2008-09 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP & BLAST FROM THE PAST INFORMATION SEE INSIDE TO REGISTER NOW!... 10 FALL Vol. 60 #1 2008 FROM ANN ARBOR ......... 2 FROM THE PRESIDENT ... 3 GOLF OUTING ............... 6 BLAST INFORMATION ...... 8 ANNUAL REPORTS ......... 15 THAT MICHIGAN BAND .... 17 ALUMNI UPDATE ............ 20 REGIONAL BANDS .......... 21 HONORARY MEMBERS ..... 22 MMB BLUE ALBUM ........ 23 ARE YOU A MEMBER? ..... 23 YOUR DONATION IS VITAL! 24 fanfare UNIVERSITY OF MICHIG AN BAND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: YESTERDAY, TODAY, AN D T O MO RROW ‘71 Symphony Band European Tour Reunion By UMBAA Board Member Richard Alder ‘69 In May 1971, having just completed Memories of that memorable and thirteen months later, often recalling his thirty-sixth and final year as the exciting month were relived on during that time how significant that Michigan Director of Bands, Dr. Saturday June 14, 2008, as half of particular band had been. Never William D. Revelli took the that outstanding hundred-member ones to be tied to traditional reunion Symphony Band on a four week group came together in Ann Arbor anniversary dates, the group decided tour of Europe. Following for what was quickly dubbed to reconvene this year, marking the performances in England, Germany, “Reunion 2”. Reunion 1 had 37th anniversary of the trip. Italy and France, a final concert was occurred in 1993, 22 years after the Festivities began mid-morning in the given in majestic Carnegie Hall in tour. This had been a particularly rehearsal hall at the School of Music, New York. poignant meeting, as Dr. Revelli died Theatre, and Dance. With pictures, posters, and other tour memorabilia spread around the room, band members picked up name badges, which in most cases turned out (Continued on page 5) Members of the 1971 University of Michigan Symphony Band European Tour together again after 37 years! 1 fanfare From Ann Arbor THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN BAND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The Michigan Bands Revelli Hall 350 East Hoover Street Welcome Dr. Pasquale Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104-3707 Fall 2008 Vol. 60 #1 M Fanfare is the newsletter of the University of Michigan Band Dr. John D. Pasquale has been named Alumni Association We’re on the WEB: the University of Michigan Assistant www.umbaa.org Director of Bands where he serves as Gail Ferguson Stout ‘78 Editor Associate Director of the Michigan Jane L. Namenye ‘73 Art Director Marching and Athletic Bands, Director of Michael Kardasz ’93 President Ex-Officio Dick Gaskill, Michael Lee, Photographers the Michigan Hockey Band, Conductor Submissions for M FANFARE can be sent to of the Campus and University Bands, and [email protected] teach undergraduate conducting. [email protected] or mailed to M Fanfare Editor, Revelli Hall, In addition to his responsibilities at the 350 East Hoover Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-3702 University of Michigan, Dr. Pasquale is a member of the Brass Staff of the UMBAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps from AND THEIR FIRST YEAR IN THE MICHIGAN BANDS Rosemont, Illinois, where he teaches TERM EXPIRES 2008 Director of Bands ensemble music and is a brass pedagogy Richard Alder ‘69 Michael L. Haithcock Dr. John D. Pasquale [email protected] [email protected] specialist. Through his teaching at the Peter Dalton ‘81 Cavaliers, Pasquale is a contributor to Associate Director of Bands [email protected] the instructional DVD entitled The Cavaliers Brass: From the Concert Michael Kardasz ‘93 Scott Boerma [email protected] Hall to the Football Field, which has been met with international PRESIDENT [email protected] Associate Director of Bands acclaim. During his tenure since 2002 the Cavaliers have been three Allen S. Mehler ‘72 Rodney Dorsey times Drum Corps International World Champions and the recipient of [email protected] [email protected] Lindsey Micheel-Mays ‘00 the Jim Ott Award for Excellence in Brass Performance. [email protected] Assistant Director of Bands John D. Pasquale Receiving the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Conducting from the TERM EXPIRES 2009 [email protected] Kristen Acton '01 University of Oklahoma at Norman in 2008, Dr. Pasquale served as a ACTIVE PAST PRESIDENTS VICE PRESIDENT conducting associate to the Wind Symphony, Opera Orchestra, "The Joseph Dobos '67 [email protected] Pride of Oklahoma" Marching Band, New Century Ensemble, Faculty Peter Cubba '84 [email protected] Dave Finn '72 TREASURER Composer Concert Series, Symphony Band, Concert Band, and the [email protected] Howard Gourwitz '66 [email protected] Weitzenhoffer Family Department of Musical Theatre. In addition, he Sheri Peterson Moore '91 Peter Larson '85 was an adjunct instructor and graduate teaching assistant within the SECRETARY [email protected] [email protected] Michael Lee '93 Music Education Department. He holds