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If you love concert band music as much as we do, join us on our journey as we casually talk about some of the most important and revolutionary concert band music to date. Noted - Hosted by Samantha Holmes, a wind band conductor, and Noah Parady, a composer. Join us every other Friday to listen in on our conversations of the best band music of our time. Follow us on social media at: Twitter: @notedthepodcast Instagram: @notedthepodcast Facebook: Noted the Podcast

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Episodes

  1. Movement VII : Symphony in Bb (Mvt. 3)

    Welcome back to the final episode of Hindemith's Symphony in Bb! Today we tackle the final movement of this incredible symphony for band! Noah and Sam talk about their reviews of both the Baylor and Peabody Wind Ensmeble concerts. We are so glad that you could join us today for this casual...

  2. Movement VI : Symphony in Bb (Mvt. 2)

    Welcome back to another anticipated episodes of NOTED!!! Today we tackle the second movement of Hindemith's "Symphony in Bb!" Need we say more?! We are so glad that you could join us today for this casual coversation about the best wind ensemble literature of our time! We'd also like to thank our...

  3. Movement V : Symphony in Bb (Mvt. 1)

    Welcome back to one of our most anticipated episodes of NOTED!!! We can't even begin to describe how much we love this piece! This is obviously one of the most premier works for the wind ensemble, Paul Hindemith's "Symphony in Bb!" Sam and Noah talk about their love for this piece, what makes it…

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  4. Movement IV : Cathedrals

    Welcome back to the fourth episode of Noted season 4! In this episode, Sam and Noah take a look at our first female comper on the podcast!!! We are sorry it has taken this long to get to this wonderful work by Kathryn Salfelder,"Cathedrals!" This was such a fun piece to look at and both Sam and...

  5. Movement III : Luminescence

    Welcome back to the third episode of Noted season 4! In this episode, Sam and Noah take a look at a "younger" composer, David Biedenbender and his work, "Luminescence!" This was such a fun piece to look at and both Sam and Noah have some serious thoughts on it! We also catch up on what it is like...

  6. Movement II : Suite in F (Part 2)

    Welcome back to the second episode of Season 4 of Noted! In this episode, Sam and Noah take a look at the last two movements from the iconic Second Suite in F by Gustav Holst and discuss all of the things that make it absolutely noteworthy! Along with this important work, Noah details his porcess...

  7. Movement I : Suite in F (Part 1)

    Welcome back to the first episodde of our 2024 season of Noted! We are so glad to have you! In this episode, Sam and Noah take a look at the iconic Second Suite in F by Gustav Holst and discuss all of the things that make it absolutely noteworthy! We talk best albums to listen to, some fun…

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  8. Surprise! We are BACK!!! + Where we have been?

    Welcome Back, Finally, to Noted! We have really missed you all and we are so happy to be back! TL;DR After a very hectic time for the last year, Sam and Noah have been off on completely different adventures in their musical lives. Sam joined the Rancho Buena Vista HS band program as assistant…

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  9. Movement VI : Africa: Ceremony Song and Ritual

    Welcome back to Noted! After being on hiatus as Sam starts her new job and Noah makes his way to the Peadbody Institute, we are happy to be back with Africa: Ceremony Song and Ritual by Robert W Smith. We have many opinions on this piece and we hope you enjoy this episode! Follow us on social…

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  10. Movement V : Conduction Workshop Experience! (Sam Special)

    Welcome back to Noted! In this episode, Sam talks about her expereinces at some of the most important and prestigious Band Conducting Workshops in the country and talks about what she leaned and encountered there! We will be back with a regular episode next time and it is a good one! Follow us on...

  11. Movement IV : Top Five Wind Ensemble Pieces!

    Welcome back to this weeks episode of Noted! Sam is a little tired from her incredible job conducting at the North Texas Conducting Symposium as well as the Michigan State Conducting Symposium. We though we would tell you our top five piece of wind band liturature at this point in time! Let us…

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  12. Movement III : Folk Dances (Noah Special!)

    Welcome to this very special episode of Noted! This week, Noah is doing a solo performance of the podcast and talking about Dimitri Shostakovich / Arr. H. Robert Reynolds, "Folk Dances!" This work is one of Noah's favorites and he is so excited to share it with you on this, first ever!, solo...

