What I really love about Soon He Newbold, is that she really gives everyone their time to shine. Instead of the violins playing interesting music while everyone else plays the same note over and over again. As a cellist who is sick of whole notes, this piece was a joy to play
I love this song. As a bass player, I feel like I am not important. Soon Hee Newbold makes all sections very important while making sure the music isnt too cluttered. Love ot
+Stefanwolf1 bass is an instrument that few enjoy actually playing. I love the power behind it. I'm 5'2" and it makes me feel big oddly enough. Everyone has their instrument. I'm glad you found yours 😊
the time 5:17 to 5:30, OMG I felt like entering a different world that is at peace or something, and I enjoyed that part a lot... I also felt alive, and felt like I could accomplish anything, it takes all the bad things away!!!! But i am not the only one who loves that part...who agrees?
when we played this, my orchestra teacher made up lyrics for some of the weird rhythmic parts... "I AM PERSEUS, YES I AM, YES I AM" and would proceed to sing them loudly every time we played :D
lovelyxmai I came here randomly to tell you that there are many arangements out there, start With Two South American Tangos and Espiritu Guanacasteco para Orquesta
Oh my goodness YES! I'm glad someone else noticed this too :) I think the cello part underneath the violins makes it even more epic. The cellos are just amazing in this entire song. Even though I play violin, I think the cellos are the most fabulous part of any orchestra ever :D
Indeed. The song is awesome, but it's perfect right there. The build-up has been coming for the whole song, the melody resolves in the upper voices at the same time the cellos drop out, then three measures later they come back in at fortefortemissimo and resolve the chord, and it's incredibly epic.
5:17 to 5:43 gives me goosebumps every time. I’m a first violin and when we finally played this in concert I got lost in the music, I felt like I was just in a whole new world away from everything
I'm a viola player and we don't get much glory but this song makes every part important. I feel like that I have worth to this piece of music and it's awesome 😄 I'm the only freshman in my high school's chamber orchestra so I'm a little challenged by the song but words can't describe how fun it is to play.
+Ebella Belala I play viola for this song too as 9th grade and I honestly thought measures 39-43 were the hardest part in the whole song... bunch of weird fingering played at 1:03 in this song XD. But I love the song too much and the part at 4:53 with the viola melody sounds so awesome.
+Ebella Belala That's what I really like about Newbold. She gives every instrument a chance to shine, which is great because usually the violins get all the glory. I mean, I don't play viola, I play cello, but I still get what you mean. I haven't played this piece, but I've played many of her other pieces, and I just have to say that Soon Hee Newbold is probably my favorite composer. Her pieces are just so unique and fun to play.
I'm a Viola player also and I am actually going recommend this to my orchestra teacher! I'm a sophomore in the Advanced class so of your a freshman and doing this song this would be a piece of cake for us! I'm so happy to see another fello Viola player in the comments
Soon Hee Newbold is amazing and always highlights the talents of the viola section and some of the lower strings rather than hearing the norm of the violins getting all the melodies. Gives a much different and nice feeling to the songs.
@thehsushoe yes! we're playing that during school right now, and the second violin part IS hard. even the first violins agreed it was harder because of all the weird harmonies and string crossings.
i was obseeeeesed with this piece in middle/high school, so it's really exciting being able to revisit as an adult and actually be able to play it well 😂 this piece will always be one of my favorites
Aww don't feel too bad... I'm also the principal cellist in my orchestra and there are some times when I feel like my stand partner is better than me. Just practice more- That's all I can say. :/
our orch director wants us to play this because all the highschool teachers told her not to do this piece for middle school so we're playing it out of spite
OMG DUDE YOU ARE THE BEST! THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING THIS! YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY CRAPPY ORCHESTRA RECORDINGS I'VE LISTENED TO (not this particular piece but...) THANK YOU SO SO SO SO SO SO SOOO MUCH.
This is a beautiful song, my music conductor was suppose to give me the music...even though im in 7th grade only and the high school is playing this song. i absolutly love this. Thanks Mr.B for showing me this song!
