Department of Music
College of Fine Arts
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 7:30p.m.
Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall
Performing Arts Center
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
presents the
Green Valley High School
Symphonic Band
Diane Koutsulis, conductor
Kevin Wu, piano
UNL V Wind Orchestra
Thomas G. Leslie, conductor
Takayoshi "Tad" Suzuki, conductor
Col. John R. Bourgeois, USMC (Ret.), guest conductor
PROGRAM
Green Vallev High School Symphonic Band
Ron elson
(b. 1929)
Fanfare for the Hour of Sunshine
Morten Lauridsen
(b. 1944)
0 Magnum Mysterium
Karel Husa
(b. 1921)
Concertina for Piano and Wind Ensemble
I. Allegretto moderato
Kevin Wu, piano
Frank Ticheli
(b. 1958)
Angels in the Architecture
UNLV Wind Orchestra
John Williams
(b. 1932)
Sound the Bells
Anthony LaBounty
(b.l963)
Sharakan
World Premiere
Carolyn Bremer
(b. 1958)
Early Light
Pietro Mascagni
(1863-1945)
Intermezzo from Guglielmo Ratcliff
Takayoshi "Tad" Suzuki, conductor
Thomas Knox
(1937-2004)
Sea Songs
Col. John R. Bourgeois, USMC (Ret.), guest conductor
John Philip Sousa
(1854-1932)
The Directorate
ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES
During her tenure in Las Vegas, Diane KoutsuUs has built fine band programs and music departments at both Las Vegas High School (1982-91)
and Green Valley High School (1991-present). Her groups have consistently garnered recognition for fme performances and she has served as
both guest clinician and conductor at various conferences throughout the Southwest. Diane was named the 1999 evada Teacher of the Year and
received the 1999 Milken Family Foundation ational Educator Award. A member of the Clark County School District Teacher Hall of Fame, in
March of2003, she was inducted into the evada State Education Hall of Fame. In 2004, the Green Valley High School Symphonic Band
performed at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, IL. In 2005, the Symphonic Band performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City. This coming year,
the Green Valley HS Marching Band will perform in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Diane is a member of College
Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) as well as holding memberships in Nevada Music Educators Association (NMEA), Music
Educators National Conference (MENC), and National Band Association (NBA).
Kevin Wu was born in Hong Kong and is twenty-three years old. He began studying piano when he was six and at twelve he moved to Las Vegas
where he continued his studies. There he competed in competitions like the Silver State Competition (1st prize), International Pianoteams
Competition (1st prize), Bolognini Competition (2nd prize), and the Community College of Southern evada Piano Concerto Competition (2nd
prize). Kevin currently enjoys the life of a full time student. He attended Carnegie Mellon University and graduated with honors while earning a
Bachelor of Fine Arts in piano performance. Additionally, he received a minor in Chinese studies and a certificate in piano pedagogy. His past
piano teachers include Sergey Schepkin, Svetlana Krivaia, and Michelle Le. ln the summer of2010, Kevin attended the Chautauqua Music
Festival and participated in masterclasses with Rebecca Penneys. Currently, Kevin is pursuing a Master of Music in piano at the University of
Southern California, where he studies with Norman Krieger.
During his nearly 40 years with the Marine Band, Colonel John R. Bourgeois, Director Emeritus, United States Marine Band, "The President's
Own," served nine presidential administrations- from presidents Eisenhower to Clinton. As Director for 17 years, he regularly conducted the
Marine Band and the Marine Chamber Orchestra at the White House, appearing there more frequently than any other musician in the nation.
