Episode 390: Moonlight

Every few decades the first full moon in June, the Strawberry Moon, falls on the Summer Solstice.  Before 2016, 1967's "Summer of Love" was the last time it happened. Astronomers and Astrologers aren't the only ones who notice. Composers love to create tone poems in which the moon is the subject. Wind & Rhythm honors Earth's moon and the wonder it imbues.

Crescent Moon Grand Overture
  Jan Van der Roost
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Jan Van der Roost
Moonrise from “Visions Of Light”
  Eric Ewazen
  Indiana University Wind Ensemble, Ray Cramer
Moon Song, Sun Dance
  Philip Sparke
  Cory Band, Philip Harper
Moon By Night
  Jonathan Newman
  UNLV Wind Orchestra, Thomas Leslie
The Crescent Still Abides
  David R. Gillingham
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, David R. Gillingham
Moonlight from “Four Sea Interludes”
  Benjamin Britten
  US Navy Band, Captain Brian Walden
Moon Dance from “New World Dances”
​  Martin Ellerby
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon