Boston Conservatory Wind Ensemble performs a program entitled Looking Back.
JENNIFER JOLLEY: The Eyes of the World are Upon You –
ERICA MUHL: Tremor (Patrick McCaffrey, marimba) –
ERICA MUHL: Smoke and Mirrors
FLORENT SCHMITT: Dionysiaques
ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK: American Guernica
DAVID MASLANKA: Liberation
CARLOS SIMON: AMEN!
Matthew Marsit, conductor
Program Information
Repertoire
JENNIFER JOLLEY: The Eyes of the World are Upon You (2017) –
ERICA MUHL: Tremor (1994) –
Patrick McCaffrey, marimba
MUHL: Smoke and Mirrors (2010)
FLORENT SCHMITT: Dionysiaques (1913)
ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK: American Guernica (1982)
DAVID MASLANKA: Liberation (2010)
CARLOS SIMON: AMEN! (2017)*
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*movements are played attacca
Copyright © 2017 by CSJr. Music (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.
Sole Agent: Bill Holab Music
A Note from the Conductor
Throughout history, art, and in particular music, has served to record and respond to the events of the period in which it was created. The year 2020 will resonate in our history as a nation and a people, but so much of what we experienced was an echo of experiences of the past. The works of this concert's performance, whether by title, inspiration, or design, strive to recount that story of 2020, reminding us of the experience and providing an opportunity to reflect in the hope that we might prevent some parts of that history from being repeated again.
In times of global crisis, the Eyes of the World often turn to the United States as a model of response. As COVID-19 began to spread around the globe, that may have been true; however, our nation’s response was unlike any we had seen in its history. As a Tremor of fear shook throughout the nation, a Smoke and Mirrors routine of lies and distraction were fed to the American people, hopeful that it would just disappear. It never does and the COVID-19 pandemic brings the world to a screeching halt. In our newfound isolation, glued to screens as a means to maintain education, industry and social connection, many adopted other habits to help pass the time. Wine shops were deemed an essential industry, and Dionysiaques delighted.
Just as the first wave of the pandemic subsides, on May 25, George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis by a white police officer. Video of the gruesome act spreads through commercial and social media, erupting, like an American Guernica, a new wave of protests against police brutality and the systemic racism that has too long held a grip on every sector of our nation; an inexorable racial reckoning that began decades earlier, with no end in sight.
As 2020 approached its end, the total losses seem incalculable, but none more impactful than the loss of life. In less than one year from the first United States COVID-19 diagnosis, nearly 400,000 Americans were killed, and to date, that number continues to grow, approaching 700,000. For this, we pause in hope for the Liberation of those souls whose lives were claimed.
In the face of despair, we must cling to hope. As 2020 came to a close, the new year brought forth bountiful new: a new political administration with new direction for the nation, new vaccines to fight back and protect, and a gradual return to life with newly found perspective, appreciation and hope for our future. To that, we say Amen!
—Matthew Marsit, conductor
Translations
DAVID MASLANKA: Liberation (2010)
Original Language (Latin) |
English Translation |
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Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna, in die illa tremenda: |
Deliver me, O Lord, from death eternal on that fearful day, |
Quando caeli movendi sunt et terra. |
When thou shalt come to judge the world by fire. |
Dum veneris judicare saeculum per ignem. Tremens facuts sum ego, et timeo, dum discussio venerit, atque ventura ira.
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I am made to tremble, and I fear, till the judgment be upon us, and the coming wrath, |
Quando caeli movendi sunt et terra. |
When the heavens and the earth shall be moved. |
Dies illa, dies irae, calamitatis et miseriae, dies magna et amara valde. |
That day, day of wrath, calamity, and misery, day of great and exceeding bitterness, |
Dum veneris judicare saeculum per ignem. |
When thou shalt come to judge the world by fire. |
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine: et lux perpetua luceat eis. |
Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord: and let light perpetual shine upon them. |
About the Artist
Patrick McCaffrey, marimba, is an award winning solo and collaborative musician based out of Boston. McCaffrey specializes in adapting the marimba for settings outside of the classical realm, most notably by collaborating with Grammy Award–winning artist Matt Alber. McCaffrey received his undergraduate degree at San Jose State University under the direction of Galen Lemmon. After graduating, he went on to study with Nancy Zeltsman at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Learn more about McCaffrey here.
