CONCERT BAND

Dr. Fuller Lyon, conductor

"Mars" from The Planets  
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
arr. Owens

Three Studies in English Folk Song
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
arr. Harbinson

1. Lovely on the Water
2. Spurn Point
3. The Lady and the Dragon

Skyrider
Paul Hart (b. 1945)

LOL
Robert Buckley (b. 1946)

SYMPHONIC BAND

Dr. Michael Stewart, conductor

Army of the Nile
Kenneth Alford (1941-1988)
ed. Frederick Fennell

Scenes from "The Louvre"
Norman Dello Joio (1913-2008)

I.   The Portals
III.  The Kings of France
VI.  French Resistance
II.   Children's Gallery
IV.  The Nativity Paintings
V.   Finale

Symphonic Dance No. 3 "Fiesta"
Clifton Williams (1923-1976)

“Mars” from The Planets

Mars, the Bringer of War, is the first installment of The Planets, a seven-movement suite for orchestra composed between 1914 and 1916 by famed British composer, Gustav Holst. This adaption for concert band focuses on the main themes of the work and evokes feelings from the intrepid to the serene.

The arrangement begins quietly, but briskly, with a bold motif that defines the character of the work. The music gradually builds to a brief zenith before settling into the mysteriously serene middle section. Serenity soon develops into the quick and the aggressive as the music drives to a powerful and ever-looming climax.

Three Studies in English Folk Song

Ralph Vaughan Williams published his Six Studies in English Folk Song for cello and piano in 1926. The collection was dedicated to cellist May Mukle. The settings are much more than simple arrangements of the original folk songs; they are beautiful examples of Vaughan Williams’ command of modal harmony, counterpoint, instrumentation, and melodic shaping. Three Studies in English Folk Song is composed of the first, second, and fifth movements from the original collection: “Lovely on the Water,” “Spurn Point,” and “The Lady and the Dragon.”

Skyrider

One of Britain’s most prolific composers, Paul Hart has scored the music for numerous television themes and feature films including, May We Borrow Your Husband. In 1991, he conducted his Concerto for Guitar and Jazz Orchestra at the Proms with John Williams. His works include a large-scale work for cathedral organ and jazz orchestra, commissioned by St. Albans Festival, and concert band commissions for the Royal Tournament series.

Composed in 1999, Skyrider follows in the colorful footsteps of Hart’s earlier works, Cartoon, Circus Ring, Carnaby Street, and Sunrise.

LOL

Composer Robert Buckley was born in Brighton, England, and has composed several hit songs with labels such as CBS and A&M. Additionally, he has conducted and arranged for major artists such as Michael Bublé, Bryan Adams, Celine Dion, and Aerosmith. In the concert world, Buckley has composed and conducted for major symphony orchestras, and his symphonic wind band compositions have been performed worldwide. 

LOL (Laugh Out Loud) is a wacky, fast-and-furious barn-burner reminiscent of a circus march or “screamer.” It was written for the Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy in celebration of their 75^th anniversary as an opportunity to display their dazzling technical facility and humor. This composition is built around cartoon-like upward and downward scale motifs, tritone progressions, laughing rhythms, and trombone glissandi, to create a zany, madcap tour de force.

Army of the Nile

This heroic-sounding march, with its quotes from The Last Post and Lights Out, was composed early in 1941, after one of the first Allied victories in World War II. Following the invasion of Poland in September 1939, and throughout most of 1940, Germany conquered one country after another. In Italy, Benito Mussolini was torn with jealously, afraid Adolf Hitler was on his way to total glory as well as total power. Having already defeated the natives of Ethiopia in 1935, Mussolini believed his 80,000 troops in North Africa could readily defeat the 30,000 British troops from the Army of the Nile (the Eighth Army) and thus further increase the number of Italian possessions on that continent. However, he failed to take into account the courage and stamina of the outnumbered Englishmen, Ulstermen, Cameron Highlanders, Sikhs, Pathans, and Hindus, as well as the cunning of Lt. General Richard Nugent O'Connor, who was one of Great Britain's most outstanding military strategists. In December 1940, two of O'Connor's Western Desert Divisions (the Fourth Indian and the Seventh Armored) completely routed Marshall Rodolfo Graziani's Italian troops. The victory was so complete that one of the British battalion commanders estimated his Italian prisoners as "five acres of officers and 200 acres of other ranks."

Scenes from “The Louvre”

Scenes from “The Louvre” is taken from the original score of the NBC television special that was broadcast in 1964, for which the composer received an Emmy.  The six movements of the suite cover the period of The Louvre’s development during the Renaissance.  “The Portals” brings us through the entrance where we visit an austere hall honoring “The Kings of France”. The “French Resistance” depicts the Nazi occupation of The Louvre during World War II.  The next movement is the “Children’s Gallery”, followed by the “Nativity Paintings, and exit with “Finale”.  The band work was commissioned by Baldwin-Wallace College for the Baldwin-Wallace Symphonic Band, and was premiered in 1966, conducted by the composer.

