Illinois Wesleyan University presents
Symposium of Contemporary Music 1996
MORTON GOULD MEMORIAL CONCERT April 4, 1996 Westbrook Auditorium 7:30 P. M. Opening Remarks David Vayo, Associate Professor of Composition and Theory Elegy (1978)
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Morton Gould (1913-1996)
composedjor the NBC-TV series "Holocaust " Solitude (1934)
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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (1899-1974) arranged by Morton Gould
Sophisticated Lady (1933)
CAMERATA Vadim Mazo, Conductor Violin I
Viola
Gina Lauer"
Frederick Meyer II"
Samantha Sheetz
Maggie Hamby
Nobuhiro Sato
Tim Tagge
Laura Lulusa John Feller
Violoncello Christopher Frey"
Violin Jl
Andrea Schripsema
Nicole Frey"
Brian Gaona
Teresa Pingitore Peter Berk
Bass
Mary Gomez
Andrew Giller Harp Ted Nichelson .. denotes Principal - PAUSE-
Ballad for Band (1947)
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Morton Gould
Santa Fe Saga (1956)
WIND ENSEMBLE Steven W. Eggleston, Conductor Horn
Flute
Peter Gilbert*
Sara Jokisch*
Alto Altc Altc Ten4 Tenl Tenl Ban And TrUi Tpt Tpt: Tpt: TroT. Thn
Allison lsbrandt
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Leila Bauer
Piccolo
Jamie Schwendinger
Cara Pribble
Jennifer Schmidt
Christy Tucker
Joanna Reich
Heather Berg· Asst. 1st Trumpet
Oboe/Ellglish Horn Lori Rowe*
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English Horn
Brian Seitz
Sarah Testa· Asst. lst/Prin. 2nd
Christopher Judd Joyce· Asst. 1st
Jill Parsons
Brian Niebuhr
Bassoon
Jonathan Lauff
Jeni Phelps*
Amanda McCabe
Peter Weber
Eb Clarillet
Trombone
Beth Cazel
Brian Joosten*
Bb Clarillet
Victor Anderson
Guy Kelpin
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Asst. 1st
Pamela Drexler* Gina Magnetta*
Bass Trombone
Gina Pellegrino
Joseph Gray
April Alice Lord Sue Sipos
Euphonium
Emily Kuhn
Robert Weemhoff
Bass Clarillet
Tuba
Catherine Webb
Timothy Culbertson*
Alto SaxophDl/e
Percussion
R. Lee Poehlman Jr.*
Timothy Eytalis*
Michael Rich
Douglas Meis Dan Solovitz
Tellor Saxophone
Holly Gray
Ryan Williamson
Allison Koch
Baritone Saxophone Chris Denman * denotes Principal
MORTON GOULD
died in Orlando, Florida on February 21st, six weeks before he
was to have visited Illinois Wesleyan University as guest composer for our annual Symposium of Contemporary Music. We thus feel a personal sense of loss, in addi tion to mourning the passing of one of America's great musical figures. We present this concert as a celebration of his achievements and a tribute to the musical and per sonal values for which he stood. Morton Gould was born in Richmond Hill, New York on December 10, 1913. At the age of four, he surprised his parents by playing what he heard on their player piano rolls. His first composition was published at the age of six. Gould gained early critical attention as a piano prodigy and for his composing and improvising abilities.
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Most of his musical studies were with Abby W hiteside in piano and Dr. Vincent Jones in composition. Gould was.part of the "Golden Age" of radio as a composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist. The programs he conducted, including the Schenley Cresta Blanca pro gram and the Chrysler Hour, were among the most popular musical shows of their time; for Cresta Blanca, he wrote one of the first successful jingles for a commercial. Gould was also on the musical staff of Radio City Music Hall when it opened in
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1932, and subsequently joined NBC as pianist and part of a two-piano team.
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Gould's music is known for its distinctively American flavor, integrating folk, blues,
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jazz, gospel, and western elements. Among his more popular symphonic works are
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American Salute, and Derivations for Clarinet and Band (written for the late Benny
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orchestras, the Library of Congress, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center,
In 1995, Gould won the Pulitzer Prize in Music for his composition Stringmusic.
Latin American Symp/lOnette, Spirituals for Orchestra, Tap Dance Concerto, Pavane, Goodman). Gould's compositions were commissioned by many major symphony the U. S. Department of Labor, the New York City Ballet, and the American Ballet Theater; in 1976, he received three major commissions celebrating the U. S. ·Or. m
Bicentennial. Conductors who have programmed Gould's works include Arturo Toscanini, Leopold Stokowski, Dmitri Mitropoulos, Fritz Reiner, Arthur Fiedler, Andre Previn, Mstislav Rostropovich, Sir Georg Solti, Leonard Slatkin, and Michael Tilson Thomas. As a composer for ballet, Gould collaborated with such prominent choreographers as George Balanchine (Clarinade and Audubon); Jerome Robbins (Interplay and I'm Old-Fashioned); Elliot Feld (Halftime and Santa Fe Saga); and Agnes DeMille (Fall River Legend). He wrote two Broadway musicals: Arms and the Girl with Dorothy Fields and Billion Dollar Baby with Comden and Green. His film scores include Deliglrtfully Dangerous, Wil1djammer, and Cinerama Holiday. He composed scores for television including CBS' 26-week documentary World War I; F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood; and the NBC-TV mini-series, Holocaust. As a conductor, Gould appeared with major orchestras throughout the United States and the world, including Japan, Australia, and Israel. He conducted over one hundred LP's on the Decca, Columbia (Sony) and RCA (BMG) labels, many of which have been reissued on CD. These recordings run the gamut from symphonies to pop standards, and include many of his own compositions. Gould received numerous Grammy nominations and won the 1966 Grammy for Classical Album of the Year for his recording of Charles Ives' First Symphony with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
In addition to composing and performing, Gould was very active as a "musical citizen," serving on the boards of such organizations as the National Endowment for the Arts and the American Symphony Orchestra League. He was on the board of
directors of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) for thirty-six years, and served as ASCAP's president from 1986 to 1994.