Episode 477: Parables

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