Shadow Rituals

[thejermify]

The 4 people that disliked this have no taste in music.

[554Key]

9,999 views...wow

[TreSickle]

Oh man. I remember playing the bass drum on this song. The director always had to get me to settle down haha.

[xMortalKombatKillerx]

im playin this in my middle school 2nd band we sound great but we are only playing it at 156 not 168(bpm)

[ghettoshen]

@xMortalKombatKillerx Full tempo is 186...

[xMortalKombatKillerx]

@ghettoshen thats what i meant, but i miss-typed man that was a long time ago, im in high school now!

[tonibear817]

We are playing this song for UIL this year in band! I absolutely love this song!!!

[JakeSwallowTV]

The brass in this piece is loud, and more sudden, and out played, NOT what this director is directing, low brass is horid also. I love michal, and his music, i have talked to him for a good amount of time about this piece.

[spikgame]

@JakeSwallowTV This video is the demo recording of the song on the composer's website. He worked with the Poteet band director as well.

[JakeSwallowTV]

@spikgame I worked with Michal in person also, maby the problem is the cameras quality.

[OldChikity]

Is this like a region band or just a high school?

[jzc11024]

Professionally played, Awesome!!!

I'm (boy)playing the piccolo in this piece, and it is heck at reaching the high high high high B on that note where the flutes flutter tough!!!!!

[alexsoutherland]

Man that gliss is so awesome. In fact that whole section from 1:34-1:42 was just awesome. but this whole song is awesome

[Saiyankid109]

When we play this at State (middle school band) Michael Markowski himself will be directing us!

[WoPrulez]

We played this for our All-Region band and it was awful due to our senile director who was unable to direct or get anything done in rehearsals.

[WoWKoest]

Really wish he would've conducted in 10/8. Oh well.

[Saiyankid109]

My middle school plays this for state competition, i play the tambourine in it. this song is so intense

[3ejays]

@Saiyankid109 i know right. we're so beast. (oh hai brian)

[Saiyankid109]

@3ejays oh hai. gimme ur sticks

[SSBMstuff]

The sound is very low on this video, but the balance the band exhibited is unmistakably fantastic. Great job on the 'duples at ~3:30, trumpet section.

[whack47]

I like the emphasis and presentation of melody! Good luck!

[BandolAFL]

We played this piece for the PMEA All-State Concert Band last year. Pretty cool.

[pianoandpercussion]

1:10 is my favorite!

[PogoPantheon]

best the brass is way too quiet in alot of places.

[PogoPantheon]

Best recording on youtube.

[tc163204]

im playing this song in my concert band and measures 152 to the end is a lip killer it has large intervals

[amandamonsworld]

beautiful, BEAUTIFUL playing.

congrats!

we're playing this piece also but you guys can pull it off way better than we ever will.

[TrumpeterFish]

Absolutely perfect balance! Loved the performance!

I think the recording is a bit muffled. There are plenty of moments I'm anticipating a fortissimo but I get a metzo forte, you know?

[alreadytaken334]

Awesome players and lots of really attractive players too :D

[TheStang159]

@alreadytaken334 to bad you're already taken hahaha.... yea i know bad pun huh?

[LAHS08]

eeew! lmao i just heard this piece played by the Mt.SAC wind ensemble and all i have to say is that this is DEFINITELY not as good...

but whatever

[rotarypower1342]

dude.. I was there toO!! haha good concert huh? u doing a concert report on it too or what? hahaha

[LAHS08]

yeah actually...i did lol

you went to the Mt.SAC concert?

[us8784]

this is awsome! we are gonna play this in danny jones middle school in texas (honors). i play clarinet and it sounds AWSOME!

[UmbreonEspeon4EVER]

We used this song for our marching band show this year! XD XD

[theunhappyzombie]

wooot mhs.....no stollen clap ^^

[Revan351]

we got sweeptakes on UIL for this and we re midddle school students but great performance

[crazyrhinopie]

where playing thise song in band YEA victoria TX mhs

[cowsgomoo1112]

go mhs! :)

[gomavs2009]

My school played this song this year for UIL Concert and Sightreading Contest. One of the hardest songs I've ever had to learn. I was the first chair trumpet player and this song was had it's parts where i struggled. Overall an amazing song

[erenio621]

Sweeeet! were playing this piece for marching band! i cant wait! and very well played!!!!

