ANCHOR BAY BAND BOOSTER EXECUTIVE BOARD The Anchor Bay High School Diane Lobbestael, President Instrumental Music Department Barb Trombly, Vice President - Fundraising Jodi Gunst, Vice President - Special Event Fundraising proudly presents the Cindy Miiller, Treasurer Patrick DeRey, Financial Secretary Jennifer Stone, Secretary SYMPHONIC BAND Scott A. Oranchak, Instrumental Music Director P. David Visnaw II, Instrumental Music Director and the ANCHOR BAY HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION WIND ENSEMBLE Mr. Jack Stanton, Principal Sherry Kenward, CTE & Student Services Mr. Victor Balaj, Assistant Principal in a Mr. Dave Boeskool, Assistant Principal SPRING CONCERT UPCOMING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC EVENTS 5/17/16 — Band Booster Meeting 5/24/16 — Marching Band Registration Night Tuesday, May 10, 2016 5/30/16 — New Baltimore Memorial Day Parade 7:30 P.M. 6/05/16 — Graduation (McMorran Auditorium, Port Huron) 6/10, 6/11 & 6/12/16 — Marching Band Pre-Camp (‘16 - ‘17 MB) Anchor Bay High School Auditorium 6/24/16 — Bay Rama Parade (‘15 - ‘16 MB) 7/25/16-7/30/16 — Marching Band Camp @ CMU Scott A. Oranchak, Instrumental Music Director P. David Visnaw II, Instrumental Music Director WWW.ANCHORBAYBANDS.ORG Scott B. Hawkins , Student Teacher PROGRAM PROGRAM NOTES GODZILLA EATS LAS VEGAS 1st HOUR SYMPHONIC BAND Godzilla Eats Las Vegas was commissioned by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Wind Symphony, Thomas G. Leslie, conductor, and received its premiere on November 28, 1996. The piece has been performed throughout Japan, North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, and has even been played by the United States Marine Pirates of the Caribbean………....……K. Badelt, arr. Wasson Band (The President’s Own!). See script insert for more details! Born in 1970, Eric Whitacre is quickly becoming one of the bright starts of the American music scene. He is a regularly commissioned and published composer, and has received performances of his works throughout the world. Eric has received awards from ASCAP, the American Choral Directors Association, The Barlow 2nd HOUR SYMPHONIC BAND International Foundation, and the Dale Warland Singers commissioning program. As conductor, Mr. Whitacre has served as principal conductor at the College Knight Opera Company, chorus master for the Nevada Symphony Orchestra, and has appeared as guest conductor with the Gregg Smith Singers and the San Francisco Symphony Bond, James Bond………………………...………...arr. S. Bulla Chorus. Eric has studied composition with John Corigliano and David Diamond and holds the Master of Music degree from the Julliard School of Music. JAMES BOND COMBINED SYMPHONIC BAND This not-so-secret secret agent has been the inspiration for music that has become part of our musical culture for five decades. James Bond Theme; Skyfall; Nobody Does It Better; Goldfinger and Live and Let Die are presented in this powerful medley of movie themes that will appeal to all audiences. The Witch and the Saint…………………...….………S. Reineke Stephen Bulla began his musical instruction at age six, growing up in a musical household where his father played tuba and his mother played piano. He eventually graduated Magna Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied trombone with Phil Wilson and Composition/Arranging with Herb Pomeroy. In 1980 he won an audition for the position of Staff Arranger to "The President's Own" WIND ENSEMBLE United States Marine Band and Chamber Orchestra in Washington DC. For the next thirty years he would provide musical scores for myriad White House events, beginning with the Reagan era until 2010. The Raider’s March………….....J. Williams, trans. Lavender Working alongside film score legend John Williams he has transcribed music from "Star Wars", "Catch Me If You Can", and "Close Encounters" for performances by the Marine Band with the composer conducting. He has also scored music for the Discovery Channel ("Wings of the Luftwaffe" and "Century of Flight") and PBS television series "In Performance At The White House." Here artists including Sarah Vaughan, The Manhattan Transfer, Mel Torme, Doc Severinsen, Nell Carter, Shirley Jones, Larry Gatlin, and Jordan Sparks performed his arrangements. Immediately following tonight’s concert, please join us in His commissioned concert works are performed and recorded internationally. The the cafeteria for an afterglow . Dutch, British, Swiss and New Zealand Brass Band Championship organizations have all commissioned test pieces from his pen. According to a recent ASCAP survey his music has been used on the following television programs: CSI Miami, Cold Case, Jag, Joan of Arcadia, Without A Trace, Guiding Light, Ren and Stimpy, 48 Hours, 60 Minutes, and Survivor. Stephen Bulla is a member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) and has received that organization's Performance Award annually since 1984. PROGRAM NOTES CONCERT ETIQUETTE THE RAIDER’S MARCH A performer's intense concentration can be interrupted by little things that