AustinSymphonicBand

Community in Concert

Friday, April 15, 2011Bethany Lutheran Church

Richard Floyd, Music Director

Austin Symphonic Band7900 Centre Park Drive, Suite A

Austin, TX 78754

512-345-7420

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ASB Board of Directors and Officers

Musical Director & Conductor: Richard FloydPresident: Steve Neinast

Past President: Eddie JenningsPresident Elect: Karen Kneten

Board Members At Large:Thomas Edwards

Kevin JedeleRon Boerger

Carl VidosSecretary: Marilyn Good

Treasurer: Sharon KojzarekLibrarian: Karen VanHooser

Assistant Director: Bill HaehnelConcert Coordinator: Kevin Jedele

Transportation Manager: Chuck EllisWebmaster: David Jones

Business Manager: Dan L Wood

Thanks to our Austin hosts: Matt Atkinson, Connally High School Director of Bands

Rehearsal Space/Equipment Use

Austin Symphonic Band7900 Centre Park Drive Ste A

Austin, Texas 78754(512) 345-7420

Web site: www.austinsymphonicband.orgasb@ensemble.org

This concert is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division

Richard Floyd, Musical Director

In 1983 Richard Floyd was appointed State Director of Music Activities for the University Interscholastic League at the University of Texas at Austin where he coordinates all facets of secondary school music competition for some 3500 performing organizations throughout the state of Texas. He has served as Musical Director and Conductor of the Austin Symphonic Band since 1986. Prior to his appointment at the University of Texas, he served on the faculty at the University of South Florida as Professor of Conducting, and at Baylor University in Texas where he held the position of Director of Bands for nine years.

Performing ensembles under his direction have performed for the College Band Directors National Association, Music Educators National Conference, American Bandmasters Associa-tion, and the Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic, as well as numerous state and regional conferences. Mr Floyd has toured extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe as a clinician, adjudicator, and conductor including appearances in 41 states and 9 foreign countries.

During his professional career, Mr Floyd has held positions of leadership on many state and national committees for music education and wind music performance. At present he is a member of the John Philip Sousa Foundation Board of Directors, Chairman of the Ameri-can Bandmasters Association Educational Projects Committee, and has served as National Secretary/Treasurer of the CBDNA since 1979. He also is co-author of the resource guide, "Best Music For Beginning Band". In 2002 he was named recipient of the American School Band Directors Association A A Harding Award for significant and lasting contributions to school bands in North America. In 2006 he was named "Texas Bandmaster of the Year" by the Texas Bandmasters Association. Later in 2011 Mr Floyd will be inducted into the Bands of America Hall of Fame.

Bill Haehnel is completing his seventh year as Assistant Director of the Austin Symphonic Band. He has been a Texas music educator for 27 years, and is presently a member of the band staff at Bailey Middle School in Austin. Prior to joining the Bailey Middle School faculty, he was the chairman of fine arts and director of bands at Pflugerville High School where his high school bands marched in the Orange Bowl parade, the Fiesta Bowl Parade, and the Tournament of Roses Parade.

Mr Haehnel has also served on the music faculty at the Univer-sity of Texas in Austin, and as instructor of percussion at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin.

Bill Haehnel, Assistant Director

SubitoBones

Alison Hazen Olsen is currently working on her master’s degree at the University of Texas at Austin studying with Marianne Gedigian. She received her bachelor’s degree in 2009 from the University of California – Santa Barbara where she studied with Jill Felber. Alison began studying the flute at age seven with Cindy Henderson of Kaysville UT. At the age of 12, she won her first competition, the Intermediate Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion division of the Utah State Fair. She would go on to win first place at the Utah State Fair five times in all. She has also been successful in the Music Teacher’s National Association Woodwind Competition, winning second place nationally in 2001, first place nationally in 2002, and was a national finalist in 2004. She was also the California state winner for MTNA in 2007 and received Honorable Mention for the state of Texas in 2009. Other notable achievements include performing a solo with the Utah Symphony as a part of their “Salute to Youth” concert series in 2004, winning the University of California – Santa Barbara’s Con-certo Competition in 2006, and participating as the youngest member of the Olympic Spirit Band – the official band for the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.

SubitoBones formed in the fall of 2009, and consists of undergraduate trombonists at the University of Texas Butler School of Music under the instruction of Professor Nathaniel Brickens. SubitoBones has participated in numerous national and international competi-tions, receiving Honorable Mention in the 2010 International Trombone Festival, and Final-ists in the 2011 Fort Worth Trombone Summit competition. SubitoBones strives to advance music in the Austin community, and has performed at several retirement homes and public schools. The members of SubitoBones include Alex Glen (Austin, Westlake High School), Josh Balleza (San Antonio, Ronald Reagan High School), Matt Carr (Austin, McNeil High School), and Jeff Arredondo (Houston, Terry High School).

