• FANFARE AND CALL TO THE POST – Richard L. Saucedo
  Kentucky
• SILVERADO – Bruce Broughton/arr. Randol Bass
  Nevada
• LAND OF ENCHANTMENT – Carol Brittin Chambers
  New Mexico
• NEW YORK: 1927 – Warren Barkerz
  New York
• TRAVELIN’ MUSIC – Robert Sheldon
  Arkansas
• LANSING STATE JOURNAL – John Moss
  Michigan
• JERSEY JAUNT – Peter Sciano
  New Jersey
• HENNEPIN COUNTY DAWN (Shrouds of Snow) – Sameul R. Hazo
  Minnesota
• THE GENIUS OF RAY CHARLES – arr. By Micheal Brown
  Georgia

TRUMPET
John Acosta
John Baker ♫
Lacey Bigler
Cyndi Burchfield
Richard Crawford
Matt King
Terri (Theresa) Molesky
Sherlyn Padron
Roberto Plumey
Chris Shultz
John Whitaker
Michael Vail

FRENCH HORN
Philip Booth
Jordan Fraze
Jackie Hall
Bradley Harp ♫
Michael Siebenthal
Cameron Tilson

TROMBONE
Raymond Deckert
Sara Fraze
Michael Henry
Lewis Lopez ♫

EUPHONIUM
Saniyah Abram
Brianna Emge
Rick Hatfield
Edgar Kilborn
Emily Raines

TUBA
Douglas Barlar
James Coyne
Daniel Hadden
Leigh Simonton ♫
Robert Singleton

PERCUSSION
John Bannon
Manny Barlan
Steve Brown ♫
Sam Koppelman
Dante Quiles Morales
Manuel Rosadilla
Jae Xiong

PIANO
Joseph Rose

Conductor Ted M. Hope has served as the conductor of the Fanfare Winds and Hillsborough Community College for the past 10 years. He was affiliated with the Hillsborough County School District for 39 years and retired as the Supervisor of Middle and Secondary Music after 19 years of service in March of 2023. He received his Associates Degree from Hillsborough Community College, Bachelor of Music Education from Florida State University, and his Master of Music Education and Education Specialist from the University of Southern Mississippi. He subsequently taught in the public schools for twenty years as band director at Hillsborough High School (1984-1987) and Bloomingdale High School (1987-2004). He is a member of the Florida Bandmasters Association where he served as chairman and secretary. Mr. Hope’s professional affiliations include Music Educators National Conference, Hillsborough County Secondary Music Council, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the Bay Area Saxophone Quartet and the Hillsborough Association of School Administrators. Mr. Hope is an active clinician and adjudicator in concert band, jazz ensemble, and marching band.

FANFARE AND CALL TO THE POST – Richard L. Saucedo

Kentucky

Barbaro (April 29, 2003 – January 29, 2007) was an American thoroughbred racehorse that decisively won the 2006 Kentucky Derby, but shattered his leg two weeks later in the 2006 Preakness Stakes, ending his racing career and ultimately leading to his death. On May 20, 2006, Barbaro ran in the Preakness Stakes as a heavy favorite, but after he false-started, he fractured three bones in and around the fetlock of his right hind leg. The injury ruined any chance of a Triple Crown in 2006 and ended his racing career.

Fanfare and Call to the Post is the first movement of the suite “Homage to Barbaro.”

SILVERADO – Bruce Broughton/arr. Randol Bass

Nevada

Silverado (1985) is the title theme to the 1985 American-Western film, Silverado. The soundtrack to the movie was nominated for an Oscar at the Academy Awards that year.

The piece opens with a “martial and majestic” horn fanfare. In traditional symphonic overture form, the middle section features several solos before the trombone signals the return for the closing section. The original melody is reprised by brass choir in augmentation as the woodwinds and keyboard percussion drive the energy to the finale.

LAND OF ENCHANTMENT – Carol Brittin Chambers

New Mexico

Land of Enchantment pays tribute to one of my favorite places on earth, New Mexico. The state’s nickname is, in fact, Land of Enchantment. In my youth, I spent much time there with my family every year at our cabin in northern New Mexico, and now, with my own children and husband, we continue the tradition. It was there that I began to develop an appreciation and respect for nature in general and also for the area’s rich history and culture.

