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Colin W. Holman,Edilor The Brass Band Bridge N,4BBA NORTHAMERICANBRASS BANDASSOCIAllON,INC 3l JosephLan€ Foundedby J. PerryWatson in 1980.Theviews expressed by contribulorsare GlendaleHeighls, lL 60139 not necessarilythose of the NorlhAmerican Brass Eand Association, Inc. Telephone(630) 665-421 3 CopynghtO 1998by the NorthAmerican Brass Band Association, Inc. E-mail colin.w.holman juno. €t com Allrighls reserved.

TheBrass Band Bidgewelcomes news, communications, photographs (preferably blackand white), newadvertisers and scholarlyarticl€s onallaspects relalinglo, and GeorgeFoster, Productlon Support lor lhe benelitof brassbands in NorthAmerica. Scholarly include 619Downing Rd articlesshould lootnotesandbibliography where appropriate. Materials may be edited torinclusion, Libertyville,1L60048 andmay be submitt€din writing,via e-mail, facsimile or on 3.5'lloppydiscs (lB[,4 T€lephon6(847) 367-7961 compatible,if possible, please). P!blicalion and advertising deadlin€s arethe 1sth Fax 367-7240 lA47) of January,April, July and October. E-mallgfosibb @ wwa. com

Ron W. Holz, Now Fecordlng/BookRevlewer AsburyCollege Music Department Wlrnore,KY 40390 As I put this issueto bed atterthr66 lheregular rcviews of music and record- T6l6phone(606) 858-3511, En.2246 yearsol edilinglhe magazine,it's been ings,the annualpullout teature and re- Fax(606) 858-3921 goodto see the publicationdouble in porls on festivalsand concerttours. E-fiail rcnald.hol z @asbuy. ad u size and mainlainthal substanc€ NickHudson conlinues his suggestions throughoutlhelast twelva monlhs. This onbasic olomenlsol brass band pertor- has comeabout b€cause bands and manceand Ron Holz provides sometips Maro.Thomas H Palmatler, lheirmembeB have become more pro- lor thoseol yousliilpouring overscorcs Advgrilslngllranager aclivein thesharing of inlomation,and makingdecisions lor ownchoice male- 210 PottawatomieSl music companies ate moro supporiive of rjals in preparalionslor NABBA99. L€av€nworlh,KS 66048-2049 lhe rolebrass bands play in lhe musical Tw€nlyor mor6bands will be descend- Telephone/Fax(91 3) 772-81 74 lileof North America. Consequently, w6 angon Chicagoin lateAprilto participate E-mail [email protected] havemore adverlising and more music in the lestivilies,and thereis a short materialsto revi€w, Our r€adorship has updateon preparalionstor this event in increasedsigniticantly as th6 r€sullol lhis assug. Bert L. Wllsy NABBABoard l€adership, ol n€wbrass NABBAM6mbershlp Chalr bandsforming (often on th6 impetusot Forthos€ol you(probably everyone) in P.O.Box2438 oneof the lestivals sponsored by NABBA). th€ midslol seasonalmusic prepara- 798Pressley Cr. Rd Thisisallwelland good fora growing and tionsas you receivethis issue,I wish Cullowhee,NC 28723 heallhyorganization. But I cannotem- you a blessedtme ol music-making Telephone(704) 293-7469 phasizeand rcinlorce Tom Palmatler's logether.I willbe otl to myhomeland lor E-mail bemel@ wcu. canpus. nci. net callenough to tell publishers, inslrumenl a coupleol weeks,probably lo listento manutaclureEand music retail outlels some brassbands, but mostlylor a thatyou've seen thair ad anthe Bddga. holidayand some rest (hopef ully!). when Cpi. Beth Sleolo No-onewants to seethe costol mem- I relum,NABBA 99 will be sta ng usall NABBACont6sl Controller bershiprise (even lhough it's a bargain in thelace (rather than brealhing down (joinllyfor 1998-99with Bon Holz) comparedto manyolher profossional myneck as it is at presentl).lhope I arn U.S.AmyBrass Band music organizations and societi6s) bul it ablaio seeyou all th€rel 204Lee Avenue willb€ inevitableif we donl supporllhe Ft Myer VA 22211 Bndgoadverlising reven ues from m usic Happyreading and best wishesfor your Telephone(703) 696-3647 companies, upcomingbrass band aclivities. E-mail SteelebC, FM MC. amy. mil Thanksto all of you who have sLrbmitted ColinHolman, Editor mate als Jorthis i6suewhich includ€s

December1998 TheBrass Band Bridge '1999 My hopefor NABBAin is lhatwe thatwewilldo our very besl to make this Also,please note some adjuslmenls in canhave the bestconference we have an etlicienl,fair contesl,with well-pre- the lengthol CD revjewsdue lo lhe everhad, onelilled wilh excellenimusic, paredjudgos who communicatetheir overwhelminggrowlh in the numberof excellent per{ormances, great findingsclearly to each bandso that submissionswe have received.Con- comraderie,and a contestmarked by NABBA1999 does whal it is inlendedto gratulationslo all NABBAbands that mutualsupporl and encouragement.I do- improveourbandsandenhancelhe representour associalionon lhe first hopeour Soloand EnsembleConlest brassband movementin North America NABBA98 HighlightsCD, reviewedby evenexceeds the limitsof Lexington, RonaldWaiksnoris in lhis issue. especiallywilh the additionot percus- ldo nothavea grealdealmore to sayin sionensembles. thiscolumn, olher lhan to poinlyou lo Havea wonderfulHoliday season and I the Contesl1999 Update article, which wish you lhe very best in your musc lhopeourbandscome into Chicago the shouldprove helpfulto allour member- makingin 1999. Se€ you in a lew bosl prepar€dand lhe best€ducated shap.Please abide by lhe deadlinos- monlhsl aboutthe entirecompelilion process - bothlor nai€rials/applicationsand lor whylheyare doing it, whal they hope to bandand individual membership ren€w- RonaldW. Holz,President gainlrom lhe €xperience.As co-Con- als, trollerwilh Belh Steele, I plsdgeto you

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TheBrassBandBridgeDecember'1998 WallyOst of the BrassBand of Minot TheTriangleBrasg Band (MichaelVotla) of Gaylord,th€ Northern Michigan wdtesthatforlh€ socondyearthe NABBA is in tho processol acqukinga com- BrassBand has setthetentative date ol SummerBrass BEnd Camp was held pletelynew set ol instruments(lax-de- January16, 1999lor its debutclinic al the InternalionalPeace Gardens lo- duclibiedonations gratolully being re- under lhe direcllon ol Dr.PaulDroste o{ catedon lhe Us-Canadaborder near ceived!)andconsequ6ntly will be donat- the BBC. Tho clinicwill takeplace in DunseithND. Dr PaulDroste relurned ingtheir preseni inslruments to theTrF Gaylordwhichwillalso be home baselor as gueslconduclor. The lnlernalional angleYouth Brass Band. A seriesol lhe band. Aren reporlshe has once MusicCamo host€d over 2800 musi- smallensemblesdrawn from lheir mem- againbeen overwhelmed bythe ground- cianstrom 34 states,5 Canadianprov- beFhip playedsev€ral summer con- swellofexcilem€nl coming kom through incesand 15 other counldes. The sum- certsand lhe band resumed lill rehears- outnortheln (lowe4 Michigan and hopes mercafipis divided into I sessionswith alsalter Labor Day. to bringthal excitemenilor showingin lheBrass Band Campb€ing apart ol the lhe Opencategory ot NABBA1999. adultsession during the tinalweek of The Brass Bandof lhe Trl.Statehas camp.53 adults participated inthe 'l 998 recentlybeen accredil€d by threelocal TheCentral Ohlo Bra3sBand started brassband. The brass band perlormed collegeslormeetingthe requirementsof its 98-99season this Ocloberwith a asoarl oflhe finalconcert. lnadditionlo a collegelevel music class, Regisi€red numberof chang€sin parsonnel,We somestandard brass band seleclions, studentsat thes€schools are noweli- haveadded several new players aswell DrDroste led a doubletrio of double-b€ll gibleforone credil hour persemesterfor aslost a fewgood fri€nds. Mosl nolably, euphoniumsina specialpedormance of participalionin BBTSrehearsals and Dr. Paul Droslehas decidednol lo Echotyallz(Goldman). lvlembers olthe performances.Colleges presenlly in' continuein his role asco-director, Those ensembleincluded Dr Droste, Dr Daniel cludedin lhisprogram are;The Univer ot us whohave be6n around lor many Homstein(diredor, Brass Band of Minoi), sityol Kentucky'sAshland Communjty yearsappreciate the plelhoraol knowl- GordonTroxel (chaiman, BBM), Bob College,Morehead Stale Univ€rsity, and edge that Dr. Droslebroughl lo our Orlman(dkeclor ol bands,Glasgow, OhioUniv€rsjly. lt is anticipatedthat group.and we will misshis guadance. Montana),and DanielOst (Vanderbjlt othercollegeswillsoon beadd€d. BBTS Alongwith Les Susi, Tony zilincik, from University).The 1998Summer Brass membersarc very exciledabolt this the tubaseclion, will be our associate Bandcano wasa successand olansfor newprogram, ll encouragesyoung slu- conductor,Our rehearsals ihus far have the1999 camp include oxpanding to two denlsto parlicipaloin and leammor6 boensp€ntreading manypieces, includ- brassbands for musiciansol ditlerent aboulth€ rapidlygrowing brass band ing lsaiah40lo preparefor upcoming levels,a workshopfor organizingand lnovement,lt alsopromisaslo generate pertormancesand NABBA Competition. developinga r€gionalbrass band pro- a steadysupplyoftalenl€d young musi- gram, and a specialconcerl by the ciansfor lheir organizalion. Th€ Smoky Mounlaln Brass Band, Rup€rl'sLand Brass Band olWinnepeg, w6llknown to audiences throughout North Illanitoba.Jusl as important,lhreenew UnderformalionbyJohn Aren (lounderof Carolina,r€cenlly fealured on thiscon- brassbands havg staned as a resultof the MolorCity Brass Band) along wilh certwillbe a newworkcommissionedby lhesummerbrassband camp, and pos- MrRalph Schweigerl and Gordon Palmer BerlWiley(BernelMusicLld.)andcom- sibililiesexist lor n€w brassbands in posedfor th€ bandand for euphonium Boiseldaho, Fiapid Cllvand Sioux Falls piayer,Kenneth Kroesche (Assistant SD as well as the plainsprovinces in Prol€ssorol Musical weslernCarolina Canada. The Camoconlinues to be lJniversityin Cullowh€e,NCl. lntoduc- sponsoredby Yamaha corporalion. SendYour tion and Allagto(Alan Fernie)is an excilingwork for euphoniumand brass NABBABoard Mamber Dwighl Vaughl BandNews & band,givlng thesoloisl an opportunityto recentlystepp€d down as BoardPresi' ConcertPrograms dernonstratebolh lyricalplaying and dentfrom the Brass Band of Mlnotand Pleasesend your concert highlev€lolltchnicalskill. Theworkwill has beenreplac€d by GordonTroxel. programsand articles on recent be publishedby BernelMusic Lld and Thei.newly appoinled music dircctor is willbeavailablebymid-November.Alan Dr.DaniolHomsl€in and he willbe con- acti\itiestoTHE BRIDGE Ferniais onea verylew Bitishcompos- ductinglhe bandas lhey enter theirlifth We $,antto read seasontooether. aboutyourband! conlinuedon page 6

D€cember1998 The SrassBand Bridge continueclftom pdge 5 Thellllnols Brasa Band (Colin Hohan) parl of lhe CommunityConcen Seies havehad a musically q!ieler year (seeBand Programs). lor ers whosework ex€mplifi€slyicism, lallthis A concert the bul havebeen kept busy wiih lhe plan- Centervillelowa CommunityConcert inlereslingand exciting harmonies, and ningof NABBAS9. TheyrecentlyweF Serieswas presented on November15 musicwritten to challengelhe band and comedbackcornelist GuyClark atter 13 at the SimonEstes Audilorilm. The to enlertainlhe audience.lnlrcduction monthsofworkingin Calilomiaand have program leaturedthe new A Disrey and Allegrcis lhe secondwork pre- lurtherstrengthened lheir playing ranks Spectacular(Gotf Fichads); The Nut- mieredby SMBB and commissioned by wilhnew membe.s Carol Cadden (per- crackerSuite(Tchaikovsky/Pearce); and Eemel MusicLtd. The bandhas en- cussion),Michael Raley(lrombone), Tom FrostyThe Snowman (arr.Sandy Smith) joyedwo*ing withFernie and perlorm- Runle (euphonium)and featuringsoloisi Thomas Thrams (Bb ing a numberol his woAs, including Mary Estell (tuba).They perlormed a joinlconcert bass). Du ng the September26 sub- Ameican Vaialions, withManger Mu6lkklag in Octoberas scriplionconc€rt in MountVernon the wellasplaying aconcertol music atlhe audiencewas ask€d lo helpselect the TheSunshln6 Brara Band achieved a FoxValley Bible Church in Sl Charles. annualChrislmasprogram by voting on goalofreturning lo th€NABBAChampa- Nearlutureplans include new recordings thek favoriteslrom years past. "BY onshipsin 1998. Alteran elevenyear and longterm plansinclude al tip to POPULAFIDE[,4AND" wlll b€ presented lapse,lhey travell€dto Lexinglonand Englandin June2000. December5 in lvlountVamon and De- onceagain compeled, deciding al the cember6 in Solon,lowa, elevenlhhour to attend.Th6y linished The CommonwealthBra33 Band eighlhoul of nin€bands in theChampi- (JeromeAmend) brought out lhe big onshipSection butwere 6ncouraged by guns for a park appearancein lhe new liends made,old lriendsre- Jettersonvill€onAugust21, wiiha unitof established,and lhe trulyoutstanding theKentuckyArmy National Guard add- calibr€ollhecompelition and the NABBA jng exlra bang lo lhe band'sconcert organizalion.Their personnel rosler !!as closingwilh Tchaikovsky's 1812 Ovet- changinglhroughoul lhewinterand didn't lule.The Service Batteryolthe Second slabilizeunlil just belorethey deparled Battalion 138rhFi6ld Artillery Bli lorK€nlucky. They have conlinued their ol the Wlll5on gaderepeatedly lired two 75 mmhowit- rehealsalsched ule lhro!gh the summer zersduring the finale,cued by music n crafied thisyear in ordertomainlain continuity. the frnest custom direclorJerome Amend. The soldiers Traditionallylhe band has takenthe profe5srona/tubas to alsolel loosea linal salvowhile band summgrofl androbuill in lho fall. Sum- Scottwatron memberswere taking their bows, mak- merparlicipation was volu ntary bul they ing the musicians and bringing sawaboutS0%oltheoldmembers show lump anolherround of applause lrom the audi- up lor lhe whole scheduloand even pickedup a l€w new members. A concertwas played on lhe 4th ol July and TheEastern lowa Brass Band John W. they plan to conlinuethe year-round desalme)opened ils fallconcert series rehearsalschedulo, Plansare being with a concerlbetore a largecrcwd mad6loaltend NABBA 99 and woA on September26 anMount Vernon, lowa. lhe musicis underway.Their director Thesame programwas p.esentedatlhe PaulGansemer, is unableto attendat GrandTheal€r in Keokuk,lowa the lol- SBB ar€ presentlyseeking a contest lowingday as alund raiser lorthe "Habi- conductor.The SunshineBrass Band For rhe artr5twho depends tat ForHumanity." Soloists were Judy reheafses€ach Monday evoning al the Sline,tenor horn (My Heart WiI Go On), on hrsrnstrument for h s |vrng TampaSalvalion Amy corpson Sligh Joan DeHotl,Eb comet and Dennis Ave, in Tampa, Theirrehoarsals are Modracek,Bb cofiel (Duel Frcm openand they extond a warmwelcome 'fhe "Lakme',, 6nlie cornetsection was lo anyintorestedNABBA members who lealuredwith Buglef'sHolidayby Lercy lindthemsolves in th€ area. Formore Anderson.On October15 the program infomationpleas€ call 8'13-949-6358. waspresented in l\rarshalltown,lowaas

