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Welcome from the Museum Director Welcome, fellow music lovers! Nothing in all of our country quite compares to the Western Hemisp here’s only “Flying Proms”. “Proms” is short for “Promenade”, meaning an event to be enjoyed while strolling around the beautiful rural southern Virginia Beach greensward that is the Military Aviation Museum. Our English cousins came up with this delightful showcase for great music and historic planes almost two decades ago, and both in the UK and the U.S.A. it only gets more popular every year. As many of you know, our Proms Announcer and great friend Mark Whall has been the announcer at the Proms at both sides of the Atlantic, and Mark brings his own passion for flight and his experience with the BBC to his duties at the microphone. Again this year we are joined by Virginia Beach’s own symphony orchestr a, Symphonicity, in this annual celebration of family, friends, food, music, and history. Where else can you possibly imagine strolling the suburbs of Pungo, playing with dinosaurs, munching delicious local foods, sipping fine wine, and walking around historic airplanes while listening to lovely and exciting LIVE music? And all of it followed by one of the largest fireworks perform ances in all of Virginia Beach! The Military Aviation Museum is not just about flying. It is about educatio nal outreach, about scouting, about summer camp, about entertainment, and about learning. At its core, we hope it is a place of inspiration and great fun for all of our guests and supporters. As a pilot of more than forty years, I hope you will become a supporter
of the Military Aviation Museum. Many volunteer opportunities exist here, and of course we always welcome donors who want this gem in the crown of Virginia Beach to be here to teach and inspire many future generations. Ha a most wonderful evening, and come back soon. Mike Potter, Director Military Aviation Museum
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A note from Symphonicity
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Symphonicity and the entire orchestra, I would like to welcome you to today’s concert . We at Symphonicity are very proud to perform today in our home town at this unique venue for our third year! Symphonicity is an audition ed ensemble of volunteer performers, with a professional quality sound. The orchestra is entering its 36th season, and is a resident compan y at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts in the Town Center of Virginia Beach. Over 90 players give freely of their time for these concert s. Symphonicity will perform eleven concerts this season, includin g two free pops concerts on August 11 and 25 at the 31st Street Park at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, as part of the Symphony by the Sea series. All other concerts will be performed at the Sandler Center, includin g a free Messiah Sing Along on December 23, and a Lollipop concert for Children and Families on January 14, 2017. Symphonicity players will also perform in “The Nutcracker” with Ballet Virginia Interna tional December 16-18, also the Sandler Center. During our 2016-2017 season, “A Quest for the Best” also at the Sandler Center, we will feature the five finalists in our search for a new Music Director and Conductor, after the retirement of founding conductor, David Kunkel. Symphonicity is a not for profit 501©3 corporation. We hope you will attend one of our other concerts this year, and see why we are one of the best-kept secrets in the Hampton Roads musical world. We strive to keep ticket prices low, and present unique concerts that are entertaining and inspiring. Thank you for joining us today, and for being part of the music! Wendy T. Young, Executive Director www.symphonicity.org
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Our Guest Conductor D E N N I S J. Z E I S L E R Dennis J. Zeisler has been on the faculty of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia for 37 years, serving as Director of Bands, Professor of Clarinet and Saxophone, and Chairman of the Music Department. Under his direction, The Old Dominion University Wind Ensemble has developed into a premiere-performing ensemble. They have recorded for TRN Music Publishers and Frank Erickson Publications and recently been featured in concerts at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. As former Chair, for fifteen years, he led the steady growth of the Old Dominion University Music Department at the under-graduate and graduate levels.
