R e p o rScott Hanna, t editor Fall 2007 From the Podium Dear CBDNA Colleagues, pedagogy of teaching young conductors how to listen. A few years ago conducting the Montana All-State Greetings for the Fall! Band, I enjoyed some wonderful conversations about the teaching of undergraduate conducting with long- The fall is a time for fresh starts—the academic cal- time Florida State University choral conductor Rodney endar’s New Year Celebration. We come to the office Eichenberger. Prof. Eichenberger would keep his grade with renewed vigor and new goals with opportunities to book open on a table for the first part of the semester, again build trust and relationships with new colleagues, entering marks after conductors in the class appeared. new graduate students, and entering freshmen. It is a A few weeks into the semester an eager student noticed time for refreshing repertoire lists and syllabi, creating that everyone appeared to be making “C’s” in the class new desktop folders, agendas, and confirming calendar and anxiously asked Dr. Eichenberger, “What is it going dates. It is time for implementing ideas that come from to take to make an ‘A’ in this course?” To which the reflection time during the summer of ideas planted by professor replied, “Oh my, the ‘C’ means you conducted. conference presentations, reading, and research. This is You really want to get an ‘H,’ which means you heard.” my favorite time of year—once again filled with oppor- tunity for engaging with music and musicians every day. This scenario is repeated year after year in undergraduate conducting classes. Learning to listen critically while As the year began, I was searching for why the begin- also learning to conduct is a skill that needs further re- ning of the semester is so filled with eager anticipation search and pedagogical focus. The late Dr. Steve Paul, and I keep coming back to one principal thought. It is professor of music education at the University of Okla- the magical time for sharing musical inspirations with homa, University of Oregon, and University of Arizona, new students and colleagues. Passing on our educational commented frequently on the training of teachers and legacy to young professionals is truly a joy and privilege. conductors observing that if we trained undergraduate The special ideas we paid for in fees and time during col- performers like we traditionally trained teachers, then we lege, festivals, workshops, applied lessons, travel, CD’s would wait to have our players wait get their instruments (and LP’s!) are treasures that when shared sustain us. out until their senior year and then have eight weeks to prepare a recital! Steve’s Will Rogers-like practical side A primary source of our musical inspiration is rooted often hit the nail right on the head. You learn to teach in professional experiences through CBDNA confer- by teaching. Consequently, his curricular vision placed ences. Please open your calendar now and make sure conductors and teachers in front of class ensembles you have blocked out the dates for your division confer- through the entire undergraduate program allowing ence. Our Division officers and hosts have dedicated students time to move from self-concerned to group con- themselves to developing professional opportunities cerned. The frequency of conducting appearances has you will not want to miss! Give yourself the gift of much to do with the ability to develop listening skills. time to learn and grow. More information concern- ing regional conferences is available on cbdna.org. (contnued on page 2)

2009 CBDNA NATIONAL CONFERENCE DATES In This Issue: The University of Texas at Austin March 25 – 28, 2009 From the Podium...... 1 Performance applications due (postmarked) by Monday, April 7, 2008 News...... 2 - 4 Commissions and Premieres... 4 - 6 One of the future challenges of CBDNA is to continue developing and exchanging ideas on the teaching of Programs...... 7 - 10 conducting. In addition to the many practices in class- room structure and methods, a particular gap lies in the 2 - FROM THE PODIUM/NEWS FALL 2007 residence at the University of North Carolina at Char- From the Podium (continued from page 1) lotte. He can be reached at www.walterhartley.com

We know that listening skills for developing Works completed since moving to North Carolina in conductors are rooted in person - July 2004: al musicianship that manifests itself in producing sound for communicating to an audi- ence. However, listening to your own sound, while 2004 related, is different than listening to multiple colors Trio Sonata for alto saxophone, cello and piano in the large ensemble. In reviewing existing con- ducting and methods textbooks only a small num- 2005 ber address a process for developing aural acuity in regard to ensemble pulse, resonance, rhythm, bal- • Nonet for Winds (woodwind, brass chamber work, ances, timbres, style, and musicality. I look forward UNCC premiere, Feb. 2006) to devoting future attention to this pedagogical gap. • Aria and Toccata for Bb clarinet and piano • Pentatonics for 3 Saxophones (ATB) The virtual world of CBDNA is growing! Webmaster • “Jordan’s Banks” for saxophone ensemble Larry Hoffman has collaborated with Stuart Sims to create a blog for members to exchange ideas and con- • Quintet for Bb Clarinet and string quartet verse electronically. I urge you to visit this site, which • Sinfonia Caroliniana (dedicated to the UNC-Char- has been jump-started by Stuart’s intriguing links and lotte Wind Ensemble, three-movement work, pub- ideas to check out as well as thought provoking articles lished by C. Alan Publications) on conducting body language and band in--or not in- • Chamber Suite for eleven players (small orches- -our culture by Gary Hill at Arizona State University. I look forward to the dynamic growth that is possible tra) from this interactive world within our profession. • Reminiscence for solo saxophone

Another significant electronic evolution is that mem- 2006 bership dues may now be paid online with a credit • Trio—Sonatina for and saxophones card! Future innovative change will include the ability to vote electronically our future elections. Thank you and piano to Doug Stotter, Tom Verrier and Larry Hoffman as • Trio for reed (oboe, clarinet, bassoon) well as to Dick Floyd for their vision and work to take • Prelude and Dance for two soprano saxophones advantage of technology and streamline operations. and piano • Concert Music for eleven saxophones and piano As we begin the present CBDNA biennium and eventual focus for the 2009 National Conference in • Dance for two saxophones Austin, I invite your ideas including research top- • Duo for tenor saxophone and piano ics, guest composer/lecturers, clinic topics, and any other item of business for the good of CBDNA. 2007 • Trio for Bb saxophones (STB) Respectfully submitted, • Shape Note Tune Variants Band (scheduled for Bill Wakefield, President UNC-Charlotte premiere, December 3, 2007) • Sinfonia Concertante for “Trio Bel Canto (alto, News tenor saxophone and piano) Saxophone ensemble and percussion WALTER HARTLEY AT 80 • Suite No. 3 for saxophone quartet (SATB) (in prog- submitted by Laurence Marks, ress) (scheduled for UNCC performance, February University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2008)

Walter Hartley (b. 1927), who resides in Charlotte, NC, COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY continues to be a prolific composer of wind ensemble and wind chamber music with various combinations of Columbus State University hosted their 11th Annual instruments. Dr. Hartley is an unofficial composer-in- Conductors Workshop this November featuring James F. 3 - NEWS FALL 2007 Keene (U of Illinois) and Jack Delaney (SMU) joining 2007 BRITISH ACADEMY COMPOSER AWARD Robert Rumbelow. Workshop participants and auditors CATEGORY FOR WIND OR BRASS BAND from all across the U.S. and Canada attended this popu- 5th December 2007 lar workshop. In addition to lecture sessions and panel discussions, there were three conducting sessions for the It was announced today that the 2007 Award has been participants which included the following repertoire: made to Edwin Roxburgh for his Oboe Concerto, An English Folk Song Suite - Vaughan Williams Elegy for Ur. This was commissioned by Tim Reynish • O Cool is the Valley - Persichetti as part of his series of works in memory of his third son, • Petite symphonie - Gounod and was premiered in June 2006 by Melinda Maxwell • La Creation du Monde - Milhaud and the RNCM Wind Ensemble. More information • First Suite in E-flat - Holst from Tim Reynish. The work is published by Maecenas. • Magneticfireflies - Thomas Runner up was another commission in the series, Waves • Danza de los Duendas - Galbraith and Refrains by David Horne, published by Boosey See http://music.colstate.edu/windensemble/conduc- and Hawkes. tors_workshop.asp for details. The 12th annual workshop will take place on November Elegy for Ur (2006) Edwin Roxburgh 21-22, 2008. Premiere date: June 27, 2006 Venue: Royal Northern College of Music Concert The Columbus State University Wind Ensemble and Hall conductor Robert Rumbelow are proud to announce Ensemble: RNCM Wind Ensemble their newest CD release on the Summit label. “Visions” Conductor: Timothy Reynish featuring Joseph Alessi, trombone soloist, will officially Duration: c. 14’00“ be released by Summit Records on January 1, 2008. The Ur could be described as the womb of history. It was CD features four major works with Mr. Alessi, and two a civilization which produced ‘works of art so rich works for wind ensemble alone. The repertoire on the and technically so perfect’, as Sir Leonard Woolley CD is as follows: described early Mesopotamian art. Modern Iraq inhab- • Colors - Appermont its the same soil and for several millennia the country • I wander the world in a dream of my own making has cared for its invaluable artefacts. As a result of the - Theofanidis catastrophic invasion by the USA and the UK this rich • Bright Window - David heritage was plundered and despoiled in the looting of • Refraction - Rumbelow the Iraq Museum in Baghdad.. The earliest surviving • Vientos y Tangos - Gandolfi musical instrument, the Royal Lyre of Ur, was among • Visions of Light - Ewazen the treasures that were either destroyed or stolen. This may not seem as barbaric as the invasion itself, in which The Columbus State University’s Schwob School of thousands of innocent women and children were slaugh- Music is proud to announce a collaboration between the tered, but it is equally tragic. The world of culture cannot CSU Wind Ensemble (Robert Rumbelow, conductor) influence the decisions of politicians but it can record a and world-class trumpet soloists, Christopher Martin protest for history. Hence, the title of this work. (Chicago Symphony Principal) and Mark Hughes In dedicating An Elegy for Ur to its commissioners, (Houston Symphony Principal). Both soloists are Geor- Hilary and Timothy Reynish, in memory of their son, gia natives and will be traveling back to their home state William, I am aware that they share the sorrow which to perform and record with the CSU Wind Ensemble so many of us feel for the victims of conflict in Iraq, in January. Performances will be in Columbus, GA on together with the country’s artistic treasures. January 24, 2008, and in Savannah, GA at the annual The music takes the form of flourishing rhapsodies for GMEA Conference on January 25, 2008. the solo oboist, separated by rhythmic interludes which feature the main orchestra in virtuosic gestures. There is a metaphorical relationship between the oboist and

