EASTMAN NOTESSPRING 2013 EWE@ An American Treasure NOW AVAILABLE The laTesT in The long line of classic easTMan WinD enseMBle recorDings Stravinsky: Octet and L’Histoire du Soldat The Eastman Wind Ensemble’s history of recording began Eastman Wind Ensemble (in the Octet) in 1954 and includes many outstanding performances of the greatest 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st century wind repertoire. Eastman Virtuosi with Jan Opalach, narrator The tradition continues with this exciting new recording (in L’Histoire du Soldat) of two classic Stravinsky works. Mark Davis Scatterday, conductor On the AVIe lAbel AVAIlAble frOm AmAzOn.cOm, Itunes, ArkIVmusIc, And Other OnlIne musIc sOurces EWE_Ad_Notes_Spring13.indd 1 3/21/13 2:15 PM { SPRING 2013 } Mark Davis Scatterday, who took over the directorship of the Eastman Wind Ensemble in 2002, is only the fourth director in the EWE’s long history. 5 Brief Notes 24 School News 28 Recordings 8 18 The Exploring 30 An American Alumni Notes 14 Argento Great 36 Treasure Papers Britten Tributes, In Memoriam The Eastman Wind Ensemble was The Pulitzer Prize- Eastman celebrates America’s first, and is still its best, winning composer the composer’s 38 (PhD ’58) celebrates centenary with two of Faculty Notes symphonic wind ensemble—and is now his 85th birthday with his most important and 39 a lively sexagenarian. a rare revival. individual works. Student Notes ON THE COVER: One American artistic icon meets another in Doug Fitch’s whimsical imagining of “Mount EWE.” 40 All four Eastman Wind Ensemble directors are represented, left to right: Frederick Fennell; Mark Davis Scatterday; From the Dean A. Clyde Roller; and Donald Hunsberger. ILLUSTRATION BY DOUG FITCH. Kurt BrOwnell Spring 2013 | Eastman Notes 1 { LETTERS } EASTMAN About an Israeli composer . Max Stern (BM ’69) noted that we didn’t print a picture awarded Alaska a billion dollars and lots of land, and NOTES of his recent CD Songs of Ascents in our Summer 2012 established 13 regional Alaska (Native) Corporations Volume 31, Number 1 Notes, so he sent a copy of it. The CD has been acknowl- to handle their money. He wrote a manuscript of his Spring 2013 edged by the Israeli National Library. He also noted that work which I prepared for printing. It was published in his piece of the same for 2003 with the title The Fight For It: The Largest Peaceful Editor bassoon and cello was the Redistribution of Wealth in the History of Mankind, The • David Raymond subject of a recent master Creation of the North Slope Borough. Contributing Writers class at Kansas State My father William Lewis Paul (aka Shquindy Tee- • Bradley Bambarger University which can be hit-ton) wrote a manuscript titled The Alaska Tlingit, • Michael Isaacson viewed on YouTube. He Where Did We Come From?, which I prepared for • Douglas Lowry • Suzanne Mueller adds, “Unrelated to the publication in 2011. I am completing a biography • David Raymond above, I read the [Summer of my grandmother, Kah-thli-yudt Tee-hit-ton, aka • Helene Snihur 2012] issue with much Matilda Kinnon Paul Tamaree (1860–1953). It is fin- Contributing nostalgia. I remember ished except for family trees of both her antecedents Photographers John Thomas from years I played in the RPO and and descendants. Lineage of Alaskan Natives is traced • Kurt Brownell around school, as I remember when Zvi Zeitlin arrived through the mother. • Adam Fenster during my sophomore year. In addition I remember Frances Paul DeGermain (BM ’46) • Gelfand-Piper Photography both Bonnie Boyd and Vinny DiMartino as freshmen, aka Shah-nah-Xee Nahn-ya-ahyi • Kate Melton who recorded one of the works of my student days. Now • Gerry Szymanski some are retiring and some have left us entirely.” • Rachel Leigh Van Pelt And an English Alumna • Brandon Vick I just wanted to say what a super edition the Summer An Alaskan Family . 2012 was. The cover picture and other colourful Photography Coordinator I was born in Ketchikan, Alaska, in 1924. I am an illustrations were striking, the feature on Debussy • Karen Ver Steeg Alaska Tlingit Native. When I finished college, I went was most interesting. Thank you for including my Design back to Alaska and stayed there until 1957, when my small news piece—I so enjoyed seeing fellow alumni • Steve Boerner family and I moved to Seattle, WA. I never tried to after 30 years on my tour of classes and recitals. I was Typography make a living in music but it was a very important part also pleased to meet Joel Seligman in London on his & Design, Inc. of my life: giving recitals in Alaska; singing in large and European tour in the summer. I wish I could have small choruses in Seattle; 29 years as a paid chorister attended the Eastman Weekend but am very busy with Published twice a year by the Office in the choir of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church; chorister concerts (including Debussy and Delius 150th birthday of Communications, in the Seattle World’s Fair Opera in 1962, performing events) and premieres. Eastman School of Aida and Carmen. Madeleine