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Concert Band Kevin Schoenbach, director Stephanie San Roman, director

Concert Band Kevin Schoenbach, director Stephanie San Roman, director. Tonight’s selections: Lithuanian Dance by Rimsky-Korsakov, arr.Phillips Ireland arr. Warren Barker Hieroglyphs by Anne McGinty. Lithuanian Dance Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Phillips.

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Concert Band Kevin Schoenbach, director Stephanie San Roman, director

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  1. Concert BandKevin Schoenbach, directorStephanie San Roman, director Tonight’s selections: Lithuanian Dance by Rimsky-Korsakov, arr.Phillips Ireland arr. Warren Barker Hieroglyphs by Anne McGinty

  2. Lithuanian DanceRimsky-Korsakov, arr. Phillips Lithuanian Dance is from Rimsky-Korsakov’s four-act opera “Mlada.” The original libretto (words/lyrics) were based on his own text and drawn from “the ancient Russian pagan world,” as the composer described it.

  3. Lithuanian DanceRimsky-Korsakov, arr. Phillips The opera is noted for a remarkable alternation of singing and dancing. It was first performed in St. Petersburg in 1892.

  4. Lithuanian DanceRimsky-Korsakov, arr. Phillips This band arrangement of the Lithuanian Dance is typical of the vigorous folk dances that the composer favored, and handled so well, in such favorites as Scheherazade and Capriccio Espagnol.

  5. Irelandarr. Warren Barker This medley contains Irish folk tunes such as Saint Patrick’s Day, Donnybrook, The Irish Washerwoman, I’ll take You Home Again Kathleen and The Kerry Dance.

  6. Irelandarr. Warren Barker Listen carefully to hear the low brass and low woodwinds imitating the sound of bagpipes.

  7. Irelandarr. Warren Barker Slower, more lyrical sections are many times the most difficult to play because they require a great deal of control and musicianship from each member of the ensemble.

  8. Irelandarr. Warren Barker The melody can be heard being passed back and forth between different instruments. Here, you can hear it moving from the trumpets to the french horns and baritones. The full ensemble joins in and the section closes with the clarinets and flutes.

  9. Irelandarr. Warren Barker The last section is written in 6/8, which means it feels as if there are two sets of triplets in each measure. Or, as we say in the band world “There are six beats to a measure and the eighth note gets the beat.”

  10. Irelandarr. Warren Barker Arranger, Warren Barker (1923-2006), was known for his work in film, radio and television. He is best known for his incidental music for the TV series “Bewitched”.

  11. Hieroglyphsby Anne McGinty This work is a musical depiction of ancient Egypt. The opening section “Procession to the Tombs” features the clarinets and “horn calls” heard in the brass.

  12. Hieroglyphsby Anne McGinty “Festival Dance” follows with handclaps and rhythmic percussion. Listen for the finger cymbals and tambourine which help to give this section both a festive and exotic feel.

  13. Hieroglyphsby Anne McGinty In this slower section is titled, “The River Nile” it’s easy to imagine the flowing waters as the melody flows from woodwinds to brass.

  14. Hieroglyphsby Anne McGinty In the last section, “The Chariot Race”, the tempo increases and the percussion join the woodwinds and brass in full force as the pieces races to a close.

  15. Symphonic BandKevin Schoenbach, director Tonight’s selections: Highlights from “Brave” arranged by Sean O’Loughlin Mosaico de Mexico by Tientikosby Anne McGinty

  16. Highlights from “Brave” Brave won the Academy Award for Best Animated Film in 2012. It tells the story of the Princess Merida, who refuses to be married off to anyone.

  17. Highlights from “Brave” The score for Brave was composed by Patrick Doyle and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. To bring some of Scotland's native flavor to the music, Doyle used native Scottish instruments such as bagpipes, a solo fiddle, Celtic harps, flutes, and the bodhrán.

  18. Highlights from “Brave” Patrick Doyle has composed music for many other films, some of the most recently being the two Thor movies.

  19. Highlights from “Brave” The composer based much of the soundtrack on three regional dances of Scotland…the jig (uptempo and lively), the strathspey (much slower steps), and the reel (irregular form).

  20. Mosaico de Mexico We will be playing two movements from George Gates’ 1968 piece, the second movement “Azteca”, followed by the first movement, “Alma Llanera”.

