Symphonic Band Performances
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SKATING ON THE SHEYENNE SKATING ON THE SHEYENNE
THE SHEYENNE RIVER RUNS THROUGH VALLEY NORTH, N.D. AND FLOWS INTO THE HUDSON. EACH YEAR THE RIVER FREEZES MAKING A WINDING RIVER OF ICE. WRITTEN BY ROSS LEE FINNEY, BASED ON CHILDHOOD MEMORIES, IN 1978. PERFORMED BY THE '79 N. COLORADO WIND ENSEMBLE.
SLAVA! (A Political Overture) SLAVA! (A Political Overture)
THIS IS A SHORT ORCHESTRAL COMPOSITION BY LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1977), TRANSCRIBED BY CLARE GRUNDMAN. THE TWO MAIN THEMES ARE 'THE GRAND OLD PARTY' & 'REHEARSE!' FROM '1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE'. PERFORMED BY THE 1980 ALL NORTH JERSEY H.S. WIND ENSEMBLE.
'SLAVYANSKAYA' Symphony No. 3 'SLAVYANSKAYA' Symphony No. 3
RUSSIAN COMPOSER BORIS KOZHEVNIKOV'S 3RD SYMPHONY, IN 4 MOVEMENTS, BASED ON FOLK THEMES FROM HIS BIRTHPLACE. I -ALLEGRO, BASED ON FOLK SONGS, II - VALSE, A WALTZ, III- VIVACE, TECHNICALLY DEMANDING, IV- MODERATO, FINALE. PERFORMED AT THE 1996 TMEA.
SLEIGH RIDE SLEIGH RIDE
COMPOSER LEROY ANDERSON BEGAN WRITING 'SLEIGH RIDE' DURING A HEAT WAVE IN JULY, 1946 AND FINISHED IT IN FEB. 1948. IT WAS NOT WRITTEN AS A CHRISTMAS PIECE, BUT AS A WORK THAT DESCRIBES A WINTER EVENT. THE LYRICS WERE WRITTEN BY MITCHELL PARISH IN 195
SNOW CAPS SNOW CAPS
THE MUSICAL INSPIRATION FOR THIS SONG COMES FROM THE AWE-INSPIRING SURROUNDING MOUNTIAN PEAKS NEAR DENVER, COLO. WRITTEN BY RICHARD SAUCEDO. PERFORMED BY THE 2006 TMEA CLASS 4A HONOR BAND: FRIENDSWOOD TX. H.S. WIND ENSEMBLE. (AGAIN SELECTED IN 2010).
SOL Y SOMBRA - Spanish March SOL Y SOMBRA - Spanish March
SOL Y SOMBRA IS A REFERENCE TO THE PRACTICE OF SELLING BULLFIGHT TICKETS ON THE SUNNY OR SHADY SIDE OF THE ARENA. THIS MARCH CAPTURES THE TRADITIONAL DRAMA OF THE BULLFIGHT. WRITTEN BY GEORGE GATES. 1972 NATIONAL MUSIC CAMP, H.S. CONCERT BAND.
SONANTS SONANTS
THIS IS PERFORMED BY AND WRITTEN FOR THE BAYLOR UNIV. CHAMBER WINDS IN 1973 BY DR. RICHARD WILLIS, PROF. OF COMPOSITION AT BAYLOR. IT PREMIERED AT THE MENC (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION) CONVENTION THAT YEAR UNDER THE COMPOSER'S DIRECTION
SONUS VENTORUM (SOUND OF THE WINDS) SONUS VENTORUM (SOUND OF THE WINDS)
(SOUND OF THE WINDS) THIS IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL SONG WRITTEN BY CLAUDE T. SMITH IN THE LATE '60'S. THIS IS AN EXCELLANT EXAMPLE OF HIS CONTEMPORARY ROMANTICISM. PERFORMED BY THE 1977 TEXAS TECH SYMPHONIC BAND.
SOUNDS OF APRIL SOUNDS OF APRIL
THIS WAS ARRANGED FOR BAND BY C. WILLIAM KELLERHOUSE WHO ARRANGED MANY OF DUKE ELLINGTON'S COMPOSITIONS. THIS EXCELLANT RECORDING IS PERFORMED IN 1977 BY THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY SYMPHONIC BAND.
SPECTRUM SPECTRUM
THIS WAS COMPOSED BY HERBERT BIELAWA IN 1966. THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST EXAMPLES OF THE USE OF ELECTRONIC TAPE SOUNDS WITH WIND ENSEMBLE. HE FOUNDED THE 'SOUNDS NEW' CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE. PERFORMED BY THE 1975 BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV. WIND ENSEMBLE.
