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GABBF'97SPIRITSNOTDAMPENED
WEATHER!
The 1997GreatAmericanBras6Band
Feslivalwash€ldJune13-15,and desoiteinclementwealheron th6 Saturday,the Feslivalprocoeded
withgreat
lrornbothplayersandaudlenlhusiasm
encesalikeandwasonceagaindeemed
a success.Althoughlhe ralnkeptthe
attendance
downiromtheaverag€35,000
toaneslimated
27.000.a recordn!mber
22groups
wer€repres€nted
allhisyear's
festival,
whichwasonceagaindirectod
andorganized
by GeorgeForeman,
cofounderotlhe l€siivalandconductor
ol
thehostAdvocateBrassBand.
Specially
selectedto represent
NABBA
byvirtueolwinning
thoannualaudiotapo
competitionwerethe
distinguished
Blass
Bandof Columbus(PaulDroste).Also
represenling
NABBAwerelhe Natlonal
Capltol Band of the SalvationArmy
(StephenBulla)whojoinedwithbands
representing
Amedca'sgamutol brass
bandperformance.
condonating
Particularly
notableaboulthist€stival, thetesllvalrunsmoothly,
l€€l
to mak€everyone
now in ils eighthyear,is th€ effectjve slderable€nergy
comblnatlon
of boih entertaining
and welcom6.To completeth€ f€silvllles.
pertormances theperfomances
with
werecoordinatod
hlstocally enllghtonlng
onAme canBand
adaylongConferenc€
lrom the varlousgroupswho trav€lto
Danville
KYlo parlicipale.
Thisy€aftho Historywhichthisyearfocusedon The
and
Erawitha s€riesotlectures
AdvocaleBraaaBandjoin€dth€ pa- Ragtlme
radein theirnewlydesign€dand bullt performances.
wagon,ba6eduponturn-ol-the-century
models that r€plicat€sth€ kind that
broughtbrassbandsinto and around
y€als
American
townsoveronehundrod
INDEX
ago.
Editor'sNot66....,..,,,,,...............3
Prcsid€nt's
Podium..........,,.......4
Tho r€marl<abl€
varioty of this y€ar's
B a n dN o w s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
testivalspannedfrom the Ameriikan
Poljat-Boys
MN),
YouthBrassBandC|in|c............7
olAm6 ca (Norlhtield
Band Pro9rams,........................8
iheSl John'sBicycleBand(Detrolt),lh€
Mernbership............................10
202ndAnnyBandol Frankforlandlhe
1
BrassBandRecordings...........1
Naporville
ConcertBand. In doingso,
NewMusicfor BrassBand.......16
lhebroadest
delinition
of thelermbrass
Workshop..2l
I\rcl\raster-Yamaha
bandwas represented
in a conlinuous
Upcoming
Concerls.................22
seriesof concertsthat ran the enliro
Celebrating
110 Years.............23
weekend.The manyvolunleers
made
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of rhc compensaring
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a
orusician
maycDcounrer
during practiceand pedrrmance.
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OfficialJournalol the
N/9BA
I imagine
thatmysummertime
hasbeen
yours;active
much
like
with
brass
band
Foundedby J. PerryWatsonin 1980.
aclivities,
learning
previous
lrom
experiTh€ vtews erEressed by conlributors
ErassedOftlatthelocal
are Dol rFcessarilythose ol the North ence,watching
planning
movie
lheater,
and
lor the upAme.i:an 8.as9 BandAs.socialion,
Inc.
year.
particularly
coming
Two
lulfilling
CopyrQan
O ! 9€7by f|e NorthAmedcan
participaiing
aclivates
for
me
wero
in the
ErassBandAssociation,Inc.
G.and
Celebration
Brass
in
of
Bands
All rignts eserved.
CedarFapids
lAinJun€andperforming
a ioinlconcertwilh Reg€ntBrasstrom
Colin W. llolmln, Edltor
London.Somehow
thiskindo! musical
The BEaa Band B.ldge
l€llowship
reminds
melhatalthough
we
31 Jos€phLane
aroallsingleentitiesln ourensembles,
Glendal€
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it is whenwe comelogetherthat our
Teleprb.le(630)€6921 3
strength
andgrowthis mostevidentand
E-rnal $oh
O davil.whe.ton.adu
mostelfective.In tand€mwilhthis,let
me onceagainrequestthatyou don't
Georga Foatar, P.oductlon Support
lorgelthe8rd9easth6majorsource
of
619 Dorring Rd
communicalion
belw€enmembers
and
Lib€rtyville.lL 60048
m€mberbands,andthalonlybysubmit(847)367-796'l
Telepho.r€
iinglnformation
canitbesharod
lhrough(8,rD 367-7240
Facsimile
oulthemovement,
E-riail !a6dewa.com
Paul Droata,Ncw iluslc Revlower
1310l,laizeRd Court
Columbus.
OH 43229
(614)884-0310
Telephone
Ron W. Hola
New Reclrdlng/BookRevlewer
AsburyCollegeMusicDepartment
Wilmore,fi 40390
(606)858-351
Telephone
1, Ext.2246
Facsimjle(6OG)
&58-3921
E-majlrc.aldhoQOastury.edu
MAJ Tom Palmatlor,
Advedrhg Lrug€.
c/o Tfre U.S.Coitinental Eand
Fon lronroe. VA 23651
OfficeTebphooe(757)727-3888
HomeTelephooe(757)623-4943
FAx(757]7274052
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B6rt L Wll€y
NABBA Iemb...hlp Chair
P.O.Aox2438
798 PressleyCr. Rd
Cullowhee,NC 28723
Telephone(70,1)29+7469
E-mail b€,n€lOv,cu.cahpos.nrci.n€t
prevented
mefromincluding
inlormation
on the GrandCelebralion,
the InternalionalBrassBandWorkshopand the
newSedesonBrassBandWatmups,
all
ot whichwill appearin the oecember
rssue,
I knowlhat severalbrassbandshave
madeattempts
lo begintheirownyouth
brassbandin the pasl. FlonHolzhas
identiJied
in his Presid€nt's
Podiumthe
n€edlor moreyouthbandsInaddition
to
lhos€whoregularsupportNABBAfrom
lhe All-Starorganization.This issue
highlights
thesuccessof TdangleBrass
Band'srecentworkshopin DurhamNC
and hopelullytheir rec€ntexpedence
mightinspkeolherbandslo beginlhek
ownyouthband.
Atlholimeofgoingto print,lho
NABBA
Boardwillbemeelingin Lexinglon
KYto
y€ar,demakoplansfor the upcomlng
Thisissuecontalnslhe usualsenesot tailsol whichwillbelorlhcoming
in bolh
excell€nlNewsand Reviews,bolh ot lhe next Presidenl'sN€wsletlerand
musicandr€cordings.Bandprograms Bridge.
provide
memberswilh
thechanc6lo
see
whatoth6rmemberbandsareperfom- On behallol NABBA,manythankslo
ing,tocompareprograms
andseewhat RonHolzlorhistwoyearsol presidency
ilemsare ol popularilyand inlorestto andlorallhismanyandvariousconlrabu
othergroups.Alsoof noteis lhe New tions,Thetwoyearsseemlo
haveflown
YorkSlaff Bandof theSalvation
youwholailhlully
Amy
by!Andlhankstoallof
celebrating
110 yearsol service,and and regularlysubmilmaterialsfor the
detailsol lhisyea/sMcMaster-Yamahamagazine.
LowBrassWorkshop
leatu ng a slunning selectionol soloists,backedby Happyreadingandb€stwlshes{oryour
Intradagraaa,
upcoming
brassbandaclivities.
Spacelimitalionslor this issuehave
ColinW. Holman,
Edllor
photographs
Th. BfaSS Band Bfidge wetom€snews,communications,
(preferably
blackandwhite),newadvertisers
andscholarly
arlicleson all aspects
relating,
andforthebenetilof brassbandsin NorthAmerica.
Scholarly
arlicl€sshouldincludelootnotes
whereappropriate.
andbibliography
I\,,laterials
maybe €ditedlor inclusion,
andmaybe sublittedin writingor on 3.5'
pleas€).
floppydiscs(lBMcompatible
if possible,
Publicaliorvadverlising
deadlines
areth6 1slhof January,
April,JulyandOctober.
S€pbmb€r1997
TheBrassBandBddge
In eaiy September
all cuffenlmember
bandswillreceivethe informationpackel
aboutNABBA1998,including
all Con'
lestrules,guidelines,
andteslpieces.li
for some reasonyou have not received
lhis packel, please contact Berl Wiley
immediately. ln our last Bulletin,July
1998,we sent a reminderto all ol our
bands about lhe urgency ot booking
holelroomsnow lor Apil 1998,due to
theh€avytourist
seasonin Lexington
at
that lim6.
lf you havegeneralquestionsrelatedto
NABBA98, pleasecontact me or Sk p
Gray, as indicaledin the NABBA box
lhis issue. Conlest mattersshould be
directedto CaptainTlmothyHoltan,
Coniesl Chair. In preparinglor NAABA98, I
gain more respecl every day lor our
bandsthal riskedhoslinga conterence
in lhe pasl. We in lhe LexinglonBrass
Eand hope we can come close lo lhe
excellenistandardsprovided
nlhepasl.
All ol us in lhe Bluegrass
Slalewantlo
makeil a specialweekend,
so we enlisl
your he p in addressingconcernsyou
nrighthavewel in advanceoflhe confeF
encel
involved
in NABBAaciivilies,
olcourse,
withlhehoslingol theAprilconlerence.
Al our Augusl22-23Eoardof Directors
meetingwe wrll be welcomingseveral
new members:E mer Hall,Commonweallh Bfass Band; Ken Kroesche,
Smoky Mounlain Erass Eand; and
Dwighl Vaughl, Erass Band ot Minot.
