>> Presentation of
"Masters of the House,"
the 33nd Annual
UW Varsity Band Spring Concert
is made possible in part by:
John Hayes
of Goodman's Jewelers,
proud of the tradition started
by Robert and Irwin Goodman.
Goodman's Jewelers,
the Diamond Store of Madison
Since 1933.
On the Web at:
goodmansjewelers.com
And by St. Mary's Hospital,
one of the country's
100 top hospitals
serving the healthcare needs
of south central Wisconsin
since 1912.
Learn more at:
www.stmarysmadison.com
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( Band playing "On, Wisconsin" )
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( cheers and applause )
>> Can you hear us okay, Lady?
( laughter )
This is the University
of Wisconsin Band!
( cheers and applause )
We like to get things rolling
a little with a little tune
we do anytime we do a concert
where you jump up
and holler "Hey!"
Have you been
to our concert before?
"Oh, yeah," he says.
Brought the earplugs, I see.
Let's see if he does remember.
Jump up and holler "Hey."
Remember this?
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Hey!
( weakly ) Hey.
>> I had in mind
a little more enthusiasm.
( laughter )
Give it a big effort.
See if you can get it off.
That's right.
A big effort.
That's it.
That's it!
( laughter and applause )
Let's try it again!
One, two...
one, two, three, four...!
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Hey!
And aren't you ashamed?
And you people
up in the cheap seats.
( cheers )
Let's try it for you.
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Hey!
>> Okay, now we're going to add
a little sway action
back and forth.
And you got "Rock & Roll 2."
Here we go.
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( Band playing "Rock & Roll 2" )
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
( cheers and applause )
>> Oh, you're fun tonight.
I think one of the great kicks
that I get out of this concert,
and I think the kids do, too,
is we get to bring
some soloists in who've done
great work over their career.
And the guy that we have next
has had a long career.
And I will just bet that
almost all of you
have heard him,
whether it be on records
or commercials,
or just in some
of the playing that he does.
He's one of the leading
trumpet players playing today.
Mike Vax, former lead trumpet
with Stan Kenton Band,
played with Clark Terry,
has his own band.
Ladies and gentlemen,
one of the great trumpet players
in the world, Mike Vax!
( applause )
>> Robin Williams used this
in the movie
"Good Morning, Vietnam."
It became a hit all over again.
I love it because I think it
talks about--
all of you know the words--
It talks about
what the world would be like
if it was run by musicians
instead of politicians.
( applause )
This is
"What A Wonderful World."
( applause continues )
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( cheers and applause )
>> That's the great Mike Vax.
( applause continues )
Mike Vax!
Mike's going to be back
later, too.
Mike will be back later.
( applause )
I sure do have fun.
Have you noticed
the same thing I have?
Have you noticed that
in all the new TV shows--
no theme songs.
Have you noticed that?
There are no theme songs.
Oh, in maybe some of
the cartoons we've got themes.
But you know, they don't have
the great themes.
What do they do
with the new shows?
The show ends, commercial,
start the next show, right?
There's no theme.
There's no song that tells you
about the cast, or tells you
about what's going to happen.
They don't have
the great old music
like they used to have,
like "Beverly Hillbillies."
( laughter )
Or a great tune like
"Green Acres."
( light applause )
Oh, I have found
the level of the crowd.
( laughter )
Or, "Gilligan's Island."
( cheers )
Well, because this kind of music
is dying from the scene,
we thought we'd dip into
some nostalgia and play
some of these old-time tunes.
I'm sorry to say you'll know
most of the words,
so sing along with us.
We call this, simply, the
"Vanishing American TV Theme."
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* Oil, that is
* Black gold
* Texas tea
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( sustained low note by tubas )
* The Badger
* Bunch
* The Badger
* Bunch
( applause )
* That's the way we became
* The Badger Bunch
( cheers and applause )
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( cheers and applause )
>> We've been--
We sort of titled tonight's show
"Masters of the House."
