Books about Composers and Artists

This biography begins in 1967 as Frank L. Battisti concludes a celebrated 14-year career as Director of Bands at Ithaca High School, followed by a move to Baldwin Wallace College Conservatory. Later,

In this delightful collection of anecdotes, Michael Colgrass invites the reader into his private encounters with Igor Stravinsky, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Dizzy Gillespie and a host of other key

The performance style that contributed to the highly appealing "Sousa sound" made his music the ultimate in popularity during the golden age of concert bands. Thought provoking and highly revealing, the