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It is a nostalgic album filled with affectionate memories of growing up in Boston, as well as a recollection of hearing live symphonic music for the first time in Symphony Hall, under the direction of Arthur Fiedler (which A Festival Prelude . Alfred Reed may account for some of the lighthearted nature of this work). It is a series of vignettes based on two notes: B, for “Boston,” and C, for “Centennial.” Most of Excerpts from “Appalachian Spring” these generate brief dances of varying character, from wistful to swaggering. The work is filled with allusions to the repertoire that Bernstein grew up with in Aaron Copland / Robert Longfield, Arr. Symphony Hall. Some are quite obvious; others are secrets to be shared with the conductors and orchestra members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. March from “Symphonic Metamorphosis” Paul Hindemith / Keith Wilson, Transc. Suite from “MASS” . .Leonard Bernstein / Michael Sweeney, Arr. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis commissioned Leonard Bernstein to compose the Danzon . Leonard Bernstein / John Krance, Arr. inaugural piece for the 1971 opening of the newly constructed Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The work was to be dedicated to Big Band Signatures . .John Higgins, Arr. her late husband. Bernstein had a long interest in the elements of various reli- Let’s Dance • Leap Frog • Woodchopper’s Ball gions and ancient and tribal beliefs. In a nod to the Kennedys, he chose the lit- urgy of the Roman Catholic Mass as the basis for his Mass subtitled “A Theater The Peanut Vendor • April in Paris • Caravan • In The Mood Piece for Singers, Players, and Dancers.” Bernstein was assisted by composer- lyricist Stephen Schwarz, fresh from the production of Godspell, to bring in ele- Intermission ments of contemporary pop and rock music, including a cast of nearly 200 per- formers, two orchestras, a ballet company, marching band, and rock combo. American Overture for Band . Joseph Willcox Jenkins Commissioned by the Canadian Brass and the Eastman Wind Ensemble, arranger Michael Sweeney has taken a select number of movements from the Divertimento for Symphonic Band original 90-minute composition to create the Suite from “Mass” which was pre- Leonard Bernstein / Clare Grundman, Trans. miered in 2007. The brass quintet is employed to represent the vocal lines of the original. The result is striking yet beautiful, conveying solemnity, questioning, II. Waltz III. Mazurka IV. Samba V. Turkey Trot and belief. Suite from “MASS” . Make Our Garden Grow . Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein / Michael Sweeney, Arr. Candide is an operetta based on Voltaire’s satirical novella with music by Alleluia • Sanctus • Agnus Dei • A Simple Song Leonard Bernstein. Candide is a naive and innocent nephew of a German baron in what he is told is “the best of all possible worlds.” Caught kissing Offertory • Almighty Father Cunégonde, the baron’s daughter, he is expelled from the castle. His optimism is Tim Swensen and Paul Hubel, Trumpet soon challenged as he experiences the horrors of war, disease, poverty, mali- Kyle Adler, Trombone Scott Dickerman, French Horn ciousness of his fellow man, lost love, and the hypocrisy of the church. Many Brent Herhold, Tuba people die and suffer as Candide and his occasional companions travel the world. His luck takes a good turn as he is reunited with his Cunégonde, who is Make Our Garden Grow . Leonard Bernstein now an old woman and no longer beautiful. Candide marries her and is able to acquire a small farm. They are soon joined by his old philosopher and five unfortunate souls Candide had met on his travels. They remain miserable as they Please mark your calendar for our next concerts: continue to discuss philosophy. One day, they meet a happy man relaxing under June 10, 2018 December 9, 2018 March 17, 2019 June 9, 2019 a tree. He explains that he works his farm with his children, meeting his needs Learn more about us at: http://FSWinds.org while freeing him from boredom and evil deeds. Candide sees this as their solu- tion for happiness. They begin to work their farm and watch their garden grow. Cover photo: Paul de Hueck, courtesy the Leonard Bernstein Office, Inc. of girls. In an effort to impress the young women, the sailors perform solo dances, each representing their individual personalities, hoping to make the best Program Notes impression. The first sailor dances a good-natured galop, the second a wistful waltz, and the third sailor’s dance, Danzon , has an intense and passionate Latin Leonard Bernstein at 100 feeling. Celebrating the Centenarial of his birth The son of a Russian immigrant, Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990), began life in Big Band Signatures . .John Higgins, Arr. Lawrence, Massachusetts. He studied composition at Harvard, where he first This medley of tunes from the era of big bands brings us some songs that met Aaron Copland. Their friendship was cemented in the early 1940's in the became the trademarks of the legendary artists of that era. Let’s Dance was the workshops at Tanglewood. Bernstein achieved instant conducting fame when, at title of a late night NBC radio broadcast for six months beginning in December the age of twenty-five, with sixteen hours notice, he conducted a broadcast of the 1934. Benny Goodman’s band was featured playing this swing tune that led to New York Philharmonic Symphony after the scheduled guest conductor, Bruno him being crowned “King of Swing.” For Les Brown and his Band of Renown, Walter, became suddenly ill. It was his fate to be far more than routinely success- nearly seven decades of performances were tied to Leap Frog . The jazz standard ful. His vast talents, charming personality, and mastery of semantics succeeded Woodchopper’s Ball became a hit for Woody Herman. Based on the cries of where many have failed in communicating to others his own intense enthusiasm street vendors, The Peanut Vendor was a hit number for Stan Kenton. Pianist and for and love of music. Bernstein wrote symphonies, ballets, an opera, a film bandleader Count Basie’s April in Paris won acclaim when recorded in 1955. score, works for violin and chorus with orchestra, four Broadway musicals, and The exotic sounds of Duke Ellington’s Caravan appear on more than 350 several smaller works for solo and chamber music groups. He divided his affec- recordings by his orchestra. Glenn Miller’s rendition of In the Mood topped the tions between traditional classical music and the jazz and Tin Pan Alley sound of charts for 13 straight weeks in the U.S. in 1940. 1n 1983, his recording was popular America.