CBDNA REPORT SUMMER 2019 SCOTT S. HANNA Editor REPORT SUMMER 2019 IN THIS ISSUE From the Podium – 1 Commissions and Premiers – 2 News – 2 Recordings – 3 Programs – 4 FROM THE PODIUM The CBDNA Athletic Band Symposium recently membership. There was a great session on copyright at concluded in Seattle (many thanks to Brad McDavid and the Athletic Band Symposium by James Weaver his team at the University of Washington for a with National Federation of State High School phenomenal job of hosting, and to Isaiah Odajima and Associations (NFHS). The NFHS, based in Indianapolis, the rest of the Athletic Band Committee for their Indiana, is the national leadership organization for high assistance). There were two sessions that focused on a school sports and performing arts activities. They spend topic I’ve been spending some time thinking about lately: a lot of time making sure their membership is copyright mental health, that of our students and that of ourselves. compliant in all their activities. CBDNA will be working As part of my own trip to the west coast, my family met on guidelines to make sure that we as an organization me in Seattle and we went from there to Hawaii for two are copyright compliant, as well as ways to educate our weeks. I was definitely feeling the need for some membership about what is and isn’t legally appropriate. unplugged rest and relaxation with those closest to me. I If you have the time and inclination, the NFHS offers a know that many of you that I am friends with on free online course on copyright here: Facebook are off visiting amazing places as well. And it is https://nfhslearn.com/courses/61174/understanding- important, I think, to take some time away from our copyright-and-compliance work that we love and just “get away.” As wonderful as our conferences can be to rejuvenate our professional In the meantime, best wishes for a relaxing and lives, we need some time away to recharge the batteries enjoyable summer! and keep ourselves fresh and balanced. I hope you are Mark Spede able to make some time for yourself this summer. National President, CBDNA Some topics that the CBDNA board is facing in the next weeks are the new web site and the issue of copyright that was recently addressed in an email to the CBDNA REPORT SUMMER 2019 COMMISSIONS AND especially invited to submit their proposals within the framework of the following categories: PREMIERS • Wind music artistic societies, education and identity. In Dreams – Cait Nishimura • Wind music repertoire, audiences and identity. In Dreams was commissioned by a consortium led by the • Wind music teachers, composers and performers. University of Portland Wind Symphony and conductor • Wind music, cultural environment and identity. Patrick Murphy. The piece explores the dichotomy/duality and crossover between reality and • Wind music and social development. dreams. We were thrilled that 38 bands (including • Wind music and urban soundscapes. school, community, and university ensembles) from In addition, we also welcome proposals exploring other eleven states and four provinces were a part of the approaches to wind music, including research in progress. consortium. The piece will be available to the public in November 2019. DEADLINE: January 31, 2020. Cait Nishimura is a Canadian composer and music Abstract (250 words) and brief CV should be submitted educator based in Toronto, Ontario. Described as by e-mail to the Chair of the Scientific Committee having a "refreshing buoyancy," her music uses ([email protected]) with copy to Doris minimalist patterns, simple yet lush harmonies, and Schweinzer ([email protected]) themes that linger in listeners' minds, drawing inspiration Accepted papers will be notified by April 1, 2020. from the beauty of the natural world. Nishimura strives to present contemporary concert music that is accessible IGEB also invites persons interested in chairing a session, and approachable by musicians of all levels. Her work sending a brief CV to the emails indicated above. for wind band, Chasing Sunlight was selected as the winner LANGUAGES AND PROCEEDINGS of the 2017 Canadian Band Association Composition Competition, and has since been added to the Music The official languages of the conference will be English, Fest Canada syllabus. Nishimura holds undergraduate German, Spanish and Valencià. degrees in music and education from the University of The organizers encourage PowerPoint presentations in Toronto. Her work is regularly programmed and English. Presentations should not exceed 20 minutes, commissioned by ensembles across North America, leaving 10 minutes for discussion. where she is in demand as a visiting composer and educator. For more information and to purchase scores, The organizers will consider papers for future visit