CLUTCH (2019) CLUTCH (2019)
IN MEMORIAM (1881) IN MEMORIAM (1881)
THE GIANT DIPPER (2021) THE GIANT DIPPER (2021)
Andrew David Perkins (b. 1978)
Andrew David Perkins (b. 1978)
John Philip Sousa (d. 1932)
John Philip Sousa (d. 1932)
AN AMERICAN ELEGY (1999) AN AMERICAN ELEGY (1999)
with guest conductor, Travis Muñoz with guest conductor, Travis Muñoz with guest conductor, Dr. Christine Lundahl with guest conductor, Dr. Christine Lundahl
Kincaid Rabb (b. 1993)
Kincaid Rabb (b. 1993)
*World Premiere w/forward from Kincaid Rabb
*World Premiere w/forward from Kincaid Rabb
STRANGE HUMORS (2006) STRANGE HUMORS (2006)
Frank Ticheli (b. 1958)
Frank Ticheli (b. 1958)
John Mackey (b. 1973)
John Mackey (b. 1973)
P R O G R A M P R O G R A M F R I D A Y , F R I D A Y , 5 / 1 7 / 2 4 5 / 1 7 / 2 4
W I N D E N S E M B L E W I N D E N S E M B L E “ T R I B U T E S ” “ T R I B U T E S ” B I L L F R I T Z , D I R E C T O R B I L L F R I T Z , D I R E C T O R
I N T E R M I S S I O N I N T E R M I S S I O N
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Composer, conductor, multi-instrumentalist, & GRAMMY® nominated music educatorAndrewDavidPerkins(b.1978)holdsanadvancedspecialistcertificatein orchestrationfromtheBerkleeCollegeofMusic,aMasterofMusicdegreefromthe UniversityofMichigan,andaBachelorofFineArtsdegreefromMichiganState University.FinalistforTheNationalBandAssociationRevelliAward,MerrillJones Award,andTheRavelInternationalCompositionPrize,hismusichasbeenfeaturedat ABA Conventions, CBNDA National and Regional Conferences, TMEA, The MidwestClinic,TheWesternInternationalBandClinic,andatnumerousall-state concertsandstateconferences.Mr.Perkinsisthewinnerofthe2018NationalBand Association/AlfredPublishingYoungBandCompositionContest,andhisconcert bandsuite"TUEBOR"wasselectedasthewinnerofthe2023AmericanBandmasters AssociationSousa/OstwaldCompositionContest.
Clutch (2019)
IhavevisceralchildhoodmemoriesofgoingtotheBelleIsleIndycarracesinDetroit withmyDad.Thesmellofhigh-octaneracingfuel,burningrubber,domesticbeer, feelingthescorching-hotsummersunbouncingofftheasphalt Thepitch-bending soundsoftheFormulaOnecarsscreamingpastusatinsanespeeds,theroarofthe crowdatthecheckeredflag.Wildlydangerous,everyboundarybeingtested,allfora chanceatthewinner’scircle.Thiscompetitivespiritinspiredmetowriteafanfare thatpushestheboundariesoftempo,range,&technicaldemand,andgivesthe conductor,performers,andlisteneraniceadrenalinerushtoo.Ialsowantedtopush myselftowritethemostexciting,wildlychaoticmusicthatIcouldimagine.Fast, loud,andalittlebitreckless.
Buckleup.
*Program note from composer
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JohnPhilipSousawasborninWashington,D C onNovember6,1854 Hisfather, JohnAntonioSousa,wasborninSpainofPortugueseparents,andhismother,Marie ElizabethTrinkaus,wasborninBavaria.
SousareceivedhisearlyeducationinWashingtonpublicschools,whilesimultaneously studyingmusicataprivateconservatory.Atage13,heenlistedintheU.S.Marine Bandasa"boy"(apprentice)musician,buthealsocontinuedhisprivatemusicstudies. HismostimportantteacherwasGeorgeFelixBenkert,withwhomhestudiedviolin, harmony, and composition. After serving seven years with the marines, he was discharged.Thereafter,heperformedasaviolinistandconductorinvarioustheater orchestrasinWashingtonandPhiladelphia.
