Frank Ticheli

Interview with composer Dr. Frank Ticheli and Dr. Michael Mapp, Director of Bands at New Mexico State University

When you’re one of the 98 players in the Mesilla Valley Concert Band, you’re used to playing in a large ensemble, usually in a sizable section of other…

Twentieth-century composer Norman Dello Joio bucked the atonal musical trends of his contemporaries to create lush, beautiful harmonies and melodies in…