University of Kansas Wind Ensemble - Wild Nights Music for Wind Band - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Landscapes is a journey through the rich tapestry of American wind band music, performed by one of the country's leading ensembles. One of Michael Torke's most admired works, Javelin has been described as a 'sonic olympiad', while his arrangement of Mojave was made especially for Ji Hye Jung and the University of Kansas Wind Ensemble. Frank Ticheli explores vibrant colors in sound in his moving An American Elegy, while the Copland arrangements encapsulate the depth and variety of his imagination. Album Tracks 1. Javelin (Arr. M. Patterson for Wind Ensemble) 2. Mojave (Version for Marimba and Wind Ensemble) 3. An American Elegy 4. *Simple Gifts Four Shaker Songs 5. No. 1. in Yonder Valley 6. No. 2. Dance 7. No. 3. Here Take This Lovely Flower 8. No. 4. Simple Gifts 9. Quiet City (Arr. D. Hunsberger for Wind Ensemble) 10. Variations on a Shaker Melody

A disc of exciting wind band transcriptions from the award-winning University of South Carolina Wind Ensemble. Album Tracks 1. Symphonic Suite from the Film on the Waterfront 2. Three Dance Episodes from on the Town 3. Overture to Candide 4. Candide Suite 5. Divertimento 6. Fanfare for the Inauguration of John F. Kennedy

Reference Recordings is proud to present this album of superb performances by The University of Texas Wind Ensemble, conducted by Artistic Director Jerry Junkin. Four outstanding contemporary composers are represented on this album. The title piece by ADAM SCHOENBERG Migration- Symphony No. 2 for Wind Ensemble, is the World Premiere recording of this important new work. The album contains two additional World Premieres The Eyes of the World Are Upon You by JENNIFER JOLLEY, and Intrada 1631 (after Juan Pérez Bocanegra) by STEPHEN MONTAGUE. Lastly, we are honored to include the premiere of a new wind ensemble transcription of JOHN CORIGLIANO's Concerto for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble, with clarinet soloist Jonathan Gunn.