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Professor Zeisler has a B.M., B.M.E., and M.M. from the University of Michigan, where he was solo clarinetist of the Symphony Band, under the direction of Dr. William D. Revelli. He was solo clarinetist of the Detroit Concert Band, under the direction of Dr. Leonard Smith, and clarinet soloist with the United States Military Academy Band at West Point. Mr. Zeisler had his New York debut in Carnegie Recital Hall in May 1974 and has performed at three International Clarinet Society Conferences. He was on the faculty of Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan, where he was principal clarinetist of the faculty orchestra and conductor of faculty and staff ensembles, and on the international conducting staff. In 1998, Professor Zeisler was awarded membership in the prestigious American Bandmasters Association. In 1999, he received the Orpheus Award from Phi Mu Alpha for, “significant and lasting contributions to the cause of Music in America,� and the Virginia Music Educator of the Year Award from the Virginia Music Educators Association. In 2004 he received the National Band Association Mentor Award and in 2009 was awarded a University Professorship at Old Dominion University for excellence in teaching. He is founder and conductor of the Virginia Wind Symphony, a professional wind group, comprised primarily of music educators from throughout the area of southeastern Virginia. The Virginia Wind Symphony has recorded six commercial compact discs and been featured in concert at two American Bandmasters Association Conventions (2004, 2011) and at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago (2004/2012). The Virginia Wind Symphony was the 2011 winner of the John Philip Sousa Sudler Silver Scroll Award for Adult/Community Bands. Zeisler is Past-President of the Southern Division of CBDNA, former Virginia State Chair of the National Band Association and the International Clarinet Society. He was PastPresident of NASM Region VII and is currently chair of the NBA Merrill-Jones Composition Contest and on the board of directors of the American Bandmasters Association, National Band Association (NBA) and the John Phillip Sousa Foundation. In 2012 Dennis Zeisler was elected Vice-President of the American Bandmasters Association and appointed to the Midwest Clinic Board of Directors. He is the 77th President of the American Bandmasters Association.
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Dennis J. Zeisler, Guest Conductor Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach Saturday, June 11th, 7:00pm
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The Military Aviation Museum is home to many historic military aircraft, each beautifully restored to its original glory. At today’s Flying Proms performance, you will see some of these incredible planes fly.
Mark comes to us from the rural countryside of England. He has flown military jets and worked in commercial aviation, and he spent 26 years as a program editor with BBC Radio. Mark is involved in the world-famous Shuttleworth Collection of historic aircraft and cars in England, where he has been a commentator for its air shows. Since first visiting the museum in 2011, Mark has been a loyal supporter and friend helping announce air shows and Flying Proms.
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Flying to 633 Squadron
1945 de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito The de Havilland Mosquito served many roles with the RAF during World War II: fighter, bomber, fighter-bomber and others. It was unique in that it was constructed nearly entirely of wood. Often nicknamed “Wooden Wonder� it was the fastest aircraft in the world when it entered into service in June 1941. Perhaps the pride of the Military Aviation Museum is the de Havilland Mosquito. This rare aircraft is one of only two flying examples today, and fans of the Mosquito come from around the world to see it fly. The aircraft was built in Toronto, Canada and flew for the first time in early 1945. Too late to be placed into service, this Mosquito was flown directly into storage with Eastern Air Command of the Royal Canadian Air Force. It did fly for a short while, but was soon returned to storage in Vulcan, Alberta. In 1948, it was purchased by a farmer and sat on his property in Milo, Alberta until 1978. During this time, the plane deteriorated a great deal. The animal-based glues did not withstand the weathering and the wood deteriorated. In 1978, it was purchased by the Canadian Museum of Flight and Transport (CMFT), and when they attempted to remove it from the farm, the fuselage broke in two behind the wing. The Military Aviation Museum acquired the aircraft from the CMFT in 2004 and shipped it to AvSpecs in New Zealand to undergo a lengthy restoration process. Over the course of eight years, all new wooden sections were built. Many of the original metal parts were salvaged and a world-wide search ensued for additional authentic Mosquito parts. Two Merlin 25 engines were found in New Zealand, restored in California, and shipped back for installation. The aircraft was finally issued a certificate of airworthiness in New Zealand in September 2012. It took its first flight in over 60 years at Ardmore Airport near Auckland on September 29, 2012. EG-Y, in honor of the Royal New Zealand 487 Squadron from WWII, arrived in Virginia Beach in March 2013.
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Flying to The Red Baron 1915 Fokker E.1 “Eindecker” The Fokker E.1 “Eindecker” (meaning “single wing”) was an early entrant into the world of fighter planes in 1915, and it was the first aircraft ever to be fitted with a synchronized machine gun that could shoot through the rotating blades of the propeller without shooting them off. The plane was successful enough that it was primarily responsible for the “Fokker Scourge”—a period from 1915 through early 1916 in which the German Air Service air superiority because of the lackluster design of Allied planes of the time. The Eindecker used an early type of control system called “wing warping” instead of the more modern ailerons. Because of this, while the plane was very maneuverable in pitch and yaw, it’s roll rate for turns was very slow. By early 1916, the Eindecker had been bypassed by the rapid evolution of military aircraft, a pattern that was to be repeated throughout the war because the science of aviation was still in it’s infancy.
