ANCHOR BAY BAND BOOSTER EXECUTIVE BOARD The Anchor Bay High School

Linda Petix, President Instrumental Music Department Carol LaPorte, Vice President - Fundraising Jesse Jensen, Vice President - Special Event Fundraising proudly presents the Heidi Gnesda, Treasurer Tim Piepenbrok, Financial Secretary th Maureen Block, Secretary 9 GRADE CADET BAND Molly J. Schack, Instrumental Music Director th P. David Visnaw II, Instrumental Music Director 9 GRADE SYMPHONIC BAND

ANCHOR BAY HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION and the Mr. Joe MacDonald, Principal Mr. Hank Anderson, Assistant Principal Mr. Vic Balaj, Assistant Principal WIND ENSEMBLE Mrs. Yolanda White Assistant Principal in a

WINTER CONCERT

UPCOMING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC EVENTS

1/11/11— Wind Ensemble MMC Send-off Concert (7:30PM, ABHS)

1/13/11— Band Booster Meeting (7:00PM, ABHS Band Room)

1/27/11 — Jazz Ensemble Concert (7:30PM, ABHS)

2/1/11—”A Taste of Music” Tastefest (6PM-8PM, ABHS)

2/10/11 - 2/12/11 — CMU Jazz Festival (Mt. Pleasant, MI) 2/23/11 — AB Pre-Festival Concert (TBA, ABHS)

3/11/11 - 3/12/11 — MSBOA District 16 Band Festival (TBA) 4/12/11 — Band Booster Meeting (7:00PM, ABHS) 5/10/11 — Spring Instrumental Music Concert (7:30PM, ABHS) Wednesday, December 8, 2010 5/11/11 — Spring Instrumental Music Concert (7:30PM, ABHS) 7:30 P.M. 5/17/11 — Band Booster Meeting (7:00PM, ABHS) 5/19/11 - 5/22/11 — New York City Trip Anchor Bay High School Auditorium 6/02/11 — Instrumental Music Banquet Molly J. Schack, Instrumental Music Director WWW.ANCHORBAYBANDS.ORG P. David Visnaw II, Instrumental Music Director

rks for most of his years as a public new new pieces the past ten years.within and bugle corps throughout the United upko. He is currently upko. He is currently towardworking has also written for the at Ouachita University, Cindy McTee at ny, the Tokyo the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra, the ny, the reflective calm of dusk, paradoxically nald associate R. Shepard professor of Michigan, where he studied composition Cauldron , Sesquicentennial Fanfare, and Dusk is intended as a short passionate . Previously director he of bands atwas ement for the ensemble’s 2006 performanceement for the ensemble’s Other published include works fanfare for a llinois Wind Symphony, and the University of he Big Ten University marching bands have ngdom, the Netherlands, and Thailand. From Corigliano at the Julliard School.

PROGRAM NOTES of dramatic stillness. (b. 1964) is associate director of bands, director of Michigan (b. 1972) grew up in Little Rock, AK, and is an active composer

, a symphonic fanfare for and percussion,winds for andwas written 1989-2006 he the music was arranger and head brass instructor for the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps. Most of t performed Mr. Boerma’s arrangements. He Detroit Chamber Winds Brass. States, as as in ,well the United Ki Bora Bora. Also a prolificBoerma is commissioned arranger, Mr. highyearly to for many write school and university marching bands and drum Golden Poem, Sky, Porta Nigra, Silver , Cityscape The Keenework and the University of Illinois Wind Symphony. dedicated to James F. designedwas to make a bold opening stat conducting at the University of Michigan Michigan public Boerma earned his schools at Lamphere and Novi High Schools. Mr. MM in at the University of with William Bolcom, and his BM in music education Michigan at Western University, where he studied composition Ramonwith Z Boerma Mr. University. in conductionwind at Michigan State completion of his DMA IannacconeAnthony at Eastern Michigan University. has also studied composition with Although he did not compose concert band wo school teacher, Mr. Boerma has fifteen written Several of these have beenworks performed “The by President’s Own” Marine Band, the University of North Texas Wind Sympho Dallas the University Wind Symphony, of I Michigan at Camegie Hall, the Myerson Symphony Center, Hill Auditorium, and the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. in New York City’s Carnegie City’s Hall. Intense, clashing harmonies and tight, vertical in New York combinerhythms of calm, moments yet unsettledwith release to depict the atmosphere the endlesswithin and cement of metal canyons in the heart of the city. SCOTT BOERMA Marching and Athletic Bands, and the Do DUSK (cont.) STEVEN BRYANT and conductor a varied catalog, includingwith ensemble, for wind works orchestra, electronic and electro-acoustic creations, chamber music and music for the Heweb. studied compositions W. Fancis McBeth with evocation of this moment the University of North Texas, and John CITYSCAPE Dusk, a simple chorale-like captureswork, illuminated by hues the fiery of sunset.

t, please join us in the cafeteriat, please join us in the

ouse Lawn……..... J. P. Sousa PROGRAM for an afterglow! for an afterglow!

Molly Schack, Guest Conductor Molly Schack, Guest

Immediately following tonight’s concer Immediately following tonight’s Edmonson Spartan Centennial….…………………..….….…..J. Balmages Escape from the Deep…..……………….…...…...B. Swearingen Winter Holiday………………….……..……...…...J. Imperial March…………………………………………..….K. King O’Reilly Gateway West…………………………...………..…....J. Borgo Yuletide Celebration………………………….….....E. Del Easter Monday on the White H Cityscape…………………………………….……….....S. Boerma 9TH GRADE CADET BAND 9TH GRADE SYMPHONIC BAND WIND ENSEMBLE Suter Stonehenge….…..…….…….……………...A. Dancing at Dusk………....……….….………………..…………...….S. Bryant rs and the audience

the auditorium during a hs during a performance. The gh. Be prepared with some typeBe prepared of some gh. with only distracting to the performer, but only distractingbut to the performer, ng your foot, bouncing your legs, etc. e very e very distracting. Pictures should be terrupted by little things that may seem well as other members of the audience. well as other members of the audience. work, applaud after all movements arework, nsideration, performe eps are distracting to the performers and ddle of a performance, be best that it may

so hard for their performance, the students plain rude to talk (even whispering can be piece (not just a movement) is finished, then the piece from to flow one movement to the ng suggestions will help audience members - Never enter or - exit please until thewait performance on stage has d be turned off. Watches set to beep on the hour should d be turned off. calmer times prevail.

CONCERT ETIQUETTE CONCERT - Performers always appreciate applause, but thereappropriateare - Refrain from taking any photograp - Avoid rustling program, your tappi - Leave early and allow enough do If you time for parking and traffic. It is hard to It avoid a spontaneous cou

- Talking shouldTalking not be tolerated. It is not

- Children need - Children exposure to good music and live performances. If your - heard) during a musical performance. If someone around you is talking, ask them to please stop. nicely Other Noises Pagers and cell phones shoul Thesealso be turned off. high-pitched be audience members. Coughing to every personto every in the audience. It is just A performer's intense concentration can be in trivial to audience members. The followi multi-movementmoments to applaud. In a completed. This allows the continuity of next. “Hooting and hollering” is not appropriate in the concert setting. Time Arrival the doors until first arrive late, by wait takediscreetly the nearest seat available. Auditorium the Exiting and Entering performance. If must enter you or exit, been completed.Theappropriate most times to move about are during audience applause or set changes. Talking show respect to the performers on stage as This will help the performers to do their best. To When Applaud cough drops or candies. Avoid cellophane come Many wrappers. a soft with wax- paper wrapping be that much less noisy.will Taking Pictures click of a camera and especially the flash ar taken after the performance. Children young child begins to get restless in the mi you exit the auditorium until By following basic edicts of respect and co will have a more pleasurable and meaningful experience as they perform and attend live concerts. Because they have worked on stage deserve to be treated with respect. Grand Tales of of Tales ANTHONY as the third was originallywas Grand Promenade at the

ronation of King George V of Easter Monday Easter Monday on the White

ith the children rolling eggs, dancing ical calendar, a site of early pantheistic self; the elders, from President to the been used throughout the ages for a ces; mostly audibly, I haveces; mostly taken cues Renaissance music. This pluralistic diversity, it seems to me natural that an Benjamin Harrison introduced music for ece music, American Jazz from Brazilian was a late additional to the suite, tle. Stonehenge, on constructionwhich October 2003 while the composer a was Easter Monday on the White House Lawn enties.” Sousa’s memories are recorded in at the 2004 MENC National Conference in nal association Young Band Composition is event and title, given a new was - a of puttingway the British snub out of his rine Corps. The event has been held ever an American tradition beganwhich during ngle movement, approximately six minutes in he Marine Band. Thus present Sousa atwas . Later, Sousa replaced musical/thematic referencesthe title. Musical ideas to