The piece is in four continuous episodes, or movements, which are titled: I. Breath II. Landscape III. Starry Night IV. Heartbeat

1. Breathbegins with several sound effects: wind, rain, and birds. All of these are beautiful sounds one can hear when sitting beside mountain streams and lakes or when hiking through the desert or high country. With a quiet mind comes acute discernment and the realization of how many diverse sounds actually exist in nature. The first breath, whether it be of the day, or someone’s life, or a new adventure, is powerful.
2. Landscapedepicts the endless expanse of rolling hills, fat mesas, and jagged arroyos seen when traveling across the state. The slurred, syncopated patterns in the woodwind parts add a certain lilt to the journey. From the chamisa to the pinon tree, from the black bear to the roadrunner, there is so much to see and absorb.

III. Starry Night begins with woodwind choir accompanied by tinkling bell and wind chime sounds, all meant to remind us of a star-filled sky. Never have I seen so many stars! New Mexico is the place where I first learned about the Milky Way. The brass chorale at measure 107 provides a powerful statement depicting the vastness of the awesome sky.

Finally, I’V. Heartbeat is just that…a steady pulse that grows stronger and stronger, building up to intense drumming, lightning strikes, and thunderclaps. This section of the piece not only pays tribute to the state’s long history and tapestry of cultures, such as the Pueblo Native Americans, it also reminds us of the power of nature. Nature should never be taken for granted, and it deserves our utmost respect.

NEW YORK: 1927 – Warren Barker

New York

It’s ragtime, flappers, speakeasies and more in this  showcase for your band!  Original music written in the style of New York in the Gershwin era, Warren’s imaginative piece is complete with taxi horns, police whistles and other sounds right off the streets of New York.

This piece is a musical snapshot of this colorful period.  The opening “ragtime: depicts the prosperous and carefree spirit of the times.  “Blues” rhapsodizes wistfully and whimsically in roaring twenties fashion.  “Manhattan Mayhem” cleverly creates a typical busy street sent at a midtown intersection, perhaps at Fifth Avenue and Thirty-fourth street, as cars weave in and around, police whistles shriek in attempted jurisdiction, and a barrage of pedestrians scurry onward.

TRAVELIN’ MUSIC  – Robert Sheldon

Arkansas

The Arkansas Traveler is one of the most popular and well known of all folk songs, and it’s never sounded better than in this knee-slapping setting. Originally a fiddle tune, this rendition is set in a Cajun-style groove and uses several techniques to explore and develop the tune in many unexpected ways.

LANSING STATE JOURNAL – John Moss

Michigan

This concert march was commissioned by the Lansing State Journal newspaper as part of its sesquicentennial celebration (1855-2005).  When contemplating a premise from which to begin work on the piece. I was reminded of a beautiful and optimistic statement regarding the news rendered by former NBC newsman Chet Huntley at the time of his retirement.  Following the signature sign-off with colleague David Brinkley (“Good night Chet.” Good night David.”)  Huntley turned to the camera and offered one final comment: “At the risk of sounding presumptuous, I would say to all of you, “be patient and have courage for there will be better and happier news one day…if we work at it.”

JERSEY JAUNT – Peter Sciano

New Jersey

The composer writes, “I am a proud native New Jerseyan, and beyond that, a proud New- Jersey based music educator.  I pay tribute to the outstanding student musicians and music teachers that we have in the Garden State.”

A love letter to the composer’s home state, this quirky romp takes the listener on an eclectic sonic tour of the Garden State. Highlighted with bold fanfares, unique harmonic moments, soaring melodies, and compound meters that symbolize the diversity of New Jersey, this piece will surprise you at almost every turn.  Discover the diversity, spirit, pride, beauty, and passion that can be found at every turn in the State of New Jersey.

HENNEPIN COUNTY DAWN (Shrouds of Snow) – Sameul R. Hazo

Minnesota

Hennepin County Dawn was inspired by my first phone call with my friend Craig Kirchhoff. At the time, Craig had just started as the musical editor for Boosey and Hawkes’ new series called Windependence. The band director I had in college, Robert Cameron, had advised me to submit a piece to Craig titled Their Blossoms Down. Having never met Craig before, I didn’t know what to expect. I only knew of him through his tremendously impressive musical accomplishments. Additionally, this came at a time when some other publishers had rejected my submissions. Needless to say, I was nervous to even speak with “Dr. Craig Kirchhoff.”

After Craig and I began to talk, I felt completely at ease. Furthermore, Craig called me back two days after reviewing the piece I sent him, and he told me to send him everything I had ever written. I couldn’t have been more appreciative for his time, gracious manner and the break he gave me in music publishing. I vividly remember that morning in February and I tried to paint a musical picture of what Craig was seeing out of his window in Hennepin County, Minnesota, as we spoke on the phone. I imagined a fresh snowfall, with trees shrouded, and the sun rising slowly above them. I do not know if there is another image that possesses the extremes of fragility and grandeur as much as a fresh snowfall on trees, lit indirectly by a rising sun.

THE GENIUS OF RAY CHARLES – arr. By Micheal Brown

Georgia

Ray Charles was an American pianist, singer, composer, and bandleader. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential musicians in history and was often referred to by contemporaries as “The Genius”. Charles pioneered the genre of soul music during the 1950s by combining blues, gospel, R&B, rock, country music and jazz to create groundbreaking hits.

Ray Charles’s unique style and passion for music is forever etched in our country’s cultural fabric. Here is a masterful blend of his unforgettable hits Georgia On My Mind; I Can’t Stop Loving You; What’d I Say; Hallelujah; I Love Her So and Let the Good Times Roll.  He was one of the most innovative and influential musicians of the 20th century.

Platinum
Joni Long
Gloria and Rosie Stagi
(in memory of Joe Stagi)
Kathryn Thorson
Dawn White

Bronze
Alli Howard Tampa Realty
Andrew Altman
Ian Crumpton
Jacqueline DeBeer
Debbie Eisenstadt
Mark Frederick
Emily Garrett
Bradley Harp
Tina Hill
Niki Holmes Kantzios
Aaron Kaplan
Kay Kleinhample
Andrew Krupski
Terri & Hank Molesky
Dale A. Roberts
Larry Smith
Sally C. Spencer
Yajaira Suarez
Amy Tramer
Carmel vanHoek
Gregory Vass
John Walker
George Zucker

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The Fanfare Concert Winds has earned its reputation as the premier hybrid community/college band in Tampa Bay through a combination of exceptional musicianship, community engagement, and a commitment to musical excellence. One key factor is the band’s unique blend of talented musicians, comprising both seasoned community members, current and former music teachers, and dedicated Hillsborough Community college students. This diverse composition brings together individuals with a wide range of musical experiences and backgrounds challenging a rich and dynamic ensemble that appeals to a broad audience.

The band’s commitment to musical excellence is evident in its rigorous rehearsal schedule and the pursuit of challenging repertoire. Under the direction of skilled conductors, section leaders, and instructors, Fanfare Concert Winds consistently delivers performances that showcase both technical proficiency and emotional depth. This dedication to artistic achievement not only enhances the musicians’ skills but also elevates the overall musical experience for the audience, contributing to the band’s recognition as one of the best in the Tampa Bay region.

Community engagement and education plays a pivotal role in the Fanfare Concert Winds’ success. The band actively promotes new teacher involvement and educational outreach programs. This action only strengthens the ensemble’s connection with area band directors by “building their resilience”, but also with its audience while promoting a sense of pride and unity among its members. By serving as cultural ambassadors in the Tampa Bay area, the Fanfare Concert Winds has become an integral part of the community, further solidifying its reputation as the top hybrid community/college band in the region.

Fanfare Concert Winds would like to thank Ken Hanks, Chair of Visual and Performing Arts, and Ruthie Nelson, Director of Choral Activities of Hillsborough Community College for their encouragement and support.

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VISION
The Fanfare Concert Winds will contribute to the musical culture and community throughout Hillsborough County by providing quality music performance and educational experiences for the young and the young at heart.

MISSION
• To facilitate a venue for music educators, professional and community musicians and Hillsborough Community College students to come together in a professional-level ensemble.
• To supplement the music education of the Hillsborough County Public Schools and Hillsborough Community College through clinics, side-by-side concerts, festivals and scholarships.
• To expose our members and audiences to quality musical literature.