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Brass, Reeds, and Percussion: September 21, 2024

This edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion features original classical wind-band music by the Czech composer Vaclav Pichl, a classical composer who was a contemporary of Joseph Haydn. After studying philosophy, theology, and law in Prague, he became a professional violinist and worked for a number of orchestras. He was born in 1741 and died on January 23, 1805, from a stroke he suffered while performing a violin concerto. He wrote over 400 compositions, including 89 symphonies and 20 operas.

  1. Father of Victory
    Composer:  Louis Ganne (1862-1923)
    Performer:  Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
    Album:  March World, Vol. 1
      
  2. Concertino con Pastorella: Allegretto
    Composer:  Vaclav Pichl (1741-1804)
    Performer:  Collegium Musicum Prague
    Album:  Czech Patroral Partitas
      
  3. Concertino con Pastorella: Adagio
    Composer:  Vaclav Pichl (1741-1804)
    Performer:  Collegium Musicum Prague
    Album:  Czech Patroral Partitas
      
  4. Concertino con Pastorella: Menuetto
    Composer:  Vaclav Pichl (1741-1804)
    Performer:  Collegium Musicum Prague
    Album:  Czech Patroral Partitas
      
  5. Concertino con Pastorella: Tamborino Allegro
    Composer:  Vaclav Pichl (1741-1804)
    Performer:  Collegium Musicum Prague
    Album:  Czech Patroral Partitas
      
  6. Broadway in 3/4 Time
    Composer:  Ira Hearshen (arranger, 1948- )
    Performer:  Air Force Tactical Air Comand Band
    Album:  Fireworks for Band
      
  7. O Mio Babbino Caro from "Gianni Schicchi"
    Composer:  Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
    Performer:  Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Central Band
    Album:  New Arrangement Collections, Vol. 8
      
  8. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
    Composer:  George Bassman (music, 1914-1997) & Ned Washington (1901-1976)
    Performer:  BBC Big Band Orchestra
    Album:  Best of the Big Bands, Vol. 3
      
  9. In Treue Fest March (With Faithfulness)
    Composer:  Carl Teike (1864-1922)
    Performer:  Royal Sweedish Navy Band
    Album:  Carl Teike Marches, Vol. 1
      
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.