HickoryRidgeHighSchoolWindEnsemble

ChrisWhite,DirectorofBands

ChinaPerformanceTourShanghai-Shaoxin-Hangzhou-Jiaxin-Beijing

March28-April7,2018

CabarrusCountySchoolsSuperintendentDr.ChrisLowder

HickoryRidgeHighSchoolPrincipalDr.ShaunPoole

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Hickory Ridge High School

7321 Raging Ridge Road Harrisburg, NC 28075 704.454.7300 704.454.7330 fax 704.454.6579 Guidance fax

Dr. Shaun Poole Principal

March 2018 The faculty and staff of Hickory Ridge High School would like to thank the US-China Cultural and Educational Foundation for providing this opportunity for the Hickory Ridge Wind Ensemble to showcase the outstanding work of the Hickory Ridge Wind Ensemble. We are honored that our students will have the opportunity to travel to China as part of a cultural exchange performance tour. At Hickory Ridge, we believe the arts play an extremely important role in the social and academic development of our students. Under the direction of Mr. White, our students continue to exceed expectations, and endeavor to become the very best versions of themselves. The Hickory Ridge students who perform for you today have spent countless hours of rehearsal in preparation for today’s concert. I am very proud of each of these Hickory Ridge band students. Their dedication, resilience, and pursuit of excellence embody all that our community wishes to display. Mr. White’s distinguished leadership drives our band to be held in high esteem at the local, state, and national levels. It has been gratifying to see the many opportunities that have been afforded these students due to their hard work and dedication. Opportunities such as these provide educational experiences that are priceless. Let me once again say how appreciative Hickory Ridge High School is to be a part of this prestigious event. This experience is a validation of quality leadership and most importantly the musical abilities of our great students. Best regards,

Shaun Poole Shaun Poole, Ed.D Principal Hickory Ridge High School

HickoryRidgeHighSchoolWindEnsemble

PiccoloMandyWard

FluteHannahCampanyKaylahJenningsRiaMarkKellyMcNeelyMyaPatelLisaZuo*

OboeSophiaZhu

BassoonMirielGuzman

*principalplayer

ClarinetMadelynAnthonyMollyFeldmann*ElizabethLanierRockyRodriguezSirishSaravanamuthuT’KojiaStewartCaitlynTucker

BassClarinetSufianAzfar

AltoSaxophoneMadelynAndrewsElysiaGrantEmilyPertuit*

TenorSaxophoneCameronBurneT

BaritoneSaxophoneHaydenAlexander

TrumpetAndrewBeiter*DevinBellDanielClineJeffreyEbertAbbyLantosOliviaLillyHollyShufordBrandonSisneT

HornMoosaAzfarSydneyCummings*AllysonJaynesJosephMelton

TromboneZacharyBilliarNoahHornburg*KyleIfill

EuphoniumRobbieLanier

TubaAnthonyBlackmonRussellMurray*AndrewRobertsJacobWingler

PercussionGabbyBourdoRyanComleyAndrewCoyleMoriahHeffner

ProgramNotes

AnAmericanSpectaculararr.ChrisSharp

SubXtled“AMusicalHistoryoftheUnitedStates”,thisentertainingmedleyfeaturesmusicfromtheAmericancolonialperiodthroughthemid-20thcentury.ItincludesmelodiesfromthefollowingtradiXonalsongs:GodSavetheQueen(MyCountryTisofThee);TheGirlILe@BehindMe;Chester;Hail,Columbia;Columbia,theGemoftheOcean;Shenandoah;WhenJohnnyComesMarchingHome;TheBaJleCryofFreedom;TheCaissonSong;andAmerica,theBeauMful.

SearchfortheLostColonyEdKiefer

InAugustof1597,agroupofabout115EnglishseTlersarrivedonRoanokeIslandonNorthCarolina’sAtlanXccoast.Laterthatyear,theGovernorofthecolonyreturnedtoEnglandforsupplies,butfoundthatEnglandwasinthemidstofanavalbaTle.WhenhefinallyreturnedthreeyearslaterhefoundnotraceoftheseTlers,andnoanswertotheirmysteriousdisappearancehasevenbeenfound.Onlytheword“Croatoan”wasfoundcarvedintoatree.NorthCarolinacomposerEdKiefersetsthisstorytomusic.Thepiecebeginswiththesoundofaconchshellandpercussioninstrumentsthatinvoketheseaandwoods,whilethemiddlesecXonbecomesmoreandmoredesperateassearchersbegintorealizethecolonyhasbeenforeverlost.ThisisoneofNorthCarolina’smostwidelyknowntales,andoneofourbiggestunsolvedmysteries.

