“On the Beautiful Blue Danube” Inside this issue: Maestro’s Notes 2 Youth Concerts 3 On the Town 5 Meet the Musicians 6 2017-2018 Season 7 Mark your Calendar! 8 March 2017 VOLUME 30, NUMBER 4 Following a sold-out concert with Tracy Byrd, the we continue our “Symphony Fantastique” season by go- ing back to the classics and performing great works from Johann Strauss, Johannes Brahms and Robert Schu- mann. The SOST Chorus also joins in for the tradition- al choral concert on Satur- day, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Julie Rogers Theatre. This season, we are showcasing the many talents of our musicians as they per- form a wide range of music from symphonic to popular to country-western. Going back to our roots, this choral concert is one that features a choral style that interweaves many voices to produce har- mony and lyrical style that goes beyond straight sym- phonic style. The orchestra is enhanced by the cho- rus of the SOST to add to the sonic beauty. Guest Conductor Dr. James Han will lead the SOST Chorus in Robert Schumann’s Requiem, opus 148. Schumann, a German composer, was an influential music critic widely regarded as one of the greatest com- posers of the Romantic era. Also featured with the cho- rus will be soloists Amanda Kingston, soprano, Ashly Evans, mezzo soprano, Jason Choi, tenor, and Dorian McCall, baritone. Also on the program is Johann Strauss’s classic waltz “On the Beautiful Blue Danube.” Commonly known as “The Waltz King,” Jo- hann Strauss captures the rhythmic style of riding on a boat that gently travels down a river. Most known for its soothing sounds played on New Year’s Day from Vien- na, his homeland. The well-known Johan- nes Brahms’ “Variations on a theme by Haydn, op. 56a” was a tribute to the earlier symphonic master he revered. Haydn’s St. Antho- ny Chorale is used as the choral tune, and then played in true orchestral style, a hallmark of Brahms. The piece was originally written for piano, thus, the “a” indi- cator on his opus 56. In form as well as thematic material, these variations make us hear Haydn’s chorale in en- tirely new ways. The traditional SOST Choral concert is always a grand event! Sponsored by Rosine McFaddin Wilson; guest artist sponsored by Baptist Hospitals. Saturday, March 11 · 7:30 p.m. · Julie Rogers Theatre Han SOST Chorus
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“On the Beautiful Blue Danube”
Inside this issue:
Maestro’s
Notes
2
Youth
Concerts
3
On the
Town
5
Meet the
Musicians
6
2017-2018
Season
7
Mark your
Calendar!
8
March 2017 VOLUME 30, NUMBER 4
Following a sold-out
concert with Tracy Byrd, the
we continue our “Symphony
Fantastique” season by go-
ing back to the classics and
performing great works from
Johann Strauss, Johannes
Brahms and Robert Schu-
mann. The SOST Chorus
also joins in for the tradition-
al choral concert on Satur-
day, March 11 at 7:30 p.m.
at the Julie Rogers Theatre.
This season, we are
showcasing the many talents
of our musicians as they per-
form a wide range of music
from symphonic to popular
to country-western. Going
back to our roots, this choral
concert is one that features a
choral style that interweaves
many voices to produce har-
mony and lyrical style that
goes beyond straight sym-
phonic style. The orchestra
is enhanced by the cho-
rus of the SOST to add
to the sonic beauty.
Guest Conductor
Dr. James Han will lead
the SOST Chorus in
Robert Schumann’s
Requiem, opus 148.
Schumann, a German
composer, was an influential
music critic widely regarded
as one of the greatest com-
posers of the Romantic era.
Also featured with the cho-
rus will be soloists Amanda
Kingston, soprano, Ashly
Evans, mezzo soprano, Jason
Choi, tenor, and Dorian
McCall, baritone.
Also on the program is
Johann Strauss’s classic
waltz “On the Beautiful Blue
Danube.” Commonly known
as “The Waltz King,” Jo-
hann Strauss captures the
rhythmic style of riding on a
boat that gently travels down
a river. Most known for its
soothing sounds played on
New Year’s Day from Vien-
na, his homeland.
The well-known Johan-
nes Brahms’ “Variations on
a theme by Haydn, op. 56a”
was a tribute to the earlier
symphonic master he
revered. Haydn’s St. Antho-
ny Chorale is used as the
choral tune, and then played
in true orchestral style, a
hallmark of Brahms. The
piece was originally written
for piano, thus, the “a” indi-
cator on his opus 56. In form
as well as thematic material,
these variations make us
hear Haydn’s chorale in en-
tirely new ways.
The traditional SOST
Choral concert is always
a grand event!
Sponsored by Rosine
McFaddin Wilson;
guest artist sponsored
by Baptist Hospitals.
Saturday, March 11 · 7:30 p.m. · Julie Rogers Theatre
Q: What instrument(s) do you play? A: I primarily play bass trombone for the SOST, but I have also played tenor trombone the past few years. Outside of the SOST I ac-tively play alto, tenor, and bass trombones, tuba, euphonium, and percussion. Q: When and how did you get started in music? A: My older brothers played in the public school band in south Texas... So for me it wasn't IF I would be in band... Instead it was WHAT would I choose to play??? Q: When did you begin playing with the SOST? A: I moved to Beaumont from San Antonio in 1997. I called Wayne Dyess (principal trombone back then) and asked about subbing with the group... I timed it just right... Two weeks later there were audi-tions for a permanent position... I won the audition and have enjoyed every season! Q: Educational background?
A: I have my Bachelor of Music with a concentration in jazz and commercial music from McNeese State in Lake Charles. I received my Texas education certificate from Lamar University. Q: Who has been your greatest in-fluence in music? A: I have many influences... But I would say that Jimmy Pankow, trombonist of the rock band "Chicago," is my biggest influence. His playing was my reason for play-ing trombone in the beginning. His writing has influenced my commer-cial writing tremendously over the past 20 years. Q: What is your “day job?” A: I am one of the band directors at Buna ISD. Q: Hobbies or activities outside of SOST? A: I am very involved at my church, Calvary Baptist Church, in Beaumont. I serve as the orchestra director and also write for the choir and orchestra. I have been in the recording industry for over 20 years. I've had the opportunity to
back up many superb artists and have been involved with 3 Grammy nominated projects and 1 Grammy winning project. Several of my ar-rangements have also been recorded over the years. Outside of playing instruments... I am an avid gun collector and shoot regularly. I love the outdoors, espe-cially the beach, having grown up near South Padre Island. I am also a rabid fan of the San Antonio Spurs! Go Spurs Go!!! But my favorite thing is spending time with my family, which includes my wife, daughter, her husband, and my pre-cious granddaughter! Q: Favorite music? A: As a brass player this my seem strange... But my favorite piece of music is Barber's Adagio for Strings played by the New York Philhar-monic conducted by Bernstein. Anything played by Stan Getz (tenor sax) is just the best! And for commercial music I really enjoy the groups Toto, Chicago, and Earth, Wind, and Fire.