Blog Posts - Wind & Rhythm

Episode 669, Philosophical Musings

6/5/2022

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

Episode 668, Honor, Courage… Commitment

5/29/2022

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

Episode 667, Winding Through the Woods

5/23/2022

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

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

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

Episode 666, Conflict and Violence

5/1/2022

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

Episode 665, Life Anew

4/17/2022

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

Episode 664, Snapshots

4/10/2022

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

Episode 663, A Musical Tour Around Europe

4/3/2022

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

Episode 662, Moving Movie Music

3/27/2022

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

Episode 661, Techno Touches

3/20/2022

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

March 13th, 2022

3/13/2022

Do you think you've seen a UFO? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate World Contact Day with movie themes from Star Trek: First Contact and Alien, as well as Johan de Meij’s "UFO Concerto for Euphonium and Wind Orchestra", right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind: Main Title Theme
John Williams
Gomalan Brass Quintet

UFO Concerto for Euphonium and Wind Orchestra
I. Andante - Con moto
II. Giacoso - Vivo
III. Andante Cantabile
IV. Vivace
V. Alla Marcia - Vivace
Johan de Meij
Orchestra Fiati di Valle Camonica, Debris Salvini

Theme from "Star Trek: First Contact"
Jerry Goldsmith
Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
Joel Goldsmith
Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift
Outlander
Julie Giroux
Seika Girls High School Band, Yoshihisa Fujishige
Alien
Jerry Goldsmith
Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift

Episode 659, The Art of the Fugue

3/6/2022

The Art of Fugue Painting, JeanLuc Feugeas

Which musical form has a subject, an answer, and episodes of development? The fugue. On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we take a look at the fugue with works by John Williams, George Gershwin, John Philip Sousa, and of course, Bach, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Fugue from Trio Sonata in C major
Johann Sebastian Bach
Empire Brass Quintet
Fugue on Yankee Doodle
John Philip Sousa
The Kalamazoo Concert Band, Richard S. Swinsick
Catfish Row - V. Fugue
George Gershwin
University of Missouri Wind Ensemble, Thomas O'Neal

Spitfire Fugue
William Walton
Black Dyke Band, Nicholas Childs
Symphony in Bb - III. Fugue - Rather broad
Paul Hindemith
University of Michigan Symphony Band,
H. Robert Reynolds
Fugue
Oliver Nelson
Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
Variations on a Bach Chorale - Fugue
Jack Stamp
Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
Out to Sea and the Shark Cage Fugue from "Jaws"
John Williams
US Coast Guard Band, Captain Kenneth W. Megan
Fugue in C minor
Charles Ives
US Marine Band, Timothy Foley
Fugue for Tinhorns
Frank Loesser
Empire Brass Quintet
Fugue from "Schwanda the Bagpiper"
Jaromir Weinberger
Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble,
Rodney Holmes
Three Preludes and Fugues - I. Fugue in C minor
Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Siegmund Goldhammer
Sächsische Bläserphilharmonie, Thomas Clamor
Fugue in G minor "The Little Fugue"
Johann Sebastian Bach
Texas A&M University Wind Symphony, Timothy B. Rhea

Episode 658, Sound the Trumpets

2/27/2022

What instrument is especially known for fanfares and triumphant melodies? The trumpet, of course. On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we feature the trumpet, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Fanfare for Trumpets
Cindy McTee
University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Sonata for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble
I. With Strength and Vigor
II. Rather Slowly and with Freedom
III. Moderately Fast, with Energy
Kent Kennan
University of North Texas Symphonic Band,
  Dennis Fisher

Excursions for Trumpet and Band
Bruce Broughton
US Air Force Band, Lowell Graham

Sound the Trumpets
Major J. Scott McKenzie
US Army Band "Pershing's Own",
  Colonel Andrew J. Esch

Antique Violences Concerto for Trumpet
I. The Blooded Lines
II. Secrets' Teeth
III. Sorrow Is A Blade
IV. The Curtain Calls
John Mackey
Michigan State University Wind Symphony,
Kevin Sedatole

