​This week on Wind & Rhythm, we take a tour of wind bands from around the globe.  Join us for this Tour de Forte, here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Spreadin' Rhythm Around
  Jimmy McHugh
  Canadian Brass    
The Awakening
  Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays
  Göteborg Wind Orchestra, Alexander Hanson

Adagio for Strings, Op 11
  Samuel Barber
  Gomalan Brass Quintet    
Jungle Fantasy
  Nachiro Iwai
  Harmonie De Charlesbourg, François Dorion
Rondo alla Turca
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Grimethorpe Colliery RJB Band    
Orion
  Jan Van der Roost
  Johan Willem Friso Military Band    
One Life Beautiful
  Julie Giroux
  Hiroshima Wind Orchestra, Tatsuya Shimono
Ar-gard
  Kitti Kuremanee
  Kasetsart Wind Symphony, Nipat Kanchanahud
Fandanguería
  Victoriano Valencia
  Banda Sinfónica Escuela de Formación
​  Artística y Cultural de Chía, Jesús Jácome

What could be more inspiring than the world we live on?  This week on Wind & Rhythm, we’ll hear David Maslanka’s “Mother Earth”, “The Blue Marble” by Derek Jenkins, and Johan de Meij’s Third Symphony.  All, right here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

​"The Earth" from "The Planets" by Trouvère
  Jun Nagao
  US Air Force Band, Colonel Larry Lang
Blue Marble
  Derek Jenkins
  University of Arkansas Wind Ensemble, Timothy Oliver
Mother Earth -- A Fanfare
  David Maslanka
  Hiroshima Wind Orchestra, Tatsuya Shimono
Land of the Living Skies
  Peter Meechan
  Wind Symphony of Clovis,
​  Christine Keenan & Gary Gilroy
Symphony No. 3: "Planet Earth", Mvt III. Mother Earth
  Johan de Meij
  La Artistica Buñol, Henri Adams

​This week on Wind & Rhythm we celebrate the birthday of the US Coast Guard with music by Kenneth Fuchs, Eric Ewazen, and John Williams played by the US Coast Guard Band.  You won’t want to miss it, here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Discover the Wild
  Kenneth Fuchs
  US Coast Guard Band,
​  Lieutenant Commander Adam Williamson
American Journey
  John Williams
  US Coast Guard Band, Captain Kenneth Megan

Midway March
  John Williams
  US Coast Guard Band, Captain Kenneth Megan
Morceau Symphonique
  Alexandre Guilmant
  US Coast Guard Band, Lieutenant Lewis Buckley
A Hymn for the Lost and the Living
  Eric Ewazen
  US Coast Guard Band    
The D.H.S. March
  Lewis J. Buckley
  US Coast Guard Band, Commander Lewis Buckley
The US Coast Guard Song
  Francis Saltus van Boskerck
  US Coast Guard Band    
Forever Free
  Kenneth Fuchs
  US Coast Guard Band,
​  Lieutenant Commander, Adan Williamson

​What world-class ensemble, still performing today, was once led by John Philip Sousa?  This week on Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate the birthday of the US Marine Corps Band with an entire show performed by “The President’s Own.”  Join us for the festivities, here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Sound Off
  John Philip Sousa
  US Marine Band, Lieutenant Colonel Jack Kline
Commando March
  Samuel Barber
  US Marine Band, Gerard Schwarz

Over the Hills & Far Away
  Percy Aldridge Grainger
  US Marine Band, Colonel Michael J. Colburn
Sunflower Slow Drag
  Scott Joplin
  US Marine Band, John R. Bourgeois
Ballad for Band
  Morton Gould
  US Marine Band, Colonel Michael J. Colburn
The Circus Band
  Charles Ives
  US Marine Band, Timothy Foley
For "The President's Own”
  John Williams
  US Marine Band, Lieutenant Colonel Jason Fettig
Finale from "Symphony No. 3”
  Aaron Copland
  US Marine Band, Lieutenant Colonel Jason Fettig
God of Our Fathers
  George W. Warren
  US Marine Band, Colonel John R. Bourgeois
The Marines' Hymn
  Jacques Offenbach, arr. Donald Hunsberger
  US Marine Band, Gerard Schwarz

​This week on Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and moon landing.  It was 50 years ago, in July of 1969 that Apollo 11 set off for the moon enabling the first two humans to walk on the surface of another world.  Back on Earth, people from around the globe were transfixed on this seemingly impossible event and by what future human endeavors could bring.

