Blog Posts - Wind & Rhythm

Episode 706, It's A Party

2/19/2023

What are you doing for Mardi Gras this year? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we throw a party, with special music by Philip Sparke, Joan Tower, Owen Reed, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

La Fiesta Mexicana
I. Prelude and Aztec Dance
II. Mass
III. Carnival
H. Owen Reed
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Wind Symphony,
Eugene Corporon
Carnival
Paul Basler
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Symphony Band,
Jason Worzbyt
Party Piece
Philip Sparke
Brass Band of Battle Creek, Kenneth G. Bloomquist
Steven Mead, Euphonium
Celebration Fanfare
Joan Tower
Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
A Musical Journey Through New Orleans
arr. MSG Paul Murtha
US Army Band, Colonel Thomas Rotondi, Jr.

E705, Suites for Valentine's Day 2

2/12/2023

What kind of "suites" do you enjoy on Valentine’s Day? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we feature the musical kind, by composers Percy Grainger, Victoriano Valencia Rincón, and Steve Bryant, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Danish Folk-Music Suite
I. The Power of Love
II. Lord Peter's Stable-Boy
III. The Nightingale and the Two Sisters
IV. Jutish Medley
Percy Grainger, arr. Joseph Kreines
US Marine Band, Colonel Michael J. Colburn

Miniature Suite
I Introit: Tin Riot
II Echo Dreams
III Eristic Zeal
IV. The Low Arc of the Sun
V. Irrational Joy
Steven Bryant
University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
Bradley J Genevro

Suite No. 2 (Columbia)
I. Cantadoras
II. Bambuco
III. Cumbiamba
IV. Pregón
Victoriano Valencia Rincón
Cincinnati Conservatory Wind Orchestra, Glenn D. Price

Episode 704, Listeners' Choice 11

2/5/2023

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we listen to music selected by you. We hear “Common Threads” by Kimberly Archer, “Fiesta del Pacifico” by Roger Nixon, “Renewal” by Viet Cuong, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Fiesta del Pacifico
Roger Nixon
Dallas Wind Symphony, Howard Dunn
Symphonic Dance for Wind Orchestra:
"Tsuki no Utage"
Masao Yabe
University of Nevada Las Vegas Wind Orchestra,
  Thomas Leslie
Danse Folâtre
Claude T. Smith
US Air Force Heritage of America Band,
  Lowell Graham
Common Threads (Live)
Kimberly K. Archer
Grand Symphonic Winds, Matthew George
Re(new)al - III. Solar
Viet Cuong
Cy-Fair High School Symphonic Band,
  Matthew McInturf

Episode 703, Musical Dreams

1/29/2023

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we listen to music inspired by dreams. We hear music by Steven Bryant, Michael Daugherty, Frank Ticheli, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

A Dream
Giles Farnaby
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Winter Dreams
Michael Daugherty
University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
Eugene Migliano Corporon
Floating Dreams
Peter Meechan
Velvet Brown, tuba
Suite Dreams
Steven Bryant
Rutgers University Wind Ensemble, William Berz
Dreams in the Dusk
David Biedenbender
US Navy Band, Captain Brian Walden
Jonathan Yanik, alto sax
Symphony 2 - II. Dreams Under a New Moon
Frank Ticheli
Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin

Episode 702, A Tribute to Trombones

1/22/2023

What instrument was once called the "sliphorn" and "sackbut"? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we feature the amazingly versatile trombone, with composer Johan de Meij's "T-Bone Concerto", as well as soloists Wycliffe Gordon and Douglas Yeo, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music

T-Bone Concerto - I. Rare; II. Medium; III. Well Done
Johan de Meij
Orquestra De Vents Filharmonia,
Jose R. Pascual-Vilaplana
Jörgen van Rijen, trombone
Water Fanfare
Joseph Spaniola
Oklahoma State University Trombone Ensemble,
Paul Compton
The Trombone King
Karl King
US Army Field Band, Colonel Finley R. Hamilton
Me We
Wycliffe Gordon
Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi
Salut d'amour, op. 12
Sir Edward Elgar
Christian Lindberg & Per Lundberg
Tribute to George Roberts
- III. In the Hall of the Mountain King
Edvard Grieg; arr. Bill Geldard
Black Dyke Mills Band, James Watson
Douglas Yeo, trombone
River Runner - III. Rock Slide
Stephen Lias
Deb Scott, trombone & Ron Petti, piano
Capriccio for Trombone
Philip Sparke
Cory Band, Dr. Robert Childs
Christopher Thomas, trombone