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Thelarge numberot recordingsthat have NEWPAYMENT II,ETHOOS AVAILABLE FOR AOVERTISEFS beenreceived for reviewin aecenlmonlhs has led me to a policyof reducingthe Throughan arangementwith BernelMusic, advertisers can now pay wilh credit lenglhof som6reviews, deponding on cards.We preler our U.S. advertisers lo conlinueto payby check, but this new the contentand/or the Durooseol the procedurewillhopelully make iteasierfor ourCanadian and overseas advertis- recording-Many publishing fims pro- ers. ContactTom Palmatier(see belowfor his new address)for mor€ duce"vanity'' discs, albums lhat profile information. thek writersor thek catalogue.Such elforlsare ol vitalinterestloour readers NABBAMEMBEFS WANT HIGHER MEMBEFSHIP DUES but do not requircan depth analysis. Similarly,while we reviewwind band Well,not really. But as mailingand printing costs increase, we only recordings,we knowthat it is not the haveone way to avoidanother dues increasei increas€ ouradvertising Drioilvinterest of ourrcadels. revenue.Patronaze Erdge advertisers and l€l themknow yol./ saw their ad. Ftecommenditlo olherv€ndors. NABBA members are our besl adverl;sementl Readersarg remindedthat we onlyre- vi€wmaterial that is s€ntlo us for that ADVERTISINGSTILL WELL AND ALIVEI purpose,and thatwo onlyreview produc- tionsthat meet a hlghstandard, I also Youftay nollcea smalldecrcase in ads in thisissue ol lre Brldge.That's holdour very ljnest groups, those with nolgood news and we n€€d everyone's help. Th€ cost of printingand mailing eslablishedreoulation6 (and th€refore theever-expanding 8r'd96 is wayup and unless we getmor€ advertlsers, ethlcallyregponglblefor malntalning that memborshipdues will go up as well, Ihe 8r'd96ls oneol the bestbuys an highstandard), to a rnore gorousstan. advgrtisingand all o{ us n6edlo recommendit to possibl€adverlisers. dardlhan ldo groups that 6r€justgetting S€veralofour previous adverlisers dropped theirads becausolhey said ihey started, gotno feedback from the ads- rememb€r to mentlon you 6aw an ad in Th6Brldge to ourcurenl adverti6ers.Contact me for anvmore infomation. CurrcnlReleases Review€d in Alpha- beticalOdef MalorTomPalmalier Rsviewsby BonaldW. Holz (unless 2 l 0 PottawatomieStr€et otheMlsenot€d) Leavenwonh,KS 66048-2049 Ph.IFAX t9 t3\772-8174 BackbeatBackboal Pgrc|r3alon Ouar- E Mail [email protected] tel. Doyen.DOY CD 071. TT57:.l9. Prcgtam: FunkLoops I (Slnclalr)isum- morl,ime(Gershwin/Chades\; Maimba Sp i ti tua I lMiki'tiO d xa lHan on),P atafl al I a (Bastock); Chld/en's Songs #6, 4, 7 (Corea/arr.Backbeal); A LNe Pnyel percussionistolFodens(courtois) Band. Cha es, DamienHarron, and Chris (Glennie):Febounds (Harron)i B/ue Sheand herthree malecolleagues play Bastock.The whole group collaborates Rondo a la furk (Brubeck/Harron); convinclnglythroughout a program onthe three Chick Corea excerptslrom Okvango(HarronJ. rnarkedby diversity of styles, instrumen- Chilchen'sSongs. Bastock'sPatallafla tation,andlechniques- African, Soulh callsfor bodyslaps and globe phonetics Withpercussionensemblesbeing add6d Amedcan,Japanese -even bodyper in a piecethal the groupcan rehearse to the NABBA1999 SmallEnsemble cussionand globe phonetics(vocal (andpresumably) perform an'y'where. In Cont€lt,this pr€miere CD by Backbeat sounds).The groupexcels in melody thisregard, their liveprogramming must PercussionQuartet will delinitely supply percu66ion,an emphasisin the pro- b€ of the kindthat has made Slomp so averywelcomeencouragement, model, gram.Rebello iakes severalsolo spots popular. The most familiarpiece to and lileraluresource for our emerging on marimba,including a beautifulshort Ame cans, other than ths Gershwin newgroups. Backbeat is ledbySilnone wotkenlilledA LittleP@yer Eachofthe transcriplion,is an effectiveadaptation Rebello,an outstandingpercussion so- othermembers ol the ouartetis show- loistwhohas had clo6eti€6lothe brass casedas Bitharan afiangeror as a continuedon page 23 bandcommunily, esp€cially as pdncipal composerol originalmusic: Bichard

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City March1 This date holdslor all membe[s State zip and memberbands ALL Registralionsat NABBAwill be bas€d on Counlry Secr€taryBerl Wiley's Lisling Be sureyou and your band are renewed You may be chargeda registrationlee al TelephoneNumber ( NABBAil you are not registeredby lhat time New membersregislenng during the yearwll MembershipCaregory be eligiblelor back issuesol lhe Bidge whereavailable InstrumentPluyed Conlact Berl Wiley atl P.O.Box 2438, BandName 789 PressleyCr. Rd, Cullowhoe,NC 28723 E-nlail (whereapplicable) Telephone:(704)293-7469; E-mail [email protected] Categoriesof Membership

Individuol. . .lhe regularmembership Dues: g 25 Retiaee. . .reducedrate tor retirees Duesr$ 15 ADVERTISINGRATES Sludent. . .reducedrate lor sludenls Duesig 10 Family. . .reducedrale lor lamilies Duest$ 40 TYPE ONE ISSUE FOUR ISSUES Band. . g .membershiplor bands Dues: 60 FullPage Inside Cover 125 460 Corporate. . .companymemberchip Dues:g 100 Palron Dues:$ 500 Full Page 100 370 Leadershlp Dues:91,000 I{alf PageBack Covcr 70 250 HalfPage 55 195 QuarterPage 35 t20 Please payable mak€check lo the EighthPage 25 80 NorlhAmeican BrassBancl Association, Mailcheck and compleled lom to: SixteenthPage 20 60 Mr. Eerl L. Wlley NABBAMembe.shlp Chair P.O.Box2438 Cullo$hee,NC 28723 TheBrass Band Bridge December1998 Salnl Louis Brass B6nd (Malcolm (Richards)iFestival Match. Steadily \Himes),The Melody Shop (King/Femie). McDutfee).Novemb€r '12, 1998; The Onward(Leidzer,); N/bea (Himes); '9e- Feb ary22,1998; Staples Centennial SheldonConcert Hall. St. Louis.MO. flectionsin Nature(Redheadlt Amazing Auditorium,Anoka, MN. Aspeclsot Stike UpThe Band(Gerchwin/Richards) i Grace(Himes)i Praise (Heaton); Festi- Praise(Himesri My Love ls LikeA Red lndianaJones & The Templeof Doon val MarchtAbe ryswh lMetilt). BedBose (Langford), Bill Ekstrum, coF lwilliama/Fatt)i Purce VariationslKen- net soloist;,9ocky Mourtain Centennial nelh Downle);Impoial Marchlrom Ihp PraideB.a9s Band (Dallas Niermeyer). (Bosanko);Eternal FatheL Strcng to Em^iregnke Back (Williams/Smith);August2, 1998;First United L4ethodist Save (de Haan); Czadas (Monlil LondondetryAi (Gtainger/weatherall); Church,Arlington Heights, lL. Dart Trevadh€n);I/ttlco(Cumow\; Someono Jupiter hom .fte-l?lgnefs (HolsvRob- Busters March lcoates)t Hoe Down to Watch Over Me lcershwin/Femie); e{s)i ColonelEogey (Alford);Sl Louls (Copfand/Snefl);Thoughts ol Love March frcn A_Mpg6jde_fujl€ lHolsll', BluesMarch (Handy). (Pryor),David Guion, trombone soloist; AmpadtoFoca (TexidorMinter);L€l's Camen Fantasy(BizellLangtord); Lel's Face the Music and Dance lBetlinl CuyahogrVall€y Bra$ Band (K€ith Face the Music and Dance (Betlinl Richards). Wilkinson).July 1, 1998iThe Chapel, Richards); Polrciara (Bernler/ october11, 1998;spring Lake Pa* Akron,OH:July4, |998;TinityLulh€ran Richardson& Farr);Cafficklargus (Tra' High SchoolFine Arls Center,MN. Church,Akron, OH. TheStarspangled ditional/Roberts),Micha€l Fath, €upho- /nvlctus(Himes); Second Suitein F Banner,God and Counlry(Himes); Oyer- nium soloist: JamaicanRumba IBen- (Holst);Soi?y As I Leave You (Vital tw e tofu tap|EosLMkbellH.rman/wilkln- jamln);Ll?Darth'(Heft i/Sparkeli Atmy of Catherall),David Petersonand Eic ion)i Duet I tatl kBne(O€libovoumow), theN,il€ {Alford). Ande160n,euphonium soloisls; BomaDs James8€tts, comet, Ronald Losik, llugel 8 (Steadman-Allen)iFagline for Homs hom: On the Klng'eHlghway(L€idzen), LakoWobegon Brars Band(Charles (Joplidounow);Pinos ol Rone (Ae' Amed Forces sa/ut6 (Bulla), Fe8dve B, Olson).Ociober 12, 1997; Ros€ville splghi/Sn€ll);AnieLa!,?e(Tr€varlhen), Oyertu€(ShogtakovicfVwilkinson),God Luth€GnChurch, Fanfarc Prclude on MichaelSchleich€r, cornel soloisti The Blee6Anetca (BerliilLosik), Amazing KiTmamock(Graham);Irftico(Curnow); Plantagenets(Gregson); Moses, Gel GEce (arr.Him€s), Stars and Stipes sinple Gifts(aft. Blchards);someon€ Oown lcon)i Wa sh In gtdl GEls(G ralulla/ Fofevof(Sousa), to WatchOver Me (celshwir/Fernie)i Cumow). July19, 1998;Graco United Mothodist Ro ing Along (Hlme6)iSoftly and Ten- Church,North Canton, OH. Fanlaroand d€ly (Thompsor/Eng€bretson)iMarch commonweallhBrass Band (J€rom6 F/ouish€s(Cumow), Ov€tturc to fulack tron A_,Uleg&icls_-j1Jti!9 l9otstl; Amend).August21 , 1998;Warder Pa*, aDrLfutabgL(Hotmanl\Nilkinson), Du6t ApalachianMountain Folk Song Suite Jofforsonville,lN. Fanlarcand Flour- ftun lakne (Delibes/Cumow),James (Curnow);Summortlme (Gershwin/ ,shes (Curnow);Hungatian BhapsodY B€tts,corn6l, Ronald Losik, flugolhorn, Ashmore);Liabasli€d (Krei6l€r); Ih6 No. 2 (LiszyRimmer)iCommonwealth Onho Kng's Highway(l.€idzen),Amaz- Melodyshop (KlnEF etnie). BrcssBandMarchlKarick ,D nktoMe ,h9 6rac6 (arr. Him6s),Frcnch Military December7, 1 997; Anoka-Ramsey Com- Orly(Langtord),Jacki6Amend, soprano Mafch(Saint-Sa€ndwilkinson), Over- munityCollege, Anoka MN. Onc€/t comet sofoisi; Fidgev Feet lPeberdyl, turc (Act 1) lrom EbaDlpnilllhpJ2pga Royel David's Cily (arr. Willcocks);?4 Bob Webb,Brian Cahill,Jamos (Lloyd-WebberMilkinson, A l Askot Chistmas Festival (AndersonMood); Recktenwaldand Chades Feftis, conet Youtrcn PhallgmglhelQ&B lLloyd- S,rnplgGirls (ar. Richardsr;Fanksy of soloislq Dsathor GlorylHallli Colorsol Webbe/Graham),Simple Gifts (at. theBeI s (Pearce\ R d I ngAlong(Himes); fhel,'t4nd(Menkery'Lrvender andSpaft €); SteadmarvAllen),,4// Ihrough the Night O Comato My Heaft Lotd Jesus(Himes)i Stik6 Upthe Band lGershwin/Richards), (arr. Langford),Festiv' Ovetturc The Spiit ol Christmas(Graham); As- DickL6hman, drum soloislt 18Ih Vd a- {shostakovich/wilkinson). pects ol Praiso lHimesri FanfarePrc- tion frcm Rhapsody on a Theme of lude on Kilmamock(Gtaham); Lu aby Pagar,hi(Bachmaninov/Snell); Nrghl llllnol. Bra6BBand (ColinHolman). on Ch slmas Eve (Christianson/ Flightto Madid (Leslieand Waltz); October24, 1998i Fox Valley Bible Eng€brelson);Tho Bo s oI Chistunas DisneyFantasy (Richardsl', Rondo fiom Chuch.St Chades. lL. FestivalPr€lud€: (Bllla\i Farandole lrom LArlEsieEDe ConceftoNo. 4 (MozadlJordan),Nikolai Ellacombe (Himes); Variations on (BizeURimmer);S/eigh F/de(Andersorv Hargreaves,horn soloist;8/ue John LauclateDominum (Gregson); yictod: Tomlinson);The Chr'stnas Sorgcrorme/ continuedon 10 ous (Goffin),James Sobacki,comet Sparke);Have Youse( A Metry LNe Page soloist;D,adem (Maunder); Crimord chrbhas (Himes); White Chistnas

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bockfK. The Slandardof Sl ceorge LoveChanges Everything (Lloyd Webbe/ Procession the Nobles Eullal; (Richards): lKneale).Joe Spain,trombone soloisl; lAllotd)t of A Disney Fantasy (B msky-Korsakov/Curnovt|ILaughing Sinalra in (NowavBecket) . Lassus Tlombone | 812 Over- Concei lFillmorcl Song frcm Die Fledermaus lure(Tchaikovsky/wrighl), Rave nswood lsltauss/ Crawley),RubyMoullrie,sopranocomel Easternlowa Brass Band (JohnW. {Fimmer). soloisli Auld Larg Syre (arr. Drover); desalme).Seplember26, 1998; Mount Seplember27, 1998;MadisonlN (Asso- Alleluia Richard Ve,non,lA. Jubilee Prclude(Spalke); c ale ConductorJohn Jones and guesl lMozatl/Motlimer), Tolley,co rnet soloisti Lo rd ol the Dance Colonel Bagey (Allotd)t Colonial Song conductorKen Distler').' Deathor Glory 'My lan. DrcvetJ: Chtislmas Rejoicing (Got- (Grainger/Langlord);Russian Cavalry lqatl): Fair Lady (terner/Duthoit); don);Fesuve Varialions on Adeste Fidelis (arr. Woodfield);My Heaft Will Go On Moses Gel Down 160ll); Facilila (Batry)tO Holy Night B ugI e r's Holiday (Harlmann),Bob Webb, cornel soloisli lAdam/Crawley), lHo|neigatry\ lAnder- Fuby MoLrllrie,soprano cornel soloisl; so Havah Nrglah (aff. Woodlield)i Famous Brilish Malches (Langlord); J: Mistletoeand Wne achan/Slewary The Florentin9March (FucildRenton); WilliamTell Ovenure \Slt lqossini/Granl). Batry)tHuron Carcl(Nolbury),Bichad Espr,t (Cu.now)i Duet From Ocrober11, 1998; Bethany Baptlst "Lakme" Tolley,cornet soloist;Comin'To Town (Delibes/Curnow);t21h reelRag Church,Louisville, KY (JeromeAmend Sl lBovt- (Cools/Freeh);We Wish You A Metry ma1Jsmilh\;Ctuella De Vil(LevervBarry); andAssociate Cond!ctor John Jones'). 'Fanfarc Ch,slmas (Rutlef^vilson). Colots Of The Wnd Prelud6:God Of Ou Falhers lMenken/Sparke); Dixieland On Slage (arr. Lowden)l lqi.r'esJ;' WachelAul (Bach/Banlock)i BrassBand of Minot(Daniel Honslein). Riverdance(Whelan/Faft)t And TheBand 'Blessed Assurance (Bulla), Jerome Oclober 25, 1998; l,lcFarlandAudito- PlayedOn Richards)iSevenly S/x Amend,lrumpet soloisl;' WhenMoning lafi. rium, [,4inotState Universily,ND. Irombores (willson/Dulhoit). Guildslhe Sky(Himes);'Angels Guard Crugybat Eall); The Thunderer December5, 1998;N4ount V€rnon, lA. fhee(Godard/Lanqlord),[ri dredKemp, lan. (Sousa)rComeBackloSo re nlo | |ada:Angelshom lhe Realmsolclory tfombone soloisl; 'Jesu, Joy of l"lan's loudisl Phillips),Chris Beeler, soprano cornet (Downie)i A Chrislmas Overtute Oes/iirg (Bach); 'Eye al the Spaftow soloisl; Egmorl Overturc(Beelhovenl ln lhe Bleak Midwinter(Holsv (B!lla),James Straub, llugelhorn solo- lcolland} 'Lov6 Bal)t LaudesDonini\Batnby/Ba l); M/sty Braodbent);Ihe Kingdom Tiumphant ist; Diyns (OfdHume): Prelude an (Aurke/Garner),Dwighl Vaughl, O Holy Night(Adam/Bulla), Joan Sl Francis (Burgmayeti Because lAaD: llugelhornsoloisl; Filst Suile in E llal DeHolt,sopranocornetsoloist; Ih€Nul- (Richards),Bob Webb, cornet soloisli (HolsvHerben);Song ol lhe VolgaBoal- clacket Suile (Tchaikovsky/Pearce); Je ric ho Bevisited(Himes), James Rago, men Calonel Bogey March Disney Spectacular Frosty nattalot; Pie Jesu (Lloyd Webber/ l\Naadlield)t lqicha'dsJt (Allord). th6Srowman (Smilh), Thomas Thrams, Steadman'Allen);Va alions on TerB B llat tubasoloist; Si/enlNight(Gordon); Seata (Curnow);Let Us Break Bread Festlval City Brass (Wayne Becket. Catibbean Chistmas (Smilh); while Togethet(Jotdan). lv'larch7, 1998: Glen Hills Middle School, Christmas (Berl'n/Spark€); Miwaukee,Wl. On Eagles Wings Greensleeves(aft. Davis)t Your Favorile WestwindsBrass Band (PhilAnlhony). (Joncas/Becker);La Gazza Ladta Carals Woodfield);S/e/gh Blde DecemberS,1 998;CactusThealre, Lub- laft. (Rossini) (Anderson). (Curnow); foy Symphony lqaydnl Publicize Becket)t Onithology (Pafie/Becker); EuflaloSllver Band (Pim Liebmann). Hu n g a i an Da nce (Me ssager/Ow6nson); November15, 1998;Central United yourfuture Little Hed Bitd lqic!,a'ds), Kalhe Belz, Church,Welland, Ontario. Fanfare lol bandconcerts bariionesoloisl; ,4 vlan /4irs (ar. Becker); NABBA(Cumow); The Vanishecl Army A La* in theC lear Ai lC atherwood),Jell (Allotd)iTippe2ry lat. Oouglas)tO tor inthe Schaum, euphonium soloisl; Skylark the Wingsol a Dove (lvlendelssohn/ BrassBand Bridge {Carmichael/Becker)iUnder the Double Stokes),Nelson Slarr, soprano cornet Pleasesend your concertdates for Eagle March (J.F .Wagnetl. soloisland K. Kroetch,cornet soloist; April--June1999 wilh slartinglimes June 6, 1998;Salvation Arrny Commu- Rondofrom 4th Hom Concetlo(Mo2a and locations10 The Editorlol nity Center, Milwaukee, Wl. Nrcea Wilkinson);Conslarl l/usl (Ball);Even inclusionin the l\rarch 1999issue (Himes);Henry y (VaughanWilliams)i EraveslHeart(Gounod)i The Thundere r Purcell Va ations (Downie); Dealh o/ (Sousa);Slnlonlefla(Langlod), Cimond Glory(Hall)t Jeicho Revisiled(Himes); (lrvine/Lancaster).

