Episode 630, Birds of a Feather

Do you have a favorite feathered friend? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we feature music inspired by birds, from composers Ralph Vaughn Williams, John Mackey, Julie Giroux, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Blackbird
  Jan Imhoff
  Swiss Army Symphonic Wind Orchestra, 
  Major Philippe Monnerat
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
  Manning Sherwin
  Euphoniums Unlimited, R. Winston Morris

The Seagull Jig
"The Seagull" by Donald MacLeod; 
"The Old Wife of the Mill Dust" (traditional); 
"Calum and the Princess" by Scott MacAulay
  Empire Brass Quintet

A Symphony of Fables - IV. The Ugly Duckling
  Julie Giroux
  Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band, Kazuhiko Komatsu
As When the Dove
  George Frideric Handel
  Velvet Brown, tuba; Roberto Arosio, piano
Falcon Attack
  David Holsinger
  Messiah College Wind Ensemble, Faculty Brass, 
  & Greater Harrisburg Concert Band, William Stowman
The Lark Ascending
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Kingfishers Catch Fire
I. Following falls and falls of rain
II. Kingfishers Catch Fire
  John Mackey
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon