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WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLEFluteElaine MartirCaroline GranoJessica SchuryKelsey Fries

PiccoloKaysey Davis

OboeErica DicksonHeather HeyerAshley Brawner

English HornHeather Heyer

BassoonMelodie GrossoKyle Gautieri

ContrabassoonNicholas Karras

Eb ClarinetKelsey Mills

Bass ClarinetJessica Johnson

Contrabass ClarinetBrian Cox

ClarinetBrian Tracey Jack Hontz Alison SchwartzChance WheelerEmily KeeferSean HadaadCatherine Pfahler

SaxophoneFrancis AnconaJoseph LucianoChristopher KeferLawrence Major

HornKyle Krat Kenneth StoudenmireConnor Barz Ashley DiefenderferNicholas Lepkowski

TrumpetKyle RischBenjamin EvertDaniel McGrathJonathan LightcapHeather HouseKevin Horne

TromboneBrian McDonieChrista SipesIlan Raschkowsky

Bass TromboneNicholas Conti

EuphoniumZackary TravisMichael Roche

TubaMark Van TeyensLara MillerMichael Pettis

PercussionAndrew SnyderBenjamin AndrewsAaron TaylorJoseph GanzelliMatthew WyckofBradford Schoener

BassPatrick Nugent

PianoAlexander Marthaler

HarpJuliana Kocher

Graduate Wind Conducting StudentsJames AckermanScott CullenJohn EckstineAndrew GermanAdam GumbleLorraine HuddyJustin McAdamsCassidy NalepaMatthew Tenaglia

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (2008)

Jess Langston Turner is one of the bright young voices in contemporary composition. His highly acclaimed Rumpelstilzchen propelled him headlong into the wind world’s musical scene. hrough the Looking Glass (2008) was composed as a farewell and thank you to his undergraduate alma mater, Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina. Turner writes, “the piece is composed as a concert opener, bringing the audience into the musical world by the concert they are about to hear. In this way, this piece acts in a similar manner to the looking glass through which Alice was able to gain access to her wonderland.” he entire piece “utilizes only ive pitches which are constantly reconigured into running passages, ostinato and thrilling fanfares.”

SKETCHES ON A TUDOR PSALM (1971)

Sketches on a Tudor Psalm was composed in 1971 and premiered by the Sam Houston State University Symphonic Band, Ralph L. Mills, conductor. Tull was prompted to compose the piece as a result of the success of his Ostwald Award winning Tocatta (1969).

Sketches utilizes homas Tallis’ iteenth century setting of the Second Psalm as the primary material for the composition. Tull was hesitant to use the Tallis material because of his familiarity with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ 1910 composition Fantasia for Double String Orchestra that also made use of this Tallis melody. In the composition, Tull exploits the metric freedom inherent in the original psalm tune. he piece develops as a series of continuous variations framed by a simple brass chorale statement of the main psalm tune.

WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIASCHOOL OF MUSIC WIND AND PERCUSSION FACULTY

Timothy V. Blair, DeanJohn Villella, Associate Dean

he WCU Wind Ensemble is active in pursuing the commissioning of new works. Recent eforts have included the commissioning and world premiers of Joseph Turrin’s Concertino for 11 Instruments and Wind Ensemble, Rob Maggio’s Glass Ceiling and Adam Silverman’s Alternating Currents for solo alto saxophone and wind ensemble. he group has also participated in commissioning consortiums that have sponsored Steven Bryant’s Concerto for Wind Ensemble and Kevin Walczyk’s Scion concerto for solo clarinet and wind ensemble.

