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The Community Band
of Brevard
Presents
A Winter Concert
Friday, December 12, 1997 at 8:00 P.M.
Auditorium
Merritt Island High School
Sunday, December 14, 1997 at 3:00 P.M.
Fine Arts Auditorium
Brevard Community College, Cocoa
Featuring
The Coventry Carolers
Elise Curran, Vocalist
Ranae Harriman, Clarinet
Igor Markstein, Violin
Joan Markstein, Cello
David Ward, Piano
Barbara Ziegler, Vocalist
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The Community Band of Brevard exists to educate its members, to entertain its audiences, and to serve
its community. Specifically,
For members, The Community Band of Brevard will provide:
Enjoyable and meaningful music experiences;
Opportunities to utilize their music performing skills and broaden their music horizons;
Opportunities to develop and improve their performing skills both as individuals and as
an ensemble.
For audiences, The Community Band of Brevard will provide entertaining concerts of music performed
at the highest level of quality.
For the community, The Community Band of Brevard will provide its services, schedule permitting,
when requested to satisfy the needs of the entire or significant subsets of the community.
The musical director of the Community Band of Brevard is Mr. Marion Scott, Director of Bands at
Brevard Community College. Mr. Scott formed the Community Band of Brevard in 1985 to provide a
performance outlet for adult musicians in the area. The Band’s membership, currently numbering about
sixty, includes people of all ages representing many occupations.
The Community Band of Brevard takes seriously its responsibility to provide entertaining concerts at
the highest level of quality. That has always been our goal, but in June, 1992 the Band's members
formally committed to Philosophy, Purpose, and Vision statements which succinctly describe the
operating principles governing the Band's decisions and processes and which have produced a high
quality ensemble. That commitment has brought us several invitational performances of which we are
very proud. Those include: Florida Music Educators Convention (Tampa, January 1989); American
School Band Directors Association National Convention (Orlando, July 1989); Florida Bandmasters
Association Summer Convention (Ocala, July 1993 and Ocala, July 1997); and the Association of
Concert Bands National Convention (Gainesville, April 1995).
Most of our concerts have a specific purpose upon which the entire program focuses. Our concerts have
had many themes including Mozart, Sousa, Gilmore, Tchaikovsky, Black Composers, Women
Composers, American Composers, Movie Music and many more. Those themes have often led us to
include exceedingly difficult works, which we willingly do, and to include special guest artists which
we actively seek (e.g. a dancer from the Kirov Ballet and a violin soloist were in our Tchaikovsky
concert, and a nationally recognized trumpet player was in our Black Composers concert). These facts
exemplify the commitments of our members and Board of Directors to our purpose which is stated
above.
The Band gives several concerts throughout the year. Our concerts include many diverse musical
genres, composers, and often previously unpublished works for band. Each program is planned to
please a variety of musical tastes. If you wish more information about the Band, or wish to join, contact
Purpose and History
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Future Concerts
Community Band of Brevard, 1997-1998 Schedule
A March Concert, featuring marches in their infinite variety
March 1, 1998 (Sunday) at 2:00 P.M. North Brevard Senior Center
March 6, 1998 (Thursday) at 8:00 P.M. BCC, Cocoa, Fine Arts Auditorium
March 8, 1998 (Sunday) at 3:00 P.M. Merritt Island High School
Celebrating the Earth
May 15, 1998 (Friday) at 8:00 P.M. BCC, Cocoa, Fine Arts Auditorium
May 17, 1998 (Sunday) at 3:00 P.M. Merritt Island High School
Brevard Community College Ensembles, 1998 Schedule
April 17, 1998 (Friday) Jazz Band BCC, Cocoa, Fine Arts Auditorium
April 23, 1998 (Thursday) Orchestra BCC, Cocoa, Fine Arts Auditorium
May 1, 1998 (Friday) Concert Band BCC, Cocoa, Fine Arts Auditorium
Schedule and thematic information is subject to change. Call 452-5725 or 725-9191 to confirm
details, or visit our web site at http://www.brevard.cc.fl.us/~cbob/.
At the Merritt Island High School Auditorium, food or drinks are not permitted inside the
auditorium facility.
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Chairman’s Message
Today, as I write this message, it is Thanksgiving Day and I am in Tennessee. The weather is
clear and cool and I am surrounded by gorgeous mountains. Most of the leaves are on the
ground, but those that are still on the trees are brilliant shades of yellow, orange and red. In this
setting one can’t help but reflect on and appreciate all the wonderful things that life brings us.
For me, the Community Band of Brevard is one of those things.
