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Post by LovableSheep » Mon Feb 21, 2005 5:00 pm

PGOK wrote:
LovableSheep wrote:Westlake’s Wind Ensemble is going to be playing Dance of the New World by Wilson & October by Whitacre for one festival, and October & Lincolnshire Posy for another.
You guys sounded GREAT at CBDA!

Having THREE All State French Horns, doesn't seem fair to the rest of us. :wink:
Thanks. We had a lot of fun being there.
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Post by pitchick00 » Mon Feb 21, 2005 5:40 pm

i love the piece October by Whitacre! agh it brings a tear to my eye EVERYTIME (a friend of mine even used it for a guard show...wonderfully written show)

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Post by Rick_James » Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:09 pm

October is so overplayed, but yeah its a great piece
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Post by IsnipeWithAknife » Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:13 pm

PGOK wrote:
LovableSheep wrote:Westlake’s Wind Ensemble is most likely going to be playing Lincolnshire Posy by Grainger & October by Whitacre for one festival, and Dance of the New World by Wilson & October for another.
You guys sounded GREAT at CBDA!

Having THREE All State French Horns, doesn't seem fair to the rest of us. :wink:
yeah its so much fun being the only horn player in that section thats not in all state...

i love those guys tho... its just hard to live up to them
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Post by someguywhodoesthings » Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:44 pm

To Tame the Perilous Skies-Holsinger
American Riversongs-?

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Post by lilpitprincess » Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:12 pm

for our first festival Wind Ensemble II is playing Simple Gifts and Fantasy Tales, not sure what we're gonna play for the second one.
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Post by cosmicirony7 » Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:37 pm

I believe our pieces are:

-Minuteman
-Anthem for Winds and Percussion
-Simple Gifts
"Suck Less"

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Post by Eunuch Provocateur » Sun Mar 06, 2005 9:00 pm

Africa: Ceremony, etc. By Robert Smith

Carol of the Birds (blech)

The Top band is playing

Rhapsody in Blue

Some weird march.

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Post by xWMSxGrLx » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:06 pm

we are playing:


Advanced Band:

Prelude and Dance
Korean Folk Rhapsody/Song
White River Canyon <<< Almost wasn't allowed to play this since finding scores for this piece is VERY HARD.

Intermediate Band

*don't know this one but I think it is Aztec Sunrise*
Cambridge Overture
Year of The Dragon
Baritone/Euphonium
2006 - "Rise Of Samurai" - Bass drum - caption :]
2006- "Oh, What a World" - WG
2007- JV WG- "Wanted: Dead or Alive"

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Post by EMT-911 » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:43 pm

lordcelerborn wrote:We don't know what we're playing yet. We have a selection we've been working on that we'll choose from.

Corsican Litany
Flight of the Pegasus
Denbridge Way
Joyant Narrative
One more I can't remember <--- not a real song title

The one you are missing is "Overture In B Flat" although we arn't really going to play it this year, I think.............
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Post by EMT-911 » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:46 pm

pitchick00 wrote:i love the piece October by Whitacre! agh it brings a tear to my eye EVERYTIME (a friend of mine even used it for a guard show...wonderfully written show)


I have seen his concert in person and meet him!!!!he is awsome. I love SLEEP, he does a great job on that one, and I am going to try to get my Band Director to perform his piece for a concert!!!!!!
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Post by Mallet_Mike » Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:53 pm

Merced High Symphonic band is playing...

Chorale and Shaker Dance by John Zdechlik
Toccata for Band - Frank Erickson
and either one of the following:
Adagio for Winds
Sleep by Eric Whitacre

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Post by lilpitprincess » Tue Mar 22, 2005 5:49 pm

for our second festival I'm pretty sure we're playing Longford Legends and Jubilant Overature
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Post by lowbrass89 » Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:15 pm

for regionals were gonna play Nelhybel's Symphonic Movement along with either Suite of old American Dances or Shostakovich
Symphony No. 5 Finale. Well it looks like well be playing Symphonic Movement and Suite of old american dances

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Post by liberatemenow » Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:45 am

my band the rbv wind 2) is playing American Eleagy~! like the greatest song ever!!!! its such a dank song!!!
I catch in my throat
Choke
Torn into pieces
I won't - No
I don't want to be this
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She is everything to me
The unrequited dream
A song that no one sings

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