​​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

​This week on Wind & Rhythm, we play a very brassy Christmas with music by the Canadian Brass, the Empire Brass, Mainstreet Brass, After Hours Brass, New England Brass, and more.  Won’t you join us?  Here, at the gathering place for people who love band music. 

On Christmas Day
  Stephen Bulla
  New England Brass    
The Kingdom Triumphant
  Eric Ball
  New England Brass Band, Douglas Yeo
Wexford Carol
  traditional Irish carol
  Galliard Brass Ensemble    
Pat-A-Pan
  Bernard de La Monnoye
  Empire Brass    

Ave Regina Celorum
  traditional
  Empire Brass    
"Walking in the Air" from The Snowman
  Howard Blake
  The Copper Street Brass Quintet    
Rudolph and Santa
  Johnny Marks / John Frederick Coots
  Mainstreet Brass    
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
  traditional
  Wayne Bergeron with the After Hours Brass    
Gesu bambino (The Infant Jesus)
  Pietro Yon, arr. Gary Slechta
  University of Texas Trombone Choir, Nathaniel Brickens
Wassail Song
  traditional English carol
  The Solid Brass    
The Little Drummer Boy ("Carol of the Drum”)
  Harry Simeone, Philip Sparke/Katherine Davis
  Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band, Major Peter Parks
Merry Christmas Darling
  Frank Pooler, Richard Carpenter
  Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble    
Frosty the Snowman
  Rudolf Nelson, Steve Nelson
  Canadian Brass    
What Child is This?
  traditional
  Salvation Army Staff Bands, Philip Smith, soloist    
"Amen" from Messiah
  George Frideric Handel
  Salvation Army Staff Bands

​This week on Wind & Rhythm we have some special wind band selections for the Christmas season.  We’ll hear music by Philip Sparke, Franz Beibl, Jennifer Higdon, and Alfred Reed, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol
  traditional, arr by Percy Grainger
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
A Medieval Christmas:
I. Gaudete; II. Coventry Carol; III. In Dulci Jubilo
  Philip Sparke
  The Royal Netherlands Army Band "Johan Willem Friso”,
  Hans Leenders
Dies Natalis
  Howard Hanson
  US Coast Guard Band, Commander W. Kenneth Megan
Ave Maria
  Franz Biebl
  Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi
Christmas Time
  Jan Van der Roost    
  Symphonic Band of the Lemmens Conservatory,
  Jan Van der Roost
Mysterium
  Jennifer Higdon
  Emory Symphonic Winds, Scott A. Stewart
Russian Christmas Music
  Alfred Reed
  US Air Force Band of Mid-America,
​  Captain Donald Schofield, Jr.

​What do you do on a cold, wintery day?  This week on Wind & Rhythm, we invite you to get somewhere warm and toasty, so that together we can enjoy music by Jack Stamp, John Mackey, Michael Daugherty, and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

A Winter's Tale
  Philip Sparke
  The Concert Band of the German Armed Forces,
   Lieutenant Colonel Walter Ratzek
Three Notes from Japan - The Snowy Evening
  Toshio Mashima
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Frostiana: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
  Randall Thompson
  Dallas Wind Symphony & The Turtle Creek Chorale,
  Timothy Seelig (Turtle Creek Chorale)
Melting of the Winter's Snow
  Jack Stamp
  Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
Winter Dreams
  Michael Daugherty
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
The Frozen Cathedral
  John Mackey
  Musikkforeningen Nidarholm, Bjørn Sagstad
Highlights from Frozen
- Mvt V. Do You Wanna Build a Snowman
- Mvt VI. Let it Go
  Kristen Anderson Lopez and Robert Lopez
  US Army Concert Band, Colonel Timothy Holtan

​What are you thankful for this season? Here at Wind & Rhythm we are thankful for you!  Join us as we share our gratitude with music from David Maslanka’s Eighth Symphony, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

We Gather Together
  Eduard Kremser
  Hollywood Epic Brass, Kevin Kaska
Thanksgiving Meditation
  Timothy Mahr
  St. Olaf Band, Timothy Mahr
Symphony No. 8
  David Maslanka
  Illinois State University Wind Symphony,
  Stephen K. Steele

​What do you know about life in the big city?  This week on Wind & Rhythm, we listen to music inspired by urban life.  We’ll hear from composers Philip Sparke, Michael Markowski, Jack Stamp, Evan Chambers, and John Mackey right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Overture for a Great City
  Philip Sparke
  The Concert Band of the German Armed Forces,
   Lieutenant Colonel Walter Ratzek
Skylines
  David Uber
  Black Dyke Mills Band,
​  James Watson, Doug Yeo trombone

