Music and Hardware

Elliott’s Hardware, a favorite institution in Dallas and a long-time sponsor of The Dallas Wind Symphony, inspires people to create things. Composer-in-Residence John Gibson is no exception. His latest composition, “Man Dreams in Hardware,” is played on instruments constructed from items found on the shelves at … Read more

Americans We

What’s this program about? The Dallas Wind Symphony performs a concert entirely of American music running the gamut from show music to patriotic tunes to new pieces from some of America’s leading wind-band composers. Works discussed Stephen Bryant, Stampede; Morton Gould, American Salute; John Gibson, … Read more

Music of the American Spirit

What’s this program about? John Gibson’s choral work “Mockingbird Sings” utilizes Native American texts of the Yuma, Zuni, Laguna, and Apache tribes. The title refers to the individual charged with remembering events and traditions and his recounting of this oral history in songs and stories. … Read more