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June2003The Brass Band Bridge Overthepasi I monthsyou ve probably TheAthena Brass Band is the brain- casethe very best in brassband reper- nolicesa ralherseriesotsporadic Bruss childof LauraLineberger, a euphonium toireand for this soecial occasion chose BandBidge magazinesshowing up on playerandlib€rianwilh the Uniled Slates to placethe emphasis on originalworks your doorslepot compulerscreen. ArmyBand. Alhena will performat the forbrassband. Asw€llas luxu ating in NABBAhas continued to undergosome lnlernationalWomen's Brass ConfeF the magnificentacoustics of lhasfine significanlchanges in lhe way it does enceheld June 17-21 in Bloomington, auditoriumthe membeEof CVBBwere businesswhichhas included moving the lL. UponLaura's organization, a group delightedby the warm response totheh entire productionprocess of editing, of ladiesfrom variousNABBA bands performanceby the largeaudaence. ll producing,printing, and mailing to Chi convenedat the2002 NABBA Champi- wascertainly an evening the m€mbers of cago. The eleckonjcversions ot the onships,held in Cincinnati,Ohio. The theband will never forgel and they were magazine,and lhe stroamlinedprocess resultofihismeeling was the enlhusias- delightedto receive an invitataon toretum willsave NABBA considerable amounts tic formalionof AthonaBrass Band. soonimm€diately following their pedoF of moneyand improve ihe efficiencyof I\,lembersofthe band were selecled fiom mance.CVBB'S prog.am included Folk the process--amporlantaspecls an an NABBAbands lhroughoul lhe United Fesfivs/(Shostakovich arr SnelD,Cel organizationofonly 1000 m€mb€rs and States.Athena Erass Band was chosen ebralion(Condon), Napot (Bellstedt arr wilha limiledbudget. as lhe nameof the €nsemble,paying Brand),TravisScott, eu phonium soloisti homagetoAth€na,GoddessotWsdom, Deep lnside Tho SacrcdTenple (Bizel Nowweare caught up with our produc- whowas regard€d as the prolector ofall arrWlkinson).Travis Scott and Wlliam lion, you can enjoy in a morelimely citiesand stales. Anila Cocker-Hun| Bauer,euphonium soloists; Gaudele/ fashionsome of the very significani NABBAPresidenl and direclorof the lNoy'oury):EleSyfrcn A DownlandSuile rccentevents. In lhis issueyou can CincinnaliBrass Band. isAth6na's con- (frefand):Yarialiors on Laudate eitherrclive anolher wonderf ul compeli- ductor Soloistswiih lhe groupwill be Domrhum(Gregson). tionfrom Little Rock, or hopefullyget a Amy Nelson(comel, Chlcago Blaaa good flavor for the variety and excite- Band),Lisa Galvin (tenor horn, Br.3a Thellllnois BrasaBand (Peter Lipari) mentthatNABBA members 6xperi€nced Bandof Col!mbu.)iStacy Baker(tuba, haveacceoled an invitationto oarlici- lhis year. I am gratefulto thosewho L.xlngton Bra!. Band), and Laura pate in this yea6' 151stBritish Open volunieercdto reviewlhe vadoussec- Linebergerand Gail Robertson (eupho- compelitionlo be heldon September tions of th6 cofip€tilionwhile I was niums.SDlrea Braaa gand and Contral 13th.In doing so, they arelhe llrsl band compl€lingmy own busy dutieslhal FlorldaBra8s Band) At lheirIWBC inthe 150yearhislory ofthecompetilion weekend.Across from this column, you performanceon Friday,June 21sl at to oarticioalefrom outside the UK and canread how NABBA is gettinghislori- 1:30o.m. Athena Brass Band will o€r- Commonw6allhcountry. They wil' com- calexposu re at the 151st British Open as forma workbyAnn€ lvlccinty which was Detewilh sevenleenof ihe top brass th6y are represenledby the lllinoi6 commission€dforlh€m by the IWBC, as bandstromlhelJK. Thslestpieceforthe BrasgBand {Peler Lipari), aswellas ihe well as brassband favorites. such as compelitionis twomovements from 7h€ newlytormedAthgna Braas Band (Anita Joumeyinto Frcedom laall), St ke up P/anels(Holst), "Venus" (The bringerof CockerHunl) at the IWBC,and the Band(at. Richards)and Celebl.a- peace)and "Jupite/'(Thebringer ot Cuyahoga Braaa Band (Keith lror (Condon). For moreinformalion jollity),transcribed for brassband by Wlkinson)playing in one ofthis country's aboutAthena Brass Band. email Laura StephenRoberts. OrganizerB€m Gay '\l/e greatconcert halls. Lineberyet [email protected] notesihat ar€ managingthe most difficultband contesl in the worldwith Oneofthe highlights ofthisyea/s com- One of the highlightsin lhe careerof easilythe bestcollection of bandsand petitionwas hearing rcally excellent new CuyahogaValley B.aaa Band (Keith conduclors.We arenow recognising a brassbands from James Madison and Wllkinson)occurred on Aoril 14th when responsibilityto bands worldwide rather HendersonStato University, Spokane, lheyperfomedal Severance Hall, home than simplyto our domesticpeople. OzarkI\Iountains and Stavanger making of the CtevelandOrcheslra. They ap- H[arry]M[ortime4 and Margaretwere theirfirst appearance. Let's hope we pearedthere as guesls ot Case Westem committedtoan exclusive ODen. a con- seemlhem allagain and regularly. 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Star-SpangledBanner ChicagoBr.sB Eand (ColinHolman). (Filfmore);Resurgam (AaD: Mo y on (arr.Himes)i Suite: Henry V lwallo l May4, 2003; Chicago Temple, Chicago, lhe Shorg(arr. Sn6ll); Nabucodonosor Walson),Steven J. Hoochuk,narratori lL. Preludefot an Occasio, (Gregson); (Verdi/Rimm64;Two Paft lnvention Titanic Fantasy lat. Latch\ lndiana Finale frcn Wi iam Tell lRosginil (Sparke),John Melingand Tom Jones and the Tenple ot Doon (ar. Hawkins);S/avlscho Fanbsre (Hohn€/ Runty,euphoniumsoloists; Cross ot Faftl: The Gael tron Ths Lasl of lhs Kerwin),AmyNelson, comel solojst 8r1'l Honoar(Rimnor). Mohicanslatr. Duncan)iJam€s Eond 8a,4ey(an. Richards);caeltorce lcta- April'12.2003; Firsl Congregalional Colleclion(atr. Richards);A touct of han);Purctrinolo (Rimmetl: Walching Church,Elgin, lL ,'\rriththe ElginSym- Mancini latr. Frceh). the Wheat(aft. Geehl),B€d Say,eu- phonyYouth OrchestraBrass Choir. December7, 2002;Kussmaul Theatre, phoniumsofoisti Norlrem Festival Med" Hdmony Music(Spatke): Molly on the Frederick Communiiy College, /oy (Richards);Finale frcn Pinesol Shore (arr. Sn6ll): Midwesl March Frederick,MD. Star-Spangl'dBannar Rome(Respighi/Snell); Chicago (aft. (Richards/Broadb6nl);Two Pad lnven- laft - Hirnes| Thatuoclamation of Chist- Forgie). lion (Spark6),John Melingand Tom mas(an. Bufla);The Hutun Carcl latr. May31, 2003; Lake Forest Community Runty,euphonium soloisls: Oueer of Norltury),David Conklin, cornet soloisl; Cente.,Lake Forest.lL Agincoutl Song the Night (Mozafllcolland), James The Fastive S6aso, (arr. Calverl)i O yar's" (afi. Howarth);Chorale aft! Toccat\ Sobacki,sopmno comet soloist; Holy Nightlafi. Wlkinson),W Kermit (Bulfa);A Timefot Peace(c'aham). lionson a Welshlheme (Kneal6), Phil Britt,euphonium soloi6tt Vthen A Child Joe Dymit,flugelhorn soloist; I€a fof Klickman,tenorhorn soloist; "It6 G/sal ls Bom (at. Colland); An Australian Two(an. Snell), Andrew K€ith, Teralyn Gateof Ki6v (l\russorgsky);"Carzon Chri'tnas laT Cutnow\ Mary's Boy Keithand MarkTaylor, percussion solo- duodocin i toni lcabtiali). Child(an. Sparke)i Thrce Kings Swing ists; Firar€ hon Synphony No. I April27,2003: Maple Pa ,lL. Hamony (arr.Himes); F/osly tte Srowma,(arr (Dvoravcordon);Spiril of Adventurc Mrsic (Sparke); Mo y on Ih6 Shorc Smith),Ron Smath, basslrombone solo- (Norbury);Ite Tops (Powell);P/ec€ (arr.Snell)i Midwost Marctr (Richards/ isl Pande of lhe Woode, So/diors(arr. Hercique lF.?nckJRickatd)tStubernic Ercadbgnl);T\,,/oPad lnven bn (Spa*e), Langford);Sants Clausls Comin'To (Ford),Andrew Keilh, Teralyn Keith and JohnMelingand Tom Runiy, euphonium Iown (arr.Dewhursi)i Sleigh Ride \an I\ra* Taylor,percussion soloists; Fmale 9oloistsi Que€n of lhe Night lMozadJ Tomlinson). frcn The Pinasof Rome (Respighi/ Golland),James Sobacki, sop€no coF March8. 2003;Kussmaul Theatre, Snell);Cblbago (an. Forgie) nelsoloistiyar'altons o, a WelshTheme Frederick Community College, June7, 2003;Gary UnitedMethodist (Kneale),Phil Klickman, tenor hom so- Frederick,I\rD. Slarspangled Banner Church,Wheaton, lL- AgincouttSong loist;Pie Jesu (arr.Sleadman Allen); (arr.Himes); Ihe Certurbn(Sparke); (arr. Howarlh);Choale and Toccata Cheekto Cheek(arr. Fernie);Holo Billante lctaham).Laura Lineberger, (Bulla\ A Tine for Peace lctaham\, Dol/y (arr. Norman);Oklahoma lar. euphoniumsoloist; S/nphonelte (Bulla); JoeDymit, flugelhorn soloisl; Gaellorco Wright);Sere,ado (Bourgeois); Toccala Adagiofrcm Concieio deAraniuez \afi (G?ham):Finale frcm SymphonyNo. I (arl. Fan: ThB WaltonianlRicha'dsl Bolton),Randi Bulla, tlugelhom soloisl (DvoraUcordon);Spiit of Adventue Vvyss); Shieid of Libefty lRichatdsl The Spiit of Advenlua(Norbury); Trb (Nolbury);Ire Tops (Powell);Piec6 Broadbent). cor 8/rb(Langford), Stephen F€ncella, Helo,ilue(FrancuRickard): Tea for Two HelbRader, Al Beithand Rick Gaskins, (arr.Snelf), percussion feal\lte: Final' lenor horn soloislsiThe Ca of the fron The Pines of Rome (Respighi/ MotorCity Bra63Band (Craig Strain). Snell) It4arch16, 2003i Soulhfield Center for continuedon pageI lhe PerformingArts, Southfield,lrl.

