Glass Bead
Charles G. Snead (horn), Osiris J. Molina (clarinet), Jonathan Whitaker (trombone), Alabama Wind Ensemble, Kenneth Ozzello
For their first commercial recording, the Alabama Wind Ensemble offers three concertos by American composers. James Beckel's The Glass Bead Game is a horn concerto loosely based on the Hermann Hesse novel of the same name. Scott McAllister's Black Dog is a rhapsody for solo clarinet and wind ensemble, inspired by Led Zeppelin's rhapsodic-style song Black Dog. David Maslanka's Trombone Concerto is a memorial to Christine Capote, a flutist and teacher who was a dear friend. The performers and conductor Kenneth Ozzello are all faculty members at the University of Alabama.
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Track Listing
| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| The Glass Bead Game | James A. Beckel, Jr. | Alabama Wind Ensemble, Charles Snead, French horn, Kenneth Ozzello, conductor |
| Black Dog | Scott McAllister | Alabama Wind Ensemble, Osiris Molina, clarinet, Randall Coleman, conductor |
| Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble | David Maslanka | Alabama Wind Ensemble, Jonathan Whitaker, trombone, Kenneth Ozzello, conductor |
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"I may never tire of hearing Clark McAllister's gripping clarinet concerto Black Dog (2003). In this excellent account...recorded sound is vibrant, the band plays with complete assurance..."
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