Skylife - USM Jazz String Quintet

[JohnySkylife]

wow This performance it's spirit lifting :)

[MilesEques]

Heh. Nice to hear the song played so well. I'm in an orchestra that's doing this piece in two days; wouldn't you know that I've got the improv solo :P Wish me luck!

[HisSon33]

Awesome! You guys are pretty funky! Strong rhythm. This was good/helpful for me to hear. I'm a jazz saxophonist writing for string quartet. Check me out on You Tube, "Go Down Moses" Lance Bryant

[JazzWife]

Nice! This is wonderful!

[Victorkrummy]

i love this song and you guys play it great. i <3 the improv

[Tompkinsmatty]

im so happy my orchestra is playing this at DisneyWorld in April im so excited!!!!!! this song is moving!!!!

[ceckviolinist]

you all played the major themes correctly but when it came to solos you let us wanting more. Dynamics were off at times. There was not enough constrast between the begining and when the first solo became which could barely be heard. The cello solo could been stronger. The violin solo needed more imagination. The 1st violin needs to work on her inotonation it got bad in the high areas. The first two notes were in wrong rhythm. I played this piece a few years ago with OSHS and we killed it.

[shulbad]

i thought this was sooooooo cool

[guzza72]

love it love it love it.

great execution.

[classiccandle27]

Holy smokes!!!!!!!! I love the rhythm and melodies and all!! We're playing this in our high school!!!!

[soosboglarka]

Can someone send me notes for this song?

Please!

[sonicemi]

We're playing this in orchestra now! It's a cool song, but the rhythms are so confusing haha..

[1234567810212]

still no one better than mark o' connor

[Drownedinlight]

awesome guys! great job on dynamics, rhythm, and your movement was spectacular

[notmyfuture]

That was good

[suchaparad0x]

wow great job :D

i just started this piece,

its so much fun to play!

nice solos too (:

[Lory477]

hahaha we're playing this in my school orchestra right now too........... it's horrible!!!! but very nice...

[MewMid]

I'm in a colorguard with a marching band and the guard used this song for our indoor show. It was friggin awesome. This is a beautiful song.

[CMBennett]

im in guard too and i wanted to do a show to this soooo bad... do you know if there is a video of you guys?

[MewMid]

I don't think there is one, but If I find my copy, I'll post it. :)

[hlcamero]

Beautiful improv solo Luis!! I'm doing it for a show tomorrow and if it sounds half as good as yours I will be happy. :)

[luisgma]

Thanks!! Don't forget to film your performance and upload to youtube... And don't forget to use dorian mode at the beginning of the solo (one "aeolian" tone slipped when I was soloing, and I don't really like it!!) Good luck.

[sexandthesuburbs]

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[seadfual]

hey, hola grandioso suena muy bien, una felicitacion, y una pregunta, sabes donde podria conseguir una partitura de esta obra

[eduardenrique]

hola desde colombia Eduard Pantoja. Soy amigo de Alejandro Salgado. Saludos para el...

[Stacilyn15]

i heard this piece today and i loved it. I want to find the sheet music for it for a quartet. if anyone has info for where i can find it please message me with it. thankss.

[TomAto1981]

woo! i played this with my orchestra too. fun piece :D

[rEdr0ckEtr0zy]

hahaha we're playing this in my school orchestra right now..but we don't sound NEARLY as good. nice job!!

[nevelefuchsia]

Cool...but i wished the tempo were faster.. thanks to posts like this i'm having so much fun on u tube..n im alwiz hooked here...

[tachyonpython]

I was pretty sure it was supposed to be a cello solo.... is it not?

[luisgma]

Actually, in the original recording it is a baritone violin solo (played by Darol Anger).

[Naoyamt13]

best played "skylife" in youtube! =D

[telodire]

watch the Alter Quintet !!!!

[meadhbhboyd]

cool, but it's really slow.. tisq rock :)

[DaXue]

I love this piece. Back in high school, our Jazz Strings group would have improv-offs to see who could pull off the best sound, using this piece as a background.

[kaeriel]

Yay! So much fun to play and especially fun to listen to!! I love that piece. Nice job all of you!

[deviousmelody16]

I love this song! Isn't the original by Turtle Island String Quartet? I've been trying to find the song, ever since my Guitar teacher played it in class...Well played! ^^

[electricpsycho]

i love when strings play something OTHER than classical. :)

[Assyrianpianist]

what?????????

[ChippersGrl1024]

A-MAZING! I played this in high school and this is by far the most fun intense song to play ... as I first violin part, you never stop moving. It'll always be my favorite!

[luisgma]

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