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Episode 666, Conflict and Violence

5/1/2022

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Grenade attack on Panzer Tanks, Battle of Amiens, The Somme 1918 by Fritz Fuhrken
How does one creatively express the horrors of war? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we look at how artists communicate the effects of violence and conflict, with Michael Daugherty's “Of War and Peace” and selections from Morton Gould’s “Holocaust Suite”, all right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Of War and Peace - I. War, II. Peace
  Michael Daugherty
  Showa Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Symphony No. 1 "In Memoriam, Dresden, 1945"
  Daniel Bukvich
  The St. Olaf Band, Timothy Mahr
Holocaust Suite - IV. Babi Yar
  Morton Gould
  University of New Hampshire Wind Symphony,
  Andrew Boysen, Jr.

Theme from Schindler's List
  John Williams
  Filmharmonic Brass, Dominic Derasse
American Guernica
  Adolphus Hailstork
  The Nevada Wind Ensemble & The Gaudete Brass
No War
  Marco Somadossi
  Banda Santa Celcilia Besana & Triuggio,
​  Armando Saldarini

The National Anthem of Ukraine    
  Mykhailo Verbytsky
  Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force Band of Tokyo
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Episode 665, Life Anew

4/17/2022

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On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate Easter and the Spring season with music about rebirth and life renewed. We’ll hear selections from John Mackey’s "Concerto for Trombone", Alfred Reed's “Praise Jerusalem”, and David Maslanka’s “Unending Stream of Life,” right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Fanfare for the Hour of Sunrise
  Ron Nelson
  University of Nevada Las Vegas Wind Orchestra,
  Thomas Leslie

Harvest: Concerto for Trombone - Movement III
  John Mackey
  University of Florida Wind Symphony, Joseph Alessi,
  David A. Waybright, trombone
Fantasia di Pasqua
  Michael Bilkes
  The Royal Norwegian Navy Band,
  Leif Arne Tangen Pedersen

Praise Jerusalem
  Alfred Reed
  University of Nevada Las Vegas Wind Orchestra,
  Thomas Leslie


Unending Stream of Life
I. Overture
​II. Seeking
III. Brooding March
IV. As You Proceed...
V. A Hard Thought...
VI. A Sweet Tune
VII. All Creatures of Our God and King

  David Maslanka
  Illinois State University Symphonic Winds,
  Stephen K. Steele
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Episode 664, Snapshots

4/10/2022

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Have you ever been moved by an arresting photograph? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we listen to music inspired by photos, from Kevin McKee’s take on New Mexico’s high desert areas, to Julie Giroux voyage through photos from the Hubble Space Telescope, all right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Mountain Lake Photograph
  Zack Stanton
  Texas All-State 5A Symphonic Band,
  Robert M. Carnochan

Shadowcatcher
II. Among the Aspens
​III. The Vanishing Race

  Eric Ewazen
  Juilliard Wind Ensemble and the American Brass Quintet,
  Mark Gould

Journey Through Orion
  Julie Giroux
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
  Ron Hufstader

Entrata
  Steve Danyew
  Florida All-State Concert Band, C. David Ragsdale
Under Western Skies (for 2 Trumpets & Wind Ensemble)
  Kevin McKee
  Grand Valley State University
​  Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Lowell Graham

  Richard Stoelzel & Rex Richardson, trumpets
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Episode 663, A Musical Tour Around Europe

4/3/2022

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What European countries would you like to visit? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we take a quick musical tour of the continent with works by Ottorino Respighi and Joaquin Rodrigo, and we’ll sit in on a battle between two phenomenal Balkan brass bands, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

The Boys of Wexford
  Arthur Warren Darley
  Band of the Irish Defence Forces, Mark Armstrong

Hans Christian Andersen Suite
I. The Noble Poet, II. Europe by Railway

  Søren Hyldgaard
  The Danish Concert Band, Jorgen Misser Jensen

Concierto De Aranjuez - Adagio
  Joaquin Rodrigo
  Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Greek Folk Song Suite
III. Vasilikos Tha Gino (Moderato-Presto)
  Franco Cesarini
  Civica Filarmonica De Lugano

