The School of Music presents the 89th concert of the 1988-89 season

The University of Washington

Wind Ensemble ~ ~'fl and I qtl'l ______-Iii Symphonic Band $-l.'f Tim Salzman Musical Director

with Guest Soloist FelixSkowronek, --+-­

featuring works by Antonin Dvorak John Corigliano Daniel Bukvich

May 24. 1989 8:00 PM, Meany Theater Free Admission :p,o;"T iL4Cf2- c~s II,LfC("3

Program notes

Program Dvorak composed his Serenade in 0 minor, Op. 44 in two weeks, the first movement being written in one day. It was written in 1878 and THE WIND ENSEMBLE was premiered that same year in Prague with the conduct­ ing. With its instrumentation of ten winds and two strings and the serenade In d minor, Op. 44 .. ( !~:. Z. ,,~} ...... ANTONIN DVORAK charm of its melodies, it is reminiscent of the Mozart serenades written Moderato quasi marcia a century earlier. The minuet is an example of the native influence on Minuetto Dvorak's compositions. Its trio, a "furiant" - a Czech dance in quick Finale triple time with syncopation, provides a marked contrast to the sur­ rounding minuet sections of the movement. Also noteworthy is the THE SYMPHONIC BAND return of the opening first movement theme toward the end of the final movement, leading into a grand conclusion of the piece. This opus is A Festival Prelude .. (4.. :.'2-.2:') ...... ALFRED REED truly one of the masterpieces for wind ensemble. - Tim Salzman

ArIa and Roulade ....( ~.: :z.:1')' ...... NORMAN DELLO JOIO Aria and Roulade was composed in November, 1984 for the Salem , Salem, Oregon, and premeired on its Vetrans Day David Holmes, conductor#' concert of the same year. The Aria is a slow, melodic movement, creating a tone-poem effect in its development. The Roulade is a fast, In Memoriam Dresden ....ri'' ..Z-)~ ...... DANIEL BUKVICH technically challenging movement featuring various sections of the Prologue band. While it makes use of an ornamental scale approach in the Seeds in the Wind development of the melody (hence the name Roulade), Delio Joio's Ave Maria skill in orchestration makes it not only a pleasure to listen to, but also Fire Storm a pleasure to play. - David Holmes Terry Stombaugh, conducto .... During the night of Ferbruary 13, 1945, the Bomber Command of the Royal Air Force launched an "all-out attack upon the undefended c~ 'DI.O..fUi:: ____ Intermission German city of Dresden. Two raids took place, and the following day Su:lJLB American Flying Fortresses pressed home the attack. Thousands of THE WIND ENSEMBLE tons of bombs reduced the once beautiful city to rubble and turned it into a blast furnace. Swollen by the flow of refugees fleeing the Country Band March ...( 4.:0(P) ...... CHARLES IVES advancing Russian army from the east, the city held almost twice its arranged by James B. Sinclair normal population. As a result, the "Fire Storm" killed approximately David McCullough, conductor·· 150,000 men, women and children. Repon ...... (7;0 "t) ...... LUBOS FISER There has been much controversy about the Dresden bombing; its purpose, its dreadful consequences in terms of human life and the Solo for Flute . . . (" ~ 1I)...... TIMOTHY BROEGE wholesale destruction of the artistic treasures of one of Europe's great cities. What could have justified the trend in World War" away from Felix Skowronek, flute selective military targets - of which Dresden offered virtually none ­ to the terror bombings of entire populations? The historical jury will Gazebo Dances .. (I~ ~q~) ...... JOHN CORIGLIANO surely remain 'out' for quite some time on this darker side of Allied I. Overture stategy. II. Waltz III. Adagio Written in 1978. In Memoriam Dresden programmatically paints IV. Tarantella this event in contemporary musical style. In a somewhat brief, but emotionally rich four-movement work, Bukvich traces this compelling chronology from the moods of impending doom to the final whispers lin partial fulfillment of the DMA in Music Education of devastation. Its major debut was at the MENC Chicago convention ·'n partial fulfillment of the MM in Music Education in 1978 conducted by the composer. - Terry Stombaugh . "In partial fulfillment of the DMA in Instrumental Conducting

