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Ithaca CollegeDigital Commons @ ICAll Concert & Recital Programs Concert & Recital Programs9-15-2006Concert: United States Coast Guard BandUnited States Coast Guard BandFollow 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 CitationUnited States Coast Guard Band, "Concert: United States Coast Guard Band" (2006). All Concert & Recital Programs. 5061.https://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programs/5061OUR HISTORY The United States Coast Guard Band was organized in March 1925 with the assistance of Lt. Charles Benter, leader of the United States Navy Band; Dr. Walter Damrosch, conductor of the New York Philharmonic; and "American March King" John Philip Sousa, former director of the United States Marine Band. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed congressional legislation resulting in the Coast Guard Band becoming the permanent, official musical representative of the nation's oldest continuous seagoing service. This event also established the Coast Guard Band as one of our nation's premier service bands. The miss1, . of the Coast Guard Band has greatly expanded since 1925. Today the Band is the proud musical representative of the United States Coast Guard and ( ' Department of Homelanu .jecurity, appearing at presidential and cabinet level functions on formal and informal occasions. Leamy Hall Auditorium on the grounds of the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut serves as the Band's at-home venue. The Coast Guard Band also tours regularly throughout the United States, and has performed in the former Soviet Union, Canada, and England. Homeland Security OUR PERFORMANCES Since its formation , the Coast Guard Band has developed an international reputation as one of the finest professional concert bands in the world, offering music of great variety and appeal. Concert programs include a broad spectrum of entertainment including classic wind band repertoire, stirring patriotic arrangements, inspiring marches, virtuosic solo features, and swinging jazz charts. Over the course of a year, performance opportunities include a monthly concert series at the Academy, numerous ceremonial functions , and community concerts and tours that serve as opportunities to enhance the visibility of the Coast Guard. The B'and regularly produces recordings for public distribution, and frequently provides programs to National Public Radio for broadcasts heard throughout the entire country, Australia, Japan, and Europe. The Coast Guard Band' ;sical activities encompass a recital series and several educational outreach programs. The United States Coast Guard Chamber Players Recital Series takes place on Sunday afternoons fr(-- early iall to late spring. In this series, Coast Gu ,-~ Band members perform a wide variety of music, from great European masterpieces to works by the most contemporary composers. Three educational initiatives reach over 11 ,000 students annually. The Outreach Program consists of various small ensembles that visit local elementary and middle schools to present educational assembly programs. Young People's Concerts are presented in Leamy Hall Auditorium to students in grades four through eight. Finally, talented local high school students are selected to perform an entire concert alongside some of our country 's best musicians as part of the Band's Young Artists Concert. U.S. Coast Guard tlfHE UNITED STATEs·--:oAST GUARD BANP-" LT KENNETH W . lvtEGAN, DIRECTOR CW02 RICHARD E. WYMAN , ASSISTANT DIRECTOR George Washington Bicentennial Cuban Overture Cole Porter Medley The Glory of the Yankee Navy Premiere Rhapsodie Selections from Le Cid Castillane Andalouse Aragonaise Aubade Navarraise MUI Lisa Taylor, soprano MUC Jonathan Towne, clarinet Intermission A Hymn for the Lost and the Living First Suite in E-flat Chaconne Intermezzo March Service Medley Autumn Dream Dance of the Jesters CW02 Richard Wyman, conductor Dr. Stephen Peterson, conductor John Philip Sousa George Gershwin arranged by R. Mark Rogers Cole Porter arranged by Ian Frenkel John Philip Sousa