Royal College of Music Wind Orchestra, Keith Brion - Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 19 (2019) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Fantasia No. 2 (Arr. V Ragone for Wind Band) [Ed. D. Stern]
02. Non-Committal Declarations (Version for 3 Female Voices & Wind Band) [Ed. D. Stern]
03. On the 5.15 (Version with Narration) [After H. Marshall] [Ed. D. Stern]
04. The Bride Elect (Excerpts Arr. for Wind Band) [Ed. M. Purton]
05. The Fighting Race (Version for Trombone & Wind Ensemble) [Ed. D. Stern]
06. The Band Came Back (Ed. K. Tam)
07. Sheep and Goat (Walkin' to the Pasture) [Arr. J.P. Sousa for Wind Band] [Ed. K. Tam]
08. Turkey in the Straw (Arr. D. Guion & J.P. Sousa for Wind Band)

In addition to his world-famous marches, John Philip Sousa was a master of the piquant "humoresque", of which there are two examples here. The first, On the 5.15, is a popular song detailing the travails of a commuter, while the second, The Band Came Back, introduces popular tunes in witty fashion. The sonorous Second Fantasia from El Capitan showcases the band’s bravura qualities and The Fighting Race draws on a trombone solo. There are charming detours to explore rural Americana in the form of Sheep and Goat (‘Walkin’ to the Pasture’) and the evergreen classic, Turkey in the Straw.

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