
Ventanas
"It is always a treat to hear the UNLV Wind Orchestra and Ventanas
is another fine recording by this superb ensemble. The title work is a
composition by Silvestre Revueltas (transcribed by Zane Douglass)
and predates his famous Sensemaya by six years. Ventanas
(Windows) is a tone poem filled with dissonance, musical chaos
and brief moments of lyricism. Also included on this recording is
the pisturesque Salmo della Rinascita by Anthony LaBounty
(influenced by the composer’s tour of Italy), Malcolm Arnold’s
Water Music, a classic work for orchestra winds, and the
brilliant Celebration by Bruce Broughton. The remaining composition is Michael Kamen’s acclaimed work, Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra (transcribed by Zane Douglass and performed by Eric Marienthal). - Bandworld Magazine (Ira Novelselsky), October 2014