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12-13-1995

Concert: Ithaca College Concert Band & Ithaca College Wind Ensemble

Mark Fonder

Rodney Winther

Ithaca College Concert Band

Ithaca College Wind Ensemble

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ITHACA COLLEGE CONCERT BAND Mark Fonder, conductor

The Liberty Bell March (1894) John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

Amazing Grace (1994) Frank Ticheli (b. 1958)

Sinfonia V (1984) Timothy Broege (b. 1947) Sinfonia Sacra et profana

Russian Christmas Music (1944) Alfred Reed (b. 1921)

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ITHACA COLLEGE WIND ENSEMBLE Rodney Winther, conductor

Concerto for Clarinet (1962) Alvin Etier I (1913 - 1973) I. 1 =56-58 II. , = 132 III.),= 48 IV.;= 144

Michael Galvan, clarinet

Paris Sketches (1994) Martin Ellerby (b. 1948) I. Saint-Germain-des-Pres II. Pigal/e III. Pere Lachaise IV. Les Hal/es

Ford Hall Auditorium Wednesday, December 13, 1995 8:15 PROGRAM NOTES

Alvin Etier wrote his Concerto for Clarinet in 1962 and prepared the following program notes which appeared in a program shortly after the composer's death.

"The Concerto for Clarinet with Chamber Ensemble, commissioned by the American clarinetist David Glazer, was composed in spring of 1962. The premiere performance took place at the Carnegie Recital Hall in New York, performed by the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Arthur Weisberg conductor, with Arthur Bloom as soloist.

In addition to the solo clarinet, the work is scored for three b-flat trumpets, three tenor trombones, two double basses, and three percussionists who preside over a rather large battery. The 'quasi big band' instrumentation came about as a consequence of several previous versions calling for the more conventional orchestral forces informally specified in the commission, but which proved inadequate to stir the composer's imagination in this instance.

While the soloist is called upon to perform a variety of virtuosic feats, the piece is not designed specifically as a showpiece. Rather the aim is utilization of all the available resources toward the development of a meaningful dialogue between the soloist and the back-up personnel."

Michael Galvan is our soloist this evening and certainly is no stranger to audiences of the Ithaca College Wind Ensemble, having performed as soloist with them on numerous previous occasions. Professor of clarinet at the Ithaca College School of Music since 1982, Mr. Galvan is also principal clarinet of the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra and clarinetist of the Ithaca Wind Quintet. He has been heard as a soloist, chamber player, and orchestral musician across the Northeast, Midwest, and Southwest and frequently appears as a clinician and guest artist. Originally from Las Cruces, New Mexico, he attended the University of New Mexico, Northwestern University, and the University of Illinois. His teachers include Howard Klug, Larry Combs, and Floyd Williams, with additional studies with Stanley Hasty and Anthony Gigliotti.

One of the highlights of last year's BASBWE Convention (British Association of Symphonic Bands and Wind Ensembles) was the premiere performance of Martin Ellerby's Paris Sketches. The composer has supplied the following program notes for his composition: I. Saint-Germain-des-Pres. The Latin Quarter famous for artistic associations and bohemian lifestyle. This is a dawn tableau haunted by the shade of Ravel: the city awakens with the ever-present sense of morning bells.

II. Pigalle. the Soho of Paris. This is a burlesque with scenes cast in the mould of a balletic scherzo - humorous in a kind of 'Stravinsky-meets- Prokofiev' way. It is episodic, but everything is based on the harmonic figuration of the opening. The bells here are car horns and police sirens!

III. Pere Lachaise. This is the city's largest cemetery, the final resting place of many a celebrity who had once walked its streets. The spirit of Saite's Gymnopedies - themselves a tribute to a still more distant past - is affectionately evoked before what is in effect the work's slow movement concludes with a quotation of the 'Dies Irae'. The mood is one of softness and delicacy, which I have attempted to match with more transparent orchestrations. The bells are gentle, nostalgic, wistful.

IV. Les Hailes. A fast bustling finale; the bells triumphant and celebratory. Les Halles is the old market area, a Parisian Covent Garden, and, like Pigalle, this is a series of related but contrasting episodes. Its climax quotes from Berlioz's Te Deum, which was first performed in 1855 at the church of St. Eustache - actually in the district of Les Halles.

Martin Ellerby was born and raised in Workshop, Notts, England and is considered by many to be one of England's most promising young composers. He is known in the United States primarily by his Tuba Concerto, which has found a strong following here. His list of compositions is impressive, especially since he did not start to write music seriously until 1980. Jonathan Coe of London wrote in 1994 of Ellerby's style as being "uncompromisingly direct. Such directness, thankfully is no longer regarded as an eccentric or maverick quality. Composers the world over are today finding new possibilities within the tonal vocabulary, and rapidly winning back the record-buying and concert-going public in the process. At this intriguing moment in musical history, Martin Ellerby seems poised to establish himself as a significant presence."

Program notes by Rodney Winther ITHACA COLLEGE CONCERT BAND Mark Fonder, conductor

Piccolo Saxophone Rob Tobey Scott Fairchild Eric Wozniak Flute Michael Walls Melody A. Parker Joe Zarr Kris Bohling Stephen Katsaounis Jaimie Chester Jill Fried Danielle Perugini Matthew Rudolph Cheryl Wing Mackie Snee Molly Punzal Amy Rockwell Cornet/Trumpet Lisa Gore Craig Lewis Lorraine Burke Aaron Brown Alex Meixner Oboe/English Horn Aaron Velardi Lauren Urban Joel Miller Colleen Hopkins Cynthia Anderson Cara Chaapel Paul Conefry Julie Morrill Bassoon David Szebeda Michelle O'Reilly Gregory Crystal Horn Erika Connell Kristin Mozeiko Jason Varga E-Flat Clarinet Heather Bowen Amy Hoag Kate Thompson Chris Marsch Clarinet Carl J. Van Dusen Trombone Susan Reside Robert Bruns Emily Rider Amara Peltier Tiffany Twitchell Colette Routel Joleen Walas Anne McKay Amy Hoag Maria Portello-Swagel Martha Everett Karen Storms Erin Hladun Ralph Chartier Karen Brown Elliot Long MariahAdin Renee Hebert Euphonium Ryan O'Neil Bass Clarinet David Seibert Elizabeth Feck Ryan C. Banda Ellary Spiezer Tuba Brian Sleeper Richard Denton Benjamin Peck Cecil Cosman

Keyboards Jeffrey R. Smith

Timpani A. J. Chenail

Percussion Robyn Forbes Tim Collins Mark Heinsman Jaimie Bernstein Jeremy Friedman ITHACA COLLEGE WIND ENSEMBLE Rodney Winther, conductor

Flute/Picco Contra-Bassoon Liisa Grigorov, piccolo DavidResig Nazuki Hikida Lori Kesner Alto Saxophone Lynne Kohlmeier* David Bristol* Jennifer Taylor Scott Shirk*

Oboe Tenor Saxophone Matthew Jenkins* Doug Elmendorf Christine Kaufmann Leslie McClelland Baritone Saxophone Margret Schaefer English Horn Lesley McClelland Trumpet Matt Byrne Eb Clarinet Amy Carpenter Deborah Bianchi Tony Godoy Jason Miklowcic* Clarinet Lisa Tserkis Kate Berning Shawn White Sherylanne Branning Diane Diffenbaugh Horn Michelle Hoover Michelle McQuade Susan Reside Kari Osborne John Waytena* Kelby Stine Helen Werling* Alto Clarinet Peggy Ho Trombone Tracy Burke* Bass Clarinet Craig Harrigan, bass Shannon Ashe Phil Obado

Contra-Bass Clarinet Euphonium Kristen Frappier Bonnie Berry* Eric Spinelli* Bassoon Kirsten Boldt* Tuba Julie Walton Bryan Doughty* Eric Falci

* principal of section

Members of the Wind Ensemble have been listed alphabetically to emphasize the rotation of parts within some sections and the importance of each individual. Double Bass Brad Ailanan+ Christopher Jevens*

Piano Matthew Baram

Timpani Marc Whitman

Percussion Gary Burghdorf'I' Jay Fisher Emily Lemmerman Donald Meier Eric Neuser

Graduate Assistant Robert Zazzara, Jr.

* principal of section + assisting musicians