AlthoughSousaisstereotypedasamarchcomposer,hecomposedmusicofmany forms,including15operettas.Amonghismanyoriginalworksforbandaresuites, humoresques,fantasies,descriptivepieces,anddances.Inadditiontotheover200 songsofhisoperettas,hecomposed70othervocalworks,andmanyofthesevocal worksweretranscribedforusewiththeSousaBand
In Memoriam (1881)
Washington’sbest-knownMasonin1881wasPresidentJamesA.Garfield,whowasa memberofColumbiaCommanderyNo.2,KnightsTemplar.Sousawasalsotobelong tothissameorganizationfiveyearslater,butduringGarfield’spresidencyhewas beingworkedinthelowerdegreesofMasonry.Sousawasnotwellacquaintedwith thePresident,buthewasgreatlyshakenatthenewsofhisassassination.Inthe autobiographyhetellsofhearingpaperboysshoutingthenewsofGarfield’sdeath.It wasunexpected,becausethePresidenthadbeenrecoveringsatisfactorilyfromthe gunshotwoundoftwomonthsearlier.Shocked,Sousarosefromhisbedandwent outsideforawalk.
Withtheeventweighingheavilyonhismindhewalkedall throughthenightandintothenextmorning.Whenhereturned homeheimmediatelycommittedthedirge“InMemoriam”to paper.ThedirgewasplayedbytheU.S.MarineBandasthe President’sbodywasreceivedinWashingtonandthenagainat its final resting place in Cleveland. It was afterward played infrequentlybytheMarineBanduntilhalfacenturylater,when itwasplayedwhileJohnPhilipSousa’sbodywasbeingescorted tothegraveinCongressionalCemetery.
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Kincaid Rabb is an award-winning composer, specializing in storytelling and immersion through music. Whether designing an original narrative to be communicatedthroughmusicoraddingamusicaldimensiontoanexistingnarrative, Kincaidcreatesascorethatimmersesaudiencesinthetimeandplaceofthestory world.Kincaidproducesworksthattrapezeartisticdisciplines,curatingperformances thatseamlesslyintegratedifferentsensoryexperiences.
Kincaid’scollaborationshaveincludedParadiseWinds,The Experiment,the DriftwoodQuintet,KontraDuo,KeyedKontraptions,DuoR2,theBrelbyTheatre Company, and the faculty and students at the University of Arizona and the UniversityofNevada,LasVegas.TheirprincipalteachershaveincludedDouglas Harbin,DanielAsia,PamelaDecker,DiegoVega,andJenniferBellor.
CurrentlyresidinginSanDiego,California,Kincaidgraduatedin2021withaMaster ofMusicinCompositionattheUniversityofNevada,LasVegas,wheretheyhelda graduateassistantshipintheory,composition,andmusicology.Theygraduatedfrom theUniversityofArizonawithaBachelorofMusicinCompositionin2017.Kincaid isaffiliatedwithASCAPandisaNextGenMemberoftheThemedEntertainment Association.Kincaid’smusicisexclusivelyavailablethroughTrevcoMusic.
The Giant Dipper (2021)
PeacefullysituatedonastretchoflandalongMissionBeachinSanDiego,California, BelmontParkopenedonJuly4th,1925.
OriginallydevelopedbyJohnD SpreckelsastheMissionBeachAmusementCenter todrivethebusinessofrecreationandamusementtoMissionBay,theparkstill operatestoday.TheflagshipattractionofBelmontParkistheGiantDipper,a75-foot woodenrollercoasteroriginallyconstructedin1925.Itisoneofonlytworoller coastersdesignedbyFrankPriorandFrederickChurchstilloperatingontheWest Coast,anditwasregisteredasaNationalHistoricLandmarkonFebruary27,1987.
Asaudienceslistento“TheGiantDipper”,theywillhearthe soundofthechainasitliftsthetrainofexcitedpassengersup, thenexperiencethethunderingoftherollercoasterasit traverseswindingswitchbacksandthrillinghillsThispieceis aboutexhilarating,unbridledjoy,anticipation,fear,andfunexactlywhatarollercoastershouldbe.“TheGiantDipper”is the fourth movement of “At Belmont Park”, which was commissionedbyLaurieBrownfortheGreenValleyConcert Band.
