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  • Whatsoever Things... Mark Camphouse The melody of the Alma Mater hymn taken from the famous “St. Anthony Chorale” by ...
  • When I Am Alone arr. Ronald H. Polancich When I Am Alone This old American spiritual was titled “Give Me Jesus“ and ...
  • When Jesus Wept William Schuman When Jesus Wept was composed by William Schuman as the opening movement to his New Englan ...
  • Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew James Curnow Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew is an overture inspired by “High Flight”, a ...
  • White Christmas Irving Berlin/arr. Robert Russell Bennett Irving Berlin (1888-1989) was a prolific and famous American composer and songwriter. Born Israel Isidore ...
  • Selections from Wicked Stephen Schwartz/arr. Jay Bocook Selections from Wicked The musical Wicked is an alternative telling of the story of the ...
  • Wilderness Cait Nishimura The composer writes: “My fascination with the natural world began in childhood, and it wasn’t long before I learned about the harmful impacts ...
  • William Byrd Suite trans. Gordon Jacob William Byrd (1542-1623) was ...
  • The Wind and The Lion Jerry Goldsmith The Wind and the Lion was written for a 1975 epic adventure film starring Sean Connery , Candice Bergen ...
  • William Tell Overture Gioacchino Antonio Rossini/arr. Erik W. G. Leidzen William Tell Overture The opening to this opera is familiar ...
  • With Pleasure John Philip Sousa/ed. by Loras Schissel With Pleasure is a cakewalk-style fox-trot “dance hilarious” for band from Sousa’s operetta “The ...
  • The Wizard of Oz Harold Arlen/arr. James Barnes This year ...