  13. Movement II : Hammersmith

    Welcome back to Noted! This week, we will be looking at the masterwork of Gustav Holst, "Hammersmith!" This piece is an absolute monster: hence our extra week between episodes to prepare. We wanted to make sure we covered this work to the best of our ability and therefore have an extra-long…

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  14. Movement I : Windsprints

    Welcome back to our third season of NOTED! We are so excited to be back with a favorite of ours, "Windsprints" by Richard Saucedo. Join us on our "Sprint to the finish line" as we make our way through this fun an exciting work. Follow us on instagram @notedthepodcast

  15. Movement VIII : Minor Alterations

    Welcome to our final episode of the season! We wanted to leave you all with a bang which is why we are so excited to present one of our favorite works David Lovrien's, "Minor Alterations." With the holiday season upon us we are so excited to get to share with you this wonderful work and talk…

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  16. Movement VII : Bells for Stokowski

    Welcome back to Noted! After our "Fall Break" we are happy to be back talking about one of Noah's favorite works, "Bells for Stokowski" by Michael Daugherty. In this episode, we talk about our relationship with Daugherty's music as well as chat about Sam's first Pumpkin Spice Latte. (P.S. Stay…

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  17. Movement VI: Mt. Everest

    Contrary to what you might think, we don't like every work of wind ensemble music out there. Everyone has their own tastes and what some think is amazing, others might think is overrated. We thought, for this episode, that it might be interesting to look at a piece of music which we don't find to...

  18. Movement V - Irish Tune from County Derry

    We are back with another great work by none other than Percy Grainger! We are so excited to talk about one of our favorite pieces of Grainger's as well as talk about what makes this work NOTEWORTHY! Follow us on social media at: Instagram: @notedthepodcast Facebook: Noted the Podcast

  19. Movement IV : Give Us This Day II

    GIVE US THIS DAY!!! We can't even begin to describe how much we love David Maslanka. His innovative and unique voice as a composer is one that will have a lasting impact on the concert band repertoire. We are so excited to talk about this work in two parts. This is the second part! Follow us on...

  20. Movement IV : Give Us This Day I

    GIVE US THIS DAY!!! We can't even begin to describe how much we love David Maslanka. His innovative and unique voice as a composer is one that will have a lasting impact on the concert band repertoire. We are so excited to talk about this work in two parts. The first movement will premier this…

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  21. Movement III : Armenian Dances

    Welcome to episode three of NOTED! Today we are looking at one of Sam's favorite works, "Armenian Dances Part I" by Alfred Reed! We are so excited to look over this important work of wind ensemble literature and talk about all the things that make it noteworthy. Follow us through this work as we...

  22. Movement II : The Washington Post

    Can you believe we haven't done a MARCH!!! Well today is the day we fix that! Today on Noted we will be looking at John Philip Sousa's "Washington Post March" and talking about everything that makes this noteworthy! Sam discusses her love of marches and we touch on some important resources with…

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  23. Movement I : Suite Dreams

    We are finally BACK!!! Kicking off our real season two (we promise) is Steven Bryant's "Suite Dreams" We are so excited to share with you our love for this work and we knew this had to be our starter episode following Holst's "Suite in Eb." We are so excited for what is to come and we hope you…

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  24. Movement XVIII - WE'RE BACK!! + (Mvt. 3)

    WE'RE BACK and ready to kick off a brand new (for real!) season of Noted! In this episode, Noah and Sam talk about what has happened over the past six months and why we had to put the podcast on hold. We also talk about what our plans are for the future of this podcast! Along with that, the third...

  25. Movement XVIII - Suite in Eb (Pt. 2)

    Hello everyone and welcome back to Noted! Today we will be looking at the second movement from Gustav Holst's "Suite in Eb" and talk about what makes it such an incredible and important work in the wind ensemble literature. We cover a lot in this episode even though it is a shorter one especially...

  26. Movement XVIII - Suite in Eb (Pt. 1)

    Hello everyone and welcome back to Noted! Sam and Noah took a break for the thanksgiving week but we are back we an incredible work! Today we will be looking at the first movement from Gustav Holst's "Suite in Eb" and talk about what makes it such an incredible and important work in the wind...

  27. Movement XVII - Blue Shades

    Welcome back everyone! This is a super important episode of you favorite podcast!!! Today we will be looking at Frank Ticheli's, "Blue Shades" and giving you all the reasons it is noteworthy! In todays episode we will talk about this work, why it is special to us, and what makes it a band classic...

  28. Movement XVI - Aurora Awakes

    Welcome back to your favorite podcast! After our short break (after our long break) we are pleased to bring you a NEW episode of Noted! This piece is one of Sam's favorite works! Today we will be looking at John Makey's "Aurora Awakes" and noting all the things that make it an incredible work. In...

  29. Movement XV - With Heart and Voice

    Welcome back to Noted! We are staring a new season of the NOTED podcast! We've planned a whole new group of works we are going to look at and we are so excited to share them with you!! Today we are going to be looking at David R. Gillingham's, "With Heart and Voice" We hope you enjoy!!!

  30. Movement XIV - Ghost Train (Pt. 3)

    Welcome back to Noted! This is a very special episode today and we are so excited to share it with you. This is the Third and final part of Eric Whitacre's, "Ghost Train Triptych" We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! After this episode we will move back to bi-weekly episodes! Follow us on…

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  31. Movement XIV - Ghost Train (Pt. 2)

    Welcome back to Noted! This is a very special episode today and we are so excited to share it with you. This is the second part out of three for Eric Whitacre's, "Ghost Train Triptych" We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Follow us on social media at: Twitter: @notedthepodcast Instagram:...

