This week we look at the music of Julie Giroux and listen as she talks about her compositions. She has written and orchestrated extensively for wind bands, television, movies, and video games.  You may have heard her work on the TV show North and South, or in the movies Broadcast News, Karate Kid part 2, White Men Can’t Jump, or Masters of the Universe, just to name a few.

To Walk with Wings
  US Air Force Band of the Rockies, Colonel H. Bruce Gilkes
Riften Wed
  US Air Force Band, Colonel Larry Lang
Khan    
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
  Ron Hufstader

from Symphony No. IV: Bookmarks from Japan
I. Fuji-San - "Mt. Fuji”
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band,
  Alan Sierichs
III. The Great Wave off Kanagawa - "The Life of One Wave”
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band,
  Bruce Gilkes
IV. Kinryu-Zan Sensoji - "Thunder Gate”
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band,
  Lowell Graham
VI. Hakone - “Drifting”
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band,
  Dennis Fisher

Overture in Five Flat
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band,
  Lowell Graham
Shine    
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band,
​  Dennis Fisher

Do you ever wonder what all those musicians standing at the back of bands do during the concert?  This week on Wind & Rhythm, we’ll explore the “rhythm” side of our show by featuring the percussion section.  It’ll be standing room only for a show that can’t be, well, beat.

Concerto for Marimba & Wind Ensemble,
Mvt 1: Greetings
  Ney Rosauro
  University of Miami Wind Ensemble, Gary Green
Incantation and Dance
  John Barnes Chance
  USAF Heartland of America Band, Major Kelly G. Bledsoe
Concerto for Percussion, Mvt. 3: Ritmico con brio
  Joseph Schwantner
  University of Calgary Wind Ensemble, Glenn D. Price
Grand Serenade for an Awful lot of Winds & Percussion,
Mvt. 4, Rondo Mucho Grando
  "PDQ Bach" (a.k.a. Peter Schickele)
  Turtle Mountain Naval Base Tactical Wind Ensemble,
  Lowell Graham
Concertino for Four Percussion and Wind Ensemble
  David Gillingham
  Oklahoma State University Wind Ensemble,
  Joseph Missal
Not Here, But There
  David Heuser    
  University of Houston Percussion Ensemble,
  Blake Wilkins
Concerto for Marimba & Wind Ensemble,
​Mvt 4: Farewell
  Ney Rosauro
  University of Miami Wind Ensemble, Gary Green

Have you ever heard a musical performance that left you wondering, “How did they do that?”  This week on Wind & Rhythm, we’ll listen to virtuoso performances of both ensembles and soloists.  We may not figure out how they create such astonishing music, but we’ll sure enjoy it!

Flight of the Bumblebee
  Rimsky-Korsakov    
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Donald Hunsberger
Blue Bells of Scotland
  Arthur Pryor    
  University of New Mexico Wind Symphony, 
​  Eric Rombach-Kendall
  Joseph Alessi, trombone​
Black Dog
  Scott McAlister    
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Corporon
  Mark Nuccio, clarinet
Concert Etude, Op. 49
  Alexander Goedicke
  Alison Balsom, trumpet
  Tom Poster, piano
Toccata and Fugue
  J.S. Bach, arr. Hunsberger
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Donald Hunsberger    
Fnugg Blue
  Øystein Baadsvik and Svein Henrik Giske    
  Sweedish Wind Ensemble, Christian Lindberg
  Øystein Baadsvik, tuba
Carnival of Venice
  Jean-Baptiste Arban
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Donald Hunsberger
  Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
Stars and Stripes Forever
  John Philip Sousa
  Canadian Brass

This week on Wind & Rhythm, it’s music about fire, fireworks, firestorm, fire dance, and fiery birds.  We’ll hear John Mackey’s  “Kingfishers Catch Fire,” “Firework” by Jan van der Roost, Steven Reineke’s “Goddess of Fire”, and more performed by top-notch wind bands from across the U.S. and England.

Firework!
  Jan Van der Roost
  Northern Illinois Wind Ensemble, Steven Squires
Firestorm
  Steven Bulla    
  US Army Band, Captain Thomas Palmatier
Firedance
  Guy Woolfenden    
  Birmingham Symphonic Winds, Guy Woolfenden
Ritual Fire Dance
  Manuel de Falla
  Empire Brass    
Spitfire Fugue
  William Walton    
  Black Dyke Band, Nicholas Childs
Kingfishers Catch Fire
  John Mackey    
  Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
​  Wind Symphony, John Bell
Goddess of Fire
  Steven Reineke    
  Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
The Firebird Suite
  Igor Stravinsky
  US Air Force Band, Lowell Graham

Come and take a musical journey with us as we look at cities, big and small, that have inspired great music.  We'll hear music from Percy Grainger, Jeff Tyzik, Leonard Bernstein and more while on this tuneful trip, here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

​Blue Lake Overture
  John Barnes Chance
  Illinois State Wind Symphony, Stephen Steele
Three Dance Episodes from "On the Town”
  Leonard Bernstein
  US Air Force Band, Colonel Larry Lang
Rocky Point Holiday    
  Ron Nelson
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Traffic Jammin' from "New York Cityscape”
  Jeff Tyzik
  Canadian Brass, Eastman Wind Ensemble
Colonial Song    
  Percy Aldridge Grainger
  US Military Academy Band: West Point,
  Lieutenant Colonel Timothy J. Holtan
Fever from "Lost Vegas”
  Michael Daugherty
  UNLV Wind Orchestra, Thomas Leslie
Tulsa
  Don Gills
  US Air Force Band, Arnold Bonner

It’s almost as easy to get lost in music as it is to get lost at sea, at least for those of us without much nautical training. This week on Wind & Rhythm, we examine music inspired by sailors and their experiences on the high seas. Join us for this maritime adventure at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Russian Sailor's Dance
  Reinhold Gliere
  US Army Band, Colonel Gary F. Lamb
Monk by the Sea
  Michael Markowski
  Brooklyn Wind Symphony, Jeff Ball
Four Sea Interludes
  Benjamin Britten
  US Navy Band, Captain Brian Walden
Out to Sea and the Shark Cage Fugue from “Jaws"
  John Williams
  US Coast Guard Band, Captain Kenneth W. Megan
The Engulfed Cathedral
  Claude Debussy
  Michigan State Wind Symphony, Kevin Sedatole
The Attention of Souls from "Wine-Dark Sea”
  John Mackey
  North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliano Corporon
The Seal Lullaby
  Eric Whitacre
  Tara Winds, Dr. Andrea Strauss

We owe a great debt to those who come before us in any new endeavor.  Through their trials, hard work, and experimentation, they help lay a solid foundation for all those who follow.  This week on Wind & Rhythm we take a look at the beginnings of the wind band movement with one of the first wind bands in existence, the Eastman Wind Ensemble.

Fanfare and Allegro    
   Clifton Williams
   Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell
"Hammersmith": Prelude and Scherzo, Op. 52
  Gustav Holst
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell
The Earl of Oxford's Marche from "William Byrd Suite”
  Gordan Jacob
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell
Allegro con brio from "Symphony No. 3”
  Vittorio Giannini
  Eastman Wind Ensemble,  A. Clyde Roller
Toccata Marziale
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Donald Hunsberger
Tumbao from "Sinfonia No. 3 'La Salsa’"
  Roberto Sierra/trans. Scatterday    
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Mark Davis Scatterday
Quiet City
  Aaron Copland
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Donald Hunsberger

George Washington is said to have asked 24 year old Betsy Ross to create a flag to be the symbol of our nation in 1776. Historians also have mentioned that the General had suggested 6 pointed stars and that Betsy Ross had explained how much superior the five pointed stars were. Even at this early stage of our country, there were decisions to be made about details that have shaped the foundation of our union. Symbols are defined as being something that stands for something else. Certainly celebrating Flag Day brings this clearly to mind.
Other definitions for symbols include the words shapes or signs. Five pointed stars are easier to make suggested Betsy Ross, and a compromise was forged. 

