We are on a listening trip, East, around the world this episode of Wind & Rhythm. We’ll hear compositions “Libertango” by Piazzolla,  “Pines of the Appian Way” by Respighi, “Theme from ‘Lawrence of Arabia’” by Jarre, “Dragon Rhyme” by Chen Yi, and more.

Danzon No. 2
  Arturo Marquez; arr. O. Nickel
  UNLV Wind Orchestra, Thomas Leslie
Libertango
  Astor Piazzolla
  Harmonie De Charlesbourg, François Dorion
Africa: Ceremony, Song, and Ritual
  Robert Smith
  Harmonie De Charlesbourg, François Dorion
Four Scottish Dances, Mvt. II
  Malcolm Arnold
  US Army Field Band, Finley Hamilton
The Pines of the Appian Way
  Ottorino Respighi, arr. Snell
  Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi
Theme from "Lawrence of Arabia”
  Maurice Jarre, arr. Reed    
  US Air Force Band of Mid-America,
  Captain Donald Schofield, Jr.
Galop from "Moscow, Cheryomushki”
  Dmitri Shostakovich
  Oklahoma State Wind Ensemble, Joseph Missal
Dragon Rhyme
  I. Mysteriously - Harmoniously
  II. Energetically
  Chen Yi
  Cal State University Fullerton Wind Symphony,
​  Mitchell Fennell
A Quiet Journey Home
  Ayatey Shabazz
  The Washington Winds, Edward Petersen

This episode of Wind & Rhythm celebrates the 243rd birthday of the US Navy. On October 13, 1775 the US Navy was established and we commemorate the occasion with nautical-themed selections performed by the US Navy Band.  From whales to victory at sea, fair winds and following seas, drink to the foam until we meet once more. Here’s wishing you a happy voyage home.

​Over the Whale's Acre
  Andrew Skaggs, conducted by Captain Brian Walden
Overture to "The Flying Dutchman”
  Richard Wagner, conducted by Captain Ralph Gambone
Liberty Fanfare
  John Williams
  conducted by Commander Ralph Gambone
Blue Jackets on Parade
  Edwin Franko Goldman
​  conducted by Captain George Thompson
Victory at Sea
  Richard Rodgers and Robert Russell Bennett
Songs of Sailor and Sea Suite
  Robert W. Smith
  1. Sea Chanty
  2. Whale Song
  3. Racing the Yankee Clipper
Seawolf March
  John William Middendorf II, conducted by John Pastin
Eternal Father, Strong to Save
  John Bacchus Dykes
Seawolf March
  John William Middendorf II, conducted by John Pastin

This week on Wind & Rhythm we celebrate music by female wind band composers. We spotlight selections by Alex Shapiro, Shirley Mier, Valerie Coleman, Bjork, Carolyn Bremer, and more.

​Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No. 1
  Joan Tower
  St. Olaf Band, Timothy Mahr
Maiden Voyage
  Shirley Mier
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Liquid Compass
  Alex Shapiro
  DePauw University Band, Craig Paré
To Keep Thine Honor Bright
  Anne McGinty
  US Military Academy Band: West Point
Terpsichorean Dances
  Jodie Blackshaw
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Mysterium
  Jennifer Higdon
  Emory Symphonic Winds, Scott A. Stewart
Red Clay & Mississippi Delta
  Valerie Coleman
  Imani Winds    
Overture
  Björk    
  studio ensemble, Vincent Mendoza
Early Light
  Carolyn Bremer
  US Air Force Heritage of America Band, Major Larry Lang

What do you get when you cross classical music with jazz?  This week on Wind & Rhythm, we feature music from the Third Stream, a hybrid of jazz and classical music

Three City Blocks
Mvt I,   Fervent and Resolute
Mvt II,  Tough, Driving
Mvt III, With Relentless Energy
  John Harbison    
  US Air Force Band, Alan Bonner
Suite for Wind Quintet
Mvt I,   Prelude
Mvt II,  Blues
Mvt III, Toccata
  Gunther Schuller
  US Army Field Band: The Pentagon Winds    
Dog Breath Variations
  Frank Zappa
  University of Calgary Wind Ensemble, Glen D. Price
Piece of Mind, Mvt IV, Being
  Dana Wilson
  Cincinnati Wind Symphony, Eugene Corporon
The Children’s Hour of Dream
  Charles Mingus
  ad hoc ensemble, Gunther Schuller
Blue Shades
  Frank Ticheli
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Corporon

This week’s program features music and interview snippets from the man who has literally written the book(s) on wind band. As Conductor Emeritus of the New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble, Frank Batisti expanded the wind band front lines over his 61-year career. We’ll hear a playlist he chose especially for this program, along with him sharing interesting tidbits about this music.

