2021-2022 Concert Season
Earth and Sky Concert Percussion Concert Band Symphonic Band Wind Ensemble
Emma Angoli, Conductor Greenwald Foundation PAC Tuesday | March 15 | 7:00pm Streaming on Mukwonago Bands YouTube
Program Concert Percussion Dreams from the Dark Forest (2019) 1. 2. 3. 4.
Myths and Legends The Great Beyond Cloudburst Whispers of Warriors Past
Brian Slawson b. 1956
Piano Duet España Cañi (1923)
Pascual Marquina (1873-1948) arr. William Gillock
Concert Band As Winds Dance (2003) Soaring (2010) Waterdrops Come Spring (2017) Storm Warning! (2014)
Samuel R. Hazo b. 1966 Erik Morales b. 1966 Richard L. Saucedo b. 1957 Robert Sheldon b. 1954
Symphonic Band Moonlit Dreams (2020)
Joshua V. Hinkle b. 1978
Stormbreak (2009)
Jim Casella b. 1970
Wind Ensemble Walking to the Sky (2016) Hithaelglir: The Misty Mountains (2018) Fate of the Gods (2001)
Robert Buckley b. 1946 Andrew J. Stopps Steven Reineke b. 1970
Combined Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band Deus Ex Machina (2019)
Randall D. Standridge b. 1976
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Program Notes Dreams from the Dark Forest (2019)
Brian Slawson (b. 1956)
Dreams from the Dark Forest is a progressive four-movement work designed to challenge percussionists to formulate a narrative through instrumental music. The title of each movement provides just enough information to stimulate the imagination and allow the performers to create a unique and singular interpretation of the composition. Myths & Legends resembles an introduction to a collection of fairy tales. The music should remain subtle and serve as a setup for what is to follow. The Great Beyond has a distant, tribal character. Cloudburst is a fully improvised musical depiction of a thunderstorm. Started by the concert bass drum, all effects to follow are left to the discretion of the performers. Whispers of Warriors Past, like the second movement, begins with a distant timpani call. Be patient with the dynamic build and end the story with a powerful climax. (program notes by the composer) As Winds Dance (2018)
Samuel R. Hazo b. 1966
I can still hear my college sight-singing professor, Dr. Louis Munkachy, telling us, in his thick Hungarian accent, "Repetition is the mother of knowledge." For every bit of truth this statement holds, it is equally true that repetition is that natural enemy of the young musician. Their motto more resembles: I did it great once; therefore, greatness must flow from me. So, in trying to compose a piece that painlessly introduced them to syncopation, I knew that repetition had to be present, but disguised so as not to look like something instructive. Moreover, the students would need to perceive (on their own) that the musical needs of the piece dictated how many times a syncopated pattern would recur. I believe that balance exists in As Winds Dance. (program notes by the composer)
Soaring (2010)
Erik Morales b. 1966
The audience will feel as though they're flying when they hear this engaging work. A beautiful theme and short eighth note patterns create the special effect that will have everyone "soaring." (program notes from JW Pepper) Waterdrops Come Spring (2017)
Richard L. Saucedo b. 1957
Waterdrops Come Spring was written to give directors the chance to teach lyrical phrasing and staggered breathing to young instrumental students. This tender lyric piece evokes the beauty of nature as the season turns to spring and features two soloists. (program notes by the composer) Storm Warning! (2014)
Robert Sheldon b. 1954
The shores of the Great Lakes are infamous for their intense storms. This piece attempts to paint a musical picture of the beautiful lake shore before and during one of these events. (program notes by the composer) Moonlit Dreams (2020)
Joshua V. Hinkle b. 1978
Sometimes inspiration comes to us at the strangest of times and usually when we are not looking for it. Moonlit Dreams is the story of finding such inspiration one summer evening. The weather is perfect and a young person is found sitting on top of a beautiful hillside. As the most amazing full moon lights the night sky, the calmness in the air brings forth a most incredible feeling of peace and contentment. This beautiful scene inspires the person to dream about all the wonderful possibilities in their life, the places they will visit, people they will meet, and the goals they will accomplish. (program notes by the composer)
Stormbreak (2009)
Jim Casella b. 1970
Stormbreak was written as a sequel of sorts to Technology, an earlier composed percussion octet. Opening with nature-effect sounds, the storm breaks into a rhythmic “tip of the hat” to Technology on the rim of the snare drum. As rhythmic layers add in, the syncopated motif of Stormbreak becomes clear and continues to drive the piece throughout. While syncopation is of particular demand, numerous repeat bars are used, as the primary goal is to develop the players’ collective ability to understand how their parts groove and interact within the mix of their fellow groove-playing compadres. Solo sections are included which feature timpani, snare drum, and concert toms. This piece can stand alone as a percussion octet, but it’s also written with the option of being played by a full wind ensemble. There are a variety of effect elements that wind players are called upon to perform through the use of handheld percussion instruments, making ‘clicking’ sounds by tapping on the keys of their instruments (simulating the pitter-patter of rain falling), and clapping or stomping.
