001[music] [bell] [music] >> Good evening. Good evening, everybody. Uh welcome to Beaver Dam High School. My name's Kyle Hendrickson. I'm one of the band directors here at Beaver Dam High School. Uh and it's my pleasure to welcome you to our spring band concert featuring the green and gold bands as well as the wind ensemble here at BDHS. Um I'd like to start by thanking you for your patience and understanding as we rescheduled tonight's concert from last Tuesday. Um we were just doing everything we could to look out for people's safety uh and their car's safety and home safety and all of that stuff. So, thank you for your understanding uh with that matter. Um what we have for you tonight is the culmination of our last several months of uh practice, rehearsal um in the
002in the music department and the band side of things. So, uh each group will have three pieces for you uh and in many ways this is our most serious uh concert band style concert of the year. Um If you are free next Thursday and would like to join us again for another concert, this is a very busy time of year for us. We have our annual marching band concert next Thursday uh on the 30th. Um that is also uh the night that we recognize our senior class uh and present our annual awards. So, we hope you can we can uh you can join us for our marching band concert next week. Um I'd like to site start tonight's concert with an exciting announcement. Uh we just got word about this today um but if you've
003been to a concert in the last few years, um you may have noticed on our programs we have a little insignia on there um from the best communities in music education um from the national association of music merchants also known as NAMM. Um this is an annual award uh that you apply for as a school district in a community. Um NAMM is a huge or worldwide organization um that does many, many different things. Uh they're called the music merchants, but they uh have magazines, resources, um many, many other things. They're a huge uh part of the musical world uh worldwide. Um and we are excited to announce that for the fourth year running, Beaver Dam has been recognized uh for 2026 as one of the best communities for music education. >> [applause] [applause] >> It's
004an incredible honor and that's not just uh what's happening here at Beaver Dam High School and Beaver Dam Middle School. That's uh Saint Catherine Drexel, Wayland, the Beaver Dam Area Community Theater, the Beaver Dam Community Band, Beaver Dam Area Orchestra, Beaver Dam Community Choir, and I could keep going cuz there's a million amazing things happening musically in this community. Um and we are we are a part of that and we're going to do our part tonight. Um so, up first we have the gold band uh and as with the gold band every year, um we have student introductions. So, uh hope you all enjoy tonight's concert. Uh be well and enjoy the show. >> [applause] >> Where is it? That's the wrong one. I was just saying that's not right. Oh. Thank you. Gold band's
005first selection is the piece Jubilee March written by Karl King, arranged by James Swearingen. Along with John Philip Sousa, Karl King was one of the most prolific march writers in the history of band music. King composed at least 291 works including 185 marches, 22 overtures, 12 gallops, 29 waltzes, and works in many other styles. We hope you enjoy Peace Jubilee. >> [applause] [applause] [music] [applause] >> Our second selection is in the forest of the king, a suite of old French songs for concert band composed by Pierre LaPlante. The first movement, the ferret, is an old children song that can be used in a circle game. A ring on a string is passed around while a child in the middle tries to guess where it is. The second movement, the laurel grove, has existed in many
006variants for hundreds of years and has appealed to both children and adults but at different levels of understanding and interpretation. The tune in this version was very popular during the 18th century, especially at the court of Versailles. The imagery evoked by the music is both pastoral and festive. The third and final movement, King Dagobert, may have been a medieval troubadour song poking fun at royalty. Trumpets and drums announce the arrival of King Dagobert and his entourage as they prepare for the hunt. >> [applause] [music] [applause] [music] [bell] [music] [applause] [cheering] [applause] >> Gold band's final selection is not alone, composed by Randall Standridge. Many who live with mental health conditions experience a profound sense of isolation. Discussing these issues and more so identifying as someone who lives with them has been extremely taboo in our
007society. Thus, many suffer in silence facing their troubles with no support. But, as the title of the work implies, they are not alone. Not alone is a part of the composer's Unbroken project. A collection of pieces meant to deal with mental health struggles. Not alone was a commissioned piece funded by a consortium of over 300 schools. We're honored to feature Rowan Mercier on oboe for not alone. This performance, as well as all performances of this piece, is dedicated to all who live with mental health conditions. You are not alone. >> [applause] [applause] [music] [bell] [music] >> I am not alone. >> [applause] [applause] [cheering] [applause] >> Our first piece is in times of triumph triumph by James Swearingen. Mary Jane McKinley and Kate Katie McCoy are considered in the history of Ohio education to be