I Am Your Gummy Bear
  Andre Christian
  Fanfare Ciocărlia
Topdzijsko Kolo
  Marko Marković
  Boban & Marko Marković Orchestra
Berliner Luft
  Paul Lincke
  German Army Band Ulm, OTL Matthias Prock
Montmagasrtre: A Little Symphonic Scene
  Manuel Oltra
  Barcelona Symphonic Band, Salvador Brotons
Automne
  Jean-Michel Damase
  Laura Bennett Cameron & Roger Boutry    
Entry of the Gladiators: "Thunder & Blazes"
  Julius Fučik
  Royal Swedish Air Force Band, Jerker Johansson

Porto de Saudades
VII. Vinto do Porto, VIII. Fado Menor (reprise), IX. Finale

  Nelson Jesus
  Portuguese Symphonic Band, Francisco Ferriera

Pini Di Roma - I. Pini Della Via Appia
  Ottorino Respighi
  Conservatório de Música do Porto Wind Orchestra,
  Fernando Marinho
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Episode 662, Moving Movie Music

3/27/2022

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What’s your favorite movie music? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we look at music written for film. We’ll listen to selections from “The Last Samurai,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” and “The Magnificent Seven,” all right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Great Escape
  Elmer Bernstein
  Dinnington Colliery Band
Conquest of Paradise from “1492”
  Vangelis
  Dinnington Colliery Band
A Time for Us from “Romeo and Juliet”
  Nino Rota & Alan Fernie
  Black Dyke Band, Nicholas J. Childs
Born Free
  John Barry & Don Black
  Dinnington Colliery Band
Raiders March
  John Williams
  Göteborg Wind Orchestra, Alexander Hanson
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  John Williams
  The Co-Operative Funeralcare Band
Main Theme from “Mission Impossible”
  Lalo Schifrin & Alan Fernie
  Black Dyke Band, Nicholas J. Childs

The Mask of Zorro
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Zorro's Theme
- The Plaza of Execution

  James Horner & Sandy Smith
  Oberaargauer Brass Band, Manfred Obrecht

The Last Samurai
  Hans Zimmer & Frank Bernaerts
  Brass Band Willebroek, Frans Violet

Shakespeare in Love
- The Beginning of Partnership
- The De Lesseps' Dance Greenwich
- The Fight

- Curtain Fall
  Stephen Warbeck
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift

Pirates of the Caribbean
  Klaus Badelt
  Dinnington Colliery Band
Main Theme from “The Magnificent Seven”
  Elmer Bernstein & Alan Fernie
  Oberaargauer Brass Band, Manfred Obrecht
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Episode 661, Techno Touches

3/20/2022

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How do you feel about electronic music? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we look at techno influences in wind band music. We’ll hear Techno Blade by Benjamin Taylor, Tight Squeeze by Alex Shapiro, and Mason Bates’ “Mothership", all right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Techno Blade
  Benjamin Taylor
  Bowling Green State University Wind Symphony,
  Ken Thompson

Point Blank
  Paul Dooley
  Illinois State University Wind Symphony,
  Daniel A. Belongia

Vientos Y Tangos
  Michael Gandolfi
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Tight Squeeze
  Alex Shapiro
  DePauw University Band, Craig Paré
Aliens with Extraordinary Abilities:
Torched and Wrecked

  David Skidmore
  Third Coast Percussion    
Motown Metal
  Michael Daugherty
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Requiem for a City I. First Movement
  Matthew Hindson and Paul Mac
  Sydney Conservatorium Wind Symphony,
​  John Lynch

Mothership
  Mason Bates
  Michigan State University Symphony Band,
  John Madden
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March 13th, 2022

3/13/2022

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Do you think you've seen a UFO? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate World Contact Day with movie themes from Star Trek: First Contact and Alien, as well as Johan de Meij’s "UFO Concerto for Euphonium and Wind Orchestra", right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind: Main Title Theme
  John Williams
  Gomalan Brass Quintet

UFO Concerto for Euphonium and Wind Orchestra
I. Andante - Con moto
II. Giacoso - Vivo
III. Andante Cantabile
IV. Vivace
V. Alla Marcia - Vivace

  Johan de Meij
  Orchestra Fiati di Valle Camonica, Debris Salvini

Theme from "Star Trek: First Contact"
  Jerry Goldsmith
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
  Joel Goldsmith
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift
Outlander
  Julie Giroux
  Seika Girls High School Band, Yoshihisa Fujishige
Alien
  Jerry Goldsmith
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift
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Episode 659, The Art of the Fugue

