Dooley: Boom Goes The Dynamite (2023)

University of Michigan Symphony Band DaJuan Brooks, conductor October 30, 2024 Hill Auditorium University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI For more info, please visit: https://www.pauldooley.net/works/boom Boom Goes the Dynamite (2023) was commissioned by a consortium of wind bands and individuals organized by Caroline Hand in honor of Thomas Caneva’s 17 years of service and dedication to the Ball State University School of Music. The comical catchphrase “Boom Goes The Dynamite” was coined in 2005 by a Ball State University student during an ill-fated sports broadcast, which quickly went viral on YouTube. An inexperienced operator had accidentally fast-forwarded through the broadcast script, forcing the young sportscaster to improvise and stumble his way through the show, live on air. This four-minute dark, yet playful, concerto for wind band recreates this frantic and terrifying experience using several driving phrygian rhythmic motives, with maracas, flexatone, triangles and cymbals providing a bright yet tense timbral counterpoint. I was tremendously honored to compose this new work for my dear friend Tom Caneva. I cherish the numerous times I have been able to work with Tom and his Wind Ensemble at Ball State University. Their magically lyrical, spontaneous, clear and detail-oriented performances are a composer’s dream. — Paul Dooley Ann Arbor, Michigan CONSORTIUM MEMBERS INSTITUTIONS Scott Boerma, Western Michigan University Robert Carnochan, University of Miami Jason Gardner, Appalachian State University Philip Klickman, St. Norbert College Chris Knighten, University of Arkansas Grant Dalton, Samford University Mary Schneider, Eastern Michigan University Larry Stoffel, California State University at Northridge Shawn Vondran, Northwestern University