Joel Blahnik

Joel Blahnik (born June 7, 1938 in Fish Creek , Wisconsin ) is an American composer and teacher of Czech descent.

Blahnik studied at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music at Appleton , Wisconsin, and graduated in 1961.

After completing his studies, he worked from 1961 to 1993 as a music teacher (instrumental teacher) in public schools in the state of Wisconsin. He has also given seminars and lectures at all levels of difficulty at over 250 schools in Wisconsin and the Midwest. He has received several awards for these achievements.

He is a co-founder of the Czech Music Alliance in the United States of America and in 1989 founded Alliance Publications Inc. , in Fish Creek, Wisconsin, which has set itself the task of promoting compositions by Czech and Slovak composers and making them known in the USA .

Since he finished his pedagogical work in 1993, he has been working as a freelance composer.

Works

Works for orchestra

• 1992 Sláva! A Celebration for Symphony Orchestra
• 1996 Two Beautiful Countries for orchestra
• Elegy for Orchestra
• Symphonia de Nativitate

Works for wind orchestra

• 1992 Slava! A Celebration for Band
• 1996 Two beautyful Countries for Band
• Battalia for Band
• Celebration of Praise
• Christmas Rhapsody for Band
• Fanfare and Processional
• From tender stem
• Good Land Woof-Toma
• Green Bay Packers' Fight Song
• Hallmark
• I am a fine musician
• Invention No. 1 for band
• Invention No. 2 for band
• Invention No. 3 for band
• Mississippi Tone Poem for Band
• Slavic Miniatures for Symphonic Band
• Six ceremonial fanfares for band

Chamber music

• Bohemian March for Brass Quintet
• Concertino for Percussionist and Chamber Winds
• Czech hymn "Gaudeamus Pariter" for brass ensemble
• Czech Suite for Wind or Brass Trio
• Czech Trombone Treasures 33 Trombone Quintets
• The Christmas for Brass Quintet
• Encore! Prague Trombones for Trombone Quartet
• Fanfare and March for Trumpet, Trombone and Organ
• Funeral March for Brass-Qunitet
• God rest ye merry, gentlemen Fanfare and Prelude for Brass Quintet
• Kvapik-Galop Tuba Trio and Drum Set
• Lenten Hymns from old Czech Tunes for Vocal Solo and Organ
• Morning Sunrise (12-part instrumental based on Victimae Paschali laudes ) for Brass Choir
• New Prague Trombones for Trombone Quartet
• Slava Fanfare Trumpet Quartet
• Sleep, little Jesus Boy Vocalist, Flute, Guitar and Keyboard
• Two Patriotic Hymns Trombone Quartet

Choral music

• Easter Fanfare for SATB Choir and Organ or Brass-Quintet
• Hail to all the Saints SATB Choir, Brass Quintet, Percussion and Organ
• Hosanna SATB Choir, two Trumpets and Organ
• Peace, I ask of thee, o River SATB Choir
• Regina coeli Double SATB Choir, Violoncello, String Bass and Organ

Web links

• Biographical information on Blahnik with photo in the Wind Repertory Project (Wiki). Retrieved September 11, 2008 .