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The Community Band

of Brevard

Presents

A Winter Concert

Friday, December 12, 1997 at 8:00 P.M.

Auditorium

Merritt Island High School

Sunday, December 14, 1997 at 3:00 P.M.

Fine Arts Auditorium

Brevard Community College, Cocoa

Featuring

The Coventry Carolers

Elise Curran, Vocalist

Ranae Harriman, Clarinet

Igor Markstein, Violin

Joan Markstein, Cello

David Ward, Piano

Barbara Ziegler, Vocalist

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The Community Band of Brevard exists to educate its members, to entertain its audiences, and to serve

its community. Specifically,

For members, The Community Band of Brevard will provide:

Enjoyable and meaningful music experiences;

Opportunities to utilize their music performing skills and broaden their music horizons;

Opportunities to develop and improve their performing skills both as individuals and as

an ensemble.

For audiences, The Community Band of Brevard will provide entertaining concerts of music performed

at the highest level of quality.

For the community, The Community Band of Brevard will provide its services, schedule permitting,

when requested to satisfy the needs of the entire or significant subsets of the community.

The musical director of the Community Band of Brevard is Mr. Marion Scott, Director of Bands at

Brevard Community College. Mr. Scott formed the Community Band of Brevard in 1985 to provide a

performance outlet for adult musicians in the area. The Band’s membership, currently numbering about

sixty, includes people of all ages representing many occupations.

The Community Band of Brevard takes seriously its responsibility to provide entertaining concerts at

the highest level of quality. That has always been our goal, but in June, 1992 the Band's members

formally committed to Philosophy, Purpose, and Vision statements which succinctly describe the

operating principles governing the Band's decisions and processes and which have produced a high

quality ensemble. That commitment has brought us several invitational performances of which we are

very proud. Those include: Florida Music Educators Convention (Tampa, January 1989); American

School Band Directors Association National Convention (Orlando, July 1989); Florida Bandmasters

Association Summer Convention (Ocala, July 1993 and Ocala, July 1997); and the Association of

Concert Bands National Convention (Gainesville, April 1995).

Most of our concerts have a specific purpose upon which the entire program focuses. Our concerts have

had many themes including Mozart, Sousa, Gilmore, Tchaikovsky, Black Composers, Women

Composers, American Composers, Movie Music and many more. Those themes have often led us to

include exceedingly difficult works, which we willingly do, and to include special guest artists which

we actively seek (e.g. a dancer from the Kirov Ballet and a violin soloist were in our Tchaikovsky

concert, and a nationally recognized trumpet player was in our Black Composers concert). These facts

exemplify the commitments of our members and Board of Directors to our purpose which is stated

above.

The Band gives several concerts throughout the year. Our concerts include many diverse musical

genres, composers, and often previously unpublished works for band. Each program is planned to

please a variety of musical tastes. If you wish more information about the Band, or wish to join, contact

Purpose and History

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Future Concerts

Community Band of Brevard, 1997-1998 Schedule

A March Concert, featuring marches in their infinite variety

March 1, 1998 (Sunday) at 2:00 P.M. North Brevard Senior Center

March 6, 1998 (Thursday) at 8:00 P.M. BCC, Cocoa, Fine Arts Auditorium

March 8, 1998 (Sunday) at 3:00 P.M. Merritt Island High School

Celebrating the Earth

May 15, 1998 (Friday) at 8:00 P.M. BCC, Cocoa, Fine Arts Auditorium

May 17, 1998 (Sunday) at 3:00 P.M. Merritt Island High School

Brevard Community College Ensembles, 1998 Schedule

April 17, 1998 (Friday) Jazz Band BCC, Cocoa, Fine Arts Auditorium

April 23, 1998 (Thursday) Orchestra BCC, Cocoa, Fine Arts Auditorium

May 1, 1998 (Friday) Concert Band BCC, Cocoa, Fine Arts Auditorium

Schedule and thematic information is subject to change. Call 452-5725 or 725-9191 to confirm

details, or visit our web site at http://www.brevard.cc.fl.us/~cbob/.

At the Merritt Island High School Auditorium, food or drinks are not permitted inside the

auditorium facility.

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Chairman’s Message

Today, as I write this message, it is Thanksgiving Day and I am in Tennessee. The weather is

clear and cool and I am surrounded by gorgeous mountains. Most of the leaves are on the

ground, but those that are still on the trees are brilliant shades of yellow, orange and red. In this

setting one can’t help but reflect on and appreciate all the wonderful things that life brings us.

For me, the Community Band of Brevard is one of those things.

