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ANCHOR BAY BAND BOOSTER EXECUTIVE BOARD The Anchor Bay High School Instrumental Music Department Linda Petix, President Carol LaPorte, Vice President - Fundraising Jesse Jensen, Vice President - Special Event Fundraising proudly presents the Heidi Gnesda, Treasurer Tim Piepenbrok, Financial Secretary Maureen Block, Secretary CONCERT BAND Molly J. Schack, Instrumental Music Director P. David Visnaw II, Instrumental Music Director and the ANCHOR BAY HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION SYMPHONIC BAND Mr. Joe MacDonald, Principal Mr. Hank Anderson, Assistant Principal Mr. Vic Balaj, Assistant Principal in a Mrs. Yolanda White Assistant Principal 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) 2/01/11—”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) Thursday, December 9, 2010 5/11/11 — Spring Instrumental Music Concert (7:30PM, ABHS) 7:30 P.M. 5/17/11 — Band Booster Meeting (7:00PM. ABHS) Anchor Bay High School Auditorium 5/19/11 - 5/22/11 — New York City Trip WWW.ANCHORBAYBANDS.ORG Molly J. Schack, Instrumental Music Director P. David Visnaw II, Instrumental Music Director PROGRAM THE FOOTLIFTER When The Footlifter was written in 1929, the United States was in a major CONCERT BAND depression. At the same time, as a result of their popular concerts and radio broadcasts, the Fillmore Band was already well established as one of the top musical groups in Cincinnati. When the stock market crashed in 1929, many businesses in America were in serious Prestissimo……………………....….K. King/arr. J. Swearingen financial trouble. It was a time of great difficulty for many businessmen. However, with the popularity of the radio and the Fillmore Band’s radio broadcasts, some successful businesses had learned the importance of advertising. It was this advertising that supported and sponsored the Fillmore Band concerts which were broadcast over Cincinnati station WLW, as advertisers hoped that the popularity of the Fillmore Band would, by association, be transferred to their products. Voices from the Battlefield…………..….……………R. Sheldon Henry Fillmore wrote this march at the request of one of the sponsors of his popular radio program. One night after listening to one of the band’s broadcasts, the president of the company asked Henry to compose a march that could be tied into the company’s advertising slogan. Henry completed the march four days later, and when the president of the agency heard the new piece he told Fillmore that it was certainly a “footlifter.” That became the very appropriate name for this classic Fillmore march. Fantasy on Joy to the World!……......G. Handel/arr. J. Ployhar Although it was written in 1929, The Footlifter was not published until 1935. Since that time, it has certainly established itself as one of the greatest marches by this unique and prolific composer. SYMPHONIC BAND The Footlifter…………………………………………….H. Fillmore DID YOU KNOW... “Every student in the nation should have an education in the arts.” This is the opening statement of “The Value and Quality of Arts Education: A Statement of Principles,” a document from the nation’s ten most important educational organizations, including the American Association of School Administrators, the National Education Association, the National Parent Teacher Association, and the The Witch and the Saint……..…...…………………...S. Reineke National School The benefits conveyed by music education can be grouped in four categories: • Success in society • Success in school The Bells of Christmas…………………...……….…...J. Higgins • Success in developing intelligence • Success in life When presented with the many and manifest benefits of music education, officials at all levels should universally support a full, balanced, sequential course of Immediately following tonight’s concert, please join us in the cafeteria music instruction taught by qualified teachers. And every student will have an for an afterglow! And performance by the ABHS Jazz Ensemble! education in the arts. PROGRAM NOTES CONCERT ETIQUETTE THE WITCH AND THE SAINT 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 Born in 1970 and raised in Tipp City, Ohio, Steven Reineke focused his youthful show respect to the performers on stage as well as other members of the audience. musical pursuits on learning to play the trumpet. At age fifteen, he taught himself how This will help the performers to do their best. to play the piano. He continued his trumpet studies at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Receiving two bachelor of music degrees with honors in both trumpet When To Applaud - Performers always appreciate applause, but there are appropriate performance and music composition. Mr. Reineke spent a