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Coast Guard Members Featured at Conferences
The USCG Band Brass Quintet was featured recently at the U.S. Army Band's Tuba-Euphonium Conference held at Ft. Myer in Arlington, VA. The group performed on the opening concert along with quintets from the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Army Band.
Also featured at this conference was MU1 Bonnie Denton, euphonium, who presented a masterclass and participated in a military musician panel discussion.
Our Saxophone Quartet is also presenting a recital at the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference in Athens, GA, March 3-6th. MUC Joshua Thomas is also a featured soloist on the March 3rd evening concert at this event.
Honoring Black History
The United States Coast Guard Band presents a concert in honor of African American History Month on Sunday, February 14, 2010, at 2 p.m. in Leamy Hall Auditorium at the Coast Guard Academy.
The highlighted work on the program, conducted by Assistant Director CWO3 Richard Wyman, is “New Morning for the World ‘Daybreak for Freedom,’” by New Hampshire composer Joseph Schwantner. The work includes the words of Dr. Martin Luther King. New London’s Charles Potter, columnist and reporter for The Day newspaper, narrates. Mr. Wyman and Mr. Potter host a post-concert discussion with the composer in the Leamy Hall ballroom beginning fifteen minutes after the concert’s conclusion. Members of the audience are invited to attend and ask questions. Also featured on the concert is music by African-American composers Scott Joplin, Duke Ellington, and William Grant Still. MU1 Lisa Williamson, soprano, performs MUC Ian Frenkel’s arrangement of spirituals, “Songs for Freedom.”
This concert is free, open to the public, and no tickets are required. The Coast Guard Academy is located at 15 Mohegan Avenue in New London, CT; Leamy Hall Auditorium is handicapped-accessible. The Dry Dock Café, located in Leamy Hall, is open for lunch prior to the concert from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. For more information call the Band’s Concert Information Line at (860) 701-6826. In case of inclement weather, call the Academy’s Storm Line at (860) 701-6110.
2010 Young Artist Competition
The United States Coast Guard Band is pleased to announce its fourth annual Young Artists Solo Competition. Auditions will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2010 (snow date: March 20) in Leamy Hall Auditorium on the grounds of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. The selected winner will be announced during the week after the audition date. A performance by this student in conjunction with the Coast Guard Band’s public concert series is scheduled for Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. in Leamy Hall.
Eligible students must be attending high school in the following Connecticut counties: New London, Middlesex, New Haven, Hartford, Tolland and Windham. Candidates should limit their repertoire to the enclosed list of currently available solo works with band accompaniment. In addition, we strongly encourage the use of a piano accompanist for the audition.
Applications, including a letter of recommendation, must be received for screening by the February 12, 2010 deadline. The student then will be contacted concerning acceptance and a scheduled audition time. Please feel free to contact Chief Musician Aimee Page (860-701-6836) or email (aimee.d.page@uscg.mil) with any concerns or questions. This is an extraordinary opportunity for talented young musicians and we look forward to your students’ applications.
2010 Young Artist Competition Repertoire List
2010 Young Artist Competition Application