Ensemble
PICCOLO
Logan Haley, B.M. '24
Aaron Dore, B.M. '25
FLUTE
Hannah Elizabeth Tobias, M.M. '23
Aliesha Phillips, M.M. '22
Nuala Imrie, B.M. '23
Devyn Sowry, B.M. '24
Slater Anton, B.M. '25
Ling Xu, B.M. '22
Chenmeng Li, B.M. '23
ALTO FLUTE
Devyn Sowry, B.M. '24
OBOE
Kian Hirayama, B.M. '22
Taylor Childress, B.M. '24
Christian Paniagua, B.M. '23
Daniel Meza, M.M. '23
ENGLISH HORN
Christian Paniagua, B.M. '23
E-flat CLARINET
Noah Century, P.S.C. '22
CLARINET
Ruoxi (Rose) Lao, B.M. '24
Mason Davis, B.M. '25
Tangjia Xie, M.M. '22
Ning-Chieh Tsai, M.M. '22
Chase J. Oliveri, B.M. '25
Alainna Pack, B.M. '25
Annika Pollock, B.M. '25
Katelyn Rapini, M.M. '23
Yuzhe Wu, M.M. '23
Noah Century, P.S.C. '22
Daniel Meza, M.M. '23
ALTO CLARINET
Annika Pollock, B.M. '25
BASS CLARINET
Maxwell Reed, B.M. '24
CONTRABASS CLARINET
Noah Century, P.S.C. '22
BASSOON
Jae Demers, B.M. '25
Kaitlyn White, B.M. '24
Lizzie Sylves, B.M. '25
CONTRABASSOON
Lizi Huang, B.M. '23
SOPRANO SAXOPHONE
Wan Yi Tien, M.M. '23
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Emily Rader, B.M. '24
Wan Yi Tien, M.M. '23
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Tyson Velazquez, B.M. '24
Daniel Meza, M.M. '23
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Christian Arroyo Castillo, M.M. '23
HORN
Nicholas Ochoa, B.M. '22
Allison Rau, M.M. '23
Sean McLendon, B.M.' 22
Yun Ju Lu, B.M. '24
Ella McCarty, B.M. '25
Connor Strauss, B.M. '25
Yan Jenny Lee, M.M. '23
Paxton Dichele, B.M. '24
TRUMPET
Bjorn Kydland, B.M. '22
Robert Adams, M.M. '23
Emily Hanson, B.M. '22
Cal Richards, B.M. '24
Justin Taveras, B.M. '22
Jasmine Dickson, B.M. '25
TROMBONE
Jon Hutchings, P.S.C. '22
Aidan Davidson, B.M. '24
Gillian Kearney, B.M. '22
Derek Putnam, B.M. '24
Yixin Zhang, B.M. '25
BASS TROMBONE
Sean McCarty, B.M. '22
EUPHONIUM
Lauren Galarraga, B.M. '24
Benjamin Pilon, B.M. '24
TUBA
David Vess, M.M. ‘15, P.S.C ‘16*
Austin Comerford, B.M. ‘17*
HARP
Jiayi Li, B.M. '21
PIANO
Ben Laham, B.M. '25
Diego Peralta Gonzales, B.M. '25
CELESTE
Ben Laham, B.M. '25
PERCUSSION
Linus Adler, B.M. '25
Christian Bartholomew, B.M. '24
Chandler Beaugrand, B.M. '22
Alexa Clawson, B.M. '25
Kendall Floyd, M.M. '22
April Ong, B.M. '24
Harold Rivas, B.M. '24
Yueyang Shi, B.M. '23
Christian Weimer, B.M. '25
Ritvik Yaparpalvi, B.M. '25
BASS
Nicolette Kindred, B.M. '24
*Guest Artist/Conservatory Alum
Music Division and Performance Services
MUSIC DIVISION
Dean of Music
– Michael Shinn
Chair of Voice – Patty Thom
Chair of Instrumental Studies – Matthew Marsit
Chair of Composition, Contemporary Music, and Core Studies – Jonathan Bailey Holland
Chief Ensemble Operations Coordinator – Ryan Fossier
Ensembles Coordinator – Victoria Garcia
Administrative Coordinator – Chantel O'Brien
PERFORMANCE SERVICES
Director of Performance Services – Liz Keller-Tripp
Director of Audio/Visual Services – Richard Malcolm
Audio/Visual Specialist – Phil Roberson
Associate Director of Concert Services – Ryland Bennett
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