2019 has been a good year for ESCAPADE: Music for Large and Small Ensembles.  Here is a list of the awards, honors and recognition received by the album or music contained therein:

• Global Music Awards: Silver Medal for the album Escapade: Music for Large and Small Ensembles
• Global Music Awards: Top Ten Album of Fall 2019, Escapade: Music for Large and Small Ensembles
• Textura: 2019 Top 20 Albums of 2019, Classical category – #20 Escapade: Music for Large and Small Ensembles
• National Band Association/Revelli Memorial Composition Competition Winner: Escapade (Wind Ensemble)
• The American Prize in Composition: Band/Wind Ensemble Music Division – Honorable Mention for Escapade(Wind Ensemble)
• The American Prize in Composition: Instrumental Chamber Music – Larger Ensemble Category, Third place for Dream(Euphonium and String Quartet)
• Global Music Awards: Silver Medal for Dream(Euphonium and String Quartet)
• Global Music Awards: Silver Medal for Blow, Eastern Winds(Wind Ensemble)
• Yamaha’s One Hundred Best Pieces for Band: Blow, Eastern Winds(Wind Ensemble)

The Midwest Clinic will soon be upon us (Dec 18-21, 2019). Clinic attendees: Stop by the Musica Propria booth (Booth 1700) and get your very own ESCAPADE button. See you in Chicago!

The Owosso Independent (Owosso, MI) recently featured and article about Joseph T. Spaniola and his album ESCAPADE: Music for Large and Small Ensembles.  Many thanks for Karen Mead-Elford for requesting an interview and for her writing the article.  Check out her article: Composer with Local Ties Produces Award-Winning Album

Hear my RESOUNDING JOY performed by the Detroit Community Ensembles Concert Band in a concert with the DCE Orchestra at 7 PM on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, Orchestra Hall (3711 Woodward, Ave. Detroit). For more information, see: DCE Concert Band, Nov 13

Joseph T. Spaniola’s composition DREAM (Euphonium and String Quartet) received The 2018 – 2019 American Prize in Composition third-place honors in the Instrumental Chamber Music – Larger Ensemble Category: American Prize  The American Prize celebrates American Excellence in the Arts.  DREAM is included on Spaniola’s recently released album ESCAPADE: Music for Large and Small Ensembles.  Listen to the whole album on Spotify: ESCAPADE album