Celebration
  Edward Gregson
  New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble
Variations on a Shaker Melody
  Aaron Copland
  New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble
Down a Country Lane
  Aaron Copland
  New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble
Funeral Music for "Queen Mary" after Purcell
  Steven Stucky
  New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble
The Winds of Nagual
  Michael Colgrass    
  New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble
Suite No. 1 in Eb; Mvt. II: Intermezzo    
  Gustav Holst
  International Youth Wind Orchestra
Suite No. 1 in Eb; Mvt. III: March
  Gustav Holst
  International Youth Wind Orchestra

Wind & Rhythm salutes the US Air Force bands. 2018 marks the 71st birthday of the US Air Force and we'll hear from a wide range of bands from across the country; some playing songs specially commissioned just for them. Join us as we musically fly off into the Wild Blue Yonder.

Those Magnificent Airmen and Their Flying Machines
  Ron Goodwin, arr. TSgt Larry MacTaggart
  US Air Force Band, Lowell Graham
Liminal
  John Mackey
  US Air Force Band, Colonel Larry H. Lang

Prism    
  Master Sergeant Steve Shafer
  US Air Force Band of the Rockies, Bruce Gilkes
Beyond
  Wataru Hokoyama
  US Air Force Band of Liberty, Colonel Larry H. Lang
joyRIDE
  Michael Markowski
  US Air Force Band, Colonel Larry H. Lang
To the Edge of Space
  Patrick Sheridan and Sam Pilafian    
  US Air Force Band of Mid-America, Captain Donald Schofield, Jr.
A View from the Heavens from “Flight"
  Eric Ewazen
  US Air Force Band, Colonel Larry H. Lang
Windsprints
  Richard L. Saucedo
  US Air Force Academy Band, Lieutenant Colonel Larry H. Lang
The Air Force Hymn
  Henry Baker
  US Air Force Band of Liberty, Colonel Larry H. Lang
Rolling Thunder
  Henry Fillmore
  US Air Force Band, Alan Bonner

If your idea of the perfect instrument involves a long tube with lots of keys, have we got a show for you. This week on Wind & Rhythm, we take a special look at the woodwind section. Flutes, Oboes, Clarinets, Bassoons, and Saxophones all share in the limelight.

Clarinet Candy
  Leroy Anderson
  US Air Force Band,  Leroy Anderson
Umoja
  Valerie Coleman
  Imani Winds    
Pavane
  Gabriel Fauré
  US Army Field Band: Chamber Winds    
Concerto for Clarinet
  Artie Shaw, ed. Tory Sherrod
  North Texas Wind Symphony,  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet & Band,
Mvt IV: Badinerie
  William Bolcom
  University of Michigan Symphony Band, Michael Haithcock
Summer Music, for wind quintet, Op. 31,
​Mvts: I, II, IV, V, IV
  Samuel Barber
  Myers, Robinson, Drucker, Le Clair, Baxtresser    
Alligator Alley
  Michael Daugherty
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliano Corporon
Molly on the Shore
  Percy Grainger, ed. Larry Clark
  US Marine Band, Colonel Michael J. Colburn
Tico Tico
  Zequinha Abreu
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennell

We start off our 11th season with a quick look back of our favorite selections over the past decade of Wind & Rhythm with a retrospective of the best of the best wind band music.