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JunE2003The Brass Band Bddge OVERVIEW and conlrol of this famous extrovededband. which he describesas a "wildlot, " was somethingto behold.The band ''hangs by RalphHotz and Colin Halman together,whelher il is playinga conced logetheror socializinglogerher into the early hoursof every morning Thisyears NABBA competilion in LittleRock willbe remem- beredas one ofthefinest competition evenls hosled to date Ivlanyofthe padicipanlsal the annualNABBA Conlesl see On ThursdayApril 10, prior to the officialbeginning of the each otheronly once a yeaf, and the gatheringsofold and annualevent, Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal)Band per, newfriends held fo rmally and informa lly continuously through- formedfor NABBAmembers whowere in town early andfor oul lhe weekend are an imoortant oart of brass band sponsorcof the event.This Enlerlainmenuchampionship fellowship. The weath e r wassu perb th roughout, and perfect bandis maybethefinest bandoflhislype intheworldloday. for a terrificFriday evening Barbeque hosted on the River Theyarevery much in demand alloverlhe world and proudly Fronlby Solid Brass. Aswell as Grimelhorpe being present, exhibrttheir wondertul grasp of lhe enlertainmenlconcert. the StavangerBrass Eand began their lJ.S. tourby compe! ing in the ChampionshipSection. If only Grimethorpehad Grimelhorpe played th e full gam ut of music at th is p rc-co ntest cornpeledas well (as HawlhorneCity did in 1994)--thenwe concert.Included were purely entertaining pieces topped off wouldhave had realworldclass competitionl Guesls were with yariallors on an Enigma(Sparke). !\hile playing alsolreatedtoalvlaslerclass, a terrificGala Concerl, andsix absolutelysuperbly, the bandretained a terrificsense of bandsmaking NABBA XXI theirfirsl cohpetition. The new humor. GaryCutl, an extremelytalented conduclor, look NABBAcommission, Kevin Norbury'sSpitil of Adventure, careof all lhe commentaryduring the concer{.His humor was anotherhighlighl in NABBA'scontinuing growth.

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It was my extremepleasure to reviewlhe high brass,ad!ll militarymusic.com technicaloortion of the NABBA solo comDetition.soloists presentedvery differentpedormances ofa varietyofdiffer enl pieces.All performers brought somelhing positive to their performances,whether ilwas extremetechn ical pmliciency, U.S.AirForce Band excellentarticulalion, or brilliantmusicality. Judge Brian to make. U.S.ArmyBand Burdittdeflnitely had some difficultdecisions Competitionbegan wilh Tom Gabrielsen(Cincinnali Brass U.S.MarineBand Eand) perfo.mihgHeavenly Gales (Langworlhy)on Bb cornet. Ivlr.Gabrielsen, from memoryplayed some very U.S.NavyBand dramaticcadenzas and some difficulltechnical passages, plusEnsembles and Choruses bul some minorrechnical flaws and rhylhmicinaccuracies Visitour website and ORDER ONLINE kepthimoutoftherunningforprizes. Thesecondsoloistwas ororder toll-free StephanieWatts(New England Brass Band) who performed FentasyThome onBb cornet.Highlights of her pedormance 800-999-0101,ext. 119 wereabeautifuldark,maturesound, agreatlowregister,and FREECATALOG! consislentarticulation in all ranges of lhe instrument. I rI personallywould have liked io hear a more daring pertor- mance in terms of dynamicconirast and musicality.

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10 TheBrass Band Bridge June2003 conlinuedfrcm page 10 w ler, whichled to somenoliceable music.That was the onlyweakness in pitchissues. lwish he hadlaken a more thissection. lwould ralher hear a piece Stephanie'scarefully prepared perfor- laid-backapproachlothemusic.Roberl playeda littleslower,butwith musicality, manceearned her the thkd olace prize. Hinckley(Brass Bandof Central Florida) ebb,andflow Every porformer needs to PaulWaech(Easte.n lowa Brass Band) peiofiied TheDebutanle (Cl6rke). His performwith joy. wasthe lhi.d soloist ofthe day, perform- performancedefinitely needed more ingFacilila (Hartman). A verywellcon- ebband flow.l,/iile Mr. Hinckley made Result : 1.Amy Nelson (Chicago Brass trolled,sofl opening and technically se- a strongeffort to providoa fleshytech- Band),comet; 2. PaulWaech (Eastem cure cadenzasmafied Mr. waechs nical performance,he missedmany lowaBrass Eand), corn€t; 3. Stephanie secondplace perfomance. His perfoF opporlunitiesto createthe stibtlenu- Watts(New England Brass Band). cor mancewas somewhatreseryed emo- ancesthat makethis styleof comet nel. tionally,but definitely well prepared and playingunique- Even with a fewchips,I technicallypolished. Next, DwightWages wasvery impressedwilh his lechnique, Julie Vishis the soptanocomol pldyer (CincinnaliErass Band) pBrformed Ar- andhis reslelemenl ofthe open ing thefie withlhe CentnlOhio Brcss Band and danleel Scheao Thesolo opens lBarall. wasbeautifully playedand relaxed. Our a NABBABoad Menb6r. witha freelyplayed, dramalic passage flnalsoloisl of the day was D€an Psarakis followedby a hauntingmelody. Mr. Wages (BrassBand of CentralFlorida). He AdultHlgh Brass Slow Melody capturedlhe dancefeel of lhe 6chezo peiotmed Camivalof Venice(Atbanl section.Some missed notes and int€r- Leizden).His opening was very nicely Revi,wed by Robin Weathgnll vals causedby faligue,and possible played,and the varialions were allvery nerves.atlheend ofthe oiece marred an fasl andflashy I wishthat a fewclicks Thetirsttoplaywas Donald McAf ee f rom otheMisecredible performance Our 'D' on the melronomehad been sacrificed BrassBand of CentralFlorida. isone compelilionwinner, Amy Nelson(Chi- to achievea morefocused soond and ofou r finestsoprano comet players and B€ss Band)was nextto takelhe cago phrasing. he set tho bar highwith his extremoly stage.She playedSlavische Fanlasy musicalperformance ol Pray lo St. (Hohne/Kerwin).Amy has a beautilul l\Iy impressionsof lhis seclionwere G€gory(Alan Hovhaness). Bb cornet- sound,and hermemorization ofthis very overallvery posilive.There was defi- tisi Jay Cohenfrom ChicagoBrass pi6c6,along wilh herexcep- lechnical nitelysome hardwork and practic€ by all Bandfollowed with the tradilionalmelody createda verymusical lionalmusicality porlormers I will paraphrasea com- SomalimesI feel Like a Motherless pertomanceTh6only scary momentof mentmade to me by BrianBurdilt, our Chld.Unforlunately nerves thebet performancecame when accompa- 9ol ihe judge:lt seemedthal manyof lhe per- terof himcausing problems getting the nist,Steve Marcus hopped up and started formerswer€ r€aching for lhe perfor- dancingduring one of the interludes.I mancelevel lalher than jusl playing the amhappy to r€porlthal his fingers never conlinuedon page 13 left his handsduring lhis briefbout of insanity.A lho.ough"shushing" frcm Ms.Nelson ended Sleve's sponlaneous danceEven with the entics, this perfor- mancenot only showed lechnical profi FreeAd Space ciency,but also grealmusicality. This AvailableforNABBA captuing ofthe ebb and flow oflhe m!sic andthe joy broughl to herpertormances MemberBands! iswhatkeepsAmyNelson a solocompe- litionwinner year after year. A soloisl T}:,e Brds! Bond Bti.l$e offers a iiee Quaner Page Ad on a lirst com€, first served from our hostband (SolidBrass) was basisto memberbands. The adswill only be us€difthere is unuscdspace available nexllo pedorm.David Lucich pedormed in the artdgeand the Editor reservesthe righ.to revis€the ad to fit the availablespace. lhe Concertinoin Eb (Sachse)on so oranocorn€lMr.Lucichoerformedtech- The ad spacecan be usedto sellyour band'snew r€cordingsorjust lo tellpeopleyou're nicallyvery well; he played allofthe right oulherel Once0bandkt'ree ad appeaB,that band will go 1othe"end ofthe line,"sivins notesin the rightplaces. His approach all memberbands a chanceto useavailable space. Send your "cameraready' ads,no onlhe soprano was a bittrumpety for th is largerlhan I l/2" by 4 l/2" to the Editor Colin Holman

