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Episode 685, British Composers

9/25/2022

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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
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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
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Episode 684, Listeners' Choice 10

9/18/2022

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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
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Episode 683, High School Music, Y'all

9/11/2022

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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
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Episode 682, Working for the Weekend

9/4/2022

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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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Episode 681, A Look Back Upon Season 14

8/28/2022

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On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we take a look back at some of the music from Season 14.We hear Duke Ellington’s “Echoes of Harlem,” a bit of Erika Svanoe’s “Steampunk Suite,” and David Maslanka’s “Mother Earth.” Won’t you join us, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

The Magnificent Seven
  Elmer Bernstein
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift
The Prayer
  Carole Bayer Sager & David Foster
  Symbiosisduo (Gail Robertson, euphonium;
  Stacy Baker, tuba; Alex Thio, piano)

Tom Sawyer Suite - II. Huckleberry Finn
​(Ring, Ring De Banjo)

  Franco Cesarini
  Civica Filarmonica Di Lugano, Franco Cesarini
Chaos Theory 1.0
  James Bonney
  Lone Star Wind Orchestra, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
  Fred Hamilton, electric guitar
Lament
  Chang Su Koh
  Messiah College Wind Ensemble, Bradley Genevro
Root Beer Rag
  Billy Joel
  O-Zone Percussion Group, Dr. Gary J. Olmstead
Echoes of Harlem
  Duke Ellington; Luther Henderson
  Canadian Brass
Mother Earth
  David Maslanka
  St. Olaf Band, Timothy Mahr
A Butterfly Coughs in Africa
  Paul Richards
  University of Florida Clarinet Ensemble, Mitchell Estrin
Tight Squeeze
  Alex Shapiro
  DePauw University Band, Craig Paré
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Main Title Theme
  John Williams
  Gomalan Brass Quintet    
Six Contrary Dances - VI. Moving Right Alongo
  PDQ Bach (aka Peter Schickele)
  Turtle Mountain Naval Base Tactical Wind Ensemble 
  (aka, The National Symphonic Winds), Lowell Graham
Something Pearl
  Brent Michael Davids
  Zeitgeist
Steampunk Suite - IV. Barnum & Tesla's Tandem Bicycle
  Erika Svanoe
  Showa Wind Symphony, Eugene Corporon
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Episode 680, Songs of the Sea

8/21/2022

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What tunes come to your mind when you think of the sea? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we listen to music inspired by sailing and the seas. We hear “Atlantic Odyssey” by Philip Sparke, “Sea Songs” by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Bells Across the Atlantic
  Adam Gorb
  Lone Star Wind Orchestra, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Sea Songs
  Thomas Knox
  Keystone Wind Ensemble, John R. Bourgeois
The Sea Treaders
  Francis McBeth
  US Navy Band, Francis McBeth
Sea Songs
  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Variants on an English Sea Song ("Spanish Ladies")
  Zachary Docter
  VanderCook College Symphonic Band,
​  Stacey Larson Dolan

Atlantic Odyssey
I. Sunrise at Sea and The Ocean Awakes
II. Homeward Bound and Spindrift

  Philip Sparke
  The Concert Band of the German Armed Forces, 
  Lieutenant Colonel Walter Ratzek
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Episode 679, Painting Music 3

8/14/2022

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What does a painting "sound like"? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we again listen to music inspired by paintings. We hear Johan de Meij’s take on Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” and Ferrer Ferran’s impression of Goya’s “The Colossus.”  All that and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Dutch Masters Suite
I. The Night Watch; III. Prince's Day

  Johan de Meij
  Orquestra de Vents Filharmonia,
​  Jose R. Pascual-Vilaplana


Picture Studies
I. Intro; II. Three Pierrots; V. Kandinsky

  Adam Schoenberg, trans. Donald Patterson
  US Marine Band, Lieutenant Colonel Jason Fettig

Two-Lane Blacktop
  James M. David
  Wind Symphony of Clovis,
  Christine Keenan & Gary P. Gilroy, conducting

El Coloso, Sinfonía No. 4
I. Oscuridad; II. Duerme; III. La Huida; IV. El Gigante

  Ferrer Ferran
  Banda Sinfónica Juvenil Simón Bolivar, Ferrer Ferran
The Night Watch
Rose with Gray
Prince's Day
Colossus
Two Lane Blacktop
Three Pierrots
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Episode 678, Island Life

8/7/2022

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Have you ever wanted to go on an island vacation? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we'll hear songs about islands and island life, including “Goddess of Fire” by Steven Reineke, “Bali” by Michael Colgrass, and “Caribbean Concerto” by Kees Vlak. Join us right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Bali Ha'i
  Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
  Empire Brass
The Island of Obsession
  Thomas Bourgault
  University of New Hampshire Wind Symphony,
  Andrew Boysen, Jr.