On behaI ol NABBAI wanl io express
our srncefeslthankslo lhe lollowing
boardmemb€rs
whoselermsexpirelhis
Aug!st and who havechosennot lo be
reapponledal lhrslime: PaulDroste,
BrassBandofColumbusiBramGregson,
Inlrada Erassi and MichaelVotla, Tri
angleBrassEand
I haveservedNABBAas ConleslChair
{or eighl years. Vice Presidenlfor two
terms.andlam nowcompleling
mytwoyear term as President.we will be
newollic€rs
elecling
atlheAuguslBoard
meeting.lt has beena joy and privilege
lo serve as President;I will be fully
Ourorcanizalion
lo grow,as
conlinues
evidenced
inthethreenewbandscitedin
our July Bulletin:AllantaBrassBand;
Chesapeake
SilverColnels
BrassBand;
andOldPuebloBrassBand.Ourgrealesi needis lor groMhin youthbands.I
hope lhal we can make a concerled
needwithinlhenext
efiodtoaddressthis
lewyears,makingita prioritywecannot
ignore.
You will rcad elsewherein lhis issue
aboul somefine summetprogramsffomNorlhDakotato lowalo Kentuckyin whichNABBAplayeda supporlive
role, Congralulalions
lo all who were
nvolvedinlhesespecialelforts,
My bestwisheslo you andyourbands
lora successful
andrewarding
seasonol
grealmusicin 1997-98.
making
FlonaldW. Holz,Presidenl
Andyouthoughtourselection
wre
andscryice
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Tt'€ Naro..J Catnd Aandol the SalvationArmy (SlephenBulla)perlormal the 1997GreatAmerican Erass SarE Festryal
PholobyLt.Slephen
Hood
The Cancinn.tl Br.$ Eand (Anita
Coctei Hr:lr mded 1996 wilh ils third
annual Sa',?:c. Army Beneltt Concert.
In adcl:7 la a number ot Christmas
carols. t'E ba.:Ep.esenled l6at Rhtlhm
{Gelshi.--.Feii.e). AJI I Ask Ol You
(Webb.r Gfaharn). A Malvern Suite
(Sparfe) geer ie Fhntslones (ar.
Ridrards) Seaso.rs G.eerngs (Anderso.'). ^los6 C.€aa\r.i,(Gon),and Chr'st
z'€s Joy lle'd..ell) In March 1997lhe
barts Jo.€d tlE FrrPylorn High School
CorEe( Ba'rd n a prnl concert sponsored by fE nlJs€ oarenls association
*e1 r(}-,ced, 4i.
Wul(B€ethoved
Earranlne) Aclures at an Exhibition
(Mussor9sly). Ame can Varialions
lFentet. A rlatEm Suite(SpaRe),and
a rrass€d ban<ts finale including Natioiat Em*m Matdi lgagley) and Stars
aN Sthr'PsFoeverl
usa). Theiourney to Red Wing in Apnl for ttle NABBA
provedbolhenjoyable
compeiiiion
ol BrassBandsin
and theGrandCelebration
fruidulfor the band,winningthe Chal- CedarFiapidslA and a perlormance
lengeSectionlor the secondyearin a
sponsored
by WFMTradioslalionto a
row.InMaylhebandtravelledtoLemon-crowdol approximately
half a million
nowlhe
[,,lonroe
HighSchoolloparticipaloin
the peopleal
lheTasteofChicago,
ShaneHayesScholarship
Ben6fitCon- world's
largest
outdoor
lestlvalaccording
cert.WithDr.KoithWilkinson
as guosl to th6 GuinessBookof Records.The
euphonium
soloisland conduclor,
the IBBioinediorceswithReggnlErassin
pfogram included PodsmouthCitadel lhefirstconcerloflhesummertourin
the
Mafch(Thomas),Patly Piecelspatke) U.S.in aadyAugust.
andWilhOneLook(Webber).
[TheCSB
alsomakea regularfeature
of outsland- The Braas Band of lhe Trl-Statein
ingyoulhsoloislsin theirconcerts-and only its secondyear of exislencerenoljusl brassand percussionists;
tood centlyhosledits secondannualBrass
lorthoughtlorlhoseol uslryingto build Bandand HotdogFestivalat Central
audiences
andattraclyoulhmusicians Park in AshlandKY. Visitingbands
inlobrassbanding.l
eachplayinga one hourprogramwere
sciolo BrasEand Percusslonandlhe
ThellllnoisBrassBand(ColinHolman) CommonweallhBrass Band. The
arejust comp'eting
anolhersuccessful
andbusysummerschedule
ol lourteen
continuedonpage 6
perlormances,
participation
including
al
Septemb€r1997
lhe BrassBandBridge
t{gd CraftE and Sleph6nBullaal the U.S. MadneBand Library
contjnuedlrcm pago 5
Festival
concluded
witha rnassed
bands
performance ol Liberty Bell, The
ThundercLTimaeruYoungPeople,and
Starcand StipesForcver The band,
whichmaintains
an acliveperformance
schedul€,recentlys6id farewelllo its
loundang
direclorGaryClafie.
In keepingwithils Britishmusicalheritag€,lheCommonweallh
BrassBand
provid€dthe entertainment
lor the
Oueen's
Birthday
Gardenpartygivenby
ihe K€niuckybranchol the EnglishSpeaking
UniononJ!ne 15. Theatlair
honoring
QueenElizabeth
llwasheldat
lhe 132y€aroldmansionin Anchorage
l(Y. Whileguestsenjoyeda "testjve
English
lea"thebandplayedGrcatLi e
Amy lAllotd), Musiclot the RoyalFirelrorks(Handel),SocondSuitein F(HolsV
Hetbed)andMenol Hedech(Langlotdr.
Followingthe champagnetoasts,the
CBBaccompanied
lhe celebranls
with
God Savo lhe Queenand Anenca lhe
Beautilul and concllded the occasiofl
(Willcocks),Cordd,
wilh TheChampions
Sulte (Perkin) and Famous Btilish
Marchas(Langford). The CBB also
look€dto Englandin pertorming
at a
fund-raislng
€vent linkedto a sp€cial
playing
showlng
ol BrassedOflby
a brief
concertin lhetheaterbelorethemovie.
OnJune21, lhebandparticipated
inthe
socondannualBrassBandandHotdog
Fosllval,
andlourdayslat6rwasi€alured
jna concert
lorlheuniversity
otLouisville
MrisicCamp.Theband'ssummerpark
sedesopened
JulylSatCorydonlNand
conlanued
wilhconcerts
inJetfersonville
lNonAugust
15,Louisville
onAug!st3l,
andMadison
lN onSeplember
21.
variousAmericanmusacstyl€s ancl
darrEd a vrsitlo NewOrleansaswellas
th€ natbns capital-Thetripwas also
DnEdlo cdncidewilhthe I\,4ane Band
perlormaft€ol Nigels'wind
bandcompositih sa'ural:
s€acompleted
thektsnthanniversary
performing
son'A Decadeol Class'by
atPineForestHighSchoolinFay€tteville
NCforlheNorlhCarolinaHonorsBand
HighSchoollnOurham
andat Biversid€
(AllCounly
DurhamAll-Stars
NClorthe
(see
Programs).
Th€yalso
Band)
Band
The Pr!lrle Brass Band (Oallas host€dtheirlirclYoulhBrassBandClinic
Niedemeyed
arecompleling
linalplans {seearticleon pag€7)
be{o.e
theirfilstlallseason
begins.
Based
in Chicago,theyplanlheirlirstconcert
{o.tlo.€rnber3o,1997aitheSchauhberg
PrdirieCenterfortheArtsandalsoplan
to enterNABBAXVIin Lexington
next
Inlrqdd
Brdss
Apnl.
Th€ Spokane g.ltlsh Brasa Band
(MichaelWamer)presenledlen concerts in ils secondseason,twice as
manyas its first soason, Underthe
enthusiaslic
leadership
of its lounding
conductor
Michael
the bandis
Warner,
Nig€lCla*e,composeFin-residencelor
presenlly
involved
in
compl€ting
lhe
the BlackDykeBandpaida recentvisit
pay
fundraising
ol
to
for
new
$22,000
to lh€ U, S. Ma n€ Libraryin Washingandto establish
an endowtonD,C, wherehe metwithcompose/ instrumenis
menl
lor
future
expenses.
conduclor
StephenBullaoftheNallonal
CapltolBand ol th€ SalvationAmy.
gand(MichaelVotta)
Cla|kewas in lhe countryresearching TheTrlangleBra$
TheBmssBandBddgeSepbnber1997
ThcM'si. ol Rn| st"llntn-Al
n
by Coara VanE
Th€li(tSgl|..atrTftrEb
BrassEard's
'S€asm oaYor'| lAlid t:'aath€ir frsl
YouthBrd CL hdd ar May 3, 1997
al tE Crr:a Thd! a Ouf|em NC.
This c r tlig
.a ttE f,aters' lor
yo(l'€ EtrlridE
sr inthearea
h trg b.rnation of a
to suncryhld
Youh B.a 8-a- 6/i:|e.|ty, the an'YES!'
swe. r:a8 a rcrfE
Thodry bt,
r 8.lt r-m- as Tdangle
Brasa Brd |tlrtq!
trived riilh a
irstrumenis,
bo.rord ld bEbrd
rnus. rtr,t' ,|r|- (a lot at trebleclel
tro.rsdr -d baaa p6rl8 irsrd-copiod
inlo b d id b. ItF o6r5ion) and
nEle.iais ne€ded
al Itr ffi-rt
lo tr{i.t h cL F Ljpants as they
Yqfi &nd ClinicTantu 4 rdt!
sttirts b dt
which had
FftiEfl
b€r .fdt
d*F6d lof the clinic.
nE laFt -! 6,ird by sectioninlo
varhaErlirtroCarolinaThearja JE trt,tli!b.Ed,
and had an
instlrli
-itrd o.,| fo them. Then
nFt Et fi-r a Ua, da.nonstralion
by
qr tF dn€renc€s beTB8 |t:rbr
||Er -rn tt| rdr a3 @met and
aurpatqt|lu!lEn
rdlonor homvia
Iit.ir!t
a,riii-,
deris availed
tllri
- ol lia ot9o.irity and at
lo.(Ir.-c. ar r#rq|rd
bandtook
-r t>. .ln Hile l€ading
b lr qr
t!|r tE{h
b lur! of lehealsal.
Sirtr
--atEtqi
tlE libraryol
tr Tr!|tb b
Bid ItEe werenol
eq t--,
bi tF F |9 musicians
trd q oG
9.!9r€ar on each
lr
r|t
cq-r.Edf-r,t
At: ! Irdr Jitr cdtisted ot pizza
rd taa attrb, t! F'|g musicians
rrt|-batirfqn
DonLucas
d
Texas
T€ch
d
ffi
f.-re
ffiEaftt
td UE Sfi.oo (tomer
q,fndirn dh ttro U. S. MaFirirl
riE B'ld h rYrr*hgbo D.c.). At 3.00
p..n- Trbrgb 8.a6s Band President
Wedey Ifoy lpob b lhs g.otrpfor a
few minules,explaining
thal basedon
lheirr€sponse,
thefomationol a youlh
brassbandmightbe possiblo.When
LONG.TERMPLANNING!
askeditthememb€ro
hadenjoyedplaying in a brassbandand wouldliketo
continue,
everyhandonstagewentup.
April17-18,
1997
The youth brass band then resumed
Lexington,
Kentuclry
rehearsal
until5.00p.m. Although
they
Arts
wer. tiredby thisllme,lheystillworked
C€nterforthe
Singletary
veryhardon the muslclhroughoul
the
TheUniversity
ofKentucky
aftemoonwhichwas
ot
a goodindicalof
how challenged
and involvedlhey felt
Forfurtherinfomationcontaci:
wilhlhemusicandtheconcept.Aslhey
The LexlngtonBraEEBand
tumedthehinstrumenls
backIn, each
Ave
520Lexington
sludenlreceived
acomplimentarylicket
Wilmore,KY 40390
io an €veningconcertgivenby theTriTelephone(606)858-3511, ert2246
angleBras6Bandwhichincluded
solos
E-mall nabba@ukcc,ul<y,edu
by the days' cliniciansand Dr, Hile
conducllnghis own arrangementof
(BlisgHolsinger).
Hymnsong
ThesucBrassFest '97 Ptogtami Fdntarc lol
cessol th€day'sactivilies
wasin large
(Curnow);TrcmboneConcetlo
parl du€ to lh€ publicityfor th€ evenl NAaBA
(Bourggolg),
DonLucas,trombonesoloproduced
byJohnEnlo€,BandDir€clor
Thisls My Fathet's Wo d (Hitnesri
isli
at Fuquay-VainaHighSchool,whoplays
The Year of the Dragon (Spatkel;
reolano
com6twlthTBB.
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BIm heim FIoui shes (Cunowli Fanlasy
recentlyrecogniz€d
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succossof lhis brassbandclinicmight
lachian Mountain Folk Song Sulte
insoir€other brassbandslo l6sl the (Cumowri
Hymdsong(Holslnger/Hlle);
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MercuryMarchlvan det Roosl).
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theBrassBandBddge
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Buffalo Silver Band (\ryilliamE.
Weik€rl),June1, 1997;TheChurchol
theAsc€nsion,
Buttalo.NY. Fanarcfor
NABBA (Curnow); Goldcrest March
(And€rson);E g/ish Folk Song Suite
(Vaughan
Williams/Wighllt
LighlWalk
lcoll:)iW OIdKentuckyHone (Aim'r,et),
Jam€s Francisco,cornet soloisl: ,A
Cam anFantasylBizellLanglotdl: Army
of the Nile \Allotdl, Amazing Graco
(Himos);So,lryAs / LeaveYou(Oevilal
Cath€rall),
EvonneMicheland Debbie
Hogan,euphoniumsoloisls;Ca,adian
Folk Song Suilo (Calverl\ Sandpapel
Bal/el(Anderson/Brand)Joe
Hochulski,
LisaHugh€sand
KolliScolt,percussion
sololsls;lvesf S,?a Slo/y (B6rnst6in/
Wright): U,der the Double Eagle
(Wagnevlanglord).
One{Oliv€r/Geldafd).
ThoseEndeding Young Chams \ar.
June2'1,1997;BrassBandandHoldog Boddinglon);
WhenrheSaint€GoMarch.
Festival,Ashland,KY. Hso Sprach ing In(atr.Langlord\iAppalachian
MounZanth nEta (SEe\t$JPe,.tc€l',SlaI Warc tain Folk Song Suite loumo^t ', Finale
(WifliamsJBryce);
lntruductionto Act l,
lrcn Wi iam lel (Rossini/Hawkins);
(Wagner,ryVrightl
Lohorgnh
Stars and St pes Forevef (Sousa/
, TheChanp/bnsWllcocks)i lrghtAsl4t(Bichads); Bernat).
Somewt|ete Out There(Homer/Darroll);
(HartmadMortimer),
Facilita
BobWebb, lmperialBra3s(BdanBowen).June8,
UnitedMelhodast
cometsoloist/Vessun
Oomra(Puccini/ 1997;Community
Parkes),BobWebbcometsoloistA//
Church,RoseflePa* NJ. TheEadeol
Ask Ol You (UoydWebbe/Graham); Oxford'sMarche(BydlH<rvaih)i Deep
Frolic lor Trombones(Healh),John Passage(Soderstrom)iTrumpetels
BradShoky,
Albrecht.Sleve Adrian and Bob Lul/ab.y(AndeForvBarsoni),
Sprakties,t ombonesoloisls:Finalefrcm cornet sofoisl: Ave verum cofDus
Symphooyl,lo.4 (Td,aikovsky/Gordon); (Mozart/Jakeway);Thrco Conish
Ttum@t gl@s enal Canlab,i/e(Jam€s Darces (Arnold/Far);SleadilyOnwad
andMathias/Geldard),
BrianCahill,De€ lLeidzen; CanadianFolk Song Suite
Pratt.Jim Straub.EdwinDELeon,Bob loalvetl)t Apil in Pars (Duke/Ffeeh).
Webb, Jackie Amend and David Willy Hakim,comet soloist;Saranata
(Anderson/Fre€h);
(Jerom€
The Last Sping
BraagBand
Camlisano,comelsoloisl.
Commonwgalth
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Amondand
JohnJones).l\4arch9,
(Colin
(Steadman-Allen).
UnlledMethodlst
Church.Edwardsville. llllnolr Brr$ Band
Holrnan).
lN. Torch ol Frcadom lBalll, Elsa's June1,1997;FirstPresbyterian
Church,
Ptocessionto lhe Cathedrallwag e
Ubertwille,lL,andJuneS,1997;Gloda Splre!BrassBand(JohnSlezak).May
Him€s); Hls Eya is On tha Spa ow DeiChurch,
Down€rsGrova,lL.
Olympb 30,1997iwoinb€rgCenlerlorlhe Arls,
(Bulla),
flugelhom
(WlljamvFoster
JamesRecktenwald,
Fanlarcand lh€m6
Fred€rick,MD. Summon itl€ Heroes
ph
sofoist; You'r, Never Walk Alone atn Dfe); ThaCali oI Bagdad(Boildieu/ (Himes); 7h6 Higher Plane lBllllal, J.
(Rodgers/Snell);
Peace Like a Bivel Rimmer);
Jubirance(Himes),
GuyClad(, CarllonRowe,sopEnocornetsoloist;
(Bulla),John Albr€cht,L4ildred
Kemp, corn€l soloist; Thrce Castles Suite Slaughteton TenlhAvenue(arr.B€mat);
Luke
JoeSpainand
Charli€
Rademaker,
trom- lqimmer\;Someoneto WalchOverMe Homeonth6Range(at. L6idzen),
Beme
Patrcl
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soloisl',
bone soloists; Blessed Assuranca
On lhe Ouatledeck Spiros,euphonium
(Bulla),
(Fillmor€), (Howatlh): Flhapsody fot Trcmbone
JeromeAmend,lrumpetsoloisl; l lotdl: LassusTrcmbonas
JedchoHevisltedlqirnes),JamesRago, RobBames,BrianByme,St€vsPorch (Bulla),Chds l\ratlen,bass llombone
narralor;Barsoned(Marshall),
Raymond and OavidOakley,lrombonesoloisls: soloisliI Drcameda Drcam(aft. Barry),
Horlon,
euphonium
solois\LelUs Brcak RubyTuesdaylafi. Calheralll,Corcna- LindaFischerTeasley,sopranosoloist;
(Jordonl.
Caprbclo(Newlon),Marty Edckson,E
Brcad Togelhe|
,bn March(Meyerbeer/Reynolds).
April6,1997iCllftonCenler,Louisville,
ffat luba gofoist; Capiccio Eepagnol
AtmedForcesSalule
KY. Procoasion
ol lheNobl€s(Rimsky- llllnolsBre$ Band{ColinHolman)and (arr.Wilkfnson)i
Korsakov/Cumow);
Ently ol th6 Gladia- RegEnlBrsss(PaulFenson).
Ar.rgustT, (Bulla);EtemalFatheLStrcng lo Save
tots \Fucikll.angford),
ConcedofoI Trum1997;Des Plajnes,lL. Slar-Spangled (Stephens); Czardas (Slrauss);
pet (Haydrtw ght), JeromeAmend, Bannet (ar. Hl.nes),Folk Festival Rivedance(afi. Far\.
The Cauphol
trumpetsoloist;O!,'htet/Vo.3 (Ewald), (Shostokovich/Snell);
BrianCahilland LeslieWood,cornel Bag.la.tOvenurc(Boildi6Lr/Rimmer);Spokan€EdtishBra6sBand(Michael
soloists,NikolaiHargeaves,
ienorhom Let'sFacetheMuabandDancelBerlinl Walner).May 10,1997:Sl John'sCasoloist,PhilRobin6on,
euphonlum
solo- Richards);Geolgia on my Mind lhedral,SpokaneWA, 'with lhe SPoChofi.CelllcSuite
istandJimDrake.tubasoloistColonel (CarmichaeuMorison);
7he yiclorsFekaneAreaChildren's
(Sparke);Crl.notd(Richards);'Sound
BogeylAllordr',Krcmser(Ojlmer);Lgr't
tum lRimmet)tLisbonCamival(vinletli
CavalryOverlue (Von Suppe/Green- SweetGeoeiaBrcwn(Pinkard,
Casey
wood):MontrealCitadelMalch(Gotfin); and Bernie/Richards);
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Chislong€oatd Sle,roFilippini,con6l
(Rimme4.
soldsts: Ardirdo
TrL.ngh A.d A.nd (Micfia€lVotta).