Fly Me to the Moon
  Bart Howard
  Tokyo Brass Style    
Mare Tranquillitatis
  Roger Zare
  San Jose Wind Symphony, Edward C. Harris
Earthrise
  Nigel Clarke
  Middle Tennessee State Wind Ensemble, Reed Thomas
Wings of Apollo
  Vince Gassi
  Palmetto Concert Band, Scott Weiss
Cape Kennedy
  Serge Lancen
  Landesblasorchester Baden-Wurttemberg, Björn Bus
The Right Stuff (End Credits)
  Bill Conti, arr. Julie Giroux
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher

​Do you want to hear the latest and greatest in wind band music?  This week on Wind & Rhythm, we’re featuring a treasure trove of band music with highlights from this past year’s Midwest Clinic, here, at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Legacy Fanfare
  Ryan Nowlin
  Wind Symphony of Clovis, Christine Keenan
Byzantine Dances
  Carol Brittin Chambers
  Ronald Reagan High School Wind Ensemble,
​  James F. Keene

Innerludes - Mvt IV.  lull∀by
  David Hall
  Shadow Ridge Middle School Honor Winds,
  Chris Meredith
Shimmering Joy
  Tyler Grant
  Centennial High School Wind Ensemble, David Matchim
Brooklyn Air
  Michael Markowski
  Woodlands Concert Band, Richard Floyd
We May Rise
  Elaine Hagenberg
  Carrollton Wind Symphony, Jim McDaniel
The Rumor of a Secret King
  John Mackey
  Crosby High School Symphonic Band, Kevin M. Knight

Symphony No. 1: “Elements"
  Julie Giroux
- Mvt I. Sun in C
  United States Army Band "Pershing's Own”,
  Dennis Zeisler
- Mvt II. Rain in Db
  VanderCook College Symphonic Band,
  Charles "Chip" Staley
- Mvt III. Wind in Eb
  Musashino Academia Musicae Wind Ensemble,
​  Ray E. Cramer

​​What music conference has over 18,000 attendees from all fifty states and over 30 countries?  That would be the Midwest Clinic in Chicago.  This week we hear highlights from the 72nd annual International Band and Orchestra Conference, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Song for Silent Voices
  Wayne Oquin
  Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Wind Symphony,
  Gary Green
The Shoemaker: An Immigrant and a Dream
  Stephen Melillo
  Banda Santa Cecilia - Besana e Triuggio,
  Armando Saldarini
Frogs
  Randall Standridge
  VanderCook College Symphonic Band,
  Stacey Larson Dolan
Of Our New Day Begun
  Omar Thomas
  Cobb Wind Symphony, Alfred L. Watkins
Jitterbug!
  Robert Buckley
  Shadow Ridge Middle School Honor Winds,
  Chris Meredith
Taboo (for Solo Trumpet and Wind Ensemble)
  Julie Giroux
  Musashino Academia Musicae Wind Ensemble,
  Ray E. Cramer
Mvt IV. For the Fallen from "Symphony No. 1”
  Onsby C. Rose
  Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Wind Symphony,
​  Alexander Kaminsky

​​How do you celebrate Independence Day?  With hotdogs and a baseball game?  Sunscreen and swimming pools? What about patriotic music and a slice of apple pie?  This week on Wind & Rhythm we say “Happy Birthday to the USA”, right here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Fourth of July
  Morton Gould
  Broken Arrow High School Wind Ensemble, Darrin Davis
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
  Jared Morgan, Adrian Hernandez
  US Army Field Band, Jim R. Keene

American Overture for Band
  Joseph Willcox Jenkins
  River City Brass Band     
Liberty for All
  James A. Beckel, Jr.
  US Coast Guard Band, Commander Lewis J. Buckley
Unity Fanfare
  Norman Bolter
  New England Brass Band, Douglas Yeo
Variations On “America"
  Charles Ives
  US Marine Band, Timothy Foley
American Salute
  Morton Gould
  US Navy Band, Commander Ralph Gambone
An American Hymn
  William Schuman
  US Air Force Heritage of America Band,
  Colonel Lowell Graham
The Testament of Freedom: The God Who Gave Us Life
  Randall Thompson
  Dallas Wind Symphony & The Turtle Creek Chorale,
​  Timothy Selig

​What is your favorite summer activity?  A walk in the park?  Going for a swim?  Sitting in the shade with an ice-cold glass of lemonade?   This week we take a look at summer and the wonderful variety of music it offers.  So grab that ice cold beverage, and join us here at the gathering place for people who love band music, Wind & Rhythm.

