On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate the 200th birthday of Jean-Baptiste Arban; cornetist, conductor, composer, pedagogue and the first famed virtuoso of the cornet à piston (valved cornet), as well as the author of the "Trumpeter's Bible", which includes the pinnacle showpiece "The Carnival of Venice" variations. Join us here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Declaration For Trumpet
  Stephen Bulla
  Eastern Wind Symphony, William Silvester
  Terry Everson, trumpet    
Canto Sentimentale
  Ester Mägi
  Brian Reichenbach, trumpet &
  Rhonda Sider Edgington, organ    

Trumpet Concerto No. 2
1. Moderato
2. Slowly with Freedom
3. Allegro
  Fisher Tull
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
  Brain Shaw, cornet

Fantasie Brilliante
  Jean-Baptiste Arban
  US Navy Band, Captain Kenneth Collins
  Christopher Sala, cornet
Variations On A Theme From Norma
  Jean-Baptiste Arban; arr. Leigh Steiger
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
​  Ron Hufstader
  Nancy Taylor, cornet
Variations Sur "Le Carnaval de Venise"
  Jean-Baptiste Arban
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Donald Hunsberger
  Wynton Marsalis, soloist

The number three is considered magical because it's the smallest number that can create a pattern, and it's associated with completion, wisdom and harmony. On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we explore three "magical" tertiary compositions, each with three movements of their own. Join us here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Triptych
1. March
2. Barcarole
3. Tarantella
  Lawrence Wolfe
  Black Dyke Mills Band, Douglas Yeo, trombone

Symphony No. 8, Op. 84: "Trinity"
1. Ave Maria
2. Le Rondeau du Monsieur le Diable
3.  Pythagoras
  Arnold Rosner
  University of Houston Wind Ensemble

Les Trois Notes du Japon
1. La danse de la grue
2. La rivière enneigée
3. La fête du feu
  Toshio Mashima
  Orchestra Fiati di Valle Camonica

What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than with "suites", and on this episode of Wind & Rhythm we have an assortment of suites; the musical kind. Join us right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

St. Martin's Suite
1. Andante pomposo
2. Andante moderato
3. Allegro Molto vivace
  Jan Van der Roost
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Jan Van der Roost

Sounds, Sketches And Ideas
1. Daybreak
2. Escape Of The Gypsies
3. Funky Monkey
4. March Of The Broken Toys
  Roger Cichy
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony, Ron Hufstader

Suite No. 6
1. March Miniature
2. Summer Stroll
3. Halloween Hobgoblin
4. Awa Odori (Japanese Dance)
  Alfred Reed
  Otonowa Wind Symphonica, Alfred Reed

Estancia Suite, Op. 8a
1. The Agricultural Workers
2. Wheat Dance
3. The Cattlemen
4. Final Dance
  Alberto Ginastera
  US Marine Band, José Serebrier

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we listen to music written for the woodwind instrument that is typically made of brass; the saxophone.  Join us here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

C'era una volta il west /
L'uomo dell'armonica /
​Cheyenne
  Ennio Morricone
  Selmer Saxharmonic, Milan Turkovic
Mrs Malcolm, Her Reel (Funky Freuchie)
  Richard Ingham
  Scottish Saxophone Ensemble
Desierto
  Marleen Huizinga Visser & Henk Huizinga
  Vento do Norte Saxophone Ensemble,
  Henk van Twillert
Suite for Jazz Saxophones 
  arr. MSG Paul Murtha
  (after D. Gillespie, H. Carmichael, C. Parker)
  US Army Band, Colonel Thomas Rotondi, Jr.