Second Suite in F
  Gustav Holst
  US Air Force Band, Lowell Graham
I: "March"    
II: "Song Without Words"
III: "Song of the Blacksmith"
IV: "Fantasia on the ‘Dargason'"

Salvation is Created
  Pavel Tschesnokoff
  St. Olaf Band, Timothy Mahr
Beachcomber
  Clive Richardson
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennell
March of the Steel Men
  Charles Belsterling
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennell
El Capitan
  John Philip Sousa
  University of Michigan Symphony Band, H Robert Reynolds
Arrival Platform Humlet
  Percy Aldridge Grainger
  Oklahoma State University Wind Ensemble, Joseph Missal
Lord of All Hopefulness
  Kenneth Downie
  Freckleton Band, Paul Dalton
Chester
  William Schuman
  Cincinnati Wind Symphony, Eugene Corporon
The Gail
  Dougie MacLean
  Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi
Rest
  Frank Ticheli
  Ohio State Wind Symphony, Russel C. Mikkelson

This week we look at the music of Julie Giroux and listen as she talks about her compositions. She has written and orchestrated extensively for wind bands, television, movies, and video games.  You may have heard her work on the TV show North and South, or in the movies Broadcast News, Karate Kid part 2, White Men Can’t Jump, or Masters of the Universe, just to name a few.

To Walk with Wings
  US Air Force Band of the Rockies, Colonel H. Bruce Gilkes
Riften Wed
  US Air Force Band, Colonel Larry Lang
Khan    
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
  Ron Hufstader

from Symphony No. IV: Bookmarks from Japan
I. Fuji-San - "Mt. Fuji”
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band,
  Alan Sierichs
III. The Great Wave off Kanagawa - "The Life of One Wave”
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band,
  Bruce Gilkes
IV. Kinryu-Zan Sensoji - "Thunder Gate”
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band,
  Lowell Graham
VI. Hakone - “Drifting”
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band,
  Dennis Fisher

Overture in Five Flat
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band,
  Lowell Graham
Shine    
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band,
​  Dennis Fisher

Do you ever wonder what all those musicians standing at the back of bands do during the concert?  This week on Wind & Rhythm, we’ll explore the “rhythm” side of our show by featuring the percussion section.  It’ll be standing room only for a show that can’t be, well, beat.

Concerto for Marimba & Wind Ensemble,
Mvt 1: Greetings
  Ney Rosauro
  University of Miami Wind Ensemble, Gary Green
Incantation and Dance
  John Barnes Chance
  USAF Heartland of America Band, Major Kelly G. Bledsoe
Concerto for Percussion, Mvt. 3: Ritmico con brio
  Joseph Schwantner
  University of Calgary Wind Ensemble, Glenn D. Price
Grand Serenade for an Awful lot of Winds & Percussion,
Mvt. 4, Rondo Mucho Grando
  "PDQ Bach" (a.k.a. Peter Schickele)
  Turtle Mountain Naval Base Tactical Wind Ensemble,
  Lowell Graham
Concertino for Four Percussion and Wind Ensemble
  David Gillingham
  Oklahoma State University Wind Ensemble,
  Joseph Missal
Not Here, But There
  David Heuser    
  University of Houston Percussion Ensemble,
  Blake Wilkins
Concerto for Marimba & Wind Ensemble,
​Mvt 4: Farewell
  Ney Rosauro
  University of Miami Wind Ensemble, Gary Green

Have you ever heard a musical performance that left you wondering, “How did they do that?”  This week on Wind & Rhythm, we’ll listen to virtuoso performances of both ensembles and soloists.  We may not figure out how they create such astonishing music, but we’ll sure enjoy it!

Flight of the Bumblebee
  Rimsky-Korsakov    
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Donald Hunsberger
Blue Bells of Scotland
  Arthur Pryor    
  University of New Mexico Wind Symphony, 
​  Eric Rombach-Kendall
  Joseph Alessi, trombone​
Black Dog
  Scott McAlister    
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Corporon
  Mark Nuccio, clarinet
Concert Etude, Op. 49
  Alexander Goedicke
  Alison Balsom, trumpet
  Tom Poster, piano
Toccata and Fugue
  J.S. Bach, arr. Hunsberger
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Donald Hunsberger    
Fnugg Blue
  Øystein Baadsvik and Svein Henrik Giske    
  Sweedish Wind Ensemble, Christian Lindberg
  Øystein Baadsvik, tuba
Carnival of Venice
  Jean-Baptiste Arban
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Donald Hunsberger
  Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
Stars and Stripes Forever
  John Philip Sousa
  Canadian Brass

This week on Wind & Rhythm, it’s music about fire, fireworks, firestorm, fire dance, and fiery birds.  We’ll hear John Mackey’s  “Kingfishers Catch Fire,” “Firework” by Jan van der Roost, Steven Reineke’s “Goddess of Fire”, and more performed by top-notch wind bands from across the U.S. and England.

