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American Brass Band Composer: William HimesWould you guess that the composer ofAsryts of Praise was also responsiblcfor Solo Secondo: A Major Wo* lot Sec-ond Hofi and Band? lf you have met BillHimes,you know thatis not only pos-sible, but expected. Serious, yet fun-lovi n& inbense, yet witty and charming- thesc are attributes that fit both hismusic and hispersonality. Such seem-ing contladiction actually aids his cre-ative drive and spirit!

NABBA members havc known thcmusic of Bill Himes for quitc a fcwyea$, with AsWIs of Pnise serving as atest piecc on two d iffcrcnt occasions. Inaddition, Bill has served several timesas an adjudicator at our contests. Somcof the highest commcndations I havereceived for a judge's comments andobservationshave been about his quick,decisive and insightful commentary.In 1992 we had the privilege of hearingNs superb work with The Chicago StdfBand, which he has direcd for nearlytwo decadcs. Under his leadership thisfine brass band has reached their high-est level of music rnaking in a longdistinguished history. He has takenthem throughout North, Central, andSouth America, Australia and the FarEast, and Great Britain, recciving ac-claim not only for their fine playing butalso for his imaginative programs.

As Territorial Music Secretary for TheSalvation Army's Cenhal Tenitory nlmid-westem statesl Himes must over-see the music programs of that denolnination - publications, music leader-ship trainin& music education prc-grams - for a vast region. He is not,

therefore, a full-time composcr. A ll themorc rcmarl'.ablc thc creativc outputhe maintains, as well as the many ap-pearances as a guest conductor, clini-cian, and soloist leuphonium bcing hisinstrument of choicel.

Background/Training/lnf luencesBom and raised in Michigan, Himesattcnded The University of Michigaryreceiving his Bachelors and Masters

Degrees in Music Educahon and Per-formance. Priortoassuminghisprl'scntposition, hc taught instrumcnkl musicin thc public schoolsofFlint, Michiganand served as adjunct lecturer in lowbrass at Thc Univcrsity of MichigauFlint campus.

While at Michigan he studied composi-tion with Lcslic Bassctt and GcorgcBalch Wilson. Hccites several generalinfluences in his development as ananangcr and composcr. In thc broad-cst terms 20th ccntury composcrs likeCopland, Prokofiev, and Ravcl havcprovided musical inspiration whilc, inthe narrower area of wind writing tllcworksof Persichctti, WilliamSchuman,and Crainger should also bc mcntioned.Thc melodic culhrre of The SalvationArmy and its rich English heritageHimes has found to beof great benefit- a source for what he would label"motivic contagion," However, Billwould immediately want us to be care-ful with our application of such influ-

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NABBA'94 SCHEDULEAt Dress time THIRTEEN bands werecommirred to NABBA',94 , Aptil22 23,at North Carolina State University.Youth Section: Junior Varsity AllStarsBrass Band; Honors Scction: Common-wealth Brass Band; Eastem Iowa BrassBand: Illinois Bmss Band: NCSUBdt-ish Brass Band, Qu€€n City Bras8Bandi Sheldon Theats€ Brass Band;

Varsity All-Stars Brass Band; Cham-DionshiD Section: Brass Band of Co-iumbus; Hawthorn City Band (Aus-tralia); Ohio Collegiate Blass BandiSmoky Mountain Brass Band; Tri-angl€ Brass Band. Here is the tentativeschedule for our twoday event:

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N,4BBAOlicial quartsrt joufnai ol lhe NorlhAmeican Brass Band Assoclalion, Inc.Founded by J. Perry Watson in 1980.Uselul news lor Brilish-style bfass bandsin Nonh America. Th€ views oxpressedby conlibulofs ar6 not n€cossarily lhos6of lhe Norlh Am€rican Arass BandAssociation, Inc. Publical on andadvert sing dead in€s ar€ th€ 15th olJanLrary, April, July, and Oclober-Copyfghl o 1993 by lhe Norlh AmericanBrass Band Associalon, Inc. All fighls

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Moving?The Brass Band Bridge cannol beforwarded because it is mailedlhirdclass. So, be sure lo mail to BertWiley yourold and new address€s,or your copy of the Bridge will bediscarded by lhe U.S. Posl Olfice,and you will miss the next issues!

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Editor's NotesNinc nciv brass bands are listed in ourBrass Band News s€ction this issuel lfyou ha vc cver doubted abou t the healthof our relatively young movemcnt jnAmeri€a, here is some more proof fofyou that wc arc doing quite welMnaddition, thc solid number of bandscapable of making the great financialcommitmcnt to attcnd the Champion-shipsin Ralcigh isbuta further indica-

While ive are making very goodprogrest I am concemed about someof ofi brass band rolleagucs who areplnying "lonc ra'rgcr" not support-i n g N A B B A o r i t s a c t i v i t i e s y e tbcncfitting from thc rcccnt upsurgc inbrass band culture hcrc in NorthAmerica. Thc issue is a vcry simpleoncj thc morc bands and band mcmb!rs thatirin NABBA onay!'arlybasisthc morc NABBA canoff er its member-shiplNABBAisnow much more thanayearly contestand an occasional news-lctter.

We llavc already upgradcl our iour-nal / ncwslcttcr, Tre Bfidge, and wc con-tinue to improvcitsworthand valuc tothe membership. The more member-ships wcgct, thc fincr thc joumal, too!EncouraSc morc brass fricnds to ionr!Contact Bcrt Wilcy tho informationis just to your left on this pa8c.

Now,l may havcsaid NABBA ismorethan Championships, but our fricndsin The North Carolina State Univer-si ty Bri t ish Brass Band (FrankHammond) and Triangle Brass Bind(Michacl Votta) have lined up a greatweek€nd for thoseofus thatcan 8et toRaleigh. From thc thrcc geat conduc-tor/adjudicators who will lead thcNABBAReadingBandFridaynight totho Hawthorn City Band ofAustralia,that count{/s 1993 national champi-ons in our CALA CONCERT, wc willhave a great musical trcat in which torevel. lRe$etfu]ly, Sellers Engineer-ing and Phil Mccani had to canccl.l

I am dctighted in the upswingofbandproelam reports, band newsletters [arecent onc from Triangle Brass Bandlooked r€al fin€1, and features sent to

The Bndgel K@p up the good worklLefs make this association work.

Finally, The Brass Band of Columbus'historic performance of Messidh, re-ported laterin this issue, remind€d meof an observalion by Ccorge BemardShaw, the Sreat music critic and play-wright, madein 1941 toThe Titnes - anobservation that encourages me nottoseil short thc vibrantcultureand poten-tial of thebrassband: "Had th€ lRoyal]AlbertHall, theBritish BrcadcastCom-pany OrchesEa, and The SalvationArmy's International StaII Band beenwithin Handel'srcach thcscoreof Mes-sian would have been a very differe tsp{rcifi cafion-Thcmusic would nothavebeen better, but the inshumcntationwouldhavck\rn muchrichsand morccffcctivc." Whether you agree withShaw or not,lct it bc food for thoughtand lct it rcmind us to ncvcr sell ourmedium - the brassband -short.

Ronald W. Holz, Editor

Crrrnow, Gregson,&Renton

Bring Your Horn!

N,4RBA'94 READING BAND

Friday Night7:30-9:00

Guest Conductorss

President's Podium

I cannot think of a better opportunitythan The North American Brass BandChampionships (April 22-23, Raleigh,NC) by which a person can becomefamiliar with the wonde.tul pcoplc andmusic of this continent's British-stylebrass bands.

