2018–19 Season

Auer Concert HallTuesday | October 23 | 8 p.m.

Symphonic Band

Eric M. Smedley, ConductorAlexander Baczewski, Conductor

Rodney Dorsey, Conductor

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One Hundred Ninety-Ninth Program of the 2018-19 Season

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Symphonic BandEric M. Smedley, ConductorAlexander Baczewski, Conductor

Rodney Dorsey, Conductor_______________________

Celebratory Fanfare No. 1 (1995) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Dzubay (born 1964)

Serenade in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 (1881) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Strauss (1894-1949)

From Ghost Train Triptych (1993-94) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Whitacre The Ride (born 1970)

Alexander Baczewski, Conductor

Christmas Football USA* (2018, premiere) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corey K. Rubin (born 1983)

*Hammer and Nail

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Auer Concert Hall Tuesday Evening October Twenty-Third Eight O’Clock

Pastorale: Autumn Rune (2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Nelson (born 1929)

Rodney Dorsey, Conductor

Sinfonietta (1961) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ingolf Dahl Introduction and Rondo (1912-1970) Pastoral Nocturne Dance Variations

Toccata marziale (1924) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ralph Vaughan Williams (arr. Frank L. Battisti) (1872-1958)

Hammer and Nail is collaboration between the StudentComposers Association and the Band Department.

WARREQUIEM Oratorio Chorus

& Philharmonic Orchestra

Betsy Burleigh, conductor

Benjamin Britten

SUNDAY, NOV. 11 • 3 PMMusical Arts Center

$10 Regular, $5 Jacobs Students/Faculty/Staff

Eric M. Smedley serves as associate professor of music and chair of the Department of Bands at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he directs the Symphonic Band, teaches undergraduate and graduate instrumental conducting, serves as associate director of the Marching Hundred, and directs the IU Summer Music Clinic. He earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Washington, and

Master of Music and Bachelor of Music Education degrees from the Jacobs School of Music. He previously served on the music faculties of Boise State University and Western Kentucky University, and as a public school music educator in Cocoa Beach, Florida; Santa Monica, California; and Kenosha, Wisconsin. Smedley has conducted throughout North America, Russia, and Japan. He maintains an active schedule as a clinician, guest conductor, adjudicator, and trumpet performer. His Symphonic Band was recently selected to perform at the 2018 College Band Directors National Association North Central Conference. Smedley’s research interests are varied and include projects in the areas of contemporary wind band literature, wind band orchestration, and conducting pedagogy. His book chapters on composers Joseph Turrin, John Mackey, and David Dzubay are published in A Composer’s Insight: Thoughts, Analysis, and Commentary on Contemporary Masterpieces for Wind Band, and he has additional research published in the Teaching Music through Performance in Band series. He is also an empirical researcher, most recently publishing “Conductor Gestures Influence Evaluations of Ensemble Performance” in the refereed journal Frontiers in Psychology. Smedley is an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He is a member of the College Band Directors National Association and the National Association for Music Education. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana, with his wife, Jessica; daughter, Ella; and Bedlington Terrier, Ainsley.

Rodney Dorsey is professor of music (bands) at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He was previously director of bands and conductor of the Wind Ensemble at the University of Oregon. Prior to that, he was associate director of bands at the University of Michigan, where he conducted the Concert Band and Michigan Youth Band and taught undergraduate conducting. He served previously on the faculties

of DePaul and Northwestern universities, and gained extensive experience teaching in the public schools of Florida and Georgia. Dorsey studied conducting with James Croft, John P. Paynter, and Mallory Thompson. He was a clarinet student of Fred Ormand and Frank Kowalsky. Ensembles under Dorsey’s direction have performed at several state and national events, including the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Regional Conference and the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival. His numerous professional memberships include the CBDNA, National Association for Music Education, Midwest Clinic board of directors, and the American Bandmasters Association.

Symphonic Band

PiccoloJamey Guzman

FluteParker McPhersonAlexis WendlingMegan BurkheadLauren Gaynor

OboeStina HawkinsonMax Ryan, English Horn

BassoonAllison DettloffT.J. VculekMackenzie CottonGraydon Howard, Contra

B-Flat ClarinetLoren McCreadyCailin HodgsonJosef Lamell, E-FlatMia ThompsonSimon PlumLucille BerkJulian Sanchez

Bass ClarinetTyler ReadingerRenae Dishman, Alto

SaxophoneKacie BrownJosh TzuoBenton WestbrookJake SimonsPaul Cotton

HornJack BussertRyan WeznerBrandt ConleyDana ReckardBrandon Hoagland

TrumpetLizbeth YanezJoe BoksaHenry DrembusJustine AugerJohn LaCombeJoel Puente

TromboneAngela PrictoeSophia AnasisJack ArmstrongJames Bay, Bass

EuphoniumAndrew SalleeKunal Tiwari

TubaBruno Rafael GutierrezJohn Paul Powers

TimpaniSamuel Keh

PercussionRobbie DarlingWilliam O’HalloranDenton SutherlinGarett DwyerJon WheelerGraeme Culpepper

