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Concert Winds Flute Francis Luke Abastillas Yanjun Li Valerie Yong Oboe Jackson Kennedy Clarinet Ryan Fragomeni Ronald Harris-Gavin Jennifer Lopez Jacob Pink Xochitl Ramirez Daniel Smith Alto Saxophone Raisha Asuma Paul Cougill Miguel Hernandez Tenor Saxophone Christopher Marin Jennifer Recendez French Horn Samantha Gillespie Ted Kumagai Susana Ramos Cameron Rappaport Trumpet Nicholas Aragon Nicholas Franco Justin Golden Trombone Christian Dodd Diego Hughes-Reyes Ananya Madiraju Brandon Riggs Benjamin Spillman Euphonium Omeed Partovi Tuba Joseph Staraci Percussion Niko Abe Michael Aboutboul Jakob Barner Ajani Bryant Gysi Easton Deleon Brandon Gaines Alfredo Gonzalez Felix Horan Laila Kaddoura Oliver Konopek Bryce Johnson Griffin Mittleman Sherryn Pattarawuttiwong 18 3
Flute Aishwarya Bhalla Tab Chapman Heidi Choi Adam Goren Kaitlyn Hayes Ariana Hernandez Lauren LaBorde Jonathan Massachi Ximena Medina Anett Szczepanek Daria Yaari Oboe Iden Amiri Clarinet Emily Arvesen Audrey Benacerraf Ivan Estevez Elliot Frank Concert Band Zahra Hashim Miles Holland Brian Kanjo Eric Manning Stella Milinich Gabriel Mugalian Harrison Saling Scott Santo Jonah Sharf Lisa Takahashi Jonathan Trester Bass Clarinet Zain Delawalla Mehak Delawalla Henry Felstiner Jacob Nikolau Christopher Rosa Edgar Santiago Alexander Soohoo Alto Saxophone Nicholas Elek Jake Guyette Adnan Virani Tenor Saxophone Alexandra Gillespie Bisrat Moges French Horn Farhan Azam Emma Encinas Kiley McGill Nikolas Nahass Carol Sotoj Samuel Youngs Trumpet Caleb Garbuio Matthew Howard Christian Joy-Ito 4 17
Acknowledgments Santa Monica High School Administration Laurel Fretz, Principal Catherine Baxter, Dean of Students Jason Kurtenbach, S House Principal Steve Franklin, M House Principal Clara Herran, O House Principal Leslie Wells, H House Principal Renne Semik, I House Principal Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Senior Cabinet Sandra Lyon, Superintendent Janece Maez, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Superintendent Debra Moore Washington, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources Terry Deloria, Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services Board of Education Ben Allen, President Laurie Lieberman, Vice President Oscar de la Torre, Jose Escarce, Maria Leon-Vazquez, Ralph Mechur & Nimish Patel, Members Visual & Performing Arts Department Tom Whaley, VAPA Coordinator Chandra Narain, VAPA Assistant Cary Upton, Director of Theatre Operations VAPA District Advisory Committee Janice Gabbert, Chair Bambi Martins, Vice Chair Zina Josephs, Secretary Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation Linda Greenberg Gross, Executive Director The Gail Dorin Music Foundation The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation The Santa Monica City Council Santa Monica High School Visual & Performing Arts Department Kevin McKeown, Director of Bands Terry Sakow, Director of Bands Tom Whaley, Jazz Band Director Jessica Swift, Jazz Band II Director Julia Barnett, Instructional Aide Andy Bill, Percussion Instructor Juan Gonzalez, Color Guard Caption Head Jody Anderson, Color Guard Tech Yosuke Miyoshi, Marching Tech Jeffe Huls, Dept. Chair; Director of Vocal Music Joni Swenson, Director of Orchestra Jason Aiello, Assistant Orchestra Director Kate Soller, Director of Theatre Nate Hodges, Director of Dance Luis Villegas, Guitar Instructor Mark Harris, Guitar Instructor David McCrum, Theatre Technical Coordinator Jan Strnad, Barnum Hall House Manager Bill Wishart, Audio/Visual, Speaker Running Naomi Sato, Instructional Aide Lucas Capra, Stage Technician Malibu High School VAPA - Music Amy Loch, Choir Director Bill Bixler, Band & Winds Maia Zander, Orchestra John Adams Middle School VAPA - Music Angela Woo, Director of Instrumental Music, VAPA Chair Apryl Garcia, Asst Director of Instrumental Music Cecile Blanchard, Director of Choral Music Russ Mullen, Instructional Assistant