The evcnt offers great bras:s band mu-sic performcd by our best bands. Oneofthe highlights will be thcChampion-ship Section performanc esof V ariationsfor B'|ass Bond by Ralph Vaughan Wit-liams. For some reason, this magnifi,cmt i.\'ork is rarely recorded, so thiswill be your opportunity to hear it live-and then you can order theChampi-onship contest re(ordings!

One of the most important bcnefits oftheCharnpionships is talking with other

b.ass band enthusiasts. You will learn alot atrout operating a brass band fromnearly cveryone you meet. And thcbrass band folks are really greatt

Our newest featurc in our Champion-ships has been thc NABBA ReadinSBand on Friday evenin8. Bring yourinstrumcnt to Fin in plalng a broadselc<tion of new, good brass band mu-sic from a variety of finc publishcrs.Our thrqr guest adjudicators will beour conducto$. This event is opcn toall NABBA m('mt'('rs, includin8 you!Percussionists aro esF'cially welcomc(to save thcaudacncc from listening tomy cymbal playing). Our annualNABBA meeting will bc hcld just afrcrthc lastband performs Saturday aftcr-noon. Be therc and be involved inNABBA!

Thc Championships also featurc dis,playsfrominstrumentmakcrsand sup,pliersof brass band music/rccordings.This will bc your b€st chance to com,pare instruments that you arc consid-ering. For example, where clsc couldyou play, sidc-by-side, all the rnajoralto horns offercd (Boosey&HawketWillson, Yamaha) to tcst thcir color,quality. and lovability! Only at theChampionships.

If youhavccompeted before,you knowthc thrill and musical ratisfacticn ofour cvent - and thcgrcat comraderiethat happns as wc cclebrato togcthcr.If you will bc thcrc for thc firsr rimc,you are in fora rcally wonderful treat.I look forward to talking with you inRaleigh, April22-23, at NCSU!

Tom Myers

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encts. Hc considers himselt in his ownwords, a "primitive" wh€n it comes tothe compositional proccss. He spendsvery little time studlng thc scorcs ofother composers, finding that to tre akind of "cheating." Hedoesthink higNyof active listening, rathd than s<orereading and analysit as an aid to kcrping his creative abilities sharp.

Curent StatusMost of Himes' compositional workcomes from cither a dirctt commissionor through the need to provide sorne-thing for his Staff Band. Rc'cent ex-amples would include his Flrrg€ilrorhConcertino for River City Brass, his "in-pr(8ress" work C44P DieD for The USAImy Bra3s Band, the lowerlevel testpiefe Cofifl|erce, or the sparkling solohe provided his principal cornet, PeggyThomas,/rribnc€. One pror.\ct he seernsto be gradually completing is a goal toarrange all the pieces on Th€ Univer-sit Mt.higan Conc€rt Band's [Wil-liamRevellil lateSrysSovictUnion tourrecord for brass band! Thus far he hasdo e Elsa's Pteession, Arneican GoiI

War Fahlasy and Bonelli's SyrrproricConcerl March - can lhe Mussorgsky/laidzcn Cleat Cate ol Kie, be expected

In hisiob forTheSalvation Army Himcshas many demands placr{ on him forvcry practical arrangemcnts, Hc takoscarr' lo providc finc music for smallcnsembles and beginning brass bandson a regular basis. His flexibility in awide rangeof styles stands him in goodheasure for suah prcssure. When glanc-Ing through a list of his worlc I amshuck by the contrasts: humorouspieccs llericho Reuisited, Solo Secondol,jazz-stylearrangcmcnts lso Glad,ThrceKings' Swind, scrious works with a'messagc' IIo the Chiel MBician, As,pects ol Praisel, Eadinonal band litcra-f.lJe llruichls, Confualcel. Tlre jugglingactthathcmustmaintain composer/arrangct music €ducator/administra-tor, brass band comductor probablyprovidcs thc rich stimulation such acomplex personality requires. Spend afew minutcs talking to Bill andyou willsoon know to what I am referring.

I wish Bill had morc time for writin&t'ecause when he gets the time he usu-ally produces pac€-setting works. Hisearfier scores INe& FrcnLier a d The

Witness, for exarnplel hclpr{, alongwith similar efforts by his Americancompatriots Brucc Broughton andIames Cumow, renew SA advancedlitcraturein thcearly 197(h. Hcisoneofthc fow bras.s band arrange.s who canwrite in the jazz idiom and have itsucceedl Innovativc idcas abound inhis morc advanced scores, from thechoric speaking in Io t eChi4Musicianto the largc!scalc unifying clements ofAspects ol Pnise.

AnslyslsBandmastcr Himes indicates that he isprobably an intuitive writcr. That doesnot rnean his picc{:s are not carefullyunited throughcompositionalcraftandskill! Aspealsol tuaise, br instancc, i)insthatgrcatbody of Westem sacred mu-sic in which thc compos€r derives hisprinrary motivic material from the ini-hal pitchcs of a h''rnn or prcviously-existing sacred melody, using both th€newly-formcd idea and the oldcl ma te-rial to form a musical structure of sig-nificant mcaning on several levelsmusical, emotional, spiritual. Subtitlcd'ry'ariant Suite", the work featurcs thchymn tunc A-z,ron IO For a ThousandTonguesl as the basis for a four-move-mentcyclc in which thecomposlruses

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every element of the tune. In move-ment l, PraiseinJoy, the intcrval of thcrisingfourth, coming liom thcopcningof thehymn, is made theprogenitor ofall that follows. It is quickly unitslwith the initial step-wise progressionof the first phrase of the hymn to pro-vidc all the "n€w" material to be ma-nipulated hr this stimulating music.Himes combines several unusual, butnot inappropriate reharmonizatiois ofAztnon with this material in a festive

romPof ioy.

Praise in Meditahon, Movement l l ,gains its primary mohve, thc fallingthirds and triad, from thesecond half ofthe Azrmn tune; thisbalances well thcaggressive rising fourths of thc open-ing movement. Special note must bemade of the one(omplete statement ofthc tune ,4:,flo, in this s€ction, a mo-ment of harmonic suspcnsion atrouttrvo-thirds the way tluough the move-

ment,an especially fine momentin thiswonderful score.It is in Movement lll,PraiseinSadnessand Presecution/how-ever, that I find thc most interestin&forwardiooking, and challenging mu-sic. Here thc composcr returns to boththe fourth and another step-wise ftag-ment from the hymn but in a trans-form€d context. A barbaricrirsalo scc-tion is built on a figure made upof twofourths, a half-step apart IFor examPlc,C-F, C#-F# thc sctlucnce would goC, C#, F#, F I. The broad rhctorical ges-tur.s madchcreremind oncof the scri-ouscanonic lvriling in the symphoniesof Shostakovitch, notsurprizinglywhcnyou consider thc hiddcn rolcofsuffer-ing in that composer's music.