WestSideStoryLeonardBernstein,arr.JayBocook

LeonardBernsteinwasoneofAmerica’smostinfluenXal20thcenturypianists,composers,andconductors.ThemusicalWestSideStoryisbasedonthestoryofRomeoandJulietanddepictstherivalryoftheJetsandtheSharks,twostreetgangsintheUpperWestSideofNewYorkCityinthe1950s.ThesituaXonbecomescomplicatedwhenonememberfallsinlovewitharivals’sister.Thedarktheme,sophisXcatedmusic,extendeddancescenes,andfocusonsocialproblemsmarkedaturningpointinAmericanmusicaltheatre.SelecXonsinthemedleyinclude:Maria;Tonight;OneHand,OneHeart;Cool;andSomewhere.SouthCarolinacomposerJayBocooksetsthisarrangementforband.

WaltzNo.2DmitriShostakovich,arr.JamesCurnow

WaltzNo.2istheseventhmovementofShostakovich’sSuiteforVarietyStageOrchestra.TheSuiteisacollecXonofeightmovementswhichderivefromotherworksbythecomposer.NorthCarolina’sJamesCurnowprovidesthisarrangementforconcertband.

FromtheNewWorldAntoninDvořák,arr.MekelRogersDanielCline,conductor

AntonínDvořák'sSymphonyNo.9inEminor,"FromtheNewWorld”,popularlyknownasthe“NewWorldSymphony”,waswriTenin1893.Itisbyfarhismostpopularsymphony,andoneofthemostpopularofallsymphonies.AstronautNeilArmstrongtookataperecordingoftheNewWorldSymphonyalongduringtheApollo11mission,thefirstMoonlanding,in1969.UnionCountyNorthCarolinaeducatorandcomposerMekelRogersprovidesthisarrangementforwindband.

Gabriel’sOboeEnnioMorricone,arr.RobertLongfieldSophiaZhu,oboe

Gabriel’sOboeisthemainthemefromtheAmericanmoXonpicture“TheMission”(1986).ThestoryconcernsaJesuitPriest,FatherGabriel,whoistryingtofoundamissioninthenewworld.InordertobefriendthenaXveswhoarestalkinghimfromtheforest,FatherGabrielplaysthethemeonhisoboe,andthetribesmenrespondtothisnew,lovely,andhaunXngsoundbyapproachingandfinallyofferingtheirfriendship.

HickoryRidgeHolidayJosephEarp

TheHickoryRidgeBandBoosterscommissionedNorthCarolinacomposerandeducatorJosephEarptowriteapieceinhonoroftheWindEnsemble’sperformancetourofChina.TheresultwasHickoryRidgeHoliday.Thebeginningofthepiecerepresentstheexcitementofestablishinganewbandprogram,whiletherestofthepiecedepictstheaccomplishmentsandchallengesthestudentsandstaffhavefacedduringthefirsttenyearsoftheschool.Intheprogramnotes,thecomposerwrites,“Simplyput,thiscomposiXonisacelebraXon!”WehopeyouenjoytheworldpremiereperformanceofHickoryRidgeHoliday.

TheOlympics:ACentennialCelebraSonJohnWilliams,arr.JohnMoss

The2018OlympicWinterGameshavejustended,andtheeyesoftheworldnowlooktoBeijing,Chinaashostsofthe2022WinterOlympics.BeijingisoneofthefewciXestoholdmulXpleOlympics,andashostofthe2008SummerOlympics,willbethefirstcitytohavehostedbothsummerandwintergames.ThismedleyofOlympicthemesincludesthefollowingmelodies:Bugler’sDream(OlympicFanfare);OlympicFanfareandTheme;TheOlympicSpirit;andSummontheHeroes.Letthegamesbegin!

RainBrianBalmages

Asom,gentleraincanconjuremanydifferentemoXons.Throughtheuseofmelodicandharmoniclines,thisexpressivepiecebringsasenseofcalmness,associatedwiththesoundofagentlerain,andatouchofsadnessonagloomyday.Strikingmusicalmomentsandsubtlespecialeffectshelpmusicallyrecreatethelifeofaspringrainshower.

