SEUS Program - Pelham High School Bands

SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES BAND CLINIC
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PELHAM CITY SCHOOLS
PRESENTS THE
PELHAM WIND ENSEMBLE
Justin P. Ward
DIRECTOR OF BANDS
THE 42ND ANNUAL SOUTHEASTERN UNITED
STATES CONCERT BAND CLINIC
F E B R U A R Y 6 , 2 0 1 5 - 4 : 0 0 P. M .
T R OY U N I V E R S I T Y - T R OY, A L
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PELHAM WIND ENSEMBLE
PROGRAM
GAVORKNA FANFARE
Jack Stamp (1991)
N e i l A . K j o s M u s i c Co m p a n y
DANZON NO. 2
A r t u r o M a r q u e z , t r a n s . O l i v e r N i c ke l ( 2 0 0 9 )
Pe e r M u s i c I n t e r n a t i o n a l
SHELTERING SKY
J o h n M a c ke y ( 2 0 1 2 )
Osti Music, Inc.
MELODIUS THUNK
David Biedenbender (2013)
Bent Space Music
CARMINA BURANA
Ca r l O r ff , a r r. J o h n K r a n c e ( 1 9 3 6 )
S c h o tt & Co. M u s i c
PROGRAM NOTES
GAVORKNA FANFARE (1991)
JACK STAMP (b. 1954)
Gavorkna Fanfare was composed in 1991 for Eugene Corporon and the University of Cincinnati College— Conservatory of Music. Jack Stamp’s unique style is at once
identified through his use of dissonant harmonies that alternate energetically with tonal answers. This fanfare for full wind band combines the 19th- and early 20thcentury harmonic traditions of extended tonality. Stamp uses rhythm in unique ways allowing syncopations and frequently changing meter to rhythmically energize the
work. Gavorkna Fanfare easily lives up to its name providing an energetic introduction to any concert. The composition was premiered at the 1991 College Band Directors’
National Association Conference.
DANZON NO. 2 (2009)
ARTURO MARQUEZ (b. 1950)
Danzon No. 2 was commissioned by the National Autonomous University of Mexico and composed by Arturo Marquez in 1994. The piece focuses on accents rather than
on time signatures. The music expresses and reflects on a Cuban dance style called “Danzón,” which has its origin in Cuba but is also a very important part of the folklore
of the Mexican State of Veracruz. Márquez was inspired to write the piece by a visit to a ballroom in Veracruz. Danzón No.2 was included on the program of the Simon
Bolivar Youth Orchestra, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, on their 2007 tour of Europe and the United States. Danzón No.2 has established itself as one of the signature
pieces performed by that orchestra and its conductor. The piece was transcribed for the contemporary wind band by Oliver Nickel in 2009.
SHELTERING SKY (2012)
JOHN MACKEY (b. 1973)
Sheltering Sky was commissioned by the Traughber and Thompson Junior High School Bands and composed by composer John Mackey in 2012. Sheltering Sky is a
serene and simple presentation that is a throwback of sorts as a nostalgic portrait of time suspended. The work itself has a folksong-like quality – intended by the
composer – and through this an immediate sense of familiarity emerges. Although the melodies of Sheltering Sky have a recognizable quality, the tunes themselves are
original to the work, imparting a sense of hazy distance as though they were from a half-remembered dream. The introduction presents softly articulated harmonies
stacking through a surrounding placidity. From there emerge statements of each of the two folksong-like melodies – the call as a sighing descent in solo oboe, and its
answer as a hopeful rising line in the trumpet. Though the composer’s trademark virtuosity is absent, his harmonic language remains. The melodies themselves unfold
and eventually dissipate until at last the serene introductory material returns – the opening chords finally coming to rest.
