Program for October 16, 2016 First Baptist Church
Videorecording of this concert
Crown Imperial (1937)............................................ William Walton (1902–1983), arr. (1937) W. J. Duthoit
Walton was known as an avant garde composer, but for the coronation of King George VI he wrote in the style of the Edward Elgar. The title “Crown Imperial” was taken from a poem by Scotsman William Dunbar (c. 1465 – c. 1520) titled In Honour of the City of London. The line read, “In beawtie berying the crone imperiall.”
Interludium (1886)....................... Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936), trans. (1968) Roland L. Moehlmann
At age 50, Russian composer Glazunov became head of the Leningrad Conservatory. His 5 Novelettes for String Quartet, Op. 15, #3 is titled “Interludium in Modo Antiqua.”
16th Regiment Band March (1919)....................................................... George Rosenkrans (1881–1955)
Lifelong Pennsylvanian Rosenkrans wrote many marches and other light works. The dedication of this march is “To the 16th Regiment Band, N.G.P., Oil City, Pa.”
Rhapsody for Euphonium (1978).......................................................................... James Curnow (1943)
James Adams, euphonium
Dedicated to the memory of the composer’s teacher Leonard Falcone, this solo with band accompaniment is alternately expressive and rhythmic. Soloist James Adams is the band director at Jackson County High School. He has two degrees in music education from Eastern Kentucky University where he was a student of James Willett.
Proud Heritage (1956)................................................................................... William Latham (1898–1937)
Evoking a formal British mood, this processional march cleverly voices the melodies and accompaniments in various sections of the band, achieving variety through shifts of timbre. Characteristic of the genre trumpets get the fanfares, reeds carry a lyric melody at the Trio, euphoniums are assigned the melody an octave below other instruments, and percussion punctuates!
Second Suite in F for Military Band, Op. 28 No. 2 (1911)................................ Gustav Holst (1874–1934)
1. March
2. Song Without Words
3. Song of the Blacksmith
4. Fantasia on the ‘Dargason’
British composer Gustav Holst wrote just a few works for band, but they were among the first serious modern works for the medium. He wrote two suites for band and a BBC commission he called “Hammersmith” that serve as foundational works for the repertoire as it exists a century later. His Second Suite is based on folk songs and dances. Movement 1 is a medley of Morris Dance, Swansea Town, and Claudy Banks. Movement 2 is a setting of I’ll Love My Love, which is in the voice of a young woman committed to an asylum, having gone insane after her love was sent to sea. Movement 3 is a song sung by a woman in love with the local blacksmith. Movement 4 cleverly juxtaposes Dargeson, a dance tune, with the ballad Greensleeves.
Irish Tune from County Derry (arr. 1916).................................... Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961)
Most common popular lyrics sung to this tune are “Danny Boy,” although numerous other poems and hymns have been set to it. As was often his practice, Grainger arranged this melody for various other instrumentations. “Irish Tune” also was published for string orchestra, mixed chorus, and piano solo.
Shepherd’s Hey (1918) .................................................................... Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961)
Based on a fiddle tune meant for dancing, Shepherd’s Hey is a rollicking work by this Australian-born, world-traveling, free-thinking pianist.
Walton was known as an avant garde composer, but for the coronation of King George VI he wrote in the style of the Edward Elgar. The title “Crown Imperial” was taken from a poem by Scotsman William Dunbar (c. 1465 – c. 1520) titled In Honour of the City of London. The line read, “In beawtie berying the crone imperiall.”
Interludium (1886)....................... Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936), trans. (1968) Roland L. Moehlmann
At age 50, Russian composer Glazunov became head of the Leningrad Conservatory. His 5 Novelettes for String Quartet, Op. 15, #3 is titled “Interludium in Modo Antiqua.”
16th Regiment Band March (1919)....................................................... George Rosenkrans (1881–1955)
Lifelong Pennsylvanian Rosenkrans wrote many marches and other light works. The dedication of this march is “To the 16th Regiment Band, N.G.P., Oil City, Pa.”
Rhapsody for Euphonium (1978).......................................................................... James Curnow (1943)
James Adams, euphonium
Dedicated to the memory of the composer’s teacher Leonard Falcone, this solo with band accompaniment is alternately expressive and rhythmic. Soloist James Adams is the band director at Jackson County High School. He has two degrees in music education from Eastern Kentucky University where he was a student of James Willett.
Proud Heritage (1956)................................................................................... William Latham (1898–1937)
Evoking a formal British mood, this processional march cleverly voices the melodies and accompaniments in various sections of the band, achieving variety through shifts of timbre. Characteristic of the genre trumpets get the fanfares, reeds carry a lyric melody at the Trio, euphoniums are assigned the melody an octave below other instruments, and percussion punctuates!
Second Suite in F for Military Band, Op. 28 No. 2 (1911)................................ Gustav Holst (1874–1934)
1. March
2. Song Without Words
3. Song of the Blacksmith
4. Fantasia on the ‘Dargason’
British composer Gustav Holst wrote just a few works for band, but they were among the first serious modern works for the medium. He wrote two suites for band and a BBC commission he called “Hammersmith” that serve as foundational works for the repertoire as it exists a century later. His Second Suite is based on folk songs and dances. Movement 1 is a medley of Morris Dance, Swansea Town, and Claudy Banks. Movement 2 is a setting of I’ll Love My Love, which is in the voice of a young woman committed to an asylum, having gone insane after her love was sent to sea. Movement 3 is a song sung by a woman in love with the local blacksmith. Movement 4 cleverly juxtaposes Dargeson, a dance tune, with the ballad Greensleeves.
Irish Tune from County Derry (arr. 1916).................................... Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961)
Most common popular lyrics sung to this tune are “Danny Boy,” although numerous other poems and hymns have been set to it. As was often his practice, Grainger arranged this melody for various other instrumentations. “Irish Tune” also was published for string orchestra, mixed chorus, and piano solo.
Shepherd’s Hey (1918) .................................................................... Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961)
Based on a fiddle tune meant for dancing, Shepherd’s Hey is a rollicking work by this Australian-born, world-traveling, free-thinking pianist.