1918 Fokker D.VII Fokker Flugzeugwerke Company began experimenting with a V-series biplane in 1916. In January 1918, it held a competition for pilots to test and evaluate its new fighters. The D.VII came out on top and after modifications to improve handling by elongating the fuselage and adding a fixed triangular vertical fin, it went into production. As it began reaching the frontlines in the autumn of 1918, this biplane quickly proved to be a formidable aircraft. After the war, Germany was required to surrender all D.VIIs to the Allies, and surviving aircraft experienced widespread use for many years by the victors. The museum has two examples of D.VII biplanes. This D.VII was solid red after the museum’s acquisition, but after expensive restoration work in 2013-2014, it now sports a dark green nose and the lozenge paint scheme commonly used by the Germans from 1917-1918. Traditionally, consisting of polygons in four or five colors, the Germans felt the patterns made it more difficult to distinguish the plane’s silhouette when in flight. 9
Flying to The Red Baron
1917 Fokker DR-1 The Fokker triplane was developed in response to the British Sopwith. The plywood and fabric wings were constructed as deep-section hollow box-spars which made them both strong and lightweight. The Fokker DR-1’s claim to fame is certainly its flights with Manfred von Richthofen, the legendary “Red Baron”. The aircraft was developed in April 1917, and in October of that year, two broke apart mid-flight killing the pilots. All DR-1’s were pulled from service until modified wings could be installed in December. In September 2009, the museum acquired this red and white Fokker, which is painted to mimic the plane flown by Lt. August Raben, the CO of Jasta 18 squad nicknamed the Raven Jasta. His Fokker was one of the few to survive the Great War and taken by the French. However, today, no original Fokker triplanes exist in any museum or private collection. The museum also owns a second DR-1 in yellow and brown markings of Lt. Rudolf Klimke of Jasta 27. You can see this on display in the World War I hangar.
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Flying to The Red Baron
1917 Albatros D.Va The Albatros fighter was first used by the Germans in 1917 and remained in service through the end of the war. The aircraft featured an aerodynamically-shaped elliptical fuselage constructed of fabric-covered plywood. The aircraft suffered from structural problems with the lower wing, and eventually additional wing bracing was added. Despite the additional modifications, pilots complained that the Albatros was difficult to maneuver and heavy on the controls. The Military Aviation Museum’s full-scale replica Albatros D.Va was built in 1978 and obtained by the museum in 2013 from a museum in the United Kingdom.
Flying to War and Tennessee Aichi “Val” Despite being considered basically obsolete at the beginning of WWII the Aichi “Val” was the first Japanese plane to drop bombs on Pearl Harbor. It had non-retractable landing gear, making it a slow and easy target for better planes that came along as the war progressed. As a dive bomber, the plane carried an externally mounted bomb and it had to dive almost vertically at its target to accomplish it’s mission, which subjected it’s pilot to heavy “G” loads as they pulled out of the extreme dive. Val aircraft sunk more Allied shipping than any other enemy aircraft. There are no real “Val’s” flying today. Those you might see, as the one with us today, have been built up from airframes of American trainer aircraft, generally for use in modern movies to look very much like Japanese aircraft. 11
Flying to War and Tennessee
1941 Curtiss P-40E “WARhawk” Being one of the most popular and successful American aircraft of WWII, it’s no surprise that the Curtiss P-40 flew on the front lines of the war and remained there until the very end. Crafted from the Curtiss P-36 that first flew in 1935, the model’s new and improved design boasted a much faster development time as well as an Allison liquid-cooled V-12 engine that would boost achievable airspeeds to over 300 miles per hour. By 1944, it had become the third most-produced American fighter with more than 13,500 having been built. Unfortunately, by the time the war actually kicked off, the P-40 was already behind the times in Europe. It proved obsolete against their standards of contemporary aircraft and began working more effectively in other areas of the war. Although it was