I did middle school all state orchestra this weekend and Soon Hee Newbold conducted us it was amazing she's amazing we played two of her songs Storm and American Landscape
This song was commissioned by my teacher back in 2008 and he and Soon Hee Newbold collaborated and came up with Perseus for my school orchestra so if it wasn't for Mr. Bridges (Matthew Bridges) thinking about His Grandville symphony Orchestra this beautiful piece would not be alive today. everyone give Mr. Bridges props, he's an amazing teacher. we just sight read it today in fact when we got the news that this piece was made for specifically for our symphony and our school GRANDVILLE HIGH!!!!!!
I played this in 8th grade (I’m out of college now) so it’s been a while but I always keep coming back to this song. It’s always enchanted me and it always makes me feel like I’m a character in some fantasy movie
Notice the description says "shitty high school orchestra recording," not "shitty high school orchestra." Because most recordings found on youtube are not good HQ recordings.
This is the Song I heard the High school play when I was in Elementary that got me into Orchestra. I played Cello for 7 years and Finally we start Learning This song. Then Covid happened and I haven’t been at school for a Year. No Senior year to resume, just straight to college I guess. ;(
i played this piece as a second violinist for our concert junior year and as a first for our LGPE my senior year of high school. so learning both parts was really fun
The first search result for "Perseus soon hee newbold" will be a site called jwpepper. It'll have an audio player. Right click it, and there'll be a "download this song" button. If you're still confused just PM the person who made this video.
Just got this song yesterday :P I'm crazy excited to learn it...everybody in my high school's orchestra played it in middle school, except for the three seniors (me included). Guess I have to step up to the learning curve very quickly.
Such inspiration to make this piece sound like it should. Just amazing, gives me chills when it gets to the last minute of music. Ah! I'm trying to get my chamber orchestra to play this, but I have no clue if we can actually handle a piece like this with a smaller group. :/
@MrUkuleleist yeah it keeps music alive, when you close your eyes and hear music, its so much better, your mind takes control of the story and clearly visualizes what the composer sees.... and you can clearly understand what he's saying in such a deep level....
I played this for orchestra in high school! Technically it's quite an easy piece, but you have to work super hard to make it sound great! I love this song.
My two favorite bits are at 1:22 - 2:10, and 2:10 - 2:28 My favorite Cello and Double Bass (with extension) bit is at 2:28 - 2:46 My favorite Violin I portion is at 3:35 - 3:58 My favorite Violin II portion is at 4:19 - 4:23 My favorite Viola portion is at 4:23 - 4:38
we're currently playing this in our orchestra and it is so awesome and amazing! I play cello, and even though it is tough to learn, it is so beautiful :) also, don't hate on high schoolers. Every great musician was in high school at one time.
my highschool playing this piece. i decided to listen to it. Its a really cool piece. my highschool orchestra has a lot of skill so this will turn out. awesome
@Robbyrebelous Me to, my orchestra is going to play it in a month or so. I sight read it the other day and I cant wait to get this polished for my concert
lol my high school played this song last year at an orcestra competion. We rocked everyones socks off cause we sounded so freakin perfect. not to sound conceited or anything. but not until i compared our recording to this one did i realize how awesome we were. and how fast we played it O.o
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For some reason listening to songs that you have or are playing makes it 500% more enjoyable.
347% AGREE
I love it and want to play it in my orchestra!
Yes!
What I really love about Soon He Newbold, is that she really gives everyone their time to shine. Instead of the violins playing interesting music while everyone else plays the same note over and over again. As a cellist who is sick of whole notes, this piece was a joy to play
I totally agree. As a violist (not violinist), I've always played the background music until my orchestra played Riders in the Night. :)
Taty G *ahem* spirit of the american west *ahem*
hey hey no hate to violins tho its not like we beg for the melody
Yuri Park well I mean. . . *any other instrument gets part* violins: sO tRaSh wE sHoUlD haVe iT
Even includes the violas 😂
That part at 6:16 sounds terrible I'm not sure what Newbold was thinking
Ikr? It's just... WHY!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!???!?!
There is no 6:16
LOL
^^ you get it yet?
