Before Another Library Burns: how luck shapes music history
Every so often one encounters a story that reveals how terrifyingly fragile our musical inheritance really is. […]
Festival and Competition of Bands, Paris 1867
Held during the Exposition Universelle in Paris 1867, the Festival was a performance of 1400 musicians under the dome of the Palace of Industry. […]
The King Kong of Band Music
A monumental, 2-hour programmatic work for band portraying the entire life of Napoleon Bonaparte. […]
The Retour des Cendres
The Retour des Cendres (“Return of the Ashes”) was the repatriation of the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte from the island of Saint Helena to Paris in 1840. […]
Alex F. Lithgow, Works, vol. 1
An album of works by composer Alex F. Lithgow. […]
Comettant: Francis Planté
Francis Planté (1839–1934) was a celebrated French pianist renowned for his technical prowess and deeply expressive style. […]
