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1 Boston University OpenBU School of Music Boston University Concert Programs (in progress) Boston University Wind Ensemble, Tuesday, October 17, 2000 School of Music, Boston University School of Music, Boston University Boston University

2 Boston University School for the Arts Music Division - presents- BOSTON UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE DAVID J. MARTINS, conductor xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tuesday, October 17, 2000 at 685 Commonwealth A venue Boston, Massachusetts

3 BOSTON UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE DAVID J. MARTINS, conductor Tuesday, October 17, 2000 PROGRAM Fanfare from "La Peri" Petite Symphonie, Op. 90 Adagio et allegretto Andante cantabile Scherzo Finale Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor (trans. Donald Hunsberger) Paul Dukas ( ) Charles Gounod ( ) Johann Sebastian Bach ( ) -Intermission- Impressions of Japan Joetsu Asahi (Dawn in Joetsu) Todaiji (The Great Buddha at Nara) Asakusa Matsuri (Festival in Asakusa) On a Hymnsong of Lowell Mason Armenian Dances (Part II) (1975) Hov Arek (The Peasant's Plea) Khoomar (Wedding Dance) Lorva Horovel (Songs from Lori) James Barnes David R. Holsinger (b. 1945) Alfred Reed (b. 1921)

4 PROGRAM NOTES Paul Dukas ( ) Fanfare from "La Peri" Paul Dukas studied and later became an acclaimed teacher at the Paris Conservatoire. Best known for his work L'Apprenti Sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice), Dukas destroyed some of his unfinished manuscripts shortly before his death, and much of his music remains unpublished. The Fanfare was originally composed to precede the poeme dance La Peri (The Fairy), and premiered at the Chalet Theatre in Paris, Dukas' orchestration produces powerful sonorities with a relatively small complement of instruments. Charles Gonoud ( ) p,, ite Symphony, Op. 90 Charles Gounod, best known for his opera Faust, also studied at the Paris Conservatoire. A student of theology, Gounod produced a large number of sacred works. He composed the Petite Symphonie,Op. 90 for the Society of Chamber Music for Wind Instruments. The Petite Symphonie premiered with Gounod present in 1885 in the Salle Pleyel in Paris. The work's four movements are evenly balanced and hearken back to Viennese classicism in form and style. Johann Sebastian Bach ( ) Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor Many musicians have been inspired to adapt the music of Johann Sebastian Bach for modem instruments. Composed in Weimar between , the Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor has inspired an arrangement for orchestra by Respighi, an arrangement for jazz ensemble by Don Sebesky, and a version for wind ensemble by Donald Hunsberger, Professor of conducting and ensembles at Eastman. Bach borrowed the first half of the theme from Andre Raison's Trio en Passacaille; the second half is original. The passacaglia consists of the theme and 20 variations. The fugue utilizes the first half of the theme in 12 statements and accompanies it with a countersubject. Hunsberger's orchestration is dedicated to Frederick Fennell, founder of the Eastman Wind Ensemble. Hunsberger states in the score that each variation, "shall constitute an identifiable coloring," exploring a different aspect of wind instrument t J rities without directly imitating specific organ sounds. \..._

James Barnes Impressions of Japan James Barnes, Professor of Music Theory and Composition at the University of Kansas, described Impressions of Japan as, "a tone poem expressing my personal portrayal

5 James Barnes Impressions of Japan James Barnes, Professor of Music Theory and Composition at the University of Kansas, described Impressions of Japan as, "a tone poem expressing my personal portrayal of what I have seen and experienced during my recent visits to Japan." Commissioned by the Saitama Sakae High School Band of Chmiya, Japan, the work emulates traditional Japanese music through the utilization of unisons for dramatic effect and pentatonic scales. According to the composer, the first movement depicts tiny beams of light from a starry sky, culminating in a colorful sunrise. The second movement is about the world's largest Buddha, and epicts the great influence of Buddhism in Japan. The third movementportrays a celebration at Japan's most famous temple, and features percussion at both the beginning and end, attempting to emulate the intensity and rhythmic drive of festive Japanese folk music. David R. Holsinger (b. 1945) On a Hymnsong of Lowell Mason David R. Holsinger, music minister for 15 years at the Shady Grove Church and Christian Academy in Grand Prairie, Texas, is now a Professor at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee and conductor of the Lee University Wind Ensemble. Holsinger has arranged many hymn tunes and spiritual songs for wind ensemble. The present work, On a Hymnsong of Lowell Mason, is based on the tune "1832 Olivet" (My Faith Looks Up to Thee). Mason was a musical luminary of 19th century Boston. He was a co-founder of the Boston Academy of Music, president of the Handel and Haydn Society, and a staunch advocate for music in the public schools. Holsinger's arrangement moves the hymn tune from instrument to instrument while using countermelodies and pedal. tones to maintain long lines, and dynamics and dissonance to achieve dramatic tension. Alfred Reed (b. 1921) Armenian Dances (Part II) Alfred Reed is now Professor Emeritus, and was a founder and former department chair of Music Media & Industry at the University of Miami, where he taught for 27 years. The Armenian Dances (Part II) were commissioned by the A.G.B.U. Alex Manoogian Cultural Fund, and dedicated to Dr. Harry Begian. Part II constitutes the final three movements of the entire four-movement work. The material for the Armenian Dances was selected from a collection of folk music compiled by Gomidas Vartabed, ar Armenian clergyman and ethnomusicologist. Program notes by Katherine Meifert