considered out-of-date, it still demonstrated itself admirably wherever it flew, including Pearl Harbor. Manufactured in Buffalo, New York during 1941, this Curtiss P-40E made its way to the United States Army Air Corps, then to Great Britain through the Lend-Lease program, and finally off to the Soviet Union to defend the homeland from a Nazi invasion launched out of Norway. Lost in action, the airplane stayed in the Arctic Circle for more than fifty years, slowly losing parts to locals as the years ticked by. Then, in 1992, it was brought state-side and began its restoration in 1996 at Virginia’s Fighter Factory. On April 14, 2003, the restoration came to a successful end with a small subcontracted company in New Zealand, and the P-40E took to the skies after more than 50 years, once again chomping at the clouds like it had done so many years before. The museum’s P-40E is painted to replicate the colors of the plane flown by the great AVG fighter pilot, David Lee “Tex” Hill. Long been considered a hero of the war, “Tex” and his fellow fighters managed to trap Japanese troops at the Salween Gorge and end their advance into Kumming, China. And the memorable shark teeth found chomping at the clouds as it flies came from the British P-40 airplanes that operated in North Africa. Don’t forget to ask one of the museum docents if you can see “Tex” Hill’s signature on the inside of the compartment door on the fuselage! 12
Flying to It’s a Mad...World 1937 Beech 18 The Beechcraft Model 18, or “Twin Beech”, is one of the most popular civilian aircraft ever produced in the United States. Originally designed as a medium civilian cargo or passenger plane in 1937, it was quickly adopted by the military in multiple r oles when World War II broke out. This popular twin-engine airplane became a trainer for pilots who were destined to fly multi-engine military aircraft, and once the war was over, these planes went back into the civilian market where they are still popular today. Several hundred of these lovely planes still fly today. Many people still remember the Twin Beech as the plane that flew through a roadside billboard in the 1963 comedy movie “It’s a Mad, Mad Mad, Mad World”.
1918 Curtiss JN-4 Jenny The Curtiss Aeroplane Company built the JN-4, commonly called the Jenny, in 1918 as a training aircraft for the US Army. It was estimated to be flown by 95% of all pilot trainees in the US. However, its use was limited to the United States and Canada, so it never saw combat. The Jenny was very maneuverable and adaptable. It could be modified with a ski undercarriage for landing in inclement weather, and the removable turtle-deck behind the cockpit could be converted to carry a stretcher or supplies, making it the first aerial ambulance. Following World War One, it became extremely popular for civilian use as thousands of surplus aircraft were sold for private use, and the barnstorming era was born. The Military Aviation Museum purchased this authentic Jenny in 2011, and after restoration work, it arrived at the museum in 2013. It was last restored in 1962 and the Jenny flew for the first time in Virginia in April 2014. 13
Flying Proms Program National Anthem Main Theme, “633 Squadron”
Ron Goodwin
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito Suite from “The Red Baron”
Dirk Reichardt, arr. Woody Norvell
Fokker E.I, Fokker Dr.I, Fokker/Hall-Scott D.VII, Albatros D.Va “War & Tennessee”, Suite from “Pearl Harbor”
Hans Zimmer, arr. Booker White
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, Aichi “Val” Main Theme, “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”
Ernest Gold
Beechcraft Beech 18, Curtiss JN-4D Jenny Suite from “Battle of Britain”
Ron Goodwin
Hawker Hurricane, Supermarine Spitfire, Messerschmitt Bf 109
INTERMISSION Suite from the Motion Picture “The Final Countdown”
John Scott
Scherzo for Motorcycle & Orchestra, “Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade”
John Williams
Selections from “Air Power”
Norman Dello Joio
March, “The Dam Busters”
Eric Coates
“English Folk Song Suite”
Ralph Vaughan Williams
“Salute to the Big Apple”
Calvin Custer
Stars & Stripes Forever
John Philip Sousa
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Museum Event Calendar JUN
JUNE 6 - SEPTEMBER 2 PUBLIC TOURS OF NAS OCEANA Climb aboard the MAM’s double-decker 1962 Routemaster omnibus for a tour of NAS Oceana. Get an up-close view of the US Navy’s fighter planes and pilots in action, and visit the Aviation Historical Park.