As I think ahead to our Winter Concert, I realize that one of the things each and every one of us
will appreciate, either as a member of the audience or of the Band, is the extraordinary number
of highly talented and devoted people who will come together to make it happen. Igor and Joan
Markstein, Elise Curran, Ranae Harriman, David Ward, and Barbara Ziegler are probably the
finest set of featured performers any ensemble in Brevard County will have this entire concert
season. Marion Scott certainly ranks among the best of Central Florida’s conductors. The
Band’s members are a devoted bunch of musicians who do a really good job. The Coventry
Carolers are a unique, spirited and talented ensemble. The stage, sound and lighting people at
Brevard Community College and Merritt Island High School always do a great job. Bob
Blocker, of Titusville’s CompuTrac, always does a great job producing our printed programs
and keeping a database of all the music owned by the Community Band and BCC. The Band’s
Board of Directors does a tremendous job with their many responsibilities. The many family
members and spouses, including mine, who support us either directly with their efforts or
indirectly with their understanding and encouragement, are vital. And Brevard Community
College, particularly its understanding and supportive management including Dr. Maxwell C.
King , Dr. Joe Lee Smith, and Miguel Olivella is a sine qua non for the Band and has been since
our founding in 1985.
I thank them all for their contributions to the success of the Community Band of Brevard. I also
wish them and each of you a very happy and healthy holiday season.
Enoch Moser
Chairman, Board of Directors
Community Band of Brevard
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Marion A. Scott, a native of South Carolina,
has taught in Brevard County, Florida
schools for 37 years. From 1959 to 1965 he
served as Band Director at Southwest Junior
High School in Melbourne. In 1965 he
founded the Merritt Island High School
Band when the school opened, and directed
the group until 1975. The school’s
instrumental program included a 230-piece
marching band, wind ensemble, symphonic
band, woodwind and brass ensemble
classes, concert band, two jazz ensembles,
and a jazz theory class. He is currently
Director of Bands at Brevard Community
College, Cocoa Campus.
Mr. Scott has earned the degrees of
Bachelor of Science in Music Education
from the University of Georgia, and Master
of Music in Performance from the
University of South Florida.
His professional affiliations include Phi
Beta Mu, Phi Mu Alpha, ASBDA (for
which he served as State Chairman),
MENC, NAJE, CBDNA, and the Florida
Music Educator’s Association. He has also been active in the Florida Bandmaster’s
Association, in which he has held the position of District Chairman of the FBA Board of
Directors, and has served on the FBA Stage Band Committee.
Mr. Scott has served as an adjudicator for concert, solo, ensemble, and stage band contests
throughout Florida. He has served as Conductor/Clinician for various music festivals
throughout Florida, such as All State Reading Bands in 1977 and 1978, All State Junior High
Concert Band in 1980, Brevard All County Junior High School Band in 1982, Hillsborough All
County High School Band in 1986, and the Brevard All County High School Band in 1988. In
1985 he established the Brevard Community Band (currently known as the Community Band of
Brevard).
Director of Bands
Marion Scott
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Associate Conductor
Laurent (Larry) Gareau is a graduate of
Montclair College in New Jersey with a
B.A. in Music Education. He received a
Masters Degree in Conducting from
Columbia University. Larry has been a
lifetime career music educator and
professional musician in the northern New
Jersey area. He studied trombone with Mr.
Allen Ostrander, formerly with the New
York Philharmonic Orchestra, who inspired
him in serious musical performance. Mr.
Gareau has guest conducted various civic
and honors groups and his high school
marching band was once undefeated in six
consecutive years of competition.
During his thirty seven year teaching tenure,
Larry has been a member of N.E.A.,
M.E.N.C, N.B.A., N.J.M.E.A., and Local
248 of the A.F.M. He recently retired and
moved to Merritt Island with his wife,
Joanne. They have three children and two
grandchildren.
Larry Gareau
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Guest Soloist
Ms. Barbara Ziegler, a native of Brevard
County, has an A.A. from Brevard
Community College and graduated Magna
cum laude from Florida State University
with a B.M. Ed. She is a student of Evelyn
Klepinger.
She has extensive experience as a soloist
throughout the state of Florida in works
such as Saint-Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio,
Haydn’s Creation, Handel’s Messiah, the
Magnificent by both C.P.E. Bach and V.
Vaughn Williams, as well as Vivaldi’s
Gloria. Barbara was featured soloist in two
European tours which covered Scandinavia,
and eastern and western Europe. She is well
known for recital and variety show
appearances as well as writing, coordinating
and narrating/singing in Madrigal Dinners
and period fashion shows.
Ms. Ziegler has directed choirs from
elementary school age through adult, and
served as a church choir director. She has
also taught voice, piano and bassoon
privately. Theatrically she has been
awarded best actress for Marion in Music
Man, and also played Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street, Laurey in Oklahoma, Fanny in Good Land,
Cinnamon in Saloon Keeper’s Daughter, Crane in Exit the Body, and the Cousin in Madame
Butterfly. To the above she is adding various radio/television commercials and movie
appearances.
