Category: Season 08 (Ep348 To Ep395) - Wind & Rhythm

Episode 370: Romantic Melodies

2/14/2016

The Romantic Era of Classical Music lasted just 95 years, from 1815 to 1910, but it produced some of the most memorable melodies, ever.

The Enlightenment changed the course of human history with the concept that science and empirical arguments could explain human existence. Not surprisingly though, not everyone was thrilled, so some pushed back. To the disappointment of medieval theologians not everyone continued to embrace the old ways of thinking, but the concept that we could explain all of our existence by empirical observation didn’t fit well either. This philosophical tug-of-war still rages on. But, in 1815 the Romantic Era of classical music pushed back against what was then the new thinking of the Classical Era, and thus music became reactionary.

Fanfare for La Peri: Dukas
Atlantic Brass Band, Salvatore Scarpa
Andante from “Hungarian Fantasy, Op. 35”:
Carl Maria von Weber
UNLV Wind Orchestra, Thomas Leslie
Fur Elise “Bagatelle in A Minor”: Ludwig Van Beethoven
Canadian Brass
Overture in C for Winds, Opus 24: Felix Mendelßohn
US Marine Band, Colonel Michael J. Colburn
Gnossienne No. 2: Erik Satie
Empire Brass
Emperor Waltz Op. 437: Johann Strauss
US Army Band, Colonel Gary F. Lamb
Barcarolle 'Tales of Hoffman': Jacques Offenbach
Black Dyke Mills Band, John Foster
Panis Angelicus: Cesar Franck
Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
To a Wild Rose: Edward MacDowell
Brass of the Potomac, Stephen Bulla
Clair De Lune: Claude Debussy
US Army Brass Quintet

Episode 369: New Brass

2/7/2016

How could I resist? When the name of the ensemble is the Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble it immediately gets my attention. As much as I love the Canadian Brass and the Empire Brass and the handful of other brass ensembles that have been featured here on Wind & Rhythm, I admit I’m always on the lookout for great music from new brass groups. On this episode we’ll hear from some that are either new to our show, or how shall I say it - groups that have been under represented.

Branle de Champagne: Claude Gervaise
Ricercare del Primo Tuono: Andrea Gabrieli
  Metropolitan Brass Quartet
Loch Lomond: Trad Scottish folk song
Medley "iSpy": Mancini, Quincy Jones, Schifrin, Norman
  Mainstreet Brass
Canzon Per Sonar Duodecimi Toni: Giovanni Gabrieli
Music For Brass: John Williams
  National Brass Ensemble
St. Louis Blues: W.C. Handy
Girl With the Flaxen Hair: Claude Debussy
  St. Louis Brass Quintet
Air on the G-String, BWV1068:
  Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. K. Turner
Fugue 5, BWV578:
  Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. K. Turner
  American Horn Quartet
Solemn Entry of the Knights of the Order of St. John:
Ricard Strauss
Adagio from “Four Canonic Studies”: Robert Schumann
  Thompson Brass Ensemble, Barbara Bruns, Organ
Maestoso from "Symphony No. 3 Organ”:
  Camille Saint-Saens
  Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble,
  Rodney Holmes

Episode 368: Music Inspired by the Renaissance

1/31/2016

Much of the music of the renaissance is performed within the spacious acoustics of cathedrals; the music needs elbow room. But, a new recording came into my hands that shakes up that acoustic setting. Brass players will tell you how much they love playing in those huge spaces, with the envelope of sound mixed with the reverberation of space; it sends shivers up one's spine. And if you are a brass player, you know the difference when you move into a more modern performance space; the music of the renaissance simply can not be as enjoyable. This is music that needs the space to be, well, music.

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis:
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Canadian Brass
Flourishes And Meditations On A Renaissance Theme:
Michael Gandolfi
US Marine Band, Colonel Michael J. Colburn
Hic Est Filius Dei: Giovanni Gabrieli
National Brass Ensemble, Gail Williams
Praetorious Variations: James Curnow
Shobi Wind Orchestra, James Curnow

Episode 367: Play it, hear it, love it. WASBE 3

1/24/2016

While talking with some associates this week, I again had reason to consider the question that drives musicians to perform. There are so many behavioral dynamics at work it would fill a dissertation to tease them all out. The question I again posed was, "Would you prefer to hear great music or perform it?" When Wind & Rhythm was formed in 2008 I thought I knew the answer. Everyone who has performed great wind band music really loves to hear some when they get the chance, right?

