Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps

The Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, founded in 1956, is a World Class (formerly referred to as Division I) drum and bugle corps

Drum and bugle corps (modern)

A drum and bugle corps, also known as a drum corps, is a musical marching unit consisting of brass instruments, percussion instruments, and color guard. Typically operating as independent non-profit organizations, drum corps perform in competitions, parades, festivals, and other civic functions...

based in Rockford, Illinois

Rockford, Illinois

Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...

, and is a member corps of Drum Corps International

Drum Corps International

Drum Corps International , formed in 1972, is the non-profit governing body operating the North American drum and bugle corps circuit for junior corps, whose members are between the ages of 14 and 21. It is the counterpart of Drum Corps Associates which governs senior or all-age drum corps...

. Often just "Phantom" or "Regiment", the corps is a long-standing DCI member corps.

History

Originally intended as the Rockford Rangers, the corps' name was finally settled on after a group of members heard a recording of "The Phantom Regiment" by Leroy Anderson and suggested the name to the corps director, Alex Haddad. The corps performed for several years from 1956 to 1965, but a fire destroyed the corps hall as well as almost all corps property. Incorporated and renewed in 1967, the corps was performing once again and the history of the modern Phantom Regiment continued.

DCI Placement

Phantom Regiment has been the DCI Division I World Champion

DCI Division I World Champions

At the end of the summer season, Drum Corps International World Class corps compete to earn the title of DCI World Class Champion . The championships consist of 3 rounds—Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals—held on the first or second Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of August...

twice, once in 1996 (in a tie with the Blue Devils

Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps

The Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps is a World Class drum and bugle corps based in Concord, California and founded in 1957 as a Drum and Bell corps, and is a member corps of Drum Corps International...

) and in 2008. In addition, the corps has placed second five times (1977, 1978, 1979, 1989, and 2006) as well as placing third four times (1991, 1993, 1994 and 2005). Phantom Regiment's streak of 35 consecutive Drum Corps International championship finals appearances (a record shared with the Concord Blue Devils

Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps

) is second only to Santa Clara Vanguard

Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps

Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps is a World Class drum and bugle corps based in Santa Clara, California and founded in 1967, and is a member corps of Drum Corps International...

out of California.
It was also in 1989 that their score of 98.4 was the highest score never to win a World Championship title at that time. SCV won that year with a 98.8, the highest score ever at that time.

Repertoire

Phantom Regiment has aggressively brought challenging classical music to the field, including the music of Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was a Soviet Russian composer and one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century....

, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский ; often "Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky" in English. His names are also transliterated "Piotr" or "Petr"; "Ilitsch", "Il'ich" or "Illyich"; and "Tschaikowski", "Tschaikowsky", "Chajkovskij"...

, Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner

Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas...

, and Antonín Dvořák

Antonín Dvorák

Antonín Leopold Dvořák was a Czech composer of late Romantic music, who employed the idioms of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. Dvořák’s own style is sometimes called "romantic-classicist synthesis". His works include symphonic, choral and chamber music, concerti, operas and many...

. One commentator noted that the corps is "drum corps' classical music identity." In addition, Regiment shows have included the music of Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...

's Ode to Joy

Ode to Joy

"Ode to Joy" is an ode written in 1785 by the German poet, playwright and historian Friedrich Schiller, enthusiastically celebrating the brotherhood and unity of all mankind...

, Spartacus

Spartacus (ballet)

Spartacus, or Spartak, is a ballet by Aram Khachaturian . The work follows the exploits of Spartacus, the leader of the slave uprising against the Romans known as the Third Servile War, although the ballet's storyline takes considerable liberties with the historical record. Khachaturian composed...

by Aram Khachaturian

Aram Khachaturian

Aram Ilyich Khachaturian was a prominent Soviet composer. Khachaturian's works were often influenced by classical Russian music and Armenian folk music...

, and the New World Symphony

Symphony No. 9 (Dvorák)

The Symphony No. 9 in E Minor "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 , popularly known as the New World Symphony, was composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1893 during his visit to the United States from 1892 to 1895. It is by far his most popular symphony, and one of the most popular in the modern repertoire...

.

In 2005, Phantom Regiment took a step away from classic music repertoire and explored George Gershwin

George Gershwin

George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...

's symphonic Classical/Jazz work, Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue is a musical composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band written in 1924, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects....

and An American in Paris

An American in Paris

An American in Paris is a symphonic tone poem by the American composer George Gershwin, written in 1928. Inspired by the time Gershwin had spent in Paris, it evokes the sights and energy of the French capital in the 1920s. It is one of Gershwin's best-known compositions.Gershwin composed the piece...