As I think ahead to our Winter Concert, I realize that one of the things each and every one of us

will appreciate, either as a member of the audience or of the Band, is the extraordinary number

of highly talented and devoted people who will come together to make it happen. Igor and Joan

Markstein, Elise Curran, Ranae Harriman, David Ward, and Barbara Ziegler are probably the

finest set of featured performers any ensemble in Brevard County will have this entire concert

season. Marion Scott certainly ranks among the best of Central Florida’s conductors. The

Band’s members are a devoted bunch of musicians who do a really good job. The Coventry

Carolers are a unique, spirited and talented ensemble. The stage, sound and lighting people at

Brevard Community College and Merritt Island High School always do a great job. Bob

Blocker, of Titusville’s CompuTrac, always does a great job producing our printed programs

and keeping a database of all the music owned by the Community Band and BCC. The Band’s

Board of Directors does a tremendous job with their many responsibilities. The many family

members and spouses, including mine, who support us either directly with their efforts or

indirectly with their understanding and encouragement, are vital. And Brevard Community

College, particularly its understanding and supportive management including Dr. Maxwell C.

King , Dr. Joe Lee Smith, and Miguel Olivella is a sine qua non for the Band and has been since

our founding in 1985.

I thank them all for their contributions to the success of the Community Band of Brevard. I also

wish them and each of you a very happy and healthy holiday season.

Enoch Moser

Chairman, Board of Directors

Community Band of Brevard

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Marion A. Scott, a native of South Carolina,

has taught in Brevard County, Florida

schools for 37 years. From 1959 to 1965 he

served as Band Director at Southwest Junior

High School in Melbourne. In 1965 he

founded the Merritt Island High School

Band when the school opened, and directed

the group until 1975. The school’s

instrumental program included a 230-piece

marching band, wind ensemble, symphonic

band, woodwind and brass ensemble

classes, concert band, two jazz ensembles,

and a jazz theory class. He is currently

Director of Bands at Brevard Community

College, Cocoa Campus.

Mr. Scott has earned the degrees of

Bachelor of Science in Music Education

from the University of Georgia, and Master

of Music in Performance from the

University of South Florida.

His professional affiliations include Phi

Beta Mu, Phi Mu Alpha, ASBDA (for

which he served as State Chairman),

MENC, NAJE, CBDNA, and the Florida

Music Educator’s Association. He has also been active in the Florida Bandmaster’s

Association, in which he has held the position of District Chairman of the FBA Board of

Directors, and has served on the FBA Stage Band Committee.

Mr. Scott has served as an adjudicator for concert, solo, ensemble, and stage band contests

throughout Florida. He has served as Conductor/Clinician for various music festivals

throughout Florida, such as All State Reading Bands in 1977 and 1978, All State Junior High

Concert Band in 1980, Brevard All County Junior High School Band in 1982, Hillsborough All

County High School Band in 1986, and the Brevard All County High School Band in 1988. In

1985 he established the Brevard Community Band (currently known as the Community Band of

Brevard).

Director of Bands

Marion Scott

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Associate Conductor

Laurent (Larry) Gareau is a graduate of

Montclair College in New Jersey with a

B.A. in Music Education. He received a

Masters Degree in Conducting from

Columbia University. Larry has been a

lifetime career music educator and

professional musician in the northern New

Jersey area. He studied trombone with Mr.

Allen Ostrander, formerly with the New

York Philharmonic Orchestra, who inspired

him in serious musical performance. Mr.

Gareau has guest conducted various civic

and honors groups and his high school

marching band was once undefeated in six

consecutive years of competition.

During his thirty seven year teaching tenure,

Larry has been a member of N.E.A.,

M.E.N.C, N.B.A., N.J.M.E.A., and Local

248 of the A.F.M. He recently retired and

moved to Merritt Island with his wife,

Joanne. They have three children and two

grandchildren.

Larry Gareau

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Guest Soloist

Ms. Barbara Ziegler, a native of Brevard

County, has an A.A. from Brevard

Community College and graduated Magna

cum laude from Florida State University

with a B.M. Ed. She is a student of Evelyn

Klepinger.

She has extensive experience as a soloist

throughout the state of Florida in works

such as Saint-Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio,

Haydn’s Creation, Handel’s Messiah, the

Magnificent by both C.P.E. Bach and V.

Vaughn Williams, as well as Vivaldi’s

Gloria. Barbara was featured soloist in two

European tours which covered Scandinavia,

and eastern and western Europe. She is well

known for recital and variety show

appearances as well as writing, coordinating

and narrating/singing in Madrigal Dinners

and period fashion shows.

Ms. Ziegler has directed choirs from

elementary school age through adult, and

served as a church choir director. She has

also taught voice, piano and bassoon

privately. Theatrically she has been

awarded best actress for Marion in Music

Man, and also played Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street, Laurey in Oklahoma, Fanny in Good Land,

Cinnamon in Saloon Keeper’s Daughter, Crane in Exit the Body, and the Cousin in Madame

Butterfly. To the above she is adding various radio/television commercials and movie

appearances.

