Maslanka Weekly: Best of the Web – No. 53, Wounds

Maslanka Weekly highlights excellent performances of David Maslanka’s music from around the web. This week we feature three of David's works that specifically refer to "wounds" of some kind: First Light, "Chorale - O Sacred Head Now Wounded" from Hosannas, and "Unforgettable Wounds" from David's Book.

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Featured works

Matthew Maslanka2019-06-24T18:16:17+00:00

First Light

Wind Ens (2016) 8' Grade 6

Matthew Maslanka2019-06-24T18:20:37+00:00

Hosannas

Wind Ens (2015) 30'

Jerusha Johnson2019-06-24T18:22:04+00:00

David’s Book: Concerto for Solo Percussionist and Wind Ensemble

Solo Perc, Wind Ens (2006) 39'

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 Johnson2019-05-27T16:46:43+00:00

A Child’s Garden of Dreams

Wind Ens (1981) 35' Grade 6+

Maslanka Weekly: Best of the Web – No. 52, Premiers

Richard Nobbe2019-06-17T18:17:55+00:0017 June 2019|

Maslanka Weekly highlights excellent performances of David Maslanka’s music from around the web. This week, we feature recordings and/or videos of three of David's premiers: Saint Francis, Symphony No. 2, and Hurtling Through Space at an Unimaginable Speed.

Maslanka Weekly: Best of the Web – No. 51, Peace

Richard Nobbe2019-06-10T22:17:03+00:0010 June 2019|

Maslanka Weekly highlights excellent performances of David Maslanka’s music from around the web. This week, we feature performances of three of David’s works inspired specifically to help us as listeners and performers around the world create peace in our communities: Peace, Angel of Mercy, and Hymn for World Peace.

Maslanka Weekly: Best of the Web – No. 50, Folk Songs

Richard Nobbe2019-06-03T16:14:00+00:003 June 2019|

Maslanka Weekly highlights excellent performances of David Maslanka’s music from around the web. This week, we feature performances of three of David's works inspired by folk songs: Symphony No. 7, "Johnny Get Your Hair Cut" from A Carl Sandburg Reader, and The Seeker.

Maslanka Weekly: Best of the Web – No. 49, New Performances of Sonatas

Richard Nobbe2019-05-27T16:42:51+00:0027 May 2019|

Maslanka Weekly highlights excellent performances of David Maslanka’s music from around the web. This week, we feature spectacular new performances of Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, Sonata for Horn and Piano, and Sonata for Bassoon and Piano.