Wind & Rhythm

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We're the gathering place for people who love band music.

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When we claim to be "the gathering place for people who love band music," we're talking about a group of over 38 million people in the US alone. In America, hearing classical music "live" usually means hearing it at a band concert. We love marches and the music of Holst and Vaughan Williams, but the repertoire for winds is formidable. And the culture of wind music is vibrant, including people of all ages!


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The metaphor for last week’s theme was a slow but powerful start to your Christmas season that resembles the starting of a steam train rather than ...

Bought by KALH, WVRU, and KRPS


  • Added: Dec 02, 2014
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Watching a steam engine starting on a journey, you see the immense power all focused on those drive wheels, called the running gear of the train. Y...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2014
  • Length: 58:31
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Last January when the North Texas Symphonic Band recorded a second CD of music from composer Julie Giroux, I was able to not only be there for ever...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 58:30
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Celebrating birthdays with cake and candles is a blast! If the cake has only a small number of candles, it is adorable. If the cake is topped with ...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2014
  • Length: 58:30
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Using the German pronunciation, the inventor of the saxophone’s name would be pronounced Adolphe Sax and he wasn’t German, he was born in Belgium. ...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2014
  • Length: 58:30
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There is a community of people in the US that show an amazing capacity to hear the words honor, duty, and sacrifice and then act on those thoughts ...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 58:30
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Not everyone in Munich wears traditional costumes dating from around 1800 to celebrate their harvest festival but many of the locals do. Women wear...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2014
  • Length: 58:30
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The American Bandmasters Association gives an award almost every year to commission new works for wind bands. The organization is made up primarily...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 58:30
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The German language uses the word blick to refer to a beautiful scene, or view. And since many Swiss people speak German, it is a good way to start...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 58:30
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After the alarm clock gets your attention and you’re ripped out of your time of rest, it’s time to face a new day. The whole transition is a big ad...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2014
  • Length: 58:30