This is NOT Bands of America and should not be mistaken as such. This is a revival of Paul Lavalle's Band of America. While they have announcers similar to BOA they are NOT BOA.
It really annoys me when people assume high school band members don't know anything about music, or that it's only the high school band members that think incorrectly about music.
WTH?? Where's RALF now? After this didn't the messytro flee to South America....does this band still exist?
Maybe the members should crawl back to their roots...and find a director who will "grow'" them, and allow them to continue playing....but responsibly!
yeah, when Bernstein himself conducted it, I'm pretty sure he played it faster than this. I have a gut feeling though that it sounded better performed live by this group. My high school marching band played this, and it was a tough year, let me say that. They did well though and placed 2nd at state with it.
And i agree with the percussion being off and balance being wrong (on the recording)
its a band playin an orchestral piece. wind ensembles dont quite have the fire and speed that strings do...but i agree with some other posts saying that the percussion parts were a bit off and that the mic placements couldve been better perhaps the quality of the recording seems like the mics are all up in their bells and stuff...omg this is BOA? damn they sound weird...not that good to be BOA...i think i blame the maestro
Don't play a piece just to play it! Play it so that you can say "oh, yeah. We played 'Overture to Candide' it was amazing!" And what the hell happened five minutes into the piece? It says GRAND PAUSE not GRAND RALLENTANDO. Not played up to as great a standard in my opinion. BTW, I am playing this right now, and I can say that we are playing it rather well at a tempo of about quarter = 150.
I don't know why but this has really bad balance and tone quality. I wonder if it has to do with mic placements? I mean I'm just comparing this to other professional recordings on Youtube such as one conducted by Bernstein, and also one with the Japanese Wind Ensemble and the Hong Kong Wind Ensemble. Just really bad. I mean their notes were okay, but balance and tone/pitch were just bad.
@ddttrrb72 The band he conducted before this did not get destroyed. I've been President of that band ever since he and Tom quit to form BoA. We are much better off now than what we were with him.
My high school band was better than yours cause my brain's under tempo... and i've played that before... so yea, give me a medal for being in HS and not knowing how to spell when i type....haha..Yeay for high skooolers on youtube!
The conductor really looks like he wants to go faster!!! Yes, the piece is somewhat difficult. Maybe a simpler piece should have been chosen? I love the piece though.
mayn im tellin u guys shouldn't talk about them because my band is playing this song and it's not east. they did fantastic all things considered. yeas it is way under tempo and everything but the tone quality is great.
There is exposed to be timpani, and it was really under tempo. In Addition, when the conducter really slowed the band in that one section (glitter and be gay) was stupid on his part.
Oh dear. That was an interesting thing to share with the world.
fivekeyc 4 months ago
the worse recording ever.
TheCecile2010 1 year ago
#FAIL
sesiom3005 1 year ago
This is NOT Bands of America and should not be mistaken as such. This is a revival of Paul Lavalle's Band of America. While they have announcers similar to BOA they are NOT BOA.
bayridgemaestro 1 year ago
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Antoniobuster12 2 years ago
Oh my God!!!
Matteo7419 2 years ago
i played this last yr on piccolo and its wayyy to slow, the trumpets are blatty, and really out of tune
shstlute17 2 years ago
you guys our philharmonic band is hella better
sahand144 2 years ago
It really annoys me when people assume high school band members don't know anything about music, or that it's only the high school band members that think incorrectly about music.
HargleFlargle 2 years ago
ya ik same here
sahand144 2 years ago
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Terribile ahahahahahahahah xD
Peró si sono impegnati dai... ahahahahahaha
cris88acquario 2 years ago
not them...it's RALF's fault...as disgusting as it is...they just ....oh wait...never mind...no one can really follow RALF anyway!
ddttrrb72 2 years ago
WTH?? Where's RALF now? After this didn't the messytro flee to South America....does this band still exist?
Maybe the members should crawl back to their roots...and find a director who will "grow'" them, and allow them to continue playing....but responsibly!
ddttrrb72 2 years ago
This is really slow. When I played this with my orchestra we went a lot faster. It sounds weird at this speed.
nixrox13 3 years ago
your right o_0 And Its Pretty Off Key
Scampi1804 2 years ago
The percussion woman is soooo bad!! I can play it better
Angeleyesabba 3 years ago
actually what you think is 7/4 is actually two 2/2 measures and a 3/2 measure, i'm playing this in my band.