Episode 657, Listeners' Choice 9

2/20/2022

What would you like us to play for you? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we play music suggested by you, for another special Listeners’ Choice episode, including “The Swan on the Hill” by Jan Van der Roost and John Mackey’s “Undertwo” and more, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Knight Templar
George Allan
Black Dyke Band
Stubernic Fantasy
Mark Ford
University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Firedance from "Riverdance"
Bill Whelan
Tokyo Seréno Bass Clarinet Ensemble:
Mokutan, Megumi Nozaki
Sanctus
David Maslanka
Oregon State University Wind Ensemble,
Christopher Chapman
The Capture of Kars
Modest Mussorgsky
The Locke Brass Consort, James Stobart
Pandean Fable
J. Clifton Williams
Rountree Wind Symphony, Dr. Barry Ellis
Undertow
John Mackey
University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
Eugene Migliaro Corporon
The Swan on the Hill
Jan Van der Roost
Nagoya University of Arts Wind Orchestra

Episode 656, Suites for Valentine's Day

2/13/2022

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we offer a Valentine suite of musical suites. We hear music from Bizet’s Carmen, and the Dutch Suite by PDQ Bach, all right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Carillon from Suite Française
Francis Poulenc
Michael Murray & Empire Brass

Suite Tuba
I. Shifting Sands
II. Swingin' With Sam
III. Lullaby
IV. Finale
Thomas Bough
Northern Illinois University Wind Symphony & Friends:
Thomas Bough, tuba

Carmen Suite
Aragonaise; Habañera; Entr'acte;
Intermezzo; Toreador's Song
Georges Bizet, arr. Fernie
Black Dyke Band, Nicholas Childs

Brilliant Bach Overtures
4. Badinerie (from Suite #2, BWV 1067)
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Tony Rickard
Canadian Brass;
Brandon Ridenour, piccolo trumpet solo, Robert Moody

Dutch Suite
I. Mr. Minuit's Minuet
II. Panther Dance
III. Dance of the Grand Dams
IV. The Lowland Fling
Peter Schickele as "PDQ Bach"
National Symphonic Winds
as "Turtle Mountain Naval Base Tactical Wind Ensemble",
Lowell Graham

Dance Suite on Spanish and Latin Rhythms
- El Baile, La Comparsa (The Carnival)
- La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Aldo Forte
US Air Force Heritage of America Band, Lowell Graham

Episode 655, Life Inextinguishable

2/6/2022

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we feature the music of David Maslanka; three pieces that were inspired by the writings of the recently passed Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh. Join us here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble
I. Requiem
II. Beloved
III. Be Content, Be Calm
David Maslanka
University of Miami Frost Wind Ensemble, Gary Green

Mother Earth
David Maslanka
St. Olaf Band, Timothy Mahr

Give Us This Day
David Maslanka
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville Wind Symphony, John Raymond Bell

Episode 654, Award Winning Works

1/30/2022

What does an award winning composition sound like? On this episode of Wind & Rhythmwe'll listen to prize-winning music like Michael Daughtery's “Raise the Roof”, Frank Tichelli's “Lux Perpetua”, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Variations on a Korean Folk Song - I. Vivace
John Barnes Chance
Illinois State University Wind Symphony, Stephen Steele
Andre Dowell, timpani
Affirmation
Wayne Oquin
US Air Force Band, Colonel Larry Lang
Raise the Roof
Michael Daugherty
University of Michigan Symphony Band,
Michael Haithcock
Andre Dowell, timpani
Only Light
Aaron Perrine
University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, Paul Popiel
Songs for Wind Ensemble
Yo Goto
Messiah College Wind Ensemble, Bradley Genevro
Lux Perpetua (Live)
Frank Ticheli
Baylor University Wind Ensemble, Eric Wilson

Episode 653, Stand and Deliver

1/23/2022

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we feature the percussion with Ney Rosauro’s "Brazil 500", Billy Joel’s “Root Beer Rag”, and more, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Danza Furioso
Jonathan Ovalle
Westfield High School Percussion Ensemble,
Gregg Rinehart

