Lowell Graham & National Symphonic Winds – Centre Stage (45rpm 200g 2LP)

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Lowell Graham conducts the National Symphonic Winds

Recorded to 2-track, half-inch 30 inch-per-second tape via modified Studer tape deck

Selections from the stage, screen and Olympic Fanfare

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These recordings were made in a historic concert hall on the campus of Hampton University in Hampton Roads, Va. The history of the hall parallels somewhat New York’s Carnegie Hall. The musicians in the National Symphonic Winds come from the premier military bands of the United States as well as the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. The result was a superb mix of seasoned and assured professionals for this single, five-hour recording session.
Graham, a native of Greeley, Colorado, has earned recognition as one of America’s most talented young conductors. He graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with both his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees. He was also the first person to be awarded the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Orchestral Conducting from the Catholic University of America. Graham is the Director of Orchestral Activities and Professor of Conducting at the University of Texas at El Paso. He is the recipient of the “Abraham Chavez” Professorship in Music.
Recorded with minimal miking (Sennheiser), directly to 2-track half-inch, 30 ips tape using arguably the finest 2-track analog recorder in the world – the Wilson Ultramaster – a highly-modified Studer tape deck with custom-designed electronics designed by John Curl. To accomplish this difficult, time pressure recording, the recording engineering skills of the renowned Bruce Leek were employed.

The extreme dynamic range of the music remains intact as well as the soundstage and timbre of the ensemble remaining completely natural. There is no added enhancement to the concert hall’s natural reverberation. When raising the volume, be careful as these real world dynamics can be harmful to playback equipment if care is not taken.
1. Olympic Fanfare, Bugler’s Dream
2. The Cowboys (arr. J. Curnow for wind ensemble)
3. Oklahoma! (excerpts) (arr. W. Barker for wind ensemble)
4. Barnum (excerpts) (arr. B. Lowden for wind ensemble)
5. Mary Poppins (excerpts) (arr. I. Kostal and A. Reed for wind ensemble)
6. West Side Story (excerpts) (arr. W.J. Duthoit for wind band)

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