Episode 17: "Newport, News"

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Episode 017 • June 17, 2024

FIRST STRAIN

News ‘n’ Notes:

• Franklin (MA) Public Schools on course for steep cuts after tax vote:

https://www.milforddailynews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/06/12/franklin-ma-voters-reject-nearly-7-million-dollar-override-fund-fiscal-2025-town-school-budget/74044771007/

SECOND STRAIN

Topic: a Dr. Tim story

TRIO

This week’s interview guest: Dr. MARK STICKNEY

Dr. Mark A Stickney has served as the Artistic Director of the Seacoast Wind Ensemble, in Kittery, Maine, since 2016. He has held conducting, brass teaching, and music education positions at the Community College of Rhode Island, Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Plymouth State University, Salve Regina University, and, Southern Utah University; and has conducted performances at the Utah Music Educators Association Conference and at Carnegie Hall. An active clinician and guest conductor, Dr. Stickney has worked with middle school, high school, and college bands and orchestras across the United States and regularly conducts honors festivals throughout the country.

Performing on trombone, euphonium and tuba, Dr. Stickney has been a member of The American Band, Fanfare Brass, The Narragansett Tuba Quartet, and as a member of the Rutgers Wind Ensemble, he has appeared on multiple recordings on the Mark Custom Music label. He has performed with the Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra of Southern Utah, and the Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble. As a soloist and chamber musician, he has performed at the Newport Music Festival and throughout southern New England.

A doctoral research project on contemporary Swedish wind music has led to an article in the WASBE journal and brought about the North American premieres of several works by Swedish composers Rolf Martinsson, Max Käck and Ingvar Karkoff. Currently he is researching 19th century music of both Newport, Rhode Island and the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Dr. Stickney has arranged several works for band, chamber ensembles, and solo instruments based on this research, leading to performances at the Newport (RI) 4th of July celebration and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. His articles have appeared in music education journals throughout the United States.

Dr. Stickney regularly presents at music education conferences throughout the country on topics including music education, conducting, and rehearsal strategy. He has presented at the Iowa Music Education Association Conference, the New York Summer Band Directors Association Conference, the NJMEA State Conference, the Massachusetts Musie Educators Association Conference and more.

For 28 seasons, Dr. Stickney worked for the Newport Music Festival in Rhode Island. For the last 16 of those seasons he served as the Production Manager, overseeing all aspects of staging, lighting, sound and recording.

Dr. Stickney received his DMA in Wind Conducting from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, where he studied with Dr. William Berz. He received his MA in Tuba Performance from Montclair State University (NJ), and his BA from Gettysburg College.

https://www.historicmusicofnewport.org/

https://www.youtube.com/@mastick1773/videos

https://www.newportri.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/01/18/gilded-age-newport-ri-mark-stickney-re-creates-music-from-1800-s/9147683002/

DOGFIGHT

Internet Rabbit Hole of the Week: Kyoto Takahashi (Japan) Senior High School Band

A few videos to give you the basic idea:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dAsi2jItq0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKRx8RSmVxQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jigHuKIqgyA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V0VPyBkB0Y

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2059781387584379

Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRCmq3n5DDw

Green Band Association: http://www.green-band.org/English4.html

CODA

Topic: Advocacy, y’all.

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