Velia Martinez - Original Cuban Masters - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

On this , The North Texas Wind Symphony, led by Eugene Migliaro Corporon, presents works for wind band that are percussion-heavy. Mark Ford's piece 'Stubernic Fantasy' opens the album, with Ford performing as one of three marimba soloists. It is followed by Daniel McCarthey's Chamber Symphony No. 1, Keiko Abe's Prism Rhapsody II, and Jennifer Higdon's Percussion Concerto, all of which also feature Ford as a soloist. The creation of the WindWorks tag represents an expanded relationship between the North Texas Wind Symphony and GIA Publications. GIA's generous support and ongoing dedication to wind music has made it possible for the ensemble to continue producing recordings of the highest quality that are a testament to the perseverance and work ethic of everyone involved. These exceptional albums identify and preserve the standard repertoire and globally encourage composers to contribute to the ever-growing legacy of great music that has the power of universality. Internationally acknowledged as one of the premier ensembles of it's kind, the North Texas Wind Symphony is selected from the most outstanding musicians attending the College of Music.

One of the great bandleaders and highly influential arrangers from Cuba's golden age in the 1950's - a professor of music in Havana into his 90's - rare late 50's sessions from the famed Sonotone tag

One of Cuba's most beloved divas, Mezzo soprano Marta Perez was the first Cuban singer to perform in Milan's famed La Scala opera house and was widely considered one of the grand figures of Cuban lyric singing of the 1950's. She first toured the US with Ernesto Lecouna's orchestra in 1946 and later migrated to Miami in the late 60's where she lived in exile until her passing in 2009. These rare sessions from the early 1970's offer an intimate view of the legendary artist. All selections newly re-mastered.