PreludeinEminor,Op.28.No.4FredericChopin,arr.ChadHeiny

Therearetwenty-fourpianopreludesinopus28collecXon-onepreludeforeverymajorandminorkeysignatureonthepiano.Preludesaregenerallyopeningnumbers,likeanintroducXon.ButChopintakesthepreludeandmakesthemself-contained,individualperformancepieces.ThisarrangementofChopin’sfamouspreludeissetforpercussionensemble.

SongsoftheHumanSpiritNathanDaughtrey

NathanDaughtreyisacomposer,clinician,andperformerwholivesandteachesinGreensboro,NorthCarolina.CommissionedbyaconsorXumofperformersandeducators,SongsoftheHumanSpiritisacollecXonofsolosandensemblesanduXlizestwotofourmalletsplusaddiXonalpercussion.Theintentwastocreateavariedmusicalexperiencefromsolotosolo,exploringdifferenttechniques(percussiveandcomposiXonal),moods/emoXons,andensemblechallenges.

AtaDixielandJazzFuneralJaredSpears

AtaDixielandJazzFuneraldepictsatradiXonalDixielandfuneralinoldNewOrleans.Ajazzcomboandthebandopenwithaslow,mournfulprocessionalbasedonthehymn,"JustACloserWalkWithThee".ThepiecethentransiXonsintoanup-tempocelebraXonoflifewith"WhenTheSaintsGoMarchingIn”.InaddiXontothefullconcertband,thepiecefeaturesthetradiXonaldixielandquintetofclarinet,trumpet,trombonetuba,andpercussion

Fantasia2000arr.JayBocook

Fantasia2000isa1999AmericananimatedfilmbyWaltDisneyFeatureAnimaXonandWaltDisneyPictures,andreleasedbyBuenaVistaPictures.Itisthe38thDisneyanimatedfeaturefilmandthesequeltoFantasia(1940).Likeitspredecessor,Fantasia2000consistsofanimatedsegmentssettopiecesofclassicalmusic.CelebriXesincludingSteveMarXn,ItzhakPerlman,QuincyJones,BeTeMidler,JamesEarlJones,Penn&Teller,andAngelaLansburyintroduceeachsegmentinliveacXonscenesdirectedbyDonHahn.

YangBianCuiMaYunLiangMangWei-XianZhong,arr.DarrellBrownLisaZuo,dizi

Roughlytranslated“MovingGrainByHorse,”thiswonderfulcomposiXonfordizi(Chineseflute)andbandusesavividandsimplemusicallanguage,describinghorse-drawncartsofgrainbeingmovedtothemarketamerharvest.Theopeningmelodydepictsthehustleandbustleofloadingthecarts,followedbyaslowermiddlesecXonrepresenXngthehappyfeelingsofthevillagers.Thisisfollowedbyareturnoftheopeningmelody,thisXmehighlighXngtheexcitementofmovingthegraintomarket.

MarchoftheChinesePLAZhengLücheng

TheMarchoftheChinesePLAisapatrioXcsongofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,wriTenfortheChinesePeople’sLiberaXonArmy.Thesong'sformernamewasMarchoftheEighthRouteArmy,andwasoneofthesixsongsintheChorusofEighthRouteArmy.Thelyricswerere-editedbytheGeneralPoliXcalDepartmentin1951andthesongrenamedtoMarchoftheChinesePLAin1965.OnJuly25,1988,theCentralMilitaryCommissiondecidedtousethesongastheofficialanthemofthePeople'sLiberaXonArmy.

JasmineFlowerXiaoouYan,arr.JensJourdan

JasmineFlower,orMoLiHua,isatradiXonalChinesefolksongcreatedsomeXmeinthe18thcenturyduringtheQianlongEmperorperiodoftheQingDynasty.ThesongbecameoneofthefirstChinesefolksongstobecomewidelyknownoutsideChina,andthemelodywasincludedbyGiacomoPucciniinhisoperaTurandot(1926),aswellasthe2004SummerOlympics(Athens,Greece)andthe2008SummerOlympics(Beijing,China).

ConductorsDanielCline

Mr.ClineisagraduateofCatawbaCollege,whereheearnedaBachelorofArtsinMusicEducaXonin2017.HecurrentlyservesasDirectorofBandsandChorusatAlbemarleHighSchool.HealsoteachesmiddleschoolbeginningbandatOakboroMagnetAcademy.InaddiXon,heassistswiththehighschoolAll-CountyJazzBand,madeupofstudentsfromfourdifferentStanlyCountyhighschools.InhisspareXme,Mr.Clineplayswithalocalcommunitybandthatprovidesseveralfreeconcertseachyearinthelocalarea.Mr.ClinecompletedhisstudentteachingwithChrisWhiteatHickoryRidgeHighSchool.

ChrisWhite,DirectorofBands

ChrisWhiteisanaXveofBristol,Tennessee.HeaTendedBridgewaterCollegeinBridgewater,VA,wherehereceivedtheBachelorofArtsinMusicdegree,withhonors,in1997.HebeganhisgraduatestudiesasaGraduateTeachingAssistanttoUniversityBandsatRadfordUniversity,wherehestudiedtrumpetandconducXngwithMarkCamphouse.AmermovingtoCharloTe,NCtobeginhisteachingcareer,hecompletedhisgraduatestudiesatWinthropUniversityasastudentofDr.BillMalambri,whereheearnedtheMasterofMusicinInstrumentalConducXngdegree.HebecameaNaXonalBoardCerXfiedteacherin2006.

Mr.WhitehasbeentheDirectorofBandsatHickoryRidgeHighSchoolinHarrisburg,NCsincetheschoolopenedinthefallof2007.Mr.White’sduXesatHickoryRidgeincludeoverseeingacomprehensivebandprogramwhichconsistsofConcertBand,SymphonicBand,WindEnsemble,JazzEnsemble,MarchingBand,MusicalPitOrchestra,winterguard,severalsmallensembles,andAdvancedPlacementMusicTheory.UnderhisdirecXon,ensemblesatHickoryRidgeconsistentlyreceivesuperiorraXngsatmarching,concert,jazz,andsolofesXvals.TheHickoryRidgeBlueRegimenthastwiceperformedinthepresXgiousLondonNewYear’sDayParade,in2009and2016.TheHickoryRidgeWindEnsemblewilltraveltoChinainMarch2018attheinvitaXonoftheUS-ChinaCulturalandEducaXonalFoundaXon,andwillpresentaseriesofpublicconcertsinShanghai,Shaoxin,Hangzhou,Jiaxin,andBeijing.InaddiXon,overthepasttenyears,Mr.White’sconcertensembleshaveperformedinWashington,D.C.,NewYork,Orlando,andNewOrleans.Mr.White’sstudentsconsistentlyparXcipateincounty,district,state,andcollegiatehonorbandclinics.PriortoMr.White’sappointmentatHickoryRidge,hetaughtforsixyearsintheCharloTe-Mecklenburgschoolsystem.

Mr.WhitewasselectedasHickoryRidgeHighSchoolTeacheroftheYearin2015,andwasatopfivefinalistforCabarrusCountySchoolsTeacheroftheYear.HehaspreviouslyreceivedrecogniXonasCharloTe-MecklenburgNewBandDirectoroftheYearin1999,the2001E.E.WaddellHighSchoolTeacheroftheYear,andreceivedtheHoraceMannCrystalAppleAwardforoutstandingteaching.Hehasservedasclinician,adjudicator,andguestconductorformanymarchingandconcertevents.

HisprofessionalmembershipsincludetheAmericanSchoolBandDirectorsAssociaXon(ASBDA),NorthCarolinaMusicEducatorsAssociaXon(NCMEA),NaXonalAssociaXonforMusicEducaXon(NAfME),andtheInternaXonalTrumpetGuild.HeisamemberofPhiMuAlpha,PiKappaLambda,andOmicronDeltaKappafraterniXes.

HistoryoftheHickoryRidgeBandProgram

HickoryRidgeHighSchoolopeneditsdoorstostudentsandstaffinthefallof2007asthesixthhighschoolintheCabarrusCounty(NorthCarolina)schoolsystem.Theschoolopenedwithoutaseniorclass,andwithanenrollmentofabout1,000students.Sincethen,theschoolhasgrowntoover1,800students.

Mr.WhitehasbeentheDirectorofBandsatHickoryRidgesincetheschoolopened.Likethegrowthinenrollmentoftheschool,thebandprogramhasgrownfrom56studentduringtheinauguralyeartoaprogramofalmost150students.Thecomprehensiveinstrumentalmusicprogramconsistsofwindensemble,symphonicband,concertband,jazzensemble,marchingband,percussionensemble,lowbrassensemble,musicalpitorchestra,severalchambergroups,aswellascoursesinbeginningandAdvancedPlacementMusicTheory.

TheconcertensembleshaveconsistentlyearnedsuperiorraXngsinGradeIV-MasterworksmusicattheNorthCarolinaConcertBandMusicPerformanceAssessment(MPA)events.TheyhavetraveledthroughouttheeasternpartoftheUnitedStates,playingforfesXvalsinNewOrleans,NewYorkCity,Washington,D.C.,andOrlando.

TheBlueRegimentmarchingbandhaswonhundredoffirstplaceawardsandnumerousgrandchampionshipsatlocalandregionalevents.TheyhavereceivedonlysuperiorraXngsinNorthCarolinaMarchingBandMPAfesXvals.InaddiXon,theyhavebeenfrequentfinalistsatlargeregionalmarchingevents,includingtheWesternCarolinaUniversityTournamentofChampions.Theensemblehasrepresentedourschool,community,andstateinthe2009and2016LondonNewYear’sDayParade.

ThejazzbandhasearnedsuperiorraXngsattheNorthCarolinaJazzBandMPA,andgivesseveralperformanceseachyearatschoolandcommunityfuncXons.

TheHickoryRidgeWinterGuardwereconsistentmedalistsintheCarolinaWinterEnsemblesAssociaXon,werefinalistattheWGINashvilleRegional,andsemi-finalistsatthe2013WGIWorldChampionshipsinDayton,Ohio.

HickoryRidgebandstudentsconsistentlyplaceintotheAll-County,All-DistrictandAll-StateHonorBands.TheyhaveparXcipatedintheBandsofAmericaHonorBandintheRoseParade,theMusicforAllHonorBandofAmerica,theUSArmyAll-AmericanMarchingBand,andthe“President’sOwn”MarineBandConcertoCompeXXon.TheyhavealsoparXcipatedinhonorbandclinicsatthefollowinguniversiXes:CoastalCarolinaUniversity,UniversityofNorthCarolinaatCharloTe,UniversityofNorthCarolinaatGreensboro,UniversityofNorthCarolinaatWilmington,UniversityofSouthCarolina,VirginiaTechUniversity,andWinthropUniversity.

ManyformerstudentsnowstudyundergraduateandgraduatemusicdegreesincollegesanduniversiXesacrossthecountry,andseveralarenowmusiceducatorsinourregion.

Acknowledgements

• Dr.SongYang,Dr.DavidRomines,andtheUS-ChinaCulturalandEducaXonalFoundaXonfortheinvitaXontoperform,andfortheXrelessworkonourbehalf.

• HickoryRidgeHighSchoolBandstudentsforyourfaithandconfidenceinme,andforalwaysallowingmeto“dreambig”.

• HickoryRidgeHighSchoolBandBoostersforthecountlesshoursspentbehindthescenestomakethistripbecomeareality.Noneofthiswouldbepossiblewithoutyoursupport.

• HickoryRidgeHighSchooladministraXonandfacultyforyourconXnuedsupportofthearts.• Mr.SteveStevens,DirectorofBandsatHickoryRidgeMiddleSchool,foryourfriendship,support,andforyoursharedvisionoftheHickoryRidgeBandprogram.

• Mr.JoshJonesandMr.StevenFosterforyourexpertworkwithourstudents,andforalwaysjumpinginwithasmiletohelpwhenthingsgetbusy.

• Mr.JosephEarpforthecommissionofHickoryRidgeHolidaytocelebratethistripandourschoolhistory.HispublishedcomposiXonsareavailableonlineatwww.joeemusic.com.

• LeannePhotography,LeanneMurray,owner,forthegrouppictures.• Dr.ShawnSmith,DirectorofBandsatUNC-CharloTeforhelpfindingmusicalarrangements.• Dr.DarrellBrownforsharinghismusicwithmystudents.• ToConsolidatedPressandTimMullaneyforprinXngoftheprogram,andforyourconXnuedsupportofourprogramforthepastelevenyears.

• Mrs.SusanJonesforhelpingproofreadthefinalprogram.• ToMr.BlairSmithandMr.RyanBybeeatDigitalPerformanceGear• ToMrs.DanaArdenforherassistanceindesigningthetriplogoandprogramcover.• TomyfamilyandfriendswhoallowmetospendsomuchXmeawayfromhomemakingmusicandperformingwithmystudents.

• ThetheHickoryRidgeHighSchoolbandalumniwhohaveshapedandbuiltthisprogram,openingthedoorstothisChinatrip.This,andallthatistocome,isyourlegacy.

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