:D
Lol yes it does
I love this song. As a bass player, I feel like I am not important. Soon Hee Newbold makes all sections very important while making sure the music isnt too cluttered. Love ot
bass player here too lol
cello gets middle ground on the melody, but on this song, cellos get the best part of the song so I'm happy
+Connor Smith The blend is also amazing
+Dona Rogers Basses sound awesome, but I would never play it. I play viola and I love the viola part for this song so much.
+Stefanwolf1 bass is an instrument that few enjoy actually playing. I love the power behind it. I'm 5'2" and it makes me feel big oddly enough. Everyone has their instrument. I'm glad you found yours 😊
anyone else high-key in love with this song...
Very high key
Brittany Garcia I am✨
Me
YES!!!! I can't stop listening to it! I'm begging my orchestra teacher to let my class play it!!!
ME!!!!!!!
my favorite part is 0:00 to 6:16
+alen z lol
+alen z Almost fell for that! :)
+alen z mine too
lol i fell for that
lol me tooo
the time 5:17 to 5:30, OMG I felt like entering a different world that is at peace or something, and I enjoyed that part a lot... I also felt alive, and felt like I could accomplish anything, it takes all the bad things away!!!! But i am not the only one who loves that part...who agrees?
noo. i felt that way too. favorite part of the whole song. i love playing that part with my little quintet haha. they get annoyed of me
oscar saenz lol
My favorite part too. I play the cello and that point is when i really feel the music, ya know?
+sweetdisposition279 excatly..
SAAAAAAME I ALSO PLAY CELLO AND LOVE THIS PART THE BEST
when we played this, my orchestra teacher made up lyrics for some of the weird rhythmic parts...
"I AM PERSEUS, YES I AM, YES I AM"
and would proceed to sing them loudly every time we played :D
AHAHAHA
lolz
Luis Contreras starting at 4:06
+Ashley Pearson lol I hear it
We use Hippopotamus, hippotpotomus, pineapple pineapple
I just realized that my school orchestra has played many many songs composed by Soon He Newbold, haha.
I thought it was just me ever since the fourth grade😂😂 I've never had a cello price without her in our winter spring or both concerts
Same at my Orchestra we have played at lot of Newbold's pieces
lovelyxmai I came here randomly to tell you that there are many arangements out there, start With Two South American Tangos and Espiritu Guanacasteco para Orquesta
lovelyxmai ifkr?!
Your school has great taste
whole song is amazing but at 5:17 is the most epic part of any orchestral music ever.
Oh my goodness YES! I'm glad someone else noticed this too :) I think the cello part underneath the violins makes it even more epic. The cellos are just amazing in this entire song. Even though I play violin, I think the cellos are the most fabulous part of any orchestra ever :D
Ashton Carr
yeah 5:17 to 5:36 is the best part and 1st half cello and second half violin
YESSS!!! i listen to this and hear that part and i just idk...i love that part
Indeed. The song is awesome, but it's perfect right there. The build-up has been coming for the whole song, the melody resolves in the upper voices at the same time the cellos drop out, then three measures later they come back in at fortefortemissimo and resolve the chord, and it's incredibly epic.
This piece is pretty amazing, but i think Warrior Legacy did better. Just my opinion.
5:17 to 5:43 gives me goosebumps every time. I’m a first violin and when we finally played this in concert I got lost in the music, I felt like I was just in a whole new world away from everything
As a Bassist, this is my favorite part to play, I never get the melody.
5:17 to 5:36 makes you have this certain happy feeling. I don't know why.
Because the basses have the melody finally haha :D
I've been waiting but basses have melody in a song called Deep Sea Fandango
KochieProductions you are my new best friend :P
Brian Williamson Woohoo! :)
#cellolife
Viola part is hella fun to play. 🎻🎶
true
Damn right VIOLAS, we need to get more respect then...them cellos... LOL
annabeth nix your life is a joke
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lololololololololololololol
I'm a viola player and we don't get much glory but this song makes every part important. I feel like that I have worth to this piece of music and it's awesome 😄 I'm the only freshman in my high school's chamber orchestra so I'm a little challenged by the song but words can't describe how fun it is to play.