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JULY 11 - 15
WARBIRDS & WINGS AVIATION SUMMER CAMP
Bring your children to the museum for this unique summer camp, where they will learn the fundamentals of airplane flight and rockets and get ground crew training. Perfect
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for children ages 9-14. 9:00am-4:00pm Daily SEPTEMBER 24
WINGS & WHEELS, 8:00AM-3:00PM
It’s time for the annual Wings & Wheels car show at the museum. Come see vintage cars alongside our military aircraft from the same era. OCTOBER 1 - 2
BIPLANES & TRIPLANES WORLD WAR ONE AIR SHOW
The Biplanes and Triplanes Air Show is our way of honoring the men fighting during the earliest days of aviation. The museum’s collection of reproduction aircraft from England, France, Germany and the United States will fly and be on display along with
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period entertainment and re-enactors. OCTOBER 5
AIR & AUTO CLASSIC, 11:00AM-4:00PM
Have an interest in cars of a certain caliber? Then come to the Air & Auto Classic hosted by First Settlers Region, PCA. Dozens of Porsches from throughout the years will be on display alongside our vintage aircraft. OCTOBER 11 - 16
WWI RC PLANES “MID ATLANTIC DAWN PATROL”
See enthusiasts fly their RC aircraft across our field performing tricks the big ones can’t! Learn how to build, maintain and operate these miniature aircraft. NOVEMBER 19
RUNWAY 5K, 7:30AM
The Virginia Beach Runway 5K raises money for Untamed Spirit, a program designed to enhance and enrich the lives of individuals with special needs through a partnership with
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horses. Come join us among the historical aircraft and have a go at the 3.1 mile course (or half miler for the kids). Register at www.UntamedSpirit.org. NOVEMBER 25 - 27
TRAINS, PLANES & SANTA CLAUS
The Military Aviation Museum, in association with The Tidewater Division of the National Model Railroad Association, hosts its annual model train show. Santa will fly in to see the little ones on Saturday and Sunday. See the museum website for more information as the date approaches.
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1943 Hawker Hurricane The Hurricane first entered into service with the Royal Air Force in December 1937, and throughout the war, over 14,000 Hurricanes were built between Britain and Canada. Fighting alongside the Spitfires in the Battle of Britain, Hurricane pilots were responsible for destroying more enemy aircraft than all other defense systems combined. The museum’s Hurricane MkXII-B was built by the Canadian Car and Foundry in 1943, and it transferred around Canada until removed from service in October 1946. The plane sat derelict in Saskatchewan until 1965 when it was purchased by an American, who performed extensive restoration on the plane. The museum purchased the Hurricane in 2001. The paint scheme replicates the Hurricane flown during the Battle of Britain by American John Haviland. During the Battle, he suffered a mid-air collision but landed successfully. He went on to become the only American-born pilot who flew in the Battle of Britain to survive the end of the war. He later became an engineering professor at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
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1943 Vickers Supermarine Spitfire During the Battle of Britain, two planes were instrumental in the Allied victory. Spitfire pilots, along with Hawker Hurricane pilots, protected England in this first major campaign fought entirely by air forces. The Spitfire continued to be a powerful aircraft for the British and served the RAF until 1951. The Spitfire flying today was built in 1943. The question mark on its side was painted in October 1944, when it became the personal plane of the 32nd Squadron Leader George Silvester. Silvester joked that it was “a bit of a question mark� over which squadron to assign his Spitfire, A Flight or B Flight, because as Squadron Leader, he belonged to neither. Following WWII, this aircraft was given to the Italian Air Force, and then sold to the Israeli Air Force in 1951. In 1956, Israel placed it in a playground to encourage future pilots. In 1978, it was transported to England and underwent major restoration. It was purchased by the museum in 1998.
