Percy Grainger: "Children's March - Over the Hills and Far Away"
And now for something completely different... This week (and probably some of the next), the blog will focus on the band music of Percy...
Edgard Varèse: "Deserts"
Today will be the final post on Edgard Varèse. We have explored all of Varèse's wind works (and one percussion work) in depth and we will...
Edgard Varèse: "Ionisation"
Although not necessarily a piece for wind band, Edgard Varèse's Ionisation has been performed on too many wind ensemble concerts and is...
Edgard Varèse: "Intégrales"
In a (sort of) continuation of last weekend, today's post will focus on Edgard Varèse's Intégrales for 11 wind instruments and four...
Karel Husa - "Apotheosis of this Earth"
In light of the environmental destruction that we see on the news every night, Karel Husa's Apotheosis of this Earth remains as current...
Warren Benson - "The Solitary Dancer"
Although Warren Benson's music has fallen out of favor among many wind ensembles in the past twenty years, his contributions to the...