If not the sun, what is the hallmark of summertime? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we'll hear music inspired by the sun with pieces by Frank Ticheli, Steven Bryant, Viet Cuong, Julie Giroux, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Rise Before the Sun
  Douglas Court
  Dutch National Youth Concert Band
Re(new)al - III. Solar
  Viet Cuong
  Cy-Fair High School Symphonic Band, Matthew McInturf

New World Dances - III. Sun Dance
  Martin Ellerby
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Miniature Suite - IV. The Low Arc of the Sun
  Steven Bryant
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
  Bradley Genevro
Sunrise at Angel's Gate
  Philip Sparke
  Indiana University of Pennsylvania Wind Ensemble,
  Jack Stamp
Toward the Sunrising
  James Curnow
  Johan Willem Friso Military Band, James Curnow
Shadowcatcher - I. Offering to the Sun
  Eric Ewazen
  American Brass Quintet and Juilliard Wind Ensemble,
  Mark Gould
Sun Dance
  Frank Ticheli
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Symphony No. 5 "Elements" - I. Sun in C
  Julie Giroux
  Eastern Wind Symphony, Todd Nichols

Will you be watching the Olympic Games this year? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we pay homage to this sporting event with music by Aaron Copland, Leo Arnaud, John Williams, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Olympic Theme ("Bugler's Dream")
  Leo Arnaud
  The Cleveland Symphonic Winds, Frederick Fennell
Olympic Fanfare and Theme
  James Curnow
  Johan Willem Friso Military Band
Medalist Fanfare
  Julie Giroux
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher

An Olympic Celebration
  Robert Buckley
  Slovenia Police Band, Peter Kleine Schaars
Return to the White City
  Tom Davoren
  University of Nevada, Las Vegas Wind Orchestra,
  Tom Leslie
Olympiada
  Samuel Hazo
  The Flowers Band, Paul Holland
Chariots of Fire
  Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou (Vangelis)
  The Canadian Scottish Regiment Pipes and Drums & 
  The Third Marine Aircraft Wing Band
Olympics 1984 and 1988
  Bill Conti
  Louisiana State University Wind Ensemble,
​  Frank B. Wickes
Fanfare for the Common Man
  Aaron Copland
  US Air Force Strategic Air Command Band, Alan Bonner
Olympic Fanfare and Theme
  John Williams
  US Coast Guard Band, Commander W. Kenneth Megan
The Olympic Spirit
  John Williams
  Brass Band De Wâldsang, Steve Sykes
Call of the Champions
  John Williams
  US Air Force Band, Colonel Larry Lang
Summon the Heroes
  John Williams
  US Coast Guard Band, Captain Kenneth Megan

Do you like being the center of attention? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we feature wind band soloists. We’ll hear musicians Velvet Brown, Tine Thing Helseth, Jasmine Choi, Demondrae Thurman and more, doing what they do best, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Te Deum
  Marc-Antoine Charpentier
  Thine Thing Helseth, trumpet; Kåre Nordstoga, organ
Elegy for Trumpet and Organ
  Øistein Sommerfeldt
  Thine Thing Helseth, trumpet; Kåre Nordstoga, piano
Cantabile et presto
  George Enescu
  Jasmine Choi, flute; Hugh Sung, piano

Funky-Etude
  Arkady Shilkloper
  Arkady Shilkloper, corno da caccia
Pacific Serenade, for Clarinet and Piano
- I. Theme - Con Nostalgia
  Miguel del Águila
  Mariam Adam, clarinet; Evelyn Ulex, piano
"Simple Song" from MASS
  Leonard Bernstein
  Velvet Brown, tuba; Margaret McDonald, piano
High-Life for Tuba and Percussion
  Alice Gomez
  Velvet Brown, tuba; Jimmy Finnie, Roger Schupp,
​  Laszlo Toth, Rick Willis, percussion
Walkin Cat
  Hanno Herbst
  Hanno Herbst, percussion
Air for Alto
  Arthur Frackenpohl
  Todd Yukumoto, alto sax; Carla McElhaney, piano
Euphonium Sonata "Child's Play"
  Barbara York
  Demondrae Thurman, euphonium; Kathryn Fouse, piano
Farewell
  Reentko Dirks
  Emiko Uchiyama, marimba