6 MEET THE CONDUCTOR David J. Martins is Adjunct Professor of Music at the Boston University School for the Arts. Mr. Martins is the Music Director and Conductor of the Boston University Wind Ensemble, the Metropolitan Wind Symphony, the Lowell Summer Concert Band and the University of Massachusetts-Lowell Wind Ensemble. He has appeared as a guest conductor at the Southern Maine Music Festival, the Kennebec Valley Music Festival and with the New Hampshire All-State Band. Currently a tenured professor at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Mr. Martins has served as a clinician and judge at numerous band director's conferences. In addition to his work as a conductor and teacher, Mr. Martins is an active clarinetist, performing with the Rhode Island Philharmonic, the Boston Classical Orchestra, the Masterworks Chorale, the New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra, the ProArte Chamber Orchestra, the Opera Company of Boston, Boston Lyric Opera, and the cc porary chamber ensemble Alea III. He is a founding member of Col.... nonwealth Winds, a professional wind quintet, and Harmonie Musik, a wind octet in residence at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. He has recorded on the Albany, CRI, Gasparo, Koch, Osnabriick and Titanic labels. Mr. Martins holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Lowell, College of Music. On Tuesday, November 21, Mr. Martins will appear as soloist with the Boston University Wind Ensemble in a performance of Marjorie Merryman's Mountain Legends, with guest conductor David Hoose.

7 Boston University Wind Ensemble Piccolo Bass Clarinet Fluegelhom Ashley Avinger Meghan Donahue Daniel Boucher Kristen Komisky Samuel Dorf Justin Holden Trombone Flute George Bent Ashley Avinger Bassoon Michael Carroll Kristen Komisky Stephanie Busby Nikki Dobell Hsiao-Tzu Lin Janna Manakkal Anne Newman Dana Marinelli Aaron Harmon Christopher Plummer Andrea Sachdeva Colleen Riordan Adam Workman Alto Saxophone Ella Zander Adam Huffer Euphonium Richard Schwartz Seth Budahl Oboe Michael Sueiro George Macchio Michael Dressler Kate Murphy Tenor Saxophone Tuba ~ Ioannis Tselikas Richard White Stephen Dombrowski Christine Ulanowski Ian Loew Stephanie Winslow Baritone Saxophone Adam Huffer Percussion English Hom Brian Laundry Joseph Ciampini Meave Cox Stephanie Cruz Kate Murphy Hom Michael Day Andrew Brunson Robert Hudson E-flat Clarinet Molly Eastman John Kulevich Janine Mellang Bryn Grey David Lanstein Jonathan Hurrell Timothy McKenna Clarinet Meryl Koenig Eric Piekara Alexander Amorosi Emily O'Brien Joshua Rodriguez Debra Dalton Barbara Shepherd Henry Wan Meghan Donahue Jeanne Vultaggio Kimberly Fisher Harp Katherine Forman Trumpet Ariel Gabriel Christine Hardisty Peter Auricchio Justin Holden Daniel Boucher Ensemble Manager Emil Lancea Joshua_ Bud way Richard Schwartz Erika Means Carl Lindquist Xiao Lu Zhang Thomas Manuel Stage Manager Justin Nurin John Newton Christopher Scanlon Jr

This evening's performance of the Bach/Hunsberger Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor is one of a series of performances marking the 250th anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach, culminating

8 This evening's performance of the Bach/Hunsberger Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor is one of a series of performances marking the 250th anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach, culminating in a three-day Bach festival featuring members of the School for the Arts Music Division string faculty. Upcoming performances include: Friday, October 27, 6:30 p.m.-sunday, October 29, 3:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Opera Institute Fringe Festival Jeffre ~ Stevens, music director D <" )Gately, guest stage director Pro~1am to include Bach's Coffee Cantata, No. 211 Boston University Theater, Studio Huntington A venue Admission: $5, students free of charge Bach Festival Sunday, December 3, 7 p.m. Steven Ansell, viola Michelle LaCourse, viola Michele Levin, piano Three Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 Monday December 4, 7 p.m. Peter Zazofsky, violin John Daverio, lecturer Complete Sonatas for and Partitas for Solo Violin Tuesday, December 7, 7 p.m. Michael Reynolds, cello Six Suites for Solo Cello Tlr - J i Performance Center 1;