Claude Debussy arranged by Arthur Cohen Jules Massenet arranged by Verne Reynolds Eric Ewazen Gustav Holst arranged by Frederick Fennell Daniel Sandidge Peter Tchaikovsky Thank you to the Ithaca College School of Music for hosting and the Ticket Center at Clinton House for sponsoring this performance. Ford Hall Friday, September 15, 2006 7:00 p.m. Photographic, video~ 'd sound recording and/ or transmitting devices are -,ennitted in the Whalen Center concert halls. Please tum off all c, .one ringtones. THE UNI"""STATES COAST GUARD BAND Lt. Kenneth W. Megan, Director CW02 Richard E. Wyman, Assistant Director Picco lo MUCM Cheryl L. Six - Littleton, CO · Flute* MU1 Amanda D. Baker - Germantown, WI MU1 Elizabeth Detweiler Jackson - Houston, TX MUCM Cheryl L. Six Oboe MUC Stephen A. Wade (p) - Arlington, MA MU1 Carla Parodi - Normal, IL MUC Barrett E. Seals - Miami, FL English Horn MUC Barrett E. Seals Clarinet MU1 Kelly E. Hurrell (c) - West Palm Beach, FL MU1 Leah G. Abbott - Coral Springs, FL MU1 Katie B: Curran - Shepherd, Ml MU1 Chantal D. Hovendick - Blair, NE MU1 Christopher P. Howard - San Antonio, TX MUC Andrew G. Sherwood - Milwaukee, WI MU1 Charlie Suriyakham - Chiang Mai, Thailand MUC Jonathan N. Towne - Danvers, MA Bass Clarinet MUC Andrew F. Grenci - Washington, PA Bassoon/Contrabassoon* MU1 Brooke E. Allen - Manassas, VA MU1 Stevi A. Caufield - Elizabethtown, KY Alto Saxophone* MU1 Greg R. Case - Doylestown, PA MUC Joshua C. Thomas - Plano, TX Tenor Saxophone MU1 Adam A. Williamson - Delmar, NY Baritone Saxophone MU1 Jeffrey D. Emerich - Fresno, CA Cornet/Trumpet MUGS Carroll M. Potts (p) - Richmond, VA MU1 Thomas H. Brown - Sparta, Ml MUC Joel K. Flunker - Neenah, WI MUC Gregory W. Martin - Raleigh, NC MU1 Gino Villarreal - Rio Grande City, TX MU1 Kelly L. Watkins - Henderson, TX French Horn MU1 Brian Nichols (p) - Bradenton, FL MUC Heather Beyrent Doughty - Gilford, NH MUGS Matthew J. Melone - Cranston, RI MUC Aimee D. Page - Bloomington, IN Trombone MUGS Mark E. Weaver (p) - Peru, IN MU1 Benjamin T. Griffin - Springfield, MA MUC Vince A. Yanovitch - East Stroudsburg, PA Bass Trombone MUGS Victor V. Johnson - Westland, Ml Euphonium -MUC James E. Jackson Ill (p) - Lexington, KY Tuba MUC Adam B. Crowe (p) - Guin, AL MUC Richard C. Denton - Monroe, CT MU1 Stephen A. Lamb - Plano, TX String Bass MUC Mark E. McCormick - St. Louis, MO Percussion MUGS Thomas E. Briggs (p) - Pittsfield, MA MUGS Albert A. Lyman Jr. - Uncasville, CT MU1 Robert S., McEwan - Albany, NY MU1 Steve Petersen - Scottville, Ml "-- -) MU1 Christopher E. Smith - Danbury, CT Harp MU1 Megan Sesma - Las Vegas, NV Keyboard/Arranger MUC Ian Frenkel - Moscow, Russia Vocalist MU1 Lisa Taylor - Alexandria, VA Audio Engineers MUC Kuljit S. Rehncy - Baltimore, MD MU1 Timothy J. Becker - Torrington, CT Public Relations MUGS Albert A. Lyman Jr. Recruiting MUC Gregory W. Martin Finance and Supply Manager/Assistant Scheduler MUC Marjorie V. Sturm - Memphis, TN (p) - principal chair (cp) - co-principal (c) - concertmaster • - players rotate principal position Chief Musician Jonathan Towne, clarinet, won the Artist International Competition in New York City with the Kammer Woodwind Quintet and, as a result, performed two recitals in Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Ithaca College and a Master of Music degree from Indiana University where he was an associate instructor of clarinet and a student of James Campbell. He has played in the Bronx Symphony Orchestra, the Owensboro and Columbus Symphony Orchestras in Indiana, and in the Amato Opera Company in New York City. Presently he plays principal clarinet in the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra and second clarinet in the Eastern Connecticut Symphony. For nine years he was on the music faculty at the University of Rhode Island. MUC Towne is also the Coast Guard Band's Drum Major and has led the Band in three Presidential Inaugural Parades in Washington, D.C. Musician 1st Class Lisa Taylor, soprano, is the vocal soloist with both the United States Coast Guard Band and the Masters of Swing. Originally from