1288358 3 years ago
You know what he meant...time structure is identical
dcfr3ak 3 years ago
I like NHK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA version
twoearsonemouth 3 years ago
yeah, when Bernstein himself conducted it, I'm pretty sure he played it faster than this. I have a gut feeling though that it sounded better performed live by this group. My high school marching band played this, and it was a tough year, let me say that. They did well though and placed 2nd at state with it.
And i agree with the percussion being off and balance being wrong (on the recording)
oboeplayar 3 years ago
its a band playin an orchestral piece. wind ensembles dont quite have the fire and speed that strings do...but i agree with some other posts saying that the percussion parts were a bit off and that the mic placements couldve been better perhaps the quality of the recording seems like the mics are all up in their bells and stuff...omg this is BOA? damn they sound weird...not that good to be BOA...i think i blame the maestro
marieantionette 3 years ago
I heard about this opera, but it's too slow
elekkzzott 3 years ago
Don't play a piece just to play it! Play it so that you can say "oh, yeah. We played 'Overture to Candide' it was amazing!" And what the hell happened five minutes into the piece? It says GRAND PAUSE not GRAND RALLENTANDO. Not played up to as great a standard in my opinion. BTW, I am playing this right now, and I can say that we are playing it rather well at a tempo of about quarter = 150.
sfloridadude 3 years ago
ooohh!! my god... The perscussion is aaallll wrong :S:S That old lady just didn't know the rhythym :S:S:S
Angeleyesabba 3 years ago
I don't know why but this has really bad balance and tone quality. I wonder if it has to do with mic placements? I mean I'm just comparing this to other professional recordings on Youtube such as one conducted by Bernstein, and also one with the Japanese Wind Ensemble and the Hong Kong Wind Ensemble. Just really bad. I mean their notes were okay, but balance and tone/pitch were just bad.
knvb1123 4 years ago
Indeed.
Foxfur2008 4 years ago
even the peon band under gammil played this much better!
Hell the band he destroyed to form this band played it better the year before!
ddttrrb72 4 years ago
Do I know you?
hallwaypro 4 years ago
Yes.
ddttrrb72 4 years ago
@ddttrrb72 The band he conducted before this did not get destroyed. I've been President of that band ever since he and Tom quit to form BoA. We are much better off now than what we were with him.
bevuhd 6 days ago
Faster :-o
musicloverrmm 4 years ago
My high school band was better than yours cause my brain's under tempo... and i've played that before... so yea, give me a medal for being in HS and not knowing how to spell when i type....haha..Yeay for high skooolers on youtube!
Overall a good performance.
pedroesteban86 4 years ago
The conductor really looks like he wants to go faster!!! Yes, the piece is somewhat difficult. Maybe a simpler piece should have been chosen? I love the piece though.
bonza4clarinet 4 years ago
Our all state wind ensemble played it better than this...
1337evan 5 years ago
Would've been better if it were up to tempo. still good though.
CbobbyB 5 years ago
our philharmonic youth orchestra is playing Candide. We sound ALOT better
amax02 5 years ago
mayn im tellin u guys shouldn't talk about them because my band is playing this song and it's not east. they did fantastic all things considered. yeas it is way under tempo and everything but the tone quality is great.
yesterdaysJEANS 5 years ago
well um...tone quality matters the MOST!!! u dont get credit for just playin notes...tone quality is what counts!!
marieantionette 3 years ago
no its not
thebullfamily 3 years ago
This is a semi-pro group made up of mostly enthusiests and high school band instructors.
hallwaypro 5 years ago
ralf takes them where no band has gone before?
ddttrrb72 5 years ago
brasses weren't that nice, but the woodwinds were good.
alzeee 5 years ago
yeah this doesnt sound too good in my opinion.
VinceV1065 5 years ago
Plus, the band wasn't good enough to play the music.
bmwski0507 5 years ago
There is exposed to be timpani, and it was really under tempo. In Addition, when the conducter really slowed the band in that one section (glitter and be gay) was stupid on his part.
bmwski0507 5 years ago
lol
thebullfamily 3 years ago