You're a Grand Old Flag from “A George M. Cohan Salute”
  George M. Cohan
  Canadian Brass
Flag of Stars
  Gordon Jacob
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Emblems
  Aaron Copland
  US Marine Band, Colonel Michael J. Colburn
Suite of Old American Dances
  Robert Russell Bennett
  University of Michigan Symphonic Band,
  Michael Haithcock
Praise the Lord with Drums and Cymbals
  Sigfrid Karg-Elert
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennell
Crest of Honor
  David R. Gillingham
  University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds,
​  Ron Hufstader

Concert road trips bring thousands of young musicians to the Midwest Clinic in Chicago every December. Maybe for security or safety, they tend to stay in groups, sometimes large groups, as they meander their way through the exposition hall. What an amazing sight. If they are getting ready to perform, you can see the anticipation on their faces. When they’re done the expressions change a little. They seem more satisfied and yet ready to explore. It is a snapshot of pure creative energy, and it is contagious!  ​

Famishus Fantasticus
  Michael Markowski
  Blackburn High School Symphonic Band, Jemima Bunn
This Cruel Moon
  John Mackey
  Wylie High School Wind Symphony, Todd Dixon
First Suite in E Flat
  Gustav Holst, arr. Frederick Fennell
  US Coast Guard Band, Adam R. Williamson
Legend of the Ancient Hero
  Benjamin Yeo
  Sichuan Conservatory of Music Band, Lee Tian Tee
Highlander Lullaby
  David Myers
  North Shore Wind Ensemble, Shane Goforth
El Camino Real
  Alfred Reed
  Banda Sinfoncia Escuela De Formacion
​  Artistica Y Cutural De Chia, Jesús Jácome
Synthesis
  Brian Balmages
  Kell High School Wind Ensemble, David Roth
LOL (Laugh Out Loud)
  Robert Buckley
  Kell High School Wind Ensemble, David Roth

The cardboard box on my porch was the first hint that I was in for some great new music. It really is like Christmas to open the package to see what is inside. In this case it was 27 new CDs straight from Mark Morette’s recording company. They were all from the Midwest Clinic in Chicago last December. A lot of this content is brand new. New music from John Mackey, Julie Giroux, David Holsinger, Ryan George, Philip Sparke are part of the program this time along with a work from Randall Thompson to delight your ears.

Shine
  Julie Giroux
  Fillmore Wind Band, James Daughters
The Night Garden
  John Mackey
  Cedar Park Winds Community Band, Christopher Yee
Zinphonia
  David Holsinger
  Virginia Wind Symphony, Dennis Zeisler
The Wild Goose
  Ryan George
  Hiroshima Wind Orchestra, Tatsuya Shimono
The Best of Rooms
  Randall Thompson, arr. Grant
  The Alabama Winds, Randall Coleman
Exultation
  Philip Sparke
  The Alabama Winds, Randall Coleman
Hymn for the Innocent
  Julie Giroux
  Wheaton Municipal Band, Bruce Moss

If you work at any of the Disney studios or theme parks, in any of their wide range of properties, you can say you work for the “Mouse.” In 1940 the release of Fantasia was built on what was known as a Silly Symphony. It was the story of the Sorcerer’s Apprentice. With that one eleven and a half minute composition by Paul Dukas, the Disney staff assembled seven other classical music favorites and along with a silhouette of Leopold Stowkoski and the Philadelphia Orchestra and wonderful animation and the first ever use of stereo sound for the two hour feature film Fantasia.

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Northwestern Symphonic Wind Ensemble,
  Mallory Thompson
Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy
from “The Nutcracker Suite”
  P.I. Tchaikovsky
  US Air Force Band, Lowell Graham
Trepak from “The Nutcracker Suite”
  P.I. Tchaikovsky, arr. Mayhew Lake
  US Air Force Band, Lowell Graham
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  Paul Dukas
  US Army Field Band,
  Lieutenant Colonel Timothy J. Holtan
Adoration of the Earth
​from “The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps)”
  Igor Stavinsky, trans. M. Patterson
  University of Houston Wind Ensemble, Eddie Green
Night on Bald Mountain
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Stadtharmonie Zurich Oelikon-Seebach, Carlo Balmelli

When a wind band plays, it tells a musical story. There are many voices, each one expresses to the listener a melodic monologue or harmonic dialog to help describe each tale. Included in the five tales of this episode of Wind & Rhythm is the story of Haakon, a Norwegian King, and today we’ll hear the story of his saga.

The Saga of Haakon the Good
  Philip Sparke
  Nagoya University of Arts Wind Orchestra,
  Jan Van der Roost
Teutonic Tales for Tuba and Wind Ensemble
  Robert W. Smith
  University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds,
​  Ron Hufstader
Viktor's Tale from “The Terminal”
  John Williams
  US Coast Guard Band, Captain Kenneth W. Megan
Parable IX op. 121
  Vincent Persichetti
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Barcarolle from “Tales of Hoffman”
  J. Offenbach
  Black Dyke Mills Band, John Foster

It may have grabbed my attention when I first got a chance to experience what playing in a large band was like. The sound is big, loud at times, but while the volume varies, other things are happening too. Sure, the school's band room was a good place to learn but hearing the same music in a better acoustic setting is a game changer. School gyms, and auditoria were a performer’s journey with interesting churches along the way. Along the journey I discovered that the environment had a profound effect on all of the people present.

Sanctuary
  Frank Ticheli
  Showa Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Angels in the Architecture
  Frank Ticheli
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Alchemy in Silent Spaces
  Steven Bryant
  Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz
Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral from “Lohengrin”
  Richard Wagner
  Brass Band of Battle Creek

It appears spontaneous. One day your environment is slowly turning green and it is slow enough that you don’t see it happening but fast enough to measure the change, then suddenly, sometimes in the span of an hour the blossoms appear. The scent of the air changes and the profound change happens. Blooming is a natural phenomenon.

Bloom
  Steven Bryant
  Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz
The Cherry Blossom Fantasy
  Hirokazu Fukushima
  Philhamonic Winds Osakan, Kimura Yoshihiro
A Golden Apple of Hesperides
  Masanori Taruya
  Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band, Kazuhiko Komatsu
Make Our Garden Grow
  Leonard Bernstein
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Country Gardens
  Percy Grainger
  US Military Academy Band at West Point,
​  Lieutenant Colonel Timothy J. Holtan
Flower Song from “Lakme”
  Leo Delibes, arr. Curnow
  Adam Frey and Scott Hartman
  Metropolitan Wind Symphony, James O’Dell
Incidental Music from “The Flowering Peach”
  Alan Hovhaness
  Ohio State Concert Band, Keith Brion

There are four major adult wind bands that record regularly whose works have been a mainstay for us. At the beginning of our 10th season of Wind & Rhythm, we had discussions with each of them and offered to do in-kind promotions. It was an idea that was originally suggested by my friend Kim Campbell, one of the founders of what we know today as the Dallas Winds. We have their logos and links on our website and they point back to us. It is a reciprocal agreement and everyone wins! Along the way, it builds our collaboration and opens doors to better communication. You get to hear them perform more and we see the impact of their fans on our show!

English Dances, Book I, op. 27
  Malcolm Arnold
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Ye Banks and Braes o’ Bonnie Doon
  Percy Grainger
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennell
Whatsoever Things
  Mark Camphouse
  Northshore Concert Band, Mallory Thompson
The Solitary Dancer
  Warren Benson
  Eastern Wind Symphony, Todd Nichols
Red Tail Skirmish
  Bruce Yurko
  Eastern Wind Symphony, Todd Nichols
The Wild Goose “An Gé Fhiáin”  (on gay i-ah-in)
  Ryan George
  Lone Star Wind Orchestra, Eugene Migliaro Corporon

In Milwaukee, while on the campus of Marquette University, I discovered a statue that made a big impression on me. Dedicated in 2002, the statue is in memory of Richard Webber who died while competing in a race on Lake Michigan. The artist, Norman Christianson, used the image of Christ with his grave clothes spiraling out from his body reaching out with his hands, which have obviously been pierced with nails. The subject of the resurrection of Jesus after three days in the grave has fascinated many artists over the years.

It was the way the artist handled the cloth that caught my attention.

Le Chant De La Resurrection
  Charles Koechlin
  Denver Brass, Lowell Graham
The Sleep of the Immortal One
  Clark McAlister
  Avatar Brass Ensemble, Lowell Graham
Declamation on a Hymn Tune
  Jack Stamp
  Avatar Brass Ensemble, Lowell Graham
Lord of All Hopefulness
  Kenneth Downie
  Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Phillip McCann
Lauds (Praise High Day)
  Nelson, Ron/Ron Nelson
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Gloria In Excelsis Deo
  Kevin Kaska
  Hollywood Epic Brass, Kevin Kaska
O Jesus Christ, mein Leben’s Licht
“Chorale from Cantata No.118”
  Johan Sebastian Bach
  Monarch Brass, Apo Hsu
Glorified
  David Gillingham
  Messiah College Wind Ensemble, Bradley Genevro
Praise the Lord with Drums and Cymbals
  Sigfrid Karg-Elert
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennell
Salvation is Created
  Pavel Tschesnokoff
  St. Olaf Band, Timothy Mahr

