The performing conditions were ideal. The weather was not too hot, and there was just enough of a
breeze to provide coolness during the performance. The audience was large and enthusiastic. The
band performed very well, and the audience gave the band a standing ovation. The various solos
performed by oboe, flute, English horn, trumpet, sax, tuba, bassoon, percussion, trombone, clarinet,
etc., were beautifully played.
breeze to provide coolness during the performance. The audience was large and enthusiastic. The
band performed very well, and the audience gave the band a standing ovation. The various solos
performed by oboe, flute, English horn, trumpet, sax, tuba, bassoon, percussion, trombone, clarinet,
etc., were beautifully played.
The overall theme for this concert was a recollection of some of the countries the Star of the North
has visited over the past 25 years. Remembering the trip to Italy, the band opened with Italian
Rhapsody by Julie Giroux. Compositions by composers from Germany, Argentina, Ireland, and
Norway followed. Strange humors by John Mackey was a composition about the system of
psychology/medicine introduced by the ancient Greeks. Vesuvius by Frank Tichelli was about the
Italian volcano that destroyed Pompeii and other cities.
has visited over the past 25 years. Remembering the trip to Italy, the band opened with Italian
Rhapsody by Julie Giroux. Compositions by composers from Germany, Argentina, Ireland, and
Norway followed. Strange humors by John Mackey was a composition about the system of
psychology/medicine introduced by the ancient Greeks. Vesuvius by Frank Tichelli was about the
Italian volcano that destroyed Pompeii and other cities.
Program
Italian Rhapsody (Julie Giroux)
What's a Heaven For? (Vincent Kennedy)
Concerto for Bassoon, mvmt 3 (Carl Maria von Weber)
Strange Humors (John Mackey)
Bad Clowns (Scott Rogers)
Divertimento for Band (Vincent Persichetti)
Intermission
Vesuvius ((Frank Tichelli)
Libertango (Astor Piazolla)
Music from the Incredibles (Michael Giacchino)
Puszta: Four Gipsy Dances(Jan van der Roost)
“Friends” is the Second movement of the composition by Vincent Kennedy. The movement describes
the feeling when friends make music together and making music together makes friends. We
witnessed this in the final concert of our season, and we have witnessed this in our travels. Our band
trips over the years have included concerts in Australia, New Zealand, England, Wales, Greece,
Germany, Italy, Austria, Iceland, Norway, Thailand, Ireland, Hungary, Croatia, Portugal, Spain,
Argentina, Alaska, and (most recently) South Africa. When we share music with other (mostly amateur)
musicians, we share friendship.
the feeling when friends make music together and making music together makes friends. We
witnessed this in the final concert of our season, and we have witnessed this in our travels. Our band
trips over the years have included concerts in Australia, New Zealand, England, Wales, Greece,
Germany, Italy, Austria, Iceland, Norway, Thailand, Ireland, Hungary, Croatia, Portugal, Spain,
Argentina, Alaska, and (most recently) South Africa. When we share music with other (mostly amateur)
musicians, we share friendship.
As one season ends, the next season begins. For the conductor this means thinking about venues
and literature, topics for subsequent blog posts.
and literature, topics for subsequent blog posts.
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