10 TheBrass Band Bridge December 1998 system,open your throat as if yawning out lhe range, As you can see,your I have had an increasingnumber of and pantrapidly using lhe diaphragm breathcontrol skills can easilybe re- requeststo committhe contenlof my muscleonly, ensudng the upper part ol hearsedanytime and anywhere. wiihout masterclassesand wo*shopsto wrjt- yourbody and chesl area stays perlectly the instrument, ten fomat. My vi€wsand suggestions slill.This rapid panting aclion creates a are gained trompelsonal experience, vacuumlhal sucksair inlolhe lungs.lf Ben Hall,an eminentArnerican trcm- listeningto ideasand opinions kom top thasis donecorreclly you will feel not bone teacher,suggests two typesol players pertor- brass indillering tieldsot onlyyour slomach area expand. lhe lop brealhingexercises which will helpin- manceand reading publica- authorjlative of yourhips and back ol yourtrunk will creaseyour overall capacity. playing.'Back lionson theart ol b€ss expanoatso. To Basics' classes,which I use as a 1. Conlinuousbreathinor Firsl ol all set keystonein all l€v€lsol luilion,often COSTALBREATHING yourmetronome to 60 bpm,release all undedineth€ importance of conlroland theairfrom your syslem like a dellat€d awar€ness ol th€ olementsof brass Nowthatweare aware ol howlo control balloon,lhen slowly breathe in throlgh playing.We shouldnever lose sighi ol thelower part oJ our breathing apparatus yournose to thecount ot 10 (ifyou can fundamenials the ot ourart. Thisarticle we needlo increaseour capaclv by hearyoursetlbrealhing you are inhaling lhefoundallons playlng. covors ol These usingour upperbody and chost area. tooquickly), €xhalo through yourmoulh easilybe can segmentedinto lhe follow- Thecostal m uscles aro silualed eround foracountof10lhen immedialely r€peal ing categories:braathingi articulation theribcage and lheytoo create a vacuum lhe €xerciseensuring an even and andproduction; fl€xibilily and range. wheninhaling.Totind outhowthiscostal smoothinhalalion and exhalalion of ak. vacuumworks simply exhal€ alllhe air in BREATHING yourbody and torma slightlyslooped 2. Yoga---Uealbing: Again, set your position,drooping lhe shouldersand metronometo 60 bpm, inhalelo the players A numberol oltenand neglect loaningJorward slightly. Pinch your nose counlol 10,hold the breath lor a lurther the importanceol lhe airslreamand withyour lingers and keep your mouth countof 10, then exhalelor anolher lromconsequential prob- thereloresulier closed.Then slraighten your body, as if countol 10. ll you do this slowlyand poor inlona- lemsi.e. sound,suspect slandinglo atlention.once you are in a evenly,over a periodol timeyou will tion,a limiledrang€ and the inabilityto lullyupright posilion, quickly open your increaseyour breathingcapacity sub- phrase efliciently.By developinglhe mouth.You will feel an immedialesuc- slanlially.You will alsolind lhat if you your abilityto control breaihing,basic tionof ak intoth€ chestcavity demon- sutferlrom n€rues these €xetcises will problems willberedlced suchas lhese stralinglhat lhe coslal m usclos create a helprelax your body and reduce lhoso andmaybe€liminaied When completely. subslantialvacuum. unwantedl€ns€ and stressfulpertor- w€ br€alhenomally we onlyuse about per 25-30 c€ntol ourfull brealhing ca- DIAPHRAGMATICAND COSTAL pacity, Problemsaise whonw6 ne6d BFEATHINGWOFKING TOGETHER By studyingth€ slylesand teachings ol lo incr€aseth€ capacity sltficientlyto fill someot ihe wo d's flneslpedormer's I ourinstrumenl.When we inhalewe use Anofiicient brass player should be able havelearnt lhat the ability to conlrol your lwo lorms vacuum. createdby ol One to brealheby usingbolh of theseforms breathingisprobably lhe most important lh6 diaphragm,lhe oth6rby the costal ol inhalation.A simpleway lo describe fundamentalol playinga wind inslru- musclessituated around the rib cage. howwe can activate these two breathing ment.Spend at leastl0 minulesa day Youmusl be aware ol lheditfeaences of actionsis to imagineyou are holding an doingsimple breathing exercises with you lheselormsotinhalaiion lo enable lo emptyglass in one handand a jug ot andwithoutlhe instrumenl and you'll lind gain maximumcapacity. wal€rin the olher-When you pourthe your contrclol ihe basicelemenls ol walerintothe glass il nalurallylills from your playingwill improvedramatically. DIAPHRAGMATICBREATHING the botlomup. Us€lhis pincipalwhen Alternatively,il you los€ sightol your youinhal€,lilling the lower bodyllrst and tundamentalsth€y will somedaycome Ridgeon, John oneolthelinestteachers addinglo th€chest cavily in on6simple backlo hauntyoul ol br€alhingtechniques, explains lhatlo movement,F€m€mb€r thal whatever b€com€ awareof diaphragmalicbrealh- dynamicyou are playing you always ingyou pertorm continuedon page 12 onlyneed to onesimple needthe maximum amountol ai. in your exerciso, your Exhaleall the air from lungsto sustaina goodsound lhrough-

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a stutleringstarttothe tone. This tells us playing.Again, lhe tonguehas ditfering lhat we are not giving positions KEEPINGTHETONGUEUNDEBCON. sutficienlair sup- ior each vowel. For example, port io produce TROL any sound.ll lhis hap' experimenlby sayingihe lollowingl pens,try againusing lhe vowel"haa"lo "aaah...eeeh...oooand iiih".Nole lhe help producelhe corect air supply. positionot lhelongue when rorming each lwould also like lo addressdiflering Eventuallyyou will tind thal the tone ol lhese vowels.You will nolicethal lhe lorms ol articulationand note produc- appearsquite freely. When practising longueis verylowrn the moulhcavity lor tion. Thissubjeci isofsecondary impor lhisparticularform of non-articulation 'ooo' positioned roof tance lo the control and use of our be and closelothe ol cntical in your approachlo rehearsal. lhe mouthfor "iiih'.This all maysound airctream.lt is wilh lhis in mindthat we 'pe-her" Eliminaleany or 'sluttering' ratherslrange unlilwe lake noleol what shouldattem pl the suggestedexercises sounds and try lo slarl lhe ione as lhis longue action doestothe airstream, and examples. I oflen lalk lo players cleany as possrble.The reasonI sug- We all know that when we play in the whosutlerJrom a lackol controloftheir gestihis kindol pracliceis lhal il is only upperfegisterthe speed ofthe air isvery articulalionand produclion. Usuallyihey whenweareable lo producelhe lone by quickand inlhe low registervery slow. ll eitheruseloo muchlongue, crealing an airslream alone can we graduallyin- we usethe relevantvowelsin theappro. explosiveslart to lhe tone or, on the creaselhe use ol lhe tongue. p ate registerit will slrenglhen our range oppositeend olthe scale,suuerirom too and, it rehearsedcorreclly, lessen any litlletongue, somelimes resulling in a The use of Consonantsand Vowels: excessivepressure when playing,nthe stutterjngslart to lhe note. lt is lhese Probablyone of lhe Jirslnoises we ever upperregisler. particularproblems lhat I would like lo uttered to our parents was 'Da-Dal' cover in delail and hopelullysuggesl However,lhissimple lorm ofsound pro- [,4ixn9 Consonants and Vowels looelher: remedieswhich may help ellminate lhese duclion can be used to great etfect in The correcl combinationol consonanl commonfaults. relallonto brass playing. We are all and vowel is ot ulmost importanceand awarelhal whenwe slarta lone we use shouldbe rehearseddajly. As a rule, I Whatshould lhe Tonoue do?: lt is impoF a mixlureol Consonantsand Vowels. use 'Oee and Diih'lor playingin lhe lantlhal we rememberthe longue only 'Too', Forexample: 'Doo',"Daa', "Oee', altissimo regisler (as detailed abov€, aclsas a releaseforthe airstored in lhe "Tee",'Taa', "Roo', 'Noo" etc. ll imple' thislongue position helps lhe airlravel ungs.As we previouslydiscussed, lhe mentedcorreclly the use of lhese con- fasler, lhus reducingany exc€ss pres- abililylo controlour breatbingand air- sonanlswillhelp in the initialproducljon surelrom the embouchure). 'Daa'lorlhe slreamisparamount. The longuemerely ol lhe tone,the vowels (i.e. 'aah''eeh' middleregister and 'Doo'for lhe lower acts as a releasefor the airstream,any 'ooo"elc) are used in lhe sustainingof regisler(the tongue now positronedal specialaccentsrequired should be con- lne sound, the botiomol the moulhcavity enabling lrolled by lhe diaphragm alone. The a larger,more constant, column of air). tongueenergiseslheembouchurecaus- Consonants:The use ol consonanlsis We could discussthe intricaciesol ar' ing lhe lipsto vibraleand lhe lone to be lhe applicalionol lhe longuein orderlo ticulationand pfoduction in lar more prodlced. ll we overemphasise the use separaleeach tone. Depending on wh ch detaililspace allowed butlheone impor' oJthe longueit willresultin an unpleas- consonantweuse lhe longuehits dilfeF lant Jactorthat must be rememberedis ant, explosiveslarl to the sound. The ing parls of the moulh cavity. To be lhal the tongues'major lunclion is lo acl tongue action has lo be carelully aware ol how lhe produclionol lhese as a releaselorlhe airsiream.Wilh lhis synchronisedwith the release ot the consonantswork, experiment by saying in mind all the suggestionsand ex- airslream,causing the embouchurclo lho lollowingand makea nole ot where amples should lorm part ol your daily vibrateinstantly. thetongue hiisthe uppermouth:'T" "D" practiceschedule. Besl of luckl 'N'and'H'. Youwillnotice thal each of SuggestedPraclice: lf we a.e lnhappy lhese consonanlsuse ditleringtongue NickHudson with our productionor are experiencing shapesand placemenls. difliculliesil is a goodidea to praclis€1or a pe od ol time wilhout lhe use ol the Vowelsare usedlotollow upthe tongue-For example,tirst of all play a llolgbr initialtongue action caused by lhe above middle registerConcerl F without the consonanls,The vowel part ol lhe re- useoJ the tongue.Youwillprobably lind leasehelps us suslainlheionedepend- lhat nolhinghappens or you expeience ing on the register in which we are

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The InternationalSiatt Band of The contactih€ localSalvatlon Amy head' Apdl20r Atlanta,GA SalvationArmy, the donomlnation's pre- quarter6in thecily where the concert is April21: orlando,FL mierebrass band, will be touringthe lakingplac€, or contacllhe Southem April221 clea ater,FL southemUnited States in Apil 1999. TefiilodalMusic Department, \4o4\ 728' April23: Bartlesville,OK Theband is directedby StephenCobb 1300: Ap(il24-251 Dallas,TX and leafuressuch superbsoloists as com€tsl DavidDaws and OeryckKane, April16: Charleston,WV euphonium.The tentalivo ilineGry ls as Ap.il17-18: Washington,OC listedbelow. Formor6comoletedetalls. Apdl19: Winston-Salem,NC

Decemb€r1998 lhe Brass Band Bridge 13 Planslor NABBA99 hostedby the llllnois Brass Band and the PheasantRun Resonare well undelway.The tentalivesched uling for lhe eventwill lollow lhe BrassBand of lhe Tri-State sequencelrom earlierevenls, including: December11, 1998 Paramounl Fridav: ArtsCenter, Ashland, KY December15, 1998 - HuntingtonMall "'Solo and EnsembleCompetitions (ChrislmasConcert) March15,1999 - Ashland Community ""NABBA Board [4eeting College(Spring Conc€rt) June6, 1999- CharleslonWV (Sym "'Reading Band phonySunday) June1 9, 1999 - FourlhAnnualAshland "'Short musical presenlationby the lllinois Brass Band (Colin Holman) BrassBand and Hot Dog Fes follow€dby a lighl inlormalreceplion

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All bandsthat haveinitially indicated thal theyplan to atlendwill receivesome December12, 1998 6.30 p.m. preliminarycommunication via a newsletterin December. WindsorPark Manor, Carol SlreamlL Pleaseb€ sure to place a teselyalie! tor accomodationspace secuing lhe specialNABBA 99 hotel rate throughihe lllinoisErass Band (NOT through HEnnafordSlreet Sllv€r Bend PheasantFlun) via e-mailil you have nol alreadydone so. E-.r'ail Iab anes @bu il d skills.com December6, 19987-30 p.m. [IelropolitanUniled Church, Any other questionscan be initiallydirected lo Colin Holmane-mail TorontoON colin.w. holman @j uno. com January17, 1999 3 p.m.Jane MallettTheatre, Toronto ON Ap l 11,1999 3 p.m.Jane Mallett Theatre,Toronto ON

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V/lrenNABBA designed its brass band each case it was a malter of lhe band contestlhe phi osophy behindthe slruc- choosinglight enterlainrnenlarrange- Noticetheavoidanceotthe merelypopu- lrre lhat calls for both a set test piece rnenlsthat borderedon kitsch. l\,4ostof lar - the latest broadwaytune, movie and addtonal musicwas shapedin ou r NABBA conduclors have good tastel scoretheme- or the avo danceolwhat I crCerlo encoufagethe exploralionof however,astheold Latin phrasepuls it, call,Jor lack ol betler lerm, bandstand n lher qualitylileralure as well as the degustibus non dtsputandum. .. (The re s boogie - an attemptlo make ihe brass a.annn9 ol imaginaliveprcgramming. no disputingtastel). bandhip, and notsucceeding! Orworse, Ourshorlhistory hasprovenourfounders novety items with qu .ky lnstrumental co(ect n lhis decision,making lhe We are probaby belleroli emphaszing leatures, gags, slory llnes, whatever NABBAcontesls untold like a seriesol whal s acceplablelteralure, ratherthan (Flealkitsch). Now, many choicescan shortconcerls al which a wde rangeo{ slarling wilh negalives. Cerlainlythe be deceivingin lermsol iechnicalde- goodmusicisshared. Having serued as decision1o featu re anolh er line test piece mands. On the suriace,a choicelike NABBAS ContestConlroller for at least has proven elleclive. Excellenlshort Leidzensclassic setling ofEach's Come 5091ol ts existence,I can testitylo the concert works - concert pre udes or Sweel Dealh might seem like a taiher lact thal lhe vast majorty of bands do ovedures,suiles or excerptedmove- easychoice lo r the Honorsor Champion_ ndeedunderstand the phrase"lhe best ments irom suites,c assca transcrlp- ship Level (actuallyused at bolh levels ol brassband lileral!re" that accompa- lions,well-construcled marches, por within the past live years). Playingrt nies the guidelinesior seectingthe lions ol test pieces(as appropriale) a I wel, playngit musically,is a challenge remainingporlion oi a band'sprogram. of thesemake pef{ectsense. Hereis a lortheverybesl bands. Rernember, our Atone lime in our pasl we encouraged at widesampling iromthe pastlhree years adjudicatorsdo not a lowlechnicallevel eastonesolopresenlat on, bul as bands al NABBAol such choicesthat particu- orrepedoirecholce(aesthetic response) shied away from thal, we insttuted the arlyiil lhedetinition ol lhebestof brass io inllLrencether scoring. They are nowsuccesslul solo and E nsemble po r- bandileralure;the isl does noi conlain judglngyour musicalityl The Conlroller I on o{ o!r Contest. other large'scaLetest pieces - works has a sworn duty, oi course,io scrLlti_ exceeding10 minules- thatwere cho- nizeeach band s programtoinsurelhal, Many new bands,however, may be sen to roundoul prograrns: ii, lor example, lhey are enleringlhe 'remainde puzzedby how to go aboutdeciding Championship Level, thelr r ol such literature. [,4yaim in ihis brief Prcludefor an Occasion(Gregson)i lam programchoces'reflecl very high stan- articlerequesied by our Boardof Direc- OShanler'sRide (Wr ghl); ComeSweel dards. Wh le NABBAdoes nol legislate tors is not to get into a discussionol Deaih (Bach/Leidzen): Polotsvian such levels,common sense and en_ strategies,but merely to share some Darces (Borodin/Snell);Bticlgewatel semblepride will usuallyprevail beiore commonsense about the issue,as well lnlrada lDawnie), ln!rcducirbn(Aag aard- anyControlleraction needs lo betaken as 1o providesome generalexamples Nilsen)iMalch to lhe Scalfold(Beiiozl and guidelines.The Controlleralways snel ): Mvts from Pittsburgh Synphony I am proud ot ihe lact that lhis has so has lhe r ght to con{ronta band on an (Sparke);Be Thou My Vision(ar. Le rarelybeen a probem at our NABBA issueoi musicalquality - i.e.lhat some Aeau\ Devan Fanlasy (Ball)t Malvern Coniesis, Thereshould no reasonwhy of lheir musicdoes not meetthe broad SuiIe\Spatke); March-Pn se (Healon); thal iine lraditionshould nol continueIn suggeslion- when their applicalionis Ma rc h-M oti va ti on (Hlrnes) ; Fan fa re and the future. As the currentConlroller I am lirst received. This providesthe band F/ourishes(Curnow); Seco nd Rhapsocly moreihan willingto help any bandwith ample opportunity10 make a quick ad- on Neg@Spiiluals(Ba1l)t Amazing Gnce ihe contentof their programs.Conduc_ justmant. I have always made myself latr. Himes\ AppalachianMountain Folk lors are alsoencouraged to lalkio other available in lhe pasl, additionally,lo SongSulie(Curnow);Gaudele(Norbury); successlulNABBA directors lo seewhal serue as an advisor to bands on this Fina ]e f rom Sym pha n y #4{Tchaikovsky/ lhey mightsuggesl. Choosemusicihal exactissue. In allthe years lhave been Gordon); Circius (Aagaard-Nilsen); challengesyour band, engages your Controlleronly once did I directlyask a Gavokna Fanfare (Stamp/Gallahue); audiences,and of which You will be bandto changeits programand in only RussianC histmas Music(Beedtreppla); proudyears from now! two otherinstances did I suggesilhat a Henry V (VaughanWilliams); Nimfod