Episode 701, Musicians' Memorial 4

1/15/2023

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we remember those talented musicians and composers who passed away in 2022. We hear music of Ned Rorem, Pharoah Sanders, Vangelis, and others, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Toccata in D Major
Alessandro Scarlatti,
arr. Eberhard Kraus & Friedrich Held
Hannes, Wolfgang, & Bernhard Läubin, trumpet;
Norbert Schmitt, timpani; Simon Preston, organ
Prehistoric Suite - II Brontosaur
Paul Jennings, orch. by Teresa Jennings
Brooklyn Wind Symphony, Jeff W. Ball
Sinfonia - II. Slow
Ned Rorem
DePaul University Wind Ensemble, Donald DeRoche
Prism
Master Sergeant Steve Shafer
US Air Force Band of the Rockies,
Colonel H. Bruce Gilkes

Shalom
Shin Wada
Brass Hexagon
Sweet Land of Liberty (Live)
James Sochinski
Virginia Wind Symphony, Dennis Zeisler
Concertino Classico in B Flat Major for Two Trumpets:
I. Con brio
Joseph Horovitz
The Canadian Staff Band
Jens Lindemann & James Thompson, trumpet
Concerto For Alto Saxophone And Concert Band -
I. Feroce!
Thomas Sleeper
US Navy Band, Brian O. Walden
MU1 Jonathan Yanik, alto saxophone solo
Main Theme (from "James Bond")
Monty Norman & Jan van Kraeydonck
Oberaargauer Brass Band, Manfred Obrecht
Street Songs - II. Brazen
Bramwell Tovey
A4 Brass Quartet
After the Rain
John Coltrane
Pharoah Sanders, tenor sax; Joe Bonner, piano
Chariots of Fire: Theme
Vangelis
Philharmonic Brass Luzern
Voices
Vangelis
Brass Band Soli Deo Gloria, Wiebe Buis

Episode 700, Playing The Light

1/8/2023

What kind of music do you associate with light? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate the lengthening days with music inspired by light. We hear John Mackey’s “Lightning Field”, Eric Whitacre’s “Lux Aurumque”, Yo Goto's “Lux Aeterna”, and more, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Dance of the Southern Lights
Eric Richards
US Army Field Band, Colonel Finley R. Hamilton
Nan Raphael, piccolo
Moonlight Sonata
Ludwig Van Beethoven, arr. Andrew Poor
Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
Only Light, Only Love
Leslie Gilreath
Cobb Wind Symphony, Alfred L. Watkins
Pageant of Light
David Shaffer
Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
Lightning Field
John Mackey
Broken Arrow High School Wind Ensemble, Darrin Davis
Lux Aurumque
Eric Whitacre
Tulsa Wind Symphony, Matt Balmer
Golden Light (A Celebration Piece)
David Maslanka
University of New Hampshire Wind Symphony,
Andrew Boysen, Jr.
Lux Aeterna
Yo Goto
Showa Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Episode 699, For Auld Lang Syne

1/1/2023

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we revisit some of the music we played this past year. We hear selections from "Portraits of Langston" by Valerie Coleman, "Give Us This Day" by David Maslanka, "Come Sunday" by Omar Thomas, and more. Join us here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Auld Lang Syne
traditional
Tennessee Tech University Trombone Choir,
Joshua Hauser
Aliens with Extraordinary Abilities
David Skidmore
Third Coast Percussion
Portraits of Langston (10)
Langston Hughes
Mahershala Ali, reader
Portraits of Langston (10)
Valerie Coleman
McGill/McHale Trio:
Demarre McGill, flute; Anthony McGill, clarinet;
Michael McHale, piano

Pavane, Op. 50 / Whisper of Angels
Gabriel Fauré/Amy Sky; arr. Gail Robertson
Symbiosisduo
Gail Robertson, euphonium; Stacy Baker, tuba;
Alex Thio, piano;
Deborah Eastwood, trumpet/cornet/flugelhorn
Give Us This Day -
Short Symphony For Wind Ensemble - Fast
David Maslanka
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville Wind Symphony, John Raymond Bell
Antique Violences Concerto For Trumpet,
IV. The Curtain Calls
John Mackey
Michigan State University Wind Symphony,
Kevin Sedatole
Echoes Of Harlem
Duke Ellington; Luther Henderson
Canadian Brass
Above the Mother Earth
Mary Youngblood
Mary Youngblood
I Am Your Gummy Bear
Andre Christian
Fanfare Ciocărlia
In This Broad Earth
Steven Bryant
Michigan State University Wind Symphony,
Kevin Sedatole
Come Sunday: II. Shout! (Live)
Omar Thomas
Baylor University Wind Ensemble, Eric Wilson