Coined in 1953, the phrase Unidentified Flying Object, and its natural acronym UFO, came into our lexicon as a means to describe various inexplainable airborne “curiosities”.  And while most folks inherently connect UFOs to extra-terrestrials, the three composers on this episode of Wind & Rhythm associate UFOs to the sweet-voiced “cello of the wind band”, the Euphonium with its soaring sound and inexplicably broad range.

UFO Dreams
  David Maslanka
  Utah Wind Symphony, Scott A. Hagen
II. Unidentified, from “UFO”
  Michael Daugherty
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliano Corporon
UFO Concerto
  Johan de Meij
  Banda De Lalin, Bram Sniekers

Some assume that the phrase “the luck of the Irish” means that all Irish have good luck. Others remember that the Irish had terrible luck with the potato blight and famine shook Ireland in the late 1800s. Today, with symbology like the four-leaf clover and the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, the image of the Irish’s luck is far more positive. Let’s enjoy the luck and the magic of the Irish spirit on this episode of Wind & Rhythm.

Irish Folk Suite
  J.L. Molloy, arr. Kevin Kaska
  Hollywood Epic Brass, Kevin Kaska
Celtic Prayers
  Fergus O'Carrol
  Irish Symphonic Wind Orchestra, Liam Daly
Irish Fantasy
  Marc Jeanbourquin
  The Midwest Winds, Don Golando
The Irish Blessing
  Joyce Ellers Bacak, arr. Stephen Bradnum
  Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band, Garry Cutt
Variations on St. Patrick’s Breastplate
  Dwayne Milburn
  Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
Rose, Shamrock & Thistle
  John Philip Sousa
  Royal Artillery Band, Keith Brion
Irish Tune from County Derry - Elastic Scoring Version
  Percy Grainger
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon

When composers begin a new composition, they start with a foundation of genre, motifs, voicing, structure, meter, and key. While what they create on top that foundation is uniquely their own, the finished work is often a reflection of their experiences and learned heritage from their mentors and teachers. 
This episode of Wind & Rhythm reflects on the excellence of the best cornerstones and foundations of the wind band literature.

Elegy
  John Barnes Chance
  Illinois State Wind Symphony, Stephen Steele
William Byrd Suite
  Gordon Jacob
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Armenian Dances (Part II)
  Alfred Reed
  University of Illinois Symphonic Band, Dr. Harry Begian
Chorale and Alleluia
  Howard Hanson
  US Air Force Band, Lowell Graham

I stood up in front of them without a prepared speech; it was improv. Those in the room were some of the most celebrated professionals in the conducting arts, and I was their biggest fan. Their ensembles routinely performed the most challenging wind band literature, with the utmost perfection; a testament to their podium talents. I, on the other hand, had never held a baton, nor had I had any formal conducting training. Even so, they invited me into their inner circle, as a partner. Perhaps they expected a polished, confident, ready-for-NPR segment. Instead, they heard me say, in a halting voice, that they were, simply, my heroes.

Redline Tango
  John Mackey
  Oklahoma State Wind Ensemble, Joseph Missal
Songs for Wind Ensemble
  Yo Goto
  Messiah College Wind Ensemble, Bradley Genevro
Only Light
  Aaron Perrine
  University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, Paul Popiel
Circular Marches
  Dan Welcher
  US Air Force Band, Lowell Graham
Mutanza
  James Curnow
  Irish Symphonic Wind Orchestra, Liam Daly
Intrada and March from “Symphonic Suite”
  Clifton Williams
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Mistakes happen. No one is immune from the occasional slip-up. Public gaffes are especially notable; as was case with the 2017 Best Picture Oscar announcement. It was a simple error of picking up the wrong envelope.

