Cuts to the Military Bands
Last week a question was raised in Washington regarding whether or not to continue the funding for our nations Military ensembles at...
Conductor Profile: Keith Brion
As a tribute to the 4th of July holiday weekend, today's post will feature Keith Brion, one the foremost scholars/conductors of the music...
Conductor Profile: Frank L. Battisti
It is important to, once in a while, step back and recognize how the wind ensemble has grown in popularity and has become the focus of...
A Focus on Ken Ueno
Although at first glance this unique composer may not seem to belong on a blog dedicated to the wind band, but actually, Ken Ueno is...
A Focus on Liang Wang
Here is a link to a New York Times' video, "A Wind Among the Reeds". This is a rather interesting video, which focuses on Liang Wang, the...
Lubos Fiser
On our September 29th concert titled "Music from Prague", UMWO will be performing Lubos Fiser's Report. This is a very interesting...