Alexandria, Virginia, MU1 Taylor began her Coast Guard career in May 2005. MU1 Taylor studied vocal performance at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, where she was the recipient of the George Peabody Scholarship and a member of the Mu Phi Epsilon music honors fraternity. Her teachers have included Dr. Stanley Cornett and Tricia Lepofsky. She has performed in masterclasses under the guidance of Kristin Chenoweth, John Shirley-Quirk, and The Wolf Trap Opera Company. Noted for her versatility, MU1 Taylor has extensive stage experience in the disciplines of opera, musical theater, and oratorio. She has performed the roles of Lily in The Secret Garden, La Musica in Monteverdi's Orfeo, and soprano solos in Bach's Magnificat and Handel's Messiah. Visit us on the World Wide Web at www.uscg.ml1/band OUR MUSICIANS The United States Coast Guard Band recruits only the most highly skilled musicians through an extremely competitive audition process. Openings are announced on the Band's website and notices are sent to college and university music departments. Auditions are held at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. The audition process is much like that of any major symphony orchestra, with a screened preliminary round to ensure anonymity, and musical requirements that include performance of a solo, concert b;md and orchestral excerpts, and sight reading. Candidates are advanced to a final round based on their demonstrated musical ability; the winner of that round must complete an interview and reference check in addition to meeting Coast Guard requirements. The director makes the final decision to award the position to the w;"'-~er(s) who then enlist in the United State~. Coa'-- h ard for a period of four years at the rank of Musician First Class (E-6). While there are no degree requirements to become a member of the United States Coast Guard Ban,· rrent musicians are gradb-uces of our nation's finest music schools, many holding undergraduate and advanced degrees from such renowned institutions as The Juilliard School, Indiana University, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, the Eastman School of Music, Oberlin College, the New England Conservatory, the University of Michigan, the University of Illinois, and the University of North Texas. Many Coast Guard Band musicians choose to make their careers in the Band, often serving for twenty to thirty years. photos by CWO Dave French, PA2 Ron Spellman, PA2 Shawn Eggert, Ethan Macnow and Don Santos SPECIAL GUESTS AND PERFORMANCES A number of notable vocal artists have appeared with the United States Coast Guard Band including Placido Domingo, Marilyn Horne, Andy Williams, Roberta Flack, Lee Greenwood, Lorrie Morgan, Shirley Jones, Lonestar, and the Boys Choir of Harlem. Film, literary, and television personalities have included Gregory Peck, Lucie naz, Willard Scott, Walter Cronkite, John Amos, Alex Haley, and Richard Thomas. Coast Guard Band concerts ave also featured instrumental artists uch as Bill Watrous, Dale Clevenger, Slide Hampton, Cecil Bridgewater, Chris Vadala, David Shifrin, and Philip Smith. The Coast Guard Band has performed at some of the most prestigious venues in the nation, among them the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Linc Center, and Carnegie Hali. Additionally, the Band has participated in such historic events as inaugural celebrations for every President since Herbert Hoover, National 1 ·stmas Tree Lighting Ceremonies, .. 1e American Bicentennial Celebration with resident Gerald Ford, and the World War II Fiftieth Anniversary events in England. The United States Coast Guard Band is especially honored to have been the first American military band to perform in the former Soviet Union, presenting concerts in Leningrad and the surrounding area in June 1989. The 21st century brings the prospect of great performance and proud service representing the United States Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security. brochure design by MUCS Mark Weaver and MUC Andrew Grenci 

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