PROGRAM NOTES
MELODIUS THUNK (2013)
DAVID BIEDENBENDER (b. 1984)
Melodious Thunk was inspired by the famous jazz pianist Thelonious Monk. Monk’s wife, Nellie Smith, nicknamed him “Melodious Thunk” because of his clunky,
awkward, and brilliant piano playing, and his, somewhat scatterbrained and disoriented nature. I really liked the idea of playing around with Monk’s name—first, because
The composer states that he personally enjoys goofing around with “spoonerisms” (silly, ridiculous, mix-and-match letter games, which often happens by accident: for
example, slip of the tongue becomes tip of the slung). Additionally, he was compelled to compose the piece because this nickname actually provided great musical
inspiration. Melodious—well, that’s fairly obvious—and thunk (which is a great onomatopoeia!) became the starting points for the piece. Big, fat thunks are interspersed
with pointy, clunky, bluesy blips, which are then transformed into a long, smooth, laid-back melody accompanied by a funky bass line. Biedenbender did not consciously
borrow any specific tunes or licks from Monk, although he did use a small fragment of Dizzy Gillespie’s tune Salt Peanuts, but his hope is that you will hear some
similarities between this piece and Monk’s iconic musical style and quirky attitude. Melodious Thunk was commissioned by a consortium of bands organized by Ryan
Shaw and the Cedar Springs High School Symphonic Band.
CARMINA BURANA (1936)
CARL ORFF (1895-1982)
Carmina Burana is the iconic secular work for chorus and orchestra. It was composed in 1936 by Carl Orff, who derived the inspiration and texts for his score from a 13thcentury anthology of songs and poems written in medieval Latin, German and French by the “goliards” — the vagrant scholars, vagabond poets and wandering monks of
seven hundred years ago. The original manuscript collection was rediscovered in the old monastery, Benediktbeuern, in the Bavarian Alps, by Johan Andreas Schmeller
who published it in 1847 under the name Carmina Burana (Songs of Beuern). Containing approximately two hundred songs and poems — both sacred and secular — the
manuscript ranged in style and content from earthly simplicity to sophisticated symbolism and mysticism, from devotional religious contemplation to unabashed, almost
cynical worldliness. The origin of the poems — some of which were definitely intended for singing — is obscure. However, since the goliards tempered their Christianity
with secular beliefs, the subjects with which the poems deal are as evident today as they were when the poems were written. They are frank avowals of the earthly
pleasures: eating, drinking, gambling, love- making; the beauty of life and springtime; the irony and cruelty of fortune. The work begins and ends depicting the crushing
anguish of the victims of fortune’s ruthless wheel (O Fortuna; Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi); the remaining sections are devoted to the joys of spring and nature, the
pleasures of the tavern and the gaming table, the delights of love, the irony of Fate. Over the course of two years, Carl Orff paired down the number of texts and set
twenty-four of them to music for orchestra and chorus. The result was so successful that Orff wrote to his publisher: “Everything I have written to date, and which you
have, unfortunately, printed, can be destroyed. With Carmina Burana, my collected works begin.” In 1967, John Krance arranged thirteen of Orff’s twenty-four movements
for wind band while maintaining the integrity of the work and modifying its length to a duration suitable for programming purposes.
