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Brass, Reeds, and Percussion: March 22, 2025

To provide a preview of the Seraph Brass before their concert in Huntsville, this edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion features music recorded by this outstanding brass quintet with Mary Elizabeth Bowden and Raquel Samayoa playing trumpets, Layan Atieh playing horn, Lauren Casey-Clyde playing trombone, and Robyn Black playing tuba. You can find out more about the Seraph Brass by visiting their website.

  1. Scherzo from "Midsummer Night's Dream
    Composer:  Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
    Performer:  Seraph Brass
    Album:  Asteria
      
  2. O Vitinho (Portuguese march)
    Composer:  Francisco Marques Neto
    Performer:  Militarmusic Salzburg
    Album:  Leuchtbrunnen Konzert
      
  3. Overture to Operetta "No. 66" (a.k.a. "Two Savoyards")
    Composer:  Jacques Offenbach (1919-1880)
    Performer:  Militarmusic Salzburg
    Album:  Leuchtbrunnen Konzert
      
  4. Holberg Suite: Praeludium
    Composer:  Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
    Performer:  Seraph Brass
    Album:  Asteria
      
  5. Holberg Suite: Sarabande
    Composer:  Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
    Performer:  Seraph Brass
    Album:  Asteria
      
  6. Holberg Suite: Gavotte
    Composer:  Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
    Performer:  Seraph Brass
    Album:  Asteria
      
  7. Holberg Suite: Air
    Composer:  Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
    Performer:  Seraph Brass
    Album:  Asteria
      
  8. Holberg Suite: Regaudon
    Composer:  Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
    Performer:  Seraph Brass
    Album:  Asteria
      
  9. Amazonia
    Composer:  Peter John Graham (1958- )
    Performer:  Viera Blech
    Album:  Twenty (20)
      
  10. Ghost Busters
    Composer:  Ray Erskine Parker, Jr. (1954- ).
    Performer:  Viera Blech
    Album:  Twenty (20)
      
  11. Never Gonna Not Dance Again
    Composer:  Max Martin (1971- ), Shellback (1985- ) & Alecia B. Moore (a.k.a. Pink, 1979- )
    Performer:  Viera Blech
    Album:  Twenty (20)
      
  12. Overture in F Major: Overture
    Composer:  Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
    Performer:  L'Orfeo Wind Ensemble
    Album:  Telemann: Wind Overtures, Vol. 2
      
  13. Overture in F Major: Rondeau
    Composer:  Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
    Performer:  L'Orfeo Wind Ensemble
    Album:  Telemann: Wind Overtures, Vol. 2
      
  14. Overture in F Major: Menuet
    Composer:  Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
    Performer:  L'Orfeo Wind Ensemble
    Album:  Telemann: Wind Overtures, Vol. 2
      
  15. Overture in F Major: Gigue
    Composer:  Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
    Performer:  L'Orfeo Wind Ensemble
    Album:  Telemann: Wind Overtures, Vol. 2
      
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.