Suite Brazil 500
I. Europe Motherland,
II. The Voyage of the Discovery,
III. The Land,
IV. The Indians,
V. The First Villages and the Independence,
VI. The Brazilian People,
VII. Finale
Ney Rosauro
University of Calgary Wind Ensemble, Glenn D. Price

Percussion Concerto
Jennifer Higdon
Illinois State University Wind Symphony,
Daniel Belongi, Ben Stiers, percussion

Root Beer Rag
Billy Joel
O-Zone Percussion Group, Dr. Gary J. Olmstead

Episode 652, Skillful Scherzos

1/16/2022

How do composers have fun writing for a symphony? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we take a look at different scherzos with music by Jack Stamp, James Curnow, Philip Sparke, and Gustav Holst, among others, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Manhattan - II. Sunday Scherzo
Philip Sparke
Deutsche Bläserphilharmonie, Walter Ratzek
1st Flute Quartet, Op. 26 - II. Scherzo
Franco Cesarini
Civica Filarmonica De Lugano Chamber Winds,
Franco Cesarini

Scherzo: "Fanfare for the Italian Crown"
Gioacchino Rossini
University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
King Arthur Suite - II. Scherzo: Doom, Wild Dance
Benjamin Britten
University of Nevada Las Vegas Wind Orchestra,
  Thomas Leslie
Scherzo
Andrew Boysen
University of St. Thomas Symphonic Wind Ensemble,
  Matthew George
Symphony No. 1 "In Memoriam of David Diamond"
II. Scherzo "Dance of the Hippos"
Jack Stamp
University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
Scherzo
James Curnow
Soli Brass Band, Jan de Haan
Cane River Murals - II. Wash Day (Scherzo)
Martin Ellerby
Showa Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Symphony No. 6, Op. 122 "Concise" - III. Scherzo
Salvador Brotons
Banda Municipal De Barcelona, Salvador Brotons
A Moorside Suite - I. Scherzo
Gustav Holst
Dallas Wind Symphony, Howard Dunn
Scherzo, Cat & Mouse
Robert Spittal
University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Symphony No. 4 - Scherzo
Peter Tchaikovsky
O-Zone Percussion Group, Dr. Gary J. Olmstead
Symphony No. 10 - Scherzo
Dimitri Schostakovich
Whitburn Band

Episode 651, Musicians' Memorial 3

1/9/2022

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we pay tribute to composers, conductors, and other musicians who have passed away this last year including Sammy Nestico, Chick Corea, and Stephen Sondheim. Join us right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

The Silver Quill
Sammy Nestico
Luftforsvarets Musikkorps:
Royal Norwegian Air Force Band, Ole Edvard Antonsen
Cell Talk
Sammy Nestico
SWR Big Band, Sammy Nestico
Three Facets of Friendship -
I. First Affections; II. Being Apart; III. Reunion
Robert Wykes
The Silverwind Duo
Quintett - I. Allegro
Allan Stephenson
Geneva Brass Quintet

Questo fauno (Excerpts) -
Tutti. Scrigno [arr. for percussion]
Sylvano Bussotti
Jonathan Faralli
Zorba the Greek
Mikis Theodorakis
Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift
Aufwärts!
Ernst Lüthold & Paul W. Whear
Schweizer Armeespiel, Josef Gnos
Straight Up
James Primosch
PRISM Quartet
Hockey Night In Canada: Theme
Dolores Claman
Caliban Quartet
Workers Union
Louis Andriessen
US Air Force Band of the Golden West
Irish Tune from County Derry
Percy Grainger
Michigan State University Wind Symphony,
Kenneth G. Bloomquist
Chick Corea Olé !
Chick Corea
Harmonie De Charlesbourg, François Dorion
Comedy Tonight
Stephen Sondheim
Cory Band, Robert Childs
Send in the Clowns
Stephen Sondheim
Harmonie L'Union Heythuysen, Maurice Daemen

