Issue 59

The
Brid
March
1995lssue59
BrassBandAssociation.
Inc.
OtlicialJoumalofthsllor$ Amsrican
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NABBA
95TORONTO,
APRIL
Fifteen bands and fifteen soloists ale
regisM for our 1995conbst. That
wil bea high Fint in r€centyearsifthe
nutnb€rshold.In thisls6ueoftheBddg.
we aI€ publishint the tentative6chedole for theweekend,which will besubje.t to changea9 needed.Bands and
soloistswill have rcceivedtheir dtaw
by mid-March.
Becauseof the nud$€r of bands that
haveregisEred,we at€stardnSthecontest F iday eventn& wtth fte Youth
s€ction.The new solotgt(ompeddon
wil begh on Friday alternooryprior b
the NABBA Board meeting.A[ of the
ev€nb arebeing held .t TheSrlvation
ArmyTomntoT€rnple,BfamwelBootr
Auditoriuo induding the GaIaConc6tby lhe Cradt.n StrffBrnd, oneof
th€ world's leading brals band!. Olr
Friday night there will be two v€ry
ryecialevent&First,theannurlNAEEA
Redtng B.n4 thts year headed by
Rry Tizzardand meElb€trs
of th€excell€ntFoft eionalbrassbard,H.nnff old
StsrGtB|niL GRING YOURHORNS!)
Tfter! .Jter tre Youlh Sectionparticipacr, orE of Nortr Amedca's nne6t
Sa\ation Army b.rde, Lndon Ctt dcl, led by orE of ta6t yea/6 NABBA
adiudicabr'e Bram Gr€gso&wtl gtv€
a fr€e concert. London has tlre rno8t
succ€ssful
recordinghigbry of anySalvadon Army corpg band in North
Am€rica.Dorft misathis gr€at bad.
H€re arc the bards that w€ €rqect in
in dphabetic.l oder by
Toronb,lid
s€ction(rct draw po.{don):
YOUtll
Columbus,
OH
JuniorVarsityAl-Stars,
OPEI{
Ltd,Brass
Band,
Wood6Manufacludng
Ottawa,Ont.
CHATLEIGE
Buf{aloSilverBand,Buffalo,NY
OH
VarsityA[ Stars,Columbus,
ltot{oR3
ChesterBrassBand,Chester,Nova
Scotia
Ea6t6nIowaBragsBard,Solon,lA
Hetdelbefg
B|aBsBard,Tifftn,OH
NCSUBrar6Band,Ralelgt!NC
WhitbyBraseBatd,nckertn&Ont.
All-StarBras6ard Per€usslon,
Colurn-
'95
Tentative
NABBA
asofMarch
1,1995
Schedule,
This scheduleis Eubjectto change.AU
Honors Bandghave been bl(rl.e.d tcF
getherprior to Orciudg€s'lunch,a proa€dure pr€fened by d|e dtrectors of
thesegroup in recentyears.Thefinal
s.hedulewill be publtshedin theContegtProgram.
Apllr2r
FRTDAY,
12:30-2:45 SoloistComp€dtion(10
minutes eadr sololst)
3f0
NABBA BoardMeeting
5dXH30
NABBA Reddtng
Band(wift RayTlzzard,
conducbr of ote
Hannltotd StrcetB.nd,
Canada'sleading profeg
Eionalbrars band)
7:30
Youth Hor!-one
6:15
Festivalof M$tc-Free
Adrnlsslon-Lndon
Ctt del Band of Th€
SalvationArmy, B/M
BramGr€gson
h!8, OH
cHtflPtoislflP
Atlantic Braes,Millville tIJ
Bras6Band of Crlumbus, Columbut
OH
llinoig B.assBsn4 G€noa,IL
Ohio Col€giate Bras6,Colur$us, OH
WesfonSilverBand,Scarbolou8lfOnt.
Thebst pieceBshouldproveb Fovide
bofi bclmtcal and mustcalchals€es:
Youth-I^qgad
in Bass(CurmwlOpen/
Challenge-Partita (Wilby); HonorcTdmnE tts fut 8'{'6 (h\r, c}ta.mpior*nVThc Es*nrc ol Tine (Gtahari.
This musicdbuld alEobegr€atlisbtF
ing ior the audierre, nof always ttP
@eatconbt6.
band
SArUnoY,led 22
8d)0 OpeningCeremonieg
8r0
OFn#l
9i00 Hotrors#1
9:,() HonoB *2
lO20 HonoB#3
11S HonorsfR
l1{0
Honor8#s
@'tirlual onFgc 3
N,4RBA
Editor's
Notes
)rIE aMrlrqN tr^ra |ino
Otlicialquaneryiounsl ol th. North
Ameican Bras€BandA$ociation, Inc.
Fourd€dby J. PerryWaisonin 1980.
Us€lulnewslor British-sty'ebrass bands
in NonhAmedc€. Tha viov/s eDr€Gsed
by codribLltorcare not n€c€ssaiit thos€
ol the NonhAmericanBlassBand
A366ielion,lnc. Publlcatlon
and
adverlising
d€adlineserelhg lsih ol
January,Ap l, Jut, andOdob€r.
Copyrigh e 1995 by lhe i*orth Amedcan
Bra33BandAs€ocialbn,Inc. Allrights
nonsld
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$20
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With thepGsibiltty of a r€cotdnumber
ofbandsheadedfor Toronb, all ofus in
NABBAcanhavegoodcauseto rei)ice.
The soloist cont€sthas also drawn a
finenumberofenFiesin its ffustseason.
In addition, the fiIst regionalNABBAsponsoredfestival, The Leitngton
Bra8oBand Fectlval (F€br.J'ary
25-26,
1995),demonshad another kind of
venturedrat can be of great benefit to
all our bands.
Pleasenotetiat all the ToronlDeventg
will takeDlac€at TheSalvationArmv
Torono Timple, a tocation*ry
"onre.
niently placedin downtown Toronto
iustnexttoEatonPlac€shoppingmeganrall. The Gala Concert, previously
lisd tor Massq/ Flall, will also be at
Toronto Temple. The cooperationof
TIle Salvation Army in Toronto, the
terribrial music departsnerltheaded
by BandmasterBrian Burdio and, of
course,the diligent work of our host
band, Wesion Sllv.r (Conduct)r Ron
C'layson,and conbst coordinatorBob
Cray), should insure a very pleasant
sihation for our annualgao€ring.
lf. B..l L Wley
NA88A
lbrb.ntdp ClCr
P.0.Bor2{38
Cullo|hoqlmrCmlln 2fftl
Moving?
ThgBra$sBandBridgocannotb€
fo ard€dbocauseltlsmail€dthird
class.So.b€ surs to mailio B€rl
Wileyyouroldandn€waddrgsses,
or )our copyof lh€ Brilge will b€
discad€dbylh€ U.S.PostOtlics,
a.d youwill misstho nextissu65!
2 rb 8rs Brid BdO. Iarn 1996
In our Dec€tnt€r issue I asked that
videoentriesgo b TomMyers,asI was
hoping to haveL€tlntton BtascBand
enter the contest.Well, we gpt a tape
made but ran into technicaldifficulties-we hopeto enbr nextyear!So,if
t y somemistakeyou sent the tape b
me,donlt worry-no problend
ln this issueyou wlll find two fonns.
After NABBA 95 there ar€ somegreat
sumrnerbrasstrandactivities.Try and
catcheitherof thetwo GreatAm€rlcan
B!a33Band Festlval6, as Drofiled in
this issue.Two of our band; wiI b€in
theline upsthissurffrEr-Weglon Stl.
v.!, at Danville, and lllinoir, at Batde
Cr€ek.At the Int.nadonal Tlump€t
Gulld-SummltBr.ss Fesdval,May 2F
Junet Indiana UniveBity, at leasttwo
Sreatbrasr bandswill be there-Bt.sc
Eendof ColumbusandBtassBandof
Battle C-rc€k.I saw on one list that
Got€bor8 BrassBand of Swedenwag
comin& but I was not able to confirm
that rumor.ThereshouldbesorrEgreat
brassplafng at any of thes€events.
resFnsibly on this imFrtant group
ands€nl theform to BertWil€y by ruly
lsl Twq NABBA applicationfonnugea copyof this form eidrerto renew
your own nEmberghipor to getfdends
or fellowbandmembers
loryour band!]
who havenot done so already b Fin
us.
The next issue of the Bddge wtll be
producedin rune,asI leavedirecdyfor
london ftom the Toronb conbgt I
will be in EnSlandfor six week5,having a chalce to seequib a few bands,
some contesq do some lecturlng at
Salford University College,and finalize researchon a new book I am writi^&Btues Ba s of TheSabationktry
(EgonBook).
100 One, nominationform for NABBA
500 Boardof Drectors--tlease think carq.
1,000 fully aboutpersonsyoufeelcoulds€rve
ToPin NABBA,pl€asemailyour
namo,addr9ss,tglopl|onenultber.
Instrument,
andbard's namg(il you
playh ons),plusannualmemb€rship
dues,lo-
$50.00in tor the 1995calendaryear.
Then we can have a more accrtate
picfure of our association.
last Augost th€ NABDA Boardau6orizad Oleprinting of a list of NABBA
rnembe$in anupcomingBridgc igsue.
The assignedcommttbe, headed by
Bert Wiley and GeorgeF@ter,have
Ecomrnenled to Pr€9id€ntMyersthat
this ir rlot practicalat dE rrDn€nt but
that a list of cltrrent NABBA bartdgbandst|at ha!€ at lealt paid tleir band
n€mbership-wil be prind in Ore
Brtdge, with ful addre$sand phone
inforrnation.Thisliet will appearin our
Juneiesue.Any bandstlut arebehind
in ltEir duesareencouragedk get Olat
Seeyou in Toronto.
R.W.Holz, Editor and ConlestChair
InMemoriam
All NABBA rnemberswil want to remenb€r NABBA Board Member Bob
GIay and family in their lhoughtsand
pray€rsdue to thedeathof BoYswlfe,
Debbie. Bobhas the addedburdenof
being our coordinating ho6t for the
contest He hasarled me b s€ndon hig
thanfs b dl NABBA friends who are
supportinShim and his scnat Oristin€
of loss.
iIABBASchfdura
lrcnwe 1
a0nttnupd
1210 Honor #6
1250 tudgeY Lunch &€ak
120 Chalerlge #1
2f0
Orallenge#2
2:40 Champ.#l
320
Charnp,#2
4fl
Oramp. #3
4:{0 Oump, #4
520 clump.#s
550
NABBA Men$eNhip Meeting
7:45 Awards Ceremony
8S0 Galaconcert-R6erved
Tickets$f 2,00(Canadtan)
$lom NABBA b.ndsCrn dl.n Strff B.nd G/M
Brian Burdito, with Guert
TrombonistALln Ttudel of
MonEeal
Tlreiudgespanelthts)€atlndudes two
vebrans b NABBA championrhtpsSephenBullaandJamescurnow New
to NABBA, but not to brasebands,ls
Bram Tov€y, now clnduclor of Tha
Wlnnlp.g Synphony Orchertra, He
has a fne backSroundin the British
bftss band ontest gcene.Onc€ again
tl€ Conbt staff will be led by Dr,
RoMld Holz, NABBA Conbst Chair,
Beth tlronek and NABBA Pl€stdent
Tom Mye$.
Fo. furtls dlEct information about
th€conbsLtickets,other logisticrl concrrns,contactBobGrayof The Waston
Sllv.! Br.d. Offic€: (416)-39F9020;
HorE: ({16)-261{855. For questlons
concening ttle tecbnicala6pectsof th€
conbsg contactRon Holz, phone and
fax nu.rrb€is for whom are ligd on
page2 of the Eddgc.
*
*N/ BBA*
ChampionshipsXIII
*
1995
Toronto.
Canada
AuditoriumToronto
TemDle
Bramwell
Boolh
1995
April2l-22,
(Ron
Band
Clayson)
Host:
TheWeston
Silver
(416)
BobGray
261-0855
Host
Chair:
Friday
St.Band
Band
withRay'lizzard,
Hannilord
5p.m.MBBAReading
Youth
Section
7:30
o.m.
p.m.
byLondon
Citadel
Band
8:15
Concsrt
satuday
820a.m.Contest
slans
I p.m.GalaC,oncen
(Brain
Burditt)
TheCanadian
StalfBand
Alain
Trudel.
Trombone
Soloist
l&IdrlsS
tlr Bn88BrndEddgo 3
Literature
onBrassBands:
A BilefAnnotated
Bibliography
ol Recent
Books
8y RmrldW.]iok
PeoDleinEr€sH in bras€bandsshould
know that theleisa reasonablenumber
of booLsaboutbrassbandsand relad
topics publish€d within Orc past t5
yeaF. I har€ chos€n1979as the year
b€for€wNch this list doesnot delve,In
addition,I havenot lisEd doctoraldiss€rtationsor mor€ spedalizedartid6.
Th€ objectof this brief report is to inform our BrldSa readeBhipof the fine
array of bookgthat arc cullmdy avail.ble. Fora rsre comprehensivelisting
of all literatur€sourcesI sugSestFying
to get an Interlibrary t an copy of the
following:SusanKayHenthom,Iritislt
B|?6stunds: A Cuid. to thc Lilenhn4
Master of Library scie.Itc€Res€arch
PaFr, Kent StaE University, 1989.I
haveincludedbools abouttte Anedcanbrassband tradition as well as O€
British saene.
l
Bainbridge,Cyril. Br6s f rirmp&ant.
L-ondon:Frederick Muller, 19E0.
ISBNG584-1872-7.lnpp., some
photos,profiles of fifteen bp contesting ard SA bands, dis.ography, yearly diary of band evenb,
index.While not writbn in anacademic rnanner,drts cornpactbook
hassonr€fine infodnation abouta
wide range of British brassband
iopics, including essayoon early
higtory, drc contestproce$, 20th
century developinents, and SA
bands.
Boon,Brindley. ISB [nEnational
StaftBandof TheSalvationArrnyl.
RecordGrc€tint Ltd., 19E5.ISBN
G951UGG4. 3U pp., phob s€ctio& irdex. Anengaging,aieadotal
history ot the SAs predd€r brass
bandby the Arm/s leadingmusic
writer l8oon's 1%5 bool, Pt4yrr,
Mltsb, PWI ts still the standard
work on Orestory of SA bandsl.
Theindex is excellentbut the rrast
It *.!r8||rt8dt
llrchlgo
anay of details pr€send are not
documend through endnotes.
SonE fasciMting insighb inb SA
musichistory and leadlngpersonalities, indudinS Eric Ball's p€rsonalr€fl€ctioN abouthigleaving
theSAand thestartof hb careerin
conbsting band9.
Brand, Violet and Geoffr€y, Editors.Brass
Bandsinthe2qthCcntury
,
London: Egon Bools LtC., 1979.
ISBNG9G55E5E-12-3.
240pp.,multiple photog,some musicalexamples,contestrcsults lists, Sood
index. This is the book that
launch€dthe nroden apprcachkr
writing aboutbrasgbards. G|aF
ierrarewdtbnby riousauthors,
induding Violet Brand on early
hisbry,Natbrelard BdleVuecorF
tests, farnous bands/corduclors;
BarriePerrinson instrurrantal de
velopnrents;EricBall on the traditional repertoire (19G1975); and
EdwardGregsononconamporary
rEPenDrre.
Camug,RaoulF.,Edlbr. dtariaa,
WindondPcrclrss
bn Music,V olUII].e
12,Ifue.feturb-dAwiwMu.
si.:A Collstbno!SacrdandSefllar
Mr€i!. G.K.HaMo., 192. ISBN
484pp., musical
G8r51-1553-7,
scoreantholos/,with explanatory
€66a,excellentdocrrrEntationand
index. Contalng 24 saoresfrom
Ad€rica's l9th centurybrasgband
liier.fure plug a fine abahacton
this mugic writEn by the editor.
Reviewedin August 199{ Bridge,
v.21.
C.@le,PeE M, Erb BalLTk Mot
ordHirMr.Ji,. I.ordon: EBonBootg
Ltd.. r91. tsEN G90565&565.
239pp.,multiple phoroe,gaod nts
de{, rvorls lisl appeddies with
musiol o<anplesard arulysis of
sdecH worls. A grdciousblling
of tlle life and carEerof Britain 9
leadhg hass band composerof
the20thc€ntury.While not written
in an academicnunnet (no cleat
docun€ntation), this is a wonderful IesourtEonthisrcnurkableman
and, to a certainextmt, his music.
Hailstonq Alf. The Brilistt Bottde
truncenentryB@k,Lo doniEgon
Bools Ltd., 1987.ISBN Gq)585&
39-5. 272W, multiple phobs/lllustrations, Sood index. Subtided
"a social hisbrv of brassban&,"
this book follows the bra33band
movementvia the accountrfound
in TheBi tbh Bandsnnn,1887-1987.
Fascinatinga(ount, well-writtm
for the general reader,but the
scholarwill find much nuterial, a9
well.
7. Hazen,MargaretHindle and RotF
ertM.TheMusk Men:An ustrold
Hislory ol Btuis knds in Arn riat,
1800-1920.Washington, D.C.:
SmithsonianPress,19E7.ISBN tF
87474-5462.
225pp.,multiple pho
tos/illustrations, Sood index and
endnoEs.A beautifully p.oduced
booktl|at is alsowelldocumenH,
this is a excellent,broad ovelvlew
of our Anerican brais band heritage.
Herbert,Trevor, Edibr. Batdri Itt,
BtresBandMorrn nt in thcTgthafid
20tr Csntunes,Phtladelplda:Open
UniversityPress,1991.ISBNG3A5090702-2.
224pp.,five scholarlyartides,photos/ illustsadois,appendicesoninsbumentationandband
calerrdar,endnobs, index. Tr€vor
Heftert hasbeencalledtheleadtng
brassbard musicologirt ln Great
Britain- This ftnely documenH
bookcertainlysupportg8tat clain
Helb€rtard four otherwriter8pra
vide detailed,acadetnicanaly* of
sev€ralinteregting asp€ctsof the
brassbardrmvenslt in GreatBrits
ain ar!l, in one article, Ausfalia.
Th€writers' focosnot only on musicological conasns, but also, ln
particutar,sociologicalf.ctoF. Review€d in lv{ay193 Bddge,p. 17.
9. Holz, RDn.^ldW. EriI lzidnn: tund
Artunger anil compos6.Edwi^
Mellen Press,1990.ISBNG88946
472-3.32pp., multtple photos illugtrations,work lists, Somemusical examples,index and complehensivefootrroca.A scholarlyprofile of one of An€rica's leading
wind band witers of the 20thcenhrry who was alsoa ptemlerbrasg
band composer,$pecially for The
SalvationArmy. tlidzen was the
first non-British compos€r b be
commissioned a test Piece,
Sirfdmi.rtta,br the 1955Bdle Vue
conbst. The book is divided into
two parbr life and workg.
ing personalities[players,conductorol,andrepertoiie.Profileltnterviewsof KenHirst(administrator,
Bram Cay (player, Derek Bourgeois(composertand Mait Peter
Pa*es (conductor),areinduded.
13.Kreitner, Kenneth. Discoursing
SaaztMusia:ToumBandsandCon'
munity Life in Tumtf-lhe-Century
Petrnsylwnia.Chicago:University
of inois hess, 1990.ISBNG25201661{.205pp.,multiple tables,illustrations,including somes(ore
examples;endnotes,index. ExatrF
in Northeast
lnessomebrassbands
period
tE90Pennsylvaita In the
a
1910.Thoroughtreatnsnt of rurrow subjedrangeisagr€atsbength
of the boot ptoviding a renrarkaue portraitof thehst daysof srnall
brassbandgin Arnerica.Reviewed
in May 194 Bridge,p. 20.
cussionof brassband scoringvia
excellentexamplesfrom both SA
and contesting scorcs.While the
discusslonis technical,lt is aimed
at the Seneral musician.
resourceasan intsoUnsurDass€d
ductio; to brais band instrornentation and scorinS.
17. Tavlor,Arthur R,8t4is B4rd5.Londo;: CranadaPub.Ltd.,l979.ISBN
G24&11082-1.356pp.,somePhotos,appendice on contestresulb,
bandevmt calendar,discograPhy,
index. This is by far the bestgen_
eral lustory and overview of the
brassband movernentalthoughit
already ls out of date in soti€ re
sPects.Dvided into three Parts:
10.Holz, Ror6ld W. H eralds{ Vittuy :
History, Events/Occasions,AP
A Hisloryol theNeu YotkStaf Bad
New York TheSalvaFndices,
11887-1987.1.
.lSBNG8921fi6t
tionArm,l
18. Tavlor,Arthur R.lrb r andIDve
9. 347pp.,photo s€cdon,illustraA; Otul History ol tha Bflss Bond
tions, chronology, discography,
Movernenl.London: Elm Tree
Mordmer, Harry. On Brass:An
memb€rshipli9t9,endnot6, index
8001(s,1983,ISBNG24l-11132-3.
,4!loriogrady.Sherboun€,Dorset
The first part of the book hls the
28Qp., somephobs, Soodindex.
AlDhabools,1981.ISBNG9065D
historyof *tebard udng thebardTh€ aulhor has compil€d a won01"7.223pp.,phobs, trdex. HigNy
rMsters as the point of deFarturg
derful s€riesof resrrons€sfrorn a
individual accountof brassbandin .hronolqgicalorder.Thesecord
very wide range oi brassbands"
ing IlDm on€ of the tnost a(tomDartof the book, mor€ tedrnicatln
men,pr€senteddFonologicallybY
Dlfuh€dmuslciangthe nDverrPnt
irature,tus chaptersdeattngwittr
four time D€riods:c.1900-1920;
iver produced. Chatmingly Pt€lngtrurnentation,repertott€, 3olo1920-1945:1945-r.1965;1965s€nd, with good hurnor and inists, ard other sp€cializedtoPics,
gightful corNrEntary.The s€ction
pr€seni. The good index helPs
irrluding vocal accomplishrnants
lrukes thebookmoreu$ful llun it
on the MorlirtEr hmily adrieic
of tlle group, whidr alsofunctions
might seemuPon first Slance.
mentsin th€brassbandnDvetrET|t
as a rnaleclEia.
is tsuly rernarlable.
19. Thompron,Kevin. WinlBottdoand
11. tl(,rwcrc,d,Wa\ly.Atdph 5ax,1814- 15. Perring,BaEie.Btas BottdDi86r.
wLeEjiandsitl Schd ondMttticCenl
l4acy
Londo
Hti
Life
cnd
18%:
hs. Camb.idgq CambrtdgeUniLordon: Egon Books Ld., 1984.
ESon Books Ltd., 198:).ISBN 0versity Prees, 1985.ISBN 0-521iF
ISBNG9$E5&2&X. r%PP.,m
9(FE5&1&2.214pp.,phoios, i|lue
2:rEG7. 166pp,nultiple muric etder. E ty short attid€6 !t!,rinH
Fations, endnot€3,index. As Sax
abpler, index. Intendedasa music
Eaty'sfrom thepageroftttt Btifitl
invenH Saxhomgit geerr9lik€ he
edu@tion handbook in the areas
ru; ard theSAMrcirion0ordonl
iBaFr6onweought b lnow 6onE_
mentioned tn the tide, the book
in
TheaddeB 6regrguPed 8ix cat_
dJng about! Very fin€ Presentaalsocontainssomevaluableobs€rgersElbrusbad,instdceSories:
tion on this inventorand llrginskuvatronsabout brasst and l€lleafs.
tions aboutrunning a brassbard,
nsrts, &eir hisbry ud d€veloP
als,repgbire,atdscoringforb?a59
bchnicaltr|atterson bras PlaYinS.
r|elrt in dre 19tr century.
bard.
profil€s on bra58band p€fsorutities,music,ard nfrc€llaneousstb_
t2. Howartlt Elgarard PaEick.Whata
Pafuntaracf: Th. BtaE8knd Pbystect$
Londonr Robeeon Book6, l9EE. 16. SEadn|an-Alen, Rry. Ctlour 4fid
ISBN Gt60514749. 237PP.,PhoT.tute h fi. Br'fsbnd fur. 14.'
bs, Ldex- Fatls and sonteamuP
do[ The S.lvadon ArB|t 1980.
for a stes of €says on th€ hilbry
ISE{Gttl12-36&2.t4P.,multiPle
of tr.sbardsinGit at&ita!4 l€iadsaor€o(ample3,ird€rc.A frE di8.
ra|gtls
It!Bn$B|nlSddga 5
Regional
Festivals
AreHere
ByBo|lWllst
lEdito/sNob: NABBASes€taryWil€y
graciouslyacc€pd dle assignnEntof
supplying thb rushed report iust before we went to pring so, in between
manningNs booth,and greetingmany
NABBA friends, he was able to glve
someinsight into the festival. For tull
p. ram detailt seeR€crntBandhograrnsthis issuel
Morethan 150brassplaygs on stagean awesomesight, indeed!
Beginningwith a rehearsalby the host
band Friday night, Febmary 2{, and
concluding with a band and massed
bandconert Sunda, February24 one
ca ol ga lhat Thelaington Br,6.s
EandFeslilulwas mormously su(less-
,ll6s'd&lJ6ffi,4,tu1tlot
tuI.
Coordinad by Ron Holz ard Stip
Gray,ca<onduclorsofLeri.ndon Brass
B.nd, the f6tival feahn€d five band*
Larlngton, Commonwealth Etaaa
Band, Clnclnn.d Btass Band, Salvadon Atmy Stud€nt Fellowrhlp Dt st
B.nd ol Arbury Coll.8e, and Scloto
Vdtcy Bt r! .nd Pcnculrion Sod.ty.
Th€festiv-alwascombinedwith .n annual T.U.B.A.Day urder the ausfc€s
of Th€UniveBity of Kenhrcty. Acdviticsthat 14erc8oin8 on simultaneously
late Satu.day moming--early alternoon were Frforrnanc6 by n e [,K
Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble, rehearsal/clintcaby thefour gueetbards
with bolh Paul Droste and James
Cunrow, and n|asbrclasse3by gu€ts
Dan P6anbni, tuba, and &ian Bowman,e,uphoniuc exhftfts by Curtorn
Mudcand BerEl Mrt3k Ltd.w€reavailableall day.
The fir8t conaert,a thirty{lnuE p.ogram of ryptcal bra$ band rcFrbhe,
featurd tE ho3t bad and sev€ralof
ils out6tanding soloists: Davld
Herde$o& euphoniunuDaleWarr€rr
Eo[tDon€;ardVirEDiMartirD-Tdry
Ptubgr$r byEialpo Ea'lr
"b|rsArur El i&
ttrr I,'ffD tn L@t es M
Ev€rsor,corrEtdueiots.Thalrfolowed
the nrasc€dbdnd r€helrssl. In the
eYsdngdE guert ban& w€lEhe6rdin
concertindividudly (two bandson the
stageata tirE), folbw€d byfour worl6
for tlE five b.nd! oribtned. It was
tuly a ruuabh
eight.td .n qcitnrg soord.
OnSutdayrDming two of OrebardsClnalntudand fu oHavel€d btwo
local churches, both wlth excellent
crowdsard both svic€s broadca8ton
dth€r Tv or radio. Sundayafunoo&
the gu€startists w€treheardln concetrt
witr Iadndon Bt.s B.nd, urder d€
3rD lg6
rh an|. B||t(l Mde.
7
direction of the hosb, Ron Holz and
SkipCrny, aswell a3gueotconducting
by JamegCumow and Paul Drorte.
Vince DMartlno played Curnow's
CDnatrtpiee,with Ole composs conductiryt BrianBo*'rian playedBula's
Shnandah with anoher greateuphonium player a9 conductor-Paul
DrGte. Otlrcr gr€atsolo fareinduded
Bowman on Sparke's F4rLsy and
P€ranbni on a nere arrangamentby
Ridurd DorEk ot A$an's Crrriel.
All 6ve bards pined tn an exciting
conc€rtof four nrassedband tbmsconducH by Curnow, Drogte,Gra,
and Holz-to ooncludethe f6tival,
Thefestival was brtliandy scfredufed,
held in the fiie fadltdG p,rovidedby
fte Untversttyof Kertucky, tu[y sanctioned by the parent a$ociation,
NABBA, and O€ fe6tival should provide a drodel for fuhrre r€gionalfestiCoveringan exbemelybusy two days,
the festival was a great su(less. Congratulationsare in order to the ho3t3,
the host band, the guest artisb and
conducbrs, the attendlng bands,and
the manylocal r$idente who attended
the concerts,May therebe many morc
festivalslike thls one!
American
BrassBandFestivals
Great
1995:
A Biletlnttodluction
Tkre wil betwo GlatAmctLanBt !s
B.nd Fr.dv.ls this year.Tl€ o ginal,
home festlval, will b€ held Friday
through Sunday,fune 15-18,195, in
Danville, Kentucky,Actording to Dr.
CeorgeFoiernan,f€sdvalcoordinator,
theCntadveltneupof grouF irrcludes:
. BrasoBandof BatdeCreek
. The New York Staff Band of The
SalvatlonArmy
. WestonSilver Band (195 NABBA
TapeContestWinrE )
. Mr. ,ack Daniels' Original Silvet
C-ornetBand
. Rhythm and Brais (Bnss Quintet
alld RhythmSecdon)
. otyd|Pla BrassBand(New Orleane
StyleStt€etBand)
. Saxbn'scornetBatdcivil-War-Era
Band)
. Advoctb BrassBand ftiost Bard;
1880-1920
style (lmmunity b.nd)
On Friday ,une l&h a tuhd Hbtory
Corrlerarar
wi[ be held in coniunction
wi0r tll€ festival..The focus fhis year
will be on Der6onalldeg
of d€ Cold€n
8 l|tluBlrd8d{.
mr1S5
Ageof Bands--€illrnor€, So$., Pryor,
etc.
On the prevlous we€kend, Friday
evening and Saturday June 1G11, a
shortenedform of drc GABBF wtll be
held in Battle cteelg Mtchigan at the
KeuoggcorporabGard€ns,downbwn
BatdeCreel, ju3t we8t of the l<ellogg
Headquarbrs.Theline up for that fegtival will indude:
. Bras6Bandof BatdeCieet
. ninois BmseBald (1995NABBA
TaF ContestWinner)
. New ColumbianBrassBard (188019z) srylepmfessionalgroup)
. olympla Bnse B.nd
. ,act Danield Silv€r C-ometBard
. Rhyuunad Brals
. Saxtor{sC-on€t Baid
Foiturtherin ormadonon the GABBF,
writeb TheGr€atAm€dcanBrageBand
Festival, c/o Dr. George Forema&
Norbn Cenbr for the Art8, Danville,
KY ,tO422,No.ton C€nter Phone 60&
rwr.
Brass
BandPrograms
Reent,Rep€ssrtativeBrassBandConcots: Music Lisd in kogram Order.
Brars Band of Colunbus (Paul
Droste)/Ohto Col|€giate BrassBand
(PaulDrosb and LesSusi).TrluneConc€rt Series,ranuary 20, 1995;St.rohn's
EvangelicalChuclL Columbug OH.
PartI, Ohlo Colegt.ts March-Brilliont
(Hlrrrp); EemsP.t/d (Howatthr; Buster
Strikes Back (|,!{orriso 'l; Malaguena
I,€{J.rom./S1tsi)iPrel de to a NewAge
(Craham); Fanlasyfor BtassBanil
(Amold); Part fl, BBc: Cdatel Bogey
Marcl (Alfotdrt Fow Drnca lrom flg!
ti4gl5&ElGernstein/Polsbtt; Conarlo
yioltr Merdelssohn/Jenkins),Doug
trr
Drosteviolln soloirt, accompaniedby
BBcj Thats a Plnrty (Pollock/Susi);
Feslioe Overtur. (Shostakovitch/
Kitson); Part III, Colrbtncd B.nds:
N.ss'r Donna(Puccini/Susi);Tlc Stars
andSt'ip{sForc&r (sonsar.
Bra8sB.nd oI Columbff (PaulDroste).
OhioMusicEducationAssociationProfeasioMlConfer€nc€,February4, 195;
ColurnbusOH ConventionCenter.