City Trees
  Michael Markowski
  Brooklyn Wind Symphony, Jeff Ball
Second City Ceremony
  Philip Sparke
  The Concert Band of the German Armed Forces,
  Lieutenant Colonel Walter Ratzek
Motown Metal
  Michael Daugherty
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Evelyn Glennie
Three Places in England - Mvt III. The City
  Jack Stamp
  Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Band
 - Mvt. III Heavy Traffic
  Evan Chambers
  US Military Academy Band at West Point,
​  Lieutenant Colonel Timothy J. Holtan
Picture Studies - Mvt X. Pigeons in Flight
  Adam Schoenberg
  US Marine Band, Lieutenant Colonel Jason Fettig
Asphalt Cocktail
  John Mackey
  Michigan State Wind Symphony, Kevin Sedatole

​This week on Wind & Rhythm we salute the Veterans in our lives with songs by composers Stephen Melillo, Stephen Bulla, Gordon Jacob, and Irving Berlin.  Won’t you join us? Right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

American Fanfare
  Sharon Moe Miranda
  US Air Force Band of the Rockies    
Music from “JAG"
  Bruce Broughton & Steve Bramson
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift

Flag of Stars
  Gordon Jacob
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
American Celebration Overture
  Gregory Pascuzzi
  US Air Force Band of the Golden West, Douglas Monroe
American Salute
  Morton Gould
  Northshore Concert Band, John P. Paynter
111465
  Stephen Melillo
  Troy University Symphonic Band, Stephen Melillo
Service Above Self
  Ray Steadman-Allen
  Atlantic Brass Band, Salvatore Scarpa
Solid Men to the Front!
  John Philip Sousa
  US Air Force Heritage of America Band, Lowell Graham
American National Holidays Suite
- Mvt IX. Veterans' Day
  Hampson Sisler
  Slovak National Symphony Wind Ensemble, Kirk Trevor
God Bless America
  Irving Berlin
  US Air Force Heritage of America Band    
Armed Forces Salute
  arr. Stephen Bulla
  New England Brass Band, Douglas Yeo

​Do you know which branch of the military will be celebrating its 244th birthday this year? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we pay tribute to the United States Marine Corps.  Won’t you join us here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Song of the Marine
  Harry Warren
  US Marine Band, John R. Bourgeois
American Pageant
  Thomas Knox
  US Marine Band, John R. Bourgeois
Symphonic Scenario from Victory at Sea
  Richard Rodgers and Robert Russell Bennett
  US Marine Band, John R. Bourgeois
Esprit de corps
  Robert Jager
  1st Marine Division Band    
March of the Women Marines
  Louis Saverino
  US Marine Band    
March of the Leathernecks
  Morton Gould
  US Marine Band, Colonel Michael J. Colburn
Psalm for Band
  Vincent Persichetti
  US Marine Band, Lieutenant Colonel Jason Fettig
Above and Beyond
  Gerard Schwarz
  US Marine Band, Gerard Schwarz
The Marines' Hymn, Apotheosis
  Sammy Nestico
  US Marine Band, John R. Bourgeois
Semper Fidelis
  John Philip Sousa
  US Marine Band, William F. Santelmann

​​What monsters haunt your nightmares?  This week on Wind & Rhythm, we look at scary music about even scarier monsters.  Join us… if you dare… here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Monsters
  Thomas Doss
  Antwerp Winds, Juri Briat

A Little Monster Music
  - Mvt I. Hydra    
  - Mvt II. Nessie
  - Mvt III. Fafner
  - Mvt IV. St. George and the Dragon
  Elizabeth Raum
  Euphoniums Unlimited, R. Winston Morris

Ghost River
  Michael Colgrass
  Central Oklahoma Wind Symphony, Brian Lamb
Scarecrow Overture
  Joseph Turrin
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Theme from Jaws
  John Williams
  Filmharmonic Brass, Dominic Derasse
Witch Doctor
  Paul Richards
  University of Florida Wind Symphony,
​  David A. Waybright
Theme from "A Nightmare Before Christmas”
  Danny Elfman
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra & Marc Reift Orchestra    
Shadow Rituals
  Michael Markowski
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher

Do you have any idea what is the earliest wind instrument?  This week on Wind & Rhythm, we play special tribute to the flute with music by Valerie Coleman, Gabriel Fauré, Anne McGinty, and Jennifer Higdon, here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Masques for Flute Choir
  Anne McGinty
  The National Flute Choir    
Concerto for Flute and Wind Orchestra
- Mvt 1. Bright
  Mike Mower
  Brooklyn Wind Symphony, Jeff Ball

Lullaby
  Jennifer Higdon
  Hugh Sung, Jan Vinci, Jennifer Higdon, and Mark Vinci    
Pontchartrain
  Valerie Coleman
  The Woodbridge Flute Choir    
The Battell - The Flute & the Droome
  Gordon Jacob
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28
  Camille Saint-Saëns
  Messiah College Wind Ensemble, Bradley Genevro
Dream Echoes    
  traditional
  Native Flute Ensemble    
A Gaelic Offering - Mvt III. Lake Solace
  Catherine McMichael
  The National Flute Choir    
Pavane
  Gabriel Fauré
  US Army Field Band    
Concertino Caboclo for Flute/Piccolo
- Mvt V. Saci-Pererê
  Jess Langston Turner
  US Coast Guard Band

​If “mass” means, to you, a church service rather than say… a measure of matter, we have a show for you!.  This week on Wind & Rhythm we hear music from James Curnow, Gabriel Fauré, and Leonard Bernstein... with music inspired by the liturgical mass, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Liturgical Music -- Mvt 1. Introit
Liturgical Music -- Mvt 2. Kyrie
  Martin Mailman
  Ouachita Baptist University Wind Ensemble,
  Craig Hamilton
Requiem -- Lacrimosa / Dies Irae
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift

Pie Jesu from Requiem
  Gabriel Fauré
  Empire Brass    
Pie Jesu from Requiem
  Andrew Lloyd Webber
  Isthmus Brass    
Suite from Mass -- A Simple Song
Suite from Mass -- Offertory, Almighty Father
  Leonard Bernstein
  Canadian Brass & the Eastman Wind Ensemble    
La Fiesta Mexicana -- Mvt 2. Mass
  H. Owen Reed
  Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
Gloria In Excelsis Deo
  Kevin Kaska
  Hollywood Epic Brass, Kevin Kaska
Missa Brevis -- Mvt 3. Credo
  David Ludwig
  University of Michigan Symphonic Band,
  Michael Haithcock
Sanctus from German Mass in F
  Franz Schubert
  Soli Deo Gloria, Jan de Haan
Allelujah!  Laudamus Te
  Alfred Reed
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennell

​Do you have a favorite animal you love to listen to? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we take a look at music inspired by animals. We’ll hear from composers like Karl Husa, Lennon and McCartney, Eric Whitacre, Jerry Goldsmith, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

The Wind and the Lion
  Jerry Goldsmith
  UNLV Wind Orchestra, Thomas Leslie
The Wild Goose
  Ryan George
  Hiroshima Wind Orchestra, Tatsuya Shimono

If You Could Only See the Frog
  Paul Richards
  University of Florida Wind Symphony,
  David A. Waybright
Dutch Suite: Mvt 2. Panther Dance
  Peter Schickele (as PDQ Bach)
  National Symphonic Winds playing as the
  "Turtle Mountain Naval Base Tactical Wind Ensemble”,
  Lowell Graham
Cheetah
  Karel Husa
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Blackbird
  John Lennon/Paul McCartney
  Canadian Brass    
Eagle Song
  traditional song of the Squamish First Nation
  Wind Symphony of Clovis, Christine Keenan
Equus
  Eric Whitacre
  Symphony of Miami Wind Ensemble, Gary Green

​Which legends inspire you? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we hear music inspired by King Arthur, Jason and Argonauts, and extra ordinary people who have touched our lives. Come listen with us, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Flight of the Pegasus
  David Shaffer
  Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
Jason and the Golden Fleece
  Elizabeth Raum
  Symphonia, R. Winston Morris
King Arthur Suite
  Benjamin Britten
  UNLV Wind Orchestra, Thomas Leslie
Legends, Kt 17
  Christopher Tucker
  The Meadows Wind Ensemble, Jack Delaney

Come listen to the light and airy, as well as the grand and majestic. This week on Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate the 100th birthday of famed director and composer, Václav Nelhýbel. 