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Andrew Yozviak, Director of BandsM. Gregory Martin, Associate Director of BandsKimberly Reighley, luteHenry Grabb, oboeJon Gaarder, bassoonKaren Dannessa, clarinetGreg Riley, saxophoneElizabeth Pfale, hornJean-Christophe Dobrzelewski, trumpetHaim Avitsur, tromboneJonathan Fowler, tuba/euphoniumPeter Paulsen, bassChristopher Hanning, percussionRalph Sorrentino, percussionDavid Nelson, percussionMark Jacoby, percussion, jazz studies

CREDITSRecording Engineer: David St. OngeRecording Producers: William Berz and M. Gregory MartinAssistant Producers: Scott Cullen, Andrew German, Jack Hontz, Mark Krat, and Justin McAdamsEditing Engineer: David St. OngeEditing: Andrew YozviakRecorded: 15-17 March, 3013 at the Madeleine Wing Adler heatreGraphics: Jason Boldt. MarkArt

CHILDREN’S OVERTURE (1964)

For more than 50 years, the American Wind Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Robert Austin Boudreau, has performed for audiences around the world. his unique ensemble enlists talented college musicians each summer for a tour through America’s waterways on a barge that doubles as a loating concert shell. hroughout its existence, the group has commissioned more than 350 works from a who’s who of contemporary composers. Eugene Bozza’s Children’s Overture was commissioned by the AWSO in 1964.

Bozza’s idea for the piece was inspired by the opening movement of Respighi’s Pines of Rome. Respighi notes “Children are at play in the pine groves of the Villa Borghese, dancing the Italian equivalent of ‘Ring Around the-rosy’; mimicking marching soldiers and battles; twittering and shrieking like swallows at evening; and then disappearing.” Bozza utilizes several French children’s songs as the framework for this playful overture.

REST (2010)

Created in 2010, Rest is a concert band adaptation of a choral work by the same composer, here Will Be Rest, which was commissioned in 1999 by the Paciic Chorale, John Alexander, conductor. he composer writes:

In making this version, I preserved almost everything from the original: harmony, dynamics, even the original registration. I also endeavored to preserve carefully the fragile beauty and quiet dignity suggested by Sara Teasdale’s words.

However, with the removal of the text, I felt free to enhance certain aspects of the music, most strikingly with the addition of a sustained climax on the main theme. his extended climax allows the band version to transcend the expressive boundaries of a straight note-for-note setting of the original. hus, both versions are intimately tied and yet independent of one another, each possessing its own strengths and unique qualities.

he concert band work was commissioned by Russel Mikkelson and family in memory of his father, Elling Mikkelson.

M. Gregory Martin, Assistant Professor of Music Education/Associate Director of Bands received a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Eastern Kentucky University, a Master of Musical Arts degree from James Madison University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from he University of Texas at Austin where he studied conducting with Jerry F. Junkin. He recently completed a six-year tenure as the Director of Athletic Bands and Assistant Director of Bands at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. Prior to returning to Florida, Dr. Martin was the Assistant Director for the Longhorn Band and Lecturer in the School of Music at UT. His past teaching experience includes fourteen years in the Florida and Virginia public school system and two years as a teaching assistant at

James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he taught music education courses and conducted the Concert and Symphonic Bands.

In addition to his public school and collegiate teaching duties, Dr. Martin has also served as a Color Guard Instructor and Marching Caption head / Visual Coordinator for the Suncoast Sound Drum and Bugle Corps (‘82 -’88) and Marching Caption head / Visual Coordinator for the Magic of Orlando Drum and Bugle Corps (‘92 -’94). He also serves extensively as an adjudicator and clinician around the Southern and Midwestern United States and writes drill for several High School and college bands around the country including he University of Michigan. Dr. Martin is a member of the College Band Director’s National Association, National Band Association, Music Educator’s National Conference, College Music Society, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma

WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE

he West Chester University Wind Ensemble features approximately sixty of the inest wind and percussion musicians in the School of Music and is one of four wind bands at the university. his auditioned group is dedicated to the performance of quality wind repertoire throughout all periods of music history. he ensemble presents numerous programs on and of campus each year and regularly entertains guest artists. Most recently Donald Hunsberger, Frank Battisti, William Berz, Joseph Turrin, Eric Ewazen, John Mackey, Tim McAllister, Eric Aubier and Alan Vizzutti have collaborated with the group.

