Next week's project will be a tribute to German band leader Kurt Edelhagen, who would have turned 100 this year. We'll celebrate with a live stream from the Kölner Philharmonie, featuring a number of Edelhagen-alumni, next Friday, the 13th! In the meantime, here's an old chart from the Edelhagen book, Sammy Fain's "Secret Love", featuring Ludwig Nuss on trombone, conducted by Florian Ross. Recorded live (pre-pandemic) in Studio 4. Florian Ross - cond Billy Test - piano John Goldsby - bass Hans D
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We are very proud and happy to be able to present our new app, "WDR Big Band Play Along", giving you the opportunity to play along with us, featuring 5 (to begin with) original charts of various difficulty levels! Mix the individual tracks, play along or mute "your" instrument, read the music from the screen, or download it to print out. Have fun, and PLAY ALONG WITH US! Available today in the German App Store and Play Store. | WDR Big Band
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One big thing that we've been working on this last year, is developing a new format together with our great colleagues from the WDR Fernsehen/TV, working on their big sound stage outside of Cologne. Just as we we're about to get started last spring, COVID came along and made things a lot more difficult, but thanks to creativity and determination we managed to find ways to go on whilst still keeping everybody safe, recording in separate rooms with ample distance etc. It's certainly not easy with
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This week we're commencing to record new tracks for our WDR Big Band Play-Along App. One of the tracks we are doing is "Philadelphia" by our "Composer In Residence", the fantastic Vince Mendoza. Here's a clip with Vince conducting the band in the Kölner Philharmonie, featuring Ruud Breuls on trumpet, Andy Hunter on trombone and Karolina Strassmayer on alto sax. #publicservicelife | WDR Big Band
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With more than TWO HOURS of non-stop christmas music, here's a little musical WDR Big Band seasonal greeting from all of us to all of you! Take a break from the bustle and hustle, put your feet up with a hot beverage and enjoy a break! :) Happy Holidays!! | WDR Big Band
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