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From the Podium One of the Attributes That I Most Respect in Administra- Students in Connecticut’S Urban Schools R e p o r tScott Hanna, editor Summer 2009 From the Podium One of the attributes that I most respect in administra- students in Connecticut’s urban schools. There is info tors, CEOs, deans and directors is the ability to find about that event at http://www.newhavenindependent. the right balance between the traditional status quo org/archives/2009/05/rapping_for_pea.php. The pro- and pioneering new endeavors. In our band world, we gram was recognized by an award from the United too are concerned with that balance – in program rep- States Attorney’s Office. ertoire, in the classroom, in the concert hall. A quick look through the programs at the end of this Report What other ways are the music and musicians of the wind will confirm that, at any given time, our ensembles are band world being applied to social issues or movements? presenting the standards of our repertoire along with I ask that any of you who have already produced events the newest pieces. This is not remarkable, but, rather, that fit this new “music as a social force” genre, please logical – new students enter the academy every year and come forward and share your experiences. We will cre- our audiences include concert-hall veterans, ensemble ate a page on the CBDNA website for the development, embryos, and every category in between. I still envy recording, and reporting of programs through which our person who is about to hear Peter Mennin’s Canzona, or wonderful music is launched in new directions. Ralph Vaughan William’s Toccata Marziale, or Michael Colgrass’s Urban Requiem, or John Pennington’s Apollo Karel Husa’s Music For Prague (1968), Apotheosis of for the first time! We spend great energy pioneering This Earth, and American Te Deum set the standard by - looking for the next great composer or composition, which wind band music can be partnered with the most even as we return again and again to study and program pressing social agendas of the ages. Let’s make that the standards of the wind band repertoire. noble precedent a part of our professional evolution. Does our professional organization embody the same commitment to the balance between standard and new concerns? What constitutes “pioneering” at the institu- Thomas C. Duffy, President tional level; what should CBDNA embrace as a worthy new venture? I suggest that we consider “the wind band as a social force.” Earlier this month I was speaking to Linda Moorhouse, who had just led the Louisiana State Uni- versity Symphonic Winds in a concert of wind music for an audience of autistic children. She directed me to Lawrence Van Oyen at North Central College in Illinois, who had first developed the idea of produc- ing a concert for children with special needs. I spoke to Larry and he volunteered to serve as reference for anyone who would like more information about the program. There is wonderful synopsis of his concert at In This Issue: http://northcentralcollege.edu/x41197.xml. (Larry has offered to send his article to anyone who asks, pending From the Podium........................... 1 its publication.) New Publications .......................... 2 In May of 2009, the Yale Concert Band produced a program of music in collaboration with two well-known Commissions ................................. 2 - 3 rap artists and the Connecticut US Attorneys Office. The program used the power of music to address issues News ............................................. 4 - 5 of gang membership and youth crime and violence- all Programs ....................................... 6 - 11 matters of great immediacy to many middle and high 2 - NEW PUBLICATIONS/COMMISSIONS SUMMER 2009 New Publications ing and consuming. Majoring in Music: All the Stuff Meredith Music is proud to announce the publication You Need to Know highlights the major components for of four new texts. survival and success during the formative years in a col- lege, university or conservatory and provides examples Performance Study Guides of Essential Works for Band, and strategies to greatly assist the student musician. With edited by Kenneth L. Neidig no-nonsense advice and practical tips, this guide will (ISBN 978-1-57463-107-4; $19.95). prepare music students (and their parents!) to meet the This is a truly outstanding collection of timeless essays many challenges, and take advantage of the opportuni- on basic repertory for band by Frank L. Battisti, John ties, afforded them during the glorious college years. Bourgeois, Frank Erickson, Robert Garofalo, Donald Hunsberger, Francis McBeth, Kenneth L. Neidig, Marching Bands and Drumlines: Secrets of Success from Stephen L. Rhodes, Mark Scatterday, Thomas J. Trim- the Best of the Best by Paul Buyer born and John Zdechlik. These clear and to-the-point (ISBN 978-1-57463-151-7; $19.95). analysis/interpretations are based on careful research, Have you ever wanted to know the secrets to success rehearsals, and years of high-level performances. In this of today’s top marching bands and drumlines and how informative work, you will find inspiration for a truly they achieve excellence? This extraordinary book takes superior presentation of these masterworks for band. you onto the practice field, inside the meeting room, Included are: and into the stadium presenting the “Five Factors In- fluencing Excellence”-valuable to any high school or •Festive Overture: Dmitri Shostakovitch/Hunsberger college band program. The leaders of these outstand- •Concerto for Wind Ensemble: Karel Husa ing organizations reveal their principles of success in- •Apotheosis of this Earth: Karel Husa cluding: goals, expectations, values, leadership styles, •Music for Prague 1968: Karel Husa motivational techniques, practice habits, and recruiting •When Jesus Wept: William Schuman strategies. A must-read for band directors, percussion •Overture for Winds: Felix Mendelssohn-Barholdy educators, students and ANYONE pursuing excellence •Trauersinfonie: Richard Wagner in leadership. •Chant and Jubilo: Francis McBeth •Chester Overture for Band: William Schuman Commissions •The Stars & Stripes Forever: John Philip Sousa An announcement from Bill Wakefield and the Univer- •Air for Band: Frank Erickson sity of Oklahoma, •Toccata for Band: Frank Erickson •The Star Spangled Banner: Francis Scott Key On behalf of several colleagues throughout the country, •Chorale and Shaker Dance: John Zdechlik we are proud to announce an 18-member consortium, Also commissioning Composer Kevin Walczyk for a new •A Conversation with Karel Husa work for winds. His “Symphony No. 2 – Epitaphs Unwritten” will begin receiving several consortium Great Music for Wind Band: A Guide to the Top 100 premieres in the Spring of 2010. Works in Grades IV, V, VI by Chad Nicholson (ISBN 1-978-57463-092-3; $19.95). The composer’s pre-compositional thoughts: The individual selection of quality literature is greatly simplified using this one-of-a kind publication. It is the As a World War II ‘enthusiast’, I recently had the op- ultimate tool in concert programming for both entry- portunity to visit battlefields in Europe. I came across level and experienced conductors. Brief incipits of an empty field just north of Bastogne Belgium that once prominent melodic themes are included as are cost, served as a temporary gravesite for nearly 3,000 Ameri- duration, availability, instrumentation, recordings, pub- can soldiers. Shortly after the war all of the remains were lishers, solos, and tips on programming. Music for this re-interred to formal American cemeteries in the region, publication was selected by: Frank Battisti, Ray Cramer, leaving the field north of Bastogne empty, save for a James Croft, Thomas Dvorak, Richard Floyd, Michael “peace” marker that still stands today and reads: Haithcock, Gary Hill, Jerry Junkin, Craig Kirchhoff, Thomas Lee, Stephen Pratt, H. Robert Reynolds, Mark “We have only died in vain if you believe so; Scatterday and Richard Strange. You have to decide the wisdom of our choice, By the world which you shall build upon our headstones, Majoring in Music: All the Stuff You Need to Know by And the everlasting truth, which have your voice. Rich Holly (ISBN 978-1-57463-150-0; $14.99) Though dead, we are not heroes yet, nor can be, From advising to practicing to personal relationships ‘Til the living by their lives which are the tools, to course work, life as a music student is both exhilarat- Carve us the epitaph of wise men, 3 - COMMISSIONS SUMMER 2009 And give us not the epitaph of fools.” The entire consortium consists of the following institu- tions: These words were penned by one of the American sol- diers who fought in Bastogne and survived the war. • University of Oklahoma, Consortium Head (William Wakefield) • Baylor University (Eric Wilson) The symphony’s subtitle “Epitaphs Unwritten” is based • Central Michigan University on the words of the peace marker. In general, the 30- (Jack Williamson and James Batcheller) minute symphony underscores the concept of sacrifice • Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (Rodney Winther) and, thus, will have a serious sentiment to it. I expect the • Emory University (Scott Stewart) symphony to range in affect/effect from frenetic pacing • Florida State University (Richard Clary) • Indiana University (Stephen Pratt) and activity to slow, solemn chorale-esque passages. • Michigan State University (Kevin Sedatole) • Musashino Academy of Music (Ray Cramer) The harmonic content will be comprised primarily of • Texas Tech University (Sarah McKoin) a technique I’ve used before in which words are con- • University of Kentucky (John Cody Birdwell) verted to pitch material. With this system, I am able to • University of Missouri – Kansas City (Steven Davis) • University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Carolyn Barber) take the words of the “peace” marker and convert them • University of North Carolina at Greensboro to music scale resources and pitch sets from which all • (John R. Locke and Kevin Geraldi) pitch materials are derived. Therefore, the symphony • University of Oregon (Robert Ponto) will inherently contain the words of this – and other, text • University of Southern Mississippi (Thomas Fraschillo) resource.
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