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FrankTicheliisanAmericancomposerandconductor.Hejoinedthefacultyofthe UniversityofSouthernCalifornia'sThorntonSchoolofMusicin1991,wherehe servedasProfessorofCompositionuntil2023 From1991to1998,Ticheliwas ComposerinResidenceofthePacificSymphony,andhestillenjoysacloseworking relationshipwiththatorchestraandtheirmusicdirector,CarlSt.Clair.Ticheliiswell knownforhisworksforconcertband,manyofwhichhavebecomestandardsinthe repertoire.Inadditiontocomposing,hehasappearedasguestconductorofhismusic atCarnegieHall,atmanyAmericanuniversitiesandmusicfestivals,andincities throughouttheworld,includingSchladming,Austria,attheMid-EuropeMusic Festival;LondonandManchester,England,withtheMeadowsWindEnsemble; Singapore,withtheSingaporeArmedForcesCentralBand;andnumerouscitiesin Japan,withtheBandsofAmericaNationalHonorBand.
An American Elegy (1999)
AnAmericanElegyis,aboveall,anexpressionofhope.Itwascomposedinmemory ofthosewholosttheirlivesatColumbineHighSchoolonApril20,1999,andto honorthesurvivors.Itisofferedasatributetotheirgreatstrengthandcourageinthe faceofaterribletragedy.Ihopetheworkcanalsoserveasonereminderofhow fragileandpreciouslifeisandhowintimatelyconnectedweallareashumanbeings. Iwasmovedandhonoredbythiscommissioninvitation,anddeeplyinspiredbythe circumstancessurroundingit.Rarelyhasaworkrevealeditselftomewithsuch powerfulspeedandclarity.Thefirsteightbarsofthemainmelodycametomefully formedinadream.Virtuallyeveryelementoftheworkwasdiscoveredwithinthe spanofabouttwoweeks.Theremainderofmytimewasspentrefining,developing, andorchestrating
An American Elegy was commissioned by the Columbine CommissioningFund,aspecialprojectsponsoredbytheAlpha IotaChapterofKappaKappaPsiattheUniversityofColorado onbehalfoftheColumbineHighSchoolBand.Contributors totheFundincludedmembers,chapters,alumni,andfriendsof KappaKappaPsiandTauBetaSigmaNationalHonoraryBand FraternityandSorority.
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JohnMackey(he/him)haswrittenfororchestras(BrooklynPhilharmonic,NewYork YouthSymphony),theater(DallasTheaterCenter),andextensivelyfordance(Alvin AileyAmericanDanceTheater,ParsonsDanceCompany,NewYorkCityBallet), butthemajorityofhisworkforthepastdecadehasbeenforwindensembles(the fancy name for concert bands), and his band catalog now receives annual performancesnumberinginthethousands.
In 2014, he became the youngest composer ever inducted into the American BandmastersAssociation.In2018,hereceivedtheWladimir&RhodaLakondAward fromtheAmericanAcademyofArtsandLetters.HeresidesinSanFrancisco, California,withhisspouse,A E Jaques,aphilosopherwhoworksontheethicsof artificialintelligenceforMIT,andalsotitlesallofhispieces;andtheircats,Noodle andBloop.
Strange Humors (2006)
ThefirstversionofStrangeHumorswasastudentpieceforstringquartetand djembethatMackeywrotewhilepursuinghisgraduatedegreeatTheJuilliard School. It was later adapted for use by the Parsons Dance Company, with choreographybyRobertBattle.ItstranscriptioncameatthebehestofRichardFloyd onbehalfoftheAmericanBandmastersAssociation Thepiecerepresentsamerging ofmusicalcultures--themodalmelodiesandsyncopatedrhythmsofmiddleEastern musicwiththepercussiveaccompanimentofAfricandrumming.