The Isle of Mull
  Kenneth Downie
  Yorkshire Building Society Band, David King
  Peter Roberts soprano cornet
Bali
  Michael Colgrass
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Goddess of Fire
  Steven Reineke
  Alvdal-Tynset Janisjar, Nils Graftås
Summer Isles -
Euphonium Solo from Hymn of the Highlands

  Philip Sparke
  The XBY Concert Band, Dennis Mycroft
  David Childs solo euphonium
Caribbean Concerto -
​I. St. Eustatius; II. Saba; III. St. Maarten

  Kees Vlak
  Harmonie De Charlesbourg, François Dorion
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Episode 677, Pleasing Passacaglias

7/31/2022

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Can you name a musical form characterized by variations over a repeated theme, usually a ground base? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we listen to passacaglias, with examples by Ron Nelson, Gustav Holst, and J.S. Bach. Join us right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Passacaglia And Fugue In C Minor
  Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Donald Hunsberger
  Oklahoma State University Wind Ensemble,
  Joseph Missal

Passacaglia and Interlude
  Gerald Sebesky
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band,
​  Dennis Fisher

Passacaglia for Symphonic Band
  Bin Kaneda
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Hiroshi Hoshina
Passacaglia (Homage on B-A-C-H)
  Ron Nelson
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Ancient Airs and Dances - 4. Passacaglia
  Ottorino Respighi
  Washington Symphonic Brass, Milton Stevens
Concerto Grosso - Passacaglia
  Trygve Madsen
  West Point Band, Colonel Thomas Rotondi, Jr.
1st Suite in Eb Major for Military Band, Op 28, #1
I. Chaconne

  Gustav Holst
  Eastman Wind Ensemble, Donald Hunsberger
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Episode 676, Music from the Land of the Rising Sun

7/24/2022

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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
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Episode 675, Friends in Low Places

7/17/2022

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Do you have friends in low places? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we listen to music featuring the tuba and euphonium.  We’ll hear tubists Øystein Baadsvik, and Velvet Brown, as well as euphoniumists Demondrae Thurman, Steven Mead and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Entrance and Polka of the Euphonium Players
  Fucik & anon/D.H.Carrol/arr. Luis Maldonado
  Steven Mead, euphonium (multitrack)
A Eupher's Dream
  Gail Robertson
  Steven Mead, euphonium (multitrack)
Three Ludes for Tuba
- I. Prelude; II. Interlude; III. Postlude

  Robert Jager
  Symphonia, R. Winston Morris;
​  Daniel Perantoni, solo tuba
Bass in the Ballroom
  Roy Newsome
  Fanfare Band of the Royal Netherlands Army
  "Mounted Regiments", Tijmen Botma;

  Øystein Baadsvik, tuba
Tuba Concerto: Allegro Giosco
  Edward Gregson
  University of Arkansas Wind Symphony, W. Dale Warren;
  Kabin Thomas, tuba soloist

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)    

Insinuações (Innuendo)
  Anne Victorino d'Almeida
  Demondrae Thurman, euphonium
  & Kathryn Fouse, piano

Sonata for Tuba and Piano - I. Calm and Flowing
  Anthony Plog
  Velvet Brown, tuba; Margaret McDonald, piano
Killing Me Softly With His Song
  Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel, Lori Lieberman
  Tubas Unlimited, R. Winston Morris
Bravura
  Peter Graham
  Black Dyke Band, Peter Graham;
​  David Thornton, euphonium
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Episode 674, Math and Music

