Composer Report There have been many extraordinary composers of music throughout history. Each composer has his or her own wonderful characteristics and abilities that have touched the special few, or the many peoples of the world. Three composers that have not been largely recognized but highly acclaimed for their music are Ron Nelson, Russell Alexander, and Eric Whitacre. The Carl Sandburg High School Symphonic Band was fortunate enough to perform a composition by each of …showed first 75 words of 895 total…

…showed last 75 words of 895 total…Airs and Dances, either. It is because he is a composer whose skill is not bounded by instrumentation, and who can express himself, regardless of the inspiration, or lack thereof, at the time. Nelson says, "I think that composers MUST have something to say musically, and I think that all music, regardless of its “specific gravity,” must be well crafted. I hope the audience hears these pieces as such, well crafted, with something to say."