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Brass, Reeds, and Percussion: April 13, 2024

Brass, Reeds, and Percussion always features a variety of music from different periods and of different styles. This edition is no different. It begins with a march by a circus-band composer and includes music from the movies, a jolly song written Lil Hardin Armstrong (Louis Armstrong's second wife), Parez Prado's last big hit from 1968, and a transcription of music by the Romantic composer Jules Massenet. It concludes with original classical wind-band music composed by one of Beethoven's chief rivals during the height of his popularity: Franz Krommer.

  1. Salute to Sterling
    Composer:  J. J. Richards (1878-1956)
    Performer:  University of Kansas Symphonic Band
    Album:  Music of J. J. Richards
      
  2. Bond for Brass
    Composer:  Monty Norman (1928-2020) & John Barry (1933-2011)
    Performer:  Salaputia Brass
    Album:  Roots
      
  3. Let's Get Happy Together
    Composer:  Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898-1971)
    Performer:  Maria Muldaur & Tuba Skinny
    Album:  Let's Get Happy Together
      
  4. Norma la de Guadalajara
    Composer:  Perez Prado (1916-1989)
    Performer:  Panorama Brass Band
    Album:  Good Music for You
      
  5. Scenes from Naples: Dance
    Composer:  Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
    Performer:  Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Central Band
    Album:  New Arrangement Collections, Vol. 8
      
  6. Scenes from Naples: Procession et L'Improvisateur
    Composer:  Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
    Performer:  Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Central Band
    Album:  New Arrangement Collections, Vol. 8
      
  7. Scenes from Naples: Fete
    Composer:  Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
    Performer:  Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Central Band
    Album:  New Arrangement Collections, Vol. 8
      
  8. Partita in C Major: Allegro con brio
    Composer:  Franz Krommer (1759-1831)
    Performer:  Amphion Wind Octet
    Album:  Music for Wind Octet
      
  9. Partita in C Major: Adagio
    Composer:  Franz Krommer (1759-1831)
    Performer:  Amphion Wind Octet
    Album:  Music for Wind Octet
      
  10. Partita in C Major: Menuetto Allegretto
    Composer:  Franz Krommer (1759-1831)
    Performer:  Amphion Wind Octet
    Album:  Music for Wind Octet
      
  11. Partita in C Major: Rondo Allegro
    Composer:  Franz Krommer (1759-1831)
    Performer:   Amphion Wind Octet
    Album:  Music for Wind Octet
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.