Barbara Ziegler

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Guest Soloist

Ms. Barbara Ziegler, a native of Brevard County, has an A.A. from Brevard Community

College and graduated Magna cum laude from Florida State University with a B.M. Ed. She is a

student of Evelyn Klepinger.

She has extensive experience as a soloist throughout the state of Florida in works such as Saint-

Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio, Haydn’s Creation, Handel’s Messiah, the Magnificent by both

C.P.E. Bach and V. Vaughn Williams, as well as Vivaldi’s Gloria. Barbara was featured soloist

in two European tours which covered Scandinavia, and eastern and western Europe. She is well

known for recital and variety show appearances as well as writing, coordinating and narrating/

singing in Madrigal Dinners and period fashion shows.

Ms. Ziegler has directed choirs from elementary school age through adult, and served as a

church choir director. She has also taught voice, piano and bassoon privately. Theatrically she

has been awarded best actress for Marion in Music Man, and also played Dorothy Brock in

42nd Street, Laurey in Oklahoma, Fanny in Good Land, Cinnamon in Saloon Keeper’s

Daughter, Crane in Exit the Body, and the Cousin in Madame Butterfly. To the above she is

adding various radio/television commercials and movie appearances.

Barbara Ziegler

Guest Soloist

Elise Curran is a coloratura soprano who

resides in Casselberry, Florida. She has sung

the roles of Rosina in The Barber of Seville

and Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute,

as well as Frasquite in Carmen with the

Treasure Coast Opera Company. She has

also portrayed several Gilbert and Sullivan

heroines, including Mabel in the Pirates of

Penzance at Surfside Theater in Cocoa

Beach and Josephine in H. M. S. Pinafore at

the Osceola Theater in Kissimmee.

In October 1994, Miss Curran received

critical acclaim for her appearance with the

Treasure Coast Opera in a special gala

concert of scenes from Il Barbiere di

Siviglia, Lucia di Lammermoor, Rigoletto,

and Naughty Marietta: “Elise Curran is an

ebullient coloratura soprano who sparkles in

everything she sings. Equally at home with

the technical demands of Rossini and

Donizetti, she was at her effervescent best in

Victor Herbert’s Italian Street Song.”

----Vero Beach Tribune.

Her competition credits include winning

the Orlando Celebrity Concert

Association’s Louis Roney Scholarship Competition for 4 years and the International Bel Canto

Competition in 1994.

Miss Curran is also a talented professional clarinetist who maintains a private woodwind

teaching studio in Seminole County. She is active as an adjudicator and clinician, and performs

with the Orlando Concert Band. She is also the woodwind specialist at the new Mars Music

superstore in Orlando.

Elise Curran

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Guest Soloist

Ms. Barbara Ziegler, a native of Brevard County, has an A.A. from Brevard Community

College and graduated Magna cum laude from Florida State University with a B.M. Ed. She is a

student of Evelyn Klepinger.

She has extensive experience as a soloist throughout the state of Florida in works such as Saint-

Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio, Haydn’s Creation, Handel’s Messiah, the Magnificent by both

C.P.E. Bach and V. Vaughn Williams, as well as Vivaldi’s Gloria. Barbara was featured soloist

in two European tours which covered Scandinavia, and eastern and western Europe. She is well

known for recital and variety show appearances as well as writing, coordinating and narrating/

singing in Madrigal Dinners and period fashion shows.

Ms. Ziegler has directed choirs from elementary school age through adult, and served as a

church choir director. She has also taught voice, piano and bassoon privately. Theatrically she

has been awarded best actress for Marion in Music Man, and also played Dorothy Brock in

42nd Street, Laurey in Oklahoma, Fanny in Good Land, Cinnamon in Saloon Keeper’s

Daughter, Crane in Exit the Body, and the Cousin in Madame Butterfly. To the above she is

adding various radio/television commercials and movie appearances.

Barbara Ziegler

Guest Soloist

A native of Chicago, Brevard Symphony

Orchestra Principal Cellist Joan Markstein

started her musical studies at age four with

her parents, pianists Harry and Thalia

Davidson. Cello studies followed later under

the tutelage of Chicago Symphony cellist

Don Moline.

A graduate of the University of Cincinnati

College Conservatory of Music, holding

Bachelor and Master of Music degrees,

Joan’s principal teachers included cellists Lee

Fiser, Lynn Harrell, and Peter Wiley.

A former Principal Cellist with the Thunder

Bay Symphony in Ontario, Canada, Joan has

also served as cello instructor at Lakehead

University, Canada, and at the University of

Central Florida.

