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  • daaaaaaaaang

    

  • what a band! Just thinking about this... this performance was over 13 years ago and definitely would be pushing the envelope to this day. high quality musicians and educators don't change. Remember that.

  • I hope everyone in this recording knows ho w lucky they were to have Mr. King for a director. he was like a father to me. his death still brings tears to my eyes.

    Wonderful man wonderful teacher.

  • Look up sheika girls high school they do that song and dance folatre really good! Better than this band no offense

  • It slowed down a lil ion beats from beginning to the piccolo solo "....

  • almost a disaster

  • This is a pretty mediocre recording imo. Don't get me wrong, it's a monster of a piece to play; I'm just saying that it could be way better. For an idea of how this should actually be played, check out this other high school band:

    w w w.youtube.c o m/watch?v=qttmdMh1-go&feature=­related

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  • This song was written with the express purpose of making the french horn players hate life. (it really was)

  • the harp was late... great horn section!

  • This is definitely a good recording! I'm using it to help me prepare for my college audition. The top ensemble is playing this this year. Last year I got to play Danse Folatre. It is definitely more difficult than Festival Variations, but putting either song together is probably the biggest challenge! Thanks for the great music!!

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  • are you from wartburg???

  • Yes sir. I'm guessing you're Tyler? This is Jen Noe lol. ;-) Oh and I bet you're listening to this recording for auditions as well, right?? I could be wrong,but it's a good guess! HEHE

  • yep! haha

  • This is a really great piece, especially at the molto ritard about 6 minutes in. (Although I think the flute section was way too loud and overpowering during that time, which may be due to acoustics or they may just be too loud.) I played timpani on it in 10th grade, and it was so fun with all the solos and retuning. I appreciate the recording, does anyone know where I can get strictly audio?

  • awesome! one of my favorite pieces! i played back in high school also!

  • Very nicely done :D

    I'm a clarinet player, and those runs are pretty brutal. J.W. Nixon [My high school] made state with this piece, Claude Smith went to see them perform. You guys raped. Congrats ;)

  • Wow! I remember playing this back in high school, and it was intense! Fantastic job!

  • i did too! i played bass clarinet. who r u guys?

  • Pretty good job. I played this with the Overton High School Band in Memphis and we got straight 1's at contest in 2006.

  • I also played this song at overton

  • Its a grade 6+ so i applaud you guys for playing it this well. I heard the air force band had a tough time playing this when it was first premiered.

    But i do belive Claude t Smith's other 6+ work is harder..if thats possibe - its titles "Danse Folatre" look it up!!

  • i think you may be right

  • I'm not sure if i understand this. Is the band a band of people who went to High School in '98, or is it performed by a High School band in the year 1998?

  • had a few blips here and there, but other than that its not bad at all for a high school band.

  • Wow duuuude! My director just showed me this piece today and had me listen to it... I thought I was going to piss my pants

    You guys are great... I don't think I could even imagine playing that well

  • Excellent!! Well done♪

  • Wow!!! Pic is kick ass ...very nice!!! Good job band!!!

  • I recommend Japanese High School Band - Tenri high school. They performed better.

  • you shut the F### up. These guys are good, too. They performed better? Don't think so.

  • Not as compelling a piece as it seemed at band camp when I was 14, but it was great to fun to play at the time.

  • God this piece brings back memories for me.

  • Well done. So far it's one of the hardest pieces ive ever played. great preformance

  • the ensemble was nice. boring conductor.

  • I completely agree. This is very good for a high school band, but the conductor is nothing special.

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