Archive for The Dallas Winds
Pizzicato Gives Four Stars To The Dallas Winds’ Asphalt Cocktail Recording
Remy Frank’s Pizzicato Magazine gives four stars to the Dallas Winds’ new Asphalt Cocktail: The Music of John Mackey recording! “The performances by the Dallas Winds under Jerry Junkin are absolutely great, energetic in the fast works, wonderfully lyrical and atmospheric in the quieter pieces. The recorded sound is crystal-clear and reinforces the positive impression of this production which should satisfy every lover of brass music.” —Remy Franck, Pizzicato See the full review on Pizzicato.lu
John Williams At The Movies Gets Five Stars from The Absolute Sound
The Absolute Sound‘s Arthur Lintgen gives a 5-star Sonic Rating to the GRAMMY® Award-nominated Dallas Winds and Jerry Junkin recording John Williams At The Movies: “give this spectacular recording a serious audition. The principal reason for the recording’s success is that Williams composed so effectively for brass and percussion. …all of the arrangements are spectacular, including the lengthy excerpts from Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and E.T. Much of the album’s success is also due to the…
FIVE 2019 GRAMMY Nominations!
Reference Recordings is excited to announce five GRAMMY® Nominations for the 2019 GRAMMY® Awards! John Williams At The Movies Best Engineered, Classical & Best Classical Compendium John Williams is a game changer. Early in his career he crossed the lines between music that was “art” and music that was “commercial,” and never looked back. He is one of the best known, most awarded and most successful composers in US history, and his name is inextricably…
The Absolute Sound Gives High Marks To John Williams At The Movies
The Dallas Winds and Jerry Junkin‘s new John Williams At The Movies recording receives high marks (4 Stars for Music, 5 Stars for Sonics) in the December 2018 issue of The Absolute Sound: “The principal reason for the recording’s success is that Williams composed so effectively for brass and percussion. The sonority here is frequently different from the original orchestrations, but in most cases it works very well. … all of the arrangements are spectacular,…
Celebrating Jerry Junkin
Reference Recordings congratulates Jerry Junkin on 25 years as the Artistic Director and Conductor of The Dallas Winds! Since 1990, Reference Recordings has partnered with The Dallas Winds (Dallas Wind Symphony) on 17 audiophile recordings (including 3 GRAMMY® nominees). On top of Jerry Junkin’s Dallas Winds recordings with Reference Recordings, he has also released two recordings conducting the University of Texas Wind Ensemble on RR. We are marking this exciting anniversary by offering all of…