Alina Baskina, Accompanist Kelly Flickinger, Dr. Justin Hageman, Grace Hsu, Dr. Josephine Liu Moerschel, Jennifer Roth & Peter Senchuck, Coaches Lincoln Middle School VAPA - Music Mark Hunt, Director of Bands, VAPA Chair Jim Wang, Director of Orchestras Vanessa Ventre, Director of Choral Music Heather Klenk, Instructional Asst., Bands Colleen Ruddy, Instructional Asst., Orchestras Stephen Dress, Karolina Naziemiec, Teag Reaves, Peter Senchuck & Kelly Weaver, Coaches SMMUSD Elementary General Music & SMASH Middle School Instructors Kirsten Bersch, Deborah Cha, Susan Justin, Bonnie Lockrem, Allen Loyd, Steven Ravaglioli, Jessi Spike- Gravelle, Jessica Swift, Bruce Tellier, Lydia Tseng, Jody Rubin, Elleni Maureas & Meghan Turner Maddie Lo Monaco Tomas Prada Daniel Rotberg Timothy Southam Jessi Thixton Mollie Wittels Trombone Pedro Flack Nipunjeet Gujral Jolene Hauck Monai Hicks Samuel Rietta Frederick Riggs Francine Rios-Fetchko Jack Sadler Henry Schlessinger Euphonium Sean Chun Aemoni Harris David Mijares Jesus Palma Tuba Matthew Brand Ismael De Pablo Jacob Gaines Austin Gomez Malcolm Roddy Christopher Schlierman Percussion Niko Abe Michael Aboutboul Jakob Barner Ajani Bryant Gysi Easton Deleon Brandon Gaines Alfredo Gonzalez Felix Horan Laila Kaddoura Oliver Konopek Bryce Johnson Griffin Mittleman Sherryn Pattarawuttiwong 16 5
Terry Sakow Terry Sakow was born in Yokosuka, Japan. Because his father was in the U.S. Navy, Mr. Sakow grew up in Japan, Hawaii and California, beginning his musical studies in the 6th grade in Poway, California as a trumpeter in the school band. Mr. Sakow earned a Bachelor of Arts in music from UCLA in 1989 and later a Masters in Music Education from the University of Illinois in 1997. Mr. Sakow began teaching at Santa Monica High School in 1990. Between 1995 and 2006 he served as Chair of the Santa Monica High School Music Department overseeing the entire music curriculum, and also serving as consultant for a massive renovation of the school auditorium, and the music facility. At the end of his time as department chair, the music department enrollment reached an excess of 800 students, and the music facility and performance hall are now state of the art facilities. The band program at Santa Monica High School has developed into one of the finest and most comprehensive of its kind in California. His ensembles have received top honors at adjudicated performances, and are considered amongst the finest bands in California. The Santa Monica High School Wind Ensemble performed at the California Music Educators Asssociation Convention in 2006. The Wind Ensemble also performed in Carnegie Hall in 2007. Many past members of the Wind Ensemble have continued their music education at prestigious conservatories, universities, and schools of music. His musical mentors are Karl Fitch, Lar Best, Marc Davis, Gerald and Linda Anderson, Chris Schwabe, Samuel Krachmalnick, Dr. Thomas Lee, Gordon Henderson, Gary Rosenblatt and Dr. Abel Ramirez. 6 15
Band Directors Symphonic Winds Kevin McKeown Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Mr. McKeown and his family left The Troubles behind in 1982 to come to Santa Monica for a new life. He is a proud alumnus of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. Mr. McKeown attended UCLA for his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education. Under the direction of Gordon Henderson, he was a four year drum major for the UCLA Bruin Marching Band, known as The Solid Gold Sound. He went on to earn a Masters of Music in Instrumental Conducting, becoming the Graduate Associate Conductor of the UCLA Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, under the mentorship of Dr. Thomas Lee. Before joining the faculty at SAMOHI, Mr. McKeown taught at John Adams Middle School, S.M.A.S.H. Middle School, and at every elementary school in the SM- MUSD. He has developed and continues to conduct collegiate level wind ensembles at Santa Monica College and the Clare Trevor