School of Music Faculty of Fine Arts University of Victoria C MUS UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA • SCHOOL OF MUSIC Wind Symphony Winds of Change Dr. Gerald King, Conductor David P. Gagnon, Graduate Assistant Conductor With The Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy Director of Music and Commanding Officer Lieutenant (Navy) Matthew Clark Friday, February 5, 2016 • 8:00 p.m. University Centre Farquhar Auditorium University of Victoria Adults: $15 / Students & Seniors: $10 P R O G R A M Wind Fanfare Joseph T. Spaniola David P. Gagnon, conductor Symphony No. IV: Bookmarks from Japan Julie Giroux I. Fuji-san II. Nihonbashi III. The Great Wave off Kanagawa IV. Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa V. Evening Snow at Kambara Soloists: Karen Shields, alto flute (Naden) Gillian Newburn, flute (UVic) VI. Hakone Dr. Gerald King, conductor Festival Variations Claude T. Smith Dr. Gerald King, conductor I N T E R M I S S I O N Pictures at an Exhibition Mussorgsky/Ravel/Lavender (Canadian Premiere of Paul Lavender’s Promenade unpublished transcription) I. The Gnome Promenade II. The Old Castle Promenade III.Tuileries (Children Quarreling After Play) Promenade IV. Bydlo (Cattle) Promenade V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle VII. The Market Place (Important News) VIII. Catacombs (A Roman Sepulchre) Promenade (With the Dead in a Dead Language) IX. The Hut on Hen’s Legs (Baba-Yaga) X. The Great Gate of Kiev Lt. Matthew Clark, conductor BIOGRAPHIES Dr. Gerald King Dr. King is Professor of Music at the University of Victoria where he serves as the conductor of the UVic Wind Symphony and is the Head of Music Education. Inter- nationally recognized as one of Canada’s most respected conductors, adjudicators, educators and keynote speakers, Dr. King is the recipient of many prestigious honors and awards. In 2003 he was elected into the prestigious American Bandmasters’ Association, when he served as Guest Conductor of The United States Army Band (Pershing’s Own), in Washington, DC. In 2012 he was appointed as Principal Guest Conductor of the internationally recognized Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble in celebration of the ensemble’s 30th anniversary. As well, he received the BC Music Educators’ Association Honorary Life Award and was also inducted into Phi Beta Mu (International Fraternity for Wind Band Conductors). In March 2014 he was chosen to conduct the Ostwald/Sousa award winning composition, Pale Blue on Deep by American composer Aaron Perrine, with the University of South Carolina Wind Ensemble. Also, in 2014, Dr. King was appointed as the International Member of the Western International Band Clinic University Collegiate Advisory Board. In Septem- ber 2015 Dr. King was inducted as an Honorary Member of the Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy. A former student of internationally renowned conductor, Maestro Kazuyoshi Aki- yama, Dr. King’s professional career has taken him throughout Canada, the United States, Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Japan, Mexico, Hong Kong, Australia, and Switzerland. Dr. King’s conducting appearances with regional, national, international honor, and professional ensembles have been praised for performance quality, artistry, and creativity. Throughout his career he has been a champion of new music, premiering over 30 compositions. Dr. King is also widely recognized as an expert for his ability to link theory and prac- tice in the field of teaching and learning. Among his many recordings and publications is a chapter in the book, Creativity and Music Education, written by seventeen authors from the United States, Canada, Israel, Australia, Great Britain, Spain, and Scotland. The book includes a forward by noted author on creativity, Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi. In addition, Dr. King has completed a well-received DVD—The Craft of Conducting. Dr. King is a Yamaha Artist Educator/Conductor. Lieutenant (Navy) Matthew Clark, CD Commanding Officer / Director of Music In his appointment as Commanding Officer of the Naden Band of the Royal Cana- dian Navy, Lieutenant (Navy) Matthew Clark is responsible to the Commander of Maritime Forces Pacific and Joint Task Force Pacific for the performance and leader- ship of the Naden Band. His principal duty is to support the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Armed Forces through ceremonial functions and the operational requirements of the service. The band also serves a very important role in the community as a means of bringing the Navy to Canadians, a function that the band performs with distinction. Since assuming command of the Naden Band in October 2011, Lt(N) Matthew Clark’s artistic vision, coupled with his passion for symphonic wind music and deep regard