Ralph Vaughan Williams' Wind Works

This exciting work, by one of todays most highly regarded music scholars, brings new light to the more than two dozen works by Ralph Vaughan Williams for military band, brass band and wind ensemble. Vaughan Williams uniquerelationship with fellowcomposer Gustav Holst is examined as well as his relationships with personnel at the Royal Military School of Music, the BBC and the Salvation Army. Theres much more in this hard-to-put-down volume forconductors, performers, students andaficionados!

“...the contributions of Jon Mitchell have become a cornerstone of serious scholarship in our field. ...a welcome insight into the life and works of VaughanWilliams. Contained within are valuable insights into the worldof Vaughan Williams that, for the majority of us, will be an undiscovered country.”

– Craig Kirchhoff

Professor of Music/Director ofBands

University of Minnesota