This edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion features John Philip Sousa’s first published march from 1873 and wind-band arrangements of Renaissance music by Thielman Susato.

This edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion features the music of Joachim Raff, a German composer born in Switzerland. During the late 1800s, Raff was one of most popular of Romantic composers, ranked with Brahms and Wagner.

This special edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion features the compositions of Colonel Professor Hannes Apfolterer of the Austrian Armed Forces.

This edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion features marches from the Haydn brothers: a march by Michael Haydn performed by the Royal Swedish Army Band and a march by Joseph Haydn performed by the Central Wind Orchestra of Hungarian Army. Both marches have been arranged for performance by modern military bands.

Variety is the watchword for Brass, Reeds, and Percussion—and this edition is no exception. This edition includes jazz standards, Hungarian marches, a popular song from the 1920s, music from a 20th century movie, and music from a 19th century ballet. This edition also features original classical wind band music: a partita composed by Carl Stamitz, who lived from 1745 to 1801. He was born in Mannheim, Germany, where his father was the leader of the Mannheim court orchestra. As a youth, Carl Stamitz was employed as a violinist in the orchestra, but at the age of 25 began touring Europe as a virtuoso violinist.

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.

This is the St. Patrick’s Day edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion. We are going to begin the show with two compositions by Percy French, an Irish composer and songwriter who lived from 1854 to 1920. He was also a author and painter, but began his adult work life as a civil engineer working for a railroad after graduating from Trinity College Dublin. He soon became the inspector of drains for the Public Works Department of County Cavan in Ireland. We will begin the show with one of his most famous tunes: “Come Back, Paddy Reilly.” The song is based on the life of a real person who emigrated from Ireland to Scotland is search of work.

This edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion features marches composed by the German march king Hermann Blankenburg, who may be the prolific march composer in the world with over 1,300 marches to his credit. Blankenburg learned to play a number of wind instruments—ranging from the highest to the lowest; in other words, from the piccolo to the tuba. He also played the violin and the bassoon. He was a member of various German military bands and played in bands of the German Army Reserve during WW I, as well as playing in numerous orchestras. He also worked as a police officer and a bricklayer. Today’s edition opens with Blankenburg’s personal favorite march “My Regiment.”

This is the Mardi Gras edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion. “Trombone Shorty” Andrews is one of the hottest of curret New Orleans talents. His grandfather was Jessie Hill, who lived from 1932 to 1996. In 1960, Hill had a big New Orleans party-song hit: “Ooh Poo Pah Doo.” In recognition of Mardi Gras, New Orleans, and its contributions to American music, today’s edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion will open with “Ooh Poo Pah Doo” as performed on the television series Treme by this grandsons: “Trombone Shorty” Andrews and his brother James Andrews. It will be followed by music from the soundtrack of Tune in Tomorrow, a 1990 film set in New Orleans. The music was written by another hot New Orleans talent: Wynton Marsalis.

This edition features music composed by a Slovenian and music composed by the Swedish march king. But this edition opens with a march by Herman Ludwig Blankenburg, a German composer who was born in 1876. He may actually be the most prolific of all march composers with over 1,300 marches to his credit. Although he was a member of German Army bands, a British music publisher made his marches famous when Blankenberg won a march contest in 1904. Blankenburg’s favorite instrument was the one he learned to play first: the piccolo. But he also learned how to play the bassoon, tuba, and violin. He conducted his school orchestra when he was 10. He played in and conducted community bands for much of his adult life and also performed in orchestras.