Colonel Bourgeois is past president of the American Bandmasters Association, Chairman of the Board and past President of the National Band
Association, a past member of the Board of Directors of the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, American Vice-President of
the International Military Music Society. He is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the Military Order of the Carabow, the Alfalfa and Gridiron
Clubs of Washington, the College Band Directors ational Association, and an honorary life member of the Texas Bandmasters Association. He is
the President of the John Philip Sousa Foundation and his affinity for Sousa's work has earned him the Sudler Medal for Outstanding Service to
Bands at the International Level.
ln 1993, he was awarded the Medal of Honor of the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic and the Medal of the International Percy
Grainger Society. In addition, he was awarded Phi Beta Mu's Outstanding Bandmaster Award in 1986; the Distinguished Service to Music Medal
by Kappa Kappa Psi in 1987; the National Band Association's Academy of Wind and Percussion Artist Award in 1990; Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia's
National Citation for "Service to Music and Dedication to Music and Country" in 1991; and in 1996, he was awarded the Austin Harding Award of
the American School Band Directors Association, and is a frequent guest conductor with bands and orchestras across America and around the
world.
PROGRAM NOTES
Ron Nelson's home, deeply shadowed by the mountain to the east looks out over Aspen and down valley. The hot-air balloons are up ... the western
range aglow. After a while, the sun clears the edge and suddenly it's morning! Fanfare For The Hour Of Sunrise was commissioned by the Aspen
Music Festival in celebration of its 40th anniversary and premiered there in 1989. This work was inspired by the unique Aspen sunrises. (Ron
Neslon, 1989).
Morten Lauridsen is a long time faculty member of the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California. 0 Magnum Mysterium
("0 Great Mystery") has become one of the world's most performed and recorded compositions. About his setting, Lauridsen writes, "For centuries,
composers have been inspired by the beautiful '0 Magnum Mysterium' text with its depiction of the birth of the new-born King amongst the lowly
animals and shepherds. This affirmation of God's grace to the meek and the adoration of the Blessed Virgin are celebrated in my setting through a
quiet song of profound inner joy." H. Robert Reynolds has arranged the symphonic wind version of this choral work with the approval and
appreciation of the composer.
Karel Husa's Concertino for Piano and Wind Ensemble is a version of an earlier work, Concertino for Piano and Orchestra. Husa composed this
work in Paris in 1949 and was premiered in Brussels, Belgium by the French pianist Helene Boschi and the Grand Orchestre Symphonique,
conducted by Daniel Sternefled. The Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, commissioned the wind ensemble version and was
first performed at the College Band Directors National Association Conference in Orlando January 27, 1984 by the University of Ventral Florida
Wind Ensemble with the composer conducting. Notes taken with permission from the Illinois State University Wind Ensemble concert notes,
November 17, 2005.
Frank Ticheli is an American composer, educator, and conductor of wind band music. Angels in the Architecture was commissioned by Kingsway
International and received its premier performance at the Sydney Opera House on July 6, 2008. The work unfolds a dramatic conflict between the
two extremes of human existence- one divine, the other evil.
John William's is known as one of the worlds most prolific composers and conductors of film scores and symphonic literature. Second only to
Walk Disney for the most nominated person in history from the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Williams has received
five Academy Awards with forty-five nominations." ln 1993, I led the Boston Pops Orchestra on a tour of Japan where the orchestra has played
many times for wonderfully friendly and enthusiastic audiences. That particular tour was nearly contemporaneous with the wedding of Crown
Prince Naruhito and Masako Owada, and I thought our concerts would present a good opportunity to celebrate the event by offering a fanfare
written especially for these concerts."- John Williams
Anthony LaBounty is an Associate Professor of Music at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Sharakan is an original composition for wind
orchestra incorporating the use of original themes to convey simple yet inspiring imagery unique to the Armenian worship tradition. A sharakan
is a canonic hymn from the Armenian Church liturgy- essentially, a prayer in song form. One authentic ritual integrant borrowed for use in this
work is the Armenian phrase "Der Voghormia" ("Lord Have Mercy"). The rhythmic construct of the phrase Der Vog-hor-mi-a is solemnly
referenced throughout. Sharakan is lovingly written to honor Dr. Harry Begian, esteemed musician, conductor, mentor, friend, Professor
Emeritus, University of illinois Bands, Past-President and Honorary Life Member of the American Bandmasters Association, and was
commissioned by Thomas Leslie for the UNLV Wind Orchestra. The composition was completed in June 2010 with the world premiere
performed in Las Vegas by the UNLV Wind Orchestra on November 17, 2010 with Professor Leslie conducting.