16 TheBrass Band Bfidge Decembet1998 in the homfamily. annualcompetition also has a seclion N,4BBAThre€E flal Tenor Horns(Solo, First whichpermits more flexible inslrumen- NORTHAi/|ERICAN BRASS BANO and Second)often perform as a choir talion.And indeed several brass bands ASSOCTAt|ON withflugelhoms and baritones. Th6solo in NorihAmedca petorrn popularreper- holn is a frequentsolo voice. Also loirethal includeskeyboards and electdc Thissp€cial pullout section is intended commonlyreferred to aslhe alto hom in Dass. asgeneralinlormation toenlighten those lhe U.S., it is an uprightlhree valve whoarecomplel6ly unaware of the brass instrumentwitha light€rsound then the A BRIEFHISTORY OF BFASS bandmovement in NorthAmedca, tor frenchhom. BANDS lhosewhoknow a littleand wish to know TwoB flat Barltone!are often doubled a linle more,and also lor thosewho withouphoniums bul wo* besias lower Th€brass band dates back to lhe eady wouldlik66 good baslcoverviewolwhal extensionsol lhe holn section. As nin€t€€nthcentury and England's lndus- we are,what we do and howwe have separatevoices, theh ability to blend and trialFlevolulion ar an outgrowthol the evolved.I hooelhat it willmake lor both add a mlddlelowvoice without heavi- medi€valwails. With incrgasing urban- fascinalingand inspidngreading. Of nessis a uniquelealure of the brass ization,employersbegan lo financewo* cource,ilyou wlsh more inlomation, feel band, bandsto decreaselhe politicalactivity lreelo contaclany ol th€NABBA board Two I llat Euphonlumaa.e th€ pre- wilhwhich lh€ working classes seemed m€mber6liEtedonpag€ 13 oflhis i6sue. dominantsolo tenorvoices and alEo praoccupledduring their l€isurellme. lunction as tutti onfo.cerswilh the Thus, lhe bfass band traditionwas WHATIS A BRASSBAND? basses. founded.Ferv€nt discussion has always TwoB flat TenorTronbohea provide ensuedas to whichband was founded For manymuslcians ln NorthAmgdca punchand drive becauso ol th€ir cyllndi- first. Certainlythe two bandswith the thebrass band isan unknownphenom- cal construction. longe6tlraditiomare th€ B€ssl6s O'The 6mn. Thefollowing is a syiopsisprovid€d One Bls! T.ombongis both a low BarnBlass Band and the BlackDyke by NABBAVice President Torn Palms- supporllor the lrombon€seclion and MillsErass Band. ti6rof thetraditional inslrumentatlon. addsadditional weight lo thetubas.As lhe onlybrass instrumant to be reading Taklngadvantag6 of improved mochani- On6E llat SopranoCornot gorv€s as in concerlpitch, lam notsurc what th6 calskillsand th€ riseot consgrualoires the piccolovoica. lt requiresa delicate eady dosignersol brassbands w€r€ andmusic d6partm€nls at universities. touchand is usedlrequentlyasa soloist tryingto 6ay! the standadsol inslrumentall€chnol- or to add brightn€a6to th€ corn€llutti TwoE llrtTuba! 6ndtwo BllalTuba. ogyand portomance quickly improved. sound. giv€compose16an exlraordinaryilexibil- By 1860 lh€rg were over 750 brass FourB llat Solo Corn€t! ar€the lead ityindictatingthgsoundollhebass pari. bandsinEnglandalone. Althoughthese voicesinlheensomble. Th6 use ollour Thelighterqualityolth€ Ellatscan have bandswere nol fully compdsed ol brass com6t6p€mits play€|sto s$ritcholl on allthe lydcisrn ot theeuphoniums whil€ inslrumentsunlil lh€ secondhalf of lhe parls thal are h€qugnllycontinuous lh€latl€rBllatTuba sound addsweight. ningtoenthc€nturv. the traditiondev€l- throughoutthe6ntjr6 pisce. Divlsl pans Inoolavos orlitths,lh€ section can give opedto th6 prgs€nlday cur€nt instru- arealso frequent. The lour solo players lhebrass band an incredible richness ol mentationof comets,ffugelhom, tenor shouldideally match oach olher in sound. rone. homs,badtones, t.ombon€s, guphoni- Two B tlai Second Cornels andtwo B ThrcePeacuaalonlata will cov€rthe en- ums,Bllatand Ellatbassosand p€rcus- flot Thhd Co.neb llll out the cornot tiresDectrum ol Detcussionin6tt!ments, 8lon. cnofi, Timpani,battery and mallets are stan- On6 B tlrt Repiano Comel is th€ dardfor almoslall composition6. Contestsars the lilebloodol lhs brass 'rovingmiddle linebacker' ol the soclion. bandworld and dvalryhas alwaysbeen Oltenu6ed as a solovoice, or doubllng It mighl be worthalressing here lhat strong,cash pdzes providing additional the SoDranoCornot in unisonor at the althoughbrass band lileraturewo*s inc€nlive.Nin€te€nlh-centurypolitician6 octave.lheBeDiano is alsoused to add mosl eflectivelywilh th6 approprial€in- hir€dbands to €nliv€ncampaigns and w€ightto theother Comet parts. slrumentalion,a number ot bands challengesott6n lollo\fled. Bythe 1840s, One B tlat Fhgelhoh servos66 a funclionquite succ€sslullywith the use bddg6to the homs. lt i6a frequentgolo ol trumoelsinslead ot cornets and frcnch continuedon page 18 voice,and is often us€d as the top voloe honslnsleadoflenorhoms. TheNABBA

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Japan, Australiaand NewZealand;and Brass Band Association(NABBA) has in recentyears a largenumber ol brass beencrucial and inlluentialin the renais- aihrivinglocal contest circuil had grown. bandshave slarted n severalEuropean Today tlvo majorchampionship evenls countres, ll you plana lrip to England, are held each year in England;the Na- be sure to lind a brassband concerl lo O ginal works lrom Holsl and Elgarto lionalChampionship and lhe B tishOpen altend. moden-daycomposers such as Philip Championship.The National Champion- Sparke, EdwardGregson and Joseph shipis onlyopen to bandsJromEngland, Whalmakes the brassband unique? All Hofovilzhave resultedin a growingand Scollandand Wales. This competilion the brass music (with the excepiionot dynamicrepertoire. American compos- ran sporadicallyin the nineteenthcen- the bass trombone)is scoredin ireble ers such as JamesCumow, Williams tury lrom 1856, but was lirmiy estab- clet,a characteisticthat overlhe years Himes, StephenBulla and Bruce lishedby SirArthurSullivan n 1900. The has allowedlor remarkablelreedom Broughlonall gol their start writinglor OpenChampionship invites bands lrom amongcerlainbands, makingthelransi- brassbands of lhe SalvalionArmy and all counlriesand has been in exislence lionlromonenstrumenlloanolhersome- arecurrentlywiting brass band music in since 1853,the lirst winnersbeing the whateasier. The numberof members additionto their olher composilionstor Mossley TemperanceSaxhorn Band. (instrumenlation)is r gid,usually limiled band,orchestra and lilm scores. Bolh major championshipsare held in totwentyJivebrass players plus percus- thetall each year, are ti6rclycompelilive, sion,bulthe reperloire isunusuallyi ex Therearepresenlly several hundred brass and il is a great honor to win eitherof ible,with concertprogramsconsisling ol bandsin NorthAmerica, many aililiated these competilions.The time commit- anylhinglrom oiginal works,orchestral wilh NABBA,and it is not only exciting menl is ve extensivewith lhe top bands ry transcriptionsand leaturedsoloists to 1osee lhe tradilionmaking a retun, but rehearsingal leasl three nightsa week noveltyilems, marches,medleys, and also such a valuableand uniquecontri- prior lo the championships,and olten hymn tune arrangemenls.With lhe butionlotherich m usical heritage ol this everynighl the week beiorethe compe- exceptionot the lrombones,all inslru- lit on itsell. Youth brassband compeli mentsareconicalin design, producing a lions are similarlywell esiablished,pro moremellow, ficher sound, yelonelhat WHATIS NABBA? vidng qualily playerslorthe adull bands has widedynamic and colorrstic variety. as the youngmembers malure, lhereby The term "brass band" is noi entirely The NorlhAmerican Brass Band Asso- continuinglhe traditjon. accurale,since brass bands also nor- ciationwas establishedin 1983by J. mally include up to three percussion Perry Watson,based on the ovel one Brass bands in Greal Briiainpresently playerswho are calledupon lo play as hundredand fifty year old brass band numberin the ihousandswith many ol many as lwenty difJerentinstrumenls movement in England. one that has lhe bands havingorigins prior to 1900. dependingonthedemandsof lhe music. esiablisheditself in Ausiralia,New Originallythebandswerefunded bycoal Standardacceptance of moreihan one Zealand,Nollvay, Sweden, Finland, Hol- mines,mills, and many today retain percussionistin the brassband is really land, Denmark, Belgium, Swilzerland corporalesponsorship. To lhis day,the a phenomenonoJthe lastfodyyears, bLrt and Japan. In that same year,watson bands use only non-prolessionalmusi- one lhat hasadded immense challeng e, alsoorganized and hostedthelirst Norlh cianswho in formeryears were usually inieresiand varietylo the sound, Americanbrass band compelitionheld employedat tt'responsoring company. ll Allhoughbrass bandswere an important at NorthCarolina State University. Since is a ieslamentto lhe qualityof pertor partol lilein nineleenlh-cenlury Ame ca, that lime, the brass band movementin mance in ihe brass band traditionthat lheywere superseded by largerconceri NorthAme ca hasgone from slrength to many playersare ableto secureprotes- and marchingbands, However,many sirength,and comprisesboth Salvation sionalpositions as a resultol theirbrass finehistoric brass bands are stillactively Army, amateurcommunity and profes- bandexperience. Indeed,several pro- perfomingtoday. Duringlhe courseol sionalbrass bands. The re arepresenlly fessionalbrass musicians in lhiscoun- thls century the SalvalionArmy were nearly one hundred atlilialedmember try began lheir educationin the brass predominanllyresponsible for maintain- bandsand individualmembership num- band world, New York trumpele. Phil ing lhe brass bandtradilion in America bers nearly2000 lrom Canadaand the Smithand Chicagotrombonist Michael throughlheir musicminlslry. Only in the United States, bringing a whole new l\,4ulcahybeing two good examples. last lweniy years has a brass band resurgencebegun in North America, Englishbrass bands are alsopopular in continuedon Page 19 The lormaiionof the North American

18 TheBrass Band Bridge December1998 conlinuedftom page 18 represenlNABBA at the presligious and in your elto s, for tindinganshumenls popular worldot lilerature, p€rfotmance, person- GABBFheld annually in Danville andmusic, and enablesyou to keepup- KY witha significantcash prize award to-datein brass movemenl. alilies, lore and historyto enrichlhe the band andnational musicallile in NorthAmerica. exposure.Winning bands are nol permitledto reenlerlor lhrce yearslo A BRIEF BAND NABBAGOALS €nsurelairandeven represenla- HISTORYOF BBASS tion. CONTESTSIN NORTHAMERICA To fosler,plornot€ and encouragelhe Theshadng ot ideasand resourceswilhin 1983-PerryWatson thelilsl establishment,grou/th and developm€nl organized NABBA,ils archivesand olher m€mber NorthAmerican Brass gand Champion- ofamateur and prolessional British-style bands. the h€ld Nodh State brassbands throughoul th6 No h Someol mostsignilicanl ship, at Carolina accompljshmenlsin NABBA have oc- Univ€rsity.With the financial help of lhe curredwilh the buildingof friendships Schw€pp€sCompany and the music acrosslhe conlinent,the sha ng ol instrumentindusiry, the conlestwas a To supportand helpfurlher the music information,and comingtogether of greatsuccesswithtwo sections andfive educalionol its m€mb€rs memberswho range from grade bandsentedng. The Champaonship S€c- schooletsto oclogenarians. tionwas wonby tho Smokyl\rountain To advancethe public's apprecialion ol BrassBand, and th6 NCSU Brass Band the British-stylebrass band Th6sharing in guestclinicians, touring wonth€ Second Division. bands,and soloislssponsor€d by To serv€as a resourcelor musicaland NABBA.ln the pastlew yearsNABBA '1984-Th€S€cond Division is renahod organlzationalassistance io amateur bandsand atfiliat€s have trealed band lhe HonorsDivision. NABBAstarts British-slylebrass bands lrom across membersand local pedoF reworklngthe conl€st rul6s adiu6ting to NorthAmerica audiencesto mancesby inlernalionallyacclaim€d then€sds ol lhg NorlhAmerican bands. soloislsand conduclors such as Philip Th€ compotitionwas hosledby Wost To sponsorcompetitions and l€gional Mccann,Philip Smilh, th€ Childs broth- Ch€slorUniversity School ot Musicin music16stivalslorthepurpose ol improv- ers, StephenM€ad, Geolfr€y Brand, W€stch€sterPA. Nin€bands €ntered ingp€rloming slandards and abalities ol SteveSykes, Bussell Glay, and bands th€ competition. memb€rbands st/ch as DesfordColliery, BNFL, th€ NationalBras6 Band ol NewZ€aland, 1g8s-Anotherdivision was cr€aledlo BENEFITSOF NABBA andth€ NalionalYoulh Brass Band of allowmo16lev€ls otbands lo partlcipal€. i/lEMBERSHIP GreatBritain. ll washosled in Torontowith six bands enleringeach the Champion6hipand Accesslo annualNABBA Competition Supportand advic€ trom the Boardof HonorsDivisions. for bands,small ensemble6 and solo- Directorsinyourdevelopmentas a brass isls. Theseare h€ld each Apdl in major '1986-The band. NABBAcan assist you with ContestConlrollor now ad- NorthAmerican cltles. Recenthost wo*shops and clinicians. Dr. Paul mlnislersihe drawlor playpdor lo the citieshave includedWashington DC, Droste,clinician for Yamaha,travels contestandeach band knowsthetimeot RalelghNC, Toronlo ColumbusOH ON, thfoughoulNorth Am€rica pr€senting thehperlormanceinadvanceollh€con- andFled Wing MN. Future hosts include lop qualilybrass band workshops. teslday. Bandslhal win three years in ChicagolL, andLexinglon l(Y. a rowin theirdivjsion are automatically Fourissues ol TheB'ass Band B dge movedto lh6 nexthighest division lor Acc€sslo regionalfeslivals sponsored andfour issues ol lhe NABBABu efn luturecompetitions.Championship lV byNABBA. Recent lestivals have been eachyear. These provide lreo advertis- was held in IndianapolislN and was hosledIn CedarRapids lA, Lexington ing tor memberbands on a rolating anolhersuccess with eleven bands €n- KY,and West Point NY. basis,manyintomatve articles, fevi€ws renn9. of musicand rocordings of int6re9l,and Acc€sslo the Gr€atAmerican Brass news on brass bandingthroughout 1g87--OfficialNABBA rlles were BandFestival competition. Each year NABBAand world-wide. lt's a platlom NABBAsponsors an audio tape compe for tellinglhe storyand achievemenls ol lition and lhe winnersare chosenlo continued(m Pege m yourband, a pladonnfor requesling help

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heldlor the lirsttime and the Champion- shipDivisionwaswon bylhe Yourinvolvement in NABBAbolh as a amendedso thatcompeling bands sball BrassEand ol Columbuslor a record bandand as an individualmember em- pedormwilh standardbrass band instru, sevenlhtime wilh Peler Graham's The Essenceof powersNABBA lo be a slrong mentatronin order lo be eligibletor a Iime. The Easternlowa Brass Band organizalion,one lhat can takean ag- prize. The YouthDivision was addedto distrnguishlhemselves gressive,advocate roleon behallol, and enableand encourageyounger groups in the Honors D visionwilh anotherwin. in promotingbrass bands and their lo padicipate. ChampionshipV was held in Columbuswith 14 entries. 1996-Cham pionship XIV was held in DublinOH. The solo competilionwas So whynot join? lg88--ChampionshipVl was held in exlendedio dislinguishbetween Youth HammontonNJ with 11 compeiing and Adull, Slow and Technicalselec- MEMAERSHIPDETAILS bands,and lhe BrassBand ol Columbus lions. The JuniorVarsity All-Star Band w nning the ChampionshipOivision tor conlinued to dislinguishitsell as the Individual $25 lhe lhrd year in a row. leading competingyouth brass band, Relkee $15 and Sludent $10 198t}-NABBAopenedlhevideolapecom- other winners includedlirsl time enlriesfrom lhe CincinnatiBrass Band, Family $40 pelilion.Championship Vllwas heldin th€ Old Dominion Baod $60 AshevilleNC. BrassBand. Corporaie $100 1997Chanpionship XV was held in Red $500 1ggo--ChampionshipVlll was held in Wing l\,1N.A new teaturewas the incl!- Leadership $i 000 PitlsburghPA. Ihirteen bandsenlered. sion ol a small ensemblecontesl, won lapplicationlorm-please complete as by lhe Ozark MounlainS€xlet, and an tullyas possiblel 1991 -Ten bandsenlered Championship ExhibitionSection (lor commentsonly). lX whichwas held in CedarFiapids lA. Name:_ '| SlreetAddress: 992-ChampionshipXwas held in Dublin 1998 ChampionshipXVI was the best OH wilh eight bands entering,and the supportedNABBA competilionhosted Cily: OhioCollegiale Brass Eand becamethe by the Lexinglon Brass Band al tbe Stat€: Zip:- lirst band in NABBA hislory to win all lJniversiiy ol Kentucky.The lllinois Brass Country:_ lhree adult sections. Band becameonly the secondband to TelephoneNumberl win the ChampionshipDivision three 1gg3-ChampionshipXl was held in years in a row. A fecord nine bands MembershipCalegory: WashingtonD.C. and lor lha lirsttim6 a compeledin theChallengeDivision, won InstrumentPlayed: receptionwas held at lh€ hosl holel so byfirsttimeenlrants Prairie Brass Band. BandName: lhateveryone could greel old f endsand lrom NABBA Cornpelition E'mail(where applicable):- make new ones, Perlorrnanceswere lexcelpted Brcchuresl held in lwo separatelocalions simulta- 1999 ChampionshipXVll will be hosled Pleasomail checks payabl€ to th€ 'l994-Championship inChicago bythe lllinoisBrass Band and NorthAmerican Brass Band Associa- Xll rnarkeda return will includea now percussionensemble tionlo: lo thelirslcompetitionlocation al NCSU. competilion. TheHaMhoneCily Bandtrom Melboume BertWiley Auslraliawere inviledto participateas NABBAMembership Chair parl oftheir NorthAmerican tour, and as lJyou wanl to play in a brassband P.O.BOX 2438 a resultthe Auslralianllag was addedlo NABBAcan releryou! Cullowhee,Nc28792 the NABBA collection. lJyou want to lorm a brassband NABBAcan youl Furtherdetails ol memberbands are 1995-Championship Xlll wentloToronto advise It you want to know moreabout brass availabl€upon memb€rship lo NABBA lorthe secondtime and was attended by bandsNABBA can enlighlenyou! lrlleen bands, A solo compeljlionwas

