Dallas Wind Symphony

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Dancing Up a Storm

September 20, 2006

What’s this program about? Professor Carol explains various uses of dance forms: the light-hearted dances used by Rossini to strike a contrast with the serious dramatic action of William Tell, the tango combined by John Mackey with machine music, and the Renaissance dance forms comprising Susato’s Danserye. Works Discussed: Rossini, William Tell; Mackey, Redline Tango; [...]

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Getting to Know the Dallas Wind Symphony

August 20, 2006

What’s this program about? The Dallas Wind Symphony is the leading professional civilian band in the United States. Professor Carol interviews one of the ensemble’s saxophonists, David Lovrien, about Sousa, the DWS web site, podcasting, playing under Maestro Jerry Junkin, and more.

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