Concert Band

Darrell Brown, Director
dbrown20@delmar.edu
361-698-1608

Program: "Music of the Heart"Music of the Heart

3/22/2012
Heart’s Music – David Diamond
Concerto for Piano in F-sharp minor, Op. 20 – Alexander Scriabin, trans. D. Brown
            II. Theme and Variations
The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals) for piano – Camille Saint-Saëns, trans. Alexander Siloti
Raga!, Op. 104 – Arnold Rosner
Heart Songs – David Maslanka
            I. Quiet Song
            II. Song with Variations
            III. Heart Song
Two numbers by Guest Artists Maniacal 4
Carry on Wayward Son for trombone quartet and band – Kerry Livgren of ‘Kansas’ (b. 1949), arr. Carl Lundgren


Guest Artists: David Sutanto – piano soloist, DMC Music Faculty; Maniacal 4: Matt Jefferson, Nick Laufer, Carl Lundgren, Alex Dubrov – trombone quartet

Minimalist TraitsProgram: “Minimalist Traits”

11/23/2011
Intrada for Wind Ensemble – Bruce Yurko
Symphonieën der Nederlanden – Louis Andriessen
Prayer for Cello & Chamber Wind Ensemble – Michael Schelle
Ghost Train Triptych – Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
    I. Ghost Train
    II. At the Station
    III. The Motive Revolution

Guest Artist: Robyn Brown, Cello
Program: “Música de España”

10/06-07/2011

Pepita Greus – Pascual Pérez Choví
 
La processión du Rocío, Op. 9 – Juaquin Turina, arr. Alfred Reed
            I. Triana en fiesta
            II. La processión
 
Highlights from Carmen – Georges Bizet
    “L’amour est un oiseau rebelled (Havanaise)” (Habanera), arr. Leonard B. Smith
    “Couplets: ‘Votre toast, je paux vous le rendre” (Toréador Song), arr. Edgar L. Barrow

Adagio Para Orquestra de Instumentos de Viento – Joaquín Rodrigo
 
Ritmo Jondo (Flamenco for Band) – Carlos Surinach
    I. Bulerias
    II. Saeta
    III. Garrotin

 España cañí – Pascual Marquina
                     
Guest Artists: Stefan & Diana Easter (ballroom dancers), Steppin’ Out Studios; Cynthia Longoria – Soprano, DMC Music Faculty; Raphael Rada – Baritone, DMC Music Faculty; DMC Dance Ensemble: Sarah Garcia, Sara Kerr, Angelica Mendez, Ja’Lisa Moore, Melissa Nesmith, Veronica Silguero, Shawnee Jones-Bonette, Director/Choreographer

Image1 Program: "Modern Music for Voices and Winds"
(as part of the 3rd Annual “Composition Symposium”)

04/29/2011 (Del Mar College East Campus) & 05/03/2011 (Rockport, Texas)
Sweet Bird – Darrell Brown (premiere)
Moonlit – Benjamin Sabey (premiere)
I’m Seventeen Come Sunday – Percy Aldridge Grainger (with DMC Concert Choir)

additional numbers by the DMC choirs

The New People – Neil Flory (premiere)
Poem-and-prose cycle by E.R. Flory
    Prelude: “Stories, heroes…”
    I. The Heron’s Tale
    Interlude: “Our Daily Bread”
    II. The Owl’s Story
    Interlude: “The Whole Torah”
    III. The First War
    Interlude: “Gate, gate, paragate…”
    IV. The Benediction Of Being
    Interlude: “The Entire World”
    Interlude: Dona Nobis Pacem
    V. Let Us Choose
Image2     Interlude: “And friendliness for all the world…”
    VI. The New People

Guest Artists: Benjamin Sabey – Composer; Neil Flory – Composer, DMC Faculty; Raphael Rada – Baritone (voice), DMC Faculty; Cynthia Longoria - Soprano, DMC Faculty; DMC Concert Choir and DMC Master’s Chorus – Dennis Richardson, Director and DMC Faculty; DMC Children’s Chorus – Ouida Richardson, Director and DMC Faculty; Hyunjoo Jung – Piano, DMC Faculty; Evelyn McCarty (DMC Faculty), Briana Maceda, and Julia Cabral – Additional Oboes; Terry Hoelscher – Additional Bassoon

Program: “A Night of Symphonies”

03/04/2011
Symphonie for Band – Louis E. Jadin, ed. by William A. Schaefer
Symphony for Band, Op. 69 (Symphony No. 6) – Vincent Persichetti
            I. Adagio-Allegro
            II. Adagio sostenuto
            III. Allegretto
            IV. Vivace
Scenes from Mount Pelion – Danny Williams (premiere)
             1. The Creation of Nephele
             2. Nessus’ Frolic
             3. The Aloadae – Assault Upon the Gods
Give Us This Day (Short Symphony for Wind Ensemble) – David Maslanka (b. 1943)


Special Guest: Austin Gabrillo – Piano, DMC Music Student

A Night of Symphonies

Program: “All Kinds of Music for All Kinds of People” (Fall Classic)

11/20/2010
March, Opus 99 – Sergei Prokofiev
Lament for Wind Orchestra – Chang Su Koh
Catch Me If You Can (sax feature) – John Williams, arr. Bocook
River in the Pines – Patrick Stoyanovich
Xerxes – John Mackey
The Seal Lullaby – Eric Whitacre
La Bamba de Vera Cruz – Terig Tucci, trans. Hunsberger
Blue Bells of Scotland – Arthor Pryor (Trombone Feature)
A Brass Thing (Mvmt. III from Serenada Schizophrana) – Danny Elfman, arr. Saucedo
Huldigungsmarsch – Richard Wagner
 
Guest Artists: William Lipman – Alto Saxophone, DMC Music Faculty; Donald Pinson – Trombone, DMC Music Faculty; Austin Gabrillo – Piano, DMC Music Student

Program: Caribbean Rite

10/29-30/2011
Ogoun Badagris – Christopher Rouse (Percussion Ensemble)
Danzón Cubano – Aaron Copland, trans. Rogers
Voodoo Interlude – Albert Davis
Canto Yorubá (Yoruba Song) – Perdro Sanjuán Nortes
Baron Cimetière’s Mambo – Donald Grantham
Voodoo – Daniel Bukvich
Sensemayá – Silvestre Revueltas Sánchez, arr. Bencriscutto
Voodoo – Dirty Dozen Brass Band, arr. Simmons
 
Guest Artists: DMC Percussion Ensemble – Lisa Nicol, director; Dancers Sarah Garcia & Daniel Mechell, members of the DMC Dance Ensemble – Shawnee Jones-Bonette, Director/Choreographer

Program: Modern Works for Winds
(as part of the 2nd Annual “Composition Symposium”)

4/23/2010
Symphony No. 5, Mvmt 1 “Piano Pod” – Christian Asplund
To Lie In State Beneath The Sands – Neil Flory
Medium Funk Prelude – Paul Richards
Lord Randal (for Chamber Winds) – Felicia Sandler (premiere)
Oh Lord, Let This Be Heaven – Ryan Gee (premiere)
Six Nocturnes – Christian Asplund (premiere)
     Nocturne 1 – Evening Prayer
     Nocturne 2 – Starry Night
     Nocturne 3 – Dreams
     Nocturne 4 – Awakening of the Birds
     Nocturne 5 – Sunrise
     Nocturne 6 – Morning Prayer
The River With Only One Bank – Paul Richards (premiere)

Guest Artists: Christian Asplund – Composer; Paul Richards – Composer; Ryan Gee – Composer; Neil Flory – Composer, DMC Faculty; Raphael Rada – Baritone (voice), DMC Faculty

Program: Originals

02/02/2010
Procession of the Academics – David Maslanka
muttermutter twitch – Ryan Gee
Napoli – Herman Bellstedt
The Kentucky Preceptor – Patrick Stoyanovich
    I. The Appalachian Girl’s Farewell
    II. Dog Walk
    III. Kentucky Farmer
    IV. Feedin’ Time
    V. The Bard
    VI. Down In The Holler
    VII. Hymn
    VIII. The Tobacco Farmer’s Blues
    IX. A Soldier Dies – Perryville 1862
    X. Black Mountain
To Lie In State Beneath The Sands – Neil Flory (Premiere)
Rikud Chassidi – Trad./arr. Bill Averbach
Undertow – John Mackey
 
Guest Artists: Scott Hagarty – Trumpet, DMC Music Faculty; Neil Flory – Composer, DMC Music Faculty; William Lipman – Clarinet, DMC Music Faculty; Joy Kairies – Piccolo, DMC Music Faculty; Donald Pinson – Trombone, DMC Music Faculty; Corpus Christi Wind Symphony – Bryce Taylor, Director

Program: A New England Halloween

10/01/2009
Through Darkened Sleepy Hollow – Erik Morales
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – Andrew Boysen, Jr.
Symphony for Salem, 1692, I. The Dance – D. Mark McCoy
Music from Sleepy Hollow – Danny Elfman, arr. Bocook
The Headless Horseman – Timothy Broege
Hysteria in Salem Village – Felicia Sandler
 
Guest Artists: Kim Frederick (narration), DMC Drama Faculty; Film footage prepared by Gerard Munoz, DMC TV; DMC Dance Company, Shawnee Jones-Bonnette, Director/Choreographer

New England Halloween

Program: Modern Works for Winds
(as part of the 1st Annual "Composition Symposium")

04/17/2009
Chameleon Music - Dan Welcher
(performed by the DMC Percussion Ensemble)
Yang Bian Cui Ma Yun LIang Mang - Wei-Xian Zhong/arr. Brown
muttermutter twitch - Ryan Gee (Premiere)
Rikud Chassidi - Trad./arr. Bill Averbach
Songs Without Words - Dan Welcher
         I. Manic
         II. Reflective
         III. Giddy
         IV. Stunned
         V. Confident

Guest Artists: Dan Welcher - Guest Composer;
Ryan Gee - Guest Composer; William LIpman - Clarinet,
DMC Music Faculty; Hong-Da Chin - Dizi, DMC Music Student

Program: Masterworks for Winds 2009

03/05/2009
Commando March - Samuel Barber
Irish Tune from County Derry - Percy Grainger
Country Gardens - Percy Grainger/orch. Clark
Second Suite in F for Military Band, Op. 28 No. 2 - Gustov Holst
         I. March
         II. Song without words
         III. Song of the Blacksmith
         IV. Fantasia on the 'Dargason'
Konzertstueck for Clarinet and Miltary Band - Nikolai Romsky-Korsakov
Rikud Chassidi for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble - Trad./arr. Bill Averbach
Selectiond from the Danserye - Tielman Susato/arr. Dunnigan
         I. La Morisque
         II. Bergerette
         III. Les quatre Branles
         V. Den hoboeken dans
         VI. Ronde & Salterelle
         VII. Ronde & Aliud
         VIII. Basse danse: Mon desir
         IX. Pavanne: La Battaile

Guest Artist: William LIpman - Clarinet, DMC Music Faculty

From the Orient Poster

Program: All Men Are Created Equal

11/20/2008
The Star Spangled Banner - John Stafford Smith/arr. Sousa
Joy from "Awakening" - Joseph Curiale
The Promise of Living - Aaron Copland/arr. Singleton
Old Home Days - Charles E. Ives/arr. Elkus
          I. Waltz
          II. a) The Opera House (From "Memories")
              b) Old Home Days (Chorus)
          III. The Collection
          IV. Slow March
          V. London Bridge is Fallen Down!
Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin/arr. Hunsberger
Bayou Breakdown - Brant Karrick
King Cotton March - John Philip Sousa