Barbara Ziegler
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Guest Soloist
Ms. Barbara Ziegler, a native of Brevard County, has an A.A. from Brevard Community
College and graduated Magna cum laude from Florida State University with a B.M. Ed. She is a
student of Evelyn Klepinger.
She has extensive experience as a soloist throughout the state of Florida in works such as Saint-
Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio, Haydn’s Creation, Handel’s Messiah, the Magnificent by both
C.P.E. Bach and V. Vaughn Williams, as well as Vivaldi’s Gloria. Barbara was featured soloist
in two European tours which covered Scandinavia, and eastern and western Europe. She is well
known for recital and variety show appearances as well as writing, coordinating and narrating/
singing in Madrigal Dinners and period fashion shows.
Ms. Ziegler has directed choirs from elementary school age through adult, and served as a
church choir director. She has also taught voice, piano and bassoon privately. Theatrically she
has been awarded best actress for Marion in Music Man, and also played Dorothy Brock in
42nd Street, Laurey in Oklahoma, Fanny in Good Land, Cinnamon in Saloon Keeper’s
Daughter, Crane in Exit the Body, and the Cousin in Madame Butterfly. To the above she is
adding various radio/television commercials and movie appearances.
Barbara Ziegler
Guest Soloist
Elise Curran is a coloratura soprano who
resides in Casselberry, Florida. She has sung
the roles of Rosina in The Barber of Seville
and Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute,
as well as Frasquite in Carmen with the
Treasure Coast Opera Company. She has
also portrayed several Gilbert and Sullivan
heroines, including Mabel in the Pirates of
Penzance at Surfside Theater in Cocoa
Beach and Josephine in H. M. S. Pinafore at
the Osceola Theater in Kissimmee.
In October 1994, Miss Curran received
critical acclaim for her appearance with the
Treasure Coast Opera in a special gala
concert of scenes from Il Barbiere di
Siviglia, Lucia di Lammermoor, Rigoletto,
and Naughty Marietta: “Elise Curran is an
ebullient coloratura soprano who sparkles in
everything she sings. Equally at home with
the technical demands of Rossini and
Donizetti, she was at her effervescent best in
Victor Herbert’s Italian Street Song.”
----Vero Beach Tribune.
Her competition credits include winning
the Orlando Celebrity Concert
Association’s Louis Roney Scholarship Competition for 4 years and the International Bel Canto
Competition in 1994.
Miss Curran is also a talented professional clarinetist who maintains a private woodwind
teaching studio in Seminole County. She is active as an adjudicator and clinician, and performs
with the Orlando Concert Band. She is also the woodwind specialist at the new Mars Music
superstore in Orlando.
Elise Curran
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Guest Soloist
Ms. Barbara Ziegler, a native of Brevard County, has an A.A. from Brevard Community
College and graduated Magna cum laude from Florida State University with a B.M. Ed. She is a
student of Evelyn Klepinger.
She has extensive experience as a soloist throughout the state of Florida in works such as Saint-
Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio, Haydn’s Creation, Handel’s Messiah, the Magnificent by both
C.P.E. Bach and V. Vaughn Williams, as well as Vivaldi’s Gloria. Barbara was featured soloist
in two European tours which covered Scandinavia, and eastern and western Europe. She is well
known for recital and variety show appearances as well as writing, coordinating and narrating/
singing in Madrigal Dinners and period fashion shows.
Ms. Ziegler has directed choirs from elementary school age through adult, and served as a
church choir director. She has also taught voice, piano and bassoon privately. Theatrically she
has been awarded best actress for Marion in Music Man, and also played Dorothy Brock in
42nd Street, Laurey in Oklahoma, Fanny in Good Land, Cinnamon in Saloon Keeper’s
Daughter, Crane in Exit the Body, and the Cousin in Madame Butterfly. To the above she is
adding various radio/television commercials and movie appearances.
Barbara Ziegler
Guest Soloist
A native of Chicago, Brevard Symphony
Orchestra Principal Cellist Joan Markstein
started her musical studies at age four with
her parents, pianists Harry and Thalia
Davidson. Cello studies followed later under
the tutelage of Chicago Symphony cellist
Don Moline.
A graduate of the University of Cincinnati
College Conservatory of Music, holding
Bachelor and Master of Music degrees,
Joan’s principal teachers included cellists Lee
Fiser, Lynn Harrell, and Peter Wiley.
A former Principal Cellist with the Thunder
Bay Symphony in Ontario, Canada, Joan has
also served as cello instructor at Lakehead
University, Canada, and at the University of
Central Florida.
