The Drake University Wind Symphony performs a range of literature from chamber wind works to contemporary band repertoire, and has premiered new works for band.
Performer Biography
Robert Meunier, the Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Percussion at Drake University, conducts the Wind Symphony and Marching Band.
Composer Biography
Percy Grainger, a native of Brighton, Australia, was one of the first 20th-century composers to embrace the band as a serious artistic medium.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at the Performing Arts Hall, Drake University, over three days in March and April 2001.
Performer Biography
Robert Meunier, the conductor, is a member of the percussion section of the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra and a percussion clinician for the Ludwig division of the Selmer Corporation.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Percy Grainger, a composer featured on this album, believed that studying native music and associating with folk-singers was the most fruitful influence on his creative career.
