SERIES CONNECTION
Images
O Magnum Mysterium
Flashing Winds
PROGRAM
Jeremy Smith, Doctoral Conducting Associate Anthony Morris, Master’s Conducting Associate
BRIEF INTERMISSION
Robert Sheldon (b. 1954)
Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)
Jan Van der Roost (b. 1956)
Florentiner March Julius Fučík (1872-1916) arr. Mayhew Lake ed. Frederick Fennell
Watchman, Tell Us of the Night
Glory of the Yankee Navy
PROGRAM NOTES
Images (1994) (7’)
Robert Sheldon (b.1954)
Mark Camphouse (b.1956)
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) ed. Frederick Fennell
Based on a beautiful ancient Welsh lullaby, “Suo Gan.” Images invokes fresh themes that are skillfully woven together to produce a piece that is both musically fulfilling and refreshingly playable. - Robert Sheldon
Robert Sheldon has taught instrumental music in the Florida and Illinois public schools and has served on the faculty at Florida State University where he taught instrumental music education classes, conducting, and directed the university bands. Following seventeen years as Director of Concert Band Publications for Alfred Music, he now maintains an active composition and conducting schedule, regularly accepting commissions for new works. Sheldon received the Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of Miami and the Master of Fine Arts in Instrumental Conducting from the University of Florida. In 2020, VanderCook College of Music presented him with an honorary Doctorate in Music Education.
O Magnum Mysterium (1994/2003) (6’)
Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943), trans. H. Robert Reynolds
O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery) is a responsorial chant from the Matins of Christmas that many composers, including Palestrina, Poulenc, and Byrd, have all arranged into contemporary settings, with its text depiction of the birth of Jesus among the lowly animals and shepherds:
O great mystery, and wonderful sacrament, that animals should see the new-born Lord, lying in a manger!
Blessed is the Virgin whose womb was worthy to bear Christ the Lord. Alleluia!
Morten Lauridsen, an American composer, is a National Medal of Arts recipient (2007), he was composerin-residence of the Los Angeles Master Chorale (1994–2001) and has been a professor of composition at
the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music for more than forty years. His works have been recorded on more than 200 CDs, five of which have received Grammy Award nominations, including O Magnum Mysterium by the Tiffany Consort, A Company of Voices by Conspirare, Sound The Bells by The Bay Brass and two all-Lauridsen discs entitled Lux Aeterna by the Los Angeles Master Chorale led by Paul Salamunovich and Polyphony with the Britten Sinfonia conducted by Stephen Layton. His principal publishers are Peermusic (New York/Hamburg) and Faber Music (London).
Flashing Winds (1989) (4’20”)
Jan Van der Roost (b.1956)
Flashing Winds was commissioned by Het muziekverbond van West-Vlaanderen and is dedicated to the Arlequino youth band. Colorfully and effectfully instrumented, this piece speeds towards its finale without any tempo changes. The chord-blocks, which characterize the introduction, unite this virtuoso piece by reappearing in the end. - Jan Van der Roost
Jan Van der Roost was born in Duffel, Belgium in 1956. He studied at the Lemmensinstituut and at the Royal Conservatories of Ghent and Antwerp, where he qualified as a conductor and a composer. Besides being a prolific composer, he is also very much in demand as an adjudicator, lecturer, clinician, and guest conductor. His musical activities took him to over 50 countries while his compositions have been performed/recorded around the world.
