Credits:

Nishimura You Osaka Shion Wind Orchestra,Nishimura Yu,Osaka Shion Wind Orchestra

Description:

Live recording of the 118th subscription concert of the Osaka Zion Wind Orchestra, held at The Symphony Hall on October 29, 2017. Conducted by Tomo Nishimura, who assumed the position of Zion's regular conductor in April of the same year." The first half of the concert features Smith's "Brilliant Dances" and Spark's "Dance Movements," while the second half features Tomo Nishimura's new arrangement of Rachmaninoff's last great work, "Symphonic Dances. The original wind band works by Smith and Spark offer dance music with gorgeous technique and a variety of sounds, while the orchestral arrangements of Rachmaninoff's works offer dance music that describes the composer's emotional conflicts.