Pavanne: Morton Gould
Seaquam "A Journey To The Sky": Fred Stride
Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble, David Branter
Moth: Viet Cuong
joyRIDE: Michael Markowski
La Fiesta Mexicana: H. Owen Reed
Brooklyn Wind Symphony, Jeff Ball
Miniatur Ouverture: Ernst Toch
San Francisco Wind Ensemble, Martin Seggelke

Episode 366: What is a Professional Band? WASBE 2

1/17/2016

How many musicians think of themselves as ‘Professionals’? Somewhere along the line, I learned that there were a few jobs described as professions, Doctors, Lawyers, Teachers and when I looked a little harder for a clear definition, I found that the term professional refers to a full time occupation, one that has training schools and universities. Professions have national and local associations, adhere to a code of ethics and are licensed by the state. If that is true, how can there be any professional musicians? They’re not licensed to practice by the state although practice is exactly what they do. You can see that the definition isn’t a perfect solution to our question of what a is professional band.

Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquility): Roger Zare
Symphony No. IV: Bookmarks from Japan: Julie Giroux
San Jose Wind Symphony, Edward C. Harris
The Wild Goose: Ryan George
Circus Overture: William Bolcom
Bells Across the Atlantic: Adam Gorb
Walking the Dog: George Geshwin
Lone Star Wind Orchestra, Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Episode 365: Epiphany: State of Change

1/10/2016

Change. The word shakes us up, especially in election years. It may be a simple concept, yet it is unsettling. When I planned this episode of Wind & Rhythm, I thought I would spend some time on the subject of epiphanies, you know, those powerful moments of discovery; of revelation. But as I began to think about it, I realized that those moments of Epiphany are actually pivotal moments of change.

Five States of Change: Philip Sparke
Johan Willem Friso Band, Hans Leendners
Symphony for Winds and Percussion:
Donald Grantham
North Texas Wind Symphony,
Eugene Migliaro Corporon
A Tale As Yet Untold: Philip Sparke
Cory Band, Dr Robert Childs
A Final Fling: Philip Sparke
Cory Band, Dr. Robert Childs

Episode 364: Message in a Bottle

1/3/2016

When we're are in the same room together talking things over, we can say and do things that aren’t exactly the same in a virtual, non-linear world. But now we communicate in so many different ways that don’t require being present together at that moment; email, texts, social media. A show like Wind & Rhythm is, then, like a message in a bottle.

"Happy New Year!"

New Century Dawn: David Gillingham
Oklahoma State University Wind Ensemble,
Joseph Missal
Symphony No. 2: Frank Ticheli
Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Royal Fireworks Music: George Frederic Handel
US Army Brass Quintet
Paganini Variations: Philip Wilby
Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi
Firework: Jan Van der Roost
The Band of the Royal Netherlands Air Force

Episode 363: Eclectic Christmas

12/27/2015

The archives of Wind & Rhythm include almost an equal number of Christmas holiday shows as patriotic holiday shows, which surprises me. And in spite of being unhappy with the kind of elevator music you hear in malls at this time of year, I really love Christmas music, especially when performed by winds. If you’ve ever formed a small group of players to go out caroling, you’re probably as hooked as I am. We’ll talk more about that on this week’s episode of Wind & Rhythm.

Ukrainian Bell Carol: Mykola Leontovich
  Brass Band Of Battle Creek
The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol: Percy Grainger
  North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Deck the Halls: Old Welsh Carol
  The College Of New Jersey Wind Ensemble
O Holy Night: arr: Stephen Bulla
  Salvation Army International Staff Band, Stephen Cobb
Tantum Ergo / Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
  Galliard Brass Ensemble
Christmas Day: Gustav Holst
  The Solid Brass
Christmas at Beaumont Tower Suite: arr. John Moss
  Beaumont Brass Quintet
Riu Riu Chiu: arr. Has Kröll
  Grassauer Blechläser Ensemble
Drummer Boy Charlie: arr. Julie Giroux
  University Of North Texas Symphonic Band,
  Dennis Fisher
Silent Night in Gotham: Julie Giroux
  University Of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
  Ron Hustader
Serenade of Carols: Morton Gould
  US Coast Guard Band, Commander W. Kenneth Megan
Sleigh Ride: Leroy Anderson
  US Coast Guard Band, Commander W. Kenneth Megan