Firework!
  Jan Van der Roost
  Northern Illinois Wind Ensemble, Steven Squires
Firestorm
  Steven Bulla    
  US Army Band, Captain Thomas Palmatier
Firedance
  Guy Woolfenden    
  Birmingham Symphonic Winds, Guy Woolfenden
Ritual Fire Dance
  Manuel de Falla
  Empire Brass    
Spitfire Fugue
  William Walton    
  Black Dyke Band, Nicholas Childs
Kingfishers Catch Fire
  John Mackey    
  Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
​  Wind Symphony, John Bell
Goddess of Fire
  Steven Reineke    
  Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
The Firebird Suite
  Igor Stravinsky
  US Air Force Band, Lowell Graham

Come and take a musical journey with us as we look at cities, big and small, that have inspired great music.  We'll hear music from Percy Grainger, Jeff Tyzik, Leonard Bernstein and more while on this tuneful trip, here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

​Blue Lake Overture
  John Barnes Chance
  Illinois State Wind Symphony, Stephen Steele
Three Dance Episodes from "On the Town”
  Leonard Bernstein
  US Air Force Band, Colonel Larry Lang
Rocky Point Holiday    
  Ron Nelson
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Traffic Jammin' from "New York Cityscape”
  Jeff Tyzik
  Canadian Brass, Eastman Wind Ensemble
Colonial Song    
  Percy Aldridge Grainger
  US Military Academy Band: West Point,
  Lieutenant Colonel Timothy J. Holtan
Fever from "Lost Vegas”
  Michael Daugherty
  UNLV Wind Orchestra, Thomas Leslie
Tulsa
  Don Gills
  US Air Force Band, Arnold Bonner

It’s almost as easy to get lost in music as it is to get lost at sea, at least for those of us without much nautical training. This week on Wind & Rhythm, we examine music inspired by sailors and their experiences on the high seas. Join us for this maritime adventure at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Russian Sailor's Dance
  Reinhold Gliere
  US Army Band, Colonel Gary F. Lamb
Monk by the Sea
  Michael Markowski
  Brooklyn Wind Symphony, Jeff Ball
Four Sea Interludes
  Benjamin Britten
  US Navy Band, Captain Brian Walden
Out to Sea and the Shark Cage Fugue from “Jaws"
  John Williams
  US Coast Guard Band, Captain Kenneth W. Megan
The Engulfed Cathedral
  Claude Debussy
  Michigan State Wind Symphony, Kevin Sedatole
The Attention of Souls from "Wine-Dark Sea”
  John Mackey
  North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliano Corporon
The Seal Lullaby
  Eric Whitacre
  Tara Winds, Dr. Andrea Strauss

We owe a great debt to those who come before us in any new endeavor.  Through their trials, hard work, and experimentation, they help lay a solid foundation for all those who follow.  This week on Wind & Rhythm we take a look at the beginnings of the wind band movement with one of the first wind bands in existence, the Eastman Wind Ensemble.

Fanfare and Allegro    
   Clifton Williams
   Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell
"Hammersmith": Prelude and Scherzo, Op. 52
  Gustav Holst
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell
The Earl of Oxford's Marche from "William Byrd Suite”
  Gordan Jacob
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell
Allegro con brio from "Symphony No. 3”
  Vittorio Giannini
  Eastman Wind Ensemble,  A. Clyde Roller
Toccata Marziale
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Donald Hunsberger
Tumbao from "Sinfonia No. 3 'La Salsa’"
  Roberto Sierra/trans. Scatterday    
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Mark Davis Scatterday
Quiet City
  Aaron Copland
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Donald Hunsberger

A few weeks ago we did a program on the longest daylight days and had an hour’s worth of music about light. What I discovered was that my library contains many more hours of illumination and on this episode we’ll hear more music that illustrates light

