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Folk Treasures of America / Bands and Choruses of the US Military

1 CD / Altissimo / 2012-11-13

Works: John Newton: Amazing Grace; American Traditional: Shenandoah, folk song; Sourwood Mountain; Long Time Ago; Old Joe Clark, folk song; When the Saints Go Marching In; Samuel F. Smith: America, for chor...
Performers: Morris, Ben; Trimmins, Ken; Young, Timothy [Piano]
Conductors: Galena, Joseph; Urrutia, Cristina M. M.; Hamilton, Finley R.; Bonner, Alan; Sierichs, Alan C.; Clanton, John C.; Milburn, Dwayne; Hinton, Keith; Leyendecker, Dennis M.; Steffey, Chad, Lt.; Waite, A. ...

Altissimo presents this great collection of traditional folk songs we all grew up singing. This album contains songs spanning two centuries, from early 1800's to...continue...

Christmas On Stage & Screen / US Air Force Band & Singing Sergeants

1 CD / Altissimo / 2011-10-25

Works: Ken Whitcomb: The Spirit of Christmas, for band; Christmas Traditional: Medley; Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (for the film Meet Me in St. Louis); Victor Herbert: ...
Performers: Abraira, Donna; Askew, Robin; Colleran, Russell; Davis, Brian [Vocals]; Haselbeck, Alex; Nokes, David L.; Pearson, Richard; Sommers, Nathan

Christmas- its story, its spirit, its nostalgia- has the unique ability to move and inspire us. It is the influence behind momentary, unnoticed acts of...continue...
Recording information: Center for the Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax, (01/21/1996-01/25/1996)....continue...

Caroling / US Air Force Singing Sergeants

1 CD / Altissimo / 2011-09-27

Works: Christmas Traditional: Fum, Fum, Fum (Catalan); O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German); Wassail, O wassail all over the town!, carol ("The Somerset Wassail"); Ya viene la vieja, carol (Spanish); Th...
Performers: Bennett, Bradley S.; Dolan, Ryan P. [Vocals]; Maxwell, Kenneth G.; McPherson, Jonathan; Noriega, Nydia C.; Sabatino, Eric; Shrieves, Patrick J.; Wilson, Steve [Tenor vocals]
Conductors: Irish, Matthew J.; Williams, Angela B.
Ensemble: ; Libertas

Caroling is a tradition that goes back hundreds of years as a joyful part of the winter holiday season. Since the Eisenhower administration, the U.S....continue...
Recording information: Hylton Memorial Chapel, Woodbridge, VA (11/10/2002-11/15/2002)....continue...

Happy Holidays! / The United States Navy Band

1 CD / Altissimo / 2011-09-27

Works: W. Scott Ragsdale: Holiday Opener (Happy Holiday / We Need a Little Christmas), medley for chorus & band; Christmas in the Islands, for voices, steel drums & band; Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride, arrang...
Performers: Arneson, Keith; Burlin, Philip M.; Bury, John; Carr, Kenneth H.; Dickson, Emily J.; Doubek, Theodore D.; Duff, Edward Daryl; Emrich, John H.; Fisher, John L.; Hernandez, Luis; Higginbotham, Shana; Hi...
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Ensemble: The Cruisers (Miltary Band Vocal Ensemble); U.S. Navy Country Current

The selections on this recording were performed on the 2000 and 2001 Holiday Concerts broadcast across the nation and around the world via Direct to...continue...

Sound the Bells: A Holiday Celebration / US Army Field Band

1 CD / Altissimo / 2011-09-27

Works: John Williams: Sound the Bells!, fanfare for brass & percussion (or orchestra); English Traditional: Greensleeves, folk song; Randol Alan Bass: Gloria, for chorus; James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; Felix...

Combining the simple beauty of delicate bells, flutes, voices, and harps with trumpets, drums, and piano, this album creates a grand musical experience that demands...continue...
Recording information: Devers Hall, Fort George G. Meade, MD (2008)....continue...

One of Our Own: Alfred Reed

1 CD / Altissimo / 2008-01-22

Works: Alfred Reed: Armenian Dances - Part 1, for concert band; A Festival Prelude for band; Othello, symphonic portrait for brass ensemble; First Suite for Band; Russian Christmas Music; Johann Sebastian B...
Conductors: Donald E. Schofield, Jr.

The music on this album represents the multi-faceted works of Alfred Reed, a prolific composer. During his years as an Army Air Force bandsman, Alfred...continue...
Recording information: Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, University o (2005-01-12_2005-01-14&2006-)....continue...