Book of the Dead
1. All the Evil Upon Me Has Been Removed
2. Guarding Against the Loss of Heart
3. Defending Against Being Devoured
by Servants of Osiris
4. The Weighing of the Heart
  Roy Magnuson
  Illinois State University Wind Symphony,
  Stephen K. Steele
  Paul Nolen, soprano saxophone

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year 2025 by exploring music from Chinese composers. We'll honor The Year of the Snake, embodying traits like resourcefulness, self-reliance, and determination, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Seeker's Scherzo
  Zhou Tian
  Texas A&M University-Kingsville Wind Symphony,
  Scott Anthony Jones
Internet Symphony "Eroica"
  Tan Dun
  VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band,
​  Stacey Larson Dolan

The Future of Fire
  Long Zhou
  Texas Tech University Symphonic Wind Ensemble,
  Sarah McKoin
Come, Drink One More Cup
  Chen Qian
  Sichuan Conservatory of Music Band, Lee Tian Tee
Pleasant Surprise
  Wang Hesheng
  Sichuan Conservatory of Music Band, Lee Tian Tee
"Folk Song of Climbing Mountain" 
from Chinese Folk Song Collection
  arr. Chen Qian
  Grand Symphonic Winds, Joseph Cheung
Shanghai Overture
  Bright Sheng
  University of Michigan Symphonic Band,
​  Michael Haithcock
Dragon Rhyme:
1. Mysteriously - Harmoniously; 2. Energetically
  Chen Yi
  Hartt School Wind Ensemble, Glen Adsit

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we feature brass bands from Great Britain and the United States in a kind of informal battle of the bands, all right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

A Bandman's Overture
  Philip Sparke
  Cory Band, Philip Harper
A Final Fling
  Philip Sparke
  Cory Band, Dr. Robert Childs
  David Childs, euphonium

At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal
  Brian Fahey
  Black Dyke Mills Band, Nicholas Childs 
La Califfa
  Ennio Morricone; arr. Pullin
  Yorkshire Building Society Band, David King
  Peter Roberts, soprano cornet
Gaelforce
  Peter Graham
  Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Garry Cutt
Images For Brass
  Stephen Bulla
  Brass of the Potomac, Stephen Bulla
My Tribute (To God Be the Glory)
  Andraé Crouch; arr. Drew Fennell
  River City Brass Band, Denis Colwell
Black and Tan Fantasy
  Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley; arr. Pilafian
  Brass Band of Battle Creek, Howard Snell
  Wycliffe Gordon, trombone
Malagueña
  Ernesto Lecuona; arr. Harrelson
  Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi
  Tim Thomas, trumpet; Karen Zawacki, trombone

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we take a moment to honor some of the musicians and composers that have passed away in 2024. We hear music by Richard Sherman, Sergio Mendes, Peter Schickele, and Quincy Jones, among others, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Glory of Catalonia
  Michio Mamiya
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Donald Hunsberger
Slavonic Chorale and Dance
  Dennis Eveland
  VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band,
  Alexander Kaminsky
Kitty Hawk
  John Cheetham
  US Coast Guard Band,
​  Commander W. Kenneth Megan
La Grande Parade
  Laurens Van Rooyen
  Concertband Voor Vlaanderen, Jozef Ratajczak

Related Characters
  Barbara Kolb
  Jessica Lindsey, clarinet &
  Christian Bohnenstengel, piano
Mas que nada
  Sergio Mendes
  Brass Band Willebroek, Frans Violet
Soul Bossa Nova
  Quincy Jones & Denis Burton
  Swiss Army Central Band, Major Aldo Werlen
Fanfare and Variation on Antioch - 1 Fanfare
  Emma Lou Diemer
  Borealis Brass
Little Triptych for Wind Quintet - 1. Introitus
  Romuald Twardowski
  Cracow Golden Quintet
Suite: Vivat Regina
  Laurie Johnson
  The Band and Trumpeters of the
  Royal Military School of Music, 
  Lieutenant Colonel Trevor Le M. Sharpe, OBE
Theme from Arsene Lupin
  Jean-Pierre Bourtayre
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra & Marc Reift Orchestra,
  Marc Reift
Elegies for Clarinet and Piano - 1. Song for Bert
  Peter Schickele
  Sean Osborn, clarinet & Blair McMillen, piano
The Jungle Book
  Robert B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift
It's a Small World
  Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman & Ted Parson
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra &
​  Marc Reift Orchestra, Marc Reift