Episode 362: Winter Mystery

12/20/2015

You may be glad that the longest night of the year, what is known as Winter Solstice is highly illuminated by Christmas lights. At least in the cities. There is a lot of evidence that the actual birth of the Christ child happened at a different time of year and that the early church moved the celebration to December 25th, just days after the darkest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, of course. The celebrations have been going on for weeks now and the lights are beautiful, completely masking the fact that it is dark before 6pm.

Spiritually, it is a season of mystery and since there are at least three different celebrations going on in a very short time frame, it is perfect to mark this episode of Wind & Rhythm with the theme, Winter Mystery.

A Winter's Tale: Philip Sparke
Seika Girls High School Band, Yoshihisa Fujishige
In The Bleak Midwinter: Gustav Holst
Isthmus Brass, John Stevens
Variants on an Advent Hymn: Fisher Tull
Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
Mysterium: Jennifer Higdon
Emory Symphonic Winds, Scott A. Stewart
O Magnum Mysterium: Morten Lauridsen
University of Michigan Symphony Band,
Michael Haithcock
Russian Christmas Music: Alfred Reed
Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
O Magnum Mysterium: Giovanni Gabrieli
Galliard Brass Ensemble

Episode 361: The Guy in the Red Suit

12/13/2015

The people who dress up as Santa Claus usually are sweating indoors, because that suit is made for winter wear, outdoors. Saying it that way does get me past the first challenge. Not everyone dressed in the red suit can be the real Santa Claus and every parent has to explain why there are so many people dressed up that way. So, to begin our show about "The Guy in the Red Suit", we have to make it clear that many people dress that way to remind of us of the legend of Santa Claus.

Every year the legend grows. Have you noticed that? And no matter how many people have tried to tell the story, each telling has more details to explain. This is clearly a legend that is active in the imagination of every generation, which makes the character get bigger and better.

Jolly Old St. Nicholas
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Canadian Brass
Santa Baby
Festive Cheer
Isthmus Brass, John Stevens
Miracle on 34th Street
US Coast Guard Band, Commander W. Kenneth Megan
Rudolph and Santa
Mainstreet Brass
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
The US Air Force Heritage Of America Band
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
University of Texas Trombone Choir, Nathaniel Brickens
The Christmas Song
Brass Band Of Battle Creek, Frank Renton
Here Comes Santa Claus
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble
Jingle Bells Fantasy
Minor Alterations
Christmas and Sousa Forever
Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin

Episode 360: Toys for Christmas

12/6/2015

It was sad to hear that FAO Schwarz has closed it’s Manhattan store and although they plan to open another sometime in the future, this Christmas will not have the opportunity to play Heart and Soul with your feet, at least in Manhattan. That was always a holiday destination for folks who could a find the way to New York City during the holiday season. How do you buy toys?

And if you’re one of the folks who for one reason or another doesn’t get to shop for toys, this episode of Wind & Rhythm will help you remember. I wanted to call this show "Toy Story", but that title has been reserved for Woody, Buzz Lightyear and their Disney friends.

A Very Merry Heart And Soul: arr. Julie Giroux
North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
The Toy Trumpet: Raymond Scott
Northshore Concert Band, John P. Paynter
La Boutique Fantasque:
Gioachino Rossini/Ottorino Respighi
Northshore Concert Band, John P. Paynter
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers: Leon Jessel
Northshore Concert Band, John P. Paynter
You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch: Albert Hague
Tennessee Trombone Choir, Joshua Hauser
Santa Claus-trophobia: Sandy Smith
Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi
Nutcracker Suite: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Dallas Brass

Episode 359: Feast and Frenzy

11/29/2015

Back in 1943, in the midst of World War 2, Norman Rockwell painted the quintessential thanksgiving illustration of a family Thanksgiving Dinner. It appeared on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. Almost everyone has seen it. It has a name, "Freedom from Want".

Here's is a link to it in case you’d like to see it again. The painting wasn’t popular in Europe where the shortages and horrors of war were most severe, but there is a good story on the linked website.

