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…and more bears RECORDINGS “designed for repeated listening” AMB 90082 2 NATIONAL SYMPHONIC BAND TRUMPETS OF VICTORY VOL. 8

1. Ringling Brothers Grand Entry (Sweet)...... 1:51 2. Flag Of Freedom (Panella)...... 1:58 3. Rondo (Mozart) ...... 1:52 4. The Viking (King)...... 2:01 5. The Voyager (King) ...... 2:14 6. Processional (Schmidt)...... 2:33 7. March Of The Champions (Huffer)...... 1:47 8. Trumpets Of Victory (Jewell) ...... 1:57 9. Inflamatus (Rossini)...... 3:07 10. Youth Of America (Yoder)...... 1:43 11. Crusaders Of Liberty (Holmes) ...... 2:38 12. Iowa Centennial (King)...... 1:33

Original-Sesac B 115/116 ●P 1948

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The ‘Trumpets Of Victory’ hail the conquering heroes and the National Symphonic Band honors them with a rousing session of triumphal marches. From the battlefield to the playing field to the circus arena they parade by in all their crowning glory. There is the lively, breathtaking interpretation dedicated to the vigorous sea rover, The Viking, and a brilliant overture depicting the robust adventures of the early explorers who sought a trade route to the East and wound up discovering a New World, The Voyager. Both selections were written by the renowned bandmaster, Karl L. King, who also contributed the high-strutting and high-spirited Iowa Centennial. Victory on the sports field is represented by March Of The Champions, which composer Fred K. Huffer wrote especially for the American teams at the Olympic Games, and the competitive spirit of team sports is reflected by the inspirational Youth Of America. Then, there are the fun-filled heroes who came only to capture applause and give a little of themselves to make spectators a lot happier, namely the circus performers so vividly portayed in the lavish and spectacular Ringling Brothers Grand Entry march. AMB 90082 4

Patriotism, too, rallies under the ‘Trumpets Of Victory’ as witnessed by the inspiring selections, Flag Of Freedom, which duly honors the Stars and Stripes, and Processional, which captures the pomp and ceremony usually accorded to dignitaries of state. Even the concert numbers take on a patriotic verve, as the band offers the thrilling overture, Crusaders Of Liberty. For a more softly-toned interlude, they offer Inflammatus from the ‘Stabat Mater’ by Rossini, but Mozart’s Rondo puts the band back in the fast-stepping beat. These then are the changing tempos and colorful themes in which the National Symphonic Band, under the direction of Roy W. Baker, displays its versatility with pageantry and fervor in the interpretation of marching band music – music that heralds the ‘Trumpets Of Victory.’

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