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1941 Messerschmitt Bf 109G-4 A need for speed captured the Ministry of Aviation in late 1941. They needed higher altitude capabilities and faster speeds to keep up with air warfare during the Second World War. The Bf 109G was the key. The aircraft was designed with the idea of reaching those higher airspeeds and altitudes at the expense of higher wing and power loading risks. The Bf 109G was equipped with a new kind of engine, the DB 605A, that boasted a take-off output of 1450 hp and 1250 hp at 20,000 feet. Though similar to the DB 601E, which was the popular engine of the time, it had a redesigned block that featured oversized cylinders while maintaining the same centers. Although the engine stayed the same size-wise, the added power in torque as well as increased weight had consequences. The aircraft struggled with reduced handling and maneuvering characteristics, which called for some structural re-design. The Bf 109G-1 was born in autumn of 1941 as a single-seat, high-altitude fighter with a pressurized cabin and went to 11/JG1 and 11/JG26 as equipment for high altitude squadrons. And in 1942, the Bf 109 first experienced some World War Two action. By 1943 the Bf 109G was used in small numbers by high-altitude squadrons and the Erganzungsjagdgruppe West (the Reserve Fighter Group West). 1942 came along and the Bf 109G really started to see some action, being produced in considerable numbers and entering into active service. The Military Aviation Museum’s Bf 109G-4 is has been fitted with the DB 605 engine at Meier Motors in Bremgarden, Germany. The paint scheme was inspired by Klaus Quaet-Faslem, a Luftwaffe expert of the 1/JG3 who was known to have flown the BF 109F-2. He was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross in recognition of his extreme battlefield bravery, totaling 49 confirmed victories. The Bf 109G-4 continued to grow with the war with its last model in the G series supplied in 1944 to JG 4,76 and 77 in France. At the time of this printing, the Bf 109 is waiting to take its test flight in Germany before leaving for the United States. The Bf 109G-4 arrived at the museum in 2015. 18
Symphonicity Members Violins
Clarinets
Cindy Bryan, Acting Concertmaster Lynette Andrews, Principal Second Violin Deborah Adams Jessica Baker Jaime Bertramsen Pamela Burke Summer Cozzens Anjoli Ferrara-Clayton Nathan Hay Allen F. Hilliard Howard I. Horwitz Rebecca Houghton KC James Irene Kohut-Ilchyshyn Alexandra Loubeau Nikki Nieves Jane O’Dea Chris Sacra Elaine Spitz
Jo Marie Larkin, Principal Lee Cooper
Bass Clarinet Alan Brown
Bassoons
Stephanie Sanders, Principal Elizabeth Foushee
Horns
Rebecca Peppard, Principal Teri Dolsak, Assistant Principal Nancy Johnston Christine Foust Ellen Polachek
Trumpets
Violas
Robyn Card, Principal George Wozniak Chad McGill
Brenda Johnson, Acting Principal Linda Wilder Dyer Danielle Fagan Leslie Savvas Keara Smith Dawn Wing
Trombones
Jay Larkin, Principal Paul Weathers
Bass Trombone
Cellos
Lee Dise
Mary A. Hughes, Principal Charlotte Dettwiler Jessica Metcalf DĂŠborah Ramos-Smiley David Wing
Tuba
Phillip Sloan, Principal
Timpani
Basses
Anthony Cuci, Principal
Alex Houseworth, Principal Andrew Dack Joe Ericksen
Percussion
Glenn Smith, Principal Pam Suino Brian Tuttle Aaron Cook Doug Montgomery
Flutes
Amber Kidd, Principal Frank Jones Lynette Smith
Keyboards
Piccolo
Wendy Young, Principal
Lynette Smith, Acting Principal
Oboes
Members of Symphonicity string sections voluntarily rotate their seats on a regular basis.
David Boone, Acting Principal Sandra Richards
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Music Notes
“633 Squadron”
Ron Goodwin
633 Squadron has enjoyed an unqualified string of successes. Their luck changes when they are assigned to bomb a German rocket fuel plant, in Norway which is guarded by heavy anti-aircraft defenses, and the plant is considered bomb-proof. Their nearly impossible mission is further complicated by a German air raid, the difficult approach to the target and the capture and torture of the underground leader who is assisting the squadron.
Suite from “The Red Baron”
Dirk Reichardt, arr. Woody Norvell
In this film from 2008, Baron Manfred von Richthofen is the crack pilot of the German aerial combat forces—a legend in his own time, a hero at home and a man both feared and respected by the enemy. The provocative red paint job of his Fokker aircraft earns him the nickname ‘The Red Baron’. Unwittingly, he allows the German high command to manipulate his chivalrous code of honor and misuse him for propaganda purposes until a beautiful and resolute nurse opens his eyes to the tragic fact that there is more to war than dogfights won and adversaries downed. Baron von Richthofen finally becomes aware of his role in the propaganda machine of a senseless and barbarous war.