+Ebella Belala I play viola for this song too as 9th grade and I honestly thought measures 39-43 were the hardest part in the whole song... bunch of weird fingering played at 1:03 in this song XD. But I love the song too much and the part at 4:53 with the viola melody sounds so awesome.
+Ebella Belala That's what I really like about Newbold. She gives every instrument a chance to shine, which is great because usually the violins get all the glory. I mean, I don't play viola, I play cello, but I still get what you mean.
I haven't played this piece, but I've played many of her other pieces, and I just have to say that Soon Hee Newbold is probably my favorite composer. Her pieces are just so unique and fun to play.
+Chilea Kashé Hi Chi Chi! It's Snow ;)
TheAmazingSnowflake 25 HI SNOW!
I'm a Viola player also and I am actually going recommend this to my orchestra teacher! I'm a sophomore in the Advanced class so of your a freshman and doing this song this would be a piece of cake for us! I'm so happy to see another fello Viola player in the comments
Thanks for the high quality recording! Was having trouble NOT finding a high school orchestra one.
John Appleseed truuu
We're doing a concert using only Soon Hee Newbold's music and she's gonna be the conductor for the concert 😂
help me
What!? Really? That is so cool! I love Soon Hee Newbold.
Jeremy wolsenhume did ours
This song is "Spartacus" x 1000 on crack XD
Don't forget to add sea shanties!
Legion NB. yeah we are playing it in sixth grade but in the 7and8 we play seranade for strings
Legion NB Spartacus is the BEST!!!
It's more like Spartacus and The Journey by William Hofeldt in one piece
5:17 is my favorite part. I play that over and over for hours.
As a Bassist, this is my favorite part to play, I never get the melody.
I get to play this song this year, I love the cello part!
Soon Hee Newbold is amazing and always highlights the talents of the viola section and some of the lower strings rather than hearing the norm of the violins getting all the melodies. Gives a much different and nice feeling to the songs.
@thehsushoe
yes! we're playing that during school right now, and the second violin part IS hard. even the first violins agreed it was harder because of all the weird harmonies and string crossings.
i was obseeeeesed with this piece in middle/high school, so it's really exciting being able to revisit as an adult and actually be able to play it well 😂 this piece will always be one of my favorites
I'm not good at making jokes. But my life is one
AkwadTypo YT your parents made that one mate
This song is even fun for the 2nds. Finally!!!! Appreciation
Omg I wanna play this piece but everyone else in my orchestra are like "NOOOOOOOO" :/
It is hard.. Well at least for me.... I'm in seventhn grade :P
MrButterFluff Lol I'm a high school sophomore :P
What instrument do you play?
This is all my orchestra wants to play, which sucks, because I can't play it very well. Even though I'm the 1st Cellist, which is kinda sad.
Aww don't feel too bad... I'm also the principal cellist in my orchestra and there are some times when I feel like my stand partner is better than me. Just practice more- That's all I can say. :/
My partner is just straight up better than me.
our orch director wants us to play this because all the highschool teachers told her not to do this piece for middle school so we're playing it out of spite
We’re playing this piece in my orchestra this year, and I’ve never watched a conductor so intently as I do during all those time signature changes
My highschool orchestra is trying to learn this song... I lost all hope with how fast you guys take it.. well done!
The chord progression at 5:17 is Am-F-C-G (vi-IV-I-V in C).
any 2nd violins??
i was a 2nd violin when we played this last year.. so much fun
i was also a 2nd and it was lit
I play 2nd
1st
Right here mate!
OMG DUDE YOU ARE THE BEST!
THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING THIS! YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY CRAPPY ORCHESTRA RECORDINGS I'VE LISTENED TO (not this particular piece but...) THANK YOU SO SO SO SO SO SO SOOO MUCH.
5:17 I felt like I was entering a different world. Chills ran down my spine. Hands down the best part of the song for me.
I'd like to appreciate you for uploading a high-quality recording.
Thank you!
My friend is concertmaster and she says that she was going to perform this for UIL and her end of the year concert. I am a proud friend!!!
Thank you for the upload! We're playing this at our concert, and it's good to hear how it's suppose to be played. Much appreciated!
