Harbison's Dance Number
This Tuesday's Composers Datebook entry featured wind music: John Harbison's Three City Blocks. In this composition, the composer taps...
Post-Classical Ensemble
I thought it would be good to highlight an ensemble which has served as an excellent model for the UM Wind Orchestra in recent years. 8...
A Band for John
More wind music today on the Composers Datebook, this time describing the events which led to Sousa leaving the Marine Band to form his...
New York Times: The Score
In a never-ending search for new material for this blog- material that embodies the character and interests of the UMD Wind Orchestra, I...
DBR, part II
Below is bio of the modern violinist/composer phenom Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR). He will be performing a new piece commissioned by UMWO...
DBR
Our March 29th concert will feature one of today's most interesting characters in classical music: Daniel Bernard Roumain (or DBR). This...
Stravinsky's Obituary
I've recently come across Igor Stravinsky's Obituary written by Donal Henahan, and printed in the New York Times upon the composer's...
Edgard Varèse: "Hyperprism"
Continuing today with the music of Edgard Varèse, this post will focus on Hyperprism a work that Varese wrote in 1923, the same time...
Conductor Highlight: Robert Austin Boudreau
Robert Austin Boudreau is a singular figure in the world of professional conductors. He is the founder and conductor of the American Wind...
Reynaldo Hahn - "Le Bal de Beatrice d'Este"
On our Nov. 4th Concert, UMWO will be performing Reynaldo Hahn's Le Bal de Beatrice d'Este, a chamber work scored for double flutes,...
