Sparks - Brian Balmages

[sirzacksalot]

3:30 still gives me chills

[mimi50124]

Omg miss this song.. Got Superior on it last year at festival

[Mrshinymetagross]

I love this song playing it for festival on the chimes and bells cant waut

[TheVlogger66]

God we almost got a 2 at contest becuase my lips gave out right at the end on this song

[EpicSaxPerson]

Brian Balmages is amazing. I'm playing this for contest on the first alto part. It's so fun!

[bostonbakedbeans123]

playing this piece for the lbusd middle school honor band yeaa



[bostonbakedbeans123]

i play the tuba in this song we rock this piece

[101SILENTDUDE]

Go Frech Horns

[Edgar12395]

Im a trombone player in 9th grade from Reedley High School. Im in Concert Band and this is one of the songs were playing. It's an awesome piece that lightens me up every time I play or hear it. Our Pre-Festival is tomorrow and I cant wait to play this song for the judges. Lets hope we get a good scores and comments!

[ic0431]

Mother fucking tubas are great.

[PraepositusVitae]

I play Trombone for this, and every single time I play this, I have to cut my arm of and replace it.

[shaiannd1997]

We got this song 2 weeks ago...i play the flute and i love the solo !!!!! :)

[browneyedbeauty903]

Playing this for 8th grade contestt!:)

[TwiceTheBrunette]

omg thid sounds so good nd im in 7th nd were getting there:)

[nomonmyhugs]

My band just got this don't today, and figured our we're playing it for UIL. I play French horn in our honors band, and I'm glad we finally got a song where we could be heard a few times over trumpets. I live it!

[GirlStarWarsFan1]

I LOVE this song, im in 8th grade and i play the tuba, though i wish my part had less rests.

[KirbyPwnage]

@samelel731 my thoughts EXACTLEH. This was my favorite song in all of mid school.. Ah memories :)

[daniellovespie1]

This brings me back all the way to 7th grade and our trip to Disney to play this song...ahhhhh, the good times. A feeling of nostalgia always creeps on me as I listen to this...

[centaur1015]

Who got swag? Who got swag? Who got swag? FLUTES GOT SWAG!!!!!!!

[Scissorluv620]

We played this in the 2011 ccsd honor band. :) I rlly hope I make it this year...

[beatlemaniacforever]

Played 1st Trombone on this last year. still takes me back.



[SilverTheHedgehog090]

This makes a fantastic song for a victory. It inspires me so much! :')

(btw i usually call it sparx instead of sparks lol. Its more fun that way)

[LittleBigPlanet6]

oh yea timpani all the way

[MarkGiordano1]

Awesome Job Joseph!

[TheYankeeman09]

Needs more trombone

[MrszGiqqlesz]

Im a 8th grade flute player and we are playing this for UIL :3

[MadiNunya]

I'm in 8th grade, and I'm a flute player. We're playing this for my Christmas concert :3

[dungeono]

@MadiNunya we are to, but i dont think its a very christmasy song

[MadiNunya]

@dungeono yeah, thats what I thought when I first heard it. Overall it's an amazing song :P

[AlligatorNarwhal]

played this at honors band....getting my band teacher to have our band play it(:

[paudelina]

I'm a trumpet player and played it last year and won regional contest :D

[bandnerd139]

Omg I'm barely in junior high seventh grade and we are playing this song I love it!!!

[chickent1181]

I'm playing this for my All County Band, 6th Chair flute

[FunnyGamer101]

ya i think this would be good to try out with

[videl12321]

I am a flute player and my high school band is working on this song

[MissMarie8605]

Sorry, but Thumbs up if you think that Brass players are the best instruments ever.

They are the best kissers too lol.

[thepyromancyking]

@Commentman4887

No sir it is the trumpets tht rule!!! We get melody... Although any brass instrument is boss... Just overrule them woodwinds

[Chris4112901]

euphoniums for life

[jarethroxmysox]

I just love how every high school/college level piece turns into an all out war between sections. Makes me laugh every time :D

[bassclarinet10]

we played this song and it was fun to play. go benold... plus bass clarinets rule the world

[101rocketmail]

The one idiot put the fire out.

[cookieblue72]

we played this song for LGPE and got SUPERIOR!!!

YAY FRENCH HORNS!!!!

[Commentman4887]

@cookieblue72 FRENCHHORNS RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[willmco]

@cookieblue72 FRENCH HORN ALL THE WAY FOR DAYS!!!!

[kristoferwelch]

@cookieblue72 french horns suck at my school. So do the trumpets.

[sweetboard33]

TROMBONES FTW!!!!!!!

[THOMAS4810]

east burke highschool fresman band is playing this and more, monday may 23rd at lenor rhyne university@ 8:00

[radflames]

A band played this at Superstate, but my band played Witch and the Saint which is a lot harder and better than this.

[4brotherskids]

Cough flute is the king

[christiantechdude521]

Trombone is dominant all you trumpets... :P

[samelel713]

this was hell on my lips.

but heaven to my ears. 

[xDavidv9]

@samelel713 no im in 6th grade band and its too easy

[MrKamsi12]

TRUMPETS ARE BEAST !!!!!!!!!!!!

[daniellovespie1]

I'm playing this song right now in band. We're the Clarendon Hills Middle School Symphonic Band. First trombone!!!!!!!

[vampyredrummajor1]

we just played this at UIL and got a 1!!! btw i'm first trumpet!!!

[aidanster]

First trumpet!!

[centaur1015]

my band is going to play this for UIL on thursday!!! i play 2nd flute

[SuperJunior41]

I PLAYED THIS FOR UIL ON WEDNESDAY AND WE GOT A 1!!!!!

[amyleefan11]

Im playing this for a UIL contest on monday for my school :) CLARINET ROX UR SOX!

[hp71196]

Im thinking about trying out for drum major at my high school would this be a good piece to try out with?

[6DADADA]

@hp71196 I don't get your question

[hp71196]

@6DADADA at our high school we have to conduct to a piece for drum major try outs would this piece be good to conduct to

[kittythingy713]

@6DADADA how do u not know what drum major is?

[kristoferwelch]

@6DADADA He's trying out to be a drum major in his high school. He wants to know if this is a good piece to audition with.

[SuperJunior41]

@hp71196  YESS!!!!

[bleachcosplay]

@hp71196 the tempo is not very good for a drum major try out. you'd be going either kinda fast or kinda slow.

[dungeono]

@hp71196 doesnt everyone trying out for drum major get teh same tryout?

[hp71196]

@dungeono A lot of schools do that but ours doesn't

[OpsTeam14]

@hp71196 My drum major tried out with Equus by Eric Whitacre. O.o

[shtoonkeygseers]

@hp71196 nope, i would get something harder...

[ArnoldThePillow]

thumbs up if your a low woodwind woohooo!!!!!

[Solitodorito]

bass drum is hard... i play it

[endgame354]

I played bass drum and crash cymbals on this. It was crazy hard.

[iandamuffin]

We had Mr. Balmages today to work with his piece "Summer Dances" I was so excited

[TheReku]

Played this for UIL in 7th grade. Very easy, but very fun. We're playing Summer Dances this year. It's really fun. I play piccolo/flute.

[andy120791]

My best friend and I played the solo as a duet. I played trumpet and she played alto sax. This piece was our senior year marching band show.

[andy120791]

My best friand ans I played the duet, I played trumpet and she played alto sax. This piece was our senior year marching band show.

[MEINLdrumjoc52]

I play snare drum for this song in my high schools honor band

[flamtaps1]

I play the bells and marimba. Its so repetitive. -_-

[rascalflattsfan97]

I also played the trumpet solo!

[rascalflattsfan97]

Great song! Trumpet part is great!

[SuperJunior41]

I play chimes and bells on this and im in7th grade

[CeH712]

French Horn bit, played epically:D

[iiLoveYou624]

clarinet!

[Zodak092]

One of my friends has the trumpet solo, and I play the ridiculously easy snare part. xP

[Goldengal1234]

My class is starting this piece for concert is sounds really cool! I love my alto sax part! love this music!

[becca147598]

ooo! yay^^ where playing this :DDD i has the oboe part :DDD

[bigbluesunglasses]

hehe playing this song this year!! flutes forever!! :D

[theessefromethesouth]

all about the chimes suckas!!



[marioplayer187]

I played this last year! ^_^ Thank you so much for posting it! Timpani for life! =] lol

[MadiMay26]

Oboe<3 Played this last year, my favorite song :)

[FearDeK1TTIES]

Saxophones are left unnoticed... :(

[chubbypenguin4310]

@samgardner100 which marching band??? Becuz my marching band had a different balmages opener and closer :))

[MadiMay26]

I love this songgg! I played oboe for it, and we played this at District and State Festivals. :D

My favorite song played in concert band.

[darthgallion]

funnest little song ever!!!!!!

[iambobthebullyJMD]

played this for honor band we didn't play as good as you we messed up a little. @ 1:01 you cant hear the flute part for us.

[XkannaboyX]

Yes we're playing this 4 regional festivals tomorrow love this song

[cloudrulez999]

ah dude this song owns(: i played the trumpet solo for this at uil and we got sweepstakes! its so awesome

[limedog1]

2nd alto sax. oh yeah

[trumpetfury192]

TRUMPETS FTW!!!!!

[earweare]

I also played this piece in french horn and it sounded really cool! but my whole band was rushing and messing up... but all i know is that this piece is badass!! :D

[paramoremusicfreak2]

i play this song in 7th and 8th grade band, even though im in sixth grade. i play 2nd flute

[042lej]

My band is playing this for UIL. The first time that we played this music, everyone was playing their hearts out on it. Our band director even told the entire band to back off, because everyone was playing really loud, and enthusiastically! This is one of my favorite songs!

[Impactnation909]

playing this song tonight!!

im in seventh grade and

play the tuba its a really fun part

[yaya1622]

We went to contest the other day and I would say, this song was our best piece to perform. :)

[asdfasdf1231231231]

This peice is so fun! Our schools 8th grade band is playing it. I'm sitting first alto, and I'm loving it. This sounds awesome. Love it. Super fun.

[Sman272]

@asdfasdf1231231231 Me too!!!

[ToubukiChan]

Oh my old school played this my freshman year :) we played it for contest and got a one. I was last chair second flute lol. This brings back memories :) -tear-

[OhMyChinchilla]

i love this song!

its my favorite from the selection...

[katie2renee]

im 1st trumpet and we just started playing it about a week ago. i enjoy playing this. i also marched and played raging machines with my high school band. im in 7th grade too

[yaya1622]

We're playing this for contest this year! I love it!

[Commentman4887]

playing this song 6th grade french horn

[ratrosie]

@Commentman4887 Cool! Same with me, except I'm in 8th grade.

[Commentman4887]

man........i thought no one would know what a french horn was.......its nice to find someone who plays it

[ratrosie]

I see what you mean. Sometimes, someone will see my french horn case and ask me if I play tuba.

[Commentman4887]

yeah alot of people do that to me too

[XxdofuaxX]

OH OH OH i play the Alto saxaphone on this im plaing it at our school

[yaya1622]

You're part is my favorite part in the song. And considering the fact our sax's sit behind me. I just love it!

[XxdofuaxX]

Thats awesome what do you play? Yah i like playing this song on sax its pretty fun.

[yaya1622]

Flute. :\ I wanna switch to sax and/or percussion though.

[avdsoccer96]

hey were you in bachwe

[6DADADA]

Yea,played the Timpani.And you?

[avdsoccer96]

yea i played the sax

[devdevandti]

Were playing this at competition. TUBAS RULE!!!!!

[Twilightfan206]

I played this in 7th grade... and loved it!

[ithat1guy]

luv the song play bass clarinet

(which is probabaly the oddest looking instrument in our band

[6DADADA]

My school's not playing it, read the description

[JoaeP2]

so what are the notes?

[4brotherskids]

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE­EEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HH Love it

[Texan315]

Yaya first clarinet part :D

[kkdm95]

i looove this piece! it always gets stuck in my head after second period rehearsal.

woah, i play timpani too :)

[6DADADA]

I love you then!! lol jk

[kkdm95]

love you, too haa :)

[COOKIESSCAREME]

WOOT! WOOT! WOOT! WOOT! WOOT! (:

[042lej]

I am currently playing this piece for the 2010 UIL band competition.

[Axxonnfire]

awewsome

we played it in seventh grade

i was the solo snare drummer!

[bellathevampire101]

i would definitly love the sheet music for this

[DanRhu124]

@bellathevampire101 kewl. tell me ur email, and i'll send it to you. its a pdf file so you should have adobe reader.

[DanRhu124]

if anyone wants sheet music for this, i have a copy of the score...

[bellathevampire101]

i would love some sheet music for this that would be amazing

[koolkatkaty]

My band is playing this song for UIL. I play Tuba, my part doesn't have any solo's.

[randombookworm16]

my band was going too, then after we learned it, our band director said it was "too hard", so now we are playing A Sailers Odessy

[koolkatkaty]

@randombookworm16 My band directer actually said it was too easy so we are playing Ghost Fleet and Blacksmith Variations.

[4brotherskids]

mann we dominate this song now exept for 64 to 69 hard part and plus im a seventh grader but our band teacher pushes us alot

[Masterchi77]

Yeah saxes! I played this in middle school band! I loved my solo :)

[rascalflattsfan97]

no its a muted trumpet solo.

[rascalflattsfan97]

oh wait at 39 - 47 its a sax solo and on the first page its a muted trumpet solo!

[xxzhoutaixx]

its not that hard to memorize compared to most other songs it has the same rythyms/notes throughout the whole song for most parts.

[FreakyFreakyFresh1]

i played this in 7th grade, i was a trumpet, it was sooo awesome!

[JesusChristLives100]

My band played this song for Halloween last year. I don't know why, but I loved it!

[omemgeeitsKAT]

whoooo! flutes:)

[zezima1290]

I love this song I wish we can play it again in my symphonic band.

[cddrummer96]

i loved playing this for our concert, so much fun and do you know who is playing this in this video?

[6DADADA]

well i got it off of jwpepper, but its a recording of a profeesional band, but i suggest you check jwpepper