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by Richard Strauss / J.H. Manthey Disc: Over the Hills and Far AwayRecording:Kristiansand BlaseensembleConductor:Bjarn Sagstad  Publisher:2L31SACD Lindberg Lyd AS (KLAVIER-Label-NaxosDirect) I assure you this collection of marches is well worth the effort to find The title work is by Percy Grainger and is just...

Introduction The saxophone ligature is considered to be an important factor in tone production since it is in direct contact with the mouthpiece and reed. The purpose of the ligature is to hold the reed snugly to the mouthpiece so it does not move but at the same time,...

by Percy Grainger Album Title: THE MUSIC LOVER’S GRAINGERRecording:“President’s Own” United States Marine BandConductor:Colonel Micheal J. ColburnChoir:Choral Arts Society of Washington Publisher:Altissimo! ALTO 4042 Purchase This is NOT just another Percy Grainger band CD; the addition of...

A special award of The John Philip SousaFoundation Ron Rogers has been the Director of Bands at William Blount HS in Maryville, TN for the past 10 years of his 37 year teaching career. Rogers is a Tennessee native who attended UT at Knoxville where he earned his B.S.in Music Education. He stayed in Tennessee for his...

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Introduction In music, there are many traditional ideas or concepts that have been taught and passed down through the years that are only “half-true”. This series of ideas, developed by H.E. Nutt, co-founder of VanderCook College of Music, seeks to make you think of improved ways of teaching the student. His concept was...

Managing the percussion inventory Every conductor has experienced it: rehearsal is progressing smoothly, then the triangle part is missing. “Who is playing the triangle?” “Umm…we didn’t know we needed it.” Or “We can’t find it,” your percussionists reply.  There are three keys to solving this dilemma: 

arranged by Jay Dawson Album: O Little BethlehemRecording:California State University Northridge Wind EnsembleConductor:Lawrence Stoffel  Publisher:MARK 51710-MCD Purchase At first glance you will see something missing from this CD: no Sleigh Ride, no Greensleeves, no Nutcracker, no Messiah. What’s left? A very...

by Jack Stamp Album Title: Gettysburg at 150: 1863-2013 Music of the American Civil WarRecording:Sundeman Conservatory Wind SymphonyConductor:Russell McCutcheonSoloists:Brandon Almagro, trumpet; Colin Wise, trombone Publisher:MARK 50696-MCD Purchase Gettysburg at 150 offers an interesting program of twentieth &...

by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Album Title: ConclaveRecording:North Texas Wind SymphonyConductor:Eugene Migliaro CorporonPublisher:GIA Windworks CD-935 Purchase Conclave begins with an original wind orchestra work by Sergei Prokofiev titled Ode to the End of War. Not too many ensembles can boast the four pianos and eight harps included in the instrumentation. Stanislaw Skrowaczewski is probably best known for his years conducting the Minnesota Symphony Orchestra...