​Selections from Porgy & Bess: Summertime
  George Gershwin
  Empire Brass    
The Teddy Bears' Picnic
  John W. Bratton
  The Great American Main Street Band,
​  Mark Gould and Samuel Pilafian

Bugs 
(I. Prelude; II. Dragonfly; III. Praying Mantis; IV. Black Widow Spider; V. Tiger Swallowtail; VI. Army Ants)
  Roger Cichy
  University of St. Thomas Symphonic Wind Ensemble,
  Matthew George
Too Darn Hot
  Cole Porter
  US Marine Drum and Bugle Corps,
  Major Brent A. Harrison
Summertime Party
  Johan Nijs
  The Midwest Winds, Don Golando
Tight Squeeze
  Alex Shapiro
  DePauw University Band, Craig Paré
Heritage Suite (What Hope Saw)
​- V. Warm Beer and Cricket
  Nigel Clarke
  Middle Tennessee State Wind Ensemble, Reed Thomas
Highlights from Frozen, "In Summer”
  Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
  US Army Concert Band, Colonel Timothy Holtan
Summer
  Johan de Meij
  Harmonie Amstel Concert Band, Johan de Meij

This week on Wind & Rhythm we have two remarkable stories about fathers and sons.  Join us as we take you behind the scenes of David Maslanka’s 10th Symphony and Daniel Montoya’s work, “Get On Up”, for a Father’s Day program you won’t want to miss.

Get On Up
  Daniel Montoya, Jr. 
  University of North Texas Concert Band, Alyssa Grey
Symphony #10: The River of Time
  David and Matthew Maslanka
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin

​​Do you, by chance, know who was the first to fight? And to build the nation’s might? If you answered the US Army, then you might also know that they are celebrating their 244th birthday this year. We celebrate with music from the US Army bands, here, at the gathering place for people who love band music, Wind & Rhythm.

Architect of Victory
  James Hosay
  US Army Band, Colonel L. Bryan Shelburne, Jr.
America
  Samual A. Ward
  US Army Brass Quintet, Colonel Thomas Rotondi, Jr.
Like the Stars Forever and Ever…
  Charles L. Booker, Jr.
  US Army Band, Colonel Gary F.  Lamb
My Spirit Be Joyful
  Johann Sebastian Bach
  US Army Brass Quintet    
Variations on an American Cavalry Song
  Donald Grantham
  US Field Band, Colonel Finley R. Hamilton
A Salute to Veterans
  Eugene W. Allen
  US Army Concert Band, Colonel Thomas H. Palmatier

Sinfonietta For Brass Band
  I. Maestoso, Allegro Vivace
  II. Andante Moderato E Expressivo
  III. Allegro Spiritoso
James Curnow
US Army Brass Band, Major Beth T. M. Steele

God of Our Fathers
  George W. Warren
  US Army Band    
The Army Goes Rolling Along
  General Edmund E. Gruber & Harold W. Arberg
  US Army Band    
Army Strong
  Mark Isham
  US Army Field Band, Jim R. Keene

​​Is there a better way to spend a wet, rainy day than by relaxing in a nice, warm, dry place and listening to some great music? This week host David Lawrence has windy music for those stormy days.

Sheltering Sky
  John Mackey
  University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, Paul Popiel

Visions of Light
  - Mvt I. Monolith, the Face of Half Dome,
    Yosemite National Park 1927
  - Mvt II. Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico 1941
  - Mvt III. Thunderclouds,
    White Mountain Range 1959
Eric Ewazen
Joseph Alessi and the Columbus State Wind Ensemble,
Robert Rumbelow

Wind Sketches
  - Mvt I. March, Trade Winds
  - Mvt II. Interlude, Becalmed
  - Mvt III. Finale, Riding the Storm
Philip Sparke
Osaka Shion Wind Orchestra, Philip Sparke

Cloudburst
  Eric Whitacre
  University of Nevada, Reno Wind Ensemble,
​  Colonel Thomas Rotondi, Jr.

