Bandworld Magazine

by Kenneth Hesketh Album Title: Lake Wobegon* Brass BandRecording:San Francisco Wind SymphonyConductor: Michael HalstensonSoloist: Bill Chouinard - organPublisher: MARK MASTERS 54498-MCD Purchase *Lake Wobegon is used by permission of Garrison Keillor and Minnesota Public Radio. The band is not affiliated with either entity.      The British Brass Band tradition is alive and well in America with this fine ensemble. Remembrances features a varied program of...

A special award of The John Philip SousaFoundation Diane Koutsulis recently retired after an amazing thirty-eight year career. She spent the last 26 years of that career at Green Valley High School in Henderson, NV, where she saved as the Director of Bands as well as the Arts Department Chair. Prior to Green Valley she served in...

Introduction A clarinetist’s tongue position is perhaps one of the most important components of successful playing since it has a direct effect on tone, intonation, response and the ability to articulate quickly. In addition, the ideal clarinet tone, which is dark, in tune, focused and strived for by all clarinetists, can only be achieved...

by Hugo Alfven/Jose Schyns Album Title: BRIDGESRecording:San Francisco Wind SymphonyConductor: Martin H. SeggelkePublisher: MARK MASTERS 54593-MCD   Purchase         Bridges is a most impressive recording by the San Francisco Wind Symphony. The program begins with Burlesque Op. 42 by Georgi Ivanovits Salnikov. This spirited 1988 is a favorite in the Molenaar band catalog. World-Why-Die II is an incredibly emotional portrait of the 9/11 tragedy...

Introduction When striving to produce a good saxophone tone, one of the most crucial pieces of equipment is the mouthpiece. There are many brands of saxophone mouthpieces being manufactured using a variety of materials, encompassing a wide price range and designed for performers at all levels of development. Beginning saxophonists usually play the stock...

Originally published May 2003 First of all, always avoid the word "BURNOUT!" It is a composite word that serves as a masque for specific concerns. Specific concerns, when faced individually. are fixable. For the same reason, I have personally always hated the word "attitude." When we tell a student...

Original Publishing Date: April 2009 Following Officer Training School (OTS) graduation and commissioning, I reported on December 17th to Bolling AFB, Washington, DC. After eleven years of teaching, including Assistant & Associate Professorships at Michigan State- and San Jose State Universities, I walked away from a promising academic career and returned to military...

by David Gilson Album Title: LET MY LOVE BE HEARDRecording:Concordia University Chicago Wind SymphonyConductor: Dr. Richard FischerSoloists: Emily Pratt-soprano; Katherine Keberlein-soprano; Nicolas Sinatra-harmonica; Tyler Ruthemeyer-accordion; Members of the CUC ChoirsPublisher: MARK MASTERS 54879-MCD Purchase Let My Love Be Heard is a continuation of the incomparable recordings from the Concordia University Chicago Wind Symphony. The title work is by Jake Runestad and is rich in...

by Brett William Dietz  Album Title: BLESSINGS FLOWRecording:West Chester University Wind EnsembleConductor: Andrew YozviakSoloists: Elizabeth Pfaffle - hornPublisher: MARK MASTERS 54389-MCD   Purchase   When the West Chester University Wind Ensemble releases a new recording you can always expect excellence. Saisei Fanfare by Brett William Dietz is a most engaging concert opener (Saisei is Japanese for “Rebirth”). Dr. Yozviak has provided a masterful windstration of the Gordon Jacob Concerto...