Easter Monday on the White House Lawn mposer considerable grief. PROGRAM NOTES Michigan. It commissioned was Craigby L. Blume and the and composed was for the co Band’s round-the-world tour of 1910-1911.movement The third Tales of a Traveler Suite the title with featured on the 1928was tour: “W , a piece composed 17 years earlier and eventsThe inspired by of was (b. 1979) gainedpi inspiration for the was commissioned was by Andrew Gekoskie and the Langley High School Wind Coronation March

England. The piece never used for th was Dancing at Stonehenge was completed in student at the University of Pioneer Junior/Senior High School Band. In 2005, Dancing at Stonehenge named was winner of the College Band Directors Natio Contest. The piece is in a single movement and has an appropriate duration of six minutes. The composer says the following:This piece attempts to invoke a festive tone, thoughovert any without have been borrowed variety of resour from a from Brazilian music, American Jazz, and approach is, however, suggested the by ti began around 2950 BCE, is thought to have myriad of purposes - a burial site, and astronom Fromworship, this unclear just to name a few. assemblage of varied musical materials could collide. The composer, SUTER a Traveler SOUSA JOHN PHILIP of the suite brought the co LAWN ON THE WHITE HOUSE MONDAY EASTER Lawn House White on the Monday Easter White House called Promenade at the White House Minneapolis, Minnesota. The is a si work duration, and follows a straightforward arch form. Ensemble and premiered thisby ensemble Dusk and Renaissance music. DUSK and romping, a scene of animation persists it merest passerby, look on the scene joy with and pleasure.” STONEHENGE AT DANCING mind. Easter egg-rolling in Washington is President Madison’s administration. President the event in 1889, Sousa directing t with the three egg rolls before leaving the Ma since and has grown in popularity to the extent that it now rates much media coverage. Whatever the reason for the substitution of in place of the original last movement, this lively new piece was in keepingwell the with dynamic America reflected in the “roaring tw the notes he added to Sousa Band programs when House Lawn movement of his PROGRAM NOTES

IMPERIAL MARCH

The Family of KARL L. KING moved to Canton, when he was 11 years of age.

He began composing at the age of fourteen and two years later had his first

compositions accepted for publication. Canton was a community with an unusual

amount of band activity. The town as also the home of the Thayer Military Band and

the Grand Army of the Republic Band among others.

Thanks to all that have been using the Kroger Community Rewards Program to Imperial March is one of a number of easy to medium grade marches published int eh benefit the Anchor Bay Band Boosters. This program benefits the students of the early years of King’s career. It is dedicated to his friend, R. Frank Wilson, sheriff of Anchor Bay Bands by allowing our organization to receive 5% of your total Stark County (Ohio) from 1906-1910. purchases at Kroger Stores.

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DID YOU KNOW... DID YOU KNOW... The current high school graduation requir taking courses similarstandards to those in the new along with taking band all four years. In addition to their primary new Michigan Merit Curriculum. Current or an extra concert band as their el years. Therefore, there is no need to schedule. With a little planning and consideration to scheduling in their first year, every student can take bandfour y for requirements. We all know that colleges and employers look highly upon band students in the application process because team work. forward to visiting with to visiting with forward child,In the interest of your J. Schack Molly Instrumental Music Director Instrumental Music Director II P. David Visnaw with a full agenda in your personal and prof adjust schedule your to accommodate every school function. However, your presence at our performances mean more to will your the arts and take advantage of the synerg philosophy. The Anchor Bay Band Booster organization ensures the future of quality music education child for your and their fellow student-musicians. The music program in the Anchor Bay School a substantive curriculum, a well-inform exemplary parental support.You make a difference! Thank for attendingyou tonight’s performance of invest extra timeinvest extra in nurturing their talents and improving their skills. Please encourage a positive practice schedule. Remember that practice time must be framed as a benefit and not a disciplinary penalty. Audience. Appreciative Loyal, affair. Don’t miss this opportunifamily Booster Member. organization. Please join other par with Dear Parents: Schedules and classes are now in full swing and are focused onwe a solid curriculum certain to make a difference in the life of program.would like We to share some can that helpyou ways support our program. Parent. Encouraging learning, music performance, and music appreciation are the outcomes of study, practice, and guided listening. With limited r . Frosty the Frosty the and story of the only which are used in ram in 1906, and it e 2006 Connersville is a medley of holiday