Florentiner March (1907/1999) (6’)
Julius Fučík (1872-1916), arr. Mayhew Lake, ed. Frederick Fennell
Fučik composed the Florentiner March in 1907 while he was the bandmaster for the 86th Infantry Regiment of the Austro-Hungarian Army. The band was stationed in Budapest at the time, and the garrison’s nine other military bands challenged Fučik to produce worthwhile band music, resulting in a particularly productive compositional period. Florentiner opens with a stern bugle call, after which the march becomes lighthearted. The main melody of spritely repeated notes in the upper voices is occasionally interrupted by sarcastic responses in the low brass. An expansive lyrical middle section is followed by a repeat of the initial material, this time with an added piccolo obbligato to close in a style reminiscent of John Philip Sousa’s The Stars and Stripes Forever. - Program note adapted from the U.S. Marine Band
Born in Prague, Julius Fučík studied violin, bassoon, and later composition with Antonín Dvořák. He became one of the most prolific European composers of his time, producing more than 400 works including operettas, chamber music, masses, marches and a symphonic suite. In a short brilliant career as bandmaster to the 86th Hungarian Infantry Regiment, Fučik developed his own wide-ranging style of writing marches. Of his more than 100 marches, Entry of the Gladiators March (also known as Thunder and Blazes), Children of the Regiment and Florentiner are probably the best known. Today his marches are still played as patriotic music in the Czech Republic.
Watchman, Tell Us of the Night (1996) (15’)
Mark Camphouse (b.1954)
A hymn for all children, Watchman, Tell Us of the Night portrays the loneliness, loss of innocence and yet enduring hope of the survivor of child abuse. The work is a musical tribute to survivors, often dreamlike in nature, as seen through the eyes of the child. With this work, Mr. Camphouse responds to the shockingly widespread national tragedy of child abuse. Victims often suffer life-long effects mentally, physically, and socially. This shameful societal illness must be faced openly, honestly, and compassionately.
The title, taken from John Bowring’s 1825 text setting of George Elvey’s church hymn, Watchman, Tell Us of the Night, is also known as the Thanksgiving hymn, Come Ye Thankful People Come. Watchman, Tell Us of the Night was commissioned by the St. Louis Youth Wind Ensemble, Milton Allen, conductor, and is dedicated to the composer’s twin daughters, Beth and Briton:
Watchman, tell us of the night. For the morning seems to dawn;
Traveler, darkness takes its flight; Doubt and terror are withdrawn. Watchman, let thy wanderings cease; Hie thee to thy quiet home. Traveler, yes; it brings the day. Healing wholeness now has come!
- Mark CamphouseMark Camphouse began composing at an early age, with the Colorado Philharmonic premiering his First Symphony when he was 17. His 28 published works for wind band have received widespread critical acclaim and are performed frequently in the US and abroad, in such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Orchestra Hall-Chicago, Royal Albert Hall-London, and conferences of the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, College Band Directors National Association, National Association for Music Education, American Bandmasters Association, Texas Bandmasters and the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. Principal commissions include those by the William D. Revelli Foundation, The US Army Band, The US Marine Band, Northshore Concert Band, and some of America’s finest high school, college-university, and community bands.
Glory of the Yankee Navy (1909/1984)
(3’20”)
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932), ed. Frederick Fennell
The musical comedy The Yankee Girl was in need of a spirited march, so Sousa was prevailed upon to provide one. Glory of the Yankee Navy, one of Sousa’s most interesting musically, was dedicated to the star of the show, Blanche Ring. Lyrics were provided by Kenneth S. Clark. The title underwent a process of evolution. The earliest known manuscript was labeled “Uncle Sam’s Navy.” Prior to the opening, newspapers referred to the march as “The Honor of the Yankee Navy.”
John Philip Sousa was born in 1854 in southeast Washington, D.C., near the Marine Barracks where his father Antonio played trombone in the Marine Band. Sousa studied piano and most orchestral instruments, excelling on the violin. When at age 13 young Sousa was almost persuaded to join a circus band, his father intervened, enlisting him as an apprentice musician in the Marine Band. Sousa remained in the band until he was 20, only to return five years later as the 17th Director. Sousa led “The President’s Own” from 1880 to 1892.
