2018 Fall Band Concert Program

VILLA BANDS PRESENTS:
COMMUNICATION
T HURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15
2018

THE PROGRAM
The Villa Academy band program consists of over 65 students participating in
four ensembles, including Beginning Band, Concert Band, Wind
Ensemble, and Jazz Ensemble. Students perform year-round at events
such as school concerts, band festivals, Solo & Ensemble, and Music
in the Parks.
The bands rehearse 2-3 days a week, supplemented by weekly
sectionals and optional private lessons. Clinicians are hired for
special sessions on an as-needed basis.
In Spring 2018, the Wind Ensemble earned a ‘Good’ rating and the
Concert Band achieved an ‘Excellent’ rating at festival. In Fall 2018, Villa
Academy’s first musician was accepted to the WMEA Junior All-State Band.
THE DIRECTOR
Ben Draper was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is a graduate of Castro
Valley High School. He earned his Bachelor of Music in Music Education from UCLA in 2005.
He is currently earning his Masters of Music Education from the American Band
College with Central Washington University.
Mr. Draper began his career as the Director of Instrumental and Choral
Music at San Lorenzo High School. While there, he moonlighted as a
singer and multi-instrumentalist with indie rock band The 21st
Century and hip hop group Musical Mutiny.
Mr. Draper moved to the Pacific Northwest in 2012 and is in his
seventh year as the Director of Bands at Villa Academy, a PreK-8
Catholic independent school in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of Seattle,
Washington. He also teaches private lessons and occasionally performs with
the Seattle Wind Symphony.

WIND
ENSEMBLE
Flute
Sienna Frost
Katie Gilkinson
Oboe
Taylor Price
Clarinet
Alex Dewey
Jack Higgins
Riley Kauno
May Kennelly
Spencer Leaf
Mackenzie Watson
Nicholas Yee
Cleia Yuniardi
Saxophone
Ryder Broadus
Olive Clarke
Austin Fugate
Nico Olivar
Trumpet
Atticus Amaral
Andrei Boychuk
Quinn Burwell
Grace McGuire
Corin Powell
Trombone
Vivi Corsini
Nicholas Hoehnen
Percussion
Ashley Heim
Delaney Meehan
Beck Mueller
Claire Rulyak
Addy Van Den Ameele
CONCERT
BAND
Flute
Sienna Frost
Lucy Patterson
Oboe
Cooper Valko
Clarinet
Fiori Alemseghed
Blair Ashcraft
Reid Higgins
Nicholas Yee
Saxophone
Shay Alessi
Trumpet
Will Barloon
Quinn Burwell
Grace McLaughlin
Henry Nielsen
Baritone
Tommy Belle
Trombone
Kate Cunningham
Jake Ragan
Percussion
Daniel Fadden
Spencer Yuan
BEGINNING
BAND
Flute
Lucy Allen
Natalie Diaz
Sophia McCarthy
Phoebe Porter
Lucy Singleton
Jewel Snyder
Clarinet
Grant Davis
Mateo Erickson
Timothy Healey
Carolina Lora Ramirez
Lucy Meckling
Emily Ragan
Maggie Seibert
Riley Smith
Mendel Soloff
Maggie Vasquez
Trumpet
Adelle Barloon
Brody Bursiek
Hazel Donahue
Jude Landman
Rowan Lawlor
Keaton Oseran
Dev Parikh
Lucas Schroeder
Trombone
Grayson Johnston
Kevin Staiger
Wyatt Youel

THE CONCERT
As musicians, we try to go beyond the pitches and rhythms on the page to communicating
an emotion to the audience. Beginning with Westwind Overture, each piece on this
evening’s concert fits this theme of communication by either including a type of
communication in its title or — as in the case of Zui Zui — being about the nature of
communication itself.
To further connect with this theme, the 5th grade art classes listened to recordings of each
piece and created one or more works of abstract art that communicates something about
one of them. These works decorate the theater and surrounding hallways. Please take an
opportunity to peruse the artwork and read the artist statements. We thank Ms. Makatura for
her role in this wonderful collaborative project!
Cover art: Devan French (top); Zara Hicks (bottom)
Inside art (clockwise from top left): Fiori Alemseghed; Cooper Valko; Spencer Yuan; Sadie Dunlap; Shay Alessi

