Episode 676, Music from the Land of the Rising Sun

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we travel to the Land of the Rising Sun for works written by Japanese composers. We hear “The Cherry Blossom Fantasy” by Hirokazu Fukushima, “Gloriosa” by Yasuhide Ito, and more, all right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

A Prelude to the Shining Day
  Yo Goto
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Kimura Yoshihiro
Lament
  Chang Su Koh
  Messiah College Wind Ensemble, Bradley Genevro
MEGA Small Band
  Rika Ishige
  Japan Air Self-Defense Force Central Band,
​  Kaoru Urakawa
Mont Fuji
  Toshiro Mashima
  Showa Wind Symphony, Shintaro Fukumoto
The Cherry Blossom Fantasy
  Hirokazu Fukushima
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Kimura Yoshihiro
Gloriosa - I. Oratio; II. Cantus; III. Dies Festus
  Yasuhide Ito
  St. Olaf Band, Timothy Mahr