Some of the punches are way too long for my liking but DAMN this is a good recording. What the hell are these kids eating? I want some, whatever it is. Haha :)
This is all-state. But still this is fantastic. You couldn't tell this was highschool. This is one of the toughest pieces ever composed for a band. Mitchell, South Dakota High School 11-12th is trying to do this and I'm in it. I'm a freshman oboist and my goodness i've got work to do. Wish our group luck on this.
It sounds so good! I've never heard any Whitacre that wasn't for choir, and this is BRILLIANT! I love the oboe solo about 3ish min in - serious kudos, you've got a beautiful vibrato going there.
I'm trying to imagine my band playing this. Hahaha... train wreck doesn't even cover it.
This is what inspired me to practive everyday now! I can't WAIT until I get into this high school! Aragon Middle School is doing pretty good preparing me for high school :]
Wow, props to the clarinet 1's in the solo that sounded like 1 clarinet, and not 3. Piccolo girl, i'm a big piccolo player too, and you played so well in tune <3. I love the all the brass, but the trumpet section tone is just a little too bright for me. :-[ sorry just being picky. still sounds great. you guys play with great support behind your sound though. I wish my band did.
This is on the edge of being horrific. Too fast, many wrong notes, wrong rhythms. These people couldn't keep a steady tempo if their lives depended on it.
@Ehud2221 I strongly disagree. Are you familiar with this piece? What's wrong with the tempo? It sounds like a very well done interpretation by a young group. You're strange...
@Ehud2221 You do not obviously know what music is if you cannot hear the crispness and clarity of this band. They were named Texas 5A Honor Band because of this piece as well as Pines of Rome and various others. There was only one major mistake in this piece I know because I was in it and heard all the reviews from multiple judges and directors. If you listen to the few professional orchestras that dare play this you will understand different odd tempos/rhythums are suppose to occur.
you guys can make all the comments you want bc they are your opinions (talking to the criticizers out there) bc that doesnt change that they were the TMEA 5A Honor band for that year which is a huge honor and they are an awesome band.
Dear MusicWonderz, the ONLY reason anyone wants to critique and point out extremely minor areas in which they think there is a problem or a passage that is too fast, too slow, not enough dynamics is a cry to the world 'WORLD LOOK AT ME, I KNOW MUCH MORE ABOUT MUSIC THAN THE STUPID PHD THAT SPEND 8 YEARS IN SOME RINKYDINK UNIVERSITY LEARNING MUSIC"...The person offering cricizism changes the topic from the beautiful performance to what an authority that person is.And,HELL No not shutting Up!!!
@oneonetwosix1126 Wow, you're still not getting it. PEOPLE ARE ENTITLED TO OPINIONS. If you disagree, suck it up or go complain to your mommy. No one gives a shit. A lot of people disagree with his comment, even I do. THAT DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO BE AN ASSHOLE. So stop trying to argue that he doesn't get to say something. I don't know how unbelievably stupid and stuck up you have to be to try and deny him that right.
@MusicWonderz MusicWonderz,The music here, YOU ASSHOLE, is about the group NOT THE COMMENTER! It really gets old and extremely boring to read 'music reviews' from people that may have a couple years of music training and totally unqualified...I don't think the kids in this video worked very hard for the benefit of 'self proclaimed music expects'. And, who the HELL are you dumbass to tell me I don't have the right to critique the critiquers?I DO HAVE the right to critique the critiquers,UFlake
@MusicWonderz J U S T G O A W A Y ! ! ...There's ABSOLUTELY nothing that YOU have ever thought of that I haven't thought of, understood, accepted or dismissed eons before you did. YOU missed my point! There may be a lot of people that are not INTERESTED in critique and think it's inappropriate for this format....how many of those words are you running to the Miriam Webster Dictionary right now to find the definition?
@oneonetwosix1126 Yea....because critique and inappropriate are such hard words. If you already thought about why people have the right to opinions, stop shoving your bullshit to them. Oh, I had to look up the word "in" because I obviously don't know anything...
Know what I find appalling about you 'expert music critics'? You hardly ever mention how the listener appreciates or enjoys the music, all you want to do is critique the most benign and obscure technical features...who gives a rats ass whether the quarter notes after the triplets are a little too long? What are we talking about here....1/100th of a second? Who gives a rats ass and who even notices such nonsense? And, who even knows the quarter notes are too long?
"dsavescf".....so good to have an expert and the final authority on all matters music in the house!
I suspect a phd in music by this band director certainly does not qualify him enough to be able to properly direct this band...so glad you are here to set us straight!!!!!!
One of the most fantastic pieces of music by the best high school band in America and all you can say is 'the performance isn't bad"...you're not much on compliments are you? Bet you're a joy to be around!
@oneonetwosix1126 There's no need to get snobby and then start trying to brag about your high school's music program. He was just expressing his opinion...
@MusicWonderz FYI Duffus, Langham Creek is NOT my school...I don't even know where Langham Creek High School is...I was making my point that idiots who think they are music masters are constantly trying to second guess professionals and critize other's performances. Unless you are the Dean of Music at Julliard, keep your trap shut and skip the nitpicking criticism to yourself!
@oneonetwosix1126 You're overreacting...People are entitled to their opinion, so let them express it. O.K.? Unless you are some unbelievably controlling S.O.B. that doesn't want to listen to anyone's ideas but their own, keep your trap shut and skip the nitpicking criticism to yourself!
Went to LCHS my Freshman year and was in Band. after listening to this, and the rest of the pieces they played, I surely wish that I hadn't had to miss out on this. Scot McAdow is a musical Genious. Its truly a shame
I used to be part of a band in Markham, Ontario that played this song. There are 73 marked time signatures, and about 8 or 9 marked key changes, not including all the random ones that aren't written, so its difficult to say this entire piece is in cut time or a few keys, and it is very hard to count or conduct. Kudos to this band for performing it with such precision and quality.
This is an amazing song and it was just... its like Whitacre was playing all the parts himself. I must commend the clarinet players cuz they're like showcased in this song. Not to say everyone else is insignificant but they dominated this. especially the solos. Trumpets kinda blare at 3:50. i understand its supposed to be loud but maybe just a little too out of control..? amazing job! it takes a special band to play like this and, sadly, there arent many. I hope my band does as good a job!! :D
I've heard this peace in two settings a professional band and this band. You guys had a hell of a run. I really love this peace. Eric Whitacre went all out.
my cousin use to be in the langham creek band, but she graduated by this time. Eric Whitacre is tough stuff, my symphonic band at Saginaw High School (TX) played October, which was a very difficult whitacre piece. if you like this one, you'll love "October" :]
I think I remember playing October... it's significantly shorter than this piece.. 1 or 2 pages even.. well atleased for the trumpet players anyway.. however, it was very dynamically and emotionally demanding.
haha its four four (conducted in minims) with five fours right through the piece (conducted in 2 as well, but likea 3+2 or 2+3 way) and the occasional 3/4. There is 3/2 later in the piece oh and 6/4 section bit too :) nice work grandpiano guy
This is definitely the best recording of Equus. Balance and tuning are phenomenal as well as clarity. I was first chair clari in my region's jr.high region band (tmea) and i spend alot of my time listening to concert band music. There is know disputing that this band is the 5a Honor Band. This is one of the many reasons I am proud to be a Texan. Its bands like this that make us proud.
Awesome symphonic band. What song is that called that they are playing I would love to know it would be a cool song for my shymphonic band that im in!!!!!!
this is the worst recording of Equus that I've ever heard. notes are staccato when they're supposed to held out, notes are dragged out when they are supposed to be short and crisp. but the collective ability level of these players is obviously superior to the way they played this, based on several phrases.
Most of the piece seems to be in two four with a couple of 5/8 bars in the second section. The reason it is tough to count in some sections is that the ostinatos don't always begin on the same beat and imply a different time signature. Also, I have not heard one recording of this where there is not phasing - this one included (although this is better than most). Very difficult piece to get in time.
You are indeed close. The piece itself is in 4/4, 3/2, 6/4, 3/4, and the wonderful 3:2/4 bars. Such a fantastic combination of time- unless you are playing it of course, haha. I suppose it does depend on which version you are playing. I've been told there is more than one version (one version incorporates a choir of sorts) but the one I am currently playing does not. It is this version heard above instead.
The majority of the piece is in 4/4, directed in cut time, but there are random 3/4 and 3+2/4 (5/4) bars thrown in. There is a recording that doesn't phase, the band it was written for. Check out University of Miami Frost Wind Ensemble with Gary Green conducting. It should be on the album Camphouse: Symphony From Ivy Green
5 4/4 6 3+2/4 1 3/4 43 4/4 1 3/2 1 3+2/4 4 4/4 1 3/4 3 4/4 1 3/4 5 4/4 thats just the beginning of Equus. I had to conduct that for my tryout for Domo its a pain
Awesome performance. I live in CFISD and never knew this band was this good. I've heard other recordings of Equus and this is faster and better than the others. I don't care for the corps style in their marching videos, even though they play well. I'm used to military.