4 - NEWS/COMMISSIONS AND PREMIERES FALL 2007 the subject of the piece in that the soloist presents a Commissions and Premieres somewhat anguished melody in the rhapsodies, whereas the orchestra displays what can only be described as COMMISSION PROPOSAL anger about the atrocities of the Iraq invasion. The aug- music for soprano and wind ensemble mented 4th and minor 6th are displayed in all the linear David Liptak, composer substance and harmonic structure in characterising the nature of the piece. In the cadenza the soloist creates a Eastman Composer David Liptak proposes to write commentary on all that has happened musically, leading a setting of 3 or 4 poems by the 14th-century Tuscan to a conclusion in which both elements are combined. poet Folgore da San Gimignano for soprano solo and While the metaphor has been a strong motivating factor wind ensemble. The text will be in English translation in the composition process, the work is essentially an by Daniel Gabriel Rossetti and, for one poem, by the abstract musical conception. American composer John Thow. The poems come from The composer is privileged to have had the work com- a collection of Twelve Sonnets that are written as sonnets missioned by Hilary and Timothy Reynish. It is an added to each of the twelve months, addressed to a fellowship privilege to have this première performed by Melinda of Sienese nobles. Maxwell, who is one of our finest oboists. The distin- guished service which both she and Tim have given to The 1874 Rossetti translations are the standard for these music is widely respected. sonnets (three of them, August, September, and Decem- ber, were set as songs for voice and piano by Charles Edwin Roxburgh Ives), but the idea of the piece actually came from a Biography (from UMP website) personal Christmas greeting to me from John Thow that Edwin Roxburgh was born in 1937 in Liverpool, where included his translation of December: he also received his early musical training. He played the oboe in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain For December I bring you a town on the plain and won a double scholarship to the Royal College of With rooms lit by large fireplaces Music to study composition with Herbert Howells, and Warm, with fine carpets and elegant game oboe with Terence MacDonagh. After continuing his boards. piano studies with Lamar Crowson, he was fortunate The host is a tipsy Catalan to study with Nadia Boulanger in Paris and Luigi Dal- Who serves up the most delicious roast pig lapiccola in Florence. On returning from Europe, he Tasty bites for everyone completed his extensive studies at St. John’s College, And there are drinks from a tankard as big as a Cambridge, as well as studying conducting with George cathedral. Hurst. You will be well dressed in elegant clothes Edwin became principal oboist of the Sadlers Wells Making light of those misfortunes , and was appointed to a teaching post at the Royal Now banished from your thoughts. College of Music (RCM). Highly successful in both these roles, he established himself as a major interpreter He proposes to write these settings for soprano solo with of contemporary repertoire, especially as a virtuoso the following instrumentation: oboist, giving the UK premieres of Berio’s Sequenza woodwinds – 2 (or 3) flutes, one doubling piccolo; 2 (or VII and Holliger’s Cardiophonie. As well as founding 3) oboes, one doubling English horn; 3 (or 4) clarinets, and conducting the 20 th Century Ensemble of London, one each doubling clarinet and E-flat clarinet; 2 Edwin established the RCM’s Twentieth Century En- (or 3) bassoons, one doubling contrabassoon; 1 alto semble firmly within the college’s Performance Studies saxophone arrangements. In collaboration with the late Leon Go- brass – 2 (or 4) horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones (one ossens he wrote the Menuhin Music Guide, The Oboe, bass trombone), tuba now in its fourth edition. Recipient of many prestigious timpani and 3 other percussionists, double bass awards, Edwin became a FRCM in 1976. 5 - COMMISSIONS AND PREMIERES

The consortium fee per interested ensemble will be through the work. The first movement is a series of $1000. In keeping with the literary conceit of the poetry, sustained pitches. Each player decides when to enter and he will agree to complete the work and deliver score and exit based upon the actions of other members of the en- parts 12 months from the date of the commission agree- semble. The percussion soloist plays a rhythmic pattern ment (i.e., projected availability of Spring 2009). at random intervals on a variety of skin instruments; the specific nature of each repetition is determined by the Please contact Mark Scatterday at ESM for more infor- level of intensity of the winds. The second movement mation: [email protected] is a series of “games” that can be played in any order; at the discretion of the performers games can also be You may visit David’s website for sound samples at: left out. The games are not notated; written instructions http://www.dliptak.com/sounds.htm are provided for each. The length of each game is not predetermined because the actions of the players can There is a link in place (on all the other pages of the serve to extend or truncate each one. The games require website) that will take you to the “sounds” page. Also, much concentration and creativity from each player and there is an “disc” icon next to all of the pieces listed on can be humorous if executed with a sense of drama. The his “compositions” page that have sound samples, and final movement is the most standard of the work. The clicking on the icon will also take you to the “sounds” ensemble is divided into two groups; the groups enter page. The samples are between 30 seconds and around alternately, each playing a chord. As the movement a minute and a half, and there is one sample from his progresses, the distance between entrances constantly best know wind work, Sacred Harp. increases and the players are asked to improvise within specific guidelines. The percussion soloist improvises Songs for Separation (2007) throughout the movement using skin instruments, metal Jude Traxler instruments, and clay flower pots.

Songs for Separation was written for the University of Lighting effects play an important role in this work. New Orleans Wind Ensemble, Charles Taylor, conduc- The hall must be completely dark because the perform- tor, and premiered on May 4, 2007. The work features ers are required to manipulate lights while playing. a solo percussionist and an ensemble of 13 players. Each player has a light with a dimmer switch that is The instrumentation is not specified; however, specific operated by their feet; the players must coordinate the pitches are identified for each player, so it is necessary light with the sounds. In order to gain the appropriate to assign instruments of appropriate ranges to each effect the players must be separated on stage as much part. Instruments are placed in groups of two or three. as possible. The composer asks that the members of a group be of similar timbre and that each group should have a dis- Jude Traxler is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. tinct color that sets it apart from the rest of the group. Pursuing degrees in Percussion Performance and The percussion soloist is asked to play a wide array of Composition at Louisiana State University, Jude has instruments; only general designations, such as “any held principal positions in several LSU ensembles skin instrument” and “resonant and non-resonant met- for three years and has received such accolades as the als,” are provided. International Yamaha Young Artist Award for Percus- sion in 2006. Mr. Traxler’s works have been premiered The work is in three movements: a fracture . . ., a point and performed across the United States by VOX Trio, [games], and . . . a shift. There is no program for the Tempus Fugit Percussion Ensemble, Pittsburg New work; it is an abstract study in the use of sound and Music Ensemble, the LSU New Music Ensemble, and silence, and in interactive music-making. Similar in the Baton Rouge Brass Quintet, among others. design to the music of Morton Feldman, the players and conductor are given much control over the shape of the work. Players have a minimal amount of notated mate- rial and many written instructions about how to proceed 6 - COMMISSIONS AND PREMIERES FALL 2007

/Krump/ Humbolt State University Scott McAllister Southern Illinois University Carbondale Southwest Minnesota State University On 14 October 2007 the Pacific Lutheran University Texas Tech University Wind Ensemble under the direction of Edwin Powell, University of North Texas presented the World Premier of /Krump/ by Scott McAl- University of Tennessee lister (http://www.lydmusic.com/). This new work was University of Texas at Tyler commissioned by a consortium of 10 universities and PLU was honored to perform the premier. Scott McAllister was born in Vero Beach, Florida, in 1969, and completed his doctorate in composition at the The composer says the following about his new work: Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. McAllister has received numerous commissions, performances, and Much like breakdancing was a benchmark of inner-city awards throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. culture in the ‘80s, a dance movement called krumping He has also been featured at the Aspen, Chautauqua, and is creating its own subculture among teens in Los Ange- The Prague/American Institute Summer Festivals. McAl- les neighborhoods such as Compton, South Central and lister has received awards, performances, and/or commis- Watts. Informed equally by hip-hop, African tribal ritu- sions from ASCAP, The American Composers Orchestra, als, pantomime and martial arts, krumping is a frenetic, The Rascher Quartet, The Leipzig Radio Orchestra, I hyper fast-paced dancing style. Dancers gather in school Musici de Montreal, Charles Neidich, The Verdehr Trio, grounds, parking lots, and yards to perform and “battle Jacksonville Symphony, Da Camera, The Ladislav Kubik dance” each other; participants are typically vocal op- Competition, The United States New Music Ensemble, ponents of violence, thus making the krumping scene an The Florida Arts Council, and The Florida Bandmaster’s alternative to the gang wars that plague the areas where Association. Scott McAllister is Associate Professor of krumping is popular. Theatrical face paint is also worn Composition at Baylor University. by the dancers, which gives krumping its other moniker, “clowning.”

Krump is an acronym for Kingdom Radically Uplifted Mighty Praise. It is a dance form that was pioneered by Tight Eyez and Li’l C along with a group of others, namely Big Mijo, Slayer and Hurricane. It is an aggres- REPORT CONTACT INFORMATION sive and spiritual form of dance with Christian roots. Its Scott Hanna, editor movements include Chest Pops, Stomps, Armswings, CBDNA Report School of Music, E3100 Syncs, Puzzles, Bangs and Kill-Offs. There are suppos- The University of Texas edly three levels to krumping: Krump, Buckness and Austin, TX 78712 Ampness. This work is inspired by krumping. Fast and (512) 471-4314 fiery music is juxtaposed with free, hymn-like, ethereal [email protected] slow sections, while instrumental groups and soloists in the ensemble get a chance to “Krump,” emulating the energy and passion of this dance.