Aurora Awakes
  John Mackey
  Oklahoma State Wind Ensemble, Joseph Missal
Radiant Joy
  Steven Bryant
  IUP Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
Sunrise at Angel's Gate
  Philip Sparke
  US Army Field Band, Colonel Finley R. Hamilton
Lux Aeterna
  Yo Goto
  Showa Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Luminosity
  Anthony DiLorenzo
  Messiah College Wind Ensemble, Bradley Genevro
Symphony #53, Op. 377, “Star Dawn”
  Alan Hovhaness
  Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
​  Wind Orchestra, Keith Brion

1776 was 242 years ago and it has been quite journey. Celebrating the 4th of July, at least to those of us here in the US is a time honored tradition. Throughout our history, Americans have listened to wind bands and been stirred by the music that marks the American experience. 

The music of independence and liberty almost always moves us. And in keeping with our traditions here at the gathering place for people who love band music, this show will bring music that you might not hear in the park or at a 4th of July celebration.

American Fanfare
  James Stephenson
  US Air Force Heritage of America Band, Douglas Monroe
Largo from The New World Symphony
  Anton Dvorak
  Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band
Revolutionary Fantasy
  Ernest Williams
  University of Central Oklahoma Wind Symphony,
  Brian Lamb
American Hymn
  William Schuman
  Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
American Faces
  David R. Holsinger
  Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz
Knee High on The Fourth
  Yuponce
  UNLV Wind Orchestra, Thomas Leslie
Overture & March, “1776”
  Charles Ives
  US Marine Band, Timothy Foley
American Variations
  Jerry Bilik
  The College of New Jersey Wind Ensemble,
​  William Silvester

George Washington is said to have asked 24 year old Betsy Ross to create a flag to be the symbol of our nation in 1776. Historians also have mentioned that the General had suggested 6 pointed stars and that Betsy Ross had explained how much superior the five pointed stars were. Even at this early stage of our country, there were decisions to be made about details that have shaped the foundation of our union. Symbols are defined as being something that stands for something else. Certainly celebrating Flag Day brings this clearly to mind.
Other definitions for symbols include the words shapes or signs. Five pointed stars are easier to make suggested Betsy Ross, and a compromise was forged. 

You're a Grand Old Flag from “A George M. Cohan Salute”
  George M. Cohan
  Canadian Brass
Flag of Stars
  Gordon Jacob
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Emblems
  Aaron Copland
  US Marine Band, Colonel Michael J. Colburn
Suite of Old American Dances
  Robert Russell Bennett
  University of Michigan Symphonic Band,
  Michael Haithcock
Praise the Lord with Drums and Cymbals
  Sigfrid Karg-Elert
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennell
Crest of Honor
  David R. Gillingham
  University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds,
​  Ron Hufstader

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

Music gives us a chance to express ourselves when we need help dealing with difficult emotions. It gives our minds a place to face all of the feelings associated with life and death. Without music, dealing with the gravity of death in a war setting is almost too much to consider. And when war-like activities mimic battlefield conditions it takes powerful music to help us cope.
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The holiday we celebrate has a specific scope. Decoration Day became Memorial Day and it honors combat heroes who died on the field of battle. We can’t repay them for their sacrifice but we can be diligent in honoring them. If they were able to tell us about duty and responsibility we would be humbled beyond measure. Most of our program honors them on this episode, but not all of it. 

Inchon
  Robert W. Smith
  US Coast Guard Band, Commander Lewis J. Buckley
Symphonic Requiem, Op. 135
  James Barnes
  US Army Concert Band, Colonel Thomas H. Palmatier
Grant Them Eternal Rest
  Andrew Boysen, Jr.
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
​  Ron Hufstader

The cardboard box on my porch was the first hint that I was in for some great new music. It really is like Christmas to open the package to see what is inside. In this case it was 27 new CDs straight from Mark Morette’s recording company. They were all from the Midwest Clinic in Chicago last December. A lot of this content is brand new. New music from John Mackey, Julie Giroux, David Holsinger, Ryan George, Philip Sparke are part of the program this time along with a work from Randall Thompson to delight your ears.