Ap.il I 2. I 997:PirE ForestHighSchool,
Fay6tta .! NC. Fanlare lor NABBA
(O.r|tr): r,td|siras.rb(l.lolst); Slntonia
(Eaa Hafl\/ad): tlb Ygarol lheD6gon
(Spart ); grtdirFrourirlres(Curnow);
RI?g.@y lo. WaN Cometlea\tes'),
BobbyHinson,sopranocometsoloist;
AppalachianMountainFolk SongSui|e
(Cumow);H,4nnsorg(Holsinger/Hile);
Aned ForcesSalute(gulla); Sev6ntySix lrombodes(Willson/Duthoit).
Apdl26, 1997:UNo-Greensboro,
and
May 9, 1997;DurhamRiv€rsideHigh
School. Fanfarctor NA88A(Cunow);
LittleSuit6 lot B.ass(Atnoldl: Sinlonia
(Bach/Hautvasl);
Ih€ yearcflheDragon
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ReviewedBy RonaldW. Holz(unless
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olherwise)
EressedOlf.Original
SoundTracklrom
lhe Miramax Motion Piclure.
GrlmethorpeColllery Band (John
Anderson)
andOdginalMusic'(frevor
Jones).RCAVctor--€MG0902&687572. TT49:55-PtogjamtDeathor Glory
lHalll; A Sad Old Day' (Jones);F/oral
DancelMoss);Alorcmenlionec!Essential llems' lJones);En Annjuez con tu
amor(Rodrigo),
nugelhorn
soloislPaul
Hughes:Yea6 ol Coal' (Jones);March
ol the CobbleE (BatIeWSiebert);Ihere's
Motelmpotlant Thingsin tife' (Jones);
Crossol Hoaou lRimfiet); Jerusalem
lParryh1et&t1r',FlqantiE I MarchlF uciv
Barsotti);Darny Aoy (c'aingetl: We'll
Find a Way' lJonesl: Clog Dance
(Marcangefo);ColonelBogey \Allotd)l
All Things Btight and Beautilul lat.
Rinmet\ Finalelrom WilliamTellOver
tLlre(Rossini/Grant);
HonestDeconl
HumanEeings'lJonesltPompCicuhstanc€March11 (Elga Humel.
The film Sress€dOtl rocelvedsolid
cdlicalacdaimthissummerwhen
itwas
rel€ased
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lho excellentplayingof Grimethorpe
packagColliery
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ingofthalscoreprovides
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playing. was givena very ditficultassignment,
themin theirexcellent
Their soundis wonderful,
warm,and especiallyas lhe materialis moslly
players,
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like drawnfromWestSideStory,a muchflugelhornistPaul Hughes,get high minedarea in brassaranging. As a
marks.Theproducer
acknowledges
in result,lhe excerplsfrom Mass and
thediscbooklet
thatusingthefinalelrom Candide,lo mentiontwo ol lhe much
the WilliamTellOvertureas lhe Royal lesserknownsourcesused,betterkepl
AlbertHalltest-piece
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whach
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brass sembl€.Thisisaclassy,va edproducband.NABBAbandswouldbe wiseto iionlhatconlainssom€
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TT 61:55. Program: ChrislmasVoicesand Brass(ChrislAmerica;Make Ou Gaden Grcw;Jet
mas Songs arrangedby Richard
9on9; Mada: Something'sComing;A
Trevarlhen
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SimplaSong;Alleluia;A BoyLike That; MountalnBrasaBand(JohnWest)
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OneHoatl;Tonight;I FeelPrctty;Some- Dooley). B€rnelMusicBMCD001.
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churchin suburbanToronlo. Moslof
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the disc,dleplaysmoresymphonic
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zeboRecordsWFR288.
TT46i31.Pro- not meantas a n€galiveevalualion
qta!n'. Dallas Moming News (Jonesl anyrheans.Therearea fewsurpdses
Hend€rson);Boston Press CIub here, includinglha New Yo* Herald
Pize Baby WalE, which might s€€m
(Bollinson);
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notes!
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12
TheBra&e
BandBridgeS€pbmber'1997
length - all that for a somewhal
undistlnquished
2 1/2 minutes!Taken
as an enlire project,the lhree-volume
se es provides
unprecedented,
currenl
accesstoa nolablepartolourearlyband
tradilion.
Marchaficionados
willberevd
in this collectonas lhey havein the lirst
two issues. lf you ar€ inleresledin
American
bandhlstory,thesedlscscontainingsamples
of musicbyleading,
aM
obscur€,
composers
andbandmaslerc,
will be invaluabloto your sludy and
enjoymenlol this too-oflenneglected
field.
Fterlo*6. The Brlllsh TubaOuartot
withRichardColes,percussion.PolyphonicQPRZ020D.
TT60:36.Program:
Fanlarc #1 \laylotli Ovatlwe - Meny
lryivesoI Windsor (NlcolalISmilh);FIoweI
Duethom Lakme(Delib€r/Mead);Nort
Hearlhisl (D€mps€y);
Overture- D/sttesse.lInnocence(Purcell/Smalley);
Handefs Cauldrcn(Amos);OvertureThe Force ol Destinylv€rdilsmalley);
P/96 (Ridout); Westmlnstetlnthda
lFoIsylhl; Kie*eg aad (K pf€man);Fi6
wo.ks (Frith); Petite CapdcelRoasinV
Oavisli Montagu6s and Capulets
(Prokofiev/Small€y);P6@etuumMobile
(Strauss/Smalley);
A Cool Suite
(Smalley);
aaya,b, Polka(Schmidt).
Fircworksls lhe fourth compact disc
releasedby the BritishTubaouarlet,a
grouplhatr€pres€nts
viduosity,
magnilicentensembl6,
andgoodblendol60und.
As in previousrecordings
by theg.oup,
lransc ptionsot orchestralwofts
dominatetheprogram.Suchpleces,including the overtureshom Nlcolai'sM€ly
Wivesof Windsorand Vetdi's Forceol
Destiry as well as StrausatPqryeluum
Mobile,ptwide great vehicleslor lhe
dazzlingtechniqueof ouphonjumjsts
StevenMeadandMichael
Howard.
Severaladoptionsol chamberworksorigi,
proveto work
nallylor olherenaembles
continueclonpage 13
continuedfrcmpage 12
nicely,includingKeithAmos'irombone
quatlel Flander's Cauldron. Alan
Rideout'sPrgs,originallyfor four bassoons,is playedwell,but lhis perfoF
mancelacksmuchof lhe composer's
inh€f€nlhumor.
Themusicalcenterpiece
ol this discis
Kie*egaard,an otiginalluba ensemble
TheBTQOS
workbyMeyerKuplerman.
is Dassionate
andexhibils
Derlormance
negoliate
the
th€kabilitylosuccessfully
music.Fil€demands
of conlemporary
rorks (JohnFith), oneol theolhertew
seriousoriginalworkslor luba-euphonium ouarlelon this disc. receivesa
dynamicand preciseroadingby th€
BTQ.P6t6rSmalley's
A CoolSuiteleatureslhe ensemblewilh drumsel In a
popularsetlingandshowslhatlhegroup
perlorming
musicin
is alsocomlortable
the'easylistening'style. Thisrecordnea y llawlessplayangdemonslralos
ing,outstanding
inlonalion
andblendof
play€lswall
sound.Tubaandeuphonium
thoir
inslru€sp€ciallyenjoy heaing
program
lhis
of
menlsrompinglhrolgh
pieces.
fun
lightclassicsand other
by SkipGray,Professorof
lReviewed
Tubaatlhe University
ol Kentucky;CoLexington
BrassBandl
conductor
ol
Grcat Amedcan Bnss Band Festival
1996.CanadlanBrass(1)iFlverClty
Bras6Band(2);LondonCitadelBand
BrassBand(4);Americ!8
{3);Advocate
grass Band (5): U.S.t llitary Academy Hellcab (6): IndlanapolisSynphonlc Banl (7)i Conversation(8):
TrlenElcB,a3! Brnd (9); Wlndiammer' UnlimlLd CircusConcertBand
(10);OtFpb s.rs B.nd 11;Vinceni
DiMantrb.uunpet soloist(12). Re| 5, 1996.Produced
co.dedliveJt'€ 1,1in th€WEKIIFM ard sporrsoredby The
GreatAnE tan ErassBandFestival.TT
53:33 Progrrn: FentaE enclFlour6/E (C.rrr) 3: ,f,raly MedleyNanc.!) 6: Fd6s o*o{erl1: BamumaN
Eailey'sFavodte(Kinql10',FolkDances
(Shostakovilch)
3; t2th StreetRaglBowmanlPebedyl 2t Advocate-Messengel
Marchlsmilh) 4; BogalusaSlrut(Tradi8; 8/uotional)11;Famblin'(Coleman)
11',ColonelBoberryHil (Stock-Rose)
gey March(Allotd)9', Buglerc'Holiday
(Anderson)3&f2; Fan-Tan-Chinese
Mafch (Anthony)7t Circus on Pande
(Rodgers)10; WilliamTell Ovenurc
(Bossini/Lrayberry)
5; La Virgende la
Macdrena (Mer.d62)12&3t Anazing
6rade (Himes)3t Starcand Stripes
4&6.