20 The8ras5 Band Eridge December 1998 I. AdiudlcatorslorNABBA 19gg Sei: An (b)Judges' Meeting: Judges meet on itemspdor to the Contest. outstandingpanel of iudgeshas been theThursday evening prior to the Con- E. Judgesare especiallyasked to setfor ournext conlest. Sixjudgesare testIn orderlo be morelhorolghly ori- providebalance in theiraitenlion to lhe b€inghired, not only becauseof the entedto whal is expecledol them.As it variouss€ctions ol the band.The peF nlmb€rof bandsexpecled, bul alsoto is nea y impossibleto receiveall non- cussionsection, lor example,can lre- insurelhat thejudges are not pressed lor lest-piecescores lrom publishers unlil quentlybe overlooked.Judges are to timeinlhekimDorlanttask- Therewill be jusl belorelhe Conlest,the Controller makewdnen and spoken commentson two panelswilh lhreejudges on each doesnol dislributelhose scoresunlil lhisseclion's performanc€ when appro- panel.Speclfic assignmenls will nol be Thursdayev€ning prior to theConlesl. priate. madeunlil lhs fesullsol February1st F. Judgm€ntsaboul interpretation should aoolicatlondeadline allow us to seelhe Amongother concems that the Control- notatleci poinl lotals unless thal inter alignmenlol bandsin variouscatego- lerbrings to theiratlention, the lollowlng prelationis objecllvelyincorrect. For ies. Thesixjudges are: BrlanBudlll Guid€lin€sw6reemphasized atthe most example,iltempos chos€n are blalantly (CanadianStatf Band), Slsphon Bu116 recenlmeeling ol lhe NABBABoard ol outol linewilh score marks. The samo (USMadne Band), Bramwell Gregson Directors: wouldhold hue lor dynamicsand olher (lntradaBrass), Wllllam Hlm€8{Chi- musicalparamet€rs. Judges are notto cagoSlatl Band), Stephon Sykos(UK), 1. At lhe beglnningof eachband lape, baselheh poinl scale on howwell lhey andRon6ld Walkano.la (New York Stafi the judgesmust id€nlifylhemselv€s, agreewith agiven interprelalion. Judg- Band).NABSA bands a.e ask€d not to statethe numberof lhe band in that mentsmusl be k9pt, as muchas is conlactthese iudges as cliniclansor seclion(for example - Honors Band *4), humanlypossible, lo concrete,objec- guestconductors in the periodpreced- andthen listlh€ rep€rtoire inthe ord€rof tiv6,musical observations: technique, ingihe Coniest. playprovided. Th€ tape is runcontinu- articulaiion,balance, blend, inlonalion, ously(must not b6 sioppedl)lrom th€ phrasing,stylistic consideralions re- ll. A,r[Klicalors!fuidslinesAtour lasl iimelhe announcer first draws atlention quiredby thescore. BoardMoetang, lhe Boardrequest€d lo that banduntil lh6 applauseis r€- G. Finalplacement inlo lh6 categoies that,in addilion to the Coniest Flules thal celvedtollowing their linal ltem, and till of Ercell€nt,Good, Fair, €1c., must be have ahoadybeen dislribuledto all lhe iudge has made his or her final juslifed by lhe detailedcornmenls on bands,thatlhe Controller shar€ wilh all summarycomm€nls, th€ lape,and reinforced on tha written NABBAbands th6 s€l of g6n€.alguide- sheels.Whether muslcal €xcell€nce is lin€swhich ar€ shargd with thg NABBA 2. Judgesmust make delailed musical achieved,howevet, is, ofcourse, mlch iudge6prior to our Contesla. What observationsthe pimarybasis of their morelhan lhe resullol whomad€ but a followsls asummaryr€port listing th€sg judging,beaing in mindthe lollowing: tewlechnical mislakesl guidolinosaswellasobseationsabout A. Larg€,sllent gaps in commenlary- lhe enlirejudging process. leilingthe taperun " is unaccepiable. 3. Jridgesar€ lo use ihe lape as the Observalionsmusl be conlinuous,ac- primarymeans lor sha ng theirjudg- (a) Preparaiion:Judges roceivo the curate,intelligibl6, and delivered quickly. menls.The judge's written summaryon lollowlngmatorials at l€ast2 months B. Judgesar6 ask€d to b€ positivoand lhe scodng6he€t, howev€r, should 16- priorlo the Contesti instrucliveas theymake their obseNa- llectthek basicassessment. 1) Musicalscores for testDi€ces wilhin tions. Thelap6 should be a meanslor lhe sectionslhey ar€ judging; 2) Copi€6 improvingthequalityollheband's pedor 4. Judgesdo not rankbands against ol lheConlest Regulalions;3) Copiesof manceviathesuggeslions rec€ived from eachother, bul by tho slandardscale allformsused in the Contesl,including eachjudge. providedin the contest Guidelines. The scodngsheets they will be using;4) C. Judgosare a6kedto relrainlrcm judgeprovides point totals only. For Guidalinesfor iudges. Judg6sare ro- shadngtheir own aosthetic svaluation of example,itis possiblefor ajudge lo have mindedthat ihey will be usinga tap6 a band'schosen plogram. lwobandswith equal scorss. The judge recorderdudng the judgingprocess. D. Judg6sare askedto €valuatethe doosnol make the tinal percenlage cal' Whil6most judges have experience in porlormanceonly. Choiceot literalure culations(60"6 tost piece - 407"remain- lhissyslem, thosetowhom il is neware and lev€lot dillicultyare to have no derol the program)lor placemenl,but requestedto praclicemaking quickver boadngon a judg6'sevaluation. The page bal regponsesduring a musicalperfor Controllerwill scr€€nall unacceptable continuedon 22 mance.

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TheMangerMusikklag begantheirtour worksby PhilipSparke {breathtaking ol lhe uniledstal€s with a concerton controlin theslow movemenl ol Yearof merelylurnsjn twoscores based on the Sundayattenoon October 4lh at the th6D,?gor), a louching tribute to George standard100 pointscaleloreach porlion beaulifuland distinctivetheater of lhe Lloydwith the middlemovement ol has ol theprogram. ChicagoHislorical Society hosted by FoyalParks (memories of NABBA93 in thellllnols Brass Band. IBBPresident Washingtonl)and an inspned Synphony 5. Judgesdo not confer on their scores. Rick Nelsontook care of the many of Thankgiving.Built around thalwere preliminarydetails and band founder solocornet, euphonium and trombone 6. Atlhe€ndof each tapethe judgemust Foslerheaded group principallealures programwas George awelcoming andthe tirstprovide a summaryanalysis ol their the landed Aalport Jilledin with lighternumbers, the as band at O'Hare on some overalljudgmentprior to makingwritten SaturdayOctober 3rd. moslmemorable being Nilsen's No/w€- commenlsand marking ol scores. qian Dance. Essentiallylhelllinois Brass Band acted lll. Bands,and Solo/En- as a warm-up tor lhe stunningtwo- lwas leftleelingthat here was an €nor- Deadljleg act sembleconl€stants entering NABBA hour mousnalional body of wonderlulbrass concertwhich followed by thetop 1999are reminded of thefollowingdead- Norwegian con- band musicof whichmosl ol us are brass band. Guest lines: 1) Entry Formsfor Bands, probablyunaware.One hopesthatmore ductedbyKim Lofthouse,thebandplayed Soloist,and Ensemblesare due FEB- program played inthe anexciting ol variedmusic that ol itwillbe onthis conlinent RUARY1st;this includes entrytess and panache wasan objectlesson in style, luure, scoteslor solosand enserhbles - Send and enteriainm€ni,balancing original to RonaldHolz. 2) Allbandscoresmust wo s lrom Norwaywilh som€ more Followingthe traditionalmassed band receivedby MARCHlst " sendlo groups bs traditionalbrass band lare. The band finale,the rctiredto socialize RonaldHolz. 3) Allmembershiprenew- wascertainly nolable tortheir dislinctive togetherin Chicagofor the 6vening,lo alsand n6wmembershipsior both bands, parlicipate sound,and ihe skillandllair with which in a culturaletchanga that soloists,and €nsembles pres6nt bandmembers, they d6liver6dth€ir s€l€clions.They wasenjoyed by svaryona b€lore muslb€ received by IVIAFICHlst- send lofitholollowing dayfor l\rinne- alsobroughtlorlh an impressiveline up theband to B€rlWiley. oi soloistsfrom within the band.There apolrs, was a strongyouthlul element in this mulli-lingualen6€mble-only two mem- Program:lllinois Brsss Band (Colin berswerc noi collegestudenls. Holman).Fanlare (Sparkel; Jousts hom Eagea4lry(Howells); I'm Gettin senti- ConductorKim Loflhouse is nowbased mentalOvet you (Bassman/Geldard), in Preslon,Lancashire having spent a Brian Byrne, lrombonesoloist; Wtll5on numberol yearsliving and workingin Ravenswood(Rimmer). Manger NoMay as a conduclor,leacher and Muslkklag(Kim Lollhouse). Cardlde the finestin customcrafted orcheslraitrombonisl. He imparleda Oyerlure(Bernstein/Snell), Aulunn professonal trombones & rapportto theband and audience alike. leave6(aff. Geldard), Hildegunn Sture euphonrumsto BudLnws Perhapsthe most signilicantrGlation- Sylta,trombone soloisl; Scatamouche shipwith lhe bandis lhat ol composer (Milhaud/Snell);/Hilnmel6n(arr. Brevik), TorsteinAagaard-Nilsen. Heisthe band's CamillaSjovold, flugelho.n soloist; Sym- local composer(essentially "in-resi- phony of Thanksgivinglcotti1)t Hanen dence')and bolh he andhis wife have (arr.Aagaard-Nilsen)i Stille Stund lan. playedin the bandin ils oarlierhislory. Aagaard-Nilsen),Are Mangersnes, eu- Hisconcerl otferings were given detini- phoniumsoloist; Norweglan Dance (ar(, liveperformances by the band, and bril- Aagaard-Nilsen);Calrival of Veniceloel liantlyevoked lhe almosphere of Nofte- Staigers),Rune Gundetsen, cornel so- gianlile to theChicago audienca. loisl; ln Memoiam hon Hoval Parks \Lloydl; Year of the Dragon(Sparke). For the artisZeducator Me5sed Bands: Processionto the Openingwith an Americanlribute lo who dependson hrs Bernsteinby llying lhrough his Candide Mhsle. (Wagner/Sn€ll)tStars and for frislrvrng Oyertufe,lhe bandalso featured major St pesFol.evel (Sousa/Bornal). instrument

22 TheBrass Band Bridge December 1998 continuedfrcn page 7 is il Swiss?)tourisfs nostalgic evoca- (Bulla)Lerlngton Btass (Ronald Holz), lionof a weekin the peninsula- olDavidBrubeck's 8/ue Bondo a la Tuk. lberian litteredwilh ciiches. Fernie has knack Sixteeny€ars YolkStatf Theremainder ot the programwill take the ago,lhe N€w olgettingyour altention, however, even Bandtook a verylong bus rideto Ra- lheaverage listener into several new and whenyou mighl not agree wath how he leigh,NC, to presenla GalaFestivalfor enchantingsoundscapes. The record- treatsa lune,or whetheryou agree with th€ first NABBAChampionshlps orga- ingis woll-balanced, clear, and supplies hischoice of style. obviouslythe em- nizedby P€rryWatson.ll wasan ev€nt excellenldynamic range. Thjsis nota phasishere is lighler fill€dwithpromise. not recodingjustfo. percussionisls - these on enterlainm€nl, Thebandswerc fromlhe youlh-oriantedrock piece lhat playingat a parliculayhigh levelallhal aregitted, lyrical musicians wilh much to titlesth6 album- BrassNight - to lhe lime,bulenthusiasm and confidence lor sharewith thos€ who will give lhem lhe lhree-movementsuite on Alrican-Ameri- lh6 luturewere evident al everytum, lheir€ars and somequiet lime. Very can songs, the Havingattended a numberol NABBA enjoyabl6l Spl,lual Contasts. levelsreouired also cover a widesoec- Championshlpssince thai lirstevent, I irum'komlheeasilylearned,repelilive havemarueled at ih6 ever increasing BrassNighl: The Music and Affange- TrcubleIn lhe Airlolheverylaxing, fast- levelof compelencyand imaganalion man/sol AIan F6mie. Foden3 gand paced leaturelor lhe horn seclion, shownby our NorlhAmerican bands, (NicholasChilds and Alan Fernie). Ceckedlce Rag. fhewonderfulthang ls Throughoutour short history lhere has ObrassoRecords CD 866. TT 70:54. thatthe listenergets firsl-rale playing. alwaysbeen a bandat lhe frontot tho P@gtamt Stike Up the Band;Spitilual whichallows him or herlo makea very packsetting lhe paceand pushing lhe Cont@sts:lWish You Lova; Be a Clown; faird€cision whsn conside ng wh€th€r compelitivebar ev€n higher. Inlheearly MoonRivet; Spain;9ond in the Clown6; to buy th€ music. Ot courso,you can yearsil wasthe GramorcyBrass Band Hard Day's Night;Big Band Explosion; juslbuythealbum forthesh€erpleasure lromNew York who were lar andaway SatinDolt B'ass Nighl:Allo Hom Fea- ol hearingan outslandingband play lhe b6stand quickly becam€ a proles- Iurc---Cftckedlce Rag; Troublein the somewide-rangjng, light music writlen sionalband which is slill In exislenc€ Ai; Singin'in the Bain; lntftcla Fesliva. oraffangod by one ol thesolid crattsm€n andrecenlly won a prestigiousgrani lo in thebrass band world. porfomat LincolnC€nter in NewYork. Alan F€mieis profiledin 12 arrang6- Nexl, Paul Droslegot the Columbus m€nlsand 3 oraginalcompositions on ChamplonshlpXVI: NABAA'98 Hlgh- bandball rolling,and becamea maior thiswell-prepared and p€dormed'vanily' llght6. LiveRecording, April 17-18, Iorcein lhedevelopment of manybrass CD-th€producl ls inl€ndodas a promo- 1998,The Universityol Kentucky bandsin Ohioand beyond.His Brass tionallool by Broadbenl'spublishers, SinglelaryCenterlorlheArts. Bernel CD Bandof Columbuswon numeroustitles Ob6sso.Such €ttorts do not always get 1OO4.If 7241. Ptogtalr,t Oealhol settinga highslandard ol excell€nce. thecare and attenlion lhis disc s€emsio G/ory(Hall) All Star Bress(Eric Aho); Nowth€llllnois Brass Band is at thetop havereceived. Fodens'sound is rich, Jazz(Wilby) llUnols Brass (Colin Hol- ot lhe haapwith a hostol challengers andlovely! Flugelhornisl Shelley Ball is man);Fanlarc and Flourishes(Cunow) alongsid€. With the recenllour ol En- the solo slar ol lhe disc in her tin€ Cuydhogr Valloy (Keilh Wilkinson); glandbylhe Brass Band ol BatlleCreek, perlormanceol Send in the Clowns. Concetlo lot I!ba, Mvt t (Gregson), eventhe homeiand of brass bands knows Olherpoptunesthal Brcadbenl handles SoloislJames Willett wilh Lexlngton firsthand ol the riseot brassbands in with imaginalion,ploperstyle, and care, Bra$ (Skip Gtay), Glandeme NorthAm€rica. The recordangstarts wit (meaning,lhose are pi€ces I would \Caft} Eaate.nfowa (John des alme\',Gaudele witha veryspiriled rendilion olthe march leaturingl)includ€ a stylislically enjoy (Nolbury)Bras! gand ol Columbu6 Oeathot Glory whtch\till be knownto an unfussy corecl Singingin the Raln, (PaulDrosle); Hiremoa (Wood) Pralrle mostreaders as the thememusic lrom ol Sarn Dol/,and a surpris- treatmenl Brass (DallasNietmeyet); Mvl 4 lrcm lhe movieErassed Ofl. NexluP is an inglystraight-foMard version of Hard TheJ o u m e an (Sleadman-Allen) Jun- idiomaticreading ol PhilipWilby's Jazz Day'sNight. His clever lreatrnent of Be W lor-VarrltyAll Star8(K6n McCoy); Fi by the lllinoisBrass Band, th€ reigning a C/ow,takos lhis shortaffangement nale ftum Vaiations on an Enigma champions.This is musicthat chaF beyondmere novelty. Some ol his Sh6ldonTheat.6 (Larry lengesth€ playerslechnically, but al- longerpiece6, while well-saoredf orbrass {Sparke) Brent2el);Ihe Ctamptons(Willcocks) band,seem a bit prolracled- lhe 15- Moto.Cf ty (CraigStrain): Exceryts ftom minuteftapsodic Spai, being a casein continuedon paga 24 EllingtonFantasy Domek)Le ng- poinl.The work is morelikea British (or larr. ton Brois (SkjpGray); /magos ,,h Brass

