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In Reply to: RE: I played under Revelli... posted by Tom on April 30, 2021 at 09:18:10
Sparty, no doubt
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Um...-.of course.
MSU had their own legendary band director Leonard Falcone. He was there for about 40 years beginning in the 20s and built MSU's band program up from scratch. But of course, he was a Michigan grad. I remember seeing him at football games in Ann Arbor directing the Spartan band. He and Revelli were the best of friends, obviously.
Revelli guest-conducted our band my sophomore year.Leonard Falcone conducted my junior year. He also played the Schubert Serenade on baritone horn, accompanied by the band.
Dr. Harry Begian of Wayne State University conducted my senior year. He took over for Falcone at MSU, and later was director of bands at the University of Illinois.
Our band director at Dearborn High School, Anthony Russo, was well-connected I guess. He also gigged around the Detroit area and played trombone in the Detroit Concert Band under Leonard B. Smith.
Edits: 05/01/21
Yes, Falcone was a baritone virtuoso and was almost as well known for that than he was for being a band director.
Begian, another Michigan grad. He conducted an all star band I was in while in high school and had a reputation of being one of the tyrant-types, so everybody was nervous. He must have still been at Cass Tech at the time,but was already famous among band aficionados. I don't remember the experience too well except we played one of Vaughn-Williams's pieces, maybe Sea Songs. He was firm and no-nonsense, but not extremely so.
I can't remember too much of the repertoire we played. I do remember Revelli conducting the overture from La Forza del Destino though.
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