THE BRASS BAND 2009—2010 ISSUE NO. 3 CONNECTION The Brass Band of Columbus began its summer schedule of outdoor/indoor concerts on May 25 at Friendship Village in Wester- ville, Ohio with interim director, Brian Stevens wielding the baton. Further concert information for the summer season is outlined in this issue of The Brass Band Connection. Trinity Lutheran Seminary Concert BBC Outdoor Concerts include: Tuesday, June 15—7:30 PM Whetstone Park of Roses–June 20—7 PM Scioto Park Concert—July 4—7 PM Several conductors will share the po- dium at the annual concert at Trinity Lutheran Seminary across from Capi- Got Brass? tal University in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Paul Droste will return to conduct Come share the thrill of a brass band con- Hail To The Spirit Of Liberty; BBC cert with the BBC this summer! The trombonist Jeff Keller will conduct band will be returning to the Park of Concertpiece for Cornet with soloist Roses, a 25 year venue and to the Scioto Dan King; David Eaton will conduct Park for Sunday evening 7 PM perform- ances. Familiar music, patriotic music, & Swedish Folksong; Eric Aho will new music is programmed for you. conduct Walking With Heroes; Above: Peter Woodruff, Hilliard Darby Larry Shafer will conduct Black High School, tuba soloist with BBC on Whetstone Park of Roses Horse Troop; Les Susi will return to Tuesday, June 15. See story of BBC conduct Mack The Knife and Te Young Artist Competition on Page 5. Deum; local church music director, May Schwarz will play the organ with certo featuring tuba soloist Peter Te Deum; Stephanie Smith will direct Woodruff. Woodruff is the winner of On A Hymnsong of Philip Bliss; this year’s annual BBC young artist James Swearingen will conduct How competition. The competition was Firm Thy Friendship; Gary Tirey held on February 28 with the prize will conduct the Gregson Tuba Con- being a chance to solo with BBC. ~ The BRASS BAND CONNECTION is a publication of the Brass Band of Columbus, Ohio. The BBC was formed in 1984 and is now performing in its 26th year. (June 10, 2010) Director’s Notes Chairperson’s Notes Recent BBC Venues By Interim Director By Christy Farnbauch Brian Stevens As I write this column, Hello, everyone! It has Memorial Day week- been my pleasure to end is quickly coming work with the members to a close. Ah, the signs of sum- of the Brass Band of mer – 6 baseball games in a week- Columbus as their director for the end with my teenage sons, the end past few weeks. The band and I of the school year quickly ap- have been busy exploring and re- proaching, and brass band music hearsing new music repertoire for in a park. The BBC will soon be the summer season. We have al- making our annual “park tour” ready started the concert season by throughout Central Ohio. What staging a very successful outdoor could be better than a summer Above: Dan Hostetler at Friendship Village. concert May 25 at Friendship Vil- evening in a park, with family and Below: Tim Jameson conducts the com- lage in Westerville, Ohio. Our friends, a picnic dinner and the bined Montclair Citadel Band and Brass next two outdoor concerts are Brass Band of Columbus? Band of Columbus at the annual God & standard summer fare for our pa- You will see a new face, but fa- Country Concert on March 13 at Weigel Hall on campus of Ohio State University. trons. We will return to the Whet- miliar face on the podium this stone park of Roses on June 20 summer. Our good friend Brian and the Dublin Scioto Park on Stevens is serving as our Interim July 4. Both concerts will feature Music Director. Tim Jameson an- outstanding BBC soloists and ex- nounced his resignation earlier citing brass music that should grab this spring. Tim served as Music the interest of all who attend. Director of the BBC for the past Many of you know that I have five years, after Dr. Paul Droste been a member of BBC in the past retired. We sincerely thank Tim Left: and have even served a similar for his dedication and distin- Brian term as assistant director. Having guished leadership of the band, Stevens just switched school districts in and we wish him well as he sup- & James which I teach, I am in the process ports his sons in their musical Curnow April 3 of wrapping up my first year as journeys. OBAF band director at Dublin Jerome We’ll spend the summer clarifying High School. I am looking for- our goals and objectives for the Below: James Curnow Conducts BBC at ward to serving as the band’s in- future and plan to have our new, Ohio Brass Arts Festival on April 3, 2010. terim director for the summer as permanent Music Director in place well as looking forward to meet- later this year. The band has a ing and seeing all of our BBC pa- solid history to