Currently, in addition to her duties with the

Brevard Symphony Orchestra, Joan teaches

string instruments at eight of the Brevard

County School System’s Merritt Island

schools, instructs cello at Brevard Community College, Cocoa, and is also Principal Cellist of

the Atlantic Classical Orchestra of Stuart and Vero Beach.

Joan Markstein

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Guest Soloist

David Ward has been playing the piano at the college level since the age of seven. He received

a full scholarship towards a Bachelor's Degree in Music at the Juilliard School, Lincoln Center,

New York City, and was chosen to receive a scholarship and study under the direction of Gary

Graffman (one of only two students Vladimir Horowitz taught) at the Manhattan School of

Music and the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California.

Barbara Ziegler

Guest Soloist

Igor Markstein is a native of Israel. He holds

Bachelor and Master degrees in violin from

Northern Illinois University and is a graduate of the

Academy of Music, University of Tel Aviv. His

principal teachers were Iloda Feher and Samuel

Ashmenasi.

A former concertmaster of the Brevard Symphony

Orchestra and assistant concertmaster of the

Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, Ontario,

Canada, Mr. Markstein is currently the

concertmaster of the Atlantic Classical Orchestra of

Vero Beach and Stuart, Florida, and principal

violinist of the Florida Space Coast Philharmonic.

A former director of music and instructor at

Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada, and

violin instructor at University of Central Florida,

Igor Markstein currently teaches violin at Brevard

Community College in Cocoa.

Igor Markstein

Guest Pianist

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Guest Soloist

Ranae Harriman is currently director of bands

and orchestra at Clearlake Middle School.

She is also the clarinet instructor at Brevard

Community College.

Ranae recently graduated from Northwestern

University with a Masters in Clarinet

Performance. While at Northwestern, Ms.

Harriman studied with Russell Dagon

(Milwaukee Symphony) and Lawrie Bloom

(Chicago Symphony) and performed with the

Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and a

woodwind quintet.

Though her masters degree was in

performance, she is also a strong believer in

the importance of music education and the

impact it has on the youth. She received her

Bachelors in Music Education from Stetson

University where she also performed in the

orchestra, wind ensemble and studied clarinet

with Dr. Lynn Cholka.

A graduate of Merritt Island High School,

Ms. Harriman is glad to be back in Brevard

County and looks forward to an exciting year

of teaching.

Ranae Harriman

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Guest Soloist

Ms. Barbara Ziegler, a native of Brevard County, has an A.A. from Brevard Community

College and graduated Magna cum laude from Florida State University with a B.M. Ed. She is a

student of Evelyn Klepinger.

She has extensive experience as a soloist throughout the state of Florida in works such as Saint-

Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio, Haydn’s Creation, Handel’s Messiah, the Magnificent by both

C.P.E. Bach and V. Vaughn Williams, as well as Vivaldi’s Gloria. Barbara was featured soloist

in two European tours which covered Scandinavia, and eastern and western Europe. She is well

known for recital and variety show appearances as well as writing, coordinating and narrating/

singing in Madrigal Dinners and period fashion shows.

Ms. Ziegler has directed choirs from elementary school age through adult, and served as a

church choir director. She has also taught voice, piano and bassoon privately. Theatrically she

has been awarded best actress for Marion in Music Man, and also played Dorothy Brock in

42nd Street, Laurey in Oklahoma, Fanny in Good Land, Cinnamon in Saloon Keeper’s

Daughter, Crane in Exit the Body, and the Cousin in Madame Butterfly. To the above she is

adding various radio/television commercials and movie appearances.

Barbara Ziegler

Guest Ensamble

We, the Coventry Carolers, formed our a

cappella ensemble in 1988 to spread the true

spirit of Christmas by sharing our songs with

the community. Since then we have become

known for our repertoire of traditional carols,

specialty programs, original verses and

elaborate costumes. We are proud to say that

in the past nine years our performances have

spanned concert halls, nursing homes, charity

fund-raisers, black-tie galas, private parties,

outdoor concerts and local television shows.

We are held together by our love of music

and genuine caring for each other. As best

friends and dedicated musicians, our mission

is to deliver quality programs which inspire

and delight each and every one of our

audiences.

We are truly blessed to be a part of the Community Band concert for the seventh year and are

thrilled to sing for you once more. A Blessed Holiday to All!

Wendy Woodcock (soprano) Bob Maltby (tenor)

Marna Brouchoud (soprano) Adele Winter (tenor)

Kathy Milon(soprano) Dick Spalding (bass)

Sally Henderson (alto) Chuck Frost (bass)

Laverne Frost (alto) Jim Grossmann (bass)

The Coventry Carolers

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Community Band of Brevard Personnel

Flute/Piccolo: *Michael Freeman, Lead Engineer; *Barton Lipofsky, Physics Professor; Dina

McMillan, Guidance Counselor; Gwen Phelps, Volunteer Worker; *Ruth Schott, Restaurant Manager;

Nicole Stabile, Musician.