For€ver(Sousa)
is
Conversalion,
thatmaybeunfamiliar,
&
using
asmall
Rh!.thm
Brass,
similarto
anddrums
brassgroupplusk€yboards
lo lealliregoodiazz and lusion. The
rccordangoltheN€wO
€ans-styleOlym'
pia BrassBandalso paovesthat the
ofthe evenl,andthesetting,
ambiance
providemuchol th€ successof these
lor in detached
excilingperformancos,
isolation
theirplayingleavesmuchto be
desired.Thedisccapturesthemusical
comacopiathis festlvalol'terstree ol
chargeeach year, Thele a€ many
lasclnaling
andexcellenipedormancos
hsre- especially
CanadianBrass,LonAmerica's don Citadel,U.S MilitaryAcademy
ln lhislirst CD documonling
is
linestbrassbandfeslivallhe laslener
Hellcats(drumsandbugles),Ameicus
givona tasteolthewiderang€ofgroups Brass(1glh-centuryoriginal
inslruments),
that are askedlo podormin Oanville andlrumpeter
Asan
VincenlOlMartino.
on introduction
eachyear. The outdoorcondiliohs
lo th€ f€sllvaland as a
thsmainstag€andtheconslantly
chang- documsntol lhe sam€,it ls a success.
ing sizeol th€ groupsprovidequitea
who Guardian
6ngineer,
challenge
lo therecording
olOuWay. LondonCltadel
themidslot Irnd ofTheSalvation
mustseluomicroohon€sin
Army(JohnLam)
-CD(Wodd
the Privat€
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SA-LC&21
muslclo thel€nsofthousands
TTTl:46. Pro9alhor€d RecordsWFCS-7069).
on th€ ConlreColl€gegreen.Usually, {amt Sphitot lhe Wesl(Bight); l4hols
grcupsgataslightly H67 (Hanby/Phillips)i
therelore,
lhegmall€r
Choql9 dncl
team Ioccala(Bulla);Guadianof Ou WaY
b€ttermix.Alllnall,lh€production
a consis- (cumow)iFtlsslarsa,Tors'
hasdonea goodjobd€livering
Dance(GlieteI
tentsamoler.NABBAbandscomeotl Christmas)i
CovertryyaradonsOovey);
well her6, ospeciallyLondonCitadel. ToRegionsFai(gearc@l1r;JoylulSong
whichis hsardonlhr€€items,a number (walson),DavidRoberlson,
cometsoloonly matchedby the CanadianBrass. isl; On a Hymnsong ol PhiliP Bliss
pedormance
is
of FolkDances
London's
(Holsinge/Gott)iPrcmisedLand (W.
prooiofwhytheyw€reconsidered
oneot
Btoughton):Hand Me DownMYSilver
the best groupstherethat year.You Trulmpel
The
(Wobb/Steadman-Allen);
mightbesupizad bythekslow,maies- LightoflheWodd(Gollin):
Madle Mililaie
lic approachto Fdnta.eard Floutishes F anca,se(Saint-SaenyKenyoi)i
My
lhatopenstheprog6m.T angleBrass Comlonand StrengthlBowen); Colne
perfomance (Rive).
getsoneshot,anenergelic
Allotd'sColonelBogey,completewith
hundreds
ol whisllerc.(Fortherecord,l As someone
whosgmusicalknowl€dgo
mustrelaylhatlhappento betheguest doesnotextend
inlotheSArepertoireas
conductor
of lhat cut,lhanksto a gra- lar as manyolourreaders,
thisCDwas
Votta.Ah, a delightto listonto,bothtorthequalily
ciousinvitation
lromMichael
well,theluckolthedraw!).Perhapsiti6 of perlomanceandvarietyof repertoire
po€liciustice,but lhe leastllattedng
the
cutsareby groupswithwoodwinds,
AdvocaleBrassBandexcepted(lndiacontinuedonpage 14
napolisandWindjammers).
Onegroup
lhe Bra$BandBridg€ 13
Sepbmber1997
contnuedlrcm page 13
H'4n son9'(HolsirE€./Hile),Ihe Pi zefihlte6(Sparla); fren rPhilhannonlker
grass
Farta16 (Strauss/Palmati€r);
Alhze N{ at{r; Knoxvi
h t8@(Cumow);
ArDa2tngGrrcs (Himes)tSh noget de
Covet [arqlo|d)t SeventySix Trcmborr6 (Wiffso.r);St rs rnd StdpesFor
ever{Sotlsa}.
repres€nt€d,
JohnLamhasmadeselec'
tionslot everyon€,
including
testpi€ces,
transcriplions,
hymntunes,
medilations,
spiriluals,marchgsand one solo leature.Forme,th€impressivd
itemswere
the two medilationsL/bht of tha Wodd
and W Cotnloft and Slrength,lhough
theCDendswithaninsphedrendition
of
Colne(Rlvel.
Rath6flhanlhekaditional Wilh jrrslifiabl€ pride, Triangle Brass
Band marked their tenth anniveGary
MarcheMilitaireFrancalsearrangedby
Walt€rHargreaves,
here lhe band with a private,noo-commercialCD ol
conc€rl. Th6 musjcal
stretchosils musicalmuscl€a little theirenairrersarv
items6le anlersoeGed
with announcemore wilh a newer arrangemenlby
Micha€lKenyon.BothBulla'slocrata rnentsby the guosl announcor,Major
andChorale(usedasa NABBAl€stpiece Tllor|as Palmatjer,and MichaelVotla,
Tiangle
in 1995)andBramwellTov€y'sl€ssheard Jr.,th€bards aue conduclor.
gras9holdsto a goodstandardot lite.aCoventryVaiations di'play the band's
turE.anatuibuteevidentinthisprogram.
depthot t€chnicalexpertise.The life
tlack is a workby JamesCumowthat Th6 bard cornmissionedthe pulilzer
sensitlv€ly
incorporates
tour songson parz€wirrir€ Am€ricancomposerRoblhesubject
otChristth€
GoodShepherd. e.l Wad fo. arass Ablaze,whlch rcHolsinger'sOn A Hymnsongof Philip caiwd ils p.embrothatevening.R6mi8/iss works well transcribedlrom the riarc€(ltol his €arli€rwind bandwo*s,
OvanJE,t ,eneaiy s€venwind band version,and Ty Watson's fitb t&tt'r
Joylul Song is akin lo William Him€s' mimro workstrouldmakea goodaddiJubllarcoin its rhapsodicnature,h€re lion to works ol modgralelenglh (not
leaturinglhe skillsol DavidRob€rtsoat, qrta 36\€nninui6s)andmodo|atel€chlhough it ls not as tightly compos€d. .*5 d€nEnds. Oth€rqualityitemslhal
Perhapsth€ CD doesnol tullycapture aptEar and ar€ given good r€adlngs
lhe richnessof the band'slrue sound i.ldud6 Arnold's lamous L,lll6 Suila,
€flectlvely
andconsistenlly
onthisocca- Cumorv'sKnoryllla 1800, Thomas
sion,butonc6againRonHolz'sconcis€ Palmetie/stranscriptionof Richard
andintomaliv€proghmnotesbdngthe stratA' WienetPhilhdtmonlcFdnfarc,
muslc6v€nmor€alivgin a Derformance ard Robe.lEaves'(l heardrccentlythis
full of d€llnlllonand exceptionally
welF is I pseudonymlor EdwardGrggson)
Flhagsdy lor E llal soprcnocohet,lhe
shaped.A mostenjoyable
recording
ol
latl6.
co.np€tondypre6eniedby guest
noadyseventy-two
minutesol tinemusold3t
JamesKetch.Beinga livs prosic. {Beviewed
by ColinHolmanl
g.am, th€ recordingis not withoul its
Tiangle Bftss Band: TenthAnnivercary occasionalglitchos,and musicalups
however,
Concdfl(Recordod
Live,November
22, anddowns.Congralulations,
1996),TjlangleBrlrs Band(Michael to TriangleBrasson lheir successlul
ol theirtirstdecadgand in
Vona,Jr.), with guest E flat soprano complelion
theh
demonstraled
commitrnent
to solid
comelgoloistJamesKetchand guosl
pertomances
good
ot
brass
band
nuconductor
JackStamp'.Privat€R€cordstc,
ing. TT 68:23. Progatni Fanlarcfor
l,lABgA(Cvnow')iUttle Suitelot Brass
Ttip to ConeylslaN: DesdiptiveOveF
(Amoldl; Rhapsodylot E llat soqano
cornet and Irass Eard (Eavss); lurcsEomAmedca'sGoldenAge. |lew
'14
lhe BrassBandBddgeS€ptsmberlgC/
ColumblanBraasBand(ceorgeForeman),DodanDiscovery
DI5-80153.
TT
60:59.Program:A Tripto Con6ylslarn
Clobanf);7he EveningCa (Reevesf
ColunbuslqetmanliTheBattleol Shild,
(Bamhouse)i
TheHuhtingof theSnart
(Folfinson);
Tle Baltl€of SdnJuanlfl
{Sw€el).
GeorgeForemanis achievingrema*ablesuccessin resureclinglho bancl
musicof Ame carsGoldenAge. This
secondrecordingby th€ fully professionalNewColumbian
BrassBandoffersupanamusing,
andlntriguing
reperThebasic
loirg,lhedescriptivo
overture.
fom ofiheseworksis notsymphonlc;it
really18thatof the potpouri,or s€lection,ladenwitha dotailedslorylin€lhat
lh€ composefs
hopedwouldbe pdnted
in lhg band'sconc€riprogram.Mostol
thecomposersquoled
substantlallylrom
popularand
classical
musicol lhedeyin
point.
ordd to makethekprog€mmatic
Soundetfects,spok€ntext,6nd related
noveltlesall add lo the rath obvlous,
but €ntertainlng
musicaldlver6ion
ol a
(nollntend€d
decidedly
lowbrownatrrre
asanegallvsconnotation).
Inonesense.
lh€se Dlecesare the eoulvalentof Liszt
tonepo€msorBeiioz-wagnerovsrtures,
bulaimedal theav€ragocltlz€nwithout
much musicalexpe ence or discemmenl.Th6subjeclg
aretelling. patriotic
pigces about battlgs or histodc epic;
scenssfrom€v€ryday
lilo-courtlngand
parks.TheEvaning
Call,fol
amus€mont
inslanc€,is subtllledScenesoEscripllveof a YoungMan'sCallOn His Girl;
lh6 musicrangestrom wallzes,to senlim€ntalballads,to the chimingof the
hallclockanda musicaldepiction
of the
suito/sllightas the 'old man' appearc
andputsanendlo the date. Bandmusic
waslhe musidofthemasses.lnlercstinglyenough,audlsncesof thidperiod
heardmuchmor€classical
muslcvlathe
bandthan throughlhe symphonyor
continuedonpaga 15
conlinuedhompage 14
cheslra, Bandprcgramsconsistedol marches,virluososolos,classicallranscriptions,
and the highly
enterlaining
andobviouspiecesrecorded
here.Good
(bettertocalllhemthal,ratherthat'composarrangers
€rs")likeTobaniandBarnhbus€
knewlheiraudience
and knewwellin whalconlexttheirpieceswouldbe
heard. Sophisticaled
origanal
bandmusicwas still
decadesawaylrombeingwritton.Youwillgel a real
chargeout ol lhis music,playedwithgreatpanache
groupol virtuosi,Thesound
andcareby Foreman's
produced,
ellectsareallnaturally
as theywouldhave
beenonlhebandshellatlhelum-ol'lhecentury.The
entireproduclion
is excellent,
witha anothersuperb
C0 bookletby lheconductor
fill€dwiihdetailsdbackgroundnoles,andtheoriginalprograms
loreachoflhe
pi€ces.
