Family Jacinda Bouton DCB Music Director
Festival
Ken Kopatich DCB Associate Conductor Kathy Walker Announcer Punchinello, Overture to a Romantic Comedy .............. Alfred Reed Song for My Children ..................................................... Andrew Boysen Children’s March “Over the Hills and Far Away” ........... Percy Grainger Instant Concert .............................................................. Harold Walters A Boy’s Dream ................................................................ Jay Bocook
INTERMISSION Hark! Those Jingle Bells are Smokin’ ............................. Julie Giroux A Winter’s Night (based on Silent Night) ...................... Arr. Rick Kirby Horse and Buggy ............................................................ Leroy Anderson Wassail ...........................................................Ralph Vaughan Williams arr. Robert W. Smith Polish Christmas Music .................................................. Johan deMeij
Our Conductors
Jacinda Bouton has been the Music Director of the Denver Concert Band (DCB) since 1997. She is also the founding Conductor of the Lone Tree Symphony Orchestra and is an active conductor throughout the Rocky Mountain Region. Jacinda has directed the DCB on international concert tours to the British Isles (1998) and France/ Germany (2004). She also directed the DCB in appearances in the Association of Concert Bands national convention in Fairfax, VA (2002), Houston, TX (2009) Santa Fe, NM (2022). Jacinda has served as Co-Director of the Breckenridge Music Institute’s Summer Music Camp, was Director of the Denver Junior Police Band taking an active role in the rebirth of this Denver institution, and for many years was the Director of Instrumental Music at George Washington HS in Denver Public Schools. Jacinda is a cum laude graduate of Missouri State University with an emphasis in Music Education, receiving certification in both instrumental and choral areas.
Ken Kopatich has been the Associate Conductor of the Denver Concert Band since 1986. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Music Education and master’s degree in Clarinet Performance, both from the University of Colorado in Boulder. His teaching career included both instrumental and vocal music instruction at all levels in the public schools of Wyoming and Jefferson County, Colorado. Currently, Ken directs the Chancel Choir at Brentwood United Methodist Church and performs with two dance bands, Swing Incorporated and the Joe Peterson Swing Orchestra. Ken has served on the Board of Directors for the Jefferson County Education Association and the Colorado Education Association. He is a member of the Colorado Music Educators Association (CMEA). Ken is also Director of the DCB’s Show and Tell Band, leading that group in approximately 18 performances each year at schools throughout the area.
Friends of the DCB Conductor’s Circle $2,500+ Community First Foundation Robert Montgomery Noon Whistle Fund SCFD Benefactor $1,000-$2,499 Anonymous Denver Foundation Art & Jacinda Bouton Karen Taylor Ed & Judy Elgethun Patron $500-$999 Diana Cable Owen Herman Charles Hoffman Paul Ward & Lucinda Waldron Sponsor $100-$499 James Allamian Don Awalt Nancy and Don Casper Ronald & Renee Corsi Carol Dreiling Curtis Edfast Joan Fitzpatrick Tera Sumner Fogo Jody Galbraith Patti and Watson Galleher Dick & Ginny Gilmore Karen and William Hammel Evan Herman Stuart Hiser John & Linda Larson Kim Letendre Adrienne and Mark Loye
Thaddeus McDonald Paul Plath Lynne Puskarz Jill Richardson Brad Stratton Andy Telatnik Rozanne Vancil Margaret Wolfson Xcel Entergy Foundation Associate $25-$99 Anonymous Anonymous Amazon Smile Benevity Heather Bever Susan Bowles Robert Crump-Bertram Julie Chapman Sharon DeVito Melanie Hebert Ken & JoEllen Kopatich Dianna LaKamp Robert MacNary Larry McLaughlin William Macomber Gerald Meltzer Charlotte Mottram Deirdre Nalven Network for Good Pricewaterhouse Coopers Ellinor Reiser Susan Rivedal The Sagal Family Carl and Susan Schultz Charles Twomey Karen Voigt Kathleen Walker Debra Wilbur Eileen S. Wilhelm
Tributes Ken & Jo Ellen Kopatich in Memory of Harold Eason Ken & Jo Ellen Kopatich in Memory of Martha Lobmeyer Ken & Jo Ellen Kopatich in Memory of Llinda Harris Carol Atkins in memory of Martha Lobmeyer Diann Eason in memory of Harold V. Eason Lisa Meltzer in honor of Jacinda Bouton James Mercado in honor of Don Awalt Mary Plath-Rice in honor of Paul Plath Andrew Sirotnak in honor of C. Rashaan Ford, M.D. Patricia Zehnle in honor of Charles Twomey Janice & Dan Bloomquist in honor of Robert MacHany Jr Thomson Homes for sale of Melanie Herbert's home
Many thanks to the 2021-2022 Friends of the DCB. Donations listed are from the last twelve months, and we regret any error or omission.