Carolyn Bremer's Early Light was written for the Oklahoma City Philharmonic receiving its premiere performance in July 1995 and was later
transcribed for wind band in 1999. The material is largely derived from The Star Spangled Banner. Bremer, a passionate baseball fan since
childhood, drew upon her feelings of happy anticipation at hearing the anthem played before ball games when writing her piece. The slapstick
heard near the end echoes the crack of the bat on a long home run. Bremer is currently the Professor and Area Director of Composition and
Theory, and Associate Department Chair of The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University Long Beach. otes taken from
Published score. Pembroke Music Co., 1999.
Pietro Mascagni is one of the most important Italian composers of the turn of the 20th century. The formidable success of his first masterpiece
in 1890, Cavalleria Rusticana, unfortunately eluded many of his following works. Mascagni wrote 15 operas, an operetta, several beautiful
orchestra and choral works, as well as songs and piano music. The "Intermezzo" from Guglielmo Ratcliff is a lush lyrical piece, most recently
used in Martin Scorsese' s film Raging Bull. This emotional work was transcribed by Professor Suzuki in 1997, and later revised in 2002 .
Bruchez, Eric. "Biography." http://www.mascagni .org
Thomas Powell Knox was born in Danville, Illinois in 1937. As a young boy, he heard the U.S. Marine Band on tour and he decided he wanted
to play in that band. He majored in music, studying trumpet and comet, at the University oflllinois, which is considered to be the birthplace of
college band music. In 1961 , he joined the Marine Band as a trumpeter, moving to the arranging staff in 1966. The Marine Band's library
contains 263 Knox arrangements for concert band, brass choir, string orchestra, wind ensembles, chorus, solo voice, and dance band. Based on a
number of nautical songs and sea chanties, Sea Songs was written for the 350'h anniversary of the city of Boston and was premiered there by the
US Marine Band in May 1980. Notable among the songs are twelve variations of "Drunken Sailor." Also heard is " 0 Shenandoah," which
originated as a river chanty and became popular with sea-going crews in the early 1800s. Stehle, Roy. "Thomas Powell Knox."
http://www.windband.org/foothilV pgm_note/notes_ kl.htrn#Knox
John Philip Sousa was born in Washington D. C. on Nov. 6, 1854. Sousa, known as the ''March King," ranks among the most famous
American composers and conductors. On December 25, 1896 he composed The Stars and Stripes Forever, the official march of the United
States of America. He died on March 6, 1932 in Reading, Pennsylvania and is buried in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. The
Directorate was written in 1884 and exhibits the artistry and flair of the classic Sousa style. "John Philip Sousa."
http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/portam/sousa.htrnl
GREEN VALLEY IDGH SCHOOL
SYMPHONIC BAND
Flute
Wenbo Bai
Clarab Camp
Emily Durham
Erica Ellington
Larissa Greatwood
Domonique Jackson
Angela Johnstone
Samantha Ma
Stephanie Nam
Victoria Simon
Bass Clarinet
Lindsey Bechtel
Gurmun Dhillon
Piccolo
Krista Hurbace
Tenor Saxophone
Matthew Campanico
Oboe
Jared Au
Andrew Bowers
Jeran Hillstead
Diana Morris
Baritone Saxophone
Alexander Hicks
Bassoon
Forest Grayson
Eric Williams
Clarinet
Matthew Brueckmann
Rachel Buck
Sonja Demerath
Ashleigh Manaois
Suzanne Manrique
Mason Matzek
Clarinet cont.
Eric Price
Alex Thistlethwaite
Alto Saxophone
Victoria Barnett
Tiago Santana
Trumpet
Taylor Ashton
James Durbin
Vincent Eenhuis
Bianca Loving
Ronnie Pastor
Juliann Riley
Brandon Simpkins
Tyler Smith
Jeremy Tippetts
Jeremy Yee
Horn
Laurel McEnaney
Horn cont.
Benjamin Riggs
Sabrina Singh
Bradley Snadecki
Trombone
Collin Clark
Troy Goldbaum
Keven Greenleaf
Samuel Marrs
Denzel Mendoza
Alex Ulibarri
Euphonium
Jonathan Anderson
Brendan Delaney
Kelvin Haywood
Dominic Filocamo
Justin Risolio
Percussion
Ryan Castillo
Marcus Flippen
Zackary Johnson
Brandon Kuschel
Jared Lee
Daniel Rossi
Jared Stewart
Kelsey Takahashi-Brummer
Tyler Voss
UNL V WIND ORCHESTRA
Piccolo
Katharine Jensen" Las Vegas, NV
Flute
Katharine Jensen" Las Vegas, NV
Emily Lindgren Portland, OR
Donald Malpass* Cheney, WA
Kristen Pierce Las Vegas, NV
Oboe
Chris Fujiwara Honolulu, HI
Alex Hayashi* Honolulu, HI
English Horn
Ryan Schwartz Las Vegas, NV
Bassoon
Kim Kehau Chai ll*" Sapulpa, OK
Emily Park Grady" Long Island City, NY
B-Flat Clarinet
Christopher Armeno Las Vegas, NV
Cherith Mendoza Los Angeles, CA
Brian Murphy Campbellford, Canada
Kanade Oi" Holckaido, Japan
Aki Oshima" Engaru, Japan
Bryan Wente*" Stillwater, MN
Tallyn Wesner Albuquerque, NM
Alto Saxophone
Patrick Garcia Las Vegas, NV
Markus Hahn*" Forest Lake, MN
Tenor Saxophone
Ronald Holmes Las Vegas, NV
Baritone Saxophone
Scott McKell Mendon, UT
Trumpet
Aaron DeLaHuerta Las Vegas, NV
Kendall Demavivas Mission Viejo, CA
Travis Riga* Kaneohe, HI
Kyle Overlay Henderson, NV
Richard Paugh Wichita, KS
David Shepard* Castiac, CA
Isaac Tubb San Diego, CA
Horn
Jenni Kearns Madisonville, KY
Erin Paul" Waterford, CT
Jordan Rush Las Vegas, NV
Fred Stone* Las Vegas, NV
Trombone
James Nelson* Pipestone, MN
Dustin Stevens Las Vegas, NV
Bass Clarinet
Keaton Martin Henderson, NV
Bass Trombone
Paul Munger Salt Lake City, UT
Contra Alto Clarinet
Megan Hanson Las Vegas, NV
Euphonium
Brad Bradley Las Vegas, NV
Jeffrey Malecki*" Sterling Heights, M1
Leanne Stamp Las Vegas, NV
Contra Bass Clarinet
Clint Williams" Ft. Smith, AR
Tuba
Garrison Gillham Broken Arrow, OK
Saxon Lewis Collinsville, OK
Daniel Uhrich* Henderson, NV
Cello
Anthony Rodriguez* Las Vegas, NV
Dominique Jackson Las Vegas, NV
Double Bass
Ryan Bell Farmington, UT
Hayden Bryant Logandale, NV
Blake Riley* Henderson, NV
Piano
Danbi Cho Seoul, South Korea
Harp
Gina Bombola" Lodi, CA
Timpani
Corene Peltier Kaneohe, HI
Percussion
Chirstopher Bernabe Chicago, lL
Kyle Bissantz Wichita, KS
Charles Gott Las Vegas, NV
A.J. Merlino" West Long Branch, NV
Melaney Scarberry Henderson, NV
Jack Steiner" Reading, PA
Luke Thatcher*" Orlando, FL
Rehearsal Assistant
Andrew Smouse" Bedford, P A
Daniel Uhrich* Henderson, NV
*Principal
"Graduate Teaching Assistant
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
UNIVERSITY BAND STAFF
Thomas G. Leslie, Director of Bands
Anthony LaBounty, Associate Director of Bands
Takayoshi "Tad" Suzuki, Instructor of Conducting
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSIST ANTS
Markus Hahn
Jeffrey A. Malecki
Andrew J. Smouse
Clinton L. Williams
LffiRARIANS
Christopher Armeno
Asuka Kawashima
KanadeOi
COMMUNITY LIASON
Allan Ginsberg
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CSUN Student Government
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