P E L H A M
FLUTE
KRI ST E N COX
KATIE FULLER
KELSIE JACKS
ARANTZA PLASCENCIA
KRISTA ROBERTS
GABBY TAE
KATIE GRACE TERRY
JESSIE WELDON
MEAGAN WILLIAMS
OBOE
ELIZABETH INGRAM
CLARINET
SHELBY COST
BEN CREEL
SAVANNAH DODSON
LENNON HAYES
SHARILYN HERRERA
NAYELI PINEDA
EMILY PUTNAM
JOSUE ROMAN
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SAXOPHONE
B E N COL E M A N
STEPHEN DALEY
MAX HALL
ALEX MONTGOMERY
BAILEY TYLER
FRENCH HORN
JACQUI ADAN
DEVANY CRUZ
E TH A N JA M E R SON
MEAGAN MASSEY
TRUMPET
MORGAN CARTER
KYLE FULLER
ETHAN JAMERSON
JAKE NELSON
ANDREW PITTMAN
JAN PLASCENCIA
TREY SMITH
AMY SUMMERSETT
CARLOS TREJO
E N S E M B L E
TROMBONE
LIND SAY EVANS
CHRISTIAN GOECKE
JIMMY KING
AARON WILKES
EUPHONIUM
KEVIN HOLT
RACHEL MOORE
TUBA
BRAD PAYNE
MATTHEW POTTS
PERCUSSION
EZRA BOUTWELL
TRE’ FUGICH
RICARDO GUTIERREZ
WADE JOHNSON
KERRY JOINER
MICHAEL RICHARDSON
NOAH UTSINGER
RYAN WEAVER
PIANO
AD ELAID E JAMISON
J U S T I N
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J us t in P. Ward i s t h e D ire c t or o f B a nd s a t Pel ha m H i g h S chool i n Pel ha m, A L w here h e ove rs ees a ll
ac t ivit ie s o f t h is st or ied b a nd p rog ram . He p rev i ou s l y s er ved a t Pelha m H i gh Sch ool as t he Ass ocia te
D ire c to r o f B an ds f or th re e yea rs . In 201 2 , Just in rec eiv ed th e O ut st a nd ing Al umn us Awa rd from The
Un ive rs it y of A la ba m a S c ho o l of M us ic Fa c ul t y a n d Pi Ka pp a L a m bda . H e p rev iou s l y s er ve d a s a
Gra d uat e Tea c hi ng A ss is t an t (Th e U ni v er si t y o f A l a b a m a ) w it h t he Un i ver s it y B a n ds D epa rtment
w it hin th e S c ho ol of M us ic whe re h e c ond uc t ed The A l a b am a Pep B a n d, Ala ba m a Con cer t B a nd,
Ala ba ma Ca m p us B a nd , an d th e Tu sc al o os a Wi n d s Com m u n it y B a n d. M r. Wa rd hold s a B .S. in Mus ic
E d uc ati on ( 20 05 ) , M .A . ( 20 1 0) i n M u si c an d S ec on d a r y Educ at ion , a nd a n E d.S in Secon da ry
E d uc ati on an d C urr i c ulu m D es ig n ( 20 1 1) f ro m f rom The Un i ver s it y of Al ab a ma . I n 201 1 , Jus tin wa s
s e le c te d as t h e M o st Ou t s ta nd ing G rad ua te St u d en t A wa rd from t he Colleg e of E d uca t ion a nd Mus ic
E d uc ati on Facu l ty.
Prior to his appointment at The University of Alabama, Justin taught for three years in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina as
th e D ire c to r of Band s / O rc h e s t ra at Ay no r M i dd le S c hool a nd t he A ss is t a nt D irec tor of B a nds /O rches tra a t Aynor H igh School.
U nd er h is lea de rs hi p, t h e Ay no r Mid d l e S c h ool S c hool Prog ra m g rew from 6 5 s tu den ts to over 200 s tudents in less tha n three
year s. Th e program als o c o mmiss io ne d Tr i u m p hs ! b y Jos hu a H i nkel tha t wa s pu bl is hed b y Alfred Publis hing in Ma y of 2009
an d is sol d in the Un it e d St at e s and abro ad . Du ri ng t his ti me, M r. Wa rd a l s o s er ved on t he s ta ff of Coa s ta l Ca rolina U nivers ity
as an inst ruc tor wi th t he Univ e rs it y Ba n ds Dep a rt men t where he s er ved a s dr il l des i gn er a nd mus ic a rra nger.
