Holiday and Winter Concert Repertoire Recommendations
I hope this list of over 30 pieces can serve as a resource for you in your repertoire selection.
New Music for 2022
I hope you have enjoyed a restful summer vacation. As we near August, I hope I might take a few minutes to share some works with you to consider for your ensembles to study and perform this year. There is a great deal of variety between their styles, and each piece offers an enjoyable musical challenge for your students. I […]
Central York – The Return
Eight years ago Jim Martini and Rick Worley invited me to the Central York School District to work with their band program and conduct in their March concert. Never did I realize that my path would turn, and I would end up teaching in higher education at a school nearby and work with one of their colleagues – Jon Moyer. […]
Overtures to an Overture (in Bb)!
Caesar Giovannini (1925-2017) became a piano soloist with the Navy band, and later completed a master’s degree from the Chicago Conservatory of Music. He would go on to join NBC as a staff pianist in 1949. He would go on to be the music director for several television shows, and in 1958 joined the ABC Staff Orchestra (Giovannini, 2017). His […]
Season 2 Episode 3 of the Two Minute Clinic
What are the R’s of Repertoire Selection? A short reminder for directors as they select their music for the spring semester in the newest episode of the Two Minute Clinic!