In Memoriam… Carl M Duncan 8/26/1930—9/21/2022 DCB French Horn Carl’s participation in the Denver Concert Band began in 1975 and spanned 30 years. In that time, he was involved in a variety of ways to keep the band going as well as being an integral part of the DCB rehearsing and performing at Central Presbyterian Church from 1987 until our move to the Lone Tree Arts Center. In those 30 years as a member, he was president of the band twice – 1984 and again in 1989. During the ‘90s, Carl was a part of the Alpine Winds Band – a subset of the DCB – which played in Manitou Springs and other venues where Octoberfest music was needed. He could be counted on to set his horn down and grab an unsuspecting lady to polka around the room! He was also an on-going member of the Show and Tell Band (SATB), which performed and demonstrated instruments to young people.
DCB Personnel FLUTE/PICCOLO Nancy Casper (S) Susan Duehr Jody Galbraith Lauren Henry Claudia Light Sarah Mabrey Theresa MacGregor Cassie Michel Lisa Meltzer Anne Perry Lucinda Waldron (P) OBOE/ENGLISH HORN Geoffrey Long (P) Cheryl Poules BASSOON Jennifer Gilmore (B) Courtney von Bergen (P,S) Eb CLARINET Lyndsey Barbour Bb CLARINET Jeffrey Anaclerio Cindi Carper (B) Carol Dreiling (S,H) Curtis Ford Patti Galleher Michaela Keslo Ken Kopatich (P) Kim Letendre (B) Bob MacNary Emily McKeown Rebecca Mumford Sue Schnick (B) Dillon Spieker Laura Walker Taylor Wolfson
BASS CLARINET Mark Masters (P) Stephen Carlson
John Larson (P) Kaitley Peterson Nikole Warn
ALTO CLARINET Chuck Twomey (H)
TENOR TROMBONE Hank Hahne Pieter Kallemayn Michelle Kerr Scott McDonald (P,S) Bob Montgomery Alan Sandoval Karen Sprafke Paul Ward
ALTO SAXOPHONE Renee Corsi Katy Deditz (B) Jordan Dwyer Jeremy Estell Jo Ellen Kopatich (S) Kaitlyn Meiss (P)
TENOR SAXOPHONE David Nerguizian Paul Plath Tera Sumner Fogo BARITONE SAXOPHONE Duane Kramer TRUMPET Jenny Beede Liz Clark (S) Bob Crump-Bertram Nicholas Hanoian Mark Loye Patrick McHugh Rich Roth Valerie Schowinsky Ralph Sokol Gary Wilhelm (P) Carey Wilkening (B) HORN Diana Cable (S) Nathan Ducasse Julie Granchelli Abby Grier
EUPHONIUM Chuck Hoffman Rich Hruda (S) Rick Phelps (P) TUBA Elle Bitter Ed Elgethun Brad Furlow (P,S) Tim Zimmerman PERCUSSION Don Awalt (S,B) Andrew Collins Yuni Groff Owen Herman (P) Cara Pedone Sarah Sexton Valerie Sims Andy Telatnik (B) Board Member (P) Principal Player (S) Section Manager (H) Honorary Status
Program Notes By Mark Masters PUNCHINELLO Alfred Reed Alfred Reed (1921-2005) was a successful radio, television and film composer, arranger and conductor for many years before he completed his academic degrees in music. From the program note in the score, "The music is in the traditional three-part overture form (fast, slow, fast) with a warm, lyrical middle section set off by a brilliant opening and closing group of themes that are constantly developed with all of the resources of the modern integrated wind ensemble. Although there is no program, nor is the music conceived in terms of any specific play, story or film, some listeners may just perhaps find a touch of nostalgia in the long, singing line of the middle section, or in the exciting theatre two-step rhythms in the final portion. The only real clue as to what the music is all about may be found in its subtitle: Overture to a Romantic Comedy." SONG FOR MY CHILDREN Andrew Boysen, Jr.