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we leave 2024 behind by revisiting some of our favorite music from this past year. Join us in a quick look back, here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

First Suite in Eb - 2. Intermezzo; 3. March
  Gustav Holst
  University of Michigan Symphony Band,
  H. Robert Reynolds
Japanese songs / Japan Sea Tour
  Kunihiko Furukawa
  Tokyo Seréno Bass Clarinet Ensemble MOKUTAN
Requiem
  David Maslanka
  Ohio University Wind Symphony, Andrew Trachsel
The Island Of Light - 1. Cova D'en Xoroi
  José Alberto Pina
  Banda de Música da Força Aérea, 
  Lieutenant Colonel Élio Luís Salsinha Murcho
Overture to "Dancer in the Dark"
  Björk Guðmundsdóttir
  Washington Symphonic Brass
My Brother's Brain - 1. The Inventions
  Carter Pann
  Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble,
  Mallory Thompson
Of Our New Day Begun
  Omar Thomas
  Northern Arizona University Wind Symphony,
​  Stephen Meyer

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we listen to Holiday carols related peace, mercy, and goodwill, with a special rendition of Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24. Join us right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Shepherd's Pipe Carol
  Rutter, arr: Graham
  Freckleton Brass Band, Paul Dalton
While Shepherds Watched
  Tye, arr: Kirbye
  Freckleton Brass Band, Paul Dalton
Variations On A German Carol (Stille, Stille, Stille)
  trad., James Curnow
  Brass Band of Columbus, Dr. Paul Droste
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
  trad., arr. Edward Montgomery
  Brass Band of Columbus, Dr. Paul Droste

Ode For Christmas
  trad. Byzantine chant
  Empire Brass
​Christmas Time Is Here
  Vince Guaraldi
  Tower Brass of Chicago
Do You Hear What I Hear?
  Gloria Shayne
  Tower Brass of Chicago
O Magnum Mysterium
  Morten Lauridsen
  US Coast Guard Band, Commander W. Kenneth Megan
In Heavenly Peace
  Terry Camsey
  New York Staff Band, Ronald Waiksnoris
Tantum Ergo / Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
  trad., arr. Richard Price
  Galliard Brass Ensemble
Quem vidistis pastores?
  Andrea Gabriel
  Galliard Brass Ensemble
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
  Jean Baptiste Calkin, arr. Warren Barker
  The Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
O Come Emmanuel
  arr. Leroy Anderson
  The College of New Jersey Wind Ensemble,
​  William H. Silvester
Silent Night
  Franz Xaver Gruber
  Chicago Brass Quintet
Walking in the Air (From "The Snowman")
  Howard Blake
  Pohja Military Band, Petri Junna
  Jouko Harjanne, piccolo trumpet
Christmas Eve (Sarajevo - 12/24)
  arr. Roger Thorne
  Natural State Brass Band, Rusty Morris

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we explore a variety of ageless Holiday music, many of which could be your favorite Christmas songs. Join us here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Suite of Carols - I. Carol of the Bells
  Mykola Leontovych, arr. Wilber Collins
  University of Texas Trombone Choir, Nathaniel Brickens
The Little Drummer Boy
  Simone, Onorati, Davis; arr. Sparke
  Brass Band of Battle Creek, Frank Renton
The Nativity
  Franco Cesarini
  US Coast Guard Band, Commander W. Kenneth Megan
12 Days of Christmas
  Traditional, arr. Lennie Niehaus
  SaXmas