​​We remember. This week on Wind & Rhythm, host David Lawrence commemorates the US Memorial Day and pays tribute to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice to keep freedom around the world.

Walking with Heroes
  Paul Lovatt-Cooper
  Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi
America the Brave
  Stephen Melillo
  US Army Continental Band    

Piece of Mind: Remembering
  Dana Wilson
  St. Olaf Band, Timothy Mahr
A Solemn Music
  Virgil Thomson
  Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz
Summon the Heroes
  John Williams
  US Army Field Band    
Times Remembered
  Charles L. Booker, Jr. 
  River Valley Community Band, Charles L. Booker, Jr. 
The Prayer of Saint Gregory
  Alan Hovhaness
  Michael Murray and Empire Brass    
Epilogue: Lest We Forget
  Robert Jager
  US Army Field Band
Amazing Grace
  Frank Ticheli
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

​​If the names Frodo, Samwise, Gandalf, and Bilbo bring a smile to your face, then you won’t want to miss this program. Host David Lawrence features the music of Johan de Meij and his symphony “Lord of the Rings.”  It’s a dangerous business going out the door, but you can stay in and listen, right?

Medley from "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
My Dear Frodo, The World Is Ahead, Axe or Sword,
Over Hill, Warg Scouts
  Howard Shore
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra and Marc Reift Orchestra,
  Marc Reift

Symphony No. 1: "The Lord of the Rings”
  Johan de Meij
Mvt I: Gandalf (The Wizard) 
  Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band, Kazuhoshi Akiyama
Mvt II: Lothlorien (The Elvenwood) 
  Peabody Conservatory Wind Ensemble, Harlan D. Parker
Mvt III: Gollum, Sméagol 
  Banda Sinfónica "La Artística" Buñol, Henrie Adams
Mvt IV: Journey In the Dark: 
A. the Mines of Moria - B. the Bridge of Khazad-Dum
  Quebec Wind and Percussion Ensemble, René Joly
Mvt V: Hobbit 
  United States Marine Band, John R. Bourgeois

The Lord of the Rings
  Howard Shore
  Brass Band Willebroek, Frans Violet

​Feeling rundown, tired, and otherwise uninspired? Spring and Easter are the seasons of renewal and refreshment. This week on Wind & Rhythm, we have just the right music, a la wind band, to help you feel renewed and refreshed.

Le Chant de la Resurrection
  Charles Koechlin
  Denver Brass, Lowell Graham
The Rebirth
  Hiroshi Hoshina
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Hiroshi Hoshina
Russian Easter Overture
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  The Johan Willem Friso Military Band    
Spiritual Planet
  Wataru Hokoyama
  Showa Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Spring from Equinox
  Anne McGinty
  Doug Tornquist, tuba    
Mosaici Bizantini: III. Angel of the Resurrection
  Franco Cesarini
  Royal Military Band of the Netherlands, Jan de Haan

​What part of the world have you been to that has left an indelible impression? This week on Wind & Rhythm, host David Lawrence takes us on a whirlwind worldwide tour of music inspired by inspiring places.

Take Flight
  Joseph Spaniola
  US Air Force Academy Band, Steven Grimo
Throw Caution to the Wind
  Carolyn Bremer
  Monarch Brass, Apo Hsu

Whirlwind
  Jodie Blackshaw
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
A Foggy Day (In London Town)
  George Gershwin
  Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi
Sonoran Desert Holiday
  Ron Nelson
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Kilimanjaro: An African Portrait
  Robert Washburn
  Harmonie De Charlesbourg, François Dorion
Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez
  Joaquin Rodrigo
  Brass Band of Battle Creek, Howard Snell
Machu Picchu: "City in the Sky”
  Satoshi Yagisawa
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
​  Ron Hufstader
An American Hymn - I am Home
  Lee Holdridge
  Mainstreet Brass

Do you, by chance, remember any of your recent dreams? Wind & Rhythm explores music inspired by dreams. Hear “Dream Dancer” by Michael Colgrass, “Lucid Dreams” by David Gillingham, and “A Child’s Garden of Dreams” by David Maslanka. We’re dreaming you'll listen.

