Irving Fine - Works For Wind Quintet

For some reason, summer weather is something I associate with wind ensemble music.  Perhaps it's the title of Samuel Barber's Summer Music, maybe it's something else.   Listening to Arthur Berger reminded me of his friend and colleague, Irving Fine and the weather led me to think about his woodwind music.

Irving Fine was a composer who died far too young at the age of 47.  He accomplished a lot, composing a good number of really good works, conducting and performing and practically building the music program at Brandeis University from scratch, attracting some excellent faculty members, including Arthur Berger.  You can learn more about him, his career, his associates and the history of wind quintets from the lecture posted below by Nicholas Alexander Brown, primarily about his two works for wind quintet.  But first some music.

Irving Fine - Partita for Wind Quintet 

"The President's Own"  Marine Band Woodwind Quintet

If I could find the names of these musicians, I would list them. They aren't listed anywhere.  I hate it when the musicians aren't credited.  They are quite good.

Irving Fine & the American Woodwind Quintet

Romanza For Wind Quintet