Krump was commissioned by and is dedicated to the following ensembles:

The Pacific Lutheran University Wind Ensemble Abilene Christian University California State University, Sacramento Eastern Washington University 7 - PROGRAMS FALL 2007

*denotes premiere Columbus State University The Georgia Institute of Technology Wind Ensemble Symphonic Band Robert W. Rumbelow, conductor Dr. Andrea Strauss, conductor ALASKA Donald F. Allen, guest conductor University of Alaska Anchorage Ceremonial...... Rands February 28, 2008 Wind Ensemble Mr. Atlas...... Rindfleisch Mark Wolbers, conductor Danza de los Duendas...... Galbraith Celestial Dancers...... Ewazen April 21, 2007 Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (premiere).... Columbus State University ...... Vaughan Williams, arr. Allen To You, America!...... Grant Still Wind Ensemble Concertino for Four Percussion & Wind Ensemble... Pacem-A Hymn for Peace...... Spittal Robert W. Rumbelow, conductor ...... Gillingham Huntingtower Ballad for Band...... Respighi “Chamber Winds & Percussion” Emblems...... Copland October 25, 2007 ILLINOIS ARIZONA Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare...... Strauss Concordia University Chicago Petite symphonie, Op. 90...... Gounod Wind Symphony University of Arizona Dr. Richard R. Fischer, conductor Wind Symphony and Wind Ensemble Interlude from Music for Prague 1968...... Husa Away Without Leave...... Becker Kuang-Hao Huang, piano Jay Rees and Gregg I. Hanson, conductors 2007 FALL TOUR PROGRAM Tim Warren, graduate conductor La Creation du Monde...... Milhaud September 20, 2007 Columbus State University American Salute...... Gould Winanga-li...... Mertens Wind Symphony Wind Orchestra Lisa Oberlander, faculty clarinet soloist Second Suite for Band...... Holst William Byrd Suite...... Jacob Fortress of the Rose...... Clark Irish Tune from County Derry...... Grainger Robert W. Rumbelow, conductor Renee Perkins and Alisha Wooley, Concertino for Piano...... Lendvay Crown Imperial...... Walton God of Our Fathers...... Knox Wind Ensemble graduate student conductors “Inspiration and Dance” Phantom of the Opera...... Webber, arr. DeMeij Serenade No. 11...... Mozart Rolling Thunder March...... Fillmore Adagio para Orquesta de Instrumentos de Viento..... November 15, 2007 Pictures at an Exhibition...... Rodrigo ...... Moussorgsky, trans. Takahashi Pineapple Poll...... Sullivan/Mackerras O Cool is the Valley, Op. 118...... Persichetti Unending Stream of Life...... Maslanka Rikudim...... Van der Roost The Washington Post March...... Sousa Concordia University Chicago Mangulina...... Basler University Band University of Arizona Richard R. Fischer, conductor Wind Ensemble Concerto for Clarinet...... Shaw, ed. Rumbelow English Folk Song Suite...... Vaughan Williams Werner Auditorium Gregg I. Hanson, conductor September 30, 2007 Patrick Murphy, graduate conductor October 28, 2007 Columbus State University Wind Ensemble Robert W. Rumbelow, conductor Pas Redouble...... Saint-Saens, trans. Frackenpohl Jack Delaney and James Keene, guest conductors Lincolnshire Posy...... Grainger Le Bal de Beatrice D’Este...... Hahn Fantasy on Sakura Sakura...... Cramer Profanation from “Jeremiah Symphony”...... 11th Annual Conductors Workshop Kick-off Concert Symphonic Dances from “Fiddler on the Roof”...... Bernstein/Benriscutto ...... Harnick/Bock, arr. Herschen A Solemn Music...... Thomson “Something Old, Something New” November 16, 2007 Song of Lir...... Carroll Water Music Suite...... Handel Cartoon...... Hart Four Factories...... Pann Magneticfireflies...... Read Thomas Meditation from “Thais”...... Massenet, arr. Harding First Suite in E-flat...... Holst Polka and Fugue from “Schwanda the Bagpiper”..... La Creation du Monde...... Milhaud ...... Weinberger, trans. Bainum CALIFORNIA The Fairest of the Fair...... Sousa Pomona College Band Music for Prague 1968...... Husa Graydon Beeks, conductor November 16 & 18, 2007 The Georgia Institute of Technology Symphonic Band LOUISIANA University of New Orleans Canzona Bergamasca...... Scheidt/Daehn Dr. Andrea DeRenzis Strauss, conductor Thursday, October 11 2007 Wind Ensemble Tune in a Popular London Style..... Grainger/Kopetz Charles L. Taylor, conductor “Ye Banks and Braes O’ Bonnie Doon”...... Grainger Lester Perryman, alto saxophone Shepherd’s Hey...... Grainger/Rogers Overture to Candide...... Bernstein, trans. Grundman Monterey Holidays...... Nixon Childrens March...... Grainger, ed. Rogers December 1, 2006 Impulse Engine...... Bremer The Klaxon March...... Filmore, ed. Fennell Irish Trilogy...... Seiber/Daehn Intrada from Double Wind Quintet...... Reed Slava!...... Bernstein/Grndman The Georgia Institute of Technology Music for Eleven...... Adler March the Sixth...... Goodwin Symphonic Band & Concert Band Divertimento...... Husa, trans. Boyd Dr. Andrea DeRenzis Strauss, conductor Little Symphony for Winds...... Donald F. Allen, conductor ...... Schubert, trans. Reynolds GEORGIA Dr. John N. Culvahouse, guest conductor Kol Nidrei...... Bruch, trans. Kimura Columbus State University November 29, 2007 Symphony No. 3 “Slavyanskaya”...... Wind Orchestra ...... Kozhevnikov, ed. Bourgeois Robert W. Rumbelow, conductor Concert Band Renee Perkins and Alisha Wooley, Country Gardens...... Grainger University of New Orleans graduate student conductor Symphony No.11, Mvt. II.. Shostakovich, arr. Daehn Wind Ensemble “Of the Earth, Humanity, and Dreams” O Magnum Mysterium...... Lauridsen, arr. Reynolds Charles L. Taylor, conductor September 20, 2007 An Original Suite...... Jacob March 8, 2007 Symphonic Band Mother Earth: A Fanfare...... Maslanka Keynote Fanfare...... Golemo Trevelyan Suite, Op. 96...... Arnold Poem...... Boerma Aegean Festival Overture...... Makris Trio Sonata in G Major...... Quantz Vox Populi...... Danielpour Walking Tune...... Grainger An American Tapestry...... Kallman Night...... Rumbelow Second Essay...... Barber, arr. Schneider Deuxieme Suite...... Dubois Divertimento...... Ziek 8 - PROGRAMS FALL 2007

