{"id":3819,"date":"2023-04-06T14:42:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T20:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/?p=3819"},"modified":"2023-04-06T14:42:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T20:42:44","slug":"jones-college-symphonic-band-debuts-new-music-dedicated-to-the-band-and-dr-ben-burge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/news\/jones-college-symphonic-band-debuts-new-music-dedicated-to-the-band-and-dr-ben-burge\/","title":{"rendered":"Â鶹ֱ²¥ Symphonic Band debuts new music dedicated to the band and Dr. Ben Burge<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ELLISVILLE \u2013 The Â鶹ֱ²¥ Symphonic Band was recently commissioned by retired band director and composer from Gulfport, Greg Fhiaras to record one of his new works called, \u201cTale of the Trolls.\u201d Fhiaras dedicated the piece to the JC band and the Director of Bands, Dr. Ben Burge, who has decided to debut the music before a live audience at the Spring Band Concert on Tuesday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m. in the A.B. Howard Gymnasium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a first ever for the Symphonic or any band at Â鶹ֱ²¥ to be recorded for a music publisher. It\u2019s also the first time anyone has dedicated a piece of music to me!\u201d Burge explained excitedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After rehearsing and recording the music in January, the band enjoyed it so much that Burge recently decided to add it to the concert line up.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201c\u2018Tale of the Trolls\u2019 has a mixed meter, and it has a variety of dynamics with some cool percussion work that we are eager to play for the public,\u201d shared Burge. \u201cOne day, one of our students will run across this and remember playing this piece. I think that\u2019s just cool!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initially, Fhiaras shelved the Troll piece after his mother became ill, until recently. Stepping out of his comfort zone, Fhiaras, who typically writes for young band students and small groups, realized the \u201cTroll\u201d piece was more complicated when he finished it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s probably the hardest piece I have ever written,\u201d explained Fhiaras. \u201cWhen I finished, I was amazed I wrote it! It reminded me of crazy dancing and a sad troll, and that\u2019s partly why I named it, \u2018Tale of the Trolls.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After working 11 of his 27 years in the Â鶹ֱ²¥ district as a band director for Collins, Mt. Olive and Bay Springs, he was familiar with the JC Honor Band Clinics. As a college student, Fhiaras fondly remembers former Â鶹ֱ²¥ band director George Arnold.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Â鶹ֱ²¥ Auditorium was always a great place to play and I remember being amazed at the marching band in 1976, when I played for Gulf Coast Community College\u2019s band. George Arnold transformed the band, and we were blown away. I knew George, (and former JC Band Directors) Sammy Barr and David Young, and I also know Dr. Burge is from the Pearl River area. In a way, he inspired the \u2018Trolls\u2019 piece,\u201d said Fhiaras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Â鶹ֱ²¥ Symphonic band has also recorded two other pieces for Fhiaras, \u201cHorn Island March\u201d and \u201cA Festive Celebration.\u201d  He invited each of three community colleges, Co-Lin, Â鶹ֱ²¥ and Pearl River to record three of his new musical pieces in an effort to promote community college bands. The new tunes by Fhiaras are expected to be published and recorded by the Texas music publishing company, Tux People\u2019s Music, in May. For more information about the Â鶹ֱ²¥ band program email ben.burge@jcjc.edu<\/a> or view the Â鶹ֱ²¥ of the Arts, Music and Performance website at https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/programs\/finearts\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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ELLISVILLE \u2013 The Â鶹ֱ²¥ Symphonic Band was recently commissioned by retired band director and composer from Gulfport, Greg Fhiaras to record one of his new works called, \u201cTale of the Trolls.\u201d Fhiaras dedicated the piece to the JC band and the Director of Bands, Dr. Ben Burge, who has decided to debut the music … <\/p>\n

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