Fonder, Mark

Ithaca College Concert Band

Ithaca College Symphonic Band

Krus, Andrew

Peterson, Elizabeth

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Ithaca College

Ithaca CollegeDigital Commons @ ICAll Concert & Recital Programs Concert & Recital Programs9-29-2005Concert: Noteworthy PlacesIthaca College Symphonic BandIthaca College Concert BandElizabeth PetersonMark FonderAndrew KrusFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programsPart of the Music CommonsThis Program is brought to you for free and open access by the Concert & Recital Programs at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted forinclusion in All Concert & Recital Programs by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC.Recommended CitationIthaca College Symphonic Band; Ithaca College Concert Band; Peterson, Elizabeth; Fonder, Mark; and Krus, Andrew, "Concert:Noteworthy Places" (2005). All Concert & Recital Programs. 4637.https://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programs/4637< ITHACA COLLEG ,E SCHOOL OF MUSIC Noteworthy Places ITHACA COLLEGE SYMPHONIC BAND Elizabeth B. Peterson, conductor ITHACA COLLEGE CONCERT BAND Mark Fonder, conductor Andrew Krus, graduate conductor Ford Hall Thursday, September 29, 2005 8:15 p.m. ITHACA ITHACA COLLEGE SYMPHONIC BAND Elizabeth B. Peterson, conductor George Washington Bridge After a Gentle Rain William Schuman (1910-1992) Anthony Iannaccone (b. 1943) 1 . The Dark Green Glistens with Old Reflections 2. Sparkling Air Bursts with Dancing SunlightEaster Monday on the White House Lawn Four Scottish Dances I. PesanteII. Vivacem. AllegrettoIV. Con BrioINTERMISSION John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) Malcolm Arnold (b. 1921) arr. John P. Paynter ITHACA COLLEGE CONCERT BAND Mark Fonder, conductor Andrew Krµs, graduate conductor American Overture for Band (1955) Cyprian Suite (2004) IV. Agapisd TinJoseph Willcox Jenkins (b. 1928) Carol Barnett (b. 1949) Andrew Krus, graduate conductor Third (2004) Retratos do Brasil (2000) Amazonia A Grande Metropole Influencia Africana Grandes Festas Populares Kouji Tabuchi (b. 1952) Hudson Noguiera (b. 1968) C About the Program Symphonic Band The well-known.American composer, William Schuman, was born and raised in New York City. George Washington Bridge was composed for the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association , and premiered at Interlachen in the summer of 1.951. The piece, like the bridge; is structurally balanced with the arch form of ABCBA and makes use of twentieth century compositional techniques including bitonal harmonies, explosions of sound and vertical movement. Schuman wrote, "There are few days in the year when I do not see George Washington Bridge. I pass it on my way to work as I drive along the Henry Hudson Parkway on the New York shore. Ever since my student days, when I watched the progress of its construction, this bridge has had for me an almost human personality, and this personality is astonishingly varied, assuming different moods depending on the time of day or night, the weather, the traffic and, of course, my own mood as I pass by. I have walked across it late at night when it was shrouded in fog, and during the brilliant sunshine hours of midday. I have driven over it countless times and passed under it on boats. Coming to New York City by air, sometimes I have been lucky enough to fly right over it. It is difficult to imagine a more gracious welcome or dramatic entry to the great metropolis." Iannaccone, like Schuman also spent time in New York, receiving degrees in music from the Manahattan School and Eastman. A�er a Gentle Rain was commissioned by Eastern Michigan University when Iannaccone was on the composition faculty - the piece was debuted in 1979. The first movement begins with an arpeggiated figure that contains the main melodic and harmonic material of the entire piece. The superimposed triads of Bb and C major move through various registers, spacings and doublings. Iannaccone writes "the play on words in the title [of this movement] suggests images of light reflecting off moist green foliage in turn evoking reflections of old memories in a quiet, meditative context." The second movement is a lively dance, full of hemiola and thematic material originally stated in the first movement. Iannaccone writes, "the second movement is sparkling, dance-like and extroverted suggesting the freshness after a gentle rain when the cleansed air sparkles with celebration." Easter egg-rolling in Washington is an American tradition which was initiated by Dolly Madison in 1816. When the tradition began, children rolled colored eggs with spoons_ on the grounds .of the 0 ) Capitol -- the child with the fastest egg would win. The 44th Congress banned egg-rolling on the Capitol grounds in 1880, whereupon President Hayes invited children to continue the egg-rolling tradition on the White House lawn. President Harrison introduced music for the event in 1889, with Sousa directing the Marine Band. Thus Sousa was present at the three egg rolls before leaving the Marine Corps, and it is probably that his own children participated. Sousa wrote, about the event, "with the children rolling eggs, dancing and romping, as scene of animation persist itself: the elders, from the President to the merest passerby look on the scene with joy and pleasure." Four Scottish Dances were composed early in 1957 and were dedicated to the BBC Light Music Festival. Each dance is based on original melodies, with the exception of one composed by Robert Bums. The first dance is in the style of a slow strathspey - a Scottish dance resembling, but slower than, the reel. The dance is in 4/4 meter with many dotted notes, frequently in the inverted design of the "Scotch snap". The name was derived from the Strath Valley of the Spey River. The second, a lively reel, begins in the key of E-flat and rises a half step each time until performed by the bassoon in the key of G. The final statement of the dance is at the original tempo and in the home key of E-flat. The third dance, in the style of a Hebridean Song, gives an impression of the sea and the mountain scenery on a calm summer day in the Hebrides. The last dance is a lively fling which makes frequent use of the open string pitches of the violin (played by the saxophones in this edition for band). (Malcolm Arnold) Concert Band Celebrating the 50th anniversary of its composition in 2005, American Overture was written for the United States Army Field Band and dedicated to its conductor Colonel Chester Whiting. It is a brilliant work with challenging articulations, sweeping themes and sparkling energy. While there are no folk songs directly quoted, it has the flavor of American folk song elements throughout. Interestingly, Jenkins did not give the work its title until well after its composition. Jenkins taught theory and composition at Duquesne University from 1961 until his retirement in 2000. He continues to teach there occasionally on an adjunct basis as Professor Emeritus. The Cyprian Suite is one of a series of works written following a trip to Cyprus in 1999. The fourth movement performed tonight is based on a melancholy Cypriot folk song withlyrics that translate "I loved her from the bottom of my heart, but she was indifferent, and I have suffered." The composer currently teaches composition at Augsburg College in Minneapolis. Such diverse groups as the I � � Westminster Abbey Choir, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Harvard Glee Club have performed her works. For many years now Japan has embraced the American concept of the wind ensemble fervently. Since the 1950s, the All Japan Band Association has sponsored annual band competitions and virtually every school band in the country participates. Third was composed s a test piece for the competition and it demonstrates a band's fluidity and precision with rhythmic subdivisions of two and three within a beat. Set in 12/16 meter, it displays harmonies and lightness reminiscent of the music of French Impressionism. Hudson Noguiera was born in Itapetininga in rural Sao Paulo, Brazil. At an early age he began his musical studies and graduated from the Escola Superior de Musica Mozarteum in Sao Paulo. He became resident composer at the Conservatorio Dramatico e musical in Tatui, Sau Paulo in 1998. Even though schooled as a classical composer, Noguiera has never forgotten his passion for Brazilian popular music. This selection, translated as BrazilianPortraits programmatically describes specific regions in Brazil. The journey begins in the Amazon rainforest and includes an indigenous ritual, a wildfire, and the Amazon River itself. The tour continues with the hustle-bustle of traffic in urban Sao Paulo includes visits to local neighborhoods and the loneliness that can ,also be part of big city life. There is an homage to the African­Caribbean influence including the capoeira which is a Brazilian art form that combines martial arts with song and dance and the maracatu from northeastern Pemambuco. The work concludes with the sounds of Camaval in the streets of Rio de Janeiro. a ) J ITHACA COLLEGE CONCERT BAND Mark Fonder, conductor Piccolo Becca Frost Flute Megan Postoll Aimee Shorten Erin Bean Jocelyn Kraus Sara Holmes Tracy Kirschner Oboe Emily Joanna Mure Kathleen Michel Margaret W estreich Toni-Ann Mastracchio English Hom Toni-Ann Mastracchio