Composer: John Philip Sousa, Percy Grainger
Performer: Izzy Atkinson, Laura Hocking, Rosanna Cooper, Jonathan Hollick
Orchestra: Royal College of Music Wind Orchestra
Conductor: Keith Brion
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8559839
Release: 2019
Size: 1.05 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Sousa: El Capitan (arr. V. Ragone as Second Fantasia for wind band)
02. Sousa: Non-committal Declarations (version for 3 female voices and wind band)
03. Sousa: On the 5.15 (version with narration)
04. Sousa: The Bride Elect (version for wind band)
05. Sousa: The Fighting Race (version for trombone and wind band)
06. Sousa: The Band Came Back
Grainger: Sheep and Goat, “Walkin’ to the Pasture” (arr. J.P. Sousa for wind band)
07. Sheep and Goat (Walkin’ to the Pasture)
08. Turkey in the Straw
In addition to his world-famous marches, John Philip Sousa was a master of the piquant Humoresque, of which there are two examples here. The first, On the 5.15, is a popular song detailing the travails of a commuter, while the second, The Band Came Back, introduces popular tunes in witty fashion. The sonorous Second Fantasia from El Capitan showcases the band’s bravura qualities and The Fighting Race draws on a trombone solo. There are charming detours to explore rural Americana in the form of Sheep and Goat (‘Walkin’ to the Pasture’) and the evergreen classic, Turkey in the Straw.