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David Maslanka
*1943 US, New Bedford, Massachusetts
Composer of Classical
US American composer. Born August 30, 1943 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA Died August 6, 2017 in Missoula, Montana, USA. Maslanka attended the Oberlin College Conservatory where he studied composition with Joseph Wood. He spent a year at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, and did masters and doctoral study in composition at Michigan State University where his principal teacher was Herbert Owen Reed. Maslanka's music for winds has become especially well known. Among his 40-plus works for wind ensemble and band are Symphonies 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9, 12 concertos, a Mass, and many concert pieces. His wind chamber music includes four wind quintets, two saxophone quartets, and many works for solo instrument and piano. In addition, he wrote a variety of orchestral and choral pieces.
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Give Us This Day: II. — on Starry Crown by The University of Texas Wind Ensemble & Jerry Junkin Give Us This Day: I. — on Starry Crown by The University of Texas Wind Ensemble & Jerry Junkin Illumination on The Music of David Maslanka, Vol. 3: Hymn for World Peace by David Maslanka, Adam Frey, Utah Wind Symphony & Scott Hagen Symphony No. 4 on Rising by Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble & Mallory Thompson Traveler on Ciphers by Eugene Migliaro Corporon Mother Earth on The Music of David Maslanka by David Maslanka, University of New Hampshire Wind Symphony & Andrew Boysen, Jr. Symphony No. 4: Measures 712-End on Maslanka: Garden of Dreams by David Maslanka, Dallas Wind Symphony & Jerry Junkin Give Us This Day: II. Very fast on The Music of David Maslanka by David Maslanka, University of New Hampshire Wind Symphony & Andrew Boysen, Jr. Symphony No. 4: Measures 1-332 - on Maslanka: Garden of Dreams by David Maslanka, Dallas Wind Symphony & Jerry Junkin Mvt. 1. Song: Fire in the Earth, Maslanka Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble on Song by Otis Murphy & "Stephen Pratt" "Ray Cramer"Track list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saxophone Concertos | David Maslanka, Roy David Magnuson, Paul Nolen, Iridium Saxophone Quartet, Stephen K. Steele, Illinois State University Wind Symphony | 2018 | Album |
| Alchemize | Joseph Schwantner • David Maslanka • Steven Bryant • Jonathan Yarrington • Jackie McIlwain • The University Of Southern Mississippi Wind Ensemble • Catherine A. Rand | 2017 | Album |
| The Music Of David Maslanka Volume 3: Hymn For World Peace | David Maslanka, Utah Wind Symphony, Scott Hagen, Adam Frey | 2017 | Album |
| The Music Of David Maslanka Volume 2 | David Maslanka - University Of Utah Wind Ensemble, Scott Hagen, Myroslava Hagen | 2015 | Album |
| O Earth, O Stars | David Maslanka, Carlos Franzetti / Illinois State University Wind Symphony, Stephen K. Steele | 2012 | Album |
| Symphony No. 9 | David Maslanka / Illinois State University Wind Symphony, Stephen K. Steele, John Koch | 2012 | Album |
| Magnuson: seeking, seeking; Gillingham: summer of 2008; Maslanka: symphony No. 3 | David Maslanka, Roy Magnuson, David Gillingham / Illinois State University Wind Symphony, Stephen K. Steele | 2010 | Album |
| Wolf Rounds | Michael Daugherty • David Maslanka • Christopher Rouse, Glen Basham, Tim Conner, Frost Wind Ensemble At The University Of Miami, Gary Green | 2010 | Album |
| Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble, Symphony No. 8 | David Maslanka / Illinois State University Wind Symphony, Stephen K. Steele, Stephen Parsons, Adriana La Rosa Ransom | 2009 | Album |
| Reflections: Symphony No. 3 / Trumpet Concerto | David Maslanka, Thomas Sleeper, Craig Morris, Frost Wind Ensemble At The University Of Miami, Gary Green | 2007 | Album |
| Living Earth | David Maslanka - Appalachian Symphony Orchestra, James Allen Anderson | 2006 | Album |
| Garden Of Dreams | David Maslanka, Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin | 2006 | Album |
| Concerto for Piano, Winds and Percussion; Concerto No. 2 for Piano, Winds and Percussion; Testament; Traveler; Symphony No. 4 | David Maslanka / Illinois State University Wind Symphony, Stephen K. Steele, Alexandra Mascolo-David, Steven Hesla | 2005 | Album |
| Illuminations | David Maslanka, David Gillingham - University Of Miami Wind Ensemble, Gary Green | 2004 | Album |
| Wind Quintets Nos. 1-3 | David Maslanka / Bergen Wind Quintet | 2002 | Album |
| Symphony No. 5 | David Maslanka / Illinois State University Wind Symphony | 2002 | Album |
| Wind Currents | David Maslanka, Robert Stern, Joseph Turrin, Michael Daugherty / University Of Massachusetts / Amherst Wind Ensemble, Malcolm W. Rowell, Jr. | 2002 | Album |
| Concertos | David Maslanka - Joseph Lulloff, Drew Lang, University of Arizona Wind Ensemble, Gregg I. Hanson | 2000 | Album |
| Hell's Gate | David Maslanka / University of Arizona Wind Ensemble, Gregg I. Hanson, Kelland Thomas | 1998 | Album |
| Eastman American Music Series Volume 2 | Warren Benson • David Maslanka | 1997 | Album |
| The Wind Music Of David Maslanka | David Maslanka, University Of Massachusetts / Amherst Wind Ensemble, Malcolm W. Rowell, Jr. | 1996 | Album |
| UConn Premieres | David Maslanka, William Penn - The University Of Connecticut Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Gary Green | 1992 | Album |
| A Portfolio For Diverse Performers And Tape / Quintet / Three Pieces For Clarinet And Piano | Lejaren Hiller / Rolv Yttrehus / David Maslanka | 1980 | Album |
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