Alison Hazen Olsen

Featured Artists

Program

American Fanfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Wasson

An American Elegy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank Ticheli

Carmen Fantaisie on themes of George Bizet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Francois Borne, arr R Mark Rogers

Alison Hazen Olsen, Flute

Symphonic Dance No 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clifton WilliamsBill Haehnel, Conductor

Intermission

CONCERTINO for Trombone Quartet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan KoetsierSubitoBones

Latin American Dances 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clifton Jameson Jones

Trombone Encore

Sea Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Knox

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American FanfareJohn Wasson

American Fanfare was composed by John Wasson for the Dallas Brass and premiered by the Austin Symphonic Band at the 1989 Mid-West International Band & Orchestra Clinic in Chicago. The piece featured the Dallas Brass Quintet with full band. John Wasson later rescored his work for concert band without the featured ensemble.

John Wasson (1956-) was raised in St Paul, Minnesota. He was first introduced to professional musi-cians courtesy of an elementary school concert by the Woodwind Quintet from the St Paul Chamber Orchestra. He attended the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse before transferring to the University of North Texas where he graduated in 1980 with a degree in Music Theory. Influence from some time taken away from his studies to tour with the Stan Kenton orchestra can be heard in his music. Wasson became a staff arranger for the Dallas Cowboys stadium band and has arranged several works for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. As an active low-brass performer, Wasson performs regularly with his own Strata Big Band (for which he has written or adapted nearly all the arrange-ments and compositions) and is a charter member of Them Bones, a Dallas-based Jazz Trombone ensemble.

An American ElegyFrank Ticheli

The composer writes: “An American Elegy is, above all, an expression of hope. It was composed in memory of those who lost their lives at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, and to honor the survivors. It is offered as a tribute to their great strength and courage in the face of a terrible tragedy. I hope the work can also serve as one reminder of how fragile and precious life is and how intimately connected we all are as human beings. . . Rarely has a work revealed itself to me with such powerful speed and clarity. The first eight bars of the main melody came to me fully formed in a dream. Virtually every element of the work was discovered within the span of about two weeks. The remainder of my time was spent refining, developing, and orchestrating. "

The work begins at the bottom of the ensemble's register, and ascends gradually to a heartfelt cry of hope. The main theme that follows, stated by the horns, reveals a more lyrical, serene side of the piece. A second theme, based on a simple repeated harmonic pattern, suggests yet another, more poignant mood. These three moods – hope, serenity, and sadness – become intertwined through-out the work, defining its complex expressive character. A four-part canon builds to a climactic quotation of the Columbine Alma Mater. The music recedes, and an offstage trumpeter is heard, suggesting a celestial voice – a heavenly message. The full ensemble returns with a final, exalted statement of the main theme.

An American Elegy was commissioned by the Columbine Commissioning Fund. It received its premiere performance by the Columbine High School Band, William Biskup, Director, Frank Ticheli, guest conductor, on April 23, 2000.

Frank Ticheli (1958-) is an American composer of orchestral, choral, chamber, and concert band works. He was born in Louisiana, but has roots in Texas graduating from L V Berkner High School in Richardson, earning his Bachelor of Music in Composition from Southern Methodist University, and living and teaching for a time at Trinity University in San Antonio. There, he served on the board of directors of the Texas Composers Forum and was a member of the advisory committee for the San Antonio Symphony's "Music of the Americas" project. He now lives in Los Angeles, California, where he is a Professor of Composition at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. ASB and Frank Ticheli have a long history including a performance as the demonstration band for a Ticheli seminar at Midwest in Chicago.

Carmen Fantaisie on themes of George BizetFrancois Borne, arr R Mark Rogers

Carmen Fantaisie is based on themes from Bizet's famous opera. The fantasy begins with the music of Carmen's first entrance in the opera, goes to the "fate" theme, the cigarette girls' song from Act I, the "Habañera", and then builds up in excitement for the "Gypsy Dance". Just as the piece seems ready to close, the composer trumps all that has come before with a triumphant state-ment of the one famous theme that has been missing in action so far, the "Toreador Song".

Francois Borne is somewhat of a mystery, even the dates of his life varying by 10-20 years, some-time between 1840 and 1930. He is known as a French composer of music for the flute during the period when the design and construction of flutes reached a point previously unmatched in Europe. Composers became willing to compose works to display the new brilliance and virtuosity that resulted. Borne was an expert on flute design and playing and used this specialized knowledge to write works ideally planned to display every bit of the player's virtuosity.

Georges Bizet (1838 -1875) composer of Carmen, died only three months after its premiere convinced that it was a failure. Not so many years later it was the most-often performed opera in the international repertoire, and for the better part of a century this music has been popular far beyond the lyric theater.

Symphonic Dance No. 3 (Fiesta)Clifton Williams

"Fiesta" is one of five Symphonic Dances commissioned by the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra to celebrate its 25th anniversary in 1964. Each of the five dances represents the spirit of a dif-ferent time and place in the history of San Antonio. This dance reflects the excitement and color of the city's many Mexican celebrations, what Williams 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 trum-pet, and woodwinds herald the arrival of an approaching festival. The brass announce the matador's arrival to the bullring, and the finale evokes a joyous climax to the festivities. Williams rescored this work for band, and it was first performed in 1967 by the University of Miami Band, where he was

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chairman of theory and composition.

James Clifton Williams Jr (1923-1976) was born in Traskwood, Arkansas. He became a professional French horn player and performed with the San Antonio and New Orleans Symphony Orchestras. Williams attended Louisiana State University and in 1949 joined the composition department at The University of Texas School of Music. He taught there until he was appointed Chair of the Theory and Composition Department at University of Miami in 1966. Williams retained this position until his death in 1976. Most widely acclaimed as a composer of serious music for the concert wind band, he composed in many forms and his prizes, awards, and honors were numerous. His compositions in this medium have become basic repertory for American, Canadian, European, and Japanese Bands.

CONCERTINO for Trombone QuartetJan Koetsier

Jan Koetsier (1911-2006) grew up in Berlin, where he studied piano, composition, and conduct-ing. Because his was a Dutch family, they experienced difficulties with the German regime and he returned to The Netherlands in 1940. He became art director of the Chamber Opera of The Hague. In 1942 Koetsier was appointed second conductor, under Willem Mengelberg, of the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. In 1950 he was persuaded to return to Germany where he conducted the Orchestra of the Bavarian Broadcasting Company until 1966. He is seen as one of the founders of brass chamber music, which led to the "foundation for brass chamber music" in 1993 at the "Hoch-schule für Musik und Theater München". In 1993 the Jan Koetsier Foundation was established by an endowment from the composer. One of the main responsibilities of the Foundation is the organization of the biennial International Jan Koetsier Competition. The composer says of the brass ensemble, “The attraction to the brass is inscribed throughout my entire work. The affinity to the special possibilities of different combinations lead to my desire to prove that brass chamber music should be considered a serious domain in the music world."

Latin American Dances 2Clifton Jones

Latin American Dances 2 is a suite of three dances for symphonic band that use dance rhythms from Latin America. The first movement is "Salsa" – a fast, lively dance that has its origins in Puerto Rico and Cuba; the "Bossa Nova" from the beaches of Brazil is much more relaxed and gentle; and the Cuban "Rumba" picks up the pace to close the suite. The three dances in this set each use a repeating 2-measure claves pattern of 2+3 or 3+2 that is often used in contemporary Latin music. Also, each movement begins with the same 5-note motif, beginning on the fifth scale degree of the key (5-6-5-4-5) and then spins out and develops melodic material within the movement. Latin American Dances 2 is dedicated to the Austin Symphonic Band and its director Richard Floyd. Clifton Jones currently teaches band and jazz ensemble in College Station ISD in College Station TX. A native of Houston, he grew up in Sugar Land. His early music influences were from playing clarinet

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and saxophone in the band programs of the Ft. Bend ISD schools in Sugar Land. He studied music theory and composition with Dr William Thornton at Trinity University in San Antonio; Dr Michael Horvit at the University of Houston, and with Shelly Berg at San Jacinto Jr College. Mr Jones is a member of the Austin Symphonic Band in Austin, for which he has had many valuable opportuni-ties to write and arrange (several works are dedicated to the band and its director, Richard Floyd). In addition, he is a member of the TMEA, TBA, and ASCAP. Mr Jones has several arrangements, transcriptions, and original works for band and string orchestra published by TRN Music Publishers, Daehn Music, Grand Mesa Music, and RBC Music. He also works on the railroad as a volunteer with the Austin Steam Train Association.

Sea Songs Thomas Knox

Based on a number of nautical songs and sea chanties, Sea Songs was written for the 350th anniversary of the city of Boston and it was premiered there by the US Marine Band in May 1980. Notable among the songs are twelve variations of “Drunken Sailor". Also heard is “O Shenandoah", which originated as a river chantey and became popular with sea-going crews in the early 1800s.

Thomas Powell Knox (1937-2004) was chief composer and arranger for the United States Marine Band for 16 years and remains one of the nation's best-known contemporary arrangers of music for concert band and wind ensembles. He wrote primarily for the Marine Band. Frederick Fennell, the dean of American band music, said Knox had "a singular position among composers of wind band music in the United States".

