the SUNDERMAN CONSERVATORY of Music presents

The Gettysburg College Symphony Band and Wind Ensemble

Dr. Lewes Peddell, conductor

Winterwith Dr. Erica Band Neidlinger Concert & Alex Langley ’08, guest conductors

Friday, December 1st, 2006 8:00 P.M. Majestic Theater Sunderman Conservatory of Music Events 2006-2007 December 2nd • 8:00 p.m. • Christ Chapel • Choral Christmas Concert Mission Statement December 5th • 12:00 noon • Paul Recital Hall • Brown Bag Jazz • Eric Mintel Quartet Sunderman Conservatory of Music February 16th • 8:00 p.m. • Majestic Theater • 18th Annual Winter Jazz Concert College Jazz Ensemble • George Rabbai, Guest Soloist

Core Purpose th To create an intellectual and artistic community for musical discovery March 24 • 8:00 p.m. • Christ Chapel • College Choir & Camerata within a rigorous liberal arts curriculum. April 13th • 8:00 p.m. • Majestic Theater • Jazz Ensemble & Camerata

Core Values April 14th • 8:00 p.m. • Majestic Theater • Symphony Band & Wind Ensemble

Respect th To engage in intellectual and artistic pursuits with openness and April 15 • 8:00 p.m. • Christ Chapel • Choral Showcase sensitivity to different and changing values. April 28th • 8:00 p.m. • Majestic Theater • College-Community & College Choir

Creativity and Intellectual Curiosity Libby Larsen World Premiere Composition

To integrate musical tools and concepts to produce unique vehicles th th of personal expression. April 29 • 2:30 p.m. • Majestic Theater • 175 Anniversary Celebration Concert College-Community Orchestra & College Choir • Libby Larsen World Premiere Composition Innovation To experience musical, personal, and professional growth through new repertoire, concepts, and opportunities.

Breadth of Experience To explore the diversity of universal musical expression.

Admission is Free to all Concerts. For information 717.337.6815 www.gettysburg.edu/sunderman • www.gettysburgmajestic.org Dr. Lewes Peddell, is Director of BandsConductor and Orchestral Biographies Activities and also teaches instrumental methods Program and in the Music Education program. Born in Australia, he received a Diploma of Teaching Symphony Band in Music from the Queensland University of Technology, and a Bachelor of Music and Graduate Diploma – both in trumpet performance – from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. After 10 years of successful Bullets and Bayonets...... Sousa (1854-1932) middle and high school teaching Dr. Peddell traveled to the US A where, at the University of Minnesota, he Ed. Fennell completed a Master of Music degree in Wind Conducting, and a Ph.D. with concentrations in conducting and music education. His principal conducting teacher at Minnesota was Craig Kirchhoff and more recently Grant Them Eternal Rest...... Boysen (b.1968) is Stuart Malina, principal conductor of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra. This spring Dr. Peddell will I. Introit be conducting the Cumberland County Orchestra, guest conducting the Hofstra University Orchestra and II. Kyrie will be presenting at the PMEA Conference. III. Dies Irae

IV. Sanctus Dr. Erica J. Neidlinger is Assistant Professor of Music and Assistant Director of Bands at the University of V. Agnus Dei Nebraska at Omaha, where she serves as Conductor of the University , Associate Conductor of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Director of the Marching Mavericks. In January of 2005 the Marching Mavericks represented the state of Nebraska in Washington, D.C. for the Presidential Inaugural Parade. Folk Dances ...... Shostakovich (1906-1975) In addition to her conducting responsibilities at UNO, Neidlinger teaches graduate and undergraduate Arr. Reynolds conducting as well as instrumental methods courses. She completed her Ph.D. in music education with wind Guest conductor: Dr. Erica Neidlinger conducting emphasis at the University of Minnesota under the supervision of Professor Craig Kirchhoff. Her research concerns the use of Laban Effort/Shape theory for the development of expressive skills in young conductors. Wind Ensemble