SPOON RIVER SPOON RIVER
THIS WAS ORIGINALLY A FIDDLER TUNE PLAYED AT A COUNTRY DANCE IN ILLINOIS 1857 AND ARRANGED BY PERCY GRAINGER IN 1919. PERFORMED BY THE 1970 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CONCERT BAND DIRECTED BY HARRY BEGIAN.
STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA COMPOSED THIS MARCH ON CHRISTMAS DAY, 1896. HE WAS ON A FERRY IN EUROPE AT THE TIME, AND COMPOSED THE MARCH IN HIS HEAD AND COMMITTED THE NOTES TO PAPER UPON ARRIVAL IN AMERICA. PERFORMED BY THE 1970 U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY BAND.
STATEMENT 1971 STATEMENT 1971
THIS IS THE PREMIERE PERFORMANCE OF THIS COMPOSITION BY DR. BRENT HEISINGER. IT IS A PORTRAYAL OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICA IN 1971: UNEASY CALM, UNREST, CHAOS, STRUGGLE AND PEACE. PERFORMED BY THE 1971 CALIFORNIA ALL STATE HONOR BAND.
STENKA RAZIN, Symphonic Poem in B Minor, Op. 13 STENKA RAZIN, Symphonic Poem in B Minor, Op. 13
THIS IS A TONE POEM WRITTEN BY 20 YEAR OLD RUSSIAN COMPOSER ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV IN 1885. THE COMPOSITION DRAMATIZES AND ROMANTICIZES THE CAREER OF STENKA RAZIN WHO, AFTER LEADING RAIDS AGAINST THE TSARIST REGIME, WAS CAPTURED AND EXECUTED IN 1672.
STEWBALL: FOUR VARIATIONS FOR BAND STEWBALL: FOUR VARIATIONS FOR BAND
ALSO KNOWN AS 'STEWBALL: VARIATIONS ON AN AMERICAN FOLK TUNE'. THE NAME REFLECTS THE COMPOSITION WELL. IT CONSISTS OF: I-MODERATELY FAST, II-FAST WITH SPIRIT, III-SLOWLY & SMOOTHLY, IV-FAST & BRISKLY. WRITTEN BY AMERICAN COMPOSER GAIL KUBIK IN 1942.
SUITE FRANCAISE SUITE FRANCAISE
THIS WAS COMPOSED BY FRENCH COMPOSER AND TEACHER DARIUS MILHAUD IN 1944. THE 5 PARTS OF THIS SUITE ARE BASED ON FRENCH FOLK TUNES AND NAMED AFTER 5 FRENCH PROVINCES. PERFORMED AT THE 1972 NATIONAL MUSIC CAMP BY THE ALL STATE HIGH SCHOOL BAND.
SUITE FROM THE BALLET 'PINEAPPLE POLL' Mvmts. I-IV SUITE FROM THE BALLET 'PINEAPPLE POLL' Mvmts. I-IV
THE BALLET OF PINEAPPLE POLL (1951) WAS BASED ON THE MUSIC OF ARTHUR SULLIVAN AND ARRANGED BY CHARLES MACKERRAS. IT WAS BASED ON A BALLAD 'THE BUMBOAT WOMAN'S STORY.' THIS IS PERFORMED AT THE 1972 NATIONAL MUSIC CAMP BY HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND #1.
SYMPHONIC DANCE NO.3 (Fiesta) SYMPHONIC DANCE NO.3 (Fiesta)
THIS WAS COMPOSED BY CLIFTON WILLIAMS AND COMMISSIONED BY THE SAN ANTONIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN 1964. THE DANCE REPRESENTS THE SPIRIT, COLOR, AND EXCITEMENT OF THE CITY'S MANY MEXICAN CELEBRATIONS. PERFORMED BY THE 1973 WHEATON COLLEGE CONCERT BAND.
SYMPHONIC METAMORPHOSIS OF THEMES BY CARL V. WEBER SYMPHONIC METAMORPHOSIS OF THEMES BY CARL V. WEBER
Movement I-March. Composed by German composer Paul Hindemith in 1943. He pays homage to German Romantic composer Carl Maria von Weber by adapting some of his music in this orchestral suite. Performed by the Cal Poly Symphonic Band, my junior yr.
SYMPHONIC SUITE SYMPHONIC SUITE
THIS SUITE IN 5 MOVEMENTS, COMPOSED BY CLIFTON WILLIAMS IN 1957, WON THE OSTWALD AWARD BY THE AMERICAN BANDMASTERS ASSOC.. PERFORMED BY THE 1968 TEXAS ALL STATE SYMPHONIC BAND. THIS LP HAD LOTS OF NOISE, POPS, CLICKS. I CLEANED IT UP AS BEST I COULD.