Midltqy Morch Wiuiams/Gallehue)
Cornet Solo-Cr/r,r'r,vlof VeniceN,ltu
Rimmer/D. Rimnrr), Dan Klng soloisq Four Danc6 lturn !4d-!tidt-]llw
(Bernslein/Polster)TromborEFeaturel
6lory Bel Wm. Broughton);Marimba
blo-A Victor'ePabn(Cumow), tar|eg
Moore soloist; Fa,rioe Ooerlurc
(Shostakovltch
/Kttson).
Br.!! B.nd of Minot (lame9 D.
Thornton). November 20, 1994;
CamegteCrnter for O|e Art9, Minot,
ND. Ile Cluzpians OVillcocts' Sakation Is Created (Tchesnikov/
ChristiaNon) A Moorsid.Slrilr (tlolst);
Blerhcin Flott'lislr6 (Cumow); Nigit
FIW|in Modid (l-€f,lie/SEph6$) Snenad, (Bourgeoie);Amazing crace
(Him€s); Mid.lest Marct (Richard6/
Broadbeno.
Br.3B Band of Mlnot (tames D.
Tfiomton).Febnrary' 195; Mdarlad
Auditorium, Minot, ND. TrooCcrenonirl Fanfur6 (Currrow) Con€t SploInt ermezzo(Mascagni/Langf ord),
Shauna Hiske soloistt Connotations
(Cregson); P/esto (talo/Wilkinson);
ToreadorMarch(Bizrtlsmith); Comet
Carillon (Binge); Folk lrstirral
(Shostakovitch/Snell);Euphonium
lo-Crandfathef'sCloct (Doughty),
MichaelCwachsoloist;DeepHamgny
(Park6/Nev/sorne);Ifie W ol lheOId
Brriad, (F.Wright).
Iddzen); Euphonium Solo-PsrryPiaz
(Sparke), David Hmderson soloist
Cornet Duet-Q ickiber (Craham),
VincentDiMartino and Terry E!€rson
soloists; Pines of the Appiafi WaV
(Respighi/Graham).
II. F6tftnl of BandstSASFBr.!s Band
(Ronald Holz and JanEs Cumow)IoyousCdebatbn @! a); Comet SoloTheyShaU
BeMine(Catptwood), Kevin
Buff.lo 5th'erBand(Micha€lE.Russo). Sparks soloist; O Horo I love lesus
(Ctrnow |; Prelude-ConeThouAlfi W ty
Fall Concert,Novernlr€r13.1944.Fa far. lor NABBA (Curnow);Criaord Xing (Curnow). Scioto Vall.y Drass
(lrvine/Richardst lrre Shnna of St. and P€rcus3ionCompany (Carol
(Alford); CornetSolc-.MyLov.b
GeorSe
lJaryardr-Fanfare lor theScioloValley
Likea Red,Rd R.de.Ja\glord),Richaid (Hickeyl; Magnilic4l (Rutter/
Cosssoloistlestl,ulMrrc.rt-Aberys
augh
HatwardL Midltay Malch (Williams/
(Merritt); Tr. Shipbuilders
(yotyel;
Gallehue).Clnclnnatl BrassBand
SempreFidelis (Sousa/Stephens); (Anita CockerHunt>- bnd of Fredon
Slq@nicDonce*8 (Dvorak/Wright); (Bulla);CdricSrite (Sparke).Common
BemePa|ld (HowartJ\r;Patune(Faure/
wealth Bre38Band 0ohn R. Jones)lanSf ord);,{ DsreyFartasy(Richards). Fmnlier Ooiture (Broughbn); yariclbrc a1 Tefta Bata (C\mow), MaBBed
Buflalo Sitv€r Band.Winter Conaert.
Bz
de-Dancetl3
fromTheeDaleDana6
Undet the Dotble Eagle(Wagner/
Dat,r (I.S.Bach/
Cone
Swed
C'l,lcod);
L^ gford); Cantenpbtbn (C^Eli^etl;
l€idze rt Wq*inglon Grays(Gtahtlla/
TheCanadian
Menilll; IA Mela)cThe
gone.); Musiclor Grctnuit r (Gregson); Curnow); Elsa'sPffiessiotr(lvagrer /
Himes). M$6€d Bands conductedby
SetuadelBotuJg€oisrt
lau, Confo d
RonaldHolz,SkipGrarrarnescumow,
My Haalt(J.S.&ach/ Ball);TheVonished
Paul Droste,respectively.
Amy (Altord); ArnazingCra.e(Himes);
A Cafien Fanlasy(Bi2Etltangtord).
III. Fesliul Fiflaler Lerln8ton Bta66
B.nd (RonaldW. Holz and SkipGrayt
with GuestSoloistsDanlel PeEntoni,
f@dvrl Clty 8!.s3 Ltd. (Wayne M.
tuba, Brian Eownan, euphoniumand
Becker).November30, 1994;Wehr
GuestconductorsJamesCumow and
Auditorium, MarquetteUniversity.
Paljl Drosle-Fanhre fot the BbehtenSinfonidta(l-anglotd\t Oqheus in lhe
nial ol the U.S. Consitution (Donek )
Und.rltto (O$enb€,d./F.Wright);Atr
Cottccipbe for TflfiWt and BrassBand
tor Srile in D 0s.8ach/D. Wright);
(Culrlow), Vnrc€ntDiMardno sololst;
Rutsia'n
Chrishat Musi.Reed/L€pla);
Sinlonidtt lLddze'J.,;EnphoniumSoloErastMiniafirret(Curnow,; LittleD'1/mSheunddh (Pn'llt t Kitl(s He/ald,lrcm
rrr Boy(Davis,/Sparke)
; Ctrb hus ColPaSedrf
ry (Howells)iTubaSolo-Ness!fl
lo8. (Becker)j Manhattan March
(Puccini/Snell) Fantasyfor EuDorma
rJaidz€,\rtThra Kirlgs'Szring(HiitEs).
ptloniumandBmss(Wke' TubaSoloCamioal ol Venice(ArbanlDomeb.
I2ringtot Bra s fund F6tiryl, February IM?'dsrd8.rd&-Fanfare ant Fburisha
25-26 1995.SinglelaryCenterfor the (Cwraw\ Punchinello(Rimmer) Izad
Arb, Unlver6ityol K€nhcty,
Onl (R.W.Holz) The Nao Cooen4fit
(Cunrow).
l, Mini C.on.rtt Lcrlngton Braar
B.nd (Ronald Fiolz and Skip Gray)
fc6rir. Prdrdr (Bulla);Trombor€Solo- Smoky Mountrl,n Bresa B.nd gohn
n Gutdion (&ah'tr l, Dale W.rrtn
West). Chrbtsras Crncert, Deember,
&lotgt; Mir ch-K.ntu*y (Goldman/
t94, with Arhvtl|e Chot.l Soclety
Ilrdrr0e5
IbBI|3EBind&ldgr
I
BandNews
Gok
Keener). Comblned Itanr6-
Onceia Wl Daoid'sCtty Wilcocks)
Ioy to the Woid! (F.J.'tler)'SeeAnid lhe
Winlelo Sroa,(Willcocks).ChoBl So.
clety-A Mtden Most Genfle(Cater);
^ Bareis Bon Mathias); We$vd Carol
(Rutter); Tlrr Chtistfios Night
Williarnson);Sti,Sfill,Srtl(L€dger)I
Wondcras I Wcrder Niles/Rutter).
SmokyMounlaln--Crris tuasTt iptych
(C[rrrowr; Gftasleat?s (rngford, It
theBlak Miduinter ('lre,,afihe,j I Bring
Ydr a Bran h of May (Trevarthen);
(Bizetr,Co bin€d ltems-O
Farandole
All
Come Y. E ithlul Qvtllcc,cks\;I6us
Clild (Rutter); The First Nou.Il
(Willocks).
Trlangl. Brss Bend Michael Votla).
Fall Crncert s€ries, Three locahons,
Novemb€r1994.Fdnlrr, ,nd Fbui6h6
(Curnow)i EleSyand Rondolrom A
DoMIond Stlit.(hela d\;Rhapsdybt E
Flat fuWanoContel (Eaves/Gregson),
l.arkjn Horton *loistt C.olonitlht g
(Grainger/t nSford); Etc.r/s ftorn
RE,rt n (Verdi/Hile); Nicaa4(Hirnest
SinpleGif sGbadman-Allqi j Y. Banls
afid Bn6 (Cralr'€]et\;He-Doui hofi
Edee(Coplandl
Tdantle Br.8s Band and Dulc Unl.
verslty wlnd Symphony (Michael
Votta), Deember l, 194, Duke University Baldwin Auditorium. Combincd-Flolrisrr for Wind Bcnd
(VaughanWilliarns) Tlt,,ltgl-Elry
and Rondo/J'3'ladrtwlnd Sym-S!e9a Mrmtflcts' Catd (Craingerl Com(Ja(ob);Trtbl^ed-Mu6i. for o Fds.tioal
errtlc-F anlt eMd Florrish6(Cnrrl@w,
;
ColorialSonS(Grainger) wlnd SymHarnncrsnith (Holst); ConblncdOoan IftrciaI (Yvalh,^r.
U.S. Army Br.$ B.nd (Timothy
Holtan), with U.S.Anny BraesQutntet and MtI Cr€ekStlver Blars Quartet, February1,195. FortMyersArmy
Base.Quintet-l rier FirP'sCarqnny
(Edelbrock); Ptttssion of th. Nobles
(Rimsky-Korsakov/Seipp)
; Watet Music SuifeGlandel/Seippl; Clait delune
(Debussy/Seipp);Maniag. ol Eigaro
Mozarl / *iq!'). @arlel-F outenelor
8/ass (Spurgin); Dioertimento
(Voegelin); yaliations ol a Themeol
Pasafiini(HorovlEr. Brads BandCaniliileOoertrte (Bernstein/Snell),
EuphoniumSolo-ParfyPriar (Spark€),
laura Uneberger sFloist; Li'l Da in
(Hefti/Sparke); Concertolor Tuba
(Horovitz), Dave Z€rkel soloisbC.rlaur Contdl Mar.rr (Broadbent);&rssitn c,rb,r'us Music(Rd/IEpla\.
WoodsM.nuf.cturlng Comp.ny (Oltawd Ltd, B!.sr Band(D.Druc€).ConF
munity in Concen,January22, 795.
Nepean Centrepoint Theabe. Other
participatinggroup€:Thc B.nd of th.
Gov.nolr foot Gu|td (T. Porte),
Plp.s .nd Dmm. oI th. 18th Highl.nd.r6, Lt8g.r Colledrrc Inrtltute
Orahcrtr., Lirgar Collcglate lrudtute
Cholr, Ll8g.r ln8dtute Conccd B.nd,
Hlghl.nd D.nc$, VocalistsD. Bourre
and G. Hampson.This nusgi!€ program wassponsotcdby TheGoverDot
Ceneral'sFoot Guard Foundation.