9 UPCOMING EVENTS October 18 October 19 October :30 p.m. October 22 3:00 p.m. October 23 October 25 October 26 Faculty Concert Michelle Lacourse, viola Nadine Shank, piano (guest artist) 685 Commonwealth Avenue Faculty Concert Scott Hartman, trombone John Ferguson, piano 685 Commonwealth A venue Opera Institute Fringe Festival Trouble in Tahiti by Leonard Bernstein Sharon Daniels, director of opera programs William Lumpkin, musical director Christian Smith, guest stage director Admission: $5; students free of charge Boston University Studio Theatre Huntington Avenue Faculty Concert Horia Mihail, piano 685 Commonwealth A venue ALEA III Theodore Antoniou, music director 685 Commonwealth A venue Boston University Symphony Orchestra David Hoose, conductor Karyl Ruczek, soprano 685 Commonwealth Avenue

10 Contributors to the School for the Arts Music Programs Contribu tors to tlze Music Programs belong to a special group of people respo 11sible for the support of edu ca tional activities, events, programs, pe1fo rmances and many other departmental needs. 200,000 + Surdna Foundation, Inc. 100,000 + Henrietta DeBenedictus 50,000 + G. C. Andersen Family Foundation The Blount Foundation, Inc. The Clowes Fund Mr. and Mrs. Richard I. Hay in memory of Timothy Edwin Hay 10,000 + Mr. Edward Avedisian Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Dressler Fidelit stments Esther mn Charitable Income Trust Marjorie McDonald, M.D. Helen Salem Philbrook Virginia E. Withey Avedis Zildjian Compan y 5,000 + Mr. and Mrs. Alan Broder The Canadian Club of Boston Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Mr. Mark Kroll Renaissance Musical Arts, Ltd. Estate of Arthur L. TI1ayer WBUR Zale-Delaware, Inc. Mrs. Martha1me Verbit 1,000 + Alabama School of Fine Arts Foundation Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, In c. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene L. Brown Cagg Foundation Dorothy D. Cameron Lucile L. Dahlstrom Dean S. Edmunds Foundation Estate of Charles E. Emerson Trust Janet C. Fisher Carol Gebhardt Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Charlotte Goodwyn High Meadow Foundation Phyllis Elhady Hoffman Edwin C. Laird The W "{>< Eleanor Goodman Foundation Montb J Symphony Association 1,000 + continued Albert Spalding Historical Society State Street Research Helen J. Steineker Carl H. Sti ehl Phoenix Symphony Guil d TJX Foundation Bob and Amie Woolf Charitable Foundation in memory of Dr. Alan Mark Roberts Alexander Bernstein Phyllis Curtin Susan Grausman FTP Travel Management Group Valerie A. Hyman Ann Howard Jones Turi and Bruce MacCombie Estate of Jolm E. Moran Osia Charitable and Educa tional Trust Beatrice S. Rose Catherine L. Stein Dr. Rosa Stolz Carolyn Stoessinger Union Oyster House, Inc Estate of Constantin Alaj alov Allen Organ Company Bank Boston Corporation Charitable Founda tion Beth S. Chen Buslow Ms. Anne German acos Nomi P. Ghez Foundation Ms. Mary T. Newport Concert Society of West Stockbridge Custom Transportation Services, Inc. Edna L. Davis Trinity Church Joy L. Derry Ann B. Dickson East Cambridge Piano Carolyn B. Fowels James P. Galas, PhD Nancy Marsh Hartman Mr. J. L. Horner Kirklan d Construction Co. Herbert F. Levy Merle Louise Mather Charles Stakely Jr. Ella Reiss Urdan g Waste Solutions, Inc.

11 Boston University School for the Arts Advisory Board Jason Alexander Saul B. Cohen Edwin G. Fischer Judith M. Flynn Nancy Reis Joaquim Esther B. Kahn Michael Melody Stephen M. Mindich Ronald Sampson Anne-Marie Soulliere Ralph Verni Administration Phyllis Hoffman, Director, Music Division Eve Muson, Assistant Director, Theatre Arts Division Roger Meeker, Associate Director for Design and Technical Production, Theatre Arts Division Alston Purvis, Director Ad Interim, Visual Arts Division Walt Meissner, Associate Dean, Administrative Affairs Patricia Mitro, Assistant Dean, Enrollment Services Judith Sandler, Director of Public Relations Karla Cinguanta, Alumni Officer Jennifer Shepard, Director of Development General Information: Public Relations Office: Development Office: Alumni Relations Office: SFA Events Information Line: ( 617) ( 617) (617) (617) (617) ***************** You can help support these talented young artists by joining the Friends of Music at the School for the Arts. For information, please contact f ennifer Shepard, Director of Development, Boston Universi- Sclzool for the Arts, 855 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA oi call 617/

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