Master of the Alphabet
BEGINNING BAND
The objective of “Master of the Alphabet” is twofold. It develops pulse and subdivision
coordination for beginning level students. It also develops the understanding of the
musical alphabet and its use in scale combinations.
Count and Clap
When students Count and Clap a new rhythm, they can feel and hear where the notes
belong in each measure. With practice, they are better able to coordinate rhythm and pulse
and make music with a stronger feeling of time.
Section Songs
Pinky Waves - Flute Section
Ode to Joy - Clarinet Section
Mary Had a Little Lamb - Trumpet Section
Seven Nation Army - Trombone Section
Hot Cross Buns
Referred to among band directors as “the beginning band national anthem”, Hot Cross Buns
is an English nursery rhyme using only three notes. The lyrics refer to the spiced
English bun known as a hot cross bun, which is associated with the end of Lent and is eaten
on Good Friday in various countries.
CONCERT BAND
Westwind Overture
Anne McGinty
Anne McGinty’s Westwind Overture is in ABA form, meaning that it is composed of two
contrasting sections of music — A and B — with the first section returning at the end to
conclude the piece. Both sections are based on the same note, with the A melody
highlighting the note’s relationship with its lower neighbor and the B melody highlighting
the note’s relationship with its upper neighbor.
Battle Command
William Owens
Simply defined, “battle command” is the art and science of warfare decision making:
leading soldiers and their units against a hostile enemy. Reminiscent of golden age war
movie music, Battle Command is a daring, straightforward work. A strong trumpet statement
and military-style percussion cadence are at the forefront. In contrast, a delicate melody
then passes through various sections before the music gradually regains momentum and
presses on to the bold conclusion.

Zui Zui
WIND ENSEMBLE
Yo Goto
Zui Zui, the first movement from A Capriccio on a Japanese Children’s Song, is a threeminute
work that was commissioned by the Florida Bandmasters Association. The work is
based on the melody “Zui Zui Zukkorobask,” a traditional children’s song in Japan that
imitates the sound of grinding sesame seeds.
Text:
Zui zui Zukkorobashi
Gomamiso Zui
Chatsubo ni Owarete
Toppinshan
zui zui zukkorobashi
sesame miso zui
tea urn, chased after
*sound effect for tea urn breaking*
Nuketara Dondokosho if you can get out *sound effect for running away*
Tawara no nezumi ga
the mouse in the rice casket
Kome kutte chuu eats the rice, squeak
Chuu chuu chuu squeak squeak squeak
Ottosan ga yondemo Father can try calling
Okkasan ga yondemo Mother can try calling
Ikikko nashiyo but there is no way of leaving
Ido no mawaride ochawan
kaitano dare?
Softly Speaks the Night
Who is the one around the well that
cracked the rice bowl?
Carol Brittin Chambers
A soft hush begins to fall over the land. The busy chatter of the day gradually calms and
quiets. Light loses its strength, as day approaches and night settles in.
Ancient Voices
Michael Sweeney
Ancient Voices was composed in 1994 and was written to suggest moods and sounds
of early civilizations to young musicians and audiences. The piece was written using
many contemporary composing techniques such as singing, use of recorders, tone clusters,
and pencil tapping. Percussion plays a large role in the delivery of the early civilization
sounds and players are asked to use their imaginations to visualize the distant eras of
prehistoric cultures.

SPECIAL THANKS
John Milroy, Head of School
Jody Elsner, Director of Lower School
James Joseph, Director of Middle School
Anne Terry, Administrative Assistant
Ryan Erickson and the entire Facilities staff
Jacob Lucero, Director of Choirs and Orchestras, Lower School Music
Patty Makatura and the 5th grade Art classes
Our classroom teachers
Our parents and families
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
* Christmas Illuminata December 13, 6pm
* Pacific Northwest Band Festival (at UW), February 11, daytime
Winter Band Concert, February 28, 7pm
# EBMEA MS Band Festival (at Whitman MS), March 8, daytime
# Solo & Ensemble Festival, March 20, daytime
* Grandparents Day, May 10, daytime
Spring Band Concert, May 30, 7pm
* denotes Wind Ensemble only
# denotes Concert Band and Wind Ensemble only