As we approach the annual event of celebrating the best of cinema, we can all agree that one essential ingredient that makes a movie “worthy of consideration” is its music; an intrinsic element that creates mood, energy, character presence, and emotion. On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate the best of cinema music.
“And the Oscar goes to…”

An American in Paris
  George Gershwin
  US Army Field Band, Colonel Thomas H. Palmatier
Theme from Schindler’s List
  John Williams
  Filmharmonic Brass, Dominic Derasse
Wizard of Oz Overture
  James Barnes
  University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds, Ron Hufstader
Adventures on Earth from “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”
  John Williams
  US Navy Band, Captain George Thompson
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
  Leonard Bernstein
  US Marine Band, Colonel Michael J. Colburn
Theme from Jaws
  John Williams, arr. Charles Porter
  Filmharmonic Brass, Dominic Derasse

Spiritual matters are often a crossing point between personal deep thoughts, cultural perceptions, and religious teachings. On this episode of Wind & Rhythm be aware that we’re going to cast wide net, encompassing both the secular and religious perspectives.

In the Bleak Midwinter
  Gustav Holst
  Emory Symphonic Winds, Scott A. Stewart
Local Spirits from “Unfamiliar Territory”
  Michael Markowski
  Brooklyn Wind Symphony, Jeff Ball
And Still, the Spirit - Spirit of Sequoia
  Philip Sparke
  Johan Friso Band of the Royal Netherlands Army,
  Erik van de Kolk

​Spiritual from “Symphonic Songs for Band”
  Robert Russell Bennett
  Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra,
  Mark Heron
The Enemy God and the Dance of the Spirits of Darkness
from “Scythian Suite, Op. 20”
  Sergei Prokofiev
  US Air Force Band, Lowell Graham
Spiritus Mundi from “Ecstatic Waters” (Epilogue)
  Steven Bryant
  University of Texas Wind Ensemble, Jerry Junkin
In the World of Spirits
  Bruce Broughton
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
When the Spirit Soars
  Philip Sparke
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Kimura Yoshihiro
Spiritual
  H. Owen Reed
  Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
Let Your Spirit Sing
  Julie Giroux
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
​  Ron Hufstader

Romeo and Juliet, a love story so intense and deeply emotional that it transcends art, language, and music. Wind & Rhythm explores the tenderness and tragedy of star-crossed love in this special Valentine’s Day episode.

Selections from Suites One, Two, and Three
from Romeo and Juliet
  Sergey Prokofiev
  Eikanger-Bjorsvik Brass Band, Bjarte Engeset

Introduction, Montagues and Capulets, Morning Dances, Juliet the Young Girl, Masks, Romeo and Juliet, The Nurse, Friar Laurence, Dance, Death of Tybalt, Romeo and Juliet Before Parting, Aubade, Romeo at the Grave of Juliet, Death of Juliet

Old Romance from “Family Album”
  Morton Gould
  US Marine Band, Colonel Michael Colburn

Wind & Rhythm continues its partnership with several of the best winds bands in the world, and we encourage you to attend one or more of their live concerts to witness the finesse, power, warmth, and intimacy of a concert hall event. While there, keep an eye out for our “Partners in Performance” banners in the lobby and share your experience with us with a selfie and post on our Facebook page. Let’s all show our appreciation to their contributions to wind band performance art!

Chaconne in Memoriam...
  Ron Nelson
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Give Us this Day
  David Maslanka
  Eastern Wind Symphony, Todd Nichols
Preludio from “Korean Dances”
  Chang Su Koh
  Lone Star Wind Orchestra, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
La Procession du Roció
  Joaquín Turina
  Lone Star Wind Orchestra, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Allegro Molto from "Symphony No. 2"
  David Maslanka
  Northshore Concert Band, Mallory Thompson

As much as some hate to admit it, violence has been part of the shared human heritage from the beginning of recorded time. Even today, in some parts of the world, trying to avoid violence is a daily activity. Composer John Mackey takes violence as his theme in his challenging new work, "Antique Violences." He brings us face-to-face with the human capacity for violence.

Antique Violences: Concerto for Trumpet
  John Mackey
  Michigan State Wind Symphony,
​  Kevin Sedatole
Jericho Rhapsody
  Morton Gould
  USAF Band of the Golden West,
  Captain R. Michael Mench
Music to an Imaginary Ballet from “The Warriors”
  Percy Aldridge Grainger
  US Air Force Band,
  Lowell Graham