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Wind Symphony
Douglas Stotter, conductor
William Sprinkle, oboe
“Memorials”
April 28, 2017
7:30 PM
Irons Recital Hall
PROGRAM
Fanfare/VariationsontheChoraleMelodyThroughAdam'sFall(2006).......................................DavidMaslanka
(b.1943)
saxophonequartet
FanfarederStadtWien(1943)..........................................................................................................................RichardStrauss
arrangedbyDouglasStotter
(1884-1949)
Trauersinfonie(1844)..........................................................................................................................................RichardWagner
transcribedbyEricLeidzen
(1813-1882)
HoldFastYourDreams(2012).................................................................................................................................EricEwazen
(b.1954)
II.Allegroenergico
III.Andanteespressivo
WilliamSprinkle,oboe
intermission
SymphonyNo.4(1993)........................................................................................................................................DavidMaslanka
ProgramNotes
Fanfare/VariationsontheChoraleMelodyThroughAdam'sFallisthefifthandfinal
movementofDavidMaslanka’sRecitationBookforsaxophonequartet.Thecomposerwrotethefollowing
aboutthesuite:
“IhavelovedItalianmadrigalssincemystudentdays.RecitationBookforsaxophonequartetfeels
somethinglikeamadrigalcollection,butwithagrandfinale.Myapproachtocomposingisvocal,andthe
singingqualityofsaxophonesisoneoftheirfinestrengths.Muchofmyrecentmusicdrawsitsinspiration
fromthedistantpast.Anoldmelodypushesopenadoorinmymindandaparallelworldordream
makesitswayout.Eachpieceinthissetfounditsinspirationinthatway.
Thetitle,“RecitationBook,”impliesasetoflessons.Idon’twanttosayexplicitlywhateach“lesson”
means,butthetitlesofthepiecescirclearoundthethemeofdeath,whichformeimpliesthepassingof
theold,andthecomingofthenew.”
RichardStraussfinishedthescoreoftheFestmusikderStadtWien-FestiveMusicfortheCityof
Vienna-onJanuary14,1943.ThescoreisdedicatedtotheViennaCityCouncilingratitudeforhaving
beenawardeditsBeethovenPrizethepreviousyear.WrittenfortheViennaTrumpetCorps,thepiece
wasoriginallyscoredfortentrumpets,seventrombones,twotubas,andtimpani.Straussconductedthe
work’spremiereintheFestivalHalloftheViennaRathausonApril9,1943.Tendayslater,hemadea
muchshorterversion,thisFanfare.
EighteenyearsafterthedeathofCarlMariavonWeber,apatrioticmovementinGermanyresulted
inthetransferenceofhisremainstohisnativeland.OnDecember14,1844,theremainsofCarlMaria
vonWeberweremovedfromLondon,wherehehaddied,toGermany.Wagnercomposed
TrauersinfonieforthetorchlightprocessiontoWeber’sfinalrestingplace,theCatholicCemeteryin
Friedrichstadt.
Aspartofhismusicalremembrance,WagnerarrangedseveralportionsofWeber’s
operaEuryantheforalargewindband.Thiswindbandwasaccompaniedduringthefuneralprocession
by20drums.ThefirstpartofTrauersinfonieisanarrangementofmusicfromtheoverture
toEuryanthewhichrepresentsthevisionofEmma’sspiritintheopera.Themainsectionoftheworkis
takenfromthecavatinaHierdichtamQuell,thetextofwhichcontainsnumerousreferencestodeath.The
codacomesfromapassageinActIIthatrecallstheopening“spiritmusic.”
WagneramassedallofthemilitarybandsaroundDresdenfortheoccasion,andwasgratifiedby
theeffect.HeremainedfondoftheworkthroughouthislifeandinMeinLeben,hewrote,“Ihadnever
beforeachievedanythingthatcorrespondedsoperfectlytoitspurpose.”
HoldFastYourDreamsisgratefullydedicatedtoLindaStrommenandtheIndianaUniversity
WindEnsemble.WhenIwascomposingthepiece,mydearfriend,Linda,whohadalsocommissionedme
towritemyfirstoboeconcerto,askedmeifImightwritethesecondoboeconcertoasatributetoher
mother,Ellen.Ilovedtheidea.Inaddition,IwasinspiredbyLouiseDriscoll’spoem,“HoldFastYour
Dreams,”anupliftingpoemcelebratinggenerosityandhope.Thesecondmovementisaboutthose
momentsinlife,suchasthetragiclossofalovedone,whichisfilledwithshock,surprise,andanalmost
agonizedquestioning.Thefinalmovementisthesummationofalifewell-lived,filledwithpeaceandlove,
akeensenseofspirituality,andanembracingspirit.
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ProgramNotes
Thesourcesthatgiverisetoapieceofmusicaremanyanddeep.Itispossibletodescribethe
technicalaspectsofawork–itsconstructionprinciples,itsorchestration–butnearlyimpossibletowrite
ofitssoulnatureexceptthroughhintsandsuggestions.
