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Band Music Friday: A Mother of a Revolution

May 7, 2026 May 7, 2026

So today’s Band Music Friday (on a raging Thursday) is Omar Thomas’s A Mother of a Revolution, performed by the Brooklyn Wind Symphony. Listen deeply, visit his website. Support composers writing important music and absolutely support the groups performing them.

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Band Music Friday: Holst’s First Suite

March 20, 2026 May 7, 2026

Today’s Band Music Friday is courtesy of our composer friend Gustav Holst. You may know him as the composer of such bangers as The Planets, but true band geeks know him as “the orchestral composer who respected and loved writing for wind band and so he did.” My dude knew quality.