The District 92 Music Department presents the

 Concert 

March 12, 2020

7:00pm Oak Prairie Junior High School Gymnasium

Will County School District 92 Dr. Tim Arnold, Superintendent

William Rank & Nicole Tolentino, Directors   

Concert Etiquette  

Concerts are a very important part of your child’s participation in the music program. Because a concert performance can make some people nervous, there are a few things you as an audience can do to make our concerts less stressful and more enjoyable for everyone.

1. Please be seated before the starting time of the concert. 2. If you are bringing small children, please stress the importance of

being quiet while the music is being performed. 3. If you must leave for any reason, please do so between musical

selections. Please re-enter between selections as well. 4. If you have a small child who will not stop crying or can’t sit still, please

take him or her out of the performance room quickly and quietly. 5. Please avoid taking photos during the performance. The flash can

cause a problem with reading the music or following the conductor. 6. Please do not talk during the performance. Others may want to hear

the music. It may be their child’s “big part”. 7. Please do not call out your child’s name before, during or after the

group’s performance. 8. Please turn off all cell phones before the performance begins .

Let’s do what we can to make all concerts a huge success!

Concert Program

7th Grade Band Gold Medallion March John Edmondson

Suite from ‘ The Planets’ Gustav Holst

Chorale from Jupiter arr. James Curnow Mars, the Bringer of War arr. Johnnie Vinson

7th & 8th Grade Choir

Jubilate, Alleluia! Mary Lynn Lightfoot Breathe Soft, Ye Winds Greg Gilpin

Witness arr. Jack Halloran, Dick Bolks

8th Grade Band

Air for Band Frank Erickson Washington Post March John Philip Sousa/arr. Andrew Balent The King Across The Water Bruce Fraser 

Hi-C Choir

Ad Astra Jacob Narverud There Will Come Soft Rains Earlene Rentz Will the Circle Be Unbroken arr. J. David Moore 

Jazz Band

Work Song Nat Adderley/arr. Erik Morales Fulvio’s at Eight Rob Vuono, Jr.

So Danço Samba Anton Carlos Jobim/arr. Victor Lopez Superstition Stevie Wonder/arr. Paul Murtha 

Program Notes

Edmondson, The Gold Medallion March Written in a modified march form, this American style march utilizes an AABA melodic form for the first strain, excludes a second strain and modulates in typical march fashion for the trio. Emphasis is placed on style, phrase shape and dynamic contrast throughout the march.

Holst, The Planets

The Planets, Opus 32 is a seven movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1916. The concept of the work is astrological rather than astronomical, which is why Earth is not included in the seven movements. Mars, The Bringer of War features a driving rhythmic ostinato pattern in the 5/4 time signature that draws upon the imagery of a warring army. Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity begins with a flurry of sound, and a forceful brass fanfare. Jupiter’s mood swings back and forth between a lighter jovial spirit and a heavier swagger.

Lightfoot, Jubilate, Alleluia!

Jubilate, Alleluia! was composed by Mary Lynn Lightfoot in 2009. This choral composition contains both Latin and English text and is one of many voicing arrangements available, this particular one being performed in SAB (soprano-alto-baritone) format. Lightfoot wrote this piece with driving energy by using rhythmic features such as syncopation and changing meters. Lightfoot also uses suspended harmonies and dissonance to add to the colors of the sound and contribute to the energy required to perform this piece.

Gilpin, Breathe Soft, Ye Winds

Breathe Soft, Ye Winds borrows a quote from The Sixth Pastoral by English poet and politician Ambrose Philips (1674-1749). This phrase comes from a concluding poem in Philips’ Pastorals, which features a singing contest comparing Queen Anne to Queen Elizabeth, an allusion to the Shepherds Calendar, and a reference to the Faerie Queen—later editions introduce references to Merlin and Arthur. The poem is dialogue between shepherds that speak of rural love and spring, and the description of springtime showcases Philips’ love for nature. To embellish these features, Greg Gilpin wrote this choral composition with flowing melodies, long vocal phrases, and colorful harmonic textures.

arr. Halloran/Bolks, Witness

The original arrangement Witness by Jack Halloran was first released in 1986 in an a cappella setting for 8-part mixed voices (SSAATTBB—two soprano parts, two altos, two tenors, and two basses...that’s a lot!). Witness is a setting of a traditional spiritual, a genre of American folk music that articulate the suffering, longing, and religious passion of African Americans during slavery and its aftermath. Religious hymns, work songs, along with traditional African rhythms and chanting styles all contributed to the development of spirituals. Witness tells of biblical accounts of miracles and occurrences, all through the open, declarative, strong, and harmonically lush performance of this choral work.

Erickson, Air for Band One of the stronger tendencies of twentieth century music has been a return to certain aspects of music of the Baroque and Classical periods. Compositions falling into this category are referred to as "neo classic." Air for Band is such a piece. The form (binary) was quite common in the Baroque period and the melody and harmonies were strongly influenced by the works of Bach.   

Program Notes 

Sousa/arr. Balent, Washington Post March

The Washington Post March is a patriotic march composed by John Philip Sousa. In 1889, owners of the Washington Post newspaper requested the then-current leader of the Marine Band to compose a march for the newspaper’s essay contest awards ceremony. Sousa obliged and it was first performed on June 15, 1889 at the ceremony and became an instant hit. The Washington Post March is written in 6/8 meter and utilizes a typical march form with a “dog fight” between the restatements of the trio melody. Fraser, The King Across The Water This exciting work is based on an event in the life of Bonnie Prince Charlie. He had returned to Scotland and was gathering about him an army heading south towards England, which had sent Sir John Cope to fight with him. The traditional folk-song "Johnnie Cope" is the basis of all of the themes in the work. Charlie attacked the English at Presonpans outside Edinburgh - this is represented by "Battle" - where the theme appears as fanfares and battle shrieks. There followed a period of mourning as the English had been massacred - "Lament" - in which the theme is fragmented into long sustained phrases. The Scots rejoiced and celebrated in Edinburgh - "Dancing" - where the theme is the original used as a reel (a traditional dance).

Narverud, Ad Astra

“Per aspera ad astra,” or “ad astra per aspera,” is a popular Latin phrase meaning “through hardships to the stars.” The phrase is one of the many Latin sayings that use the expression “ad astra” meaning “to the stars.” “Ad astra” has origins with Virgil, who wrote sic itur ad astra (“thus one journeys to the stars,” from Aeneid book IX, spoken by Apollo to Aeneas’ young son Iulus. The phrase is used as, or as part of, the motto of many organizations, most prominently, many air forces. Narverud references the phrase as the state motto of Kansas. The combination of intense harmonies with dissonance and a wide-ranged and full accompaniment underneath paints the feeling of soaring through the stars. Further dissonance between the triple and duple rhythms resemble hardships and at the same time propel the piece in its performance.

Rentz, There Will Come Soft Rains

Earlene Rentz included the following performance notes There Will Come Soft Rains : “The poetry of Sara Teasdale determined the style and compositional devices used in this setting. From the introductory melodic vocal material to the downward direction of the grace notes in the accompaniment, the imagery of falling raindrops on the ground is heard. In the future presentations of the introductory theme, the use of canon and other imitative devices seemed effective to accompany the text. Other visual references to nature (birds, frogs, etc.) are images of the outdoors, and the care-free spirit of the glories of nature, the lack of worry of the world’s state of being, etc.” The mood of the story-telling and creation of an atmosphere of absolute and awe and wonder of the world’s beauty comes through the text.

arr. Moore, Will the Circle Be Unbroken

The hymn “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” first appeared in the 1908 Alexander’s Gospel Songs, with words by Ada Ruth Habershon and music by Charles H. Gabriel. The hymn was substantially reworked (and the lyrics of the verses replaced) by A.P. Carter for The Carter Family in 1935 and experienced a popular renaissance when it was released by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1972. When A.P. Carter adapted Will The Circle Be Unbroken to Can The Circle Be Unbroken (By and by), it was released as a country/folk song in the style of bluegrass. Bluegrass has roots in traditional English, Irish, and Scottish ballads and dance tunes, and by traditional African-American blues and jazz. The updated lyrics in this arrangement were written by folk singers Betsy Rose, Cathy Winter, and Marcia Taylor, and printed in the marvelous folk song resource Rise Up Singing. These lyrics were requested by Dr. Cathy Roma and the MUSE Women’s Choir of Cincinnati for a concert celebrating the city’s Appalachian cultural heritage in 2001. In 2013, a version of this song is featured in a popular video game, Bioshock Infinite. 