7/10/2022

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How much do you like math? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we listen to the intersection of math and music with works from James Bonney’s concerto for electric guitar and wind band entitled “Chaos Theory.”  Join us, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Prism
  Master Sergeant Steve Shafer
  US Air Force Band of the Rockies, Colonel H. Bruce Gilkes
Music of the Spheres
  Philip Sparke
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Yasufumi Tokito
Fractalia
  Owen Clayton Condon
  Third Coast Percussion

Geometric Dances
I. Quadratic Permutations
II. Pentangular Concoction
III. Hexagonal Undulations
IV. Heptomical Infusions

  Roger Cichy
  Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
​  Wind Symphony, John Raymond Bell


Chaos Theory - I. 1.0; II. 2.0; III. 3.0
  James Bonney
  Lone Star Wind Orchestra, Eugene Migliaro Corporon 
  Fred Hamilton, electric guitar
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Episode 673, Americana

7/3/2022

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How are you celebrating the USA's 4th of July? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate the US Independence with music about America. We’ll hear “A George M. Cohan Salute”, “National Emblem March”, and “Echoes of Harlem” by Duke Ellington, all right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Trilogy Americana
  Stephan Bulla
  Dutch National Youth Concert Band, Alex Schillings
National Emblem March
  Edwin Eugene Bagley
  US Army Band, Gary Lamb
American Folk Suite    
  arr. Machala
  US Army Field Band
Echoes of Harlem
  Duke Ellington; Luther Henderson
  Canadian Brass
American Medley of Old Memories
  John Denver, Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert,
  Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart

  Siena Wind Orchestra
American Overture for Band
  Joseph Wilcox Jenkins
  US Army Field Band, Colonel Finley R. Hamilton
Marche Americana
  Søren Hyldgaard
  The Danish Concert Band, Jørgen Misser Jensen
On an American Spiritual
  David Holsinger
  Concordia University Chicago Wind Symphony,
​  Richard R. Fischer

An American Elegy
  Frank Ticheli
  Michigan State University Wind Symphony, John Whitwell
A George M. Cohan Salute
  George M. Cohen; arr. Howard Cable
  Canadian Brass
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Episode 672, Alan Hovhaness’s 111th Birthday

6/26/2022

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On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate the 111th birthday of composer Alan Hovhaness; a pivotal composer fusing eastern and western musical traditions. He was a “spiritual minimalist", and we’ll hear his Symphonies 4 and 53, as well as, “Prayer of St. Gregory” right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Tapor No.1
  Rutgers University Wind Ensemble, William Berz

Symphony No. 4
I. Andante
II. Allegro
III. Andante espressivo

  Eastman Wind Ensemble, A. Clyde Roller

Symphony No. 53, "Star Dawn" 
I. Maestoso sostenuto
II. Moderato sostenuto con molta espressione

  Ohio State University Concert Band, Keith Brion

Prayer of St. Gregory for Trumpet & Organ, Op 62b
  Wynton Marsalis & Anthony Newman    

Return and Rebuild the Desolate Places, Op 213
I. Andante
II. Adagio

  Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
​  Wind Orchestra, Keith Brion
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Episode 671, To Dad, With Love

6/19/2022

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​On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we have a special Father's Day episode with pieces dedicated to dads, like “My Italian Heart” by Allen Vizzutti, “As the Fireflies Watched” by James Stephenson, and “In Praise of Gentle Pioneers” by David Holsinger, all right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.
My Italian Heart
  Allen Vizzutti
  Utah Wind Symphony, Scott Hagen
  Allen Vizzutti, trumpet

As the Fireflies Watched
No. 1, Dusk;
No. 2, The Gift;
No. 3, In Another Life;
​No. 4, Pavane

  James M. Stephenson
  Western Illinois University Faculty Chamber Players
  & Chamber Winds, 

  Mike Fansler, conductor; Garrett Johannsen, vocalist

Lament and Jig for Mickey
  Gary P. Gilroy
  GPG Music Ensemble
Firefly
  Ryan George
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

In Praise of Gentle Pioneers
  David R. Holsinger
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band,
  Dennis Fisher

J.R. (Live)
  Kevin Day
  Texas Christian University Wind Symphony,
  Brian Youngblood

  Amaya Aguilar, soprano; Andrew Curtis, baritone
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Episode 670, Fun & Funny Music

