UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SYMPHONY BAND
H. Robert Reynolds, Conductor
After 26 years, H. Robert Reynolds retired from the University of Michigan School of Music as the Henry F. Thurnau Professor of Music, Director of University Bands and Director of the Division of Instrumental Studies. He has conducted recordings for Koch International, Pro Arte, Caprice, and Deutsche Grammophon, and has won the praise of composers: Leslie Bassett, William Bolcom, Aaron Copland, Michael Daugherty, Henryk Gorecki, Karel Husa, Gyorgy Ligeti, Darius Milhaud, Bernard Rands, Gunther Schuller, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and many others for his interpretive conducting of their compositions. Professor Reynolds is Past President of the College Band Directors' National Association and the Big Ten Band Directors' Association. He is listed in "Who's Who in America" and "Who's Who in the World" and has received the highest national awards from Phi Mu Alpha, Kappa Kappa Psi, the National Band Association, and the American School Band Directors' Association.
The Retirement Concert was recorded live on April 6, 2001, and marks Robert Reynolds's final concert as Director of Bands. Remarks made at the concert by Professor Reynolds appear on the recording as well. Included in the 12-page CD booklet are program notes, as well as photos from the evening.
| Soloists on Track 7, Rosa Parks Boulevard | |
| Professor David Lee Jackson, Trombone | |
| Alexandra Zacharella, Trombone | |
| Garrett Méndez, Bass Trombone | |
| TRACKS | ||
|---|---|---|
| DISC 1 | ||
| 1 | Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (Richard Straus / ASCAP) | 3:18 |
| 2–4 | Symphony in B-flat (Paul Hindemith / ASCAP) | |
| Moderately fast, with vigor | 7:13 | |
| Andantino grazioso | 5:39 | |
| Fugue – Rather broad | 5:38 | |
| 5 | Remarks from H. Robert Reynolds | 3:00 |
| 6 | Lullaby for Kristen (Leslie Bassett / BMI) | 3:27 |
| 7 | Rosa Parks Boulevard (premiere) (Michael Daugherty / BMI) | 12:16 |
| DISC 2 | ||
| 1–6 | Lincolnshire Posy (Percy Grainger / ASCAP) | |
| Lisbon | 1:26 | |
| Horkstow Granger | 3:33 | |
| Rufford Park Poachers | 4:03 | |
| The Brisk Young Sailor | 1:43 | |
| Lord Melbourne | 3:20 | |
| The Lost Lady Found | 3:00 | |
| 7 | Remarks from H. Robert Reynolds | 1:21 |
| 8 | Song (premiere) (William Bolcom / BMI) | 5:01 |
| 9–11 | First Suite in E-flat, op. 28, no. 1 (Gustav Holst / ASCAP) | |
| Chaccone | 5:14 | |
| Intermezzo | 3:01 | |
| March | 3:26 | |
| 12 | Remarks from H. Robert Reynolds | 2:10 |
| 13 | Encore: Irish Tune from County Derry (Percy Grainger / ASCAP) | 5:05 |
| Total Playing Time | 83:02 | |
