Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: November 27, 1973 Page: 4
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THE ABILENE PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION
Twenty-Fourth Seacon Second Subscription Concert Tuesday, November 27, 1973
P R O G R A M
CELEBRATION SUITE -----------------_---- M. L. Daniels (1931- )
1. Prologue
2. Gambade
3. Elegy
4. Heyday
Celebration Suite was composed during the early part of 1973 upon the request of the
Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra for a composition bor this program. Three of the four
movements utilize the normal complement of instruments making up the orchestra, while
the Elegy is written for strings atone. The first movement, in moderate tempo, is in a
rather free variation form with imitative or canonic technique employed. The title of the
second movement, Gambade, is derived from its meaning, "to bound, caper, or skip about."
Consequently a rhythmic, dance-like figure in mixed meters of 5/8 and 6/8 dominates. The
slow Elegy for strings is in three part form, again with some use of canonic imitation. The
brisk fourth movement suggests a folkish dance in its rhythmic interest and festive spirit.
In addition to his duties as chairman of the music department at Abilene Christian College,
Dr. Daniels is active as composer and arranger for Warner Brothers Music and Charter
Publications. He has thirty-two published compositions for band, orchestra, chorus, brass
and string groups. He has won awards from the National School Orchestra Association
in their composition contests. In February the ACC Band will perform one of his recent
works for the Texas Music Educators in Houston. His composition study was under
Samuel Adler, then at North Texas State, now at the Eastman School of Music.
SYMPHONY No. 3 (1951) Macon Sumerlin (1919- )
I. Andante; allegro
II. Andante
l1l. Passacaglia
The Third of his five symphonies for orchestra was composed by Sumerlin in 1951. He
has also composed a symphony for symphonic band. The Third Symphony in three move-
ments is based upon the same idea - a central thematic motive which is transformed as it
appears in all three movements. The high degree of rhythmic vitality which characterizes
much of the composer's work is apparent in the first and last movements. The composer
has described the sound as "stark - open, tonal to slightly polytonal, and a tendency to
polyrhythm." The summation of ideas in the final passacaglia is in a sense an homage
to Brahms, whose Fourth Symphony culminates in a hugh passacaglia made up of material
utilized in the preceding movements. Since passacaglia technique is variation treatment
it offers opportunity for a range of orchestral coloration as well as rhythmic-thematic ex-
ploitation. The derivation of compositional elements from folk elements is an important
ingredient in Sumerlin's composition, and while there are no obvious references one can
still detect motives, rhythms, sonorities which identify with musical sounds of the American
frontier.
Performances of orchestral works by Sumerlin have been given by the Amarillo Symphony,
the San Antonio Symphony, the orchestras of the University of Texas and the University of
Houston, and by the Abilene Symphony, the latter of which he was instrumental in helping
to establish. His extensive list of compositions range from song literature, works for small
ensembles, for chorus, band and orchestra to his recent involvement with electronic music,
from which he has devised a number of interesting tapes. His works are published by Carl
Fischer, Belwin and Southern Music Companies.
Dr. Sumerlin serves as Professor of theory and composition at McMurry College. His com-
positional study was with Edwin Young, Bernard Rogers, Herbert Elwell, Kent Kennan, and
Anthony Donato.
I N T E R M I S S I O N
PAX VOBIS ___-_--____________________ Talmage W. Dean (1915- )
Cantata for orchestra chorus,
baritone soloist, and children's choir.
Part I. Decision
Part II. Combat
Part IlIl. Victory
A commentary on the cantata by the composer expresses the intent of the work and the
functions of the elements in a most admirable way:
"PAX VOBiS was commissioned by Hardin-Simmons University as part of its 75th
anniversary celebration (1967). The Cantata was first performed there in memory of
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