UNIVERSITY OF K ANSAS WIND ENSEMBLE PAUL W. POPIEL, CONDUCTOR ALLISON COCK SHAW, GUEST CONDUCTOR JONI GR EENE, COMPOSER IN R ESIDENCE A ARON PER R INE, COMPOSER IN R ESIDENCE
OCT 6, 2015 LIED CENTER OF KANSAS - 7:30 PM
PROGRAM WIND ENSEMBLE PAUL W. POPIEL, CONDUCTOR
The Moon Glistens (2014) I. Moon Viewing II. Wide Blue Sky III. Autumn Rain
Joni Greene (b. 1981)
Only Light (2014)
Aaron Perrine (b. 1979)
Profanation from “Jeremiah, Symphony No. 1” (1942) Allison Cockshaw, guest conductor
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) arr. Bencriscutto
Intermission Sheltering Sky (2012)
John Mackey (b. 1973)
Sinfonietta for Concert Band (1961) I. Introduction and Rondo II. Pastoral Nocturne III. Dance Variations
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Ingolf Dahl (1912-1970)
PROGRAM NOTES THE MOON GLISTENS Chad Simons (DMA 2013) led “The Greene Consortium” in commissioning Joni Greene to write The Moon Glistens for wind band. The idea behind the music stems from Greene’s multi-movement choral work entitled Autumn Reflections. Greene’s choral work is based on six different haiku dating back to 14th-17th century Japanese poetry, creating a stunning work for wind ensemble. The composer writes: The work is structured as a tone poem, which incorporates six Japanese Haiku throughout, while offering vivid vignettes of the autumn landscapes and simplicity of 16th century Japan. Performers and audiences are guided through the imagery of each section of the work with a line-by-line break down of the poetry in the parts and score. The six-poem structure focuses on nature and the cycle of one autumn day while incorporating a variety of chamber groupings within the wind ensemble. Joni Greene is a graduate of Indiana University where she received both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree. Her works are being performed all over the United States, Europe, and China. Greene has received numerous awards for her compositions, including placing in two consecutive International Frank Ticheli Competitions and the ASCAP/Lotte Lechmann “Damien Top Prize.” The University of Kansas will produce the premiere commercial recording of this work. Japanese Haiku in The Moon Glistens Movement 1: Autumn. Moon-viewing at his hut – Matsuo Bashō (1644-1694) Moon at the full – round and round the pond I walk, the whole night through.
Shining Faintly – Venerable Sejun (1411-1476) Shining faintly in the haze, the moon before break of day.
Movement 2: Kyorai (Autumn) – Matsuo Bashō In the wide blue sky the moon still remains shining at break of day. Movement 3: Autumn (1694) Matsuo Bashō A lighting flash – and into the gloom it goes; a heron’s cry
Autumn Rain – Monk Gusai (d. 1376) The clouds have left; and the wind has settled down – for the autumn rain.
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Summer – Takarai Kikaku (1661-1707) Evening shower – and gazing out into it, a woman alone.
ONLY LIGHT Aaron Perrine is an award-winning composer whose works for winds are gaining international attention. Perrine won the prestigious American Bandmasters Association Sousa/ Ostwald Award in 2013 for his piece Pale Blue on Deep. The composition Only Light was commissioned by the University of Iowa Symphony Band in 2014, and the University of Kansas Wind Ensemble will produce the premiere commercial recording of this work. The composer writes in the score: The melodic material for Only Light originally came from Beneath a Canvas of Green, a recently composed large-scale work of mine written for wind ensemble. At the time, I was not quite comfortable with how this music fit within the larger work (it passed by much too quickly), and I knew it was something I would eventually like to revisit. During the next few years, I was moved by two friends’ display of strength and courage through adversity. Through these experiences, I was reminded of how delicate life is, and how things can change at a moment’s notice. Reflecting upon these events inspired me to expand and ultimately finish this previously composed music. Only Light is meant to convey a sense of hope and healing. PROFANATION FROM “JEREMIAH, SYMPHONY NO. 1” Profanation is the second movement of Leonard Bernstein’s first symphony entitled Jeremiah. The symphony tells the story of the Hebrew prophet’s efforts to save the city of Jerusalem. The first movement, Prophecy, tells the story of Jeremiah relaying information of the impending attack to the people of his city. Profanation, the second movement, depicts the sins of the people of Jerusalem and, as Bernstein describes “the pagan corruption within the priesthood and the people.” The final movement of the symphony, Lamentation, is the mourning of Jeremiah as he takes in the destruction of his city and his people. While this piece does pay homage to Bernstein’s Jewish heritage, he does not use as much authentic Hebrew musical and thematic material as one might expect. Bernstein does alter a traditional Hebrew chant for the opening theme in Profanation, and in the midst of the chaos there are noticeable traditional shofar calls, including the shevarim and the teruah. Leonard Bernstein was an American composer known not only for his massive symphonic works and cheeky chamber pieces, but for his contribution to Broadway. Bernstein may be known most widely around the world for his score to West Side Story. Other musicals and operettas include On the Town and Candide. In addition to his life long success as a composer, Bernstein was a world renowned conductor, working with orchestras around the world, such as the New York Philharmonic, London Symphony, Vienna Philharmonic, and the Israel Philharmonic. Allison Cockshaw is a graduate student studying wind conducting with a concentration in trumpet performance at the University of Kansas. She holds a bachelor’s degree in music