may seem trivial to audience members. The following suggestions will help audience members The Raider’s March was written in 1981 for Stephen Spielberg’s production of Raiders show respect to the performers on stage as well as other members of the audience. of the Lost Ark. This will help the performers to do their best. John Williams created the march as an “adventure” theme to be associated with When To Applaud - Performers always appreciate applause, but there are appropriate Indiana Jones, the colorful hero of the film, played so brilliantly by actor Harrison Ford. moments to applaud. In a multi-movement work, applaud after all movements are completed. This allows the continuity of the piece to flow from one movement to the The success of this wonderful movie led to two sequels: Indiana Jones and the Temple next. “Hooting and hollering” is not appropriate in the concert setting. of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. These films forms a trilogy which became one of the most successful action-film series in cinema history and the march Arrival Time - Leave early and allow enough time for parking and traffic. If you do was used as the central musical theme for all three episodes. This music was arrive late, wait by the doors until the first piece (not just a movement) is finished, then introduced at the beginning of the first film when Indiana made his initial escape from discreetly take the nearest seat available. the pursuing villains and it was subsequently used as the musical accompaniment for all of his daring exploits. Since its composition, John Williams has had so much fun Entering and Exiting the Auditorium - Never enter or exit the auditorium during a performing this piece in its original form, and he is delighted that this edition has been performance. If you must enter or exit, please wait until the performance on stage has made available. been completed. The most appropriate times to move about are during audience applause or set changes. The premiere performance of “Raiders March” for concert band was conducted by John Williams as part of the 205th anniversary concert of the United States Marine Talking - Talking should not be tolerated. It is not only distracting to the performer, but Band, July 12, 2003 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts in Washington D.C. to every person in the audience. It is not acceptable to talk (even whispering can be heard) during a musical performance. If someone around you is talking, ask them John Williams, one of the most popular and successful American orchestral nicely to please stop. composers of the modern age, is the winner of five Academy Awards, 17 Grammys, three Golden Globes, two Emmys and five BAFTA Awards from the British Academy of Other Noises - Avoid rustling your program, tapping your foot, bouncing your legs, etc. Film and Television Arts. Best known for his film scores and ceremonial music, Pagers and cell phones should be turned off. Watches set to beep on the hour should Williams is also a noted composer of concert works and a renowned conductor. also be turned off. These high-pitched beeps are distracting to the performers and audience members. Williams’s scores for such films as Jaws, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler's List, as well as the Indiana Jones series, have won him multiple awards and produced best- Coughing - It is hard to avoid a spontaneous cough. Be prepared with some type of selling recordings, and his scores for the original Star Wars trilogy transformed the cough drops or candies. Avoid cellophane wrappers. Many come with a soft wax- landscape of Hollywood film music and became icons of American culture. paper wrapping that will be much less noisy. Williams has composed the music and served as music director for nearly eighty films, Taking Pictures - Refrain from taking any photographs during a performance. The including Saving Private Ryan, Amistad, Seven Years in Tibet, The Lost World, click of a camera and especially the flash are very distracting. Pictures should be Rosewood, Sleepers, Nixon, Sabrina, Schindler's List, Jurassic Park, Home Alone, Far taken after the performance. and Away, JFK, Hook, Presumed Innocent, Always, Born on the Fourth of July, the Indiana Jones trilogy, The Accidental Tourist, Empire of the Sun, The Witches of Children - Children need exposure to good music and live performances. If your Eastwick, the Star Wars trilogy, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, The Empire Strikes young child begins to get restless in the middle of a performance, it may be best that Back, Superman, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Jaws and Goodbye Mr. Chips. you exit the auditorium until calmer times prevail. John Williams has led the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra on United States Tours in 1985, 1989 and 1992 and on a tour of Japan in 1987. He led the Boston Pops By following basic edicts of respect and consideration, performers and the audience Orchestra on tours of Japan in 1990 and 1993.