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John Wesley United Methodist Church
5830 Bermuda Dunes, Houston, TX 77069
Saturday, September 27, 4:00 p.m.
Presents
Cypress Symphonic Band
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Foster, Stewart
Kelly, Jerry
Baritone
Saxophone
Hammond, Jim
Tenor Saxophone
Bates, Len
Innis, Jamie
Pentecost, Thomas
Alto Saxophones
Graves, Ron
Mohn, Karl
Euphonium
Lafferty, Dave
Bass Trombone
Cloud, Dave
Kelly, Pat
Pogue, Cody
Trombones
 On loan from Lone Star Symphonic Band
Beale, Kim
Miller, Christy
Weeks, Molly
Horns
Ackerman, Warren
Harrison, Jason 
Hernandez, Mike 
Zumwalt, John
Trumpets
Brewer, Karen
Gathright, Dani
Gathright, Greg
Handbells
DeMarino, Nick
McDaniel, Keith
Percussion
Barker, Michael
Epresi, Michael
Tuba
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 Associate Director
Parish, Leslie
bass Clarinet
Gremillion, Mae
Marsh, Nelson.
Price, Walter
Stewart, Judy
Stutsman, Bill 
Vickery, Joanna
Welch, Jennifer
bb Clarinets
Huber, David
Bassoon
French, Ambarly
Huber, Elva
Mayo, Katy
Oboe
Billard, Amanda
King, Gay
Price, Peggy
Flutes
Cloud, Sue
Piccolo
(in alphabetical order)
Personnel
Thank you for attending today’s concert.
ert. As is our tradition, the band will gather for dinner shortly
after the concert, and everyone is invited. Our next performan
performance will be Sunday, July 6th at 10:30
a.m. at Foundry West on Fry Road.
No patriotic concert would be complete without the “Stars and Stripes
Forever”. It is arguably the most famous march in the world. In 1896, the Sousas
were in Europe on a much needed vacation when they received word that the
manager of the Sousa band had died. On board the Teutonic, Sousa paced back
and forth while an imaginary band played the same tune over and over in his
head. When the ship finally docked in New York, Sousa immediately set the music
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unti Sousa’s death twenty five years later.
play this march at almost every concert
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evacuate the audience without
Circus fire of July, 1944.
Stars and Stripes Forever ........................................................... John Philip Sousa
As we salute the individual services, we invite the veterans of each branch to
stand when your branch is honored.
Armed Forces Salute .........................................................Arranged by Bob Lowden
Some of us are old enough to remember what a sonic boom is. The Strategic
Air Command was formed in 1946 under the US Army Air Force, and its purpose
was the command and control of the United States’ land-based strategic bomber
aircraft and intercontinental ballistic missile nuclear arsenal, as well as aerial
refueling for bombers and reconnaissance aircraft, and fighter escorts. The planes
flew at supersonic speeds, which created a loud “boom” as they flew along their
flight path and broke the sound barrier. There was never a straight picture on
the wall and dishes rattled in their cupboards whenever that happened. SAC, as
it was known, was disbanded in 1992. This march attempts to imitate the sonic
boom near the end of the march.
The Strategic Air Command March .................................................Clifton Williams
portrays these painful days, and is intended to be a memorial for those lost souls.
It was commissioned by and is dedicated to the US Air Force Heritage of America
Band from Langley Air Force.
Eric Ewazen was teaching at the Julliard School on September 11, 2001 when
the World Trade Center towers were destroyed by a terrorist act. As he walked up
Broadway on an otherwise sunny day, he saw the street filled with silent people,
all trying to hurry home. During the next several days, the great city emptied
as people tried to make sense of the disaster. Impromptu memorials sprung up
everywhere. On the Friday evening after the disaster, the city became transformed
and people gathered in front of these memorials to hold candlelight prayer and
song vigils, paying tribute to the lost. They became a community of citizens leaning
on each other for support and strength. A Hymn for the Lost and the Living
A Hymn for the Lost and the Living .....................................................Eric Ewazen
Kirkwood, MO is full of turn-of-the-century Victorian homes and is a thriving
business community. Established in 1853, it was the first suburban municipality built
outside of the St. Louis city boundaries. There is still a down-home charm to this city.
