This edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion, features Christmas wind band music, both secular and religious. One of the featured tunes is \“Greensleeves,\” probably the oldest song that musicologists have been able to identify. You will also hear a Christmas song that holds the record for taking the longest for a recording to make it to the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. But since it is still Advent, Brass, Reeds, and Percussion opens with two Advent hymns. The words for the first hymn, \“Lo, He Comes in Clouds Descending,\” were written by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism; the music was written by Martin Madan, a lawyer converted to Methodism upon hearing one of Wesley’s sermons.
Traditional English MuffinsMakes 8Ingredients2 1/2 cups (318 grams) strong/bread flour3/4 cup warm milk1 large egg2 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened and cub