Junem03The Brass Band Bridge 11 12 TheBrassBand Bridge June2003 continuedfrcn page 11 sopranocornel 3. Cyndi (PraF Scoglio D visionthe competition was exlremely rnstrumentlospeakinpp passages The rie BrassEand), cornel. toughand again complimenls to adjudi- secondmovement of OskarBohme's cator BramGregson for his wise dis- Robin Weatherallis the NABBAMem- Canceiain F 'l,inorwas ihe choiceof cerningjudgment on somevery difficult bership Secrelary. CyndiScoglio frorn Prairie Brass Band. decisions. Shedemonslratedawidedynamic range, Youth grass Solo beaulifulsound and a clearhigh regis- Similarto the baritone,lhe lrue brass ter. This was an excellenlchoice of bandenlhusrast always appreciates a Reviewe.l by Pugh musicforherand I pul her In the running. Joel fine tenorhorn solo, with ils lightpure Theflugelhorn was next in lhe handsof sound.This instrument was well aepre- Oespitebeing lhe only one in l\IichaelWarner trom SpokaneBrltish lhis divi- sentedby two differenl performers. Lisa playerDavid BrassBand. He choselo performthe sion baritone Dimmitwas Sousafrom the SpokaneBritish Brass secondmovement ol ThrceEpisodes certainlydeseryingof lhe lstplaceprize, Bandplayed the firsl movementfrom performingHerman Bellstedl s Napoli (JoeTurr n) Hehas a veryn cesound Mozai'sConcarta No. 4. Havingheard It is fefreshnglo heara butfell afoul of theinherent intonation always barilone thrsclass ic piece pe rfomed ma ny trmes playedwell was problemsof theinslrument. New En- and lhis certainlylhe onthe "olher horn, itwasapleasureto case wth this performance He per- glandBrass Band's Denn sCaron chose hear the tenor horn renditionof thls EtudeNo. 2 by Charlierin a niceperfor- foamed it from memory and demon- piece.This is just added proof that nol skated excellenltechnique wilh a solid mancebutagain nerves came into play, only is lhe lenor horn is a legitimate tempo lhal was complelelyunder con- especiallyin lhe passageswith wide medium,but it hasa beautyall its ownl trol,which resulted in a veryfine perfor intervalslurs EricaSpalks Bough irom Ms.Sousa pedormed verywell, showing SaintLouis Brass Band is anolherfrrst goodcommand in allregisters and dem' 1 DavidDimmil(Ozarks [4oun- classsoprano conel playet Medila- Bgsllls: onstratinglhe light characteristrc sound tain SritrshBrass Band),barilone lionfrom lhais ( I\rassenel) proved lo be forwhichlhis instrument is known.The a good choice.After a slighllysheky othertenor horn particrpantwas Cyn Joel Pugh ts lhe Direclorof Bands aI startshswarmed inlo a gorgeoussound Sanchez,also from the Spokane Erilish lormel wilha seeminglyeffortless upper regis' Bemtdt State Universtly and BrassBand, pefiotming 1812 Riff (an. dieclor ot the Heidelbee BrassBand. ler Unforlunalelynerves got the better PaulHaack). After a longday of se.ious He seryes on lhe NABBA boatd ot of her but she finishedwilh an overall concedo-stylepieces, lhrs tongue-rn- solidperformance. How GrcalThou At7 ch6€k"tribute to a romanticmasterpiece waslho cholceof cornetplayer Dennis wasenjoyed by all. Ms. Sanchezper- Adult Low Bras6 l\,,lodraceklrom the Easternlowa Erass Technical form6dthe solo verywellin thejazz style, BandHe has a nicebig sound and a whichcan be difficult to achieveon this Reviewedby Pugh. goodsolid upper register, especially in Joel inslrumenl.Hea performance left the pppassages. He had severa I intonalion audience,(aswellas Bram Gregson) all NABBA foMard in problemsand unfortunatelythe final look anolher step smilesl Jim l\Iarshallof lhe Spokane lheirconlinued groMh highEb was not in hisrepertoire today. by separatingthe BriiishBrass Band was the loneadult FinallyMalhewVangjel performed Psa/m lechnicalsolos into highbrass and low baritonepa icipant,performing G.F. for year. fron TwoPodmits by JoeTurrin. This bGss the first time lhis This Handel's/RichardPowell Sonala i/l This gifted young flugelhornplayer from move allowedfor a shoderday for the wasa verygood choice to showoff ihe judges,but in will permil Jamesl\radison University has an im also lhe fr.rlure beautifllqualilies of the barilone.Mr. moreparticipanls peccablesound, consislentlhroughout ineach section. llwas I\rarshallplayed the adagio sections wilh no surpise lo anybody affiliatedwith therange. His relaxed approach helped a beautitullight tone and the technical NABBA lhal great him givea tirst classperformance. l'll lhe majorityof the seclionswith a similarlighl technique, participants m players.ll wagerwe will see muchmore of this were euphoniu makinglhe seleclionsound like it was taleni€dyoung genlleman. isnicetoatleasl haveavenuewherelhis originallywritten for baritone. wonderfulinstrument can be ulilizedto potential. Results: 1. I\ratthewVangiel (Jarnes its full Bul in additionto the plethora MadisonUniversily), flugel; 2. Don of euphoniumists,the tenor horn,baritono McAfee(Brass Band ofCentrai Florida), and ttombonewere also wellrepresentedIntheAdultLowBrass continuedon page 14

June2003The Enss Band Bridge 13 Continuadhgm page 13 seNingof this honor. The thirdplace thetoD o ze. winner As pr€viouSlymentioned, the euphoni- was Jeff Binnsof the St. Louis Brass (Peter umsmad€ upthe bulkof lheparticipantr Bandwith 8/,7arl9 Gfa- All of the Darticipantsshould be con- ham).Though pi6ce, gratulated perfor anthis division. Wth the prcminentrole notan obscure this for thek wonde.ful is a pioce thel deseNes thisinslrument plays in the brassband much mole mances! lt is evidentthal muchwoli quantity participants attentionfrom euphoniumists for it is a wentinto each solo and it was extremev setting,lhi6 of isnot great surpfising.Mett Kennan trom Henderson themeand va ationsolo that is enlight€ningand enjoyable for the audi- indicativeof Petercreham's fantastic ence StateUnive6ity Brass Band perfomed to hearsuch a wonderfulcross- wriling.Mr. Binns showed one of the newervirtuosic solos writton blazingtech- sectionof music. This is furtherevi- nique,rvhetheron the difficult triple tongu- denceof thegrowth in thequality of the for euphonium, BIue Lake Fantasias. 'finge/ This piec6is an unaccompaniedp.o- ingsections, or lh€ fa6hy sec- NABBAbends, for if the individuals tionsin the finalvadation. grammatacselectionprcmiered by Brian His lyrical conlinueto demonstrat€this lev€lof playingin minor Bowmanst lheLeonard Falcone Eupho- lhe v€riationshowed exp€rlise,the bands lhemselves will be greatcommand of lhg uppertessitura. the direcl beneficiaries. Congratul+ niumCompEtition, which takes plac6 al Also,lik6 many Britbh p€rtomedl the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Mr. euphoniumsolos, tionsto allwho lh€ oioceends on an'F" whichthls Kennanplayod three ot the fivemovo- soloistplayedwith gr€etas6urance. Well Rolultlr (Henderson ment6of this solo: I "Fkofly,"lll ?llThat 1.MarkWndham Done!GEil Robertson ofthe Brass Band Bra86 lenorhom; Jazz'andv 'ParlyAntic6.' The lech- StateUniversily Band), of CantralFlorida garnered lh€ 2nd 2.Gail (Brass Central nicaldernandsinthis solo are extremsly Robertson Bandof placeseloction, performing the Herbert Florida),euphonium; 3. Jeff Binns(St demandingand notoniy did ho navigalo L. Clarkgversion ol The Cdmivalof Louis8r€ss Band), ouphonium the technicalchallenges succ$sfully, V€nc6. Playingthe solo from m€mory, buthe alsoshowed musicalmaturity by Ms.Robort8on show6d 6 gorgeou6cl€ar Joel Pugh is the Dircclor of Bdnds al addingmany mlsical nuanc$ to the dalk euphoniumsound in opening Benidji University dnd fotmer music. ThomasRab6r of lhe Oza* th€ State introductionand them€,which set the Heidelb9tgB.ass Band. MountainBritish Bras6 Band pedomed diroctorof lhe tonefor vaiationsthal followed.Her He se/v6ao, the NABBAboard ol one of lho groet hislo.ic€uphonium techniquewas impressivo, sofos,Erik Leidzen's Sorg oftheBrolheL extremely becaus€it truly s€€medeffortless. Of Mr.Raber showed complete command additionalnotewas h6rincorpo€ting the Adult Low Blalr Slow Melody ofthissoloby notonly performing itfroln diflicultdynamic contrasl in the toughesl memory,bul also going b€yondlhe sectionsof the solo. She shouldbe R9viewedby RalphHotz technicaldBmands to giv€a complete comm€nded musicalDodormance. His technioue fot het originalcadenza sheadded to the pi€ce.The playingin LowBrass Slow waseffoiless 6ndthe lydcalwereplaygd cad€nza Th€ theAdult certainlyshowed ofi the soloistat her MelodySection was ofvery high caliber extremelymusically, so as lo providothE bestand set up the ihrillingfinale per- thisyear. Ron Waiksnoris, Bandmasler contrastintended by the composer. fectly.The 1st winnerin thoAdultLow oflheNewYork Staff Band ofthe Salva- KendraGohr ofthe Prairi€B€ss Band Bras6Technical Division went to Mark tionArmy was this yealsjudge and his gave uBanother rendition of Bellstedt's DavidWndham ofthe Henderson State task was difficultas the level of perfor- Napoli A6 is alwayslhe casewith great Brass Band playingthe Finalefrom mancewasveryhigh. The winner, Linda music,il's ajoy to h€ardiffe.entintelpr€- Lars-ErikLatsson's Corceftino fot Ttun- Y6o,who nowplays for PrahieBrass lalionsoflhe samepiec€, because lhis bone. This pieceis one of the mosl Band,madeherparenls,whower€ inlhe is wheleone's personal musical ma* populatlrombone concertos audiencefor her canbe made. Ms- Gohrgavean exciling and lhe oerformance.oroud Finalgis a movementwhichshowcases Lindadidacommondable job playing the performanceof this wonderfulpiece. th6trombone in a manner,manythink is ewaze C,onceftolor Bass Trcmbone. Hertechniquewas clean and light. She practicallyimpossiblel He demonslEted SaraAlbert, principal lrombone of Brass demonslrateda great command of the geve a lruesymphonic trombone sound, had Bandof CentralFlorida. Dlac€d second exlremesin rangeand overall a played veryenjoyable performance. complele crmmand of every regisler and beautifullyin ihe mostdiffr- andshowed a lighldoubletonguethat is cull pieceattempted by anyonein this theprcrcquisite ne€d€d to even atlempt Thecompetition wasvery close, butthe thissolo.Mr. Windhamplayedlhis piece page threeprizewinners were especially de- continuedon 15 flawlessly and certainlywasdeserving of

