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Wonderful performance OBU! This takes me back to my days of playing this at Carver High School, Montgomery, AL. Mr. Curtis Hollinger, Director!

Played this in Symphonic Band in 1970s... great memories

I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself: What a wonderful world I see skies of blue and clouds of white The bright blessed days, the dark sacred night And I think to myself: What a wonderful world The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky Are also on the faces of people going by I see friends shaking hands, saying: How do you do? They're really saying: I love you! I hear babies crying, I watch them grow They'll learn much more, than I'll never know And I think to myself: What a wonderful world Yes, I think to myself: What a wonderful world

In the year 1969, I was in the W.E.Greiner Yellowjacket band in Dallas TX. My sister and I played in that band back in the day. I was a trumpet player in the band and my sister played bass clarinet.

Stumbling across this performance was akin to seeing a long lost friend! I cried like a baby as I reminisced on every note crescendo and pause! I participated in performing Ovature in bFlat in HS, 1981. (Trumpet) Well done, young people..... Well done!

Damn what was that drummer doing

why so sloowwwwwwww

1:51 hard part

Insane stuff 🎉

Currently playing this in my high school band as a freshman. In my opinion this is a very amazing piece.

Remember playing this in eight grade county band haha! Oh, I’m so happy I finally found this song! Was the first time I was in an ensemble with other competent musicians; the part at around 3:00 legitimately made me cry with how beautiful live music could sound! What an amazing experience and nostalgic song 😃

Playing this for my middle school county auditions on the flute!

Fantastic!!

2:30

I always thought this would be a great entrance tune for a marching band or drum and bugle corps.

2:31

i play a bass trombone part with a tuba and this really helped iron out the kinks when im at home not in class, cheers!

That drummer mustve gotten the chart an hour before the concert bc damn that was sleepy

Played this in band in the 70's.....my all time favorite!!

One of my favorite tunes in HS symphony band!

why so speedy?!

beautiful!

where can i find the sheet music at???

Thx Craig!

Super git-solo :-)

Craig Hamilton squeezed out the best of the arrangement!

Well, that went from 140 to 160. I’m sure that wasn’t what Nestico intended :-)

Fantastic!

I played this song in High School Wind Ensemble, good memories

Y'all sound great!! Nice work!

As someone who has the music to this song I can definitively say that you Mr percussionist have overstayed your welcome for a nonwriten solo

Beautiful performance. "Last Rose" is #5 and "Rakes" and "Wearing" move up one space each.

Hey. ...... Great !!!

Great arrangement, good band, mediocre vocalist.

Why on earth did he go Latin Bamboleo on a hot Bossa Nova melody that's meant to refresh into a beautiful jazz major.

This is the most unique set up for a jazz band I’ve ever seen, it’s interesting seeing the drum set in the middle

Lovely performance. Jerry would have loved it.

👏👏👏👏👏👏❤

Bass should be front and center

Nice performance..

The last half-time section grooved it's backside off! Awesome work. Richard (composer).

I've played this piece. It is such a fun piece.. YOU ALL ARE AMAZING !!!!! Great performance !!!!! you should all be proud

" ... Everyone agrees that the city of New York has never seen the excitement caused by both this group and this wonderful composition ... now tonight, you're going to be entertained by them twice ... for all of you youngsters ... here are The OBU Wind Ensemble with "OVERTURE IN B FLAT !!! ... now c'mon, let's here it for them ... be good, now ... you promised ..."

That drummer nasty

I played this piece in the U.S. Army Band program back in 1975-76. As a percussionist, I always like the interplay and percussion accents, although the 2/2 interlude in the middle is very nice.

Absolutely wonderful!

I played this in Band on January 14, '20.

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Great memories, great tune! Thanks for posting!