“War & Tennessee”, Suite “Pearl Harbor” Hans Zimmer, arr. Booker White Rafe and Danny are best friends who are also pilots. When World War II breaks out in Europe, America chooses not to join but they train nonetheless, so Rafe and Danny join the Army Air Corps. Rafe meets a nurse named Evelyn and falls for her. But when he gets an opportunity to go join the British Air Corps, he jumps at it. Shortly after he leaves, he gets shot down and is reported killed. Danny and Evelyn who are stationed in Pearl Harbor, lean on each other after learning of what happened to Rafe. It isn’t long that they’re together. But suddenly Rafe returns. And when he learns about them, he freaks out and he goes after Danny. But suddenly Pearl Harbor is attacked, and they shoot down some the planes attacking them. Later, Roosevelt decides to retaliate against Japan and Colonel Doolittle is placed in charge and asks Rafe and Danny to join him and they accept knowing that the chances of them coming back is slim. But things between them are still tense. “War and Tennessee” is the main theme from the movie. 20
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“It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”
Ernest Gold
Somewhere in the desert a car speeds like crazy along the roads. Suddenly, the driver loses control and sails off a cliff. Four other vehicles are near, they stop to help. The dying man narrates the drivers of a fortune in cash, $350,000, which he has hidden below a giant “W” in Santa Rosita, some 200 miles away. The four drivers and their respective passengers can’t decide on how to share the future fortune, and suddenly a wild race to Santa Rosita develops. While one party manages to rent a plane (from 1916), the others face different problems like tire damage, untrustworthy lifts, deep water, drunken millionaires, a British adventurer, little girl’s bicycles, and last but far not least an evil mother-in-law and her imbecile son. While the folks slowly travel towards the goal, they are being watched. Who ever said that nobody else knew about the fortune? Ernest Gold, who wrote the themes from “exodus” and “On the Beach”, wrote the main theme for this film.
Suite from “Battle of Britain” Ron Goodwin
“The Battle of Britain” is an historical reenactment of the air war in the early days of World War Two for control of the skies over Britain as the new Luftwaffe and the Royal Air Force determine whether or not an invasion can take place. Ron Goodwin’s score opens with the “Luftwaffe March”, later retitled “Aces High”, in the style of a traditional German military march in 6/8 time. The march places heavy emphasis on the “oom-pah” sound of tubas and lower-pitched horns on the first and second beats and has the glockenspiel double the horns in the melody. Because of the great length of this sequence, which shows a Luftwaffe general’s inspection of a Heinkel squadron in occupied France, the “Aces High” has three separate bridges between choruses of the main theme, one of which recurs several times in a gently sentimental variation. Despite its origin in a representation of a tyrannical threat to democracy, the march has become a popular British march tune, like The Dam Busters March; an adaptation was first played by a British military band in 1974 by the Corps of Drums of the Royal Pioneer Corps and is now frequently played at military parades and by marching bands in Northern Ireland. American radio personality and convicted Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy has used the march as music on his syndicated radio program.
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Music Notes
INTERMISSION
Suite from the “The Final Countdown”
John Scott
The Final Countdown is a 1980 alternate history science fiction film about a modern aircraft carrier that travels through time to a day before the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Produced by Peter Vincent Douglas and directed by Don Taylor, the film stars Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, James Farentino, Katharine Ross and Charles Durning. This was Taylor’s final film. Produced with the full cooperation of the United States Navy, set and filmed on board the real-life USS Nimitz supercarrier, The Final Countdown was a moderate success at the box office. In the years that followed, the film has developed a cult following among science fiction and military aviation fans. Composer John Scott wrote the score, and has written scores for over 100 films, He is currently the artistic director of the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra.
Scherzo for Motorcycle & Orchestra “IndianaJones & the Last Crusade” John Williams John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning over six decades, Williams has composed some of the most popular and recognizable film scores in cinematic history, including Jaws, the Star Wars series, Superman, the Indiana Jones series, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park, and the first three Harry Potter films. Williams has been associated with director Steven Spielberg since 1974, composing music for the majority of his feature films. Williams include theme music for the Olympic Games, NBC Sunday Night Football, the 2011 film “The Adventures of Tintin”, the television series “Lost in Space” and “Land of the Giants”, and the incidental music for the first season of Gilligan’s Island. Williams has composed numerous classical concerti and other works for orchestral ensembles and solo instruments; he served as the Boston Pops’ principal conductor from 1980 to 1993, and is now the orchestra’s laureate conductor.
Selections from “Air Power”
Norman Dello Joio Air Power was a historical educational television series broadcast in the 1950s over the CBS television network dealing with the rise of aviation as a military weapon. It was produced in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force. The series also featured a musical score composed by Norman Dello Joio and conducted by Alfredo Antonini. 22
Music Notes
March, “The Dam Busters”
Eric Coates
The Dam Busters March is the iconic theme to the 1955 British war film The Dam Busters. The musical composition, by Eric Coates, has achieved the distinction of becoming synonymous with both the film and the real Operation Chastise. The Dam Busters March remains a very popular accompaniment to flypasts in the UK.
