Symphonic Band Performances
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IRISH TUNE from County Derry (All State Band) IRISH TUNE from County Derry (All State Band)
THIS IS A PERFORMANCE BY THE 1967 TMEA ALL STATE SYMPHONIC BAND, CONDUCTED BY HARRY BEGIAN. THIS IS CONVERTED FROM AN LP WHICH WAS GIVEN TO ME BY A MEMBER OF THE BAND WHO WANTED ME TO UPLOAD THIS ALBUM. WRITTEN FOR BAND IN 1918 BY PERCY A. GRAINGER.
IT THOU BE NEAR (JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH) IT THOU BE NEAR (JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH)
THIS IS A COMPOSITION BY JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH WHEN HE WAS CHOIRMASTER AT ST. THOMAS SCHOOL IN LEIPZIG, GERMANY. HE WAS DIRECTOR OF MUSIC AT ST. THOMAS AND ST. NICHOLAS CHURCHES FOR 27 YEARS. PERFORMED BY THE 1969 SAN DIEGO ALL COUNTY H.S. HONOR BAND
IT THOU BE NEAR - BWV 508 IT THOU BE NEAR - BWV 508
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL ADAPTATION OF A SONG THAT JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH SUPPOSEDLY WROTE FOR HIS SECOND WIFE, CONSOLING HIMSELF WITH THE FACT THAT HE COULD EVEN FACE DEATH IF HIS BELOVED WAS WITH HIM. PERFORMED BY THE 1976 WHEATON COLLEGE CONCERT BAND.
JERICHO (Rhapsody for Band) JERICHO (Rhapsody for Band)
THIS WAS WRITTEN BY COMPOSER AND PIANIST MORTON GOULD IN 1941, ONE OF HIS BEST WORKS. HE DISPLAYED GREAT MUSICAL SKILLS AT AN EARLY AGE, COMPOSING A WALTZ FOR PIANO AT AGE 6. PERFORMED BY THE 1976 WHEATON COLLEGE CONCERT BAND.
JOIE DE VIVRE (Joy of Life) JOIE DE VIVRE (Joy of Life)
THIS IS A COMPOSITION BY JOHN EDMUNDS WHO WAS A PROFESSOR OF MUSIC AT LSU AND ASST. BAND DIRECTOR AT THE UNIV. OF TEXAS. THIS IS A FESTIVE OVERTURE INSPIRED BY THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHERN LOUISIANA AND PERFORMED BY THE LOUISIANA ST. UNIV. WIND ENSEMBLE.
JOYANCE JOYANCE
A VERY APPROPRIATE TITLE DESCRIBES THIS COMPOSITION BY CLAUDE T. SMITH, WRITTEN IN 1975. THE OPENING IS FAST, STATING THE THEME THROUGH SEVERAL SECTIONS, THEN SLOW, BUILDING TO AN EXCITING FINALE. PERFORMED BY THE 1977 TEXAS TECH CONCERT BAND.
JOYANT NARRATIVE JOYANT NARRATIVE
THIS IS ONE OF WILLIAM MCBETH'S FINEST COMPOSITIONS, OPENING WITH A DRAMATIC AND RYTHMICAL FANFARE. HE WROTE THIS AND DEDICATED IT TO COL. HAROLD B. BACHMAN, DIRECTOR OF BANDS AND PROFESSOR EMERITUS AT FLORIDA UNIV. ( 1948-1972). PERFORMED BY THE 197
JOYEUSE MARCHE JOYEUSE MARCHE
PERFORMED BY THE LANGHAM CREEK H.S. SYMPHONIC BAND FROM THE CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, CYPRESS, TX., WHERE MY FAMILY LIVES AND ATTEND SCHOOLS. LCHS WAS SELECTED THE 2007 TMEA STATE CLASS 5A HONOR BAND. THIS IS THE 1ST PIECE FROM THEIR HONOR BAND CONCERT.
JUBILANCE JUBILANCE
THIS WAS WRITTEN BY CAESAR GIOVANNINI IN 1969. HE WAS STAFF PIANIST FOR NBC AND ABC NETWORKS AND NOW WORKS AS A COMPOSER AND ARRANGER FOR VARIOUS MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION STUDIOS IN HOLLYWOOD. PERFORMED BY THE 1975 BARRIE COLLEGIATE BAND.
KADDISH, OP. 57 KADDISH, OP. 57
THIS IS AN ELEGY TO THE LATE JAMES CLIFTON WILLIAMS WHO DIED IN 1976 AT AGE 53. W. FRANCIS MCBETH WAS ONE OF HIS MUSIC STUDENTS AT U.T. AND WROTE THIS IN 1976. FROM VOL. 2 OF 'MCBETH CONDUCTS MCBETH' LP, PERFORMED BY THE 1977 TEXAS TECH CONCERT BAND.