Episode 650, Beginning Anew

1/2/2022

On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we sound in the new year with works “At Morning’s First Light” by David Gillingham and “Overture to a New Millennium” by Ed Huckeby, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Overture to a New Millennium
Ed Huckeby
The Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
At Morning's First Light
David Gillingham
University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds,
Ron Hufstader
New Millennium, Different Worlds, New Beginnings
Roger Cichy
North Central Winds, Dr. Adam Brennan
New Century Dawn
David Gillingham
University of Georgia Wind Symphony,
H. Dwight Satterwhite & John N. Culvahouse
The Sun Will Rise Again
Philip Sparke
The Concert Band of the German Armed Forces,
Walter Ratzek
Morning Dance
Sergei Prokofiev
Empire Brass
The Day After Tomorrow
Harald Kloser, arr. Frank Bernaerts
Brass Band Willebroek, Frans Violet

Symphony No. 53, "Star Dawn"
I. Maestoso sostenuto
II. Moderato sostenuto con molta espressione
Alan Hovhaness
Ohio State University Concert Band, Keith Brion

Episode 649, Relaxing in the Season

12/26/2021

What is your favorite way to enjoy the holidays? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we’ll help you revel in the season with songs like “Fantasia on Greensleeves” by Ralph Vaughn Williams, and “The Spirit of Christmas” by Ed Huckaby, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

The Spirit of Christmas
Ed Huckeby
The Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
traditional, arr. Chip Davis
US Air Force Band, Alan Bonner
Walking in the Air
Howard Blake, arr. Richard Phillips
Black Dyke Band

White Christmas from "Holiday Inn"
Irving Berlin, arr. Mark Freeh
Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Major Peter Parkes
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Franz Gruber
Angela Jones-Reus, alto flute
Polish Christmas Music
Johan de Meij
Harmonie de Charlesbourg, François Dorion
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Eric Leidzen
US Navy Band, Captain George N. Thompson,
  MU1 Michael H. Belinkie, vocals
Carol of the Bells
Mikola Dmitrovich Leontovich, arr. K. O'Neill
Tennessee Tech University Tuba Ensemble,
  R. Winston Morris
Christmas Time is Here
Vince Guaraldi
Imani Winds
O Sanctissima
traditional, arr. Anderson
College of New Jersey Wind Ensemble,
  William H. Silvester
Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
Ralph Vaughan Williams
US Air Force Heritage Band of America,
Major Douglas Monroe
The Christmas Song
Mel Torme & Bob Wells, arr. Craig Biondi
Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin

Episode 648, Glad Tidings

12/19/2021

Which is the “funnest” Christmas carol? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we bring you fun and funny arrangements of familiar carols like “I Got Rhythm for Christmas” arranged by Julie Giroux, and “Motown Jingle Bells” arranged by Sam Pilafian. Join us for some fun, here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Joy to the World
George Frideric Handel, arr. R. Martino
University of Kentucky SaxCats
Grand Angelic March
Henry Smart, arr. Eric Robertson
Canadian Brass & Eric Robertson, organ
Bring a Torch Jeannette Isabella
traditional French
Imani Winds
Drummer Boy Charlie
Vince Guaraldi & Katherine Kennicott Davis;
arr. Julie Giroux
University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher

Hark! The Herald Trumpets Sing /
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Chip Davis
US Air Force Band, Alan Bonner
Motown Jingle Bells
James Lord Pierpont, arr. Sam Pilafian
Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi
Good King Wenceslas
traditional
Boston Brass and the Brass All-Stars Big Band
Christmas Bolero
Montclair Citadel Band & Salvation Army, Charles Baker
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
arr. G. Slechta
University of Texas Trombone Choir, Nathaniel Brickens
I Got Rhythm for Christmas
arr. Julie Giroux
University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
Ron Hufstader
Comin' To Town
J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie / arr. Freeh
Brass Band of Battle Creek, Frank Renton
Three Kings Swing
Georges Bizet, arr. William Himes
Brass Band of Columbus, Dr. Paul Droste
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
traditional, arr. Thomas G. Parriott
Mainstreet Brass
Silent Night
Franz Gruber
Imani Winds