What Child Is This?
  Traditional, arr. Elgar Howarth
  Isthmus Brass, John Stevens
​Mary's Boy Child
  Jester Hairston, arr. Philip Sparke
  Harmonie De Charlesbourg, François Dorion
For Unto Us a Child Is Born
  G. F. Handel, arr. Scott Hartman
  Brass Band of Battle Creek, Mark Gould
When Christ Was Born
  Traditional Polish
  Chicago Brass Quintet
Infant Jesus (Gesù Bambino)
  Pietro Yon
  Chicago Brass Quintet
We Three Kings
  John Henry Hopkins, arr. Lennie Niehaus
  SaXmas
Silent Night
  Franz Xaver Gruber
  Canadian Brass + Organ: Eric Robertson, organ
The Holly and the Ivy
  Traditional, Cecil Sharp
  Imani Winds
Go Tell It On the Mountain
  Traditional
  Imani Winds

​On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we start the yuletide season by playing brass arrangements with songs about angels. Think "Gabriel blowing his trumpet", right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing /
Angels We Have Heard On High
  traditional
  Empire Brass
Jubilate Deo
  Giovanni Gabrieli
  Galliard Brass Ensemble
Angelus Ad Pastores
  Samuel Scheidt
  Galliard Brass Ensemble
Ding Dong Merrily on High
  traditional
  Galliard Brass Ensemble
Gabriel's Message
  traditional
  London Brass

The First Noel
  traditional
  Chicago Brass Quintet
Angels from the Realms of Glory
  Henry Smart, arr. David Wolpe & Chris Smart
  Brass Band of Battle Creek, Kevin Sedatole
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
  arr: Jones, Noel
  Salvation Army Chicago Staff Band, William Himes
O Holy Night
  arr: Stephen Bulla
  International Staff Band, Stephen Cobb
  Gary Fountain, soprano cornet soloist
Veni, Veni (O Come O Come Emmanuel)
  arr. Chip Davis, transcribed Lisa Galvin
  Brass Band of Columbus, Dr. Paul Droste
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  Felix Mendelssohn
​  adpt. William Cummings / arr. Gary Slechta
  Wayne Bergeron with the After Hours Brass
Sweet Chiming Bells
  Stephen Bulla
  New England Brass
  Leif Reslow, euphonium solo
Grand Angelic March
  arr. Eric Robertson/adpt. Robert Longfield
  Canadian Brass + Organ
  Eric Robertson, organ
The Angel Choir And The Trumpeter
  Chris Dedrick, arr. Christopher Coletti
  Canadian Brass
  Caleb Hudson, solo piccolo trumpet

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we explore music compositions based on literary works. Join us right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

King Arthur Overture
  Henry Purcell, arr. R. Smedvig
  Empire Brass Quintet

Aladdin Suite - 1. Oriental Festival March
  Carl Nielsen, arr. Johan de Meij    
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Johan de Meij

Of Sailors and Whales
1. Ishmael
2. Queequeg
3. Father Mapple
4. Ahab
5. The White Whale
  Francis McBeth
  US Army Band, Francis McBeth

Symphony No. 1: The Divine Comedy 
1. The Inferno
2. Purgatorio
3. The Ascension
4. Paradiso
  Robert W. Smith
  Symphony Band, Unió Musical de Llíria,
  José Miguel Micó Castellano

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we explore a wonderful mix of music by composers from Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland.  Join us right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Vallflickans Dans from Bergakungen
  Hugo Alfvén
  San Francisco Wind Symphony, Martin H. Seggelke
Daydream - Solo for Euphonium
  Frode Thingnæs
  Noteservice Wind Ensemble
​Overture to "Dancer in the Dark"
  Björk Guðmundsdóttir
  Washington Symphonic Brass
Finlandia
  Jean Sibelius
  Detroit Concert Band, Leonard B. Smith
Sons of the Midnight Sun (Live)
  Timo Forsström
  Florida All-State Concert Band, C. David Ragsdale
A Requiem In Our Time: Credo Et Dupito
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  Finnish Brass Symphony, Hannu Lintu
Rapsodia Borealis
  Søren Hyldgaard
  The Danish Concert Band, Jorgen Misser Jensen
  Jesper Juul Sorensen, trombone

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we listen to music made for moving your body. Let's dance, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Aires Tropicales: VI. Contradanza
  Paquito D'Rivera
  Imani Winds
Spiritual Dance
  Hildegard von Bingen
  Empire Brass Quintet
Ballet For Band - 2. Waltz, Light Fantastic
  Cindy McTee
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Three Notes of Japan - Dance Of The Cranes
  Toshiro Mashima
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Concertango
  Luis Serrano Alarcón
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
  Stephan Friel, alto saxophone
Fandango
  Frank Perkins
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Howard Dunn
Peace Dancer
  Jodie Blackshaw
  The University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
  Bradley Genevro
Traditional Klezmer Dances - 1. Khosidl; 2. Freylekh
  Gene Kavadlo
  Imani Winds
Danza de los Duendes
  Nancy Galbraith
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate Charles Ives' 150th birthday by exploring his hidden genius, pioneering contemporary art music, filled with contradictions, failure, grace and vision; a true American original. Join us here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

by Charles Ives

They are There!
  US Marine Band, Colonel Timothy Foley
From the Steeples and the Mountains
  US Navy Band, Captain Brian Walden

Memories, Very Pleasant and Rather Sad
1. Remembrance
2. Memories (a. Very Pleasant)
3. Memories (b. Rather Sad)
4. The Circus Band
5. The Things Our Fathers Loved
6. Old Home Day
  US Marine Band, Lieutenant Colonel Jason Fettig
  Gunnery Sergeant Sara Dell'Omo, mezzo-soprano

Variations on 'America'
  US Air Force Heritage of America Band,
  Major Douglas Monroe
"Country Band" March
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Donald Hunsberger
Overture & March, "1776"
  US Marine Band, Colonel Timothy Foley
The Alcotts
  Michigan State University Symphonic Band,
​  John Madden

Old Home Days
1. Waltz
2. The Collection
3. The Opera House
4. Slow March
5. London Bridge Is Falling Down
  Cincinnati Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon

A Son of a Gambolier
  US Marine Band, Colonel Timothy Foley

Let's talk drums. On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we feature the percussion section, and how very, very musical they can be. Join us right here at the gathering place for people who love band music

​Rhythm Stand
  Jennifer Higdon
  Rutgers University Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble,
​  William Berz
As Fast as Wind and Lightning
  Hsieh Shi (謝十)
  Ten Drum Art Percussion Group

Symphony for Brass and Percussion
1. Maestoso, Allegro ma non troppo
2. Largo
3. Con moto
  Alfred Reed
  Monarch Brass, Apo Hsu

Aliens with Extraordinary Abilities
6. Things May Change (But Probably Not)
  David Skidmore
  Third Coast Percussion

Log Cabin Blues
  George Hamilton Green
  O-Zone Percussion Group
Exploration of Time
  Eckhard Kopetzki
  University of Houston Percussion Ensemble,
​  Blake Wilkins
Concertino for Solo Percussion and Band
  Jack Stamp
  Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
  Michael Kingan, Percussion

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we explore the musical service or composition in honor of the dead, Requiems; from the Latin "Requiem aeternum dona eis" (Eternal rest grant to them). Join us right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Dies Irae from Requiem
  Giuseppe Verdi, arr. Jason Cole
  Symphonia, R. Winston Morris
Requiem Paraphrases on a Theme by Mozart
  Peter Meechan
  US Military Academy Band at West Point,
​  Lieutenant Colonel Timothy J. Holtan
  Jason Ham, euphonium
Requiem
  David Maslanka
  Ohio University Wind Symphony, Andrew Trachsel
Symphonic Requiem, Op. 135
  James Barnes
  US Army Concert Band, Colonel Thomas H. Palmatier

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we hear music composed to help console, honor, and heal after tragic events. Join us here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

The Eyes of the World Are Upon You
  Jennifer Jolley
  University of Texas Wind Ensemble, Jerry Junkin
An American Elegy
  Frank Ticheli
  University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, Paul W. Popiel
Into the Silent Land
  Steve Danyew
  Baylor University Wind Ensemble, Eric Wilson
Coral Springs
  Kenneth Fuchs
  Florida All-State Concert Band, Jo Jossim
Of Our New Day Begun
  Omar Thomas
  Northern Arizona University Wind Symphony,
​  Stephen Meyer

