Bandworld Magazine

Student leaders are a necessity if we expect to have quality organizations. The day of the director "doing it all" is simply a part of history. Although many people are adding extra staff members to their program, it is still important that the students take on many of the responsibilities which are part of a quality group. (The "education"...

You can't do everything, but you can do something. To lead a symphony, one must sometimes turn his back on the crowd. Ships don't come in: they are brought in. There are no limits to the amount of good you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit. Oversleeping will never make dreams come true. Each...

Randy Lee: trumpet/cornetTony Offerle: bass/baritoneUniversity of Florida Wind Symphony - Dr. David Waybright, conductor and Jay Watkins, guest conductorUniversity of Florida Concert Choir - Dr. Will Kesling, conductorUniversity of Florida Brass Band - Dr. Danielle VanTuinen, conductorNaples Brass - Steve DeLadurantey, conductor Publisher: Mark Music Masters 56286-MCD

OK, so why write an article about a list? Well, I come from the band director world, and I have referenced this list more times than I can remember. It is quite a valuable tool for directors at all levels to find quality band literature without having to do hours of searches across the internet....

Encore Wind Ensemble  Jerry Luckhardt, conductor  Lake Wobegon Brass Band  Michael Halstenson, conductor Publisher: GIA Publications CD-1116 Purchase This new series from GIA Publication adds some quality transcriptions of Ralph Vaughan Williams classics to concert band and brass band libraries. The brass band transcriptions are Flourish...

Various Artists include:Grand Symphonic WindsKeystone WindsUNT Wind SymphonyMessiah Wind SymphonyConcordia Wind Symphony Publisher: Mark Music Masters 56544-MCD Purchase Familiar hymns, spirituals and folk tunes such as Amazing Grace, Simple Gifts, Now Thank We All Our God, etc. can be heard within many modern band compositions;Jack Stamp...

Introduction When playing in the jazz style, performing with correct notes, rhythms and using authentic jazz articulations are necessary requirements for creating a great improvised solo. However, in addition to these requirements, many jazz saxophonists also use other special techniques which add a great deal of expressiveness and excitement to their performance. Some of these techniques are ghosted notes, the...

A special award of The John Philip Sousa Foundation Jeffrey Rowser has been Director of Bands at Morgan County High School in Madison, Georgia for 42 years, the last eleven of which he has been Fine Arts Department Chair. He has also been on the Superintendent's Advisory Committee, High Professional Performance Learning Committee for seven years, and a faculty advisor for the Academic...

A special award of The John Philip SousaFoundation Brian Dell has been Director of Bands at H.B. Plant High School in Tampa, Florida since 2014. He came to Plant after having been Director of Bands at Gaither High School for the previous ten years. Prior to that, Brian also taught at Leon High School, Holy Comfort...

University of New Hampshire Wind Symphony Conductor: Andrew Boysen, Jr. Publisher: Mark Masters 56551-MCD Purchase The Music of Erika Svanoe is incredibly creative in so many ways that a mere review won’t even scratch the surface. Even the titles can...