Program Notes
Grand Fanfare — Giancarlo Castro D'Adonna
The Grand Fanfare by Giancarlo Castro D'Addona, who began his musical journey as a trumpet player in the famed El Sistema program in Venezuela, is an exciting and virtuosic showpiece originally written for the Venezuelan Brass Ensemble, part of the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. The composer subsequently arranged it for brass band and wind ensemble. The piece opens with a brass fanfare and moves quickly to an energetic melody; the tenor saxophone and euphoniums take over the melody in the middle section and the piece concludes with a return to the opening melody at a quicker tempo. As a composer, Castro was influenced by Latin American music, jazz, and film scores. He began his formal composition studies in 2002; Grand Fanfare was one of his first works. He went on to compose pieces for many other instruments and ensembles, and his works were frequently performed in South America and Europe. In 2017 he moved to the United States to further develop his musical career and in 2019 he became the conductor of the Reed College (Oregon) orchestra—the first Latin American conductor to obtain this position. Currently his works are performed all over the world.
Alamo Gardens from San Antonio Dances — Frank Ticheli
San Antonio Dances was composed as a tribute to a special city, whose captivating blend of Texan and Hispanic cultural influences enriched the composer Frank Ticheli's life during his three years in that city as a young music professor at Trinity University. The first movement, which we are playing this evening, depicts the seductively serene Alamo Gardens and its beautiful live oak trees that provide welcome shade from the hot Texas sun. A tango mood and lazily winding lines give way to a brief but powerful climax depicting the Alamo itself. Frank Ticheli is a well-known figure in the concert band world. His many works for this medium have become standards in the modern concert band repertory. He currently holds the rank of Professor of Composition at the University of Southern California.
El sombrero de tres picos (The Three Cornered Hat) — Manuel de Falla
El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat) is a ballet that Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) wrote for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, choreographed by Leonide Massine with set design by Pablo Picasso. The Andalusian flavor of Falla's score comes from a deep understanding of the folk traditions of Spain, but the music itself is mostly original to Falla. The Suite No. 2 is in three movements. In "The Neighbor's Dance," the neighbors of the main character—the Miller—are making merry with a lively seguidilla, a quick dance in triple time. The Miller then performs his own dance, an intense farruca, a form of the traditional Andalusian flamenco. The triumphant and joyous final dance is a wild jota (folk dance), interspersed with frantic chases by characters in the ballet and ending with a raucous celebration by the cast of characters.
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Hispalis — Juan Pérez
Hispalis is inspired by the sights and sounds of the city of Seville, situated in the southwest of Spain. In this piece composer Juan A. Pérez takes us for a walk trough this magnificent city: La Giralda, its river, its dreamy streets, the Plaza de España and its traditions. The piece is divided into four parts: the introduction, where the Andalusian style and the sevillanas stand out; the second, where the great festivities are depicted; the third that represents the passion of the Semana Santa (Holy Week), and the final section, where the styles of several of its most emblematic neighborhoods and places, such as the Alameda and the Santa Cruz neighborhood are captured. Juan A. Pérez was born in Seville where he began his musical studies at an early age, and at the age of 8, joined the Banda de Música de Carrión de los Céspedes. As a student at the Francisco Guerrero Conservatory he studied clarinet and composition and played in the jazz band. He is currently a composer and arranger for Molenaar Editions and Tierolff, and teaches clarinet at the Escuela de Música Santa Cecelia.
Vientos Y Tangos — Michael Gandolfi
Vientos y Tangos (Winds and Tangos) is Michael Gandolfi's first piece for wind ensemble. It was written for The Frank L. Battisti 70th Birthday Commission Project and dedicated to Frank Battisti for his inspirational leadership as director of the New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble for over thirty years. Mr. Battisti specifically requested that Gandolfi write a tango for wind ensemble. In preparation for the task, the composer devoted several months to the study and transcription of tangos from the early style of Juan D'arienzo and the "Tango Nievo" style of Astor Piazzolla to the current trend of "Disco/Techno Tango." Mr. Gandolfi states that he allowed the most salient features of these various tango styles to inform the direction of his work. The dynamic contour and various instrumental combinations are all inspired by the traditional sounds of the bandoneon, violin, piano, and contrabass. Michael Gandoilfi currently chairs the composition department at the New England School of Music. Most of his large-ensemble works are written for orchestra, due to the support and partnerships he has had with many leading orchestras and conductors, including The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, the New England Philharmonic, the Grant Park Orchestra, and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Mr. Gandolfi has also composed a body of wind ensemble work that has gained a significant position in that repertoire.
Havana — Kevin Day
Havana (2018) by composer Kevin Day, is a dynamic work that is heavily influenced by Cuban music, rhythms and percussion. Day wanted to highlight different dance genres such as salsa, mambo, and cha-cha, while also making the piece his own. He sought to paint a mental picture of the city of Havana, the beautiful landscape and the culture that it is known and loved for. Day states that he wanted to make Havana stand out among the many "Latin-influenced" pieces for band and hopes that performers and audiences will tap their feet, bop their heads, and "feel the music." Kevin Day has quickly emerged as one of the leading young voices in music composition today. His music ranges from powerful introspection to joyous exuberance, and often lives at the intersection between the worlds of jazz, minimalism, Latin music, fusion, and contemporary classical idioms. He is currently Assistant Professor of Composition at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and serves as the Vice President of the Millennium Composers Initiative, a collective of more than 120 composers from several countries around the world.