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All who pedormedplayed very well. Sorneof lheoLrtslanding soloistswho did nol receiveawards, but who stoodoul were WilhamBritt, euphonium player fromlhe Spires Brass Band p ayinga near flawlessperformance of the TessariniSonala in F Malbrmovement #2 NicoleKline, tenof horn frorn Brass Bandof Cenlra I Floridaikewiseplayed splendidlyin a HowardSnell arrange mentof E/egyby Shostakovich

OurNABBAbands have raised the stan- dardol musicaland technicalplaying Theqlality ofour musicians has risen to higherand higherlevels, and we will conlinuelo hearoutstanding individual soloistsin the individualand ensemble lefi lo righl Ja mes Curnow, Brian Bu.dilt, Joh n de Salmeand Ray Faff discussthe liner competitions.\ryhelher the cornpetition poinlsof Monlage(Graham) is in the solo competitionsor the en- semblecompetilions, or in theChampF onshipBand Competition, lhe bar has, AdultBrass Ensomblos (Peter and is, beingraised. lt was very of Bal/of Flro Smalley)was the piece. impressiveto bea listeneralthis year's mosttechnically difficult There Reviewedby JacksonM Hill piec6 competition.The judges had, and will wasno roomfot errorin lhis and havein thefuture, have their hands lull I applaudlheir ef{ort. Tuba Time from llwasa greatprivilege lo bea partof lhe (Tom evaluatingour NABBAmusicians and [4otorCity chose Tubamoble Ritter NABBAleam lo hear lhese fine en- good bands Vvletherlistening to thesolo or George)They showed extremely semblesperform. Vvhen these small ensemblecompelition, orthe band sec- loneand balance. I reallyenjoyed lhis groupsget togetherthey learn how lo performance. Band tioncontest, the listeneris lreat€dto a TheChicago Brass blendand developlone quality and pre- higherand higherstandard of perfor- Players,the largestof all of the en- cisionwiththeir inslrumenls. The roots of manceseach year sembles,chose Thg B/andenbury Con- brassbanding are developedin this certo#3.The group did all lherightthings environmentl\rany of the ensembles quality, Resultsi 1. LindaYeo (PrairieBrass fromlone technicalandblend lo showedgreat preparation. Do nolforgel presentagreal performance. qual- Band),bass trombone; 2. SaraAlberl This the ensembleas only as goodas the performance the full (BrassBand of CentralFlorida), trom- ily of transfersto weakesiplayer. Music selection can bone;3. TylerBraxton (Henderson Slale sizeChicago Brass Band. helpwith this problem. UniversityBrass Band), hombone Inlhe ensembl€ 6nvironment, one must Allof thegroups performed well. Some group RalphHolz is a nenber of the Rocky thinkof the whefeall voices need groups, l thought,gaveoutslanding per- MountainB|asswo',s and the NABBA to be balanced.The brassband tone formances.Both James Madison groups, quality Boad of Directors muststart at lhe cornetsand The TromboneQuartet and The Blue transferdown throlgh lhe othervoices. StoneBrass showed thal the college has We have made remadableprogress a realunderstanding ofbrass band music. continuedon page 16 TheSt. Louis Middle lven performance

June2003The Bnss Band Bddge 15 continuedfrgm page 15 polyrhythmsand difi€rent dynamics in tors in this sessionincluded Adjudica- eachhand. Thiswasmugicmaking BrianBurditt. James Cumow. Ray from last year to nowand I recommend atan tors enremelyhigh level. Farr, Bram Gregson,Ken Moor6, Ro- thalallb€sg ban& havewo*ing brass Christopherwa3a realshowmanwho broughtlhe audienc€ naldWaiksnoris,NABBAPresidontAnila ensemblesa3 part of theirorganization. to theirfeel for a slanding Hunt,NAB&qControllers John de S€e you in Charleslon,VW in 20M. ovation. Salme W Hoh, and SolidBrass Lets break rocordsfor th6 numberof and Ronald parlicipanls. Result8: 1. ChrislopherKarabin (Prai- composerTroyHelm. Special mention ri6 BrassBand); 2. Andrw K€ith(Chi- mustbe madeofthe helpgiven by key cago E|ass Band);3. DewieDowdy playersof GrimethorpeColliery Band, R€lulb: 1. ChicagoBrass Band Plsy- (BrassBand of th6Tri-State) well somememb€rs ot the Solid elsi 2. BluestoneBrasg (James liadi- as as Brassof Little Rock,lhroughout ih€ son);3. TubaTime (Motor City Brass AdultPercu!!lon from thes€ Band) Enaombler session. Severalsoloists bandswerefeatured [s€e below], as well Raviowodby RobinWeathercI asTerry EveGon, princlpal cornat, Now JacksonHill is a baitone playerandthe EnglandBress Band. NABBABoard foundarof lhe Brass Band of the Ti- Eolhent.ies in this sectionperformed memberFrank Northwas especially St€to wondedully.Jam€s Madi6on Univelsity helpfulincoordinating lhe many assign- Percussionchose Trio Per Uno mentsandset upchang€s necessary in Adult PorcualionSolor (Zivkovic),a complicatedmulli-instru- lhepercussionseclion.Alllh€partsgot mentworkwithmanydynamic levels and coveredif sometimeswe had some Revievtedby Robin Weatheftll driving,persistent rhylhm. This group interestingbalancesr 7 Eflatbasses and wereall butfaullless in theirinterprela- 1 B flat bassat one tame;1 soprano Thisis thg lirsl yesrth6ae has beena lion. Th€Chicago Percussion Project cornatto balancea bandof 70+. separslePercussion Solo Competilion. pedodnedon one Marimba,Slubemic TeralynKeith fron ChicagoBrass Band (MarkFord). They played not onlythe Thereview follows the od€roflh€ read- pedormedGreetings lrcm Concetlofor balsbut also the resonators. Theyare a ingsession. At the end of each publigher Manimba(Rasauro), with tirst class play- fin6groupotplayels but they didnthav6 I havelisted additional wo*s received ingagain setting the barhigh for ihose lheextrs gpark ofenlhusiagmthat made thatwill be usedat the ReadingBand following.Excellent technique made a JamesMadision Univelsity lhe winnels s€ssionoftheAshland Bra53 Band F€s- very difUcullwo* sounddoc€ptively in mymind. tival, Saturday,June 21, Anila Hunt, ea3y.Hgr l€fl handmallet3weretoo hard presiding.In thiswaywe have been able formytasl€ making the low6roctaves ot ReBultsr1. James l\4adison 2. Chicago tog€tasmany ofthe pieces gubmittedlo the inslrumentsound too p€rcussive, PercussionProj€ct usfeatured at a NABSAeveni. Andr€wKeith, also from Chicago Brass Band,gave us Foolp€fh(Samu€ls) ex- Robin Wealhemllis lha NABBAMen- Unlessotherwis€ noted. tho Insirumen- hibitingoxcellent dynamic, good bal- betship Secrctary. tationsuDDlied for €achilem revi€w€d ancebetween lhe hands.The l\rarimba followstraditional B.itish br€ss band is a difficultinstrument on which lo READINGBAND scoring.Most British publishers supply displayanything but technique, Andrew onlykeble clefversionr for allpads with madereal music. DewieDowdy from Oeanizedand Reviewadby RonaldW. the exceptionof basstrombone. A full B€ssBand of the Tri-Statechose Monis Holz scoreis provided unless oiheMise noted. of Bach's Goldenburg'slranscription Thedifticulty rating systBm is asfollows: ViolinConcatlo in A minor.Again hard On Fridayevening of NABBA2003, a E Easy;ME Moderately EasyiM Moder- malletsfailed to bringoul the ich colors goodsize band fomed on the stageof ate; MD ModeratelyDifficult; 0 Difiicult; of the Marimba.Nervousness also re- mainauditoium in lhe Robinson Cenler AD AdvancedLevel-Very Difiicull. The sull€din a coupleof majormemory just priorlo 5:00p.m.. In 90 minutesa reviewsare organizedby publishor; lapses.The final perfomer was Chris- gEat dealof musicwas readand we contactinformalion is alsosupplaed. lopherKa€binfrom Praine Brdss gand- evenhad a shodNABBA meeting $,herein H€choso a multi-instrumentsolo by Al membersof the NABBAEoard were Payson,S/avlc D€nse. This was 6n introducedby Pr€sidentAnila Hunt to continuadon page 17 excellentchoice of music, requiring the memb€rshipat large.The conduc-

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The ba nd parts east Expressway,Atlanta, GA 30329; BandLevelI\L NABBAispleased now to are straightforward,though Lloyd calls 404-728-1383; usa south@aol. con. includethe Australian firm l\Iuso's I\redia for 4 good percussionistincluding a These items are from lhe American publishers. in our list of One of their ratherinvolved mallel pad (called Key- lnstrumentalEnsemble Series majorcontributors is BarrieGott, a ver- boards)calling for vibes, bells, and xylo- (formerlyAmericanBrass Ensemble satilemusician,ananger, andcomposer. phone. Theother three parls are tim- Series)edited by JamesCumow. The ln lhis A'B'A fom work Barriechal- pani,drom set, and auxiliary, the latter arrangementsmay be played by a group lengesthe risingcornet soloisl in areas beingtheleast important. 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June2003 The Bnss Band Bridge continuedfmm pdge 20 a Largoentited Th€ Chapelot King's Colleg€.h fre n|ildh WightERound.The Com€t Offlce. PO dwhich Broadbent ForAshfandFogtival: Fanfarc for BEss ins6rtsa Hymn (Holme). Box157. Gloucestershire. cL1 1LWUK to th6 Angels;th6 entire Eard nrov,6ffFntcould lel 011-44-1452-524-438;Email: be a valuabletone- sndy atde! The finel movement, vtrigh t-and - rcu nd@i nle rc ctive- en. GRIMETHORPEMASTERCLASS Tdn sctences.co.uR titlod and Gown,is dividedinto 3 !dixr8: l) Sdt€tzo: Aboul Town;2) Gary Cutt and "GnnEy' tE.fonned a Inttn@r P!te/3 Soprano and Euphonium Ouel: Piece;and 3)Valse: forty-fi ve ninute masbrclaaaFa.qt Bur|p. The burE6 in finale re3Dongivoaudlencs on F Barcelora (An. PhalipHarp€.) Sopfano lhe com€, and aa wooH providingthe mostleaEang eF CornetistNigel Fielding and Euphonium You oq,ed with rhythmacdis- evening, ptgcanenla,td !ryicopstion I thinkthis petizer ihe wonderfulGalg Conced lo Michaeloodd. Grinthorp€ Band. Soloist to chamang$.lil€ can ils' re- thofollowing evening. LevelMD; Eand LEvel MO. This duefs transcend come gionalorigim and harc lt uniquecombination minors an eadiet wile appeal. i3w€ll-scored and w€lkritten Ior devel- Theirprogram Included Allen's Xn,gltl vocalduetby FFddie Mercury and Mike opingband Templar match, complete with a de Molan.awo*fealured atlh€ Barcelona scriptionof lhe WhitFriday march con- Olympics. In fEcl, the arrangqmonl DavidRos€n Mu6ic, Kavanaugh. lestswhelethismaach g€lsplayed prob- openswith an gxtondedpr6lud6 by the 5611 Litll€Rock. AR 72207. Tel 501666- ablymore than any other. Gdmethorpe band, a soclion of contemporarypag- 5097: e-mail: [email protected] also p€dormedResurgam in tdbute to eantry. We did not play somoot lhis EricBall'6 csntenery. Gary Cutl's intrG opening,in whichHaper asksthe So- Synphony 41 lor Erass Eand (Troy ductionincluded the facl that they were prarnotocomeInona pj€nissimo high G,' Helm)L€vel lID. As a laslminulo addi- "justreading," though h€ evenseemed ar fromafar.'over a fortissimolulti in lhe lion, w€ were ebl€ read lhird happywith th€ fantasticperformance lowbrass and timDani! Th€ d€mands a.€ to lhe movemenlotTroy Helm's Symphony#1 they produced,leaving the audience nol excesaivobut you willwant 3 percus. tor BrassBand. Grimelhorpe Eand had spellbound.To be fair, Grirnethorpe sioniststo all lhe corect offects.The 9€t read his Fanfarefor BrassBand lh€ "reading"Rosurgaan i9like an Amencan mainsong unfolds in twoparts, the tir8t nightb6fo.e under his balon, and sow€ band Ihe Starsand Slrir€s a modoraterock bsllad which thon spe€ds "reading" lookedfoftvard to this opportunity,€s (atleast in tems offamiliarity)butlhis did up intoan exhilaratingfinale. The main wsll. Th€syrnphony is in lhnoemove- notprev€nt them trom giving an excep- obstacleto b6oveEome in masteringthe msnts,is lonalinstruclure (Eflat bsing tionallyreverential pedomance; even anangensntwill b€ balan@. being sure the orincioa!tonic of the oulermovs- Garyseomed salisfied by lhe rendition. lo notovelwhelm the duet, as lhereare ments),and of mod€ratelydifficult t€ch- lotsoffull blown,fully-scored mofienls nicallevel. Movement1 followsthe The bandalso included a p€dormance h6re.Th€ R€ading Band audience gave tradilionalDattelnofa slow intro followed of localcomposer Troy Helm's FanfarB ot/ileovation lo our Grimelhomesolo- by a symphonicallegro. Movement 2 fo. ErassBard wilhthe composer con- ists.whowgreSomehowable lo be heard makesretercnce to and use of the ducting.Following an informal queslion overthe mass of 70+playercl Grogorianchant melodyVictima€ and answel s€ssaon.the band con- paschalilaudes, a B€quenceforEastgr clud€dtheir clinic at jusi th6 righttime A UniveBWSuite (Der€k Broadbent); Sunday.l\rovomsnt lhree is in 6/8time, witheveryone's appetite whetted for the Level[4E. This three-movementsuile markedAllegro con bdo,and exploils followingevening. ll was a wonderful wascommissioned by lhe EastAnglian hemiolarhythmic pattems. Helm bdngs musicallaunch into the eveningof so- BrassBand Association for its' Youlh back referencesto the two previous cializingtogether, cerlainly lhe hottop|c Commissions€ndTraining Proj€ct 2002- movemenlsvia caclic treatment, the 8ym- of conveFalionduring the barbeque, 2003. Designedfor developingbands phonyending with a lransformaiionof anda bnllientwayforourho3lstoselthe andplayels, it 6ucceedsadmarably. We thgflrstmovementsopeningmolive. This lonefor thefollowing day of bandcom- onlyread mov€ment 1, The Greal Gate musicis immediatelyaccessible while p€tations. Houseof St. John's,which sounded alsohaving a cediainlasting power ll is tenificplayed by the largemassed band. conservativein tems of modemstyle. They read it quile easily. The olher butthal should prove to itsadvantage.I movementsalso rcfl ect on other scenes continuedon page 23 lookfoMard to h€adngSymphony #2, atCambridgeUnivetsity. Movemeht 2 is whichTroy says is just aboutreadyl

22 lheBmsBadBddgeJune2m3 conlinuedfrom page 22 program.Afler an energeticopening, BANDCOMPETITIONS the solidtirst chair players, cornet, eu- Kelh Wilkinsonis the MusicDircctor of phonaum,flugei and trombone,played OPENSECTION lhe CuyahogaValley BrassBand fluidsoloseclions. E/sa's Processio, to the Calhedralisa difficultwork to pulloff. Reviewedby Keilh Wilkinson CHALLENGESECTION Intonalionsuffered, dynamics crepl up too high,but neverlhelessSpokane Reviewecl lhadthe pleasure lhis yearolannounc- by Robin Weatherall broughla lotofconviction lo thispiece. ptenty Ingfortheperformances intheOpen and Therewas cerlainly ot energyin HonorsDivisions The ChellengeSection testpiece, Ihe theteslpiecebui itwas justshodof being Spintof Advenlurewas commissioned convincingenough lo bein contention. fromKevin Nolbury The first band to lake lhe stagewas forthe compeiilion. l\rarkWlliamsand Spokane Erilish Brass proud James Madi3onUniversity Brass Bandcan be very ofthei showing Spir6sBrass (John Band(Kevin Stees), thesole pedormers Band Slezak)made andI hopetoseethem atlhecompelilion a gfeatslarl inthe Open Division. Th is Division allows lo lhe day'scompelitron lt again.The final band was Honderson rsamazing theinclusion ofnon-slandard brass band howrapidly lhe slandardof Stato univeGity Brass Band (Wes progressed yea inslrumentetion(primarily k!mpets and brassban ds has in2 1 rs Bransline).They openedwilh Festiye on competition. frenchhorns) so il is alwaysinieresling The marchcerluron Oya.turc(Shostakovich)Good sound, openedtheir program. The to hearlhedifferenl timbre produced by slrenglhof lotsofene€y,lhe future ofbrass band- lheband. I wasimmediately rmpressed lhelowerend of theband was apparent ing is in goodhands with these young fromthe good p6rfor- people. wrththis band'soverall grasp of a lrue startand a strong Nexlcame a solidperfofinance mance giv6n brassband so!nd andconcepl despite was wilhonly a fewminor of a verydifticult work, B atbels Adagio. flutfs lam the inclusionof some"foreign" instru- afanof Nobury'smusic and Wes Branstinekepl the dynamicswell menls. The Spinlof Advenlureis a welcome underconlrol, and inlonationwas very additiontothe reperlohe. Spires gavea good.The testpiece had lots of energy, solid readingwilh generally They openedwtlh LondonOvefture someinspired mo- was tidyand they played good ments.The playing (SparkE),an extremely demanding work basssection did an admi- dynamics.The slandard ot in rable job recentlyused as the test piece at NABBA Spiresclosed with ChallengeSeciion advances every year Symphonette(Stephen fortheHonors Division Today's pertor- Bulla),a cham- andeveryone of thesebands did a fine rngwork. Theslowfiovemenl job mancewaSan outstandjng one demon- hadsome Congratulationslo €ach and every rntonatpnprobiems stratinga greatsound, good ensemble butlhe finalmov€- Player. menlproduced playing. andvery secure inlonalion. The lreach' somevery fine Nextupwere erouscadenzas were €xtremly wellex- N€wEngland Brass Band RobinWealherall is lhg NABBAMen- (DougYeo).They eculed- indeedthe soloists played wilh openedwithIreUgtl bershipSecretary of The authoritylhro!ghout. The day hadcom- WoddlDean Goffin). A beauti- fullycontrolled played mencedal an extremelyhigh standardl opening,the band HONORSSECTION wilhlaste and musicality. The testpiece gol greal Theband continued with ihetesl piece- oft to a start,wilh solid tenor Revigwedby Keilh Wilkinson homs,enthusiastic pe.cussion KevinNorbury's Spiril Ol Advenlurc.I and a memorablecomel was very Interestedlo hear this new solo.Next was a cor- We movedon to lhe Hono6 Division nel solo l'd RalhetHave NABBAcommission and wasn'tal all Jesusfeatur- which,in my opjnion,is lhe seclionat ing disappointed.We have a wonderful lheband's starplayerTerry Ev6rson. NABBAwhich has madethe most Terryproduces additionto the repertoirewhich l'll be a wonderfulsound and Progressin recentyears. We were usingwith my band soon possible. theband did an admjrablejob of accom- anticipatingsix accomplished bands led as as panying Inthe iestpiecethis band continuedwilh hirn,never overpowedng and byetperienced and very capable musi- tasteful.Spokane lhe samestylish playing thal theyhad BritishBra6s Band cians,A feastwas in storel ([Iark Wlliafis) demonslraledin th€irchoice piece. In cam6a long way to compete, fact, the performanceof this young WashingtonState is far from Tocelebratelhe100th anniversaryof the LittleRock, groupfrorn flrst noleio lastwas at a butwellworththejourney for theseline players. remarkablyconsislent hagh level MusicFor Grcen- conlinuedon page24 wich lEdwatdGregson) opened their

