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Dallas Wind Symphony

Commissions, Dedications, and Premieres

October 17, 2007

What’s this program about?
In today’s classical music world, there are not many composers who can stir up the excitement that might have accompanied the premiere of a new work by Brahms.  But John Mackey is a composer who can.  He has a popular following from all over the world.  The Dallas Wind Symphony collaborated with [...]

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Respighi’s Roman Festivals

September 14, 2007

What’s this program about?
Ottorino Respighi was not at war with tonality or tradition, and his works have consequently been denigrated at times as “crowd pleasers.”  Although he wrote successful concertos, operas, and ballets that were widely performed in his day, he is known primarily for his Roman trilogy: Fountains of Rome, Pines of Rome, and [...]

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Pulling Out All the Stops

April 9, 2007

What’s this program about?
Professor Carol talks with Mary Preston, the resident organist of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, about the Lay Family Concert Organ. The organ built by C.B. Fisk for the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center is one of the finest instruments ever built. Mary Preston joins the Dallas Wind Symphony in a concert to [...]

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Bands of the Battle

March 2, 2007

What’s this program about?
Military music inspires the troops, facilitates maneuver, intimidates the enemy, sends signals, marks daily events of camp life, entertains the troops in their leisure time, and comprises an important part of the pageantry and tradition of military life.
Works Discussed: Scotland the Brave, Yankee Doodle, Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio, Bugle Calls, The [...]

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Big Band Swing

February 7, 2007

What’s this program about?
Carol interviews Dean Bouras, arranger for the Dallas Wind Symphony Big Band concerts, and John Trapani, leader of the John Trapani Big Band about the era, the music, and its popularity today.
Works Discussed: Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Norman Leyden
Where you can find:
Big Band Collection
Big Band Magic

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One Generation to Another

January 24, 2007

What’s this program about?
Student players in the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Wind Symphony join the professionals of the Dallas Wind Symphony for a “side by side” concert, featuring music of Dmitri Shostakovich, Paul Hindemith, Donald Grantham, Dan Welcher, and Giovanni Gabrieli.
Where you can find:
Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphoses
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

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Circus Maximus II

November 7, 2006

What’s this program about?
Professor Carol continues her interview of John Corigliano and Jerry Junkin. Corigliano talks about his approach to composition and how he, and other top composers, are turning to wind bands for an exciting new sound.
Works Discussed: Corigliano, Circus Maximus

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Circus Maximus I

November 7, 2006

What’s this program about?
Professor Carol interviews two friends and collaborators, composer John Corigliano and Maestro Jerry Junkin. Circus Maximus, Coriglian’s explosive third symphony, vividly portrays ancient Rome’s fascination with perpetual entertainment and our own culture’s similar obsession.
Works Discussed: Corigliano, Circus Maximus
Where you can find:
John Corigliano’s Altered States
John Corigliano’s Red Violin
John Corigliano’s Concerto for [...]

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An Interview with Groucho

October 24, 2006

What’s this program about?
Professor Carol interviews Groucho, the singing parrot who stole the show at the Dallas Wind Symphony’s 2006 season opener. Groucho talks about his life on stage and reprises his performance at the Meyerson Symphony Center.
Works Discussed: Foster, Camp Town Races; Cohan, Yankee Doodle Dandy; Alouette

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Perceiving Percy

October 19, 2006

What’s this program about?
Percy Grainger’s life story reveals a most unusual personality who left an enduring legacy as a virtuoso pianist, an inventor of instruments, a collector of English folk songs, and a composer of music for wind band. 
Works Discussed: Grainger, Lincolnshire Posy, The Immovable Do, Molly on the Shore.
Where you can find:
Percy Grainger’s Great [...]

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