Triangle Wind Ensemble Performers
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Flute
Cindy Chastang Merritt Flexman Rosene Rohrer Tammy Schmidt* Jennifer Wesner Piccolo Tammy Schmidt Clarinet Josh Alley Louise Eaglesfield Misti Griffith Lorena Schakel Nick Siedentop Gail VanMatre Cara Vernon Tara Wilkinson Ryan Wing Erin Wynia Eb Clarinet Ryan Wing Bass Clarinet Victoria Alston Lecia Cecconi-Roberts* |
Oboe
Virginia Carty Katie Michalak English Horn Virginia Carty Bassoon Dale Broadbent Robin Hashey* Soprano Saxophone Aaron Payne* Alto Saxophone Duke Sullivan Tenor Saxophone Roberta Melton Baritone Saxophone Lynn Narveson |
Trumpet
Jim Alexander* Christine Bui Kaitlyn DeHority Carey Forman Kris Gilmore Clay Michalec Kathy Silbiger Horn Laura Alexander* Michael Grimes Michael Lewis Eric Smith Isaac Tomblin Ed Walaski Euphonium Connie Varner* James Wagner Buddy West Trombone Michal Evans Garry Grabow Marshall Sweet |
Bass Trombone
Dorey A. Freeman Tuba Chris Dodson Bill White Stephen Erickson Percussion Lisa Forman Bill Hayes* Adam Kuehn Jasmine Maya Piano Chris Dodson Bill White Harp Samantha Horn String Bass Emily Michael Cello Dona Vellek Elliot Anderson Music Director Evan Feldman * Denotes Section Leader |
Special Thanks to Our 2022-23 Season Sponsors
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Fortississimo Level Sponsors
- Kathy and Alexander Silbiger Fund of Triangle Community Foundation
- Anonymous
- Lynn Narveson & Roberta Melton
- Michael Capps
- Catharine & James Carty
- Carey & Lisa Forman
- Donna & James Sosnowski
- John Sprouse
- Tim & Kim Sweet
- Bono Percussion
- Christine Bui
- Lecia Cecconi-Roberts
- Maureen & James Davis
- Merritt & Greg Flexman
- Garry & Kristi Grabow
- Bill Hayes
- Frank Hoss, Jr.
- Joel & Linda Johnson
- Paul & Judith Kindig
- KLS Percussion
- Luke Knudsen
- Holly & Paul Mandelkern
- Katie Michalak
- Gerold & Cathy Mohn
- Ethel Erickson Radmer
- Lauren & Andrew Robbins-Pollack
- David & Rosene Rohrer
- Tammy Schmidt
- Duke Sullivan
- Marshall Sweet
- Gail VanMatre
- Connie Varner
- James Wagner
- Ed Walaski
- Buddy West
- Bill White
- Erin Wynia
Institutional Partners
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Our Music Director
Dr. Evan Feldman is Director of Wind Studies and Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he conducts the Wind Ensemble and teaches courses in conducting and music education. He also directs the Triangle Wind Ensemble and serves as Principal Guest Conductor of the Greensboro Sym- phony, where he conducts education, holiday, and pops concerts.
He is an active guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator in and outside of the United States, with recent engagements in Spain, Switzerland, Romania, Belgium, and Tanzania, as well as all-state, all-district, and all-county honor bands in the United States. Under his direction, the UNC Wind Ensemble has twice been invited to perform at the College Band Directors National Association southern division conference.
In 2020, Dr. Feldman’s college textbook, Instrumental Music Education (Routledge Publishing), was released in its third edition and has been adopted by university music education programs throughout the country. He is the author of the first MOOC (massive open online course) dedicated to conducting and rehearsal technique. Over 30,000 students have enrolled through Coursera.org.
Dr. Feldman’s arrangements and editions of music by Léo Delibes, Ralph Vaughan Williams, George Enescu, Antonin Dvořák, Ariel Ramirez, and Sergei Prokofiev are published by Tierolff Muziekcentrale.
Dr. Feldman earned the Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he studied with Donald Hunsberger and Mendi Rodan and served as an assistant conductor for the Eastman Wind Ensemble and Eastman Wind Orchestra. He received his Masters in Conducting from Ithaca College and his Bachelor of Arts in Music from Duke University. He previously taught high school band in Hicksville, NY.
He is an active guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator in and outside of the United States, with recent engagements in Spain, Switzerland, Romania, Belgium, and Tanzania, as well as all-state, all-district, and all-county honor bands in the United States. Under his direction, the UNC Wind Ensemble has twice been invited to perform at the College Band Directors National Association southern division conference.
In 2020, Dr. Feldman’s college textbook, Instrumental Music Education (Routledge Publishing), was released in its third edition and has been adopted by university music education programs throughout the country. He is the author of the first MOOC (massive open online course) dedicated to conducting and rehearsal technique. Over 30,000 students have enrolled through Coursera.org.
Dr. Feldman’s arrangements and editions of music by Léo Delibes, Ralph Vaughan Williams, George Enescu, Antonin Dvořák, Ariel Ramirez, and Sergei Prokofiev are published by Tierolff Muziekcentrale.
Dr. Feldman earned the Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he studied with Donald Hunsberger and Mendi Rodan and served as an assistant conductor for the Eastman Wind Ensemble and Eastman Wind Orchestra. He received his Masters in Conducting from Ithaca College and his Bachelor of Arts in Music from Duke University. He previously taught high school band in Hicksville, NY.
