Dallas Wind Symphony Sampler

Dallas Wind Symphony Sampler
conducted by Howard Dunn, Frederick Fennell, Jerry Junkin

"The Dallas Wind Symphony is one of America's elite cultural institutions, up there with the Metropolitan Opera, Los Angeles Master Chorale, and the Philadelphia Orchestra." - Gene Gaudette.com

At last, a collection of the very best tracks from all RR releases with The Dallas Wind Symphony, America's only full-time professional wind band! All wind music enthusiasts need to have these knockout performances, conducted by the legendary Frederick Fennell, Jerry Junkin and Howard Dunn. Recorded in the acclaimed acoustics of the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, the great music and spectacular sonics are perfectly captured by RR's world-renowned team of engineer Keith Johnson and producer Tam Henderson.

The Dallas Wind Symphony has recorded thirteen critically-acclaimed titles for RR. This first DWS Sampler, is a collection of "primo" tracks, one from each program, that can serve as an introduction to the exciting world of the extensive wind-band repertoire, and as an audio spectacular to give the finest high-end audio systems a workout!

"The DWS matches every varied mood with skill and spirit. And RR, known for super-duper sonics, again captures the ensemble, and the generous acoustics of the Meyerson Symphony Center, with reach-out-and-touch-it realism. - Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News ( Reference Recordings )

Track Listing
Conducted by HOWARD DUNN:
H. OWEN REED: La Fiesta Mexicana, Prelude and Aztec Dance
GUSTAV HOLST: Suite 2 in F - excerpt

Conducted by FREDERICK FENNELL
RUBIN GOLDMARK: Rustic Wedding Symphony - Scherzo
ISAAC ALBENIZ: Feast - Day in Seville
JAROMIR WEINBERGER: Polka and Fugue from Schwanda the Bagpiper
MORTON GOULD: Pavanne
LEON JESSEL: Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
MALCOLM ARNOLD: Scottish Dance
RON NELSON: Rocky Point Holiday

Conducted by JERRY JUNKIN
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA: Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
PAUL HINDEMITH: Kammermusik 7 - finale
PERCY GRAINGER: Gumsuckers March
DAVID MASLANKA: Symphony 4 - finale