008pioneers in the area of instrumental music and have inspired other women to succeed at the highest level of this chosen field. Their legacy of outstanding accomplishments has served as a model for countless numbers of students and fellow educators. When asked to reflect upon their lives, both noted John Glenn's travel into space, America's first man on the moon, the end of the Cold War, the collapse of the Berlin Wall, new discoveries in medicine and the computer age, but are age are but a few of the examples that along with Mary Jane and Katie, many of us have shared as a triumphant moment in history. In times of triumph, it is respectfully dedicated to these ladies and to the resolve of individuals around the world who seek to achieve goals and as a result make this a
009better place for all. WOO! >> [applause] [music] [applause] >> OUR SECOND SONG TONIGHT IS FACTORY RIFFS BY Matt Conway. I have a fascination with machinery. It's many sounds. Growing up near Detroit, I was never far away from the huge manufacturing center of the auto industry. I work at a university renowned for its engineering programs and mechanical studies are undertaken by hundreds of students. Plus, as a composer frequently taken by minimalist influences, there is almost a calming effect in hearing the interplay of so many contrasting rhythms and timbres. I am fascinated with rhythmic textures as I am with melody. This particular piece is not based on my experience with any particular workplace, but rather a general set of rhythms and sounds to create a machinery-like effect. >> [applause] [music] [applause] >> Into the joyous spring by
010James L. Swearingen from the composer May 25th of 2001, marked by a 32nd journey to the city of Ashikaga located in the Tochigi Prefecture of Japan. All my visits have taken place in the spring and witnessed the azaleas in full bloom rekindled a spirit of great friendship which has which been the warmest that was during those previous trips. It was during the concert on May 27th that Into the Joyous Spring commissioned by the the city wind orchestra was respectfully dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the community's band's existence and to its executive director Mr. Toshio Saito. >> [applause] [music] [applause] [music] >> Cry of the Last Unicorn by Rosana Galante. Intensely descriptive from the very first note, Cry of the Last Unicorn portrays a fateful encounter of hunters tracking the last unicorn. The musical The
011music is at times point poignant and other times dramatic and and exciting as the chase is depicted. Sweeping themes and rich scoring help to make this a memorable work. >> [applause] [music] [applause] >> Danzon by Arturo Márquez is a vibrant 4-minute concert band work inspired by jazz fusion featuring energetic rhythms, groovy basslines, and extended harmonies. Commissioned for the Manistee Community Band in 2024, the title reflects Michigan's Manistee forest and waters and is influenced by artists like Snarky Puppy, Dirty Loops, and Casiopea. >> [applause] [music] [bell] [music] [applause] >> Danzon number 2 by Arturo Márquez transcribed by Oliver Nickel. From the composer Arturo Márquez. The idea of writing the Danzon number 2 originated in 1993 during a trip to Malancio with the with the painter Andres Fonseca and the dancer Irene Martinez. Both of whom were
012are experts in salon dances with a special passion for the Danzon which they are able to transmit to me from the beginning. And also during later trips to Veracruz and visits to the Colonia saloon in Mexico City. From these experiences onward, I began to learn the Danzon's rhythms, form, and melodic outline and to listen to the old recordings by Arcaño and his Danzonera Orchestra. I was fascinated and I started to understand that that the apparent lightness of the Danzon is only like a visiting card for a type of music full of sensuality and qualitative seriousness. A genre which people continue to dance with a touch of nostalgia and a jubilant escape towards their emotional world. We can fortunately still see this in the embrace between music and dance that occurs in the state of Veracruz
013and in dance parlors of Mexico City. The Danzon number 2 is a tribute to the environment that nourishes the genre. It endeavors to to get close as as close as possible to the dance and its nostalgic melodies, to its wild rhythms, and although it violates its intimacy, its form, and its harmonic language, it's a very personal way of paying my respects and expressing my emotions toward a truly popular music. Danzone number two was written on a commission with the Department of musical activities to Mexico's National autonomous University and dedicated to my daughter Lily. Thank you. >> [applause] >> All right. Thank you so much for attending this evening's spring band concert. The band would like to thank BDUSD super superintendent Dr. Mark Di Stefano, BDHS principal Mr. John Casper, assistant principals Mrs. Britney Cashman and
014Mrs. Jamie Dugan, and assistant principal and activities director Mr. Ryan Gerber. The band would also like to thank Mr. Greg Richard for for running lights and sound and for preparing the auditorium for our performance. We also thank the BDHS [clears throat] maintenance staff for preparing the building building for this evening's band concert. After our performance, we accept donations in the auditorium's atrium, and these donations will go toward purchasing the end-of-the-year band awards at our next performance, the marching concert, which is Thursday, April 30th at 7:30. We will be performing our marching show music in addition to some pep band favorites and music from previous marching shows. We ask at the conclusion of the performance that students help clear the stage of chairs and stands and percussion instruments and help bring them back to the band
015room. Again, thank you very much for attending this evening's [snorts] band concert. >> [applause] [applause] [music] [applause] >> Woo! >> [applause] >> Woo!