KILLIAN (Marching Band) KILLIAN (Marching Band)
THIS IS A LIVE MARCHING BAND PERFORMANCE OF KILLIAN MARCH FOLLOWED BY SINFONIANS FANFARE, FROM 'THE SINFONIANS', A SYMPHONIC MARCH, BOTH BY CLIFTON WILLIAMS. PERFORMED BY THE BEAUMONT FRENCH H.S. MARCHING BAND WHEN I WAS DRUM MAJOR MY SENIOR YEAR.
KING HENRY (March) KING HENRY (March)
THIS MARCH, COMPOSED BY KARL KING IN 1941, WAS WRITTEN TO HONOR HENRY FILLMORE, ANOTHER BRILLIANT MARCH COMPOSER. AFTER FILLMORE DIED, A MARCH DEDICATED TO KING BY FILLMORE WAS FOUND ENTITLED 'KING KARL KING'. PERFORMED BY THE '71 ILLINOIS UNIV. BAND
KOMM SUSSER TOD, BWV 478 ( Orchestra) KOMM SUSSER TOD, BWV 478 ( Orchestra)
THIS IS A PERFORMANCE BY THE 1972 HOUSTON ALL-CITY HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY HARRY LANTZ. THIS IS BACH'S BEAUTIFUL KOMM SUSSER TOD (COME, SWEET, DEATH) ARRANGED BY MERLE ISAAC. FROM BACH'S BOOK OF 69 SACRED SONGS AND ARIAS.
LA BAMBA DE VERA CRUZ LA BAMBA DE VERA CRUZ
THIS WAS WRITTEN BY ARGENTINE COMPOSER TERIG TUCCI IN 1947. HE WAS IN CHARGE OF LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC FOR RCA VICTOR RECORDINGS FROM 1932 TO 1964. PERFORMED BY THE TEXAS ALL STATE SYMPHONIC BAND IN 1968, CONDUCTED BY COMMANDER CHARLES BRENDLER.
LA BELLE HELENE OVERTURE LA BELLE HELENE OVERTURE
THIS IS THE OVERTURE TO THE OPERETTA 'LA BELLE HELENA' WRITTEN BY JACQUES OFFENBACH IN 1864. HE WAS A GERMAN BORN FRENCH COMPOSER AND ONE OF THE ORIGINATORS OF THE OPERETTA FORM. PERFORMED BY THE 1977 NORTHSHORE CONCERT BAND.
LA FIESTA MEXICANA- Movement III- Carnival LA FIESTA MEXICANA- Movement III- Carnival
THIS IS THE 3RD AND FINAL MOVEMENT, 'CARNIVAL' IN H. OWEN REED'S MEXICAN FOLK SONG 'LA FIESTA MEXICANA', WRITTEN IN 1949. MVMT. 1 IS 'PRELUDE AND AZTEC DANCE' AND 2 IS 'MASS'. PERFORMED BY THE TMEA ALL STATE SYMPHONIC BAND, MY 1ST YEAR ALL STATE.
'LAREDO' - Paso Doble 'LAREDO' - Paso Doble
THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY THE 1969 UNIV. OF ILLINOIS SYMPHONIC BAND, CONDUCTED BY DR. MARK HINDSLEY. COMPOSED BY C. WILLIAMS. DR. HINDSLEY WAS DIRECTOR OF BANDS AT ILLINOIS FROM 1948-1970. HE ALSO TRANSCRIBED SEVERAL MUSICAL MASTERPIECES.
LA VIRGIN DE LA MACARENA LA VIRGIN DE LA MACARENA
TRADITIONAL BULLFIGHT MUSIC WRITTEN BY B. B. MONTERDE. THE TRUMPET SOLOIST IS A1C TODD MERKLEY. PERFORMED BY THE U. S. AIR FORCE BAND OF THE GOLDEN GATE.
LES PRELUDES LES PRELUDES
THIS IS THE 3RD AND MOST FAMOUS OF THE 12 SYMPHONIC POEMS WRITTEN BY FRANZ LISZT. HE DIRECTED THE PREMIERE IN 1854 IN WEIMAR, GERMANY. HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO SUGGEST PROGRAMMATIC CONTENT IN MUSIC. PERFORMED BY THE 1971 CALIFORNIA STATE HONOR BAND
LIBERTY HS GRENADIER BAND 1970 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS LIBERTY HS GRENADIER BAND 1970 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
THIS IS IS A PERFORMANCE FROM 1970 OF THE NATIONAL CHAMPION LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL GRENADIER BAND FROM BETHLEHEM, PA. THIS IS THE HALFTIME PERFORMANCE ON 4/8/70 AT LANG FIELD, ST. PETERSBURG, FL. AT THE FESTIVAL OF STATES. CONVERTED FROM THE ORIGINAL LP