Harvest Hymn: Percy Grainger
North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Thanksgiving Hymn: William Billings
Eastern Wind Symphony, William Silvester
Give Us This Day - Short Symphony For Wind Ensemble: David Maslanka
Eastern Wind Symphony, Todd Nichols
Turkey Trot from Divertimento: Leonard Bernstein,
University of South Carolina Wind Ensemble,
  Scott Weiss
Thanksgiving Meditation: Timothy Mahr
St. Olaf Band, Timothy Mahr
Frenzy: Andrew Boysen, Jr.
University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
  Ron Hufstader
Manhattan Pictures: Jan Van Der Roost
  Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz

Encore of Episode 203: Fall Dancing

11/22/2015

You actually have to go to a football stadium to see a halftime show by the band... something that makes me crazy, by the way. But, when you see a halftime show, you know the band is going to march... and many of them dance as well. Band music has a lot of danceable melodies and this week, here at the gathering place for people who love band music, we’re getting out our dancing shoes.

Slavonic Dance No. 5, Op. 46: Antonin Dvorak
Empire Brass
Dance Movements: Philip Sparke
The College of New Jersey Wind Ensemble,
William Silvester
Dance of the Hours: Ponchielli
Make Believe Brass
Russian Sailors' Dance: Reinhold Gliere
Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennell
Dances From The ''Pariser Tanzbuch'':
arr: Allan Dean
St. Louis Brass Quintet
Illyrian Dances: Guy Woolfenden
Philharmonia à Vent, John Boyd

Episode 358: Serve with Pride

11/15/2015

Celebrating our veterans isn’t as easy as it sounds. Independence Day is easy. Memorial Day, a walk in the park, is easy. Even Flag Day is easy to celebrate, but Veteran’s Day comes with some built in challenges. The vets I’ve talked to tend to minimize their contributions, even those who deserve credit and attention. It is a kind of humility that ends conversations without really getting started. Maybe I need to change my approach. Maybe I need to head down to the local VFW post and try again.

In the meantime, I’ve found an hour of new music, well, new to us here on Wind & Rhythm I mean, that celebrates the actions and activities of our Nation’s veterans.

Tribute!: Mark D. Camphouse
  UNLV Wind Orchestra, Thomas Leslie
The Patriots: Clifton Williams
  US Air Force Heritage Of America Band, Lowell Graham
Heroic Saga: Robert Jager
  Hiroshima Wind Orchestra, Yoshiro Kimura
Homage: David R. Gillingham
  University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds,
Ron Hufstader
Symphonic Requiem, Op. 135
(Seventh Symphony for Band): James Barnes
  US Army Concert Band, Col. Thomas H. Palmatier

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Episode 356: Witch Doctor

11/1/2015

With the spooky holiday on our doorstep an intelligent person, like you would never submit your friendships and relationships to the guidance of mysterious beings, would you? Of course not, me either. Back in 1958 though, things were different. The lyrics from one song claimed “My friend the witch doctor, he told me what to say. My friend the witch doctor he told me what to do.” What was the advice? If you remember the song you’re probably smiling right now.

Capriccio: Gustav Holst
  Philharmonia à Vent, John Boyd
The Haunter Of The Dark: Franco Cesarini
  Johan Willem Friso Military Band, Alex Schillings
Incantation and Dance: John Barnes Chance
  Philharmonia à Vent, John Boyd
Dance of the Witches from The Witches of Eastwick:
John Williams
  US Coast Guard Band, Commander W. Kenneth Megan
Witch Doctor: Paul Richards
  University of Florida Wind Symphony, David A Waybright
Exit Of The Ghosts; Funeral March from England's Pleasant Land: Ralph Vaughan Williams
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Dream Of A Witches Sabath, Op.14: Hector Berlioz
US Navy Band, Captain Ralph Gambone

Episode 355: Lots of Bells

10/25/2015

There are so many kinds of bells and so many ways to hear their melodious sound. From the jingly-jangly kind of sounds of bells played by hand, to the sound of glockenspiels and chimes in a symphonic group, and what about actual bells in bell towers, they’re fun. And speaking of fun, one bell has brought us a lot of laughs, the call is for more cow-bell!

