Brass, Reeds, and Percussion: October 28, 2023 (Halloween)
Mysterious and macabre and reflective of mortality—that’s the type of music for this edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion because it’s the Halloween edition.In 1936, before a concert to be broadcast on radio, Artie Shaw needed a theme tune. Theme tunes were important because they helped to indentify a big band. In short, having a theme tune was part of big-band marketing. Many big bands simply chose a song from Tin Pan Alley, but Shaw decided to write his own and to make it truly unique...
Gerard Boedijn Makiko Kinoshita Quinto Serna Artie Shaw Leroy Anderson Japan Ground Self Defense Force Central Band
Source: wlrh.org