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(Graham),soloist Sh€lleyBall: O Cone Angels on High lBulla), Soloist Vanda lowslorwonderlul freedom ol €xprcssion A YeFaithful(Willcocksl: Meny Chist Knickerbocker;Go Te lt (Ballanliner',I andthebandcomesthrough with energy nas Everybody\Btoadbanl)t When a Wonderas I WanderlBowes), Fanfate andstyle. This is a pi6c€th6l I wor.rld like Childis Born lcolland\ A MaiclenMost Jrbiloso (Curnow); The First Noel tohearotten.The Brass Band ofCoium- GenUe(Catletl: JingleBelis (Ashmore); lBearcrcfi)tC htisl nas Joy lLeidzen). busis in tineform as damonstratedby CarolMeclley lafi. Balliv,tallal,iStop the their performanceof K6vinNobury's Cavalry(Broadbent); Whil'l Shephetds In 1998 lhe SalvalionArmy's l\,4usic Gaud6l€,which is deslinedlo becomea Watch ed lAnon.)t W h i I e Chislmas (Ber- Departmentol lhe EaslernTerritory as classic.While this is primadlya Ch st- linlSp atkeJ', H a * |h e He rald(Willcocks) ; celebratingthe 50thanniversary of the maspiece, itwillwo*to grealadvantage U e DtummerBoy lsineone/Spa*e); Ame can BandJournal, a brasssedes any time of the year. Th€ Sheldon ChdstmasSong (Torme/Sutherland). callinglorI ormoreplayers, toundedby ThealreBand also impresswith the mylather, lhe lateCommissioner Rich- finalelo PhilipSpark6's ya iations on an Thisdisc arivedjust aslhedeadljne hil ardE. Holz,and Erik Leidzen. Two new Enigma. Two new bandsshow their lorlhisissueotlhe Bridge, bul llhought CDsherald lhis event, Chislnas Rejoic- potentialonlhis r€cording.The Praiie itbesttoinclude menlionot it now,even lrgs, conlaining15 seasonalarange- thoughlhave not had timelo lully sludy menls,moslth€mwrittenandpublish€d ErassBand is fealuredin lhe testpiece jl. Hinemoahy GarethWood, and lhe Ol lhelwo ensemblos, Fodons Band withinlhe pastthr€eyeats.g.nd Helalds polished,lhough CuyahogaValley Brass play James asth€ more theHalitax of Viclory,a rccenllyroleasedrecording Curnow'spopular Fanlarc anc! Flour- Choral Socielysings with commend' by FaireyBand fealuring both sacred ,shes.The LexingtonBrass Band pre- ableenergy and style. Whil6many oJ and concortmusic from th€ general senledthe GalaFestival in lheirhome lhe afiang€menls,bolh lhose lor brass catalogue.The NewYork Stafl Band courtlhis year put aloneand lhosowhich combine choir pedormsverywell, and withjustthe righl and they lhe final - slampol progress on lhe everdeveloping andband, will be lamiliar to moslol our afi ouhtolteslive spa*le evenbravura! NorthAmerican Brass Band movemenl. reaoers,several new arangers appeat, Julliardundergraduale Michael Baker Bolhlhe EllingtonFantasyand Slephen includingNABBA liend Si€va Sykes ioinsa longlin€ of oulstandingcomet gulla'slmages lot Bnssarewellsuited and lhe gattedorganisl on lhe album, soloislsin thisband and shows hims€ll lolheAmerican approach to brass band- DariusBattiwalla. The sound and bal- equaltolhe lask in hisel6gant, grac€lul ing.The Ellington suite shows an inher- anceare very line,lhe program a delighl- playingon Norbury'sarrangemenl ol entleelforjazz, andwhile notwithoutthe lulmix ol th€sacred andsecular, and the HurcnCarcl. Sl€phenBulla's neo-ba- occasionalsplit note, is a real crowd ov€ralllevel ol perlormancevery good. roquesettang ol Ang€lsW6 Have Heatd pleaser.Bufla's /ma96s for Brcsswas This wouldprove to b€ anothergood o, H/ghallows Vanda Knickerbocker to w ttento commemoratethe 50lhanni- sourcetor NABBAbands considering reallyshine as a symphonic-slylelrom- givesaglow- versaryotlheBattleof lwoJima, and lhe similarcollaborative etforls with choirs in bonist,Aaron Vanderweele reterencesto the NavyHymn and the lheir area. A goodaddition lo your ingaccounl of Rodhead'ssetting ot lhe Slar Spangled holidaycollection lhal featuresbrass Polishcarol, lnfant Holy. fhe enliIe Bannermake lhis an - idealconclusion to a recordinglull of bandmusicl bandseems energized andihey lay Americanpion€ering spirit. This is a downexc€ll€nt readings of a repertoireol bench-markrecording highly recom- ChristmasRejoicings. New York Statt holidaym!sic I haghlyrecommendloour piece mendedlo NABBAmembers. Band(Flonald Waiksnoris). Triumphonic NABBAbands. No exceedssix Recordings.TRCo 1050. TT 46:06. minul6s.most ideallysuited lo either Program:Chrisfmas,9eioic,hgs (Gor concertor churchuse, Mosl ol the Guestreview by RonaldWaiksnoris, - BandmasterortheNewYorkSlaft Band. don)t Shephe/d'sSuryrize (Downie); affangarsare verywell-known fronf CornelSolo-Hu/o, Cerol(Nolbury), rankerslik6 Leldzen,Curnow, Bulla, Chlslma6Songs. FodensBand (Ni- Soloist Micha€l Bakott Trepak Downie,Rodhead,orBallantine.Lesser cholasChilds), Halifax Choral Sociely (Tchaikovsky/Wilkinson)tOnCh stmas knownto NABBAaudiences but effec- (John Pryce-Jones),Organist Darius Oay(Bulla)iEuphonium Solo-lnfant Holy live w t€rs lik€James Anderson, Bay Battiwalla.Doy6n. DOYCD 074. TT (Redhead),Soloist Aaron Vande eele; Bowes,William Gordon, and Norman 65:05. Program: ChtistmasFantasy A ChtislnasR6v6ie lDownie);Seasonb Bearcrofttill out lh€ stable. Evennew G/eerngs (Andorson);Vadations on a (LanglordJ:O Holy Night(Adam/R utte r); continuedon Page25 Flugef Hom Sdo-Away in a Manger GamanC€nol(Cumow); Trombone$o-

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NABBABoard member Kelth wilkinson makes an appearance in a Tchaikovskytranscriptaon that Cre4 Little Things. ls ralherdillicult, though one so wiselyscored as to relyprimaily on the principalplay€rs ofthe Ob6raargauor band.Wilhin the past thr6o years (1996-98)this band journal has contained aweallh of €tfeclive Brasg Bend Christrnasmusic. So, once again, let me emphasize that I stronglyrecommend you inveslagate (ManfredObrechl). bolhihis literature and lhis wonderlulnew recording ot that music played so well bythe New York ObrassoRecords, SlattBand under caoable baton ot RonaldWaiksno s. CD865. TT57:50. Prcgrami Crczy Lit a Thing Called Love lMe(cutyl Oudl,At the Signol lhe SwlngingCym- BRASSBAND TOUR TO ENGLAND bsl(Fahey/Fras€r)i Euphonium/Bari- tone Duet-Io A// the GirtsI've Loved Ff A-I'TIRING Belorc lHafiinondl Broadbent);Iho SADDI,EWORTHWHIT FRIDAY BANDCONTES'I Best ol Bond BRASSBAND lBaryl', 12k Steet AI,I- ENGI,AND]\IASTER Fag (Bowman/ CHAMPIONSIIIPSAND GALA CONCtrRT Peh'tdyr; Ttouble BI,ACK DYKE BAND REHEARSAL in the Ai (Felnieri Autufin Leaves (Cosma/Fernl€); . PLUSSIGIITSEf,ING YORK, CAMBRIDGE Okla homa WOBURN ABBEY, ('ASTLE IIOWARD, YORKSHIRf, DAII]S, ITC (Rodgers/ Catherall); Joy, Peace,ancl Happt' - ,sss (PhilliPs); 26't'HMA\' 6't'II.f trNE, 1999 CeNo a Pdmaven $3260.00cAD. PER PERSONCIWIN) (Cocciante/Oud); FRONI TORONTO EuphoniumSolo- As Long AB He (CONNECTIONSFROM ANYWIIERE IN THtr STATES) Noeds Me (Bart/ Barfy); Sl. Louis NOW FOR A DI,TAILED ITINERARY Blues March CALL (Handy/Femie);O/- VAL MARSILA.LLTRAVEL ego, (deHaan);,4- 702IIARWOOD A}'E SOUTII, AJAX, ONT. LlS 3Y9 Tean loaryonle Benneltt Explodltlg 905-428-1328l-800-669-1257 B/ass/ (tlicfia.ds). [email protected] (Ont. RegH27 41 426) Thealbum title puts jt v€ry well - crazy littlethings - or light

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December1998 The Bras6 Band Bridge 25 continued|rcfi page25 the Cgts, and Montage,the latter en- lilled Symphonyfot winc! Orcheslra. OurYouthSection test piece for NABBA entertainmentmusic played in a joy- Theother work of this nature is lhe comet 1999serues as the title pieceon this ously oxuberanlstyle by lhis Swiss solo Canoon(Thomas Wilson), o gi- diversewind bandrecording ol music brassband, Theae are no noteson the nallywritten for RogerWebster and lhe primarilyf.om the DeHaskecatalogue. musicnor on lhe band,just a listof lhe ScottishCWS Brass Band. (Theother Thisis thesame ensemble that is men- 1997-98band m€mborship, a play lisl, senseol 'crossover'relates to thenum- tionedin theStephen Mead solo album andsome color photos. ll is a no frills berBritish musicians who have "crossed reviewedbelow in this issu€. The releaselhat mustbe designedas a lun ove/'andbecomeinvolved inthe Norwe- playingis accurate,as onewould hope wayol attractingthe average list€ner. A gian bandscene.) | foundGraham's in a CDdesigned io introducenew mu- quickr€ading of th€program above will scoringof Mortageforwindsto b€very sic,inthiscase the music of DeHaske's giveyou a fak ideaof whatis involved. inidguing,even il lheperformanc€ does 1996FesiivalSeies. Oneaddeddimen- Moslol th€ itemsdo nol exce€dthr€o notquiie sparkle as lwould have hoped sion,though lhe recordinggroup is a minutesin lenglh.The band plays with on the lhirdand final section. Several windband, is thatmany oflh€se pieces realve.vevery aggressive al timesllt is " pieceson thisdisc were mentioned in a ate6lsoreleased in brass band versions a wall-balancedensembl€, with g€neF reviewin a rec€nlpast issue, that by a - mark€dwith an'above in lheprcgram allysolid tone and inlonation, and good windband from Bergen, Noftaybu'tlhey list. The albumcardes helpful advice rhythmicvitality. Th6 suil€ 7h6 86st of ar€heard to good advantage heatas well aboutthe gradelevel of eachplec€, as Bond(Batryr, which was read al our (arrangemenlsby Fordeand Br€vik). well6s not€son the musicin English, NABBAReadlng Band 1998, comes off Thisis a disclhai will be of inl€r€slto Dutch,and Fr€nch. Averyhandy refer_ quit€wellinthisr€ading.Thereismuch lhos€of our membershipihal are ac- encetool playedby a fine ens€mblel is atlractiveh6re, a goodresource lhat tivelylnvolv6dInwind band music (many Orderfrom CurnowMusici 1'800' for populararangements, album some of themarel) or whoare intereslingin cuRNow -800-278-2669). like Fernie'sSt Lorl6 8/u€s (Handy) 0 collectingthe fine pedomancesone afiangemenl.The playingis usually comeslo expectfrom Roger Wobst€r. EssentialDyke, Voluma2. Blackoyl<. stylisticallyconsislent, though ono can- Heis equally at hom6 in Wilson's quirky, Band(JamssWatson). Doyen DOYCO nol alwayssay lhat aboullhe arang€- djsgonantCartoo, as h€ is in th€lov€ly 081.TT66i32. Programt The Conteetor ments.There is one largo-scalework, lyriclines ol W6stby'smore consonanl The Force of Des|ny lvetdll Jacobd6 Haan's1o-minulo Fanlasy lol lPowell), Andanle.For me, anothetatttaction is Wrighl); Cornet Solo-Cleopatrd Band: Or69on,a work il would B'ass a compelingwork by Aagaard-Nilsan, (Damare),Soloist Matthew Bak6( Doar hav€b6en nicelomore aboul, especially AtcticLandscape. Nolhing'predictable' Lod and Fathat (Graham);Samt,m horein Am€rica. Not 6veMhing here is fromthis comDoserlThe Droduction and (Robrechl);E/egy fr. Downlend Sdle yet th6r€is muchthat is a knock-out, recordingare all thatone expects from (lrefand);Darce ol the Tumblerc attractiveand uselul. Doyen- goodsound quality, good notes (Fiimsky-Korsakov/Hoalon):The El' in English,tighl musical ensemble. ephantlHume); Le Donino Noit(Auber); Crossovar.Royal Norweglan Navy CometSolo-86/ls Acloss the Meadow Band (Nigel Boddice)with Roger D/bgenes.J.W. F. MllltaryBand (Alex (Ketelby/Graham),Soloist Lee Fligg; Webster,Comet Soloist. DoyenCD Shillings).DeHaske DHI\, 2-019-3. TT EuphoniumSolo-Largo Al Factotum 083. TT 70:33. Progtam.Bruremarcj 78:33. Program:Yoices (Vang€lis/ (Bossini/Langford),Soloist Robeft I Hitnnelen (f fad.lBtevik Cry lFode): ; Sabr€gts)';Preslige(Riedemann)i Lath ChildF'David ol the White Bock (arr. Colnet ofthe Celts(HardimarVGraham); Mood Fanfate Prclucle Wiflcocks); S/avoric BhapsodY#2 Solo-Carloon(wilson/Boddice)icomet lKernen\t (Schwarz)iOrc6 Upon a Time in the (Friedmann/Wright). Solo- Anda n te lro m CaregIljDgElilktrle yyesl(MorriconeMaignein)'Diogenes (w6slby'li tor wind orches- i Symphony (de Haan)'; Eafth Song So manyof the tuneson this album (Graham);Arctic Landscape lJacksonl t/a Sebregts)'; Pocahontas(Schwaftzl makeme recallthe old Black Dyke Mills (Aagaard-Nilsen). waignein)'; ca.o Mio Ben (Gio'danil Bandunder Geoffrey Brand lhat cap- 'crossover' Hogeslei^)': TheF i n a I c oun tdow n (f em- luredsomanytitlesinthelate 1960s and The title lelers to severalof peslsebrcglsr'i ThrceLittle Pop Tunes whoserecordings captured my heart thepieces on this disc thatwere initially (Slralford)'i Ensmus Tales wdttenfor brassband, including lwo on page 27 (Had6tmann)'iApocalypse / continuod popularworks by PeterG .aham - Cr! of {Swerts). 'Availablein brassband versions

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continuedlrcm page 26 NEW!ll Celebratethe Millenniumwith the NewYork Staff Bandl Joihlhem in Pasadenaas theyperform in the Tournamentof RosesParade. Package includes airfare (ifneeded), hotel (four andshowed me thatconlesiing brass bands could nightminimum), tickets for lhe Paradeand to a NewYork Staff indeedmake gr€at mlsic thatwould communicate Bandconced. Optional etcu6ions include the RoseBowlGame, beyondthe nafiowconlin€s of lhe conleslscene. DisneyLand,universal Studios, and other southorn California Thirtyyearslat€r,lhe band is a muchsuperiorband attractions.Contact us todayto reserveyour spacel tachnically,as well as in lermsol intonationand ov€rallsound.They remind me olCharles Burney's Also,we havetickets and packages available for mostB€ss amageof lhe courtorchestra al Mannheimin the BandCompetitions, including lhe Boosey& HawkesBaass Band eighleenthcentury:'Anarmyolgenerals.'Theyare ChamDionshiosin London in October. a young,gifted lot, and they seem inspjr€d by theh competentleadef, James Walson. Whelher they Forover a decade,we've worked with brass bands planning their areas consistonllymusical in theirplaying is open travela.rangements for engagementsas shorlas weekendtrips, lo queslionwhen you lislencarelully io thisg6ner- andas lengthyas monthlong multicountry tours. ally excellentrecording. The problemis one ot consislency.We 6xpectBlack Dyke lo be al the Whetheryour travel plans are great or small,you can relyupon verytop - andmost of thelime they are in thiswell- theexpertise of MilesAhead Travel to assjstwath your specifc conceivedprogram (good play order) ot tradilional needs.Contact us todaylo see howwe can helpyo! makeyour brassband reoertoire, Th€ blemishes occur most nexttr,p or toura success. {roquonllyin v€ry loud,aggressively played pas- sagesfor lhe full band,or in occasionalsoli pas- sagesfor individualplayers. In thg lormor,lheir J4lbs '9had'traael loud€silortissimos just go beyond good taste;in lhe P.O.Box 1281 latt6r,their exc€ll6nl soprano player, who in some Framingham,MA 0170'1-128'1 linesplays in a simplygorgeous mann€r, can realiy Voice/ Fax (508)-875-9468 let it rip,bord€ring on thecoarse. Now this player e-mail: [email protected] hasreceived some bad pross in recenllames,bul let ms sayihaith€reis nodoubtthal h€ is an6xcell6nl comeson th6 'Et6gy' from k€l6nd's Dolrrla/td Srila H€rewohave play€r.Many tim€s lhe faultlies wilh lhe waythe lh6qulnlessential Dyke, Dyke at ils mostmuslcal. Th€ playing is 90 part is written,so lhat an aggressiveplayer can sofl,so controlled, lwond€red ifitwas electlonically adjusted? ldoubl soundsilly in partsthat suddenly pop up an octave it,for I haveheard James Walson conductthe band in this excarpl in in lhe moslinarlislic way (inlerms ol lhe scoring. lheirsmall, hallowod band room and the control was lhe samelThey verycommonin e6rlyband pieces)- Reslraint islhe areindeed among lhe verylinest wind or brassgroups I have€v€r key. This is the same BlackDyke that d€mon- h€ard.There is so muchmofe to commendhere - youngMatthew the mosl ftythmicens€mbl€ and skal€s amazing Bakerina morecomplete ve6ion ol C/6opalta,Pel€rGraham's new procision,astounding control in lhe sotlestdynam- versionol lheold Ketelby chesnut, a greatroading ol theold "exotac' icsand who provld€ wonderful d v€ andenergy in pfeceSamum, Bob Childs giving italllhe'guslo'on- Laryo al laclotun lheirplaying.lstlllthink this is awinner olan album, Sevgralothernice touchescome in providingarrangemenls by past lor goodplaying, yes, qreatplayang, over lhe th€ conduclors,like the mlnialwegem David ol the WhiteBockby Majol lhe lapsesin laste. Theirvibranl version ol comes G.HWillcocks (so beautifully played) and a manuscripttranscaption th6 openingmarch reallymakes you sit Corleslor ol Rimsky-Korsakov'sDanca of lhe TumbleEby WillredHeaton, a up andlisten - gr6atstyle and dynamics. They nail moresatisfactory version than the reduced vercion you usually h6ar the Verdioverturc that follows, with much elegant ollhisshorl classic. I highly recommend this lin6 n€w recording. B6ar playingbythe llugsl, p ncipalcornet,and soprano mycaveats in mind, and copy from the very best playing thiswonderlul Theamaang, toneon lhe openrng cornel. skaighl bandof{ers - thatis whatwill b€ essential. unisons('fat6 motive') will knockyou out ot your chaid Onanothor opera oveftwe, Le DominoNoir, Dyk€'sdelicat€ playing at the pianissirnolevel is labulous.Throughoul lheir boisterous finale, S/avoric Rhapsody#2,lheylakeyou tor a rollickinggood ride. continuedon pagc 29 Whata dynamicranget Perhaps thoir linest playing

Decembert998 TheErass Eand Eridge 27 TheU-S. Army Band "Pershing's own" TheAmys Prcmierl4usical Unit, tuunded 1922 Col.L BryanShelburne Jr., Leader and Commander Dresents TheU,S, Army Brass Band Washington,D.C.