Andrew Boysen, Jr. is presently professor in the music department of the University of New Hampshire, where he conducts the wind symphony and teaches conducting and composition. Dr. Boysen writes, "I considered the idea of attempting to embed other references within the piece, a path I often tend to select when I write. Instead, I chose to let my heart guide the compositional process. As I began to compose, I simply sat down at the piano and placed a photo of my children in front of me, allowing the music to emerge as memories washed over me, memories of holding them as infants, watching their first steps, carrying them upstairs to bed, putting them on the school bus for the first time, seeing the excitement of a Christmas morning; in other words, the myriad of joyous and tender moments that have formed my life as a parent. I am thankful every day to have them in my life and love them more than I can ever fully express. Emily, Noah, Addy, Ethan, Claire and Ben ... this is for you." CHILDRENS' MARCH (Over the Hills and Far Away) Percy Grainger Percy Grainger (1882-1961) was keenly interested in nationalism in music, seeking to preserve and promote the folk music of the British Isles like his comrades Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughn-Williams. Grainger was born in Australia, and began his musical career as a successful concert pianist, though as an eccentric he came to barely tolerate the acclaim his keyboard skills won him.
Like many composers writing at the beginning of the 20th century, Grainger came under the influence of Impressionism. In fact, Grainger revered the French Impressionists, and his quirky music might be more easily understood if viewed as works of Impressionism without the large symphonic settings. Grainger cast his Childrens' March with carefree innocence, and with the central melody we know as "I'm a Little Tea Pot" largely intact. Grainger believed that the greatest expressivity comes from the lower voices, particularly the low reeds, and so the bassoon, bass clarinet and lower saxophones figure prominently. This concert overture was first performed in 1919. INSTANT CONCERT Harold L. Walters Harold Walters (1918-1984) used thirty common melodies from around the world and condensed them into an instant performance of just over three minutes. From 1938 to 1943, Walters performed and served as chief arranger for the US Navy Band in Washington, D.C. In 1949 he jointed the Rubank Music Publishing Company as editor, composer and arranger. Over his career Walters's published compositions and arrangements number over 900 for winds and over 600 for strings, woodwind, brass and percussion solos and ensembles. A BOY'S DREAM Jay Bocook Composer, arranger and conductor Jay Bocook began writing music for winds while working as a high school band director. Former director of bands at Furman University, Bocook remains a principal composer and arranger for Hal Leonard Corporation. The composer writes, "A Boy's Dream is not a work depicting a child's nighttime dreams, but rather the delight, wonderment and fantasy of a boy's daytime dreams. He dreams, while playing with small cars, of daring racing feats and being first to the checkered flag! Or, he will be listening to music and dream of being the next great superstar. His possibilities are unlimited because, in a child's mind, there is no reality to get in the way. A boy's dreams are fantastical and mysterious, show great curiosity and yet most importantly, they are innocent. "The introduction of A Boy's Dream exists as an 'Awakening.' As a boy grows, so does his curiosity about the world. New discoveries happen every day. The next section is a playful 'Scherzendo' that shows our boy dreaming about high-speed fun. Everything happens quickly, whether playing with toys or running with friends. Marked 'Dolce,' the next section is slow. This section represents the
Program Notes Continued summer days we spent early in our lives, laying in the grass and looking up at the clouds. We would imagine shapes, faces, animals, and more. The wind would slowly shift the clouds to become something else. These were calm moments of unbelievable wonder. In the final section, 'Giocoso,' the dreams turn to those of a boy at Christmas or holiday time. What magic days those are for children. We wished for everything. We knew we could not have everything, but we dreamed anyway. The festive atmosphere made it the most wondrous time of the year. The work ends with a final celebration of this spirit of my daydream ... A Boy's Dream." HARK, THOSE JINGLE BELLS ARE SMOKIN' Julie Giroux This piece is a combination of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing! and Jingle Bells. Charles Wesley wrote the lyrics to Hark! The Herald Angels Sing! in 1739. The music is by Felix Mendelssohn from the second chorus of his cantata Festgesang, celebrating the invention of the printing press. In 1855 Dr. William Cummings put the words and music together to create the Christmas carol we know today. Jingle Bells is the most recognizable of all Christmas music and is one of the top-25 most recorded songs in history. James Pierpont reportedly wrote the song in a tavern in 1850. It was originally copyrighted with the name "One Horse Open Sleigh" in 1857. Composer Julie Giroux's formal education was at Louisiana State University and Boston University. She studied composition with John Williams, Bill Conti and Jerry Goldsmith. In 1985 she began composing, orchestrating and conducting for television and film. She received her first Emmy nomination in 1988, and when she won her first Emmy Award she was the first woman and the youngest person to ever win the award in that category. A WINTER'S NIGHT Gruber, Setting by Rick Kirby The carol Silent Night (Stille Nacht) began as a poem written in 1816 by Joseph Mohr, a young Austrian priest, in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. On Christmas Eve of 1818 he brought the words to organist Franz Gruber in a nearby village and asked him to compose a melody and guitar accompaniment for that night's mass. From that humble start, the song began to spread around the world. The song has been translated into about 140 languages, and in 2011 UNESCO declared the song an Intangible Cultural Heritage. This setting of Silent Night by Rick Kirby is both lush and rhapsodic and contains several solo parts, all with some modern harmonic twists.