Libuše - Fanfare
  Bedřich Smetana, arr. Václav Nelhýbel
  Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz

Václav Nelhýbel
Symphonic Movement
  Texas A&M University Wind Symphony,
  Timothy B. Rhea
Suite No. 1 for Clarinet Choir
  University of Florida Clarinet Ensemble,
  Mitchell Estrin
Tower Music
  Chicago Trombone Consort    
Suite from Bohemia
  Rutgers Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble,
  William Berz
Chorale and Dance
  US Air Force Concert Band    
Praise the Lord
  Concordia University Wind Symphony,
  Richard Fisher & Jack Stamp
Trittico    
  US Navy Band,
​  Lieutenant Commander John R. Pastin

​Have you ever heard of the monster that never breathes?  This week on Wind & Rhythm, we feature the ultimate wind instrument, the organ.  We’ll hear everything from baroque to jazz with the organ and band, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Domine ad Adiuvandum
  Claudio Monteverdi
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift
  Daniela Valtová Kosinová, organ
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Saxon Wind Philharmonic, Thomas Clamor
  Daniel Beilschmidt, organ

Concertino for Organ & Symphonic Band
  Thomas Trachsel
  Saxon Wind Philharmonic, Thomas Clamor
  Daniel Beilschmidt, organ
Psalm 150
  Jack Stamp
  Messiah College Wind Ensemble, Bradley Genevro
Velvet Blue
  Peter Meechan
  Chicago Gargoyle Brass & Organ Ensemble,
  Rodney Holmes
Trumpet Tune and Bell Symphony
  Henry Purcell
  Empire Brass, Michael Murray, organ    
Symphonie Concertante IV. Toccata (Moto Perpetuo)
  Joseph Jongen
  DePauw University Band, Craig Paré
  Carla Edwards, organ
Niagara Falls
  Michael Daugherty
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
  Mary Preston, organ
Feierlicher Einzug
  Richard Strauss
  Empire Brass, Michael Murray, organ

​Have you ever listened to a painting? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we feature music inspired by artists such as Edvard Munch, Andrew Wyeth, Edward Hopper, and Toulouse-Lautrec.  Won’t you join us, here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade
  Modest Mussorgsky
  La Banda Sinfónica Juvenil Simón Bolívar, Thomas Clamor

Three Paintings by Lautrec:
I. At the Circus
II. The Girl with Red Hair
III. Chocolat Dancing
  Richard Saucedo
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Yoshihiro Kimura

Two American Canvases: I. Nighthawks
  Mark Camphouse
  2009 National Intercollegiate Band, John R. Bourgeois
Picture Studies: IV. Olive Orchard
  Adam Schoenberg
  US Marine Band, Lieutenant Colonel Jason Fettig
Suite from Edvard Munch: III. The Scream
  Robert Jager
  Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble,
​  John P. Paynter
California Counterpoint: "The Twittering Machine”
  Cindy McTee
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Blue and Green Music
  Samuel Hazo
  Indiana University of Pennsylvania Bands, Jack Stamp
Christina's World
  Kenneth Fuchs
  US Coast Guard Band, Lieutenant Commander
  Adam Williamson

​What do you want to hear in band music? This week we present music requested by you, the listener. You can hear it right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music, Wind & Rhythm.

Fu-Mon
  Hiroshi Hosina
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Hiroshi Hosina
Profanation from "Jeremiah"  Symphony No. 1
  Leonard Berstein
  US Air Force Heritage of America Band,
  Major Douglas Monroe
Excerpts from "Manzoni Requiem”
  Giuseppe Verdi
  Detroit Concert Band, Leonard B. Smith
The Echo Never Fades
  David Gillingham
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Kimura Yoshihiro
Circuits
  Cindy McTee
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Symphonic Suite
  Clifton Williams
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

​On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we take a fond look back at some of the fantastic music we featured during our 11th season.  Songs like “Sun in C” by Julie Giroux, “Gandalf” by Johan de Meij, “O Fortuna” by Carl Orf, and David Maslanka’s 10th symphony.  So join us here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Maiden Voyage
  Shirley Mier
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
The Planets: Mars - The Bringer of War
  Gustav Holst; trans. Merlin Patterson
  University of Houston Wind Ensemble, Eddie Green

Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
  Carl Orff
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony and
  Grand Chorus, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Danzón from "Fancy Free”
  Leonard Bernstein
  US Navy Band, Captain George Thompson
Symphony No. 1: "The Lord of the Rings" -
Mvt I: Gandalf (The Wizard)
  Johan de Meij
  Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band, Kazuhoshi Akiyama
Symphony #10: The River of Time
  David and Matthew Maslanka
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Song for Silent Voices    
  Wayne Oquin
  Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Wind Symphony,
​  Gary Green
Symphony No. 5: "Elements" - Mvt I. Sun in C
  Julie Giroux
  US Army Band "Pershing's Own”, Dennis Zeisler
The Right Stuff (End Credits)
  Bill Conti, arr. Julie Giroux
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher