MEET OUR CONDUCTORS

Darryn Wright joined Southern Area Concert Band in 1997 playing alto saxophone and took on the role of President in 1998. He held this position until taking over the role of the band’s Music Director in 2006 following Craig Seymour’s retirement.

Darryn has been playing music (keyboard) since the age of 5, with his first public performance not long thereafter. He studied flute in high school under the tutorage of Gerard Van Der Geer, and has been playing saxophone for nearly 20 years.

During his time at Southern Area, Darryn has, at various times, played alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, percussion and, more recently, clarinet. Currently he is the leader of the Southern Stars Stage Band, and is assisting Nicole Marshall and Jacinta Ewers as assistant conductor for the Southern Area Training Band.

Other than for the band, Darryn’s passion lies in Musical Theatre and he has been Music Director for several school and amateur theatre company productions and has served as treasurer at both state and national levels for the Australian Band and Orchestra Directors’ Association.

Since moving to Melbourne from Tasmania in 1996, Darryn has also performed with numerous instrumental and vocal ensembles around Melbourne. Outside of his musical interests, Darryn designs electrical control systems for an engineering company, and is a recreational pilot.

Nicole Marshall joined Southern Area’s Training Band in 2007 playing alto saxophone. While still studying at Kilbreda College, Nicole managed to become attain eight AMEB certificates on saxophone and trumpet, as well as completing VCE music. In addition, Nicole also plays other brass and woodwind instruments, some strings and drums.

Nicole has performed in orchestra pits for a number of stage shows including 42nd Street, Oklahoma and The Wizard of Oz. She also is currently tutoring some saxophone students and assisting in school music programs.

In the past six months Nicole has been appointed to the roles of Assistant Conductor for the Southern Area Concert Band, and as assistant band leader for the Southern Stars Stage Band.

Outside of her musical interests, Nicole has completed a nursing degree and is working toward becoming a paramedic.

PROGRAMME Welcome to Southern Area Concert Band’s 18th annual September concert. The great thing about today’s theme of Kaleidoscope of Sound is that is year the possibilities for repertoire were limitless. I trust that you enjoy my final selection and look forward to

getting to know you over refreshments after the show.

Darryn Wright, Music Director.

Fanfare and Flourishes Written by James Curnow and based on Te Deum by Marc-Antoine

Charpentier (1634-1704).

Initially commissioned for the 1991 European Brass Band Championships in Rotterdam, Holland.

Subsequently the piece was re-commissioned as a concert band arrangement for the Alfred M. Barbe High School Band (Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA) in 1995.

Today’s performance will be conducted by Darryn Wright.

Music for a Darkened Theatre Daniel Robert “Danny” Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American

composer, songwriter, record producer, actor and voice actor.

With an unmistakable and distinct style, the music of Danny Elfman is found in many classic offbeat and spooky movies and includes The Simpsons main theme.

Today’s arrangement by Michael Brown features music from Tales From the Crypt, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissor Hands, Beetlejuice and Spider-Man.

Music for today’s performance was donated to the band by Jordan Oviss and will be conducted by Darryn Wright.

If you would like any further information on any aspect of the Southern Area Concert Band , please contact Darryn on 0401 988 141.

Alternatively we can be contacted via our web site: www.sacb.com.au

Please join Southern Area Concert Band at our forthcoming events:

2015 Annual Melbourne Zoo Performance November 8

th, 2015 at Melbourne Zoo, 12:00 Noon

2015 City of Bayside Carols in the Park December 8

th, 2015 at Dendy Park, Brighton, 7:30PM

2016 Annual May Concert May 15

th, 2016 at Kingston City Hall, 2:30PM

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Loch Lomond Loch Lomond originates from the 1746 Battle

of Culloden Moor and the lyrics tell the story of two Scottish soldiers who were imprisoned in the battle. One was to be executed and the other set free. According to Celtic legend, if someone dies in a foreign land, his spirit will travel to the homeland by “the low road” - the route for the souls of the dead.

The final statement combines the Scottish tune with a well known Irish Tune, suggesting a spirit of human harmony.

The piece was commissioned in 2002 by Stewarton Academy Senior Wind Ensemble or East Ayrshire, Scotland and will be conducted today by Nicole Marshall.

Serenade Derek Bourgeois (b. 1941) is a British composer of music for all kinds of

ensembles. He has written over 300 compositions, including 72 symphonies.

Composer Derek Bourgeois write the Serenade for his own wedding, to be played by the organize as the guests left the ceremony. Not wishing to allow them the luxury of proceeding in an orderly 2/4, he wrote the work in 11/8, and in case anyone still felt too comfortable, the changes the piece into 13/8 in the middle.