7th Grade Band 

Flute Ivanna Gonzalez Raena Green Emilie Knaack Natalie Krumdick Margaret Myrda Danielle Szymanski Clarinet Ethan Buckley Mia Ciorlieri Haley Craig Azul Delgado-Santillan Molly Ouradnik Rheanna Slavicek  

Alto Saxophone Chloe Banfi Jake Jessup

Logan Mertens-Smigielski

Tenor Saxophone Katelyn Kleinmark

Trumpet

Brayden Finn Ayden Hamiti Ryan Koetz

Anthony Marcum-Heetel Vincent Orozco Timothy Prieboy

Julie Sass Cameron Shinkus Nicholas Swiech Kristen Wessel *

Horn

Sadie Ebel Nathaly Padilla

Alex VanWingeren  

Trombone Caden Nommensen

Kevin Sponaugle Liam Zimmerman

Baritone

Colin Ferrentino Logan Kairis

Lorelei Siergiej

Tuba Cole Turner

Percussion

Rokas Barniskis Vincent Fabbi Adam Gieser

Benjamin Murphy Kevin Wallace

Jaxon Wynsma

* Denotes ILMEA Honors Band

   

7th & 8th Grade Choir 

Bianca Andrade Dayanna Arambula Violet Barder Kailee Benes Caitlyn Bennefield Eternity Biggs Audrey Brich Tyler Brown Sabina Bukowski Evelyn Cana Lara Chavez Lydia Chrobak Maya Chudoba* Jake Cimino Megan Covelli Haley Craig Andrew Dick Jacy Flint-Dobbins Madeline Flora Lily Furmanek Nathan Garnica Griffin Garrett* Mackayla Gaston Vinnie Gincauskas Jordan Gragasin

Ruby Groenwoldt Paul Harris Alyssa Ivey

Jenna Jamros Imagin Kemp

Jordyn Kempa Emma Kliem

Emilie Knaack Lauren Kropf

Dominic Larkins Joselyn Maney

Tara Mastorakos* Ava Maurella

Anthony Mleczko Hailey Nickel

Addison Nolan Maya Ogrodny Alaina Peetz

Amelia Pencak Seja Rahman

Kylie Riff Avalon Sammons Brianna Sanford

Gianna Scapellato Jackie Schmieder

Maximus Siergiej Lorelei Siergiej

Haley Smith Mary Sola Alexandria

Sowinski Elisha Stack

Natalia Swider Kasia Szewczyk Nicole Thornton

Angelina Tzouanopoulos

Maria Vavaroutsos Krystian Walus Patrick Wilkes Jack Williams Cassidy Wing

Krista Wojcikiewicz Heaven Wyatt Sloane Young

*ILMEA Honors Choir

   

8th Grade Band 

Flute Tyler Brown Maddie Denning Emma Hermanas Clarinet Katie Dykstra Lili Furmanek Olivia Kokoszka Selena Kranz Amelie Lagunas Katelyn Perritano Bass Clarinet Logan Zentmyer

Alto Saxophone Emma Fitzgerald

Tenor Saxophone

Karolis Kemeris

Baritone Saxophone Nathan Garnica

Trumpet

Jimmy Fiacchino Jeremy Fletcher Jordan Gragasin Jason Hermanas

Adrian Pawlikowski Ashton Plebanek Jackie Schmieder

Horn

Rees Dubiel Michael Stogsdill

Trombone Evan Holland

Spencer Kenney-Benson Denny Kocielko Caden Sullivan

Euphonium

Dominic Cioe Max Siergiej

Tuba

Ben Amschler Jacob Marroquin

Percussion Lukas Fabbi

Ayden Mercado Tristan Ryan

   

Hi-C Choir  

Bianca Andrade Dayanna Arambula Violet Barder Kailee Benes Tyler Brown Evelyn Caña Lara Chavez Maya Chudoba Megan Covelli Haley Craig

