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Music from

The Golden Age of the American Circus!

The South Shore Circus Concert Band

is one of the few bands in the country dedicated to preserving authentic music from the golden age of the American Circus. They have performed numerous times with the Big Apple Circus both in New York City at the world famous Lincoln Center and Boston. They have also played for Sells and Gray Circus, Clyde Beatty, Ed Migleys Shrine, Hanneford and Carson and Barnes Circus.

The South Shore Circus Concert Band was selected to perform in person and provide live background music for the nationally televised GREAT CIRCUS PARADE from Milwaukee.

--Alan Slifka, chairman of the board of the Big Apple Circus , on a recent trip to Russia hand presented a copy of the SOUTH SHORE CIRCUS CONCERT BAND's recording "SOUNDS OF THE CIRCUS" to the Minister of Culture in Moscow as a prime example of music from the Golden Age of the American Circus.

The recordings were also presented in person to the School of the Circus in Kiev and Leningrad where they are being studied by Russian students of the circus.

Recordings of this band are available to the public on cassette and compact disc. A series of twenty-nine volumes entitled "SOUNDS OF THE CIRCUS"(for those of you who have graphical browsers, you can click on the little album cover and get a bigger image with titles).

VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4 VOLUME 5 VOLUME 6

VOLUME 7 VOLUME 8 VOLUME 9 VOLUME 10 VOLUME 11 VOLUME 12

VOLUME 13 VOLUME 14 VOLUME 15 VOLUME 16 VOLUME 17 VOLUME 18

VOLUME 19 VOLUME 20 VOLUME 21 VOLUME 22 VOLUME 23 VOLUME 24

VOLUME 25 VOLUME 26 VOLUME 27 VOLUME 28 VOLUME 29 VOLUME 30

VOLUME 31 VOLUME 32 VOLUME 33 VOLUME 34 VOLUME 35 VOLUME 36

VOLUME 37 VOLUME 38 VOLUME 39 VOLUME 40

( MASTER LIST OF TITLES )

is available through order form mail order from Whitmarsh Recordings.

ALL NEW RECORDINGS!!!

Volume 38 & Volume 39

ALL NEW!!!

Vol 38

Vol. 39

Notes on How The Music Was Used

Music for a Grand Entry

Volume 37

Music for a Grand Entry

Selected from thirty years of Sounds of the Circus Recordings.

Vol 37

PERSIAN AND ORIENTAL MUSIC

Volume 34

For Lions, Tigers, Elephants and Camels.
Asian Acrobats and Contortionists.

Selected from thirty years of Sounds of the Circus Recordings.

Vol 34

Notes on How The Music Was Used

Volumes 25 and 32 - Music For Clowns

Selected from thirty years of Sounds of the Circus Recordings.

Traditional trombone smears (Clown Walk-Arounds) from the circus world combined with other great numbers successfully used by the circus to back up the clowns.
Over two hours of traditional circus clown music on two discs.

Vol 25

Vol 32
Music For Clowns MORE Music for Clowns

FLYING TRAPEZE MUSIC

Volume 33

TRADITIONAL MUSIC FOR THE FLYING TRAPEZE

Selected from thirty years of Sounds of the Circus Recordings.

To The Hands Of The Catcher

Over one hour of traditional music used by the circus for the greatest flying acts of all time.

Vol 33

Television and Movie Music

Volume 40

TV & MOVIE MUSIC used by the Circus

Selected from thirty years of Sounds of the Circus Recordings.

Vol 40

Here is pure unadulterated music from the circus ring performed by twenty-five enthusiastic musicians. Minor inaccuracies have purposely not been corrected or edited from the original recording to give you all the spontaneity of a live performance.
We dedicate this series to all the great circus bandmaster-composers who have provided an ageless bit of musical happiness for coming generations to enjoy. Sit back and enjoy the happy musical sounds of the golden age of the American circus.

Richard Whitmarsh

Here are a few notes on How the Music was Used

Hear what the Circus world is saying about these recordings.

View the LIST OF TITLES for each volume.
Here are some audio files of a short excerpt of Fucik's Thunder and Blazes from Volume 1.

RealAudio MP3 Audio