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KNIGHT IS YOUNG! In addition to the pieces recorded on the CD, the following are incluided in the suite:
BREAK OF THE ANCIENT CODE A Wish to the World is a series of pieces written to inspire the next generation of Heroes. These pieces can be played as a suite across the Music Program in the manner of THE FOUNTAINHEAD and STORMQUEST, or they can be rendered individually. A Wish to the World is commissioned by Barry Wentz and the Alpena High School Symphonic Wind Ensemble with Ray Reynolds, Director of the Thunder Bay JHS Band, and Keith Hodsgon & The South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble, Mr. Larry White & The Rancho Buena Vista Wind Ensemble in California, Mr. Paul Holzen & the Parkway Northeast Middle School, and the Kentucky Music Educators Association. Please visit the individual pieces to discover the Musical concepts as presented in the scores' teaching strategies. Testimonials"Dear Mr Melillo, Thanks for your great, lyric, powerful musical eloquence ... it's quite elysian! You've owned with your works a new musical dimension ... a light never seen before! Thanks and best regards from Germany, Osnarück!" Jens Schröer "I am listening to it right now! AMAZING…. Thank you so much for this music. I play it every day as my kids come to band. I am always looking for music to inspire my kids and they LOVE your music! Thanks again for all you do," Mike Walkup, Barker MS, Bentonville, Arkansas “And now I see that you are to music what Winston Churchill was to British WW II politics, a man of destiny, though others may or may not see that; I see it and hear it when you do your work.” Sue Pumphreys, a parent who attended the Alabama All-State Concert of 24 April 2004. "Every September I ask my brand new 6th grade students if they have ever heard a concert band perform. They all roll their eyes and say "Duh!" Then I play "Once More Unto the Breach" for them. At the conclusion, after they stop applauding and cheering wildly, I ask them if they have ever heard a concert band sound LIKE THAT. They all shake their head incredulously and say "No." Then I ask them, "Why not?" And they invariably reply, "Because we never played music LIKE THAT!" To which I quietly reply, 'Well, you're going to now -- welcome to MY band program." And we're off! You just need to give them something meaningful and fulfilling to care about -- like your music." Judy Voois, Middle School Teacher, West Chester, PA "Melillo is to wind music what Beethoven was to the symphony orchestra, and he follows a Beethovenesque design of increasing the musical tension almost to the breaking point, receding, and then reaching again. It is superlative musical craftsmanship and inspiring to hear." Marvin Sosna, Special to The Tribune. "I heard your CD. WOW! You are truly gifted. All great composers must also be great orchestrators. You make the wind and percussion medium sound the absolute best! The orchestration in your music reminds me of the "next" Ravel. Genius! " Scott Nelson, Shenendoah University "I have been listening non-stop to the CDs you had sent to me. Your music is nothing short of spellbinding; magical stories full of LIFE ENERGY that take me mentally to places I never knew existed. Thank you, my good friend, for giving me an entirely new perspective of the world." Peter Giles, Giles Communications |
