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Brass, Reeds, and Percussion: February 25, 2023

This edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion features a percussion concerto composed by Dr. Greg Danner. Dr. Danner was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and is currently professor of music at Tennessee Technical University in nearby Cookville, Tennessee. He received his B.A. from Southeast Missouri State University, his masters in music from the Eastman School of Music, and his Ph.D. from Washington University. He is a three-time winner in the International Composers Guild Composition Contest, including the Grand Prize in 2010—in addition to many other composition awards for band music. In addition to having played horn in numerous symphony orchestras, including the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, he plays in the Jack Daniels Silver Cornet Band and works as a studio musician in Nashville.

  1. San Sue Strut (1930 recording)
    Composer:  Joseph “Sharkey” Bonano (1904-1972)
    Performer:  Casa Loma Orchestra
    Album:  1930s Jazz
      
  2. Cuico: Concerto for Three Percussion
    Composer:  Dr. Greg Danner (1958- )
    Performer:  Tennessee Tech University Symphonic Band
    Album:  Music of Greg Danner, Vol. 4
      
  3. Gambit
    Composer:  Dr. Greg Danner (1958- )
    Performer:  Tennessee Tech University Symphonic Band
    Album:  Music of Greg Danner, Vol. 4
      
  4. Sugar Foot Stomp (1925 recording)
    Composer:  King Oliver (1881-1938)
    Performer:  Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra
    Album:  Essential Louis Armstrong
      
  5. Sugar Foot Stomp
    Composer:  King Oliver (1881-1938)
    Performer:  Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks
    Album:  Boardwalk Empire, Vol. 2
      
  6. Die Walkure
    Composer:  Richard Wagner (1813-1883), transcribed by Mariano Puig Yago
    Performer:  La Banda Sinfonica La Artistica Bunol
    Album:  Ring for Band
      
  7. Agyptischer Marsch
    Composer:  Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)
    Performer:  German Air Force Band 4, Berlin
    Album:  Fliegerrevue
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.