America, the Beautiful by Samuel Ward, arr by Carmen Dragon

[CarloQuinto]

Great arrangement Carmen Dragon could do anything musically and was a great conductor. From the classics to show tunes to swing. A real talent

[411jr]

Great tenuto

[fyrman4]

The balance and blend was good until the end, when one of the trombones started to blare...

[pa5436]

yeah this is is an awesome song. i just wish the person had a better recording device :(. BABIES OMG -.- i have a recording of the orchestral version on my account

[jocobo99]

good balance and blend

[Eatatmyjoe]

Why do you have to use God name in Vain?  Fucking hypocrite.

[Dsquar3D81]

@Eatatmyjoe faggot

[hourlynewscaster]

Why in God's name does everyone have to use the F-word all the time in here?

[NLINGBLING]

wher's the tuba

[TummyTush]

Why the fuck do mothers always have to bring their babies to formal presentations? I just wish I could punch both of them in the face when I hear the baby scream.

[mellophonium]

So, children should not be exposed to live music?  Boo on you for not wanting to expand the minds of children with music.

[TummyTush]

A baby is not a child.

[mellophonium]

Last time I checked a baby is a child. This can be debated for years. It's just too bad some people are just too uptight that they have to bitch about a baby.

[phesoj41]

OMGGGGGGG

WHERES THE BASS CLARINET.

like..... every band should have one!

[NickMathis2]

The bass clarinet is located at 2:35 in this video. This band meets your criteria.

[perfectsk8tr6]

you stink at taking videos. You're kids are hicupping in the background, and it's very shaky. Boo, U stink!

[brycet93]

i hate the fiddles at our school....they always make it up and play a half step low which makes it minor and it curls your hair but theres to much base so you cant hear some parts but so far its the best on youtube

[CarrionBag]

I have played (trumpet, all parts) this arrangement hundreds of times. No comparison.

[steven2431991]

i like this version. it's got that old 40's feel, super mushy woodwind part that just tears your heart out. love it.

[RDLSnare]

@steven2431991 I'm sure this is really late but back in High School we played this version. This by far is my favorite rendition. Ward wrote/rewrote this piece as a memorial to 9-11. He wanted to do something to help but didn't know what to do so he wrote this. I'm glad that he did. This nearly brought me to tears when we played this at the memorial service for the Virginia Tech shootings. I played the chimes!!