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SATIRIC DANCES Norman Dello Joio
for a Comedy by Aristophanes (1913~ )

The three "Satiric Dance'" were commissioned in 1975 by the
Concord Band in commemoration of the Bicentennial of April 19,
1775. They were first performed at the ceremonies in Concord,
celebrating that event, and were supported, in part, by the
U.S. National Park Service.

Mr. Dello Joio is currently teaching at The Boston Univer-
sity School of Fine and Applied Arts.

CACCIA AND CHORALE (1976) Clifton Williams
(1923-1976)

Caccia is the Italian word for "chase" and the first part
of this work is a statement about the preoccupation of most
people in the world with a constant pursuit of materialism.
The Chorale is the composer's hope that humanity will return
to more ethical concepts.

Caccia § Chorale was commissioned by Donald E. Greene,
Conductor of the State University of Wisconsin Wind Ensemble.
This explains the composer's use of the Morse Code figures
"D+ExG" at the end of the Caccia.

VICTORY AT SEA Richard Rodgers

A Symphonic Scenario (1902- )
This suite is made up from some of the main background music

from the score written by Mr. Rodgers for the 1954 television

series which portrayed the fight for control of the Pacific

during World War II. The one movement scenario includes the

following themes: Main Title; Submarines in a Calm Sea; Beneath

the Southern Cross; The Guadalcanal March; The Sunny Pacific

Islands; The Approaching Enemy; The Attack; Death § Debris;

The Hymn of Victory.

INCANTATION AND DANCE John Barnes Chance
(1932-1972)
Two main thematic ideas make up this exciting work. The
title should suggest the image Mr. Chance wants to convey.
Incantation and Dance is one of the modern "standards" of the
Concert Band repertory.