Bassoon Jillian Bushnell Jennifer Micelli Kristen Schussler Lauren Kasper E-Flat ClarinetMeaghen GarbayClarinet Amanda Jenne Julie Pacheco Allegra Smith Miranda Selover Erin Grieder Matthew Gibson Amanda Strickland Kim Fleming MarkWolocki Alicia McMahon Daniel Vesey Bass Clarinet Colleen White Sarah Leidy Alto Saxophone Brett Fleury Ian Michael Cruz Gabriel Fadale Tenor Saxophone Carrie Piazza Andre Baruch Baritone Saxophone Ryan M. Salisbury Steve Mathews Comet/Trumpet Alex Lee-Clark Christine Gregory James Covington Christina Rosati Christopher Post Mike Conerty Judson Hoffman Alejandro Barnard-Papachrysanthou Hom Bryn Coveney Tom Peters Ashley Battista Rebecca Guion Brian Arnold Trombone Alan Danahy Alice Rogers Rick McGrath Nicholas Kelly Hank Currey Patrick Bradley Ryan Pangburn Edward Swider Euphonium Aaron Rivkin Jacqui Best Justin M. Falvo Greg Lewandow Heather Rosner Tuba Susan Wheatley Alfred A. Hadinger Alex Mitchell String Bass Xander Lott Keyboards Tracy Kirschner Timpani Jason E. Taylor Percussion Alison Hannah Kaye Sevier Colleen Clark Billy Chou Nathan Guerin Matthew Donello* Laurie Sklar* Ernest Backus* . * for Retratos do Brasilr -· ITHACA COLLEGE SYMPHONIC BAND . Elizabeth B. Peterson, conductor Piccolo Bass Clarinet Trombone Ashley Norton Spencer Blumenfeld Lloyd Dugger Natalie Gamble Emily Selman te Lauren Minis tmily James Alto Saxophone John Schleiermacher Ashley Norton Robin Jackson Ashley Taylor Lindsay Fetzer Hart Linker Daniel Bacigalupi Meaghan McTammany Nolan Camp Erin Lindon Darren Simonson Jonathan Hershenson Nicholas Smarcz (bass Sarah Ridenour Maggie Gallagher Tenor Saxophone Euphonium Rob Flack Alan Faiola Oboe Shannon Bums Sarah Drew Whitney Dorman Michael Horsford Alicia Rockenhauser Baritone Saxophone Erin Sonsky Jennifer Hood Tom Hauser Kristin Rushlow Tuba Corinne Landrey Bass Saxophone Mel Chayette Michael Furstoss Diana Dodd Bassoon Kevin Madden . -..ssita Tortorici Trumpets Tim Then Coward Randi Westervelt Jared Cowing Janelle Varin Percussion Anthony Coppola Carol Jumper Laurie Sklar Margaret Oswald Jason Graf Lauretta Noller Stephen Pysnik Daniel MacCollum Eb Clarinet David Kent Nathaniel Dominy Andrea Vos Russell Michaud Ernest Backus Vincent Venitelli Clarinet Erin Alvey Timpani Katie Alcorn Edith Resnik John Smith Hom Jordanna Bergman Anna Day Harp Iii Andrea Vos Gina Zurlo Myra Kovary* Corinne Waite Ella Nace Laura Caruthers Jennifer Slowey Lori Bonin Allison Perotti Christine Inserra Jessica Shaw Megan Webster Jibert Yaple *Guest artistdrea Kolbach October 2 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 18 22 23 24 25 26 30 31 4:00 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:15 3:00 8:15 8:15 8:15 7:00 8:15 4:00 8:15 8:00 7:00 1:00 7:00 November 7 9 11 12 15 16 17 28 29 30 8:15 8:15 8:15 7:00 7:00 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:15 Concert Calendar Faculty Recital; Susan Waterbury, violin; Charis Dimaras, piano Percussion Ensembles; Cayenna Ponchione and Conrad Alexander, directors Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey D. Grogan, conductor David Parks, tenor; Alex Shuhan, French horn Ithaca College Concerts 2005-6 (admission charge) Guest Concert; Beaux Arts Trio Symphony Orchestra; Jeffrey D. Grogan, conductor Faculty Recital; Jennifer Hayghe, piano Choral Collage, Women's Choral and Chorus; Elizabeth Swanson, conductor Madrigal Singers and Choir; Lawrence Doebler, director Vocal Jazz Ensemble; Lauri Keegan, musical director Guest Lecture; Michael Colgrass, composer, 2005-6 Karel Husa Visiting Professor of Composition Music of Michael Colgrass Wind Ensemble; Stephen Peterson, conductor Faculty Recital; Richard Faria, clarinet Shirley and Chas Hockett Chamber Music Concert Series Guest Concert; Zurich Chamber Orchestra Howard Griffiths, conductor; Sharon Isbin, guitar Faculty Chamber Recital; Ariadne String Quartet Ithaca College Concerts 2005-6 (admission charge) Guest Concert; King's Singers The Un-Master Class; William Westney, clinician Faculty Chamber Recital; Ithaca Brass Faculty Recital; Angus Godwin, baritone; assisted by Steve Brown, Gordon Stout, Nicholas Walker, Shay Godwin '95, percussion Tuba Ensemble; "Octubafest" Faculty Recital; Charis Dimaras, piano Faculty Chamber Recital; Ithaca Wind Quintet Guest Recital; Ensemble X Choral Composition Festival Closing Concert Flute Ensemble; Elizabeth Golden, graduate conductor Brass Choir; Keith Kaiser, conductor Contemporary Chamber Ensemble; Jeffrey D. Grogan, director Choir; Lawrence Doebler, conductor; Carl Ruck '81 M.M., organ Vocal Jazz Ensemble; Lauri Keegan, musical director Jazz Workshop; Steve Brown, musical director 

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