The Red Balloon By Anne McGinty

The Red Balloon by Anne McGinty
Performed by the North Texas Wind Symphony

This piece was inspired by the composer looking a painting just once, and the only colour that was in the painting was a red balloon. :)

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• anne mcginty
• concert band
• symphonic band
• wind ensemble
• wind symphony
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[jslasher1]

Very evocative of a Summer's day.

[Musicificaiton]

I think the flute and trumpet parts are amazing and really brings out the true story of the music

[jadapooh23]

haha(: im in 6th grade and i playy in band (;

#clarinet baby(;

[sisson0716]

I play trumpet in this song for my band and it's fun to play

[tubadude07]

One of few GOOD pieces for Middle School Band...

[Marorawr]

horns rocked this song.

[shortugae]

Oops

[shortugae]

Korean folk rhapsody

[shortugae]

This song reminds me of the red balloon I once lost as a child :'(

[MsAwesome101100]

i play trumpet in this song it really is amazing!

[Hile648]

Played this a long time ago, probably my 7th grade year. Wow.

[AlexAfferMetallica]

This song is awesome but its really the low brass that holds itvall together. Playing it in our next concert in 7th i play trombone

[Jelly404]

@therandomness64 TRUMPET IS AMAZING I PLAY TRUMPET TOO!!!!!!

[Jelly404]

Played it in 7th and anyone ever heard of the song Creed? It's awesome for 8th grade :D

[MsMusicinlife]

were playing this right now in 8th grade

[lolarules388]

Playing this in the 7th grade!

[jessylover97]

this song is pretty bt slow:)

[rocroyalfan]

My band is play this at festival and at our spring concert and the flutes can't even get the notes right. But I play snare and we hardly have a part and my song. But it don't matter casue all we do at practice is sit there and talk

[nat317464]

@LiddoBlue Me too -_- Our band sucks at it though and our concert is on Thursday

[JBoogie300]

playing this song for band! we have to write a program note -_-

[therandomness64]

Jacqueline031311 i know how you feel i play trumpet with makes your lips sore(not necessarily in this song)but what makes it worse is i have braces so i have all these cuts on the inside of my lips :/

[LiddoBlue]

haha im playin diz in my concert diz year :D

[powdahound2012]

@Kitty56isamazing me too! except i played it last year

[MillionInTheBank]

we just started playing this song in band today for our concert and we really suck! but it still a beautiful song

[SherilMarieGundoll]

We played this song in band today. It's absolutely beautiful.