(although this is not the first time the corps has had success with this approach, as evident with "I Pagliacci", 1991, and "Goin' Home (Largo from New World)", 1989). The jazzy 2005 show won the Spirit of Disney Award and took third place at DCI Finals.

Phantom Regiment's 1989 show, based on Dvořák's New World Symphony

Symphony No. 9 (Dvorák)

, was voted the top show in the 2006 DCI Classic Countdown, a movie-theater showing of the most popular DCI shows in its second year.

In 2008, Phantom Regiment would put together its third version of Spartacus. Spartacus was a big hit, placing 5th in 1981, and then 4th in 1982. However, the corps' design team felt it was time to bring Spartacus back in an all new, totally different form. The 2008 show spent most of the summer in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place. The high-intensity show placed 3rd in the DCI quarterfinals in Bloomington, Ind., 2nd in semifinals and, finally, edged the Blue Devils for the championship at finals.

50th Anniversary

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the organization's founding in 1956, the 2006 show, "Faust", took the corps back to its true classical heritage and included works such as: Scythian Suite by Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor who mastered numerous musical genres and is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century...

, Ave Maria by Franz Biebl

Franz Biebl

Franz Xaver Biebl was a German composer of classical music. Most of his compositions were for choral ensembles....

, Piano Concerto by John Corigliano

John Corigliano

John Corigliano is an American composer of classical music and a teacher of music. He is a distinguished professor of music at Lehman College in the City University of New York.-Biography:...

, and Symphony No. 2 ("Resurrection")

Symphony No. 2 (Mahler)

The Symphony No. 2 by Gustav Mahler, known as the Resurrection, was written between 1888 and 1894, and first performed in 1895. Apart from the Eighth Symphony, this symphony was Mahler's most popular and successful work during his lifetime. It is his first major work that would eventually mark his...

by Gustav Mahler

Gustav Mahler

Gustav Mahler was a late-Romantic Austrian composer and one of the leading conductors of his generation. He was born in the village of Kalischt, Bohemia, in what was then Austria-Hungary, now Kaliště in the Czech Republic...

. The 2006 Phantom Regiment took second place with a score of 96.850 at the Drum Corps International World Championships in Madison, Wis., Regiment's highest finish since 1996. The corps also received its first Fred E. Sanford High Percussion Award, led by percussion caption head Paul Rennick. As a humorous side note, a judge described this show as "touching my very soul" and then proceeded to announce "I need a cigarette, and I don't even smoke" thus proving the 2006 "Faust" production to be one of Phantom Regiment's most emotional productions yet.

Show Summary (1969-2011)

Year	Position	Score	Show
1969			Phantom Regiment (Leroy Anderson) - A Mighty Fortress A Mighty Fortress is Our God "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" is the best known of Martin Luther's hymns. Luther wrote the words and composed the melody sometime between 1527 and 1529. It has been translated into English at least seventy times and also into many other languages... - Lara's Theme from Dr. Zhivago - Camelot - Hang 'em High - Yesterday
1970			Traces Of Love - It's A Long Way To Tipperary - My Buddy (from I'll See You In My Dreams) - Over There - Camelot - If Ever I Would Leave You (from Camelot) - Alabama Jubilee
1971			El Cid - International Anthems - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is - Overture from Tommy - Holly Holy - Love Is All
1972	23	64.40	March from the Damnation of Faust - America the Beautiful America the Beautiful "America the Beautiful" is an American patriotic song. The lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and the music composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward.... - Funeral March of the Marionettes - Poet & Peasant Overture - Shot in the Dark - Spellbound Concerto
1973	14	74.70	Night on Bald Mountain Night on Bald Mountain Night on Bald Mountain is a composition by Modest Mussorgsky that exists in, at least, two versions—a seldom performed 1867 version or a later and very popular "fantasy for orchestra" arranged by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, A Night on the Bare Mountain , based on the vocal score of the "Dream Vision... - The Lord's Prayer - Mac Arthur Park - Poet and Peasant Overture - Light Cavalry Overture Light Cavalry Overture The Light Cavalry Overture is the overture to Franz von Suppé’s operetta Light Cavalry .Although the opera is rarely performed or recorded, the overture is one of Suppé's most popular compositions, and has achieved a quite distinct life of its own, divorced from the opera of which it originally... - Jubilance
1974	11	76.25	Festive Overture - Fifth Symphony - Poet and Peasant Overture - Night on Bald Mountain Night on Bald Mountain Night on Bald Mountain is a composition by Modest Mussorgsky that exists in, at least, two versions—a seldom performed 1867 version or a later and very popular "fantasy for orchestra" arranged by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, A Night on the Bare Mountain , based on the vocal score of the "Dream Vision... - Romeo and Juliet - Les Preludes
1975	10	81.30	American Overture - Hungarian Dance No. 5 - Barber of Seville - An American in Paris An American in Paris An American in Paris is a symphonic tone poem by the American composer George Gershwin, written in 1928. Inspired by the time Gershwin had spent in Paris, it evokes the sights and energy of the French capital in the 1920s. It is one of Gershwin's best-known compositions.Gershwin composed the piece... - Tannhäuser Tannhäuser (opera) Tannhäuser is an opera in three acts, music and text by Richard Wagner, based on the two German legends of Tannhäuser and the song contest at Wartburg... (Pilgrim's Chorus)
1976	4	87.75	Finale from Seventh Symphony - Sixth Symphony - Tocatta and Fugue in D minor - An American in Paris An American in Paris An American in Paris is a symphonic tone poem by the American composer George Gershwin, written in 1928. Inspired by the time Gershwin had spent in Paris, it evokes the sights and energy of the French capital in the 1920s. It is one of Gershwin's best-known compositions.Gershwin composed the piece... - Tannhäuser Tannhäuser (opera) Tannhäuser is an opera in three acts, music and text by Richard Wagner, based on the two German legends of Tannhäuser and the song contest at Wartburg... (Pilgrim's Chorus)
1977	2	90.30	New World Symphony - Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 - Pagliacci - Flight of the Bumblebee - Ninth Symphony (Ode to Joy)
1978	2	91.45	Firebird Suite - Rite Of Spring - Petrouchka - Dance Infernale - Sherzo A La Russe - Piano Concerto in A minor - Flight of the Bumblebee Flight of the Bumblebee "Flight of the Bumblebee" is an orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan, composed in 1899–1900. The piece closes Act III, Tableau 1, during which the magic Swan-Bird changes Prince Gvidon Saltanovich into an insect so that he can fly away to... - Ninth Symphony (Ode to Joy)
1979	2	92.75	Third Symphony - Malambo (Finale from Estancia) - Piano Concerto in A minor - Hall of the Mountain King (from Peer Gynt Suite #1) - March of the Dwarfs - Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral
1980	5	88.45	Russian Easter Overture - Romany Life - Polovetsian Dances Polovetsian Dances The Polovtsian Dances are perhaps the best known selections from Alexander Borodin's opera Prince Igor . They are often played as a stand-alone concert piece. Borodin was the original composer, but the opera was left unfinished at his death and was subsequently completed by Nikolai... (from Prince Igor) - Masquerade Suite -Carmen Carmen Carmen is a French opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée, first published in 1845, itself possibly influenced by the narrative poem The Gypsies by Alexander Pushkin... Suite
1981	5	90.85	SPARTACUS-Triumph of Rome (from Spartacus) - Gladiator Fight (from Spartacus) - Dance of the Rebels (from Spartacus) - Prelude to Battle (from Spartacus) - Battle (from Spartacus) - Sunrise and Apotheosis (from Spartacus)
1982	4	92.15	SPARTACUS - Triumph of Rome (from Spartacus) - Slave Dance (from Spartacus) - Gladiator Fight (from Spartacus) - Mourning and Uprising (from Spartacus) - Prelude to Battle (from Spartacus) - Battle (from Spartacus) - Sunrise and Apotheosis (from Spartacus)
1983	4	91.45	Serenade for Strings - Cossack Dance - Dance Neopolitan - 1812 Overture 1812 Overture The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E flat major, Op. 49, popularly known as the 1812 Overture or the Overture of 1812 is an overture written by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1880 to commemorate Russia's defense of Moscow against Napoleon's advancing Grande Armée at the Battle of...
1984	4	95.60	Scythian Suite - Armenian Dances - Trypitch - 1812 Overture 1812 Overture The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E flat major, Op. 49, popularly known as the 1812 Overture or the Overture of 1812 is an overture written by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1880 to commemorate Russia's defense of Moscow against Napoleon's advancing Grande Armée at the Battle of...
1985	8	90.10	Symphony Fantastique (Hector Berlioz Hector Berlioz Hector Berlioz was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande messe des morts . Berlioz made significant contributions to the modern orchestra with his Treatise on Instrumentation. He specified huge orchestral forces for some of his works; as a... )
1986	10	85.00	Carnival Overture - Alborada Del Gracioso - Sir Lancelot - Merlin The Magician - Resurrection Symphony
1987	5	94.30	Songs from the Winter Palace - Swan Lake Swan Lake Swan Lake ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, was fashioned from Russian folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger... Ballet - Nutcracker Suite Highlights (Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky)
1988	6	93.50	Romeo And Juliet - Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky
1989	2	98.40	New World Symphony - 1st Movement (from Symphony No. 9) - 2nd Movement (from Symphony No. 9) - Slavonic Dances Slavonic Dances The Slavonic Dances are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Opus 46 and Opus 72 respectively. Originally written for piano four hands, the Slavonic Dances were inspired by Johannes Brahms's own Hungarian Dances and were... No. 1 - 4th Movement (from Symphony No. 9) Antonin Dvořák
1990	4	95.30	Dreams of Desire - 4th Movement (from Symphony No. 3) - The Elephant (from Carnival of the Animals) - Finale (from Carnival of the Animals) - Bacchanale Bacchanale A bacchanale is a dramatic musical composition, often depicting a drunken revel or bacchanal.Well-known examples are the bacchanales in Camille Saint-Saëns's Samson et Dalila and the Overture and Bacchanale of Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser. John Cage wrote a Bacchanale for prepared piano... (from Samson and Delilah Samson and Delilah (opera) Samson and Delilah , Op. 47, is a grand opera in three acts and four scenes by Camille Saint-Saëns to a French libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire... )
1991	3	95.40	Phantom Voices - Nessun Dorma Nessun dorma Nessun dorma is an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot, and is one of the best-known tenor arias in all opera. It is sung by Calaf, il principe ignoto , who falls in love at first sight with the beautiful but cold Princess Turandot... (from Turandot Turandot Turandot is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, set to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni.Though Puccini's first interest in the subject was based on his reading of Friedrich Schiller's adaptation of the play, his work is most nearly based on the earlier text Turandot... ) - Pagliacci Pagliacci Pagliacci , sometimes incorrectly rendered with a definite article as I Pagliacci, is an opera consisting of a prologue and two acts written and composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo. It recounts the tragedy of a jealous husband in a commedia dell'arte troupe... - Bacchanale Bacchanale A bacchanale is a dramatic musical composition, often depicting a drunken revel or bacchanal.Well-known examples are the bacchanales in Camille Saint-Saëns's Samson et Dalila and the Overture and Bacchanale of Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser. John Cage wrote a Bacchanale for prepared piano... (from Samson and Delilah Samson and Delilah (opera) Samson and Delilah , Op. 47, is a grand opera in three acts and four scenes by Camille Saint-Saëns to a French libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire... )
1992	8	91.50	War and Peace - Marche Slav - La Marseillaise - 1812 Overture 1812 Overture The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E flat major, Op. 49, popularly known as the 1812 Overture or the Overture of 1812 is an overture written by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1880 to commemorate Russia's defense of Moscow against Napoleon's advancing Grande Armée at the Battle of...
1993	3	96.20	The Modern Imagination - The Landworkers (From Estancia Ballet) - The Wheat Dance (From Estancia Ballet) - Danza Final (From Estancia Ballet) - The Fire of Eternal Glory (from Novorossik Chimes for Orchestra) - Death Hunt (from On Dangerous Ground)
1994	3	96.20	Songs for a Summer Night - Ritual Fire Dance (from El Amor Brujo) - Suite bergamasque Suite bergamasque The Suite bergamasque is one of the most famous piano suites by Claude Debussy. Debussy commenced the suite in 1890 at age 28, but he did not finish or publish it until 1905.-History:... (Claire De Lune) - Talking Drums (from White Witch Doctor) - North by Northwest - Death Hunt (from On Dangerous Ground)