From
viewpoinl,
six
lhe technical
I foundit
intiguinglo notehow jn severalof th€seworksthe
sco ngbeganlos€paral€
lhewoodwindchoirfromthe
brass,allowing
lor a gr€alerrangeof timbres;the
old
'brassband'was in lhe midslot a disappearing
act
whilelhemodemsymphonic
was
emerging
inio
band
lhe limelighl.Thisis a lirsl rat€production.
Worldol Euphonium:VolumaThree. StevenMead,
euphonlum,wilh StewartDeath,piano. Polyphonic
QPRZ019D. 1172141.Ptoglam:TheSongolthe
Brclhet lLeidzenl: F/rght(Wilby); Bomance\Elga
Wilson)iPartyPlece(Spatke\ Songol lhe Seashorc
(Naila,/Kanai);Fanlasy Vaialions lllol: Sonala lol
Euphoniun (Popet)t lm Tiafsten Walde lschfiidv
Bacon);when YouWishUpona Stat(Hatline/Kanai)i
Nollrmo (Rimsky-Korsakov/Mead);
Concertop6l
F/rcomoEasso(PonchielliAlowey).
t
)
,
Theindelaiigible
StevenMeaddoesitagainlSevenlylwominutesot
6xcellenl
soloplaying,
backedwithline
- thoseare lhe essenlials
in
oianoaccomoanimenls
Mead'slalestrel6ase,lhe
evalualing
thirdinhisse es
entilledTheWorldol the Euphonium.
Severalpieces
- lor
thatyor,usuallyhearwithbandaccompaniment
Leidzen's
Sor,9ol lhaErolhar(basedonthe
example
popularsong,'WhenYou and I
nineleenth-cenlury
WereYoung,Maggie')or Spa.ke'sPa.ryPtece- hold
Leidzen's
up verywell with pianoaccompaniment.
tribulelo his sisler(yes,her nickname
wasMaggje),
daies hom 1916 and still challengesany playeas
is
technrcaland lyricalg ls, Mead'sperlormance
amongthefinest,the mostelegantlyshaped,I hav€
fEad. WilbysFrlirhl,
thowhoriginallylorsolofl
ugelhom
ard band.can. at the suggeslion
ol the composer,
jl is a substanllal,
soundequallywellon euphonium;
demanding,
reperloire.Dittolor theless
andexcellent
addilionto euphonium
lamiliarBoperSonataandlloFanlasyVariations,
bothnewlome,
and boihwhichlullyengagedand mainlained
my interest.The
whichconcludes
lhedisc
flicornobassociledinthePonchielliwork
b€stdesc bed as a bassllugelhon,an
is an ltalianinstrument
Pin€sof the
in Respighl's
instrument
thatmakesits appearance
Concerlois a bit
AppianWayin ThePinesol Flome.Ponchielli's
long-wind€d
and uneven,but has mom€ntsol brillianc€and is
(ltdidnotholdor
indeeda technical
challenge
loranyeuphoniumist
minuteslong,
maintain
myintereslas a pieceot musicov€rtwelve
St€vonplaysalllour
thoughMead'splaying
issimplyspectacularl).
(origipartson hisownadaptation
Nolt{]rno
of Rimsky-Korsakov's
nallytortourhoms),a leatol malch€dsoundthatcanonlybedone
Mead
inlhe recording
studiolThroughoul
thisd€lightlulrecording
demonstrates
againandagainthathe is trulya modernmaslerol
recording.
Thiswillb€comea classac
theeuphonium.
The sccondreleaseby
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S€pbmbe|1997
Reiewed by Paul E. Droste
o.rly slgft0y alEr€d. A recurrjngginmi:k h f* fia)e b a pe6kyflugelhorn
Nar€lle
playels Gnpt b itn in the lun. Atter
Go iwog'sCakeWalklolaudeDebussy/ a fa lefusals,tfE conductorfinallyreEricBall).Moderate.Sminutes.OdgL lentsard alo*s tE fl'rgelhomto playa
nallypublished
byPaxtonin 1969,anew sfiodsdnallzy cadenzabelorethefinal
s€l of partson full-sizedpaperis now sedbn. A€art, fis is good audience
available,
However,
thecomboned
solo rmteaial.bd Ceaseleavea space(afew
partstillexists. This seaso.B.at l€aar)b€tweenthis and Pol
cornet/conductor
rcviewerwonderswhy conductors
and lrd. \tte I dd nol havea copyot lhe
solo cornettislsdo nol deserv€s€pa- ori{*ral I978 Panoneditionforcompa
rale,unclutteredparts.
Cerlainlyashort son.il b q..te obviorAthat this is alsoa
score,if nota tullscore,isiustifaed.
Atter regrii' rE ritr s}rc{tscrre andpartsin
all,lheHowardSnellarangemeni,pub- lh€ h,]izcd to{ntat.
lishedby Rakeway
Music,comeswitha
0E Poslror, (W. Hogarlh
tullscore.TheBallarrang€ment
all but Pq tu
Panoiit',lovello,
Lear),
1975.Moderate.
playsitself,acompliementto
Ball'sskill
parts lor three
3
rir.les.
There
are
in bandstralion
6ndparlwriling.
pocrlsn sd(Ets (inA tlai),althoughth€
Pel Mel lW. HogarthLear), Paxtorv partsseparaledry at theverybeginning
Novello,1975. Dif{icult. 4 minutes. ard tE r€ry erd ot the piece. Casl in
Whllethlscannotbe considered
a new bcsa rEva slyle,the piecehasobvious
publlcatlon,
Novellohasreissued
Elgar aud€'r esed as a lighternumber,
(thecomposer's
Howarth's
rcal name) ar|(| with ttE noveltyeftect ol the posl
PelMelinanewandmucheasiertoread hor&s" Ag6in, this is a reprlnt of the
tormai.Thepaglnalion
lsidenlicaltothe o.liral e<ttirr rvith parts and short (3
o ginal1975€diiion,butth€partpages lin€) sco{eo.l tull sizedpap€r.
arenowfull-slzed
insteadol octavo.The
lhr€o llne 6hortscore has also been R- Sfltth ard C,ompanv
expandedto lullslzed. Forlhosenot
Efh Sy'',d'o.ty (Percy Fletcher),relamiliarwith lhis plece,Pel Me, is a
vised
editbo. 1996. This new edataon
llashylnstrumenl
d6mo. Eachsection
cofitairls
limpaniand percusslonparts
olthe bandis giv6na loaturedmoment
werg
notin Fletch€r's
original.The
thal
slartingwiththecom€ls,
lhenthetlugels
galissat.Anew
parts
added
are
by
Jean
and homs,follow6dby th€ trombones,
lhenlhebailonesandeuphoniums,
with full score,cootainingthe new percusreplacing
tubasandpercussion
havingshorlsolos sionparts,is now available,
publicathe
sho.t
score
of
the
original
js
as well. lt
a real crowd pleaser,
lon.
especiallywhen laken at the marked
"veryfast"tempoandwitheachsection
Suite:Pageantry(HetbertHowells),restandjng
as it is featured.Nowthatthe
vised
edfion.1995.Forthisnewedition.
notesare largerandeasiertoread,lhe
PhilipWilby
hasadapted
lhepercussion
playershaveoneiessexcusetorsloppy
parts
for the
lrom
Howells'
rescoing
technique.
1937 Coronaton, A new full score,
parls,is
the newpercussion
Cops and Pobbers,W. Hogarthlear, containing
now
available,
replacing
the
shortscore
Paxton/Novello,
1978.Difiicult.4 minules. Copsend Robbeois a veryclose ol theeadieredition.Thereisnota little
conlroversyaboutaddingpercussion
relativeto PelMel Thebasiclormatis
partstohe olderteslpieces.
Thepurisls
identjcal,and th6 thomaticmatorialis
wouldarguetorleavindtheoriginatedi-
16
TheBrassBandBridgeSepbmber1997
tionsunchanged,
whilethe contemporary brassbandconductors(andcerwouldargue
tainlythe percussionists)
partsare a necesthal the percussion
sary enhancemenl,
and shouldhave
intheodginal.
Conductor's
beenincluded
haveoftenfeltfrustrated
whenforcedto
conduct,andleachmajorcompositions
withoulhavingaccesslo a lull scorc.
WecanallthankR. SmithandCo.and
Connelly& Co.lor providing
Campbell,
tull,sasylo readscoreslot Epb SynphonyandPageanw.
Rosehilll\rusic
TrumpetVoluntarylJohn BenneVElgaf
Howarth).Sololor Ellatcornel(moder
atelyditflcult)and brassband(moder
ate), 4 1/2 minutes. John Bennen
who
was an Englishman
11715-17A41
wrotelhisvoluntary
inthestyl6olPurcell.
Theflrslhaltof the piec€is a Lg€hetlo
lhat €xploit6the lyiclsm ol lhe E tlal
sopranoconet, The secondhall is a
Thesoloistis pushed.
6pightlyAllegro.
€nge wlse,to awdnenhighB llal. The
lechnicaldomandsare not oxc€ssave,
withrang€andtessitura
the mainchallengos. The bandparlsare rclallvely
safe and straightfoNard.The overall
oar,wlthlhe
elloclisverypleasanitoth€
but not
accompaniment
complimonljng
wilhtho solopart. A good,
compoting
accutalesoloistis requiredand bands
with this type of playerin the E llat
lhispiec6.
soprano
chairshouldprogram
curnowMusicPress
TheOlympicFanlareand Theme('For
lhe OlympicFlag') (JamesCumow).
ditficult.
