Eastman Wind Ensemble

EWE50: Schedule of Events

Tuesday, Feb. 5 Wednesday, Feb. 6 Thursday, Feb. 7 Friday, Feb. 8 Saturday, Feb. 9	BASSOON
TUESDAY, Feb. 5
8:00pm Kilbourn Hall	CONCERT BY NEXUS
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 6
9:00am Kilbourn Hall	OPENING WELCOME James Undercofler, Director and Dean, ESM Donald Hunsberger, Conductor, ESM
9:15-10:45 Kilbourn Hall	NEXUS – William Cahn, Presenter “Improvisation Techniques”
11:00-12:30 Eastman Theatre	“Harmoniemusik for Today’s Ensembles” – Robert Rumbelow, Presenter-conductor Christopher Weait,Lecturer W.A. Mozart – Concerto for Clarinet K.622 (arr. Rumbelow) Allegro Adagio Allegro Larry Combs, Basset Clarinet Eastman Wind Ensemble
12:30-1:30	LUNCH
1:30-2:45 Eastman Theatre	THE ITHACA CONNECTION I – Mark Scatterday, Presenter Ithaca Wind Symphony, Steven Peterson, conductor Frank Battisti Warren Benson Mark Fonder: Patrick Conway Malcolm Rowell: Walter Beeler Brian Norcross: Frank Battisti and the Ithaca High School Commissioning Project: Warren Benson – Remembrance Armand Russell – Theme and Fantasia Leonard Bernstein (arr. Beeler) – Candide Overture
3:30-5:45 Eastman Theatre	EWE DISCUSSION AND REHEARSAL SECTION, Carl Atkins, Presenter Eastman Wind Ensemble, Donald Hunsberger, conductor NEXUS Percussion Ensemble Donald Hunsberger, presenter: Warren Benson – Symphony for Drums and Wind Orchestra Invocation Contemplation Declaration NEXUS, soloists Karel Husa and Mark Scatterday, presenters: Karel Husa Concerto for Percussion Maestoso Moderato Molto Allegro ma non troppo NEXUS, soloists
5:45-7:30	DINNER
7:30-9:00 Eastman Theatre	ITHACA CONNECTION II Ithaca Wind Symphony, Stephen Peterson Dana Wilson, presenter: Toshiro Mayuzumi – Concerto for Percussion Allegro Adagietto Presto Gordon Stout, Xylophone Dana Wilson Concerto for Horn and Wind Ensemble (2002) Freely Plaintively With Great Energy Karel Husa and Mark Scatterday, presenters: Karel Husa – Concerto for Wind Ensemble Drum Ceremony and Fanfare Elegy Perpetual Motion Gail Williams, horn
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Thursday, Feb. 7
10:00-11:30 Kilbourn Hall	IVES AND HIS USE OF THEMATIC TRANSFORMATION – James Ripley, Presenter Jonathan Elkus, lecturer Philip Lambert, lecturer James Sinclair, lecturer-conductor Charles Ives: Over The Pavements (ed. Singleton) Calcium Light Night (ed. Singleton) – Eastman Chamber Ensemble Country Band March (ed. Sinclair) Overture and March 1776 (ed. Sinclair) – Eastman-Dryden Orchestra
11:45-12:45 Kilbourn Hall	1952-2002: The Wind Ensemble Movement – Jeffrey Renshaw, Presenter Discussion Panel: Frederick Fennell A. Clyde Roller Donald Hunsberger Music from the concert of February 5, 1951 Willaert – Ricercare (1559) Scheidt – Canzon XXVI (Bergamasca) DiLasso – Motet:Tui Sunt Coeli Gabrieli, G. – Sonata pian e forte Gabrieli – Canzon noni toni a 12 Beethoven – Three Equali for Four Trombones Strauss – Serenade in E-flat, op. 7 Ruggles – “Angels” from Men and Angels (1921) Eastman Chamber Ensembles Evan Feldman, Paul Shewan, Cindi Johnston-Turner, conductors
12:45-1:45	LUNCH
1:45-3:30 Kilbourn Hall	1930-2002: The American Bandmasters Association The College Band Directors National Association Frederick Fennell Keith Wilson James Keene Malcolm W. Rowell Jr. Myron Welch
Panel discussion: “The traditions and transitions of major organizations and personages including John Philip Sousa, Edwin Franko Goldman, Albert Austin Harding, Glenn Cliff Bainum, Mark Hindsley, William Revelli and their influence upon the wind band of the 20th century.”