3/6/2022

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The Art of Fugue Painting, JeanLuc Feugeas
Which musical form has a subject, an answer, and episodes of development?  The fugue. On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we take a look at the fugue  with works by John Williams, George Gershwin, John Philip Sousa, and of course, Bach, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Fugue from Trio Sonata in C major
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Empire Brass Quintet    
Fugue on Yankee Doodle
  John Philip Sousa
  The Kalamazoo Concert Band, Richard S. Swinsick
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Catfish Row - V. Fugue
  George Gershwin
  University of Missouri Wind Ensemble, Thomas O'Neal
Spitfire Fugue
  William Walton
  Black Dyke Band, Nicholas Childs
Symphony in Bb - III. Fugue - Rather broad
  Paul Hindemith
  University of Michigan Symphony Band,
  H. Robert Reynolds

Fugue
  Oliver Nelson
  Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
Variations on a Bach Chorale - Fugue
  Jack Stamp
  Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
Out to Sea and the Shark Cage Fugue from "Jaws"
  John Williams
  US Coast Guard Band, Captain Kenneth W. Megan
Fugue in C minor
  Charles Ives
  US Marine Band, Timothy Foley
Fugue for Tinhorns
  Frank Loesser
  Empire Brass Quintet
Fugue from "Schwanda the Bagpiper"
  Jaromir Weinberger
  Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble,
​  Rodney Holmes

Three Preludes and Fugues - I. Fugue in C minor
  Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Siegmund Goldhammer
  Sächsische Bläserphilharmonie, Thomas Clamor
Fugue in G minor "The Little Fugue"
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Texas A&M University Wind Symphony, Timothy B. Rhea
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Episode 658, Sound the Trumpets

2/27/2022

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​What instrument is especially known for fanfares and triumphant melodies? The trumpet, of course. On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we feature the trumpet, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Fanfare for Trumpets
  Cindy McTee
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon


Sonata for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble
I. With Strength and Vigor
II. Rather Slowly and with Freedom
III. Moderately Fast, with Energy

  Kent Kennan
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band,
  Dennis Fisher


Excursions for Trumpet and Band
  Bruce Broughton
  US Air Force Band, Lowell Graham

Sound the Trumpets
  Major J. Scott McKenzie
  US Army Band "Pershing's Own",
  Colonel Andrew J. Esch


Antique Violences Concerto for Trumpet
I. The Blooded Lines
II. Secrets' Teeth
III. Sorrow Is A Blade
IV. The Curtain Calls

  John Mackey
  Michigan State University Wind Symphony,
​  Kevin Sedatole
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Episode 657, Listeners' Choice 9

2/20/2022

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What would you like us to play for you? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we play music suggested by you, for another special Listeners’ Choice episode, including “The Swan on the Hill” by Jan Van der Roost and John Mackey’s “Undertwo” and more, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Knight Templar
  George Allan
  Black Dyke Band
Stubernic Fantasy
  Mark Ford
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Firedance from "Riverdance"
  Bill Whelan
  Tokyo Seréno Bass Clarinet Ensemble:
  Mokutan, Megumi Nozaki

Sanctus
  David Maslanka
  Oregon State University Wind Ensemble,
  Christopher Chapman

The Capture of Kars
  Modest Mussorgsky
  The Locke Brass Consort, James Stobart
Pandean Fable
  J. Clifton Williams
  Rountree Wind Symphony, Dr. Barry Ellis
Undertow
  John Mackey
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

The Swan on the Hill
  Jan Van der Roost
  Nagoya University of Arts Wind Orchestra
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Episode 656, Suites for Valentine's Day

2/13/2022

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On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we offer a Valentine suite of musical suites. We hear music from Bizet’s Carmen, and the Dutch Suite by PDQ Bach, all right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Carillon from Suite Française
  Francis Poulenc
  Michael Murray & Empire Brass

Suite Tuba
I. Shifting Sands
II. Swingin' With Sam
III. Lullaby
IV. Finale

  Thomas Bough
  Northern Illinois University Wind Symphony & Friends:
​   Thomas Bough, tuba  
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Carmen Suite
Aragonaise; Habañera; Entr'acte;
Intermezzo; Toreador's Song

  Georges Bizet, arr. Fernie
  Black Dyke Band, Nicholas Childs

Brilliant Bach Overtures
4. Badinerie (from Suite #2, BWV 1067)

  Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Tony Rickard
  Canadian Brass;
​  Brandon Ridenour, piccolo trumpet solo, Robert Moody


