Marches in March

September 21, 2013March 3, 2009 by Reynolds

What’s this program about?
“Marches in March” is full of traditional and unexpected music—marches from the ragtime era, marches for circuses, sultans, bullfights, and films, as well as a new march by David Lovrien and the wind-band premiere of Lowell Liebermann’s Concerto for Flute with soloist Melinda Wilson, Principal Flutist with the Dallas Wind Symphony.

Works discussed: John Philip Sousa, Semper Fidelis; Scott Joplin, Combination March; Gaetano Donizetti, March for the Sultan Abdul Medjid; Gioacchino Rossini, March for the Sultan Abdul Medjid; Johannes Hanssen, Valdres March; Lowell Liebermann, Concerto for Flute; John Williams, March from 1941 and Olympic Fanfare and Theme; Pascual Marquiña, Cielo Andaluz; David Lovrien, The Midwesterner; Karl King, Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite

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