EXPERTS’ EXCERPTS: “Rufford Park Poachers” from Percy Grainger’s Lincolnshire Posy
Any musician who spends enough time playing in a concert band will eventually have the opportunity to play Lincolnshire Posy by Percy Grainger. It is…
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MILITARY CORNER: Getting to Know Chase Garner
Chase Garner recently won a position playing tuba with the Army Field Band. He started basic training in June and will begin playing with the…
EXPERTS’ EXCERPTS: Claude T. Smith’s Festival Variations
Claude T. Smith’s Festival Variations from 1982 contains a few interesting excerpts for euphonium. They are not the most frequently used excerpts at Norwegian band auditions, but…
EXPERTS’ EXCERPTS: Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa
We play it in concert band settings and with orchestras, with brass bands and brass quintets. We play it in summer concert series and under…
MILITARY CORNER: On the Road with the U.S. Army Field Band
With the Field Band Tuba and Euphonium Sections: SFC Lauren Veronie Curran, euphonium MSG Chris Sarangoulis, euphonium SSG Scott Devereaux, tuba SSG Chase Garner, tuba…
EXPERTS’ EXCERPTS: Thunder and Blazes by Julius Fućik arranged by Laurendeau/Seredy
A commonly asked for circus march on military band auditions is Entry of the Gladiators, also known as Thunder and Blazes . Fućik titled the march Entry of the…
EXPERTS’ EXCERPTS: Toccata Marziale by R. Vaughan Williams
Ralph Vaughn William’s Toccata Marziale has made an appearance on nearly every military band audition list for the modern era and is performed frequently by…
MILITARY CORNER: Military Roundtable: College Professors Formerly of the Military
Round Table Participants: David Zerkel, University of Georgia; Andy Rummel, Illinois State University; Matthew Tropman, University of Arizona; Steven Kellner, University of Maryland/Peabody Conservatory Steven…
EXPERTS’ EXCERPTS FOR TUBA: Celebration Overture by Paul Creston
Paul Creston’s Celebration Overture is not guaranteed to appear on a military band audition, but it is very likely something you will play eventually. Regardless of the…
MILITARY CORNER: The Military Roundtable: “Outside of D.C.-Life in the Regional Bands”
Members of the roundtable: Jim Cipriano, Jesse Canady, Alex Serwatowski, Ryan Scott Steve Maxwell: Thank you all for being a part of this roundtable discussion!…