Currently, in addition to her duties with the
Brevard Symphony Orchestra, Joan teaches
string instruments at eight of the Brevard
County School System’s Merritt Island
schools, instructs cello at Brevard Community College, Cocoa, and is also Principal Cellist of
the Atlantic Classical Orchestra of Stuart and Vero Beach.
Joan Markstein
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Guest Soloist
David Ward has been playing the piano at the college level since the age of seven. He received
a full scholarship towards a Bachelor's Degree in Music at the Juilliard School, Lincoln Center,
New York City, and was chosen to receive a scholarship and study under the direction of Gary
Graffman (one of only two students Vladimir Horowitz taught) at the Manhattan School of
Music and the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California.
Barbara Ziegler
Guest Soloist
Igor Markstein is a native of Israel. He holds
Bachelor and Master degrees in violin from
Northern Illinois University and is a graduate of the
Academy of Music, University of Tel Aviv. His
principal teachers were Iloda Feher and Samuel
Ashmenasi.
A former concertmaster of the Brevard Symphony
Orchestra and assistant concertmaster of the
Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, Ontario,
Canada, Mr. Markstein is currently the
concertmaster of the Atlantic Classical Orchestra of
Vero Beach and Stuart, Florida, and principal
violinist of the Florida Space Coast Philharmonic.
A former director of music and instructor at
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada, and
violin instructor at University of Central Florida,
Igor Markstein currently teaches violin at Brevard
Community College in Cocoa.
Igor Markstein
Guest Pianist
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Guest Soloist
Ranae Harriman is currently director of bands
and orchestra at Clearlake Middle School.
She is also the clarinet instructor at Brevard
Community College.
Ranae recently graduated from Northwestern
University with a Masters in Clarinet
Performance. While at Northwestern, Ms.
Harriman studied with Russell Dagon
(Milwaukee Symphony) and Lawrie Bloom
(Chicago Symphony) and performed with the
Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and a
woodwind quintet.
Though her masters degree was in
performance, she is also a strong believer in
the importance of music education and the
impact it has on the youth. She received her
Bachelors in Music Education from Stetson
University where she also performed in the
orchestra, wind ensemble and studied clarinet
with Dr. Lynn Cholka.
A graduate of Merritt Island High School,
Ms. Harriman is glad to be back in Brevard
County and looks forward to an exciting year
of teaching.
Ranae Harriman
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Guest Soloist
Ms. Barbara Ziegler, a native of Brevard County, has an A.A. from Brevard Community
College and graduated Magna cum laude from Florida State University with a B.M. Ed. She is a
student of Evelyn Klepinger.
She has extensive experience as a soloist throughout the state of Florida in works such as Saint-
Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio, Haydn’s Creation, Handel’s Messiah, the Magnificent by both
C.P.E. Bach and V. Vaughn Williams, as well as Vivaldi’s Gloria. Barbara was featured soloist
in two European tours which covered Scandinavia, and eastern and western Europe. She is well
known for recital and variety show appearances as well as writing, coordinating and narrating/
singing in Madrigal Dinners and period fashion shows.
Ms. Ziegler has directed choirs from elementary school age through adult, and served as a
church choir director. She has also taught voice, piano and bassoon privately. Theatrically she
has been awarded best actress for Marion in Music Man, and also played Dorothy Brock in
42nd Street, Laurey in Oklahoma, Fanny in Good Land, Cinnamon in Saloon Keeper’s
Daughter, Crane in Exit the Body, and the Cousin in Madame Butterfly. To the above she is
adding various radio/television commercials and movie appearances.
Barbara Ziegler
Guest Ensamble
We, the Coventry Carolers, formed our a
cappella ensemble in 1988 to spread the true
spirit of Christmas by sharing our songs with
the community. Since then we have become
known for our repertoire of traditional carols,
specialty programs, original verses and
elaborate costumes. We are proud to say that
in the past nine years our performances have
spanned concert halls, nursing homes, charity
fund-raisers, black-tie galas, private parties,
outdoor concerts and local television shows.
We are held together by our love of music
and genuine caring for each other. As best
friends and dedicated musicians, our mission
is to deliver quality programs which inspire
and delight each and every one of our
audiences.
We are truly blessed to be a part of the Community Band concert for the seventh year and are
thrilled to sing for you once more. A Blessed Holiday to All!
