Mayuzumi Conertino for Xylophone and Orchestra

[FATSIFATSI]

playing the xylo part on oboe is awesome!!!

[skidrum11]

Really nice.

i think four mallet playing has become too much the standard today...its nice to see something like this

[draculafishman]

Well done. Good up-strokes. I'm going to be be doing this piece for my recital next semester and I like your sound(I might steal some stuff!)

One little critque: don't wear a tie. It can get in the way when doing such an energetic piece such as this. Didn't seem to bother you tho. Bravo!

[majorsaxplayer]

Every performer I have seen do this online has had an issue recovering from the measure with the up and down gliss's-- they seem to jump the gun into the next measure. Other than that and a few note issues, great job-- very musical. Great reference for me. Thanks!

[JarrodFactor]

Yeah you're right, I think it's because glissandi by their very nature make you want to play them fast. And having a bar with four glissandi in a row, without a particularly strong beat in the piano accompianemnt makes it even harder! I actually don't think I did it as bad in the other performance I have on here, and in terms of artistic expression that one is also a lot more broad!

Thanks for watching!

[majorsaxplayer]

Ha.. I know exactly what you mean... Those four measures were killing me when I performed this piece last month. The syncopation in the accompianment makes it so much harder to feel where the beat actally is. Great job-- Like I said before, this was a great resource for me as I learned it. (I get to perform it at my University for a big recital for our university's president in March... Now I just have to ake sure I don't forget how to play it.)

[kidkarate99]

Very good. I'm in eighth grade and I'm performing this piece tomorrow actually for a scholarship audition. I'm the youngest competitor but the winner gets about 2,000 dollars in cash.

[JasonBruns]

Nice tone, many note mistakes especially for that slow of a tempo. Careful that double stops are in fact precise unison hits. The groove could be more in the pocket. The videographer is great. Let me know what you think of my version with all 3 mvts.

[JarrodFactor]

Thanks for the critique! In my defence I'd ask for leniancy in regards to mistakes, because I was incredibly neverous - this was recorded at the Melbourne Concert Hall and I was a 17 yr old High School student.

It isn't THAT 'slow a temp'! It's about the same speed as yours! (not counting the first bit, after which you slow down)

If you want to see it faster (and an altogether more frenetic performance) see the other performance I did in a much more relaxed environment!

[shrdlu1945]

Yes! That was a superb job of playing a very difficult piece!

Good choice of mallets for an excellent tone.

Now! How about showing us the other movements?

[JarrodFactor]

I only knew the first movement!

Funnily enough, it's still the only thing I can play on the xylophone :P

[hanabishi02]

aww.... u shud try it. haha.. quite showy

and simple

[JarrodFactor]

No unfortunately I only ever learnt the first music for my final year of High School music subject.

[hanabishi02]

Hey... btw... have u played the 3rd mvt of this concertino? any clips?

[hanabishi02]

wow... nice... musical... ^_^