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Program Notes
Beacon is written in memory of Dr. James Croft (1929-2012), Florida State
University Director of Bands Emeritus. He was a champion of music
education, wind bands, and conducting. He was also one of my first mentors:
an impeccable model of artistry and pedagogy, passion and kindness. He set
high standards of quality and creativity for me as a neophyte composer that
have taken more than two decades to begin to reach. However, like generations
of his students, I will always be grateful to have had Dr. Croft’s challenges and
praise, and to be able to pursue the beacon of musicianship he left out on the
horizon.
Dr. James Croft
Consortium
The La Crosse Public Education Foundation – Timothy Riley, Executive Director (La Crosse, WI)
Central High School – Bix Swerman (La Crosse, WI)
Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School – Joe Mesner (Sun Prairie, WI)
Colorado Mesa University – Calvin Hofer (Grand Junction, CO)
Cuba City High School – Juli O’Donnell (Cuba City, WI)
Georgia College – Cliff Towner (Milledgeville, GA)
Holmen High School – Michelle Jensen (Holmen, WI)
La Crescent High School – Jeffrey Copp (La Crescent, MN)
Logan High School – Mark Lakmann (La Crosse, WI)
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville – John Bell (Edwardsville, IL)
Texas Tech University – Eric Allen (Lubbock, TX)
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse – Tammy Fisher (La Crosse, WI)
Wausau East High School – Rob Perkins (Wausau, WI)
Instrumentation
Flutes 1 & 2 (opt. picc) Trumpets 1, 2, 3 Timpani
Oboe Horns 1 & 2 Mallets 1 (bells, chimes)
Bassoons Trombones 1 & 2 Mallets 2 (vibes, SD)
Clarinets 1, 2, 3 Euphonium Mallets 3 (marimba, xylo)
Bass Clarinet Tuba Percussion
Alto Saxophones 1 & 2
(cr cym, sus cym, tam-tam)
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone