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Departures

4/14/2015, 15 Tracks, 1:19:26

Featuring

  • Larry H. Lang
  • United States Air Force Band
  • Steven Bryant
  • Robert Thurston
  • Wayne Oquin
  • Arturo Márquez
  • Kathryn Salfelder
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Christopher Caliendo
  • Malcolm Arnold
  • Julie Giroux
  • Ron Nelson

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Performer Biography

Colonel Larry H. Lang, the conductor of The United States Air Force Band, was inducted into the American Bandmasters Association in 2005.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Christopher Caliendo's Ender's Game: The Concert Band Suite was commissioned by the US Air Force to commemorate the seventieth anniversary of D-Day.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Malcolm Arnold's Four Scottish Dances, written for the BBC Light Music Festival, imitate bagpipes and use reel and Scotch snap rhythms, including comic elements.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Kathryn Salfelder's Ungrounded Base, commissioned by the US Air Force Band, is a double-entendre on the term ground bass, a 17th-century compositional device.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album was recorded in May 2014 at Hylton Memorial Chapel in Woodbridge, Virginia.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

The album celebrates pivotal moments in music and Air Force history where a 'departure' from the expected path made a significant difference.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

The album title, Departures, is inspired by the men and women in the US Air Force who voluntarily 'depart' from their families and friends.

Source: Booklet

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