It refers to a lot of things.
It refers to some of the masters
of this House,
people like Brian Elliot
and Alando Tucker--
( applause )
Jolene Anderson--
who've really controlled
what happens here.
It's also refers to
some musical greats.
You already heard
about Louis Armstrong.
We have a wonderful professor
of jazz, and woodwinds,
and composition on our campus
that played with us
many years ago.
I asked him to come back.
What you're going to hear
tonight is, I asked Les
to come out and do a tribute
to another great master,
the great Benny Goodman.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Professor of Music
at the University of Wisconsin,
Les Thimmig.
( applause )
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( cheers and applause )
Les Thimmig, from our faculty.
Les Thimmig!
( applause continues )
A great woodwind player.
Les Thimmig.
( drum roll )
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( cheers and applause )
>> "Les Miserables" is the story
of Jean Valjean
who steals a loaf of bread
to feed his family.
He's put in prison.
And the remainder of his life,
he's chased and persecuted
by an obsessed police official.
"Les Miserables"
is a story of love.
It's a story
of a failed revolution.
But more importantly,
it's a story of the faith of man
and his indomitable spirit.
This is the music
of Claude-Michel Schönberg's
"Les Miserables."
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* There is a castle
* On a cloud
* I like to go there
* In my sleep
* Aren't any floors
* For me to sweep
* Not in my castle
* On a cloud
* There is a room
* That's full of toys
* There are a hundred
* Boys and girls
* Nobody shouts
* Or talks too loud
* Not in my castle
* On a cloud
* There is a lady
* All in white
* Holds me
* And sings a lullaby
* She's nice to see
* And she's soft to touch
* She says, "Cossette,
* I love you very much."
* I know a place
* Where no one's lost
* I know a place
* Where no one cries
* Crying at all is not allowed
* Not in my castle
* On a cloud
( applause )
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( percussion simulates
gun battle )
( percussion gun battle ends )
( silence )
( applause )
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( applause )
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( drum roll )
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( cheers and applause )
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( cheers and applause )
>> Thank you so much!
We close,
as we always close,
with a medley
of Wisconsin songs.
This is a great time
to be a Badger.
And if you're an alumnus,
sing along with us.
If you're not an alumnus,
eat your heart out!
These are "Songs to Thee,
Wisconsin."
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* Songs to thee, Wisconsin
* Ever let us sing
* Praise to alma mater
* Ever let us bring
* Queen of all the west
* College we love best
* Queen of all the west
* College we love best
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( Band singing and playing
"If You Want To Be A Badger" )
( Tubas playing "Varsity" )
( Tubas sustaining low note )
* Varsity
* U rah rah
* Wisconsin
* Praise to thee we sing
* Praise to thee
* Our alma mater
* U rah rah
* Wisconsin
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Sing!
* Varsity
* U rah rah
* Wisconsin
* Praise to thee we sing
* Praise to thee
* Our alma mater
* U rah rah
* Wisconsin
* U rah rah
* Wisconsin
* U rah rah
* Wisconsin
* U rah rah
* Wisconsin
Hey!
( applause )
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>> Thank you
for making the end of our year
so special,
extra special tonight.
You're wonderful.
Thank you so much
for being here.
Thank you so much.
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( Band playing "On, Wisconsin" )
We never say good-bye.
But tonight,
in a way, we say good-bye
to some great seniors
in this band.
I'd like for them to stand,
please.
( cheers and applause )
But it's not really good-bye.
Because we're going to see you
here for basketball and hockey.
Or, out at Camp Randall
for football.
And, maybe back here
on April 17, 18 and 19
next year.
And one more time.
I want to see everybody
that's here tonight,
one more time in Pasadena.
But wherever it is,
we'll see you real soon,
and "On, Wisconsin!"
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( cheers and applause )
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( Band plays "1812 Overture" )
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( Band plays "On, Wisconsin" )
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( Band plays
"You've Said It All" )
* When you say Wisconsin
* You've said it all