June2003TheBrass Band Bridge 23 @ntinuedhdn pdge 23 loday'spertormance. They continued to it endthere were a numberofinsec$ wilh 'Mid All The ftaflic (aft Leonad ritieswhich meant performano! co.npGe/8 birtha workby EricBall, 7he lhetihe Ballantine).an arrang€m€ntofthe lune didn'treally come to life. In Urrdaunlsd,had been selecledas lhe conlras[ "Shenandoah."Agein, the band'sfull lheir flnal piece, /mag6sFor Erass tesbiece.The challenges in thismusic soundimpressed and therc wasa good (Stephen Bulb) wirs much more a9 Her€ not technical;rather they were in unde6landingarouM lh6 ba.d d the sured wifr lols of v€ry pleasing mo- themo|e sublle areas ofbalance, conlrcl conduclofs and anange/s inE{i'is, rErt!. lt wG ai irBldirg .+dd andintonation. There were numerous not leaslin theiratternpt at a lrue bgEio lhb day's co.np€tlionthat w€ had nor expos€dareaa, not leaslthe opening style. MCBBconclud€d with Fanlrsy h6ard two periomances ot lhe sam molifannounced in octavesat pianis- For Brass Band (MalcolmAmold), a piece,the second one being dkected by simoby tho ba99 gection. Thercwas a piecewhich, while writlen in ons nbve- me compoger. furtherchallenge forconducto6 to make ment, conlainsfour vsry difforEnt6pi- lhe piecehang together musically - a sod6s. Theopening d€monstEled an We continuedwith SholdonThoat.. necessityto explore lhe spidtual conlent appropriatelyenergotic style, the D€nc€ Bl.la Band (JamesKur3hngr) who beingimponant in o.derto achievothb. showedgood ''feel",the exposedElegy chosolo divestraight inlo the leacher contaaneda few ins€curemoment6 and ousop€ning ofihe tesFiece.Didlsay Firstto tako lho challengewas Conlr.l the finalsection wes suitably 'teiy'. lhatthiB b€ginning was difficult? llwasn't OhloBr.!! B.nd ffonyZilincik).Thsy forthi€band whose basseg w€r€ exc+ openedwiththe Endvery crsd- leglpiece ClnqihnallBlaa! BBnd(Anita Cocker- lent - and at a true pianigsimo,too ilablyovorc€me th€ majo.ity ofthe diffi- Hu nt) came nexl and they, wisely, chose Throughoutthe piecethey produced a cultiesin th6 pieqe.Additionally it wag to openwith a marchralherthan launch verymusical pedormance mafied, un- evid€ntthal the conductor had m€naged straightinto the difiicultop€ning of the fortunqtely.by a numberof accidenB to getto theheart of thismoving music. te8tpiec€. Th€irchoice waa Flying The Their choice piece was tel/is yat4 They continued v,ith Roydl Pa*s Ersezo(Phillp Sp6*o) and thei. perfor- tions(Philip Spafte). This is a tough (Geo.geLloyd). I wasimpr$s€d by tho mancewas chaEcted3edby som€very piecebut it suitedthis bandwho tumed contrcll6dopening and an absolut€ unity rhythmicplaying, excellenl dynamics in an extremelyfine pedormanced|3- lhroughoulthe band in catchangthe anda goodsense of bslancebased on playinggood ensemble, v€ry able solo frequ€ntt€mpochsnge6 in th€first move- averyfull€oundlngbsss seclion. CBB's istgand a verymusical reading. The menl.Th6secondmovementwa8u/dtten pedormanceof the lerlpiec€wa9 ex- qui€t€ndingtookthe audi€nc€ rathar by in memoryofbandsmen killed by terror- tr€melycompelenl but also contained a s!rpnsel istsandthe band tried extremely hard to few momenlsof insecudty.lt s€6med, findtheoassion in the music. Afew small for me, that it hadn'tquile happened Lasllo taketh€stagew€s Pl.lrle Braaa w€renow intothe blemilhgs cr€eping someho$r.In th6arfinal piece, ,mages Band(Dallas Niermoyer). This isavery band'spedorman@ - a resultof tiring For Erass(Stephen Bulla), the band youthfulband which plays with a matu- perhaps.The lasl movem€nt displayed immediatelyappear€d to be more 9e- riv beyondthe yearsof the playe6 gooddynamiccontraslsandwas mostly cureand "at home". ltwas an authorita- Theycommenced with the teslpigce and perlorm€d.The HonoFDivision, lidily tiv€perform6nce of thisdiflicult music. gaveus a fine performancewilh good 2003,hed commenced at anextrem€ly dynamicsand very capable soloigts. ll highl€vel. Bandnumber 4 wasOza.k Mountain6 waga verymeasured p€rformance lack- B.ltlsh Braa! B.nd (StephenBulla) ingjusta liftle,perhaps, in the required irotor City Baaaa We nexllistened to and therewes addedinterest in this passion.They conlinled (and broughl (Craig andlhis band also B.nd Sl€in) performancein thefact thal lhe band's ourday to an end)with Sp€clrum (Gil- with the testpiece. The chose to slarl choicepieces were bothw.itten by their be.i Vinter). a series of episodesde- precadous openingdemonstrated some conductor.They commenced wiih the scribing all the coloG of the rainbow. prcblems percist€dfor intonation which recentFestival March. Montclai Citadel Therewas a goodatlempl bY band and much performance.This band of the (StephenBulla). Theopeningwasalittle conduclorlo capturelhe difi€r€ntmoods an imDressivefull band demonslrated unsteadvbutthereaft erlhe Dodormance of the fiusic and good soloi9tgwere wasa goodundorstand- soundand there wasvery rhyihmicaland displayed good againin evidence.This was a greal ing requireddynamic contrasts. of lhe dynamicconlrasts.This very busy march passagescre- Thenumerous exposed was playedin a mostlyvery cleanway- difficultiesfor the band in continuedon Pdge25 ated some Thetestoiece had a ralherunsettled leel

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conclusionlo the conlesl Nexlwas the Eastornlowa Brass Band (EarleDickinson). lt's alwaysa pleasureto see them in costumeenjoying th€ir music maktng. They with Afterhearing allsix bandsin the HonorsDivision. I opened VaughanWilliams' Vaialions. fhe beginning was a bilshaky, but the soon in. aswith wasglad lwas serving as announcerand nol as an band settled Again, adjudicatorWe hadlistened to lolsol highqual y Chicago,lhe lechnicalaspecls seemed to be in line, but here, intonationproblems played playingbul noband hadsurvivedlheday unscathed, wereevident The basses theirvarialion verywell, pick particuladyin thelestpiece. The adjudicalors were andlhe band seemedlo upaflerthat, buttheyseemed to havedifficulty rnaintaining those inlense moments. The ending of goingto havea very difficulttime assessing lhe thiswork is hardto pulloff, and this reviewertelt that lhey had played parformanceslo decidethe correclorder of merit it a little and therewas cenainlyno un ormityof oprnrcn loo safe. Morlagewas next for EIBB.They opening was a b unlidy. progress€d. amongtheaudience aboullhe possible outcome A btitthingssolidafied as th€y Therewere some fine very close-ninrace was beingpredicled by all. momentsthroughout, but intonalionissues and a slightlack of confidence goodperformance. good Beyondthe result, though, we need to congralulale marredan olheMise lt wasa eachofour Honorsbandson an extremely high level ol perfodnance.lt was a mosl interestingand continuedon page 26 enjoyabletime listeningto the fruitsof theirhard work. H€adiestCongratulations to them alll

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CHAMPIONSHIPSECTION BeforeTelevision. Before Radio,the country's major Reviewedby Tony Zilincik gource of entertainmentwas As alwaysat NABBA,lhe Chafipionshipseclion ths ConcerlBand . . , compelitionis the most eagerlyawailed Wlh the Mostcited StavangerBrass in allendance.their NoMegian reterencesource Pioneersin Brass Championshipin hand, the outcome seemed lo be forinformationin aforegoneconclusion. ButlheChicago Erass Band wasuntried at contesl,and some of lhe old guard ot recentarticles By theChampionshipsectionwerenotpresent.ltwas on the Inlernet GlennD. Bridges set uplo be an interestingday. NewCD-ROM Edition Thefarst band to competewas the newChicago . lncludes70 protilesol lhe gra33Band. Wlh ColinHolman at lhe helm and earlyBand Leaders and Brass somevery familiar faces in lhe band,much was tsBN 0-916262-05-7 ptayers expectedoftheirfirstcontest. They opened with lhe $29.95plus S&H . 45lulllength music selections testpiece, Graham's Monlage. The band played Distribuled Irom lhe origrnatcyhnders and platle very cleanlyand with greatconlrol. The hicky By tnctudesTheCornet and openingwas handled welland the soloists, perticu- www.bookbay.com larlyAmy Nelson,were very preclse. The band s 1-800-386-0061 Cornetist, performance,however, came off musicallyrather F.eeland,WA a compilationof talks flat. Therenever seemed to be a timewhen they [email protected] by HerbertL. Clarke "wentfor it. Thesame scenario held kue for Piet Vvillwork on PCs& PC Usepholos as Screensaver Swerts'Craiq. Theyplayed all lhe notes,but the enabledl\racs Searahon any nameor phrase excitementwasjuslnotthereTheyhedsetthestage Printwhat you needfor Bulletin fortechnical precision, bul it is ahraysa challenge Boards-ConcertBroadsides to foreseewhat ihe adjudicatorsare listening for.