Thc Finalc, Praise in Fellowship, rcstores thc full, prop€r inctptl loPcnnlSscrics of noteslof thc hymn tunc, addsthe conclud ing notes of the hlmn, andgains a lilting melody notunconncctcdto thc ubiquitous fourth. The climaxcombincs thccompletehymn tunc andncw melody, a danccof fellowshiPlcad-ing to a dashing, whirlwind of a coda.This largc-scalc sui tc brokc ncwground, both in th(:croativo variationalp()ccss i nvolvcd and in mu sical scopc/l fngth. In fact, i ts l i 'nSth al lows i t tobcco'rsidcrcd of full symphonic statur€.

ln Corrfrlrn.c, a more rccentbrassbandwork, Himcsby the verychoiccofhtleshowed his compositional attitude:conflue cc a gathering togcthet orflowing togcthcr of separatc streams;also,a pointof juncturc for twoormorcslreams. In this picce the scParatestreams are tonal, tcxfural, mclodic,andrhythmic. Theopcning tonecluster is asuperimposition of pcrfe'ct fifthsr D-rqtBb-F; Gb'Db. The rriPartite structurcofthefull work, ABA, willexploit thesedi fferences, particularly the key ccntcrofD, the opcningkey, and Bb, the finalkey of "coMuence." Sjmilar obscrva-tions could be madeabout thc melodicuse of the firth or the contEst in rhyth-mic tcxtures. To continue the analysistoo much more in this vein, howevel,might do violence to our "Primitive"lhis own wordsl artist.

As with Iames Curnow, we have in

Jlbilance-{ornet So o 1Llght Came out ol Darkness, A-Tone

Poem 7March Eravura 2March Tromphale--Optronal organ (Karg-

El€rVH mes)7Message oi Christmas, The - Seection 1Mileslone-Feslival March I

Jericho Revisited-Festival Afiangemenl 7Joumey Into Peace-Euphonium Solo 7

Musc olthe Nghl, The (WebbedHimes)2My Ch.isl-Euphonium Solo 1New Fronlier 1Nicaea 3Rolling A ong-Feslival March 7So Glad-Flugelhorn Solo 1Solo Secondo-Second Hom soo 7Spiril ol Freedom-Tone Poem 7Symphonic Conced March (Bonelli/Himes) 7To Know Thee-Hymn Medilation 1To the Chiel Musician-Suite 1Three Klngs' Swing 2Wih One Look (Webbe/Himes)2wihess, The-Fesiival Mafch 1Conced Piece lorCorneland Bmss Band [1]

Publlshers' Code r1SP&$London;2 Rosehlll; 3 The SA.Chicago i 4 The SA-New York;5 Hope lilusic;6StudlGlondon;7 Man6cript, avallablelrom william Hin|es,804 S. Cllnton, oakP8rk, lL 60304; Telephone (7mF4&5025.

Thislistingdoesnotinclude over thirty sacred brassband andbrassensembleanangements by William Himes published by Thc Salvahon Army in At-fanta. Ncw York, or London. Fur further data ch€ck btst mefital Music lnde,of Salpalion Aftl! Music P! bfi.atiors, published by The Salvation Army MusicDeparhnent, Ccntral Territory, 10 W. Alconquin Rd., Des Plaines,IL 50016.Telephonc: (704)-294 2133.

A Selected Listing of Brass Band Worksby William HimesAble-Festiva March (Turkington/Himes) 3AllegroSpiritoso-Euphonium Solo (Senaillei

Himes) 1American CivilWar Fanlasy (BilldHimes) 3Amazrng Gface 2Afi erica the Beaulitul-Feslival

furangernent 7Aspecls of PG se Suite 7BaileFTone Poem 7CelebGlion oi Contemporary Gospel Song 3Chrislmas, Shon and Suite-Colleclion 5Concertrno For Flugelhorn and Band 6Conlluence--Ovenure 2Ellacombe-Fanlarc Prelude 6Elsa's Procession (Wagne/Himes) 1Fesiva Fanlare on St. Franc s 1God ot Wonders-March 4God s Ch ldfen-Mafch 1colliwog s Cakewalk (0ebussy/flimes) 7ld Ralher Have Jesus-Comet Solo 3I Have Dec ded-Bolerc 1Invictus-March 2

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Coming Spring Brass Band Events

Will iarn Himes an interestingconfluence of Salvation Army rnelodicand llaic tradition v/ith American uni-versity/conservatoryrcfi netnent. In notbeing tied down rigidly to either ofthese heritages, being open indeed tomany other converging stleams, BillHimes continues to be onc of the brassband world's most imagrnative andgifted writers. May he contnue to bestrucl by "melodic contagion" andother positive musical plagues!

Adjudication TeamIor NABBA.94Our judges' panel for this April pro-vides a wonderful balance. Frcm CrcatBritain: Frank Renbon, t€st known inbrass band circles for his outstandingworkwith Grim€thtop. Colli€ryBand,but alsoa world-renowned wind bandand orchestra conductor. His cxperi-ence in ContestinS? He has s€tved asiudge and officated at all the mai)rBand compehdonsin Creat Eritain andEurope! From Canada: Bram Cregson,Eandmaster of The London CitadelBand, which is profiled in our dis.revicws this issue. Older broths of com-poser Edward Gregson, Bram is recog-nized as a c0nsummate band hainingand conductor. Just last year he waselecEd k| The AirErican Bandrnasters'Aasociatiooonly the second brassbandconducbr ever to re(€ive that distinc-tion (Paul Drostebeingthe othcr!). Fromthe U.S: lames Cumow, who needs nointroduction to NABBA bandt havintserved as a judge in previous contesb.His exciting piece I-a de will be play€dby seven Honors Section bands. Allthree of these toprank conductors willbe featured also at the Friday eveningReadlng Band Session!

Salt River BrassApil "10tft Carnival T imeConc€rt Series at Chandler Center forthc Arts, Phocnix, AZAdmission $6.00/ Frson; All pro-grams are on Sunday attemooncontact; fi2-957 -9(69

Brass Band of Columbus and TheN€w Yoft StaII BandMarch lgthrCodand CountryConcera T:3OP.M.King AvcUnited Method-ist Church,Columbus. OhioF c'e Admission,(DonationsWillbe Received.)Contactr Eriga-dier Arthur Hill614-891-295E

Lexington BrassEandMarch 27th:Classic PqrsExtnwga,E ;7:30 P.M.WcisigerTheatcr/NortonCenter for thcArts, CentrcCollege,Danville, KY'Free Admission(DonationsRequested)Contacl 50685&3511Ext2244 or &6257-1707

Thc UnitedStates ArmyBlass BandAprll12 - 17Spnng TourTues. t2th;8:00P.M. VirginiaTech Univ/Blacksburg, VAWed.l3th;8:00P.M. EastTN

Shtc Univ/lohnson City, TNThurc.l4th,8:00 P.M. West CarolinaUniv/Cullowhee, NCFri. 15th;8:00 P.M. Tennessee Tech/Cookville TNSat. l6th;7:30 P.M. David LibscombeUniv/Nashville, TNSun. lTth; ll:00 A.M. Roy AcuffTheatre/Opryland /Nashville, TN

NABBA Board MeslirES€t.Up lor ExhiUlsRegislralion BeginsExhiulsopenRohoarsals Fo. Compeling BandsSleve Collsy, Clinlcian:'Iune Up Syshms'NABBA Roadlno 8and, with JamqsCumow,Eram Grcgson, Frank Renbn (op€n loallUasyp€rcussion play€rs! Eing you hom)Ken Mcoonald, Clinician lconduchr, HawlhomCiiy Bard (Ausra[a)]

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SATURDAY, April 23

Opening C€remoniesEand #l; Youh Sscton #1Sand*2;Honorsl lErhibilsOpenEand*3;Honols14Band*4iHono6#3Band #5; Hono6 ir4Band 16; Hono6 #5LUnCnBard f7; Honors {6Band rS; Honors #7Band L9; ChamFionship #1Eand #10; Championship i|2Eand #l 1 ; Championship #3Band #12; Championship #4Band *13; Championship *5Shorl NABBA Membership MeetinoAmrds CaremonyGah Conced: Hs|nho.n Clty Band; Receplionin Siient C€nhr Ealkoom Albr Conced

NABBA'94 Schedule contrnuedtromprselFRIDAY, Ap l22300 - 5!0 P.M.3!0 - 500 P.M.4!0 P.M.6!0 - 9:00 P.M.6!0 - 11f0 P.M.6:15 - 7115 P.M.730 -9r00 P.M.

910 - 10:10 P.M.

830 A.M.825 A.M.855 A.M.900 - 6100 P.M.935 A.M.1015 A.M.1055 A.M.r 135 A.M.1215 P.M.115 P.M.155 P.M.235 P.M.315 P.M.355 P.M.435 P.M.515 P.M.600 P.M.7:45 P.M.800 P.M.

NABBA'94 will be held in The Price Music Center, NorthCarolina State University, Raleigh, NC. For further dctailson schcdulet hotels/motelt exhibits, please check withDr. Frank Hammond's staff by calling: 919-515-2981; FAX:919-5r 5-4204

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Sheldon Theatre Takes GABB Tape ContestThe SheldonTheaue Brass Band (C!'ncBeckwith) will rcproscnt N A BBA at ThcCreat Amcrican Brass Band Festival,CentreColk€e, Danvillc, KY, June l719. FiveNABBA bandscnterqj thctapeconte$t; their programsar.'liste\j in thisissuc. Sheldon Theahe was iudged tobe the best entry, w|th Triangle Brassscrving asRunncr-Up, in casir SheldonTheatre could not attond the Fcstival.Congratulations to all fivc bands fortheir finc prot+ams and playinS. Theadtudication team was compriscd ofDr. Ccorgc Foroman, coordinator ofthe F! 'st ival , Profcssor VinccntDiMartino, rcnowncd trumpct soloist,and Ronnld Holz, NABBA ContcstChair

Sheldon Theatre, which has acccptedthc'invitation the attend the Fcstival,will gct to pcrform thrsr concorts during thc wNkcnd. INotr': Sheldon The-atre will bl'] eli8iblc to comprto aSainaftcra thrcr-ycar waitimg prnod; BBCshll has two y!'ars b v,'ait!1. They willbe amon8 exct'llmt brass company.Here is a partial list, carc of Dr. Fore-mnn, as of our publ icat ion date:

SummitBrass(Profcssional S),rnplunicBrass Choir)

N,4RBA'94 Gala Concert

HawthornCtty Band(AUSTfiALTA)

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Th€ U.S.ArmyBrassBand andHeraldTrumpets

The Chicago Staff Bind ofThcSalva-

Ch€snut Brass Company (QuintetHistorical Instrumcnts)

Rhythm and Brass (ContomporaryandClas,sic styles)

The Chosen Few Brass Band (NcwOrlcans stylc)

Advocate Brass Eand (Host band)

GoldRushCornetBand(l9thccntury)

Sheldon Th€aE€ Brass Aand (NABBA

Saxton's Cornet Band (19th ccntury)

Doalworth Saxhorn Band (19th cen-tury)Village Brass (Quintct)

Indianapolis Brass Choir

Whilc thcscricsof conccrtscommenceson Saturdav, thc l8th, thcrc will be aBand Hisbry Confcrcncc during theday Friday, thisyear focusingon 19th-Century Instrumerts a|rd InsfrumcntMakcrs. For furthcr informationon theFestival, writc to:Thc Crcat AmcricaBrass Band Fcstival, C/o Dr. GeorgeForcman, Ccntrc Collcge, Danville, KY40422.

GABB Tape Contest. . .What They Recorded

The pro8rams rccorded by thc fiveband s tha t cntcrcd thc Crea t AmericanBrass Band Fc'stival contest are listedbelow in alphabotical order by band:

Atlantic Brass Band (Salvatorc Scarpa):Mar frcm A Moolside Sr/ite (Holst);TldCn"sd.k (Wm. Rimmerr, N a! Y ork-Ne?t, Yolt (ara. Shimwcll)j S|got Blues(Motfat); A'na.itg Crucc (arr. Himes)jPrclude and Fugtc o Dam,?lls (Goffin);Fiorerlirc Man (Fucik/Barsotti).

Eastem lowa Brass Band (lohn deSalme): Marc, lrom A M@rside Suite(Holst), Tnrr+,lr Bltcs anlt Cantabile(James/Geldard); Alpi trc Sa,nba(Broadbeni); ShouliL Lisa Trot bone(Fiflmorc/de Saln\e); Americafts We(Fillmorc/ DeSalmc); Se?ren 4l SilT rotj,orcs (Willson / Du thoit); Arnericjn CbillNar Fa lrsv (Bilik/Himes); BlerretfiFlorr rts/res (Cumow)

lllinois Brass Band (Colin Holman):March frott\ A Moorst'rc Stltte (Holst),

Cor.rrl Pfllrdr' (Sparkc)t Conrct Caril-lorr (Bingc); Tancl.di (Rossini/ Rimmcr),Walchittg lht Whcat lart. Csrhl), Mllsrcol lhe 16!h Ccnlury (Fcrnie); Cossrck(Rimmer).

Triangle Brass Band (Miclucl Votta,lr .r. March frcrr. A M@rside Sflite (Holst)lFesl i r tal Fanlare (Himcs); Dovet(Richards); Ha nds Acloss ll. Sea (Sousa);Flatrish for lNind Band (Vaughan Wil-fiams/Votta); SV,ryhonic Rhapsod! lorE phoni tnand Band(Cregson ;BeThoMy yision ( La Rc'a u); ,4rt erican lhe Beautr.f// (HirYtes).

Sheldon Theahe B.ass Band (CeneBeckwith)jMafc, fromA M@tsi,le Suite(Holst); Trt' Crarnploxs (Willcocks);Laryo al factohu| (Rossini/Roberts);An V ol the Nile (Alfotd); Setietty SitIrornrorLs (Willson/Duthoit)j BusferSt/if"s Eark (Morrison); Me listophelesMarch (Dovglas), F inale f rc.n.Year of theDragon $parke); Tha Sta's atd StripesIor.re' (Sousa/Skaar).

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Recent Brass Band Concerts: MusicLigted In Concert Order

Brass Band of Columbus (Paul Droste).Peace Lutheran Church. Columbus,OH. Octob€r 31, 1993. Fa nfareand Flourishes (cxr ow)t loyds 71st N.Y. Re8itnenl March (v)yer /I akc); Miss Bl e,orref (Simon/Smith) IonDomachowski, Comet Soloist; LlglrfCaualry Overtu/e (Suppe/lenkins);Fiestorm (Blllar; Nobles of the MVsticS hr ine (Soue, ; A v iclor's Palr" (Cumow)-James Moore, Marimba Soloist Pm.,e/and Glory lSousa); me Neu Covenant(Curnow); Oprs Orc (Oliver/Susi);Russlan an l Ludnil la Ouerlrlre (Clinka/Parkes).

