UCR Department of Music Land Acknowledgement Miyaxwe (mee-yahh-weh, hello) – In the spirit of Rupert and Jeanette Costo’s founding relationship to our campus, we would like to respectfully acknowledge and recognize our responsibility to the original and current caretakers of this land, water and air: the Cahuilla, Tongva, Luiseño, and Serrano peoples and all of their ancestors and descendants, past, present and future. Today this meeting place is home to many Indigenous peoples from all over the world, including UCR faculty, students, and staff, and we are grateful to have the opportunity to live and work on these homelands. The Music Department also acknowledges that it was founded upon exclusions and erasures of many Indigenous peoples. This acknowledgement demonstrates a commitment to beginning the process of working to dismantle the ongoing legacies of settler colonialism. Truth and acknowledgment are critical to building mutual respect and connection across all barriers of heritage and difference. We begin this effort to acknowledge what has been buried by honoring the truth. Please take a moment to consider the many legacies of violence, displacement, migration, and settlement that bring us together here today, and join us in uncovering such truths at any and all public events. Achama (aw-chem-ahh, thank you) About Tonight’s Concert With the unprecedented crisis of COVID-19, the impact on our states of mind has been extraordinary, especially for mental health. The struggle with social and cultural dislocation, anxiety, depression, loss and other stressors has shown the profound and meaning, especially during a crisis. We invite you to join the UCR Concert Band, in collaboration with UCR’s Experimental Acoustics Research Studio and Digital Audio and Sound students, for an inspirational and powerful multimedia production that celebrates the resilience and joy of the human spirit. Program Resplendent Glory
Rossano Galante (b. 1967)
Program Notes Commissioned by and dedicated to Dr. Peter Loel Boonshaft and the Hofstra University Symphonic Band, Resplendent Glory showcases the dynamic possibilities of the wind ensemble. The composer describes the piece in more detail: Resplendent Glory is a romantic/heroic composition. The main theme of the work begins immediately, stated by trumpets, then passed to the woodwinds and horns. The theme then modulates with a Morse code-like ostinato in the woodwinds to support section where the trumpet melody is supported by horn triplets and woodwind runs. This section should sound very heroic. The B theme is then stated by trombones with woodwinds supporting the rhythmic harmony. Next, the A theme returns with more activity and counterpoint, followed by the transition to the C section of the
work. This section has a very lush melody stated by woodwinds and horns. Oboes and clarinets take over the theme accompanied by an eighth note ostinato and a returns with full ensemble, ending with a big climax full of brass fanfares and UCR Concert Band Lauren Wasynczuk, conductor Piccolo *Momo Harris, community member Flute Jee-Eun Baek, UCR Psychology Carlin Deng, UCR Business Alexandra Fernandez, UCR Music Rafael Hernandez, UCR Mathematics *Purnima Qamar, UCR Psychology Citali Rivas, UCR Biology Oboe *Jason Tse, UCR Music - Composition Clarinet *Gabriella Alvelais, UCR Business Administration Cynthia Lopez, UCR Music Eddie Montes, UCR Undeclared Meena Venkat, UCR Neuroscience Alto Saxophone *Cameren Diaz, UCR Music Performance
Trumpet *Jessica Wilkins, UCR Music Antony Godinez, UCR Music Jeisler Ku, UCR Music Horn *Keith Hussain, UCR Alum (Computer Engineering)
Trombone Jacob Hans, UCR Entomology *Sarah Howick, UCR Physics Tuba *Jason Atkinson, UCR Alum (Music) Carmin Chiang, UCR Biology Percussion Christian Avila, UCR Music Composition *Tatiana Bush, UCR Entomology Amy Pan, UCR Global Studies Katherine Pham, community member Samuel Chavarin, UCR Music
Tenor Saxophone A. Alarcón, UCR Political Science: Law and Society *Cameron Westmoreland, UCR Music Composition *Principal
Jason Tse, Personnel Manager Purnima Qamar, Music Librarian Tatiana Bush, Equipment Manager Nicholas Kimble, Social Media Manager Jessica Wilkins, Social Media Manager
Ethan Castro, UCR Music - Digital Composition Santiago Tavarez, UCR Film
Sabrina Andrade, UCR Music Christian Avila, UCR Music Composition Sapele Satele, UCR Music Jessica Wilkins, UCR Music
About Us The UCR Concert Band (MUS 165), is committed to creating an environment of inclusiveness, equality and diversity, and deepening engagement with communities and creative partners through music. Enrollment in this ensemble is not limited to music majors. Participation in the ensemble is open to all UCR students, alumni, Members experience a holistic approach to the study and performance of a wide variety of repertoire including classic wind band repertoire, orchestral transcriptions, contemporary wind band literature and chamber music, as well as personalized experiences working in a masterclass/workshop setting. Through participation in the UCR Concert Band, members experience growth in their creative potential and how they can use their artistic voices to impact their communities. Critical thinking, curiosity, creativity and resilience are hallmarks of the UCR Concert Band experience. The UCR Concert Band rehearses on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:007:20pm and performs each quarter on campus and in the communities it serves. Auditions are held on the Sunday prior to the start of each new quarter. Admitted members are expected to enroll for MUS 165 for credit (1-2 units); exceptions will be reviewed on an individual basis. Visit our website to learn more: https://music.ucr.edu/ensembles/concert-band/ Experimental Acoustics Research Studio (EARS) University of California, Riverside is dedicated to the advancement of new multidisciplinary approaches to sound, electroacoustic music and multimedia. Composers, performers, researchers, media artists, faculty, and students work together to develop new strategies for art, research and education. EARS is committed to facilitating the development of new art forms and performance modalities that arise out of ever-evolving digital technologies. The three foundations of EARS are: Experimentation, Interdisciplinary, and Collaboration. To learn more, visit: https://ears.ucr.edu/ MUS 145B Digital Audio and Sound Tonight’s concert was edited and produced in collaboration with students of Music Professor, Paulo Chagas whose work includes extensive use of electronic sound and audiovisual media, while developing a critical approach to technology in order to achieve transparency and illuminate human thinking and emotion. Students received hands-on experience with creating this multimedia production within Chagas’ Digital Audio and Sound course, which includes sound processing, synthesis, and composition, as well as multimedia and audiovisual composition and interactive media production. Through participation in the course, students receive an understanding of dedicated software for sound, music, and multimedia, including the programming environment Max/MSP.