Dutch Suite
I. Mr. Minuit's Minuet
II. Panther Dance
III. Dance of the Grand Dams
IV. The Lowland Fling

  Peter Schickele as "PDQ Bach"
  National Symphonic Winds 
  as "Turtle Mountain Naval Base Tactical Wind Ensemble",
  Lowell Graham

Dance Suite on Spanish and Latin Rhythms
- El Baile, La Comparsa (The Carnival)
- La Corrida (The Bullfight)

  Aldo Forte
  US Air Force Heritage of America Band, Lowell Graham
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Episode 655, Life Inextinguishable

2/6/2022

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On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we feature the music of David Maslanka; three pieces that were inspired by the writings of the recently passed Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh. Join us here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble
I. Requiem
II. Beloved
III. Be Content, Be Calm
  David Maslanka
  University of Miami Frost Wind Ensemble, Gary Green

Mother Earth
  David Maslanka
  St. Olaf Band, Timothy Mahr

Give Us This Day
  David Maslanka
  Southern Illinois University
​  Edwardsville Wind Symphony, John Raymond Bell
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Episode 654, Award Winning Works

1/30/2022

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What does an award winning composition sound like? On this episode of Wind & Rhythmwe'll listen to prize-winning music like Michael Daughtery's “Raise the Roof”, Frank Tichelli's “Lux Perpetua”, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Variations on a Korean Folk Song - I. Vivace
  John Barnes Chance
  Illinois State University Wind Symphony, Stephen Steele
  Andre Dowell, timpani
Affirmation
  Wayne Oquin
  US Air Force Band, Colonel Larry Lang
Raise the Roof
  Michael Daugherty
  University of Michigan Symphony Band,
​  Michael Haithcock

  Andre Dowell, timpani
Only Light
  Aaron Perrine
  University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, Paul Popiel
Songs for Wind Ensemble
  Yo Goto
  Messiah College Wind Ensemble, Bradley Genevro
Lux Perpetua (Live)
  Frank Ticheli
  Baylor University Wind Ensemble, Eric Wilson
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Episode 653, Stand and Deliver

1/23/2022

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On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we feature the percussion with Ney Rosauro’s "Brazil 500", Billy Joel’s “Root Beer Rag”, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Danza Furioso
  Jonathan Ovalle
  Westfield High School Percussion Ensemble,
​  Gregg Rinehart


Suite Brazil 500
I. Europe Motherland, 
II. The Voyage of the Discovery, 
III. The Land, 
IV. The Indians, 
V. The First Villages and the Independence, 
VI. The Brazilian People, 
VII. Finale
  Ney Rosauro
  University of Calgary Wind Ensemble, Glenn D. Price

Percussion Concerto
  Jennifer Higdon
  Illinois State University Wind Symphony, 
  Daniel Belongi, Ben Stiers, percussion

Root Beer Rag
  Billy Joel
  O-Zone Percussion Group, Dr. Gary J. Olmstead
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Episode 652, Skillful Scherzos

1/16/2022

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How do composers have fun writing for a symphony? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we take a look at different scherzos with music by Jack Stamp, James Curnow, Philip Sparke, and Gustav Holst, among others, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Manhattan - II. Sunday Scherzo
  Philip Sparke
  Deutsche Bläserphilharmonie, Walter Ratzek
1st Flute Quartet, Op. 26 - II. Scherzo
  Franco Cesarini
  Civica Filarmonica De Lugano Chamber Winds,
  Franco Cesarini
Scherzo: "Fanfare for the Italian Crown"
  Gioacchino Rossini
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

​King Arthur Suite - II. Scherzo: Doom, Wild Dance
  Benjamin Britten
  University of Nevada Las Vegas Wind Orchestra,
  Thomas Leslie

Scherzo
  Andrew Boysen
  University of St. Thomas Symphonic Wind Ensemble,
  Matthew George

Symphony No. 1 "In Memoriam of David Diamond"
II. Scherzo "Dance of the Hippos"
  Jack Stamp
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon 

  Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
Scherzo
  James Curnow
  Soli Brass Band, Jan de Haan
Cane River Murals - II. Wash Day (Scherzo)
  Martin Ellerby
  Showa Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Symphony No. 6, Op. 122 "Concise" - III. Scherzo
  Salvador Brotons
  Banda Municipal De Barcelona, Salvador Brotons
A Moorside Suite - I. Scherzo
  Gustav Holst
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Howard Dunn
Scherzo, Cat & Mouse
  Robert Spittal
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Symphony No. 4 - Scherzo
  Peter Tchaikovsky
  O-Zone Percussion Group, Dr. Gary J. Olmstead
Symphony No. 10 - Scherzo
  Dimitri Schostakovich
  Whitburn Band
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Episode 651, Musicians' Memorial 3

