Bandworld Magazine

by Leonard Bernstein Album Title: GIA COMPOSER'S COLLECTION: LEONARD BERNSTEIN Recording: North Texas Wind Symphony & Showa Wind Symphony Conductors: Eugene Migliaro Corporon & Shintaro Fukumoto Publisher: GIA CD-937 (two CD set)           Purchase CD  2018 is the centennial for this American music legend. The GIA CDs feature a very thorough and varied musical salute to Bernstein. The serious compositions are...

by Bartok arranged by Irwin Album Title: LAKE HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND 1971-1976 VOLUMES #1 and #2 Recording:LAKE HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND Conductor:Eddie Green Publisher: MARK MCD-1590 & MCD-1591 (two separate CDs) Old Comrades: a classic CD revisited This is an interesting choice for my Old Comrades. It's a pair of vintage recordings showcasing one of the great high school bands in Texas;...

By Cindy McTee Album Title: GUSTO! Friends, Rhapsodies and Musical Relish Recording: Mansfield University Concert Wind Ensemble Conductor: Adam Brennan Publisher: MARK 52284-MCD                  Purchase CD Gusto! is almost like two concerts in one. In addition to featuring four works for instrumental soloists the ensemble program is most satisfying. The soloists are Dr. Nancy Boston (piano) on...

by Philip Sparke Album Title: REFLCTIONS : MUSIC OF PHILIP SPARKE Recording: Tokyo Wind Symphony Orchestra and St. Paul's University Glee Club Conductor: Philip Sparke Publisher: Live performance BRAIN MUSIC BOCD-7601 Notes in Japanese only Philip Sparke is a prolific composer who has produced many notable works for concert band. The program begins with Fanfare for Tokyo; a powerful opening work for full ensemble,....

by Edward J. Madden Album Title: SINFONIA: MUSIC OF EDWARD J. MADDEN Recording: The Washington Winds Conductor: Edward Peterson Guest Conductor: Edward J. Madden Publisher: Two CD set Music and CD available from Coach Lane Music Publishing Company                  I am very pleased to review this collection of music and perhaps reintroduce Edward J. Madden to band directors...

by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Album Title: CHRISTMAS CLARINETS Recording: University of Florida Clarinet Ensemble (and friends!) Conductor: Mitchell Estrin Publisher: MARK 53294-MCD                    Purchase CD If stores can push their Christmas wares ahead of time so can I. Regular readers of MusiClips know I am quite fond of this ensemble and their fourth release is another winner. The...

A special award of The John Philip Sousa Foundation Roberta Baril has been the School Music Director at W.P. Wagner High School for the last 15 years. There is much more to tell about what she does. Through the University of Alberta she also serves as the Facilitator of Field Experiences, the sessional instructor of Teaching Music: Wind Band and is a...

A special award of The John Philip Sousa Foundation Kevin Willms is the Music Director and Learning Leader for Fine Arts at William Aberhart High School in Calgary, Alberta. He has been there for the last nine years, but he also does so much more. In 1993 he became the Music Director of the Westwinds Music Society. He added the title of...

Year of Graduation - 1999 Current Position - Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music Education - California State University, Sacramento Time in current position - 9 Years Name some accomplishments or awards since graduation. • Graduate Teaching Assistant University of Nevada, Las Vegas • Doctor of Musical Arts, Conducting from UNLV • Director of Bands, Eastern Arizona College • Developed the Sacramento State Marching Band from 27 students...

Have you ever been in this situation? Several portions of a band rehearsal have just been spent tuning each and every member of the woodwind section on a concert B-flat. Now that each instrument has been properly adjusted, the band is ready to make the first sounds. The students bring their instruments up to playing position, take a deep breath,...