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Brass, Reeds, and Percussion: May 11, 2024

This edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion opens with a pasodoble written by Santiago Lope, a Spanish composer who lived from 1871 to 1906. At age 6, Lope joined the village band playing the piccolo. One day, a military band visited his village and the band director noticed Lope, resulting in his being sent to the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid where he studied violin, harmony, and composition. At age 15, he became a member of Madrid’s Apollo Theater orchestra. After becoming the principal violinist of another Madrid Orchestra, he became conductor of the Romeo Theater Orchestra. Then he moved to Valencia, where he started the Valencia Municipal Band.

  1. Gallito (Pasodoble)
    Composer:  Santiago Lope (1871-1906)
    Performer:  Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Central Band
    Album:  Viva Musica
      
  2. Besame Mucho (1932)
    Composer:  Consuelo Velazquez (1916-2005)
    Performer:  Akita Symphonic Band
    Album:  Naohiro Iwai Collection, Vol. 1
      
  3. Boogie Woogie Maxie
    Composer:  Bob Crosby (1913-1993 ) & Gil Rodin (1906-1974)
    Performer:  BBC Big Band Orchestra
    Album:  Best of the Big Bands, Vol 2
      
  4. Body and Soul
    Composer:  Johnny Green (1908-1989)
    Performer:  BBC Big Band Orchestra
    Album:  Best of the Big Bands, Vol 2
      
  5. He Ain't Got Rhythm
    Composer:  Irving Berling (1888-1989)
    Performer:  Maria Muldaur & Tuba Skinny
    Album:  Let's Get Happy Together
      
  6. Lascia Ch'io pianga (Let Me Weep) from "Rinaldo" (1711)
    Composer:  George Friderick Handel (1685-1759)
    Performer:  Japan Gound Self-Defense Force Central Band
    Album:  Madam Butterfly
      
  7. Lincolnshire Posy: Lisbon
    Composer:  Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
    Performer:  U.S. Air Force Band
    Album:  Airs and Dances
      
  8. Lincolnshire Posy: Horkstow Grange
    Composer:  Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
    Performer:  U.S. Air Force Band
    Album:  Airs and Dances
      
  9. Lincolnshire Posy: Rufford Park Poachers
    Composer:  Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
    Performer:  U.S. Air Force Band
    Album:  Airs and Dances
      
  10. Lincolnshire Posy: Brisk Young Sailor
    Composer:  Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
    Performer:  U.S. Air Force Band
    Album:  Airs and Dances
      
  11. Lincolnshire Posy: Lord Melbourne
    Composer:  Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
    Performer:  U.S. Air Force Band
    Album:  Airs and Dances
      
  12. Lincolnshire Posy: Lost Lady Found
    Composer:   Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
    Performer:  U.S. Air Force Band
    Album:  Airs and Dances
      
  13. Textilaku
    Composer:  Karel Padivy (1908-1965)
    Performer:  Rudolf Urbanec Wind Band
    Album:  Big March Parade
      
  14. Castaldo March (1890)
    Composer:  Rudolf Novacek (1860-1929)
    Performer:  Rudolf Urbanec Wind Band
    Album:  Big March Parade
      
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.