Fanfare, Capriccio and Rhapsody

Featuring

John Pretz Boyd
Vince DiMartino
Indiana State University Wind Orchestra
Kent State University Wind Ensemble
Chicago Saxophone Quartet
Ron Nelson

Fisher Tull
Warren Barker
Andrew Boysen Jr.

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Composition History

Warren Barker's "Capriccio for Saxophone Quartet and Band" was commissioned by The Northshore Concert Band (Illinois) and conductor John P. Paynter.

Composition History

Andrew Boysen's "Symphony for Winds and Percussion No. 1" was commissioned by Marietta Paynter in memory of her husband, John P. Paynter.

Performer Biography

Vince DiMartino, the trumpet soloist on this recording, is a Distinguished Matton Professor of Music at Centre College and a Distinguished Valade Professor of Trumpet at the Interlochen Center for the Arts.

Recording & Production

This album is a compilation of selections previously released on ELF Records, with recordings made between 1984 and 1999 at Indiana State University and Kent State University.

Compositional Technique

Fisher Tull's "Sketches on a Tudor Psalm" is based on a 16th-century setting of the Second Psalm by Thomas Tallis, which is still used in Anglican services today.

Composition History

Ron Nelson's "Fanfare for the Kennedy Center" was commissioned for the John and June Hechinger Commissioning Fund to celebrate the Kennedy Center's 25th anniversary season.

Composition History

Nelson's "Medieval Suite" was drawn from three movements of his "Mass of St. LaSalle," which was commissioned by LaSalle College to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Christian Brothers.