FLUTE
Kiconco Bassler Cartersville, GA
Rose Fitzgerald, Warner Robins, GA
Keira Inks, Grovetown, GA
Hali Jang, Acworth, GA
Winnie Mburu , Nairobi, Kenya
Roberto Montiel, Valdosta, GA
Alex Tirino, Warner Robins, GA
OBOE
Carina Cardoso De Araujo, Curitiba,
Brazil
Emma Castleberry, Bishop, GA
Lorelai Crook, Athens, GA
Ashlyn Long, Alpharetta, GA
Eleazar Louis, Dacula, GA
Jennifer Tran, Savannah, GA
CLARINET
Emma Hu, Zebulon, GA
Baily Hutchins, Vidalia, GA
Blue Jackson, Stone Mountain, GA
Anya Kerkemeyer, Tyrone, GA
Tori Olson, Evans, GA
Avery Pate, Columbus, GA
Maggie Quesenberry, Evans, GA
Allyson Tremblay, Buford, GA
BASS CLARINET
John Peach, Kennesaw, GA
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Marissa Brown, Kennesaw, GA
Ashley Emerton, Bremen, GA
Nicholas Goldfarb, Decatur, GA
Rachel Hoang, Lawrenceville, GA
Emily Johnson , Cumming, GA
Madelynn Rayner, Dublin, GA
Bridget Sheridan, Fairfax, VA
Jackson Tadlock, Taylorsville, GA
SYMPHONIC BAND
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Maddi Finn, Buffalo, NY
Tucker Rollins , Colbert, GA
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Sadie Landon, Mount Pleasant, SC
BASOON
Kaleb Colwell, Cumming, GA
Jordan Johnson, Bremen, GA
Drew Kruszynski, Dallas, GA
TRUMPET
Hannah Brooker, Covington, GA
Clay Campbell, Dacula, GA
Ella Carter, Brunswick, GA
Todd Curless, Athens, GA
Noah Duncan, Cordele, GA
Benjamin Jones, Sugar Hill, GA
Jonathan Lackey, Snellville, GA
Emma Peters, Monroe, GA
Sarah Shayeb, Leesburg, GA
Hayes Thomas, Woodstock, GA
Nathan Vazquez, Grovetown, GA
Trey Walsh, Grayson, GA
HORN
London Brooks, Thomson, GA
Jacob Guerreso, Canton, GA
Brianna Baker-Hopkins, Greensboro, GA
Enrico Soriano, Savannah, GA
Alex Weekley, Waycross, GA
TROMBONE
Tyler Carver, Bogart, GA
Connor Fenneren, Bogart, GA
Erin Howard, Huntsville, AL
Connor Norris, Marietta, GA
EUPHONIUM
Jackson Hund, Austin, TX
Tarevachin Lightfoot, Monticello, GA
Steven Lubitz, Marietta, GA
Ava Rogers, Dallas, GA
Maria Suggs, Columbus, GA
TUBA
Riley Maloney , Tiger, GA
Katja Rintamaki, Minneapolis, MN
PERCUSSION
Rob Bowden, Dacula, GA
Kai Braun, Cartersville, GA
Arnav Gupta, Peachtree Corners, GA
Euan Maley, Cumming, GA
Jorjana Marin, Warner Robins, GA
Aaron Phillip, Locust Grove, GA
Nikhil Young, Martinez, GA
PIANO
Libby Zavadil, Pittsburgh, PA
BASS TROMBONE
Ian Harding, Leesburg, GA
MICHAEL C. ROBINSON serves as Professor of Music Education at the University of Georgia. His duties include teaching courses in instrumental music education, conducting, and as Director of the UGA Symphonic Band. Robinson previously served for eleven years as the Director of The Sudler Trophy Award winning UGA Redcoat Marching Band. A native of Florida, Robinson received B.M. and M.M. degrees in Music Education and a D.M.A. degree in Instrumental Conducting from the University of Miami. Prior to the UGA appointment, he served as Associate Director of Bands at the University of South Florida in Tampa and Director of Bands at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. Robinson also taught eleven years in the public schools of Florida, most notably as Director of Bands at Seminole High School in Pinellas County Florida. During his teaching career, Robinson has received numerous honors and awards including; Pinellas County Teacher of the Year, City of Seminole Educator of the Year, USF College of Visual and Performing Arts Outstanding Service Award, The Orpheus Award from Phi Mu Alpha, and The Friend of the Arts award from Sigma Alpha Iota, among others. Robinson is active as a guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator throughout the United States. He also has extensive experience in the marching arts having served in a variety of capacities with top DCI Drum and Bugle corps such as the Boston Crusaders, The Cadets, Carolina Crown, Iowa Colts, Madison Scouts, and Suncoast Sound.