1/9/2022

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On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we pay tribute to composers, conductors, and other musicians who have passed away this last year including Sammy Nestico, Chick Corea, and Stephen Sondheim.  Join us right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

The Silver Quill
  Sammy Nestico
  Luftforsvarets Musikkorps: 
  Royal Norwegian Air Force Band, Ole Edvard Antonsen
Cell Talk
  Sammy Nestico
  SWR Big Band, Sammy Nestico
Three Facets of Friendship - 
I. First Affections; II. Being Apart; III. Reunion

  Robert Wykes
  The Silverwind Duo
Quintett - I. Allegro
  Allan Stephenson
  Geneva Brass Quintet
Questo fauno (Excerpts) -
Tutti. Scrigno [arr. for percussion]

  Sylvano Bussotti
  Jonathan Faralli
​Zorba the Greek
  Mikis Theodorakis
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift
Aufwärts!
  Ernst Lüthold & Paul W. Whear
  Schweizer Armeespiel, Josef Gnos
Straight Up
  James Primosch
  PRISM Quartet
Hockey Night In Canada: Theme
  Dolores Claman
  Caliban Quartet
Workers Union
  Louis Andriessen
  US Air Force Band of the Golden West
Irish Tune from County Derry
  Percy Grainger
  Michigan State University Wind Symphony,
​  Kenneth G. Bloomquist

Chick Corea Olé !
  Chick Corea
  Harmonie De Charlesbourg, François Dorion
Comedy Tonight
  Stephen Sondheim
  Cory Band, Robert Childs
Send in the Clowns
  Stephen Sondheim
  Harmonie L'Union Heythuysen, Maurice Daemen
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Episode 650, Beginning Anew

1/2/2022

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On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we sound in the new year with works “At Morning’s First Light” by David Gillingham and “Overture to a New Millennium” by Ed Huckeby, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Overture to a New Millennium
  Ed Huckeby
  The Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
At Morning's First Light
  David Gillingham
  University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds,
  Ron Hufstader

New Millennium, Different Worlds, New Beginnings
  Roger Cichy
  North Central Winds, Dr. Adam Brennan
New Century Dawn
  David Gillingham
  University of Georgia Wind Symphony,
  H. Dwight Satterwhite & John N. Culvahouse
The Sun Will Rise Again
  Philip Sparke
  The Concert Band of the German Armed Forces,
​  Walter Ratzek

Morning Dance
  Sergei Prokofiev
  Empire Brass
The Day After Tomorrow
  Harald Kloser, arr. Frank Bernaerts
  Brass Band Willebroek, Frans Violet

Symphony No. 53, "Star Dawn"
I. Maestoso sostenuto
II. Moderato sostenuto con molta espressione

  Alan Hovhaness
  Ohio State University Concert Band, Keith Brion
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Episode 649, Relaxing in the Season

12/26/2021

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What is your favorite way to enjoy the holidays? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we’ll help you revel in the season with songs like “Fantasia on Greensleeves” by Ralph Vaughn Williams, and “The Spirit of Christmas” by Ed Huckaby, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

The Spirit of Christmas
  Ed Huckeby
  The Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
  traditional, arr. Chip Davis
  US Air Force Band, Alan Bonner
Walking in the Air
  Howard Blake, arr. Richard Phillips
  Black Dyke Band
White Christmas from "Holiday Inn"
  Irving Berlin, arr. Mark Freeh
  Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Major Peter Parkes
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht

  Franz Gruber
  Angela Jones-Reus, alto flute
Polish Christmas Music
  Johan de Meij
  Harmonie de Charlesbourg, François Dorion
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
  Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Eric Leidzen
  US Navy Band, Captain George N. Thompson,
  MU1 Michael H. Belinkie, vocals

Carol of the Bells
  Mikola Dmitrovich Leontovich, arr. K. O'Neill
  Tennessee Tech University Tuba Ensemble,
  R. Winston Morris

Christmas Time is Here
  Vince Guaraldi
  Imani Winds
O Sanctissima
  traditional, arr. Anderson
  College of New Jersey Wind Ensemble,
  William H. Silvester

Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  US Air Force Heritage Band of America,
​  Major Douglas Monroe

The Christmas Song
  Mel Torme & Bob Wells, arr. Craig Biondi
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
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Episode 648, Glad Tidings

12/19/2021

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Which is the “funnest” Christmas carol? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we bring you fun and funny arrangements of familiar carols like “I Got Rhythm for Christmas” arranged by Julie Giroux, and “Motown Jingle Bells” arranged by Sam Pilafian. Join us for some fun, here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Joy to the World
  George Frideric Handel, arr. R. Martino
  University of Kentucky SaxCats
Grand Angelic March
  Henry Smart, arr. Eric Robertson
  Canadian Brass & Eric Robertson, organ    
Bring a Torch Jeannette Isabella
  traditional French
  Imani Winds
Drummer Boy Charlie
  Vince Guaraldi & Katherine Kennicott Davis;
  ​arr. Julie Giroux

  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Hark! The Herald Trumpets Sing / 
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

  Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Chip Davis
  US Air Force Band, Alan Bonner
Motown Jingle Bells
  James Lord Pierpont, arr. Sam Pilafian
  Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi
Good King Wenceslas
  traditional
  Boston Brass and the Brass All-Stars Big Band
Christmas Bolero
  Montclair Citadel Band & Salvation Army, Charles Baker
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
  arr. G. Slechta
  University of Texas Trombone Choir, Nathaniel Brickens
I Got Rhythm for Christmas
  arr. Julie Giroux
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
​  Ron Hufstader

Comin' To Town
  J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie / arr. Freeh
  Brass Band of Battle Creek, Frank Renton
Three Kings Swing
  Georges Bizet, arr. William Himes
  Brass Band of Columbus, Dr. Paul Droste
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
  traditional, arr. Thomas G. Parriott
  Mainstreet Brass    
Silent Night
  Franz Gruber
  Imani Winds
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Episode 647, The Winds of Christmas

12/12/2021

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Do you have a favorite Christmas band composition? On this holiday episode of Wind & Rhythm, we discover music composed for, or arranged for, band.  We’ll hear Gustav Holst's “In the Bleak Midwinter”, Alfred Reed’s “Russian Christmas Music”, and more, all right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Joyeux Noël
  Alfred Reed
  The Eastern Wind Symphony, William H. Silvester
The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol
  Percy Grainger
  University of Florida Clarinet Ensemble, John Watkins
Santa Claus-trophobia
  Sandy Smith
  Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi
In the Bleak Midwinter
  Gustav Holst, arr. Robert W. Smith
  Emory University Symphonic Winds, Scott A. Stewart
The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F minor,
"L'Inverno" (Winter)
- I. Allegro non molto
  Antonio Vivaldi, arr. Julie Giroux
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Christmas Time
  Jan Van Der Roost
  Harmonie de Charlesbourg, François Dorion
Sleigh Ride
  Leroy Anderson
  US Coast Guard Band, Commander W. Kenneth Megan
Little Drummer Boy/Pat-A-Pan
  Katherine K. Davis/ trad., arr. Bud Udell
  US Air Force Heritage of America Band Heritage Brass, 
  Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Monroe
O Magnum Mysterium
  Morten Lauridsen
  US Coast Guard Band, Commander W. Kenneth Megan
Russian Christmas Music
  Alfred Reed
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
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Episode 646, A Steampunk Aesthetic

12/5/2021

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How do you feel about Art Nouveau and 19th Century steam-powered technology? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we take a look at Steampunk, with Erika Svanoe’s “Steampunk Suite” and  Philip Sparke's “Three Extraordinary Journeys”. Join us here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Extraordinary Machines of Clockwork and Steam
  Scott Watson
  Central Junior High School Symphonic Band,
  Van Mathews

In League with Extraordinary Gentlemen
Concerto for Euphonium

I. The Time Traveller
II. The Final Problem
III. The Great Race
  Peter Graham
  Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band, Kazuhiko Komatsu

Three Extraordinary Journeys
I. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
II. Five Weeks in a Balloon
III. Around the World in 80 Days
  Philip Sparke
  The GUS Band, David Stowell

Steampunk Suite
I. Charlie and the Mechanical Man Marching Band
II. The Strange Case of Doctor Curie and Madam Hyde
III. Bartie Wells Attends Mr. Verne's
​Lecture on Flying Machine