Kirkwood Suite for Woodwind Choir .................................................. Clancy Weeks
Composed of four patriotic tunes, “Battle Hymn of the Republic”, “America the
Beautiful,” “You’re a Grand Old Flag” and “God Bless the U.S.A.,” this collection is one
that will inspire you and increase your pride in being an American. Please feel free
to sing along with the tunes with the words provided in your program.
Ultimate Patriotic Sing-along ......................................... Arranged by Jerry Brubaker
Margraten, The Netherlands contains one of the largest American cemeteries
in Europe. Here 8,301 U.S. military men and women are buried, those who gave
their lives in operations to liberate eastern Holland during 1944-1945. It lies near
the famous Cologne-Boulogne highway, originally built by the Romans and used
by Julius Caesar during his campaign in this area. Row upon row of crosses and
Star of Davids are set in a peaceful field surrounded by trees, where birds sing and
mist rises in the morning to grace each grave. The tranquility of the area helps us to
remember that these people gave their all so that nations could be free. The Dutch
people, in grateful thanks, have taken it upon themselves to adopt each grave, to
care and visit each one in the place of their family who are not able to travel to The
Netherlands. This duty is often passed down to the next generation in a family.
The life stories of those buried there are lovingly gathered and can be found in the
museum on the premises.
conducted by Bill Stutsman
Morning at Margraten ...................................................................... Ron Graves
been written to honor those in the Army, Marines, and Air Force.
Based on the hymn, “Eternal Father, Strong to Save,” which is also known as the
Navy Hymn, these variations are dedicated to the McKamy Middle School Honor
Winds and their conductor, Rick Villarreal. The melody, known as “Melita,” is the
school’s alma mater. McKamy Middle School is in Flower Mound, TX. The hymn
was written as a poem in 1860 by William Whiting for a student who was about
to sail for the United States. The melody was composed in 1861 by Episcopalian
clergyman Rev. John Bacchus Dykes. He named the tune “Melita” after the island
where the apostle Paul was shipwrecked. It is called the Navy hymn because it is
sung at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. It is also sung on the ships in the
Royal Navy and on French ships as well. It was a favorite hymn of Franklin Delano
Roosevelt and has been played at his funeral, when John F. Kennedy’s body was
carried up the steps of the U.S. Capitol to lie in state, and as the planes in missing
man formation flew over the memorial services for both the Challenger and the
Columbia crews. The original verses dealt with the sea, but subsequent verses have
McKamy Variations ................................................................... Gabriel Musella
The word “commando” comes to us from the Afrikaans language of South
Africa, and originally was used to describe bands of militia. Later it became
associated with fast moving, mounted military units that used guerilla warfare
against the British in the Boer War. In 1941, Lieutenant-Colonel D.W. Clarke of the
British Imperial General Staff suggested the name “Commando” for specialized
raiding units of the British Army Special Service. The U.S. Marine Corps adopted the
same title for its special battalions, but they were known collectively as the Marine
Raiders when there was much controversy over tagging a Marine as a commando.
Commandant Thomas J. Holcomb stated that “the term, ‘Marine,’ is sufficient to
indicate a man ready for duty at any time, and the injection of a special name, such
as commando, would be undesirable and superfluous.” The U.S. Army then formed
its own form of commando unit, the Rangers, which were the counterpart of the
British Commandos. Samuel Barber was commissioned to write this, his only piece
for wind band, in 1943 by the Army Air Corps.
Commando March ..................................Samuel Barber/ed. R. Anderson Collinsworth
In the early 1800’s, musical instruments and performances were not common
in America. Music was imported from Europe, where popular tunes were reused as
foundations for other lyrics. The words to “The Star Spangled Banner” were written
by Francis Scott Key with a specific tune in mind – “The Anacreontic Song.” This
was a drinking song written around 1750 by members of the Anacreontic Society
(a popular gentlemen’s club in London) which had already been used in America
for Robert Treat Paine’s popular “Adams and Liberty”, as well as other lyrics as early
as 1798. Francis Scott Key had used the tune for a previous poem/song he had
written, “When the Warrior Returns,” in 1806.