ang and the events that took ity ity in the field of educational music for d, including the College Band Directors Miami in Florida. Mr. Balmages’s works rface attacks than any other Allied ert band, and jazz band, tras, university goups and professional enjoys enjoys engagements numerouswith all- started the band prog ape from a sunken submarine.Tang was lle, Indiana, directed by Rick Williams to statements of the march melody. Dr. statements of the march melody. then. The mascot of the school is the ublic school band program in the United esota Rouser, quotes of , the book recounts the

l Trombonel Festival and the International patrol disasterwhen struck. Five men were Winter Holiday, performer, clinician and conductor make him , was commissioned by th commissioned by was it Snow!, Winter it Snow!, Wonderland was composed as a remembrancewas that there is still

the U.S. Navy submarine T

PROGRAM NOTES is an internationally known composer-arranger with

(b. 1975) is an active composer, conductor, producer and

JAMES SWEARINGENJAMES Let it Snow! Let it Snow!Let it Snow! Let Let it Escape from the Deep from the Escape favorites When asked to compose a second piece Hall for Perry Middle School, Brian Balmages gladly accepted and began thinking inof material. It the car that the composerwas heard an interview author about Kershaw Alex his bookwith Escape from the Deep Kershaw tells Kershaw the true story of SPARTAN CENTENNIAL Composed by “Spartan” Middle School Band of Connersvi commemorate the centennial of the first p W. Otto Meissner (1880-19670)States. Dr. has grown into a thriving program since “Spartan”, and their school song is the Minn the introduction and the interlude between Meissner’s motto “Music for was every child and every child for music, “ canwhich we all agree is a most worthwhile goal. FROM THE DEEP ESCAPE JOHN EDMONDSON approximately 1,000 published for conc works including over 40 commissioned for concert band.works His as guest conductorwork and clinician has taken him to 28 states, four Canadian provinces and Europe. His years of experience as a teacher, editor, uniquely qualified and recognized as an author concert band. march) (concert Centennial Spartan place in October 1944. Most importantly Americans have to date who managed to esc a legendary sub, having sunk more enemy ships, rescued more downed airmen, and successfully executed more dangerous su submarine in the Pacific. on It its fifth was able to make the daring ascent through the escape trunk and they joinedwere by four men from thrown were who the bridge and managed to for over eight tread water hours. hope in the midst of tragedy. BRIAN BALMAGES performer. He received his bachelor’s degree in music from James Madison University and his master’s degree from the University of form have been performed throughout the worl National and Regional Conferences, Clinic, the Midwest the International Tuba/ Euphonium Conferences, the Internationa Trumpet Guild Conference. Mr. Balmages state and regional honor bands and orches ensembles. He resides in Baltimore his and wife their sons. with WINTER HOLIDAY

TUBA Nick Marr Aaron Beck Shane Maly Matt Clifford Anna Anger* TROMBONE Jacob Hunter EUPHONIUM Daniel Werner Parker Saleski it can also provideit can also PERCUSSION Sharla Rudnick Zachary Tezak*Zachary Zachary Jensen Annemarie Barc Elizabeth Lanni* Jessica Cesarek FRENCH HORN Sarah Strassburg Vincent Nicolazzo BASS TROMBONE BASS Steven Brancaleone*

instrument is fun, seem to almost people “wire” to think

lving that can help lead to higher ences overall, as well as what they can

an important part of people’s lives and it OBOE Ian Guir* TRUMPET BASSOON Tyler Scott* Tyler Kenny Houf Katie Harbert Kylar Beierlein Beierlein Kylar Stephen Caren Justin Andrews Jessica Duggan* Sarah Blanchette Amanda Rososko Michael Carrothers* Justine Nestorowich Christopher Kubinec ALTO SAXOPHONE ALTO Adrianna Czostkowski Christina Bartholomew TENOR SAXOPHONE Interactive concluded that... Denotes Principal Players BARITONE SAXOPHONE BARITONE * WIND ENSEMBLE

