1. Symphonic Band and Jazz
Ensemble In Concert
BY JEAN-PIERRE NJOCK II

2. Description
— Title: Symphonic Band
and Jazz Ensemble In
Concert
— Director:
¡
Alfredo Vélez
— Featuring:
Aaron Martinez, alto
saxophone
¡ Marvin Sparks, percussion
¡

3. Description (cont.)
— Instruments:
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Woodwinds
Oboe
÷ Flute
÷ Clarinet
÷ Alto/Tenor Saxophone
÷
— Instruments
¡
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Percussion
Brass
Trumpet
÷ French Horn
÷ Trombone
÷ Euphonium
÷ Tuba
÷

4. Analysis
— The overall construction
of concert:
¡
Two Sections
÷ Symphonic
Band
÷ Jazz Ensemble
— Points of emphasis:
¡ Symphonic Band
÷ Composer
John Williams
÷ Heroic, Patriotic themes
÷ Movie scores as well

5. John Towner Williams Jr
— American Composer,
Conductor and Pianist
— Film scores:
Jaws
¡ Star Wars series
¡ Superman
¡ Indian Jones series
¡ Jurassic Park
¡ Harry Potter Films
¡
— Other notable works:
¡ Olympic Games theme
NBC Sunday Night
Football
¡ NBC Nightly News
¡

6. John William’s Film Score/Olympic Theme

7. John William’s Film score

8. Interpretation
— Expressive qualities of
the Symphonic Band:
Triumph (Olympic
Fanfare and Theme/Call
of the Champions)
¡ Heroic and Unity
(Hymm to the Fallen)
¡ Suspenseful (Catch Me
if You Can)
¡ Wonderful (The Empire
Strikes Back)
¡

9. Interpretation
— The symphonic band part of the concert:
¡ Reminded me of a time when I was in band during High
School
÷ Power
of the band as a whole
÷ The precision of each instrument
÷ The Goosebumps you feel after listening to the deep voices of the
Tuba and Trombone

10. Judgment/Evaluation
— The overall concert as a whole was a success
¡
¡
Great crowd
Beautiful music
— Some other thoughts after listening to the concert
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Some instruments were out of tune (as you’ll hear in the recordings)
Tempo for some parts of the concert were either to fast or too slow
— Criteria for judging
¡
Harmony of the band
÷ Are
there instruments overshadowing other instruments?
÷ Are the sounds of each instrument balanced throughout the concert?
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Instruments tuning
Tempo/pace (too fast/too slow)
Posture of each individual musician

11. Call of the Champions
by John Williams
Here’s a
recording of
this theme

12. The Empire Strikes Back (Finale)
By John Williams
Here’s a recording of this theme

13. Work Cited
— http://www.texasbandmasters.org/about/board.php
— http://www.lhmas.org/404
— http://jlebaptiste.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/
tuba.jpg
— http://www.jupiterinstrument.fr/jupiter-musiquefrance-instruments/cors-harmonie/cors-harmonieJupiter.php
— http://www.last.fm/music/John+Williams/
+images/60614903