Symphonic Band Performances
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THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS
THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS IS THE FIRST HEBREW FEAST KNOWN AS ROSH HASHONAH, THE JEWISH NEW YEAR. THE TRUMPETS ARE ACTUALLY THE SOUNDING OF THE SHOFAR, A TRUMPET MADE OF A RAM'S HORN. WRITTEN BY W. F. MCBETH. PERFORMED BY THE 1980 TEXAS TECH CONCERT BAND.
THE FINAL COVENANT THE FINAL COVENANT
THIS SONG HAS DEEPLY RELIGIOUS OVERTONES AND IS A FAVORITE OF MOST BAND DIRECTORS. WRITTEN BY FISHER TULL, OF SAM HOUSTON ST. UNIV., IN 1978 AND COMMISSIONED BY THE NEW JERSEY MUSIC ED. ASSOC.. PERFORMED IN 1978 BY THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY HONOR BAND.
THE FINAL COVENANT (All State Band) THE FINAL COVENANT (All State Band)
THIS SONG HAS DEEPLY RELIGIOUS OVERTONES AND IS A FAVORITE OF MOST BAND DIRECTORS. THIS IS PERFORMED BY THE 1982 TEXAS ALL STATE SYMPHONIC BAND. WRITTEN BY FISHER TULL, OF SAM HOUSTON ST. UNIV., IN 1978 AND COMMISSIONED BY THE NEW JERSEY M.E.A..
THE FREE LANCE MARCH THE FREE LANCE MARCH
PERFORMED BY THE CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC ST. UNIV. SYMPHONIC BAND IN BEAUTIFUL SAN LUIS OBISPO, MY SOPH. YEAR. THIS WAS COMPOSED IN 1906 BY JOHN PHILIP SOUSA 'THE MARCH KING'. IT WAS TAKEN FROM HIS OPERETTA OF THE SAME NAME MAKING IT A BIT UNORTHODOX.
THE GALLANT SEVENTH THE GALLANT SEVENTH
THE GALLANT SEVENTH, COMPOSED IN 1922, WAS JOHN PHILIP SOUSA'S MOST FAMOUS MARCH IN THE 1920'S. IT IS THE ONLY SOUSA MARCH THAT HAS TWO BREAKSTRAINS. THE TEMPO IS SLOWER THAN HIS OTHER MARCHES. PERFORMED BY THE 1977 SAN JOSE SYMPHONIC BAND.
THE GOLDEN EAR MARCH THE GOLDEN EAR MARCH
THIS MARCH IS NAMED AFTER THE GOLDEN EAR TROPHY WHICH IS AWARDED AT A BULLFIGHT TO THE TOREADOR AFTER HE HAS TRIUMPHED OVER HIS BULL. WRITTEN BY SPANISH COMPOSER MARIANO SAN MIGUEL AND PERFORMED BY THE 1968 TEXAS ALL STATE SYMPHONIC BAND.
THE HOMETOWN BOY (March) THE HOMETOWN BOY (March)
THIS WAS KARL KING'S LAST PUBLICATION, WRITTEN IN 1962. IN '62 HE ALSO RECEIVED HIS MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FROM THE 'ACADEMY OF WIND AND PERCUSSION ARTS'. HE PUBLISHED 280 COMPOSITIONS IN HIS 50 YEAR CAREER. PERFORMED BY THE 1971 ILLINOIS UNIV. BAND.
'THE HUNTERS' from the Ballet 'SYLVIA' 'THE HUNTERS' from the Ballet 'SYLVIA'
MUSIC FROM THE BALLET 'SYLVIA' SET TO MUSIC BY LEO DELIBES IN 1876. THE BALLET WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND WENT UNNOTICED , BUT WAS REVIVED IN 1952 AND HAS BEEN POPULAR SINCE 1997. HE WAS THE FIRST TO WRITE FOR BRASS AND WIND INSTRUMENTS AND ALTO SAXOPHONE.
THE HUNTSMAN THE HUNTSMAN
THIS COMPOSITION FEATURES A FANTASTIC TRUMPET SOLO PERFORMANCE BY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN BANDSMAN, JAMES DOUGLAS. THIS RECORDING IS FROM A LIVE CONCERT IN 1965 PERFORMED BY THE GREAT MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY BAND. THE CONDUCTOR WAS DR. WILLIAM D. REVELLI.
THE IMMOVABLE DO THE IMMOVABLE DO
PERCY GRAINGER COMPOSED THIS IN 1933 AFTER THE HIGH C MECHANISM BROKE ON HIS HARMONIUM, RESULTING IN A CONTINUOUSLY PLAYED HIGH C NOTE. THE HIGH C IS SOUNDED CONTINUOUSLY IN THIS PIECE. PERFORMED BY THE 1973 TEXAS ALL STATE SYMPHONIC BAND.