Judging by the recording quality, I can tell that it has to have been twice as good in person. That's one of the best school bands I've ever heard. A lot of schools move people to their symphonic bands because they need them. Not because they should really be in it. Same with not moving them up. But this is an excellent performance!
Sioux Falls Washington Highschool played this. I played trumpet in there Symphonic band and I believe we did amazing for a highschool band that only rehearses 45 minutes a day.
Now wait just a minute. At about 3:20 the oboe is in tune with a really good sound. That's just NOT supposed to happen. ;>) And I think she was only a junior.
m0u5, That is an easy comment to make. And I don't mean that in a good way. Would you please elaborate on what you mean? Where and when should they have used more feeling? What would that entail?
I mean generally. Maybe its just the recording or the acoustics, but the music doesn't have full support and feels a bit empty/hollow.
It could easily just be the acoustics, but all the way through it feels to me as if its lacking something. If you listen to the other recording on youtube its not as technically good but you can feel the depth and support behind the sound.
Having seen this performance in person, I can assure you the recording doesn't do it justice. It's a good recording, but it was a very different experience to see it live. These kids played amazingly well, not just technically, but you could tell they really believed in what they were doing. My jaw didn't leave the floor throughout most of their concert.
I love how there's students actually trying to tap their foot... it's pretty much pointless in this song!
devomart 3 weeks ago
I could listen to this allll day. :3
KakashiOfDoom 3 weeks ago
cypress ranch is gonna blow langham creek out of the water on equus this year. just saying.
schudson9 3 weeks ago
@schudson9 hahahaha. good one man!
OpsTeam14 1 week ago in playlist Langham Creek Band Program
@OpsTeam14 haha the langham concert bands are trash
schudson9 1 week ago
Some of the punches are way too long for my liking but DAMN this is a good recording. What the hell are these kids eating? I want some, whatever it is. Haha :)
zaurefirem 1 month ago
Oh wait, it's not all state.
samweller96 1 month ago
This is all-state. But still this is fantastic. You couldn't tell this was highschool. This is one of the toughest pieces ever composed for a band. Mitchell, South Dakota High School 11-12th is trying to do this and I'm in it. I'm a freshman oboist and my goodness i've got work to do. Wish our group luck on this.
samweller96 1 month ago
A high school band sounding this good is unreal.
GameVlogsandMore 2 months ago
It sounds so good! I've never heard any Whitacre that wasn't for choir, and this is BRILLIANT! I love the oboe solo about 3ish min in - serious kudos, you've got a beautiful vibrato going there.
I'm trying to imagine my band playing this. Hahaha... train wreck doesn't even cover it.
k9596 2 months ago in playlist Eric Whitacre
This is what inspired me to practive everyday now! I can't WAIT until I get into this high school! Aragon Middle School is doing pretty good preparing me for high school :]
Lucky1247 4 months ago
I love Langham Creek so much right now <3 What an amazing program.
zaurefirem 4 months ago
*semester
KakashiOfDoom 6 months ago
We get to play this for competition next emester....YAYZ!!!
KakashiOfDoom 6 months ago
this is one part of my highschool's marching competative show :)
jayhawkerr38 6 months ago
As a DMA student, I'm blown away by this performance. Amazing for a high school level, or a college level for that matter.
cooperjwright 6 months ago
Wow, props to the clarinet 1's in the solo that sounded like 1 clarinet, and not 3. Piccolo girl, i'm a big piccolo player too, and you played so well in tune <3. I love the all the brass, but the trumpet section tone is just a little too bright for me. :-[ sorry just being picky. still sounds great. you guys play with great support behind your sound though. I wish my band did.
Lampers123 7 months ago
6:26 <3 horns and low brass = perfection
i think is the only band that has EVER been able to keep their low brass on top of the beat there..
singerguy93 7 months ago
@singerguy93 oh. and many props to the trombones near the end. those runs were the shit.
singerguy93 7 months ago
Gotta love Langham Creek's band. Wanna go there... PHENOMENAL band program.
CreepypastaMLP 8 months ago
link to order dvd does not work
wb5oxq 9 months ago
This is on the edge of being horrific. Too fast, many wrong notes, wrong rhythms. These people couldn't keep a steady tempo if their lives depended on it.
