A Gala Concert Commemorating the Yale Bowl Centennial Yale Concert Band Thomas C. Duffy, Music Director
West Point Band
LTC Jim Keene, Commander/Conductor Friday, September 26, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Woolsey Hall, Yale University
Combined Bands Army Birthday Fanfare The Star-Spangled Banner
Douglas Richard
John Smith, Francis Scott Key, arr. W. Damrosch
Official West Point March
Philip Egner
The West Point Band W. A. Mozart, arr. T. Takahaski
Marriage of Figaro Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. D. Richard
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 I. Allegro Moderato
SSG Yalin Chi, Piano Soloist
Tombeau de Couperin
West Point Band Double Reeds
Maurice Ravel, arr. D. Richard
Combined Bands Entrance Medley ’95 – Yale Medley
Thomas C. Duffy
The Yale Concert Band Richard Wagner, arr. J. R. Bourgeois
Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral
West Point Band Trumpet Section, Antiphonal Trumpets Jacob Reed, BR ’17, Organ
Folk Dances
Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. H. R. Reynolds
Combined Bands Carmina Burana
Carl Orff, arr. J. Krance
XIII. Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
America, the Beautiful
Samuel A. Ward, arr. C. Dragon
On, Brave Old Army Team
Down the Field (Yale Fight Song)
Stanleigh P. Friedman
Bright College Years (Yale Alma Mater) West Point Alma Mater
Philip Egner Henry Durand
Paul Reinecke, Friedrich Kuecken
American Salute
Morton Gould
Armed Forces Service Medley
Various, arr. D. Richard
The Stars and Stripes Forever
John Philip Sousa
About Tonight’s Soloist SSG Yalin Chi joined the West Point Band as Staff Pianist in 2008. She performs regularly as a soloist for international diplomats, Congress members and leaders of industry who visit the Academy, as well as representing the Band in solo performances around the world. Agile and diverse in her abilities, she has established herself as one of the premier soloists and collaborators in the New York Hudson Valley, frequently working with some of the most wellknown professionals in the music industry, including Joseph Alessi (principal trombone of the New York Philharmonic), Philip Cobb (principal trumpet of the London Symphony Orchestra), and Andrew Wan (concertmaster of the Montreal Symphony). She has gained tremendous exposure due to her virtuosic ability, garnering performances at some of the world’s premier performance venues, including Alice Tully Hall, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, and Kumho Art Hall in Seoul, Korea. Originally from Beijing, China, Yalin made her debut with the Central Opera Company before moving to the United States to study at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Juilliard School and an Artist Diploma from the Yale School of Music, where she studied with Peter Frankl. She currently resides in Cold Spring, New York, with her husband and two-year-old son.
West Point Band
LTC Jim Keene, Commander/Conductor Piccolo SSG Katrina Elsnick Flute SSG Megan Cardone SSG Torin Olsen*# Oboe SSG Anna Pennington*# SSG Natalie Wren Clarinet SGM Christopher Jones MSG Shawn Herndon # SFC Samuel Kaestner SSG Erin Beaver SSG Kristen Mather de Andrade* SSG Samuel Ross Saxophone MSG Wayne Tice*^ SFC Mike Reifenberg # SFC Chris Rettie SSG Stacy Wilson
Bassoon MSG Glenn West ^ SSG Briana Lehman*
Tuba SSG Scott Beaver* SSG Rachel Hertzberg
Trumpet SFC John Castleman SFC Joshua Economy SFC Bryan Uhl # SSG Andrew Garcia* SSG William Owens SSG Mikki Skinner
Guitar MSG Brian Broelmann
French Horn SFC Matthew Smith # SSG Nicholas Caluori SSG Nicole Caluori* SSG Drew Mangus Trombone SGM Matthew Wozniak % SSG Alaina Alster SSG Eric Ordway SSG Philip Stehly*# Euphonium SFC Jason Ham #
Bass SFC Phillip Helm Piano SSG Yalin Chi Percussion SFC Craig Bitterman SFC Nathan Eby SFC Eric Garcia, tympani SFC Rone Sparrow # SSG David Bergman * - Principal # - Section Leader ^ - Group Leader % - NCOIC
In July of 2010, Lt. Col. Jim Keene assumed command as the 23rd Leader of the United States Military Academy Band, West Point, New York, where the band has been in continuous residence since 1817. A Native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Lt. Col. Keene previously served as Commandant of the Army School of Music at Norfolk, Virginia. Lt. Col. Keene’s military service has also included duties at The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” Washington, DC.; the U.S. Army Europe Band and Chorus, Heidelberg, Germany; and the Army Ground Forces Band, Atlanta, Georgia. As music director of The U.S. Army Strings in Washington, DC., Lt. Col. Keene arranged and produced performances for international military and civilian leaders, dignitaries, and heads of state. Under his direction, the group became one of the most sought-after ensembles by our nation’s leadership. Lt. Col. Keene has also led The U.S. Army Chorus in performances at the interments of former Presidents Ronald Reagan in Simi Valley, California, and Gerald R. Ford in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Other highlights include performances for six U.S. presidents and music planning for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, the dedication of the National WWII Memorial, the one year anniversary of 9/11, Kennedy Center Honors, Spirit of America, and the Memorial Day Times of Remembrance. Prior to joining the Army, Lt. Col. Keene served as assistant conductor of the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Symphony and was orchestra conductor on staff of the SMU International Conservatory Summer Festival in Taos, New Mexico. A multi-faceted musician, Lt. Col. Keene also worked as a violinist, pianist, and music director of the Albuquerque Civic Light Opera. Lt. Col. Keene holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the University of New Mexico and a Master of Music with highest honors in Orchestral Conducting from the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. In addition to graduating with honors, Lt. Col. Keene was awarded the Louis Xavier Schmidt first prize in piano and the Paul Velucci prize in conducting.
