American Symphony

Featuring

Bradley Genevro
University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony
Messiah College Wind Ensemble
Robert Jager
Morton Gould
Joseph Willcox Jenkins

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Composition History

Morton Gould's Symphony No. 4, titled "West Point," was composed for the West Point Sesquicentennial Celebration, marking 150 years of the United States Military Academy.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Robert Jager's Symphony No. 3 is a tone-poem symphony based on the writings of the Jesuit Irish priest, Gerard Manley Hopkins.

Compositional Technique

Joseph Willcox Jenkins' Symphony No. 5 mixes aleatoric passages (music where some element of the composition is left to chance) with more traditional writing in each movement.

Composition History

Joseph Willcox Jenkins' Symphony No. 5 was composed in 1979 for the Ball State University Wind Ensemble in memory of conductor Dr. Joseph Richard Scagnoli's daughter, Anne Marie.

Compositional Technique

Morton Gould's Symphony No. 4 is one of the first landmark symphonies composed specifically for wind band and includes a marching machine in its first movement.

Composition History

Robert Jager's Symphony No. 3, titled "The Grandeur of God," was written for the Troy University (AL) Symphony Band and is dedicated to his late wife, Sally.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded at two different locations: Parmer Concert Hall at Messiah College in February 2015 and Magoffin Auditorium at UTEP in November 2018.