Norman Dello Joio descended from three generations of Italian organists.  At 14, he was organist and choir director of the Star of the Sea Church in City Island, New York.  Dello Joio attended The Julliard School of Music where composition began to attract him and he proceeded to the Yale School of Music to study under Paul Hindemith.  Throughout his long career, Dello Joio held numerous faculty appointments including positions at Sarah Lawrence College, the Mannes College of Music, and Boston University.  Dello Joio was the recipient of many scholarly honors including a Pulitzer Prize in 1957. 

This evening’s performance will coincide with video excerpts from the original 1964 NBC broadcast.  These audio and visual materials were provided by Richard Blatti (Retired, The Ohio State University) and Dr. Craig Young (Former Director of Bands, Mississippi College) with our deepest gratitude. 

Symphonic Dance No. 3 "Fiesta"

Symphonic Dance No. 3 “Fiesta” is one of five symphonic dances commissioned by the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra to celebrate its 25th anniversary in 1964. The composer rescored this work for band, and it was first performed in 1967 by the University of Miami Band. This dance reflects the excitement and color of San Antonio’s many Mexican celebrations, what the composer called "the pageantry of Latin American celebration – street bands, bull fights, bright costumes, the colorful legacy of a proud people." The introductory brass fanfare creates an atmosphere of tense anticipation, while the bells, solo trumpet, and woodwinds herald the arrival of an approaching festival. The brass announce the matador's arrival to the bull- ring, and the finale evokes a joyous climax to the festivities. 

Clifton Williams was a pianist, French hornist, music theorist, conductor, prominent music educator, and leading composer of instrumental music. He attended Louisiana State University and Eastman School of Music. He also served in the Army Air Corps band as a drum major, composing in his spare time. He taught at the University of Texas and at the University of Miami where he was chairman of theory and composition.

Dr. Fuller Lyon, conductor

* = principal

+ = co-principal

Piccolo

Madison Smith*

Flute

Maddie Stewart
Amanda Stawick
Shelby Wilkerson
Joanna Abbott
Thomas Peplow
Julia Nauman
Rebecca Terc

Oboe

Nathan Ebbs*

Clarinet

Tiffany Black+
Chris Campbell+
Leopold Larsen
Dylan Smith
Evan Norris
Kayla Brien
Hannah McGill
Chloe Levering
Claire DeFriez
Raylee Mitchell
Hannah Brown

Bass Clarinet

Jessie Williams
Ploomie Messer

Bassoon

Christopher Williamson*
Andrew van Dalen

Alto Sax

Reed McAmis*
Alan Cook

Tenor Sax

Sarah Vernetti

Bari Sax

Shane Estes

Trumpet

Eli Oliver*
Thomas Hooper
Kara Ussery
Evan Mainous
Jackson Daniels
Ian Krueger
Josh Mathison
Olivia Swensen
MaryEmma Regen

French Horn

Sam Shoemaker*
Emily Baker
Nora Beckett
Melanie Lick
Alex Medearis
Sophie Stinnett

Trombone

Olivia Baker*
Tyler Guthrie
Terrance Jones
Madison Joy
Jacob Ross
Noah Allard
Ian Searcy
Thomas Kenner
David Hernandez (Bass)

Euphonium

Broc Sheehan*
Melissa Brockett

Tuba

Ben Archibald*
Tommy Bond
Hudson Scott

Percussion

Charley Bible*
Lamont Monroe
Chandler DeArmond
Carson Hutson
Noah Foster

Dr. Michael Stewart, conductor

* = principal

Piccolo

Iris Fleming

Flute

Kiernan Stuppy *
Aphrael Carrillo
Iris Fleming
Chloe Watson
Julianne Moss
Sarah Cox
Kadijah Tinker

B-flat Clarinet

Julie Bronson*
Abby Shelton
Natalie Rundblade
Evan Laws
Lauren Goldston
Emilee Jerrell
Maria Vite
Savannah Martin
Mckinley Frees

Bass Clarinet

Devin Hopson

Bassoon

Daniel Sippel*
Lena Shoemaker

Oboe

Katherine Means*
Emma Pardo

Alto Saxophone

Jake Ensor*
Matthew Sexton

Tenor Saxophone          

Preston Turner             

Baritone Saxophone

Spencer Cassidy

Trumpet

Autumn Bowling*
Jack Watt
Jayden Robins
Hope Williams
Benjamin Petro
Olivia Watson
Tiffany Braden
Christian Carroll
Matthew Dunevant

Horn

Cole McFarland*
Zac Stanislawski
Sydney Flenniken
Chase Hart
Carson Duckworth
Luke Warren

Trombone

Jaydon Headrick *
Matthew Walker
Ayla Williams
Samuel Thomas
Ethan Erb
Sara Fulkerson

Euphonium

Amelia Helms*
Scotty Hunnicutt

Tuba

Austin Kerr*
Logan Kelly

Percussion

Annika Blackburn*
Burke Rivet
Zac Swafford
Cameron Sluder
Colston Oldham
Shelton Skaggs

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