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BaNdFeSt 2016 American Masters NoV. 13, 2016 SuNdAy At 3 P.M. PeRfOrMiNg ArTs CeNtEr PROGRAM PROGRAM NOTES Andrew McMahan and Christopher J. Woodruff, conductors THE STORMCHASERS WIND ORCHESTRA An internationally recognized clinician, Robert Sheldon has been honored by The Stormchasers . Robert Sheldon (b . 1954) the American School Band Directors Association with the Volkwein Award Elements (Petite Symphony) . Brian Balmages (b . 1975) for composition and the Stanbury I . Air Award for Teaching . His teaching career included 28 years in the Florida and II . Water Illinois public schools . He also held III . Earth positions as conductor of the Alachua IV . Fire County Youth Orchestra in Gainesville, Fla., and the Prairie Wind Ensemble in Lux Aurumque . Eric Whitacre (b . 1970) East Peoria, Ill. Magnolia Star . Steve Danyew (b . 1983) Commissioned by the Dixon, Ill., Municipal Band, The Stormchasers is a march in the style of a circus “screamer,” featuring fanfares, flourishes and tuneful melodies, all played at an aggressive tempo . The WIND ENSEMBLE march includes a musical nod to th Celebrations . John Zdechlik (b . 1937) Henry Fillmore, the 20 -century circus bandmaster and composer of screamers . Al Fresco . Karel Husa (b . 1921) ELEMENTS (PETITE SYMPHONY) Rest . Frank Ticheli (b . 1958) Brian Balmages is director of instrumental publications for the FJH Suite from Star Wars: The Force Awakens . John Williams (b . 1932) Music Company in Fort Lauderdale, Fla . His schedule of commissions March of the Resistance Arr . Paul Lavender has incorporated ensembles from elementary schools to professional Culloden . Julie Giroux (b . 1961) ensembles including the Baltimore III . “We Toomed Our Stoops for the Gaudy Sodgers” Symphony Orchestra, the University of (“We Emptied Our Glasses for the Handsome Soldiers”) Miami Wind Ensemble, Boston Brass and the Dominion Brass Ensemble . Elements is a short, four-movement composition constructed on the same template as a symphony: allegro, largo, scherzo and allegro vivace. Each — Intermission — movement depicts one of the four Classical Greek elements: air, water, earth and fire. LUX AURUMQUE mustang band The choral work Lux Aurumque was Mike Moreno, announcer written in 2000 for the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, an ensemble of 150 Bohemian Rhapsody . Freddie Mercury (1946-1991) singers whose mission includes the Arr . Tom Wallace commissioning of new works by the finest composers. It takes its inspiration . Chuck Mangione (b . 1940) from an English-language poem by Echano Edward Esch, translated into Latin by Arr . Larry Kerchner Charles Silvestri . The Planets . Gustav Holst (1874-1934) Lux, Mars, The Bringer of War Arr . Jay Bocook Calida gravisque pura velut aurum Et canunt angeli molliter Born To Be Wild . Mars Bonfire (b. 1943) modo natum . Arr . Tom Wallace Light, warm and heavy as pure gold Tom Sawyer . Geddy Lee (b . 1953) and angels sing softly Alex Lifeson (b . 1953) to the new-born babe . Arr . Dave Henning Whitacre’s version for wind band was Great Moments in Cinema: Star Wars and E .T . John Williams (b . 1932) completed for the 2005 Texas All State Arr . Jay Bocook Band. In 2015, the Minnesota Orchestra premiered a full orchestra version . Star Trek . Jerry Goldsmith (1929-2004) Alexander Courage (1919-2008) MAGNOLIA STAR Arr . Jay Bocook Steve Danyew serves as an instructor Malagueña . Ernesto Lecuona (1895-1963) in the Arts Leadership Program at the Eastman School of Music, where Arr . Jay Bocook he teaches a course on creative music Percussion by Matt Rice and Jacob Llewellyn careers . A saxophonist and passionate chamber musician, Danyew frequently performs his own chamber music Yea Poly! . H .P . Davidson (1908-1977) compositions and transcriptions for Arr . John Higgins saxophone . Davidson The Magnolia Star was an Illinois All Hail, Green and Gold Central train that ran from New Orleans to Chicago . In the 19th century, Ride High, You Mustangs . Davidson musicians from the south traveled north Arr . J . Eric Schmidt by rail, bringing “delta blues” and other idioms . The present work bases much of its melodic and harmonic material on the C blues scale . CELEBRATIONS REST CULLODEN John Zdechlik a native of Minneapolis, Frank Ticheli writes: Julie Giroux had her formal education Minn., is an active composer, performer, Created in 2010, Rest is a concert at Louisiana State University and conductor and clinician . He earned a band adaptation of my work Boston University. She also studied doctorate in theory and composition for SATB chorus, There Will Be composition with John Williams, Bill from the University of Minnesota, Rest, which was commissioned Conti and Jerry Goldsmith . Much of where he studied with Paul Fetler and in 1999 by the Pacific Chorale, her early work was composing and Frank Bencriscutto. Currently, Zdechlik John Alexander, conductor. In orchestrating for film and television. lives in White Bear Lake, a suburb of St. making this version, I preserved Her writing credits include soundtrack Paul. For many years, he taught music almost everything