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BRASS ENSEMBLES

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012 8:00PM

GERALD R. DANIEL RECITAL HALL

CONCERT BANDANTHONY JOHNNY, GRADUATE CONDUCTOR

JERMIE S. ARNOLD, CONDUCTOR

ROB FREAR, DIRECTOR

THE UNIVERSITY CONCERT BANDJermie S. Arnold—conductorAnthony Johnny—graduate conductor

PiccoloKelly Catlin

FluteSean AdamiakKatherine BakkerAngelica Hernandez- ChavoyaEric HirschhornMalila HollowCarole JacobsKevin KimYoo Joon KimYoko KitaguchiElizabeth LaCosteMatthew LopezAnnika LundRicardo MedinaEdith NunoReneesha Ann Rivera

OboeErik Thomas

BassoonAntonio DavilaGerardo Hernandez

ClarinetQuiana ArguellesVictoria CastilloKeliana De NeefAlexander JohnsonZachary KenefickJohn-Michael O’BrienJill PestanaAndrina StokesTimothy Struven Bass ClarinetJake AbernathieElizabeth Moreno

Alto SaxophoneRoss BronzanChristian GeorgeLeslie GrkinichKrissia MolinaElena RodriguezFrank Rodriguez Tenor SaxophoneAl LeeBradley McCormick

Baritone SaxophoneTimothy Cummins

TrumpetBenjamin FeuerhelmKim FonsecaLeeAnn LeonLukas PereaGordon PettigrewCasey RiceChandler RileyOscar SantosCody Weaver

HornAmy FitzsimmonsJennie NguyenAlyse Thompson TromboneTimothy AbbissHarry LevinNicholas PavlakovichKatherine RaymondKalie SabajoAustin SmithGary Soland

Bass TromboneAlann PakDaniel Walls

EuphoniumTori BynonIvan PerezSean Yeutter

TubaElisianne CoulombeDaniel GarciaChristie GlaserJohnathan GranadosThomas IdzinskiJorge Ruiz

PercussionAnthony CianniMuhammad DamanhuriDamien De La CruzAlex DemeulleJohn JostBrianne KikuchiEvan PerkinsEfrain Ramirez

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PROGRAM

BRASS ENSEMBLESAn Overture and a Finale ................................................................................. Ronald Lo Presti

“Cascades” for 10 Trumpets .................................................................................. Robert Schaer

The University Trumpet EnsembleMichael Sullivan, Morgan Berliner, Denny Bui Vuong, Andy Camou,

Gordon Pettigrew, Lukas Perea, Ben Feuerhelm, Chandler Riley—trumpet

Christmas Brass ......................................................................................................................... Traditional

Guys and Girl Brass QuitntetTony Belletti, Gordon Pettigrew—trumpet

Danny Thibodeaux—horn, Kaelyn Gima—trombone, Kyle Richter—tuba

CONCERT BANDRakes of Mallow ........................................................................ Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)

Early One Morning,English Country Settings ............................................................ Pierre La Plante (b. 1943)

Air for Band ...................................................................................... Frank Erickson (1923-1996)

Anthony Johnny—graduate conductor

Belle of Chicago ...................................................................... John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

Anthony Johnny—graduate conductor

Christmas Favorites ........................................................ arr. James Swearingen (b. 1947)

Professor Arnold received his Bachelor and Master degrees in Music Education from Brigham Young University, Provo Utah. As an undergraduate he was honored with the Theodore Presser Foundation Scholarship for music educators. He is currently completing his Doctorate from George Mason University in Fairfax Virginia where his primary mentors are Mark Camphouse, Anthony Maiello, and Dennis Layendecker.

Professor Arnold’s public school teaching experience includes eight years as Director of Bands at American Fork Junior High School in American Fork Utah. During his tenure at American Fork, the program grew from 300 to over 450 students in four concert bands, and three jazz bands. His ensembles received superior ratings at festivals throughout Utah each year, and the Wind Ensemble performed at the National Music Educators Conference, the Inaugural Music for All National Middle School Festival and the Utah Music Educators Conference. His jazz bands were recognized as among the outstanding junior high jazz bands in the state of Utah. The Utah Music Educators Conference recognized Professor Arnold twice, first with the Superior Accomplishment Award in 2006 and second with the Outstanding Junior High-Middle School Music Educator Award in 2008.

While in Utah Professor Arnold also served as the Assistant Director of Bands at American Fork High School, with responsibilities over the Brass and Visual aspects of the nationally recognized marching band. While he was Asst. Director of the Marching Band, countless Region and State competitions were won, in addition to performances at the Presidential Inaugural Parade, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and an invitation to perform in the Tournament of Roses Parade.

Professor Arnold is co-founder and emeritus Associate Conductor of the Wasatch Winds Symphonic Band, an adult community band of over 70 members. He has presented at numerous conferences across the country and been a guest conductor in New York, Hawaii, Utah, Idaho and Virginia. He has served as adjudicator at marching and concert band contests throughout the United States. He and his wife, Amber, enjoy their children Jacob, Kyle, and Bethany.

ABOUT ROB FREARCSULB Director of Brass Studies Rob Frear continues to be in demand throughout the country as a trumpet player. His CD In the Big City is receiving rave reviews both in the U.S. and abroad. In October 2009 and May-July of 2010 he toured North America as Principal Trumpet for Star Wars: A Musical Journey. A member of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, he has performed as Principal Trumpet with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Hollywood Symphony Orchestra, Orange County’s Pacific Symphony, Long Beach Symphony, Pasadena Symphony, San Diego Symphony Bolshoi Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Royal Opera (Covent Garden), and the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago.