HarpChanling Bai

PianoBrenda Chien

String BassDylan Stroud

LibrariansCarter AdamsLisa CaryBecca Kronyak

I N D I A N A U N I V E R S I T Y J A C O B S S C H O O L O F M U S I C

Fall 2018 Wind Band EventsSeptemberTue C������ B��� ��� S�������� B���, 18 8pm MAC Jason H. Nam and Eric M. Smedley, with Jeff Osarczuk and Alexander Baczewski conductors Zare: Lift Off (2005/07) Y. Chen: Believe Yourself (2018, premiere) Van der Roost: Canterbury Chorale (1991/93) M. Ridge: Flirti ng with Disaster (2018, premiere) Hesketh: ‘Quodling’s Delight’ from “Danceries (Set I)” (1999) Yee: Reformati on Variati ons (2016) Corigliano: Lullaby for Natalie (2010/11) C. M. Davis: War Against the Soul (2018, premiere) Rotolo: Pulchra Prisma (2018, premiere) Lenz: Pillar of Fire (2016)

Tue W��� E�������, 8pm Auer25 Rodney Dorsey, with Benjamin Alaniz and Emily Rodeck, conductors Dooley: Masks and Machines (2015) J. S. Bach/Hunsberger: Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537 Grantham: Fantasy Variati ons on Gershwin’s Prelude No. 2 (1997) Ives/Rhoads: Variati ons on “America,” S.140 Hindemith/Wilson: Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber (1943) Shostakovich/Meij: ‘Dance No. 1’ from “Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1” (c.1956)

Fri Society of Composers, Inc.: 2018 Student 28 Na� onal Conference – Concert IV B���� C����, C������ O��������, SCI P������ C�����, ��� S�������� B���, 8pm Auer Hall Symphonic Band – Eric M. Smedley, conductor T. B. Yee: Reformati on Variati ons (2016) P. Lenz: Pillar of Fire (2016) D. Sabzghabaei: ThruDimenson (2015) B. Li: People of the South Wind (2014)

OctoberTue S�������� B���, 8pm Auer23 Eric M. Smedley, with Rodney Dorsey and Alexander Baczewski, conductors Dzubay: Celebratory Fanfare No. 1 (1995) R. Strauss: Serenade in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 (1881) Whitacre: ‘The Ride’ from “Ghost Train Triptych” (1994) Rubin: Christmas Football USA (2018, premiere) R. Nelson: Pastorale – Autumn Rune (2006) Dahl: Sinfoniett a (1961) Vaughan Williams/Ba� s� : Toccata marziale (1924)

Tue C������ B���, 8pm Auer30 Jason H. Nam, with Eric M. Smedley and Emily Rodeck, conductors; Christopher Leslie, guest euphonium soloist Bryant: Ecstati c Fanfare (2012) Ponchielli: Concerto per fl icorno basso, Op. 155 Rankin: Pickett ’s Charge (2018, premiere) Pucke� : My Eyes are Full of Shadow (2016) Karrick: Bayou Breakdown (2003) Gillingham: Be Thou My Vision (2000/07) Bates: Mothership (2011/12)

NovemberTue W��� E�������, 8pm MAC6 Rodney Dorsey, with Jason H. Nam and Jeff Osarczuk, conductors; Jane Du� on, soprano soloist Husa: Smetana Fanfare (1984) Rautavaara: A Requiem in Our Time, Op. 3 (1953) Mackey: Songs from the End of the World (2015) Maslanka: A Child’s Garden of Dreams (1981) Sousa: Nobles of the Mysti c Shrine (1923)

Tue BAND SHOWCASE – C������ B���, 13 S�������� B���, W��� E�������, ��� M������� H������, 8pm MAC Concert Band Sousa: The Glory of the Yankee Navy (1909) Forrest/Turner: The King of Love, My Shepherd Is (2004) Grainger/Rogers: The Gum-Suckers (1914) Symphonic Band Berlioz/Gotoh: Marche hongroise (1846) Reed: Punchinello (1973) Wind Ensemble Heed: In Storm and Sunshine (1884) Lauridsen/Reynolds: O magnum mysterium (1994) Daugherty: Bells for Stokowski (2001/02) Additi onal repertoire to be announced

DecemberTue A��-C����� B���, 8pm MAC4 Benjamin Alaniz and Emily Rodeck, conductors J. S. Bach/Moehlmann: Prelude and Fugue, BWV 553 Gorb: A Litt le Tango Music (2007) Bryant: Dusk (2004/08) Cesarini: Greek Folk Song Suite, Op. 25 (2002) Hogg: Pastoral Setti ng – Llwyn Onn (The Ash Grove) (1990) Holsinger: Prelude and Rondo (1976) Sousa: The Black Horse Troop (1924)