New York 1927 - Warren Barker - Wind Ensemble - Northern Sydney Youth Orchestra - NSYO

New York 1927 - by Warren Barker. Performed by the NSYO Wind Ensemble conducted by Tim Ferrier. Awarded GOLD at the Dickson's Yamaha Band Festival 2011 Music Competition.

New York 1927 is a delightful Warren Barker composition that is descriptive of the hustle and bustle of New York City in the 1920's. Starting with a lively "ragtime" section, it soon segues into a "Gershwinish" blues that features

Warren Barker was born in Oakland, California and attended the University of California at Los Angeles and later studied composition with Mario Castelnuevo-Tedesco and Henri Pensis. At the age of 24 he was appointed chief arranger for the National Broadcasting Company's prime musical program, THE RAILROAD HOUR, a position he held for six years. Barker has been associated with 20th Century Fox, Metro Goldwyn-Mayer and Columbia Studios as a composer arranger-conductor for motion pictures and television. He has composed and conducted music for more that thirty television series including seven years as composer-conductor for the highly rated comedy series, "BEWITCHED." The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honored him in 1970 for his original music written for the award winning series, "MY WORLD AND WELCOME TO IT," based on the life of James Thurber. He was a member of the arranging staff for the Oscar winning motion picture "HELLO DOLLY." He also served as conductor-arranger and recording artist for Warner Bros. and Capitol Records. His compositions and arrangements have been performed and recorded by a variety of musical artists from Frank Sinatra to the Hollywood Bowl and Cincinnati Pops Orchestras. He received writing commissions from many outstanding music organizations including The United States Air Force Band, The Royal Australian Navy, the Northshore Concert Band, and the Norwegian Army Staff Band. Barker was a member of the American Bandmasters Association, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity, and Broadcast Music, Inc.

Warren Barker passed away on August 3, 2006.

This performance is at the Dickson's Yamaha Band Festival Music Competition in Sydney, Australia on 23rd June 2011.

The Northern Sydney Youth Orchestra NSYO Wind Ensemble was formed in 2001 to provides ensemble training and performance opportunities for brass and woodwind players of minimum Grade 3/Gr 4 standard. The repertoire includes a variety of popular, folk, classical and jazz music.

This ensemble regularly and successfully competes in the various band championships held in Sydney.

This year in 2011 we will be holding some special events to celebrate the 10th anniversary of this exciting ensemble.

Rehearsals are held on Wednesdays during Public School terms from 5.45pm to 7.30pm in the Presbyterian Church Hall, Mary St, Beecroft. http://www.nsyo.org.au
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[NashVanDyke]

clarinet i mean

[NashVanDyke]

nice Im playing this in band i play clarinette