Eastem Iowa Blass Band oohn deSalme). Mt Vernon High School, Mt.Vernon, Iowa. Septcmber 25, 1993.March fror A Moorsde Srite (Holst);The La* Ih The Clear Air (an. Langford)-Judy Stine, Alto Horn Soloist; ft/raTiger R 8 (Henderson) - Scoft Wilson,Tuba Soloist; His Eye Is On The Sparrou(arr. Bulla) - David Haaverson,nugelhom Soloist Tnrftpet BhEs andCantabile (Ianes/Mathias) - JoanDeHoft Tamam Mct aughlin, DcnnisPedde, Dennis Modracek, Dab Davies,Dan Daviet Cornet Soloists; Alpir€Sa?tr, (Broadbent) - Featuring thePercussion Section; The Klaxon(Fillmore); Poef and Peasatt Oaerhtre$tdpPP'); Military Escott (Bennctt); TreWistlin' Famlet Boy (Fillmore), BillySunday's Succasful Songs (an. Fillmorc);Sho tin' Liza (Fillmorc) - Fcaturingthe Trombone Section, ,4rrmt 16 We(Fillmore).

Eastern lowa Brass Band (fohn deSalme). Christmas With thc EastcrnIowa Brass Band. Five Conce series,December 5, Z 9, 12, and t 8. In Coggon,Cedar Fallt Delhi, Mt. Vemon, Iowa,a\d Calena,IL. Fanfure a .l Carcl - OCane All Ye FaiLht'ul (Ra*s);Tuo Cana-dian Chis bnas Car ols (Calv er i )Th e Li t t I eDrummer Boy (arr.Sparke)tO Holy Night(Adam/ Bulla) -Joan DeHoft SopranoCornet Soloist; Chlishnas Triptych(Cumow); Ile Christnas Song (arr.Sparke); ,lt'gle Bells (an. Ashmore);

Sleiglt Ride (Anderson/Tomlinson);Haae Yotlrself A Metry Little Clristtas(Martin/Wormald); Santa's Polka (arr.dc Salme); Paf,4 Par (arr. Himes);CodResl Yor (arr. Himes); arosfy freSrprufla, (arr. Himes)i M arch of theTols(Herbert/Hanmer); Clrishfias SihS-A-lrrl8 (arr. Woodfield); ,4uld Land SVne(arr. Drover).

Brass Band of Columbus (Paul Droste)and Ohio Collegiate Brass (Les Susiand Paul Droste). As.cnsion LuthcranChurch. Dcrcmbrr 5, 1993. Ohio Colle-Biarg EI Abatlico (Javaloyes/Hume);L,rr Eot (Suflivan/Ball)j Canadian FolkSorB Slile (Caivert)j Six S sato Dances(Susato/lveson), hlstice Wilh Courage(Richards). BBC: Potocr ati Clot!(Sousa); Miss BI e Bonnel (Simo /Smith) - ]on Domachowski, comctsoloist; A Yiclof's Palrr (Cumow) -

Jamcs Moore, Marimba soloist; Or?rhm to Messiah (Handcl / Wright); SleE,Ri,,te (Anderson/Tomlinso ); R|dolphlhe lDnely Reit leer (aft. Susi'); Carcl of,le Dnrr (Simone/Susi))The12 Dalls ofCrrisf ,ras (arr. Carmichacl). Combin€dRands Russian Chrishhas Mrlsic (Rccd /Leppla), with Charles Yanneiclla, or-gan

BrassBand of Columbus(Paul Droste),with ChoiE from Ascension Lutheran,Karl Road Baptist, St. Andrew Presby-terial, Maize Manor United Method-ist , and Trini ty United McthodistChurchcs, thcir soloists, CharlesYannerclla, organ. Mess,all (Handel/Wright)j Dr. JamesCallaghcr, conduct-ing. D.rember 12,194. KarlRoad Baptist Church, Columbus, OH. Two per-

Lerington Bras6 Band (Ronald Holzand SkipGray). The Univcrsity of Kcn-tucky S'chool of Music, February t3,1994. Philip Smith*, Guest Cornet andTrumpet Soloist. Flo lier Ooerlure(Broughton); Intrada* (Ho^egger /Fr&h); Laltde (Curnow); Q icksiirrel(Craham) Philip Smith and VincentDiMartino,CornetDuelish; P onLombne(Sparke) - David Hendersor! Eupho-nium Solois! Napoli * (Bellstedt); Spec-tnm (Vinter);Victoriolts * (Coth'r]);To A

Wld Rose * (McDowell/Bulla).

The SASF Brass Eand ofAsburyCol-lege (Ronald Holz), and Vocal En-sembl€ (Beatdce Holz) Thc SalvationArmyLcxingtonCorps,LexinSton,KY.December 5, 1993. Cuest Conductor,JamesCurnow-

The Rejoicing(Handcl /Ski nncr); Crlisi'nas lo! (Leidzen);The Ki,lgdo'n Tritffiprrrt (Ball)i Vocal Sclcctions - tr lrcFacc of q Chiltl (Larcs....r, Behold lhe Taher nq cl e lBall antincl ; n t e Li Sh t o I t h e W o r I dlcoffin\The Spitit of Chlisf,'as (Cook);Vocal S€fections - Thc Qri?l H@tl(Coll ins), Tre Blcssings of Marl l(R.W.Holz); Christmas Ttipt l tch(Curnow); Irc Cdroiiels (R.E. Holz).

Smoky Mountain Brass Band (rohnWcst). ForcstCity, First BaphstChurch,Novcmbcr 7, 1993. L,ttle Srile lor Brass(AtnoldL Htoryatiqtt March (Bctlioz /Calclinet); Etenlal Falhcr, StrongTo Sauc(dc Haa \ 1 Bring Y& a Branch of May(Strain/Trevarthen),Mr tsic lrotn thc 1 6thCefi lulv Grr. Fer^ieri AL)e Matialsahuberi; Farondole (Bizet/Wright);Music ol the Nig,tt (Wc'bbcr/Himes),Seleclions lrom Robin H@d (Katnetl/Woude)-

Jsimilar progam, two weeks later, atPisgah Acadcmy, with the followingadditional repertoire: L ch lanon.l (afi .Fernic)t F irebell Polka (Strauss/Dodd),Sorsa On Parade)

Smoky Mounfain Brass Band UohnWest) and The Ash€ville Chorale So-ciety (Robert P. Keener). HaywoodCommunity Collcgc, lan.uary 7, 1994;

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and Warrcn Wilson Chapel, January 9,1994. Combined Items: Once ln RoyalDauls Ctfy0villcocks); I oV T o T h c Wotl d(Rutter), See Attid lhe Winler's Snou(Willcocks). Choral So<Ieryt A MaidenMost Gentle (Carter\, A Babe Is Bonl(M^Ihtait Wetford Ctroi (Ruttcr); TTrisCrnst&sNiSht(Williamson);Stiil,Sli,Srll (t€dger); I Won.ler As I wandet(Niles/Rutter). Smoky Mountain:Christnas Triptych (Curnow);CreensleeLvs (bngford); ln the BleakMid.utntsl (Trevarthen); I Bring You ABranch ol May lTrc'/arthen); Farcn.loleGizet/WrighD. Combin€d lt€ms: OCone All Ye Faithlrt (W illcocks); /es!sCli ld (Rutter); The Fi..5t Nowell(Willcocks).