  32. Movement XIV - Ghost Train (Pt. 1)

    Welcome back to Noted! This is a very special episode today and we are so excited to share it with you. This is the first part out of three for Eric Whitacre's, "Ghost Train Triptych" We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Follow us on social media at: Twitter: @notedthepodcast Instagram:...

  33. Movement XIII - Slava!

    Welcome back to this episode of Noted! This is a first on Noted! Today we are looking at our first arrangement! As the title suggests we will be looking at Leonard Bernstein's, "Slava!" but the band arrangement by: Clare Grundman! We are so excited to look at this work today and we hope you are…

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  34. Movement XII - Symphonic Dance No. 3 "Fiesta"

    Welcome back to this episode of Noted! Noah has energy in this episode of Noted as we discuss Clifton Williams', “Symphonic Dance No. 3 'Fiesta',” and note all of the details that make it one of the most important pieces in wind ensemble repertoire. We are so excited to look at this work today…

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  35. Movement XI - City Trees

    Welcome back to this episode of Noted! In this episode, we discuss Michael Markowski's, “City Trees,” and note all of the details that make it one of the most important pieces in wind ensemble repertoire. We love this work so much and we hope that you will geek out over it with us in this…

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  36. Movement X - Rocky Point Holiday

    Welcome back to our 10th episode of Noted!! In this episode, we discuss Ron Nelson's, “Rocky Point Holiday,” and note all of the details that make it one of the most important pieces in wind ensemble repertoire. We love this work so much and we hope that you will geek out over it with us in this...

  37. Movement IX - Rippling Watercolors

    Welcome back to Noted! In this episode, we discuss Brian Balmages's, “Rippling Watercolors,” and note all of the details that make it one of the most important pieces in wind ensemble repertoire. Follow us on social media at: Twitter: @notedthepodcast Instagram: @notedthepodcast Facebook: Noted…

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  38. Movement VIII - American Salute

    Welcome back to Noted! In this episode, we discuss Morton Gould's, “American Salute,” and note all of the details that make it one of the most important pieces in wind ensemble repertoire. Follow us on social media at: Twitter: @notedthepodcast Instagram: @notedthepodcast Facebook: Noted the Podcast

  39. Movement VII - Masque

    Welcome back to Noted! In this episode, we discuss Kenneth Hesketh's, “Masque,” and note all of the details that make it one of the most important pieces in wind ensemble repertoire. In this episode, we discuss some of our gripes with music compositions in the band world and focus on lots of...

  40. Movement VI - Incantation and Dance

    Welcome back to Noted! In this episode, we discuss John Barnes Chance's, “Incantation and Dance,” and note all of the details that make it one of the most important pieces in wind ensemble repertoire. Also, Sam gives some insight into her experience at the Mid-West Conference. Follow us on social...

  41. Movement V - Ride

    Welcome back to Noted! In this episode, we discuss Samuel R. Hazo’s “Ride,” and note all of the details that make it one of the most important pieces in wind ensemble repertoire. Follow us on social media at: Twitter: @notedthepodcast Instagram: @notedthepodcast Facebook: Noted the Podcast

  42. Movement IV - Abram's Pursuit

    Welcome back to Noted! In this episode, we discuss David R. Holsinger’s “Abram's Pursuit,” and note all of the details that make it one of the most important pieces in wind ensemble repertoire. We also talk about the wind ensemble music that started it all for us and how those works helped us...

  43. Movement III - Russian Christmas Music

    Welcome back to Noted! In this episode, we discuss Alfred Reed’s “Russian Christmas Music,” and note all of the details that make it one of the most important pieces in wind ensemble repertoire. We also talk about the educational reason we started this podcast. This is the third and final…

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  44. Movement II - Wild Nights

    Welcome back to Noted! In this episode, we discuss Frank Ticheli’s “Wild Nights,” and note all of the details that make it one of the most important pieces in wind ensemble repertoire. We also talk about our love for Frank Ticheli’s music as well as some of our opinions regarding recordings of…

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  45. Movement I - Shepard's Hey

    Welcome to our premiere episode of Noted! In this episode, we discuss Percy Grainger’s “Shepherd’s Hey,” and note all of the details that make it one of the most important pieces in wind ensemble repertoire. We also discuss the origins of Noted, how we met, why we decided to start a podcast, and...

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If you love concert band music as much as we do, join us on our journey as we casually talk about some of the most important and revolutionary concert band music to date. Noted - Hosted by Samantha Holmes, a wind band conductor, and Noah Parady, a composer. Join us every other Friday to listen in on our conversations of the best band music of our time. Follow us on social media at: Twitter: @notedthepodcast Instagram: @notedthepodcast Facebook: Noted the Podcast

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