Walking to the Sky (2016)
Robert Buckley b. 1946
Walking to the Sky takes an epic, cinematic approach to celebrate humankind's collective quest for wisdom and transcendence. It was inspired by a 100-foot Jonathan Borofsky sculpture, which creates the illusion of a group of people walking skyward into infinity. With pulsing percussion, heroic brass, haunting melodies, sudden shifts in dynamics and dramatic key changes, everyone in the ensemble gets a chance to star in this exciting minimovie score. To add even more grandeur, there is an optional choir part (that could be played on a synthesizer). (program notes by the composer)
Hithaelglir: The Misty Mountains (2018)
Andrew J. Stopps
Hithaeglir: The Misty Mountains was premiered in 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand and is written for orchestra and piano. It was inspired by the Tongariro National Park and uses colours and textures to paint a picture of the volcanic mountains. (This is the same area that the Lord of the Rings films were filmed). The piece started life as a short piano solo that was composed for my Father’s memorial service. It is a part of my work-in-progress “Middle Earth Suite”, which is a symphonic audio journey around New Zealand/ Aotearoa based on my own travels and inspired by photographs taken by my husband Sean Cole. (program notes by the composer) Fate of the Gods (2001)
Steven Reineke b. 1970
Fate of the Gods, a programmatic work for symphonic band, was inspired by tales of Nordic mythology. The piece tells the story of Ragnarök, also known as the Twilight of the Gods. An incredible war between the forces of good and evil is fought, bringing about the end of the cosmos. After the destruction, a new and idyllic world will arise and this new earth will be filled only with joy and abundance. The first section of the piece represents the creation of the primordial world in which forces of both good and evil are established. The second section is the development of the dark. devious themes that symbolize the God Loki, the personification of all things evil. His theme gives way to the more soothing music that represents the God Balder, son of Odin. Balder personifies all that is good, pure and innocent. When evil ensues once again, Heimdall, the watchman of the Gods, sounds his horn, signaling the beginning of the end. From all the corners of the world, gods, giants, dwarves, demons, and elves will ride towards the huge plain where the last battle will be fought. This tremendous battle brings about massive chaos and eventually the destruction of the world. All is destroyed save one tree, the tree of life, known as Yggdrasil. The tree gradually brings existence back to the world. This time it is only forces of goodness which are created. Evil has destroyed itself and good has won over all. (program notes by the composer)
Deus Ex Machina (2019)
Randall D. Standridge b. 1976
Some people say I suffer from an overactive imagination. That is not true. I don’t suffer from it at all. I enjoy every minute of it. I remember being in English class in high school, and learning about classical plays. Mrs. Eggburn (my fantastic 11th Grade English teacher) mentioned the “Deus Ex Machina,” or “God of the Machine.” I’m not sure what she said after that because my mind was busy envisioning an ancient God brought into the modern age, with glowing neon eyes, speakers inside his mouth, and pulsing circuits growing out from his body into his temple built of circuit boards. It’s an image that has stayed with me ever since every time I hear that particular term. This work for concert band combines exotic scales, cinematic scoring, digital effects, and a dub-step feel to create a truly unique experience for the player and audience. Is it pop? Is it symphonic? Does it matter? Music is music and it’s either effective or it’s not. Deus Ex Machina was commissioned by the Georgia Music Educators District Six for their 9ths-10th grade honor band. They were very kind by allowing me to write something that was far outside the norm, and I will always be grateful. (program notes by the composer)
Concert Band Due to the importance of every part, students are listed alphabetically.