significant time in Los moments to applaud. In a multi-movement work, applaud after all movements are Angeles composing and conducting for Warner Brothers. Mr. Reineke currently completed. This allows the continuity of the piece to flow from one movement to the resides in Cincinnati where he composes and orchestrates music for the Cincinnati next. “Hooting and hollering” is not appropriate in the concert setting. Ballet Company. Arrival Time - Leave early and allow enough time for parking and traffic. If you do The Witch and the Saint is a programmatic tone poem for symphonic band and is arrive late, wait by the doors until the first piece (not just a movement) is finished, then constructed of five distinct sections. The opening depicts the birth of twin sisters born discreetly take the nearest seat available. in 1588 in Ellwangen, Germany. In those times, the birth of twins was considered a bad omen and as the sisters grew up, it became clear that they had the gift of second Entering and Exiting the Auditorium - Never enter or exit the auditorium during a sight and could predict future events. The thematic material representing both sisters performance. If you must enter or exit, please wait until the performance on stage has is first introduced in this section along with a medieval Gregorian chant-type motif. been completed. The most appropriate times to move about are during audience The second section is the development of Sibylla’s theme. This sister led a horrible applause or set changes. life and her gift was looked down upon. Many townspeople feared Sibylla and considered her to be a witch. After a brief transition, the theme representing the other Talking - Talking should not be tolerated. It is not only distracting to the performer, but sister, Helena, is introduced in its entirety. The third section is the development of to every person in the audience. It is just plain rude to talk (even whispering can be Helena’s theme. This sister was sent away to a convent when she was a child. While heard) during a musical performance. If someone around you is talking, ask them at the convent, Helena is revered as a saint because of her visions. The forth section nicely to please stop. is a turbulent section representing the struggle both sisters had in their lives. Eventually, Sibylla is imprisoned and Helena returns to the town to save her sister. Other Noises - Avoid rustling your program, tapping your foot, bouncing your legs, etc. The fifth section and finale of the piece depicts the return of Helena and the rescue of Pagers and cell phones should be turned off. Watches set to beep on the hour should her sister, Sibylla. As they are trying to escape, the sisters are captured once again, also be turned off. These high-pitched beeps are distracting to the performers and and this time, for fear of being burnt at the stake, the saint, Helena, drinks some audience members. poison. She dies in her sisters arms and Sibylla, the witch, rides off in sorrow. Coughing - It is hard to avoid a spontaneous cough. Be prepared with some type of cough drops or candies. Avoid cellophane wrappers. Many come with a soft wax- BELLS OF CHRISTMAS paper wrapping that will be much less noisy. John Higgins is Managing Producer/Editor for Hal Leonard Corporation, the nation’s Taking Pictures - Refrain from taking any photographs during a performance. The largest publisher of printed music. He began in the music field as the student click of a camera and especially the flash are very distracting. Pictures should be arranger for the University of Michigan Band under Dr. William D. Revelli, and gained taken after the performance. invaluable experience as a public school music teacher in suburban Chicago. Mr. Higgins served as Illinois president of the American String Teachers Association, and Children - Children need exposure to good music and live performances. If your his school concerts featured renowned soloists and conductors such as Skitch young child begins to get restless in the middle of a performance, it may be best that Henderson, Charlie Byrd, and Arthur Fiedler of the Boston Pops. John Higgins is best you exit the auditorium until calmer times prevail. known for his many compositions and arrangements fro choirs, bands and orchestras. He has also arranged and produced new versions of Annie, Guys & dolls, Fiddler on the Roof, The King and I, and The Music Man. His two Grammy By following basic edicts of respect and consideration, performers and the audience award-winning projects include arranging on Sandi Patti’s Another Time, Another will have a more pleasurable and meaningful experience as they perform and attend Place (Best Pop Gospel Album) and co-producing on Rob McConnell’s Live in Digital live concerts.