Maslanka - River of TimeTHE RIVER OF TIME, Navona Records' latest release, is a captivating tour de force by conductor Mike Fansler and the Western Illinois University Wind Ensemble. Recorded by legendary engineer Bruce Leek whose recording portfolio includes the President's Own Marine Band this album captures the full emotive intensity of one of America's finest collegiate ensembles. The album begins with composer David Maslanka's O Earth O Stars Music for Flute, Cello &

are the beginning of an exciting series

which became the foundation of most Western popular music

"Il primo libro di Intavolatura di Lauto" speaks directly to the mind and makes a broad sweep

the listener is transported back to a golden age of music

organic rock'n'roll music

Taking on their underground street anthem they cut for their Full Clip compilation

Jules Verne's "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"

now reaching the point at the turn of the decade

but when they left to form Free

music functioning at a high level of spiritual consciousness combined with an equally avant-garde and forward-looking approach to sound

" one mixed by Blake Mills (Grammy-nominated producer of Alabama Shakes' Sound & Color

urging us to reflect on the past and reconsider the future