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OCU BANDS
 The Wind Philharmonic is comprised of the finest wind and percussion students from all areas of the Oklahoma City University student population and has been continually acknowledged for its commitment to musical growth and excellence. The ensemble, one of the finest in the Southwest, performs an average of seven to eight performances a year and is dedicated to promoting the highest standards of performance of the best music from the wind band repertoire and has been recognized for its eminence by some of today’s most important composers, including Karel Husa, Ed Knight, Martin Mailman, Ron Nelson, Jerod Sheffer Tate, Joseph Schwantner, Lamont Downs, and Daniel Bukvich. The Wind Philharmonic offers a creative and positive music-making environment which allows the knowledge gained in the studio to be applied to ensemble performance and features a wide range of instrumentations from full symphonic band to one-on-a-part. Membership selection and placement are by audition.
The OCU Basketball Pep Band, directed by Dr. Matthew Mailman, is comprised of seventeen accomplished musicians from all areas of the Oklahoma City University student population. This high-profile group plays at all home basketball games, tournaments, and playoffs, and has been featured on ESPN and Channel 4 KFOR-TV sports news (Oklahoma City's NBC affilliate). The ensemble plays from a catalog of the most exciting and challenging music for athletic bands today and creates a powerful venue for student arrangers. This high-energy group is devoted to encouraging and supporting the OCU Stars basketball teams (men's and women's) before, during, and after games and promoting spirit among the fans, which average 2500 per game. Membership selection and placement are by audition.
WIND PHILHARMONIC CONCERT SCHEDULE 2009-2010
Concert 1 – Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Tunbridge Fair: Intermezzo for Symphonic Band (1950) Walter Piston (1894-1976)
Fugue in C (1896) Charles Ives (1874-1954) Arranged by James B. Sinclair
J. Warren Mitchell, graduate conductor
Alarums, Op. 27 (1962) Martin Mailman (1932-2000)
Petite Symphonie in B-flat (1885) Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
I. Adagio-Allegretto Edited by Frederick Fennell
II. Andante Cantabile
III. Scherzo: Allegro moderato
IV. Finale. Allegretto
Suite of Old American Dances (1950) Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981)
I. Cake Walk
II. Schottische
III. Western One-Step
IV. Wallflower Waltz
V. Rag
Dance of the Jesters (1873) Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
from The Snow Maiden, Op. 12 Edited by Ray E. Cramer
Concert 2 – RECORDING SESSIONS (performance Thursday, December 3, 2009)
Music of Martin Mailman (1932-2000)
Alarums, Op. 27 (1962)
Geometrics No. 1 for Band, Op. 22 (1961)
Geometrics in Sound (No. 2) for Band, Op. 29 (1962)
Liturgical Music, Op. 33 (1964)
I. Introit
II. Kyrie
III. Gloria
IV. Alleluia
The Jewel in the Crown (A Ceremonial March), Op. 78 (1987)
Pledges, Op. 98 (1998)
I. a solemn pledge
II. a pledge to those past
III. a pledge of faith
Other works TBA
Concert 3 - Thursday, March 4, 2010
Toccata Marziale (1924) Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
“Blessed Are They” from Ein Deutches Requiem, Op. 45 (1866) Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Arranged by Barbara Buehlman
Dawn Lerrette, graduate conductor
George Washington Bridge (1950) William Schuman (1910-1992)
English Dances, Set II, Op. 33 (1951) Sir Malcolm Arnold (b. 1921)
V. Allegro non troppo Arranged by Nigel Herbert
VI. Con Brio
VII. Grazioso
VIII. Giubiloso
Lincolnshire Posy (1937) Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1963)
I. Lisbon Edited by Frederick Fennell
II. Harkstow Grange
III. Rufford Park Poachers
IV. The Brisk Young Sailor
V. Lord Melbourne
VI. The Lost Lady Found
Glory of the Yankee Navy (1909) John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
Arranged by Frederick Fennell
Concert 4 – Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Overture to “Candide” (1950) Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Arranged by Clare Grundman
Emblems (1964) Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Commando March (1943) Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Themes from “Green Bushes” (1774) Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1963)
Setting by Larry Daehn
William Bohn, conductor
The Solitary Dancer (1966) Warren Benson (1924-2005)
Molly on the Shore (1907/1920) Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961)
Paris Sketches (1994) Martin Ellerby (b. 1957)
I. Saint-Germain-des-Prés
II. Pigalle
III. Père Lachaise
IV. Les Halles
Amparito Roca (1936) Jaime Texidor Dalmau (1885-1957)
RECORDING PROJECT
*The Martin Mailman recording project will take place the second half of fall semester and will have the following goals:
Goals
1) Teach Wind Philharmonic students recording performance techniques;
2) teach students studio techniques during recordings;
3) pilot test the new recording equipment in the Bass Center on an in-house project over a period of time
4) have high-quality recordings of the Wind Philharmonic to post online and send out;
5) have recordings for publishers to use;
6) promote the music of Martin Mailman.
Lendell Black will be the project producer, and John Cross will be the engineer.
MULTIMEDIA | AUDIO RECORDINGS
WIND PHILHARMONIC Martin Mailman
Alarums for Band (recorded 2009) [9.3MB]
WIND PHILHARMONIC Martin Mailman
Pledges for Band (recorded 2009) Pledges, Op. 98 [12.9MB]
WIND PHILHARMONIC Martin Mailman
Liturgical Music for Band, Op. 33, I. Introit (recorded 2009) [4.2MB]
WIND PHILHARMONIC Martin Mailman
Liturgical Music for Band, Op. 33, II. Kyrie (recorded 2009) [7.0MB]
WIND PHILHARMONIC Martin Mailman
Liturgical Music for Band, Op. 33, III. Gloria (recorded 2009) [4.4MB]
WIND PHILHARMONIC Martin Mailman
Liturgical Music for Band, Op. 33, IV. Alleluia (recorded 2009) [5.3MB]
WIND PHILHARMONIC Martin Mailman
Geometrics (No. 1) for Band, Op. 22 (recorded 2009) [7.6MB]
WIND PHILHARMONIC Martin Mailman
Geometrics in Sound (No. 2) for Band, Op. 29 (recorded 2009) [8.7MB]
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