Episode 543, A Trip to the Zoo

​Do you have a favorite animal you love to listen to? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we take a look at music inspired by animals. We’ll hear from composers like Karl Husa, Lennon and McCartney, Eric Whitacre, Jerry Goldsmith, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

The Wind and the Lion
  Jerry Goldsmith
  UNLV Wind Orchestra, Thomas Leslie
The Wild Goose
  Ryan George
  Hiroshima Wind Orchestra, Tatsuya Shimono

If You Could Only See the Frog
  Paul Richards
  University of Florida Wind Symphony,
  David A. Waybright
Dutch Suite: Mvt 2. Panther Dance
  Peter Schickele (as PDQ Bach)
  National Symphonic Winds playing as the
  "Turtle Mountain Naval Base Tactical Wind Ensemble”,
  Lowell Graham
Cheetah
  Karel Husa
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Blackbird
  John Lennon/Paul McCartney
  Canadian Brass    
Eagle Song
  traditional song of the Squamish First Nation
  Wind Symphony of Clovis, Christine Keenan
Equus
  Eric Whitacre
  Symphony of Miami Wind Ensemble, Gary Green