Ehud2221 9 months ago
@Ehud2221 Bet you compose music using your arm pits!
oneonetwosix1126 9 months ago
@Ehud2221 I strongly disagree. Are you familiar with this piece? What's wrong with the tempo? It sounds like a very well done interpretation by a young group. You're strange...
TromboneConductor767 8 months ago
@Ehud2221 You do not obviously know what music is if you cannot hear the crispness and clarity of this band. They were named Texas 5A Honor Band because of this piece as well as Pines of Rome and various others. There was only one major mistake in this piece I know because I was in it and heard all the reviews from multiple judges and directors. If you listen to the few professional orchestras that dare play this you will understand different odd tempos/rhythums are suppose to occur.
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CarolineAnneHartmann 8 months ago
7 people were looking for Danial's butt
55darkwolfe55 10 months ago
My band is too in texas
oOquicksilver12Oo 10 months ago
got to love that 3+2 over 4 time signature. Anyone whos played it knows what i mean
Talltexan9 1 year ago 18
@Talltexan9 I hated that so much. :/ It confuzzled me...still it's is better than cut time in my opinoin.
KakashiOfDoom 3 weeks ago
Man this song is awesome!
GTcole 1 year ago
This peice is intense my band is playing it this year. Cypress Falls
TXkid124 1 year ago
@TXkid124 weird my band is too. Claudia Taylor Johnson
ctjbonner 1 year ago
Nice recording, That is how I try to make my videos look, not too much zoom and try to follow the action. Good Job all around!!
BadBADdAd99 1 year ago
you guys can make all the comments you want bc they are your opinions (talking to the criticizers out there) bc that doesnt change that they were the TMEA 5A Honor band for that year which is a huge honor and they are an awesome band.
mandm4I17 1 year ago 6
Dear MusicWonderz, the ONLY reason anyone wants to critique and point out extremely minor areas in which they think there is a problem or a passage that is too fast, too slow, not enough dynamics is a cry to the world 'WORLD LOOK AT ME, I KNOW MUCH MORE ABOUT MUSIC THAN THE STUPID PHD THAT SPEND 8 YEARS IN SOME RINKYDINK UNIVERSITY LEARNING MUSIC"...The person offering cricizism changes the topic from the beautiful performance to what an authority that person is.And,HELL No not shutting Up!!!
oneonetwosix1126 1 year ago
@oneonetwosix1126 Wow, you're still not getting it. PEOPLE ARE ENTITLED TO OPINIONS. If you disagree, suck it up or go complain to your mommy. No one gives a shit. A lot of people disagree with his comment, even I do. THAT DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO BE AN ASSHOLE. So stop trying to argue that he doesn't get to say something. I don't know how unbelievably stupid and stuck up you have to be to try and deny him that right.
MusicWonderz 1 year ago
@MusicWonderz MusicWonderz,The music here, YOU ASSHOLE, is about the group NOT THE COMMENTER! It really gets old and extremely boring to read 'music reviews' from people that may have a couple years of music training and totally unqualified...I don't think the kids in this video worked very hard for the benefit of 'self proclaimed music expects'. And, who the HELL are you dumbass to tell me I don't have the right to critique the critiquers?I DO HAVE the right to critique the critiquers,UFlake
oneonetwosix1126 1 year ago
@oneonetwosix1126 Why am I not surprised that you're too stupid to get my point?
MusicWonderz 1 year ago
@MusicWonderz J U S T G O A W A Y ! ! ...There's ABSOLUTELY nothing that YOU have ever thought of that I haven't thought of, understood, accepted or dismissed eons before you did. YOU missed my point! There may be a lot of people that are not INTERESTED in critique and think it's inappropriate for this format....how many of those words are you running to the Miriam Webster Dictionary right now to find the definition?
oneonetwosix1126 1 year ago
@oneonetwosix1126 Yea....because critique and inappropriate are such hard words. If you already thought about why people have the right to opinions, stop shoving your bullshit to them. Oh, I had to look up the word "in" because I obviously don't know anything...
MusicWonderz 1 year ago
Know what I find appalling about you 'expert music critics'? You hardly ever mention how the listener appreciates or enjoys the music, all you want to do is critique the most benign and obscure technical features...who gives a rats ass whether the quarter notes after the triplets are a little too long? What are we talking about here....1/100th of a second? Who gives a rats ass and who even notices such nonsense? And, who even knows the quarter notes are too long?
oneonetwosix1126 1 year ago
"dsavescf".....so good to have an expert and the final authority on all matters music in the house!
I suspect a phd in music by this band director certainly does not qualify him enough to be able to properly direct this band...so glad you are here to set us straight!!!!!!
One of the most fantastic pieces of music by the best high school band in America and all you can say is 'the performance isn't bad"...you're not much on compliments are you? Bet you're a joy to be around!
oneonetwosix1126 1 year ago
@oneonetwosix1126 There's no need to get snobby and then start trying to brag about your high school's music program. He was just expressing his opinion...
MusicWonderz 1 year ago
@MusicWonderz FYI Duffus, Langham Creek is NOT my school...I don't even know where Langham Creek High School is...I was making my point that idiots who think they are music masters are constantly trying to second guess professionals and critize other's performances. Unless you are the Dean of Music at Julliard, keep your trap shut and skip the nitpicking criticism to yourself!
oneonetwosix1126 1 year ago
@oneonetwosix1126 You're overreacting...People are entitled to their opinion, so let them express it. O.K.? Unless you are some unbelievably controlling S.O.B. that doesn't want to listen to anyone's ideas but their own, keep your trap shut and skip the nitpicking criticism to yourself!
MusicWonderz 1 year ago
performance isn´t bad, but a little too fast. and the quarter notes after the triplets are too long...they have to be quit short and with accent.
davescf 1 year ago
This piece has a lot of time signature changes... God it was hard for marching
mukraf 1 year ago
Wow this is awesome! Our band is about to get this piece to play for competition, but it sounds a bit faster than I'm used to hearing it
AmethystWARRIOR 1 year ago
This is hauling so much ASS!!!! that trombone soli with the glissandos!!!! OMG!
Flippinpinoy09 1 year ago
This is hauling so much ASS!!!!
Flippinpinoy09 1 year ago
Went to LCHS my Freshman year and was in Band. after listening to this, and the rest of the pieces they played, I surely wish that I hadn't had to miss out on this. Scot McAdow is a musical Genious. Its truly a shame
whiteguycash 1 year ago
this is the song for our first movement for my high school marching band, but it sounds different here without the pit.
paintballstar77 1 year ago
@paintballstar77 I dont suppose you go to Clements?
OpsTeam14 1 year ago
@OpsTeam14 no i go to the hanna i heard that both clements and us played the same music btw we got 25th at state. what school do you go to?
paintballstar77 1 year ago
@paintballstar77 I go to Langham. ^.^
OpsTeam14 1 year ago 2
@OpsTeam14 what instrument do you play? i play tuba.
paintballstar77 1 year ago
My highschool band played this piece :D. It was the most intense piece of music I have ever gotten the chance to play.
Ogram88 1 year ago
It's not too fast, Equus is about as fast as you can get away with really.
Says a lot for the band that they can play it at this speed, it's horrifically difficult even about 40bpm slower than this....
dimsimlord 1 year ago
good job...but i think its too fast...
cj1lorenz 1 year ago
Mr. Whitacre is indeed a talented composer
johnpaddie 1 year ago
Seems a bit frantic. Personally, I would have taken it a bit slower so that it could, for lack of a better word, "bounce." Haha
darmstrongx92 1 year ago
@darmstrongx92 A bouncing horse.
337336324317313306 1 year ago
i would love to play this it seems sooo hard i played leevel 2 and it was sun peaks it was herd haah but i am a new bassoonist
ha and i had a solo tooooo
dilanfrain 1 year ago
Clarinet player on the end in the front row has horrible posture! Also isn't this being played a bit too fast?
LaineyAnime 1 year ago
@LaineyAnime No not really, we are playing it about this fast on a normal basis
frosty6160 1 year ago
this piece is just amazing all around. Cool points for Eric Whitacre
TheAvengedClaw 1 year ago
this piece is just amazing all around. Cool points for Eric Whitacre
TheAvengedClaw 1 year ago
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i love this song and this band played it amazingly...
butttttttt.....i have been lookin EVERYWHERE for the part of the clarinet solo/soli section...just that part of the music...i really wanna play it..
kittykatz503 1 year ago
i love this song and this band played it amazingly...
butttttttt.....i have been lookin EVERYWHERE for the part of the clarinet solo/soli section...just that part of the music...i really wanna play it..
kittykatz503 1 year ago
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i love this song and this band played it amazingly...
butttttttt.....i have been lookin EVERYWHERE for the part of the clarinet solo/soli section...just that part of the music...i really wanna play it..
kittykatz503 1 year ago
i love this song and this band played it amazingly...
butttttttt.....i have been lookin EVERYWHERE for the part of the clarinet solo/soli section...just that part of the music...i really wanna play it..
kittykatz503 1 year ago
wow like no euphonium section at all lol. love the video but you could always use more euphonium
rivlet17 1 year ago
Well if you play calm with avoid tension in your body. Calm is not lifeless
rhicks76 1 year ago
SAXOPHONES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MickeyTheMoogle 2 years ago
this is perhaps the most amazing peice i've heard in a while...
