Now available at C.L. Barnhouse, check out Siege of the Dark Castle from the Rising Band Series. It is programmatic work with a 3 part fugue that was commissioned by the East Stroudsburg North 5th Grade Band. Lots of good choices out there I know, but consider this piece in your music selections next year!
On my way to work today I ran into the baseball coach at my school. His son plays trombone in the bands where I teach, and he was in attendance at the spring concert last night. “How come you never have a losing season?” he asked with a smile.
My thanks to Tad Greig and the Westminster College Wind Ensemble for their recording of “Rising Winds from the Valley”. The piece written for the Seneca Valley Freshmen Concert Band debuts tonight under the direction of good friends and colleagues Varden Armstrong and Bob Matchett. The piece is now available from Bandworks, alongside great music from Patrick J. Burns and […]
A busy week begins at school tomorrow (after an unexpected four day layoff on Doctor’s orders), then a trip to Kent State. On Wednesday I will be leaving for Hershey, Pa. for the PMEA 2011 State Conference. I will be presenting on Thursday about “Raising the E.E.Q. (Ethical and Emotional Quotient) of Your Ensemble” at 2:00 p.m. If you cannot […]