HORSE AND BUGGY Leroy Anderson After earning his MA from Harvard in 1930, Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) taught at Radcliffe College and conducted the Harvard University Band from 1931 to 1935. Anderson stated that he composed, arranged and conducted music for the people. He possessed not merely a skill in technique and a rich melodic gift, but also an engaging sense of humor. He was particularly successful in creating descriptive pieces that effectively borrowed sounds and rhythms of the outside world, such as the ticking of a clock, the clicking of a typewriter, and the ringing of sleigh bells. John Williams described Leroy Anderson as "one of the great American masters of light concert music." Anderson composed Horse and Buggy in 1951, during a period of great musical productivity. WASSAIL Robert W. Smith The music for winds of Ralph Vaughan Williams (18721958) and Gustav Holst form the traditional cornerstone of concert band literature. Along with Percy Grainger and others, Vaughan Williams was a collector of English folk music. He preserved the "Wassail Song of Gloucestershire" in his writing. Capturing the spirit of the holiday season, Vaughan Williams created a work for SATB choir based on this song. In tribute to Vaughan Williams, contemporary composer Robert W. Smith crafted this setting of the Wassail Song. Beginning with a lively solo statement of the melody, a clarinet choir introduces the song in its original form. Using Vaughan Williams as the inspiration, the melody is explored and restated in multiple variations using the colors of the concert band. POLISH CHRISTMAS MUSIC, Part 1 Johan De Meij Johan de Meij is a gifted and versatile musician, who, by age 30, had gained an international reputation as a music arranger. A couple of years later he decided to try writing an original work for symphonic band. In 1988 his prize-winning Symphony No. 1--The Lord of the Rings premiered in Brussels. de Meij's setting of Polish Christmas Music was composed 1995 and showcases worthwhile music that many people are not familiar with. The suite is based on the Polish Christmas carols Poklon Jezusowi; Mizerna, Cicha; Aniol Pasterzom Mowil; Gdy Sliczna Panna and Jam Jest Dudka.
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In 1961, a group of adult friends were reminiscing about their past musical experiences and decided to approach Stan Linburg about leading and teaching a musical group. The South Denver Community band was formed! In the late 60s, the name changed to The Denver Concert Band, and the group became a nonprofit organization. The DCB performed its first formal concert in 1968, under the baton of Frank Parce, followed by decades of memorable performances including Governor Lamm’s inauguration in 1975 and as the first community band performance at the Colorado Music Educators Conference (1972) and the American Bandmasters Association national convention (1986). In 1977, the DCB created the Young Artist Scholarship Competition to encourage high school seniors to pursue music performance and has awarded thousands of dollars in scholarships to aspiring young musicians. The 90-member band regularly performs formal concerts at the Lone Tree Arts Center and holds summer concerts in the Denver metro area, throughout the state and has toured internationally to Switzerland, the British Isles, France, and Germany. In addition, the DCB has performed at the Association of Concert Bands Convention, in Mesa, AZ (1996), Fairfax, VA (2002), HouDCB Board of Directors Katy Deditz Jennifer Gilmore Carey Wilkening Don Awalt Cindi Carper Kim Letendre Sue Schnick
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