6/12/2022

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On this next episode of Wind & Rhythm we listen to music with a sense of humor. We’ll hear Scott McAllister’s “Popcopy,” with movements like “More Cowbell,” as well as some unfortunate selections from PDQ Bach. Join us here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Be a Clown
  Cole Porter
  Britannia Building Society Band, Howard Snell
LOL (Laugh Out Loud)
  Robert Buckley
  Kell High School Wind Ensemble, David Roth

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Six Contrary Dances
I. Maestoso Animoso
II. Daintissimo
III. Allegro, But Not Too Mucho
IV. Molto Moderato
V. Vivace Cucarace
VI. Moving Right Alongo

  PDQ Bach (aka Peter Schickele)
  Turtle Mountain Naval Base Tactical Wind Ensemble
  (aka, The National Symphonic Winds), Lowell Graham
"Tricked Out" Trombones
  various, arr. SGM Paul Murtha
  US Army Concert Band, Colonel Thomas Rotondi, Jr.
The Devil Went Down to Nola
  Charlie Daniels, arr. Funky Butt Brass Band
  Funky Butt Brass Band
Famishius Fantasticus
  Michael Markowski
  Brooklyn Wind Symphony, Jeff Ball
Tuba Tiger Rag
  Harry De Costa, arr. Luther Henderson
  Canadian Brass

Popcopy
I. More Cowbell
II. One Time at Band Camp
III. Serenity Now

  Scott McAllister
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon


Gee Officer Krupke
  Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, arr. Jim Prime
  Blast!
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Episode 669, Philosophical Musings

6/5/2022

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Which world philosophy speaks to you? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we listen to music inspired by different philosophical musings, like “Day Dreams” by Dana Wilson, and “Escape from Plato’s Cave” by Stephen Melillo, all right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Summerland
  William Grant Still
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon


Escape from Plato's Cave
I. The Cave, The Struggle, and the Man
II. Message of the Man (The Fragile He)
III. Escape ... Into the Light
  Stephen Melillo
  Rundfunk Blasorchester Leipzig, Stephen Melillo

Day Dreams
I. Sunrise, An Infinite Expectation
II. Morning, All Intelligence Awake
III. Afternoon, Hopes Shot Upward, Ever So Bright
IV. Sunset, Having Lived The Life Imagined
  Dana Wilson
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon


Ivam
  Ferrer Ferran
  Banda Primitiva de Paiporta, Ferrer Ferran
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Episode 668, Honor, Courage… Commitment

5/29/2022

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On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we recognize America's Memorial Day with “Honor, Courage…Commitment” by Stephen Melillo, “When Honor Whispers and Shouts” by Francis McBeth, and much more.  Join us, here at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Crest of Honor
  David R. Gillingham
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, David R. Gillingham
When Honor Whispers and Shouts
  Francis McBeth
  The Marine Band, Francis McBeth
An Airman’s Symphony, “No Finer Calling”
- Mvt. III. Honor Above All

  Julie Giroux
  US Air Force Band of Liberty, Colonel Larry H. Lang
Medal of Honor Suite
  Michael Giacchino
  US Army Field Band, Colonel Jim Keene
A Portrait of Honor
  Joshua Moshier
  US Army Field Band, Colonel Jim Keene
Honor, Courage... Commitment - I. Without Warning!
  Stephen Melillo
  STORMEnsemble USA, Stephen Melillo
Honor, Courage... Commitment - II. Without Hesitation
  Stephen Melillo
  Rundfunk Blasorchester Leipzig, Stephen Melillo
Honor, Courage... Commitment - III. Godspeed!
  Stephen Melillo
  The Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy,
​  Maurice Hamers


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Episode 667, Winding Through the Woods

5/23/2022

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Where do you like to go for hikes? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we take a musical walk through nature with “In the Broad Earth” by Steven Bryant, “Mountain Song” by Philip Sparke, and “Gaian Visions” by Frank Ticheli.  Won’t you join us for a stroll, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

The Woods So Wild
  William Byrd
  Canadian Brass
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Walking Tune
  Percy Grainger
  University of Houston Wind Ensemble, Eddie Green
For Purple Mountain Majesties: Pikes Peak
  Roger Cichy
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony, 
​  Ron Hufstader