How will you celebrate America's Independence Day? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we’ll play "Fourth of July" with music by George Cohan, Woody Guthrie, John Williams, and John Philip Sousa, all right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Yankee Doodle
- Field Music of the US Army/Marching Tune
  Anonymous & Edward Bangs
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell
You're a Grand Old Flag
  George Cohan
  US Air Force Concert Band
God and Country
  William Himes
  Brass of the Potomac, Stephen Bulla
Letters from the Heartland - II. Knee High by the 4th
  Wendell Yuponce
  University of Nevada, Las Vegas Wind Symphony,
​  Thomas Leslie

The Ballad of the Green Berets
  SSgt. Barry Sadler & Robin Moore
  Band of the Grenadier Guards, Rodney Bashford
Marching Song of Democracy
  Percy Grainger, ed. Keith Brion
  US Marine Band & The Choral Arts Society of
  Washington, Colonel Michael J. Colburn
Fanfare for Freedom
  Morton Gould
  US Coast Guard Band, Commander Lewis J. Buckley
American Patrol
  Frank W. Meacham
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell
This Land is Your Land
  Woody Guthrie
  The US Air Force Band & Singing Sergeants    
Home on the Range
  Daniel E. Kelley, arr. James Barnes
  Dallas Brass
The Cowboys
  John Williams
  Dallas Brass
The Tender Land: The Promise of Living
  Aaron Copland
  Dallas Wind Symphony & Turtle Creek Chorale,
  Timothy Seelig (Turtle Creek Chorale)
The Stars and Stripes Forever
  John Philip Sousa
  University of Michigan Symphony Band,
​  H. Robert Reynolds

What do military maneuvers, band concerts, and circus shows all have in common? The march! On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we feature one of the mainstays of wind bands with music by Julius Fučík, Karl King, Johann Strauss, Sr., and of course, John Philip Sousa, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Country Band March
  Kenneth Alford
  Royal Swedish Air Force Band, Jerker Johansson
Radetzky Marsch
  Johann Strauss, Sr.
  Philip Jones Ensemble, Elgar Howarth
Tiger Tail March
  Julie Giroux
  Louisiana State University Wind Ensemble,
  Frank B. Wickes
The Free Lance March
  John Philip Sousa
  University of Illinois Symphonic Band, Harry Begian
March Electric
  Giuseppe Creatore, arr. Falcone
  Michigan State University Wind Symphony,
​  Kenneth Bloomquist

Barnum and Bailey's Favorite
  Karl King
  US Air Force Heritage of America Band, Douglas Monroe
The Big Cage
  Karl King
  University of Nevada, Las Vegas Wind Symphony,
  Thomas Leslie
The Ringmaster's March
  John Mackey
  University North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliano Corporon
Florentiner March
  Julius Fučík
  Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Frank Renton
Emerald Suite - III. March
  Dwayne Milburn
  University North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliano Corporon
Country Band March
  Charles Ives
  Oklahoma State University Wind Ensemble,
  Joseph Missal
March from Symphonic Metamorphosis
  Paul Hindemith
  The College of New Jersey Wind Ensemble,
  William H. Silvester
March of the Two Left Feet
  Leroy Anderson
  Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
The Washington Post
  John Philip Sousa, arr. Brion & Schissel
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Rolling Thunder
  Henry Fillmore
  Michigan State University Symphony Band, John Madden
March from 1941
  John Williams
  Göteborg Wind Orchestra, Alexander Hanson

​How are you celebrating Father’s Day this year? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we hear music dedicated to all dads and father figures with music by Guy Woolfenden and Michael Markowski, among others, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Celtic Prayers
  Fergus O'Carroll
  Irish Symphonic Wind Orchestra, Liam Daly
Gallimaufry: IV. Father and Son
  Guy Woolfenden
  Peabody Conservatory Wind Ensemble, Harlan D. Parker
Embers
  Michael Markowski
  University of Missouri Wind Ensemble, Brad Snow
Reminiscences
  Mark Camphouse
  University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds,
  Ron Hufstader
Eiger - A Journey to the Summit
  James Swearingen
  Jugendblasorchester der Musikschule Bärnbach
Valor of the MNC-I
  Christopher Tucker
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Amor De Mi Alma
  Z. Randall Stroope
  Messiah College Wind Ensemble, Bradley Genevro
Street Song
  Michael Tilson Thomas
  Empire Brass

What is your favorite flower, bush, or tree? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we feature music about growth and greenery with music by Percy Grainger, Scott Joplin, Ottorino Respighi and more, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

The Yellow Rose of Texas
  traditional, arr. Carmen Dragon
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
The Willow Tree
  Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin
  VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band,
​  Herman Knoll

Candide Suite: Make Our Garden Grow
  Shafer Mahoney
  University of Illinois Wind Symphony, James F. Keene
Bushdance
  Ralph Hultgren
  Rutgers University Wind Ensemble, William Berz
Sunflower Slow Drag
  Scott Joplin
  US Marine Band, John R. Bourgeois
House Plants in Terracotta Pots
  Roy David Magnuson
  Illinois State University Wind Symphony, Martin Seggelke
The Rose
  Amanda McBroom
  Freckleton Brass Band, Paul Dalton
Lincolnshire Posy - II. Horkstow Grange
  Percy Grainger
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Greenbushes
  Percy Grainger
  Indiana University of Pennsylvania Bands, Jack Stamp
Candide Suite: Make Our Garden Grow
  Leonard Bernstein
  Amsterdam Wind Orchestra, Heinz Friesen

What are your plans for summer? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we greet summer with music by Johan de Meij, George Gershwin, Jan van der Roost, and many more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

A Summer Flourish
  Clark McAlister
  US Air Force Heritage of America Band, Lowell Graham
Summertime
  George Gershwin
  Yorkshire Building Society Band, David King
Indian Summer
  Victor Herbert
  Tubas Unlimited, R. Winston Morris
Irish Suite - V. The Last Rose of Summer
  Leroy Anderson
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Corporon
Summer to Fall: A Love Song
  David R. Holsinger
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
​  Ron Hufstader
Kebek "Rhapsodie boréale" - IV. Summer
  Jan Van der Roost
  Harmonie de Charlesbourg, François Dorion
Family Album Suite - Porch Swing on a Summer Evening
  Morton Gould
  US Marine Band, Colonel Michael J. Colburn
Music for an Indian Summer
  Daniel Pinkham
  US Navy Band, Brian O. Walden
Summer
  Johan de Meij
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Johan de Meij

What better way to salute the US armed forces than with music from the US military bands themselves. On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we have a special Memorial Day remembrance, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Summon the Heroes
  John Williams
  US Army Field Band, Colonel Thomas H. Palmatier
The Patriot
  John Williams
  US Coast Guard Band, Captain Kenneth W. Megan

Esprit de Corps
  Robert Jager
  US Marine Band, Colonel John R. Bourgeois
Eternal Father, Strong to Save
  John Bacchus Dykes; arr. Claude T. Smith
  US Navy Band, Lieutenant Commander John R. Pastin
Heroic Fanfare
  Paul Murtha
  US Army Band "Pershing's Own", Colonel Andrew J. Esch
Music of Appreciation
  Roger Nixon
  US Coast Guard Band, Commander Lewis J. Buckley
End Title from The Right Stuff
  Bill Conti
  US Air Force Band of Mid-America,
  Lieutenant Colonel Michael Willen
Taps
  traditional
  US Air Force Heritage of America Band,
​  Major Larry H. Lang
Epilogue: Lest We Forget
  Robert Jager
  US Army Field Band

What is your favorite wind band piece? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we'll listen to the music you have requested we play, with works by Leroy Anderson, Gustav Holst, Alfred Reed, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Shepherd's Hey
  Percy Aldridge Grainger
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
A Trumpeter's Lullaby
  Leroy Anderson
  The College of New Jersey Wind Ensemble,
  William H. Silvester
Watchman Tell Us of the Night
  Mark Camphouse
  Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
Rocky Point Holiday
  Ron Nelson
  Michigan State University Wind Symphony,
​  Kevin Sedatole
Glory and Triumph
  Hector Berlioz
  The Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
Hammersmith
  Gustav Holst
  University of Georgia Wind Ensemble, John P. Lynch
Armenian Dances (Part I)
  Alfred Reed
  University of Illinois Symphonic Band, Dr. Harry Begian

Do you want a good way to celebrate Mexican culture this Cinco de Mayo? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we feature pieces all written by Mexican composers. We’ll hear from Jorge Machain, Jose Pablo Moncayo, Jonathan Ovalle, Arturo Marquez, and more, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Bite the Bullet
  Jorge Machain
  University of Nevada, Las Vegas Wind Orchestra,
  Thomas G. Leslie
Danza Furioso
  Jonathan Ovalle
  Westfield High School Percussion Ensemble,
  Gregg Rinehart
Cycles
  Samuel Zyman
  Illinois State University Wind Ensemble,
​  Stephen Steele
Huapango
  José Pablo Moncayo
  Cory Band, Philip Harper
Grenada
  Agustín Lara
  Canadian Brass
Toccata - III. Allegro un Poco Marziale, Vivo
  Carlos Chávez
  University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble,
  Thomas Siwe
Sensemayá
  Silvestre Revueltas
  Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Wind Orchestra,
  Glenn D. Price
Danzón No. 2
  Arturo Márquez
  Toulouse Wind Orchestra, Maxime Aulio

