Alegría

La Terre Sacrée

So Wonderous Bright

Transcription of 7 movements by early 20th century composer Sigfrid Karg-Elert

PORTRAITS 3. Sérénade mélancolique alla tschaik

PORTRAITS 6. Im Siegesgesang Israels alla Händel

PORTRAITS 5. Offertorio alla berlioz

PORTRAITS 1. Ouverture alla gluck

PORTRAITS 4. Frauengunst alla Joh. Strauß

Horses 120 BPM FM

Lambert Wind Ensemble conducted by Kevin Morrison

Movement 1 (Funeral): 00:00
Movement 2 (Buddhist Monk): 01:27
Movement 3 (Thrown into the Sea): 03:05
Movement 4 (Dragon's Palace): 05:38
Movement 5 (Emperor's Banquet): 08:44

Original Art by Shim Sa-jeong; Edited by Minoo Dixon

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The Songs of Shim-Cheong | Lambert Wind Ensemble (Live)

Sun Compass for wind ensemble and rhythm section takes its primary inspiration from desert navigation and, more broadly, from the idea of the exploration of an “imaginary landscape.” I am drawn to solar navigation because of its propitious, mystical overtones in ancient cosmology. There are many forms of sun compasses, such as those invented by William Austin Burt and Ralph Bagnold, which make use of the sun’s direction rather than magnetism to calculate one’s bearing on the earth. Their complex calculations serve as an aid to explorers traversing long distances in sunlit landscapes such as the desert, the arctic, or grassland steppes and plains.

Sun Compass seeks to navigate sonic “deserts” through the cooperation of its diverse instrumental parts, namely a rhythm section of jazz players and a small wind band. On its journey, the ensemble confronts many differentiated musical objects, which reorient the ensemble and listener to different styles, feels, and textures. Through repetition, juxtaposition, and variation, these objects are recast and reconsidered as the band traverses imaginary landscapes of the mind and the soul.

Sun Compass was written for Bill Drury in celebration of his decades-long tenure as a conductor of New England Conservatory's Wind Ensembles, a role in which he has dedicated himself to the service of his students and touched many lives through music and his ineffable good nature.

NEC Symphonic Winds
Frank Carlberg, piano
Bob Nieske, bass
Dor Herskovits, drums
Bill Drury, conductor

Sun Compass

when it feels right, nod your head to the music

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Frequency | Concert Band

Somewhat doom-laden reflection of the prospect....but cheering up, it may never come down to a rogue algorithm sparking it all off!! Hooray!......
Blues track:
Synth; Tenor saxes; Soprano saxes; flutes; alto flutes(bridge); oboes; clarinets (bass parts).
Beats and explosions c/o Garageband.

Pic. 'Silicon Cities' by Heiko Hellwig c/o Pinterest

Algorithmic - Armageddon Blues

Commissioned by the Bryan High School Band in Omaha, NE and conducted by Daniel Abrahams, Above All Others is inspired by the meaning of the name “Omaha.” In his July 4, 1876, address marking the centennial of the founding of the United States, General Estabrook said, “And so we were and so we have been from that day to this, and so we are now, above all others in importance, on the stream, and so, aided by the same good genius, we shall ever remain.” The work is performed by the University of Nebraska Wind Ensemble.

Above All Others

n the darkness, there is nothing. Or so we seem to believe. Within its seemingly endless depths, hope and imagination shine brightly in a supernatural display of the imagination. Sharp oranges, alien greens, and royal blues illuminate a dark and dangerous landscape that caught my attention, and after hearing the sound of the Etherium (Crotales on Timpani), I knew I had the parts to make magic.

Bioluminescence explores this idea through three themes. A soft theme, showing the simple and lonely nature of the wonderous ocean. A second theme shows the thrashing beauty and ethereal nature of it. Later, the third theme comes in an evil fanfare to show the dangers within the depths. All of this mashes together in a finale that is bright, primal, and etheral.

With percussion features, endless vibrato, and a general sense of wonder, Bioluminescence is an ethereal romp through one of our planet's most beautiful hidden wonders, and is sure to leave both the performers and the audience breathtakingly inspired.

Bioluminescence - For Wind Ensemble

Recordings of select works and improvisations of Minoo Dixon

Record label and recording studio supporting the ensembles of Purdue University Bands & Orchestras.

Joel Phillips taught at Westminster Choir College for 39 years. He is co-author of several textbooks in W. W. Norton’s Musician’s Guide series, including The Musician's Guide to Fundamentals, now the mostly widely used musical text in its market. His crowning achievement was becoming the 2015 Grand Prize Winner of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest [https://www.bulwer-lytton.com/2015], an international competition that selects from among thousands of entries the proposed opening sentence to the worst(!) of all possible novels.

Woodwind-powered experimental music (jazz/blues/ambient/funk/fusion/free improv....)[MOST TRACKS ARE DOWNLOADABLE] Wind instruments: tenor/alto/soprano saxes; Eb/Bb clarinets; flute/bamboo flutes; recorders; oboe; melodica (+ guitar+other various noisemakers) recorded on a Zoom MRS 1266 / R24.
Beats and other sounds: GarageBand.

Hey everyone, I'm a youth composer! I love writing music for wind ensembles and for electronic ones as well, inspired by movie scores, contemporary wind pieces, frutiger aero, and just about everything!

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