a Master of Music degree in Matt Miller '99 [email protected] Instrumental Conducting from the University of Oklahoma and a [email protected] Scott Ludwig '60 Bachelor of Music Education degree from Texas Christian University in Matthew Pickus '88 [email protected] [email protected] OVERNANCE OMMITTEE Fort Worth, Texas. G C TERM EXPIRES 2010 Jean Moorehead Libs '74 Prior to attending the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Pasquale conducted Dennis Gmerek '72 [email protected] [email protected] Greg Poterala '82 an internationally recognized and competitive middle school Wind [email protected] [email protected] Ensemble holding the position of Director of Bands at Griffin Middle Ted Sleder '81 COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE School in The Colony, Texas, within the Lewisville Independent School John Lukacs '80 [email protected] [email protected] Gail Ferguson Stout '78 District. During his four year assignment, Pasquale was the 2001, 2002 Salo Korn '65 Editor, Mfanfare and 2003 recipient of the "Making A Difference Award" given by the [email protected] [email protected] Linda Stone Ridley '73 Gary Straffon '73 student body of Griffin Middle School and received the 2003 [email protected] MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY nomination for Griffin Middle School "Teacher of the Year." MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE [email protected] Susan Sutherland '86 Webmaster Dr. Pasquale remains in demand as an adjudicator, clinician, and [email protected] Trevor Angood pedagogue in secondary school band programs throughout the country. [email protected] The Editors Thank Matt Burrows ‘93, MMB Director of Development & Marketing 2 From the President Summer is supposed to be a time of rest This event continues to grow and evolve Grand Traverse Regional Alumni and relaxation, but this is not the case for each year. This year we have many Band We have our first official Alumni the UMBAA! We have been hard at work donated prizes and expect to raise a small Band outside of Ann Arbor. The director this summer. Here is what your Band amount of donations for the UMBAA is Pete Deneen. If you are interested in Alumni Association has been doing. Scholarship Fund. Michigan Marching joining please contact Rob Lovell at Band Director Scott Boerma is the guest [email protected] or 231-941-2171. 1971 Symphony Band European Tour speaker and will give the audience a th The band intends to perform in July and Reunion – June 14 Rich Alder and Joe preview of the 2008 Marching Band August at the Cherry Festival Parade, a Dobos organized a reunion for the season. Thank you to Matt Miller, polo match, the opening ceremony of members of the 1971 Symphony Band Michael Lee and Pete Dalton for all your UM Bio Station 100 Anniversary European Tour. I was honored to attend hard work on this event. Celebration and M Night at Wuerfal Park the reception and dinner at the end of a Band Week Lunch – August 20th Linda in downtown Traverse City. We expect beautiful day in June. Thanks to Rich and this Band to grow in the years to come. Joe’s efforts, the event was well attended. Ridley and the Member Activities I could see that everyone was happy to be Committee is serving lunch to the Alumni Pep Band The Ann Arbor back in Ann Arbor with their friends. incoming students and rank leaders Alumni Pep Band has been given during Band Week. This is always a fun approval by the UMBAA Board to That evening I personally came to a new event and all UMBAA members are pursue paid performances. This activity is understanding of my relationship with welcome to volunteer. The students enjoy in cooperation with the Marching Band other generations of Band Alumni. It lunch on the steps of Revelli Hall without and the purpose is to generate donations happened during the photo presentation a hike to the Union. Linda makes sure for the UMBAA Scholarship Fund and narrated by Rich Alder of the European that there are healthy options for the UM Athletic Bands. Tour. It does not matter if you students so they can endure those participated in the Symphony, Concert or grueling hours on the practice field. It is a Web Site Development The UMBAA Marching Bands. It does not matter if good opportunity to talk with the Board is working to accept online you are young or old, male or female, students and offer them encouragement registration for annual membership, first chair or last chair. Our experiences for the coming year. Homecoming and other UMBAA events. were all very similar when you consider We plan to have these features that being part of a Band gave us all a Homecoming – October 4th operational later this Summer. common goal to excel as a group and Preparations for Homecoming 2008 mature as individuals. started the day after last year’s Go Blue! rd Homecoming. We have extra rehearsal UMBAA Golf Outing – August 3 time this year due to the 3:30 PM kick- Michael Kardasz ‘93 The Member Activities Committee is off.