School of Arts at the University of California, Irvine. He is an active adjudicator, clinician, and guest conductor throughout Southern California, and has previously held positions at CSUN, CSULA, and Long Beach City College. Mr. McKeown is an active member of SCSBOA and CBDA and is on the Board of Directors of Elemental Strings, a youth orchestra for 4th and 5th grade string students in the Santa Monica community. Outside of teaching and conducting, Mr. McKeown enjoys spending time with his family, riding his bicycle, eating great Japanese food in his Sawtelle neighborhood, and working on his ongoing pursuit to carry a single digit handicap in golf. Piccolo Dorothy DeBaisse Flute Sara Arvesen Kalon Cheung Gabrielle Clouse Dorothy DeBaisse Lauren Fleck Abigail Wisen Oboe Phoebe Kiekhofer Sadie Saltzman Ella Warshauer Clarinet Mira Baum Mary Guirguis Samuel Guyette Tomoki Ishizuka Hayden Kirschbaum Alaleh Mokhtari Dalí Nemecio Olive Sherman Jillian Sonderegger Theresa Stewart Qian Tan Bass Clarinet Dylan Meek Monica Norris Andrej Pervan Shayda Yazdani Contra-Alto Clarinet Jillian Sonderegger Bassoon Francesca Billington Maya Gorgas Alto Saxophone Jessica Deese Gianna Ferrarin Alex Kahan Max Levenson Frederic Norris William Tomita Tenor Saxophone Daisy Garcia Andres Orellana Baritone Saxophone Jacob Irvin Kyle Schwartz French Horn Manuel Beltran Amancai Biraben Steven Harmon Maclaine Kennedy Alexander Kinsinger Peter Pak Ella Ponthier Kathryn Rusk-Kosa Trumpet Jack Aron Carruth Cull Enrique Ipina Christopher Pak Jakub Preis Brandon Searfoss Trombone Glennon Davalos Stanton* Matthew Hawkins Patrick Hu Andrew Lewis Liam McBride Daniel Murokh Sumner Schwartz Euphonium Cyrus Chun Tess King Tuba Francisco Gutierrez Mikey LaBorde Zoe Moench Percussion Jack Bonner Bradley Finkelstein Rachel Israilevich Matilda Loughmiller Benjamin Richman Nima Shajarian Benjamin Stackel Elias Valladares Bennett Zemke * California Orchestra Director s Association (CODA) 2012 Honors Symphony Orchestra 14 7
Piccolo Rachel Ricard Flute Sophie Crowley Linda Gordon Adrienne Hino Sarah Ohanian Emily Persinko Rachel Ricard Jennifer White-Phalan Oboe Mollie Bernstein* Ryan Roberts Clarinet Clelia Davis Del Piccolo Elliot Fleck Sophia Horwitz-Hirsch Gregory Melick Madison Miller* Jason Oyakawa Ava Pomerantz Jerry Qi Noah Rosenberg Raphael Rossellini Wind Ensemble Richard Searfoss Winona Wiland Chris Yang Bass Clarinet Nicholas Charchut Rachel Kiekhofer James McFarland Bassoon Rene Ross Alto Saxophone Adam Kummer Jose Sepulveda Mendoza Tenor Saxophone Tucker Moody Stephanie Soohoo Baritone Saxophone Victoria Hatakeyama French Horn Megan Edwards Jake Gold* Steven Harmon* Joshua Maccoby* Skyler Muldaur Harper Olmon Trumpet Elias Brown* Daniel Chenevert* Spencer Cramer Elijah Kravets Benjamin Rosenberg Alejandro Sepulveda Mendoza Lauren Villero Trombone Elias Batalla Andrew Brown Harrison Klann Kyle McCreight Isaac Nemzer Euphonium Jonah Krop Eric Stocker Mitchell Won Tuba Daniel Bottitta Jonathan Forsander Jacob Levine Percussion Isley Brock Benjamin Canales Ben Gelfand Zachary Gotler Amira Kaddoura Michael Kent Julian Mickelson Brandon Pearl The so-called Queen of the Night aria, Der Hölle Rache (The Revenge of Hell), takes place when the Queen discovers that both Tamino and her daughter Pamina have been converted to the philosophy of their captor. The Queen vows revenge on her daughter and Sarastro in this coloratura aria, which requires a voice able to soar stratospherically. Symphony in B-Flat, Movement I Paul Hindemith Paul Hindemith was a rare musician known not only for his talent as a composer, but for his work as a professional violinist and violist, a pianist, conductor, and teacher. Hindemith was born in Hanau, Germany, in 1895. His father was a house painter, who played the zither and encouraged his children to explore their musical talents. Paul started taking violin lessons at the age of nine and was later enrolled at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfort from 1908 to 1917. When his father was killed in the war in 1915, Paul had to support his mother by playing in cafes. He was concertmaster for the Frankfurt Opera (1915-1923) except for a two-year period when he was called into service and became part of the regimental band. His compositions represented the neobaroque, working in the classic forms of the fugue, sonata, and suite in a manner identified with Bach. His interest in composing Gebrauchsmusik - music for practical use rather than music for art s sake - put him in disfavor with the rising Nazi party; they felt he was not upholding his duty as a true German composer. In 1938, he left for Switzerland and later the United States, becoming head of the School of Music at Yale University in 1942 and a US citizen in 1946. Returning to Switzerland in 1953, he resided there until his death in 1963. Huapango Jose Pablo Moncayo The musical talents of Guadalajara-born José Pablo Moncayo (1912 1958) were manifest in his several roles as pianist, percussionist, composer, conductor and pedagogue. Although he spent a short time studying with Aaron Copland in 1942 (who was quite enamored of Mexican music, as shown in El salón méxico) and earned money as a jazz pianist in the late 1920s to finance his musical studies, he became known for his love of and advocacy for Mexican music. In 1934, in fact, he was one of four composers to launch the Grupo de los Cuatro, whose avowed goal was to promote the nationalist spirit of their country s music. The title Huapango refers to the very popular Mexican dance rhythm (derived from the Spanish fandango) one still hears in ensembles of all sizes and components from vocalists to full mariachi bands. The music veers between major and minor keys, and shifts from duple- to triple-meter (mainly staying in 6/8 time). In original folk/pop practice it is danced by men and women often accompanied by falsetto singing. 8 13
Symphonic Suite from Star Trek Michael Giacchino, Alexander Courage & Gene Roddenberry (arr. Jay Bocook) Michael Giacchino is an Italian-American composer who has composed scores for movies, television series and video games. Some of his most notable works include the scores to television series such as Lost and Alias, video games such as the Medal of Honor and Call of Duty series, and films such as Mission Impossible III, The Incredibles, and Star Trek. Giacchino has received numerous awards for his work, including an Emmy Awards, multiple Grammy Awards, and an Academy Award. Alexander Courage, Jr. was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film. Courage began as an orchestrator and arranger at MGM studios, which included work in such films as Show Boat, The Band Wagon, and Gigi, but he is probably best known for composing the theme for this selection. Liberty Fanfare Wind Ensemble John Williams, trans. Jay Bocook Liberty Fanfare is a composition for Wind Ensemble by John Williams, and transcribed by Jay Bocook. Written originally for orchestra in 1986, the piece was commissioned to celebrate the centennial of the Statue of Liberty on July 4 of that year. However, the piece was actually premiered a month beforehand, on June 4, when Williams conducted the Boston Pops. The entire piece is approximately five minutes in length and utilizes both the brass section for the main themes and the woodwinds for providing a recurring, melodious motif. The rhythm is also repeated several times throughout the piece. Before the premiere of the piece, Williams commented that he had tried to create a group of American airs and tunes of my own invention that I hope will give some sense of the event and the occasion. Queen of the Night Aria from Die Zauberflöte W.A. Mozart, arr. Carl Hammer Ryan Roberts, Conductor Eli Brown, Trumpet Mozart wrote the fabulist piece in 1791 (the last year of his life) for the Theater auf der Wieden, which catered to a more populist audience than the nearby Vienna halls. The Queen s very classically-styled part in Zauberflöte contrasts with those of the other characters, which are much more folk-influenced. Perhaps Mozart knew that his less polished audience would associate the high art style of the Queen with a threatening influence. 12 9