TrianSl€ Brass Band (Michacl Votta)Orangc H.S., Hillsborough, NC. Octo-ber 24, '1993 and Sande$on H.S., Ra-leigh, NC, November 17 ,1993. Flo|rishfor Brass Btnd lV aughan Williams); Ir,eYear of the Dragon (Sparkert A MoorsideSllite (Holst); Fesliral Farfrre (Hirnes);Dunlap's Crcek lBernat ; Ana2.itg Cnce(Hitrrsr; Be Tho| My Vision (La Reau);Han ls Across trre Sea (Sousa). Similarprogram, Hill Auditorium,Chapcl Hill,NC, October 29, 1993, but with the fol-lowing sofo itefts: T ba Conaetlo(Cregson) - Kcvin Stc€r Tuba Soloist;Ttutnpet Con erlo, Mvts 2&3 (Haydn)- David Bilger, Trumpct; SvmphonicRhapsodV lor Ettphoniun (Cregson) -Neal Corwell Euphonium Soloist.

Bultalo Silver B.nd (Michael E. Russo),with K€nmor€ Presbyterian Chanc€lChoir. Kennrore Presbyterian Church,Bufialo, l.JY. Februa.y 6,7993. FestiveOoerlure (Shostakovich/Gordon);Crirond (Richards); The Thwderer(Sousa);,les!, rrn s.r gepfe*et (J.S. Bach)a d Now Thank We Nl At Cod 6n.Smith), with Chancel Choirt Vorittionson a Thane oJ Haydn (Brahms/Nash);Belle of lhe Ball (Andersn /Tomlinson);Hufigatian Dance #5 (Brahms/wood-c@k\i Mefi of Ha ech (l-angford); Irewar in Sfii.ler's Glocery Storc (atr.Cmdrnan), with Chancel Cho i ; A I n er i -rrfia Stlitr (arr, Trevarthen).

NINE new bands to report! Here thcyarc, as rcportcd to and registered ryithB€rt Wiley, Secretary / Membership:

Beehive B!assBand- Bountifu l,Utah(David Runyon, music director)

Faragut Bras6 Band -Bainbridge Is-land, Washington0ay Piper, music director)

Heidelb€r8 arass Band, Tiffin, OH0oel Pugh, music director)

Las V€gas, Nevada (no namc yct)(Peter Cooper, music dirc'ctor)

Lo{isiana Technical University -Ruston, Louisiana(Fcmando Jimenez, music director)

Scioto Vall€y Brass and PercussionCompany, Columbus, OH

Springf ield BrassBand-Spring6eld,I l l inois(Contact pcrson, Susan Wclls)

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire,Wisconsin(Rodney Hudson, music d irc'cl,or)

Vandercook University - Chicago,Illinois(Fred Lewis, music director)

Heidelb€t8 B.ass Band. A ncw brassband, undcr thcdirection of Joel Pugh,instructor of low brass at HeidelbergCollege, has b€'cn formcd at the college.Thc band is currcntly 30 mcmbersstrong. It is comprised of Heidelbcrgstudcnts and faculty, primanly, and

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supplemented with community banddirectors and othcr musicians. A eu-phonium player in The Brass Band ofColumbus, Pugh formed thc cnscmblewith John E. Owcn, chairman of thedepartmentof musicat Heidclbcrganda former comet player with the Coluh-bus band. Pugh had hoped to have thcnew band compete in this year'sNABBA Championships, but beauscof schedulinSconflicls, those plans werepostponed, Heidelbeds brass band isgearing up for i ts debut performance, atull concert slated for May 6th, on theHeidelberg campus. IAngie Souders,Heidelbcrg Collcgcl

Smoky Mountain Brass Band. PhilipSmith,l'ri cipal Trumpct of The NewYork Philharmonic, will bc a VisitinSScholarat Wcstcrn Carolina Univcrsityfora fourday residency in late March.On March 24th he will be featur(d withThe Smoky Mountain Brass Band in apublic concert. The concert whichSmoky Mountain gavc with TheAshvill€ Choral Soci€ty was, in thewords of Bcrt Wiley, "a bdlliant suc-ccss." The Rutter and Willcocks carolarrangements, now available for brassband and choir(reviewcd scveral issueback by Paul Droste) were particlarlyeffcctive.

Triangle Braso Band is busy workingwith NCSU Brass Band ascohosts forNABBA'94. Thcy arc also planning aSpring Cnnccrt Seriet with Raleigh,Durham, and Fuquay-Varina as thcconcert sitcs. This scries will bc pro-duc€d through the help of The PearsonMusic Company, School Music Divi-sion. Triangl€ has announced the re-lease of a new tap€, FESTIVAL FAN-FARE - s.€ Band Bulletin Board fordetails (Connie Varner).

Eastern Iowa Brass Band I Further notesfrom Don Stine on this group's fallprogramt listcd under Recent BandPrograms - "The weather cooperatedbeautifully. TheCalena concert led intothe community luminaria ldisplays].

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A new s€ason al rlavs s La rt, \rth a \F--cial pcrformance ofcsrnan ( an j qua i-Ccrman) music for The Columbu:Manncnchor. This OktobcrfL'st tent con,cert feahrres the bcst of Cerman food,drink, music, and fcllowship. A scricsof Sunday night church concerts inOctober and November led to a maiorproduction in Dcccmber. On De.em,bcr l2th the BBC combincd with fivelocal church choi rs to present Handel'sMessiar. It is possible tha t this is thc firsttime in The Unitcd Statcs thata signifi-cant portion ofMcssiah was accompa-nied by brass band.

The brass band anangement isa dire.trcscoring of the orchestral accompani'mcnt.lt was made by the Englishcom-poscr and arranger, Dr. Dcnis Wright.Whcn thc scoring was complctcd in1946, British brassbands wcrcstill play-inghigh-pitchcsirrslrumcnts IA=452.5].'Io compcnsatc for this, Dr. Wrightlow-crcd thc accompanimcnt onc half stcpand,ir a fcw casa's, one full step. Thercwcrc no compiaints from the sopranoand tcnor scct ionI l ] . Intcrest inglycnouSh, the tuning A of Handel's timeis thou8ht to havc bccn onc half stoplorv!'r than our own A-,140, so the ac-companim€nt was probably pitched asit was sung in Handel's day.

The brass band scoring follows andsupports the vocal lines. The35,mem-ber BBC balanced wcll with 175 sirS-ers, The recitatives were accompanicdbyorganto give thcbrassplayersa rest.Cucst cor'rductor was James Callaghcrof The Ohio Statc University, and thesoloists were chosen from thc partici-pating choirs. Due to the audienccresponse and thc enthusiasm of theparticipants, this rnay become an an-nual event, The conccrt raised over$1400.00 for Childr€n's Hospital inColumbus.

On March'19 the BBC wi:lbejoinedbyThe New York Staff Band ofThe Sal-

Galena is vcry hilly, and has trcmc'n-dous old buildings. Truly a lovclyevening - a dusting of snow, theluminaria, and evening of brass. AIIfive concerts. All fivc concerts wereplayed to standing ovahons. The pro-gram containcd over$1500.00in adsthis another idea from Bob Bemat andThe RCBB. This is the first rimc our

program 'made' money, about $300.00Quite an cffort, but the tour and pro,gram idcas played out wcll this time.Wc havc contact!'d Brian Burditt lCa-nadian StaII Bandl for a lvorkshopMarch4-5;. . . thiswi l l hclpus getreadyboth for NABBA and The lowa Band,masters'Convcnt ion/ May 13th, ourthird timl] in reccnt ycars! ( Don Stine).