Episode 698, Making Spirits Bright

12/25/2022

Which Holiday carols make your spirits bright? Join us on this episode of Wind & Rhythm as we hear traditional carols “Rejoice and Be Merry”, “Joy to the World”, “Russian Christmas Music”, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
George Wyle & Edward Pola
Black Dyke Band &
The International Staff Band of the Salvation Army
Kris Kringle's Jingle
Jerry Williams
The Washington Winds
Up on the Housetop
Benjamin Hanby, arr. Bill Holcombe
El Paso Brass

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane, arr. John Mills
Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Feliz Navidad
José Feliciano; arr. Gary Slechta
University of Texas Trombone Choir, Nathaniel Brickens
Joyeux Noël
Alfred Reed
Senzoku Gakuen Symphonic Wind Orchestra
C'est Noël!
Andre Jutras
The Washington Winds
Joy to the World
George Frideric Handel; arr. Frank Denson
Empire Brass
A Very Merry Heart and Soul
arr. Julie Giroux
University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Rejoice and Be Merry
trad. English carol
Chicago Brass Quintet
Sussex Carol
Roger Harvey/Traditional
Beaumont Brass Quintet
Russian Christmas Music
Dr. Alfred Reed
The College of New Jersey Wind Ensemble

Episode 697, Laughing All The Way

12/18/2022

How do you have fun during the holidays? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we feature fun and funny Christmas songs like “Santa Baby” by Joan Javits and Philip Springer and an arrangement of carols by Julie Giroux, entitled “Hark! Those Jingle Bells are Smokin’”, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Johnny Marks, arr. Luther Henderson
Canadian Brass
12 Days of Housetops
Arr. James A. Canter
Tennessee Tech University Tuba Ensemble,
R. Winston Morris
The Toy Trumpet
Raymond Scott (aka Harry Warnow)
Northshore Concert Band, John P. Paynter
Santa Baby
Joan Javits and Philip Springer
Wayne Bergeron with the After Hours Brass

You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
Albert Hague
Tennessee Tech University Trombone Choir,
  Joshua Hauser
Christmas Calypso
Peter Graham
New England Brass Band
Three Kings Swing
trad. French carol; arr. William Himes
New England Brass Band, Douglas Yeo;
  Terry Everson, jazz cornet solo
Christmas and Sousa Forever
Julie Giroux
University Of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
  Ron Hufstader
Blue Christmas
Billy Hays / Jay W Johnson
University of Kentucky SaxCats
Twas the Night Before Christmas
Poem by Clement Clark Moore;
  music arr. Robert Jamieson
University of Kentucky Saxophone Quartet, Lisa Osland
Jolly Old St. Nicholas
attributed to James R. Murray
Wayne Bergeron with the After Hours Brass
Jingle Bell Rock
Joseph Carleton Beal and James Ross Boothe
Wayne Bergeron with the After Hours Brass
Hark! Those Jingle Bells are Smokin'
Julie Giroux
University Of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
Ron Hufstader

Episode 696, Dashing Through The Snow

12/11/2022

How do you feel about snow during the holidays? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we get into the holiday spirit, with songs “Winter Wonderland”, “Let it Snow!”, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
Jule Styne with lyrics by Sammy Cahn,
arr. Ralph Martino
SaXmas, Miles and Lisa Osland
Snowfall
Claude Thornhill
El Paso Brass
Skating
Vince Guaraldi, arr. Brandon Ridenour
Canadian Brass
The Holly and the Ivy
trad. English carol
Empire Brass
The Christmas Song
Mel Tormé & Robert Wells
Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi

Frosty the Snowman
Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson
The US Air Force Heritage of America Band
Heritage Brass, Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Monroe
This Christmas
Donny Hathaway (as "Donny Pitts")
and Nadine Theresa McKinnor
Imani Winds
Winter Wonderland
Felix Bernard and lyricist Richard Bernhard Smith
Wayne Bergeron with the After Hours Brass
White Christmas
Berlin/Arr. Freeh
Brass Band of Battle Creek, Frank Renton
In the Bleak Midwinter
Gustav Holst with lyrics by Christina Rossetti,
arr. Roger Harvey
Isthmus Brass, John Stevens
Gloucestershire Wassail
trad. English carol
Galliard Brass Ensemble
Walking in the Air, Op. 317A
Howard Blake, arr. Philip Sparke
Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Major Peter Parkes
Sleigh Ride
Leroy Anderson
The Eastern Wind Symphony, William H. Silvester
Carol of the Bells
Mykola Leontovych
Empire Brass

Episode 695, The Rhythm Is Going To Get You

12/4/2022

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we explore the rhythmic side of music with compositions by Wayne Oquin, Steven Bryant, Cindy McTee, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

X Factor
Michael Oare
Virginia Wind Symphony, Dennis Zeisler
Percussion Discussion
Charles Mingus
ad hoc ensemble, Gunther Schuller
The Beltway Jam
Jack Stamp
University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Devil's Drive
Brett Abigana
The Alabama Winds, Randall Coleman
Parkour
Samuel Hazo
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Wind Ensemble,
  Jason Worzbyt
Moving Parts
Stephen McNeff
The Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment,
  Chris L'Anson and Mark Heron
Flashback
Wayne Oquin
Cedar Park Winds Community Band,
  Christopher Yee
Soundings Transmission
Cindy McTee
Oklahoma State University Wind Ensemble,
  Joseph Missal
Stampede
Steven Bryant
University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Episode 694, And The Band Played On

11/27/2022

Let's Dance! On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we have music written specifically for dance. We hear Astor Piazzolla’s tango “Oblivion”, William Grant Still’s “Incantation and Dance”, Manuel de Falla’s “Ritual Fire Dance”, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Hungarian Dance #5
Johannes Brahms; arr. Longfield, R
Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
Incantation and Dance
William Grant Still
Videmus (Jean DeMart, flute; Vivian Taylor, piano)
Ritual Fire Dance
Manuel de Falla, arr. Fred Kepner
US Air Force Band, Colonel A. Phillip Waite
Oblivion
Astor Piazzolla
Imani Winds
Liturgical Dances
David R. Holsinger
USAF Strategic Air Command Band, Alan Bonner
The Foxhunter Jig
traditional
Empire Brass Quintet; Donald Lindsay, parlor pipes
Jazz Suite No. 2 - Second Waltz
Dmitri Shostakovich; arr. Alan Fernie
Black Dyke Band, Nicholas J. Childs
Incantation And Dance
John Barnes Chance; arr. David Henderson
Brass Band Of Battle Creek, Michael J. Garasi

Rikudim Four Israeli Folk Dances (1986)
I. Andante Moderato
II. Allegretto Con Eleganza
III. Andante Con Dolcezza
IV. Con Moto E Follemento
Jan Van der Roost
The Symphonic Band Of The Lemmens Conservatory

Episode 693, Counting Our Blessings

11/20/2022

What are you giving thanks for this year? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we count our blessings with songs “Fanfare for Freedom” by Quincy Hilliard, “Song of Friendship” by Philip Sparke, and more. Join us here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Thanksgiving Hymn
William Billings; arr. Walter Hartley
Eastern Wind Symphony, William Silvester
That's A Plenty
Lew Pollack; arr. Luther Henderson
Canadian Brass Friends & Colleagues
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
traditional; arr. Don Gillis
Canadian Brass Friends & Colleagues

Peace And Light Rising
Edward Knight
Oklahoma State University Wind Ensemble,
Joseph Missal
Here's To Your Health, Sir!
John Philip Sousa
The Great American Main Street Band,Timothy Foley
Autumn Dream
Archibald Joyce
US Coast Guard Band, Commander W. Kenneth Megan
Fanfare For Freedom
Quincy Hilliard
West Point Band, Captain Tod Addison
The Spirit of Thanksgiving
Robert Sheldon
Southwest High School Wind Symphony, Stacey Dunn
Family Album Suite
Outing In The Park; Nickelodeon;
Old Romance; Horseless Carriage Galop
Morton Gould
US Marine Band, Colonel Michael J. Colburn
Song Of Friendship
Philip Sparke
The Central Band Of The Royal Air Force,
Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs
Jingle Bells
James Pierpont
Chicago Brass Quintet

