Music fro1n Friends
Stephen Senseman, Tuba
Gail Novak, Piano
Recital Hall I March 21st, 201817:30 p.m.

Program
Variations in Olden Style

Thomas Stevens
b. 1938

Oblivion

Astor Piazolla/Greg Anderson
1921-1992

Galacidalacidesoxyribonucleicacid (homage to Crick and Watson)

John Hadden
b. 1993

Joshua Coffey and Aaron Lovelady, Trumpet
Alexis Lovelady, French Horn
Adam Dixon, Trombone

Rolando Penate
b. 1990

Bodacious

James Barnes/Yukiko Nishimura
b. 1949

Concerto for Tuba

Yoko Shimomura
b. 1967

Guile's Theme

Maroon X Tubas
Ramon Garavito Jr.
Blake Ryall
Stephen Senseman
Will Tucker VI

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Thomas Stevens, composer of Variations in Olden Style, played trumpet in the Los Angeles
Philharmonic from 1972-2000, and in that time, he met the prolific tubist Roger Bobo. This piece "in
the style of Bach" was dedicated to Bobo and helps to fill a gap in repertoire from a time period that
the tuba did not exist.

In 1982, Astor Piazolla, Astor Piazolla recorded Oblivion for the soundtrack of the movie Enrico
IV. The New York Times described Piazolla as "the world's foremost composer of tango music." His
performances of his compositions with a plethora of ensembles gave him a reputation for "singlehandedly inventing the new tango."

Galacidalacidesoxyribonucleicacid is a painting by artist Salvador Dali currently in the
collection of the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. Struck by the painting, John was
inspired to write a piece reflective of the awe-inspiring nature of the work.

The museum's online archive describes the background of the piece:
"The contrasting forms on the left and right sides of the painting reinforce the cyclical theme of
birth/death/rebirth. On the right, the cubic structure ... is a molecule of self-annihilation. In contrast,
on the left side of the canvas is a DNA molecule structure. This form contains the genetic code of life
and has a double helix spiral shape. Thus, the "life" spiral contrasts with the "death" cube."

From the composer:
Bodacious, a title inspired by an email correspondence with James Grant, is rhythmically
inspired by non-classical genres of music such as funk and rock and is meant to emulate the nimble
but compact profile of an electric bass player, before setting off into seemingly dichotomous
"soaring" lyrical sections where the music unfurls the singing quality of the tuba.

James Barnes is an American-born composer that has taught at the University of Kansas since
1977. At the university, he met the professor of tuba, Scott Watson, for whom he composed his
Concerto/or Tuba. The premiere took place in February 1997 with Watson as tuba soloist and the
United States Army Band as the accompanying ensemble.

Best known for his family values and ostentatious flat-top haircut, Guile is the embodiment of
"American stereotype" in the video game Street Fighter 2. Perhaps due to his high rank with the
United States Air Force, Guile's signature move is the Sonic Boom: a move in which he slashes his
arms inwards so rapidly that the movement creates a shock wave, debilitating opponents.
*Stephen Senseman is a candidate in the Master of Music program. This recital is the first of two required recitals
for the degree program.

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