Roses are red, notes can be blue, can poetry inspire wind composers, too?  On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we listen to music tied to poems with works by Eric Whitacre, David Gillingham, and Vincent Persichetti, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Psalm for Band
  Vincent Persichetti
  US Marine Band, Lieutenant Colonel Jason Fettig
Sleep
  Eric Whitacre
  Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble,
  Mallory Thompson
The Hound of Heaven
  James Syler
  Rutgers University Wind Ensemble, William Berz
Waking Angels
  David Gillingham
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Spartacus Symphonic Tone Poem
  Jan Van der Roost
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Jan Van der Roost

How will you celebrate this year's Earth Day? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we hear “In This Broad Earth” by Steve Bryant and Johan de Meij’s 3rd Symphony, “Planet Earth”. Join us, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

In This Broad Earth
  Steve Bryant
  US Air Force Band, Colonel Larry Lang

Symphony No. 3, “Planet Earth”
I. Lonely Planet
II. Planet Earth
III. Mother Earth
  Johan de Meij
  Peabody Conservatory Wind Ensemble, Harlan D. Parker

What scenic places in the US do you want to visit? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we take a virtual drive out to some of America’s natural wonders and national parks with music by Dan Welcher, Roger Cichy, and Ryan George. Come along with us on our musical journey, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

For Purple Mountains Majesty
I. Pikes Peak
III. The Great Sand Dunes
  Roger Cichy
  US Air Force Academy Band, Steven Grimo

Redwood
  Ryan George
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Corporon

Places in the West
I. Glacier
II. The Yellowstone Fires
III. Arches
IV. Zion
  Dan Welcher
  University of Texas Wind Ensemble, Jerry Junkin

Let's get off-road and really see and hear America?  On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we’re on the road and off on a virtual tour of the states with Valerie Coleman, Philip Sparke, Franco Cesarini, and Hoagy Carmichael, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Virginia Scenes - II. Kayaking Down a River
  James Kazik
  US Army Concert Band, Colonel Timothy Holtan

Cane River Murals
I. Spring Planting (Spiritual)
II. Wash Day (Scherzo)
III. Baptism, Wedding, and Funeral (Triptych)
IV. Honky Tonk (Blues)
V. Pecan Harvest (Celebration)
  Martin Ellerby
  Showa Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Red Clay & Mississippi Delta
  Valerie Coleman
  Imani Winds    

Three Washington Statues
I. The Lincoln Memorial
II. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
III. Duke Ellington Encore
  Philip Sparke
  US Army Concert Band, Colonel Timothy Holton

Huckleberry Finn Suite
I. A Lazy Town
II. Jim
III. The King and the Duke
IV. Huckleberry's Rag
  Franco Cesarini
  Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band, Kazuyoshi Akiyama

Georgia on My Mind
  Hoagy Carmichael & Stuart Gorrell
  US Army Field Band, Jim R. Keene

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we take a musical trip across the US with Jeff Tyzik’s “New York Cityscape,” Donald Grantham’s “Southern Harmony,” and Eric Whitacre’s “Gawd$illa Eats Las Vegas.”  Come enjoy the carnage with us, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

New York Cityscape
I. Ragtime Redux (28th & 5th) 
II. Tango 1932 (103rd & Riverside)
III. Traffic Jammin' (Times Square Day & Night)
IV. African Dance (Wall Street & East River Ca. 1709)
V. Tarantella (Mulberry Street)    
  Jeff Tyzik
  Canadian Brass and Eastman Wind Ensemble, Mark Davis Scatterday

Carolina Shout
  JP Johnson, arr. Luther Henderson
  Canadian Brass

Southern Harmony
I. The Midnight Cry 
II. Wondrous Love 
III. Exhilaration
IV. The Soldier's Return; Thorny Desert
  Donald Grantham
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Gawd$illa Eats Las Vegas
  Eric Whitacre
  University of Las Vegas Wind Symphony, Thomas Leslie

Which feelings does Spring evoke? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we run the gamut of emotions with compositions inspired by Spring, with music by Jack Stamp, John Mackey, and Igor Stravinsky, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

