Kingfishers Catch Fire - UGA

[eneru234]

2 people caught on fire

[viperx4wert]

me gusta

[amart98]

@YaDibaritone10 my band director judged a competition LD bell was at and he talks about you guys all the time!

[Shutupfatty2009]

I was part of this group- played on the 1st trombone part (top octave). I had forgotten how good this was. It's nice to see such wide appreciation! KEEP DOING MUSIC.

[thisistides97]

This piece is just so meaningful and beautiful.

The climaxes are amazing with the amount of power they hold.

I listen to this piece daily- it is an amazing compositional success on behalf of Mr. Mackey.

[amsaldy]

who else feels chills when listening to this?

[Luvsnerdfighters]

I absolutely looove this song! I'm SUCH a huge fan of Mackey

[TheDuctTapePoet]

Playing the first horn line made me feel like a God in high school.

[devonnearmy1]

where did you get this recording, is this the 2009 janfest recording becuase it sounds like it

[TheFender45]

to play french horn in this song is to sacrifice your face for the love of music. High C <3

[xbrokenheartedx23]

Hersey*

[xbrokenheartedx23]

I'm in herders concert band. Mr. Beckwith :)

[doughboyeeee]

we just played this in the California All-State Band :D

great performance guys

[xbrokenheartedx23]

My highschool sympho band is playing at carneige hall ; Hersey :)

[AlexanderScriabin7]

@xbrokenheartedx23 Wow!

[AlexanderScriabin7]

@xbrokenheartedx23 Hersey! We r playing Courtly Airs and Dances, Shenandoah, and Sea Songs!

[AlexanderScriabin7]

My high school band is playing this in Carnegie Hall in March in a show entitled "Best of the Midwest"

[xbrokenheartedx23]

@AlexanderScriabin7 what school?

[xthejordx]

5:09=Turn up speakers.

[ellopoppet54]

we played excerpts from this for our marching show this year, n we're playing it for sympho this yearrr :D

[takigan]

I prefer the faster tempo of the Texas All-State recording, but I love being able to hear all the entrances and chord qualities without sounding like they're all jumbled together like they do in the All-State recording.

[mukraf]

Third movement of my marching band show :D

[vikkijo21]

I am playing this song with the West Michigan Concert WINDS and I love it!!

[dayna2x]

This is one of our songs for sympohonic. I play xylo. I love this piece :)

[RedJess]

@dayna2x woot i play xylo too! xylo and chimes yeah? ;]

[ArtisanofNito]

Our band played "Aurora Awakes" and we were the second high school band EVER to play the piece at the Janfest this year 2010. Alto Saxophones forever!

[TheRadrod1995]

L.D. Bell did not win actually avon did and west johnston did this same thing except the music was rearanged go west!!!

[dpk2029]

0.0... this is what they play in janfest... I'm a freshmen going into janfest so...yeah I'm screwed...

[runnerboyonfire]

yay our show music! 09! North Lincoln!

L.D. Bell was amazing!

[gameguy301]

L.D. Bell won BOA this year based off this song nice song lots of short notes songs very light.

[meeman21]

L.D. Bell didn't win though, Avon did

[fob199]

but holy shit did they screw up at 2:10 - 2:13 x___X

[fob199]

this song always left me dizzy as a tuba player. the whole song was blasting pedals lol

[milkygoodness]

One of the marching bands in my city used a shortened version of this piece as the finale in their field show! It was incredible!

[XTheCrowingX]

Oh, and the obscenely long triangle roll at the end. Luckily. my finger's didn't give out.

[XTheCrowingX]

HAH. I played marimba on this song at JanFest '09.

I fail'd miserably. D:

But I bowed that vibe in the beginning LIKE THERE WAS NO TOMORROW.

[Wiivolution360Lover]

This piece is not meant for a marching band show. STOP MAKING IT INTO ONE HIGH SCHOOL BAND DIRECTORS!

[brassman84]

i agree i love this piece

[YaDibaritone10]

but up until like 2:24

[YaDibaritone10]

my high school band is playing this song this year!!! i am sooo excited!!

Go L.D. Bell

[Sanshabi]

mine too, but it sounds different because its marching band. go Mt. Juliet High biatch!

[amsaldy]

@YaDibaritone10 i just need to tell you, your band is the greatest highschool band i have ever seen

[emoClarinetist]

hey do you know how I can get the Honor Wind Symphony CD? from the UGA JanFest '09 of course!

btw, this was fantastic. awesome clarinets.

[Euphy09]

GIVE ME A FUCKING BREAK i am tired of you stupid mother fuckers talking about slow or fast a song is its up to the conductor how fast they want to take it i am pretty sure they could handle it a little faster. this was still an awesome performance

[venskus2009]

@Euphy09 i couldnt agree with you more. and infact, at the apex, i mightve even taken it slower.

[Huskertuba]

@Euphy09 UMADBRO?

[baseballman918]

Haha. Yes, this was a great performance.

[StealthTalons]

We just played this song yesterday in the KU Wind Festival! We had like 10 offstage trumpets for the ending.

Thank you for uploading this! Sounded Awesome