Episode 647, The Winds of Christmas

12/12/2021

Do you have a favorite Christmas band composition? On this holiday episode of Wind & Rhythm, we discover music composed for, or arranged for, band. We’ll hear Gustav Holst's “In the Bleak Midwinter”, Alfred Reed’s “Russian Christmas Music”, and more, all right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Joyeux Noël
Alfred Reed
The Eastern Wind Symphony, William H. Silvester
The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol
Percy Grainger
University of Florida Clarinet Ensemble, John Watkins

Santa Claus-trophobia
Sandy Smith
Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi
In the Bleak Midwinter
Gustav Holst, arr. Robert W. Smith
Emory University Symphonic Winds, Scott A. Stewart
The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F minor,
"L'Inverno" (Winter)- I. Allegro non molto
Antonio Vivaldi, arr. Julie Giroux
University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Christmas Time
Jan Van Der Roost
Harmonie de Charlesbourg, François Dorion
Sleigh Ride
Leroy Anderson
US Coast Guard Band, Commander W. Kenneth Megan
Little Drummer Boy/Pat-A-Pan
Katherine K. Davis/ trad., arr. Bud Udell
US Air Force Heritage of America Band Heritage Brass,
Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Monroe
O Magnum Mysterium
Morten Lauridsen
US Coast Guard Band, Commander W. Kenneth Megan
Russian Christmas Music
Alfred Reed
Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin

Episode 646, A Steampunk Aesthetic

12/5/2021

How do you feel about Art Nouveau and 19th Century steam-powered technology? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we take a look at Steampunk, with Erika Svanoe’s “Steampunk Suite” and Philip Sparke's “Three Extraordinary Journeys”. Join us here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Extraordinary Machines of Clockwork and Steam
Scott Watson
Central Junior High School Symphonic Band,
Van Mathews

In League with Extraordinary Gentlemen
Concerto for Euphonium
I. The Time Traveller
II. The Final Problem
III. The Great Race
Peter Graham
Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band, Kazuhiko Komatsu

Three Extraordinary Journeys
I. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
II. Five Weeks in a Balloon
III. Around the World in 80 Days
Philip Sparke
The GUS Band, David Stowell

Steampunk Suite
I. Charlie and the Mechanical Man Marching Band
II. The Strange Case of Doctor Curie and Madam Hyde
III. Bartie Wells Attends Mr. Verne's
Lecture on Flying Machine
IV. Barnum & Tesla's Tandem Bicycle
Erika Svanoe
Showa Wind Symphony, Eugene Corporon

Episode 645, Together and Thankful

11/28/2021

What have you appreciated this year? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we listen to the very beautiful Autumn in New York by Vernon Duke and we even have an appearance of one of the very first Thanksgiving Day songs, Jingle Bells. Join us here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Symphony of Praise - III. Hymn of Thanksgiving
Ted Huggens (aka Henk van Lijnschooten)
Johan Willem Friso, Alex Schillings
Golden Light: A Celebration Piece
David Maslanka
University of Utah Wind Symphony, Scott A. Hagen

Brass Calendar - XI. November: Thanksgiving
Peter Schickele
The Chestnut Brass Quintet
Autumn in New York
Vernon Duke
Tubas Unlimited, R. Winston Morris
Fiesta de la Vida - A Celebration of Life
Philip Sparke
The XBY Concert Band, Dennis Mycroft
Symphony of Thanksgiving
Dean Goffin
Amsterdam Staff Band & Brandband
Pro Rege Heerenveen, Olaf J.Ritman
Hope Variations
Brian Bowen
New York Staff Band
We Gather Together
Kremser & Peter Tiefenbach
Canadian Brass
Jingle Bells
James Pierpont
US Coast Guard Band, Commander W. Kenneth Megan

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