June2003TheBnss Band Bridge continuedfrcn page 25 Eachsection of theband showed good excitingafternoon Congralulations lod formand they gave piece performance,but not the b€si lhis band the anexciiing oands, close. lt wasnow can offer, a closecall belween CentralFloridaand Sl. Louis- They were R€sults: technicallyon parwilh each olher, bul The BraEaBand ot Contral Flo.ida the overallnod. to lhis reviewer.was Tony Zilincik is the Music Di'gctor ot (lilichaolJ. Garasi)play€d next, and directedeverso slightly but the CentralOhio B/Ess Band and a Iuba ooenedwith the testDiece.From the soulhward, it wastoo close to call. player with the B''ss Band of Colum- oulset,it was clearthat theyhad lruly bus graspedlhe natureof lhe work. Lively ll is alwaysa treatto havea bandfrom and rhythmicallyprecise, lhe band outsjdeNorth America at the competi GALA CONCERT displayedgreat confidence and energy. lion.Being relativ€ly newatthis, it's good Therewere a few nicksand sctatches, for us to se€firslhand whel haooens in Nobodycould b6 possiblyfeeling brassed andlhe occasionaloverblown section, lh€worldwherecomp€tilionismorethan oft by the slunningp€rformance given but the bandreally captur€d the spirit. anannuelevent. The Stavahgga Braaa the GrimethorpeColliery Band, a The qu€stionagain was whelherthe by Bandopened with the testpiece. They Galaconcerl that wag the bestI could judgeswantedclean and tidy, or exciting playedwith great lechnicalprccision ever rememberattending. The Solid and driven...theplol thickened. The andconsummate musicianship. Some Brassstaffwho organized this weekend s bandconiinued with the relativelynew of the fasttemoi mav have been over- festivalshould b€ heartily congratulaled Arbior.With cornets splayed out behind done.but the musrcdid notsufler and notonlyforgetling us allsmoothly lo lhls the band,they carriedoff the atmo- the bandhandled lhe challenge.The poiniin thew€ekend, butalso forprovi& sphedcwork wilh greal int€nsityand soloistswereimpeccable, and the inleF ing such a sp€ctacularconclusion lo underslanding.One could lEll that they pr€tationof Or.King seemed lo beright NABEAXXI. wercreally enjoying their work. Again, on. Moslevidenl was the fact lhat the the occasionaloverblown smear would bandsodously enioyed whal lhey were Theband provided a concertlo remem- erupt,and lhe cometswould get a bil doing.Ihey werehaving fun! Thereal ber,brass band enlhusiastor not, musF trumDeUike.butthat did nold6tractf rom tteat,how€ver, came wilh their second callyrefined, visually inspired and bnl' a fineperformanc€. For this reviewot, selection,two movem6ntsf rom Sparke's lianilyconceived, with a strongslamp CenlralFloridahad claimed the lop seal Hymn ol the Highlands. Wth music fiomthe musicalhand of ElgarHowarth for thelime being. standsremoved, the band assumed in evidence. slagedpositions around the stagewith AnotherColin Holman led groupwas Dr.King seat€d quielly in the lh ird cornet crimelhoDeopened and closedwith n6xt. \ryhata deuntinglask indeedto seclion.Th6 band had memorized lhe Howarth'sarrangement ol the Luceme lakelwo bands in thg samedivision. lt musicand chofeographed movemenis Song,a cl€vervehicle to get the band had be6ndone before and il's always thatbrought all soloiststo thefore and bothon and off the stage. Afler a bravura interestingtosee howlhe bandswillfare addeda realflair lo the oerformance. renditionof Rus/a, and Ludni a, lhey whencompared lo eacholher. The St. Thelesson to be learnedhere is thatit then troopedout a wonderfularray ol LoulaBleea Bandooened with Mor- doesn'talways have to be businossas soloists.Richard Marshall and Sandy l6geand,Like CentralFlorida, they had usual. Rememberlhat CentralFlorida Smith both provided exemplary com6 lo pley. Exhibitinga diffe.ent wasdoingthis,loolStavangerhandled charalcedsticpedomancesof popular approachlhanChicago, St. Louis played lhe breakneckspeeds with great clarity items.Michael Doddand Shaun Hudson withgreal verve; controlled, yes, but with andconfidence, and quietsections provided thesoft shoe a bil moreabandon. The intonation the thecolumesand werctenderandimpagsioned. They had shufflein their tributeto Laureland problemsthat had plagued the section effeclivelyperfomed GalaConcerl I as Ha.dy-inaddition to somebrilliant eu- thatdaydid not esc6po St. Louis. They thelong slanding ovalion proved. The phoniumplaying. OnlyNigel Fielding navigatedmost of the rhythmictraps ChamoionshiDSection winner was seemedskangely uncomfortable in his well,and played a brillianlending. The crownedbutwe bands secondselectjon wes Sparke's hadto wail and seewho solo contribulion,lhough his soprano wouldwin the Amedcan playingin was Pariita.As is the casewith mostSparke section- the band wonderful. lestpieces, lhere were lots of notes, and A verydifficult test pieceproved to be St.Louis played them allwilh great relish. a continuedon page 27 greatchallenge to all and provided for an

26 TheBrass Band Bridge June2003 continuedfrcm page 26 EbBass soloisl; Czard€s(Monti), Shaun G€hamto excerpt ittirstly as an Eb tenor CroMher, Weavedinto the anticswere Shaun Eb Bass soloist;Orglaslic hornsolo with brass band, and nowin Darce (Respighi/Srnithl: CroMhe/sconlinuing attempls to play a Galopftom thisversjon fora Bbsoloist. lfyou usea solo,like a naughtyEnglish schoolboy Wliam TellOveiurc (Rossini);Luceme flugelhomsoloisl, the flugelhom pa.tfor (arr. lryingto be firstlo answera queslion, Sorg Howarth). lhebandis notmissedas itdoublesother andcontinually denied the opportunity. voicesth roughout. Th is is a grealoppoF Ot course,the audience'ssympathy tunity for any expressivecornet or Nextyears NABBA eventuallybrought him foMard for a Competitionwill be flugelhornsoloist in any NABBAbandto heldin Charleston, hiladouslendition of lhe CuckooSong W€slVirginia. Fea- befeatured.The solo pad only ascends turedal (despitethe thwartingattempts of the thatcompetitionwillbea NABBA to a highwritten A once--otheMise,the otherband members), and then crown- GalaBand, which will be compisedof remainderof the parl fils conveniently ingil altott with Czardas. lhebestof the best brass playersAmeica inlothe middlerange. Expressiveand I hasto offer. Only one m€mber per band sensitiveplaying and condlclingare a will be permitted participale. Theband lost noopportunity toshow its to Out. musl. This new arrangemenishould playerswhodo hengthand tinesee in Wlhy's standing notbelong toa quicklyostablish itself in lhe repertoire of Paganini particapaiing Varialionsand Respighi'sOrg,asalc and compelingband are brassbands everywhere. especially Darce.Thesewere balanced with Goff encouragedto apply. The bandwill reheaFe ll Richards'Bll/ Bailey.Manbo Caliente for twoand days Piece Heroiquo(Cesar Franck/Tony imm€dialelyprior years and EleanorRlgby. AdjudicatorRay to nexl contest. Rickard),2003. Fullscorewith optional Participation Farr,who has in pastyears conducted will be limitedto NABBA organ part. 7 minutes. Ivlodorately members, the band,fed th€m in B/ueRondo a la andwillbe selecled and noti- difficull. lied al latef Iurk. Therewas no queslioningthe a dat6. ContaclRobin Weatheralf band'sconsistent ability to thrillmus! l6nod,om@sbcgl ob al. net ol Cesar Franckcomposed the P/ece RalphHotz callyand entertain inspiralionally. For [email protected] ol Herciqueas one of the Trols Pleces yourinteresl jnau- the first NABBAin eleventhat I have inrecommending oulstand- pourGrandOrgue in 1878for the ing your attended,anddespilea 150 minuteGala individualsfrom band. gurationof the new Cavaille-Coll organ at Concor|l slillwantedto hearmor6. This theTrocadero in Paris.This 6killful and llrakeplans y€ar's was brassbanding at its best,and the nowto attendnext slirringarrangement, which includes an contest,Aprill6-17,2004 audiencein Litlle Rock were royally wilhdetails at optionalorgan part for addadcolor, treat6d. www.nabba2004.con retainsthe characterot the original, whiletransferring it to the sonoityof a Program:Lrc6m6 Song (arr, Howarth); brassband. Of course,lhe musicre- Ruslan and Ludnilla (Glinkal quiresconsiderable stamina and sus- Hargreaves);Chanya, (lveson), Rich- lainedphrasing for everyone.The op- ard l\rarshall,cornet soloist; Posl Hom tionalorganpart ifused (why not?)really Ga/op(Koenig), Richard Marshat', makesfor an impressiveconced item. Thescoring ismosteffective, posthornsoioist; Pavane lFautel withlhefull Langford);4,7 Bailey(arr. Richards); band cominglogelher for lhe closing Ev€ryree,(arr. Catherall), Sandy Smith statementswhichalso take solocomets lenorhorn soloist; Paganini Vaiations RosehillMusic 1 and2 up to writtenhigh C#'s and D's (Wlby);Aghcourl Sorg (arf. Howarth); (thoughthey are dolbled withthe so- A MamboCaliente (afi. Smith);Nessun Timefor Peace (PelerGraham), 2003. prano).lf you are lookingfor the next Doma Ker1,i,in),Nigel Fielding, Fuli scorewjth Bb soloist(cornet or E/sa's P,rocession,here it is*an ideel latr. flugelhom). sop€nocornet soloist; Blue Rondo a la 2 1/2minutes. Moderatety concertcloserwith a orandstandfinish. easy. Iu,'k{arr. Edwards), Ray Faft conduc- lor', Eleanor Rigby lafi. Fetnie); An- olherF,reMess (Smilh), Michael Dodd Oneofthe mostmemorable and moving moments andSha!nHudson, euphoniu msoloists; in PeterGraham's 7he Es- sence (used McAtlhurPa* (aft.Catherall); Cuckoo of Iine as theChampion- ship Song(arr. Howadh), Shaun CroMher, lestpiecein 1995)is A Timefor Peace.Thebeautyof lhistheme has led

