Kevin Day - Concerto for Wind Ensemble

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Program Note After several fruitful conversations with Dr. Cynthia Johnston Turner, Director of Bands at the University of Georgia, the concept for the Concerto for Wind Ensemble began to take form. We had talked about doing a potential commission for the UGA Hodgson Wind Ensemble, and ultimately the conversation led to the idea of doing a substantial work to further the wind band repertoire. I knew off that bat that I wanted to write something that reflected my upbringing as a young black man and the musical culture that I grew up in, which hasn’t always been represented in concert band music. My experience and the inspiration for this work come from a world of various intersections. My father, born in West Virginia, was a hip-hop producer in the late 1980s who worked in Southern California, and my mother (also from West Virginia) was a gospel singer. During my childhood, I grew up listening to hip-hop, R&B, jazz, and gospel music, while simultaneously, I was learning classical music through playing in band, and later orchestra. I was playing jazz & gospel music on piano, while also playing classical music on euphonium and tuba. This dual learning environment had a huge impact on my musicianship and my development as a composer. While these worlds had been separated in my head when I was growing up, in this work I intentionally wanted to merge them together in new fusions, paying homage to my parents, the culture I grew up in, and to the wind band world. What came from this concept is this Concerto for Wind Ensemble, a five-movement work for band that is my most ambitious composition to date, and a work that took almost two years to compose. The movements entitled Flow, Riff, Vibe, Soul, & Jam reflect the various musical styles that I have been immersed in. Vibe & Soul are specifically dedicated to my parents, without whom I could not have made it this far. I am immensely grateful to Dr. Turner and to the consortium members of this work, who believed in my vision and sought to bring this work to life. I’m happy to share this contribution and love letter to the wind band and to the culture. - Kevin Day, composer Note: During the composition process for this work, Dr. Turner was the Director of Bands and conductor of the wind ensemble at the University of Georgia. She is currently the Dean of the Wilfred Laurier University Faculty of Music in Ontario, Canada
To Mom and Dad, thank you for being my gateway to music and my biggest support and inspiration. To Dr. Cynthia Johnston Turner and the consortium members of this project, Thank you for giving me the space to contribute something to the medium that I love and for letting me be my truest and authentic self.
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