Formerly Solo Trumpet of the Israel Philharmonic with Zubin Mehta, he has received critical acclaim throughout Europe, North and South America, Australia, and the former Soviet Union. He has performed on the soundtrack of more than 60 motion pictures, including the blockbusters Avatar, War Horse, and The Amazing Spiderman.

Rob Frear is a Yamaha performing artist and plays on mouthpieces by Gary Radtke.

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PROGRAM NOTESRakes of Mallow Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Swedish parents, Leroy Anderson was given his first piano lessons by his mother, who was a church organist. In 1925 Anderson entered Harvard University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1929 and Master of Arts in 1930. Anderson’s musical style employs creative instrumental effects and occasionally makes use of sound-generating items such as typewriters and sandpaper. Anderson was an American composer of short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra.

The Rakes of Mallow pictures the, “carousing and rioting of the young bloods of Mallow,” according to Leroy Anderson. The song dates back to approximately 1740, when the term “rake” applied to men who participated in a variety of dissolute behavior. Anderson depicts the escalation of the drinking, partying, and whoring of the rakes by having the music go faster and become noisier throughout the piece.

Early One Morning A lifelong student and teacher of music, Pierre LaPlante was born September 25, 1943, in West Allis, Wisconsin. He grew up in Sturgeon Bay, where he was active in the high school band, choir, and theater. LaPlante received a Music Clinic tuition scholarship to attend the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he earned his Bachelor of Music (1967) and Master of Music (1972) degrees. An accomplished composer, LaPlante’s catalog of musical works has been performed by high school bands around the world.

Early One Morning is comprised of three movements, each based on an English folk song. Movement one, “Early One Morning,” is about unrequited love. Today the melody has found its way into children’s song repertoire such as Old Wine in New Bottles by Gordon Jacob. The second movement is based on Lavender’s Blue, dating back to the late 1600s and has been a favorite children’s nursery song for many generations. It achieved near “pop status” when actor-folk singer Burl Ives recorded it in 1947. The last movement of this piece, “Davy, Davy, Knick, Knack,” is an old dance tune, probably of Scottish origin. It is paired with a Dorset four hand reel in the B section which propels the music forward to an exciting conclusion.

Air for Band Frank Erickson was born on September 1, 1923 in Spokane, Washington. He began his music career at the age of 8 with piano lessons, at 10 with trumpet lessons and he was composing by his senior year of high school. During WWII Erickson served in the US Army Air Force and arranged pieces for the army bands. Post WWII he studied with Maria Castelnuovo-Tedesco and arranged music, this time for dance bands. In 1950 Erickson received his bachelor’s degree and a year later his master’s degree from the University of Southern California where he studied with Halsey Stevens. Erickson taught at both UCLA and San Jose State College and held editorial positions at many major music publishing companies including Bourne, Belwin, and G. Shirmer.

Air for Band was written in 1956, early in Erickson’s career, and was later revised in 1966. Ericson’s desire for this piece was to create a beautifully sounding work by using simple melodic and harmonic ideas. The term “Air” was adapted from “Aria,” meaning a tuneful melody in a vocal or instrumental line. This piece stays true to its name due to its very tuneful melody and pleasing harmonies.

Belle of Chicago John Philip Sousa was an American conductor and composer, known for his military and patriotic marches. He was born in 1854 in Washington D.C. to Bavarian and Portuguese parents. Sousa was introduced to music at a young age, and when he reached the age of 13, his father enlisted him in the United States Marine Corps as an apprentice to keep him from joining a circus band. He quickly became the head of the Marine Band and after his term with the Marines, he founded his own ensemble, the Sousa Band. It is because of his great talents that he is now known throughout the world as “The American March King.”

The Belle of Chicago was performed in 1892 at the dedication of the World’s Columbian Exposition—the Chicago World’s Fair—with a specially assembled orchestra of 190 players conducted by Theodore Thomas, who founded the Chicago Symphony Orchestra a year before. For Sousa’s engagements in the city, and as a tribute to its ladies, he composed this piece. The rousing march apparently had something other than the desired effect, however, since one local journalist opined, “Mr. Sousa evidently regards the Chicago belle as a powerful creature, with the swinging stride of a giant, a voice like a foghorn and feet like sugar-cured hams.”

Christmas Favorites James Swearingen’s talents as a performer, composer/arranger and educator include a background of extensive training and experience. He has earned degrees from Bowling Green State University and Ohio State University. Swearingen is currently Professor of Music, Department Chair of Music Education and one of several resident composers at Capital University located in Columbus, Ohio. His numerous contributions for band have been enthusiastically received by school directors, student performers and audiences worldwide. With over 500 published works, he has written band compositions and arrangements that reflect a variety of musical forms and styles.

Swearingen-arranged Christmas Favorites blends our favorite holiday tunes together in one entertaining band arrangement. Beginning with a maestoso introduction, this work includes a light rock setting of Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree, a relaxed setting of Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer and Holly Jolly Christmas, and concludes with a warm, rubato treatment of I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day. We hope this piece will help get you into this Holiday spirit.

ABOUT JERMIE S. ARNOLDJermie S. Arnold was appointed to the Cole Conservatory as the Associate Director of Bands in the fall of 2012. He is the principal conductor of the Symphonic and Concert Bands, teaches conducting courses, and assists in the supervision of student teachers.