The Hounds of Spring
  Alfred Reed
  The College of New Jersey Wind Ensemble,
​  William Silvester
The Melting of the Winter's Snow
  Jack Stamp
  Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
As the Scent of Spring Rain
  Jonathan Newman
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Appalachian Spring
  Aaron Copland
  Blast! Ensemble
Colorado Suite for Band
- I. The Springs Fanfare
  Philip Sparke
  US Air Force Academy Band, Steven Grimo
The Rite of Spring (Le sacre du printemps)
- I. Adoration of the Earth
  Igor Stravinsky
  University of Houston Wind Ensemble, Eddie Green
Harvest: Concerto for Trombone
- III. Rebirth/Spring
  John Mackey
  US Military Academy Band: West Point, 
  Lieutenant Colonel Timothy J. Holtan

What comes to mind when we mention the Book of Kells, St. James’ Gate, and Blarney Castle?  On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we feature the music of Irish composers like Fergal Carroll, Phil Coulter, Ronan Hardiman, and many more right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Fanfare
  Hamilton Harty
  Onyx Brass, John Wilson
The Fair-Day
  Hamilton Harty
  VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band,
​  Charles T Menghini
The Minstrel Boy
  Thomas Moore
  The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra,
  Jean-Louis Forestier

Gone to Earth
  Amanda Feery
  Casey Rafn, Piano; Ryan Smith, Tenor Sax;
  José Antonio Zayas Cabán, Soprano Sax
The Battle of Kinsale (The Valley of Tears)
  Phil Coulter
  James Galway, flute; Phil Coulter, piano
An Leannán
  Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin
  Helen Davies, harp; Palle Mikkelborg, trumpet
Firedance from "Riverdance"
  Bill Whelan
  Tokyo Seréno Bass Clarinet Ensemble 
Jubilo
  Fergal Carroll
  Singapore Philharmonic Winds, Leonard Tan
Cry of the Celts 
- I. Nightmare, II. Suil a ruin,
​  III. Breakout, IV. Lament, V. Victory
  Ronan Hardiman
  The Brass Band Fröschl Hall, Hannes Buchegger
Londonderry Air
  traditional
  The Bassoon Brothers

What composer do you think of when it comes to the Argentinian tango.  On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate the 100th birthday of Astor Piazzolla with many of his most popular works, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Astor Piazzolla, composer

La Muerte del Angel
  Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag, Thierry Deleruyelle
Cuatro Tangos - 3. Oblivion
  Canadian Brass
Contrabajissimo
  Imani Winds
Escualo
  Swedish Wind Ensemble, Christian Lindberg
Fuga y Misterio
  Göteborg Wind Orchestra , Alexander Hanson
Histoire Du Tango - III. Nightclub 1960
  Laura Ardan, Ricardo Morales,
  Theodore Schoen, James Ognibene
Adios Nonino
  Banda Amizade, Erik Janssen
Milonga Sin Palabras
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift
Libertango
  Senzoku Gakuen College Music Ensemble
​  Nouveau Premio

What musical descendant of the chalumeau can be found in most modern ensembles?  On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we feature the clarinet, with music and concertos from Frank Tichelli, David Maslanka, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Anitras Tanz
  Edvard Grieg, arr. Clifton Williams
  US Army Field Band: Chamber Winds, Clarinet Quartet    
Clarinet Buskers
  Akira Toda
  Tokyo Clarinet Ensemble

Toccata
  Gaspar Cassadó as Girolamo Frescobaldi; arr. Curry
  University of Florida Clarinet Ensemble, Mitchell Estrin
Clarinet Concerto: II. Song for Aaron
  Frank Ticheli
  University of Texas Wind Ensemble, Jerry Junkin
Czárdás
  Vittorio Monti, arr. Andrew Glover
  Tara Winds, Dr. Andrea Strauss
Tribal Dance
  anonymous
  The Brandeis-Bardin International Klezmer Ensemble    
Three Preludes - III. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
  George Gershwin
  US Army Field Band, Colonel Thomas H. Palmatier
La Califfa
  Ennio Morricone
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift
Concerto for Clarinet & Wind Ensemble - II. Dance
  David Maslanka
  University of Utah Wind Ensemble, Scott A. Hagen
Tower Ascending
  Wayne Oquin
  University of Georgia Wind Ensemble, John P. Lynch

What do you think of when ice hockey, maple syrup, moose, and extreme politeness is mentioned? Canada, perhaps. On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we feature Canadian composers Elizabeth Raum, David Eastmond, Fred Stride and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Winter Games
  David Foster
  US Air Force, Lowell Graham
Exultia: An Overture for Band
  David Eastmond
  The Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
One Hundred Years of Fanfares
  Elizabeth Raum
  University of Saskatchewan Wind Orchestra,
​  Darrin Oehlerking

Seaquam "A Journey to the Sky"
  I. Journey and Discovery;
  II. Remembrances;
  III. Celebration and Dance
  Fred Stride
  Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble, David Branter
The Three Trumpeters
  Giuseppe Agostini
  University of Michigan Concert Band
Ensembles - Mvt. I
  Gary Kulesha
  Toronto Wind Symphony, Tony Gomes
Frenergy
  John Estacio
  University of Calgary Wind Ensemble, Glen D. Price
Symbiopholie
  Jonathan Dagenais
  The New Edmonton Wind Sinfonia, Raymond Baril
Colour Wheel
  Malcolm Forsyth
  The New Edmonton Wind Sinfonia, Raymond Baril
Canadian Brass Rag
  Eldon Rathburn
  Canadian Brass
O Canada [A gift to the Americas]
  Calixa Lavallée; arr. Robin Engleman, Howard Cable
  Canadian Brass

To whom in your life would you dedicate a song? On this episode we listen to music composers who have dedicated music to very special people in their lives. We’ll hear works from Julie Giroux, Peter Meechan, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music, Wind & Rhythm.

Dedication Overture
  Vittorio Giannini
  US Air Force Heritage of America Band,
  Colonel Lowell Graham
On the Kerry Shore
  Jack Wilds
  Cedar Park Winds Community Band, Christopher Yee
Rippling Watercolors
  Brian Balmages
  Gettysburg College Sunderman Conservatory
  Wind Symphony, Russell McCutcheon
Song for Lyndsay
  Andrew Boysen
  University of Southern Mississippi Symphonic Winds,
  Mohamad Schuman
One Life Beautiful
  Julie Giroux
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony, Dennis Fisher
Waves Toward the Pebbled Shore
  Peter Meechan
  Musashino Academia Musicae Wind Ensemble,
  Peter Meechan
Everything Beautiful
  Samuel Hazo
  Indiana University of Pennsylvania Symphonic Band,
  Jason Worzbyt
Epilogue - Lest We Forget
  Robert Jager
  US Army Field Band, Colonel Finley R. Hamilton

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we revisit the wind octet.  We’ll hear Stravinsky’s famous Octet for Wind Instruments as well as new commissions  played by the Hartwick College Faculty Wind Octet, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Hartwick Faculty Wind Octet
Conducted by Andrew Pease

Chamber Symphony
I. Sinfonia, II. Tema con Variazioni, III. Finale
  Igor Stravinsky
Dawn Chorus
  JoAnne Harris    
Machiavelli's Conscience
  Michael Markowski
Krummholz Variations
  Oliver Caplan
Chamber Symphony
  Chris Lamb

If you listen to big band jazz, chances are good you’ve heard Sammy Nestico.  On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we pay tribute to the memory of this great jazz composer and arranger, with some of his original compositions, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music

Canyon Country
  Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy,
  Major Peter Kleine Schaars
Persuasion
  Northshore Concert Band, John P. Paynter
Los Valientes ("The Brave Ones")
  Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy,
  Major Peter Kleine Schaars
Portrait of a Trumpet
  The Messiah College Wind Ensemble
Ya Gotta Try    
  Boston Brass    
Wind Machine
  US Army Field Band - Jazz Ambassadors
Strike Up the Band
  George Gershwin, arr. Sammy Nestico
  SWR Big Band, Sammy Nestico
Celebración
  SWR Big Band, Sammy Nestico
Fun Time
  SWR Big Band, Sammy Nestico
The Joy of Cookin'
  US Army Field Band - Jazz Ambassadors
Salute to American Jazz
  various, arr. Sammy Nestico
  Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy,
​  Major Peter Kleine Schaars

Come help us celebrate the 100th birthday of prolific American composer Alfred Reed!  On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we’ll hear parts of his Armenian Dances, El Camino Real, A Jubilant Overture and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

A Jubilant Overture
  Dallas Wind Symphony,
  Jerry Junkin
Symphony No. 1 for Brass and Percussion - III. Con moto
  Keystone Wind Ensemble,
  Jack Stamp
Seascape
  Metropolitan Wind Symphony, 
  Lawrence Isaacson conductor,
​  Adam Frey euphonium
El Camino Real
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
  Bradley Genevro
Armenian Dances, Part 1
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Passacaglia
  Keystone Wind Ensemble,
  Jack Stamp