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This is a live recording from the 2019 Clarinet Colloquium at Texas A&M University at Commerce where Matthew Banks and I try to dispel some of the myths and rumors about the Alto Clarinet.
Welcome back to season 2 of the BNC! Big things have been happening at band nerd headquarters and a massive event is in the works. This season, come with me as we undertake the world premiere of my own Symphony 2.
In this episode, I talk once again to Matthew Banks and we discuss teaching the Alto Clarinet to students. One big apology - the audio quality in the interview is not great, but I salvaged it as best as possible.
In this episode, I chat again with Jason Alder about his experience with the Alto Clarinet. We also sit in on a rehearsal of mine where I got to use the Alto Clarinet in a local church setting.
In the first of a multi-part series, I aim to debunk the myth that the Alto Clarinet is a poor instrument that should be banished from band halls everywhere. In this episode, I talk a little about my own experience and then I have a discussion
Happy Thanksgiving! This episode is a big thank you to all the listeners. I talk about some behind the scenes stuff and give my top ten list of my favorite band works.
In this episode, I take a look at Adolphe Sax, who I consider the most important individual in the history of the wind band.
I take a deeper dive into one of the most important wind band works of the 19th Century - Berlioz's Symphonie Funebre et Triomphale.
I make a big announcement! I'm starting a new wind ensemble in the Dallas/Fort Worth area with a new focus geared towards authentic performance practices.
I take a look at the earliest days of the wind band and look at works by Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Reicha for winds.
Today, I take a look at a weird historical piece of music, discover its past, and realize that we have an original piece of music for wind band that has gone unknown for 110 years. It's time to revisit Joseph Holbrooke's "Apollo and the Seaman.
In this episode, I talk about orchestral transcriptions. While I personally don't like them, I understand their importance. Send me an e-mail at [email protected] or visit facebook.com/bandnerdcast to tell me about your views on orchestral
In part 2 of Wind Band 101, I take a look at what the standard instrumentation of an American wind band is.
In lieu of not having a guest to talk to this week, I thought it might be interesting to take a step back and look at some basics of the wind band. In the first of what I'm calling Wind Band 101, I try to answer the questions, what is a band?
In this, the second of two parts, I talk with Jeremy Martin the staff arranger for the U.S. Air Force band. We talk about his role as both arranger and Contrabass Clarinetist for the USAF Band of Mid-America. https://www.music.af.mil/Home/Biog
in this, the first of two parts, I talk with Jeremy Martin the staff arranger for the U.S. Air Force band. We talk about his role as both arranger and Contrabass Clarinetist for the USAF Band of Mid-America. https://www.music.af.mil/Home/Biogr
In Episode 13, I sit down with Onsby Rose and discuss his relationship with David Maslanka and how he began the process of commissioning his Symphony 11 (which would later get consolidated with Symphony 10 upon David's passing). We also discuss
In the second of a two-parter, I chat with Richard Bobo who is building the world's newest instrument - the Subcontrabassoon - an instrument one full octave below the Contrabassoon. In this part, we talk about composing for the instrument, manu
In the first of a two-parter, I chat with Richard Bobo who is building the world's newest instrument - the Subcontrabassoon - an instrument one full octave below the Contrabassoon. In this part, we talk mostly about the history and misconceptio
In this episode, I have the great pleasure to talk with the composer Johan de Meij who is completing his Fifth Symphony for wind orchestra "Return to Middle Earth" where he revisits Tolkien's legendarium once again. http://www.johandemeij.com/
In episode 9, I go and visit the studio of saxophonist, composer, and arranger David Lovrien where we discuss his playing with the Dallas Winds, arranging music, and the job of running a publishing company from his home among many other topics.
In this episode, I sit down with Steve and Cinde Pettey, the long-time Oboe section of the Dallas Winds and we discuss their history with the group, the role of the Oboe in the band, and good writing for the Oboe in wind band music.
This is the second part of a two-part conversation I had with Bass and Contra Clarinetist Jason Alder. We discuss the Contra Clarinet's highest range and the different manufacturers of the instrument. Jason on the Web http://www.jasonalder.com/
This is the first part of a two-part conversation I had with Bass and Contra Clarinetist Jason Alder. We discuss the various Contra Clarinets and their uses. Jason on the Web http://www.jasonalder.com/ https://www.facebook.com/jasonaldermusic/
In Episode 5, I sit down with instrument repair tech Tony Barrette owner of TB Winds in Downtown Denton, TX to talk about basic instrument repair, the business of repairing instruments, and his thoughts on things. Find out more about Tony at tb
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