Fall Concert 2012 Concert Winds Joyance Bruce Pearson An exultant 18th century hymn-tune provides the melodic inspiration for Joyance, a jubilant concert or festival fantasia. Written in ternary form, the work opens with a hymn-based maestoso introduction in Eb major. Following the allegro A-section (also based melodically on the hymn), the mood becomes plaintive as the B-section is presented featuring a relative minor version of hymn motives. Following a return of the Eb major A- section, the work concludes with a coda, during which a victorious exclamation of the complete darwall composition is heard. Park Street Celebration James Swearingen James Swearingen s numerous contributions for band have been enthusiastically received by school directors, student performers and audiences worldwide. With over 550 published works, he has written band compositions and arrangements that reflect a variety of musical forms and styles. Many of his pieces, including 98 commissioned works, have been chosen for contest and festival lists. Mr. Swearingen is currently Professor of Music, Department Chair of Music Education and one of several resident composers at Capital University located in Columbus, Ohio. He also serves as a staff arranger for the famed Ohio State University Marching Band. Concert Band On a Hymn Song of Philip Bliss David Holsinger On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss is a radical departure of style of this composer. The frantic tempos, the ebullient rhythms we associate with Holsinger are replaced with a restful, gentle, and reflective composition based on the 1876 Philip Bliss Horatio Spafford hymn, It is Well with my Soul. Written to honor the retiring Principal of Shady Grove Christian Academy, On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss was presented as a gift from the SGCA Concert Band to Rev. Steve Edel in May of 1989. Variation on a Korean Folk Song John Barnes Chance Chance won the American Bandmasters Association Ostwald Award for this work in the year following its composition. He provided the following information concerning the work in the Journal of Band Research for Autumn 1966: I became acquainted with the folk song Arrirang while serving in Seoul, Korea in the Eighth U.S. Army Band in 1958-59. The tune is not as simple as it sounds, and my fascination with it during the intervening years led to its eventual use as the theme for this set of variations. The work is in six sections the opening pentatonic theme stated by the clarinets followed by five distinct variations. The first variation features temple blocks and woodwinds. Variation two is quiet and serene with the original melody, now inverted, played by the oboe. The third variation is a fast march, the fourth is broad and solemn, and the fifth is more involved with various sections of the band playing one of the two phrases heard in the opening theme. Symphonic Winds Second Suite in F for Military Band Gustav Holst Holst wrote the Second Suite in 1911, using English folk songs and folk dance tunes throughout. The opening March combines a Morris dance with folk songs, while the second movement features a lyrical tune which tells of lovers separated by their parents. This is followed by the Song of the Blacksmith, complete with a lively rhythm played on the blacksmith s anvil. The Suite concludes with the Dargason country dance and folk song entwined with the well-known Greensleeves melody. Holst was well suited for his role as concert band composer, having played trombone in various groups for years. Whereas other composers wrote for the concert band as they would for an orchestra without strings, Holst created a unique sound intended to cast the concert band as a serious concert medium. 10 11