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...
Karel Husa - "Smetana Fanfare"
Today's post features Karel Husa's Smetana Fanfare. This piece for wind ensemble was commissioned by San Diego State University for a...
Karel Husa - "Apotheosis of this Earth"
Today's post continues our look at the wind music of Karel Husa, with his Apotheosis of this Earth. The piece was commissioned in 1970 by...
"Music for Prague," Part II: The Prague Spring
“The Prague Spring” is a term used for the brief period of time in 1968 when Alexander Dubček, the Communist leader of Czechoslovakia...
John Adams' Commencement Speech
We'll take just a brief pause from Husa, to enjoy John Adam's commencement address to the 2011 Julliard graduates on May 20th. In it, he...
