On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, with music by Randall Standridge, Salvador Alan Jacobo, Michael Markowski and Omar Thomas, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Stonewall: 1969
  Randall Standridge
  Lodge Studio Wind Ensemble, Randall Standridge
Colors Ever So Vibrant
  Salvador Alan Jacobo
  Mid America Freedom Band from Kansas City, MO,
​  Lee Hartman
City Trees
  Michael Markowski
  Brooklyn Wind Symphony, Jeff Ball
We Will Know
  Omar Thomas
  Omar Thomas Large Ensemble, Omar Thomas

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we have music written in dedication to fathers.  So join us for works by Michael Daugherty, David Holsinger, and more, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Symphony #2 - III. Theme & Variations
  Kimberly Archer
  Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
  Wind Symphony, John Raymond Bell
In Memoriam - II. Adieu
  Joel Love
  Elysian Quartet    
Gearbox
  James Syler
  Auburn University Symphonic Band, Dr. Rick Good
Little Fantasy on an American Hymn
  David Holsinger
  Mansfield University Concert Wind Ensemble,
  Adam F. Brennan
Reflections on the Mississippi
​for Tuba and Symphonic Band
  Michael Daugherty
  University of Michigan Symphony Band,
  Michael Haithcock
O mein Papa
  Paul Burkhard
  Jaguar Cars (City of Coventry) Band, Ray Farr

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we have music about our singular ability as a people to come together in times of trouble.  We’ll hear from Valerie Coleman, David Maslanka, William Owens and more, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Prayers for a Troubled Nation
  Jack Stamp
  University of Minnesota Wind Ensemble,
  Dr. Emily Threinen
With Valor and Brave Heart
  William Owens
  LV Berkner High School, Richardson, TX,
  Brad Kent
Lachrymae
  Yo Goto
  The University of Western Ontario Wind Ensemble,
  Dr. Colleen Richardson
Umoja
  Valerie Coleman
  Imani Winds    
Symphony #4
  David Maslanka
  Dallas Wind Symphony,
​  Jerry Junkin

Do you believe in perpetual motion?  On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we have the musical answer in the “moto perpetuo” with examples by Joseph Jongen, Johann Strauss, and Eric Whitacre, and we’ll keep it going with even more examples, here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Moto Perpetuo
  Niccolò Paganini
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift
Perpetual Song
  Dan Welcher
  US Military Academy Band at West Point    
Perpetuum mobile "Musikalischer Scherz”
  Johann Strauss II
  Sächsische Bläserphilharmonie, Thomas Clamor
Concerto for Wind Ensemble - III. Perpetual Motion
  Karel Husa
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Matinees Musicales, After Rossini - Moto Perpetuo
  Benjamin Britten
  US Marine Band, John R. Bourgeois
Concertino Classico - III. Moto Perpetuo
  Philip Sparke
  The Concert Band of the German Armed Forces,
​  Lieutenant Colonel Walter Ratzek
Symphony 5 1/2: A Symphony for Fun - I. Perpetual Emotion
  Don Gillis
  Symphonic Wind Orchestra Harmonie St. Michaël Thorn,
  Heinz Friesen
The High Songs - II. Moto perpetuo
  Carter Penn
  University of Central Oklahoma Wind Symphony, Brian Lamb
Equus
  Eric Whitacre
  University of Miami Wind Ensemble, Gary Green
Symphonie Concertante - IV. Toccata (Moto perpetuo)
  Joseph Jongen
  DePauw University Band, Craig Paré

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we feature music from, and inspired by, the Medieval and Renaissance periods.  From Leonin and Praetorius to Ron Nelson and Frank Curnow, we’ll traverse the ages, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Aymi, dame de valour
  Guillaume de Machaut
  Blondel    

Medieval Suite
I. Homage to Léonin    
II. Homage to Pérotin
III. Homage to Machaut
  Ron Nelson
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Sacrae Symphoniae - Canzon duodecimi toni
  Giovanni Gabrieli
  Empire Brass & Friends
Domine ad Adiuvandum
  Claudio Monteverdi
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift

Renaissance Suite
I. Vive Henri IV
II. Kemp's Jig
III. Canario
IV. Bransle de Chevaux
  Franco Cesarini
  The Concert Band of the German Armed Forces,
​  Walter Ratzek

Callino Casturame
  William Byrd
  Canadian Brass    
Praetorius Variations
  James Curnow
  Curnow Music Concert Band, James Curnow