TherootsofSymphonyNo.4aremany.Thecentraldrivingforceisthespontaneousriseofthe
impulsetoshoutforthejoyoflife.IfeelitisthepowerfulvoiceoftheEarththatcomestomefrommy
adoptedwesternMontana,andthehighplainsandmountainsofcentralIdaho.Mypersonalexperienceof
thevoiceisoneofbeinghelplessandtornopenbythepowerofthethingthatwantstobeexpressed–
thewelling-upshoutthatcannotbedenied.Iamsetaquiverandamforcedtoshoutandsing.The
responseinthevoiceoftheEarthistheansweringshoutofthanksgiving,andtheshoutofpraise.
Outofthis,thehymntune“OldHundred,”severalotherhymntunes(theBachchorales“Only
TrustingodtoGuideYou”and“ChristWhoMakesUsHoly”),andoriginalmelodieswhicharehymn-like
innature,formthebackboneofSymphonyNo.4.
Toexplainthepresenceofthesehymns,atleastinpart,andtohintatthelifeoftheSymphony,I
mustsaysomethingaboutmylong-timefascinationwithAbrahamLincoln.FromCarlSandburg’s
monumentalAbrahamLincoln,Ioffertwoquotes.ThefirstisadescriptionofLincolnindeathbyhisclose
friendDavidR.Locke:
“Isawhim,orwhatwasmortalofhim,inhiscoffin.Thefacehadan
expressionofabsolutecontent,orrelief,atthrowingoffaburdensuchasfew
menhavebeencalledontobear–aburdenwhichfewmencouldhaveborne.
Ihaveseenthesameexpressiononhislivingfaceonlyafewtimes,when
afteragreatcalamityhehadcometogreatvictory.Itwasthelookofaworn
mansuddenlyrelieved.WilkesBoothdidAbrahamLincolnthegreatest
servicemancouldpossibledoforhim–hegavehimpeace”
Thesecond,referringtothepassagethroughthecountryfromWashington,D.C.toSpringfield,
IllinoisofthecoffinbearingLincoln’sbody:
“TotherotundaofOhio’scapitol,onamoundofgreenmossdottedwith
whiteflowers,restedthecoffinonApril28,while8,000personspassedby
eachhourfrom9:30inthemorningtillfourintheafternoon.Inthechanging
red-goldofarollingprairiesunset,totheslowexultationofbrasses
rendering“OldHundred,”andthemuffledboomofminuteguns,thecoffin
wascarriedoutoftherotundaandtakentothefuneraltrain.”
Forme,Lincoln‘slifeanddeathareascriticaltodayastheyweremorethanacenturyago.He
remainsamodelforthisage.Lincolnmaintainedinhispersonthetremendousstruggleofopposites
raginginthecountryinhistime.Hewasinwardlyopentotheboilingchaos,outofwhichheforgedthe
frameworkofanewunifyingidea.Itworehimdownandkilledhim,asitworeandkilledthehundredsof
thousandsofsoldiersinthecivilwar,asithascontinuedtowearandkillbythemillionsuptothepresent
day.ConfirmedintheworldbyLincolnwastheunshakableideaoftheunityofthehumanrace,andby
extensiontheunityofalllife,andbyfurtherextension,theunityofalllifewithallmatter,withallenergy,
andwiththesilentandseeminglyemptyandunfathomablemysteryofourorigins.
ProgramNotes
Outofchaosandthefiercejoiningofoppositecomesnewlifeandhope.FromthisimpulseIused
“OldHundred,”knownastheDoxology–ahymnofpraisetoGod;PraiseGodfromWhomallBlessings
Flow;GloriainexcelsisDeo–themid-sixteenthcenturysettingofPsalm100.Psalm100readsinpart:
1MakeajoyfulnoiseuntotheLord,allyelands.
2ServetheLordwithgladness;comebeforehispresencewithsinging
3Enterintohisgateswiththanksgivingandintohiscourtswithpraise:be
thankfuluntohim,andblesshisname.
IhaveusedChristiansymbolsbecausetheyaremyculturalheritage,butIhavetriedtomove
throughthemtoadepthofuniversalhumanness,toanawarenessthatisnotdefinedbyreligiouslabel.
Myimpulsethroughthismusicistospeaktothefundamentalhumanissuesoftransformationandrebirthinthischaotictime.
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Soloist
WilliamSprinklewasborninArlington,TexasandistheonlysonofAndyandLeslieSprinklewith
twosisters,AnaandGraceSprinkle.Hismusicalcareerbeganattheageofeightwhenhebegantostudy
thepiano.HestudiedviolinbeginninginthethirdgradewithLaura,JennyMcHenryandMelanie
Demer.WilliamhasstudiedoboewithDon,JaneOwen(FortWorthSymphony),JoeRobinson(retired
principaloboeoftheNewYorkPhilharmonic),ErinHannigan(DallasSymphony),SallyBohls(Lewisville
LakeSymphony),LindaStrommen(IndianaUniversity),ElaineDouvas,(JuilliardSchoolandprincipal
oboeMetropolitanOpera),DanStolper(InterlochenArtsAcademy),JaredHauser(VanderbiltUniversity),
CelesteJohnson(OklahomaStateUniversity),andJasonLichtenwalter(UniversityofDenver).