Brass Band of Columbusr Septembcr,1993, rnarked thcbeginningof the tenthyear of thc 8BC. There are now sevcnbrassbandsin thc Columbus,OH area,and The BBC isresponsible for startingfour of them. The Va$ity and JuniorVarsity All-Star Erass Bands werefounded by Eric Aho, charter memberof the BBC. These bands are in theireighthyear. In its tifthyearisTheOhioCollegiate Brass, and the newcstbandis thc Scioto ValleyBrass and Percus-sion Company. The other two bmss

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vation Army in thc Annual Cod andCountry Concert. The{'conccrtsstartcdin 1986 and havc fcaturcd Salvati lArmy bands and soloists in joint con-certs with The Brass Band of Colum-bus. On April8 theBBC willbeappear-ing at The Music Educators' NationalConference Biennial I n-Scrvicc Confer-enccin Cincinnati,OH. On April23 thcBBCplans to bc in Raleigh for thcCham-pionships.

The BBC is complcting its first CD andexpccts to relea sc i t before contcst time,Cornetist Jon Domachowski is the re-cording engineer a d producer. Therecordingsessions were held at DublinHigh School, site of Championship Vand X. (Paul Droste).

The Springfield Illinois Erass Band(Susan Wells, conductor i LarryNiehaus, assistant conductor) was or-ganizcd this past November, 1993.Membershipincludes a doctor, lawyer,music educators, other professionals,and three high school students. Theirfirst conccrt was on February 27 , 2994,atNew Salem Statc Park Visitors Cen-ter. The Sroup uses B€sson instruments.

The Cal State Fresno British BrassBand (Dr. Ritchie Clendenin) per-

formcd at thc sr'vcnth annual WostCoast RaStime Fcstival, Novembcr 20,1994, held in the local Hi l ton Hotcl .Stcphcn KcntCoodman scrvcd asSuostconductor and rarrator.

Th€ Concert Brass (Cerald Murphy,Jr.)of Bcllville, Ontario, listed asa newNABBA band in ourlastissuc, haspro-vidcd us with an overview of theirhistoryand status. Formed in l968asabrassquartetby WilliamCampbell,TheConce Brass has steadily increased insizc, from theoriginal quartct to scxtct,thcn to an ll-piecc brass choir, andfinally to its prcscnt sizc as a 21-picccbrassband in the British tradition. Thcmusic dir€ctor/conductor, H. GeraldMurphy, lr., received his Bachelor ofMusic(Honors inTheory, Performance,and Conducting) from Queen's Uni-versity at Kingston and has been di-rccring thc band for thrcc ycars. Thcmembership is wide ranging both inage and lffation, and includes mem-bers from Trenton, Belleville, Picton,Madoc, and Tweed, as well as agesranging from 16 to 70years. Duringits25 yearc of existence, the band hasplayed numerous concerts throughoutthe Quinte region and asfaras Torontoand Kingston. Summer park concerts,fund-raiscrs, political rallies, church

funcfions, rhool sl'lows, andfestivals are just a fcw of thetypes of events that the bandtakes part in. Tlle band re-hcarscs on Wednesday eve-n i n 8 s , 7 : 3 0 P . M . , a t t h eHolloway Street United Meth-odistChurch. IBill Ri]ey, Man-agclj 613-962-427 4l

A standing rlxlm only crowdgreeted Philip Smith with arousing standingovation at theconclusion of his appearancewith The Lexington BrassBand (Ron HolzlSkipCray)atThc Universify of Kcntucky,Sunday, February 13, 1994.'Ihccvcning was also a nrght forthis iewbrassband to come of

age in such grca t I iteratu re as Sprclrr rrand lrrd.. Smith's technical assuranceand lyrical approach to both trumpetand cornct was matchd by a thor-oughly mature musicianship. Thiswasindcrd an eveningdslicatcd to thc "arf '

of comet playing! [Scc Brass Band Pro-gramsl During his visit to KentuckySmith gave mastcr classcs at both Ccr-trc ColleSc and Thc Univcrsiry of Ken-tucky, witha good turn (rut from trum-peters and brass players from through-out the reSion.

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P/aise Hinl The USA South€m TeEi-torial Band (Richard Holz) and Song-st€r€ (Christopher Priest). Thc Salva-tion Arm, Atlanta. CRD022.TT 60.22.Pr rarr.: Preludr-Pruise H,rnl (BullatAnthen-Pmise Hint!+ (Priest), ,4t lreN ane of ] eslts' (Bulla),Chor ql e a nd T occa h(Bulla), Sacrifice+ (Himei, Prelude onLabe den Herrm (Curnow\, Let There BePra,se* (Tunney), Trombone QuintatPrais€ Hinl (Wm. Broughton), Everlqst-ing Hopd (Cymbala), Make Us One*(Cymbala), Cl,rist's Parl* (Curnow),Ptuise (Heato ), Cod, we will Ciue YouClo4f Redhead), Synpron! ofThank-8iuir,8 (Coffin). .Vocal item.

It is amply demonskated herein thatthese Atlanta-based ensembles havejoined the ranks of the world's finestSA musia representatives. All the mu-sic is confidently and accu.ately ex-ecud, inspiration being the commondenominator.

Particularly significant are new brassband work by Stehen Bulla (Chorclean d T occ al q F a nfa / e P r elu d e : P raise H i h ! \and James Curnow (Pr€l deonLobe denHenm). The band is also fcature onDcan's Cofdn's stirring masterpiece,Syrtphony of ThahkgioiflS. IncludingWilliam Broughton's trombone quin-tel also entided P/aise Hi,rl, is a nicetouch, and we hear his virtuosity as amemb€r of the quintet.It is surprizin&however, that only one of those greatSA marches (Wilfred Heaton's Praise)is included.

The recording quality is tops except fora slight overbalance problemj one istempted to rcach for the volumc con-trol on some of the vocal pieaes.

Considering that thes€ performers arcnot full-time professionals, this disc isamazing! Available from Bemcl Musicorby calling The Salvation Army Mu-sic Departmenl 40l-728-675.

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Ercelsiot. The London Citadel Band(Bramwell Gregson). The Salvation

Arm, London, Onta o. SA-LCB-l7-CD.TT71:48.Program:Motl taincanp(Osgood), Cooenant (Broughton), TreKitqtloft Ti nphakl (BFll), Sanctuory(Ball), Cornet solo lTommy wilson]-Songs of Erin (Christrras), ,4 Sorg olS,lafon's Rose (Catherwood), Musir ofThanksgioing (Downie), Re?e/ie(Downie), nuSel solo lJulie Myers]He Is Irfd (Redhead), Trumpet sololstcwart Dahymplcl-Concert Etude(Coedicke/Wm. Broughlo ), Lef mereBe Praise (Tunney /Gottr, Ercelsiot(BriSht)

The Sofig ol lhe Brolher. Robert and Ni-cholas Childs, Euphonium soloists,with The London Citadel Band(Bramrvell Cregson). The SalvationArmy. London, Ontario. SA-LC8-18-CD. TT 65:02. ProSram: The SonS oftheBrolher lLeidze ), The Betlet world(Bearcroft), Tre Sroan (5aint-Saens/Steadman-Alfen), The Cotquercr(St!'adrnan-A llen), Sy,npi onic Rharyod!lor Euphotftun atul Batd (Cregson), MVStory and Song (Foster/Steadman-Allen), Ranso,fled (Marshall), SiirerIlredds (Twitchen/Bearcroft), Duet-l'll Nol Turn Back (La$son/Bosanko).Duet-Ti,repieae (Bearcrof t).