Lucid Dreams
  David R. Gillingham
  University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds, Ron Hufstader
Dream Dancer
  Michael Colgrass
  University of Illinois Wind Symphony, James F. Keene
A Child's Garden of Dreams
  David Maslaka
  University of Calgary Wind Ensemble, Glenn D. Price

​What is the color of your world? This week on Wind & Rhythm we will be listening to songs inspired by colors. We’ll watch an aerial dogfight in red, wander through a festival in gold, and swim with a leviathan in blue.

Red Tail Skirmish
  Bruce Yurko
  Eastern Wind Symphony, Todd Nichols
Golden Festival Overture
  James Barnes
  United States Army Field Band,
  Colonel Finley R. Hamilton
Prism Rhapsody II
  Keiko Abe
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Emerald Suite
Mvt I. Rondo
Mvt II. Air
Mvt III. March
  Dwayne Milburn
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Blue Horizons 
Mvt I. Luminescent Creatures
Mvt II. Leviathon Against Kraken
Mvt III. The Blue Whale
  Franco Cesarini
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Yasufumi Tokito

Wind & Rhythm celebrates what would have been the 100th birthday of Leonard Bernstein with a wind band retrospective of some of his greatest works.

Fanfare No. 1 for the Inauguration of John F. Kennedy
  University of South Carolina Wind Ensemble, Scott Weiss
Suite from "Mass"
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Danzón from "Fancy Free"
  United States Navy Band, Captain George Thompson
Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs
  United States Air Force Band, Colonel Larry Lang
Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story”
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Slava!
  United States Air Force Band, Arnold Gabriel

​This week on Wind & Rhythm, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day we’ll don some green, crack open a Guinness, and hear some wonderful Irish music arrangements for wind band.

Irish Folk Suite
  J.L.Molloy
  Hollywood Epic Brass, Kevin Kaska
Song of Lir
  Fergal Carroll
  Southern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville Wind Symphony,
  John Raymond Bell

Carrickfergus
  traditional; arr. Roberts
  Fountain City Brass Band, Lee Harrelson,
  euphonium soloist, Joseph Parisi
A Wexford Rhapsody
  Thomas Christopher Kelly
  Irish Symphonic Wind Orchestra, Liam Daly
Riverdance
  Bill Whelan
  Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Gary Cutt
​  & Major Peter Parkes
An Leannán
  Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin
  Helen Davies, harp; Palle Mikkelborg, trumpet    
Finnegan's Wake
  Archibald James Potter
  Band of the Irish Defense Forces, Mark Armstrong
Mise Éire 
  Seán Ó’Riada
  Band of the Irish Defense Forces, Mark Armstrong
Danny Boy
  traditional 
  James Galway, flute; Phil Coulter, piano

​“O Fortune, like the moon you are changeable, ever waxing, ever waning…”  This week on Wind & Rhythm, host David Lawrence takes us on a musical adventure as we hear a wind band version of the famous cantata by Carl Orff, Carmina Burana.

Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
  O Fortuna
  Fortune Plango Vulnera
  Veris Leta Facies
  Ecce Gratum
  Tanz
  Gip Die Verwe Mir
  Reie
  Were Diu Werlt Alle Min
  Estuans interius
  Olim Lacus Colueram
  In Taberna Quando Sumus
  Amor Volat Undique
  Dies, Nox Et Omnia
  Circa Mea Pectora
  Veni, Veni, Venias
  In Trutina
  Tempus Est Iocundum
  Ave Formosissima
  O Fortuna

North Texas Wind Symphony and Grand Chorus,
​Eugene Migliaro Corporon

​“O body swayed to music, O brightening glance; How can you tell the dancer from the dance?” This week on Wind & Rhythm, we a look at music meant to inspire movement and dance.

