Publisher's Synopsis
The Eastman Wind Ensemble has enjoyed an international reputation for leadership in repertoire development and performance practices during its 40-plus year existence. Founded in 1952 by Frederick Fennell at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, the Ensemble has been a major professional recording entity and has provided leadership in areas of research and communication in the development of the contemporary wind band.;The 40th Anniversary of the Ensemble was celebrated in February 1992 at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, with a series of concerts, conducting workshops and scholarly papers presented under the aegis of the American Sonneck Society. These papers are the foundation of this book and will be viewed as primary research into the areas of historical development of the wind band, repertoire analysis and performance practices; in addition, international reports on wind band history and development in England, Europe and Japan are included.;Of interest to conductors, composers, musicologists and performers is the essay on the wind ensemble concept with its underlying principles that have created this revolution in concert band activities over the past four decades. This history, as shown through the activities of the Eastman Wind Ensemble, is presented by Donald Hunsberger, the Ensemble's Conductor since 1965. Accompanying this article is an Appendix containing the repertoire performed (in program format) by the Eastman Symphony Band (1935-52) and the Eastman Wind Ensemble (1952-1992). A complete discography of the Eastman Wind Ensemble is included.