The final scene of the movie All the President's Men contains a sample of Mr Knox's music. As the reporters write another of The Washington Post's Watergate stories, a television above their heads shows President Nixon's second inauguration, that opened with an elaborate Knox fanfare commissioned by the president.

Program Notes

ASB Players

BaritoneSteve Neinast

OboeFred BehningKristen Mason

BassoonBrian ProvostJohn Walter

Bass ClarinetSharon Kojzarek *Ruth LimLynn McLarty

TrumpetEric BittnerDavid CrossWesley EllingerGeorge GreeneKevin JedeleDavid JonesJohn KingErin KnightTodd LesterKaren PennDan SchererBruce Wagner *

French HornLeslie BoergerRon BoergerChuck Ellis *Marilyn GoodMichael GoodJerry Hayes

Jo OliverKatie RiordanCarl Vidos

TromboneJohn Bodnar *Jim CrandellDale LiningerScott MawdsleyDonald McDanielKyle SchwamkrugDerek Woods

EuphoniumAllan Adelman *Tim DeFriesRichard KlingnerJerry Schwab

Tuba Keith Chenoweth Scott Hastings*Robert HeardAl Martin

String BassThomas Edwards

PercussionAlan ClineBill Haehnel Jim HubbardKyle KaiserAdam KempTamara Milliken GalbiRobert Ward*

* Section Leader

Flute Beth BehningWade ChilesKyndra CullenCheryl FloydByron Gifford *Sally GrantLinda LiningerBeverly LowakSara ManningKaren VanHooserKristi Wilson

ClarinetLibby Cardenas *Sally CharboneauMichael DrapkinHank FrankenbergRamona HeardClifton JonesKaren KnetenRegina MabryEri MaedaNancy MurphyNancy NorthClary RocchiWayne RogersRay Schroeder

Saxophone AltoCindy StoryBrenagh TuckerLarry Woods *

TenorEddie Jennings

Next ASB Concerts

May 8 - Mother's Day - Zilker HIllside Theater 7:00 pmJune 19 - Father's Day - Zilker HIllside Theater 7:30 pm

July 2 - Bastrop Patriotic FestivalJuly 4 - Round Rock Independence Day Festival

Austin Symphonic Band is pleased to acknowledge the support of the businesses, agencies, and individuals listed below. Note that we take an extended view: an organization which hires the band for an event helps the band as much as a donor — and it give us a chance to do what we

love doing! For information about becoming a sponsor of the band contact Dan L Wood,ASB Business Manager, at (512) 345-7420.

Our Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors ($1,000+)The City of Bastrop

The City of Round RockCA Technologies Matching Gifts

Beth & Fred BehningEddie Jennings

Gold Sponsors ($500-$999)

IBM Matching GrantsByron GiffordLynn McLarty

Silver Sponsors ($100-$499)Leslie & Ron Boerger

Broughton FamilyWade Chiles

Hank FrankenbergMarilyn Good

Sally GrantPenny GriffyJohn King

Karen KnetenLinda Lininger

Al MartinDonald McDaniel

Steve NeinastCarl Vidos

Kristi Wilson

Bronze Sponsors ($50-$99) Richard Klingner

Kyndra CullenWesley Ellinger

Tamara Milliken Galbi

Clifton JonesDerek Woods

Copper Sponsors ($10-$49) Cindy Burleson

Sally CharboneauGeorge GreeneSharon KojzarekKristen Mason

Wayne McDildaClary Rocchi

Wayne RogersCindy Story

Brenagh TuckerThomas TurpinBruce WagnerFaith Weaver

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Long Center Concert Supporters

Underwriting for this event provided by grants from Catalyst 8 Boost Program

H-E-B Tournament of Champions IBM Community Grants

We thank the following sponsors for their contributions

to this concert and for sponsoring the attendance of Austin ISD music students.

Gold Sponsor ($2500+) Clark, Thomas & Winters- A Professional Corporation

Silver Sponsors ($1000+) Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody Thomas Edwards

Naji S. Norder and Marcia Gillespie-Norder

Anonymous Individual Student Sponsors ($10+)

Family of Ronda von Sehrwald The Recording Academy,

Texas Chapter Kathy Petheram

Frank and Ronda von Sehrwald

The Retreat – Day-hab for the Mentally Challenged

Russell and Linda Lombardo Ching Fleissner

We also thank the AISD Fine Arts Department for their partnership in the music student attendance program.

This project is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division.

The Austin Symphonic Band is grateful for these fine companies and individuals who helped provide financial support for our recent joint

performance with Austin Civic Orchestra in the Long Center.