Attheheartoftheworkliesthepulseofthedjembe,whichremainsfromtheoriginal version.Thedjembe,anhourglass-shapeddrumplayedwithbarehands,isamajor partofthecustomsofwestAfricancountriessuchasMaliandGuinea,wheredjembe ensemblesaccompanymanyfunctionalcelebrationsofsociety.
ThepieceopenswithasultryEnglishhornsolo,aline lacedwithPhrygianinfluencerepresentingthe"typical" melodiesofthemostnortheasternpartsoftheAfrican continent--mostnotablyEgypt,butalsopartsofthe Arabianpeninsula.
-ProgramNotebyJacobWallace
PERSONNEL
Flute
Liao,Erin(Picc.)
Scafidi,Abigail
Shiao,Alison
Tang,Audrey(Picc.)
Vaghasia,Eesha
Oboe
Chen,Ryan
Bassoon
Huang,Madeleine
Liu,Shannon
Clarinet
Creus,Christopher
Lee,Joshua
Lewis,Kate
Liu,Ken
Liu,Yijiao
Yang,Tina(EbCl.)
Zhang,Lucy
BassClarinet
Alves,Sofia
Hwang,Irene(CBCl.)
Ngo,Steven
AltoSaxophone
Wang,Jared Zhao,Thomas
TenorSaxophone
Bisquera,Angelo
BaritoneSaxophone
Davenport,Cameron
Trumpet
Celaya,Esteban
Huerta,Matthew Kelly,Kassidy
Lofton,Bryson
Macias,Jace
Valdemar,Eddie Young,Bryson
FrenchHorn
Hartling,Xandre
Wolfe,Arrianna Yu,Garrett
Zheng,James Trombone
Chase,Haiden deJesus,Uriel Gu,Jacob Khoury,Jena
BassTrombone
Lugo,Vaughn
Euphonium
Eason,Leighton
Le,Jennifer
Tuba
Bowser,Alex Taylor,Nolan
StringBass Clark,Macie
Percussion
Bender,Alyssah Corona,Mateo Glenny,James Gonzales,Isaac Mendoza,Anthony Moylan,Kieran
Thang,Kennethson
Wind Ensemble
GUEST CONDUCTOR BIOS GUEST CONDUCTOR BIOS
Dr. Christine Lundahl is a dynamic and accomplished conductor with a wealth of experienceworkingwithensemblesofalllevels.UponmovingtoSouthernCaliforniainFall of2023,Dr.LundahltookontheroleofArtisticDirectorfortheGoldWindSymphony, conductedtheSymphonicWindsatCalPolyPomonaandtheSymphonyOrchestraatLa SierraUniversity,andtaughtvariousmusiceducationclassesatbothinstitutions.
SheisaregularguestwiththePacificSymphonyYouth Orchestraandishighlysought-afterasanadjudicatorand clinicianbothinSouthernCaliforniaandacrossthecountry. ShewasrecentlyappointedtobethenewDirectorofBandsat CalStateLAandwillbeginthatpositioninAugust.
Dr.LundahlcompletedaDMAinWindBandConductingat theUniversityofMichiganunderthementorshipofworldrenownedconductor,MichaelHaithcock.Herresearchand publicationsdelveintothetopicsofdiverseprogrammingand musiceducationinTitle1publicschools.Hereducation includes an MM in Instrumental Conducting from the UniversityofSouthFloridaandaBMEinMusicEducation fromFloridaStateUniversity.
Travis Muñoz isabassoonistfromWestCovina,California.Hehasbeenstudyingbassoonsince 2004,graduatingfromtheLosAngelesCountyHighSchoolfortheArtsunderthedirectionof Dr.CarolynBeckandearnedadegreefromSouthernOregonUniversity.
TravishasperformedwithmanygroupsinSouthernOregonincludingtheAshlandCityBand, CamelotTheatrePitOrchestra,RogueValleySymphonicBand,SouthernOregonConcert Band,andtheSouthernOregonUniversityWindEnsemble.Asidefromlargeensembles,Travis shareshisloveformusicthroughchamberensemblesandisafoundingmemberofthe ColoraturaReedQuintet,LaForzatrio,and[Reedacted]clarinetensemble.