[mbmaccin555555]

Lol. My teacher knows Michael Markowski very well. He is dedicating a song called, "Lightworks" just for our band. Once it's published, it would say (on the top) "for Dawn Parker and Smith Jr. High band. Yes, it was a challenge at first, but we had a lot of time the the peice so we were prepaired =].

[anfernynarvaez]

heh i was at this concert. :)

sadly, I fell bad. most all state kids are asses when it comes to seeing other bands. They always try to find something wrong. I don't.

[xokymmixo]

The articulation falters at times and dynamic contrast isnt that great. Other that it was really good.

[M4gaBe3tch]

were playing this for our spring concert

[TylaHarrington]

This is really good! :)

We played this piece for

UIL! I love this piece, it's

really challenging.

-Tyla

[msztennisbabii]

i know all these c flats r hurting me!!! B!!! HOW HARD IS IT?? but this song iss geniusss(: acessory intruments rule. lol. my honor band plays this for UIL at schlitterbahn this year!!!

[SkorpioD1991]

Possibly one the most challenging pieces in the music world. Love it.

[Vaft1991]

Another challenging one thats all about timing is "Mother Earth" by David Maslanka My band played it last year and this year we are playing this.... i got moved from FLute to Percussion 2.... (cabasa)

[kickxme121793]

Love this song, we played it for our regionals band, and got the composer to actually stop by and talk to us. It was awesome.

[orangeyxlove]

love this song, we played it for our districts

but the changing time signatures made me want to knife people in the faceeeee.

[BluLuva2]

can u belive the guy who rote this wasnt a music major

[earthdervish]

this song is awesome, played it my frehsmen year

the sax soli pwns ^^

[damoneybandgeek]

I like this song so much. I'm a french horn player myself and my part is pretty awesome. P.S. The balance is off some times.

[flashfire109]

trombones rule. i am playing this song with the wind symphony at my school. by far the best song ive ever played.

[CoLdSuN454]

my band and i are playing this song for UIL contest.

[VernonNguyen]

awesome..my highschool is playing this! *sarcasum*

[JohnnyRidgeRS]

my middle school played this last year <.<

[Vaft1991]

i love playing this. i hate C flats and B double flats... JUST WRITE B AND A >:O!

[123bandgeek]

I am playing this song for festival and the way the rythms are written with the accidentals is very challening.

[msztennisbabii]

AWESOME<3! I'm in middle school, honor band, and we are playing this song. Its cool! Im in percussion. Bells for this song. I used to play snare for it. But I switched. And percussion owns thiss oneee(:

[Hector95100]

i wish we could play this song in middle school. i think it would be good one for us to play. i have seen the music its not hard it just goes fast

[Thesingingchipmunks]

he played the timpani solo wrong rythem

[tubaplayer67]

we played it ALOT better...

go MV!!!

[damoneybandgeek]

We plan to play this at the Meyerson this year on Feb. 9 Sounds like a challenge. ;)

[sundragon35]

8=D~~ great song ~~C=8

[cjpinoy12]

perfection.

[amsaldy]

new braunfels blue band played this song last year

[phstrmpt2108]

wooo i was in this band!! such a great experience

[DianaArmstrongGonzal]

10**********:)

[DianaArmstrongGonzal]

AWESOME~~~~~~:)

[ogpimpmore]

what's up with the conductor? He is a robot.  Same patterns back and forth...no expression. Band sounds good.

[Brightstar27]

Mysterious, magnifiying and simply terrific. You have perfected this peice with such precision that is was exciting, spooky and enthralling to listen to.

Absolutley wonderful.

[parraedson]

playing this was awesome. i loved playing and it and also watching others play it as well. this song can be played in so many ways.

[PowerSax911]

OMG!!!!!!!! that was cool. In our band we just started to practice this. Too many different time signatures!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TMP2009]

WOW! That was absoutely amazing! How long did they work on that song? It was so crisp and clear, I could hear every part!!!!

Good Job!