Program for February 15, 2020 First Baptist Church
Videorecording of this concert
Gavorkna Fanfare (1991) Jack Stamp (1954)
In this work, the composer, who has retired as the director of bands at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, treats the woodwind, brass, and percussion choirs as equal partners. Describable as “fierce,” “intense,” and “majestic,” this short ternary statement has become a favorite opener for concert bands
O Cool is the Valley (1972) Vincent Persichetti (1959–1987)
Persichetti’s quiet, reflective O Cool is the Valley is meant to reflect the mood of the James Joyce Poem of the same name. It reads,
O cool is the valley now
And there, love, will we go
For many a choir is singing now
Where Love did sometime go.
And hear you not the thrushes calling,
Calling us away?
O cool and pleasant is the valley
And there, love, will we stay.
An Original Suite (1928) Gordon Jacob (1895–1984), ed. C. P. Heidenreich
1. March
2. Intermezzo
3. Finale
Gordon Jacob was a Londoner who was educated at the Royal College of music, and who subsequently taught at his alma mater. The word “original” in the title was to indicate that the themes were of Jacobs’ own creation rather than adaptations of folk music or other source material.
Travelin’ Music (2015 ) arr. Robert Sheldon (1954)
A delightful arrangement based on the fiddle tune The Arkansas Traveler.
(Believe Me If) All Those Endearing Young Charms 17th-century folk song, arr. Simone Mantia (1873–1951), ed. Andrew Glover
James Adams, euphonium
Simone Mantia was a baritone horn soloist with the Sousa Band and the Arthur Pryor Band. Soloist James Adams is the band director in Jackson County, Kentucky, and he is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, where he studied euphonium with professor James Willett.
Bond, James Bond arr. Stephen Bulla
This medley includes James Bond Theme (1962) by Monty Norman; Goldfinger (1964) by John Barry, Nobody Does it Better (1977) by Marvin Hamlisch, Skyfall (2012) by Adele Akins and Paul Epworth, and Live and Let Die (1973) by Paul and Linda McCartney
In this work, the composer, who has retired as the director of bands at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, treats the woodwind, brass, and percussion choirs as equal partners. Describable as “fierce,” “intense,” and “majestic,” this short ternary statement has become a favorite opener for concert bands
O Cool is the Valley (1972) Vincent Persichetti (1959–1987)
Persichetti’s quiet, reflective O Cool is the Valley is meant to reflect the mood of the James Joyce Poem of the same name. It reads,
O cool is the valley now
And there, love, will we go
For many a choir is singing now
Where Love did sometime go.
And hear you not the thrushes calling,
Calling us away?
O cool and pleasant is the valley
And there, love, will we stay.
An Original Suite (1928) Gordon Jacob (1895–1984), ed. C. P. Heidenreich
1. March
2. Intermezzo
3. Finale
Gordon Jacob was a Londoner who was educated at the Royal College of music, and who subsequently taught at his alma mater. The word “original” in the title was to indicate that the themes were of Jacobs’ own creation rather than adaptations of folk music or other source material.
Travelin’ Music (2015 ) arr. Robert Sheldon (1954)
A delightful arrangement based on the fiddle tune The Arkansas Traveler.
(Believe Me If) All Those Endearing Young Charms 17th-century folk song, arr. Simone Mantia (1873–1951), ed. Andrew Glover
James Adams, euphonium
Simone Mantia was a baritone horn soloist with the Sousa Band and the Arthur Pryor Band. Soloist James Adams is the band director in Jackson County, Kentucky, and he is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, where he studied euphonium with professor James Willett.
Bond, James Bond arr. Stephen Bulla
This medley includes James Bond Theme (1962) by Monty Norman; Goldfinger (1964) by John Barry, Nobody Does it Better (1977) by Marvin Hamlisch, Skyfall (2012) by Adele Akins and Paul Epworth, and Live and Let Die (1973) by Paul and Linda McCartney