University of New Orleans University of North Carolina at Charlotte The University of North Dakota Wind Ensemble Wind Ensemble University Band Charles L. Taylor, conductor Laurence L. Marks, conductor James Popejoy, conductor Robin Williams, piano Christopher Fensom, trumpet Robert Brooks, guest conductor May 4, 2007 Susan Savage, English horn November 27, 2007 North Carolina Music Educators Little Threepenny Music...... Weill State Convention Fanfare for the Common Man...... Copland/Longfield *Songs for Separation...... Traxler Winston-Salem, NC Festive Dance from “Faust”...... Gounod/Glover Shepherd’s Hey...... Grainger, ed. Rogers November 11, 2007 Voices of the Sky...... Hazo Bali ...... Colgrass Folk Song Suite...... Vaughan Williams Rhapsody in Blue...... Gershwin, ed. Hunsberger *Blaze...... Rouse Jingle Bells Fantasy...... Pierpont/Wasson Savannah River Holiday...... Nelson Quiet City...... Copland/Hunsberger MICHIGAN *Cheetah...... Husa SOUTH CAROLINA Concordia University Fourth of July...... Gould Bob Jones University Wind Ensemble Symphonic Wind Band Matthew Wolf, conductor University of North Carolina at Charlotte Dan Turner, conductor November 9, 2007 Wind Ensemble David Parker, baritone Laurence L. Marks, conductor Jean Greer, soprano Flourish for Glorious John...... Jamie Caporizo, student conductor September 29, 2006 ...... Vaughan Williams, Boyd Christopher Fensom, trumpet Serenade, Op. 22...... Bourgeois Testament...... Jager Susan Savage, English horn Lassus Trombone...... Fillmore Marche Militaire Francaise...... Saint-Saens/Lake December 3, 2007 Adagio...... Holsinger October...... Whitacre October...... Whitacre *Shape-Note Tune Variants for Band...... Hartley If I Loved You ...... Rodgers/Hammerstein/Hicken Loch Lomond...... Ticheli Folk Dances...... Shostakovich/Reynolds Seventy Six Trombones...... Iwai Courtly Airs and Dances...... Nelson Quiet City...... Copland/Hunsberger The Impossible Dream ...... Leigh/Hicken Llwyn Onn...... Hogg *Cheetah...... Husa The Purple Carnival...... Alford Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite...... King, Bainum Fourth of July...... Gould Eine Kleine Yiddische Ragmusik...... Gorb Alleluia! Laudamus Te...... Reed The Honey Boys on Parade...... Cupero Sunday in Mexico...... Robert McBride Pas Redouble...... Saint-Saens/Frackenpohl University of North Carolina at Charlotte Symphonic Band Harry S. Owens, conductor Bob Jones University NEW YORK Symphonic Wind Band SUNY Fredonia December 4, 2007 Dan Turner, conductor Wind Ensemble December 1, 2006 Timothy Reynish, conductor Third Suite...... Jager Sky is Waiting...... Hazo Shun Yi, guest conductor Rocky Point Holiday ...... Nelson October 18, 2007 Summer Dances...... Balmages 1812 Overture...... Tchaikovsky/Brown Puig Major from Symphony No. 8...... Bourgeois William Byrd Suite...... Jacob Vranjanka...... Hesketh The Wizard of Oz...... Arlen/Barnes Rakes of Mallow...... Anderson Marche des Parachutistes Belges...... Leemans Songs and Refrains...... Basford Commando March...... Barber In Wartime...... Del Tredici In the Bleak Midwinter...... Holst /Smith Blasket Dances...... Taylor The King of Love My Shepherd Is..... Forrest/Turner Pasacaglia...... Jackson NORTH DAKOTA The University of North Dakota Westminister Carol...... Hosay Yiddish Dances...... Gorb Wind Ensemble James Popejoy, conductor Bob Jones University SUNY Fredonia October 4, 2007 Symphonic Wind Band Wind Ensemble Dan Turner, conductor Timothy Reynish, conductor Nitro ...... Ticheli Pam Dunbar, soprano Shun Yi, guest conductor October...... Whitacre February 23, 2007 James East, clarinet Second Suite in F...... Holst November 14, 2007 Strange Humors...... Mackey Fanfare and Allegro...... Williams Dance of the Jesters...... Tchaikovsky/Cramer Three Dance Episodes from SPARTACUS...... Aeolian Carillons...... Roxburgh ...... Khachaturian/Hunsberger John Gay Suite...... Orr The University of North Dakota Lux Aurumque...... Whitacre Clarinet Concerto...... McNeff University Band Four Maryland Songs...... Stamp Power of Rome and the Christian Heart...... Grainger James Popejoy, conductor Danceries...... Hesketh Voice of the City...... Danielpour October 4, 2007 The Melody Shop...... King Danceries...... Hesketh Olympia Hippodrome...... Alexander Bob Jones University NORTH CAROLINA Montana Fanfare...... Doss Symphonic Wind Band University of North Carolina at Charlotte Solas Ane...... Hazo Dan Turner, conductor Wind Ensemble Havendance...... Holsinger April 21, 2007 Laurence L. Marks, conductor Music from “Carmina Burana”...... Orff/Bocook October 2, 2007 Virginia Tech Alma Mater The University of North Dakota Summon the Heroes...... Williams *Blaze...... Rouse Wind Ensemble March for the Spartakiade Op. 69 No. 1.....Prokofiev Savannah River Holiday...... Nelson James Popejoy, conductor Windsprints...... Saucedo Be Thou My Vision...... Gillingham November 15, 2007 Arsenal...... Van der Roost Otserf 2...... Holsinger The Gridiron Club...... Sousa The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise...... Mother Earth...... Maslanka The Glory of the Gridiron...... Alford ...... Lockhart-Seitz/Alford Lincolnshire Posy...... Grainger Early Light...... Bremer Song of the Gandy Dancers...... Saucedo The National Game...... Sousa The Cowboys...... J. Williams/Curnow Seventh Inning Stretch...... Tully Rhapsody for Concert Band & Jazz Ensemble...... Xylophonia...... Green ...... P. Williams/Nestico Pastime...... Stamp 9 - PROGRAMS FALL 2007

