(1997)Daugherty's first work for symphonic band Niagara Falls became an instant classic upon its premiere by the University of Michigan Symphony Band conducted by H. Robert Reynolds in 1997. Niagara Fallshas been played by high school university and professional wind ensembles all over the world and was featured in a highly acclaimed 2006 PBS documentary on the Falls. Inspired by the falls separating Canada and the UnitedStates this composition is another souvenir from Daugherty: a ten-minute musical ride over the Niagara River with an occasional stop at a haunted house or wax museum along the way.
SKU: GI.G-CD-989
UPC: 785147098928.
This latest release in the GIA Composer's Collection series showcases the work of Michael Daugherty. Grammy® award winning composer Michael Daugherty is one of the most commissioned, performed, and recorded composers on the American concert music scene today. His music is influenced by modern, post-modern, and romantic music and is performed extensively throughout the world.  Stunningly performed by the North Texas Wind Symphony, under the direction of Eugene Migliaro Corporon, this recording brings together some the best works of this accomplished composer. The booklet includes extensive liner notes about Michael Daugherty and his contribution to wind band repertoire.  The GIA Composer's Collection offers wonderful recordings of masterworks by some of the most respected wind symphony composers of all time. Contents: Niagara Falls (1997) • UFO (2001): Traveling Music, Unidentified, Flying, ???, Objects • On the Air (2012) • Lost Vegas (2011): Viva, Mirage, Fever • Red Cape Tango (1999) • Brooklyn Bridge (2005): East, South, West, North • Desi (1991) • Vulcan (2014): Pon Farr, Mind Meld, Vulcan's Forge • Bells for Stokowski (2002) • Winter Dreams (2015) • Bizzaro (1993) • Alligator Alley (2003) • Motown Metal (1994) • Rio Grande (2015).
