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Brass, Reeds, and Percussion: July 15, 2023 (Bastille Day)

This edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion showcases French music in recognition of Bastille Day. We open with the march entitled “Le Regiment de Sambre et Meuse.” This march is based on a song created in 1870 when Robert Planquette set a poem by the same title to music. Military bandmaster Joseph-François Rauski converted the tune to a military march. Rauski was the bandmaster of the 18th Infantry Regiment of the French Army. The march was first performed in 1879. The march is very popular in the United States, beging used by the Ohio State University Band and the West Point Army Band, where it is known as the “French National Defilé.”

  1. Le Regiment de Sambre et Meuse
    Composer:  Robert Planquette, arranged by Joseph Francois Rauski
    Performer:  La Musique des Equipages de la flote de Toulon
    Album:  Anthologie de la Musique Militaire Francaise
  2. Piccadilly March
    Composer:  Erik Satie (1866-1925)
    Performer:  Orchestra di Fiati Valtellina
    Album:  Symphonie Funebre et Triomphale
  3. Funeral and Triumphal Symphony: Funeral March
    Composer:  Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
    Performer:  Orchestra di Fiati Valtellina
    Album:  Symphonie Funebre et Triomphale
  4. Funeral and Triumphal Symphony: Funeral Prayer
    Composer:  Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
    Performer:  Orchestra di Fiati Valtellina
    Album:  Symphonie Funebre et Triomphale
  5. Funeral and Triumphal Symphony: Apotheosis
    Composer:  Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
    Performer:  Orchestra di Fiati Valtellina
    Album:  Symphonie Funebre et Triomphale
  6. The Favorite (Marche des Pupilles de la Garde)
    Composer:  Jean Furgeot (circa 1810)
    Performer:  Principal French Army Band
    Album:  La Musique de l’armee de Terre en Concert
  7. Le Voltigeur
    Composer:  Gabriel Pares (1860-1934)
    Performer:  Band of the Republican Guard
    Album:  Marches and Fanfares
  8. Le Marseillaise
    Composer:  Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760-1836)
    Performer:  Band of the Republican Guard
    Album:  European National Anthems
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.