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we hear music as well as parts of our interview with award-winning composer and educator David R. Gillingham, here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Double F Fanfare
  University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds,
  Ron Hufstader    
Concertino for Percussion and Wind Ensemble
  Oklahoma State University Wind Ensemble,
  Joseph Missal    
Be Thou My Vision
  Indiana University Wind Ensemble, Ray Cramer    
Summer of 2008 - Mvt II. Wondrous Starry Night
  Illinois State University Wind Symphony,
  Stephen K. Steele    
Crest of Honor
  University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds,
​  Ron Hufstader    
Symphony No. 2, "Genesis" - Mvt V. The Sign of the Covenant
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher    
Foster's America - Mvt II. Beautiful Dreamer    
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher     
Vital Signs of Planet Earth - Mvt III. Deluge
  George Curan, bass trombone
With Heart and Voice
  Indiana University of Pennsylvania Bands, Jack Stamp

What woodwind instrument is made of brass and renowned for is expressiveness and dynamics?  The Saxophone, of course.  On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we feature saxophone compositions by John Williams, Brian Morales, Ida Gotkovsky, and John Mackey, here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Escapades for Solo Sax and Band:
Joy Ride; Reflections; Closing In
  John Williams; arr. Bulla
  Dallas Wind Symphony
  Jerry Junkin, conductor; Tim McAllister, saxophone
Csardas
  Vittorio Monti
  Dallas Wind Symphony
  Jerry Junkin, conductor; Tim McAllister, saxophone
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble
- Mvt V. Finale
  John Mackey
  Cy-Fair High School Symphonic Band
  Mark Veenstra, conductor; Jeffrey Loeffert, soprano sax
Propatia Distatia for saxophone quartet
  Brian Morales
  California State University Fullerton Saxophone Quartet, 
  Brain Morales
Concerto pour grand orchestra et saxophone:
Andante cantabile
  Ida Gotkovsky
  Orchestre d'harmonie de la Charente Maritime,
  Frédéric Oster, conductor; Norbert Nozy, saxophone
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Band
- Mvt I. This Is Not the Blues
- Mvt II. Little Song for Two Bills
- Mvt III. Heavy Traffic
  Evan Chambers
  US Military Academy Band at West Point
  Lieutenant Colonel Timothy J. Holtan, conductor;
​  Wayne Tice, saxophone

5/10/20. On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, it’s not so much math, but mothers that we pay tribute.  So join us for this celebration of mothers, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Everyday Hero
  Timothy Mahr
  St. Olaf Band, Timothy Mahr
Avelynn's Lullaby
  Joel Puckett
  University of Texas Arlington Wind Symphony,
  Douglas Stotter
Concerto No. 2 for Piano, Winds and Percussion: 
Groucho's Dance
  David Maslanka
  Illinois State University Wind Symphony,
  Stephen K. Steele
Wind Beneath My Wings
  Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley
  Brass of the Potomac, Stephen Bulla
Symphony No. 5 "Freedom from Fear,
Images from the Shoreline”: I. The Relinquishing
  Kevin Walczyk
  University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, Paul Popiel
Songs My Mother Taught Me
  Antonín Dvořák
  Black Dyke Mills Band, Major Peter Parkes
A Requiem In Our Time: Hymnus
  Einojuhani Rautavaara
  Finnish Brass Symphony, Hannu Lintu
With Quiet Courage
  Larry Daehn
  Massachusetts Wind Orchestra, Malcolm W. Rowell Jr.

On this episode, we continue with more music requested by you, our listeners.  We’ll hear Leonard Bernstein, Carl Orff, and Gustav Holst, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music, Wind & Rhythm. ​

Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
  Omnia Sol Temperat
  Floret Silva Nobilis
  Ego Sum Abbas
  Dies, Nox Et Omnia
  Stetit Puella
  Si Puer Cum Puellula
  Dulcissime
  O Fortuna
University of North Texas
​Wind Symphony and Grand Chorus,
Eugene Migliaro Corporon

"Hammersmith": Prelude and Scherzo, Op. 52
  Gustav Holst
  US Marine Band, Colonel Michael J Colburn

Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
  Leonard Berstein
  Showa Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Do you have a favorite wind band song? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we listen to music requested by you!  We’ll hear songs by Stephen Bulla, Eric Whitacre and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Roller Coaster
  Stephen Bulla
  Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi
The Palace Rhapsody, Op. 72
  Aulis Sallinen
  The Guards' Band, Elias Seppälä
Satiric Dances
  I. Allegro Pesante; II. Adagio Mesto; III. Allegro Spumante
  Norman Dello Joio
  Rutgers University Wind Ensemble, William Berz
Suite of Old American Dances
  I. Cake Walk; II. Schottische;
  III. Western One-Step; IV. Wallflower Waltz; V. Rag
  Robert Russell Bennett
  Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra,
​  Clark Rundell
Lux Nova
  Eric Whitacre
  Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band, Kazufumi Yamashita
Semper Fidelis
  John Philip Sousa
  US Marine Band, William F. Santelmann

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we help celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.  We’ll hear music from David Maslanka, Johan de Meij, and Karel Husa, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Mother Earth: A Fanfare
  David Maslanka
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Apotheosis of This Earth - Mvt III. Postscript
  Karel Husa
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
La Création du monde
  Darius Milhaud
  US Marine Band, Lieutenant Colonel Jason Fettig
New World Dances - Mvt I. Earth Dance
  Martin Ellerby
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Earthscape
  David Marlatt
  Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble,
​  Rodney Holms
Symphony No. 3, "Planet Earth" - Mvt III. Mother Earth
  Johan de Meij
  La Artistica Buñol, Henrie Adams
Prelude on a Hymn of Praise
  James Curnow
  The Johan Willem Friso Military Band, James Curnow

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we salute all the heroes caring for us and keeping us safe during this crisis.  We’ll hear music from John Williams, Julie Giroux, Michael Daugherty, Philip Spark, and Frank Ticheli, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Fanfare for the Common Man
  Aaron Copland
  DePauw University Band, Craig Parré
Summon the Heroes
  John Williams
  Vienna Brass Connection    
Images of a Hero
  Clint Needham
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Sanctuary
  Frank Ticheli
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
  Ron Hufstader
Salute to a Hero
  Philip Sparke
  Nagoya University of Arts Wind Orchestra,
  Jan Van der Roost
Poéme Héroïque
  Marcel Dupré
  Canadian Brass    
Asclepius
  Michael Daugherty
  University of Michigan Symphony Band,
​  Michael Haithcock
Prayer of Saint Gregory
  Alan Hovhaness
  Ryan Anthony, trumpet & Mary Preston, organ    
To Walk With Wings
  Julie Giroux
  Drake University Wind Symphony, Robert Meunier

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we have some hopeful music to help guide us through these challenging times.  Music by Kenneth Downie, Jan Van der Roost, Matt Mauro, and David Maslanka.  Won’t you join us, here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Vision of Hope
  Matt Mauro
  Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
Lord of All Hopefulness
  arr. Kenneth Downie
  Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Phillip McCann
Song of Hope
  Peter Meechan
  Virginia Wind Symphony, Dennis Zeisler
Whatsoever Things…
  Mark Camphouse
  Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble,
  Mallory Thompson
Song of Hope
  Jan Van der Roost
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Jan Van der Roost
My Faith Looks Up To Thee
  Timothy Rhea
  Concordia Wind Symphony, Richard R. Fischer
Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble
- Mvt III. Be Content, Be Calm
  David Maslanka
  Frost Wind Ensemble of the University of Miami,
​  Gary Green
Symphony No 2 - Mvt III. Apollo Unleashed
  Frank Ticheli
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Corporon

What do you do when news and circumstances of the day have you down? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we try a little distraction. Please join us for an hour of happy, joyful music, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Cheers!
  Jack Stamp
  Southern California Brass Consortium,
​  Hector Salazar
Radiant Joy
  Steven Bryant
  University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, Paul Bryant

Miniature Suite - Mvt V. Irrational Joy
  Steven Bryant
  National Intercollegiate Band, Richard Clary
Concerto for Trombones 
- Mvt III. Bright Like a Sun - My Dream
  Dana Wilson
  Ohio University Wind Ensemble, Andrew Trachsel
Joyous Alleluias
  Jared Spears
  Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
Happy
  Pharrell Williams
  Salt River Brass, Patrick Sheridan
March of the Cute Little Wood Sprites
  Peter Schickele as PDQ Bach
  National Symphonic Winds, Lowell Graham
The Twelve Gallon Hat
  Julie Giroux
  North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher

Collusion Tuba Concerto
- Mvt I. Illusion Epic    
- Mvt II. Elision Amen
- Mvt III. Collusion Funk
Rob Teehan
US Army Concert Band, Colonel Timothy Holtan

What famous composer was born in Australia, educated in Germany, became a professional pianist in Britain, then moved to the US where he served in the US Army band?  On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we feature music by Percy Grainger.  