This is a beautiful song, my music conductor was suppose to give me the music...even though im in 7th grade only and the high school is playing this song. i absolutly love this. Thanks Mr.B for showing me this song!
I LOVED playing this piece in 10th grade it was our favorite piece (I'm in 11th grade now btw).
I did middle school all state orchestra this weekend and Soon Hee Newbold conducted us it was amazing she's amazing we played two of her songs Storm and American Landscape
The Second Violin part is pretty difficult to play. Especially in the beginning and end with those 16th notes.
IKR
im glad someone finally said it
this is one of the most beautiful songs from soon hee Newbold thank u
My middle school chamber group is playing this and I absolutely died while sight reading this, very beautiful piece but very difficult.
Annabanana lol young junior high AHAHAHAHh
LUHANNIE
+Emilys KawaiiDelights this was played in my middle school all region orchestra so
joshrocks75 I LUV LUHAN
YAAAAAAAAAS
I play viola and did this in 8th grade. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS UP! it was so so SO fun to play!
This song was commissioned by my teacher back in 2008 and he and Soon Hee Newbold collaborated and came up with Perseus for my school orchestra so if it wasn't for Mr. Bridges (Matthew Bridges) thinking about His Grandville symphony Orchestra this beautiful piece would not be alive today. everyone give Mr. Bridges props, he's an amazing teacher. we just sight read it today in fact when we got the news that this piece was made for specifically for our symphony and our school GRANDVILLE HIGH!!!!!!
I played this in 8th grade (I’m out of college now) so it’s been a while but I always keep coming back to this song. It’s always enchanted me and it always makes me feel like I’m a character in some fantasy movie
Notice the description says "shitty high school orchestra recording," not "shitty high school orchestra." Because most recordings found on youtube are not good HQ recordings.
I play violin and my orchestra is doing this piece for our winter concert it's super fun to play!!
For own practice
91-111 3:36
126 - 140 4:26
160 - 5:17. 164- 5:23
My orchestra is playing this. I'm totally obsessed with it!
same
This piece was written personally for my High School's orchestra program in Grandville, MI...amazes me how great of a composer she is
4:21 has a good increase in tenion, especially with the cellos and violas.
all of the parts are fun to play. its a perfect song
3:35 like wizard 101
Omg so true
+Derrius Brooks Totally. It's as if a switch turned on and bam, the lights flash!!
+Derrius Brooks oh my gosh so true!!!!!!
I kinda see it I literally just logged of W101
Derrius Brooks What is strange is that I was thinking the exact thing the whole time while watching it ;;
Thank you so much for uploading this! I love this kind of classical music that facinates me and keeps me interested!
I played a little bit of this viola part for my orchestra's symphony auditions it was hard but still made symphony orchestra and happy
I am a cellist and in a concert we just played A Pirates Legend and in another orchestra we are playing Mythos and The Odessy. Love her
This is the Song I heard the High school play when I was in Elementary that got me into Orchestra. I played Cello for 7 years and Finally we start Learning This song. Then Covid happened and I haven’t been at school for a Year. No Senior year to resume, just straight to college I guess. ;(
Played this last year :3. This, Ghosts of Brandenburg, and Warrior Legacy would be the best concert. I loved how cellos got so much melody.
i played this piece as a second violinist for our concert junior year and as a first for our LGPE my senior year of high school. so learning both parts was really fun
This was the best piece I've ever played in my high school career.
FINALLY AFTER LOOKING EVERYWHEREE! I FINALLY FIND THE SONGG! THANK YOUUU !
my orchestra director promised me we could play this and now he says we can't and im crying because i love it so much
Played this in orchestra, so fun! Definitely one of my favs
We're playing this song for contest. This is an excellent recording to listen to! :) Thanks for posting!
I love this song! My school orchestra played this when I was in 8th grade and it sounded amazing:) Soon Hee Newbold is a pure genius
Same with me. We're playing this piece with our chamber group in a Jazz concert we're having along with band. It''ll be sweet!!
The first search result for "Perseus soon hee newbold" will be a site called jwpepper. It'll have an audio player. Right click it, and there'll be a "download this song" button.
If you're still confused just PM the person who made this video.
