ANCHOR BAY BAND BOOSTER EXECUTIVE BOARD The Anchor Bay High School Instrumental Music Department Tom Braun, President Stacey Ary, Vice President - Fundraising Jodi Gunst, Vice President - Special Event Fundraising proudly presents the Ben Stone, Treasurer Heather Nutting, Financial Secretary Jackie Felker, Secretary CADET/CONCERT BAND Scott A. Oranchak, Instrumental Music Director P. David Visnaw II, Instrumental Music Director 9th GRADE SYMPHONIC BAND
ANCHOR BAY HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION and the
Mr. Jeffery LaPerriere, Principal Mr. Victor Balaj, Assistant Principal JAZZ ENSEMBLE Mr. David Boeskool, Assistant Principal Mr. Mark Prebay, Assistant Principal in a Mr. Jason Battle, Athletic Director SPRING CONCERT
UPCOMING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC EVENTS
05/9/19 — Flower Sale Product Pick-Up 05/16/19-05/19/19 — Band New York Trip 05/21/19 — Marching Band Registration Night 05/27/19 — New Baltimore Memorial Day Parade Wednesday, May 8, 2019 05/28/19 — ABHS Band Banquet 7:30 P.M. 06/02/19 — Graduation (McMorran Auditorium, Port Huron) 06/14, 06/17 & 06/18/19 — Marching Band Pre-Camp (‘19-‘20 MB) Anchor Bay High School Auditorium 06/23/19 — Bay Rama Parade (‘19-‘20 MB) 07/22/19-07/26/19 — Marching Band Camp @ CMU Scott A. Oranchak, Instrumental Music Director P. David Visnaw II, Instrumental Music Director WWW.ANCHORBAYBANDS.ORG Michael L. Wolf, Student Teacher PROGRAM DID YOU KNOW...
Whether it is chorus, band, or just violin lessons, music impacts Americans’ CADET/CONCERT BAND lives. While singing in a chorus or playing an instrument is fun, it can also provide important skills like creative problem solving that can help lead to higher education and incomes as well as personal fulfillment. In a November of 2007 poll, researchers from Harris Interactive concluded that... Highland Legend…………………..……………..…… John Moss One thing is clear, music education is an important part of people’s lives and it definitely has an impact on their later lives. It also prepares people differently as we see that those who had more music education are more likely to be better Pixar Movie Magic…..………..…...….…….arr. Michael Brown educated and also have higher household incomes. It is also not just music education in general, specific types of music seem to almost “wire” people to think slightly differently about their music experiences overall, as well as what they can get out of music education.
PROGRAM NOTES
LADY GAGA IN CONCERT 9th GRADE SYMPHONIC BAND Lady Gaga continues her far-reaching reign of popularity with stunning performances and a parade of well-crafted hits. Lady Gaga in Concert is a terrific medley of her unforgettable songs including The Edge of Glory; Million Reasons; Born This
Crush…………………………………………...... Robert W. Smith Way and Applause.
Sean O’Loughlin (b.1972) is the Principal Pops Conductor of Symphoria, the exciting new symphony in Syracuse, NY and the newly appointed Principal Pops
Lady Gaga In Concert…………………… arr. Sean O’Laughlin Conductor of the Victoria Symphony in Victoria, B.C. Canada. He is a fresh voice and a rising name in the music world. His music is characterized by vibrant rhythms, passionate melodies, and colorful scoring. Commissions from the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra highlight and showcase his diverse musical abilities. As a conductor, he has led performances with the Boston Pops Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Dallas Symphony, the Vancouver Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, the Baltimore JAZZ ENSEMBLE Symphony, the Houston Symphony, the Victoria Symphony and the Seattle Symphony amongst others. He was the assistant conductor and arranger for a production of Sgt. Pepper Live in Las Vegas featuring the band Cheap Trick. He has served as conductor for national and world-wide tours with Josh Groban, Sarah McLachlan and the Jerry I Remember You…………....Victor Schertzinger, arr. Mark Taylor Garcia Symphonic Celebration. He has also appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America with Josh Groban and NBC’s “A Very Pentatonix Christmas.”
Spain …………………..…..…Chick Corea, arr. Paul Jennings
Superstition………………………....Stevie Wonder, arr. Mike Tomaro
Immediately following tonight’s concert on stage, please join us in the cafeteria for an afterglow and the jazz ensemble performance! CONCERT ETIQUETTE
A performer's intense concentration can be interrupted by little things that may seem trivial to audience members. The following suggestions will help audience members show respect to the performers on stage as well as other members of the audience. PROGRAM NOTES This will help the performers to do their best.
CRUSH When To Applaud - Performers always appreciate applause, but there are appropriate
moments to applaud. In a multi-movement work, applaud after all movements are A flurry of musical excitement and energy, Crush is a valued addition to the concert completed. This allows the continuity of the piece to flow from one movement to the band repertoire by Robert W. Smith. Driving rhythmic interplay with soaring melodic next. “Hooting and hollering” is not appropriate in the concert setting. lines merge in contemporary fashion creating a musically exciting experience for the band and audience. Suitable for concert and festival performance, “Crush” was written Arrival Time - Leave early and allow enough time for parking and traffic. If you do as a closing concert statement and premiered at the Michigan Music Educators arrive late, wait by the doors until the first piece (not just a movement) is finished, then Association convention. discreetly take the nearest seat available.
Robert W. Smith (b. 1958) is one of the most popular and prolific composers of Entering and Exiting the Auditorium - Never enter or exit the auditorium during a concert band and orchestral literature in America today. He has over 700 publications performance. If you must enter or exit, please wait until the performance on stage has in print with the majority composed and arranged through his long association with been completed. The most appropriate times to move about are during audience Warner Bros. Publications and the Belwin catalog. applause or set changes.
Mr. Smith’s credits include many compositions and productions in all areas of the Talking - Talking should not be tolerated. It is not only distracting to the performer, but music field. His original works for winds and percussion have been programmed by to every person in the audience. It is unacceptable to talk (even whispering can be countless military, university, high school, and middle school bands throughout the heard) during a musical performance. If someone around you is talking, ask them United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, South America and Asia. His Symphony #1 nicely to please stop. (The Divine Comedy), Symphony #2 (The Odyssey), Symphony #3 (Don Quixote),
Inchon and Africa: Ceremony, Song and Ritual have received worldwide critical Other Noises - Avoid rustling your program, tapping your foot, bouncing your legs, etc. acclaim. His educational compositions such as The Tempest, Encanto, and The Great Pagers and cell phones should be turned off. Watches set to beep on the hour should Locomotive Chase have become standards for developing bands throughout the also be turned off. These high-pitched beeps are distracting to the performers and world. His music has received extensive airplay on major network television as well as audience members. inclusion in multiple motion pictures. From professional ensembles such as the United
States Navy Band and the Atlanta Symphony to school bands and orchestras Coughing - It is hard to avoid a spontaneous cough. Be prepared with some type of throughout the world, his music speaks to audiences in any concert setting. cough drops or candies. Avoid cellophane wrappers. Many come with a soft wax-
paper wrapping that will be much less noisy. As a conductor, clinician and keynote speaker, Mr. Smith has performed throughout the North America, Asia, South America, Europe and Australia. His music has been Taking Pictures - Refrain from taking any photographs during a performance. The recorded by various ensembles and is available on CD and download through Walking click of a camera and especially the flash are very distracting. Pictures should be Frog Records, iTunes, Amazon, and other recorded music outlets. In addition, he is co taken after the performance. -creator of the Expressions Music Curriculum. This comprehensive Pre-K through 12 music program includes Band Expressions, an innovative new approach to teaching Children - Children need exposure to good music and live performances. If your music through the band. young child begins to get restless in the middle of a performance, it may be best that
you exit the auditorium until calmer times prevail. Mr. Smith is the Vice-President of Product Development and is an exclusive composer for the C. L. Barnhouse Company and Walking Frog Records. In addition, he is currently teaching in the Music Industry program at Troy University in Troy, Alabama. By following basic edicts of respect and consideration, performers and the audience His teaching responsibilities are focused in music composition, production, publishing will have a more pleasurable and meaningful experience as they perform and attend and business.
NBA/William D. Revelli Memorial Band Composition Contest. Other awards include the Walter Beeler Memorial Prize and First Prize awards in the Texas Sesquicentennial Orchestral Composition Competition, Britten-on-the-Bay Choral Composition Contest, and Virginia CBDNA Symposium for New Band Music. Ticheli
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College bound high school students would be taking courses similar to those in the standards along with taking band all four years regardless of state requirements. In addition to their primary band class, some students take Jazz Band or an extra concert band as their electives in their Junior and Senior years.
With a little planning and consideration to scheduling in 9th grade, every student can take band for four years while still satisfying the graduation requirements. We Thanks to all that have been using the Kroger Community Rewards Program to all know that colleges and employers look highly upon band students in the benefit the Anchor Bay Band Boosters. This program benefits the students of the application process because it shows commitment, discipline, and team work. Anchor Bay Bands by allowing our organization to receive 5% of your total purchases at Kroger Stores.
