Symphonic Band Performances
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SINFONIETTA FLAMENCA SINFONIETTA FLAMENCA
A CELEBRATION OF FLAMENCO MUSIC, COMPOSED BY CARLOS SURINACH, A SPANISH BORN COMPOSER - CONDUCTOR, IN 1954. SURINACH EMIGRATED TO THE U.S., BECAME A DANCE COMPOSER AND BECAME A CITIZEN IN 1959. PERFORMED BY THE BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE.
FIRST DRIVING LESSON FIRST DRIVING LESSON
THIS IS THE MUSICAL STORY ABOUT A TEENAGER'S ADVENTURE WHEN HE TAKES HIS FATHER'S BRAND NEW CAR OUT FOR A DRIVE. THIS IS A VERY SIMILAR ADVENTURE I HAD WHEN I WAS 17. THIS IS THE FIRST PART OF 'MUSIC FOR YOUNG AMERICANS', WRITTEN BY RALPH HERMANN.
JERICHO RHAPSODY JERICHO RHAPSODY
THIS IS BASED ON THE BIBLICAL STORY OF THE CAPTURE OF THE CITY OF JERICHO BY THE ISRAELITES, LED BY JOSHUA. ON THE 7TH DAY, JOSHUA'S WARRIORS BLASTED THEIR TRUMPETS AND THE WALLS COLLAPSED, AS YOU WILL HEAR.
A MOVEMENT FOR ROSA A MOVEMENT FOR ROSA
A TONE POEM HONORING CIVIL RIGHTS HEROINE ROSA PARKS. IT CONTAINS 3 SECTIONS: THE 1ST EVOKES HER EARLY YEARS TO MARRIAGE, THE 2ND PORTRAYS YEARS OF RACIAL STRIFE IN ALABAMA, THE 3RD IS SERENITY, YET AN OMINOUS REMINDER OF RACISM'S LINGERING PRESENCE.
WHY WERE HER EYES SO BLUE WHY WERE HER EYES SO BLUE
THIS FEATURES THE TENOR SAX AND TRUMPET SOLOISTS, OF THE CAL POLY MARCHING BAND FROM SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA DURING MY FRESHMAN YEAR IN THE BAND. WILLIAM V. JOHNSON WAS AND STILL IS THE CONDUCTOR.
RHAPSODY IN BLUE (Deodato version) RHAPSODY IN BLUE (Deodato version)
"Rhapsody in Blue" is a musical composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band written in 1924, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. It was premiered in an afternoon concert on February 12, 1924
KINGFISHERS CATCH FIRE KINGFISHERS CATCH FIRE
"KINGFISHER" A BIRD FOUND MOSTLY IN AFRICA AND THE OLD WORLD, WITH BEAUTIFUL, BRILLIANT COLORED FEATHERS THAT LOOKS IN SUNLIGHT AS IF IT IS ON FIRE. THEY ARE SHY AND RARELY SEEN. COMPOSED BY JOHN MACKEY. PERFORMED BY THE TMEA ALL STATE SYMPHONIC BAND
LONDONDERRY AIR - (DANNY BOY) LONDONDERRY AIR - (DANNY BOY)
MORE POPULARLY KNOWN AS 'DANNY BOY' AND 'IRISH TUNE FROM COUNTY DERRY'. PERFORMED MY SENIOR YEAR IN THE CAL POLY SYMPHONIC BAND. THIS IS THE BEAUTIFUL IRISH ANTHEM KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE POPULAR DANNY BOY LYRICS WERE SET TO THE TUNE IN 1913.
LUX AURUMQUE LUX AURUMQUE
(Light and Gold) A beautiful arrangement and stellar performance based on the latin translation of an English poem by Edward Esch. "Light, warm and heavy as pure gold, and the angels sing softly to a newborn baby". Written by the famed Eric Whitacre.
AMAZING GRACE AMAZING GRACE
A BEAUTIFUL, YET SIMPLISTIC, INTERPRETATION OF THE HYMN "AMAZING GRACE". THE HYMN WAS WRITTEN BY JOHN NEWTON, A SLAVESHIP CAPTAIN WHO SAW THROUGH DIVINE GRACE, THE EVILNESS OF HIS ACTS. PERFORMED BY THE TMEA ALL STATE CONCERT BAND. ARR. FRANK TECHELI
DANZA FINAL from 'Estancia' DANZA FINAL from 'Estancia'
THIS IS A MALAMBO, AN ARGENTINE DANCE PERFORMED BY MEN ONLY, FROM THE FINAL SCENE OF 'ESTANCIA', WRITTEN BY ALBERTO GINASTERA (1941). THE 1 ACT BALLET TELLS THE STORY OF A GAUCHO ON THE VAST ARGENTINE PAMPAS, WHO FALLS IN LOVE WITH A COUNTRY MAIDEN.
