Showcases the wind band music of Percy Grainger, including favorites Lincolnshire Posy and Irish Tune from County Derry ("Danny Boy"). Australia considers Grainger its greatest composer; the U.S., where he lived most of his life, praises him as a music educator, composer and arranger of band music; and England considers him supremely important in the preservation and arrangement of British folk songs.
Grainger's gems are performed to perfection by America's only full-time professional wind band, conducted by Jerry Junkin. Grainger specified many unusual, optional instruments, and this recording has them all. Hear these "original instrument" performances in all their glory. A "must Have" CD for all Grainger fans and directors.
Duke of Marlborough Fanfare Percy Grainger Lincolnshire Posy Percy Grainger The Merry King Percy Grainger Children's March Percy Grainger Colonial Song Percy Grainger Mock Morris Percy Grainger Gum-Suckers March Percy Grainger Molly On The Shore Percy Grainger Spoon River Percy Grainger After-Word Percy Grainger Lads of Lamphray Percy Grainger Irish Tune From County Derry Shepherd's Hey Percy Grainger
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