Dr. Neidlinger is the current conductor of the Nebraska Wind Symphony. Under her direction the Wind Lincolnshire Posy...... Grainger (1882-1961) Symphony was selected to perform for the 2005 Association of Concert Bands National Convention in Quincy, I. Lisbon (Sailor’s Song) Illinois. She is also co-founder and conducts the Omaha Area Youth Wind Ensemble. Prior to her doctoral II. Horkstow Grange (The Miser and his Man: A Local Tragedy) studies, Neidlinger was a member of the band and music education faculty at The Ohio State University. III. Rufford Park Poachers (Poaching Song) IV. The Brisk Young Sailor (who returned to wed his True Love) Alex Langley is a junior from Pittsburgh. He is majoring in Economics and Management. Alex, a V. Lord Melbourne (War Song) percussionist, is a member of the Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and Orchestra. He’s also a part of the VI. The Lost Lady Found (Dance Song) Bullet and served as Head Drum Major this fall.

Symphony Band

Finale from Symphony No.5...... Shostakovich (1906-1975) Arr. Righter

Sleigh Ride...... Leroy Anderson (1908 - 1975) Guest conductor: Alex Langley ‘08 Trumpet (continued) Maggie Dobbs ‘08 *+ Environmental Studies/Anthropology Ellicott City, MD Torrey Drum ‘09 + Theatre Arts/Management Milton, PA Bullets and Bayonets Program Notes Justin Laury ‘10 History Sparta, NJ Bullets and Bayonets is held by a legion of march aficionados to be one of the best in Sousa’s legendary output; Caterina Mainardi ‘10 Music Education Boonton, NJ many believe it to be his best. Sousa was sixty-four when he wrote it in 1918 and is solidly constructed music James Merrifield ‘10 + Music Waldoboro, ME conceived in the maturity expected of so experienced a composer. It is truly composed, with flashes back Anthony Nappo ‘10 + History Westtown, NY to the charming style of his marches of the mid-1880s. And the scoring is fresh, imaginative, wonderfully Susannah Rhodes ‘07 History Hagerstown, MD sonorous – even sparse in some sections, compared to other of his blockbusters. The musical ideas, deceivingly Joshua Siner ‘10 *+ Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Mullica Hill, NJ simple, are solid and immediately rewarding to the player and the listener. It is, in short, a bold Sousa model Lauren Tedesco ‘09 + Psychology/Elementary Education St. Davids, PA fulfilling his statement that “…A march must be as free from padding as a marble statue.” At the time of his choice of name, bullets and bayonets were a frightening reality – perhaps bitter and repulsive Trombone – to the thousands of his soldier-countrymen then engaged in their use in the struggle then raging on the Stephanie Allen ‘10 Japanese Studies Yadkinville, NC western front in World War I. But, after these aggressive associations are stated, the music in no way seems Evan Cyran ‘09 *+ Philosophy Baltimore, MD to generate a military posture; even the low-profile regimental trumpeting in the final trio strain hardly Nicholas Kukla ‘10 + Undecided Jupiter, FL qualifies. Always, by way of his marches the musical commentator for people, events, and places, Sousa’s title Carinne Park ‘08 Chemistry Pittsburgh, PA and its dedication “To the officers and men of the U.S. Infantry” are no surprise. (Frederick Fennell) Katherine Rodda ‘10 *+ Music Downington, PA Daniel VonSchmidt ‘07 + Physics New Egypt, NJ Grant Them Eternal Rest Grant Them Eternal Rest was commissioned by Andrew Mast and the St. Ambrose University Symphonic Euphonium Band and is dedicated to those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. The piece follows the general Jimmy Connor ‘09 *+ History Annandale, VA outline of a requiem mass, but without voices, including five movements: Introit, Kyrie, Dies Irae, Sanctus, Melissa Weisbach ‘09 Health Science Pennsburg, PA and Agnus Dei. Tuba Boysen writes: Marissa Dakay ‘09 + Environmental Studies Eden Prairie, MN “Dr. Mast and I are very good friends, and I was extremely honored when he asked me to write a piece for him Jenna Deaven ‘07 + Physics Ono, PA and his ensemble. Over the course of several months, he and I discussed various approaches to the commission Emma Snellings ‘10 * Undecided Needham, MA and eventually we settled on a multi-movement work that would reflect the various aspects of childhood. I began to play around with some ideas and to search for poetic texts that might influence the piece. Percussion Joshua Caruthers ‘10 + Mathematics Lancaster, PA I was almost ready to begin the work and spent part of the September 8-9 weekend finalizing ideas. All of Timothy Geis ‘09 + Biology Southampton, PA that changed, of course, on the eleventh. The overwhelming emotions that I experienced on the Tuesday were Meghan Kelly ‘10 + History Monroe, NY something that I had never before experienced in relationship to an event outside my personal sphere. I can’t Alex Langley ‘08 *+ Economics/Management Pittsburgh, PA begin to explain them. I simply knew that I wanted to express them somehow. Dr. Mast agreed that changing Kayla Lenkner ‘08 Classical Studies/English Greenville, PA the focus of the piece might be a worthy and appropriate thing to do, so I set to work on the new plan. James Malloy ‘10 Philosophy New Fairfield, CT Lindsey Shafer ‘09 History Hancock, MI The concept behind the piece is expressed clearly in the title. I have no interest in exploring or re-living Christopher Storm ‘09 + History/Management Hanover, PA the moments of that day. Instead, the work is simply a prayer to bless those who died so needlessly. The Brian Taylor ‘08 + Biology Newcastle, ME pitch material for the piece is taken primarily from the Dies Irae and a chord progression that I originally sketched for possible use in my Symphony No. 2 for baritone, winds, and percussion. The text under that * indicates principal player original passage was “Lord, have mercy” and I felt a connection between that material and my thoughts + indicates also a member of wind Ensemble (note: some members are playing alternate instruments from Symphony Band) about the new piece.