“English Folk Song Suite”
Ralph Vaughan Williams
British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams was one of the most eminent of 20thcentury composers. He has been credited with establishing a “new nationalist style based on English folk traditions.” He systematically rejected foreign Romantic influences and sought inspiration from native material, including Elizabethan and Jacobean music, as well as English folk songs. Adapting their modal harmonies and striking rhythms, he created an entirely individual style. This suite, written in the early 1920s, blends his own ideas with well-known folk songs. Ever aware of his slow pace to a mature level of composition, Vaughan Williams enjoyed a new stimulus when he joined the Folk-Song Society in 1904. Vaughan Williams collected over 800 folk songs in his lifetime, and it is not surprising that his first band piece was the “English Folk Song Suite”, written in 1923. The suite was written for the Royal Military School of Music at Kneller Hall, and was adapted for orchestra by Gordon Jacobs.
“Salute to the Big Apple”
Calvin Custer
The Big Apple! There can be no doubt in anyone’s mind about which city we are referring. The glamour, the vibrant life that is like no other city on the earth. Musically, this salute includes “Theme from New York, New York,” “Forty-Second Street,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” and “New York, New York.”
“Stars & Stripes Forever”
John Philip Sousa
“The Stars and Stripes Forever” is a patriotic American march widely considered to be the magnum opus of composer John Philip Sousa. By a 1987 act of the U.S. Congress, it is the official National March of the United States of America. 23
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Anonymous Volunteer Charles & Karin Fleischman Steven & Sharon Prescott Warren Hiteshew Dr. Glenn Carwell Ike Comstock Anonymous
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Last year, the museum inaugurated The Leading Edge Circle to recognize our donors who help support the museum and its operational aircraft. The sight and sounds of these historic aircraft taking to the sky bring a crucial part of our nation’s history to life. Donations to this program help keep the great Warbirds maintained for flight and display condition and also add artifacts to our growing collection. We have future growth planned including the reconstruction of the Goxhill RAF Control Tower this year. The donor levels are Silver ($500+), Gold ($2,000+), Platinum ($5,000+) and Corporate. All four groups are recognized on the donor board at the museum’s entrance. Silver membership includes free general museum admission for donors and members of their household, 10% discount in the museum shop, two adult one day tickets for the Warbirds Over the Beach Air Show and an invitation for two to an annual dinner with a notable aviation speaker. Gold members are offered the above and, in addition, lawn tickets to the Flying Proms, a 30-minute flight in the museum’s 1941 Boeing Stearman biplane and reserved parking for the Warbirds Over the Beach Air Show. Platinum members also receive a 10% discount on one rental of the museum facilities. Corporate members qualify for all the above, with general admission entrance tickets for eight employees and a corporate table for eight at the Valentine’s Hangar Dance or the Annual Donor Dinner. Additional benefits and sponsorship opportunities are available through Mr. Mike Potter, Museum Director.
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Dr. Alan Wagner Randall Burdette Patrick Hand William Zobel Andrew J. Warren Barry Knight Bob & Tess Bradlee C. Mac Rawls Carl L. Master, Jr. Daniel Drehoff David G. Roselius David Hunt Frederick Stant, III George M. Ferris, III Gregory E. Walker James & Sharon Joyner Joseph King Joyce Strelitz & Irv Hodies Kent Ewing Kevin Sinibaldi Matthew Morgan Tignor Michael & Cathy Burnette Mr. & Mrs. Alexander J. Campbell, II Nora Barnes Raymond Joseph Richard Waterval Ronald Lively Thomas & Dianne Frantz
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In August 2014, the Military Aviation Museum began reconstruction of the Goxhill Aerodrome Control Tower. The actual control tower acquired by the museum is similar to other airfield buildings hastily built during the war. The two-story building was constructed of brick with a runway balcony and small rooftop tower. The tower was dismantled and its bricks were shipped to Virginia, where they were cleaned and inspected. When construction is finished and the tower is opened to the public, it will be fitted with authentic RAF furnishings and equipment from World War Two. It is expected to be open to the public in 2016.
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