good work Mike.........had the pleasure of knowing him since the first year he took over for Dick Floyd at Baylor.....as region chair in Houston suburban region, I had him stay with my wife and I instead of a hotel and the Friday night after all-region rehearsal and before a full day of rehearsal with concert that night....we stayed up talking "band" until 2 am......as musical of a director of bands as you will find............ANYWHERE and a HELL of a nice guy.....I'm not at all surprised that he's successful at a "pressure cooker" like Michigan.......
I thought Maslanka only wanted one on a part for his concertos and similar works...and that he was fine having doubled (or more) parts for works such as this. Not sure though.
Chuck Stolarek Except for the squeak there in the middle. But I played with him in high school so I can promise you he is an AMAZING player. Bravo Chad!!
I wonder, are the bass sax and contra-bassoon necessary? Not to say that they're not necessary, but I'm just not very used to seeing them (bass sax especially), and most ensembles do fine without them. Do they make a huge impact?
Maslanka was weird with instrumentation, i think the scoring said contra-bassoon and contra-bass clarinet parts were mandatory but the bass sax could be reading off a contra-bass part
The contra-bassoon is hella necessary near the beginning. Around 3:16 the contra is needed for some low reedy sounds. There was no bass sax part though, so like Olivia said it might be reading a contra part.
In the U.S. Navy Band video of this piece, I noticed they were using a BBb contrabass clarinet (a $35,000 instrument)... the bass saxophone can cover that part perfectly well (at a fraction of the cost)
And I was there too, and it was overwhelming.
good work Mike.........had the pleasure of knowing him since the first year he took over for Dick Floyd at Baylor.....as region chair in Houston suburban region, I had him stay with my wife and I instead of a hotel and the Friday night after all-region rehearsal and before a full day of rehearsal with concert that night....we stayed up talking "band" until 2 am......as musical of a director of bands as you will find............ANYWHERE and a HELL of a nice guy.....I'm not at all surprised that he's successful at a "pressure cooker" like Michigan.......
Great band. Magnificent low brass!
I really hope I can hear this live someday
Maslanka: "I prefer one on a part."
UMich: "Hold all of our beers."
I thought Maslanka only wanted one on a part for his concertos and similar works...and that he was fine having doubled (or more) parts for works such as this. Not sure though.
@@theangrybavarian3876 You're correct. On his website it is stated that for Symphonies more than 1 on a part is ok.
R.I.P. David. You'll be missed.
This deserves more views
Beautiful, and lovely camera work/ sound quality. Bravo!
I was there. It was glorious.
Circular breathing at 15:13...YES...GO BLUE.
I love it so much but WHERE IS THE CONTRABASS CLARINET
AGREED
what a saxophone solo - breathtaking
Chuck Stolarek Except for the squeak there in the middle. But I played with him in high school so I can promise you he is an AMAZING player. Bravo Chad!!
when the rest of it is that good, who cares!
9:20 just realized there's a bass saxophone! Wow!
Is it playing a bass saxophone part, or a contrabass clarinet part?
I would assume contrabass clarinet, since there is no bass saxophone part.
There ya go.
And I got to hear the finale ending the first half of the Collage Concert last Saturday evening in Hill Auditorium. Fantastic.
The baby cry was not good, but i liked everything else :)
05:48 to 06:00 Is that a Basstrombone i hear ?
I wonder, are the bass sax and contra-bassoon necessary? Not to say that they're not necessary, but I'm just not very used to seeing them (bass sax especially), and most ensembles do fine without them. Do they make a huge impact?
Maslanka was weird with instrumentation, i think the scoring said contra-bassoon and contra-bass clarinet parts were mandatory but the bass sax could be reading off a contra-bass part
The contra-bassoon is hella necessary near the beginning. Around 3:16 the contra is needed for some low reedy sounds. There was no bass sax part though, so like Olivia said it might be reading a contra part.
In the U.S. Navy Band video of this piece, I noticed they were using a BBb contrabass clarinet (a $35,000 instrument)... the bass saxophone can cover that part perfectly well (at a fraction of the cost)
Reed change at 19:18...:-)