Kroger has assigned the Anchor Bay Band Boosters a new NPO number of 82352 PROGRAM NOTES (you will need this number to register your Kroger Plus Card). There are basically two steps to registering. Follow the directions below to get enrolled and start PIXAR MOVIE MAGIC benefiting the Anchor Bay Band Boosters! Michael Brown is a native of New Orleans, LA. He earned his M.M. in Music The- STEP 1: ory from The University of Texas at Austin and his B.M. in Music Theory from Furman University in Greenville, SC. Michael served as Chief Arranger for The United States Have your Kroger Plus Card handy and register online at Army Band ("Pershing's Own") in Washington, DC, having served previously as Chief www.krogercommunityrewards.com. Arranger for The United States Military Academy Band at West Point, NY. His arrang- If you do not yet have a Kroger Plus card, they are available at the customer ing credits include: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Opening Ceremonies of the service desk at any Kroger. You can get one there. 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, UT, the National Symphony Orchestra, Click on Sign In/Register and the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, DC. Michael draws upon his experi- Most participants are new online customers, so they must click on SIGN UP ence as a college and high school band director, church orchestra director, and free- TODAY in the "New Customer?" box. lance trumpeter. Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account by entering zip code, clicking on your favorite store, entering your email address and creating a password, Re-live all your favorite Pixar movies with Michael Brown’s Pixar Movie Magic. Join the agreeing to the terms and conditions Incredibles as they fight for justice in The Glory Days. Meet up with Karl and Ellie as You will then get a message to check your email inbox and click on the link they plan their journey to Paradise falls in The Spirit of Adventure. On your way there, within the body of the email. stop by Paris’ Gusteau for a bite to eat. Make sure to try the Ratatouille while you are there! And always remember, anyone can cook up a good song! After lunch, don’t STEP 2: forget about The Big Race with friends Lightening McQueen and Mater. Celebrate their victory with one of the most famous tunes of all; You Got a Friend In Me. This After clicking on the link in the email, click on My Account and use your email arrangement showcases the best of Disney music featuring exciting passages and address and password to proceed to the next step. lyrical solos and solis capturing the emotions of your beloved characters. Hold on to Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards Information (on the right of the page) your seats as the Cadet/Concert Band takes you on a ride filled with Pixar Movie Mag- and input your Kroger Plus Card number. ic! Update or confirm your information if needed. Enter NPO number of 82352 (or name of organization) and select the Anchor Bay Band Boosters from list that pops up and click on confirm. To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see your organization's name on the DID YOU KNOW…
High school music students score higher on SATs in both verbal and math than their peers. SAT test takers with coursework/experience in music performance scored 57 points higher on the verbal portion of the test and 41 points higher on the math portion than students with no coursework/experience in the arts.
Source: Profile of SAT and Achievement Test Takers, The College Board, com- piled by Music Educators National Conference, 2001. PROGRAM NOTES A Rationale for Music Education HIGHLAND LEGEND MUSIC IS...a potential in every individual that, like all potential, should be Highland Legend is a stunning Celtic overture opens with a marcato trumpet developed to its fullest. tune that gives a taste of the highland melodies about to unfold. At times brisk and spirited, at others tender, the lovely countermelodies enhance the tunefulness MUSIC PROVIDES…an outlet for creativity, self-expression, and individual throughout. On the instructional side, the piece provides opportunities to reinforce uniqueness. It enables us to express our noblest thoughts and feelings. dotted rhythms, 6/8 meter, and important articulation concepts. MUSIC TEACHES…students about unique aspects of their relationships John Moss was active nationwide as a composer, arranger, and orchestrator in a with other human beings and with the world around them, in their own and oth- wide variety of musical styles and formats. As a composer, he had an extensive er cultures. background creating original music for documentary, educational, and promotional films. As an arranger, he provided music for many live large-scale musical revues and MUSIC IS...one of the most important manifestations of our cultural heritage. production shows. John created the arrangements for Speak Low, a CD featuring Las Children need to know about Beethoven, Louis Armstrong, and the Beatles as Vegas trombonist John Haig with a 46-piece studio orchestra. John's educational well as about Newton and Einstein. background included undergraduate study in instrumental music at Central Michigan University and graduate work in theory and composition at Michigan State University. MUSIC OPENS...avenues of success for students who may have problems in He taught at both public school (band and choir) and university (theory) levels in other areas of the curriculum and opens approaches to learning that can be Michigan. John's music is a major contribution to the band and orchestra catalog of applied in other contexts. educational music publisher Hal Leonard Corporation and he has several hundred published works to his credit. He also served as arranger for the Disney educational MUSIC EXALTS...the human spirit. project "Magic Music Days," where young performing musicians are introduced to the film scoring/recording process. He accepted numerous school band and orchestra commissions, and enjoyed writing for the Detroit Symphony Pops, the Canadian Brass, MUSIC IS…worth knowing. and the Detroit Chamber Winds. In 2004, John and three fellow orchestrators transcribed approximately 90 minutes of orchestral music by film composer John Williams for a Kennedy Center concert featuring the United States Marine Band, with Mr. Williams conducting.
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“Every student in the nation should have an education in the arts.” This is the opening statement of “The Value and Quality of Arts Education: A Statement of for their help in providing lights, sound, Principles,” a document from the nation’s ten most important educational JAMIE THEIL and JOHN SEIFERT organizations, including the American Association of School Administrators, the and video footage of this evening’s concert National Education Association, the National Parent Teacher Association, and the OUR BAND BOOSTER PARENTS for organizing the afterglows at both Spring National School The benefits conveyed by music education can be grouped in four Concerts. categories: Success in society TOM BRAUN and the BAND BOOSTER EXECUTIVE BOARD for the Success in school time, dedication, and volunteer service to the students of the Anchor Bay HS Instrumental Music Program! Success in developing intelligence Success in life
When presented with the many and manifest benefits of music education, officials at all levels should universally support a full, balanced, sequential course of music instruction taught by qualified teachers. And every student will have an education in the arts. CADET/CONCERT BAND 9TH GRADE SYMPHONIC BAND FLUTE ALTO SAXOPHONE FRENCH HORN PICCOLO BASSOON FRENCH HORN Jenna Carver Kylee Conrad* Elisa de Chavez Halie Schmidlin* Teagan Bergeron Nevaeh Gunn Rylie Coddington* Ryan Dubrico Hunter Gaydos* Isabella Telesco* Alyson LaPlante Joseph Nguyen Madison Johnson Tyree Kindle Drew Hicks Amanda Usrey* Angel Nowlen Ryan Mangov* Haley Marion FLUTE ALTO SAXOPHONE Morgan Waddington* Sarah Palnau* Brendan Marshall* Elizabeth Demick* Elijah Dealca Michael McCloud Emma Pearson* De'Shuan Rumbley* TROMBONE Grace Mosher Zxevion Harris Rebecca Potter Dominic Sbraccia Shelby Krapp* Mary Scher Haylee Koss* TROMBONE Hailey Rhoads Samantha Ledford Madison Stepaniak* Fred Parr* Jaden French* Ava Starr* TENOR SAXOPHONE Eryn McGrath* Lara Ragsdale* Joseph Thomas* Aaron Briguglio Brendan Pihaylic CLARINET Kayla Whitenight CLARINET Peter Kushner Xanthia Weaver Aynsley Carriere TENOR SAXOPHONE Kaitlyn Barr Glenn Wigglesworth* Grace DiStefano Olivia Favazza BASS TROMBONE Jackilyn White BARITONE SAXOPHONE Channelle Mayle* Olivia Zerilli Maya Lopez Alec Belfry Molly Slivensky EUPHONIUM Audrey McBride Leonardo Brancato Destiny Jones Jack Leslie Steven Motura* BARITONE SAXOPHONE EUPHONIUM Gemma Briguglio Matthew Beesley Chloe Piehl Daniel Allen Joey Cole Rachel Fiori* TRUMPET Isabell White Nathan Kaltz Melissa Harmon* Toney Brown TUBA TRUMPET Ashley Mathews Madison Moore* Nathan Cannon Gino Costa BASS CLARINET Patricia Barravecchia* Bethany Palmer Cathlyn DeVoll Alexzander Zielke Haileigh Georgian Ava Gunst PERCUSSION Jennifer Powell* Anthony Fiori* Sloan Hargis Sydney Mann* Jennifer Barber Kaitlyn Ragland Alexis Jones* PERCUSSION Jacob Vermeesch Brendan Gregory Joshua Keen* Alec Belfry OBOE Stephen Zarlinski Koa Hansen* BASS CLARINET Jacob Schatzberg Trevor Brejnak Kenzie Naus* Cora Kolodge* Haley Cataline Tyler Weber Abagail Brisson Fallon Trethewey* TUBA Ryan McNamara Annalise Loving Paige Goodall Eric Burns John Moore McKenna Mason Luke Lutz Robert Haslam Kyree Robinson Veronica Ludwig
* Denotes Principal Part Players ^ Denotes Detroit Symphony Civic Youth Ensemble + Denotes MSBOA District XVI Honors Band X Denotes MSBOA District XVI Honors Jazz Ensemble JAZZ ENSEMBLE
SAXOPHONES TRUMPETS GUITAR Alec Belfry (Baritone) Eric Burns Blake Brdak Logan Cabanilla (Tenor) Dylan Grace Hunter Garrett (Tenor) Carter Marrs PIANO Jack Paparelli (Alto) Mason Razz Deven Mallamo Hannah Nutting (Alto) Jonathan Taylor Ana Miller
TROMBONES BASS THE ANCHOR BAY BAND BOOSTERS Alyssa Braun Jackson Stone Lucas Paschall Matthew Taylor PERCUSSION Jon Tezak Darren Holland http://smile.amazon.com/ch/46-0519345 Victoria Wolfgarth Paige Shumney Antonio Spasevski