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PROGRAM NOTES education and trumpet performance from the University of Massachusetts. While at the University of Kansas Allison has performed in the Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble 1, Brass Choir, Trumpet Ensemble, and Kansas Brass Quintet. Ms. Cockshaw is currently the director of the KU women’s volleyball band and an assistant with the Marching Jayhawks. SHELTERING SKY John Mackey is a well-known composer whose music has received awards such as the Walter Beeler Memorial Composition Prize, the National Band Association’s William D. Revelli Award, and two American Bandmasters Association Ostwald awards. Mackey’s music has been performed on five continents, and he is being commissioned by the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, American Bandmasters Association, the New York Youth Symphony, and New York Philharmonic’s principal trombonist, Joe Alessi. Jake Wallace writes in his program notes for John Mackey: The work itself has a folksong-like quality – intended by the composer – and through this an immediate sense of familiarity emerges. Certainly the repertoire has a long and proud tradition of weaving folk songs into its identity, from the days of Holst and Vaughan Williams to modern treatments by such figures as Donald Grantham and Frank Ticheli. Whereas these composers incorporated extant melodies into their works, however, Mackey takes a play from Percy Grainger… Grainger’s melody [in Australian Up-Country Tune] was entirely original – his own concoction to express how he felt about his native Australia. Likewise, although the melodies of Sheltering Sky have a recognizable quality (hints of the contours and colors of Danny Boy and Shenandoah are perceptible), the tunes themselves are original to the work, imparting a sense of hazy distance as though they were from a half-remembered dream. SINFONIETTA FOR CONCERT BAND Sinfonietta for Concert Band was commissioned jointly by the Western and Northwestern Divisions of CBDNA (College Band Directors National Association). It was premiered in January of 1961 in Los Angeles, California by the University of Southern California Band conducted by the composer. When asked about the idea behind the work, the composer replied: First of all, I wanted it to be a piece that was full of size, a long piece, a substantial piece – a piece that, without apologies for its medium, would take its place alongside symphonic works of any other kind. But in addition, I hoped to make it a “light” piece. Something in the Serenade style, serenade “tone,” and perhaps even form. The entire work is based on a series of six notes which make their first appearance in the off-stage trumpet trio. Throughout the rest of the work the six-tone set comes back in several different forms, some more obvious than others. Ingolf Dahl was born in Germany to Jewish parents during the year 1912. At the age of 27 Dahl emigrated to the United States where he changed his name from Walter Ingolf Marcus to Ingolf Dahl in order to hide his heritage during the Second World War. Dahl spent the
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PROGRAM NOTES rest of his life based in Los Angeles, working with composers like Arnold Schoenberg, Darius Milhaud, Ernst Toch, and Igor Stravinsky. He began teaching at the University of Southern California in 1945 and remained there until his death in 1970. Program notes compiled by Allison Cockshaw
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THE ARTISTS JONI GREENE
Ms. Greene is an up-and-coming young composer who has had her works performed by numerous ensembles and artists throughout the United States, France and China. In addition to several awards and commissions, Ms. Greene has won prizes in the 2nd and 3rd Frank Ticheli Competition, ASCAP “Damien Top” Prize, and ACCBDA emerging artist grant. Her recent work, The Moon Glistens, was commissioned by a consortium of twelve universities and will be featured on the latest University of Kansas Wind Ensemble recording (Naxos label). Future commissions and collaborations include new music for concert band, tuba ensemble, harp concerto, and an opera. Analyses of Ms. Greene’s music for wind band may be found in the School Band and Orchestra (SBO) magazine and Manhattan Beach Times issues 5-7. Additionally, conductor Chad Simons (DMA ‘13) recently published a dissertation on Ms. Greene’s music. Ms. Greene holds her MM and BM degrees from Indiana University. To hear Ms. Greene’s music, please visit www.jonigreene.com.