Bass Clarinet Each movement is intended to reflect the text of the requiem mass, with the Dies Irae movement forming the Megan Harinski ‘08 History/Italian Studies Beaverton, OR centerpiece and giving the whole piece an arch form. I eliminated some of the movements of the traditional Rebecca Shaffer ‘10 *+ Biology Cranbury, NJ requiem mass so that the work as a whole would have a balanced effect. Instead, I chose the five movements Jessica Tercha ‘08 + Psychology/Philosophy Allentown, PA whose text most accurately reflected the emotions that I wished to convey.”

Contrabass Clarinet Andrew Boysen, Jr. is presently an assistant professor in the music department at the University of New Dr. Paul Austerlitz+ Faculty Member Gettysburg, PA Hampshire, where he conducts the wind symphony and teaches conducting, composition, and orchestration. He was in residence at Gettysburg College this Fall and worked with the College Symphony Band to prepare Bassoon tonight’s performance. Megan Gibb ‘08 * English/Classics North East, MD Katherine Jones + Community Member Springfield, VA Folk Dances Bethany Thompson ‘10+ History Columbus, OH Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) studied at the Petrograd Conservatory where he wrote his Symphony No. 1 in F Minor which brought him world attention. During his early years following graduation in 1923 he wrote Alto Saxophone music to serve the political needs of his country. After criticism from the government he composed his Andrea Cortese ‘10 Health and Exercise Science Franklin Square, NY famous Fifth Symphony. He taught at the Leningrad Conservatory just prior to World War II. Again he Theresa Davenport ‘08 *+ Biology Sellersville, PA incurred government condemnation in 1948, but kept composing a series of serious works which surfaced Julie Frey ‘07 Chemistry Gettysburg, PA after Stalin’s death. Kurt Hagemann ‘10 + Psychology/Music Baldwin, NY Composed in Shostakovich’s light-hearted style, this single movement work is filled with the joy and Kristine Kopia ‘10 Undecided Hillsborough, NJ exuberance of the Russian people. The many folk melodies are combined in a string so that musical energy Nyssa Shannon ‘08 Japanese Studies Lewisburg, PA abounds and the spirit of folk dances can easily be imagined. The first version of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Tina Toburen ‘08 Psychology Monroe, MI composition was instrumented by M. Vakhutinsky for Russian bands. (H. Robert Reynolds)