1995	5	94.10	Adventures Under a Darkened Sky - Symphonic Dances - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (variation 18) - Piano Concerto No. 2 - Capriccio Bohemian
1996	1 (tie)	97.40	A Defiant Heart: The Music of Dmitri Shostakovich Dmitri Shostakovich Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was a Soviet Russian composer and one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century.... - Fourth Ballet Suite - First Symphony, Second Movement - Fifth Symphony, Fourth Movement
1997	4	94.20	The Ring - Hagen's Call to the Clan (from The Ring) - Magic Fire Music (from The Ring) - Hammerring of the Ring (from The Ring) - Die Götterdämmerung (from The Ring)
1998	8	90.40	Songs from the Eternal City - The Music of Rome - Roman Carnival Overture - Un Bel Di from Madame Butterfly - Pines of the Villa Borghese (Pines of Rome mvt I) - Pines of the Appian Way (Pines of Rome mvt IV)
1999	8	91.20	Tragedy and Triumph - Fourth Symphony - Fifth Symphony (2nd Movement) - Sixth Symphony
2000	7	90.65	The Masters of Mystique - The Dawn of Modern Music - Jeux - Petrouchka - Transfigured Night - Rite Of Spring
2001	6	91.90	Virtuoso - Finale (from Concerto For Orchestra - 5th Movement) - Game of Pairs (from Concerto For Orchestra - 2nd Movement) - Festive Overture
2002	5	92.40	Heroic Sketches: The Passion of Shostakovich - Tenth Symphony, Second Movement - Piano Concerto No. 2, Second Movement - Piano Concerto No. 2, First Movement - Seventh Symphony, Fourth Movement
2003	4	94.75	Harmonic Journey - Sanctus (Canon in D) - Wild Nights from Harmonium - The Lord's Prayer (from King of Kings) - Ostinato (from Mikrokosmos)
2004	5	93.575	Apasionada 874 - Music of Ástor Piazzolla Ástor Piazzolla Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music... - Buenos Aires Hora Cero - La Muerte del Angel - Oblivion - Tango Suite - Imagenes 676 - Tres Minutos con la Realidad
2005	3	96.825	Rhapsody - American in Paris and Rhapsody in Blue Rhapsody in Blue Rhapsody in Blue is a musical composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band written in 1924, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects....
2006	2	96.85	Faust - Scythian Suite - Prokofiev, Piano Concerto - Corigliano, Ave Maria - Biebel, Resurrection Symphony - Mahler
2007	4	94.85	On Air - Vespertine Formations-Deane - 1000 Airplanes on the Roof 1000 Airplanes on the Roof 1000 Airplanes on the Roof is a melodrama in one act by Philip Glass which featured text by David Henry Hwang and projections by Jerome Sirlin. It is described by Glass as "a science fiction music drama".... -Glass - Flower Duet from Lakme-Delibes - Suggestion Diabolique-Prokofiev - Finale from Firebird Suite-Stravinsky
2008	1	98.125	SPARTACUS - Spartacus Spartacus (ballet) Spartacus, or Spartak, is a ballet by Aram Khachaturian . The work follows the exploits of Spartacus, the leader of the slave uprising against the Romans known as the Third Servile War, although the ballet's storyline takes considerable liberties with the historical record. Khachaturian composed... -Khachaturian - Ein Heldenleben -Strauss - Battlefield from KÀ Kà (Cirque du Soleil) Kà is a show by Cirque du Soleil at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Created and directed by Robert Lepage, the show and the theater cost $220 million to develop.... -Dupere - Dance of Ecstasy from (Danses Fantastiques) -Tjeknavorian - Toccata (from Piano Concerto No. 1) -Ginastera
2009	9	89.900	The Red Violin - Theme from "The Red Violin The Red Violin The Red Violin is a 1998 Canadian drama film directed by François Girard. It spans three centuries and five countries as it tells the story of a mysterious violin and its many owners... " -John Corigliano John Corigliano John Corigliano is an American composer of classical music and a teacher of music. He is a distinguished professor of music at Lehman College in the City University of New York.-Biography:... , Fantasy Variations on a theme by Paganini -James Barnes, Paganini Variations -Witold Lutoslawski, Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini -Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music... , Caprice XXIV Paganini -Benny Goodman, Paganini Variations -Phillip Wilby,
2010	6	93.150	Into the Light - "The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms" - Kamen
2011	5	95.050	Juliet - East of Eden -Lee Holdridge, Requiem -Giuseppe Verdi, Requiem -Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet (A Time For Us) -Nino Rota Nino Rota Nino Rota was an Italian composer and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti... , Romeo & Juliet -Sergei Prokofiev, Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral -Richard Wagner
2012	?	?	Turandot - Nessun Dorma Nessun dorma Nessun dorma is an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot, and is one of the best-known tenor arias in all opera. It is sung by Calaf, il principe ignoto , who falls in love at first sight with the beautiful but cold Princess Turandot... (from Turandot Turandot Turandot is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, set to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni.Though Puccini's first interest in the subject was based on his reading of Friedrich Schiller's adaptation of the play, his work is most nearly based on the earlier text Turandot... ) - Pagliacci Pagliacci Pagliacci , sometimes incorrectly rendered with a definite article as I Pagliacci, is an opera consisting of a prologue and two acts written and composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo. It recounts the tragedy of a jealous husband in a commedia dell'arte troupe...

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