Oboe: Victoria Cabrera, Massage Therapist; Laura Earle, Veterinarian; Jane Francoeur, Homemaker.

Bassoon: Andrew Mello, College Student.

Clarinet: Elizabeth Boulter, Graduate Student; Judy Cook, V. P., Insurance Agency; Elise Curran,

Musician/Music Educator; Laurie Deremer, Educator (Retired); *Susan Eklund, Educator; Dorothy

Hibbard, Music Educator; Luke Matthew, Music Educator (Retired); *Enoch Moser, Engineer; Jeanna

Reicks, Teaching Assistant; David Tweed (Retired).

Bass Clarinet: Jessica Armitage, Homemaker; Gary Parrill, Jr., College Student.

French Horn: Charlotte Barton, Engineer (Retired); Erin Beagley, High School Student; Anne Beyette,

Homemaker; Laura Hirst, Student; Robert Walters, U. S. Air Force (Retired).

Alto Saxophone: Robert Kennedy, R. C. A. F. (Retired); Charles Roesch, Music Educator; Jeffrey

Vickers, Electrical Engineer.

Tenor Saxophone: William Casey, U. S. Army (Retired); *Philip Miller, Electrician (Retired).

Baritone Saxophone: Shawn Pence, Musician.

Trumpet/Cornet: Tiffany Ashton, College Student; Steven Davis, Electronics Engineer; Brian Furlong,

Meat Cutter; John Huntt, Process Analyst; Jack Keifenhein, Engineer; Gregory Scott; *David Wilson,

KSC Groundskeeper.

Trombone: Laurent Gareau, Music Educator (Retired); William Imre, Engineer; Gary Roland, Music

Educator; David Scarborough, R.N.; Richard Wood, V. P., Consulting/Engineering Co.; William Yoh,

Music Educator; Merele Zimmerman, Aerospace Management (Retired).

Baritone/Euphonium: Howard Cmejla, V. P., Pharmaceutical Co. (Retired); Gerald Leach, Engineer.

Tuba: *Mario Camomilli, Electronic Engineer (Retired); James Higginbotham, College Student;

Edward Moran, Engineering Specialist.

String Bass: Daniel Heiney, College Student.

Percussion: *Russell Jones, Aerospace Technician; Heather Kern, High School Student; Phyllis

Robbins, Law Enforcement (Retired); Dustin Scott, College Student.

*Charter Member - participated in the premiere performance of the Band on November 21, 1985.

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Overture to a Winter Festival .................................................................................. James Curnow

Shepherd on the Rock ............................................................................................. Franz Schubert

Elise Curran, soprano; Ranae Harriman, clarinet; David Ward, piano

Ski Run .............................................................................................................. Caesar Giovannini

Double Concerto, Op.102 ................................................................................... Johannes Brahms

Arranged by E. N. Forte

Igor Markstein, violin; Joan Markstein, cello

Cornet Carillon .................................................................................................................. R. Binge

Arranged by J. Molenaar

A Christmas Intrada .................................................................................................... Alfred Reed

Intermission (10 Minutes)

Sleigh Ride ............................................................................................................ Leroy Anderson

Christmas Calypso ....................................................................................................Stephen Bulla

C’est Noël! (It Is Christmas!) ..................................................................................... André Jutras

Cantique de Noel ...................................................................................................... Adolph Adam

Barbara Ziegler, vocalist

The Twelve Days After Christmas ....................................................................... Frederick Silver

Arranged by Gene Egge

Barbara Ziegler, vocalist

Parade of the Wooden Soldiers .................................................. Ballard McDonald & Leon Jessel

Arranged by Mayhew Lake

Christmas Day, A Fantasy of Old Carols .................................................................. Gustav Holst

Arranged by William E. Rhoads

Program

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Program Notes

James Curnow Born April 17, 1943, Port Huron, Michigan

Overture to a Winter Festival

Overture to a Winter Festival is a bright and energetic concert overture based on traditional Winter and Christmas themes. If you listen closely, you will hear fanfares and traditional carols. As excitement builds toward the Winter holidays, the music also builds to herald the beginning of a very exciting musical festival to follow. (music information provided by the publisher)

Curnow resides in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

He studied at Wayne State and Michigan State

Universities. He studied euphonium with

Leonard Falcone, and conducting with Harry

Begian. He has taught in all areas of instrumental

music in public schools and colleges. He is one

of the world’s most prolific writers for concert

and brass bands. His music is performed all over

the world, and has brought him many awards.

Most recently, he won the “Grand Prize” in the

1994 “Coup de Vents” International Composition

Competition (LeHavre, France) for his

composition, Lochinvar.