The Bells from the William Byrd Suite: William Byrd
  US Marine Band, Michael Colburn
Blue Bells of Scotland: Arthur Pryor
  Brass Band Of Battle Creek, Howard Snell
Bell Piece: Percy Grainger
  University Of Arkansas Wind Ensemble, Chris Knighten
Le Belle Helene: Jacques Offenbach
  US Air Force Band, Arnold Gabriel
More Cowbell! from Popcopy: Scott McAllister
  University Of South Florida Wind Ensemble,
John C. Carmichael
The Bell-Ringer's Dance from The Story of the Priest and His Helper Balda, Op. 36: Dmitri Shostakovich
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Bells For Stokowski: Michael Daugherty
  University of Texas Wind Ensemble, Jerry Junkin
Persistent Bells from Les Couleurs Fauves (Vivid Colors): Karel Husa
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Belle Of The Ball: Leroy Anderson
US Air Force Band, Leroy Anderson

Episode 354: Gabriel Had a Trumpet

10/18/2015

I’m a lucky guy. A long time ago I let a Bb trumpet into my life. Now there are three trumpets, a Bb, a C, and an little Efer. Then a flugelhorn came to live at my house too. We’re all very happy together. I say all of this, I’m Doug Brown by the way, because I wanted to start out by saying I’m not neutral on the subject of trumpets and I just love to hear them performed well.

The Battell - The Trumpetts: William Byrd
  Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz
Trumpet Tune & Ayre: Henry Purcell
  Canadian Brass
Trumpet Voluntary: John Stanley
  Canadian Brass
Concerto In E-Flat: Franz Joseph Haydn
  Syracuse University Wind Ensemble,
John M. Laverty
Sonata for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble: Kent Kennan
  North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Rhapsody For Trumpet And Winds: Fisher Tull
  Kent State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble,
  John Boyd
Declaration For Trumpet: Stephen Bulla
Eastern Wind Symphony, Stephen Bulla

Episode 353: Discovery, Expansion, Displacement

10/11/2015

The Age of Discovery took place between the 15th and 18th century in Europe according to historians. It was a time of exploration and it was a time of colonization. Here in the Americas, we have celebrated Christopher Columbus in October and lately there has been a counter movement to celebrate the indigenous people of the continent. Columbus Day is still very much a national holiday but now, we have to be aware that what the Europeans brought to our shores was a mixed blessing. On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we’ll hear music that features the mood of the many cultures represented as we trace the Age of Discovery.

Peccatem me Quotidie: Carlo Gesualdo
  Empire Brass Quintet
Mayflower Overture; Ron Nelson
Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
1607; The Dream Comes Alive: James Hosay
US Air Force Heritage of America Band, Douglas Monroe
Dance Of The New World: Dana Wilson
The College of New Jersey Wind Ensemble,
  William Silvester
New World Dances: Martin Ellerby
North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Concerto Breve "The Wondrous Valley”:
Joesph Wilcox Jenkins
US Military Academy Band: West Point,
  LTC Timothy J. Holtan
The Melancholy of Departure: Mark Isham
Empire Brass Quintet

Episode 352: Rhythm of the Season

10/4/2015

Have you noticed that composers seem to be able to identify moods and feelings better than most people? They have an uncanny way of describing their subjects that helps us all appreciate things a little better. Or is that really true? Most of the time they get it right. But there are times when you walk away wondering what were they thinking?

In many ways, that’s true this week on Wind & Rhythm. We’ve got a theme of the rhythm of the seasons because we’re right in the midst of a change and the music just doesn’t match what is going on around us.

Yosemite Autumn: Mark Camphouse
US Air Force Heritage of America Band,
Major Douglas Monroe
Ritual / Fall from Harvest: Concerto for Trombone:
John Mackey
US Military Academy Band: West Point,
LTC Timothy J. Holtan
In Autumn from Woodland Sketches: Edward MacDowell
North Texas Wind Symphony, Dennis Fisher
Pastorale: Autumn Rune: Ron Nelson
Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
The Leaves Are Falling: Warren Benson
US Marine Band, Colonel Michael J. Colburn
Autumn Dream: Archibald Joyce
US Coast Guard Band, Commander W. Kenneth Megan
Summer To Fall: David Holsinger
University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
Ron Hufstader

Episode 351: All Aboard

9/27/2015

You might not have a choice, or it may be price prohibitive, or even a question of practicality, but when you’re choosing a method of mass transportation most people want to get from point A to point B as fast as possible. And, because jet planes are faster than taking a train, many of us simply haven’t had the chance to spend much time on trains - unless you live on the eastern seaboard or ride a suburban train to work.

