FALL 2023 CONCERT:
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Quincy Concert Band Fall Concert Sunday, November 5, 2023 - 2:30 PM Morrison Auditorium, Quincy Junior High School Quincy, Illinois Conductor: Dr. Trent Hollinger |
Founded
in 1982, the Quincy Concert Band will perform its fall concert,
entitled "Blue", at 2:30 PM Sunday, November 5, in the Morrison Theatre
at
Quincy Junior High School. There is no charge for admission, although donations are gladly accepted. QCB director Dr. Trent Hollinger describes the music to be performed in our next concert: “Our
entire fall concert was inspired by the color blue and the 'Symphony in
Blue and Gold '. I am so excited to bring this brand-new work, -
one that our band helped commission - to Quincy. It is heavily
influenced with jazz, and is a fantastic addition to the band
repertoire.” Along with 30 other bands, the Quincy Concert Band
helped commission Erika Svanoe in the creation of this 20-minute band
symphony that is in the style of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and
Milhaud’s Creation of the World.
"Quincy’s very own Jean Murray will be featured in an extended jazz clarinet solo in Frank Ticheli’s 'Blue Shades'. 'Blue Shades' is heavily influenced by the blues and jazz, and many 'shades of blue' are depicted - from bright blue, to dark, to dirty, to hot blue. Additionally the band will perform a suite of popular tunes from the civil war era in 'The Blue and The Gray', and the award-winning and hauntingly beautiful 'Pale Blue on Deep' by Aaron Perrine." PROGRAM:
Blue Lake Overture (1971) by John Barnes Chance (1932-1972) Symphony in Blue & Gold (2023) by Erika Svanoe (b. 1976) **Intermission** The Blue and the Gray (1961) by Clare Grundman (1913-1996) Pale Blue on Deep (2011) by Aaron Perrine (b. 1979) Blue Shades (1997) by Frank Ticheli (b. 1958) For more information, or to join the band, please contact Dr. Hollinger at thollinger@culver.edu, or board president Gayle Tenhouse at quincyconcertband@gmail.com. You can find us on Facebook by searching for "Quincy Concert Band". |