[Kevin Scott, Conductor]
[Carlton Winston]
MIDDLETOWN,
N.Y. -- The SUNY Orange Symphonic Band will offer a collection of
premieres of contemporary concert band compositions when it presents its
annual Spring Concert at 8 p.m., Saturday, May 12 at Middletown’s
historic Paramount Theatre.
Entitled “First Hearing ...”, the program will showcase several
works receiving either their world or New York State premieres. The
highlight of the program will be the world premiere of Carlton L.
Winston’s “Dionysian Mysteries.”
Winston, a native of Columbus, Ohio, is a promising
young composer whose “When the Great Owl Sings” was a highlight of the
band’s 2010 summer concert series. The performance of “Dionysian
Mysteries” will include a brief introductory narration written by
Winston to complement the music and recorded by principal horn Christine
Chase Sacchi under the direction of Kevin Scott, band director.
The
evening’s musical slate will also feature the first New York State
performance of Gary Powell Nash’s "Giovanna’s Song and Dance,” a
festive dance celebrating the birth of his daughter and employing
African rhythms alongside jazz and rhythm and blues riffs.
Rounding out
the concert are three concertos, including Persis Parshall Vehar’s
“Bright Phoenix Ascending” for alto saxophone and wind ensemble, which
will be receiving its first performance in Orange County. Featured
soloist during this piece will be Tonie DePasquale, chair
of the Middletown City Schools District’s music department and
vocal/general music teacher at Maple Hill Elementary School.
The remaining concertos include Eric Joseph Richards’ “Dance of
the Southern Lights” for piccolo and wind ensemble, and Aaron Copland’s
“Quiet City” in an arrangement for wind ensemble by Donald Hunsberger.
Stefanie Proulx (below), a senior at Monroe-Woodbury High School, will
play a solo during the Richards piece while soloists for the Copland
arrangement include Scott Suckling (the band’s principal trumpet player)
and Natassia Velez (principal oboist/English Horn).
Rounding out the program will be Maurice C. Whitney’s “Dramatic
Episode” and a Glenn Cliffe Bainum arrangement of Jaromir Weinberger’s
“Polka and Fugue” from “Schwanda, the Bagpiper.”
The concert is sponsored by the College’s Arts and
Communication Department. General admission is $5. SUNY Orange Students
with a current ID and active military personnel will be admitted free.
The Paramount Theatre, located at 17 South St. in Middletown, is
universally accessible. For more information, contact the Arts and
Communication Department at (845) 341-4787.
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