Episode 481: Midwest Clinic 2017, Highlights II

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