fn apprecialion tor tl1 e lime he spent in the U tal1 Symphony from 1978 to 1983, be wi ll return there for severa l weeks in spring of 2 010 as a part of hi s seven- mont!, sa bbatica l fr om t l1 e C hi cago Symphony. Ile will give tuba rec i·tal s, music ap preciation classes, master classes and clinics from tl1 e larger cities wilh universiti es to scbools and community l1 ouses in very remote regions. Besides playing world-wide with tl1 e C hi cago Symphony and as a guest with otber ~ Coll e-ge of Fine Arts - Department of Music o rcl1 estras, he bas given world premiere pe rformances of new pi eces for the tuba and l1 as played recitals from Finland to Japan and from fta ly to Middlebury, Presen ts an Vermont. Not only are t l1 ree solo CO s availabl e but one is solely devoted to edu ca ting yo ung tuba players readying themselves for professional auditions. Another recent edu ca ti onal projecl wa s coll aborating with Rolling Stone tromboni st, Michael Davis, in a play-along CO/workbook for young players. ln the summer of 2 008, J, c starled an annual weeklong t ro mbone-tuba se minar at tl1 e U niversity of A .I.R Guest Recital Redlands. It wi ll tal~c place tl1is summer starting on June ll. More information at hti:p:l/www.red Ia nds.edu/x35340 .asp . In May 2 006, he rece ived t l1 e Outstanding Alumnus Award ·from d1 e U niversity of Southern California's T l1 ornton School of Music, and in Marc!, 2 007, he received an h.o norary docto rate in music fr om the U nivcrsit")' of Redlands. Gene is a member of the U nion Pacifi c (Railroad) H.i.sto ri ca l Society and spends time as a "foa mer" (watching and cl1 asing trains). I-Ic is a card-carrying me mber of The Gene Pol~orny Tl1rce Stooges Fan C lub (a "v icbm of soicumstances!"). Gene, hi s wife Betl, Lodal (a musician who l1 appens to have a real life) and their basset hounds, etc. (no n- musicians tuba wh o, when t l1 ey are howling, sound beHer tl1an any tuba on the planet}, reg ularly forage their refrige rator, which is located in Forest Illinois. from Pari~, with Patrick Codon, piano, made hi s debut as solo ist with the C hi cago Sympbo ny Orchestra in May of 2 007, playing one of the so lo piano parls along with Mary Sauer in Colin McPhee's Tabuh-Tabuhan: Toccata for Orcl1 estra and Two Pianos, wit!, A lan Gilbert conducting. Patrick made J,i s debut with the C hicago Sympho ny Orchestra as second Godon keyboardist at Ravinia in 2 003. H e wa s invited to play second keyboard on the CSO's Patrie!~ 2 005 European To ur and for the pa st t our years at Carnegie Hall. He is a member of the CSO's Mu sicNOW E nse tnble, having played fi rst keyboard for George Be njamin's p1ano Antara and piano solo in Mundry's Panorama ciego in rel1 earsals, covering for Daniel Barenbo i m. The Chicago S un-Times sa id of his most recent performance that "Patrick Godon ... showed l1e .firmly bel ongs in the rea lm o f chamber mu sic." ln addition, he se rved as rehearsal pianist for Barenboim and Deborah Voigt for Schoenberg's Erwartung. ln 2 008, Patrick bega n performing as orchestral key boa rdi st with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and tl1 e Ars Viva Sympho ny Orchestra. Patrick Codon is president, artistic direct or, and pianisl for the International Chamber Artists (I CA}, a chamber music ense mbl e tl1 at he founded in 2 006. ICA showcases a diverse group of young pro fessional musicians and supports musical organ izati o nsthrough co ll aborations and financial suppor·t. Discover m ore about this en semble at www.ICAmusic.org. As a collaborative pianist, he has performed for two Dame Myra H ess concerts attbe Chicago Cultural Center, broadcast li ve on WF'MT A native o f Fargo, North D akota, Pat­ Saturday, AprJ 17, 2010 rick bega n hi s st·udies witl, C l,i cago Sympl10ny Orcl, estra principal piano Mary Sauer 7:00pm in 1997. Ti e holds bod1 Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in Piano Doc Rando Rec ital Hall Performance from DePaul U niversity. H e and his