Bob Jones University University of South Carolina University of South Carolina Symphonic Wind Band Concert Band Symphonic Band Dan Turner, conductor David A. O’Shields, conductor James K. Copenhaver, conductor David Stockard, euphonium Benjamin Diden and Robert Pearson, April 29, 2007 September 28, 2007 graduate conductors March 29, 2007 A Jubilant Overture...... Reed Americans We...... Fillmore Shenandoah...... Ticheli Victory at Sea...... Rodgers/Bennett George Washington Bridge...... Schuman Florentiner...... Fucik/Fennell Esprit de Corps...... Jager Incantation and Dance...... Chance An Irish Rhapsody...... Grundman Endearing Young Charms...... Mantia Irish Tune from County Derry...... Grainger Valdres...... Hanssen/Bainum An American Songbook...... Jones Concertino for Four Percussion and Wind Ensemble On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss...... Holsinger E Pluribus Unum...... Jewell ...... Gillingham Just a Closer Walk with Thee...... Gillis/Custer Dundonnell from Suite from Hymn to the Higlands Rolling Thunder...... Fillmore/Fennell Porgy and Bess...... Gershwin/Yoder ...... Sparke Gallito paso doble...... Lope/Weger University of South Carolina The Girl I Left Behind Me...... Anderson Furman University Symphonic Band American Civil War Fantasy...... Bilik Chamber Winds James K. Copenhaver, conductor USC Alma Mater...... Traditional Leslie W. Hicken, conductor Mohamad Schuman and Alison Thigpen, January 23, 2007 graduate conductors March 29, 2007 TENNESSEE The Good Soldier Schweik Suite...... Kurka East Tennessee State University Occident et Orient, op. 25...... Saint-Saëns Christian Zembower, conductor Furman University The Soaring Hawk...... Mahr John Ross, guest conductor Leslie W. Hicken, conductor Variants on a Mediaeval Tune...... Dello Joio Sun-Joo, soprano Ashley Sisco, student conductor Southern Harmony...... Grantham October 11, 2007 Tamara Matthews, soprano February 16, 2007 University of South Carolina Concert Band Overture for Winds...... Carter Chamber Winds Yorkshire Ballad...... Barnes Symphonic Band James K. Copenhaver, David A. O’Shields, and Symphonic Dance No. 3...... Williams Entry March of the Boyars...... Halvorsen George Brozak, conductors Signature...... Van der Roost Dedicatory Overture...... Williams William J. Moody, conductor emeritus Amazing Grace...... Ticheli Mohamad Schuman, graduate conductor Wind Ensemble Canzona...... Mennin Wicked...... Schwarz/J. Bocook Catherine Siarris, soprano An American Elegy...... Ticheli Wind Ensemble April 10, 2007 Spin Cycle...... Lindroth Second Suite in F...... Holst Four Maryland Songs...... Stamp Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare...... Strauss A Movement for Rosa...... Camphouse Niagara Falls...... Daugherty Double Wind Quintet...... Reed Melting of the Winter’s Snow...... Stamp Knoxville: Summer of 1915...... Barber Ride ...... Hazo Furman University Untitled Poem...... Rarig Wind Ensemble Sinfonietta da camera...... Brotons TEXAS Leslie W. Hicken, conductor The University of Texas Tamara Matthews, soprano University of South Carolina Wind Ensemble Prism Concert University Band Jerry F. Junkin, conductor March 10, 2007 George Brozak, conductor Susan Botti, visiting composer Benjamin Diden, Kelsy Mennel, Robert Pearson, Thomas Burritt, percussion The Vanished Army ...... Alford Mohamad Schuman, Alison Thigpen, September 30, 2007 Spin Cycle Scott ...... Lindroth graduate conductors Four Maryland Song ...... Stamp April 24, 2007 Feierlicher Einzug...... Strauss Niagara Falls...... Daugherty Cosmosis...... Botti Wicked ...... Schwarz/Bocook Flourish for Wind Band...... Vaughan Williams David’s Book, Concerto for Percussion...... Maslanka A Festival Prelude...... Reed Crown Imperial...... Walton Furman University Loch Lomond...... Ticheli River of Life...... Reineke Leslie W. Hicken, conductor The University of Texas Chant and Jubilo...... MacBeth Ray E. Cramer, guest conductor Wind Symphony Olympiada...... Hazo Matt Olson, saxophone Robert M. Carnochan, conductor A Tribute to Grainger...... Grainger April 26, 2007 October 10, 2007 American Elegy...... Ticheli Symphonic Band Chimes of Liberty...... Goldman Festive Overture, op 96..... Shostakovich/Hunsberger The Footlifter...... Fillmore Adagio...... Rodrigo Shadows of Eternity...... Stone University of South Carolina Passamezzo Antico...... Richards Sky is Waiting...... Hazo Concert Band Al Fresco...... Husa Shadow Rituals...... Markowsky David A. O’Shields, conductor From “An Alabama Songbook”...... Grantham Wind Ensemble April 29, 2007 Fanfares of Re for Ray...... Dzubay The University of Texas *The River...... Rogers Killian...... Williams Symphony Band Blessed Are They...... Brahms/Buehlman Highlights from Showboat...... Kern/Custer Damon S. Talley, conductor Masquerade...... Persichetti Cyrus the Great...... King October 17, 2007 Prospect...... LaPlante The Wrong Note Rag...... Bernstein/Ricketts Morning Alleluias...... Nelson Slavonic Dance, op. 46, no. 3...... Dvorak/Safranek Blessed Are They...... Brahms/Buehlman Selections from Wicked...... Schwartz/Bocook Illyrian Dances...... Woolfenden America, the Beautiful...... Ward/Dragon Florentiner...... Fucik/Fennell Walking Tune...... Grainger Symphony for Band...... Persichetti 10 - PROGRAMS FALL 2007 The University of Texas The University of Texas - San Antonio Chamber Winds Symphonic Band Scott S. Hanna, music director Donald Miller, conductor October 24, 2007 Emilie Borchardt and Brandon Howard, student conductors Octet-Partita in E-flat...... Hummel October 11, 2007 Octanphonie...... Bozza Antithigram...... Stamp The University of Texas Divertimento for Winds and Percussions...... Cichy Wind Ensemble Sun Dance...... Ticheli Jerry F. Junkin, conductor Chester...... Billings/Tolmage October 31, 2007 O Magnum Mysterium...... Lauridsen/Reynolds Cheetah...... Husa Pageant...... Persichetti Prelude on “Mein junges leben hat ein end”...... Themes from “Green Bushes”...... Grainger/Daehn ...... Sweelinck Wolf Rounds...... Rouse Starry Crown...... Grantham Short Symphony “Give Us This Day”...... Maslanka