THE IMMOVABLE DO (The Ciphering C) THE IMMOVABLE DO (The Ciphering C)
THIS PIECE BY PERCY GRAINGER WAS CONCEIVED COINCIDENTALLY. THE HIGH C ON HIS HARMONIUM BROKE AND PLAYED CONTINUOSLY. THE HIGH C IS SOUNDED THROUGHOUT THIS COMPOSITION.. PERFORMED BY THE 1969 UNIV. OF ILLINOIS SYMPHONIC BAND.
THE LADS OF WAMPHRAY MARCH THE LADS OF WAMPHRAY MARCH
THIS IS PERCY GRAINGER'S FIRST COMPOSITION FOR WIND BAND, WRITTEN IN 1905. HE TOOK THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS SONG FROM A POEM WITH THE SAME TITLE FROM SIR WALTER SCOTT'S CHILD BALLAD 184. PERFORMED BY THE 1970 UNIV. OF ILLINOIS CONCERT BAND.
THE MATADOR THE MATADOR
PERFORMED BY THE 1969 UNIV. OF ILLINOIS SYMPHONIC BAND, MARK HINDSLEY DIRECTOR. HINDSLEY WAS DIRECTOR FROM 1948 TO 1970. DURING HIS TENURE, HE WAS THE FIRST TO MAKE AVAILABLE LP DISC CONCERT BAND RECORDINGS. THIS LP WAS #45, ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING.
THE NOBLE MEN OF KYLE (Marching Band) THE NOBLE MEN OF KYLE (Marching Band)
THE SIGNATURE MARCH AND ALSO THE NICKNAME FOR THE OUTSTANDING 'FIGHTIN' TEXAS AGGIE BAND'. THIS MARCH WAS WRITTEN BY COLONEL JOE T. HANEY, DIRECTOR OF THE BAND FROM '73 TO '89. PERFORMED BY THE BEAUMONT FRENCH H.S. BAND, BEGINNING WITH A FANFARE.
THE PASSING BELL THE PASSING BELL
THIS WAS WRITTEN IN MEMORY OF A CONCERTMASTER WHO TRAGICALLY DIED IN HIS YOUTH. THE THEME CENTERS AROUND 2 HYMNS, 'JESUS MEINE SUVERSICHT', AND 'MARTHYR TYDVIL'. COMPOSED BY WARREN BENSON IN 1974. PERFORMED BY THE 1979 UNIV. N. COLORADO WIND ENSEMBLE
THE PATHFINDER OF PANAMA THE PATHFINDER OF PANAMA
THIS MARCH WAS WRITTEN TO HONOR FERDINAND DE LESSEPS, THE ENGINEER RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE PANAMA CANAL, BY JOHN PHILIP SOUSA IN 1915. PERFORMED BY THE 1971 CALIFORNIA STATE HONOR CONCERT BAND.
THE PINES OF ROME - 4. THE PINES OF THE APPIAN WAY THE PINES OF ROME - 4. THE PINES OF THE APPIAN WAY
THIS IS THE FINAL MOVEMENT OF THE BEAUTIFUL 'PINES OF ROME', A 1924 WORK BY ITALIAN COMPOSER OTTORINO RESPIGHI. THE FINAL MOVEMENT 'I PINI DELLA VIA APPIA', PORTRAYS PINE TREES ALONG THE GREAT APPIAN WAY. PERFORMED BY THE 1970 U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY BAND
THE RAMPARTS THE RAMPARTS
THE RAMPARTS, COMPOSED BY CLIFTON WILLIAMS IN 1965, WAS WRITTEN FOR THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY. THE TITLE REFERS TO THE RAMPART RANGE OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS WHERE THE ACADEMY IS LOCATED. PERFORMED BY THE 1969 SAN DIEGO COUNTY H.S. HONOR BAND
THE SEVENTH SEAL THE SEVENTH SEAL
THIS SONG TAKES ITS INSPIRATION FROM THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS, 'WHEN HE OPENED THE SEVENTH SEAL, THERE WAS SILENCE IN HEAVEN FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR' (REV 8:1). COMPOSED BY WILLIAM MCBETH (1971). CONVERTED LP OF THE 1974 TEXAS TECH UNIV. BAND CONCERT.
THE SHAWL DANCE THE SHAWL DANCE
WRITTEN BY FRANK SKINNER, COMPOSER AND ARRANGER OF AMERICAN DANCE BAND MUSIC. PERFORMED BY THE 1969 UNIV. OF ILLINOIS SYMPHONIC BAND, DIRECTED BY MARK HINDSLEY WHO DIRECTED THE BAND FROM 1948-1970.
