Title
The Music of Brian Balmages, Volume 1
Document Type
Audio
Files
Description
Brian Balmages is an award-winning composer whose music has been performed throughout the world with commissions ranging from elementary schools to professional orchestras. The Sunderman Conservatory Wind Symphony, led by conductor Russell McCutcheon, presents The Music of Brian Balmages Vol. 1 on the Mark Masters label. This recording features eight of Balmages works for wind band. Trumpet soloist Steven Marx joins McCutcheon and the Sunderman Conservatory Wind Symphony for the recording premiere of the beautiful Trust in Angels. The ensemble moves through contemporary styles in Metal, Industrial Loops and Primal Dances; honors protestors and revolutionaries old and new in Within the Castle Walls (Songs of Welsh Revolution) and Shrine of the Fallen (Kiev, 2014); and showcases Balmages compositional lyricism and creativity in Rippling Watercolors and Spontaneous Beings.
Performer(s)
Sunderman Conservatory Wind Symphony
Steven Marx (Trumpet Soloist)
Composer(s)
Brian Balmages
Tracks
- Metal
- Shrine of the Fallen (Kiev, 2014)
- Industrial Loops
- Trust In Angels
- Songs of Welsh Revolution (Within the Castle Walls): No. 1, A Mighty Warrior
- Songs of Welsh Revolution (Within the Castle Walls): No. 2, Over the Stone
- Songs of Welsh Revolution (Within the Castle Walls): No. 3, Men of Harlech
- Songs of Welsh Revolution (Within the Castle Walls): No. 4, Owain Glyndŵr's War Song
- Spontaneous Beings
- Rippling Watercolors
- Primal Dances
Publication Date
6-27-2020
Publisher
Mark Records
Keywords
Brian Balmages, Steven Marx, Wind Symphony, Compositional Lyricism, Musical Performance
Disciplines
Music | Music Performance
Department 1
Conservatory of Music
Recommended Citation
Sunderman Conservatory Wind Symphony. The Music of Brian Balmages, Volume 1. Conductor. Russell McCutcheon. Recorded 2020. Mark Masters, compact disk.