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Lost Forest

  Luis Nani
  University of St. Thomas Symphonic Wind Ensemble,
  Matthew George


​In This Broad Earth

  Steven Bryant
  Michigan State University Wind Symphony,
  Kevin Sedatole


Scenes from the American West
II. Redwood Forest

  Jack Wilds
  Keller Middle School Wind Ensemble, Jedidiah Maus

Mountain Song
  Philip Sparke
  Brass Band of Battle Creek, Kenneth Bloomquist

Gaian Visions
I. Forgotten Forests, II. Desecration, III. Redemption

  Frank Ticheli
  Michigan State University Wind Symphony,
  John Whitwell
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Episode 666, Conflict and Violence

5/1/2022

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Grenade attack on Panzer Tanks, Battle of Amiens, The Somme 1918 by Fritz Fuhrken
How does one creatively express the horrors of war? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we look at how artists communicate the effects of violence and conflict, with Michael Daugherty's “Of War and Peace” and selections from Morton Gould’s “Holocaust Suite”, all right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Of War and Peace - I. War, II. Peace
  Michael Daugherty
  Showa Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Symphony No. 1 "In Memoriam, Dresden, 1945"
  Daniel Bukvich
  The St. Olaf Band, Timothy Mahr
Holocaust Suite - IV. Babi Yar
  Morton Gould
  University of New Hampshire Wind Symphony,
  Andrew Boysen, Jr.

Theme from Schindler's List
  John Williams
  Filmharmonic Brass, Dominic Derasse
American Guernica
  Adolphus Hailstork
  The Nevada Wind Ensemble & The Gaudete Brass
No War
  Marco Somadossi
  Banda Santa Celcilia Besana & Triuggio,
​  Armando Saldarini

The National Anthem of Ukraine    
  Mykhailo Verbytsky
  Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force Band of Tokyo
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Episode 665, Life Anew

4/17/2022

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On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate Easter and the Spring season with music about rebirth and life renewed. We’ll hear selections from John Mackey’s "Concerto for Trombone", Alfred Reed's “Praise Jerusalem”, and David Maslanka’s “Unending Stream of Life,” right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Fanfare for the Hour of Sunrise
  Ron Nelson
  University of Nevada Las Vegas Wind Orchestra,
  Thomas Leslie

Harvest: Concerto for Trombone - Movement III
  John Mackey
  University of Florida Wind Symphony, Joseph Alessi,
  David A. Waybright, trombone
Fantasia di Pasqua
  Michael Bilkes
  The Royal Norwegian Navy Band,
  Leif Arne Tangen Pedersen

Praise Jerusalem
  Alfred Reed
  University of Nevada Las Vegas Wind Orchestra,
  Thomas Leslie


Unending Stream of Life
I. Overture
​II. Seeking
III. Brooding March
IV. As You Proceed...
V. A Hard Thought...
VI. A Sweet Tune
VII. All Creatures of Our God and King

  David Maslanka
  Illinois State University Symphonic Winds,
  Stephen K. Steele
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Episode 664, Snapshots

4/10/2022

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Have you ever been moved by an arresting photograph? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we listen to music inspired by photos, from Kevin McKee’s take on New Mexico’s high desert areas, to Julie Giroux voyage through photos from the Hubble Space Telescope, all right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Mountain Lake Photograph
  Zack Stanton
  Texas All-State 5A Symphonic Band,
  Robert M. Carnochan

Shadowcatcher
II. Among the Aspens
​III. The Vanishing Race

  Eric Ewazen
  Juilliard Wind Ensemble and the American Brass Quintet,
  Mark Gould

Journey Through Orion
  Julie Giroux
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
  Ron Hufstader

Entrata
  Steve Danyew
  Florida All-State Concert Band, C. David Ragsdale
Under Western Skies (for 2 Trumpets & Wind Ensemble)
  Kevin McKee
  Grand Valley State University
​  Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Lowell Graham

  Richard Stoelzel & Rex Richardson, trumpets
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Episode 663, A Musical Tour Around Europe

4/3/2022

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What European countries would you like to visit? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we take a quick musical tour of the continent with works by Ottorino Respighi and Joaquin Rodrigo, and we’ll sit in on a battle between two phenomenal Balkan brass bands, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