Franz Schubert Born January 31, 1797, Vienna Died November 19, 1828, Vienna

Shepherd on the Rock

Schubert wrote Shepherd on the Rock (Der Hirt auf dem Felsen), D. 965 only a few weeks before his death as a display piece for the Berlin soprano Anna Milder-Hauptmann. She had long hoped for Schubert to write something spectacular for her. With this piece he gave both her and the clarinetist more than either could ever have hoped for. After the clarinet’s expressive opening comes a gorgeous

andantino section in which the clarinet complements and echoes the singer. Then comes a bridge section that, though melancholy in mood, challenges the singer with its soaringly lyric passages. The piece concludes with a short cadenza leading into a happy and lively ode to spring. Schubert was intrigued, as have been many composers, by the combination of voice and clarinet. His contribution to this genre is performed more often than that of any other composer.

Here are the translated lyrics to Shepherd on the Rock:

When I stand on the topmost rock

And look down into the deep valley,

And sing and sing,

Faintly, from the deep, dark valley

The echo returns

The echo of the ravines.

The stronger my voice, the more ringing is the echo

From below .

My loved one lives so far from me

That I long passionately to be with her(him)

Over there.

I am consumed with deep grief,

My joy is gone,

My hope is gone on earth.

I am so lonely here.

So longing the song rang through the forest

So longing it rang through the night;

It pulls hearts to heaven with wonderful power.

Spring waits to burst forth.

The spring is my joy

And I prepare to wander.

The stronger my voice, the more ringing is the echo.

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Program Notes (continued)

Franz Peter Schubert was

the youngest of four

surviving children (eight

others died in infancy) of

a Viennese schoolmaster.

From his father, he

learned to play the

violin and piano. His musical talent was

recognized early. He studied with Salieri (whose

nemesis was Mozart, according to the movie

Amadeus), a fact of which he was very proud.

Likewise, Salieri said that his student knew “all

that there was to know about music.”

During his lifetime Schubert was never

recognized outside of Vienna. Before his death at

the age of 31, only one of his nine (the tenth was

started but not completed) symphonies, none of

his fifteen operas, only one of his nineteen

quartets, only one of his seven masses, and only

187 of over 600 songs were published. Credit

must be given to George Grove, the English critic

and musicologist, for discovering Schubert and

introducing him to the world. In 1856, Grove

heard a performance of Schubert’s C Major

Symphony, believing it to be the only symphony

Schubert wrote. In 1865 Grove, with Arthur

Sullivan, visited Vienna and learned much about

the rest of Schubert’s music. In 1879 Grove

published the first edition of his now famous and

widely used “Dictionary of Music.” In it was a

splendid article on Schubert which was the first

widely available information that allowed the

world to truly begin to appreciate him.

Today Schubert is recognized as a true

musical genius who was probably the greatest

songwriter of all time. Given that fact, it is odd

that his operas have not had much success. Some

believe that his operas still await full

appreciation.

Caesar Giovannini

Born 1925, Chicago

Ski Run

In this work, Giovannini attempted to capture the feeling and excitement of skiers on a winter holiday. It opens with fanfare-like statements, in anticipation of the excitement ahead. Rapid ascending and descending woodwind passages portray the skier’s speedy voyages down and over the mountain slopes. Melodic passages depict the warm, satisfying sensations experienced at the end of a good run. The piece returns to the fanfare opening plus a brilliant coda to conclude an exciting Ski Run.

Caesar Giovannini began piano studies at the

Chicago Conservatory of Music when he was

five years old. At the age of thirteen he won the

Silver Medal in the Conservatory’s annual piano

competition. In 1943 he joined the Navy and

became a soloist with the Navy Band in

Washington. In 1946 he rejoined civilian life and

obtained a M.M. degree in composition from the

Chicago Conservatory in 1948. Then he began

several years in which he served as pianist in the

orchestras of the American and National

Broadcasting Companies. In 1956 and 1957 he

was the music director for the Kukla Fran and

Ollie television show. He now lives in Los

Angeles and is a free-lance pianist and composer

for motion picture and television films.

Giovannini has contributed many works to the

band repertoire. Most blend the elements of pop

music with more traditional elements.

Johannes Brahms Born May 7, 1833, Hamburg, Germany

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Program Notes (continued)

Died April 3, 1897, Vienna

Double Concerto, Op.102

The use in a double concerto of two instruments of such differing ranges as the violin and cello, while not totally without precedent when Brahms wrote his, was most unusual. Brahms’ Double Concerto met with immediate and considerable success. That success, surprisingly, did not inspire many composers to follow his example.

Brahms chose to use these two instruments in order to resolve some situations in his personal life. Brahms was a life-long friend of Joseph Joachim, a great violinist. During Joachim’s divorce proceedings, he became embittered with Brahms because he believed that Brahms was taking the side of his wife. Brahms won back the friendship by including the violin in this work.