Among Ole item featur€d by Woods
Manufaclurlng-N.ssun
Dorma
(PuccN);P6rHornQlop(oef g);Rosr
4 klingeE(Kttnx'):Thunds atulLW|
ning Polka (Strauss/LanSford);
FdnndoleGizelJ.
WelcEmeto Dominion Bracs Bmd!
ThesoundsofBritish bras6bandmusic
will soon be heard in the Tidewater
areaof Virginia. The Domlnlon Brass
Band, createdas a bint effort of Old
Dominion University and the Unlted
StatesConttnental Amry Ban4 Fort
Morlloe,Viryinia, will beginrcheatsals
on March20thand prcsentconc€ltson
May lSth and2lsL Corductingtheband
is CaptainThornasH. Palmatier,CorrF
.nanderand Conduck)rof The Unlted
St t.8 Condnental Army B.nd and
past director of The U.S. A.r|[ryBra8a
A.nd. Boosey&Flawkeshasalso
aSreed
to s,upporttheband.Thebandis happy
to announcethat res?ons€has been
overwhelmingfor its call to membership from area musiciansand we are
exp€ctingnDre than 30 meribe.s for
theeight-weekspring season.Wendall
BanFy, well known throughout th€
TidewaEr region as an accompltshed
clrnet and humpet soloist, has been
engagedas the co(Ertnaster of the
Dohinion BrassBand.The$rpportstaff
includesKarlSchultz,librarianandsob
euphoniurq Dave Witt, rnanaSerand
principal E nat bass,and Chucl Jackson,publicity director and B Flat bass.
It is the Domlnlon BtaasBand'Bhope
lhat interest will be hlgh enough to
continue presentingconcertspast the
first setof Derfortnances.
For more lnfonnation;boutDomlnlonBt t6Band
calfChuckJacbonat (E041727-362O;or
DaveWitt at (ml)-727-4060.
Orvleto Muslaa-Chambar Mu8lc
Workrhop in Orvieto/ Italy
NABBA rrPmber Douglas Hedwi& is
pleasedba louncethe secondyearof
aChamberMusicWorl6hopinOrvieb,
Ital, July 5-29, 1995,Op€n to bnss as
rr,ellaswitd ard sfing playeF, lt is an
intenslve 3 1/2 week p€rformancr
reorkshopfor stud€nts,professionals,
educators, and dedicated anateurs,
with coachingsand perforrMnc6 in
andarourd thepeacrful cttyof Orvieb.
The braseprogram ls dtrecd by Dr.
DouglaeHed$'i& a kumpebr and(orr*tist tn his 22nds€.ron with the M.fropolttan Opar. Orcharka in New
Lch rS
fb B|rr &r|d 8dd!a 'll
_ INTERNAI1ONAL _
Demands
aregreater,
so
more
andmoreBrass
Bands
areturning
toWILLSoN.
Dr.BrianL. Bowmanard
lh€wodd'sfinest
-the
euphonfum
Willson
Compensaling
ModelTA2900
Bes!r6to leslour
insirurnor
s intheDEG
boolhal Chanpionships
Xl onAp.il22& 23,1994.
Willson
background
specialist
for:
Euphoniums,
tenorhorns,
basses.
Distfibution
inUSA:
DEG
Music
Products
Inc,
Lake
Geneva,
Wisconsin
53147
Distribution
inCanada:
AtWillson
brass
instrument
ghout
dealers
throu
Canada.
York Gty and ProfBsor of Music at
Brookl).nCollegeand theCity University Craduate Center. His ove! thirty
recordingsin vaious mugical ldioms
appear on Deutsche Grammophon,
Sony Masterworks,Nonesuch,and
Columbialabels.The workshop fee is
$1250,which indudes all cources,use
otpracticeandrehearsalfacilities,rmm,
breakfast one main meal/day, and
transportation to all conc€rts.Trany
portationbetweentheU.S.and Orivekl
is not included, although information
about low{ost charbr flights will be
provid€d. Und€rgaduab and graduaE college credit is available for an
additional cost. Fot further infornutiorL contacl ORVIETO MUSICAPhone (212)304-9726;FaDtQ12l 629452J51;E-Mail:[email protected].
edu. lDouglasHedwig]
AIan Femi€ lo Vlstt U.S.
Alan Femie, one of the leading blass
banCarranger/cohposeF in the IJK
wil be visiting rhe Unid Stafeoin
April of this year, His aplraranhe is
12 tho*.!sBrndEdtr l|tdrtSs
being sponsoredby WestemCarolina
University, Cullowhee, NC. At the
University Fernie will conduct
mastercla$$ on tsombone,work with
theorystudentsonarrangingfor bre6s,
and give ageneral-audienc€
ledure on
musiceducationin the UK. Femiewill
arriveon April4 anddepartApril 13.A
higNight of his bip wil behis rcheare
ing th€ Smoky MoqnLtn B''ss Band,
conductingthe band,and per.forming
with the band.It is anticipad Olatthe
entireprogramwill bedevod to originals and arrangem€ntsby Mr. Femie.
Fernieis writing a pi€cespedficallyfor
the band, Ame can Variations,kr be
publishedby BernelMusicin its /medcanBtalr tund Seri6.IPFitwneyl
Yo|rng Anbassrdorr to Tour US in
Augu8t
The Yount Amb.ssadorsBrars Band
ofcrcat Britainwill sDerdthemonthof
August, 195, in fire-northeastUniM
Statesahd Canada,Date6of the tour
run Augurt 2-22. Th€ band wilt visit
West Warr€n, Agawam, and Spring-
6eld,M.A;IakeGeorge,DiarrbndPoint,
lake Luceme,Weesport and Niagara,
l.Iy; St Catherines,Burlingtort london, Carnbridge,in Ontario, Canada;
also, BufIalo, Tonawanda, l.JY; and
Weston, Ontario; and finauy,
Altamount, Albant try. A compleb
itinerary can be had by calling (7U)293-9312,The Young Ambassadors
BrassBandwasformed in l9Z8 to orovide a "Bridge" for brilliant young
musicianstocometogetherandre-unib
following their initial training at music
collegesand/or drc Nadonal Youth
BrassBand of Grcat Britain. This will
be their 50th tour, and fifth North
Ame cantour. [Bert Wiley]
IJK National Youth BrassBand He.€
tn 1996
Word has been received from Roy
Newsomethat the Natlonal Youth
Bia33Bandwill becoming to the USin
Julyofl9 ; theheadquarteBwillbeat
Western Carolina Universitv,
Cullowhee,NC, The band wi[ 6e
sFnding the we€k in Orc US in rehearsaland touring in the region.Prior
to the arrival of the NYBB/ Roy
Newsomeand two or threeadompanlng tutors will conducta brassband
school for brass playerg from the US
and Canada.Details will follow ln tuture issues of the Btidg€, but some
inforrnationis currendy availablefrom
Bert Wiley, (70l)-293-9312.This will
c€rtainlybe a highLlightof the surnmer
of '%! [BertWileyl
The ioint concertof the Brars Band of
Columbus and the Ottlo Collegtate
Bta$ listed in this issueof the Brtdge
drew dne complimentr tror Colwnbus
Dspatcr!critic, RatphODette. Here'Ba
sample:'The Collegiate Brassbegan
with afine perforrnanceoftJ?iaalbrass
bandfare.ThencameSusi'sadaDtation
of Stan Kentonlo flashy Maliguem,
The.e was great playing by ail and a
briliant, in-thestyle cometsoloby Bil
Dunn," ODette went on the praisethe
8BC's rendition of and Ian Polste/s
arrangemento
of dancesfrom WestSide
€!@r. lPaut Drosb]
I
)
CommonwealthBra6s B.nd has
nam€dJohnR.Jonesto be its associaE
conducbor.
Jones,assistantprofes6orof
tubaand euphoniumat the University
of lruisville, has performed in other
NABBA bands, induding the Br.ss
Band of Columbu! and The Unlvcr
sfty of nunob Btde Band. J. ,erorE
Amendcontinuesas music direclor of
ComEronw€alll! a post he has held
sincethe band was organizedin 1989.
Amend and Jonessharedthe conducting duties for the CBBSamual Chrietmas concert at Broadway Baptist
Church, Decemb€r19, 1994.The pro8Taminduded Fanlareatul Flot/ris;''6
(Cumowt c'rrirhnasS ite@tttld:,MMdl
otlrref4ls (Herbert/HanIrEr) andCornet loIntheBlfukMid-Winter (Holst/
Broadbent),RobertWebb soloist.The
churchchoirJoinedtheba^d fot Onaein
Wal Dand'sCity (tlillcocksr; O Cone
AlI Y. FailhfuI (W llkcr,l<s\ar]dA Chi stnas EantaryIa glotdr. [ElmerHall].
From F.3tlv.l Ctty Bt.sr, Kathy
Musackls€.retary, Boad of Dil€ckrrs]
reporb that the band has had a great
startto the1994rSseason,startingwith
a visit from Martin Dawson, former
tenorhom nEmberofDc3lord CoIle.y
Band.Their Novenrb€r30thconcertat
MarquetE Untversity 0tsted in band
prograrnsl was fouowed up by the
band'shorneFall conert on December
3, 194. In addition to tlE tull length
conc€rtsthis Fall,Fecdv.l Clty abo got
out b sp€ad the holiday ch€€rby perfonning Chrlstlnas musL at two of
Milwaukeds largFt shopping rulls.
Thegloup was gr€ed by many holtday shoppeis who enFyed taktng a
br6l9 and even ganta hlfiself, who
danced to the band's rendldon of
Rudolph.Then€xtprogramiortheband
will be r conert on March 4, 195, at
ConcordiaUniversity,tobe$ared wtdr
that school'sWtnd Ens.mbl. direcd
byDr. truisMendre, [Ka6yMulactl
NCSU Briti6h Bt 3 8:nd and Triuce bands,and theU,S.Afiry Orahe&
angle BrassBand i)ined togetller on
tra.Oneof thehighlightsof thehip was
February19lhfor a ErassBaid futuna
the perfornunce by the Arm€d For(ts
con(Ert as parl of a BrassconcePts Tuby'Euphonium En5eBrble.Fifty or
concertseries.Also featuredwer€two
morcof the finesttubaand euphonium
outstanding professionalsoloists, players in the world played anangeRaymondMase(trump€t)ard Warren ments of Dukas, Brahmg,Susato,
Deck Ouba). Full details in the rExt
Bruckner,Mozart,and Mussorgsky.A
iseueof the Bridt.. Trt.nglc wifl Fin
thriuing p€rformance,inde€d! Guest
with the USABa, as repord in tlut
artistg included Alan Baer, Lary
band'sprcssreleasethis is$e, April4,
c:mpbell, Sam Pifafian, RoSerBobo,
195. Triantl€'B 1995Spring Corlc?rt WalEr Hartley,Mark Camphouse,and
season\{ill include four concerts, Kevin SEes.Perhapsthe rno6tmernoshetchingfrom MarchEthto May fTth
rableFrforrnance wasgivenby PaulS,
in a variedof regionalcsrErs. At E en
Kellner,aeuphoniumplayerandmernfirst concert,in Raleighat Edenton5t.
ber of The U.S. Madnc B.nd. Sgt.
U.M. Crulrh, Oteywill b€ Fir€d by
K€Unerplayed lart siqfur Euplanit n
organisl William J. Weis6er.Icormie andOrch*tnby SFphenBulla.Kellner
Varnerl
is a tsl,e artist. Bert and Ernie higNy
necomrrendthis annual event! lBert
WU.yl
Salt Rivq BrasrBand'soncert set'ies
in early 1995are a9iollows: Rbruary
Woodr Manufachrlng Co. (Ottawe)
5-Songs4lon r d War;Mardr 19B/assWitho Broque;May14-$ngs My
8ra$ Band has started a newslethr
Mothd Tou8ht M e;| \tly 4-l ndcpenda& that tells of current band activity, On
Dty.
Decemberll, 194 the band gave a
beneftconce at Christ ChurchCade
dral that raised $2000for the church.
Smol(y Mount ln Bralr Eand irirEd
wood! M.nuf.cturln8 is anOFn Secmusicalforc6 with th€ Arhvtlla Chotion style NABBA band, usinS some
rd Sod€ty for lhe s€condyear in two
trumFts andfrenchhomsin theirseatexciting perfonnanc€sof holiday muing plan. The band is co€d,rangesin
sic lseeBandPrograrnsthis issuel.The
a8e
from 19 to 73 yea$ of age, emd
first perfonnancewash€ldin tha?l€niftludG a numberof ex-s€rvicebandg
did auditoriumofthe lbuywood Conr
ib
Theft directorlsDavid
munity Couege,while ttE se(ondwas nEn in ranl€.
Druc€,formerly from the UK; theband
perfonr€d for a starding room only
is sponsor€dby Gothde Woods.The
audienc€in theChapelat Wan€nWilbard hop€sb r€cord a CD sonctirne
son Collegein Swanannoa,NC. The
following their March 25,1995(orKtrt.
programwas€nffiining and reasreForfurth€r inlorrnationabouttheband:
ceivedwith &eat e husiasmby both
Woods Manufacturing Co, (Ottawa)
audi€nc€s.[BertWileyl
Ld, 67 Ib€r Roa4 Stittsville, Ontarto
k2SlE7 Canada.
Aeft.nd E da's Grcrt AdYantuE!
On Thusday, b.uary 2, B€rt Wil€y
and E. (Er€sf) Wayne Pr€661€y
erF
ba*ed frcm Culowheeard MarsHill,
NC rcspectivelyfor a tour day trip b
Warhingtonb atend th€armud ft.,aEuphoniumconfden
c aaForrMyer,VA.
Thetripwas hardlyuneventfirl,asdt€I€
was a largecrowd in athndancg plus
O€r€w€r€ntanybrilliant
by invid 8u€st ertists, military s€F
Ini
1O5 IIP Brraa&nd &ld!a 13
NewMusic
forBrassBand
tuvleffd by Pr|rl0r6b
ntcaldentards.Thebeautyot Ol€piece
li€sin its simplicity.Itwould sewewell
Thr€er€c€ntpublicationsfrcm Rosehill as a confidencebuilder for a young
Music have been submifted to the
soloist,or asa short encorcfor a more
Bddte for review. Two of them, No7- acomplished soloist.
$egianS@t and TheFltrt, are by WilTle FIir, (Wiuiam Rimmer/Elgar
liamRirnrrE(f 862-1 )arrdhavebe€n
realized for brass band by Blgar Howarth). Rosehil Musig 1991.ffie
Howarth asparts of Ifie Musb of EIg4' flirt is w'itbn for tuI brassband with
prgminent s€ctionsfor the solo
Ho.drartrseries.Rimmerwasoneof the very
corn€t
It is tn traditional A-FA form,
most influential brassband leade$ of
wlth
a
polka on both ends and a
his day ard a very prolific compos€r/
cantibile
sectioninthemiddle.A direct
arlangei.At th€presenttinreonecould
comparisoncan be lnade with the haonsiderthese to be "Friod piec€s,"
miliar cometsologofH.A. Vandercook.
part of the tun-of-the$ntury reFrThe solo cornet part has the polka
tore,
rnelody, sonEtimesas a solo, sorECmrcl Sdo: Notuegittl fuig (lllilliam
tirnesasa sectionaltutti. Thehomsand
Rimmer/Elgar Howarth). Rosehill flugel carry most of the cantabile
Music, !99. The solo with brassband melody of the mid-s€ction.As ln Noraclompanir€ntisnrarkedandontea d
flregiznSon&the demandson the aclastsatroutone rhinute and a hall Ex- $mpanirnent parts are minirnal, but
cept tor two high A's, the solo comet th€soloconet trartwill bst theflo<ibilpart do€snot go abovethe staff. The ity of an advancedplayer. Th€ piec€
a(ompaninEnt partg arc mostly 6u9
lasb abouttwo minutesandhasusefirltain€dwith very mod6t rahSeandtech
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Championships)CV
1995 *
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inColumbus,
Ohio
Aprill2-13,
1996
Hosl:
Brass
Band
olColumbus
Projected
Gala
Guest:
Concerl
Southem
Territodal
Brass
Band
ofTheSalvation
Army
(Richard
Holz)
'la lh.&..rSrrl&lt
hrl$
neagas an inbresting exampleof a bySOneefa.
TromboneSolo: The Noble Trcmbn
(Brian Bowen). Rosehil, 1994.Brian
Bowe&f orm€rbandnastetrofTheNcr
York Stefi Brnd (1885-1992),cotrrposedthis fivFminub solo with brass
accompaninPntbr Dudley Bright and
ttte PtincirylsCD teatulinghim and
Philip Smith. While written for tenor
hombone,an f-attachfi€nt is requircd
for severalnotes,thoughopdonalnotes
ar€ provided. Afur a short introductton the "noble therne"i3 pr€enH in
the6010
kombone,lhende!€loFd bclrnically in the following section.A short
"drarnati@"sectionalmo6tin rccitative
stylefollows,thenfurther developrn€nt
of the odginal theme, and finally, a
short (9da. There are ftequmt meter
changes,mosdy from 3/2 ro 2/2 to 3/
2, as so forth.
Thesolopart will rcquire a hombonist
with a well-grounded techniqueand
Fojection, The band parb are often
expoc€dand require son€ technical
facility, as weu. ffir Norl, Tftinbw ls
well-named.It offerstrombonesolokts
and bandanopporhrnity to play sonEtNng traditiorul-soundin& yet with a
new ard differ€nt twist.
Iot doftheDanczebnipw ilby).Rosehill,
1994.
Editor'sNob: Ros€hillhasrelels€dthis
irdividual rnolqnerrtftorn Portila: Pcrcadslrvn Hona as a ryrate itstn for
bandsiust wanting to feahrrethe baditional Shak€r tune, so skillfully and
jo)'fully set by Wtlby. A completeIe
view of Poila4rdsappearedin our August1991i59ue.Partib ha9b€€ncho6€lr
for the Ch.llenge seclionfo. thisyea/s
conbst in Torcnto.
TheU.S.ArmyBrassBandWelcomes
NewConductor
ByShfi Sot ChdsbDturJ. RorBsay
qumt guestsoloistandoneoftheband's
strongestsuppordt wil unveil anew
aFa.gem€ntofEugeneBozza'sC4priar.
American seavicemenrbers
lnow that
changeis a fact of military life. Merr
betsof The U.S.AImy Bra.caB.nd arc
remindedthat they ar€no exceptionb
ttEt rule asthey vaelcomea new director to the podium. Capt. Timothy J.
Holtan was appoinH to the position
when the ensemble'sformer director,
Capt.ThornasH. Palrnatier,was reae
signed to cornrnandThe U.S. Cond.
n€nta.lArdry Bandat FortMoruoe,VA.
The first fall rehearsalfound an eager
and determined conductor under the
scrutiny of a curious group of musicians,who wonderedabout the future
of this new collaboration.CaDt,Hol tan
expressedhis desireto build'upon the
band's past suc(Essand ruintain its
standinga9one of America's premier
brass bands. True to his word, the
ensemble-sfiIst co(ert of the 1994-95
season was a success,,Vincent
DMartino wasthefeaturedguestsolc
ist and he also had the opportunity to
p€rform a duet with a former student
of his, Staff Sgt.and Army BrassBand
member Paul Klofltz. Most rccendv.
Holtanconducd tlE bandontheopeiring con(Ert of the 12th annual Army
BandTuba-Euphonium
Confetara, a
event sponsorcdby Tha U.S. Adry
B.trd (Pershing'sOwn). [SeeBandProglams thb issuel
Holtan, a native of Bisrnarck,ND, re
ceivedhls Bachelotr's
and MasE/s de
in
music
education
from Mon8ree3
tanaStateUniversity and the University of Montana. Prior b hig military
s€rvi(E,he sFnt 11 yeaE as a schml
musiceducator,culninating in his position as Dircctor of Bards at Great
FallsH.S.,GreatFa[, Montana.During
his tenwe there, Holtar{s ens€rhbles
eamedreSlbnalarld national re<ognttion from the Music EducabrY National Conferenceand alsop€rformed
atthe r98SWinblOlympicainCalgary,
AlHa. As abra$perforrrEr, h€served
C&in nrqhyJ.HoWl
as priricipal trombonist for tlle GErt
F.llr SymphonyandSymphonyBr.s!
Quinht.
Capt. Holtan pir€d the Army in l9EE
and was cornrnissionedin l9E9 as an
Ofticrrcardidab SchoolDistmguished
Miltary Graduab. He has been honorcd for high achievern€ntthroughout
his tsaining.Beforehis arrival at Tha
U.S.tumy B.nd in 191 Holtanserved
with tlte U.S.Conttncnt l Brnd alld on
the stafl of The U.S.Army Schoolot
Music,Norfolk, VA.
As d|e U.S. Aftty Brir5 Brnd looks
forward toward the future, th€ chalImge of changeand gowth condnues
to be rrct by its inembersard its new
director. Throughout the coming
rnon$s, The USAEBwill continueto
enterlainaudiencesat hon€ in Washingto& D.C. and on th€ mad. Of noE
wiu be fre band'stdrd apFaratrceat
lll€ Natiarl,'lTrun wt Ctnidition at *n
P.M.on Saturda, March lE at G€orge
Mason University. OrKe again rlrerft
bersof theUSABEwill shaletrc stage
with cornetistand Naw York PhtlhalmonicprirKipal tsumpet,Philip Smith.
tn addition. VincentDiMartino. a fre-
In April the USABB will ernbarkon a
four concert tour, beginning with an
appearance
at 8:00P.M. on Monday
April 3 at RoanokeColleSein Salem,
VA. Theconceftwill featureguestsoloist Dr. Jos€phBlalu. Blahais a former
memberof The U.S.Army Bandand is
now cufiendy onthefacultyatRoanoke
College.Thenext evenin& April 4 the
band will presentaFint concErtat 8:m
P.M.with Th€Trlantle Bra$ Bandat
Fuquay-Varina
H.S.in Fuquay-Varina,
NC. Triengl€ BraBB,under the direction of Duke Unive6ity faculty member Michael Votta, has distinguished
itself as one of the countrl/s up and
coming amateur brass bands.The firulc will featureboth bandstogether.