www.caitnishimura.com. publications in the Alta Musica series. Presenters and chairs are expected to be members of IGEB. NEWS Registration materials and further information may be International Society for Research and found at http://www.igeb.net and in the IGEB Promotion of Wind Music – Call for Papers Mitteilungsblatt. The International Society for Research and Promotion On behalf of the IGEB Scientific Committee, of Wind Music (IGEB) is pleased to invite submissions of Dr. Gloria A. Rodríguez-Lorenzo proposals, posters, or lecture-performances for the 24th International Conference on Wind Music, to be held in Valencia (Spain) July 23-27, 2020, at “Joaquín Rodrigo” Michigan State University Bands Celebrate Conservatoire of Valencia and, for the last day, the 150 Years Societat Musical Santa Cecilia d'Alcàsser. The Michigan State University Bands celebrate a Main theme: Wind Music: Providing Education & milestone year through 2019-2020. Started in 1870, the Building Society, Culture and Identity band has a legacy and tradition of excellence. Our The relevance of the military and civilian bands in celebration begins with the release of the latest MSU education and their role in building the society, the Wind Symphony recording, King Mangoberry: Music of music culture and the identity, is the main theme of this Ricardo Lorenz. 24th International Conference. The lecturers are CBDNA REPORT SUMMER 2019 Highlights of the 2019-2020 school year will be a significant Alumni Band presence and halftime recognition at the September 28, 2019 football game versus IU. The Spartan Marching Band (SMB) will showcase the innovations and evolutions of the SMB on the field. The MSU Concert Band, Symphony Band, and Wind Symphony will premiere commissioned works by Aaron Perrine, Ivette Herryman, and Zhou Tian, respectively, to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the program. The University concert bands and Alumni Band will present a gala weekend to conclude the school year and the year- long celebration. The MSU Wind Symphony travels to Italy for a performance tour celebrating the legacy of the MSU Bands and to honor Leonard Falcone, longtime Director of Bands from 1927-1967, a native of Italy. RECORDINGS King Mangoberry: Music of Ricardo Lorenz The Michigan State University Wind Symphony, under the direction of Kevin Sedatole, is excited to announce their newest recording featuring the music of MSU faculty composer Ricardo Lorenz. This recording features new recordings of Lorenz’s King Mangoberry: Five Allegories for Wind Symphony, which take a colorful and introspective look at diversity, and his innovative Pataruco: Concerto for Venezuelan Maracas, which features the virtuosic performance of maraca soloist Manuel Alejandro Rangel in a brilliant transcription by recent DMA wind conducting student, Travis Higa. The recording concludes with a live performance of El Muro (The Wall) from the MSU Wind Symphony’s concert at the 2009 CBDNA National Conference held at The University of Texas at Austin. As Cormac Cannon, of the University of South Carolina, writes in his foreword: “to experience the music of Ricardo Lorenz is to enter an inimitable sound world governed by confounding rhythm, inhabited by rich color, with a brilliant and at times foreboding formal landscape.” We hope you check out this latest MSU Wind Symphony recording and enjoy the music of Ricardo Lorenz. CBDNA REPORT SUMMER 2019 PROGRAMS Troy University Symphony Band ALABAMA Mark J. Walker, conductor Jordan Guy, guest conductor Troy University Landon Grigsby, trumpet Symphony Band and The Lowndes Wind November 8, 2018 Symphony Mark J. Walker, conductor Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman...........Joan Tower David Deacon and Megan Roberts, Cathedrals........................................ Kathryn Salfelder guest conductors Be Thou My Vision .......................... David Gillingham Jillian Camwell, oboe Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story” ................. April 28, 2019 ....................................................... Leonard Bernstein Song of Hope ....................................... Peter Meechan Slava! .................. Leonard Bernstein, trans. Grundman The Black Horse Troop ....................John Philip Sousa Air for Band ......................................... Frank Erickson Russian Sailor’s Dance ........................ Reinhold Gliere Concerto for Oboe no. 2 “Hold Fast Your Dreams” ..... ................................................................ Eric Ewazen Pictures at an Exhibition .............................................. Troy University ......................... Modest Moussorgsky, trans. Lavender Symphony Band The Stars and Stripes Forever ...........John Philip Sousa Mark J. Walker, conductor October