Justin has designed marching band drill and written over 150 music arrangements for over 40 high schools and
u ni ve rsities in Alab ama, Co lo rad o, F lor i da , G eorgi a , I nd ia n a , Pen ns y lv a ni a , S ou th Ca rol in a , a nd Tex a s . H e is currently one of
th e a rra n ge rs for The Univ e rs it y o f Alab am a “ M il li on Dol la r B a nd ” where he a rra ng es p reg a me, ha lftime, pep ba nd, a nd s ta nd
m usic . Ju stin’s arrang e me nt s h av e b e en h eard by m il li ons of s p ec ta t ors a t the na t ion ’s t op s porting events from the NCAA
Fi n al Fou r a nd NI T Fina l Fo u r t o t h e A ll St a te S ug ar Bowl (2008 & 2014), Citi BC S Na tional C ha m p i on s hi p ( 2 0 1 0 ) , Al l St a t e B C S
N at i ona l Champi ons hi p ( 2012) , D is c o v er B CS Na t ion a l Cha m pi ons hi p (2 01 3) a n d the Coll ege Footba ll Pla yoff (2015). H is
p ro fessio nal a ffiliat io ns inc lud e NAf M E, C BD NA , NB A , A M EA , A B A , a n d Phi M u A l pha . In Ja nua ry 2013, Jus tin pres ented a clinic
en titl ed “ Warmin g up o ur Co nc e rt Ban d s b ef ore M PA : W ha t we G l ea ned f rom E xp ert s , E xp erience, O bs erva tion, a nd Res ea rch”
at th e A la ba ma Mu si c E d uc at o r ’s Ass o ci at ion I n-S er vi c e Con feren c e i n M ont gom ery, AL . Th e res ea rch s tudy wa s recently
p ub lish e d (2014 ) in UPDAT E : Appl i c ati o n s o f Re s ea rc h in M u s ic Ed u c ati on .
PELHAM WIND ENSEMBLE
A B O U T
The Pelham High School Band has a rich tradition of musical excellence dating back to the program's inception in
1974. The program has consistently received superior ratings at concert band festivals, marching contests, as well as
auxiliary competitions. The band has traveled and performed at numerous locations around the country including
Chicago (IL), New York (NY), San Antonio (TX), Williamsburg (VA), Washington D.C., Dallas (TX), Phoenix (AZ), Orlando
(FL), Indianapolis (IN), Nassau (Bahamas).
The Pelham High School Band is comprised of the Pelham Wind Ensemble, Pelham Symphonic Band, Pelham Jazz
Ensemble, Pelham Visual Ensemble, and the Pelham Marching Band. The Pelham Wind Ensemble, the premier
performance group at Pelham High School, has performed at numerous state and regional conferences and
competitions including the Music for All National Festival, Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic (SEUS),
National Adjudicators Invitational, The Atlanta International Band & Orchestra Conference, Southern Instrumental
Conductors Conference, and the Alabama Music Educators Association In-Service Conference (1990, 1994, 2005,
2010, 2013).
Pelham High School is the flagship school of the newly organized Pelham City School System. Pelham, AL is one of
the fastest growing cities in Alabama with a population of 24,000. The city was recently named The Best Place to
Raise Kids in Alabama by Bloomberg Businessweek. The community is located in suburban Birmingham in the
foothills of Oak Mountain, our state’s largest state park.
PELHAM WIND ENSEMBLE
S P E C I A L
T H A N K S
DIRECTORS/STAFF
M RS. A M Y M OOR E - ASSOCI ATE D IR ECTOR OF BA NDS
MR . CH RI S M OORE - DI RE CTOR OF PE RCU SSI ON STUD IES
MR . JIM DU RE N - IN STR UM EN TA L PR OGRA M CONSULTANT
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
DR . SCOTT COEF IE L D - SU P ER IN TE NDAN T
PE L HA M CI TY SCH OOL B OA RD
DR . JA SON YOHN - PR IN CI PA L
DR . J OHN P RE STRI DG E - A SST. P RI NCIPAL
M RS. JAM I E SM I TH - A SST. P RI N CIPA L
MR S. KI M KIE L - AT HL E TIC D IR ECTOR/ ASST. PR I NCI PAL
FACU LTY & STAF F OF PE LH AM H I GH SCH OOL
SP ONS OR
gadsden music
4 5 2 4 S O U T H L A K E PA R K W A Y - H O O V E R , A L 3 5 2 4 4 - ( 2 0 5 ) 9 8 2 - 3 0 0 4
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