Composer: John Philip Sousa
Orchestra: Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Wind Orchestra
Conductor: Keith Brion
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8559850
Release: 2021
Size: 1.03 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Oh, How I’ve Waited for You
El Capitan
02. Fantasia No. 1 (Arr. V. Ragone for Wind Band) [Ed. D. Stern]
Chris and the Wonderful Lamp: Overture
03. The Patient Egg (Version for Wind Band)
The Free Lance March
04. Girls Who Have Loved “The Mystery of History” (Version for Wind Band)
The Bride Elect
05. The Snow Baby (Version for Wind Band)
06. A Bouquet of Beloved Inspirations
07. Good-Bye
08. Follow the Swallow
John Philip Sousa personified turn-of-the-century America the comparative innocence and brash energy of an advancing nation. His ever-touring band represented America across the globe and brought lively and entertaining music to hundreds of American towns. Sousas name is eternally connected with famous marches such as The Stars and Stripes Forever, but his exceptional inventiveness also saw the creation of popular operettas such as El Capitan. This program also includes Sousas adaptations of humorous songs and popular ballads as well as his Good-Bye, based on the idea of Haydns Farewell Symphony but with a modern twist.