Hector Berlioz - "Grande symphonie funebre et triomphale"
Berlioz's Grande symphonie funebre et triomphale is a work that was "rediscovered" and given a modern adaptation by Richard Franko...
Joseph Schwantner: "...and the mountains rising nowhere"
Joseph Schwantner's ...and the mountains rising nowhere has become a symbol of the current trend in wind music. The piece was premiered...
Paul Hindemith: "Symphony in B-flat"
In 1952, when Frederick Fennell founded the Eastman Wind Ensemble, part of the stated mission of the ensemble was the perform pieces like...
Handel: Fire (and Some Water)
Along with Giovanni Gabrieli's Sonata Pian'e Forte, George Frideric Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks is one of the earliest and...
"Sleepless Slumber"
Today's post is about "Sleepless Slumber" by Guusje and Puck Ingen Housz. The piece is written for voice, piano, winds, and metronome and...
Joseph Schwantner: "Sparrows"
Joseph Schwantner's Sparrows will appear on our first program of the year in September. Joseph Schwantner, Sparrows University of...
Matthew Tommasini: "Three Spanish Songs"
As promised, here is Part II of the Matthew Tommasini music that will be part of our February concert. Below are the program notes for...
Matthew Tommasini: "Torn Canvases"
On our February concert, we will have the privilege of working with Matthew Tommasini, a young composer whose work is starting to gain...
Messiaen: "Couleurs de la Cite Celeste"
On our final concert of the year, we will perform our second Messiaen piece of this year, and the third in two years. Couleurs de la Cite...
Igor Stravinsky - "Symphonies of Wind Instruments"
The Symphonies of Wind Instruments, composed in 1920--seven years after The Rite of Spring--is one of Igor Stravinsky's most original and...