Mitchell (MM ’81, Fulbright/ITT Fellow) Music, 26 Gibbs Street, I retired from The Boeing Company after 30 years, London, England Rochester, NY 14604, and did what I really wanted to do. My brother Fred Paul (585) 274-1050. nursed The Alaska Land Settlement Act of 1971 through Madeleine is a Professor at the Royal College of Music, Eastman-Notes@ Congress and developed The North Slope Borough and Director of the London Chamber Ensemble and esm.rochester.edu which had the oil companies as their tax basis. Congress www.redviolin.co.uk From the Editor The great American jazz pianist many music schools including Eastman. and composer Dave Brubeck died of And such Brubeck compositions as heart failure on December 5, 2012, in Take Five, Blue Rondo à la Turk, and Connecticut, one day short of his 92nd UnSquare Dance are still popular. Doctor Brubeck A jazz legend is honored birthday. Brubeck, whose main teacher Brubeck visited Rochester several at Eastman Weekend was Darius Milhaud, brought elegance times late in his career as a guest of the and a chamber-music quality to his Rochester International jazz Festival, EROI 2008 music making, and his “jazz goes to and in October 2008 he was delighted A 1776 organ honors two 20th-century masters Stephen Hough college” tours in the 1950s proved that to receive an honorary doctorate from The articulate, award-winning pianist visits Eastman this native American music deserved a the University of Rochester—as this 10% Total Recovered Fiber WINTER 2009 FOR ALUMNI, PARENTS, AND FRIENDS OF THE EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC 100% Post-Consumer Fiber place in academia—a lesson learned by Eastman Notes cover shows. 1_Notes_Winter09_FCover.indd 1 3/10/13 3:14 PM 2 Eastman Notes | Spring 2013 Sunday, JuLy 14 – Friday, JuLy 26, 2013 Jazz I StringS Voice I guitar World-class music programs in the breathtaking Finger Lakes, for middle and high school students For applications and scholarship information, please visit esm.rochester.edu/keuka ESM@Keuka_Notes_ad.indd 1 3/21/13 9:26 AM July 1–August 9, 2013 Institutes, courses, workshops, lessons and ensembles for all levels of musicianship, including • Our award-winning Music Horizons program • Summer Jazz Studies • Institutes for harp, guitar, viola, saxophone, trombone, world music • Courses for college students, teachers, and professionals www.esm.rochester.edu/summer What are YOU doing this summer? SummerAd_Notes_Spring13.indd 1 3/21/13 2:08 PM { BRIEF NOTES } Chris Martin Rouses CSO Chicago Symphony Orchestra principal trum- pet Christopher Martin (BM ’97) had his chance to shine in front of the CSO when he premiered Heimdall’s Trumpet, a new concerto by Christopher Rouse (the Pulitzer winner who taught composition at Eastman for many years), in December. “Martin soared to the ecstatic heights and plunged to the subterra- nean depths of his instru- ment with virtuosic aplomb. The sheer nonchalance with which he tossed off these death-defying feats was jaw-dropping,” said critic John Van Rhein. Festive Pianists Eastman’s current piano department chair, and a previous one, both have good reason to feel festive. Douglas Humpherys (DMA ’95) was recently first performed at Eastman has gone before, recently appointed Artistic Director Among the many tributes to the 100th birthday of John in 2010, was selected from completed a successful of the Gina Bachauer Cage last year, the percussion group Nexus was in there nearly 250 entries for the Kickstarter campaign to International Piano swinging (and striking) last November, in a revival of $5,000 prize. She’s collab- fund its first CD:Breaking Foundation. He was the Kenneth Patchen’s radio play The City Wears a Slouch Hat, orating with her husband In, a disc of original compo- first Gold Medal winner of a 40-minute work featuring Cage’s music. Nexus (which Jairo Duarte-López (MA sitions and arrangements the Bachauer Competition includes Bill Cahn BM ’68 and Bob Becker BM ’69) ’10) on an operatic version (including the now-classic in 1976. And Professor of performed the piece at the Percussive Arts Society of Lorca’s Blood Wedding, YouTube fave Lady Gaga Piano Rebecca Penneys International Convention and later at Bard College. commissioned by Montclair Saga). The members recently announced a (NJ) State University. are Brittany Harrington new home for her own Tampa—for more informa- Eastman dissertation, (BM ’10), Yuki Katayama summer piano festival and tion visit rebeccapenneys on the early years of the Winds of Fortune (BM ’11), Kara La Moure competition. Located at pianofestival.org/. Boston Pops, was called Breaking Winds, the (BM ’10), and Lauren Chautauqua for many years, “Classical Music for People Eastman–born bassoon Yu (BM ’11); for updates now it is in a state-of-the-art Music Milestones Who Hate Classical Music”, quartet that boldly goes and information visit venue at the University Ayden Adler’s (MA but she’s obviously not where no bassoon quartet www.breakingwinds.org of Southern Florida at ’97, DMA ’99, PhD ’07) one of those people.