TheU.S. Army Brass Band is America'sonly mili tarybrass band modeled after the tradltlonal brassbands of Europe.formed in 1981as a performingelement ofThe U.S. Army Band, "pershing'sOwn," the ensemble has been hailed for its highdegree of skill, musicianshipand entertalnment

TheU.s- ArmyBand announcesthe following brass vacanc{es: Trumpet

0thervacancies; SaxophoneAnangetr krcussion Bassand/or Baritong TmorVocalists

Benefibinclude: Fordetails contact: Annualstarting salar],: ne u,S.Amry Band $2E,(xn- $31,5(X) Attn;Auditions, 204 Lee Avenue rull medicaland dmtal bcnetrb Frt !t],er,vA 22211-LL99 3o-dayspaid annual vacation (703)696-3643 FA'L(703) 696-3904 collegeloan repayment program

Visitthe ArmyBand's web site www.army.miUarmyband continuodlrcm page 27 alsoadmired, Norbury crafts something out oflhe ordjnary, a piecewith symphonic slylings thai wouldprove to be of F/oulsh.Double CD: CD #1 Virtuoso Soto Performances by valuein collegerecital programs. Though several ot the Prlnclpalgof th. New York Stefl Band; CD #2 Solo piecesar€ slrictly denominational in nalute - At ThyFeet,lol Accompanimentsperlomed by KovlnNo.bury. A - Aaron anstance- the majoritycan be usedin manycontexts, not Vanderweele,Euphonium; B - cordonWard, Comet; C - justsacred settings. The writers hailfrom allov€rlhewodd: VandaKnicke6ocker, Trombone. Tdumphonic Fecordings lromAusllalia- Brian Hogg and NoelJones;lrom theUnited TRCD1058. TT54:15. ProgramiA- TheAmazing Mr. Kingdom- DavidCatheMood, Peter craham, and l\rartyn lerdzsn(Graham); B-When I Remembet(Catheftood)iA Thomas;from the USA - KarenKrinjak, Terry Camsey, - Melodyol th€Heart (Camsey) i B- GraletulPrats€ (Hogg); ThomasMack, Stephen Bulla, and now Kevin Nolbury. Quite C - Little David(Ktirip|l); B - Ih,s liltle L/jttt A - Cftomas); a diverseand talenled group! Th6 production l€vel of both Tell the wodd (MacR\:A - I'm GtadI'm a salvation sotdiel productsi5 very good, Even awkward asp€cts of performing (Jon€s);B - B/essedAssurarce (Bullar; I - At Thy Feet wilhOrerocorded accomDaniment - llke what to doat caden- (Jones);A - fhe Secr€t(Camsey); C - Floutishlot the New- zas - are handledin an etlicientmanner lhat shouldnot Aorn Babe (Norbury). AmedcanSoloists Album #5: 12 presenlmajorditliculti€s.The musictypescripl isclear, well- Virtuoso Solos lot B Flat Trcble Clef ena! C gass Clef spaced,and as far as I can t6ll,highly accu.ate. Thes€ lnslrunents wilh PianoAccompanimeni New York: The products- solo album - SalvationArmy, 1998. or DoublgCD shouldsoe wide us6 andbeolreal benelil to all brass play€rs. Anadd€d attraction for th€ brassband enlhusiast is thatnearly all the6esolos Th€s€lwoproducls ar€ intended to complimenl on€ another. haveor will havelull brassband accompaniment, either The musicpublication is the fifthin lhe Ame can Soloisl alr€adyin pdnl or soonto be r€l€asedby the SA music Albums€ries published by The SalvationArmy's Eastern d€partmenlIn NewYork. Sp€cialcongratulations io hiple- TerrliorlalMusic D€parlment. The Double provides CD lhreatKevin Norbury, who served as lor the prcjecl, completgpgrforrnances wiih piano editor accompanimentasw€ll whoplays so wellon th6 pianoaccompanimenis, and who as a CD with just the pianoaccompaniment. NABBA compos€done of lhe bellerpigces in thecolleclion. m€mberswill find €ach to b€ a rich resourc€for both p€rlormingmaterial and pertormanc€ models, Threeoul- Lake WobegonBrass Band Chistmds. Lako Wob6gon standingm€mbers of the NewYork prolited StatfBand ar€ BraaaBand (Charl6s B. Olson). W€stmarkWCD29634. TT andaccompanied by th€ n6w music editorforthe SA in New 49:2f. Program:Chistmas Festival (And€rsorvwood); /n York,Kgvin Norbury, an excell€ntpianist as we as com- the Bleak Mi.lwintet (HolsUBulla);Fantasy ol lhe Bells pos€r/arranger.You hear mor6ollhecomet andeuphonium I Ering Youa Banch on May soloi8lgb€caus€lhemajolyof the6olosw€r€conc€ived \Pearce)t ls'Jalnlftevarl,hen)l lor Lit 6 DtumnetBoy(a .Sparke)ilhe LoslChord(Sullivan/ valvedanstrumenls, though s€veral do workvery well lor Langlotdl; TheBolls of Chisttnas Shepherd'sPipe lrombone,as ably demonstraled lBullal; by vanda spence Carol(Rutter/Graham);7he ChnistmssSongr(Wells/Sparke); Knickebocker.The pertormersprovide, in each ca6e, Lull a by on Cfu i stna s Ew (Christians€rvEngerbr€tson);wl,il6 caretullyconceivedreadings pinted thalaccurately lollow lho Chdstmas Himes)i Esprl (Curnowl', Yourcelfa pag6. perfomorswhoprcvidequality \ar.. Have Thesear6 soasoned Metry LittleChistmas Himesl. tone, phrasing,and inlenretation. The technicall6vel laft. rangoslrom several ol moderate - demands GralelulPrals€, I findgreat joy in hearinghow well our NABSAbands aro UtllaOavid - lo thoserequiring true vinuosic - ability The dev€loping.Having nev6.lisl€ned lo the Lak€Wobegon Ama2ingMt. Leidz6n,Melody of lhe Hean, Flouish lor a Brassbslor€ (Yes, thoy actuallyhave p€rmissionlrom NewBom Babe. Thoseot you that know Phil Smith's GardsonKeillorlor the namo...), lwas pleasantlysurpris€d recordingof B/essedAssurarce will be pleased to seethis withthek ov6ralltone, sound, and ensemble. I hope they can nowavailablewithpiano, aswellasin the brass version band maksa NABBAappearance in lhg neartuturc! Theband just rol€as€dby gill Hirnesin th€ n6wAmoican Festival appearsto beatabout Honors l6vel(or highef), butthatas Sedea.There ar6 evena coupleof shortmoto-p€rpetuo a ditllcult to makeon this limited,bul efl€ctive encore-typesolos, like 1,1/hen, iudgement Fom€mbelThe soloisl, the program.While manyotthe items willbe lamiliarto mostour brassstudenl, has availablea real widerang€ of chojces bands,several now arrangements deserve menlion, espe- here- | wouldlik€ to makepartjcular note of Notbury's Chrislmassolo, the tille workol lhe CO,Flouish lor lhe New- conlinuedon page 30 9orr Babe. Usingan old Luth€ranchorale thal J.S. Bach

Decemberl99SlheErass Band Bridge 29 conlinuedhom page 29 MusicSojourn a multiplelomat broadcasteron the internetat http://musicsoioum.com/ ciallyJames Wood'sadaptation of ihe announcesthe holidayseason special Holiday For Blass, Volume1 on the LeroyAnderson ChristmasFeslival, an programseries Erass gand Speclrum.The program will be b.oadcaston evergreenmedley lhat schoolorches- demandin real audio slarting on Saturday November 21 . Listenerscan acc€ss trasand bands haverecently be .edis- andplaythe program from the URLabove, orlrorn the Brass BEnd Speclrum covering.I also enjoyedhearing Jim playlistjndex page al: hllp://musicsojourn.com/Playlisls/BrassBand/ Engerbretson's scoring ol F.M MS_BB_PIaylislIndex.htm Chistiansen'sLul/abyo, Christmas Eve, a piece reminding me of the supeb The60-minute program includes music by British-stylebrass bands, brass parl chorallradition in this oflhe country. ensemblesand soloists including: Ther€cording was made in a resonanl, rev€rberanlhall lhat llaftersthe band RlverClty BrassBand Black DykeBand CanadianBrass percussion mostol the lime,though is SheldonThealre Brass Band Doc Severinsen Sslt RiverBraaa plays occasionallyheavy. Th€ band MillarB.ass Ensemble AlleghenyBrass Eand musicallyand will no doubtcontinue to U. S. ContinenlalAlmy Band conqu€rtheusualchallenges the emerg- - in9brass bandlaces achieving the right Listenerscan access and play th€ programas ofl€nas theylike, as welles blendconsistently and managing all in- otherprograms in theBrass Band Speclrum and related broadcasl seri6s'. tonationalpitfalls. Congratulalionsto LakaWobegon Brass for a Chrlslmas Lislgnorscan also buy many of theexact CD'sthatthey are listening to lrom good albumrellecting musicalstyleand s€v€€lonlineCD vendoG orthe artl6t6 from convenient links on th€ program good containang seasonalrcp€rloirel playlistpage on lhe MuslcSojourn slte. MusicSoioum will also be maklng Note: The recordingmay b€ ordsred availabl€som6 oJ th6 indep€nd€nlCD releas€savailable directly, som€ al fromLak€ Wob€gon Brass Band, C/O soecialo c€s. AnokaBrass Band Associatlon, 1156 sth Av€So., Anoka, MN 55303. Musicsojoum.com's current ggn€ral siatistics arei 500 to 1,000program listenspar DAY,3,000 to 6,000pag6 vi6ws p6r DAYfrom 5,000 to 10,000 L6Trcnbone Frcncais, Ronald Barrcn, uniquedomainsPER WEEK, b6tw€€n 2,000 to5,000 bannerad displays per Trombone,and FredrlkWanger, Pl- day.Lislener suppli6d dala indicates:67% male and 33% lemale, av6rage age ano.Boslon Brass Sories BB- 1001 CD. 42.5,over 52'/" reportonlin€ CD purchases.I\rusicsoiourn.com has very TT 46:f5. Program. Morceau reasonablebanner link and broadcaslspot ad ratesavallablg. For more sym p hon iq u e (Guilmanl),C a vat i n e, Op. inlormalion,conlacl us al prognms@musicsojourn,comoavlslt our sale atl t44 (Saint-Saens);Pi6ce Concertante, http: //m us i c soj o u rn. co m /R6s po n se_Forms/S pon so r- Rale s/ (Salzedo)i Op. 27 Piece en Mi Bemol sponsot_ntes.htn Mi n e u r lRopatlz)t C a p i cc i o lBouIry)t La Femme a Bahe du TableauxFonins MusicSojoumisbtoadcaslby brcadcasLconlthich is a Blvll, ASCAP,and (Berghmans);Deux Dances (D€taye). SESAClicensed site. Musicsoiouh.comdoes not allow copying ol broadcast material,and oromotes on lineCD sales for the artistsfrom its site. In ihe year that RonaldBarron was appointedPrincipal Trombone of the BostonSymphony - 1975 - he released this pace-settingsolo recitalalbum ol tlventieth-centurytrombone solos trorn classic,witty, and urbanework ol the niqueandhighly expressive, ly calmelo- therepertoire ofthe ParisConservatory 1950s. The perlomancesare among dios,you will love this program. ol Mlsic. The remasleringof thatyirlyl th6 mosldefinitive availabl€. Baron's albuminto a compacldisc should be a playingon the end of the Ropartzwill New Frcntierc.Unlted Stales contl. blessingto allaspiringtrombonists and knockyou oll yourleel. what morecan nental Army Band (ThomasPalma- theirteachors.The disc unloldsin basic lsay? lfyouneverheard lhisone befora tier),Govenment release - notfor sale. andyou arelrombonist, you bettergetit! chronologicaland stylislicorder, from continuedon page 31 tum-of-the-centuryfavodtes to moreneo- Trombonistornot,il you ar€ interestedin solobrass playing marked by solid tech-

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TheEkkl al Pos6 (Lav aleercabb); Suite- inlhe tine lndividual soli passages. Even TT71: f5. Program:Hail to tE Sf*it ol The Lays ol the Mdple Leal lolatkeli moreintere6ting isCable's adaptation of l/berty (Sousa); S'a,bvtetb (Sparke); Annive6ary Ovarlurc (lryiner: Ontaio severalnineteenlh-cenlury solo songs Concetlolot Chtind (Kurtnstdszt dla), Pictutes (Cable\ ln the Laft! of the andchoral part-songs by the Canadian Soloist Russel Shiple!4 Gurr|s.rck€rs Sptds (Bell); Jubilation lou'nowl: JamesP. Clarke,Lay6 ol the Maple March(Grainger); Trumpet Solo-Mat Satu d ay'sG a n e lC ableliCornel Solo- LeallThe lour-movernent suite l€atures With lhe Hom (ar.. Nestbo), Sokisl Camivalof Venice(aft.Cowell), Soloisl ditferentsections orsoloists as follows: ErichKrumich; O', tt6 Edg€(Feddock): JohnnyCowell; Sg/ectlors trcm ADogAI 1)Embl€molCanada-TromboneTrio; 2) - Mo od In d ig o ngtolrJfayloi i TIIF-W a y Grcen Gables lMoote); O Canada HomeFlowe6 Du€l for Cometand lElli (Lavaledoable). - YouLook TonightlKenJNowak); Vocal Euphoniumi3) Com61o the Woods Sola-God 8/ess the Child lHetzq & SopranoCornet solo; 4) The Chopper's Holliday),guest soloist Laura Martier; Hereis a top{ljghtrecording, in every Song - Allo Hom Tdo. All the solo The Long Gray Lhs (Barnes);Vocal regard: performanc€,sound, booklot playingis excellent, but RobertVenables Sdo- Pace,Pace MioOio(Verdi), Solo- production,lileralure. Congratulations is simplyoutstanding on Soprano,boih ist Agnes Mobloy Fullet America tha toall involved, especlally producer Koilh on lhis itomand lhroughout tho album. Irave (arr.Melillo). Hornar,whose excellent program notes The hom hio showsthese guys don't reallyconnedus to a Superbprogram ol allowany sentimentalwallowing in old Mllllaryband recordings ars produced Canadianmusic. ll w€lormed a'{antasy p6ck-homslyl€s - | bot th€y are all as a publicservice, so technicallya brassband l€agu€" lhese symphonic- retorm€dtrench hornists! Cable conlib- reviewol such elfortsis not appropdat€ styleprolessionals would be a finepool ulesatin€ anangemenl from the musical und6rour Bddgeguidelines. Yel, it is lromwhich lo beginyour draft! lmagine Ann6 ol Grcen Gabr6s,which might nlceto see what our NABBAVice Presl- lakingth€ v€rybost of Hannalordand provepopular wlth Amerlcan audi6nc€s denthad be€n dolng the lastf€w y6ars BattleCr€€k, wilh some BlackDyke, ,amlliarwilh ihe spin-offTV show.He afterhis prcrnotionkom the US Arny Fairey,YBS, Fod€ns,or Brighouse ovenlakes th€m lhrough his lamous old BrassBand to th6 positionol Com- lhrownin? HSSBhas dev€loped intoa hockey-showthemg music, Saturday's mandorand Conduclor of the US Conti- marvelousmusical group with a styl€ Gam6,r€minding us lhat Cable has had nentalAmy Band. He is cu(entlyat andsoundtobeemulal6d byourNABBA a rema*ablecareer in such diverse Fort Leavenworth(not prison..)in the bands. Theyseem to lakethe b€slof areasasTVandBroadway, inaddilion to Amy'sverslon ol postgraduateAaining, ihe Britishbra66 band - beaulilulblend, his wo* as a conductorand arrang€r. bulbetore he gotth€re he and hischa€€s lechnicalbrilliance, fiylhmic precision, Scotllryins's arrangement ol lhe ballet - w€remaking some good music in the lyricalexprassion withoul also€mbrac- score/d lh6 Lard of Sp,rls (th€joint - VieiniaTidewaler area. The program ing someol lh€ negaiives oxcessive continuedon page 32 lealur€snol only lhe wind band, but the vibraloboth in solopassagee and tutti JazzBand aswell. Theprogram isquit€ seclions,ovelblowing by bolh the lull vadedand is anchoredby lhe premi€r€ ensembleand Indivldual play€rs. Theh NewAddress for recordingof PhilipSpa*e's Sinlonietta corneisoundmighl stillb6 a bitbdghlfor Boosey & Hawkes #t. Severalllne instrum€ntal and vocal somepurists, but in all arcasol 6ound soloistsare proliledas well. To g€t and blendthis band gets b€tterwilh oneof NABBA'Smajor turlherinlormatlon on the band, thejazz ev6ryr€cording. Howard Cable, a maior sponsors band,or to requ€sta copyfor educa- ligur€in his country'smusical culturc, tionaluse, your publiclibrary, or local lakeslhe batonlhis timein an albom effectiveOctober 1, 1998 slallons.contaol the band on lheirweb- that features13 ol the protessional Boosey& Hawkes sit€ihttp://www-lladoc.army.milnuscab/ ens€mble'sexc€ll€nl personnel, Cable 1600Northwind Boulevard Or contactthem by Phone/Fax:757' is not onlya skilledconductor, but he Libertwille.1L60048 7274052. alsoarranges with equalskill, asdemon- strated by his suite, Onlaio Pbtwes, Nonhem Delights. HannaloJd Streot first writtenfor wind band but ably SllverBand (HowardCable). Op€ning rescoredlor bfass(great p€rtormance Day RecordingsODR 9308. TT 65:52. herel).Histranscription ol anineteenth- Program:Fanla.e (Ridout): Overture- century overture, The Bidal Rose (Lavalee)comes ofl verywell, especially

