United The United States Marine Band: Masterpieces for Symphonic Band (UK-import)
Three concert programmes by the United States Marine Band. In the first programme, 'Above and Beyond', the band performs folk melodies and dances from Percy Grainger's 'Lincolnshire Posy' and Jennifer Higdon's 'Fanfare Ritmico'. In the second programme, 'New England Spirit', the band performs war melodies including Vincent Persichetti's 'Masquerade' and John Philip Sousa's 'The Stars and Stripes Forever'. Finally, in 'Classic Band Masterpieces', the band performs 'First Suite for Military Band' by Gustav Holst, 'Symphony for Band in B Flat' by Paul Hindemith and Bright Sheng's 'Shanghai Overture'.
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