ANTHONY MORRIS (he/him) is currently pursuing a Master of Music in Wind Conducting at the University of Georgia where he studies with Dr. Nicholas Williams and Dr. Jaclyn Hartenberger and serves as a Master’s Conducting Associate for the UGA Bands. Mr. Morris received a Bachelor of Music in Music Education with a dual concentration in Instrumental and Choral education with Cum Laude distinction from Kennesaw State University. Prior to graduate study, Mr. Morris served as the Director of Bands & Choirs at Wildwood Middle High School where he was responsible for the instruction and administration of the middle & high school concert bands, marching band, music theory, and choir program.
Mr. Morris has appeared as a guest conductor with the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” and was named a Conducting Fellow for the H. Robert Reynolds Conducting Institute at the 76th Annual Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Illinois. His passion for music education has led him to create the Relative Pitch Podcast which discusses modern issues regarding music education and helps pave the way for much-needed change to make a more diverse, enriching, and equitable music community. Through these endeavors, Mr. Morris and Relative Pitch Podcast presented sessions entitled “Changing of the Guard: Shifting Perspectives of Education” at the College Band Directors National Association National Conference and “Pushing for Change From the Inside: Bringing Equity to Middle and High School Bands” at the annual Georgia Music Educators Association In-Service Conference.
Professional affiliations include Collegiate Band Directors National Association, National Association for Music Educators, Georgia Music Educator Association, Florida Music Educator Association, Florida Bandmasters Association, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
JEREMY SMITH is a third-year Doctoral Conducting Associate at the University of Georgia and is in the conducting studio of Dr. Nicholas Williams, with additional mentorship by Dr. Jaclyn Hartenberger. Jeremy is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and a proud product of the DeKalb County School District, where he graduated from Southwest DeKalb High School. He attended Florida A&M University and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Music Education. Jeremy later received his Master’s in Music Education from Norfolk State University while serving as a graduate assistant with the band program. In this capacity, he coconducted the symphonic wind ensemble, assisted with the marching band, and aided in the recruitment
ARTISTIC TEAM BIOGRAPHIES
efforts for the band program. Most recently, Jeremy completed his Education Specialist degree (EdS) in Music Education from Piedmont College (Demorest, GA).
Jeremy started his teaching career as an elementary band director in the DeKalb County School District. He later served as the Orchestra and Assistant Band Director at Stephenson Middle School and served as the Assistant Band Director at Stephenson High School for three years. As Assistant Band Director at Stephenson High School, he assisted with the wind ensemble, conducted the symphonic band and trumpet choir, served as the primary drill writer for the marching band, and taught the beginning band class.
Jeremy is a member of the College Band Directors Association (CBDNA), National Association for Music Educators (NAFME), the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA), Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America, and Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity.
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Brett Bawcum
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Rob Akridge
Mia Athanas
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Gilbert Villagrana
Caroline Wright
Anthony Morris
Michael Chapa
Joseph Johnson
Michelle Moeller
Rocky Raffle
Angela Jones-Reus
Reid Messich
Amy Pollard
D. Ray McClellan
Brandon Quarles
Phil Smith
Brandon Craswell
Jean Martin-Williams
James Naigus
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Evgeny Rivkin
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