Maslanka Weekly: Best of the Web – No. 35, David Maslanka – The Composition Teacher

Maslanka Weekly highlights excellent performances of David Maslanka’s music from around the web. This week, we take a look at three of the many pupils David worked with over the years as well as one of their compositions: Symphony No. 3, "For David" by Kimberly K. Archer, This is Our Joyful Hour by Kevin Krumenauer, and Heroes from the Sea by Onsby C. Rose.

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Featured works

Joel Studebaker2019-02-05T00:32:59+00:00

Symphony No. 8

Wind Ens (2008) 42'

Joel Studebaker2019-02-05T00:50:20+00:00

Tears

Wind Ens (1994) 12'

Joel Studebaker2019-02-05T00:55:15+00:00

Symphony No. 2

Wind Ens (1986) 35'

Popular works

Jerusha Johnson2018-12-24T19:43:31+00:00

Give Us This Day: Short Symphony for Wind Ensemble

Wind Ens (2006) 10'

Joel Studebaker2018-12-31T19:05:00+00:00

Symphony No. 4

Wind Ens (1993) 27'

Jerusha Johnson2017-03-08T19:56:31+00:00

A Child’s Garden of Dreams

Wind Ens (1981) 35' Grade 6+

Maslanka Weekly: Best of the Web – No. 35, David Maslanka – The Composition Teacher

Richard Nobbe2019-02-18T18:23:22+00:0018 February 2019|

Maslanka Weekly: Best of the Web – No. 34, Symphony No. 4 Rehearsal with Jerry Junkin

Richard Nobbe2019-02-12T05:33:24+00:0012 February 2019|

Maslanka Weekly highlights excellent performances of David Maslanka’s music from around the web. This week, we feature a spectacular livestream rehearsal featuring Jerry Junkin working with the Vandegrift High School Wind Ensemble in David's epic Symphony No. 4.

Maslanka Weekly: Best of the Web – No. 33, The Eastman Wind Ensemble

Richard Nobbe2019-02-04T23:33:18+00:004 February 2019|

Maslanka Weekly highlights excellent performances of David Maslanka’s music from around the web. This week, we feature the Eastman Wind Ensemble in rousing performances of Symphony No. 8, Mvt. I, Tears, and Symphony No. 2.

Maslanka Weekly: Best of the Web – No. 32, The World

Richard Nobbe2019-01-31T01:10:00+00:0031 January 2019|

Maslanka Weekly highlights excellent performances of David Maslanka’s music from around the web. This week, we feature captivating performances of Hymn for World Peace, Out of this World, and This is the World.