Theband'sthird concertwill beat 230
onW€dnesdayApril 5at RoanokeRaF
ids H.S.,RoanokeRapids,NC.Thetour
will clnclude with a 7:30P.M.conc€rt
on Thursda, April 6 in conjunction
wi$the All EastefiBafldandltlslrummlal Clini. at Uttle Creek Naval Amphibious Bas€,Norfolk, VA.
If you would like more infonnation
about theseFrformances, pleasecall
as indicaEd: National Trump€t Cornpetition (703F993EE88;
RoanokeCollege Conc€rt (m3) 37F233; Triangle
Brass ioint concert (919)-557-2531,
RoanokeRapidsConcert (919)-5372505;AUEastonBandOinic (E04)-464-
75r0.
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rhe BrBr Brxt &ldg. 15
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1. Iad Ot1.The Rra8sBand ot Columbus (Paul Droste).Heartsong
HsCDol.TT6125.Program,/oycr's
71stN.Y. ReginentMqdt (byet /
L^ker; Lead Onl (R.W. Holz);
Firdltonn(Blllar; Powetand Glory
(%!et; Jubilahae
lot CometsndBand
(Hiries), SoloistDan Kin& ,4,rnli4
(Newsome);
Harlequin
(Broughton, fie WashingtonPosl
Mat.h (h\tsa/ l.eidze r; Ooettute
to l4Jgr4.dzl-P6!iu. (v erdiI
Wright); Tlra Neu Cooefiant
(Cumow\;ElCadtanMarch(. wal;
(H Bl6sAneri.t (tulin / l.€id]g );
Elsd'sProc6s,o,Wagner/Himes);
Sevefity-SixTrc bon6 (Willson/
Duthoit).
This r€cordingis the first compactdis(
for this outstandingband whidr ts crleb@tingits tenth anniversary.A wide
variety of music is presend, from
Sousarnarchesto classicWagfler,All of
the compositionsare p€rformed with
excellentprecision,ens€mble,and intonation. The highlight of this album
for this reviewer is /t/rilancelor Coflel
a'd Bandby William Himes.Not or yis
it playedflawlesslyby Dan Kin& principal cometof theBBC,but it is givena
very energeticreading by Dmsh and
the band. Mr. Klng's Frformance
should s€rveas a rnodel fbr other cornetisb in NABBA. Paul Drosb s leadership of this group deservesmuch
praise,especiallyfor hir preparationof
the s(ores. All the composltionsare
perforrEd wior great claity, balance,
and a rich bne quality. Thenro6t!echnically difficult works of this album,
Fi'.rlorrn, ^rd It Forzt dd D.!tino, arc
played wift a critical sens€of detail
and contsol.Eba'r Prlc8sior is an endumnceontest for any band,but the
BBC maintains its composure and
sound all th€ way b the find chord.
C-ompositionsftomTheSalvadonArmy
are represenbd on the recordingand,
in addilion totgbilanae,RonHoHs LrtitE S?,tin&lad Onl a dTh.N?,.oCDoa,anlbytanEs Cutnow des€t'vealisbr
b,yfdlow bards as excell€ntcompo,.dtiong foaconc€rts.Thlg recordingis an
excellent choice fot conductors ard
bandrnembersalike, for its careful attentionto detailand for its wide variety
Crnofmusicsuitablefor anyoccasron.
grahtations to The Bras6Band of Columbuc and Paul DrosE.
The CD is availabledirccdy from the
bandr$16.50(includesshipping);Cae
settesare$11.00.Checkspayableto The
BrassBandof Columbur. Order ftom:
Mr. RaySpilrnan, 2787ConcordRoad,
Delawarc, OH 43015.Also available
frcm BemelMusic and EgonRe(ords,
Reviewedby Don Kneebut&Professor
of Trombone,University of South
Flo.ida, Sunrhine Blasr B.nd
piere,'fhanesndCo-opera
tion.Hor oitz
providesa fine blend of cerebralchallengefor the conductor,pyrotecfmical
demandsfor theentiresp€ctrumof the
band, and a persistentcall for ltrical
elegancefrom the end chair playersin
which
OrisrelativelyshortconEstpiece,
lastsabout 10and a half minubs. I do
not think thiswork will godowfl asone
of the popular test works, but there is
certaidyexc€llentwritin8initforbands
willing b make the commihrEnt towards sudr a thinly scor€dsymphonic
sketch.
Theguestsoloistgare
all excellent,with
thebombonesoloarealstandout.Brett
Bakerreally rlatchesup to the legend
2. Natb/al BrassBafidChowbtlshipof the gr€atArthur Pryor.FaLeyBand
1994.Induding National Champi
deliveBsomedazringEchnicalft atsons Black Dykc Mllb B.nd (Jarneg like their deft handling of the doubleWatson), WtUlams Fatrey Band* tonguedruns in theSmetanaoverture.
(Maior Peter Parke6);Combined The recordedproglam from the Gala
Bands+of Cws clrsgow (Archie Concertis aboutwhat one expeclsfor
Huhhinsod andUnlt€d Notthwest
such a Pops and Celebration atsnoCoopetatlve Rochd.le (Dennis gphere---{RichardRodgers'b.oadway
Hadfield); Breft Baker, trombone falorlb; a new,butclasstc{tylemarchi
solols! RogerWebster,comet solo- good tsanscriptionsfrom Orcclassics;
lsg David welsh, euphor{um solo- great solobtg. Unfortunately the two
ist.PolyphontcQPRL()7lD.TT 70r11. combinedbands, while giving sorn€
Programr me Pioneers'March+ fine playin& do not seemto beup to the
(Broadbent);Ooerfure me Barteftd very higheststandardsonehascomeb
Tromexpectat 6uchanevenl Therearejusta
Iri.dc (Smetana/Broadbent);
I do
Lver (Pryor/
few toomanvnodceableDroblerns.
boneSolo-ThouShtgof
hopebrassbandsn'lll eventuallyleam
Wilkinson) Slaljtfdro, 10thAv.rut
(RodSers/Srnlth);winning Perfor- to play the end ol RussitnOtbt r4
manc€by Ela.rk Dyk -Trdm, and M!ri. without distorting dreir bne,
Cooryration(Llorcvib\; Daficeof the e6peciallyin thealto homs.While I am
out on the Droverbiallimb, let me also
Cofitdbnsr; Euphonium Solo-nE
saythat now that we havea Soodjive
BetterWorl* Gearaoft! Galaric+
(Davis/ Fan); Cornet Solo{oncett
CD recordingof R6pighi's Pin6 of the
Errdz+(Co€dicke/Wm.Brcughton); Aryian way, as ana gd by Howard
RussianChristmts Mrsic+ (Reed/
Sn€ll,that I amconfirrnedin my pr€ferLepl^\; Pines of the Aqian W|f
enc€lorPebrGraham'sFansariPtion(Respighi,/StEll).
it flatErs both the bra$ band ard tlre
music in slighdy betEr fashion.
Pol,?honic hae Eupplied another ae
tonishtnt '1iyd' CD, r€orded in the Overall,this really is a TGminutefeast
Royal Albert tlal last fub€r at the of goodbrassmudc, with outstarding
Nationalsand the ev€ning Gala Con- soloistgard solo band perfonrunc€s,
notably Bl.ck DyL. and wllll.mt
c€rt If you have ever played on the
you
have
F.irey. Specialdlanfs b Polyphonic
will
stagein this-uniquehall,
for aontinuingkr be suchgr€atchronia greahr appr€ciationfor their bclmiders ol brassbard history and culfure,
calachieven€ntginrecodingtleevenl
Bla& Dyke deli!€rs a near flawle6s Reviewedby RonaldW. Holz
rrerformance of Horovitz' new test
3. Solo.Russell Gray, comet and t]rc
BNTI, Aand (RichardEvans),Polyphonic QPRL070D.TT 70:45.Prog.alIll.Ftun the Shorcsof theMWty
Pacific (Clarke); Traumerei
(Schurnarm/Snel);Oarlis ft ot1lEW
lSc.bJhrN2Jlklzrg.(Richatdslic4,o
Notnc Nerdi /Tarli^g); Fafitatiaorl
Thefis homCainen/Bi2EIlT arline];
salutd'Amort (Elgar/Sr'€ll)tun Pdit
Rien(Gollandl; fie londonderryAir
(Trad./Richads); SongMd Dafice
(Sp^rke); Ufla Fortiva L48rit1t
(Donizetti,/Wyss); Aye Wukifi 'O
(Trad./hoverr;The Sw6hin ofYour
(Ray/Hurne); 8e6t,you Is My
Smr:te
l{orntr (Gershwin/ Dro!et); Concerto lor Cornet and Bta66Band
(Sparke);slrinx (Debussy).
It is alwaysFatifying to witnessa top
flight ensembleput forward an ex(€F
tional Derformer from its ranks; the
BNIL iJatrd'sprincipal comet,Russell
Gray, has recordeda fine disc in collaborationwith his colleagues,As can
bedeterminedfrom the foregoingpro_
8tam listin& this project is a veritable
snDrgasbordof styles, dra*'ing from
folksongs,opera,classics,and popular
songs,as well as four oriSinal works.
Cray is obviously deservlngof the expo$rr€ hereceiveshere,Playingwith a
wonderful flexibility anddarityof bcttnique,esp€ciallyin PhilipSparke'sConcerlo.I would preler slightly mor€iudicioususeof vibrato, esp€cianyb lend
mor€ direchon to the many singing
pkases of this program,asI b€lievea
listmerhas to bedrawnin constandyto
s$tain att€ntionthrcughalengthydisc
of relatively brief pie<es.The soloisfs
obviousdaf tsrnanship,however,compensaEswell for such shortcomings
(which may be only present in my
Arnericanea$).
scoringarewonThearrangernentsand
derfirl; I was esFcialy imprcssedby
6tr k$afik LontotderryAtand John
Golland's harmonicallyintsiguing u,
Pett Rir, (wNch unfortunaiely hasno
nention in th€ liner notes).TheBNTL
wond€rfull, fo. the
Bandaccompanies
rnost part following dle soloist Per_
fuly through every rhythmic nuane.