Star Spangled Banner ........................................ Francis Scott Key/arr. Clancy Weeks
conducted by Dr. ClancyWeeks
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udy started playing clarinet in 5th grade in Atlanta,
Georgia. She went on to play in the SW Atlanta
Elementary Honor Band. She graduated from Briarwood High
School in East Point, Georgia where she played clarinet in
marching and concert band and tenor sax in jazz band. As a
senior she was selected by her fellow students to receive the
John Philip Sousa Band Award. She graduated from the Georgia
Institute of Technology where she performed with both the
marching and concert bands. She is a proud sister in Tau Beta
Sigma, a service sorority dedicated to the support of collegiate band programs.
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Judy Stewart, secretary
eslie began playing clarinet in 4th grade at Bristol
Elementary School, Bristol, NH. She played in school
bands throughout her school years. In college she switched to
bass clarinet. After a 25 year hiatus, she picked up her instrument
again and played with Lone Star Symphonic Band, Gulf Coast
Concert Band, and Cy-Fair Community Band before becoming
a founding member of Cypress Symphonic Band. She is also the
South Texas Regional Membership Chair for the Association of
Concert Bands, a national organization for community bands. She
currently works in litigation support for Fleming, Nolen and Jez,
L.L.P.
Leslie Parish, President
r. Clancy Weeks has been teaching Texas bands since
1985 when he earned his degree in music theory
and composition from Lamar University, studying with such
composers as William Latham, Merrill Ellis, Robert Culbertson and
Paul Holmes along the way. He has composed and arranged
for the wind band medium for over 25 years (beginning in high
school), and has had over two-dozen band works published by
R.B.C. Music and Avalon Press. In 1997 he earned his D.M.A. from
the University of Houston in music education and conducting,
and in the process created a corrected edition of Gordon Jacob’s
William Byrd Suite. His works have been performed by bands all over the country—including
the Dallas Wind Symphony, the Houston Symphonic Band, Lone Star Symphonic Band, and
the Rutgers University Wind Ensemble.
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Clancy Weeks, Conductor
im’s love of music began at age 9 when her father
started teaching her to play his 1949 King Master
Cornet. She transitioned to the French horn and played in
Ouachita Parish Jr and High Schools’ marching and concert
bands, Louisiana All-State Band, Ark-La-Tex Symphonic Band
and various ensembles. University years were spent playing
for the Louisiana Tech Bulldog Basketball teams’ travelling Jazz Band, the local orchestra, and
La Tech’s marching band and symphonic bands. Kim would put her horn away for years
at time but always returned to play in local concert bands and church orchestras. Kim is the
proud mother of three great kids all of whom love music. The family enjoys being outdoors,
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Kim Beale, Board Member at Large
He is a Vietnam Veteran having served with the 25th
Infantry Division in Vietnam.Upon return to the states,he was
stationed at Fort Hood,Texas where he auditioned and was
accepted into the First Armored Division Band.He also played with Army Bands at Fort
Benning,Georgia and Fort Lewis, Washington.
homas began playing Saxophone in the sixth grade
in his hometown of Kilgore,Texas. After graduating
from high school,he attended North Texas State University in
Denton,Texas, majoring in Music Education. He played in the
Marching and Concert Bands under the direction of Maurice
McAdow.
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Thomas Pentecost, Board Member at Large
avid Cloud showed up at college, horn in hand,
and asked “where does the orchestra rehearse?”.
The response was “the what?”. He showed them a picture in
the catalog and they responded “oh, we haven’t had that for
several years”. He played mostly guitar for the next 30 years...
When Dave was 12 he wanted to join the school band, and
his parents said “any instrument we can borrow from friends”.
The choice was between oboe and trombone and Dave chose
oboe (a civilized and proper orchestral instrument). The oboe
had already been loaned to a promising young music student,
however, so Dave’s life of instrumental music began in the back of the ensemble, where he
can be found to this day.
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david cloud, Treasurer