Joachim had a quartet in which Robert Hausman was the cellist. Brahms had promised to write a concerto for Hausman, and he fulfilled that promise by including the cello in the Double Concerto.

This work is the last of Brahms’ orchestral compositions. For it he recast material he originally intended to include in a fifth symphony. The work was premiered on October 18, 1887 with Joachim and Hausman as soloists and Brahms conducting from the manuscript.

Johannes Brahms was the son of a double-

bass player in the theater orchestra at Hamburg.

He studied piano and his natural gift for that

instrument was soon recognized. As a young

man, his performances and compositions

attracted the attention of the great violinist

Joseph Joachim who arranged for him to meet

Schumann and Liszt. Schumann’s enthusiasm for

Brahms was a turning point in his career for

Schumann became his champion and introduced

him to the world as a new musical genius.

Though his productive years lay in the

Romantic era, he chose to compose mostly in the

traditional Classical style. His works include four

symphonies, two piano concerti, a violin

concerto, the double concerto, a large number of

chamber works, works for solo instrument,

choral works, and over 200 songs.

Ronald Binge Born July 15, 1910, Derby, England Died September 6, 1979, Ringwood, England

Cornet Carillon

Cornet Carillon is among the most popular of Binge’s works, and is especially popular with concert bands and British brass bands.

Ronald Binge was a performer in the cafes

and theaters of London. He also was the

composer and arranger for Montavani and his

orchestra.

Alfred Reed Born 1921, Manhattan, New York

A Christmas Intrada

The celebration of the Nativity has called forth countless songs, dances, carols, plays and combinations of these, involving both vocal and instrumental forces, throughout the centuries, intertwining the feeling of radiant joy and infinite tenderness in many different ways.

A Christmas Intrada represents an attempt to portray, in musical terms alone, five contrasting moods associated with the festivities of the Christmas season. These five sections are played without pause. They are: Fanfare: Christus Natus Est, for brass, chimes, bells and percussion only; Lullaby for the Christ Child played by the woodwind and saxophones; Processional

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of the Kings and Shepherds played by the full group; Carol for the Holy Night for woodwinds, saxophones and muted brass; and, finally, Wassail and Allelulia beginning with the bells and chimes alone, and gradually growing to include not only the full group but also antiphonal brass choirs, to bring the entire work to a joyous and triumphant conclusion.

A Christmas Intrada was commissioned by the Middle Tennessee State University Band, and dedicated to the bands who annually participate in the Contest of Champions, on the occasion of its 20th anniversary (1981). The first performance took place on that occasion, at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, October 23rd 1981, with the U.S. Marine Band, plus antiphonal brass choirs. (music information provided by the publisher)

Alfred Reed, a Florida resident, is one of the

most celebrated, prolific, and frequently-

performed band composers of the 20th century.

His works, over 200 of which have been

published, have been on contest required

performance lists for well over 20 years. He

succeeded Frederick Fennell as conductor of the

Miami University Wind Ensemble and has lived

in the Miami area since 1960. In 1966, he joined

the faculty of the School of Music at the

University of Miami where he held a joint

appointment in the Theory-Composition and

Music Education departments and developed the

unique music merchandising degree program at

the institution.

Leroy Anderson Born June 29, 1908, Cambridge, Mass. Died May 18, 1975, Woodbury, Conn.

Sleigh Ride

Leroy Anderson wrote Sleigh Ride in 1948 as a purely instrumental piece. Its bright, hoofbeat rhythm and imitation of a horse's whinny have helped make it a popular piece for symphonic band and a traditional favorite of the Christmas Season. Mitchell Parish added words in 1950, and it be-came a best-selling record.

Leroy Anderson was an American composer,

arranger and conductor. As a composer, he

specialized in light music for the standard

orchestra, work which brought him renown in art

- and popular-music circles. His works achieve

their appeal through infectious melodies, popular

dance rhythms, and novel orchestral effects that

often relate to the titles (for example, The

Syncopated Clock and The Typewriter).

Stephen Bulla Born January 30, 1953

Christmas Calypso

Caribbean music, such as the ever-popular calypso, is known for its rhythmic vitality. Christmas Calypso features a traditional Caribbean Christmas song known as Mary’s Boy Child.

A solo trumpet opens the work playing the melody at a slow, lazy tempo. Then the percussion adds an energetic calypso beat. Perhaps, for just a few moments, you can imagine spending this year’s Christmas season in a tropical paradise.

André Jutras Born 1957, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada

C’est Noël! (It Is Christmas!)

C’est Noël! is based on three traditional Christmas songs that are well known throughout Canada and the United States. It’s brilliant introduction is based on Je est

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Ne’ le Divin Enfant (He Is Born the Holy Child) and is played by the trumpets over a rhythmic accompaniment. The second theme is Sainte Nuit (Holy Night) which is played softly by the brass. The third and final theme is Les Anges dans nos campagnes (Angels We Have Heard on High) played by the lower brasses and woodwinds while the upper woodwinds play Joy To The World in counterpoint.

C’est Noël! was commissioned by Mr. Laurent Breton for a special combined band of high school musicians from the Quebec City area and was premiered on December 5, 1984 in Quebec City.

Jutras’ studied at the Montreal Conservatory

where he earned degrees in chamber music and

oboe performance. At an early age, he began

arranging and conducting for stage and concert

bands in his hometown. He was the principal

arranger for the Quebec Symphonic Orchestra’s

“pops” concerts and children’s matinees.

Presently he is conductor of the Calgary

Philharmonic Orchestra. He also plays English

horn with the Quebec Symphonic Orchestra and

teaches oboe and English Horn at Ste-Foy

College.

Adolphe Charles Adam Born July 24, 1803, Paris Died May 3, 1856, Paris

Cantique de Noel

Cantique de Noel is French for Song of Christmas. The French also know the song by its first line, Minuit, Chretiens, which means Midnight, Christians. The original words are those of a French poem by M.

Cappeau de Roquemaure. The English words (O, Holy Night) are by John S. Dwight, an American minister who later be-came a musicologist. Although this song has been arranged for choruses and other groups of voices, it was originally meant for a single voice and is probably the best known of all Christmas solo compositions.

An interesting story involving this carol occurred on Christmas Eve 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War. The French and German troops were in nearby trenches. Suddenly one of the Frenchmen jumped up and sang a chillingly beautiful solo song, in honor of that evening: Cantique de Noel. No Germans fired at him. Instead, one of their troops emerged and sang a German carol.

Leon Jessel Born January 22, 1971, Stretin, Germany Died January 4, 1942, Berlin

Parade of The Wooden Soldiers

Parade of The Wooden Soldiers, Jessel’s opus 123, is probably his most well known work and is representative of his style.

During the first half of this century, Leon

Jessel was one of Germany’s leading composers.

He studied with various teachers from 1888 to

1891 and soon thereafter took a post as a

conductor. He produced his first one-act work in

1894. He was the musical director of operetta

theaters in several German cities and wrote

several popular operettas. His most important and

popular operetta was The Girl in the Black

Forrest in which his sparkling melodies

wonderfully captured the essence of one of the

most beautiful areas in all of Germany. He died

at he age of 70 while “under arrest” by the

Gestapo.

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Gustav Holst Born September 21, 1874, Cheltenham, England Died May 24, 1934, London

Christmas Day A Fantasy of Old Carols

Holst composed this work in 1910 in a setting for voices and orchestra. It includes Good Christian Men Rejoice, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, and The First Noel.

Gustav Theodore von Holst studied

composition at London's Royal College of Music.

He was a professional trombonist and a teacher

(St. Paul's Girls' School, Morley College, and the

Royal College of Music). His compositions

reflect many influences including Hindu

mysticism, English folk music, and astrology.

Holst created three of the greatest works in the

band repertoire: First Suite in E-Flat, Second

Suite in F for Military Band, and Hammersmith,

Prelude and Scherzo. These three works stand

almost alone in that they were first written for

band and then transcribed for orchestra.

Program notes by Enoch Moser, ©1997

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The Community Band of Brevard, under the direction of Marion Scott, was formed in 1985

to provide a performance outlet for adult musicians in the area. The membership includes band

directors, teachers, college and high school students, engineers, retirees, and many others.

The Band gives several concerts throughout the year. Most are free and open to the public.

Each program is planned to please a variety of musical tastes.

If you wish more information about the Band, or wish to join, contact Enoch Moser at (407)

452-5725, or see our web site at http://www.brevard.cc.fl.us/~cbob/.

Board of Directors

Conductor ................................................................................................................... Marion Scott

Associate Conductor .................................................................................................. Larry Gareau

Chairman .................................................................................................................... Enoch Moser

Vice Chairman ............................................................................................................... Jean Allan

Personnel Manager ................................................................................................. Howard Cmejla

Business Manager ..................................................................................................... William Imre

Publicity Manager .................................................................................................... Mike Freeman

Librarian ............................................................................................................... Dorothy Hibbard

Secretary .............................................................................................................. Victoria Cabrera

Community Band of Brevard

The Community Band of Brevard is sponsored by Brevard Community College.

BCC Support Staff:

Wright Kerr, Technical Operations Manager

Jack Doyle, Lighting

Steve Rossi, Sound

Graphics and publicity materials were done by Mike Freeman.

The printed program was produced by CompuTrac, Titusville.

Acknowledgments