Episode 692, Veterans Day 2022

11/13/2022

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we listen to patriotic music from our armed forces bands, with works by John Williams, Frank Ticheli, Laura Karpman, Jack Stamp, and Julie Giroux. Join us here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

The Marines' Hymn (The U.S. Marine Song)
Jacques Offenbach
US Marine Band
The Thunderer
John Philip Sousa
US Marine Band
"For the 'President's Own'"
John Williams
US Marine Band, "The President's Own",
Lieutenant Colonel Jason Fettig
Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder
Robert Crawford
Band of the US Air Force Reserve

With Trump and Wing
Jack Stamp
US Air Force Heritage of America Band, Lowell Graham
Anchors Aweigh
Charles A. Zimmermann
US Navy Band, Ralph M. Gambone
Ceremonial Fanfare
Aaron Copland
US Navy Band, Captain Brian Walden
Symphony No. 2: III. Apollo Unleashed
Frank Ticheli
US Navy Band, Captain George Thompson
The United States Army Song
(The Army Goes Rolling Along)
Edmund Gruber & Harold Arberg
US Army Band, Thomas Palmatier
Brass Ceiling (The Journey of General Ann Dunwoody)
Laura Karpman
US Army Field Band, Colonel Jim Keene
Semper Paratus (The U.S. Coast Guard Song)
Captain Frances Van Boskerck
US Coast Guard Band
Liberty Fanfare
John Williams
US Coast Guard Band, Commander Lewis J. Buckley
From The Field To The Sky
Kenneth Fuchs
US Coast Guard Band,
Lieutenant Commander Adam Williamson
Semper Supra (Always Above)
James W. "Jamie" Teachenor, II
US Air Force Band

Episode 691, Native American Heritage Month

11/6/2022

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate National Native American Heritage month with music written by Native American composers. We hear from Barbara Croall, Robert Tree Cody, R. Carlos Nakai, and more. Join us here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Native Dance 1
JM Levier, B Hatten
Zaagi'idiwin Nagamon (Love Song)
Barbara Croall
Hannaford Street Silver Band
Voices
R. Carlos Nakai
Apache Lullaby
Michael Colgrass
University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Grandfather's Breath
Robert Tree Cody
Robert Tree Cody & Will Clipman
Native American Homage
Kevin Mixon
Belwin Concert Band
Symphonic Dances - I. Comanche Ritual
J. Clifton Williams
Rountree Wind Symphony, Dr. Barry Ellis
Above the Mother Earth
Mary Youngblood
Apple Island Legend (A Native American Saga)
James Curnow
The Symphonic Band of the Lemmens Conservatory,
Jan Van der Roost

Episode 690, Scary and Fun

10/30/2022

Can something be fun and scary at the same time? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we have a special Halloween show of fun and scary music with songs “Lost in the Funhouse,” “Sneaky Sneaky,” “Frankenstein”, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Teutonic Tales - I. Demon Dance
Robert W. Smith
University of Texas El Paso Symphonic Winds,
  Ron Hufstader
Mike Roylance, solo tuba
From a Dark Millennium
Joseph Schwantner
University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Frankenstein
Edgar Holland Winter
The US Army Band "Pershing's Own",
  Colonel Andrew J. Esch
Sneaky Sneaky
Richard Linton
Blackburn High School Symphonic Band,
  Jemima Bunn
Lost in the Funhouse
- I. Cheap Trills;
II. Upon Reflection;
III. Lost in the Funhouse
Jeffrey Hass
Ithaca College Wind Ensemble,
  Stephen Peterson, Rodney Winther
A Witches Sabbath from Symphonie Fantastique
(recorded in 1977)
Hector Berlioz
US Marine Band,
Colonel John R. Bourgeosis/Colonel Jack Kline

Episode 689, Intermezzo Interludes

10/23/2022

What do you call a piece of music that fits in between two larger works? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we take a look at intermezzos with pieces by David Holsinger, Gustav Holst, and Sergei Rachmaninoff, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

First Suite in Eb - II. Intermezzo
Gustav Holst
Auburn University Symphonic Band, Johnnie Vinson
Intermezzo Sinfonico from "Cavalleria Rusticana"
Pietro Mascagni
Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Jan Van der Roost
Intermezzo from "Guglielmo Ratcliff"
Pietro Mascagni
University of Nevada Las Vegas Wind Orchestra,
Thomas Leslie