..u~~...... Charles Ives (1874-1954) composed the Country Band March John Corigliano has earned acclaim in recent years because of the around 1903, four years after his graduation from Yale. Only a pencil critical and public success of works such as hiS sketch exists today, yet it shows quite clearly a marked shift in Ives's (1977), commissioned by the New York Philharmonic. His range of harmonic language. He had recently resigned a position as organist compoSitional genres extends from film scores (Altered States) to the of a New York church and was, according to Henry Cowell, "ex­ premiere of an opera commissioned for the Met's centenary celebra­ asperated ... by the routine harmony for hymns." Although usually tion in 1984. He is presently composer-in-residence for the Chicago not peformed as a separate piece, much of this music was incor­ ~ . The Gazebo Dances, composed in 1974, porated into other works including the Fourth Symphony and reflect on the eclectic nature of this 50 year old composer's talents. Putnam's camp from Three Place in New England. Arranger ~ The carnival-like mood of the piece is mixed with irregular meters and James B. Sinclair, research associate of the Ives Collection at Yale harmony, resulting in what could be construed as being mildly dis­ writes: "From the 'out of tune' introduction to the pandemonium which torted memories of summer band concerts in the park. reins at the close, the Country Band March is a marvelous parody - Tim Salzman of the realities of performance by a country band. While the main march theme is probably his own, the march features an impressive list of quotations that includes Yankee Doodle, London Bridge, My Old Kentucky Home, and others. There is rarely anything straight­ The Wind Ensemble TIm Salzman forward about the use of this material; the tunes are subjected to Ives' famous technique of ·poly-everything'." - David McCullough The University of Washington Wind Ensemble is made up of musicians selected by audition from the entire University.student Political and social tensions were building in Czechoslovakia, body. Its members include music majors at both the undergradute especially in the capital city of Prague, through the first eight months and graduate level, and numerous students in other academic fields of 1968 as Alexander Dubcek came to power and set in motion a series of study. The goals of the organization include the indentification, of sweeping reforms aimed at making Czech socialism much more performance and appreciation of the finest wind literature. Other liberal and humane. Among the proposed reforms were freedom of student opportunities for wind performance at the UW include the speech, freedom of the press, freedom to travel and stay abroad, Symphonic Band. Studio Jazz Ensembles 1 & 2, the University Sym­ freedom for industrial enterprise and a politically independent court phony, numerous chamber groups, and the Husky . system. The Reporter , a popular Czech journal, became an out­ The Wind Ensemble and SymphoniC Band present concerts regularly spoken advocate of this reformist movement. The Soviet Union, on the University of Washington campus, and have appeared on tour unable to cope with the thought of this reformist movement succeed­ throughout the region. ing and possible spreading to nearby East Germany or Poland, ordered the combined armies of the Warsaw Pact nations to invade Tim Salzman is in his second year as Director of Wind Ensembles and sieze control of the government on August 20, 1968. Czech at the University of Washington, where he conducts the Wind En­ communist party chief Dubcek and other political reform leaders were semble and Symphonic Band, and serves as the Chairman of the placed under arrest, and The Reporter was banned. Systematically Instrumental Conducting Division. PriQr to this appointment, he and quickly the reform movement in Czechoslovakia was swept away served as Director of Bands at Montana State University. where he by Soviet military might. Lubos Fiser composed Report in 1968 while founded the MSU Wind Ensemble and "Spirit of the Wesr Marching living amid the chaos in Prague. Although there is no specific Band. From 1978 to 1983 he was band director in the Herscher, programmatic indications written into the score, the environment that Illinois public school system. During his tenure at Herscher, the band surrounded the composer in 1968 seems to have provided a terrifying program received several regional and national awards in solo/en­ backdrop for the composition of this work. semble, concert and marching band competition. Mr. Salzman holds ~ degrees from Wheaton College (Bachelor of Music Education), and Solo for Flute, commissioned by the Northern Michigan University ij Northern Illinois University (Master of Music in low brass perfor­ Wind Ensemble, was composed in 1980 at Brielle, New Jersey. The mance), and has studied privately with Arnold Jacobs of the Chicago accompniment is provided by three varied instrumental groups: a wind Symphony Orchestra. He has numerous publications for bands with octet consisting of pairs of oboes, , horns and bassoons; a the C. L. Barnhouse, Arranger's Publications, Columbia Pictures and brass sextet of three trumpets and three trombones; a percussion Hal Lenoard Publishing companies, and is on the staff of new music quintet including and string bass. The composition is in one reviews for The Instrumentalist magazine. He has been a clinician, movement and includes a variety of extended techniques for the conductor, adjudicator or arranger for bands in over thirty states, soloist as well as free improvisation for members of the wind group. Canada, England and Japan.

_.------­ Music at the University Of Washington The University of Washington Symphonic Band For over 125 years, aspiring musicians have come to the UW Piccolo David Kim Horn School of Music to polish their skills as performers and broaden their Lani Woolwage Karen Vasseur Cheryl Hoffman knowledge as students. It is a comprehensive music school with Flute Rachel Harrell Dorsey Wyble specialists on every instrument, and opportunities to study every Tamara Engstrom Unda K. Moran Keith Mckenzie Allison Chace Kevin Minsky TromboM musical discipline from jazz to opera and from ethnomusicology to Theressa Julius . Joseph H. Willis David Graves music education. Lori Iwasaki Bass ClarlfHIt Brad Calder UndaL Runft Vanessa Kahen Richard Minami The UW School of Music shares all the advantages of a small Natasha Vanover Sue Kelleher Barnone college and a large university. With approximately 350 students, the Carrie Murphy Bassoon WolfVanhee Lani Woolwage Ruth Ann Duncanson Greg Wickline School of Music offers an intimate learning atmosphere; our faculty­ Gail Linzy Ano SaxophofHI Andree Sidwell to-student ratio in the School of Music averages one teacher for every Andrea Steede Janelle Mae Crabb Susan Roehr seven music majors. At the same time, the University of Washington Jennifer Brandon Carla Playter Tuba has over 33,000 students and is the largest university in the Northwest. KoreenSeai David Katsuda Louis A. Figueroa Students at UW have all the advantages of attending a great university Oboe John Brondello DavidKato Katie Miskovsky Ron Melenao Nathan Carlson located in a major city, while benefitting from highly personalized Kirsten Dasenko Tenor Saxophone BretTaylor teaching in their major field!;>. Members of the School of Music faculty Jennifer Schmidt Nathaniel Blood Lonnie Langford are talented artist-teachers who enjoy national and international E-Flat Clarinet Val Villafana Percussion reputations in performance, music education, composition and music Sheri Fingerroot Todd Grlsim Judy Fleming Clarinet BarnoneSaxophone Diana DeLashmutt academics. Students receive weekly private lessons with a teacher Gretchen Minton Lamberto Caro Ron Maier who may have recently returned from an international tour, a studio Sheri Fingeroot Trumpet Greg Landgraf recording session, a world-wide conference of scholars. or a weekend Cecilia J. Kim Kyle Hinman of performing before live audiences. Many of our faculty are regularly Carolyn Booth Carrie Dixon invited around the world to present clinics and give performances. Our Jodi Lengenfelder Luke Von Feldt students come to the UW to work and learn in a highly stimulating artistic environment. The University Of Washington Wind Ensemble

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