The University of Texas Wind Symphony Robert M. Carnochan, conductor David T. Kehler, guest conductor November 14, 2007

The Duke of Marlborough Fanfare...... Grainger Hill Song No. 2...... Grainger As We Shine, Singing, Over Waterless Seas...... Suter Suite in E-flat...... Holst East Coast Attitude...... Little Minstrels of the Kells...... Welcher

The University of Texas Symphony Band Damon S. Talley, conductor Peter Acosta, guest conductor November 28, 2007

Wild Nights...... Ticheli Prelude and Fugue in B-flat Major...Bach/Moehlman Variations on America...... Ives/Rhodes William Byrd Suite...... Jacob Elegy for a Young American...... LoPresti Chester...... Schuman

The University of Texas Chamber Winds Scott S. Hanna, music director Verena Mösenbichler, guest conductor December 2, 2007

Divertimento in E-flat...... Jacob Rust ...... Torke Octet-Partita, op. 57...... Krommer

The University of Texas Wind Ensemble Jerry F. Junkin, conductor Cormac Cannonand Verena Mösenbichler, guest conductors Charles Villarrubia, tuba December 3, 2007

Chakra...... Prangcharoen Spiel fur Blasorchester...... Toch . . .from a dark millennium...... Schwantner Tuba Concerto...... Vaughan Williams