The wind ensemble repertory has a rich history and a vibrant contemporary presence. Donald Grantham, for example, evokes gospel music of the 1920s and '30s in Starry Crown, which draws on the earthy vitality of call-and-response sermons. Steven Bryant's Ecstatic Waters reaches forward to present a pulsating narrative of exuberance, contradiction and subtle dialogue. Gordon Jacob wrote two series of settings of Old Wine in New Bottles in which he took old English settings and clothed them in his zesty and witty colors. To end, we have the songful lyricism of Carter Penn's Hold This Boy and Listen. Stephen L. Gage has served as instrumental music coordinator, professor of conducting, and director of bands at Youngstown State University's Dana School of Music since 1993.

Tracklist:

Starry Crown
Old Wine In New Bottles: I. Wraggle Taggle Gypsies
Old Wine In New Bottles: II. The Three Ravens
Old Wine In New Bottles: III. Begone Dull Care
Old Wine In New Bottles: IV. Early One Morning
More Old Wine In New Bottles: I. Down Among The Dead Men
More Old Wine In New Bottles: II. The Oak And The Ash
More Old Wine In New Bottles: III. The Lincolnshire Poacher
More Old Wine In New Bottles: IV. Joan To The Maypole
Ecstatic Waters
Hold This Boy And Listen

UPC: 747313276271
Label: Naxos Wind Band
Release Date: 8.28.12
Format: CD

Stephen Gage - Old Wine in New Bottles (CD)