I played this in High School band grade 12. I had the alto flute solo and loved it!! (note they use a horn in this version, less mysterious and mellow than the flute was) This is a fairly good version but I'm sorry to say I was less than impressed with the singing at the beginning.
I played this in 3rd year University. It is a gorgeous piece and I feel like I am being transported back to the middle ages.
I love the transition leading into 4:27. I know it is hard given the percussion crescendo, but I would like to have heard a clearer trumpet quintuplet figure coming from that transition (could be the recording)
Trumpet of the angels is an other piece by Gregson. This piece is originally for wind band, it's arranged for fanfare band by a dutch arranger. For brassband it's called"an Age of Kings". Best wishes,
I played this in High School band grade 12. I had the alto flute solo and loved it!! (note they use a horn in this version, less mysterious and mellow than the flute was) This is a fairly good version but I'm sorry to say I was less than impressed with the singing at the beginning.
roctalkgirl 6 months ago
we played it too a in my orchestra a few years ago - and I'm sorry but our version is the better one - and we had an english horn - it was great!
777Mortisha 8 months ago
I love this piece, but really wish you'd used an English Horn for the solo in movement 2.
rayrayxl3 11 months ago
I played this in 3rd year University. It is a gorgeous piece and I feel like I am being transported back to the middle ages.
I love the transition leading into 4:27. I know it is hard given the percussion crescendo, but I would like to have heard a clearer trumpet quintuplet figure coming from that transition (could be the recording)
blkjock81 1 year ago
i'm so glad i found a good(!) record of this wonderful piece. most orchestras play it terribly bad...
lovelyharajuku 2 years ago
Good, but where's the third movement?
r501b 3 years ago
woman: 'that was some nice wispering at 8 min or so.'
man: 'yeah, I know.'
Joshlama 3 years ago
This arr. is from Hendry van Loo
info: Bronsheim Netherlands
joan6782 3 years ago
Yea, that's it - An Age of Kings!, ta.
brassbander 3 years ago
Isn't this piece called Trumpets of the Angels?
brassbander 3 years ago
Trumpet of the angels is an other piece by Gregson. This piece is originally for wind band, it's arranged for fanfare band by a dutch arranger. For brassband it's called"an Age of Kings". Best wishes,
Frans-Aert Burghgraef.
fransmusic 3 years ago
We hebben heel erg genoten van jullie optreden!! Het was geweldig!
1Maay1 4 years ago