This breezy work features a festive opening with plenty of quick melody lines to go around. A slower lyrical section gives the woodwinds a chance to shine with...
The Charmer has a marked Eastern flavour- redolent of magic, deserts, camels, minarets, even snake charmers!Program NotesThe Charmer has a marked Eastern...
Trumpet Feature
Chronicles in many ways could be considered a concerto, if not in a strict sense of form, at least in expansiveness. The Prologue begins with...
Dancing in a circle is an ancient tradition common to many cultures for marking special occasions, rituals, strengthening community, and encouraging...
World-renowned composer Joseph Turrin has shown mastery of the wind band medium at the most difficult levels, but here he shows that he is equally comfortable...
A beautiful and rich composition for the developing band. Slow and tender, Desert Light calls to mind the rising sun over the desert landscape and gives...
Trumpet & Trombone Feature
Written for soloists Philip Smith (trumpet) and Joseph Alessi (trombone) of the New York Philharmonic, this six-minute work...
Written for soloists Philip Smith (trumpet) and Joseph Alessi (trombone) of the New York Philharmonic, this six-minute work explores the rhythmic, melodic and...
Written for Kurt Masur's farewell concert with the New York Philharmonic, Hemispheres tells the stories of creation from three very diverse cultures: The...
Trombone Feature
Written for New York Philharmonic trombonist Joseph Alessi, Turrin makes Illuminations sound as if it were being played by a full orchestra,...
