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467 W 163rd St, 3rd Fl
New York City, NY 10032 - Voice / Fax
- (212) 928-9094
Welcome to Robert Wendel Music
Our 20th Year of serving your musical needs.
Robert Wendel Music
467 West 163rd Street, 3rd Floor
New York City, NY 10032
212-928-9094 (voice and fax)
Now representing works by: Johnny Marks, Leroy Anderson, Jerry Herman, Jule Styne, Sean O'Boyle, Tracey Rush, Nancy Bloomer Deussen, Michael Gilbertson, Scott Hale, Kim Oler, Geo. M. Cohan, The Beach Boys, William Perry, Michael T. Griffith, Anton Koch, Albert Bailes, Richard Chiarappa, and more!
News and Announcements
OUR OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED FROM SEPTEMBER 8 - 13. PLEASE PLAN YOUR ORDERING ACCORDINGLY!
DUE TO AN "INVASION" OF .mp3 WEBSITE SHARING BOTS, WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PASSWORD PROTECT OUR DEMO FILES.
We apologize for the inconvenience. To get your password, send us an e-mail with your name and orchestra affiliation and we'll zip it out to you ASAP.
8/20/2010: We have now added "Still, Still, Still" arranged by Robert Wendel. See the "Christmas" link to the left.
8/3/2010: We have now added "Romp For Symphony Orchestra & "Celebrity" Triangulist" by Richard Chiarappa. See the "Novelty/Comedy" link to the left.
6/17/2010: We have now added "Caribbean Sleigh Ride" for orchestra by Robert Wendel. See the "Christmas" link to the left. Available Sept. 6, 2010.
6/12/2010: La Cage aux Folles revival has opened on Broadway to rave reviews and a TONY AWARD for "Best Revival," and we have the original overture for you to perform! Just click on the "Broadway / Opera" link to the left.
4/28/2010: We have now added "The Gettysburg Address" for narrator and orchestra by Richard J. Chiarappa, Jr. See the "Holidays" link to the left.
4/7/2010: We now represent: "Spirit Of Freedom." By Tracey Rush. See details below.
2/15/2010"Dona Nobis Pacem," a 4 movement work for chorus and orchestra has now been completed after 3 years work and is seeking its full premiere. The score and mp3 [synth] demo files can be seen and heard on the "9-11 Memorial Music" link on the left side of your screen.
Hear Before You Rent
By clicking on the musical notes icons you can audition full-length recordings of most of our catalog instantly along with a perusal score in Adobe PDF. Alternatively, an 8-CD set containing over eight hours of music can be purchased from us for only $20 which contains complete, live or synthesized performances of each and every work listed on this site. Sorry, this offer is limited only to professionals and can be sent only to a symphony address.
New Featured Works
| Info | Title | Composed (Arranged) | MP3 |
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Still, Still, Still | Arranged by Robert Wendel |  |
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Caribbean Sleigh Ride | by Robert Wendel | |
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Romp For Orchestra & Celebrity Triangulist | by Richard Chiarappa | |
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Commemoration (for Band) | by Robert Wendel | |
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Spirit Of Freedom | by Tracey Rush | |
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The Gettysburg Address | by Richard J. Chiarappa, Jr. | |
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Fanfare: Welcome Home | by Robert Wendel | |
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Meditation | Robert Wendel | |
Distinguished Company
Our arrangements are now in the active repertory of the following entities:
Domestic...
The Cincinnati Pops, The New York Pops, The Boston Pops Orchestra, The Philly Pops, Cleveland Pops, The Louisville Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, The Cleveland Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Houston Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Hollywood Bowl Symphony, The National Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Jacksonville Symphony, The Louisville Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony, San Diego Symphony, West Virginia Symphony, The Nassau Pops, Knoxville Symphony, Columbus (OH) Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Hartford Symphony, Hew Haven Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, Stamford Symphony, Anchorage Symphony, Reno Philharmonic, Hot Spring Music Festival, Napa Valley Symphony, Fresno Philharmonic, Long Beach Symphony, San Jose Symphony, Greeley Philharmonic, Delaware Symphony, Palm Beach Pops, Florida Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, Florida W Coast Symphony, Brevard Symphony, Boca Pops, Columbus (GA) Symphony Orchestra, Albany (GA) Symphony, Georgia Southern Univ. Orchestra, Augusta Symphony, Dubuque Symphony, Illinois Symphony, Lake Forest Symphony, DuPage Symphony, Elgin Symphony, Bloomington (IN) Pops, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Northwest Indiana Symphony, Evansville Philharmonic, Terre Haute Symphony, Wichita Symphony, Owensboro Symphony, Shreveport Symphony, Baton Rouge Symphony, Cape Ann Symphony, Cape Cod Symphony, Maryland Symphony, Portland (ME) Symphony, West Shore Symphony, Southwest Michigan Symphony, Flint Symphony, Meridian Symphony, Greensboro Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, New Mexico Symphony, Canton Symphony, Mansfield Symphony, Akron Symphony, Altoona Symphony, Westmoreland Symphony, Greenville Symphony, Jackson Symphony, Nashville Symphony, Garland Symphony, North East Texas Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Midland-Odessa Symphony, Irving Symphony, San Angelo Symphony, Amarillo Symphony, Lubbock Symphony, Virginia Symphony, Richmond Symphony, Everett Symphony, Tacoma Symphony, Wheeling Symphony, West Hartford Symphony, and The New Britain Symphony.
And Overseas
The BBC Symphony and The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic (UK), The Scottish National Orchestra, The Scottish Opera Orchestra, The Ulster Orchestra, The Bochum Symphony (Germany), The Warsaw Philharmonic (Poland), Gavle Symphony and Swedish Radio Symphony AB and the KTHs Akademiska Orchestra (Sweden), Toronto Symphony, The Calgary Philharmonic, and The Edmonton Symphony (Canada), Orchestra ICO Magna Grecia (Italy), The Malaysian Philharmonic (Kuala Lampur), The Tasmanian Symphony Queensland Symphony, and The Brisbane Symphony (Australia), The Puerto Rico Philharmonic, The Nissi Orchestra (South Korea), The Singapore National Youth Symphony, and The Hong Kong Symphony.
Conductors
Steven Reineke, Donald Pippin, Michael Krajewski, George Albert Schramm, Carl Topilow, Marvin Hamlisch, Peter Nero, and Erich Kunzel.
May we add your name to this distinguished list?
General Information
Terms
Prices are for 1 performance only. Extra performances within a 30-day period are pro-rated at +50% for the 2nd performance, and +25% each for the 3rd performance and beyond. A charge will be made for materials lost or not erased (except for bowings). There is a restocking fee of $50 if cancellation notice is received BEFORE contracted performance date. We DO NOT refund for "rain outs." We DO NOT CHARGE EXTRA for longer rental periods. If your orchestra needs more time for rehearsals, that's just fine with us!
Shipping
Prices include priority mail shipping within the United States. Overnight shipping is available at an extra charge, or on your own FEDEX account. For orders from outside the United States, international shipping and currency conversion charges apply. BMI and ASCAP fees are NOT included and are the responsibility of the performing organization. Payment must accompany your order. - International Orders, recipient is responsible for any tariffs or import duties!
Online Ordering
For your convenience, orders can be submitted via our online order form which is now available in English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, and Italian! Most orders are processed within 60 minutes or less! Just click here to order.
Questions?
For additional information, or to place an order, please phone or fax us at (212) 928-9094, send us an e-mail or use the online order form.
Thank you for visiting Robert Wendel Music!
Robert Wendel
Pops Conductor
Born in 1951, Robert Wendel studied conducting with Harold Farberman, Brian Priestman, and Michael Charry, and composition and orchestration with Leroy Anderson and Hale Smith. He has guest conducted many of the major symphony orchestras in America including the Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Minnesota, Baltimore, Atlanta, Cincinnati, and Dallas Symphony orchestras, and has toured the US and Europe as conductor for Harry Connick Jr., culminating in the PBS special "Romance From Paris" and concert for the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway.
In addition, Robert has been conductor and arranger for Carol Channing, Rita Moreno and other stars, and has written for musical theater, symphony orchestra, PBS-TV, and the 1993 Presidential Inauguration. He created and conducted an entire concert saluting the cartoon music of Hanna-Barbera Productions for the San Bernardino Symphony, and an evening of "Two Centuries of American Music" as the first conductor to take the podium of the New Britain Symphony upon the retirement of its Music Directer after 38 years.
His "Fanfare For Freedom" has already become staple in the symphonic Memorial Day and July 4th repertory, and his arrangements are frequently heard at Cincinnati Pops Concerts and were featured on several of their TV broadcasts. Two of his Christmas arrangements have been recorded by the Cincinnati Pops with Erich Kunzel for Telarc. Robert's "Commemoration," performed at a memorial concert remembering the Challenger Astronauts and played on the Kennedy Space Center launch pad has also been adopted as almost a memorial "anthem" in concerts across the USA after the events of 9-11-2001. It has been recorded on ABC Classics by the Tasmanian Symphony, and was featured live coast-to-coast in the 2006 National Memorial Day Concert on PBS to dedicate the WW II Monument, and again on the 2009 concert as part of a tribute to Abraham Lincoln.
As composer, arranger and publisher, he has supplied Pops music to the top 350 orchestras in America, Europe, Canada, Southeast Asia, and Australia, and his work has been featured NBC's "Today" program, and in commercials for QVC and Wal-Mart. He was also called upon as editor, arranger, and orchestrator for numerous Leroy Anderson works, some being recorded for the first time, for the Naxos complete Leroy Anderson Centennial recordings conducted by Leonard Slatkin.
Originally from Bridgeport, CT and an alumnus of Fairfield Prep and The University Of Connecticut, Robert now makes his home in New York City. In his spare time, he is a tornado chaser, an amateur astronomer, a telescope maker, and a pyrotechnics afficionado.
Repertoire and Booking
For repertoire and booking information, please phone or fax us at (212) 928-9094, or send us an e-mail
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