The Humanities Department of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
presents the
NCSSM Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble
Spring Concert
Dr. Ray Edward Church, Conductor
Sunday, May 4, 2003
3:00 P.M. ETC Auditorium
~Program~
Psalm 46 (Based on the Chorale Melody, "A Mighty Fortress", by J. S. Bach) 9; John Zdechlik
Variations on an African Hymnsong (Based on a Nigerian Folksong) ; Quincy Hilliard
Inchon (Described in Program Notes) #9; Robert W. Smith
Angela Kilby, flute; Megan Stegall, English horn
Folk Dances (Of Russia) #9; Dmitri Shostakovich
Arranged by H. Robert Reynolds
NCSSM Wind Ensemble
~Intermission~
Night and Day 9; Cole Porter
Arranged by Jerry Novak
Summertime ; DuBose Hayward and George Gershwin
Jenna Ingersoll, vocalist; Daniel Kramer, trumpet; Stewart Lowry, trombone
Solar Flair Jamey Aebersold
Song for My Father 9; Horace Silver
Antoine Dove, Kevin Sapp, Hank Swaim, Robin Shah, saxophones
An Afternoon in Paris
Fine and Mellow 9; Billie Holiday
Well, You Needn’t 9; Thelonius Monk
Megan Stegall, vocalist; Josh Phelps, saxophone; Mark Shoun and Richard Parker, trombones
Tuxedo Junction Words by Buddy Feyne; Music by Erkine Hawkins,
William Johnson and Julian Dash
Megan Stegall, vocalist
It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) 9; Irving Mills and Duke Ellington
Arranged by Mike Lewis
Jeff Sibrack, guitar, Mark Shoun, trombone; Daniel Kramer, trumpet; Dylan Sandler, piano
NCSSM Jazz Ensemble
NCSSM Wind Ensemble
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Piccolo Lauren C. Phillips, Roxboro Flute Angela Kilby, Asheville Lauren C. Phillips, Roxboro Christi Laton, Jackson Springs Leah Land, Greenville Oboe Anna Kaplan, Alamance Megan Stegall, Monroe English Horn Megan Stegall, Monroe Clarinet Asheley Cedzo, Fayetteville Justin Fleming, Thomasville Cheryl Zapata, Wake Forest Bass Clarinet April Eason, Rocky Mount |
Alto Saxophone Kristy Johnson, Oxford Tenor Saxophone Sandra White, Morehead City Baritone Saxophone John Allegro, Statesville Trumpet Amanda Haines, Eden Jordan Holmes, Reidsville J. T. Morgan, Roxboro Justin Fowler, Lexington French Horn Austin Luton, Elizabeth City Tim Collier, Kenly Trombone Helen Chappell, Pittsboro Shana Chambers, Marshville |
Euphonium Ryan Sink, Lexington Tuba Robert Caison, Selma Percussion C. J. Eubanks, Morehead City Mark Metcalf, Burnsville Tarak Shah, Greensboro Linsey Shuford, Burnsville Willie Vinson, II, Gaston Violin and Helicopter Effects Brittany Tyler, Harrisburg Jonathan Newman, Greensboro Raven Wei, Raleigh Kevin Zhang, Fayetteville String Bass Scott Bailey, Shelby |
NCSSM Jazz Ensemble
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Alto Saxophone Antoine Dove, Dudley Josh Phelps, Hillsborough Tenor Saxophone Hank Swain, Hamptonville Kevin Sapp, Kenansville Megan Stegall, Monroe Baritone Saxophone Robin Shah, Wilson |
Clarinet Jenna Ingersoll, Hillsborough Trumpet Daniel Kramer, Winston-Salem Amanda Haines, Eden Trombone Mark Shoun, Durham Richard Parker, Durham Stewart Lowery, Lexington |
Piano Dylan Sandler Asheville Guitar Jeff Sibrack, Raleigh Bass Jeff Hicks, Roxboro Drums Linsey Shuford, Burnsville |
Program notes on featured work:
On June 30, 1950, the North Koreans (NK) invaded the South. Striking in overwhelming force without warning, they crushed the unprepared Republic of Korea (ROK) army. On September 15, the First Marine Division of the U.S. Army, under the command of Major General Oliver P. Smith, led the first major U.N. force strike in North Korean-occupied territory, with a surprise amphibious assault at Inchon. The First Marine Division Reconnaissance Company made the first helicopter landing on Hill 812 to relieve the ROK Eighth Division during the renewed fighting. Conceived and directed by General Douglas MacArthur, the assault at Inchon was a strategic masterpiece. Within two weeks, the North Korean army was largely destroyed or rendered ineffective. "Inchon", a musical work by Robert W. Smith, was inspired by this historic event. From the quiet sound of the waves on the lonely Korean beach to the landing of the helicopter on Hill 812, "Inchon" explores this clasing of cultures through sound. Even the simple Korean prayer in the center of the piece is answered by the more powerful Western statement of the same melody. As quickly as the invasion begins, it ends as the helicopters fly into the distance, leaving the beach once again in solitude.
The composer dedicated this work in loving memory of his father, Staff Sergeant Benjamin F. Smith, U.S. Army (Ret.), a heroic veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Conflicts.