3:30-5:00 Eastman Theatre	WIND ORCHESTRATION – Lois Ferrari, Presenter Mark Rogers, lecturer-conductor Darius Milhaud – Suite Francaise Donald Hunsberger, lecturer-conductor Arnold Schoenberg – Theme and Variations, Op. 43a-c Eastman Philharmonia Eastman Wind Ensemble
5:15-6:30 Kilbourn Hall	UNIQUE VOICES – Evan Feldman, Presenter Robert Morris, Lecturer Edgar Varese – Integrales Olivier Messiaen – Oiseaux exotiques Margaret Kampmeier, piano Eastman Musica Nova, Brad Lubman, director
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Friday, Feb. 8
9:00-10:30 Eastman Theatre	STRAUSS’S FINAL WORKS – Michael Votta, Presenter Bryan Gilliam, lecturer Richard Strauss – Symphonie für Blaser “From a Happy Workshop” (1945) Allegro con brio Andantino Minuet Introduction (Andante) and Allegro Cincinnati Conservatory Chamber Winds, Rodney Winther, conductor Four Last Songs Fruehling – Amy van Loon September – Kim Upcraft Beim Schlafengehen – Melissa Kelly Im Abendrot – Janinah Burnett Eastman Philharmonia, Mendi Rodan conductor
11:00-1:00 Kilbourn Hall	REHEARSING CHAMBER WIND ENSEMBLES- Rodney Winther, Presenter Frank L. Battisti, lecturer-conductor Donald DeRoche, lecturer-conductor Rodney Winther, lecturer-conductor Frank L. Battisti, lecturer-conductor I. Classical Harmonie to the Contemporary Chamber Wind Ensemble (with horn parts, but without additional brass or extensive percussion): W.A. Mozart – La Clemenza di Tito (1791; arr. Triebensee) Overture Deh prendi un dolce amplesso Marcia Del piu sublime soglio Joachim Raff – Sinfonietta in F, Opus 188 (1873) Larghetto Vivace Jonathan Dove – Figures in the Garden (1991) Donald DeRoche, lecturer-conductor Contemporary Chamber Wind Ensemble with brass and percussion (with double bass, but without additional string parts): Reynaldo Hahn – Le Bal de Beatrice d’Este Entrée pour Ludovic le More Romanesque Iberienne Alejandro Caturla – Bembe (1929) Claude Arrieu – Dixtour (1967) Carl Orff – Kleines Konzert (1975) Jean Françaix – Hommage à l’ami Papageno (1986) Rodney Winther, lecturer-conductor Contemporary Chamber Ensemble with woodwinds, brass, strings, and percussion Richard Wagner – Sigfried-Idyll (1870) Walter Piston – Divertimento (1946) Tranquillo Bohuslav Martinu – Nonetto (1959) Joseph Schwantner – Music of Amber (1981) Part 2: Sanctuary Dana Wilson – All our Yesterdays (1999) Everywhere Cincinnati Conservatory Chamber Winds, Rodney Winther, Conductor
12:30-2:00	LUNCH
2:00-4:00 Kilbourn Hall	INTERNATIONAL REPERTOIRE DEVELOPMENT – Glen Price, Presenter Panel Discussion: Timothy Reynish Felix Hauswirth Frank Battisti Toshio Akiyama Dennis Johnson
4:00-5:00	CBDNA DIVISIONAL MEETINGS:
Atrium, Eastman Place	Eastern Division – Malcolm W. Rowell Jr., Presiding
Kilbourn Hall	North Central Division – Donald Deroche, Presiding
5:00-8:00	DINNER
8:00 Eastman Theatre	GALA EASTMAN WIND ENSEMBLE ANNIVERSARY CONCERT Donald Hunsberger, conductor Frederick Fennell, Founder-conductor A. Clyde Roller, conductor Gran Partita Op. 370a – W. A. Mozart Adagio; Allegro Frederick Fennell Conducting Four Seasons – Richard Rodney Bennett Spring Summer Autumn Winter Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral from Lohengrin – Richard Wagner (Cailliet) A. Clyde Roller, conducting Concerto for Percussion – Karel Husa Maestoso Moderato molto Allegro ma non troppo NEXUS, percussion Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, John Wyre Unending Lightning – Bernard Rands World Premiere Concerto for Piano and Winds – Verne Reynolds Dramatic and Lyric Capriccio Patterns and Variations Barry Snyder, Piano
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Saturday, Feb. 9
9:00-10:00	WASBE MEETING – Timothy Reynish, presiding
Kilbourn Hall	Open Forum with Timothy Reynish and Dennis Johnson
10:00-12:00 Eastman Theatre	ESM/EWE ALUMNI REUNION/PERFORMANCE Frederick Fennell, conductor A. Clyde Roller, conductor Donald Hunsberger, conductor
10:30-12:00 Kilbourn Hall	COMPOSERS FORUM – Andre Boysen Jr., Presenter Discussion Panel: Richard Rodney Bennett Warren Benson Karel Husa Bernard Rands Verne Reynolds Dana Wilson
12:00 Noon Cominsky Promenade	Alumni Reception sponsored by Alpha Nu Chapter, Phi Mu Alpha
12:00-1:00	LUNCH
1:00-2:30 Eastman Theatre	UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY BAND, Lieutenant Colonel David Deitrick, commander and conductor, Captain Tod Addison, deputy commander and assistant conductor – JAMES RIPLEY, Presenter Lawrence Dale Harper, lecturer/conductor Part 1: The 1952 West Point Commissions Symphony for Band – Morton Gould 1. Epitaphs (excerpt) Israfel – Lin Arison Captain Addison, conducting West Point Suite – Darius Milhaud Introduction Recitative Fanfare West Point Symphony for Band (excerpt) – Roy Harris Fantasie – Henry Cowell Angel Camp – Charles Cushing Lawrence Dale Harper, conducting Symphony for Band – Morton Gould 2. Marches (excerpt)
3:00-3:45 Eastman Theatre	RUDIMENTAL DRUMMING – David Wallace, Presenter John S. Pratt Drummers from the Hellcats and the USMA Band Piccolos from the USMA Band NEXUS
4:00-5:30 Eastman Theatre	UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY BAND Lieutenant Colonel David Deitrick, commander and conductor Captain Tod Addison, deputy commander and assistant conductor, JAMES RIPLEY, Presenter Part 2: The 2002 West Point Commissions Three Pieces for American Band (set no. 3) – Timothy Broege The Lordly Hudson The Land and the People The Vineyards of the West Restless Birds Before the Dark Moon – David Kechley Staff Sergeant Wayne Tice, alto saxophone Farewell to Gray – Donald Grantham Dawn to Glory – Samuel Adler Captain Addison, conducting An American Song – Alan Fletcher Fantasia on The Army Blue – Ira Hearshen
5:30 Eastman Theatre	CLOSING OF CONFERENCE
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