DecemberlgS8lheBra$ Band Bridge 3l conlnued lrcm page 31 ourmanyband direclors who are NABBA allowldead to proveagain why he is at members- a notinsignilicantgroup.Yet the top of the euphoniumworld. The eflortofJohnKim Belland [.4iklos Llassey) the albumwould also be of general Rhapsodyis well knowto brassband servesas lhe centerpiecefor the disc, interestto anyonewanting to sample folk,but the Concertois a new work Describedas a 'nativecontemporary recenttrends in twentjeth-centurymu- writtanforRoger Behrend and premiered ballet,"the musicevokes in fivedistanct sic, for the repertokeis mosllydrawn atlhe1997TUBA Conterence in ltalyby movementssuch First Nalions images fromworks w tten withinthe past 15 Behrendandlhe Orchestra Philhamonia as CroalionSc€n€, Ceremonial Dance, years. Most ol that musicis of the venetadi Traviso(Culnow conductang). and WeddingScene. The playingis accessiblekind, lor manyposl-modem JamesCurnow was a euphoniumvir- wondedullTowardslhe end ollhe album wrilershave made a seriousattempt lo luoso himself,a stldent of Leonard you meetJohnny Cowell, a Canadian rcconnectwilh their audiences.This Falcone,and is agifted studioteach€ro{ musicallegend(formerly of thetrumpet holdstrue for talenledwriters like Ron lowbrass (whenever he hastime lo do section,Toronlo Symphony Orchestra, Nelson,Michael Colgrass, FrankTicheli, suchcoaching!). In knowingthe inslru- amongolher things)who playsflugel andDana Wilson, lo namefour of the mentso w€ll,Culnow can shaPecom_ hom in HSSB. On one lake' he lays emergingand more significanlmen. pellinqlyidiomatic lin€s that also serve downhis own exciting version ol Camival Older,more established figures include equallywell lor symphonictrealm€nt. ol ysrice,on6lhdl is absolulelyunder AllredReed and the lateJohn Barnes Whilelhe lhreeeuphonium pieces lake control,and in a styl€reminiscent of a Chance.Twelve bands in livesections upthe bulkof th€ prografi,thre€ other by-goneera. He thenshows himself a are represented:Elite (top)through windband works provide good conlrast good aranger in a sparklingt o fksl SectionFour. [,4uchol lh€ playingis forthe €ar, should lhe album belisten€d commissionedbyOzawa for a TSOlour, exemplary,particula y inth€ higherlev- to al one sitting. To Fly WithoutWings Holletcoasler on whichprincipal comel els, Thealbum car€ful documenls the is oneol thosogood midlev€lpleces of Laughton,HSSB Musical Direc- Stuart healthand vitalityol the parallolwind moderatelength that Curnow wiies so Engelr€- tor RayTizzard, and Norman bandscene in NoMayvla sometino welllor developingbands, Two other allyshine. Thetitle ot thisalbum does In - music. DoHask€w tersalso aro rspresenl€d not lie this is lndeedan exc6ll6nt what is essEntiallya DeHaskeprolile rocordlngof muslcaldelights played by SymphonicVa anls. stephen Mead, disc. Euphonlumplayors have to get lrcm tho Tru6 outstandingmusician6 EuphoniumSoloi6t, and J.W.F. Mlll- thison€ - all brassplayers will wanl lo North. tary Band (Alet Schillings).O€Haske exploreihis fin6 playing - and students of DHF4.008. TT59:53. Program: r9alse goodwind band music will also want to Band Championships Nowegian Wind ol lh6 Su,r(Galante): Fhapsody lor Eu- explorothis new releas€. Orderfiom t99A LiveDouble CD loaturing eleven phoniumand ConcedBard (Cumow); CumowMuslc: 1-8oo-cURNOw0- wind DoyenDOY CD 076. TT bands. Spiitol lndependencean der Roost); 800-728-2669). 2:11:29.Progran CD 1: Pieceol Mind lV Conconofot Euphoniun(Cumow); Io (Wilson)iFanlasy yaratlors (garnes): FI y Wi th o u t Win g s t!no\N\ Sym p h o nic Stoneheng'. Brass Band Soll Deo symphonicRhapsody Incan|a- lC lBakot), Vaiants lot Euphoniumand Band clorla (Jande Haan).DeHaske DHM (Chance\', tionand Dance llyian Dances (Cumow). 3.015-3.TT 65:48. PtogtamtMaieslc (Woolf anden);MomirgAle/u/ias(Nelson). Pr e I u d e (deH aan\ Cho E Ie an d Toccala fuo$ amCD 2t Ro m a n Cam i val lBetliozJ; Foryears euphonium players have de- (Bulla);Ouet-T (w ) o the Li mif(Waign6an), Poslcard(Tichefi); Third Suite lReed)l lightedin Curnow'sextremely challeng- withWigbe Buis, comet, and KerstBuis, in C Minol lnlemezzo from Symphony ing SymphonicVaiants lor Euphonium E llat bass; lnspirction(de Haanl: (G egy'Petterson)iSeaSongs(Vaughan WindBand, a wotkcommissioned Slorehenge(vander Roost); Flugelhorn (Colgrass). and Williams)iArctic Drcams bytheUnivelsityot lllinois (Harry Begian) Solo- Camille(waignein), Soloist and premieredby PhilipFranke (cur- MatiskaPoslma: Cambidge Vaiatons last issue lroviewed Doyen's In our rentlyUS MarineBand). Over titty re- (Sparke). doubleCD iiom the NorwegianBrass cordingshave been made of lhewo* - Band of 1998. This Championships here'sone olthe best ever made, by the I receivedthis 1994 release courl€sy of currentdouble CD kom theWind Band inimitableStephen Mead, backed up by Jefi Culnow,of CurnowMusic Press, 1 is same Championships998 exactlyth6 an excellenlDutch military wind band. inconcept, layout, and production. The continuedon page 33 Twoolher Curnow euphonium pjeces - albumwould be of particularinterestto th€ Rhapsodyand the newConcerto -

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enhancedby lhe recordinglocalion, a tion is excellent, wilh good program church. This soltens notes providedin bolh Dutch and En- whenconsidering Van der Roosls lest lhe edge o{ lhe glish. irom Musici1-800- piece Stonehengelor NABSA1998. brightchoirandihe overallloneis there- Order Curnow lorewell balanced. In cuRNow -800-278-2669). Whileit wasnot chosenthis pasl year, additionto lhe litle 0 piece, banddeliverc read- lhisdramatic wolk will be onelhal willbe lest lhe solid ngs Thal's Enterlainment: The Music and givenserious consideration tor luiure ol Bulla'sChorale ar d Toccata,and Sparke'smore chall€ngingCambidge Arrcngements of Derek qrcadbenl. conlests.Writlen for ihe BrassBand yarlatlons. 8o336s o'th Barn Band (Derek Conc€rtSeclion ollhe 12th Woid Music The unusualCornel-E flal Bass duet for two brothers, Iwo /he Broadb€nt).Obrasso Records. CD864. Contest,July 1993,the piece,in lhe Liml( is purposelullythealrjcal'pop in TT 57:15. Program: Thal's Enl9iain- wordsot its composer,attempis lo put style. The opening Malestic Prelude ol ment; On Slage; The Bea es; The Ahi" atmosphedcpictures and imagesin to can Waltz;Soprano Solo: You Naeded music. Posl-modernimpressionism Jacobde Haanand lhe 1o'minute/nspl- ration Haan,are Me; Trouble Shoote6: lmagine; Bass mightbean aptlabel forthis demanding, by hasbrolher, Jan de mor€ line mid-levelconcert works Trcmbona Solo-Somebody's Tune; well-scorodwork lilled with intriguing lwo catalog. While it is Womanln Love; Goofin'Around; lt's a soundscapes(indeterminate sections, lrom lhe DeHasko nota new r€lease,Sioneh€nge stillhas bandsinging/humming, eic.). Soli Deo muchliesh musicand playinglodelight Gloriaplays with a very ch tone,one conliouocl on paga 34 the brassbandalicionado. The produc-

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December1998 TheBrass Band Eridge 33 continuedlrcm pdge 33 liod,an earlierwork (1983), Souster first provided Heertache;Trcmbone Feature-Veda- oxploredusing digital delay th6l tions in BI|E: - Wlllgon liveechoes. aswellas sound manioula- Y,M.C.A.:6-7-8-9-10 pilch Disco Fevet: Tocxatain Rock. tion,like transpos€rsand rcpelltive the finestrn cuslom crafted looplngs.The other pieces feature tho players Inthis compose/ananger prolil6 record- professionaltubas to excellent associatedwilh John Wallace,the Wallace Collection, mostly ingtrom Obrasso 8 arangementsand 7 as 6 brassquinlet. Two ol Sousle/s originalcompo8itionsofa light naturo by brassquinlets ar€ 'traditional', meaning DerekBroadbent are provided exuboranl herenotwith eleclronics,lor lhey are far readingsby Bo6B6so'th Bam Band. All lromtraditional in lhe normalsense ol th€ titles ar€ publishedby Obra86o; lhat word. FabbitHeavgn, lor qulntet unforlunalely,no notesare provided on andpo.ougsion, isa wittytdbuteto Bugs thisr6p€nohe. I h6ve@spect lor what Bunny,of all peoplelThe lhre€-move. Broadb€nthas achievedin lhe brass mentwo* is veryditticult to play,written bandscono, both as a bandconduclor in amodsmistsryle,but with 6 d€cidedly andas acompose/aranger. How6vor, 'carloonlst'spirit'l HareToday;2) Cold in all honostylcannot tind much on this ) Cro66Bunny; 3) Har€ to Etemity, ll albumlhal atlracls m€. eitherin t€rms ol SousteasoundS unconvenilonal, you'v€ th€ muslcor the perfomance.Unlike Forthe arrrsr who depends gothimpegged correctly. In La marohe, the F6rni€ album also relea6edby on hrsinstrument for hislivi his homageto Rav6l's La Val8s,he Ob€sso,this productioncomgg ofl aa providosan absolutelywild, 17-minute beingplayed in a carelessmanner - loo wo* in whichmembelg of lh€ quintel erut€hnt, problemsin balance,tuning playfoot-p€dalpo.cuaslon inolrumenti, probl6m6- osp€clally when considedng w6ar various hats, and read polilical th€high standad ono would hope from oxcorplslrom frgure6 llko Stalln, Hitl6r, sucha band.lshould provide a cautious andMargaret Thatch€r. He unlleathe waminglhat my cdticism may be bias€d Now her6 ls a ditfsronlklnd ol brasg workvia both subtle and 6xl.6mely obvi- bya gtrongao6th€tlc aversion to much ol album!ll oonlainslhofirst comDositlon, ous quotatlonsfrom at l6asllive well- ths muslcand/or th€ styl€of tho arrange- tomy knowl6dOe, for brass band and llve knownmarcheg, includlng more lengthy m€ntrg.Broadbgnt isal hisbest whsn h6 €lectronica.Infact, lhre6 of th6 flve of lhe quotg6lrom tungslik€ the Sovl€lna. doesnol ovorarange,when h€ allovr6 compositionsby lh6 late Britishwfiter 'l-im lionalanlhem and lt'g a long way to lhg tuns to speak, as he do€s quite Sousler(1943-1994) lhal arc rc- Tlpperary. Tuba play€rawlll bg lesci- etl€ctivofyIn lt's a Headache. (So, I cordedhere involv€ aome kind of el6c- nat6dwith Hea\ry Roductiong, a piecetor couldtr€ over rgacling, and I admilit.) trcnicinstrumontalion inthe oerfomanF luba, lhe tubist's volce, and tap€. Ex- Therowlll be Eomeamong our reador- ol the music. Echoes,tor bra6sband oonls lrom Wagner'sPrglude lo Das shiplor whomthis CD will b6 just lhe and live eleclronics,was wdltentor ih6 Fhelrgord- bothnolodlc lragmentsand ticket. BessesO'th Baln Bandback ln 1990 andreceives 6 lerfillcperformancg on r€adlngsfrom the slaged€scriplions in lhg acore- ar6 unil€dvla acousllcand Tim Electric Brass. Oaalord this discby DesfordColliery Band. A Souster: elec'tronicmeans, along wiih a tapewith ColllcryB.nd (JohnWallac6); Wallaco fascinatingwolk with someminimallsl walersounds and olhet 6ound images. Collecton;Robin Haggad, Tuba Soloist; lganings,Edroes is builton a sedesol For somelhingcomplgte ditterenl, but Live Electronicsby Andrew Powell. repeatedchod ggsturesby ihe band '€choed'around very challengingand rowardlng,try this DoyenDOY CD 073. TT 64:43. Pre whichare thon thehall disc.Th€ playino, reproduction, andlhe glamt Equalizationlor Bras6 Ouintet via electronicmeans. The title refe6 to principle, line not€sby bothSimon Emmerson (on and Uva Elecltunic.;Rabbit Heaven lor morelhan an acoustlcal be- Sousler)andsouster (on hisown music) Bftss and Percussion:Echoes causeSousl€r is alsoovoking aspects Quintet combineto makethis aflr6t-r6l€ adven- fot B|aes Band and Live Electonics: ot GreatBritain'g oolldcal and social lurel Heavy Reductionsfor Tuba,Voice, and past,allusionswhlch wlllescape us, but Tape:La Marchofor BrassQtintet, are not essentialto the enjoymentor continuedon page 35 understandingol the wo*. ln Equaliza-

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The Wind Music ol James Cunow, Volume l. (1) Boyal Netherlanda Air Force aand; (2) Shobi Wind Orchestra; (3) University of lowa Sym- Orderyour 1998NABBA '98Highlights CD todayl phonic Band; (4) J,W.F. Military Aandi (5) Sel- glanNavy Symphonlc Band; {6) Belglan Guides This is vo!r checc to hearsomeof tlE finest B.assBands thatNorth Symphonfc Band. Fanlare and Flouishes (1)t ,\'herira has to off€r! R..o.ded live at th€ l6th.^nnu6l Bra5sBand P@etodus Vaialions (2\', Prelude and Celebralion Chahpionshipsin l-exington,Kentuckv in Apnl 1998. (21',Fanlare lot Spatlacus (2); Faur ColonialDances l3): Prelude on a Hynn ol Praise l4); Olynpic "lhis CD rcnlly capt rcs lhe ntt asphereoflr,hnt sccttsla h1ocbtt Fanfareand Theme l4l; NorlhweslPassage (5r; r !,U1vnblcFestiul ofBrnst' Lachinvar16). Ml.haelFowhd - lhd BiltlehBandsman

I lhotighl I knew mosl ol JamCurnows music, even BcrnelMusicLTD l'0 Bo)i2,r18 his new stuft! How wrong I was. Through an $16.98US Culloshcc.NC 2E723USA exceotionalcolleclion of linewind bands and oerfor- Phone/ia\:828.291.?469 mances,DeHaske has allowedlhelistenerlo gel an endil bertnlbcrnclmusi...om overvieworsome of lhe beslCurnow pieces lhal they publish, FoLrrol the works are availablein brass band versions,mosl ot which are well-knownin NABBAI Farfare and Floutishes, Prclude anc! Celebration, Prclude on a Hymn ol Praise, and Olympic lollows:1) Inlroductionand the Humorof Boston;2) Lord Fanlareand Thema. Lochlrval.,aller lhe Sir Waller Scolt Mayor'sDelighl; 3) ColonialJig; 4) Devil'sOream. ln slory,won lirsl prizein the Coupde Venls(Le Havre, France) Nor'thwestPassage Cu.now rellects musically on lhe Cana- composilionconlest ol 1994,and has provedlo be a very dianNorlhwest (Bilish Columbia) and th€ atlemplsol lhe popula. wolk indeed. Prcelorius Vatialions, Nodhwesl €xplorer,James Cook, Chcumnavigator, loinv€sligalewhelher Pas6a9g, and Four Coloniel Dances were new lo me - | indeoda secretnorthwest passage did exisi. The music enjoyedeach one ofthem, bothlorlhe craltsmanshipin lhe rangosiiom th€ most d€manding grade 6-plus t€st-pieco lo wrilingand in lhe slyleol the playingby lheseline bands. The worksol moremodesl scope. In €ach, Curnow's masted!l well-knownChrislmas chorale Lo, Howa RoseE'er Bloom- handlingol lhe wind band is fully €videnl, particularly because ing serves as the basis oI PGetotius Vatialions(allet Michael lheyaregiven near ideal pertormances bysome oulslandrng Ptaeto'iusl. Colonial Danceslealu.es"counlry dance lunes groups. This is a handsome,well-produced disc, good lhal were lndigenouslo New Englandand particularlythe sound,Iin€ noles on lhe music(in severallanguagesl), as Bostonarea" (C D notes).This cha rming suite is arrangedas wellas performance level advice. Otdetlhis disc from Cumow Musicr1-800-CURNoW(1'800-728-2669).

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