Wendy Woodcock (soprano) Bob Maltby (tenor)
Marna Brouchoud (soprano) Adele Winter (tenor)
Kathy Milon(soprano) Dick Spalding (bass)
Sally Henderson (alto) Chuck Frost (bass)
Laverne Frost (alto) Jim Grossmann (bass)
The Coventry Carolers
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Community Band of Brevard Personnel
Flute/Piccolo: *Michael Freeman, Lead Engineer; *Barton Lipofsky, Physics Professor; Dina
McMillan, Guidance Counselor; Gwen Phelps, Volunteer Worker; *Ruth Schott, Restaurant Manager;
Nicole Stabile, Musician.
Oboe: Victoria Cabrera, Massage Therapist; Laura Earle, Veterinarian; Jane Francoeur, Homemaker.
Bassoon: Andrew Mello, College Student.
Clarinet: Elizabeth Boulter, Graduate Student; Judy Cook, V. P., Insurance Agency; Elise Curran,
Musician/Music Educator; Laurie Deremer, Educator (Retired); *Susan Eklund, Educator; Dorothy
Hibbard, Music Educator; Luke Matthew, Music Educator (Retired); *Enoch Moser, Engineer; Jeanna
Reicks, Teaching Assistant; David Tweed (Retired).
Bass Clarinet: Jessica Armitage, Homemaker; Gary Parrill, Jr., College Student.
French Horn: Charlotte Barton, Engineer (Retired); Erin Beagley, High School Student; Anne Beyette,
Homemaker; Laura Hirst, Student; Robert Walters, U. S. Air Force (Retired).
Alto Saxophone: Robert Kennedy, R. C. A. F. (Retired); Charles Roesch, Music Educator; Jeffrey
Vickers, Electrical Engineer.
Tenor Saxophone: William Casey, U. S. Army (Retired); *Philip Miller, Electrician (Retired).
Baritone Saxophone: Shawn Pence, Musician.
Trumpet/Cornet: Tiffany Ashton, College Student; Steven Davis, Electronics Engineer; Brian Furlong,
Meat Cutter; John Huntt, Process Analyst; Jack Keifenhein, Engineer; Gregory Scott; *David Wilson,
KSC Groundskeeper.
Trombone: Laurent Gareau, Music Educator (Retired); William Imre, Engineer; Gary Roland, Music
Educator; David Scarborough, R.N.; Richard Wood, V. P., Consulting/Engineering Co.; William Yoh,
Music Educator; Merele Zimmerman, Aerospace Management (Retired).
Baritone/Euphonium: Howard Cmejla, V. P., Pharmaceutical Co. (Retired); Gerald Leach, Engineer.
Tuba: *Mario Camomilli, Electronic Engineer (Retired); James Higginbotham, College Student;
Edward Moran, Engineering Specialist.
String Bass: Daniel Heiney, College Student.
Percussion: *Russell Jones, Aerospace Technician; Heather Kern, High School Student; Phyllis
Robbins, Law Enforcement (Retired); Dustin Scott, College Student.
*Charter Member - participated in the premiere performance of the Band on November 21, 1985.
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Overture to a Winter Festival .................................................................................. James Curnow
Shepherd on the Rock ............................................................................................. Franz Schubert
Elise Curran, soprano; Ranae Harriman, clarinet; David Ward, piano
Ski Run .............................................................................................................. Caesar Giovannini
Double Concerto, Op.102 ................................................................................... Johannes Brahms
Arranged by E. N. Forte
Igor Markstein, violin; Joan Markstein, cello
Cornet Carillon .................................................................................................................. R. Binge
Arranged by J. Molenaar
A Christmas Intrada .................................................................................................... Alfred Reed
Intermission (10 Minutes)
Sleigh Ride ............................................................................................................ Leroy Anderson
Christmas Calypso ....................................................................................................Stephen Bulla
C’est Noël! (It Is Christmas!) ..................................................................................... André Jutras
Cantique de Noel ...................................................................................................... Adolph Adam
Barbara Ziegler, vocalist
The Twelve Days After Christmas ....................................................................... Frederick Silver
Arranged by Gene Egge
Barbara Ziegler, vocalist
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers .................................................. Ballard McDonald & Leon Jessel
Arranged by Mayhew Lake
Christmas Day, A Fantasy of Old Carols .................................................................. Gustav Holst
Arranged by William E. Rhoads
Program
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Program Notes
James Curnow Born April 17, 1943, Port Huron, Michigan
Overture to a Winter Festival
Overture to a Winter Festival is a bright and energetic concert overture based on traditional Winter and Christmas themes. If you listen closely, you will hear fanfares and traditional carols. As excitement builds toward the Winter holidays, the music also builds to herald the beginning of a very exciting musical festival to follow. (music information provided by the publisher)
Curnow resides in Stone Mountain, Georgia.