​The Duke of Marlborough Fanfare
  University of Illinois Symphonic Band, Dr. Harry Begian
Country Gardens
  University of Missouri Wind Ensemble, Thomas O'Neal
Spoon River
  Sydney Conservatorium Wind Symphony, John Lynch
Australian Up-Country Tune
  Northshore Concert Band, John P. Paynter
Mock Morris
  University of Houston Wind Ensemble, Eddie Green
Bell Piece
  University of Arkansas Wind Ensemble, Chris Knighten
Molly on the Shore
  Michigan State University Symphonic Band,
  Kenneth Bloomquist
Themes from "Green Bushes”
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
The Immovable Do, "The Ciphering C”
  Michigan State University Symphonic Band,
​  Kenneth Bloomquist
Lincolnshire Posy    
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Donald Hunsberger
Irish Tune from County Derry
  University of Florida Clarinet Ensemble, Mitchell Estrin

​If you’ve ever dreamed of flying through space, beaming down to a different world, or meeting sentient aliens from another galaxy, we’ve got a show for you.  This week on Wind & Rhythm we nerd out on science fiction with pieces by Philip Sparke, Jerry Goldsmith, and of course John Williams, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Star Trek: Opening Theme
  Alexander Courage
  Gomalan Quintet    
Three Extraordinary Journeys: A Tribute to Jules Verne
Mvt I. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  Philip Sparke
  The XBY Concert Band, Dennis Mycroft

Stargate the Ark of Truth
  Joel Goldsmith
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift
Asimov's Aviary
  Joel Puckett
  US Air Force Band, Colonel Larry Lang
Total Recall
  Jerry Goldsmith
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Main Title Theme
  John Williams
  Gomalan Quintet    
Raiders March
  John Williams
  US Coast Guard Band, Captain Kenneth Megan
Adventures on Earth from "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial”
  John Williams
  US Coast Guard Band, Captain Kenneth Megan
Star Wars: Cantina Band
  John Williams
  Denver Brass, John Williams
Star Wars: Main Title
  John Williams
  US Coast Guard Band, Captain Kenneth Megan

​​What if music was inspired by machines instead of the natural world?  On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we’re all about the machine world with works by John Adams, Marcel Peeters, and Aldo Forte.

Car 
I. Ford ’26; II. VW ’47; III. Chevy '52
IV. M.G. ’63; V. Ferrari 2000
  Marcel Peeters
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Kimura Yoshihiro

Steampunk Suite
I.  Charlie and the Mechanical Man Marching Band
III. Bertie Wells Attends Mr. Verne's
​  Lecture on Flying Machines
IV. Barnum and Tesla's Tandem Bicycle
  Erika Svanoe
  Ohio State University Wind Symphony,
  Russel C. Mikkelson

Short Ride in a Fast Machine
  John Adams
  Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble,
  Mallory Thompson
​
Hivemind
  Peter Van Zandt Lane
  Sydney Conservatorium Wind Symphony, John Lynch

Symphony for the Millennium
I.  Dawn 1000 AD 
II. Mechanization, Finale
  Aldo Rafael Forte
  University of Georgia Wind Symphony,
  H. Dwight Satterwhite

​​What music goes with candy hearts, red roses, and romantic dates?  Love songs, of course.  On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate Valentine’s Day with songs of love and longing from composers like Bizet, Puccini, and Rogers & Hart.  Join us here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
  Manning Sherwin
  Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Garry Cutt
Nessun Dorma
  Giocomo Puccini
  Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Garry Cutt
Fantaisie sur Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle
  Gerorges Bizet
  Quatuor Vendôme    
​None But the Lonely Heart
  PI Tchaichovsky
  UNLV Wind Orchestra, Thomas Leslie

Maria
  Leonard Bernstein
  American Horn Quartet    
My Funny Valentine
  Richard Rodgers
  Salt River Brass, Harry Walters,
  trombone, Patrick Sheridan
Portraits of Josephine: VIII.
​Thank You Josephine (J'ai deux amours)
  Vincent Scotto
  Imani Winds    

