Inner Fidelity‘s John Grandberg recommends new Dallas Wind Symphony release Horns for the Holidays in his new 2012 Holiday Gift Guide: “There must be countless albums full of Christmas music out there, with more coming every year. Unfortunately, much of it is poor in both musical quality and content. Not so with the latest from the Dallas Wind Symphony, courtesy of the aptly-named Reference Recordings. This brilliant album is full of Christmas music that you’ll…
ClassicsToday.com reviewer David Vernier gives new Dallas Wind Symphony release Horns for the Holidays a 9/10 for artistic quality and a 10/10 in Sound Quality in his rave review “A Merry, Windy Christmas.” “If you are a lover of Christmas music—carols, popular songs, and all manner of medleys and clever arrangements of such—and you miss this extraordinary recording by the first-rate Dallas Wind Symphony, then your holiday listening stands to be just a bit more…
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Karl Lozier of Positive Feedback gives new Dallas Wind Symphony release Playing With Fire: Music By Frank Ticheli a rave review: “Many listeners need to know about this gem of a recording…you are going to like it at first listen. Make certain that you read along with the fine liner notes that explain what and why it sounds like it does. In the first composition, another conductor had Ticheli compose an appropriate short and feisty…
Audiophile Audition‘s John Sunier gives new Dallas Wind Symphony release Playing With Fire Five Stars! “Playing With Fire is not only the title selection here but the main interest… The fact that the Jim Cullum Jazz Band is basically a trad jazz ensemble makes this one a bit different, and actually seems to make the mix of the classical and jazz approaches to blend a little more smoothly. … The other four works illustrate the…
Frank TicheliPhoto by Charlie Grosso Composer Frank Ticheli’s music has been described as being “optimistic and thoughtful” (Los Angeles Times), “lean and muscular” (New York Times), “brilliantly effective” (Miami Herald) and “powerful, deeply felt crafted with impressive flair and an ear for striking instrumental colors” (South Florida Sun-Sentinel). Since 1991, Ticheli has been a Professor of Composition at the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music. From 1991 to 1998, Ticheli was Composer in…
A few weeks ago, we were telling you about the radio program Wind & Rhythm‘s feature on new Dallas Wind Symphony release Playing With Fire: Music of Frank Ticheli, and today we’re happy to let you know that the archive of the program is now available for your listening. Thanks to host Doug Brown for the feature, and for making it available publicly! Listen below: Click to purchase securely from Reference Recordings!
New Dallas Wind Symphony release Horns for the Holidays is already bringing in some pretty high praise: “Aptly supported by their formidable production team spearheaded by engineering guru Professor Keith de Osma Johnson, Reference Recordings is well known for experimenting with eclectic fare simply because audiophiles eagerly anticipate whatever is offered. But RR have recently surpassed everyone’s expectations with their latest release Horns for the Holidays. This potential blockbuster exudes breathtaking arrangements of familiar seasonal…
Playing With FireMusic by Frank TicheliThe Dallas Wind SymphonyConducted by Jerry JunkinFeaturing the Jim Cullum Jazz Band An all-American collaboration, The Dallas Wind Symphony and the Jim Cullum Jazz Band team up on this new sonic spectacular from Reference Recordings, PLAYING WITH FIRE! The five pieces presented here offer a musical panorama from composer Frank Ticheli (b.1958). Light to dark, to joyous jazz celebration, it is all here for the listener. The first four pieces…
Host of radio program Wind & Rhythm, Doug Brown, has been kind enough to share the opening transcript from this weekend’s program, which highlights our newest Dallas Wind Symphony release Playing With Fire: Music by Frank Ticheli: “Near the end of the summer of 2011, some of my best friends… just about all of them, gathered to create two new works of art. The scene was the great Meyerson Performance Hall in Dallas. Artistic Director…
The newest Dallas Wind Symphony release Playing With Fire: Music By Frank Ticheli comes out in less than a week (10/9), but you can get an early look at what’s on it right here: Track Listing: Postcard San Antonio Dances Alamo Gardens Tex-Mex on the Riverwalk Symphony No. 2 Shooting Stars Dreams Under a New Moon Appolo Unleashed Rest Playing With Fire (by Frank Ticheli and Jim Cullum, orch. by Ticheli) A la Bauduc Shades…
Coming next weekend on the Wind & Rhythm radio program: Wind & Rhythm presents “Playing With Fire: Music by Frank Ticheli”Tune in for a full preview of the new Dallas Wind Symphony recording which will feature nearly all of the new CD! Here’s a little teaser: Wind & Rhythm presents Playing With Fire The program is broadcast over the air and is also available as a live stream online. Check your stations for streaming details.…
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The wonderful syndicated radio program Wind & Rhythm will be featuring a program of the Dallas Wind Symphony’s upcoming release of music from Frank Ticheli over the weekend of October 4-6! Make sure to check out the Wind & Rhythm Website, and find out how you can listen to this exciting preview of the newest Dallas Wind Symphony Release! In the meantime, don’t forget to get your copy of the Dallas Wind Symphony’s latest release…
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