Favorite Concert Pieces

VM Trumpet · Post by **VM Trumpet** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 6:57 am

These are a couple of personal favorites...

- Thus Spoke The Raven
- Chorale and Shaker Dance
- Green Willow Portrait
- Great Locomotive Chase (not very hard but loud and fast

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Trumpet Man 05 · Post by **Trumpet Man 05** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 7:55 pm

My wind ensemble is going to play "Russian Christmas Music" this year at SCSBOA regionals. Looking forward to it, it's an awesome song.

PercussionAndAllThatJazz · Post by **PercussionAndAllThatJazz** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 11:32 am

- Thus Spoke The Raven
- Chorale and Shaker Dance
- Great Locomotive Chase (not very hard but loud and fast )

Definitely agree (loved playing ALL the keyboards for locomotive...8th grade man. insanity). I also love Rites of Tamburo (lotsa fun latin percussion) and Variations on a Korean Folk Song. Great pieces.

Personal · Post by **Personal** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 1:06 pm

Well, I just had a chance to play a few Tichelli pieces, and Blue Shades is definitely a winner.

CGStar · Post by **CGStar** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 11:07 am

Ah, Blue Shades, awesome clarinet (and bass clarinet) solo!!!
I think right now Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar is my favorite piece.

gamermanbc · Post by **gamermanbc** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 7:04 pm

1) Ghost Train (Eric Whitacre)
2) Symphonic Dances No.3 (forgot)
3) Folk Dances (some Russian guy lol)
4) Russian Sailor's Dance (forgot)
5) Macarena... something or other (forgot)

Has anyone here even heard of ghost train? Awesome, but hard as crap...

MinCook · Post by **MinCook** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 10:52 pm

but hard as crap...

lol I dont remember crap being hard?

I really enjoy playing Gustav Holst- Mars from The planets

PercussionAndAllThatJazz · Post by **PercussionAndAllThatJazz** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 7:49 am

Russian Sailors is Gliere
Symphonic Dances...for some reason i keep thinking slavonic and that's Dvorak...
Macarena is Los Del Rio.

And I'm ashamed for knowing that.

MechAnt · Post by **MechAnt** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 2:28 pm

American Elegy- Frank Ticheli

I Loved Playing that song, it is 1 of my favorite.

Jack Stamp : Gavorkna Fanfare

I like playing this one, but I couldn't double touge.

gamermanbc · Post by **gamermanbc** » Sat May 08, 2004 12:19 am

And I'm ashamed for knowing that.

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formermarcher · Post by **formermarcher** » Mon May 10, 2004 11:26 pm

RifleArt wrote:
American Elegy- Frank Ticheli
I Loved Playing that song, it is 1 of my favorite.

Normally I'm a fan of Ticheli, but I like that piece the least of all his pieces...

dudewheresmycar · Post by **dudewheresmycar** » Tue May 11, 2004 11:52 am

Jack Stamp : Gavorkna Fanfare

I like playing this one, but I couldn't double touge.[/quote]

How were you able to play Gavorkna Fanfare without double-tonguing? You would not get away with 'breath-attacking' at my school, especially being a performer in the highest group.

dudewheresmycar · Post by **dudewheresmycar** » Tue May 11, 2004 11:56 am

RifleArt wrote:
Jack Stamp : Gavorkna Fanfare
I like playing this one, but I couldn't double touge.

How were you able to play Gavorkna Fanfare without double-tonguing? You would not get away with 'breath-attacking' at my school, especially being a performer in the highest group.

frausto86 · Post by **frausto86** » Tue May 11, 2004 12:58 pm

LoL Gavorkna Fanfare is a fun piece. I enjoy almost all pieces by Ticheli. Vesuvius is a winner. I haven't played blue shades, but we have the music so I hope to play it next year. What else has he made.. Sundance is a good one.. Loch Lomond.. that one rocks.. Amazing Grace, Cajun Folk Songs, Shenandoah,

Robert W. Smith makes some awesome songs but all of them are rather easy.. Well I shouldn't say all, just the ones I've actually played. I have many favorites by Smith.. I just can't remember most of 'em. Rites of Tamburo was a fun one to play though.

I think Holst might be my favorite ATM. If I remember correctly, he wrote "First Suite for Concert Band in Eb" and "Second Suite for Concert Band in F". Those are two freaking awesome pieces. I think he also made the Planets suite.

I basically like any pieces that have moving tuba pieces. I grow very bored when I get handed a piece with 8 measure chunks of rest.. haha.

altohack · Post by **altohack** » Wed May 12, 2004 9:57 pm

Gavorkna Fanfare
Russian Sailors Dance

all great pieces