MickeyTheMoogle 2 years ago
they all look lifeless...
xyloboi06 2 years ago
we're playing this piece in my high school, its pretty cool
benvolta12 2 years ago
What level is this piece??
Or does anyone know...
xomaryamxo 2 years ago
@xomaryamxo: Grade 5.
frodolives1 2 years ago
only grade 5? sounds harder than what we played at festival (grade 6)
MusicWonderz 1 year ago
@xomaryamxo
5 but it's realistically 6. Whitacre's pieces have a tendency to be a level or so harder than written.
dimsimlord 1 year ago
February, 2007
frodolives1 2 years ago
Wow. You guys are really good. Our band sure couldn't play like that :)
inthemoment875 2 years ago
I used to be part of a band in Markham, Ontario that played this song. There are 73 marked time signatures, and about 8 or 9 marked key changes, not including all the random ones that aren't written, so its difficult to say this entire piece is in cut time or a few keys, and it is very hard to count or conduct. Kudos to this band for performing it with such precision and quality.
audchild20 2 years ago 2
played this as the 1st mvmt of our marching show last year fo sho
cbclar5565 2 years ago
This was played really fast O.o
ikurasake 2 years ago
This peice along with a few other of whitacre's peices, I want to know what was going through his head. hahaha.
singerguy93 2 years ago
this song is amazing. I played it in 09 as a senior at Orange High School in North Carolina. Tuba all the way!!!
wcutubaplayer 2 years ago
This is an amazing song and it was just... its like Whitacre was playing all the parts himself. I must commend the clarinet players cuz they're like showcased in this song. Not to say everyone else is insignificant but they dominated this. especially the solos. Trumpets kinda blare at 3:50. i understand its supposed to be loud but maybe just a little too out of control..? amazing job! it takes a special band to play like this and, sadly, there arent many. I hope my band does as good a job!! :D
flutehopeful64 2 years ago
wow this ensemble is great. How come Texas rocks so much? I want to live there! =)
scp88np 2 years ago 23
@scp88np Texas is just that great, that's all there is to it. :D
warriorsaxplayer 1 year ago
@scp88np Lots of people in Texas, lots of big schools, lots of good bands. My band is actually playing this for UIL this year. Ugh, clarinet part.
shayerahol22 1 year ago
@shayerahol22 Mine is too. maybe we go to the same school?
whatimesit 10 months ago
Ummm, wow.
I think we're playing the marching version:)?
mcbethlovely 2 years ago
wow what a wonderful piece! I love Eric Whitacre :D i wish our school can play this piece lol nicely done!
duff1018 2 years ago
I love how Whitacre put the gallop rhythm in there
tsunamipanda05 2 years ago
I've heard this peace in two settings a professional band and this band. You guys had a hell of a run. I really love this peace. Eric Whitacre went all out.
MrWhitehead003 2 years ago
my cousin use to be in the langham creek band, but she graduated by this time. Eric Whitacre is tough stuff, my symphonic band at Saginaw High School (TX) played October, which was a very difficult whitacre piece. if you like this one, you'll love "October" :]
lynzimars 2 years ago
I think I remember playing October... it's significantly shorter than this piece.. 1 or 2 pages even.. well atleased for the trumpet players anyway.. however, it was very dynamically and emotionally demanding.
