From the Podium in This Issue: Michael Haithcock
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ReportReporDouglast Stotter,Stotter, editor Summer 2002 From the Podium country. How do we respond? How do we evolve artistically with- out leaving behind the school band programs that so desperately A frequent question discussed within our profession in recent need our help? months is the old eval u a tive adage, “where have we been and where Again, the answer is complicated and not entirely in our hands, are we going.” The fi rst CBNDA conference of the new cen tu ry, a but our efforts must maximize the considerable opportunities and wonderful symposium, “Wind Music Across the Cen tu ry,” hosted infl uence we potentially have as individuals and as a profession. by New England Conservatory in honor of Frank Battisitiʼs retire- Our national conference, March 26-29, 2003 hosted by the ment, and the exciting 50th Anniversary cel e bra tion of the Eastman Uni ver si ty of Minnesota will attempt to meet the issues presented Wind Ensemble have provided both a catalyst and an opportunity above “head-on.” An exciting program is being planned which will for meaningful refl ection. This Fall also marks the 110th anniver- give you many options for personal and professional growth. A sary of the Sousa professional touring band. From 1892 through tremendous line-up of bands will perform: Arizona State Uni ver si ty today we have accomplished some amazing things both as an artistic conducted by Gary Hill, Concordia College conducted by Russell medium and as an educational vehicle. We should cele brate more Pesola, Indiana University conducted by Ray Cramer, Ohio State our accomplishments without losing sight of our need to evolve! University conducted by Russell Mikkelson, Schwab School of For example, this Spring the San Francisco Symphony has Music at Columbus State College conducted by Robert Rumbelow, per formed works by Shostakovitch, Schuman, Stravinsky, and University of Kentucky conducted by Richard Clary, University of Weill that are regularly performed on wind band concerts. They Miami conducted by Gary Green, University of Southern California also performed the orchestral version of Schoenbergʼs Theme and conducted by H. Robert Reynolds, our host ensemble conducted Vari a tions. The New York Philharmonic has premiered a work for by Craig Kirchoff, and the Small College Intercollegiate Band the orchestral wind section composed by Joseph Turrin in hon or organized by Lois Ferrari. Make your plans to attend and invite of Kurt Masurʼs retirement. Surfi ng the web sites for a variety of someone from your state to come with you. orchestraʼs upcoming seasons illustrates the consistent presence of Projects percolate! The newly announced Frederick Fennell Prize Harmoniemusick as well as works by Stravinsky and Hindemith. jointly sponsored by ASCAP and CBNDA has gotten a tre men dous I have on my desk three scores for orchestral wind sections new response from the composition community, our work with the Na- from the pen of English composers (Holloway, Matthews, Tur- tional Band Partnership, the annual conducting sym po sium hosted nage) each com mis sioned and championed by a major con duc tor. by the University of Colorado, planning for the 2005 and 2007 Is this progress in recognizing the artistic validity of our medium? national conferences, the ongoing work of our com mittees, as well I think so! as a host of commissioning projects are all ex am ples of how we If we are to evolve as a professional artistic medium we must evolve. I am continually impressed with the vigor of our member- build on these “nuggets” of acceptance by working closely with ship and I am grateful for the opportunity to serve! composers and orchestral conductors. As we do so, and the tra di - Have a safe and restful summer! tion al audiences they attract become more comfortable with the sound of “string less” music, we have the opportunity to build a Michael Haithcock long-term platform for our own professional ensembles. We also have the opportunity to reduce the stigma attached to “band” by those who see our medium as an entertainment entity at a time when even the major orchestras are doing more “entertaining” than ever In this Issue: to keep the budget balanced. Will this even the playing fi eld? The answer is complicated and not entirely in our hands, but the effort News ............................................................ 2 to maximize our opportunities is entirely up to us as individuals and as a profession. Premieres .................................................... 3 As an educational vehicle our national system for music ed u - ca tion is unique. The amount of time, resources, and energy spent Resources ................................................... 