William'sattendedBookerT.WashingtonHighSchoolforthePerformingandVisualArtswhere
hewasgiventheopportunitytoplayviolinatCarnegieHallwiththeorchestraprogram.Followinghis
freshmanyear,WilliamattendedArlingtonMartinHighschoolwhereheparticipatedinbothbandand
orchestra.HecompletedhishighschoolyearsasasenioratArlingtonHighSchoolwherehealso
participatedinthebandandorchestralprograms.WilliamwasselectedfortheAll-StateBandthree
timesandwasprincipaloboeinthe6AHighSchoolAllStateBandhissenioryear.Hewasathree-year
memberoftheGreaterDallasYouthOrchestraservingasaco-principalhissenioryear.
WilliamiscurrentlyastudentattheUniversityofTexasArlingtonservingasprincipaloboeinthe
WindSymphony.HestudiesoboewithProfessorRogeneRusselloftheDallasOperaOrchestra.Healsois
principalintheNewTexasSymphonyOrchestrainDallasandplaysEnglishHornfortheNortheast
Orchestra.
WilliamisapassionateoboeandviolinteacherintheArlingtonareateachingchildrenofthe
juniorhighandhighschoolages.HeperformsonaLoree125thanniversaryRoyaloboeandaStainer
copyviolinmadecirca1850.Williamwouldliketodedicatethisperformancetohismother.Thechoiceto
playtheEwazenconcertowasmadewithhismotherinmindduetothemeaningbehindthepiece.
UTA WIND SYMPHONY
TheUTArlingtonWindSymphonyistheselectwindandpercussionensembleatUTArlington.
ConductedbyDr.DouglasStotter,theensemblehasperformedatnumerousconventionsoftheCollege
BandDirectorsNationalAssociation,mostrecentlyin2016andtheTexasMusicEducatorsAssociation,
mostrecentlyin2012and2017.Inaddition,theWindSymphonyhastouredextensivelythroughout
Texas,Mexico,andhasperformedinCarnegieHallinNewYorkCity.
TheWindSymphony’slatestcompactdiscfeaturingclassicsofthewindchambermusicrepertoire,
Serenade,wasreleasedbyMarkRecordsinthefallof2015.ThisisthesecondCDreleasedbyDr.Stotter
andtheUTArlingtonWindSymphony,joiningCeremonial,whichwasreleasedin2012.Bothdiscsare
availableoniTunesandNaxos.TheirthirdCD,Celebration,willbereleasedSummer,2017.
Theensembleisalsoactivelyinvolvedinpromotingandcommissioningnewpiecesforwindband.
RecentcommissionsincludeworksbyDavidMaslanka,RustyBanks,AndrewRindfleisch,ScottMcAllister,
MichaelSchelle,JosephSchwantner,andFrankTicheli.
Flute/Piccolo
CarmenChavez
BeatrizCumba-Berrocal
CaitlinHall
StephanieKalina
ShannonLotti
Saxophone
DerronHollingsworth
LongNguyen
MikeNguyen
RahimRupani
RyderSanchez
Oboe/EnglishHorn
AyakaKojima
TyMatthews
WilliamSprinkle
Trumpet
ForrestAlbano
CarlBlood
EmmanuelFlores
EricPerry
ErikRubel
MatthewSimms
NicholasThomas
JasonViola
Bassoon
JazmynBarayas-Trujillo
KylieMunro
DavidPlumlee
Clarinet
JoannaBirchfield
DylanBrown
AdamDonley
GeorgeIshii
ArjunJeetan
SheaSmith
JessicaTung
Horn
BryanBass
JackEarly
RyanMaxey
JacquelineRuddick
MattSmiley
JoeVenezia
Trombone
EdDealecio
MasonHicks
AustinTeater
BassClarinet
ZoeVandeKieft
QuentinKnox
Contra-Clarinet
AndrewWeliver
BassTrombone
ThomasLaubhan
Euphonium
KevinHayden
ZachSheller
AubreyWorley
Tuba
KendallDrew
LuisMoreno
AngelSanchez
DoubleBass
SeanKime
Piano
BenjaminCepeda
Organ
JoshuaLang
Harp
NaokoNakamura
Percussion
BradleyBaird
EfrenExiga
JoshuaGonzalez
ClaytonHebbe
ReaganPhonsa
BastianWood
AndrewYates
Membersarelistedalphabeticallyinordertoemphasizetheimportance
ofeachperformer’scontribution