TIMPANOGOS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA JOHN PEW MUSIC DIRECTOR An American Celebration with Lloyd Newell, Narrator June 19 & 20, 2015 – 7:30pm Timberline Middle School 500 W Canyon Crest Road, Alpine Sponsored by Highland City Arts Council, Lehi City Arts Council, and Alpine Community Arts Council Suggested Age 8 years and older Spread the word facebook.com/TimpanogosSymphony A Message from the Music Director Dear Friends, was hard to narrow the selections down to Tonight brings us to the last concert of the music that would fit on one program. It just season. It is hard for me to believe that this is means that we’ll have to do another American the conclusion of our fourth full season. It was music concert in the near future. just a little over four years ago that we had our One of the feature numbers on tonight’s first concert in April of 2011. We have had program is The Charlie Brown Suite. This suite tremendous success since that first season. contains music written for various Peanuts Thank you for the part you television shows back in the have played in our success. We 1960s. This music was originally hope that you feel enriched written by jazz pianist Vince and uplifted by the perfor- Guaraldi and I’m sure you will mances of the Timpanogos recognize many, if not all, of the Symphony Orchestra and that selections in the suite. Lynn you will continue to be part of Shurtleff became acquainted the experience that we strive with Vince Guaraldi back in the to bring to our community! 1960s and they collaborated to Tonight’s concert has been put together this suite of music in the making for well over a for jazz trio and orchestra. year. I am excited to have I feel particularly grateful Lloyd Newell as our special to Lynn for being an influential guest. As you know, Lloyd mentor to me when we both Newell is the voice of the Mormon Tabernacle lived in California. When Lynn was conducting Choir’s Music and the Spoken Word program the Santa Clara Chorale, I served as his assistant which airs weekly. Lloyd also teaches at Brigham conductor for a couple of seasons. In addition, Young University. I was so pleased when he Lynn opened up many doors to me that made accepted our offer to be tonight’s narrator. In possible my first appointment as a conductor of addition to narrating our feature number, the Temple Hill Symphony in Oakland, Copland’s A Lincoln Portrait, we also have the California. Those years of conducting the Temple privilege of hearing Lloyd introduce tonight’s Hill Symphony prepared me for creating the selections. Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra. Lynn, thank I have wanted to do a program of American you for all the help, advice, and the opportuni- music for some time. I found it more difficult ties you have given me over the last 25 years! selecting the music for tonight’s program than I From all of us at the Timpanogos Symphony, had anticipated. There is such a great variety of thank you for your support. Enjoy the program! music written by American composers that it The Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra is funded in part by grants from the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, the Utah Arts Council and Rocky Mountain Power. Concert Program Overture to Candide (1956) Leonard Bernstein The Charlie Brown Suite (1969) Vince Guaraldi/Lynn Shurtleff I. Linus and Lucy II. The Great Pumpkin Waltz III. Peppermint Patty IV. Oh, Good Grief V. Rain, Rain, Go Away VI. The Red Baron VII. Epilogue INTERMISSION “God Bless America” (1938) Irving Berlin Lloyd Newell, narrator “Summertime” from Porgy and Bess (1935) George Gershwin American Salute (1942) Morton Gould Washington Post March (1889) John Philip Sousa Superman (1978) John Williams A Lincoln Portrait (1942) Aaron Copland Lloyd Newell, narrator 2 Our Guest Performers Lloyd D. Newell has addressed Sardoni, Thor Johnson, and Gunther audiences in 46 states and more than a Theuring. He has conducted various dozen countries through his seminars and choruses and symphony orchestras and for keynote speaking thirty-two years he was musical director of engagements. He has the Santa Clara Chorale, a 140 voiced semi - worked as a television professional community choir in the Silicon news anchor and news Valley. magazine host in For 35 years he was a member of the Pennsylvania and in Utah, music faculty at Santa Clara University in as well as for CNN in California, serving as chair of the music Atlanta, Georgia. He is the department for 17 author of more than a years. In 1983 he dozen books, including his was named most recent, The Gospel outstanding of Second Chances. professor of the Mr. Newell holds a University. He has master's degree in directed choirs and communications and a PhD in Marriage, orchestras through- Family, and Human Development from out the United Brigham Young University where he is a States, Latin America, professor in Religious Education. For several and Europe, Vince Guaraldi years, he held the Moral Education Profes- including performances with the and Lynn sorship in Religious Education and was an San Jose Symphony, the Shurtleff associated faculty member in the School of Birmingham (England) Philhar- collaborating Family Life. monic, the Israel Symphony on The Charlie Since 1990, Mr. Newell has been the Orchestra, The Moscow Brown Suite. voice and writer for the Mormon Tabernacle Philharmonic, the St. Petersburg Choir's weekly inspirational broadcast Music Philharmonic, the Vienna Mozart Orchestra and the Spoken Word. This historic and the Boston Pops Orchestra. He has also broadcast–the longest continuous broadcast collaborated in performances with Vince in the world–is heard and seen each week Guaraldi and with Dave Brubeck. on more than two thousand television, radio, Shurtleff has composed hundreds of and cable stations by millions of people works that have been performed through- around the world. out the Americas and Europe, including Lloyd and his wife, Karmel, are the commissions from the cities of Santa Clara, parents of four children. California, San Jose, California and Peoria, Lynn Shurtleff began studies in Music at Illinois. He has also received commissions BYU in 1957 and completed a master's from the LDS Church and the Barlow degree at BYU in 1965. He also Foundation. He has contributed to the LDS did graduate work at Indiana Hymnal and LDS Children’s Songbook. His University and completed work, For the First Manned Moon Orbit was further studies of conducting in commissioned for ten European perfor- Vienna, Austria, having been mances of the Santa Clara Chorale and was invited there as recipient of the later made into a film which was sold to prestigious Ferdinand Grossman CBS News and was broadcast nationally on Fellowship. He studied Christmas Eve for 10 consecutive years. conducting under Lawrence 3 Bassist Matt Larson showed a strong for the Salt Lake City Jazz Orchestra. interest in music at an early age. By the time Lawrence graduated from Utah Valley he was 15, he was playing with University with a Bachelor of Science degree - his father's jazz groups in the Summa Cum Laude. Salt Lake City area. His Jay's vast professional experience began musicianship has since earned when he joined The Musicians Union at the him the reputation as one of age of fifteen. He was immediately found in Utah's premier jazz bass demand, working as a drummer and players. Matt has also worked percussionist for a myriad of celebrity shows extensively in numerous in Reno, Lake Tahoe and Las Vegas, Nevada. studios in Utah where he has Jay has played as a member of the Nevada recorded for national film and hotel/casino show bands with celebrities such television scores. He has also as Paul Anka, Cher, Tom Jones, and numerous performed with many others. He has played for many productions nationally recognized musicians and musicals including Showboat, Singin' in including Joey Defrancesco, the Rain, and Les Miserables, to name a few. Eddie Daniels, Cyrus Chestnut, He has also performed with many jazz artists, The Moody Blues, Peter Cetera, Frank Vignola, including Shelly Berg, Diane Schuur, New York Kevin Mahogany, Bobby Shew, Maureen Voices, and many others. McGovern, and Keith Lockhart. Jay has recorded film scores and trailers Matt plays both acoustic and electric bass for over 20 motion pictures, including: The and feels comfortable on both instruments, Sandlot, 101 Dalmatians, Flubber, Gettysburg, allowing him to play nearly any style of music. Home Alone 3, Indian in the Cupboard, He performs and records with a variety of Jumanji, and Man in the Iron Mask. music groups in Salt Lake City and surround- Jay has produced many pedagogical ing areas. He received a degree in jazz materials, including A Compendium of Jazz composition in May 2000 and a Masters in Improvisation text book and play-along for Business Administration in May 2002 from the music students at Brigham Young University, University of Utah. Matt resides in the Salt LIJA Music's Rhythm Reading: A Practice Lake City area with his wife, Lorraine, and Manual and The Drummer’s Workbook. their four children. Both as an adjudicator and performing as a clinician, Lawrence has participated at the Jay Lawrence has enjoyed a diverse career as a performing and recording artist. Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, the Utah He is a distinguished drummer, ethnic and Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society, The orchestral percussionist, composer and Gene Harris Jazz Festival, The Heritage arranger, educator, clinician, Festivals in Las Vegas, St. Louis and San adjudicator, band leader, Francisco, Fidelity's Park City Jazz Festival, at contractor and author.