He studied at Wayne State and Michigan State
Universities. He studied euphonium with
Leonard Falcone, and conducting with Harry
Begian. He has taught in all areas of instrumental
music in public schools and colleges. He is one
of the world’s most prolific writers for concert
and brass bands. His music is performed all over
the world, and has brought him many awards.
Most recently, he won the “Grand Prize” in the
1994 “Coup de Vents” International Composition
Competition (LeHavre, France) for his
composition, Lochinvar.
Franz Schubert Born January 31, 1797, Vienna Died November 19, 1828, Vienna
Shepherd on the Rock
Schubert wrote Shepherd on the Rock (Der Hirt auf dem Felsen), D. 965 only a few weeks before his death as a display piece for the Berlin soprano Anna Milder-Hauptmann. She had long hoped for Schubert to write something spectacular for her. With this piece he gave both her and the clarinetist more than either could ever have hoped for. After the clarinet’s expressive opening comes a gorgeous
andantino section in which the clarinet complements and echoes the singer. Then comes a bridge section that, though melancholy in mood, challenges the singer with its soaringly lyric passages. The piece concludes with a short cadenza leading into a happy and lively ode to spring. Schubert was intrigued, as have been many composers, by the combination of voice and clarinet. His contribution to this genre is performed more often than that of any other composer.
Here are the translated lyrics to Shepherd on the Rock:
When I stand on the topmost rock
And look down into the deep valley,
And sing and sing,
Faintly, from the deep, dark valley
The echo returns
The echo of the ravines.
The stronger my voice, the more ringing is the echo
From below .
My loved one lives so far from me
That I long passionately to be with her(him)
Over there.
I am consumed with deep grief,
My joy is gone,
My hope is gone on earth.
I am so lonely here.
So longing the song rang through the forest
So longing it rang through the night;
It pulls hearts to heaven with wonderful power.
Spring waits to burst forth.
The spring is my joy
And I prepare to wander.
The stronger my voice, the more ringing is the echo.
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Program Notes (continued)
Franz Peter Schubert was
the youngest of four
surviving children (eight
others died in infancy) of
a Viennese schoolmaster.
From his father, he
learned to play the
violin and piano. His musical talent was
recognized early. He studied with Salieri (whose
nemesis was Mozart, according to the movie
Amadeus), a fact of which he was very proud.
Likewise, Salieri said that his student knew “all
that there was to know about music.”
During his lifetime Schubert was never
recognized outside of Vienna. Before his death at
the age of 31, only one of his nine (the tenth was
started but not completed) symphonies, none of
his fifteen operas, only one of his nineteen
quartets, only one of his seven masses, and only
187 of over 600 songs were published. Credit
must be given to George Grove, the English critic
and musicologist, for discovering Schubert and
introducing him to the world. In 1856, Grove
heard a performance of Schubert’s C Major
Symphony, believing it to be the only symphony
Schubert wrote. In 1865 Grove, with Arthur
Sullivan, visited Vienna and learned much about
the rest of Schubert’s music. In 1879 Grove
published the first edition of his now famous and
widely used “Dictionary of Music.” In it was a
splendid article on Schubert which was the first
widely available information that allowed the
world to truly begin to appreciate him.
Today Schubert is recognized as a true
musical genius who was probably the greatest
songwriter of all time. Given that fact, it is odd
that his operas have not had much success. Some
believe that his operas still await full
appreciation.
Caesar Giovannini
Born 1925, Chicago
Ski Run
In this work, Giovannini attempted to capture the feeling and excitement of skiers on a winter holiday. It opens with fanfare-like statements, in anticipation of the excitement ahead. Rapid ascending and descending woodwind passages portray the skier’s speedy voyages down and over the mountain slopes. Melodic passages depict the warm, satisfying sensations experienced at the end of a good run. The piece returns to the fanfare opening plus a brilliant coda to conclude an exciting Ski Run.
Caesar Giovannini began piano studies at the
Chicago Conservatory of Music when he was
five years old. At the age of thirteen he won the
Silver Medal in the Conservatory’s annual piano
competition. In 1943 he joined the Navy and
became a soloist with the Navy Band in
Washington. In 1946 he rejoined civilian life and
obtained a M.M. degree in composition from the
Chicago Conservatory in 1948. Then he began
several years in which he served as pianist in the
orchestras of the American and National
Broadcasting Companies. In 1956 and 1957 he
was the music director for the Kukla Fran and
Ollie television show. He now lives in Los
Angeles and is a free-lance pianist and composer
for motion picture and television films.
Giovannini has contributed many works to the
band repertoire. Most blend the elements of pop
music with more traditional elements.
Johannes Brahms Born May 7, 1833, Hamburg, Germany
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Program Notes (continued)
Died April 3, 1897, Vienna
Double Concerto, Op.102
The use in a double concerto of two instruments of such differing ranges as the violin and cello, while not totally without precedent when Brahms wrote his, was most unusual. Brahms’ Double Concerto met with immediate and considerable success. That success, surprisingly, did not inspire many composers to follow his example.
Brahms chose to use these two instruments in order to resolve some situations in his personal life. Brahms was a life-long friend of Joseph Joachim, a great violinist. During Joachim’s divorce proceedings, he became embittered with Brahms because he believed that Brahms was taking the side of his wife. Brahms won back the friendship by including the violin in this work.
Joachim had a quartet in which Robert Hausman was the cellist. Brahms had promised to write a concerto for Hausman, and he fulfilled that promise by including the cello in the Double Concerto.
This work is the last of Brahms’ orchestral compositions. For it he recast material he originally intended to include in a fifth symphony. The work was premiered on October 18, 1887 with Joachim and Hausman as soloists and Brahms conducting from the manuscript.
Johannes Brahms was the son of a double-
bass player in the theater orchestra at Hamburg.
He studied piano and his natural gift for that
instrument was soon recognized. As a young
man, his performances and compositions
attracted the attention of the great violinist
Joseph Joachim who arranged for him to meet
Schumann and Liszt. Schumann’s enthusiasm for
Brahms was a turning point in his career for
Schumann became his champion and introduced
him to the world as a new musical genius.
Though his productive years lay in the
Romantic era, he chose to compose mostly in the
traditional Classical style. His works include four
symphonies, two piano concerti, a violin
concerto, the double concerto, a large number of
chamber works, works for solo instrument,
choral works, and over 200 songs.
Ronald Binge Born July 15, 1910, Derby, England Died September 6, 1979, Ringwood, England
Cornet Carillon
Cornet Carillon is among the most popular of Binge’s works, and is especially popular with concert bands and British brass bands.
Ronald Binge was a performer in the cafes
and theaters of London. He also was the
composer and arranger for Montavani and his
orchestra.
Alfred Reed Born 1921, Manhattan, New York
A Christmas Intrada
The celebration of the Nativity has called forth countless songs, dances, carols, plays and combinations of these, involving both vocal and instrumental forces, throughout the centuries, intertwining the feeling of radiant joy and infinite tenderness in many different ways.
A Christmas Intrada represents an attempt to portray, in musical terms alone, five contrasting moods associated with the festivities of the Christmas season. These five sections are played without pause. They are: Fanfare: Christus Natus Est, for brass, chimes, bells and percussion only; Lullaby for the Christ Child played by the woodwind and saxophones; Processional
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of the Kings and Shepherds played by the full group; Carol for the Holy Night for woodwinds, saxophones and muted brass; and, finally, Wassail and Allelulia beginning with the bells and chimes alone, and gradually growing to include not only the full group but also antiphonal brass choirs, to bring the entire work to a joyous and triumphant conclusion.
A Christmas Intrada was commissioned by the Middle Tennessee State University Band, and dedicated to the bands who annually participate in the Contest of Champions, on the occasion of its 20th anniversary (1981). The first performance took place on that occasion, at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, October 23rd 1981, with the U.S. Marine Band, plus antiphonal brass choirs. (music information provided by the publisher)
Alfred Reed, a Florida resident, is one of the
most celebrated, prolific, and frequently-
performed band composers of the 20th century.
His works, over 200 of which have been
published, have been on contest required
performance lists for well over 20 years. He
succeeded Frederick Fennell as conductor of the
Miami University Wind Ensemble and has lived
in the Miami area since 1960. In 1966, he joined
the faculty of the School of Music at the
University of Miami where he held a joint
appointment in the Theory-Composition and
Music Education departments and developed the
unique music merchandising degree program at
the institution.
Leroy Anderson Born June 29, 1908, Cambridge, Mass. Died May 18, 1975, Woodbury, Conn.
Sleigh Ride
Leroy Anderson wrote Sleigh Ride in 1948 as a purely instrumental piece. Its bright, hoofbeat rhythm and imitation of a horse's whinny have helped make it a popular piece for symphonic band and a traditional favorite of the Christmas Season. Mitchell Parish added words in 1950, and it be-came a best-selling record.
Leroy Anderson was an American composer,
arranger and conductor. As a composer, he
specialized in light music for the standard
orchestra, work which brought him renown in art
- and popular-music circles. His works achieve
their appeal through infectious melodies, popular
dance rhythms, and novel orchestral effects that
often relate to the titles (for example, The
Syncopated Clock and The Typewriter).
Stephen Bulla Born January 30, 1953
Christmas Calypso
Caribbean music, such as the ever-popular calypso, is known for its rhythmic vitality. Christmas Calypso features a traditional Caribbean Christmas song known as Mary’s Boy Child.
A solo trumpet opens the work playing the melody at a slow, lazy tempo. Then the percussion adds an energetic calypso beat. Perhaps, for just a few moments, you can imagine spending this year’s Christmas season in a tropical paradise.
André Jutras Born 1957, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
C’est Noël! (It Is Christmas!)
C’est Noël! is based on three traditional Christmas songs that are well known throughout Canada and the United States. It’s brilliant introduction is based on Je est
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Ne’ le Divin Enfant (He Is Born the Holy Child) and is played by the trumpets over a rhythmic accompaniment. The second theme is Sainte Nuit (Holy Night) which is played softly by the brass. The third and final theme is Les Anges dans nos campagnes (Angels We Have Heard on High) played by the lower brasses and woodwinds while the upper woodwinds play Joy To The World in counterpoint.
C’est Noël! was commissioned by Mr. Laurent Breton for a special combined band of high school musicians from the Quebec City area and was premiered on December 5, 1984 in Quebec City.
Jutras’ studied at the Montreal Conservatory
where he earned degrees in chamber music and
oboe performance. At an early age, he began
arranging and conducting for stage and concert
bands in his hometown. He was the principal
arranger for the Quebec Symphonic Orchestra’s
“pops” concerts and children’s matinees.
Presently he is conductor of the Calgary
Philharmonic Orchestra. He also plays English
horn with the Quebec Symphonic Orchestra and
teaches oboe and English Horn at Ste-Foy
College.
Adolphe Charles Adam Born July 24, 1803, Paris Died May 3, 1856, Paris
Cantique de Noel
Cantique de Noel is French for Song of Christmas. The French also know the song by its first line, Minuit, Chretiens, which means Midnight, Christians. The original words are those of a French poem by M.
Cappeau de Roquemaure. The English words (O, Holy Night) are by John S. Dwight, an American minister who later be-came a musicologist. Although this song has been arranged for choruses and other groups of voices, it was originally meant for a single voice and is probably the best known of all Christmas solo compositions.
An interesting story involving this carol occurred on Christmas Eve 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War. The French and German troops were in nearby trenches. Suddenly one of the Frenchmen jumped up and sang a chillingly beautiful solo song, in honor of that evening: Cantique de Noel. No Germans fired at him. Instead, one of their troops emerged and sang a German carol.
Leon Jessel Born January 22, 1971, Stretin, Germany Died January 4, 1942, Berlin
Parade of The Wooden Soldiers
Parade of The Wooden Soldiers, Jessel’s opus 123, is probably his most well known work and is representative of his style.
During the first half of this century, Leon
Jessel was one of Germany’s leading composers.
He studied with various teachers from 1888 to
1891 and soon thereafter took a post as a
conductor. He produced his first one-act work in
1894. He was the musical director of operetta
theaters in several German cities and wrote
several popular operettas. His most important and
popular operetta was The Girl in the Black
Forrest in which his sparkling melodies
wonderfully captured the essence of one of the
most beautiful areas in all of Germany. He died
at he age of 70 while “under arrest” by the
Gestapo.
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Gustav Holst Born September 21, 1874, Cheltenham, England Died May 24, 1934, London
Christmas Day A Fantasy of Old Carols
Holst composed this work in 1910 in a setting for voices and orchestra. It includes Good Christian Men Rejoice, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, and The First Noel.
Gustav Theodore von Holst studied
composition at London's Royal College of Music.
He was a professional trombonist and a teacher
(St. Paul's Girls' School, Morley College, and the
Royal College of Music). His compositions
reflect many influences including Hindu
mysticism, English folk music, and astrology.
Holst created three of the greatest works in the
band repertoire: First Suite in E-Flat, Second
Suite in F for Military Band, and Hammersmith,
Prelude and Scherzo. These three works stand
almost alone in that they were first written for
band and then transcribed for orchestra.
Program notes by Enoch Moser, ©1997
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to provide a performance outlet for adult musicians in the area. The membership includes band
directors, teachers, college and high school students, engineers, retirees, and many others.
The Band gives several concerts throughout the year. Most are free and open to the public.
Each program is planned to please a variety of musical tastes.
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Board of Directors
Conductor ................................................................................................................... Marion Scott
Associate Conductor .................................................................................................. Larry Gareau
Chairman .................................................................................................................... Enoch Moser
Vice Chairman ............................................................................................................... Jean Allan
Personnel Manager ................................................................................................. Howard Cmejla
Business Manager ..................................................................................................... William Imre
Publicity Manager .................................................................................................... Mike Freeman
Librarian ............................................................................................................... Dorothy Hibbard
Secretary .............................................................................................................. Victoria Cabrera
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Acknowledgments