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FLOURISHES ON A RENAISSANCE THEME (2010)

Flourishes and Meditations on a Renaissance heme was commissioned by the President’s Own United States Marine Band and is dedicated to them, their Director, Colonel Michael J. Colburn and their Assistant Director, Major Jason K. Fettig. Gandoli notes:

Flourishes and Meditations on a Renaissance heme is a set of seven variations on an anonymous Renaissance melody that is simply titled Spagnoletta. It is derived from a popular melody titled Españoleta or ‘Little Spanish Tune.’ I irst knew this melody as quoted by Joachin Rodrigo in his Fantasia para un gentilhombre for guitar and orchestra. I also found this tune in the 1970’s in a collection of Renaissance songs for classical guitar, and I have played it in that form countless times over the years. I was motivated to probe this elegant tune with which I have been acquainted for four decades, with the expectation that it would prompt a wealth of ideas unique to such a longstanding relationship. he beauty and elegance of the original tune resides in its simplicity, so I chose to present it at the outset of the piece in a clear and streamlined orchestration. he basic nature or character of each variation is revealed in the labels that are placed in the score.

SHAKESPEARE PICTURES (2008)

Nigel Hess is a composer of diverse experience. He has composed music for British and American television, orchestral commissions and premiers for the London Symphony Orchestra, original ballets, music for his vocal group, Chameleon, and has served as the House Composer for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

While Music Director and House Composer for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Nigel Hess has composed music for over twenty productions.

In his Shakespeare Pictures for symphonic wind band, Hess has taken music from three works to form a 12-minute suite. It begins with the boisterous overture to Much Ado About Nothing, followed by a contrasting slow movement depicting the beautiful statue from A Winter’s Tale before displaying huge pomp of Caesar’s Rome with he Entry to the Senate.

Andrew Yozviak is the Director of Bands at West Chester University. Dr. Yozviak’s primary responsibilities include conducting the Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds, directing the Golden Rams Marching Band, and teaching graduate and undergraduate conducting classes. Prior to this appointment, Yozviak served as Visiting Director of Bands at Susquehanna University and taught thirteen years in the Pennsylvania public schools.

Dr. Yozviak has earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Music Degree in Composition from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts Degree in Wind Conducting from Rutgers University where he studied with William Berz.

Dr. Yozviak maintains a busy schedule as a guest conductor, adjudicator and clinician, regularly presenting at conferences and workshops. His research in the area of eighteenth century Harmoniemusik has produced two modern editions of wind partitas by the Bohemian composer, Antonio Rosetti (1750-1792). His scholarly edition of Antonio Rosetti’s Partita in E-lat is published by Amadeus Verlag, Winterthur, Switzerland.

As a composer, Dr. Yozviak has accepted commissions to compose and arrange music in a variety of genres. He has composed commissioned works for winds, chorus, jazz ensemble, and a variety of chamber ensembles. Dr. Yozviak’s work as an arranger has yielded more than one hundred ity marching band shows for some ity high schools, universities, drum and bugle corps and work for NFL Films.

Dr. Yozviak is a member of the College Band Directors National Association, the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, the National Band Association, the Phi Beta Mu, National Association for Music Education, Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, the Pennsylvania Bandmasters Association, Pi Kappa Lambda, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.

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1. hrough the Looking Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jess Langston Turner (b. 1983)

2. Sketches on a Tudor Psalm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fisher Tull (1934-1994)

3. Children’s Overture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eugene Bozza (1905-1991)

4. Rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank Ticheli (b. 1958)M. Gregory Martin, Conductor

5. Flourishes and Meditations on a Renaissance heme . . . . Michael Gandoli (b. 1956)

Shakespeare Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nigel Hess (b. 1953)

6. I. Much Ado About Nothing

7. II. A Winter’s Tale – he Statue

8. III. Julius Caesar – he Entry to the Senate