Flute Alto Sax Trombone Emma Kelley Tomas Brunow Nathan Christensen Elyse Lange Lillian Matthews Anthony Eisert Emily Plestina Tatianna Schommer-Barrera Danica Jenna Sophia Silkworth Elizabeth Sellers Nicolas Sanfilippo Jamie Stephan Tenor Saxophone Euphonium Clarinet Matthew Ciampa Robert Hinterlong Grace Hinterlong Journey Daniel Stephanie Zhu Emily Keyes Mia Marra Trumpet Tuba Ava Pellegrino Elijah Abraham Jacob Forster Anastasia Seroogy Connor Beitz Lucas Forster Alaina Talaska Gabriel Jopp Frank Vento Natalie Tappa Jack Ksobiech Katherine Utzerath Alexander Mersfelder Percussion Nikki Wilcox Dylan Osvatic Dominic Barry Jamison Osvatic Logan Basterash Bass Clarinet Alexander Peppler Virginia Caryl Ariana Alcala Chloe Retherford Anna DeLeon Everett Krawcyk Cameron Smith Charlie Essmann Samuel Furru Bassoon Joseph Geist Darren Meyer Andrew Glosemeyer Elijah Henken Illyanna Ingram Matthew Jolliffe Austin O'Connor David O'Connor Vito Schwartz Eric Stephan
Symphonic Band Due to the importance of every part, students are listed alphabetically.
Flute Julianna Anderson Anna Braun Callie Massa Erin Rosenthal Madison Weibel Clarinet Federico Bellini Gracie Lochowicz Emily Tarr Tempe Wassam Claire Wright Bass Clarinet Tyler Backhaus
Alto Saxophone Jessica Howell Katie Schwar
Trombone Mailen Fingland Sawyer Schieffer
Tenor Saxophone Gavin Flaherty Parker Paulson
Euphonium Callan Schultz
Bari Saxophone Kasey Kubash Trumpet Jacob Chilicki Zach Plestina Alissa Schwichtenberg Caleb Turk
Tuba Luke Treutelaar Percussion Andy Brandt Sean Braun Alex DeLeon Alex Fritz Logan Poser Claire Schiek Cameron Wilke
Wind Ensemble Due to the importance of every part, students are listed alphabetically.
Flute Alexandria Aber Emily Henrichs Madeline Murphy Sarah Ullrich
Alto Saxophone Jules Barlow Michael Kaczinski Jaylen Korth Brynn Schmitz-Guy
Oboe Andie Barron
Tenor Saxophone Ellie Huebner Michael Sadowski
Clarinet Brooke Conner Kaylyn Geuder Maddie Husted Lauren Jakab Katie Kaczinski Samantha Kohlmann Alexa Matson Bass Clarinet Kira Goldbach Bassoon Sierra Huser
Bari Saxophone Nick Rabiego Zack Simonson Trumpet Charlie Jefferson Hugh Wesselhoff Lauren Wilke Anthony Witt Horn Ryan Fox Hannah Herbst Dominic Sponholz
Trombone Gavin Schultz Josh Stobbe Euphonium Andrew Blum Kyle Pate Tuba Ed Pilon David Winiarski Percussion Jeremy Boutin Jeremy Cotturone Austin Kiselicka Emma Libecki Ryan O’Connor Kendal Schreiber Nathan Starr
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