IV. Barnum & Tesla's Tandem Bicycle
  Erika Svanoe
  Showa Wind Symphony, Eugene Corporon
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Episode 645, Together and Thankful

11/28/2021

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What have you appreciated this year? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we listen to the very beautiful Autumn in New York by Vernon Duke and we even have an appearance of one of the very first Thanksgiving Day songs, Jingle Bells.  Join us here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

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Symphony of Praise - III. Hymn of Thanksgiving
  Ted Huggens (aka Henk van Lijnschooten)
  Johan Willem Friso, Alex Schillings
Golden Light: A Celebration Piece
  David Maslanka
  University of Utah Wind Symphony, Scott A. Hagen
Brass Calendar - XI. November: Thanksgiving
  Peter Schickele
  The Chestnut Brass Quintet
Autumn in New York
  Vernon Duke
  Tubas Unlimited, R. Winston Morris
Fiesta de la Vida - A Celebration of Life
  Philip Sparke
  The XBY Concert Band, Dennis Mycroft
Symphony of Thanksgiving
  Dean Goffin
  Amsterdam Staff Band & Brandband
​  Pro Rege Heerenveen, Olaf J.Ritman

Hope Variations
  Brian Bowen
  New York Staff Band
We Gather Together
  Kremser & Peter Tiefenbach
  Canadian Brass
Jingle Bells
  James Pierpont
  US Coast Guard Band, Commander W. Kenneth Megan
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Episode 644, Listeners' Choice 8

11/21/2021

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What is your favorite band piece? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we play music selected by you! We’ll hear “Soundings” by Cindy McTee as she explores different types of sounds in different kinds of music, “Elegy” by John Barnes Chance, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Soundings 
 I. Fanfare, II. Gizmo, III. Waves, IV. Transmission

  Cindy McTee
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Elegy
  John Barnes Chance
  Illinois State University Wind Symphony,
​  Stephen Steele

"Jupiter" from The Planets
  Gustav Holst
  Black Dyke Band, Nicholas Childs
Ecstatic Waters
  Steven Bryant
  University of Texas at Austin, Jerry Junkin
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Episode 643, An Eagle Nation

11/14/2021

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On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we celebrate Native American Heritage Month with songs pertaining to Native American culture and events, and also songs written by Native American composers. We’ll travel from the far north with Michael Colgrass to the American southwest with Joseph Spaniola.  We’ll hear traditional flute music with Robert Tree Cody and a trumpet concerto written by Thomas Sleeper.
Obsidian and Ironwood
  Robert Tree Cody & Will Clipman    
Arctic Dreams: Inuit Landscape (1991)
  Michael Colgrass
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Something Pearl
  Brent Michael Davids
  Zeitgeist
The Navajo Code Talkers
  Joseph Spaniola
  US Air Force Academy Band,
  Lieutenant Colonel Philip C. Chevallard

Trail of Tears
  James Barnes
  University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds,
  Ron Hufstader


Shadowcatcher
IV. Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon
  Eric Ewazen
  Juilliard Wind Ensemble & The American Brass Quintet,
​  Mark Gould


Trumpet Concerto
I. Allegro Agitato, "Falling Angels"
II. Andante Espressivo, "The River Lethe"
III. Vivace, "Chthonic Dance"
  Thomas Sleeper
  Frost Wind Ensemble at the University of Miami
  Craig Morris, trumpet; Gary Green, conductor
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Episode 642, To Those Who Have Served

11/7/2021

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On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we invite you to join us for a salute to our veterans. We’ll hear “In a Cause Called ‘Glorious’” by Steven Melillo, “A Hymn for the Lost and the Living” by Eric Ewazen, and music from “Saving Private Ryan” by John Williams, all right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
  John Philip Sousa
  US Coast Guard Band, Commander Lewis J. Buckley
America the Brave
  Stephen Melillo
  US Army Continental Band
That Others May Live
  Jeremy Martin
  US Air Force Band of the Golden West
Armed Forces Salute
  arr. Richard Hayman
  Allentown Band, Ronald Demkee
When Honor Whispers and Shouts
  Francis McBeth
  US Marine Band
Some Give All
  David Holsinger
  Mansfield University Concert Band, Adam F. Brennan
Music from "Saving Private Ryan" - Hymn to the Fallen
  John Williams
  Black Dyke Band, Nicholas Childs
In A Cause Called "Glorious"
  Stephen Melillo
  US Military Academy Band at West Point,
​  Captain Tod Addison
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