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The Concord Band, Music Director Laureate
William Toland was musical director of the Concord Band from
1962 to 1995, and has directed wind ensemble, concert band, jazz
ensemble, pit orchestra, and marching band in public schools for
many years. During his teaching career, Toland taught courses in
theory and composition, electronic music, and humanities. He has
received the DeMolay Award for Exemplary Teaching, the
Lowell Mason Award for Outstanding Leadership in Music Education
from the Massachusetts Music Educators Association, a Citation
of Excellence from the National Band Associations, as well as
awards from the Association of Concert Bands and the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.
Concerned with the opportunities for modern composers, he has
been active in the commissioning of many new works for band. To
celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Concord Band, Toland
directed the band in a program of new works expressly written for
that concert.
Active as a composer, he uses the computer as a tool for
musical composition, using Professional Composer software to
enter his composition and arrangements. Many of his compositions
have been played by the band.
He holds a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Music Education
from Boston University and the University of Lowell, respectively.
Mr. Toland also composed several pieces that the band has performed,
including
Concord 350 (1985),
Pennyghael (1987),
Suite for Woodwinds (1990),
Go Down, Moses (1993),
Short Fanfare for a Happy Occasion (1995) and
Solstice (1995).
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