Wine Dark Sea Nathan Williams
Album info
Album-Release:
2016
HRA-Release:
24.05.2016
Label: Reference Recordings
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Artist: Nathan Williams, University of Texas Wind Ensemble & Jerry Junkin
Composer: Dan Welcher, Donald Grantham, Frank Ticheli, John Mackey
Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)
- Dan Welcher (1948 - ):
- 1Spumante (arr. P. Bissell for wind ensemble)06:43
- Donald Grantham (1947 - ):
- 2J'ai ete au bal (I Went to the Dance)09:43
- Frank Ticheli (1985 - ): Concerto for Clarinet:
- 3I. Rhapsody for George07:12
- 4II. Song for Aaron08:01
- 5III. Riffs for Lenny06:55
- John Mackey (1953 - ): Wine Dark Sea: Symphony for Band:
- 6I. Hubris10:50
- 7II. Immortal thread, so weak11:45
- 8III. The attentions of souls08:32
Info for Wine Dark Sea
Four outstanding wind band composers are represented on this album from The University of Texas Wind Ensemble conducted by Jerry Junkin. The title piece by JOHN MACKEY, Wine Dark Sea, is the world premiere recording of this important new work. Commissioned by the UTWE for the 100th Anniversary of The Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music, it has been performed in front of ecstatic audiences and received raves around the world. Reference Recordings is proud to present it alongside important works by DAN WELCHER, DONALD GRANTHAM, and FRANK TICHELI. This is contemporary wind band music at its best, in extraordinary performances.
Nathan Williams, clarinet (track 3-5)
The University of Texas Wind Ensemble
Jerry Junkin, conductor
Recorded September 2014 at Bates Recital Hall, The University of Texas
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