Today’s performance of Serenade will be conducted by Darryn Wright.

42nd Street Overture Based on the novel by Bradford Ropes and the subsequent 1933 film

adaptation, 42nd Street focuses on the efforts of famed dictatorial Great White Way director Julian Marsh to mount a successful stage production of a musical extravaganza at the height of the great depression.

After six preview shows, the $3M gamble opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway on August 25, 1980 and ran for 3,486 performances.

With music by Harry Warren, this arrangement by Marty Gold captures the essence of the highly successful stage show and will be conducted by Darryn Wright.

Crime Busters This fun, undercover medley includes some of the best known themes

used to chase down those bad guys and bring ‘em to justice.

Today’s arrangement by Paul Jennings includes Mission: Impossible, Get Smart, Secret Agent Man and Dragnet.

Today’s performance will be conducted by Nicole Marshall.

Kartoon Kaleidoscope A fun medley of tunes from your favourite Looney Tunes cartoons.

Today’s medley by Paul Lavender includes The Merry-go-round Broke Down, Merrily We Roll Along, Road Runner, The Flintstones, Yogi Bear Song and This is I! You may not recognize some of the names, but you will most definitely recognize the tunes.

This fun piece of cartoon nostalgia will be conducted by Nicole Marshall.

On a Hymn Song of Philip Bliss

Although the origins of the music upon which this piece is based are unclear, the lyrics to the hymn song to which the title refers were written by Horatio G Spafford after losing his daughters at sea on November 22, 1873.

Spafford wrote the hymn on his way to Paris after the accident which claimed his daughters’ lives at a place “on the high seas” near where his daughters had perished.

Composer David Holsinger’s compositions have won multiple competitions, and Holsiger himself has twice been recipient of the prestigious Oswalt Award for band composition, sponsored by the American Bandmasters’ Association.

Used as our hymn selection for the recent State Band Championships, today’s performance will be conducted by Darryn Wright.

Sabre and Spurs

Composer John Philip Sousa was a devoted horseman and a dedicated rider and the galloping rhythm of the hoses which he so loved can be heard throughout this piece which Sousa penned in around 1917.

During the course of his 50+ year career, Sousa wrote 136 marches for Military Band.

This edition by Frederick Fennell was donated to the band by Mr. Keith Corcoran and will be conducted by Darryn Wright.

Pilatus: Mountain of Dragons Mt. Pilatus, in Switzerland, is the

fabled home of the Dragons of Pilatus, the inspiration behind this piece of music.

In the words of the composer, Steven Reinke:

“This programmatic tone poem for Symphonic Band opens as Mount Pilatus slumbers at night, shrouded in darkness and mystery among the clouds high above Lucerne As dawn breaks, a band of courageous adventurers climb Pilatus in search of dragons to slay. After an arduous journey filled with breathtaking views and terrestrial beauty, the adventurers finally stumble across a dragon lair. They awaken the mighty dragon who must now battle the intruders of his domain. All but one adventurer are mortally wounded leaving the pitiful human to beg for mercy and forgiveness from the dragon. Demonstrating great compassion, the dragon produces a magical stone, called draconite, from his own wounds in order to heal and save the intruders. In doing so, the dragon has also placed compassion and tolerance in the hearts and minds of man, leading them to a happy and peaceful co-existence with the dragons of Pilatus”

Used as our Major Work selection for the recent State Band Championships, today’s performance will be conducted by Darryn Wright.

Somewhere From the 1957 Broadway musical West

Side Story, a modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

The lyrics for the piece were written by Stephen Sondheim, and the music by Leonard Bernstein takes inspiration from Beethoven’s Emperor Piano Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake.

Today’s performance will be conducted by Darryn Wright.

From Dawn to Dusk Written by Melbourne-based

composer Graham Lloyd and commissioned by Alan White, Director of Music at the Gold Coast City Wind Orchestra in 2007.

From Dawn to Dusk depicts a relaxing day on the Gold Coast and surrounding areas from just before dawn to the darkness following sunset.

With music donated to the band by Andrew Gower, today’s performance will be conducted by Darryn Wright.

New Mexico March Written in 1928 for the Governor and the people of New Mexico, New

Mexico March is one of Sousa’s most unusual marches in which he departed considerably from his customary observance of traditional march form.

Although the piece begins in a customary Sousa march style, he then launches into a musical history of New Mexico, embracing with appropriate effects the music of the Indian, the Cavalry, the Mexican, and concludes with a happy fusion of these diverse elements.

This edition by Frederick Fennell was donated to the band by Mr. Keith Corcoran and will be conducted by Nicole Marshall.