I've been listening to this since 2010 ❤💙💚💛
Just got this song yesterday :P
I'm crazy excited to learn it...everybody in my high school's orchestra played it in middle school, except for the three seniors (me included). Guess I have to step up to the learning curve very quickly.
Such inspiration to make this piece sound like it should. Just amazing, gives me chills when it gets to the last minute of music. Ah! I'm trying to get my chamber orchestra to play this, but I have no clue if we can actually handle a piece like this with a smaller group. :/
@MrUkuleleist yeah it keeps music alive, when you close your eyes and hear music, its so much better, your mind takes control of the story and clearly visualizes what the composer sees.... and you can clearly understand what he's saying in such a deep level....
I played this for orchestra in high school! Technically it's quite an easy piece, but you have to work super hard to make it sound great! I love this song.
I really like the quality of this, it doesn’t sound like someone decided to sit in the back of a concert and record.
I'm currently playing this is my orchestra...love it! 순희님은 짱! ♡
i love the viola part in this song so much, my favorite piece ive ever played.
I play cello and at 5:18 is my favorite part. when we get that rythem and sound is great.
Thanks A LOT for the share.
And yes, I did notice the quality. Great work.
My two favorite bits are at 1:22 - 2:10, and 2:10 - 2:28
My favorite Cello and Double Bass (with extension) bit is at 2:28 - 2:46
My favorite Violin I portion is at 3:35 - 3:58
My favorite Violin II portion is at 4:19 - 4:23
My favorite Viola portion is at 4:23 - 4:38
PLAYED THIS FRESHMAN year at FESTIVAL!!!!(: it was an incredible thing to experience with my school Orchestra(:
I might have to do the same except I'm the only freshman in the firsts SO NERVE WRACKING
we're playing this in our 8th grade chamber class! this really is an amazing piece :'D
I FRICKEN LOVE THIS!!!!!!! i want my orchestra teacher to give this piece to us
^w^ this song is kinda hard to play... Especially since im in the back of the firsts :p This really is a fantastic song, and thank you for uploading!
One of the best songs by Soon Hee Newbold.....I just love the dominance of the Cellos in this song!
we're currently playing this in our orchestra and it is so awesome and amazing! I play cello, and even though it is tough to learn, it is so beautiful :) also, don't hate on high schoolers. Every great musician was in high school at one time.
Where do I recognize 5:36-5:42 from?
Volcanrb I think from a video game commercial 😂
Volcanrb
Could it be from halo the video game series? Reminds me of something you'd hear there.
Volcanrb it’s from the freaking Giver
Look up memories scene the giver
clorox commercial
I played this with an octet for a state music festival. It was amazing and super fun to play.
omg!! thankyou
my highschool playing this piece. i decided to listen to it. Its a really cool piece. my highschool orchestra has a lot of skill so this will turn out. awesome
I'm a band member, and when our Orchestra played this, I immediatly wanted to learn the Cello.
Region Symphony 2010-2011 is playing this :) I'm in 2nd violin, although I'd wished I was in 1st violin. Still, great piece. Thanks for uploading.
We're playing this in my orchestra and, so far, it actually sounds pretty ok! Your ears won't bleed from it. Woohoo!
@Robbyrebelous Me to, my orchestra is going to play it in a month or so. I sight read it the other day and I cant wait to get this polished for my concert
why is this piece so lit tho? loved it ever since I first heard it like 5 years ago
One of my favorite classical songs to play ever with my friends
lol my high school played this song last year at an orcestra competion. We rocked everyones socks off cause we sounded so freakin perfect. not to sound conceited or anything. but not until i compared our recording to this one did i realize how awesome we were. and how fast we played it O.o
in our school we have our orchestra and then a select chamber orchestra. in chamber, we are playing this and its amazing.
same
Play viola. Thank you so much. Finally one with good quality, you are my hero.
im playing this for my orchestra this year... i loveeee it!!!!!!! ahahaha and we are playing it in hersey park!
Playing his in my orchestra. Its so much fun to play. May not be the best orchestra ever but I just hope our violin section can pull through.
I played this in highschool my senior year. Man that was two years ago... Haha now I'm a viola performance major.
This piece is amazing