build on and we trons at our summer concerts. I know the future will be exciting hope everyone will join us this for our musicians and our audi- summer for some thrilling brass ences alike. band music. ~ See you at the park! Page 2 Newsletter Staff BBC Board of Directors Richard Pfeiffer Jr., Martin Jenkins, Ray Spillman, Jeffery Kent, Paul E. Droste, John Watkins Tim Jameson, Donald Andersen, William Faust, Fred Helser, All photos, unless noted, by Jack Pigman, Cabot Rea, David Alspach, Carolyn Weltzheimer, Deborah Clark John Watkins & Pat Herak Ohio Brass Arts Festival #5,” followed by an Irish tune called “Scatter tars (Graham) rounded out the rest of the Reviewed by Diana Herak the Mud” featuring Diana Herak on the fiddle, BBC’s program. and Sara Winters, Irish Dancer. The group The Festival concluded with host The fourth annual Ohio Brass Arts Festival concluded its performance with Mnozil band, Central Ohio Brass Band, conducted by (OBAF) took place April 2-3 in Weigel Hall, Brass’s rendition of Jessica Sneeringer. In preparation of defend- on the campus of The Ohio State University. “Florentinermarsch” (Fucik), with an encore ing it’s title in the Honors Section at the Hosted by the Central Ohio Brass Band, this of Karl King’s “Melody Shop”, featuring North American Brass Band Association year’s Festival featured 7 bands and various Grant Jameson and Mark Bousie, eupho- Championship, the band performed its two brass ensembles, with special guest St. niums. testpieces- “Triumphant Rhapsody” (Vinter), Helen’s Youth Brass Band from the UK. Next to take the stage was Dr. Keith and “Cambridge Variations” (Sparke). The Friday evening’s offerings included Wilkinson’s second performing band of the band was then joined by euphonium soloist performances from Tower Seymour Brass, day, the Chapel at Worthington Woods Salva- Mark Bousie to perform Chapel Brass Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble, tion Army Band. The band plays for Sunday “Michelangelo” (Dagsland, arr. Rydland), euphonium soloist Grant Jameson, and The services at the Worthington Woods Worship bringing the 4th Ohio Brass Arts Festival to a Ohio State University Graduate Student Brass and Service Center. Its musical contributions successful close. Quintet. Bruce Henniss, professor of French included “Millennium” (Rowsell), “Three For more information on the Ohio Brass Arts horn at OSU then held a very informative Songs of Worship” (Cordner), “Prince of Festival, see www.ohiobrassbands.com Brass Clinic on, amongst other things, the Glory” (Steadman/Allen), and “Fill the World power of positive thinking, in both rehearsal with Music” (Silfverberg). and performance. Then 75+ musicians took The biggest audience draw of the the stage to make-up the 2010 OBAF Reper- day was reserved for the St. Helens Youth toire Band, in order to read- through the Brass Band, which had made the trip all the Results of the 2010 North American Brass pieces of the top 7 Finalists in the OBAF way to Columbus, Ohio, to attend the Festi- Band Association’s competition held April 17 at Composition Contest. Cai Isfryn’s val. The band lived-up to the high expecta- Raleigh, North Carolina are listed below. The “Vengeance” took first place, along with a tions, and wowed the audience with its high Fountain City Brass Band of Kansas City, Mis- small cash prize. musical standards and stage presence. As souri won a 4th straight Championship Section title. Central Ohio (COBB) won 1st Section and On Saturday, the TBDBITL Alumni renowned composer James Curnow was in an invite to the Butlins, UK competition. Band (consisting of past members of what is attendance at the Festival, the SHYBB per- considered the “world’s largest brass band”- formed two works from his pen- “Fanfare and Championship The Ohio State University Marching Band) Flourishes for a Festive Occasion”, and solo- 1.Fountain City Brass Band (Parisi) - 290.4 took the stage under the direction of Dr. Paul ist James Hall played an excellent rendition of 2.James Madison Brass Band (Stees) - 284.6 Droste, Director, and Jon Waters, Assistant Curnow’s “Fantasy for Trombone.” The band 3.Brass of the Potomac (Bulla) - 281.6 4.Chicago Brass Band (Holman) - 275.0 Director. Special guest conductor Dr. Ted also gave wonderful readings of 5.Atlantic Brass Band (Hannevik) - 274.2 McDaniel lead the band through his arrange- “Horizons” (Paul Lovatt-Cooper), 1st Section ments of Michael Jackson’s “Music from “Canterbury Choral” (Jan van der Roost), 1.Central Ohio Brass Band (Sneeringer) - 189.2 Thriller,” and the band performed several “Partita (Postcards from Home) (Wilby), and 2.Georgia Brass Band (Johnson) - 188.2 other selections including “Chicago Tribune “American Trilogyf” (arr.