The Music of Don Gillis II; Symphony No. 6 and more

You're listening to music by Don Gillis and this is Dan Gillis you're host and commentator on this informal session of music and talk brought to you each week by the national educational radio network. And believe it or not we're doing program number five this week which proves if nothing else that time does indeed fly. And who would have dreamed five weeks ago that we'd be up here already. But here we are and our show is ready with music that I hope will interest you for it include scores by a symphony orchestra by woodwind quintet and by band. And two began we'll hear the marching triumphal sound from my Symphony Number Six played for us by the National High School orchestra of Interlochen under the baton of Henri and ballet. Thanks. Thanks

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Thank you. The march and triumphal sound from my Symphony Number 6 has just been played by the National High School orchestra of Interlochen conducted by Henri and Dolly from the full sound of Symphony Orchestra will go now to the more intimate sound of the woodwind quintet. And for those of you who aren't really on familiar terms with music generally let me take a moment to explain that a woodwind quintet is made up of flute oboe clarinet horn and bassoon. And for those of you who still wonder why there is a brass instrument the horn in a woodwind quintet let me say that is just one of those things that happen in music. For once upon a time the horns were considered woodwinds. And one thing you can't do it's changed tradition in music. Him to score a way to hear the faculty woodwind quintet from the Interlochen Arts Academy will play a three movement suite which concerns itself with the fable of the tortoise and the hare. I wrote this week back in about nine hundred thirty eight or thirty nine and actually with the exception of this

performance I'm about to hear along with you. I hadn't heard the music since that time. Not that the work hasn't been played but somehow or other I just hadn't been handy to hear it. I like it and I hope you do too. The three movements are called the race begins. Rare rabbit dreams and Mr Tortoise wins the race. The fable of the tortoise and the hare. Why.

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Are. You've been listening to my first suite for woodwind quintet the fable of the tortoise and the hare

played for us by the faculty woodwind quintet of the Interlochen Arts Academy director. Music by Don Gonyea continues now with Prairie sunset from Portrait of a frontier town played by the new symphony orchestra of London. Why.

Prairie sunset from Portrait of a frontier town with a new symphony orchestra of London conducted by the composer. Music by Daniel Oates concludes now with that while upping the brass band march I promised you last week its title is Mr. Big

and it's the type of March which if you are a marcher will really give you something to march around to. But if you're not you can at least tap your toes and wonder who the Mr. Big is that my march is written about Mr. Big. A march for big brass band. Why.

The march we've just heard was called Mr. Big and it serves as our exit music on this the fifth broadcast of music by Don DeLillo's. Earlier we heard my first sweet for woodwind quintet the fable of the tortoise and the hare prairie sunset from Portrait of a frontier town and the march triumphal sound from my Symphony Number Six. Next week we're going to have a program which might be referred to as a patriotic show for it will include a movement from my Star-Spangled symphony a work for narrator and band called ceremony of Allegiance and

a new recording of this is our America which I did at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth Texas. I hope you can join us. Music by Don Carlos is brought to you each week by the national educational radio network and it's produced for Riverdale productions by Keith Donaldson. This is Daniel was saying thank you for being with us and so long until we meet again. This is the national educational radio network.