Slavonic Dance #8
  Antonín Dvořák
  Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
Castle House Rag, Part 1
  James Reese Europe
  Spirit of Chicago Orchestra    
Castle House Rag, Part 2
  James Reese Europe: arr. Stan Laferrière
  Formation de la Musique de l'Air    
Tudor Sketches: 1 Hampton Court
  William Owens
  VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band     

Hopper Dance    
  Johann Weck; Francisco de la Torre
  Empire Brass Quintet   
Ritual Dances
  Shawn E. Okpebholo
  The Band of the Belgian Navy, Peter Snellinckx
Bandancing - Waltz
  Jack Stamp
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
The New "When Tubas Waltz”
  Alfred Bartles
  Symphonie Fantastique, R. Winston Morris
The Waltzing Cat
  Leroy Anderson
  US Air Force Band, Leroy Anderson
Liquid Ebony for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble - Mvt 3.
Dance of Not Pretending
  Dana Wilson
  US Military Academy Band at West Point,
  Lieutenant Colonel Timothy J. Holtan
West Side Story - Mambo
  Leonard Bernstein
  Star of Indiana & Canterbury Brass
Oblivion
  Astor Piazzolla
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Concerto for Euphonium and Brass Band - Mvt 2.
​Dance Zeibekikos
  Philip Wilby
  Black Dyke Band, David Thornton, euphonium

​​What does “freedom” mean to you? Freedom to do what you want? Freedom from want? Or freedom to think for yourself? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we take a look at freedom and music inspired by it with a special Presidents’ Day episode.

Halls of Freedom
  Kevin Kaska
  Hollywood Epic Brass, Kevin Kaska
Forever Free
  Kenneth Fuchs
  US Coast Guard Band, LCDR Adan Williamson

Let Freedom Ring
  Ryan Nowlin
  Brigham Young University Wind Symphony,
  Don Peterson
Two American Canvases - Mvt II: Freedom of Speech
  Mark Camphouse
  University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds,
  Ron Hufstader
Winds of Change - Mvt III: Winds of Freedom
  James Curnow
  Eastern Wind Symphony, William Silvester
Fanfare for Freedom
  Morton Gould
  UNLV Wind Orchestra, Thomas Leslie
Freedom - Part Two from Epitaph
  Charles Mingus
  ad hoc ensemble, Gunther Schuller
Liberation
  David Maslanka
  University of Utah Wind Ensemble, Scott A. Hagen
Fort McHenry Suite - Mvt III: When Freemen Shall Stand
  Julie Giroux
  US Air Force Heritage of America Band,
​  Major Larry H. Lang

​​What will you celebrate on February 14th? Valentine’s Day or “Independence” Day? No matter your personal circumstance, this week Wind & Rhythm has the music for it.

Camera Studies - Mvt II: Drifting To Loveland
  John Philip Sousa
  US Marine Band, LtCol Jack Kline
Chanson d’Amour
  Wayne Shanklin
  Black Dyke Mills Band, Nicholas Childs

Love Songs
  Scott McAllister
  University of South Florida Wind Ensemble,
  John C. Carmichael
Two Wedding Marches for Brass Quintet
  David R. Holsinger
  Messiah College Faculty Brass, William Stowman
Salut d’amour
  Edward Elgar; arr. Christopher Tambling
  David Bertie & Christopher Tambling    
A Symphonic Prelude, based on
"Black is the Color of my True Love's Hair”
  Alfred Reed
  Osakan Philharmonic Winds, Hiroshi Hosina
Dutch Masters Suite - Mvt. II: The Love Letter 
  Johan de Meij
  Orquestra de Vents Filharmonia,
  Jose R. Pascual-Vilaplana
Spirit of Independence
  Jan van der Roost
  Johan Willem Friso Military Band with Steven Mead,
  Alex Shillings

​​We're not sure if it’s a magic number, but there are an awful lot of compositions out there with three movements. This week on Wind & Rhythm, we listen to wind band works with three times the listening pleasure.

Grainger Threesome
  Percy Grainger
  Wylie High School Wind Symphony, Todd Dixon
The Three Embraces
  Carter Pann
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Three Turns for Brass Quintet
  Jack Stamp
  Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
Symphony No. 1: Culloden
  Julie Giroux
  Louisianna State University Wind Ensemble,
  Frank B. Wickes
Trittico
  Vaclav Nelhybel
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennell