Archive for Horns for the Holidays
Jerry Junkin Talks Horns for the Holidays
The Dallas Winds are gearing up for their Christmas concert, and there are a few works you might recognize — Jerry Junkin explains: Horns for the Holidays An outstanding new release from America’s premier professional wind band! The Dallas Wind Symphony has a worldwide legion of followers and this is their first recording of holiday music. Horns for the Holidays showcases an exciting 12-track lineup including brilliant original arrangements of festive favorites with many first…
Canada Free Press Raves for Strauss & Horns for the Holidays!
Canada Free Press reviewer, Jim Bray, has a double-rave review for our Pittsburgh Symphony, Strauss, and Dallas Wind Symphony, Horns for the Holidays, recordings. Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Strauss “A new SACD from Reference Recordings brings the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to life in your home via a fantastic recording of a trio works from composer Richard Strauss…when you fire up this disc you might just think you’re in the ‘historic Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts’…This…
Kick off the Holiday Season with Horns for the Holidays
Not only are we celebrating the holiday season with our Holiday Sale, we’ve also got a new RR Radio track featuring music from the Dallas Wind Symphony’s Horns for the Holidays release! Enjoy! Purchase Horns for the Holidays along with any of the wonderful Dallas Wind Symphony releases and save 20% on your entire order! Click the image below and start saving!
2012 Year In Review – Dallas Wind Symphony
2013 is quickly approaching and we’re taking a look back through our 2012 releases! 2012 saw not one, but TWO new Dallas Wind Symphony releases! 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…
Stereophile Reviews Horns for the Holidays
Stereophile.com‘s Jason Victor Serinus has a wonderful review on Dallas Wind Symphony release Horns for the Holidays, and even includes an interview with Keith O. Johnson! “As you can well imagine, Johnson, who has something like nine Grammy nominations for Engineering and one Grammy Award for Best Surround Recording to his credit, takes full advantage of this opportunity to show what Reference Recordings can do. Even heard without the advantage of Johnson’s HDCD decoding, Horns…
The Audio Beat gives Horns for the Holidays the Highest Praise
The Audio Beat‘s John Crossett weighs in on new Dallas Wind Symphony release Horns for the Holidays, and his end quote is about all the endorsement one should need: “This is a special recording on a number of different levels… the arrangements of these familiar tunes veer just far enough away from tradition to keep listeners engaged. You’ll always recognize the melody, but in an almost jazz-inspired way. Junkin and the Dallas group take this…
Wind & Rhythm Features Horns for the Holidays This Weekend!
Wind & Rhythm will feature new Dallas Wind Symphony Christmas release Horns for the Holidays this weekend! Check out the preview: Episode 214: Santa’s Sousaphone It was July in Dallas when the Dallas Wind Symphony gathered to do a recording session. It was over a hundred degrees outside and inside the awesome Meyerson Symphony Hall everyone wore shorts and t shirts. The staff had put up Christmas decorations but at first it was hard to…
Horns for the Holidays makes Inner Fidelity Gift Guide
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 Raves about new Horns for the Holidays CD
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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Horns for the Holidays Topping Charts
ArkivMusic.com has released their 2012 Christmas Favorites list, and new Dallas Wind Symphony release Horns for the Holidays has come in at Number Two! Take a look: >Click to see the full list! For a limited time, get this recording and RR’s two other recent releases at 10% Off with discount code “NEW-RR” on www.referencerecordings.com!
New Release Sale and More!
For a limited time, use new special discount code — “NEW-RR” and receive a 10% discount on any or all of the following three new releases (enter code when ordering): Horns for the HolidaysJerry Junkin/Dallas Wind Symphony An outstanding new release from America’s premier professional wind band! The Dallas Wind Symphony has a worldwide legion of followers and this is their first recording of holiday music. Horns For The Holidays showcases an exciting 12-track lineup…
Horns for the Holidays Bringing in High Praise
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…
Nearly Fifteen Reasons to get excited about the End of Summer Sale!
We’ve already shared many reasons to get excited about the RR End of Summer Sale, but the Dallas Wind Symphony is a HUGE reason for excitement. Not only can you get the newest release “Horns for the Holidays” on sale, you can get all of these great recordings at 20% Off when you buy two or more: Start Saving Today!
New Release – Horns for the Holidays
Horns for the Holidays Jerry Junkin Dallas Wind Symphony RR-126HDCD Now available in stores and online! “Merry Christmas, y’all!” –Gigi Sherrell Norwood, Dallas Wind Symphony An outstanding new release from America’s premier professional wind band! The Dallas Wind Symphony has a worldwide legion of followers and this is their first recording of holiday music. Horns for the Holidays showcases an exciting 12-track lineup including brilliant original arrangements of festive favorites with many first recordings. This…