Yale Concert Band
Thomas C. Duffy, Music Director Stephanie Hubbard, Business Manager Piccolo Joohee Son SY 15 Flute Neyén Romano BK 18* Paige Breen SY 16 Emma Platoff MC 17 Catherine Lacy BR 18 Jamar Williams SY 17
Bb Bass Clarinet Mary Wingerson PC 18* Libby Dimenstein MC 17 Bassoon Benjamin Lawrence ES 17* Lily Sands BR 18 Grant Laster JE 18
Oboe Mason Ji MC 16
Alto Saxophone Alex Pappas SM 15* Michael Hoot BR 17
Eb Clarinet Andrew Brod BK 17
Bb Tenor Saxophone Hayley Kolding SY 17
Bb Clarinet Eugene Kim BK 16* Alexander Ringlein BR 18 Jacob Neis SY 17 Anson Wang DC 17 Daniel Hwang TC 16 Ellie Handler ES 18 Liz Jones BR 15 Jimi Mandilk LAW Betsy Li SY 18 Will Groff SY 16
Eb Baritone Saxophone Alec Mukamal SY 18 Trumpet Benjamin Rudeen MC 17 Holt Sakai BR 18 Adé Ben-Salahuddin PC 18 Grant Swinton MC 18 Georgia Trimm BK 18 *=principal
French Horn John McNamara CC 17* Nishwant Swami SM 17 Leah Surratt PC 18 Derek Boyer BK 18 Brandon Wanke MC 17 Trombone Curtis Biggs YSM 15 Richard Liverano YSM 16 Johnathan Weisgerber YSM 16 Euphonium Tristan Glowa MC 18 Tuba James Volz SY 15* Matthew Smith JE 18 Piano David Molina TD 15 Percussion Jonathan Roig ES 18* Rebecca Leibowitz TC 18 Colum O’Connor BR 18
Thomas C. Duffy (b. 1955), composer and conductor, is Professor (adjunct) of Music and Director of Bands at Yale University. He served as Acting Dean of the School of Music in 20052006, having served as Associate Dean since 1996 and Deputy Dean since 1999. He has served as a member of the Fulbright National Selection Committee and was a member of the historic Tanglewood II Symposium (2007). He attended the Harvard University Institute for Management and Leadership in Education in 2005. He has served as president of the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) and the New England College Band Association (NECBA), editor of the CBDNA Journal, publicity chair for the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, and chair of the Connecticut Music Educators Association’s Professional Affairs and Government Relations committees, and has represented music education in Yale’s Teacher Preparation Program. He is member of American Bandmasters Association, American Composers Alliance, Connecticut Composers Inc., the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, and BMI. An active composer with a D.M.A. in composition from Cornell University, where he was a student of Karel Husa and Steven Stucky, he has accepted commissions from the American Composers Forum, the United States Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Army Field Band, and numerous bands, choruses and orchestras. He joined the Yale faculty in 1982. In 2009 he received an award from the United States Attorney’s Office for his innovative program with the Yale Concert Band (Yale 4Peace Rap for Justice) which, through the integration of classical and rap music, addressed gangs, crime and violence in Connecticut’s cities. Yale University Bands, P.O. Box 209048, New Haven, CT 06520-9048 stephanie.hubbard@yale.edu • www.yale.edu/yaleband • tel: (203) 432-4111 • fax: (203) 432-7213