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Tyler Harr
Billy Bob High School Band Concert
Thursday, March 2, 2017
7:00pm BBHS Auditorium
Into the Clouds! (1:50) Medium Easy
Spoon River (3:00) Medium
Richard Saucedo
Percy Grainger
Arr. Robert Sheldon
Eric Whitacre
Hugh M. Stuart
Jaime Texidor
Arr. Fagen
Robert Sheldon
This program begins out with the really lighthearted piece by Richard
Saucedo to kick off the concert with lots of energy and a shorter selection
upfront. Then secondly I choose this arrangement of Spoon River that is
more accessible to more ensembles, but still can capture the stylistic
uniqueness that is Percy Grainger. I choose this next one, as Whitacre is
usually a student favorite, and providing a huge contrast to slow and lyrical
playing. Next, I wanted a longer work with multiple movements and his piece
can teach students to play in this older British style where the origins of band
music come from. What band concert would be complete without a march! I
enjoy this march and it gives interesting parts throughout the band, and is
very contrasting to the American or British marches that are commonly
played. We can pretend that in the semester before they played some Holst
and Sousa or something equivalent. Lastly, I thought this work would be a
nice concert closer full of energy and liveliness to leave the audience with. I
think there is a good balance of lyrical playing, soloistic playing, and a
variety of key signatures, Bb, Eb, G, C major and c and g minor. Total time for
the concert is about 20:30 without transitions, talking, and such.
Stephen
Leroy Anderson
trans. Michael
Arr. Jerry
Including This is It, William Tell Overture, The Barber of Seville, The
Merry-Go-Round Broke Down, Liszts Hungarian Rhapsody, Brahms
Hungarian Dance, The Ride of the Valkyries, and Merrily We Roll Along
March of the Trolls (4:30) Medium Easy
From Lyric Suite, Op. 54
Edvard Greig
Arr. Brian Beck
to convince a few more students to enjoy the piece. The total running time of
this program is 19 minutes of music.