Tenor Saxophone Lincolnshire Posy Gretchen Michelson ‘09 *+ Music Sherman, IL Born in Brighton, Melbourne, Australia, on July 8, 1882, Grainger spent his childhood in his native city, where Sarah Moses ‘10 Chemistry/Theatre Arts Silver Spring, MD he was educated by his mother and studied piano with Louis Pabst. He attended the Hoch Conservatory Frank Stroker ‘10 Political Science Tobyhanna, PA in Frankfurt am Main from 1895 until 1899, studying piano with James Kwast and composition with Iwan Knorr. He settled in London in 1901 and began to establish his career as a concert pianist. Starting in April Baritone Saxophone 1905, Grainger was pioneered the collection and transcription of folk songs, being one of the first `ethno- Laurie de Castro ‘10 + Mathematics Medford, NJ musicologists’ to utilize the wax cylinder phonograph for this purpose. During this same period he developed Amelia Schneck ‘07 *+ English Allentown, PA friendships with Delius and Grieg. In 1914 he moved to New York, spending two years in the U.S. Army Band nearby from 1917 to 1919 (playing oboe and saxophone). Granger acquired U. S. citizenship in 1918 Horn and in 1921 he settled into his White Plains, New York, home which would remain his primary address for Chelsea Bucklin ‘10 History/Theatre Milford, NH the remainder of his life. died in White Plains on February 20, 1961, leaving the world a rich Elizabeth Heron ‘08 + Math/Music Plainsboro, NJ legacy of work which has only be en properly assessed during recent years. (Dana Perna) Tristan Mentz ‘07 + Film Studies/Philosophy Bowie, MD Glorianne Ponsart ‘08 Mathematics/Economics Fairfield, NJ Lincolnshire Posy, as a whole work, was conceived and scored by me direct for wind band early in 1937. Joseph Strausbaugh ‘07 *+ History/Music New Cumberland, PA This bunch of ‘musical wildflowers’ (hence the title Lincolnshire Posy) is based on folksongs collected in Lincolnshire, England (one noted by Miss Lucy E. Broadwood; the other five noted by me, mainly in the Trumpet years 1905-1906, and with the help of the phonograph), and the work is dedicated to the old folksingers Michael Carley ‘10 + Music Education Centereach, NY who sang so sweetly to me. Indeed, each number is intended to be a kind of musical portrait of the singer Henry De Sarno ‘10 Political Science Sayreville, NJ who sang its underlying melody--a musical portrait of the singer’s personality no less than of his habits of song--his regular or irregular wonts of rhythm, his preference for gaunt or ornately arabesqued delivery, his contrasts of legato and staccato, his tendency towards breadth or delicacy of tone. For these folksingers were kings and queens of song! No concert singer I have ever heard approached these rural warblers in variety of tone-quality, range of dynamics, rhythmic resourcefulness and individuality of style. (Percy Grainger) FlutThee Gettysburg College Symphony Band and Wind Ensemble Debra Bodofsky ‘09 Spanish Edison, NJ Finale from Symphony No.5 Kassandra Flamouropoulos ‘10 + Music/IDS Andover, NJ Shostakovich apparently said of this symphony that: `The idea behind my symphony is the making of a man. Elizabeth Hocker ‘08 Psychology/Classics Baltimore, MD I saw him, with all his experience, at the centre of the work, which is lyrical from beginning to end. The Finale Lyndsey Hooper ‘10 Political Science Fairhope, AL brings an optimistic solution to the tragic parts of the first movement.’ The symphony is also commonly subtitled Stephanie Hummel ‘10 Political Science/Religion Richfield, PA `A Soviet artist’s reply to just criticism’. This was not Shostakovich’s own subtitling, but apparently suggested by Lura McCartney ‘09 *+ Music East Hartford, CT a journalist. In any case, it is a clear response to the stinging attack made on Shostakovich (and in particular Lilly Morena ‘08 Psychology Corning, NY on his opera Lady Macbeth of Mtensk) in January 1936 in Pravda. The article was not signed, but it seems C.J. Rauch ‘10 Undecided New Providence, NJ that the attack was written on Stalin’s direct authority. The symphony was first performed in Leningrad on Emily Romanello ‘10 + Music St. James, NY 21 November 1937. It is said that the applause after the symphony finished was longer than the symphony Julia Speicher ‘07 Math Jersey Shore, PA itself, so overcome were the audience with the emotion of having listened to a piece of music that wasn’t merely political hackwork, and that wasn’t afraid to display some real human emotion. (Michael Norrish) Oboe/English Horn Elyse Bennett ‘10 History Wayland, NY Sleigh Ride Elizabeth Bucher ‘09 Japanese Studies/Globalization Pittsburgh, PA Born in 1908, Leroy Anderson first studied music with his mother, a church organist. At the age of 11 he Andy Deen ‘10 *+ Music Performance Tampa, FL began piano and music studies at the New England Conservatory; at 15 he wrote a string quartet. Entering Emily Mahoney ‘10 + Music/Psychology Manchester, NH Harvard in 1925, he studied harmony with Walter Spalding, counterpoint with Edward Ballantine, canon Elena Mailander ‘09 Studio Art/Japanese Studies Reno, NV and fugue with William Heilman, orchestration with Edward Hill and Walter Piston, and, later, composition with Georges Enesco. He also sang in the glee club and played trombone in the band and double bass in Clarinet the orchestra. Anderson became band director during his senior year (1928) and kept that position while Matthew Bechtel ‘09 + Anthropology/Religion Slatington, PA completing his music degrees (BA 1929; MA, 1930). He then studied German and Scandinavian languages James Burkhalter ‘09 English/Film Pasadena, MD until 1934, meanwhile tutoring at ; playing organ, piano, tuba, and double bass; and Kristen Faulhaber ‘09 Health Sciences Dover, DE conducting the Band (1931-1935). Anderson moved to New York City in 1936, served in Christine Frielle ‘08 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Hummelstown, PA the National Guard from 1938-1940, and became a captain in the U.S. Army Intelligence Corps in Iceland in Katherine Gardner ‘10 + Biology Landenberg, PA 1942. He returned to civilian life in 1946. In 1949, Anderson and his wife, Eleanor Jane (Firke), moved with Terry Ann Hayes ‘07 + Studio Art/Art History Mt. Airy, MD their daughter and son to Woodbury, Connecticut, where two more sons were born. After her husband’s Kristen Johnson ‘10 + Music New Rochelle, NY death in 1975, Eleanor Anderson became manager of the Woodbury Music Co. Reegan Matters ‘08 Sociology Lebanon, PA Laura Reindl ‘09 English Wellsboro, PA Anderson gained both experience and esteem when he began making band arrangements of traditional Andrea Savadelis ‘10 History/Education Montgomery, NJ songs of Harvard and other schools. Soon his catchy arrangements were attracting the attention Amy Schneider ‘07 *+ Music Niantic, CT of manager George Judd (a Harvard graduate) as well as conductor Arthur Fiedler. Steve Slowinski ‘09 Environmental Studies/Psychology Tinton Falls, NJ He became arranger for the Boston Pops in 1935 and two years later composed Jazz Pizzicato, the first of Allyson Thompson ‘08 English Cincinnati, OH his numerous works for that organization. Leroy Anderson believed that musical ideas came to his mind Michelle Veresink ‘07 *+ Music/English Easton, PA because he was constantly on the alert for them. Memories of sleigh-ride sounds from his New England Emily Weigler ‘08 + Music Education Pennsville, NJ boyhood suggested the musical themes in this work. As in Typewriter and Sandpaper Ballet, sounds from the “real world” are used in Sleigh Ride. As important as the nostalgic bell sounds, however, are Anderson’s Alto Clarinet excellent melodies and scoring. (Norman E. Smith) Christina Reppucci ‘08 Biology Augusta, ME