Carmina Burana:
XXI. In Trutina
XV. Amor Volat Undique
  Carl Orff
  Indiana State University Faculty Winds, John Boyd

Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod (Love Death)
  Richard Wagner
  Sächsische Bläserphilharmonie, Thomas Clamor
When I'm Sixty-Four
  Lennon & McCartney
  Canadian Brass    
All You Need Is Love
  Lennon & McCartney
  Canadian Brass    
Morricone Paradiso
  Ennio Morricone
  Japan Ground Self Defense Band, Colonel Akira Takeda

​​If your idea of heavy metal music involves the lower sounding instruments in a wind band, have we got a show for you!  On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we feature the tuba and it’s close cousin, the euphonium, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 4 in F minor,
Op. 8, RV 297, "Winter" (L'inverno) 1. Allegro non molto
  Antonio Vivaldi
  Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble, R. Winston Morris
Concerto for Tuba: Soaring
  Gary Ziek
  Eastern Wind Symphony, Todd Nichols
​Brazil
  Ary Barroso
  Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble, R. Winston Morris

Tubamobile
  Thom Ritter George
  Symphonia, R. Winston Morris
Dido and Aeneas: When I Am Laid in Earth
Dido's Lament)
  Henry Purcell
  Velvet Brown, tuba; Margaret McDonald, piano    
Concerto for Tuba: Allegro Spiritoso
  Kenneth Amis
  MIT Wind Ensemble, Frederick Harris, Jr. 
Overture to William Tell
  Gioacchino Rossini
  Symphonia, R. Winston Morris
One More Time Chuck Corea
  Gene Puerling
  Tubas Unlimited, R. Winston Morris
Stardust
  Hoagy Carmichael
  All Star Brass    
The Devil's Herald
  Richard Peaslee        
Tuba Tiger Rag
  Harry Decosta, arr. Luther Henderson
  Canadian Brass    
Bass in the Ballroom
  Roy Newsome
  Øystein Baadsvik & Fanfare Band of the
  Royal Netherlands Army Mounted Regiments,
​  Tijmen Botma

​What are some of your favorite songs from the stage?  This week on Wind & Rhythm, we feature melodies from Broadway.  If you love musicals, you won’t want to miss it, here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Man of La Mancha
  Mitch Leigh
  Empire Brass    
Don't Cry for Me, Argentina
  Andrew Lloyd Webber
  Empire Brass    
Selections from "South Pacific”
  Richard Rodgers
  US Marine Band, Colonel John R. Bourgeois

How High the Moon
  Morgan Lewis
  Star of Indiana & Canterbury Brass   
Highlights from "Fiddler on the Roof”
  Jerry Bock
  Northshore Concert Band, John Lynch
Oklahoma!
  Richard Rodgers
  Oklahoma State University Wind Ensemble,
  Joseph Missal
A Chorus Line
  Marvin Hamlisch
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennell
La Cage Aux Folles - I Am What I Am
  Jerry Herman
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift
Ain't Misbehavin’
  Fats Waller (with Harry Brooks and Andy Razaf)
  Canadian Brass    

Selections from "Miss Saigon”
- Mvt. I Overture
- Mvt. II The Movie in My Mind
- Mvt. III The Fall of Saigon
- Mvt. IV This is the Hour
Claude-Michel Schönberg
Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band, Kazufumi Yamashita

​This week on Wind & Rhythm, we have music inspired by the works of Shakespeare like Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Cesar, and Othello, right here, so long lives this, and this gives life to thee the gathering place for people who love band music.

Flourish for Shakespeare
  Guy Woolfenden
  Birmingham Symphonic Winds, Keith Allen

Shakespeare Pictures
- I. Much Ado About Nothing
- II.  Winter's Tale: The Statue
- III. Julius Ceasar: The Entry to the Senate
Nigel Hess
The Central Band of the Royal Air Force,
​Corporal Neslihan Jordan

Romeo and Juliet
- Suite No. 2 -- I. Montagues and Capulets
- Suite No. 2 -- III. Friar Laurence
- Suite No. 1 -- V. Masks
- Suite No. 1 -- VII. Death of Tybalt
- Suite No. 2 -- VII. Romeo at the Grave of Juliet
- Suite No. 3 -- VI. Death of Juliet
Sergei Prokofiev
Eikanger-Bjørsvik Band, Bjarte Engeset 

Othello: A Symphonic Portrait for Concert Band 
- I. Prelude (Venice)    
- II. Aubade (Cyprus)    
- III. Othello and Desdemona    
- IV. Entrance of the Court    
- V. The Death of Desdemona (Epilogue)
Alfred Reed
Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band, Kazumasa Watanabe

​Have you ever wanted to travel into the cosmos?  This week on Wind & Rhythm, we listen to songs all about Space.  We’ll hear from Ed Huckeby, Susan Botti, Julie Giroux, and Frank Ticheli, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Space Fanfare
  Joseph T. Spaniola
  US Air Force Band of the Rockies, Philip C Chevallard
Destined to Fly
  William Owens
  VanderCook Symphonic Band, Stacey Larson Dolan 
Cosmosis (Mvt. II The 1st Night; Mvt. III Interlude)
  Susan Botti
  University of Michigan Symphony Band,
  Michael Haithcock
From Chaos to the Birth of a Dancing Star
  Allan Gordon Bell
  University of Calgary Wind Ensemble, Glenn D. Price
Of a Distant Star
  Ed Huckeby
  Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
"To Fly" Suite (Mvt. VII Space)
  Julie Giroux
  US Air Force Band, Colonel Alan C. Sierichs
Symphony #2
  Frank Ticheli
  Showa Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon

​​This week on Wind & Rhythm, we honor the memory of three composers who passed away 2019, Andre Previn, Christopher Rouse, and Michael Colgrass.  Won’t you join us for this special tribute, here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Six Sketches for Bassoon and Piano
  Roger Boutry
  Laura Bennett Cameron, bassoon; Roger Boutry, piano    
Music for Wind Orchestra (No Strings Attached)
  André Previn
  Sydney Conservatorium Wind Symphony, John Lynch
The Strait of Hormuz
  Sam Pilafian & Patrick Sheridan
  All Star Brass    
Ogoun Badagris
  Christopher Rouse
  Robert Hohner Percussion Ensemble    
Bali
  Michael Colgrass
  Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz
Hello, Dolly!
  Jerry Herman
  Tredegar Town Band & Nicholas J. Childs

​What song would you give a prize to? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we listen to award winning songs like “Cathedrals” by Kathryn Salfelder, James Stephenson’s Second Symphony, and “Redline Tango” by John Mackey. Won’t you join us, here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Fanfare and Allegro
  Clifton Williams
  Osaka Shion Wind Orchestra, Kazuyoshi Akiyama
Songs
  Yo Goto
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Redline Tango
  John Mackey
  Mo Hornmusikk, Reid Gilje
Canzon Primi Toni
  Giovani Gabrieli
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Cathedrals
  Katheryn Salfelder
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Symphony No. 2
  James Stephenson
  US Marine Band, Colonel Jason Fettig

What does a classic Christmas soundtrack sound like to you?  This week on Wind & Rhythm, we’ll play many of your favorite carols to help you get in the mood for the Holiday season, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  Felix Mendelssohn
  The Eastern Wind Symphony,
  William H. Silvester
Greensleeves
  traditional English, arr. Alfred Reed
  Emory Symphonic Winds, Scott A. Stewart
Frosty, the Snowman
  Walter "Jack" Rollins, Steve Nelson
  Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble,
​  R. Winston Morris
Carol of the Bells
  Mykola Leontovych
  Galliard Brass Ensemble    
O Come All Ye Faithful
  traditional
  Galliard Brass Ensemble    
Away in a Manger
  traditional, arr. Julie Giroux
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band

The First Noel
  traditional, arr. Julie Giroux
  University of Texas at El Paso
  Wind Symphony, Ron Hufstader
Three Wise Men
  John Henry Hopkins Jr., arr. Julie Giroux
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band,
  Dennis Fisher
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  Johnny Marks
  Grimethorpe Colliery Band,
  Major Peter Parks
Go Tell it on the Mountain
  traditional
  Imani Winds    
The Christmas Song
  Robert Wells and Mel Tormé
  Isthmus Brass    
Deck the Halls
  traditional Welsh
  The College of New Jersey Wind Ensemble,
  William H. Silvester
Silent Night 
  Franz Gruber
  Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi
Jingle Bells
  James Lord Pierpont
  The Eastern Wind Symphony,
  William H. Silvester
O Come, O Come Emmanuel &
​I Wonder as I Wander
  traditional, arr. John Jacob Niles
  Canadian Brass & Organ    
Joy to the World
  traditional
  Empire Brass    
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
  traditional
  Freckleton Band, Paul Dalton