"Wind ensemble is a medium that has a long, long history of patriotic and marching-band music, " Mr. Fairouz said.

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But though he makes a point of featuring Jewish artists, he never plays the only Hanukkah CD he owns, a staid affair called the "Chanukah Story" by the Western Wind Vocal Ensemble with Theodore Bickel narrating.

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For example, the musical ensemble has been expanded to include wind instruments and the dancers costumes have been influenced by the clothes of other Chinese ethnic groups.

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