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TheBla B8||dBddop
Thee are also some fine individual
perfonnancesfrom widrin Orc band,
notablytte delicaE sopranoplaying in
Ted Tarling's arrangementof Verdi's
CarDNorr. Tl€ rnain flaw ln this r€cordin& in faci, is due not to the peF
fonnersbut to theediting and production.TlE jeareatleastfouredits imnEdiately noti.€able by the differencein
volurrp from one take k) another,and
tlEre is practicaly no lade time at tlle
endof any selection,resultingin rather
abruptdnishesto manyoth€rwisevery
l',rical pieces,including the end of the
disc.Th€s€Echnicalflavrscannol howev6, ob€curedrefact tlEt RucaelGray
has acromplished a noteworthy solo
r€cordingdebut, and we can look forward b hearingmore from him in the
future.
Reviewedby Terry R Eve$on, Prcfee
sorof Trumpet,TheUnivergityof Kentu&y; Ladngbn Btars B.nd
lEdikr/s Note ProfessorEversonhas
th€ digtinctionof b€ing the fust trurr
pet soloistb havea CD sponsoredby
The lntemational TrumFt Guild, rcleasedin 1991tollowing s€veralRrst
placevict)riesinf TGinErnationalconF
petitions.WewelconEhim toNABBAll
4, TheWoldoltheEudaniwn,VohneL
SteYCnMc.d, Euphoniurnr with
Joyce Woodhead and Richard
PhillF, piano. Polyphonic QPRZ
014D.TT ZS. Program:Sorutair F
(Marcello);Parlita Gutterworth);
Vocalire
Gachnuninov} Solilo4yIX
Wig8ins) Yari.rror6Kumn€rlFrrtrsy (Hoshina); SonataEuphonko
(Haruey); Aprds Ufi Rro? (Faure'
W.W6last Woltz(Ri'Jfict), H.atI
in Heart (Eosankor: Btrcarolle
(Off€ruadr);AN&rrCrrrftalof Vnti.e
(Sbvens),
WrofrRonfril
Tl€ Cornsl
Ofib€. PO8oxl'/.
[€t us not get inb an argunEnt ove'
who is theworld's greatesteuphonium
player, or which Ecording of euphonium solosis the best.SaveZ minut€3
of your tin€ and iust listen to Steven
Mead's labst recording. ln tem$ ot
literatw€ it hasa litdebitofeverythin&
rangingfromarranged(or ?und6ed"
asSbve sayson theiacket)piecesto the
new6t mu$c for euphonium.This is a
wonderful selection of liter"aturefor
euphonlumand piano and shouldap
D€aIb mugiclovergof all tasbs.Much
;f this literature was new to the rcviewer and now, by way of thlg superb
r€cordin& it canbeshar€dwith euphc
nium playersworldwide.
Perbnrrancewige this is an awesorne
r€cording. Mead'Bblazing technique
doesnot get in the way of the music.
His playing is always under contsol,
caretully thought-out, and imrnaculately presend. The sound that tE
pubtish
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Produc6 from the euphoniuh is a
model for studentsand profegsionals
alike.
Therecordtngstartsoffwith Marcello's
four-rioverrent Earoquec€llo sonata,
played ra'ttha cello-lite tone and agility. Mead'sliquid sound,ninble tech
nique and articrlation, and tasteful
phasing are all evid€nt here, and on
every other Piece to follow.
Butterworth'sParlih could be calleda
companlonpiee b tl|e Marcello sonata,with flve short but very inter€sting movemenb in the 20Ol cmtury
idiom. Mead'splalng coverslhe centuries with ease,and musical under
standing.
The weff-known Vocalise ol
F.achrnaninov
receivesa sensitiver€ading, as does Faur€'s/Zes trn P€ra.A
highliSht is Christopher Wigginr'
unaccompaniedSoliloguylX, oneof the
mostinbrestingandapproachablecontempo.ary piec€savailableb the euphonium player. Muting is not a new
techniquefor euphoniumplay€rs,but
it is us€dwith unosualefkiv,enessby
Wiggins and Mead. Ano0rer very intercstingpiece,both musicallyand hl9torically, fu the Kurnmer Variatiotrslor
Ophicleide.Writbn around the l&3G
for a now ob6oletekey€dingtrun€nt in
th€euphoniumregigEr,itig in air varie
style that wag populari2€d for brasg
trBtsurnentsby eolot6tlike J.B.Aban.
Two of tlrc nroE exEnsive pie(rs on
thlsreordlngaretlEFanl6 orEudtc
rilm by Hoshinaand Flartey's natd
Etrphofl
i{ra.While profitingf romM€ad's
flair, bothpiec€gar€of morEinteFst tr
euphonium players than to general
audi€n(Es.Ther€are somelovely p6r6
in both piec€s,particularly tlE tmprBgionistic flavo1' of the Hoohiru
Prece.
,{r.rt i, Hart r|s€d trDst of d€ trkts
and etftcts Fssible on bras6insEunEnts,yet had obvious musicalinE8rity. Th€ Bdlaaroll,and C.'riDil pieeg
weremulti-tract€d by Mead.No wonder that tl€ vibratos match€dso we[,
ard ttattheirzzy partin Ctmioal@EB
off so tighL G.eat listeningl
krviaf'P[dd:Fh/'ct/flxfu,rle?6s8gd
It OrisieVolunE I, I c.n hardly wait for
suc€ssivevolurrEs.Meadhasgivenus
a 6r9t da99perfonrufte of lnEt€3tint
afi, vari€d liter"ature.The piano ac<ompanincnbbyJoyceWoodh€ad
ard
RlchardPhiUiF are equallyoutstardlng. It was hard b rerrain from aF
plaudingaftereachtrad. Thesoundo{
th€ dis. is cleanard hasplenty of dynanlc range,If you can aftord b buy
only orE euphonlum reordtn& buy
thls one!
Reviewedby Dr. Paul DrosE, E!'.!.
Band oI Colunrbur.
5. Finni* Br'-$ln Atr6ir. ADaT L|n
Pottrt Flnnlrh A6.rlc.n Er.|t
B.nd. Glob.l VilaSe Mu-dcCD t10.
TT 56:fl. hognrr Twenty-three
short pi{'c€s,rsdy dance/rwrh
bnns,br|ta&ominiatue.bygbelus
ad la€rrE€dl
Atrsir.n brassmuskianshavedelved
inb all sortsot ridr hisbrk)il traditions
in rcrrnt years. The sudd€n wide
spread interest in Civil War-Friod
8IouF, IJewOrleeis-stylesffi bards,
ad eouic-bas€dgroupoare all a part
of late.2oth century brass activity.
Am.dll.n Poli.t, e brasssepH in tre
Fnnish Fadition ltorr8dr-ts,.t*olrecre
aE5 a fascinatingmusicalcultur€ ard
erdthroughtheir dean r€adingsofboth
baditional Finnish-Arrerican mwic
ard arrantern€nts that resuld from
the interaction betweei this ethnic
Sroup-smusicand rnain-gtseam
PoPular styl€s.ThebroadgeneraltimefrarrE
for nost of this music s€emsb be tl|e
late 180Gb the 1930s.Darc€s-polla,
tango, waltz, sahottkche,saniba-arc
dEtrtainstayof dler€perbire.Thelongestpi€cedo€snot exceedfour Inlnubo,
a reflection of the funcdon of rmst of
this music,either for soclaldancesand
f€sti lsorcornmunitygathertngs.Several slsrt "concErtpiee6" Irace thlo
disc,in partioiar Sibeliu{ Musenahom
about1915andsevera.l
charrdnSpi€ces
by his tElatil€, Atmas Jaernefeldt.The
instrunentation of the group i9 as bllows. E-flat cornet 2 B-fl,.t conr€ts,Fflat dto hor& Ell,at tenor hom, &flat
baritone hom, and tub.. Thie sepE
oeating wag also reflecH ln such
ArErican group3 as tlE MoravlanbasedB.Itd oI Thc 25ahNorth C.rolin Rcdrn.nt c.SI., thal played a
fanour role during the ArErican Ovil
War.Theperforrnance6aresolidlycornpetent with good blerd and dear te
production; tf|e recordtng quality ie
Lfcfi 1995 1lr Br!
Brxl Bdrl!.
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very good. The liner notes, by the
group's lead6, Paul Niemisto/ale exceilent and provide a great tnboduction into this interesting combination
and literature. The mernb€rsof the
group indude Americanborn des<endanB of Finnish irntnigrants, and ar€
musiciansand teacheE drawn from
th€ north <€ntral statesof Mimesota
and Michigan. They will be burtng
Finlandlhig summer.Forfurthei lnfornution on Olegroup: Phone507-646
nlA; FAX m7463549 (Northfield,
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like b repeat.He also dureg the s€rioug,sad actorrntsof tragedy, lii.e the
gudder lo6sof star playersin an automobile accidentiugt at the conduslon
of HollywmdT.bqn .b's196{EuropeanTour.Thegeneralr€ad€rwtll have
tun wi$ UdsbooL Derpiteit8 inIorE€l
approaclr, the bool wtll offer good
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Pacific Grove, CA: The Boxwood
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ttr.fi 1tl5 Tlr Bra3rBarxlBdd$ n
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MusicPreservation
Formed
Society
Bylhonrs tlcolsl
military music programsthrough the
years.
[Edib/s Note: Tom is a 22-yearveteran of the Air Forc€mudc p,rogram,
statiorEd with tl|e AlI FoIt. Band of
rh. P.dftc at YokotaAB, Japan.l
Sincethe time of the colonial afmy,
musichasbeenanimportant partol the
Arrprican military. Artrericanmilitary
unib werebasedlargely in part on the
Britishmilitary, and sinc€koop rnove
mmt was directed thrcugh the use of
drum signals,musicianswere an inbgral partof thelinesofcornmunication.
Offic€rsof regimentsnot authorizld b
tlaveabandwould solrPtime3pay"out
of poc*e(, to brm a band of civilian
musicians.Uke the military balds of
toda, a portion of their mission was
hoop nro.aleand public concerts.
The number of bands tn tlte mittary
haschangedwitrt tsoopsb€n8th;morc
bands during times of contlict, less
during timesof peace.Although ther€
areneverenoughbandsaroundto meet
all derMnds, like all too many school
musicprograms,theyar€olten the6rst
to go when the budgei a)(€droF.
Botby $ew, Sammy Ne3tico, Clark
Terry, Mike Crotty, and Bill Watsous
ar€only a few of thenany gr€atnam€s
in music who have be€n invohcd in
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Wh€n military unib are irucdvaEd,
(dos€d down,) unit recordsar€ sup
posedb betuved to aplaceof storage,
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searchAgencyat Maxwel AFB, Alabarna.TheseareofEn very incomplete.
Massivear|ount3ofrrenrorabilia,guch
asphobgrapb, recordings(including
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itemsof hfubricalinbrest arclost,asall
spaceallowedfor sbrage is a G.l. footlocker.Additionall, whenbandstelocateto a new base,itemsale oftm lost,
dartat€d, or rtlglaced. Entire music
libraies, sornetirnesfull of original aihavebeen
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knonn b dlsappear.Oftendurtng the
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iternsareSivenaway,or duow out.
Forrier military baM nEmbers rnay
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