FLUTE Alex Kish Alex PICCOLO Emily Barc Emily CLARINET Rikki Heath Emilie Cline Sarah Miller Remi Beach William Turri Olivia Haskin Kelsey Endres Kelsey Shelby Winner Jessica Jones* Kelsea Boswell Kelsea Boswell Jessica Stocker Carolyn Kazmer Carolyn Emily BlanchetteEmily Rachel Kempisty Amber Shekoski* BASS CLARINET BASS Alexandrea Floyd* Floyd* Alexandrea Marissa Alphonse* get out of music education. DID YOU KNOW... DID YOU KNOW... Whether it is chorus, band, or just violin lessons, music impacts Americans’ lives. While singing in a chorus or playing an One thing is clear, music education is definitely has an impact on their later lives.It also prepares people differently as we see that those who had more music education are more likely to be better educated and also have higher household incomes. It is also not just music education in general, specific types of music slightly differently about their music experi important skills like creative problem so education and incomes as well as personal fulfillment. In a November of 2007 Harris poll, researchers from

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Michael Hill Collin Dolan Kelsey Beck Kelsey Euphonium Shane Marrs TROMBONE TROMBONE Zoe Knowlin* Katie Harbert Trevor Culver Tristan Grose EUPHONIUM Marc Demick* Joseph Monte Mitchell Oliver Brandon Vires Shane Foster* Elisabeth Barc PERCUSSION PERCUSSION Joseph Zedan* Matthew Carter Matthew Nicholas Burton

FRENCH HORN Zachery LootensZachery Bass Trombone Bass Sarah Piepenbrok Miranda O’Connor Kendal McClintock Christopher Burns* Elizabeth Chaudry* Samantha Makowski Christopher Kiernan* Kristopher Klinefelter

TRUMPET TRUMPET Max Bade* Kara Hoxey Kara Hoxey Emily MiillerEmily Andrew Hill*Andrew Nicholas Hill Jessica Boni Paige Grider Jacob Munie Kylie Jensen Devon Butler Eric Lacerna* Joshua Smith Abigail Lanni* Cassi Stewart Cassi Stewart Kelly Cadman Garret Endres James Becker Emily SaelensEmily Kody Beierlein Beierlein Kody Noah St. Onge Michael Leone* Leone* Michael Rebekah Jones Michael Motloch FRENCH HORN Brandon Bilinski* Carleigh McNulty Nicholas Osman* Ronald Duquette* Frederick Schrock Griffen Whitehead* Megan Pokropowicz Madeline Lenhausen ALTO SAXOPHONE ALTO SAXOPHONE ALTO Baritone Saxohpone Baritone TENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE Denotes Principal Players * BARITONE SAXOPHONE BARITONE

9TH GRADE CADET BAND

9TH GRADE SYMPHONIC BAND

FLUTE FLUTE Kelly Flis Bassoon CLARINET CLARINET Hannah Hill Ashley Lutt* Lutt* Ashley Lauren Shin Alexis Hetzel Alexis Olivia Sholtis Courtney KrolCourtney Megan Weins Ashlyn Willard Sarah Grashik Angela Tezak* Caitlynn Hatch Lauren Paleno Lisa DeFrance Elizabeth Fleck Emily Verbeke* Emily Schuetz Alyssa Stacy Craighton Craighton Stacy Ashley DeBiase* Ashley Woonton* Woonton* Ashley Elizabeth Powers Renette Mahoney Darianna Bellamy Bellamy Darianna Emily Seigneurie*Emily BASS CLARINET BASS BASS CLARINET BASS Abigail Lobbestael Jessica Traczynski Brianna Haentjens* Caroline Debrowski* Debrowski* Caroline Maddalyn Rossmann