These two new rcleases by The London Citadel Band of The SalvationArmy (Bram Gregson) certainly placethis band in the forefront of SA corpsbands.I do not know ofanothcr NorthAmerican SA corps band that can comccloseto them in thequalityand scope oftheir recordings over the past twenry-fivc ycars,

Thc Ercelsroldisc holds solid brassbandscores, from the "classic" worksofBallto the Broughton and Downie scores ofmore recent date (though one must re-membcr that CarefirIl dates from about19701). I was particularly pleas€ withthe inclusion of Ball's meditative mas-tetpicce, Sanctuary. American audi-ences might havc a double+ake on themain htinn tune of Downie's Music ofThankgiping, ternindin.g them of "Farabove Ca)'uga's waters" or some otherschool alma mater! Nevertheless, it isan exciting, well-played work. Each ofthe solos includcd are handled withconfidence. Indeed, my only "com-phinf would be with the last two shortitems, contemporary in style, where

Bandmaster Gregson was pcrsuadedto use trumpets instead ofcomets. Thcband is least successful in these twoitens. Overall, however, this is vcryimpressive playing - a very well-trained bandl Song of the Brcthet is atotal success. Euphonium players andbrass band enthusiasts are in for a realkeat here. You get a large number ofthe gleat SA euphonium solos withbrass band accompaniment that arenow available to the gencral public -and masterfully played by Bob andNick Childs lsilaer Ttueails was hrstpublished as a cornet solq Sotlg of lheBrolrer was witten by Leidzen in 1916as a cornet solo, revised in 1932 foreuphonium with band accompani-mentl. Both rccordings have been re-corded and editert by Ted Marshall,

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who is righttully well-knowr for hisexcellence in producing a good brassband recording - no easy feat. Youwill not go wrong with either of theseline productions. [R.W. Holz]

Songs In the HetrL:Theneand Variatiotts

/of Corfiet. Toltrmy and Graham Wil-son, with The London Citadel Band(Bramwcll Cregson). The SalvationArmy, London, Ontario. SA-LCB-I6-CD. TT 58:59. Programr Tl . tel(Leidzc ), Qriet Tine (Downic), P/dyefof Chilrlhnd (Condon).The Call of Christ

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(Bearcroft), A Happv Dav lLcidz. ),R.ctox O}' Me(Calvert), BeauLiftl Christ(Leidzen), Wordrors Ddy (Leidzen), I'rjR flelHd?e,l.Tls (Himcsl,The Old R]Jgsed C/oss (Lcidzen), My All I Bring(Ballantinc), Srare My Yok€ (Bosanko),So gsin lhc HeNt (Ltidzc ),ln lhe Llx)eof /esr.s (Steadman All€n).

SahrdavNighta dS dav Morniry.'l}.eLondon Citadel Band (Bramrvel lCregson). The Salvation Army, lnn-don,Ortaio.SA-LCB-I4 CD.TT65r08.P rogr am: Mi neapol is I v (Sodersrrom),

F bnl e f o,n Sy tnphonv #2 (Tchaikovsky/Cordon), Comet solo lcrahah Wil'sonl-Wondrcrc Da! (Leidzen), Procession of the Nobles (Rimsky-Korsakov/CDrr'owJ, Shall We Gathel (Ballantine),Cclestisl Plospecl (Heaton), Tsd.i Me(Herikstad), Wlat A Frimd (I Eidzen),Cornet solo [Tommy Wilson]-I ' .1Rnther Haue le,sus (Himes), Lord ThotlAtL Q esLionitry (Davis), Euphoniumsolo [Benlard Doers] A!! I Haue I AtnBrir.girs (Catherwmd), Cclns For HisCro?rr' (Condon), Comet Solo lTommyWilsorll It Is Well With My So l(Davies), Hn{,Si{,??r fr?Nd,r?(Tremain/Osgood ).

These other two r€cordinSsby LondonCitadel arc notquitcso recenl thoughonlydaf inSfrom 1991 and 1992. Again,two sdid hitsl Father and son team,Tommy and Craham Wilson, team upfor quite a lyrical display ofcornet art-istry in Son.qs o/ l,ts H.arf. A finebalanccis givcn bctwccn thc dcmanding tcch-nical solo and the dcvotional hymnarranScmcnt. Thcrc is just onc ovcrlapbctwccn thc two dis{s: Wo drcus Day(Lcidzcn) shows up on botl\. Sal ftlayNilhtls.,l,dav Mornirs showcasrs thcgreat vcrsatility of most bp Salvati(nrArmy brass bands - thcir ability toplay the most dcmanding brass bandmusic at a Fcstival of Music lconccrtlfollowed by tlleequally dcmanding taskof providing sensitivc music for wor-ship scrvice the next momirrg. LondonCitadel dcmonstratcs qualily in bothavenues of "s!'rvice," for SA bands donot approach their assignments withsplit pcrsonali rics. Band mastcr Ciegsonand his Londonors takc sccmingly asmuchcare witha short WrafaFtiet lWeHaL,e I't les s as&ey do with a Heatontour-do-force like Celestial Ptospccl.These two discs sharc thesamequalityas thc first two rcvicwcd (again. TcdMarshall's work). I recommcnd allfourll [R.W. Holz]

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Ros€hill Music is continuing its sericsof brass band arrangements of the mu-sic of Andrew Lloyd Webb€r. Twopieces from his latest musical, sllfisetBouleua l, arc r.ow a\ailable.

With One Ink is arranged by WilliamHimes.It has the beauty and simplicityof many of Webber's tunes. Thc solocornet g€ts the firct statement of themain theme, and thcnitisanswered bythe full comet section. The alto homsand flugel have a tuIn, followcd by asoprano and flugel duet. Throw in anice key change along with a repeat ofthe cornet solo, thcn finish with agrandioso ending-a proven formulaformusical succcss. Plalng time is al-most four minutes. Thc technical de-mands are minimal in this ardanaetempo, but there are enough pitchcsabove the staff to causc some problcms.If you like Webbe/s music, you'll likcWith One LDok.

As Il We Neoer Said Coodrye is armagedby Bill Geldard. This piece is cast as atrombonc solo wi th brass band accom-paniment. The soloist needs shong highchops as the lessifrrra starts and remainshigh th@ughout the piece. The slow tomoderate tempo allows plenty of op-

portunities for expressive playing andnrrdlo. Thc band accompaniment istastefully scored, but the soloist stillneeds to "sing through" the back-ground. Thc euphonium and solo cor-net parts are set in a high range andplay important roles. Playing time isabout fivc minutes.

When Sunsef Botleuqrd gains in popu-larity, to the lcvcl of carlier AndrewLloyd Webber musicals, then thcsc ar-rangements will be much bettcr undcr-gtood bybrassbands,and more apprc-ciated by North Amcrican audicnccswho have yet to get a tull dose of this

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Gorrections: OopslIn last issue's A Sel€cted Listing ofBrass Band Works bytames Curnow,several piecesreceived the wrong putFlishqs codc. Thc numbcrs SP&S andRoseNll gof reversed. Thus, numbersmarked 3 are really by Rosehilli itemsma*ed 2 are really by SP&S.

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