Guest post by Michael Purves-Smith High Flight, by Joseph Turrin (1947 – ) http://www.curnowmusicpress.com/josephturrin.htm This challenging work was written in 2008 for the United States Air force Band, certainly a contender for the finest band in the world. It is a work that capitalizes fully on the virtuosic resources of that group, as the composer …
Longtime Winds followers will remember euphonium player extraordinaire, Harvey Gleiser, who passed away in 2010 after a lifetime of music-making. Our concerts on February 8 and February 22 include a tribute to Harvey. Harvey left a generous bequest to the Winds, and we have used some of those funds to partner in a consortium for …
Our first set of concerts this season features our principal horn player extraordinaire Tony Snyder playing Richard Strauss’ Concerto No. 1 for French Horn. After our rehearsal yesterday, Tony reflected on playing this concerto. Here’s what he had to say. This Strauss concerto is a favourite of mine. I played it in university and again …
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