5 is far greater than any other society I know. Yet most of us have the Divisional Conferences .............................. 6 feeling that our system is in trouble, that we are not maximizing the opportunity to make music a meaningful part of the rest of our Programs, State by State ........................... 8 students lives, and that somehow we are not appreciated by the educational community at large. While everyone does certainly Business.................................................... 19 not hold these feelings, they represent a consistent theme I hear from our membership and public school band directors across the 2 - NEWS At a special March 1 cer e mo ny at the WASBEʼS GOING HOME--The fi rst For an update on the Con fer ence and State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia Gov- WASBE Conference in 1983 was held in on world wind band music, look at the er nor Mark Warner presented Radford Norway in Skien, and twenty years later WASBE.ORG website. Ap pli ca tions will University Director of Bands Mark Cam- the Association returns to Scandinavia, this be due shortly for the International Youth phouse with a 2002 Outstanding Fac ul ty time to Jönköping, Swe den for the WASBE Wind Orchestra, conducted by Timothy Award, sponsored by the State Coun cil of 2003 Conference June 29-July 5. Foley. Please bring it to the attention of Higher Education for Virginia. This award There are still a few slots available for your most talented students. is the Com mon wealthʼs highest hon or for papers and lectures; contact Paula Hol- 2005 in SINGAPORE--Applications faculty at Virginiaʼs colleges and universi- comb with an abstract of your pro pos al as are already invited from bands interested ties for demonstrated excellence in teach- soon as possible. in playing in the 2005 WASBE Confer- ing, research, and public service. Highlights in Sweden will be world pre- ence in Singapore. De tails in the WASBE mieres of new pieces by David Del Tredici website or from Dennis Johnson. Seven or ga ni za tions are needed to (FSU and James Croft), Richard Rodney com plete a multi-school consortium com- Bennett (International Youth Wind Or- Jonathan Elkus, lecturer and director of mis sion for Symphony No. 1 for Winds ches tra and Timothy Foley) and a school bands at UC Davis, was recently award ed and Per cus sion by Carolyn Bremer. band commission from the Lux em bourg the prestigious Edwin Franko Goldman Par tic i pat ing schools include Indiana com pos er, Marco Putz. Jim Croft will Memorial Citation from the American University, the Uni ver si ty of Georgia, and also give European premieres of re cent ly Band mas ters Association. The citation was the University of Miami. It is a four-move- com mis sioned con cer tos, and it is hoped awarded in recognition of Elkusʼs “sig nifi - ment sym pho ny for wind ensemble glued that there will be a showcase performance cant con tri bu tions to bands and band mu sic by many sty lis tic el e ments from Mahler, of the winning work of the second CBDNA in America,” spe cifi cal ly his Charles Ives par tic u lar ly ear ly symphonic works. Grade Young Band Composition Competition, schol ar ship and transcrip tions. 5, app. 20-25 minutes. Delivery set for Christopher Tuckerʼs Americans Lost. The Edwin Franko Goldman Memorial Spring 2003. For information on Carolyn, Christian Lindberg will be artist in Citation was established in 1962 by the see carolynbremer.com. res i dence, as soloist in the new trombone ABA to honor Edwin Franko Goldman, The consortium fee is $1000.00 and con cer to by Bennett, playing the Berio Se- founder and fi rst president of the ABA. in cludes score, parts, and premiere rights. quenza, conducting the Stockholm Wind Recipients of this citation are selected for Contact Scott Stewart (sastewa@emory. Sym pho ny in the opening con cert, which their out stand ing efforts and con tri bu tions edu or 404-727-2995). will also programm new work which he is in the development and improvement of writing especially for the conference. concert bands and band music. A special note from Fred Fennell: Dear Colleagues and Friends, Personal events in recent months have caused a present withdrawal from con duct ing. Long-time good health obviously be gan to change even when I paid no at ten tion. Please donʼt let this happen to you. If we review our past there might be events that changed how we have lived. I have had that chance during the past two months as a patient in the Cleveland Clinic. I came there when two colleagues and friends wisely did not like what they saw in me. I was in Dallas for a week-long visit with Jack Delaney, conductor of wind music at the Shepherd School of the Arts. Jack did not like what he saw and neither did Kim Campbell who knew me well from the Dallas Wind Symphony.