PEAKS AND VALLEYS
markyochoa 2 years ago
haha its four four (conducted in minims) with five fours right through the piece (conducted in 2 as well, but likea 3+2 or 2+3 way) and the occasional 3/4. There is 3/2 later in the piece oh and 6/4 section bit too :) nice work grandpiano guy
MsLarocque 2 years ago
This is definitely the best recording of Equus. Balance and tuning are phenomenal as well as clarity. I was first chair clari in my region's jr.high region band (tmea) and i spend alot of my time listening to concert band music. There is know disputing that this band is the 5a Honor Band. This is one of the many reasons I am proud to be a Texan. Its bands like this that make us proud.
principal1stclarinet 2 years ago
Awesome symphonic band. What song is that called that they are playing I would love to know it would be a cool song for my shymphonic band that im in!!!!!!
zezima1290 2 years ago
Did anyone else notice how the horn section is segregated? Boys on one row girls on the other :P I laughed.
ssphn 2 years ago
Check their other recordings here. They are always rearranging sections. No one plays the same part all of the time.
frodolives1 2 years ago
I love this song. They did awesome. Especially the keboardists.
mattofmusic 2 years ago
I liked this.
Bobofwestoregonusa 2 years ago
that clarinet sectional "solo" was just beautiful
crackerpoppoodle 2 years ago
i want to stab rehersal letter G.
XfearXisXloveX 2 years ago
MONSTER trombone section!!!!
7:34 - 7:58 = HOLY CRAP!!!
Drego642 2 years ago
wow awesome recording...so FAST!
Flippinpinoy09 2 years ago
this is the worst recording of Equus that I've ever heard. notes are staccato when they're supposed to held out, notes are dragged out when they are supposed to be short and crisp. but the collective ability level of these players is obviously superior to the way they played this, based on several phrases.
silverphoenix92 2 years ago
out of all the band songs i have heard this is gotta be the most beautiful song i heard.
toocool141 3 years ago
1:02 - 1:35
speakerboxx123 3 years ago
this song is a nightmare to play lol kudos on a great show
MovieLVR34 3 years ago
I looked closer at the students, and noticed that theyre sitting all the way back in their chairs,
OnyxMP312 3 years ago
And your point is . . . . .
JovianLord 2 years ago
I little fast for my taste, but nice and precise.
shapedy 3 years ago
wow. great tone. this is a good peice of music. is the trumpet part very high cause it doesnt seem all that tough range wise.
TrptFreek123 3 years ago
One band, one sound, one heart beat....
Hands off for you guys
superkiller2009 3 years ago
is this a uh. middle school? or high school?
Bassrokr94 3 years ago
That's a joke, right?
frodolives1 2 years ago 8
why would I be?
Bassrokr94 2 years ago
@frodolives1 5A in Texas is like seniors in highschool
LaineyAnime 1 year ago
@LaineyAnime 5A in Texas is a high school with an enrollment of 1,985 students or more.
frodolives1 1 year ago
@frodolives1 am I laughing?
Bassrokr94 1 year ago
@Bassrokr94 Wooo, calm down!
cupkatecouture 1 year ago
haha. this comment truly made me laugh.
etetetetet0 1 year ago
haha. this comment truly made me laugh.
etetetetet0 1 year ago
haha. this comment truly made me laugh.
etetetetet0 1 year ago
@Bassrokr94 This is a college band, but I played this in 8th grade once.
MickeyTheMoogle 1 year ago
@bassrokr94 this is a high school and u have mustv went to a ba middle school
joey221216 1 year ago
Most of the piece seems to be in two four with a couple of 5/8 bars in the second section. The reason it is tough to count in some sections is that the ostinatos don't always begin on the same beat and imply a different time signature. Also, I have not heard one recording of this where there is not phasing - this one included (although this is better than most). Very difficult piece to get in time.
rlharry2 3 years ago 2
Where do you hear phasing?
bstuts7914 3 years ago
You are indeed close. The piece itself is in 4/4, 3/2, 6/4, 3/4, and the wonderful 3:2/4 bars. Such a fantastic combination of time- unless you are playing it of course, haha. I suppose it does depend on which version you are playing. I've been told there is more than one version (one version incorporates a choir of sorts) but the one I am currently playing does not. It is this version heard above instead.
thesparxalchemist 3 years ago
The majority of the piece is in 4/4, directed in cut time, but there are random 3/4 and 3+2/4 (5/4) bars thrown in. There is a recording that doesn't phase, the band it was written for. Check out University of Miami Frost Wind Ensemble with Gary Green conducting. It should be on the album Camphouse: Symphony From Ivy Green
WTL1204 2 years ago
most of the piece is actually in 4/4 but there is a good amount of 3/4, 2+3/4, and some 3/2, which ive never seen before XD
MrGoojoo 2 years ago
i am so scared to play this song.
haha
it's so hard to count =\
XfearXisXloveX 3 years ago
Don't worry, with enough practice, you'll be able to keep with it :D
Typet360 2 years ago
the whole thing is in cut time.
but the key signitures keep changing throughout the whole thing.
we just got the music today, we're going to play it.
im so excited :]
but scared at the same time. haha, its really hard to count
XfearXisXloveX 3 years ago
is this in 5?
it's really hard to count it
KDong3 3 years ago
It starts in 4.
Then goes to 5 when the clarinet comes in, and then it switches alot between 3, 4, and 5.
grandpianoalex89 3 years ago 6
and goes to 8 sometimes. its a real pain in the butt if u have to play it
Soncharo 2 years ago
5 4/4 6 3+2/4 1 3/4 43 4/4 1 3/2 1 3+2/4 4 4/4 1 3/4 3 4/4 1 3/4 5 4/4 thats just the beginning of Equus. I had to conduct that for my tryout for Domo its a pain
ConnorM120992 2 years ago
my band director played a recording of Equus for us today
I love this song
KDong3 3 years ago
can't hear the Timpani at all. Literally.
MDWMDW 3 years ago
For whatever reason the percussion is more audible on the orginal DVD. The general sound quality is much better also.
frodolives1 3 years ago
Awesome performance. I live in CFISD and never knew this band was this good. I've heard other recordings of Equus and this is faster and better than the others. I don't care for the corps style in their marching videos, even though they play well. I'm used to military.
ivancopperfield 3 years ago
Judging by the recording quality, I can tell that it has to have been twice as good in person. That's one of the best school bands I've ever heard. A lot of schools move people to their symphonic bands because they need them. Not because they should really be in it. Same with not moving them up. But this is an excellent performance!
TenorSaxDogVideos 3 years ago 3
It was an amazing performance live for sure
ttuclarinet 3 years ago 14
Ha. Horns @ 3:03. Sweet.
MemphoQuadz08 3 years ago
great i LOVED it but yall need better posture
dragon555015 3 years ago
Thanks. But, posture, huh, what's wrong?
frodolives1 3 years ago
Excellent for high school students. Good Work!
denzelwvu 3 years ago
Sioux Falls Washington Highschool played this. I played trumpet in there Symphonic band and I believe we did amazing for a highschool band that only rehearses 45 minutes a day.
trump3tman 3 years ago
Go trombones at 7:33!!
I played this on euphonium and the double tounging was rough, so much respect to you guys.
bbbiggs 3 years ago 3
Now wait just a minute. At about 3:20 the oboe is in tune with a really good sound. That's just NOT supposed to happen. ;>) And I think she was only a junior.
Great oboe work as well as everything else.
PearlsBeforeSwine1 3 years ago 3
And she's hott : ]
bbbiggs 3 years ago 2
Great job! One of my favorite all time band pieces.
ch33s3ynoodle 3 years ago
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OpsTeam14 3 years ago
The director really doesn't like percussion for some reason. The percussion is barely audible in almost every piece they do.
shesjulie 3 years ago
That's exactly the way I like it. But then again, I'm not the director...
sushidudeiscool 2 years ago
This sort of reminds me of Shadow Rituals.
thedrillmaster16 3 years ago
aw it reminds me of my University wind ensemble..man the beginning clarinet part heheh fun days
jagelar 3 years ago
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Well played technically, but there's no feeling behind it.
They're all perfectly in time and its played well...
It just has no power behind it, you dont get the feeling of passion like in the other youtube video of it.
m0u53m4t 3 years ago
m0u5, That is an easy comment to make. And I don't mean that in a good way. Would you please elaborate on what you mean? Where and when should they have used more feeling? What would that entail?
frodolives1 3 years ago
I mean generally. Maybe its just the recording or the acoustics, but the music doesn't have full support and feels a bit empty/hollow.
It could easily just be the acoustics, but all the way through it feels to me as if its lacking something. If you listen to the other recording on youtube its not as technically good but you can feel the depth and support behind the sound.
m0u53m4t 3 years ago
Having seen this performance in person, I can assure you the recording doesn't do it justice. It's a good recording, but it was a very different experience to see it live. These kids played amazingly well, not just technically, but you could tell they really believed in what they were doing. My jaw didn't leave the floor throughout most of their concert.
chupr0kabra 3 years ago 3
This group can play very musically. I suggest you search "langham elegy" and give it a listen.
TXBands2006 3 years ago
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OpsTeam14 3 years ago
=O Why is it so fast??
Poor trombones...
if you guys slowed it down a bit, all the eighths would be A lot clearer.
Excellent Job!!!
parkourtml 3 years ago