Traviswasaconductor'sassistantfortheSouthernOregon UniversityWindEnsembleandArtisticDirectoroftheNew HorizonsBand.
Currently,TravisservesasagraduateassistantforDr.Gene Moon,ispursuingamastersdegreedegreeininstrumental conducting,andcurrentlyplaysbassoonfortheCalBaptist UniversitySymphonyOrchestraandWindEnsemble.
DIRECTOR BIOS DIRECTOR BIOS
Bill Fritz
Mr. Fritz isamusiceducatorwithawiderangeofexperience.Currently1of2 DirectorofBandsatEleanorRooseveltHighSchoolinEastvale,CA,Mr.Fritzleads theWindEnsemble&SymphonicWinds;theformerregardedasoneofthefinest highschoolconcertensemblesinthestateofCalifornia.Priortohisappointmentat ERHS,Mr.FritzwasAsst.DirectorofBandsatVistaMurrietaHighSchool(20182022)wherehewasintegralinpreparingtheGoldenAllianceMarchingBandfor theirfirstevertriptotheBandsofAmericaRegionalinSanAntonio,TX,widely regarded as the most competitive competition in the country. Prior to his appointmentwithVistaMurrietaHS,Mr.FritzwastheDirectorofBandsatAzusa HighSchool(2016-18)wherehisstudentsconsistentlyreceived“Superior”marksat festivalsandwerefrequentparticipantsinhonorbandsthroughoutthestate.
OutsideofhisresponsibilitiesasaDirector,Mr.FritzisStaffDirectorandBrass CaptionHeadforGoldDrumandBugleCorps.There,heleadsatalentedgroupof musiceducatorswhoarecommittedtoperformanceexcellence.Justrecently,Gold wasawardedBestBrassandearnedasilvermedalatthe2023DCIOpenClass ChampionshipsinIndianapolis,IN.
As a performer in DCI, Mr. Fritz played mellophonewithPacificCrestDrum&Bugle Corps (03', 04', 06') and the 2007 World ChampionBlueDevils.Mr.Fritzobtainedhis BachelorofArtsinMusicEducation,Bachelor of Music in Saxophone Performance, and Masters degree in Instrumental Conducting from California State University Fullerton, studyingunderJimRotter&Dr.MitchFennell.
DIRECTOR BIOS DIRECTOR BIOS
Martin Rhees
DirectorofBandsandactiveLosAngelesfreelancehornist, Mr. Rhees cameto ERHS in 2019. Mr. Rhees holds the degrees of Bachelor of Music in Horn PerformanceaswellasaBachelorofArtsinInstrumentalMusicEducationfrom CaliforniaStateUniversity,Fullerton.Mr.Rheescompletedpost-graduateworkat theUniversityofSouthernCaliforniawhereheearnedaMasterofMusicdegreein HornPerformance.
Asamusiceducator,Mr.Rheesbegancoachingbrasschambermusicinpublic schoolsin1982.Hewasonthestaffoftheworld-renownedSantaClaraVanguard Drum&BugleCorpsofSantaClara,California.Inhisfirstyearteachingthecorps, Mr.RheeshelpedtheVanguardtowinthe1989DrumCorpsInternationalWorld Championship with a record setting high score. He was the Head of Brass InstructionfortheTenrikyoAimachiBandofNagoya,Japanwherethebandwon sixAllJapanNationalChampionships-andtiedonscoreforanother-inonlyone decade.Thesewerethefirstsuchtitlesinthegroup’s60-yearhistory.Priorto arrivingatERHS,Mr.RheeswastheDirectorofInstrumentalMusicatHerbert HooverHighSchoolofGlendale,CA.,aprogramofonly100totalmusicians populatingtwoconcertbands,jazz,stringorchestra,marchingband,basketball band,winterdrumline,andcolorguard.Inhistenyearsleadingtheprogram,the HooverTornadoMarchingBandwontheCaliforniaStateBandChampionships fourconsecutiveyears,toppingbandsmanytimestheirsize,andmaintaininga winningstreakwithintheirdivisionofnearlyfiveyears.
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