Gustav Holst's compositions for wind band, although only a small portion of his total output, have made him a cornerstone of the genre. As such, on this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate the music of Gustav Holst on his 150th birthday! Join us here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

by Gustav Holst

March
  Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
Capriccio
  arr. Paul Noble
  Bowling Green State University,
  Green Street University Band, Bruce Moss
Japanese Suite, Op 33
  Philharmonia à Vent, John Boyd
St. Paul's Suite - Finale (The Dargason)
  arr. Philip Sparke
  The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force,
  Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs
The Planets - Mars, Jupiter
  Star of Indiana & Canterbury Brass
Marching Song
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

A Moorside Suit
1. Scherzo, 2. Nocturne, 3. March
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we explore music variations, such as melody, rhythm, harmony, counterpoint, timbre, orchestration, or any combination of these, based on a theme.  Join us right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Variations from the Northern Sea for Band
  Yasuhide Ito
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Kimura Yoshihiro
Simple Gifts: Four Shaker Songs - 4. Simple Gifts
  Frank Ticheli
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Purcell Variations
  Kenneth Downie
  Grimethorpe Colliery Band,
  Gary Cutt & Major Peter Parkes
Theme and Variations, Op. 43a
  Arnold Schoenberg
  University of Illinois Symphonic Band, Dr. Harry Begian
The Yellow Rose of Texas Variations
  traditional; arr. Lewis J. Buckley
  US Coast Guard Band, Captain Kenneth Megan
  MUC Dan S. Vinson, euphonium    
American Variations
  Jerry Bilik
  The College Of New Jersey Wind Ensemble,
​  William Silvester

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate the beginning of the school year by listening to music played by high school ensembles. Class is in session, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Lauds "Praise High Day"
  Ron Nelson
  William Mason High School Wind Symphony,
  Edward F. Protzman
Beautiful River
  Robert Lowry; arr. Carol Brittin Chambers
  Allen High School Wind Ensemble, Joshua Blankenship
Dragon Sky
  Julie Giroux
  Flower Mound High School Wind Symphony,
​  Brent Bishkup

Iron Sharpens Iron 
  Michael Pote
  Robinson High School Symphonic Band, Robert Vetter
Wildcat Run
  James M. Stephenson
  Lone Star High School Wind Symphony, Mark Poole
Fanfare for Justice
  Richard Saucedo
  Centennial High School Wind Ensemble, David Matchim
Sharpened Stick    
  Brett William Dietz
  Kennesaw Mountain High School Percussion Ensemble,
  Max Mullinix
Cape Breton Postcard - 1. The Dawn
  Catherine McMichael
  O'Fallon Township High School Wind Ensemble,
  Stephen Steele
Gabriel's Oboe
  Ennio Morricone
  Broken Arrow High School Wind Ensemble, Darrin Davis
Boundless River
  Frank Ticheli
  Claudia Taylor Johnson High School Wind Ensemble,
​  James F. Keene
A Mother of a Revolution!
  Omar Thomas
  Florida All-State Concert Band, C. David Ragsdale

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we take a look back on some of our favorite selections from Season 16! We re-share some fantastic music, featuring the clarinet and flute, some instruments not typically heard with a wind band, to themes of nature, philosophy, mental health, and the bible. Join us again at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Journey of the Bonfire
  William Owens
  Wind Symphony of Clovis
Did You Do?
  Øystein Baadsvik
  Fanfare Band of the Royal Netherlands
​  Army Mounted Regiments, Tijmen Botma
  Øystein Baadsvik, didgeridoo
Elegies for Clarinet and Piano - 1. Song for Bert
  Peter Schickele
  Sean Osborn, clarinet & Blair McMillen, piano
The Moon Glistens - 2. Wide Blue Sky
  Joni Greene
  University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, Paul Popiel

