Brass, Reeds, and Percussion: July 11 and 15, 2026

This edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion features an Argentine march performed when the Germans marched into Paris at the beginning of WW II and when the Americans marched into Paris at the end of WW II. Cayetano Alberto Silva composed “San Lorenzo” in 1901, and it quickly became an official Argentine army march. It is still popular march in Argentina, with school children being taught the lyrics. Of African descent, Silva was born in Uruguay, but emigrated to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1899. Most of his life was lived in Mendoza, where he served as a police captain, lead the police band, and helped to found the fire department band. Brass, Reeds, and Percussion begins with “San Lorenzo” performed by the U.S. Marine Band.

1. 1. San Lorenzo
      Composer:  Capt. Cayetano Alberto Silva (1868-1920)
      Performer:  U.S. Marine Band
      Album:  Patriotic Music to Inspire and Uplift
   2. Marche Indienne (1879)
      Composer:  Adolphe Sellenick (1826-1893)
      Performer:  U.S. Marine Band
      Album:  Patriotic Music to Inspire and Uplift
   3. Count of Monte Cristo
      Composer:  Otto M. Schwarz (1967- )
      Performer:  Royal Norwegian Navy Band
      Album:  Best of Otto M. Schwarz
   4. Boys of the Old Brigade
      Composer:  William Paris Chambers (1854-1913)
      Performer:  U.S. Marine Band
      Album:  Patriotic Music to Inspire and Uplift
   5. Summertime from “Porgy and Bess“
      Composer:  George Gerswhin (1898-1937)
      Performer:  Marc Reift Orchestra
      Album:  Best of Broadway
   6. Overture from “Barber of Seville“
      Composer:  Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)
      Performer:  Consortium Classicum
      Album:  Rossini Overtures Arranged for Wind Ensemble
   7. Mein Grosser Traum (My Big Dream)
      Composer:  Kurt Gable (1953- )
      Performer:  Rundel Wind Orchestra
      Album:  Lebenswert
   8. Invincible Eagle (1901)
      Composer:  John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
      Performer:  U.S. Marine Band
      Album:  Patriotic Music to Inspire and Uplift
   9. I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
      Composer:  Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
      Performer:  Les Brown & His Orchestra
      Album:  Sentimental Journey
   10. At the Woodchopper’s Ball
       Composer:  Joe Bishop (1907-1976) & Woody Herman (1913-1987)
       Performer:  Les Brown & His Orchestra
       Album:  Sentimental Journey
   11. Garry Owen
       Composer:  Traditional (traced to at least 1785)
       Performer:  U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band
       Album:  Patriotic Music to Inspire and Uplift