  21. Mosaico de Mexico This movement centralizes around climbing the beautiful Aztec pyramid…you will hear the melody going up and down accordingly.

  22. Mosaico de Mexico This movement, “Alma Llanera” is actually Venezuelan in origin, and has even been taken on as the unofficial Venezuelan national anthem. It’s premiere was in 1914.

  23. Tientikos This piece was commissioned by the Traughber and Thompson junior high bands in 1988, with Margene Pappas as the conductor. It pays homage to Mrs. Pappas’ Greek heritage.

  24. Tientikos Time signatures in 7/8 and 5/8 are very popular in Greek culture. This 5/8 section is a trio played by Erika Pappa, Kaitlin Janis, and Lauren Buchanan.

  25. Tientikos Anne McGinty has written over 225 band pieces, including another Greek piece recently performed by the Symphonic Band, Athenian Festival.

  26. Wind EnsembleKevin Schoenbach, director Tonight’s Selections: The Jig is Up by Daniel Kallman Rendezvous with the Other Side by Richard Saucedo Seacliffe Overture by Jim Curnow Arabian Dances by Brian Balmages

  27. The Jig is Up The composer created this tune to pay tribute to fellow composer Percy Grainger, who was a major writer of British and Irish folk music in the first half of the 1900’s.

  28. The Jig is Up Percussion gets featured on a jam session here, with the rest of the ensemble using their bodies to add to the rhythm. In a jig, dancers use their feet as percussion instruments, too.

  29. The Jig is Up The word jig comes from the French word giguer, which means “to jump”. Jigs are lively spirited dances, and originated in England in the 1600’s. drawing of a jig from 1600. ---

  30. The Jig is Up Composer Daniel Kallman is best known as a composer of worship music, including a mass called “The Light of Christ”.

  31. Rendezvous with the Other Side The composer never specifically mentions what “the other side” refers to, so you’ll have to use your imaginations….

  32. Rendezvous with the Other Side The piece’s opening alternates between contemplative woodwind solos (marked mysterioso in their music) and driving ensemble passages. We then settle into a fast tempo with percussion leading the charge.

  33. Rendezvous with the Other Side Tom Hartnett’s piano solo leads us back into a softer, slower section of music, highlighted by the french horns playing the melody, and a beautiful oboe solo by Taylor Anhalt.

  34. Rendezvous with the Other Side Richard Saucedo recently retired as band director at Carmel High School in Indiana…they have one of the biggest and most decorated band programs in the country. This is said to be Saucedo’s most adventurous and powerful composition.

  35. Man of La Mancha The musical Man of La Mancha debuted on Broadway in 1965, winning the Tony award for Best Musical. It tells the Spanish story of Don Quixote.

  36. Man of La Mancha The song “Little Bird, Little Bird” sounds happy-go-lucky, but is sung by the evildoers in the musical right before they enact much harm on Don Quixote’s love interest.

  37. Man of La Mancha It is safe to say that Don Quixote sees the world a little differently, some would say delusionally. In the song “Dulcinea”, he sees his love, who is a serving wench, as a Spanish princess.

  38. Man of La Mancha In his theme song, Don Quixote exclaims “I am I, Don Quixote, The Lord of la Mancha, My destiny calls and I go, And the wild winds of fortune Will carry me onward, Oh whithersoever they blow!

  39. Man of La Mancha The best known song of the musical, “The Impossible Dream” has become a standard of popular music, and has been recorded by everyone from Diana Ross to Jennifer Hudson.

  40. Arabian Dances The Middle East is a source of amazing folk music that includes a great variety of instruments not commonly used in Western music.

  41. Arabian Dances Ashley Korhorn’s flute solos lead us in to the first of three distinct themes that the composer uses in different ways throughout the piece…this theme is an original he created to show the uniqueness of Middle Eastern music.

  42. Arabian Dances The percussion instruments used here are called darbukas. It’s nickname is the goblet drum because of it’s shape, and is a sort of combination of a tambourine and a djembe.

  43. Arabian Dances There are two Arabian themes going on here. The AlaDal’onais a love song done without harmonic accompaniment, and the second is Tafta Hindi, which tells of an Arabian marketplace where merchants call out to customers.

  44. Thanks for coming, and remember to spend some time in the lobby for some treats before you leave. 

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