I remember playing this for All-State under Peter L Boonshaft. It was epic. This piece is epic. Compared to what I like, some parts were a bit slow and some parts were a bit fast for me. However, they did a fantastic job.
@nebal95 I found a lot by googling without the middle name. Just go to Jayce Ogren. He composed this while he was a student at St. Olaf College if I remember correctly. He was an assistant conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra for three years. I became aware of him last spring when he stepped on very short notice to replace James Levine with the Boston Symphony for a program that included the world premiere of a song cycle by Peter Lieberson. He sang in an eclectic program in Seattle in Sept 2010
The clarinets should have been together at ~3:45 and the bells should have been watching the conductor near the end... but otherwise a good performance with great intonation! Usually when I hear this piece (and when I performed it) the intonation is all over the place.
Simply Beautiful!
nefallian702 4 months ago
@inuiz yep
veganacademy 5 months ago
wow this is great
mascotmin 1 year ago
I remember playing this for All-State under Peter L Boonshaft. It was epic. This piece is epic. Compared to what I like, some parts were a bit slow and some parts were a bit fast for me. However, they did a fantastic job.
LightSpeed99999 1 year ago
@LightSpeed99999 wow cool, were playing it for All-State too
sotag515 5 months ago
That beginning is SOOO gorgeous!!! Gives me goosebumps every time. The power of music never ceases to amaze me! :-)
SnareFlare07 1 year ago 2
The piccolos are too slow.. Isn't it a triplet?
inuwiz 1 year ago
Definitely my favourite concert band piece to play. My HS band played it my senior year and it was fabulous.
hornskickbrass07 1 year ago
@nebal95 I found a lot by googling without the middle name. Just go to Jayce Ogren. He composed this while he was a student at St. Olaf College if I remember correctly. He was an assistant conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra for three years. I became aware of him last spring when he stepped on very short notice to replace James Levine with the Boston Symphony for a program that included the world premiere of a song cycle by Peter Lieberson. He sang in an eclectic program in Seattle in Sept 2010
naturgesetz 1 year ago
LOVE the horn part at 6:30, it gives me goosebumps every time. This is great.
Bbobe900000 1 year ago 2
The clarinets should have been together at ~3:45 and the bells should have been watching the conductor near the end... but otherwise a good performance with great intonation! Usually when I hear this piece (and when I performed it) the intonation is all over the place.
littleangryfinn 1 year ago