Two fantastic recordings of Shadow Rituals just came in the mail. The first one was performed by the University of Toledo Symphonic Band under the direction of Carl Collins. Carl also sent me a copy of their program from the concert. I guess now I have to start some kind of scrapbook or something! The other CD that came in is the official “The Winners & the Finalists” of “The First Frank Ticheli Composition Contest.” This is the last element of the Ticheli contest: a professional recording by the University of North Texas Symphonic Band under the direction of Dennis Fisher. It’s a fantastic recording by none-other-than Mark Custom’s Mark Morette. If you’re interested in hearing the pieces that made the final 10 in the contest (in each category… yeah, it’s a 2-CD set), the CD should be available for purchase soon… though I’m not sure where… probably MBM for sure. But the Mark Custom code is 7290-MCD if that helps. So pick up a copy if you can find one!