In addition to the renowned Dallas Wind Symphony and its director Jerry Junkin, this disc features the services of Mary Preston, resident organist of the mighty Fisk concert instrument in the Meyerson Symphony Center. No one knows better than she the capabilities of the Fisk, and Preston can make it sing and shout. In addition to the royal coronation anthem Crown Imperial by William Walton, there are substantial pieces that are seldom heard in such full instrumentation. Richard Strauss contributes a stately Festival Intrada; there's a Canzon originally composed "in stereo" by Giovanni Gabrieli; a ceremonial brass Fanfare by Henri Tomasi and much, much more. The justly famous acoustics of the Meyerson Center have all the clarity, warmth and spaciousness we could ask, and when the full ensemble and center-of-the-earth organ pedals come together, the effect is hair-raising. Audiophiles everywhere will go nuts.

Jerry Junkin Crown Imperial Track Listing

1. Richard Strauss : Festival Intrada: Festival Intrada
2. Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon Primi Toni: Canzon Primi Toni
3. William Walton: Crown Imperial: Crown Imperial
4. Henri Tomasi: Procession du Vendredi Saint: Procession du Vendredi Saint
5. Percy Grainger: County Derry Air: County Derry Air
6. Richard Wagner: Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral: Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral
7. Paul Hindemith: Kammermusick No. 7, Op. 46, No. 2: I
8. Paul Hindemith: Kammermusick No. 7, Op. 46, No. 2: II
9. Paul Hindemith: Kammermusick No. 7, Op. 46, No. 2: III
10. Michael Daugherty: Niagara Falls: Niagara Falls