There is a bit of nostalgia involved when we think of travel by rail. The great old movies have given some stylized insight into riding the rails and this week, here at the gathering place for people who love band music we’ll hear some music that is inspired by train travel.

Hans Christian Andersen Suite: Soren Hyldgaard
The Danish Concert Band, Jorgen Misser Jensen
Fields Of Grain As Seen From A Train: Timothy Mahr
St. Olaf Band, Timothy Mahr
Ghost Train Triptych: Eric Whitacre
North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Take the A Train (Excerpt from Strayhorn Medley):
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
St. Louis Brass Quintet

Episode 350: Gates

9/20/2015

Standing at the beginning of epic journeys or perhaps at the end, there is often a gate. Gates can be closed and the implication is that you can’t enter. It takes some kind of pass, a key, a password, or a sign might get you through. But, when the gates are open the message is one of welcome. When we see a gate, all of that and more floods our minds and we realize that we’ve reached a place of decision.

Sunrise at Angel's Gate: Philip Sparke
US Army Field Band, Colonel Finley R. Hamilton
Hell's Gate: David Maslanka
  University Of Arizona Wind Ensemble, Gregg Hanson
The Gateway City March: Karl King
Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
Sanctuary: Frank Ticheli
  Showa Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
The Great Gate of Kiev from Pictures at an Exhibition:
Modest Moussorgsky
  US Marine Band, Colonel Michael J. Colburn
The Portals from Scenes from "The Louvre”:
Norman Dello Joio
  University Of Calgary Wind Ensemble, Glen D. Price
Immigration And Building from American Journey:
John Williams
  US Coast Guard Band, Captain Kenneth Megan

Episode 349: Cathedrals

9/13/2015

One of the first things an American in Europe notices is that at the heart or center of every city or town, a large church seems to tower over all of the rest of the buildings. And, in major cities, the towering church is huge. The really big ones are the cathedrals and they are really impressive both architecturally and acoustically.

Crown Imperial: William Walton
Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell
In The Cathedral: Neal Corwell
  Euphoniums Unlimited
Cathedrals: Kathryn Salfelder
  Oklahoma State University Wind Ensemble,
Joseph Missal
The Engulfed Cathedral: Claude Debussy
  Michigan State Wind Symphony, Kevin Sedatole
The Frozen Cathedral: John Mackey
  Michigan State Wind Symphony, Kevin Sedatole
Elsa's Procession To The Cathedral: Richard Wagner
  Northwestern Symphonic Wind Ensemble,
Mallory Thompson

Episode 348: Season 8 Festival

9/6/2015

You may have heard that 10,000 hours of practice makes you an expert. Perhaps if you practice that long you can get to Carnegie Hall! As we open the door on an all new season of Wind & Rhythm it’s easy to think about that big break that gets you onstage in that great performance hall.

In the previous 7 years of Wind & Rhythm, we’ve heard about 2400 works of wind band music. That’s 347 hours of amazingly compelling classical music with a portion of light jazz added. All from music expressed with the very air we breathe. The music of wind bands. It’s our specialty and why we call Wind & Rhythm "the gathering place for people who love band music".

Strike Up the Band Overture: George Gershwin
  North Texas Wind Symphony,
Eugene Migliaro Corporon
For A New Day: Samuel Magrill
  Central Oklahoma Wind Symphony, Brian Lamb
Fiesta!: Philip Sparke
  Musashino Academia Musicae Wind Ensemble,
Ray Cramer
Celebration Overture: Paul Creston
  US Air Force Band, Lowell Graham
American Overture for Band: Joseph Wilcox Jenkins
  US Army Field Band, Colonel Finley R. Hamilton
New Era: Overture for Band: Bruce Broughton
  US Air Force Academy Band, Lt Col Larry Lang
Jubilee Overture: Philip Sparke
  US Army Band, Col L. Bryan Shelburne Jr.
Beguine for Band: Glenn Osser
Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennell

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