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TOOT - a Palindromic Fanfare (2004)…………....Raymond David Burkhart

River City Concert Band Brass Quintet

(Bob Warren, Curt Monroe, Barbara Pompei, George Preston, Rudy Stubbs)

A palindrome is a word, phrase, or name that reads the same backwards  or frontwards - e.g. "Madam, I'm Adam," or the title of this piece.  The pitches, note values, and rhythm patterns in this fanfare are identical, for each instrument, from either end. Raymond David Burkhart is a Los Angeles-based composer, trumpeter, brass teacher and clinician. He composed TOOT  for a trumpet choir at the annual Brass Chamber Music Workshop in Arcata, CA.

Sine Nomine……………………………….Ralph Vaughan Williams / Bocook

This hymn was sung to the melody Sarum, by Victorian composer Joseph Barnby, until the publication of the English Hymnal in 1906, which then used a new setting by Ralph Vaughan Williams which he called Sine Nomine (literally "without name") in reference to its use on the Feast of All Saints, November 1. It has been described as "one of the finest hymn tunes of the 20th century."

Danzon………..………..……………………Leonard Bernstein / John Krance

Danzon (1950) is the third sailor’s dance from Bernstein’s ballet, Fancy Free. The ballet became such a popular attraction of the  New York Ballet Theater that its story was transformed into a Broadway musical titled On the Town. This dance displays an intense, emotional Latin-American style.

October …………………………………………………………...…Eric Whitacre

An accomplished composer, conductor and lecturer, Eric Whitacre has quickly become one of the most popular and performed composers of his generation. The Los Angeles Times has praised his compositions as "works of unearthly beauty and imagination, (with) electric, chilling harmonies" while The Philadelphia Inquirer has called him "the hottest thing in choral music." Eric studied at the Juilliard School, earning his Master of Music degree and studying with Pulitzer Prize- and Oscar-winning composer John Corigliano. Many of Whitacre's works have entered the standard choral and symphonic repertories and have become the subject of several recent scholarly works and doctoral dissertations. His works "Water Night," "Cloudburst," "Sleep," "Lux Aurumque" and "A Boy and a Girl" are among the most popular choral works of the last decade, and his "Ghost Train", "Godzilla Eats Las Vegas", and "October" have achieved equal success in the symphonic wind community. To date, Whitacre's published works have received thousands of performances and sold well over 600,000 copies worldwide.

The Musical Village……………………………………………....Jacob de Haan

The word “musical” represents the style and the vocal influence that this work is based on. Like in a musical, the most varying atmospheres in The Musical Village pass in revue. Dreamy passages are alternated with festive and swinging fragments and lyrical themes. Oregon, is de Haan’s  most performed composition and brought about his international breakthrough.  Jacob de Haan regularly acts as a guest conductor with performances of his own works – not only in Europe, but also Australia and the USA – and as a jury member at international competitions. One of his guest conducting appearances was at the Western International Band Clinic in Seattle, WA 

Band of Gold……………………………………………………....George Kenny

This wonderful march was published in 1970 and was dedicated to the Battle Creek Michigan,    Central High School Band on their Golden Anniversary. Kenneth George Whitcomb has produced works under both his own name and the pseudonym George Kenny.  He was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, on March 7, 1926.  He received an Associate in Arts degree from Fullerton College in 1973.  He studied saxophone with Santy Runyon, arranging with Sy Oliver, and film scoring with Walte Scharf. Whitcomb was chief arranger and associate bandmaster with the band of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for 14 years (1961-1968) and also served as bandmaster of the 30th Army Band stationed in Germany (1968-1970).In 1973, he joined the Disneyland Band in Anaheim, California, as a saxophone doubler.  In 1982, he was promoted to the position of staff arranger and was responsible for arranging music for the many shows and parades at Disneyland, Disney World, Epcot Center, Tokyo Disneyland, and  Euro-Disney.  In 1993, he left the Disneyland Band to devote his time to free-lance composing, arranging, and orchestration in the Los Angeles area.


 

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