VARIATIONS ON A KOREAN FOLK SONG VARIATIONS ON A KOREAN FOLK SONG
THIS IS BASED UPON A FOLK TUNE, 'ARRIANG', THAT THE COMPOSER, JOHN BARNES CHANCE, LEARNED WHILE SERVING IN KOREA AS A MEMBER OF THE 8TH U.S. ARMY BAND. (1966 OSTWALD AWARD). PERFORMED MY 2ND YR. AT THE NATIONAL MUSIC CAMP BY H.S. SYMPHONIC BAND #1.
HORKSTOW GRANGE HORKSTOW GRANGE
'HORKSTOW GRANGE' IS THE BEAUTIFUL 2ND MOVEMENT FROM PERCY GRAINGER'S CLASSIC 'LINCOLNSHIRE POSY', AND FEATURES A POIGNANT TRUMPET SOLO. SUBTITLED 'THE MISER AND HIS MAN-A LOCAL TRAGEDY'. PERFORMED MY JUNIOR YEAR IN THE CAL POLY BAND, SAN LUIS OBISPO
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THIS IS AN ORIGINAL COMPOSITION BY THE LEGENDERY KASHMERE STAGE BAND FROM HOUSTON, PERFORMED IN 1974. THIS IS PERFORMED BY A GROUP OF 7 MEMBERS WHO CALLED THEMSELVES 'COLD FIRE'. DIRECTOR CONRAD JOHNSON CONVERTED THE BAND FROM BIG JAZZ TO JAZZ-FUNK.
NESSUN DORMA from 'Turandot' NESSUN DORMA from 'Turandot'
'NESSUN DORMA' (ENGLISH: NONE SHALL SLEEP) THE FAMOUS ARIA FROM THE FINAL ACT OF GIACOMO PUCCINI'S OPERA 'TURANDOT' TRANSCRIBED FOR CONCERT BAND, FEATURING THE BARITONE SOLO. PERFORMED AT THE TMEA ALL STATE HONOR BAND CONCERT, DURING MY SENIOR YEAR.
NITRO NITRO
THIS IS A MAGNIFICENT PERFORMANCE BY THE TMEA ALL STATE SYMPHONIC BAND OF FRANK TICHELI'S 'NITRO, FANFARE FOR BAND'. THE INSPIRATION WAS OBVIOUSLY THE UBIQUITOUS ELEMENT NITROGEN, WHICH TICHELI CALLED 'LIFE-GIVING, ENERGIZING, HEALING AND EXPLOSIVE."
SHEPHERD'S HEY SHEPHERD'S HEY
'SHEPHERD'S HEY' IS A FOLK TUNE COLLECTED IN 1906 FROM THE PLAYING OF THE FIDDLER OF THE MORRIS DANCE. 'HEY' DENOTES A DANCE ROUTINE USED IN MORRIS DANCING. WRITTEN BY PERCY GRAINGER, ARR. FOR BAND IN 1918. PERFORMED MY JR. YEAR IN THE CAL POLY BAND.
LINCOLNSHIRE POSY (Movements I,II,IV,V,VI) LINCOLNSHIRE POSY (Movements I,II,IV,V,VI)
I-LISBON, II-HORKSTOW GRANGE, IV-BRISK YOUNG SAILOR, V-LORD MELBOURNE, VI-LOST LADY FOUND. WRITTEN BY PERCY GRAINGER (1937), CONSIDERED HIS GREATEST MASTERPIECE. A STANDARD IN CONCERT BAND LITERATURE. PERFORMED BY THE TEX. TMEA ALL STATE CONCERT BAND
THE WIND AND THE LION THE WIND AND THE LION
THIS IS BASED IN A MIDDLE EASTERN SETTING, FILLED WITH EXOTIC SCALES, RICH MELODIC WRITING AND A MASSIVE PERCUSSION DRIVEN ORCHESTRATION. COMPOSED AND ARRANGED FOR BAND BY JERRY GOLDSMITH IN 1975. PERFORMED BY THE TMEA TEXAS ALL STATE SYMPHONIC BAND.
THE ZERO POINT THE ZERO POINT
KASHMERE STAGE BAND 1974 WAS AN ELITE HIGH SCHOOL STAGE BAND THAT EXCELLED IN FUNK & JAZZ MUSIC FROM THE LATE 60'S TO 1978. THIS ORIGINAL COMPOSITION WAS WRITTEN BY CONRAD JOHNSON, DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSTON AREA BAND. KSB MADE 8 ALBUMS DURING ITS LIFE.
