Broward County Honor Band: Watchman Tell Us of the Night P.1

[HugglepuffOboeGirl]

I think in the beginning they take it a little fast. Still a beautiful performance. My band is playing this song for UIL. We're trying to get it up to par. I'm hoping we'll do good. And I've got my oboe solo... Gotta nail that!

[demar1n1]

It's such a sad song, heard this played by MDHS at the GTI invitational festival in canada. Some great stuff in there.. the composer is genius

[DrumManTX]

I can't wait to play this. It's so well written.

[mthielssalvo]

This is such a beautiful piece, and I really thought so until our director told us what it was about!

It's still amazing though. I love the chimes part, that sounds like a bell tolling.

[caoticchronic]

french horns becareful with your high A's dont shoot over them and make sure they are in tune amazing piece played it this past year we got sweepstakes although i must say for all those french horns your sound does not progress through the entire band. work on the octave skips mainly the f sharps and the a to a and in the staff a to the above the staff a

[HSWWonline]

I love this song, best one we have played in band so far

[TubaLove90]

(and I got my recording from my band teacher. might wanna try him/her)

[TubaLove90]

I don't think I've ever loved a piece as much as I've loved this one...except MAYBE October(Eric Whitacre). The high voices at measure 54, and the tenor sax/euphonium during the trumpets solo with their eighth note/triplet line, and the middle voices near the end with their sixteenth note run...they all give me more goosebumps that being cold. I love this song more than life itself

[XemokidX1991X]

this is an AMAZING peice. i think we are playing it at school. it just is so amazing, you just don't even know.

[j2klovell]

i played this at my school when i was a freshman..we took the state title. awesome awesome piece!!

[clarinetgeek7299]

does anyone know where i can find a professional recording of this?

[clarinetgeek7299]

i love it too!

[clarinetgeek7299]

how old are the kids playing this?

[buugtdbgt1]

we are from 14-18 all high school kids. i was 14 in this vid i love this song ^_^

[clarinetgeek7299]

we just started playing this..i love it. the baritone/low reed solo at 3:06 is the coolest thing. i think they could have played it a lot more powerful though! the clarinets and flutes are beating the low brass!

and 3:41 clarinet/flute solo is beautiful. thats another great part.

but for some constructive criticism, this band really needs to work on balance and tuning. the solos are beautiful, but as i said, the high woodwinds are beating the low voices, and that shouldn't be happening.

[tuboba]

YEA! TUBAS

[thundersnake1]

this song is about child abuse if i am not mistaken

[ponydance19250]

yeah i think it is. we are playing now for band and that is what the song description said

:)

[thundersnake1]

i really like this song, do you know where you can get a clean recording?

[tumbleweed94]

you aren't. It was written about t he survivors off child abuse

[thundersnake1]

i knew it involved child abuse, you wouldnt think about that if you listened to the song without that knowledge.

[funks101]

I did, i made a joke about it in rehersal and about 3 minutes later the conductor told us what it was actually about!

[thundersnake1]

what did you say?

[MeeluMaru]

I sightread this in my Wind Symphony class today... My director told us what it was about and I felt it strike a chord deep inside me. The piece affects me personally, having been through some unpleasant things throughout my childhood... I love this piece so much. It is so very beautiful.

[Uniduckdavid]

MASSIVE TUBA ENSEMBLE

[politicalbs123]

No words to describe this one....

Camphouse really mastered the art of switching back and forth between tense "gross" for lack of a better word, sounding keys and clusters, to some of the most beautiful resolutions and keys.

It's a pity that this piece is not more well known. I think it is because it is hard to appreciate this piece until you play it. I have not met a person who has played this piece on any instrument and has not fallen in love with it. It's just too powerful.

[Uniduckdavid]

omg, i totally agree with you. it seems like not enough know about this piece. it is the most powerful song i have ever played and wow i can't even describe it. its just... perfect... i wish i could play it again...

[sauskelover91]

We're playing this for our first concert this semester. We sight read it a couple weeks ago and I teared up twice.

[MagicRain505]

Haha, there's us. =)

I was on 1st alto, along with carlos and andres. I love playing with them... they're the best, man.

[Downwithcoke]

My school is doing this now for competition. How was your experience?

[skeemprincess]

man. i loved this song...i went to Frostproof high school in fl...this was my second fave piece we ever played...next to american elegy

[FWhiteB7]

I played the glock. great piece. although some parts are boring and repetitive but the good parts make up for it overall

[samlilly123]

I would just like to say that this song meant alot more for me once I found out what it is actually about. This song is about a specific tramatic case of child abuse. The goal of the song is to have you feel the disturbing feeling of the song. It is almost haunting, vbut so beautiful how sudden it all just shoots at your heart.

[PanCubano]

Hey. I was the one who marked your post as spam by accident. Sorry. Im from Florida BTW. Represent!!!

[samlilly123]

No problem ,dont even know anything happened.

[PanicWithTheSabbath]

My high school band did this song. You truely have to have an amazing high school band to pull this off.

[Macuhneez]

so this is awesome. my band is doing this right now. but its an inexperienced band so we sound like we're butchering it. not even close to sounding good..

[AkaneKonae]

Cool...*.* I can see the people from my school! Patrick, Drew, Carlos, Kristen, and I know Sarah's in there somewhere.

[PanCubano]

I played this last year for Miami Dade All County. Song was amazing! I was the first chair bassoonist.

[samlilly123]

really? I am a first chair bassoonist too and I am palying this in my school!! represent brotha!!

[Uniduckdavid]

i was 1st chair bassoon also, the bassoon part is amazing, especially the 16th note upwards and the ending solo <333

[Zenwyler]

omg, love this song!!! my band got camphouse to do a clinic and he directed us at our concert!! totally life-changing! i still get shivers and want to cry every time i hear the ending.

[kelsiejackson]

I played this as part of a university ensemble...one of the most important and moving musical experiences in my life. The story behind the piece...just incredible.

[laura2439]

i miss being in all county. it was so much fun! good job guys. i see mikey in the first chair clarinet!!! :) yay

[buugtdbgt1]

i missed being in all county aswell SO MUCH FUN

[jdghgh]

Very well done at 3:00 btw...my favorite part.

[jdghgh]

This truly is a monumental composition. Not the best rendition, but this is a middle class 5 difficulty song imo, so very very hard for a high school level band (honor or not) to produce w/o error.

[westsidecows]

Actually some high school districts have it in the grade 6 category.

how the hell i got to middle school grade 5 i don't have a clue.

[Corridor89]

Is this a high school group?

This is my all-time favorite song. EVER. I would have interpreted certain parts differently, mostly in regard to the tempo in the legato passages, but this was still very impressive... especially from the 6:15 marker! That sound is HUGE!

*goes to listen to part 2*

[kwolf012392]

yes, this is a high-school group

[claireedelune]

i am so in love with this song

[hunnibunni99]

that is an awesome oboe player...don't find too many of those lol thumbs up

love this song and the group handled it fantastically