Comments on Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble: WASBE Day 6 & 7 cont.

OK, you're not the first person to mention Tok...

2009-08-01T12:37:54.409-07:00

OK, you're not the first person to mention Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra - I'm going to have to find some recordings!! Thanks for the Gotham link - listening now :-)

You are well researched, Lora! You've got a h...

2009-08-01T12:13:06.200-07:00

You are well researched, Lora! You've got a handle on all of the major labels and ensembles with the exception of the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra and the Dallas Wind Symphony. You might also be interested in what a friend of mine is up to in New York. Check out the Gotham Wind Symphony at gothamwindsymphony.com.

LOL! I already have your CD "trajectories&qu...

2009-08-01T12:02:43.522-07:00

LOL! I already have your CD "trajectories", which I like very much. There is a little note on the cover mentioning others, but I haven't seen them around here - can you tell a bit about the music?

When I first decided I wanted to learn more about wind music, it was hard to find any recordings at all - people in the shops kept handing me things by Canadian Brass and Hannaford Street Silver Band, which was not what I had in mind at all.

Naxos is a GREAT resource - I have access to their online music library through my school, and I have discovered a lot of wonderful recordings that way. Some of my favourites, aside from their own Wind Band Classics series, are the amazing recordings that Corporon did for Klavier (funny name for a label that records so much wind music) and the recordings that Reynish has done for Chandos.

University of Calgary has put out some great CDs as well - don't know why they are not more well-known than they are, and for the the last two I emailed Dr. Price to ask if I could purchase them directly from him, because I didn't see the CDs in any of my local shops.

Hi Lora, Mark Custom is a great source for wind r...

2009-08-01T11:33:15.169-07:00

Hi Lora,

Mark Custom is a great source for wind repertoire. Also check out the Naxos catalogue. They have their own expanding series of wind repertoire and distribute some of the major labels that record wind repertoire. Of course, you could always buy a PSWE CD!

Marc, I did have it saved, so I deleted my comment...

2009-08-01T11:22:30.347-07:00

Marc, I did have it saved, so I deleted my comment to this post, and re-commented to a more appropriate one.

Something actually related to this post, thanks for mentioning the recordings!! I didn't know about Mark Custom, and I will bookmark the site to check later. They don't have this year's recordings listed, but there are some other things that do look interesting.

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