for military music tradition, has inspired several innovative collaborations with Government House, the Victoria Symphony, the Royal and McPherson Theatres So- ciety, the University of Victoria Wind Symphony, Ian Tyson with Heritage Canada, the Royal British Columbia Museum, the Victoria Film Festival, the Esquimalt Township Community Arts Council, Royal Roads University, the University of British Columbia, and the Victoria Philharmonic Choir. Lt(N) Clark and the Naden Band also enjoy ongoing and meaningful relationships with the Military Family Resource Centre and the Salvation Army, two organisations that provide so much to our community. His keen sense of professional development has led to the production of five highly successful recordings with the Naden Band and the creation of new and exciting wind ensemble music with outstanding Canadian composers Robert Buckley and Ian MacDougall. Besides establishing an effective and rewarding chamber concert series Lt(N) Clark and the Naden Band have also hosted two excellent performances of the International Military Band Concert marking the first and second time that this annual event has been held on Canadian soil. Lt(N) Clark also believes in youth development and volunteers his time with the British Columbia Cadet Honour Band and the Youth Mentorship Program being developed by the Esquimalt Town- ship Community Arts Council. He has also served as a clinician and adjudicator for several Kiwanis Music Festivals, The Cantando Music Festival and is looking forward to working with the Con Brio Festival in April of 2016. Lt(N) Clark also sat on the 2015 selection board for the “Sing Me A Song” program sponsored by the Lieuten- ant Governor of British Columbia. A graduate of the University of Toronto, Lt(N) Clark studied conducting and wind ensemble repertoire principally with Dr. Gillian MacKay. He has also worked with such distinguished wind ensemble specialists as Eugene Corporon, and Gerald King. Before his posting to Victoria, Lieutenant Clark has proudly served the Canadian Armed Forces in Edmonton, Alberta with The Royal Canadian Artillery Band; in Ottawa, Ontario with the Band of the Ceremonial Guard; and the Directorate of History and Heritage – Music and in Borden, Ontario with the Canadian Forces Logistics Training Centre Music Division. An equally gifted euphonium soloist, Lt(N) Clark’s 2007 solo recording for the Ark- tos Label, entitled EUPHONIUM, has been featured on CBC Radio and in the British Bandsman, the longest-running international publication of brass bands. David P. Gagnon Born in Quebec, David P. Gagnon studied saxophone and recording at the College de Sherbrooke before graduating from McGill University in Music with Honors in Music Technology. He joined the Canadian Forces Reserve in Sherbrooke in 2003 where he played and eventually conducted until 2012 when he was accepted as a Regular Force member with the Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy and moved to Victoria. Since then apart from playing saxophone in the ensemble and as a soloist, you can see him as the Drum Major in front of the Band on parade or in the recording studio when needed. Mr. Gagnon has also helped produce all of the latest recordings of the Naden Band: Snapshots of Excellence, Portraits of Excellence, and soon to be released Undercurrents, which features the music of Robert Buckley. In Quebec, David performed with his saxophone quartet and a variety of big bands and concert bands. He taught saxophone, flute and clarinet and conducted elemen- tary to high school level bands. He also toured Quebec with the well-known singer Dan Bigras conducting his big band and performing at the Montreal Jazz Festival. Mr. Gagnon is in the second year of his Master of Music Degree in Conducting under the supervision of Dr. Gerald King. David has had the opportunity to conduct the UVic Wind Symphony as well as saxophone and trombone ensembles. He will also serve as conductor for composer Zachary Smith’s latest composition, Concerto for Alto Saxophone, which will premiere in March 2016. UVIC WIND SYMPHONY PERSONNEL Conductor Dr. Gerald King PICCOLO ALTO SAXOPHONE TUBA Sierra Phosy Zach Smith* Kory Major* Connor Stairs Dayna Waller FLUTE Gillian Newburn* TENOR SAXOPHONE PERCUSSION Monica Mun Adam Jasieniuk DJ Lochead* Kelsey Dupuis Tamara Nemeth Jasmine Riseley BARITONE SAXOPHONE Arielle Parsons Jessica McLaughlin Kyle MacLean OBOE Josh Mulingbayan Theresa Mothersill TRUMPET Allyssa Haigh Hunter Gillis Alex Rees* Emily McDermid TIMPANI E-FLAT CLARINET Jordan Smale Allyssa Haigh Erin Onyschtschuk Tark Kim Isabelle Spencer PIANO CLARINET James Yi ‡ Marcella Barz* FRENCH HORN Samuel He Collin Lloyd* Mark Kim Allie Bertholm LIBRARIAN Alyshia Joinson Sarah Mullane Kory Major Dominic Thibault Emily Axford Alina Liang Samuel McNally POSTER DESIGN Channing