Great Train Race for Solo Flute
  Ian Duncan Antony Clarke
  Jasmine Choi, flute
The Glass Bead Game - 2. Father Jacobus
  James A. Beckel, Jr.
  DePauw University Band, Craig Paré
Canyon Country
  Sammy Nestico
  Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy,
  Peter Kleine Schaars
A Londoner in New York - 2. Harlem
  Jim Parker
  Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Philip Jones
Psalm 150
  Jack Stamp
  Messiah College Wind Ensemble, Bradley Genevro
Baby Elephant Walk
  Henry Mancini
  The Midwest Winds
Dancing Solo - 4. Flat Out
  Libby Larsen
  Tasha Warren
Street Song - 2. Relaxed
  Michael Tilson Thomas
  University of Georgia Wind Ensemble, John P. Lynch
A Life Worth Living
  Brian Balmages
  Bernice Knox Wiley Middle School Wind Ensemble, Taylor Williamson
Overture in FivE-flat
  Julie Giroux
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
​  Andrew Hunter

Did the 2024 Summer Olympics spark your interest in all things French? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we hear music from French composers Daniel Auber, Claude Debussy, Ida Gotkovsky, Gabriel Faure, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Olympic Fanfare (Bugler's Dream)
  Leo Arnaud
  [ad hoc ensemble]
Quant J'ai Ouy Le Tabourin
(When I Heard The Drums Playing)
  Claude Debussy
  Empire Brass
Grand Choeur Dialogué
  Eugène Gigout
  Michael Murray & Empire Brass
Barcarolle from “The Tales of Hoffman”
  Jaques Offenbach, arr. Denzil Stephens
  Brass Band of Battle Creek, Constantine Kitsopoulos
Procession du Vendredi-Saint
  Henri Tomasi
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
  Mary Preston, organ
Concerto pour grand orchestre et saxophone:
Allegro con fuoco
  Ida Gotkovsky
  Musique Royale des Guides Belges, Norbert Nozy
  Jean Leclercq, saxophone
Pié Jesu from Requiem
  Gabriel Fauré
  Culma Brass
Tango Virtuoso
  Thierry Escaich
  Donald Sinta Quartet
Suite divertimento - 4. Nocturne
  Germaine Tailleferre
  Orchestre d'Harmonie du Conservatoire
​  de Maastricht & Sef Pijpers
Le Domino Noir
  Daniel Auber
  Fodens Band, Russell Gray

We immediately recognize Rhapsody In Blue by its iconic opening clarinet glissando. On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we pay tribute to George Gershwin's most enduring composition, which premiered 100 years ago, on February 12, 1924 in New York City. Join us here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

by George Gershwin

Cuban Overture
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
An American in Paris
  US Coast Guard Band, Commander Kenneth Megan
Summertime
  Siena Wind Orchestra
Rhapsody In Blue
  US Army Concert Band, Colonel Thomas Rotondi, Jr.

​We hear you! And on this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we play music chosen by you, our loyal listeners. It’s our 13th Listeners’ Choice show and includes works by Steven Bryant, Gustav Holst, John Mackey, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

The Ringmaster's March
from "The Soul Has Many Motions"
  John Mackey
  Shujitsu Wind Ensembles, Takumi Kobayashi
Under the Willow
  Julie Giroux
  US Army Field Band, Jim R. Keene
Quintessence - I & II
  David Gillingham
  University of Illinois Wind Symphony, James F. Keene
First Swedish Rhapsody
  Erik Leidzén
  Royal Swedish Army Conscript Band, Mats Janhagen

Alchemy In Silent Spaces
1. The Logic of All My Dreams
  Steven Bryant
  University of Nevada Las Vegas Wind Orchestra,
  Thomas Leslie

Second Suite in F Major for Military Band
1. March
2. Song Without Words, “I’ll Love My Love”
3. The Song of the Blacksmith
4. Fantasia on the "Dargason"
  Gustav Holst
  The Central Band of the Royal Air Force, Eric Banks