Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 20 Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Wind Orchestra & Keith Brion

• John Philip Sousa (1854 - 1932):
• 1 Sousa: Oh, How I've Waited for You 06:46
• 2 Sousa: El Capitan: Fantasia No. 1 (Arr. V. Ragone for Wind Band) [Ed. D. Stern] 11:02
• 3 Sousa: Chris and the Wonderful Lamp: The Patient Egg (Version for Wind Band) 02:53
• 4 Sousa: The Free Lance: Girls Who Have Loved "The Mystery of History" (Version for Wind Band) 02:33
• 5 Sousa: The Bride Elect: The Snow Baby (Version for Wind Band) 03:30
• 6 Sousa: A Bouquet of Beloved Inspirations 17:54
• 7 Sousa: Good-Bye 11:57
• 8 Sousa: Follow the Swallow 05:30
• Total Runtime 01:02:05

Info for Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 20

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. Sousa’s 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 Sousa’s adaptations of humorous songs and popular ballads as well as his Good-Bye, based on the idea of Haydn’s ‘Farewell’ Symphony but with a modern twist.

"This is a wonderful series and this latest release brings us a range of Sousa’s own arrangements of popular music specifically for his own band. It draws on music hall songs as well as arrangements from El Capitan and Good-Bye. The musicians are obviously enjoying themselves playing it and this communicates with ease." (Lark Reviews)

Royal Welsh College of Music
Drama Wind Orchestra
Keith Brion, conductor

The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
(Welsh: Coleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru) is a conservatoire located in Cardiff, Wales. It includes three theatres: the Richard Burton Theatre, the Bute Theatre, and the Caird Studio. It also includes one concert hall, the Dora Stoutzker Hall. Its alumni include Anthony Hopkins, Aneurin Barnard and Rob Brydon.

The college was established in 1949 as Cardiff College of Music at Cardiff Castle, but has since moved to purpose-built accommodation within the castle grounds of Bute Park near Cardiff University. In 1970 it changed its name to the Welsh College of Music & Drama before being awarded its Royal title in The Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002, making it the fifth conservatoire to be awarded this title.

From 1973, the college's degrees were awarded by the University of Wales and in 2004 the College became part of the federal university. In 2007, however, it left the university and agreed to a merger (referred to as a "strategic alliance") with the University of Glamorgan.[2][3] The University of Glamorgan merged with the University of Wales, Newport in 2013 to form the University of South Wales, so RWCMD is now part of the University of South Wales Group.[4]

The college provides education and training in the performing arts and technical theatre, with approximately two-thirds of its 550 students studying music-related courses and the rest studying drama and technical theatre related courses. It was the first, and is one of only two All-Steinway conservatoires in the UK, along with Leeds College of Music.

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