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Brass, Reeds, and Percussion: July 29, 2023

This edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion features marches by the French composer Adolphe Sellenick, who was the bandmaster of the Band of the Republican Guard from 1874 to 1884. Before serving as bandmaster of the Band of the Republican Guard, he conducted at least two French army bands. Although his father was a military musician, the violin was Sellenick’s first instrument. He also had a rather colorful history, having been a prisoner of war, having spent 3 months in jail for indecent exposure, and having been reprimanded for playing "Le Marseillaise" without being ordered to do so at a monument dedication ceremony. He also wrote several comic operas.

  1. Marche Indienne
    Composer:  Adolphe Sellenick (1826-1893)
    Performer:  Band of the Republican Guard
    Album:  Marches and Fanfares
      
  2. Retraite Tartare (Tarter Retreat)
    Composer:  Adolphe Sellenick
    Performer:  Band of the Republican Guard
    Album:  Marches and Fanfares
      
  3. Mon Beau pays d'Alsace (My Beautiful Country of Alsace)
    Composer:  Adolphe Sellenick
    Performer:  Band of the Republican Guard
    Album:  Marches and Fanfares
      
  4. Over the Crescent Moon
    Composer:  Hiroki Takahashi (1979- )
    Performer:  Osaka Philharmonic Winds
    Album:  Welcome to Hiroki's World
      
  5. I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover
    Composer:  Mort Dixon (lyrics, 1892-1956) & Harry M. Woods (music, 1896-1970)
    Performer:  Enoch Light & Light Brigade
    Album:  Big Hits of the 20s
      
  6. Bye Bye Blackbird (1926)
    Composer:  Ray Henderson (music, 1896-1970) & Mort Dixon (lyrics, 1892-1956)
    Performer:  Enoch Light & Light Brigade
    Album:  Big Hits of the 20s
      
  7. La Bamba
    Composer:  Mexican folk song (circa 1930) made popular by Ritchie Valens
    Performer:  Royal Belgian Navy Band
    Album:  Spanish Trilogy
      
  8. Adagio, Theme, and Variations
    Composer:  Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837), arranged by Jose Schyns
    Performer:  Royal Belgian Navy Band
    Album:  Spanish Trilogy
      
  9. National Anthem of Slovakia
    Composer:  Slovak folk tune
    Performer:  Band of the Republican Guard
    Album:  European National Anthems
Born in Natchez, Mississippi, in 1951, John moved to Huntsville in 1975, where he worked for a communications training firm. From 1997 to 2022, John worked for the Lanier Ford law firm. During his tenure, He served as Lanier Ford's law librarian, marketing specialist, trainer, and professional recruiter. While in college and law school, John worked in professional radio in Starkville and Oxford, Mississippi.