Lily Furmanek Jordan Gragasin

Alyssa Ivey Imagin Kemp

Jordyn Kempa Emma Kliem

Emilie Knaack Joselyn Maney

Tara Mastorakos Avalon Sammons

Brianna Sanford Gianna Scapellato

Lorelei Siergiej Haley Smith

Natalia Swider Kasia Szewczyk Nicole Thornton

Krista Wojcikiewicz Sloane Young

 Jazz Band 

Alto Saxophone Ivana Gonzalez * Adam Avizonis Danielle Szymanski Tenor Saxophone Jake Jessup Raena Green Bari. Saxophone Nathan Garnica

Trumpet Kristen Wessel *

Anthony Marcum-Heetel Jeremy Fletcher

Adrian Pawlikowski

Trombone/Baritone Caden Nommensen

Max Siergiej Kevin Sponaugle Lorelei Siergiej

Owen Bratt

Piano Katelyn Perritano

Dominic Carriel

Electric Bass Ben Amschler Dominic Cioe

Drum Set

Dominic Cioe Estelle Brownlee Ayden Mercado

* ILMEA Honors

Jazz Band

Upcoming Events 

March 14 Hi-C Choir at IGSMA Contest @ Mokena JHS 14 Jazz Band at the Naperville Big Band Jazz Festival @ Neuqua Valley HS 20 6th Grade Band & Choir @ Ludwig School (1:30pm) 24 Jazz Band with the Pete Ellman Big Band @ La Quitas de los Reyes, Aurora

6:30pm Oak Prairie Jazz Band 7:30pm Pete Ellman Big Band

April 17 Jazz Band performs for the PFA Fundraiser at Barnes and Noble, Bolingbrook

(7pm) May 4 Spring Band Concert @ Oak Prairie (7pm)

5th Grade Band, 6th Grade Band, 7th Grade Band, 8th Grade Band 13 Spring Choir Concert @ Lockport East Auditorium (7pm)

6th Grade Choir, 7th/8th Grade Choirs, Hi-C Choir 18 Band Picnic at Haunted Trails (4-7:30pm)

   

Acknowledgements 

Will County School District 92 Dr. Tim Arnold, Superintendent

Dave Blatchley, Assistant Superintendent for Business Kim West, Assistant Superintendent for Special Education

Oak Prairie Junior High School

Mark Murray, Principal Scott Nyssen, Assistant Principal

Ludwig School

Lisa Lyke, Principal

District 92 Music Teachers Anissa Danley

Ludwig School Band, Choirs & General Music

Joanne Moan Walsh School General Music

Dee Nommensen

Ludwig School Band

William Rank Oak Prairie Bands & Music Technology

Janelle Riopell

Reed School General Music

Nicole Tolentino Oak Prairie Choirs, General Music & Guitar

   

Music Sponsors

A huge thank you to all of our District 92 Band Sponsors. If you or anyone you know are interested in supporting the Band Program

on a Family or Corporate Level, please visit the band webpage at http://band.d92.org

Dr. Tim Arnold and Family Brenna Kozor Flute Instruction Brass Tracks Jazz Orchestra

The Carriel Family DiGiovanni Real Estate

District 92 Foundation for Educational Excellence District 92 Parent Faculty Association

Gamache Insurance - Allstate Insurance Company Gwendolyn J. Sterk and the Family Law Group, P.C.

Isabelli Musical Services Quinlan & Fabish Music Company

The Southwest Community Concert Band    

Music Sponsors 

 

http://swcommunityband.com/bandcamp.html

June 15-19, 2020 St. Francis of Assisi, Orland Park, IL

Thank you to Sizzles in Lockport!! Sizzles donated 20% of all sales for October 25th to the Oak Prairie Bands just for mentioning that you were there to support the band! Sizzles 110 MacGregor Road Lockport, IL 60441

 

Band Sponsors 

14508 Archer Ave Lockport, IL 60441 (815) 838-8010  bandvpizza.com 

   

Music Sponsors

Thank you to the District 92

Parent Faculty Association for their generous sponsorship

of various Band Activities throughout the school year.

 

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