from the scores for “White Men Can’t Jump” theory and composition and conducted original: harmony, dynamics, and the 1985 miniseries “North and instrumental groups at Century College . even the original registration . South .” She has also arranged music for I also endeavored to preserve Reba McIntyre, Madonna and Michael Celebrations was commissioned by Earl carefully the fragile beauty and Jackson . C. Benson, conductor of the Medalist quiet dignity suggested by Sara Concert Band of Bloomington, Minn. It Teasdale’s words . Culloden is an attempt to present the was written to commemorate the 20th folk and Gaelic “commoners’” music anniversary of the Medalist Concert However, with the removal of during the time of the Jacobite uprising Band in 1988 . the text, I felt free to enhance in Scotland 1745-46. Giroux, while certain aspects of the music, amassing the material for her work, most strikingly with the located music written by survivors AL FRESCO addition of a sustained climax of the Battle of Culloden, including on the main theme . This several works belonging to Niel Karel Husa writes: extended climax allows the Gow, who won the National Fiddling Al Fresco has no programmatic band version to transcend the Competition in Scotland in 1745 . This content. However, the title expressive boundaries of a evening’s selection, third movement indicates my admiration for straight note-for-note setting of of the larger work, ends on a positive the art of painting, especially the original. Thus, both versions note, as according to the composer “the mural painting on wet plaster . are intimately tied and yet Scots always seem to land on their feet And I have always been independent of one another, in mid-stride, confirming their honor, greatly moved by the forceful, each possessing its own heritage and steadfastness in the single even grandiose and rough, strengths and unique qualities. sentence: ‘I don’t know where I am to mysterious pictures dealing go now, but I do know, wherever I go, with primitive life, war, and Scotland goes with me!’” pageantry . MARCH OF THE RESISTANCE Al Fresco was commissioned for March of the Resistance is part of a new the Ithaca College Concert Band suite of music from the score for “Star as the first of the Walter Beeler Wars: The Force Awakens .” It was Memorial Commission Series . The arranged for the United States Marine first performance was given by the Band by Paul Lavender . Ithaca College Concert Band (Edward Gobrecht, director) at the MENC Convention in Philadelphia on April 19, 1975, with the composer as guest conductor . DIRECTOR OF BANDS ASSOC. DIRECTOR OF BANDS ANDREW MCMAHAN joined CHRISTOPHER J. WOODRUFF the faculty as director of bands in has been associate director of the fall of 2010 . He teaches courses bands since fall 2006 . In addition in music theory and conducting, as to his responsibilities with the well as instrumental literature and concert and athletic bands at Cal rehearsal techniques. McMahan Poly, he teaches courses in music also serves as administrator, artistic theory, music education and director and conductor for all music appreciation . As instructor ensembles under the purview of of trumpet, he also coaches the the Cal Poly Band Program . Cal Poly Brass Choir and teaches methods courses in brass pedagogy . Prior to his appointment at Cal Poly, McMahan served as the coordinator of instrumental studies at California State Inspired by participation at various music institutes while in University Stanislaus. At CSU Stanislaus he directed the high school — including the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Wind Ensemble and taught courses in conducting, brass Tanglewood Music Center — Woodruff pursued a bachelor’s pedagogy, and instrumental literature. Although in the degree in music education at Louisiana State University. position for only two years, McMahan organized two He continued his studies in conducting at Northwestern successful band/orchestra festivals, assisted with promoting University, where he received the Eckstein Band Conducting the school through community outreach and high school Grant and earned a master’s degree in music . His principal student recruitment, and took the Wind Ensemble on a 10- conducting teachers have included Frank Wickes, John day performance tour of Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Paynter, Stephen Peterson and Mallory Thompson. While in Chicago, Woodruff served as music director of the Spring Before moving to California, McMahan spent time at the Valley Concert Band and was a guest conductor for the University of Minnesota both as a teacher and as a doctoral Northshore Concert Band and the Northshore Chamber student. While there, he was the director and principal Orchestra . conductor of the university’s Campus Orchestra and was a frequent guest conductor with the Wind Ensemble, He is also a guest conductor for the Cal Poly Symphony, Symphonic and University Bands. He also served as Penn Central Wind Band, and San Luis Chamber Orchestra. the announcer and for the 320-member strong Pride of For the upcoming season, he will conduct the San Luis Minnesota Marching Band.