Boccalari's Fantasia di Concerto

Jay Bertolet · Post by **Jay Bertolet** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:13 am

I have a student that is playing this work at Midwest and needs program notes for the work. None of my usual sources offer any info so I thought I'd contact the esteemed individuals of this site for any useful information. Please post any links or sources of data on this work that you'd be willing to share. Thanks for any help you can provide!

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:56 am

A Review for the CD Oration has a mention, and then you can always look at that CD or John Mueller's CD "Euphonic Sounds"...

Jay Bertolet · Post by **Jay Bertolet** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:16 pm

Bump.

ufoneum · Post by **ufoneum** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 11:06 pm

As quoted from Tribute, by Steven Mead:

"Edoardo Boccalari (1859-1921) was yet another Italian who imigrated to America, returning to his homeland for the last decade of his life. His Fantasia di Concerto was dedicated to the euphonium player, John J. Perfetto, who played with the Sousa Band between 1904 and 1921." - credit Steven Mead & Kenneth G. Bloomquist

As quoted from Oration, by Steven Mead:

"Fantasia di Concerto has, for generations of players, been on of the most important solos in the euphonium repertoire. Subtitled Sounds from the Riviera, this extended work for euphonium is a fabulous musical journey starting almost hesitantly and moving through phrase after phrase of elegant classical melodies with the soloist allowed several bravura cadenzas. A bolero dominates the second section of the work allowing band and soloist the chance to shine as brightly as the Italian sunshine. This work, dating from the beginning of the 20th century, was composed for John J. Perfetto who was one of several high-profile euphonium soloists with the Sousa Band in the USA, and performed on the double-bell euphonium. He followed the legendary Simone Mantia and left the Sousa Band in 1921 to be succeeded by Joseph DeLuca." - credit Steven Mead

The Impaler · Post by **The Impaler** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 11:27 pm

I just got finished writing program notes for this piece in preparation for the UGA Wind Ensemble's upcoming concerto concert this Tuesday. The notes on the piece are fairly slim, but I did find some fairly extensive stuff for his bio. Let me know if you want them, I'd be happy to email them to you.