm 12/5 • Griffin Concert Hall • 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm & Frank Ticheli Nitro (2006) THEATRE: A Year with Frog and Toad By Robert & Willie Reale Directed by: Walt Jones Gustav Holst Hammersmith, Op. 52 (1930) 12/4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14 • University Theatre • 7:30pm UCA 12/6, 7,13,14 • University Theatre • 2:00 pm Leonard Bernstein Candide Suite (1956/1993) Concert Orchestra Concert: With Zachary arr. by Clare Grundman Bush, Erik Deines, and Andrew Miller, Bass Soloists I. The Best of All Possible Worlds 12/7 • Organ Recital Hall • 7:30 pm • FREE II. Westphalia III. Auto-da-fe IV. Glitter and Be Gay Symphonic Band Concert MARILYN V. Make Our Garden Grow 12/10 • Griffin Concert Hall • 7:30 pm COCKBURN Zachary Fruits, Graduate Conducting Assistant event calendar • e-newsletter registration Meet Me at the UCA Season “Green” Sponsor Andy Francis Threnody for Haiti (2010) www.uca.colostate.edu General Information: (970) 491-5529 INTERMISSION Tickets: (970) 491-ARTS (2787) www.CSUArtsTickets.com UNIVERSITY INN Darius Milhaud Le Création du Monde (1923) Katelyn Vincent, alto saxophone; Ji Hye Chung, violin; Elizabeth Furuiye, violin; Lydia Hynson, cello; Drew Miller, string bass Joseph Schwantner …and the mountains rising nowhere (1977) Dr. Richard Frey, piano Tuesday, November 18, 2014 This is your your is This Griffin Concert Hall, University Center for the Arts PROGRAM NOTES Friends of the UCA at Colorado State University connects you to students and faculty who inspire, teach, and heal at Colorado State. Thank you to our alumni and patrons for your generosity. Please note that names featured are those of our supporters Nitro (2006) Frank Ticheli from October 1, 2013 through October 15, 2014. Born January 21, 1958, Monroe, Louisiana FRIENDS OF THE UCA Currently lives in Los Angeles, California University Center for the Arts Performance Time: 3 minutes Frank Ticheli is a well-known composer of concert band, orchestral, and choral works. He has been on the composition faculty Benefactor: $5,000 and Above Dr. Peter D. Springberg, M.D. and Ms. Lyn- of the University of Southern California since 1991 and frequently appears as a guest conductor both internationally and na- Artist: $250—$499 Anonymous Donors FY2014 nette C. Jung-Springberg Anonymous Donors FY2014 tionally. Among many of his accolades, he is the winner of the 2006 National Band Association’s William D. Revelli Memorial Mr. John A. Blumberg Ms. Jane K. Sullivan Band Composition Contest for his Symphony No. 2 and the 2009 American School Band Directors Association’s A. Austin Mr. Rick and Mrs. Toni Atkinson Mrs. JoAnne Z. Busch Prof. Carl R. and Mrs. Jill C. Burgchardt Harding Award. Dr. James K., Ph.D. and Mrs. Wendy W. Organizations Franzen The Claude Bennett Family Foundation Inc Dr. Morris U. and Mrs. Frances J. Burns Of this work, Ticheli writes: Mr. Stewart V.* and Mrs. Sheron A. Golden Ms. Kyung S. Cho Mrs. Grace K. Harris Mr. Jack H. Curfman Nitro, an energy-charged three-minute fanfare for band, was commissioned by the Northshore Concert Virtuoso: $500—$1,869 Mr. Brinton S., Jr. and Mrs. Carolyn B. Dr. Charles S. Hatchette Dr. Michael F. and Dr. Edith B. Allen Band, Mallory Thompson, music director, in celebration of their 50th anniversary season, and received its Mr. Dan A. Hill and Ms. Karen H. Yeskin- Deighton premiere performance by them on April 9th, 2006. Ms. Norma L. Andersen Dr. Robert W. and Mrs. Maureen B. Hof- Hill Mr. Richard A. Borowski Mr. P. Scott Johnston Dr. James W. Boyd, Sr. and Dr. Sue E. fert Nitrogen is the most abundant component of the Earth’s atmosphere (78 per cent by volume), and is pres- Mr. Thomas P. and Mrs. Jahanna M. Ms. Sue E. Kandel ent in the tissues of every living thing. It is the fifth most abundant element in the universe, created by the Charlton Knight Mr. Bryan J. and Mrs. Dana L. Carney Ms. Charlotte Kendrick fusion deep within stars; it has recently been detected in interstellar space. The sheer prevalence of nitrogen Mrs. Myra H. Monfort THANK YOUDr. Kelly A. Long Mrs. Barbara S. Cavarra in all of nature, and the infinite range of compounds it is part of — life giving, energizing, healing, cleansing, Mr. James R. Mulvihill Mr. Jonathan A. Cross Mr. Perry and Mrs. Christine Lorenz explosive — all appealed to me, and served as the inspiration for my music. Dr. Charles L. and Mrs. Reta Ralph Mr. Gregg Dighero Ms. Lois J. MacKenzie Mr. Wayne K. Schrader Dr. Seung H. Seong The main musical idea for Nitro is a powerful, angular theme, first announced by the trombones and Mr. Harry L. and Mrs. Phyllis Ferguson Dr. A. Wayne Viney Dr. Bruce and Mrs. Janice Hutson Dr. Craig E., Ph.D. and Mrs. Lorraine L. horns, and then imitated in the trumpets. Trumpet fanfare calls and a busy and relentless chattering in the Mr. Edward M. Warner and Ms. Jacalyn Prof. Walton Jones Shuler woodwinds enhance the bright, festive mood. D. Erickson TODr. Pierre Y. and Dr.OUR Helga Julien Mr. Peter R. and Mrs. Linda Sommer Mr. Evan H. and Mrs. Meghan L. Zucker The middle section is based on a woodwind theme that is partly fanfare-like, partly dance-like. This con- Ms. Adeline K. Kano Mrs. Jessica C. Stone Professor Wes Kenney Dr. George C. and Mrs. Louise F. Thornton trasting theme is built from intervals occurring in the natural overtone series (octave and twelfth), giving it an Organizations Mr. Harvey G., Jr. and Mrs. Yolanda J. Mrs. Nancy B. Wall expansive, open-air quality. The main theme reappears, growing in power and density all the while, building Associated Students of Colorado State Kimray to a thunderous conclusion. Bohemian Foundation Dr. Ashley B. Lagasse City of Fort Collins Fort Fund Organizations SEASONMs. Soonmi Lee National Association of Teachers CSU College of Liberal Arts Mr. Charles B. Mabarak Opera Fort Collins Guild Home State Bank, West Branch Mr. James E. and Mrs. Mary H. McCauley Lilla B. Morgan Fund Dr. Robert N., Ph.D. and Mrs. Joan E. *deceased Hammersmith, Op. 52 (1930) Gustav Holst Meroney Born September 21, 1874, Gloucestershire, England Maestro: $2,500—$4,999 Dr. Paul W. Metz Died May 25, 1934, London, England Mr. Michael E. and Mrs. Susanna G. Ms. Cynthia A. Mousel SUPPORTERS!Mr. Ben W. Nesbitt Performance Time: 14 minutes Dokupil Mr. Dennis N. and Mrs. Deborah R. Kaleel Dr. Todd and Mrs. Kelin D. Queen Nineteen years passed between the composition of Holst’s last two works for winds, the Second Suite in F and his masterful In Memory of David P. Knight Mr. Daryll D. and Mrs. Shauna S. South- prelude and scherzo, Hammersmith. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) commissioned Holst to write this work for Organizations wick its military band, and Hammersmith was Holst’s first band work for professional musicians. Hammersmith represents his long Denver Lyric Opera Guild Dr. George H. Splittgerber familiarity with the Hammersmith metropolitan borough of London, which sits on the Thames River. The prelude depicts this Prof. Leslie L. Stewart meandering river that Holst claimed, “goes on its way unnoticed and unconcerned.” Mr. Stephen and Mrs. Peggy L. Trowbridge Artistic Director: $1,870—$2,599 Mr. Val and Mrs. Jane Webster Ms. Margie Bennett Mr. William Z. and Mrs. Sarah L. Withers The composer was to have conducted the first performance at the third annual convention of the American Bandmasters Mrs. Roselyn M. Dailey Association, but he was forced to cancel his appearance due to illness. The premiere took place as scheduled on April 17, 1932 Ms. Joan H. Wolfe Mr. Mark E. and Mrs. Susan E. Gill Mrs. Gail E. Woods at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. by the United States Marine Band led by their director, Taylor Branson. Mr. David A. and Mrs. Amy C. Goodman Mr. Thomas P. and Mrs. Jahanna M. Organizations Knight Engle Family Foundation Mr. Gerald R. and Dr. Carole J. Makela Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. Mr. Brian C. and Mrs. Kimberly O. Miller Philomusica-A Musical Playground Candide Suite (1956/1993) Leonard Bernstein Mr. Donald K. Park, II Born August 25, 1918, Lawrence, Massachusetts Died October 14, 1990, New York, New York Performance Time: 12 minutes arr. by Clare Grundman Candide Suite for concert band is made up of five numbers from the musical Candide, which premiered on Broadway in 1956. The satiric novella Candide by Voltaire was the basis for a political and musical satire with a libretto by Lillian Hellman and For a complete listing of Friends of the UCA Producing Partners and more information, please visit our website: music by Leonard Bernstein. Candide as a musical has since had many reincarnations, but the sections of this Suite utilize www.UniversityCenterfortheArts/about-us/donors musical numbers that have remained virtually unchanged from the original Broadway production. Or Contact Carrie Care at (970) 491-5891 or at [email protected] 1. The Best of All Possible Worlds Rebecca Phillips is the newly appointed Director of Bands at Colorado State University Doctor Pangloss, Voltaire’s satirical portrait of the philosopher Gottfried von Leibnitz, tutors his Wesphalian pupils (Candide where she conducts the CSU Wind Symphony and guides all aspects of the band and graduate wind and Cunegonde among them) in the finer points of optimism, refined by a classical education.
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