The United States Army Strings

Whether performing as The U.S. Army Strolling Strings or combined with the U.S. Army Band, the U.S. Army Strings is a favorite of America's leadership. The tracks on this album, ranging from jazz to pop to classical, are sure to please anyone's taste. Tracks on this album include: "Take Five," "Ashokan Farewell," "Elanore Rigby," "Flight of the Bumblebee," "Oblivion," "New York, New York," "Everything's Coming Up Roses," "Milonga del Angel," "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music, Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings," "British Grenadiers," "Rule Britannia," "Bedouin Medley," "Arirang," "Garry Owen," "Rocky Top," "La Cumparsita," "Orange Blossom Special," "God Bless America," and "The Army Song."

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Recording information: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007).

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Desmond, Paul : Take Five

Conductor: Jim Keene
Notes: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)
Running Time: 2 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Ungar, Jay : Ashokan Farewell

Performer: Marlisa Woods (Violin)
Conductor: Jim Keene
Notes: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)
Running Time: 4 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Lennon, John : Eleanor Rigby

Conductor: Jim Keene
Notes: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)
Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1966

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai : Flight of the Bumblebee

Performer: Laura Knutson (Violin)
Conductor: Jim Keene
Notes: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)
Running Time: 1 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1901

Piazzolla, Astor : Enrico IV

Performer: Manuel Bobenrieth (Accordion)
Conductor: Jim Keene
Notes: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)
Running Time: 3 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1982

Kander, John : New York, New York (theme for the film New York New York)

Conductor: Jim Keene
Notes: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)
Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1977

Styne, Jule : Gypsy :: Everything's Coming Up Roses

Conductor: Jim Keene
Notes: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)
Running Time: 2 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1959

Piazzolla, Astor : Milonga del Angel

Performer: Manuel Bobenrieth (Accordion)
Conductor: Jim Keene
Notes: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)
Running Time: 5 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1965

Rodgers, Richard : The Sound of Music

Performer: Emily Leader (Violin)
Conductor: Jim Keene
Notes: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)
Running Time: 2 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Barber, Samuel : Adagio for Strings

Conductor: Jim Keene
Notes: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)
Running Time: 6 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1936

Anonymous, English : The British Grenadiers

Performers: Nathan Sommers; Michael Ford (Tenor); K.C. Armstrong (Tenor)
Conductor: Jim Keene
Notes: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)
Running Time: 1 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: by 1800

Arne, Thomas Augustine : Rule Britannia

Performers: Nathan Sommers; K.C. Armstrong (Tenor); Michael Ford (Tenor)
Conductor: Jim Keene
Notes: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)
Running Time: 1 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1740

Traditional : Bedouin Medley

Performer: Julie Sodee (Percussion)
Conductor: Jim Keene
Notes: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)
Running Time: 2 min. 19 sec.

Traditional, Korean : Arirang

Performer: Myung Yoon
Conductor: Jim Keene
Notes: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)
Running Time: 1 min. 48 sec.

Traditional, American : Garryowen, for chorus & band (1st Cavalry) (after a traditional Irish melody)

Performer: Erin Sammon (Violin)
Conductor: Jim Keene
Notes: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)
Running Time: 2 min. 21 sec.

Bryant, Boudleaux : Rocky Top, song

Performers: Nathan Sommers; K.C. Armstrong (Tenor); Michael Ford (Tenor)
Conductor: Jim Keene
Notes: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)
Running Time: 2 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Rodriguez, Matos : La Cumparsita, for tango orchestra

Conductor: Jim Keene
Notes: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)
Running Time: 4 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1917

Rouse, Ervin T. : The Orange Blossom Special, fiddle piece

Conductor: Jim Keene
Notes: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)
Running Time: 2 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1938

Berlin, Irving : God Bless America

Performer: Alvy Powell (Bass Baritone)
Conductor: Jim Keene
Notes: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)
Running Time: 3 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1938

Gruber, Edmund L. : The Caissons Go Rolling Along, official song of the United States Army

Conductor: Jim Keene
Notes: Bias Recording Studios, Springfield, VA (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1908

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