wife Keri are the proud parents of Beam Music Center Gi lbert Maurice Godon, born May 3 0, 2 009. Program. Notes "-J PROGRAM "-J The V iolin Concerlo of J. S. Bach is a mas tcr(ul creation . lt has been a mainstay for vi o li ni sts through the ce nturies. Tommy Jol1nson (1935-2006), wh o playe d tuba in e H o ll ywood li.lm industry for many years, transcribed this music tuba l1 aving tl1 ~ o r l1 eard hi s wife, Pat, perform it. often. This intellige nt LTa nsc ription all ows tbe tuba player t o create long, express ive phrases with rapid n otes but is yet. not. Loo taxing so tl1at t l1 e beauty of the music supercedes the inl1 erent technica l demands. Of. the many great film scores that have been produced by composers of the silver Concerto No. 1 for Violin(~ 1720) J. S. Bac l1 (1 685-1750) sc reen, John Williams' cHa rts are surely at the very top ol- the list . WJ,i le ],i s New (Arranged by Tommy Jol1n so n) York beg innings ga ve J,im so mucl1 it wa s hi s own playing in t he studi os b ac l~g r o und, 1. A ll eg ro in Ilo ll ywood as a session pianist tl1 at. let him hea r t l1e in credible instrumentalisls surrounding l1im . Tl1ose whose inRuenccs are easiest to J1ear in Willi a ms' scores today are tl1c incredible playing of French horn virtuoso, Vince DeRosa and tubist, Tommy Johnson. It wa s Johnso n's play ing thal caused Wi ll iams to elevate the role of tuba fr om Excet·pt from "]abba t/'!e Ilutt" Jol1n Willia ms (b. 1932) an accompanimental ins-trument to one ot great prominence and star power. T he from "The Return o/ the Jedi" (1983) cl1 aracte r, "J abba the Ilut.-1.," in the "Return of th eJ eel i" in the Star Wars trilogy is a perfect exam pl e o f lhe tuba taking tJ, c lead part. lt did not slop there. Tommy Johnson's inRue nce could be hea rd in Williams' writ ing of the film, "Close Encounters of a Tl1ird .Kind" and of course the big fi sh movie, "Jaws." When Tommy John so n passed away in 2006, hi s pal a nd long-time tuba virtuoso coll eague, Ro_ger M.onum.ent (2007) John Stevens (b. ] 951) Bobo, commiss ioned Jol1n Stevens to write a piece tor his departed fri end. Within John Steve ns' "Monument" you ca n hea r the part o·f the sound h ack that h elped make To mm:r Johnson the icon in the tuba world t.hat he remains until this day. George Gershwin's short life nevertheless abounds with the creativity of a ge nius. Three Piano Preludes (1926) George Gershwin (1898-1 93 7) His epic scores a nd songs with fami liar names as "A merican in Paris," "Rhapsody (Arranged by Ra lph Sauer) in Blue," "Porgy and Bess," "Summertime," etc., et c. , are ju st tl1c t ip ot t he iceberg. l. A ll eg ro ben ritmato e deciso This intriguing arrangement b:r Ra lpl, Sauer of his "T iu cc Piano P reludes" gives the 2. Andante con moto tuba playe r a chance to leave the oom-pab behind. E dvard G ri eg's tuneful abilities have given the world some of the best - loved music anywhere. ]-lis Norweg_ian background 3. Agitato reminded me of the many people on this tour wit], that same background. And if you are looking for a ni ce pi ece (very well edited by my pal Bob Joles), then t l,at is a good enough reason to progra m "The Wedding Day at Troldhauge n." ~ Intermission ~ Antho ny P log is we ll - kn ow n as a trumpet soloist, teaching and more rece ntlx as a composer of internatio nal repute. Between 1974 to 1976, Anthony cut hi s teeth. as a young assistant principa l and tl1en associate principal hum pet under Maurice Abravanel in the Utah Symphony Orchestra. lJot to know To ny wben we worked in S ummit Noclu.rne (2004) Anthony P log (b. 1947) Brass t oget l1er about 25 years ago an since tbat time, he bas several works for t-ub a.! some of wbicl1 have been recorded bx tuba players around the world . Today you wil "Nocturne" wri·tten ori ginally solo tuba and strings. Another piece o[ hear hi s ~ o r signifi ca nt merit is his "Tuba Sonata" whi cJ, as an ori gin al pi ece, sbows the very many unexpected possibilities of expression, technique and sound.