NAXOS RELEASES LIVE RECORDING OF GERARD SCHWARZ AND THE PRESIDENTS OWN UNITED STATES MARINE BAND FEATURING

WORLD PREMIERE OF SCHWARZS ABOVE AND BEYOND March 2 ! 2"#$ % Naxos releases Above and Beyond: Wind Band Classics featuring Gerard Schwar and the !resident"s own #nited States $arine Band% An all&A'erican celebration of wind band 'usic( the disc was recorded live in $arch )*+) at the $usic Center at Strath'ore and includes the world ,re'iere of Gerard Schwar co',osition( Above and Beyond. Above and Beyond: Wind Band Classics( features established classics such as -rederic. -ennell"s edition of !ercy Grainger"s Lincolnshire Posy alongside !aul Creston"s festive Celebration Overture% /n addition( the disc includes wor.s by Co,land( Bernard 0ands and Sa'uel Barber% Schwar "s Above and Beyond, was written s,ecifically for the band in recognition of their re'ar.able 'usicianshi,% 1he live ,erfor'ance earned a raucous standing ovation( according to DMV Classical Music blog% 2the 'assed woodwinds blend so well and 'a.e such an even sound that you could 'ista.e the' for a uni3uely rich and seductive organ2 the brass section 'atched what see'ed to be do ens of distinct colors ,erfectly to each 'o'ent of 'usic% S,ea.ing of Above and Beyond, DMV Classical Music said( At ti'es( conductor Schwar see'ed li.e a .id in a candy store( ,ic.ing fro' each section the s,ecific delights he wanted at any given 'o'ent2the 'elodies had a certain felicity( and Schwar 'ade canny use of the vast ca,abilities of the band% A ,rolific recording artist and ,ro,onent of A'erican 'usic( Schwar "s total discogra,hy nu'bers 'ore than 45* recordings on 'ore than ++ labels6with over +** being released by Naxos% Also a ,rolific and dyna'ic co',oser( Schwar studied with such e'inent co',osers as !aul Creston( 0oger Sessions( 7acob 8ruc.'an( $ilton Babbitt( 9incent !ersichetti and !ierre Boule and has created 'any acclai'ed original wor.s and arrange'ents of orchestral suites% Schwar currently serves as $usic 8irector of the All Star :rchestra and the ;astern $usic -estival in addition to Conductor <aureate of the Seattle Sy',hony% $r% Schwar "s latest ,ro=ect( 1he All&Star :rchestra( features a hand,ic.ed ense'ble of star ,layers fro' A'erica"s leading orchestras co'ing together for an eight e,isode A'erican !ublic 1elevision series > released as a 898 set by Naxos > designed to encourage a greater understanding and en=oy'ent of classical 'usic% -or 'ore infor'ation on $aestro Schwar ( visit www%GerardSchwar %co'% March 2"#$ G&rar' Sch(ar) R&*&a+&

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