June2003The Brass Band Bddge 27 The RightSleior Eells by Thonas A. Myers Past Presidentand Past Editol Severaldesigns fof caslsleigh bellsex- istandcomenamed lhave searchedpercussion dives in Swedish,Swiss London,dingy anlique shops, midwest Ausldan,andsoon countryhardware stores in snowyfarm They mrghthave lerrilory,horse harness shops, the ar- been used on chivesofNewEngland newspapers, and sleighs,but many thewildsoflhe interneltofind my elusive oflhese,especially target:thebestsleigh bellsforthe music thelargerones, are of Christmasand winter. noisemakerslhal soundmorelikecow Yes,the pfessed metalversions - let's bellslhanlhe mus - callthose jing le bells- areread ily avail- cal instrumonlswe ableatyourlocal music store. Tr!e bells seek, for horseand sleigh usually are cast in brassand are louder, clearer, and more Thebestsleighbes piercinglhan the pfessedmetal jingle i havefound come bells.Jingle bells are good forioys and fromthe OleySled doors;sleigh bells are authenlicand Works and soundbetter for mostmusic. ForgedaleSleigh B6llsin Pennsyl- Howdidth€use of bellson horses come vanla about?Whon the only trsvelin snow was (wvw.fiWadale.clir' on foot,on horseback,or in a horse- polaLx.htnor call drawnsleigh, tolks quickly realized lhal 610-698-1989)and inthesnow,neitherthe horse, ihesl6igh, cost$10 Perbell norlhe humansdtade much sound. At Thes6 acorn- night, lhe sleigh operators driving th rough shapedb6lls ate the city(who, of course,could not see basedon a desrgn throughthecity buildings)were unaware thal is morelhan a of anotherdg runningacross their path centuryold. unlilitwastoolateto stop atthe iniersec- tion. Ouch.That probably was before Thesound of each slopsigns were invented. Similar acci- acornbell varies dentsoccurredtounobservant pedeslri- duetothet€dilional ans crossingin front of oncomingbul sand-casnngpro- silenthooves. So as a safelywarning cessused lo make device,bells were fastenedto each them.Aswith cym- horse'sharness, usuallyon a removable lo stadand stop o n cuewith lhe music.Although Sousa's bals,you can dnve straparoundtheirchestoron theirrump. 1925perfomance in Clevelandofhis wonderfulmarch yourselfnuts play Somepeople correctly call them horse The Black Ho6e lroop includedhorses on the stage ingmix and match, bells, but "horsebells ring, are you behindtheband,oursleigh belllreadmillsurelywould be aswellasbyadding listening?"doesn'tseemlowork, does it. a disaster. or sublraclinglhe numberof bells lf our sleighbell performanceis to be Threetasks need to besolved for a wondedulsleigh bell used.And likecym- trulyauthenlic, in the percussion section perfomance-therighlslergh bells. the ghtsuspension we needa horsefjttedwith sleigh bells, syslem and the righl playingmethods. trottingalong in tempoon a snow-cov- continuedon page29 eredtreadmill, all ofwhich must be abie

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Nornatterhowyouhold itand manipulate il a longharness slrap ofsleigh bells is cumbersomeand not a precisemLrsical insttumenl.lt alsois prone to sounding beforeand afterihe propertime. On the olherhand, a shorltinkling ofthe sleigh bellson a harnessstrap as an intormal solowh le you preparefor the musicto begin might be pertectto increasethe anticipalionof L€royAnderson's S/e('h Rlde, especiallyif the condLrctorhas approved the process as pad of the show. The same prepa€tory tinkling probablywould nol be welcomebefore I\rahler,Mozart,orProkofiev.ltdepends on ihe setling- familyor formal

Hereis a bettersuspension system. By creatrngasleigh bellclusteraithe bottom of a fig!re-eightstrap (slarl wilh a cow- hidestrip1.5 inches wide, catalog num- ber 4532-00 lrom www tandyleather.com- or use a bell), severaladvantages happen: . lhe bell clusterbecomes an easilyconlrolled musical instrument in- stead oi a messy coil of noise, . lhe tona qual(yand dynamics canbe adlusledby howyou hrtorglance then move lhem silentlyto the playing the holdinghand with the performance positionand return -withoutaudience or Of cource,I hadlo usea cymbalknot. nano, conductofattention, and . lhe clustercan Sounddelcate . you retain a bil of the visual The lealherihongs ihat holdthe bells or can overpowerthe bsnd heritageofthe sleigh bellharness forthe . the upper loop can b€ used to audience(hey, it's slill show biz). continuedon page 30 hang the bells on a percusslonstand,

June2003TheBrass Band Bridge 29 ctnlnuect frcm pdge 29 Bernard/ RichardSmith / Gordon . Troika(Midnighl Sleigh Rid€) Langfo.d, shouldbe knotted then glued to bosure from LieutenantKije Suite by Serge the bellsdon't fdll duringa performanc€. ProkofiEv/ Ray Fan, . The Ba s of Chistnas by Th€loather thongs come wilh the bells; StephenBulla, youal8o could u36 boot laceg. . The Be s: The Silver Sleigh Bel/sby SergeiRachmaninoff, and . Thesebells can be painfully loud, so ear Clrn:sfmasInipfych by James Curnow. proteclionis a mustfor you andthose . Cl,flstmas Swing by Dizzy aroundyor.r (please see musician'soar Stratford. . Fanfarc Jubilosoby Jahes plugs al www.atynotic.com). Curnow, ForNABBA members, I have negotiaied Judoingthe Sound a specialprice of S80.00(US) for the . S/elgltRide by FrederickOelius cluslerolnineacorn sleigh bells (tested (thisis his1889 orchestrated voBion of \Men I first gol the acorn bells,as for goodsound) assembled on the riv- his 1887piano work NoNegian Sleigh ah,vays,I immediately played them. They etedfigu.e-eight strap - in naturalor Rideithe orchestratedS/6,i9, Rde also soundodmorc promising than the other blackleather-made by John and June is includedas thefirst wo* in his1890 sleighb€lls lown. Butth€only effective Ketnorat ForgedaleSleigh Bells, plus ThreeSmall Tone Poems), l€sl is playingthem in contexlwith the po6lageand6alestax. Thigofferis good intendedmusic. A nearbycompact disc onlyto NABBAmembers and ends De- . TtrBe Klngs Swhg by Wlliam of Erik Leizd6n's Chistnas Joy was cember31 , 2003. Thoyalso are offering Hames(not scoredforsloigh bells; tasle- usodfor th€ inglanllyavailable €valua- to us a 25 percontdiscount on all theil fully€dd a fowqui€t sleigh bellrollg near tion.Thesleigh bells sounded greatwith traditionalsl€igh bell 6€ls and b€autiful lheendofthe introduction as stals in the lhe musicand were easily contrclled in woodensleds, good lhrough th6 6nd of sky(similarlo Bulla's mote extensive use volumeandcolor.Playedconectly, thoy lhgyear Pleasecontactthemdirectlyal of horizontalwindchim€s in F,TBstorm) do havemagacl (610)698-1989 and mentionNABBA andp€rhaps to eachbeat in therobust andTomMyers to gettheclusterspecial secondskain. lhaveapologizEd to Bill. PerfomanceAltematives andthe discounl. sinceth6sleigh bells s6em to wolk in his nicejazz s€tling), Hey,Tom, that'sa lotofmoneyand a lot All my besl to you for many holiday of horsingaround just for gleighbglls. s€asonsto comel . TheSleighRide,GalopbyHans Well,yes, but considerthatthey willlast C- Lumbye. foryourlifelimo and willb€ appreciat€d by you,as wellas by yourconductors, . FourthSymphony by Gustav audiences,bands, and hears. Mahler, ChislnasJoy tops my list of musicwith . The Musical Sleigh Ride by sleighbells. Here are sev€ralmor€ LeopoldlVozarl, worksyou mightperfom that will en- courageyouto upgradeyourholiday kat. NORTHAMERICAN . "SfeighRide'from Thrae Ger- nan Dances(K. 605)by WolfgangA. BRASSBAND . l\,,tarchMedley - Season's l\Iozart youwanl an inter6sting sourc- Greelirgsby JamesAnde6on, {if ASSOCIATION ingchallenge, orchestra pudstswill need lo find five sets ot severalsleigh bells MembershiD . S/etgt Rite by LeroyAndersion tunedtolhe specified C, E,F, G, andA), / EmeslTomlinson, RobinWeatherall, Chair P.O.Box210837 . Frcstyth9 Snowmanby Steve . A Christnas FesrVa,(Medley) Nelson/ JackRollins / SandySmith, St.Louis, MO63121 tradataonal/ Lercy Anderson, ' JingleBells by JohnPierpoini, ' Winter Wondeiand by Felix

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