The Boys of Wexford
  Arthur Warren Darley
  Band of the Irish Defence Forces, Mark Armstrong

Hans Christian Andersen Suite
I. The Noble Poet, II. Europe by Railway

  Søren Hyldgaard
  The Danish Concert Band, Jorgen Misser Jensen

Concierto De Aranjuez - Adagio
  Joaquin Rodrigo
  Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Greek Folk Song Suite
III. Vasilikos Tha Gino (Moderato-Presto)
  Franco Cesarini
  Civica Filarmonica De Lugano

I Am Your Gummy Bear
  Andre Christian
  Fanfare Ciocărlia
Topdzijsko Kolo
  Marko Marković
  Boban & Marko Marković Orchestra
Berliner Luft
  Paul Lincke
  German Army Band Ulm, OTL Matthias Prock
Montmagasrtre: A Little Symphonic Scene
  Manuel Oltra
  Barcelona Symphonic Band, Salvador Brotons
Automne
  Jean-Michel Damase
  Laura Bennett Cameron & Roger Boutry    
Entry of the Gladiators: "Thunder & Blazes"
  Julius Fučik
  Royal Swedish Air Force Band, Jerker Johansson

Porto de Saudades
VII. Vinto do Porto, VIII. Fado Menor (reprise), IX. Finale

  Nelson Jesus
  Portuguese Symphonic Band, Francisco Ferriera

Pini Di Roma - I. Pini Della Via Appia
  Ottorino Respighi
  Conservatório de Música do Porto Wind Orchestra,
  Fernando Marinho
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Episode 662, Moving Movie Music

3/27/2022

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What’s your favorite movie music? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we look at music written for film. We’ll listen to selections from “The Last Samurai,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” and “The Magnificent Seven,” all right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Great Escape
  Elmer Bernstein
  Dinnington Colliery Band
Conquest of Paradise from “1492”
  Vangelis
  Dinnington Colliery Band
A Time for Us from “Romeo and Juliet”
  Nino Rota & Alan Fernie
  Black Dyke Band, Nicholas J. Childs
Born Free
  John Barry & Don Black
  Dinnington Colliery Band
Raiders March
  John Williams
  Göteborg Wind Orchestra, Alexander Hanson
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  John Williams
  The Co-Operative Funeralcare Band
Main Theme from “Mission Impossible”
  Lalo Schifrin & Alan Fernie
  Black Dyke Band, Nicholas J. Childs

The Mask of Zorro
- 
Zorro's Theme
- The Plaza of Execution

  James Horner & Sandy Smith
  Oberaargauer Brass Band, Manfred Obrecht

The Last Samurai
  Hans Zimmer & Frank Bernaerts
  Brass Band Willebroek, Frans Violet

Shakespeare in Love
- The Beginning of Partnership
- The De Lesseps' Dance Greenwich
- The Fight

- Curtain Fall
  Stephen Warbeck
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift

Pirates of the Caribbean
  Klaus Badelt
  Dinnington Colliery Band
Main Theme from “The Magnificent Seven”
  Elmer Bernstein & Alan Fernie
  Oberaargauer Brass Band, Manfred Obrecht
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Episode 661, Techno Touches

3/20/2022

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How do you feel about electronic music? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we look at techno influences in wind band music. We’ll hear Techno Blade by Benjamin Taylor, Tight Squeeze by Alex Shapiro, and Mason Bates’ “Mothership", all right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.
Techno Blade
  Benjamin Taylor
  Bowling Green State University Wind Symphony,
  Ken Thompson

Point Blank
  Paul Dooley
  Illinois State University Wind Symphony,
  Daniel A. Belongia

Vientos Y Tangos
  Michael Gandolfi
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Tight Squeeze
  Alex Shapiro
  DePauw University Band, Craig Paré
Aliens with Extraordinary Abilities:
Torched and Wrecked

  David Skidmore
  Third Coast Percussion    
Motown Metal
  Michael Daugherty
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Requiem for a City I. First Movement
  Matthew Hindson and Paul Mac
  Sydney Conservatorium Wind Symphony,
​  John Lynch

Mothership
  Mason Bates
  Michigan State University Symphony Band,
  John Madden
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