Guest Artists: Stacy Weatherston - Soprano, DMC Alumni; Michelle Christner - Alto, DMC Alumni; Jeremy Chapa - Tenor, DMC Alumni; Paul Uribe - Baritone, DMC Alumni; Dr. Rafael Rada - Bass, DMC Music Faculty; Dr. David Sutanto - Piano, DMC Music Faculty; William Lipman - Clarinet, DMC Music Faculty; David Irving - Banjo, DMC Music Faculty

Program: From the Orient

10/16/2008
Spring Festival - Chen Yi
Bali - Michael Colgrass
Yang Bian Cui Ma Yun Liang Mang - Wei-Xian Zhong/arr. Brown
Variations on a Korean Folk Song - John Barnes Chance
Music from the film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" - Tan Dun/arr. Brown
Impressions of Japan - James Barnes
          I. Joetsu no asahi (Dawn in Joetsu)
          II. Todaiji (The Great Buddha at Nara)
          III. Asakusa Matsuri (Asakusa Festival)

Guest Artists: Hong-Da Chin - Dizi (traditional Chinese bamboo flute), DMC Student; Robyn Brown - Cello; Film footage prepared by Gerard Munoz, DMC TV

From the Orient Poster

Program: Modern Works for Winds

05/01/2008
Medieval Suite, II. Homage to Perotin - Ron Nelson
Concerto for Marimba - Ney Rosauro/arr. McCutchen
          I. Saudação (Greetings)
          II. Lamento (Lament)
          III. Dança (Dance)
          IV. Despedida (Farewell)
Mother Earth - A Fanfare - David Maslanka
O Magnum Mysterium - Morten Lauridsen/arr. Reynolds
Equus - Eric Whitacre

Guest Artist: Dr. Lisa Nicol - Marimba, DMC Music Faculty

Program: Masterworks for Winds

03/11/2008
Scossa Elettrica (The Electric Shock) - Giancomo Puccini
Ye Banks and Braes O'Bonnie Doon - Percy Aldridge Grainger
March in D, WoO 24 - Ludwig van Beethoven
Chant des Bateliers du Volga - Arr. Igor Stravinsky
Prayer of Saint Gregory, Opus 62B - Alan Hovhaness
Overture for Winds, Opus 24 - Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
First Suite in E-Flat for Military Band, Opus 28 No. 1 - Gustov Holst
          I. Chaconne
          II. Intermezzo
          III. March

Guest Artists: Dr. Mary Thornton - Trumpet, DMC Music Faculty; W. B. Ray High School Band, Nixon Williams, Director

Program: Concert Americana

Concert Americana Poster

11/15/2007
The Star-Spangled Banner - John Stafford Smith/arr. Stamp
Prayer of Thanksgiving (We Gather Together) - Anon./arr. Hall
Variations on a Shaker Melody - Aaron Copland
Our Last Best Hope - Patrick Stoyanovich
George Washington Bridge - William Schuman
Amazing Grace - John Newton/arr. Frank Ticheli
The Liberty Bell March - John Philip Sousa

Guest Artists: John Boyer - Narrator, DMC Music Faculty

Program: Invasion of the Bugs

Invasion of the Bugs Poster

10/11/2007
Insects- Danny Elfman/arr. Wallace
The Gold Bug March- Victor Herbert
Marienwürmchen- Johannes Brahms/arr. Brown
Magneticfireflies- Augusta Read Thomas
Music from 'A Bug's Life'- Randy Newman/arr. Brown
The Carnival Of The Insects- Bruce Fraser
          I. March of the Ants- The Thin Black Line
          II. Stick Insects and Crickets
          III. Insectivores
          IV. Metamorphosis
          V. The Bug Parade
Bugs- Roger Cichy
          I. Prelude
          II. Dragonfly
          III. Praying Mantis
          IV. Black Widow Spider
          V. Tiger Swallowtail
          VI. Army Ants

Guest Artists: Cynthia Longoria- Soprano, DMC Music Faculty; Film footage prepared by Gerard Munoz, DMC TV; DMC Dance Company, Shawnee Jones-Bonnette, Director

 

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