This edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion opens with two marches by Harry L. Alford, born in Michigan in 1879. As a boy, he played the trombone, piano, and organ. He was a self-taught composer and arranger. But he studied at the Dana Musical Institute in Warren, Ohio, now part of Youngstown State University. He worked as a church organist and performed with touring minstrel shows, Wild West shows, and theatrical groups. In 1903, Alford, when tired of traveling, organized his own free-lance arranging bureau in Chicago, a novel idea at that time. He arranged and orchestrated the music of many of America's leading popular composers and songwriters and ultimately became famous for his marches. We open today’s edition with his most famous: “The Purple Carnival.”
- Purple Carnival
Composer: Harry L. Alford (1879-1939)
Performer: Incredible Columbia All Star Band
Album: Footlifters
- Clownette
Composer: Harry L. Alford (1879-1939)
Performer: New England Conservatory Circus Band
Album: Tribute to Merle Evans
- Battle of Trenton
Composer: James Hewitt (1770-1827), arranged by Jonathan Elkus (1931-
Performer: Gunther Schuller & Incredible Columbia All-Star Band
Album: Footifters
- In a Cause Called Glorious
Composer: Stephen Melillo (1957- )
Performer: Johan Willem Friso Military Band
Album: A Walk on the Water
- Sarasota (1918)
Composer: Karl King (1891-1971)
Performer: U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band
Album: Karl King's Greatest Hits
- Emblem of Freedom (1910)
Composer: Karl King (1891-1971)
Performer: U.S. Air Force Tactical Command Band
Album: Karl King's Greatest Hits
- Parthia No. 1 in B-Flat Major: Allegro Assai
Composer: Carl Stamitz (1745-1801)
Performer: Consortium Classicum
Album: Stamitz Wind Symphonies
- Parthia No. 1 in B-Flat Major: Andante moderato
Composer: Carl Stamitz (1745-1801)
Performer: Consortium Classicum
Album: Stamitz Wind Symphonies
- Parthia No. 1 in B-Flat Major: Allegro assai
Composer: Carl Stamitz (1745-1801)
Performer: Consortium Classicum
Album: Stamitz Wind Symphonies
- Cantique de Jean Racine
Composer: Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)
Performer: Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Central Band
Album: New Arrangment Collections, Vol. 5
