ANCHOR BAY BAND BOOSTER EXECUTIVE BOARD The Anchor Bay High School Instrumental Music Department Tom Braun, President Stacey Ary, Vice President - Fundraising Jodi Gunst, Vice President - Special Event Fundraising proudly presents the Ben Stone, Treasurer Heather Nutting, Financial Secretary Jackie Felker, Secretary CADET/CONCERT BAND Scott A. Oranchak, Instrumental Music Director P. David Visnaw II, Instrumental Music Director 9th GRADE SYMPHONIC BAND ANCHOR BAY HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION and the Mr. Jeffery LaPerriere, Principal Mr. Victor Balaj, Assistant Principal JAZZ ENSEMBLE Mr. David Boeskool, Assistant Principal Mr. Mark Prebay, Assistant Principal in a Mr. Jason Battle, Athletic Director SPRING CONCERT UPCOMING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC EVENTS 05/9/19 — Flower Sale Product Pick-Up 05/16/19-05/19/19 — Band New York Trip 05/21/19 — Marching Band Registration Night 05/27/19 — New Baltimore Memorial Day Parade Wednesday, May 8, 2019 05/28/19 — ABHS Band Banquet 7:30 P.M. 06/02/19 — Graduation (McMorran Auditorium, Port Huron) 06/14, 06/17 & 06/18/19 — Marching Band Pre-Camp (‘19-‘20 MB) Anchor Bay High School Auditorium 06/23/19 — Bay Rama Parade (‘19-‘20 MB) 07/22/19-07/26/19 — Marching Band Camp @ CMU Scott A. Oranchak, Instrumental Music Director P. David Visnaw II, Instrumental Music Director WWW.ANCHORBAYBANDS.ORG Michael L. Wolf, Student Teacher PROGRAM DID YOU KNOW... Whether it is chorus, band, or just violin lessons, music impacts Americans’ CADET/CONCERT BAND lives. While singing in a chorus or playing an instrument is fun, it can also provide important skills like creative problem solving that can help lead to higher education and incomes as well as personal fulfillment. In a November of 2007 poll, researchers from Harris Interactive concluded that... Highland Legend…………………..……………..…… John Moss One thing is clear, music education is an important part of people’s lives and it definitely has an impact on their later lives. It also prepares people differently as we see that those who had more music education are more likely to be better Pixar Movie Magic…..………..…...….…….arr. Michael Brown educated and also have higher household incomes. It is also not just music education in general, specific types of music seem to almost “wire” people to think slightly differently about their music experiences overall, as well as what they can get out of music education. PROGRAM NOTES LADY GAGA IN CONCERT 9th GRADE SYMPHONIC BAND Lady Gaga continues her far-reaching reign of popularity with stunning performances and a parade of well-crafted hits. Lady Gaga in Concert is a terrific medley of her unforgettable songs including The Edge of Glory; Million Reasons; Born This Crush…………………………………………...... Robert W. Smith Way and Applause. Sean O’Loughlin (b.1972) is the Principal Pops Conductor of Symphoria, the exciting new symphony in Syracuse, NY and the newly appointed Principal Pops Lady Gaga In Concert…………………… arr. Sean O’Laughlin Conductor of the Victoria Symphony in Victoria, B.C. Canada. He is a fresh voice and a rising name in the music world. His music is characterized by vibrant rhythms, passionate melodies, and colorful scoring. Commissions from the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra highlight and showcase his diverse musical abilities. As a conductor, he has led performances with the Boston Pops Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Dallas Symphony, the Vancouver Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, the Baltimore JAZZ ENSEMBLE Symphony, the Houston Symphony, the Victoria Symphony and the Seattle Symphony amongst others. He was the assistant conductor and arranger for a production of Sgt. Pepper Live in Las Vegas featuring the band Cheap Trick. He has served as conductor for national and world-wide tours with Josh Groban, Sarah McLachlan and the Jerry I Remember You…………....Victor Schertzinger, arr. Mark Taylor Garcia Symphonic Celebration. He has also appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America with Josh Groban and NBC’s “A Very Pentatonix Christmas.” Spain …………………..…..…Chick Corea, arr. Paul Jennings Superstition………………………....Stevie Wonder, arr. Mike Tomaro Immediately following tonight’s concert on stage, please join us in the cafeteria for an afterglow and the jazz ensemble performance! CONCERT ETIQUETTE A performer's intense concentration can be interrupted by little things that may seem trivial to audience members. The following suggestions will help audience members show respect to the performers on stage as well as other members of the audience. PROGRAM NOTES This will help the performers to do their best. CRUSH When To Applaud - Performers always appreciate applause, but there are appropriate moments to applaud. In a multi-movement work, applaud after all movements are A flurry of musical excitement and energy, Crush is a valued addition to the concert completed. This allows the continuity of the piece to flow from one movement to the band repertoire by Robert W. Smith. Driving rhythmic interplay with soaring melodic next. “Hooting and hollering” is not appropriate in the concert setting. lines merge in contemporary fashion creating a musically exciting experience for the band and audience. Suitable for concert and festival performance, “Crush” was written Arrival Time - Leave early and allow enough time for parking and traffic. If you do as a closing concert statement and premiered at the Michigan Music Educators arrive late, wait by the doors until the first piece (not just a movement) is finished, then Association convention. discreetly take the nearest seat available. Robert W. Smith (b. 1958) is one of the most popular and prolific composers of Entering and Exiting the Auditorium - Never enter or exit the auditorium during a concert band and orchestral literature in America today. He has over 700 publications performance. If you must enter or exit, please wait until the performance on stage has in print with the majority composed and arranged through his long association with been completed. The most appropriate times to move about are during audience Warner Bros. Publications and the Belwin catalog. applause or set changes. Mr. Smith’s credits include many compositions and productions in all areas of the Talking - Talking should not be tolerated. It is not only distracting to the performer, but music field. His original works for winds and percussion have been programmed by to every person in the audience. It is unacceptable to talk (even whispering can be countless military, university, high school, and middle school bands throughout the heard) during a musical performance. If someone around you is talking, ask them United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, South America and Asia. His Symphony #1 nicely to please stop. (The Divine Comedy), Symphony #2 (The Odyssey), Symphony #3 (Don Quixote), Inchon and Africa: Ceremony, Song and Ritual have received worldwide critical Other Noises - Avoid rustling your program, tapping your foot, bouncing your legs, etc. acclaim. His educational compositions such as The Tempest, Encanto, and The Great Pagers and cell phones should be turned off. Watches set to beep on the hour should Locomotive Chase have become standards for developing bands throughout the also be turned off. These high-pitched beeps are distracting to the performers and world. His music has received extensive airplay on major network television as well as audience members. inclusion in multiple motion pictures. From professional ensembles such as the United States Navy Band and the Atlanta Symphony to school bands and orchestras Coughing - It is hard to avoid a spontaneous cough. Be prepared with some type of throughout the world, his music speaks to audiences in any concert setting. cough drops or candies. Avoid cellophane wrappers. Many come with a soft wax- paper wrapping that will be much less noisy. As a conductor, clinician and keynote speaker, Mr. Smith has performed throughout the North America, Asia, South America, Europe and Australia. His music has been Taking Pictures - Refrain from taking any photographs during a performance. The recorded by various ensembles and is available on CD and download through Walking click of a camera and especially the flash are very distracting. Pictures should be Frog Records, iTunes, Amazon, and other recorded music outlets. In addition, he is co taken after the performance. -creator of the Expressions Music Curriculum. This comprehensive Pre-K through 12 music program includes Band Expressions, an innovative new approach to teaching Children - Children need exposure to good music and live performances. If your music through the band. young child begins to get restless in the middle of a performance, it may be best that you exit the auditorium until calmer times prevail. Mr. Smith is the Vice-President of Product Development and is an exclusive composer for the C. L. Barnhouse Company and Walking Frog Records. In addition, he is currently teaching in the Music Industry program at Troy University in Troy, Alabama. By following basic edicts of respect and consideration, performers and the audience His teaching responsibilities are focused in music composition, production, publishing will have a more pleasurable and meaningful experience as they perform and attend and business. NBA/William D. Revelli Memorial Band Composition Contest. Other awards include the Walter Beeler Memorial Prize and First Prize awards in the Texas Sesquicentennial Orchestral Composition Competition, Britten-on-the-Bay Choral Composition Contest, and Virginia CBDNA Symposium for New Band Music. Ticheli DID YOU KNOW... College bound high school students would be taking courses similar to those in the standards along with taking band all four years regardless of state requirements. In addition to their primary band class, some students take Jazz Band or an extra concert band as their electives in their Junior and Senior years. With a little planning and consideration to scheduling in 9th grade, every student can take band for four years while still satisfying the graduation requirements.