Born in Buffalo, New York, Rossano Galante received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Trumpet performance from SUNY Buffalo in 1992. That same year he was one of nineteen people from around the world to be accepted to the University of Southern California’s Film Scoring Program. He studied with the late Jerry Goldsmith, who for The Omen. In 1999, Mr. Galante moved to California to pursue a career in composition worked with two-time Oscar nominated composer Marco Beltrami, Christophe Beck, Brian Tyler, Christopher Lennertz and Wolfram de Marco. Mr. Galante has composed music for the Monday Morning and Channels. He has Rambo: Last Blood, Charlie’s Angles, Ready or Not, A Quiet Place, The Mummy, Logan, Sausage Party, Smurfs: The Lost Village, First They Killed My Father, Ben Hur, The Shallows, Fantastic 4, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Gods of Egypt, Prisoners, The Wolverine, 3:10 to Yuma, A Good Day to Die Hard, Trouble with the Curve, The Thing, Final Destination 5, The Homesman, Don’t be Afraid of the Dark, Knowing, Max Payne, The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Live Free or Die Hard, Red Eye, Die Bluthochzeit, The Tuxedo, Tuesdays with Morrie, among many others. For his large-scale Wind Ensemble compositions, he has been commissioned by the Federation of Gay Games-Paris 2018, Atlanta Freedom Band, Lake Braddock High School Band, Hofstra University Symphonic Band, Nebraska Wind Symphony, the Amherst Chamber Orchestra, Trenton State College, SUNY Buffalo, Grand Island Middle School, Syracuse Youth Symphony, Point Pleasant Borough High School, North Tonawanda High School, Lockport City School District, Edward Town Middle School, Duxbury High School Wind Ensemble, Allegro: The Chamber Orchestra of Lancaster, Franklin & Marshall College, West Genesee High School Wind Ensemble, East Stroudsburg High School, Grissom High School, Hafabra Publishing, Desert Winds Freedom Band, Starpoint High School Band, Francis T. Maloney High School Band, The Erie County Wind Ensemble, The Solano County Honor Band, The Buffalo Niagara Concert Band and many others in the works. Mr. Galante has over 50 published compositions between G. Schirmer, Alfred, Hafabra, C.L. Barnhouse, Rundel Music and Dehaske/Curnow. A native of Los Angeles, CA, Lauren Wasynczuk leads an active career as a conductor, saxophonist and music educator dedicated to engaging audiences and performers of all ages. A staunch advocate for arts education and community engagement, Lauren has shared her artistic leadership through masterclasses, workshops and conducting engagements. Her teaching and conducting experience spans from working in primary and secondary schools to professionals in wind orchestra, symphony orchestra, opera and vocal ensembles. Ensembles she has
conducted include the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra (Los Angeles, CA), Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA), Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra (Zlín, Czech Republic), London
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In January 2020, Lauren was appointed Director of the University of California, Riverside Concert Band. Previously, she served as Artistic & Ensembles Director of Young Musicians Foundation (Los Angeles, CA), Assistant/Cover Conductor of Opera San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA, Assistant Director of the Yevshan Ukrainian Vocal Ensemble (Hartford, CT), Guest Conductor of the Westlake Village Symphony (Westlake Village, CA) and Guest Conductor of the San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra (San Luis Obispo, CA). For the 2019-2020 season, Lauren was awarded Conducting Fellow with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra (Allentown, PA). Her multifaceted work has provided her opportunity to appear in concerts and music festivals throughout North America and Europe. Lauren holds a Master of Music degree from The Hartt School (West Hartford, CT), graduating as a member of the Pi Kappa Lamba National Music Honor Society, and a Bachelor of Arts in Music from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA). In addition to her conducting engagements, Lauren serves on the Board of Directors of Chamber Music Palisades and is a member of the Development Committee for the American International Paderewski Piano Competition. To learn more about Lauren, visit laurenwasynczuk.com. Special Thanks Rogerio Budasz, Professor and Chair, Department of Music Greg Renne, Production Manager and Lighting Designer Kathleen DeAtley, Program Promotions Manager Benicia Mangram, Administrative Coordinator Sarah Cleary and Toya Adams, Financial Analyst and Assistant UCR Department of Music Paulo Chagas, Ethan Castro, Santiago Tavarez, Sabrina Andrade, Christian Avila, Sapele Satele and Jessica Wilkins
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UCR DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC 2020-2021 SEASON The UCR Department of Music presents virtual concerts, lectures, and presentations of academic research by Department of Music faculty, postdoctoral Free and open to the public. UCR Chamber Ensembles
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