October 10, 2008
What’s this program about? There isn’t exactly a Top 40 for the Band World. But if there were, every piece on this concert would be high on the list. Works discussed: Clifton Williams, Fanfare and Allegro; Vaclav Nehlybel, Symphonic Movements; Holst, Second Suite in F; Milhaud, Suite Francaise; Persichetti, Symphony for Band, Op. 69; Varese, [...]
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February 9, 2008
What’s this program about? Was it the great tunes, the snappy lyrics, or both? George Gershwin’s fabulous songs are a treasured part of American music. His Rhapsody in Blue, theater works American in Paris and Porgy and Bess, brought him celebrity status and changed the course of American music. After his premature death, his brother [...]
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