AARON PERRINE
With works in a variety of genres, Aaron Perrine’s music has been performed by some of the leading ensembles and soloists across the United States and beyond. Recently, one of his compositions for wind ensemble, Pale Blue on Deep, won the 2013 American Bandmasters Association Sousa/ Ostwald Award, and was performed by the University of South Carolina Wind Ensemble at the 80th annual ABA Convention. Another of his compositions, Only Light, will be included on the latest University of Kansas Wind Ensemble Naxos recording. Additionally, April was a finalist in the first Frank Ticheli Composition Contest, and was included in the series, Teaching Music through Performance in Band. His music has also been featured at The Midwest Clinic, The Western International Band Clinic, and at numerous all-state, state conference and honor band concerts. For more information, please visit aaronperrine.com.
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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS WIND ENSEMBLE PAUL W. POPIEL, CONDUCTOR
FLUTE Maddie Bert St. Louis, MO Margaret Lambie Grand Island, NE Emily Churchwell De Soto, KS Madeleine Wilmsen Wildwood, MO Maria Pileski De Soto, KS OBOE Erin Funk Topeka, KS Renee Metcalf Lewisville, TX Alyssa Ott Lewisville, TX Beth Levine Overland Park, KS ENGLISH HORN Matt Butterfield Pittsburgh, PA BASSOON Louisa Slosar Lexington, MA Randal Himes Keller, TX Kylie Hansen, contra Friendswood, TX CLARINET Richard Adger Kansas City, MO Tyler Goudlock, Eb Omaha, NE Brendan Fairleigh Olathe, KS Kristen Wells, bass Omaha, NE Allyssa DeJarnette Lee’s Summit, MO Justin Kline Overland Park, KS Addy Phillips Clever, MO Andrew Novak, alto, contra Taylor, MI SAXOPHONE Robbie Harvey Bedminster, NJ Philip Kaul De Soto, KS Aaron Barrett Abilene, KS Matt Fisher, tenor Derby, KS David Berrios, bari Lakewood, NJ Zak Pischnotte, bari Omaha, NE TRUMPET Jong Ho Kim Seoul, Korea Guangyu Dong Beijing, China Michael Raehpour Andover, KS Allison Cockshaw Brockton, MA Michael Solomon Boone, IA Devin Carey Dodge City, KS Zhongzhen Zhu Shangrao, China
HORN Taylor Mahlandt Helena, MO Tristan Bartley Kansas City, MO Becca Lunstrum Redfield, SD Kenzie Kimble Topeka, KS Quinton Bockhold Olathe, KS Kat Young Chesterfield, MO Bridget Saito Fresno, CA TROMBONE Fern Stevermer Fulton, MO Jennifer Shinska Lawrence, KS Grant Morgan, bass Shawnee, KS Roy Schmeidler Hays, KS Gun Yong Lee Seoul, South Korea Andy Newbegin Lawrence, KS EUPHONIUM Joshua Hugo Rosemount, MN Erin Bonifield Overland Park, KS TUBA Max Gerhart Columbus, OH Alex Taylor Birmingham, AL Andrew Moss Shawnee, KS Deyuan Ma Qin Huangdao, China PERCUSSION Taylor Long Portland, OR Matthew Ernster Lino Lakes, MN Logan Cain Hutchinson, KS Cherys Eland Lenexa, KS Alex Betsold Turners Falls, MA Tanner Lynn Lawrence, KS STRING BASS Adam Galigher Overland Park, KS PIANO Kai Ono Irvine, CA HARP Shelby Lewis Kansas City, MO
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