3 1/2minutes(or4
Moderately
1/2 minuteswith the optionalrePeat).
by lhe
This pi€cewas commissionod
Allanta Committeefor the olympic
inhonorofthe
Olympiad
GamesCultural
'1996Centennial
Gamos.
continuedonpage 17
conlinuedfrcmpage 16
Let'slace it, Jim Cumow knowshow to
write impressivetanlares! Followingin
the l.adilionol his earlierJanlares,such
as Two Ceremonial Fanlarcs a d Fanfarc and Flouishes, his thematic malerialencompassesslalely,dramatic,and
lyricalstyles.A sweepingmelodyinlhe
homs and euphoniumsis sandwiched
belweenthelanfarelhemeof thecornels
and trombones. Flouishes in the high
cornel parts, an active xylophonepart,
and rhythmicdrive lrom the resl ol the
percussionseclionadd up loa powerlul
and interestinglanfare. Althoughlhe
tessilurais highlorlhe solocornets,lh€
rangedemandsrar€lygo abov€the statf.
The keyisconcerlBllatand thereareno
excessave
lechnicalproblems.
Thisfanfarewillsoundmoreditliculi
than
it reallyis, makingit a very usable
concerlselectionlor groupsof more
rnodestability.Thoreis plentyol inleF
est in lhe internalparts,makinglhis a
piecelhaleverymamberollhe
bandwill
enjoyplaying.lt willbe an impressive
openerwhenever
a dramaiiclantar€is
appropate. Thiswillbe a limelyadditionlo anyconcertporgramforat least
lhe nextlhreeyears,or unlilthe next
Olympiclantareis written.
lhe euphoniumand later in lhe bas
iromboneand tubas. A new lheme
tollows,openingin lhe key of E flat
major.lt suddenlyshiflsloconcerl
C tlat
majorfor eighimeasures,
lhenlo concertD tlatmajorfortheremainder
otlhe
march. The middlesectionhas hvo
lhemeslhalsoundverymuchlikequotalionstromSundaySchooltunes. One
couldcallthisseclionol lhe march"an
oldfriendin newclolhes."
I/ibuleisaworthyprografi
bul
addilion,
it doesnot sound"symphonic"
to lhis
Irbute (JamesCunow). Moderately reviewe
rsears.Thisisa goodtradilional
ditlicull. 3 1/4 minutes. Followinga
march-wilhsome nic6 contemporary
shortfanfareiniroduction
to lhis Sym- etlecls. The key changes,plusa lew
phonicMarch,the tirst themeis pre- runs,mak€lhis a pi€cathal will keep
senledby lhe corn€ls.Durang
thenext €veryseclionol thebandon itstoes. lt
pr€senlation
olthethemelhereare
some hasthedriv€andlamiliarity
thatshould
veryinleresting
canonical
lirslin mak€il app€aling
etfecls,
lo bandmembersand
a!dioncesalike.
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EUPHONIUMS
tN BBb,Eb,CC,F
TUBAS
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Largo hom lhe New WorldSynphony
(Antonin
Dvorak/Stephen
Bulla).Moderatelyeasy. 3 3/4 minules. Thereis
alwaysa piaceona concertptogramfor
a well-knownand well-lovedmelody.
Thisisa simple,
slraight-ahead
arrangementotthefamousLargothatanylevel
bandcanplay.Althoughlhe noteslook
veryeasy(keyof B llat,allrangessalely
parts),the.e
in lheslaff,no fast-moving
is musiclo be rnadehere. Th€ challengesconcerntonoquality,inlonation
and musicalinteprelalion.lt is nicelo
ralhea
concenlrale
on theseproblems,
thanlacingth€strugllelo playla6lnotes
accuralely
and up-lo-lempo.
presentsthe laBulla'sarrangement
mousmolodylirst in the E llat horn(a
horn?),
and
closecousinlolhe
English
then in a hornand cornetduel. The
middleseclionis creatively
scoredlor
hornsand
themiddleoflheband-Jl!gel,
baritones
withthesopranocornotal the
clos6s,as it
oclave.Theafiangement
continuedonpage I I
S€pbmber1997
lhe BrassBandBridgE 17
conlinued|rcfi page 17
tonesd|d G.frqarrts, soo.ljoined by
h tho co.nets. Afiery
op6ned,
withlheshortandequallywell- li cdr-.lE
b€aht
$t\
d
&gfight sectionthat
knownchorale. This is a masterful
pdn ol th€ march is
r€cals
fst
tr
arrangementthatshould
finditswayinlo
foald bt a rrataErneit of the trio
lhe libraryof everyband.
th€.tE. bul n ll. rE{ key of B flat.
ibtng corrT@d he@;srlcha good,
HdNestFeslivalMarch(DouglasCourt).
solit
rrarc,l lhal evokesan
dip
Mode€le.4 minutes.Thecomposer
is
erta. cra rl* maintaininga conlemlheDivlsion
MusicDirectorlortho
Salvab tho brassband.
rEary sodr
llonArmyIn Tampa,Flo da. Thisis a
good,tun€fuland spi led marchthal
'CtBbls,' homHompresenls,in the middle,a syncopated a fid Co.r!| Soao:
,98 b trrW
6.qpe(GotfRichards).
v€rslonof lhe Thanksgiving
hymn'We
tlodare: 2 tZ ninutesi Short score.
Galh€rTogether.'Thehymnretumsin
Mri(.rt qrt lr€aayand with melanaugmenlation
at th6 end of the march.
Thlsmarchhasa strongrhythmicdrive. cndy. t- trdl solo oullinesan ABA
h.m rtsir
ttE 3oktst is heardin the
lourkeychang€s,
animpressive
€ndin9,
.r e bv€ly endcapricious
oirF
acEE
and €noughlechnicalinlsr€stin each
irE
rd
tr
b€nd
rs€pondsinwhimsical
partlomak€thjsaveryappealing
march.
'| ttr n*tdle portion. Sludlols
bdirl
Thisreview€rlooksloruardto hearing
grdd dsriE fE enlkeseriesHomandplaylngmor6of Mr.Coudsmusic.
qe btL r&
Grape Eachoneof
g@d programitems.
trcaa
satc
ars
IPaul Drosle will shortlybe leaitv fis
positionds NewMusicReiewer lot TIE TIE sdng rd atrangemenlareot high
q/altt.
Eridge.Onbehallol roade'sanc!eclito,s
past and presenl, ld like lo pudkty
Rrg., lrdn Sdo: Cre4l (Willi€N6lsor/
thankhim lor his many and signifi@nl
Ar- lloflrson). Bandmoderate- soloist
importanlconlribulions. Anyoneinte.rbules; Shortscoro.Alan
6stedln assumlngthisrcle shoulcl@tr- nE&&i 2'ndl-known
Mo.risd\ a
soloistin Great
laal the Edltordircctw.
B.ibir l|.3 a 3€riesol shortsolosthat
Sn do*l bereleasingoverthenexllow
Reviewed
by RonaldW. Holz
F.'3. ln ti6 bri€l adaplationof the
faru.E Co|'lty t Weslem song by
StudioMusicCompany,
77-79Dudden
HlllLan€,LondonNWl0 18D,England. Wfe N€boo. Monison lirst oresenls
h nEior.andthenrepeatslhe
Ths followingelev€nitgmsare all new t|€t e G
opqi|g
ei$n barsa half-stephigherand
(1997)releases.
tagsona b.bfcoda.Thepiecemoves
in
a
s,dd,
1218
saing
svle.
Percussion
Match:Castleway(DatrclBary). Moderreouestedandudesdrum sel and an
ate: 3 1/2 minutesiShortscorc, This
part.
€tt€cliwvibGphon€
n€w marchin an old-styl€(or shouldI
sayrretro?')willbewithinthe
r€achol all
HomF€atur€:I KnowHimSo Well(fim
our bands. ll opensin D mlnor(band
pitch),soundinglikean old Bimmeror -RiceJKeihWilkinson).Bandmoderalo
solcisls rnoderale:3 minulesi Short
Gullidgemarch.Thefirstportionol the
score. All three E llat Horns and
marchis in threesections,the thirdof
whichl€all'|resa thundebus basss€c- Flugelhomare front and cenleron this
slle tune.
llon soll of the old vari6ly. Th€ Trio e'fiectivelight-.ock,slorr-ballad
Therangeonallthre€hornsoloistparts
b€ginsinthe
relative
major{Fmajor)and
goesup to B abov€lhe 6tafl,yet at that
featuresa flowingmolodyin the baripointin unisonithe lludelhomspeaks
18
Ihe&arsBand&idg€ &pbmberlgg/
wilhinthe6taft.Theverseisfirstsooken
by th€ SoloHorn,thenthe Flug€lhom,
the otherlwo homscomingin slighty
later. Balancing
the arangemenlwill
takasohe care,butlhepieceshouldbe
r€addowngasilyby mostbands.This
willprovea populat,
sofl-and-easylist€rt
ingprogramltem
JubileePrclude(PhilipSpa*e). Moder
atelydifficull;5 minutes;Shodscore.
LexingtonBrassBandhas chosenlo
oD€nits Midwestconcertwiththlsexcilingnumber,Altera b.oad,majeslic
infoducllon,thetast-pacedallegroop€ns
wilh somelast doubleiongulng
In the
(sldeenthnotesal quarlet
baris-euphs
nole €ouals152). The maln tune is
- quinloggential
bubbly,andsyncopaied
easylnlhe
Spark€.Looklng
deceptiv€ly
shortscore.lhis oi6cehas som€real
for €nsembleand rhyihmic
challenggs
accuracy.
Mylabelof moderatelyditfcun
is nollightlygiv€n,lhoughthedemands
arc not excessive.Jubil€e Prcludewill
prcve a very popularconcortpiecs lot
mostofou.bands.Thewoft wasodginallywritl€nforthoFanfaroConcordia
ol
Vetroz,Spain;th6 brassbandversion
wa6flrstrecord€d
on MasterBragsVol.
um€Flve(1gg4-Polyphonic)
by Brltannia BuildlngSoci6ty.
B lfatCornetSolo:Oh!tlein PapalPaul
Bu*hard/AlanMordson).Bandeasysoloisl moderate: 2 minut66;Short
sco6. Nol havingh€ardlhig songin
years (was it on an old Little Rascals
movlE?),I was surprizedby what an
thisslralghtfo|wad
efiec'livepresentation
clagsac
arangemenlof a sentimental
uplo highC
couldbe, Thesoloistgoes
attheclimax,butotheMisolhisi5 quil€
I betlhe
aneasyplec€forallconcerned.
oldercrowdwillloveit.
Onwatdl Christian So/diars (Arthur
Fernie).Moderately
difiiSullivary'Alan
contlnuedonpage 1I
confnue<!hompage 1I
l?ess(lNing
Berlin/Gotf
Richards).
Moderatelyditficult;2 l/2 minut6s;Short
cult; 4 and 1/2 minules;Shorl scor€.
score.ThreeactiveandaccuateperThisanangement
ol thelamousChriscussionisls
willhelpkeepthissclntillatlian hymn concludesFairey Band's
ing
setllng
of
a greatBerlinslandard
on
HymnsAncientand Mod€mCD (Polyporlionot the
track.
The
well-known
phonic1993).Thetechnicaldemands
powerand songclipsalongal halinoteequals140;
comeinihear€aolsuslaining
everybody
needsto be awakeon this
qualitysound,
nolindiflicultruns,range,
onel
Fichards
do69a fine lob ol not
or rhylhms. Jusl when you thinknot
just
overarranging
the tune,providing
muchmorecan be donewith sucha
enoughspjceandlloushwithoullosing
lun€,Fernieshowsolherwise.Thetirsl
lhe essenceof th€oiginalshowtune,
porlionotlhearrangemenl
!nfoldsovera
pedal poinl
reiteratedC quarter-nole
join Time To Say Goodbye (Sartori &
abovewhichambiguous
harmonies
Spa*e).Moderale;
3
lragmentsolthetune.
Thepedalpoinlis Quaranlolo/Philip
minutes;Fullscore.
Thetullscoreh€lps
unrelenting
untillhechorusol themarch
a gooddealin underslanding
lhis line
hymnblaz€storlh
in F major(slillovera
poptune
arrang€m€nl
of
a
Spanish-styl€
C pedal). This is not the linal key,
that may not be too lamiliar. Alter a
however,
lor lh€lonicsoonchangesup
broad introducljon,
lragmentsot lhe
a sl€p to G. The firsl pad ot the lune
giv€nlo a solocorsong's
op€ning
are
soundsin a qlartet ol repianocornet,
net,soonioin€d
bytheeniir€band,and
llugelhorn,
solo horn, and bariton€.
markod
by
a
rhyihmlc
oslinatoIn th6
Voicesanddynamicgradually
increas€
percussion.
saxhomsand
Staningin G
intoa blazingGrandioso
thatwilllaxthe (bandpitch), piec€
the
endswjlh
atriumpow€rol yourband,bul will
sustaining
phanirestatement
ol the tune a slep
sendchillsdownth€spin€forallbutthe
higherin A. Shouldprovebotheasyto
moslhardened
alheist!
playand€asyto progfam.
Sercnaclelot Homg For Three E llat
Hornsand 86ss Bandwithoutcornets
Sparke).Moderately
ditficullfor
{Phalip
soloistsandband;5 1/2minutes;
Short
scor€. Ever since I lirst heardthis
smoolhly
elegantpieaeon Polyphonic's
CDCambidgeVadationsr
TheMusicol
PhilipSparke,
Volume|(1996),Ihad
wantedto seelhescoreandhadhoped
to programitwhenmy E llathomswere
r.lpto thetask. Thetitleis sell-explanalory;lheaccompaniment
dispenses
wilh
cornets(flugelisused),makingforaline
contraslin timbreanda goodbreakfor
the upperanstruments.
All three solo
parlssoarabovetheslaff;theaccompanimenlcallslorsomedelicatepizzicalo
€tfeclsinlhebassesand
lorat leastone
raiherhigh€uphonium
line.Atrulylovely
€ns6mble
f€alure.
TherebNo BusinessLike Show Busi
ot balancing
the at timegsoft-speaking
Th6
soloist.
solo partis for advanced
levelmalletplayers.
Amv EaslernTeritorvMusic
Selvation
QelallDeoL 440 WestNyackBd,W€sl
Nyack,NY 10994.
TonePoeml ShlneAs lhe LightlPelel
Graham).
DillicullI minulesiFullscor€.
The scoringcalls lor traditionalbrass
(no repianocorbandinstrumentation
nel)and lhreepercussionigls
coveing
timpani,chimes,glock,snareandbass
drums, cymbals,bongos,tom-toms,
gong,tambourine,
belllree,xylophone.
Tworecenlr€codingsheraldlhe
rel€as€
muot lhis highlyetlective,descdptive
review
sic:EgonVirtlosi's827larl6(see
in nextissue)andThe N€wYorkStafl
Band's Slar Lake Premiercl1o be @leasedlateAugust1997).Wrili€nlorthe
lop camperbrassband at Star Lake
MusicCampin 1996,the piecehonors
lhe memoryol B flatbasssoloistof lhe
NYSB,Al Honsberger(prolitsgo toin hls honorat lho
wardsa scholarship
famouscamp),
andporlraysinlascinating mannera journeylowardsspiriiual
At eightminutesl6nglh,
MarimbaSolor Zinba Zanba (Goll enlightenmenl.
Rlchards).Bandmoderaiely
ditlicultit is an id€alconcerlitemlhal willchalSoloistdifticult:71l2 minutes;Short lengeany band,but asnol oul ol the
score.W.iltenlor EvelynGl€nnie,lhis reachof our lhreeadultsections.Beseclion,
madmbasolo,
inlh€styleolatast,
brighl sidesneeding
alineporcussion
youneeda strongprincipalcornet
solosamba,makesa greatconlibutionto
the slim list of percussion
soloswith ist. The workbuildsto a tremondous
bandaccompaniment.
Theworklollows peakvia a sensamisurasectionnol
an ABAform,themiddleportionpdma- unlikethal encounteredin curnow's
beshelchec,
rily featuringan unaccompanled
lour- I/illlba Th€conduclorwill
malletsoliloquytrom
thethesoloist.Th6 just as much as the bandmembers.
pace Thisis notlusta salvalionArmypiece.
moveata blistering
oulersections
for musical
andaredrivenby a motoperpetuo
type Th€pieceworkspdncipally
sololino. In additionto the goloist,
the reasons,
lhoughtheaddeddimensionol
is a valuarangem€ntcallsfor fourpercussion- the theological
underpinning
isls. Whilenov€ltyxylophone
andband abletool in helpinginlerpretthe pi€ce.
pieceshavebeenaround
forquileawhi'e, Like Ball'E Joumey lnto Frcedon ol
GoflRichards'
exc€llent
showcasing
ol
Resurgam,il can be appreciatedand
at a varietyof levels.
the marimbamakesa mostwelcome understood
debutfor lhis inslrument
in frontot the
brassband.Thebanddoesnoi haveit
easyhere,
bothrhylhmically
andinterms
lte Bmss
Band
Bridge 1 9
September1997
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contact:
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Program
by DavidBuckley
LowBrassWorkThelVcMaster-Yamaha
presencelhis
shopshadaninlemational
year with Dr. John Marc€llusand lhe
BionicBonesfromthe EastmanSchool
anilluslrious
lineofMusic.Theyjoin€d
AlainTrudel('TheKing
upthatincluded
ol Solo ClassicalTrombone'),Pierre
Beaudry(basslrombone,L'Orcheslre
Symphoniquede
Montreal),
JohnGrifiilhs
(iuba,Universityol
Regina),
AlKay(lrombone,TheBossBrass),lvlarcDonatelle
(lrombone,
The NewHamiltonOrches(lrombone,
tra),KevinHayrvard
TheSaF
vationAmy CanadianStatlBand),Jay
(lrombone,
Casiello
Kiichener
Wate oo
(trombone,
Symphony),
RobSomerville
Dave Mcl\rurdoBig Band),Clarence
Whlle(euphonium,
IntradaBrass),Ron
Partch(PartchBrasswindServices),
KeithKinder([,4c[,raslerUnivelsily),
Davo
(trombone,
Buckley
WeslonSilverBand),
(tuba,
MarkTetreault
Toronto
Symphony)
and RussLittie(BossBrass).
eventwere
Yamahacanada,McMaster
University
and UniledMusicalInstrumentsusA withadditional
musicloaned
bytheU. S. ArmyBrassBand(Timothy
Holtan).
TheWorkshopbeganat 8.00p.m.FriHallof
day Ap l 25 in the Convention
I\rcMaster
witha LowBrass
Univercity
Concertthatincluded
SorakPianbForte
(Gab oli),Quartolto
88(Fu ong),Fugue
in G minorlBachlDonalell€)
andEtreOu
N€PasElr€Oomasi).TheGableliwas
playedby tourtr.rbas
on siageandfour
inthebalconywith
Donalelle
lrombones
conducling
frcma podiumin thecentr€
of th€ hall. Oneof the featuresol lhe
88,composed
bylomermemQuartetfe
ber Greg Furlong,was lhe technical
virtuositydisplayedby the use of
multiphonics.
Undoubtedly
lhe Tomasi
was the highlighlol the llrsl half,wilh
Ma* Tetr€aultaccompanied
by lhree
lrombones. The s€condhalf of the
Forlhe tirsttime.the eventwassoread concertfealuredthe BionicBon€s in
lhat rangedfromtho wildesl
overtwodaysincluding
clinics,soloand repertoire
Trcmbon9lo
You
€nsemblepedormances,
and master- vorsioneverolLa66us
to overone StoppedOut ol a Drcam.
classes,all d€monstaating
participanls
hundred
th6pot€ntial
oftheir
and tho pathto achieving On tho Saturdaymorninga tormal
inslrlJmonls
lhat potontial.MaiorsponsoGtor lhe warmupsessionwas held by John
CDs
The Wtld of ArN atlou
t'itgenips
Bert Wiley, President
P.O.Box 2438
Cullowhee,
NC 28723USA
Phone/fa* 104-293-7469
email:b€[email protected]
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lollowedbya seriesol clinics
Marcellus,
hostedbyJohn
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