Shine
  Julie Giroux
  Fillmore Wind Band, James Daughters
The Night Garden
  John Mackey
  Cedar Park Winds Community Band, Christopher Yee
Zinphonia
  David Holsinger
  Virginia Wind Symphony, Dennis Zeisler
The Wild Goose
  Ryan George
  Hiroshima Wind Orchestra, Tatsuya Shimono
The Best of Rooms
  Randall Thompson, arr. Grant
  The Alabama Winds, Randall Coleman
Exultation
  Philip Sparke
  The Alabama Winds, Randall Coleman
Hymn for the Innocent
  Julie Giroux
  Wheaton Municipal Band, Bruce Moss

If you work at any of the Disney studios or theme parks, in any of their wide range of properties, you can say you work for the “Mouse.” In 1940 the release of Fantasia was built on what was known as a Silly Symphony. It was the story of the Sorcerer’s Apprentice. With that one eleven and a half minute composition by Paul Dukas, the Disney staff assembled seven other classical music favorites and along with a silhouette of Leopold Stowkoski and the Philadelphia Orchestra and wonderful animation and the first ever use of stereo sound for the two hour feature film Fantasia.

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  Northwestern Symphonic Wind Ensemble,
  Mallory Thompson
Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy
from “The Nutcracker Suite”
  P.I. Tchaikovsky
  US Air Force Band, Lowell Graham
Trepak from “The Nutcracker Suite”
  P.I. Tchaikovsky, arr. Mayhew Lake
  US Air Force Band, Lowell Graham
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
  Paul Dukas
  US Army Field Band,
  Lieutenant Colonel Timothy J. Holtan
Adoration of the Earth
​from “The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps)”
  Igor Stavinsky, trans. M. Patterson
  University of Houston Wind Ensemble, Eddie Green
Night on Bald Mountain
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Stadtharmonie Zurich Oelikon-Seebach, Carlo Balmelli

When a wind band plays, it tells a musical story. There are many voices, each one expresses to the listener a melodic monologue or harmonic dialog to help describe each tale. Included in the five tales of this episode of Wind & Rhythm is the story of Haakon, a Norwegian King, and today we’ll hear the story of his saga.

The Saga of Haakon the Good
  Philip Sparke
  Nagoya University of Arts Wind Orchestra,
  Jan Van der Roost
Teutonic Tales for Tuba and Wind Ensemble
  Robert W. Smith
  University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds,
​  Ron Hufstader
Viktor's Tale from “The Terminal”
  John Williams
  US Coast Guard Band, Captain Kenneth W. Megan
Parable IX op. 121
  Vincent Persichetti
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Barcarolle from “Tales of Hoffman”
  J. Offenbach
  Black Dyke Mills Band, John Foster

It may have grabbed my attention when I first got a chance to experience what playing in a large band was like. The sound is big, loud at times, but while the volume varies, other things are happening too. Sure, the school's band room was a good place to learn but hearing the same music in a better acoustic setting is a game changer. School gyms, and auditoria were a performer’s journey with interesting churches along the way. Along the journey I discovered that the environment had a profound effect on all of the people present.

Sanctuary
  Frank Ticheli
  Showa Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Angels in the Architecture
  Frank Ticheli
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Alchemy in Silent Spaces
  Steven Bryant
  Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz
Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral from “Lohengrin”
  Richard Wagner
  Brass Band of Battle Creek

It appears spontaneous. One day your environment is slowly turning green and it is slow enough that you don’t see it happening but fast enough to measure the change, then suddenly, sometimes in the span of an hour the blossoms appear. The scent of the air changes and the profound change happens. Blooming is a natural phenomenon.

Bloom
  Steven Bryant
  Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz
The Cherry Blossom Fantasy
  Hirokazu Fukushima
  Philhamonic Winds Osakan, Kimura Yoshihiro
A Golden Apple of Hesperides
  Masanori Taruya
  Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band, Kazuhiko Komatsu
Make Our Garden Grow
  Leonard Bernstein
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Country Gardens
  Percy Grainger
  US Military Academy Band at West Point,
​  Lieutenant Colonel Timothy J. Holtan
Flower Song from “Lakme”
  Leo Delibes, arr. Curnow
  Adam Frey and Scott Hartman
  Metropolitan Wind Symphony, James O’Dell
Incidental Music from “The Flowering Peach”
  Alan Hovhaness
  Ohio State Concert Band, Keith Brion