Eastern Intermezzo
Percy Grainger
University of Houston Wind Ensemble, Eddie Green
English Folk Song Suite: Intermezzo: My Bonny Boy
Ralph Vaughan Williams
University of Texas Wind Ensemble, Jerry Junkin
Carnaval for Brass Quintet: Intermezzo
Robert Schumann/Brandon Ridenour
Canadian Brass
Capriccio and Intermezzo
Charles L. Booker, Jr.
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Symphonic Band,
Charles L. Booker, Jr.
Rosilee Walker, soloist
The Crown of India, Op. 66 - Intermezzo
Edward Elgar
US Marine Band, Colonel Michael J. Colburn
Gmyway's Revenge! - II. Intermezzo? Thoughtso!
David R. Holsinger
University of North Texas Symphonic Band,
Dennis Fisher
Bachseits - II. Intermezzo
Johannes Stert
Landesblasorchester Baden-Württemberg, Björn Bus
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30 - II. Intermezzo: Adagio
Sergei Rachmaninoff
The Royal Symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides,
Yves Segers
Liebrecht Vanbeckevoort, piano
Intermezzo from "La Boda de Luis Alonso"
Gerónimo Giménez
US Marine Band, Timothy Foley

Episode 688, Celebrating Community Bands

10/16/2022

Have you ever played in a community band? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we explore music performed by some fantastic community ensembles, with compositions by Viet Cuong, Alfred Reed, Julie Giroux, and others, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Landscapes
Rossano Galante
Wind Symphony of Clovis, Christine Keenan
Catclaw Mimosa
Ben Hjertmann
Northshore Concert Band, Mallory Thompson
Just Flyin'
Julie Giroux
Tara Winds, Dr. Andrea Strauss
Gazebo Portraits - Love Song; Promenade
Charles L. Booker, Jr.
River Valley Community Band, Charles L. Booker, Jr.
Moth
Viet Cuong
Brooklyn Wind Symphony, Jeff Ball
El Camino Real
Alfred Reed
Metropolitan Wind Symphony, Lewis J. Buckley
Magnolia Star
Steve Danyew
The Alabama Winds, Randall Coleman
Third Suite - I. March; II. Waltz; III. Rondo
Robert Jager
Monroe College/Community Symphony, Paul E. Stanifer

Episode 687, Ralph Vaughan Williams's 150th Birthday

10/9/2022

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we celebrate Ralph Vaughan Williams’s 150th birthday with his music; Toccata Marziale, Prelude to 49th Parallel, Variations for Wind Band, and more, all right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Flourish for Glorious John
University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
Eugene Corporon
Linden Lea
University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
Eugene Corporon
Toccata Marziale
US Air Force Heritage of America Band, Lowell Graham
Variations for Wind Band
Eastman Wind Ensemble, Donald Hunsberger
Prelude to '49th Parallel’
Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Canadian Brass
Prelude on Three Welsh Hymn Tunes
University of Illinois Symphonic Band,
Harry Begian, James Curnow

Episode 686, Poetry in Music 2

10/2/2022

Music is read, and notes can sound blue, can you be inspired, by poetry too? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we listen to music inspired by poems. We hear Philip Sparke’s take on a poem by Friedrich Schiller, Lewis Buckley’s rendition of Sandburg’s “Fog,” and Valerie Coleman’s imagining of Langston Hugues, all right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Portraits of Langston
Valerie Coleman
McGill/McHale Trio
Demarre McGill, flute; Anthony McGill, clarinet;
Michael McHale, piano; Mahershala Ali, reader
Sandburg Reflections - II. Fog
Lewis Buckley
Metropolitan Wind Symphony, Lewis Buckley
Lisa Williamson, mezzo-soprano
The Song of the Bell
After a Poem by Friedrich Schiller
Philip Sparke
Johan Willem Friso Band, Hans Leendners
My Hands Are a City
Jonathan Newman
University of Georgia Wind Ensemble, John P. Lynch

Episode 685, British Composers

9/25/2022

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we mark the historic change in the monarchy of Great Britain with a show dedicated to British composers. We hear music by Henry Purcell, Edward Elgar, Gustav Holst, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Trumpet Tune & Ayre
Henry Purcell
Canadian Brass
Veni Redemptor I
Thomas Tallis
Empire Brass Quintet and Friends
Water Music, Op. 18 - Vivace
Malcolm Arnold
Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin

Matinees Musicales, After Rossini, Op. 24 - Waltz
Benjamin Britten
US Marine Band, John R. Bourgeois
Gallimaufry - I. Church and State
Guy Woolfenden
University of Calgary Wind Ensemble, Glen D. Price
Music for Brass and Woodwind
Elizabeth Maconchy
New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble,
Frank Battisti
Enigma Variations - Nimrod
Edward Elgar
Grimethorpe Colliery RJB Band
A Final Fling
Philip Sparke
Cory Band, Dr. Robert Childs, David Childs, euphonium
Fantasia on the Dargason
Gustav Holst
Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
On the Shoulders of Giants
Peter Graham
Fountain City Brass Band - NABBA 2011, Joseph Parisi
Song of Hope
Peter Meechan
Fountain City Brass Band,
Joseph Parisi, Ryan Anthony, trumpet

Episode 684, Listeners' Choice 10

9/18/2022

What is your favorite wind band piece? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we share our tenth Listeners’ Choice show with music selected by you. We hear Joel Love’s “Solace” and Omar Thomas's “Emma Catherine”. Join us, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Dance of the Tumblers
Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov
Detroit Concert Band, Leonard B. Smith
Solace
I. Joy; II. Besieged; III. Gratitude; IV. Hiding; V. Work
Joel Love
US Air Force Academy Band, Larry H. Lang
Cuban Overture (Rumba)
George Gershwin
US Coast Guard Band, Commander Kenneth Megan
Emma Catherine
Omar Thomas
In Motus Tuba Quartet
Hymn for World Peace
David Maslanka
Utah Wind Symphony, Scott A. Hagen

Episode 683, High School Music, Y'all

9/11/2022

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we mark the beginning of the school year with pieces performed by very talented high school ensembles, featuring music by Percy Grainger, Kataoka Hiroaki, Frank Ticheli, and more, here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Quicksilver
William Owens
Ronald Reagan High School Wind Ensemble,
Tom Bennett
Phasing Thunder
Brian Balmages
Flower Mound High School Wind Symphony,
Brent Bishkup

Extremis
Randall Standridge
North Hardin High School Wind Symphony,
  Brian Froedge
Molly on the Shore
Percy Grainger, arr. Chalon Ragsdale
Blackburn High School Symphonic Band,
  Jermima Bunn
Sea Goddess from Myth for Winds and Percussion
Kataoka Hiroaki
Orange County School of the Arts
  Frederick Fennell Wind Ensemble, Teren Shaffer
Cheerio March
Edwin Franko Goldman
Seika Girls High School Band, Yoshihisa Fujishige
Speedway!
Mark Lortz
Centennial High School Wind Ensemble, David Matchim
This Cruel Moon
John Mackey
Wylie High School Wind Symphony, Todd Dixon
Forgotten Children
Peter Meechan
Avon High School Brass Choir,
Karl Hartman and Matthew Harloff
Blue Shades
Frank Ticheli
Bixby High School Wind Ensemble, Jeremy Parker

Episode 682, Working for the Weekend

9/4/2022

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we pay tribute to weekends and America's Labor Day, with "Saturday Night Waltz" by Aaron Copland, "Come Sunday" by Omar Thomas, and much more. Join us here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

A Weekend in New York
Philip Sparke
US Army Field Band, Colonel Thomas H. Palmatier
Out and Back Again - II. Sunday Afternoon
Ken Benshoof
University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo: Saturday Night Waltz
Aaron Copland
Washington Saxophone Quartet
Manhattan - I. Saturday Serenade; II. Sunday Scherzo
Philip Sparke
Orchestra di Fiati dell'ISSM di Modena e Carpi,
Massimo Bergamini,
Marco Pierobon, trumpet
English Folk Song Suite - March: Seventeen Come Sunday
Ralph Vaughan Williams
University of Texas Wind Ensemble, Jerry Junkin
Come Sunday
Duke Ellington
Steven Mead, euphonium
On a Childhood Sunday Song
David Holsinger
Messiah College Wind Ensemble, Faculty Brass,
& Greater Harrisburg Concert Band, William Stowman
Come Sunday - I. Testimony; II. Shout!
Omar Thomas
Baylor University Wind Ensemble, Eric Wilson

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